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Swartz Creek is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan.  The population was 5,758 at the 2010 census. The city is a suburb of Flint and has incorporated land formerly within Flint Charter Township, Gaines Township, and Clayton Township, but is administratively autonomous from all three.

History
Native Americans traveled the trail that paralleled the Swartz Creek to reach the maple trees, on what would later be the
Crapo Farm, to fish, gather fruit, and hunt. This trail terminated in the Lansing area.

Predecessor communities

Miller's Settlement

The Miller Settlement, and future core Swartz Creek community, was founded in June 1836 when it was first settled by Adam Miller, a German, and his family of eleven children in then Flint Township at its original size of 9 township survey areas. On March 11, 1837, just weeks after Michigan became a state, the southern area that would make up the community was placed into Mundy Township. Flushing Township was formed on March 6, 1838, split off from Flint Township, and included the northern part of the settlement. Two settlers were buried on the Miller property before that acre was deeded to Flushing township by Adam Miller.

In 1848, Miller Road was designed as a state road. in 1842, a post office was set up in the community called Swartz Creek after the stream. Soon, the community assumed that name. The Village of Swartz Creek subdivision was platted in 1877.

In 1881, Swartz Creek had a rail station called Hamilton. Serving the station was the Goodyear and Miller elevator and Western Union Telegraph. The locality also had a hotel run by William Brown, a Methodist church and a district school. The creek powered a saw mill and a flour mill at the time. Sommers & Brewer business was a manufacturer of potash.

The first Masonic Temple in the community was built in 1906 on Miller Road. By the 1910s, the unincorporated village's major industry was sugar beet farming with three beet weighing stations. An elevator and two churches were located there by 1916. A private bank, which was managed by Ira T. Sayre as part of a chain, was also open at that time.

In 1927, the community's downtown roads were paved with gravel supplied by the Crapo Gravel Company, which created the now Winchester Lake. Electrical power was brought to the area that same year.

On Wednesday April 7, 1954 at about 7:40 PM, a small tornado hit the community. The tornado destroyed the fire hall, knocking down power lines and taking roofs off homes while only injuring two.

Otterburn
Otterburn as the rest of Flint Township was in Grand Blanc Township at its organized on March 9, 1833, then split off into Flint Township on March 2, 1836, then with the west half of the survey area was place in Flushing Township. The first land purchase in section 31, the general area of Otterburn, was on May 30, 1836, by John W. McNair.

Otterburn was in Flint Township, had about 150 residents and had its own train depot that opened in 1882.  The location was known as Otterburn as otters were generally seen there on the Swartz Creek, a burn. On August 27, 1887, Charles F. Shumway assumed the position of postmaster for the post office upon its opening. The post office closed on October 31, 1913. In 1957, a Chevrolet plant, which was also referred to as Otterburn, was built in this area for its service and parts operations moved from the west Flint Chevy in the Hole complex.

Winchester developments

Crapo Farm was sold in 1955 after parts were donated for St. Mary's Cemetery and Mary Crapo School. The Winchester Village subdivision was built on the former farm. Which was followed by another, Winchester Woods. All of the village and most of the woods were incorporated into the City of Swartz Creek in 1959 at its founding.

City
In 1950s, GM executive started a "New Flint" regional/metropolitan government plan to incorporate the metropolitan area into Flint. The proposal was released in 1957 and petition began circulating the next year. Area residents were fearful of the New Flint would take the Otterburn plant into its borders. While New Flint proponents indicated that that would not be the case, area residents campaigned against New Flint while moving to incorporate the area. The city was incorporated on December 1, 1959. The city included parts of Gaines (Winchester Village), Clayton and Flint Townships (Otterburn).

In 1986, Sports Creek Raceway opened. The raceway was a harness racing track.  The city received about $425 thousand a year from wager dollars until 1993 when John Engler became Michigan governor. Engler reduced cash flow from the casinos for two years until a new distribution formula allow the state to pay less, $126 to 118 thousand in the mid-2000s.

Gaines and Mundy Townships ceased contributing to cover building cost for the Swartz Creek Perkins Library in the 2000s, while Clayton Tonwship stopped their funding in 2011. In April 2011, the Flint Flames, a semi-professional Women's Blue Chip Basketball League team, changed ownership and its name to Flint Monarchs and move its games to the Cage Field House in Swartz Creek from Flint Northern High School. In 2014, the Monarchs moved their games to Flint.

In 2004, the city formed a downtown development authority. As early as 2006, Meijer was planning to locate in Swartz Creek. Construction finally started in September 2012 on the new prototype store. On May 16, 2013, the store opened on Morrish Road north of I-69.

In December 2013, the city council voted 4 to 3 to adopt a public safety special assessment district consisting of the whole city with a millage levy of 4.9 mills. While a referendum petition could take the assessment to the ballot, some residents threatened a recall. In January and February 2014, the city and Gaines Township was contact by Mundy Township Supervisor David L. Guigear in attempt to meet over regionalization of building department, code enforcement, janitorial and especial police.

Also in December 2013, City Manager Paul Bueche planned for a medical and disability leave from his job with the recommendation that an interim and permanent replacement be hired, city zoning administrator and DDA director Adam Zettel. Zettel was also assistant city manager for the city of Owosso and former assistant city manager for the city from 2006 to 2010. The city council accepted Bueche's recommendation and hired Zettel effective January 1, 2014. Bueche died on May 15, 2014.

Sport Creek Raceway was closed by the Michigan Gaming Control Board on January 1, 2015, when the raceway could not agree to terms with the Michigan Harness Horsemen's Association. Despite being under new ownership as of January 2019, there were no plans to reopen the track in 2019.

A 5.7-mil property-tax levy for streets was placed on the May 5, 2015 ballot that had a statewide street proposal. The city proposal failed 729 to 831. The city residents passed a street repair millage of 4.22 on May 3, 2016.

Fourth-precinct council member Michael Shumaker died on March 2, 2016, with his appointed temporary replacement being Jim Florence. A council member considered the city charter to have conflicting provisions thus bring into question an interim election in November. After 34 years of council service, Richard B. Abrams, last serving as mayor pro tem and prior mayor, did not seek reelection in November 2016.

On January 9, 2016, the Swartz Creek City Council voted to disband its police department by merging the department with Mundy Township's into the Metro Police Authority of Genesee County effective February 1, 2017. On October 1, 2019, the city turned over the operation of the city's parking violations bureau to the Metro Police Authority. Swartz Creek began receiving Karegnondi Water Authority water treated by Genesee County Drain Commission Water and Waste Division on December 15, 2017.

As of January 2022, Swartz creek community school has completed many renovations on both community schools within the city limits, and the satellite elementary schools. A new, updated football field was completed in 2019, four years after the completion of the Swartz Creek Performing Arts Center. The High school has added what is planned to be a new STEM wing, and the middle school has completed 2/3 construction phases to bring a combination of STEM classrooms and performing arts.

Government

The city has three parks, Elms Road Park, Winshall Park and Bicentennial Park, with Bicentennial being a limited park with a pavilion and a few benches. The city provides a building that is shared by the senior center and the library branch.

The city is served by the following other governmental agencies:
Swartz Creek Area Fire Department, a joint fire department with Clayton Township
Perkins Library, which also serves Clayton, Gaines and Mundy Townships, is a branch of the Genesee District Library.
Metro Police Authority of Genesee County, an authority which provides its members, the City of Swartz Creek and Mundy Township, Police service
 Flint Area Narcotics Group (FANG)
 Genesee Auto Theft Investigation Network (GAIN)
Genesee County Drain Commission provides treated water to the city from the Karegnondi Water Authority water pipeline.
Swartz Creek Community Schools

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

The west branch of the Swartz Creek flows from west to east through the city, generally as the southern border for the east most third, toward the Flint River, leaving the southeast corner of Clayton Township separated from the rest of the township. Just south and parallel to the creek is the Canadian National Railway line, formerly the Grand Trunk line, which runs between Flint and Durand.

Demographics

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,758 people, 2,554 households, and 1,632 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,749 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.6% White, 5.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 2,554 households, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.1% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age in the city was 41 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.8% male and 55.2% female.

2000 Census
At the 2000 census, there were 5,102 people, 2,233 households and 1,460 families residing in the city. The population density was .  There were 2,355 housing units at an average density of .  The racial makeup of the city was 95.83% White, 1.22% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population.

There were 2,233 households, of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.82.

Age distribution was 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.

The median household income was $42,112, and the median family income was $52,147. Males had a median income of $46,442 versus $29,010 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,046.  About 4.4% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Swartz Creek has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

See also
Swartz Creek

References

External links

Cities in Genesee County, Michigan
1836 establishments in Michigan Territory


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Las Vegas gains sports legitimacy by winning NHL franchise
Vegas has always lived on the fringe of pro sports. It's home to an oft-forgotten minor league baseball franchise, UNLV, and of course, the American capital of sports betting in The Strip. It is at once a major part of the sports world, and also a satellite in terms of direct participation.
Photo: Bill Feldberg
That dichotomy will officially end in October 2017, when an expansion NHL franchise will lace up skates in Las Vegas's shiny new multipurpose venue, T-Mobile Arena. The arena opened in April with a slate almost entirely comprised of big name concerts. Hockey will start play this coming October, with a four-game set of exhibition games to test the arena's ice making capability (didn't the season end, Sharks? *sigh*).
And with that, the test of Vegas as a sports market will finally begin. The as-yet unnamed hockey team will benefit from a honeymoon period fueled by a 13,000-season ticket pledge drive. They'll also have a first-mover advantage for at least a few years if the Raiders come to town, even longer if the Raiders don't. The team may even be sneaky competitive, thanks to being the only team recipient in a friendly expansion draft. And whatever casual locals don't buy in as attending casual fans could be replaced to a degree by visiting fans. Seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if the NHL formatted future schedules to have games hosting Buffalo or the Great White North all on weekends.
Economically, the Vegas market remains largely a one-trick pony, begging to get startups and non-service sector industries to grow in Southern Nevada. Non-gaming corporate strength will be a major factor in the team's long-term economic health, and while there should be no shortage of smaller local sponsors and a major car manufacturer sponsor just to cover both CES and SEMA, other patronage could be a tossup. The looming threat of competition in the form of a 65,000-seat domed stadium hosting the Raiders is also a real possibility. At least that should be decided later this year. Plus the team will be competing with its own landlords, AEG and MGM, for preferred days and dates on the calendar. The PBR World Finals is moving from the Thomas and Mack Center on the UNLV campus to T-Mobile Arena and is usually held in November, mere weeks into the NHL regular season.
Long term, there's no telling how this team will hold up. Unless Sin City turns into Winnipeg South, it'll need a lot of casual fans to fill the 17,500-seat venue. If that doesn't happen the place will look like a lot of Sun Belt expansion era arenas, looking half-full and disinterested. For at least a few years things should be okay since the team will be a sort of super-novelty. The arena doesn't need the team's rent to pay the bills, and even if it does at a later date at least it's privately financed. Whether or not Vegas becomes the next great hockey town is almost beside the point. The NHL was the first to stake a claim on the last great domestic frontier. That's a big deal.
And finally, yesterday MLB commissioner Rob Manfred validated Vegas as a potential site for a future team.
"I think the whole, 'you can't go to Vegas because there's casinos there,' we passed that by a long time ago, right? There's casinos all over the place. I see Las Vegas as a viable alternative. I would not disqualify it just because of the gambling issue."
So there you have it. With other sports coming to Vegas, the gambling issue is no longer an issue. There isn't much to consider this a shot across Oakland's bow, considering the barriers to getting a domed ballpark in place, especially if a football stadium already exists. Still, Las Vegas has already had its day as a relocation threat candidate for the A's and now the Raiders, so there's plenty of history there. The time for Vegas to be yet again a baseball stalking horse is a long ways off.
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44 thoughts on "Las Vegas gains sports legitimacy by winning NHL franchise"
Manfred said gambling wouldn't prevent an MLB team from going there, he didn't say it's a viable MLB market. Vegas is a bit of a gamble for an NHL or NFL team; no way it can support MLB.
The point of the post was to say that the Vegas NHL team will prove out the market's pro sports viability. No amount of conjecture or projection can substitute for this. Vegas is a different animal.
If the NHL team fails it will certainly provide more evidence that Vegas could not support an MLB team. However, even if the NHL team is wildly successful it will not prove Vegas could support an MLB team.
Vegas is a different animal; so is Major League Baseball.
Bart:
There are plenty of examples where an NHL team fails where an MLB team prospers… Denver and Phoenix come to mind.
NHL is not one of the "big" sports anymore. I would say even NASCAR passed it by long ago, but at the current trajectory Brian France is running NASCAR into the ground and gets my vote for worst "commissioner" in pro sports.
@DTP Agree that MLB is more popular than NHL, but I don't think the Colorado and Arizona examples are on point. Both of those markets have four major league teams and suffer from over saturation. In that situation it's not surprising the less-popular NHL would lose out.
Vegas' basic issue is it simply isn't large enough to support an MLB team. It's smaller than Kansas City, and there aren't nearly as many people in the state surrounding it as there are in other small markets to make up for that.
Vegas' "corporate" market is also unique. In other markets, local companies are looking for a venue to entertain their VIPs. In Vegas, the dominant local industry already has VIP entertainment zones on their own premises and are financially incented to keep their VIPs on site.
If it turns out Vegas can't support a major league team when it's the only game in town (even if it is hockey), why would one think it can outperform its market size and support a sport with twice as many games each of which needs to draw twice as many people to be economically viable?
You make valid points Bartleby but I still maintain that the NHL is a different enough beast that support or lack thereof has no bearning whatsoever on whether an MLB team can be supported in any market.
Whether Las Vegas can support one or not has absolutely nothing to do with the success of failure of what has become a regional sport.
The NHL had its heyday with Gretzky. Now that he's long gone, they have faded in the general population's mindset. Same with golf… no more Tiger so it's fading. NASCAR is fading because the old-timers are gone. Now that Jeff Gordon is gone and Tony Stewart is almost done, and Brian France is treating the sport like a personal experiment by changing the rules monthly, old-school racing is kaput and it's fading as well.
NHL comparisons are no longer valid.
The NBA… now that would be a much better test.
@DTP What is your basis for the conclusion hockey is becoming less popular?
My impression is the opposite: hockey used to be entirely a niche, regional sport but is gradually becoming more popular and has made inroads in non-traditional markets. Still fourth to be sure (and with the growth of soccer could fall to fifth), but growing nevertheless.
The biggest factors as to whether MLB could succeed in Vegas are population and demographics, and I think it's pretty clear these just aren't there. But I think the experience of the NHL will still provide useful data as to Vegas' general viability as a sports market (especially with respect to the behavior of potential premium seat buyers).
One factor I think has been and will continue to be significant in NHL growth is the advent of flat screen HDTV. Hockey used to be unwatchable on television; now it's a lot more viable there.
How about this for evidence….
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/01/most-watched-sporting-events-2015-nfl-college-football-basketball-nba-womens-world-cup-viewership/3/
Nowhere near the top. About even with the Indianapolis 500, which has to be relevant about two decades ago.
To say it's anywhere near the same level as MLB or the NBA is just plain ludicrous.
Las Vegas couldn't even support minor-league hockey. NHL will fall on its face there.
But I say that has nothing to do with whether they will be able to support the Raiders.
However, I do not believe they could support an MLB team. Probably could do as well as Oakland does… which means it can't.
@DTP "Nowhere near the top. About even with the Indianapolis 500, which has to be relevant about two decades ago."
You're trying to change the point we've been debating. You asserted hockey's popularity was declining and that it's a regional sport. I responded that although hockey remains less popular than other sports, its popularity was in fact broadening and becoming less regional. You're now asserting that it's less popular than other sports. This may be true but it's a different point.
That's a pretty limited data point. Top rating for each sport's signature event taken from a single year? I don't think that's a strong indicator. For example, the Belmont Stakes drew a higher rating than the highest rated game of the World Series. Would you seriously argue that horse racing is more popular than MLB at this point? The popularity of horse racing has been declining for years; they're tearing out race tracks right and left.
Here is a broader set of metrics that suggests that the popularity of hockey is in fact growing at a steady though modest pace: https://automatedinsights.com/blog/is-hockey-becoming-more-popular-in-america/
Yes it is, but nobody ever said that. Certainly I didn't. I never said hockey was as popular as MLB or the NBA; in fact I pointed out it may soon fall behind soccer in the US. I just said it's popularity is growing and I do believe its success or failure in Las Vegas will say something about the viability of Vegas as a major league sports market.
"Las Vegas couldn't even support minor-league hockey."
The success or failure of a minor league sport says little about whether a major league team would do well. The target market for minor league sports is largely people who are already fans of the sport and families looking for cheap entertainment. No one is saying that Vegas is currently a raging hotbed of hockey fans. The NHL's strategy is to take advantage of being the first major league in the market to develop new fans. Basically, they're banking on people who are drawn to the glamour, excitement and validation of having a major league team but who may become actual fans of the sport over time.
This is pretty much what happened in San Jose. Do you think the South Bay was a hotbed of hockey fans 25 years ago? People went to the games because it was a lot more convenient than going to San Francisco or Oakland and also because of the validation it gave San Jose as a city.
"NHL will fall on its face there."
It very well might. And if it does, it will serve as a cautionary tale for other leagues that might consider locating there.
manimalof7
It did work with the Sharks, however, when a similar strategy was tried in Nashville (a hurry-up expansion franchise to try to beat the Oilers/Titans there) and Columbus (no other major league teams, not counting Ohio State football), they wound up with a couple lousy markets. Nashville's turned out to be OK but they had some years of 13,000 a game which is not acceptable in today's NHL. Columbus has been getting a subsidy from the city in addition to a free arena so that's definitely not a success story.
Gary Bettman is the dumbest commissioner in all of pro sports. It used to be Bud Selig but at least good old Bud made money for his owners.
Bettman refuses to believe even to this day his expansion into non-traditional markets is working.
Nashville, Florida, Arizona (from Winnipeg), Tampa Bay, and Carolina lost money over the years and all of them lost money in 2014-2015 according to Forbes. Tampa went to the Stanley Cup finals no less and still didn't turn a profit.
Colorado was allowed to move from Minny and lost money even though it is cold in Denver….Or allowing Winnipeg to move to Phoenix? SMH
Atlanta (CSA 6M people) went from a money sucker to a money maker in small market Winnipeg (CSA 700k people) overnight, even with a bad team the first year and an arena that seats only 15k. What does this tell you?
Canadians love hockey and will pay top dollar, it is their national pastime. Why do you think MLB does so well in America? For the same reasons.
Even today Bettman holds on to hope in Arizona where the fans just do not care about hockey and the team keeps bleeding money despite a sweetheart lease.
Now Bettman thinks Vegas will support a team long term? Dude is out of his mind.
In the end, Bettman refuses to expand into Canada because of his stubbornness being an American….It is the only explanation I can think of.
Why isn't there another team in Toronto? Shooting down the Coyotes moving to Hamilton was straight dumb (even though he was right ethically), or why does Montreal have one team only?
How about a team in Quebec City? Even tiny Saskatoon would support a team better than most cities Bettman has expanded into over the years.
Or even Seattle for that matter? Even Seattle would do way better than Las Vegas long run.
If it wasn't for the hard salary cap the NHL would have been doomed a long time ago because of Bettman.
Forgot to mention in Vegas there are way too many other things going on. Boxing, gambling, Brtiney Spears, the list goes on and on.
And the NHL is going to get people to show up with all that goes on there?
Guy is so dumb he just made $500M in franchise fees for the other 30 teams. What an idiot!
One would think that Seattle or Quebec would be better sites for a new franchise than Vegas. Perhaps a franchise there will give NHL officials an excuse to visit there several trips annualy to party , that's the reason for granting a franchise over there possibly. Although NHL ice hockey at a 100% desert environment may also have some appeal -, especially at 115 deg. temp days, which Las Vegas can experience. sometimes.
The Avalanche moved to Colorado from Quebec, not Minnesota. The North Stars moved from Minnesota to Dallas.
Exchange rate and tax issues are significant impediments to putting more teams in Canada.
People just love to knock hockey. Let's look at the Draft. The number one pick in the NHL Draft was from Scottsdale Arizona ( Matthews), you had FOUR players from the St Louis Area and there were 12 Players Born in the USA chosen in First Round and for the first time ever had more players picked then from Canada. Even Bob McKenzie ( a Canadian who is without question Pro-Canada but who knows the game as well as anyone) during the Draft seemed worried about the population difference between the US and Canada, and sees the gap closing. As for the The Coyotes they certainly played a role in Matthews becoming interested in hockey as well as with Arizona State University ( ASU) going Division One in hockey. Knock hockey in the southwest all you want, but just like in Carolina, California, Texas and especially St Louis it is growing and as more players make the NHL, it will cause more kids to pick it up, and more Schools to add hockey (for example:, UNLV is considering it).
The NHL team in Vegas will get lots of business as in, "Let's go to Vegas while (fill in the name of your home town NHL team) is in town." How much is Vegas ready to embrace its own NHL team with its own new fans? I have my doubts…It's been brought up that gambling is all over the place now, which it is, but I am pretty sure Vegas is the only one with legalized betting on sports. Once, I was chased out of the sports book at a casino merely for using my cell phone, even though the call had nothing at all to do with sports or gambling… Also, how did Davis's dream of his own stadium without giving up any of the team die today? Keep in mind I'm doing some skim reading and might have missed the details on that on this blog.
@pjk "Also, how did Davis's dream of his own stadium without giving up any of the team die today?" I'm speculating, but interpreted that comment as ML saying the reduction in public funds for a Vegas stadium means Davis would have to give up a share of the team to bridge the gap. Which could be the case, though it seems a bit premature to draw that conclusion.
Looks like public funding for a Vegas stadium was cut from $750 million to $550 million. Still, it's $550 million more than Davis will get from Oakland.
It's a negotiation, so not sure that will be the final number. But yes, more than he'll get from Oakland.
On the other hand, a stadium in Oakland doesn't need to be a dome so doesn't need to be quite as expensive as the Vegas stadium. And the Raiders have managed to sell out to season ticket holders in Oakland, while the long term prospects of the team in Las Vegas are uncertain. So certainly, the more the public subsidy is reduced in Las Vegas the less compelling that offer will be.
re: Even today Bettman holds on to hope in Arizona where the fans just do not care about hockey and the team keeps bleeding money despite a sweetheart lease. …I keep hearing the problem is the placement of the arena in Glendale, away from where the fans are and a difficult commute mid-week. Akin to putting the Sharks in downtown Morgan Hill.
I think the problem is that there isn't a market for hockey in Phoenix, as they didn't draw when they played downtown either. The placement of the arena (which does suck) is just a little more dirt on the grave.
Did you ever see a hockey game at America West Arena in downtown Phoenix or whatever it's called now? Lots of obstructed-view seating. Watch the player head down your end of the ice on a breakaway, then tilt your head up to the TV monitor above you to see if he actually scores or not, since you can't see the last 15 feet or so of ice surface. It was a basketball venue with a hockey rink improperly shoehorned in.
@pjk Can you explain why the NFL or MLB would require some public financing for new stadiums – it is puzzling why the leagues prefer that From what I understand, the Adelson group was planning to build a new NFL domed stadium with zero public financing – the NFL must be pushing for some public funding (for whatever reason) in order to build a football stadium in Vegas.
I think the leagues see it as – public funds build libraries (authors don't have to build them), pubiic funds, not airlines, build airports; public funds build roads, not GM and Ford; the symphony hall is built with taxpayer funds, not with ticket sales from the symphony. That sort of thing. But what happened was the public got wind of these multi-million-dollar salaries these athletes are getting. Backlash to that has manifested itself in a resistance to spend billions in taxpayer money on new stadiums. And rightfully so. And the owners see their teams devaluing if they are expected to pay for their own facilities rather than taxpayers picking up the tab. Boo hoo for them.
Pretty sure no library has demanded a new building after twenty years like the Falcons/Braves/Rangers/Coyotes/etc. are doing.
"Can you explain why the NFL or MLB would require some public financing for new stadiums"
Because they can.
"it is puzzling why the leagues prefer that"
Yes, it is very puzzling why the leagues prefer free money.
"From what I understand, the Adelson group was planning to build a new NFL domed stadium with zero public financing"
I pointed out you were wrong about this on several occasions.
"the NFL must be pushing for some public funding (for whatever reason) in order to build a football stadium in Vegas."
To my knowledge the NFL has required some level of public funding for every new stadium built in the last 20 years. Even with Levi's Stadium, the negotiations bogged down for a bit over this. The NFL was insisting on a contribution from Santa Clara that was really small potatoes in the big scheme of things, but the NFL didn't want to establish a precedent of NOT getting public funding.
The NFL got $100 million from Santa Clara. But now there is an investigation of whether there is actually more public subsidizing going on than was authorized.
@bartleby: Here is the link I am referring to:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/stadium/las-vegas-sands-proposes-1b-domed-stadium-adelson-meet-raiders-owner
@ Duffer I saw that same article. Not only does it not say the Adelson group was planning to build a new NFL domed stadium with zero public financing, it specifically says they would be seeking public financing. For example:
"[Las Vegas Sands' senior VP Andy] Abboud said the project would be a "public-private partnership" in which Las Vegas Sands or the Adelson family would contribute an unspecified large portion of the financing."
"Abboud said Las Vegas Sands may seek legislative approval for diversion of hotel room tax revenues that now support the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to the project."
"[Convention authority CEO Rossi] Ralenkotter was less enthusiastic about diverting room tax money for a stadium."
"Majestic Realty Executive Vice President Craig Cavileer said a public-private partnership is necessary for a stadium, and that financing would dictate its design."
The key word is that investment group will provide a large portion of the financing. Unlike Oakland, San Diego, San Antonio, etc. they can afford to 100% fund the stadium if they choose to. They appear to want public participation in the project, however don't need it.
Here is a new link. Unfortunately, unless Oakland officials pull something similar to what Mayor Johnson did with the Sac Kings – it appear to be welcome to your Las Vegas Raiders:
http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20160623/latest-talks-settle-little-in-raiders-possible-move-to-las-vegas
@duffer "The key word is that investment group will provide a large portion of the financing."
No idea what your point is. You said the project would be 100% privately funded, which is just flat out wrong. A "large portion" of the funding is not the same as 100%. In fact, we've come to understand that the Adelson group considers around 10% to be a "large portion." Which should surprise anyone paying attention to these things not at all.
"Unlike Oakland, San Diego, San Antonio, etc. they can afford to 100% fund the stadium if they choose to."
The Raiders and Chargers could fully fund their projects if they chose to. They might have to make certain compromises on the kind of project that gets built, and in Davis' case he might have to sell off a stake in the team. But they could do it if they wanted to.
"They appear to want public participation in the project, however don't need it."
Actually, I'd take an educated guess the project doesn't come close to breaking even for the Adelson group without a massive amount of public funding. Their situation is different than say the 49ers, who recouped a lot of their stadium investment in the form of increased franchise value. If the Raiders weren't involved it would have been UNLV, a publicly funded university. I'm pretty sure Adelson would still have his hand out for a buttload of tax money.
Regardless, it's irrelevant whether they "need" public money or not. Almost no professional sports teams "need" public money to get a stadium built. Almost all insist on it anyway, because they can. If the incumbent city won't pay up, usually there's another city that will.
My point is that the Vegas Raiders appears to be likely, because that investment group is loaded with cash, unlike the municipalities of Oakland, San Diego, San Antonio, etc.- which evidently don't have much, and likely would find it difficult to get voter approval to ok public financing for an new NFL stadium.
Kroenke's Rams stadium plan, as it turned out, was easily approved by the NFL owners group over the Davis/Spanos plan, probably because Kroenke has much more cash available than Davis/ Spanos, It's evident with the NFL, money talks – b.s. walks, when franchise relocation is involved.
You are conflating two entirely separate things – how much money the private investors have and how much public money might be available. If Las Vegas happens, it will be because the city and state were willing to spend somewhere between $500 and $750 million in tax money on it. It will have nearly nothing to do with the relatively paltry $200 million the Adelson group is putting in (money that wouldn't even be needed for Oakland's $500 million less expensive project).
It is true Oakland is willing to contribute nothing toward construction (though it would contribute land and infrastructure). If the team moves, that will be the primary reason. However, your statements about San Diego and San Antonio are not supported. San Diego is proposing a public contribution that is comparable to the one offered by Vegas (though neither one has yet been approved). We have no idea what San Antonio might be willing to do, as the opportunities in Los Angeles and Las Vegas seem to have pushed San Antonio to the back burner.
Kroenke's stadium was approved because it was simply a better project, full stop. Kroenke is building NFL Disneyland; the Davis/Spanos project was just a stadium in a sea of parking. Either project would easily have been funded.
Wrong answer, the private investors with plenty of cash appear to win out concerning NFL franchise relocation, there appears to a definite correlation between investors (and owners) who are wealthy and success at franchise relocation vs broke municipalities – you choose to pretend there isn't one.
An ipse dixit assertion without factual support. The story of recent NFL relocations has almost always been about a municipality being willing to throw a ton of public money on the table to lure a franchise (e.g. Rams to St. Louis, Browns to Baltimore; Houston and Cleveland beating out LA for expansion franchises).
And even when there wasn't yet a sweetheart deal with public money on the table, I can't think of any examples where a relocation happened because of "private investors with plenty of cash." The Raiders moved back to Oakland and Oilers left for Tennessee because they got frustrated with inaction of city leaders in Los Angeles and Houston. There were no "private investors" funding those moves.
Are you seriously arguing that the $200 million Adelson is willing to put in somehow outweighs the $750 million they're seeking from Las Vegas and Nevada? That's idiotic.
The bottom line is that Davis is drawn to Vegas because it looks like he'll get somewhere between $550 and $750 million in public funds toward a stadium there versus $0 from Oakland, full stop.
Also that investment group believes that Las Vegas needs a large domed stadium for plenty of other uses besides football -, they evidently plan getting much more utility out of it than 10 NFL games annually. (They are more interesting in using it for other events besides football and not so much luring an NFL franchise and only playing NFL games at the site)
We've heard that story before. It is easier said than done.
georob
We can talk ad nauseum about the merits of this. Bottom line is that the NHL is going to Vegas, so let's see how this all plays out. I also think this will prevent a Raiders move, as now everyone will want to see how the NHL does first, even if it's for a couple of years. Unfortunately, this also keeps the A's situation in limbo as well.
@ georob
"I also think this will prevent a Raiders move, as now everyone will want to see how the NHL does first, even if it's for a couple of years."
I was thinking the same thing. I have heard many people say the opposite, which is a bit odd to me. I don't get how Vegas suddenly having a team (NHL), makes it more likely the Raiders will end up there. The Vegas market was previously thought by many to only have the ability to support one major sports team. (If that)
I know the NHL has been considering Vegas for some time, I'm wondering if they pushed this ahead so they could capture the market before the NFL could get there? Or perhaps make some NFL owners think twice before voting to allow Mark to move there considering how small the market is.
jeff-athletic
While I think the argument between duffer and barteby is very interesting and both make really good points, I think it's ultimately irrelevant. The main take away for me is that there are active negotiations between the stakeholders (Raiders, Sands investors, Las Vegas, Nevada,) and all sides are extremely motivated to make a deal, and the current gap is not insurmountable (in fact, they're not far off). And the combination of deep pocketed investors and substantial public subsidy (between 500 and 750 mil), and the quagmire that is the situation in Oakland, will all make it irresistible to the NFL owners to approve. It looks very promising, indeed likely, that the LV Raiders will happen.
And an NHL franchise is probably irrelevant, at least concerning the Raiders moving to LV. NFL gets most of it's revenue from TV, and it's 8 home games a season. That will fit in nicely with the LV casino economy. The NHL franchise fail completely. But again, that's irrelevant.
I'm glad this will happen – nothing against hard core Raiders fans in Oakland. It will finally free up the A's to do what they can do at the Coli site. The Raiders had a more than viable option in partnering with the 49ers at Levi, but stupidly refused to do so. And they can't finance in Oakland by themselves, and won't get public subsidy from Oakland.
A bit off topic: Oakland's coal ban could lead to a hefty lawsuit. Wonder if any judgment $$ would come from liability insurance or the general fund – money that would otherwise be used for services and facilities (like stadiums).

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Bence Fliegauf
Head of Jury, Hungary
Writer, director, production and sound designer. His movie MILKY WAY (2007) won Locarno's Golden Leopard. The JUST THE WIND (2012) received the Jury Grand Prize at the Berlinale and his latest movie LILY LANE (2016) won the Golden Olive Tree of Lecce.
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Graduated from the film-engineering department of the Leningrad Institute of Film Engineers and from the camera department of VGIK. Directed about 40 documentaries. The winner of the State Prize of the President of the Republic of Belarus "For spiritual Revival". Organizer and director of the IFF of Christian films and TV programs "Magnificat".
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An independent producer, documentary filmmaker. Graduated from Kyiv Theatre, Cinema and Television University. Worked at Kievnauchfilm production studio. Since 1992 has been living and working in US. Host of authorial program on Radio Liberty. Awardee of international film festivals.
Ludmila Saenkova
Graduated from the faculty of journalism of BSU and from the department of film studies of VGIK. Head of the department of literary and art criticism of the Institute of Journalism of BSU. Holds a PhD in philology, associate professor. Film critic. Author of two books on the MIFF "Listapad".
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Senior programmer of the Vilnius IFF. A former member of the Film Board at the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture (2008-2012). Attends 15-17 film festivals around the globe per year. Jury member in various IFF such as Cannes, Busan, Berlin, Wroclaw, Transilvania, Plsen, Bucharest.
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Graduated from the Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU). His first feature film KONTAKT (2005) was selected as the Macedonian entry for "Oscar". Director of "Avvantura Film Festival & Matchmaking" – the first international film festival in Croatia that focuses on European co-productions.
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As part of efforts to support ongoing operations in the North Western Zone of the country, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has today deployed Special Forces (SF) operatives to Southern Kaduna.
The SF Team, led by the Commander of the 403 Force Protection Group (403 FPG), Squadron Leader Richard Ngaro, was airlifted by a NAF Mi-171E Helicopter from NAF Base Kaduna to Kafanchan, where they were received by the Commander Sector 7 of Operation SAFE HAVEN, Colonel David Nwakonobi, to join the contingent of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) SF personnel already deployed to the area.
This was disclosed in a statement released by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola.
In his address to the troops during the deployment, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was represented by the Air Officer Commanding Air Training Command (AOC ATC), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Musa Mukhtar, noted that the deployment was in line with DHQ Directives to beef up Operation SAFE HAVEN.
The CAS charged the SF personnel to maintain the high level of discipline that the NAF is known for, whilst always upholding the NAF's core values of integrity, service before self and excellence as they carry out their assigned tasks.
He equally reminded them to ensure they respect the human rights and personal freedoms of all law-abiding citizens in the course of performing their duties.
Speaking to the Press, the representative of the CAS, stated that the NAF SF Team were additional elements to augment the DHQ SF personnel already deployed to beef up Sector 7 of Operation SAFE HAVEN in Southern Kaduna.
"The deployment would last as long as necessary until lasting peace is restored. We also have Operation THUNDER STRIKE, which is domiciled in Kaduna to take care of the North West axis, with the Air Component Commander coordinating the air power aspect from Kaduna in support of ground operations in Southern Kaduna", he said.
He further disclosed that, as part of efforts to enhance Civil-Military relations, a NAF Medical Team would arrive in Southern Kaduna within the next few days to conduct medical outreach with a view to providing healthcare services to displaced persons and others affected by the crisis.
While emphasizing that the military was in the state to assist the civil populace, the CAS called on the residents of Southern Kaduna to cooperate with the Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN and his troops by providing credible information that would facilitate the effective conduct of their operations.
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Tucson's Membrillo Fest to Celebrate Long Journey, History
Event-goers can taste and learn traditional recipes at the Mission Garden.
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Courtesy of Friends of Tucson's Birthplace
Some Tucson transplants have come a long way to get here, but few have traveled so far as the quince, or membrillo in Spanish.
The nonprofit Friends of Tucson's Birthplace and Mission Garden are celebrating that journey, and the fruit's unique heritage here, with the 4th annual Membrillo Fest Saturday 2-5 p.m.
The tree is one of a group of Old World natives that made their way to places like the Sonoran Desert following the European expansion to the Americas.
"The quince trees originated in the Middle East and then found their way across Africa into Spain, and that's how they got over from Spain into the New World by the explorers and missionaries," said Roger Pfeuffer, co-chair of Friends of Tucson's Birthplace.
That long and difficult journey is something that imbues trees like the membrillo with significance in the region, Pfeuffer said.
"The whole history behind how these things got into the upper Sonoran Desert and the Tucson area is fascinating to me," he said. "These things had to survive a trip across the ocean, landing somewhere in Mexico … and then having to travel over land - planted in the missions, and then perhaps cuttings taken from those trees."
Getting here is one thing. Surviving, and even thriving, is another.
"When these trees came over here, there was some adaptation that was necessary, but these are basically desert-adapted trees. And they've become adapted to the Sonoran desert and its micronutrients. So they do very well."
The festival will feature a number of membrillo recipes, including empanadas, ice cream and the classic cajeta de membrillo, or quince paste.
Josefina Lizárraga, a Menlo Park resident who has been growing and caring for heritage trees all of her life, will be demonstrating how to make the traditional dish, which is generally served with cheese, Pfeuffer said.
Those attending the event will have a chance to learn more about the work done at Mission Garden, which Pfeuffer said often involves collaboration with the Iskashitaa Refugee Network. Many refugees living in Tucson will be familiar with harvesting and preparing fruit like membrillo from their home countries.
The event is co-sponsored by the Linking Edible Arizona Forests (LEAF) network, and those attending are invited to tour the garden and see some of the upgrades to the facilities taking place.
Friends of Tucson's Birthplace are expecting at least 300 people to show up to the event this year at Mission Garden, at 946 W. Mission Lane, at the base of "A" Mountain.
Visit the event page for more information.
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Condolences are pouring in from across the province following the passing of the mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, John Hickey.
The mayor passed away last night at hospital in St. John's surrounded by family members. He accidently shot himself while out checking his traps last Saturday.
Remarkably, Hickey somehow managed to get to his snowmible and drive himself out to a road where somebody saw him and called for help.
He was rushed to hospital in St. John's, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Acting Mayor Wally Andersen says it's a very difficult day in the region. He says it's devastating for the entire staff, the town, and the province.
As MHA for the area, Perry Trimper had a lot of interaction with Hickey.
He says it's been a very difficult week for everyone as Hickey had built an extensive network right across the province.
Andersen says Hickey was an excellent colleague to have on council.
Hickey had previously served as mayor before jumping to provincial politics where he served as a Cabinet minister under Danny Williams.
Williams today issued a statement offering his condolences to his family. He remembers Hickey as a "true advocate for others" and says he was honoured to have worked along side him in public life.
No funeral arrangements have yet been announced but Andersen is asking the public to respect the family's privacy.


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Q: How to use a table of search terms in Full Text Search 2012 first of all thanks for your time. Now on to the question!,
I am creating a subscription based service for some users. Basically, some users are creating articles(blurbs of information) in one part of their company. Users want to be able to subscribe to words or phrases being used in those articles and get an email if their "subscription phrase is matched". Currently i have a sql server database of all subscriptions made by users. I was thinking of making a stored procedure that takes the "article" text and does a FTS on it. I have a small familiarity with FTS but have no idea how to implement.
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Article coming in: "Test Text is very dangerous" should produce the result Josh
A different article  "Test text is very dangerous unless used for another purpose" should produce the result
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A: you can do like this
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siblings: Luca Marini, Clara Rossi
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Gaming is an important element in the sales strategy for iOS devices, so important that Apple has decided to hire two marketing vets from Nintendo and Activision in the UK.
After seven years of service, Rob Saunders will be leaving Nintendo UK where he was responsible for the introduction of the Wii, DS and 3DS systems. Nick Grange did a similar thing for Activision. Both gentlemen will be moving over to Cupertino to further develop iOS products.
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Q: How to convert string to integer with ConvertTo-Json? I am using PowerShell to convert a CSV file to a JSON format. The problem is the CSV wraps double quotes around the column values, even integers. How do I convert them to integers during the conversion process?
This is the script I am using to convert a directory of *.csv files to *.json:
Get-ChildItem .\*.csv | Foreach-Object {
  $basename = $_.BaseName
  import-csv $_ | ConvertTo-Json -Compress | Foreach {$_ -creplace '"NULL"','null'} | Out-File ".\$basename.json"
}

This is my source CSV:
"Id","Name","Active"
"1","Test 1","1"
"2","Test 2","0"
"3","Test 3","1"

And here is what it outputs:
[
{"Id":"1","Name":"Test 1","Active":"1"}
{"Id":"2","Name":"Test 2","Active":"0"}
{"Id":"3","Name":"Test 3","Active":"1"}
]

How do I make it output this instead?:
[
{"Id":1,"Name":"Test 1","Active":1}
{"Id":2,"Name":"Test 2","Active":0}
{"Id":3,"Name":"Test 3","Active":1}
]

A: The reason that's happening is that Import-Csv creates an object with a string property for each column, so ConvertTo-Json is giving you quoted strings. You could use Select-Object between Import-Csv and ConvertTo-Json to recast the number properties as integers, but I think the simplest way to do it is to add a regex replace in your foreach block:
import-csv $_ | ConvertTo-Json -Compress |
    Foreach {$_ -creplace '"NULL"','null' -replace ':"([0-9]+)"',':$1'} |
        Out-File ".\$basename.json"


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import sys

PY2 = sys.version_info[0] == 2
PY3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3

if PY2:
    import Queue as queue  # noqa

    string_types = basestring

    def reraise(tp, value, tb=None):
        exec('raise tp, value, tb')

else:
    import queue  # noqa

    string_types = (str,)

    def reraise(tp, value, tb=None):
        if value is None:
            value = tp()
        if value.__traceback__ is not tb:
            raise value.with_traceback(tb)
        raise value

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Front Page Money Politics U.S.WND EXCLUSIVE
Clinton Foundation auditor on hot seat as deadline looms
Promised refile of erroneous statements 'tip of iceberg'
By Jerome R. Corsi
PricewaterhouseCoopers building in Oslo, Norway (Bjorn Erik Pedersen, Wikimedia Commons)
NEW YORK – As the Clinton Foundation faces a deadline of Nov. 16 to refile audited statements of a spinoff charity that were admitted to be error, Wall Street analyst and investor Charles Ortel is demanding the foundation's accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, answer questions he has posed to the firm since May.
Ortel, who has conducted an extensive investigation of the Clinton Foundation, explained to WND that the admission of error by the Clinton Health Access Initiative has opened up a can of worms for auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers, PWC, that extends back to the formation of the Clinton Foundation in 2001.
"To meet legally binding reporting requirements regarding 2014 and 2013, the Clinton Foundation, with PWC or with a replacement auditor, must amend and explain multiple years of false and materially misleading historical disclosures to the general public and to government authorities," Ortel explained.
He referenced a new set of exhibits examining Clinton Foundation financials that he is posting on his website.
In a reversal of its position, Clinton Health Access Initiative spokeswoman Maura Daley said the key Clinton Foundation organization would refile Form 990s for 2012 and 2013. However, she backed away from foundation spokesman Craig Minassian's assurances to Reuters in April that multiple years of foundation and CHAI filings were under review, beginning with 2010, the first full year in which Hillary Clinton was secretary of state.
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As WND has reported since last spring, Ortel has concluded through an extensive investigation that the Clinton Foundation has illegally enriched its namesakes, Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton.
WND reported Monday that Ortel has urged criminal investigations of a group formed in conjunction with the Clinton Foundation's work for which Bill Clinton serves as honorary chairman.
'False and misleading PWC audit'
Ortel said that beginning in May 2015, PWC was alerted to apparent material irregularities in its audit of consolidated Clinton Foundation financial results for calendar years 2013 and 2012.
He pointed to two emails, dated May 14 and 19, in which he posed to PWC a series of questions yet unanswered by the accounting firm.
"Unlike other accounting firms that may have audited the Clinton Foundation financial statements and assisted with filing public disclosure forms inside and outside the United States concerning calendar years 2001 through 2012, PWC had and still has robust global auditing resources and should, itself, have been able to spot numerous red flags arising in historical disclosures and through work done, from the inside, auditing books and records," Ortel said.
He said the Little Rock, Arkansas, office of PWC "evidently did not exercise required professional skepticism," particularly regarding 2013 financial statements.
"Instead, a false and materially misleading PWC 'audit' was issued past the final IRS deadline in December 2014," he said.
Ortel said that if PWC is still auditing the consolidated books and financial records of the Clinton Foundation for 2014, the firm will have to complete its audit so that it can be attached to the Clinton Foundation Annual Report owed to the IRS and in key U.S. states by midnight Nov. 16.
"Moreover, PWC will have to reconcile whatever approach it takes concerning 2014 with the approach PWC took concerning 2013," he said. "If a replacement auditor is now performing work, this firm will also wish to get answers to these and related questions."
Why Ortel's questions must be answered
In conclusion, Ortel stressed to PWC that since Dec. 31, 2013, the Clinton Foundation has actively solicited contributions for its annual operations and for an endowment fund, continuously holding out PWC's audit as independent certification of its financial results for 2013.
"What specific steps has PWC taken in 2015 to revisit its audit of the 2013 financial statements for the Clinton Foundation?" Ortel asked PWC.
"If PWC stands by its original work, without modification, please confirm this to be the case," he said.
"If PWC intends to adjust its work product and its conclusions, please explain why and please tender a thorough and fully vetted amended set of consolidated financial statements for 2013, together with complete and explicit footnotes, as well as all relevant consolidating financial statements," he requested finally.
In his second email to PWC, Ortel wrote:
This is my final communication to you before contacting appropriate authorities, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Federal Trade Commission, the Attorney General of the State of Arkansas, the Attorney General of the State of New York, and representatives of foreign donor governments, including the following nations/organizations: Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, France, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Nations, UNITAID, the United Kingdom, and the World Health Organization.
As before, and despite your repeated previous failures to respond promptly, please respond as soon as possible, minimally indicating receipt of this communication and, ideally, answering my questions.
"What concerns me," Ortel told WND "is that continuously during the term of PWC's auditing and other work, the Clinton Foundation has been soliciting donations across state and national boundaries using the mails, telephones and digital media, relying on the PWC audit, while false and materially misleading public disclosures and accounting work product remained in the public domain."
Ortel questions PWC
Produced here is the comprehensive list of questions Ortel posed to PWC in May. (Note that BKD preceded PWC as auditor of the Clinton Foundation and that MHM replaced BKD as auditor of CHAI starting in 2012.)
Ortel asked PWC the following questions in his May 14 email:
1. Please explain the basis for accepting BKD's "consolidated" results for 2012 as a reasonable starting place for your 2013 audit of the Clinton Foundation, in view of the following:
(a) BKD, was replaced as auditor for CHAI (the largest single constituent element of the Clinton Foundation) in connection with the 2012 audit for CHAI;
(b) MHM determined that accounting for the largest single known cumulative donor towards the Clinton Foundation (UNITAID) had been incorrect during 2012, and by May of 2013 had restated UNITAID's inflows as agency transactions for 2012 and for 2011;
(c) the consolidated net worth of CHAI at the start of 2012 through the end of 2013 was significantly lower than for the Foundation, so that this decision re: agency treatment of the purported UNITAID transactions with CHAI was [at] all times material to the MHM audits in 2012 and 2013, to the BKD audit in 2012 and to the PWC audit in 2013; and
(d) BKD seems to have reversed MHM's May 2013 treatment in its "consolidated" statements for 2012, used as the starting point for your 2013 audit.
2. Why are "consolidating" schedules in 2013 apparently issued by PWC but obscured in the Clinton Foundation Financial Report section on their website and also not part of the package available in the NY State Charity Bureau files?
3. How closely did you investigate the starting point for the Foundation's opening balance sheet in 2013?
4. Since 2004, did the Clinton Foundation employ consistent standards in consolidating elements under the control and direction of the Clinton Foundation?
[Note: Here, Ortel is concerned about amounts supposedly received and then sent to known entities such as the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund, the UK Fundraising Entity, and the Swedish Fundraising entity. Ortel is also concerned about any other entities, formal or informal, that procured funds in the name of the Clinton Foundation, directly and/or indirectly.]
5. On what date did the Foundation secure prior written approval from the New York State Attorney General to prepare its financial statements combining/consolidating the entities that may have been combined and consolidated, as is required under New York State law for entities required to register such as the Clinton Foundation that was so heavily engaged in solicitation to the public, particularly during 2013 and during 2014?
6. CHAI refiled its 990s for 2010 and for 2011 in November 2013, along with the 990 for 2012, reflecting MHM's views of UNITAID's inflows being agency transactions—in connection with this:
(a) Why were CHAI's and the Clinton Foundation's audits left alone for 2010 through 2012, when it would seem that they should have been restated?
(b) How closely did PWC investigate the opening balance sheet of CHAI in 2010 and its relevance to the opening balance sheet of the Clinton Foundation in 2010, flowing through to the opening balance sheet in 2013?
(c) Did PWC review the application to form New CHAI submitted close to year-end 2009 and also compare this application to consolidated and consolidating financial statements prepared by BKD for 2007, 2008, and 2009 that are available through the New York State Charity Bureau Service?
(d) What evidence has PWC obtained that New CHAI, and that the Clinton Foundation were validly authorized by the IRS to engage in tax exempt purposes other than those approved in May 2002?
(e) With UNITAID removed, why didn't the Schedule B disclosures (donor amounts of 2% or more) change for all affected years?
(f) Please reconcile foreign grants and contributions disclosed in the First 990 for CHAI for 2010 (filed in 2011) with the second one (filed in 2013)--why were there not more changes and how do you explain the changes shown?
(g) How closely has PWC investigated the year by year statements repeatedly made in UNITAID's annual financial reports (available online) concerning monies sent towards the Clinton Foundation with Clinton Foundation disclosures concerning UNITAID grants (year by year and within each year), particularly in Schedule B for each year?
(f) How many of the large donors were contacted to verify, independently, the amount, timing, and intended purposes of each donation in 2013? Were donors asked about previous years?
(g) Did PWC crosscheck by country, currency, time period, and donor the amounts said to be spent on pharmaceuticals with intended purposes stated for each major donation?
7. How closely has PWC reviewed the activities of the Foundation internationally in numerous countries since July 2002? Reference Bill Clinton's 2007 book entitled "Giving" for several pages starting on page 179.
8. How closely did PWC consider related party disclosures and then cross-check them for example, concerning:
(a) Doug Band (director of the Clinton Global Initiative, CGI, through March 2013) and Teneo;
(b) Mustapha Bakali (chief operating officer, CHAI) and Leapfrog, a Mauritius investment pool; and
(c) Huma Abedin, an employee of the Foundation and of Teneo during 2013?
9. Why did PWC fail to bring down its "subsequent events" disclosures to the issuance date of the audit letter?
10. Who signed the management representation letter? And, did you review the certification that management should have made to New York State when the Clinton Foundation's Annual Report/Filings were made there?
11. On what dates did PWC meet with the audit [committee] of the Clinton Foundation Board and whole Board, with and without management and any conflicted directors having been present?
12. Is PWC auditing the Clinton Foundation results for 2014?
More unanswered questions
In his May 19 email, Ortel made additional statements and asked the following additional questions, also not yet answered:
In considering our telephone conversation of last week, I decided to take another look comparing the BKD work product for 2012 for the Foundation with PWC entries for 2012 in the income statement, cash flow statement and balance sheet, which PWC explains in its letter constitute BKD audited statements," Ortel stated in the email. "The comparison yields some quite surprising results.
The email continued:
BKD's audit explains that it consolidates CGI into the Foundation for 2012, while PWC explains that CGI was merged into the Foundation in March 2013—both approaches should yield precisely equivalent results for 2012 for the Foundation.
For a set of reasons that is not explained in PWC's work product, Total Inflows and Total Outflows for 2012 are slightly different from BKD work product for 2012, and there are major differences in amounts shown for Contributions, Grants, and other income. Still, the amount shown for Change in Net Assets is the same $7,532,693.
All important line items for Cash Flow Statement details are precisely the same in the BKD and PWC treatments for 2012, save for the extremely important entry for cash and equivalents as of the start of 2012 which BKD has as being $107,066,637, whereas PWC has as being $103,873,526.
If PWC relied upon BKD for its 2012 audit, why and how did PWC determine that the correct starting place for cash and equivalents was $3,193,111 lower at the start of 2012?
What happened to this cash?
Ortel continued the comparison between the BKD and PWC audits for 2012, noting the following:
Looking more closely at the balance sheets for year end 2012, investments are higher in the PWC version by $1,811,109---how and why did PWC reach this determination?
And why are accounts payable and accrued expenses lower in PWC's version by $1,302,468?
Moreover, how could these balance sheet discrepancies arise yet the income statements and cash flow statements reconcile--this seems highly irregular?"
He concluded with the following:
One further set of points--BHC at all times controlled New CHAI and New CGI—what steps did PWC take to establish that BHC was legally authorized to carry on (Via New CHAI and New CGI) their stated tax exempt purposes?
How closely did PWC investigate disclosures made and authorizations received from the IRS that BHC was actually a duly constituted tax exempt organization in each year it operated?
Why did BHC file to create New CHAI in December 2009 but wait to file to create New CGI until August 2010?
How closely did PWC compare answers made in IRS 1023 applications with state filings for BHC entities, particularly those made in NY, in MA, in FL, and in CA?
How closely did PWC investigate the "audit" history of BHC, back to its original founding in 1997? I cannot find any audits for the years through 2003 and I have serious questions about all BKD work product dealing with 2004 forward.
How closely did PWC examine each entity that may have worked in league with BHC, including the various named joint ventures as well as special purpose efforts purportedly led by BHC, perhaps as agent, for foreign governments and other donors beginning as early as in July 2002.
Jerome R. Corsi, a Harvard Ph.D., is a WND senior staff writer. He has authored many books, including No. 1 N.Y. Times best-sellers "The Obama Nation" and "Unfit for Command." Corsi's latest book is "Partners in Crime."
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Vietnamese president calls on APEC businesses to dig deeper for inclusive growth
By Staff reporters &nbspNovember 8, 2017 | 05:48 pm GMT+7
Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang speaks at the CEO Summit held as part of the APEC Summit in Da Nang City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran
Economic growth and the productivity of the bloc have slowed while inequality has risen.
Businesses from APEC economies should do more to help the Pacific Rim to flourish, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang said at a forum held today in central Vietnam as part of the ongoing Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.
Thanks to contributions from businesses, both global and macro, the Asia-Pacific region now accounts for 60 percent of world's gross domestic product (GDP).
"APEC has become an effective mechanism for businesses to develop," Quang told the CEO Summit, that opened on Wednesday and will run until Friday in Da Nang.
The bloc has made remarkable achievements over the past 30 years and saved hundreds of millions from poverty, he said, while calling for more contributions from businesses to boost the development of the bloc.
APEC's top priorities should be connecting member economies and the global economic recovery, while continuing to work as a pioneer of free world trade and achieving the goals that APEC leaders set when they gathered in Indonesia in 1994.
Those goals included achieving free and open trade and investment by 2010 for industrialized economies, and by 2020 for developing economies, by reducing trade and investment barriers and promoting the free flow of goods, services and capital.
He urged all businesses to support inclusive growth, social development, ensure food, water and energy security and spread the spirit of entrepreneurship and startups, while increasing economic empowerment for women.
For a better future, APEC members should try harder to realize its vision of a peaceful, stable, dynamic, connected and prosperous Asia-Pacific, Quang said.
Vietnam will continue its transformation with a focus on the completion of market economy institutions, the development of human resources and infrastructure, and deeper international integration, he added.
The CEO Summit has gathered more than 2,000 local and foreign businesses and is one of most important events of the APEC Summit, which is being joined by leaders from the 21 Pacific Rim nations and thousands of businesspeople, including Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, UPS CEO David Abney, and chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan Asia Pacific Nicolas Aguzin.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the CEO Summit, Vu Tien Loc, chairman of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), shared the same views as the president.
APEC has achieved a lot over the years, but is now facing certain difficulties as economic growth and the productivity of the bloc have slowed while inequality has risen, leading to an increase of trade protectionism that is causing more obstacles for the globalization progress.
"Further development and integration for mutual prosperity has now become a vital requirement for all APEC economies," Loc said.
In order to do that, governments and businesses should work together to create a good environment and foundation for very-small, small and medium companies, companies with female leaders, and agricultural development, he said.
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