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And so the story of the moral implosion of the British prison system comes to this: we are imprisoning people in toilets. Doncaster prison - run by the private firm Serco - was designed to hold 800 people, but it now pens in more than a thousand. So the governors have put beds in the toilets, and detained people there for more than 18 hours a day, week after week. In toilets. In Britain. Today.
There are now two prison systems in this country. There is Her Majesty's Prison Service, where mad and broken people are warehoused alongside the genuinely violent in cramped and fetid cells. Then there is the Fantasy Prison System, implanted by the press in the public imagination, where pampered prisoners are given foot massages while watching flat-screen TVs.
No matter how many prisons I visit, from Wormwood Scrubs to Feltham Young Offenders Institute, I cannot find the holiday camps. Instead, I find prisons that clunkingly conform to every "tough" demand of the right - and are therefore placing you and your family in greater danger.
Allow me to explain. When our prisons contained 40,000 people, back in 1993, they managed to make 47 per cent of the inmates go straight. But today - after cramming twice as many people into almost the same space - that rate has dramatically plummeted to just 25 per cent. The rest graduate to the same or worse crimes.
We know what makes criminals less likely to reoffend. We have known for years, from study after study after study - but drunk on rhetoric, we are speeding in the opposite direction. So let's go through the recipe that really turns prisoners into law-abiding citizens, abandoned in the mid-1990s when Michael Howard got Britain smoking the crack-down crack.
Ingredient One: Transfer the mentally ill into secure hospitals. The first thing that strikes you in any prison is how many of the people there are insane. One 60-year-old man diagnosed with serious brain damage staggered up to me in the bowels of Wormwood Scrubs thinking I was his father. The Government admits 13 per cent of our prisoners have schizophrenia and 70 per cent have one or more diagnosable mental disorder. I could fill this newspaper with descriptions of prisoners who stab their own necks with knives or set fire to themselves at Her Majesty's Pleasure.
There is another way. The state of Pennsylvania was facing the same prison problem as Britain - so they decided that if the police arrest a mentally ill person, he should no longer go into the normal courts system. When, say, Sally Judson - a diagnosed schizophrenic who developed a heroin habit - was picked up for disorderly conduct recently, she was taken to a mental health "court". Instead of jailing her, they drew up an action plan with her. They found her a doctor, a therapist and a waitressing job. If she relapses on heroin, there is a rehab place waiting for her. This system works: mentally ill people have a 55 per cent reoffending rate in the normal courts, but in the mental health courts it is just 10 per cent.
Ingredient Two: Make sure prisoners stay in touch with their families. You can hear the Gaunt-groans and the Littlejohn-lies now: who cares if some criminal bastard can't speak to his baby-mother? But the evidence shows this is the single biggest factor in keeping a criminal from reoffending. If you manage to keep your partner, you are 20 per cent more likely to stay out of jail. But our prisons actually militate against this. Because of the severe overcrowding, some 37,000 prisoners are being held more than three hours' journey from home, and 5,000 are being held more than six hours away. Their mostly broke families can't afford the long journey. Telephone? BT charges up to seven times more to call home from prison than it would cost from a normal phone box. Far away and expensive to phone, nearly half of male prisoners currently lose touch with their families.
Ingredient Three: Make sure prisoners aren't illiterate and homeless when they walk out the prison gates. When they arrive, a third of prisoners can't read or write a word. They almost invariably leave as they came. The Adult Learning Inspectorate found fewer than 8 per cent of prisoners are taught to read and then given meaningful work that could lead to a job on the outside. Worse, one-third of prisoners are released to "No Fixed Abode" - a friend's couch, if they're lucky.
In Liverpool prison, I saw a brilliant scheme where prisoners are taught construction skills - and then use them to do up an abandoned council house to live in when they leave. It's a crime-busting double whammy: work skills, and a house nobody else wanted. Why isn't this being done in every prison in Britain?
Ingredient Four: Medicalise prisoners' drug addictions. Some 12 per cent of prisoners are heroin addicts, imprisoned either for possessing the drug or committing property crimes to feed their ravaging need. Wouldn't it be better to spend the £40,000 of jail money to put them in rehab? True, heroin addiction is so powerful that the even the best rehab in the world fails with 80 per cent of addicts. But for them, we can prescribe a clean, legal supply for £4,000 a year. Then they can lead healthy lives: Arthur Conan Doyle and the father of modern surgery, William Halsted, did. When the Swiss did this, burglary fell by 70 per cent.
Ingredient Five: Make sure prison is only for violent and sexual offenders. There are about 16,000 vaguely sane people in our jails who have committed violent or sexual offences. They need to be banged up while they are rehabilitated, for however long it takes. But if they are crammed in with 64,000 others - the shoplifters and cannabis dealers - nobody gets any treatment and nobody gets any better.
Indeed, the evidence shows the opposite happens. Professor Carol Hedderman has calculated that the growth in the prison population is due to a huge rise in short sentences of six months or less. They are all for crimes that used to be dealt with by community service - like the two teenage boys in Deerbolt who have just been sentenced to 15 months in an adult jail for graffiti. That's long enough to put in place all the factors that drive up crime - they lose their job, their house and their girlfriend, and their debts spiral - but not long enough to teach them anything, even if we tried. This is the reason for the surge in reoffending.
Yet still the Government builds more mega-prisons, while the Tories yelp for them to go even further and faster. Why? Every politician wants to be seen as the Toughest Daddy, cheered on by a press that raves against a prison system that doesn't exist. But the "tough" approach - shove 'em in the toilets, teach 'em nothing - produces more crime. The macho swagger hides glass testicles. No: we need to show this isn't about soft vs. tough, but about smart, crime-busting policies vs. dumb, crime-boosting policies.
But for today, reason and evidence remain locked away in the prison toilets. Isn't it time we let them out?
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Finding the Distance or the Midpoint of a Line Segment on the Coordinate Plane
Lesson 4 of 11
Objective: SWBAT find the distance, midpoint and a missing endpoint of a line segment between points on a coordinate plane.
Big Idea: This lesson gains student interest using a Carnival Map and dives deeper using the Math Practices One, Two, and Four.
Warm Up
This Warm Up is intended to take about 10 minutes for the students to complete and for me to review with the class.
My students have previously been introduced to the Distance and Midpoint Formulas in eighth grade. This year, we have already used the Distance formula to find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane. This is the first lesson in which students will use the Midpoint Formula. I want to focus not only on using the Midpoint Formula, but on the reasoning behind it. Therefore, I will be implementing as many Math Practices as possible to make the lesson more in depth. I model reviewing the Warm Up in the video below.
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Independent Practice
The WILD WONDERS AMUSEMENT PARK activity requires students to apply the Distance Formula and the Midpoint Formula. The Distance Formula is used to find the distance between two endpoints of a line segment on a coordinate plane. The Midpoint Formula is used to find the halfway point, or the coordinates of the midpoint of a line segment on the coordinate plane. Modeling these formulas with a carnival map helps students relate the formulas to navigation and maps as models of geographic position (MP4).
I allow students about 30 minutes to work on the AMUSEMENT PARK tasks. As I walk around to monitor and assist with questioning, I have students compare work if they are done, and see if they have questions or need to make corrections. I encourage students to critique each other's work and provide peer tutoring if needed (MP3). I also assist if they cannot move forward, or cannot agree on an answer.
Student progress on the Independent Practice is listed below.
- Students understand the beginning of the practice well, as long as they have identified that each unit of the graph represents two units.
- Students have to verify that (2,0) is the midpoint in number four, which requires reasoning supported by the math(MP2).
- I expect some of the students will struggle with finding the Midpoint in number five. This is due partly to not understanding the question of when to apply Midpoint, and partly of applying it incorrectly.
- Number six often gives students difficulty. It is a multi-step problem that takes some Perseverance (MP1). To find the location of the Spider Ride on the coordinate plane, students have to find the missing endpoint of the line segment instead of the midpoint. I model problem six in the video below.
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Exit Slip
I allow students about 15 minutes at the end of class to work on this Exit Slip. This Exit Slip is a multi-step problem, and I want to provide adequate time to complete it. It requires the student to demonstrate the following skills:
- Find the length of 4 line segments given their coordinates on the graph.
- Find the midpoint of a line segment.
- Find the perimeter of the closed polygon formed by the line segments.
I have students hand in the Exit Slip when it is completed, and I use it as a quick formative assessment on each student's progress with this lesson. Students that drew out a picture of the situation did better than students that just tried to solve it. Without the picture, students would leave out some of the line segments, or important information.

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The American Women's Club of Southern Ontario held their annual American Thanksgiving Luncheon and Holiday Market last Thursday, November 10, 2016 at St. Paul's United Church in Oakville.
Not only do club members and guests come together to celebrate the American holiday together, it is also the club's largest fundraiser.
At the end of every year, AWCO donates the funds raised to a variety of local charities. Membership in AWCO includes American Citizens, those who have previously lived in the US, or those with American relatives.
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Website for the partnership with Reebok and Brazilian organization Fight For Peace. Part of Reebok's Be More Human Campaign. This was one of the Reebok projects I designed at my time at Venables Bells & Partners.
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Created various printed and online marketing material for Twistlock, a container cybersecurity platform.
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Internal branding for the Technology division at Nike. Creating a style guide which included supporting elements including icons, fonts, & colors that support the brands voice.
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Overall branding and supporting material for the first multi-studio fitness space in San Francisco, Studio Mix. The project was in conjunction with Stephanie Wong.
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Branding and website for Oddball Films, a unique stock footage company specializing in offbeat footage from around the world. They are located in the Mission district of San Francisco.
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Rebranding of TRX, a company based in San Francisco that specializes in suspension training and utilizes equipment developed by a former U.S. Navy SEAL. Created in conjuntion with the in-house design team.
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Multiple design projects for illustrator and Pixar veteran Sanjay Patel. Some of the projects include designing his website and online marketing material. Laying out his 2nd book, published by Chronicle Books. Environmental design for his exhibition at the Asian Art Museum that showcased his work juxtaposed with Hindu artifacts.
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Installation for AIGA's SF Design Week. Creating an installation brings the digital to the analog world, mimicking apps similar to Snapchat. Eight Artists and Designers were chosen to participate, creating their version of a "mask." Included artists like Koak and design team MacFadden & Thorpe.
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Illustration created for hip hop group Das Racist. Used for merchadise and tour visuals.
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Weinsteins Suing for Rights to The Crow Remake [Update]
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Thanks to Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Relativity's remake of The Crow -- which is negotiating with Bradley Cooper to fill the role made famous by Brandon Lee -- just flew straight into a legal battle. The Weinsteins claim their company has worldwide distribution rights to the project, not Relativity's Ryan Kavanaugh; said the brother's lawyer Bert Fields to Deadline, "If anybody tries to buy these distribution rights [to] The Crow, they are buying nothing but a lawsuit and they will get sued." (UPDATE: Relativity just responded in a statement: "This is yet another typical litigation stunt from the Weinsteins who have a long history of threatening law suits with the sole purpose of intimidation ... Clearly this is a feeble attempt to create a press stir and a malicious effort to interfere with Relativity's development of the project.") This is the third high-profile lawsuit the Weinsteins have been involved with this year: They're also being sued by Michael Moore, who claims the brothers cheated him out of profits from Fahrenheit 9/11, and filmmakers Brian Inerfeld and Tony Leech, who say Harvey was too busy eating M&Ms off the floor to pay attention to their movie. [Deadline]


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With no regard towards towards stylistic boundaries, the sound that emerges from Dopapod both live and in the studio is as varied and diverse as the many influences that they adapt from. Their approach and commitment to complementing a distinct genre bending sound to top-notch musicianship has set them apart from many of their contemporaries and keeps music lovers eagerly returning to shows.
Dopapod has been touring nationally playing 150+ shows a year for the last three years. Their rigorous tour schedule has seen the young, yet seasoned group make appearances at numerous festivals including Rootwire, Gathering of the Vibes, Bonnaroo, Mountain Jam, Burning Man, Bear Creek, The Big Up, Camp Bisco, and more. Their electric live showcase has been cultivating a fast growing and loyal fan base.
Their third studio effort 'Redivider' was release on December 21st 2012. Having been recorded and released less than a year after the band's last record Drawn Onward came out, recording was done at Tyrone Farm, a scenic and completely solar powered farm in the small town of Pomfret, CT. Opting to take a different route than recording in a studio, the band brought their own to the barn of the farm and produced it by themselves. Redivider displays a drastic evolution in the band's songwriting skills as well as marking the first time ever that the band has added vocals into songs. The added texture serves as yet another dimension in what allows the band to look in multiple directions at one time while remaining focused on a cohesive blend of sound.


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Bilderberger: We "welcome the general interest in the conference"
In a statement provided to The Washington Times, a Bilderberg "spokesman" has claimed that the group is happy that the public is interested in its activities – a suggestion that flies in the face of the huge security operation surrounding the meeting and and total secrecy in which its dignitaries operate.
"While we understand and generally welcome the general interest in the conference, we simply cannot provide the levels of access or transparency that certain individuals or groups would like to see," the anonymous spokesman writes in an email.
"To encourage the highest level of openness and dialogue among the participants, and to keep the private character of the meetings, all participants respect the Chatham House Rule." the statement also notes.
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WHO: Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church is a congregation of all ages, from different religious backgrounds, who gather together for spiritual and social community.
WHY: To celebrate our joys and sorrows together. To embrace and be embraced by a caring community who share principles. To see the many reasons why people enjoy our community, see our Testimonials and about our members' beliefs. See our Vision, Mission, and Convenant of Right Relations.
HOW: Through Sunday morning worship services, religious education classes for children and youth, sharing food and socializing, celebrations, online social networks, and many other activities and programs. See our Visitor FAQ.
WHEN: Sunday morning services start at 10:30 AM. Children join the adults for an intentional multi-generational experience. Religious education classes for all ages is at 9:30 AM. Other activities are listed on our Calendar. Feel free to join in any church activities that appear interesting to you. Newcomers, learn more about our Worship Services here.
WHERE: Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church is located at 7400 Temple Hill Rd. in Camp Springs, southern Prince George's County, Maryland – just 10 mi. from southeast DC. See our map and directions.
Members and friends ("friends" are people who attend regularly and/or have participated for a while, but have not officially signed the membership book) are from these towns and counties: In Maryland, Prince George's County: Accokeek, Brandywine, Camp Springs, Cheverly, Clinton, District Heights, Forestville, Fort Washington, Friendly, Ft. Washington, Greenbelt, Marlton, Mitchellville, Oxon Hill, Suitland, Temple Hills, Upper Marlboro; Charles County: Indian Head, Port Tobacco, Waldorf, LaPlata, White Plains, Chicamuxen; Calvert County: Chesapeake Beach, Dunkirk, Owings, Solomons, Sunderland; Montgomery County: Silver Spring; Baltimore; Frederick County: Emmitsburg; Anne Arundel County: Deale, Tracys Landing; In Virginia: Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church; and Washington, D.C. There are also members and friends who have moved out of the area and even overseas (e.g. Germany, Brazil) who stay in touch and visit occasionally.
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After a successful run as front man with 'Ya Know? THAT BAND' - a Blues Rock and Vintage Rock band from the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire - and years of solo acoustic performances, culminating with the album 'After The Storm', Tod Moses was itching for something a little rougher around the edges, and stripped back down to the primal basics of Rock. As a result Tod formed 'Fujita 5' in April of 2013 and released 'Make Your Own Party Hat For The End Of The World'. For this first trip into the whirlwind, Tod enlisted Chris Whitehouse on Drums and Paul Moses on Bass. Combined with Tod's percussive guitar style and broad ranged vocal talents, the power trio ripped through their debut effort like a Tennessee Twister.
Genre: Blues/Rock - Roots/Rock - Modern Rock - Alt Country - Funk
Members: Tod Moses – Guitar & Lead Vocals, Chris Whitehouse – Drums, Paul Moses – Bass & Backing Vocals
Influences: Start off with some early Memphis Blues and Memphis Soul. Take a right turn at anything funky - from PFunk to Jamiroquai and GLove. Don't forget to add in a healthy dose of Country. Not the stuff you hear on Country Radio but more like Cash and Willie. Add to this a profound need to rock with influences from British Blues of the late 60s to Minimalist, Post-Millennial Rock of The White Stripes and The Black Keys.
Band Interests: When you look at the genres that we claim to function within, it might seem a bit all over the map but when you consider that it all has its roots in the Blues and you start to listen, you quickly realize that the Fujita 5 sound is only doing what has been done throughout Rock history - which is remaking the Blues into something that uniquely suits the artists. We don't claim to be a Blues band and we don't think you will see anybody accusing us of it, but if you are paying any attention at all, you can't go very far into most of the songs without hearing it. Even when you hear the Country influences that seem to permeate much of our music, you have to realize that Country Music itself can be tracked in a straight line (right alongside Rock n Roll) back to the Blues. Basically, like most of our heroes, we are fans first. We like to think of ourselves as musical sponges. While we have crafted what we think is a pretty unique style of our own, there is not a damned thing that we did not learn from the greats who went before us. To them we dedicate this music.
Artists We Also Like: Jack White, The Black Keys, Southern Culture On The Skids, Them Crooked Vultures, T Rex, Collective Soul, John Hiatt, CCR, David Bowie, Muse, Clutch, Drive By Truckers, Nirvana, Spin Doctors, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Doors, The Beatles (like who doesn't, right?) The Who, , and Led Zeppelin.
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Originally posted by Sailor Sam
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he just messaged me on facebook
saying everything is quiet now no more planes overhead
but he isnt going out to look and will stay sheltered for a few more hours
Notice that the OP has gone silent.
He started a hoax and is sitting at his computer having a good laugh.
Reclaimed - you are now doing the same, inflaming a hoax then back pedalling.
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how dare you
this is not my thread
im just passing on information that im hearing
i never said this was true,a few pages back i even agreed with phage that this is all rumor
im just passing on what im hearing i never said its truth.how could i know either way im not there
Why would the navy respond, they have better things to do.
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I'm sorry. IMO the situation is not the same.
While I'm not saying that an attack couldn't happen. Totally possible.
I'm am saying that you are comparing apples to oranges.
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Gene Vallee FB Page
Its been confirmed by an army general. If this is a hoax, then he is putting on quite a show for us all.
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A sailor from Gulfport was found dead in his berthing compartment aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise in the Middle East on Friday morning, according to a ship spokeswoman.
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President Jacob Zuma had promised to give what seemed to be a fairly realistic State of the Nation address. What we heard was a speech with not much earth-shattering stuff, but it somehow worked – strangely enough.
Zuma was in a tough spot. It would have been easy to launch a headline-grabbing initiative and move the agenda on. He didn't do that. What he did was produce a speech that addressed some of the very real problems the nation faces. Some of it is very workable. We applaud his measure to give tax incentives to businesses hiring younger people. Basically, he's going to help the youth over the "just qualified, no experience" problem.
On the economy, his summation was bang on. There's reason for hope, the economy is now creating jobs. But don't think it's all over, there's still plenty of work to be done. Interestingly, there was no mention of economic policy or inflation targeting in the 12-page speech. But he did hint at something with "government will, therefore, not withdraw its support measures". That should put to bed any ideas that the Reserve Bank will reverse its rate cuts which were instituted to deal with the recession.
Public infrastructure received a big boost, with R846 billion. Most of this will go to Eskom, but the rest will be spent on "maintaining and expanding our road network". (Note the word "maintain".) That's going go down very well with a middle class, irritated at the pothole problem.
He also promised rail transport would be reliable, competitive and better integrated with our sea ports. Good idea, tricky to do though. We don't even have a CEO at Transnet and no prospect of one for some time to come.
There wasn't much new on the power problem, but he did say the inter-ministerial committee on energy will "look at the participation of independent power producers". Excellent. We are seriously pleased with that. Hopefully, it will actually be followed by reality. However, much of the load still rests on Eskom. He also formally announced the establishment of an independent system operator that will basically decide when to use Eskom electricity and power from independent people. Hurrah! But do it.
Government evaluation was always going to be one of the big issues of this speech. Ministers will have to sign a delivery agreement before starting any project. We think that's good; it will mean more thought going into policy. But we still can't see Zuma sacking a politically popular minister just because he or she is incompetent.
Zuma stuck to the basics on education: Teachers must be on time, and teach for seven hours a day. There will also be independent testing of pupils in grades three, six and nine. Best of all, parents will get to see those results. And school inspectors are back; all of the country's 27,000 schools will be visited by the department.
The National Health Insurance Scheme received the briefest of brief mentions, "We will also continue preparations for the establishment of a national health insurance system". Conspicuously absent was any time table. It's a step back from his comments at the ANC rally earlier this year when he pointed out it will be done this year. However, as president, he does have to soft-pedal a bit. Still, we can't but wonder if this idea is slowly on its way out.
Crime had lots of play, a longish paragraph, but not much is new there either. He confined himself to calling on people to help out, to tell police about criminals and not to buy stolen goods.
Local government got the promised crapping out, as did those who use violence. No new policy was announced, but his governance minister has a job on his hands. Zuma did tell the police to take "tougher action" on lawlessness in Balfour and its surroundings.
A small paragraph, but with perhaps big consequences, caught our eye. Zuma wants to provide proper land tenure to half-a-million households by 2014. That should mean there will be another half-a-million home owners in the next four years. That's a great idea, it should give all of those people something to fight for, and thus they'll be more productive members of society. We've all read the economic research on what home ownership can do for a nation. We fervently hope and pray it happens.
Zuma made a promise made twice before by Mbeki. Cheaper broadband. He said there will be a "further reduction" in broadband, cellphone, landline and public phone rates. He also wants faster broadband. As a website that lives and dies on this, of course, we welcome it. But the same hurdles are still there – Telkom, cellphone companies that are really a triopoly and weak regulatory bodies. It's simply not going to happen unless the Independent Communications Authority (Icasa) is beefed up. It simply can't continue advertising for a senior legal advisor with a salary of R500,000 a year. It needs more money, stronger councillors and more intellectual rigour. He must provide it with such for any of this to happen.
And he told the nation how much he appreciated the role of whites and other minorities in overcoming apartheid and the role they play in the nation now. He started and ended his speech with calls for more racial reconciliation; he truly is a great reconciler. His tone was welcoming to all South Africans; he just gets it on the race issue. He knows that everyone needs to feel part of this nation, no matter how they look. He's right to echo Madiba's call on this, and we're confident that he will continue to do so. He can bring the warm, fuzzy feelings to a speech.
Our initial take on the speech: Zuma did pretty well. He included much of what we said we wanted. We're glad there's some movement on electricity and health. We think that, while changes to economic policy are in the offing, it's probably going to be better received by business if it comes from Uncle Pravin (we realise this is slightly unfair, but then, this is politics). We are also pleased that several worrying ideas have been left out, with the NHI wind of change seemingly slowing down, for example.
A final note. When Zuma walked in, the chamber rose. Everybody (even most of the press box) clapped. But it was restrained. During those heady days when Zuma still had an enemy to defeat, when Mbeki was still the main man, the applause for Zuma was unrestrained. It was jubilation. MPs sang "Umshimi wami" spontaneously (well, it seemed spontaneous). There was none of that this time. It was almost subdued.
Have the events of the last few days damaged him under the water line? Probably not. But they may have showed his supporters, for the first time, that Zuma doesn't walk on water.
By Stephen Grootes
(Grootes is an Eyewitness News reporter)
Read more: The Daily Maverick previous articles on State of the Nation speech here and here.
Photo: President Jacob Zuma arrives for the opening of Parliament with Speaker of the National Assembly Max Sisulu in Cape Town. REUTERS/Nic Bothma
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Rammus is a pretty straightforward tank. Your goal as rammus is to prevent the opposing team's carry from doing damage to anyone else, while maximizing damage output.
All MR, because with the dodge in masteries and from the boots you dont need to waste time on them. Moreso, it prevents the need for having to buy MR items in game, and letting you stack your def/health items which maximizes your damage and effectiveness as rammus. Using health runes wont help much endgame, neither will using def runes.
Pretty standard, however the 1 point in meditation helps with mana regen enough to make you a viable harasser.
Your defensive curl is the best skill you have, its a skilled-in thornmail, and when combined with your taunt can do some serious damage. You want your skills maxed in this order, Curl, Taunt, Tremors, Powerball. Powerball is a slow, yes, but it is not as effective for CC as your taunt is.
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Exhaust is great for using on other malee carries who you werent able to taunt, or slowing someone down while your powerball or taunt is on CD. Ghost is a great escape/chase spell, and when coupled with your powerball you find yourself going a billion miles an hour :)
Always get a shield and a pot to start. Then you want your ninja tabi first, followed by your sunfire. After this point i would say it is safe to start ganking. Minor engagements are fine prior to this point, but you dont have any beef or damage as rammus until that sunfire kicks in. After the sunfire i get my omen, this provides additional slows to those who target you first, and allows you to throw down your own personal AoE slow, providing more CC (followed by a powerball in a group can cause some serious movement problems on the opposing team). Next you build your thornmail, at this point your damage will be heavily based on getting people to attack you (or taunting) and using your curl. Follow up with a GA and a Warmogs and you will have lots of hp to throw around, and a second wind in a teamfight (that respawned taunt + curl can help finish off their team). As always, if you feel the need to switch the boots out with merc's treads because the opposing team is caster heavy, then do so.
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This is my first guide, ive been playing rammus for a while, and i also have a mord guide im going to make after a little bit.
Please Comment/Post on this build, but ive found it effective in being able to shut down the opposing team easily.


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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases. Dr. Patrice Desvigne-Nickens is a program director in the Heart Failure and Arrhythmias Branch in the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences at the NHLBI. In this role, she is responsible for the scientific development and fiscal management of research programs focused on prevention, recognition, and treatment in cardiovascular medicine.
When it comes to preventing heart disease across all demographics in the United States, how are we doing? Are we getting better or worse?
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Remember, once you get heart disease, it's a lifelong disease -- so it's much better to prevent it.
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Our population is aging and there are now more than 40 million people in the United States aged 65 or over, and the average person is living to an all-time high of 78 years. With people living longer than ever before, in what ways do we need to rethink or reprioritize heart health?
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Our aging population also means more people than ever are living with heart disease and the challenges that accompany it. What advice do you have for those seniors living with heart disease?
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When it comes to heart health in the future, what makes you feel most optimistic?
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Law firm to sponsor the largest and most active legal association in the Middle East
Dubai, UAE, July 9, 2017: International law firm Pinsent Masons, which has regional offices in Dubai and Doha, has announced its sponsorship of The Association of Corporate Counsel Middle East (ACC Middle East). As the premier industry association for in-house legal professionals, the sponsorship reinforces Pinsent Masons' reputation as a leading law firm in the region.
Through its sponsorship, Pinsent Masons will support the ACC Middle East's efforts to be the premier professional resource for its members. Furthermore, the ACC Middle East acts as a platform to share knowledge within the legal industry, providing further opportunities for firms to come together to help shape the development of the industry in the region. ACC Middle East sponsors also contribute to the bi-monthly Lexis Middle East Law Alert magazine, as well as the Lexis Nexis Practical Guidance Sources, furthering extending Pinsent Masons' potential reach.
A pillar of the ACC Middle East is to provide education and training programmes designed and developed specifically for in-house counsel. Sponsoring the ACC Middle East will enable Pinsent Masons to take a lead role in hosting education and networking events across the GCC. The firm is currently planning to host two events in the UAE and further events in Qatar..
Sachin Kerur, Head of the Middle East Region for Pinsent Masons, said:
"It is an honour to support the ACC Middle East given the importance and reputation of the association to in-house counsel in the region. We are looking forward to working closely with the ACC Middle East and other sponsors to promote international legal best practice and continue to play a role in developing the region's legal industry."
The ACC Middle East is a chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, a global bar association that promotes the common professional and business interests of in-house counsel, ACC currently serves 40,000 members employed by over 10,000 organisations in 85 countries.
Diane Mullenex, Head of Global Telecoms for Pinsent Masons, commented:
'We are excited to be part of the ACC Middle East Chapter. Pinsent Masons has won numerous awards for innovation, therefore we look forward to bringing some of our innovative solutions such as SmartDelivery and AI to the ACC network, helping corporate counsel to bring value to their organisations, achieving more with less.'


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Dawn Samuelson stepped gingerly up to the sink and splashed herself with cold water. She was refreshed, but not without pain as she walked away, the slight limp still noticeable.
The temporary pain that came from running sprints in the 85-degree heat in the April 20 Hilltopper Invitational at Glenbard West High School would recede. The pain that comes with a debilitating injury lingers, taunting her, frustrating her.


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Things are usually not very funny mid-week but today seems to be an exception :-) When I opened my copy of The Sun this morning the first thing that caught my eye was the statement by Tun Zaki Azmi who is the chairman of the Special Commission to Study the Transformation of the Civil Service (did you know that you were paying for something like that? Special commission to study the transformation of the civil service??? What the fuck!!!).
Anyway, back to the funny bit. This Tun fler has proposed that traffic offenders be required to pay their fines on the spot or risk having their vehicles seized, clamped or towed. Okay, la I don't even want to laugh at the the complete farce that would very quickly become. What I found funny was this Tun fler's reason for wanting to do this. He said, "Millions of unpaid summonses are being put aside and this shows disrespect for the law. We have to force traffic offenders to respect the law".
This shows disrespect for the law??? Hiyoh! Mr. tun, I think you should sometimes give your driver the day off and experience Malaysian traffic first-hand la. Malaysians stopped respecting traffic laws and traffic police a long, long time ago. And unless things have changed since the last rempit ran a red light, the last motorist parked along a double yellow line, I think the Malaysian police are quite happy or at least nonchalant about that fact. We can't go into the total silliness of this cockamamie idea of yours here but come on la, tun fler. Don't take us for fools can ah? But thanks for the funny today la.
And by the way, how about showing us, law-abiding motorists some respect by not giving discounts for settling traffic summonses? Can ah?
Meanwhile, we folks in Selangor are still having to put up with the water ding-dong sing-song.
Federal government and MCA says WATER CRISIS!!! No more water for Selangor folks. Unless Langat 2 treatment plant is allowed to be built. Selangor government says NO WATER CRISIS!!! The baargers just want to push through building of Langat 2 plant so they can make some money all round.
So in the middle here, what do we, the consumers and voters do? I don't know about you, but I say fire the asses of those Syabas flers. If you're a private business tasked with providing water for a whole state wouldn't you have planned on capacity management? And seen what was coming much earlier? Instead of ramming stuff down people's throats? Okay la, so the Selangor flers say can and you say cannot. Come out and tell us why la? Okay okay...so the main stream media tell us that you flers are right. But then we all know the MSM baagers all on your side, right? So what is the real story?
Eh? Actually, these two stories not so funny la. Quite too lan stories. Right?


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Open source medical inventory management system jobs
We are a petroleum marketing company and need assistance in revising a process graphic describing how gas station inventory is managed
I need an inventory management application with customer/billing details report feature is mandatory so I can share pdf reports via WhatsApp/email to my customers daily/weekly/monthly
I need you to develop some software for me. I would like this software to be developed for Windows using .NET. It should keep track of inward and outward of products along with bill generation
[kirjaudu nähdäksesi URL:n] is what i want built. I would like a tire inventory management system built such as this website, when i award the winner of the bid i will provide log in information for you to see what i need from you. Thanks
I have some work, in an Excel spreadsheet. Stocks Inventory - I count the in and out of stocks in 2 branches and also the flow of stocks in warehouse. - I do excel work for their summary of stocks monthly and the total monthly sales.
Hi, Looking for a developer who has an experience in RFID/NFC/Barcode in order to build a series of applications are required to build a complete solution for RFID/NFC/Barcode systems .. first step is to build an application for writing data to an RFID tag using a simple way for encoding (explained in the document attached (draft idea) .. scope may be extended based on the needs and please conside...
Hi, Looking for a developer who has an experience in RFID/NFC/Barcode in order to build a series of applications are required to build a complete solution for RFID/NFC/Barcode systems .. first step is to build an application for writing data to an RFID tag using a simple way for encoding (explained in the document attached (draft idea) .. scope may be extended based on the needs and please conside...
...serial # system I would like to implement to my inventory. I am looking to purchase a wireless barcode scanner and barcode label printer. I would like a program built to keep each serial number with descriptions and notes on each item. We are a rental company so my inventory goes out and comes back in. I would like to check it out of inventory when it
I want to integrate Zoho Inventory with my Amazon seller central account. The direct connection is not available in Canada, so the only option is to use API connectors to track my inventory, sales order and so on.
I need someone to help me set up an open source inventory management app for my small business. One similar to Odoo Inventory but not odoo. It should be we based for desktop and app for mobile/tablet. Please provide your suggestions below and ETA to complete this task.
I need some to integrate zoho inventory with woocommerce. Need to done within 15 days
... Project has 2 parts, creating website and importing inventory to website. These are the must haves unless you know another way around 1. knowledge of SQL Server because the database of my current inventory is mdf file 2. knowledge of batch files- One company uses this method to export inventory every 30 minutes and keep in sync- you may use this method
I need a system for managing my Import and export business I use to import goods from overseas and sell it to the local market I want to make a system which tracks my inventory my sales, other custom options like reports on the sales, report on company net profit, stock alert, also have the option to manage my company Expenses and give me the
Looking for person who can develop suitecrm inventory managment module for my project.
...an Inventory Management System desktop application for my bakery. I am using WPF and c# and I want to use a modern UI layout for this. You can use pre-existing or open source software and customize for my project. I need a few functions for this app that include: - ability to use barcode scanner to read data from barcodes and add to inventory - view
To have visibility of my warehouse load for two weeks. Comparing numbers of manufactured load to number vs number of dispatch and number of inbound. To avoid future congestion.
...our apps backend to seamlessly manage inventory, prices, sizes etc. Currently the brands use their "brand panel " to upload products either one by one manually or a bulk CSV upload (downloading it from say their Shopify store) we need to automate this process and make it easier for them to showcase their inventory on our backend. Backend is NodeJS
My budget is within 12500 for the job to be done.
We at industrybuying have a Catalog system and Order fulfillment system. We want to link our systems to the SAP implementations of our clients, in a way that we are able to push our catalog (products and pricing) to SAP. And when a PO is created for us in the SAP we get that PO in digitized format in our system. When we supply materials to the clients
I have a products file exported from a web shop, now i want to import those products into my amazon store i need someone create inventory files with that products data. It has different categories should be experienced with Amazon seller


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Sadly I'm selling my Chumba EVO frame. I'm doing mostly XC and road riding now and poor thing just sits and collect dust.
It's the original version, in fact it's the very first batch that were made here in the US. Raw, works or just no paint, very good bike and climbs surprisingly well. But I only logged around 300 miles of XC riding on it. Just too chicken to ride it to it's full potential.
No dents or crack.


text: Avoiding Commercial Lease Pitfalls LSNT CPD 7 August 2013 Prof Les McCrimmon & Mr David Baldry Barristers William Forster Chambers Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Focus of Discussion Essential elements of a lease Notice to Quit Notice re right of re-entry Limitations on the lessee's covenant to repair Covenant to keep in good repair Fair wear and tear Options to purchase Deemed subdivision under the Planning Act (NT) Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Definition of a Lease A lease is the grant of the right to exclusive possession of land for a fixed or determinate term (Radaich v Smith (1959) 101 CLR 209 at 222) The term must be for a period less than the term for which the grantor (lessor) holds the land. Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Exclusive Possession Exclusive Possession Grant: Rights: Subject to: General right to exclude others including lessor Specific provisions in lease re entry Statutory powers of lessor – eg: Law of Property Act s 119 Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Right to remove trespassers Action for injury to reversion – damages; injunction Indicators of Exclusive Possession Right conferred on grantor to enter and view, or to carry out repairs If not a lease, such rights unnecessary Covenant for quiet enjoyment indicates grantee has exclusive possession Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Commencement of Lease Lease commences on the date specified in the lease, and if no date is specified, it will be presumed to commence on the date the lease is executed. Date of commencement must be certain when lease is agreed to, or if not, must become certain before the lease comes into effect – eg, when the construction of a building is completed. Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Conditional Lease A lease to take effect in the future is referred to as a "reversionary lease". Note: Law of Property Act (NT) s 115 – provides that a lease stated to take effect more than 21 years from date of the instrument purporting to create it is void (s 115(3), and any contract purporting to create such a term is also void (s 115(4)). Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Requirement of Writing A lease for a long term of years (eg, more than 3 years) must be in writing: LPA (NT) s 10(1). The LPA (NT) s 62 prohibits an action being brought to enforce an agreement for lease unless the agreement is evidenced in writing. A lease for 3 years or less which takes effect in possession is not required to be in writing: LPA (NT) s 10(2). Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Other Essential Elements Names of contracting parties and the identity of the demised premises must be clear. While the designation of rent is not an essential element of a lease, where the lease is in deed form some consideration must be provided by the tenant in return for the grant of the lease. Eg, see LPA (NT) s 47 (deed executed by natural person), s 48 (deed executed by corporation). Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Notice to Quit Notice to quit governed by LPA (NT) ss 145-151. Notice to terminate may be either oral or in writing (s 146(1)). Note – lessor cannot relay on an oral notice to enforce a right of ejectment should lessee fail to comply with notice. Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Written Notice Form and content of notice governed by LPA (NT) s 146 Written notice must: be signed by the person giving the notice or his/her agent; Agent should have authority at time of signing notice, and generally notice should also contain name of principal clearly identify the leased premises; state either that the tenancy is to terminate on the last day of the period of tenancy next following the giving of the notice or the date of that day. Eg, monthly tenancy which begins on first of month – if notice given on 7 August cannot expire before 30 September. Best practice is to stipulate a specific date which complies with s 146(2)(c). Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Manner of Giving Notice Governed by LPA (NT) s 147. Notice can either be given by delivering the notice personally to the tenant or the landlord or the landlord's agent as the case may be (s 147(1)); or By giving notice in accordance with s 147(2)(a)-(d) if the tenant is absent from the premises or is evading service, or s 147(3) if the tenant has died and probate or letters of administration have not been granted Section 147 does not purport to be a code (s 147(6)), however if another method of giving notice is used it must be capable of satisfactory proof. Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Notice re Right of Re-entry In the NT, no right of re-entry on the lessee's breach of a covenant, obligation, condition or agreement in the lease can be exercised without a court order or unless the tenant abandons or voluntarily gives up possession of the premises (LPA (NT) s 137(1)). The contents of the notice arising from the lessee's breach is governed by LPA (NT) s 137(2). Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Contents of the Notice The s 137 LPA (NT) notice must: Specify the particular breach complained of; If the breach can be remedied, require the lessee to remedy; If the lessor claims compensation in money for the breach, require the lessee to pay the compensation. The notice must do more than simply quote the covenant breached. It must give the lessee sufficient details of the breach so that the lessee can (if possible) remedy the breach. The notice does not have to go so far as to instruct the lessee as to how the breach can be remedied: Gerraty v McGavin (1914) 18 CLR 152 at 164-165. Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Limitations on Lessee's Covenant to Repair A limitation on the damages recoverable for a breach of covenant to repair either during, or on the termination of, the lease is contained in s 123 LPA (NT). Provides that the damages recoverable "are not to exceed the amount (if any) by which the value of the reversion … is diminished owing to the breach of the covenant …". The section requires the court to ascertain the actual value of the property at the date of re-entry and the value which the property would have had if there had been no breach. The difference is the amount of damage sustained by landlord: Hanson v Newman [1934] 1 Ch 298 at 305. Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Example – s 123 Premises worth $500,000 in state of disrepair and $600,000 if restored to good and tenantable standard of repair. Amount by which value of reversion has diminished is $100,000. If actual cost of repairs is $250,000, the lessor only will be able to recover $100,000, being the amount by which the reversion is diminished, not the cost of repair ($250,000). Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Further . . . If it can be shown that at or shortly after the termination of the lease the premises in whatever state of repair they might be would be or have been pulled down, or structural alterations have been made to the premises that would render valueless the repairs, no damages are recoverable for the breach of covenant to repair: s 123(2) LPA (NT). A right of re-entry or forfeiture for a breach of covenant to repair referred to in s 123(1) or (2) is not enforceable unless the lessor proves that an effective notice has been served and a "period of time reasonably sufficient to enable the execution of the repairs has lapsed": s 123(3)(b) LPA (NT). Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Covenants to Keep and Yield up in Good Repair, Make Good and the Fair Wear and Tear Exception Usually based on condition at commencement, excluding damage by Acts of God Lessee's obligation to keep in repair during term and yield up in good repair implied unless otherwise agreed – see Law of Property Act, NT, s 117(1)(c) Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013 Repair (contd) Commencement condition important Requires tenant to perform regular maintenance, objective test – Alcatel Australia Ltd v Scarcella, (1998) 4 NSWLR 349 at 354 Fair, wear and tear exception – Lessee's burden of proof Be careful clause does not require tenant to put the premises into good repair at commencement Repair (contd) Question of degree whether repair or rebuilding or new improvement But if repair needed requires making improvements doing so will be required – Graham v Markets Hotel Pty Ltd, (1943) 67 CLR 567 at 579 Repair (contd) Disrepair at Beginning – inherent defects do not fall within repair covenant dicta by Jordan CJ in Graham v Markets Hotel In NT S/Court can relieve tenant from obligation to perform decorative repairs if unreasonable – see Law of Property Act (NT) s 141 (1) and (2) Repair (contd) Structural defect exclusion may only apply to load bearing integrity – Carbure Pty Ltd v Brile Pty Ltd (2002) Conv R 54-663; yet see J F Hillam Pty Ltd v Mooney (1988) SASR 381 (where repair of marblesheen coating on swimming pool deemed structural); and Alamdo Holdings Pty Ltd v Australian Window Furnishings (NSW) Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 487 at [42] per Barrett J (where repair of asphalt laid on land surface over base course of aggregate deemed structural) Fair, Wear and Tear Exception Taylor v Webb [1937] 1 All ER 590 "Fair" synonymous with "reasonable", "wear and tear" means effect to premises due to normal or ordinary operation of natural forces Haskell v Marlow [1928]2 KB 45 overturned - tenant not obliged to effect repairs to prevent initial disrepair due to wear and tear becoming worse. Fair Wear and Tear (contd) Onus on tenant to establish FWT even if want of repair – Brown v Davies [1957] WLR 818 at 825-826 – long term residential tenant where interior became dilapidated, held FWT exception does not entitle tenant to do nothing Usually read 'keep in repair' clause throughout with 'make good' – Bunyip Buildings Pty Ltd v Gestetner Pty Ltd [1969] SASR 87 at 98-99 Option to Purchase Option to purchase is conditional contract to purchase reversion on lessee giving notice If exercise end date not stated, inferred can only be exercised during lease term – Trustees and Executors and Agency Co Ltd v Peters (1960 102 CLR 537 at 553-554 per Menzies J If landlord transfers title option does not bind new owner unless lease registered Can probably be protected by caveat - Transfield Properties (Kent Steel) PL v Amos Aked Swift (1994) 36 NSWLR 321 at 341, but is probably unnecessary in the NT because of the Court relief powers in s. 143 of the Law of Property Act Exercise of Options Often unenforceable for uncertainty if essential contract of sale terms vague or missing Must be exercised by all lessees Ensure all requirements of exercise are performed – eg often need to pay deposit when serving notice Avoid using phrase "upon exercise of option" Bowman v Durham Holdings Pty Ltd (1973) 131 CLR 8 at 16 per Stephen J because 'upon' could mean 'before', simultaneously with' or 'after' Exercise of Option (contd) Better to serve notice personally Yet under s. 219 Law of Property Act can also be served by: Leaving at or posting to last known place of residence; or Leaving at or posting to last known place of business; If a company, by post to its registered office; If by post, unless the contrary is shown, deemed served in the ordinary course of post. Exercise of Option (contd) Ordinary course of post date depends on usual postal delivery in area – Bowman's case Right of First Refusal Pre-emption right obliging lessor not to deal with land without firstly offering to sell to lessee Not interest in land and not caveatable Usually damages only remedy But arguable becomes an interest in land if lessor makes offer to sell the land to third party – Jonns v Tan (1999) 9 BPR 17,113 at 17,115 May be able to get interim injunction to stop on sale to 3rd party if can show 3rd party knew of terms of first right of refusal Unenforceable if sale terms vague Deemed subdivision under Planning Act (NT) S. 5 Planning Act, NT prohibits leases of part of land without subdivision approval if term, incl any options, > 12 years; s. 63(2) makes lease void. Exception for leases of parts of a building s.5(3)(b). However, if clause contains pre-condition (e.g. landlord having to firstly decide to redevelop the premises) not a true option – Rosebridge Nominees PL v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2008) 36 WAR 561 at [19] and will not be caught by s 5. Deemed subdivision (contd) Finlay Stonemasonry PL v JD & Sons Nominees PL atf Jenkins Family Trust No 2 [2011] NTCA 7 dealt with whether part of building exception applies to single story buildings. Depends on particular term of lease and common intention of parties (Pacific Carriers Ltd v PNB Paribas [2004] HCA 35; 218 CLR 451 at [22] Court of Appeal held parties had common intention to lease a café in part of building. Deemed subdivision (contd) Rejected Appellant's argument not part of building as a single storey building, impliedly included land below floor and air above roof Floor plan contained 2 separate areas of interior of café and verandah, excluding walls Lesson –when drafting leases of parts of buildings use air space definition of premises used in shopping centre leases Les McCrimmon & David Baldry William Forster Chambers 26 Harry Chan Avenue · GPO Box 4369 Darwin · NT t +61 8 8982 4700 f +61 8 8941 1541 e [email protected] Commercial Lease CPD by L McCrimmon & D Baldrey 7 August 2013


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The new Senate voting legislation would mean that many people's votes would be exhausted
FamilyVoice national director Dr David Phillips has condemned the federal government's Commonwealth Electoral Funding Bill 2016.
"There are two fundamental requirements of a voting system," he said. "The first is that the voter, not a party, should decide his or her own party preferences.
"The second is that every vote should have equal value. The new bill being rushed through the federal parliament does not satisfy both principles.
"It would allow optional preferential voting – meaning that many people would mark only one box above the line on the ballot paper. They would not indicate any preferences, and if they do not vote for a major party, their vote may end up nowhere – exhausted. The result would be that the Senate may no longer fairly reflect community views."
Dr Phillips said the current system is also unsatisfactory, because when people vote '1' for a party above the line, the party decides their preferences, not the voter. Very few people choose the onerous task of numbering all candidates in order of preference below the line.
"A fairer system would require people to list their own preferences for all parties above the line," Dr Phillips said. "Micro parties would soon disappear, because they would no longer be able to 'game the system' as at present.
"I would expect the number of parties contesting Senate elections would then decrease markedly, so that preferencing a reasonable number (eg 1-8) would be a fairly simple operation, similar to what is now required when voting for candidates for the House of Representatives," he said.
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