Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme

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A flat stuck with the en-bloc notice.

The Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme, or SERS for short, is an urban redevelopment strategy employed by the Housing and Development Board in Singapore in maintaining and upgrading public housing flats in older estates in the city-state. Launched in August 1995, it involves a small selection of specific precincts in older estates which undergo demolition and redevelopment to optimise land use, as opposed to upgrading of existing flats via the Main Upgrading and Interim Upgrading Programmes. To date, 74 SERS sites have been announced, of which 65 were completed.

All residents displaced by the redevelopment works are offered a new 99-year lease in new flats constructed nearby. These residents have the privilege to select their units prior to public release of the remaining units, are compensated financially, and are given subsidised prices for their new flats. The scheme also gives residents the opportunity to continue living near their kin and neighbours, thereby retaining kinship bonds and strengthening community ties.

The Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme has attracted opposition and controversy. The national government has power, under theLand Acquisitions Act of 1966, to carry out the Selective En Bloc scheme.^[1] This power invokes the principle of eminent domain as with most urban redevelopment projects. Amendments to the Land Titles Act passed in 1999 allowed housing estates to be sold against some apartment owners' will if the majority of the owners are in favour of the sale.^[2] This invokes concerns of majoritarianism.

Arlos

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Arlos
Arlos
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region [show]
Coordinates: 42°53′32″N 0°42′15″ECoordinates: 42°53′32″N 0°42′15″E
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Saint-Gaudens
Canton	Saint-Béat
Intercommunality	Canton de Saint-Béat
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Catherine Ribis
Area1	9.41 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population(2008)2	91
• Density	9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	31017 / 31440
Elevation	509–2,165 m (1,670–7,103 ft) (avg. 523 m or 1,716 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Arlos is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	147	—
1968	172	+17.0%
1975	145	−15.7%
1982	140	−3.4%
1990	104	−25.7%
1999	88	−15.4%
2008	91	+3.4%

See also[edit]

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

Patoc

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Patoc
Patoc Location within the Philippines
Highest point
Elevation	1,865 m (6,119 ft) [1]
Coordinates	17°08′48″N 120°58′48″ECoordinates: 17°08′48″N 120°58′48″E
Geography
Location	Luzon
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Mountain Province
Parent range	Cordillera Central
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano

Patoc is a little studied strongly fumarolic stratovolcano in the Philippines. Patoc is located in Mountain Province, part of theCordillera Central range, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. It is located 6 cadastral kilometres north of Bontoc, at latitude 17.147°N (17°8'48"N), longitude 120.98°E (120°58'48"E).

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• 1Physical features
• 2Eruptions
• 3Geology
• 4Listings
• 5See also
• 6External links
• 7References

Physical features[edit]

Elevation is reported as 1865 metres above sea level (6,119 feet), and is described by the Smithsonian Institution as displaying strong fumarolic activity.

A stream and village on the west side are named Mainit (a Tagalog word for "hot"). There are hot springs at the village of Mainit, one of which has been successfully commercialised for tourists.

Eruptions[edit]

There are no reports of eruptions.

Geology[edit]

This section requires expansion.(January 2011)

Rock type is predominantly andesite.

Listings[edit]

This section requires expansion.(January 2011)

The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program lists Patoc as strongly fumarolic. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has not listed Patoc or any volcanic related activity at this location.

See also[edit]

• List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
• List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
• List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
• Pacific ring of fire

External links[edit]

• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) List of Volcanoes
• "Patoc". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

Vimpa

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The vimpae may be seen here, though out of use, as the Anglican Bishop shown is wearing his mitre and holding his crozier. 'Pockets' may clearly be seen in the vimpae, for the servers to insert their hands when holding the pontificalia.

A vimpa (plural: vimpae) is a veil or shawl worn over the shoulders of servers who carry the mitre and crosier during liturgical functions when they are not being used by the bishop, in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and some other western churches.

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• 2Design
• 3Other uses
• 4See also
• 5References
• 6External links

Function[edit]

The vimpa is used to hold the mitre or crosier, thus preventing direct contact with the pontificalia by anyone other than the bishop. The two vimpa-bearers attend the bishop during Pontifical Mass, and follow him in procession. Their function is to show the congregation that the person carrying the item (either the Mitre or the Crozier) does not have the authority of a bishop. For the same reason, the carrier of the Crozier also holds it in the closed position, and in the right hand i.e. crook facing towards them, in contrast to the bishop, who holds it with the crook facing away from himself, in the left hand.

Design[edit]

The vimpa may take the form of a cape-like shawl or a many-pleated scarf, with a base colour usually of either white or silver. A vimpa can be a simple white/silver veil or can be fashioned with one or many liturgical symbols, such as crosses. The vimpa can hang on the mitre- and crosier-bearers' shoulders or be secured in the front by velcro, ribbon or even clasps. They can end as short as the server's waist, and as long as the server's feet.

Due to its form, many people often mistake the vimpa for a Humeral Veil which is used to hold the Monstrance. There is nothing wrong with a vimpa being fashioned like a humeral veil as long as it is not overdone and follows important rules such as colour and design. Since it is only used at Pontifical Masses, a well-fashioned vimpa can stand out in the grandness of the celebration and appear spectacular when holding a mitre and crosier.

Other uses[edit]

The term is also used to refer to the attendants themselves, when the plural form vimpas is usually used. The term 'vimpa-boys' is sometimes heard, being derived from the historical fact that in many churches the altar servers (and therefore the vimpa-bearers) were young boys. A vimpa is occasionally used in the Anglican liturgy in an alternative function, when the crosier is carried before the bishop in procession, often by a junior Clerk in Holy Orders.

See also[edit]

• Humeral veil
• Pontifical

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Catholic ceremonies

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