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Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE:FUR)
Q4 2008 Earnings Call
March 5, 2009 2:00 pm ET
Beverly Bergman – VP & Director IR
Michael Ashner – CEO
Carolyn Tiffany – President
Tom Staples - CFO
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
Charles Fisher – LF Partners
William Hal – Comprehensive Financial
Greetings and welcome to the Winthrop Realty Trust fourth quarter 2008 earnings release conference call. (Operator instructions) It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Ms. Beverly Bergman, Vice President and Director of Investor Relations with Winthrop Realty Trust.
Beverly Bergman
Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to the Winthrop Realty Trust conference call to discuss Winthrop Realty Trust fourth quarter and full year 2008 financial results. With us today from senior management are Michael Ashner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Carolyn Tiffany, President; Tom Staples, Chief Financial Officer and other members of the management team.
A press release was issued this morning, March 5, and will be furnished on a Form 8-K with the SEC. These documents are available on Winthrop's website at www.winthropreit.com in the Investor Relations section. Additionally, we are hosting a live webcast of today's call, which you can access in the site's News and Events section.
At this time, management would like me to inform you that certain statements made during this conference call which are not historical, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Although Winthrop believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, Winthrop can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements are detailed in the press release, and from time to time in Winthrop's filings with the SEC.
Winthrop does not undertake a duty to update any forward-looking statements. Please note that in the press release, Winthrop has reconciled all non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure in accordance with the Reg G requirements. This can be found on page six of the press release.
I'd now like to turn the call over to Michael Ashner for his opening remarks.
Michael Ashner
Thank you Beverly, before I turn the call over to Tom Staples, our Chief Financial Officer who will review both our fourth quarter and annual financial results for 2008, I want to take this opportunity to introduce and welcome back a returning member of our team, Carolyn Tiffany, our new President and newest trustee.
I believe with a certainly that Carolyn will make a significant and vital contribution to our company's growth and I look forward to a long and successful collaboration.
Briefly as to our outlook for the real estate, the company and its future, if anything the last three months have reinforced the views we expressed in our third quarter conference call, the continued absence of credit and capital when combined with deteriorating operating fundamentals, have served to accelerate the erosion of commercial real estate values nationwide.
While pricing for individual assets has given the appearance of resiliency due to a diminished level of transaction activity, pricing of real estate equity and debt securities in the public markets more then confirms this trend. With respect to publically traded REITs such as our own, the foremost question in the minds of shareholders today is the strength of each company's balance sheet.
In this regard we believe that Winthrop has one of the strongest balance sheet of any publically traded REIT. Our assets include approximately $96 million of cash, cash equivalents, and publically traded equities and debt securities. As of today we have an untapped line of credit of $35 million. We have reduced our aggregate long-term recourse debt, that is our Series B-1 preferred shares to approximately $37.4 million from $100 million or approximately 28.5% of liquidity and line availability.
Substantially all of the company's remaining liabilities are nonrecourse to its assets. For all of these reasons we view Winthrop as uniquely positioned both to weather the current economic environment and to pursue emerging opportunities that arise. As the second most prevalent question confronting REIT shareholders their dividend and sustainability.
The data on which we assume management responsibility for Winthrop our unchanging view, has been that the dividend should be paid from sustainable recurring cash flow and nonrecurring net profits. Dividends should not be paid from the company's capital simply for the sake of appearance. We recognize that operating cash flow and profits are your money and subject to normal and customary reserves are to be distributed to you.
To that end a quarterly dividend of $0.25 reflects the company's present approximate recurring operating cash flow giving no effect to either Concord's operations or the potential returns to be realized from investing our $40 million of uninvested cash. Consequently we will on a quarterly basis continue to apply this policy in determining the company's dividend.
The next point of interest, management's 40% reduction in its base management fee. Both as your management team and as the largest shareholder in the company no one is more disappointed in the decline in our share price then we are. Our base management fee is calculated essentially at 1.5% of the blended issuance price of our common and preferred stock outstanding, approximately $20 and $25 per share respectively. In view of the plunge in our share price we felt that a corresponding fee reduction was the right thing to do as a demonstration of our concern for the losses sustained by our shareholders and our ongoing alignment with them.
Now, even the strongest of companies in times such as these spend considerable effort managing and working through their legacy investments. For us Concord, our joint venture debt platform commands considerable portion of our time and attention. Substantially all of Concord's loans and bonds are secured by income reducing office, multifamily, warehouse, retail, and hospitality assets. Concord has substantially no development residential or transformational loans.
As a result less then 5% of Concord's loan and bond portfolio is currently nonperforming. Nevertheless we are extremely concerned that protracted credit contraction, a repricing of credit when credit becomes available and declining loan to value ratios due to a deteriorating borrower performance in the near and mid term, could combine to significantly increase loan losses thereby materially reducing our equity in a venture.
This real concern has caused Concord to shift its efforts away from originating any new loans to instead focus on further deleveraging the platform and recovering our capital as expeditiously as possible. Moreover as we want our balance sheet to closely reflect our view of the net asset value of our investment in this joint venture consist with GAAP requirements, we have elected to supplement our 50% of the $39.7 million asset impairment taken by Concord in the fourth quarter of 2008 with an additional $36.5 million impairment to the company's equity interest in the venture.
While it is likely the current economic environment will create future unforeseeable issues effecting one or more of our other holdings, I do not expect any to rise to the level of those now effecting Concord. As stated before, we do not believe that real estate assets have repriced to the levels that make sense on a risk-adjusted basis.
Frankly we think the performance is more likely to deteriorate in near-term then stabilize. We believe that public equity and debt securities markets reflect this outlook and have repriced and perhaps in some cases over repriced. Accordingly since the beginning of December we've required in excess of $32 million of publically traded REIT securities, primarily bonds and selected preferreds.
To date we have been pleased with their performance and intend to expand our investment in the securities as well as to include senior CMBS and distressed debt in the future. Apart from the favorable risk adjusted returns realized their liquidity permits us to reallocate into real estate assets when they become more reasonably priced.
With that I will now turn the call over to our Chief Financial Officer Tom Staples to review Winthrop's financial results.
Tom Staples
Thank you Michael, good afternoon everyone. In addition to an overview of Winthrop's financial results I will briefly review highlights from each of our business segments. Please note that all our share amounts are on a fully diluted basis unless otherwise stated and reflect the one for five reverse stock split.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2008, the company incurred a net loss of $52.7 million or $3.34 per share compared with a net loss of $24.4 million or $1.84 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2008 the company incurred a net loss of $68.2 million or $4.59 per share compared with net income of $2.5 million or $0.19 per share for 2007.
Net income was negatively impacted by a number of noncash items, the majority of which are related to the Concord debt portfolio. As Michael alluded the [stain] uncertainty in the commercial bond and real estate debt markets compelled management to reassess all of its loan securities in the Concord debt platform. As a result Concord recognized in 2008 other then temporary impairment charges in loan loss reserves totaling $104.9 million, 50% of which or $52.4 million is our allocable share.
Additionally as a result of current market conditions including the changes in interest rate spreads and lack of available financing, we determined that the fair value of the company's investment in Concord was below the carrying value even after taking into account the $52.4 million other then temporary impairments in loan loss reserves.
And that decline in value is other then temporary. Accordingly we recognized an additional other then temporary impairment loss of $36.5 million in the fourth quarter reducing our carrying value of our investment in Concord to $73.1 million. The company had three additional impairments during 2008. A $2.1 million impairment with respect to its Andover, Massachusetts property as a result of a tenant informing the company that it would not be renewing its lease.
An impairment of $7.5 million relating to four Marc Realty suburban office mezzanine loans and a $207,000 mark-to-market loss on available for sale securities. Additionally the company had loan loss reserves of $1.2 million in 2008. These noncash charges created a negative swing in earnings of approximately $99.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared with $25 million of noncash charges for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Excluding these noncash items net income was $31.7 million or $2.13 per share for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared with $27.5 million or $2.09 per share for the year ended December 31, 2007. Partially offsetting these noncash charges in 2008 was a $9.7 million decrease in corporate expenses. This decrease was primarily due to a $6.3 million gain on the early extinguishment of debt from our preferred stock repurchase and a $3.5 million decrease in interest expense.
Overall gross revenue was $12 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, an increase of $1.7 million over the quarter ended December 31, 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2007 total gross revenues decreased to $45.8 million from $51.3 million for the prior year. Total cash generated from operating activities amounted to $25.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, an increase of $3.7 million from 2007's operating cash flow of $22.2 million.
Total FFO for the fourth quarter of 2008 was a negative $51.2 million or a loss of $3.25 per common share compared with a negative FFO of $20.7 million or a loss of $1.50 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2007. The decreases in FFO are primarily due to the same factors which negatively impacted net earnings noted earlier.
The company reported negative FFO for the year ended December 31, 2008 of $57.7 million or a loss of $3.88 per common share compared with FFO of $14.5 million or a $1.10 per common share for the year ended December 31, 2007. Excluding the aforementioned noncash charges FFO for the fourth quarter of 2008 would have been $14 million or $0.89 per common share as compared with FFO of $3 million or $0.23 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2007.
Similarly excluding the aforementioned noncash items FFO for the year ended December 31, 2008 would have been $42.2 million or $2.84 per common share as compared with $39.5 million or $3.00 per common share for the year ended December 31, 2007.
With respect to Winthrop's operating properties business segment net operating income was $6.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2008 compared with approximately $6.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2008 net operating income was approximately $29.6 million compared with approximately $30.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007.
This decrease is primarily attributed to the $2.1 million impairment of our Andover Massachusetts property previously mentioned. With respect to Winthrop's loan assets and loan securities business segments, net operating income decreased by $93.1 million from income of $25.5 million in 2007 to a net loss of $67.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This decrease in net operating income was primarily due to previously mentioned impairments and loan loss reserves taken by Concord and the additional impairment taken by us on our investment in Concord.
In addition we recognized an $8.6 million decrease in earnings from Winthrop's preferred equity investment in Marc Realty due to the $7.5 million other then temporary impairment recognized in 2008. Further contributing to the decreases in this segment is a $6.3 million decrease in interest income and a $2 million decrease in gain on sale due to the 2007 sale of Winthrop's investment in a venture which held a limited partnership interest in a Chicago office tower known as One Financial Place.
With respect to our REIT securities business segment net operating income was $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to a net loss of approximately $5.1 million during the prior year period. The $6.5 million increase was due primarily to an $18 million decrease in impairment losses on available for sale securities recognized in 2007 partially offset by an $8.6 million decrease in gains on sale due to the 2007 sale of the America First Apartment Investors stock and a $2.1 million decrease in dividend income due primarily to dividends received in 2007 on a Lexington Realty Trust common shares which were sold in March of 2008.
At December 31, 2008 Winthrop held REIT securities with an aggregate value of $36.7 million compared to $51.8 million at December 31, 2007. At December 31, 2008 Winthrop had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $73.6 million. In addition the company had $35 million available on its line of credit facility with KeyBank.
The credit facility was amended December 16 of 2008 to reduce the maximum draw to $35 million subject to an increase of up to $75 million while extending the facility to December 16, 2010. Lastly a quick review of Winthrop's dividends.
We paid a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 ½ per common share and a special dividend of $0.05 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2008, both of which were paid on January 15, 2009.
Now I'll turn the call over to Carolyn Tiffany.
Carolyn Tiffany
Thank you Tom, good afternoon. I'd like to talk about the key operational issues. At December 31, 2008 the company's real estate portfolio encompassed approximately 9.7 million square feet of space including properties within the Marc Reality and Sealy portfolios and a 230-rental unit multifamily asset.
The Marc Realty portfolio consisted of two participating second mortgage loans and 19 participating convertible mezzanine loans together with an equity investment in each mezzanine borrower for a total aggregate investment amount at par of approximately $57 million. In addition as contemplated at the time of our initial investment we have made tenant and capital improvement loans to the mezzanine borrowers that totaled $17.4 million at December 31, 2008.
With respect to the properties in the Marc Realty venture the blended lease rate at December 31, 2008 was 80% compared with 83% at December 31, 2007. While the suburban properties have experienced a softening in the leasing market downtown Chicago remains strong.
The mezzanine loans securing three suburban office buildings experienced a substantial increase in vacancy since June 30, 2008 owing in large measure to a loss of its mortgage brokerage and banking tenancy. Although Marc Realty is current on its payments on Winthrop's mezzanine loans and has indicated its intention to continue to remain current in the near-term as it seeks a modification from its mortgage lender with respect to these properties, in view of the uncertainty surrounding the future of these properties as Tom mentioned earlier, we opted to take an other then temporary impairment in the fourth quarter.
While the first mortgage loans encumbering the Marc Realty portfolio which were to mature in 2009 have been refinanced except for one loan which is guaranteed by the partners of Marc Realty and will likely be extended. The remainder of the first mortgage loans mature from 2010 to 2017, the majority maturing after 2011.
Because GAAP requires us to look at each loan individually we recognized the impairment on our investment for financial statement purposes. However from a business perspective we evaluate the equity investment in this portfolio in the aggregate. Taken as a whole we believe the investment in the Marc platform will ultimately yield proceeds in excess of our balance sheet carrying value.
We are pleased with the overall performance of this investment and its ability thus far to weather the current downturn in the economy. Winthrop's Sealy venture properties had a blended occupancy rate of 86.6% at December 31, 2008 compared with 88.7% at December 31, 2007 reflecting the acquisition of an additional property comprising approximately 470,000 square feet of space located in Atlanta.
The mortgage debt encumbering these properties is not scheduled to mature until after January 2012 with the last maturity in November 2016. Winthrop's consolidated portfolio had a blended occupancy rate of 96.1% at December 31, 2008 which was consistent with the 96.6% occupancy rate at December 31, 2007.
We are in negotiations to refinance the $9.5 million loan secured by our jointly owned Marc Realty River City property that is scheduled to mature on March 28, 2009 and we expect that a one-year extension with a 6% rate will be executed shortly. Additionally we have notified our lender that we will exercise our first of two one-year extensions of the loans scheduled to mature in June, 2009 which is secured by the 14 net-leased properties comprising what we commonly refer to as the [Senova] portfolio.
Turning to the Concord portfolio as of December 31, 2008 Winthrop and Lexington had each contributed $162.5 million to Concord. As Michael mentioned earlier the disruption in the capital and credit markets, increased margins calls on Concord's repurchase agreement and an inability to issue to CDOs has prompted Concord to reevaluate its strategy from growth to delevering.
Concord will focus on the recovery of its members equity by maximizing the value of its existing assets increasing its liquidity and reducing exposure to maturing debt. In an effort to reduce its exposure to margin calls and improve its overall liquidity Concord obtained a $100 million credit facility from KeyBank in January 2008 which had a drawn balance of $80 million as of December 31, 2008.
Also a subsidiary of Inland American Real Estate Trust was admitted as a member in Concord agreeing to contribute up to $100 million. To reduce its leverage exposure Concord acquired loan securities issued by its CDO with a face value of approximately $29 million for a total purchase price of $13 million.
As Michael indicated we view ourselves to be opportunistic investors always seeking higher risk adjusted returns on our investments. Consequently when evaluating the market value of our joint ventures as required under GAAP we base our evaluation on returns we and other market investors would expect to earn on investments with similar characteristics and we recognize impairment losses when necessary including the impairment loss taken in the fourth quarter of 2008 which has reduced our carrying value of this investment to $73 million.
I would to stress that in our Concord portfolio as with all our joint venture platforms no debt is recourse to Winthrop and our loss is limited to our equity investment. With that, let's open it up to questions.
Question-and-Answer Session
(Operator Instructions) Your first question comes from the line of David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
Your current carrying value on Concord can you sort of relate that to your decision on the dividend and your assuming no Concord contribution going forward how do you reconcile this to.
Michael Ashner
I think there are two questions, how do we, break them up into two and I'll do my best.
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
First of all what is the current carrying value of Concord.
Tom Staples
Its $73 million.
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
You're assuming going forward and resetting your dividend no Concord contribution.
Michael Ashner
We are but not that we expect there to be no Concord contribution but we're, this is an investment in which we're looking at very, very sharply with lots of concern. While there probably will be some level of income, we can't anticipate it as well as we would like. So its easier to set a dividend without taking that into consideration.
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
You discussed the Marc impairment can you just walk us through in a clear layman fashion where you stand with that and what additional write-down exposure we might have there.
Michael Ashner
We don't know of any additional write-down exposure. They have [inaudible] and we were highly tenanted by mortgage bankers and the buildings went to 60% occupancy on a blended basis. Marc has elected to contact the first mortgagee and to see if they can do a work out. We have our equity in the Marc ventures generally characterized as mezzanine loans, participating convertible mezzanine loans.
While we await the outcome of what it is they determined to do and how this plays itself out it seems most prudent for us to take an impairment to the value of our mezzanine loans. As a whole however as Carolyn stated we look markets as one big investment. We are very happy with that investment overall. If they came to us with new, and as they come to us with new investors we will make new investments with them. So from the standpoint, if we accounted for this on the equity method of accounting as if it was just a platform like we do Concord, I don't believe we would have taken an impairment.
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
Can you talk about the status of the potential [mac low] claw back.
Michael Ashner
No, other then to tell you what you already know. I believe 1540 is, Broadway is going to be sold to CB Richard Ellis. I suspect that Deutsche Bank, GE, KeyBank and ourselves will come to an agreement to sit with for a period of time the other building which is Worldwide Plaza while we deal with the tenanting issues in that building so that claw back could be deferred for a substantial period of time.
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
But there is a possibility for some sort of reserve there at some point.
Michael Ashner
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
And your maximum actual claw back exposure remains—
Michael Ashner
Its 2.75% of the difference between I believe $1.2 billion less the proceeds realized on the sale of 1540 and the proceeds realized on the sale of Worldwide Plaza.
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
Can you talk a bit more about the detail in your securities portfolio, the $36 million carrying value, we're assuming that roughly half of that is LXP—
Michael Ashner
No, no, that's not LXP. That was net of LXP. What I was alluding to were bonds and preferreds that we had bought, started buying in December. The bonds are up, preferreds are a little bit down, but I think they probably pretty closely offset one another right now. The REIT bonds, primarily unsecured REIT bonds, some secured REIT bonds at deep discounts during December, the spreads have narrowed considerably pushing the value of those bonds up, preferreds were way up, now they're a bit down, but the preferreds we bought, just a few companies primarily those companies with very little unsecured debt outstanding.
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
We obviously commend you on the management fee adjustment, I'm just wondering how scalable can you be in the management company, be able to absorb this kind of an adjustment or are you having to restafff.
Michael Ashner
No, the advisor is a very well capitalized company and while we're able to weather it for a substantial period of time, more then one year if we had to. But it's the right thing to do.
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
Yes, and you're basically saying that your not tremendously stressed over there.
Michael Ashner
No, well hold, don't tell my employees that when Christmas comes.
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
Accounting details, CapEx, TIs, this quarter and straight-line rents for the fourth quarter, that might be something you might want to start putting in your supplemental disclosures also.
Tom Staples
Those numbers for your information, CapEx for Q4 $949,000, the FAS 13 adjustment straight line rent adjustment increased receivables and rent by $1,076,000 in the fourth quarter.
David Fick – Stifel Nicolaus
And that CapEx number is the combination of TI, leasing commissions,--
Tom Staples
Your next question comes from the line of Charles Fisher – LF Partners
Charles Fisher – LF Partners
The Lexington share purchase that you did with [Vernado] not that long ago, I guess the Lexington shares are down about 50% since that date and the preferred at Lexington are yielding 25% is there something that the market knows that we don't or is this just another sign in your opinion of market over reaction.
Michael Ashner
I only know what you know, I'm only have access to public information. We also own the Lexington preferred in our portfolio. I believe that Lexington has been impacted based on all of the things that are effecting REIT stocks in general right now perhaps over effected by it. We've got a lot of confidence in [inaudible], Robert Rusk and we believe that they're well focused on the issues that face their company and once those issues are addressed primarily their balance sheet issues, that the stock will do well.
The company has given guidance that it has FFO of like $1.35 a share for 2009. That's how we look at the stock, probably not much differently then you do.
Charles Fisher – LF Partners
The main reason I asked is obviously you used to run the company so this is one that—
Michael Ashner
No, I was one of three people who oversaw the company. Will [Egman] I commend him, runs that company and did a good job then and I believe he's doing a good job now.
Your next question comes from the line of William Hal – Comprehensive Financial
William Hal – Comprehensive Financial
Can you tell me the $17 million deposit that was on the balance sheet, what does that relate to.
Tom Staples
That relates to in January of this year 2009, we closed on a second acquisition of our preferred shares and that money had been moved over but we hadn't finished the transaction until January so we show it as a deposit.
William Hal – Comprehensive Financial
Can you break down the $36 million in marketable securities between how much bonds, how much preferred.
Michael Ashner
We have about $18, $19 million in bonds, and the balance in preferred.
William Hal – Comprehensive Financial
The, I know you said Verizon on the Massachusetts property has chosen not to renew, have they let you know about the Vermont property.
Tom Staples
They have and my understanding is that they are planning on extending the lease there.
William Hal – Comprehensive Financial
Have you heard anything on the Bell South property.
Michael Ashner
We're in lease negotiations with Bell South for a long-term lease on that property. Negotiations, its not done until its done in this world.
William Hal – Comprehensive Financial
Have you bought back any of the CDO debt in Concord since the third quarter.
Michael Ashner
No I don't believe so, we're looking at some purchases right now.
William Hal – Comprehensive Financial
With regard to Concord would you describe that in run off or hibernation.
Michael Ashner
Run off, we're going to wind it down.
William Hal – Comprehensive Financial
With the Marc Realty, help my memory, I know 2012 is a bell goes off, is that mandatorily convertible then.
Michael Ashner
I don't know the answer to that. Its not an issue that we see as a gun at their head or our heads, if it is convertible we're delighted to own our 55%, 60% equity interest on all these properties. Its not really an issue.
There are no additional questions at this time; I would like to turn it back over to management for any additional or closing comments.
Michael Ashner
Again we thank you all for joining us this afternoon. I would have liked a lot more questions with Carolyn's been practicing all week long, but apparently not getting any. As I mentioned earlier we believe that our balance sheet and liquidity positions, Winthrop, that it will not only survive this economic crisis that we all are in but allow it to take advantage of the dislocation in the markets and to make lucrative investments in the future.
As always we appreciate your continued support and we welcome your input and questions concerning the company's business. If you'd like to receive additional information about us, please contact Beverly Bergman at our offices. You can also find additional information about us on our website at www.winthropreit.com. Further please feel free for any of you to contact myself or any member of management with any questions you may have at your convenience.
I thank you all and have a good afternoon.
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42 RV Parks near Alton, New Hampshire
New Durham, New Hampshire 4.25 miles SE
Center Barnstead, New Hampshire 6.49 miles S
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire 7.93 miles N
Gilmanton, New Hampshire 9.39 miles SW
Barnstead, New Hampshire 9.97 miles SW
14 Fox Trot Loop Alton, New Hampshire 03809 (map) | (603) 855-2377
Sites: 147 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 10 Reviews
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Oct 2016 - $37.00
I recently bought my park model from them it is the best investment the staff is very friendly the grounds are spotless the bath house is spotless. The people are extremely friendly and being pet friendly. You have to love this place. I recommend this park to everyone and can't wait for next season to start. - MikeLivote
Sep 2016 - $43.00
Campground has added strong Wi-Fi. This newish park still is pretty much 2 open fields for motorhomes, plus sites on the heavily-wooded periphery for others. Satellite dish worked well in the open area. No problem with Verizon. - Mtmoi
Sep 2016 - $37.00
We stayed here for 7 nights. This park is wide open. Large sites. 60 x 40. We were in site 148 and our roof mounted satellite dish worked through a small window in the trees. Quiet, peaceful. Looked like a really nice pool. Lack of rain in the area the entire summer made the roads a little dusty, but not a major problem. Our air leveling on our coach ran for about 5 seconds before we were leveled. The staff is super! We used this park as a base for exploring the Lake Winnipesaukee area. We would definitely stay here again. - therealSimpsons
719 Cherry Valley Rd Gilford, New Hampshire 03249 (map) | (603) 293-4341
Sites: 300 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 6 Reviews
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Dec 2012 - $40.00
Excellent opportunity for skiing or snowboarding family to winter camp right at the mountain. The roads are plowed as is your site. Plenty of back in sites with warm clean restrooms and a 5 minute walk to the base lodge of the ski resort. The park desperately needs cable TV as there is no over the air TV reception. - Flintstones
Feb 2011 - $25.00
Excellent RV destination for winter camping (as we did). Perfect RV park about 7 minute walk to base lodge for skiing and riding, or very short walk to cross country ski base lodge. Winter camping at Gunstock is lots of fun, the mountain is very family friendly with ski programs for all ages and weekly and weekend promotions for lots of resort products and services. The mountain has excellent grooming, 99% snowmaking, and the trails and glades are for all skill levels. - Flintstones
Aug 2010 - $42.00
They are doing construction and there is a new entrance. Getting in is confusing. At the registration office there is no clear instructions for where to park while registering. We just stopped in the roadway. We were given site A3 but it was not clearly marked. When driving a big rig on narrow dirt roads, clear signs are appreciated. Our site was large but not level. Even with 3 or 4 inches of legos, we slope down hill. Today we may try to change position of our coach. This may not be a problem for more experienced RV'rs. It's a beautiful area and a big campground, scenic but nothing special. - Carodox
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (map) | (603) 569-9881
Sites: 50 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 1 Reviews
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Aug 2011 - $30.00
Nice, friendly campground with clean showers & restrooms. The sites are shady, wide and mostly flat. Some rocks and trees make some sites a challenge to get into, but you should be able to do it. The camp host is very helpful and friendly so if you need directing ask him. A gazebo is available for bug free communing. It is popular so make reservations early. If it had 50 amp and cable TV I would give it a 10! - Motorcycle Jack
Milton, New Hampshire (map) | (603) 652-9022
Sites: 175 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 19 Reviews
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Aug 2016 - $31.00
This is a park that really caters to families and they do a good job. If you have a newer large motorhome they have a rally field and some pull thrus that will accommodate you. Our site was a pull thru in the trees, but had a hole where could get a satellite signal. Not all sites, except the rally field, will be so lucky. Sites and roads are gravel/sandy.
I enjoyed my stay and found the park to be easier to maneuver in than I expected. Signs to assist you to your sites location would be helpful. - peddy dick
Jul 2015 - $50.00
Great campground with very friendly and patriotic owners. Very well groomed sites, with much variety and lots of privacy in the wooded layout. We will definitely return. - Mr Joe P
May 2015 - $55.00
This was our 4th visit here and it is just a nice place with great owners. Our site has been great, large, level with room to spare. Some parts of the campground, near the water, put in by the original owners can be tight but you get a view. This campground was quite dusty this weekend with it being so dry. They water the roads to keep some of the dust down. The owners are always doing something to clean or improve something. Just a great campground. If there was a negative, it was with a few campers who feel the leash rule for dogs did not apply to them as one day we had 3 different dogs come after our dog. We will return at some point to camp again. - Happy Camper X2
1122 New Hampshire 106 Loudon, New Hampshire 03307 (map) | (603) 783-4744
Sites: 25 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 2 Reviews
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Apr 2015 - $40.00
The grounds are generally clean. In particular, the staff are extremely friendly and courteous. I recommend calling ahead if you think you may need to extend your stay, so that they can arrange for accommodations. - leroyjones
Jun 2008 - $1.00
As a racing fan and don't want to travel or get stuck in traffic, the NHMS is very accommodating. Basic rate is $100 and can stay up to a week before race. We stayed 4 nites for the $100. Of course need to buy race tickets for Sunday race. Different lots available, with family lots and what we called after our experience last year the 'party lot'. State troopers do try to keep 'fans' quiet. They do state 'quiet' hours, again state troopers do try to stick to rules. Need to be self-contained though as there are no hook-ups, etc. This year I did change to the 'family lot'. They do pack you in there too. So if you plan on leaving before Monday morning make sure you are parked on one of the roadways. But again, nice to be able to walk back and forth quite easily to track, but they do have shuttles to drive by the RV lots. Again, of course with my husband and I being nascar race fans, this is the way to go. - telm59
96 Hilliard Rd Laconia, New Hampshire 03246 (map) | (603) 366-4757
Sites: 170 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 8 Reviews
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Aug 2015 - $44.00
Beautiful views from campsites on "Wigwam" street. Site 118 needs a little attention.When parked next to the utility the wheels on the other side of trailer need to be raised 6-8" (to level trailer) as site tapers downward from utility to other side. Other than that site was large with a fire pit made with stones for the border and a large stone at least 3' high for the back (pit was 4'x2')! Train comes by 3 or 4 times a day one way and then the return trip.If you are a NH resident bring your fishing poles and license and go fishing in Paugus Bay.Campground has a swimming area and trails that can be walked on to get you to Weirs Beach.Office has supplies and a game room and wood for sale.Campground is nice enough that I will go back. - stoosher
Aug 2013 - $35.00
I give this camp a 10+10. We stayed at the wonderful campground only 1 night. I wished we could have stayed much longer. We were on the road 27 days and this was the best of the best. We camped in a 34 ft. RV. So peaceful, our site was right by the water. We roasted wieners and watched chipmunks play. Everyone was very friendly. I highly recommend this park, especially if you have children, but even if you do not you will enjoy it. - annhack
Sep 2012 - $35.00
This is a very nice park, very "woodsy" with nice views of the lake from many sites. There are mostly seasonal units, a lot of hills and sharp curves. We liked the isolation while being walking distance from the activities of Wiers Beach. A few spaces have sewer, but most don't. This would be a great place for families with kids during the summer, very quiet and peaceful after Labor Day. - MrSunshine
29 Long Island Rd Moultonboro, New Hampshire 03254 (map) | (603) 253-6053
Sites: 105 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 3 Reviews
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Jul 2016 - $32.00
Wonderful place. The lake is awesome and the campground is very nice but not all sites. Take the number 78 : perfect and very spacious and private but the wifi don't go there (ok at 4 meters). The showers are perfect and spacious. A very very nice laundry room. We can rent canoe or kayak at the campground to go in this wonderful clear big lake : $30 for a day and $15 half day. We loved this place. - Galaf25
Jul 2014 - $35.00
For what we want, this was a great place. Smallish with a few seasonals but very friendly. It is an old family run place with a sort of terraced type feel. There are a few sites on the lake but most across the street and up a hill. If you are worried about driving in a small hilly area, this might not be great for you. The top, where we stayed is up the hill and in an open area but the terraces are slightly tight. Great small view but the lake is right down the hill and access is good except crossing the road. The beach is great. Some people had jet skis and left them on the beach. We had a small boat and used it every day. The lake is lovely there with nice homes on the island. There is a small state park across the bridge. The people are great. The sites are big enough but the power is sort of questionable. We lost it a couple times and blew it with too much usage but it was OK. There is a play area on the top of the hill we saw kids playing. Other campers were nice and very friendly. We would stay there again because we like the feel. It is a little out of the way from any town but we enjoyed the lake. - FrancisandRenee
Jul 2010 - $32.00
This camp is a gem. It's on Lake Winnipesaukee with its own beach for the kids, canoes and kayaks for paddlers and moorings for boaters. (Marina next door). They feature tiered sites so all sites have lake view. Roads are paved. There are 11 sites at the lakeside; 8 sites on the tiers plus various camper and tent sites up on the field area. All the rest of the sites are neat, well-kept seasonal campers. Our spot was on the second tier, reasonably level, good voltage, good cable TV, good Wi-Fi because near office and good for units up to about 30 feet long. Maybe longer rigs can use the field up top. Big rigs: no. - BbTrombone
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Sites: 180 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 0 Reviews
51 Four Rod Rd Rochester, New Hampshire 03867 (map) | (603) 332-1263
Sites: 200 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 3 Reviews
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May 2010 - $20.00
If you want to stay at a place where both kids and adults enjoy each others company than Grand View Campground is for you. They offer kids activity's like fishing derby's, kids carnival and set up water park and for the adults fishing derby's comedy shows (with headliner comedians). Saturday racing and bingo. The staff is helpful but at times they can be very busy so they come off as they don't want to help you but in the end they take care of you. I am now a seasonal camper there and can't wait until May when they reopen. - ed2010
May 2006 - $90.00
This campground is not a member of the Better Business Bureau. Their business practices reflect that. They are listed under Grand View Camping Area. Beware appearances at Grand View are misleading. In addition at the end of the summer (2006) they informed all campers the drinking water quality was unsafe and instructed us not to use it for the remainder of the season! - smart consumer
Jun 2005 - $30.00
I spent the better part of my children's childhood on a seasonal site in this campground and have left it due to the people who run the place now. They have cut down most of the trees, took away people's privacy, made people's sites smaller to jam more sites into spaces barely big enough for 1 camper, harassed people for driving 1 or 2 miles over the 5mph speed limit, cut down the camping season, and made so many rules it is impossible to do anything without having the camp manager make you feel like you are going to be thrown out of the campground. This used to be a beautiful campground but now it has been destroyed. - EarthFirst1
656 Endicott St N Laconia, New Hampshire 03246 (map) | (603) 366-2222
Sites: 8 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 1 Reviews
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Sep 2016 - $90.00
We stayed here for the Labor Day weekend. This is an older mobile home park which is in the process of including RV's as the older units are removed. It is a very desirable location as it is only a few minute walk from Weirs Beach boardwalk and all of the local activities. The owners were very nice and accommodating and checked with us apon our departure to make sure that everything was satisfactory. The 50 amp service was new and strong. - FlyHotAir


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Krüger, Friedrich Wilhelm
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Nazi official and high-ranking member of the SA and SS. Between 1939 and 1943 he was SS and Police Leader in the General Government in German-occupied Poland and in that capacity he organized and supervised numerous acts of war crimes.
He became member of the Nazi party in 1929, of the SA in 1930 and of the SS in 1931. In 1939, he cumulated the functions of supreme head of the police and the SS (HSSPF) in Cracow and of responsible for security in the General Government (May 1942). He was appointed in this latest function when systematic mass killing of Jews in the districts of Lublin and Galicia were extended to all districts of the General Government. This is when the death centers Sobibor and Treblinka were created while Belzec was momentarily closed in order to improve its capacities for mass murder. On June 3, 1942, Krüger received the confirmation of his nomination. He was also informed about his new mission: handle all "Jewish affairs" (Judenangelegenheiten). On June 18, 1942, in Lublin, Himmler met Krüger and Globocnik, the coordinator of the Reinhard Operation. During the meeting, they discussed the extermination operations and Krüger received the order to keep an eye on the resettlement process. Himmler asked him to complete it before the end of the year. Krüger used the police and the SS to evacuate Jews from the ghettos. In June, for example, a first action was organized against the ghetto of Tarnow. Krüger ordered the local SD (security police) to "clean" the ghetto. The SD leant upon the Waffen SS and other Polish units. The second action took place on July 24, 1942. Jews who were not killed on the premises were deported to Belzec. The last action ended on September 12 and all Jews were then deported to Belzec. The liquidation of the ghetto of Tarnow was operated in August 1943 under Wilhelm Koppe's direction (he was Krüger's successor). Krüger coordinated the operation Erntefest. In October 1943, Himmler ordered the SS (with the help of a commando coming from Auschwitz) to eliminate all Jews coming from the labor camps of Trawniki, Poniatowa, Majadanek and other smaller camps located in the Lublin district that were considered as provisory. When the Warsaw ghetto was liquidated in April-May 1943, the SS general Stroop reported first to Krüger about the events. Although Krüger had proved his efficiency in killing operations, he lost his function in November 1943 because of a conflict between Himmler and Hans Frank. He was appointed to the command of a SS division in Yugoslavia.
He committed suicide in upper Austria on 9 May 1945.
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Davis Love is wasting no time trying to put the disappointment and shock of Ryder Cup defeat behind him – a defeat which he admits has left his heart hurting.
United States captain Love is playing in Las Vegas in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open this week, the first event of the PGA Tour's Fall Series.
"I wanted to get back to playing golf, no matter what happened on Sunday," the 48-year-old said. "I had committed that I needed to get back to my own game and it would be good for me either way. My heart hurts for the players because they put so much into it and didn't get the result they wanted. Sunday was not good and Monday was, I think, hard for a lot of our players. It was emotional saying goodbye to most of the guys. It was a little surreal. Phil and Amy [Mickelson] were the last ones to leave – we sat there for a half an hour and I finally realised they just didn't want to leave. I think we're just sad it's over. Obviously we're stunned by the loss."
The United States were odds-on to regain the trophy when they led 10-6 going into the 12 singles but Dustin and Zach Johnson and Jason Dufner were their only winners as Europe staged a record-equalling comeback.
"Unfortunately what we knew was going to happen was, if we got close, they [his team] were going to put too much pressure on themselves," Love said. "One of the pressures was they didn't want to let the captain down, like I didn't want to let Tom Kite down or Ben Crenshaw or Lanny Wadkins.
"We might have played better Sunday tied rather than trying to protect the lead. It was an unfortunate situation for all of them to be in. They fought hard and played great the first two days, then just had kind of an off day.
"My plan was I had Brandt Snedeker and Jim Furyk and guys that putted really, really well. I didn't plan on the Europeans putting like Brandt. They did it down the stretch and we didn't. That was the difference."
Snedeker, Furyk and Steve Stricker were three of Love's four wildcards and all lost in the singles – Stricker after three defeats alongside Tiger Woods.
"Steve Stricker is the No 10 player in the world. It's not like we took a chance on a guy," Love added. "We didn't really take a chance with FedEx Cup champions [Furyk won it in 2010, Snedeker the week before this year's match]. Obviously Brandt played good after we picked him but he was playing well before. We just went with what we thought was best. I love Rickie Fowler and Bill Haas and Hunter Mahan and Nick Watney – they are the future of the Ryder Cup and maybe they would have done better – but I love the team I had and they gave it their all."


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Shatrughan Sinha and Dharavi Rock band at the Symbiosis Sankrutik Festival
Shri. Anand Sharma, Former Minister of Commerce, Govt. of India inaugurating the 'Leadership Series 2015' organised by Symbiosis Institute of International Business.
Communique '15, International Telecom Seminar, 11th & 12th September, 2015 at Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management, Lavale on "Evolving Connectivity: Unfolding Opportunities in the Digital World"...
Eminent film-maker Madhur Bhandarkar addressed the media, design and management students at the Viman-nagar campus of Symbiosis International University on 8th September 2015.
'Hon'ble Minister of Home Affairs, Shri Rajnath Singhji addressed the students of Symbiosis International University on 5th September 2015 as a part of the Festival of Thinkers event held at Symbiosis International University campus, Lavale.'
14th Annual Surana and Surana International Technology Law Moot Court Competition, 2015 : Symbiosis Law School, Pune,...
Felicitation of the Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, Chancellor, Symbiosis International University, at the hands of the Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis in the presence of Senior Politician Shri Sharad Pawar
Inauguration of Symbiosis Ishanya Cultural and Educational Centre (SICEC) and celebration of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.
Symbiosis feels proud that Pune Police Public School (PPPS) and Symbiosis School, Pune have achieved 100% result at S.S.C. board examination.
SIMC(PG)-Pune ranks # 2 in Outlook Survey 2014 of top ten Media Institutes.
H.E.Shri K. Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra and H.E. Mr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali.
SIU welcomes Shrimati Smriti Irani, Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India on 15th June, 2014.
'Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has accredited Symbiosis Secondary School with 'A+ grade' for third...
Dr.Vidya Yeravdekar has been nominated as the Chancellor's nominee on the Board of Management of the Yashwantrao Chavan...
Symbiosis School of Nursing held a National conference on the theme 'Task Shifting to Independent Midwifery Practice:
The English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis (ELTIS) held its fourth National Conference
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur won this year's, 6th B. Krishna Memorial National IPR Moot Court Competition 2014
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, GOI has nominated Dr.Vidya Yeravdekar, as Member of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication Society (IIMC).
SymFiesta 16 The Annual Youth Festival of Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA on February 12-14, 2016.
Swami RamDevji Maharaj Yog Shivir, conducted on 12th January, 2016 at Symbiosis International University, Pune.
Inauguration of Symbiosis Society's Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Library
Symbiosis International University wins FICCI Higher Education Excellence Award 2015, in the category of Internationalisation of Higher Education
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International Day of Yoga at Symbiosis International University
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Symbiosis Krida Bhushan Puraskar
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Inauguration of Symbiosis Ishanya Cultural and Educational Centre (SICEC) and celebration of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
The Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies [SIMS] hosted 'THE FIELD MARSHAL S.H.F.J. MANEKSHAW MEMORIAL LECTURE'
'Book Release of "Gandhi before India" authored by Dr. Ramachandra Guha, at the hands of Prof. Dr. S. B. Mujumdar.
Mr. Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor-in Chief, India TV delivering speech on ' Changing Face of Media' at SIU
Symbiosis celebrates 31st July as 'International Students' Day'
International Conference on Media and Communication: Prospects and Challenges at Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Lavale, on September 29 and 30, 2016. Dr Daya Thussu, Professor of International Communication and Co-Director, India Media Centre, University of Westminster, London; Dr Steve McDowell, Professor of Media and Communication, University of Florida, USA.
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Around 38 million people are living with HIV (the virus that leads to AIDS). 95% of these people live in developing countries.
Scientists have developed anti-AIDS treatments that can people keep alive and healthy for up to twenty years, but most of the people living with HIV are too poor to afford them. If patients receive drugs and other care, HIV is a manageable illness. Unfortunately, unfair trade rules, crippling debt and insufficient and ineffective aid are stopping poor people from getting the AIDS care they need - and the consequences are fatal.
The virus has already claimed the lives of 20 million people, and left 15 million children orphaned. As people die, communities lose their mothers, fathers, producers, public servants and future leaders. In some countries teachers are dying of AIDS faster than replacements can be trained.
Complacency and inaction from G8 members (the group of the 8 most powerful political leaders) has taken a treatable, preventable disease and turned it in to a global emergency. Stephen Lewis, the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy on AIDS in Africa, has called the situation 'mass murder by complacency'.
When the UK hosts the G8 summit in July 2005 it has the opportunity to change the course of the epidemic, and make AIDS history. The Stop AIDS Campaign is demanding that Tony Blair and other G8 leaders commit to a binding timetable for providing access to HIV and AIDS care and treatment for all who need it. Each month we will chart progress towards that goal at www.stopaidscampaign.org.uk.
Access to care and treatment can never be a reality without action on trade, debt and aid.
Unfair trade rules mean drug prices are set too high for poor communities to afford them
Debt repayments mean poor countries can't build up their health systems
Insufficient and ineffective aid means countries don't have the money they need to buy drugs and other treatments for their people
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Open-Face Smoked-Mackerel Sandwiches
Turks call these sandwiches balik ekmek and make them with grilled fish—like mackerel—from the Bosphorus. For his version, Mehmet Gürs spreads grilled bread with a creamy roasted-garlic puree and tops it with smoked mackerel, arugula and slices of red onion and tomato.
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- 1 large head of garlic, halved crosswise
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
- Nine 1/2-inch-thick slices of Italian bread or ciabatta, halved lengthwise
- Salt
- Small arugula leaves, for garnish
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 medium tomatoes, halved and thinly sliced
- 3 smoked mackerel fillets (about 3/4 pound), skin removed and each fillet broken into 6 pieces
How to make this recipe
Preheat the oven to 350°. Set the garlic on a piece of foil, cut sides up. Brush with oil and wrap the garlic in the foil. Bake for 40 minutes, until softened; let cool slightly.
Meanwhile, light a grill. Brush the bread slices on 1 side with 2 tablespoons of the oil. Grill over high heat until lightly charred, about 1 minute per side.
Squeeze the roasted garlic into a bowl and mash with a fork. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and season with salt.
Spread the roasted-garlic puree on the grilled bread and arrange a few arugula leaves on top. Top with the mackerel and onion and tomato slices and serve.
Suggested Pairing
Mackerel follows the general rule for oily fish: Don't pair it with anything tannic (it will taste fishy) or oaky (ditto). This leaves bright, unoaked whites or crisp, dry rosés. Try a citrusy Vermentino from Italy or a rosé from California's Central Coast.


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The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the European Consumer Debt Network (ECDN) and the European Financial Inclusion Network (EFIN) organized a conference on household over-indebtedness at the EESC premises, in Brussels, on 12 December 2014.
Over-indebtedness generally arises following an unexpected drop in income. Over the past years, it has significantly grown with the financial crisis and has recently started to encompass middle class people. All the Member States are affected and potentially all economic operators may suffer the financial consequences of over-indebtedness, including businesses, especially SMEs.
This conference addressed the following issues:
Finally, this interactive conference, which brought together high-level speakers and stakeholders from across the EU, looked into what can be best done at EU level and propose priorities, strategies and an agenda for the years to come.
European Economic and Social Committee
Rue Belliard, 99 - room JDE 62
1040 Brussels


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Ford Motor Co. v. Great Domains, Inc., 141 F.Supp.2d 763 (E.D. Mich. 2001) (full-text) (motion to dismiss regarding personal jurisdiction); 177 F.Supp.2d 656 (E.D. Mich. 2001) (full-text) (motions to dismiss on other grounds)
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Plaintiffs sued more than 80 persons and entities who registered domain names containing the trademarks FORD, MUSTANG, JAGUAR, ASTON, VOLVO, or LINCOLN. At the time, all the domain names were offered for sale by GreatDomains.com, a domain-name auction site. Eight of the defendant registrants, none residing in Michigan or having any physical contacts there, filed motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.
Trial Court Proceedings Edit
The court rejected plaintiffs' argument that defendants availed themselves of the privilege of acting in Michigan solely by offering the domain names for sale on a website accessible to Michigan residents. The more difficult question before the court was whether the registrant defendants purposefully directed their actions toward the state of Michigan, knowing that the injurious effects of those actions would be felt there, i.e., the "effects" test. In this regard, the court focused its analysis on whether defendants' acts were "expressly aimed" at Michigan. The court stated that domain names that incorporate famous marks exist across a broad spectrum from those that are clearly aimed at a mark owner, to those that clearly are not, with a large gray area in between.
According to the court, the mark FORD "plainly has many non-infringing uses on the net," such as "fordstheatre.org" for a site for the famous theatre where President Lincoln was assassinated, and "ford-mobley.com" for a genealogy site for the Ford-Mobley family. Additionally, the domain "stangtec.com" for a forum for persons with shared interests about Mustang cars constituted legitimate use of the MUSTANG mark. The court considered two factors in determining whether registering a domain name was an act "expressly aimed" at a trademark owner: (1) the likelihood of confusion about who controls the domain name that is created by the name itself, and (2) the level of individualized targeting at the trademark owner.
Factors to consider in assessing the likelihood of confusion included: (1) the existence of other legitimate uses for the exact mark, and (2) the lexical context of the mark within the domain name. Relevant considerations in assessing the level of individual targeting included: (1) whether the domain name registrant tried to sell the name to the trademark owner, (2) whether the registrant registered domain names incorporating other protected marks, (3) whether the domain name has been offered for sale by the registrant and, if so, the price sought, (4) whether the registrant has a preexisting, legitimate use of the domain name, and (5) whether other factors show that use of the mark in the domain name was "expressly aimed" at the forum where the trademark owner resides.
Applying this analysis to the nine domain names at issue, the court concluded that (1) "4fordtrucks.com," "4fordparts.com," and "lincolntrucks.com," in the context of their surrounding words, implicated plaintiff as the probable source of the domain and thus created a high likelihood of confusion; (2) "mercurysource.com," "stangstuff.com," and "jaguarcenter.com" created an intermediate likelihood of confusion; and (3) "jaguarenthusiastsclub.com," "vintagevolvos.com," and "volvoguy.com" created a low likelihood of confusion. The court held that the domain names creating a high likelihood of confusion satisfied the "expressly aimed" requirement of the effects test and thus denied the motions to dismiss as to those names. As to the other names, the court denied the motions to dismiss without prejudice and permitted limited discovery on the issue of whether those domain names were "expressly aimed" at Michigan.
On December 20, 2001, the court issued a decision addressing various motions to dismiss filed by GreatDomains.com and the defendant registrants. Each of these motions are discussed below.
First, the court denied defendants' motion to dismiss all in rem claims for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction because plaintiffs did not state any in rem claims in its complaint. The court nonetheless preemptively declined to exercise in rem jurisdiction because all but two of the defendant registrants were located in the United States and were thus subject to personal jurisdiction and none of the domain name registries or registrars were located in this district.
Plaintiffs argued that 15 U.S.C. §1125(d)(2)(C) provided an alternative basis for asserting in rem jurisdiction over domain names because registrar certificates for the domain names were deposited with the court. The court found it unnecessary, however, to determine whether §1125(d)(2)(C) was intended as an alternative basis for asserting in rem jurisdiction because the Constitution's due-process requirements precluded jurisdiction. According to the court, sufficient minimum contacts did not exist because "[t]he only connection between the domain names and the forum in this case is that the domain names have been 'brought' into the forum by Ford to facilitate its convenience in litigating the matter. This clearly is insufficient to satisfy the fairness requirements of the Constitution."
Second, the court granted in part, and denied in part, defendants' motion for reconsideration regarding the court's March 30, 2001, decision denying the registrant defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Defendants' motion for reconsideration challenged the court's application of the "intent," "expressly aimed," and "location of injury" prongs of the effects test for personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants. The court rejected defendants' assertion that their acts were not intentional because they did not intend to injure plaintiffs, holding that the proper consideration was whether the wrongful acts were committed intentionally and not negligently, not whether there was an intent to injure.
Defendants also argued that the court erred by using the lexical context of their domain names to satisfy the "expressly aimed" prong of the effects test because it introduced a high level of uncertainty and ambiguity into the personal-jurisdiction determination. Although the court maintained that such analysis was helpful in analyzing the "expressly aimed" factor, it agreed with defendants that this factor, without more, was insufficient to support personal jurisdiction. The court granted the motion for reconsideration on the exercise of personal jurisdiction over two of the registrants, but plaintiffs could conduct limited discovery to determine whether other facts supported a finding of "express aiming."
The court also rejected defendants' argument that the alleged injury occurs where infringing sales or consumer confusion takes place, not where the trademark owner is located. Unlike infringement and unfair competition claims, the ACPA "does not have consumer protection as its central purpose," as liability can occur without any use of a domain name. Accordingly, "the brunt of such injury occurs where it is felt by the trademark holder."
Third, the court granted Greatdomains.com's motion to dismiss plaintiffs' ACPA claim for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted because GreatDomains.com did not register, use, or traffic in the domain names as required by the ACPA. It was undisputed that GreatDomains did not register any of the names. And GreatDomains did not "use" any of the names because a person cannot be liable under the ACPA for using a domain name unless he or she is the registrant or the registrant's authorized licensee.
The court focused its analysis on whether GreatDomains trafficked in domain names. Relying on the plain meaning of the statute, the court held that the phrase "traffics in" contemplated "a direct transfer or receipt of ownership interest in a domain name to or from the defendant." GreatDomains.com's auctioneering activity did not constitute trafficking because it did not transfer or receive the domain names sold at its site. Moreover, the ACPA's bad-faith requirement, which focuses on the legitimacy of the defendants' use of the domain name, also supported the conclusion that only persons directly transferring or receiving a property interest in the domain name can be liable as cybersquatters.
The court also reasoned that subjecting ancillary service providers such as GreatDomains.com to liability under the ACPA would hinder the legitimate buying and selling of domain names over the Internet. Nor could plaintiffs maintain a claim against GreatDomains for contributory liability under the ACPA. The court held that the line of trademark-infringement cases holding that a flea market can be contributorily liable for the acts of their vendors if it exercised direct control and monitoring over them and it supplied the necessary marketplace to sell the infringing products could be applicable to ACPA claims. However, because the ACPA requires a showing of "bad faith intent," the standard for establishing contributory liability in an ACPA case would be "somewhat heightened." Specifically, "because legitimate uses of others marks are protected under the ACPA, a plaintiff would have to demonstrate that the 'cyber-landlord' knew or should have known that its vendors had no legitimate reason for having registered the disputed domain names in the first place."
Fourth, the court granted both GreatDomains's and the registrant defendants' motions to dismiss plaintiffs' infringement and dilution claims for failure to state a claim for which relief may be granted. It held that merely registering, warehousing, or trafficking in a domain name that incorporates a protected mark, absent the required use of the name in commerce in connection with goods and services, was not sufficient to establish infringement or dilution. According to the court, the use of a trademark in connection with goods or services in a cybersquatting context "generally will require evidence that the domain name was used to host a [[website]] from which goods or services have been offered over the Internet."
Finally, the court denied the registrant defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' ACPA claims because plaintiffs alleged sufficient facts supporting the three elements of an ACPA violation, namely, that each defendant registered one or more domain names containing plaintiffs' marks and offered them for sale over the Internet with a bad-faith intent to profit from plaintiffs' marks. Defendants argued that plaintiffs failed to make specific allegations of bad-faith intent to profit. However, because bad faith is often hard to prove before discovery, the court held that, at least where facts showing a prima facie case of "intent to profit" can be made, the element of bad faith generally will not come into play until the summary-judgment stage. Drawing all reasonable inferences in favor of plaintiffs, the court held that allegations that domain names containing plaintiffs' marks were posted for sale through GreatDomains.com to be sufficient to proceed to discovery.
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Cool Idea: The Innervision Mirror
Sometimes a mirror doesn't show us what we want to see, be it an unfortunate new hair color in the beautician's mirror, or a bit of smudged mascara on your eyelid. Sometimes we just need the mirror to tell us something good. That's why I can heartily recommend the Thorsten Van Elten Innervision Mirror ($100). Available in two different quotes from author and man-about-town Oscar Wilde, my favorite reads, "To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance." A fitting sentiment for all of us on the brink of Valentine's Day — whether we're single or involved.
To see the other mirror, and its quote,
The other quote isn't quite as much of a pep talk, but it is cheeky — and appropriate: "It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances." After all, Oscar Wilde is the author of the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, a gothic meditation on beauty.


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Title: The Lost Prince
Series: Call of the Forgotten #1
Author: Julie Kagawa
Pages: 379
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Source: NetGalley
Available: Barnes and Noble
From the Publisher: Don't look at Them. Never let Them know you can see Them.
That is Ethan Chase's unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he's dare to fall for.
Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister's world—the land of Faery. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myths and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten.
My name is Ethan Chase. And I may not live to see my eighteenth birthday.
Ethan Chase is all grown up.
When we were introduced to him in The Iron King, he was a wee lad of four. Now, he's 18! One of my favorite things for an author to do is world continuity. I love that we are still in the world of the Iron Fey that we fell in love with – but it's twelve years later. Meghan, Ash, Puck – and even our favorite cat – all make appearances – but it's a new generation of characters who are getting into trouble and saving the fey.
And Ethan is in the middle of it all when he swore he would never get involved.
At first, I was a little apprehensive; it was starting to feel a little like a simple re-telling of the original trilogy with a new setting and new characters. I was disappointed. But I pushed through and kept going and realized that wasn't happening at all. Some things seemed a little similar, sure. YA novels do tend to seem a little formulaic, no matter how you look at them so perhaps that was unavoidable. But there was no love triangle (yay!) and in the end… I have to admit I prefer Ethan to Meghan.
In the early books, there were times I hated Meghan. I thought she was downright stupid at times. I can remember yelling at her through my radio (I listened to the audiobooks). Ethan, while full of too much teenage angst that made me want to shake him, could at least see what was happening in front of him.
Kierran is awesome. I figured out who he was instantly. I think anyone who had read the original trilogy would have figured it out as well, but just in case, I WON'T TELL YOU. He's a wild card though. I can't wait to see what Kagawa has in store for him in the future.
I like that Kagawa rounded out the trio with a human. Technically, another human (but Ethan doesn't count, since he's a prince). Mackenzie is awesome. I adore her, to be honest. I love her personality. She's a little overbearing at times, but I understand why she is the way she is. I get her. I have an inkling for where her character is going… and I'm not sure what I think about it. We'll just have to see.
Bottom line? If you liked the original trilogy, you'll love this one too. Well, probably.
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear...
The New York Times story on CNN's investment in Glenn Beck, here [1], contains this quote from him: "[W]hat I feel like saying is, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies." But not this one [2]: if "Muslims and Arabs" don't "act now" by "step[ping] to the plate" to condemn terrorism, they "will be looking through a razor wire fence at the West." Or this one [3]: "Muslims who have sat on your frickin' hands the whole time" rather than "lining up to shoot the bad Muslims in the head" will face dire consequences.
The network's head calls this "passion and point of view." I call it not merely racism, but a particularly brutal and dangerous form of racism -- to say nothing of deeply stupid and ignorant. I mean, my God, it comes pretty close to Coulter/"Kill their children" territory. Beck, at least, is honest about himself: "I never thought I would be on CNN, Fox, MSNBC. I am not a journalist. I am a recovering alcoholic with A.D.D.," he said. "I am closer to an average schmoe." But what the hell can possibly be CNN's excuse? Beyond this quote, in which it specifically refuses to take responsibility for the murderous poison it spews into the air, CNN executive Kenneth Jautz says, "We did not set out to have anyone from any particular view fronting these shows." Then again, it broadcast the heavily promoted Beck show, "Exposed: The Extremist Agenda," which included clips of extremist Islamic rallies in Iraq, anti-American cartoons from Egypt and TV news reports from Iran with reactions from extremists like Bibi Netanyahu, but little context save further inflammation of its audience. Really, I find all of this unbelievable. CNN is simply saying, "We are exploiting racism and hatred with this guy, but don't hold us responsible because he says he's not a journalist." And remember, the right-wingers insist that CNN is liberal. And I know CNN Headline News is not CNN news, but I don't think most viewers who click on the station make that distinction, and anyway, how does that absolve those responsible?
Racism on the Right, II. The Weekly Standard, here [4]. I guess they know their readers better than I do ...
Good for Josh Gerstein [5].
It's good to be Bruce (but what's up with the guy holding the lyrics? He knows the lyrics), here [6].
Have you heard the news? [7] Also this [8].
Watch him work [9] ...
Watch Bono work [10]...
Alter-reviews by Sal and Tony, NYCD [11]
The Beatles, Love -- For all you naysayers who are instantly suspicious of any new Beatles product, shut up! It's not like they're Elvis, with a new reissue of stuff you already have coming out every three months. The product the Beatles have put out in the CD era is generally excellent. And this is no exception. As Beatle diehards, we too did not like the idea of Cirque du Soleil putting their campy little mitts on sacred ground. But not buying this soundtrack because of that would be cutting off your nose to spite your face.
George Martin, along with Paul and Ringo, produced this reinvention of the Beatles' music by going back to the original session tapes and creating new, and in many cases brilliant, versions of the already familiar catalog. It's NOT a rehash of what you've already got in your collection. In a lot of cases, it's like hearing this music for the first time all over again. Twenty-six tracks, almost 80 minutes of music, reinvented and reimagined. If you need to be convinced that you need this album, go to our blog [12], and in the very space where we typed, "if you need to be convinced," you'll find a link to a sample of "Strawberry Fields Forever" that's gonna blow your mind. Available as a CD or a CD/DVD-Audio combo, with the DVD-A in 5.1 Surround.
By Eric:
David Crosby, Voyage (box set) -- A three-CD retrospective featuring songs by the Byrds, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, and CPR, as well his solo classics and an entire disc of unreleased alternates and demos. The unreleased stuff is educational and enjoyable, but not always both. Crosby is kind of a ridiculous figure, and so one is tempted to write off his music. I mean, who cares if he "almost cut his hair?" But he's a thoughtful, talented musician and he takes lots of chances -- not all of them chemically inspired. The box is also really nicely produced. It's your call but if you like the guy, and don't have most of it already, you'll be happy.
Alter-aside: A couple of thoughts about acting: Bill Nighy gives this terrifically understated performance opposite Cate Blanchett in Notes on a Scandal. And he gets a massive rave for his performance opposite Julianne Moore in David Hare's new play, The Vertical Hour, in The New Yorker this week (not online). I only remembered him from that wonderful role he had in Love Actually, but you know when you see the guy, he feels familiar, but you can't figure out why. I think that's the mark of a great actor.
The people who are considered to be the greatest actors in the world are often the most pyrotechnical. They are great performers and entertainers but they're not really good actors because they always play themselves, no matter what the role. I think it's fair to say this about DeNiro, Pacino, and Nicholson or Katherine Hepburn, but not, say, Newman or Redford or Spencer Tracy. Right now I think the world's greatest actor is Edward Norton, because he inhabits his role so thoroughly he loses himself in it, rather than playing himself. I was thinking about this the other night because I was seated at a dinner next to Peter Riegert [13], whom I've always admired for the same reason. Think about it: Animal House, Crossing Delancey, Local Hero, Chilly Scenes of Winter, and the movie he made, which hardly anyone saw but recently came out on DVD, King of the Corner. Find it here [14]. These are all some of my favorite movies of the past quarter-century and the roles don't have a lot in common, and you may not even remember him in all of them, but that's because he such a great actor, you almost don't notice him. But let's tip our hat ... (And while we're on the topic, the worst thing in an actor is when you only notice him because of how annoying he is on film no matter what the role. I've always felt this way about this guy, Michael Nouri, who I also met not long ago. I'd like to report that he's less annoying in person ... but I can't.)
Name: Steve
Maybe we should think through our suggestions, Stupid [15]? Say the U.S. rations gas. What would likely happen?
Gasoline for cars is not the only thing crude oil is used for. Virgin plastics come from crude oil, along with a host of other goods. A reduction of the amount of oil imported to the U.S. would have ramifications in a range of industries.
U.S. car companies have recovered some profits or reduced losses recently because gas prices have dropped and sales of large vehicles are back up. Rationing gas would hurt those consumers. And, since big ticket trucks and such have large profit margins for U.S. auto manufacturers, rationed gas would add to the problems in Detroit.
Finally, China is seeking as much oil as they can get. What makes Stupid think that the market will not shift to give China a larger portion of the world's oil production while crippling the U.S.'s economy in the future?
It would be nice if people thought out the potential impacts of these half-baked ideas.
I think Stupid was serious about gas rationing as a way of forestalling the clearly inevitable collapse of our entire effort in Iraq. Yes, by all means, let's unload on the underclass in America by limiting their access to fuel, for stupid things like jobs. Yes, if the average Joe is not willing to see his job go up in smoke, and suffer on an "equitable" basis with those who would perpetuate the errors already committed, then let him learn from his masters, like liberal hawks from fortunate circumstances ready to forsake fuel for their egregious error. Have we got this about right yet? Please, stop this madness.
Name: Stephen Carver
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
In doing some research for a play I'm trying to write, I ran across a wonderful quote from Goethe that Margaret Thatcher used in her speech to the U.S. Air Force on its 50th anniversary. I think it sums up W's situation in Iraq just about perfectly:
"That which thy fathers bequeathed thee, earn it anew if thou wouldst possess it."
Great website for speeches by women, BTW, here [16].


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(Mar. 16, 2009) The Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia has issued Resolution 35/50 on assisting children who suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). The Resolution is considered a landmark law in the field of children's health. The newly issued Resolution promotes the creation of more children's clinics and health centers specialized in combating ADD.
The Resolution distinguishes between clinics affiliated with charities and clinics that include special schools for children suffering from ADD. It states that clinics affiliated with charities are subject to the supervision of the Ministry of Social Affairs. On the other hand, the Resolution grants the Ministry of Education the right to supervise clinics with special schools for children who have the disorder. Even though separate jurisdictions will rule on different administrative facets of the Resolution, the Ministry of Health will supervise the health aspects in both types of clinics. (Notice Concerning the Approval of the Council of Ministers on the National Program to Assist Children Suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder, AL RIYADH, Jan. 10, 2009, available at http://www.alriyadh.com/2009/01/10/article401104.html.)


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"When it comes to lovin' couples, don't we make the perfect pair- There's romance, love, and laughter in the friendship that we share. ...We care enough to listen, and understand. To build a life together, side by side and hand in hand. We both know that we're lucky and we've got a good thing going. Through ups and downs and give and take, our love just keeps on growing... 'Cause I bring out the best in you, and you the best in me- I guess it takes the two of us to make the perfect "we.""
""Life is like a rhythm pending on the music that you create As the flow slows down, you start to see But stop to live As the flow speeds up, you don't realise anything until it reaches the last note... ...BUT what is the only matter? To enjoy ours or somebody else's music? Live full, live with no regret, live with a concept""
"Don't waste your time trying to please the world when that's something God himself can't even accomplish."
"But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls."
"During weddings couples usually look very happy,not because they are trully happy,but because they are happy that their parents will now finally allow them to rest."