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In 1897 the St. Paul team in the Western League, then known as the Apostles and later the Saints, moved into Lexington Park, which lasted the club for 60 years. However, there was another ballpark, in the early part of the 20th century, that became a key part of the Saints' heritage. Known as the "Pillbox" and sometimes referred to merely as the "Downtown Ball Park," this short-lived park popped up in the shadow of the emerging state capitol.
Lexington Park was more than two miles from downtown St. Paul, and George Lennon, the owner of the Saints, wanted a more centrally located park. In late 1902, Lennon announced plans for a new park between Robert, Minnesota, 12th, and 13th streets. Work began in early May of 1903, and the first game was played on Monday, July 20, with the Saints beating Minneapolis, 11-2, before more than 4,500 people. The Saints had joined the American Association in 1902.
According to the article "The Downtown Ball Park" by the Junior Pioneer Association, "The 'pill-box' as it was generally called, was not a thing of beauty, and few pictures of it exist. A high fence surrounded the park, topped by a wire screen about 20 feet high. Home plate was in the south-east corner of the block, as the management did not wish to antagonize the people in the area by placing the entrance at Minnesota and 13th. The stands were only 10 to 20 feet from the base lines, which "gave the spectators a good view of the players," according to the papers, although home plate was not visible from some points in the stands. When the umpire worked behind the plate, he had his back against the screen in front of the stands. Catching high fouls was impossible. The right fielder played with his back against the fence, and was only a few feet behind the second baseman even then. A 3-bagger was practically unknown, and would only result from a ball taking a freak bounce off a fence post or thru some other accident. There were plenty of 2-base hits due to special ground rules; balls hit over the right and left field fences counted for two bases, and home runs were scored only over a limited area of the center field fence."
Except for Sunday games, which were normally played back at Lexington Park, the Pillbox was the regular home of the Saints through the 1909 season. One Sunday game was played at the Pillbox, on May 12, 1907. "It was perhaps the most orderly crowd that ever attended a Sunday baseball game in this city," reported the St. Paul Pioneer Press the next day. "It was the first Sunday game ever attempted at the downtown park, and upon the conduct of the spectators largely depended whether or not St. Paul was to have Sunday baseball this season." The Pioneer Press quoted Saints manager Ed Ashenbach as telling the fans, "We hope to play here again, and I hope you will not make any more noise than is necessary."
Although it was a close game--St. Paul beating Indianapolis, 6-5--the fans heeded Ashenbach's request and stayed as quiet as possible. Even so, this was the only Sunday game played at the downtown ball park. At the next home game, two weeks later, the Saints were back at Lexington Park.
The Pillbox: "The Downtown Ball Park," Junior Pioneer Association, Minnesota Historical Society.
"New Ball Park Is Dedicated," St. Paul Pioneer Press, Tuesday, July 21, 1903, p. 2.
"Saints Scalp Indians Again," St. Paul Pioneer Press, Monday, May 13, 1907, p. 3.


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- Space Apps Kansas City's Yorbit won the Most Inspiring category. The web app lets you search Nasa's image archives for pictures of Earth from space, personalize the image, and share it with your social network. (Yorbit on Github and web)
- Space Apps London's SkySnapper won the Galactic Impact category. The smartphone app crowdsources images of the sky to measure pollution. (SkySnapper on Github and web)
- The People's Choice award went to Space Apps Valencia's Space Helmet, a virtual reality display for space tourists. The system displays medical information, alerts, and chats with other tourists inside the tourist's helmet while recording a 360 degree video to play back in an Oculus Rift or planetarium. (Space Helmet on Github and web)


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Still Alive
Still here, and still writing. Things have turned around since my latest posts, and I've rekindled my love for my characters in The Delacroix Series, as well as my newer characters in my short story, soon to be full-length novel,
A Night of Frivolity, available now for Kindle for $4.99 - free if you're a Kindle Prime member.
I may just keep this short, but I wanted to seriously thank everyone that's bought their copies of my novels and short stories, and have interviewed me, shared my work, and spread the word. It means a lot. And it goes a long way.
I'm currently watching Burn Notice with my family so I'm gonna head back to that, but I just wanted to share this with you all.
Things are moving a long! And you should head over to
Before Sunrise Press's website for all the latest updates on their latest novels, short stories, and all the things going on, and do check out Emily Guido's website for her romance series,
The Light Bearer, and be sure to check out Nostrovia! Poetry's website for all of their interviews, poetry postings, and contests!
Keep your bite!
And I hope you like the new design! ;)
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On behalf of the governors, staff and pupils, may I welcome you to St Benedict's Catholic School.
I am fortunate and privileged to be the new headteacher here at St Benedict's; it is an outstanding school with a staff who work tirelessly to ensure that the pupils are safe, cared for, well-taught and above all happy. As a Catholic school, we are committed to our Gospel Values, which are evident in all we do, to achieve both academic and pastoral excellence.
We blend traditional values with forward thinking education to ensure that each child is well-prepared for their future journey, wherever it may take them.
It is fitting that we are part of the 'Holy Family Catholic MAC' as our school is regularly described as a 'family'. It permeates every aspect of our work here at St Benedict's and our partner primaries. I hope that you enjoy being part of our family.
Mr D Hughes
St Benedict's Catholic High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.


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|April 29, 2010
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City campus
Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma 880, Lomas de Santa Fe, México C.P. 01219, Distrito Federal, México
Professionals: 1,160 pesos*
Students: 580 pesos*
Organized by MultiON Consulting S.A. de C.V., distributor of Stata in Mexico and Central America, the second Stata Users Group meeting in Mexico will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2010, at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. The meeting is open to all interested. StataCorp will be represented.
Please email a member of the scientific committee if you are interested in presenting, indicating whether you wish to give
Presentation topics might include the following:
Contact the scientific committee if you have questions regarding the suitability of a potential contribution. For all other matters, contact the logistics organizer.
The meeting will include the usual "Wishes and grumbles" session, where you may air your thoughts to Stata developers.
The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2010. The program will be announced by the first week of March.
MultiON Consulting generously sponsors registration fee waivers for presenters (one fee waiver per presentation, regardless of the number of authors involved).
The organizers look forward to hearing from you with presentation offers or to discuss the suitability of a potential contribution. Details of how to register and get to the venue will be circulated in January 2010.
Please send submissions to the scientific committee.
Scientific committee
Alfonso Miranda (chair)
Institute of Education
University of London
Landy Sanchez Peña
Colegio de México
Logistics organizer
MultiON Consulting S.A. de C.V. is the distributor of Stata in Mexico and Central America. Visit the MultiON Consulting website at www.multion.com.mx.
Joaquín Maury (main director)
MultiON Consulting S.A. de C.V.


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Podcast No. 88: Ryan Porter of the Jackson Chamber
Kevin Adelsberger
Perhaps you recognize Ryan Porter from the Jackson Chamber—or you knew him when he was a kid at North Side. Or you met him a few years back through the police department or JEA. Any way you put it, Ryan is a Jackson man through and through, and today our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger interviews him about the many hats he wears and why he's planted roots in West Tennessee.Read More


text: It seems like a lot of people have been having trouble with these drives. Mine is an RCP-IV-Z1864-C. My problem is that my HP Mini 1000 doesn't recognize the hard drive on start up. I hit the power button and it gives me this nice message that says "Reboot and Select proper Boot Device or Insert Boot Media in Selected Boot device and press a key." I used Acronis True Image Home to clone my other computers Windows 7 OS onto the Runcore drive. I've also tried different cables to no avail. The funny thing is, I can read and write to the hard drive when I connect it via USB to my other computer. So that should mean that the cable is good, right? I just don't understand why the HP Mini won't recognize it. The hard drive doesn't even appear in BIOS. Any ideas on how I can get this to work?


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Thea Proctor
Thea Proctor (1879-1966)
Proctor, a prominent painter and printmaker, attended Julian Ashton's Art School, and studied briefly in 1903 at St John's Wood School in London before going on to be taught by George Lambert, an association which turned into a life long friendship. She completed various illustrations for the Australian Magazine and later Home Magazine and brought about awareness of contemporary art in Australia. In 1926 she founded the Contemporary Gallery in Sydney with George Lambert. The aim was to present contemporary artworks painted by Australian artists. Through the influence of Charles Conder, Proctor completed a series of fan paintings, which were exhibited in London, Venice and Australia. In 1914 Proctor went on to try her hand at lithography. In 1925 she and Margaret Preston held a joint exhibition in Melbourne and Sydney devoted to woodcuts.
Thea did not marry and expressed the opinion that 'a woman who has the care of a home and family needs special courage and determination to practice an art which gives her self expression…. an artist's work is often discouraging enough when one can give ones life to it' (Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 14th May 1937). Thea chose a life of art and teaching instead of the traditional family and domestic life and was at the forefront of the modernist movement in Australia. Proctor's work is held in most state public collections.


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The cause of concrete cracking significantly influences the extent of corrosion of steel reinforcement. Thus, the type, width and orientation of cracking in a structural member normally provides an indication of the risk of corrosion. In practice, possible remedial measures might be considered only when the causes of cracks have been properly identified.
Type of cracks include:
Cracks before hardening
- Early frost damage
- Plastic
- Plastic shrinkage
- Plastic settlement
- Constructional movement
- Formwork movement
- Sub-grade movement
Cracks that form after hardening
- Physical
- Shrinkable aggregates
- Drying shrinkage
- Crazing
- Chemical
- Corrosion of reinforcement
- Alkali-aggregate reactions
- Cement carbonation shrinkage
- Thermal
- Freeze/thaw cycles
- External seasonal temperature variations
- Early thermal contraction
- External restraint
- Internal temperature gradients
- Structural
- Accidental overload
- Creep
- Design loads
Refer to Chapter 3 of the Guide to Concrete Repair and Protection, whose content comprises:
- Cracking of plastic concrete
- Plastic shrinkage cracks
- Plastic settlement cracks
- Cracking of hardened concrete
- Other types of cracks
- Impact of cracks on steel reinforced corrosion
- Acknowledgement
- Further reading


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How to apply fire safety signs
Regulations for floors and walls
The International Code Council (ICC) specifies certain types of fire safety signs that should be placed in buildings of all sizes. Like emergency exit symbols and floor identification signs, fire safety signs can provide building occupants with critical information that directs them toward safety. But they can also provide building occupants with information that allows them to access firefighting equipment and potentially extinguish a fire before it claims a building. Some commonly implemented ICC approved fire safety signs are:
- Fire hose and standpipe unit signs
- Fire extinguisher signs
- Fire hose signs
- Exterior area for assisted rescue signs
- Area of refuge signs
- Push to exit signs
- Push until alarm sounds signs
Although some building owners apply non-luminous fire safety signs, applying luminous fire safety signs anticipates the possibility of blackouts that could render non-luminous fire safety signs ineffective. Although fire safety signs are sometimes viewed as an ancillary measure in fire safety, they can actually save people's lives. Regardless of whether your building falls under IBC and IFC egress safety regulations, implementing fire safety signs in your building is an indispensable fire safety measure.


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I'm pleased with that one. Edited out of a single shot I took, played with high contrast . . . Next thing to work on? Sound mixing, apparently.
Month: January 2010
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He's made some excellent films … Repulsion is a creepy Hitchcock variation, while Chinatown … forget it, it's Chinatown.** Tonight, for the first time, I watched Rosemary's Baby, one of those films I was supposed to have seen long ago. Mia Farrow stars as Rosemary. Mia Farrow has been courted by Frank Sinatra, Woody Allen, and countless other geniuses that should have better taste. Mia Farrow wins the Kate Moss Award For Chick That Is Somehow Considered Hot By People I Don't Relate To.
Anyway, Rosemary has a baby, and it's all shizzed up. Farrow does a great job of playing a baffled ninny, and John Cassavetes' appearance reminds me to watch his films. Cassavetes plays an actor; if this film is any indication, Polanski hates God and actors in equal measure. Ruth Gordon won a deserved Academy Award for her performance. One of the worst things about our increasingly generic planet is that we won't see many Ruth Gordons in films anymore, and that's a shame. And while I'm at it, bring back Thelma Ritter!
While dated, Rosemary's Baby serves as the filmic branch between Hitchcock and The Exorcist. With this film, mainstream cinema's content got just a little bit more shocking. It's worth watching solely for Polanski's direction… each shot, no matter how subtle, is deliberate. I love films where it feels like the people behind the camera know both the beginning AND the end.
Watch it, if you haven't.
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The Lovely Bones is his newest movie, and it's really damn weird. That Girl From Atonement stars as Susie Salmon, an easygoing, happy girl that's brutally murdered by Stanley Tucci. (That really isn't a spolier, by the way; Tucci is so obviously a creep that his character's name should have been Lyle Kidmurderington IV). After her demise, Susie spends her time groovin' in some sort of Pre-Heaven where she's surrounded by swirly computer graphics and talking to other dead kids or something, including a little girl in pigtails who is so mystical, all of her lines are clearly overdubbed.
I have a theory: The Creator of this magical place was eager to use it as a dumping ground for special effects. Otherwise, a lot of the time spent in Heavatory was kinda pointless. The Lovely Bones teaches us that before one gets to Heaven, one must stand in one spot and stare at stuff, in between running around in grain.
Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz play The Girl From Atonement's parents. One thing I liked is that Jackson clearly tried to edit Wahlberg out of the movie as much as he could. His performance is atrocious (but better than The Happening). There's a scene where he's talking to Michael Imperioli that caused me to start laughing, until I realized I probably shouldn't have been laughing. You know how Wahlberg gets a case of Overly Earnest Big Eyes when he's trying to be serious? Yeah, he did that.
That's another thing about the movie: The tone shifts all over the place. Sometimes it wants to be an intense thriller, other times a small 70s period drama, and other times a goofball New Agey acid trip.. There's all kinds of whooshing and whirring; It's the kind of movie where Wahlberg's walking at the mall and people let out a loud WHOOOOOOSH when they walk past him. There are two musical montages set in the movie, including a comedy one with Susan Sarandon (more on her later) that comes right after Susie's murdered! It's a bizarre choice to make. I half expected Tucci's character to prance around to "Pretty Woman" while trying on different human skins.
The 70s period drama stuff might have been interesting if Jackson could shoot in that style, but instead it's an endless series of quick cuts and steadicam shots and swooping crane shots and BUMPITY THUMP BUMP and SHPA-TANNNNGG!! Keep in mind, this is all going on in a living room. Peter Jackson doesn't do restraint.
The perfect example of the just plain bad choices in this film is Susan Sarandon's grandma character, a sassy boombalassy that drinks and smokes and is just plain KER-RAAAZY! She's not in the film long enough to really build to anything. so what little is there just doesn't work. On the other hand, her character perfectly sums up the wrongheadedness of The Lovely Bones: In a movie about child murder, she's the wacky granny.


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CHICAGO, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbitz Partner Network, a leading provider of private label travel technology, has launched a new partnership with the Finnish airline Finnair to power dynamic package search and booking capabilities on the company's U.S. website. Finnair was named winner of the "Best Airline in Northern Europe" award at the 2012 World Airline Awards, and this new agreement enables travelers to leverage Orbitz Worldwide proprietary technology for booking vacation packages that combine flights with hotel rooms.
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"Finnair is committed to providing travelers with ease and peace of mind at every stage of their journey, and this partnership provides U.S. customers with a seamless and economical flight and hotel booking experience, all in one simple environment with the Finnair look and feel," said Anssi Komulainen, senior vice president of customer service at Finnair. "The intuitive user interface along with Orbitz's extensive hotel inventory in the 70-plus destinations we serve made it the best solution for us."
The newly launched Finnair site is accessible from the airline's U.S. homepage and provides a seamless user experience that retains the company's distinctive branding. Through this partnership, Orbitz and Finnair are able to extend cost savings to customers who book a flight and hotel room at the same time while further increasing awareness of Finnair in the U.S. market.
"We've made significant enhancements to our technology platform that make it easy for partners like Finnair to easily and seamlessly add vacation packages to their existing product offering," said Ronnie Gurion, president of Orbitz Partner Network. "Whereas many of our OTA competitors do not offer dynamic packaging technology to their private label partners, Orbitz recognizes that a broad array of companies can benefit from this capability so we are driven to provide the industry's leading dynamic packaging solution."
Orbitz powers travel solutions for a variety of partners, including many of the world's leading airlines and thousands of partners globally. Orbitz Partner Network offers a range of private label solutions for partners of all sizes, including an easily configurable and hosted HTML solution that can be launched quickly with no upfront costs; XML solutions that allow full control of the user interface; and end-to-end custom developed XML and HTML solutions that are fully tailored to meet the unique requirements of more complex partner needs. For more information about Orbitz Partner Network, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
About FinnairFinnair carries more than eight million passengers annually and connects 13 cities in Asia with more than 60 destinations in Europe, plus New York in the United States. The airline, a pioneer in sustainable flying, operates a young, modern fleet and is the world's first airline included in the Carbon Disclosure Project's Leadership Index. The only Nordic carrier with a 4-star Skytrax ranking, Finnair has also won the World Airline Award for Best Airline Northern Europe for the past three years running. Finnair is a member of the oneworld alliance.
About Orbitz WorldwideOrbitz Worldwide is a leading global online travel company that uses innovative technology to enable leisure and business travelers to research, plan and book a broad range of travel products. Orbitz Worldwide owns a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Orbitz (www.orbitz.com), CheapTickets (www.cheaptickets.com), ebookers (www.ebookers.com), HotelClub (www.hotelclub.com), RatesToGo (www.ratestogo.com) and the Away Network (www.away.com). Also within the Orbitz Worldwide family, Orbitz Partner Network (corp.orbitz.com/partnerships/distribution) delivers private label travel solutions to a broad range of partners including many of the world's largest airlines, and Orbitz for Business (www.orbitzforbusiness.com) delivers managed corporate travel solutions for corporations. For more information on partnership opportunities with Orbitz Worldwide, visit corp.orbitz.com.
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Each of East Lothian's 6 Area Partnerships is seeking to appoint a Chairperson from within their local community.
Area Partnerships are the local voice of community planning in East Lothian.
In each ward the Area Partnership brings together Community Councils, Tenants and Residents groups, Parent Councils, elected members and representatives from local community groups and networks to identify priorities and plan the action needed to deliver change.
The position of Chairperson for each Area Partnership is a voluntary post open to residents in each ward aged 16+.
Local residents looking for a chance to make a real difference in their community are encouraged to apply.
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Oasis Petroleum's Bakken production held relatively flat at an average of 30,171 boe/d in the second quarter, but expect as much as 10% in the third quarter as more wells are brought online.
The company's inventory of wells drilled and not yet completed swelled to 37 in the quarter, but that number will shrink in the next few months. Oasis is expected to complete 40-45 wells in the third quarter after completing just 51 wells in the first half of the year.
Operated well costs in the Bakken have fallen to $8.2 million or approximately $7.8 million when accounting for savings realized through Oasis Well Services. The company is now running 11 rigs in the region and expects to realize additional savings as operations turn to pad drilling.
Watch for results from two Lower Three Forks wells being drilled in the Indian Hills and North Cottonwood areas. The company's assessment of the play will be completed by year-end and you can expect to see Lower Three Forks wells in the 2014 development plans.


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Are you up to date on your vehicle's maintenance schedule? As we head into the coldest months of the year, you might want to consider taking your car in for some much-needed winter car prep. This is crucial, as extreme cold temperatures can have a dramatic effect on your vehicle's ability to function, and any mechanical defect could leave you stranded in the cold.
Check Engine Fluids
Oil should be changed every three to five months on average, but you should still be checking your oil levels and quality regularly. Furthermore, keep an eye on your coolant – it'll keep your engine from freezing in the winter.
Treat Depth is Important
When it comes to slippery roads, one of the most important factors is the tread on your tires. If the tread has worn too low, you could be below the legal limit for effective traction. Also, keeping your tires inflated will help a lot.
Use the Right Wiper Fluid
Wiper fluid is critical in keeping your windshield clean, but make sure you're using a winter formula that won't freeze.
Pack an Emergency Kit
This doesn't directly involve vehicle maintenance, but you shouldn't underestimate the importance of having necessary emergency supplies in the event that you do get stranded.
Follow these winter car prep tips for a stress-free winter. Also, stop by Rob Green Buick GMC in Twin Falls, ID if you need service done on your vehicle.


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The sale of a property in midtown Toronto that closed in January marks Ontario's first case of unit owners terminating a condo corporation by vote, confirmed Greg Marley, partner at Deacon, Spears, Fedson and Montizambert, who acted as legal counsel for the corporation and owners.
"Some condos have terminated through a different section of the [Condominium] Act," said Marley. "Using this section 124, this is the first time it's happened in Ontario, [and it's happened] only once before in Canada, as well, through similar provisions, so it's pretty rare."
Under section 124 of the Condominium Act, at least 80 per cent of both mortgage holders and unit owners must agree to the sale of a condo property for this type of transaction to proceed. Most of the 27 unit owners at 39 Roehampton Ave. voted in favour of accepting an offer from a group of investors including a developer with plans to intensify the site.
The transaction showed what the process of terminating a condo corporation could look like for others in the select circumstances where it might make sense for unit owners to sell collectively.
Metropia is proposing to erect a 48-storey condo building on properties now occupied by the six- and eight-storey condo buildings at 39 Roehampton Ave., constructed circa 1990, as well as a two-and-a-half-storey house and a parking lot. The site is located immediately northeast of a major redevelopment occurring on the corner of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue.
Metropia is also involved in that redevelopment, which is currently under construction. The neighbouring project, known as E condos, consists of a 58-storey condo building on the northeast corner of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue and a 36-storey rental building on Roehampton Avenue.
The E condos project paved the way for the developer to connect any new building to a planned underground path to Eglinton subway station, making the opportunity to acquire the property at 39 Roehampton Ave. especially attractive, said David Speigel, president and chief operating officer of Metropia. But he left it up to the condo board to canvass unit owners to see if there was enough interest for the transaction to move forward.
The unit owners of 39 Roehampton Ave. had fielded two offers from different prospective purchasers before receiving the third offer that ultimately succeeded, said Marley. The unit owners dismissed the first offer for being too low, after which the condo board had the property appraised to get a sense of its fair market value. The unit owners considered the second offer, which came through a cold-calling broker, but it failed to clear due diligence.
Condo boards are not obligated to present unit owners with offers to purchase their property, said Marley, but the board believed the third offer represented fair market value. The condo board notified the unit owners and hosted a series of information meetings to discuss how the process and the payout would work if the owners voted to accept the offer.
Unit owners would get a share of the proceeds of the sale based on their proportionate interest in the condo corporation, as outlined in the declaration, after closing costs, legal fees and real estate commissions, he explained. Following the information meetings, the condo board put the proposed deal to a vote of unit owners, enough of whom consented to accepting the offer for the sale to proceed.
In addition to seeing that the condo board had the support of 80 per cent of unit owners, the purchasers required a commitment that the property would be turned over free and clear at close. In other words, Metropia wanted to be certain that it wouldn't face legal challenges from holdouts.
"Great, you got 80 per cent; as far as we're concerned, it should be 100 per cent," explained Speigel, adding as an example: "We don't want to find out later that we bought the building [and] there are 12 units that won't move."
Before the deal closed, the condo corporation struck settlements with two unit owners who had voted against accepting the offer, said Marley. Section 125 of the Condominium Act entitles unit owners who object to selling a condo property to a mediation process to argue that an offer to purchase was below fair market value. If dissenters succeed in their argument, the condo corporation may be ordered to pay those owners their proportionate share, as set out in the declaration, of the difference between the purchase price and what has been determined to be fair market value.
The condo corporation also had to collect written consent to the sale from mortgage holders for units in the building, with a promise that debtors would pay off their balances owing after the deal closed. This was one of the most challenging aspects of the process, said Marley, because section 124 of the Condominium Act neglects to spell out what happens to any outstanding claims against a condo property once the title changes hands.
"The banks had no idea what was going to happen, and frankly we didn't either," he said. "It wasn't until the day of closing when the land registrar said, 'We're creating a new pin, so all the mortgages are going to disappear.'"
Metropia also wanted to be certain that it would be able to simultaneously close on all three properties that would be required to get the planning permissions for its proposed redevelopment, said Speigel. In order to achieve the necessary setbacks, or "elbow room," to intensify the site, the purchasers had to acquire a neighbouring house owned by the Kohai Educational Centre and a portion of a parking lot owned by Bell.
Metropia asked for a few extensions on its deadline for due diligence, as it faced the tricky task of assembling adjacent lands, which is an exercise that would likely be a pre-requisite for the redevelopment of any existing condo building, Speigel said. Another time-consuming aspect of the due diligence process was the fact that the purchasers needed both the condo corporation and individual unit owners to sign off on certain documents, said Adam Lebow, associate at Owens Wright, which represented the purchasers.
Normally, in this type of transaction a purchaser would either buy a whole building from a single owner or buy individual units from multiple owners. In a small condo corporation, with just a handful of units, a purchaser might take the latter approach, said Lebow, because one dissenting unit owner could be enough to scuttle a deal pursued under section 124 of the Condominium Act, which sets the 80-per-cent threshold for support. In the case of 39 Roehampton Ave., which proceeded under that provision, the transaction had to be approached from both angles.
"We had to treat it as individual unit sales, but we also had to treat if as we're buying the whole building at the same time," he said.
For example, the purchasers sought declarations that neither the condo corporation nor the unit owners were subject to any litigation, said Lebow. He also conducted searches to verify this fact for the condo corporation as a whole and unit owners as individuals.
During this time, regular communication with the unit owners was critical, said Greg Evans, executive vice president of The Behar Group Realty, who brokered the deal. Unit owners were left in limbo during the due diligence period because the conditional sale recorded on the condo corporation's declaration essentially prevented them from selling their units individually.
"At the beginning of the process, there was real uncertainty as to why things took so long with the planning process and commercial negotiations," said Evans. "It's not the same as buying a house, where the negotiation starts at six o'clock and finishes at 11 o'clock that night."
Negotiated non-refundable deposits reassured the unit owners that the purchaser had an incentive to close the deal, he said. He also credited the condo board with playing a major role in effectively rallying and representing the unit owners to be able to see the transaction through to completion.
There may be some, albeit limited, opportunities in the Toronto market for other condo corporations with similarly boutique-sized, transit-proximate buildings to sell their properties as a whole, said Evans.
"It fundamentally comes down to the location and the specific property," he said. "You need to look at whether the highest and best use — the underlying value of the land — is higher than the collective value of the units on the open market."
Even under those circumstances, it takes patience from the condo corporation and transparency from the purchaser, who must work collaboratively for such a sale to succeed, said Evans. Based on his experience at 39 Roehampton Ave., he recommended that condo corporations considering this path look into what planning challenges a prospective purchaser may face upfront.
The due diligence process in the sale of 39 Roehampton Ave. stretched nine months. The deal was finalized last October, after which there was a 90-day closing period.
The unit owners authorized the members of the condo board to continue acting as their representatives during the closing period, from which point the condo corporation ceased to exist, said Marley. Unit owners continued to pay maintenance fees to cover operating costs and reserve fund contributions for the remaining three months of their tenure in the buildings.
When the sale closed this January, the remaining balances in the operating and reserve funds were transferred to a trust account, said Marley. The trust account will be paid out to the unit owners based on their proportionate interest in the condo corporation, as outlined in the declaration, after the corporation's last utility and other bills have been settled.
While the process of selling the condo property went relatively smoothly in this case, Marley predicted that the use of section 124 in the Condominium Act will remain rare. A unique set of factors facilitated this particular transaction: The more than 25-year-old buildings at 39 Roehampton Ave. were dated, faced major upcoming expenses and surrounded by sweeping redevelopment.
"You're going to have to have a relatively small building," Marley suggested, "because getting over 100 units would be unwieldy to try to get over 80 per cent of owners to vote in favour and all the mortgagees to consent as well."
Michelle Ervin is the editor of CondoBusiness.
Pictured above: A rendering by TACT Architecture shows the podium level of Metropia's development proposal for 39 Roehampton Ave.


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Shirley Valencia said (16 Apr 2012):
fantastic comp. great shot
Andrea Petersen gave props (17 Apr 2012):
Beautiful image ...I like that you included the wheel leading the eye to the Chateau!
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Killer compo.
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Well seen and presented!
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Preciosa fotografia !!!!!!!!!!
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The Navy Way (February 26, 1944)
Released on February 26, 1944: (running time 1 hour and 14 minutes) Johnny Jersey, a tough boxer inducted into the Navy, finds it difficult to learn to live and work The Navy Way.
Produced by William H. Pine and William C. Thomas
Directed by William Berke
Written by Maxwell Shane
The Actors: Robert Lowery (Johnny Zumano, aka Johnny Jersey), Jean Parker (Ellen Sayre), William Henry (Malcolm Randall), Roscoe Karns (Frankie Gimble), Sharon Douglas (Trudy), Robert Armstrong (CPO Harper), Tom Keene (Steve Appleby), Larry Nunn (Billy Jamison), Mary Treen (Agnes), Wallace Pindell (sailor Joslin), John 'Skins' Miller (recruit Pop Lacy), Joseph Crehan (Chaplin Benson), Hjalmar F. Hanson (Great Lakes Naval Station Choir Director), Art Lasky (fighter), John J. 'Red' Madigan (sailor), Olive Blakeney (Mrs. Will Jamison), Barbara Brown (Mrs. Malcolm Randall Sr.), Edward Davies (choir soloist), Edward Earle (Commandant), Benny Friedman (sailor), Rosina Galli (Mrs. Zuamano), Roy Gordon (Malcolm Randall Sr.), Al Hill (shore patrol gate guard), George Humbert (Mr. Zumano), Edward Keane (Randall guest), Lyle Latell (Agnes' kissing cousin), Horace McMahon (sailor Saxon), Sarah Padden (Mrs. Margaret Gimble), Ralph Peters (Hammy Jerome), Tom Tyler (Triangle A ranch hand), Pat West (bartender), Will Wright (Baldy, Triangle A ranch hand)
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It's Not Just A Job . . . It's an Adventure!
In 1944 the world was at war, and much of the focus of Hollywood was on the war . . . they produced movies about the valiant fighting men who fought and died . . . and they produced light-hearted soldier movies to bring a smile to the faces of all the folk at home worrying about their sons and daughters at war . . . but very few stories about the boys getting ready for war, and the emotions and feelings of the boys as they trained for a war that they didn't start, and didn't ask for, but were willing to fight and die for. Johnny Jersey is a young fighter who is just about to break through and earn some real money that will allow him to take care of his hard-working mother and father. Johnny gets his induction notice and is instantly bitter that it will keep him from helping his mom and dad. He tries to fit in with the other men, but soon discovers that his street-tough New Jersey ways are not the Navy Way, but slowly he is changing, thanks to the men around him, and he is becoming a part of a team of men that will stand up for each other no matter what. Unfortunately his actions are quick reactions instead of thoughtful choices and he winds up getting into one scrape after another until the day comes when the men are about to get their assignments and Johnny gets into trouble that no one can get him out of unless somehow a miracle happens . . . and we all know that miracles in the Navy are rare. Pop a big bowl of white kernel popcorn with plenty of warm melted butter on it and enjoy the show.
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Not finding much of anything in subway adsBy · Published in 2009
Let's talk for a minute about God. Or maybe I should say: Let's talk for a minute about those who don't believe God, a god, any gods exist. Now, I'm not going to get all religious on you, but a recent advertisement in the subways has raised the ire of, well, anyone religious who does not respond well to people with beliefs that may differ from their own.
The brouhaha over the ad at right started last week when Jennifer 8. Lee of The Times first reported on the impending atheist ads. An anonymous donor paid the $25,000 in order for the Big Apple Coalition of Reason to place this pro-atheism ad in 12 subway stations systemwide for one month. Deemed the cheapest advertising solution — a subway car costs $70,000 for a month and Times Square billboards go for $45-$50,000 — the ad will appear at the three 14th St. stations on the West Side; 23rd St. on the 8th Ave. line; Penn Station in three locations; 86th and 96th Sts. on Lexington; 42nd St. at Bryant Park; Lincoln Center, 72nd and 86th Sts. along Central Park West; and W. 4th St.
Of course, whenever religion is involved, people tend to grow a little hot under the collar. Jason Fink of amNew York tracked down some disgruntled straphangers. "I teach my children to believe in God and lead a life faithful to Him," Aime Roberts of the Bronx said of the ads. "If my children see these ads that say there is no God, they'll think their mother is lying."
Another woman — obviously ill-informed of the Constitution — used the ad to bash the MTA. "The MTA can just do whatever it wants and get away with it," Charlene McNair-Lawery of Brooklyn said to Fink. Of course, since the MTA is a government entity, freedom of religions and various sundry First Amendment concerns practically guarantee that this ad will appear, and an agency spokesman said that only nudity and vulgar language are prohibited in advertisements shown on MTA property.
The real fun began when Sean Hannity jumped into the fray. In one clip, the Fox News commentator posed a question, "Can you imagine the outrage if a Christian group put pro-God ads in the New York City subways? What outrage." But as Subway Sights noted, Christians have been plastering the 41st St. walkway at Times Square with pro-Christianity placards for years, and other religious-themed materials abound underground.
So 400 words into this post, where does that leave us? With a big to do about nothing. The MTA has to place the ad, and for $25,000, they certainly will. Meanwhile, I have to wonder if subway advertising is really this insidious. Do we look at the ads we see every day? Clyde Haberman accused the Train of Thought program of being too gloomy last week, but outside of MTA PSAs and Doctor Zizmor, can anyone name something hawked in the subway?
For most of us, the subway is a chance to escape. We read our books; we do our crossword puzzles; we zone out to music on our iPods. If someone wants to preach, go for it. It's nothing we haven't heard before, and most of us won't even notice it's there anyway.
19 Responses to "Not finding much of anything in subway ads"
D.C. 37 had a subway car ad campaign a few months back. The only reason I remembered it, however, was because I work in political communications and was marveling over how poorly constructed those particular ads were.
I also tend to remember ads that buy up whole cars–both the ceiling and wall panels–Jamison Whiskey did this a while back to great effect.
It's not just that Christian fundamentalists have been camping out at Times Square for years. It's also that they distribute Chick Tracts, which are full of hateful stereotypes of anyone who's not a fundamentalist Protestant: Jews, Catholics, Muslims – you name it, they hate it. I don't see the atheists do anything like that.
But the anti-atheist reaction is common. I know someone from (I think) NYC Atheists, who as an experiment set up booths promoting various religious views in the city. When his group promoted a religion, they'd be either ignored or approached politely. When they promoted atheism, they were violently accosted; at one point, someone knocked their table over.
I remember a few months back seeing a Christian ad on the 1 train; and several years ago the walkway between 7th and 8th Avenues in Times Square was dominated by Jews for Jesus. I'm Jewish and I wasn't outraged. So there should be no outrage now.
It's funny you say that. I feel the same kind of outrage the Christians feel towards Atheism when I see pro-Christian ads.
This is funny.
I remember lots of the ads I see on the subway – especially the ones that dominate one half of the car: Jameson Whiskey, Delta Airlines, WWOR Channel 9, the endless lawyer ads…and who can forget Dr. Zizmor? They are something to look at when its too awkward to stare at fellow straphangers.
But religious or anti-religious ads? They don't mean anything to me. Personally, I think the divorce lawyer and DUI lawyer ads speak more of society's ills than the atheism ones. But I don't get into an uproar over them either.
The organization must be going all out because I've started to notice them on the MBTA, like this advert in the high capacity Big Red cars on the Red Line: http://twitpic.com/n4wml
I don't usually pay close attention to in-car or station adverts myself, but when you commute through the same stations every day, your eyes begin to wander. At least it's nice to see my own views being broadcast amongst the discordant sea of in-system adverts.
I do wonder sometimes about those people who seem to forget about the Constitution, like the woman cited in this post, and its major principles. It's little controversies like these adverts, especially with regard to such a sensitive topic as religion for some people, that make me wonder how much we're spinning our wheels on the road to social progress and awareness of our cultural history as a species…
So religious people believe that faith is so fragile that it can't survive exposure to a poster in a subway car?
Anyone who makes fundamental decisions like whether or not to believe in God based on subway advertisements, deserve what they get anyway.
Yeah, considering that the wacky Jews for Jesus and Scientologists can set up shop in subway stations, I don't see any legitimate cause for complaint here.
Riding the subway is a religious experience.
I'm fairly agnostic (both religiously and about the proliferation of advertising), but atheists and humanists bug me in the same way that libertarians and communists bug me — rational idealism is anti-culture. And therefor I see as a personal attack against people and our power to conjure.
What's rational idealism?
Hannity must not ride the subway; it's full of Christian ads. I can think of at least two different Christian ad campaigns right now. And they are a lot more visible than these atheist ads will be, since I saw them in the cars, where people arguably spend more time looking at the ads than they do in the stations.
No, Hannity is proud to drive his giant SUV and will only fly in a private jet. He's got the biggest sense of entitlement of any of Fox's chickenhawks.
To the mother in the story who "teaches her children to believe in God": The ad doesn't say God doesn't exist, just that not everyone believes in one. Your family can believe what you want, but perhaps understanding the world around you would be useful instruction for your children as well.
I think exactly the same thing. To the mother… If your parenting skills are so poor that your kids question your judgment by an ad posted in the subway, take this opportunity to have a discussion about critical thinking.
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Wow… I wonder where this plot's goin'!
Sorry about that short post above me… Just this comic my mind can't help but come up with that first then go off on wild ways in thinking about every little line this comic brings up. I just can't seem to get my mind to cearly think of one idea cearly other then wondering where the plot is going!
The time travelers have data storage devices with them, don't they? I think it's time to take a look at their contents. And maybe try some hypnotherapy on them to help them remember that little piece of crucial info they supposedly came to share (namely, the exact details of the battle where the good guys die), because their data sure seems sketchy


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You might as well not believe in fairies
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"Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!"
― Francis Pharcellus Church


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iReport and the JasperReports framework will not let you design a page that is greater than one page in length. Why this limitation exists is a little opaque to me: there's no reason that an extremely large detail needs to be on one page. On a recent project I was using JasperReports to print a report that consisted of many fields of one record – that is, there would ever only be one detail record on the report, and that detail band would stretch over 3 or 4 pages.
This is such a common requirement that it is addressed in the FAQ:
Well, we could do that by splitting the detail band content on multiple bands, each one of them smaller that one page, so that the report design remains valid. And what other report bands could we use? Group headers and footers of course.
Here's the trouble with the proffered solution: it doesn't work. The group headers and footers are included in the page size calculation, so even if you split the detail band over the header and footers as described, the report would not compile. I'm not entirely sure how that answer got included in the FAQ, but if you read it closely it appears that it was written as a hypothetical.
I did manage to solve the problem, though. But first we have to talk about subreports.
Subreports are intended to handle collections of objects that are children of the main detail. For example, so you have a Person object that has a collection of Address objects associated with it. We'd like the report to look like this:
Name: PersonName Age:45 Address: 44 My Street, Mycity, etc Address: 55 Your Street, Yourcity, etc Address: 66 Someother Ave, Whereever, etc
for an arbitrary number of Addresses. So we create a subreport named Contacts – it's just a normal report with a datasource that feeds addresses to it. It's easiest if the margins and non-detail bands of the subreport are zeroed out so that it can be placed on the main report more easily.
In the main report, define a subreport element. The size of the element is unimportant, the report will start at the top of the subreport element and fill space as needed. In the subreport properties, define a datasource that feeds Addresses to the subreport. For a JDBC-based report, the easy way to do that is to pass the conenction to the subreport and have that subreport run a query like select * from address where person_id = $P{PERSON_ID}, and pass PERSON_ID to the subreport via a parameter. For a bean-based report (like the one I'm actually creating), it's easy enough to specify a datasource like new JRBeanCollectionDataSource((Collection)$F{addresses}).
Using subreports to create a large detail
Imagine that the Person object has hundreds of attributes. We can't fit everything about it on to one page of detail. So instead we break the Person report into multiple subreports – one subreport takes care of name and age, one takes care of educational history, one takes care of physical characteristics, etc.
Unlike the Address subreport, these subreports still want to use the primary Person datasource to populate themselves. We can't use the same datasource as the main report since it will have been pre-iterated before the subreport is evaluated, so we need another way to access the Person data. That's easy enough to do with a JDBC connection – just use a query like select * from person where person_id = $P{PERSON_ID} in the subreport. Using a bean-based datasource is trickier. I ended up creating a class like this:
package ca.intelliware.jasper; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.data.JRBeanCollectionDataSource; import ca.intelliware.model.Person; public class PersonCollectionDataSource extends JRBeanCollectionDataSource { private final List<Person> persons; public PersonCollectionDataSource(List<Person> persons) { super(persons); this.persons= persons; } public PersonCollectionDataSource getSubDataSource() { List<Person> newList = new ArrayList<Person>(); for (Person person : this.persons) { newList.add(person); } return new PersonCollectionDataSource(newList); } }
Now the main report has a datasource of type PersonCollectionDataSource, and it can pass ((ca.intelliware.jasper.PersonCollectionDataSource)$P{REPORT_DATA_SOURCE}).getSubDataSource()to the subreports.
There is of course a huge drawback with this approach – it only works for lists of one Person at a time. If multiple Persons are printed at once, the subreports would list all the details for the entire list.
Ensuring the subreport datasource only contains the current bean
The JRBeanCollectionDataSource keeps track of the current bean in a private variable named currentBean. I simply access that via reflection and make sure that the current bean is the only added to the subreport datasource.
package ca.intelliware.jasper; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.data.JRBeanCollectionDataSource; import ca.intelliware.model.Person; public class PersonCollectionDataSource extends JRBeanCollectionDataSource { public PersonCollectionDataSource(List<Person> persons) { super(persons); } public PersonCollectionDataSource getSubDataSource() { List<Person> newList = new ArrayList<Person>(); newList.add(getCurrentPerson()); return new PersonCollectionDataSource(newList); } private Person getCurrentPerson() { try { Field currentBeanField = JRBeanCollectionDataSource.class.getDeclaredField("currentBean"); currentBeanField.setAccessible(true); return (Person) currentBeanField.get(this); } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) { throw new RuntimeException("Programmer error: PersonCollectionDataSource should have a currentBean"); } catch (IllegalAccessException e) { throw new RuntimeException("Programmer error: PersonCollectionDataSource should have a currentBean"); } } }


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text: Dr Fred Hansen 9 January 2008 Healthcare Is history repeating itself? Dr Fred Hansen 9 January 2008 Healthcare 716 is-history-repeating-itself America seems to be drifting back in history in a sort of time machine. The backlash against admittedly rather limited free market reforms by George W. Bush, exerted by the status quo left, is gaining momentum. If the polls in the run up for the presidential elections are correct, the 'ownership society' could soon be hit by a severe blow. If one of the Democratic hopefuls gets elected, Santayana's rule is unlikely to be escaped: those who ignore historic failures are prone to repeat them. Such is the case with the old whore of universal health coverage, favoured vigorously by Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and only haphazardly rejected by Barack Obama. Remember, this is a policy introduced in Britain in 1908 at a time when socialist movements were surging through Europe. Leading Democrats are advocating this concept hundred years late. Is this what Americans get from the collapse of the Soviet Union? The current concept seems even more collectivist than the collapsed HillaryCare of 1993, which nearly derailed her husband's presidency. Compulsory and comprehensive health insurance for everyone is expensive and would likely deepen the financial crisis in health care even further. It is also inadequate in times when Americans are in perfect control of up to 50% of their health risks, which renders comprehensive insurance obsolete. What is really needed is catastrophic, no-frills health insurance for everyone. That's the kind of safety net the late 19th century European reformers had in mind. And it would be much cheaper and therefore more affordable for consumers. However, in the freest country in the world compulsion is unlikely to work. Look at car insurance: Despite being compulsory up to 15% of drivers in the US – depending of the state, but higher in the West – don't care about car insurance. Ironically that is about the same percentage of 'free riders' in the yet not compulsory US health system!