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BY SUSAN KIM | BALTIMORE | September 20, 2002
Really Cuba's disaster preparedness capability puts us to shame.
Richard Erstad
As Hurricane Isidore buffeted Cuba with strong winds and drenching rain Friday, the nation moved some 100,000 people out of harm's way in less than 24 hours.
Such a rapid, large-scale evacuation is unheard of in the U.S. -- even during these times when many are concerned about preparing for large-scale terrorist attacks.
It's not so much Cuba's communist government that makes for streamlined disaster preparation, explained Richard Erstad, director for Latin American/Caribbean programs at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
It's simply a conscientious and prepared network of volunteers, disaster responders, and public health officials who all work together, said Erstad.
"They really do have an excellent plan," he said, "they move people fast and they watch out for the elderly."
At its heart, Cuba's disaster preparedness plan seems to be based on people helping people more than the "thought control" stereotype of Cuban government many in the U.S. imagine.
Still, disaster preparation is inextricably tied to the communist government in Cuba, especially since the civil-defense-cum-disaster preparedness-program is based on a decades-old defense plan to mobilize the communist country against foreign military attacks.
As Hurricane Isidore approached Friday, pre-recorded TV announcements that some Americans would call cheesy exhorted "Protect your life!" The government-sponsored announcements warned people not to cross rivers or go fishing or swimming in the ocean during the storm.
Rather than letting localities decide which schools would be closed, a blanket evacuation was declared for thousands of students in government boarding schools. Similarly, all stores, government offices and banks in Havana simply closed. In Cuba, it's not up to the management.
"Cuba does have a peculiar system and way of operating," admitted Erstad.
Cuba fine-tuned its civil defense plan during the Reagan years. "When Reagan was rattling swords at Cuba, the civil defense plan there was at its peak," said Erstad.
Since then the military has downsized, but what's left in the face natural disasters is still a highly organized evacuation plan that works.
When Hurricane Michelle -- a highly dangerous Category 4 storm capable of causing extreme damage -- hit Cuba in November 2001, only one person died.
"That kind of hurricane would mean thousands of deaths for a place like Haiti," said Ernstad.
In the wake of Hurricane Michelle, Cuba bought food from the U.S., and the country also put out appeals for specific medicines.
Michelle caused $1.8 billion in damage to tens of thousands of homes, crops, telecommunications, and electrical infrastructure.
On Friday, Hurricane Isidore was moving slowly toward the western end of Cuba's main island. Isidore is the second hurricane of the Atlantic season.
Cuba's western half could see as much as 30 inches of rain over the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Disaster responders have agreed there's little doubt Hurricane Isidore will cause crop damage in Cuba.
Housing could suffer as well, said Ernstad.
During the 1960s, when another devastating hurricane struck Cuba, the AFSC was the only U.S.-based group that sent aid.
Today, however, many faith-based groups -- including Church World Service, Catholic Relief Services, and many others -- respond to needs in Cuba.
As the U.S. follows the news of 100,000 Cubans moving systematically out of harm's way, are there lessons to be learned?
"Really Cuba's disaster preparedness capability puts us to shame," said Ernstad, in terms of the lives it saves and its speedy evacuations.
On the other hand, it's democracy at work in the U.S. as states and localities -- not the national government -- decide who is evacuated, and when.
That's not likely to change, concluded Ernstad. "I don't think this country is ready for such a plan."
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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (KTHV) — The largest hotel in the state will eventually be smaller, if the new owner of the Arlington gets his master plan in place. But he may also be forced to close down the hotel if he doesn't fix some problems by November.
That's the message AL Rajabi, the CEO of Sky Capital Group and new owner of the 93-year-old landmark hotel in Hot Springs had to say in his first television interview. He wanted to speak to the media after what he calls a less-than-welcome response from city officials since he bought the hotel in June.
In the days after signing the papers to buy and restore the Arlington, city inspectors served several urgent notices. Among them electrical work needed to be done immediately on several rooms and repairs made to parts of the concrete façade. Those repairs need to be complete by November 9, when the city estimates a hard freeze could occur and lead to pieces falling to the city streets below. If the deadline isn't met, the city has threatened to shut down the hotel, or demand Rajabi take on extensive renovations right away that would require the hotel to shut down.
"How dare they? I mean who am I to come in here and shut it down," the Texas-based Rajabi said. "That's why it was so important to come in here and invest $30-million dollars in this property and do it in phases because I want to make sure that I don't do any layoffs."
Rajabi said he has already picked out local architects and other engineers and is ready to do the work, but the November timetable is too tight.
"It's not going to happen overnight," he said. "All I know is that in 93 years this hotel has stood here. Not once, from the research we've done, has it ever gotten some type of citation or any type of code violation."
Rajabi said he knew the hotel's history when he bought it and was aware of the extensive work the place would need. He said that was part of the appeal of buying it. He said the response from state-level officials has been supportive. It's the city he is frustrated with, and he is appealing the deadline, saying it is a threat to his hundreds of employees.
"I want the city to look in the eye of my employees and tell them that they're not going to have a job and that the place is going to be closed down," he said.
Longtime employees conveyed a similar message. Rajabi said one of the strengths of the hotel is the number of workers with 25 or more years' experience working in the Central Ave. landmark.
"It's sadness because I know a lot of people who work here and I know that their struggles would be like my struggles if the hotel was shut down," said Richard Moore, the banquet manager with 35 years on the job. "It seems like somebody's trying to get some gratitude for themselves and not looking at the overall picture of the people."
Rajabi said a key part of financing the renovations will be a franchise agreement with a luxury brand. He said a request has already been made but wouldn't specify the company yet. His master plan includes reducing the number of rooms, in most cases by combining adjoining rooms into suites.
"I know it's the biggest hotel in Arkansas right now," he said. "I'm more interested in running the most luxurious hotel in Arkansas."
But to get there, Rajabi said he needs more time and wants to work with the city as a partner.
"I invite the city to come to the table and look at what we're looking to do," Rajabi said. "The deadline that they have for us is unrealistic."
City officials declined to speak on camera, but a spokesperson pointed out there are no restrictions in place stopping Rajabi from beginning his renovations and that they welcome his plans to overhaul the property.


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One of the most important aspects of creating a social media presence for a non-profit, is to do something every day, 5 days a week. You can post positive quotes. You can highlight the people that you serve. You can do almost anything positive, but you have to do something. The new donors that you are going after, don't want to come to a rally. They don't want to be told what to do. They want to do what their friends are doing. They want to follow the social proof that exists... online. So, do something today. In fact, do something right now! If you know someone that works for a non-profit, share this with them, right now. After all, there's no time like the present to start influencing others in the right direction.
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Labour parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, Cllr Neil Coyle, has launched a campaign to secure recognition for the Bermondsey site of the original poppy factory in the UK. The campaign launch occurred on Monday 4th August to coincide with the centenary of the UK entrance into what became known as the Great War.
In 1922 the 'Disabled Society' established the first UK poppy making factory with funding from the British Legion. The factory was on the corner of the Old Kent Road and St James' Road in Bermondsey and employed injured servicemen originally. Poppies were designed to be made with the use of just one arm. The factory has since moved to Richmond and the original building no longer stands.
Campaigners are seeking funding for a plaque for the area the original factory stood. Labour's Neil Coyle is pleased to be leading the campaign with help from local councillors, tenants and residents' groups, the Friends of Southwark Park and members of Southwark's Civic Association. Campaigners aim to have a plaque for the site before he anniversary of Armistice Day and will be approaching local people and businesses for support. Please email: email@example.com if you are willing to donate to this campaign.
Neil Coyle says: "Bermondsey and Southwark have made a significant contribution to our Forces, but this unrecognised element of employing veterans and making poppies must not be forgotten. Bermondsey helped build the UK contribution to remembering our fallen heroes, injured veterans and our current Forces. A plaque recognising this unique contribution on the site in this centenary year would only be fitting."
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I was a very emotional and sensitive boy excelling in academics and winning many awards for my efforts. When it came to sports and the social end of school I lacked greatly. Being a very small boy I was subject to both verbal and physical abuse, learning at a young age to defend myself with my brain and tongue. This would unknowingly impact me for the rest of my life. It didn't take long to foster and establish an attitude of intellectual superiority. This became very important to me as I used it as a defense to mask the feelings of inadequacy and rejection. Other underlying feelings of hurt, shame, and confusion were also manifesting at a rapid rate leaving me with an overwhelming sense of fear. I would soon find out that it was these underlying feelings that would spark the fire that would eventually turn me into a full fledged "chronic alcoholic and addict"
I was nine years old when I first discovered the "elixir of life" I was already smoking cigarettes and during one of my parents house parties I saw the half full glasses of booze on the coffee table and went for it. I was absolutely thrilled with the relief I felt after about three or four of those babies. From that day forward I drank whenever possible and around the age of 14 I started to experiment with street drugs. I got married at the age of 24 and was able to put down the drugs however, the drinking somehow continued to escalate. By the age of 28 I had lost my family, my job, and was flat broke leaving me homeless. I decided that I needed help and entered treatment for the first time.
I went into a treatment center for for a year, working the steps and hooked in with the community of AA. On this path I was destined for great things and managed to put together 12 years before going into business for myself. I immediately went on the road working and my spiritual principles that I had found slowly started to fade. I found myself rationalizing certain decisions I was making for what I thought was to better my financial situation, but my EGO had returned in full and before long I was drunk again.
This binge lasted for close to 6 years, with brief periods of sobriety through short term treatment centers. After many psychotic episodes, withdrawals, and near death experiences I was able to string along another year and a half of sobriety again. Complacency kicked in again and I was now back into the drug scene. I was saturated in an environment that was riddled with addiction and rather than change my surroundings, I joined them. Once again I found myself part of sour relationships, legal issues, and financial troubles which brought me back to the streets.
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ایٹا ضلع, Hindi: एटा ज़िला) is one
of the districts of Uttar Pradesh
state of India, and Etah town is
the district headquarters. Etah
district is a part of Aligarh
Division. It is dominated by Yadavs
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According to
the 2011 census Etah district has a
population of 1,761,152.
This gives it a ranking of 272nd in
India (out of a total of 640
Districts). The district has a
population density of 717
inhabitants per square kilometre
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growth rate over the decade
2001-2011 was 12.77 %. Etah has a
sex ratio of 863 females
for every 1000 males, and a literacy
rate of 73.27 %.
Cities and towns in Etah district
Aliganj Amanpur Awagarh Bhargain
Bilram Etah Ganj Dundawara Jaithara
Jalesar Marehra Mohanpur Nidhauli
Kalan Patiyali Qadirganj Raja Ka
Rampur Sahawar Sakit Sidhpura.
Etah's nearest
district and surrounded by Aligarh,
Farrukhabad, Mainpuri, Firozabad,
Mahamaya Nagar, Kasganj.
Previously Kasganj was a part of
district ETAH. Kasganj was
established on 15 April 2008 by
separating Kasganj, Patiali and
Sahawar tehsils from district Etah.
Etah is a
developing city. It is the district
headquarter since the British times.
National Highway 91 (India)(NH 91)
passes through city Etah.
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MPs to vote on Trident renewal on July 18, says Cameron
MPs will vote on replacing the ageing submarines carrying the Trident nuclear missiles on July 18, David Cameron has announced.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is opposed to nuclear weapons and the Commons vote could prove a further blow to his authority in the party if his backbenchers support the renewal programme.
The Prime Minister, speaking at the Nato summit in Warsaw, said the Parliamentary vote would confirm support for the replacement of the full fleet of four submarines.
Prime Minister David Cameron said 'the nuclear deterrent remains essential'
"The nuclear deterrent remains essential, in my view, not just to Britain's security but, as our allies have acknowledged here today, to the overall security of the Nato alliance," he said.
With just eight weeks left in office, Mr Cameron rejected suggestions that he should have left the vote to his successor to announce.
"It is a manifesto pledge to have a fully fledged deterrent, to replace all four submarines. We need to get on with that," he said.
"We need certainty about it so the investment decisions can go ahead so I think it makes sense to hold this vote, to hold this vote now to put it beyond doubt."
The announcement came amid reports that Labour's defence review will leave open the option of retaining the UK's nuclear deterrent despite Mr Corbyn's lifelong support for unilateral disarmament.
The review is expected to set five tests for the UK's continued status as a nuclear power, including whether it makes a "demonstrable contribution" to the defence of the country and if it represents value for money.
The BBC's Newsnight programme reported the draft conclusions from the review had been accepted by Mr Corbyn and could be considered formally at the party's conference in September - after the Commons vote on the issue.
Under the proposals, Labour would also have to consider the impact on jobs and regional development, whether it would contribute to the party's support for multilateral disarmament, and whether the deterrent would stand the test of time in the face of new technology.
Mr Corbyn was said to believe the report could provide a middle way between unilateral disarmament and maintaining a full-scale nuclear weapons system.
A Labour Party spokesman said: "The defence review is a continuing project looking at what is best for Britain. It will report in due course.
"As people would expect, we are assessing the impact of Brexit and the Chilcot Report as we consider the detail of our policy response. Ultimately it will be for the party members to decide Labour's policy programme."
Mr Corbyn told Sky News : "We are having a look at all the issues surrounding it. I believe security in the world is achieved through peace, through democracy, through justice, through human rights.
"I do not believe that nuclear weapons actually enhance security, I support the nuclear non-proliferation treaty - which we are signed up to - which is trying to bring together collective disarmament. Those are the views that I will be putting forward."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn supports unilateral disarmament
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New radiosurgery equipment at the University of Mississippi Medical Center means new hope for many Mississippians with brain tumors or brain metastases.
For many, like Neeru Sharma of McComb, the treatment can be completed in one day.
The Department of Radiation Oncology operates the Gamma Knife at the UMMC Cancer Institute at the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center.
Sharma was referred by her physician in McComb after he found her breast cancer had metastasized to her brain.
While she doesn't call the experience pleasant, Sharma said, "When you trust your doctors it makes it easier."
Fitted with a mesh mask, Sharma's head was immobilized while doctors used radiation to attack two small tumors in her brain. "It was hard," she said. For about 50 minutes she lay "with my eyes closed, staying still and the pressure on my forehead."
It was uncomfortable, but understanding the process before therapy helped, she said. Doctors and staff explained what would happen in detail, including the pressure on her forehead designed to keep her head still.
"You did very well and you didn't move at all," Dr. Roberto Rey-Dios, assistant professor of neurosurgery and a member of the team that administers treatment, told her.
"The Gamma Knife is tried and true," he said. "We have an updated version that has capabilities not previously available at UMMC."
Rey-Dios said Gamma Knife technology has been in use for more than 30 years and physicians have developed proven standards for using it.
"It has an extremely high accuracy because it has no moving parts," he said. "Other machines have moving parts, so accuracy may not be the same." Rey-Dios has performed more than 200 Gamma Knife surgeries.
For those with cancers that have metastasized to the brain, Gamma Knife surgery is "potentially curative," Rey-Dios said.
Dr. John Ruckdeschel, UMMC Cancer Institute director, called the Gamma Knife "one more addition to our armamentarium against brain tumors."
"It allows us to more focally attack a site of cancer without having to give radiation to the whole brain, which can often result in side effects of its own," Ruckdeschel said. "It is one more example of care that is only available at UMMC's Cancer Institute."
Its pinpoint accuracy enables providers to target lesions, giving patients better cognition after therapy, said Dr. Srinivasan Vijayakumar, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology. The machine has two unique characteristics, he said.
First, it comes with a CT scanner so providers can do a scan immediately before treatment.
"We can confirm the accuracy of treatment right before we treat it," he said. "This doesn't exist in earlier machines."
And second, depending on the therapy needed, doctors often can use a mask instead of a metal frame that has to be screwed into a person's head.
A mask is a mesh-like mold of the person's head that fits over the face and head during treatment. The team also is capable of administering anesthesia for those who are claustrophobic or for children.
This type of radiosurgery produces results with less harm to normal tissue, Vijayakumar said. Cancer providers can highlight areas as small as 1 mm.
By choosing which "holes" or collimators in the dome of the machine to use, providers can deliver maximum radiation to a tumor while generating much smaller doses to healthy tissue.
The procedure may be recommended for patients with:
The Elektra Icon Gamma Knife offers an alternative to surgery or whole brain radiation for metastatic disease.
"Whole brain radiation for metastatic diseases leads to poor quality of life," Vijayakumar said. "Here, we can treat only the lesions and give them better cognition in later years of life."
Many of the more than 35 patients who have received Gamma Knife treatment since it went live in May were treated for metastatic disease, he said. Treatment can improve their quality of life and in some cases, help alleviate pain.
That's what it did for Sharma, who began having headaches in June before receiving treatment in July. The goal is to provide curative care for her, but that must be confirmed in the coming months with periodic MRIs.
Since the Gamma Knife often can accomplish its goal with one treatment, it's easier on the patient, said Dr. Madhava Kanakamedala, assistant professor of radiation oncology and the radiation oncologist on the team.
"For brain mets we often can do a single treatment," he said. "For larger tumors, we can do fractionated treatments" that may take four or five days. Traditional whole brain radiation can require a patient to be in treatment five days a week for four weeks or longer.
When the $4.5 million Gamma Knife was installed, it came with the latest technologic upgrades available, a stipulation of the purchase agreement.
Upgrades include the attached CT scanner that enables physicians to verify the position of the tumor after the patient is ready for treatment and an infrared camera that detects motion and warns the team, helping to more accurately deliver therapy.
Patients treated at UMMC are evaluated by the UMMC Cancer Institute's Interdisciplinary Brain and Central Nervous System Care Team before treatment. This enables neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and others to meet and discuss what treatment is needed, the order in which it should be given and care that may be needed after treatment.
"We've started reviewing all brain met patients in this conference," said Dr. Mark Anderson, assistant professor of neurology and a neuro-oncologist who co-chairs the brain care team with Rey-Dios. Anderson said the Gamma Knife is a powerful tool that can provide a better quality of life than other therapies.
Reviewing patients as a team improves each patient's access to therapy and improves the continuity of care, Anderson said. The same team that initially reviews treatment recommendations will monitor the patient throughout therapy.
If the Gamma Knife doesn't work, patients still have the option of using whole brain radiation later, Anderson said.
A new MRI, installed by the UMMC Department of Radiology, also aids in therapy planning, Anderson said.
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The problem is that Muslim Brotherhood front groups like CAIR have infiltratred Wetern governments and are pushing for sharia law to be recognized. American courts have considered sharia law in their rulings at least 50 times already. More than 29 states in America are trying to pass anti-Sharia legislation. Only 6 have – Alabama, Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee.
Personal Liberty (h/t Frederic F) American leaders' perennial fantasy that bringing a taste of consumer culture to Mideast countries ripe for occupation will somehow open a floodgate of populist enthusiasm for Beyoncé and constitutional rule isn't reflected in a new survey that reveals the predominant views of common people in the Muslim world.
The survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center, shows there'd likely be very little wiggle room in any U.S.-led battle for Middle Eastern hearts and minds. Residents of most Muslim nations, in fact, are pretty united in embracing the political, social and religious culture they already know, and don't seem interested in alternatives.
The survey included face-to-face interviews of nearly 40,000 Muslims and spanned more than 80 languages in Europe, Asia, the Mideast and Africa.
Although the numbers varied by country, the majority of average Muslims surveyed favor a theocratic form of government. Specifically, they favor Sharia law, the moral and religious law of Islam, infallibly delivered by Allah and prescriptive of every facet of personal and public behavior.
To American sensibilities, the life-pervading extent of Sharia — along with the unchallenged and literal carrying out of punishments for violating Islamic code — is repugnant as an expression of government.
But in Muslim countries, Sharia is what most people want, especially as a means of resolving disputes in domestic life. Their approval of Sharia's "eye-for-eye" sentencing varied much more broadly, however, with more either repudiating the practice or stating they believe it not to be common throughout the majority of the Muslim world.
In the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, 99 percent of those surveyed favor Sharia — presumably over the 2004 Afghan constitution — as the law of the land. Those numbers don't drop off dramatically elsewhere. The survey reported:
Solid majorities in most of the countries surveyed across the Middle East and North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia favor the establishment of sharia, including 71% of Muslims in Nigeria, 72% in Indonesia, 74% in Egypt and 89% in the Palestinian territories.
While the survey indicates a profound devotion to an Islamic way of life encompassing both the private and public sphere, it also indicates the majority of Muslims distance themselves from what they regard as Islamic extremism and, in fact, consider violent acts perpetrated by Islamic groups a much greater threat than "Christian extremists."
Unsurprisingly, the Palestinian territories offer an exception: 40 percent of Palestinians surveyed said they support suicide bombings.


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Three men arrested at a dog fight in 2008 have been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay for the care of the two dogs they pitted against each other, the Cook County Sheriff's office said today.
Donaver Jones, 39, Melvin Trent, 38, and Timothy Norris, 36, all pleaded guilty to felony dogfighting charges last week. The men were among about 50 people arrested at a dog fight in the basement of a home in the 500 block of West 66th Street on Nov. 15, 2008.
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Hello! when exporting using MSExportRequest to svg... if I export a layer, it exports its parent group... how can I exclude the group, or everything except the layer in question...?
How are you building your export request? Does it work if you use ancestry like so
var ancestry = [MSImmutableLayerAncestry ancestryWithMSLayer:layer];
var exportRequest = MSExportRequest.exportRequestsFromLayerAncestry_(ancestry).firstObject();
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robin thanks, just tried also with Ancestry. but with Ancestry and with the immutablelayer directly, I get all groups that the layer is inside... like:
<g id="Artboard" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" transform="translate(-27.000000, -40.000000)">
<g id="Group-aa" transform="translate(27.000000, 40.000000)">
<g id="Group-11">
<g id="r33">
<and here the layer svg>
maybe this is by design?
Ariel Ah I see what you mean! Yep that's just how Sketch exports svg
You can use Sketch's official svgo plugin - https://github.com/BohemianCoding/svgo-compressor
or manually run the files through svgo yourself to tidy them up


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Twin Straight Sword (Shuang Jian)Code: 45-37CS
$130.15 $137.00
Sorry, this item is SOLD OUT.
High quality, double swords made of heavy, forged steel. Handcrafted and imported directly from Lunchuan County- Zhejiang Province. Non-bendable steel ideal for home and office display. Blade measures 30" in length and weighs 5 lbs. Beautifully designed wooden scabbard included. Also comes with durable, custom-fitted, black nylon carrying case. The carrying case is extra. It can not be returned for an exchange.


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Below are two links to latest annual financial reports for each of the parishes. Please take some time to review them. The report the finances for 2015 - 2016 and compare them with 2014 - 2015.
Thank you to those who regular support the parish with envelopes. Your regular ongoing support allows the parish to budget properly to meet all necessary expenses. If it has been some time since you have increased your regular support of the parish, could you consider an increase in your regular offering? Also, if have been away or attended Mass at another parish, could you consider making up any envelopes that have not been used?
For those who do not use envelopes, could you consider using them on a regular basis. The use of envelopes helps the user to remember supporting the parish on a regular, structured basis.
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Again, thank you for your support of the parish. Organized, regular giving on the part of all parishioners will allow the parish to grow and flourish.
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The other day, I took this photo of a banner on a building under construction.
The migrant workers ask to be paid.
Maybe they want to be paid more?
Maybe they have not been paid?
Or maybe they get paid less than they thought?
It is a way for workers to make their cause public, put some pressure on negociation and probably win their case.
On the banner you can read:"We want money for our sweat and for our blood.
We want something to eat".


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I initially wanted to save this treat for 3rd March but i got so excited i cldn't hold my horses!
I planned to stay in the office for overtime yesterday, but i managed to finish the most urgent thing by 4pm so i had more time to finish the others. But then Z was already prepared to go fetch me, so we went to Orchard instead.
For the benefit of my foreign readers, Carousel is a fine dining restaurant in Royal Plaza on Scotts hotel. They serve halal international buffet and is only 1 of 2 of similar dining experience available in Spore! Anyways, I called them @ 5pm but was told they were fully booked. A bit disappointed but didn't give up. Decided to walk in and try my luck. Maybe somebody would cancel or late cos they only hold the table for 15min! They are THAT Hot!
Indeed, we were in luck! We reached at 6:15pm and the lady said, "I have one table for two but its at the far corner" OMG OMG! i can't believe it! I dont care if its at the far corner~! But Dinner didn't start until 6:30pm so we hung out at the foyer.
How come my legs look long in this picture?
Z Copycatted my pose
Lobby filled with aromatherapy (i assum) candles
Our secluded table!
Appetisers: 2 prawn sushis, some tuna salad and prawn salad and salmon.
My first plate consisting of: cold prawn, baked chese, red mullet (fish) in taro sauce, roasted chicken w lebanese risotto, SHEPHERD's PIE!!! and braised lamb.
The prawn may look cold and ordinary but my my my... they taste sweet!!! If i only i could peel it on my own i would have soooooo taken another 10pcs of it! I couldn't swallow baked cheese cos it was tasteless. the fish and lamb were ok considering i dont normally like to eat those stuff. chicken was something diff. Shepherd's pie... well nothing can beat Cik Norjah's (my ex colleague in ZAC Meat) shepherd's pie, but it was alright.
But i totally LOVE the salad! Although again, i miss BUTTON mushroom! At least the herb crouton makes up a lot for it.
Since i cldnt get those cold prawns, i compensated it by taking the prawns in other dishes. All are good except for the Pudding thingy. It's tasteless? Z thinks it is supposed to be eaten with other things. yeah prolly.
My dessert plate: Creme Brulee, pear Tart, Apple rhubarb!!!, ice cream, nyonya kuih (the pink one with white coconut shavings on top) and siew mai - the yellow with a red dot on top.
Ok ok Siew mai is NOT a dessert but i saw it at the last minute and it is COMPULSORY to take ok! Siew Mai is actually a dumpling made of chicken. Creme Brulee was crispily TOO SWEET! Like eating sugar! Apart from that i LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE the rest of the things on my plate.
Once upon a time, i was in a plane on Brunei airlines and totally DIG the apple pie. I tried to find endless kinds of apple pies but nothing ever tasted the same. but yesterday, i found the match! This Apple Rhubarb. The only diff is this one was served hot, while it was served cold on the plane.
Zubair too very full
Aiyah he... He got too excited when he tasted this salmon dish at first round that he actually went back to take 2nd helpings! Now he cldnt even finish his salad!
Just us!
The overall experience is nice but i felt rather sad that there were soo many varieties of food that i DON'T take esp the seafood (lobster, mussels, oysters), desserts (endless mousses, choc fondue w funny funny fruit - strawberry, pineapple, plum, grape, marshmellow, unfamiliar tarts like apricot and what nots) and Japanese food (chawanmushi, udon). While some are too common: chicken rice, bolognaise... I know. I am NOT adventurous with food AT ALL.


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Social robots may soon be living around usFebruary 23rd, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): Bringing robots closer to humans, scientists have now unveiled humanoid and dog robots that develop unique personalities when they interact with humans in a "robot nursery".
Created by Lola Canamero from the University of Hertfordshire, these robots have learnt social tricks and were unveiled at the Science Museum in London this week.
Now, the researchers are also planning to make an emotional robotic head called Erwin, which communicates using basic facial expressions.
They are currently probing how humans accept this robot, reports New Scientist magazine.
They are also thinking of combining what they learn with results from the nursery to develop robots that will be able to live alongside humans as caregivers or pets. (ANI)
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- Fox may have been primitive man's best friend - Jan 28, 2011
- New robotic hand types like its human counterpart - Mar 04, 2011
- Non-verbal cues predict one's trustworthiness - Sep 12, 2012
- 'Robot carers' could help elderly with shopping, taking medication - Nov 09, 2010
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- Children can read dog barks better than adults - Oct 14, 2011
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Pet owners may find it easier to grab a bag of pet food or other pet care supplies at the grocery store where they get their food. But, that is not always the best practice. All those pet products for the mass market may not be effective or even safe for some pets. A pet owner should spend a little time researching pet foods and pet care supplies. The least expensive is not usually the route to go. Pet owners who go out of their way to purchase better pet food should also make the effort to purchase better products for pet health and support.
Better Pet Care Products
There are companies such as NuVet Labs that take special care in manufacturing pet health products that work effectively and safely. This company markets its products online with help from Customer Lobby and reaches pet owners all over America. They researched and experimented for eight years to find the best ingredients and manufacturing processes to make powerful, safe, and effective nutritional supplements for pets. This company was started by a group including veterinarians, a pharmacist, and a nutritional scientist who all had pets of their own. They were unhappy with the pet care supplements on the market at the time.
These new products are designed to give joint and hip support, boost the immune system, and support healthy skin and coat. The pet supplements can promote healthy mobility, digestion and nutrient absorption, and general health and wellbeing for pets. There are products including immune system builders, ear cleaner, soothing skin spray, safe and gentle shampoos. joint and hip support, and more.
Why Are These Products Better?
To get superior pet care products, this company uses better, human grade, ingredients. They use better processes such as cold processing to keep nutrients active. Everything is manufactured in an FDA registered pharmaceutical laboratory meeting human product standards. This is a process unique in the pet product industry. It costs more to produce these superior products but the company leaders feel it is well worth it. Products manufactured to these high standards are more quickly absorbed by an animal's metabolism and provide the most effective results possible. For more product information, go to the website.…


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The magical memories of the Sellaronda Skimarathon
are still live in the minds of all competitors, a
month has just past from the end of the Sellaronda
Skimarathon, organised by the Organizational Committee
and coordinated by Oswald Santin, but they are already
working towards next year's edition.
«During these weeks - Santin, who is also a
Mountain Guide, tells us - we have been evaluating
the problems which came up during the past edition
and with Corvara's local committee we have carefully
calculated the possible dates for next year's edition.
Corvara, like all other resorts organising Sellaronda's
starting point every year, is very careful in taking
into consideration tourist influx during the winter
season, and it is for this reason that we have decided
that Sellaronda should start on the 18th March next
«During the 20th edition - continued Santin-
the effectiveness of moving the competition forward
in the season has been justified. To compete along
the first two mountain passes under the setting sunlight
and having warmer temperatures, which are never extreme
even when the weather is bad throughout the competition,
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Ein Monat ist nun vergangen seit dem diesjährigen Sieg der Schweizer Martin Anthamatten und Werner Marti mit der Zeit von 3h:04'31"...
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A month has past since the victory of the Swiss athletes Martin Anthamatten and Werner Marti with the record breaking time of 3h:04'31"...
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Anna Koenig, Owner and Yoga Instructor
Anna completed a 200 RYT yoga teacher training at Yoga Garden SF. She turned to yoga when she was a senior at UCLA, nearly a decade ago. As she built a career in finance, she took her practice with her wherever she went. She wanted to combine her business skills with her love for yoga and wellness. She started crafting a plan and opened Addison Yoga Loft in March 2015. Her classes aim to help others feel at home in their own body, and gain mind body awareness. Anna loves to create positive beautiful experiences for others. Her classes are designed around community, spaciousness, self-love, spiritual work, personal transformation, and well being.
Dylan Germick, Yoga Instructor
Dylan never took a yoga class and thought afterward it was a bad investment of his time. From what started as a remedy to lower back pain in 2003, yoga has turned into a joyful search of mental stability and personal well-being. He received his 200hr yoga certification under the Ashtanga based 'It's Yoga' system in 2014 and for over two years relishes the discoveries he makes along with his practitioners every day. With a performance and multidisciplinary sports background, he is able to connect with those just getting to know yoga and offer insights to those with a well established practice. He likes to keep classes fun and approachable, but also likes to challenge your perceived physical limits and ability to fully concentrate your awareness. In the city where life can seem so fast and chaotic, finding a space for stillness can be the first step into something truly transformative.
Torrey Mansur, Yoga Instructor
Torrey is a dedicated student of yoga, yoga teacher and life enthusiast. She began practicing yoga in 2006, with a variety of teachers in many different styles. Her relationship with yoga began as a purely physical practice. After some time, she started to find a deeper meaning from yoga. Body awareness turned into a mindfulness practice and the mind- body connection was discovered. Through this mind-body connection she was able to open her heart to self-love, and in turn, a profound love for others. She truly believes that yoga is available to everybody, and she is eager to share this healing practice with the world, one breath at a time.
She began teaching yoga in 2012, after receiving a RYT-200 with yoga to the people. Currently, Torrey is pursuing an advanced RYT-500 in yoga therapeutics at Yoga Tree. Torrey teaches vinyasa flow, restorative yoga and therapeutic yoga at several studios all over the bay area.
Anne Gregory, Yoga Instructor
Anne began her journey with yoga and meditation in 2008. After relocating from New York City to San Francisco in 2012, she decided to share her passion for yoga with others. She is a certified E-RYT-200 and RYT-500, having completed her 200-hour teacher training at Yoga Tree in San Francisco and her 500-hour teacher training with her teachers Brenna Geehan and Jean Mazzei at Sri Yoga.
Anne believes yoga has the power to transform one's life from the inside out, providing students the tools to bring strength and ease into their lives to confidently face whatever life experiences come their way. Her mission as a teacher is to hold space for students to go deeply inward so that they can cultivate a stronger connection to self. Anne believes that through this connection students can find their own unique power and expression of joy within the world. Her classes emphasize mindfulness, alignment and a strong connection to breath in order to build strength, flexibility, and mental clarity.
Alison Lin, Yoga Instructor
Alison's teaching values are integrity, playfulness, interdependence, curiosity, justice and love. She brings these values in as she crafts each class, interacts with students and shares her practice through teaching. Her practice cultivates her connection to the earth, surprises her mind, heals her body, and hones her intuition. She loves yoga because it expands her compassion for herself and others. Her classes are based around themes, such as heart opening and rooting down to rise up, and build up to a peak pose. She cues breath based movements and focuses on alignment and feeling cues. Using her knowledge of yoga therapeutics and anatomy, she is able to offer modifications suited for most all bodies and abilities. Students report feeling refreshed, relaxed, stronger and more in touch with their bodies after her classes.She is passionate about sharing yoga with people who may be intimidated by the mainstream portrayal of yoga as an undertaking for thin white straight females. She enjoys teaching communities she is connected to which include, LGBTQ folks and people of color. Cultural humility is integrated into her teaching as she brings an analysis of cultural appropriation and her identity as a mixed race queer yoga teacher.
Elizabeth McKinley, Yoga Instructor
Elizabeth has been practicing yoga since transplanting from Wyoming to the Bay Area in 2005. She has found tremendous personal healing through these practices and continues to be inspired through sharing the gifts of yoga with others. Working as a mental health counselor since 2009, Elizabeth has experienced the amazing resiliency of the human body and spirit, as well as learned the importance of self-care and community. She believes that every person has the strength and wisdom within oneself to heal and live with purpose, and she weaves the eight limbs of yoga throughout her teaching to foster physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Her straight-forward and supportive style provides each student the space and guidance to access healing. Elizabeth completed her Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy Certification at Purusha Yoga School in San Francisco and offers group classes, workshops, teacher trainings, and yoga therapy. She is ready to support you in recognizing what is already whole to embody your own greatest health.
Hanna Malm, Yoga Instructor
Having practiced yoga for 15 years before becoming a mother the birth of my first child was the life changing event brought me deeper into yoga, and after the birth of my second child, I took the Barefoot Movement Yoga Teacher Training. Once I completed my training, I spent a year sailing in Mexico, living on a boat with my partner and two children. During that time, I sought out and found multiple teaching opportunities in different foreign ports, including getting studio time at cruiser clubs and marinas like Club Cruceros in La Paz and Marina Riviera Nayarit in La Cruz. I was lucky enough to be able to do yoga on deserted beaches with my family. I am now an RYT 500 through Yoga Alliance.Teaching yoga allows me to share my experience with the practice: one that connects all aspects of self - body, mind, and breath - and that by connecting to oneself on a deeper level we also connect to the world around us in a more true way. It is my belief that incorporating the elements of yoga into daily life in small ways, even just taking the time to focus on breath for a moment or remembering posture, leads to a positive change in peoples lives. My teaching style is encouraging, supportive, and honest, creating a space where you can get to know your body and expand its capabilities, a safe and grounded environment in which to grow and learn.
Christie Pitko, Yoga Insturctor
Christie, RYT-500 Yoga Instructor, took her first class in 2001, and since then, yoga has shifted and inspired nearly every aspect of her life! Once she finished training in 2011, she began teaching right away. With a strong alignment focus, she encourages her students to stay both connected and curious. Christie leads classes in hatha, vinyasa, prenatal, and restorative. She is also a reiki master teacher and nationally certified massage therapist. Christie was the resident reiki master at the Las Vegas Recovery Center for over four years, using reiki as tool to halt substance abuse. With a rich background in performance, and training from the Second City Chicago in comedy and improvisation, she helps you to find humor within your current circumstance.
Kendra Diaz-Ford, Yoga Instructor
Kendra believes in the transformational power of yoga as a path of self-discovery, healing and joy. Since beginning her yoga studies in 2002 she's continually experienced the deep personal, physical and spiritual healing available through yoga, pranayama, ritual and meditation. As a yoga teacher, PhD in transpersonal psychology, energy healer and massage therapist, she teaches yoga from an integrative lens that combines these healing modalities to offer integrative classes that are grounded, accessible and focused on empowering students to experience greater inner and outer alignment. Her classes are also accompanied by the soothing sounds of harmonium. In addition to her weekly classes, Kendra offers private women's leadership coaching, teaches workshops and leads retreats. www.kendradiazford.com
Suzanne Zuber, Yoga Instructor
Suzanne completed her advanced RYT 500 certification with Noah Mazé (LA and Berlin), and teaches alignment-based hatha, vinyasa and restorative classes, workshops, and retreats in the Bay Area and in Europe. Her passion for teaching comes from direct experience: yoga can turn your life around as you reconnect to your innate freedom. Suzanne's yoga journey began 10 years ago in a German Ashtanga studio as a stressed professional and new mom, with chronic pain from years of dancing Ballet. Yoga revolutionized her life as she began to reframe problems into opportunities and reconfigured her body. As a teacher, Suzanne's first priority is to help students release tension, grow strong to the core, and become well-aligned in body, mind, and spirit. Her instruction incorporates techniques from physiotherapy and movement science to unlock the powers of traditional yoga. This way, we can strengthen our own respective weak areas and open tight spots that are often caused by years of one-sided workouts and 'office-and-iphone asana'. Yoga classes with Suzanne are upbeat and humorous, challenging and reflective, and celebrate the joy of movement.suzanneyoga.net


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NBA Free Agency: 5 Teams with Best Offseason so FarJuly 12, 2012
NBA Free Agency: 5 Teams with Best Offseason so Far
July 11 marked the date where NBA free agency officially began. Although rumors have been circulating for weeks, teams have officially announced their prized acquisitions.
In an offseason where the rich got richer, contending teams made big moves to stay in championship contention. As most of the big name players of this year's class have been signed or traded (excluding the diva of the offseason.... Dwight Howard), there are more teams that are set to make some minor moves.
Whether you hate free agency because of all the "super teams" that seem to be coming together, or you love free agency because your team improves significantly, here is a list of the top five teams with the best offseason so far.
5. Golden State Warriors
Finally trading away Monta Ellis to get a solidified center in Andrew Bogut made sense to many people but brought confusion to others. No doubt, the backcourt of Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis looks good on paper but clearly did not work out in the court. It seemed the Golden State Warriors would not make progress with both players on the roster.
Trading Ellis for Bogut near the end of last season began the improvement on the Warriors roster already. During the offseason, they drafted a promising player with a lot of upside in Harrison Barnes.
Barnes brings a wing player who can score by shooting the ball (17 points in his sophomore year at UNC), although his skills finishing at the rim could improve. The Warriors have also traded Dorell Wright for point guard Jarrett Jack. Jack showed that he can produce and contribute at the NBA level, averaging 16 points, six assists, and four rebounds per game.Most likely to come off the bench, Jack adds depth to the point guard position behind Stephen Curry.
By no means does this put the Warriors in the top tier of the Western Conference, but a solid young roster consisting of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, David Lee, Andrew Bogut (if healthy), and Jarrett Jack shows the team is moving in the right direction and should keep their passionate fans in the bay excited for the future.
4. Los Angeles Clippers
Although the Los Angeles Clippers lost G/F Nick Young, they may have added a more consistent and better scorer in Jamal Crawford, who has averaged 15 points per game in his career. Crawford can contribute almost immediately by having instant offense coming off the bench.
The Clippers have also traded for versatile F Lamar Odom. Odom, who had a forgetful year last year in Dallas, looks to have a much better campaign this upcoming season with the Clippers, a team he played for back in 1999-2003. His versatility is his greatest strength and will give the Clippers depth on their roster.
However, nobody seems to know if Odom can contribute to a team after last season. If Odom gives the Clippers anything he gave the Lakers in their championship runs, the Clippers will be a much improved team.
The Clippers have also re-signed veteran guard Chauncey Billups to a one-year deal. Billups was heavily missed last season after going down with a torn Achilles tendon, which cut his season short.
His veteran leadership and experience in the NBA will surely contribute to this team if he can come back from his Achilles injury 100 percent. With the new acquisitions, it should definitely help Chris Paul and the Clippers to make some noise in the Western Conference.
3. Brooklyn Nets
No, they did not acquire Dwight Howard (which would have put them at number one on this list), however, they did acquire Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez. More importantly, they retained their franchise player, Deron Williams.
Not talked about often this offseason, the Nets retained Gerald Wallace, who gives them an athletic scorer and a solid defensive player as well. They have also traded for former Clippers F Reggie Evans, a physical rebounding machine who hustles on every play.
With the addition of Joe Johnson, the Nets have one of the most talented backcourts in the league. The Nets have surrounded Williams with solid role players with Brook Lopez, Gerald Wallace, Kris Humphries and Marshon Brooks. The Brooklyn Nets should have a significantly improved season from last year.
2. Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak has done it again. The Lakers only gave up draft picks to acquire two-time MVP Steve Nash and pair him with Kobe Bryant. Easily the best point guard Kobe has played with in his career in Los Angeles, Nash instantly makes the Lakers a better team because he makes players around him better (example: Marcin Gortat).
A point guard who can finally orchestrate an offense, play pick and roll and lift some of the offensive burden off Kobe instantly improves the chances of the Lakers winning a title next year. However, the Lakers do need improvements in other aspects of their roster, but signing Steve Nash to a three-year deal is a great start. Although the Lakers have not traded for Dwight Howard (yet), their current squad consisting of Bryant, Nash, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum is impressive to say the least.
1. Miami Heat
There is only one reason why the Miami Heat have had the best offseason so far. The current NBA champions only got better this offseason. They haven't lost anybody significant in their current roster but have added sharpshooters Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis.
Although having career lows in Washington, Lewis is still a 39 percent shooter from beyond the arc in his career. Although the Heat lack a solid center in their roster, they still have the big three (James, Wade, Bosh in case you forgot), and an array of role players from Ray Allen, Mario Chalmers, Mike Miller, Shane Battier and Rashard Lewis.
With so much attention focused on the big three, one of the role players, whether it be Ray Allen or Rashard Lewis, will have open looks. If teams thought the Heat were frustrating last year, this next season is sure to give coaches headaches.


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Lawrence J. Ivan, Jr., 85, of Princeton passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017.
He was born on November 15, 1932 in California, raised in Rahway, NJ, and resided in Princeton for 53 years. Lawrence graduated from University of Oklahoma in 1958 where he played varsity basketball and ran track for the Sooners. From 1958-1966 he played basketball for the Eastern Basketball League and State League for Trenton Colonials. He was a veteran of the Korean War of the Airborne Division. Lawrence was a loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather. He was a role model and mentor for many people.
He was a teacher and coach at Princeton Regional Schools from 1958-1999. He received a proclamation from the Mayor of Princeton, Liz Lempert, in June 2016, the Jim Floyd Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to the Princeton Community, Princeton High School Hall of Fame Award, and Princeton Recreation Department Hall of Fame Award. He was a Deacon at the Nassau Presbyterian Church for 25 years.
Lawrence was the Princeton Community Park Pool Manager for 50 years and was with the Princeton Recreation summer basketball league for 40 years. For 25 years he was a CYO basketball official with more than 1,000 games and was in the CYO Basketball Hall of Fame – Referee Division. He was a Basketball Official for IAABO #193 for 51 years, served as both President and Vice President of IAABO #193, and received a service award for 50 years with IAABO Central Jersey Basketball. For 45 years he was a track & field official, and was awarded the NJ Track & Field Association Jay Dakelman Lifetime Achievement Award, and the NJSAAA Outstanding Cross Country Official Award.
He is predeceased by his parents Lawrence J. and Helen (Mahoney) Ivan, Sr., wife Elizabeth M. Ivan, brother and sister-in-law William J. and Betty Ivan. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Laine M. (Ivan) & Michael Santoro Sr., daughter Kristy Ivan & fiancé J.P. Watters, grandchildren Michael Santoro Jr., Olivia (Santoro) and Cory Onorati, Nora, Mark, and Trey Carnevale, and Gavin Nuttall.
Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08542. Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.


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Interpretation Bulletins for Members of Local Boards
March 2018 – Article IX of the Code of Conduct (Printable version of the information below)
Purpose of the Bulletin
- This Bulletin is intended to assist members of local boards ("members") understand and comply with a recent amendment to Article IX of the Code of Conduct for Members of Local Boards (Restricted Definition) (the "Code of Conduct").
Article IX (Business Relations)
- Effective February 1, 2018, City Council approved changes to the Code of Conduct. Amended Article IX states:
No member shall act as a paid agent before the local board or provide goods, consulting or other services to the local board directly or through a partnership, professional or closely-held corporation.
If a member becomes aware that an entity, for which the member has a material interest, is a director, employee or agent, may offer or provide goods, consulting or other services to the local board, the member will disclose these circumstances to the Chair and seek advice from the Integrity Commissioner about the application of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and whether, in consideration of the circumstances, ongoing board membership is in the best interests of the local board. In providing this advice, the Integrity Commissioner will consider the risk of harm to the reputation of the local board.
Services for payment
- Article IX prohibits board members from providing goods, consulting or other services for payment to the local board—either directly, or through a partnership or professional or closely-held corporation.
- Services includes the rental of space.
- Article IX does not prohibit board members from volunteering time to support events or similar activities, in addition to the time required to fulfill their duties as board members.
Transition Period
- The amendment is a significant change. There may be board members who are currently providing goods or services to the board, and who would therefore be in breach of amended Article IX by virtue of the amendment.
- It is the Integrity Commissioner's view that an appropriate period of time is warranted to allow board members to become familiar with the change, and to take steps to bring their conduct into compliance with amended Article IX.
- To facilitate an orderly transition, the Integrity Commissioner has determined that no board member will be found to have contravened amended Article IX where an agreement to provide goods, consulting, or other services was in place prior to February 1, 2018—unless the complaint is made after January 1, 2019.
- Between now and the end of 2018, boards and their members should review their business relationships and seek necessary advice from City staff and the Integrity Commissioner to ensure that all board members are in compliance with Article IX on January 1, 2019.
Further Information
This interpretation bulletin is intended to provide general information. To rely on the Integrity Commissioner's advice respecting specific situations, members must seek written advice consistent with Article XVII of the Code of Conduct.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Office of the Integrity Commissioner
City of Toronto
375 University Avenue, Suite 202
Toronto, ON M5G 2J5
Tel: (416) 392-3826
Fax: (416) 696-3615
Email: email@example.com
Issued: March 2018
October 2017 – Guidance for Arena Board Members about Article VIII of the Code of Conduct and the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (Printable version of the information below)
Purpose of the Bulletin
- The purpose of this Interpretation Bulletin is to assist arena board members to understand how Article VIII (Improper Use of Influence) of the Code of Conduct for Members of Local Boards (Restricted Definition) (the "Code of Conduct", or "Code") and the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (the "MCIA") apply to decisions or actions relating to vendors, organizations, teams or other organizations that use the arena and with which the member also has a role—e.g., as a user (e.g., player, parent), member, or employee.
- Arena board members are public office holders. The public expects the highest standards of conduct from all citizen members who are appointed to local boards to act on their behalf.
- Arena stakeholders, including an arena's vendors, tenants, and teams or organizations making use of the arena expect board members to carry out their work conscientiously and diligently, and in ways that promote public confidence and advance the interests of the arena as a whole, and that members make decisions with open minds.
- Members are often appointed to local boards because they are active in the community. Members are expected to have points of view regarding matters affecting an arena, and may act on them through board votes or discussions.
- Members may be required to make decisions about organizations in which they, or their family members, friends or associates participate to varying degrees. For example, a member may be required to consider and vote on a decision about scheduling ice time for a team on which the member's children play.
- The fact that a member is connected to an organization that uses the arena's facilities is not in and of itself a violation of the Code of Conduct or the MCIA.
- Members have responsibilities to familiarize themselves with the Code of Conduct, and the MCIA, and ensure that their conduct meets those standards. In particular, members are obliged under the Code to ensure they do not use their office for improper purposes – i.e., purposes unrelated to the work of the arena. Under the MCIA, when a matter comes before the board in which a member has a pecuniary or financial interest, they must disclose that pecuniary interest and not participate in the discussion or the vote on that matter.
- If the board is about to make a decision that impacts an organization for which the member – or their friend, family, or business associate – is an organizer, owner, founder, employee, director, shareholder, officer or agent, the member should seek advice from the Integrity Commissioner about whether the Code of Conduct and/or the MCIA applies.
- If the only connection to an organization is that the member is a regular fee-paying participant, there is no issue requiring additional advice so long as the member does not use the debate or vote to specifically and intentionally benefit their personal circumstances (e.g., a motion to change schedules to specifically benefit their own schedule).
- A member may advocate for a personal interest in a particular type of sport or activity, so long as the member can maintain an open mind and is capable of being persuaded when considering the issues.
Further Information
This interpretation bulletin and the examples provide general information only. Members of arena boards are encouraged to seek confidential advice from the Integrity Commissioner with respect to specific situations. If you have any questions, please contact:
Office of the Integrity Commissioner
City of Toronto
375 University Avenue, Suite 202
Toronto, ON M5G 2J5
Tel: (416) 392-3826
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Interpretation Bulletin Issued: October 2017
Examples for Interpretation Bulletin: Arena Board Members, Article VIII and the MCIA
Proper Conduct
A member of an arena board is known in the community as playing women's hockey, encouraging women and girls to play hockey, and organizing events involving women's hockey. The board regularly discusses what kinds of activities it should focus on, and what the arena should promote and program. At each meeting, the member makes a suggestion involving women's hockey.
The Board member's conduct is proper. Members are expected to have points of view about arena activities. Further, members may have affinities for particular activities. These are not improper interests or conflicts of interest. Board members should engage with each other's ideas, and discuss and vote on those matters they think are in the arena's and the community's best interests, subject to the limits of the Relationship Framework and City and arena policies.
An arena has non-prime ice time available for individual community members to rent. A board member regularly rents ice for his neighborhood shinny during these open times. He also votes on setting the arena's ice rental rates and ice time schedule.
The member's conduct is proper, and he may continue to vote on these matters. His votes do not constitute improper uses of his influence or conflicts of interest. Article VIII of the Code of Conduct specifies that a member may consider and vote on matters that affect the member as among a broad class of persons. Since non-prime ice time is available to all members of the public, and the member is paying the rates that all renters pay, he is no different from anyone else who wants to use the arena. Members are expected to be interested in the arena and its activities, and this means that they are free to use the arena as they otherwise would if they were not on the board.
An arena board member plays in a community adult hockey league that is allocated prime time ice by the City at the arena and also at another nearby arena. The member does not have any organizational or administrative role in the league, and did not help the league apply for ice time. As a board member, the member reviews the prime time ice the City has allocated to groups at the arena, and votes on a schedule allocating prime time hours for the upcoming season based on the City's allocation.
The member's conduct is proper. The member has respected the City's Ice Allocation policy because the member has simply reviewed the City's allocation of ice time, wherein groups applied to the City and were allocated time by City staff. Members are expected to have an interest in arena activities, and the member's role as a hockey player is consistent with this expectation.
In this case, because the member does not have a role in running the hockey league and did not help the league apply for ice time, the member's loyalties do not appear to be torn between the arena and the league, and the member is able to carry out his board duties.
Improper Conduct
An arena board member is part of a group of parents who manage a community youth figure skating club that annually applies for prime time ice at the arena and has historically practiced there. She signed the group's ice time application and helped poll other parents regarding which days and times the group should skate. As a board member, the member reviews the prime time ice the City has allocated to groups at the arena, and votes on a schedule allocating prime time hours for the upcoming season.
The member's conduct is improper and contravenes Article VIII of the Code of Conduct (Improper Use of Influence). The member has a role in managing the skating club, was part of its application for ice time, and took part in deciding when it should skate; In future, the member should declare an interest in the club when decisions affecting its ice time are on the board's agenda, recuse herself from the discussion and vote on the ice time schedule, and leave the room until the vote has taken place. The member should also seek confidential advice from the Integrity Commissioner to see if there are other types of decisions the board makes affecting the club that the member should also recuse herself from. Since the member has a management role in the club, she should be aware of the possibility that so many of the board's decisions will affect the club that she may have to consider stepping down from either the board or the club's management.
An arena board Chair is a parent of a child in a community youth hockey league. At a board meeting where the board is voting on the upcoming season's prime time ice schedule for all arena users, the Chair expresses a strong opinion that the league should be allocated more hours because his child needs more practice time. The Chair introduces a motion to reduce an adult hockey league's hours to less than the time allocated by the City and transfer the hours to the youth hockey league. When the Parks, Forestry, and Recreation liaison to the board protests that the Ice Allocation Policy provides applicants with a minimum number of hours, the Chair asks that the comments be struck from the board's minutes.
The member's conduct is improper and contravenes Articles VIII (Improper Use of Influence), as well as other parts of the Code of Conduct. Under Article XV (Failure to Adhere to Council or Local Board Policies and Procedures), the board is required to follow the City's Ice Allocation Policy, which is a Council policy. The Policy provides that City staff allocate ice time on a city-wide basis, and arena boards are responsible for scheduling the allocated time. Under Article XII (Conduct Respecting Staff), members are also prohibited from interfering with City and arena staff's duties, including City staff's duties to provide advice to the board about City policies. In other words, by striking the staff member's comments from the minutes, the Chair is not allowing City staff to give the board advice.
Finally, because the Chair stated that his child needed more practice time—a personal interest—as the reason for introducing the motion, the Chair is improperly exercising the influence of his position. A member may generally advocate for certain types of activities (such as youth hockey) in compliance with City and board policies, but must not use their influence for their own personal benefit or the benefit of a friend or family member.
Examples issued: October 2017


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The 38-year old actress told InStyle that she is in love with motherhood and though she doesn`t have siblings, she wants two kids so they can run around together, the Mirror reported.
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