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Mohawk Industries provides a premium level of service with its private fleet and more than 250 local distribution locations. All equipment is safe and professionally maintained. Mohawk Drivers receive excellent benefits—health, dental, holiday, 401k, tuition reimbursement, college bound savings program & much more!
3rd shift
$6,000 Sign On Bonus
6:00p.m. - 6:00a.m.
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Average $1,100 Per Week
Give us a call at 866-429-5011!
A Mohawk Shuttle Driver is responsible for delivering Mohawk products (carpet, wood, ceramic tile, vinyl, pad, sundries) safely and efficiently.
Completes pre-operational and post-operational inspections on all job related equipment to include tractors, trailers and off-loading devices
Completes required DOT and company related paperwork
Communicates with regional transportation personnel at regular intervals throughout route
Delivers product to customers at agreed upon times. Unloads product in a safe manner while paying attention to the quality of the product and the requirements of the customer
Collects payment and/or return items from the customer
Communicates delivery specific information to transportation personnel to aid in territory planning and route maintenance
Properly secures or re-secures the cargo as required
Operates equipment and adheres to all safety regulations and requirements sent forth by Mohawk Industries, in addition to those mandated by local, state or federal laws.
Must be willing to cross-train on other jobs
May be required to operate lift truck (pole, fork) or other equipment supplied by the customer in order to unload goods
Any other duty or assignment requested by management
Must possess a valid commercial driver's license (CDL)
Must be at least 23 years of age
Must have a minimum of 6 months recent and verifiable commercial driving experience (with a semi-tractor & trailer) and be familiar with the region
Must pass a pre-employment DOT physical and drug screen (and receive a medical certification of at least 1 year), a skills (driving) assessment and a physical agility assessment
Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and written, and have good interpersonal skills
Must be able to work independently and manage time effectively
Must be able to safely operate equipment in all types of weather conditions
Must be able to lift up to 100 lbs., unassisted, several times throughout the workday
Must be knowledgeable of DOT regulations
Must be willing and able to work extra hours or different shifts as necessary
Must have ability to operate Intermec handheld equipment and e-logs
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Must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently
Must meet all the qualification requirements of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Parts 383 and 391
May be exposed to extreme temperatures on a frequent basis
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Mohawk Industries has been a trusted name in carpets for more than 130 years and is a leading supplier of flooring for both residential and commercial applications. Mohawk offers a complete selection of broadloom carpet, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone, vinyl, rugs and other home products. These products are marketed under the premier brands in the industry, which include Mohawk, Karastan, Lees, Bigelow, Columbia, Century, Dal-Tile, American Olean and Quick-Step. Mohawk's unique merchandising and marketing assist our customers in creating the consumers' dream.
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text: Thursday, November 01, 2012 New in the Literature: Relationship Between Lower Limb Muscle Strength and 6MWT The 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) distance may be a good indicator of lower limb muscle strength, and lower limb strengthening may improve gait capacity in patients with stroke, say authors of an article published in Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. A total of 24 patients (12 men and 12 women) participated in the study. Muscle strength (Medical Research Council [MRC] scale) and spasticity (modified Ashworth scale) were assessed prior to the 6MWT. Heart rate was recorded at rest and during the 6MWT. Participants were divided into 2 groups: (1) those with a high MRC sum score, and (2) those with a low MRC sum score. The relationship between the 6MWT distance and the other parameters was analyzed using a Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. There was a significant and positive relationship between 6MWT distance and lower limb muscle strength, whereas no significant correlations were found between the 6MWT distance and spasticity, resting heart rate, and heart rate during the 6MWT. Comments Please send me parameters that were measured & evaluated. For example, what measurements besides HR? Was measurments before & after the 6MWT taken? Strength of which LE muscles were mearsured? What time period was the 6MWT preformed, ie: one month, 5 times per week? Posted by Barbara Gosney, PT on 11/5/2012 1:15 PM

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In 1992, Bono described Achtung Baby as 'the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree' while Jon Pareles of the New York Times wrote that 'stripped-down and defying its old formulas, U2 has given itself a fighting chance for the 1990's'. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance and became one of the most significant records of the nineties and of U2's career. In 2011, twenty years on, a special anniversary edition of Achtung Baby was released, along with the documentary From The Sky Down directed by Davis Guggenheim. Recorded over six months at Hansa Studio in Berlin and Windmill Lane in Dublin, Achtung Baby was U2's seventh studio album. Produced by long time U2 collaborators, Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno with Steve Lillywhite, Achtung Baby featured five big singles in The Fly, Mysterious Ways, One, Even Better Than The Real Thing and Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses. For the twentieth anniversary re-release the archives unearthed a raft of unreleased material; video, remixes, b-sides and documentary footage along with a full album of demo and early versions of the final 1991 tracklisting. Five physical editions including vinyl, CD, DVD and digital options were made available. Ahead of the release, the band returned to Hansa Studio in Berlin to discuss the making of Achtung Baby with Academy Award winning director Davis Guggenheim. His film, From The Sky Down, was selected to open the Toronto International Film Festival and was released on DVD to co-incide with the anniversary edition of the album. Q Magazine in the UK released 'AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered', an entire CD of acts reimagining Achtung Baby including Nine Inch Nails covering Zoo Station, Damien Rice performing One, Patti Smith taking on Until The End Of The World and The Killers making over Ultraviolet (Light My Way).
' I had to tear up the rule book I'd been using for six years and start again. It was like I'd woken up in another place, a good place, a happy place.'
Flood, Engineer
'Making Achtung Baby is the reason we're still here now.'
'U2 has defied the gravitational pull towards destruction, this band has endured and thrived. The movie ... asks the question why.'
Davis Guggenheim, Director From The Sky Down.
20 September, 2012
Every Artist is a CannibalAchtung Baby so easily ensnares its unsuspecting listeners that it is sometimes hard to remember that it was, in a very real sense, the album that allowed U2 to survive to this very day. From Larry's ballistically distorted drums at the beginning of "Zoo Station" to Bono's haunting howl throughout "Love is Blindness", Achtung Baby is a very un-U2 record, and yet at the same time it may just be the most open-hearted, honestly sincere album they have ever created. Achtung Baby reflects a band on the verge of breaking apart, of tortured artists watching the world fall apart around them. And yet, after all these years, the album still sounds as new and earth-shattering as it did 20 years ago when it was first released. The songs on this album could constitute a "greatest hits" record in and of themselves, and its hard to state anything about them individually that hasn't already been hammered out a thousand times already. Perhaps the most interesting and incredible thing about the re-release is its ability to show the entire creative process that went into creating both Achtung Baby and the often-overlooked Zooropa. Gems include "Blow Your House Down" and "Down All The Days" (which was later reworked to create the signature U2 song "Numb"), which, up until this point, have not received official releases. It would also be sinful not to also mention the "Baby" Achtung Baby disc as well as the countless remixes, many of which come from the now infamously rare U2 remix album "Melon". While not the easiest U2 album to digest, Achtung Baby should never be overlooked; it is arguably their greatest album, and a crucial one to understand U2 as a whole.
19 September, 2012
U2 the best of all timeThe original album is now one of the best remastered u2 much better you guys are the best of today
10 September, 2012
Fear of A Woman - She moves...First of all, U22 kicks ass! But I'd have to say the Kindergarten version of Achtung Baby is it for me. This album will always remind me of going off to film school at the Rhode Island School of Design. U2's discovery of the medium with Zoo TV coincides with my own discovery of the medium, a very exciting time in my life! In my degree project at RISD, one of the main characters wants to build a Monument to Television on The Mall in Washington DC between the Washington Monument and the the U.S. State Capitol Building, which was very much inspired by Zoo TV, a concert I saw 6 times on that tour. It's really amazing to hear these works-in-progress with The Kindergarten version. For U2, this time period represents drastic change and to hear early versions of these songs in the midst of this change is a special gift that will be cherished forever, and extremely welcomed. I would love to hear early demos of all of their albums! The rawness of these songs brings pure joy to me, from the added lines in the chorus of "Zoo Station" to the crisp acoustic guitar in 'One" to the stellar arrangement of "Whose Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" to "So Cruel' - 'I can't have ya, cause you're not there' to "Mysterious Ways" - 'Fear of A Woman' to the down and dirty "Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World". For me, hands down, U2's best re-issue!!! Thank you!!!
08 September, 2012
Achtung Baby (I'm ready)Where do you start when talking about a work of music that, still after twenty years, is universally approved as being both influential and emotionally impactful? It's amazing how many great songs came out of "Achtung Baby." It's hard to pinpoint my favorite songs from "Achtung Baby" but after the 360 tour; "Ultra Violet (Light My Way) has quickly ascended into the discussion of top songs from the album. One of the amazing extras from the deluxe reissue is the bonus disc. The songs that were b-sides and songs that didn't make the cut twenty years ago give insight into how the album was shaped. You can hear hints of what would make the album in the track "Lady With the Spinning Head (UV1)." After watching "From the Sky Down" I appreciate how much of a risk U2 took in pushing their sound to be different from what got them to being know as the biggest rock band on the planet. They certainly succeeded in making a great album and becoming an even bigger band. This album really illustrates why U2 continues to be a force in music. They never settle for what's easy, they push themselves and their audience to explore what makes a rock band. "Achtung Baby" from start to finish is an amazing ride.
27 August, 2012
Is Actung Baby really 20 years old?Is Actung Baby really 20 years old? I remember the first time it as released and the excitment it generated. The first single "The Fly" was debuted on "The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show" on 2FM as I made my way to school. A series of three concerts containing the content of the Album was played in Berlin and broadcast to 2FM on the 29th, 30th and New Years Eve in 1991. It was such an excitin time. The Berlin Wall had come down and the atmosphere was exciting, rebellious, new. There was hope amid the confusion as communism became a thing of the past in this German city. These feelings are mirrored in Actung Baby. A very important album in the career and relationships within U2 Actung Baby became a classic. It is an album about relationships and the darker side of life. But as always with U2 hope wins out. Each song on the album has reached iconic status. On the Anniversary Edition the Bsides sound as good as ever. The album itself sounds a little jaded after 20 years airplay as muzac in hotels and restaurants. Actung Baby remains a classic album and will forever remind me of my late adolescence and how great I thought these songs when I first heard them. It reminds you of what make U2, U2.
24 August, 2012
From Nashville to Berlin...This reissue brings me back 20 years ago, when I got home and my dad gave me some goodies received from the label (cd, poster collection, keyring). I was a new U2 fan, since Rattle and Hum, so the first sounds coming from my stereo were confusing. What the hell is wrong with my cd player... or my speakers are dying, Bono's voice sound metallic, the drum kick saturates, what's wrong with it??? After being really disappointed with that record I decided to keep trying and give it another chance. And a few listens on my walkman (yeah it's from another century kids...) I was hooked. 20 years later, most of the people who said "this is really bad, I prefer the old U2" cannot be more wrong about this album. This reissue brings out a lot of excellent add-ons to an already mythical record. The baby versions are a good example of how good a song can be but what needs to be done to achieve excellence and it proves that the band knows when a song is perfect. Everything from that period is well documented on the various deluxe editions (the Zoo TV/Zooropa tours) and the new doc shows how a band can be close to explode and how they manage to move forward and bring the best out of the band. This is my favorite album because it was a hard fight to like it and I'm so glad I did it. 20 years on and it still sounds fresh and so relevant, that's quite a challenge and not a lot of bands have that kind of record in their discographies. Long live Achtung baby and remember that the speakers are fine, the cd's not scratched, it's just the sound of a band reinventing his music
23 August, 2012
Sweet Achtung BabyTwenty years after and it's like the band have just finished jamming together in the Hansa Ton studios in the Eastern Berlin. It's as if 20 seconds have passed, The Edge had repeatedly sound-checked his guitar at monstrous volume, Larry had come with the hammer from the attic and Adam laid that manly - smooth groove with the cigarette on the tip of his lips. As for Bono well the cigarettes have done it well for him on this album turning everything into an aggressive discussion about the simple things of life that people complicate so much every day. U2 have had patience for the inspiration to arrive and thus resulted an album bigger than them...that definitely defied time. They choose to use the trabant, a symbol of being humble in the presence of music, to feature on the album cover. As for me, looking back now...16 years out of my almost 24 have been lost more than less but Achtung Baby sends me into that trance of rebirth. Every time I'm asking myself if the cassette slash disc slash cd or whatever is broken or is that U2 playing? It got me over the hardest parts of school that now are still as hard as ever if not tougher...it got me through my college degree ! Making Achtung Baby is driving the Trabant on an abrupt mountain road at night with low light coming out of the headlights, you have a man walking in front of the car guiding you with a flashlight and the car STILL doesn't break down and the journey is beautiful, sometimes scary, extremely risky but you're still doing it..We're still doing it! Each and one of us are continuing to make their own Achtung Baby. In Addition: Happy Birthday Larry Mullen Jr. ! By pain_18_ -31.10.2011


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Part of Romania during the interwar period, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although the country has been independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Nistru River supporting a Transnistrian separatist region composed of a Slavic majority population (mostly Ukrainians and Russians), but with a sizeable ethnic Moldovan minority. One of the poorest nations in Europe, Moldova became the first former Soviet state to elect a communist, Vladimir VORONIN, as its president in 2001. VORONIN served as Moldova's president until he resigned in September 2009, following the opposition's gain of a narrow majority in July parliamentary elections and the Communist Party's (PCRM) subsequent inability to attract the three-fifths of parliamentary votes required to elect a president. Four Moldovan opposition parties formed a new coalition, the Alliance for European Integration (AEI), which has acted as Moldova's governing coalition since. Moldova experienced significant political uncertainty between 2009 and early 2012, holding three general elections and numerous presidential ballots in parliament, all of which failed to secure a president. Following November 2010 parliamentary elections, a reconstituted AEI-coalition consisting of three of the four original AEI parties formed a government, and in March 2012 was finally able to elect an independent as president.
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
Geographic coordinates:
total: 33,851 sq km
country comparison to the world: 140
land: 32,891 sq km
water: 960 sq km
Area – comparative:
slightly larger than Maryland
Land boundaries:
total: 1,390 km
border countries: Romania 450 km, Ukraine 940 km
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
moderate winters, warm summers
rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Dniester (Nistru) 2 m
highest point: Dealul Balanesti 430 m
Natural resources:
lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone
Land use:
arable land: 53.47%
permanent crops: 8.77%
other: 37.75% (2011)
Irrigated land:
2,283 sq km (2011)
Total renewable water resources:
11.65 cu km (2011)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 1.07 cu km/yr (14%/83%/4%)
per capita: 290 cu m/yr (2010)
Natural hazards:
Environment – current issues:
heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods
Environment – international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography – note:
landlocked; well endowed with various sedimentary rocks and minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, and
People and Society
noun: Moldovan(s)
adjective: Moldovan
Ethnic groups:
Moldovan/Romanian 78.2%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 1.3% (2004 census)
note: internal disputes with ethnic Slavs in the Transnistrian region
Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
3,619,925 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.6% (male 327,843/female 307,780)
15-24 years: 15% (male 279,814/female 263,202)
25-54 years: 43.9% (male 790,723/female 796,997)
55-64 years: 12.9% (male 213,256/female 252,907)
65 years and over: 10.7% (male 145,796/female 241,607) (2013 est.)
Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 38.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 23 %
elderly dependency ratio: 15.8 %
potential support ratio: 6.3 (2013)
Median age:
total: 35.4 years
male: 33.5 years
female: 37.4 years (2013 est.)
Population growth rate:
-1.02% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 232
Birth rate:
12.38 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
Death rate:
12.61 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
Net migration rate:
-9.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 210
urban population: 47.7% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 0.79% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major urban areas – population:
CHISINAU (capital) 650,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth:
23.5 (2010 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
41 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 115
Infant mortality rate:
total: 13.28 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 125
male: 15.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.82 years
country comparison to the world: 153
male: 65.95 years
female: 73.94 years (2013 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.55 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
Contraceptive prevalence rate:
67.8% (2005)
Health expenditures:
11.4% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 11
Physicians density:
3.643 physicians/1,000 population (2011)
Hospital bed density:
6.2 beds/1,000 population (2011)
Drinking water source:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 93% of population
total: 96% of population
urban: 1% of population
rural: 7% of population
total: 4% of population (2010 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
urban: 89% of population
rural: 82% of population
total: 85% of population
urban: 11% of population
rural: 18% of population
total: 15% of population (2010 est.)
HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate:
0.4% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS:
12,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
HIV/AIDS – deaths:
fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
Obesity – adult prevalence rate:
21.2% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 91
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
3.2% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 110
Education expenditures:
8.6% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 8
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99.5%
female: 98.5% (2011 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2011)
Child labor – children ages 5-14:
total number: 72,364
percentage: 16 % (2009 est.)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total: 14.9%
country comparison to the world: 84
male: 14.2%
female: 15.8% (2011)
Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Moldova
conventional short form: Moldova
local long form: Republica Moldova
local short form: Moldova
former: Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
Government type:
name: Chisinau in Romanian (Kishinev in Russian)
note: pronounced KEE-shee-now (KIH-shi-nyev)
geographic coordinates: 47 00 N, 28 51 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Administrative divisions:
32 raions (raioane, singular – raion), 3 municipalities (municipii, singular – municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), and 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala)
raions: Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Cahul, Cantemir, Calarasi, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari, Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Leova, Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti, Soroca, Stefan-Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Ungheni
municipalities: Balti, Bender, Chisinau
autonomous territorial unit: Gagauzia
territorial unit: Stinga Nistrului (Transnistria)
27 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 27 August (1991)
adopted 29 July 1994; effective 27 August 1994; note – replaced 1979 Soviet Constitution
Legal system:
civil law system with Germanic law influences; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts
International law organization participation:
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Nicolae TIMOFTI (since 23 March 2012)
head of government: Prime Minister Iurie LEANCA (since 25 April 2013; acting until 30 May 2013, sworn in on 31 May 2013)
cabinet: Cabinet selected by president, subject to approval of Parliament
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elections: president elected by Parliament for a four-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 16 March 2012 (next to be held in March 2016); note – prime minister designated by the president upon consultation with Parliament; within 15 days from designation, the prime minister-designate must request a vote of confidence from the Parliament regarding his/her work program and entire cabinet; the prime minister and Cabinet received a vote of confidence 30 May 2013
election results: Nicolae TIMOFTI elected president; parliamentary votes – 62 of 101 votes Iurie LEANCA designated prime minister; parliamentary votes of confidence – 58 of 101
Legislative branch:
unicameral Parliament or Parlamentul (101 seats; members elected on an at-large basis by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held on 28 November 2010 (next to be held in 2014); note – this was the third parliamentary election in less than two years; the earlier parliaments (elected 5 April 2009 and 29 July 2009) were dissolved after they could not agree on a presidential candidate
election results: percent of vote by party – PCRM 39.3%, PLDM 29.4%, PD 12.7%, PL 10%, other 8.6%; seats by party – PCRM 42, PLDM 32, PD 15, PL 12; note – in November of 2011, 3 legislators defected from the Communist Party (PCRM) and voted with the PLDM, PD, and PL governing coalition – termed the Alliance for European Integration (AEI) – to reach a 62-seat majority sufficient to elect a new president; the 3 former PCRM legislators are now aligned with the Party of Socialists, and in 2012 an additional 5 legislators defected from the PCRM; 1 PLDM legislator also defected and is independent
Judicial branch:
highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of a chief judges, 3 deputy-chief judges, 45 judges, and 7 assistant judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 6 judges)
note – the Constitutional Court is autonomous to the other branches of government; the Court interprets the Constitution and reviews the constitutionality of parliamentary laws and decisions, decrees of the president, and acts of the government.
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges appointed by Parliament upon the recommendation of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy; all judges serve 4-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed 2 each by Parliament, the Moldovan president, and the Higher Council of Magistracy; court president elected by other court judges for a 3-year term; other judges appointed for 6-year terms
subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; Court of Business Audit; municipal courts
Political parties and leaders:
represented in Parliament:
Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova or PCRM [Vladimir VORONIN] Democratic Party or PD [Marian LUPU] Liberal Democratic Party or PLDM [Vladimir FILAT] Liberal Party or PL [Mihai GHIMPU] Alliance for European Integration or AEI (coalition of the PD, PLDM, and PL)
not represented in Parliament:
Christian Democratic People's Party or PPCD [Iurie ROSCA] Conservative Party or PC [Natalia NIRCA] Ecological Party of Moldova "Green Alliance" or PEMAVE [Vladimir BRAGA] European Action Movement or MAE [Veaceslav UNTILA] For Nation and Country Party or PpNT [Sergiu MOCANU] Humanist Party of Moldova or PUM [Valeriu PASAT] Labor Party or PM [Gheorghe SIMA] National Liberal Party or PNL [Vitalia PAVLICENKO] Party of Socialists or PSRM [Igor DODON] Patriots of Moldova Party or PPM [Mihail GARBUZ] Popular Republican Party or PPR [Nicolae ANDRONIC] Republican Party of Moldova or PRM [Andrei STRATAN] Roma Social Political Movement of the Republic of Moldova or MRRM [Ion BUCUR] Social Democratic Party or PSD [Victor SELIN] Social Political Movement "Equality" or MR [Valeriy KLIMENCO] United Moldova Party or PMUEM [Vladimir TURCAN]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
International organization participation:
BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, CIS, EAEC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Igor MUNTEANU
chancery: 2101 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 667-1130
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador William H. MOSER
embassy: 103 Mateevici Street, Chisinau MD-2009
mailing address: use embassy street address
telephone: [373] (22) 40-8300
Flag description:
three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; emblem in center of flag is of a Roman eagle of gold outlined in black with a red beak and talons carrying a yellow cross in its beak and a green olive branch in its right talons and a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its breast is a shield divided horizontally red over blue with a stylized aurochs head, star, rose, and crescent all in black-outlined yellow; based on the color scheme of the flag of Romania – with which Moldova shares a history and culture – but Moldova's blue band is lighter; the reverse of the flag does not display any coat of arms
note: one of only three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides – the others are Paraguay and Saudi Arabia
National symbol(s):
aurochs (a type of wild cattle)
National anthem:
name: "Limba noastra" (Our Language)
lyrics/music: Alexei MATEEVICI/Alexandru CRISTEA
note: adopted 1994
Economy – overview:
Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe despite recent progress from its small economic base. With its moderate climate and good farmland, Moldova's economy relies heavily on its agriculture sector, featuring fruits, vegetables, wine, and tobacco. With few natural energy resources, Moldova imports almost all of its energy supplies from Russia and Ukraine. Moldova's dependence on Russian energy is underscored by an estimated $4.3 billion debt to Russian natural gas supplier Gazprom due largely to unreimbursed natural gas consumption in the separatist Transnistria region. Previous Russian decisions to ban Moldovan wine and agricultural products, coupled with their decision to double the price Moldova paid for Russian natural gas and the large debt continue to hamper economic growth. Moldova also depends heavily on the annual $1 billion in remittances from the estimated one million Moldovans working in Europe and former Soviet Bloc countries. During the global financial crisis in 2009, Moldova experienced a 6% contraction of its GDP, a shrinkage due to increased unemployment and decrease in remittances. To stabilize the country, the IMF allocated $186 million to Moldova to cover its immediate budgetary needs in the fall of 2009, and the Moldovan Government agreeing with the IMF to a new program worth $574 million. In 2010, an upturn in the world economy boosted GDP growth to about 7% and inflation to more than 7%. Economic reforms have been slow because of corruption and strong political forces backing government controls. Nevertheless, the government's primary goal of EU integration has resulted in some market-oriented progress. The granting of EU trade preferences has encouraged higher growth rates, but the agreements are unlikely to serve as a panacea, given the extent to which export success depends on higher quality standards and other factors. The economy had modest growth in 2011, expanding by 6.8%. However, in 2012, with the Euro crisis and a devastating drought, Moldova's GDP stalled at an estimated 0.3% growth over 2011. Moldova's economic future remains vulnerable to political uncertainty, weak administrative capacity, vested bureaucratic interests, higher fuel prices and the concerns of foreign investors as well as the presence of an illegal separatist regime in Moldova's Transnistria region.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$12.36 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 149
$12.46 billion (2011 est.)
$11.66 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
$7.252 billion (2012 est.)
GDP – real growth rate:
-0.8% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 195
6.8% (2011 est.)
7.1% (2010 est.)
GDP – per capita (PPP):
$3,500 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
$3,500 (2011 est.)
$3,300 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
Gross national saving:
16.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
11.9% of GDP (2011 est.)
15.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
GDP – composition, by end use:
household consumption: 97.2%
government consumption: 22.3%
investment in fixed capital: 21.8%
investment in inventories: 1.5%
exports of goods and services: 45.2%
imports of goods and services: -88%
(2012 est.)
GDP – composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 13.1%
industry: 19.8%
services: 67.1% (2012 est.)
Agriculture – products:
vegetables, fruits, grapes, grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, tobacco; beef, milk; wine
sugar, vegetable oil, food processing, agricultural machinery; foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines; hosiery, shoes, textiles
Industrial production growth rate:
-3% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
Labor force:
1.215 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
Labor force – by occupation:
agriculture: 27.5%
industry: 13.1%
services: 59.4% (2011)
Unemployment rate:
5.6% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
6.7% (2011 est.)
Population below poverty line:
21.9% (2010 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 26% (2010 est.)
Distribution of family income – Gini index:
38 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 72
33.2 (2003)
revenues: $2.768 billion
expenditures: $2.92 billion (2012 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
38.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-2.1% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
Public debt:
17.9% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
19% of GDP (2011 est.)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
4.5% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
7.6% (2011 est.)
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
13.4% (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
14.44% (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of narrow money:
$1.54 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
$1.475 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of broad money:
$3.498 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
$3.049 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Stock of domestic credit:
$2.877 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
$2.755 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$20.7 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
$22 million (31 December 2010)
Current account balance:
-$837.3 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
-$790.4 million (2011 est.)
$2.228 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
$2.277 billion (2011 est.)
Exports – commodities:
foodstuffs, textiles, machinery
Exports – partners:
Russia 20.9%, Romania 19.8%, Italy 11.6%, Ukraine 6.6%, Turkey 6%, Germany 4.7% (2012)
$5.152 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
$5.147 billion (2011 est.)
Imports – commodities:
mineral products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles
Imports – partners:
Ukraine 20.9%, Romania 16.1%, Germany 9.4%, Russia 7.9%, Italy 5.7%, Belarus 5.3%, Turkey 4.7%, Poland 4.4% (2012)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$2.511 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
$1.965 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Debt – external:
$6.132 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
$5.443 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment – at home:
$3.224 billion (30 September 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
$3.17 billion (30 September 2011 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment – abroad:
$88.42 million (1 January 2012)
country comparison to the world: 86
$67.85 million (1 January 2010)
Exchange rates:
Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar –
12.111 (2012 est.)
11.738 (2011 est.)
12.369 (2010 est.)
11.11 (2009)
10.326 (2008)
Electricity – production:
1.016 billion kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
Electricity – consumption:
3.571 billion kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
Electricity – exports:
0 kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
Electricity – imports:
3.145 billion kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
Electricity – installed generating capacity:
551,000 kW (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
Electricity – from fossil fuels:
88.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
Electricity – from nuclear fuels:
0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
Electricity – from hydroelectric plants:
11.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
Electricity – from other renewable sources:
0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
Crude oil – production:
0 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
Crude oil – exports:
0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
Crude oil – imports:
0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
Crude oil – proved reserves:
0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
Refined petroleum products – production:
210 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
Refined petroleum products – consumption:
18,060 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
Refined petroleum products – exports:
110.4 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
Refined petroleum products – imports:
15,800 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
Natural gas – production:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
Natural gas – consumption:
1.095 billion cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
Natural gas – exports:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
Natural gas – imports:
1.152 billion cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
Natural gas – proved reserves:
0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
7.38 million Mt (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
Telephones – main lines in use:
1.18 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 72
Telephones – mobile cellular:
3.715 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 118
Telephone system:
general assessment: poor service outside Chisinau; some modernization is under way
domestic: multiple private operators of GSM mobile-cellular telephone service are operating; GPRS system is being introduced; a CDMA mobile telephone network began operations in 2007; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity 100 per 100 persons
international: country code – 373; service through Romania and Russia via landline; satellite earth stations – at least 3 (Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik) (2011)
Broadcast media:
state-owned national radio-TV broadcaster operates 2 TV and 2 radio stations; a total of nearly 40 terrestrial TV channels and some 50 radio stations are in operation; Russian and Romanian channels also are available (2007)
Internet country code:
Internet hosts:
711,564 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 51
Internet users:
1.333 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 89
7 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 169
Airports – with paved runways:
total: 5
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2013)
Airports – with unpaved runways:
total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m:
1 (2013)
gas 1,906 km (2013)
total: 1,190 km
country comparison to the world: 86
broad gauge: 1,176 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 14 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
total: 9,343 km
country comparison to the world: 136
paved: 8,810 km
unpaved: 533 km (2008)
558 km (in public use on Danube, Dniester and Prut rivers) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 83
Merchant marine:
total: 121
country comparison to the world: 45
by type: bulk carrier 7, cargo 88, carrier 1, chemical tanker 3, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 11, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 63 (Bulgaria 1, Denmark 1, Egypt 5, Greece 1, Israel 2, Lebanon 1, Pakistan 1, Romania 2, Russia 5, Syria 5, Turkey 18, UK 3, Ukraine 14, Yemen 4) (2010)
Military branches:
National Army: Land Forces Command, Air Forces Command (includes air defense unit), Logistics Command (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; male registration required at age 16; 1-year service obligation (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,143,440
females age 16-49: 1,156,958 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 875,224
females age 16-49: 969,903 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 28,213
female: 26,614 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
0.4% of GDP (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
Transnational Issues
Disputes – international:
Moldova and Ukraine operate joint customs posts to monitor the transit of people and commodities through Moldova's break-away Transnistria region, which remains under the auspices of an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe-mandated peacekeeping mission comprised of Moldovan, Transnistrian, Russian, and Ukrainian troops
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
stateless persons: 1,998 (2012)
Illicit drugs:
limited cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis, mostly for CIS consumption; transshipment point for illicit drugs from Southwest Asia via Central Asia to Russia, Western Europe, and possibly the US; widespread crime and underground economic activity


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"Astonishingly" blue[4]
- "This is where I leave you. You are safe now. Good luck, Harry Potter. The planets have been read wrongly before now, even by centaurs. I hope this is one of those times."
- —Firenze bids Harry Potter goodbye in 1992.[src]
Professor Firenze was a centaur, part of the Forbidden Forest Centaur colony, and a Divination teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1996 to 1998.
Before sometime in March 1996, he lived with the colony in the Forbidden Forest, on the borders of Hogwarts in Scotland. In 1992, Firenze saved Harry Potter in the forest from Lord Voldemort, frightening him away and carrying Harry on his back to safety. Despite his heroics, his herd saw this as a dishonourable act, as they considered themselves too great to be ridden by humans.
About four years later, in March 1996, Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, hired him to teach Divination in Sybill Trelawney's stead, after she was sacked by Dolores Umbridge. But once again, the other centaurs saw this as servitude, and his colony attacked and banished him. They would have killed him were it not for the intervention of Rubeus Hagrid.
After Dumbledore was reinstated as headmaster, Trelawney was returned to her classroom. However, since Firenze was still estranged with his colony, Dumbledore allowed them both to continue teaching, though Trelawney was uncomfortable with sharing her classes with a centaur.
When Firenze was injured fighting in the Battle of Hogwarts, he returned to his colony later when the other centaurs had come to the opinion that his pro-human leanings were not so shameful.
Life with his herdEdit
- Bane: "Firenze! What are you doing? You have a human on your back! Have you no shame? Are you a common mule?"
- Firenze: "Do you realise who this is? This is the Potter boy. The quicker he leaves this forest, the better."
- Bane: "What have you been telling him? Remember, Firenze, we are sworn not to set ourselves against the heavens. Have we not read what is to come in the movements of the planets? […] Centaurs are concerned with what has been foretold! It is not our business to run around like donkeys after stray humans in our forest!"
- Firenze: "Do you not see that unicorn? Do you not understand why it was killed? Or have the planets not let you in on that secret? I set myself against what is lurking in this forest, Bane, yes, with humans alongside me if I must."
- — Bane scolds Firenze for letting Harry ride him.[src]
Firenze was, presumably, born to the centaur colony in the Forbidden Forest, and lived part of his life there.[4]
On the night of 26 May, 1992, Hagrid took Harry, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom and Draco Malfoy to their detention in the Forest. Their task was to find out why unicorns were turning up mauled and dead.
As Draco and Harry found out, it was Voldemort who, drinking the unicorns' blood, tried to remain alive long enough so that he could drink the Elixir of Life and achieve immortality.
As Draco ran away, horrified, the hooded Voldemort turned to face Harry. The pain on his scar made him fall to his knees, but Firenze, coming across the scene, galloped forwards and charged at Voldemort, scaring him away.[4]Realising how dangerous it would be to let Harry stay in the Forest, he let him on his back so that he could take him to safety.
Bane and Ronan, two other centaurs from the colony, arrived there and, while Ronan said he was sure Firenze thought he had been acting for the best, Bane started yelling at him because he regarded it as a despicable action, because a centaur is not for humans to ride.
Firenze was angered and, leaving both centaurs behind, carried Harry on his back to safety where he was reunited with Hermione, Neville, Draco and Hagrid.[4]
Life as Hogwarts professorEdit
1995-1996 school yearEdit
- Parvati Patil: "Professor Trelawney did astrology with us! Mars causes accidents and burns and things like that, and when it makes an angle to Saturn, like now — that means people need to be extra careful when handling hot things— "
- Firenze: "That is human nonsense. Trivial hurts, tiny human accidents, these are of no more significance than the scurryings of ants to the wide universe, and are unaffected by planetary movements."
- — Parvati Patil and Firenze during their first Divination lesson, in 1996.[src]
This resulted in Firenze being cast out of his colony, since agreeing to work for a human was considered a betrayal of their kind.
His colony had even attacked him, and might have killed him if not for the intervention of Hagrid.
Dumbledore transformed the classroom into a forest-type state for Firenze, and students were requested to lie back and look at the stars on the small enchanted ceiling.
Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil found him very appealing and looked forward to his lessons, even though they liked Professor Trelawney as well.[6]
1996-1997 school yearEdit
- Sybill Trelawney: "Good evening, my dear. I haven't seen you in my classes lately…"
- Luna Lovegood: "No, I've got Firenze this year."
- Sybill Trelawney: "Oh, of course. Or Dobbin, as I prefer to think of him. You would have thought, would you not, that now I am returned to the school Professor Dumbledore might have got rid of the horse? But no… we share classes… It's an insult, frankly, an insult. "
- — Sybill Trelawney and Luna Lovegood at the Slug Club Christmas party.[src]
With the departure of the Headmistress Dolores Umbridge from Hogwarts at the end of the school year, Professor Trelawney was reinstated by Dumbledore to her post of Divination Professor. Firenze, however, could not return to his still resentful colony, so Dumbledore let him continue teaching Divination alongside Trelawney.[7]
Firenze taught the fifth-year Ravenclaws,[1] though sharing classes with him caused Trelawney much consternation, as she considered it an insult to be sharing classes with a "horse".[1] In turn, Firenze did not seem to think much of Trelawney, seeming to find her attempts at Cartomancy "almost comical."[2]
After Dumbledore's death at the hands of Severus Snape atop the Astronomy Tower on the evening of 30 June, 1997, Firenze attended Dumbledore's funeral. He stood "like a sentinel" by the shores of the Black Lake, paying his respects to the wizard who had welcomed him and given him a job and a home.[8]
1997-1998 school year and Battle of HogwartsEdit
- "The House tables were gone and the [Great Hall] was crowded. The survivors stood in groups, their arms around each other's necks. The injured were being treated upon the raised platform by Madam Pomfrey and a group of helpers. Firenze was amongst the injured; his flank poured blood and he shook where he lay, unable to stand."
- —Description.[src]
Firenze continued teaching at Hogwarts during Snape's tenure as Headmaster, and the Death Eaters' control over Wizarding Britain.[9]
In the evening of 1st May, 1998, Firenze stood with the remaining teachers and members of the Order of the Phoenix who had arrived to fight after Snape's ousting.
Minerva McGonagall talked to students about how the underage among them, and those who were not willing to fight, were going to be evacuated before the start of the battle that would soon ensue, as Voldemort and his Death Eaters were going to start their attack at midnight.
[9] Firenze stayed to fight, and was seriously injured on his flank which poured copious amounts of blood. He was laid on the raised platform at the Great Hall during the hour-long fighting interregnum, and was shaking and unable to stand by himself.[10]
Given his state, it is most likely Firenze did not partake in the second half of the Battle. It is likely, however, that Firenze witnessed the duel between Harry and Voldemort in the Great Hall and Voldemort's final defeat.[11]
A celebration feast was later held, but teachers, parents and students were all jumbled up.
Firenze, however, lay recovering in a corner after having received treatment by Madam Pomfrey.[11]
Later lifeEdit
After the Battle, Firenze was welcomed back into his colony, when they were forced to acknowledge that Firenze's pro-human leanings were not shameful, but honourable.[5]
Personality and traitsEdit
Firenze was a courageous centaur who was not as traditional or proud as most of his kind. Whereas most centaurs believed it was shameful to work alongside humans, Firenze was happy to allow Harry to ride him and became a teacher in Hogwarts.
Firenze was willing to stand up for what he believed in even if it meant defying his colony; unfortunately this resulted in him nearly being stomped to death by the other centaurs.
He was friendly with Hagrid, and seemed to get on quite well with Harry, who was on speaking terms with him unlike most students, who found him intimidating.
Like all centaurs, Firenze commonly tried to read the future in the stars, and Ron considered him to be a slightly better teacher than Sybill Trelawney, though he was still frustrated that Firenze seemed to be able to provide very little definite information.
Behind the scenesEdit
- He is portrayed by Ray Fearon in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but does not appear in any of the later films.
- In the books, Firenze is said to have silver-blond hair and is even considered handsome by some students. In the Philosopher's Stone film, however, he has dark hair. He doesn't stay with Harry or let him ride on his back either, because Hagrid and the others appear straight away.
- It is possible that Firenze is based on the legend of Chiron, a centaur from Greek mythology who left his "wild and lusty" brethren to instead teach humans astrology and magic.
- In the film of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Firenze is shown to have strikingly and almost glowing amber eyes instead of blue.
- He is the fourth known professor to not be completely human, after Filius Flitwick (part goblin), Remus Lupin (a werewolf) and Rubeus Hagrid (half giant).
- "Firenze" is the Italian name for the city of Florence. It is interesting to note that Galileo Galilei, one of history's greatest astronomers, lived out his final years there. Firenze's teaching of Divination deals with Astrology and Astronomy, as opposed to Trelawney's fortune-telling, hence this connection.
- The meaning of the name Firenze is Flower, Blossom.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 15 (The Unbreakable Vow)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 25 (The Seer Overheard)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 26 (Seen and Unforeseen)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 15 (The Forbidden Forest)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "J.K. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, July 30, 2007 (2.00-3.00pm BST)" on Accio Quote!
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 27 (The Centaur and the Sneak)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 20 (Lord Voldemort's Request)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 30 (The White Tomb)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 33 (The Prince's Tale)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 36 (The Flaw in the Plan)
|Professors: Sybill Trelawney · Firenze
|Known Seers: Calchas · Cassandra Vablatsky · Cassandra Trelawney · Inigo Imago · Mopsus · Professor Mopsus · Unidentified female Seer · Unidentified male Seer
|Textbooks: The Dream Oracle · Unfogging the Future
|Methods: Astrology · Cartomancy · Tarot cards · Crystal-gazing · Crystal ball · Dream interpretation · Fire-omens · Heptomology · Palmistry · Ornithomancy · Tessomancy
|Divination at Hogwarts: Divination (class) · Divination Classroom · Divination staircase · Sybill Trelawney's office · Classroom 11


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Janney Montgomery Scott said Tuesday that it recruited two veteran advisors with more than $90 million in client assets.
Ex-Morgan Stanley (MS) financial advisor David Seigerman moved to Janney's Bedminster, N.J., branch as a first vice president of investments. Seigerman has been in the business for 14 years and spent the past four with Morgan Stanley, where he had about $68 million in client assets under management and $860,000 in yearly fees and commissions. He also was with Citigroup and Morgan Stanley Dean Whitter.
"David's hiring is yet another example that experienced and successful advisors look to Janney as a top destination in the industry," said Larry Ennis, branch manager of the Bedminster office, in a press release. "The depth and breadth of knowledge and insight he brings to our team will be instrumental as we continue to focus on growth within the region and provide clients superior service in convenient locations."
Joining Janney in Boca Raton, Fla., is Steven Sapirstein, formerly with Raymond James' (RJF) employee channel. Sapirstein, a 20-year industry veteran, comes on board as both an advisor and assistant branch manager. He is now leading Janney's efforts to grow its presence in South Florida and brings with him close to $24 million in client assets.
"Like many other professionals in the industry, Steven found the firm to be his destination of choice because of our open architecture and client-centric philosophy," said Regional Manager Michael Levin, in a statement. "We look forward to welcoming Steven to our team and anticipate that his wealth of experience and fresh perspective will be instrumental as our regional footprint continues to grow."
Sapirstein started his career in 1990 at Merrill Lynch and then worked with Painewebber (1993-1999), where he was a branch manager for five years. After leaving Painewebber, he joined Citigroup and then worked with Morgan Stanley, before his time with Raymond James.
Janney, which is based in Philadelphia, is a unit of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. As of last month, Janney had 741 financial advisors managing more than $58 billion in client AUM.


text: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 Congress Passes Bill to Avert Cuts, Extend Cap Exceptions Process Yesterday, the House and Senate passed legislation to bring the nation back from the "fiscal cliff" that includes 5 important provisions for physical therapists. The bill has been sent to President Obama for his signature. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (HR 8) freezes the Medicare conversion factor for 2013 at the 2012 level, averting a 26.5% cut to physical therapists and other providers under the physician fee schedule, and continues the 1.0 GPCI work value floor through 2013. The legislation also extends the current 2-tier therapy cap exceptions process ($1,900 automatic KX modifier process, $3,700 manual medical review, and application of the therapy cap to hospital outpatient department) for 1 year. Additionally, in a provision that APTA has called "unjustified, capricious, and poor public policy," the bill applies the multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) to therapy services at 50%, up from 20% for office settings and 25% for facility settings, beginning April 1. APTA estimates the application of a 50% MPPR policy will reduce payments by approximately 6-7%. This reduction will be partially offset by a 4% increase that resulted from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) use of new survey data of practice expenses conducted by APTA. Coupled together, APTA expects the net overall decrease for outpatient therapy services to be between 2%-3% beginning April 1. APTA will update the MPPR calculator on its website in the coming days. APTA will advocate to stop the implementation of the MPPR provision. HR 8 also postpones sequestration cuts until March 1. Under these cuts Medicare providers would see a 2% reduction in payment. The National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies would see reductions of 7%-8%. Read this statement by APTA President Paul A. Rockar Jr, PT, DPT, MS, on HR 8. A summary of the legislative provisions and offsets (savings) to HR 8 is available on APTA's website. Several other policies of importance to physical therapists went into effect January 1. Under the functional limitations reporting requirement for Medicare Part B services, physical therapists must include nonpayable G-codes and modifiers on claim forms to capture data on the beneficiary's functional limitations at the outset of the therapy episode, at a minimum of every 10th visit, and at discharge. To ensure a smooth transition, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has set forth a testing period from January 1 until July 1. After July 1 claims submitted without the appropriate G-codes and modifiers will be returned unpaid. In addition, physical therapists who successfully participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System in 2013 can obtain a 0.5% bonus payment in 2013 and 2014 and will avoid penalties of 1.5% in 2015. APTA will continue to provide updates and post resources to help members comply with 2013 Medicare policies. Comments Hello, I have read conflicting information about the manual medical review component. I have heard that no second tier exist. What is being used to base this information? Is this something from CMS or in the legislation? Thank you in advance. Posted by LW on 1/2/2013 3:43 PM What is the source document citing the 4% increase in rates resulting from CMS use of new survey data of practice expenses conducted by APTA? This is mentioned in your article. Thank you. Posted by Juliet Wooten on 1/2/2013 6:51 PM Hello. does MPPR aplies to any consequtive procedures or the same procedure which is billed as multiple units? anothwr way therapeutic exercises 2 units at the same will ended with first unit paid 100% and second only 50%. is the same apply to 1 unit ther.eexercises and 1 unit manual therapy? with exercise unit will be paid 100% and manual therapy will be paid 50% only or manual therapy unit will be paid 100% ? thank you for your help. Posted by robert dragan on 1/2/2013 10:10 PM hi does the G codes only pertain to medicare or the supplements of medicare as well. thank you, Posted by Gaynell Anderson -> =FVb> on 1/3/2013 9:13 AM Regarding the MPPR - I don't understand how the APTA calculates that this would only be at 2-3% overall reduction in outpatient reimbursement, even if there is a 4% increase. MPPR - would reimburse 100% for the first CPT code (that has the highest reimbursement) but then only 80% reimbursement for the rest of their treatment??? so if the pt receives 2 units of Manual Therapy (97140) and 2 units of There ex (97110) - we would be reimbursed fully for one unit and then the other 3 units would be reduced by 20% - so basically the Physicians Fee Schedule is taking a hit! Am I correctly understanding this ???? Posted by Scottie Bull on 1/3/2013 9:52 AM To Scottie Bull: Sorry Sir, not 20% but 50%! Posted by Bob on 1/3/2013 5:02 PM Physical Therapists are a vital profession in America. The impacts of 'The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012(HR 8) and sequestration should wisely factor in any detrimental effects on services for individuals with disabilities, many of whom are senior citizens, school-age children, insufficiently insured/uninsured families, as well as, the under-employed adult labor force. The federal government, Congress, federal/state/local agencies and key stakeholders should think of the pervasive and long-term affects of how a limited or nonexistent physical therapy services would alter America's citizens/taxpayers/voters' daily life. Posted by Brenda L. Cosse' on 1/4/2013 6:02 AM Does anyone know if critical access hospitals are still exempt from the therapy cap? Posted by JS on 1/4/2013 4:35 PM LW: Under HR 8, the entire therapy cap exceptions process, including manual medical review at $3,700, was renewed. The legislation amended the provisions from the 2012 extension by substituting December 31, 2013 as the new date of expiration. Posted by News Now Staff on 1/4/2013 6:25 PM Juliet Wooten: CMS published the final 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule rule in the November 16, 2012 Federal Register. This rule includes an impact table (Table 134) that shows the impact of the changes to relative value units on the rule for each specialty. In this table, CMS indicates that there is a positive 4% impact on practice expense for the physical therapy specialty. The link to the final physician fee schedule rule is includes below. This is a large document so when you open the document, search for "Table 134." https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/11/16 Posted by News Now Staff on 1/4/2013 6:27 PM Robert Dragan: The MPPR will allow payment at 100% for one unit of service. If two units (30 minutes) of therapeutic exercise (97110) is billed, then one unit (15 minutes) would be paid at 100% and the second unit of 97110 would be reduced in accordance with the MPPR policy. If one unit of therapeutic exercise and one unit of manual therapy are billed, 97110 would be paid at 100% and 97140 would have the MPPR reduction applied to it. APTA has a document on our website that includes further description of how the MPPR policy works. Posted by News Now Staff on 1/4/2013 6:28 PM Gaynell Anderson: The G codes for reporting functional information on the claim form apply for Medicare fee for service only at this time. Posted by News Now Staff on 1/4/2013 6:29 PM Scottie Bull: Since 2011, physical therapists have already received a 20-25% (20% for private practices, 25% to facilities) MPPR on outpatient therapy services delivered on the same day. This means that the code with the highest practice expense value that day will be reimbursed at 100% and the second and subsequent codes will be reduced by 20-25% of the practice expense value when multiple therapy services are billed on the same date by the same practitioner or facility under the same NPI, regardless of whether those therapy services are furnished in separate sessionsThe work and malpractice components of the therapy service payment would not be reduced. APTA estimates the application of a 50% MPPR policy will reduce payments by approximately 6-7% in aggregate for outpatient therapy services. This reduction will be partially offset by a 4% increase in practice expense that resulted from CMS's use of new survey data of practice expenses conducted by APTA. The impact of the MPPR reduction on individual practices and facilities will vary depending on the CPT codes billed and the typical duration of the therapy sessions. To determine the impact on your practice, refer to APTA's MPPR calculator, which can be used to determine payment rates for 2012 and 2013. A link to that calculator and other info can be found here: http://www.apta.org/Payment/Medicare/2013/Changes/ Posted by News Now Staff on 1/4/2013 6:31 PM Critical access hospitals were exempt from the outpatient therapy cap in 2012. Does this still hold true for 2013? Posted by Dr. Steve Volpe on 1/7/2013 9:36 PM This is the only information I can find in regards to CAH. My understanding of "Section 603 - Extension Related to Payments for Medicare Outpatient Therapy Services" is that CAH are no longer exempt from the cap. But I would appreciate any more information/feedback from the APTA or its members. Posted by Rachel Wyman Dawson on 1/8/2013 3:15 PM Is the MPPR reducation effecting everyone across the USA. According to the calculator on the APTA website it is just a few of the states. Looking for information on New York State. Posted by LISA on 1/9/2013 5:42 PM Does anyone have an answer as to whether the new G codes and C codes are required for patients that are continuing dates of service from 2012 onto 2013? Or is Medicare requiring application of the G codes/C codes only for new patients seen in 2013? Posted by Yvette on 1/16/2013 1:22 AM I would also like to know if CAH are still exempt from the therapy cap. Posted by Alyssa Wilson -> >IR[@J on 1/17/2013 11:34 AM I would also like to know if CAH are exempt from the therapy cap Posted by Robert Gorkiewicz -> DFPbC on 1/21/2013 4:38 PM


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Ads for LPL Financial (LPLA) have been appearing above the ticker tape on CNBC about 10 times a day for the past month or so. That's prompted some industry experts to ask: What's the thinking behind the new ad strategy of the independent broker-dealer, since the firm traditionally has stayed behind the curtain and let its advisors brand their own practices?
"One interesting point to watch is LPL's desire (or lack thereof) to build a consumer brand," said Chip Roame, managing partner of Tiburon Strategic Advisors, in an interview with AdvisorOne. "Are they only trying to reach financial advisors who watch CNBC, or are they trying to also boost their credibility in consumers' eyes as the brand behind their financial advisors' brands?"
When asked if the LPL ads on CNBC were aimed more at attracting new advisors or about strengthening their relationship with existing clients, Chief Marketing Officer Joan Khoury (left) responded dismissively, "That is a marketing question."
"Talking about where the brand is going is a much longer question" to answer, she continued, noting that she would discuss this topic in greater detail next week with AdvisorOne, but refused to elaborate on any details of future ad campaigns.
In late February, LPL tapped Bernstein-Rein as its new marketing agency. The Kansas City, Mo.-based firm has done work for Family Dollar, Hostess, Lee Jeans, McDonald's, MetLife, Petsmart, Wal-Mart and USAA.
The ad agency, which Roame says is a "surprising pick," did not work on the CNBC campaign. These ads—set to end this week—were done by LPL with the aim of raising "the general awareness of our advisors and investors," said Khoury. "It is about the awareness of LPL [in the marketplace] and our commitment to our advisors."
With its new relationship with Bernstein-Rein, Khoury says, LPL plans "to think through its brand positioning and if we should approach our marketing in a different way. That work is months off."
The CNBC ads could be a good first step, says Roame: "LPL has long kept its brand in the background, while other financial services firms use channels like CNBC or publications like Barron's to reach primarily financial advisors."
The CNBC ads should help the IBD reach "a broader set of brokers, specifically wirehouse brokers who pride themselves on following the markets," the consultant said.
Khoury joined LPL Financial about a year ago and knows the wirehouse world. She has previously worked for Merrill Lynch (BAC) and Wachovia's Evergreen Investments (now part of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds). In addition, she was employed at Bank of New York Mellon, which owns the custodial firm Pershing.
"As LPL evolves more to look like a custodian (a la Schwab, Fidelity and T. D. Ameritrade), some consumer-brand recognition might help," noted Roame. "One competitor, Raymond James (RJF), has a more well-known consumer brand due to its company-owned offices."


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7:00 p.m. Meeting called to order by: Terry Acton
Pledge of Allegiance: Respected by all in attendance
Followed by a moment of silence in respect for the loss of Trustee Lee Dancer
Roll Call of Officers: Present: Terry Acton, Maye Rood, John Scherrer, Nancy Austin
Absent: None
Public Comments:
a. Jim Gelios gave an update on the county bldg. re: Heating, Roof, Parking Lot expansion, electrical pole being removed that folks seem to run into and some departments located downstairs area will move to the main floor for convenience to all, especially the residents. He spoke of the budget and pensions, requirements and the Union negotiations, MERS and that they are in a deficit of 5 million for the pensions but they have to comply with what the courts and the union demand, they will get it all worked out. The purchase of 9 more patrol cars recently was for the safety of the officers, the Animal Control Dept. will be closed for a short time due to improvements to the shelter.
b. Terry Acton explained that Officer Jim Piwowar was not present, but Terry has not seen much of a police presence lately in the township. Some residents said that they have seen them cruising in the township in different areas, so that was good to know.
Officer Jim Piwowar was able to make the meeting later and reported that they have been quite busy
with arrests due to meth and other happenings, including squatters. These incidents have diverted them somewhat from cruising down the side roads lately, but they will be back to their normal routine shortly.
c. Carrisa McClure, President of the Harrison Soccer Team along with Betsy Ulicki, VP of the Soccer Team, where in attendance to update us on the registration progress of the children, their future plans and that they will be using the Soccer Field once again here at the Complex. Registration was going on now in May at the Library, no late registrations will be processed. Games are played on Sundays for the convenience of parents to attend. The soccer team is now their own entity and will be having fund raisers, always need volunteers for the concession stand and other projects. One of the players, age 18 was able to go onto college because of his scholarship of being on the soccer team.
d. Road Commission Representative: Spoke of the some of the roads to be repaired with chip and seal and others that will need to be regraded for better service. Terry Acton spoke once again of Ash Acres being paved and that a special meeting would be held here at the complex to explain the procedure and requirements to do with 51% of home owners to agree. Brining of the roads was certainly another subject with Terry Acton explaining about a S.A.D. that will be brought up with the pros and cons of that procedure with 79% of home owners on (dirt roads only) needed for approval. In 2004 the cost for brining was 13,000,now it is up to 80,000. Property taxes that come in are only 82,000, if 80,000 for the brining of the roads is paid, that only leaves 2,000 to run the township, which obviously doesnt work. The brining of the roads cannot come out of the General fund as it had been in the past and should not have been. 25% of property taxes were also lost due to foreclosures, plus 30% of revenue sharing money gone.
e. Consent Agenda:
a. Unapproved minutes for 6 meetings, Bills to be paid, Bills paid prior, Treasurers report and the Sheriffs Incident Report were presented. Motion by Terry Acton to approve, supported by Maye Rood with exception of all the minutes to be approved at another meeting, all ayes, M/C.
Department Reports: Rod Williams of Zoning and Ordinance was not available. Terry Acton gave a synopsis of
projects Rod has been proceeding with and a list of Zoning Permits issued or not issued was available.
Unfinished Business:
a. Pleasant Plains Cemetery had been sprayed by TruGreen for weed and feed and bugs. This was
approved by the board but will not continue due to the realization that it is sandy soil and there is no ability to water the lawn to keep it nice.
b. The insurance policy for the complex was presented by Ken Lind, from Lind & Lind in Gladwin for 14,369.00 with excellent coverage for all buildings, with a small increase of just 50.00. Motion by Maye Rood to accept the contract, supported by Terry acton. Roll Call: ayes: Maye Rood, John Scherrer, Nancy Austin, Terry Acton. Nays: none.
c. The Rental Contract and the rates for the kitchen/banquet room, the gym and exercise room have
finally been established. Motion by Terry Acton to approve the rates and the contract (after one last approval from the attorney on the contract) , supported by Nancy Austin, all ayes, M/C.
d. Zinser Plumbing & Heating, Inc. replaced all the filters in the air conditioner, all kitchen equipment, due to the construction dust and this is to be paid out of Contingency Fund. Motion by Terry Acton to approve payment of 863.28, supported by John Scherrer, all ayes, M.C.
e. The part time Custodian Position: John Scherrer and Maye Rood reviewed all applicant applications and interviewed all of the applicants. Motion by Maye Rood to hire Margaret Boyce for approximately 10 hrs a week @ 10.00 an hour with a raise of .50 after probation period of 90 days, supported by Terry Acton, all ayes, M/C.
f. Board of Review mileage payments for training classes. Motion by Nancy Austin to make the payments retroactive to February, 2016 to cover training classes attended by two members. Supported by
Terry Acton, all ayes, M/C.
New Business:
a. The temporary Trustee Position will be re-evaluated at a Special Board Meeting in the near future.
Terry Acton said that a few people are running for that position since our Dear Trustee, Lee Dancer has
passed away recently. Those people on the ballot will not be considered for the temporary position
as it will create an unfair advantage for the others who are also running for it in the election. Some names have come up for the temporary position and will be discussed and decided on at the Special Mtg.
b. Toms Pole building: (Jensen Bridge & Supply Co.) fence for 4,400 for the south end of the Hayes Complex building being considered to prevent damage to the grounds by snowmobiles and other small 4 wheelers. A quote for a chain link fence will also be considered due to lower cost, suggested by John
Scherrer. This is tabled for a future meeting.
c. Weldons Commercial Concrete Construction, estimate of 1,500 for 4 bump posts with covers for
the front of the Complex will be tabled for another meeting.
d. The Clare County Veterans requested to borrow the gym bleachers for the Wall of Tears Day. Motion by Terry Acton to approve this action, supported by John Scherrer, all ayes, M/C.
e. Township Budget is on hold, still being worked on.
f. May 18th, 2016 (Wednesday) a Special Construction Meeting will be held to
Board Requests: None
a. Middle Michigan Development sent a thank you note for the 3 year contract that they have with us.
Maye Rood said they are working on a large project now which will be disclosed at a later date.
b. Terry Acton explained that MTA had sent over a new ruling on a Consent Judgement that will now allow
Townships and Governments to make informed decisions regarding local ballot measures so citizens can
be well informed as to what a certain proposals actually means before they vote. Beforehand , it was not
allowed for us to explain a proposal that was on the ballot as residents are supposed to get the information from the newspapers , television. We can now explain it in general terms but offer no opinion as to how to vote on it.
c. A Special Board Meeting will be held shortly to nominate a Temporary Trustee as we have lost Lee
Dancer and another trustee is needed on the Board. Two people have stepped forward so far from the Planning Commission that are qualified. Forty Five days is the guideline for us to nominate someone for the next 5 months of service. Anyone else interested should step up and let us know. A special Board
Mtg. will be held regarding this.
Public Comments: A question was about when the Open House for the new building would happen. Maye Rood
Had said possibly the week of June 1st, but the holdup is some things that still need to be finished.
Swipe cards to enter the building, some work outside and inside needs to be finished and it is getting close
to the end now.
Demolition sites were inquired about in the township. Terry Acton and Maye had said it is best to get
the deeds signed over to the Township, it avoids legal fees and less expensive to have the house torn down. Once the home is in the Townships name, Federal Funds are available to help with the cost of the
tear down. The legal side of it is somewhat complicated and the township tries to take the less expensive
way to tear it down in order to save township tax dollars. The County sometimes will take a home for a
tear down or deed it to the township to get it done. Working together to get hazardous homes demolished is everyones goal.
A resident inquired about doing something special in honor of Lee Dancer and the service he has done
within the community for all these years. Terry Acton commented that the township will be doing
Something, plus the showcase by the front door will also have some mementoes and his name there.
Others names and pictures of former board members should also be in the showcase along with Lee.
8:05 pm Adjournment: John Scherrer made the motion to adjourn, supported by Terry Acton (in Lees name)
as Lee always was the person to 2nd it, all ayes, M/C.
Nancy Austin/Hayes Township Clerk __________________________


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TUSCALOOSA | The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday unanimously endorsed a five-year, $15.3 million plan to improve park and recreation facilities across the county.
TUSCALOOSA | The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday unanimously endorsed a five-year, $15.3 million plan to improve park and recreation facilities across the county.
But the support didn't come without debate. How much the county will support the project financially and its approval of the plan's details is up in the air.
"I don't think there is anything wrong with the concept," said Hardy McCollum, the commission's chairman. "It's the details, and that's where we are, the details."
The five-year plan includes building a six-court gymnasium at the Belk Center, the renovation of two soccer fields and the construction of 10 new soccer fields to create a Sokol Park soccer complex, plus renovating the eight existing softball/baseball fields and the construction of five more at Bowers Park.
The plan also includes constructing a multipurpose metal building at Sokol Park North, updating lighting at Bowers Park and adding lighting to fields at the Bobby Miller Center.
While McCollum said he wasn't against the plan, he didn't understand why four existing baseball fields at Sokol North would be torn down to create six soccer fields, and then four baseball fields would be built at Bowers Park. Because Bowers Park is close to the interstate, the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission pointed out that the site could easily draw in tourism dollars by hosting baseball and softball tournaments.
McCollum said that he was against removing the ballfields, because it could force residents near Sokol to have to drive across town.
"I have problems personally with the makeup of the facility, because we are backing away from community parks," McCollum said. "This is being driven by traveling conventions."
Commissioner Reginald Murray pointed out that having athletic competitions and conventions in Tuscaloosa would benefit local residents.
"When these local athletes compete, they have to go somewhere else," Murray said. "We have to look at the big picture."
According to the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority and the tourism and sports commission, the project will generate millions of dollars in new revenue for the area for years to come. The tourism and sports commission estimates that almost $30 million would have come from five tournaments that did not consider Tuscaloosa County because the county's facilities were inadequate for the events' organizers.
Still, McCollum was hesitant.
"Are we really taking a step forward if we are removing fields at one facility and moving them across town?" McCollum said.
Gary Minor, director of PARA, told the commission that the plan will save $3 million by moving the four baseball fields at Sokol and turning them into soccer fields because of existing lighting at Sokol.
McCollum was ready to end the discussion Wednesday without a vote of support, but Commissioner Bobby Miller made the motion to support the concept, as long as the commission met with the city of Tuscaloosa to work out details, including funding, within the next 30 days. The motion was approved unanimously.
The city of Tuscaloosa has approved to move forward with the plan, so long as the county also supports the project. Tuscaloosa City Council President Harrison Taylor, who was at Wednesday's County Commission meeting, said he was glad the commission moved forward with their vote.
"This is a good idea and something that will benefit the whole city and the county," Taylor said. "It's a quality of life issue."
Tuscaloosa City Councilman Lee Garrison agreed. "I'm pleased to see them endorse the project. It needs to be a joint project between the county and the city. I look forward to sitting down (with the county) in the next 30 days."
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