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Shields off mark as Twins' rookie stymies KC
Righty serves up three homers while offense collects just four hits
KANSAS CITY -- Maybe you'd never heard of Andrew Albers and the Royals sure wish they hadn't.
Albers, a Canadian left-hander making his Major League debut at 27, cooled off one of baseball's hottest teams and pitched the Minnesota Twins over Kansas City, 7-0, on Tuesday night with 18,924 fans expecting more from a Royals team that had won 12 of its previous 13 games.
Meanwhile the relentless first-place Detroit Tigers roared on, winning their 10th straight game at Cleveland. Frustratingly, the Royals, who were eight games behind in the American League Central standings at the All-Star break, are now 8 1/2 games back despite a 14-4 record since then. The good news, however, is that they've gone from 9 1/2 games out of the Wild Card race to just five games.
Albers provided a nice reprieve for a Twins pitching staff that had been battered for 13 runs on Monday in the series opener at Kauffman Stadium. In 8 1/3 innings, he gave up just four singles and one walk before being relieved.
"It was special -- no question," Albers said. "It's hard to put into words, but it was special. To be able to go out and have that kind of performance in your debut, unfortunately it's not going to get much better from there. So I'm just going to enjoy this high and really enjoy tonight."
Albers, from North Battleford, Saskatchewan, by way of the University of Kentucky, was a 10th-round choice by San Diego in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. He's since had Tommy John surgery, been released and played independent ball. This year he went 11-5 for Triple-A Rochester.
"For me, personally, it's the toughest thing as a hitter. I hate facing guys for the first time to be honest with you," said designated hitter Billy Butler, who was 0-for-3 against Albers. "After that, I at least have a scouting report on him. I at least know what he's got. We've got Minor League video on the guy, but it really doesn't show much."
Albers displayed a modest fastball that he kept down, mixed with a slider and a few changeups.
"His fastball is like 86 to 88 but he puts it right on the black, right on the corner and did a really good job tonight," said Alcides Escobar, who had two of the Royals' hits.
Eric Hosmer singled in the first inning and he was wiped out in a double play. The Royals didn't get another baserunner until Escobar singled with two outs in the sixth. Hosmer also singled in the seventh and Escobar got his second hit to start the ninth.
After Escobar was forced out, Albers issued his only walk to Hosmer and was relieved after 109 pitches. Casey Fien finished up for him.
"He was totally out of gas at the end and I didn't want to see him walking off at the end after giving up a hit or something crazy," said Twins manager Ron Gardenhire. "But wow, that was fun to watch. To do that in your first big league performance against a team that's red hot like that was pretty special for us. We needed it desperately."
The Twins battered Royals starter James Shields right from the get-go. Any hope he had of emulating teammate Jeremy Guthrie's shutout on Monday night evaporated with the first batter of the game.
Twins leadoff man Brian Dozier hammered a 3-2 pitch into the left-field bullpen. Then Shields walked Jamey Carroll and, after an out, Justin Morneau belted a two-run homer to right field and, just like that, it was 3-0.
Old stuff, really, for Morneau. He's hit .368 against Shields in his career and this was his fourth homer off him in 36 at-bats. Oh, and with 10 RBIs.
"When you go 3-2 on the first hitter, he hit a home run, then give up three runs in the first inning, that's a terrible job by me. I didn't get off on the right foot today," Shields said. "Sometimes that's going to happen, but I've got to do a better job to finish the game off there."
The third home run off Shields came as the fourth inning got underway -- a 407-foot shot to right-center by Chris Colabello.
Shields soldiered on through the sixth inning when the Twins added two runs -- he balked in one run and Dozier got his third RBI with a single. His final totals were seven runs on eight hits, two walks, a hit batter, a balk and 110 pitches.
Royals manager Ned Yost explained why he stuck with Shields through the sixth.
"We were trying to get through this game -- unless we got back into it -- with just him and Will Smith," Yost said. "These guys are built to go 115 pitches, plus he competes even when he doesn't have his best stuff. ... He didn't get in jams today, the home-run ball killed him."
Smith pitched three perfect innings with five strikeouts in his first appearance since being recalled on Sunday.
"It is nice to have three clean innings," Smith said. "Ever since I was sent to the 'pen, it's not that I wasn't attacking guys in the starting role, but out of the 'pen it's: 'We need this guy out now.' So that kind of changed my mentality. I'm more aggressive going after guys now which I'll keep doing whether I start or stay in the 'pen."
Smith's reward likely will be a return trip to Triple-A Omaha because the Royals need to clear a roster spot for Danny Duffy, who'll be starting against the Twins on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, the Royals will be trying to forget what a tough time they had against little-known Andrew Albers. Who knew the guy from Saskatchewan would be so tough?
"Unbelievable really," a happy Albers said.


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Most Memorable Meals in 2014
It's almost the end of 2014 and it's been a good year! There had been many great meals, and these are just some of the most memorable bites I had.
I went up to Maine a few times this year, trying out lobster rolls all over the place. My favorite is still the one from Bite Into Maine!
Pork Knee at Krčma Šatlava in Cesky Krumlov (Czech Republic)
First off, you're dining at a medieval tavern inside a cave in Cesky Krumlov, a small town in Czech Republic. Add to that: a whole kilogram of roasted pork knee for less than $10, perfectly done.


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On Monday we leave for Kabul. The first trip to Afghanistan and the first trip on behalf of Mountain to Mountain.
Our primary focus is to meet with the staff with AINA and the Afghan photojournalists that are represented by the AINA Photo Agency. AINA's focus is on empowering media and communication. Through filmmaking, photography, radio, journalism, and design, AINA trains, produces, and empowers individuals and communities to speak out and make sustainable changes within Afghanistan.
Mountain to Mountain has created a photography exhibit, Views of Afghanistan, with the help of some of the world's top war photographers. This show will showcase several Afghan photographers alongside Western photojournalists with a long history of working inside Afghanistan. Proceeds from the show will go to benefit AINA to create a sustainable and profitable agency that continues to empower, train, and provide outlets for Afghan photojournalism and media.
Our second tier focus is meetings with other NGO's; Turquoise Mountain, Afghans for Tomorrow, Be Peace, and develop a better understanding of how local NGO's are working in the current climate throughout Afghanistan. Our focus with Mountain to Mountain has been with sustainable girls education in remote mountain communities and we'd like to see where we can continue this work in Afghanistan in years to come.
Our third tier is more cultural than non profit. We are taking in a game of buzkashi (a cross of horse polo and rugby), meeting with a master kite maker, and also with a burqa maker. We are meeting with artisans and architects with Turquoise Mountain. All with the desire to illustrate stories of traditional Afghan sports and culture that is thriving in the post-Taliban era that we can pitch to different media outlets outside of Afghanistan, in the hope of shining a light on the people and stories that are often shelved in lieu of war and terrorism stories.
It all comes around to the focus of Mountain to Mountain's outreach at home: storytelling. Through traditional storytelling, photography, poetry, education, and multimedia, we want to break stereotypes and bring our projects to life, with the goal of garnering more support and donations for our projects.
Dari is the most common language in Kabul and I have been practicing my pronunciation with an ex-Peace Corps friend who worked in Afghanistan in the sixties. It feels quite natural and I am enjoying the process much more than I have when I learned French and German. So I am feeling confident in my pigeon-Dari and hope to practice more with our translator, Najibullah. I am hoping to go to a few areas of the city where only women are allowed and will not be allowed in with my male translator.
After all the planning, its hard to believe we are going to be in the air while our own country is casting its vote for our new president. I am anxious to see how the result is received in Afghanistan firsthand, fingers crossed that it is received positively.
Many thanks for all of the support and good wishes and please stay tuned for daily blogs from Kabul starting November 5th.


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"Founders Day/Thinking Day"
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, (22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941), also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder of the Scout Movement and first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association. After having been educated at Charter-house School, Baden-Powell served in the British Army from 1876 until 1910 in India and Africa. In 1899, during the Second Boer War in South Africa, Baden-Powell successfully defended the town in the Siege of Mafeking. Several of his military books, written for military reconnaissance and scout training in his African years, were also read by boys. Based on those earlier books, he wrote Scouting for Boys, published in 1908 by Sir Arthur Pearson, for youth readership. In 1907, he held the first Brownsea Island Scout camp, which is now seen as the beginning of Scouting. After his marriage to Olave St Clair Soames, Baden-Powell, his sister Agnes Baden-Powell and notably his wife actively gave guidance to the Scouting Movement and the Girl Guides Movement. Baden-Powell lived his last years in Nyeri, Kenya, where he died and was buried in 1941.
Olave St Clair Baden-Powell, (22 February 1889 – 25 June 1977) was born Olave St Clair Soames in Chesterfield, England. She was later known as Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, or The Dowager Lady Baden-Powell, having outlived her husband, Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting and Girl Guides, by over 35 years. Olave became Chief Guide for Britain in 1918. Later the same year she was presented with a gold Silver Fish, one of only two ever made. She was elected World Chief Guide in 1930. As well as making a major contribution to the development of the Guide / Girl Scout movements, she visited 111 countries during her life attending Jamborees and national Guide and Scout associations.


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Duke Energy Uses ALEC to Attack Climate and Clean Energy Laws in Pay-to-Play Politics
In the lead up to this fall's Democratic National Convention, polluter giant Duke Energy has offered a $10 million loan. Good thing, since Duke CEO Jim Rogers has taken the lead on the remaining fundraising for the DNC and is now being criticized for doing a shoddy job of it amid his controversial takeover as CEO following a big merger with Progress Energy.
Lost amid this dramatic transition is Duke's ironic role in the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. ALEC is the infamous corporate bill mill that connects notably-conservative state lawmakers with lobbyists, PR agents and other representatives of companies ranging from Koch Industries to Phillip Morris to Pfizer. ALEC's agenda spans across Big Business priorities, creating template state laws that serve to deny climate change science, privatize schools, protect killers (as with the Trayvon Martin "castle doctrine" legislation) and disenfranchise voters through Voter ID laws.
Voter ID laws that Democrats call "suppressive," an ironic contrast to Duke's $10 million line of credit to the DNC.
Duke Energy is heavily invested in ALEC in several ways. Duke sponsors ALEC's meetings, dedicates its staff to help oversee ALEC's state operations, and consistently operates in ALEC's anti-environmental task force, a who's-who of polluters and apologists attacking clean energy legislation that Duke purportedly supports. Here's an overview of Duke's notable role in ALEC:
- Duke pays heavily for ALEC's operations--they have spent $116,000 on ALEC meetings since 2009, including $50,000 for ALEC's May 2012 meeting in Charlotte, NC where Duke is headquartered (Charlotte Business Journal). This well exceeds the top annual ALEC membership fee of $25,000.
- Duke representatives Chuck Claunch and Bonnie Loomis are liaisons to ALEC's Energy, Environment & Agriculture (EEA) task force, which ghostwrites state laws attacking regional climate programs, controls for hazardous coal ash storage, renewable energy standards, EPA enforcement of clean air and water laws, and numerous other polluter handouts written and approved by the oil, coal and public relations companies in the EEA task force's filthy roster.
- Progress Energy's Kathy Hawkins and Jeanelle McCain are also involved in ALEC's EEA task force, further bloating Duke's influence within ALEC now that Progress is part of Duke Energy.
Duke has told the press that it doesn't agree with all of the EEA model bills, specifically attacks on renewable energy and reductions in greenhouse gases. This is deceitful, since such laws are at the core of ALEC's anti-environmental task force and have constantly evolved to match changes in political trends. If Duke doesn't support the purpose of this task force, then why is it offering up Duke stafff and money beyond its ALEC membership dues?
Beyond Duke's active participation within ALEC's anti-environmental task force, Duke has also positioned its operatives in two states to help oversee further fundraising and recruitment for ALEC.
Duke and ALEC in South Carolina
Duke's South Carolina Regional Director Chuck Claunch was handpicked by ALEC's State Chairmen in South Carolina to help fulfill their obligations to recruit new ALEC members, raise money, and other responsibilities detailed in ALEC's own IRS tax filings [PDF p.36]. Since Mr. Claunch is also part of ALEC's anti-environment task force, it's possible he helped create model bills that became South Carolina law. Also acting as a private sector co-chair in South Carolina is Progress Energy's Jeanelle McCain, another member of ALEC's anti-environmental task force. With the Duke-Progress merger now made official, it is unclear how Mr. Claunch and Ms. McCain may shift roles, or if Duke's influence in South Carolina is expanding through ALEC.
- Rep. Dwight Loftis
- Rep. Nelson Hardwick
- Rep. Bill Sandifer
- Rep. Jeffrey Duncan
- Rep. David Wolkins (EEA task force chair, 2011 ALEC legislator of the year, ALEC State Chairman in IN)
- Rep. Wesley Culver
- Rep. Brian Bosma
- Rep. Heath Van Natte
ALEC: Duke Energy partners with Koch Industries, Exxon, Peabody, Heartland, ACCCE, Art Pope...
While over 25 companies have dropped ALEC, including Walmart, Best Buy, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, John Deere, Dell and numerous others, Duke continues to staff and fund ALEC alongside ExxonMobil, BP, Koch Industries, Peabody Energy, and other major polluters to dismantle state environmental protections across the country.
So even though Jim Rogers says we should wean off of foreign oil, Duke conspires with multinational oil companies to attack climate solutions.
The oil majors are only one example of Duke's secretive partnerships that contradict its statements on climate change and sustainability. ALEC's EEA task force includes operatives from climate science denying groups like the Heartland Institute, Americans for Prosperity, the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, the Goldwater Institute, and the John Locke Foundation, all of which have enjoyed support from the billionaire Koch brothers and North Carolina political overlord Art Pope.
By participating in ALEC's anti-environmental task force, Duke continues to partner with representatives of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), a front group that Duke abandoned in 2009 when ACCCE's aggressive lobbying against national climate legislation became an obvious conflict of interest (and when ACCCE was caught up in a scandal involving fraudulent letters to Congress opposing climate legislation). Let us not forget that national climate legislation in 2009 essentially became a handout for major polluters like Duke who helped write the legislation.
Greenpeace recently released a new report detailing a Clean Energy Roadmap for Apple, highlighting progress Apple has made in using clean energy sources for its Cloud data centers while stressing that Apple is still far too dependent on coal-burning utilities like Duke Energy for its energy. While Greenpeace calls upon Apple to help shift the energy market in a cleaner direction, we are also asking Duke Energy to make a dramatic shift away from dirty coal, especially from destructive mountain top removal mining. Responding to Greenpeace, Duke Energy told CBS, "In North Carolina, we are allowed to buy non-mountaintop coal as long as the cost is not higher than conventional coal supply. Even if we wanted to pay more, we couldn't because the state mandates it."
Come on, Duke--you gave money to 115 of the 170 North Carolina legislators elected in 2010 and spent $19 million on federal and state political contributions during that election cycle alone. You are wrapping up your scandalous merger into the nation's largest utility company. If Duke wanted to strike down a mandate to use coal from the most destructive sources available, they could do it. Instead, Duke plays to its major strength: using clean PR to hide the dirty money it spends to hold our air, water and climate hostage with outdated, 20th Century energy.
Amid the sudden ouster of former Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson and conflicts with ratepayers in multiple states, Duke already has plenty to be embarrassed about. Using ALEC to partner with the world's worst corporate citizens and climate science deniers gives Duke's other shames a run for their money.
In the name of transparent democracy, Greenpeace challenges Duke to disclose which ALEC model bills they have supported at ALEC meetings, whether by vote or through Duke sponsorship. Better yet, Duke should join the 30 companies and organizations who have cut ties with ALEC and its poisonous role in American politics.


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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Pfizer Inc. said Thursday that the European Union's committee of medical experts has rejected the company's drug Xeljanz for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
The European Medicines Agency committee recommended against approving the drug because its benefits did not sufficiently outweigh its risks, Pfizer said in a statement.
The New York-based drugmaker said it would appeal the decision.
According to Pfizer, the regulators did not believe the drug consistently controlled the disease or reduced joint damage. The company also said the committee raised concerns about infections, holes in the intestines and tumors seen in patients.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Xeljanz for treating rheumatoid arthritis last November.
Shares of Pfizer fell 87 cents, or 2.9 per cent, to $29.39 in after-hours trading, after closing earlier at $30.26.


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Like the Minis program before us, PSPminis.com is wrapping up. The site will remain online, the reviews won't get removed, nothing will be deleted. The forums will continue to be around. However, all future updates, news, and PlayStation Mobile reviews will cease. I would like to personally thank everyone, all of the readers (here and gone), the wonderful community. Also, thanks to our previous community writers, wherever you are.
The reason for our shutdown is that both the Minis and PlayStation Mobile programs didn't take off as much as we would like them to have. Though there is an audience, a great audience, the niche is not big enough for us to continue this endeavor. Nevertheless, the four years have been a great experience for everyone, the community, the PSPminis.com writing team, the forum software and site maintenance crew (they exist), the developers, the publishers and their PR teams, and the dwellers whose voices we will never hear.
Special shout-out to O, and his videos, and all of his contributions as a reviewer and the forum fire-starter.
onmode-ky, our resident editor, I learned many things from you, as a person and as a video game reviewer.
JeremyR, my review buddy for years, I was never alone here.
Chris, the site owner, would also like to thank all of you for your great contribution.
I prepared some kind of an elegy. Not much of a poem, but this emanates from my heart.
Minis Be Great
These are the last letters sent
Not many hearts shall torment
Those who will, we bid farewell
Minis, be great, seldom sell.
Second chance came in Mobile
Traffic, still, an empty aisle
The Gods had spoken, listen
"You have fought well, be restin'."
Developers, came and went
Readers of the past, present
We may not have forever,
But we have had each other.
[See the next few posts below for farewell posts from other members of the staff. - ed.]
Back in mid-July, the PlayStation Mobile Store closed its doors; the windows were boarded up; the cows came home. No more opportunity to buy PSM games . . . or so we thought at first. As we discovered in our forum, while the PSM Store's front doors have closed, the Store itself is still open for business (until the PSM service's complete shutdown September 10th). You can still access game entries in the PSM Store through hyperlinks clicked on in the Vita (or PlayStation TV) Web browser, which will open up the Vita's PlayStation Store app right on the game entry. From there, you can buy games you don't already own (and that are available in your country) or re-download games you do own—which really beats the interminable wait to load your PSM download list. In our forum, we started up a discussion topic in which we posted what PSM game hyperlinks we could find. Our resident mob boss Ofaliss then had the idea to properly present those links here, in our blog. So, after a
short wait, we now present The Great PSPMinis PSM Hyperlink Collection!
To see how you can contribute to this list, and for some background info on the list, click here to jump to the last part of this post.
Current number of links: 420
See the latest posts in our forum topic for the newest additions to this list.
IMPORTANT: If you remove or switch your memory card, it will trigger a database rebuild, which will deactivate PSM from your Vita or PS TV. After September 10th, you will not be able to reactivate anymore. Keep this in mind as you make last-minute PSM purchases!
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One of the very first Minis was Age of Zombies from Halfbrick Studios. You played a wisecracking action hero named Barry Steakfries and moved around a map shooting zombies. While it was very popular and got a pretty good review here (before my time), I never thought it was all that much fun. Or good, really. It was much too simple.
Angus hates Aliens from Team Stendec essentially takes that formula found in Age of Zombies (and other games, including Minis like Dracula – Undead Awakening) and made it something special. What's more, it seems tailor-made for the PSP, which is rather remarkable for a game in 2015. Read the rest of "Angus hates Aliens Review—Age of Zombies Done Right!" »
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Post Number 1203 was coming. With it would come the last Fehler, my final target. Its imminent arrival had signaled itself in my bones for hours before the call finally came. "onmode-ky here," I answered as I began suiting up already.
"Hi, onmode. Ops Control here."
I paused. "Pixel, is that you? How is the Life of you?" I continued getting myself outfitted for the mission.
"I'm doing all right," replied the square. "My first night manning the Con, and we've sighted the final Fehler. We have a live video feed set up by the Guardian of Earth. He detected it from orbit. I'm patching it through to you now."
"The Guardian of Earth, eh? I'm surprised he wasn't too busy showboating to notice, heh."
"Well, uh. He actually noticed while showboating."
"Ah, of course." I opened my weapons closet.
"He would have given chase himself, but he came under attack from Commander P. Jefferson." I could sense Pixel shaking his head as he spoke.
"Yeah, it's a shame he considers the Guardian of Earth to be an alien." I sighed. "Man, he sure likes shooting aliens. The Guardian just thinks it's kind of funny, at least." My screen showed the video feed ready, and I turned it on. Read the rest of "Once More unto the Beach" »
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I never was one to be sentimental. Too lazy to put forth the effort, really. But I'll give it a shot. Before I came across this site, I had never participated in online communities. I had never found one that wasn't full of jerks. Then one day, I found this place while looking for a review of a Mini. I watched from a distance for a while, as you all likely did at one point, and after I determined that the forum was composed of reasonable people, I posted my first comment and got into a heated debate right from the jump. Just my luck, I guess. I decided to stick with it, admittedly awkwardly, seeing as I didn't want people thinking I was the kind of person I was trying to stay away from. But I eventually assimilated myself into the group, becoming arguably the greatest member this site has ever known. Not surprising, seeing as I am one of the best in the world at what I do.
It's not just the community that makes this site so great. It's the dedication they showed to the Minis program. Jeremy, Jasper, and the other reviewers and writers who have come and gone over the years, they have prided themselves on informing us. They kept us in the know by providing us with unbiased and informative reviews, kept us playing by giving us opportunities to win games, kept us excited with news about future releases, and provided us with a home to have developers and publishers come over and converse with us little people. They have tried to do the same with PSM, but the current state of the platform has made that a very difficult task.
For all this site has done over the years, I didn't hesitate when opportunities for me to help out arose. My name is in the credits of a freaking video game thanks to this site. I organized and hosted the PSPminis.com Community Choice Awards, as well as provided gameplay videos for some of the better-looking PSM titles. Those things made me a candidate when the time came where the site needed new reviewers. I reluctantly accepted the job, and had I known that we were on our last legs, I would have been more productive. I am truly sorry about that, but I hope everyone enjoyed what I did produce and found them helpful. I am very thankful for the faith that Jasper and Jeremy had in me to do the job. Even though it literally pains me to say it, I want to thank onmode-ky. I'm sure his job was tough enough without my reviews thrown at him like an eroded brick. A few more thank yous go to the developers and publishers that came through and shared information with us, got feedback from us and genuinely cared about what we had to say. I felt as though I was helping to bring a better gaming experience to the people, and I was proud of that. Finally, thanks to Chris. I don't know much about him (anything, actually), but he made all the good times happen, and that's all I need to know.
Wrapping up, I just want to say that this site is a getaway for me. I come here knowing that I am with friends. Those who have long since gone, those who come here often, those whom I have exchanged words with, and even onmode-ky. You all have been great. I have learned a great deal in my time here. I have experienced new things here. I hope to continue that. As long as the forums are here, I'll be here. Doing what I do best. Talking crap, raging, and helping as best I can.
So, until we meet again. Persnickety.
Before we ride off into the sunset, I have some last words to say. Lots of words actually.
Firstly, I want to thank the readers of this site. I used to write reviews at GameFAQs, ENWorld, and RPG.net among others, just for fun. But writing here was a larger audience, including people who would buy games based partly on my opinion. That realization was something of a shock to me, and that responsibility wasn't something I took lightly. I like to think I was a better reviewer because of it.
Secondly, I want to thank all those great companies that kept the lights on for this long, supporting our site with advertising, information, and of course, games to cover and review in the first place. All the people at Frima, Laughing Jackal, and FuturLab, who have been wonderful. Alexey at Beatshapers, Jakub at Grip Games, Rich formerly with Icon Games and now Super Icon, Ish at Twisted Dragon Media, Anna at G5 (who stopped support very early in the Minis program, but friended me on Facebook anyway). The guys at Mediatonic, the Tiny Hawk guy, the students at that Swedish game school, and others I'm likely forgetting.
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The last comment from pudding (sept 17th 2013) is:welshy wrote:Jessie
So are you saying when you enter the Tab: Input (General) selecting UP then pressing Return to blank the selection and pushing UP on your Joystick it isn't detected? I do recall pudding mentioning some Joystick for HAT's were not detected (Issue 17 http://code.google.com/p/mame4all-pi/is ... tail?id=17) but I assumed this had now been addressed. Heres the full Issues List http://code.google.com/p/mame4all-pi/is ... ells=tiles may be of help.
No you will need an OS as well. Raspbian is the easiest to work with.encryptor wrote:I'm ready to use an arcade emulator. I've downloaded pimenu.zip and mame4all_pi.zip. What's next? I'm assuming to unzip the mame4all_pi.zip onto my SD card. Is this an operating system as well? Then maybe unzip pimenu.zip onto the SD card.
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romset bublbobl is bad
romset pipedrm is bad
romset rtype is bad
I often read in this forum that piFBA and piMAME4All push rPi to its limits, and surely it is so... but maybe there could be done still some small improvements (on input latency for example) improve emulation experience?bidinou wrote:To be more accurate, the working toki version is "tokib".
I now use advancemenu with a mix of mame4all / pifba / retroarch / pisnes... It's getting pretty great.
Also I use MAME4all instead of piFBA whenever possible. The latter if faster but the input latency is better with the former. So for instance, Ddonpach is much more playable (latency) under MAME4ALL, but it's pretty jerky (it's OK when I use the turbo mode).
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On 13th July, Rain Dogs Revisited comes to the Barbican in London. Over the next three days, Drowned in Sound presents a series of pieces reevaluating and celebrating this classic Tom Waits album....
If you'll permit me a few minutes, I'll tell you a story. A few years ago, on one of my frequent sojourns from Manchester to Newcastle in the name of a long-distance relationship, I stepped on board a National Express coach for the trip across the Pennines. As always, my most valued possession for such occasions was my iPod, tucked precariously under my arm as I flashed my crumpled ticket and scrambled into the nearest vacant seat. But what to play? I flicked through my list of albums, considering and rejecting potential suitors until my click-wheel fell onto an album that pricked at my interest.
Rain Dogs – Tom Waits
The album had sat on the digital shelf since my friend Nick bought it for me a year or two earlier. Ripped, Added, Forgotten; not once had I been possessed to listen to it since. I was vaguely familiar with Waits but certainly not what you would consider to be a fan. But that day, as farms and hills rolled out of the early morning mist, it just seemed to be calling out to me. So I settled back and pressed play.
What I instantaneously learned was that when you listen to Tom Waits, you take residence in a new world. A world with strange, grotesque characters looming out of the walls at you from all directions. A world where nothing makes too much sense for more than a transitional minute. A world of David Lynch, Terry Gilliam and Federico Fellini montages set to music. I considered the image of "a one armed dwarf, he's throwing dice along the wharf" during 'Singapore'. I took note of the elastic, rhyming couplets bouncing back and forth through 'Clap Hands'. I recoiled, then listened in fascination to the Kurt Weill Carnival of 'Cemetery Polka'; wheels twirling pantomime-style in my mind as the background figurines came to life in gruff unison. After a few tracks I was intrigued, but within my limited experience, it was somehow how I expected Waits to be: inscrutable and challenging but hard to love. And then I heard 'Time'. My expectations were floored in the face of such breathtaking, ethereal beauty. And just as you fall in madly love with someone you suspect you really should steer clear of; forehead pressed in wonder against the coach window, I fell head over heels for Tom Waits.
Waits' 9th record, released in September 1985 is for me, the point at which anyone should start their journey into the dark, twisted yet beautiful world of his music. That isn't specifically because it was my gateway, but because it contains a perfectly weighted balance of all the elements that make his music so challenging, fascinating and irresistibly jolting for a music lover. The endearing wisdom is to start off at the records predecessor: 1983's Swordfishtrombones. I always think this to be because that was the album where Waits started to plough headlong into the world of the weird, taking on obscure rhythms, arrangements and vocal constructions (though in reality, he'd been morphing into increasingly odder shapes since 1976's 'Small Change). But whereas Swordfishtrombones is a fascinating document of an artist in transition, Rain Dogs is a triumphant mastering of so many unique and disparate strands of sound; largely unmatched in popular musical history with The Beatles self-titled 1968 record being the only obvious comparison. What makes Rain Dogs so comprehensively engaging is that despite spreading himself over so many styles of music and instrumentation, Waits appears in total command of his styles, themes and delivery. The cunning can copy and paste. The genius learns, embellishes and triumphs.
Rain Dogs sprawls majestically. The title refers to domestic dogs losing their natural scent tracks back home after a heavy rainstorm: an appropriate moniker for an album which continually casts its eye on downtrodden New York characters cast adrift from normality by events beyond their control, huddling together for an unlikely and unsteady camaraderie. It perfectly encapsulates the point where Waits' penchant for beautiful, cinematic and poetic ballads confronts the sonic invention and envelope-pushing that he garnered from being introduced to Captain Beefheart, Kurt Weill and other diverse musical manuscripts by his new wife Kathleen Brennan. The influence of the latter is vital in understanding Waits' development and confidence in relocating his sound into previously uncharted territory: "My wife's been great" Waits admitted to Playboy Magazine in 1988. "I've learned a lot from her. She's Irish Catholic. She's got the whole dark forest living inside of her. She pushes me into areas I would not go, and I'd say that a lot of the things I'm trying to do now, she's encouraged" The influence of Brennan in catalysing the dramatic reactions occurring in his mid-to-late 1980s records resulted in the opposing edges of his music becoming deeply and wonderfully embedded within each other on the album, glowing white-hot with friction.
Take the first half of the album that I described before. You rattle - pinball style, from one inn and doorway of a darkened alley of rogues and miscreants before suddenly, the window of heartbreak opens into the stunning emotional left-right of 'Hang Down Your Head' and 'Time'. Waits is well known for being obtuse and ramshackle. What many don't realise is that he's arguably the finest writer of ballads in the last 30 years. He understands tenderness and he understands how to use it effectively without treading onto mawkish ground. A perfect example is the magnificent 'Downtown Train', a song which, on that first album listen years ago, I looked ahead and already knew from the Rod Stewart cover version. What did I expect? I expected gruff, angular and prickly. What did I get? A masterclass in how to do a shining melodic anthem while all the time comprehensively eschewing cliché: the art of how to write a so-called "big song". This is Waits all over. He'll work you hard, but he'll reward you in spades afterwards. And for every moment that horrified people look over at you and mouth "What the bloody hell is THAT?" there'll be another song that you could play to your grandmother and have her nod in sage approval. But with Waits being Waits, there's always something positioned just that little bit off centre to hold the interest of the curious and the demanding. Listen to the growls and marauding brass strutting their way around 'Tango 'till They're Sore'. Sway to the taut, clipped funk of 'Walking Spanish'. And admire the Chinese Tangram puzzle intricacy of 'Diamonds and Gold', slotting together obtuse pieces with consummate ease. These are the hallmarks of a composer and musician at the pinnacle of their art: experimenting wildly while remaining coherent and gleefully expressive.
The pivotal addition to the roving group of musicians behind the album's tapestry of sound was guitarist Marc Ribot, whose razor-wire treble lines act as the perfect foil to Waits animalistic mumbles, scats and growls and provides apt musical reflections on the song narrative. A perfect example is the angry, kaleidoscope guitar solo on 'Jockey Full of Bourbon', like a drunkard attempting to aim a gun
through the hazy fury of inebriation. Also featured on the album is Rolling Stones lead guitarist Keith Richards, adding his characteristic Telecaster bite to 'Big Black Mariah' and 'Union Square' (according to Richards, Waits informed him of the style he wanted him to play by wordlessly gyrating in front of him). The forceful, poly- rhythms of Michael Blair and Stephen Hodges add a jarring, unsettling tone to the proceedings with thick, sensual percussion running scared from skeletal marimba. Yet much of the real atmosphere is laid down by the dark, sweeping curtains of New Orleans brass that flit about in the wind of the record. Waits had experimented musically for many years, but it was on this trio of records that he fully began exploring the way that a record's sound and feel could be tailored to perfectly fit the subject matter. Lyrically, the album contains some of his most vivid images, ranging from the rambunctious rag-tag characters permeating the gloom of 'Singapore' and 'Cemetery Polka', through to his chiselled-in-dirt poetry depicting scattered human wreckage found in the titular track, and so profoundly expressed, as Larry Taylor's upright bass dances around in the background, within the spoken words of '9th and Hennepin':
"And all the rooms they smell like diesel
And you take on the dreams of the ones who have slept here
And I'm lost in the window, and I hide in the stairway
And I hang in the curtain, and I sleep in your hat
And no one brings anything small into a bar around here
They all started out with bad directions
And the girl behind the counter has a tattooed tear
One for every year he's away, she said
Such a crumbling beauty. Ah,
There's nothing wrong with her that a hundred dollars won't fix"
Within the album (as in so many of his records), one of Waits greatest skills is the ability to draw you pictures with his words, gradually sketching in the details without ever resorting to pretension and cliché. Some of the lyrics from 'Time' are some of the most striking and evocative lyrics of his entire career, including this incandescently beautiful image taken from the final verse:
"Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl
The boys just dive right off the cars and splash into the streets
And when she's on a roll she pulls a razor from her boot
And a thousand pigeons fall around her feet"
By the end of the record, through the pistol smoke, whiskey and tears, you feel that Waits emerges triumphant. The glorious cacophony of accordion, striding gleefully into a marching Dixie jazz band parade on 'Anywhere I Lay My Head' could be seen as either a celebratory party, or an upbeat funeral procession. Either way, Waits seems to have found a realisation waiting for him on the other side:
"Well I see that the world is upside-down
Seems that my pockets were filled up with gold
And now the clouds, well they've covered over
And the wind is blowing cold
Well I don't need anybody, because I learned, I learned to be alone
Well I said anywhere, anywhere, anywhere I lay my head, boys
Well I'm gonna call my home"
Rain Dogs, within all its ramshackle yet perfectly aligned mayhem, is arguably the album where Waits' penchant for ironically juxtaposing the grim and the gorgeous of society is presented in its most vivid colour and shape. As I was soon to discover following that memorable day, having stepped off the coach at Newcastle into a new and beautiful world of music, Waits has never made a bad record, and there are some that would challenge Rain Dogs for the title of his finest album (Mule Variations is equally as good, if not better in terms of overall quality). But in terms of creating a musical landscape where the freaks, the criminals and the crazy share ground with the heartbroken and sensitive under a sky of brilliant invention, it is a record like no other. He's an artist where it isn't simply a case of putting a record on and letting it spin ambiguously in the background. He's someone who metaphorically strong-arms you into attention. But it's worth every second of introspection. And in my eyes, Rain Dogs is the door into the oddly-lit attic of his mind that is most perfectly shaped for you to slip inside. And if you can stay strong amongst the weird shapes and sounds for just a little while, you'll probably never feel the need to step out again.
Rain Dogs Revisited come to the Barbican Hall on 13 July 2011. Directed by David Coulter, with St. Vincent, Arthur H, The Tiger Lillies, Camille O' Sullivan, Stef Kamil Carlens, Erika Stucky. The performance is part of the Barbican's summer music festival Blaze: www.barbican.org.uk/blaze


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Landlords and tenants can negotiate the terms of the lease provided both parties agree to the changes. If the written lease form is changed, both landlord and tenant should mark their initials next to any changes, additions, or deletions made on the lease forms.
Before you sign a lease, you should carefully read and understand the terms, especially any requirements for terminating the lease. If you have any questions, ask for an explanation. Most landlords are glad to help clarify points to avoid future misunderstandings. In addition, both parties should receive a copy of the lease and any other signed forms.
A court may refuse to enforce part or all of a lease. If the court finds the terms in the lease so unfair and one-sided, it may not enforce them. This does not happen very often because the lease term must be very offensive and against public policy. The tenant must demonstrate he/she had no real choice but to accept the offending provision. Landlords should take care not to go overboard in drafting lease provisions in their favor.
Tenants must pay the rent on time, whether they have a verbal or written lease. Due dates and amounts are determined by the provisions of the lease. Failure to pay the rent on time is considered a breach of the lease and legal cause for eviction.
The rent must be paid on the date it is due. If a tenant misses the due date, landlords will often require the tenant to pay a late fee. But, in order for a landlord to charge a late fee, it must be a provision of the lease (verbal or written) or it is not legal. In addition, the lease must state how much the late fee will be and on what date it will be effective.
Periodic Lease - If you have a month-to-month periodic lease, the landlord may raise your rent by any amount by providing a notice, in writing, at least 30 days before the end of the month.
If the landlord changes the terms of a periodic lease, and gives the required 30-day notice of change, the tenant has the option to terminate the lease at the end of the month by giving a 25-DAY TERMINATION NOTICE. It is important to remember that a 25-DAY TERMINATION NOTICE can only be given after the landlord has first given a notice of intent to change any term of the lease. If the tenant does not give the 25-day termination notice to vacate, the changes specified in the landlord's 30-day notice become a part of the lease agreement.
Term Lease - Generally a term lease has a fixed rent for the entire lease term and cannot be changed during the lease term unless the landlord and tenant agree to do so. However, the landlord can increase the tenant's rent by any amount at the end of the lease period. Usually, any notice requirements will be outlined in the lease, if not the rules of changing a periodic lease apply.
Automatic Lease Renewals - Landlords may not enforce an automatic renewal clause in a residential lease without giving the tenant at least a 30-day written notice (or 60-day notice if indicated in the lease) before the end of the current lease period that the lease will automatically renew. Notice may be delivered personally or by first class mail. If such notice is not given by the landlord, the lease will convert to a month-to-month tenancy.
If the landlord gives notice of an upcoming automatic renewal and does NOT ask for a rent increase after the expiration of the lease, and rent is offered and accepted, the lease is presumed to be renewed at the same rent and for the same period of time as the original lease.
If more than one person rents a house or apartment, each person is responsible for paying the whole rent. If disagreements surface between persons sharing an apartment and one person moves out, the remaining tenants are responsible for paying the entire monthly rent amount. However, the remaining tenants can sue the vacating tenant if he/she left without paying his/her share of the rent, or failed to give proper notice.
The security deposit paid will normally stay with the rental unit until all tenants on the lease have vacated. If a tenant vacates early, arrangements should be made between the tenants for recovering that person's share of the deposit.
Responsibility for paying the rent in a roommate situation may be altered by the terms of the lease.
Both Federal and State law prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status or disability in the sale, rental or advertising of dwellings; in the provision of brokerage services; or in the availability of residential real estate-related transactions. In addition it is a violation of state law to discriminate on the basis of age (40 & over), marital status or status with respect to public assistance or against certain victims of domestic violence.
It is against Federal and State law to:
refuse to sell or rent a dwelling after the making of a bona fide offer
refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of a dwelling
refuse to show or falsely deny availability
provide different services or facilities in connection with a sale or rental
refuse to permit reasonable modification to a dwelling by a disabled person
refuse to make a reasonable accommodation for a disabled person
fail to meet accessibility standards for disabled persons
engage in discriminatory brokerage or financial services
engage in blockbusting activity - making representations about the characteristics of a neighborhood to encourage the sale or rental of property for profit
advertise about the sale or rental of a dwelling in a manner that indicates discriminatory preference
interfere, through intimidation, force or threat of force, with any persons' full enjoyment of housing privileges
The Fair Housing Act generally exempts owner occupied buildings with no more than four units, single family homes sold or rented without the use of a broker or housing operated by organizations and private clubs that limit occupancy to members. Housing determined by the Secretary of HUD or the Department of Labor and Human Rights to be specifically for the elderly is exempt from the familial status and age provisions of the law.
If a tenant believes his/her rights have been violated, he/she may get an attorney who can go directly to court with the case, or they may write or telephone High Plains Fair Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Department of Labor and Human Rights
Division within one year of the discrimination's occurrence. If the complaint is filed with the Department of Labor and Human Rights, the Department will notify all the parties, conduct an investigation into the alleged discrimination, and may grant temporary relief. The Department will then issue a determination and if necessary conduct an Administrative hearing on the issue of discrimination. If discrimination has occurred, the Department of Labor and Human Rights may impose penalties.
The responsibility of paying for the utility services such as electricity, natural or LP gas, oil, water, wastewater and garbage is generally specified in the lease or rental agreement. If this responsibility is not addressed in the lease or rental agreement, there should be a separate agreement or understanding (preferably in writing) addressing this issue. The party (landlord or tenant) agreeing to pay for part or all of the utility services should advise the municipal service or utility company who will be receiving the services and who will be paying for those services.
The obligation of the landlord may be altered somewhat by a contractual agreement (generally a written lease) between the landlord and the tenant. However, the landlord must:
A. Comply with the requirements of building and housing codes relating to health and safety.
B. Arrange for or make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition.
C. Keep all common areas in a clean and safe condition.
D. Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning systems and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by the landlord.
E. Provide and maintain appropriate receptacles and conveniences for the removal of ashes, garbage, rubbish, and other waste incidental to the occupancy of the dwelling unit and arrange for their removal.
F. Provide running water and reasonable amounts of hot water and heat.
G. Provide smoke detectors in each unit. If the tenant is hearing impaired and requests a visual smoke detector unit, one must be installed by the landlord.
The obligation of the tenant may be altered somewhat by a contractual agreement (generally a written lease) between the landlord and the tenant. However, the tenant must:
A. Comply with all duties imposed upon tenants by building and housing codes relating to health and safety.
B. Keep the occupied unit as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit.
C. Regularly remove all ashes, garbage, rubbish, and other waste from the dwelling unit and dispose of them in a clean and safe manner.
D. Keep all plumbing fixtures as clean as their condition permits.
E. Use in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning systems and other facilities and appliances including elevators on the premises.
F. Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair or remove any part of the premises or knowingly permit any person to do so.
G. Conduct him/herself and require other persons on the premises with the tenant's consent to conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb the tenant's neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of the premises.
Tenants should promptly notify the landlord when repairs become necessary. If the landlord does not respond to verbal notice of need for repairs, the tenant should send a written notice to the landlord of necessary repairs by certified mail, return receipt requested. The tenant should keep a copy of this notice. The tenant must give the landlord reasonable notice and a reasonable amount of time in which to make repairs. What is "reasonable" depends on the needed repair. If repairs are still not made, the tenant has three options under the law:
A. Repair the defect and deduct the expense from the rent (N.D.C.C. 47-16-13). It is always a good idea for the tenant to notify the landlord in writing that he/she intends to do this. Some landlords have given tenants a 30-day notice (if the tenant is on a month-to-month lease), or attempted to sue for loss of rent.
B. Sue the landlord in Small Claims Court for the costs of the repairs and other expenses incurred as a result of the failure to make repairs.
C. The tenant may elect, after notice (preferably written), to vacate the premises which would terminate the lease. Vacating the premises should be considered a measure of last resort, and only if there is a serious repair problem or code violation. The tenant should notify the housing or health inspector to confirm that a serious problem or code violation exists.
A landlord may enter a dwelling unit:
A. At any time in case of emergency or if the landlord reasonably believes the tenant has abandoned the premises, or the tenant is in substantial violation of the provisions of the lease or rental agreement.
B. During reasonable hours, and in a reasonable manner for the purpose of inspecting the premises, making necessary or general repairs, decorations, alterations, improvements, or agreed services.
C. During reasonable hours and in a reasonable manner for the purpose of showing the rental unit to actual or potential purchasers, insurers, mortgagees, real estate agents, potential tenants, workers or contractors.
Unless it is impractical to do so, the landlord must attempt to get the tenant's consent for an agreed time of entry. The landlord may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass or intimidate the tenant.
NOTE: Consent may be presumed from the tenant's failure to object to access after reasonable notice is given. The tenant may not unreasonably deny access to the dwelling unit.
Periodic Lease - If there is no provision in the month-to-month periodic lease stating how much advance notice must be given to end the lease (written or verbal), either party may terminate the lease by giving at least thirty (30) days written notice at any time. The rent is due and payable to and including the date of termination. However, many written periodic leases may require tenants to give notice to take effect only at the end of a month. Failure to give proper 30 day or agreed notice could result in loss of security deposit and liability for rent for that period.
Term Lease - A term lease terminates automatically at the end of the lease period without the need of any notice from either landlord or tenant. Procedures for ending a written term lease are generally outlined in the lease. Typically, it will require a written notice prior to the lease expiring. Generally the notice has to be received by the first of the month. Tenants are well-advised to carefully read the termination and renewal provisions of their lease.
Term leases: Most initial leases carry a set term, such as one year. The termination clause in most of those leases requires a 60 day notice to terminate the lease before the end of the term. If the 60-day notice requirement is not initialed by the tenant, the lease can be terminated by either party with at least one calendar months notice to take effect on the last day of the month.
Month-to-month leases from inception: If the lease with the tenant from inception carries a month-to-month term, the same requirement for the tenant to initial the termination notice applies. In other words, if it is a month-to-month lease from the inception that requires a 60 day notice to terminate, that termination clause must be initialed by the tenant.
Leases that convert month-to month after the initial term: If a tenant moves out before the lease expires, he/she is still responsible for paying the rent for the remaining term of the lease. Another tenant may be found to fulfill the balance of the lease. A landlord's consent may be necessary if the lease agreement is transferred to a new tenant.
The lease may require a fee for the landlord to re-rent the unit. If a fee is required it should be outlined in the lease agreement. The landlord may be entitled to recover actual costs to re-rent. In no event, may the landlord recover both a re-renting fee and the actual costs of re-renting.
Even though the tenant remains liable for the rent until the expiration of the lease or a new tenant is found, landlords have a legal obligation to try to find a new tenant and may only collect rent from a single tenant. Thus, if the new tenant moves in and pays rent for a period for which the departing tenant has already paid, the landlord must refund the appropriate portion of the pre-paid rent to the departing tenant.
A tenant who is a victim of domestic violence has the right to early termination of their lease by providing written notice to the landlord. In order to be released from all obligations under the lease, the tenant must provide written notice to the landlord after the tenant has obtained a protection order under section 14-07.1-02, ex parte temporary protection order, order prohibiting contact, restraining order, or other record filed with a court. The notice sent to the landlord must indicate the date upon which the tenancy will terminate. The notice can be sent by mail, fax or delivered in person before the termination of the tenancy.
NOTE: The tenant vacating the unit remains liable for the full month in which the tenancy terminates plus one additional month. Otherwise, the tenant is relieved of other contractual obligations under the lease. This legislation does not impact the liability of any other tenants under the lease.
In order for the tenant to be relieved of all other obligations under the lease, all rent must be paid for the month in which the tenancy terminates, plus the additional month. The security deposit must be processed within 30 days of either the date that the tenant vacates or the termination of the tenancy, whichever is later, if the tenant who is vacating is the only tenant under the lease. Otherwise, the security deposit remains with the unit.
Upon the death of a tenant, the estate of a tenant remains liable for all rent for the month in which the individual dies, plus one additional month AND THEN THE LEASE TERMINATES. A copy of the Letters Testamentary from the Personal Representative of the estate should be furnished to the landlord to remove the tenant's property. If no Personal Representative is available, the property may be removed and placed in storage and then treated as abandoned after 28 days. Letters should be sent to family members before the landlord disposes of any items.
Tenant's property with a total estimated value of $2,500 or less, which it reasonably appears has been abandoned by the tenant for a least 28 days, becomes the property of the landlord to dispose of or sell, without notice, in whatever manner the landlord chooses. The landlord can keep the money from the sale. Expenses for storing or moving the property which exceeds proceeds from the sale can be deducted from the security deposit.
If the landlord removes abandoned property from the premises after a judgment of eviction has been obtained and served, the landlord may retain possession of the property until charges for the reasonable amount of any storage and moving expenses have been paid.
At the end of the lease, a landlord must return a tenant's security deposit (plus interest if the unit was occupied nine months or longer), or give the tenant a written explanation as to why the deposit (or any part of the deposit) will not be returned. The landlord must mail or deliver the deposit within 30 days after the day the tenant vacated and the lease expired. As a practical matter, actual receipt of the security deposit may be delayed by several days if the tenant fails to provide the landlord with accurate forwarding address information. The landlord may deduct, from the security deposit, amounts to cover damage from tenants or their guests, unpaid rent, and/or costs of cleaning or other repairs, with the exception of reasonable wear and tear. The landlord must provide an itemized list of any deductions.
If a landlord sells a rental property, the new owner has the same rights and obligations. The security deposits and interest must be transferred to the new owner or the seller remains liable. The new owner is bound by the provisions of N.D.C.C. 47-16-07.1.4 even though he/she did not receive the original security deposit.
If a tenant does not receive the security deposit back, or is not satisfied with the landlord's explanation, the tenant can take the matter to Small Claims Court. This is a relatively easy, inexpensive procedure that is explained elsewhere in this publication. There, it is up to the landlord to justify the amounts withheld. The court can award damages to the tenant up to three times the amount withheld without reasonable justification from the tenant's security deposit. This is called "treble damages." Treble damages need to be requested when completing court papers.
If a security deposit is not claimed by a tenant within one year after termination of the lease agreement, the security deposit money must be sent to the state under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
According to state law, landlords can evict tenants for non-payment of rent, or in cases where the tenant refuses to leave after "Notice to Vacate" has been properly served and the tenant's last day has passed. A tenant can also be evicted if the tenant or any person on the premises with the tenant's consent acts in a manner that unreasonably disturbs other tenant's peaceful enjoyment of the premises.
A tenant may also be evicted for violating a material term of the lease. In addition to unreasonable peace disturbances, three situations potentially violate the material terms of a lease; drug use, distribution, or other illegal activity conducted on the property; unreported pets; or too many occupants in violation of the lease. These material violations must be proven by the landlord in a court of law.
In order to evict, a landlord must:
A. Serve the tenant with a "Notice of Intention to Evict" (often called a Notice to Quit) ordering the tenant to vacate the premises within three days. The sheriff or a process server may post the Notice of Intention to Evict conspicuously at the rented premises, if the tenant cannot be found. The Notice of Intention to Evict does not require the tenant to vacate. It is the first step required by law for an owner to proceed with the eviction, and proof that the Notice was properly served must be presented to the court.
B. If the tenant has not vacated after the three-day period, a "Summons and Complaint" (begins legal action) may be served on the tenant. The "Summons and Complaint" will give notice to the tenant as to the date and time he/she will need to appear in District Court. A court hearing must take place within three to 15 days after service of the Summons and Complaint on the tenant. If the tenant cannot be found in the county by proof of sheriff or process server, and the attempt to serve the summons has been made at least once between the hours of 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., and an affidavit has been filed stating that the tenant cannot be found or the belief that the tenant is not in this state and copy of the summons has been mailed to the last known address of the tenant, service of the summons may be made by the sheriff or process server by posting (the summons) on the door of the unit. At the hearing, both landlord and tenant will be asked to give their respective side of the story.
C. The judge will then deliver his/her decision. If the judge decides the tenant has no legal reason for refusing to leave, the judge will order the tenant to vacate. If the tenant fails to vacate, after being court ordered to do so, the judge will order the sheriff to force the tenant out. The tenant's property will be placed in storage. To get the property back, the tenant must pay the sheriff's fee, moving, and storage costs. If the tenant shows the court that vacating immediately is a substantial hardship on the tenant or the tenant's family, and eviction is not based on a disturbance of the peace, the court may allow reasonable time for the tenant to vacate, not to exceed five days. The judge can also find that the landlord has no legal reason to evict the tenant.
In the event the tenant does not remove belongings after the eviction judgment has been obtained, the landlord can remove the belongings from the rental unit and the sheriff will insure that the peace is not disturbed during that process. The tenant is responsible for all moving expenses and storage costs incurred by the landlord. Per the abandoned property law, the landlord must store the property for a period of at least 28 days.
Contrary to popular belief, tenants may be evicted during the winter months.
A person may be charged with an infraction offense if the individual attempts to obtain a reasonable housing accommodation for use of a service animal or assistance animal, and the individual knowingly makes a false claim of having a disability, or provides fraudulent supporting documentation. If the individual is convicted of that offense, the landlord may evict and is entitled to a damage fee up to one thousand dollars.
It is illegal for a landlord to physically lock a tenant out of his/her unit. If a landlord locks a tenant out or confiscates a tenant's belongings, the tenant should notify the sheriff's department, a private attorney, or legal assistance. It is also illegal for a landlord to cut off the utilities in an attempt to get the tenant to move.
North Dakota Law prohibits smoking in public places. By law "public places" includes hallways, entry areas, offices and any other common areas in an apartment building. Violation of this law is an infraction.
Small Claims Court provides landlords and tenants with an easy, inexpensive and informal way to resolve disputes. It is not necessary to hire an attorney, as an individual can present his/her own case.
Claims that involve a lease of real property may be commenced in either the county where the person to be sued resides or in the county where the real property is located. Check with the district court clerk in your county courthouse if you are not sure where to file. Small Claims Court hears only money damage cases in the amount of $15,000or less. Claims that are initiated in Small Claims Court can be removed by the Defendant to District Court. If the Defendant does not prevail, however, in the District Court proceeding, the Judge has discretion to award reasonable attorney's fees to the Plaintiff.
North Dakota Apartment Association.............. 1-800-990-6322
An organization for owners and managers providing educational opportunities. (Forms are also available at a nominal cost to members)
Website..................................................... www.ndaa.net
Bakken Apartment Association...............................................
(Serves Williston & Surrounding Areas)
Bismarck-Mandan Apartment Association......... 701-255-7396
(Serves Bismarck, Mandan & Surrounding Areas)
Website.............. www.bismarckmandanapartments.com
Greater Red River Apartment Association......... 218-233-6245
(Serves Fargo, Moorhead & Surrounding Areas)
Website................................................... www.grraa.com
Greater Grand Forks Apartment Association..... 701-775-4231
(Serves Grand Forks & Surrounding Areas)
Magic City Apartment Association – Minot...... 1-877-403-6222
(Serves Minot & Surrounding Areas)
For questions relating to the Federal Fair Housing Act or the North Dakota Discrimination Act contact:
High Plains Fair Housing Center................. 701-203-1077
Toll Free........................................... 1-866-380-2738
Website................................ www.highplainsfhc.org
HUD Housing Complaint Line................... 1-800-669-9777
HUD Local Office - Fargo Field Office......... 701-239-5136
Fair Housing and Enforcement Center........ 303-672-5437
Toll Free........................................... 1-800-877-7353
Website............................................... www.hud.gov
Denver Regional Office of FHEO
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
1670 Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80202-4801
Department of Labor and Human Rights – Bismarck
(The Department of Labor and Human Rights receives and investigates complaints of unlawful housing discrimination)
Phone......................................................... 701-328-2660
Toll Free.................................................. 1-800-582-8032
Website................................... www.nd.gov/humanrights
Legal Services of North Dakota (LSND)
(Non-profit law firm that provides legal advice and representation to low income and elderly North Dakotans in a variety of legal matters. LSND also provides community legal education throughout North Dakota)
Ages 60+ call........................................... 1-866-621-9886
All Others................................................. 1-800-634-5263
Website............................................ www.legalassist.org
Community Action Program
(Emergency rental assistance money - call for availability)
Bismarck..................................................... 701-258-2240
Dickinson.................................................... 701-227-0131
Devils Lake................................................. 701-662-6500
Fargo.......................................................... 701-232-2452
Jamestown................................................. 701-252-1821
Minot.......................................................... 701-839-7221
Grand Forks............................................... 701-746-5431
Williston...................................................... 701-572-8191
Money Follows the Person - ND Housing Program
The Money Follows the Person (MFP) Housing Program helps people who are elderly or disabled access decent, safe and affordable housing.
Website............................................ www.ndcpd.org/mfp
ND Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) – Bismarck
(NDHFA is a self-supported state agency which finances the development of affordable rental housing and provides compliance monitoring and administration for housing targeted to low-income households.)
Phone......................................................... 701-328-8080
Toll Free.................................................. 1-800-292-8621