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Boko Haram: Sons Of Anarchy
By Alex Preston for GQ Magazine
In the final hours of 30 July, the forces of the Nigerian state sowed the seeds of the violence that was to come, violence that would replicate the devastation of Maiduguri in towns and villages across the region. There is internet footage of Mohammed Yusuf, heavily bandaged, issuing a stumbling confession in a cell. An hour later, Yusuf was dead, executed without trial. While the police later claimed he'd been trying to escape, witnesses reject this. The 39-year-old Yusuf left behind four wives, 12 children and a legion of enraged followers. Worse than this, Yusuf's assassination cleared the way for his second-in-command, Abubakar Shekau, to take control of Boko Haram.
Shekau is a sinister, shadowy figure, rumoured to have escaped from the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Maiduguri some time in the late Nineties. Despite Boko Haram's eschewal of all things technological, he is a regular on YouTube, appearing in front of the group's piratical flag clutching an AK-47 and spewing bile against Christians, the government and the evils of education. He drifts like a desert djinn along Nigeria's borders, one day in Chad, the next in Niger, smuggling guns through the notorious Darfur Corridor. He has deepened the group's links with Algeria's al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Somalia's Al Shabaab – the two other major African terrorist organisations. Recently, the US government put a $7m bounty on his head.
Since Shekau took control of the group, Boko Haram has spun a web of terror across the north and central belt of the country, with devastating attacks on all of the regions' major cities, regular bombings of churches and schools. Women and girls are rounded up from distant villages and forced into "temporary marriages" – Boko Haram shorthand for rape. In 2012, Shekau led Boko Haram to war in Mali, where they played a major, if losing, role in the battle against the French. They came back with guns, expertise and a thirst for blood.
Before travelling up to Maiduguri, I spent several days in Abuja meeting state officials and military sources, trying to flesh out my picture of the war against Boko Haram. A friend in England, the writer Noo Saro-Wiwa, whose father was executed by the Nigerian military dictatorship in 1995, had warned me not to expect much from these meetings. "You can't ask questions like a normal journalist," she said. "They just won't respond to that. You have to let them think you're on their side. Pose your questions carefully, and don't expect straight answers." Those days in Abuja come back to me now as a bad dream scripted by Kafka. The amount of time you have to wait to see someone is a sign of their status in Nigeria. So I kicked my heels for hours in the gloomy vestibules of generals, bureaucrats and politicians, staring out over Abuja's unfinished skyline towards the National Mosque and National Christian Centre, which face each other combatively across a busy highway.
I met brigadier general Chris Olukolade in the red, black and green offices of the Nigerian Army Headquarters. A heavy, sad-eyed man, he coordinates the military response to the Boko Haram crisis. I asked him about the reports of human-rights abuses by the army in their efforts to clamp down on Boko Haram. He repeated lines I'd heard from the politicians with whom I'd had dinner the night before: that in holding terrorists without trial, in bombing remote villages they believed to be harbouring insurgents, in meeting the barbaric violence of Boko Haram with firm military muscle, Nigeria was only following a template laid down by the US and its allies in dealing with al-Qaeda. "Guantánamo" became a kind of code word in my discussions with the Nigerian military, as if American excesses on that shameful patch of Cuban soil provided an excuse for local abuses.
I told him that I'd spoken to experts on Boko Haram – Makmid Kamara at Amnesty, Eric Guttschuss of Human Rights Watch, Julia Knittel at Action On Armed Violence – all of whom had expressed significant concern at the actions of Nigerian soldiers. Olukolade frowned at me, practically spitting his next words. "Human-rights organisations, backed by foreign states, need to find evidence of brutality and military atrocities to justify their existence, to receive ongoing funding," he said. I pressed him further. The army had gone into Baga, a town by the swiftly receding shores of Lake Chad, in pursuit of Boko Haram. Thousands of houses were destroyed, with locals describing the army as "berserkers". Again, the brigadier general frowns, shaking his head, fixing me with those mournful eyes. "There were only nine graves in Baga," he said. "The foreign press said 280. Nobody said nobody died, but the exaggeration was intended to paint Boko Haram as victims." In fact, it was the Nigerian Red Cross who counted the bodies at Baga, and set the figure at 187. A local politician, Senator Maina Maaji Lawan, visited the scene of the massacre and estimated the death toll at 228. Even Olukolade had admitted in an earlier interview that almost 40 people were killed by his men, before reverting to the official government-approved figure of nine.
The brigadier general fixed me with his -mournful eyes. "The attacks on the school in Yobe," he began, a catch in his voice. "They said they wouldn't kill children, so they lined up the students and made them take their clothes off. The children stood there naked, afraid, and any of them with pubic hair were shot. Those who tried to escape were hunted down and executed.- Then they set the school on fire. Forty-two people were killed that day. This is what you should write about Boko Haram. This is the truth." He picked up his BlackBerry, flipped open its Hermès case, and began to type. The interview was over. It was time for me to head north.
Flying into Maiduguri, you become aware of the engulfing vastness of the landscape. It is a city of a million people, clutched in the dusty palm of the Chad Basin, blasted by sandstorms from the Sahara. It is the sole major city in Borno State, nestling in the joint where Nigeria borders Chad, Niger and Cameroon. Maiduguri is closer to Darfur than it is to Lagos. This is a place at the very edges of human existence, facing economic depredation and an ever-encroaching desert. It is not only regularly called the most dangerous city in Africa, it is also one of the most remote.
Western journalists usually visit Maiduguri under military escort. Kidnappings are one of Boko Haram's major sources of funding: the best you can hope for if you're snatched by the group is several months in a malarial oubliette. More likely you'll suffer the fate of British quantity surveyor Chris McManus who, after pleading for his life on video, was executed in the squalid dunny of the compound in which he'd been held captive for ten months. The price of freedom, at least for a French family seized in April 2013, is apparently $3m (£1.85m).
My photographer, Sunday Alamba, and I step into the yard of the airport, feeling suddenly vulnerable. I'm unconvincingly disguised as a light-skinned local, with a beard and a zawa prayer cap, a dark-grey Kanuri robe and sunglasses. I'm sweating, and it's not only because of Maiduguri's coruscating heat. It's noon and 40C, massy red clouds stacking in the sky to the north. Gbenga Akingbule, our local fixer, ushers us into a burgundy BMW, which he drives as if Shekau himself is on our tail. People and goats flash by, scurrying between the umbrellas of shade provided by the dark-leaved neem trees that line the city's streets. We pass cars whose licence plates bear Borno State's motto: "Home of Peace". Local wags have taken to scratching out "Peace" and replacing it with "Bombs".
We move through checkpoint after checkpoint, some staffed by soldiers, others by the police, all of them hard-faced and inscrutable, ushering us by with the nodding muzzles of their machine guns. A procession of jeeps with Operation Restore Order emblazoned across their bonnets comes roaring up behind us, soldiers standing on the back seats, waving us aside. We pull over and watch as the jeeps race by, followed by bulky armoured vehicles, charging towards downtown Maiduguri like angry rhinos. After another checkpoint, this one bearing a turret gun that trains its eye suspiciously on us as we pass, we drive through large pink gates and into the city proper. We have arrived in Maiduguri.
I'd expected the moment to summon a jolt of anxiety, but Maiduguri is nothing like I'd imagined it – nothing like it is presented in the Western media. I'd pictured a cloud of fear hovering over bomb-blasted buildings, nervous locals skittering from one house to the next, a sense of defeat and trauma in the eyes of the few we'd persuaded to talk to us. Instead, there's an extraordinary energy, as if, having been confined to their homes during the months of crisis, the people of Maiduguri are making up for lost time. The streets hum with -economic activity: buildings going up on every corner, roads re-paved, queues outside market stalls. Billboards are adorned with the owlish face of the governor of Borno, Kashim Shettiman (left), with peppy slogans like "No Shaking Now". Gbenga points out a huge construction site that the -governor has commissioned to provide affordable housing for the city's teachers. I'd expected- many things from Maiduguri, but never this sense of optimism and civilised bustle.
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By 1970, the world space race was in full swing. The U.S. was infatuated with space. Neil Armstrong had walked on the Moon. China had launched its first satellite. In 1971, Russia's Salyut 1, the first space station, reached unmanned orbit. In 1973, NASA launched the Skylab Space Station. Being a science teacher and amateur astronomer, Osceola had a dream. Why not install a fixed dome planetarium to teach students about space and the stars? The portable dome was small and couldn't contain many students. The equipment was limited. She could do more "tricks" under a fixed dome. She pursued her dream with fervor and determination encouraging the Montgomery County school system to purchase a planetarium fixed dome and equipment.
At the time, declining student enrollment left empty classrooms in some elementary schools. Located at 4800 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, MD, Brookmont Elementary School had vacant classrooms. Why not install a planetarium in this school? In December 1972, Brookmont ES received a $6,880 grant under the Title of Locally Developed Curriculum Projects for the purchase and installation of a Farquhar planetarium.
In the spring of 1973, the planetarium was installed in Room 2 at Brookmont ES. Equipment included a 14-foot wide fixed dome hung by ceiling chains, 35 wooden chairs situated under the dome, a rotation motor projector, four plastic celestial globes (one black night sky and three clear globes - mythology, sky map, and coordinates), eastwest lights, a slide projector and 14 earth-in-space globes. The 14 globes could be used in the planetarium or in individual classrooms. Special blackout shades were also installed to block out sunlight from the classroom windows. Osceola Sexton focused on teaching constellations under the dome.
In 1973, Osceola Sexton began training classroom teachers to operate the Farquhar celestial globes and equipment. Interested teachers were required to take a 15-week (3 hours/week) training program to operate the planetarium equipment. Area 1 elementary students would be bussed in for their annual planetarium class. Also, Brookmont ES kinder garden through sixth grade students received only one planetarium lesson per year.
In 1976, Osceola Sexton retired teaching. As a volunteer, Mrs. Muller took on the responsibility to keep the planetarium program alive. She approached the Montgomery County school system and offered to teach volunteer astronomy classes at Brookmont ES. Montgomery County paid Mrs. Muller a small payment when she taught annual astronomy sessions to bussed-in elementary school students. During the 1975-76 school year, Mrs. Muller taught three to four classes for one annual visit, and also taught a mini-course of six sessions to fifth graders and other students during lunch recess. Classes would begin with a lecture session, then the blackout shades would be drawn. Students would walk under the dome to learn about planet placement and star constellations.
By 1976-77, a few more classes attended the planetarium for one session. Small groups of fifth graders attended six sessions.
In 1979, Osceola Sexton passed away at the age of 70. Brookmont ES parents, teachers and students dedicated the planetarium in honor of Osceola Sexton. On the dome, the dedication was believed to have been backdated to 1975, to reflect the last year Osceola Sexton taught science classes in Montgomery County. Also, the year 1975 was noted as the official year the volunteer parent program began, thanks to Barbara Muller's hard work and dedication. At Brookmont ES from 1975 until 1982, she was the sole parent who taught all of the astronomy courses.
At Wood Acres ES, the county school system funded to have one area retrofitted behind the basement kinder garden rooms. A pit was dug out to install the dome and planetarium equipment. Students could sit on a carpeted area for their lessons. Then, they walked down inside a recessed area under the dome. However, due to limited funding, any other improvements would have to be the responsibility of the Wood Acres PTA and parents.
From one to 40 Volunteers...and beyond!
Instead of 12 classes, Barbara Muller would be responsible for 17 kindergarden through sixth grade classes. Luckily, she met Becky Berg, a new volunteer with a strong astronomy background. In the fall of 1982, these two dedicated parent volunteers recruited and co-trained 6-7 additional volunteers to help teach astronomy lessons to the Wood Acres students. Among the first Wood Acres parent volunteers were Becky Berg, Wendy Fox, and Margie Mitzner. During the 1983-84 school year, over 40 volunteers were recruited to teach the planetarium sessions. Ms. Berg also helped develop new and elaborate lesson plans, with some lessons still being used today. The Wood Acres volunteer planetarium program was in full swing. Outside students from different elementary schools were now bussed to Wood Acres ES for their annual planetarium sessions. However, Wood Acres students received additional lessons, thanks to the motivated volunteer parent program set up by Barbara Muller and Becky Berg. In 1983 and each year thereafter, in the fall new volunteer parent would receive a six-week astronomy program. Parents then began teaching student classes in early winter. Each kindergarden through sixth grade class received six individual lessons. Parents also gave boy scout and girl scout groups, private preschool classes, elementary schools, and astronomy club members various lessons under the dome.
In 1985, Barbara Muller retired from teaching to move to Ohio. Becky Berg continued to teach and maintain the program long after her child graduated until 1992. She continued to train volunteers until she retired in 1995. As the years passed, county funding for bussing in outside students faded away. In the fall of 1987, sixth grade students now attended middle school. Wood Acres ES only incorporated kindergarden through fifth grade students.
April 2005 phone interviews with Barbara Muller, Becky Berg (remarried and now Becky Pinkerton), Wendy Fox, Peter Kelly, John Swallow, Joan Fread, Carol Simon, and Steven Berr from Learning Technologies.
Conversations with Mrs. Mary Anne Frye, Ms. Martie Isralow and Mr. Joe Kapusnick – school teachers at Wood Acres Elementary School.
Personal typed notes by Barbara Muller (December 1972; July 25, 1978; January 1981 and March 1982).
Copies of articles provided by Barbara Muller.
Montgomery County Public School – Records Department.
Thank you to all the parents, teachers and technicians who have provided this historical information of the Osceola Sexton Planetarium.


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It seems like forever since I've written a post, mid September to now has seemed to have flown by and in a bit of a blur. Crazy, albeit wonderfully exciting work schedules mixed with a bout of the flu can make you crave the wonder of normality, and so finally nearly hitting mid October and I feel I have come out the other side, and I can't think of a more lovely and appropriate and exciting company to talk about, full of warmth, healing and light to bring me back….. cue Lara Quin.
The cyber world introduced me to the lovely Jess, the kindest being behind Lara Quin at the start of the year, see here, and have been a huge a fan of her and her creations ever since. For me what resonates is not just the beautiful curated collection from Lara Quin but also the story behind it, it is one that really will stop you in your tracks, kindest prevails all, and one simple act of this can stay with you forever.
A few months on and Lara Quin is celebrating the new launch with beautiful packaging, wrapped in rose gold and grey, which look just as lovely on the shelf as the candles and diffusers themselves. With scents such as Smoky Quartz and Coco Fig and Rose Quartz and Jasmine Orchard, with my favourite, Moonstone Chamomile and English Lavender. With top notes of and pear and Armoise and undertones of my much favoured vanilla and sandalwood. With the essence of Moonstone, for new beginnings, perhaps new seasons, and new light. This nurturing Gemstone also promotes good fortune and currently its scent, light and calming energy fills the room from my night stand…. at the end of the day there is always peace!
These hand poured soy candles are very special, from the beginning story, through to the care in creation and until they light up the room for whoever you choose, perhaps a Christmas gift for someone or perhaps just be kind to yourself. I have to say despite the fact that everything is simply gorgeous about these candles, especially the power of the Gemstone, what I do LOVE the best, is that they burn right to the very end. Straight down, no waste, nothing left, the symmetry they bring to your home, lasts right to the very end I tell you….before I proceed to fill the jar with fresh cut flowers and the next story begins….
….The 'now' second best thing is that Lara Quin is now stocked in John Lewis, so it is even more easy to share a part of that very special act of kindness….for someone….or just for you!
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The Changing Landscape of MidLife and What it Means for Future Planning
Estate Planning Council of Canada Member
Returning Guest - Welcome Back
When people think about midlife, the first thing that typically comes to mind are outdated narratives such as the midlife crisis and empty nest syndrome. The new science of midlife tells us that midlife is a vibrant period in the lifespan filled with opportunity and societal engagement, but also challenges due to bridging younger and older generations and unprecedented financial vulnerabilities.
On top of this, recent empirical evidence has documented that large segments of US middle-aged adults are suffering more than in the past. This talk will discuss historical changes in midlife and explore the potential implications the changing landscape of midlife has for future planning.
*This is a joint event with the International Estate Planning Council - complimentary registration
Author Bio: Frank J. Infurna, PhD
Dr. Frank J. Infurna is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University. He earned his PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from The Pennsylvania State University in 2012. Before starting at ASU in the Fall of 2013, he was a Visiting Research Scholar at the German Institute for Economic Research and a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Institute of Psychology at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. During his career, he has won four early career awards for outstanding contributions to developmental psychology and behavioral and social gerontology.
Dr. Infurna is a developmental psychologist who takes a lifespan approach to studying psychosocial and health development in adulthood and old age. His research is dedicated to examining how middle-aged and older adults adapt resiliently to major life stressors and developmental milestones and psychosocial factors that are precursors for outcomes of healthy aging, including cognitive functioning, physical functioning, disability, and longevity. His current research focuses on chronicling the ups and downs of individuals in midlife, more accurately conceptualizing development in midlife, and documenting historical changes in midlife health and well-being and its broader societal implications. He has published extensively in academic journals, in addition to several op-eds.


As the rain pours down with ever increasing force, we completed the purchase of our new car this weekend. The main attraction – the splendid glass roof, which given the right weather conditions will open to flood the car with light and air. Of course at the moment the only worry is that it will flood. So far so good, no sign of any incoming droplets, which is a very good thing.
Since our recent holidays we've been rather lacking in gigs to attend, however we managed to get ourselves along to The Cube last Thursday, to see SJ Esau's John Peel anniversary night. We went along with a few friends who were making their first visit to this wonderful place. It was a typically chaotic and noisy night featuring all manner of mayhem.
Whilst listening to radio 6 this morning I rediscovered a lost treat – The sublime "Katy Song" by Red House Painters. They were someone that I only discovered long after they had split up. Finding them was one of the many benefits in fact of working at Imperial. Beren who worked there with me was a huge fan and pointed me in the direction the excellent double CD compilation of their work on 4AD, it's a fine thing.
Well a bit of a first for me last night. On Friday I was asked if I would DJ at the latest evening of musical delights from the Grumpy Man collective? Thought I may as well give it a go, have to say that I really enjoyed it. People even came up to me to ask what some of the records were, just like a proper DJ.
It was all done with CD's, so in reality it's pretty straight forward, and given the nature of the evening, there is no pressure to keep people dancing – what can go wrong?
Anyway here is my set list.
Found out today that a couple of our best friends are leaving the area. After a lot of thinking they have decided to head up to Scotland. It's got me thinking about our situation, I've never lived anywhere other than Bristol, and the same is virtually true for Orynthia. She has lived here for as long as she can remember.
Now this brings many advantages, we've lead pretty sociable lives, so whenever we go out in Bristol it's pretty likely that we are going to bump into a friendly face or two. It's also true that Bristol is a great place to live, lots to see and do, good travel connections and generally a nice relaxed atmosphere.
And yet… I did feel a little pang of envy. I love the idea of the bold new adventure, heading off to a place where you have no obvious links with anyone or anything. Just the two of them together, working out how things in that community work, how to fit in with the people around you, where to buy your bread, the best way to get from A to B or even C.
Then again our friends have both moved around England during the course of their working lives, so I guess they are well prepared for the challenges ahead. We've always been steady, organised, no risk sort of people. That makes us sound dull, it's not meant too, because I think we've had a fantastic life. Seeing and doing so many different things.
As I write this the wonderfully simple song by Smog called "Let's move to the country" has just come on the CD player. Now you could never call Orynthia and I country folk, but it really suits our friends. As the song says, " Let's move to the country, just you and me. My travels are over, my travels are through." I don't know if their travels are through, but they might well be. Then again if you are used to relocating every few years can you ever completely settle in an area or does the urge to reinvent yourself come along every few years?
It's been a busy few days, stating last Thursday with a visit to The Prom, a John Peel day gig featuring our favourite faux country band – Wilma. I'm sure we weren't the only people to hear a cover version of Teenage Kicks that night, but the boys carried it off with some style.
On Friday we nipped out to see the latest work of genius to come from Bristol – Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Funny. Knowing and great to look at we all loved it. Saturday saw Bristol City continue to limp towards the middle of the table with a hard fought 1-0 over Tranmere.
The football theme continued on Sunday when the plucky Bryan Munich went out of the cup at the first attempt, yet we played really well and were more than a tad unlucky. Oh well now we can concentrate on the league.
Sunday Evening saw making the short trip to Cardiff to see the majestic Roddy Frame. You can see a million people standing up with a guitar and singing a self penned song, yet when someone like Roddy does it a sort of magic take place. He was on top form and the crowd of middle-aged fans lapping up every note.
Back home after our short trip to Scotland. We had a fine time, Falkirk was fun, and Glasgow was grand.
The Falkirk Wheel is quite a thing, if you like concrete, modern sculpture or engineering, you should pay it a visit.
We stayed in an amazing B&B, it was within walking distance of the Town Hall, yet had the feel of a huge house in the country. Amazing garden, leading to plenty of bird watching activity over the breakfast delights.
The gigs were good. On the 1sst night Aberfeldy opened up with a collection of little pop gems. Next up were The Pearlfishers, who I enjoyed rather more than Orynthia did. Lush piano driven singer songwriter stuff from another age, think Jimmy Webb or Burt Bacharach, not at all rock "n" roll, I like d the ambition of it. Finally The Trash Can Sinatras took to the stage and played a lovely set of songs old and new.
The next evening saw us enjoying Malcolm Middleton (of Arab Strap) rather more than we expected to, have to say he dealt very well with some hilarious banter from a very exuberant female member of the audience. Then we enjoyed a majestic set from the mighty Teenage Fanclub. The lads were on top form, and it was great to see them in front of a Scottish audience, who sang along with gusto to many of the songs.
The next day we took the short train journey to Glasgow, a city festooned with men in kilts in a high state of expectation before the Scotland – Belarus football match. Sadly their enthusiasm was misplaced as Belarus managed to secure a 1-0 win.
We missed the football as we were enjoying our iPod tour of the musical highlights of the city. A lot of it was familiar to us, places such as the "School of Art", "King Tut's" and the splendid "13th Note". New to us was the esoteric "Tchai Ovna" a very special café dedicated to tea form around the world and absolutely flippin' marvellous "Mono". Mono is a great place, part fantastic records shop (opened with help of many luminaries of the Glasgow music scene), part organic café, part super relaxed bar and also a live venue. I must admit that we spent ages in here on Sunday afternoon to rest our feet after the long walk of Saturday. It's the perfect place to sit and read, and pick up some top tunes.
Other than that we enjoyed another visit to The Lighthouse, always an interesting place the highlight this time was the Marimekko exhibition.


French startup Devialet has done it again. The new Phantom Reactor is a smaller, more effective speaker that packs in everything that made Devialet speakers good in the first place.
But that device was heavy, expensive and thick — stack three iPhone XSes and you get the thickness of the original iPod. Everything was great on paper, but it was impractical if you're not that much into music.
The Phantom Reactor is a damn good speaker. Music fills my living room in a way that none of my many other speakers do. When I compare it with another speaker, I can hear that it's the same song. But, with Devialet's speaker, it feels like I'm experiencing the song instead of just listening to the song.
You can currently play music using AirPlay, Bluetooth, Spotify Connect and UPnP, as well as analog and optical input. You can connect it to your network using Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
As you may have noticed, AirPlay 2 isn't supported just yet and you can't pair multiple speakers. The company says those features will come later with a software update. Devialet also says that it isn't in the business of voice assistants — there's no microphone on board.
But if you're looking for a unit that sounds good and you have enough money for the Phantom Reactor, the speaker is available now for for $999/€990/£990 for the 600W model and $1,299/€1,290/£1,290 for the 900W model.


On Friday (for Friday Funday), staff and the residents of The Lighthouse went out to Crickle Creek Fun Zone where we went to the Pitch & Putt for a game of golf.
Staff and residents had a lot of fun, even if we aren't exactly ready for the Open Championship.
Thanks to Crickle Creek for having us out there. We can't wait to come back. Here are the photos for the day.


Let's face it: It can be awfully hard to find great DIY gift ideas for men. Today, I've rounded up 25+ of my favorite finds from around the web for terrific handmade gifts for men, including ideas for cooks, campers, golfers, couch potatoes, bookworms and more. You're sure to find an idea perfect for a special guy on your list!
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John joined Scale Venture Partners in 2018 and focuses on the firm's investments in SaaS, cloud infrastructure and frontier technologies.
Before Scale VP, John was most recently a Product Manager at Personal Capital where he focused on customer engagement and growth. Previously, he was also a Product Manager at Intuit and launched the first iteration of their QuickBooks Capital lending product, which provided working capital loans to small business owners.
John holds dual degrees in both the business and liberal arts honors programs from the University of Texas at Austin. Outside of work, John enjoys running and playing soccer in Golden Gate Park.


Dancehall artist Sean Paul (pictured) is being sued by jilted ex Susanne Persson for $80 million. The blond Swede claims that Paul not only had her illegally deported from Jamaica but allegedly drove her to repeated suicide attempts and subjected her to "starvation, homelessness and loss of an ability to generate income," according to the New York City, Supreme Court-filed documents reports the New York Post.
On the cover, the book (pictured below) promises to expose "The Truth About Sean Paul's Cocaine Dealings, Lies, Murders and Erection Problems." In the so-called expose, Persson claims she was Paul's "jet set slave" and endured emotional horrors while with him.
Persson also alleges that she was driven out of Jamaica by paid-off police/immigration authorities, claiming that immigration used bully tactics to forcibly put her on a plane and send her back to her native Stockholm, Sweden, with Paul's promotion team making the actual reservation.


Do you like Taneshi dolls? We just love them. This lovely doll is a Mari Fet doll from Taneshi series and now you can knit it with this free and detailed pattern. This is basically for advanced beginner knitters. Toy related knit stitch. The finished lucky doll is approximately 5,12'' / 13 cm / tall.
4 double-pointed needles in a size suitable for the yarn weight you are using. I recommend using needles a size or two smaller than the yarn calls for, to produce a firm fabric. I used needles size US 21⁄2 (3mm).
For an online tutorial of how I start knitting my toys using a crochet hook.
Knitted with white colored yarn. Needles size US 21⁄2 (3mm).
Cut yarn and thread through six remaining sts (add more stuffing if required).
Start to knit with white yarn.
Change yarn over red color.
Cut yarn and thread through remaining 6 sts (add more stuffing if required).
Cast on 26 sts in purl bumps from rnd 5 of the body.
Knit in the round using white yarn.
Knitted with red colored yarn.
Now we starting knit flat. Turn your work to wrong side.
Make 2 pieces. Knitted with white colored yarn.
Cast on 3 stitches. Distribute among 3 needles and join to work in the round, being careful not to twist sts. Place marker. Or you can knit it as i-cord (it will be more easy).
Do not stuff. Cut yarn and thread through 3 remaining sts. Weave in ends.
Make 2 pieces. Knitted with red colored yarn.
Cast on 5 stitches. Distribute among 3 needles and join to work in the round, being careful not to twist sts. Place marker. Or you can knit it as i-cord (it will be more easy).
How I am finishing dolls: Fixing head and body. Use a long needle with a yard of strong thread, doubled and knotted at the end. Start at the underside of the body. Push the needle thru to the outside of the torso. Push the needle thru the head and out on the opposite side. Go back thru to the inside of the head taking a small stitch on the outside. Repeat this procedure thru the head and body gently pulling the thread to tighten the joint with each pass thru, one or two more times, but do not indent too deeply. End on the underside of the body. Bury the thread into the body.
Now put arms into the sleeves. I used crotchet hook for this.
How I am fixing arms: Sew arms through the body. With doubled thread, start at the underside of one of the limbs, leaving a five or six inch long tail and push the needle thru to the outside of the limb. Go back thru to the inside of the limb taking a small stitch on the outside. Push the needle thru the body and out on the opposite side. Go thru the other limb from the inside to the outside. Taking a small stitch, go back thru the limb to the inside, back thru the body and thru to the outside of the first limb. Repeat this procedure thru the limbs and body gently pulling the thread to tighten the joint with each pass thru, one or two more times, but do not indent too deeply. End on the inside between the body and the first limb. Tie off with the tail of the original thread.
Sew the hood to the body.
Glue the plastic eyes to the head. Apply red blush. Sew one or two pompoms to the hood.


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            this.viewToAnimateLayoutParams.bottomMargin = this.marginStart + (int) ((this.marginEnd - this.marginStart) * interpolatedTime);
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                this.viewToAnimate.setVisibility(View.GONE);
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            this.callback.onAnimationCompleted();
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}

Thi Animation works on Android 4.4+ But on Android 4.2 for example then animation just gets skipped. When i set the duration to 500 for example i see nothing for 500 ms and than the view collapse instantly same when i open it. nothing happens for 500ms and than the view expands instantly. that means all the steps between 0 and 500 ms arent showing at all.
Why?

A: Strange. I was working with a RelativeLayout i switched to LinearLayout now and the animation works now.

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Once Upon a Bouzouki… Interview with Euripides Nikolidis
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Once Upon a Bouzouki… Interview with Euripides Nikolidis A self-taught bouzouki virtuoso and a rightful successor in the line of eminent bouzouki players, Euripides Nikolidis is the man behind Bouzouki Fairytales (his first instrumental album). With a career spanning more than 20 years of collaborations with the greatest of Greece's singers, Nikolidis has earned the acclaim he is receiving. Politismos had the chance to speak with the composer about his album, future plans, posthumous legacy and the prospect of Greek music abroad. At the age of 9 you made a decision to teach yourself how to play the…
Cloudy Day in Athens
Cloudy Day in Athens Vasilis Tsistanis was songwriter and bouzouki player. At the age of 15, he wrote his first song, the first of hundreds he would write during his professional career. One such legendary piece was "Synnefiasmeni Kyriaki" (Cloudy Sunday), inspired by the dismay he felt after German troops arrived in Greece in 1941 and incidents he witnessed thereafter. The following quote is from an interview entitled "S. Gauntlett: An interview with Vasilis Tsitsanis." published, in the Spring and Summer of 1975, by the Hellenic Society of Melbourne, Australia: "The occupation was for me an inexhaustible…


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Martin Moni, rodným jménem Martin Šourek (* 1. října 1972), je bývalý český prvoligový fotbalový záložník nebo útočník. Příjmení Moni používá od 9. září 2010.

Fotbalová kariéra
V nejvyšší československé soutěži nastoupil za SSK Vítkovice ve 39 utkání, aniž by skóroval.. V nižších soutěžích hrál i za VTJ Karlovy Vary, SKP Znojmo, FK Baník Havířov, FC MUS Most a VT Chomutov. Od začátku roku 1999 hrál postupně za FK Litvínov, SK Černošice, Radotín, TJ Sokol Vonoklasy, TJ Sokol Dobřichovice, FK Lety a TJ Sokol Tuchoměřice.

Ligová bilance

Odkazy

Reference

Literatura
 Jindřich Horák, Lubomír Král: Encyklopedie našeho fotbalu (1896 – 1996/97), Praha, Libri 1997.
 Radovan Jelínek, Miloslav Jenšík: Atlas českého fotbalu od 1890, Praha, 2005
 Týdeník TIP (Alexander Šindelár)

Externí odkazy
 Martin Moni (01.10.1972) na rzp.cz
 Profil hráče na fotbalunas.cz
 CS Fotbal

Českoslovenští fotbalisté
Čeští fotbalisté
Fotbalisté FK Viktoria Žižkov
Fotbalisté SK Slavia Praha
Fotbalisté FC Slavia Karlovy Vary
Fotbalisté 1. SC Znojmo
Fotbalisté FC Vítkovice
Fotbalisté FK Baník Havířov
Fotbalisté FK Baník Most
Fotbalisté FC Chomutov
Fotbalisté FK Litvínov
Fotbalisté SC Olympia Radotín
Narození 1. října
Narození v roce 1972
Žijící lidé
Muži

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From the outside, one might assume Houston's Group 1 Automotive would be hurting.
The nation's third-largest dealership group gets 48 percent of its U.S. new-car and truck sales in Texas -- with 20 percent in the Houston area alone -- and another 9 percent in Oklahoma.
Think falling energy prices and laid-off oil-patch workers. Toss in the devastating floods in Houston this spring. Ouch. That's gotta hurt.
Group 1 said its adjusted net income jumped 20 percent to a second-quarter record of $47.9 million, as revenue climbed 8.6 percent to $2.73 billion.
"We were very much braced, and took quite a few actions, assuming we'd get hit pretty hard" by the drop in energy prices, said Group 1 CEO Earl Hesterberg.
"I'm now starting to think the Houston economy is diversified enough we won't see much" impact from lower oil.
"It's very energy dependent," Hesterberg said. He didn't have solid industrywide figures on Oklahoma sales in the second quarter but said they "may've been down double digits." In contrast, Group 1 was down only 2 or 3 percent there, he said.
But what about the floods? They were "a net positive," he added, between replacement demand afterward and "some decent service business."


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Oh, yes, yes, yes!!! What's so hard about that??? If for no other reason than that GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!!
From the shade skies of thoughts, through the dark clouds of worry!
Through the mountains of uncertainty, From the sea of panic and scurry.
We go to seek peace in temples and churches, we never look inside us with ease.
We know many people for how they are!, But we fail to know a person closest to us.
He's like eyelids that protects the eyes, the only one to led us from all this fuss.
But wen we fail to find him and come back, we find him inside us resting in peace.
What to we do wen we are disturbed??
> We turn to God..


These days, with businesses of all sizes and types opting for advertising on the internet, you might think that the time-honoured flyer might be falling out of favour. However, this small piece of promotional paper still has an important place in the advertising world. While you might forget an internet ad a minute after you've closed your browser, flyers often stay with us longer – in our bags, our wallets and even stuck to our fridges. If you have a community event coming up or wish to promote your business with a coordinated letterbox drop in West Gosford, get in touch with the flyer distribution specialists at Independent Letterbox Distribution Company.
Our process is crucial to the way we operate at Independent Letterbox Distribution Company, enabling us to maintain a high level of quality control among our flyer distributors that keeps us positioned ahead of the pack. When we coordinate letterbox drops in West Gosford, we supply our deliverers with a number of flyers, with each suburb divided into manageable sectors whereby each person is allocated a specific area to distribute their flyers. They have three days to complete their letterbox drops, which we follow with a spot check to guarantee strict quality standards.
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What Does an Architect Do?
Architects do not spend all of their time at a desk in an office designing places for people to live or work. Architects must be creative artists as well as knowledgeable about engineering principles. They need this knowledge along with the social skills to discuss ideas with clients and construction managers. Architects work closely with clients and engineers to meet client needs and engineering requirements. While drafting building designs, they'll need to be skilled in the use of computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software.
As an architect, you'll take aesthetic, economical, environmental and functional aspects into consideration when designing buildings and other structures. The following chart provides an overview of the requirements for working as an architect.
What Defines a Career as an Architect?
Your job will require engineering, management and supervisory skills in addition to design skills. A significant part of your job will involve communicating your visions to clients and contractors. The design process involves sketching scale drawings, discussing projects with clients, developing final construction plans and visiting construction sites to make sure all goes as planned. For the construction aspect of projects, you may help clients select contractors and negotiate contracts.
What Type of Employment Outlook Is Predicted?
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicted that employment of architects would grow faster than average, at a rate of 7% from 2014 to 2024 (www.bls.gov). As the population increases, architects are needed to design residential buildings, healthcare facilities, schools and workplaces. You may increase your job opportunities by participating in internships during college and providing proof of your creative abilities. Familiarity with sustainable design may also increase your chances of employment.
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A Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) program typically takes five years to complete and is an option if you don't have a college degree. Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) programs are an option if you have a bachelor's degree in another subject or if you have completed an architecture preprofessional program. According to the BLS, a M.Arch. can take anywhere from 1-5 years to complete, depending on your previous education.
While enrolled in an architecture program, you'll take courses in architectural design, history of architecture, construction methods and CADD. You will take both lecture and design studio courses. In a master's program, you may also be required to conduct research and prepare a design thesis. Many students complete an internship during college or after graduation to gain experience. As an intern, you may prepare drawings, build models, write specifications or research building codes.
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All states require licensing for architects, according to the BLS. The Architect Registration Examination (ARE) is the nationally recognized licensing exam offered by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (www.ncarb.org). To qualify to take the ARE, you need to have at least three years of work experience in the field, meet education requirements and meet the requirements set by your state licensing board. If you complete an internship while enrolled in a degree program, you may be able to apply your experience toward the qualification requirements.
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There are a variety of alternative occupations that relate to architecture, starting with drafters who use computer software to convert original work by engineers or architects into technical drawings. Drafters only need an associate's degree to begin. Other related careers requiring at least a bachelor's are civil engineers and construction managers, who design, build and supervise construction projects.
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Wind Power Has Dramatically Cut Global Warming Pollution In The U.S.
Zachary Shahan
As required by Congress, the EPA recently released annual greenhouse gas data "detailing carbon pollution emissions and trends broken down by industrial sector, greenhouse gas, geographic region, and individual facility."
Interestingly, in 2012, coal-fired electricity generation increased while natural gas generation decreased considerably. This is counter to all the talk about the shale gas revolution ("bridge," if you're optimistic), including a line right in the first paragraph of the EPA press release — "The data, required to be collected annually by Congress, highlight a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions as more utilities switch to cleaner burning natural gas."
Despite coal generation increasing, natural gas generation decreased so much that overall fossil fuel generation fell by 36.4 million MWh. Here's a table with more details:
So, what made up for that electricity generation drop?
First and foremost, reiterating a recent statement by the International Energy Agency, it seems that energy efficiency and energy conservation did. However, the other main contributor to the cut in global warming pollution was clearly renewable energy generation, especially generation from wind energy. Wind power plants contributed a significant 17.7 million MWh of additional electricity generation in 2012.
If you are under the odd impression that more wind power doesn't equal less global warming pollution, please use some common sense and also check out a recent study we reported on that shows how little backup power is actually needed for wind power, even at relatively high penetration levels. In other words, accept the fact that wind power is extremely effective at cutting global warming pollution.
As REVE notes: "What lesson can we draw from this data? While some of the emissions reductions noted by the EPA are fleeting, wind energy is a key contributor to the long-lasting strategy for reducing U.S. carbon emissions."
If you're wondering what's up with the EPA's statement that the switch to natural gas has resulted in a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, the statement is based on generation change over the course of two years (2011 and 2012), not just 2012. "The 2012 data show that in the two years since reporting began, emissions from power plants have decreased 10 percent. This is due to a switch from coal to natural gas for electricity generation and a slight decrease in electricity production."
Spin natural gas however you want, but please stop ignoring the fact that increasing renewable energy generation has a very strong, lasting impact on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Also, let's just hope that methane leaks from using natural gas aren't considerably greater than projected (I can't say I'm optimistic about that), and that, if natural gas really is notably greener, that natural gas rebounds and cuts coal generation considerably again… as we ramp up renewable energy faster and faster, since that is the only long-term solution in this sector anyway.
In this article:EPA, EPA CO2 emissions, epa coal, EPA coal generation, EPA natural gas, EPA natural gas generation
Written By Zachary Shahan
Zach is tryin' to help society help itself one word at a time. He spends most of his time here on CleanTechnica as its director, chief editor, and CEO. Zach is recognized globally as an electric vehicle, solar energy, and energy storage expert. He has presented about cleantech at conferences in India, the UAE, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, Canada, and Curaçao. Zach has long-term investments in Tesla [TSLA], NIO [NIO], Xpeng [XPEV], Ford [F], ChargePoint [CHPT], Amazon [AMZN], Piedmont Lithium [PLL], Lithium Americas [LAC], Albemarle Corporation [ALB], Nouveau Monde Graphite [NMGRF], Talon Metals [TLOFF], Arclight Clean Transition Corp [ACTC], and Starbucks [SBUX]. But he does not offer (explicitly or implicitly) investment advice of any sort.
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The EPA Footprint Rule & Emissions
The new EPA tailpipe emissions standards are not as tough as they appear to be. Perhaps in a few years, they will be obsolete.
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The EPA has issued new fuel economy standards. Almost no one will be happy with them.
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The Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, aka Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, includes $5 billion for EV charging, but — much less discussed — it also...
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It is the goal of the Town of Buchanan to encourage and coordinate special community events, while regulating these events in a positive manner to ensure the health and safety of participants in the event, efficient management of municipal services, and the protection of public lands and facilities.
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Programming techniques that involve the use of self-modifying code are to be avoided as far as possible. Instruction Memory Barriers (IMBs) In many systems, however, it is impossible to avoid the use of self-modifying code entirely. For example, any system which allows a program to be loaded into memory and then executed is using self-modifying code. Each implementation therefore defines a sequence of operations that can be used in the middle of a self-modifying code sequence to make it execute reliably.
However, there are such instructions in the Thumb instruction set, as described in Chapter A6 The Thumb Instruction Set. Each exception mode has its own banked version of R13, which should normally be initialized to point to a stack dedicated to that exception mode. On entry, the exception handler typically stores to this stack the values of other registers to be used. By reloading these values into the registers when it returns, the exception handler can ensure that it does not corrupt the state of the program that was being executed when the exception occurred.
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This bylaw is a consolidated digital version of the official legal document. It is not an exact reproduction and is for information purposes only.
For any questions related to this bylaw contact 519-747-8785, 1-866-785-3941 (TTY for deaf), or municipalenforcement@waterloo.ca
Bylaw number: 2022 - 031
Last passed by council: May 9th, 2022
Being A bylaw to regulate the maintenance of land in the City of Waterloo
Lot maintenance standards
Outside storage of refuse, compost or recyclable material
Storage of motor vehicles
Order to discontinue activity
Remedial action
Whereas Section 11(2)(6) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, provides that a municipality may pass bylaws respecting the health, safety and wellbeing of persons;
And whereas Section 127 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, provides that a municipality may require the owner or occupant of property to clean and clear the property, not including buildings, or to clear refuse or debris from the property, not including buildings;
And whereas Section 131 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, provides that a local municipality may prohibit and regulate the use of any property for the storage of used motor vehicles for the purpose of wrecking or dismantling them or salvaging parts from them for sale or other disposition;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Waterloo enacts as follows:
1.1 In this Bylaw:
"Boulevard" means the portion of a highway under the jurisdiction of the City that is situated between the edge of a roadway (or shoulder, where one exists) and the adjoining property line;
"Buffer Strip" means a border of Turf Grass, Ground Cover or vegetation that delineates a Naturalized Area, measuring at least 1.0 metres (3 feet) in width and not exceeding 20 centimetres (8 inches) in height;
"City" means The Corporation of the City of Waterloo;
"Council" means the Council of the City;
"composting" means the biological degradation or breakdown of organic material into a dark soil-like material called humus;
"Director of By-Law Enforcement" means the Director of By-Law Enforcement for the City or his or her designate;
"Fence Bylaw" means a bylaw passed by Council pursuant to Section 11(3) 7. of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25m as amended;
"ground cover" means organic or non-organic material applied to prevent soil erosion such as concrete, flagstone, gravel, asphalt, grass or other landscaping;
"Inoperative Vehicle" includes but is not limited to a Motor Vehicle or trailer that:
(a) is unable to be operated as a result of being abandoned, wrecked, inoperative, unused, dismantled, broken or incomplete, decayed or dilapidated, in particular with missing wheels and tires, non-functioning tires, body components; or
(b) does not have affixed to it a current and valid number plate if required under the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8;
"Lot" means a parcel of land within the City;
"motor vehicle" includes an automobile, motorcycle, and any other vehicle propelled or driven otherwise than by muscular power; but does not include the cars of electric steam railways, or other motor vehicles running only upon rails, or a motorized snow vehicle, traction engine, farm tractor, self propelled implement of husbandry or road building machine within the meaning of the Highway Traffic Act; 3
"Municipal Law Enforcement Officer" means a person appointed by the City under s. 15 of the Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.15;
"Naturalized Area" means a landscape area that has been allowed to establish vegetation through a combination of natural regeneration and deliberate plantings of native and non-native species of wildflowers, annuals, perennials, shrubs and grasses or a combination thereof to emulate a natural area monitored and maintained by the property owner;
"Noxious Weeds" means a noxious weed designated under the Weed Control Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. W.5, including but not limited to:
(a) Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum);
(b) Ragweed (Ambrosia spp.); and
(c) Poison ivy (Rhus radicans L.).
"occupant" means any person or persons over the age of eighteen (18) years occupying a Lot;
"owner" includes:
(a) the registered owner of the Lot;
(b) the person, for the time being, managing or receiving the rent from a building on the Lot, whether on the person's own account or as agent or trustee of any other person, or who would receive the rent if the building on the Lot were let; and,
(c) a lessee or occupant of a building on the Lot who, under the terms of a lease, is required to repair and maintain the Lot in accordance with the standards set out in this bylaw;
"person" means an individual, corporation, unincorporated association or partnership;
"pests" means rodents, vermin or insects; 4
"refuse" means any article or thing that:
(a) has been cast aside, discarded or abandoned, whether of any value or not;
(b) has been used up, in whole or in part, whether of any value or not; or,
(c) has been expended or worn out, in whole or in part, whether of any value or not.
"Region" means the Regional Municipality of Waterloo;
"Standing Water" means any water, other than a natural body of water that exists on a permanent basis, that is found either on the ground or in or on Refuse or debris as defined in this bylaw, but shall not include any of the following maintained in good repair:
(a) swimming pool;
(b) hot tub;
(c) water feature; or
(d) artificial pond.
"Turf Grass" means turf grass species such as blue grass, fescues, perennial ryes and tall fescues;
"Undesirable Material" includes:
(a) Refuse, rubbish, garbage, brush, waste, litter and debris;
(b) animal or human excrement;
(c) injurious insects, termites, rodents, vermin and other Pests;
(d) growth throughout the Lot of Turf Grass or vegetation in excess of 20 centimetres (8 inches);
(e) Noxious Weeds;
(f) Ground Cover, hedges or bushes which overhang the sidewalk, impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic or cause a site obstruction; 5
(g) dead, decayed or damaged trees or other natural growth and the branches and limbs thereof;
(h) Inoperative Vehicles, except in an establishment licensed or authorized to conduct or operate a wrecking business;
(i) machinery or parts thereof, or other objects or parts thereof, or accumulation of material;
(j) all furniture or appliances used for exterior use that become dilapidated; and
(k) all furniture or appliances designed for interior use.
"Zoning By-Law" means a bylaw passed by Council under the provisions of s. 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, c. P.13, as amended.
1.2 Where metric and imperial units of measure are referenced, the metric unit of measure shall prevail.
1.3 In the event of a conflict between a provision of this bylaw and a provision of any other by- law of the City, the provision that establishes the higher standard shall apply.
2.0 Lot maintenance standards
2.1 No owner or occupant shall have, or permit to have, undesirable material on their Lot.
2.2 This bylaw shall not apply to any Lot owned by the City or the Region.
2.3 No owner or occupant shall have, or permit to have, undesirable material on the portion of the Boulevard adjacent to their Lot, except as may be otherwise authorized by the City or in accordance with a bylaw made by the Region with respect to the collection of waste;
2.4 The following standards shall apply with respect to Naturalized Areas:
(a) every owner or occupant shall ensure that the Naturalized Area does not encroach onto any adjacent property; 6
(b) every owner or occupant shall ensure that the Naturalized Area is maintained in a manner that does not present an unkempt or unsightly appearance;
(c) every owner or occupant shall maintain a Buffer Strip around any Naturalized Area; and
(d) no owner or occupant shall permit a Naturalized Area to be located within a daylight triangle or sightline triangle, as defined in the Zoning Bylaw and/or Fence Bylaw, unless such Naturalized Area complies with the maximum height regulations in the Zoning Bylaw and/or Fence Bylaw.
3.0 Ground cover
3.1 An owner shall ensure that their Lot is graded or provided with ground cover, as appropriate, so as to prevent:
(a) unstable soil conditions;
(b) soil erosion; or,
(c) accumulations of dust or dirt from spreading to neighbouring properties.
4.0 Outside storage
4.1 Where refuse, compost or recyclable material is stored outside of the enclosed walls of a building, the refuse, compost or recyclable material shall be stored, by an owner or occupant, in a container suitable for such a purpose and in a manner that does not attract pests or create a health or safety hazard due to the nature of the storage or through deterioration or misuse of the storage facility.
4.2 No owner or occupant of a Lot shall permit:
(a) compost or a composter to emit odours on a Lot, which would reasonably disturb the inhabitants of the City;
(b) food waste to be placed in a composter on a Lot without covering it with yard waste, soil or compost; and,
(c) bones, meat, dairy, other fat products and human and domestic animal excrement to be added to a composter on a Lot.
(d) composting to be located less than 60 centimetres (2 feet) from a property line;
5.0 Storage of motor vehicles
5.1 No motor vehicle, other than a motor vehicle bearing a valid license plate sticker issued by the Ministry of Transportation and capable of being driven, shall be parked on a Lot other than in a building, unless the parking of the unlicensed or inoperative motor vehicle on the Lot is a permitted use under a Zoning By-Law for that zone.
5.2 No machinery, vehicle, boat, trailer or part thereof which is in an unusable, wrecked, discarded, dismantled, partially dismantled or abandoned condition, shall be stored or allowed to remain on a Lot by an owner or occupant unless otherwise permitted by a Zoning By-Law.
6.0 Temporary storage
6.1 An owner or occupant may store equipment or construction materials, resulting solely from the construction, demolition or alteration of a building, or part thereof, on a Lot provided it is used or removed in its entirety within a reasonable period of time, as determined by a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer.
6.2 An owner or occupant shall not allow fill to remain in an unleveled state on any Lot for longer than seven (7) days unless the Lot is:
(a) a construction site for which a site alteration permit and/or a building permit is in effect;
(b) a Lot being developed under a subdivision or registered site plan agreement with the City; or,
(c) a Lot upon which material is being stored with the approval of the City or the Region in connection with a public works contract.
6.3 An owner or occupant shall not allow fill to be left in an uncovered state, meaning not covered by sod, seed or agricultural crop, on any Lot for longer than thirty (30) days unless the Lot is:
(a) a construction site for which a site alteration permit and/or building permit is in effect;
(b) being developed under a subdivision or registered site plan agreement with the City; or,
(c) being actively farmed.
7.0 Firewood storage
7.1 An owner or occupant may only store firewood on a Lot in a location that is not adjacent to a public highway, subject to the following conditions:
(a) firewood stored in a side yard or rear yard of a Lot shall be at least 0.6 metres (24 inches) from every property line;
(b) no piece of firewood shall exceed 0.6 metres (24 inches) in length and all firewood shall be stacked in an orderly pile;
(c) on a Lot that is less than 0.4 hectares (1 acre) in area, no firewood piles shall exceed 1.5 metres (59 inches) in height or cover an area larger than 6.0 metres square (64 square feet); and,
(d) on a Lot that is 0.4 hectares (1 acre) in area or greater, no firewood piles shall cover an area greater than 15 metres square (160 square feet).
8.0 Inspections
(a) The City may enter on land at any reasonable time for the purpose of carrying out an inspection to determine whether or not the following are being complied with:
(i) this bylaw; or,
(ii) an order made under s. 431 of the Municipal Act, 2001.
(b) For the purposes of conducting an inspection pursuant to s. 8(a) of this bylaw, the City may, in accordance with the provisions of s. 436 of the Municipal Act, 2001:
(i) require the production for inspection of documents or things relevant to the inspection;
(ii) inspect and remove documents or things relevant to the inspection for the purpose of making copies or extracts;
(iii) require information from any person concerning a matter related to the inspection; and,
(iv) alone or in conjunction with a person possessing special or expert knowledge, make examinations or take tests, samples or 9 photographs necessary for the purposes of the inspection.
(c) No person shall hinder or obstruct, or attempt to hinder or obstruct, any person who is exercising a power or performing a duty under this bylaw
9.0 Order to discontinue activity
(a) Where the Director of By-Law Enforcement has reasonable grounds to believe that a contravention of this bylaw has occurred, the Director of ByLaw Enforcement may make an order requiring the person who contravened this bylaw, or who caused or permitted the contravention, or the owner of the land on which the contravention occurred, to discontinue the contravening activity.
(b) An order under s. 9(a) of this bylaw shall set out:
(i) reasonable particulars of the contravention adequate to identify the contravention and the location of the land on which the contravention occurred; and,
(ii) the date by which there must be compliance with the order.
(c) Any person who contravenes an order under s. 9(a) of this bylaw is guilty of an offence.
10.0 Work order
(a) Where the Director of By-Law Enforcement has reasonable grounds to believe that a contravention of this bylaw has occurred, the Director of ByLaw Enforcement may make an order requiring the person who contravened this bylaw, or who caused or permitted the contravention, or the owner of the land on which the contravention occurred, to do work to correct the contravention.
(b) An order under s. 10(a) of this bylaw shall set out:
(ii) the work to be done and the date by which the work must be done.
(c) An order under s. 10(a) of this bylaw may require work to be done even though the facts which constitute the contravention of this bylaw were present before this by- law came into force. 10
(e) Any person who contravenes an order under s. 10(a) of this bylaw is guilty of an offence.
11.0 Remedial action
(a) If a person fails to do a matter or thing, including comply with an order under this bylaw, as directed or required by this bylaw, the City may, in default of it being done by the person directed or required to do it, do the matter or thing at the person's expense. The City may recover the costs of doing a matter or thing from the person directed or required to do it by action or by adding the costs to the tax .roll and collecting them in the same manner as municipal taxes.
(b) The costs outlined in s. 11(a) of this bylaw shall include interest calculated at a rate of 15 per cent per annum, calculated for the period commencing on the day the City incurs the costs and ending on the day the costs, including the interest, are paid in full.
(c) The amount of the costs, including interest, constitutes a lien on the land upon the registration in the proper land registry office of a notice of lien. The lien is in respect of all costs that are payable at the time the notice is registered plus interest accrued to the date the payment is made. Upon receiving payment of all costs payable plus interest accrued to the date of payment, the City shall register a discharge of the lien in the proper land registry office.
12.0 Enforcement
(a) This bylaw may be enforced by Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Police Officers.
(a) Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this bylaw is guilty of an offence and pursuant to section 429 of the Municipal Act, 2001 all contraventions of this bylaw are designated as continuing offences.
(b) Every person, excluding a corporation, who is convicted of an offence, is liable to a maximum fine of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for the first offence and a maximum fine of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for a subsequent offence.
(c) Every corporation who is convicted of an offence is liable to a maximum fine of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for the first offence and One 11 Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for a subsequent offence
(d) In addition to the fine amounts set out in sections 13(b) and 13(c) of this bylaw, for each day or part of a day that an offence continues, the maximum fine shall be Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). The total of all daily fines for the offence is not limited to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).
14.0 Fees and charges
(a) Council may impose fees and charges to recover its costs in relation to the administration and enforcement of this bylaw.
15.0 Short title
(a) This bylaw shall be known as the "Lot Maintenance By-Law."
16.0 Severability
(a) If a Court of competent jurisdiction should declare any section or part of a section of this bylaw to be invalid, such section or part of a section shall not be construed as having persuaded or influenced Council to pass the remainder of this bylaw and it is hereby declared that the remainder of this bylaw shall be valid and shall remain in full force and effect.
17.0 Repeal
(a) By-Law 03-073 of the City is hereby repealed as well as all bylaws amending the same and any portions of the Municipal Code relating to lot maintenance.
18.0 Coming into force
(a) This bylaw shall come into force and effect on January 1 , 2012.
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