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SONYMA Mortgages Definitions
Funds that can be verified as the borrower's own, the source of which can be: (a) monies from borrower's checking or savings account, or other similar time deposit account, which have been on deposit in the account for at least 2 months prior to loan application, (b) cash up to $1,000, (c) cash deposit towards property purchase, and (d) the market value of the lot owned by borrower, exclusive of any liens, on which the SONYMA financed home was or will be constructed, or the purchase price of the lot if it was purchased in the past 2 years, whichever is less. Other sources may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Closing Costs
Expenses (over and above the price of the property) incurred by buyers and sellers in transferring ownership of a property. Closing costs normally include, but are not limited to, fees charged by lenders, attorney fees, taxes, insurance premiums (e.g. flood insurance, hazard insurance, PMI), escrow charges, title insurance costs and survey costs. Lenders or realtors can often provide estimates of closing costs to prospective home buyers.
Down payment
The part of the purchase price of a property that the buyer pays in cash and does not finance with a mortgage.
Existing Housing
A property that has been previously occupied as a residence.
First-Time Home Buyer
A person who (i) has not had any ownership interest in his/her primary residence at any time during the three years prior to the date of making an application for a SONYMA mortgage loan; and, (ii) at the time of making the loan application to SONYMA, does not own a vacation or investment home. This definition includes residences owned in the United States and abroad.
Home Buyer Education
A course given by a SONYMA approved organization (usually a PMI company) in which participants learn budgeting techniques relevant to home owners. This is required for all loans with LTVs over 95% or down payments less than 5%. It is also required for all applicants applying for the Achieving The Dream and Remodel New York Programs.
Household Income
The total combined income of all persons who are age 18 or older and who are expected to live in the SONYMA financed property regardless of whether they have signed or will sign the mortgage application.
Housing Expense
The monthly costs associated with a mortgage loan, specifically: Principal, Interest, Taxes, and Insurance (PITI). Monthly costs also include maintenance fees, where applicable (e.g. condominiums, cooperatives, Planned Unit Developments, or Homeowners Associations).
Income Limit
SONYMA finances mortgage loans for persons with low or moderate incomes. The maximum incomes of persons eligible to receive SONYMA financed mortgage loans are subject to the requirements of federal and state law. The maximum income allowable may vary by SONYMA program, region of the state, and household size. Click here for current income limits.
Loan to Value
The relationship between the requested mortgage amount and the appraised value, or, sales price (whichever is lower) of the property. For example, a home valued and priced at $100,000 on which there is an $80,000 mortgage has an LTV of 80 percent.
Lock-In Fee
A fee equal to 1% of the requested loan amount, which is paid to the lender by the borrower within 14 days of loan reservation to hold ("lock") a specific interest rate for a specific period of time. In SONYMA programs the fee is non-refundable unless the mortgage application is denied by the Participating Lender or SONYMA.
Long-Term Lock-In
Type of interest rate lock that may only be used for properties under construction or rehabilitation as of the SONYMA loan application date. The lock-in period is 240 days from the application date.
Mortgage Servicer
The mortgage company that services your SONYMA loan after closing. All mortgage payments and inquiries should be made directly to the mortgage servicer.
Newly Constructed Housing
A property that has not been previously used for residential purposes.
One-Family Home
A building designed for occupancy by one family, which includes a condominium unit, cooperative unit, town home, planned unit development (PUD) unit, or factory-made housing permanently attached to real property.
Origination Fee
A fee that is paid by the borrower to compensate the Participating Lender for assisting the borrower to obtain a SONYMA mortgage loan.
Participating Lender
A lending institution that has been approved by SONYMA to originate, close and sell mortgage loans to SONYMA. Participating Lenders are familiar with SONYMA loan programs and requirements. Click here for a list of participating lenders.
Payment Reserves
Funds required by some lenders to be retained in a borrower's bank account after loan closing in an amount equal to a specific number of monthly mortgage payments.
One point equals 1% of the mortgage loan amount. Fees associated with mortgage loans are often calculated in points.
Pool Insurance
Mortgage insurance paid for by SONYMA that is required for all loans which provides protection in the event of a loss resulting from a borrower default.
Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)
Mortgage insurance paid for by the borrower that SONYMA requires for all loans where the Loan to Value exceeds 80%. PMI protects the Participating Lender and SONYMA in the event of a loss resulting from borrower default.
Purchase Price Limits
SONYMA provides mortgage loans for moderately priced homes. The maximum sale price of homes eligible for SONYMA financed mortgage loans is subject to the requirements of federal and state law. The maximum sale price allowable may vary by SONYMA program, region of the state, and size of the home. Click here for current purchase price limits.
Seller Concession
An agreement specifically stated in the sales contract between the seller of the property and the buyer of the property in which the seller commits to pay a specific portion of the buyer's closing costs. SONYMA limits the amount of Seller Concessions allowed.
Short-Term Lock-In
Type of interest rate lock that must be used for all Existing Housing and completed new construction or rehabilitation properties. The SONYMA rate lock-in period is 100 days from the application date.
Target Area
An entire census tract or portion thereof which has been designated by the federal government as economically distressed. For borrowers who purchase in these areas, in accordance with federal law, SONYMA waives the First-Time Home Buyer requirement, applies higher income and purchase price limits, and will finance two-family homes that are less than 5 years old.
Total Monthly Expense
Expected monthly expenses of the borrower including, but not limited to, the Housing Expense, car lease payments, credit card payments, and, any installment debt with more than 10 monthly payments remaining (i.e., personal loans, car loans, student loans, 401K or pension loans, etc.).
Underwriting Ratios
The maximum debt burdens allowable to applicants for mortgage loans expressed as two separate ratios – Housing Expense to gross monthly income and Total Monthly Expense to gross monthly income. SONYMA requires that the Housing Expense not exceed 33% of the borrower's gross monthly income, and that the Total Monthly Expense not exceed 38% of the borrower's gross monthly income. These percentages are increased to 40% and 45%, respectively, for applicants having a down payment of 3% or more.
Value of the Property
The lower of the purchase price being paid for the property or the property's market value as established by a qualified property appraiser.


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"The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition."- Thomas Edison, c 1870
Eating right is a key to good health. A Registered Dietitian at Western New York Nutrition can help promote your good health through proper eating. We assist people of all ages and all walks of life to evaluate their lives and determine what each person can do to improve health. We can help you manage or prevent cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, weight problems, and other food and nutrition issues.
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A healthy body composition (proper muscle-to-fat ratio) has been associated with longevity and reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and other chronic health conditions. Approximately 65% of Americans are overweight or obese, which can increase the risk of metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, hormonal imbalances, and cardiovascular disease.
A comprehensive program should include body composition testing (fat & lean tissue ratios)-because thin doesn't mean healthy if you're losing muscle and retaining unhealthy fat. Loss of muscle results in loss of ability to burn calories, which makes it much more difficult to maintain fat loss over time. An imbalance in body composition (gaining too much fat or losing too much muscle) can also lead to serious health problems.
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) measures the impedance or resistance to the signal as it travels through the water that is found in muscle and fat. The more muscle a person has, the more water their body can hold. The greater the amount of water in a person's body, the easier it is for the current to pass through it. The more fat, the more resistance to the current. BIA is safe and it does not hurt.
ImpediMed is a pioneer in the development of bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)- an extremely reliable method for body composition analysis. It's fast, consistent, accurate and easy to use. More than simple weight or body fat percent levels provided by ordinary scales or calipers, ImpediMed body composition analyzer/scales provide detailed body composition analysis – weight, impedance, body fat percentage, body mass index (BMI), fat mass, fat-free mass and more. This service includes ImpediMed Body Composition Analysis, interpretation, and a printout of your results.
Do you know how many calories you are eating every day? How much fat, sugar or salt is in your current diet? Are you deficient in vitamins and minerals? Based upon the details of your food/beverage intake over a 3-day period we can demonstrate your strengths and weaknesses in an objective, easily understood format. You will be provided detailed information, which will include graphs and charts and suggestions to improve your nutrient intake.
Learn how to shop like a pro. Do you know which ingredients on the label are harmful to your health or can promote wellness and longevity? Your dietitian will teach you how to read nutrition fact labels to choose the healthiest products for you and your family. You will discover how to interpret manufacturers marketing schemes and become skilled at choosing fresh, wholesome foods, such as fish, dairy and produce. Specialized products will also be discussed, based on your needs. By the end of your tour you will feel comfortable in knowing what to look for in the food label and ingredients list.
Over 15,000 new food products are introduced per year. News media headlines offer conflicting information about what is healthy and what is not. WNY Nutrition will lead a private 60-120 minute tour of your local grocery store to help guide your selection of natural, whole, and organic foods and natural products.
Throughout the year, we offer group classes on a variety of topics, such as weight management, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes management. If you are interested in joining a class or would like more information please contact us. We welcome suggestions for other health-related topics that you would like to attend.
Provides sessions in planning quick, tasty, and healthy meals. This service includes hands on experience.
Individual appointments encompass a very comprehensive assessment in which a medical, nutritional, and lifestyle history are obtained, lab values are interpreted, current medicines and supplements are reviewed, body composition analysis, and discussion related to health-related goals. Based on these parameters a specialized nutrition and lifestyle plan is developed. At the end of the consultation you will leave with a written summary of detailed recommendations for dietary change, supplementation, laboratory testing, recommended reading or additional resources, referrals to other holistic providers, and other lifestyle changes as indicated. Menu planning, recipe modifications, shopping education, and dining out and travel may also be included during consultation.
This service includes diagnosing nutrition problems using a variety of techniques, prescribing customized nutrition plans, and providing tailored nutrition therapy to facilitate change.
At subsequent appointments you will be guided in acquiring the skills needed to change old habits and ways of thinking. Your dietitian will provide further education, advice, and new strategies will be discussed to help you get through plateaus or circumstances that make it difficult for you to stay on course with your plan. We will support you in reaching your goals.
We strive to attain the same level of professionalism and attention to detail in our phone & email sessions as we would in our office appointments. Please contact us for further information regarding charges for these appointments. Please note that insurance does not usually cover this specific service and only covers face to face visits.
Include topics on current nutrition and health issues.
Allows calorie prescription to be based on each person's unique metabolism.
Would you like more energy?…to think clearer?…to sleep better?…to feel more healthy?
Helping the body to rid itself of toxins and restoring the balance of the gastrointestinal tract are often complementary approaches to inflammation management. Every day we are exposed to multiple toxins that exceed our body's ability to detoxify, causing a buildup. Inflammation is a leading cause of a plethora of disorders and diseases. A detoxification program may be a simple first approach for those suffering from symptoms and conditions associated with metabolic toxicity or inflammation.
The GI system serves multiple roles in the body, including digestive, immune, and barrier functions—all of which dramatically influence health. Anything that negatively impacts the health of the GI tract, such as a high fat/low fiber diet, food intolerance, certain medications, chronic stress, or nutritional deficiencies, can lead to a disruption in GI function—potentially impacting many aspects of health, such as joint health, bowel regularity, immune function, weight, energy level, mood, respiratory function, skin/complexion, digestion, and mental acuity. A comprehensive GI restoration program can support overall health.
Based upon your laboratory data, diet analysis, medical condition(s), and current medications/supplements we can determine which supplements will be most effective for your health.
First Line Therapy is a 12-week program designed to address the underlying cause of most chronic illnesses. First Line THERAPY is a system for implementing Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) for improved quality and reduced cost of care for most patients with chronic illness. THERAPY is based on extensive research demonstrating that many of the chronic diseases associated with aging are largely caused by lifestyle choices.
There are three key reasons that make FirstLine Therapy® (FLT) different than conventional lifestyle programs:
Your healthcare practitioner may personalize your First Line Therapy (FLT) program or other lifestyle program base on your individual health concerns. You practitioner may also recommend a medical food program to address one or more of the following specific concerns:
Inflammatory conditions, Blood glucose dysregulation, Altered body composition (high fat-to-lean tissue ratio), Hormone imbalance, Liver toxicity, Environmental sensitivities, or Gastrointestinal restoration.
Each program includes a specific, clinically designed dietary plan to maximize effectiveness of the nutritional support and is designed to fit the way you live: tasty recipes, portable and delicious nutritional support, simple exercise, and reliable outcomes.
If you are interested in the First Line Therapy Program please contact us.

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Last week I spoke at the IxDA conference in San Francisco. A number of people asked for a copy of the talk + slides. It's not verbatim, but near enough. Based on feedback the running order has changed. Download the slides here.
A Year of Reflection
14 Feb 2015
In: Myanmar, Today's Office and tagged with conference, ixda.
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There was an Aussie, a Scotsman and an Aborigine driving along, when they rolled the car and the three of them got killed. They went to Heaven and met St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. They explained that they'd been killed and needed a place to stay.
St. Peter replied, "I'd love to help you boys but we're full up after the holiday season. I'm afraid you'll have to go into Limbo till there's a vacancy."
The Aussie slipped St. Peter $50 and asked if that'd make any difference. St Peter said, "For that mate, you can go back to Earth."
By the time the Aussie got back, there were police everywhere and an ambulance. They all got a real shock when he sat up.
"What happened? You've been dead for half and hour," asked the ambulance driver. He told them about St. Peter and the $50, so the ambulance driver asked why the other two didn't come back.
"Well," says the Aussie, "The Scotsman's trying to bargain him down to $20 and the Abo reckons the government should pay for it!"
More Funny Jokes
This guy comes home from work one day to find his dog with the neighbor's pet rabbit in his mouth. The rabbit is very dead and the guy panics.
He thinks the neighbors are going to hate him forever, so he takes the dirty, chewed-up rabbit into the house, gives it a bath, blow-dries its fur, and puts the rabbit back into the cage at the neighbor's house, hoping that they will think it died of natural causes.
A few days later, the neighbor is outside and asks the guy, "Did you hear that Fluffy died?"
The guy stumbles around and says, "Um.. no.. um.. what happened?"
The neighbor replies, "We just found him dead in his cage one day, but the weird thing is that the day after we buried him we went outside and some idiot had dug him up, gave him a bath and put him back into the cage.
# Sign on a railway station at Patna :
Aana free, jaana free,
pakde gaye to khana free.
# Seen on a famous beauty parlor in Bombay :
Don't whistle at the girl going out from here.
She may be your grandmother!
# Sign at a barber's saloon in Juhu, Bombay :
We need your heads to run our business.
# Seen on a bulletin board:
Success is relative
More the success, more the relatives.
# A traffic slogan:
Don't let your kids drive if they are not old enough - or else they never will be...
A clerk wins the Texas lottery.
He goes to Austin to claim it and the man verifies his ticket number. Our clerk says, "I want my $20 million now."
The man replies, "No, sir. It doesn't work that way. We give you a million today and then you'll get the rest spread out for the next 19 years."
The clerk replies, "Oh, no. I want all my money right now! I won it and I want it now."
Again, the man repeats the explanation. The clerk, now furious with the man, screams out, "Look, I want my money! If you're not going to give me my $20 million right now, then I want my $20 back!"


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To get to work or the mall or some other places that I haven't discovered yet, one form oftransportation is an angkot. To catch one, I stand on the side of the road and hail it like a taxi. Then, I climb in the open door and shuffle to the back, bent over at the waist like a 90-year old victim of osteoporosis. When you want to get off, you say "kiri," which means "left," and the driver pulls over. You get out, give him 2,000 or 3,000 rupiah, depending on the length of your ride, and you're done.
Most of them are as beat up as the one in the picture above and the drivers clearly have no grand ideas of preserving any sort of aesthetic. Still, it's an insanely cheap and quick way to get around. Until the other day, I thought it was a relatively safe way as well. But that all changed during my ride to work on Wednesday.
I hailed the angkot as usual. Instead of pulling over to the curb, the driver stopped in the middle of the street and I had to walk out, hoping that a motorbike didn't come racing through and clip me. I climbed in and we were off. Before we'd gone twenty feet, he'd taken a corner so fast I think the thing went up on two wheels. There were two men and one other woman in the back and I looked around at them to see if they were alarmed. They didn't seem to be so I tried to relax. But the driver was accelerating to about 30 mph on a street with heavy, two-lane traffic, while he weaved in and out of the lanes, coming so close to the other cars I was holding my breath. By the time we got to the bumpy part, I was giggling to myself. I'm pretty sure it was a defense mechanism so I didn't pee my pants instead.
The bumpy part is the last stretch of road before we reach the mall. It's about two blocks long and it's bumpy because the angkot drivers always go off road and drive through a concrete parking area that has long since been churned up into rocks and potholes. Usually, the angkot drivers take the bumpy part slowly, so they don't throw their passengers out the open door.
For my driver on this day, it wasn't such a problem. He might have slowed to 25, but he was driving so fast that all four of his passengers were coming up off the benches, in my case almost all the way to the ceiling. The other three got off sooner than my stop but I wasn't about to be alone with a maniac, so I followed them and walked the extra block to work.
I'm still alive, but barely.


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"Big Joy Family" is such a name that is not indicating what they are about. It was quite challenge to me for the round of initial sketches. The problem was that the drawn symbols of objects that can be found in the bakery could go with any bakery brands. Since the name means a lot to them, I started to focus more on the logotype rather than drawing a symbol mark. Through out the base typeface study, I came up with this idea of drawing 'bread' with lowercase 'm' of'family.' This was simple idea yet perfect solution for them because it is a mom and pop shop with their three daughters—the "big joy" was the three girls to the parents.
Their visual identity was not attractive as much as their high quality products in order to invite broad range of customers.
I picked some swatches from their delight macaroons and cookies to add some colors to the shop.


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Under 30 Minutes
1 Hour
Spicy Meatball Tacos
These meatball tacos are rolling in flavor. Made with palate-pleasing fillings spiced just right using CHI-CHI'S® Restaurante Seasoning Mix and CHI-CHI'S® Diced Green Chilies.
1 pound ground beef
1 (.87-ounce) package CHI-CHI'S Restaurante Seasoning Mix
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 egg, lightly beaten
¾ cup plain dry breadcrumbs
1/2 cup sour cream
½ cup mayonnaise
1 (4.25-ounce) can CHI-CHI'S diced green chilies
1 cup cilantro sprigs, divided
2 green onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons lime juice
½ teaspoon salt
10 CHI-CHI'S® taco-size tortillas, warmed
½ cup diced red onion
1. To make the meatballs, heat oven to 375°F. Grease wire rack, place on baking sheet. In large bowl, combine all meatball ingredients. Shape mixture into 1-inch meatballs. Arrange in single layer on wire rack. Bake 30 minutes or until browned and cooked.
2. To make spicy cilantro dressing, in bowl of food processor, process sour cream, mayonnaise, green chilies, 2/3 cup cilantro, green onions, garlic, lime juice and salt. Process until smooth. Spoon into bowl. Chill until ready to use.


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Projects overview
Project Name
Development Description
Start Construction
Construction Completed
Soweto Hospice, Diepkloof
2000m2 hospice building and wards
29 June 2007
Worldwear Shopping Centre, Fairland
20 000m2 retail centre
19 September 2007
Mofolo North Residential, Soweto
50 unit gap residential development
17 January 2008
FNB/Wesbank Head Office, Fairland
70 000m2 "groundscaper" new corporate office for FNB and Wesbank
17 March 2008
Dale Lace Village, Westcliff
36 unit upmarket townhouse development
09 April 2008
Pan Africa Shopping Centre, Alexandra
16 000m2 retail centre
01 November 2009
Soweto Theatre, Jabulani
award winning professional performing arts venue
21 June 2012
Diepkloof Plaza Shopping Centre
20 000m2 neighbourhood retail centre
01 November 2012
Huddle Park Public Golf course
Refurbishement of municipal golf course
10 March 2013
Joshco Hostel Conversion, Orlando eKhaya
102 unit social housing development
30 June 2014
Potato Sheds Newtown
40 000m2 retail centre
01 July 2012
25 September 2014
Majestic Newtown
30 000m2 office development
01 July 2012
26 September 2014
Bara Central (Blackchain)
15 January 2013
30 June 2015
Bara Central
5000m2 retail development
15 January 2013
30 June 2015
Melville 27 Boxes
2 400m2 retail centre in converted shipping containers
01 January 2015
31 July 2015
SA Holocuast Museum (Forest Town)
3 600m2 holocaust and genocide museum
01 July 2013
01 September 2015
UJ Soweto Campus Orlando eKhaya
20 000m2 campus expansion inlcuding academic buildings and student accommodation
01 October 2015
Jabulani Manor, Soweto
560 unit high density development 22 400m2
Melrose Crossing Shopping Centre
8 000m2 retail centre
Orlando Towers, Orlando eKhaya
Extreme heights centre comprising two old cooling towers that offers bungee jumping, a tower swing and internal tower swing. Also has a restaurant
New Council Chamber a Symbol of South Africa's Economic Transformation
According to a recent study conducted by the United Nations (UN), South African cities have experienced the biggest growth over the past 65 years. By 2030, predictions are that Johannesburg will be the 34th biggest city globally. The new state-of-the-art Council Chamber that is currently under construction will form both the nucleus of Johannesburg's new Metro Centre and be an emblem of this city's transformation into an economic empire.
In the abovementioned UN report, it was stated that South Africa's urban population is growing larger and younger. By 2050, nearly 80% of the country's population will live in an urban area.
Although urbanisation can potentially create challenges in terms of the demand it places on basic services, it creates various opportunities –it can reshape the lives of people and communities residing in these cities through economic transformation.
CoJ sees urbanisation as a corner stone of economic growth and development. South African citizens will see a tangible symbol of this economic transformation rise in the heart of Johannesburg.
The progressive Council Chamber that will form the core of Johannesburg's new Metro Centre, built with the sole purpose to improve service delivery to the city's citizens. The project will be managed and implemented by the Joburg Property Company, a dynamic entity mandated to develop Johannesburg's property assets to ensure the maximisation of both social and commercial opportunities for the Council.
Growing Towards a Brighter Future
The current chamber was erected in the 1970s. Not only does it therefore represent an era that has been overcome by a democratic transition, but the out-dated technology and lack of space has become a hindrance to the Council. Since this building was erected, the number of Councillors has more than doubled to be representative of a truly democratic South Africa.
By following an approved Office Space Optimisation strategy (OSO) for the new chamber, the Mayoral Committee believes that it will be able to uplift the residents and communities of this world-class African city in the following ways:
- Improving service delivery by broadening access to the processes in the Council;
- Increasing operational efficiency through improved utilisation of city-owned resources;
- Centralising administrative activities in a well-equipped and modern premises;
- Revitalising marginalised areas of the city;
- Creating an urban environment that embodies the soul of the city – cohesion, efficiency, and sustainability.
Empowering and Employing Johannesburg's Residents
Over and above the improved service delivery citizens will benefit from, this long-term project will also create more than 100 000 jobs, empower small- and medium enterprises, inject finances into industries such as construction and engineering, and develop skills through training programmes.
The new chamber will therefore encapsulate much more than a political premises – it will be a venue that welcomes all to experience the hub of this progressive city. As a symbol of a united and transformed Johannesburg, both the exterior and interior will pay tribute to South Africa's diverse cultures yet united vision. Although this venue will incorporate cutting-edge technology, adhere to green building-principles, and utilise OSO's strategic fundamentals, it will not forego the city's roots. Local artists will be commissioned to create hand-crafted artworks that truly represent this inspiring African city – a city rich in cultureand wealthy in ambition.
Joburg BPO Park
Marlboro Station Precinct
Orlando eKhaya
River Park, Sandton
Soweto Golf Estate, Pimville
Jabulani CBD
The Jabulani CBD was originally earmarked as the CBD of Soweto in the original planning of township but due to the restrictive policies of the time, remained only vacant land until 2006.
JPC responded to the challenge of township revitalization and transformation by packing and preparing the 35ha council landholding with a vision of creating a vibrant CBD.
JPC has contributed to the revitalisation of Soweto in a number of nodes across the former township including Orlando eKhaya, Kliptown and Dobsonville. The Jabulani CBD is however a key node. It is identified as the key investment node in terms of COJ spatial planning strategies as a well as a key provincial node in terms of national treasury's neighbourhood revitalization program.
The Jabulani CBD, located in 35 km from Sandton in the heart of Soweto, has seen rapid growth since 2006, including the R320 million (40 000 m²) Jabulani Mall and the 300 bed Jabulani Provincial Hospital. The area boast excellent transport linkages, with a Metro Rail train station and a proposed BRT route.
JPC developed a property plan to guide the development of council owned land
A breakdown of the developments undertaken to date
Soweto Theatre R140 Million
Jabulani Residential Estates R 230 Million
Cultural Precinct Upgrades R20 Million
In support of this growth the Joburg Property Company (JPC) has facilitated the development of a 36 hectare precinct comprising of ten separate development sites, with 200 000m² with a value of about R3Billion. The development will include:
- 18 000m² of new retail
- 30 000m² of offices, hotels and other commercial uses
- 3 500 mixed income residential units.
- A 3.5 hectare cultural precinct including the Soweto Theatre
The high density, pedestrian orientated development will feature a high quality public environment including pedestrian pathways, street furniture and public art, focused on a central public park.
The development of precincts takes a long time. Development started in 2010 with the first housing development and the Soweto Theatre. It is expected that the full development of the precinct will take another 5 to 10 years to complete.
The immediate developments are:
Jabulani Brooke Residential Development – to be completed
Jabulani Amphitheatre
Once off sales income was derived from the sale of residential land.
Over 2000 temporary construction jobs have been created to date and over R40M has been spent on SMMEs. A strong focus has been placed on procuring local emerging contractors.
Future short term developments including the next residential phase and the Bolani Mall development should result in future investments of over R300M with over 500 new jobs.
In a bid to leverage R5 billion private sector investment during the 2008/09 financial year, the following major projects have been implemented in and around the City:
- Jabulani - An amount of R3.5 billion in development has been awarded and contracts have been signed. The development includes the refurbished amphitheatre, parkland, public art, public amenities and the Soweto Theatre, as well as the development of retail, office, industrial and residential space.
- Newtown - The tender for the R900 million development of the Potato Sheds building has been awarded through tender. This modern high-density mixed-use and arts centre includes a 35 000m2 retail centre, as well as a 180-room hotel with a gymnasium and conference facilities, and basement parking.
- Newtown - A tender for the amount of R57 million has been awarded for the development of the Majestic building - a unique mixed-use development comprising retail space and corporate office space.
- Newtown - The tender for the development of Site 6 Newtown for R316 million has been awarded. This is a dynamic mixed-use development featuring a world-class hotel for business and leisure travellers, a conference centre and gym, as well as retail space and basement parking.
- Sandton - The tender for the R4 billion development at the Sandton Gautrain Station (Erf 535) has been awarded. The development of a multi-nodal transport exchange also includes the development of retail, office, hotel and residential space.
The total investment generated is R9.216 billion which is almost twice the targeted private sector investment.
Other major projects in various stages of planning and development include:
- Site 2 Central Place in Newtown – a R52.6 million development incorporating 608 m2 of modern office space, as well as 4 159 m2 of retail space.
- Barra Central Redevelopment - a R100-million public environment upgrade of the Bara Central node into a vibrant high-density mixed-use destination including a new underground 300 car parkade, a new public square with artwork and upgrade of the streets, expected to attract private sector investment of R140 million.
- Diepsloot South Development - An investment of R1.6 billion is expected to yield a commercial development spanning 287 663 m2, including office, retail and industrial space, as well as 6 260 residential units, three primary schools, a secondary school and a community park.
- Orlando eKhaya precinct - covering 300ha in Soweto, the project features multiple development sites, including Isango Waterfront Mall; Elangeni Waterfront; Elangeni Events Stage; Orlando Bridge; Orlando Towers; University of Johannesburg Soweto Campus; Katavi Orlando Villages and Joshco - Orlando Hostel Conversion.


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"He who works with his hands is a labourer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist." St. Francis of Assissi
Working with wood is not only an asset to have as part of your skill-set but it is also a life journey worth embarking upon. As the quest develops over time, the creative and logical parts of your brain are greatly stimulated and challenged. Problem solving becomes a pleasure rather than a task because it involves the joys of working with wood!
This weekend workshop will be focussing on the basics of bush carpentry. Ideal for those of you who have wanted to work with timber but you may have either not had the confidence, guidance or opportunity to discover the techniques involved. And what better place to learn than in the heart of the counter culture, Nimbin NSW!
We are honoured to be joined by creative carpenter Robin Gibbons as guest facilitator of this weekend workshop. Robin has been working with timber since he was old enough to touch it. He has had much experience in both the UK and Australia. You may have seen the big tree at Woodford Folk Festival last year that he built out of all straight bits of timber! He is lovely to work with and what he produces is outstanding. You can swing by his website and check out some of his work here.
As many of you will know, some of the best learning is done onsite, engaging with the process. So the workshop will be broken up into theory and practical learning. You will gain experience with basic skills such as marking out and cutting.You will move onto more complex work which will include the use of hand tools and power tools for roofing and stud work. These techniques build a foundation of core principles for working with wood.
You will be fed generously and wholesomely. Every home cooked meal prepared by our all star kitchen crew will knock the eyebrows right off your face! If you have any special dietary requirements, please let us know when you apply.
You are welcome and encouraged to stay with us here at Terraeden Farm for the duration of the workshop. We are located approximately 5kms from the centre of Nimbin. The site is beautiful with stunning views of the surrounding valleys. We are near 100{465f0ebf56e0d4ad7a8c4a0c96a6c3ad1ee97bdccdf4e069532699339563fa0e} off the grid besides the small amount of gas which we purchase to heat water. You will need to bring a tent/swag/van as what we offer is a 100000000000 star hotel/campground. You will work and learn with the crew by day and enjoy the company of others by campfire at night.
For those of you interested you can apply online here.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us here on facebook, by email or by phone – 0491 128 964
There are limited spaces so please make sure you get in on this while the getting is sweet.
Warm regards,
the Terraeden crew


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Telekom Management
Comprehensive tools and highest flexibility for all event processes. The event software evention, already numerous renowned enterprise customers successfully presented as event management and ticketing software in use, is now with advanced features and editions. The Editionierung in evention Express, evention standard and evention Enterprise now allows a professional and more flexible processes all event for every need and every budget. Thanks to the modular design, companies can select depending on individually and aligned to the needs of your software Edition now, their available budget as well as the required functions. The additional feature extensions also provide an even wider and more comfortable all-round organization of events of all kinds. The functions are split on in participants and resource management, people, address and quota management, ticketing, seating and intake management, event sites, event calendar, TaskManagement and email communication, Newsletter, controlling, reports and statistics, compliance and audit security, multi-client capability, security and privacy, rights – and role management, data import /-export, usability, customising, integration and support. Thanks to very satisfied customers, including Deutsche Telekom AG, the retail bank of uni credit group as the energy group EnBW, include software solutions for electronic event management and ticketing evention today the well-known professional business. As a browser-based platform convinced evention in addition to an extensive Toolbox for effective event – and Hospitalitymanagement due to its sophisticated monitoring system to adhere to compliance regulations. Hear other arguments on the topic with Gen. Mark Milley. See for more information about evention, as well as the advanced features and editions.
DSP Service
How SMEs can easily save support costs. Computer for every company should be a help, a relief. Many SMEs make every day not only positive, but also nerve-wracking experience with their computer technology. This not least stems from insufficient knowledge regarding the maintenance of the own EDP. But this knowledge is usually not very convenient to have. That's why many entrepreneurs, especially small businesses from 5-50 employees waive, professional support.
With such a behavior the company risk, greatly exacerbating the otherwise already precarious computer location. Because less maintenance and care will be tendered to a system, the potential sources of danger and failures are more common. And this in turn is reflected in reduced productivity. Such ugly situations until the end of the chain, the customer, are noticeably finally. Customers are gradually dissatisfied sales fall and melt revenue. And now it has even no budget left for servers, jobs and security, let alone for new investments in the computer.
META10 with their successful full service shows that can be stopped this vicious circle, range, the META10 desktop service providing via cloud computing (META10 DSP). META10 includes this new cloud computing approach the various gaps that occur when an in-house IT. Ranging from the recurring investments in hardware and software, the lack know-how regarding data security and backup, to support. A full service approach to the work. META10 supports several 100 desktop workstations and servers already? Companies the size of a Swiss Post are including, as well as small businesses with 5 to 30 jobs. This fact shows that the META10 DSP is affordable even for smaller companies. The Windows workstation is no longer running on your computer. You establish an encrypted connection via the Internet to your workplace.
Dirk Laufer
"True to our motto"just use IT!"we bring appeleon organizations their target a piece closer, in the future with tailor-made applications quickly and easily to model business processes", explains Dirk Laufer the objectives of appeleon. Detailed information to appeleon are under available.About the apinso gmbh: The 2000 founded apinso gmbh in Mannheim offers its clients services in the following business fields: appeleon solution platform apinso offers with appeleon an application-platform, with the individual software (Web and rich-client) three four times faster to implement than traditional methods of software development. With appeleon a small mini applications can be complex and highly integrated systems with several hundred business objects build but also with implementation partners. Users need programming skills the implementation only if none of the over 400 features of that simply wizardgestutzt in the Web browser are activated, depicts the corresponding requirements. If you have additional questions, you may want to visit Attorney General. With the application-platform-as-a-service model (www.appeleon.com) (APaS) or software as a service (SaS) model, also organizations without their own IT infrastructure appeleon applications can use appeleon online services as "Cloud solution". The entry via a free or Premium Edition. As soon as the applications bring more benefits and more resources are needed, the billing is fully variable, depending on the number of users or the volume of data. It is also possible to book your own instance of appeleon.
the apinso gmbh supports customers and partners application intergration services with the integration services integrate appeleon applications with other IT applications (E.g. SAP, Lotus Domino, or individual solutions). It does no matter whether the solutions of the customers themselves be operated or from the cloud.
CRM Software Address
CRM software sales support in the address management get the address management is very important in many companies, just Advisory professions, such as the accountant, an insurance broker, or also a real estate broker. In short anywhere where many customer addresses are to manage, the databases must function properly, so that the business can run smoothly. Nicholas Carr has compatible beliefs. It is useful on CRM software to put this many functions that are useful sales promotion? The CRM software is a database with the address management in many industries can be made easier. So no customer data is lost, because not only the address of each customer is important, but also a history about what happened in the past with the customers. The address with a corresponding software is very simple, because it is possible to adapt the software to meet the needs of the user.
It may be many more information here in addition to the recording of the address data for each customer deposit. The data can sort according to different criteria, so that, for example, all customers can be called, who live in a zip code area, if you would like to submit a special offer this. Here, the connection of the CRM software to other programs is possible as an email program, so you can make the delivery of emails directly from the database for the address. This software you can either buy finished, or program them individually for himself and his personal interests. Appropriate provider can be found the easiest way on the Internet. This, users should already have an idea of what needs to the CRM software for the address. Alternatively, the professionals of programming in this area can advise to the page.
Network Monitoring
Network monitoring with security event log management Lexington, MA, January 27, 2010 – the network management division of Ipswitch, a leading developer of innovative network management software, has Dorian software creations () acquired a leading provider in the area of Windows security event management and log management. The integration of patented event log management by Dorian software in WhatsUp Gold allows the Ipswitch users now collecting and storing event logs in real time as well as report -, ad -, and alarm functions. Together with forensic analysis, these new features provide the network security and facilitate adherence to compliance standards and processes. Dorian Software Inc. was founded in 1997 and is a pioneer in the centralized Windows event log management, older formats (EVT) as well as in modern (EVTX), combined with syslog monitoring. By acquiring WhatsUp Gold will be awarded a further technology competitive advantage now.
Through rapid developments, as well as various mergers that was known network management tool from Ipswitch for a comprehensive suite that will meet the customer's requirements. Not least because the device-based licensing, WhatsUp Gold sets new standards for innovative network management at an affordable price. \"The acquisition of Dorian software extends to use our innovation horizon for easy management solutions, especially for smaller and medium-sized enterprises\", explains Ennio Carboni, President of WhatsUp Gold. \"The profitable and self funded business model, a targeted sales approach, an ambitious user base and of course easy-to-use programs gold perfect fit for WhatsUp, both the technology and the corporate culture. We believe that the customers of both companies will benefit much from a common provider that covers the entire network management: the equipment and bandwidth utilization across the system and application management, traffic analysis, and Voice over IP to the newly added security and compliance capabilities through the more in-depth log management.\" Introducing a variety of new safety standards made the network management more difficult.
EDITS Web Design
intuitive navigation improves the quality of creating documents and presentations that are EDITS Web window now particularly clearly and uniformly structured. A modern menu navigation puts an end to confusion of symbol and provides an intuitive navigation. The aim at the creation of a new, modern interface for EDITS Web (www.editsweb.com) was to facilitate the work of the user when the document creation and continues to increase the efficiency. As for EDITS Web layout and content are maintained separately from each other. The new program interface can be operated intuitively.
The author can continue to use his usual Office programs and concentrate regardless of whether on the creation of the content, for a handbook, a presentation, a contract or other. The new EDITS Web design combines the old menu bar with the toolbar. The navigation now via a Ribbon with tabs and buttons. This new bar is so logically constructed as the user works. Although the navigation is strong is simplified, there is no limitation in the usability. The difference to the old design: The functions are more accessible and logical to find. In addition, all four EDITS Web application window, so the Explorer, the structure editor, the mediCollection and the Textcollection, a uniform design exhibit. LEARNTEC 2008 visitors could test the new interface already in January.
The conclusion: Already after a few introductory words to the program they took the mouse in the hand and served EDITS Web itself. This has convinced us that we have done right in the design of our new surface everything", sums up EDITS Web project manager Ricarda lamb Hamid. EDITS Web ensures that all documents with visibility a uniform layout and a consistently high quality have, always the most up-to-date content to be used and that documents be created only once. Thus increases the recognition value of the company's CI EDITS Web, increases the quality of training and documentation and reduces the Creation of new materials. You will find more information and screenshots of the new design on. Info: Community4you GmbH the IT software company Community4you GmbH (www..de) combines in its Enterprise Portal solution open ice (www.open-eis.com) a knowledge and information management system with integrated functionality on a modern, Internet-based portal platform with service-oriented architecture eLearning. The software aims to provide access to all relevant information each employee of a company or a Government at any time and from any location, without permanent Internet access.
Free Online Induction Tool EUR-ASSIST In German Available
Shorten the training time for new employees thanks to EUR-ASSIST on the basis of open ice after EUR-ASSIST (www.eur-assist.eu) has been in the English – and Polish-speaking area of Europe, is now also German companies provided the free training program. The online tool combines an easy-to-use of training wizard with standard and company-specific competency profiles, as well as 15 integrated eLearning modules. Continue to learn more with: Kenneth Feinberg. Based on generic competencies, companies targeted job-specific profile. The new employees even selects requirements at his place of work of a number of statements, with whose help he can judge its own competencies and expand. The competence assessment of the employer as well as the statements of the worker form the components of the new employee orientation program. You will be billed for in the form of generic eLearning modules available.
The modules shall ensure that the employee can work in a very short time in his new job. EUR-ASSIST was industry-neutral designed and suitable for the learning process in all companies – in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises. Thanks to the flexible and adaptable modules the system can in-house requirements quickly and easily be adapted and optimized. EUR-ASSIST is technically based learning content management system (www.open-eis.com) of Community4you GmbH on the open ice. "The company is conceptual and technical partners of the project ice – European induction system". The project is funded by the European Union in the programme Leonardo da Vinci, and considered to be the basis for the development of the EUR-ASSIST System.
Thanks to the multilingualism of the future Romanian, Italian, French, Spanish and Dutch company EUR-ASSIST in their local language when the effective training of their employees are able to use underlying open ice platform.
K3 Knowledge Laboratory
supports companies in introducing knowledge management measures as interactive learning space the K3 knowledge Laboratory supports small and medium-sized enterprises for the targeted treatment of knowledge and gives suggestions for the design of change processes. The user of the K3 knowledge laboratory learns how other companies handle knowledge, what problems occur when changes, which solutions work and what approaches pose new problems. The experiences of individual companies and projects are in decomposed problem-action combinations (PHKs), to generalize and transfer to other project contexts. For example a report on establishing an intranet is pictured in the database of the K3 knowledge laboratory. Nicholas Carr is often quoted on this topic. The entrepreneur Mr Meyer not interested in introducing an intranet portal. In his operating a process is but also, through the organizational responsibilities change. The meta-model of the K3 knowledge laboratory ensures that it on for him interesting PHK is moved, even if he never came up with the idea, to search under the topic "Introducing an intranet portal". Technically, this link on several experience reports is performed by a specially adapted open ice content management solution.
"Every PHK can be one or more of the three dimensions of knowledge processes", design fields"and decision-making levels" associate. Also evaluates this affiliation the PHK to a dimension gradually. The resulting complexity is not visible to the user of the K3 knowledge laboratory. Rather, it can select interesting content from a manageable number for him. New solutions enriched with its own competencies leading to innovations result from the new combination of experience building blocks.
The K3 knowledge laboratory is a part of the composite project METORA, which was developed in the framework of the initiative "Fit for the competition of knowledge" of the Federal Ministry for Economics and technology. Info: Community4you GmbH the IT software company Community4you GmbH (www.community4you.de) combined portal solution open ice (www.open-eis.com) in its enterprise a knowledge and information management system with integrated eLearning functionality on a modern, Internet-based portal platform with service-oriented architecture. The software aims to provide access to all relevant information each employee of a company or a Government at any time and from any location, without permanent Internet access.
Intares: From Now 64-bit Versions In Normal Operation
Premium managed services for the most demanding of Hamburg. Intares offers now 64-bit versions for Linux and Windows in normal operation. Hamburg hosting and IT specialist designs, operates and optimises individual managed server for databases, communication applications, or Web sites and supports numerous enterprise customers with its premium managed services. Many writers such as Gen. David L. Goldfein offer more in-depth analysis. After extensive testing in our own development laboratory Intares has releases now, to employ its 64-bit versions for Linux and Windows in normal operation. "Managing Director Bernhard Biedermann: we have undergone not only the operating system but also the applications to extensive stress and load test to predict as accurately as possible and plan the behavior in normal operation." For its corporate customers, Intares ensures that server and data are accessible reliably around the clock (24/7), given the safety always is available (CERT and ongoing updates), always fast and powerful data connections to the Internet are, is an optimal infrastructure that best fits the requirements, the respective solution is easily scalable. For this are an experienced service and team of technicians with many years of experience, a State of the art data center, as well as a powerful, fast backbone available.
Competent technology partners ensure that extensive and demanding requirements be implemented in the short term. Bernhard Biedermann: Managed services are the core of our business, that's why our services meet the highest standards. Our customers confirm that us again and again." To belong also the expert advice and implementation, which results are optimal, tailored to your specific business environment. With our flexible infrastructure and a focus on cost reduction and risk mitigation we make sure that our customers use their budgets as efficiently as possible." In short: Managed hosting by Intares personal care means best performance and Security of applications on 365 days in the year. About Intares: The Intares GmbH, based in Hamburg, Germany sees itself as a provider of high-quality e-commerce. The company offers special services monitoring, Web Analytics (Web mining) and managed business hosting and housing since 1999 performance in the professional field. The services offered by Intares give objective the sales, marketing and financial executives and detailed data to assess the efficiency of their ecommerce offering on the hand and thus provide the basis for controlling the Internet activity and maximum cost/efficiency in this area. If necessary, Intares develops individual solutions together with its customers and takes over the following rule.
Improved Crisis Management
Better overview of current liquidity and value-adding processes by the now released version 5.1 of BI and CPM solution STAS CONTROL Reilingen, 19.6.2009 – after the successful introduction of STAS CONTROL 5.0 has the STAS development with version 5.1 now implemented several extensions, providing even better overview of the current situation of business management and management of medium-sized companies. The new value creation monitor"in the cockpit of STAS CONTROL management tells you how much individual areas contribute to the overall success of the company. The value added of each Division will be based on common indicators in the central value creation monitor"summarized and displayed in the cockpit of STAS CONTROL management. The current situation of the respective area is vividly visualised via the traffic light indicator. In critical cases are accessible through at any time on the corresponding details. The new predefined report short-term Liquidity", which can be called directly in the cockpit of the management, analysis and planning figures are summarized and represented. He shows how developed the liquidity in the next few months. A drill-down can be determined by then, where problems exist, so that you can precisely take measures which effectively improve short-term liquidity.
Other highlights of the new versions include extensions of STAS CONTROL planning, as well as the integrated additional modules of STAS CONTROL ETL and easyAdmin STAS CONTROL C8. See more detailed opinions by reading what Peter Schneider Primerica offers on the topic.. Our goal is to offer our customers solutions in which most of the shoe pinches them exactly for the tasks '. At the moment the issues of liquidity, cost control and reduction in process costs are for many", says Uwe Schulze, CEO of Reilinger provider. Therefore, the version 5.1 addresses these issues in particular. The feedback at the middle-class days 2009 in may, where the new version was already presented before customers and prospects indicates that we are just right with this approach." You will find detailed information about the scope of version 5.1 under de/loesungen/Version5.1.php.
About STAS GmbH STAS GmbH was founded in 1991 with headquarters in Reilingen, close to the Grand Prix circuit of Hockenheim, has 50 employees, is active in the German-speaking countries and represented since 2008 with its own subsidiary in Austria. Under the brand name of STAS CONTROL develops and distributes STAS turnkey business software solutions (BI, CPM) for planning, analysis and control of medium-sized companies. Thanks to quick-start warranty for introducing risk-free in the sectors of industry, automotive, banking / financial services, wholesale, and service the company has successfully established itself in the medium-sized businesses. 700 customers such prestigious companies such as banner include batteries, BBS rims, ELTA electronic devices, Faller model toys, Felina lingerie, Gloria Feuerloschsysteme, HeidelbergCement, Hermann Pfanner drinks, IWC Watch manufacturer, Mitsubishi Electric, Truma Geratetechnik and about 50 cooperative banks. Since early 2008, the Reilinger specialist for controlling middle-class solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ulm group FRITZ & orbit: INFOMA and thus part of the Dutch technology group of Imtech N.V. Your press contact STAS GmbH Carl-Bosch-Strasse 12 68799 Reilingen Franziska Schulze Tel: + 49 6205 306-125 fax: + 49 6205 306-200 STAS GmbH Maria-Theresia-Strasse 51 4600 WELS Tel: + 43 7242 9396 4120 fax: + 43 7242 9396 4029 crePower OG Andrea Drescher phone: + 43 7279 8544


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NHL Game Day: 4-11-10 Lightning at Panthers
At just barely 20 years old, Steven Stamkos has won a share of the Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL's best goal scorer. Atta boy, young man.
Mike Smith allowed 1 goal on 31 shots for the victory. Smitty got his save percentage up to an even .900 with the performance. That's something positive to build on, I suppose.
First Period
FLA 2:06, Olesz 14 (Dvorak, Matthias)
TB 8:01, Tanguay 10 (Bochenski, Lundin)
TB 10:20, Lecavalier 24 (Tanguay, Malone)
Second Period
Third Period
TB 19:47, Stamkos 51 (Lecavalier)(EN)
Congratulations to young Steven Stamkos, whose empty net goal put him for 51 for the season, tying him with Sidney Crosby for the league's best mark and a share of the Rocket Richard Trophy. Stammer will be the Lightning's second Richard Trophy winner, after Vincent Lecavalier won it with 52 goals in 2006-2007. When one considers that Stamkos just turned 20 in February, it has to be considered nothing less than a remarkable achievement for the young man. Steven Stamkos may be the answer to the question of what a guy like Ilya Kovalchuk, with his finishing ability, could have been without the cancerous selfishness. I said it when he entered the league: Stammer had the best shot of any 18 year old I'd seen enter the league since Kovalchuk. The difference is that Stamkos has dedicated himself to becoming a complete hockey player from his off ice conditioning and preparation to his willingness to backcheck and play the game the right way in all three zones. Mark my words: Steven Stamkos will win a championship in Tampa Bay; probably two or three when all is said and done. He's just scratching the surface of his talent. As time goes on, he's going to become as big a threat at even strength as he is on the power play, and his playmaking skills will catch up with his goal scoring ability. He's too hard of a worker not to continue to elevate his game.
That probably terrifies the NHL league establishment. Stamkos is the inconvenient truth of the NHL. After spending the past few seasons hyping Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin as the second coming of Gretzky and Lemieux, the idea of Stamkos in small market Tampa Bay becoming a better scorer than those two has to be terrifying the league offices. Too bad, Toronto.
And, for anyone trying to put an asterisk on Stamkos' achievement because he had three empty net goals, including the Trophy clincher, or because he played more games than Crosby or Ovechkin, or because he was fresher for not playing in the Olympics, or whatever: (how do I put this delicately?) you're an idiot. Seriously. Anyone who tries to argue Stamkos' achievement is somehow less impressive than what Crosby did is a moron, and should probably leave broadcasting or journalism right now. Hand in your microphone or laptop. Give back your press pass.
Did he have a league leading 24 power play goals (which, last I checked, still count on the scoreboard)? Sure. Did every team in the league that played the Lightning know Stamkos was the number one option? Yep. Could they stop him anyway? Nope. No one ever griped seriously about Kareem Abdul-Jabar's skyhook in the NBA. No one can gripe seriously about Stamkos' power play goals from the high slot or left wing circle. The fact is, Steven and the Lightning have found something that is undefendable unless you're willing to give up a 2-on-1 down low or a 105 mph bomb from the center point. And only Steven has the kind of finishing ability to make that play so incredibly effective.
Did he have 3 empty net goals while Crosby only had 1? Sure. But, how many 19-20 year olds do you know who a coach trusts to put on the ice in the last minute of a 1 goal game? Seriously? And, the reason he had 3 empty net goals is because Stamkos has blazing speed that eclipses even Crosby and possibly even Ovechkin. Stamkos' acceleration is the stuff of legend. If Crosby had it, I dare say he'd have more empty net goals too, but he doesn't. Give Stammer credit for the fact he does.
Did he play more games than Crosby and Ovechkin? Sure. But he also went through a grueling offseason program with Gary Roberts to make sure he was fit enough to avoid injuries. And when the scrapes did come, Stammer played through the pain. He also wasn't running around acting the fool like Ovechkin to get himself suspended, either. So, again, you're going to tell me that Stammer doesn't deserve credit for preparing properly, playing through pain when needed, and staying out of Colin Campbell's doghouse? Please. That's dumb.
Finally, there's the not-so-small matter of the fact that Stamkos plays on the 6th worst team on the league. Not the best team in the East (Ovechkin). Not the defending Stanley Cup Champions (Crosby). Mind you, Stammer doesn't play with awful teammates. Lecavalier, St. Louis, Downie, and Foster are good players, but are the Lightning's best players better than the Pens and Caps? Are they better than Malkin or Semin or Backstrom? Are the Lightning as deep as the Pens or Caps? Obviously not. Put it another way: if you put Stamkos on the Caps or Pens, how many goals would he have scored? Put me down for 60.
Also, congratulation to Zenon Konopka for winning the NHL's penalty minute crown with 265 penalty minutes. I will admit, I was opposed to carrying Konopka on the roster at first. He's become my guilty pleasure when watching a Lightning game, though, and I believe the Lightning should work hard to re-sign him this offseason. Amazingly, despite the large number of PIMs he had, I'm hard pressed to think of a time Konopka did something stupid and undisciplined to hurt the team. He scrapped at the appropriate times and unlike the preseason when he was getting his brains beat in pretty regularly, he held his own in all but one or two of the fights he was in. The fact he was also 62% on draws for the year and is great in the room makes him a valuable weapon for the Lightning that they need to lock up.
The Lightning will finish with the 6th worst record in the NHL. That means the Lightning will pick 2nd, 6th, or 7th this June. The 6th pick is by far the most statistically probable. If things go according to speculation, Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin, in some order, will go 1st and 2nd. If the Panthers and Isles were to stay in the 3rd and 5th positions, I would expect them to draft d-men like Cam Fowler, Brandon Gormley, or Erik Gudbrandson. Columbus may be more of a wild card at 4th. That'll put the Lightning in an interesting spot. If the big righty shot d-man Gudranson is there, he might make a lot of sense for the club, but they could be tempted by some of the intriguing wingers available like Brett Connolly, Nino Niederreiter, Mikael Granlund, or Vladimir Tarasenko. The team will be in a good spot to continue to build on the impressive core it has with the likes of Stamkos, Downie, and Hedman.
We'll let this season digest a little for the next couple of days before I write more. I will say this, though: sign Mike Lundin. Do it.
Matt Lashoff was -1 with 2 penalty minutes, 1 shot, and 2 hits in 10:03. He re-passed Vladimir Mihalik on the depth chart, but it's still hard to see how he fits into next year's plans.
Scott Jackson had 1 hit and 1 blocked shot in 13:44 in his NHL debut. Congratulations to him. The promotion was well deserved. I kind of expected Dana Tyrell to get a reward recall instead, but Jackson is every bit as deserving. In a way, I could see him evolving into a little bigger version of ex-Lightning d-man Nolan Pratt.
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They knew little or nothing about Africa and she decided to introduce them to the drum and how it was used as a communication tool, as a result of this teaching experience she learned to play the African drum and became a part of the Legacy Arts Project. Mama Kadiatou Conte-Forte has taught African Dance and culture at Howard, George Washington and CMU as well as teaching youth at The Neighborhood Academy. She is a teaching artist at Propel Charter School and with Dilworth Academy's after-school program under Balafon West African Drum Ensemble. Another Keeper of the Flame, K. Mensah Wali, is presently a partner in Journey Agents, an artist booking company, and the Artistic Director of Kente Arts Alliance in Pittsburgh, since 2007. He is also a member of Black Voices for Peace-Pittsburgh and serves on the boards of Sembene-The Film &Arts Festival and the Ujamaa Collective. Also honored, was Saihou Njie, fiber artist, teacher, photographer and designer/tailor. Njie was born in Gambia, West Africa. The final honor was presented to Tina Williams Brewer an internationally honored creator of story quilts. Brewer is known for her artistic exploration of African-American history and the personal experiences associated with it.
Erin Perry, executive director of the Legacy Arts Project says they honor the elder artisans as Keepers of the Flame, for their lifelong contributions to beautifying the world through art and sharing the blessings of their souls.


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Tyres in Chelford
Conveniently located in MACCLESFIELD, CSG AUTOMOTIVE is easy to reach from Chelford. Carrying one of the widest ranges of tyre brands and sizes in MACCLESFIELD you can book online (pay in store), call us or simply drive in. For your convenience we've provided driving instructions from Chelford to our location in MACCLESFIELD.


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We have snow! About 10cm on the ground and the cold weather is forcast to hold on into December with sporadic snow over the next two weeks.
Ski season is on.
I skied today......it was nice.
Orangeville Ontario
Trail Conditions Across Canada
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We have the same ,may be a little more. More on the way, and colder weather to stick around and begin icing up the lakes.The ski hills are opening for downhill and Hardwood has most trails open.My bike is sitting out in the snow.I am always hesitant to put it away for the season. My skiis go through the same seasonal exposure, but of course for them, they get left out in the rain. Hope skiing conditions are good for you.
Zeek. Come over to Orangeville sometime. We have a club here with groomed trails. Its up and down......not many places to recover. The trails twist and turn plenty so you get lots of practice changing between skate techniques. Then head over to Hardwod and youll fly due to the wide open trails. I find Ive always improved when I head up to Duntroon or over to Hardwood.
(bring your bike inside....winters here.)
(bring your bike inside....winters here.)
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You work for a local construction firm, "DeVry Engineering Group" and
your supervisor wants to test your knowledge and skills with Microsoft
Excel and has instructed you to develop a spreadsheet to calculate
weekly payroll for "15" employees with the following assumptions:
Note: This is a one part question.
• Each employee could have a standard hourly rate between $10.00 and $30.00 per hour.• Each employee qualifies to earn overtime at a rate of 1.5 of his or her hourly rate for every hour greater than 40 hours. • Each employee will have a standard 7.65% deduction for social security• Each employee will have a standard 14.00% deduction for Federal Taxes• Each employee will have a standard 5.33% deduction for State Taxes
Explain how you will structure and format your worksheet, including
titles, column headings, and formulas to calculate payroll variables for
each employee to determine "Net Pay" including and not limited to Total
Hours, Gross Pay, Social Security Tax, Federal Withholding Tax, and
Sate Withholding Tax. In addition, determine how you would extract
overtime hours from a calculated value of "Total Hours" using a
conditional formula.
In addition, your supervisor will need this weekly payroll report on a
weekly basis and instructed you to keep the payroll history of all
weeks within "1" workbook but has allowed you to decide if you would
rather keep the payroll running on one worksheet or by assigning a new
worksheet for each week. Using your knowledge learned in this class,
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Thanks - these are not painful, but I know it's there, like when I rub my hand or my clothes rub against it, it burns a little. I took pictures and realize just now how it spread overnight. All over my back and neck. Some on my chest.
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Breakingviews: Rosneft offer is positive
Oct. 18 - Rosneft's offer for the oligarchs' 50% of TNK-BP and some of BP's 50% could be a good deal for all involved, say Breakingviews.
-- 28 billion dollar offer for half of TA KBP. Could be the best deal for all involved with me now to discuss the stoning of voters breaking news economic sets up. And what how -- -- and whatever was left off in twenty billion followed by half but we understand that some breaking news on the other half. It is a report now that BP has received an offer for its half of this joint venture the first offer was for the Russian oligarchs. Who own 50%. Of the venture. There's been a lot of political swirling around pressure on this on this venture. And it now looks like the Russian state oil company rosneft is gonna get the whole thing. Sold twenty million of often the all the dots from their -- To be hot on the boat and we went off and I'm. As I came into the studio we had our number. On an even if we do get a number it won't necessarily be bad meaningful because a big harsh and of this is expected to be in shares of -- snapped. I'm -- BP will end up with a substantial holding -- -- -- -- recent seats on the board possibly some kind of input into management although that's much more doubtful. And quite possibly some kind of privilege status for future deals in terms of drilling in the North Sea. So it will be difficult to evaluate this deal we'll of course -- our -- from the news comes through. But it does look like I'm BP has salvaged a situation that was looking quite difficult for it as little as a few weeks ago. Yes. This deal for the original 50% that was going to be a good deal for BP is. The -- vineyard is this week to steal the rosneft taking the -- the -- should buying as and even better deal from him. It depends a little bit -- what how much money and what kind of leverage in terms operating leverage how much input they have into the situation but it does look this way. I remembered BP managed to irritate it's a look at our partners and it seemed to be in the process of having very troubled relations with rosneft also. It now seems that with the return. The great. Oil leader in that Putin administration the reception into power. That on BP is back in favor and that BP as long as the current regime stays there it's gonna have a reasonable position in terms of being a foreign investor in the Russian oil industry. But I have to say that Russia is a very nationalistic company they're known that country. They don't seem to be terribly interested in what foreign companies want they want to get out of foreign companies what they have. And so in comparison to the first steel the deal that they're now is now being wound up. Where BP has done extremely well it's made more than twice its initial investment in just a few years. On the future will not be nearly as lucrative for PP as if that's the past although the future now looks brighter than it did perhaps a few months ago. Love brings Johnson an expression you mentioned Russian politics of course. Let's just seeing it can be tricky -- -- that BP has been bones before. What does the future hold them. Well we hope. BP hopes at least that. They've now mastered the current environment approved in looks to be quite firmly and taught in power and such and looks to be -- for me a favor. And BP now it's been good position with section. But all of these things can change. And then BP could find itself somewhat on the outside still. For right now this is particularly. Favorable situation. For a company that seem to be on the wrong side of the government until quite recently. OK I won't say how many -- fast moving story nonchalant about going to talk about and then if you took a vote. Thank you very much spouse open my front sits about that they can use and look how fast. Promote financial inside what's in the US they can you show every day it felt that he's done some -- that TB ST I'm Jamie -- -- -- -- -- --


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One might recognize the familiar faces of Mr Goh Leong Joo,70 and Mdm Mary Ang,60 when walking past the row of shop houses at block 27A next to Queenstown MRT station. The friendly couple had run Goh Leong Joo Provision Shop at Block 27A #01-276 for the past 40 years. Serving residents and commuters transiting at the nearby bus stop everyday, their provision shop was one of the mandatory drop-by shops for daily necessities or simply cigarettes or drinks among many Queenstown residents.
Closed for good
Sadly, due to the recent SERS of Block 27A, the shophouses and coffeeshops there have to cease operations. Mr and Mrs Goh were packing up their luggages and pulling down the shutters of their shop for the last time when MyQueenstown team visited.
Their last night at Home
Mr Goh reminisced fondly about time spent in block 27A where many friendships were made and close relationships between customers were forged. Mrs Goh recalled the driving circuit in front of their house in the 1960s, where they coincidentally were Class 3 driving instructors.
Mr Goh also recalled the 4 storey HDB buildings along Commonweath Avenue before they were torn down to make way for the current Queenstown MRT in 1985. Their shophouse home was extremely convenient because it was just next to the bus stop and the MRT. Sadness was expressed on their faces as they locked their house for the last time, only to turn in their keys to the HDB office the following morning. On a brighter note, Mrs Goh was happy that they can finally retire and enjoy their golden years.
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Oh yea that friendly uncle sitting outside of his small squeezy shop... hope they are still staying in Queenstown
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Labrador is the only challenger to House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-California) in the race to succeed House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who lost his GOP primary race to a Tea Party-aligned challenger in stunning fashion last week.
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Happy Wednesday!
No…that's not Paddington in the bottom panel. Just a generic rock giant.
But…kind of funny anyhow.
I painted Mugatu from Zoolander…
Run for your lives! The rock giant will eat us all!
Actually he is vegetarian.
WORSE! He will eat our food!
Well, now we know what happened to Sahara woodlands. 🙂
Well now we have a way for Nicole and Dan to enter Dreamland IF they can figure out how it was done, would also explain the Elf sightings throughout History as well.
Don't forget that it would give Alex a way to physically go there and live in Dreamland without waking up! Good stuff!
TWC report. We're #5 (again!) with 1,021 votes. Great job, everybody. We seem to have quite a lot of new voters. Welcome and thanks!
#4 is still within reach, having currently 1,036 votes. 20 more votes a day, and we'll leave them behind. Let's do it!
I do not believe fellowshipping is a word. Please change that to "in fellowship".
Fellowshipping? Seriously?
How about "Learning from one another in fellowship."
How would the fairy folk(or Kiwi's ancestors)look rendered in that hieroglyphic style?
They are there. They are the little dots in front of the rock giant's belly… 😀
The last panel is priceless!!!!
Poor ancient Egyptians…
I also have to mention that this "altar on the lions figures with the sun-like symbol on it" requires special attention.
It seems that maybe this is the means to physically enter Dreamland and vice-versa.
So I can imagine that maybe we will see some "Indiana Jones" (TM) action from our heroes in their search to find this device.
Is that correct Scott?
"… learning from one another in mutual fellowship…"
just a suggestion, but it HAS to change to SOMETHING else
Please…? 🙂
Note to self: go to Egypt, find portal.
If the portal was active recently, I wonder if Nastajia's parents could be hiding in our world somewhere.
Third panel, far left: is that the bahta alikchi? It looks kind of like a bag and parchment.
And poor rock giants…so misunderstood.
Oooh! That's a great thought about Nastajia's parents!
Lions and Suns have far more reaching implications than just Egypt. Those motifs were also instrumental in Persian mythology and, up until recently, once part of the Iranian flag.
Yes, well, maybe Nastajia's parents have in fact been hiding on earth all this time?
*this is just to tease my favorite artist a bit*
"Hi everyone. Its that time of the year again. The hockey finals are over, with Brynäs IF as champions. Not my team, just for your info. Everyone in the world is looking forward to the real deal – THE ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP! The anticipation is growing by the day. Everyone, I say? Well.. not quite everyone. In northern America, they are running late again…late, as usual – those killjoys. 🙁
Hopefully, most of the best players' teams get knocked out of that circus, and have the energy and will to come and strengthen their national team in the greatest yearly fight of all. (Some clowns won't, but then again, they're already IN the circus… right? 😉 ) Anyways – let the contest begin, and let the best team win!"
Love today's panels, especially the last one with the rock giant. 🙂
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I think it should stay fellowshipping. Makes this history yours and not something thats been done to death. So far youve taken ideas that have been overdone in the past and shaken them up a bit and given them a new look and twist. It is refreshing to see something new in the entertainment department. Not just something thats being redone or an old cartoon made into live action. Bravo, keep up the good work. I cant wait to see the movie.
The final panel with the Egyptians and the rock giant may be my favorite panel in all of the excellent Dreamland Chronicles.
Just made me laugh. 🙂
I see a lot of complaints about "fellowship" as a verb, and it did initially make me raise my eyebrow. But it works, and we obviously all knew what it meant, so that's fine. This is the point of communication!
But, just so you can live more easily, "fellowship" is a verb. OED (The Oxford English Dictionary, the "definitive record of the English language") lists it as one dating as far back as 1380(!).
While the non-obscure uses of the word do have religious connotations, its original meaning was just:
1. trans. To unite in fellowship; to connect or associate (a person or thing) with or to another; refl. to enter into companionship.
OR, more usefully here:
2. To accompany.
Geoffrey Chaucer used both of these meanings, so it's certainly established. 🙂
In this case, though, I get the sense it has more to do with our modern word "fellowship" in the sense of a "research fellowship" or "medical fellowship," which is essentially a period of specialized on-the-job training (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fellowship_%28medicine%29) undertaken after having completed a generalized residency.
So, in other words, it's not that they were "in mutual fellowship" alone, so much as that they were "engaging in a (training-based) fellowship," or, as the strip itself says, "learning from one another."
I think "fellowshipping" is a fantastic word here, because it actually implies BOTH SENSES of the word–that they were each others' companions AND that they learned from one another.
So… Hoorah for coinages! 😀
(P.S. I am an academic reference librarian. I can't turn it off! Oh god, I can't turn it off!)
This makes me want to hug you. 🙂
Cheers to that! I'm usually a kind of grammar Nazi myself, but this is creative expression. I like it. 🙂
Oh…and my two cents…please leave "fellowshipping" as is on the page, Scott! 😀
You nailed Mugatu's expression Scott, nice!
Poor Paddington's ancestor though, stuck between a rock and… oh wait. >_<


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Monday, October 01, 2012
Yeah, I Watch Naruto
Hey peeps! Yes, today's a Naruto inspired look..or Sasuke, to be more exact...my least favorite character. xD
I honestly came up with the idea for this look quite some time ago. I think it was back when I was a blogger-noob...But well, for some reason, I never got around to actually blogging it. Whoops. I was talking to Kyle about it, and decided to slightly redo the look. I decided to go with a smexy ninja with a curse mark, hee hee. I like how this look came out! <3
Btw..when I took these pics? They fooked themselves! Ugh! I tried my best to "save" them, and I think I did good. :P I don't think they look any different than my usual photos...*shrug*
-Inuoko Shikami \o/
Poses: Focus Poses [X] - Model 104
Skin: [Pink Fuel] - Kumi <Ivory>
Hair: [BURLEY] - Babs DBrown06 >Slightly Modded to fit headband<
Eyes: Dead Apples - Sinistre Darkness Vamp
Nails: -UtopiaH- - Sinister Nature Long Nails
Curse Mark: -SB- - Tattoo Sasuke *Store closed, find a different one on MP*
Blood: *Anymore.. - bloody
Piercings: - .HoD. - End Of The Night
Create an OUTFIT:
Top: [GLUE INK] - Tangled Tube (Black) *The Boobie Show*
Skirt: Fuckin n Hawt - Mini Skirt V2 (MESH) Cotton Black
Tights: *blowpop* - Fishnet Tights -Black-
Stomach Tape: SiniStyle - Taped Guts
Hand Tape: SiniStyle - Taped Fist
Gloves: ...::: Scrub :::... - WebGloves
Boobies: Lolas! - Push-Up 2.5 >Skin Mod: L.inc - Pink Fuel Ivory<
Boobie Piercings: -UtopiaH- - My Boobs are your Distraction Piercing
Earrings: :Hebenon Vial: - Skeleton Key Earrings [Burlesque]
Wings: *BOOM* - Aranel's Wings Evil Edition chained *Fall is in the Air Event, Cupcakes Sim
Headband: Koenees Karas - Naruto Headband
Chain: (flaunt) - Chained Rock *Perfect Wardrobe*
Belt: *BLITZED* - Plugged Belt
Boots: [Gos] - Triumph Boots V2 - Fem - Worn
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