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(Reuters) - Benjamin Lawsky played hardball with Standard Chartered Plc and a gauntlet of federal and New York regulators and prosecutors right up until the last hours of the $340 million settlement on Tuesday with the British bank over improper and concealed transactions tied to Iran.
Based on a dozen interviews, Reuters has learned that Lawsky, New York's top banking regulator, ignored on Monday the entreaties of federal regulators to drop his own action in favor of a single, global settlement. He also insisted on Monday that the bank agree that the settlement specify that it had engaged in $250 billion of transactions, a figure the bank had vigorously disputed.
Spokespersons for the bank and Lawsky declined to comment.
Despite criticism of his aggressive approach — both from Standard Chartered and government officials — Lawsky's tactics carried the day, and the repercussions for Standard Chartered and other banks he regulates are far-reaching.
Until now, banks accused of money laundering or other illegal activity typically have reached settlements with federal and local regulators and prosecutors that revealed few details of their alleged activities.
In contrast, Lawsky released embarrassing communications that exposed internal discussions, painted Standard Chartered as what he termed a "rogue institution" and threatened to pull its New York banking license. He won a settlement far larger than many experts thought was possible.
"It announces to the regulatory community that this agency is going to demand a seat at the table in pretty much every major financial investigation in the future," said Stephen Miller, a former federal prosecutor who worked with Lawsky at the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan.
But others say Lawsky's brash move alienated federal officials and will make it tougher for him to partner with them on future cases.
Lawsky began his gambit with what federal regulators and the bank considered an ambush on August 6 when he filed a scathing order against the bank that revealed its failure to halt money laundering for Iranian entities.
The order included the now infamous, incendiary quote from Standard Chartered's Chief Financial Officer Richard Meddings: "You f—-ing Americans. Who are you to tell us, the rest of the world, that we're not going to deal with Iranians?" Standard Chartered has vehemently disputed the accuracy of the quote.
In the subsequent eight days, a shaken Standard Chartered management came under intense pressure from shareholders to reach a settlement rather than face the threat of losing its New York license, which could have crippled its ability to process U.S. dollar transactions.
In public, bank officials disputed Lawsky's allegations, especially Lawsky's contention that $250 billion of transactions were involved. The bank's tally: Less than $14 million.
Standard Chartered Chief Executive Peter Sands also defended the bank, telling reporters that Lawsky's threat to yank Standard Chartered's license was "disproportionate" to how other banks had settled sanction cases.
Bank officials set up a war room at the lower Manhattan law office of Sullivan & Cromwell, which offers sweeping views of the Statue of Liberty. Among those on the team: Rodgin Cohen, the New York lawyer often quietly at the center of these types of cases.
By late last week, the bank's stance appeared to soften. Bank officials feared that Lawsky would leak more documents or emails that would embarrass the bank. On August 9, Sands was scheduled to appear on CNBC. At the last minute, the network announced that Sands wouldn't appear because of "logistical reasons".
A few blocks from the bank war room, in a gray tower near the Staten Island ferry terminal, Lawsky worked with a team of New York lawyers with ties to federal prosecutors or politicians such as New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Lawsky's brain trust included Daniel Alter, a former federal prosecutor who specialized in terrorism cases. Others involved included Anthony Albanese, Gaurav Vasisht and Kathryn Diaz.
From the start, the settlement talks largely focused on just one thing: The financial penalty Standard Chartered would pay. The two sides also discussed the fact that Standard Chartered would install a monitor for two years who would report to Lawsky's office the bank's efforts to strengthen anti-money laundering systems, terms that were eventually accepted.
Lawsky believed the federal investigation, which dates to 2010, was growing stale. But in fact federal investigators were trying to conclude a settlement with Standard Chartered by Labor Day, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Justice Department and Manhattan district attorney also were juggling numerous cases, according to these people, and had only in June wrapped up a $619 million settlement with ING Bank NV, a Dutch bank that allegedly violated sanctions against Cuba and Iran.
Sands, who cut short a vacation when Lawsky filed his order, flew in to New York from London as the deal neared a conclusion.
As a deal was finalized, Lawsky delivered a final blow. About an hour before he publicly announced the settlement, Lawsky's office told bank officials that it specifically would include the whopping $250 billion figure that the bank had so strongly disputed.
Lawsky's initial order alleged the bank had "schemed" with Iran and hid from regulators transactions totaling $250 billion.
By the time a settlement was struck, less inflammatory language was used, but the dollar figure remained: "The parties have agreed that the conduct at issue involved transactions of at least $250 billion."
"What were they (Standard Chartered) supposed to do?" said a person familiar with the bank's dilemma.
For federal regulators, Lawsky's unilateral actions also changed the rules of the game. First, Lawsky issued the order against Standard Chartered after giving other regulators and prosecutors involved in the investigation only short notice.
Lawsky's move drew the ire of U.S. and British regulators, prompting Bank of England Governor Mervyn King to suggest that the United States was unfairly targeting British banks.
Lawsky didn't back down.
Then, as Lawsky's office neared a deal, he yet again went his own way. He rejected an eleventh-hour request from a task force of federal and local law-enforcement agencies that he join the pack and stand down.
The upshot: Standard Chartered's $340 million settlement is only with Lawsky's office. Federal regulators now have to strike their own separate deals with the bank.
The friction between Lawsky and the other regulators exposes a growing rift among law-enforcement agencies about how quickly to act against banks suspected of lax controls to prevent money laundering or illicit transactions.
In July, a U.S. Senate investigative panel led by Sen. Carl Levin released a damning report of money-laundering lapses inside another British bank, HSBC Holdings Plc. The bank has apologized for the problems. That report said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency had allowed compliance problems to "fester" at HSBC and the agency failed to take strong action until it learned that two U.S. law-enforcement agencies were investigating HSBC.
In a statement Tuesday, Levin lauded Lawsky's quick action, saying his department "showed that holding a bank accountable for past misconduct doesn't need to take years of negotiation over the size of the penalty; it simply requires a regulator with backbone to act."
But Lawsky has risked alienating other regulators. A source close to the federal probe of Standard Chartered said it's unlikely Lawsky's office will be included in future investigations of sanctions violations.
This person said that while Lawsky's department has the authority to demand documents from banks, other agencies aren't likely to share tips nor are they likely to partner with it.
Lawsky's department "had great potential. This was just a short-sighted move that is going to end up really backfiring," the source said.
Additional reporting by Aruna Viswanatha; Editing by Alwyn Scott, Alix Freedman, Martin Howell and Jean Yoon


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Winter weather didn't stop postal workers from protesting a plan to cut a day of deliveries.
About 50 U.S. postal workers gathered in front of the main post office on Dalton Street in Cincinnati Sunday.
The workers are upset about the proposed plan to cut Saturday mail delivery.
The Postmaster General said eliminating a day of mail delivery would save $2 billion a year.
The protesters want to change laws that the post office does not have to pre-fund retirements.
"It's ridiculous. No business in the world could operate under such a heavy mandate and we're not allowed to adjust postage rates to cover the mandate, which is unrealistic under any standards. We're trying to get them to change that," postal worker Michael Funk said.
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Trombone player, composer, and bandleader, William Anthony Colón Román (born Apr 28, 1950 in Bronx, NY, USA) was one of the pioneers of Latin American music. Despite initial criticism, Colón's album El Malo has become known as one of the first albums to feature the "New York Sound" that sparked a renewed interest in Latin music during the 1970s. Colón has been instrumental in the careers of such Latin musicians as Rubén Blades, who first sang with Colón's band in 1975, and Celia Cruz, for whom Colón has produced such albums as Only They Could Have Done This Album in 1977 and the highly successful duet album Celia & Willie in 1981. Colón has also produced albums for Ismael Miranda, Sophy, Soledad Bravo, and the late Hector Lavoe, who sang with his band in the early '70s. Inspired by the music of various cultures, Colón has recorded with such musicians as Puerto Rican cuatro player Yomo Toro and David Byrne. Colón's composition "Che Che Coli," adapted from a Ghanaian children's song, was used by Ntozake Shange in the musical play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf. In addition to 11 Grammy nominations and one Grammy award, Colón has received a CHUBB fellowship from Yale University, the most prestigious award given by the Ivy League school. Colón ran for the United States Congress, representing New York's 17th Congressional District, in 1992. Starting to play the trumpet at the age of 12, Colón switched to the trombone two years later. Making his recording debut in 1967, for Al Santiago's Futura label, Colón became a victim of misfortune when the label folded. Colón was much more successful when he signed with Johnny Pacheco's Fania label. When his vocalist failed to make Colón's first session for the label, Pacheco suggested Hector Lavoe as a replacement. The collaboration proved fruitful when two singles from Colón's first two albums (El Malo, Guisando) — "Jazzy" and "I Wish I Had a Watermelon" — became hits. Lavoe remained a vital member of Colón's band until the mid-'70s when an increased drug addiction caused him to miss or show up late for several gigs. Although their partnership formally ended in 1975, Colón and Lavoe continued to work together. Lavoe's last album, Strikes Back, released in 1987, was produced by Colón. In 1975, Colón balanced his schedule as director of the Latin Jazz All Stars with studies in music theory, composition, and orchestration. His increased knowledge paid off quickly. In 1978, Colón was named Musician, Producer, and Trombone Player of the Year in a readers poll conducted by Latin New York. Three years later, he received an award as Musician of the Year and his album Fantasmas was named Album of the Year. Colón continued to garner acclaim when his album Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos received a Grammy award in 1982. Although they met backstage before a concert in Panama in 1969, Colón and Blades didn't begin collaborating until five years later. While working on the album The Good-The Bad-The Ugly, Colón asked Blades to sing on the Blades-penned tune "El Cazanguero," which reflected on Blades' experiences as a law student working in a Panamanian prison. The session was so satisfying that Blades became a full-time member of Colón's band following the departure of Lavoe. Their 1978 album Siembra became the top-selling album in Fania's catalog. Despite their success, Blades severely quarreled with label president Jerry Mascucci over money. Although Colón recorded two solo albums — El Baquine de Angelitos Negros in 1977 and Solo in 1979 — and Blades recorded a solo album, Maestra Vida, in 1980, their solo work failed to match the commercial success of their joint efforts. In 1981, the two musicians resumed their partnership with Blades playing coro on Colón's solo album Fantasmas. The following year, they collaborated on the Grammy-winning album Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos, which yielded the hits singles "Tiburon," "Ligia Elena," and "Te Estan Buscando." Their partnership again proved short-lived as Colón and Blades split up after working on the film The Last Fight. The split was far from amiable and the two musicians continued to feud until reuniting for a concert at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan in March 1992. Despite collaborating on the album Tras la Tormenta in 1995, Colón and Blades recorded their parts separately. Following a reunion concert at the Hollywood Bowl in 1997, Colón and Blades performed a series of concerts together. In the late '80s, Colón formed a new band, Legal Aliens, with younger musicians. Signing with Sony, Colón and the band recorded Color Americano in 1990 and Honra y Cultura in 1991. Two years later, Colón recorded Hecho en Puerto Rico with an all-star band featuring ex-members of the Fania All-Stars, Papo Lucca and Bobby Valentin. Since leaving Sony over a lack of promotional support, Colón continued to remain active.
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We were just told we are the proud new owners of a trailer. We didn't think it was a deal that would go through but Ed worked his magic! Sandra, Ed and the entire Christie's crew took our vision for a family friendly trailer and our budget requirements. They went above and beyond to show us trailers and were upfront and honest about all costs and financing options. Thank you Christie's for making this a reality! My husband and I are thankful to you, but most importantly , the kids are ecstatic they have a big "play room" for camp
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Jennifer Lawrence is smashing while attending the 2013 The Hollywood Reporter Nominees' Night held at Spago on Monday (February 4) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Earlier in the day, the 22-year-old actress donned a cute little white dress while attending the 2013 Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon.
Jennifer had a great time at the THR party with her Silver Linings Playbook co-stars Chris Tucker and Julia Stiles.
"It's an unbelievable feeling to just look around at people who have been your heroes forever and to just be in the same room as them," Lawrence told THR. "The women that I'm nominated with really just make it so much more special just to think that I could be even in the same sentence as them."
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Many students approach poetry writing with fear and trepidation. Literature can provide a scaffold for students to use when approaching a new writing task and can help create an environment that increases the opportunity for student success. In this lesson, students identify similes in poetry and gain experience in using similes as a poetic device in their own work.
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By Jen Guyton - There are places in Africa where big things run the show. Names like Kruger and Serengeti bring to mind elephants, lions, leopards and herds of hoofed mammals in the millions. Gorongosa was once one of those places, and thanks to the Gorongosa Restoration Project, it's on its way there again. For now, it's a different breed of spectacular.
Photo: Sunset (by Jen Guyton)
This is a place of subtle extremes. One day may bring an intense encounter with a herd of elephants, a pride of lions, or one of Lake Urema's gargantuan crocodiles. The next day, nothing may be obvious until you flip the right stone, splash into the right puddle, peek up the right tree, or patiently wait for a well-timed sundowner. Then, with a good interpreter, that dotted-line track is the trail of an elephant shrew. A twig becomes a chimerical caterpillar. A dank old colonial-era well conceals a congregation of horseshoe bats, some the dusty russet of an equatorial sunset. A deadly vine snake, safely tucked away in a tree, is invisible but for its flickering vermillion tongue, its presence revealed only by a flock of squawking starlings defending their nests. Gorongosa reveals itself slowly, and after 6 weeks here I'm only just beginning to understand the depth of its secrets. This place is pure artistry. It's a marvel of scale that evokes a simultaneous sense of smallness and bigness, like nothing matters or everything does – like staring at the stars.
Photo: Dice Moth Caterpillar (by Piotr Naskrecki)
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Photo: Vine Snake (by Piotr Naskrecki)
My own work here, as a PhD student with Princeton University, will be a study of those extremes of scale: the interaction of little pieces of the ecological puzzle with the big. Specifically, I'm here to learn more about the role of hippopotamus in the park's wetlands – both the way they interact with smaller biota, and the way they create reverberating changes on a landscape scale. Elsewhere in Africa, hippos are known to create channels by shifting lakebed sediment during their nightly forays to and from land. Those channels increase landscape diversity, and might increase aquatic biodiversity by creating new habitat. We've noticed those channels in Lake Urema, too. How is Lake Urema's small hippo population influencing the diversity and distribution of smaller organisms in these wetlands? Might hippos be crucial to the survival of some of the park's less imposing species, and therefore crucial to the restoration effort? Like most of Gorongosa's riches, these pearls of information won't be uncovered easily, but I can't wait to start the search.
Photo: Channels on the Gorongosa floodplain (by Jen Guyton)
I hope that Gorongosa's tourists will join its scientists in embracing a sense of exploration and discovery, and take the opportunity to go out and learn with us while we're doing our research. We're here not just to do science, but to share in the adventure, and a fresh pair of eyes may be just what we need to crack the next ecological question. Some of my best ideas have come from visitors who have asked me about things that I may never have noticed on my own.
So get out to Gorongosa, explore, and pay attention to the little things. Those who spend their sunsets tucked away at the bar can't know the dream-like state that falls over the floodplain at dusk, rutting waterbuck saturated in velvet-orange, the light so viscous and tactile that it can't possibly be real. There is adventure to be had around every corner, if you just know where to look for it. Come with a willingness to refocus your perception – you won't be disappointed. As W.B. Yeats said,
"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper."


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Anatomy of the Male Mind: Women Writing in the Male POV (Milton Grasle)
In my opinion, a woman would need to find out all she could about how men react to certain situations and explore the male process of reasoning. She might read what she considers to be accomplished men and women who write in male POV. I believe the biggest trap that a woman might fall into is… not remembering that most romance is not only written by women but read by women also.
Can Women Write from a Male POV? (Juanita McConnachie)
… you can edit your writing into a male POV. I think that with a little research, and a bit of help, I should be able to make my male POV, sound more... well... male. Keep in mind, I am not writing for a male audience (specifically). Nevertheless, an authentic male 'tone' is necessary for these chapters.
Make POV Work for You: Writing the Male POV (Kaye Dacus)
But one of the most important things to know about men is that they say what they mean and mean what they say. They don't mince words, they don't beat around the bush, they don't drop hints and hope someone else will catch on and understand what they're not saying. Now that doesn't mean that they say everything that's on their mind—they can be very judicious with the words they choose to let loose, which gives lots of opportunity for subtexting. But he's not only not going to try to wheedle and hint his way into something, he's going to get extremely frustrated by a woman who does.
Male POV (Keri Arthur)
When I first told my husband I was doing an article on writing from a male point of view, he said, why bother? According to him, men are easy. There's one layer, nothing fancy. What you see is what you get. What they say is what they mean. Unlike woman. He reckons we're the ones that should come with a manual, and even then, he doubts if males will ever have a chance of understanding us.
Man Up: Writing Male POV (Roni Griffin)
(Note from Penny: Be sure to check out the illustration at the top of this blog post!)
I personally find male characters fun and almost easier to write than my female characters. But that may be because in life, I've always been more comfortable around guys (well, when it comes to being friends, once I was romantically interested in a guy, I turned into an awkward mess). So, I've spent a lot of time with groups of guy friends, have seen how they interact, and of course, I'm married to one, so that helps. :)
Virginia's Guide to Guy-Speak (Virginia Kantra)
Critics have argued that the romance genre portrays men not as they are but as women wish they would be. … To illustrate how gender impacts characterization, point of view, action, and dialogue - okay, pretty much everything - I offer this guide to guy-speak.
Some things are the same for both genders, like wanting to be loved, safe, happy, respected, honored and successful.But as writers who want to write using a male point of view (POV), we need to observe and listen to males in action.
Note from Penny: Wanna chuckle? Check out this video, Men's Brains vs Women's Brains
Writing from a Male Point of View (L. Diane Wolfe)
I read dozens of relationship books, seeking to comprehend the distinct qualities of the male gender. The books that provided me with the most insight were Men Are From Mars, Women From Venus and the Connecting With Your Husband/Wife series. Men and women really do view the world through different eyes!
So I tried to apply what I know of men in an observational capacity. No overtalking. Check. Not as skilled at communicating as a woman, at least as a general. Check. A fix-it mentality about everything from broken toasters to complex life issues. Check.
That's probably a pretty good start. But then I have to worry about getting said "male characterization" across for a generally female audience. Because in a romance, we don't want the average beer-swilling, thinking-about-sex guy. We want the Prince Charmings. Believable Prince Charmings.
In your own work, do you write in the male POV? Have any tips to share? Do you like to read stories featuring the male POV?
If you're a guy and you're reading this blog, do you have anything extra to share? Any opinions on the links I've shared?


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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is appealing a federal judge's order banning genital searches of Guantanamo Bay detainees who want to meet with their lawyers.
The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal of Judge Royce Lamberth's order Wednesday morning.
In papers filed late Tuesday, the government asked Lamberth to delay his order, arguing that it would weaken security at the U.S. Navy base in Cuba. Lamberth has not yet acted on the request.
In his ruling last week, Lamberth concluded that the motivation for the searches is not to enhance security but to deter the detainees' access to attorneys.
He also wrote that the genital searches were religiously and culturally abhorrent to devout Muslims.
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Fayette's Normal Memorial Library passed a milestone in 2007: More than half of its existence has been spent in the building on Eagle Street.
The building is now 40 years old and an open house is planned Saturday in celebration.
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the Fall Festival, the library will welcome guests to stop in for refreshments and commemorative gifts during a birthday celebration.
A library was started in 1931 as a memorial to the former college, Fayette Normal University. Alumni of the school donated $2,000 to buy books and Normal Memorial Library was formed.
It first operated as a "free association library," meaning there was no connection with any governmental unit. That lasted for a few years, but uncertain finances led the board to align the organization with the state library system and receive funds through tax receipts.
At that time—the early 1940s—the library became a school district public library, a designation the facility still has today. From its inception, the library was housed inside the school.
In 1964, Fayette citizens endorsed a plan to build a library separate from the school. Voters approved a five-year 1.25-mill levy to raise $50,000 for a new structure. An individual pledged $10,000 and planning began. In May 1965, the library board learned that a federal grant of nearly $37,000 was approved, enabling a larger design costing $84,000.
The Eagle Street property just down the street from the school was purchased from Franklin Roosa and construction got underway for a facility that would include a main reading room, a work room, a community room and a small kitchen facility.
The facility was dedicated Jan. 8, 1967.
The first major change to the building came after about 20 years, said library director Sue Schaffner. The community room proved popular with residents, but the library was experiencing growth.
"As usage grew, we needed more room," she said.
The timing was right to convert the community room into a children's library because the Fayette Opera House had recently been restored and space was available there for community events.
This paved the way for the start of story hour and special programs for youngsters, both after school, in the evenings and during the summer.
The next big change for library operations came in 1996 when the circulation process switched from stamping cards in the back of books to an automated system.
Other service changes include delivery of materials to homebound residents, alignment with the State Library of Ohio's Know It Now homework assistance program, and the availability of video, audio and DVD materials.
Registered patrons number 1,688 adults and 1,200 juveniles. Circulation reached about 67,000 last year.


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World Families Forums - Archeological perspective of the peopling of Ireland
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Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver RIICWD514A, 'Prepare detailed design of dams'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Prepare detailed design of dams' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Plan for the detailed design of dams
1.1. Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the work activity
1.2. Identify and confirm the dam project requirements and information for the completion of the detailed design
1.3. Prepare a design plan which makes best use of the available resources and meets the design requirements
2. Undertake the detailed design of dams
2.1. Interpret and analyse the relevant data and identify the available viable options for the detailed design of dams
2.2. Interpret and analyse relevant data and recommend the preferred option that best meets the required project outcomes
2.3. Complete the detailed design of the dams that safely, effectively and efficiently meets the required project outcomes
2.4. Prepare a cost estimate of the execution of the designed dams
2.5. Participate in the review of the dam design with peers and stakeholders
2.6. Complete the documentation of the dams design
2.7. Monitor and coordinate the progress of other team members involved in the design process
2.8. Gain design approval
3. Finalise design processes of dams
3.1. Ensure filing of design records is completed
3.2. Complete and submit design cost and other reporting
3.3. Participate in performance review of the design process
3.4. Seek client feedback and contribute to the verification of the design
3.5. Close out all systems
4. Support and review the application of the design of dams
4.1. Provide clarification and advice to those applying the design
4.2. Review the application of the design and recommend changes for the continuous improvements of dams detailed designs
4.3. Contribute to the validation of the design


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Thinking inside the box: China's shipping container hotel
China exported 3.2 million shipping containers last year -- more than any other country in the world. And now a handful of what the trade calls TEU -- Twenty-foot Equivalent Units -- are being put to a new use, one that should appeal to novelty-hunting travelers.
Nan Dazhan Cun (南大掌村), a rural village on the outskirts of Changzhi city in Shanxi Province, is set to open a "luxury" hotel made from 35 new shipping containers next month.
Meng Qingdong (孟庆东), the village governor and prime mover behind the project, said "Xiang Xiang Xiang Pray House" was designed to be a boutique hotel. Although the hotel is not officially rated yet, Meng said all the facilities were built to five-star standards.
Five-star containers
The Japanese government imported shipping containers from China to build temporary houses for the [earthquake] survivors. It's fast [to build] and [looks] good, and that inspired me to build the hotel.
-- Meng Qingdong, Nan Dazhang Cun village governor
The hotel covers 5,000 square meters and has 21 guestrooms in total. The rooms come in two sizes: 15 square meters or 30 square meters -- both have 2.59-meter-high ceilings.
Windows are installed on one side of the containers as well as in the roof.
The hotel's name is roughly translated as "Xiang Xiang Xiang Pray House" (香箱乡祈福所 in Chinese). The three "Xiangs" stand for incense, container and countryside in order.
This is because the city of Changzhi is one of the most important places in northern China that regularly hosts large ceremonies to pray for good harvests and fortune.
And the container hotel stands within the compound of City God Temple (天下都城隍), the major site for ceremonies.
A hotel inspired by Japan's earthquake
"I lived in Japan for more than 30 years," said village governor Meng. "During the Japan Tsunami Earthquake 2011, I saw the Japanese government imported shipping containers from China to build temporary houses for the survivors.
"It's fast [to build] and [looks] good, and that inspired me to build the hotel."
Meng declined the request to reveal the hotel's building cost because he said he was afraid of copycat hotels. But he said a normal shipping container would cost US$50,000 and all the containers in this hotels are tailor-made and cost at least twice as much.
More on CNNGo: A little kinky, a lot weird: China's 'out there' hotel features
The boutique hotel, which is fitted out with a traditional Chinese decoration, has an incense theme.
The rooms' amenities include free incense, sachets and a burner. One of the containers is designed for guests who want to hold incense-burning ceremonies
Other main facilities are a lobby, a restaurant, and function rooms where guests can watch tea ceremonies and artists playing traditional Chinese musical instruments.
Containers go green
The hotel, designed by Beijing-based Tonghe Shanzhi Landscape Design Company, also incorpoprates eco-friendly features.
According to Sun Jie (孙杰), one of the main designers on the team, the containers were built in the seaside city Dalian in northeast China, then transported and assembled in Changzhi.
Sun said it only took the company three months to design, build, transport, and revamp the containers, all of which are painted with environmental water paint.
More on CNNGo: China: Luxury hotel 'groundscraper' planned in abandoned quarry
Sun said, compared to normal hotels with similar number of rooms, the construction of this container hotel saved approximately 60 percent in water and concrete consumption and produced only 30 percent of normal construction waste.
It cut the construction period by more than 40 percent, and boost the overall building efficiency by as much as three times.
The shipping container hotel is due to open in early August. The investor is yet to release the nightly rates.
More on CNNGo: 40 beautiful places to visit in China
Xiang Xiang Xiang Pray House
City God Temple, West Chenghuang Ling,
Nan Dazhang Cun, Xihuo Town,
Changzhi County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province


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Sacha Baron Cohen as "Borat" (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)
Australian Olympic shooting gold medalist Russell Mark is set to parade in a lime-green "mankini" made famous by the movie character "Borat" at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics as the penalty for losing a bet.
Mark, who won double trap gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games and silver in Sydney, pledged to wear the skimpy swimsuit worn by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in the 2006 film if Melbourne-based Carlton lost to St. Kilda in the Australian Football League.
Carlton suffered a shock four-goal defeat in the match on Monday night and Mark owned up to making the bet on local radio.
"Oh, I must've been intoxicated. Carlton promise so much and just deliver so little. It kills me," the burly 48-year-old said on Tuesday.
"Anyway, a lot of people would think a mankini might look better than the uniform they've nominated for us, so I don't know if it's such a bad thing."
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Double trap shooter Russell Mark of Australia, pictured in Beijing in 2008.
The one-piece swimsuit would certainly stand out among the other Australian athletes, who will be kitted out in stodgy green blazers and white slacks which fashion critics in Australia described as "retro".
An Australian Olympic Committee spokesman recommended Mark keep the mankini in the closet.
"Age is the problem here. Russell is no spring chicken, his days of being a model are long gone, and we don't think it would be a good look for the team to have Russell in a mankini," the spokesman told local media.
"Besides, this will be his sixth Olympics and he is a chance to be named as flag bearer. Imagine the flag bearer out in front of our team in a mankini. And a big, butch shooter at that.
"As we all know the London weather is fickle and we would not want him to catch cold."
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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
1) editing the gainroot file with vi is all but impossible in Xterm because there is no way to move the cursor around,
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I was asking for you to explain what "command mode" is and how I get into it from xterm - can't see any options for it anywhere...
./flasher3.0 –enable-rd-mode -R
the ./flasher3.0 command does not work (the shell indicates that the command/file doesn't exist). I have definitely updated to 2007 Hackers - the interface changed completely (although the version number on the web site was still 2006, the build number was higher than the standard build number and it specifically said it was 2007 Hackers Edition for the 770)
ssh doesn't work - I didn't install an ssh package, but when I follow the links from that page, it doesn't actually say you need to install ssh, it says you need to install dropbear, and then goes on to say use ssh - which is why I was assuming that ssh was included as part of the dropbear package.... obviously incorrectly! But it does highlight that the instructions are NOT very good. I am a Linux noob - but I'm not an IT moron - I have been working in deep technical roles (mainly server and networking infrastructure) for 20 years, and I couldn't fill in the Linux gaps that I'm not familiar, so a non-technical person has no hope!


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Each Mastery Open Tournament is a single elimination tournament featuring one of the available digital expansions, which is the basis for the discipline. Players have previously qualified to participate in the discipline, and have spent months participating in a series of tournaments to earn Trophy Points, and will now face a final test of their mastery. The winner of the Mastery Open will face the winner of the Mastery Invitational in the Mastery Grand Finale to be held within the discipline BGG thread.
BGG - Star Realms Masters Series - Bases Discipline - Season 1 Competition Thread
Format: Players will be listed with a TP score in brackets next to their name. This number will corresponds to the trophy points that they earned competing in the discipline, with potential reductions applied. Players who have qualified for the discipline mastery invitational have their TP score reduced by 2 points. Players will be seeded into the tournament based on the TP score after taking the invitational reduction into account with seeding ties broken based on TP scores before the reduction. Players who are seeded into a spot that receives a first-round bye will then have their TP score reduced by 1 point
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Make Your Own Personalised Kiva Badge
I created a badge that shows all of my Kiva loans that are currently raising funds or 100% repaid. It looks like this.
If I change the settings to include loans that are in the process of being repaid (usually in monthly installments), the badge cycles through a larger number of images and looks like this.
Want to make your own? It's very easy.
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I have added a badge http://anglersrest.blogspot.co.uk/ and a separate page will be added to the top of my blog over the next few days.ReplyDeleteReplies
That's great, Julie. And I'm looking forward to meeting you in October!Delete
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Thanks Kelli - that's great. It's fun learning new skills, isn't it?! I have added the dynamic badge to all of my blogs, but for some reason it won't work properly on my main Web site. I'll have to use a different Kiva badge/logo there.Delete
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Oh wow!! Pauleen, I am at a loss for words. That is so sweet of you! I will follow through with this very soon.Delete
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text: New brain research is proving it: Women at midlife really do start to see the world differently. Some 37 million women now entering their fifties and sixties—a unique generation—are refashioning their lives, with dramatic results. They have fulfilled all the prescribed roles—daughter, wife, mother, employee, but they're not ready to retire. They want to experience more. Suzanne Braun Levine gives us a fun, smart, and tremendously informative road map through the challenging and uncharted territory that lies ahead.


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Man Dancing Wildly at Willie Nelson Concert Goes Viral
One man at a Willie Nelson concert took the expression "dance like no one's watching" to its limits with a flailing performance that left those at the show amazed and amused. Thankfully, it was captured on video and uploaded to YouTube. This 75-second clip is guaranteed to brighten your day.
The prevailing opinion of social media commentators is that middle-aged man is under the influence of some drug, perhaps ecstasy or a "molly." He does seem to be in his own state of euphoria, but he's not really disturbing anyone else. Although, show patrons did clear out a large circle for him to express himself in...
It's not clear when this performance took place. Fashion choices and Nelson's short hair seem to indicate that the clip reaches back a few years, as the singer cut his braids in 2010. But Nelson lets his hair down so rarely it's difficult to envision what it would look like if he did so today.


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Helping Take Care of the Social Health
By Julio Severo
It is no news the fact that family is the most essential group for the survival of the human species. Likely, there has never been a doubt that marriage has a basic role in the healthy channeling of the human sexuality and the formation of the future generations. Thus, every culture, in a way or another, always implemented measures to encourage and prepare young people for the marriage sexuality. After all, adjusted children, born in the natural family, mean gain to all society, developing responsible and productive citizens.
Yet, as the human body is vulnerable to cancer, society also is vulnerable to evils and trends that may seriously jeopardize its own foundations.
Therefore, every citizen has a responsibility to participate in the preservation of the basic values for the existence of society. Being a representative of the ordinary citizen, the politician knows his responsibility to attack the social evils and use the available means to encourage what is good. Remarkable examples of positive political actions in Brazil are the mandatory use of the safety belt and disincentives to the cigarette use. Those important measures may and should be extended to other essential areas, as the implementation of actions for discouraging behaviors that, for their own abnormality, produce negative consequences to the persons practicing them, to families and to all society.
Such is the case with homosexuality and other sexual conducts far away from the natural sexuality standard. They do not contribute for the promotion of the social health and are significant causes of expenses in the public health system.
The Christian who has a calling in the political sphere has a higher and amplified vision. He feels, guided by the values of God's Word, his commitment to work for encouraging society to take the stand to stimulate the sexual well-being of young people and their healthy preparation for marriage and deter all kind of behavior harmful to the social health.
Great social tragedies have already happened, in a way or another, because of homosexual factors. Sodom and Gomorrah are classical examples. In the modern times, Nazi Germany suffered immense national devastation, because of a crazy man called Adolf Hitler. Today it is known, as a properly verified historical fact, that Hitler and most top Nazi leaders hid expediently their homosexuality.
Even though homosexual groups of political pressure use all kind of maneuver to portray their defense and promotion of their conduct as a human right issue, the Christian politician has a responsibility to discern that the bestowing of special rights for anti-natural behaviors represents threat of deprivation of essential rights to citizens. Recently, because of an anti-prejudice law, a Pentecostal pastor was sentenced to prison in Sweden for preaching, within his own church, that "abnormal sexual [homosexual] practices are like a cancerous growth on the body of society".
Anti-discrimination laws do not use to indicate intents to combat religions that do not accept homosexuality, but their application eventually hit religious people always. Aware of the religious factor and of the risk of a religious reaction, lawgivers in the service of gay activism work on tiptoe, just embedding subtly in the laws terms as sexual orientation, tolerance, gender equality and other kinds of smooth language — terms vulnerable to varied interpretations favorable to the gay ideology.
Accordingly, the Christian politician needs to be alert and prepared to use his discernment in order to recognize the threats to society and the opportunities to fulfill a significant role on behalf of what is good and just before God. He needs to know that it is good to love men and women who live deceived or oppressed in homosexuality, and he needs to be conscious that it is more than just to help them leave that destructive lifestyle. Obviously, he would never confound acceptance and welcome of a homosexual in need with acceptance and tolerance of the harmful practices of men having anal sex with other men. True love and tolerance has nothing to do with this kind of sexual abnormality. Real love helps one leave this abnormality.
Julio Severo is the author of the book O Movimento Homossexual (The Homosexual Movement), published by Editora Betânia, the Brazilian branch of the Bethany House Publishers. Email: email@example.com
Website in Portuguese: www.juliosevero.com
Blog in English: www.lastdayswatchman.blogspot.com
Article originally published in the November 2004 issue of the Evangelical Parliamentary Front Magazine (Brasília, Brazil), page 22.
Other articles by Julio Severo
Targeted By Bias: Evangelicals Who Voted for Bush
The Great Gaffe of Lula Against Israel
The Mark of the Beast: The Tomorrow's Education
Helping Take Care of the Social Health
Message to President Lula on Israel
Message to President Lula on homosexuality
Growth of divorce among Christians: a biblical perspective
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The United States moved into the top spot in the Winter Olympics medal race on Wednesday.
Team USA ended the day with 23 total medals, one more than the Russians and the Dutch, in a surge fueled by historic performances in Alpine skiing and bobsled events.
At the same time, the U.S. men's hockey moved closer to a podium finish.
Here are those highlights, and others, from day 12 in Sochi.
Alpine gold, at last
Ted Ligety ended America's gold-medal drought in Alpine skiing on Wednesday, winning the giant slalom in commanding fashion.
That made Ligety, who won the giant slalom in 2006 but failed to medal in 2010, the first American male Alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.
His giant slalom victory was widely expected, since he has dominated the event on the World Cup circuit.
But it also offered him a sigh of relief.
Ligety failed to medal in other events in which he was a favorite. And his other highly touted teammates have not lived up to expectations; Ligety's gold was was the first for the U.S. Alpine squad in Sochi.
One of those teammates, Bode Miller, whose bronze in the super-G won him a U.S. record sixth Alpine medal, hurt his knee in the giant slalom and said he would not race in the final Alpine event, the slalom.
Two bobsled medals
Americans made bobsled history on Wednesday.
A pair of two-woman teams — Elana Meyers and Lauryn Williams, plus Jamie Greubel and Aja Evans — finished second and third, respectively, on Wednesday.
Their two-three finish marked the first time two U.S. women's teams had won medals at the Olympics.
Williams, a brakeman and erstwhile track and field athlete, also became the fifth Olympian to win medals in different events in the Summer and Winter Games. She has a gold medal from the 4x100m relay in London two years ago and a silver from the 100m in Athens in 2004.
A Canadian bobsled team won Wednesday's gold.
A third American team, of Jazmine Fenlator and former track-and-field Olympian Lolo Jones, finished in 11th place.
Another step toward hockey gold
The U.S. men's hockey team took a big step toward the podium on Wednesday with a 5-2 quarterfinal win over the Czech Republic.
They also had help from the Russians, who lost to Finland and were knocked out of medal contention.
But the Americans don't have an easy path ahead of them. Their next opponent is Canada, who beat them in overtime for the gold in Vancouver.
If the U.S. wins on Friday, they'll win a berth in the championship game. If they lose, they'll play for bronze.
Strong skating from American women
The short-skate portion of Wednesday's ladies' figure skating competition was dominated by South Korea's Yuna Kim, Russia's Adelina Sotnikova and Italy's Carolina Kostner.
But just behind them are three Americans, all in the top seven heading into Thursday's free skate program.
They are led by Gracie Gold, in fourth place, followed by Ashley Wagner and Polina Edmunds, in sixth and seventh, respectively.
All but Gold are long shots for the podium.
A new king of winter
Norwegian cross-country skiier Ole Einar Bjoerndalen won his 13th career Olympic medal on Wednesday, making him the most decorated winter Olympian ever.
The record-setting medal came in the inaugural mixed biathlon relay.
Bjoerndalen, 40, also won gold in Sochi in the men's sprint biathlon.
His total career haul is now eight golds, four silvers and one bronze.
And he has a shot at another medal on Saturday, in the 4x7.5k relay.
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Absentee (Early) Voting Update
MADISON, WI – More than 545,000 voters requested absentee ballots so far – including more than 392,000 in clerks' offices – for the November 6 General Election, according to the Government Accountability Board.
"It is clear absentee voting plays an important role in the election, with more than half a million people making requests during a shorter time period," said Kevin J. Kennedy, Wisconsin's chief election official. "Absentee voting in clerks' offices finished up Friday, giving clerks more time to be better prepared for Election Day on Tuesday."
As of Monday morning, at least 545,060 voters had requested absentee ballots, according to Wisconsin's local election officials who track them using the Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS). There were 392,912 ballots requested in clerks' offices, and 152,148 ballots requested by mail and other methods.
The absentee ballot numbers for Wisconsin are not complete because only military and permanent overseas absentee ballots are required to be tracked in SVRS. However, approximately 350 municipalities, including most major cities, track some or all absentee ballots in addition to military and overseas ballots in SVRS. Comparable pre-election numbers from four years ago are not available. In 2008, 21 percent (633,610) of the 2.99 million ballots cast were absentee ballots. Kennedy said it is still too early to say whether absentee voting will exceed 2008 numbers.
In-person absentee voting in the clerk's office ended on Friday, November 2. Mail-in absentee ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received in the municipal clerk's office by 4 p.m. the Friday after the election in order to be counted.
Elections Division Administrator Nat Robinson urged the majority of voters who are going to the polls on Election Day to be prepared by visiting the My Vote Wisconsin website, where they can find their clerk's location and contact information, as well as see a sample ballot and check their voter registration status: http://myvote.wi.gov.
Additional information about absentee voting is available on the Board's website: http://gab.wi.gov/voters.
For more information, contact
Reid Magney, public information officer, 608-267-7887


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The African World Heritage Fund, the Center for Heritage Development in Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho organise a World Heritage Nomination Training Course which will be held in Maseru/Lesotho from 2 to 13 November 2009.
This workshop will bring together heritage experts from 8 African English speaking countries plus a participant from Mozambique. The workshop will build on the results of a previous meeting on the same subject held in Lesotho in November 2008 where targeted goals per country were established.
The objective of this upcoming workshop is to review the nomination files prepared by the African English speaking countries in the course of the last year.
This Worshop was made possible by the financial contribution of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) to the African World Heritage Fund. It was prepared in close cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN.


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We recently announced the upcoming availability of Adobe Access (formerly Flash Access) DRM protection for native iOS applications. So what does this mean for your workflow?
You can now finally reach a broad range of destination devices with a single, simple workflow, including Windows, OSX, iPad, iPhones, iPods, hundreds of Android smartphones and tablets (Android 2.2+), and televisions, including Samsung Smart TVs, TIVO and LG devices, and soon many more as part of project Primetime.
It not only saves you costs, but also provides a simple, robust DRM workflow, with a single content protection scheme.
Not convinced how this will work? Here are the steps.
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3) License acquisition from a single Adobe Access server, no matter what the playback platform is
As part of Project Primetime, Adobe is focused on solving the fragmentation challenges video distributors are confronted with in 2012. This is the first step to provide a secure end-to-end video delivery workflow


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Monday, July 03, 2006
Noel Sickles (1910-1982)
Beginning his career as a political cartoonist in the late 1920's, Noel Sickles moved (around 1933) into newspaper comic strip cartooning, drawing Scorchy Smith for the Associated Press. But by 1936, with the syndicate enjoying tremendous success from the sales of the strip, Sickles quit when his request for a raise was rebuffed.
He then began his career in commercial art, bringing to his work the inking technique he described as "chiaroscuro." The heightened realism of Sickles' drawing and inking style had powerfully influenced his friend, Milton Caniff, creator of the newspaper stip Terry and the Pirates and without a doubt, Sickles was now having an influence on other illustrators of mainstream magazines.
Like Robert Fawcett, though Sickles was never the winner of any popularity contests with the readers, he was highly regarded by art directors and his fellow artists.
His influence, even to this day, should not be underestimated. He was "an artist's artist."
You can find this plus many other pieces by Sickles at full size in my Noel Sickles Flickr set.
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I love Sickles' work. A real underrated pioneer.ReplyDelete
I think you got Sickles exactly right, Leif. He didn't use a lot of frills or a flashy style to excite the attention of the public, but every artist recognized and deeply respected the quiet power and honesty of his astonishing drawings. I love his work and I am really looking forward to this week's Sickles installments on TI.ReplyDelete
Because there has never been a coffee table compilation of his work, it is often hard to find. Sickles did a fabulous set of drawings for Look Magazine in the 1960s about the Vietnam war, and another great series for Holiday Magazine in the 1950s about the Civil War battle of Shiloh. I didn't see them in your Flickr set but if you or one of your readers happen to have any of these images, it would be great to see them again.
Thanks guys! Unfortunately I don't have the illustrations you mentioned, David. Hopefully someone who does will read this and help us out.ReplyDelete
Wow, the great Noel Sickles. I've been searching for reproductions of his work for years now. Simply beautiful.ReplyDelete
He was also a huge influence on the recently departed Alex Toth.
Thank you for posting this.


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July 11th, 2011 9:39 PM by Lehel S.
Sorry renters, but the days of low rents and lenient landlords are over — at least for now.
Nationwide, the average rate for apartment and home rentals is up 6.7% from June 2010, according to a new report from housing search engineHotPads.com. Prices for studio apartments are up 14.3%, and a five-bedroom home is 12.1% more. One- and two-bedrooms got off relatively easy, with average increases of 2.3% and 2%, respectively. Tenants will see the bulk of rent increases this year, predicts listing site Rent.com, but can expect another 3% jump when it's time to renew in 2012.
At the heart of the increases: vacancy rates have dropped from about 8% to 6.2% nationwide over the past year. "That's a really steep decline in a 12-month period," says Christina Aragon, a spokeswoman for Rent.com. The drop indicates pent-up demand from people who made-do with roommates or stayed with family during the recession. Nearly half of property managers say they have also seen an increase in applicants moving from a foreclosed property, according to a recent survey from credit bureau TransUnion. "Landlords have the power right now," Aragon says.
In past years, renters could negotiate a lower rent or other concessions, like a waived pet fee or free parking. That's largely disappeared, leaving consumers little recourse but hunting around.
Renters have a glimmer of hope for better deals in coming years. Landlords are so thrilled with the market that they're starting to take out permits to build new multi-family buildings, Aragon says. Prices may loosen somewhat once those properties come in the market, as early as 2013.


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Back Home
Rainy, damp and cold day at Citizens Bank Park. Good there's no game scheduled for tonight. Team arrived home around 3 this morning to 41 degree temperatures. Game time in LA yesterday was 93.
Both teams have scheduled workouts for the afternoon. Managers and starting pitchers for game 3 will be available in the interview room.
Game 2 recap
Postseason nail-biters continued yesterday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. This time, the Phillies were on the short end of a one-run decision. Pedro was magnificent with seven shutout innings. Fateful eighth told the story: three LA hits plus two walks and an error led to two LA runs off five Phillies relievers (31 pitches). The nightmare half-inning took 28minutes.
Got to give credit to Padilla. The former Phil silenced the Phillies bats in 7.1 innings, allowing one run on Howard's towering drive into the left field bleachers. Howard had half of his team's four hits.
Howard's driven in a run in six straight postseason games, matching Bernie Williams and Pudge Rodriquez for second place in baseball history. The great Lou Gehrig holds the record, eight straight games.
Howard has now reached base in 15 consecutive postseason games. He has 15 hits in postseason road games over the last three seasons, best among all NL players.
Scouting the AL
Phillies have five scouts following the Angels-Yankees ALCS: Chuck LaMar, Charley Kerfeld, Gordon Lakey, Howie Freiling and Tim Kissner.
Ceremonial first balls
Darren Daulton will throw out the ceremonial first ball tomorrow night; teammate Mickey Morandini will have the honor on Monday night. Dallas Green is scheduled for Game 5 on Wednesday night.
Phillies Insider is on twitter as barons63.