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Tröegs 2010 Scratch Series #30 Bock
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I've had this in my fridge for over a year. Wow. Good thing this is a bock and probably matured a little with some cold cellaring. This, my first Tröegs brew, could not have been better. This Bock was a part of their Scratch Series where they brew various beers that they made "pre-Tröegs" you […] ... [Read more]
Half Acre & Three Floyds Invasion Helles Bock
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Phenomenal would be the word I'd use to sum up this collaborative brew between two great brewing companies: Half Acre and Three Floyds. I picked up a bomber when I was down at Half Acre a couple weeks ago claiming my allotment of Double Daisy Cutter. I had heard some positive talk about this beer […] ... [Read more]
Sprecher Mai Bock
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Einbecker Mai-Ur-Bock
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Date: 2/5/16 Phone: 704-873-5882
Cherokee Attack on Fort Dobbs
February 27-28
STATESVILLE, N.C. – Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will offer a glimpse of the harrowing days of the Anglo-Cherokee War on February 27-28. The Cherokee had been allies of the British when the French and Indian War started in 1754, but tensions quickly spiraled into war. The soldiers at the fort and local settlers were attacked by dozens of warriors in a confusing night time skirmish on Feb. 27. 1760.
The 256th anniversary program will feature living history interpreters portraying provincial soldiers and settlers. Musket and cannon firing demonstrations, as well as ongoing demonstrations of 18th century military camp life will be featured. The free program will run 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday. A special evening firing demonstration will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, call (704) 873-5882 or visit www.fortdobbs.org.
About Fort Dobbs
Fort Dobbs State Historic Site's mission is to preserve and interpret the history of Fort Dobbs and North Carolina's role in the French and Indian War. It is open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Special events and living history weekends are offered throughout the year. It is part of the Division of N.C. State Historic Sites within the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
About the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) is the state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state's natural and cultural resources to build the social, cultural, educational and economic future of North Carolina. Led by Secretary Susan Kluttz, NCDNCR's mission is to improve the quality of life in our state by creating opportunities to experience excellence in the arts, history, libraries and nature in North Carolina by stimulating learning, inspiring creativity, preserving the state's history, conserving the state's natural heritage, encouraging recreation and cultural tourism, and promoting economic development.
NCDNCR includes 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, two science museums, three aquariums and Jennette's Pier, 39 state parks and recreation areas, the N.C. Zoo, the nation's first state-supported Symphony Orchestra, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, State Preservation Office and the Office of State Archaeology, along with the Division of Land and Water Stewardship. For more information, please call (919) 807-7300 or visit www.ncdcr.gov. ###


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ANCHALIKA JANA SEVA ANUSTHAN has been working in KBK region known for starvation deaths, distress migration and backwardness. This organisation needs support to intervene critically to change the situation of poverty and hunger, socio-economic exclusion and marginalisation. I strongly recommend the organisation.
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Madeira Islands Walking Festival
The Madeira Tourism Board together with the British journalist and photographer, Terry Marsh, organizes the Madeira Islands Walking Festival which the 1st edition will take place on 15th till 19th of January this year. This initiative will be an annual event that aims to draw more walking enthusiasts to the island.
The festival consists of 20 pre-designated walks, recommended by the Regional Government of Madeira Islands. The participants can choose 4 strolls per day, of different levels of difficulty and duration.
The festival gives the participants the chance to visit and get acquainted with Madeira's natural environment and to discover the Laurissilva forest, recognized by UNESCO as an officially World Natural Heritage designation. Walkers will experience Ond Orama's poetic words at first hand:
Middle of the mighty Atlantic lays floating garden where majestic mountains, blue sky and never-ending ocean daily meets daily. These children of Mother Nature flirts with the beautiful lady Laurisilva, who is continues under the heritage watch of the world and therefore not easy to win her heart. A romance that changes frequently …. a daily struggle that visitors contemplate at first sight when they put their first step on the island soil. Steps that take us to the Levadas, the veins of the archipelago, that dances across the mountains, cliffs and forests.
For more information of this initiative visit the official site at www.madeiraislandswalkingfestival.com
Festival Director, Terry Marsh is author of the Globetrotter Island Guide to 'Madeira', published in 2007 by New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd (ISBN 978-1-84537-555-3).


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Traveling to Wisconsin by Air
MVW will take care of your transportation to and from the airport if you fly into either the Eau Claire or La Crosse airports.
The Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is the next closest airport. It is approximately a 3 hour drive from MSP to MWV.
Traveling to Wisconsin by Auto
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Arrival and Departure
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The Dutch Implementation of the Data Retention Directive
By G. Odinot, D. de Jong, R.J. Bokhorst, C.J. de Poot
This report shows how the Dutch Data Retention Act works in practice, providing an overview of the way in which the Act is structured, and of the use of the retained telephone and internet traffic data in investigative practice. The report also provides insight into the use and value of these data in court rulings. The main assumption behind the Act is that certain telephone and internet traffic data can play an important role in the investigation and prosecution of serious crimes. However, the fact that these privacy sensitive data have to be stored for a certain period of time is a continual source of discussion. Due to the rise of mobile phone and smartphone use, and because of the many communication possibilities provided by the Internet, distance communication has changed drastically in recent years. Given the international nature of many forms of crime, European harmonization on retention periods and the retrieval of data is desirable. European harmonization does not, however, resolve all the possible challenges presented by the virtual world. The search for an alternative to the current data retention is a hefty challenge. The insights offered will be useful in discussions concerning these developments. [Subject: Communication Technology, Criminology, Dutch Law]
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Wever Hub "Wave After School Program", a free after-school program that provides recreation, homework help, healthy snacks and skills development for at-risk 7 to 13 year-old kids in the economically-disadvantaged Wever community.
Reads and Seeds
Neighbour to Neighbour "Reads and Seeds" program, which links literacy tutoring with school gardens. It provides reading assistance along with education and access to healthy, nutritious foods for at-risk elementary school kids.
Student Success Mentoring
Sir Winston Churchill Student Success mentoring team, which seeks to increase chances of employment for at-risk high school students by providing them with practical skills training, such as first aid, babysitter's certificate and driving training.
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Mission Services "Mission Control: Taking Care of Me", a program for youth aged 8 to 14 in low-income neighbourhoods. It offers fun activities designed to build self-esteem and help with good decision-making.
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No. 102 May 17,1996
MarkWilson Rebecca Lukens Fellow In Labor Policy and Angela Antonell! Deputy Director for Economic Policy Average American workers have become fru strated that their take-home pay seems to buy less and less. Some policyrnakers say this is because corporations are not passing on to workers the real value of their labor. Focusing on the low-paid, some lawmakers say take-home pay needs to be in- creased by raising the minimum wage, even though this would destroy thousands of job opportunities.I The problem with this view is that it overlooks the huge gap between what employers pay out to hire and maintain a worker and the amount of money that actually reaches the worker in the form of a paycheck that can be cashed. Most American workers have little understanding of just how much disappears from their earnings before the money reaches their pockets. They usually are aware only of the taxes taken directly from their paychecks. What they do not see is the additional cost of gov- ernment taxes, mandates, and rejulations that employers also must bear and that, in practice, comes out of a worker's compensation. Over the past 20 years, these additional costs have taken an ever- increasing bite out of personal income, creating a larger and larger "wedge' between the cost of hir- ing a worker and what that worker receives as take-home pay. How do government taxes, mandates, and regulations increase the cost of hiring employees and reduce the take-home pay of workers?
X In 1995, it cost all employers in private industry an average of $17. 10 per hour to hire and keep workers on their payrolls.3 After the cost of government-mandated benefits, taxes, and optional benefits is deducted, workers took home an average of $9.84 per hour, 42 percent less than the total direct expense of employing them. The total tax wedge (government-man- dated benefit costs plus taxes) cost workers an average of $4.00 per hour, or 23 percent of 4 their total compensation. X In 1995, it cost a typical employer at least $4.76 per hour to hire a minimum wage worker. 5 After the cost of government-mandated benefits and taxes ($1.03) is deducted and the Earned Income Tax Credit is added, however, an average minimum wage worker took home only $3.73 per hour, or 22 percent less than the total expense of employing that worker and 12 per- cent less than the cash wage of $4.25. X These figures do not include the hidden cost of federal regulations. One study estimates the regulatory burden per employee, on average, to be in the range of $3,000 to $4,000. This equals somewhere from $1.40 to $2.00 per hour for a fun-time worker. 6 Government must share the blame for reductions in the take-home pay of American workers. Over the years, it has forced employers to shift more of their employees' "pay" to mandated em- ployee benefits, thereby making the hiring of workers more and more expensive. Employers, as well as employees, operate within a competitive labor market in which wage rates broadly reflect the productivity of workers-less the costs of taxes, mandated benefits, and regulations associated with employing a worker. The more productive a worker is, the more that worker will be paid. The smaller the government tax and mandate wedge is, the more cash workers will be able to take home. The solution to this problem is not more government mandates, such as job-killing increases in the minimum wage. Instead, government should pursue policies that directly reduce the wedge be- tween compensation and take-home pay. Such policies also would promote economic growth and thereby increase productivity, job opportunities, and real earnings. Specifically, Congress should cut payroll and income taxes, reduce the regulatory burden on business, cut the capital gains tax, and improve basic education through school choice.
THE DIRECT COST OF GOVERNMENT TAXES AND MANDATED BENEFITS The hourly wage that employers pay is not what workers take home; nor is it the total cost of la- bor borne by businesses. When calculating the hourly cash wage rate that a business will pay work- ers, the employer also must take into account the legal obligation to pay Social Security/Medicare taxes, federal 2 =1 M @1 Z and state unem- .!Chart I ployment insur- ance taxes, and The Government Mandate and "Tax Wedgen workers' com- Between the Cost of Labor and Take-Home Pay pensation taxes. 7 These costs reduce Take-Home Pay Fed Unemployment Tax $0.03 the amount the $9.84 State Unemployment Tax $0.12 Measures employer other- Worker's Compensation -That Increase wise would be $0.39 Cost to prepared to Employer Sham of Social Employers pay, based on Sqcurity/Medicare $1.02 the productivity Employee Share of Social of the worker. Security/Medicare $0.94 Measures But from the That Reduce Income of wages and sala- Federal Income Tax $1.11 Employees nes employees receive initially State Income Tax $0.36 in their pay- checks, work- Cost of Labor. $13.81 per hour ers must pay Now Figures represent hourly averages for all private industries, March 199S. Total does not include optional their sham of rovided benefits. employer-p Social Secu- Source: Heritap calcuMons and Bureau of Labor Stftcs. rity/Medicare taxes, as well as federal and state income taxes. The difference between this cost of labor to employ- ers (cash wages plus mandated taxes and benefits) and the take-home pay of workers (cash wages minus payroll and income taxes), is the tax wedge (see Chart 1). In 1995, the tax wedge averafed $4.00 per hour, or 23 percent of an average worker's total hourly compensation (see Table 1). Legally mandated benefits, such as unemployment insurance and workers' compensation, are not "free" to the worker, as many employees assume. A range of studies indicates that, on average, some 88 percent of the cost of all employer-paid government-mandated benefit taxes is shifted to workers in the form of reduced cash compensation.
Taxes and Government Mandates Drive A Wedge Between The Total Cost Of Labor To Employers And Workers' Take-Home Pay
Notes. These figures represent averages for all workers. Optional employer benerrts for minimum wage workers are not available Estimated federal income taxes include the Earned Income Tax Credit State income taxes are estimated to average 2.9% (0.9% for minimum wage workers). The tax wedge has not been adjusted. See footnotes 11. 13, and 15. Sources: Heritage Foundation calculations and Bureau of Labor Statistics. X In 1995, it cost all private industry employers an average of $17.10 per employee per hour to hire and keep workers on their payrolls.10 After the cost of government-man- dated benefits, taxes, and optional benefits is deducted, workers took home an average of $9.84 per hour, or 42 percent less than the total expense of employing them. The total tax wedge cost workers an average of $4.00 per hour, or 23 percent of their total compensation. X In 1995,, it cost manufacturing industry employers an avera e of $20.47 per em- ployee per hour to hire and keep workers on their payrolls.11 After the cost of government-mandated benefits, taxes, and optional benefits is deducted, workers took home an average of $10.93 per hour, or 47 percent less than the total expense of employing them.
10 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Internet siteftp.-Ilstatsblsgovlpublnewsreleaselecectxt. I I Taking into account that 88 percent of the cost of all legally required benefits is shifted to workers in the form of reduced cash pay and that some workers receive Social Security benefits, the net cost of the tax wedge for workers is between $3.8 land $3.69 per hour, or at least 21.6 percent of a worker's total compensation. 12 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Internet siteftp.Ilstatsblsgovlpublnewsreleaselecectxt.
The total tax wedge cost workers an average of $4.65 per hour, or 23 percent of their total compensation. 13 X In 1995, it cost service industry employers an average of $15.88 per employee per hour to hire and keep workers on their payrolls. 14 After the cost of government-man- dated benefits, taxes, and optional benefits is deducted, workers took home an average of $9.46 per hour, or 40 percent less than the total expense of employing them. The to- tal tax wedge cost workers an average of $3.64 per hour, or 23 percent of their total compensation. 15 X In 1995,, it cost a typical employer at least $4.76 per hour to hire a minimum wage worker. 16 After the cost of government-mandated benefits and taxes ($1.03) is deducted, however, an average minimum wage worker took home only $3.73 per hour, or 22 percent less than the ............ . total expense ............- of employing that worker Increasing Taxes And Fees Are Taking An Ever-Larger Bite and 12 per- Out Of Personal Income Per Person cent less than the cash wage $3.000 nstant 1992 Dollars of $4.25. Over the years, $Z500 - proliferating man- dates and rising taxes have increased $ZOOO - the cost of hiring workers. By 1994, Taxes and Fees per Person the cost of govern- $1,5W - ment-mandated benefits accounted $ 1.0W - for 8.9 percent of to- tal employer pay- rolls, up from 6.3 percent in 1971 and 1960 1965 1970 197S 1980 1985 1990 1995 just 3.5 percent in 1951. 17 Note. Taxes and fees per person=real personal inc-ome per person rninus real disposable income per person. Sourow Heritage calculations, based on Economic Report of the ftskient February 1996.
Government taxes and fees have been taking an ever-increasing bite out of personal income (Chart 2). Although real personal income per person increased 121 percent from 1959 to 1995, gov- ernment taxes and fees paid per person increased 155 percent in real terms over the same period. 18 In 1994, federal, state, and local governments took an average of $2,800 (in 1992 dollars) from every person. In addition, in recent years there has been a significant increase in mandated benefits (Table 2), and these costs are likely to become larger in the future. For example: sw If Congress proceeds with a proposed 90 cent increase in the minimum wage, it will cost con- sumers and workers about $2.2 billion per year as the cost of entry-level jobs is passed on through higher prices and lower real wages. It also will cause employers to create over 200,000 fewer entry-level jobs each year until 1999. 19 The Medicare prograin is on the brink of insolvency. To put it on a sound financial basis with- out reforming and improving the way the program operates could mean as much as a 3.52 per- centage point increase on top of the current 2.9 percent Medicare payroll tax. This means workers earning $45,000 per year would have to pay an additional payroll tax of $1,584 per year. If Americans had to write a monthly check for each tax and government-mandated benefit, they would quickly understand how government excess, rather than corporate greed, consumes their take- home pay.
Taxes and mandated benefits are not the only government policies that drive a wedge between the cost of hiring an employee and that employee's take-home pay. Regulations also increase the cost of employing workers. For example, environmental and workplace safety regulations impose costs that take the form of such things as compliance expenditures (e.g., equipment purchases, worker training); time lost due to paperwork requirements; delays in the processing and issuance of permits required by the government; and attorneys fees incurred in regulation-related litigation. For the smallest businesses, the costs of tax compliance (paying professionals to decipher the tax code, fill- ing out forms, maintaining theypropriate records) and payroll recordkeeping are the largest compo- nents of the regulatory burden. Regulation imposes the heaviest burden on small and medium-sized businesses because they find it harder to spread the high overhead costs of paperwork, attorney and accountant fees, and staff time needed to negotiate the federal regulatory maze. According to recent studies by Professor Thomas Hopkins of the Rochester Institute of Technology: Bw For the average firm with fewer than 20 employees, the regulatory cost per employee is esti- mated to be about $5,500. For the largest firms (those with more than 500 employees), the cost is about $3,000 per employee. 21 Unfortunately, Congress has responded to the disproportionate burden on small business by exempting different sizes of companies from different regulatory statutes. The effect of this approach has been to discourage companies near an es- tablished threshold from hiring new employees.22 The business regulatory burden also varies considerably by industry. For example, the aver- age cost of regulation per employee in the manufacturing industry, where regulatory costs are the highest, is in the range of $5,000 to $7,000. For the service industry, where regulatory costs are the lowest, it is in the range of $2,000 to $3,000. As Table 3 shows, these average costs are equal to a range of approximately $1.00 to $3.00 per hour per worker. 23 As Professor Hopkins notes, estimating the precise cost of federal regulations to business and workers is extremely difficult. These cost estimates are intended to offer only an illustrative profile of the cost of the regulatory system. T" 2 While these estimates do not factor in the benefits of particular regula- Some Federally Required Burdens on Employers tions, understanding the cost impact Payroll Taxes is important for policyrnakers, par- Social Security ticularly in light of the already sig- Medicare nificant costs to employers of taxes Federal Unemployment Insurance and mandated benefits. State Unemployment Insurance Although regulation imposes Mandated Benefits costs on businesses, ultimately they Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 (prevailing wage requirements) Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (minimum wage & overtime) are passed on to individual Ameri- Workers'Compensadon cans, often through lower wages Equal Pay Act of 1963 (see Chart 3). 24 Moreover, man- Service Contract Act of I %S (prevailing wage requirements) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 dated requirements, such as family Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and medical leave, directly affect an Various Regulations employer's decisions about whether and when to hire a worker, which Tide Vil of Civil Rights of 1964 Age Discrimination In Employment Act of 1967 worker to hire, how much cash to Executive Order 11246 (non-discrimination in employment by f6derall contractors) pay the worker, and how long to Occupational Health and Safety Awt of 1970 keep that worker. The rise in man- Rehabilitation Act of 1973 dated labor costs paid by employers Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 is one of the most important forces Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act of 1983 leading companies to lay off work- Immigration Control Act of 1 N16 ers, as well as to utilize part-time, Employee PolylMh protection Awt of 1988 temporary, and contract labor. 25 DrLTFree Workplace Act of 1988 Various environmental regulations (eg. Clean Air Act) A recent study by Richard Ved- Source: F6*ml Labor Law% West Publishing Company. 1993. der for the Center for the Study of American Business shows that in addition to the costs of complying with regulation, there are longer-run costs in the form of reduced productivity. Vedder explains that when a business must devote resources to implementing regulatory mandates, those resources are used in a less efficient 26 manner because firms are forced to use more costly and less productive methods of production.
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Notes: AM figures are in 1995 dollam Soumes: Thomas D. Hopkins, Pmffies afRegulatory Costs, A Report to the US. Small Business Administration; HeftV calculations.
This significant "drag" on productivity denies workers higher wages and a higher standard of living. Other studies support similar conclusions. One 1987 study by economist Wayne Gray examined the effects of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Admini- stration (OSHA) regulations on 450 manufacturing industries and concluded that these regulations explained more than 30 percent of the slowdown in productivity from the 1960s to the 1973-1978 period. 27 A 1995 study by the Employment Policy Foundation found that 19 percent of the produc- tivity slowdown during the 1970s is directly attributable to regulations published by OSHA7' 8 and that nearly half of the slowdown in long-run productivity growth can be explained by rising govern- . . 29 ment regulatory activity. Further, since productivity and workers' pay and benefits rise together, government regulations are directly responsible for some part of the slowdown in wage growth and take-home pay (Chart 3).
Congress and the Administration should focus on policies that will increase wages and job oppor- tunities for Americans by improving labor productivity and reducing the cost of employing workers. Specifically, Congress and the Administration should: Cut payroll taxes. Taxes and govemment-mandated benefits cost the average worker over 21 per- cent of total compensation- 13.8 percent for minimum wage workers. The solution is not more mandates-for example, a higher minimum wage. Cutting payroll taxes, however, would directly in- crease take-home pay.
Cut the capital gains tax. The U.S. tax code punishes capital investment by taxing investment income more than once.30 It taxes corporate and individual income from investment, and then taxes capital a third time by taxing capital gains. Lowering the captial gains tax would increase invest- ment in the U.S. and provide an incentive for both American and foreign firms to put their capital to work here with American workers. A capital gains tax cut also would make more venture capital available for emerging technologies and for research and development that would improve future productivity. Enact significant regulatory reform. The explosion of new regulations since 1988 has raised the cost of labor and capital, created barriers to the formation of new companies and jobs, and raised the cost of employing . ........ . 6@3 . ... .. Z, Americans. This higher cost of employment in Real Wages Have Fallen While Regulatory Spending Has Risen turn means that in a competitive economy, $14,000 Millions of 1987 dollars 1987 Dollars the return to labor in the form of wages is re- $12.000 $8.50 duced. The regulatory burden needs to be $10,000 rolled back, not only to allow wages to rise, but $8.00 Plow also to decrease the cost of hiring workers. To do $6,OW this, Congress should $7.50 strengthen White House $4.000 Regulatory Spending oversight of executive (Left Scale) Aver-age Hourly Earnings- branch agencies; estab- (Right Scale) $2.000 lish in statute a set of - $7.00 principles, including 11111111111111 cost-benefit analysis, to 1970 1975 1980 198S 1990 1995 -i- guide regulatory dec Sources: Bureau of Labor Standards; Center for the Study of American Busine% sionmaking; establi! .1 . -A@_ regulatory budget; and require federal agencies to review existing regulations to ensure that they meet sound regulatory princip es.31 Increase the skills of the workforce. What is needed is fundamental change aimed at improving basic education through school choice, strengthening core curricula, and enabling local educators to improve discipline and set high expectations. Congress also should consider tax-deferred or tax-free education savings accounts similar to individual retirement accounts, or enabling states and indi- viduals to use lump-sum unemployment insurance benefits for education and training.
Briefing Book (Washington, D.C. The Heritage Foundation, 1996).
Politicians who blame "corporate greed" for what is happening to the take-home pay of American workers are diverting attention from the real problem: an overly intrusive and expensive federal gov- ernment. Over the years, more and more mandates, higher and higher taxes, and excessive regula- tion have slowed the growth of the economy and created a larger and larger wedge between the cost of hiring employees and workers' take-home pay. If Americans had to write a monthly check for each tax and government-mandated benefit, they would quickly realize the significant costs govern- ment imposes and the effects on their take-home pay. The solution to these problems is not more government mandates and programs, such as job-kill- ing increases in the minimum wage. Instead, what is needed are policies that focus on the primary problems-high payroll and income taxes, and excessive regulation. Removing these obstacles will increase productivity, job opportunities, and real wage growth for all Americans.


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The ninth month of the Hindu logbook Margashirsha that comes in November-December as per Gregorian logbook is enthusiastic worship to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi. In this month, Devotee doing Laxmi Puja on every Thursday and keep fast from sunrise to sunset. Goddess Laxmi is known as for to give us wealth, prosperity and good luck. Enthusiasts do Laxmi Puja either in home or in a temple. It is said that performing the Margashirsha Laxmi Puja and observing the fast will solve all problems of the devotees and Goddess Laxmi bless them wealth , peace and prosperity.
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Anthony Crolla says he hopes to be home for Christmas after being hospitalised by burglars
BOXER Anthony Crolla has said he is determined to be home for Christmas after he was hospitalised tackling a burglar.
Mr Crolla's partner Fran Sanderson has been by his bedside
The 28-year-old was left with a fractured skull and broken ankle after he was allegedly smashed over the head with a concrete slab as he challenged two men suspected of stealing from his neighbour's house.
His injuries have forced the former British lightweight champion to cancel a world title fight in January.
Mr Crolla, who lives in New Moston with his partner Fran Sanderson and their one-year-old son Jesse, said: "My first battle is to get back for Christmas. It will be a special Christmas for my little boy Jesse.
"He always cheers me up and I'm sure he will in the next few days. Christmas Day will be special for him as he was only a few months old last year."
Known as 'Million Dollar Crolla', the United fan has been inundated with thousands of messages of support including one from Wayne Rooney, who tweeted 'get well soon mate. Devastated for you. Hope you have a speedy recovery mate.'
Mr Crolla suffered a fractured skull and broken ankle in the attack
Mr Crolla chased two people he said he saw in his neighbour's home.
He caught one of them, but said that the second then smashed a concrete slab into his head.
His trainer Joe Gallagher said: "He's really been cheered up by all the messages of support from all his friends in Manchester. There have been thousands.
"We've been saying we should be getting him some new gear for him when he's entering the ring. I told him 'maybe something like a caped crusader because you obviously think you are some kind of super hero don't you?'
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Nutra Pharma announces providing an educational grant for the Pharmacist Continuing Education course "Over-the-Counter Use of Neuroactive Peptides for the Treatment of Chronic Pain"
January 20, 2010 -- Coral Springs, Florida -- Nutra Pharma Corporation (OTCBB: NPHC), a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Pain, announced today that it has provided an educational grant for the Pharmacist Continuing Education course "Over-the-Counter Use of Neuroactive Peptides for the Treatment of Chronic Pain". This course was sponsored by Postgraduate Healthcare Education, LLC (PHE) and is already available on the Power-Pak website (www.powerpak.com).
"We are pleased to provide this educational grant so that Pharmacists can be better educated on the options available to patients with chronic pain," explained Rik J Deitsch, Chairman and CEO of Nutra Pharma Corporation. "We believe that these sort of educational activities are the key to providing a better foundation for the treatment of chronic pain and inflammation," he concluded.
The goal of the course is to provide an overview of neuroactive peptides and their medical applications, with specific emphasis on patients with pain syndromes. After completing the course, participants should be able to:
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· Discuss the scientific basis for the use of neuroactive peptides from snake venom for treating physical conditions, such as chronic and acute pain;
· Describe the available pain medications that operate according to these mechanisms and review their safety and efficacy data;
· Develop patient education strategies about the use of snake venom-based medications for pain relief, particularly over- the-counter preparations.
The CE lesson is available at the Power-Pak website as well as through US Pharmacist. The activity provides 2 credit hours to Pharmacists that complete the course.
About Nutra Pharma Corp.
Nutra Pharma Corporation operates as a biotechnology company specializing in the acquisition, licensing, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products and technologies for the management of neurological disorders, cancer, autoimmune, and infectious diseases, including Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) and Pain. For additional information about Nutra Pharma, visit: http://www.NutraPharma.com
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Maybe if I lived in a country where good quality bread is easy to find I wouldn't make my own bread. We will never know, as I already got a bug. There is something addictive about bread making. Probably it is a smell of freshly baked bread, a tiny hiss you hear in a crust or just an sight of crust cracks that fascinate me from early childhood.
I've baked quite a few loaves, but I'm not a pro. I kill sourdough starters, the last one has survived probably only because Lou inspired me to keep on, but it is used only from time to time as I always forget to feed it on time. But that doesn't matter, once you make enough loaves, you learn that in a way bread is very flexible and forgiving.
The idea of adding lavender seemed really romantic. I always wanted to be romantic, even though I'm sensible type most of the time. The bread is not soapy, there is barely a hint of lavender and honey, very pleasant combination.
Let's be romantic, let's add lavender to our breads more often :)
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MEMBERS of a drug and alcohol support group have launched an art exhibition at a Wearside library.
Families United Help Support Addiction (Fushia), which aims to provide support, knowledge and respite to families and carers of substance misusers, unveiled the artwork at Sunderland Central Library, in Fawcett Street, earlier this month.
The work, which will be on show at the venue until Monday, were created by members of the group as part of a pilot project.
Karyn Jackson, general manager Fushia, said: "We are proud to announce that Sunderland was one of 15 successful trust proposals to be selected and invited to be Community Learning Trust pilots across England, representing a diverse range of local delivery models with the potential to develop innovative and more effective ways of working in local areas.
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Letters from Ann
Meet the woman after whom Iziko Bertram House was named. On display at the Bertram House Museum, Letters from Ann follows the 'discovery' of a series of fictional letters that chronicle a year of Ann Bertram Barker's life. Nearly two centuries after her death, the exhibition establishes a connection between the museum and its namesake.
Tinnda Tin DÊ DÊ
Tinnda Tin DÊ DÊ is a collaborative, site responsive exhibition by contemporary artists, Bernardo Ramalho and Jarbas Lopesfrom the Brazilian Gallery, A Gentil Carioca. On display at the Iziko South African National Gallery Annexe, the exhibition features a diverse collection of drawings, volumes and installations created from a range of materials.
Iziko South African National Gallery Closed on Sunday, 31 August 2014
The Iziko South African National Gallery in Government Avenue, Company's Garden, will be closed due to maintenance by the City of Cape Town on Sunday, 31 August 2014.
Operations will return to normal on Monday, 1 September. We look forward to welcoming our visitors then.
Patterns of Contact: Designs from the Indian Ocean World
Iziko Museums of South Africa is hosting World Design Capital 2014 exhibition,Patterns of Contact: Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean World. On display at the Iziko South African National Gallery, the exhibition highlights over 1 000 years of visual art and East Asian influence. A rare selection of works, including a replica of a 14th century Chinese world map, on loan from the Parliament of South Africa, will be publicly displayed for the first time.
Centenary, Corsets & Couture at Iziko Koopmans-de Wet House
In celebration of Women's Month, the exhibition Corsets & Couture opens at the Iziko Koopmans-de Wet House Museum today. A visual feast, the exhibition highlights the changes in women's fashion over a century. It contrasts a typical 19th century outfit with couture garments from the 20th century. These couture garments, on display for the first time, were designed by South African couturier Chris Levin, and generously donated to Iziko Museums of South Africa by art doyen, Mark Coetzee.
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This Women's Month, Iziko Museums of South Africa invites both local and international visitors to explore and reflect on women's contribution to our history, art, and culture. Enjoy free access to Iziko Museums on Women's Day *.
Walkabout of Fragile Histories| Fugitive Lives
Join artist curator, Professor Keith Dietrich on Friday, 1 August 2014 for a walkabout of the exhibition, Fragile Histories|Fugitive Lives. The exhibition is currently on display at the Iziko Slave Lodge until 31 August.
Print in the spotlight: Impressions of Rorke's Drift
Iziko Museums of South Africa will host an exhibition entitled: Impressions of Rorke's Drift - The Jumuna Collectionat the Iziko South African National Gallery (ISANG) from 23 July until 2 November 2014.
'Brave New World'...20 Years of Democracy
Iziko Museums of Africa is celebrating 20 Years of Democracy through the exhibition: 'Brave New World'...20 Years of Democracy, on display at the Iziko South African National Gallery (ISANG) until 1 November 2014. The exhibition commemorates this major milestone through a selection of works from ISANG's Permanent Collection, acquired between 1994 and 2014.
'There's something I must tell you' An exhibition by Sue Williamson
Iziko Museums of South Africa will host the exhibition: "There's something I must tell you" by artist, Sue Williamson, on 27 June until 30 June 2015. This exhibition focuses on women activists involved in the political struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and the artist's latest work, an installation documenting conversations between iconic women involved in the struggle and their Born Free granddaughters. The exhibition reveals a timeline across three bodies of work, moving from the 80s to current work set against a theme of women's involvement in the struggle for democracy.
Statement by Iziko CEO
"Riason Naidoo was employed by Iziko Museums of South Africa on a fixed term contract. From the outset, Riason was aware that his contract would expire at the end of April 2014. Iziko has no further comment. Iziko will continue in future to provide the same exceptional quality art exhibitions that the public have always enjoyed." says Rooksana Omar, CEO Iziko.
Iziko Museums Closed on Workers' Day and Election Day
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Experiment PP216 is an experiment in a larger project the Vault 101's vault physician James performed in 2274. "PP" stands for Project Purity while "216" stands for Revelation 21:6. James, according to his notes, "borrowed" some water chips and rerouted the Clinic's power supply in order to perform unsanctioned personal experiments. The results in the notes are vague, but optimistic. He also notes that this is the first time that his assistant Jonas Palmer had helped in him in this project.
The Lone Wanderer can read the notes for this experiment from the Medical Data System in their Dad's terminal located in the Physician's office on August 3, 2274.
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It seemed like a good idea.
It was a very, very bad one.
On April 25, an unusually warm day in Richmond, the young man was hanging out with friends on the river when he saw a floating tree. Not a modest log. A 25-foot tree with a trunk this big around.
He decided to ride it down the river. Fun, right? Then he hit the First Break Rapids at the western end of Belle Isle. The massive tree swung around and slammed into a rock, pinning the man's foot. He was trapped.
Belle Isle bystanders, including a Roanoke firefighter, heard the man's screams and came to his aid. They brought him a lifejacket and called rescuers.
"It was an ugly situation," Greg Velzy says. He and a friend were the first paddlers on the scene. He says the man was so firmly pinned that there wasn't much they could do beside get a rope to him and let him know that rescuers were on the way.
The man stayed calm until the Richmond Fire Department showed up, Velzy says. "You could see the guy's eyes just go, 'Oh my God, I must be in a horrible position now, because these guys are all worried.'"
They were. They couldn't just yank the tree off him and let it float away, Battalion Chief John Harkness explains. "What's the current going to do? It's going to push it downstream and put it in the guy's lap."
Instead, rescuers rigged a line to pull the tree upstream. At least 10 firefighters and several bystanders pitched in to haul on the rope. "It was all we could do to get it up off of his leg," Harkness says.
With a tug, the tree rider was freed. Wearing no shirt and one shoe, he was brought to shore and taken to the hospital. Harkness, who has seen 30 years of river saves, calls it "probably the strangest rescue" he's ever witnessed.
He knew, however, that the Tree Guy rescue would be followed by many more. Already this year, the Fire Department's river rescue squad has received 40 calls for service and made 19 rescues (as of June 17). Last year it got 85 calls for service and counted 49 saves. Between 2004 and 2010, the department has averaged 76 calls for service each year.
After decades of neglect, the James is considered the best thing about Richmond. Visionaries believe it's the key to the city's revival. Kayakers revel in its wild rapids. For many, the James is their playground, the city's backyard pool. Plunking down on a sun-baked rock with a six-pack is a classic Richmond pastime.
But the more we celebrate the river, the more people forget how dangerous it can be. The James drops 100 feet between the Williams Dam and the Mayo Bridge, churning through rocks and creating white-water rapids.
"This is not Water World," James River System Park Manager Ralph White says. "This is not a Kings Dominion ride. This is the real thing. You can die."
The good news is that experienced river users are leaping in to help people in trouble. It happens with spectacular saves, like Tree Guy. And it happens every day, with rescues no one ever hears about.
The bad news is that people still die. In the last four years, at least 14 people have drowned in the James River. Some jumped. Some fell. Some were swept away.
Will the river ever stop claiming Richmonders' lives?
Thirty years ago, the James River was a rough and lawless place.
The water was polluted. The banks were jungled. Belle Isle was a haven for biker gangs to drink and do drugs. They'd throw bottles and rocks at firefighters who came to extinguish brush fires there, Harkness says. White recalls bikers boozing with floozies around the Pony Pasture Park area. A 1974 Richmond Times-Dispatch article describes "bands of roving youths" holding drag races and "wild and nude" parties near Williams Dam.
River accidents were a growing problem, and rescue operations were basic. In 1980, Harkness had just joined the Richmond Fire Department as a rookie. There was no dedicated rescue squad. There wasn't any fancy equipment, either.
"We had one inflatable boat and one metal V-bottom boat and one old civil defense-style vehicle," Harkness recalls. Kayakers often had to save themselves, hauling out stuck friends with ropes.
Around three to six people drowned in the James every year in the 1980s, White says. Some were kayakers who took risks. Some were young and ignorant of the river's dangers. "We used to have a senior drown almost every year," Harkness says, when local high-schoolers organized senior skip days in the spring at Pony Pasture.
Concerned about increasing numbers of rescues — five to 15 per year, the Fire Department reported then — in 1981 the city instituted the rules about river use that stand today. When the river level exceeds 5 feet, lifejackets are required for swimmers; when it's higher than 9 feet, only expert paddlers with permits are allowed in the water.
In 1986 the city went a step further by forbidding swimming in the river. The reason was to protect the city from being sued, leaders explained. River advocates, including White, scoffed. Education, not prohibition, was the way to keep people from getting hurt, he said.
During the next decades, the river changed. Canoeists with 12-packs gave way to serious kayakers. White successfully lobbied for better access to the James at places such as Pony Pasture and encouraged families to come, driving out the rowdy crowd. In 1991, a pedestrian bridge was built to Belle Isle, turning the island into an oasis for joggers and dog walkers. The city improved its sewer system, and the water got cleaner. The James River Park System now sees around 750,000 people a year, White estimates, up from the last official count of 600,000 in 2006.
While the river attracted more people, White says, it also got safer. He credits not only the Fire Department's well-trained squad, but also the river community. When someone gets in trouble, like the tree-riding man, recreational river users are often the first to leap into action.
People still die. But the deaths that happen now are mostly because of "uncontrollable" situations, White says, in which first responders can do little. Park staff have prevented a great deal of death and injury through common-sense management, he says. Nevertheless, "there are going to be a certain number of tragedies that are simply unpreventable."
Last year Phil Riggan, editor of the James River News Hub blog, created a Google map showing Richmond-area deaths on the river since July 2007. He says he was inspired to make it after the death of a friend's father. Jerry A. Nutter, a knowledgeable kayaker, died in 2007 when his boat overturned.
Riggan says he wanted to remind himself, and others, that anything can happen on the river. No matter how careful you are, no matter how much you prepare, he says, "you can still have something unexpected happen and you can die."
Of the 14 drowning deaths he recorded on the map, two were incidents involving recreational swimmers. Two other incidents, involving women ages 49 and 61, were ruled accidental drownings. In two more drownings, investigators believe the victims suffered medical problems.
In two incidents, kayakers drowned. Even the best, most experienced paddlers aren't safe in the James. Hydraulics — powerful, relentlessly circulating currents — can trap them. Particularly deadly are strainers. These are obstacles, such as submerged tree branches, that allow water to pass through but trap boats and people. Karen Abse, a beloved river volunteer and expert kayaker, drowned in a strainer at the base of Hollywood Rapids in 2006.
The most common reason for river drowning deaths, at least in recent years, remains suicide. Six suicides have been recorded since 2007, including the only two river deaths to date this year. A man jumped from the Manchester bridge on March 2 and died. And on May 31 a man leaped from the Route 288 bridge in Goochland and died.
Just a few days later, on June 3, a man was pulled from the river under the Lee Bridge shortly before 4 a.m. He swam to the middle of the river with the intention of killing himself, he told police, then changed his mind.
The river can be deadly no matter its size.
"Lots of times, some of the worst things happen at low water," says Velzy, a kayaking instructor and adventure programmer for Chesterfield Parks and Recreation. "People don't expect that. It lulls people into a sense of complacency, really low water."
By low, he means when the James looks like a wading pool and sunbathers have their pick of rocks. The current is weaker, but there are still pockets of deep water that catch swimmers unaware.
Low water's also dangerous for kayakers, who have to contend with hazards the water usually covers. Once, Velzy paddled over a buried pipeline near Hollywood Cemetery that had been exposed by the low river levels. Passing over it, he leaned back and the circulating current started to suck the tail of the boat back under the pipe.
"So then I was stuck, pointing toward the sky," he says. "Stuck in my boat. Nothing I could do." Fortunately, Velzy was paddling with friends who were able to wrench him free. Volunteers have since filled the gap where he was caught.
High, muddy water isn't inviting to rock sitters or any but the most adventurous paddlers. But it can be perilous for those who find themselves caught in the current.
On Friday, May 20, a man tumbled off a 30-foot wall by the Mayo Bridge downtown into a rushing 9-foot river.
It was just before 5 p.m. Howling fire trucks parked on the bridge while commuters gawked. A friend who saw the man fall paced back and forth on the grass nearby, smoking a cigarette with trembling hands. "Ooh, I'm worried," she said.
A few minutes later, Fire Department rescuers pulled the man up at the 14th Street takeout. He had been clinging to a tree limb until kayakers retrieved him, bruised, scraped and a bit belligerent. Hand on jaw, he tried to crack his neck while emergency personnel examined him. "Don't do that!" one said. They hustled him off to the hospital.
Most rescues don't happen when the river's at the 12-foot flood stage or when it's drought-level low. Danger lurks when the river's middling high — 5 to 7 feet — and running clear. It looks cool. It looks clean. Even lazy. But at that slightly elevated level, Harkness says, the amount of water coursing past is three to four times the normal flow. Where the river funnels through Hollywood Rapids at Belle Isle, it packs a tremendous amount of force.
Around 7:30 p.m. on June 13, local photographer Arthur Stephens was on Belle Isle taking sunset shots of the river with a buddy, Otway Chalkley. He saw a couple in the water nearby, a man and woman holding each other tightly.
Stephens thought they were having a romantic moment. Then he saw the woman's terrified face. "Right away, I knew," he says.
Friends of the couple ran up and pulled the woman out. The man tried to brace his feet against rocks, but he was being swept into the rapids. The photographers joined the rescue effort. "It took several tries to get him," Stephens says. "His body kept twisting around."
Finally, they were able to haul the man out. Both people were bruised and battered. "You saved our lives," the woman told Stephens. She said they simply got swept up in the current and pulled downriver.
The water was just over 4 feet at the Westham Gauge.
Can the river be made safer?
The short answer is no.
At Pipeline Rapids on a recent Saturday, the water — 8 ½ feet at Westham — is thundering. A log juts up in the middle of a rapid, dividing the torrent like Moses' arm. It's a potential danger to paddlers. But White won't remove it.
"Boaters might," he says. "But we, as a park, don't. And the reason is we cannot be responsible. If we start removing one, then we've got to remove them all. And if we remove them, the implication is now, it's safe. It isn't. We make no guarantee that the river is safe."
No, the river is not safe. But it's exhilarating to experienced kayakers such as Velzy. He launches his kayak from the pipeline walkway into the surging brown water. And he's off, zipping downstream. Young women in bikinis watch while they sip mimosas on the sand. Overhead, great blue herons soar like extravagant kites.
The river will remain as it always has been: wild. But White, park volunteers and the fire department have been working to make its users safer.
Signs with cartoon depictions of hazards — including broken glass and no diving — and the river rules stand at most access points. White says the park has begun upgrading signs and maps to help people understand where the dangers are. He'd like to add bar codes that people could scan with their smartphones, which would bring up videos and information about the river and its rapids. "You get a sense of what you're going in for," he says.
Last year, as part of the mayor's safe city initiative, the Fire Department began sending a two-person bike team to patrol Belle Isle on summer weekends. The team, which includes an advanced life-support provider and a trained swift-water rescuer, circles the island, talking with people and intervening in dangerous situations.
"The number of problems has gone down," White says. But rescuers aren't counting on a quiet summer. "Some of it's just luck," Harkness says of the low number of drownings. There are so many near misses, he says. "We can't let our guard down."
Trouble is, people don't often get in trouble for causing trouble. Many river advocates would like to see a clear policy defining when people should be fined for violating the lifejacket and river-depth rules. Only one person was cited last year for not having a required flotation device while in the James, according to Richmond police. This year, police cited one other person who repeatedly refused to put on a life jacket.
In the case of Tree Guy, White notes, everyone praised the rescuers but few criticized the young man's behavior. "He should be fined," White says. "Because you're stupid, and you're endangering other people."
Velzy, and other veteran paddlers, don't hesitate to step in when they see bad decision making. Just recently, Velzy says, he saw two young kayakers heading out to some challenging whitewater. Their helmets were tucked away in their boats.
"I pleaded with them to put their helmets on," he says, "and they wouldn't. They just said they didn't think they needed them."
Not everyone listens. But some do.
On the bright Saturday when the river's running at eight and a half feet, Velzy finds two 20-something men in the parking lot. They're preparing to launch inflatable rafts into the raging Pipeline Rapids.
"We just got these from Wal-Mart," says one, who gives his name as Tommy. "They're really shitty."
Velzy advises them to save their rafting for another day. They get a little defensive, then they concur. Tommy says he was planning to assess the river first before launching the rafts.
"You have to be safe out there," he says, maintaining that he would have "probably" reached the same conclusion as Velzy.
"So we're going to go drink instead," he says.
And just like that, the river loses its chance to take two more lives. S
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Golden Gate L' Arenal V1 Holiday Let
Beach apartment with 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and shared pool in Parque Calablanca, Spain
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Modern 2 bed apartment overlooking the mediterranean. Paddle court, table tennis, swimming pool and gymnasium . Walking distance to shops, bars, rest
This 2nd floor, Golden Gate apartment has been furnished to a very high standard and is located just a few meters from the beach. The area is relaxing yet only 900m from the arenal sandy beach with all it's shops, bars and restaurants. Within the complex along with the beautiful pool and water features you will find table tennis, a paddle court and a gym. The apartment itself boasts all the mod cons one would expect from such a property including airconditioning/ heating, electric blinds and marble floors throughout . It comprises of an entrance hallway leading to a bright & airy lounge/dining room with patio doors leading to a furnished private patio for ál fresco' dining. From the patio you can enjoy nice views towards the sea The large master bedroom has spacious built in wardrobes. The twin bedroom has built in wardrobes and double doors leading to the patio. The kitchen/utility area is fully fitted with oven and hob, washing machine, fridge/freeze, etc. There are 2 bathrooms both modern and fully tiled.
Private secure underground parking is located beneath the complex.
The Costa Blanca
Javea is situated at the base of the Montgo natural park. It is the most easterly point on Mainland Spain at the northern end of the Costa Blanca, approximately 95kms from Valencia and 90 kms from Alicante. The 25km of coastline has scenic rocky coves, wonderful beaches and dramatic cliffs. Javea has been voted 'environmentally near perfect' by the World Health Organization and boasts 320 days of sunshine a year!
For those who don't just want to relax, sunbathe, eat and drink you could try
A walk in the Montgo National Park. The summit of the Montgo is 753 meters and the 360 degree views from the summit are stunning. Ibiza can be seen to the East.
A short drive away you will find Jalon and Orba. Try some of the locally produced wines including the famous Moscatel at the local bodegas. Explore the winding streets and drive through the Jalon valley. This is the real Spain not to be missed.
El Vergel is a local safari park about 15 mins drive from Javea and makes an enjoyable day out. Also recommended is a visit to the animal sanctuary in Guadalest. Benidorm is home to terra natura another animal park
A 30 minute drive south from Javea will bring you to the mega resort of Benidorm. Young and old alike will enjoy Terra Mitica, Aqualandia and Mundomar. Benidorm Palace makes an excellent choice for a show and a meal.
There are several golf courses in the area. Javea golf course is right on the doorstep. La Sella and Oliva Nova are only a short drive from Javea.
Javea can be divided into three main areas, The Arenal, The Port The Old Town
The Arenal
The Arenal is where you will find the sandy beaches*the arenal beach has been awarded the blue flag status. There is something for everybody here from, swings, climbing frames, and slides for the children, volley ball nets and water sports for the energetic, to lazing in a sun bed or strolling along the promenade for those who just want rest and relaxation. On a summer evening you can search out a bargain at the many craft stalls along the promenade or relax in one of the many bars and restaurants and watch the world go by. It is a beautiful sheltered bay where you will find something for everyone. The pace can be as relaxed or energetic as you require.
The Port
The port area is bustling with life and has many facilities ranging from bars, restaurants, cafes and shops to the typical things a busy fishing port should offer. You can attend the fish auctions held each afternoon as the boats unload their catches. The general public can buy freshly caught fish and shellfish from the fish stall... The old fishing port is full of character and together with the marina is one of the main tourist areas of the town. It has a beautiful promenade where you can walk, relax, admire the scenery, enjoy a meal or drink with friends and family or just watch the world go by.
The Old Town
The Old Town of Javea retains a historic centre, characterized by narrow streets and gothic buildings built from the local stone. It is a typically Spanish pueblo with many shops bars and restaurants. Javea's main fiestas and religious processions take place in the old town. There is an indoor market of mainly food stalls which opens each day, morning and evening. On Thursday there is an outdoor market offering everything from fruit to souvenirs. Normally open from about 8.30 to around 1.30. In the old town you will also find the health center, emergency room the police station and many other public facilities.
When you visit Javea there's a good chance that you will experience and enjoy one of the many fiestas which take place throughout the year.
Special fiestas to look out for are the Moors and Christians enacting out a battle on the beach, Easter celebrations, The Three Kings in January, Las Fallas in March, St Juan with the bonfires on the beach, or the bull runs in August and September. They are all spectacular and worth watching.
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Outside this apartment in Parque Calablanca, SpainThis apartment is near the beach. It has a shared pool, a balcony, a garage, outside lighting and a garden. Car hire is not necessary as the apartment is less than a 15 minute walk to a large selection of shops, bars, restaurants; however parking is not available.
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2 bedrooms, Sleeps 4:
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- 2 single beds
3 bathrooms including 1 en suite, 2 Separate WC's
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CD player, DVD/Blu-ray player, Radio, TV Languages in Local
Living area seats 4, Dining area seats 4, Air conditioning, Central heating, Hair dryer, Iron / board, Towels / linen, Washing machine, Car hire optional
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