During a closed session on Monday, July 17, the City Council voted 4-0 to accept City Manager Troy Butzlaff's resignation. Citing personnel matters, which by law must remain confidential, the city gave no reason. On Tuesday, Mayor Joe Rocha said Butzlaff left because of personal health concerns. However, one councilman questioned that explanation. Mayor Pro Tem Uriel Macias missed the closed session due to traffic but stated during open session he was upset with how the situation had been handled over the past several weeks. According to Azusa Police Chief Steve Hunt, who is now acting as interim city manager, Butzlaff had been placed on "approved leave" following a special closed session June 26, the same meeting during which the City Council was supposed to evaluate Butzlaff's job performance.
Hunt is expected to serve as interim city manager until either another interim city manager is tapped or the city finds a permanent replacement. After coming out of the closed session Monday, the City Attorney reported the resignation will be effective Aug. 22. At that time, a resignation agreement will be presented to the city that will outline a severance payment agreement and Butzlaff's accrued vacation time. According to his contract, such a package would likely cost the city nearly $225,000. However, under the original contract, no severance or vacation time would be paid if he resigned.
His contract was set to expire in February 2018, with the option of two, one-year extensions. Butzlaff has served in the top position since February 2015. His annual total package salary was $228,934. Butzlaff, who previously served as city administrator at Placentia, was hired after an extensive search following the departure of former city manager James Makshanoff, who left in September 2014 for a similar post in San Clemente. Interim City Manager Don Penman was hired in October 2014 and served until Butzlaff's arrival.
A majority of voters in Chino rejected plans in a special election for a high-density, for-sale housing development in the northern part of town. Results from the San Bernardino County Registrar of voters, as of Wednesday, showed 6,695 no votes versus 1,282 yes votes. Opponents said the project is incompatible with surrounding development, would negatively impact traffic and safety concerns and cited the need to preserve the rural environment in north Chino. A number of supporters and opponents had actively campaigned for votes in the run-up to the election to determine whether the 30-acre project, in an area south of Frances Avenue between Vernon and Benson avenues and near the Chino Promenade shopping center, should proceed. Current zoning at the proposed Brewer site project allows for one home per acre. Voter approval would have allowed a density of an average of six homes per acre for a 180-home project, which the city planning commission unanimously rejected in March. But the City Council voted 4-1 in April to allow voters to decide the matter through the city's Measure M ballot initiative process, in addition to approving an environmental report. Mayor Eunice Ulloa provided the dissenting vote. Supporters said the project would have spurred job creation, stimulated economic growth for the north part of Chino, provided new amenities and public infrastructure, provided home ownership opportunities for young families and helped improve declining school enrollment in the area.
Claremont Hills Wilderness Park has been enlarged, now that Pomona College has announced plans to donate 463 acres of wilderness to the city. The land consists of Evey Canyon and three Padua Hills parcels, which will be incorporated into Claremont Hills Wilderness Park, college officials announced at a Claremont City Council meeting. The addition will expand the park to nearly 2,500 acres. The transfer will come with a condition: That the land be preserved in its undeveloped state and remain available to the public for recreational use. Evey Canyon is home to the Herman Garner Biological Preserve, which has been used by the college's biology department for research. The council directed City Manager Tony Ramos to sign an agreement for the transfer. City staff will bring back all necessary legal documents to the City Council for approval at a later date. The college does reserve any water, oil, mineral and gas rights belonging to the property. As part of the agreement, the city will retire 21 development credits, which could have allowed for 21 homes to be built on the hillside. There will be no purchase costs to the city, but there will be administrative costs associated with the transfer. Final costs will be brought back to the council in six months. Any costs incurred are expected to be offset with wilderness park parking meter revenues, as well as anticipated grant funding from Los Angeles County Measure A, which will become available in July 2018.
Sprouts Farmers Market is in the process of hiring more than 100 employees for a 30,000-square-foot Diamond Bar location that will occupy part of a former Kmart store. The market, at 239 S. Diamond Bar Blvd., is scheduled to open Oct. 11 and openings are available for a variety of full- and part-time positions, including department managers, produce, dairy and bakery clerks, meat cutters and administrative and scan coordinators, among other roles.
Sprouts' "healthy living for less" approach to grocery shopping has resonated with many of the same consumers who shop at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods Market. Headquartered in Phoenix, Sprouts employs more than 25,000 at more than 260 stores in 15 states. Sprouts has 76 locations in Southern California, and additional stores will be opening this year in Claremont, Redlands, Cerritos and San Diego. Diamond Bar's Kmart store, which included 84,000 square feet of inside retail space, plus a garden center of about 10,000 square feet, opened in 1975 and closed in 2014 amid the company's ongoing financial struggles. A Ross Dress for Less will move into another portion of the building, and a third section will be subdivided between three tenants that have yet to be named. Another 10,000-square-foot addition, where the garden center used to be, is under construction. Also proposed are two drive-thru buildings out front. One will have a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and a Chipotle Mexican Grill and the other building will have a Habit hamburger restaurant. The new lineup of stores is tentatively being called Diamond Bar Ranch, sitting adjacent to the Diamond Bar Plaza shopping center. The building's conversion also has generated some welcome construction jobs. Tony Gonzales of Savant Construction Inc. in Chino said his company has 15 to 20 workers doing interior work on the Sprouts store.
Glendora is among the latest cities threatened with a costly lawsuit claiming it disenfranchises minority voters by holding at-large elections. The City Council hesitantly voted to begin the process to switch to by-district voting last week during a special meeting, after receiving a threat letter from a Malibu-based lawyer. Currently, Glendora voters get to select each of the five council members as they come up for election. Under district voting, people can vote only for the candidates running in their district. The council voted to begin the transition to take advantage of a provision to the law that gives cities 45 days to start coming up with voting districts before lawsuit is filed, potentially saving money in legal fees. Other local cities hit with the same legal threat include South Pasadena, which voted to start the process at its City Council meeting Wednesday, and Arcadia, which will hold a special meeting when it's expected the council there too will start moving toward voting districts. Other cities, even school districts, accused of being in violation of state law have paid legal fees in the hundreds of thousands, and in the end, had to convert to by-district voting. One of the advantages of getting ahead of possible litigation, aside from financial savings, is the city maintains control over where the district lines will be drawn. By moving ahead, Glendora will pay $30,000 in legal fees to the lawyers raising the challenge, and about $30,000 for its own lawyers. The demographer will cost about $40,000. The letter, received June 6 from attorney Kevin Shenkman, states he represents Southwest Voter Registration Education Project. He writes the city's at-large voting "dilutes the ability of Latinos (a protected class) to elect candidates of their choice or otherwise influence the outcome" of the city's elections. It is noted that currently in Glendora, successful candidates need about 2,500 votes. With district voting, about 500 votes puts you on the council. We, as a community need to encourage everyone to get out and vote. To begin the transition process—and avoid the lawsuit—the council must hold two public hearings within 30 days. Eventually, a demographer will come in and help draw up the districts, followed by more public hearings before an official ordinance is adopted outlining the new districts. The city can choose to go with five districts, and rotate the mayoral position, as is done now, or council members can opt for four districts and make the mayor's position filled by an at-large election. For more updates on the process, go to the city website at www.ci.glendora.ca.us/departments/government/districts.
In the months to come La Verne city leaders will meet with the goal of plotting out a way to address an ongoing budget issue that is looming large—employee pensions. La Verne City Council members recently approved a $56.3 million budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year that began July 1. The no-frills budget was balanced with the help of cost-saving strategies from the previous fiscal year and by dipping into the city's reserves, using $835,000 of its rainy-day fund dollars to close a budget gap. The gap was created by increases in the city's contributions to the California Public Employees Retirement System, or CalPERS, which cover employee pensions. Many cities around the state are handling similar increases. However, the already lean La Verne is dealing with the predicted financial pain sooner rather than later. Representatives of CalPERS have notified La Verne officials that the city's costs will increase about $800,000 annually in the next five years. As part of a strategic planning process, city leaders will discuss how best to address the ongoing expense. The approach is one the city has used in the past to set priorities and resolve concerns. For the 2017-18 fiscal year, city administrators are projecting La Verne will experience an increase in revenue of about $1 million over the fiscal year that just ended. The increases in revenue are expected to be generated by a rise in property taxes and vehicle in lieu fees, along with one-time revenues in the form of building permit fees. The city has been experiencing a decline in three traditionally stable revenue sources—franchise fees, utility users tax and parking citations. These three sources are expected to bring in $300,000 less than they have in the past. The decline in the first two sources is tied to residents shifting to renewable energy sources, such as solar, resulting in lower utility bills. The decline in parking citations is partly attributed to the University of La Verne opening a $16 million parking structure in September 2016. In response, the city has scaled back on some parking enforcement staffing, a task that is handled by a contractor. La Verne has also taken steps to reduce expenses, such as refinancing pension obligation bonds, which resulted in a savings of $275,000. The city is getting in on solar too. It recently installed a series of solar panels at some municipal facilities, including the city yard. Combining savings on the utility bills with a refinancing of the bond debt meant about $350,000 for the city. La Verne has a strategy which focuses on attracting businesses to Foothill Boulevard, a major city thoroughfare, resulting in 95 percent occupancy. The city is taking steps to maximize economic development opportunities associated with the eventual arrival of the Gold Line light rail station. The station is expected to open in about 10 years in the area of Arrow Highway and E Street in downtown. The area will be known as La Verne Crossing, a place within the city that is close to Fairplex and the University of La Verne. The goal is to create something that is both long lasting and beneficial to all those involved.
City Council members voted 5-2 to continue with plans for what is to be known as Phillips Paw Park. The two opposing votes were cast by Mayor Tim Sandoval and Councilwoman Elizabeth Ontiveros-Cole. Although the dog park project will continue moving forward, council members opted to reduce the length of the canine facility by about 25 percent or 60 feet. The park had originally been planned out to measure about 290 feet by 100 feet. Residents said part of their concerns are connected to the fact few details on the project had been available. When the information was out, the project moved quickly and was soon before City Council members and giving residents little opportunity to give their opinions on the park and its location. Councilwoman Ginna Escobar, who represents the area where the canine park will be located, said the project had come up before the City Council more than a dozen times, six times during the current calendar year. Seeking to bring a dog park to the city is a project people knew she has been working on for the last five years and is one for which "there's never been malicious intent." The project is one that will bolster and revitalize Phillips Ranch Park, Escobar said.
A development that will include a hotel, residential units and restaurants will significantly change the southwest corner of Day Creek Boulevard and Base Line Road. The project, known as Day Creek Square, will bring 380 residential units on 28.4 acres of vacant property. Built by developer D.R. Horton, it also will include a 71-room luxury hotel and two restaurant buildings totaling 12,000 square feet. The goal when Horton approached the city in 2015 was to create a project that offers what Granger calls "inter-connectivity and walkable connections." Officials did not say when construction would begin or give a timeline for the project's completion. Daniel Boyd, vice president of entitlements for Horton, said officials have not determined the homes' prices, but they could range from $400,000 to $600,000. It will depend on the market. The vacant lot had long been zoned for office and commercial use, but in 2015, D.R. Horton applied to change it to mixed use.
City leaders unanimously signed off on the request to change the regulations and allow the project. The Planning Commission had signed off on the project June 14. The architecture of the residential units will be Craftsman-inspired and designed in four different villages.
Village A, the smallest village, has several design elements that invoke a Craftsman style. Units will range from 1,200 to 1,400 square feet.
Village B is touted as having more edgy, Craftsman-style architecture, such as metal awnings, brick veneer and tower features. Its units will range from 1,500 to 1,800 square feet and will include optional decks.
Village C will be the most unique of the project, featuring adobe and Craftsman-style architecture. These units will have balconies and roof decks. Units will range from 1,800 to 2,200 square feet.
Village D will feature the single-family Craftsman style, Santa Barbara style.
Two restaurants will flank the southwest corner of Day Creek Boulevard and Base Line Road. A public plaza and a central fountain will be included.
During the week of July 17, the Local Agency Formation Commission approved Upland's request to dissolve its fire department into San Bernardino County Fire as a money-saving move. With the approval, the city's fire station properties, employees, assets, obligations, as well as liabilities, will be transferred Saturday to San Bernardino County Fire. On July 20, officials gathered at the Carnegie Building, where the flag of the Upland Fire Department was retired. The ceremony concluded with the administering the swearing of the oath to the Upland fire personnel. More than 40 Upland fire personnel will move from a city operation to county fire, which has more than 600 firefighters. Currently, Station 12 in San Antonio Heights is staffed by a two-man crew from San Bernardino County Fire, going forward there will be three firefighters at the station. The city has four fire stations with 12 firefighters per shift, but because Upland Station 162 is only 1 1/2 miles away from Station 12, 162 would close. The property at Station 162, 2046 N. San Antonio Ave., would remain with the city and could be repurposed. Founded in 1911, the department began with a group of volunteer firefighters. The first fire chief was F.H. Manker. In 1913, the department faced its first serious fire which destroyed all the businesses on the east side of Second Avenue, south of Ninth Street. This fire generated interest in further protecting the community, and in 1915, the fire station on D Street was built. It wasn't until 1963 that the first full-time firefighters were hired. The Upland Fire Department grew over the years to four stations, an air base, three engine companies, one truck company, one helicopter, and 47 Fire Department employees.
Maps will be drawn and presented after a second public hearing on Aug. 15 and a series of community meetings. Community members can submit maps for consideration along with maps drawn by the city's demographer. In January, the City Council abandoned its at-large voting system and adopted by-district elections, in which council members will be elected every four years from five different areas of the city. The decision was prompted by a lawsuit alleging the city's at-large election system violated the state's Voting Rights Act by creating "racially polarized voting" that disenfranchised Latinos in the city. Because the chances of winning the case, which could have cost the city millions win or lose, were low, a majority of the council agreed to adopt districts and settle the lawsuit even though they preferred the at-large system. The district-based system will take effect in November 2018 when three of the five council seats will be up for election.


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Brand-Spankin' Brew
Whipping its logo into shape got this brewery's business hopping.
Elizabeth J. Goodgold
Magazine Contributor
January 1, 2003 2 min read
This story appears in the January 2003 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Slicker isn't always better. Sometimes, adopting a simple image to promote a product is just the right answer to keep sales brewing.
Founded in 1990 by Richard Squire, Breckenridge Brewery began with the goal of making great beer in a Colorado town better known for skiing than anything else. Originally producing just 3,000 barrels per year, it now operates seven pubs and restaurants and produces almost 30,000 barrels. Though the brewery was nabbing top honors at microbrewery competitions in the late 1990s, competitors were entering not only its core markets, but also its hometown of Denver-"the Napa Valley of microbreweries," according to marketing director Steve Kurowski.
Teaming up with design firm Barnhart/CMI, the brewery poured out its computer-generated logo and created one as handcrafted as its beer, eliminating complicated elements that were difficult to translate into packaging and merchandising, such as the drop-shadow effect on the mountain. A more colloquial voice was adopted for ads, with taglines such as "Brewed the way it is because we drink most of it." The new visuals debuted on materials for the brewery's SummerBright Ale.
Today, Breckenridge is ready to uncap the new packaging of its flagship brand, Avalanche Amber Ale, and its new Hefeweizen. SummerBright sales overflowed expectations by 25 percent. And for the first time, consumers can buy promotional items such as pint glasses and T-shirts. Sometimes, the best way to show great taste is with simplicity rather than flash.
Elizabeth J. Goodgold is CEO/chief nuancer of The Nuancing Group, a brand consulting firm in San Diego, and author of the monthly newsletter Duh! Marketing.
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The University of Windsor Board of Governors has approved a new four-year collective agreement with the Windsor University Faculty Association.
Board approves new four-year contract with faculty association
The University of Windsor Board of Governors has approved a new four-year collective agreement with the Windsor University Faculty Association (WUFA), which represents nearly 1,000 full- and part-time faculty members, librarians, learning specialists, clinical psychologists, and coaches.
UWindsor president Robert Gordon said the University administration shares the association's strong commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and fairness.
"I want to personally thank our negotiating teams who came together to craft an innovative and forward-thinking agreement that speaks to the needs of our faculty and the University community in a way that addresses issues that are so very important to us all," he said.
The agreement was reached between the University and WUFA Oct. 1, with members ratifying the new contract Oct. 25 with 89 per cent approval. The new agreement replaces the bargaining unit's previous collective agreement that expired on June 30, 2021.
"I'm very pleased that through extensive, respectful dialogue and the exploration of ideas, we were able to achieve a transformational four-year collective agreement with our faculty association colleagues," said Rita LaCivita, UWindsor vice-president, human resources. "I am grateful for all of the hard work, dedication, and commitment from both sides of the negotiating table that enabled us to make significant change and arrive at an agreement that is satisfactory both to the University and to the faculty members who are so integral to our institution."
The contract includes the introduction of a new rank to the professoriate of "Teaching Intensive Faculty," providing additional flexibility to faculties, as well as a one per cent salary increase for the first three years of the contract, followed by a two per cent increase in the contract's fourth year.
In addition, specific language regarding equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) considerations have been embedded in the collective agreement, including:
The removal of gender specific pronouns;
The inclusion of a requirement for representation by a minimum of two genders per committee;
A provision requiring all members of appointment committees to attend EDI training;
A requirement that equity and procedures assessors be trained in the elements of Traditional Knowledge Systems and that they receive recognition for service in this role;
Official recognition valuing the service contributions of Black, Indigenous, and Racialized members;
Political leave for members elected to positions in Indigenous communities;
EDI considerations in teaching assignments; and
A Memorandum of Agreement for the establishment of a University Diversity, Indigeneity, and Anti-Racism Professional Development Fund of $50,000 for scholarship and teaching Indigeneity, and $50,000 for scholarship and teaching of anti-racist pedagogies.
WUFA president Anna Lanoszka said contract language around teaching load maximums and the introduction of teaching intensive faculty positions are particularly significant changes that allow for a more equitable and fairer workplace for all members.
"The new agreement provides for the formal recognition of the challenges facing BIPOC scholars as it values their contributions to the community," she said.
Dr. Lanoszka said WUFA is pleased with the establishment of the University Diversity, Indigeneity and Anti-Racism Professional Development Fund, and pointed out that the new collective agreement addresses the issues of decolonization and de-gendering by introducing more inclusive language throughout its text.
As well, she said, changes to language around sessional teaching are intended to address long-standing attempts by sessional members to secure full-time positions with rights and benefits.
"Overall, the new collective agreement strengthens the rights of our members, affords faculty members improvements that facilitate a more research-intensive environment, and promotes better governance at the University," Lanoszka said.
The contract is the second completed this year; the UWindsor Board of Governors ratified a three-year collective agreement with Local 4580 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents the University's graduate and teaching assistants, in June.
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I recently returned to re-reading Edward Bunker's visceral and uncompromisingly powerful memoir of his life, in and out of prison, Education of a Felon: A Memoir.
A memory of a supervisory experience came to mind that still holds its attentive grip from my time as a probation officer. I recall meeting Camilla (not her real name) after her most recent court appearance, when I was tasked with preparing a pre-sentence report for a local Magistrates' Court.
Camilla had been found guilty of assaulting a neighbour in an altercation over what she deemed was 'foul and insulting language' directed at her daughter. Her voluble utterances during the interview detailed the start of what was in fact a longstanding dispute with her neighbour. Although some provocation was in evidence which had found offered some mitigation, Camilla's chagrin at her conviction suggested that this dispute was far from resolved. The court followed my sentencing proposal and a term of supervision was imposed with an added condition for her to attend an anger management group.
I arranged a home visit at the outset of the order as it soon became apparent that childcare arrangements might prove to be problematic and a measure of flexible reporting would be in order. It was deemed unsuitable for her to bring her young daughter to the probation office.
When I arrived at the home address, I was taken aback at her evident emotional distress. She had just received news that her daughter's father was due to be released from a long prison sentence, and was proposing to live at the address on his release on licence.
I reassured her that this arrangement would only be approved once my probation colleague preparing the parole report deemed it a suitable address. In light of her response and the potential for significant harm to her from such an arrangement, this proposal could not go unchallenged (no considered direct risks to her daughter from her father were highlighted at the time). I then shared my concerns once back at the office with my colleague and the parole report was amended with a zonal restriction attached.
Ensuring safety
At our next planned appointment, her unsettling distress remained unabated. 'Mike, you do not know what *** is like' and our session was directed towards looking together at the range of available options to ensure her continuing safety. Camilla then asked plaintively if I was planning to attend a case conference arranged via the local Social Services office as she was 'on the register'.
I rang the social worker at the conclusion of the meeting to explain my role and the importance of having probation at the meeting given my statutory role. An apologetic invitation winged its way later that day. The conference was in fact a preliminary child protection meeting with 'concerned' professionals to work together to ensure her daughter was safe to remain in an environment in which past domestic abuse, alcohol misuse and now a conviction for violence were salient features.
It was clear when the meeting started that there were some uncomfortable tensions in the room. A 'carelessly insensitive' remark from the conference chair, to the effect that if Camilla did not attend the Family Drug and Alcohol Court her daughter might be taken into care, left a residual feeling of ambiguous ill will for the rest of the meeting.
I urgently referred Camilla to the partnership alcohol counsellor based at the probation office to prevent the need for this course of action but also to bolster her agency in addressing what I had clearly underestimated in my earlier case work assessments, a growing dependency on alcohol.
The local nursery was able to offer her daughter extra hours to enable Camilla's mounting list of appointments with different agencies. There was also the positive support of a grown-up son whose reappearance on the family scene had made a palpable difference in enabling her to commit to what proved to be a very tumultuous few months.
At the same time I felt an organisational pressure to curb the number of home visits that I had deemed appropriate as probation officer. Discretion was being insidiously eroded from what I perceived to be the appearance of a macho-managerialist professional culture in probation.
Camilla reported to the office as per supervisory expectations although I had to countenance some 'creative' explanations for her non-attendance (deeming appointments were more important with her alcohol counsellor).
Subsequent attempts to secure her attendance on the anger management course proved just as challenging, but again with some sensitive and inventive casework manoeuvring this was completed within the timeframe of the order. Her former partner's parole application was unsuccessful.
Cheers Camilla!
At one of our last meetings towards the expiry of her order, this time at her home address, Camilla was sitting on the wall outside with a can of lager discretely tucked out of view and with an air of disarming insouciance. On viewing my arrival she said, 'Mike, this one is for you' as she pulled the tab off the can'. With this image in mind, the concluding comments in Philip Bean's estimable recent overview Probation and Privatisation seemed most apposite. Bean notes that probation should see one of its central future roles of promoting citizenship where those who offend and their families are people 'in the same spirit'. (Cheers, Camilla!).
Mike Guilfoyle is a retired probation officer
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And in this blog post, I'm going to give you a simple, practical strategy to become the go-to influence on Baaz within your industry.
If you've already read my overview of the Baaz platform, you know that one of the big benefits is the aggregated news with multiple perspectives of the same story.
The Baaz team has worked very hard to make sure that the Trending section gives a rich experience for seeing popular topics from various sources and perspectives.
This means that many people using Baaz are looking for what's trending in their areas of interest. In other words, your target market is looking for various perspectives on the things that matter to them.
And if your target market is looking for trending topics and news, you have an opportunity to get in front of them relatively easily. If you manage to do this well, it can quickly grow their trust in your brand.
The first strategy you should be looking to implement is becoming the source of breaking news on Baaz related to your industry.
Example 1: If you're an automotive dealer, and there is a massive safety recall on a vehicle that is in your inventory, you better be the first one share a link to the press release.
Example 2: If you're a local business of any kind and a newsworthy event happens in your area, you should be sharing information about it.
Example 3: If you're an online electronics retailer, and you sell Apple products, you should share the first news of any new Apple keynote event that is announced.
Essentially, you should be the one to break news related to your industry, products, services, or locale.
This is relatively easy to do once you've set up a few key tools to help you be alerted to industry related news yourself.
Being the go-to industry news source keeps you top-of-mind for your audience as a valuable informational resource.
I'll share more about how to do this later on in this post.
The idea of being a "curator" may be new to some, so I'll start by explaining it in terms that may be a bit more familiar.
Let's take a Museum Curator for example. The job of the Museum Curator is to be in charge of gathering, organizing, interpreting, and presenting content (exhibit items) for a museum.
They decide on a theme for an exhibit and then begin gathering items (pieces of content) that will fill that exhibit in a way that tells a distinct narrative. They also then ensure that any explanations, descriptions, and helpful insights are placed with each item, so that visitors can have as rich an experience as they can with the content, getting the full story.
Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery, museum, library, or archive) is a content specialist charged with an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material.
This is how you need to think of yourself when it comes to creating trending content for Baaz (or any social platform for that matter). You need to consistently gather, interpret, and share content related to your products, services, industry, or local area.
This is more than just finding and sharing content that relates to your audience. You need to interpret the content for your audience—give your perspective alongside the content.
Now, it might be informative if I were to just share with you, "Look, this thing called Baaz exists, go check it out." But many of you would still be lost because you wouldn't know what to do with it once you got there.
Instead of just pointing you towards things, I give you a perspective on it. In other words, I give you an interpretation of it. This helps you better understand the context of what I'm pointing you to and solidifies in your head that I know my stuff.
The key here is not to just be one of those people holding a sign that says "new homes" on the street corner. Not that I have anything against those people, some of them are super talented.
Instead, give people valuable insights and perspectives about the things you're sharing.
You see, I could have just shared the name of the video and a link to it. It's a funny piece of content that my audience would have loved anyways.
However, because I have a perspective on the subject matter, I added some additional insights, along with a link to a blog post that gives more related material for my audience to consume if they want.
That is how you do content curation.
And you know what's really magical about the content curation method? You don't have to be the one making all the content for your audience!
You don't have to write 2,000-word blog posts about a subject. Just find a great one someone else wrote, add some perspective or insight to it and share the link to the article.
Even though you didn't write it, your audience begins to associate you with this type of content. Again, this continues to solidify you in their mind as a leading authority on the subject matter.
Now, becoming a breaking news source and content curator can be exhausting if you don't have the right tools helping you do the work.
So I'm going to outline a handful of tools to help you gather content from across the internet with minimal effort.
The first tool you should have in your content curation arsenal is Google Alerts. It's a free keyword monitoring tool from Google that will send you emails every time a keyword or phrase is mentioned online.
All you need to do is create an alert and Google can send you an email every time something is published about it online.
Sources: the types of websites you want Google to monitor.
Language: choose to monitor results in your language of choice.
Region: limit your results to a geographic location.
Deliver to: set the email address for where you want alerts sent.
Set this up for some of the terms and phrases that matter to your business, industry, or your target market's interests, and you'll have loads of great content sent straight to your inbox regularly.
Remember RSS readers? They seem to have been a (mostly) forgotten tool ever since Google decided to kill off its popular RSS reader. However, Feedly seems to have filled a much-needed gap in the market.
Once you've signed up for Feedly you can begin adding blogs, news outlets, and websites that publish content related to your topics. You can then view all the latest content in one, beautiful, customizable reader.
These are the tools I use regularly, but you can also find more by reading HubSpot's article about the 10 Content Curation Tools Every Marketer Needs.
Once you understand how big an opportunity there is on Baaz for becoming a content curator, have your tools in place, and start creating influence-growing content, one thing remains.
It's a grind. And life happens. And you get busy. And sometimes you just don't feel like it.
This is the single most important thing because consistency will ensure you don't lose any momentum you've built up. If you lose momentum, it can be even harder to get it started again.
I haven't been the best at it myself on Baaz, but I'm going to change that with your help. Are you game?
Let's be consistent together! Deal?
Baaz is new to the U.S. market, and ready to blast onto the scene as a social platform for people looking for breaking news, and quality content perspectives. Now is the time to set yourself up to be one of the first movers.
So if you haven't already, join me on Baaz and let's be the content curators our audience is looking for.
The post Grow Your Influence on Baaz with News and Content Curation appeared first on Dustn.tv by Dustin W. Stout. If you are reading this on a website that is NOT dustn.tv, it is STOLEN.


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Q: How to change QGIS install paths on Windows? I will be installing QGIS on client machines soon, and we need to have the .qgis2 folder on the D:\ and not to C. (Windows 7)
Is there a way at install time to have it moved to a specific location?
Or, is there a way to delete the installed locaiton and change the path on startup?

A: Using the OSGeo4W installer (choice of 32 and 64 bit), select the 'Advanced Install' option and then you can specify the install location.  You also have more control over what else is installed (such as GRASS, some libraries for certain raster formats like MrSID and ECW etc).
The installer is quite 'clever' and will notify you of (and by default install) any dependencies you also need based on your choices of software.  So if you are not sure, do not be alarmed by the vast range of choices, just expand the 'Desktop' option and select QGIS there (plus any extras).

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Larry David brings his unique brand of humor to HBO Films in the feature-length presentation Clear History. David leads a stellar ensemble cast in the film, which also includes Jon Hamm, Bill Hader, Philip Baker Hall, Kate Hudson, Michael Keaton, Danny McBride, Eva Mendes, Amy Ryan and J.B. Smoove. The film is directed by Greg Mottola and written by David and his longtime writing colleagues Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer, the Emmy-, Golden Globe- and WGA Award-winning creative team behind HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Clear History stars Larry David as Nathan Flomm, a marketing executive at a start-up electric car company, who, after a petty argument with his boss, gives up his 10 percent of the shares. The company then goes on to make billions of dollars, leaving Flomm publicly humiliated, his life destroyed. Ten years later, he has changed his name to Rolly DaVore and moved to Martha's Vineyard. All is well until something from his past threatens to disrupt his new life.


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El condado de Wichita es uno de los 254 condados del estado estadounidense de Texas. La sede del condado es Wichita Falls, al igual que su mayor ciudad. El condado tiene un área de 1.639 km² (de los cuales 14 km² están cubiertos por agua) y una población de 131.664 habitantes, para una densidad de población de 81 hab/km² (según censo nacional de 2000). Este condado fue fundado en 1858.

Demografía
Para el censo de 2000, habían 131.664 personas, 48.441 cabezas de familia, y 32.891 familias residiendo en el condado. La densidad de población era de 210 habitantes por milla cuadrada.

La composición racial del condado era:
 78,76% blancos
 10,23% negros o negros americanos
 0,89% nativos americanos
 1,84% asiáticos
 0,09% isleños
 5,51% otras razas
 2,68% de dos o más razas.

Habían 48.441 cabezas de familia, de las cuales el 33,60% tenían menores de 18 años viviendo con ellas, el 52,30% eran parejas casadas viviendo juntas, el 11,90% eran mujeres cabeza de familia monoparental (sin cónyuge), y 32,10% no eran familias.

El tamaño promedio de una familia era de 3,04 miembros.

En el condado el 25,20% de la población tenía menos de 18 años, el 13,70% tenía de 18 a 24 años, el 29,00% tenía de 25 a 44, el 19,50% de 45 a 64, y el 12,70% eran mayores de 65 años. La edad promedio era de 33 años. Por cada 100 mujeres había 103,80 hombres. Por cada 100 mujeres mayores de 18 años había 103,40 hombres.

Economía
Los ingresos medios de una cabeza de familia del condado eran de USD$33.780 y el ingreso medio familiar era de $40.937. Los hombres tenían unos ingresos medios de $28.687 frente a $21.885 de las mujeres. El ingreso per cápita del condado era de $16.965. El 10,30% de las familias y el 13,20% de la población estaban debajo de la línea de pobreza. Del total de gente en esta situación, 17,40% tenían menos de 18 y el 9,80% tenían 65 años o más.

Enlaces externos

 Condado de Wichita (en inglés)

Condado de Wichita (Texas)

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Since then, I have not missed five consecutive days in getting some type of aerobic exercise, mostly jogging.
For some reason, I find jogging incredibly boring, but yoga is the only thing I've been able to consistently do over the years. I think it's because it also is sort of a mental exercise and calms you and refocuses you. So I find that that's great, and sometimes someone will drag me to a spin class or on a hike.
Self-care doesn't necessarily mean jogging!
For women, eating just two handfuls of nuts a week may extend their lives as much as by jogging four hours a week.
I am quite happy that I can still walk down the street every day in a pair of jogging bottoms and my woolly hat, and no one knows who I am. That's nice.


It may be human nature to believe that the worst can never happen. Perhaps we can't wrap our psyches around the thought of our homes and businesses –– our lives –– in tatters. Hurricane Sandy gave us a stiff shot of reality, bringing our worst fears to life.
For years, decades even, we have heard the warnings from storm watchers like civic activist Morris Kramer, a lifelong resident of the Long Beach barrier island. The Big One is coming, Kramer has said repeatedly. We must prepare.
Some people believed him. Most ignored him. Some laughed at him.
And so, for too long, Long Island has stood like a finger jutting into the Atlantic Ocean, wholly unprepared for a storm the magnitude of Sandy, which sent floodwaters as far north as Merrick Road –– the tidal line for a Category 2 or 3 hurricane.
Nowhere was the Island's lack of preparedness more evident than at the Long Island Power Authority, whose hapless response to this superstorm elicited scoldings from Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and brought hundreds of angry residents to protests at LIPA headquarters in Hicksville.
It was a terrible two weeks for homeowners after Sandy hit, as they struggled to stay warm without electricity, bundling up in robes and winter coats in houses where temperatures plunged into the 40s, unable to begin the long process of cleaning out and rebuilding their storm-ravaged homes. Their desperation, their sense of helplessness, was palpable.
A week after the storm struck, 675,000 of the 1.2 million LIPA ratepayers who lost power remained in the dark. Two weeks after the storm, more than 90,000 still had no electricity. With so many people suffering, such numbers are simply unacceptable.


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'Disdain for democracy', Fitzgerald's verdict – The #qldpol weekly: @Qldaah
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Fitzgerald hands down verdict on Newman Govt.
Newspoll results show swing away from government by 14 percent.
Courier Mail favours LNP to win in 2015 but pledges no favouratism.
Labor to restore CCC & repeal donation laws changes.
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The Festival of Clive.
ABC News Qld: Tony Fitzgerald, "The government has already flaunted its disdain for democracy and good governance by attacks on the judiciary and judicial independence, emasculation of the State's anti-corruption commission, interference with the electoral system."
Fitzgerald hands down verdict on Newman Government
Tony Fitzgerald has given his strongest verdict to date on the Newman Government's performance. In a media statement, he outlined the government's disrespect for the separation of powers.
"The government has already flaunted its disdain for democracy and good governance by attacks on the judiciary and judicial independence, emasculation of the State's anti-corruption commission, interference with the electoral system," he wrote.
With around eight months to go before a general Queensland election, he also advised Queenslanders to think carefully about their vote.
"Queensland's future is a matter for its voters. At the next state election they will simply need to decide which party will do the least long-term damage."
He also accused News Corporation of showing bias toward the Liberal National Party (LNP).
"News Corporation publications, which dominate the local print media, consistently publish biased reports which favour the government," he said.
The statement culminated in the twenty-fifth anniversary of the handing down of his most famous report, "The Fitzgerald Inquiry".
7 News Brisbane: Twenty-five years since the handing down of the Fitzgerald Inquiry report.
In 1987, former Courier Mail journalist Phil Dickie and ABC 4Corners journalist Chris Masters had exposed the activities which the Queensland government was turning a blind eye to. Revealed were illegal prostitution, illegal gambling and police corruption.
The day following Masters' program, "The Moonlight State" was aired, and with Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen out of the state, his deputy Bill Gunn ordered a commission of inquiry.
The Fitzgerald Inquiry lasted for two years and the report was presented to new Premier Mike Ahern who succeeded fellow National Party leader, Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
Thursday 3rd July, 2014, marked twenty-five years since democracy and accountability changed in Queensland.
However, both the Newman Government and Courier Mail, which helped to expose corruption, choose to ignore the anniversary.
ABC News Qld: Latest Newspoll shows support for the Newman Government falling. 51pc to Labor on two party preferred.
Newspoll results show swing away from government by 14 percent
Labor's chances at the next state election have risen from improbable to possible. A two-party preferred figure of 51pc in the latest Newspoll shows Labor in front, in any state poll, for the first time since the March 2012 election when they were reduced to seven seats.
With Premier Campbell Newman on annual leave, it was left to Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney to front the media.
"It is for our government, sobering," told the media this week.
"It is arguable that our change agenda was too much, too quick," he added on the raft of changes and cuts to services and jobs made across the state.
On the criticisms leveled at the government by Tony Fizgerald QC, he proposed a private meeting.
"To talk about the concerns he might have but also to have an opportunity to explain to him what I believe our government has done," Seeney explained.
As humbling as Seeney's reaction to the polling and Fitzgerald appeared, in contrast hard-liner Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie wasn't backing down or accepting any responsibility for any role he may have played in the polling decline.
"So these decisions we've made, they were required, they were necessary, because we inherited a hell of a mess. I'll say it again, we inherited one hell of a mess and it is going to take a hell of a long time to fix it, the Labor party mess, but we will fix it," he told the media.
However, in the primaries, the LNP has fallen 8pc to 32pc, Labor is down 2pc to 34pc and "others" are up 9pc to 24pc. Voters were surveyed on the basis of voting LNP, Labor or someone else. In Queensland, the "others" is comprised of Palmer's United Party (PUP) which has two existing members of parliament, Katter's Australia Party (KAP) with three MPs and two independent MPs.
The LNP's plan to sail into power on the platforms of asset sales and "Labor's mess of debt and deficit" is clearly not impressing voters against the backdrop of the governments cuts to services and jobs.
Similarly, with Campbell Newman's satisfaction level falling 3pc to 33pc and dissatisfaction rising 3pc to 57pc, Labor cannot expect to remain a small target and hope Newman's unpopularity will hand them the keys to parliament.
The lesson for both major parties is they have a lot of work to do in the next eight months to convince voters of their credibility to lead the state in the next term of government or face a slide of votes to the minor parties and independents.
Such a scenario could result in neither party having enough seats to form government, the magic number being forty-five, and a coalition needing to be formed with the "others".
Courier Mail favours LNP to win in 2015 but pledges no favouratism
Editor of The Courier Mail, Christopher Dore questioned Tony Fitzgerald's memory in response to criticism that, "News Corporation publications, which dominate the local print media, consistently publish biased reports which favour the government".
Tony Fitzgerald clearly doesn't remember this. Or that The Courier-Mail has run well every word he has uttered since. pic.twitter.com/swnZUbqbH0
— Christopher Dore (@wrongdorey) June 29, 2014
Tony Fitzgerald clearly doesn't remember this either pic.twitter.com/rML8VmKmWf
However, in an editorial, for which he takes "responsibility for election comment", Dore's Twitter message against Fitzgerald's view was toned down.
The editorial began by rejecting that the latest Newspoll results favouring Labor would translate into a 2015 election win.
Instead, it argued that the size of Newman's back bench was "always going to be hard to handle, and it has been".
It also argued that voters we parking their vote with the minor parties such as PUP.
"Now, while Mr Newman and his party remain firm favourites to prevail, people are hedging bets."
In response to Newman's ailing popularity it suggested an unseen heroic figure.
"Mr Newman is a tough, no-nonsense leader. He does not shy away from a fight. A more passionate and committed state leader in Australia today would be hard to find. Sometimes that raw passion and honesty can get the Premier into scrapes and fights he might be best avoiding."
As for Labor, it accused the party of having no policies, a line popularly repeated by the Newman Government and media team.
"Any benefit Labor has received lately has been accidental and by default. The party has done nothing to make up for the years of mismanagement and neglect, and the small band of MPs has failed to present any alternative vision or policies for the state."
Without directly mentioning Fitzgerald, the editorial then went on to pledge, "WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR, ALWAYS".
It finishes with, "The Courier-Mail, more than any other media outlet in Queensland, has always and will continue to always hold politicians from all parties accountable, will continue to expose corruption, at every level of public life, and will continue to demand the most out of elected and non-elected public officials. For the love of Queensland, always."
It boasts a daily readership of, "more than 706,000 people reading our newspaper and another 300,000 who read our content online".
Like the government, ultimately judgement will be passed by it's readership in continuing to purchase the paper in print or online.
You can read the full editorial for yourself here, "Editorial: Latest poll figures fail to tell the real story behind Newman Government's achievements".
ABC News Qld: Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney laughs off Labor policy announcement to repeal Newman Govt changes to donations laws & the CCC.
Labor to restore CCC & repeal donation laws changes
Labor Opposition leader, Annastacia Palaszczuk, used the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fitzgerald Inquiry to pledge a repeal of the Newman Government's changes to the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) which was renamed this week to the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC), complete with new logo.
Among other changes is the removal of bipartisanship support from the parliament in the appointment of CCC chiefs and of the body to investigate corruption allegations around politicians and public servants, the core reason it was established post-Fitzgerald Inquiry.
Much to the dismay of Fitzgerald, former CMC commissioners and many in the legal fraternity, that task now passes to the the office of the Integrity Commissioner.
However, it's historical function was only to give advice on matters of ethics and integrity.
From the website, "The Queensland Integrity Commissioner is responsible for providing advice on integrity and ethics issues and for maintaining the lobbyists register.
Under the Integrity Act 2009, the Integrity Commissioner can give written advice to Ministers, MPs, senior public servants and others about ethics or integrity issues, including conflicts of interest."
Among other repeals, Palaszczuk pledged to restore accountability to political donations which was raised by the Newman Government from $1000 to $12,400 before a declaration is required to be lodged.
She informed the media that Labor will campaign as though the threshold of $1000 is still in place and will lodge declarations on everything donated over that amount. She challenged the LNP to do the same, stating that the repeal would be retrospective and would net anyone not in adherence.
In response Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney laughed off the policy announcement. The Newman Government argued that donations laws were changed to match Federal Government system and that the CCC would be more focused on organised criminals.
"I'm relieved that the Labor Party have taken a position on something and it's ironic that it's about reversing things that we've done," he told ABC News Queensland.
As a reassurance on the CCC changes, Seeney was confident of a private meeting with Tony Fitzgerald to explain the government's reasoning.
"It's not going to be a circus, it's not a stunt. This is something that's personal to me and it will be a personal meeting," he said.
. @AnnastaciaMP announces a new anti-corruption policy. #qldpol @couriermail pic.twitter.com/FaeKsq0j96
— Sarah Vogler (@SarahLVogler) July 2, 2014
Fmr LNP MP Dr Chris Davis may join Labor to fight Campbell Newman.
Could former Stafford LNP MP Dr Chris Davis defect to Labor?
It may have been just another speculation piece in the Courier Mail but Campbell Newman seemed to be treating it as true. Asked what he thought of the former LNP MP for Stafford Dr Chris Davis joining Labor he was clearly annoyed.
"This is a reflection on Dr Davis who didn't stay the course. He could have been part of a government on an ongoing basis. I say that the people of Stafford have been put through a lot of inconvenience and expense because he wouldn't stay the course," he told ABC News Qld.
Dr Davis wasn't commenting instead issuing a statement that he would confirm his position after the Stafford by-election on July 19, 2014.
You can read more about the Stafford by-election at our blog, "@NoFibs election blog for #StaffordVotes".
7 News Brisbane: Polair 2 police helicopter takes to the air.
Newman Government announces delivery of police helicopter
Is that an election promise in the sky? The media turned out this week to witness Polair 2, the second police helicopter, to take to the skies above Brisbane. Sister chopper Polair 1 is located on the Gold Coast but the latest addition has been long talked about by the Newman Government.
Not new, the chopper is a former German police helicopter refitted for the Queensland police service. With such equipment as a flir lens, it can identify tattoos on suspects from 2.5kms away.
With New South Wales having five helicopters in its fleet, Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said he was hopeful of being able to acquire a few more from the Queensland Government in the future.
As Queensland police have a non-pursuit vehicle policy on the ground, a fleet of helicopters would be beneficial in tracking offenders from the air.
Queensland's second police helicopter will take to the skies to help fight crime in the South-East @tennewsqld pic.twitter.com/UWenmUP6y2
— Amber Austin-Wright (@AmberAW) June 30, 2014
7 News Brisbane: In 2012, Premier Campbell Newman likened the Queensland economy to Spain as the reason it could not join the NDIS.
Nation rolls out NDIS but not for Newman's forgotten Queenslanders
In 2012, Campbell Newman likened the Queensland economy to Spain in his explanation as to why Queensland could not join the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The project aimed to even out the imbalance faced by people with disabilities across the states and territories and implement a national consolidated approach.
After a long campaign by NDIS supporters, Newman finally relented on a date of 2014. Sadly this was pushed further out until 2018/19.
All the while, Queenslanders with disabilities watched as MPs were awarded several pay rises and the government plunged $110 million into the racing industry.
However, pre-election Newman had pledged to "work with other jurisdictions and key stakeholders to ensure that this scheme is funded and has a particular focus on regional and rural Queenslanders with a disability".
This week, the federal government began to collect additional funds for the scheme through a rise in the Medicare levy. With every state and territory committing to active work on the plan, Queensland remains alone with no immediate benefit. Queensland taxpayers will continue to contribute to the scheme through the coming years but funds will be actioned beyond its borders.
The Cairns Post, Thursday July 3, 2014: LNP MP for Cairns drops his legal action threats.
When #qldpol commentator, Matt Burke posted a photo of his local Cairns LNP MP Gavin King parking in what looked to be a disabled spot, he had no idea it would lead to a dispute on the front page of the The Cairns Post.
Social media took off sharing the photo and commenting on whether the spot was a loading zone or a disabled spot. The famous NoPermitNoPark lead the charge.
However, the local council ruled that the space was in the process of being repainted as a full disability spot and declared it a loading zone for which King was well within his rights to park in for up to twenty minutes.
@gavking Mate, any good explanation for this? pic.twitter.com/qIMtpefuK4
— Matt Burke (@matttburke) June 30, 2014
Labor challenger for the seat of Cairns, Cr Rob Pyne had remarked on social media that it "showed the arrogant attitude of Newman Government representatives that they think they can do whatever they like, free from criticism or censure".
An enraged King threatened to sue.
"For too long, people have been allowed to get away with saying whatever they want on social media because they think there are no consequences," he explained to The Cairns Post.
The Pier car park disability spaces have been refurbished by Cairns Regional Council. Picture: Brendan Radke.
By Thursday it was on the front page of the local newspaper as the feud began to simmer down.
The event did get the council motivated on posting appropriate signage to make the spot clearly defined as disability one requiring a permit.
No stranger to controversy, King a columnist at The Cairns Post before entering politics, came under fire for victim blaming women for wearing clothes that attracted rape.
Shortly before the 2012 election, as LNP candidate for Cairns, he labeled Chinese people as "freaks and weirdos".
The dispute between the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC) and the Newman Government appears to be widening with no representative from the government at the third anniversary celebration of being granted native title.
Officials present were Northern Territory Senator and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Nigel Scullion, Human Rights Commissioner Mick Gooda, QYAC chief executive Cameron Costello and Redland City mayor Karen Williams.
Most recently a complaint by QYAC over the extension of sand mining on the island granted to Sibelco by the Newman Government was lodged in the federal court in Brisbane.
Sibelco had backed Campbell Newman's 2012 election campaign in the Brisbane seat of Ashgrove. In return, it was alleged the government had backed out of a deal made with the previous Bligh Government to end mining on the island by 2019.
ABC News Qld: The Festival of Clive.
The Festival of Clive
Clive Palmer opened up his Coolum Resort to his constituents in Fairfax on Sunday. With reduced admission fees, he plans to make it an annual event.
With support rising in Queensland for his party, it seems the Murdoch press may be getting a little paranoid about the potential slide of seats from the LNP to PUP.
A front page on the Courier Mail followed by a double page spread inside painted Palmer as "kooky" for claiming ASIO is trying to bug his office.
The ongoing war between the paper, Palmer, Campbell Newman and Jeff Seeney is likely to escalate in the remaining months before Queensland goes to the polls.
Courier Mail front page from Friday 4th July 2014.
Courier Mail page 6 from Friday 4th July 2014.
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john921fraser	on 7 July 2014 at 6:16 pm
"Supernewman" also saved Queenslanders through a couple of nasty weather events …… according to "Supernewman".
Of course the hillbilly Chris Dore of the hillbilly "Courier Mail" (Murdoch) made sure todays rag had "Supernewman" on the front page (Monday 7/7/14).
For the record : It was common knowledge around Brisbane that there were prostitutes, brothels & gambling in Fortitude Valley and there was no shortage of jokes doing the rounds (as well as the Police "Joke"). The ABC reported it because Murdoch's "paper" wouldn't …. and then the "Courier Mail" had no option but to follow suit.
Anyone who thinks that the "Courier Mail" was a leader in investigating and reporting the corruption in Queensland should have a look at what is going on today and transpose it onto yesterday (1987).
I enjoy reading your reports David Marler.
Cranky Pants Noely (@YaThinkN)	on 8 July 2014 at 5:14 am
Rather sad to think isn't it that the Courier Mail were instrumental in stopping the 'Joke' in Queensland, yet today, are actively ignoring the excesses of the LNP in Qld :( If they were even a shred like they used to be they would have what Fitzgerald is saying on the front page of the Courier, alas, no mention.
Personally, I feel the biggest problem in Qld is the vast amount of foreigners who have come here over the last 30 years from inter-state or over-seas who have no idea as to how our uni-cameral system can easily lead to abuse of Government power and therefore cannot see the similarities as to what has happened in the previous 2 years to the Joh era. What is scarier is that the current Qld LNP have decimated (or attempted to) any form of opposition (Unions, Law etc) and cowered Civil liberties & the Police Service (note they are returning it to 'Police Force') so quickly. Joh took years to gain that sort of control.
Every Queenslander who does remember those years should inform all newbies to the state so that they too can see these similarities and understand what Mr Fitzgerald is saying and why. Even National voting relatives of mine are edgy, once I told told them (as they had not seen on nightly news nor Courier Mail) what Mr Fitzgerald has said. For that era, even conservative voters in general respect and listen when Mr Fitzgerald speaks. Sadly, they have to be made aware that he has been speaking :(
@Noely
In 1980 there were 3 brothels operating in Wickham Street Fortitude Valley.
2 were dual operations of prostitution and gambling.
One had a bus stop right outside the front door and even high school kids knew what it was.
In 1980 there were 2 brothels operating on Main Street Kangaroo Point.
It's anyone guess how many escort services were operating in tandem with the brothels …. also because there were a couple of entrepreneurs around at the time.
In 1980 there was a brothel operating on Logan Road and when one left the cricket at the Gabba you could see the clients lining up to go through the back door ….. the Gabba Police station was a 2 minute walk away.
Murdochs "Truth" newspaper, later called "The Sun" had its premises in Fortitude Valley and a number of employees were welcomed at the brothel/gambling premises in Wickham Street Fortitude Valley at that time (1980).
The total and complete bullshit that Murdoch papers had anything to do with exposing the corruption at that time is just Murdoch's paper blowing their own horn …… and its complete bullshit.
The only reason Murdoch's papers printed anything was because of the ABC "Moonlight State" report and because it was such common knowledge around Brisbane the only way more people would have known about the corruption was if the corrupt police hung a banner on the Story Bridge …… and believe me if they thought they could get away with it they would have ….. but it would have upset even Joh.
Fact : the brothels and gambling dens were operating across Queensland long before those Southern Lefties came up to Queensland and started causing trouble ….. as Joh himself would have said.


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Roads are the principal means of transportation in the city of Maseru.
The capital city of the state of Lesotho is called Maseru. The location of Maseru is at the edge of Lesotho and South Africa. The town of Maseru was initially a police camp before the arrival of British who made it be a capital city of Lesotho in the year 1869. Maseru has about 253,000 inhabitants with an area of approximately 139 kilometers square.
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Turkey dismisses 8,000 police after failed coup
Officers join judges and soldiers in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's 'cleansing.'
A police officer stands next to an armoured vehicle that was used by soldiers during the coup attempt at Taksim square in Istanbul on July 17, 2016 | Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images
By Hortense Goulard
The Turkish government has dismissed 8,000 police officers accused of having links to Friday's failed coup attempt, a senior security official told Reuters.
That is in addition to the almost 6,000 military personnel and judges who were dismissed on suspicion of being connected with the attempt to overthrow Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The crackdown was expected, with Erdoğan flagging he would clean house in response to the coup.
"They will pay a heavy price for this," he said Friday. "This uprising is a gift from God to us because this will be a reason to cleanse our army."
Erdoğan blamed the coup, in which at least 290 people were killed, on supporters of exiled preacher Fethullah Gülen. Gülen denied being involved.
EU officials warn Turkey against overreacting to coup attempt
By Maïa de La Baume
5 things to know about man Turkey blames for coup
By Barbara Surk
Erdoğan's 'Reichstag fire'
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Alen Simonyan visited the House-Museum of the RA national hero Vazgen Sargsyan
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On March 5, the birthday of the RA national hero Vazgen Sargsyan, the Acting President of the Republic Alen Simonyan visited the House-Museum of the Sparapet (commander-in-chief).
Alen Simonyan laid flowers at Vazgen Sargsyan's bust, and toured the House-Museum, accompanied by his brother Aram Sargsyan. Paying tribute to the memory of the RA national hero, Alen Simonyan then took part in the solemn event, dedicated to the commander's birthday in the military unit named after Vazgen Sargsyan.


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