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The Gillard government clung to its parliamentary majority by the slimmest of margins in an assault by the Coalition over its support for sidelined Speaker
A push by the Coalition to replace Mr Slipper with his predecessor,
The Coalition motion, which won the support of key independent
The government managed a two-vote margin against opposition attempts to win over other crossbench MPs for a 14-day suspension of Mr Thomson, who faces explosive allegations and has suspended his membership of the Labor party.
Labor numbers may become more dire if Mr Thomson is suspended from Parliament. The government is relying on his vote to maintain its one-seat majority.
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"If they're [the Coalition] genuine about it, we as a Parliament need to consider it," Mr Oakeshott said.
The Coalition came close yesterday, with the tied vote on reinstating Mr Jenkins, who left the chair as Labor's speaker in November when Mr Slipper defected from the Coalition and took over.
"The integrity and the standing of the Parliament have been seriously damaged since the former speaker Harry Jenkins resigned," leader of opposition business in the house
Labor defeated the motion for Mr Thomson to be ejected from Parliament for two weeks and be forced to make a statement on allegations he used Health Services Union credit cards to pay for escort services, lavish dinners and his re-election.
This too would have been a tie if Queensland MP
The crisis enveloped Parliament on a day the government should have been celebrating its first budget surplus, which it hopes will make room for the Reserve Bank of Australia to further cut mortgage rates.
"First of all, can I say these are serious matters, but they are being dealt with appropriately," Treasurer
"I would prefer that we were having a fuller discussion right now about the long-term economic prospects of this country and the policy settings that are appropriate for it.
"I would prefer all of our public debate to be focused solely on that. But that's not the case and that's what I've found in politics."
When the House of Representatives convened for question time at 2pm, Mr Slipper – clad in ceremonial robes, as is his custom – read a statement denying all allegations against him and confirming he would stand aside from the role while they are investigated.
He hasn't resigned as Speaker but won't perform any of the duties, which include presiding over the House of Representatives and co-managing Parliament House with the president of the Senate.
Mr Slipper lamented his "trial by media" over allegations levelled against him by former adviser James Ashby, who has accused him of sexual harassment and misuse of taxi vouchers. The Australian Federal Police is investigating.
Before inviting Deputy Speaker
"There is much more to be done, and I look forward to completing what I have begun," he said.
To defeat the Coalition's two motions, the government relied on the votes of Mr Thomson, who now sits on the crossbench, and the votes of Greens MP
Mr Wilkie voted with the Coalition, as did Mr Katter on the first vote, to reinstate Mr Jenkins. He abstained on the second.
The vote on reinstating Mr Jenkins was tied 72 to 72; the second vote, on Mr Thomson, was defeated 72 votes to 70. Mr Katter abstained. Four MPs, including Mr Swan and Joe Hockey were absent, and their votes were paired.
For a motion to succeed, it requires an absolute majority of 76 votes, so Ms Burke was not required to use her casting vote to decide the outcome.
Mr Oakeshott said he voted against the motion to bring back Mr Jenkins because it was not supported by Mr Jenkins himself. But he said the findings by Fair Work Australia against Mr Thomson were serious.
"I am considering the status of the FWA findings, and deeply considering all options available," he said.
"Whilst I voted against the motion today, if there was a genuine discussion beforehand, I would consider all options."
Mr Pyne said the allegations against Mr Thomson were "the most serious that can be made – that he engaged in corruption and that he misused union funds to the tune of almost half a million dollars".
"For too long . . . this matter has been allowed to sap the confidence of the Australian people in their Parliament," he said. "Out in the public, they view the 43rd Parliament with sheer horror and revulsion."
Prime Minister
Mr Slipper made it clear he only intended to remain on the sidelines temporarily. Mr Thomson sat in isolation on the crossbenches as the chamber debated his future.
Leader of the House
He labelled the Coalition attack as "cheap-jack populism" and a "pathetic stunt".
Dismissing the Coalition's bid to expel Mr Thomson for 14 days, Mr Albanese said such a move could undermine the separation of the Parliament and the courts that was part of a democracy.
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I wanted to post an update to the Keep Drifting Fun Logo/PFD situation. After I made my initial blog post, it spread like wild-fire, and quickly reached the powers that be over at PFD. I was contacted by the president, Andrzej Witkowski, and while I won't go into specifics, I will say that he was very apologetic, and agreed to stop making/selling the shirts.Thanks to those that passed the post along through various social media outlets… especially Facebook (for which I do not have an account).
As a creative, I have been ripped off more times than I can count. I'm sure it happens to all creatives at some point. Sometimes the would-be thieves appropriate it in one way or another… altering it from what was originally created. Sometimes they take a slogan and create their own design around it, or just half-ass a rotten knockoff altogether. It happens all the time.You can imagine my surprise, when a kind fan from Poland e-mailed me inquiring about the usage validity of the Keep Drifting Fun logotype on t-shirts by the Polish Federation of Drift. Imitation is supposed to be the most sincere form of flattery. In this case, it is outright theft.This is the original logotype I designed in 2009.rnThe "OR ELSE" was later dropped, so that Will Roegge and Joshua Herron could use it (with full rights/usage permission) for their grassroots documentary, aptly titled… you guessed it… KEEP DRIFTING FUN. Here, you can see Lieze in front of the KDF van with the guys (May 2010), sporting the first run of orange KDF tees. Look familiar?rnMeanwhile, in Poland..rnOut of all the times I have been ripped off as an artist… this instance infuriates me the most. It violates the entire ethos surrounding what the logo means, and I cannot for the life of me understand the lack of moral code involved to think that it is perfectly fine to plagiarize like this. They even went so far as to conveniently drop my Slide Style™ logo from the sleeve in lieu of their PFD logo.In addition to printing the logo on shirts, they also chose the same shirt colors, and made printed collateral/pop-up displays to show off 'their' line? The internet has made the world infinitely smaller than it already is… and has made the drift community even smaller at that. I cannot fathom how someone would do this and think it would not make it's way back to me. Had I been contacted me in advance, I would have been happy to work together to make something happen. Especially since the message is so important to me.This is not what KEEP DRIFTING FUN is about.
In this age of digital media, it is always rad to see your work in printed form. Ryan Tuerck was recently featured in the August issue of Inked Magazine wearing the American Steel Tee that I did for Drift Alliance.Just about every time I wear this shirt, someone says "great shirt… you ever seen them live?" I always reply "yeah, many times"… even though I'm talking about Drift Alliance, and they are talking about Judas Priest!
I had the pleasure of designing some t-shirts for Gardella Racing. The first tee was a 'signature' tee for Ryan Tuerck. The second tee was specific to Gardella Racing utilizing the logo that I created for them. I think both of these turned out awesome! I'm definitely stoked to be working with Gary and his team! Keep an eye out for more rad stuff from the Gardella camp in the near future!


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Located in the heart of Asnieres-sur-Seine, this hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Grande Arche, Arc de Triomphe, and Palais des Congres de Paris. Parc Monceau is 2.8 mi (4.6 km) away.
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This smoke-free hotel features free newspapers, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Wired Internet in public areas is free.
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Comfort Hotel Au Firmament features tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Wired Internet access is complimentary.
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- Total number of rooms - 39
- Number of floors - 5
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Tours/ticket assistance
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
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This is my first real article. Think of it what you will but I would appreciate advice.
edit Burt Ward
|Starts slow but gets funnier further down the page. I liked the Mexican Angels assuming he must be important because he was being carried, Morgan Freeman being God, and that he still sits around in his Robin costume as if he just can't get past the role he was famous for. Likewise, "holy conundrum Batman!" is the perfect response to God, given that Ward doesn't really understand anything except being Robin.
I think you should re-do the opening paragraph. I don't really get why Ward keeps attacking Batman - maybe if you related it to his role as Robin? Also leave out stuff that is just narrative but not humourous (e.g., the paragraph "After Ward was taken for the day...convinced them to let Ward stay"). Have Ward say something funnier at his death than "I'm sorry my love" - also, I'm wondering after he came back to life did he meet her again? Finally, avoid unnecessary non-funny details such as Ward's being schizophrenic - just detracts from the article.
|A fairly good idea, having Robin a bit of a off-the-wall depressive type. If he's jealous of being second-rate to Batman, that's good but didn't come across clearly enough.
|Prose and formatting:
|You've used the sections well, I liked how you moved from "Life After Death" to "Life After The Return to Life" etc. I'm not sure about the list at the end; maybe incorporate some of the "holies" into the article.
|Maybe more photos? Use a better caption, maybe something funny about Robin being jealous of always being second to Batman.
|Good first effort, could be quite good if you work on it.
|Final Score:
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This article was published 16/5/2014 (1167 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
MINNEAPOLIS -- If Wilbur Foshay's spirit is flitting around the top of his famed tower, surely he is smiling as he looks down on what his dream has wrought.
Not that Foshay gleaned much enjoyment from it in his lifetime. The entrepreneur had built and sold two empires and was working on a third before his conviction for running a massive pyramid scheme earned him a 15-year prison sentence. True, he served only three and received a presidential pardon, but still. Let's just say, it put a damper on Foshay's enthusiasm.
Timing was not on the businessman's side. He built the Foshay Tower -- now the W Minneapolis Hotel -- as a shrine to his success. At 32 floors (185 metres including its antenna), it was for years the Twin Cities' tallest building, modelled on the Washington Monument, in the Art Deco style, with lux interiors of African mahogany, Italian marble and terrazzo and gold-plated doorknobs and ceilings.
It was the pinnacle of Foshay's empire, to be his home as well as his place of business. Construction cost $3.75 million in 1929.
Yes, check that date.
The tower's grand opening, days after the stock market started its historic plummet, saw 25,000 guests who listened to a brand-new John Philip Sousa march -- commissioned by Foshay for the princely sum of $20,000. (The cheque bounced.) As the horror that was the great stock market crash unfolded, Foshay's empire tumbled. He never lived in his beautiful tower. (And the march was not played again until 1988 when a group of Minnesotans finally repaid Foshay's debt to Sousa's estate.)
The building still towers over downtown Minneapolis, now renowned for its innovative urban renewal and emphasis on green spaces and active transportation.
The seed for that was planted back in the day by Charles Loring, the father of Minneapolis' impressive park system. Loring, a wealthy flour miller in the late 1800s when the city was the milling capital of the world, encouraged city council to work with the best landscape architects to create what has been called "the best-located, best-financed, best-designed and best maintained public open space in America."
The goal was to ensure Minneapolitans could easily enjoy the natural beauty of their city, famous for its share of the state's thousands of lakes. Currently, 93 per cent of city dwellers live within six blocks of a park. That concept was top of mind when city council set out an ambitious plan for a 1970s urban-renewal project of about 26 acres downtown. The jewel of that is Loring Park, an area known for its diversity and its many arts and cultural events and surrounded by apartments from the early 1900s as well as new townhouses and condos. The Loring Greenway, running from the park to Nicolette Mall, downtown's pedestrian main street, provides the well-used active transportation link.
It makes for not just a great place to live, but a great place to visit. Just park the car and walk most places downtown. Be sure not to miss:
THERE are three spots to enjoy in the Foshay Tower once you've finished gaping at the beauty of the lobby.
The Living Room Bar offers what may be the best deal in town with its 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. happy hour when drinks and small plates are $5. Bartender Kate recommends the Summer Solstice, a drink of tequila, watermelon, agave nectar, fresh lime and pomegranate puree that arrives steaming (thanks to a little dry ice.) The small-plates menu is changed regularly; the king crab egg salad slider is a standout.
The Prohibition Bar offers similar fare, but 27 floors up (originally to be Foshay's home) overlooking the Twin Cities' skylines. Do a full circuit of the lookouts, then settle into one of the many nooks around the bar to enjoy the refreshments.
Manny's isn't just a place to eat; it's an experience. A classic American steakhouse, it's perhaps what Sinclair Lewis envisioned when George, in the great American novel Babbitt, spoke of "the thing that hits me best is a great big beefsteak." (Lewis was a Minnesotan and the locals insist the Midwestern city skewered in Babbitt was modeled on Minneapolis. Academics aren't so sure, but Minneapolitans are -- even though the depiction is less than flattering.) Waiter/ entertainer Paul can match up your personality with your ideal steak. It turns out I am a rib-eye gal. He will serve the salmon if you insist, but as he points out, when you're in one of the great steakhouses of America, ordering the fish is just plain wrong on so many levels. Also impressive is the handy blackboard listing the $100-plus bottles of wine and the price per glass.
Minneapolis is a great place to be from: Charles Lindbergh was born north of the city and has the airport named after him; Charles Schultz was born in Minneapolis, but grew up across the river in St. Paul, (still a touchy subject for Minneapolitans. That not a lot of love is lost between the neighbouring cities stems, local lore has it, from the days John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and crew lived in St. Paul where crooked cops turned a blind eye as long as their crime spree was over the river in Minneapolis.) St. Paul native Loni Anderson is forgiven because she got her showbiz start in the theatre program at the University of Minnesota, an institute shared by the Twin Cities.
It's a great place to be buried, too: Hubert Humphrey, Tiny Tim and Forrest Mars, Sr. who created M&Ms.
But the city's possibly most famous resident never actually lived here. Mary Tyler Moore's landmark TV show was set in the Twin Cities. She may have been able to turn the world on with her smile, but when she walked around one of the famous lakes in the opening credits (Island Lake, say the locals) she was just visiting. The house shown in the credits, the one where Mary, Rhoda and Phyllis all lived? It's just blocks from downtown, but Mary never set foot in it while the show was filming. Once on a visit to the city, she was invited by the owners to drop by.
Hard-core fans can also visit the statue of Mary tossing her hat in the air, as she did in the opening credits, on Nicolette Mall just outside Macy's.
The Hyatt Regency Minneapolis is a great place to stay. The just-completed multimillion-dollar reno and killer breakfasts at the Prairie Kitchen are just a couple of its great selling points, but it's the location that pushes this hotel over the top. Right at the end of Nicolette Mall, at the entrance to the Loring Greenway, it's the perfect base for exploring downtown. When you tire of walking, you can just hop on and off the free buses that constantly run up and down the main street.
A truly great art gallery, general admission is free. Famous pieces include Raffaelo Monti's the Veiled Lady, Do-Ho Suh's Some/One, a shell of a warrior built out of military dog tags, and Dorothea Lange's haunting photo, the Migrant Mother, which staff describe as the most famous photograph in the world. Check the website at www.artsmia.org for the gallery's many special events. A popular Dog Days at the gallery saw pooches in fancy costume creating art with painted paws. The gallery is a mere six blocks from downtown, has a terrific gift shop and is closed on Mondays.
In the heart of the St. Anthony Falls Historic District, the Mill City Museum is known as the best-smelling museum in the world. It hearkens to the days when Minneapolis was the milling centre of the universe. OK, maybe that's a stretch, but the Twin Cities knew how to make the most of all that water power coming up the Mississippi and over St. Anthony Falls and created much of the area's wealth. The mill dates back to the 1870s and houses a museum focusing on the founding of Minneapolis. Do not miss the amusing film, Minneapolis in 19 Minutes Flat nor the Flour Tower tour which ends on the ninth floor overlooking St. Anthony Falls and the arched railway bridge, the only stone bridge on the Mississippi.
(Another great view of the river is from water level. River cruises -- yes, some with paddlewheels, but no poker games that we could find -- depart from the Bohemian Flats, a cab ride away from downtown. See www.twincitiescruises for an array of specialty cruises.)
For more stunning views, visit the Guthrie Theater, just down from the Mill City Museum. Try to score tickets to this theatre which was created in 1963 to produce performances of the classics away from the commercial pressures of the New York stage. But even if you can't catch a show, don't miss the building that has won a slew of awards, including being named one of the 10 most important buildings in the 21st century. Be sure to visit the theatre's Endless Bridge, a 55-metre cantilevered bridge to the Mississippi and check out the interesting mirrored tunnel windows.
The giant spoon and cherry sculpture is perhaps the most famous image of modern Minneapolis. But a stroll through the gardens turns up many more memorable pieces of public art. Not all are for the eyes. Listen closely for the tinkling of dozens of wind chimes hidden in the trees.
Julie Carl is the Free Press associate editor, engagement. Her trip was sponsored in part by the Meet Minneapolis, Convention & Visitors Association.


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relics of saints went on tour in the U.K. and the U.S. just last fall and attracted hordes of devotees.
relics, paintings, ancient texts, and other links to our past that were lost suddenly resurface in hard to explain places.
Anti-church violence and local subterfuge reduced the collection considerably, but the relics have always been endangered.
Or are they relics, totems of a strange faith that demands our allegiance?
These may be the up and coming younger members, waiting for their turn as 'El Chapo' and 'El Mayo' are viewed as relics.
The relics which it loves best are the relics of England's discomfiture.
We possess his relics and they are enclosed in the shrine under the high altar.
They take care, in a word, that there be plenty of relics, and their establishments are huge and active.
When I returned, I carried with me the relics of my childhood.
I will not enter into the subject of faith in the influence of relics.
early 13c., "body part or other object from a holy person," from Old French relique (11c., plural reliques), from Late Latin reliquiæ (plural) "remains of a martyr," in classical Latin "remains, remnants," noun use of fem. plural of reliquus "remaining, that which remains," related to relinquere (perfective reliqui) "to leave behind" (see relinquish). Sense of "remains, ruins" is from early 14c. Old English used reliquias, directly from Latin.


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The headline on July 4, 2009 read, "14-year old shot and killed in Jennings." The second paragraph reported that it happened in the 2800 block of Meadowlark, and my heart sank. It's too sad for comprehension when a young boy is riddled full of drive-by bullets. That I intimately know the street where he took his last steps kept haunting me.
So I had to take a drive to the old neighborhood; I needed to know where it happened. It was easy to spot the memorial at the bottom of the steep hill on Meadowlark. The stuffed animals underscored just how young he was. I saw ghost images of my kid-self walking past that spot hundreds of times, right past the house of the neighbor lady who ran out to administer CPR to the boy as he died. Tears welled up, and I got lost in remembering Meadowlark.
I was born one street south of Meadowlark, and when maternity leave was up, my mother had to find a babysitter. A neighbor said a woman on Meadowlark babysat in her home, and to give her a call. So my mother called Mildred Conine, who told her that she had recently stopped with full-time babysitting. My mother was desperate, and asked if Mildred could just watch me for a week while searching for another solution, and she agreed. After one week of taking care of me, she told my mother she would take the full time gig because I was such a quiet and sweet baby. Conine (I called her that because I couldn't master the first name) and I were together for 12 years. She saw me take my first steps. She was my Other Mother.
The picture above is from May 1973. That's me on the left, with Conine's step-grandaughter, Debbie, on the front porch of her home at 2845 Meadowlark. The house was 600 square feet, built in 1939, with a full basement, a detahced garage that always smelled of the sawdust her husband Ray created, and a gloriously huge backyard for 2 dogs and a most wonderous vegetable garden.
I think about that house as much as I do Conine. After my parents divorced in 1973, she and the house were the only sense of normal I had left. It was a safe and happy place offering up endless adventure.
The last time I visited with her was Christmas 1978. Then puberty came and my life went selfishly beserk, as teenage girls usually go. Conine died in 1988, Ray a few years after that. Over the years, I kept regular tabs on the house, noticing when the asbestos shingles were covered with vinyl, and that the garage was starting to cave in on itself. But everything else about it – and the street – was still so much the same that it was always a special "return to those thrilling days of yesteryear." Always a treat until…
…the spring of 2005, when I found boards on the windows and a condemnation notice on the front door. I stood on the front porch and broke into hard, devastated tears.
The picture above is a view from Conine's front porch. That large building in the distance is Northland Shopping Center. Conine (who never had a driver's license) and I knew about 7 different routes to walk to Northland, and did so at least twice a week. We'd see $1 movies, get groceries at Schnucks and each trip usually included a stop in at Kresges, where the toy aisles babysat me while Conine shopped. Conine and Northland are forever linked in my sense memory.
And in the spring of 2005, crews had begun swinging the wrecking balls and dismantling Northland, which was already disturbing me. Then to swing by here and see Conine's house vacated and condemned? It was too symbolic, too unfair and hurt deeply. So I just sat on the porch and cried for the past, the present and no future.
Northland disappeared, but Conine's house got a reprieve. Someone bought it, fixed it up and sold it! It's still occupied to this day. That was an optimistic turn of events for 2845 Meadowlark. But over the following years I've noticed something odd about this block.
On the map above, "A" marks the spot of the memorial, "B" is the Conine house and the blue outline highlights all the houses on the opposite side of the street that are now vacant and condemned. In 2006, only one house was empty, and since Conine's place got a second chance, I figured so would the one across the street. But as of July 4, 2009, 8 houses in a row are dead.
While Conine's side of the street (above) is intact and occupied, the other side is an overgrown, sad mess of decay. It's the kind of mass decay that breeds trouble and makes uneasy neighbors. The news will probably not follow up on why the 14-year old was gunned down in a drive-by, but certain assumptions can be made when you see desolation row across the street. It happens all too often, and it will never not hurt for the people who once lived there, and the people who live there now.
I got back in my car and sadly, slowly drove up the street, seeing both the past and the present. And then why this death was bothering me so finally hit me: A young life was violently stamped out and he was the symbol of the present state of this block. He has no future. Does Meadowlark?
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7 Responses to "14-Year Old Boy Murdered on Meadowlark"
Kristin Gassel July 6th, 2009 at 8:01 PM
You have an amazing ability to paint a picture with words, and this picture brought tears to my eyes. On a side note, Girl, I'm diggin' on those bells you're wearing…ding…dong…
Knew that boy – saw it coming – not at all surprised it happened. Sad that it did but again, not in the least surprised…the kid was on house arrest during this past year!
Haunting stuff, Toby.
Spencer Marquart July 7th, 2009 at 2:32 PM
I can only imagine how painful it is to revisit your home in this tattered state. Hopefully, things will turn around on the other side of the street and bring an end to the senseless violence going on in the neighborhood.
Toby, you are brilliantly articulate. There's really so much more to a neighborhood than buildings.
Sean Hawley October 29th, 2009 at 9:37 AM
I was in the old neighborhood a few days ago and noticed that the Conine house has been rehabilitated and that someone is living there. That is the good news. The bad news is that the Maxey house next-door is now condemned. 🙁
Gloria January 4th, 2013 at 2:00 PM
Used to live in the house at 2845 Meadowlark. My grandparents lived next door and built this house for my mom, dad and sisters. I was born after they moved in. The houses across the street housed some of my best friends, and it saddens me to find that their homes have degenerated to this extent. There was a horse barn in the yard behind ours, and sometimes a horse would break loose and run through our yard, which was always a jolt! My godparents lived down the street, close to where this poor young man was killed. It was a real family neighborhood.
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