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Toddler Mauled To Death By Five Pit Bulls
Police said the toddler suffered "very severe" injuries and was pronounced dead in hospital. His grandfather Steven Hayashi, 52, who was not at home at the time, has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and owning dangerous animals. All five of his dogs were put down by Contra Costa County Animal Services. A police spokesman said officers had no idea why the animals attacked. He said: "The dogs were part of the household. As far as I know, they had them as pets." People living in the cul-de-sac said there were several recent incidents when the dogs had run loose in the street. One neighbour, Elizabeth Mazan, told CBS she was washing her car when one of the pit bulls ran up to her and began barking. "I was scared, but when she told the dog to go home, it did," she said. The child's death has renewed calls for dangerous dog laws to be strengthened in the US, in the wake of other attacks. A 71-year-old man was killed and three others injured in a pit bull attack in Memphis, Tennessee. Authorities in Worcester, Massachusetts, are also considering imposing tighter restrictions on owning the animals. Official figures show 2% of dogs in the city are licensed as pit bulls, while 25% of all reported dog bites are caused by the breed. How To Beat The Tough Economy With Your Assets By Donna Every
Every’s tips for getting through the tough times include: • Liquidate dormant assets – With the massive wealth accumulated in America, most people have possessions or property of value sitting in their attics or garages. With the advent of craigslist and eBay as online sales resources, many of these dormant assets can be turned into cash. • Mine overlooked assets – Everyone has something they do well, and if they do it well enough, it’s not much more difficult to market it. Some people can sew and cook, while others are artists or musicians. In most households, just making a little extra money every month can make all the difference, so part-time jobs doing something you do well can help fill the gap. For example, one woman I met in Barbados couldn’t make ends meet with her day job as a maid, so on the weekends, she opened a mini-restaurant off the side of her house. She’d prepare meals during her off time during the week, and sell them to her neighbors on Friday and Saturday. • Keep the faith – Belief in yourself, your motivation and your abilities is a far better path to tread than to give in to despair when the tables turn against you. Meeting challenges head on can not only save the day – they can also change your life. “Our financial situation is a result of the choices we make,” she added. “Choices made out of fear and anxiety are never the right ones. We need to make sure that we are making the best possible choices.” Author Donna Every has a degree in Mathematics from the University of the West Indies and is a Chartered Accountant and an MBA. She worked with Ernst & Young Barbados as an auditor and then as a consultant for ten years before starting her own business in 1998. Donna is passionate about helping people improve their lives and has shared proven principles and practical steps to achieve this through her speaking engagements and through motivational workshops which she conducted over the years for the Ministry of Social Transformation and the Ministry of Education. She has been married for nineteen years and has two children Two Fabulous Villas For Early Spring Get Away Think of a Warm Get Away
With the Christmas holidays behind us, and chilly temperatures across most of the U.S. and Europe, I thought a little warm-weather family vacation nudge might be appreciated! Renting a villa with friends and/or family is such fun—and can be so carefree when the villa is staffed. Breakfast in your pajamas, lounging by your own private pool, games and books in your own living room ... it's cosy & delightful. With spectacular views, sparkling pools, breezy terraces for alfresco dining & in-house staff to take care of all the details—plus special offers that make them all the more "worth it"—these five top-notch private villas from Hawaii to Tuscany and Costa Rica will help take your mind off the winter chill ... Bali Hale | A 4-bedroom spacious villa on Maui, set on a five-acre private estate with uninterrupted views of the Pacific Ocean. Perfect for an intimate wedding or a getaway with friends or family. Moonrakers | A 6-suite beachfront retreat on the Caribbean island of Anguilla—chic & stylish with a stunning pool and terrace plus spectacular views to neighboring St Barth's and St Maarten. World Tallest Building Opens Our View To The New Global War Religious Intolerance Versus Tolerance For Economic Survival of the Human Race
Two worlds mixing together in an uncomfortable clash. You can ask the question of Christians in Lebanon, or muslims in Detroit or orthodox christians in Istanbul, Turkey. Even better yet, ask the 49 percent of Nigerians who are christians and have a utter disdain for AbdulMutallab and his religious Jihad war he was fighting on behalf of his brothers in Yeman and Somalia, that has now left an unwarranted marks on them as muslim terrorist nation. Globalization keeps running into the clash of global religious intolerance. As Dubai opens its doors to the world, many of her neighbours see the bold and openly tolerant move as high level betrayal and some even see it as an act of defiance against what they believe sacred to their religious traditions in the region. All the same, One day ahead of the official inauguration, Burj Dubai the world's tallest building, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, we are faced with the question of who will win the war of religious tolerance. Burj Dubai is over 800 metres (2,625 ft) tall and has more than 160 stores, the most of any building in the world. Impressive building, with much more. Burj Dubai is home to the world's first Armani Hotel, luxury offices and residences, and a variety of other sophisticated leisure and entertainment facilities, all centered at the front lines of the new global war. Its religious intolerance versus economic tolerance and survival of the human race. Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, as neighbouring countries, Burj Dubai will house about 12,000 worker a day. One may ask in a good western fashion sense, what does the well dressed visitor wear to a when attending a formal business dinner event at the opening of Burj Dubai or for that matter any event in Dubai.? We would opt to pose an additional question, who will win the war of religious tolerance. Do we divide the world along religious lines or do we tolerate one another, promote commerce and afford better lives for citizens of the world. Send Your comments to editor@transatlantictimes.com or click on Comments on weekly stories above, we will publish selected responses. We would be back with Part Two. Architects Say 2010 is Looking Uncertain Knowledge of the Economy is Power
Local architects say knowledge of the economy is power and being able to adjust to the market and to the work that’s available – mostly federally funded projects – will be key moving into the new year. “There continues to be a lot of uncertainty in the construction industry that likely will delay new projects in the near future,” said Kermit Baker, AIA’s chief economist. “Perhaps the President’s plan calling for loans for small business, funding for infrastructure projects and rebates for homeowners making energy efficient improvements will help speed a recovery in the construction industry.” Foreclosure Rate To Hit 3.9 Million in 2009 Two Straight Years of More Than 3 million Foreclosures
Foreclosure filings exceeded 300,000 for the ninth straight month in November. The Loan-modification programs and an expanded government tax credit for first-time homebuyers are helping some, but the overall situation of the economy is weighing down on the market. November filings fell 15 percent from the July peak and dropped 8 percent from October, the seller of default data said. That was the fourth straight monthly drop. Nevada had the highest foreclosure rate for the 35th consecutive month, with one in 119 households receiving a filing in November. Total filings dropped 33 percent from both a year earlier and the previous month, to 9,295. Florida ranked second, with filings for one in every 165 households. California was third, at one in 180, RealtyTrac said. Arizona, Idaho, Michigan, Illinois, Utah, Maryland and New Jersey rounded out the 10 highest foreclosure rates. F 5 Most Beautiful Locations To Rent a Cottage Quietly Beautiful Surroundings, Discover The Freedom of Vacation Cottages
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Dubai's troubles resonate far beyond the desert fantasyland that its borrowing created, fueling concerns that financially stretched nations like Greece and Hungary may struggle to pay off debts. Investors and analysts say they're worried about the health of Greece's heavily indebted economy and banks, which could suffer as the European Central Bank moves to pull away some of its financial-support measures. Investors are now paying much higher prices to insure themselves against bond defaults in countries like Turkey and Bulgaria. The cost of debt-default insurance also rose for a range of countries, including Hungary, Brazil, Mexico and Russia. Dubai itself demonstrates how quickly countries can veer off the road to recovery and into trouble. Dubai's surprise move to delay the debt payments of its corporate crown jewel, Dubai World, came just as many economic indicators, and anecdotal evidence, were pointing in a positive direction. At the same time, though, years of lavish, debt-fueled empire building is now coming home to roost. For years, the city-state was the epicenter of a dizzying boom in the Persian Gulf. Its ambitions also extended abroad: to golf courses in Scotland and South Africa; the Barneys department store chain in New York; and real estate in Las Vegas, where in 2007 it joined up with casino company MGM Mirage to develop an $8.5 billion condo, hotel and retail colossus called CityCenter -- just as the Vegas real-estate market reached its peak. This is a major fall back to reality, it effects will have a lasting effect of the world economy. We have simply moved into a different phase of the world financial melt down, it would be interesting to see how these other emerging economies respond to this newly discovered Dubai option. Dubai Palm Paradise in the Sea Faces Bad Debt Problems City-State Owners Ask For Loan Repayment Freeze
European banks face potential losses on an estimated $40 billion in exposure to Dubai after the city-state's largest corporate entity, Dubai World, asked creditors for a six month standstill on debt repayments, raising fears that recent signs of improvements in banks' bad debt levels could reverse and Dubai's problems could weigh on the global recovery. The news rattled stock markets, pushing major stock indexes in London, Paris and Frankfurt down. Most banks Thursday said their exposure to Dubai and Dubai World is small or wouldn't comment. A report by the Emirates Banks Association said the top eight foreign banks in the United Arab Emirates by lending volume--HSBC, Standard Chartered, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland's ABN Amro, Citigroup Inc. (C), BNP Paribas SA (BNP.FR), Lloyds and Credit Agricole SA's (ACA.FR) Calyon--extended about $36 billion in loans last year throughout the federation, without breaking down the loans by emirate or type of borrower. Rotterdam Market Hall Ground Breaking New Hybrid Social Hall Design
First ground was broken this week (18 November) at the site of the new €175 million Rotterdam Market, representing the beginnings of a new hybrid social hub. MVRDV Dutch Architects recently revealed their mixed use, new inner city heart for the laurens Quarters, the pre-war center of Rotterdam. The mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutleb and city councillor Hamit Karakus were on site to commence the construction of the monolithic 100,000 sq m public market and apartment building, designed by MVRDV. Once complete in 2014 the market will be a giant cavernous archway in the centre of post-war Rotterdam, situated near the historic Laurens church. 228 apartments over ten upper levels will engulf the market void and overlook 100 stalls from interior..... |
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