| Developer Says City Keeping Him From Renovating Crime-Ridden Area
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A developer says he has big plans to renovate several rundown apartment complexes in an Orlando neighborhood that has been riddled with crime. But he says the city is standing in the way. Developer Jimmy Yuken wants to renovate the Peppertree apartments on Mercy Drive, one by one. The problem is they all have code violations and the city says the most dangerous violations, including the unsafe stairs leading to the second floor units, have to be fixed in less than 60 days whether someone is living in the buildings or not. "We put in all the central air conditioning ducts," Yuken said during a walk-through of one of the units. Jimmy Yuken is in a hurry to gut the Peppertree apartment complex, but says he can't do it on the city's deadline.
AWAs banned in public service
The Community and Public Sector Union welcomed the ban, which does not cover statutory authorities, saying it would make the public service a fairer place to work. The Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill will replace AWAs with an interim individual agreement until the start of a new industrial relations system in 2010. But while Ms Gillard wants the Bill through Parliament by Easter, it is likely to be delayed until April or May, as the Opposition and minor parties want to refer it to a Senate committee for inquiry. After a Government briefing on the Bill, Opposition workplace relations spokeswoman Julie Bishop said Ms Gillard was acting with "undue haste" and had not considered the full impact of the changes, confirming the need for a detailed inquiry.
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Mekar opens Middle East office
The brand has been installed in iconic projects in Dubai including Burj Dubai, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Mall amongst several others. Mr. Giuseppe Boaro, President of Mekar, Italy made this announcement on the occasion of the Big 5 Show, where the company is displaying its wide range of air conditioning equipment. Boaro said, 'This move is essential due to the growing demand for Mekar airside equipments and its increasing popularity for iconic projects. We are setting up our own central warehousing and distribution facility in the UAE to meet our clients' mounting requirements and at the same time provide efficient support to our distributors in the region Royal Gulf. Mekar has plans to increase its market penetration in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait through this office.' Mekar's AHUs and FCUs have been installed in more than 150 prestigious projects in the UAE including iconic projects 'The Burj Tower' slated to be the tallest tower in the world and the Burj Al Arab Hotel - the only seven star Hotel in the world.
Habs greats worry about team behaviour
The team must always come first, retired stars Jean Beliveau, Yvan Cournoyer and Henri Richard said Thursday as they weighed in on the embarrassing arrests this week of Hab rookie Ryan O'Byrne and veteran forward Tom Kostopoulos. "They are young kids and they forget, they don't think about what the Montreal Canadiens mean .. they think about having a little fun," said Henri Richard, a former Habs captain and 11-time Stanley Cup winner as a player. "I feel sorry for them, but they're going to learn," Richard said. O'Byrne and Kostopoulos were arrested at about 3 a.m. Monday outside Whiskey Park, a Tampa, Fla., nightclub following the team's annual rookie dinner. .
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