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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - NSF International, a global leader in food safety, is announces the winners of the 2011 NSF Food Safety Leadership Awards. The awards will be presented Wednesday, April 20 at 9:30 a.m. (est) during the 2011 Food Safety Summit held at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center.
The NSF International Food Safety Leadership Awards program recognizes those individuals and organizations that have made a real and lasting impact on food safety. NSF, a global public health and safety organization, created the awards program in 2004 to encourage the development of educational programs, processes or technologies that help advance global food safety.
Each year, NSF International seeks nominations from leaders throughout the food safety community and convenes an independent panel of food safety experts from academia, industry and the regulatory community to select the winners. Nominations are evaluated based on creativity, innovation, design and the contributions made to the advancement of food safety.
This year, five individuals or organizations will be recognized for their contributions to food safety in the following categories: Education, Training, System Improvement, Technology Breakthroughs, and the new Trendsetter award for first-year programs already making an impact. Additionally, three people will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards.
The 2011 NSF Food Safety Leadership Award Winners are:
NSF Food Safety Leadership Education Award
Brenda Halbrook, M.S., R.D.
Director, Office of Food Safety, USDA, Food and Nutrition Service
Brenda Halbrook developed the Office of Food Safety (OFS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service with the vision to eliminate all food safety hazards in foods provided through the USDA nutrition assistance programs. Under her direction, OFS has implemented numerous national food safety education programs that successfully improved food safety and nutrition in schools. These programs include: Produce Safety University, an immersion course for school nutrition program leaders on best practices for handling fresh produce; a two-year research study to establish best practices for cooling in schools; The Stomach Bug Book, designed to educate school foodservice professionals on norovirus prevention, and food allergy workshops and podcasts. Under Ms. Halbrook, food safety education initiatives have reached school foodservice personnel through multiple channels including the distribution of 46,350 copies of Best Practices for Handling Fresh Produce in Schools, 60,000 stomach bug books and educating thousands through webinars and digital resources.
NSF Food Safety Leadership Training Award
Publix Super Markets Food Safety
Publix Super Markets is committed to implementing successful food safety initiatives and education programs at the retail level. The organization distinguished itself as a leader in retail food safety more than a decade ago when it implemented a food safety initiative requiring all staff -- including those directly and indirectly involved with food handling -- to earn Food Manager Certification. Publix also partnered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the FDA Oral Food Safety project, and their retail-focused food safety behavior program, which gave the FDA greater understanding of the program's impact. It has been recognized as a best-in-class idea by several organizations, including the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) and the Conference for Food Protection (CFP). Publix also partnered with the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) to develop FMI's SafeMark training program for all supermarket employees and a food safety behavior program called Prevention Plus. These training programs resulted in a 32 percent decrease in cleaning and sanitation observations and a 26 percent decrease in violations for personal hygiene over the last year in all 1,035 Publix Super Markets. Publix also has educated 3,500 associates who received Food Manager Certification and 48,000 new associates on proper food safety handling techniques.
NSF Food Safety Leadership System Improvement Award
David Ludwig, M.P.H., R.S., R.E.H.S.
Manager, Environmental Health Division, Maricopa County, Ariz., Environmental Services Department
The Maricopa County Environmental Health Division creates and maintains a fair, transparent restaurant inspection system. Recognizing that poor hand hygiene remains one of the major causes of foodborne illness, Maricopa County Environmental Health Division Manager David Ludwig developed a unique motivation system that improves food workers' handwashing behaviors at foodservice establishments. Food handling professionals must maintain a minimum handwashing frequency to demonstrate their understanding of the risk of unwashed hands. The program also includes protocols of compliance and a system that provides for day-to-day documentation of handwashing. In addition to educating the foodservice worker, the program creates an incentive for the establishment's owner/operator, helping them lower the risk of a foodborne outbreak. The employee handwashing documentation is used by health inspectors to inspect restaurants with a good health record that have an Employee Health Policy and conduct handwashing training with every employee. This system resulted in more effective training and verification of employee's handwashing actions. Mr. Ludwig's unique handwashing motivation system addresses one of the major causes of foodborne outbreaks. Started in 2002, the program doubled the handwashing rate and serves as a model to over 250 restaurant owners in Maricopa County.
NSF Food Safety Leadership Technology Breakthrough Award
National Pasteurized Eggs, Inc.
The availability of Salmonella-free, pasteurized in-shell eggs in the foodservice supply chain is vital to protecting public health, especially for those serving higher risk individuals such as seniors, children, and pregnant women. While a precision, in-shell pasteurization technique had been available for over a decade, the product was not reaching the marketplace and foodservice operations, especially those serving highly susceptible populations. National Pasteurized Eggs, Inc. (NPE) developed an innovative system to pasteurize raw shell eggs to eliminate Salmonella and avian viruses. The goal was to provide consumers with a fresher and safer alternative for raw shell eggs. Over the last seven years, NPE has increased production of the safe egg category by more than 50 percent, making pasteurized shell eggs a viable option for many hospitals and healthcare facilities whose patients are more susceptible to illness, as well as restaurants concerned about Salmonella. To create greater awareness of safe eggs as a category, NPE launched an industry education campaign educating state environmental health professionals, federal regulators, trainers, food industry chains and healthcare groups on effective Salmonella hazard control. In addition to ongoing food safety training, NPE also is applying and licensing its technology to egg producers in other nations. NPE's goal is to continue to make pasteurized shell eggs economically and logistically feasible for foodservice operations, and today more than 200 foodservice distributors provide a pasteurized shell egg option.
NSF Food Safety Leadership Trendsetter Award
International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI)
More than 90 percent of food safety inspections in U.S. food manufacturing and distribution establishments are carried out by state and local agencies. The International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) established the first-ever national food protection training curriculum to help assure inspector competency and consistency in meeting established U.S. federal food safety standards across state and local jurisdictions. A collaborative effort between food regulatory and public health officials, IFPTI is dedicated to building and administering the training infrastructure for the U.S.-integrated food safety system. In their first year, IFPTI trained 1,138 food protection officials and developed a three-week food protection Fellowship Training program. The program formed a national workgroup with representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), FDA, USDA, Department of Human Services (DHS) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop an attribution model for linking training efforts to foodborne illness reduction. IFPTI also joined forces with the National Center for Biomedical Research & Training at Louisiana State University and the FDA, which served as the hub for a training network for regulatory and public health officials, presenting at over 20 conferences.
NSF Food Safety Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award for Consumer Advocacy Food Safety
Nancy Donley
President, Safe Tables Our Priority (S.T.O.P.)
Nancy Donley has dedicated her life to improving food safety and consumer awareness of foodborne illness following the death of her only child to Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (caused by eating E. coli O157:H7-contaminated ground beef). Ms. Donley's impact has been far reaching with one objective: others should not suffer needlessly from a foodborne illness in the way that she, her family and friends have. Donley helped create S.T.O.P. (Safe Tables our Priority), a national, grassroots, non-profit organization. S.T.O.P. has been at the forefront of food safety reform, playing an integral role in pushing for the new roles for mandatory Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) systems that the USDA issued in 1996 for meat and poultry. This action significantly decreased incidences of E. coli O157:H7, as evidenced by FoodNet data. Through policy advocacy, building awareness of foodborne risk, and helping other victims of foodborne illness, she has made a tremendous difference in the lives of many and a great contribution to advance food safety. As S.T.O.P.'s president and spokesperson, Ms. Donley has provided congressional testimony and delivered keynote addresses at significant conferences to advocate for stronger food safety policies and to raise public awareness of foodborne illness. In 2008 Ms. Donley was invited to speak at the World Health Organization in Geneva, and in 2010, she was appointed to the USDA's National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection by the Secretary of Agriculture. Among the many in Congress impacted by Ms. Donley's advocacy is Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) whom he credits as his inspiration for sponsoring the FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act, signed into law this January. In a letter to NSF endorsing Donley's nomination, Sen. Durbin wrote, "Nancy Donley has left an indelible mark on food safety in this country. Her courage is a testament to what can be achieved when an individual chooses to turn a tragedy into an instrument for profound change." For her tremendous impact in advocating for stronger food safety policies and raising the public's awareness of foodborne illness, NSF is proud to award Nancy Donley an NSF Food Safety Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award.
NSF Food Safety Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award for Public Health Food Safety
Donald Sharp, M.D., DTM&H
Captain, United States Public Health Service
Deputy Director, Food Safety Office, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
For over 30 years, Dr. Donald Sharp has been dedicated to preventing disease, both in clinical and applied practice. Upon becoming a medical doctor in 1977, Dr. Sharp worked almost exclusively in the public sector. Following U.S. Navy service as an Undersea Medical Officer, he spent several years as a family practice physician and worked internationally in areas such as Thailand and Pakistan, all of which afforded him opportunity to treat ailments that included foodborne illness.
Dr. Sharp entered the Commissioned Officer Corp of the United States Public Health Service in 1992, ultimately joining the CDC. Working in the Field Epidemiology, he began to concentrate in food safety. He became Deputy Director of the CDC's Food Safety Office in 2002. He helped lead the CDC's role in preventing illness, disability and death due to foodborne diseases, including projects that build epidemiology, laboratory and environmental health capacity. Additionally, he helped build partnerships that informed consumers, healthcare providers and others about the prevention and management of foodborne illness. Dr. Sharp helped assess and build food safety surveillance and outbreak response capacity at the local, state, federal and international levels. As part of the CDC's Food Safety Office, Dr. Sharp assisted in the production of the Food Safe Schools Action Guide, designed to help school staff make their school food safer. Additionally, Dr. Sharp has been the CDC project officer for the Epi-Ready Foodborne Illness outbreak and response training course, and he heads the CDC support for the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR). His extensive list of publications is only exceeded by his listing of national and international food safety presentations. Anyone involved in foodborne outbreak response in the U.S. has most likely been impacted by a project he has worked on, an article he wrote or a training he influenced. His leadership has led to significant advances in the way those working in local and state food illness response are trained, and how we handle and communicate about foodborne illness and outbreaks. He has played a vital role in configuring our key outbreak training programs, and he is one of the most influential food safety professionals of our time. For his service in helping to prevent foodborne illness and improving global surveillance and outbreak response capacity, NSF is proud to award Dr. Donald Sharp an NSF Food Safety Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award.
NSF Food Safety Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award for Industry and Association Food Safety
Jill Hollingsworth, D.V.M.
Senior Vice President, Food Safety Programs, Food Marketing Institute
Dr. Jill Hollingsworth has dedicated her career to food safety. Dr. Hollingsworth earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Georgia. She served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force Reserves as part of the Biomedical Sciences Corps, specializing in biological warfare and food defense.
Dr. Hollingsworth worked at the USDA for 15 years where she managed a wide variety of scientific activities including outbreak investigations and recalls. While at the USDA, she created the first Office of Public Health and Science and served in the Food Safety and Inspection Service as a Deputy Administrator as well as a Special Assistant to the Administrator, providing scientific and technical advice to the Agency and to the Secretary of Agriculture. She earned a USDA Award of Excellence for her role in investigating E. coli 0157:H7 outbreaks. Additionally, she worked with the CDC to develop the first FoodNet system for tracking foodborne illness in the United States.
She has been a key driver of food safety programs in Europe, North and South America, as well as Asia. As Senior Vice President of Food Safety at the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Dr. Hollingsworth was one of the original developers of the global food safety and quality certification and management system known as the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI). The program enables certified suppliers to ensure their customers that food has been produced, processed, prepared and handled according to the highest possible standards at all levels of the supply chain. She also was instrumental in leading the development of the retail food safety training and certification program known as SafeMark for Supermarkets. Recognizing the role the consuming public plays in overall food safety, Dr. Hollingsworth also has been consistently engaged in many food safety education campaigns.
Dr. Jill Hollingsworth's commitment to food safety has impacted all levels of industry and has helped lead the way in making the world's food supply safer and healthier. For her lifetime commitment to enhancing the safety of the global food supply, NSF is proud to award Dr. Jill Hollingsworth an NSF Food Safety Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award.
Each year, NSF International convenes an independent panel of food safety experts from academia, industry and the regulatory community to select the awardees. This year's panel of experts included:
Mary M. Adolf, M.S., R.D., Executive Director, International Pizza Hut Franchise Holders Association
Ernest Julian, Ph.D., Chief of the Office of Food Protection, Rhode Island Department of Health
Ronald S. Klein, Program Manager, Food Safety and Sanitation, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Jim Mann, Founder & Executive Director, The Handwashing For Life Institute
Donald Schaffner, Ph.D., Extension Specialist in Food Science, Rutgers University
David Theno, Ph.D., CEO, Gray Dog Partners Inc., Food Consulting
Ewen C.D. Todd, Ph.D., Director of Food Safety Policy Center, Michigan State University
Isabel Walls, Ph.D., President-Elect, IAFP, and National Program Leader, Epidemiology of Food Safety, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA
Frank Yiannas, M.P.H., Vice President, Food Safety for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
For more information on the Food Safety Leadership Awards, contact Cristin Colling at 734-827-5627 or [email protected] or visit NSF International's Website.
Past Food Safety Leadership Award winners: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
2011 Food Safety Summit: http://www.foodsafetysummit.com


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1984 Chevrolet Truck - Cannonball - Custom Classic Trucks
Taking The Plunge In An '84
Growing up, there's always one phrase-well, it's really more like a mother's natural reaction-we always hear, "If so and so jumped off a bridge, does that mean you would?" And the funny thing is, before that clich even ends you're ready to make a quick and witty comeback that goes something along the lines of, "I dunno...maybe...it just depends on how high the bridge is and what's below!" It's a never-ending battle, and more times than not the story stays the same as we get older, but the chapters develop a little differently.
As Michael Hernandez got older, he noticed his friends were all building old cars and trucks, and he eventually realized he needed to get himself a project. Actually, he didn't need to get himself a project, he just needed to get started on the one he already had. Ten years ago Michael picked up this '84 Chevy. The truck was sitting with a for sale sign in an old man's yard right around the corner from his house, and as luck would have it Michael was in the market for some transportation. The work truck was bone-stock with a straight six, no power brakes, no power steering, basically no nothing, but it could get him from point A to point B. All that equated to SOLD! As the years passed, so did the Chevy's day-to-day driving, and that's when Michael saw the potential to turn the '84 into something totally rad.
When Michael began laying out some blueprints, his number one requirement was to do as much of it himself in his backyard as possible, no questions about it. The stuff beyond his automotive realm could be shopped out, but the core of the truck had to be Backyard Rigging, his "shop." With a plan of action and some friends, the build was on. The first thing to go was the exciting and vigorous inline-six. Building a new motor was one of the tasks that was beyond his limits and could be shopped out. Michael enlisted the help of Custom Performance and Engine in Woodlands, Texas, to build him a 454. He wasn't looking for anything off the Richter scale, but something that would sound mean and be able to get up and out of its own way was a must. Custom Performance and Engine built him a 454 up to Michael's specs using a Summit cam with a 540 lift, Edelbrock intake manifold and carburetor, MSD ignition, and more. On the engine, Michael runs a Flowmaster exhaust system to keep bystanders on their toes. He also brought the work truck into the modern age by installing power brakes.
In terms of suspension, the options seemed unlimited, but in Michael's vision there was only one answer. He wanted the truck to sit on the ground at all times, even if it scraped from time to time. In the front Backyard Rigging installed DJM 3-inch drop spindles with 2-inch drop springs. In the back the truck was tubbed, C-notched, and brought down to the ground. In the front Budnik Tri Tech 15x7-inch wheels with Pirelli 205/60/15 rubber were installed. In the rear Budnik Tri Tech 15x15-inch rims with Mickey Thompson 33x19.5x15 meat were stuffed into the tubbed wheelwells.
For the trucks's exterior, Michael wanted to keep things all Chevy, besides the paint. The marker lights, door handles, and a lot of trim were left on the '84; however, he did shave the emblems, side mirrors, and bed stakes, and the gas cap was moved inside the bed. Then Pats Auto Body in Houston, Texas, laid down the two-tone PPG Black and House Of Kolor Silver Orion paint job. After that, Maxwell Designs in Spring, Texas, worked up the retro-lookin' Chevy trim using an assortment of colors and faux chrome trim. The bed was then covered in black Line-X to finish the exterior off. Up front, the stock grille was swapped for a '90 Suburban grille.
The last farmed-out job was at Medina's Auto Trim in Houston, who stitched up the gray tweed seats and more. When that was done, Michael took the truck home and installed power windows and door locks. He also unleashed a heap of billet interior pieces along the '84's door panels and dash. Along with that, Auto Meter gauges were installed, and an NRC billet steering wheel found a home as well. We're pretty sure it's a good thing Michael took that plunge off the bridge with his buddies!

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Guerrero starts to throw
It wasn't all gloom and despair in the Angels' dugout before Monday night's game against the Giants with Kelvim Escobar going to the DL and Ervin Santana having his start on Tuesday night pushed back because of shoulder discomfort.
Vladimir Guerrero, who can light up any room with his smile, was beaming as he signed autographs before taking batting practice.
The big bopper started his throwing program on Monday — small steps, but important ones — and you just know he can't wait to get back on the field.
"It felt good," Vlad said through that luminous smile. "It's a start, right?"
We have these conversations where I speak Spanish and he speaks English, and they can be immensely enjoyable to both of us. When he bounded into the dugout with Maicer Izturis and Kendry Morales and I said, in Spanish, "three handsome Latino ballplayers," he laughed and said, "No, two."
I have a pretty good idea which of the three he wasn't calling handsome, but I'm not saying. It wouldn't be good for club harmony.
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Tres guapo jugadores Latinos. Es verdad, no? Buen trabajo compadre! . . .BeesGal
Every one of the Angels is looking pretty hot right now! I'll be rooting for Sean O'Sullivan. I love that his pitching style is being compared to Jered Weaver's. What team wouldn't want 2 Weavers??? Looking forward to a rookie win!!
What a great sweep in SF! Lincecum was tough. We had no choice but to bring in the big guns…Hunter and Guerrero. Loved it!


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Alessandro Luciani Shares The Innovative Hospitality & Welness Dental Centre
Alessandro Luciani, the author of the award winning design Dental Centre by Alessandro Luciani illustrates, Innovative Dental Centre based on the principles of hospitality and wellness, IDC program consists in a series of services, solutions, applications, new processes of interactive communication, information and prevention, available for the clients of the center and also concerns the society and its problems related to care and prevention. The IDC is conceived to become a real social laboratory integrating culture, information, medical practices and clients, with the aim of enhancing the interaction between the medical staff and the group of present and future clients. .
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On a recent Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, Anika, 26, an investment banker, was doing what many women of her generation do on weekends: she was shopping with her mother. And enjoying it. No surprise, either, that both mother and daughter ended up considering the same pair of J Brand jeans. Initially meant for Anika, the jeans caught her mother's eye too. "I'd wear those to your father's club with a blazer and heels," she said.
Retailers of the world, take note: If you want to get into a boomer's pocketbook, you've got to win her daughter over first. According to Resource Interactive, an Ohio-based marketing company, young adults influence 88% of household apparel purchases. It makes sense since members of the millennial generationthose born between 1980 and 2000are closer to their parents than are members of any previous generation. Millennials and their parents not only take vacations together and text each other several times a day but also consult each other on what to buy. And more often than not, the millennials are the more informed consumers.
"They've never known life without a computerthey can take in 20 hours' worth of information in seven hours," says Nancy Kramer, CEO of Resource Interactive. "There isn't a brand or a trend these kids aren't aware of." Which is why boomer mothers who want to keep abreast of the trends turn to the experts in discriminating shoppingtheir daughters.
NPD Group's chief retail analyst, Marshal Cohen, estimates that the number of 18-to-24-year-olds shopping with Mom has grown 8% over the past three years. And what goes on in the dressing room is markedly different than in past generations. Unlike their mothers, boomer women don't want to adopt the ladies-who-lunch look, but at the same time they want to avoid that mutton-dressed-as-lamb look.
"What we hear women say," says Doug Harrison of the Harrison Group, a research firm that conducts surveys for LVMH, Neiman Marcus and others, "is they want clothes that 'make me feel like I've still got it but acknowledge that I'm mature and I've accomplished something.'"
Conventional retail wisdom holds that you can't sell clothes that appeal to both age groupsit takes the edgy element off the brand if Mom is wearing it, and when a store skews too trendy, it alienates its older customers. But not everyone is playing by the rules. Bergdorf Goodman threw this thinking aside three years ago when it restyled its contemporary floor, rechristening it 5F. With a DJ playing world music rather than rap, a caf� open to the floor and a mix of clothing labels designed more for an aesthetic than for a precise age, the department store has managed to appeal to boomer women without losing its younger customers. Shira Lauter, V.P. of merchandising for the fifth floor, notices that when a mother and daughter shop together, the store tends to get a bigger sale. The most striking area of influence is in premium denim, which daughtersfor whom low-rise jeans serve as both day and evening wearhave nudged their mothers into trying.


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Palm Realty Property Management
Company Description
"Our Mission is to ensure every property owner has a licensed competent and honest professional to manage their most valuable asset."
Marketing of Your Property:
Palm Realty Property Management has a strong marketing program to attract prospective tenants. We implement all current available resources to secure qualified tenants for our Owners as quickly as possible. Below are some of the following resources we utilize:
- Yard Signs
- Internet Advertising
- Broker Referral Program
- Tenant Referral Program
- Your property goes into the Multiple Listing Service
- Social Media Marketing
Qualifying the Tenant
One of the most important things we do is place the proper tenant into your unit. This is accomplished by a thorough background check. This includes, but is not limited to the following:
- National Terrorist Action List
- Civil search for any evictions or litigation
- Criminal search for any felonies
- FDLE sexual predators search
- Credit check to determine how individual handles their obligations
- Employment verification
- Rental history check
- Cross reference addresses from application against credit report
- Social Security Number verification
Even though we have secured a qualified tenant, our job has just begun. Now we take care of the day-to-day operations of insuring that your investment will perform to your expectations.
Lease and Lease Execution:
Upon acceptance of the tenant we require a Reservation Fee to take the property off the market. This will be credited to the first month's rent upon lease execution. In addition, Security Deposit will also be collected at lease signing. Security deposits will be held in a non-interest bearing Escrow Account. Our leases are annual or short term leases and have been reviewed by an attorney who specializes in Landlord/Tenant Law. Leases are continuously updated to stay current with the changes in local and state laws. Tenant responsibilities are clearly defined, giving us the ability to enforce lease requirements.
Collection & Distribution of Rents:
Our collection and distribution of rents is a vital part of our service to you. We pride ourselves on getting rent payments out to our Owners by the 15th of each month.
Maintenance & Inspections:
Palm Realty Property Management offers an on call service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All maintenance emergencies are handled quickly and in a cost efficient manner. Non-emergency maintenance requests must be made in writing to prevent frivolous requests. Palm Realty Property Management uses only licensed and insured Contractors for the Owners protection. Due to the high volume of properties we handle, we can secure excellent rates from these Vendors, which are passed directly to our Owners. We do inspections of the properties on a semi-annual basis to ensure tenants are complying with the Rental Agreement and additional inspections upon request.
Management Fees:
We are a full service management company. Due to our success over the years, we have been able to keep our fees low. We handle the lease preparation, execution and renewals. Our philosophy is "WHEN YOU MAKE MONEY - WE MAKE MONEY". When your property is vacant and costing you money, it is costing us too! Contact us to discuss our annual management fee, short term rental managmenet fee, tenant placement only fee and MULTIPLE PROPERTY DISCOUNT
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- In business under this name: 11 years
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LONDON (AP) - Novak Djokovic might win Wimbledon this year. Juan Martin del Potro will not.
No matter how it ends, both men will always have their spot in one of the most memorable matches in the storied history of the All England Club.
Slugging back and forth over 4 hours, 43 minutes of backbreaking tennis Friday, top-seeded Djokovic emerged with a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-3 victory over del Potro to move one victory away from his seventh major title.
'One of the best matches I've been a part of,' Djokovic said. 'One of the most exciting definitely. It was so close. You couldn't separate us. Exciting.'
It was the longest semifinal in Wimbledon history and was only five minutes short of the 2008 five-set final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal that's also considered one of the greatest matches played on Centre Court.
Djokovic moved into his 11th Grand Slam final, where he'll play the winner of the late semifinal between No. 24 Jerzy Janowicz and No. 2 Andy Murray.
And, yes, that one did begin late - around 6:15 p.m., London time, after Djokovic and del Potro spent the entire, sundrenched afternoon exchanging huge groundstrokes, long rallies and even a few laughs during their marathon, which covered five sets, 55 games, two tiebreakers and 368 points.
'I think this match is going to be memory for a few years,' del Potro said. 'We play for four hours and a half on a very high level. We didn't make too many errors. I don't know if the rest of the players can play like us today.' 'Eighth-seeded Del Potro, back in a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time since winning the 2009 U.S. Open, saved two match points in the fourth-set tiebreaker, then won the final four points to take it 8-6.
Shortly after, the match hit the 4-hour mark, guaranteeing it would surpass the 1989 match between Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl - a 4-hour, 1-minute affair - as the longest semifinal in Wimbledon's long history.
'It was a very high level of tennis today, I expected it,' said Djokovic, whose 80 winners included 22 aces. 'I was ready to play five sets and I stayed tough until the end.'
Del Potro came into the match with his left knee heavily taped, a victim of two nasty slips that sent him tumbling earlier in the tournament. The second fall came two days earlier, on the fifth point of his quarterfinal against David Ferrer. Del Potro said the trainer gave him a couple of 'magic pills' - anti-inflammatories - and that kept him going in his straight-sets win over the No. 4 seed.
On Friday against Djokovic, del Potro showed few signs of an aftereffect.
Tested throughout by a variety of Djokovic drop shots, del Potro got to most. More than once, the Argentine did his impression of a lanky golden retriever - chasing the tennis ball from wide of the court on the forehand side to wide of the court on the backhand side. After going wide in the third set to hit one of his 48 winners, del Potro stood on the ledge separating the court from the stands, waiting for a high-5 from one of the fans at courtside.
The fans soaked in the del Potro experience, cheering on the underdog as he pushed the world's best player to the very limit.
'They help me a lot for fight, to keep trying, keep going,' del Potro said. 'Of course I'm sad now, but in a couple of days, I will see how big the match was.'
He may also relive some moments he'd like to have back. Del Potro had three break points in the third set and couldn't convert any, screaming in frustration when he framed a backhand wide on the third try. Then, trailing 3-2 in the third-set tiebreaker, del Potro failed to put an overhead away and Djokovic slipped and fell on the dirt behind the baseline while throwing up a weak lob. Backpedaling, del Potro couldn't handle the overhead and dropped it in the net.
He lost the rest of the points to fall behind by a set.
A bit later, Del Potro lost his serve to fall behind 4-3 in the fourth set, but broke right back, finishing the game with a big backhand winner, a guttural grunt and a fist pump.
They held serve until the tiebreaker, and when del Potro won that one, he looked like the del Potro of 2009, the man who broke the Federer-Nadal-Djokovic stranglehold on the majors by overcoming a 2-1 deficit against Federer in the 2009 final at Flushing Meadows to win the title.
'I think I'm in good form,' del Potro said.
Against almost anyone else, his court coverage, his sledgehammer forehand and his conditioning on a near-windless 75-degree day would have placed him in the final.
Against Djokovic, the best counterpuncher and perhaps the best conditioned player in the game, it wasn't quite enough.
Exhibit A of Djokovic's ability to turn defense into offense came on set point in the third set, when del Potro pounced big-time on Djokovic's serve, pushing it deep to the Serb's backhand side. Djokovic moved over and calmly blocked it back for a down-the-line winner. Del Potro pulled the neck of his shirt over his face and headed dejectedly to the sideline.
'You can see I played my best tennis ever on grass court, but was not enough to beat the No. 1 in the world,' del Potro said. 'I was so close.'


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For the Caps organization and their fans, the memory of last spring's Eastern Conference semifinal game five overtime defeat to the Rangers that ultimately led to a series loss in seven games still stings. Washington was basically twenty five seconds away from a win on enemy ice with a chance to wrap the series up at the Verizon Center, but an unfortunate double minor for high sticking turned that whole storyline around. Instead of moving on to play the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference Finals the Caps headed to the golf course.
But just one year later, Alexander Ovechkin and the Caps have a chance to avenge that crushing defeat against a Rangers team that many predicted to win the Stanley Cup before the season started. The addition of Rick Nash to the Rags lineup seemed to give them that big time gun they lacked and on paper they had two nice scoring lines in Nash, Brad Richards, Marian Gaborik, Derek Stepan, Ryan Callahan, and Carl Hagelin. But the game isn't played on paper and the war between Gaborik and stubborn head coach John Tortorella ultimately led to #10 being shipped to Columbus. GM Glen Sather went out and added left wing Ryane Clowe from San Jose at the trade deadline to give Torts a player that better fit his dump and chase, grinding style. New York, despite losing top four defensemen Marc Staal to an eye injury, played well down the stretch and moved up to the six seed to face Washington in a series that will begin on Thursday night at the Verizon Center. However, they lost Clowe to an injury last Thursday in Carolina and it is unclear if he will be able to go against the Caps. Thus it looks like the Rangers could possibly start the series without a top 4 D man in Staal, a top 6 forward in Clowe as well as a depth forward in injured Brian Boyle.
As for Washington, well they are a much different team than the one they had in last year's series. The Caps were offensively challenged from a system and player standpoint last spring but General Manager George McPhee brought in new coach Adam Oates, who plays the up tempo style that better fits Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. In addition, the GM has assembled a true second scoring line, something Washington hasn't had in the post season since 2009. Center Mike Ribeiro was added in a deal with Dallas and then at the trade deadline McPhee brought in speedy left winger Martin Erat from Nashville. With the emergence of Marcus Johansson and the improvement in the Caps power play in Oates' system, Washington is a very dangerous offensive team once again.
In the bottom six forwards department, the Caps have a super crew that has gotten a big boost from a healthy Eric Fehr. At some point the Caps will also get Joel Ward back too. Washington has a chance to win this series if their bottom six forwards can outplay the respective crew from New York.
On defense, the Caps have Mike Green playing as well as ever and paired with Karl Alzner he is not getting run in the corners as often. That will be something that Oates must continue to avoid, the big hits on his defense because that is the way the Rangers like to play, dump the puck below the goal line and wear you out down low. The Caps may have lost Dennis Wideman on the back end to free agency last summer but from one to six, they are a more improved club from last spring. John Erskine is playing super with John Carlson and the third defensive pair of Jack Hillen and Steve Oleksy is solid and mobile. Washington has more depth on the back end than New York, who prefer to give their top four of Dan Girardi, Michael Del Zotto, Ryan McDonagh, and Anton Stralman a ton of minutes. John Moore and former Capital Steve Eminger are the third pairing.
In net, you've got a super battle between Henrik Lundqvist and Braden Holtby. Last spring was #70's first NHL playoffs and he performed extremely well. Outside of game one in New York, Holtby was outstanding. Holtby is a year more experienced and his puck handling still makes a big difference for Washington. Oates has used #70's skills in that area even more than former coach Dale Hunter did and they will need it to combat the Rangers dump and forecheck style.
Behind the bench you've got the abrasive but very experienced Tortorella versus the technically savvy Oates. Oates knows the Rags very well from his coaching days with the Devils last spring, so he is very familiar with what Torts wants his players to do. Torts will try to work the referees and manipulate the New York media to put the pressure on him, instead of his players. But both teams are under pressure to win now, so those tactics are just a waste of time and energy. Oates seems to be the type that doesn't bother getting caught up in that stuff.
In the special teams department, the Caps have the best power play in the league (26.8%) while New York has struggled (15.7%), but in a seven game series, anything can happen. But this Washington team can play well at five on five too and my take is that the more five on five action there is, the more it favors the Caps given their superior depth. The Rangers have some very skilled players so staying out of the box is paramount. The Caps penalty killing finished 27th in the NHL at 77.9% during the regular season.
This is the fourth post season meeting between these clubs in five years. It is the tightest Eastern Conference matchup and a battle of two surging clubs with different styles of play.
The complete series schedule is listed below:
Thursday, May 2 7:30 p.m. NY Rangers at Washington TV: CSN, NBC Sports Network, TSN
Saturday, May 4 12:30 p.m. NY Rangers at Washington TV: NBC, TSN
Monday, May 6 7:30 p.m. Washington at NY Rangers TV: CSN, NBC Sports Network, TSN
Wednesday, May 8 7:30 p.m. Washington at NY Rangers TV: CSN, NBC Sports Network, TSN
*Friday, May 10 7:30 p.m. NY Rangers at Washington TV: CSN, TSN
*Sunday, May 12 TBD Washington at NY Rangers TV: TBD
*Monday, May 13 TBD NY Rangers at Washington TV: TBD
* – if necessary
Notes and Assorted Musings: The Caps ended the regular season with 164 power plays to 163 for their opponents. Why is this important? Well for the first time in 16 seasons Washington finally had more power plays than their opposition in a season. Overall they are down 471 power plays over the course of the streak, which coincides with McPhee's tenure as GM. People always say that "the calls even out" so given that, shouldn't we see more balance in the power play totals? Clearly it is not the case here and to give you an idea of the odds of this happening, it is akin to flipping a coin 15 straight times and getting heads for each result. The odds of that happening are 1 in 32,768! (s/t to Mike Vogel of the Caps for pointing out the power play stats in his blog last night)…it has been reported that Brooks Laich did indeed undergo surgery this spring and he is targeting a return in the second round of the playoffs, if the Caps can advance that far…down on the farm, the Hershey Bears won both games 1 and 2 versus the Providence Bruins over the weekend and can win their best of five opening round series with a victory at the Giant Center this weekend in either game three or four.


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My babies started laying eggs the 8th or 9th of August. If you read "Whose Egg is This?" or "Green Eggs", you already know this. With all the egg hubbub in the news and tainted eggs now reaching my neck of the woods, I figured now would be a good time to do a follow-up.
I was pretty sure this egg wasn't Molly's because of the size. Now, I'm not so sure. That egg was the only egg we got that day and we didn't get another little brown egg for nine more days. It's typical for chickens to take a day off every few days, but nine? Plus, Molly's egg the day after I found the tiny egg was ginormous, really pale brown and weak-shelled. I'm thinking maybe the mini egg was Molly's after all. Research online leads me to believe it's not impossible for a hen to lay a tiny egg even if she normally lays larger eggs, but I'd love to hear your opinions.
I don't think it was Bellatrix' egg anymore because she laid her first verified egg August 17th and has only taken one day off since. Nine eggs in ten days is pretty good!
Hermione still hasn't started laying, but that is typical of a larger breed bird like a Wyandotte.
So, if Molly laid the tiny egg, Luna was the first of our new girls to start laying. She's laid thirteen eggs in the eighteen days since she started. Her eggs have gotten a little bigger, but her eggs will never really be large because she is a medium-sized bird.
Between the babies, we're getting a dozen eggs a week now. That's good because Molly stopped laying again the same day that Bella started. I'm not sure if it's permanent, but her crop is doing strange things again. Even if Molly doesn't start laying again, we'll soon be getting a dozen and a half, free-range, untainted eggs a week. I think that'll be plenty.


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We Heart It, Image Site That's a Favorite of Young Ladies, Raises $8M
We Heart It, an image-sharing social network popular with girls, has raised $8 million in Series A funding.
The company is a mix of standard and unconventional. It was started in Brazil in 2008 as a personal project. Founder Fabio Giolito, who moved to San Francisco last summer, said he wanted to raise funding, but not traditional venture capital, out of concern that VCs would try to dictate too much. But he agreed that he needed management help, so former tech and media execs Ranah Edelin and Dave Williams joined as CEO and president, respectively, and scrapped a social gifting startup they were working on. They have now raised $8 million from White Oak (an advisory firm from a former Goldman exec) and IDG Ventures.
Meanwhile, the site itself is somewhere in the Pinterest-Tumblr spectrum, with no business model to speak of. It's a sort of shiny-happy supportive environment filled with stuff young women like, at the opposite end of the Internet from something like 9GAG.
We Heart It is about "expressiveness," Giolito said. It's a way for people to show "how I'm feeling at the moment" with a picture. Usually, that picture is grabbed from elsewhere on the Web — the site is only starting to allow uploads. Many users are anonymous.
We Heart It has 20 million monthly unique visitors, and is starting to skew almost half mobile overall, though it only just released its Android app six weeks ago, and its iPhone app nine months ago.


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Liberty News
Parking policy refined
Liberty University has modified its on-campus parking policy to offer staff the same fee-based premium parking it offers faculty members.
Faculty members were afforded that opportunity the last couple of years for an annual fee of $50. Staff can reserve premium parking for a similar fee.
Under the new policy, staff members will be allowed to park in the same lots as faculty. A previous parking policy statement said staff would compete for spaces with commuter students.
A policy statement issued last week when Liberty's President and Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. was out of town indicated that staff members would have to pay between $50 and $150 to park in the same lots as commuter students.
Falwell said he modified the parking policy after a further review.
He said no staff member will be required to pay the fee. Satellite parking lots will be located on and off the main academic campus and employees will be able to ride buses to their places of employment.
"With changes being made on campus, we have a large number of academic classes that will not be held in Green Hall this year," said Liberty Chancellor and President Jerry Falwell Jr. "We should need fewer spaces here for faculty and student parking."
Liberty faculty, staff and students will no longer use Thomas Road Baptist Church and Liberty Christian Academy lots. Over the summer, the university constructed more than 300 new parking spaces near Green Hall that can be used for premium parking.
The university also was able to reduce traffic flow to and from Green Hall, which essentially becomes the university's operations center for support staff. Because of the reduction of academic classes in Green Hall, student trips have been trimmed from 24,000 a month to 7,000.
Liberty is working toward making its main campus a primarily pedestrian campus over the next several years.


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Pre-assembled 1/8 Scale 4WD Buggy with Nitro Star F3.5 Engine and Painted Body
Fully Featured Rallycross Buggy, now Waterproof with 2.4GHz Tech!
The HPI Trophy range of off-road racers has been updated with the latest in 2.4GHz radio technology, waterproof servos and a waterproof receiver & battery compartment! That's right: one of our most popular nitro kits ever now has been upgraded to make it a performer just about anywhere!
The Trophy 3.5 buggy is the perfect way to get into nitro 1/8 buggies! Rallycross buggies are one of the biggest racing classes around the world, and it's still growing fast! This kit has got everything you need for anything you want to do. For bashing fun and big-air stunts, it has a durable aluminium chassis, braces and shock towers, and for race track performance and tuning the Trophy is equipped with a powerful race-legal Nitro Star F3.5 (.21 cubic inch) HPI engine, HB Proto design racing tyres, oil-filled shocks, turnbuckles and plenty of tuning adjustment possibilities.
In addition to being race-bred and ready for track action, the updated Trophy 3.5 looks great, too. The sleek aerodynamic racing bodyshell features a brand new paint design, and the HB Proto tyres are wrapped around cool black chrome Edge 7-spoke wheels. The rear wing isn't just for looks, either - it gives the Trophy loads of downforce and control in the air. To top everything off, we've updated the anodizing of the shock caps, wheel nuts and more to HPI-spec bright orange!
Want to tackle that muddy bug? How about that stream crossing? A bit of rain about to fall? That's all fine for the Trophy!
The Trophy 3.5 now features a cool waterproof electronics compartment for the receiver and receiver batteries and a pair of HPI SF-10W waterproof servos and finally a water-resistant air filter cover that allows you to keep running the Trophy 3.5 in truly extreme conditions!
Please note: This HPI vehicle is designed to provide water protection so it can be driven in wet conditions (e.g. rain, snow, puddles). Not for submersion. Nitro engines are splash protected and require extra care when running in wet conditions. See manual for details.
2.4GHz RADIO SYSTEM
All of the latest HPI kits are now fitted with a comfortable and feature-packed HPI 2.4GHz radio system for supreme control and confidence! The radio features a pistol-grip design with drop-down steering wheel, 3 channel functionality, easy carry handle, fold-down aerial, end point adjustments, servo reversing and steering dual rate. It's also extremely lightweight due to it requiring only four AA batteries.
You won't have to worry about radio crystals or what channel other RC racers are using with our 2.4GHz technology - the radio does all that work for you! The radio prevents frequency conflicts automatically and changes channels if there is any interference. Finally, if you ever lose radio signal or battery power, an electronic failsafe will bring it to a safe and controlled stop. You'll have professional-level control in one easy RTR package!
Nitro Star F3.5 engine
The Nitro Star F3.5 engine provides the grunt needed to get the Trophy 3.5 buggy up to wild speeds - it's loud, it's powerful and it's strong, so you'll be able to rip off huge stunts like record-setting long jumps, backflips, tall jumps, even double backflips! The F3.5 engine will give you eye-opening acceleration and crazy top speeds! The engine is started by a simple pullstarter system and is protected by a unique water splash cover and 2-stage air filter for extra protection, and the two-needle carburretor allows you to fine-tune the performance for any kind of weather or fuel.
One added benefit of the Nitro Star F3.5 is that it's a race-legal .21-size engine, which means you can drop down to your local track or club and enter in a race as soon as you open the box!
- 2.5 horsepower on tap
- Race-legal .21 engine size
- True ABC construction for long life
- Composite carb construction helps prevent heat vaporization of fuel
- Finned aluminium case
- Huge aluminium heatsink
- Tough pullstarter fitted standard
- 2-stage air filter for extra engine protection
- Splash cover over air filter keeps the engine from getting flooded with water in wet conditions
- 2-needle carb adjustment for fine-tuning
HPI makes it as easy as possible to get into RC racing action. The RTR Trophy 3.5 buggy is completely pre-built and ready to go right out of the box! Everything is assembled and tuned for you by professionals - diffs, shocks, suspension and more are perfect before you even open the package. You don't have to do a thing to get going fast!
HPI Ready-To-Run vehicles bring you the same high performance and quality that you'd expect from a high end RC kit but with the added convenience of being factory pre-assembled to the highest standards - giving you a high performance RC car straight from the box!
Just like all HPI cars and trucks, you get a full, in-depth instruction manual with step-by-step instructions that allow you to easily disassemble and reassemble your car for maintenance and easy servicing. The manual also includes a handy parts list and full-scale drawings of the parts and hardware. And the included HPI RC Car DVD is your personal RC car expert in a box!
Features Summary
- Factory-assembled & pre-painted 4WD nitro racing buggy
- 2.4 GHz radio system for crystal-free, comfortable control
- Waterproof receiver/battery box protects battery and receiver from the elements
- Waterproof laydown steering servo for low CG and awesome handling
- Waterproof throttle/brake servo
- Covered air filter keeps water away from the air intake
- Low centre of gravity (CG) design for great track performance
- Strong and reliable Nitro Star F3.5 engine with 2.5hp
- Strong engine mount and large flywheel opening for starter boxes
- Easy and simple pullstarter for instant action
- 4mm 6061 aluminium chassis has angled sides for extra stiffness
- Thick 6061 aluminium shock towers are strong and durable
- Thick steering brace for increased chassis stiffness
- Low-profile aluminium radio tray securely mounts servos
- Race-tuned suspension design for awesome traction
- Extra-long, oi-filled shocks with aluminium shock bodies
- Multiple shock and camber link locations for extra race tuning
- Steel turnbuckle links allow you to custom-tune the ride
- Tough front bumper protects against crash damage
- Extra-large 160cc fuel tank gives you plenty of runtime
- Powerful, adjustable & vented front and rear steel disk brakes
- Strong fibre brake pads for longevity and fade resistance
- HB Proto tyres look fantastic on black chrome wheels
- Intelligent fuel line routing to keep things neat and tidy
- Cast aluminium steering knuckles for increased strength
- 17mm hex hubs resist stripping out and are hollow for light weight
- Slick racing bodyshell is prepainted and cut out for instant race looks
- Adjustable mounts for the wide racing wing
- Extra suspension mounts included for tuning options
1/8th Scale 4WD Nitro Buggy withNitro Star F3.5 engine, 2.4GHz Radio System and Painted Body
Length: 518mm
Width: 300mm
Height: 180mm
Track: 280mm
Wheelbase: 333mm
Drivetrain: Shaft 4WD
4 AA Batteries for transmitter - HPI recommend #101938 Rechargeable AA Batteries!
4 AA Batteries for receiver pack - HPI recommend #101936 Rechargeable Receiver Pack!
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Fuel Bottle - #74115 500cc Fuel Bottle recommended!
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ST. LOUIS — While some dietitians extol the virtues of red wine, dark chocolate and salmon to celebrate Valentine's Day and the month of February the heart healthy way, Katie Eliot, Ph.D., assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics at Saint Louis University, has a different plan.
| Katie Eliot, Ph.D., is an assistant professor
of nutrition and dietetics at SLU.
Keep it simple. Look to heart shaped foods to protect your heart.
"Being red and heart shaped can be a tip off that some foods are good for your heart," Eliot says. "Many heart shaped fruits and vegetables are great sources of antioxidants. These compounds act like shields, taking the hit from free radicals that otherwise damage the body and cause heart disease and cancer."
For instance, strawberries and raspberries are loaded with vitamin C and an antioxidant known as polyphenol that prevents plaque from forming. Cherries contain an antioxidant called anthocyanin, which is thought to protect the blood vessels, and is high in potassium, which lowers blood pressure.
Tomatoes and red peppers are rich in the antioxidant lycopene, which is in many red fruits and vegetables and works magic by neutralizing free radicals. And acorn squash and apples contain loads of fiber, which reduces bad cholesterol that can clog up your arteries to cause heart attacks and stroke.
So, while the current recommendation is to eat at least five fruits and vegetables a day, Eliot adds a special suggestion for February.
"To help keep your ticker ticking, celebrate heart month and Valentine's Day by making sure at least two of those five fruits and veggies are heart shaped or red," Eliot says. "It's a happy coincidence that many of these foods actually resemble the organ they help to protect."
Long a leader in educating health professionals, Saint Louis University offered its first degree in an allied health profession in 1929. Today the Doisy College of Health Sciences offers degrees in physical therapy, athletic training education, clinical laboratory science, nutrition and dietetics, health informatics and information management, health sciences, medical imaging and radiation therapeutics, occupational science and occupational therapy, and physician assistant education. The college's unique curriculum prepares students to work with health professionals from all disciplines to ensure the best possible patient care.
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Calgary: 2011: Locating Affordable Housing
May 20, 2011
There is a strong relationship between housing, healthy cities, healthy neighbourhoods and healthy individuals (Sawatsky and Stroick 2005)." Access to shelter is listed among the pre-requisites for health in the Ottawa Charter. Along with peace, adequate economic resources, food, a stable eco-system and sustainable resource use. These pre-requisites highlight "the inextricable links between social and economic conditions, the physical environment, individual lifestyles and health. These links provide the key to an holistic understanding of health which is central to the definition of health promotion (Ottawa Charter)."
Canada's Gross National Product in 2010 was $1.600 trillion based on Statistics Canada data.
Calgary needs to control its urban sprawl which is among the worst in Canada. Higher density to limit the sprawl is crucial as Calgary anticipates to double its population over the next 50 years. Mayor Nenshi on Twitter argues that we need government housing for the really tough cases, nonprofit for some, and private sector for most. He is really promoting the concept of allowing secondary suites in Calgary neighbourhoods. It seems to me that the Attainable Housing initiatives are the only one on the block. What about economic diversity in every neighbourhood through a number of different initiatives not just secondary suites which are not ideal living situations? Calgary does not respond well enough to the need for rental housing for those earning less than the attainable homes initiatives target.
In some markets, the secondary market – the universe of basement apartments, apartments over storefronts, flats in single-and semi-detached homes and row houses, and rented condominiums – has acted as an important safety valve. But, it is a less stable source of supply, and so by itself cannot provide a long-term solution to the affordable housing shortage. (TD 2003).
Why is affordable housing located under Corporate Properties in the City of Calgary? When was it moved there?
Fact Sheet on Affordable Housing
- The federal government estimates that the cost of homelessness by 2007 had reached c. $4.5 – $6 billion annually. This includes costs of health care, crime and other social services (Laird, 2007: 5). Yet Canada's Economic Action Plan for all kinds of affordable housing options only provides c. $500 million annually leaving most of the costs to the municipal level residential tax base. Canada's Economic Action Plan provides $475 million, over two years; to build new rental housing for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities, and $850 million to provinces and territories over two years for the renovation and retrofit of existing provincially/territorially administered social housing. Overall, the Economic Action Plan includes $2 billion for the construction of new and the renovation of existing social housing, plus up to $2 billion in low-cost loans to municipalities for housing-related infrastructure. Canada's Economic Action Plan builds on the Government of Canada's commitment in 2008 of more than $1.9 billion, over five years, to improve and build new affordable housing and help the homeless. As part of this commitment the Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI) was extended for two years, bringing the total federal investment in housing under the AHI to $1.25 billion since its inception.
- Across Canada emergency shelter use is on the rise particularly in urban centers. By 2007 40,000 people every night including children used emergency temporary shelters (Federation of Canadian Municipalities 2007).
- Research suggests that on average moving a homeless person from an emergency shelter to stable housing saves taxpayers $9,000 a year (FCM 2011-04).
- On an annualized basis costs in existing responses, averaged across four cities (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax) in 2005 were: Institutional responses (prison/detention and psychiatric hospitals: $66,000 to $120,000; Emergency shelters (cross section of youth, men's women's, family and victims of violence): $13,000 to $42,000; Supportive and transitional housing: $13,000 to $18,000; Affordable housing without supports (singles and family): $5,000 to $8,000 (Pomeroy 2005). In terms of public policy then "Where the cost advantage of the supportive and affordable housing options become meaningful is in addressing future demand, which will inevitably increase as populations continue to expand. Directing new investment to the lower cost (and arguably more effective) supportive option is likely to be more cost efficient than investing in new prisons, psychiatric hospitals and
emergency shelters (Pomeroy 2005)."
- "Approximately 35,000 Calgary families are having difficulty affording adequate housing. Over the past ten years [2000-2010?], housing prices have increased 156 per cent, yet incomes have increased only 34 per cent over that same time (OLSH)."
- "There is currently a waiting list of more than 4,200 individuals and families with the Calgary Housing Company (CHC), Calgary's leading affordable housing provider (OLSH)."
- In 2004 the estimated cost of building was c. $1,890/m2 ($175/sq. ft) for concrete and $1,512/m2 ($140/ sq. ft) for wood. In 2011 the average cost per sq. ft is $125 – 155 sq ft. Unit sizes affordable housing: one-bedroom units from 500 sq. ft, two-bedroom units 700-800 sq. ft [800 sq. ft. @ $150 = $120, 000 x 36 units = $4 320 000] and three-bedroom units up to 1,000 sq. ft.
- Since 1993, the Provincial and Federal governments substantially reduced the capital funding of new affordable housing. This was part of a widespread decentralization, devolution and deregulation process intended to make housing markets more fairly competitive by eliminating state involvement at the same time cutting public costs. This did not work to advantage on a number of social issues such as affordable housing which has resulted in unintended and very costly consequences.
- There is a fiscal imbalance between municipal, provincial and the federal governments that jeopardizes the municipalities ability to respond to affordable housing issues. Cities like Calgary are highly and almost singularly dependent on property taxes (92.7%) as the primary source of funding (along with user fees and intergovernmental grants) to finance service provisions (T.D. ECONOMICS, 2004) such as affordable housing and social services. This is inherently flawed. There are many reasons why property tax revenues are inherently flawed as a source of funding for cities'growing needs and are a poor match for funding in the area of income redistribution services (more).
|From Land Use Amendment Proposal
- The market is unable to deliver new rental stock. An astonishing 95% of the housing starts in the most recent five-year period have been in the ownership market, with rental construction accounting for only 5% of the market. Just 15 years ago, the proportion was 75% ownership and 25% rental.
- "A1996 Cambridge University study that compared the housing systems and housing policies of 12 Western nations found that, compared to all other countries, "Canada has an essentially free market approach to housing finance. Owneroccupation has the advantage of not paying capital gains tax, whilst there is very little support for investment in the private rental sector, and tenants receive very little support in paying rents" (Hulchanski, 2002: 7, citing Freeman, Holmans, and Whitehead, 1996: n.p. cited in (Sawatsky and Stroick 2005)."
- Existing formal rental stock has been demolished or converted to condos.
- A buoyant economy in Calkgary bolstered in-migration causing a higher demand for rental housing.
- Alberta's minimum wage is the second-lowest in Canada (BC has the lowest). Alberta's minimum wage is $8.80 per hour. A total of 11 Canadian provinces or territories have a minimum wage rate higher then Alberta. Full time hourly minimum wage workers in Alberta earn a total of $352.00 per week and approximately $18,304.00 per year (based on a 8 hour days and a 260-day work year).
- Social Assistance rates did not increase between1993 and 2002
- In 2008, "as the nation headed into a brutal recession, there were just over 3 million Canadians living in poverty using the standard measure, Statistic Canada's after-tax low-income cut-off (LICO) (more)."
- Approximately 1.27 million households (or 12.4 percent of Canadian households) live in housing that requires major repairs, is overcrowded, and/or costs more than 30 percent of household income (more).
- One in five Calgarians lived in poverty in 2002.
- Minimal new social housing was built for people who cannot afford market rents. 2002
- In Canada the federal, provincial and municipal governments have roles and responsibilities to address housing issues. But most of the responsibility has fallen to municipal governments to find and fund solutions.
- According to a 2003 KPMG study of corporations in the United States, quality of life indicators were important key business environment factors. It was also important that a city had low crime, good access to health facilities, access to affordable housing and educational facilities (more).
Further Reading
External Links
Federation of Canadian Municipalities http://www.fcm.ca/CMFiles/bcmcfinal1LND-3282008-4938.pdf
Policy Alternatives http://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/commentary/fast-facts-electing-house-canadians-or-not
Sawatsky and Stroick 2005
Ottawa Charter
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Tickets cost a mere EUR 25.00 and all proceeds from registration goes to our designated charity - Camara. If you're in two minds about attending and are thinking about holding off till the live stream or recordings become available, then you'll be sorry to hear that we won't be streaming or recording any of the sessions so make sure you get registered to attend if you want to learn about what's new in your chosen track.
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How Windows 8.1 Pro and Enterprise can enhance user experience an enable BYOD.
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Devices are a central ingredient to the "Windows 8.1 in the business" story. What are Microsoft and partners doing?
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Steamed Cranberry Pudding
Total TimePrep: 10 min. Cook: 1 hour
Makes6-8 servings
- 1/2 cup light molasses
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- Dash salt
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a bowl, combine pudding ingredients. Pour into a well-greased 4-cup pudding mold. Place in a stockpot on a rack. Fill stockpot with boiling water to 1-in. depth; cover and boil gently. Replace water as needed. Steam for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before removing from mold.
- Meanwhile, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan. Add cream and butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture begins to boil. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Serve sauce over warm pudding.
Nutrition Facts1 piece: 454 calories, 23g fat (14g saturated fat), 71mg cholesterol, 616mg sodium, 61g carbohydrate (40g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.
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Nov 24, 2013
my grandmother made this exact recipe every year all through my childhood and ourf amily will not have thanksgiving or christmas without this pudding! We now have at least a fifth generation hooked on it. We do substitute half and half for the heavy cream and some prefer the light molassis and some prefer sorgum in place of the molassis . i have been steaming mine in an electric rice steamer with great results. I will admit i have cut back on the sugar too with no complaints, but i havent told anyone i did that! we mix the pudding and then stir in the cranberries last so they don't get too chopped up. we cut the fresh cranberries in half or lightly chop with a hand chopper.
Dec 20, 2010
Outstanding!!!!!! You have to try it. Also try this: 1 Cup Sugar, 1 Cup Heavy Cream and 1 stick of real butter. Heat stiring pour warm over pudding. Yum!
Aug 25, 2010
This is very close to what I have had since I was about 8 years old every Thanksgiving and Christmas. I'm now 64 and still love it. The recipe was handed down from my Aunts Mother in Law who was from the east coast of Canada. They came to the States over 100 years ago. My Family loves this recipe. I have made cookbooks for my boys and of course this recipe is in it.


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Sacramento's Hot Italian is hosting the fourth installment of the Savage Sprints series. As before, the event it intended not only to be a hell of a good time, but to also raise funds and awareness to the Sacramento Velodrome Association. Over 40 racers are registered for the 4pm start time – including yours truly. That's right, amongst the racers you'll find Just Another Cyclist spinning like mad. Come cheer me on – because frankly I've no idea what I'm doing!
The Facebook page for the event currently lists registration as full – but I've heard rumor that spots for no-shows will potentially be offered to walk-ins. However, given that at least some of us have Monday off, hanging out at Hot Italian, having drinks and watching roller racing is a fine way to spend a Sunday night.
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Team Powers Cup Win for Cortes!
The second annual Team Powers Cup was held at the world-famous Norcal Hobbies facility on August 4, 2013. The track, which is home to the Reedy Touring Car Race of Champions, hosted triple-digit entries for the second year in a row. In addition to the traditional 17.5, 13.5, and Modified Touring Car classes, fun classes such as VTA, F1, and Mini Sedan added to the upbeat atmosphere of the event. Competition was tight in all classes, with some of the best drivers on the West Coast attending, including past and present ROAR and Reedy Race champions.
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Host Flames finish three and out at EIVA men's tournament
March 23, 2013 | Lynchburg, Va.
Home-court advantage wasn't enough to lift Liberty University's men's volleyball team to any upsets of Division I opponents in Saturday's Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association tournament at the new Schilling Center.
The Flames (5-15) were swept by James Madison, the top-ranked team in their pool, 25-19, 25-20; Florida, ranked No. 13 in the nation, 25-23, 25-23; and Georgetown, 25-19, 25-16, and did not qualify as one of three teams to advance to next weekend's East Coast Championships in Maryland.
"Against Florida, they definitely stepped up, but it just wasn't enough," Liberty head coach Bryan Rigg said. "Florida's a great team. They have clutch players who have been playing longer than us. They're more experienced and when they get down, they know how to change things up. Unfortunately, we're not there yet."
However, the Flames will make a return trip to the Division I-AA national tournament, starting April 3 in Dallas.
"We're Division I-AA and all of these teams here are Division I-A, they're bigger schools," Rigg said, noting the four teams that reached Saturday's semifinals — JMU, Florida, Virginia Tech, and N.C. State — are all ranked in the top 35 nationally. "We will have a much better time at nationals. We should do very, very well. I'd be surprised if we're not in the gold bracket and getting a gold or silver medal at nationals, Division I-AA. That's our goal."
The Flames were forced to make a couple lineup adjustments for Saturday's EIVA tournament, shifting senior captain Jamie Stedjan from outside hitter to setter, where he started all of last season.
Unfortunately, he wasn't able to get the offense clicking against JMU, ranked No. 29 in the country.
"We tried to get some chemistry going and some combinations going, but they're just a solid blocking team, both of them," Stedjan said of the Dukes and Gators. "Sometimes, you have to learn to be smart hitters instead of just hitting away because when you do that, it's just going to get us deeper into a hole."
Rigg was particularly pleased with the performance of freshman libero Josiah Williams.
"He had a ton of digs," Rigg said. "He was the stud today. He was our standout player. He was digging balls left and right. We just couldn't kill the ball."
Stedjan said while Williams provided excellent defense from the back row, the front line did hold its own at times, particularly in the match against Florida, which was even more physical and athletic than JMU.
"Ethan Chase was hitting pretty well today, and Derek Abildness was, too," he said. "I was very happy I was able to get my middles going a little bit with Sam Eisenbrenner (who had a few service aces and blocks to go with his team-high kill total). We were able to find something that worked, but we weren't able to finish. That's been a big problem, finishing the game out."
Williams finished with 14 digs while Chase contributed a team-high 18 kills, Eisenbrenner led the Flames with six blocks and added nine kills, and Stedjan distributed 26 assists, including 16 against Florida. He also made nine digs, four blocks, and three kills.
Stedjan is optimistic the Flames can peak at the right time and finish on fire at the national tournament. Last year, they advanced to the silver bracket and appeared destined for the championship match, but had to leave the tournament early to catch its flight back to Lynchburg.
"We're just going to have to dig deep a lot," he said. "We were kind of in the same boat last year where our season didn't really turn out the way we wanted it to, but when we got to nationals, we really competed and played really well. Our conference is always so good, so playing against nationally ranked teams all year is only going to prepare us. We'll be very competitive. Hopefully, nationals is our time."
The Flames also have next year to look forward to with a couple blue chip recruits coming in — Mike Ragan, who visited Liberty's practice on Friday and stayed for Saturday's tournament, and Josiah Hershberger the No. 1-ranked middle hitter among public high school players in Pennsylvania.
"He's had scholarship offers from Division I programs and he wanted to come to a Christian school, so he's coming," Rigg said, noting Hershberger committed after his all-state junior season. "I'm excited. He's going to be a great, great volleyball player, an amazing volleyball player."


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