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By The Zimbabwe Independent | Nov. 25, 2022
THE Zimbabwe tourism sector suffered setbacks due to the outbreak of Covid-19, which affected some sectors of the economy, including hospitality. Our reporter Freeman Makopa (FM) caught up with Hospitality Association of Zimbabwe (HAZ) vice-president Brian Nyakutombwa (BM, pictured) to give us an insight of the sector post-Covid-19. Here are excerpts from the interview:
FM: How do taxes on Zimbabwe's tourism and hospitality sectors affect local businesses?
BN: Taxes are a cost to individuals and businesses. Their quantum determines the ultimate effect on the cost of products and services, disposable incomes and attractiveness to investors of Zimbabwe as a destination.
FM: What is the greatest priority for infrastructure investment in Zimbabwe?
BN: Dualisation and expansion of major highways. This development will decongest the busy highways given the increased traffic from commodity-ferrying haulage trucks and intercity buses. The maintenance of feeder roads off the main highways, especially in national parks. There are a lot scenic areas that are found in our national parks, which need to be accessed by all types of vehicles particularly those with a low clearance, and the average domestic tourist will have one such vehicle. The feeder roads are already in place and just need some close attention.
Telecoms for efficient coverage in all areas across Zimbabwe as tourism cuts across all regions and travellers require to remain in constant touch with the rest of the world as they travel.
Hospitals in tourist destinations must be equipped with drugs and essential equipment to be fully geared to respond to health emergencies and routine medical requirements by tourists and local residents.
Regional airstrips would facilitate faster movement between destinations whilst also enabling more places to be accessed by travellers.
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FM: How can private sector operators play a role in boosting local and regional tourist numbers?
BN: Refurbish their facilities to give them a modern look and in line with modern trends. Upscale skills training for staff for excellent service delivery that meets international standards.
Upscale marketing efforts to increase online and digital presence whilst also paying attention to efforts to promote domestic tourism through local media channels.
Come up with innovations that avail financial packages to both local and regional travellers so that they can invest in travelling whilst enjoying favourable payment terms.
FM: What can be done to improve the investment attractiveness of the tourism sector?
BN: We need to use different local and international media channels to feature Zimbabwe as an attractive tourist destination and attend international trade exhibitions and also host local exhibitions to showcase what the country has.
We need to offer attractive investment terms to would be investors and encourage innovative and entrepreneurial initiatives by youths and individuals aspiring to venture into business.
There is need for the operationalisation of the tourism revolving fund, which should set in motion tourism development initiatives and spur the industry forward. A revolving fund simply means the funds set aside in that facility get loaned out at concessionary interest rates and as the borrowers repay the money is availed to others and it revolves like that. It is a quick and affordable way of availing much-needed funds for capital expenditure for the industry.
FM: What is the current state of hotel occupancy this year compared to last year?
BN: Last year was greatly subdued due to the prevalence of Covid-19; but thanks to the various interventions by the government that helped to bring down new cases and deaths related to Covid-19.
The year 2022 has witnessed an encouraging rebound in occupancies, which some in the industry are calling the post-Covid-19 rush as a result of various organisations rushing to catch-up with their stalled strategic planning sessions that had been halted by the advent of the virus and associated travel restrictions. This has seen the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) business contributing significantly to occupancies for the sector. There has also been resumption in the traffic of regional and international tourists, by both road and air, as the Covid-19 port entry requirements have been relaxed in response to the positive impact of the Covid-19 vaccines and booster jabs.
FM: How much does the sector require?
BN: In terms of the financial sum required by the sector, it needs some exercise to determine that and that is work in progress. But speaking in terms of non-financial requirements, we need more awareness of Zimbabwe as a beautiful place to visit; we need a change in the perceptions of Zimbabwe as an unsafe place to visit, and the resumption of inbound air traffic from the region and rest of the world.
FM: What are some of the challenges facing the sector?
BN: Inconsistent power supply; exchange rate fluctuations; unavailability of affordable funds to retool and; low human capital skills depth.
FM: How do you intend to deal with this challenge?
BN: Operators are installing alternative power sources with a lot of emphasis on solar, which as an association we would like to see gaining momentum. We also would like to cooperate with the power and energy authorities regarding efforts to conserve power.
We are also happy with the interventions to control the exchange rate and the pricing mechanisms in industry through the now in motion due diligence exercise between service providers and government departments and agents. As an association, we await the operationalisation of the Tourism Revolving Fund so that operators can start benefiting from the facility.
Regarding human capital skills depth, as a country, we have suffered a steady brain drain over the last two decades and there is need to reconstruct the skills base.
I am happy to say that there is a manpower development plan that is in place and HAZ is closely following its roll out to ensure that it delivers the intended benefits to the sector.
In the meantime, the challenges are increasing the cost of doing business, compromising customer experience and delaying the much-needed refurbishment exercises for the hospitality establishments. On the human capital skills depth deficiency, it simply means that the levels of service and product quality are not where they should be as service delivery will be fraught with inconsistencies and frequent service failures, which compromise the customer experiences and reputation of the establishments and nation at large.
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Live chat: What do Americans want in a new pope?
March 8, 2013 Updated: Aug. 17, 2017 5:17 a.m.
Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, center, and Cardinal Angelo Comastri arrive for an afternoon meeting, at the Vatican, Friday, March 8, 2013. The Vatican says the conclave to elect a new pope will likely start in the first few days of next week. The Rev. Federico Lombardi told reporters that cardinals will vote Friday afternoon on the start date of the conclave but said it was "likely" they would choose Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. The cardinals have been attending pre-conclave meetings to discuss the problems of the church and decide who among them is best suited to fix them as pope. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP
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The Salt Lake Tribune's Kristen Moulton, who has written extensively on Pope Benedict XVI, discusses what people want to see in a new pope and what changes to expect from the Catholic Church.

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Fantasy Forecast: Season Recap
The 2014 Fantasy Football season recap
While a few leagues are still running through Week 17, the vast majority of fantasy football activity is officially over for the 2014 season. I have been receiving emails since Sunday from readers telling me about how they won their league this year, with a lot of the help coming from this very site thanks to the fantasy articles and advice. Let me just say that it has been a pleasure helping each and every one of you this year!
As we all know, the season starts with the draft. But what people have to remember is that fantasy football isn't a set it and forget it type of thing. You don't just draft a team, set a line-up, and check back in around Week 8 to see how things are going. NFL depth charts change almost every week with injuries, promotions, and demotions. Players sometimes wind up being busts while others go undrafted and end up being a sleeper.
In this final article we will take a look back at the season and see who ended up being a winner, a loser, a sleeper, and a bust in fantasy football this year. Sit back, grab your energy drink of choice, and hang on for the roller coaster ride that is the 2014 fantasy football recap!
QB Winner
Andrew Luck – Colts: Luck has been everything the Colts hoped he would be when they drafted him as Peyton Manning's replacement in 2012. This year Luck ranks out as the #1 fantasy player in the NFL thanks to his 4,601 passing yards, 268 rushing yards, and 41 total touchdowns (38 passing, 3 rushing). He did throw 16 INTs (3rd most in NFL) and lose 6 fumbles (tied for most in NFL), but 16 picks off of 600 passing attempts really isn't unexpected. Luck will enter next season as an elite round 1 target for a lot of GMs.
QB Loser
Robert Griffin III – Redskins: RGIII just can't stay healthy, and the injuries have sapped the life straight out of his NFL career. You can see a clear regression this season when he is on the field, along with him playing like a man who doesn't want to get injured again. Word is Jay Gruden doesn't trust him to be the Redskins QB of the future, so we might see a move this off-season involving either Gruden or Griffin.
QB Sleeper
Ryan Tannehill – Dolphins: People outside of Miami have been pretty critical of Tannehill because the Dolphins seem to hover right around .500 for most of the season. I personally don't think the fault lies with the young QB given his 3,786 passing yards rank 11th in the NFL, his 26 TDs and 12 INTs both rank 12th, while his fantasy value ranks out at #9 for QBs on NFL.com this year. Tannehill was far more consistent than guys like Jay Cutler, Matthew Stafford, and Cam Newton, who were all considered must-starts most weeks by those big-box websites.
QB Bust
Johnny Manziel – Browns: Fans of Johnny Football waited all season long for him to get his shot at running the Browns offense, and that chance came in Week 15 against the Bengals. What happened was the exact opposite of legendary unless you consider 93 total yards (80 passing, 13 rushing), no TDs, and 2 INTs legendary. Manziel finished his rookie campaign completing 18-of-35 passes for 175 yards, no TDs, and 2 INTs, but was able to chip in 29 yards rushing and a touchdown. I personally don't think Manziel is an NFL QB, and I would avoid him like the plague in next year's fantasy draft if I were you.
RB Winner
DeMarco Murray – Cowboys: Depending on which game you play, NFL.com or Yahoo.com, Murray is ranked either #1 or #2 in the RB category respectively. The interesting thing about Yahoo standard scoring leagues is Murray is their #2 overall scorer while he ranks out at #9 on NFL.com. No matter what, Murray has been a workhorse in both the NFL and fantasy football, carrying his teams in fantasy and reality all season long. He was less than stellar in Week 16 with him nursing a bad claw following surgery just a few days before. As long as his legs can carry the load, the Cowboys seem content to keep the ball on the ground and out of Tony Romo's hands for the most part.
RB Loser
Montee Ball – Broncos: Ball was taken on average at the end of the 1st round, with owners seeing images of the Broncos high-powered offense leading him to fantasy glory. Those visions could now be explained more as fiction than fact with a season-high for rushing being 67 yards in Week 1. Ball officially played in 5 games this season, totaling 172 yards on the ground, 62 yards receiving, 1 TD, and 1 fumble lost. With C.J. Anderson tearing up the ground attack in Denver now, Ball will enter camp next season with his role in the offense in question.
RB Sleeper
Jeremy Hill – Bengals: Hill finishes his rookie fantasy season with 199 carries for 1,024 yards, 25 receptions for 205 yards, and 9 TDs. With Hill finishing the season as the clear lead-back for the Bengals, and producing a 5.1 YPC average this year, his ADP (average draft position) of 119.5 is sure to jump well into the early-middle rounds next year. And just think, as the young RB studies the NFL game in the off-season and learns more about the game, he will only get better and better if he can avoid the injury bug.
RB Bust
Adrian Peterson – Vikings: When news broke of the NFL suspending Adrian Peterson until his legal case was over, fantasy fans around the world had to be praying that it was Adrian Peterson of the Chicago Bears they were talking about. But, that wasn't to be as the top 3 fantasy pick appeared in just one game this year, finishing with 75 yards rushing and 18 yards receiving. Any time you pretty much waste your first pick on a guy you end up cutting, your chances of winning decrease dramatically for that season. What's worse is that there are STILL people with Peterson on their roster despite his season-long suspension being upheld on December 12th. The only good news for his fans is that he will hit 2015 with fresh legs and a chip on his shoulder after missing the majority of the 2014 season due to legal troubles.
WR Winner
Antonio Brown – Steelers: It's pretty nice when you get the 9th WR off the board and he finishes with the most fantasy points for WRs, you have to be smiling from ear-to-ear right now. Brown's 168 targets lead the NFL through Week 16, as do his 122 receptions and 1,570 yards receiving. The 12 receiving TDs he's hauled in rank 3rd, but that doesn't matter because #1 at WR is #1! I doubt you'll get him 9th next season with WRs Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery likely to drop in the draft ranks given the Bears QB issues.
WR Loser
Michael Floyd – Cardinals: Speaking of QB issues, you could put the Cardinals near the top of that discussion list with their roster of practice squad QBs. Michael Floyd was supposed to step up this season with Larry Fitzgerald on the wrong side of 30 (31-years-old). That never happened however as Carson Palmer only made it through six games, and the combination of Drew Stanton, Logan Thomas, and Ryan Lindley being a disaster. Floyd managed just 39 receptions for 688 yards and 4 touchdowns throughout 15 games this season. Palmer enters next season at the ripe old age of 35, putting Floyd and Fitzgerald's fantasy value in question.
WR Sleeper
Odell Beckham Jr. – Giants: I personally think it is a travesty that ODB was left off the Pro Bowl roster considering he put up 100 yard games in 6 of his last 8 games, and finished the season with 79 receptions, 1,120 receiving yards, and 11 TDs in just 11 games! Eli Manning turns 34 in January, but he should have a couple of good years left in him, making Beckham a sexy WR1 pick early in next year's draft.
Mohamed Sanu – Bengals: I would be derelict in my duties as a human being if I failed to mention what Sanu did this season for the Bengals and fantasy owners. Even though he has slowed down the past few games, Sanu still owns 55 catches for 774 yards and 5 TDs this season. Those stats rank him 27th among fantasy WRs, which equates to a high-end WR3 ranking from a guy who was on the waiver wire when the 71.9 percent of NFL.com owners who have him now picked him up.
WR Bust
Keenan Allen – Chargers: When defenses drew up a game plan for stopping the Chargers passing game, it largely centered around covering Allen with their best defensive back, then bringing safety help over the top to stifle his production. While Allen was able to log 77 receptions thanks to his 122 targets, he was only able to turn that into 783 yards and 4 TDs this year. Allen was quiet the disappointment this year, dropping his redraft value for the 2015 season with owners feeling burned after wasting a 3rd round pick on him this season.
TE Winner
Rob Gronkowski – Patriots: We all know that TE is an all-or-nothing position in fantasy football, and Gronk was certainly on the "all" end of that statement this year. With his availability in doubt for Week 1, Gronk slipped into the 5th round on average in fantasy drafts. To get a TE in the 5th round that leads the league at TE in targets (131), receptions (82, receiving yards (1,124), and touchdowns (12), that is fantasy gold right there! You will have to most likely burn a 1st round pick if you want Gronkowski next year, so enjoy the return on investment you got this year while you can.
TE Loser
Dennis Pitta – Ravens: Pitta lasted just 3 game in 2014, suffering a dislocated right hip that resulted in season-ending hip surgery following Week 3. Pitta managed 125 yards on his 16 receptions this year, but failed to find the endzone in 2014. Taking a TE in the 11th round on average isn't "burning" a pick per-say, but seeing your TE go down in Week 3 and scrambling to the waiver wire to try and pick up whatever is left at that point is like trying to defuse a bomb after it has gone off.
TE Sleeper
Antonio Gates – Chargers: Gates is a future Hall of Fame TE, so the sleeper tag sounds a little weird next to his name. But at the age of 34 the body slows down and TEs usually fade away into a reserve role in the passing game. Add to that Ladarius Green lurking in the shadows, and you can see why Gates was drafted in just 69 percent of fantasy leagues this season. However, Gates apparently stole Doc Brown's time machine and traveled back in time as he turned his 92 targets into 65 receptions, 754 yards, and 12 TDs this year.
TE Bust
Vernon Davis – 49ers: The good things to say about the 49ers passing game this season can be limited to a few short comments, one of which is likely to be Davis' Week 1 4-44-2 line. After that first game, Davis deployed a plan of attack that I am calling "fantasy value killer." He then spread out his next 21 receptions and 192 yards over 12 games, also failing to visit the endzone again in 2014. Davis will be 31-years-old when the 2015 season starts, and the 49ers either don't know how to use him, or can't use him properly with Colin Kaepernick under center.
Defense Winner
Philadelphia Eagles defense: There is a trend going on now where fantasy GMs opt to just stream defenses week-to-week rather than burn a mid-round pick on a defense they start for the entire season. With that in mind, it's not entirely shocking to see the Eagles drafted in a mere 5 percent of fantasy leagues. Plus, Coach Chip Kelley is far more prolific for his offense than his defense. With all that in mind, it is pretty astonishing to see the Eagles defense atop the fantasy leaderboard thanks to their 49 sacks, 11 INTs, 16 fumble recoveries, 6 defensive TDs, 4 return TDs, and 356 points allowed this season. The touchdowns and fumble recoveries is what really put them over the top, but none of that matters to fantasy owners because all we care about is the bottom line!
Defense Loser
Seattle Seahawks defense: The Seahawks were widely considered the odds-on favorite to be the best fantasy defense this season, but that isn't what happened as the defense recorded just 33 sacks, 11 INTs, 10 recovered fumbles, 1 safety, 2 defensive TDs, and 246 points allowed. The lack of sacks and INTs hurt more than the points allowed could make up for. The theory of defensive streaming is gaining momentum, and the Seahawks this year only help prove that point given the fact that they finished in the #15 range for defenses despite being taken as the first defense off the board by a healthy margin this year.
Defense Sleeper
Buffalo Bills defense: The Bills defense was supposed to take a dip in production after defensive coordinator Mike Pettine took the Browns head coaching job this year. Fast forward to Week 16 and Jim Schwartz has a defense that ranks #1 in sacks (50), tied for 3rd in INTs (19), tied for 5th in fumble recoveries (11), and 3rd in points allowed (264). Even though the Bills were drafted in 91 percent of fantasy leagues, owners didn't do so until the middle of the 15th round.
Defense Bust
Carolina Panthers defense: The Panthers were typically the 4th defense off the board, behind the Rams and in front of the Lions. Instead of getting a top-5 fantasy defense, owners were stuck with a defense that couldn't stop a pillow fight in an elementary school classroom! The Panthers not only allowed the 7th most points this season at 365, but they managed just 34 sacks, 12 INTs, 11 recovered fumbles, and 1 return touchdown for the season. The lack of safeties or defensive touchdowns, coupled with the massive points allowed, ranks the Panthers 27th out of 32 possible fantasy defenses this year.
Well there you have it fantasy football nuts, the 2014 fantasy recap! Hopefully all my advice and insight helped you not only make it to the fantasy playoffs, but take home the league title and secure bragging rights for the next 11 months. After all, my motto is "2nd place is just the first loser!" See you next year as we help merge the NFL reality with our NFL fantasy. Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all the "Who Dey" fans out there!


Yesterday, thousands of teachers and education supporters descended on the state Capitol to protest years of low pay and underfunded schools. Chants of "What's the Plan Ducey" and "Overworked and Underpaid" reverberated around the Capitol and could be heard from inside the Capitol buildings. Check out favorite signs from the rally.


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"Soup Joumou" MyaBel style -- a little extra flavor to mum's recipe.
Legume is a staple dish in Haitian cuisine, a flavorful stewed veggie dish bursting with Caribbean flavor. This is the standard dish adapted with our passion-fruit ginger sauce for an extra kick. Like many Haitian dishes, the essence of the flavor comes from slow cooking your ingredients in a flavorful stock.
1. You want to make a tasty stock for the veggies to cook and get flavored, you can add more salt, pepper, paprika, whatever your heart desires to taste. My preference is for the stock to taste a little too flavorful knowing that the veggies will tame the flavor.
4. Put the heat on high and let water come to a simmer.
7. Cover and let simmer for about 1.5 hours checking in on your veggies.
8. The key to legume is that they are soft, but not super mushy. You may need to add more water if the veggies are too hard. A good indicator is your carrot game (I like them a little soft, but not super soft), that is when you know your legume is ready for mashing.
9. When they are loose and looking mushy, take a large spoon, pestle, or potato masher and go to town. Just churn and mash it until the texture is just about sloppy.
10. Let stew some more to allow the excess liquid to dry up a bit until desired consistency is reached.
11. Try get as much excess water as possible to cook out in preparation for the Sauce. Pour 4 oz. of Nan Tout Sòs sauce and allow to simmer for about 5 minutes, if you want a bit more ginger kick, you can add more sauce.
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This is a great breakfast item, or desert with ice cream on the side.
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Weekend Warrior in Budapest
By Lavi
There are so many sides to Europe. There's the cutesy Iberian and Mediterranean side with its sunny skies and people riding bicycles with baguettes poking out of their baskets, and there's the old Eastern side known for its harsh winters and crazy underground party scene. After traveling through parts of Central and Eastern Europe over Christmas, I was stoked on heading back east to discover Budapest firsthand.
Let's just say, the Hungarian capital is not for the faint of heart. Once you step into the cobbled streets of Budapest and look at the old architecture around you, you're hooked. I met people at my hostel that planned to just pass through but ended up staying for months, overstaying Schengen visas and all. Everyone was there to enjoy the party scene (yours truly included), but boy did I not realize how much stamina it would need. Don't forget that there's so much more to experience in Budapest than the party scene. I found myself getting lost in the raw beauty of this city.
To me, Budapest to be really similar to Prague: both cities are split in half by a river with a castle perched on one side, both have a killer nightlife, and both have a similar eclectic, youthful culture. Maybe it was because I was in Prague during the winter and was frozen all the way down to my toes the entire time, but I enjoyed Budapest so much more over a weekend this spring.
There's plenty to see in Budapest, but it certainly can be done over a weekend. Here's how!
Wizzair has fairly cheap flights to Budapest from all over the world. I bought mine a few months in advance for about $100 and the airline was much better than some of the other budget airlines out there.
The Danube River divides Budapest into two parts: Buda and Pest; these two parts used to be two separate cities. The Pest side is where all the action happens. Most of the tourist attractions and hotels are located in Pest, as well as the area considered the "center" of this decentralized city. The Buda side is hilly and has fewer attractions. The popular Budapest caves are on the Buda side.
Exploring Budapest requires a lot of walking. I underestimated how far away places looked on the map and didn't realize how far I'd walked until my feet were nearly about to fall off. But walking is definitely the best way to discover this city to its fullest.
Budapest is fairly cheap in comparison to other parts of Europe. I probably spent the most on food and drink, and even that wasn't too much. Not all of Europe is created equal in the affordability category. Enjoy it!
The Sights
There are so many historical sites and tourist attractions in Budapest, but I did have a few favorites!
The Parliament Building is the massive building sitting next to the Danube River on the Pest side. It's gorgeous! Check it out during the day, but be sure to stop by as the sun is setting.
Budapest is full of spots memorializing a painful past, particularly related to the Holocaust. There's a lot of heavy history to read about before or while in Budapest. I found the memorials to be beautiful, even in their sadness.
The Shoes on the Danube Bank was one of the most difficult memorials to see. The memorial consists of a number of shoes, honoring the Jews that were ordered to remove their shoes before they were shot so that their bodies would fall into the river and be carried away. This memorial just broke my heart, but the little notes and flowers left there are reminders of the good people in this world.
Don't forget to climb to the top of the Citadella on top of Gellért Hil! It's the best place to get a panoramic view of the city!
The Danube River itself is just beautiful, especially at sunset when the crowds have dwindled away. Chain Bridge and the castle light up a night and the view is incredible calming and peaceful.
There are a number of thermal bath spas in Budapest including Szechenyi, Gellért, and Kiraly. I took a dip in the Szechenyi thermal baths and enjoyed it although I couldn't shake the gross feeling of wondering how clean the water was after so many visitors had bathed in the same pools.
Nonetheless, it's a great people-watching experience, especially to watch old Hungarian men playing chess and drinking beers while sitting in the water. Where else in the world can you find that?
Ruin Bars
Mostly in Budapest's old Jewish quarter, the ruin bars are essentially abandoned buildings that were converted into trendy bars and clubs while maintaining a hipster, thrift shop-like vibe due to the random vintage knickknacks hanging around and mismatched chairs. The bars preserve the old history of the buildings because they're a part of the Jewish Quarter and are part of a historical landmark.
I went to Szimpla Kert, one of the most popular ruin bars in Budapest, and Instant, a ruin bar down the street from my hostel. I loved both of these bars; the vibe was great and the bars itself were so cool to explore!
As it inevitably happens every now and then, the traveler in me overtook the blogger in me and I spent the night making new friends instead of photographing the decor inside. Picture strings of colorful lights hanging from the ceiling, mismatched everything, exposed brick and beams from the building, and an eclectic mix of old pictures and random items you'd probably find in your grandparents' attic.
Eat goulash! Though you may have had it in Germany or in the Czech Republic, it's different wherever you go! Especially after a late night out at the ruin bars, you'll want to get some goulash in your stomach.
Budapest has a really cool restaurant culture with lots of hip restaurants and bars all over the place. My favorite area was around Gozsdu Courtyard, a little area connected to the streets by pedestrian passageways and lined with cute bars and restaurants.
Budapest has it all
You can find everything you need in Budapest: food, history, parties, and relaxation. I love lots of European cities, but Budapest was a place that lived up to my expectations right off the bat.
Would you be a weekend warrior in Budapest?
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The Forest Grove Sound was an unexplained noise, described by The Oregonian as a "mechanical scream", heard in Forest Grove, Oregon in February 2016.

In February 2016, a high-pitched noise was heard intermittently at night in Forest Grove, Oregon. The Department of Forestry determined that their equipment was not the cause of the sound. The news about the noise was first shared with Dave Nemeyer by a Forest Grove resident, who posted a video of it on the city's Facebook page. The Washington Post described the noise as sounding like a "giant flute played off pitch", car brakes, or a steam whistle. NBC News described it as "akin to a bad one-note violin solo broadcast over a microphone with nonstop feedback". It reportedly lasted from ten seconds to several minutes at a time. The fire department of Forest Grove did not consider the sound to be a safety risk. The noise occurred near Gales Creek Road. Neither the City of Forest Grove Public Works Department nor the Fire Department were able to explain the noise. According to NW Natural, there were no problems with gas lines in Forest Grove at the time. In February 2016, Andrew Dawes, a professor of physics at Pacific University, mapped the locations where the noise had been heard, although the results were inconclusive and did not suggest any single location.

Throughout February 2016, approximately 200 calls were made to the Forest Grove Police Department, according to Captain Mike Herb, who said that most of the calls were suggesting explanations for the sound, ranging from frogs to aliens to Bigfoot. In late-February 2016, the Forest Grove police department announced via Facebook that the noise did not pose a safety hazard, and the police announced they were halting their investigation until further information appeared. However, after February 2016, the noise was not heard. The final point was plotted on Dawes' map on February 27, 2016, and the police and fire departments closed the case. Dave Nemeyer, the Forest Grove Fire Marshal, suspected the noise to be "a faulty attic fan or heat pump."

In October 2016 Theatre in the Grove, a performing arts theatre in Forest Grove, created a haunted house based on the Forest Grove noise called "Aliens in the Grove".

See also
 List of unexplained sounds

References

2016 in Oregon
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As part of our After-School Enrichment Program (ASEP), during the summer months the YWCA offers all day summer enrichment. The children participate in a variety of activities that keep them engaged in learning while they are having fun. In the mornings, the students participate in the daily five reading or math centers. In the afternoons there is art, creative writing, history or science to choose from. The program also schedules fun and educational field trips.
On June 2, 2013, actress and award winning story performer, Dolores Hydock, brought her special style of storytelling to St. Simon Peter Episcopal Church in Pell City to benefit the YWCA's Our Place domestic violence shelter – the only confidentially located shelter serving victims in St. Clair and Blount counties that is certified by the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Hydock entertained the audience with her funny, affectionate stories about mothers and fathers, family fireworks and the power of a parent's love.
Summer vacation is a highly anticipated time of rest, relaxation and recreation for area students each year. Many students travel on family vacations, while others go to camps, join sports leagues and everyone loves spending time in the sun at the local swimming pool. However, if you are a child who lives in an area shelter, like the children we serve in the YWCA's Summer Enrichment Program, opportunities like these are few and far between. Because for these children, camps and sports are a luxury they cannot afford and most of them do not own a swimsuit of their own.
Homelessness, domestic violence and racism are uncomfortable subjects that are often avoided in society, especially in social situations. YWhisper is designed to encourage this "uncomfortable conversation." The YWCA Central Alabama will hold its second annual YWhisper today – Thursday, June 6th at REV Birmingham's SocialVenture event space located at 5529 1st Avenue South.
Resolute Running is hosting a summer youth camp, and thanks to the thoughtfulness of staff members, two lucky girls from YWoodlawn have been provided with scholarships to attend two sessions each.
The camps, led by Joy Braun-Gonzalez and Ann Cade Thomas, will focus on teaching kids how to have fun being active, enjoy overall fitness, train to be a runner and much more! Children will range in age from 8 – 13 years old and sessions will be held in June and July.
The YWCA Central Alabama had the rare privilege to share its AmeriCorps program with former Pennsylvania Senator Harris Wofford and John Gomperts, President and CEO of America's Promise. Wofford and Gomperts previously served in leadership positions with the AmeriCorps program. Gomperts served as the former AmeriCorps Director, while Wofford was instrumental in the legislation creating AmeriCorps.
Fifteen Members from Pell City United Methodist Church donned their gardening gloves to give the YWCA's Our Place shelter a "spruce up" just in time for spring. As part of their "Worship Without Walls" community mission, parishioners volunteer to serve in the community rather than attend worship services. Our Place was selected as a service site and volunteers cleaned out flower beds around the shelter and revamped the landscaped areas in the front.
It's a Mother's Day tradition at the YWCA to honor mothers by raising funds and awareness for KIDS (Kids in Distress) Korner, the YWCA's homeless child care center. The tradition continues with the 28th Annual Mother's Day Flower Sale that will be held on Friday, May 10, 2013.
The YWCA was excited to continue our yearlong 110th birthday celebration at this year's 14th Annual Purse & Passion Luncheon. Attendees were shown a special video featuring students from the YWCA child care center reflecting on what it is like to be 110 years old, sending the YW birthday wishes and singing "Happy Birthday" to the YWCA.
Spring Break is a highly anticipated time of rest and relaxation for area students each year. Many students travel with their families while others participate in various other extra-curricular activities throughout the week. However, if you are a child who lives in an area shelter, opportunities like these are few and far between.


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GUEMES ARTILES, Martín; SANZ ALVAREZ, Emilio and GARCIA SANCHEZ-COLOMER, Marcelino. Adverse drug reactions and drug related problems in an emergency room. Rev. Esp. Salud Publica [online]. 1999, vol.73, n.4, pp.507-514. ISSN 2173-9110.
BACKGROUND:. Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) and Drug-Related Problems (DRP's) are a frequency cause of hospital emergency room visits and require better assessment. METHOD: An analysis was made of 1097 consecutive admission to the emergency room at the Nuestra Senora de los Volcanes" Hospital (currently the General Hospital of Lanzarote) in Arrecife de Lanzarote (Canary Islands) over a three-month period in order to detect any possible DAR or any other drug-related problems. RESULTS. Nineteen (19) of the 1097 admissions were due to Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) (1.73 %; 95 % IC: 0.96 % - 2.5 %). Some of the most outstanding of the other "Drug-Related Problems" (DRP's) were medication overdose, which was diagnosed in 5 (0.45%) of the patients; the worsening of the symptoms due to ceasing to take the medication was involved in 8 (0.72%), and incorrect treatments which involved medical care at the emergency room totaled 11 (1.0%). The number of drug-related problems (DRP's) in the sample totaled 43 (3.9%). The drug-related problems (DRP's) led to hospitalization in 1.9% of the cases seen in the emergency room and led to hospitalization in 9.6% of all of hospital admission through the emergency room for the period of time under study. The ADR led to 4.1% of the hospital admissions. CONCLUSIONS: Drug-related problems are a frequent, major problem which has not been well-analyzed in the emergency rooms. Additionally, emergency rooms can function as the first point of detection of a ADR among an outpatient population.
Keywords : Drug allergy reactions; Hypersensitivity/ethiology; Drug allergy reaction communication systems; Hospitalization; Overdoses.
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In the last month, we have received many different swells and enjoyed many days of offshore wind.One of the most noteworthy swells to hit in a while came at the beginning of April in the form of a strong north swell which lit up many spots in the Tamarindo area.
Tamarindo itself was" All Time" with all the breaks on the beach working.In front of the main parking lot, an incredible left hand wave was providing long barrel rides for those in the know.Some people say it was the best Tamarindo in a couple years, and I would agree.
Avellanas also received its fair share of waves from that swell, with Little Hawaii and the rivermouth having fantastic waves.There was a contest in Avellanas as well which was blessed with great waves and lots of great surfing going on.
Besides that epic north swell which is now embedded in our memory for the time being, we also had one SSW swell after another, meaning nonstop waves at beaches like Playa Grande.Though during Semana Santa those waves had to be shared with hundreds of people, you could still catch some fun waves anyway.


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Basi-Virk - Legal wrangling means no stories from Tuesday court session; Berardino cleared
Legal wrangling down at the Basi-Virk/BC Legislature Raid case all day Tuesday means no stories can be told, as Associate Chief Justice Anne MacKenzie's publication ban applies when the jury is mercifully absent from such arguments.
There is one story of minor note however - Special Prosecutor Bill Berardino has been cleared of any conflict of interest or wrongdoing over his donation of $500 to the BC Liberal Party in 2005 - specifically to the campaign of Wally Oppal, the former Attorney General.
Here is the BC Law Society news release of June 22, 2010
Law Society concludes inquiry into special prosecutor, William S. Berardino, QC
Vancouver – The Law Society of BC has concluded its investigation into complaints made about BC lawyer William S. Berardino, QC and found no evidence of professional misconduct.
The complaints were made on May 6, 2010 and alleged that Berardino had compromised his role as a provincial special prosecutor because his firm had donated to the Liberal party and did not make appropriate disclosure.
The Law Society retained the services of Perry Mack, QC, a well-respected and experienced lawyer from Alberta, to assess the evidence and determine whether Berardino's conduct constituted a discipline violation. After a thorough review of the facts and law, the Law Society has determined that no further action should be taken and has now closed the file.
The Law Society of British Columbia regulates the more than 10,000 lawyers in the province, setting and enforcing standards of professional conduct that ensure the public is well-served by a competent, honourable legal profession.
cfvua said...
Well of course there was no malicious intent, just bad optics. Some poor clerk simply forgot to disclose the donation. Totally unintentional and only an indicator of support for Mr. Oppal.
Another errr...well distinguished member of the bar.
Remember lawyers have a stronger club than any union and have one another's backs no matter what. Nice to know that poor vision isn't only a BC illness.
What a farce. The LAW SOCIETY has cleared him!
Big surprise.
Skookum1 said...
...and found no evidence of professional misconduct.
Yes, but what about conflict of interest, which is a different topic? And one which the Law Society does not have the authority to render a judgement on. (not that we have yet figured out who in this country can, or would).
The bigger issue of his being appointed contrary to rules, and from an origin which clearly points at conflict of interest, is yet to be addressed. Again, if there's any authority in this country that has the balls to.
"What a farce. The LAW SOCIETY has cleared him!
Big surprise."
No surprise there. The optics were wrong, but he did not commit any violation of Law Society rules.
So what was your reaction when Moe Sihota was sanctioned by the Law Society?
This is a joke. Another whitewash investigation relating to the BC Liberal party.
Bill Berardino and the other Special Prosecutors certainly get good value for their donations.
kootcoot said...
His donation to StoneWally was nothin' compared to the fact that he was previously partner in law practice with AG at the time Geoff "I can spin unconstitutionality claims" Plant and Asst. AG and in charge of resisiting discovery in the BC Rail Trial for the Campbell Forces Alan Seckel.
If that isn't a conflict of interest then why not just have David Basi or Gordon Campbell's mom be the judge or Special Prosecutor?
Saturday, 3 July 2010 at 11:33:00 GMT-7
Good grief, there is no one, more corrupt than lawyers, other than when they become judges, of course. There was no point, to turn it over to the Law Society. Everyone knew the outcome, before it was even given. Lawyers are very easily bought, that is common knowledge to everybody and their dog. It's hard to miss.


A loft conversion is a big investment that will need a lot of planning ahead of time before you decide to go ahead with it. With an investment this big, it will make sense to have an idea of what you are going to use the space for and how you are going to go about building a loft extension.
Loft conversion companies will assist you with the planning permissions, design and construction; however you will need to give them a few suggestions or at least an idea of how you want the loft to end up looking. This will ensure that you get the results you want, which is important when you are spending this much.
If you are in a situation where you want to get a loft conversion because you need more space in your home, but want inspiration on how to utilise the space, then this article is perfect for you.
A loft conversion is great for rooms where you want to introduce more natural lighting. Having a big window across one wall is a popular choice for many people who choose to get their loft converted.
Having a bright space is ideal for an at home office area because it encourages productivity and generally just brightens the room, making it more enjoyable to work.
Offices are the perfect fit for a loft space and will allow you to put storage compartments, cupboards and desk space in the slots beneath the eaves. Your desk will be covered in light due to the wide, inventive windows placed and installed in your loft.
A regular roof light will give you the effect of natural lighting, but having a large window in your loft or attic will give a more subtle light. It also allows you to look down onto the view around your home.
A loft can also be converted into a spare room or an entertainment room where you can go to relax and chill out. You can install LED lights or fairy lights on the roof and put a couple of bean bag chairs in the loft or attic room to make a chill out zone to come home to. This is a good idea for people who like having their own space. It is also good for activities like reading and drawing because it is on the top storey away from the rest of the house, which will mean less noise can be heard from in the loft room.
It is more common for loft conversions to be utilised as a spare bedroom or bathroom space. Having another bedroom made is something that can be done easily. Not many changes will need to be made in an existing loft except for a change in furniture. In cases where it is a loft conversion built from scratch, it is also usually quite straightforward because it requires the basics; lighting, electricity, insulation and heating.
A spare loft bedroom is a good idea for big families and growing families.
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Justin Bieber Tweets #RIPAlicia In Honor Of Superfan's Tragic Accident
#RIPAlicia was trending on Twitter and Justin tweeted his own remembrance.
Caitlin White 07/06/2014
On the 4th of July, one of Justin Bieber's superfans, 24-year-old Alicia Tamboia was killed in a multi-vehicle car accident.
The Beliebers started a trend to remember the Wingdale, New York resident using the hashtag #RIPAlicia. Thousands of fans who had never even met her shared photos of Alicia with Justin — she'd had the chance to take pictures with him at several meet and greets — creating a sort of virtual memorial.
Justin noticed the hashtag was trending, and added his own condolences to the movement.
https://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/485676045551415296
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In his earlier book, UNCHARITABLE, Pallotta, who has a record of helping to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for causes, made the case that the way we think about non-profits and the rules we set for them, makes it harder for them to succeed on a truly significant scale. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend — not for what they get done. Instead of equating frugality with morality, he asks us to start rewarding charities for big goals and big accomplishments (even if that comes with big expenses). Where other folks suggest ways to optimize performance inside the existing paradigm, UNCHARITABLE suggests that the paradigm itself is the problem and calls into question our fundamental beliefs about charity.
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A look at THE MOVIE ALBUM reveals stars from yesterday, but not always at their best & brightest.
This little film takes a somewhat supercilious look at sequences from old silent films, showing that even by 1931 they were considered by some within the movie industry to be passé. While a few celebrities are treated with respect - Sir Charles Chaplin, Wally Reid and the legendary John Bunny - others, such as Norma Shearer, Lillian Gish & Lionel Barrymore are gently ridiculed.


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Hotel Investment Conference in Africa heads for Casablanca
Africa now ranks among the fastest growing economic regions in the world, according to a recent report by the McKinsey Global Institute.
The hotel sector reflects this exciting trend with established and international brands and developers entering the marketplace and developing their opportunities with long term growth prospects, including: Hilton Worldwide, Marriott International and The Rezidor Hotel Group.
Recent construction pipelines indicate that there are over 190 planned hotel projects in planning and development, with combined guestrooms totally over 37,000, the most popular locations are Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa.
The continent's real GDP rose by an average of nearly five per cent per annum over the last decade and with the collective GDP of $1.6 trillion is now roughly equal to Brazil or Russia, reflecting the flourishing growth in sectors including: telecoms, banking, retail and construction with impressive increasing foreign investment.
Examples of recent planned hotel developments and openings include:
Hotel operator Monte-Carlo SBM has teamed up with developer Aerium Atlas Management (part of the Aerium Group) to develop a 34.5 acre site in the Menara district of Marrakech: the £120m Jawhar Resort, Spa and Private Residences.
Rocco Forte Collection is launching a new five-star 90 all suite room hotel, golf and spa resort – the Assoufid Resort in Marrakesh, with the North Africa Holding Company.
Rocco Forte will also be managing the 275-room Shepheard Hotel in Cairo with The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels (EGOTH) to launch in 2013.
Jumeirah Group is developing the Jumeirah Gamsha Bay Resort in Egypt, a luxury 250 room hotel on the mixed-use development of Palm Gamsha.
Sofitel Luxuy Hotels will open its second location in Equatorial Guinea, on Bioko Island in Africa, the Sofitel Malabo Sipopo Le Golf – featuring 200 luxurious rooms.
The Rezidor Hotel Group has recently announced the planning of its seventh hotel in Nigeria, The Park Inn Lagos, Apapa featuring 125 rooms and set to open in 2013.
Rezidor has the largest pipeline in Sub-Saharan Africa with new openings planned in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Zambia, Rwanda and Mozambique.
Taj Hotels is set to launch the Taj Palace Marrakesh, later this year, following on from the successful opening of the Taj Cape Town in 2010.
Sol Melia is set to open a new hotel on the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania, the Melia Zanzibar – a five star holiday resort and following the inauguration of its first hotel in Cabo Verde.
The company has six hotels on the African continent, with four in Egypt.
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Providing a unique insight and overview into the opportunities available, Bench Events is organising the inaugural Hotel Investment Conference in Africa (HICA) - taking place in Casablanca September 26th-27th.
The event is already attracting delegates from around the world interested in benefiting from the networking opportunities, a programme of seminars and sessions with a list of influential speakers which will educate potential investors and developers and raise awareness to optimise the opportunity of sustainable development of the hospitality industry on the African continent.
Jonathan Worsley, chairman of Bench Events, organiser of Hotel Investment Conferences in developing markets throughout the world said: "We have been aware of the huge potential of Africa for some time and have been actively building relationships with governments and consultants in the region to launch a hotel investment conference, which I am pleased to say will take place in Casablanca.
"Much of the problem has understandably, been a lack of knowledge of how to successfully carry out business here.
"There have been many challenges which governments have been working hard to resolve. The purpose of the conference is to show delegates how successful investors and operators have overcome these hurdles, and to explore ways in which to work in partnerships to attract further hotel investment to the region."
As further outlined in the McKinsey report, the rate of return on foreign investment in Africa is higher than in any other developing market - from $9 billion in 2000 to $62 billion in 2008 - and providing early entry adopters the chance to develop their own markets and establish brand presence and profile whilst shaping the future economic climate and promoting new levels of tourism (both domestic and international).
The World Travel Organisation has recently forecast that in-bound tourism (to Africa) will increase over 50 per cent from 2010 to 2020 while Africa's combined consumer spending is now $860 billion and set to continue to grow.
A recent Financial Times article (published following the World Economic Forum 2011 in Africa) reported that more than ten African economies are forecast (by the African Development Bank) to grow at more than seven per cent this year.
Finance experts use the returns achieved by the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) as a good guide to what is possible.
From 2000 to March 2010, the IFC saw a return of almost 22 per cent a year on its African private equity portfolio, higher than for any other emerging markets region - a trend experienced by many of the large investment funds.
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Grouse, any of a number of game birds in the family Tetraonidae (order Galliformes). In addition to species called grouse, the group includes several birds known by particular names, such as the capercaillie and prairie chicken (see below) and the ptarmigan. The order Columbiformes contains the sandgrouse. The most famous Old World member is the black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), of Wales, Scotland, Scandinavia, and north-central Europe; a related form (L. mlokosiewiczi) occurs in the Caucasus. The male, known as blackcock, may be 55 cm (22 inches) long and weigh almost 2 kg (about 4 pounds). He is iridescent blue-black, with white wing bars and undertail coverts; his tail curls outward like a lyre. The female, known as gray hen, is mottled brown, barred with black; she is smaller than the male. Several cocks display together in what is called a lek: they inflate red combs over their eyes, spread their tails, and circle in a crouch, quivering.
Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). © Index Open
The best-known North American species is the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). In New England it is generally called a partridge, although it is not a true partridge. Ruffed grouse live mainly on berries, fruits, seeds, and buds but also take much animal food. Both the male and female are 40–50 cm (15.5–19.75 inches) long, with a black band on the fan-shaped tail. The male's ruff consists of erectile black feathers on the sides of the neck. He is famous for drumming—beating his wings rapidly against the air—to proclaim his territory. In courtship display he struts, hissing, with tail cocked up before the hen.
ruffed grouseRuffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The spruce grouse (Falcipennis canadensis), found in northerly conifer country, is nearly as big as a ruffed grouse, the male darker. Its flesh usually has the resinous taste of conifer buds and needles, its chief food. Also of evergreen forests is the blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus), a big, dark bird, plainer and longer-tailed than the spruce grouse and heavier than the ruffed grouse.
spruce grouseSpruce grouse (Falcipennis canadensis). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
sage grouseSage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
sharp-tailed grouseSharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Two species that display spectacularly are the sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and the sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus). The former is the largest New World grouse, exceeded in the family only by the capercaillie. A male may be 75 cm (30 inches) long and weigh 3.5 kg (about 7.5 pounds). This species inhabits sagebrush flats. The sharptail, a 45-cm (18-inch) bird weighing 1 kg (about 2 pounds), is wild from Quebec and Michigan westward across Canada and southwestward to New Mexico.
The capercaillie, or capercailzie (Tetrao urogallus), exclusively a European game bird, is the largest member of the grouse family. The male capercaillie, sometimes called cock of the woods, is about 85 cm (33.5 inches) long, with black and brown plumage glossed with blue and green. The hen, about one-third smaller, is mottled brown with a rusty breast patch. Hybrids of capercaillie and black grouse are fertile, suggesting a very close relationship.
The prairie chickens, or pinnated grouse (Tympanuchus), are North American game birds also noted for lek displays. The greater prairie chicken (T. cupido) is a 45-cm (17.5-inch) bird with brown plumage strongly barred below and a short rounded dark tail; a male may weigh almost 1 kg. It occurs locally from Michigan to Saskatchewan, south to Missouri, New Mexico, and coastal Texas and Louisiana; northernmost birds are somewhat migratory. One subspecies, Attwater's prairie chicken (T. cupido attwateri), became rare as its tall-grass habitat came under cultivation. The lesser prairie chicken (T. pallidicinctus), smaller and paler, is limited to the arid west-central Great Plains. The heath hen (T. cupido cupido), extinct since 1932, was the eastern race of the greater prairie chicken. The sharp-tailed grouse is locally called prairie chicken.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy, Research Editor.
Article Title: Grouse
Date Published: 14 November 2019
URL: https://www.britannica.com/animal/grouse


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State legislation sponsored by Assembly Member Mark Leno which would require that landlords own a property for at least 5 years before invoking the Ellis Act to "go out of the business" would have stopped 78% of the Ellis evictions in 2003 and 2004. This is based on looking at each Ellis eviction in those two years and determining how long the landlord had owned the building based on property transfer records.
Originally adopted to let long-term landlords "go out of business," the state Ellis Act is now primarily utilized by short-term real estate speculators who are buying buildings and immediately invoking the Ellis Act-going out of business within hours or days of getting into the business. A study of all Ellis Act evictions in 2003 and 2004 by the San Francisco Tenants Union found that well over half of the Ellis filings come within 6 months of the building's purchase; almost 2/3 come within the first year.
In the last two years, for example, a Mill Valley real estate company-Chetcuti & Associates-has done 8 Ellis evictions, including 4 just recently filed on one small alley in the Mission (Woodward Street). Shortly after buying each of these properties, Chetcuti & Associates invoked the Ellis Act-a state law which says landlords can evict tenants if they want to go out of the business of being a landlord. The Ellis Act, originally passed to give longtime landlords an "escape valve" to get out of the rental business, is now primarily used by real estate speculators to evict tenants in buildings which have just been purchased.
Chetcuti & Associates evicted tenants in one building one day after they bought it. They evicted tenants in 3 other buildings just a month after buying it. In 3 other buildings, tenants were evicted 3 months after Chetcuti bought the property. In only one did Chetcuti own the building longer than 6 months, and that one was owned for just a year.
North Beach Partners, which has done 6 Ellis evictions in North Beach, operates similarly. Of the 6 buildings it evicted all the tenants from (so they could get out of the land lording business), 5 were owned for 6 months or less. Only one was owned for a year or more. In three of the properties, all the tenants were evicted within 3 months of North Beach Partners purchasing their buildings.
These examples are not unique. Analysis of all the Ellis evictions filed in 2003 and 2004 found that most Ellis evictions (52%) are filed within 6 months of the landlord buying the property. Almost 2/3 (61%) are done within the first year.
The state Ellis Act (California Government Code 7060-7060.7) was adopted by the California Legislature in 1985 after the California Supreme Court ruled that landlords do not have the right to evict tenants to go out of the business of being a landlord. The court reasoned that a landlord who wanted to go out of business had the same recourse that any other business owner did: sell the business. Selling the property would accomplish the goal of going out of business, without evicting tenants.
In response, the Ellis Act was adopted. In adopting the Ellis Act, the legislature said: "It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to supersede any holding or portion of any holding in Nash v. City of Santa Monica, 37 Cal.3d 97 to the extent that the holding, or portion of the holding, conflicts with this chapter, so as to permit landlords to go out of business." (Section 7060.7), clearly stipulating that the basic intent of Ellis was to let landlords evict tenants for the purpose of going out of business. The legislature further strengthened that intention by including provisions in the Ellis Act which severely restrict the landlord's ability to evict and then re-enter the land lording business.
For the next 15 years, the Ellis Act was utilized in San Francisco exactly as it was intended: each year there were 1 or 2 Ellis Act evictions, all of them done by long-term landlords who were retiring or otherwise wanted to stop renting out property. In 1998, though, San Francisco voters adopted Proposition G, which restricted so-called "owner move in" evictions, most notably by banning OMI evictions of senior, disabled and catastrophically ill tenants. Proposition G also limited OMI evictions to one per building.
At that time-the beginning of the dot-com boom-OMI evictions were soaring as they were being used to evict tenants and convert apartments into "Tenancies In Common," a form of condominium which was exploding because these TIC conversions were exempt from the city's condo conversion law. Unable to utilize OMI evictions for these TIC condominiums anymore, real estate investors realized that the Ellis Act could also be used to evict tenants and convert to condominiums. By the letter of the law, they were correct: after the tenants were evicted, the units would be sold as condominiums so, in fact, the units would not be rented again. However, by buying buildings and quickly "going out of business" was hardly consistent with the spirit of the law. Nonetheless, Ellis evictions soared-from 0 in 1997, to 12 in 1998 and to 205 in 1999. Last year there were 235 evictions in 105 buildings.
Quickly it was seen that the Ellis Act was being abused by real estate speculators. The John Hickey Brokerage Company, which had utilized OMI evictions for TIC condo conversions (and was most know for the 1998 eviction of 86 year old Lola McKay, who died fighting her eviction) quickly moved over to the Ellis Act, buying a 6 unit building in North beach and evicting all of the tenants (3 of whom were seniors) the very next day. Other familiar speculators behind OMI evictions were soon seen doing Ellis evictions. Tenant groups regularly saw tenants coming in with Ellis evictions done by new owners of their buildings. In fact, when tenants saw their building being out up for sale, the universal expectation was that the tenants would soon be Ellised. Anecdotally, tenant groups know there were few long-term landlords doing Ellis evictions and there were a lot of new landlords doing Ellis evictions. The Tenants Union examination of the 2003-2004 evictions shows this anecdotal evidence to be accurate. The vast majority of Ellis evictions are done soon after a building has been purchase.
In fact, the timeline between the purchase of the building and the filing of the Ellis Act evictions is often dramatically quick: 1/3 are done within two months and almost 1/4 (23%) are done in the first month of ownership. 13% are actually done within the first 10 days of ownership! 78% are done within 5 years of ownership, and just 13% were landlords who met the envisioned use of the Ellis Act: long term landlords (10 years or more of ownership), getting out of the rental business.
San Francisco Assembly Member Mark Leno has introduced legislation in Sacramento which would end the abuse of the Ellis Act by real estate speculators. His legislation would require a 5 year " holding period" prior to a landlord invoking the Ellis Act. Before tenants would be evicted under the Ellis Act, his legislation would require that the landlord have owned the building for at least 5 years. Such a requirement brings the Ellis Act back to its original intent and will shut the door on the real estate speculators.
Assembly Member Leno and tenant groups will hold a press conference on Leno's legislation on Friday, February 18, 1 PM, at 424 Francisco Street (at Powell). 424 Francisco is one of many Ellis evictions in North beach being done by North Beach Partners. North Beach Partners filed the Ellis Act on 424 Francisco 189 days after buying the building.


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I'd buy one off Ebay, a lot cheaper. Also stairs lifts have sold for �5, no joking. Some usually say you have to dismantle it yourself but they are dead easy to do. Google it. Can save you �100's.
My ageing mum got one recently, and got rid of it a week later.
It was the sucker-to-bath, electric motor, rechargeable battery type.
Despite not being sold on the idea, the lift got her in and out the bath just fine though you still have to raise your legs to the horizontal to get them over the bath edge.
The problem was that it makes it even harder to thoroughly clean the parts that need cleaning at her age, if you get the drift.
Previously she had an in-bath shower and wanted a walk-in shower but the local authority wanted her to have the much cheaper bath lift which was useless for her circumstances.
I think she now does a fosbury flop into the in-bath shower for the moment which is far from ideal and will result in a fall sometime.
Interesting that the in-bath lift was provided free but they claimed her financial circumstances didn't allow for a walk-in shower (wet room or whatever) to be provided.
So back to your question .... I'd guess the inflatable one would be better while bathing because the mechanical lifts reduce the width of the bath and make wriggling around to wash the undercarriage even harder. I've no idea what the security/safety of the inflatables are like in the raised position.
Better still are shower enclosures with built in seats and handles, I've known a few old people with these and despite a slight struggle with the step in they seem to have no problem. If its not on a solid floor there is no reason for the step to be of any great height other than a water barrier.
Of course a wet room is even better but the price is still stupidly high.
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My mum had an electric one too for a couple of years. It worked well in that I wasnt strong enough to take her weight getting her in or out. She wouldnt try a blow up one as she said she had no confidence it wouldn't wobble .
Same problem as DD's mum with washing , and if I was buying again , Id get one with the biggest cut out U shape at the front , that I could get. Another slight problem is that you have to have the water quite deep as the seat even when lowered on some models, is still quite a few inches from the bottom of the bath ,so you cant that easily have a real good deep soak.
Secondhand ones can be a good buy , but you may find the battery is at the end of its life, and about 5 yrs ago a replacement one was about �35+ if I recall.
My mum used to use a soap free liquid partly for her skin, and partly because it reduced any deposits like ..., on the equipment.
As they are 'freestanding' you can take them visiting too, to use in a different bath . They fold down and will go in the boot.
Those seats as DD says, restrict washing in the most difficult places.
Have a look through all of these, if you have already done so. It give a variety of idea. Probably cheaper to get a new bath !


Russian higher education is facing a multitude of pressures from various directions. The entire system headed by the Ministry of Education and Research, strives to integrate into the European higher education space, individual universities are under pressure to maintain quality control, whilst facing budgetary pressures (Volkov, Livanov, Fursenko, 2007). At the same time the demographic situation in the country leads to shrinkage of the student body, whilst university funding follows each individual student (Denisova-Schmidt and Leontyeva, forthcoming). This puts HEIs under pressure to retain the current cohort of students at all costs.
Although the pressures may appear similar to those faced in other national contexts by HEIs, the specific adaptations that universities and individual academic undertake, we argue, are quite unique to Russian context and hence, deserve special consideration. This paper will seek to explain how the constellation of pressures leads to formation of institutionally ingrained mechanisms that trap everyone involved in a perpetual limbo of ambivalence, unresolved conflicts and corruption. We question the role of leadership in the current context. How do Russian present realities shape the fundamental goals of leadership? What conceptualisations of leadership are most helpful in this context?
Theme of 09/09/15 paper session: "Leadership, ethics and higher education"


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I don't usually post my sermon manuscripts on the site for a number of reasons that I won't bother recounting. The homily from Ash Wednesday wasn't recorded, though. And a good friend was willing to do some brilliant copy editing on short notice. So, the full text is below. Note that the scripture passage is Isaiah 58:1-12. Click here to read it.
"Day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God."
In these verses, Isaiah is taking a message from God to the people of Israel. No need to read between the lines; there isn't more than meets the eye here. Take God's words at face value. He is calling the Israelites hypocrites. They fast but complain that God doesn't notice. They humble themselves but wonder why God won't give them credit.
God's people can't figure out why their apparent adherence to the most basic spiritual disciplines is not making headlines in heaven. Nothing they do seems to work. Their devotion to discipline is admirable, but it's not effective. Something is wrong.
It is the prophet Isaiah who identifies the problem with an objectivity that should make us all cover our eyes. The secret is out. The charade is over. The Israelites devotion to discipline is getting in the way of God's love. They have disguised their true motivation by deforming the discipline into a material exchange of good behavior for God's blessing.
God's response is specific, abrupt, and complete. No, God says, you missed the mark and the point. You are hypocrites who make a mockery of our relationship by reducing me to a candy store clerk. I don't want your fraudulently earned fast or your corrupted humility. I want you to stop the hypocrisy and come back when you loosen the bonds of injustice. Check in after you undo the thongs of the yoke. Text me when you let the oppressed go free. Call me when you break every yoke and share your bread with the hungry, bring the homeless poor into your house, cover the naked, and stop hiding from your own kin.
The Israelites are in a bind. God has just called them out for their hypocrisy. That makes me wonder: What's this got to do with us? Are we innocent bystanders who stumbled on an old family feud? Can we claim the jubilant promises of God that close this passage without also accepting the judgment that introduced it? I wish this text was an artifact to be admired for it's antiquity, but it is not. It's not a relic that we've preserved for the sake of historical accuracy. The judgment has withstood the test of time, and we are as culpable of being religious hypocrites as Isaiah's original audience.
The season of lent is an opportunity for us to take the words of the prophet and present ourselves to God as people who need to be shook up. Hypocrites don't reform until someone loves them enough to tell them the truth, that their words, their soul, and their actions don't resemble each other. Each of you has shown up on a Wednesday night for worship because you've heard the sound of your own soul, and the sound lacks harmony. Instead of a sweet song, there is dissonance. What should be is not. What can be seems impossible. What will be is unknown. That is the chorus of a dissonant soul, a broken spirit, a life that longs to be shook up.
Tonight can be the beginning of that journey towards wholeness. To bear the mark of the cross on your forehead, and recall that you are dust and to the dust you will return, is an act of rebellion. You are rebelling against the myth that God is through transforming you. You are rebelling against the myth that the God of eternity is too far removed from real life to be known by name and to know your name. You are rebelling against the myth that we will live forever, that we possess the power to design our own destiny, that neither life nor death is to be feared.
Is it possible to be free from the tyranny of a restless soul? Do these ashes have magical power to relieve the soul from it's own undoing? No, this is the paradox of living in the face of a death that is certain. We are all living and dying at the same time, deconstructing and rebuilding in the same moment, breaking down and building up, over and over, year after year, season after season, day after day, whether we dare admit it or not. Friends come and go, life moves along, things are born and die -- to be born and built again. This is life; most of it is not in your control. To admit this truth is the beginning of a journey towards freedom.
Take a rock with you tonight. Let it be a reminder that the earth moved, God shook it up, and a chunk of creation is in your hands. The rock is integral, it is whole. In it there are no lies, hypocrisy, or charades. The rock will not move when you're not looking. The rock will not die if you forget about it for a day. It is self-sufficient and eternal. It is broken from creation, yet it remains whole. The rock got shook up and survived.
"The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in."
You can stand on the rock of ages. Give your restless soul a break.


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