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It's been a while since my last post. The reason is I've been away from home for half of April. I went beyond the arctic circle, into the Nordic Europe.
Specifically, on the spur of the moment, when I found a relatively cheap flight deal to Finland, I called up a friend couple and organized a two-week trip to the Lofoten Archipelago of Norway via Finland's Lapland by car.
Lofoten has been on my list of must-see-must-shoot-must-hike places for some time already. The high cost of flying directly into Norway is prohibiting and car rental is more than triple the cost here in North America. It just occurred to me that going there via the relatively cheaper Finland might be a good idea. And it is.
I found a return flight to Helsinki via Amsterdam costs only US$720, plus a US$210 flight from Helsinki to a Lapland airport (Kemi-Tornio). An officially called "Northern Lights Road" leads north from Tornio all the way to Tromso, Norway. From Tromso, it is only a few hours drive down to Lofoten. And it is a very scenic drive. Car rental in Finland is much cheaper, and one can stock up cheaper food in Finland before driving into expensive Norway.
My plan worked very well, economically. For a 15-day Arctic Europe trip, each of us three spent less than US$2100, all inclusive. The car we rented in Finland is a Mercedes A180 with GPS and studded winter tires, and we stayed in cabins with kitchenette most of the days (so that we could cook our oriental food). What can one ask for more?
Here is a map showing my travel route and the cities/towns where we stayed overnight:
The only thing that prevents me from rating this trip excellent is the weather. We had much worse weather than we expected, and ran into practically every kind of bad weather, including heavy snow, hail, rain and gale wind.
Still, we managed to have a few northern lights photos, and a bunch of post-card like Lofoten pictures.
I will post the pictures in the next few blog entries. So stay tuned.
The elegance of the season remains even in drizzling rain.
Shots of some cherry tree-lined Vancouver streets in the rain (the second one is a timed selfie):
No need to say anything. Just enjoy the beautiful season !
Not that I have any special feeling for this festival, but green is my favorite color.
You know what? I vote for the Green Party here in BC every year, just because I love the color (chuckling ….).
Al Gore should come to Vancouver to sell his curses and cures on global warming this winter. Too bad he lives in the freezing cold east coast.
We Vancouverites have just had an unbelievably warm winter. And a short one, it seems. Because the cherry plum trees (prunus cerasifera) that line up many streets here are in full bloom, at least two weeks earlier than normally the case.
Cherry trees have also begun blooming.
Spring comes early in 2015!
It's time to photograph flowers!
All of the following pictures were taken with long lenses, either my 70-200mm f2.8Lor my 400mm f5.6L prime, all hand-held. Long lenses are very useful for photographing the blossoms on streets. They help, among other things, compressing the scene, capturing details high above the trees, and throwing the background out of focus thus giving the scene a great visual depth.
Enjoy the early spring!
While the eastern areas of North America are suffering from unusually cold weather, the western coastal areas are enjoying unprecedented warm winter. For the last ten days, we in Vancouver had no rain at all, which is truly extraordinary. The nice weather also produced spectacular sunset (and perhaps sunrise as well, but I didn't get up early to verify that). For several days in a row, I witnessed beautiful sunset at Garry Point, the west facing seaside park near my home. There are several shots I would like to share with my fellow bloggers.
The one below is a composite of three pictures; the sunset setting, the music guy and the birds:
I was an avid kite flyer during my childhood, and each time I see people flying kites I can't resist standing by and watching with great interest. Garry Point, a park near my home, happens to be a perfect kite flying place, with its expansive open space and strong breeze from the sea. Unless the weather is too bad, there are always some kites flying over the park.
A few days before the Chinese New Year, a lady and a gentleman were there flying some long-tailed kites which could make rapid turns in the sky. The sky that day was beautifully blue and the afternoon light was soft. I watched for a long time. And, of course, I took dozens of photos. The turning kite reminded me of Pete Seeger's song "Turn, Turn, Turn". Hence the title of this post.
I believe I am a goat reincarnated :=) But sheep will have a great year too!
To those who had a warmer one than that painted (as a composite image) here. :=))
More black and white images of the landscape of Canadian Rockies in winter.
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6. Mount Michener and Abraham Lake
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Road improvement project begins at Richmond National Battlefield Park
Improvements to more than eight miles of roads and parking areas throughout the Richmond National Battlefield Park's battlefield units are beginning this week. The $2.2 million project will involve repaving and upgrading roadways that serve around 200,000 visitors to the park per year, as well as residential areas in Henrico and Hanover counties. A Richmond area contractor, Lane Construction, is slated to do the work, which will support more than 50 jobs in the region.
"Some of these roads were in extremely bad condition," said park superintendent David Ruth. "So the park is glad to begin work on this project, which we know will benefit our community and local residents, as well as the visitors who come every day to experience the battlefields."
Work will begin in the Fort Harrison area of southeastern Henrico County along Hoke-Brady and Battlefield Park roads. In most cases, road closures will not be required, although traffic may be narrowed to one lane as work proceeds in some areas. However, beginning on October 31, a short segment of Battlefield Park Road will need to be closed for several weeks for both reconstruction and repaving. Detour signs will be posted.
Other park areas to see road and parking improvements include the Cold Harbor tour road and the Gaines' Mill and Beaver Dam Creek units in Hanover County, the Malvern Hill unit in Henrico, and the Parkers Battery unit in Chesterfield. Updates about park areas impacted by the improvement work will be posted on the park's website: http://www.nps.gov/rich
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Dr. Even Alexander, a New York Times best-selling author who has been featured on Oprah and Dr. Oz, was in town last week to promote his June 27 talk, "Proof of Heaven," at Glen Allen High School.
Alexander (pictured, at right, while Unity of Bon Air church member Harry Simmons interviews him) has written about what he considers to be his journey through the afterlife.
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The Innsbrook Rotary Club, which is celebrating its 25th year in 2015, has completed a number of volunteer projects this year and raised thousands of dollars for various organizations through three events.
The club's annual rose sale, benefit for youth live auction and Virginia Fire Games competition, combined with individual and corporate donations, have raised nearly $70,000 – money that the club contributes back to the community.
FeedMore is the beneficiary of the club's 25th anniversary project, which provides refrigerated trailers to be used for the distribution of food throughout Central Virginia. > Read more.
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Chef Bryan Voltaggio will host a special three-course dinner event July 21-22 at his Willow Lawn Family Meal restaurant. The menu will consist of his favorite dishes and offer diners the chance to purchase a signed copy of his newly released book, HOME.
Voltaggio will attend and cook at each dinner, as well as share stories that inspired recipes for the book. > Read more.
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Koichi Ogata
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|Koichi Ogata
Ogata with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
|Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 79
December 25, 1968
Saga, Japan
|Professional debut
|NPB: September 17, 1988 for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
As Player
As Manager
As Coach
|Career highlights and awards
Koichi Ogata (緒方 孝市 Ogata Koichi?, born December 25, 1968 in Tosu, Saga) is a famous Japanese baseball player. Throughout his 22-year career, he has played only with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
As of the 2009 season, some of his accomplishments include:
- 200 home runs (241)
- 1500 games played (1808)
- 5000 at bats (5342)
- 1500 hits (1506)
- 900 runs (906)
- 200 doubles (257)
- 2500 total bases (2546)
- 200 stolen bases (268)
- 600 walks (630)
External links[edit]
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com
|Nippon Professional Baseball managers by team
|Central League
|Pacific League
|Motonobu Tanishige (Chunichi Dragons)
|Tsutomu Ito (Chiba Lotte Marines)
|Yutaka Wada (Hanshin Tigers)
|Kimiyasu Kudoh (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks)
|Koichi Ogata (Hiroshima Toyo Carp)
|Hideki Kuriyama (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters)
|Mitsuru Manaka (Tokyo Yakult Swallows)
|Hiroshi Moriwaki (Orix Buffaloes)
|Kiyoshi Nakahata (Yokohama DeNA BayStars)
|Norio Tanabe (Saitama Seibu Lions)
|Tatsunori Hara (Yomiuri Giants)
|Hiromoto Okubo (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles)
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It's funny to think about someone like me experiencing a growth spurt. I'm 5'2 on a good day; I've never woken up with the kind of leg pain that my taller relatives experienced as they shot a foot or so above me. But in high school, I was hungry all the time, packing two sandwiches for lunch because one wouldn't be enough to dull the pangs that came calling every hour. This was the kind of eating behavior of someone who was destined to be 6'2.
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Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 1 Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation Purpose This Fact Sheet sets out the legislative provisions that apply to rooming house accommodation in Victoria. All residential buildings must comply with the relevant building regulations at the time of construction, regardless of whether the building is owner-occupied or leased. This includes buildings used as rooming houses. Over time, a building"s condition will degrade. This is why it is important that buildings are adequately maintained. Maintenance of a building is the responsibility of the building owner. If there is concern that a particular building does not offer an acceptable standard of accommodation for people, the relevant local council should be advised. Council officers can inspect a property to determine if it is safe to live in. What are the current standards for rooming houses? The following sections outline the minimum requirements under the main pieces of legislation relating to rooming house accommodation. The information in this fact sheet is not exhaustive, but provides a guide to legislative provisions. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 2 Contents Section 1: What is a rooming house? p3 Section 2: Tenancy provisions p4 (enforced by Consumer Affairs Victoria) Section 3: Health provisions p10 (enforced by local council) Section 4: Building provisions p14 (enforced by local councils) Section 5: Fair trading provisions p18 (enforced by Consumer Affairs Victoria) Section 6: Equal Opportunity provisions p22 (enforced by Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission) Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 3 1. What is a rooming house? A rooming house is defined under Section 3 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 as follows: "a building in which there is one or more rooms available for occupancy on payment of rent." (a) in which the total number of people who may occupy those rooms is not less than 4; or (b) in respect of which a declaration under section 19(2) or (3) is in force." Rooming or boarding houses can be distinguished from a share house by the leasing arrangement of the rented premise. That is, residents of a share house have exclusive possession of the rented premises. Whereas, residents of a rooming or boarding house only have exclusive possession to their room with shared access to communal facilities, such as kitchens, bathrooms, laundries and living areas. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 4 2. Residency Provisions (enforced by Consumer Affairs Victoria) The Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (RTA) sets out the rights and duties of both residents and owners or managers of rooming houses. Premises must be in reasonably clean condition Rooming house owners must keep the rooming house, its rooms, any facilities, fixtures and any furniture or equipment provided by the owner in good repair (s120). Access Rooming house owners must provide 24 hour access for residents to their room and the toilet and bathroom facilities (s121). Quiet enjoyment Rooming house owners must not unreasonably restrict or interfere with a resident"s privacy, peace and quiet or proper use and enjoyment of their room and any facilities available for resident"s use in the rooming house (s122). Security A rooming house owner must take all reasonable steps to ensure security for the property of a resident in their room (s123). Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 5 Statement of rights and duties Rooming house owners must display a copy of the Statement of Rights and Duties, as published by Consumer Affairs Victoria, in a prominent position in the resident"s room no later than the day on which the resident starts to occupy the room (s124). A breach of this duty is subject to a penalty of up to 5 penalty units. Contact information Rooming house owners must give written notice of their full name, an address for the service of documents and an emergency phone number to be used in the case of urgent repairs (s125). If an agent is acting on behalf of the rooming house owner, the contact details of the agent must be provided, as well as a written statement stating if the agent can authorise urgent repairs and the amount the agent can authorise (s125). A breach of this duty is subject to a penalty of up to 5 penalty units. House rules Rooming house owners are permitted to make house rules (s126). However, the rooming house owner must give residents at least 7 days notice of any proposed change(s) to the house rules (s127). Failure to provide the required notice of a change to house rules is subject to a penalty of up to 5 penalty units. The RTA allows residents who think the house rules are unreasonable to Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 6 apply for a hearing at VCAT to determine the matter (s218). If a rooming house owner fails to comply with any of the above obligations, residents can issue a Breach of Duty notice to the owner (s208). If this Breach of Duty notice is not complied with, the resident can seek compensation or a compliance order at VCAT (s209). Urgent repairs A resident is permitted to arrange for an urgent repair to be carried out if they have taken reasonable steps to contact the rooming house owner or agent and the resident has been unable to get the rooming house owner to undertake the repairs (s129). If the resident undertakes the repairs, they must give notice to the rooming house owner within 14 days. The rooming house owner is liable for reimbursing the resident for the repairs (up to the value of $1000). However, reimbursement is not required if there was no immediate danger to health or safety and the resident was able to use other facilities in the rooming house (s129). If the resident cannot meet the cost of repairs, or the cost of repairs exceeds $1000, the resident can apply to VCAT for an urgent hearing. The resident can also apply to VCAT if a rooming house owner refuses to pay the cost of urgent repairs (s130). Under the RTA, "urgent repairs" means: A burst water service A blocked or broken lavatory service A serious roof leak Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 7 A gas leak A dangerous electrical fault Flooding or serious flood damage Serious storm or fire damage A failure or breakdown of any owner supplied essential service or appliance provided for hot water, water, cooking, heating or laundering A failure or breakdown of the gas, electricity or water supply An appliance, fitting or fixture provided by the rooming house owner that uses or supplies water and that is malfunctioning in a way that results or will result in a substantial amount of water being wasted Any fault or damage that makes the rooming house unsafe or insecure A serious fault in a lift or staircase Non-urgent repairs If a resident has given notice to request non-urgent repairs, it is expected that the rooming house owner undertake such repairs within 14 days. If the repair does not occur in this time, the resident can seek an investigation by the Director of Consumer Affairs to determine if failure to undertake the repair is a breach of the duty to maintain the rooming house in good repair (s131). The Director must provide the resident with a written report regarding his or her investigation. If the resident believes that satisfactory arrangements have not been made to carry out the repairs, they may seek a hearing at VCAT within 60 days of receiving the Director's report (s132). Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 8 The resident can also apply to VCAT for an order authorising the payment of rent into the Rent Special Account (s134). These non-urgent repair provisions do not apply to damage caused by misuse or negligence of the resident or the resident"s visitor (s135). Access to room Rooming house owners must give at least 24 hours notice before entering a resident"s room (s136). There are three exceptions to this rule: i) if the resident grants permission or ii) if the rooming house owner or their agent believes there is an emergency and immediate entry is required to save life or valuable property or iii) if services are provided that necessitate entry into the room during the hours specified by the house rules. The rooming house owner or their agent must enter the resident"s room in a reasonable manner and must not stay in the room longer than is necessary to achieve the purpose of the entry without the resident"s permission (s138). If damage occurs during entry into the room by the rooming house owner or their agent, the resident can apply to VCAT to seek compensation (s141). Failure to abide by these conditions of entry can be subject to a penalty of up to 5 penalty units. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 9 What is the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal? The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) provides Victorians with access to a civil justice system which is accessible and cost effective. The process begins when one party to a dispute files an application with VCAT. To help settle a dispute, a mediation, directions hearing or compulsory conference may take place depending on the case. However, many cases proceed to a hearing, which give parties the opportunity to call or give evidence, ask questions of witnesses and make submissions. At the end of the hearing, a member of VCAT either gives a decision on-the-spot, or writes a decision after the hearing and delivers the decision as soon as possible. The people involved in a dispute agree to resolve their differences without the need for intervention by VCAT before a decision is handed down. Decisions of VCAT can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Victoria, but only on questions of law. What is a penalty unit? Penalty units are used in Victoria"s Acts and Regulations to describe the amount of a fine. The value of penalty units is set out in the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a penalty unit is indexed annually in line with inflation. One penalty unit is equal to $116.82 in the 2009 - 10 financial year. To establish the value of the fine, multiply the number of penalty units by the value of each penalty unit at the time that the fine is to apply. Therefore a fine of "three penalty units" issued today would incur a penalty of $350.50 (rounded to the closest 10 cents). Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 10 3. Health Provisions (enforced by local council) The Health Act 19581 requires proprietors of rooming houses to register with local council (s210). Rooming house proprietors who fail to register their rooming house can be subject to a penalty of up to 50 penalty units (s211). A rooming house proprietor must, when required by an authorised officer, give the authorised officer free access to the rooming house or any part of the rooming house (s212). The failure of a proprietor to give free access to an authorised officer can result in a penalty of 50 penalty units. Minimum standards for prescribed accommodation are set out in the Health (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 20012. The standards include: Overcrowding The minimum size of a bedroom in a rooming house must not have a floor area of less than 7.5m2. If the bedroom is to accommodate a resident or residents for more than 31 days, the following minimum room sizes are required. 1 From January this Act will be replaced by the Public Health and Wellbeing Acr 2008. A revised version of this document will be produced from 1 January 2010. 2 From 1 January these regulations will be replaced by new regulations. A revised version of this document will be produced from 1 January 2010. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 11 Minimum room size if resident is to reside for 31 or more days One resident 7.5m2 Two residents 12m2 Each additional resident add 4m2 per person Under this regulation, "floor area" includes any area occupied by a wardrobe or other in-built furniture, fixture or fitting. Penalties up to 20 penalty units apply for failure by proprietors to comply with the floor space requirements. Maintenance and cleanliness Rooming house proprietors must maintain the rooming house bedrooms, toilets, bathrooms, laundries, kitchens, living rooms and common areas in good working order, in a clean, sanitary and hygienic condition and in a good state of repair. Failure to comply with this regulation can result in a penalty of up to 20 penalty units. In addition, the rooming house proprietors must ensure that any bathroom attached to a bedroom is cleaned after it vacated and before it is re-used by another resident. The proprietor must also ensure any bed linen provided with the accommodation is changed with clean linen at least weekly or after the room is vacated. Failure to comply with this regulation can result in a penalty of up to 20 penalty units. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 12 Water supply A rooming house proprietor must provide an adequate and continuous supply of water to all toilet, bathing, kitchen, laundry and drinking water facilities. An adequate and continuous supply of hot water must be provided to all bathing, laundry and kitchen facilities. Failure to comply with this regulation can result in a penalty of up to 20 penalty units. The regulations also require proprietors to ensure that water intended for drinking is fit for human consumption. Failure to comply with this regulation can result in a penalty of up to 20 penalty units. Waste disposal A rooming house proprietor must ensure that all sewage and waste water is discharged either to a reticulated sewerage system or to a septic tank. Failure to comply with this regulation can result in a penalty of up to 20 penalty units. A rooming house proprietor must also provide sufficient vermin-proof bins for collection and storage of all rubbish. These bins must be regularly cleaned and emptied. Failure to comply with these regulations can result in a penalty of up to 20 penalty units. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 13 Toilet and bathing facilities The rooming house proprietor must provide at least one toilet and one bath or shower and one wash basin for every ten people occupying the rooming house. Failure to comply with this regulation can result in a penalty of up to 20 penalty units. Register of occupants The rooming house proprietor must keep a register of persons occupying the accommodation that includes the dates of their arrival and departure. Entries in the register must be retained for at least 12 months. Failure to comply with this regulation can result in a penalty of up to 20 penalty units. Advertising Rooming house proprietors must not advertise that the rooming house has been registered or approved as any class of accommodation other than that class set out in the certificate of registration. Failure to comply with this regulation can result in a penalty of up to 20 penalty units. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 14 4. Building Standards (enforced by local council) Minimum standards for buildings exist to protect all building users, including the public. In Victoria they are set out in the Building Act 1993 (BA), the Building Regulations 2006 (BR) and the Building Code of Australia (BCA). In general these standards apply to new building work. However, the BR requires building owners to install fire safety systems3 in all buildings, including existing buildings. These include the installation of smoke alarms, and, in certain circumstances, sprinklers in shared accommodation buildings. The regulations also require that all pools and spas are fenced, regardless of age. Both the BR and the BCA are considered the minimum community expectation in relation to the construction of buildings. Owners of buildings where the age of the building is significant, should consider a review of their building and whether upgrading the building to the later safety standards would be appropriate as community expectations change over time. Standards applicable to buildings vary depending on their classification under the BCA and the time at which the building was originally constructed. This fact sheet covers building classes 1 - 4, as dwellings made available for rent are most likely to fall into these building classes. The relevant local council can assist in understanding what building class applies. Standards applicable to buildings vary depending on their classification under the BCA and the time at which the building was originally constructed. This Fact Sheet covers rooming houses which are either classified as Class 1b or Class 3 buildings. 3 These fire safety systems are defined as Essential safety measures and are items of equipment, form of construction, or safety strategy required to ensure the safety of persons using the building. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 15 BCA Building Class definitions Building Class Type of building Class 1b A boarding house, guest house, or rooming house with a total area of all floors not exceeding 300m2 with not more than 12 residents Class 3 A building used for long term or transient living for a number of unrelated persons, including among others – a boarding-house, rooming house*, backpackers etc. a residential part of a hotel or motel * with a floor area exceeding 300m2 with more than 12 residents Fire safety In all rooming houses, hard wired smoke alarms or a smoke detection system must be installed and lighting activated by the smoke alarms must be provided to assist evacuation. Larger rooming houses (Class 3 buildings) will additionally require more extensive essential safety measures, including in some cases sprinkler systems. Fire safety provisions vary depending on the individual building. Fire fighting equipment and other essential safety measures must be provided and maintained in accordance with any occupancy permit or determination issued by a building surveyor. A building notice or building order issued by a Municipal Building Surveyor (MBS) may also require maintenance to be undertaken. The Chief Fire Officer of the fire brigade (the MFB or the CFA) may also audit buildings to ensure certain fire safety requirements are met. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 16 Automatic sprinkler systems are required unless a building is two or less stories, has emergency lighting, exit signs, fire fighting equipment such as hose reels or extinguishers installed and has two exits accessible from a point that is no greater than six meters from the door of each sole occupancy unit. Pools and spas The BR requires that all pool and spas be fenced and provided with self closing and self-latching gates or doors. To prevent the gate being opened by a child, the gate or door must be fitted with a latch located at least 1.5 meters above the ground. The fence shall be a minimum of 1200mm high with balustrade spacing of not more than 100mm. The area around the fence must be kept clear for 1200mm and no furniture or fixture provided within 1200mm that would facilitate climbing. These regulations apply regardless of the age of the building. Health and Amenity New buildings must be constructed to meet the BCA prescribed minimum structural standards and standards for safety and amenity including for damp and weatherproofing, ceiling heights, natural light and ventilation and for facilities. Small rooming houses must be provided with: a kitchen sink and facilities for the preparation and cooking of food a bath or shower a toilet and washbasin laundry facilities (or access to them) Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 17 Larger rooming houses must be provided with a bath or shower and a toilet for each 10 residents. Owners or managers of buildings where the age of the building is significant should consider a review of their building and whether upgrading the building to the current safety standards would be appropriate. Regardless of the age of a building, the MBS can inspect a building and, if they assess that there is an unacceptable risk to life, safety, health or amenity, can take enforcement action. The Building Act 1993 empowers local councils to take enforcement action in relation to buildings to ensure compliance with these standards. This includes the power to make a building notice or order against a building that is unfit for occupation or is a danger to health, safety or life, regardless of time of construction. Penalties apply for breaches of building standards. These range from on the spot fines, fixed fines between 5 and 50 penalty units for specified breaches, prosecutions, and building closure orders. Enforcement can be carried out by an MBS or the Chief Officer of the fire brigade (CFA or MFB). An MBS also has the power to prosecute an owner for failure to comply with the BA. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 18 5. Fair Trading Act (enforced by Consumer Affairs Victoria) The Fair Trading Act 1987 (FTA) is the main legislation that protects consumers in Victoria. It sets out the rights and duties of both residents and rooming house owners or managers in their relationship as consumer (resident) and trader/supplier (owner/manager). A residency agreement is a consumer contract, and so is bound by this Act. The FTA has sections which deal with misleading and deceptive conduct, whether a product such as a rooming house is fit for purpose, bait advertising, and unfair terms. There are serious penalties for breaching the FTA. Misleading and deceptive conduct A rooming house owner or manager is not permitted to mislead a prospective resident about the quality, suitability, or details of the accommodation. This applies to advertising and providing information to consumers before they enter into the lease. False or misleading representation may include statements about the quality, location or amenities of any accommodation that is offered, regardless of whether the misrepresentation is deliberate or accidental. For example, if accommodation is advertised as :five minutes to the station" when in fact it is a 20 minute drive, then such a statement could be regarded as false and misleading (s11). The FTA also requires any person offering services not to falsely represent that services are of a particular standard, quality, value or grade or have a particular previous use (s12(b)). Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 19 Any statement or representation, written or verbal, about accommodation must be accurate and current. It may also be illegal to omit disclosing relevant information. For example, advertising a rooming house as having 2 "living areas" when it, in fact, it only has one lounge room and one kitchen is omitting relevant information. Similarly, any condition, limitation, qualification, or restriction upon any offer must be clearly stated by the rooming house owner or manager and communicated to the prospective resident before entering into the lease. Bait Advertising A property cannot be advertised at an amount that is unrealistically lower or higher price than which the property would be let. For example, to advertise a room at $50 a week, where the rooming house owner no intention of letting the room at that price, and then offering a prospective resident the room at $200 a week is bait advertising. Under the FTA (s17), bait advertising is punishable by a fine of 600 penalty units for individuals or 1200 penalty units for bodies corporate. Unfair Terms A term in a consumer contract is regarded as unfair if it causes a significant imbalance in the rights and obligations arising under the contract to the detriment of the consumer (resident) (FTA s32(W)). If a term in a tenancy agreement is assessed as unfair, it will result in that term being void. A prescribed unfair term in a standard form tenancy agreement is automatically void. The tenancy agreement continues to bind the parties, but only to the extent that the residency agreement is capable of existing without the unfair term or the prescribed unfair term. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 20 If a rooming house owner/manager continues to use, or attempts to enforce, a prescribed unfair term in a standard form contract, they face a penalty of $1,000 for each contract for individuals or $2,000 penalty for each contract for bodies corporate. Plain and Intelligible Language The FTA requires the use of plain and intelligible language (s163). Other than terms required by law, a residency agreement breaches this section if the language used could mislead an ordinary person, even though it might be clear to a legally-trained person. In practice, leases must be intelligible to ordinary residents without the need for the resident to seek legal advice. Breaches of this provision can incur a fine of up to 60 penalty units for individuals or 120 penalty units for bodies corporate. Fitness for purpose The FTA requires that any property let for residential purpose must be fit for that purpose. This means that by offering a room for rent, the rooming house owner warrants that the property complies with all the legal requirements that allow a place to be let (for example the Residential Tenancies Act 1997, the Health Act 1958 and building codes and so forth). This also applies to any good or services provided as part of the accommodation. For example, where a stove is provided, the stove must be in proper working order. Failure to ensure a good or service is fit for its intended purpose may be Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 21 subject to a penalty of up to 60 penalty units for individuals or 120 penalty units for bodies corporate (s32M). Owner"s repair obligations When residency begins, the signed residency agreement assumes that the premises are fit for human habitation. The FTA makes it illegal to "supply goods or services which do not comply with safety standards" (s33). This is a minimum standard that applies throughout the life of the residency. The rooming house owner or manager has a duty to ensure that the structure and exterior (including wiring, drains, pipes, and gutters) of the rooming house are in reasonable repair, and that appliances or facilities such as air-conditioners, sinks, baths, and lavatories are in proper working order. The rooming house owner is also responsible for the safety of gas and electrical appliances that are supplied with the residency, and the fire safety of any fixtures and furnishings that go with the residency. These duties apply from the moment the residency begins. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 22 6. Equal Opportunity Provisions (enforced by the Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission) The provision of accommodation, including short term letting, is also bound by the Equal Opportunity Act 1995 (EOA). The EOA contains provisions against unlawful discrimination on the basis of 17 attributes including age, race, sex, disability, religious belief, parental status, marital status, and physical features. Of particular significance to leases are the following provisions: discrimination in offering to provide accommodation (s49) discrimination in providing accommodation (s50) prohibition on requesting discriminatory information (s100) offence of discriminatory advertising (s195). The EOA requires rooming house owners or managers to treat residents, and prospective residents, fairly and equally and does not allow a rooming house owner or manager to change the terms and conditions upon which accommodation is offered or limit access on the basis of attributes such as age, sex, disability, or race. To avoid breaking anti-discrimination laws, any advertisement for accommodation must not imply that preference will be given to consumers on the basis of attributes such as age, sex, or race. The EOA makes it unlawful to limit access to accommodation or vary the terms and conditions associated with the rental in a discriminatory way (s50). A rooming house owner or manager is able to choose who they will accept as a resident provided that in exercising this right they are not discriminating on the basis of age, sex, or race. Please note that each local council area may have their own local laws that may pertain to rooming houses that are in addition to the information in this Fact Sheet. Minimum standards in rooming house accommodation 23 Want to know more? For queries relating to the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 or Fair Trading Act 1987, please contact Consumer Affairs Victoria on telephone 1300 55 81 81. For queries relating to the Building Act 1993, building regulations or the Building Code of Australia, please refer to the Building Commission's website at www.buildingcommission.com.au. 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Comcast subscribers may have noticed a surprisingly large number of ninja movies on the free on-demand movie selection of late. I have formulated a chart to help you determine which of these inexpensive productions are worth watching. Citations follow.• Ninja Terminator (1985) • Sho Kosugi
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Ninja Terminator has without a doubt the worst fight scenes I have ever laid eyes on. and that was just the trailer.
Also, the cliffs remind anyone else of Princess Bride?
I understand that Ninja Terminator used a lot of borrowed footage.
Just two days ago I watched Ninja the Protector. Judging from the trailer of Ninja the Terminator, Protector is even worse.
Fun Fact: the main cast and props seem to be identical in both films.
Ending of Protector: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbuPaCgdO50
no way dude, ninja cheerleader has the worst fights scenes…
except for that scene with the bear, that was pretty rad.
I have both Ninja Terminator and Golden Ninja Warrior on DVD. The best part is the guy with the eyebrows so large that they stick out over his mask.
I like to call him Eyebrow Ninja.
Sometimes his costume is camouflage, just in case Ninjas aren't stealthy enough on their own.
Mr. Kosugi & his family used to live in San Gabriel, Ca, where I used to visit his Dojo & store back in the mid-'80s; I believe he lives in Japan now, but is once again working on new Ninja movies.
Can anybody find Ninja Thunderbolt? That has ninjas and rollerskates, and I must see this immediately.
I like how this is posted under "Science"
Ninja Terminator, Ninja Protector, Ninjy Ninja Ninjaing Ninjas…
Godfrey Ho produced this crap in the 80's like he had ninja diarrhea. They are fun for awhile but amazingly you can get sick of ninjas.
Wait wait WAIT. In the Ninja Terminator video, around 2:30, is that a TINY SILVER ARMLESS OVERALL-WEARING SMOKE ROBOT?!?!?!?
I must find this movie immediately.
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I am making a remote procedural call from the client side and the core logic includes the execution of a query on the server side. This works perfectly for every browser except IE8. I get a status Code Exception with a code of 12152. When I googled this I found that it might have to do something with the session but there is no proper answer out there at this time. How do I tackle this issue?
yay for obsecur status codes. after some looking all things point to
I would try increasing your time out on the server and client side. If that does work try routing though a different proxy, which sometimes those can mangle the headers in your request. If running though a proxy or anouymous web proxy does work, install fiddler2 or wireshark and inspect your request, mainly the headers. there might be something funky in there. You should also try sniffing on the server side and see how the incoming request looks too.
On your client side sniff on your open sockets to make sure you dont have a mess of open ports and such to the server. IE could complain about this too.
Unfortunetly its one of those errors that doesn't seem to direct.
You could also try using a different type or request with requestbuilder like using all get or post or whatever.
Thanks a lot for the response. I could finally figure out what the issue was luckily without even having to use tools like Fiddler.
In my case, for IE8, the logic in the RPC was getting executed the way it had to but then the connection was not being shut down. So I had to use an instance of RpcRequestBuilder with a RequestBuilder object that can accept header information and timeout information. In the header I put in "Connection : close" in order to make sure the connection shuts down once the RPC is through. Setting the timeout information allows me to get a RequestTimeoutException object as the Throwable object and based on that I can know if the RPC failed due to a timeout or some other bad logic.


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Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
Add the bacon and let it render slowly in the olive oil, stirring every so often to keep it from sticking, for about 5 minutes, until it starts crisping up.
Add the onions, leeks, and red pepper flakes. Turn the heat up to medium-high, mix the vegetables and the bacon together well, and let them cook for about 3 minutes, stirring every so often, until the onions and leeks have started to soften but the onions have not colored.
Add the carrots, celery root, potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes, salt, pepper, chicken broth, and the herb packet. Mix everything together. Then turn the heat to high and let the soup cook at a low bubble for about half an hour, until the vegetables soften up (but before they get super-mushy).
Add the kale, stir it into the soup, and cook it down for about 10 minutes, until it's soft and cooked all the way through. Pull out the herb packet.
Serve the soup with some good bread on the side. I like to top each bowl with a drizzle of hazelnut or pumpkin-seed oil and a sprinkling of cheese.