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Last Update December 5, 2015
Chilean students protest corruption scandals, demand education reform
A protester holds a flare near La Moneda Palace during a protest march, in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, April 16, 2015. Thousands of students marched through the streets of Chile's capital to protest recent corruption scandals and to complain about delays in a promised education overhaul. While it was largely peaceful, violence broke out at the end when hooded protesters threw rocks and gasoline bombs at police. At least one officer was injured. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo) (The Associated Press)
Protesters are drenched with water from a water cannon operated by police during clashes in the courtyard of the University of Santiago, during a demonstration in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, April 16, 2015. Thousands of students marched through the streets of Chile's capital to protest recent corruption scandals and to complain about delays in a promised education overhaul. While it was largely peaceful, violence broke out at the end when hooded protesters threw rocks and gasoline bombs at police. At least one officer was injured. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo) (The Associated Press)
A protester is detained by police during a demonstration in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, April 16, 2015. Thousands of students marched through the streets of Chile's capital to protest recent corruption scandals and to complain about delays in a promised education overhaul. While it was largely peaceful, violence broke out at the end when hooded protesters threw rocks and gasoline bombs at police. At least one officer was injured. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo) (The Associated Press)
SANTIAGO, Chile – Thousands of students have marched through the streets of Chile's capital to protest recent corruption scandals and to complain about delays in a promised education overhaul.
Police said about 20,000 people took part, though student organizers estimated the crowd at about 150,000.
While it was largely peaceful, violence broke out at the end when hooded protesters threw rocks and gasoline bombs at police.
Past student marches focused on pressuring President Michelle Bachelet to fulfill her campaign promise of education reform. Students now say they're fed up waiting for changes and are disgusted by a series of corruption scandals.
They include a controversy over a bank loan involving Bachelet's son and a campaign financing scandal involving right-wing politicians and a prominent financial company.
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QUESTION: So let's start – well, I wanted to start by just saying the state of relations between the U.S. and Israel – discuss. But since that will leave you with far too much room to maneuver, how about this, and I'll try and keep this family-friendly by using the phrase "chicken salad" rather than the other word: What is going on here? Why are there senior Administration officials running around trashing the prime minister of Israel?
MS. PSAKI: Well, let me first say on your first question, even though it wasn't a real question, the U.S.-Israel relationship remains strong, our security bonds have never been greater, and the ties between our nations are unshakeable. We remain fully and firmly committed to Israel's security. On the comments, we think such comments are inappropriate and counterproductive. I spoke with Secretary – the Secretary about this this morning, and he certainly feels strongly that a war of words is not productive from either side. Obviously, we believe that moving forward, it's in the best interests of both sides to address any issues that may arise appropriately and respectfully and not through personal attacks.
QUESTION: Okay. Well, just because they're counterproductive and unhelpful, or whatever it was that you said, doesn't necessarily mean that whoever said them doesn't think that, doesn't agree with the sentiment – with the "chicken salad" sentiment itself. So are there those in the Administration who believe that this is an accurate depiction of or an accurate description of Prime Minister Netanyahu?
MS. PSAKI: Well, Matt, obviously, as you know, the article was sourced to anonymous sources in the Administration. So does that individual, whomever they are, think that? Perhaps. But the Secretary of State, the President of the United States, people who are leading our relationship don't view that language and those words as appropriate or accurate.
QUESTION: All right. And you said that this – you – when you spoke to the Secretary about it this morning, he said – or you said as a result of your conversation with him that you don't think name-calling or whatever, a war of words, between either side – by either side is appropriate.
QUESTION: So that suggests that you think that some on the Israeli side have been doing similar if not the same. Is that correct?
MS. PSAKI: Well, I think we're all familiar with not just public record but media reports over the last several months. Certainly, we don't think that is productive or constructive in our relationship at any point in time.
MS. PSAKI: Well, Matt, I think also these comments, as you know, were from an anonymous source. I don't know who that individual was and what level they were at. So I'd also certainly take them with a grain of salt.
QUESTION: Do you have suspicions?
QUESTION: Are you trying to figure out – is the Administration trying to figure out who made these inappropriate and counterproductive comments?
MS. PSAKI: There are anonymous sources in all of your stories every single day. If we spent all of our time focused on that effort, we wouldn't be working on diplomacy.
QUESTION: Well, that's true, but a lot of anonymous sources are speaking on background and they are authorized to speak on background, correct?
MS. PSAKI: -- as I don't have to tell all of you, who are reporters.
QUESTION: Well, that – yes, true. But so you're saying that – you're not disputing that an official in the Administration said this, but you're saying that they were not – that if they did say this, they were speaking only for their – on their personal view. Is that what you're saying?
MS. PSAKI: I think it's more accurate to convey that it's – I'm not disputing the accuracy of the reporting of the reporter. I don't have any other information beyond that.
MS. PSAKI: I just said it's not representative of the Secretary of State.
QUESTION: Do you have any reason to believe that the comments attributed to the anonymous U.S. official were authorized?
MS. PSAKI: I don't. No.
QUESTION: I saw them today.
QUESTION: I think – let me see if I can find it during the course of the briefing.
QUESTION: He made other statements today too.
MS. PSAKI: Okay. Well, we'll take a look at those. I spoke to the comments from yesterday, but you can continue if there's another question on that, or if you want to find them we can go back to this.
QUESTION: Well, given your disavowal of this official or these officials' comments made anonymously, is the Administration giving any thought to granting Israel an apology, as one official suggested today to Haaretz?
MS. PSAKI: I think we'll be clear, as the Secretary speaks with Prime Minister Netanyahu pretty frequently, as all of you know. And if this issue comes up, he would make clear this isn't the position of the Administration.
QUESTION: Have they – hold on. Just – sorry. Just very brief.
QUESTION: Have they spoken since yesterday afternoon?
MS. PSAKI: No. They have not since yesterday afternoon.
QUESTION: Well, let's talk about something that was brought up in Jeffrey Goldberg's article near the end – the suggestion that because of the Administration's deep frustration with the Netanyahu government, that next year at the United Nations it would remove its cover, it would not run interference for Israel on contentious issues – everything from the Palestinians' status to questions of human rights. Is that accurate?
MS. PSAKI: Well, I think, one, Roz, our position hasn't changed. We're not going to get ahead of, obviously, actions that have not yet been taken, but we strongly believe that the preferred course of action is for the parties to reach an agreement on final status issues directly. We've long made clear that negotiations are the means to do that. I don't think that has changed for quite some time.
QUESTION: Can I go back to my question? Oh, sorry.
QUESTION: Yeah. But his point was not so much on a specific policy issue but just on the fact of whenever Israel comes up for criticism at the United Nations, the U.S. has been pretty much lockstep in voting to protect it, to issue – yeah.
MS. PSAKI: Right. I just – I think I just addressed it by conveying our position hasn't changed. I'm not going to get ahead of actions that have not been taken or laid out.
QUESTION: Can I just ask on the basic premise of Roz's question?
QUESTION: Is there frustration within the U.S. Administration about what the positions that Israeli prime minister or Israel as a country has been taking in recent months?
MS. PSAKI: Well, as in any diplomatic relationship, if there are points of frustration, we'll raise those through appropriate channels. I think the point is that doing that publicly is not constructive or productive.
QUESTION: But do – is there a feeling that, perhaps within the Administration, that you've run your course, that there's nothing much more you – you tried to start – restart talks and those collapsed for the reasons we know. The settlement building is still going on; something that you condemn as incompatible with any pursuit of peace. So is there a feeling within this Administration that, basically, you have run your course of what you feel you can do with Israel?
MS. PSAKI: No, that's not how we view it. The Secretary and his team continue to look at various options to push forward objectives and, obviously, the objective of reaching a two-state solution. But as we've made clear, it's ultimately up to the parties. And if they're willing to go down that track, then we'll be there to support them. But obviously, it's not currently on that path.
QUESTION: Have you any reason to believe that Israel is willing to go down that track?
MS. PSAKI: Well, I think they've stated that they'd like to see a two-state solution. Obviously, actions, as I've said – as I said yesterday, like the announcement of new settlements are counterproductive to that.
MS. PSAKI: Or contradictory, I should say.
MS. PSAKI: Sure, go ahead, Arshad.
QUESTION: Just – can I follow up on Jo's question?
QUESTION: Do you – is there a feeling that while the Secretary of State wants to keep pushing the two-state solution that this – that Netanyahu is not the leader who will do it? I mean, it was very strongly stated in the article – it called him a coward, couldn't take the political decisions necessary, only looking after his political future, whatever. But is there a sense in the State Department, a sort of unease, about Netanyahu not being the one to deliver on this?
MS. PSAKI: No. The – Prime Minister Netanyahu is the leader of Israel. The Secretary speaks to him on a regular basis. That doesn't change the fact that neither have sides – neither side has made the choices necessary in order to move towards a two-state solution. Obviously, you know what happened this spring. So that remains the facts.
QUESTION: So the exact quote from today from Prime Minister Netanyahu is, "Our supreme interests, chiefly the security and unity of Jerusalem, are not the main concern of those anonymous officials who attack us and me personally, as the assault on me comes only because I defend the state of Israel." It's that phrase that the prime minister of Israel says, that Israel's "supreme interests" are the security – are "chiefly the security and unity of Jerusalem." Does it dismay you to hear that formulation, particularly the one on the unity of Jerusalem, given your position stated not two minutes ago that these are all matters, including Jerusalem, that should be subject to negotiation?
MS. PSAKI: Well, Arshad, I don't know that that's a new view by Israel or the prime minister, and you're certainly well aware that, obviously, the status of Jerusalem is a final status issue that would need to be discussed and addressed. I think our issue with the recent construction building is that it's prejudging an outcome, and it's not one that certainly the other side has agreed to. So I think that's why we expressed such a strong concern about that issue and those announcements, I should say.
QUESTION: But do you feel – you don't feel the need for an apology because this was said by an anonymous official rather than, let's say, the Vice President saying something about Turkey, in which – or Saudi Arabia – in which he makes a phone call to apologize for?
MS. PSAKI: -- represent our views.
QUESTION: Okay. Do you know when that might be? They have the call planned?
QUESTION: Okay. And then I think my last one on this is: It is being widely opined that this whole kerfuffle marks a low point in U.S.-Israel relations and that the relationship is in crisis. Do you feel – does the Administration think that the relationship with Israel is in crisis?
MS. PSAKI: We do not. We do think that there are moments where we disagree. We obviously disagree with the settlements that they announced earlier this week.
MS. PSAKI: We expressed that.
QUESTION: Is this one of those moments? Because I mean, I think people in this town are probably the only ones who think it isn't in crisis.
MS. PSAKI: Well, I mean, I'm – what I'm conveying is that there are issues where we express concern and there's disagreement. But that doesn't change the fact that we have an unshakable bond with Israel – the United States does – and that will continue.
QUESTION: And that doesn't – I mean, and you think that those – it's the position of the Administration that when there are differences they should not be aired in a rude, insulting, or otherwise impolite way. Is that correct?
MS. PSAKI: That's correct. Yeah.
QUESTION: Okay. So why isn't – there are certain people – Senator Cruz, your favorite senator, one of them – saying that the President and the Secretary of State should find out who said this and fire them. Why not make an effort if this is – you think that this is unhelpful and destructive to the relationship, these kinds of comments? Why not make the effort to find out?
MS. PSAKI: Matt, our focus is on continuing to work closely with Israel on their security, continuing to work through any areas of disagreement.
MS. PSAKI: And that's where it will remain.
QUESTION: But this Administration also has a history of trying to force reporters into revealing their sources, does it not?
MS. PSAKI: Well, Matt, I think you're talking about some specific incidents that are different than this one.
MS. PSAKI: Should we move on to a new topic?
QUESTION: Can we go back to Israel for a moment?
MS. PSAKI: -- or the day before. Yeah.
QUESTION: It was the day before, but I think we had asked for a follow-up, because the day before, on Monday, you did not know kind of where that investigation stood.
QUESTION: Okay, I'll go back and look at it. Apologies.
MS. PSAKI: And we can talk, of course, more.
MS. PSAKI: I don't have anything new today.
MS. PSAKI: Yes. And we continue to press them for a speedy resolution in every conversation.
QUESTION: And finally, is there any involvement of the Palestinians in the investigation or Palestinian authorities?
MS. PSAKI: I would refer you to the Israelis on that question. They're leading.
MS. PSAKI: The Israeli authorities are leading it, so that's why I would refer you to them for who's participating in it.
QUESTION: But in terms of the other comments that were made that raised eyebrows, caused a little bit of kerfuffle, it's still the opinion of the Administration that this – that the Palestinian American teenager should not be identified as a terrorist? Is that – I wasn't here yesterday either.
MS. PSAKI: Nothing has changed. We're talking about a 14-year-old's death, which is tragic under any circumstances. Obviously, there's an investigation that's ongoing. We don't condone violence, but we'll let that play itself out.
QUESTION: And do you yet – since I presume you're in touch with the Israeli authorities about their investigation, do you yet have clarity on the question of whether the 14-year-old Palestinian American was indeed throwing a Molotov cocktail before his death?
MS. PSAKI: I don't have any more information on that. We'll let the process see itself through.
MS. PSAKI: Are there any more on Israel? Okay.


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Strata Property Act
[SBC 1998] CHAPTER	43
Part 6 — Finances
Division 1 — Operating Fund and Contingency Reserve Fund
Strata corporation responsible for common expenses
91 The strata corporation is responsible for the common expenses of the strata corporation.
Operating fund and contingency reserve fund
92 To meet its expenses the strata corporation must establish, and the owners must contribute, by means of strata fees, to
(a) an operating fund for common expenses that
(i) usually occur either once a year or more often than once a year, or
(ii) are necessary to obtain a depreciation report under section 94, and
(b) a contingency reserve fund for common expenses that usually occur less often than once a year or that do not usually occur.
Minimum and maximum contributions to contingency reserve fund
93 Subject to the requirements set out in the regulations, the strata corporation must determine the amount of the annual contribution to the contingency reserve fund.
Depreciation report
94 (1) In this section, "qualified person" has the meaning set out in the regulations.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a strata corporation must obtain from a qualified person, on or before the following dates, a depreciation report estimating the repair and replacement cost for major items in the strata corporation and the expected life of those items:
(a) for the first time,
(i) December 14, 2013, in the case of a strata corporation that existed on December 14, 2011, or
(ii) the prescribed date, in all other cases;
(b) if the strata corporation has, before or after the coming into force of this section, obtained a depreciation report that complies with the requirements of this section, the date that is the prescribed period after the date on which that report was obtained;
(c) if the strata corporation has, under subsection (3) (a), waived the requirement under this subsection to obtain a depreciation report, the date that is the prescribed period after the date on which the resolution waiving the requirement was passed.
(3) A strata corporation need not comply with the requirement under subsection (2) to obtain a depreciation report on or before a certain date if
(a) the strata corporation, by a resolution passed by a 3/4 vote at an annual or special general meeting within the prescribed period, waives that requirement, or
(b) the strata corporation is a member of a prescribed class of strata corporations.
(4) A depreciation report referred to in subsection (2) must contain the information set out in the regulations.
Management of contingency reserve fund
95 (1) The strata corporation must account for money in the contingency reserve fund separately from other money of the strata corporation.
(2) The strata corporation must invest all of the money in the contingency reserve fund in one or the other or a combination of the following:
(a) those investments permitted by the regulations;
(b) insured accounts with savings institutions in British Columbia.
(3) Any interest or income earned on the money in the contingency reserve fund becomes part of the fund.
(4) Despite subsection (2), the strata corporation may lend money in the contingency reserve fund to the operating fund as permitted by the regulations.
Expenditures from contingency reserve fund
96 The strata corporation must not spend money from the contingency reserve fund unless the expenditure is
(a) consistent with the purposes of the fund as set out in section 92 (b), and
(b) approved or authorized as follows:
(i) the expenditure is first approved by a resolution passed by
(A) a majority vote at an annual or special general meeting if the expenditure is
(I) necessary to obtain a depreciation report under section 94, or
(II) related to the repair, maintenance or replacement, as recommended in the most current depreciation report obtained under section 94, of common property, common assets or the portions of a strata lot for which the strata corporation has taken responsibility under section 72 (3), or
(B) a 3/4 vote at an annual or special general meeting if the expenditure is not described in clause (A) (I) or (II);
(ii) the expenditure is authorized under section 98.
Expenditures from operating fund
97 The strata corporation must not spend money from the operating fund unless the expenditure is
(a) consistent with the purposes of the fund as set out in section 92 (a), and
(b) first approved by a resolution passed by a 3/4 vote at an annual or special general meeting, or authorized
(i) in the budget, or
(ii) under section 98 or 104 (3).
Unapproved expenditures
98 (1) If a proposed expenditure has not been put forward for approval in the budget or at an annual or special general meeting, the strata corporation may only make the expenditure in accordance with this section.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the expenditure may be made out of the operating fund if the expenditure, together with all other unapproved expenditures, whether of the same type or not, that were made under this subsection in the same fiscal year, is
(a) less than the amount set out in the bylaws, or
(b) if the bylaws are silent as to the amount, less than $2 000 or 5% of the total contribution to the operating fund for the current year, whichever is less.
(3) The expenditure may be made out of the operating fund or contingency reserve fund if there are reasonable grounds to believe that an immediate expenditure is necessary to ensure safety or prevent significant loss or damage, whether physical or otherwise.
(4) A bylaw setting out an amount for the purposes of subsection (2) (a) may set out further conditions for, or limitations on, any expenditures under that provision.
(5) Any expenditure under subsection (3) must not exceed the minimum amount needed to ensure safety or prevent significant loss or damage.
(6) The strata corporation must inform owners as soon as feasible about any expenditure made under subsection (3).
Division 2 — Contribution to Expenses
Calculating strata fees
99 (1) Subject to section 100, owners must contribute to the strata corporation their strata lots' shares of the total contributions budgeted for the operating fund and contingency reserve fund by means of strata fees calculated in accordance with this section and the regulations.
(2) Subject to the regulations, the strata fees for a strata lot's share of the contribution to the operating fund and contingency reserve fund are calculated as follows:
Change to basis for calculation of contribution
100	(1) At an annual or special general meeting held after the first annual general meeting, the strata corporation may, by a resolution passed by a unanimous vote, agree to use one or more different formulas, other than the formulas set out in section 99 and the regulations, for the calculation of a strata lot's share of the contribution to the operating fund and contingency reserve fund.
(2) An agreement under subsection (1) may be revoked or changed by a resolution passed by a unanimous vote at an annual or special general meeting.
(3) A resolution passed under subsection (1) or (2) has no effect until it is filed in the land title office, with a Certificate of Strata Corporation in the prescribed form stating that the resolution has been passed by a unanimous vote.
No return of contributions on sale of strata lot
101 On the sale of a strata lot, the seller is not entitled to a return of contributions to the contingency reserve fund.
Division 3 — Budgets
Change of fiscal year end
102 (1) The strata corporation may, by a resolution passed by a 3/4 vote at an annual or special general meeting held after the first annual general meeting, change the dates of its fiscal year, and as a result may have a budget for
(a) a period of more than 12 months, but less than 18 months, or
(b) a period of less than 12 months, but more than 6 months.
(2) If a change to the dates of a strata corporation's fiscal year results in a period not covered by a budget, section 104 (2) and (3) applies.
Budget requirements
103 (1) The strata corporation must prepare a budget for the coming fiscal year for approval by a resolution to be passed by a majority vote at each annual general meeting.
(2) The proposed budget must be distributed with the notice of the annual general meeting under section 45 and must be accompanied by a financial statement.
(3) The budget and financial statement
(a) must contain the information required by the regulations, and
(b) may be in the form set out in the regulations.
(4) The proposed budget may be amended by a majority vote at the annual general meeting before the budget itself is put to a vote.
Failure to approve budget
104 (1) If a budget is not approved at an annual general meeting, the strata corporation must within 30 days, or such longer period as approved by a resolution passed by a 3/4 vote at the meeting, prepare a new budget and place it before a special general meeting for approval by a resolution passed by a majority vote.
(2) If a fiscal year to which a budget relates ends before a new budget is approved, the owners must, until the new budget is approved, continue to pay to the strata corporation the same monthly strata fees that they were required to pay under the previous budget.
(3) Until a new budget is approved, the strata corporation may spend money out of the operating fund only in accordance with section 98 or
(a) on the type of expenses that are set out in the previous budget and that usually occur once a year or more often than once a year, and
(b) up to the maximum amount set out in the previous budget for each category of expense.
Budget surpluses and deficits
105 (1) Subject to section 14, contributions to the operating fund which are not required to meet operating expenses accruing during the fiscal year to which the budget relates must be dealt with in one or more of the following ways, unless the strata corporation determines otherwise by a resolution passed by a 3/4 vote at an annual or special general meeting:
(a) transferred into the contingency reserve fund;
(b) carried forward as part of the operating fund, as a surplus;
(c) used to reduce the total contribution to the next fiscal year's operating fund.
(2) If operating expenses exceed the total contribution to the operating fund, the deficit must be eliminated during the next fiscal year.
Informing owners of strata fees
106 Within 2 weeks following the annual or special general meeting at which a budget is passed, the strata corporation must inform owners of any changes to their strata fees resulting from the new budget.
Payment of strata fees
107 (1) A bylaw that establishes a schedule for the payment of strata fees may set out a rate of interest, not to exceed the rate set out in the regulations, to be paid if an owner is late in paying his or her strata fees under that schedule.
(2) The interest payable on a late payment of strata fees in accordance with a bylaw referred to in subsection (1) is not a fine, and forms part of the strata fees for the purposes of section 116.
Division 4 — Special Levies and User Fees
Special levy
108 (1) The strata corporation may raise money from the owners by means of a special levy.
(2) The strata corporation must calculate each strata lot's share of a special levy
(a) in accordance with section 99, 100 or 195, in which case the levy must be approved by a resolution passed by a 3/4 vote at an annual or special general meeting, or
(b) in another way that establishes a fair division of expenses for that particular levy, in which case the levy must be approved by a resolution passed by a unanimous vote at an annual or special general meeting.
(3) The resolution to approve a special levy must set out all of the following:
(a) the purpose of the levy;
(b) the total amount of the levy;
(c) the method used to determine each strata lot's share of the levy;
(d) the amount of each strata lot's share of the levy;
(e) the date by which the levy is to be paid or, if the levy is payable in instalments, the dates by which the instalments are to be paid.
(4) The strata corporation must
(a) account for the money collected separately from other money of the strata corporation,
(b) invest all of the money collected in one or both of the following:
(i) investments permitted by the regulations;
(ii) insured accounts with savings institutions in British Columbia,
(c) use the money collected for the purpose set out in the resolution, and
(d) inform owners about the expenditure of the money collected.
(4.1) A strata corporation may, by bylaw or by a resolution approving a special levy, establish a rate of interest, not to exceed the rate set out in the regulations, to be paid if an owner is late in paying his or her strata lot's share of the special levy.
(4.2) The interest payable on a late payment of a special levy in accordance with a bylaw or resolution referred to in subsection (4.1) is not a fine, and forms part of the special levy for the purposes of section 116.
(5) If the money collected exceeds the amount required, or for any other reason is not fully used for the purpose set out in the resolution, the strata corporation must pay to each owner of a strata lot the portion of the unused amount of the special levy that is proportional to the contribution made to the special levy in respect of that strata lot.
(6) Despite subsection (5), if no owner is entitled to receive more than $100 in total under subsection (5), the strata corporation may deposit the excess in the contingency reserve fund.
(7) In subsections (4) and (5), "money collected" means the money collected on a special levy and includes any interest or income earned on that money.
Payment of special levy when strata lot sold
109 If a special levy is approved before a strata lot is conveyed to a purchaser,
(a) the person who is the owner of the strata lot immediately before the date the strata lot is conveyed owes the strata corporation the portion of the levy that is payable before the date the strata lot is conveyed, and
(b) the person who is the owner of the strata lot immediately after the date the strata lot is conveyed owes the strata corporation the portion of the levy that is payable on or after the date the strata lot is conveyed.
110 A strata corporation must not impose user fees for the use of common property or common assets by owners, tenants or occupants, or their visitors, other than as set out in the regulations.
Division 5 — Borrowing Powers of Strata Corporation
Strata corporation may borrow
111 (1) The strata corporation may, after approval by a resolution passed by a 3/4 vote at an annual or special general meeting, borrow money required by it to exercise its powers and perform its duties and, subject to section 81, may secure the repayment of money borrowed by it, and the payment of interest on that money.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the strata corporation may secure the repayment of money borrowed by it, and the payment of interest, by one or more of the following:
(a) a mortgage of property, other than common property;
(b) an assignment of unpaid strata fees or special levies;
(c) a negotiable instrument.
Division 6 — Money Owing to Strata Corporation
Notice to owner or tenant of money owing to strata corporation
112 (1) Before suing or beginning arbitration to collect money from an owner or tenant or before an initiating notice is given by the tribunal under section 6 (1) of the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act in respect of the collection of money from an owner or tenant, the strata corporation must give the owner or tenant at least 2 weeks' written notice demanding payment and indicating that action may be taken if payment is not made within that 2 week period.
(2) Before the strata corporation registers a lien against an owner's strata lot under section 116, the strata corporation must give the owner at least 2 weeks' written notice demanding payment and indicating that a lien may be registered if payment is not made within that 2 week period.
Notice to mortgagee
113	If a mortgagee has given the strata corporation a Mortgagee's Request for Notification under section 60, the strata corporation
(a) may give the mortgagee written notice that the strata lot owner has failed to pay money owing to the strata corporation for more than 60 days, and
(b) must give the mortgagee a copy of any notice given to the owner under section 112.
Disputed debt
114 (1) If there is a dispute over whether an owner or tenant owes money to the strata corporation, the owner or tenant may pay the disputed amount
(a) into court if court proceedings have been started and the Supreme Court Civil Rules allow payment into court, or
(b) to the strata corporation to hold in trust if
(i) the matter has been referred to arbitration,
(ii) an initiating notice has been given under section 6 of the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, or
(iii) court proceedings have been started.
(2) On receipt of an amount under subsection (1) (b), the strata corporation holds the money and any interest on the money in trust for the parties to the dispute until the dispute is resolved.
(3) After the dispute is resolved, the strata corporation must pay the amount to the party entitled to it as set out in the decision of the arbitrator, the civil resolution tribunal or the court.
Certificate of Payment
115	(1) Within one week of the request of an owner or purchaser, or a person authorized by an owner or purchaser, the strata corporation must give the person making the request a Certificate of Payment in the prescribed form if
(a) the owner does not owe money to the strata corporation, or
(b) the owner does owe money but
(i) the money claimed by the strata corporation has been paid into court, or to the strata corporation in trust, under section 114, or
(ii) arrangements satisfactory to the strata corporation have been made to pay the money owing.
(2) The certificate is current for the purposes of section 256 for a period of 60 days from the date it is issued.
(3) The strata corporation may charge a fee for the certificate, but the fee must not exceed the amount set out in the regulations.
(4) In completing the certificate, the strata corporation may include money owing in respect of
(a) the matters set out in section 116, and
(b) fines and the costs of remedying a contravention of a bylaw or rule charged against the owner or fines and costs for which the owner is responsible under section 131.
(5) A certificate must not include claims of damages against an owner that have not been determined by a court, by arbitration or by the civil resolution tribunal.
Certificate of Lien
116 (1) The strata corporation may register a lien against an owner's strata lot by registering in the land title office a Certificate of Lien in the prescribed form if the owner fails to pay the strata corporation any of the following with respect to that strata lot:
(a) strata fees;
(b) a special levy;
(c) a reimbursement of the cost of work referred to in section 85;
(d) the strata lot's share of a judgment against the strata corporation;
(e) [Repealed 1999-21-25.]
(2) The strata corporation may register a lien against any strata lot, but only one strata lot, owned by an owner as owner developer, by registering in the land title office a Certificate of Lien in the prescribed form if the owner developer fails to pay an amount payable to the strata corporation under section 14 (4) or (5), 17 (b) or 20 (3).
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if
(a) the amount owing has, under section 114, been paid into court or to the strata corporation in trust,
(b) arrangements satisfactory to the strata corporation have been made to pay the money owing, or
(c) the amount owing is in respect of a fine or the costs of remedying a contravention.
(4) On registration the certificate creates a lien against the owner's strata lot in favour of the strata corporation for the amount owing.
(5) The strata corporation's lien ranks in priority to every other lien or registered charge except
(a) to the extent that the strata corporation's lien is for a strata lot's share of a judgment against the strata corporation,
(b) if the other lien or charge is in favour of the Crown and is not a mortgage of land, or
(c) if the other lien or charge is made under the Builders Lien Act.
(6) On receiving the amount owing, the strata corporation must within one week remove the lien by registering in the land title office an Acknowledgement of Payment in the prescribed form.
Forced sale of owner's strata lot to collect money owing
117	(1) After the strata corporation has registered a Certificate of Lien against a strata lot, the strata corporation may apply to the Supreme Court for an order for the sale of the strata lot.
(2) If the strata corporation has obtained a judgment for the amount owing, the court may, after considering all the circumstances, make an order for the sale of the strata lot.
(3) If the strata corporation has not obtained a judgment for the amount owing, the court may try the issue and may
(a) order that judgment be entered against the owner in favour of the strata corporation for the amount of the lien or for an amount that the court, as a result of the trial, finds owing, and
(b) if judgment is entered against the owner, make an order for the sale of the strata lot after considering all the circumstances.
(4) An order for the sale of a strata lot must provide that, if the amount owing is not paid within the time period required by the order, the strata corporation may sell the strata lot at a price and on terms to be approved by the court.
Costs added to amount owing
118 The following costs of registering a lien against an owner's strata lot under section 116 or enforcing a lien under section 117 may be added to the amount owing to the strata corporation under a Certificate of Lien:
(a) reasonable legal costs;
(b) land title and court registry fees;
(c) other reasonable disbursements.
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If Berlin picks Huawei for 5G, Nato will not communicate: US general
Nato forces would stop communicating with their German colleagues if Berlin teams up with Chinese firm Huawei for its super-fast 5G telecom infrastructure, US General Curtis Scaparrotti warned on Wednesday.
[WASHINGTON] Nato forces would stop communicating with their German colleagues if Berlin teams up with Chinese firm Huawei for its super-fast 5G telecom infrastructure, US General Curtis Scaparrotti warned on Wednesday.
"We're concerned about their telecommunications backbone being compromised in the sense that, particularly with 5G, the bandwidth capability and ability to pull data is incredible," Gen Scaparrotti, Nato's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, told the House Armed Services Committee.
"If it also is inside of their defence communications, then we're not gonna communicate with them" across those systems, the general said. "And for the military that would be a problem."
The US and several other Western nations, fearful of the security risks posed by the company closely tied to the Chinese government, have shut Huawei out of tenders for the development of fifth-generation, or 5G, networks.
Those next-generation systems will bring near-instantaneous connectivity that can enable futuristic technologies such as self-driving cars.
SEE ALSO: Brazil's vice-president says no restrictions on Huawei
Gen Scaparrotti's comments came during questioning about trade talks in Europe, and Germany in particular, with Chinese telecom groups.
On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported the US had warned Germany about future "information sharing" if it uses "untrusted vendors" in its 5G infrastructure.
The newspaper said the US Ambassador to Berlin, Richard Grenell, had sent a letter to German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier warning that in such a case, the US could scale down intelligence and other information exchanges.
On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Berlin would consult Washington over using technology made by Huawei, although "we will define our standards for ourselves."
Huawei has strenuously denied allegations its equipment could be used for espionage.
The company's 5G equipment is reputed to be much further advanced than those of rivals Ericsson and Nokia, which has made it attractive for mobile operators looking to quickly roll out new networks.
Along with worries about network security, US prosecutors have charged Huawei and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, over alleged Iran sanctions violations, and Beijing and Washington are trying to settle a tariff war affecting a wide range of goods.
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The Library at Grantham will prove useful in your research.
Timothy HEATON has a photograph of the Churchyard of St. Andrew and St. Mary on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2017.
Andrew TATLOW has a photograph of the McCorquodale gravestones on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2013. These are relatives of Princess Diana.
St Andrew and St Mary, South Stoke, Church of England
The parish was in the Denton sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
In 1891, the district was "re-organized" and the parish assigned to the Grantham South subdistrict of the Grantham Registration District.
Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Piece No.
1841 H.O. 107 / 618
1851 H.O. 107 / 2102
1861 R.G. 9 / 2348
1871 R.G. 10 / 3357
There was formerly a church dedicated to Saint Andrew in North Stoke, but that church was demolished some years prior to 1913.
The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and Saint Andrew.
The church appears in Simon JENKINS' book, "England's Thousand Best Churches", published by Penguin.
The church seats 250.
Interior church photographs on The Rochfords site.
Here is a photo of St. Mary and St. Andrew Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
We have a small number of parish register entries extracted into a text file. Your additions are welcome.
The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Beltisloe Deanery to make your search easier. In the early 1900's, the parish was in the South Grantham Deanery.
Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Stoke Rochford is both a village and a parish, although the parish is sometimes refered to as North Stoke and South Stoke. The parish itself is bounded on the north by Great Ponton, on the south by Skillington parish and Easton township.
Cringle Brook rises near the village of Stoke and feeds northward into the River Witham. If you are planning a visit:
By automobile, take the A1 Motorway south out of Grantham for six miles, past Great Ponton. Stoke Rochford will be on the right, and the township of Easton on the left.
Visitors may want to see the Easton Walled Gardens. Until World War II this place had been gardened continuously for at least 400 years.
Andrew TATLOW has a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2013.
See our touring page for more sources.
You can see pictures of Stoke Rochford which are provided by:
Ask for a calculation of the distance from Stoke Rochford to another place.
You can see the administrative areas in which Stoke Rochford has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
The Romans had a settlement here, but it was apparently not fortified.
Adrian S. PYE has a photograph of the old Village Pump on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2020. The cap[tion gives details.
William the Conqueror granted this parish to the ROCHFORD family, but by 1663 it had passed to the TURNORs.
Jonathan THACKER has a photograph of the Wayside Cross at Easton on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2019.
Stoke Park manor was originally built around 1764 by Edmund TURNOR. A new mansion was built to replace the old manor house around 1842. The "park", itself, occupied about 400 acres. The Hall was severly damaged by fire in 2005 and has been restored.
In front of the manor was an obelisk with the inscription "In honour of Sir Isaac Newton." Jonathan THACKER has a photograph of the Newton Obelisk on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2020.
Trevor RICKARD has a photograph of Stoke Rochford Hall on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2012.
Patrick MACKIE also has a photograph of Stoke Rochford Hall on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2004.
Jonathan THACKER also has a photograph of the front of stoke Rochford Hall on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2020. It looks like they grow chimneys there.
Easton Hall was rebuilt in 1805 and its grounds include a portion of the River Witham.
Stoke Rochford Hall is now a hotel and conference center.
There is a photograph of Easton Hall on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2014.
See our Maps page for additional resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK914282 (Lat/Lon: 52.843683, -0.644588), Stoke Rochford which are provided by:
StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
Bing (was Multimap)
National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Adrian S. PYE has a photograph of the WWI memorial to Christopher Randolph TURNOR on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2020.
Adrian S. PYE has a photograph of the Lancaster crew memorial on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2020.
In 1946 the Bishop of Grantham attended the dedication of a War Memorial plaque placed inside the parish church. It had the names of three men killed during the World War II.
The names on the WWII memorial are:
Gooderham, Jack Allan (in CWGC database as "Allan Jack"), 1st bn. Suffolk Regt.
Parkin, Charles Reginald, 2nd bn. Royal Inniskilling fusiliers
Tanner, Hubert C C, lt., HMS Grafton
The parish consisted of three townships: North Stoke, South Stoke and Easton.
The parish was in the ancient Winnibrigs and Threo Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
The parish was also within the Soke of Grantham.
Timothy HEATON has a photograph of the Village Hall on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2017.
For today's district governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
Bastardy cases would be heard in the Spittlegate (Grantham) petty session hearings.
In 1677, Sir Edmund TURNOR endowed six almshouses for the poor of North and South Stoke.
The Reverend William DODWELL left the dividends of £1,608 to care for the parish poor.
In 1785, the Reverend J. HARRISONS left the interest of £100 to care for the parish poor.
The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1800.
As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Grantham Poor Law Union.
The parish school was first built here in 1840.
Jonathan THACKER has a photograph of the Old school on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2020.
A school was built in Easton township in 1878 to hold 45 children.
For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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MineCoin Announces Rebranding, Second round of the ICO and Bounty Campaign
Blockchain startup MinexSystems, entering the second stage of ICO has launched a new website, rebranded its payments system to MinexCoin.
April 10, 2017, Kyiv, Ukraine – The Kyiv-based blockchain development team behind MinexSystems has announced the rebranding of their payment system from "MineCoin" to "MinexCoin". The company has also upgraded its website and announced a bounty campaign as the second stage of its cryptocurrency ICO nears.
On the new website — " http://www.minexcoin.com/", users will be able to learn about the company's whitepaper, the terms and conditions of the upcoming bounty campaign and enjoy a variety of other features. All personal accounts of existing users will be transferred from the earlier " http://www.minecoin.org/" site to the new one.
The development team behind the company believes that MinexCoin (MNC) better reflects the concepts behind the blockchain technologies they offer. The new website will showcase an improved design and functionality, as it enables users to get a quicker, easier grasp of the future payment system.
MinexCoin's second ICO stage will be aimed towards determining the starting market price of the coin as it hits exchanges on the day of its release. The cryptocurrency's index value will be marshaled by 'MinexBank' – the algorithm for volatility control.
The second stage of the MinexCoin's ICO presale will begin on May 15, 2017, and go on until June 13, 2017. The pre-sale will offer investors a chance to purchase some of the total available 150000 MNC at a discounted price. MinexCoin will start trading on the leading cryptocurrency asset exchanges starting June 15, 2017.
MinexSystems successfully completed the first stage of its ICO ahead of schedule following the participation of a blockchain society which acquired the remaining MineCoin . Presented in September 2016, MinexSystems proceeded with the beta testing phase of MinexExchange in less than two months on November 2016.
The first MineCoin ICO stage was held over a three-month period from September to December 2016. It attracted over 400 investors from across the world. It also allowed the MinexSystems team to discuss MineCoin's implementation and other cryptocurrency solutions within the MinexEcosystem with the early supporters of Minex Project.
During this first stage of the ICO, the MinexSystems team realized the currency's potential for success with its low-volatility algorithm, as it sparked considerable interest within the blockchain community. MinexSystems believes that this unique quality, along with other attributes, gives MinexCoin the potential to become the leading cryptocurrency soon.
Minex Bounty Campaign
MinexSystems has also announced a bounty campaign that started on March 29, 2017. The campaign, which will go on until June 13, 2017, will allow participants during the public ICO stage to earn a total of 300,000 MNCs by actively involving themselves in the MinexСoin project community. The allocated coins will be given away as marketing and reward bonuses.
About MinexSystems
MinexSystems is a Ukrainian company that develops blockchain-based applications. MinexSystems' target is to serve the society by creating targeted, practical applications using blockchain technology. The company oversees MinexCoin, MinexBank, MinexPlatform, MinexExchange and MinexMarket.
Learn more about MinexCoin at – https://minexcoin.com/
Sign up for MinexCoin Bounties at – https://minexcoin.com/?r=bounty/signup
Visit MinexCoin Blog at – https://blog.minecoin.org/
Join MinexCoin Forum – https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1847292.0
MinexCoin Whitepaper – https://minexcoin.com/html/download/wpeng.pdf
Twitter: https://twitter.com/minexcoin
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/minexcoin/
Contact Person: Daniel Shulyaev
Contact Email: daniel@minexcoin.com
MinexSystem is the source of this content. This press release is for informational purposes only and should not be viewed as an endorsement by CoinIdol. We take no responsibility and give no guarantees, warranties or representations, implied or otherwise, for the content or accuracy. Readers should do their own research before investing funds in any company.


Miss me? Not really is the short answer. For the long answer read below.
I do but I don't want to deal with all the things that follow in your wake. It's a chore and like blizzards always intense. Why is it never sunny? It was a deadly winter and I need to survive.
Why so many lies or omissions of truth, in your words? Why promises that you won't keep and had never intended to keep in the first place, made only for the sake of making yourself look good?
I catch myself thinking you would like Inspector Montalbano or tell you that I found peace in volunteering. I wanted to tell you my grandpa was dying. I wanted to ask you what the right thing to do was. But I could never get past how formal and cold we had become. And you had never shown any interest before in spite of knowing the circumstances. So I absolve myself from all guilt.
Was this only entertainment for you? What was it – the thrill of the chase? How cliched and, you know how I hate cliches. All of us become the things we hate.
It doesn't matter now because I have seen through you. Perhaps there is a price you pay for being naive stupid. Believing you was my Achilles heel. The amazing thing is the disbelief because I am not usually the kind of person who gets caught up in this kind of drama. You proved me wrong yet again and my only consolation is for everything in life there is a first time (and hopefully a last time).
Why is there never a straight answer but only roundabout clues? It's a maze I am tired of navigating and red herrings I am tired of dodging. You probably think people have a lot of time on their hands to brood over things. Let me correct you. They don't. Survial takes precedence. Wading through your mess without complaining, I laugh to myself thinking about it now. Didn't anyone tell you I don't even like getting my feet wet and here I am drowning. I don't even know how I got here. Oh wait you knew I disliked it yet continued to pour water saying it will quench my thirst.
What's the use of saying pretty please, listen to me? What will I do with it, you selfish pig? Once someone tells you truth, instead of acknowledging it, you wave it aside and walk away only to come back to stomp on their hearts. I wish you would vanish into the unknown never to be seen. Wait, that's not completely true. In the day of social media I check if you are alive by stalking you online like normal people. Not like you, making your presence known whenever you happen to drop by.
There are no words to express the way you feel when you hold the hand of an eleven year old, let her take charge and be your guide. For a few moments I felt like the schoolgirl I had once been, carefree, innocent and oblivious to what the world looked like to grownups. I thought I had left that self far behind but it was hiding in the open underneath the veneer of adulthood. I desperately hope (in spite of knowing that it will) growing up doesn't rob her of her curiosity.
This child was knowledgeable about the technicalities of photography and that impressed me, I am still an amateur photographer years after professing interest in photography as a hobby. There lies the difference. It is more than a hobby for her. She is passionate about it.
I took to her immediately. Our vibes matched. It would appear strange when I say that because I am a world weary adult (even though I cringe while saying it) and she's a bright kid. My inner child connected with her and perhaps in her I could see a glimpse of the happy-go-lucky child I used to be.
I have always connected well with children. At the same time, I have been told by my older friends that I am far too mature for my age. I am an old soul with a young heart. And only with a Gemini it won't be a conundrum.
She was cheerful, restless and bubbling with enthusiasm like children are. It was something I could not have asked for but got in spades interacting with her that day. I was not supposed to meet her but she had come with my friend and how funny it was her that made my day.
The same night I found a book I had been looking for ages, Oliver Jeffers' The Heart and the Bottle. I don't have to tell you that the illustrations are beautiful because it's a book by Oliver Jeffers. It talks about a girl shutting herself away from the world because something bad happened to her. To live and to just exist are two different things. She allowed grief to overwhelm her and forgot to live until a little girl shows her what she was missing, just by being herself, full of life and not being afraid of the future (the great unknown for most of us unless you are a seer). I was that little girl but I don't want to be that adult. Finding the way to yourself, and discovering who you are, isn't that the purpose of life?
Life mirrors art. Art mirrors life. And we continue to live on trying to find meaning in the things we do.
Yesterday I read an insightful interview about Oliver Jeffers' new book Here We Are which comes out today. The cover looks stunning and I cannot wait to read it.


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Swissporarena - Luzern Stadium Guide
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Swissporarena is a 2011 built multi-purpose sports stadium located in the north-central Swiss town of Lucerne. Replacing the demolished Stadion Allmend, the golden exterior of the Swissporarena is now home to local side FC Lucerne, with seating available for just under 17,000 fans.
Luzern Stadium Guide
Horwerstrasse 91, Lucerne, 6005
Swissporarena History
Before moving into the shiny Swissporarena, FC Lucerne played their home matches at Stadion Allmend between 1934 and 2009 but after the Swiss F.A declared large parts of the stadium unsafe, the theoretical capacity was reduced from 25,000 to just under 13,000, and the club began to formulate plans to construct a more modern football ground.
Constructed on the site of their old stadium, Lucerne temporarily located to Gersag Stadion in Emmenbrücke for the required two year construction period.
Opened on the 31st July 2011 when an inaugural match was held against FC Thun, the Swissporarena had a smaller 16,800 capacity but with significant reduced maintenance costs and not to mention state of the art matchday facilities for both the players and supporters.
The club initial envisioned moving into the stadium during the Spring but after a few construction delays the planned opening ceremony and match against Hamburger SV was held later on in the year on the 3rd of September. Famous for its bright golden exterior, the city of Lucerne boasts one of the most unique stadiums in the world.
To date, Swissporarena has hosted four international matches of the Swiss national team including a friendly against Romania, and a qualification game against Albania for the 2014 World Cup. At club level, the highest level of matches held at FC Lucerne's ground besides are two matches of the Europa League against KRC Genk and Scottish side St. Johnstone.
View of Swissporarena
Swissporarena Seating Plan
Below is a seating plan of Luzern's Swissporarena:
Stand Photos
The Swissporarena is comprised of four stands: North, East, South and West.
Click the thumbnails above to enlarge an image of each stand and to read a more detailed description of each part of the Stadium.
Swissporarena Away Section
Away fans are housed within the south-east corner of the stadium within seating section C6 which is the greyed out zone on the above seating plan. Entrance is granted through gate DC.
Tickets for the away section cost 25.00 CHF for adults and can only be purchased with cash from ticket office number 5.
Luzern Club Shop
FC Luzern's club shop at Swissporarena is located within the western side of the South Stand and with the exception of the online fan shop, is easily the best place to purchase official merchandise of Die Leuchten (The Luminaries).
Monday to Friday: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
On matchdays the fan shop is open for up to 90 minutes before kick-off for those in possession of a valid matchday ticket, and then again for a short while after the full time whistle.
Can you take a stadium Tour?
There are a number of stadium tour packages available for those fans looking to gain a behind the scenes look at the Swissporarena however the "standard package" is by far the most popular.
Simply known the "Stadium Tour" the standard package is a fully guided tour which lasts 60 minutes, costs 18.00 CHF per person and is suitable for groups of up to 10.
You can book your place on the tour by visiting this page and contacting either of the Event Managers via "E-Mail schreiben".
How to buy Luzern Tickets
Tickets to see FC Lucerne play at their golden jewellery box of a stadium can either be purchased in advance of the match online or before kick-off from the various mobile box offices dotted around the ground.
Single Ticket Prices
Tribune A (Yellow): 62.00 – 100.00 CHF
Tribune B (Blue): 28.00 – 33.00 CHF
Tribune C (Red): 43.00 – 68.00 CHF
Tribune D (Green): 30.00 – 41.00 CHF
How to get to Swissporarena
Where is Swissporarena?
Swissporarena sits some 2.2 km south of Lucerne city centre which Google basically defines as being the area around the railway station.
The stadium's address for satnav is as follows:
Horwerstrasse 91, 6005 Luzern, Switzerland
Located out of town there are at least three car parks at Swissporarena which operate on a first-come first-served basis on matchdays. Parking costs a flat fee of 10.00 CHF for the duration of the match and a few hours either side of this.
Train - Public Transport
The stadium is effectively served by its own railway station known as Luzern Allmend/Messe which is 2 minutes north of Swissporarena.
Public Transport of Swissporarena
The closest international airport to Lucerne is in Zurich at a distance of around 77 km. Upon landing you can either hire a rental car or catch a train service into the city centre.
Hotels Near Swissporarena
All of your accommodation options lie back within Lucerne's historical centre with familiar names awaiting you such as Hotel Ibis, Radisson Blu and Best Western.
As it's Switzerland hotels are generally quite expensive although there are one or two relative bargains in the form of the two star Hotel Alpha and the unassuming place known simply as "The B+B".
Who plays at Swissporarena?
Swiss side Luzern play their home matches at Swissporarena.
What is the capacity of Swissporarena?
As of 2023 Swissporarena has an official seating capacity of 16,800 for Football matches.
When was Swissporarena opened?
Swissporarena officially opened in 2011 and is home to Luzern
What is the postcode for Swissporarena?
The postcode for Swissporarena is 6005.
Covid Restrictions may be in place when you visit Swissporarena in 2023. Please visit the official website of Luzern for full information on changes due to the Coronavirus.
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About Magnus Nordenman
Magnus Nordenman is the Deputy Director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC. He writes and speaks on transatlantic security, Nordic-Baltic defense, and US military affairs. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Kentucky.
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NATO may be best known for its protracted counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan, or for its current efforts to shore up defenses in Eastern Europe with air and ground exercises. But moving forward NATO must also consider its role in the global maritime domain, as it is central to the twin security challenges of an increasingly aggressive Russia and a crumbling Middle East order that the Alliance faces right now. Read More →
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The naval exercise BALTOPS 2015 is bringing the U.S. Navy and its European friends and allies to a Nordic-Baltic region that is newly tense in the wake of the Ukraine crisis. The exercise also indicates that the Baltic Sea is playing a new role as a maritime space, and that anti-access/area-denial challenge is more than just a Pacific problem. Read More →


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Top 5 / Bottom 5: Daniel Craig
Posted Mon Dec 5, 2011 at 11:10 AM PST by Aaron Peck
by Aaron Peck
He quickly rose to international stardom after taking on the role of the world's most famous spy James Bond. Now Daniel Craig has become a blockbuster name, an actor who can sell tickets just by having his name attached.
With his newest film 'Cowboys & Aliens' hitting Blu-ray this week, and his starring role in David Fincher's adaption of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' hitting theaters soon, we thought we'd review Craig's career and take a look at some of his best and worst movies.
In an effort to lessen confusion of whether or not these are ranked in a certain order I've simply alphabetized them.
'Casino Royale'
After the laughable final Pierce Brosnan installment of the 'Bond' series, it was clear the entire enterprise needed a good reboot. It wasn't Brosnan's fault. For my money he was a great Bond and showed it in 'Golden Eye.' Sadly, after that the 'Bond' films became giant billboards for product placement. They were packed with silly cartoonish scenes and villains that were over the top even for a 'Bond' movie. They'd gotten too out of hand, perhaps a reworking was in order. It worked for Christopher Nolan and 'Batman Begins,' why couldn't it work for 'Bond?' It did, and Craig was a perfect choice for the role. He exuded a grizzled action hero persona, but was still able to look smooth while saving the world.
'Defiance'
This film had a split reaction. Most people I know, however, enjoyed it immensely. I was one of those people. Maybe it's my predisposition to like any movie where the main characters have a vendetta against the Nazis, but 'Defiance' really was a good, overlooked World War II film.
'Layer Cake'
People who like Daniel Craig and have never seen this movie please stop reading this, go get it, and watch it immediately. We'll wait for you…
Done? Totally worth it huh? This really is the movie that you look back on in Craig's career and realize, now that's where he got it going. Directed by Matthew Vaughn ('Kick Ass') 'Layer Cake' is a fun film that never received the notoriety it deserved. Casual film fans don't even know it exists and think that the first time Craig popped up in movies was in 'Casino Royale.' While he did loads of stuff before 'Layer Cake,' this is the movie where you can see him blossoming as the action star he was going to become.
'Munich'
Before he starred as James Bond, Craig starred with Eric Bana in the Steven Spielberg directed film 'Munich.' A revenge story where Bana, Craig, and a few others hunt down and kill those responsible for the Munich Massacre. It works both as an action thriller and a commentary on contentious politics. An eye for an eye right? Oh, and by the way, we really need a Blu-ray release for 'Munich.'
'Road to Perdition'
Usually Craig plays the good guy. The stalwart hero saving the world from imminent doom, but in 'Road to Perdition' he was anything but that. He was great as the sniveling, conniving Connor who was jealous of the Michael's (Tom Hanks) relationship with his father. It's true that when you think of 'Road to Perdition' you automatically think of the lead performances by Jude Law and Tom Hanks, but Craig delivers a great bad guy performance here.
The Worst
'Cowboys & Aliens'
It had such promise. Jon Favreau was behind the camera, Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig were in front, what could go wrong? Yes, 'Cowboys & Aliens' can be enjoyed on a guilty pleasure level, but even then it comes across as a little too stupid for its own good. Almost like a 'Wild Wild West' with aliens. Okay, nothing's that stupid, but it simply never lived up to what we all expected it to be. Maybe it was a case of misplaced aspirations, but with all those involved, I'm sure that our lofty expectations weren't too high.
'Dream House'
It has a measly 7 percent score on the Tomato Meter. It's really the only Daniel Craig film where you can honestly say, "Yuck!" Was it supposed to be scary? Was it supposed to be a horror movie? The only thing that scared me here was how slow and dreadfully dull it was. It was like watching 'The Grudge' on mood-numbing depressants.
'The Golden Compass'
'The Golden Compass' failed to create any imaginary world of merit. Even the first 'Narnia' movie managed to create a somewhat engaging fantasy environment. The end product came across as drab and unimaginative. Going up against the big guns in the children's fantasy world like 'Harry Potter,' 'The Golden Compass' never came close to attaining such glory.
'The Invasion'
In my Top 5/Bottom 5: Alien Invasion Movies article I put 'The Invasion' in my bottom five. So naturally that same film would end up here too. To quote myself, as a remake of the 'Body Snatcher' movies, "'Invasion' was unable to even come close to replicating any of the dread or suspense that an 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' movie needs."
'Quantum of Solace'
Many people don't agree with me on this one, but 'Quantum of Solace' is not only a bad movie, it's all that is wrong with action movies these days. Its action scenes are an incomprehensible mess of half-second cuts and ultra-close ups. Its car chases might as well be roaring car noises without any visuals, because the editing in those scenes is seizure-inducing. From beginning to end, I thought 'Quantum of Solace' was one of the worst 'Bond' films I'd ever sat through.
To make matters worse Craig's Bond did a complete one-eighty and turned into Jason Bourne reheated. There was nothing debonair about him. He simply walked into rooms and punched people out after a few haphazard edits were thrown together. 'Quantum' lost the entire coolness factor that was built up in 'Casino Royale.' It's easily one of Craig's worst films.
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Forcing union membership is no way to run government-funded home health care
Originally published March 25, 2018 at 12:01 pm
Senate Bill 6199 isn't about improving home care — it's a bid to force all Medicaid-paid caregivers back into Service Employees International Union.
Maxford Nelsen
Special to The Times
While the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last month in Janus v. AFSCME about whether to permit public employees to choose for themselves whether to financially support a labor union, the Washington state Legislature worked feverishly to reverse a previous Supreme Court ruling extending such rights to Medicaid-paid home-care aides.
The maneuver lays bare the determination of union-backed lawmakers to protect union treasuries at the expense of workers' constitutional freedoms.
Before the high court's 2014 Harris v. Quinn decision, states like Washington forced caregivers serving Medicaid-eligible disabled and elderly clients to assent to the seizure of union dues from their pay by the state.
Maxford Nelsen is the director of labor policy for the Freedom Foundation, an Olympia-based nonprofit that promotes individual liberty, free enterprise and limited, accountable government.
After the court struck down such arrangements as unconstitutional "schemes," making dues payment voluntary for caregivers, Gov. Jay Inslee bent over backward to assist Service Employees International Union — a major campaign donor — in collecting dues from as many of the state's 36,000 caregivers as possible.
For instance, newly hired caregivers had to attend meetings in which SEIU organizers pressured them to sign nearly irrevocable union membership forms. Should a caregiver survive the ordeal without signing up, the state still automatically seized full dues from their pay until directed to stop in writing.
Despite such gimmicks, thousands of caregivers have successfully resigned from SEIU with Freedom Foundation assistance, costing the union about $2.8 million per year in lost dues.
Consequently, Inslee's administration this year requested legislation to gut Harris entirely. Union-affiliated legislators, including one former SEIU employee, obliged with Senate Bill 6199.
The legislation would outsource caregivers' employment administration from the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to a private vendor.
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But instead of saving money, like contracting out is generally supposed to, SB 6199 will cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars per biennium. Furthermore, DSHS is exempted from complying with standard competitive contracting procedures, effectively granting Inslee's department discretion to award an expensive, indefinite, sole-source contract to whomever it wishes.
The bill's primary purpose isn't to improve home care but to force all Medicaid-paid caregivers back into SEIU.
Harris protections apply to caregivers because of their unique legal status as "partial-public employees." By making caregivers "employees" of a private company, however, SB 6199 arguably removes caregivers' Harris rights and places them under the National Labor Relations Act. Since Washington lacks right-to-work protections, SEIU could again require caregivers to pay dues.
A memo prepared by Inslee's staff indicates SEIU has sought such a legal change since Harris was decided, but this is the first year Democrats have controlled both houses of the Legislature.
Despite fierce resistance from minority Republicans — all 48 House Republicans walked off the floor in protest after being repeatedly silenced for discussing the bill's political motivations — criticism from editorial boards and overwhelming opposition from caregivers, the Democratic majority muscled the bill through anyway.
The reasoning is straightforward, if morally bankrupt. When asked by The Seattle Times whether SB 6199 was about requiring caregivers to support his union, SEIU 775 president David Rolf replied, "Anything that allows for stronger unions … is obviously good in and of itself."
Caregivers remain unconvinced but, as one parent caregiver told KING 5 News, "What are we going to do? How are we going to go up against a giant like [SEIU]?"
Though SB 6199's passage will inevitably be subject to legal challenge, it may also inspire union-backed lawmakers in other states to take similar action.
Regardless, should Inslee sign SB 6199 in the coming days, it will send the unmistakable message that, for many ostensibly pro-worker politicians in Olympia, special-interest cronyism trumps both good government and workers' constitutional liberties.
Maxford Nelsen is the director of labor policy for the Freedom Foundation in Olympia.


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Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-2861-1 are to remain on the premises of the cemetery. A perimeter has been established around said premises and is to be patrolled hourly by Foundation security personnel on rotating 8-hour shifts. Any unauthorized individuals attempting to enter the cemetery are to be turned away and given the explanation of an ongoing grounds refurbishment project.
The groundskeeper's cottage and visitor center on the cemetery premises have been re-purposed for Foundation use. At least three Level-3 containment specialists are to remain on the cemetery grounds; additional personnel and heavy equipment vehicle support may be requested from any nearby Foundation sites. All personnel assigned to SCP-2861 must have prior training for administering emergency treatment of psychological trauma.
As of ██/██/████, all interred coffins on the cemetery premises have been equipped with digital pressure sensors and are under observation via an infrared camera network. Upon either of these systems indicating atypical activity below-ground, personnel are to immediately exhume the coffin at the corresponding location. Any individuals, alive or dead, recovered as a result are to be transported to the medical section of the Foundation-modified visitor center for further inspection and care.
Carbon dating indicates that SCP-2861-1 instances were created during the 18th and 19th centuries. The coffins are plainly-crafted from oak and pine wood, and possess no external ornamentation; the interior of the coffins are similarly plain and have no cushioning material. All SCP-2861-1 instances have been noted to be stamped with icons imitating existing commercial leisure travel agency logos. None of the agency names present on these icons are consistent with any known travel companies.
The first five SCP-2861-1 instances were initially retrieved after a cemetery caretaker contacted local police authorities to report hearing "yelling and banging" from certain gravesites. In the following Foundation intervention, containment specialists discovered an extremely distressed, though medically stable, woman2 within one of the coffins. The remaining reported gravesites were searched, and four bodies of recently-deceased individuals were recovered from coffins also containing partially-decomposed remains of those originally interred. To determine the extent of the anomaly manifestation, █ additional gravesites were exhumed, but the coffins removed possessed no remarkable contents.
Since the Foundation's initial observation of the SCP-2861 anomaly in 1980, human individuals have continued to spontaneously appear within instances of SCP-2861-1, often exhibiting various levels of mental distress. All of the individuals involved report having no memory of the circumstances preceding their appearing in SCP-2861-1, though in nearly every recorded case, the individuals involved were clothed in sleepwear or similarly light garments. Additionally, in some instances, small objects similar to free hotel amenity items3 have been discovered tucked into SCP-2861 victims' clothing. Attempts to trace these products to a supplier are ongoing.
Addendum 2861-1: Of all current survivors4, Mr. Jacob Van Dijk (34 years old at time of recovery) has been deemed the most lucid. Mr. Van Dijk was recovered from the seventh instance of SCP-2861-1 to manifest, and was noted to have possessed an unusually calm demeanor during the initial extraction from the SCP-2861-1 instance, despite his having been transported into a coffin already occupied by a newly-buried corpse.
Dr. de Graaf, the medical personnel member assigned to oversee Mr. Van Dijk's therapy sessions, is currently researching Mr. Van Dijk's atypical restraint in relation to other case studies involving SCP-2861.
Note: This interview was conducted in Dutch and has been translated into English.
Dr. de Graaf: Is the level of light to your preference, Mr. Jacobs?
Mr. Van Dijk: It is a little too bright.
Dr. de Graaf: If the lights are any dimmer you will not be able to see anything.
Mr. Van Dijk: Yes. I miss that, truthfully. Closing my eyes helps me remember, but it is not quite the same.
Dr. de Graaf: The same as what?
Mr. Van Dijk: The same as sleeping like the dead. It was an experience. Like the most expensive spa.
Dr. de Graaf: What do you think about when you close your eyes?
Dr. de Graaf: You wish to return there?
Mr. Van Dijk: It is the most peaceful place that I know of. I am not surprised they were upset if some people did not like it. Maybe I will return on the next holiday.
Dr. de Graaf: I understand. We will do our best to accommodate you.
Mr. Van Dijk: Please put me back there sometime. It was so comfortable and quiet.
When the cemetery premises' basement used for embalming no longer offered sufficient space for the number of individuals affected by SCP-2861, a new facility was constructed to serve as a space for psychiatric treatment. To the public, this building is explained as being a private crematorium for members of an undisclosed family.
Thus far, no common or Foundation-developed treatments have permanently improved the mental health of SCP-2861 victims. Currently, the method that has received the most consistently positive reaction involves allowing the patients to sleep in specially-designed wall cavities lined with dirt.
Note from Dr. de Graaf: The patients seem to respond best to someone else (or an automated system) letting them out after they are done sleeping. They prefer not to rely on themselves to choose when to get up.
Addendum 2861-3: Trace samples of DNA, most commonly bloodstains and fragments of human fingernails, have been recovered from the woodwork of SCP-2861-1 instances. Carbon dating of these remains reveals that the oldest samples are estimated to be nearly 200 years old, while the most recent are dated at approximately 1970. In █ cases, genetic material from more than one individual was recovered from a single instance of SCP-2861-1.
As of ██/██/████, the Foundation has recovered ██ individuals, living and newly-deceased, from SCP-2861-1 instances. It has been noted that consistently throughout these cases, those who suffered asphyxiation had panicked and damaged the corresponding coffin, while the survivors left the contents of their coffins undisturbed.
1. Experimental data indicates that re-interring formerly-exhumed SCP-2861-1 instances does not cause the anomalous effects to re-manifest. Discussion is ongoing regarding the feasibility of removing all coffins from the cemetery.
2. Later confirmed to be 21-year-old Lily ████████. Further information on the individual's psychological state is currently unavailable, pending psychiatric treatment at the ████ clinic and Ms. ████████ regaining her ability to communicate verbally.
3. Examples include small bottles of garlic-scented liquid soap, packets of unbranded tea mixed with leek stems, and cellophane-wrapped mints containing pieces of fennel.
4. In the majority of recorded cases, victims of SCP-2861 expired from asphyxiation before Foundation personnel were able to reach them, despite all efforts to exhume graves quickly.
5. Characterized by, among other symptoms, strange beliefs or magical thinking and abnormal perceptual experiences.
6. Translated from "De begraafplaats", though the semantic equivalent is, "the place in which people are put underground".
7. Rough translation from Dutch, "Your concerns are noted."


It's around this time every January that many New Year resolutions have begun to falter or have been totally ditched already. The second Friday in January is now known as "Quitters Friday" and Monday just passed has been dubbed "Blue Monday" as it's apparently the most depressing day of the year. What a load of horsesh1t. They are just days of the week like any other day. I choose not to read into the nonsense that the tabloid media feel the need to perpetuate at this time of year.


Bothell-based CEO Randall Schatzman of Alder Biopharmaceuticals has ranked at No. 6 in a list of top U.S. CEOs compiled by ExecRank. The list ranks the top CEOs of small market capitalization companies in industries ranging from consumer brands to energy companies. A complete list of the rankings can be found at http://execrank.com/2015-rankings/2015-execrank-top-small-cap-ceos/.
Join key business and community leaders to hear Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson present his annual State of Everett address from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Jan. 21 at Xfinity Arena. It's an overall view of Everett's promising economy and new developments under way in the city. This event sells out quickly so early registration is advised. Register at www.economicalliancesc.org/events/state-of-everett/.
The Gambling Commission is now accepting bids from firms interested in conducting an economic market study on gambling in Washington state. The study will measure the economic impacts in Washington state for commercial, non-profit and tribal gaming. If you are a firm interested in conducting this economic market study, apply at https://fortress.wa.gov/ga/webs/. Bids will be accepted through Jan. 22.
The Sky Valley Chamber of Commerce, the City of Sultan and GROW Washington will host free grant writing workshops from 4 to 6 p.m. on Jan. 20 and 27. Both workshops will be held in the Community Center Council Chambers located at 319 Main St., Sultan. Call 360-793-0983 to reserve a seat or email debbie@skyvalleyvic.net.
A free Labor &Industry workshop for business owners is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 25 on the third floor of the Everett L&I Office at 729 100th Ave. SE. The topic is an Introduction to Rates and Claims Management with Stay-At-Work and Early Return To Work Programs. Go to www.workshops.lni.wa.gov or call 1-800-574-2829 to register.


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Have you recently moved your father to a facility for people with Alzheimer's? Are you having second thoughts about visiting because you're not sure what to do or say?
Remember that you are a direct and crucial link to your father's identity as a human being with spiritual, emotional, and social concerns. Keep in mind that there's more to him than his memories and his ability to perform certain things.
Keep your visits simple. Avoid overwhelming your father with plenty of activities or too many people. Tap into your father's remaining strength to spark his individuality and try to create joyful moments.
Find a comfortable and quiet location for the visit. Limit excess noise and distractions. Many Alzheimer's community facilities in Utah have quiet spots, chapels, porches, and special guest rooms.
Remember that Alzheimer's can progress without warning, and your last visit may be different than the next. Manage your expectations. Legacy Retirement says there are registered nurses around. Get help, if necessary.
Be more flexible. You may need to do new activities every time you visit, because what your father enjoyed last time may not pique his interest another time. Use available items in the facility such as music, books, or games, and ask your father to point out what looks interesting to him.
Remember not to take it personally if your father seems upset or angry with you during your visits. When your father reacts unpleasantly, he may be attempting to communicate something he can't express.
During your visits, keep in mind that your father will respond differently to things. This is a normal part of the disease's progression. It's not about what you did or said. Get help from the caregivers at the facility to help you out during your visits.


Summary	 0008116: Rebranding distortion weapons with Lugonu not working properly.
Description	 When using ?brand weapon on a wielded distortion weapon while worshiping Lugonu you still get the distortion unwield effects.
Because Lugonu lets you unwield the weapon at any time with no cost it is pointlessly easy to avoid the effect, so in practice it means if you want to brand away from distortion you want to unwield your weapon every time you read an unID'd scroll.
This is not the proper place to discuss this but I wanted to comment that I believe re-branding distortion should *not* trigger distortion unwield effects: this way, holding out for a brand weapon scroll is another approach to distortion weapons.
Fixed (edit: and just not having a distortion effect seems probably fine to me, too).


Join the Simmons Peninsula Club for our first end-of-summer potluck picnic. Please bring a food item for approximately 8-10 people to share and your own personal drinks. Please note that smoking is not permitted at the park, and styrofoam is not allowed.
Family and friends are more than welcome to attend this complimentary event.
RSVP by August 16, 2015 to Cathy Wilson, Simmons Peninsula Club President.


also satisfy requirement 13 for the Scientist Activity Badge.
Explain how clouds are made. Describe the different kinds of clouds - stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, and cirrus - and what kind of weather can be associated with these cloud types.