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I was given the task of getting good pictures of Ziva. That seems to be all her daddy is requesting. Well, that and get some pictures posted on the blog. I tried, but in my defense I have to say that Ziva is over smiling for the camera. It seemed the only times she would smile was when she was swinging or not looking at the camera. She has mastered making faces at the camera.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
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Tesco has announced plans to raise more than US$472m by selling a slab of its property assets in Thailand through a flotation in the country.
The initial public offering (IPO) of the Thai property fund, which will be listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, will have an appraised asset value of more than Bt14bn, according to Tesco Lotus CEO Chris Bush, who announced the move on Wednesday.
The fund will initially comprise 15 existing shopping malls, each anchored by a Tesco Lotus hypermarket, in prime locations across Thailand, as well as freehold land and ground leases. Tesco will continue to lease all 15 hypermarkets from the fund.
The IPO will represent the largest retail property fund in Thailand, according to Tesco, with a portfolio of properties in Bangkok, provincial capitals and key tourist zones giving it unique geographical diversity.
The property fund, which will be known as Tesco Lotus Retail Growth Freehold and Leasehold Property Fund, has already been filed with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the IPO process is expected to begin in the next few months, according to Sompong Rungnirattisai, property director at Tesco Lotus.
While the fund is part of Tesco's broader strategy to release value from its £15bn (US$23bn) international property portfolio, it also represents a move tailored to engineer expansion in the Thai market.
"The announcement of the property fund has confirmed our commitment to continue investment in Thailand for the long-term," said Bush.
The proceeds from the IPO will be reinvested into Tesco Lotus distribution centres, refurbishing existing stores and driving expansion, he said.
"I'm delighted that it gives our customers, staff, business partners and stakeholders a way to participate in Tesco Lotus's growth and success," said Bush.
Tesco Lotus now runs 800 retail stores in Thailand spanning a range of formats, including hypermarkets, Talad Lotus and Tesco Lotus Express stores across 60 provinces. The stores rolled into the new fund represent around 12 per cent of Tesco Lotus's 120 hypermarkets in this rapidly expanding market.
Thailand represents the retail giant's third-largest market globally behind the UK and South Korea.
Tesco will hold up to 33 per cent of the total units in the property fund, in compliance with SEC regulations, which limit foreign ownership of land.
Commenting on Tesco's move in the Financial Times, Tim Johnston complemented the retail giant on its timing, and suggested that the IPO represented a case of "profiting from necessity".
"`The move` ticks three important boxes for new chief executive Philip Clarke," said Johnston. "First, freeing up some of the cash tied up in Tesco's £35bn ($55bn) global property empire; next, taking advantage of renewed investor interest in Thailand; and last, reducing some of the company's vulnerability to legal challenges over its property ownership in Thailand."


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Your Life is 64% Green
You live a very green life, and you're aware of how your actions help the earth.
Of course, it's hard to be totally green. But when you make a tradeoff, you know why you're making it.
February 4, 2009
Put on a Cup of Tea
Google is the most environmentally unsound search engine their is. Two searches on their engine is the equivalent of boiling a pot of water.
For every search in Ecosearch, you contribute symbolically to reforest one leaf.
For every 10.000 searches, Ecosearch and Aquaverde plant a tree in the Amazon and in the Canary Islands.
Green Intellect December 27, 2008
I am (attempting to) start a charitable organization. Hopefully, I can convince my friend Amelia (see 'Losing My Religion') to join me. She would be the perfect partner and combination.
To start of the organization will be called Green Intellect. The goal is to preserve the earth and knowledge for future generations. It will promote literacy and education through book and school supply drives and will give appreciation to educators. It will give environment awareness and improvement in Earth Day related celebrations and activities.
And Amelia would be perfect to help me start it up. If not for the support, at least for a good tag line. Imagine this: "An organization focused on education and the environment. Created by a science loving, tree hugging, underachieving agnostic (me) and her counseling, straight-A, Catholic friend (Amelia)."


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Birth Name: Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Date of Birth: September 23, 1943
Ethnicity: Spanish [including Galician Spanish], 1/4 Puerto Rican [Spanish], possibly Sephardi Jewish
Julio Iglesias is a Spanish singer and songwriter.
He is the son of Julio Iglesias Puga and María del Rosario de la Cueva y de Perignat. His father was born in Ourense, Galicia, Spain, and was a prominent gynecologist. He is married to Dutch model Miranda Rijnsburger. He has five children with Miranda, and three children, including singer, songwriter, and actor Enrique Iglesias, with his former wife, Filipino-born journalist, socialite, and television host Isabel Preysler.
The surname Iglesias is Spanish for "churches". Julio's paternal ancestry comes from Galicia. Julio has stated that he has, or that he thinks he has, some degree of Sephardi Jewish ancestry on his mother's side. It is not clear if this ancestry has been documented/verified. Julio's recent ancestors were not Jewish. Julio's mother's surname, de la Cueva y Perignat (literally "of the cave"), referring to Jewish people in hiding, is evidently a common Jewish name.
Julio's paternal grandparents were Ulpiano Iglesias Sarriá and Manuela Puga Noguerol.
Julio's maternal grandfather was José de la Cueva y de Orejuela (the son of Manuel de la Cueva y Campo Redondo and Rosario de Orejuela y Prieto). Manuel was the son of Fernando de la Cueva Caroza and Manuela Campo Redondo. Rosario was the daughter of Francisco de Orejuela y Placer and Tomasa Prieto y Fernandez.
Julio's maternal grandmother was Dolores Perignat y Ruiz de Benavides. Dolores was evidently born in Guayama, Puerto Rico (of Spanish descent).
Source: Genealogy of Julio Iglesias – http://www.geni.com
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Security concerns persist ahead of Rio 2016 Olympic Games
On 21 July, authorities arrested 10 suspects accused of planning a terrorist attack during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, due to commence on 5 August. The detentions, which took place in different locations in Parana and Sao Paulo states, followed by two more detentions in Mato Grosso, have raised international concern over the heightened risk of a terrorist attack in Rio during the sporting event. However, although the threat from organised terrorist groups is high given the media attention that the Games attract and the large volume of people attending these events, recent police operations and high-profile incidents highlight that lone wolf attacks and crime remain the most relevant threats in Rio de Janeiro.
The investigations following the arrests revealed that the suspects were part of an amateur cell without evident links to an international terrorist organisation. All the detainees are recently radicalised Brazilian nationals who pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) on the internet, but never had direct contact with the group. The operation was launched following the interception of instant messaging services, as well as the attempted online purchase of an AK-47 rifle from an illegal weapons' retailer from Paraguay. Although there are no details regarding the type of attack the cell was planning, police have concluded that the suspects' plans were not organised or funded by any larger group, and there is no tangible evidence of IS's presence in Brazil.
Most large-scale international sporting events are an attractive target for terrorism and the Rio Olympics are no exception. In November 2015, IS posted a tweet threatening Brazil and has since then distributed extremist indoctrination propaganda in Portuguese. Two days before the terrorist arrests, Brazil's intelligence agency launched investigations into a suspected Brazilian Islamist group calling itself "Ansar al-Khilafah Brazil" ("Soldiers of the Caliphate Brazil"), although there is no evidence of this being an organised group. Pro al-Qaeda groups have also called on their followers to carry out inexpensive, lone wolf attacks against US, French, British and Israeli nationals in Brazil, benefiting from the access to illegal weapons in Rio's slums. In response to the expected threat, Brazilian authorities, in collaboration with international intelligence agencies, have set up a counter-terrorism centre in Rio, and 80,000 security personnel, including the marines, will be deployed to monitor the Games. This is expected to be a key risk mitigating factor against large-scale, organised attacks, but will not necessarily prevent attacks by single individuals, similar to the 14 July Nice attack.
Although intelligence services remain on high alert, Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes insists criminality is a greater concern than terrorism. In fact, official data reveals a recent increase in the number of violent deaths and robberies in Rio de Janeiro, which has reached an average 428 killings per month so far in 2016. In the past weeks, police have intensified security operations in shantytowns, raising criticism by human rights groups regarding the use of excessive force by police. On 1 July, German TV broadcasters ZDF and ARD reported that a criminal gang stole their equipment using violence in Rio and, on 23 July, New Zealander jiu-jitsu athlete Jason Lee was a victim of express kidnapping in the same city. These cases are representative of the threats travellers and locals alike face in Rio despite a strong police presence.
In the past months, a number of spectators and athletes have cancelled plans to attend the Olympics citing concerns over potential unrest linked to suspended president Dilma Rousseff's impeachment trial, as well as over the feared spread of the Zika virus, despite the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s reassurance that Zika does not pose a major threat during this season. Nevertheless, up to 500,000 people are still expected to travel to Rio, adding pressure on the security services to reassure the public of their capabilities to guarantee a safe operating environment throughout the Games.
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Would too many alcohol consumed brings the urge to become honest and vulnerable? Which means, you will only tell the truth and nothing but the truth? Like, you can actually tell something that is when you were not drunk, you will not tell no matter what?
It has bothered me, somehow. One person, at work today... was telling me this. And, my friend... few years ago was telling me the same thing. That occured to me that, somehow I need to know how right this thing is.
If that is the case, simply means that we can actually be so helpless and hopeless, if we got drunk... am I right?
It just sprang into my mind... I just have a thought. And, if this is so true, then it is... Have to watch out then, I mean... myself. *sigh*
How I wonder... *wink*


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Without much notices about new materials to be released, Soundgarden surprisingly releasing a song titled 'Storm', which can be heard below. It's the first song released since their comeback album King Animal in 2012.
There's still unsure if 'Storm' is a song from their upcoming album. Recent activity from the band is just an acoustic show with Pearl Jam and there's no one reporting about new album progress. We'll be back for further info. At the meantime, just enjoy the music!


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What a cutie!!! I have always wondered why the shop dogs don't just wander out into the street?? Great capture! What do you think of the hipstamatic app?? Hope you get the special "apple surprise" from the cats!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful day, isn't it? Good morning, pup.ReplyDelete
Hi Daryl, my last comment vanishedReplyDelete
anyway love your new header!
a cool puppy.....
I have had poison ivy for 3 weeks but am now much recovered
hope to see you soon!
I love shops with resident dogs or cats. There's always a good vibe in such a place. This little guy is a real cutie.ReplyDelete
I'm in agreement with MyMaracas, word for word...ReplyDelete
People watching is fun! What a cutie.ReplyDelete
He has the perfect little spot there for watching the world go by, and I'm in agreement with the shop pet thing, good vibes.ReplyDelete
Hey, on first look I thought that was Maddox (my cutie dog)...ReplyDelete
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'Rancher on horseback lassoes would-be bike bandit in Walmart parking lot'
'An attempted bicycle theft in a Walmart parking lot was foiled by a cattle rancher on horseback, who chased the thief down and lassoed him until the local police in southern Oregon could arrive.'
We don't hold with bicycle rustling in these parts here.
Take that, ya varmint!!
Yippie Kai Yay!
brand him!
Yes, hook him up with a marketing company, quick!
We hang bike rustlers around here.
Wanted in 4 states for bike rustlin.
The culprit is lucky. Lassoed and clinging to a tree. In the olden days the tree and rope would have come in handy together for "hawse thievin'" individuals such as hisself.
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Suspected Measles Case on Cruise Ship – Exposure to Alaskans Unlikely
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September 12, 2014
On September 11, 2014, the Alaska Section of Epidemiology was notified by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Anchorage Quarantine Station of a suspected measles (rubeola) case associated with the cruise industry. An adult crew member had recent contact with a confirmed measles case abroad, and subsequently developed classic clinical symptoms of measles on September 9 while onboard a ship in Alaska waters.
The patient had international and domestic air travel as well as cruise travel while infectious. CDC is conducting airline contact investigations, and alerting states who had individuals who might be at risk of infection. All cruise passengers will be informed of possible exposure directly while on board the ship.
This incident presents no direct risk to any Alaska communities at this time. The affected crew member did not disembark in Alaska, and the timing of illness is such that any individuals who came into contact with the patient onboard the ship could not have developed symptoms or spread the disease while in Alaska, if they disembarked.
Measles is a condition immediately reportable to the Alaska Section of Epidemiology; call (907) 269-8000, or afterhours, 1-800-478-0084, www.epi.Alaska.gov .
More information about measles is available on-line: http://www.cdc.gov/measles/index.html
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Baby development Milestones : 3 Months : In continuation to our Article – #Baby development milestone: 1 month, here I found an interesting article which will help parents to monitor the growth of their babies.
When the baby is in growing stage a common question is always coming in mind – What are some of the developmental milestones my child should reach at 3 months of age?
At the time your baby is 3 months of age, he/she will have made a dramatic transformation from a totally dependent newborn to an very active and responsive infant. Baby will lose many of newborn reflexes while acquiring more voluntary control of their body. you must be finding them spending hours inspecting own hands and watching their movements.
Here are some other milestones to look for.
Baby development Milestones : 3 Months
Movement Milestones
- Baby start raising head and chest when lying on stomach
- Supports upper body with arms when lying on stomach
- Stretching legs and start kicking when lying on stomach or back
- Opens and shuts hands
- Pushes down on legs when feet are placed on a firm surface
- Takes swipes at dangling objects with hands
- Playing or holding and shakes hand toys
Social and Emotional Milestones
- Begins to develop a smile
- Enjoys playing with other people and cry when playing stops
- Becomes more expressive with face and body
- Produces some movements and facial expressions
Visual and Hearing Milestones
- Try to recognise the faces
- Follows moments of moving objects
- Recognizes familiar objects and moreover people at a distance
- Better coordination between hands and eyes
- Giving reactions like Smiles at the sound of your voice
- Begins to imitate some sounds
- Turns head toward direction of sound
Developmental Health Watch
Although each baby develops in his/her own individual way and at hi/her own rate, if you feel there is some failure to reach certain milestones means it alarm medical or developmental problems requiring special attention.
If you notice any of the following warning signs in your baby at 3 months of age, don't shy to approach your paediatrician or rather actively approach your paediatrician
No respond to loud sounds
- No social smile at the sound or no smile at your voice by two months
- Not following moving objects with her eyes by two to three months
- No Grip or hold objects by three months
- Cannot able to move her head well at three months
- Not bringing objects to her mouth by four months
- Not much active like doesn't push down with her legs when her feet are placed on a firm surface by four months
- Trouble moving one or both eyes in all directions
- Crosses his/her eyes most of the time (Occasional crossing of the eyes is normal in these first months.)
- Doesn't pay attention to new faces, or seems very frightened by new faces or surroundings.
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Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Conduit Exemption.
b. Project No.: 13524-000.
c. Date Filed: June 22, 2009.
d. Applicant: Contra Costa Water District.
e. Name of Project: Los Vaqueros Pipeline Energy Recovery Project.
f. Location: The Los Vaqueros Pipeline Energy Recovery would be located at the Los Vaqueros Pipeline near Bureau of Reclamation's Contra Costa Canal, near city of Antioch, Contra Costa County, California. The land in which all the project structures are located is owned by the applicant.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Chris Hentz, Contra Costa Water District, P.O. Box H2O, Concord, California 94524-2099, (925) 688-8311.
i. FERC Contact: Alyssa Dorval, 202-502-6735, firstname.lastname@example.com.
j. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions.Start Printed Page 52477
k. Deadline for Filing Responsive Documents: The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the Regulations (see Order No. 533, issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23,108 (May 20, 1991)) that all comments, motions to intervene, protests, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission by December 1, 2009. All reply comments must be filed with the Commission by January 15, 2010.
Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the "e-Filing" link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person in the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
l. Description of Project: The proposed project will generate electricity from existing water supply operations flowing through the buried 96-inch diameter Los Vaqueros pipeline, located at elevation of 220 feet, to the Contra Costa Canal, located at elevation 120 feet. A small hydroelectric generating facility, consisting of a 1-megawatt turbine-generating unit, will be built near where the Los Vaqueros pipeline ends into the Contra Costa Canal.
The project would have an estimated annual generation of 4,400,000 kWh (kilowatt-hours). The applicant plans to use most of the generated energy.
m. This filing is available for review and reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the "eLibrary" link. Enter the docket number, here P-12624, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail email@example.com. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for review and reproduction at the address in item h above.
n. Development Application—Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified deadline date for the particular application, a competing development application, or a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing development application no later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the particular application. Applications for preliminary permits will not be accepted in response to this notice.
o. Notice of Intent—A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to submit a competing development application. A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice.
p. Protests or Motions To Intervene—Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular application.
q. All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title "PROTEST", "MOTION TO INTERVENE", "NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION", "COMPETING APPLICATION", "COMMENTS", "REPLY COMMENTS," "RECOMMENDATIONS," "TERMS AND CONDITIONS," or "PRESCRIPTIONS;" (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Any of these documents must be filed by providing the original and eight copies to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.Start Signature
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The summer so far has flown by. It feel like I just stepped off the plane and gave my mom that bone breaking hug, but my time here is over halfway through. So I've been trying to take my days slower and enjoy each moment, knowing that these memories will get me through when it's time to leave again.
And I don't know about the rest of you, but summer is just good for my soul. The sky at 9pm when the sun is juuuust starting to sink behind the horizon. Eating ice-cream for dinner and spending as much time barefoot as possible. I love it ALL.
The past few weeks have really been good to me.
Here's a few of the highlights;
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Just checking in with some beer!February 7, 2010
The puppy bowl will commence before long, so I will keep this post relatively short!
ohmygoodnessthisbeerwassodelicious. This Well's banana bread beer was a little pricey, but I couldn't resist this strange-seeming combo when I came across it at Mr. Kiwi. It had a somewhat artificial smell, but, boy, was it tasty.
I wish I had some right now… I guess the Guinness will have to do though…
Oh, and don't forget about the puppy bowl, people!
Stay tuned for a post on what's currently in my oven!
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I wonder, if I know you for the rest of my life,
will I ever be able to touch all of you?
I've been trying for over a year, and I'm sure
there are spots that I've missed.
Perhaps a small scrap of skin on your shin
has gone unnoticed, or a single string of hair?
Maybe a place at the nape of your neck,
a crease in the crease in your elbow?
I've wandered around the inside of your thigh,
but have I gone far enough up?
I stick my fingers on your back, draw lines slowly
down--sometimes furiously with fingernails dug--
and I question whether I'm getting it all in
or simply retracing patterns, getting stuck in ruts.
I know that your skin is falling off,
being replaced with new skin to touch.
I'm always falling behind.
They say we've only explored one-onemillionth
of the ocean, this vast body that makes up
most everything. We don't pay close enough
attention to less-traveled routes; we stick
to the most convenient courses. So much lies
underneath the surface; we rarely dive
far enough down.
If I could sink my fingers beneath your flesh,
what would I find besides meat and bone,
dripping sinew, bubbling hot blood? This vast
body that makes up most everything?
I hope that I am not forgetful of such rarely
traveled routes.
And even if I only explore one-onemillionth
of your skin in the time that I know you,
I know you.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Exploring the Ocean
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United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division
September 19, 2017
ORCHARD HILL BUILDING COMPANY, Plaintiffs,v.UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, Defendants.
case is before the Court on cross motions for summary
judgment. For the reasons explained below, the Court denies
Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment [40] and grants
Defendant's motion [55]. The Court also denies
Plaintiff's motion to strike [32].
Hill Building Company, d.b.a. Gallagher & Henry
("G&H"), acquired title to a 100-acre parcel
of property (referred to as the "Warmke Parcel")
in 1995 for the purpose of developing residential housing.
Soon thereafter, the Village of Tinley Park executed an
annexation agreement and passed a zoning ordinance allowing
G&H to develop the entire Warmke Parcel. Record [30] at
Warmke Parcel was divided into three sections. Twenty-five
acres on the southern portion of the property were to be
developed as a 168-unit townhome neighborhood. Sixty-one
acres on the northern portion were to be developed as a
169-unit single-family neighborhood. The remaining section,
situated between the townhome community to the south and the
single-family community to the north, was designed to
function as a storm water detention area to serve the two
neighborhoods. The water detention area was to be constructed
concurrent with the development of the townhomes on the
southern portion of the property. Id.
entire development was scheduled to take place in two phases.
Id. at 66. The townhomes, storm water detention
area, and sewer and water infrastructure necessary to serve
both neighborhoods were to be constructed during Phase I.
After Phase I was developed and the townhomes substantially
sold, Phase II was scheduled to commence, during which the
169 single-family homes were scheduled to be built.
began Phase I construction in early 1996, and the first sales
of townhomes took place in 1997. From 1998 until 2005, 132
townhomes were built and sold at a rate of 16.5 per year.
Id. The development plan was on target to begin
construction of the Phase II single-family homes as
scheduled, but the plan abruptly halted on November 17, 2006,
when the United States Army Corps of Engineers designated
approximately 13 acres of the undeveloped property as
"wetlands" and asserted jurisdiction to regulate
them.[1] Id. at 67.
wetlands in question are on the northern portion of the
property, the section designated for Phase II development.
They drain south through a ditch into an open water detention
pond and then east into another open pond. From there, they
flow north via storm sewer pipe into a third open water pond,
and then into Midlothian Creek, a stream that flows directly
to the Little Calumet River, a traditional navigable water.
Record [30] at 16, 19, 24. The wetlands had been converted to
farming operations prior to December 23, 1985, but farming
stopped in 1996 and has not resumed. Wetland conditions
returned sometime thereafter. Id. at 14.
A. The
Clean Water Act
Corps asserted jurisdiction pursuant to the Clean Water Act
("CWA"), which prohibits discharging any
"pollutant" into "navigable waters"
without a permit. 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a), 1362(12).
"Navigable waters" are defined in the CWA as
"waters of the United States." 33 U.S.C. §
1362(7). Although the phrase "waters of the United
States" is not defined in the statute, it is defined in
the regulations promulgated by the Corps pursuant to the CWA.
Corps' regulations define "waters of the United
States" in seven categories: (1) traditional navigable
waters; (2) interstate waters; (3) other waters, the use,
degradation, or destruction of which could affect interstate
commerce; (4) impoundments of jurisdictional waters; (5)
tributaries of waters identified in (1) through (4); (6) the
territorial seas; and (7) wetlands adjacent to waters
identified in (1) through (6). 33 C.F.R. §
328.3(a)(1)-(7) (1987).
Rapanos v. United States, the Supreme Court reviewed
this regulatory definition of waters of the United States as
it applied to wetlands. 547 U.S. 715 (2006). In a plurality
opinion authored by Justice Scalia, the Court adopted the
"relatively permanent" standard, holding that
"waters of the United States" includes
"relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing
bodies of water" that are connected to traditional
navigable waters. As the Seventh Circuit noted United
States v. Gerke Excavating, Inc., 464 F.3d 723 (7th Cir.
2006), however, the Court could not agree on the scope of
federal authority over wetlands. Justice Scalia believed that
wetlands fell within the scope of the CWA only when the Army
Corps of Engineers could show: "first, that the
adjacent channel contains a 'water of the United
States' (i.e., a relatively permanent body of water
connected to traditional interstate navigable waters); and
second, that the wetland has a continuous surface connection
with that water, making it difficult to determine where the
'water' ends and the 'wetland' begins.
547 U.S. at 742. Justice Kennedy, in a concurring opinion,
wrote that the Corps' jurisdiction over wetlands
"depends upon the existence of a significant nexus
between the wetlands in question and the navigable waters in
the tradition sense." Id. at 779. For a nexus
to be "significant" in this context, the wetlands
must "either alone or in combination with similarly
situated lands in the region significantly affect the
chemical, physical, and biological integrity of other covered
waters more readily understood as
'navigable.'" Id. at 780. In
Gerke, the Seventh Circuit adopted Justice
Kennedy's more narrow approach to federal authority. As a
result, this Court follows suit.
Prior Converted Cropland Exemption
regulations contain various exemptions to the CWA's
prohibition on discharges into waters of the United States
based upon the nature or use of the land. Specifically, Corps
regulations specify that "prior converted
cropland" is not a water of the United States and
therefore the CWA discharge prohibitions do not apply to such
land. 33 C.F.R. § 328.3(a)(8). Upon the adoption of this
regulation, the Corps clarified that "prior converted
cropland" refers to wetlands that were manipulated for
farming purposes before December 23, 1985. The exemption does
not apply to areas where farming has been abandoned for five
consecutive years and where wetland characteristics have
returned. 58 Fed. Reg. 45008, 45034 (Aug. 25, 1993).
promulgated by the Corps authorize a District Engineer to
make a jurisdictional determination as to whether an area is
a water of the United States and thus within the Corps'
regulatory jurisdiction pursuant to the CWA. 33 C.F.R.
§§ 320.1(a)(6), 325.9. Once a jurisdictional
determination has been made by a District Engineer, there is
a single level of administrative appeal to the Division
Engineer. Id. § 331.3(a)(1). The appeal is
initiated when an affected party submits a Request for
Appeal, but the administrative appeal "is limited to
the information contained in the administrative record by the
date of the NAP [Notification of Appeal Process]."
Id. §§ 331.6(a), 331.7(f). The NAP is a
fact sheet that accompanies the jurisdictional determination
and that explains the administrative appeal process. Neither
party to the appeal may present new information, but either
party may "interpret, clarify or explain issues and
information contained in the record." Id.
§ 331.7(f).
If the
Division Engineer determines that an appeal is without merit,
his letter, which advises the applicant that the appeal is
without merit and confirms the District Engineer's
initial decision, becomes the final Corps decision.
Id. § 331.10(a). If, however, the Division
Engineer determines that the appeal has merit, he may remand
the matter to the District Engineer with instructions to
correct procedural errors or to "reconsider the
decision where any essential part of the district
engineer's decision was not supported by accurate or
sufficient information, or analysis, in the administrative
record." Id. § 331.9(b). In the case of
remand, the District Engineer's decision, made pursuant
to the remand from the Division Engineer, becomes the final
Corps decision is Id. § 331.10(b).
First Jurisdictional Determination
In this
case, the Chicago District Engineer issued an initial
jurisdictional determination on November 17, 2006, concluding
that approximately 13 acres of wetlands on the Warmke Parcel
are "waters of the United States" subject to
regulation under the CWA. Record [30-5] at 19. Significant to
the District Engineer's decision was the fact that the
identified wetlands drain via a storm sewer pipe "to
Midlothian Creek which is a tributary to the Little Calumet
River, a navigable water." Id. G&H
administratively appealed that decision to the Division
Engineer, arguing that the November 2006 jurisdictional
determination failed to apply Rapanos. The Division
Engineer agreed and remanded the jurisdictional determination
to the District Engineer with instructions to reconsider its
decision in light of Rapanos. Id. at 1-2.
Second Jurisdictional Determination
District Engineer issued a second approved jurisdictional
determination in October 2010, applying Rapanos and
concluding that jurisdictional waters encompass the Warmke
Property because there is a significant nexus to the
navigable Little Calumet River. Record [30-3] at 3-4. The
District Engineer's decision was based upon a finding
that the wetlands in question drained into Midlothian Creek,
establishing a "physical hydrologic connection"
to the navigable Little Calumet River. Id. at 3.
This "significant nexus" enables
"pollutants, floodwaters, nutrients and organic carbon
to transport from the onsite wetland to the navigable water,
" significantly affecting "the chemical, physical
and biological integrity of the Little Calumet River, a
traditional navigable water." Id. G&H
filed a second administrative appeal in January 2011, arguing
that the District Engineer erred in finding a significant
nexus and in concluding that the property was not exempt as
prior converted cropland. Record [30-2] at 75-77. The
Division Engineer determined that the second administrative
appeal was without merit in June 2011. Id. at 67-74.
Third Jurisdictional Determination and Final Remand
In July
2011, G&H asked the Corps to reconsider its previous
appeal decision because of the 1993 prior converted cropland
designation excluding the parcel from CWA jurisdiction.
Id. at 27-32. The Corps agreed to reconsider the
decision and the District Engineer issued a third
jurisdictional determination on March 26, 2012, affirming the
prior decision. Record [30-1] at 75-77. Although the District
Engineer recognized that the property had previously been
used for agricultural activities, she determined that those
activities had ceased by the fall of 1996, that the
"wetland areas have not been farmed for 15 consecutive
years and wetland conditions have returned."
Id. at 76. G&H filed a third administrative
appeal to the Division Engineer on May 24, 2012, arguing that
the District Engineer's significant nexus determination
was not supported by sufficient evidence. Id. at
64-73. The Division Engineer issued its review of the appeal
on May 9, 2013, concluding that the appeal had merit
"because the District [Engineer] failed to provide the
requisite explanation for its significant nexus
determination." Id. at 48. The Division
Engineer remanded the appeal to the District Engineer with
instructions "to include sufficient documentation to
support its decision" and "to follow procedures
set forth in the 2008 Rapanos Guidance."
Id. at 48, 52.
remand the District Engineer issued a new jurisdictional
determination on July 19, 2013, again concluding that there
is a significant nexus to the Little Calumet River, a
traditional navigable water, placing the property within the
protection of the CWA. Id. at 11. The District
Engineer concluded that the relevant wetlands "drain
via surface and subsurface connection to Midlothian creek, a
perennial stream tributary to the navigable Little Calumet
River, " significantly affecting-alone and in
combination with other wetlands in the area-the chemical,
physical and biological integrity of the river. Record [30-1]
at 11. The District Engineer determined that this impact
constitutes a significant nexus under Rapanos. In
reaching this decision, the District Engineer provided
additional "significant nexus documentation" in
an eleven-page document titled "Warmke Site Wetland
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Parenting, working and so-called choices
Apparantly now fewer mums than ever before in history are staying at home to raise their children. Less than one in eight - a major national newspaper tells us - are in the SAHM camp.
The rest of us are out doing the 9-5, or the 9 -1, or the 2-4 or whatever. That means of course we have a generation of latch key children growing up who are being raised by their teachers, their Wiis and a hodge podge of child care professionals. These children, also, obviously (and believe my my tongue is so firmly lodged in my cheek right now I look like I'm chewing a golf ball) are growing up feeling unloved, neglected and without even have the very skills to get them through a day at nursery school. (Five year olds still in nappies? Blame the mums (not the dads mind...) for not 'taking the time' to toilet train their little darlings. Child unable to use a fork and knife - mummy's fault for being in work earning money to buy the knife and fork in the first place).
As you can probably tell my cage has been well and truly rattled on this one - and there are two reasons why this old, played out, anti-working mummy claptrap annoys me so much.
The first is that there are very few mothers out there with a choice as to whether or not they work. In reality to be a SAHM these days you either have to be on benefits (not ideal), or marry (or live with) an extremely wealthy partner (not all that likely).
It is no longer the case that mummy goes out to work for some extra pocket money, to pay for the family holiday or treats for the kids. These days with the whole credit crunch/ rising costs of everything from eggs to oil means that mums work to meet the basic bills.
And yes, we are are crippled with guilt for putting bread on the table and a roof over our wains' heads.
But unless the government starts to value a woman's role as a mother (or a man's role as a father, come to think of it) and start pouring money into paying mothers to raise their own children things aren't going to change. It seems all the government wants to do is pour money into subsidised childcare and then commission reports on how we are damaging our children by sending them into childcare in the first instance. The logic baffles me.
The icing on the cake however is that it seems that things are going to get worse rather than get better. There are plans, in the not too distant future, to cut benefits for parents with children at school to encourage them back into the workforce. Whatever way you look at it, the government may want a 1950s ideal of mammies raising their children and instilling in them 101 different virtues and values but they have yet to put their money where their mouths are.
The second reason all this annoys the bejaysus out of me is that is is simply not true. Us working mothers are not slacking on our parenting skills. A working mother will put her own needs to the very bottom of the list to make sure that her child has all the attention, love and support he or she will need.
We are the ones who do housework into the middle of the night so that we get to spend our few precious evening hours with our children doing "quality time" activities.
We've taken annual leave to do the potty training week. We've dashed out in our lunch break to see a school play, or give reassurance to a fretful child. We use our annual holidays to care for sick children, and when the weekend's arrive we cram in as much as possible even if we are knackered from a week's work.
If anything the modern working mother tries doubly hard at everything so that no-one can cast apersions on her parenting skills because she isn't there all the time.
Now to put all this in perspective. Let's look at the figures again. Seven out of every eight mothers now works. The vast majority of us are out there earning a crust - and yet we are still made to feel as if we are in some evil, selfish little minority.
It was said to me recently that no-one can make you feel guilty but yourself. If I get het up over the issue of working mothers being painted as evil creatures it is, apparantly, because somewhere in my subconscious I must believe I am doing the wrong thing.
What utter poppycock. (I would use a stronger word, but am very aware this is a family newspaper and want to retain my job even if it means spending less time with the boy).
What person out there, being barraged by reams and reams of information about how their choices are potentially damaging the one person in the world most utterly precious to them, could not feel weighed down by a certain portion of guilt? Especially if your "choice" isn't really a choice in the first place.
That's not even to mention there are many, many women out there who enjoy work - who know they can balance parenthood with holding down a career. Yes, it might be tiring, and you might wish for an extra week off somewhere, but it is not impossible to combine the two.
What this all comes down too, as with so many of the great debates of the moment, is respecting each other's choices and putting in place mechanisms so that we all do genuinely have the chance to make the best choice for us and our families.
And it would be worth remembering - all you anti-working parent pundits out there - the old adage that any decent parent will have taught you - if can't say anything nice, say nothing at all.
4 comments:
- Sarah said...
I haven't noticed the same guilt trip laid at the feet of French women. Many French mummies work, and to help them, we have play centres on Wednesdays when kids are not at school, play centres during the holidays open for fun and games from 7.30am to 6.30pm for a small fee as they are subsidised by local town halls.
It's considered normal for woman to work and normal to help provide good childcare. France likes children, the UK and Ireland obviously do not which is why mothers are made to feel guilty for having kids in the first place let alone what follows.
this debate annoys me as well, but for different reasons. I'm a SAHM, I haven't married a wealthy man and I'm not on benefits, but we chose this way beacuse a, I couldn't afford the childcare on the wage I was on- it just wouldn't have been worth working for and b, our parents all worked so we had no one to look after the kids. I've never regretted it. We have made sacrifices, but being there for all the firsts and the school trip and stuff is something I just couldn't buy. What does annoy me is that as a minority I am constantly having to put up with working mums implying I sit at home all day and do nothing!
- Claire said...
Well, quite, Sam. You didn't have a choice, but you didn't regret it.
You are happy so why should anyone else feel they have a right to pass judgement?
And sitting at home doing nothing all day? Chance would be a fine thing!
- Kirsty said...
I felt horribly guilty when I had to return to work when my first child was born. Financially, we had no choice.
Now I'm wiser and more confident and I refuse to let anyone make me feel guilty for my choices. I was raised by 2 parents who worked and am a fine and functioning adult. If I could afford to not have to take paid employment, I would take some sort of unpaid work as I am not cut out to be a full time SAHM. It drove me nuts both times I was on maternity leave and I couldn't wait to get back into the working world.
My children would be worse off if I stayed at home full time as I would be miserable.
There has to be a balance and parents and children may have to compromise. Only those in a family can decide what's right for them.


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Make playing the piano something you'll do forever, not just something you do for now.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Planting the Seeds of Sound
Yes, typing skills can get a student through learning the notes, but that's where the piece begins, not where it ends. Just because they can hit the right notes doesn't mean we slap a sticker on it and call it done. Only after a student has hit all the right notes, can I then guide them through the piece to polish, work out performance practices, and finally perfect the piece. Some schools of thought say performance practices should be learned at the same time as the notes. Agreed, if at all possible, but I can't always know when they decide to play Fur Elise at home on their own. All I can do is fix all the banging out of equally balanced RH/LH sounds, poor rhythm, and avoidance of the "hard parts" when they arrive at their lessons proudly announcing that they learned Fur Elise........(great.)
Spoon-feeding dynamics, body positioning, wrist or arm lifting, and all the fine points (like rubato or many other particulars) can be done easily enough by me because I've heard a million performances of the piece and can discern what makes a good performance and what doesn't. But what about the students? What can they tell me about it?
Me: What kind of music do you listen to at home?
Student: I don't know. Nothing, really.
Student: Hip Hop, or rap sometimes.
Me: What do your parents listen to?
Student: Nothing.
Me: NOTHING? Ever?
Student: No.
Me: Does anyone ever listen to classical music?
Student: No.
Me: Do YOU ever listen to classical music?
Student: No. Do the songs I play on piano count?
Ok, first, is it possible that some people don't listen to ANY music at all? Ever??...Oh, how much they miss! Second, isn't it more likely that everyone in the house has ear buds in and no one knows IF anyone is listening to music at all, let alone WHAT KIND of music they are listening to?
No one listens to music out loud anymore. (Back in the Middle Ages, people read out loud....reading silently was considered weird....) Now, everything we do is silent in a way. But where is the one place I can guarantee a "captive audience" and music that IS played out loud?
My answer to getting my students to listen to classical music is to tell the parents to play it in the car. The music they listen to are CD's that I burn myself of various genres and styles. The student borrows a CD for a week, kind of like borrowing a book from the library. The student comes to their next lesson and tells me what their favorite track was. Then they draw me a picture of what that music made them think about. I don't really care what they come up with, and no one needs to write a dissertation on the subject. All I want to do is PLANT THE SEED.
They earn one point for this. Twenty-five points (CD's) earns them a trophy. Yes, my students are award-driven and thats just fine with me. They get 2 points for attending a live concert, but they have to bring me the program and draw me a picture. Truly, a little bribery never hurts- and the trophy is earned.
How will they EVER know what they like or how a classical piece makes them feel if they've never heard one? How can they play Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1 if they've never heard the beautiful and serene sounds of the piece? Why play Chopin's Waltz in A-flat if they can't feel the loneliness of the melody?
By listening to CD's, they can begin to get used to the sounds of classical music and connect with what they are playing on the piano. The parents hear the music, and then hear the student practice it and are more inclined to say, "Isn't that part supposed to be louder?". Hey, at least its a start.
They don't have to be music critics, they just have to be students who can say this:
Random person: Do you ever listen to classical music?
Student: Yes, my piano teacher lets me borrow lots of classical music CD's. We listen to them in the car all the time! I really like Beethoven Best!
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A few recommendations for all courageous people willing to arrive at 6:50am (on a weekend!) to hit the road for NYC – your effort is highly appreciated.
Thank you Anna O. for providing around-the-city art recommendations!
Talk to Me, Standard Deviations , de Kooning retrospective.
It is highly recommended you check opening hours or call before arriving at any of the following locations:
Jenny Saville and Bob Dylan at Gagosian Madison Avenue
Alex Katz at Gavin Brown's enterprise
Nick Cave at Jack Shainman gallery in Chelsea
(just around the corner from Printed Matter)
Norfolk at Thierry Goldberg Gallery (Lower East Side)
International Center of Photography Remembering 9/11
Book stores: Printed Matter, Blue Stockings, The Strand
Just in case: Timeout New York
and heads up, in case you'll be around the city next weekend:
NY Art Book Fair 2011


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Gerry Thompson & Bryan Gottlieb
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Justin Parnell & Stephen Green
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Why Is A U.S Population Slump Of Any Concern?
by R. Asmerom
New reports indicate that population growth in the United States is in a slump, according to the US Census Bureau. And according to CNN, the United Nations expects the global population to continue growing while the American population lags behind that of the population growth of countries like India and China.
Based on the findings, the author of the CNN article asked: "Will a slump in population growth cause the United States to lose power on the world stage? What does slower growth mean for the still-struggling economy? And are there advantages to population growth leveling off?"
Although David Lam, president of the Population Association of America, responded with a sentiment of reassurance, you have to wonder why is population growth is cause for concern in the U.S?
First of all, the only thing the country has to do, if and when it needs a larger population, is to relax immigration restrictions. This option should devalue any big concern for the country.
Second, why does it seem that when there are so few jobs and so many people out of work, that the lack of a baby boom can be considered a problem?
Third, it's easy to see why there is a slump. More and more women are working and more people are clocking in longer hours since the days of the Baby Boom in the 1950s. Memo to government: if you have a problem with the slowing population growth, why don't you work to create more life work balance in corporate culture or reduce the work days?


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Binghamton starts classes today, but my first day is tomorrow.
I didn't write much the first year, which I expected, but I'm hoping this year will change that.
I found out near the end of the reading tour that my new manuscript, currently titled Sirens and Wildfire, was a finalist for the Akron Poetry Prize and a semi-finalist for the Cleveland State Open Competition.
Like it was when I first started sending out what finally became Ghost Lights, it's just fuel for the fire. Late nights reading poems, thinking about order, feeling out if any should be cut or if new ones should be added. All of that will continue to happen with the new manuscript, and it becomes both fun and maddening at the same time.
I have a list of contests and open reading periods for 2010 and 2011, so it's back to getting it out again soon enough.
And somehow, since the tour, miraculously, I've been writing a lot of new poems. Since I wasn't able to send out a lot last year, I'm hoping I can have a good September to add more poems to the ones I've already written.
My goal, then, is to send out as many that I feel are ready for a big push at the beginning of October.
Maybe there's even the kernel of a third manuscript in there somewhere...?
Speaking of submissions, it's interesting to hear all the hullabaloo about New England Review and Ploughshares charging writers to submit their work now.
My take on it personally is this...
I haven't submitted to NER for one simple reason: currently I don't, and have never, sent to places who don't accept simultaneous submissions. If I wrote as much as Bob Hicok and had his reputation, I'd have enough poems to wait on a response before sending those poems to other journals. The simple fact is, however, that I don't write enough. So I respect the policy for non-simultaneous submissions. I know many others that don't feel this way, but I do.
I've sent to Ploughshares many times in the past, with form rejections following every single time, and with chances already slim to get in (because of the notoriety of the journal, the amount of submissions they get, and the guest editor usually soliciting a lot), I'd rather submit work to other journals at this point. But Ploughshares will be in my sights for the future.
If many journals follow with charging for submissions, which I hope they won't, I'll either go back to sending via snail mail or not sending to them at all.
With so many journals out there, I just don't think this is a huge concern for me. I know where folks are coming from as far as being annoyed, but alas, if I get the itch to send to some of these places, I'll just send via snail mail, or I'll look at other journals who don't charge.
Simple as that.
Bring on PhD year number two...
Monday, August 30, 2010
Posted by Keith Montesano at 12:54 PM
Labels: binghamton university, finalisting, online submissions, paying for submissions, second manuscript