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This trendy apartment will appeal to those who appreciate the very finest things in life with minimum hassle. The interior finish is modern including well-appointed large open plan lounge-kitchen, single bedroom, air-con living throughout, , undercover carport, off-street visitor parking, gated entry with 24 hours security, body corporate setting and generous outdoor entertainment area with swimming pool. The unit is tucked away in a quiet street overlooking Ela Beach affording tenant privacy. Easy access to hotels like Crowne Plaza & Grand Papua and the shops within downtown Port Moresby, Waterfront & Harbour City. Inspections by appointment only.
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- Price: K574,000
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Mr. Goldman is President of BLDG Management Co., Inc. and its affiliates. BLDG Management Co., Inc. and its affiliates own and manage a portfolio of real estate throughout the United States. The portfolio consists of in excess of 400 properties including over 8,000 residential units, of which most are in New York City, and in excess of 20 million square feet of commercial properties and developments. His management company employs over 80 people for property management, leasing and administrative support and over 750 people for the operation and maintenance of the properties.
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Michael Stoler is the President & CEO of New York Real Estate TV, LLC a management consulting firm and television production firm.
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Mr. Stoler served as Managing Director at Madison Realty Capital, a private equity firm from January 2009 to March 31, 2018. He previous served as a senior principal at Apollo Real Estate Advisors (AREA Property Partners) as well as SVP with First American Title Insurance Company . For more than twenty five years he served as president and CEO of Princeton Commercial Corporation and New York Real Estate TV, LLC, a consulting and financing firms whose client have included financial institutions, public and private companies, commercial banks and finance companies, accounting and consulting firms, Taft Hartley Unions and Health Funds, health care organizations, health care and business professionals.
Mr. Stoler serves as the real estate commentator at 1010 WINS and WCBS NEWSRADIO 880.
Michael is a member of the Real Estate Committee of Yeshiva University. He is active in numerous charitable endeavors and serves as the founder & CEO, of the Foundation for Medical Evaluation and Early Detection, an organization which provides no cost health screenings to the community. Mr. Stoler is a former Overseer and Member of the Board of the NYU Langone Health. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from the Brooklyn Center of Long Island University. Mr. Stoler serves an adjunct faculty member and the co-chair of the Fordham University Real Estate Industry Outreach Committee.
With an impressive career spanning over 20 years, Andres Escobar has become one of interior design's most admired and prolific talents. As partner and design principal, he is responsible for the strategic growth and positioning of the firm, as well as closely liaising with partners and clients on every project.
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Charles Avolio is the President and General Manager of Suffolk's New York Region. He is leading Suffolk's team in New York towards delivering an unparalleled client experience founded upon fostering effective communication with owners, consultants, trade partners, and governing agencies. Charlie is responsible for executing on Suffolk's vision to "transform the construction experience by building smart." He believes in the power of innovation and people, and empowers his teams to think differently, work collaboratively and executive flawlessly on Suffolk's most complex, sophisticated projects. He reinforces a strong culture of innovation in the New York City office driven by the most advanced tools and processes, including virtual design and construction (VDC), virtual reality technologies, lean construction principles, data and analytics, and artificial intelligence solutions that provide significant value for clients and are revolutionizing the construction industry.
Charlie is an experienced member of the construction industry and has been practicing in New York City for more than 30 years. After graduating from Villanova University in 1986, he began his career as an assistant superintendent and has served in almost every role and function as he has ascended into one of the preeminent industry leaders in the region. Charlie's contributions have ranged from oversight of project operations to profit and loss, business development, strategic planning, health and safety, community affairs, and labor relations.
An active member of the community in New York City, Charlie was honored with the 2012 Craftsmanship Award from the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen and the 2014 Building Future Award from the Edward J. Malloy Initiative for Construction Skills. As a LEED Accredited Professional, he was also a founding board member of the United States Green Building Council's New York Chapter, now known as Urban Green. He currently sits on the board of the Regional Plan Association, The New York Building Congress Foundation, the Salvadori Center and is a member of the Development Committee of the YMCA of Greater New York. Charles is also active within the Partnership for New York City, and the Association for a Better New York. He has previously served as the co-chairman of the Building Trades Employers' Association (BTEA), director of the Contractors' Association of Greater New York (CAGNY), and president and board member of the World Cares Center.
Mr. Silverman, the firm's managing partner, is a Real Estate, Litigation and Corporate Bankruptcy & Restructuring attorney with advanced training in bankruptcy and restructuring law and extensive experience successfully litigating business disputes in State and Federal court. He focuses on commercial matters as well as Chapter 11 cases and corporate restructurings, but has also represented individuals in Chapters 7 & 13. His understanding of the Bankruptcy Code assists in developing strategies which address issues that present when landlords, tenants or other creditors enter and/or are forced into distressed situations. Mr. Silverman additionally maintains a high-level and complex retail leasing practice, representing landlords and tenants (including franchisors and franchisees), in connection with stand-alone and mixed-use properties located in New York City as well as shopping centers and mixed-use properties across the United States.
Mr. Silverman earned his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he graduated with concentrations in corporate and commercial law. While in law school, Mr. Silverman served as Symposium Editor and a member of the Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law. Prior to law school, Mr. Silverman earned his B.A. (with honors) in Economics from Yeshiva University, where he also graduated with Associate degrees in American Studies, Judaic Studies, and Business and Management. After law school, Mr. Silverman received an LL.M. (with honors) in Bankruptcy from St. John's University School of Law, where he studied under many preeminent bankruptcy judges and practitioners.
Admitted to practice law before the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey, Mr. Silverman is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Turnaround Management Association, American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and New York City Lawyers Association, and annually judges both the Empire New York World Championship Moot Court Competition, which immerses U.S. high school students in the rule and practice of law seeking to mold young people into confident, respectful and culturally aware citizens, and the Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, which takes place at St. John's University School of Law.
Mr. Silverman currently serves on the Board of Directors of his community's synagogue, has previously worked for corporate, securities, litigation and bankruptcy departments of prestigious Manhattan law firms, and has also served in the General Counsel's Office of a prominent and storied New York City broker-dealer and investment bank. Mr. Silverman further served as co-author to and -counsel on an amicus brief filed in the United States Supreme Court Bankruptcy case of Executive Benefits Ins. Agency v. Arkison. Recap of case and oral arguments here.
Recently, Mr. Silverman has represented:
real estate developers and investors in negotiating the acquisition of improved and unimproved properties in New York City and its surrounding areas;
religious and charitable organizations in New York City and the surrounding boroughs in leasing and litigation matters;
one of New York City's oldest and continuously operated taverns in the successful pursuit before the New York State Commercial Division of a bitterly challenged Yellowstone Injunction against its landlord, thereby saving its long-term lease from termination;
a fully-integrated real estate developer, landlord, operator and lender, headquartered in New York City, with a combined retail, office and industrial portfolio in excess of 12 million square feet of space (of which 1.75 million represents retail) in the New York Metro area, in connection with its retail leasing transactions;
a client which owns and manages more than 2,000 residential units in New York City and the surrounding areas in its various landlord-tenant disputes;
an alleged corporate debtor in a hotly contested involuntary Chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, as well as in the the appeal taken therefrom by the petitioning creditor;
defendants in bankruptcy-related adversary proceedings brought by trustees and debtors to avoid and recover transfers and/or conveyances allegedly preferential and/or fraudulent under various federal and state statutes;
defendants in state-based Assignment for Benefit of Creditor cases where designated Assignees brought actions in state court to avoid allegedly preferential transfers made under particular state statutes;
plaintiffs in State and Federal Court in actions against a major foreign airline on account of, among other things, such airline's breach of its conditions of carriage;
national retail tenants in connection with new and expiring leases in shopping malls and strip centers in the New York Metro area and throughout the United States;
single retail tenants in connection with new leases as well as lease surrender negotiations;
business entities in commercial litigation involving disputes concerning leases, contracts, promissory notes, other secured and unsecured loan agreements and personal guarantees;
clients in commercial mediation before JAMS;
commercial clients in obtaining Judgments by Confession as against defaulting contract counter-parties; and
high net-worth individuals in the acquisition and disposition of residential properties.
When away from the office and otherwise not responding to client calls, Mr. Silverman enjoys spending time at home with his family, including his wife and three children.
Gary S. Kleinman is a commercial real estate attorney with wide-ranging experience in virtually all aspects of real estate law, including financing on behalf of borrowers and lenders, debt restructuring and workouts, land acquisition and development, dispositions of commercial, industrial and residential real estate, the acquisition and disposition of multi-asset portfolios of loans and real properties and leasing.
As Executive Vice President of Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, Matthew oversees the entire Douglas Elliman new development rental portfolio. Matthew has overseen the marketing and leasing efforts of over 10,000 new development rental units in New York City with over 5,000 units in the pipeline. His responsibilities commence from the onset and is responsible for analyzing the viability of a development project, overseeing the entire design development and product planning process, and marketing and lease-up phases. Further, he develops the marketing platforms, public relation and social media strategies, and brand identity for each development to ensure cohesiveness from conception to completion. His ten years of development marketing experience provides his clients with invaluable insight.
Matt plays a key role in overseeing developments in some of the most sought after rental projects in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. His experience includes The Ashley and Aldyn for Extell, 80 DeKalb Avenue, 461 Dean the world's tallest modular building, and New York by Gehry for Forest City Ratner Companies, the recently completed 1 QPS Tower, a record setting project in Long Island City, 15 William for the CIM Group, 184 Kent for JMH Development, 365 Bond Street in Gowanus, and 1182 Broadway in Nomad.
Matt currently oversees a portfolio of market leading projects including; 363 Bond Street, Essex Crossing, the transformative Lower East Side master plan development, 19 Dutch Street in the Financial District, Lloyd Goldman's Midtown East development, Summit New York, Brookfield's Greenoint Landing masterplan development and RXR's first ground-up residential development in New York City. Matt is also leading the development planning for a number of high profile developments including The Dime in South Williamsburg and 185 Broadway for SL Green.
In his spare time, Matthew also works with a non-profit organization connecting art and communities.
Richard L. Sussman joined Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. in 1995 and is a member with the firm's Transactional Department. Already an experienced transactional attorney, during Mr. Sussman's tenure at the firm his knowledge and experience have solidified his status as a skillful and highly valued practitioner. For Sussman, the goal is creativity, creating solutions to complex problems toward the goal of achieving the objectives of his clients.
Mr. Sussman has had no shortage of opportunities to engage in creative solutions. His wide-ranging and sophisticated practice encompasses all phases of real estate. Over the years, he has been integrally involved as lead attorney in many sophisticated transactions in New York City, the greater metropolitan area, and nationwide.
Mr. Sussman's client base is unusually broad. He represents everyone from individual and institutional developers, owners and lenders to syndicators, investors and brokers. He has structured and negotiated complex transactions involving multi-family buildings and complexes, office buildings, shopping centers, hotels, air and development rights, development parcels and mixed-use facilities. The nature of the transactions on which Mr. Sussman has worked is also diverse, including purchases and sales, partnerships and joint ventures, workouts, and complex leasing and financing.
Jason Bloom joined Avison Young in 2016 as a Research Manager for the New Jersey market. In this role, Mr. Bloom is responsible for the analysis, interpretation, and reporting of market research data. He prepares market analyses including economic overviews, market area highlights, forecasting, and data analysis. Additionally, Mr. Bloom works closely with brokers to address their research needs and prepares project specific reports for client presentations. Prior to joining Avison Young, Mr. Bloom was employed at the law firm of Silverman and Sardar LLP in New York City. Mr. Bloom has also previously held internship positions in the financial services and real
estate industries.
Mr. Bloom holds an MBA in Supply Chain Management from Rutgers University Business School and a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law, both located in Newark, NJ. He has also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Yeshiva University in New York, NY. Mr. Bloom is admitted to practice law in the states of New York and New Jersey and holds a New Jersey Real Estate Salesperson's license.
Ryan Silber is a Senior Associate in CBRE's New York City Institutional Properties Group led by Darcy Stacom and Bill Shanahan. Since joining CBRE in 2015 as a Financial Analyst, Ryan has assisted with dispositions totaling more than $2.5 billion. In his current role, Ryan supports IP by providing extensive financial and market analysis of multifamily, mixed-use, and development site assets as well as assisting with due diligence and investor underwriting efforts. Ryan obtained a B.B.A. from Emory University's Goizueta Business School, served as Vice President of the Goizueta Real Estate Club, and as a Student Board member on the Goizueta Real Estate Private Equity Fund.
Todd P. Hershman serves as an associate director in NKF's New York
headquarters. A New York native, Mr. Hershman focuses on representing
tenants in their leasing of office properties throughout the city. He previously
worked for two years at Grubb & Ellis, now a part of NKF, where he was a
member of the national healthcare practice group and the education
practice group. Mr. Hershman began his real estate career at Bloom Real
Estate Group, a boutique firm, immediately after graduating college.
Mr. Hershman's clients include well-known brands such as The Estee
Lauder Companies, which he represented in a 66,000-square-foot lease at
28 West 23rd Street for its online division, and Sesame Workshop, the notfor-profit behind Sesame Street. In Lower Manhattan, Mr. Hershman
represented advertising firm SS+K in a 10-year renewal of 22,319 square
feet leased at 88 Pine Street. He is an active member in NKF's national
technology practice group and advises high-growth technology companies,
such as Fluent, which he first assisted in subleasing 16,889 square feet at
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the building over the following three year period. Ultimately, Fluent relocated
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Mr. Hershman's work with technology companies has led to vast experience
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expansion from 3,500 square feet to 27,000 square feet at 220 5th Avenue,
as well as contraction, such as representing Orchard in its disposition of
26,242 square feet via sublease to Box, Inc. at 386 Park Avenue South. In
a deal that was nominated for the REBNY "Most Ingenious Deal of the
Year," Mr. Hershman worked on a team representing Intercept
Pharmaceuticals in its disposition of more than 35,000 square feet across
three transactions in the Meatpacking District, as well as its concurrent
relocation and expansion to 75,000 square feet in 10 and 55 Hudson Yards.
Mr. Hershman is also an expert in advising schools and not-for-profit
organizations on their real estate requirements and processes. He has
worked on behalf of education institutions at every level, including charter
organizations. He represents Success Academy Charter Schools, for which
he advises on its strategic growth planning to more than 1 million square
feet across multiple sites and city boroughs. Mr. Hershman has also advised
state-funded, special-needs schools, such as Hawthorne Country Day
School, for which he advised on in its 22,216-square-foot expansion at 156
William Street, where the school sought to create a high school for children
affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The assignment involved
oversight and approvals from four different departments throughout the
New York state government. Mr. Hershman was recently named to the
board of directors of the Hawthorne Foundation, the non-profit behind
Hawthorne Country Day School, in recognition of his efforts on their behalf.
Professional accolades of Mr. Hershman include 2018 Newmark Associate
Director of the Year, NKF's "The Leap" Award for 2018, for the single largest
increase in production year over year for a broker under a decade in
experience and was selected to NKF's "Rising Stars" summit three
consecutive years. In the philanthropic world, Mr. Hershman was awarded
the SNACK*, an organization who provides after school programming for
children with Autism, 2015 "Man of the Year" Award for his efforts
successfully completing the organization's headquarters relocation.
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Charming semi-detached cottage adjoined to the delightful owner's home. Located on a small holding farm in this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the magical Isle of Arran.
With its stunning views across the Kilbrannan Sound to Sanda Island and the Mull of Kintyre, this charming stone cottage on the Isle of Arran is the perfect retreat for couples or small families. With its varied coastline, majestic mountains, gorgeous beaches and intriguing forests, Arran is known as miniature Scotland. The surrounding countryside offers a wealth of outdoor activities from walking to canoeing and is home to some of Britain's most elusive wildlife, such as red squirrels, otters, eagles and basking sharks.
Situated on a smallholding next to the owners' house, this delightful cottage occupies an elevated position just off the Ross Road on the south-west coast of Arran. With its rich colours and warm wood tones throughout, the property feels warm and comfortable, making it a great place to return to after a busy day exploring.
You enter into the hallway with its convenient storage for wet coats and muddy boots. From here, you can move into the spacious open-plan lounge/kitchen/diner. With the staircase dividing the living area, guests can feel snug and cosy in front of the wood burner in the lounge, whilst still spending time with those in the kitchen or at the dining table. The kitchen is well-equipped with everything you'll need.
Upstairs, there is a double and a single room, both decorated beautifully and with captivating views. Both rooms have contemporary en-suites – one shower room and one bathroom.
Outside, Guests are welcome to feed the free-range chickens, where you will also find an area with outdoor seating. As the owners run kennels on-site, up to three dogs are welcome in the property and dog daycare is available by arrangement.
You can get to Arran via a ferry (taking just under an hour) from Ardrossan Harbour to Brodick. Once there, you'll find there is lots to see and do. Arran is well-known for its local produce from cheese to oatcakes to ice cream, so be sure to sample some of these delights. There is also Arran Distillery (26 miles) with its visitor centre and shop where you can enjoy a wee dram, or the new Lagg Distillery only 1.5 miles away. Lagg also has a cafe and pub.
For those wanting to get out and enjoy the varied scenery, Arran's largest mountain is Goatfell (15 miles) and there are some spectacular views on the ascent and at the summit. Glen Rosa (15 miles) is also stunning where you can visit the 'blue pool' for a quick dip.
For coastal walks, head to one of the many pristine beaches on the island. Kildonan Beach is one of the most beautiful and it boasts incredible views across Pladda to the mainland; you may even be joined by some seals. Brodick Bay (16 miles) is also attractive and has many activities on offer. The town itself has a range of shops and eateries. Whilst here, you can also visit the National Trust Scotland's Brodick Castle and wander around the building and gardens with its waterfall and woodland. For history, you could visit Arran's Heritage Museum near Brodick to learn about the island's past.
From guests that have stayed at the property.
Based on 4 guest ratings
Reviewed by
16th August 2019
This was the most relaxing break we have had together in 32 years, in a peaceful and delightful environment exploring a wide range of activities the island has to offer. We felt as though we had known our hosts for many years, they were fabulous hosts.
Reviewed by
26th July 2019
We had an excellent week here - the cottage was perfect giving us the peace and quiet we were looking for. Everywhere on arran is accessible and we had some lovely walks. Our hosts were really friendly and very helpful. Highly recommended!
From the isolated and peaceful Shetland Islands in the north to the thriving border towns and cities in the south, across wild mountains and serene lochs, and encompassing over 700 islands, Scotland's rich and dramatic landscape simply must be seen to be appreciated. Scotland is home to the ten highest mountains in the UK – including Ben Nevis, the UK's highest peak – and is bordered by three seas, offering epic scenery unlike any other you may have seen.
Whether you choose to explore the Highlands, lowlands or islands, lovers of the great outdoors will be thrilled by the stunning Scottish landscapes where some of the rarest UK wildlife can be glimpsed, including golden eagles, dolphins and whales. Take a road trip on the North Coast 500, Scotland's version of Route 66, to experience the sheer beauty of the land's wilderness or, as Scotland is the home of golf, either tee off at one of the 550 courses across parkland, heathland and links courses.
Scotland is also a land of unique culture where the people are renowned for their incredible warmth and hospitality. Experience the peaceful Isle of Lewis where Scots Gaelic is widely spoken, or immerse yourself in the cosmopolitan cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen which are vibrant with thriving arts scenes, delicious restaurants and bustling nightlife. And no trip to Scotland is complete without exploring the castles and distilleries: learn about clan rivalries or bloody battles amongst 13th-century battlements or try a taste of Scotland itself during a tour of one of the 120 whisky distilleries. Pure Scottish culture in a glass.
With so many beautiful places to visit and things to experience, a break to Scotland should not be missed. Our fantastic Scottish holiday cottages will ensure a truly memorable getaway. Whether it's a dog-friendly countryside cottage for two, or a vast and resplendent castle for the entire clan on a tranquil island, we have a holiday in Scotland to suit everyone.
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16th August 2019
This was the most relaxing break we have had together in 32 years, in a peaceful and delightful environment exploring a wide range of activities the island has to offer. We felt as though we had known our hosts for many years, they were fabulous hosts.
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26th July 2019
We had an excellent week here - the cottage was perfect giving us the peace and quiet we were looking for. Everywhere on arran is accessible and we had some lovely walks. Our hosts were really friendly and very helpful. Highly recommended!
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Rating: 3/5 – Indy super hero book with a funny bent
Here in the hallowed halls of the ComicSpectrum, we continue the age-old debate about the utility and even the very purpose of the zero issue. From my perspective, it should give you a flavor of the title, both is art, storytelling, genre but preferably not bogging it down with excessive exposition. It needs to function as a quick introduction that stands apart and does not impede the eventual number one issue. Usually a shorter affair, it is freed from some of the normal constraints of a traditional number one issue by allowing a cheat to get into the matter quickly. According to my self-serving interpretation, Geek Girl is somewhat successful as a zero issue but would have been better served skipping the origin in favor of an early adventure.
Sam Johnson (writer) and Sally Stone-Thompson (art) bring us a twelve page origin of Geek Girl aka Ruby Kaye. Trevor shows his friend Jeff a pair of eyeglasses that have a special chip in the lens that grant its wearer super powers. Kaye overhears and wins the glasses in a strip poker match (held off panel). She shows them off to her friends at a club but her clumsy nature results in spilt drinks and ruined dresses. Chastised by these shallow friends, she is about to discard the glasses, when she uses them to overcome an obsessed ex-boyfriend of an innocent bystander. Thus Geek Girl is born.
Johnson's humor is evident throughout the script, but is that sort of "adult" humor that revels in the juvenile and fast paced dialogue of characters exchanging quips. Kaye gets the boys' attention by making out with her girlfriend. I mean no negative connotation in that description but it may be a little much for younger reader however there is no nudity or bad language. For a sampling of the quips and by way of example, when discussing proving her super strength, Kaye says "What can I crush? Give me something to crush" gets the response "How about your credibility?"
This is an indy book in the true sense of the word, so the black and white artwork will remind those of us old enough to recall the explosion of b&w titles in the 80s, post TMNT. I think Thompson does an excellent job of conveying facial expressions and actions. I do have some ambiguity at the end as the ex-boyfriend appears to transform into some mystery man but unsure if we lay that at the feet of the writer or the artist. The backgrounds are not overly rendered to put it most generously, but the scenes are all established as to locations. I would say this issue reminds me of a less polished version of Spinnerette, http://www.spinnyverse.com/ a long running webcomic with Kickstarter success under its belt, er webs might be more on target. The low cost of entry in this zero issue ($1 digitally) provides you an opportunity to check out Geek Girl. Getting a print copy is a bit more problematic, it's only $2.50, but is print on demand through ComiXpress and the shipping costs would be more than the cost of the comic. Thus it's review here as a digital comic.
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Homage, or pastiche?
A lot of people whose opinions I respect have been talking about Cordwainer Smith recently. So I checked out a collection of his stories and read "The Dead Lady of Clown Town." (It's also available online for free and I'd started reading it once, but I decided I'd rather read it from a book.)
One thing I really liked about the story was the play between what's common knowledge/urban legend for the supposed readers in a time well beyond the events described versus the real story as it happened. It was full of references to the well-known video footage, to the plays and paintings that have commemorated the scenes of the story. According to the notes in this particular collection, Smith was basing the style of the story (by which I think the editor is referring to this aspect, though as I read more of the stories here, it may become clearer what he means exactly) on certain Chinese stories.
So today I was doing a 1-hour-write challenge and started playing around with that as well, telling a story as if it was a well-known but now-mythologized event for the imaginary readers. My fear is that it will feel too much of a copy--apart from this aspect, I don't think anything else will be similar, so in that sense it will be very much my own story. If that aspect is drawn from Chinese stories, I'd love to know more about that, to read some of the originals (in translation, of course). The editor, unfortunately, doesn't give any more info on that. Anyone know more?
And...would this sound too much like a copy or pastiche to you? Or simply homage for what inspired me?
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Posted by Daniel Ausema at 2:27 PM
Labels: writing
2 comments:
- Jeremy said...
Homage, pastiche, a little of both. And there's nothing wrong with either. It sounds very interesting. Writers have always played with the ideas that come before them. It's how we have a continuing dialogue on some matters, I think.
- Daniel Ausema said...
True--poetry is probably even more that way, with poems reacting to and commenting on each other all the time. But I guess we do do that in fiction too. Thanks.
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More than a fifth of Minnesota electricity came from renewables in 2015
Renewable energy sources made up 21 percent of MN electricity
A recent report from the Minnesota Department of Commerce noted that more than a fifth of all electricity generated in the state in 2015 came from renewable sources.
All told, 21 percent of Minnesota electricity came from renewable energy last year — a notable increase from the six percent level about 10 years ago.
Minnesota is well on pace to surpass the Renewable Energy Standard of 25% by 2025.
Posted by Minnesota Department of Commerce on Thursday, March 3, 2016
State on pace to meet goals
The results form 2015 put Minnesota well on its way to push past its Renewable Energy Standard of 25 percent by 2025, the Minnesota Department of Commerce said.
The Renewable Energy Standard goal comes from 2007 legislation, the Next Generation Energy Act, that set some of the most aggressive renewable energy goals in the nation.
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Last year, renewable energy sources in the state included wind, solar, hydro and biomass.
Solar power generated less than one percent of the state's electricity last year, but huge growth is expected in 2016, according to the Minnesota Department of Commerce. In fact, solar is expected to grow by a factor of 15 in 2016.
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IQ #5 Recap and The Invitational to Come
The results of our final IQ are in, and final standings for the Invitational Leaderboard are located at www.blog.kingslayergames.com/standings
One of the important factors to note is that Invitational Qualifiers are a large source of points for players trying to qualify via the leaderboard.
Most players towards the top of the standings showed up in force on Sunday, as only 4 of the Top 16 players chose not to show. Of those, Scott and I were both mathematically locked, while 3rd place all the way down to 11th place fought for qualification. Some players needed only a top 16 finish to secure the invite, while others needed specific records to earn their spot in February.
At the end of the Swiss rounds, Nicolas Johnson, Peter Phan, and Andrew Goodwin top 16'd, securing Peter his spot, while Andrew and Nicolas had to cross their fingers that Thien, Randy, and Anthony failed to achieve the finishes they needed. Anthony needed a top 4 finish to beat out Nicolas by a single point, while Thien needed a Finals appearance to make it. Randy needed either of those to not happen, as losing his quarterfinals meant he was tied for 9th place with Nicolas.
Both Thien and Anthony lost their quarterfinals matches, while Chase beat out Shiyun to push himself into a semifinals battle. Chase was locked for the invite off of points regardless of his finish, and with a Top 8 prize split, was left playing to push a friend into the invitational alongside him. If Chase won the whole event, then Anthony would make it into the invitational, as Chase would no longer count on the leaderboard. The last Kingslayer in the tournament left unqualified was Tony Boozan — and he would have to fight a rematch of his only Swiss loss in the Semifinals.
In an intense flurry of games, Tony emerged victorious in his series of three against Collector Legion Owner Grim Valdimor. A timely Lyra Dawnbringer sealed the door in game three, as Grim's low to the ground Boros deck couldn't push through the flying angel. On the other side of the bracket, Chase found himself squaring off against seasoned player Andrew Son. This battle of the black midrange decks showcased the power of Vraska's contempt, as Chase's red splash defeated Andrew's green heavy Golgari list in two games.
In the conclusive round of the tournament, Tony sought to defend his title as Champion. The winner of the Standard PPTQ earlier in the year, Tony's innovative Boros list was streamlined against the matchups he expected. This tactic paid off in both tournaments, as there was little Golgari to punish a Boros list designed to beat the aggressive decks. Unable to qualify off of points, Tony would have to win this match to earn his spot in the invitational.
On the other side of the table, Chase found himself locked for the invitational and with a decision of which friend to potentially bring to the Invitational with him. If he conceded to Tony, then they would both make it in. If he played it out and won, then Tony would be out, but Anthony would make it in. Ultimately, Chase decided to concede the match to Tony, recognizing the hard battle his fellow Kingslayer had fought. They promised to play the match out for the camera, and Game 1 we saw a brutal curve from Tony completely dismantle Chase's gameplan. Chase's Plaguecrafters and small statted creatures were no match for History of Benalia, and Tony locked up the first game in short order. Moving into the postboard games, Chase found himself with a double Burglar Rat draw, but Tony's removal spell heavy hand allowed him to answer every threat Chase deployed. Multiple kill spells later, Tony drew The Immortal Sun and slammed a Lyra onto the field. Chase had a kill spell for it, but was unable to remove The Immortal Sun. Tony hit City's Blessing off of his Arch of Orazca and Chase conceded shortly after, unable to overcome Tony's card advantage.
Before the tournament, if you asked Tony who was going to win, he would have told you anyone but him. Running back the same archetype from months prior, he set out to conquer the metagame playing Magic the way he wanted to play. Months of hard work and testing paid off in that one decisive moment to register Sacred Foundry. Congratulations Tony, and I can't wait to test with you for the Invitational.
Below we have the decklists of the Top 8 players, as well as our traditional text summary, as well as a metagame breakdown. If you missed the most intense IQ yet, you can watch the replay at twitch.tv/kingslayermtg
1st — Tony Boozan on Boros Angels
2nd — Chase Chappell on Rakdos Midrange
3rd — Grim Valdimor on Boros Aggro
4th — Andrew Son on Golgari Midrange
5th — Thien Phung on Selesnya Tokens
6th — Anthony Garcia on Jeskai Nexus
7th — Shiyun Yang on Naya Midrange
8th — Randy Casillan on Izzet Drakes
As the first Invitational Season comes to a close, I couldn't be prouder of the players qualifying alongside me. While the qualification process was very exclusive, every one of us worked hard to get here. There are no free passes with a tournament of this caliber, or with a format this complex. Navigating the early landscape of a new Draft format, while trying to outmaneuver my friends in Standard, is a monumental task. Many of the players I test very closely with have also qualified, and this proves to be one of the few tournaments with a truly level playing field. Every match will be a challenge, and every decision crucial in the battle for Invitational Champion.
While the final details of the Invitational, as well as the next season, have yet to be announced, the gist of the format is that it has Swiss rounds composed of Standard and Draft, with a cut to top 8.
In the coming weeks, I'll be looking at the list of qualified players and doing both player spotlights and testing approaches for the format.
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Thanks to the mapmakers, most of the political action in Texas happens during primary season. That means legislators are currently more focused on their political survival than on policymaking, so there are only a few interim committee hearings to tell you about below. But while we have your attention, we'll use this election-induced lull in the action to dedicate this update to several non-legislative issues you might find interesting.
Longevity pay for assistant prosecutors
If you attended our Elected Prosecutor Conference last month, you know that the state's current system for funding assistant prosecutor longevity pay is not sustainable. The revenue source dedicated to that purpose comes from fees on surety bonds that have been decreasing in usage over the past several years while the number of eligible recipients of longevity pay continues to increase (which arguably indicates the program is working as intended, because one of its original goals was to keep qualified, experienced prosecutors in the profession). As a result, this important benefit may be reduced or eventually eliminated altogether unless a new funding mechanism can be established. But before we can discuss fixing that problem, we need to make sure that everyone is aware of how the existing program is supposed to work in practice. To that end, we have posted on our website a short primer on the longevity pay program. Please click on that link to review it and then check with your local office manager, auditor, or treasurer (as appropriate) to make sure your eligible assistant prosecutors are receiving the correct amount owed to them under this program. And if you want to help ensure that program's continued viability, contact Rob by email or at 512/474-2436.
Help for complying with new TDCJ notification mandate
In response to questions we've received about the Legislature's mandate requiring you to notify TDCJ's Victim Services Division about certain indictments, we have created a handy one-page list of offenses that may trigger that new duty. For more information, visit the victim services page of our website and download the "HB 104 Notification – list of offenses" PDF.
Proposed State Bar disciplinary rule changes
In response to sunset review legislation passed last session, the Chief Disciplinary Counsel (CDC) and the Texas Supreme Court have put forth proposed revisions to the attorney disciplinary process and are seeking public comment on them. The proposed changes primarily relate to encouraging earlier resolution of complaints and increasing consistency in the sanctions handed down. Among the many new provisions, two in particular caught our eye. One would create a preliminary investigative hearing, complete with subpoena power for the CDC that can be challenged only by complaint to the grievance committee chairman. The other is the creation of new guidelines for grievance committees imposing sanctions after a finding of professional misconduct—guidelines that are particularly interesting to read with potential spurious allegations of prosecutorial misconduct in mind.
If this topic interests you, review the full text of the proposed disciplinary procedure rules and submit public comments about them here. The deadline for those comments is Thursday, February 8, 2018, so don't put it on your back burner and forget about it.
Forensic Science Commission looks at blood spatter science
As some of you may have heard, the Forensic Science Commission is investigating the possibility of formally accrediting the analysis of bloodstain patterns from a crime scene. (Some have argued that bloodstain pattern analysis is already subject to accreditation under prior DPS rules, but the courts have never ruled on it.) For those of you who have contacted us about this development at the behest of some of our friends in law enforcement, rest assured that the Commission is working collaboratively with all interested parties to ensure the continued validity and reliability of this useful forensic evidence. One of the members of subcommittee looking into this issue is Brazos County DA Jarvis Parsons, who is doing all of you a great service in representing our profession on this issue. If you have further questions about this topic, contact Jarvis or Shannon for more details.
Interim legislative committee hearings begin
The first relevant interim hearing of the new year was to be on the death penalty, but Austin's 2018 Icepocalypse forced it to be re-scheduled for a later date. As a result, the only other relevant hearing occurred yesterday when the Senate Finance Committee reviewed the infamous Driver Responsibility Program (DRP, aka the DPS surcharges). The hearing included a presentation by the Legislative Budget Board (available here) and related discussions about how to pay for trauma care and road construction—the two dedicated purposes for the surcharge funds—by a means that won't lead to millions of driver's license suspensions. It was the same debate that's been heard under the dome for 15 years, and at the end of the day, nothing new came up. There was some discussion of HB 2068, the bill from last session that would have replaced the DRP with criminal court fines assessed as part of the criminal case. That bill passed the House late in the session but received little attention in the Senate. However, the concept received a more thorough vetting from the state's budget writers in this hearing, including a discussion of the problems inherent in relying on the courts—and their newly-granted discretion in collecting fines, fees, and costs—as a reliable source of guaranteed revenue. This uncertainty bothered some members of the committee when compared to the current DRP system, which consistently brings in about $150 million per year for the state despite collection rates of only around 40 percent. For now, the issue is likely to remain in limbo until the committee issues its recommendations at the end of the year, but barring divine inspiration, we don't expect any easy solutions to this problem as we head into another tight budget session.
Future interim hearings
Hearings posted for February include:
House County Affairs
Tuesday, February 6, at 9:15 a.m., in Houston (UH-Downtown Campus)
CHARGES: Hurricane Harvey; flooding in unincorporated areas of counties; implementation of the Sandra Bland Act (SB 1849).
House Transportation
Thursday, February 8, at 9:00 a.m., Capitol Extension Room E2.012
CHARGES: Overweight permitting; technology advances in transportation (autonomous vehicles, drones, etc.).
Senate Transportation
Wednesday, February 21, at 9:00 a.m., Capitol Extension Room E1.028
CHARGES: Port investments; highway naming; best practices for combatting human smuggling.
Senate State Affairs
Wednesday, February 21 at 10:00 a.m., Senate Chamber
CHARGES: Religious freedom; "Examine the Attorney General's jurisdiction on issues of alleged violations of state laws regarding abortion and multi-jurisdictional human trafficking cases. Make recommendations to ensure uniform enforcement across the state."
If you have questions about any of these interim hearings, please contact Shannon for more details.
New player in prosecutor elections?
We'll finish with this little item of interest. As we mentioned a few months ago, the election of President Trump has been a financial windfall for various groups like the ACLU that generally reside on the opposite side of the political aisle. One way the ACLU has decided to spend the tens of millions of new dollars they now have in the bank is to get more involved in local prosecutor races under the guise of voter education. For an example of what that looks like in a current race, check out http://dallasda.org/. The link is certainly not what an unsuspecting person looking for the actual DA's website might expect based on that URL, but perhaps most interesting is that it includes the results of a candidate survey containing 27 yes/no questions that highlight the ACLU's wide-ranging policy goals in criminal justice (a completed sample of that questionnaire can be found here, as returned by one of the candidates in that race). Some of you may want to check that out to get a head start on studying up for your potential new pop quiz!
Quotes of the Month
"The fact is that crime dropped in America dramatically from the 1990s, and there aren't really good, clean, nationwide explanations for it."Bernard Harcourt, Columbia University law professor, in an NPR story on the successes and failures of the "broken windows" theory of policing.
"We have gone from governing first and campaigning second to campaigning first and governing second. When you run the place based on campaigning, you do it for party, while governing is about the people."State Rep. Harold Dutton (D-Houston), when asked how Speaker elections in the Texas Legislature have changed over his three decades in that chamber.
"What I will miss least is the current polarization and common refusal to listen to or respect others' ideas."Congressman Sam Johnson (R-Plano), commenting upon his impending retirement; read this Politico article for other responses from various Congress members who are leaving.
"I'll miss least the people who have no discernible political principles. I'll miss most the people who do."Retiring Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-Dallas), from that same article.
"The whole video has a feeling of, 'Let's quick[ly] minimize liability on every front—watch this video.'"Joanna Grossman, SMU law professor, after reviewing the new sexual harassment training video for Texas House members and staffers.
"That would break us. The impact would be enormous."Camille Cain, new TJJD Executive Director, when asked whether the juvenile system could handle an influx of 20,000 additional 17-year-olds per year if "Raise the Age" legislation passes.
"I want to kill them."Contents of the note Justice Sotomayor says she sometimes shares with her peers when a criminal defense lawyer performs poorly in oral argument.
"If you get into a biting competition with a police dog, you're not going to win. They're pretty good at that."Lt. Jason Killary, Boscawen (NH) Police Department, referring to a fleeing suspect who bit the police dog used to apprehend him. (Don't worry, the K9 was uninjured and soon returned to duty.)
"Lots of times, external things beyond your control impact your race. The farther down the ballot you are, like I am, the stronger that is."State Rep. Tony Dale (R-Cedar Park), as quoted in a story looking at three legislative swing districts in the Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin areas.
"I've never sought any other political office and, frankly, being the DA is a terrible way to do it. You piss off too many people either by prosecuting them or not prosecuting them."Josh Marquis, the Clatsop County (OR) prosecutor who recently announced his retirement, on why he never ran for higher office.


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Hot on the heels of Rooty Hill's West HQ ramping up its food offerings in July, western Sydney has another multimillion-dollar food hub pulling out every bell, whistle and wood-fired oven.
Paper Mill Food opens Saturday, August 10 with four restaurants under one heritage saw-tooth roof on the banks of the Georges River in Liverpool.
The 570-seat space operated by hospitality specialists Karima Group honours the site's former life as an industrial mill with period features such as original brickwork and modern updates including a mosaic tile floor, Carrara marble and cast-iron sculpted to resemble 19th-century ovens.
Dining options range from a cafe and bakery to an a la carte restaurant specialising in seafood and meat cooked over charcoal.
"We spent considerable time researching what we were going to put into this space, as we wanted to make sure it was what the community of Liverpool and greater western Sydney have been wanting and deserve," said Paper Mill Food's general manager, Jason Chow (ex-Aria and Chiswick).
Here's what to expect from the four unique food offerings helmed by executive chef Nader Shayeb, formerly of Surry Hills' Nour restaurant.
Charcoal Joe's Lebanese Charcoal Chicken
Paper Mill claims Joe's serves the best Lebanese charcoal chook in Sydney. A half-chicken and chips will set you back $14 and there are also burgers and shish including a merguez-spiced veal number.
Two wood-fired ovens, a rotisserie and flame grill are at the heart of Paper Mill's flagship restaurant. Menu highlights include Clarence River octopus with white bean puree and roast capsicum; charred leek and blue swimmer crab salad with pickled kohlrabi; chicken wings smoked over applewood and a considerable offering of steaks cooked over coals.
Georgie's Pizzeria & Bar
Does exactly what is says on the pizza box – negronis, martinis and hand-stretched, wood-fired pies such as the "Arabica" with sujuk, lamb kofta and green olives.
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So Far, So Good
Well, I just got home from my Fourth game of the Season.
I caught 3 of the games against Baltimore, and now the first game of the Royals.
It's been Fun !! Opening Day was exciting, especially with a "Full House."
Winning, obviously, would have been the only thing to make it better, but it was still exciting. I got a chance to have a few words with our new Owner, and he was awesome, a real "Genuine Guy," the kind of Owner, a community like ours deserves.
Well, here's how I did:
I've been spreading it around, and having some fun with different players, mostly sticking with Veterans.
Jeff Conine 0 – 3, with a K and a walk 0 LOB
Javy Lopez 0 – 2, with a K and a walk * 0 LOB
* (He did get a hit, but it was after we left. I had to get my kids home. it was a school night, but I heard his hit on the radio on our ride home)
Kevin Millar 0 – 4, with a K. I had to get on him after having two home runs the day before, in a losing cause. 4 LOB
Mark Grudzielanek 0- 3, with a walk. 1 LOB
My material has been pretty much the same as always, just I'm really being as loud as ever, and being nonstop with my banter, challenging the players to get a hit.
It seems, that when you drop the "gauntlet" they try harder to get that hit.
Well, I've had some "so called" success, but I wish we were in first place. The loss yesterday in the finale to the Orioles was tough to swallow, with the homer by Mora. Maybe I'll give him some special attention during their next visit.
Oh well…
Let's go Rays!! Sweep the Royals and lets' go on the Road over .500.
The Heckler
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In the name of all that's good and Holy, what else can go wrong….. Let me ponder…. Hmmmmm,
Who is the lucky Tiger player tonight?
Mike in Columbus
I was there the first night of the Sox series, ragged on Scotty for a while but not to your hights. I was also really upset, coming from Wesley Chapel, I forgot your book, I would like to mail it to you if i could get an address.
Thanks and don't stop.
I am a huge fan of the Rays and of you! First time visitors of our stadium tend to complain about it. The catwalks. In-door baseball. Blah. Blah. Blah. I don't get it! The beer stays cold! Anyway, lately it's becoming more and more of a positive fan experience. I think you've been a part of this. Thanks for being so cool.
Mr. Szasz,
I am a BIG fan of your work!!
I used to work for the St. Pete Times, and remember the profile they wrote about you in 2003.
I grew up in Kansas City, but lived in St. Pete and returned there about four years ago, I am attending the Rays series opener tonight and plan on posting a video blog on YouTube.
I'd appreciate it if you and other Rays fans checked it out!


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The State of Aloha
Where's the best place to ignore the biggest, most anticipated and most watched sporting event on the planet? The United States. It's obvious that the most popular game in the world is not popular here.
Soccer has managed to circle the globe and become the preferred and popular sport in nearly every country on every continent, except our own. For years, soccer has struggled in the United States. And right now we're in the middle of the biggest event the sport has to offer.
The World Cup is a soccer tournament held every four years. The top national teams compete to determine the best soccer team on the Earth. Every four years – just like the Olympics – a different country hosts the tourney. This time the host country is also one of the most fanatical soccer cultures around: Brazil.
Soccer as we know it became popular in England and Scotland in the 19th century. From there, it took over the world. Wherever the English and Scottish went (and they went just about everywhere back then), soccer followed. In most places, it stuck and soccer cultures developed. For example, Brazilian and Argentinian futbol blossomed when Scottish and English engineers, schoolteachers, merchants and rail workers went to build the railways of South America in the 1860s and '70s.
It didn't catch on in the United States. Folks played it early on, but it never took off like the way football, basketball and baseball became part of our sports culture.
But that still doesn't explain Hawaii. The Hawaiian Kingdom had many English and Scottish expats and visitors. Surely they brought with them their love of the game. And yet, there's no real evidence that soccer came with them.
The rest of the Pacific doesn't have much of a soccer culture either. The Oceania Football Confederation that includes national teams from Tahiti, New Zealand and Vanuatu is by far one of the weakest in the world. No countries from this conference made it to the World Cup.
Then again, perhaps soccer was introduced early on by the English and Scots in Hawaii. Perhaps they did play it. Maybe Honolulu was the spot where the first soccer game in Hawaii was played.
No one knows for sure. The earliest evidence of organized teams dates back to the early
20th century, but by then there were established teams with uniforms, organization and a league. The Honolulu Advertiser ran a story in 1905 about a fierce competition between "Kams and the YWCA." Apparently, Kams won 12 to 9 – a shocking number of goals by any standard.
Photographs dating back to 1906 show a team of young women and men at Oahu College posing in uniforms. (Oahu College eventually became Punahou School.) But this wasn't just a game for private-school kids. In 2013, a historian out of Hilo discovered another fascinating photograph from the same time period. It's a postcard depicting a soccer team dressed in all white with small collared jerseys, shorts and heavy boots of the early 20th century. Apparently, they were the team representing the Olaa Sugar Co.
Olaa is gone now but in its heyday was a plantation town in Puna on the Big Island near what is now called Volcano. It was the classic sugar plantation town. Strangely, no one in the photograph looked Asian. They were all Portuguese, Spanish or haole.
The game got more popular over time. By 1910, there were established teams on the Big Island and Maui. By the 1920s, teams from different sugar mills and from schools like Punahou and Kamehameha Schools competed regularly.
It's been here ever since. Folks gather to play on fields nearly every day of the week all over the island. The folks who play here come from all over the world. Out here in the middle of the Pacific you can find a single game with players from just about every continent.
Maui, after all, is a great place to play soccer. The weather is ideal year-round and our public parks have something that many other countries can't offer the public. My Brazilian friend once told me how lucky we are to live (and play the game) on Maui. Any patch of grass in Brazil, he said, automatically is destroyed by kids playing soccer.
The only place where you can actually see the game being played on grass is on television or in a stadium. Grass fields are just not available for most of the public. In the images coming from Brazil, you can see street kids playing in dirt lots or in the sand on the beach.
It really puts it in perspective. Perhaps it's best to keep soccer a secret after all.
* Ben Lowenthal is a trial and appellate lawyer who grew up on Maui. His email is email@example.com. "The State of Aloha" alternates Fridays with Ilima Loomis' "Neighbors."
The State of Aloha
Imagine having to report to a person in an office every week. If you are late or forget, you could go to jail. Imagine having to keep a job or go to school full time. If not, you could go to jail or, at the very least, explain to a judge why you shouldn't go to jail. If you want to visit the Mainland or even Oahu, you have to check in and get permission from an officer of the court. If not, you could be considered an absconder and may be arrested.
In some cases, you could get a curfew. If you're out after dark, you could get arrested. Perhaps you have to pay for an assessment to see if you are a drug addict or an alcoholic. On top of that, you may have to pay court fees and fines on a monthly rate for four years or until it's all paid up.
These are the most basic conditions of probation.
This newspaper duly reports on the fates of criminal defendants. These pages feature colorful quotations from judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers and sometimes the defendants themselves that sensationalize the event of a sentencing hearing. Details about the offense are described. Sometimes it seems innocuous. Other times it could be horrifying.
But no matter what the offense is, the end is always the same: The judge issues his or her sentence. Sometimes it's prison. A defendant is carted away by the sheriffs.
And then there's probation. I'm always struck by the letters of outrage to the sentencing judges who order a person to be put on probation instead of in prison. One thing the newspaper never really discusses is probation. What exactly is it? Is it hard? Why is it such a common disposition in a criminal case – even when there are crimes of violence?
Here are the basics. Probation is an alternative to prison. Instead of going off to places like Halawa prison on Oahu or private facilities in Arizona, the probationer stays right here and out of custody. Rather than being under surveillance and guarded 24 hours a day with the state footing the bill for housing, meals and medical services, the burden shifts to the probationer to find a clean and decent place to live, get a job and become a productive member of the community.
The only real catch is that the court orders a list of conditions by which the defendant is required to abide. The most common condition is checking in with a probation officer. These officers work for the Judiciary and keep track of the probationer's progress. If the court orders complete sobriety and drug testing, it's the probation officer's job to do that. Probationers are required to keep a job or go to school full time. Most importantly, they are not allowed to pick up another conviction.
If probationers violate the terms, their probationary status could be revoked and the judge would sentence them all over again. In some cases, they could again get probation and the actual sentence could be even longer than a prison sentence.
So why do people get so upset when a person is sentenced to probation? Why is there such a vehement demand for prison? Prison is very hard on the defendant. Prison rips a person out of the community and family life. The prisoner is left in isolation where he or she acquires no skills, formal education or training. It doesn't encourage anyone to do anything but wait for the term to end.
It's costly for the community too, but stats are hard to come by. Each state pays a different bill to house prisoners. Alabama, for example, spends something like $17,285 a year for a single inmate. New York City, on the other hand, spends a whopping $168,000. Hawaii is in the middle. The state attorney general's office reported that in 2009, it cost $118 a day for a single inmate, which comes to about $43,000 a year.
Probation – without guards, meals, shelter and medical services – is certainly cheaper. On top of that, probationers are required to be productive. They have to keep jobs, and probation officers almost always require pay stubs as proof of employment. They have to pay off fines and any restitution.
Seems like a win-win situation for society and the probationer. And yet, we still demand prison for folks who are being sentenced. Granted, punishment is always a factor to consider at sentencing, but it's not the only one. It should never be the main reason to sentence somebody.
There will always be those who wish to indulge in the need to severely punish offenders. But prison isn't a solution for most folks. We just can't afford it.
* Ben Lowenthal is a trial and appellate lawyer who grew up on Maui. His email is firstname.lastname@example.com. "The State of Aloha" alternates Fridays with Ilima Loomis' "Neighbors."
The State of Aloha
A young man is recruited by a labor agency to head east. Convinced that working on farms in Hawaii would make him more money, he signs a three-year contract with the agency, takes out a loan to pay for the travel expenses and leaves his country.
He ends up on Oahu with workers from his own country. He lives in substandard housing infested with rats and insects. He is told by his supervisors that if he doesn't follow the rules, he'll be deported. His wages are too low to pay off his loan. Desperate and scared, he runs off the farm and becomes homeless in Honolulu.
This is not campaign literature for a local politician talking about his or her ancestors. Samphong Medera was recruited from Thailand in 2003 and is one of many Thai workers accusing local farms of dehumanizing abuse and degrading conditions.
They say that after arriving in Hawaii their passports were confiscated and they had to sleep on the floor with other workers. Twenty-six people shared a single bathroom. A field supervisor (known around here as the luna) used a gun and a baseball bat to enforce a curfew on workers. One laborer claims he was hit with a stick in order to make him work faster.
The stories from the Thais are a horrible throwback to the early days of industrial agriculture in Hawaii. They managed to get the attention of the federal government but surprisingly almost no one else.
In 2010, the Department of Justice started investigating some of the farms in Hawaii and their labor recruiters. At first, the feds tried to prosecute the companies and business leaders with criminal charges. They indicted two brothers who run a local farm on Oahu.
Workers came to the Sou brothers' Aloun Farms in Kapolei after taking a loan to get there, and the plan was to pay it off through wages. But once there, they said, they were underpaid, released in just five months, and were forced to live in a storage container near the jobsite. Mick and Alec Sou vehemently denied these claims.
The brothers were looking at decades in prison if found guilty. It looked like a showdown in federal court, but the Sous decided to take a plea deal and pleaded to the offenses of visa fraud and forced labor. As the Sous geared up for sentencing, an outpouring of support came from prominent members in the community. Former Gov. Ben Cayetano wrote a letter in their support. Community leaders pointed out that the Sous themselves were immigrants (they come from Laos) and that Alec Sou was an advocate for helping the homeless.
But the sentencing never happened. Federal prosecutors dropped all charges and the judge allowed the Sous to withdraw their pleas. Why the about-face? The feds said that they made a mistake when advising the grand jury about the law. The federal prosecutors – who flew in from Washington – moved to dismiss the charges (even though the Sous pleaded guilty) and then left the islands.
But the feds were not done yet.
Mordechai Orian runs Global Horizons, an L.A.-based labor recruiting business. Global Horizons sent hundreds of workers from Thailand, Micronesia and the Philippines to agricultural companies all across the state – including Aloun Farms – over the past decade. Again, as with the Sou prosecution, workers accused the company and its client farms of abusive supervisors, deceptive labor contracts and bad working conditions.
Instead of seeking criminal charges, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Global Horizons and six farms in Hawaii. This time a federal judge found them liable for discrimination and responsible for bad working conditions.
This week it was announced that more farms settled. Mac Farms, Kalena Farms, Captain Cook Coffee Co. and Kauai Coffee Co. have all agreed to pay amounts ranging from $100,000 to $1.6 million.
There's only one farm that hasn't, and trial is scheduled in November – our own Maui Pineapple Co., the same company that has links to the original Maui Land & Pineapple Co.
Our local culture owes a great deal to the mass migration of agricultural laborers. Politicians love to invoke the image of Japanese, Korean or Filipino workers who arrived to the islands to toil in sugar and pineapple fields. Their descendants moved on to become prominent members of the middle and professional classes.
To think that appalling working conditions on farms in Hawaii are still happening is deeply troubling. Then again, the farmers and the labor recruiters deny these claims. Who's right? Maybe a trial will illuminate some of these things.
What is certain, however, is that despite these stories and despite the vehement denials, the plight of the Thai workers has failed to capture the imagination or interest of most folks in Hawaii. Given our islands' labor history, the local apathy is just as troubling as the stories themselves.
* Ben Lowenthal is a trial and appellate lawyer who grew up on Maui. His email is email@example.com. "The State of Aloha" alternates Fridays with Ilima Loomis' "Neighbors."


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