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When it comes to cleaning, it's easy to feel like it's all up to you. But with the Scrubbing Bubbles® Automatic Shower Cleaner, you've got a cleaning partner that takes care of the tough stuff for you. Simply touch the button and walk away—the dual sprayer spins 360 degrees to spray a penetrating cleaner on all four walls and tub. The formula prevents tough stains like mold & mildew and helps remove soap scum, allowing you to wait to clean your shower for up to 30 days! A booster button provides even more shower cleaning power when you need it. And now your Scrubbing Bubbles® Automatic Shower Cleaner starter kit comes with a Fresh Clean formula that keeps your bathroom smelling great for up to 24 hours.
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Yes. Simply press the button again, and the power sprayer will turn off.
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The liquid cleaner has a clean, fresh scent.
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No. The cleaning solution will dry to a clear, non-slippery film between showers to prevent soap scum and hard water spots.
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Analytics Bonanza: Where to Find Great, Cheap Sources of Public Data
CMOs can choose from a variety of sources of free and inexpensive data to fuel market research, presentations, and infographics. Some of the best places to look are government sources.
Public data can be found either directly from the source or in large portals that collect collated data from a variety of sources. To assist you in locating such sources, here's a list of the most popular ones in the US.
The uses for public data are as diverse as the sources themselves. You can use the data not only to track down new markets and generate interesting content for customers, but also to power apps that deliver real-time information.
One example: The Web app FlyOnTime uses data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the FAA, and the NOAA to determine the likelihood of a given flight being late based on weather, flight history, and even traffic patterns on different days of the week. FlyOnTime is not a commercial venture, but it could very well be plugged into a broader app that helps taxi companies plan arrivals at a given airport on a given day, as well as an app that gives corporate travel planners a better idea of when to schedule events.
Governments are not only urging private citizens to make use of public data. They are also encouraging commercial ventures to use it. In December, Neelie Kroes, the European Union digital agenda commissioner, proposed a revision to the EU's digital policy to make it easier and cheaper to get access to public data. This proposal could make corporations some serious money.
"We calculate that public sector information already generates 32 billion [$41.7 billion] of economic activity each year. This package would more than double that -- to around 70 billion [$91.1 billion]," Kroes said.
What are your favorite sources of free and inexpensive data?
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Cloud Nothings have gone from making lo-fi indie rock in a parent's basement in 2009 to releasing an EP, a handful of singles, a compilation album and two studio albums of new material, as well as touring North America and Europe, where their live performances showcase songs full of energy and precision. In 2010, the band recorded in Baltimore's famed Copycat Building (home to the original Wham City and many of the city's best musicians). The resulting self-titled album released in 2011 featured group founder Dylan Baldi playing all of the instruments. The band released the critically acclaimed Attack on Memory, which was engineered by Steve Albini, in early 2012 and performed at SXSW in March. Cloud Nothings have been featured in Rolling Stone, Spin and the New York Times.
Here, the Rock Hall catches up with Cloud Nothings founder Dylan Baldi in an exclusive interview. Cloud Nothings headline the first Summer in the City concert at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 11. RSVP for this free concert here and use #summer2rock to connect with the Rock Hall on Twitter.
Rock Hall: What was the first record/CD you ever bought and do you still listen to it?
Dylan Baldi: It was probably something terrible. I remember owning a Good Charlotte album pretty early on, but I definitely stopped listening to it after about fourth grade.
RH: What artists did you listen to when you were growing up and what about them appealed to you?
DB: I listened to a lot of bands that had a joke-y element to them. A lot of They Might Be Giants especially. Growing up I tended to like funny stuff rather than serious, heavy-handed music.
RH: What do you remember about playing your first gig – how old were you, where was it, when was it, how'd it go, the crowd?
DB: The first Cloud Nothings show was in New York opening for a couple bigger bands. There were 400 people there, so it kinda blew my mind. I honestly don't remember if we played well, or much of the show at all, but it was one of the most fun things I'd ever done at that point in my life.
RH: Which album of yours would you say is your favorite and why?
DB: I'm always happiest with the newest one. I tend to feel embarrassed by old material right after I finish a new record.
RH: Do you have a favorite city where you like to perform? If so, why?
DB: Anywhere in the Netherlands. They love music over there, especially more rock-oriented stuff. And the venues and people treat you way better than anywhere in the U.S.
RH: Do you have a favorite concert? One by someone else? And one by you?
DB: I don't have a favorite concert by us, but the best show I've seen lately was Pierced Arrows at the Happy Dog [in Cleveland, Ohio]. Totally blew me away, and I had pretty high expectations to begin with.
RH: What can your fans expect when they come to your show?
DB: A lot of music with very little talking between songs.
WATCH: Music video for Cloud Nothings "Stay Useless" (from Attack on Memory)


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Sports Illustrated sent Kate Upton to space… well, sort of. As the New York Post described, the voluptuous bombshell, who graced the cover of SI's 2012 and 2013 Swimsuit issues, went to a place few have gone before. This week she was photographed in a bikini in "zero gravity space" for this year's 50th anniversary issue of the Swimsuit issue.
So how does an antigravity chamber, or "Vomit Comit" work? Long story short an airplane goes extremely high up into the atmosphere and free-falls, with you inside, at the exact speed of terminal velocity. Who ever is inside the cabin will float like there is no gravity. See it in action below:
Sources told The Post that Upton was shot in a zero-gravity chamber in a silver swimsuit with weightless ample bosom and big hair that made her "look like something out of 'Barbarella.' "
Last year, when Upton was photographed for SI in Antarctica, Jimmy Fallon joked with the beauty that her next cover should be shot in space. "Think about this; there's no gravity," he quipped. Seems like MJ Day and the producers may have taken notice.
AXE Apollo Tie-In?
We also think it would be a great tie into the current AXE campaign, aptly named "Apollo." AXE has a history of working with Kate Upton, in 2012 she was a spokesperson for AXE SPORTS BLAST Combine at SPiN in New York City. If there is a tie-in it's f**king brilliant. If not they need to contact MJ Day asap.
Bringing Back Swimsuit Legends
Since this will be the 50th anniversary issue of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit they will also pay tribute to a series of Swimsuit legends — Christie Brinkley, who appeared on three covers, from 1979 to 1981, and Tyra Banks, Carol Alt and Bar Refaeli.
No Cover Model Announcement Yet – But Emily Ratajkowski May Be It
It's unclear who will be 2014's cover star, the Post was told editors are still sifting through images of babes in bikinis to make a final decision. A while back we told you about a rumor that Emily Ratajkowski would be featured in the issue and if this is true she could be a great option for the issue that hits newsstands Feb. 11.


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This Trails Illustrated topographic map is the most comprehensive and complete recreational map for Utah's San Rafael Swell area. Coverage includes: San Rafael Reef; Green River; Huntington; Castle Dale; Muddy Creek and San Rafael River; Upper and Lower Black Box; the Chute; Cedar Mountain; the Wedge; Sids Mountain Wilderness. Study Areas: San Rafael Reef; Crack Canyon; Muddy Creek; Devils Canyon; Sids Mountain; Mexican Mountain; Goblin Valley State Park; Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.
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State Pension Report January 3, 2012
The Williams Report Pensions January 3, 2012
This week's update since the December 27 report:
Pennsylvania: Philly councilwoman to retire for one day, collect a $478k pension, and return to work on Monday. Philly.com. December 28. 2011.
Taxpayers -through government and public workers - pumped $25 billion into the top 100 pension funds in the three months ending September 30 according to the latest report. Those fund managers paid out $52 billion and lost $199 billion in market value. Franklin Center.
Public workers pay to add work time, costing state pensions. USA Today. December 28, 2011.
States where pension reform action is expected shortly:
- California: Governor and legislative leaders pledge action in 2012 session.
- New Hampshire: Pension proposals expected to be finalized by December 1 and voted on in the 2012 session.
- New York: Gov. Cuomo says "curbing public pensions will be" his top goal in 2012.
- South Carolina: Legislators and governor agree reforming pensions is a top priority for the 2012 legislative session.
Pension plans look toward rate of return. Stateline.org. December 22, 2011.
States expand lucrative pensions. USA Today. December 9, 2011
Laura & John Arnold Foundation release policy solution paper. "Creating a New Public Pension System."
Accounting elites stymie public pension reform. Washingtonexaminer.com. November 6, 2011.
South Carolina: Lawmakers take on pension reform; $13 billion in debt. Wbtv.com. December 10, 2011.
2011 Legislative changes include:
- INCREASING EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS. Sixteen legislatures increased employee contribution amounts this year, and nine did so last year. The increases apply to all current employees in 18 states and only to new employees in seven states. In nine of these states, contributions by employers were reduced, reflecting a trend toward equalizing employee and employer retirement contributions.
- CHANGING ELIGIBILITY RULES. Twenty-three legislatures have increased age and service requirements for retirement for state employees, teachers or both in the past two years. In most states, the new rules apply only to people hired after the effective date of the legislation. Most of the changes move the age of retirement closer to 65 and increase the amount of service credits required to retire early. Twelve states have also increased minimum eligibility requirements, called vesting, by three to four years.
- MODIFYING HOW BENEFITS ARE CALCULATED. This year, five states-Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Montana and Vermont-have lengthened the time period for figuring average salaries, upon which benefits are based. Eight states-California, Iowa, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Utah and Virginia-made similar changes last year. In most cases, the change was from a person's highest 36 months to the highest 60 months. Florida changed its provision from the highest five years to the highest eight. All these changes apply only to people hired after the effective date of the legislation.
- REVISING AUTOMATIC BENEFIT INCREASES. Seventeen states have reduced their automatic cost-of-living adjustments in the past two years. Six of the nine legislatures that made changes this year will apply the new rules to future retirees, while the other three decided to apply the changes to current employees as well. NCSL. State Legislatures. September 2011. page 7
National Conference on Public Retirement Systems opened their new website and released their report on "The Secure Choice Pension: A Way Forward for Retirement Security in the Private Sector." September 2011. Find the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL)- Summary of pension and retirement plan enactments in 2011 State Legislators here.
The GASB's proposed new pension rules can be found here.
Information by State:
The House of Representatives has passed H. B. 414 which would increase employee contribution rates for members of Alabama public retirement systems, including general public employees of state and local governments, teachers, higher education members, justices and judges and law enforcement and protective professions. The bill would increase general employees' and teachers' contribution rates from the present rate of 5 percent by one percentage point on May 1, 2011, and by two additional steps to 7.5 percent on October 1, 2012. Increases for other classes are similar. The bill provides that the governing boards of the state retirement plans are to adjust employer contribution rates to reflect actuarial savings from the employee contribution increases and any other benefit obligation changes enacted in the 2011 regular session of the Legislature, probably a reference to the Legislature's previous closure of the state deferred retirement option plan. Source: Alabama Legislature, HB 414. NCSL.org. April 30, 2011.
Unions challenge state on retirement contributions. Arizona City Independent. July 20, 2011.
Governor Brewer signed Senate Bill 1609 which limits abuses such as "double-dipping" when retirees go back to their same jobs while receiving a pension. It also requires current employees to contribute more to their own retirements. However, the real risk is in the nature of pension systems themselves. Benefits guaranteed at future taxpayers' expense have to be funded even when economic times are bad. Benefits that are granted to retirees when economic times are good and pension funds' portfolios are flush cannot be rolled back when portfolios collapse with the pop of an economic bubble. One way to see how Arizona's pension systems stack up is to compare them to a private employer's 401(k) contributions to employees. The average private employer's contribution to an employee's 401(k) is 3 percent of salary. Taxpayers are currently contributing about 9.8 percent of state government employees' salaries to their pensions, amounting to $173.6 million per year. If the public contribution fell to 3 percent of government employees' salaries, the annual contribution would be $53.1 million, saving $120.5 million, or more than 10 percent of Arizona's projected $1.1 billion budget shortfall for 2012. But the current level of public funding of pension plans is likely to remain the same into the foreseeable future as pension fund portfolios are rebuilt to make the systems financially sound. Goldwater Institute. April 27, 2011, and Arizona Republic. May 11, 2011.
Californians, both those in government and those outside of it, support changing public employee pensions, according to a new poll. 64% of government employees favor a defined contribution system for new employees! Sacbee.com. December 12, 2011.
Brown's plan basically echoed the Republican Senate plan released in June. It doesn't go far enough to fix the problem, as a former Schwarzenegger official explained, but it's not bad either. It increases retirement ages for new hires, requires cost-splitting for current employees, creates a hybrid plan that mixes defined benefits with defined contributions, eliminates some of the more egregious pension-spiking gimmicks and starts to reform the corruption-plagued CalPERS by reforming its board. Publicsectorinc.com. October 31, 2011.
Legislative leaders pledge California pension changes for 2012. Sacbee.com. September 10, 2011.
Pension reform top priority for returning lawmakers. Mercurynews.com. August 14, 2011.
California could cut pension spending with hybrid system, report finds Californiahealthline.org. August 15, 2011. http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2011/8/15/calif-could-cut-pension-spending-with-hybrid-system-report-finds.aspx . Hybrid pension plans would save billions. The Sacramento Bee. August 12, 2011.
Judge tosses lawsuit challenging 2010 Legislation that lowered cost of living increases. ""While plaintiffs unarguably have a contractual right to their PERA pension itself," Hyatt wrote, "they do not have a contractual right to the specific COLA formula in place at their respective retirement, for life without change." Denverpost.com. June 29, 2011.
Governor Hickenlooper signed the budget compromise bill on May 6 to help cover a $1 billion state budget shortfall. Colorado.gov. May 6, 2011. Final compromise included diverting tobacco funds to any health care program (SJR 11-009) increasing employee contributions to pensions by 2.5 percent and decreasing employer contributions by 2.5%. UCdenver.edu. May 9, 2011.
Gov. talked about increased retirement age to saving $300 million over the biennium. Source: Office of the Governor, Governor Dannel P. Malloy's Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Budget Address
Gov. Jack Markell signed into law a bipartisan effort to reign in some of the state's fastest growing expenses - the state's share of employee and retiree pension and health care costs. The bill will save taxpayers over $130 million in the next five years and over $480 million in the next 15 years. By focusing on reducing the costs associated with future state employees, the savings will continue to grow over time. NewarkPost.com. May 3, 2011.
Under the plan, state employees hired after Jan. 1, 2012, will have to contribute 5 percent of their pay toward the pension fund, up from the current 3 percent contribution. Newly hired employees will be required to have 10 years of service in order to qualify into the plan, up from the current five-year requirement. Also, the retirement age will be increased from 62 with five years of service to 65 with 10 years of service under the proposal, and the monthly penalty used to determine early retirement pensions would double. Delawareonline.com. March 30, 2011.
Governor to propose reforms to state pension plan. WOKV.com. December 23, 2011.
School districts already are reaping the benefits of the 2011 pension reform --School districts have savings of $819.4 million and counties $597.2 million. Orlando Sentinel.com. October 8, 2011.
Florida educators union sue over 3 percent state pension requirement. NorthEscambia.com. June 20, 2011.
Effective July 1, 2009, newly hired State employees (and those who opted to switch) were enrolled into a new plan that depends more on defined contribution plans (I.e. 401k and 457) as opposed to the traditional defined benefit plans (pensions). Senatepress.net.
House Bill 1038 (to Governor on May 17, 2011) makes numerous changes in the provisions of Hawaii retirement plans. The bill:
- Increases the member's contribution rates for employees who become members of classes A, B, or H after June 30, 2012;
- Increases the period of years for calculating the average final compensation for employees who become members of classes A, B, C, or H after June 30, 2012;
- Increases the vesting period for employees who become members of class H after June 30, 2012;
- Increases the employer contribution rates for public safety related employees and other employees in classes A and B beginning in fiscal year 2012-2013;
- Reduces the percentage of regular interest credited to the retirement accounts of employees who becomes members of classes A, B, or H after June 30, 2011;
- Increases the age and service requirements for employees who become members of classes A, B, or H after June 30, 2012; and
Authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System to establish the investment yield rate for the entire system after June 30, 2011. NCSL. April 30, 2011.
Act 29 of 2011 (House Bill 1035) prohibits any retirement benefit enhancements, including any reduction of retirement age, until the actuarial value of the system's assets is 100% of its actuarial accrued liability.
Judges' hefty pensions under fire. Idahostatesman.com. December 27, 2011.
Judge upholds law curbing teachers' bargaining rights. The Idaho Education Association, which represents 12,000 teachers, filed the lawsuit and argued the law retroactively eliminated an existing retirement benefit by voiding an early retirement incentive for some educators. The Judge agreed with the teachers union that the law, which was passed by the Republican-led legislature in March, caused "substantial" contractual impairments. But the judge, siding with the state in a ruling handed down on September 29 and made public on September 30, said the constitution allows such actions when they serve a key public purpose. The state had a significant and legitimate public purpose in imposing the regulation, which "relates to matters of efficiency and accountability within Idaho's public school system," Judge Hansen wrote in the decision. Reuters.com. September 30, 2011.
Illinois passes bill targeting pension flaws that allowed government union officials to secure inflated pensions for themselves. Stltoday.com. November 30, 2011.
Retirement systems experts project Illinois will have to come up with $1 billion more for pensions next year for a total of $5.9 billion. Chicagotribune.com. November 18, 2011.
Illinois House cracks down on union officials who have been double-dipping from government and union retirement systems, Newsmax.com. October 28, 2011.
Likely site of next fight over public employee benefits. Leaders in both parties in Springfield appear ready to push a major pension reform bill this fall that would remove Illinois workers' current defined-benefit plan and replace it with less lucrative options, including a 401(k) plan. Meanwhile, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn - who just last year was accused by Republicans of coddling labor for votes - is now being accused by labor of trying to renege on salary and benefit guarantees for union workers. stltoday.com. August 22, 2011.
House leaders mum on pension reform negotiations. SJ-R.com August 12, 2011.
Public Law No. 22-2011 (Senate Bill 524) establishes a defined contribution (DC) plan as an option for new state employees. A state employee who does not elect to become a member of the DC plan becomes a member of the Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF). The bill requires the PERF Board of Trustees to establish the same investment options for the DC plan that are available for the investment of a PERF member's annuity savings account. It provides that a member's contribution to the Plan is 3% of the member's compensation and is paid by the state on behalf of the member. It also provides that the state's employer contribution rate for the Plan is equal to the state's employer contribution rate for PERF. It also provides that the amount credited from the employer's contribution rate to the member's account shall not be greater than the normal cost of PERF with any amount not credited to the member's account applied to PERF's unfunded accrued liability. The bill establishes a minimum state employer contribution of 3% of plan members' compensation. The bill establishes a five-year vesting schedule for employer contributions, and requires a member who terminates state employment before the member is fully vested to forfeit amounts that are not vested. It establishes provisions for the withdrawal of amounts in member accounts. The bill also authorizes rollover contributions to the plan. Source: Senate Bill 524. NCSL. April 30, 2011.
Gov. Brownback signed pension reform legislation. The new law raises the state's annual contribution by about $15 million in July 2013, according to KPERS and legislative researchers. The increase will continue to ramp until July 2017, and phasing into to $95 million, according to new estimates assuming a growing employee payroll. The law also directs the state to identify surplus real estate and sell it when possible, with 80 percent of the money raised going to close the KPERS funding gap. Teachers and government workers also face making concessions, starting in 2014. Most would be forced to choose between paying a higher percentage of their salaries into KPERS or seeing their future benefits cuts. Others, hired after June 2009, would be forced to choose between different cuts in future benefits. LJWorld.com. May 25, 2011.
Rep. Kevin Pearson (R-Slidell) called for increased state employee pension contributions to cover rising liabilities, but his proposal goes beyond Jindal's plan and would include police officers, judges, and university professors. Jindal is asking for rank-and-file state workers to contribute 11 percent of their salaries to pensions, up from the current eight percent. The Pelican Post. March 24, 2011.
From August 1-8, Maine's government pension system lost $891 million in market value. WCSH.com. August 9, 2011.
Pension board votes to maintain 7.75% annual rate of return, Gazette.net. April 29, 2011. House budget would require state employees to pay 7 percent of their salaries instead of 5 percent into their pension plans. Baltimore citybiz.list. March 24, 2011.
House Bill 72, the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act, included extensive changes to Maryland retirement plans. The bill became law without the governor's signature on April 8, 2011. Baltimore Sun.
Agreement reached on minimum state retirement age of 60. Proponents expect bill to save more than $5 billion over the next 30 years. metrowestdailynews.com. November 15, 2011.
House passed pension reform 151-0. Under the new guidelines, the minimum retirement age for state employees will increase from 55 to 57. Employees that start after January 1, 2012, will have their pension based on an average of 5 years of regular compensation instead of 3. Current employees that receive a promotion are now required to serve in the new role for a year to receive any increased pension rate. The proposal also establishes a minimum pension of $15,000 for state workers who have spent 25 years in state government. Finally, this legislation establishes a commission to study other public employee benefits, pension classification and disability retirements. It is estimated these changes will save the state $6.4 billion. The bill now goes to conference committee for discussion between the House and Senate. Stoughton.patch.com. November 6, 2011.
Senate passed pension reform on Sept.15. The bill would raise the minimum retirement age from 55 to 60 and would raise the retirement age for maximum benefits from 65 to 67. The bill would also base pension benefits on workers' top five years of earnings, rather than the top three years, as is currently the practice. The legislation now heads to the House for a vote. Allegedly the bill will save $5 billion over a 30-year period. Boston.com. September 15, 2011. However, earlier this year the Legislature and Governor agreed to extend the schedule for fully funding the pension system from 2025 to 2040. This save $800 million this year by kicking the can (pension debt) forward but will end up with a potential cost to the state of $30 billon between now and 2040. Boston.com. September 14, 2011. bostonherald.com. September 13, 2011.
Controversial pension tax survives Supreme Court. Detroit Free Press. November 21, 2011.
Pension changes may be a model for struggling states. Bloombergbusinessweek.com. October 11, 2011.
State Legislators Pump UP Pensions In Ways You Can't. USA Today. September 23, 2011.
House passed on April 28, a sweeping eight-bill tax reform package that would fund a $1.8 billion break to businesses while taxing private and public pensions and eliminating most other tax exemptions. Detroit News. April 28, 2011.
Pension commission interim hearings take on big issues in preparation for the 2012 session. Mnfmi.org. November 6,2011.
Judge tosses lawsuit challengng 2010 legislation that lowered cost of living increases. Officials with the Minnesota retirement system said the decrease in the cost-of-living adjustments will reduce projected future benefit costs by $5.9 billion over the next several decades. "Coupled with the beneficial investment gains realized by the pension systems over the last two years, the funding picture for all three systems has improved," representatives for Minnesota's three pension funds said in a statement. WSJ.com. July 1, 2011.
Senate Bill 2439 (signed by the governor March 30, 201), Section 2, changes COLA provisions for people who join the retirement system on or after July 1, 2011. For people who became members of the system before July 1, 2011, the COLA is equal to the sum of 3% for each full fiscal year in retirement before the member reaches age 55, plus 3% compounded for each full fiscal year in retirement after the member reaches age 55. For the new hires on or after July 1, 2011, the COLA will still be 3% but the age at which the compounding begins increases from age 55 to age 60. The effect of this change will be to reduce the cost to the retirement system since the compounding will not begin until the member reaches age 60.
House Bill 122 (to governor April 27) changes various provisions of the Montana Public Employee Retirement System for people hired on or after July 1, 2011. The employee contribution rate for such members will be 7.9% of compensation and will remain at 6.9% for those hired before that date. Source: Montana Legislature, H.B. 122 and Fiscal Note for H.B 122.
Is Nebraska's cash balance pension a model? Stateline.org. September 25, 2011.
Legislative Bill 382 (approved by the governor May 4, 2011) increases employee and employer contribution requirements for the School Employees Retirement System, the State Patrol Retirement System and the Omaha School Employees Retirement System.
Beginning September 1, 2011, the member contribution rate in the School Employees Retirement System increased from 8.28% to 8.88%. Beginning September 1, 2012 the member contribution rate increased .9% to 9.78%, and beginning on September 1, 2017 the member contribution rate returns to 7.28%. The employer match continues at 101% of the employee contribution. The state contribution of 1% of total salary compensation for the Schools Employees Retirement System and Class V (Omaha) School Employees Retirement System is extended from July 1, 2014 to July 1, 2017 when it returns to .7%. Beginning September 1, 2011, the contribution rate for Class V (Omaha) School increases 1% to 9.3%. For the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement Act, beginning July 1, 2011, the patrol and state/employer contribution rates increase from 16% to 19%. The member and state/employer contribution rates return to 16% on July 1, 2013.
Gov. Brian Sandoval proposed a change to the retirement system for new state employees that would reduce their current pension benefits by one half and cut the long-term liability for taxpayers by the same amount. As part of the change, the state would also provide a contribution to a "defined contribution" plan for workers to make up the difference in the lower defined benefit pension amount. Nevada News Bureau. February 28, 2011. Bill died in committee. Nevada News Bureau. April 14, 2011.
New Hampshire
A legislative committee is considering eliminating the current pension system and replacing it with a defined contribution system. Seacostonline.com. November 26, 2011.
Retirement Board drops pension lawsuit. Newhampshirewatchdog.org. September 21, 2011.
Legislative Study committee tackles pension reform and expects to have proposed legislation by December 1. Newhampshirewatchdog.org. September 13, 2011.
New Jersey
Christie's overhaul may not save N.J. pension system. The pension system will again lose ground because the state still isn't chipping in enough money - and won't until at least 2018 - the administration recently told Wall Street. The result: By 2018, state taxpayers will begin paying more than $5 billion a year for pensions, roughly 10 times higher than the partial payment being made in this year's budget. The tab for local taxpayers will rise by about $600 million by 2020, estimates show. Experts say taxpayers could be hit with much higher pension bills if the state doesn't pay what it promises - or if it doesn't make as much as the 8.25 percent it expects to earn each year on investments. NJ.com. October 23, 2011.
Unions sue New Jersey over pension reform. Globalpensions.com. September 2, 2011.
N.J. Teachers union denies Democrats endorsements. humanevents.com. August 15, 2011.
Governor Christie signed into law the measure to require public employees and retirees to pay more towards health care and pensions. LATImes. June 28, 2011.
New Mexico
Chapter 178, Laws of 2011 (HB 628) makes three primary changes for pension contributions for state employee plans administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and the Educational Retirement Board (ERB):
- Extends the two-year 1.5% contribution shift implemented for FY10 and FY11from the employer to the employee for those employees making more than $20,000 for another two years (FY 2012 and FY 2013), but provides for the cancellation of the extension to FY 2013 contingent upon specified levels of General Fund revenue and state reserves;
- Makes a one-year contribution shift of 1.75% from the employer rate to the employee rate for those making more than $20,000 for FY 2012; and
- Delays the two remaining 0.75% increases for ERB members, currently scheduled for FY 2012 and FY 2013, to FY 2014 and FY 2015.
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced substantial increases in the amounts local governments and school districts must shell out next year to cover employee pensions. With little left to cut, property tax increases may be the only solution in some places. According to DiNapoli, the average contribution rate will rise about 16 percent, with an average hike of 19 percent for police and firefighters. Rates rose by as much as 37 percent this year. The increases take effect in February. Nyack-PiermontPatch.com. August 28, 2011.
"Cuomo Says Curbing Public Pensions Will Be His Top Goal in '12," trumpets the headline on today's New York Times article about a "wide-ranging interview" with New York's governor. Unfortunately, the article focuses on political style over substance and doesn't offer much meat to back up the headline, beyond this: The governor praised the state's largest public employee union for agreeing to wage and benefits concessions this year, but also criticized unions for resisting lower retirement benefits for what he described as "the unborn" -- future state workers for whom he wants to reduce pensions. "This will be the bar for next year," Mr. Cuomo said of his pension proposal. The first sentence of that passage refers to the governor's recent contract deal with the Civil Service Employees Association, which is still subject to member ratification vote that won't be completed until Aug. 15. As for Cuomo's pension proposal, it would sharply reduce current defined-benefit levels (for local as well as state workers) -- but it falls short of fundamental reform, since it does not include any structural change. The governor has not proposed a shift to the defined-contribution model for any group of workers, even as an option. Meanwhile, Cuomo yesterday staked out a strong position against the kind of fiscal chicanery all too many state and local governments have practiced in an attempt to dodge payment of their full pension contributions. The governor vetoed a bill that would have allowed New York school districts to issue bonds to cover their projected teacher pension cost increases over the next three years. The bill not only constituted a fiscal abuse; it also sidestepped Cuomo's newly enacted local property tax cap.
E.J. McMahon of the Empire Center for NYS Policy posts his reaction to the just-announced labor deal in New York State. Not surprisingly, despite some modest concessions, it appears as if public sector unions have once again gotten much more than the rest of us and been forced to give-up much less.
On the same day that he announced a proposal to cut retirement benefits for all new state workers, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo moved ahead on plans to lay off as many as 9,800 current employees to help the short-term finances of the state. The Times-Union of Albany obtained a memo indicating that layoffs are scheduled to begin July 15, unless Cuomo and the state's major public worker unions agree on new contracts before then. The governor has been demanding $450 million in concessions from the unions since their contracts expired April 1, though negotiations remain stalled. Stateline.org. July 15.
North Dakota
Senate Bill 2108 as submitted to the governor increases member and employer contributions for the NDPERS main retirement system, Judges, defined contribution and Highway Patrol systems by 1 percentage point each in January of 2012 and 2013. The law enforcement plan increase is 1/2% for the member and 1/2% for the employer. For the main retirement plan, the two-year increases will be from 10.3 percent for employees to 12.3 percent, and for employers, from 16.7 percent to 18.7 percent of compensation. Source: North Dakota Legislature. SB 2108
Buckeye Institute releases latest report on five government pensions: Hanging by a Thread: Big Payouts and Promises Leave Ohio Pension Plans on the Brink of Collapse-Or a Massive Bailout"
Reform in Limbo? Publicsectorinc.com. August 12, 2011.
Pension reform in limbo as legislature waits to address pension changes. Dayton Daily News. August 7, 2011.
Pension reform results in historic debt reduction of $5.5 billion. Bixbybulletin.com. November 11, 2011.
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said he was launching an investigation of banks and investment businesses, following up on communications he has received about possible wrongdoing that could have lowered investment returns to state pension funds. He also told reporters at the state Capitol the probe would follow a path similar to that taken by officials in California, Virginia and Florida to "recoup" some $200 million in earned assets. The Republican attorney general joined two key GOP legislators - House Speaker Kris Steele of Shawnee and Randy McDaniel of Oklahoma City - at a press conference where they announced intentions to conduct public hearings on further state pension reforms in October and November. Tulsatoday.com. July 29,2011.
The prospect of budget-busting costs to bail out the state's public employee retirement fund has been dogging government employers across Oregon since the financial market meltdown in 2008. Contribution increases kick in come July, adding $1.1 billion to taxpayers pension fund tab for the 2011-2013 budget cycle, effectively doubling their PERS bill. The increases prompted bold talk of pension reform before the 2011 legislative session. A report from the staff of outgoing Gov. Ted Kulongoski outlined a host of potential changes, and Gov. John Kitzhaber indicated he was on board for at least a few of them. Yet as state lawmakers head toward the home stretch of the 2011 Legislature, shaking the sofa cushions for cash to run schools, talk of PERS reform has died to a whimper. Apart from PERS housekeeping, only one bill and one concept remain from the 35 measures that were introduced at the beginning of the session. And those have been watered down to the point they offer less savings than first hoped. Oregonlive.com May 28, 2011.
The state's largest public employee union has a new four-year contract guaranteeing pay increases in three of the next four years. Unlike other first-term Republican governors, Gov. Tom Corbett did not take a hard-line stance with public sector unions, agreeing to a new contract quickly and quietly while most of the state's attention was focused on the budget process at the end of June. The contract includes a 4 percent base pay increase during the next four years and 6.75 percent increases based on the experience and seniority for workers who have been in the union between one and 20 years. Depending on seniority and position, unionized workers could earn a 10.75 percent pay raise during the course of the next four years in a series of smaller annual increases. Health-care contributions for union workers will rise from 3 percent to 5 percent in the fourth and final year of the contract. Even with those contributions, the average unionized state worker will have to pay about $150 per month for a comprehensive family health plan, though the exact amount will depend on the worker's salary. In the private sector, the average is $333 per month, according to the Kaiser Family Institute, a nonprofit health-care research center. The old contract expired June 30. Union members voted for the new contract by a ratio of 4-to-1, said David Fillman, president of Council 13 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). It represents about 45,000 unionized state workers. Pocono Record. July 25, 2011.
Lawmakers plan next round of pension overhaul: Boston.com. December 26, 2011.
Legislature passes pension reform. ProvidenceJournal.com. November 17, 2011.
House and Senate Finance Committees approved the revised pension overhaul bill on November 10. Senate Finance approved it on a 10-1 vote at 7:42 p.m. The House Finance Committee approved it on a 13-2 vote at about 7:35 p.m. after brief discussion. Among the key concessions in the reworked bill: most workers covered by the plan will not necessarily have to wait until they reach the Social Security retirement age to collect a pension, and those retired from their ranks will not have to wait up to 19 years, as originally proposed, for a pension increase. The bill goes to the full Rhode Island House and Senate on November 17. The House is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., and the Senate is to begin at 4 p.m. Providencejournal.com. November 10, 2011.
House committee gives approval to pension reform for new employees that requires them to work 30 years and be at least 62 years old to draw full retirement. Currently, government employees can retire after 28 years of work regardless of their age and get full retirement. Businssweek.com. December 13, 2011.
How system fell $17 billion into the red. Thestate.com. November 27, 2011.
The bill to end collective bargaining by Tennessee teachers suffered a setback on May 3, and the top House Republican leader said it may be difficult to pass this year. Supporters of the bill had expected the House Finance Committee to approve the repeal and send it to the House floor for final approval. The Senate approved the bill Monday. Instead, the Finance Committee voted 14-11 to send it back to the Education Committee for detailed review of a last-minute, 17-page amendment. Lawmakers gave conflicting views on how big of a setback it is. The education committee is closed for the year, but its chairman said he would likely re-convene it to hear the bill. Commercialappeal.com. May 3, 2011.
Texas Public Policy Foundation released a study showing the benefits of moving to a Defined Contribution plan. Texas Budget Source. April 28, 2011.
Utah wins national public pension award, but still is at risk. If the best state in America at protecting public workers' pensions still has to worry about falling short, how bad are the worst states? Catastrophic. That's the message from Utah state Sen. Dan Ljilenquist, who Thursday accepted the first awards presented by State Budget Solutions, a national nonpartisan organization researching specific fiscal reform. Liljenquist, R-Bountiful, accepted the "Reality Check" award for his state, and the "Real Leader" personal award for recognizing and acting immediately on Utah's public pension crisis. Even with the reforms, Utah faces an existing unfunded liability estimated to range from $3.6 billion to $18.6 billion. Other states face liabilities that now are as high as $200 billion. The total for all is more than $3 trillion - about $10,000 for every child, woman and man in the United States - and growing every day. Watchdog.org. June 2, 2011.
The state's teachers agreed to a plan requiring them to work three additional years before retiring and contribute 1.6 percent more of their pay towards their pension. The state's other large union, which represents most public workers outside of education, voted to increase pension contributions by 1.3 percent over the next five years; the governor and legislative leaders say they will approve it. The state is reaping significant savings from the public pension cuts. Vermont's budget shortfall of about $150 million will shrink $15 million in the current fiscal year from the teacher retirement reforms, $2 million from the pay cut and $5 million from the higher state employee contributions. Teachers keep their defined benefit plan, with larger retirement checks. Other state workers retain current pension benefits, although their checks do not go up. Stateline.org. March 16, 2011.
Gov. McDonnell proposed budget amendments today that would establish an optional defined benefit plan, similar to a 401(k), for state employees. The Senate Finance Committee killed the proposal three times this year, including one bill introduced on behalf of the governor. McDonnell also proposed putting an additional $27.8 million into the Virginia Retirement system through increased employer contributions. The governor wants to give local governments the option of requiring their employees to pay 5 percent of salary toward pension, regardless of when they were hired. TimesDispatch.com. March 30, 2011.
Reorganization on table at Washington state. Pionline.com. November 14, 2011.
Union sues over end of automatic COLAs for about 109K retirees. Newstribune.com. October 11 2011.
State retirees plan to sue for return of cost-of-living adjustments. News Tribune. September 28, 2011.
Substitute House Bill 2021 gets rid of automatic yearly increases in pension payments to the state's Teachers Plan 1 and Public Employees Plan 1 participants. But it adds a higher minimum payment for those who retired long ago. Proponents say eliminates almost $4 billion in future Plan 1 pension liabilities (of about $7 billion on the books). It also saves around $524 million in state contributions from all funds in the short term. Bill has passed the Legislature and was signed by the Governor on May 16, 2011. The Olympian. April 22, 2011.
Lawmakers approve pay freeze for two years and tighter rules on overtime. JSonline.com. November 17, 2011.
Gov. Walker signed legislation on March 11, to increase employee contributions to pensions from 0% to 5%.
Wilshire report: State plans will fall short of assumed rate of returns. None of the state retirement plans studied by Wilshire Associates will be able to meet its actuarial assumed rates of returns over the next 10 years. Among the 126 systems studied, the medium plan will return an estimated annualized 6.5% on assets over the next 10 years, 1.5 percentage points short of the median actuarial long-term assumed rate of 8%. Pensions & Investments. March 8, 2011.
State, local pension funds understate shortfall by $1.5 trillion or more. Washington Post. March 3, 2011.
Bill Gates, Jr. on pensions. http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_how_state_budgets_are_breaking_us_schools.html
The percentage of private sector workers participating only in a defined benefit pension plan declined to 3 percent in 2008 from 28 percent in 1979, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Those participating in a defined contribution plan, or a combination of the two types, increased to 43 percent from 17 percent. Daytondailynews. March 11, 2011.
States that have Defined Contribution (DC) Plans
1. Mandatory DC Plans
a. Alaska -2005
b. Michigan -1997
2. Mandatory DC + DB Plans
a. Indiana
b. Oregon -2003
3. Optional DC Plans
a. Colorado
b. Florida
c. Montana
d. North Dakota
e. Ohio
f. South Carolina
g. Vermont
h. Washington
- Unfunded pension liabilities for state and local governments is between $1 trillion (Pew Estimates) and $3 trillion (SBS estimates)
- Unfunded retiree health care liabilities is at least $558 billion (Center for State & Local Government Excellence).
- Many States inflate annual return on investment estimates which lowers amount they must contribute to pensions. i.e.. many states assume an 8 percent annual return on investment.
- Most States "smooth" investment gains or losses over a five to eight year period. as a result the major decline in pensions investments over the past two years is hidden from the public and most legislators.
1. States need to switch from a defined benefits program to defined contributions.
2. In calculating the average salary for retirement, States need to switch to an average of the last five years of salary. Many states currently do the last two years. In calculating average salary for retirement, states need to omit unused sick leave; unused vacation; overtime; and double dipping (allowing a public employee to retire and then be rehired while collecting a pension).
3. Require legislators to cost out all pension enhancements before they vote on any enhancements.
4. The significant lawsuits I'm aware of are in Colorado, South Dakota and Minnesota, in all three related to reductions in post-retirement benefit changes for existing retirees and current employees. Michigan unions have threatened to sue over the 2010 requirements that teachers under enacted legislation and state employees under pending legislation would have to contribute for retiree health care, with the funds to be held in a trust fund for future use.
6. N.H. and Kentucky have taken steps to address unfunded retiree health care in the past three years.
7. Utah's reforms.
a. New Retirement System - http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/sbillenr/sb0063.htm
b. Post-Retirement Reemployment (Double Dipping) - http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/sbillenr/sb0043.htm
c. Lessons learned in Utah:
Ask the hard questions/demand data
Be hypothesis driven/avoid ideology
Involve all parties/build partnerships
Circulate reform proposal broadly
Be kind, polite and responsive
Keep moving forward
Demand comprehensive, long-term financial modeling from pension actuaries.
Reality is NOT negotiable- let the data do the work.
Future employees are not an effective lobbying force.
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Davidson County Community College defeated Guilford Technical Community College 97-81 Sunday at Brinkley Gym.
Jordan Robertson led a balanced Storm attack with 17 points. Torian Showers kicked in 16, Brandon Brown had 15, Robert Story 14, and Corey Burnette 10.
On Saturday, DCCC dropped an 88-86 decision at Central Carolina Community College.
Robertson paced the Storm with 18 points, Daniel Lawson scored 14, and Ace Chalmers and Burnette had 12 apiece.
The Storm will host Charis Prep in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. Feb. 26, then participate in the Region X tournament at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory March 1-3.
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Another bs call
These refs are trying to **ck us over!
The super late block call on Jeffries when Love lost ball and kinda stumbled was terrible
we look pretty lazy out there, coming off a game vs the lakers maybe were a little tired
i'm sorry, but as good as Girafferies is playing (props to Linny Bruce),
he really can't do anything with the ball when it comes to him.
or even when he makes an offensive rebound, he's looking like
Charles G*ddamn Smith! It's a TRAVESTY!
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i haven't seen a true PG playing like this for the Knicks
since Starbury (R.I.C.) first came to NY
So now Lin hits the floater like Parker? Well **** my ass. This kid brings something new with every game.
Shumpert AMAZING hustle!
Love feeding on Jefferies.
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TUCSON – The University of Arizona Wildcat men's and No. 1 women's cross country teams will compete in the NCAA West Regional in Sacramento, Calif. The meet will take place on Friday, Nov. 15 at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex. The men's 10K will be starting at 10:30 a.m. PST and the women's 6,000-meter race is set to start at 11:45 a.m. The teams that finish in first or second place automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Ind.
Arizona will compete against Oregon (M: No. 1 in the West region, W: 3), Washington (M: 5, W: 2), San Francisco (M: NR, W: 3), Stanford (M: 2, W: 5), Boise State (M: 6, W: 6), Arizona State (M: 4, W: 7) and many others.
In the latest USTFCCCA national poll, the Arizona women remained No. 1 the country. Five other Pac-12 schools join Arizona in the national poll. Colorado moved up six spots to No. 10 in the country. Washington is No. 13 and Oregon is No. 15. Stanford sits at the No. 18 spot and Arizona is No. 26.
On the men's side, the Pac-12 has five schools in the national poll. Colorado remained No. 1 in the country. Oregon remained fourth in the country. Stanford climbed seven spots to No. 6. Arizona State is 28th and Washington is 30th. The Arizona men are No. 14 in the NCAA West Region.
On the women's side, the Wildcats will run sophomore Kayla Beattie, junior Stephanie Bulder, sophomore Molly Callahan (alternate), junior Nicci Corbin, junior Hanna Peterson, senior Elvin Kibet, freshman Maria Larsson and senior Erin Menefee.
For the men, junior Kenji Bierig, sophomore Dylan Hopper, freshman Collins Kibet, sophomore Jonas Legernes, junior Sam Macaluso and junior Thomas Valente will don the red and navy for the Wildcats.
At the 2013 Pac-12 Championships on Nov. 2, the UA women continued their undefeated season by winning the first conference title in program history. The Wildcats won with 69 points while Colorado earned a runner-up finish with 75 points. Elvin Kibet (second place), Beattie (fifth place), Corbin (sixth place), Larsson (24th place) and Peterson (32nd place were the five scorers for the Wildcats. The UA women also earned a point in the annual Territorial Cup Series by finishing ahead of Arizona State. The men's team took eighth place overall and were led by Collins Kibet (17th place) and Macaluso (24th place). They conceded a point to Arizona State on the men's side.
The top two teams from each of the nine NCAA Regional Championships held on Friday automatically advance to the NCAA Championships. An additional 13 men's and 13 women's teams will be extended at-large bids on Saturday. Also, the top four individuals not on the top two regional teams will be guaranteed selection to the NCAA Championships, provided that they have finished in the Regional top 25. Two additional individuals will receive at-large bids on Saturday.
For continued coverage of Arizona Wildcat men's and women's cross country, visit ArizonaWildcats.com and follow @ArizonaTrack on Twitter.


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- Programs of Study
Art History Events
The Art History Program hosts several events each year on campus. Current students, alumni and anyone with an interest in art are encouraged to join us!
Our Art History Speaker Series invites two scholars each year to Saint Louis University. Past speakers have included local, national and international scholars and their discussions have covered topics numerous topics.
In the spring semester is the SLU Undergrad Art History Symposium. Here, students present individually-researched papers before the SLU community.
For more information about all events in the Department throughout the year, contact the Fine and Performing Arts Office.
Fall 2016 Art History Events
Arts and Eats
October 10 | 12:30 - 1:30
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Things to see and do - Vélez Blanco
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Hotel Velad Palacil from44 €Book
Vélez Blanco Travel guide
Vélez Blanco : Michelin's recommendations
The region of Vélez Blanco and Vélez Rubio lies to the north of the province of Almería, a stone's throw from the province of Murcia. It contains some important archaeological sites decorated with cave paintings, such as the Cueva de los Letreros (the "cave of signs"). The houses of Vélez Blanco extend across the hillside at the foot of the Sierra de María, dominated by a majestic castle.
Tourist attractions Vélez Blanco : Things to see and do
Castillo-Palacio de Vélez Blanco
calle El Castillo E - 04830 Vélez Blanco
Built in the 16C by italian artists on the request of the first marquis of Vélez. Some decorations (wooden friezes, marble) have been removed to museums. From the square keep, there are some fine views over the surrounding area.
Sierra de María-Los Vélez Nature Reserve
E - 04830 Vélez Blanco
This 22,500 ha park stretches across the communes of Vélez Rubio, Vélez Blanco, María and Chirivel. Some areas are more than 2,000 m altitude and the land is covered with thyme, holm oak, pine trees as well as wheat fields.
Hotels Vélez Blanco
Hotel Velad Palacil
Balsa Parra, 28 E - 04830 Vélez Blanco
Hotel Velad Palacil is a charming rural hotel, set in the Sierra de María-Los Vélez Nature Reserve. Its rooms offer wonderful views of the mountains or the white village of Vélez-Blanco. Each room at Velad features traditional décor, a balcony and a..


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Lovely Located near the Panthéon G05408
Size59 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Elevator in building
- Washer/dryer
- Internet/WiFi
|Rue de Poissy, 75005 Paris, France
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|A month ago
Apartment's equipments at your disposal: dvd player, hifi stereo, internet access by WiFi or ethernet cable, TV with international channels, clothes line, coffee machine, cooking plates, dish washer, freezer, fridge, kettle, micro wave, oven, toaster, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, iron, iron table, household sheets, towels
Living/Dining room approx. 215 sqft, with a window facing west on a quiet courtyard, furnished with: an arm-chair, four chairs, coffee table, desk, dinner table, fireplace, wooden floor
Bedroom n°1 approx. 130 sqft, with a window facing a courtyard, furnished with: bedside table, book-case, closet, a sofa bed for two people, TV with international channels, wooden floor
Bedroom n°2 approx. 150 sqft, with a window facing a courtyard, furnished with: bedside table, closet, a big double bed, wooden floor, ensuite bathroom
Bathroom: bathtub, washbasin, hair-dryer, tiled floor
Additional information: heating and continous hot water with a gas boiler, door code, no smoking, wooden floor, elevator
Ideally located, this apartment is situated in the very heart of Paris, close to Pantheon, Notre-Dame and the very well known rue Mouffetard for its night life and its restaurants , the Jardin des Plantes and Luxembourg gardens. It is in a short walking distance to the Ile Saint Louis, place Saint Michel, Saint Germain des Pres, with Le Cafe de Flore, Les deux Magots or la brasserie Lipp. Saint Germain des Pres is also one of the trendiest area in Paris, known for the fashion stores as Yves Saint Laurent or Louis Vuitton and many others. Many shops and stores are close to the apartment: bakery, butchery, supermarket, open air market, theater, restaurant, cafe...
The nearest metro station is Cardinal Lemoine.
If you arrive early or leave late, you can store your luggage in an automatic locker located nearby: City Locker (Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est, Le Marais, Hotel de Ville, Chatelet, Saint-Germain, Saint-Michel, Notre Dame, Opera, Madeleine, Saint-Lazare)
For arrival on Sunday/bank holidays, 50 euros will be charged.
An early check-in between 10am and 2pm is available for an extra charge of 50 euros (if the apartment is available).
Regular check out time: before 10 am
For departure on Sunday/bank holidays, 50 euros will be charged
Based on availability and at least with a 24 hours notice, a late check-out between 10am and noon is available for an additional cost of 50 euros.
We will ask you to sign a rental agreement, to respect your obligations and not to smoke in the apartment.
For rentals over 21 days, you will have to pay your consumption of electricity and gas (on meter reading).
The security deposit is equal to the amount of the rent for rentals of less than 21 days (Possibility of taking an imprint bank card with Visa or Mastercard).
For rentals between 21 days and 6 months, we charge one month's rent, and 2 months rent for rentals of more than 6 months.
|Weekly rate
|£ 892
|Monthly rate
|£ 2683
|Maximum Nights
|1 year
|Check-in After
|On arrangement
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out Before
|On arrangement
|Cancellation Policy
The perfect apartment, the agency dealing with spectacular and the facilities offered for check-in make can plan the arrival day your way, without depending on schedules. 10 !!
El apartamento perfecto, el trato con la agencia espectacular y las facilidades ofrecidas para hacer el check-in hacen que puedas planificar el día de llegada a tu manera, sin depender de horarios. Un 10!!
The flat was pleasantly decorated and clean. Good location, just by Notre Dame and Boulevard St Michel, and this is a very good asset of course. Unfortunately a very noisy musical bar underneath in the street played loud music until the early hours in the morning. Three of the rings in the cooker did not work from the very beginning of our stay, and the handbook instructions about this particular appliance were not too precise, so we had to work out how to operate the only working ring, it took a while. We indicated this to the agency, but the cooker was not repaired during our stay. The coffee machine did not work from the very beginning of our stay, but it was replaced a couple of days after we arrived. The area is full of restaurants of all types and prices. For us a good point was bookshops nearby, and walking distance from the Centre Pompidou library. The flat was well furnished with plates and pots. The shower cubicle is rather comfortable in size, and the main bed is big and provided with a comfortable mattress. The heating system was efficient. There is a big television set. Wifi internet worked only sporadically for the first half of our stay, but it was fine in the last few days. All in all, we had a pleasant stay despite the problems indicated here.
Around the corner from a nice, busy shopping street towards Les Halles. A 10-minute walk from Pont Neuf.
Small but nice apartment on the third floor. Everything is there.
Everything well organized.
Om de hoek van een gezellige, drukke winkelstraat richting les halles. Op 10 minuutjes wandelen van pont neuf.
Klein, maar leuk appartement op de derde verdieping. Alles is aanwezig.
Alles goed geregeld.
recommendable !
The apartment is in a great spot and is spotlessly clean. Although not see employees of the company until the last day, the call is implecable.
I recommend it without any hesitation!
El apartamento está en un sitio magnífico y está SÚPER limpio. A pesar de que no ves a los empleados de la empresa hasta el último día, la atención telefónica es implecable.
Lo recomiendo sin ninguna duda!
The apartment has a perfect location in a very nice neighborhood.
the apartment was clean, comfortable and quiet in a beautiful building.
the negatives were:
Only 1 towel per person .... it seems too little!
We had to redo the beds on arrival as we were not ready
The apartment has smoke odor that remains on the clothes stored in the closet.
l'appartamento ha una posizione perfetta in un quartiere molto bello.
l'appartamento era pulito, comodo e silenzioso in un bel palazzo.
gli aspetti negativi sono stati:
1 solo asciugamano per persona ....mi sembra troppo poco!
abbiamo dovuto rifare noi i letti all'arrivo poichè non erano pronti
l'appartamento ha odore di fumo che rimane sui vestiti riposti nell'armadio.
The apartment is simple but simpático.Ainda did not send the receipt.
O apartamento é simples mas é simpático.Ainda não enviaram o recibo.
Although we did not experience personally Diane, we can ensure that our family stay in this apartment was wonderful. This is the first time we rented an apartment abroad and everything went well: we grab the keys easily, everything is shown organized. The apartment is great, close to everything, a bit noisy at night, it's true, but it is worth it. It is in excellent condition, clean. Access to the building is a bit twisted but eventually used to.
100% recommended.
To retain the City Locker service, offered by Wimdu. It is simple, convenient and cheap. We can leave the business in the instructions without drawbacks.
Quoiqu'on n'ait pas connu Diane personnellement, on peut assurer que notre séjour en famille dans cet appartement a été formidable. C'est la première fois qu'on loue un appartement à l'étranger et tout s'est très bien passé: on récupère les clés facilement, tout est indiqué, organisé. L'appartement est super bien placé, près de tout, un peu bruyant la nuit, c'est vrai, mais il vaut la peine. Il est dans un excellent état, bien propre. L'accès au bâtiment est un peu tordu mais on s'habitue finalement.
100% recommandable.
A retenir le service de City Locker, offert par Wimdu. Il est simple, pratique et pas cher. On peut laisser des affaires dans les consignes sans inconvénients.
nice apartment, with an excellent location. It was fully equipment and an adorable furnitures. No noisy, even been in the latin district, but no views and weak wifi. To summ up, we recommend the apartment.
We went to Paris in May 4 people. The aprtamento was excellent. Very clean and central, in the bunks two girls slept without problem. Certainly repeated.
Fuimos a paris en mayo 4personas. El aprtamento estaba excelente. Muy limpio y centrico, en las literas durmieron dos chicas sin problema. Sin duda repetiria.
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|Hall of Fame - Angela Whyte
"Remember that you belong here with the best of them."
Six years later, those words still elicit a great deal of emotion from one of the toughest performers Idaho Athletics has ever seen.
Whyte was what she called a "hot mess" of tears and raw emotion the night before her first Olympic race at Athens, Greece, in 2004. For days, the former Vandal was awestruck at the sights, sounds and smells of the Olympic experience, but it was time to get to business, so she called her father, Evert, for one final chat before heading to bed.
"My dad has never been the one to give me all the emotional speeches, so I just think the moment he said that, I knew it was go-time," Whyte said. "When he said that, I just knew it was true and that's what got me to the finals."
The 2006 Olympic finals and subsequent sixth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles are just two of the many achievements of Whyte's track and field career. As a two-time Olympian, five-time IAAF World Championships qualifier, three-time NCAA All-American, eight-time Big West Conference champion and holder of 13 Idaho school records and two Big West records, Whyte knows a thing or two about success.
She was a key element of Idaho's 2001 and 2003 Big West team titles and was the Big West Athlete of the Year both times. She set a school record in 2001 after scoring 35.5 points, then she broke that mark two years later when she put up a ridiculous 46 individual points in 2003. In 2001, her point total beat Boise State's entire team. In 2003, her individual score would have put her in ninth among the team standings.
Idaho's storied track and field history, Angela's 81.5 combined points in two years of competition is better than the highest score by any other four-year athlete – by a double-digit margin.
"Someone scoring 80 points in four years is an amazing accomplishment," Idaho co-head coach Wayne Phipps says. "That's winning two events every year for four straight years – and Angela did that in half that time."
It wasn't always this way for Angela, though. As a young athlete in Alberta, she aspired to be the next great point guard on the basketball court. While she believes she could still be a great hoopster, Whyte said she started to realize that her athletic future lay elsewhere.
"I think sometimes the sport chooses you and you've just got to go for it," Whyte said. "At this moment, I know it's not going to last forever, but my passion is track and field."
She started her athletic career at New Mexico, where she had success, but didn't feel quite at home. When she spurned offers from established national track and field powers to come to Idaho, it turned heads, but Phipps and fellow co-head coach Yogi Teevens weren't surprised.
"We were very confident in what we had to offer and we knew that Angela wasn't going to be swayed by the flashy things other people showed her – she was going to make the decision that was best for her as an athlete and as a person," Phipps said.
As a top-tier athlete, it would have been easy for Angela to walk in to the Idaho program, demand attention and to thrust herself into the spotlight, but that wasn't the case.
"A lot of times, athletes with that kind of talent aren't great leaders, and they're worried about what the school and the coach can do for them," Teevens said. "Angela was by far, over the 15 years I've been here, the athlete who cared about the team more than anyone else we've had.
"The team and the success of her teammates were always what was the most valuable to Angela, and her doing well was just a bonus."
Teevens told the story of the long jump competition in 2003, when the plan going in was for Angela to take two attempts, win the competition, then move on to the 100-meter hurdles, which she would also need to win. After her two jumps, however, she was in second place and needed to hurry over to the other side of the track to prepare for her race.
"She and I got into a big argument," Teevens said. "I was telling her that second place was good enough and that she needed to get over to her other event and she just kept saying, 'No, I can do it. What if we need those two points?'
"I just remember a couple other coaches coming to me afterward and saying, 'Wow, that is one amazing kid.' It was about the two extra points for first place, and not her being able to say she won the long jump, and that's what has always stood out. I wish all the time that I had let her take the jump, because I know she would have won it."
Angela says she couldn't have given anything less than her best in those meets, because she knew that everyone else on the team was doing the same for her.
"It was amazing in the fact that my teammates wanted to be better because they saw what I was doing, and I wanted to make myself better because I saw how hard they were working and nobody wanted to let anybody down," Whyte said. "Some of my fondest memories are from those teams, and yes, I've been to the Olympics, but my experiences here rival that because of the team element we had."
The team-first mindset, paired with a unparalleled work ethic, are what helped Whyte become what she is today, according to Phipps, who is still her personal coach.
"At the world-class level, it takes a lot of God-given talent, for sure. It also takes a huge amount of work, and that's what Angela has dedicated herself to do," Phipps said. "If I set any workout, she's going to go after it 100 percent and that's the difference between being a very good track and field performer and a world-class performer."
Phipps said that her personal drive is also what sets her apart from many of the athletes he's seen and worked with. Before she set foot on campus, Phipps asked Whyte what she wanted to achieve in her career and she decided that she wanted to qualify for a World Championship meet.
"I told her what I thought she needed to do and in Year One with us, she wins the Canadian championship and makes the World Championships, so she accomplished her initial goals within a year."
Some athletes might have been content with such an impressive start, but not Angela.
"She continued to set higher and loftier goals and the amazing thing was, she just kept achieving them, whether they were at the NCAA level, the conference level, the Olympic level or the world level," Phipps said. "The crazy thing is that she's not done improving yet. She has a few goals she still wants to accomplish, and in my mind, there's no reason why she still can't still attain all those goals."
To any who may doubt Whyte's abilities, Phipps offers another illustration of her toughness.
In 2008, Whyte was invited to compete in the prestigious Millrose Games in New York City, but when she arrived, she found out that there had been a scheduling error and that she no longer had a spot in her race.
"If she had been one of those boisterous, loud athletes, she would have made a huge deal of it and yelled and screamed, but that's just not the way Angela is," Phipps said. "Once she realized the mistake, she decided she was just going to get back home as quickly as possible, so she gets a flight back and I pick her up super-early in the morning in Spokane and all she wanted to do was run faster at our place than the winner at the Millrose Games, and that's exactly what she did."
After her cross-country, red-eye flight, 90-minute drive from Spokane and just a couple hours of sleep, Whyte came to the Vandal Indoor, stepped into the blocks and ran a career-best and world-leading time of 7.92 in the 60-meter hurdles.
Despite all of her accomplishments, awards and accolades, Phipps and Teevens both say that she's the same as she was the day she first set foot on campus, and that often, they have to tell others about her background, because she won't.
"Typically when someone gets to that level, they let you know about it," Phipps said. "With Angela, when I introduce her to people, she'll never say anything and I'll always have to tell them all about her.
"Sometimes we'll sit down and talk about the things she's done in her career and it's really amazing. How many people have qualified for the World Championships every year since 2001?" Phipps asks. "If you take her body of work and compare it to any other track and field athlete in the history of the world, she's definitely right up there, and to see her be the same person right now as she was the moment she stepped on campus is just amazing."
To answer Phipps' question: Two women in the world have qualified for the 100-meter hurdles each year since 2001. Regardless of what happens when Whyte laces up her spikes and tries to make it six-straight World Championships in 2011 and three-straight Olympic Games in 2012, one thing is for sure.
Angela Whyte belongs here with the best of them.


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Megaproducer Ski Beatz will be releasing Twilight on February 14th and we are pretty much beside ourselves with this trailer. Woven along with the silky jazz sonics are visuals of Curren$y, Stalley, Smoke DZA, Mikey Rocks, Da$h, Tabi Bonney, and other guest collaborators. Really hoping he releases an instrumentals only version as well!
Also later this month, February 22nd, join Ski for his album release party in NYC!
Event Details
Ski Beatz 24Hr Karate School Presents Twilight
Performances by Ski Beatz and The Senseis, CPlus, Rugz D.Bewler, Da$h, McKenzie Eddy, Sean O'Connell + more.
February 22, 2012
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker St
New York, NY
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Gingered Chicken Dinner RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 1-1/2 cups orange juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup uncooked instant rice
- 1 cup frozen broccoli florets, thawed
- In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Pour half into a large resealable plastic bag; add the chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate overnight. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade.
- Drain and discard marinade. In a small skillet over medium heat, brown chicken in butter for 2-3 minutes on each side. In a greased 8-in. square baking dish, combine rice with reserved marinade; top with chicken.
- Cover and bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Top with broccoli; cover and bake 10-15 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear. Yield: 2 servings.
Light-Bodied White Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.
Reviews for Gingered Chicken Dinner
"Thought the chicken was a bit dry, but it was very easy for a one dish meal. I substituted brown rice and used fresh broccoli."
"I used reduced sodium soy sauce, and this recipe was still too salty for my tastes. I will make again and omit the 1/2 tsp salt. Also thought the flavor of the rice with half the marinade was too strong, so will substitute half of it with water as another reviewer suggested. Loved that it was one dish, easy to pull together, few ingredients, and relatively healthy (minus the added salt). The chicken flavor was perfect and I think would make a great grilling marinade. Overall, something I will make again with these modifications."
"I made this recipe this evening for the two of us. I marinated the chicken over night and followed the recipe. I thought the chicken was too sweet and tasted too much orange juice. It was also very dry with the rice and not a creamy mixture, that I was hoping for. I sprinkled shredded cheese over the mixture when I added the broccoli, but it didn't do much, but it looked good, but fair. I would not make this recipe again."
"rediculous amount of sodium in recipe"
"This is a lovely meal, serve it to company! If you are concerned with sodium, use lite soy and omit salt from recipe. I, however, made the recipe just as it was written, and everyone, family and guests alike, loved it!!! Will certainly add this to my recipe collection!"


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