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[Editor: Four years ago, when Douglas was the darling of everyone, including the site this was posted on, AFA took the contrarian position that 1)Douglas was not well qualified to be Superintendent of Public Instruction, and 2) She would not have the authority to end Common Core. Unfortunately, there was no competition in that election because John Huppenthal, incumbent, was sold out for Common Core. This was truly an election where voters had to decide which "evil" to vote for.]
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Circular Firing Squad assembling again - as usual. When will we ever learn?
You call it circling the firing squad. I call it revealing the facts. As AFA said and I well remember, they warned everyone about Douglas in the beginning. She wasn't qualified when she ran and she's not qualified now. Yes, the Gov helped strip her of some power but she handled that badly and kept on Huppenthal's mouthpiece. Why didn't she get her own person in there? She caved to keep her job. Why do you abhor facts if they are pertinent?
These same people who supported Douglas with such zeal are now supporting Riggs similarly. He's the wrong person too in my estimation. In four years, we will be back her complaining about him. ;-(
Jasper - "Circular Firing Squad" - can't say it enough - and you know why? Because I experienced it myself and therefore feel qualified to comment on that tendency that prevails in certain parts of our party. I wonder how long it will take before it starts against President Trump? Just a matter of time.
They stripped her of her power she has nothing.

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"But when Cyprus insists that a settlement must be based on respect for the EU acquis, without any derogations, the Annan Plan backers, including the British government counter that the Greek Cypriots are being too legalistic, or are making "unrealistic demands."
DENIS MacShane, the British Minister for Europe, made some interesting, albeit contradictory, remarks during his visit this week.
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He added that "Now that the Turkish Cypriots have turned a page on the past, we need to help them continue on the road towards Europe and reunification.'' Such foreign help would indeed be most welcome, provided that the Turkish Cypriots have indeed "turned a page on the past,'' and have decided to take the road to Europe.
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The bitter truth is that instead of really turning such a page on the past, through their acceptance of the divisive provisions of the Annan Plan the Turkish Cypriots have in effect done the opposite.
Their acceptance legitimised all the wrongs, and war crimes, committed by Turkey in the wake of the invasion.
Backers of the Plan bury their heads in the sand when it comes to its scandalous provisions such as the denial of the Greek Cypriot refugees right to restitution, which tends to legitimise the ethnic cleansing war crime committed by Turkey as well as the other war crime of the takeover of the refugee properties by the illegal Turkish mainland settlers, not to mention the permanent stationing of Turkish troops on the island.
Foreigners tend to dismiss these grave issues as immaterial things that must not stand in the way of a settlement, even though they amount to gross violations of human rights.
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He then went on utter a misleading statement by saying that "this does not mean we ignore legitimate Greek Cypriot concerns on recognition and property rights.''
Begging your pardon Sir, but this is exactly what you do. For the Annan Plan rejects the right of the ethnically cleansed Greek Cypriot refugees to the restitution of their properties, which incidentally is fully backed by the judgements of the Human Rights Court of the Council of Europe, where the British government is represented by a judge!
Mr MacShane dropped another clanger when he went to declare that "On the contrary,'' that is to ignoring Greek Cypriot concerns and property rights, "we should ensure that everything that the EU does takes into account of these concerns.'' But when Cyprus insists that a settlement must be based on respect for the EU acquis, without any derogations, the Annan Plan backers, including the British government counter that the Greek Cypriots are being too legalistic, or are making "unrealistic demands.''
Mr MacShane concluded his arrival remarks by saying: "We understand the concerns that made Greek Cypriots vote "no'' to the UN plan and look forward to mseeing Greek Cypriot proposals on moving the process forward. If we believe the proposals are reasonable and have a realistic chance of success, we will encourage the UN Secretary-General to re-engage and put all our resources and influence behind finding a solution that is acceptable to all sides.''
This sounds great, for how can anyone even dare to argue that the Greek Cypriot proposals, nay, insistence, that a settlement must be based on respect for human rights, the rule of law, the EU acquis and the judgements of the Human Rights Court are not "reasonable.''
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Decide on the Club's future....
Following my article in the last issue of In Motion, calling for volunteers to help run the club, I'm pleased to offer my thanks to those who did volunteer their services. Regrettably it still leaves us unable to muster a committee that meets with the requirements of our constitution and therefore begs the question of where do we go from here? When we couple this with the turnout we have been getting (or not getting) on the beach each weekend it is clear that we are unable to continue as we have been doing.
As you are aware last year was the club's 15th birthday and it has seen some great times - starting off with just twelve members at the end of the first year, 57 the second and 103 the third. This is considerably less than we have now and we had no problem mustering a full committee and a healthy turnout each weekend. So you have to ask yourself what's different now. Well the vast majority of the members used to live in London and looked forward to getting away, down to the beach each weekend, without the benefit of today's accurate weather forecasts. Mobile phones had just been invented (2 years previously I had a company mobile that came in a pilots case!!) and some people were beginning to talk about a thing called the Internet! How times change. Lots of us have now moved down to the coast, we have remarkably accurate forecasts and the ability to communicate freely with each other. Given a bit of global warming and the almost none existent winds we have experienced this year and the net result - is a lack of bums on beaches!
Failing any rescue plan, the writing is on the wall. We are faced with winding the club up. As the constitution stipulates that we need to refund any proportion of the membership fee outstanding to each member prior to donating the balance to charity, the obvious date for such action to take effect from would be 28th February 2008 i.e. the end of this current year. One of the matters for debate at the AGM, to be held on Saturday 16th February at Seacourt again on Hayling Island, would then be the agreement of an appropriate charity. But hey, lets hope such drastic measures will not be necessary!
Your committee (John, Andrew, Stephen and myself) have come up with a cunning plan to keep the club functioning outwardly, for all intents and purposes, relatively unchanged. It does however involve some fundamental changes to the way we operate and would involve some rather more extensive changes to the constitution.
The proposals I detail below are therefore our suggestion with respect to how we can keep the club alive and moving club forward and they are intended to generate a debate, the conclusion of which is up to you. The result of this debate however needs to be concluded prior to Christmas to enable us to get the resultant modifications to the constitution drafted and out to the members with the formal notification of the AGM, complete with voting papers for those that cant attend in person, shortly after Christmas, with 16th January as the deadline.
I hope that puts everything in perspective. Get your best creative thinking caps on with the timescale in mind and lets see what you can come up with!
When we sat down to analyse the key workload and cost drivers affecting the club we came up with the following conclusions: Cost wise our principal expense is this magazine followed by our public liability insurance cover. Workwise it is the collection of the membership fees together with administration of the database, the compilation of the magazine and the administration involved in getting the events programme hosted every weekend. This latter point has become more and more of a problem recently as, due to the declining number of members on the beach, there is a significant chance that the poor old host is going to be sitting there on his own and hence more of a reluctance to volunteer!
With regard to strengths on the other hand we have a great bunch of hard core members who want to continue to have the facility to sail together, on the rare occasions when we get any wind, we have a great interactive communication medium in the guise of our new website and we have a healthy bank balance.
In the light of the above the solution to our problems appears to be self evident:
1)Continue to have a formal summer events programme, as in the past, hosted by volunteers where individuals feel so inclined. If however the forecast is predicting no wind or indeed if the host has any other reason for not wanting to turn up there should be no onus on them to do so. All they need to do is post an entry on the website accordingly.
2) Do away with In Motion and rely solely on the website for communication purposes.
3)Do away with membership i.e. make membership free to anyone who wants to join which they would undertake by signing onto the website.
4)Investigate how we might try to reduce our insurance premiums. Unfortunately whilst we have any formal entity with a Committee and members responsible for organising events we lay ourselves open to prosecution should we be held liable for damages of any nature. We cannot expect any member to have to take on that responsibility without the appropriate third party liability protection but it is worth investigating whether it might be possible to reduce the premium we currently pay.
So, quite simple really. But what are the pros and cons? Well, whilst we solve all of the problems listed above there are a couple of major problems. Apart from the fact that most of us will sorely miss the magazine we would be likely to be putting the club into a controlled terminal decline. We would not be actively seeking new members and for those that did join and turn up there would be no membership pack to introduce them to the club or anticipation of their arrival and an appropriate welcome on the beach.
In terms of funding however, even taking the insurance premium at its current level, we would be able to function in the mode outlined above for something in the order of 10 years, the only other expenses being web hosting and nominal administration costs.
So in conclusion we have three possible ways forward:
1)We get sufficient volunteers to fill the current committee positions. These need to be dedicated committed members who feel they are capable of instilling sufficient new life into the club to reverse the decline in membership and turnout on the beach. As you are aware I'm currently acting as Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Events Secretary whilst Andrew is acting as both Membership Secretary and Webmaster. Whilst I am not willing or able to continue to fulfil all these roles the constitution requires me to step down at the end of next year. There is obviously therefore a significant level of commitment required from others if this to provide a solution - and from your responses to date this would not appear to offer a viable way forward.
2)Alternatively we wind the club up with effect from the AGM in February,
3)Or we find some form of compromise situation as suggested above.
The decision is in your hands. I look forward to hearing your response, seeing you at the AGM and hopefully enjoying some cracking sailing with you next year.
Mike Tate
Last updated: 09/12/07 14:55 By: Haylingmike
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Added by Dave T on 25/11/07
(In reply to Mike Tates note)
I certainly feel that the summer of 2007 has been particularly poor for wind which meant that I haven't managed to participate in weekend coastal windsurfing. I live near Reading and the thought of a two hour drive for dodgy wind isn't too appealing !
However, I do appreciate the opportunities OMWC has offered me to sail in company at the coast. I would be sad if it proved necessary to "wind up" the club but do also see that some changes are desirable (now that many of the members have families will have lessened their flexibility and ability to participate or help).
So I would be in favour of a compromise for now; should things change we could always review the position. Sadly, I won't be able to attend the AGM as I will be on a plane returning from New Zealand
Dave T
Added by Jude on 26/11/07
An interesting debate. I too would be sad to see OMWC would up completely as I still think that there are enough people who wish to meet up to a) sail together and socialise in the evening. That said, there is no doubt that numbers are a lot lower, but this could be in part due to poor weather over the summer and the fact that a lot of members now seem to live outside of London and it's more convenient for them to sail local to home (I include myself in that). I wonder whether a less frequent summer schedule may work - say once a month, with the other weekends being less formal and more on a 'chase the wind' format. That way we would need to find less host volunteers, and there may be more of an incentive for people to come along if it was a once a month event.
As for the mag, I personally really like receiving it, but can see that it requires a lot of input, and given that the new website is great for posting reports/diaries/news etc.. it does almost seem surplus to requirement (not to mention not as environmentally friendly!). It would be sad to see it go, but again I wonder if it's continuation can be justified - or whether a yearly 'round-up' edition may be all that is needed.
Regarding finances, it would seem logical that in the event of things being pared down membership fees could justifiably be scrapped. What to do with the coffers at the moment is another issue. While the constitution says that members should be refunded, I wonder whether it may be a good idea to use the money instead towards a 'winter bash'. I don't recall any event being subsidised by the club in the past, which seems a shame as a lot of clubs do have a subsidised social event at some point in their calender, and I feel that they are a good way to get members together and re-energise the club. Afterall, it is members money.
I'm hoping to be able to come along to the AGM, but will depend on how close to the event Harford Jnr arrives (due end of Jan).
Added by adrian on 26/11/07
For me, I would really like the club to remain and I would miss not being able to preplan & sail with regular faces most weekends. The club/club site is what brings it all togther every weekend. As long as there is an event not too far and is fun to sail at, then without too many familly ties, I will be there. My problem has been not being able to stay over and wonder how many people do now stay down for both days. Maybe this is something that needs discussion. Also I usually can only sail 1 day at the weekend again due to familly ties. I also think it is worth looking at the places we sail and see how many have been poplular over the years. As for the mag I feel maybe a summer and winter issue is all that is needed. One for the start of the season with the dates, contact details etc, so we can keep a copy in the van, But also filled with pics & stories from over the winter.
One at the end of autumn to just to remember those mad events & pics of the spring/summer, even if most events have been seen on the website.
As for the comittee ?????
Added by johng on 26/11/07
This club has a lot of value, with its rotation of venues, both Sarf Coast and further afield, and genuine "non-heroic" membership (apologies if you're a hero...), which have inspired me and lots of others to improve and go further afield. However, it's actually a deal of work to run in the manner that it is currently constructed, and something has to change if nobody wants to run it like that! So what are the things that have value?
- scheduled events; these bring people together, so you meet old/new friends, and people who want to try a venue or meet the club know where to go to do so
- a range of venues; sure yeh, there are clubs with houses... but there's more to life than one place
If we reduce the club maintenance to just these things, then we're still left with someone planning a schedule. I wonder how much effort this is? It takes looking up the tide times against the list of possible venues (itself a bone of contention!), then matching them up with bank holidays etc. Is all we need an events person, who plans it for the year, puts it on the website and it then runs itself, with people turning up or not, indicating this on the website? Or do we plan say a month in advance, which gives most people a chance to plan, whilst not requiring a fixed, large, upfront effort? But be assured, anything that requires a schedule requires effort, and that's what people don't seem to want to make! But if you want something, yah gotta put out at least sometimes...
Or do we just buy the remaining committee members a nice holiday somewhere warm and windy?! [JOKE, for the avoidance of doubt...]
Last updated: 27/11/07 00:31 By: johng
Added by jonathan on 06/12/07
It's very difficult to get to the heart of the problem, but I think the basic issue is simply that for an increasing number of members, the club is becoming more of a "dip-in, dip-out" club as opposed to the past when many members (myself included) would almost religiously turn up every weekend, regardless of the forecast.
There are of course a number of reasons for this - people moving closer to the coast, children, a poor year for wind (upto a fortnight ago!) and I think most importantly - more confident sailors. I don't think there are that many members now who would be tempted down to an event unless there was either a decent change of planing wind, or some other attraction (demo, beautiful beach weather, etc).
Now it is hard to see that much of this is going to change anytime soon. The only thing I can really see changing this, is an influx of new members. And here's the nub of the problem: in my experience you need 2 things to bring in new members:
a) an active committee with plenty of time on their hands and plenty of good ideas for marketing the club
a decent turnout on the beach (regardless of weather) to immediately welcome new members and demonstrate that it is worth going to the beach even if there is little wind
As Mike says, we currently have neither a) nor - and that's with absolutely no disrespect to the current committee.
So this seems to steer us towards the compromise solution suggested by Mike. However what I think does need stressing is that even under this scenario there is still a need for a reasonable amount of work to keep the website going and to ensure there are hosts for summer events etc. Are there going to be any volunteers to do this?
The other aspect of this compromise solutuion that could be very important, is that it kind of puts the club in suspense / deep freeze but whilst a) still allowing existing members to keep in touch and allowing new members in.
This allows the possibility that in a few years' time, who knows, some of the existing members may have more time on their hands or we may have some new members who want to bring the club out of "suspense" and kick-off a membership drive (or given the current baby boom we may have created enough new members to provide the next membership influx).
It therefore may be more sensible adjust the club's activities to match its resources rather than to allow it to come to an abrupt end. The former gives us options for the future (as well as allowing the club to function at some level) whereas there is no going back from the latter.
On the other hand, if there is anyone out there dying to create the next committee and drive the club forward - even better!! You'll get my vote at the AGM...
Added by rogerta on 06/12/07
If you look at the background, windsurfing is not particularly a thriving sport. OK you may get people coming out of the woodwork every now and again, but its been in decline since the early 90's. All those fanatics of the 80's have been growing older and taking on family committments. Windsurfing is a bit like the housing market, no first time buyers. There have been a multitude of other sports for kids to do. Look at the huge windsurfing exhibitions at Ally Pally in the 80's - no more. All the shops which have folded as a result of the lack of customers. Is it a terminal decline - I don't think so, the sport enthused sufficient numbers to always remain alive, just not in the fashion of 15-20 years ago.
Therefore, in my opinion the writing's on the wall, we do need to change. We do need to gear ourselves up for a much smaller and simpler format.
You have to ask whats important about the club. For me its the people. Sharing a great day with a group of friends and then rounding it off with a beer or five is what encapsulates the club - for me.
How much organisation we need for this is what should really be up for debate. I don't think it needs a cast of thousands, but then it definitely needs some focal point. Mike's right, there needs to be a compromise. Key to that is having an events diary. There does need to be degree of flexibility though. If its crap, cancel it, if the winds not in the right direction, change it.
Whether we need a committee and a constituition to provide anymore of a focal point, I don't know. The club is pretty self motivated when there is wind around or there is a party. The areas which would suffer without a committee will be the mega bash and the magazine. Thats the sacrifice.
In answer to Mike's proposals
1) Continue the summer events - definitely, but with flexibility
2) Do away with In Motion - would be sad to see it go but it is an overhead although John does an excellent job
3) Do away with membership - not an issue, the fees are worth it whatever form it takes.
4) Insurance - dunno, not a legal type.
Added by kdebeer on 30/12/07
I have recently joined and very much hope the club continues. I think a compromise option makes sense and wonder if the club was less formal, might the insurance issue be got around by specifying that everyone needs their own third party cover, and that the club itself bears no responsibility?
Added by Haylingmike on 03/01/08
Many thanks for all your responses to my "Decide the Club's Future" article. Regretably we haven't been inundated with offers from members to help run the Club but then, on the positive side, no one has suggested we should wind it up either!
In the light of your comments I have drafted appropriate revisions to the Constitution which will be circulated with the formal notice for the AGM. One of the principle items on the agenda will then be to vote on and hopefully approve the new Constitution as a final act for the 2007 season, prior to electing a new committee and getting stuck into 2008.
We are in the midst of putting out the call for committee nominations but in view of the fact that we are proposing a fundemental, root and branch change to the structure and mechamisms of the way the Club operates it is important that everyone is given the opportunity to have their say. This includes those members who can't make it to the AGM who, in accordance with the Constitution, are of course entitled to vote by proxy. In order to ensure therefore that everyone gets their due opportunity it is important that we follow the Constitution - which very conveniently addresses all such matters! As a result however any nominations for committee positions, or indeed any special resolutions that you may want put on the agenda for the meeting, have to be with me by Saturday 19th January.
Several members have made comments about abandoning our third party liability insurance cover in order to save the Club's funds. I am not a legal expert but as I understand it there are two separate issues here. Firstly when you join the Club each member signs an undertaking to maintain individual third party liability insurance cover for the duration of their membership. Whilst this is only common sense from a personal point of view (no responsible person would consider driving a car without the appropriate cover) but it is also a requirement of the Club's policy that you maintain that level of cover and indemnify the Club accordingly. Hence if you, whilst you were sailing, were to inflict damage on a member of the public they would be able to sue and obtain damages via your insurance cover rather than having to resort to the Club Chairman, at the time of the accident, being the person who ultimately the courts would have to try to turn to for compensation, if you were not covered. Secondly for any event that the Club organises we have a corporate liability. Say one of our flagpoles snaps or collapses in a strong wind and pokes out a member of the public's eye, blinding them, the Club ie the Chairman could be held responsible and be liable to be sued for millions of pounds. Or say a barbeque is pulled over by a toddler of some member of the public, causing lifetime injuries, the consequences are uninmaginable! In the light of this I dont believe there is any question with respect to the need for insurance cover - purely a matter of what is the cheapest policy that will provide the appropriate level of protection to the Club's Officers. If anyone has any information to the contrary do please add your piece!
Added by Eric on 03/01/08
Sorry for my delayed contribution to this debate. Mike is absolutely right in as much that so long as the club has indivduals identifyable as officers or organisers of the club, those individuals may be held legally liable,
vicariously at least, for any negligent actions of club members which result in death, bodily injury, or damage to third party property.
The clubs current public liability insurance is arranged on the understanding that club members undertake to provide their own public liability insurance for windsurfing activities by way of a specific windsurfing policy, RYA membership etc. Anyone who windsurfs in the UK or abroad without such personal cover is certainly exposing themselves to uninsured risk. It is also worth pointing out that the majority of home insurance policies no longer provide cover for such activities.
This arrangement has helped to keep the club's insurance premium down to a managable level over the years, despite the ongoing trend for cover of this type to become increasingly expensive,as a conseqence of the litigious times in which we all now live.
Unless the club were to totally dis-band adequate public liability insurance
should be maintained for the protection of those holding organising positions.
Last updated: 04/01/08 00:52 By: Eric
Added by Kiwi Steve on 07/02/08
There has been a lot of focus on amending the Constitution but little debate on how the club will actually operate in the future. The issue is that we are not getting enough hosts and people turning up at the beach. There have been various ideas kicked around about how things might work in the future but nothing has been put to the membership.
The AGM needs to discuss this and how the club will operate and get some consensus. The key decider will be how many hosts sign up for 2008. I'm sure we get some hosts volunteering for 2008 from the Megabash - but the issue of people not turning up for a no wind weekend will persist. This situation is ultimately not fair on the host having to sit around all weekend. Unless they want to ofcourse.
Personally I think the way to go is to:
-Reduce the OMWC season to April-Sept
- Fixed events for Easter, Bank Holidays and two fixed events per month
- Chase the wind for the rest of the time possibly with multiple hosts depending on location and abilities. If there is no wind - inform everyone on Thrs/Friday there is no event. Wait till the next chase the wind weekend and try again or it'll be a fixed event when it will happen wind or not.
- Make the events more DIY via the website so people can sort themselves out and not rely on the host i.e. provide all the B&B/acommodation, pub, map, beach info.
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NBC's The West Wing is leaving office for good May 14. But actor Bradley Whitford, who starred as the always frazzled Joshua Lymon for the show's seven-year run, isn't going to become a highly paid lobbyist. Instead, he's starring in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, a drama that goes behind the scenes of a Saturday Night Livelike series, to which NBC has already given a commitment. Whitford spoke to B&C's Ben Grossman about whether it was really time for West Wing to go, show scheduling, and why he'd mow Aaron Sorkin's lawn.
How did the shooting of the finale go?
I think it's very hard emotionally when shows like this end, but some of that has been put into perspective by the death of John [Spencer, who played politico Leo McGarry on West Wing]. So the end of a show feels pretty puny. But the last thing we shot was Martin [Sheen] walking out of the West Wing, and everyone gathered when it was shot; it was pretty emotional.
It was also a nice moment for Martin because the way our characters are supposed to feel about Bartlett [Sheen's presidential character] is the way we feel about Martin.
What sticks out about the show as it reaches its conclusion in the next couple of weeks?
One of the most underreported parts about the show is, we got a great full run and [we had] cultural impact, and a lot of people made a lot of money, and we never once had a lead-in. I can tell you that, if we had been following Friends for five years, it would have been different. We had a full run with it, even in this era of procedural crime dramas and reality programming with people eating slugs, but it had a certain commercial power that was underrated.
Did you want to see another season?
There were areas I would have been interested in going into, but it did make sense to end it now. Plus, the network made it clear when it moved us to Sunday night that the show was not going to be a priority.
How is it reuniting with Aaron Sorkin, who created both West Wing and Studio 60?
There are two kinds of product in Hollywood, and there is an unmistakable stench to the first kind, which is when smart, talented people are producing shows they wouldn't watch themselves.
Then there are guys like David Chase [The Sopranos], David Milch [Deadwood] and Aaron Sorkin, who are going on the assumption that the audience is as smart and funny as they are. Both West Wing and this new show have that in common. It's so great working with Aaron again, I'd mow his lawn.
How important is Studio 60's success to NBC?
We all know there is pressure on NBC, but the No. 1 network has incredible pressure to stay there, and No. 2 needs to catch No. 1. Luckily, it's very clear to me that those kinds of pressures are beyond my cosmic eggshell, so the best thing I can do for NBC is just to make the next scene work and concentrate on my hair.
When on the NBC schedule would this show make the most sense?
The show probably makes the most sense at 10 p.m. All I know is that the implication is, it will be a pretty good slot. It's no secret it's not going to be on Friday or Saturday night, and probably at 9 or 10 whatever night they choose.
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Are you providing that for her? Would she appreciate help with the dishes, vacuuming, or changing the baby's diaper? Should you be more romantic? Could you put off that weekend auto show so she can visit her sister? Maybe you'd rather go fishing on Saturday, but should you watch the kids instead so your wife can have a needed day out?
Jesus gave us a classic example of service when He washed His disciples' feet and told them to do the same for one another. Is it time for some symbolic "foot washing" in your marriage? Women are romantic creatures. God made them that way. Have you tried to understand that tender nature and sought to meet the needs it expresses?
Here's the personal payoff: If you as a husband will address this romantic longing, your wife, being a responder, will be drawn closer to you. You'll get the kind of attention and admiration you hope for. Try it!
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New dynamic route guidance available in new connected PNDs from TomTom.
TomTom has introduced its most innovative product yet. The connected TomTom GO x40 LIVE delivers dynamic navigation and route guidance that continuously adapts to changing road conditions and always gives drivers the fastest route to a destination.
The three models of the TomTom GO x40 LIVE series (TomTom GO 940 LIVE, TomTom GO 740 LIVE and TomTom GO 540 LIVE) come with a new and extended version of TomTom's unique IQ Routes technology. TomTom IQ Routes is now based on historical travel time information for every road, specified for every day of the week, at five minute intervals.
The TomTom GO x40 LIVE automatically connects to TomTom's exclusive High Definition (HD) Traffic service for the most accurate and detailed live traffic information. It will now be available in the UK, Germany, France and Switzerland for the first time, in addition to the Netherlands, where the service was introduced at the end of 2007. If the measured traffic conditions differ from the expected traffic flow, the TomTom GO x40 LIVE will automatically calculate a better, alternative route, if one is available. The expected time of arrival will be adjusted accordingly.
The TomTom GO x40 LIVE series has plug & play connectivity built in, and comes with a number of valuable information services for motorists.
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Hot damn! The guy who designed the camera rigs in Killer Camera Rigs That You Can Build is a genius.
Adam and I (along with some help from my neighbor and "Screening Process" extra Eric) spent the afternoon starting construction on a camera stabilizer. Two, in fact, once we realized we had almost enough parts (and had already bought the tools).
We've still got some work to do — we've just done some basic initial steps on the second rig, and we still need to track down some specialized aluminum pieces to finish them — but we've already done the hardest steps. And these things are looking good.
I can't wait to see them — and whatever other rigs we end up building — in action. The 48 Hour Film Project is gonna be a real step up for us.


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One year later, starving 'witch boy' in Nigeria who went viral is now happy, healthy
On Jan. 30, 2016, Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén posted a photo to her Facebook page of a two-year-old boy in Nigeria, naked, emaciated and dying.
That photo inspired shock and sympathy around the world, as Lovén explained that the child was one of thousands of Nigerian children who are abandoned by their parents after being labeled as a witch.
The photo was shared thousands of times on Facebook and drew media attention to the plight of "witch children" in Africa, who are often abandoned or abused after a misfortune in the family leads them to be accused of being cursed, per Safe Child Africa. Lovén, the co-founder of the African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation, said in the photo's caption that she decided to call the child "Hope, because right now, we're all hoping that he survives."
Now, a year later, Lovén has posted another photo of Hope that has gone viral. Except this time, it's for much happier reasons. After 12 months, Hope looks completely changed and significantly healthier. He's also starting school now, according to Lovén.
The new post has been shared more than 6,000 times and liked 21,000 times as of Saturday afternoon. But this is actually not the first time Lovén has posted photos and videos of Hope looking happy.
According to CNN, it is a criminal offense in the state of Nigeria where Hope was found to label a child a witch, but the practice is still widespread around the globe. According to CBS, studies have indicated that up to 15,000 children have been labeled witches in Nigeria since 1999, with 1,000 being killed.
However, Lovén's activism has shined a light on the practice. In 2016, the German-language Ooom Magazine named her the most inspirational person in the world, ahead of the Dalai Lama, Pope Francis and other world-renowned figures.


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Breaking bad news is probably the most miserable aspect of our job in Emergency Medicine. I'd rather go to an infection control committee meeting than tell someone I've never met before that their loved one has just died. However, just like working to cut down on nosocomial infections is really important work, so is breaking bad news, and doing it well at least leaves you with a sense that you have done something really important. Strangely, you will receive a lot more thanks and appreciation from the community for the work you do telling them their loved ones are dead than you will saving them from untreatable staph sepsis.
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New Delhi: The Maharashtra Police conducted a coordinated crackdown against left-wing activists on Tuesday, bringing the focus back to 'Urban Naxalism', as coined by the government. After repeated setbacks in the hinterland, it is feared that Maoists are trying to gain a foothold in the urban centres via overground sympathisers and front men. The police sweep has triggered massive outrage with politicians, activists and authors terming it as an attack on democratic rights and some even likened the detention and raids to the declaration of Emergency.
The raids were carried out in connection with the probe into the Bhima Koregaon violence in Maharashtra on 31 December last year. It is as yet unknown whether the Maharashtra Police has clinching evidence against those arrested, however, sources said the investigation had picked up pace following the arrest of five activists in June this year. Highly-placed sources said just days before the Bhima Koregaon violence, the issue of 'Urban Naxals' was discussed within the security establishment. An intelligence report titled Urban Naxalism: Growing Menace and Remedies was also deliberated with senior security officials of the states.
Firstpost has reviewed the Ministry of Home Affairs' note that suggests that the strategy to tackle Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) challenges must include a plan to tackle 'Urban Naxalism'. The note also proposes a separate budget to counter the growing Naxal footprint in cities. "The Ministry of Home Affairs plan must include a section on Urban Naxalism and security-related expenditures should have a component dedicated to building capacity in urban areas on this count," the note says.
The home ministry believe that many front organisations are created by Maoists to facilitate mass-mobilisation in semi-urban and urban areas through ostensibly democratic means and most of these organisations are led by well-educated intellectuals with a firm belief in the Maoist insurgency doctrine. "These ideologues function as masks to cover the violent nature of the CPI (Maoist) ideology. They also form propaganda/disinformation machinery of the party. The front organisations also skilfully use state structures and legal processes to further the Maoist agenda and weaken the enforcement regime. The important functions of these organisations include the recruitment of 'professional revolutionaries', raising funds for the insurgency, creating urban shelters for underground cadres, providing legal assistance to arrested cadres and mass-mobilisation by agitating over issues of relevance/convenience. The front organisations aim to provide short-term democratic subterfuge to cover up the totalitarian and oppressive nature of the Maoist ideology," the note adds.
After the arrest of activists Sudhir Dhawale, Mahesh Raut, Shoma Sen, Rona Wilson and human rights lawyer Surendra Gadling in June, an intelligence report suggested that the activities of CPI (Maoist) in urban areas is being undertaken through 'mass organisations' or fronts of the outfit that works under the garb of human and civil rights organisations. "The sinister design of the terrorist outfit to subvert the minds of its targeted classes is achieved through propaganda by these organisations and Maoist ideologues in universities and colleges. The design has been highlighted in the 'Urban Perspective Plan' of the CPI (Maoist) which was adopted sometime in 2007 after the organisation had held its ninth Congress in the jungles of Jamui in Bihar. This document gives a call to all the members of CPI (Maoist) working in urban areas to mobilise masses against what it classifies as fascist repression by the ruling class. Interestingly, the organisation underlines that the primary aim of working in urban areas is to organise the targeted masses, build a 'Tactical United Front' with like-minded organisations over common issues and take up activities such as maintaining supply lines of logistics and recruitment of educated youths to support the armed struggle in the jungles," the intelligence report says.
In June, arrests were made from Delhi, Mumbai and Nagpur. The intelligence note reveals that front organisations supporting 'Urban Naxalism' are active in a number of cities across the country, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Ranchi, Hyderabad, Visakhapatanam, Madurai, Thiruvananthpuram, Nagpur and Pune. It further adds that these organisations work on different fronts such as agrarian, students, legal, labour, cultural and civil liberities.
"The central committee of CPI (Maoist), the highest decision making body, has instructed the front organisations to intensify their activities and mobilise people over issues related to Dalits and minorities.There have been a number of instances where the urban fronts of CPI (Maoist) had managed to leverage issues already agitating particular sections and steered the protesters towards Maoist agenda," the intelligence note continues.
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I've decided that promising to give a day by day account of our trips is a bit ambitious. After returning to our accomodation at the end of a long day we need to freshen up ready for dinner after which writing the blog becomes a bit of a chore. Our next trip is less than a week away and, as far as I am aware, the hotels don't provide internet access. If that is the case then there will definitely be no blog during the trip. If I can get access then I will try and write some blog but not necessarily every day.
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It is rightly said, "Success rarely comes from making just a few big efforts. Success almost always is the result of small multiplied again and again".Our aim in education is to develop several distinct dimensions in which our students must equip themselves. These dimensions-physical, intellectual, patriotism and spiritual-distinguish them from others and make them committed to the task of safeguarding this great nation of ours founded on twin ideals of secularism and democracy. The progress of any nation depends on its disciplined, dedicated, truthful, honest and well-behaved students who are the future leaders in every walk of life. Hence, it is the most pious duty of teachers & parents to groom the minds of students in the right direction. The students must have a keen sense of participation in what Jawahar Lal Nehru used to call, " The great adventure of nation building." Finally, a word to the students: have sublime faith in mankind and yourselves. Hence, you should create a healthy and conductive mental environment that will shape your attitude and behaviour for success. Remember - "The path of duty is the path of glory"


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What I love about Hong Kong is the fact that it's so tropical. Like e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e. Trees, trees and more trees. And they are the best sort of trees. Tropical, palm-y, dense. I can never get over that when I go to Hong Kong. A skyline of concrete behemoths literally rising from a jungle. I guess that makes Hong Kong a literal concrete jungle, huh? More pics and info on how to shop these overalls after the jump!
Like I mentioned a few weeks ago on Instagram, these overalls (originally in white on THP Shop and worn spectacularly by the always lovely Danielle of We Wore What) would also come in a black-ish denim. Well voila! Here they are. They are also featured in our June Look Book, so make sure to take a peak!
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We've been in Maui for a couple months now shooting a new batch of Adidas gear. We've taken this stuff everywhere from climbing waterfalls to hiking the epic Waihee Ridge Trail and even up to the top of the Haleakala Volcano. Check out some of our favorite shots below!Read More
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Every year before we take our annual multi month trip away from the great pacific northwest I snag myself a new pair of super comfortable shoes to wear while we're away. For the last few years my go to shoes have been Nike's with an Airmax or Lunarlon sole. From what I had experienced they were the most comfortable footbeds in the game. This last winter trip (Jan - Apr 2018) to Spain though I decided to switch it up and try out some Adidas Boosts and see if the hype was real. After far too much google research, youtube reviews and ridiculous side by side comparisons, I landed on the Adidas Pureboost.Read More
I'm a huge fan of merino wool. It's no secret anymore that it's one of the best materials for outdoor enthusiasts like myself. Ever since I started shooting images for Minus 33 in 2016 I've been able to try out some of the best merino wool gear on the planet, and I've never taken this privilege for granted. This fall I was able to be apart of shooting some photographs for Minus 33's upcoming 2019-2020 catalog. Laura and I went out into the woods for a few days and had blast shooting together. We came back with a ton of awesome images for Minus 33. You can order a catalog for yourself at Minus33.com to see everything we contributed and you can check out a few of my favorite photos from the shoot below.Read More


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For centuries, people throughout the world have enjoyed drinking herbal teas. There are countless health benefits to drinking herbal tea, from relieving abdominal gas to fighting viruses and infections.
This week for the 52 Week Be Better Challenge we encourage you to drink herbal tea. First thing in the morning, enjoy the taste and aromatherapy of a hot cup of tea. All herbal teas have countless health benefits and are naturally caffeine free, except for yerba maté. Yerba maté is an herbal tea from naturally caffeinated leaves of a holly tree native to the South American rainforest. If you already have herbal teas, great. If you are looking to try something new, look up "loose leaf herbal tea shops" in your area. If you have never been to an "herb tea shop" before, this would be the time to start.
What is the difference between herbal tea and tea? Herbal tea (also called tisane) is an infusion of leaves, seeds, roots and/or bark in hot water. Tea, on the other hand, is made from one specific plant called Camellia sinensis. There are thousands of varieties of teas; the only difference is the region in which it is planted, the time of year it is picked and the processing method. But anything that includes the Camellia sinensis (including black, green and white tea) is considered tea, not herbal tea.
When drinking herbal tea, make sure that it steeps for 10 to 15 minutes to maximize all of the plant's benefits. The health properties become easily digestible ingested in tea form. Different herbal teas have different health benefits. Teavivre warns not to drink your tea too hot, because it will irritate and inflame your throat, esophagus and stomach lining.
Passionflower Tea: A great tea for anxiety, especially for people with obsessive thoughts.
Peppermint Tea: Relieves abdominal gas, bloating, nausea. Avoid peppermint tea if you have heartburn.
Ginger Tea: Curbs nausea, vomiting, motion sickness and upset stomach. You can simmer ginger root, and add lemon juice and a little honey when you have a cold.
Chamomile Tea: Sleeping aid that is calming and a sedative. It also helps with coughs and bronchitis.
Rooibos tea: Packed with vitamin C and antioxidant properties. It has been shown to help with skin problems, such as eczema.
Dandelion Tea: This is a gentle liver cleanser.
Rosehip tea: This is high in vitamin C, which helps the immune system, skin and adrenal function.


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10/9/2014 - Hamburg
Available to iOS users since 2013, the comprehensive customer loyalty app designed for the German sporting goods retailer is now accessible to Android users.
9/26/2014 - Brussels
Ingenico Payment Services response to a critical vulnerability affecting Bash (Bourne Again Shell).
9/25/2014 - Brussels
The proportion of payments made using a smartphone or tablet has almost doubled in one year and now represents 12% of on-line transactions in Belgium. Mobile e-commerce in Belgium thus has the wind in its sails.
9/24/2014 - Brussels
Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346-ING), global leader in seamless payment, announced today that Ingenico Payment Services has partnered with customweb ltd., a European eCommerce solutions provider, to allow merchants to quickly integrate a solution that permits them to accept payments on their webshops.
9/10/2014 - Brussels
Ingenico Payment Services today announces the signature of an agreement with Yapital, part of the Otto Group, a globally operating retail and services group. This agreement consists of integrating the Yapital solution into Ingenico Payment Services e-commerce platform as well as into the in-store processing platform.
9/4/2014 - Brussels
Ingenico Payment Services integrates mobile SEQR payment app developed by Seamless into its online payment platform.
7/10/2014 - Brussels
Pogopost announced today its selection by the Victoria & Albert Museum as a technology partner to enable fans of the museum's iconic images to send them as postcards to friends and family straight from their phones, thanks to an in-app payment solution provided by Ingenico Payment Services.
6/27/2014 - Brussels
Ingenico Payment Services partners with Ticket Surf International (TSI) to allow shoppers to make online purchases directly in cash at local sales outlets.
6/19/2014 - Brussels
Ingenico Payment Services, leading global digital and secure payment service provider for all sales channels, today announces a partnership with SlimPay to offer customers a rapid online payment solution for subscriptions and recurring purchases.
6/4/2014 - Brussels
The Ingenico Group, parent company of Ogone, unveils its new brand platform and visual identity.
Ogone has been renamed Ingenico Payment Services, illustrating its commitment to accelerating its international expansion based on providing a broader range of services.
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IFC will launch a new distribution arm, IFC's First Take, in March to simultaneously release independent films in theaters and on video-on-demand.
Under the service, cable customers who sign up for a new IFC-branded VOD channel will have access to two new independent films per month.
First Take, a subsidiary of IFC Entertainment, capitalizes on the various assets that comprise the IFC company – distribution company IFC Films, production company IFC Productions, digital production company InDigEnt, and a movie theater in New York's Greenwich Village, the IFC Center.
The company expects to release 24 films on the VOD network the same day they premiere in theaters. They include Spike Lee's CSA: The Confederate States of America; 2005 Gotham Award-winner I Am a Sex Addict; and Village Voice National Critics Poll winner, Three Times.


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Washington State has withdrawn from competing in the last of three football games with Hawaii by paying a $300,000 buyout to escape the contract.
Gainsville.com has an extensive article highlighting the financial strength of Florida's athletic program.
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CTsportslaw.com has a very interesting article about a lawsuit that was filed by Marist University against their former men's basketball coach, Matt Brady (who is now the coach at James Madison) for failing to honor the terms of his contract. CTSportslaw stated, "The contract allegedly contained two key terms. First, Brady was precluded from discussing employment opportunities and accepting another head coaching position without the written consent of Marist. Second, if the contract was terminated, Brady agreed to "end any and all contact with all Marist basketball program recruits" and to refrain from offering scholarships to Marist players, or anyone Brady or his staff recruited to play at Marist." Ultimately four individuals who were deemed Marist recruits by the institution went to JMU.
The New York Times ran a very interesting interactive graphic that details how individuals spend every moment of their day. The ability to sort various subgroups of people (by age, gender, family size, education level and other factors) is especially fascinating. I was personally surprised by a number of things I learned in the graphics and thought it would be worth bringing the link to your attention as you consider the best times to schedule contests for enhancing fan attendance, to better understand some of the competing interests that can impact ticket sales, and of course seeing what is competing for the consumer's wallet and attention.
The Sporting News ran a review of all of the NFL's ticket promotions (AFC and NFC) for the 2009 season. It contains some good information to consider in your ticketing decisions. If you haven't already, I encourage you to sign up for a free daily Sporting News subscription. It's a great sports daily modeled after a traditional newspaper. You won't be disappointed.
As a follow up for those readers who read UltimateSportsInsider.com's earlier posts about the Pursuit of Prestige and The Golden Throne, I thought you might enjoy reading about Liberty University's installation of an 11-acre, $4 million skiing facility and lodge - which was constructed with artificial snow for year-round use.
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Japanese telecommunications giant Softbank is injecting USD 1,000 million in OneWeb, a Virginia-based company that uses satellites to provide rural areas with affordable high-speed internet access. The target's existing investors are also participating in the funding round and will invest a further USD 200 million. Pending regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter next year.
Currently backed by companies such as Qualcomm and Richard Branson's Virgin Media, OneWeb plans to use the proceeds to construct a satellite-making facility in Florida, aimed at giving the target the capacity to produce 15 satellites per week at a lower cost compared to other manufacturers.
Just months prior to the news, Softbank's chief executive Masayoshi Son agreed to establish a USD 100 billion fund with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to invest solely in the technology sector. Through the entity, Son pledged to invest USD 50,000 million in the US and create 50,000 new jobs, following a brief meeting with President-elect Donald Trump early this month. The Korean-Japanese billionaire, who calls the OneWeb deal the first step in his commitment to the world's largest economy, said: "America has always been at the forefront of innovation and technological development and we are thrilled to be playing a part in continuing to drive that growth as we work to create a truly globally connected ecosystem."
Making headline-grabbing deals in the US is nothing new to Softbank, which acquired Kansas-based telecommunication giant Sprint Corporation for a whopping USD 38,900 million in July 2013. The Japanese conglomerate's more recent technology-related transactions include its investment in San Francisco-based Social Finance. With other venture firms, including Doll Capital Management and Third Point, also participating in the deal, the investors collectively injected around USD 1,000 million into the student loan refinancing firm last year. In another funding round last December, Softbank, alongside other subscribers, contributed capital worth USD 8 million to New York-headquartered SocialFlow, a social media software company.
Well known for his bold vision, Son has also made big bets elsewhere. Just a few months ago, Softbank acquired the then London Stock Exchange-listed ARM Holdings in a leveraged buyout worth GBP 24,346 million. The computer microprocessors designer is instrumental in Softbank's strategy to expand into the Internet of Things, which connects everyday items, such as mobile phones and vehicles, via wireless network.
Softbank posted revenue of JPY 9,154 billion (USD 77,825 million) in the 12 months ended 31st March 2016, up 7.6 per cent on the JPY 8,504 billion recorded in the previous year. Net income for the period totalled JPY 558,241 million, compared to JPY 763,682 million in 2015.
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President Muhammadu buhari made a crowd of Nigerians burst into laughter when he addressed rumours of being a 'clone'.
It will be recalled that the Nigerian media space has been rife with rumours of President Muhammadu buhari being a clone named 'Jubrin'.
Speaking to Nigerians in Poland, the president pointed out that it was the real 'him' talking to them. In his words;
"a lot of people hoped that I died during my ill health. It is real me… I will soon celebrate my 76th birthday and I will still go strong.".


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In 1970 he was diagnosed ADHD and medicated with Ritalin. Everywhere he went, the playground, the classroom, even at home, Joe heard one message loud and clear: you're broken; your brain doesn't work; you don't belong here." No surprises when, at eighteen, he shaved his hair into a mohawk and took off to surf the waves and search for a purpose. It was out in the world, surfing the coastlines of the Caribbean and Central America, listening to punk rock, working scores of odd jobs, that Joe realized he was not in fact broken. Out in the world, away from the tethers of school and home, Joe realized that those same qualities which had caused him and those around him suffering as a kid, his aggression, his rapid fire brain, his stubborness, were all qualities that when put in the right context became sources of positivity and value. Aggression became contagious passion, distractibility became multi-tasking, and stubborness became tenacity. In light of this newfound confidence, he had to wonder: how many children were out there, just like him, with ferocious spirits and no clue what to do with them?
His book, Raising Lions, is the culmination of a 25-year journey working with the most difficult kids and a desire to build deep respect and love into our educational institutions and families.
He teaches parents and teachers simple, practical methods to understand and motivate all our children. The University of California, Santa Barbara recently did a year-long research study on his method's effects on student behavior, motivation and engagement. The results showed a 50% drop in off-task behaviors in the 16 Elementary school classrooms that used his methods.
The methods Joe outlines in his book are practical, easy to implement and based on common sense. The method is revolutionary. Instead of observing the child and treating a "condition", Raising Lions helps teachers determine the causes of a child's behavior and identifies a step-by-step approach to correct it, shifting the way adults and children interact everyday. With these shifts in interaction, children develop the ability to internally self-regulate, and teachers set boundaries, while recognizing the voice and autonomy of the child. In layman's terms, this means teachers spend less time correcting behavior and more time teaching motivated children.
This research was presented at the ISPA (International School Psychologists Association) Conference in Tokyo, Japan in July of 2018, and at the APA conference in San Francisco, California in August of 2018.
In 2018 Joe Newman was the featured guest on GOOP, The Tools, and the Mixed Messages podcasts. He's currently finishing his second book.


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Opinion: A pathway for Detroit tenants to enforce their rights
As legal aid attorneys representing tenants in the city of Detroit, we witness our clients making the difficult choice between being homeless and living in substandard housing rife with hazardous conditions. Families are forced to live in homes with raw sewage in the basement, no water, no heat, doors that don't lock, ceilings that are caving in, insect and rodent infestations, among other horrors. Many rentals are full of flaking lead paint, which many parents only become aware of after their young children have been poisoned.
The prevalence of substandard rental housing in Detroit is shocking and contrary to well-established law. A fundamental tenant of property law is the implied warranty of habitability. That is, landlords have a duty to keep residential rental properties livable, or fit for human use. The implied warranty of habitability is widely recognized throughout the country and under Michigan law. Local building codes set minimum standards for habitable housing. Landlords must comply with local building codes before they start renting a property. Building codes keep people safe and ensure a baseline standard of living.
In a landlord-tenant relationship, a landlord promises to rent a habitable home to a tenant, and a tenant promises to pay for use of the home. The obligations to maintain the property and to pay rent are mutual. If a tenant fails to pay, the landlord can bring an eviction action against the tenant for the violation. Michigan law also gives tenants options if their landlords fail to maintain the property. Tenants may withhold rent if they follow specific steps (we recommend tenants use MichiganLegalHelp.org for assistance).
Renters in Detroit, especially low-income renters, struggle to find safe and affordable housing. This is in large part because landlords have failed to hold up their end of the bargain and have allowed their properties to fall into a state of disrepair.
For the last 30 years, a city of Detroit ordinance has required landlords to register their rental properties and obtain a certificate of compliance before renting out their properties. Despite this decades-old requirement, landlords in Detroit have violated the law with relative impunity. Last year, there were 140,000 rental units in Detroit and only 3 percent were in compliance with the city's ordinance. The years of neglect have created hazardous and unsafe housing conditions throughout the city. With 97 percent of rental properties not in compliance, it's unsurprising that tenants have scarce options for finding safe housing in Detroit.
Landlords' failure to comply with city and state law has not prevented them from using the law to routinely evict tenants. In fact, the 36th District Court handles over 35,000 landlord-tenant eviction cases per year, making it one of the busiest courts in the country. Landlords have been using the law when it suits them and ignoring it when it doesn't. This double standard has contributed to a widespread eviction crisis in the city of Detroit. Tenants, who are overwhelmingly unrepresented, wind up with eviction judgments against them that force them to move from their homes and make it even harder to find new safe and affordable housing.
Detroit's new rental enforcement ordinance offers a glimmer of hope to tenants. In October 2017, the city amended the Municipal Property Code in an effort to increase the quality of rental housing.
The new ordinance comes at an important time, because for the first time in 50 years, renters outnumber homeowners in Detroit. The new ordinance allows tenants to escrow rent with the city if their landlords have not both registered the property as a rental and obtained a certificate of compliance. If landlords do not have a certificate of compliance and tenants properly escrow rent, landlords may not evict tenants for non-payment of rent. The new ordinance declares that it's "unlawful" for landlords to "collect rent" if rental properties are not in compliance.
The new ordinance sets the modest goal of bringing all Detroit rental properties in compliance and up to code by 2020. The obligation to register a rental property and obtain a certificate of compliance is not new. This requirement has been the law for decades.
The goal of the new ordinance is simply to require that landlords comply with the existing law. Landlords have been given plenty of notice. The city announced the enforcement plan in May 2017 and it has a rolling implementation that offers landlords additional time to register their properties and bring them into compliance.
For our clients, improving the quality of rental housing means having safe homes for their families. For example, one Lakeshore client is a Detroit resident and mother of two who rents a home on the east side. A few weeks after moving in last spring, her water stopped working. Her family could not bathe, brush their teeth, cook, or wash their clothes in their house.
After several weeks with no water and after alerting the landlord, our client withheld rent. Soon after, her landlord tried to evict her for non-payment of rent even though the home had no water, was not registered as a rental with the city, and did not have a certificate of compliance. She and her landlord went to court five times for the single eviction case. Eventually, the court dismissed the case on procedural grounds and the parties settled. If she lived in one of the two active zip codes, she would have been able to escrow her rent with the city until the water had been restored, and the lack of a certificate of compliance would have been grounds for dismissal at the very first court date.
Brintanni Hunt, another east side resident and Lakeshore client, faced eviction in August 2018. She rents a home with her partner and lives there with her four children. After moving in, she discovered serious problems, including flooding and raw sewage in the basement, no heat in the winter, and a severe bed bug infestation. Hunt repeatedly asked the landlord to make repairs, but he refused to do so. Hunt stated, "I called the city inspectors and stopped paying the landlord rent because the house was falling apart; the ceiling started failing on my sleeping children." Instead of making repairs, the landlord filed a termination of tenancy case and attempted to evict Hunt and her family.
At the hearing, the court heard evidence from both sides, and ultimately concluded that the landlord failed to keep the property in habitable condition. The property was not registered with the city and there was no certificate of compliance. In fact, the city recently inspected the property and found 24 violations.
Because of the serious repair problems with the property, the court dismissed the landlord's eviction case, and further ordered that no rent was due and the tenants shall escrow their rent with the city or with a bank until the landlord made the repairs. For Hunt and her family, the court's decision meant that they are not going to be homeless. They can stay in the home and escrow rent going forward. Their landlord will not be able to collect rent or evict them until the repairs are made, the property is registered, and a certificate of compliance is obtained.
In Detroit, landlords have been able to skirt the law for decades while collecting rent, not maintaining their rental properties, and evicting tenants. Given landlords' widespread noncompliance with the housing code, tenants in Detroit had little choice but to live with unsafe conditions for decades.
For our clients, the new ordinance means protection against eviction if they exercise their right under the law and escrow their rent. In the short term, the new ordinance gives tenants a path to enforce their rights. In the long term, the new ordinance has the potential to compel Detroit landlords to follow the law and improve housing conditions across the city.
Linda Jordan and Marie DeFer are staff attorneys at Lakeshore Legal Aid in Detroit. They represent low income and elderly individuals in civil litigation, including housing law.