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Timm Herdt: Send Steinberg to the bench?
When the Legislature returns from its summer recess on Aug. 4, it will start a 27-day countdown toward the end of the tenure of Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, arguably the most productive legislative leader in California's post-term-limit era.
For Steinberg, it will mark the end of the legislative line. He will have served the allowable 14 years, the last six as Senate leader. He will leave office at age 57, still with a passion for public service.
There is talk that he might consider running for mayor of Sacramento in 2016, a position for which he seems overqualified. He could resume his legal career, where he could command a princely salary.
But there is another possibility that would allow Steinberg to continue his distinguished service to California.
With the announcement this month that Associate Justice Marvin Baxter will retire in January, Gov. Jerry Brown now has two openings to fill on the California Supreme Court. Steinberg would make an inspired choice for one of those slots.
"He'd make an excellent justice," says Treasurer Bill Lockyer, a former attorney general who, like Steinberg, is a lawyer and served as leader of the Senate. "He's smart, he's passionate about the law, and he would work hard at it."
Steinberg served two years as an administrative law judge, but has no prior judicial experience in either the trial or appellate courts.
In American history, the appointment of U.S. Supreme Court justices with no prior judicial experience has been fairly commonplace. Notably, former California Gov. Earl Warren had never been a judge before President Dwight Eisenhower appointed him chief justice. Many other notable justices are in that category: William Rehnquist, Lewis Powell and Louis Brandeis among them.
Most recently, President Bill Clinton sought to reach into the U.S. Senate for an appointee, but Sen. George Mitchell turned down the offer.
In California, the custom has been to select justices who have been lower-court judges. But Brown has twice before appointed justices with no such experience.
The first such appointment, made in his youth, seemed radical at the time and turned out disastrously. A decade following her appointment, Rose Bird became the first California justice to be turned out of office by voters.
The second, made in 2011, revealed how Brown in his maturity has maintained his capacity for creative thinking but tempered it with sober judgment. He selected Goodwin Liu, a celebrated legal scholar at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall.
Three years later, Liu has earned generally high marks for his probity and judiciousness.
A Steinberg appointment would fall into the soberly creative category.
If re-elected, Brown will have the opportunity to significantly broaden the diversity of the court, both ethnically and in the legal backgrounds of its justices. Of the five remaining justices, one is 78 and another is 71.
Were he to select Steinberg to fill one of the two immediate vacancies, Brown would anchor the court with someone with knowledge of California law that is far broader, if potentially not as deep in some areas, than anyone who comes from a judicial background.
Gary K. Hart, the former state senator and past chairman of the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California, is a longtime fan of Steinberg.
"I think legal diversity on the highest court is a positive," Hart told me. "Sen. Steinberg, the premier legislative leader of his generation, would be an intriguing appointment. His knowledge of California could be a great asset to the Supreme Court."
Steinberg is a graduate of UC Davis law school, where he was a classmate of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye. He spent 10 years as an employee-rights attorney, followed by four years as an administrative law judge. In the two years between serving in the Assembly and Senate, he worked for the prestigious San Francisco law firm Hanson Bridgett.
When I read that legal résumé to a retired California appeals court justice, this was his response: "He's got some chops."
Mostly, though, Steinberg has earned his chops as Senate leader.
On a host of issues, from workers' compensation law to water policy, Steinberg has demonstrated a skill that is invaluable in Supreme Court chambers: the ability to recognize possible solutions to complex legal issues and to engage disparate parties to lead them toward consensus. That is precisely how majority opinions are shaped.
Steinberg has served California energetically and well, and still has much to give. Brown is said to be looking high and low to find his next appointees. For one position, it may be that he simply needs to look upstairs.
Timm Herdt writes from Sacramento for The Star. His political blog "95 percent accurate" is at http://www.TimmHerdt.com.
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text: 12th Annual Working Together Conference March 13 & 14, 2007 The faces of multi-family housing are changing. The faces of our residents and what they expect from us as housing providers. The faces of those who govern at the local, state and national level. The faces of innovation as new technologies come into the industry at a dizzying pace. How will you, your staff and your organization cope with these changing faces as well those still to come? Join multi housing providers from throughout the state at the 12th Annual Working Together Conference for two days of learning, training and networking designed to empower you and your staff to overcome obstacles, share ideas and grow both person- ally and professionally. "Service with Shazzam!" Keynote Address by customer service strategist Mark Mayberry plus a full day of seminars by property management expert and motivational speaker Donna Hickey New Location! Earle Brown Heritage Center 6155 Earle Brown Drive, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 Phone: 763-569-6300 www.earlebrown.com Minnesota Multi Housing Association Powerful Sessions for Everyone Educational sessions have been designated according to the likely audience. Please feel free however, to choose sessions from any of the five seminar tracks. OWN Owners M&L Marketing and Leasing POL Policy Updates and Discussions MGR Managers MNT Maintenance March 13, 2007 10:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Google and Beyond: Marketing for the Web M&L The Internet has become a way of life. We get our news on-line, Registration and Help Desk we shop on-line, and we may even find our next date on-line. But 9:00 – 10:30 many housing providers still don't have a clue how to effectively market their properties on the web. Even if you already have an Keynote Address – on-line presence, you will not want to miss this opportunity to Service With Shazzam! learn how your internet ad should differ from traditional print advertising, how to track the success of your internet advertising, Mark Mayberry how to respond to the internet customer, how he/she is different The fastest way to increase in their wants and expectations and what new web-based alterna- and maintain your occupancy tives are popping up now. Don't be left behind the times! is to deliver outstanding customer service. But are *National Housing Policy POL your customers raving about Hear the latest straight out of Washington regarding issues and the service they receive programs that serve your residents and affect your business. when they do business with you? Do your team members know Leaders from industry groups and federal agencies will discuss how to handle an irate customer? Do you have systems in place the top legislative and regulatory issues facing the multi-family to measure your level of customer service? If not, how much is housing industry. This session will include a panel of representa- this costing you? tives from National Association of Housing and Redevelopment In this innovative and entertaining session, you will uncover the Officials, National Multi Housing Council and HUD. magic of "Service With Shazzam! You will learn how to: *Hidden Dangers: Mold, Radon and MGR Develop a service strategy that is truly irresistible Carbon Monoxide Make every customer feel special The state legislature is now mandating CO detectors in almost Surprise your customers with "Shazzam" moments every dwelling unit. Radon in homes has been found to be the Find out how to measure your company's "Shazzam" level second leading cause of lung cancer. And mold continues to be a Over-deliver on service – when the time is right hot button concern. Join our expert panel as they discuss these growing issues you must face in keeping your buildings healthy With Mark Mayberry's "Service With Shazzam" formula, you will for your residents and minimizing your exposure to liability. A leave with a definitive and exciting 8-step customer service strategy session you cannot afford to miss! that will amaze your customers – and energize your entire team! When it comes to building successful organizations based on *Make Room for Baby (Boomers, that is) MGR incredible customer service, Mark Mayberry has "been there and As the Baby-Boomers reach retirement age, their demands and done that." He was president of Fashion Connection, an apparel preferences for housing are changing. Not only for themselves, company that went from zero to $7 million in sales in less than 5 but yet for their parents as well. Join us in a provocative discussion years. Mark understands the driving forces that build profitable of how to make your community "Boomer friendly" including the companies. He will share examples of what works for other best ways to market your community to them (and their parents), organizations and how they can be adapted to fit your company's the unique needs and desires of this group and exactly why the goals. He will take you beyond empowerment to the prospect of Boomers don't want "senior" housing. an exciting new vision. Mark has been a featured speaker at Ask the Exterminator MNT multi-housing associations across the country and truly under- Bedbugs and roaches, ants and bird mites. These are a few of our stands what it takes to run a successful community. A must attend least favorite things! You won't want to miss this unique oppor- for your entire staff! tunity to speak first-hand with extermination professionals about your most pressing pest problems. Find out what really works, Visit the Working Together tabletop displays for and what is simply urban legend when it comes to ridding your great ideas and deals on products and services tailored property of unwanted critters. There's no structure – just your to multi-housing professionals. questions and our experts' answers! WORKING TOGETHER CONFERENCE 2007 12:10 - 1:10 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Lunch Cutting off Concessions M&L One month free rent, two months' free rent, plasma TV's, and 1:20 – 2:50 p.m. vacations. You name it – the market was dictating that we were Selling with Questions M&L giving it away. The good news? The market is tightening and Thousands of leasing consultants have been trained to sell many owners are ready to reduce or even eliminate concessions. benefits, not features, to overcome objections and to "always The bad news? After months (maybe even years) of using give- be closing." But is there another way? This fun and interactive aways as a closing tool – concessions have become a crutch session will give you brand-new tools to help you step outside many leasing professionals don't think they can do without. Are the box of traditional thinking and more effectively engage your you one of them? Then this session is for you! You'll gain a new prospects by knowing the right questions to ask, at the right time. understanding of the things today's renters really want (hint: it's Learn from the success stories of other industries and apply them not free stuff!) and be ready and even glad to cut off concessions. to your community. A wholly different way of approaching the *Section 8: Updates and Opportunities POL selling process! Find out how the latest legislative and policy initiatives from *State Housing Policy POL Washington D.C. will impact the Section 8 Housing Choice The face of our state legislature changed dramatically in the last Voucher (HCV) Program. Your expert panel will include a represen- election. What does this mean for you? Get up-to-the-minute tative from NAHRO, local housing agency representatives and information from the people "in the know" about the pressing issues property management professionals. the 2007 legislature are considering. Panelists include Tonja Orr, Working *Green Roof Technology OWN Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Jack Horner, Minnesota The new Minneapolis Public Library has one. So do many buildings Multi-Housing Association and Kevin Walli, Minnesota NAHRO in Chicago and across Europe. But, what exactly is a green roof *Cultural Understanding, Part I MGR and why should you consider one for your property? Join this New immigrants to Minnesota face multiple obstacles to finding insightful discussion and discover how green roofs can provide fair and affordable housing including income, language, credit a proven return on investment as well as significant social, Together history and discrimination. But this is just the beginning. Differ- economic and environmental benefits to the community at large. ences in culture, traditions, cooking, communication, relationships, You'll explore the costs associated, the landscaping design and religion can all affect their housing including how staff and needed, the process for installing and the policy and funding residents relate to one another. This timely session will give you support available. Presented by Steve Frenz, owner of JAS first hand knowledge of how you can improve resident relations Apartments and 2006 MADACS winner for Best Landscaping, and help new immigrants to become excellent long-term residents. Rick Carter of LDB, Inc. and Warren Hanson, Executive Director Part I will represent Somali and American Indian communities. of the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund. Procrastination and Perfectionism: MGR *Cultural Understanding, Part II MGR Defeating the Demons of Delay A continuation of the earlier session or relevant on it's own. Part Do you find yourself putting things off when you know you II of this series will represent the Latino and Hmong communities. shouldn't? Are you always in a rush to get things done at the last *Smoke Free Buildings MGR minute? Do you make excuses when things are late? Is nothing quite Did you know that although only 2% of renters enjoy a smoke good enough to measure up to your standards? This fun session free environment, nearly 50% of renters would prefer to live in will show you how these behaviors affect your overall productivity them? Increase your occupancy and bottom line by going smoke and how to gain the skills you need to increase your effectiveness. free! If you are considering making your community smoke free Michael Monroe Kiefer is a national trainer and author. this session is for you. Learn the benefits of smoke free housing, *Fair Housing for Service Staff MNT and the steps necessary to adopt a smoke free policy in your Fair Housing is much more than just memorizing the protected building. You'll review a model lease, learn how to overcome the classes. Maintenance and caretaking staffs are faced with a obstacles, and understand how the rules are different for subsi- unique set of challenges when it comes to interacting with residents. dized housing. Presented by Brittany McFadden, Association of As such, this seminar is specifically designed for you! We will Non-Smokers - Initiative for Smoke-Free Apartments (ISFA). discuss how service staff can practice fair housing as well as which behaviors may be perceived as being unfair. Whether you're new to the industry or a seasoned veteran, you will want to attend this invaluable session to help protect both your company and yourself from potential lawsuits. *All courses are approved for CRM and COM credits. Courses in the maintenance track are approved for CRMT credits. Courses marked with an * are pending approval for Continuing Real Estate Education Credits. WORKING TOGETHER CONFERENCE 2007 Washer/Dryer Repair MNT *Going Up! New Elevator Codes OWN Feel like your repairs and maintenance budget has been washed, The State of Minnesota is in process updating and revising the spun and dried out by repairs to your laundry equipment? Let the state code on elevators. These changes could have significant experts teach your maintenance technicians what they need to financial impact on multi-family housing buildings. Don't be know to keep your equipment in tip-top shape including common caught off guard! Learn the details directly from those involved repairs, troubleshooting and preventative maintenance. at the front-line, John Corbo of Eagle Elevator and Bob Murphy of ThyssenKrup Elevator. If your property has an elevator – you March 14, 2007 cannot afford to miss this session! 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. *Housing Tax Credits: Correcting File Mistakes MGR Registration and Help Desk This session will provide you with the tips and tools you need to be better prepared for file reviews of your tax credit properties. 2nd Day Bonus! Not only will you learn about common file errors and how to cor- Donna Hickey rect them but you will also pick up practical tips on how to better We are extremely pleased to bring prepare for reviews so that potential errors can be avoided. Pre- you nationally recognized expert sented by Lyn Burton, Affordable Housing Connections, Renee Donna Hickey for a full day of Dickinson, MN Housing and Angela Neilson, Dakota County CDA timely, inspirational sessions. With over 25 years of in the trenches Practical Preventative Maintenance MNT property management experience, It's common sense that it's easier to fix a problem when it's small, Donna Hickey is a true authority. right? But in the real world of running an apartment community Working As former National Director of Leasing and Marketing for a growing the preventative maintenance plan always seems to be low priority property management company in Chicago, Donna watched a and often gets pushed aside – resulting in those little problems company grow from one apartment community to 22 in just one year. becoming big ones. It doesn't have to be that way! This informative While traveling the country, she developed a complete marketing session will give you practical easy tips to assist you in developing plan, successfully developed an entire hands-on training program, and actually completing a preventative maintenance plan. The then implemented the programs and monitored the progress. In tools you will take away are guaranteed to save you money! Together addition to receiving many awards of accomplishments and recog- 10: 40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. nition from the companies Donna has worked for, she has been recognized as a professional entrepreneur in Who's-Who Magazine, *Fair Housing M&L is on the Curriculum Development Committee for the National Fair housing isn't just the right thing to do; it's the law! No matter Apartment Association and a frequent presenter at local, state and your position or experience, this primer is exactly what you need national apartment associations across the country. to protect your company and yourself from discrimination claims. You are sure to learn something new! Every session that Donna Hickey provides is fun, motivational, and inspiring. You will walk away from her workshops filled with *UD/FHA Multifamily Financing Products OWN knowledge, the ability to apply it, and the enthusiasm to follow Do you have an existing HUD 202 loan (or another type of loan) through! that you would like to refinance? Plans for multifamily or Assisted Living new construction? Wondering who is financing the senior 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. cooperatives that we have seen all over the State? All of these Donna Hickey: From Hi Fi to Wi Fi M&L MGR types (and more) of loans can be financed by HUD/FHA. Tim This laugh out loud act will remind you of yesteryear as Hickey Gruenes, Supervisory Project Manager from the local HUD office points out societal absurdities that bombarded your psyche while as well as a lender who deals with FHA Insurance will present this growing up during the baby boom years … in "From Hi-Fi to Wi session on HUD/FHA Multifamily financing products. Fi, a Look at How We've Change in Living Technicolor," Donna *Ask the Attorney MGR references middle-class suburbia as she communicates universal This free-flow question and answer forum was the most popular truths that brings smiles of recognition from anyone weaned on session at last year's conference. So much so that we brought it "Captain Kangaroo and the Carol Burnett Show" and TV ads that back! This is your opportunity to ask our panel of expert attorneys proclaimed, "Silly Rabbit, Trix are for Kids." anything and everything about landlord/tenant law. This session *HUD Policy Changes POL is sure to be full of surprises! Does it seem like new rules and regulations are coming out of the *Violence Against Women Act: MGR woodwork? Having a hard time keeping up with the changes? What you Need to Know This is your one-stop opportunity to hear first-hand about policy The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) creates new protections changes coming down the pipeline from HUD. Learn the latest for victims of domestic violence and in turn, new federal mandates straight from Washington and the local office about issues, for all housing agencies, owners and managers using Section 8 programs and procedures that affect you, your residents and vouchers. In this must-attend session for managers of both private your business. and public housing you will learn these new requirements as well as gain a critical understanding of how they may change the way you run your property. WORKING TOGETHER CONFERENCE 2007 Donna Hickey: Coming to Age with MNT 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Customer Service … What's Hot / What's Not! In this session we will explore the attitudes of excellence. You'll Donna Hickey: Traditionalists, Boomers, M&L understand how to identify customers needs through observing "X'ers" and Nexters – What does this thoughtful body language resulting in uncompromising service all mean to in the apartment industry? contacts. In the end, you'll learn to resolve conflicts and exceed The boomerang effect, the return of the traditionalist, baby boomers, your customers expectations. This is a power packed session with and nexters, is the natural consequence of supply and demand an abundance of interaction with the participants. and a phenomenon facing the modern apartment housing market. In this session, the author of the recently published book Master 12:10 - 1:10 p.m. of Success reveals, the leasing myths, realities and challenges of these four major generational groups. The seminar provides Lunch technology, marketing and leasing strategies for effectively com- 1:20 – 2:50 p.m. municating with and managing the leasing process to your advan- tage. Plus, real life case studies of how these techniques will Donna Hickey: Outrageous Outreach for M&L impact your occupancies and create an atmosphere of success in your Tax Credit Property your leasing office are revealed. The Who, What, Where, When Why and How of the basics in outreach marketing. Learn how to uncover potential residents *Harassment: Rhetoric vs. Reality OWN through targeted companies, employers, cooperative marketing and You can hardly open the newspaper or turn on the evening news organization. Come and explore proven strategies to get your team without hearing about another harassment case. Is it really as not only involved but also excited about your marketing programs. prevalent as the media would have us believe? What is the impact Working Tap into this hidden market and walk away with guaranteed ready of harassment on the organization, the accuser, and the accused? to implement ideas, resulting in higher rentals for your community. What about emails and all of those forwarded jokes? And most importantly, what is your responsibility as an owner or manager to *Inspection Insight OWN try and prevent harassment? Get the answers to these and many REAC, municipal, mortgage, fire department…No matter what type of more complex questions in this crucial session. property you own, you're virtually guaranteed to be faced with a Together property inspection. And no matter the type of inspection, there are *How to Successfully Apply for MGR certain issues that any inspector will flag. Don't miss this no- a HUD Service Coordinator Grant nonsense discussion of the inspection process, the maintenance Service coordinators have a vital role to play in linking supportive codes that all property owners must abide by and ordinance changes services for elderly and disabled residents in eligible housing you should be aware of. Our expert panel will include Saul Ham- projects. Each year HUD offers Service Coordinator grants to merstein a national consultant with The Inspection Group, Inc.. owners of HUD assisted properties, enabling them to hire a Ser- *Ask the HR Director MGR vice Coordinator to serve their residents. You'll learn how to Harassment, union contracts, effective hiring, progressive disci- successfully apply for a grant, how to put a Service Coordinator pline… Bring your toughest HR questions! Our expert panel will position in your project budget, recognize important compliance be on hand to answer them in this free-flow forum of questions issues which allow you to keep such a position and hear from and answers. A can't miss session whether you manage a staff of provider success stories in utilizing a Service Coordinator to one or one hundred. benefit residents. Presented by William Thomas (Multifamily Project Manager) and Jim Zaremba, Director of Senior and Spe- *Bird Flu MGR cial Needs Services, Common Bond Communities, St. Paul The World Health Organization states that it is a matter of when, not if, the next pandemic influenza outbreak will occur. If predica- Frontline Leadership MGR tions hold true, we as employers and housing providers could be Effective leadership is a learned skill, not a lucky trait. In this fun faced with an unprecedented crisis. How will we staff properties if and interactive session you will learn the essential skills that all employees are ill or quarantines are issued? How will we deal with leaders in every organization must have to be effective. Plus gain the potential economic and social disruptions? What are our knowledge of basic leadership principles, the power of effective responsibilities to our residents? Leading this important discussion feedback and practical tools to deal with emotional behaviors. is Mark Campbell, retired HUD project manager. Presented by national expert and one of your favorite instructors, Petra Marquart. 101 Maintenance Tips MNT Back by popular demand, one of our most requested sessions! *Mold in Your Units MNT Joe Cerny will regale you with his endless supply of practical, Mold remains a hot button issue in housing. This essential session easy to implement maintenance tips. You will be amazed and will teach you the practical things you need know in order to deal astounded! As a special bonus, all pre-registered attendees will with mold-related issues. You will discover how to determine the receive Joe's very own handbook with even more tried and true cause of moisture intrusion, how to decide what clean-up can be ideas to make your property run more efficiently. handled internally versus hiring a contractor, how to determine resident responsibility and viable tips for finding and removing *All courses are approved for CRM and COM credits. Courses in the maintenance track are approved for CRMT mold. Presented by industry leader Gretchen Chamberlain, credits. Courses marked with an * are pending approval Microbiologist with Restoration Professionals. for Continuing Real Estate Education Credits. WORKING TOGETHER CONFERENCE 2007 Working Together Conference 2007 Registration Policies To register, send your completed registration form to: Parking Fax: 952-854-3810 or 952-346-9561 There is plenty of free parking at the conference site. Guests of our partner hotel, Crowne Plaza Minneapolis North may Mail: Minnesota Multi Housing Association receive complimentary shuttle transportation to and from the 1650 West 82nd Street, Suite 250 conference center each day. Bloomington, MN 55431 Recommended Attire Register Early and Save! Business or business casual attire. Dress in layers to adjust to Group savings with early registration through February 20, 2007 unpredictable hotel temperatures. Send three people from your company for $229 each and all Continuing Education Credits additional registrations for your company are only $189 per person. The Working Together Conference is dedicated to providing Registrations after February 20, 2007 and promoting quality education at the conference. Attendees Send three people from your company for $259 each and all may earn 1.0 continuing education credit for each hour of additional registrations are only $219 per person. seminar attendance in approved sessions. An asterisk (*) Full Registration Includes: denotes sessions for which we have applied to the MN Dept. Your choice of 38 seminar sessions, day-of-conference handouts, of Commerce for continuing real estate education credits. continental breakfast each morning, lunch each day, mid-afternoon All sessions are approved for CCAM, CRM and COM credits. soda and cookie break, networking and more networking. All maintenance sessions are approved for CRMT credits. General Information Seminar Changes Hotel Reservations In the event of a change to a seminar session, all reasonable We are pleased to partner with the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis efforts will be made to provide a qualified substitution. North for your lodging needs. The Crowne Plaza is located at 2200 Freeway Boulevard, Brooklyn Center - less than 3 miles from Need to Substitute or Cancel? the conference site. To make a room reservation at the Crowne Substitutions will be taken until the conference begins at no Plaza Minneapolis North, call 1-800-481-3556 24 hours, 7 days a additional charge. To receive a full refund on cancellations, week. Tell the agent that you are attending the 2007 Working they must be received by March 2, 2007. A $25 cancellation fee Together Conference to receive the reduced room rate of $98 will be applied to all cancellations received after March 2, single or double occupancy, subject to the appropriate state, 2007. Attendees who do not cancel, do not substitute another local and any occupancy taxes in effect. These rates will only be individual, and do not attend are liable for full fees and will not honored until February 20, 2007. Check-in is at 3:00 p.m. and be entitled to any refund. check-out is at 12:00 noon. All reservations must be guaranteed Questions? with a major credit card or by a first night room deposit. Please note that the Crowne Plaza will have complimentary shuttle If you need further information, please call Minnesota Multi transportation available to and from the conference site at the Housing Association and speak with Marcy Frederick at (952) beginning and end of each day. 548-2202 or Carla Bush at (952) 548-2219. Directions to Earle Brown Heritage Center (If you have any questions, please call Earle Brown's Directions Line at (763) 569-3455.) From the West (Plymouth, Maple Grove and St. Cloud) From the South (Airport, Bloomington, Richfield) Take I-94 East and I-694 East to Shingle Creek Parkway exit, Take I-494 West to Hwy. 100 North, exit at John Martin Drive. follow cloverleaf around, turn left onto Shingle Creek Parkway, At top of exit, cross through intersection 57th Avenue North to left at stoplight (Summit Drive North), left again one block at John Martin Drive, turn left, continue to first stop sign, turn right Earle Brown Drive (first turn), follow around to the main entrance onto Earle Brown Drive, continue through next stop sign, watch on your right. for main entrance on your left. From the East (Minneapolis & St. Paul) From the North (Duluth, Forest Lake) Take I-94 West and I-694 West to Shingle Creek Parkway exit, follow Take I-35 South to I-694 West, then to Shingle Creek Parkway exit, cloverleaf around, turn right onto Shingle Creek, left at second follow cloverleaf around, turn right onto Shingle Creek, left at stoplight (Summit Drive North), left again one block at Earle second stoplight (Summit Drive North), left again one block at Earle Brown Drive, follow around to the main entrance on your right. Brown Drive, follow around to the main entrance on your right. FREE EXHIBITS OPEN THROUGHOUT THE 2-DAY CONFERENCE No Sales Pressure! Free Literature! Special ConferenceDeals! Expert Advice for Exclamation Points Galore! Apartment Professionals! WORKING TOGETHER CONFERENCE 2007 REGISTRATION FORM PLEASE PRINT PLEASE COPY THIS FORM FOR ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS Name _____________________________ Company and Site Name _____________________________________________ Mailing Address _____________________________________________________________________________________ City ________________________ State _____________________ Zip ________________ Phone (_____)________________ Fax (_____)________________ E-mail ________________________________________ Affilated with: MHA MHFA MN NAHRO Multi 2-Day Discount: Early Registration through February 20, 2007 Registration after February 20, 2007 First three people from Full 2-Day - $229 Full 2-Day - $259 one company full price; Discount 2-Day - $189 Discount 2-Day - $219 each additional person 1 Day - $159 (lunch included) 1 Day - $179 (lunch included) from the same company Individual Seminar - $69 (no lunch) Individual Seminar - $79 (no lunch) discounted price. Individual Lunch Purchase - $35 Payment Total ____________ Payment Method: Check Visa MasterCard Invoice Company Card # _____________________________________________ Expiration Date _______________ Name on Card _____________________________ Signature ______________________________ Multi 2-Day Discount: First three people from one company pay full price and all additional from the same company may register at discounted price. PLEASE INDICATE WHICH SESSION(S) YOU WILL ATTEND (ONE SELECTION PER TIME SLOT): March 13, 2007 March 14, 2007 9:00 – 10:30 9:00 – 10:30 1:20 – 2:50 Keynote Address: Service with Shazzam! Donna Hickey: From Hi Fi to Wi Fi Donna Hickey: Outrageous Outreach for HUD Policy Changes * Your Tax Credit Property 10:40 – 12:10 Going Up! New Elevator Codes * Inspection Insights * Google and Beyond: Marketing for Housing Tax Credits – Correcting File Ask the HR Director the Web Mistakes * Bird Flu * National Housing Policy * Practical Preventative Maintenance 101 Maintenance Tips Hidden Dangers: Mold, Radon and Carbon Monoxide * 10:40 – 12:10 3:00 – 4:30 Make Room for Baby (Boomers, that is) Fair Housing * Donna Hickey: Traditionalists, Boomers, Ask the Exterminator HUD/FHA Multifamily Financing Products * "X'ers" and Nexters, Ask the Attorney * Harassment: Rhetoric vs. Reality * 1:20 – 2:50 Violence Against Women Act: What You How to Successfully Apply for a HUD Selling With Questions Need to Know * Service Coordinator Grant * State Housing Policy * Donna Hickey: Coming to Age with Frontline Leadership Cultural Understanding Part I * Customer Service … Mold in Your Units * Procrastination and Perfectionism – What's Hot / What's Not! Defeating the Demons of Delay Fair Housing for Maintenance * 3:00 – 4:30 *All courses are approved for CRM and COM credits. Courses in the Cutting off Concessions maintenance track are approved for CRMT credits. Courses marked with Section 8: Updates and Opportunities * an * are pending approval for Continuing Real Estate Education Credits. Green Roof Technology * Cultural Understanding Part II * Mail this form and payment to: Minnesota Multi Housing Association Smoke Free Buildings * 1650 West 82nd Street, Suite 250, Bloomington, MN 55431; or fax this form and credit Washer/Dryer Repair card payment information to MHA at (952) 854-3810 or 952-346-9561 Questions? Call Marcy Frederick at (952) 548-2202 or Carla Bush at (952) 548-2219 WORKING TOGETHER CONFERENCE 2007 Minnesota Multi Housing Association 1650 West 82nd Street, Suite 250 PRESORTED Bloomington, MN 55431 STANDARD US POSTAGE PAID ROCHESTER, MN PERMIT NO. 289 Earle Brown Heritag Earle Brown Heritage Center Earle Brown Drive 6155 Earle Brown Drive Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Phone: 763-569-6300 www.earlebrown.com ork ogether Confer Tog erence Working Together Conference 2007 YOU! is Designed for YOU! Dedicated professionals of all experience levels within the multi-family housing industry will be attending this conference. If you are an owner, manager, mainte- nance technician, or leasing professional in market-rate, subsidized, government or non-profit housing, this conference has been designed for YOU! What You'll Miss If You Don't Attend: Route to: ______________________ Pride of satisfied residents Greater enjoyment of your job Reserve these dates! 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Three Appeal judges today began hearing Addison Lee's bid to reverse a High Court ruling last July that maintained Transport for London's ban on the capital's 50,000 minicabs from using bus lanes.
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This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, perhaps the first recognizably modern individual. A nobleman, public official, and winegrower, he wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought and experience, unlike anything written before. He called them essays, meaning attempts or tries. He put whatever was in his head into them: his tastes in wine and food, his childhood memories, the way his dog s ears twitched when it was dreaming, as well as the appalling events of the religious civil wars raging around him. The Essays was an instant best seller and, over four hundred years later, Montaigne s honesty and charm still draw readers to him. They come in search of companionship, wisdom, and entertainment and in search of themselves. This book, a spirited and singular biography, relates the story of Montaigne s life by way of the questions he posed and the answers he explored. It traces his bizarre upbringing, his youthful career and sexual adventures, his travels, and his friendships with the scholar and poet Etienne de La Boetie and with his adopted daughter, Marie de Gournay. And we also meet his readers who for centuries have found in Montaigne an inexhaustible source of answers to the haunting question, How to live? Lively and fascinating . . . How to Live takes its place as the most enjoyable introduction to Montaigne in the English language. Times Literary Supplement Splendidly conceived and exquisitely written . . . enormously absorbing. Sunday Times [Bakewell reveals] one of literature s enduring figures as an idiosyncratic, humane, and surprisingly modern force. Publishers Weekly (starred) A bright, genial, and generous introduction to the master s methods. Kirkus Reviews It is ultimately [Montaigne s] life-loving vivacity that Bakewell succeeds in communicating to her readers. The Observer How to Live will delight and illuminate. The Independent This subtle and surprising book manages the trick of conversing in a frank and friendly manner with its centuries-old literary giant, as with a contemporary, while helpfully placing Montaigne in a historical context. The affection of the author for her subject is palpable and infectious. Phillip Lopate, author of The Art of the Personal Essay An intellectually lively treatment of a Renaissance giant and his world. Saturday Telegraph Like recent books on Proust, Joyce, and Austen, How to Live skillfully plucks a life-guide from the incessant flux of Montaigne s prose . . . Superb. The Guardian"
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Not exactly a foreign idea
Retiring in cheaper countries an option
TORONTO -- Dwindling pension benefits are forcing many Canadians to rethink how they'll spend their golden years, but that doesn't necessarily mean giving up their dreams of a sun-soaked retirement.
Some experts say with proper planning, uprooting to an exotic locale can actually help cash-strapped seniors stretch their retirement dollars.
Aside from milder temperatures, they say many of the destinations favoured by Canadians -- including parts of Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica -- offer another advantage prized by those on a fixed income: a lower cost of living.
"It's sometimes assumed that an international retirement vision or lifestyle is something that wealthy people pursue," said Rod Burylo, a Calgary-based financial adviser specializing in international retirement.
"The reality is... some people retire to Mexico because it's so darn cheap," he said.
"One could reason, therefore, that if the economy suffered and their finances suffered, they may be more inclined to retire to Mexico because... they could have a better quality of life than they could have here."
Many Canadians are having to make tough financial choices -- including prolonging their careers or downsizing their homes -- in preparing for retirement as debt-ridden governments and companies scale back benefits.
While financial considerations alone are rarely enough to prompt a drastic change of scenery, they often play an important role in the decision-making process, according to a recent survey by the BMO Retirement Institute.
The survey by one of Canada's largest banks found more than 70 per cent of Canadians aged 45 or older have given thought to where they want to live out their golden years.
But it also found that while many fantasize about retreating to faraway lands, just over 10 per cent of respondents said they were willing to follow through and leave Canadian soil.
"I think you get people moving abroad for two reasons," said Brian Burlacoff, a financial adviser with Sun Life Financial.
"You get a proportion of people who do want to spend time very purposely outside of Canada -- snowbirds, for example, in Florida or Arizona -- (and) they have a plan for that," he said.
"But the other group that you get moving away are people that have no plan and they're kind of drawing at straws because they have to find a place that's less expensive to live in order to carry out their retirement objectives."
That kind of "reactive" move, he said, is similar to trading a downtown Toronto lifestyle for a more affordable one in a neighbouring suburb.
But unlike a simple hop across municipal borders, crossing national boundaries can have serious tax and health-care implications, he warned.
And even regions where the average day-to-day costs are low can drain the savings of those without a clear budget plan, he said.
A guidebook published by the Department of Foreign Affairs lays out the potential pitfalls for those looking to retire abroad, from the loss of Canadian citizenship or residency -- and the resulting loss of health coverage -- to the intricacies of foreign tax systems.
"Many developing countries lack the resources to collect taxes on foreign-source income, so they compensate by imposing high consumption taxes or import duties," the document reads.
"Make sure you take into account all taxes, duties and fees, as well as the withholding taxes you will pay on income originating in Canada."
Burlacoff and Burylo both recommend consulting an adviser who understands the specific challenges involved, and keeping in touch throughout the preparations and after the move.
At 61, Kerry Strayton believes he's still up to a decade away from retirement, but that hasn't stopped the Richmond, B.C., resident from getting a head start on his plans to retire abroad.
He's already "actively researching" possible destinations for him and his wife, such as Colombia, Uruguay and Thailand -- places with a pleasant climate and a thriving cultural scene, that he says are accessible enough that their son and daughter will be able to visit.
Moving seems like a necessity for the couple, who Strayton says will have to live off their savings and his wife's "small, very modest" pension, given that his employer doesn't offer a pension plan of its own.
He estimates it would cost roughly $1,500 a month in one of his chosen destinations to keep the same standard of living that would cost $2,500 in Richmond.
"To be honest, living in this part of the country in particular, which is very, very expensive, it's hard to see how we would manage to have at least some kind of reasonable lifestyle," he said.
Many unknowns remain: For one thing, the couple hasn't decided whether to make a permanent move or take the more popular snowbird route.
But with several more years of squirrelling away savings ahead, the pair has some time to figure it out.
And in the meantime, Strayton said, they'll be checking out the top contenders to see which one could eventually become their new home.
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I went back to install the part as well as new door hinges and door springs. The noise of the door springs never went away. There was nothing wrong with the old door hinges and door springs. It was her kitchen remodeler who ruined the door cables. He got drywall dust on the cables.
While I was there she bitched at me for dripping a little bit of oil on her hardwood floor, I used her bathroom because I was almost not going to make it until I got to a public restroom, she yelled at me for not washing my hands, I use hand sanitizer because then they don't complain that I made a mess of their sink or got their towels dirty. She paid us for the job. My boss sent the check back to her with a letter stating that we are sorry she is not satisfied with us and that we don't want her money or her future business.
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Samyang to Announce New 50mm f/1.5 for MFT At Photokina
Photokina is going to be quite the show this year. I just wish I was going to be able to make it out to Cologne. We have received word of a pretty big announcement from Samyang (whose lenses are also branded as Opteka, Vivitar, Rokinon, Falcon, Bower, and Walimex).
According to a report over on 4/3 rumors, which gave this their highest rumor rating – meaning they are 81-99% sure of its accuracy, Samyang is poised to announce a new 50mm F/1.5 (yes, F/1.5, that is not a typo) lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras (Like the new Panasonic GH4, for example).
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As with other Samyang releases, it is expected to be very reasonably priced, while still providing excellent optical quality. There are also some rumblings that it may have autofocus, which would be a first for Samyang, but chances are, it will be just another manual focus only lens.
I am curious about the F/1.5 aperture. I mean the difference between F/1.4 and F/1.5 is negligible, but F/1.4 is a standard aperture, F/1.5 is not. I am curious about the decision to go with such an odd aperture. Otherwise, I think this is great news for GH4 and other MFT owners who want some quality low light optics on the cheap.
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i had no idea that poetry rhymed back in Sappho's day so this poem answers a timeless question; which came first prose or rhyme? at any rate beautiful poem still timeless and timely after all these centuries... (Report) Reply
A Hymn To Venus
O Venus, beauty of the skies,
To whom a thousand temples rise,
Gaily false in gentle smiles,
Full of love-perplexing wiles;
O goddess, from my heart remove
The wasting cares and pains of love.
If ever thou hast kindly heard
A song in soft distress preferred,
Propitious to my tuneful vow,
A gentle goddess, hear me now.
Descend, thou bright immortal guest,
In all thy radiant charms confessed.
Thou once didst leave almighty Jove
And all the golden roofs above:
The car thy wanton sparrows drew,
Hovering in air they lightly flew;
As to my bower they winged their way
I saw their quivering pinions play.
The birds dismissed (while you remain)
Bore back their empty car again:
Then you, with looks divinely mild,
In every heavenly feature smiled,
And asked what new complaints I made,
And why I called you to my aid?
What frenzy in my bosom raged,
And by what cure to be assuaged?
What gentle youth I would allure,
Whom in my artful toils secure?
Who does thy tender heart subdue,
Tell me, my Sappho, tell me who?
Though now he shuns thy longing arms,
He soon shall court thy slighted charms;
Though now thy offerings he despise,
He soon to thee shall sacrifice;
Though now he freezes, he soon shall burn,
And be thy victim in his turn.
Celestial visitant, once more
Thy needful presence I implore.
In pity come, and ease my grief,
Bring my distempered soul relief,
Favour thy suppliant's hidden fires,
And give me all my heart desires.
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