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VANCOUVER — China’s embassy in Ottawa is demanding the immediate release of Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer, who was arrested in Vancouver over the weekend and faces possible extradition to the United States.
In a statement posted online Wednesday, the embassy says Wanzhou Meng hasn’t violated any U.S. or Canadian laws, and called the arrest a serious violation of human rights.
Meanwhile, a clerk at the B.C. Supreme Court says Meng appeared in court Wednesday and a bail hearing is scheduled for Friday.
Justice Department spokesman Ian McLeod says in an email that Meng was arrested Saturday, but further details cannot be provided because a publication ban is in effect at her request.
McLeod says the U.S. is seeking Meng’s extradition.
It is not known what law is alleged to have been breached in Canada.
In a statement, Huawei says Meng is being sought for extradition to face unspecified charges in the Eastern District of New York. She was arrested when transferring flights in Canada, Huawei said.
In April, China appealed to Washington to avoid damaging business confidence following a Wall Street Journal report that U.S. authorities were allegedly investigating whether Huawei violated sanctions on Iran amid spiralling technology tensions.
That same month, Washington barred Huawei rival ZTE Corp. from exporting U.S. technology in a separate case over exports to Iran and North Korea.
In its statement on Wednesday, Huawei said the company complies with all laws and regulations in the countries where it operates, including applicable export control, sanction laws and regulations of the United Nations, the United States and the European Union.
U.S. President Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese goods in response to complaints that Beijing improperly pressures foreign companies to hand over technology. That is widely seen as part of a broader effort by Washington to respond to intensifying competition with Chinese technology industries that Trump says benefit from improper subsidies and market barriers. The escalating trade war is threatening world economic growth and has set global investors on edge.
U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican member of the Senate armed services and banking committees, applauded Canada for the arrest.
“Americans are grateful that our Canadian partners have arrested the chief financial officer of a giant Chinese telecom company for (allegedly) breaking U.S. sanctions against Iran,” he said.
Meng is a prominent member of Chinese society as deputy chairman of the Huawei board and the daughter of company founder Ren Zhengfei.
Cliff Malzman started Cannon Pools with his father, Robert, in 1979. Malzman said the company, headquartered on West Taft Road, has grown to become the largest installer of in-ground and above-ground pools in the eastern United States.
Six years ago, his son, Ari, came back from a career with hotel companies in New York City to get ready to take over the business.
Malzman said his son's move meant that the company would not be sold when it comes time for retirement. He said it was a relief to employees: "When I retire, the 103 families that depend on Cannon Pools for their paychecks know that nothing will change."
Tell me about growing up and any leadership roles.
We moved here (DeWitt) from New York City when I was 11.
I was a vice president of Junior Achievement. It was a terrific organization. We manufactured step stools and went through every aspect of how business runs. The meetings were downtown, so we got to meet people from different environments, not just from our own school.
It gave me an early influence in business. My father was a businessman, and sometimes if you have a mercantile heritage you get predisposed.
I graduated (1971) from Jamesville-DeWitt High School, and then I went to Ann Arbor - the University of Michigan. In the summers, I returned to Syracuse and worked for different swimming pool companies to pay my tuition.
What's your advice for anyone who aspires to be a leader?
Your job is to empower your team, not disempower them. Trust them and allow them their mistakes.
Meet a lot of successful people - networking. Learn their names and earn their respect. Let some mentor you and open doors. But keep in mind what Bob Dylan said: "Don't follow leaders, watch the parking meters."
What does that Dylan line mean to you?
It means don't follow leaders blindly. Aspire to be the leader yourself.
People who achieve leadership roles inspire new leaders.
Encourage dissenting opinions that force you to reexamine your thoughts.
A bad leader makes one-dimensional decisions and surrounds himself with sycophants. A good leader values diversity of thought that is achieved by assembling a leadership team of differing voices. I've been to over 100 countries, as well as to over 100 Grateful Dead concerts, so I have had my perspectives bent plenty of times.
Leadership lessons from the Grateful Dead?
They're full of lessons - lessons on being independent and thinking in different ways. It's like being successful with The Sunday New York Times crossword. You have to look at things sideways.
You've been to more than 100 nations?
Yes, I've been to every country in Asia, most of Africa, almost all of South America. I still travel quite a bit in the winter.
What inspired you and what has travel taught you?
When I graduated from Michigan's business school, I intended to start law school. I was serious with the woman who became my wife (Bobbi). We've been married for 38 years.
But everything seemed to be falling into place too quickly for me. I believe that everyone gets a window in their life that they can step through, and I did. I left the country heading west and circled the globe. I visited 40 countries. I spent $7 per day, and returned 1 1/2 years later from the east. I decided against grad school, married Bobbi, and with my father as my partner opened Cannon Pools in 1979.
It put travel in my blood, and I still travel, mostly in the Third World. I was in five different countries this past winter. I was in China, a remote area called Yunnan Province. I went with my daughter (Alissa) who's a lawyer in L.A. We went up into Tibet.
Travel enables you to bend your perspective and be open to new ideas. It's impossible to be a good leader without thinking in that way.
Who do you think influenced your path to leadership?
It's not really as much a path into leadership as a continual journey.
The tendency is to say one's father or one's mentor or something like that. For me, I think my leadership abilities changed when my son joined me.
My son, Ari, went to Cornell (School of Hotel Administration), worked in New York City for five years, and is now our vice president of operations.
In his first job at the Four Seasons, Ari managed 80 housekeepers. He learned a lot about how to manage other human beings, which is not an inherent skill - it's something acquired. His second job in New York was with Starwood, and he managed one of the busiest front desks in New York at Le Parker Meridien. He learned a lot about customer service.
In his final position for Starwood, he was the assistant director of corporate sales. For example, he was negotiating with Microsoft for 10,000 rooms a year.
The hospitality industry succeeds on a lot of levels where a lot of businesses fail, especially at the highest end of it, particularly in customer service.
Upon his arrival to work with me, he instructed our managers that our pool customers would be treated like guests in a fine hotel. He elevated our customer service.
A good leader learns in all directions. Insights generationally are important because the generation after you thinks differently than the generation before you.
Tell me about succession planning - an issue in family-owned businesses.
My dad and I were equal partners to start. Now, I'm getting older. Many of my employees are in their 30s or 40s. I'm sure at some level they were wondering what would happen when I'm ready to leave.
Succession planning is paramount for the stability of small businesses.
In family businesses, you have to be transparent with your family. They need to understand what the business's future is, who will own what, and who will control what. Then you need to make it transparent to your employees so they know, so they have faith in the business.
Tell me about tackling something difficult to do and what we can learn from your experience.
Can I tell you about my experience as chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Everson Museum of Art?
When I joined the board five years ago, the museum was in a dire financial situation. The solution wasn't as simple as gathering a bunch of cash. We needed to change the way that people think about and value culture in this community.
If we want our students to stay here, if we want the best young doctors, engineers, researchers, and developers to decide to live and work here, we need a rich cultural environment. The Everson is a cornerstone, and the business community needed to understand that their future prosperity is dependent upon thriving, dynamic cultural institutions. I am proud to say that the Everson is now debt free, and presented 25 new exhibitions last year, in addition to the education and outreach that we do in the community.
People find enrichment at different levels in their lives, but I cannot emphasize enough the fulfillment that one receives by giving time and effort to their community. When I donate my time working for a non-profit like the Everson, I always get back much more than I have given.
Any leader is continually learning. When you can learn in a different environment with a different leadership team, there's a synergy. They can all gain from each other.
How can a business leader spark innovation?
You have to be a contrarian to some degree. You have to be willing to take a chance. I mean we introduced salt pools to the city. We did it about a dozen years ago. People thought it was like the ocean. We operate on such a low parts per million of salt, that you can't taste the salt in the water. But it eliminated the need to buy chlorine for the pools, which everybody had done for eternity. You have to be willing to take a chance to innovate.
The same thing with our electric heat pumps. Everybody used gas heaters - natural gas or liquid propane. It was another innovation.
Some of the shapes, some of the entry systems that we put in our pools - we're always trying to innovate. In any competitive environment, a good leader needs to continually differentiate. The way you differentiate is to innovate.
Tell me how the digital age and technology changed your business.
Technology has completely changed how we market our product.
We have five locations, so internal communication is paramount to us. We're here in North Syracuse, and we're 40 miles away in each compass point: Auburn, Fulton, Oneida and Cortland. We communicate through technology throughout the day, we manage our inventories, and plan our scheduling. Technology is necessary for that.
Ten years ago, we wondered how we were able to get by without a fax machine. Things are changing all the time in the field. We go out with iPads, able to design construction and illustrate what a project looks like to a client.
The pools themselves have a lot more technology. They're almost all saline now. Computers that come with the pools monitor the water quality. They're heated with electricity, electric heat pumps.
The best leaders are technologically savvy.
"CNY Conversations" feature Q&A interviews about leadership, success, and innovation. The conversations are condensed and edited. Last week featured hospital executive Tom Quinn.
Leaders don't wait for a title; leaders identify themselves to you.
By now you’ve probably read about the ad blogger who’s being sued by a New York agency for criticizing that agency’s Maine tourism advertising. (That link goes to Advertising Ourselves to Death, which has an excellent recap of the situation, along with a great blog name in general.) In light of that dire situation, we’d like to clear a few things up. Did we call Washington’s “SayWA” campaign stupid? Obviously we meant brilliant. New Jersey’s “Come see for yourself” and Palm Springs’ “Give in to the desert. You’re surrounded”? Can’t think of better lines, really. And Indiana’s “Restart your engines”? Well, it’s no “Water is to fish as Indiana is to vacations,” but it’s pretty solid, too.
Why does Obama have ANY of the youth vote?
Does no one remember when Michelle Obama told graduates in 2009 that “you must give something back”? Before it goes into the Obama memory hole, I’d like to revisit the incredibly naive advice of “give something back” to an audience awash in student loan debt and unable to find jobs.
You must? Why must you? To whom must you “give back”? Can’t you just get a job and save some money and repay your student loans and start your own family? That’s hard enough!
One of two college graduates will be either unemployed or underemployed in this economy. Many graduate with over $100,000 in debt. You are blessed!
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama challenged George Washington University graduates at their commencement Sunday to “keep giving” through community service work and to “keep engaging” with the world.
Obama spoke to some 5,000 graduates and their families at the ceremony on the National Mall. She agreed to be their speaker after students, faculty and staff met her challenge to complete 100,000 hours of community service.
Keep giving! Volunteer yourself and work for nothing! Don’t you dare be greedy and get a job and try to back your student loans! THAT’S THE MESSAGE TO GRADUATES?
The First Lady’s suggestions are a nice idea and make us feel all warm and fuzzy, but the reality is that the majority of graduates are coming out of school with massive students loans that will take decades to pay off. We do not have the luxury of taking low-paying, but socially beneficial, jobs. Unfortunately, we have to take what will pay the most. Besides the loans, there’s also rent, food, transportation, and other living expenses. How does Mrs. Obama propose we pay our bills? She is woefully out of touch with lower and middle-income graduates and their families.
When my parents get old and I take care of them….that’s “giving back”. Otherwise….when I give I give….but I can’t “give back” because I’ve paid for everything I have ever received.
On the other hand, anything that the government gives us is “giving back” because everything the government has they took from us.
Service to whom? Does service to your children and your parents and other members of your family count for anything? That’s not a “true” measure or “any” measure of success?
How can any young American ever vote for Barack Obama?
We’re $16 trillion dollars in debt. The May jobs report was pitiful. College graduates are unemployed or underemployed and have crushing financial debts.
The Obamas say to “give back,” “keep giving” and “volunteer.” Remember, young people, you are blessed and you MUST do this!
Maybe Romney needs to hit harder on this message. This isn’t “hope and change.” This is misery!
Again, how does Obama get ANY of the youth vote?
Lough Ree Lifeboat searching for missing Armagh angler Daryl Burke.
A car was burnt out during sporadic violence involving youths in the Dunmurry area overnight.
Police dealt with sporadic disorder in the Pembrook Loop Road and Bell Steele Road areas of Dunmurry overnight and into the early hours of today (March 18).
Police came under attack from the youths and a number of arrests were made.
Area Commander Chief Inspector John Wilson said: “At various times throughout the late evening and early hours of this morning we received reports of large numbers of youths gathering in the area.
“Residents reported young people drinking and causing a disturbance close to the shops and a car was also set on fire in the Sally Gardens area.
Chief Insp Wilson appealed to parents to know where their children are and asked them to speak to them about the dangers of consuming alcohol.
Real Estate\|A 30-Day Notice, Then What?
A 30-Day Notice, Then What?
Q I am a month-to-month tenant and have received a 30-day notice of termination. Thirty days is not a lot of time to find a new place and move out. Can I request an extension? How should I go about doing this? And if the request is denied, can my landlord just throw me out without finding me a new place to stay?
A “The 30-day notice of termination is the first legal step required for a landlord who seeks possession of an apartment,’’ said Jamie Heiberger, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer. If a tenant does not move out by the date in the notice, the landlord can then start a court proceeding known as a holdover action to gain possession of the apartment. Ms. Heiberger noted that the letter writer can ask the landlord for an extension either before the expiration of the notice of termination or in the context of the court proceeding.
Ideally, she said, the tenant would want to enter into a written out-of-court agreement before the holdover proceeding begins, thus keeping her name out of court records. Building owners and rental agencies have been known to check them as a way of weeding out troublesome tenants.
If the landlord denies the tenant’s request for a voluntary extension, she can make the same request of the court, Ms. Heiberger said. She explained that by law, judges can give tenants up to six months to vacate, provided they continue to pay rent.

VANCOUVER — China’s embassy in Ottawa is demanding the immediate release of Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer, who was arrested in Vancouver over the weekend and faces possible extradition to the United States.

In a statement posted online Wednesday, the embassy says Wanzhou Meng hasn’t violated any U.S. or Canadian laws, and called the arrest a serious violation of human rights.

Meanwhile, a clerk at the B.C. Supreme Court says Meng appeared in court Wednesday and a bail hearing is scheduled for Friday.

Justice Department spokesman Ian McLeod says in an email that Meng was arrested Saturday, but further details cannot be provided because a publication ban is in effect at her request.

McLeod says the U.S. is seeking Meng’s extradition.

It is not known what law is alleged to have been breached in Canada.

In a statement, Huawei says Meng is being sought for extradition to face unspecified charges in the Eastern District of New York. She was arrested when transferring flights in Canada, Huawei said.

In April, China appealed to Washington to avoid damaging business confidence following a Wall Street Journal report that U.S. authorities were allegedly investigating whether Huawei violated sanctions on Iran amid spiralling technology tensions.

That same month, Washington barred Huawei rival ZTE Corp. from exporting U.S. technology in a separate case over exports to Iran and North Korea.

In its statement on Wednesday, Huawei said the company complies with all laws and regulations in the countries where it operates, including applicable export control, sanction laws and regulations of the United Nations, the United States and the European Union.

U.S. President Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese goods in response to complaints that Beijing improperly pressures foreign companies to hand over technology. That is widely seen as part of a broader effort by Washington to respond to intensifying competition with Chinese technology industries that Trump says benefit from improper subsidies and market barriers. The escalating trade war is threatening world economic growth and has set global investors on edge.

U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican member of the Senate armed services and banking committees, applauded Canada for the arrest.

“Americans are grateful that our Canadian partners have arrested the chief financial officer of a giant Chinese telecom company for (allegedly) breaking U.S. sanctions against Iran,” he said.

Meng is a prominent member of Chinese society as deputy chairman of the Huawei board and the daughter of company founder Ren Zhengfei.

Cliff Malzman started Cannon Pools with his father, Robert, in 1979. Malzman said the company, headquartered on West Taft Road, has grown to become the largest installer of in-ground and above-ground pools in the eastern United States.

Six years ago, his son, Ari, came back from a career with hotel companies in New York City to get ready to take over the business.

Malzman said his son's move meant that the company would not be sold when it comes time for retirement. He said it was a relief to employees: "When I retire, the 103 families that depend on Cannon Pools for their paychecks know that nothing will change."

Tell me about growing up and any leadership roles.

We moved here (DeWitt) from New York City when I was 11.

I was a vice president of Junior Achievement. It was a terrific organization. We manufactured step stools and went through every aspect of how business runs. The meetings were downtown, so we got to meet people from different environments, not just from our own school.

It gave me an early influence in business. My father was a businessman, and sometimes if you have a mercantile heritage you get predisposed.

I graduated (1971) from Jamesville-DeWitt High School, and then I went to Ann Arbor - the University of Michigan. In the summers, I returned to Syracuse and worked for different swimming pool companies to pay my tuition.

What's your advice for anyone who aspires to be a leader?

Your job is to empower your team, not disempower them. Trust them and allow them their mistakes.

Meet a lot of successful people - networking. Learn their names and earn their respect. Let some mentor you and open doors. But keep in mind what Bob Dylan said: "Don't follow leaders, watch the parking meters."

What does that Dylan line mean to you?

It means don't follow leaders blindly. Aspire to be the leader yourself.

People who achieve leadership roles inspire new leaders.

Encourage dissenting opinions that force you to reexamine your thoughts.

A bad leader makes one-dimensional decisions and surrounds himself with sycophants. A good leader values diversity of thought that is achieved by assembling a leadership team of differing voices. I've been to over 100 countries, as well as to over 100 Grateful Dead concerts, so I have had my perspectives bent plenty of times.

Leadership lessons from the Grateful Dead?

They're full of lessons - lessons on being independent and thinking in different ways. It's like being successful with The Sunday New York Times crossword. You have to look at things sideways.

You've been to more than 100 nations?

Yes, I've been to every country in Asia, most of Africa, almost all of South America. I still travel quite a bit in the winter.

What inspired you and what has travel taught you?

When I graduated from Michigan's business school, I intended to start law school. I was serious with the woman who became my wife (Bobbi). We've been married for 38 years.

But everything seemed to be falling into place too quickly for me. I believe that everyone gets a window in their life that they can step through, and I did. I left the country heading west and circled the globe. I visited 40 countries. I spent $7 per day, and returned 1 1/2 years later from the east. I decided against grad school, married Bobbi, and with my father as my partner opened Cannon Pools in 1979.

It put travel in my blood, and I still travel, mostly in the Third World. I was in five different countries this past winter. I was in China, a remote area called Yunnan Province. I went with my daughter (Alissa) who's a lawyer in L.A. We went up into Tibet.

Travel enables you to bend your perspective and be open to new ideas. It's impossible to be a good leader without thinking in that way.

Who do you think influenced your path to leadership?

It's not really as much a path into leadership as a continual journey.

The tendency is to say one's father or one's mentor or something like that. For me, I think my leadership abilities changed when my son joined me.

My son, Ari, went to Cornell (School of Hotel Administration), worked in New York City for five years, and is now our vice president of operations.

In his first job at the Four Seasons, Ari managed 80 housekeepers. He learned a lot about how to manage other human beings, which is not an inherent skill - it's something acquired. His second job in New York was with Starwood, and he managed one of the busiest front desks in New York at Le Parker Meridien. He learned a lot about customer service.

In his final position for Starwood, he was the assistant director of corporate sales. For example, he was negotiating with Microsoft for 10,000 rooms a year.

The hospitality industry succeeds on a lot of levels where a lot of businesses fail, especially at the highest end of it, particularly in customer service.

Upon his arrival to work with me, he instructed our managers that our pool customers would be treated like guests in a fine hotel. He elevated our customer service.

A good leader learns in all directions. Insights generationally are important because the generation after you thinks differently than the generation before you.

Tell me about succession planning - an issue in family-owned businesses.

My dad and I were equal partners to start. Now, I'm getting older. Many of my employees are in their 30s or 40s. I'm sure at some level they were wondering what would happen when I'm ready to leave.

Succession planning is paramount for the stability of small businesses.

In family businesses, you have to be transparent with your family. They need to understand what the business's future is, who will own what, and who will control what. Then you need to make it transparent to your employees so they know, so they have faith in the business.

Tell me about tackling something difficult to do and what we can learn from your experience.

Can I tell you about my experience as chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Everson Museum of Art?

When I joined the board five years ago, the museum was in a dire financial situation. The solution wasn't as simple as gathering a bunch of cash. We needed to change the way that people think about and value culture in this community.

If we want our students to stay here, if we want the best young doctors, engineers, researchers, and developers to decide to live and work here, we need a rich cultural environment. The Everson is a cornerstone, and the business community needed to understand that their future prosperity is dependent upon thriving, dynamic cultural institutions. I am proud to say that the Everson is now debt free, and presented 25 new exhibitions last year, in addition to the education and outreach that we do in the community.

People find enrichment at different levels in their lives, but I cannot emphasize enough the fulfillment that one receives by giving time and effort to their community. When I donate my time working for a non-profit like the Everson, I always get back much more than I have given.

Any leader is continually learning. When you can learn in a different environment with a different leadership team, there's a synergy. They can all gain from each other.

How can a business leader spark innovation?

You have to be a contrarian to some degree. You have to be willing to take a chance. I mean we introduced salt pools to the city. We did it about a dozen years ago. People thought it was like the ocean. We operate on such a low parts per million of salt, that you can't taste the salt in the water. But it eliminated the need to buy chlorine for the pools, which everybody had done for eternity. You have to be willing to take a chance to innovate.

The same thing with our electric heat pumps. Everybody used gas heaters - natural gas or liquid propane. It was another innovation.

Some of the shapes, some of the entry systems that we put in our pools - we're always trying to innovate. In any competitive environment, a good leader needs to continually differentiate. The way you differentiate is to innovate.

Tell me how the digital age and technology changed your business.

Technology has completely changed how we market our product.

We have five locations, so internal communication is paramount to us. We're here in North Syracuse, and we're 40 miles away in each compass point: Auburn, Fulton, Oneida and Cortland. We communicate through technology throughout the day, we manage our inventories, and plan our scheduling. Technology is necessary for that.

Ten years ago, we wondered how we were able to get by without a fax machine. Things are changing all the time in the field. We go out with iPads, able to design construction and illustrate what a project looks like to a client.

The pools themselves have a lot more technology. They're almost all saline now. Computers that come with the pools monitor the water quality. They're heated with electricity, electric heat pumps.

The best leaders are technologically savvy.

"CNY Conversations" feature Q&A interviews about leadership, success, and innovation. The conversations are condensed and edited. Last week featured hospital executive Tom Quinn.

Leaders don't wait for a title; leaders identify themselves to you.

By now you’ve probably read about the ad blogger who’s being sued by a New York agency for criticizing that agency’s Maine tourism advertising. (That link goes to Advertising Ourselves to Death, which has an excellent recap of the situation, along with a great blog name in general.) In light of that dire situation, we’d like to clear a few things up. Did we call Washington’s “SayWA” campaign stupid? Obviously we meant brilliant. New Jersey’s “Come see for yourself” and Palm Springs’ “Give in to the desert. You’re surrounded”? Can’t think of better lines, really. And Indiana’s “Restart your engines”? Well, it’s no “Water is to fish as Indiana is to vacations,” but it’s pretty solid, too.

Why does Obama have ANY of the youth vote?

Does no one remember when Michelle Obama told graduates in 2009 that “you must give something back”? Before it goes into the Obama memory hole, I’d like to revisit the incredibly naive advice of “give something back” to an audience awash in student loan debt and unable to find jobs.

You must? Why must you? To whom must you “give back”? Can’t you just get a job and save some money and repay your student loans and start your own family? That’s hard enough!

One of two college graduates will be either unemployed or underemployed in this economy. Many graduate with over $100,000 in debt. You are blessed!

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama challenged George Washington University graduates at their commencement Sunday to “keep giving” through community service work and to “keep engaging” with the world.

Obama spoke to some 5,000 graduates and their families at the ceremony on the National Mall. She agreed to be their speaker after students, faculty and staff met her challenge to complete 100,000 hours of community service.

Keep giving! Volunteer yourself and work for nothing! Don’t you dare be greedy and get a job and try to back your student loans! THAT’S THE MESSAGE TO GRADUATES?

The First Lady’s suggestions are a nice idea and make us feel all warm and fuzzy, but the reality is that the majority of graduates are coming out of school with massive students loans that will take decades to pay off. We do not have the luxury of taking low-paying, but socially beneficial, jobs. Unfortunately, we have to take what will pay the most. Besides the loans, there’s also rent, food, transportation, and other living expenses. How does Mrs. Obama propose we pay our bills? She is woefully out of touch with lower and middle-income graduates and their families.

When my parents get old and I take care of them….that’s “giving back”. Otherwise….when I give I give….but I can’t “give back” because I’ve paid for everything I have ever received.

On the other hand, anything that the government gives us is “giving back” because everything the government has they took from us.

Service to whom? Does service to your children and your parents and other members of your family count for anything? That’s not a “true” measure or “any” measure of success?

How can any young American ever vote for Barack Obama?

We’re $16 trillion dollars in debt. The May jobs report was pitiful. College graduates are unemployed or underemployed and have crushing financial debts.

The Obamas say to “give back,” “keep giving” and “volunteer.” Remember, young people, you are blessed and you MUST do this!

Maybe Romney needs to hit harder on this message. This isn’t “hope and change.” This is misery!

Again, how does Obama get ANY of the youth vote?

Lough Ree Lifeboat searching for missing Armagh angler Daryl Burke.

A car was burnt out during sporadic violence involving youths in the Dunmurry area overnight.

Police dealt with sporadic disorder in the Pembrook Loop Road and Bell Steele Road areas of Dunmurry overnight and into the early hours of today (March 18).

Police came under attack from the youths and a number of arrests were made.

Area Commander Chief Inspector John Wilson said: “At various times throughout the late evening and early hours of this morning we received reports of large numbers of youths gathering in the area.

“Residents reported young people drinking and causing a disturbance close to the shops and a car was also set on fire in the Sally Gardens area.

Chief Insp Wilson appealed to parents to know where their children are and asked them to speak to them about the dangers of consuming alcohol.

Real Estate|A 30-Day Notice, Then What?

A 30-Day Notice, Then What?

Q I am a month-to-month tenant and have received a 30-day notice of termination. Thirty days is not a lot of time to find a new place and move out. Can I request an extension? How should I go about doing this? And if the request is denied, can my landlord just throw me out without finding me a new place to stay?

A “The 30-day notice of termination is the first legal step required for a landlord who seeks possession of an apartment,’’ said Jamie Heiberger, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer. If a tenant does not move out by the date in the notice, the landlord can then start a court proceeding known as a holdover action to gain possession of the apartment. Ms. Heiberger noted that the letter writer can ask the landlord for an extension either before the expiration of the notice of termination or in the context of the court proceeding.

Ideally, she said, the tenant would want to enter into a written out-of-court agreement before the holdover proceeding begins, thus keeping her name out of court records. Building owners and rental agencies have been known to check them as a way of weeding out troublesome tenants.

If the landlord denies the tenant’s request for a voluntary extension, she can make the same request of the court, Ms. Heiberger said. She explained that by law, judges can give tenants up to six months to vacate, provided they continue to pay rent.