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April 27, 2012
A Note from Councilmember Mitchell Englander on the L.A. City Budget Hearings...
Today, April 27, the City Council Budget and Finance Committee began its hearings on the City's 2012/2013 Budget. Every year, the Mayor proposes the Budget, which is the annual overarching spending plan for the City. The Budget and Finance Committee examines every dollar and every item in the proposed budget and develops recommendations for the City Council to vote on. To see the Mayor's proposed Bugdet, schedule of hearings, and other Budget related information, visit http://mayor.lacity.org/Issues/BalancedBudget/index.htm.
The power to approve, reject and amend the Budget is one of the City Council's largest and most important functions, and has an impact on everything that the City does. The City Charter deadline for the City Council to adopt a budget is June 1.
As Vice Chair of the City Council's Budget and Finance Committee, I am deeply committed to ensuring the fiscal health and sustainability of the City. As your Councilmember, my top budget priority remains preserving the core City services that our communities demand and deserve: public safety, City infrastructure, streets and sidewalks, sanitation, and planning.
I am pleased to share that several of my priorities and initiatives are already reflected in the proposed Budget. These include the next generation of 311 service, improving the City's customer service for people and businesses, Performance Based Budgeting, seeking public private partnerships to generate revenue without raising taxes, and other important measures to improve the way the City manages its finances and provides its services.
The economy is slowly recovering, but the City's revenues always lag several years behind and we still face a structural deficit and huge financial challenges for some time. Nevertheless, in Council District 12 we will continue to work even harder to serve our community, represent the needs of our people, and find ways to do more with less.
I will post updates on the Budget hearings here in my newsletter, on my website at www.CD12.org, on my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MitchellEnglander and on my Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/CD12News.
- Mitchell Englander, Councilmember, Twelfth District
Community Care Facility Ordinance Moving Forward to Full City Council...
After numerous public hearings in the Planning and Land Use Management Committee (PLUM), long deliberations, and dozens of hours of public comment, the Community Care Facilities Ordinance was finally sent on to the full City Council by the PLUM Committee this week.
Councilmember Englander, who has led the work on the Ordinance, serves on the PLUM Committee. The version of the Ordinance that will now come before the Council is the original version as it was drafted by the City Attorney in 2011, which we support. That means that it will only require a simple majority for the Council to pass it.
Our office has been working for several years to enact common-sense legislation to deal with unlicensed nuisance group homes and boarding facilities, which have proliferated in single family neighborhoods. The restrictions are based on already existing Los Angeles zoning rules, and include requiring licensed facilities to have adequate parking, security, programs and supervision in place and limits on numbers of residents. Legitimate, licensed, well-run facilities should be able to meet these requirements, which are meant to ensure that the neighbors' quality of life is protected.
The ordinance is very carefully and specifically crafted so that it doesn't single out or discriminate against any groups, and will not ban licensed group homes. In fact, with this new ordinance and updated definitions, people with disabilities, veterans, those living in poverty, and people afflicted by substance addiction and mental illness, will have better opportunities for housing in safe, protected and healthy living conditions.
Definitions in the ordinance will ensure that unlicensed, unregulated group homes will not be allowed in single family home areas. We will announce the date of the hearing in the City Council.
Northridge Teenager Building Community Garden in Memory of Young Cancer Victim...
Cassandra Cohen, a Northridge area 13-year old girl, is leading a community volunteer project this Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29 to build a community garden in Northridge as a memorial to a friend who passed away after a battle with brain cancer.
The project is Cassandra Cohen's "Mitzvah Project" - a charitable project that some young members of the Jewish community commit to undertaking as part of their preparations for their Bar or Bat Mitzvah, the Jewish coming-of-age ceremony.
Cassandra wanted to create a lasting memorial to her friend Alexa who passed away of brain cancer at age 10 as well as undertake a project to benefit and beautify the community. Community volunteers will come together to install the garden elements this Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29.
Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Temple Ahavat Shalom
18200 Rinaldi Pl., Northridge
Cassandra planned the entire project, designed the garden, collected donations of money and supplies and recruited volunteers for this moving memorial project.
For more information, email Lisa Cohen, Project Manager at email@example.com or call (818) 324-3448.
LAPD Topanga Station Open House...
Come to the LAPD Topanga Community Police Station's 3rd Annual Open House this Saturday, April 28 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. You can tour the station, meet the local Police Officers who protect and serve our community and see Police vehicles. This fun, free event is a great way to teach young kids about law enforcement and public safety.
There will be informational booths on Neighborhood Watch programs, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), youth programs, Valley Traffic Division and lots of great public safety information.
The station is located at 21501 Schoenborn St., Canoga Park. Click here for a map. To learn more about Topanga Station, click here.
Test Runs of Canoga Ave. Extension...
In preparation for the grand opening of the Canoga Ave. Orange Line Extension this summer, Metro is running tests for approximately three weeks starting on Monday, April 23.
During this period, buses will run intermittently for testing purposes only between 4:00 pm and midnight on the dedicated busway along Canoga Ave. between Vanowen St. and Chatsworth Depot Metrolink Station. Construction work will continue during this testing period.
Metro issued traffic safety tips for this testing period
Obey ALL warning signs and traffic signals when crossing the busway intersections. Be alert at all times when near the busway. Watch for buses from both directions. Never walk, run, ride bicycles, or drive on the busway. Remember to press the pedestrian crossing button at the crosswalks to activate the "Walk" signal so that you can cross safely. Always cross only at the crosswalks.
Traffic Disruptions Possible During Final Period of Construction On Canoga Ave. Orange Line Extension...
With construction nearly complete on the Canoga Ave. Orange Line Extension, MTA is now working seven days a week including some evenings. Paving, utility, traffic signal and other work is being done on each street along Canoga Ave. from Vanowen St. to Devonshire St. Some traffic disruptions and congestion can be expected between now and the end of May.
When the Canoga Orange Line Extension is complete, it will provide a fast, safe connection between Chatsworth Depot Metrolink Station and the endpoint of the Orange Line Busway at Warner Station in Woodland Hills. It will provide Northwest Valley commuters vastly greater public transit options and alleviate traffic congestion on our streets.
For further questions, please call (818) 701-2827 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Northridge South Neighborhood Council Earth Day Clean-Up at Aliso Creek Pocket Park a Huge Success...
We were proud to join Northridge South Neighborhood Council for their terrific Earth Day clean-up of Aliso Creek Wash in Northridge on Sunday, April 22.
We joined community volunteers, neighbors, families with kids, and members of Northridge South Neighborhood Council for this project to beautify an empty lot that become run down and filled with graffiti, trash and weeds. It is crucial to not allow such places to become magnets for crime, especially one so close to Napa Elementary School.
The project was a partnership project between our office, Northridge South Neighborhood Council, L.A. City Bureau of Public Works and L.A. Conservation Corps. This will be an ongoing project for Northridge South Neighborhood Council. For more information, visit
To see more photos from the event, visit our website photo gallery.
Volunteer or Donate to Operation Gratitude...
Volunteer or donate to help Operation Gratitude assemble and ship care packages to our troops serving overseas. Operation Gratitude is a San Fernando Valley-based non-profit organization that has sent over 775,000 care packages to bring letters of support and the comforts of home to U.S. military personnel serving in war zones abroad.
They hold major assembly and shipping drives every spring and winter, and volunteers and donations are needed year-round.
Mondays & Fridays, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
CLOSED: Memorial Day, Monday, May 28
Saturday, April 28, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Saturday, May 5, 9:00 to 4:00 pm
Saturday, May 12, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Saturday, May 26, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday, June 3, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Saturday, June 16, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday, June 24, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Saturday, June 30, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Gourmet lunch trucks sell a variety of delicious food for lunch in the parking lot from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm, and the truck operators each donate 10% of all proceeds to Operation Gratitude. This activity qualifies for Community Service Hours.
Anyone over 12 years old can volunteer, but anyone under 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult. If you would like to volunteer please send an email to email@example.com with the subject "Operation Gratitude Volunteer." To make a donation, visit https://www.operationgratitude.com/donate/.
Join Northridge West Neighborhood Council's "Clean Sweep" Weekly Clean-Up and Help Make Northridge Shine!
Join Northridge West Neighborhood Council's Clean Sweep community beautification project every Thursday!
May 3 - east side of Wilbur Ave. at Kenya St., Northridge
At 8:00 am the crew will review the game plan with free refreshments provided by Northridge West Neighborhood Council. Bring gloves if you have them, sunscreen,a sunhat and appropriate shoes for outdoor work. Northridge West Neighborhood provides the refreshments and tools.
For more information contact Jo Ann Phillips at (818) 304-4989 or email@example.com or visit www.NorthridgeWest.org.
DWP Holding Community Meetings to Discuss Its Proposed Water & Power Rate Increases...
The L.A. Department of Water & Power (DWP) has announced it is holding seven community meetings across the City starting this week to discuss its proposed power and water rate increases. DWP General Manager Ron Nichols and DWP Senior Managers will present the proposed rate changes during the meetings, answer questions and take comments from community members.
Downtown L.A. - Saturday, April 28, 9:00 am to 11:00 am
John Ferraro Building Headquarters
111 N. Hope St., A Level, Los Angeles
Leimert Park - Monday, April 30, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
LADWP Crenshaw Service Center
4030 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles
East L.A. - Wednesday, May 2, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Recreation and Parks Ramona Hall
4580 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles
East Valley - Thursday, May 3, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
LADWP Van Nuys Service Center
14401 Saticoy St., Van Nuys
West L.A. - Thursday, May 10, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Stephen S. Wise Temple, South Taub Annex
15500 Stephen S. Wise Dr., Los Angeles
For more information, including dates and locations of all of the meetings, click here.
Free Tire Collection Days in the San Fernando Valley...
Bring your old tires to have them safely and properly disposed of and recycled for free at the upcoming tire collection days in the San Fernando Valley.
Saturday, April 28
11050 Pendleton St., Sun Valley
9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Saturday, May 19, 2012
West Valley District Yard
8840 Vanalden Ave., Northridge
9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Every person who brings in tires will receive a coupon for 15% off their next purchase of Firestone or Bridgestone tires. This event is limited to City Los Angeles residents only. The collection event will not accept tires from businesses, tires on rims, tires for large trucks, or more than nine tires per person.
For more information, call (213) 485-3568.
Chatsworth Historical Society's Garden Festival...
Don't miss the Chatsworth Historical Society's annual Garden Festival on Sunday, April 29 at the Homestead Acre.
Sunday, April 29
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Homestead Acre
Chatsworth Park South
10385 Shadow Oak Dr., Chatsworth
(at the far west end of Devonshire St.)
Parking and shuttle service at Chatsworth Depot Train Station, located at 10038 Old Depot Plaza Rd.
This wonderful San Fernando Valley tradition has lots of great family-friendly activities, including the famous Duchess Afternoon Tea from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. There will also be blooming rose gardens on display, a quilt display from the Veteran's Quilt Project, arts & crafts and demonstrations by garden clubs, tours of the Chatsworth Historical Museum and the Minnie Palmer Cottage, food vendors and more.
Proceeds from the event benefit the Chatsworth Historical Society. For more information, call (818) 882-5614.
Join the Relay For Life and Help the Fight Against Cancer...
Save the date for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Chatsworth High School on April 28 and 29. There are 17 local teams participating in this 24-hour walk/run to raise funds for cancer research, treatment and programs.
April 28, 9:00 am through April 29, 9:00 am
Chatsworth High School
10027 Lurline Ave., Chatsworth
Community members, schools, Neighborhood Councils, businesses, houses of worship and other community-based organizations form relay teams to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. The event celebrates those who have survived cancer and remembers loved ones lost to cancer. It raises funds for American Cancer Society's programs and services, and helps fund research into cancer treatment. It also raises awareness about what we can do to help fight cancer and support those affected by it.
The teams' members take turns walking around the track for a full 24 hours.
There are somber memorials and educational activities, but also fun, booths, food and more.
To support or join any of the teams, or to learn how to form your own Relay Team visit http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=36478.
Bureau of Sanitation Open House...
Don't miss the Bureau of Sanitation's annual open house at their maintenance yards. Kids love this fun, free event, with hands-on trash truck demonstrations, sanitation facility tours, and educational information and demonstrations about recycling and the environment.
Saturday, April 28
9:00 am to 2:30 pm
East Valley District Yard
11050 Pendleton St., Sun Valley
Click here for the flyer.
Saturday, May 19
9:00 am to 2:30 pm
West Valley District Yard
8840 Vanalden Ave., Northridge
Click here for the flyer.
For more information, click here.
Big Sunday Weekend at Sepulveda Basin Off-Leash Dog Park…
Volunteers from the Sepulveda Basin Off Leash Dog Park are teaming up with Big Sunday to host Big Sunday Weekend at the dog park on Saturday, May 5.
Saturday, May 5
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Sepulveda Basin Off-Leash Dog Park
17550 Victory Blvd. (at White Oak Ave.)
There will be free onsite spay/neuter services, microchipping and vaccines with a $70 voucher from LA Animal Services. ($65 without voucher). Services are by appointment only, and space is limited, so please call (310) 574-5555 to make an appointment. Be sure to mention the Sepulveda Basin Off-Leash Dog Park to receive this special one-day only price.
There will be dog adoptions from 10:00 am to 4 pm with low-cost vaccinations and pet licensing on-site. There will also be craft tables where you can help make chew toys for shelter dogs and paper mache flower pots for nursing home residents. Guest speakers Jillian Boyd and Russ Avison, Co-Hosts of Atomic Dog Radio will discuss training tips and Brenda Barnette, General Manager of Los Angeles Animal Services, will discuss Spay/Neuter, Adoption and Licensing.
Volunteers will be gathering earlier in the morning to plant 25 trees and help clean the park. The first 75 volunteers to sign up for a four hour shift will receive a Big Sunday T-shirt, free continental breakfast, and
a chance to win great prizes!
For more information or to volunteer please email Jill at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Help Send the PALS Kids to Camp!
You can help make sure the PALS kids can go to camp this summer, while helping a great cause! The LAPD Devonshire Youth Center is holding a clothing drive to collect clothes to go toward struggling families served by the Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission.
Please bring clean, used clothing, in good condition, in a trash bag, to the PALS Youth Center.
Monday, April 30
10:00 am
8721 Wilbur Ave., Northridge
If PALS reaches their goal of collecting 200 bags of donated clothing, then Hope of the Valley will donate funds to help pay for PALS kids to go to summer camp. PALS offers at-risk kids in our community positive alternatives to gangs, crime and drugs through after-school activities including mentoring, sports, tutoring and arts and it builds positive relationships between the community and the Police.
For more information call Sue Bruno at (818) 885-6432.
Brush Clearance Deadline - May 1...
The Firefighters who protect our community remind homeowners in hillside areas to be ready for the May 1 brush clearance compliance deadline.
To learn everything you need to know about how to comply with Brush Clearance requirements and other useful information to keep our community safe from wildfires click here.
On May 1, the enforcement period begins, and LAFD will begin inspecting those properties. If they find that a property is out of compliance, the property owner could receive a citation. Be sure to have your property inspected and have the fire hazards abated to avoid the citation.
Child Care Seat Safety Event in Northridge...
Northridge Hospital Medical Center is holding child car seat safety events on Wednesday, May 2 and Saturday, May 26.
Car Seat Safety Education
Wednesday, May 2
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Education Auditorium
18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge
No appointment required. The class is taught by a certified child passenger safety technician, and will teach parents about types of car seats, seat belt systems, proper installation and operation of car seats, California car seat laws and more.
Car Seat Check Up
Saturday, May 26
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Education Auditorium
18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge
By appointment only. Call (818) 885-8500 ext. 3437 to schedule or for more information. The car seat check-ups teach parents, hands-on and in your own car, how to correctly use a child's car seat or seat belt. The checkups are run by trained and certified child passenger safety technicians.
Devonshire PALS Art Exhibition...
The LAPD Devonshire Youth Center will be hosting its first PALS Art Exhibition and Reception on Friday, May 4 at the Youth Center in Northridge.
Friday May 4
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
LAPD Devonshire
Youth Center
8721 Wilbur Ave.
The exhibition will feature art work by kids participating in the PALS (Police Activity League Supporters) after-school program at the Youth Center. This exhibition of over 100 pieces of original artwork is being directed by PALS art instructor Ingrid Skillman-Hudshon.
Ingrid is a resident of Northridge and accomplished artist whose work has been displayed at the New Orleans Museum of Art and the California State Senate First Contemporary Art Collection, and in solo and group exhibitions. She has volunteered her time and talents at the PALS Center for two years to teach young people basic skills and a love for fine art.
The PALS programs at the Devonshire Youth Center offer at-risk kids in our community after-school mentoring, educational, artistic and sports activities, and helps create positive relationships between the community and the Police.
For more information about the art exhibit, or about how you can volunteer or donate to support the Devonshire PALS program, call Sue Bruno at (818) 885-6432.
Shepherd of the Hills Car Show...
Come check out the hot rods, motorcycles, race cars, classics and other rare and beautiful vehicles at the Shepherd of the Hills Car Show on Saturday, May 12 in Porter Ranch. The event, co-sponsored by Galpin Motors, Just Dashes, California Car Cover Co., and Cooner Wire & Cable, is also a fundraiser to support a project to build water wells in a village in Africa. There will also be live music, food trucks, and lots of fun activities.
Saturday, May 12
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Shepherd of the Hills Church
19700 Rinaldi St., Porter Ranch
Admission is free.
For more information on participating in the show, call (818) 831-9333 ext. 401 or email email@example.com.
Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive...
The downturn in the community has forced many residents in our community to have to choose between putting food on the table or paying their bills. More and more people depend on food banks. A simple way to help is to participate in the National Association of Letter Carrier's Stamp Out Hunger National food Drive on Saturday, May 12.
On May 12, leave non-perishable food items outside by your mail box and your Postal Service Letter Carrier will collect them and deliver them to local food banks. The best food items to donate are canned goods such as vegetables, soups, beans, chili, or proteins, or dried goods such as rice.
For more information visit
If you are organizing a food drive, or know of one in our community, or are seeking information about food banks or other resources for struggling families in our community, please call Melody at (818) 882-1212 or email email@example.com.
SOLID Pancake Breakfast...
SOLID's annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast is coming up on May 19, so save the date! Proceeds benefit SOLID (Supporters of Law Enforcement in Devonshire), which provides non-City supplied materials and equipment needed by the Police Officers at Devonshire Division.
Saturday, May 19
7:30 am to 1:30 pm
Devonshire Community
Police Station
10240 Etiwanda St., Northridge
$7 per person.
Regency Theatres in Granada Hills has generously donated 25 pairs of movie tickets to be given away to guests in a prize drawing. Free child photo-IDs are provided by Hollywood-West Valley Masonic Lodge. Free facepainting for kids!
For more information, visit http://soliddevonshire.org.
St. Nicholas Valley Greek Festival...
Don't miss the 39th Annual St. Nicholas Valley Greek Festival, the biggest Greek festival in all of Los Angeles, coming up May 26 to 28 at St. Nicholas Greek Church in Northridge.
May 26, 27, 28
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm
St. Nicholas Greek Church
9501 Balboa Blvd., Northridge
This San Fernando Valley tradition features Greek music, dance, food, culture, games, booths and more.
For more information, call Info: www.valleygreekfestival.com(818) 886-4040
West Valley PALS/West Hills Chamber Memorial Day 5k Walk...
Join the West Valley PALS (Police Activity League Supporters) team at the Canoga Park/West Hills Chamber of Commerce Memorial Day 5k Walk/Run and help support the PALS programs. Half of your registration fee will go directly to PALS, whose valuable after-school programs offer at-risk kids positive alternatives to gangs, drugs and crime.
Monday, May 28
8:00 am
Quimby Park
7008 De Soto Ave., Canoga Park
To register online visit http://5kmemorialdayrun.com.
If you can't be there to participate in the Walk/Run, you can still support PALS by making a donation at http://westvalleypals.org.
For more information about the event, call the Canoga Park/West Hills Chamber at (818) 884-4222.
Save the Date for the Valley Family Festival...
Get ready for a day of family-friendly fun in the park at the Valley Family Festival and Movies Under the Stars, coming up on Saturday, June 2 at Northridge Park.
We are proud to host this event in partnership with the Kiwanis Club of Northridge and L.A. Department of Recreation and Parks. There will be live music and dance performances, vendor booths, food, games, and a free outdoor screening of the animated family film Puss in Boots.
Saturday, June 2
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Northridge Park
18300 Lemarsh St., Northridge
Call for Performers and Booth Sponsorship for the Valley Family Festival...
You can be part of making our Valley Family Festival happen! We are seeking musical, dance and other performances by talented community members for this wonderful family event.
If you are a community member, cultural organization or school group and would like to preform on stage at the Valley Family Festival, please contact Semee Park at firstname.lastname@example.com or (818) 882-1212.
We are also offering opportunities for local businesses, non-profit organizations and other community groups to help support this great event and be part of the celebration. For information on booths, sponsoring, or donating to the event, please contact Megan Cottier at firstname.lastname@example.com or (818) 882-1212. Click here for the sponsorship and booth forms.
9th Annual Still Saving Lives Car Show...
The 9th Annual Still Saving Lives Car Show & Family Traffic Safety Fair is coming up on Saturday, June 2 at Warner Center Park in Woodland Hills.
Saturday, June 2
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Warner Center Park
5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills
This annual free event is sponsored the LAPD Valley Traffic Division and the Valley Traffic Advisory Council. There will be over 300 classics, hot rods, race cars, motorcycles and other beautiful and rare vehicles, as well as food trucks, games and vendors. The LAPD's SWAT, K-9 Unit, Motorcycle Drill Team and Bomb Squad will have demonstrations and vehicles on display.
For more information, visit www.VTAC-VTD.org.
Please Welcome the Newest CD 12 Staff Member Serving Our Community...
We are proud to announce the addition to our staff of Myriam Lopez. As Administrative Assistant, Myriam will be handling a wide range of administrative functions in our office, from phones and mail to commendatory proclamations.
Myriam grew up in Los Angeles and started her career working for the City of Los Angeles over 15 years ago in Library Commissioner and former Councilwoman Rita Walters' office. She has worked for several other City Councilmembers as well. Most recently she served as the Executive Assistant for the Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission, the 21-community member body appointed to oversee the re-districting process that follows the Census every 10 years. Myriam is married and has a 12-year old son, and is currently pursuing a business degree at Mt. St. Mary's College.
A Year of Emergency Preparedness...
On January 17, the 18th anniversary of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, we kicked off our Year of Emergency Preparedness in Los Angeles.
Throughout 2012, we will be working on legislation, programs and public awareness efforts to help the residents of Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley be prepared for natural or man-made disasters.
Every week, our newsletter will feature a new item in an Emergency Preparedness Checklist. These are simple steps that everyone in Los Angeles should take in order to be prepared for any disaster. If you follow each item on this checklist, you will be highly prepared at the end of the year.
Week 14: Survival "Space" Blanket
Every person should have an emergency survival kit for their car. If you are in your car away from your home, office or a shelter when disaster strikes, you could find yourself having to survive outdoors, or walking long distances to get to shelter. Every emergency kit for a car should have a "space" blanket. Space blankets are made of Mylar and can significantly reduce heat loss in a person's body caused by thermal radiation, water evaporation and convection. Having a space blanket could save your life if you must sleep outdoors following a disaster.
To see our printable Emergency Preparedness Checklist, with every week's entry, click here or visit our website at www.CD12.org.


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For years we've battled with a common problem that has
plagued snowmobilers who like to boondock—how do you clean up all the pine tar
and scratches from you snowmobile hood?
If you ride the trees, you know what we mean. Even though
you've taken good care of your sled, mechanical-wise, because of tree branches
and scrub brush, it still looks like it's been "ridden hard and put away wet."
At SnoWest, we
also have our own project sleds which sport $1,000 custom paint jobs. Do you
ride these sleds how they've been built to use … or do you keep them nice and
safe on the trails or in the meadows?
Our solution: We build them to ride, but we design them to
be pretty. Paint looks great at the snow shows … but when the snow starts to
stack up, we hang the painted hood on the shop wall and install an R&M
Lightning mesh hood. These tough and functional hoods can be beat to death and
still look good. And at the end of the season, we can always put the painted
hood back on and our sled looks brand new (and the same goes for a stock hood).
And for the record, a clean, scratch-free hood increases the
value of your snowmobile when it comes time to resale.
The reason we've chosen the R&M hood is because it serves
several functions. First, it's lightweight. And just the weight savings alone
makes it worth its cost. Second, it allows a high volume air flow under hood and
expels hot air, yet keeps the snow off the carbs and clutches. Third, it's
tough and flexible. If you roll your sled or rub it into a tree, you can bend
the hood back into shape. We've broken a lot of branches off on our hood and
have yet to snag or tear the fabric (we're not saying that it can't be done …
but if you do hit something hard enough to tear the fabric, it would have
destroyed your stock hood). We like to refer to the R&M hood as our "thrash
and bash" hood for a very aggressive style of boondocking.
Did we say it was lightweight? The laser-cut lightweight
flexible aluminum covered with high volume air flowing PVC covered mesh and
cloth can save up to 15 lbs. and is available in multiple colors and custom
A base cost for an R&M hood is around $425. But you can
also add molded plastic hood pods, headlight kits, gauge mounting kits, side
panels, etc.
So don't run the risk of trashing an expensive hood and
devaluing your snowmobile. And don't limit your riding opportunities because
you're worried about scratching some paint. There's a whole new world of deep
untouched powder in the trees.
For more information contact R&M Lightning, (801) 467-2442.

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Somalia: Federal MPs debate impeachment motion against PM
Dec 1, 2013 - 12:15:40 PM
MOGADISHU, Somalia Dec.1, 2013 (Garowe Online)-Federal Government of Somalia's Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon is on the verge of parliament impeachment as majority of Federal Members of parliament Sunday refused him to respond to allegations mentioned in motion of no-confidence for the fledgling government, Garowe Online reports.
Federal MPs debate impeachment motion against Shirdon on 12 Nov [Photo: Garowe Online]
140 Legislators voted against a demand from the Prime Minister when Parliament Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari asked the MPs to vote for the appearance of Shirdon before parliament in a bid to address the national assembly about the government achievements.
Following several adjournments, the MPs proceeded to debating the motion which has been endorsed by 168 members according to the speaker.
Shirdon said in statement that in regard to the constitution he has a full right to defend himself from the allegations against his government. He noted the motion is not based on evidences and fair information.
"In accordance with the natural justice and the domestic law, the government prepared a full report to respond to those allegations," said the Prime Minister adding that he still wants a chance to address the 275-seat-chamber.
Concluding, Shirdon indicated that he will not abide by any decision reached if he is out of the parliament building.
Debate in parliament
31 MPs out of the registered 83 lawmakers who are scheduled to debate the motion against Prime Minister Shirdon discussed their views regarding the impeachment of Mogadishu-based brittle government head.
Speaker Jawari announced on Sunday the presence of 247 MPs in the parliament hall with backers of the challenge insisting Shirdon to be removed since he failed to fulfill government pledges.
MP Mohamed Abdi Yusuf called on the legislators to adhere to the constitution "The motion is illegal and it was organized by the president. Lawmakers shouldn't become workers but they should adhere to the constitution". Independent sources in Mogadishu confirmed to Garowe Online that former TFG parliament speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan spearheads the motion against Shirdon, renewing political tensions that could plunge the Somali Federal Government deeper into infighting.
Confidence vote
Shirdon, a newcomer to politics wants to test the future and face confidence vote in parliament revealing the extent of his reaction.
It is yet unclear whether the MPs will vote in favor of impeaching the Prime Minister but struggle within the parliament might decide his fate.
Sources declined to be identified in print tell GO that MPs already sided with the two as bribe payment reports surface.
International Community members are dissatisfied with the political infighting between Federal Government of Somalia's President and Prime Minister.
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This PAS gives guidance and best
practice on asset management. Typically this is relevant
to infrastructure, gas, electric and water utilities,
road works, public facilities like airports and rail
stations, and transport organizations. While not
required in other (non-regulated) industries, PAS-55 is
getting a lot of interest. It shows promise to become a
defacto world-wide specification for any organization
seeking to demonstrate a high level of professionalism
in managing their physical assets.
History and
Background on PAS 55
The term "Asset Management" has
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industry. However, since 1994, for UMS Group and our
infrastructure clients, the "Asset Management Model" has
always been a powerful business approach that defined
the key roles and accountabilities for managing the
infrastructure business and encompassed the full
spectrum of decision-making process, skills and
technology capabilities required for success.
As Infrastructure Asset Management
has evolved over the past two decades, UMS Group and
other more advanced practitioners have established
organization and functional standards that characterize
a company's Asset Management maturity within a spectrum
of competencies.
In an effort to articulate and
codify these standards, an industry working group
drafted and released the first formal Asset Management
Specification (Publicly Available Specification Number
55) in 2004. Published by the Institute of Asset
Management (IAM) and the British Standards Institute,
PAS 55 specifies the process and competency requirements
for any asset management system to be used to manage
physical infrastructure assets or components thereof.
PAS 55 is applicable to all sizes
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multinationals, and to any organization that wishes to:
To ensure consistency with other
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organizational and process audits and certification
activities by consultancies and other entities
experienced in Asset Management and conversant with PAS
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UMS Group has a base of experience
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In order to enable organizations
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UMS Group has a base of experience
in applying PAS 55 to client engagements, and has become
an active participant in the evolution of the PAS 55
In the late 1990's, UMS Group
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client's Asset Management maturity and identifying gaps
to leading Asset Management practices. This methodology
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organizations in the gas, electric and water utility and
transportation sectors. In addition, UMS Group has
facilitated more than a dozen major corporate
transformations from functional organizations to
process-based Asset Management organizations.
Since the 2004 release of PAS 55,
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UMS Group tools and delivery systems for PAS 55
assessments. And we have honed our client transformation
organization concepts, performance measurement
frameworks, cultural and leadership development and
decision support tools to enhance the ultimate value and
contribution from UMS Group for clients at any stage in
their Asset Management journey.
With regard to thought leadership
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reflect improvements in Asset Management techniques and
tools, and advances in infrastructure management
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establish their performance baseline. This methodology
helps the organization to select the most appropriate
improvement strategy.
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For this week's Alpha Consumer Podcast, I interviewed Kelsey Timmerman, author of Where Am I Wearing? A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes. He visited Honduras, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and other countries on his quest to figure out just how and where his clothes were made. On the podcast, you'll learn why he doesn't like the term "sweatshops," whether you should be protesting outside big-box stores, and why Timmerman says he's not always opposed to child labor.
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This park features rugged cliffs, secluded sandy beaches, coastal plains, streams, canyons, and hills, including 1,347-foot Valencia Peak. Naturalists and backpackers enjoy the solitude and freedom found along the park's trails. There are also mountain biking and equestrian trails. The best-known beach is Spooner's Cove, across from the campground. The park's name, "Mountain of Gold," comes from the golden wildflowers that bloom in spring. Wildlife in the park includes black tailed deer and the black oystercatcher. The park includes primitive and equestrian campsites.
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The park is six miles southwest of Morro bay and seven miles south of Los Osos on Pecho Road.
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Provide luxurious towels and bath robes in your hotel, motel or spa to make it feel like homeMore and more hotels, motels and spas are following the trend of providing luxury towels and bath robes for their guests. If you want to keep up with this trend, you need to know where to find these products.
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James Dudley Jr. loved to play basketball. He loved music, especially rap, and he loved dressing nice.
He graduated from Hamden High School in 2008 and spent the last three years working with special needs students at ACES in North Haven. He also was attending Gateway Community College, according to his family.
"He was going places," said one family member who didn't want to be identified.
"My son was a good kid and he had so many friends," a tearful Patricia Heard said of her son Monday afternoon at Headquarters during a press conference where it was announced that a juvenile had been charged with murdering James.
"He was big time into music, big time into rapping," said his brother Taikwon. "And he was good."
"He used to beat me at basketball when I got older," his father James Dudley Sr. said, "but I used to make him earn it."
"For someone to take his life at such a young age..." Pamela Heard said, her voice trailing off as the tears took over. "He loved to play basketball, he was not involved in drugs, he was always home, he was just an average young adult.
"He had issues growing up," she said, "but just the normal issues that every family faces."
Police say the male juvenile shot Dudley Jr., 22, several times on North Street at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday after the two got into an argument.
Dudley Jr. grew up in a house at 43 North St. with his parents and his brother. At the time, there weren't any drug or gang problems in the neighborhood, Taikwon said, but since the family moved, that's changed.
"It wasn't happening when they were growing up," said James Dudley Sr.
"No, wasn't like that then," Taikwon agreed. And James Jr. still had friends in the neighborhood, he said.
"We grew up there so it wasn't unusual for him to be there," he said.
The family thanked the Hamden Police Department for their compassion during the events of Saturday night and its aftermath.
"They were sensitive to our needs and did everything you could expect a police department to do and kept us updated," Taikwon said.
And James Dudley Sr. had some words of advice for town officials.
"If we take the time to give kids programs, something to do, they wouldn't do this, they would find something else to do," he said. "We can change all this -- they need something to do, they need programs.
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When a thunderstorm occurs lightning also exists. This is because a thunderstorm is classified by lightning. In order for either of the two to be present in the atmosphere, clouds must first form. The clouds form when air near the earth's surface is warmed, causing it to rise since warm air rises. Think of a marshmallow in a microwave; as the microwave heats the marshmallow it begins to expand. This is similar to most things, like air. When air heats up it expands and this expanding air has to go somewhere because it is taking up more space, just as the marshmallow does, so this expanding warm air rises.
|So what does this have to do with the cloud? Well, as the air rises it is losing its heat and cooling. When things cool, they condense; think of the marshmallow again as it cools when you take it out of the microwave (it shrinks, or condenses). In a general sense, to give you a brief idea of how clouds form, when condensation occurs, clouds take shape; you must keep in mind, however, that there is much more involved in cloud formation, but this was just to get you thinking and give a place for the lightning to happen.
The most common thunderstorm cloud is a tall cloud which is precipitating, called a cumulonimbus cloud (cumuli- meaning tall, high altitude, and nimbus meaning precipitation). These clouds form when conditions include upward winds, rather moist air, and cooling temperatures. Within this cloud, there are many electrons giving off their charges. The tendency of charges within a cloud is to have positive charges gather toward the upper portion and negative charges in the bottom of the cloud.
When the difference between these charges is great enough to overcome the air's
natural insulation, which keeps these charges from mixing, a lightning flash can take place. This charge difference
builds up to millions of volts before the stoke of lightning takes place. The lightning bolt actually happens because
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There's no exact legal definition of a small craft; however, small craft advisories are generally intended for vessels less than 65 feet in length OR for any vessel likely to be adversely impacted by the weather conditions expected with a Small Craft Advisory.
Similar to the exact definition of a small craft, small craft advisories vary from location to location. Generally, they are posted when winds are expected to range from 28 to 38 mph or waves of 5 to 7'. However, the wind range may drop as low as 24 mph for harbors or bays, and waves as low as 4'. There are other local variations which forecasters take into effect.
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Sex doesn't always sell, and that's a problem plaguing racy lingerie retailer Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc.
Frederick's of Hollywood introduced Americans to the push-up bra after World War II and pioneered the concept of sexy undergarments. But for the last two decades its skimpy outfits have failed to entice shoppers to its stores or to its mail-order business. Now the company is taking come-ons from potential buyers.


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A section of the new Tomei Expressway that will eventually link Tokyo and Nagoya opened Saturday afternoon, in time for the peak travel season around the Golden Week holidays.
The route's operator, Central Nippon Expressway Co., said vehicles for the first time can access a 160-km stretch in Shizuoka Prefecture between the Gotenba and Mikkabi junctions.
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Five coach buses and five vans rolled into the at 10 a.m. Saturday, delivering 367 evacuees from South Jersey to the last destination of a 26-hour journey.
The fragile and vulnerable residents of Atlantic City and Pleasantville boarded their buses at 8 a.m. Friday, and hit three destinations before Mennen. Many are from nursing homes, according to Joan Lyons, a Pleasantville resident who helped sign-in the evacuees at the arena.
The population was quickly deemed one of special needs by Scott Digiralomo, the Morris County director of the Department of Law and Public Safety and the coordinator of the county's Office of Emergency Management. Saturday night, Red Cross staff members were still working to define the needs of these people—many of them elderly, with walkers, canes and, in some cases, oxygen tanks.
"It's a really fluid situation," Digiralomo said. "We wanted to make sure immediate needs were met."
Cots had been set up with fresh bedding to house the shelter residents until they could be transported back to Atlantic City, once Hurricane Irene has gone out to sea. To feed them, 1,500 meals were ordered from Subway, Digiralomo said. Sanitation supplies were being commandeered. Some volunteers bought bottled water with their own credit cards.
On hand were law enforcement officers from the Morris County Park Police, the Morris County Sheriff's Office and the New Jersey State Police.
Digiralomo said the state put out a request yesterday seeking shelter for the evacuees, who had stories to tell once they got comfortable.
Delores Canada from Pleasantville said the ordeal made her "angry."
"Each place was worse than the one before," she said.
According to Lyons, the buses first took the evacuees to St. Augustine's Prep School in Richland, then to the Stockton College gymnasium, and then the Sun Center Arena in Trenton. Lyons said at least one shelter could not handle the nearly 400 people while others were not preperly equipped.
The arrival at Mennen Arena was heartwarming, Canada said.
"When we got here, I felt so welcome. She greeted us at the door," Canada said, gesturing toward Mary-Michael Levitt, director of the Riverview Counseling Center in Hackettstown.
Levitt is the on-site designated mental health supervisor for the American Red Cross.
"We have a very high special needs population here," said Levitt, who has worked in disaster relief since 9/11 and was on-location for the Joplin, Mo., tornado disaster. "We are very, very busy."
Triage was handled by staff from St. Clare's Hospital in Denville, she added.
This is the first time the Mennen Arena has been used as a shelter, Digiralomo said, and it's the first time Morris County has hosted an out-of-county population. Should local residents require shelter, they will be housed at .
The cots are brand new, purchased with Homeland Security money—some of the 1,500 such cots now in Morris County.
"If this would have happened last year, we would not have been able to do this," Digiralomo said.
County officials, the Morris Minutemen, the Red Cross and law enforcement were still on hand late Saturday to make sure the situation goes smoothly.
"They sent them to the right place," said Morris County Sheriff Ed Rochford. "We'll take care of them."


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By Lynn Jenkins/Times Sentinel columnist
Zionsville Times Sentinel
Zionsville —
While Sam-I-am would not eat green eggs and ham, (the rest of us should consider a green turkey for Thanksgiving. Not colored green, but with as much sustainability as we can find.
Thanksgiving begins a holiday season that persists through New Year's. Consumerism has bypassed the original meanings of family, gratitude and giving.
There's still time to put on the brakes and begin the season with a green and sustainable Turkey Day. Here are a few ideas for now and throughout the holidays.
• Buy natural or organic. Avoid the chemically produced foods that have become a mainstay of American diets. Avoid buying foods that are heavily processed and/or laden with artificial ingredients. Or as Michael Pollan aptly states in his book "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto," "Don't eat anything your grandmother wouldn't recognize as food."
Buying organic not only benefits your own health by avoiding toxic chemicals, but also helps protect the soils, air and water.
• Avoid paper and plastic. If you are celebrating with a large gathering, don't be tempted to use plastic coated plates, paper napkins and plastic cups to avoid a cleanup. It is a special get-together so make the extra effort to express your delight in sharing the day.
Accept the offers for help in cleaning up; make it an opportunity to share both joy and toil for the day. Not only your guests, but also the planet, will appreciate your efforts at reducing the use of paper and plastics.
• Save energy. Carpool if you are traveling to a friend's home. Your kindness in picking someone else up shows your generosity to both your friend and the earth. If you are hosting the gathering, plan ahead to make best use of the oven by doubling up foods or cooking them in tandem to reduce energy use. You will not only save on energy costs, but will also protect the planet by demanding less of a non-renewable resource.
• Shop local. Whether it's for the turkey and trimmings, or holiday and hostess gifts, consider how you might find a local source. "Local" here doesn't mean the nearby grocery. It doesn't mean the gift shop or department store in the neighborhood mall, which carries trinkets and baubles made in China and shipped across the world. There are numerous bazaars and holiday marts, as well as winter farmers' markets and independently owned stores for food and gifts.
Ask where the product was farmed, grown or made. Know that you are pleasing not only your family and friends with local items, but you are also supporting your community by keeping your holiday money within the community. In addition, you and the earth again benefit by not using non-renewable resources to have your products shipped across country or from the other side of the world.
• Recycle. Make a point to recycle during the abundant cooking, cleanup and shopping of the holidays. You just might encourage someone else to make the effort as well. It takes so little to recycle, but it makes a huge impact on our limited resources.
Lynn Jenkins is a Zionsville resident and member of ZIGG, Zionsville Initiative to Go Green. Email her at email@example.com.


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An organization hopes to restore natural ecological processes by reintroducing large herbivores to the continent.
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An organization hopes to restore natural ecological processes by reintroducing large herbivores to the continent.
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Cornell University biomedical engineer Lawrence Bonassar 3-D prints ears using "ink" that contains living cells.
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This animation explains the process researchers used to make a lab-grown hamburger patty, which was served up for the first time in early August, 2013.
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Profile subject Cédric Blanpain describes his work rooting out the role of stem cells in tumors.
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Watch as the astounding wood frog uses cellular cryopreservation tricks to freeze, thaw, and live to croak about it.
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Pierre Comizzoli, a reproductive physiologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, chats about his efforts to rescue endangered species from extinction using in vitro fertilization as well as novel gamete preservation techniques.
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Microbiologist Marvin Whiteley chats about teaming up with chemist and bioengineer Jason Shear in order to build tiny houses for bacteria.
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Follow the success story of a young boy who, with the help of the Care for Rare Foundation, underwent stem cell therapy for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome.
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University College London researcher Mike Taylor recounts the discovery of a new dinosaur with unusually powerful thigh muscles. Read the full story.
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Paul Riley of University College London discusses his new research, published June 8th in Nature.


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We compared three of the latest V-8 midsize luxury sedans for this test. We haven't yet tried the Mercedes-Benz E550, though a little word on pricing: the six-cylinder E350, which we have driven, costs as much as the V-8 Jag. Unlike their full-size siblings (save for the M56, which is the top-end Infiniti), price becomes a serious issue when simple options get piled on. Let's take a quick look at the volume leader, the BMW 550i, and head over to its improved competition.
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The Men Behind the Curtain: Debate 'Spin Patrols'
During and after every debate, the candidates' aides work hard to spin the narrative in their favor.
The post-debate "spin patrols" by both campaigns will be one of the most visible but least valuable aspects of the encounter between President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney Wednesday night. These spin moments have became basically useless and entirely predictable exercises.
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The spin patrols will work this way, based on past history: As the debate proceeds, aides for each candidate will circulate through the media center where the press corps will congregate to watch the debate on huge TV screens. The aides will distribute news releases praising their man's performance and criticizing his rival, even while the debate is still going on. At the same time, a stream of comments from each campaign will deluge the reporters on email, Twitter, Facebook, and other forms of "new media." Each side will be hoping to have a theme, even just a quote, show up in as many media stories as possible that night.
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Meanwhile, each campaign's high command will brainstorm privately to come up with a handful of themes to sell the media. One can predict that Team Obama will say Romney looked out of touch, and Team Romney will say Obama showed that he has nothing to offer but failed policies. That's because these are the themes that each side has settled on so far as their main pitches to the electorate, and they will want to emphasize them at the debate because so many Americans will be watching.
As the debate ends, no matter what really happens, the media center will be flooded with surrogates, campaign officials, elected representatives, independent strategists, celebrity commentators, and others, all trying to get attention. Some will be accompanied by aides who will hold signs bearing their names so reporters can spot them at a distance. Aides will also try to move their charges around the media center so they aren't kept cornered in one place for too long, and to help them with pre-cooked lines if they wander too far off script.
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Most of the surrogates will be looking for time on TV to shape first perceptions. The TV networks will be happy to oblige. At some point, reporters will probably start interviewing each other—especially on the 24-hour cable news shows that will be desperate to fill up air time.
It's become an example of excess on all sides. And this is all the more bizarre because the whole purpose of the debate is to let voters decide for themselves, not be guided by candidate spin or media analysis about what to think.
Ken Walsh covers the White House and politics for U.S. News. He writes the daily blog, "Ken Walsh's Washington," for usnews.com, and is the author of "The Presidency" column for the U.S. News Weekly. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and on Facebook and Twitter.


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you're ruining my playful image of green day. they're nice guys... nice guys...
Hehe...course they are
maybe your female friends have self-confidence issues. maybe
why they've fantasized about being with another woman, because the guys they date are jerks and it's affected their opinion of the male population. so it's all relative
True, they probably do have self-confidence issues. But then, don't most women? Seriously, women are more critical, for example, of their own appearance than ANY man would be of them. Women, apparently, dress not to impress men, but to impress other women...it's like women spend their entire lives living with the peer pressure one normally associates with teenagers. Maybe it's just penis envy <ducks>.
As for the guys they date being jerks, true, and it has affected their opinion of the male population...so much so they expect all men to be jerks (with just cause, to be fair...good blokes are few and far between) and thus "settle" for jerks time and time again. Still doesn't take away from the fact jerks often win...and thus that man-whoring has its advantages. Doesn't mean I'D do it, but like I said, I'm a schmuck (and yes, I know what schmuck means in Hebrew...I still like using the word
but we musn't talk about equality between the sexes. i went to a girl's school and we've had the topic of 'women's rights' shoved down our throats over the last 6 years (in literally every subject BUT maths) we're all sick of it. it's like they've brainwashed us into feminists, but we still try to resist.
Hehe. I didn't realise we were talking about equality, I thought we were discussing whoring and whether men are predisposed to wanting slutty women who APPEAR to be innocent (the thin vaneer of naivette being necessary to fulfill some urge deep inside) and women predisposed to wanting cheating, lying, cocky arseholes. I'd answer yes to both, incidentally
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Aspirin: A Blockbuster Therapy for Breast Cancer Survivors?
Aspirin's anti-inflammatory effects appear to cut the risk of a breast cancer recurrence.
"Has it spread?" "Am I going to die?" These are the heart-sinking questions that invariably run through the minds of women who have been told that they have breast cancer. They courageously take on surgery, long and arduous chemotherapy, and radiation treatments, hoping to fend off the fate of the 40,000 women whose breast cancer will take a deadly turn this year, reappearing and relentlessly spreading throughout their body.
The report just released from the Nurses' Health Study, in a rather understated way, offers 2 million American women who have had breast cancer some vital and actionable information. Taking a single aspirin tablet—a baby aspirin or one adult pill—every other day can be lifesaving. (In fact, were these aspirin tablets a hot new biotech drug, we would be popping champagne right now.) The long-term, low-dose aspirin program was initiated a year or more after the cancer diagnosis as an add-on to treatment, not as a substitute for it, to control the fate of tumor cells silently left behind. For some women, this post-treatment phase is one in which the cancer has gone underground and not entirely disappeared. It can lead to unexpected recurrence with the cancer spreading sometimes 10 to 20 years after diagnosis. Scientists seem to have stumbled upon an easy way to cut that risk.
The study followed 4,164 breast cancer survivors over a period from 1976 to 2006, assessing in detail their use of aspirin. The women studied initially presented with tumors ranging from small early invasive cancers confined to the breast to more advanced ones that had spread into surrounding lymph nodes. Over more than three decades of follow-up, 400 women had a cancer recurrence with distant tumor spread, which had killed 341 of them by the time the study ended.
The power to spread is the power to kill, and what aspirin seems to be doing is interfering with that process. It was by coincidence, not by design, that almost half of the medically smart women in the NHS were diligently taking aspirin. The surprise finding: Those who made aspirin a regular habit, consuming low doses two to five times a week (mostly to help their hearts), were 71 percent less likely to have a deadly recurrence of their breast cancer compared to those who were taking little or no aspirin.
A similar trend was found with regular use of other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, but the numbers of users over the study time were insufficient for statistical certainty. The findings are nonetheless provocative, reinforcing the notion that the beneficial effects of aspirin on cancer survival may rest with its anti-inflammatory effects. We do know that deadly cancers hijack the inflammatory system to spread and invade distant organs, but we understand woefully little about the process for any given cancer and how to treat it. Figuring out the underlying secrets of this aspirin effect will open up neglected fields of cancer study: why and how cancers ultimately claim lives.
But what does this mean for breast cancer survivors now? A lot. Aspirin has proved itself as a safe, effective, and inexpensive preventive medicine that cuts the risk for colon and prostate cancer and for years has served as a way to prevent heart disease and stroke. Here the Nurses' Health Study shows, for the first time, that breast cancer survivors can substantially lower their risk of a recurrent, deadly tangle with this cancer in the future.
The big caveat is that the study was "observational" and not a blue-chip randomized trial, making many hesitant to crow about its results. I'd say crow nonetheless. The heart disease and stroke benefits are indication enough for any woman to start a low-dose aspirin program—with her doctor's oversight. For the patients of tomorrow, a randomized study can be started of the group of anti-inflammatory agents, which will take way more than a decade to carry out. For the 2 million breast cancer survivors of today, the NHS is compelling enough to ask your doctor, "Why wait?"


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A ferris wheel, amusement rides and tents are about to take over Cullman's nothern skyline. The 59th Annual Cullman County Fair is coming to town this month, kicking off with a parade through the heart of the city Saturday afternoon.
Organizers hope last year's crowd of 40,000 to 50,000 attendees will return to the Cullman County Fairgrounds on Sportsman Lake Road Northwest this year. More than 150 groups will participate in Saturday's parade, including churches, clubs, high school marching bands and the eight contestants in the Miss Cullman County Fair Pageant, said Jerry Bonner, fair office manager. The parade will start 2 p.m. at Seventh Street Southeast and head north on U.S. 31 to the Cullman Shopping Center. The highway will be closed during the parade.
Crafts, sewing, canning, photography, art, food, field crops and apiculture will be judged Thursday prior to gates opening for the public at 5 p.m. after ribbon cutting and flag raising ceremonies. Peinhardt Farm Animals at the Tri-Green Agriculture Barn throughout the fair.
Gates will open at 5 p.m. on weeknights and 2 p.m. on weekends. Admission is $6 for individuals (12 and older) and free for children (ages 1-11). Seniors (55 and older) will get in free 10 a.m.- 1p.m. Sept. 18. Armbands for all rides are $22 on Thursday, Sept. 12, Sunday, Sept. 15 through Thursday, Sept. 19 and Monday, Sept. 23. Armbands will be $25 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday, Sept. 22. Parking is free.
The fair is a major fundraiser for the Cullman Lions Club, and the proceeds allow the organization to assist in year-round funding of community projects, Bonner said. The annual event also brings in visitors and their tourism dollars spent at area merchants.
The fair's schedule:
Thursday -6 p.m, Tiny Fair Princess and Petite Fair Princess pageants
Friday, Sept. 13- 7 p.m., Jeff Whitlow performs
Saturday, Sept. 14- 5 p.m., Beef Cattle Show and Herdsman Award at Tri-Green Arena; 7 p.m., WKUL 92.1 FM Cullman Talent Search at Coca Cola Theatre
Sunday, Sept. 15- 7 p.m., Cullman County Fair Talent Show at Coca Cola Theatre.
Monday, Sept. 16- 6 p.m. Junior sheep and goat shows at Tri-Green Agricultural Building; 7 p.m., Little, Junior and Teen pageants
Tuesday, Sept. 17- 5:30 p.m., 4-H, FFCLA and FFA Livestock Judging at Tri-Green Agricultural Building; 6 p.m., Feeder Steer Show at Tri-Green Agricultural Building; 7:30 p.m., Miss Cullman County Fair pageant at Coca-Cola Theatre.
Wednesday, Sept. 18- 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Senior Citizens Day; 6:30 p.m., Junior Horse Show at Tri-Green Agricultural Building
Thursday, Sept. 19- 5:30 p.m., Junior Heifer Showmanship; 6:30 p.m., Junior Heifer Show
Friday, Sept. 20- 7 p.m., Jeff Whitlow opens for Gene Watson.
Saturday, Sept. 21- 6 p.m., 4-H dog show at Tri-Green Agricultural Building; 7 p.m., Texaco Country Showdown State Talent Final, sponsored by 102.5 FM The Bull, at Coca Cola Theatre
Monday, Sept. 23- 12- 6 p.m., Student Day sponsored by People's Bank of Alabama. All school children will be admitted at no charge.
To buy tickets or for other information about the Cullman County Fair, go online to www.cullmanfair.com.
Tiffeny Owens can be reached email at email@example.com or by phone at 256-734-2131, ext. 135.


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La Zeppa Kitchen & Bar
Freemans Bay
Auckland City
- Cuisine:
- European, A La Carte, Bar Food, Tapas/Small Plates
- Hours:
Tues - Thur 4pm - late
Fri - Sun 12pm - late
More Information
- Categories:
- Restaurants, Bar & Brasseries, Bistros, Wine Bars
- Parking:
- Free On-Street, Pay & Display
- Price Range:
- Spendy, $25 - $35
- Attire:
- Smart casual
- Good For Groups:
- Yes
- Good For Children:
- Yes
- Free
- Alcohol:
- Cocktails, Spirits, Wine, Beer
- BYO/Corkage:
- No BYO
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Dietary Restrictions:
- Vegetarian
- Meals Served:
- Dessert, Late Night, Dinner, Lunch
- Payment Types:
- EFTPOS, Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, Diners
- Seating For:
- 200
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
Reviews for La Zeppa Kitchen & Bar
by Kate
10th July 2012
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What an experience!!
Me and a group of my friends went there last Friday night for dinner, the restaurant was fully booked, but the guy who greeted us told us that we could sit in the bar and order off the same menu.
It was really busy in the bar area but the guy took the time to find a spot for us.
Even though the bar was packed and all the staff were so busy we were so well looked after. The food was amazing and only took 10Min's to arrive after we ordered it.
The atmosphere was great, the DJ was really funky, the staff looked like they enjoy working there, they were so friendly and even though they were busy it felt like everyone in the place was looked after.
Me and my friends were only planning on having a quick dinner then head into town, but we were having such a great time we ended up staying at La Zeppa until the end of the night! Will definitely make La Zeppa one of our weekend spots!
by Jasmine L.
12th July 2014
First time here for a friend's birthday. Polite, knowledgeable and friendly staff. It was great that we were able to try a variety of tapas. We had the angus beef, calamari, meatballs, duck terrine.
The gnocchi salad was AMAZING! Tasted delicious. Warm and cosy atmosphere. Thanks for a great night.
by Alex M.
28th April 2014
First time here on a night out with some work mates. Wasn't very welcoming to start with and felt abit like we were intruding! But the nice girl behind the bar and the guy with dark hair made up for it cos they were really on to it. Food took a while but we were mainly there to enjoy some beers so didn't worry us too much and it was tasty when it came out. Thought it was presented quite well too as an ex-chef. Would recommend the squid yum. Probably the best part of the night was the tunes playing, really cool. Have planned to take the wife back soon.
by Dale
30th March 2014
What a place! Went with some work colleagues for a bit of night out and this was our starting point. Even being a Monday they had a few punters in. Boss man pulls out the company credit card so we all decide to take it for a drive. Being platters and tapas ,its always good to get a few different ones to share around. I particularly liked the arrancini but the squid gets a credible mention. We were well watered by the lovely staff and everyone commented on how nice of a place this is. Just need to find that credit card again and let it loose again !
by Philip L.
16th March 2014
Went here with a few work friends to say 'bye' to one who was heading off overseas. Service was not very friendly and we felt like an imposition which was a bit odd. Tapas were nice and overall it was ok for an after work bite, but won't be rushing back anytime soon.
by Zac T.
7th February 2014
Arguably one of the best restaurants I have ever had the pleasure of eating at!
We turned up with a booking and a voucher deal – which for us was a bargain, almost half price. This was not a problem, we were seated by the fire and had two very friendly waiters attend to us the entire night and who cheerfully explained what every dish was and gave fantastic recommendations. The atmosphere of the restaurant itself was excellent, has a great mood, and even better the music was perfect.
First off, we ordered our cocktail jug, and on the waiter's recommendation we received a delicious cider sangria which my partner and I certainly intend to attempt to reproduce ourselves one day.
We moved on to our first tapas, out of a series of 5. Not one was disappointing, and at the end we were so full that dessert was a mission, but not one I'd have considered skipping as they were so delicious.
Our favourites? The cider sangria, the pork meatballs, the prosciutto platter and the tiramisu dessert.
If we see another deal there again, we will be buying five. Highly recommend this restaurant and bar.
by Vinno
5th January 2014
We keep coming back here. The food is excellent and the service is casual but super friendly. The tapas are generally generous and all delicious. The sangria is pretty standard but still good. The staff are just fantastic. When we had a long wait in a busy night, we got some free bread, desserts and drinks. They're extremely apologetic if something on the extensive menu is unavailable (I've never seen a waiter so mortified as when i was informed that they had run out of the tiramisu) and in general there is just a good vibe. Highly recommended.
by Vanitha N.
11th May 2013
Asked if I had a reservation on a Monday night even though place was 15% full so snooty service. No water given for a while. Partner's dished served much before mine, even though one of mine was a cold dish of cheese?! In terms of quality, I would say it was fairly good but I would much prefer to go to Vivace which does similar food for a similar price but the quality is far superior.
by Michael W.
9th September 2012
Went to this place last night with a big group on a set $35 menu. Sorry to say we won't be returning. The food was very slow to arrive and even though we were supposed to be able to savour each dish, with only 2 serves of each tapas dish served to a table of 9 this was a joke and the worst 'value for money meal' we have had in a long time and we eat out a lot. The last dishes finally arrived about 10.30 at night. The little Hitler that was directing which tables the food went to, commented that it was a big group and took time to get dishes out. Well matey, if you can't provide, perhaps you should not be catering for such large groups in the first place… about 40 of us. Very very disappointing and we feel ripped off, this place may be ok if there are just a few of you but we definitely wouldn't recommend it for a large function.
by Vanessa H.
31st August 2012
Went here on a Friday night. We were greeted and advised they were full but the host found us a spot to sit until a better become available. He didn't forget us and moved us though probably more inconvenient for him. Staff were young and had a great attitude = unlike other places i have been. Food was great. Enjoyable experience. Loved the calamari and ocean trout pate. Great host he really went out of his way. Kudos to him.
by Simon
3rd April 2012
Needed to come and rave about the risotto balls. The tapas that we ordered at La Zeppa were delicious, the rice paper spring rolls could use slightly more flavor but the favourites platter we got was amazing, everyone needs to go try one. Also great improvement to their balcony/deck they have there. Great for a relaxing beer! Kudos. Its a great spot!
by Charlie
8th March 2012
It's a casual Cafe Bar atmosphere.
10% full early on, but double during the night.
Big party, with well dressed patrons was happening on the night.
Open plan kitchen area and chefs will greet you on the way in, very friendly.
It was a rainy day and sitting near the fake wood gas open fire place centrally located really set a nice mood. The service was efficient and accurate. Was given a slice of Ciabatta bread with olive oil drizzled on side of the dish. The texture and freshness of the bread was perfect and the olive oil was a nice complement.
From a numerous choice ordered the
1. Smoked snapper & paprika dip, grilled ciabatta
2. Prawn vermicelli, carrot and mint summer rolls, nuoc cham sauce
3. Rare beef, balsamic mushrooms, watercress & shaved reggiano
The grilled ciabatta was a perfect complement to the Smoked snapper & paprika dip. The dip was flavoursome but lacked the spice kick from the paprika. Feel the Chefs were holding back to cater for all tastes. The spice would have neutralised the acidity of the Salmon. Still a very nice dish.
The summer rolls were not packed tight enough and when served, cut in half, fell apart. Trying to dip into the sauce left the contents in the sauce bowl. The rolls were too cold, but the ingredients were fresh and had a very nice firm and crunchy texture and flavour.
The rare beef dish was presented well with the redish meat on bottom contrasted with the yellow cheese and green watercress on top. The beef was fresh and tasty. The balsamic mushrooms and onions were not salty enough and didn't complement the rare beef.
In general food is fantastic and there is plenty of choice to share and try. The price is reasonable and it's a relaxing environment to dine.
by Em
27th November 2011
A group of us recently went to La Zeppa,
Very disappointing.
We all left hungry and sober after spending a lot of money.
The wine might be nice but the pours are small.
The meatballs had a nice smokey tomato sauce but the meatballs themselves were dry and bland.
The rare beef tasted nice, but there were only 3 slices of beef.
The pork belly although tender was barely cooked/warm – no crackle just soggy/fatty on top.
For the price of each dish the servings were not adequate.
Someone said afterwards that the menu has changed recently down to a 'bar menu'.
None of us will go back again, the food isnt up to standard and its overpriced.
by oscar
24th August 2011
Good tapas, plenty of choice and good atmosphere. Busy on Fridays but better alternative to Britomart for a bar. Can't wait to go back and try the new bars in the area opening along Drake St as this is one of my favorite areas of the city.
by Ryan A.
24th April 2011
I've been here a couple of times now and can say that the staff don't give good or friendly service.
Not to mention the first time I was there someone tried to steal my jacket and when I approached the staff to inform them about the instance they couldn't care less and said "Were not your wardrobe manager…be more careful".
The food we had was delicious though, so we'd go back aware that it is what it is service and attitude wise.
by Justin M.
31st March 2011
I went to La Zeppa last night for dinner with some friends and loved it. We ordered quite a large selection of their tapas. Delicious. The chicken croquettes and the meatballs were my favourite. Service and food timing were great and the atmosphere of the site was really nice. Love the lighting style they have and large selections of wine. I recommend checking this place out.
by Clarke
21st December 2010
Not sure what everyone's so excited about. Had to wait heaps of time before an unfriendly hostess came up, and when I ordered one dish no entrees (that was lunch), she smirked… Later on after a humiliatingly small portion of what I had expected to be my lunch, I had to wait another 10 minutes to receive some attention re paying the bill. Might as well have left without paying at all. Took the bartender 2 minutes to figure out that I wanted to pay for the meal, not buy one… Well, I'm not coming back for sure.
No aesthetic pleasure of being there either, everything including the staff looked dodgy, the interior – bland, I see what effect they were going for, but what's the point of the lavish corner with all leather seats and such, if the rest of the bar looks like a cheap hole?
by Ekaterina
14th June 2010
One word – WOW!
Went here with my partner for our anniversary. The setting couldn't be more perfect. Right by the fire, dim lighting and great music.
The wine took about 10 minutes to come out after we ordered but the wait was worth it. A great selection!
Food was incredible. Had the feta ball, rissotto, duck and blue cheese and crispy prawns. Then to top it off shared a affogato and brownies. Worth every penny and am looking forward to coming back!
by Janine B.
27th April 2010
Dined here last Friday night. Great food – my favourites were the prunes, the "cold" tuna and the mushroom salad. The waitress was very efficient (although a smile would have made the evening perfect). The bar was busy (being a Friday night) – great for a group but wouldn't have been the best place for a romantic dinner for two.
by Karin
30th August 2009
Went to this restaurant last night with friends. Food was amazing, the best tapas EVER! My favourite was the kumara gnocchi with red oion, chorizo and spinach. Itwas absolutely delicious! The smokey short lamb ribs were yummy too. The service was excellent too, will definately be returning!
by Theresa
16th March 2009
worth every cent. I would highly recommend to everyone. great food and service.
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Couscous Saycouk - Couscous with Buttermilk
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Savory saffron chicken, lamb or beef is hidden within a dome of steamed couscous or broken vermicelli (chaariya). Ground fried almonds, cinnamon and powdered sugar garnish this delicious Moroccan dish.
Moroccan Couscous with Seven Vegetables
This famous Moroccan dish features a mound of steamed couscous topped by stewed vegetables and meat. Very delicious!
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By Stephanie Springer - bio | email
TIFTON, GA (WALB) –Work sometimes gets in the way of, well life. It's often tough to find the time to even go see a doctor.
Women in Tift County now have an option available after work. It's a place where they can take care of important health needs.
The whole idea behind the program is to reach out to working women and get them in for a screening mammogram at a more convenient time.
Tift Regional started this program last October but its gone so well they now offer it several times throughout the year.
Victoria Beranek has put in some long hours at Tift Regional medical center. "Sometimes I might have to do nights and sometimes I might have to do some really early mornings and cover where ever I'm needed," said Beranek.
But just because she works at the hospital doesn't always mean she has time to schedule her own appointments.
Which means she's put off doctor's visits, like many working women do.
"I had to get my eyes checked, but I must have rescheduled it five or six times because their hours did not coincide with mine," said Beranek.
But finally, there is something available for women like Bernek who don't have time to make appointments during the day. "I know that would be more convenient for me to come after my hours because I know when I get off they are not here," said Beranek.
Its called "Girls night out" and its a way for a woman to get her annual screening mammogram after work. "A screening mammogram is just for a women, its just an annual check up they have no symptoms no lumps or anything like that," said Director of Radiology Jerry Flannery.
But its more than just an exam its a whole lot of fun.
Patients get to enjoy hor d'oeuvres, hand treatments, massages and even facials in between her exams. "As far as getting a mammogram done that just takes 10 minutes but we have ladies come and visit and stay for almost the whole event," said Flannery.
Bernak says she hasn't been yet but she cant wait to join in on the fun. "I would love to come because I hear they offer massages and I have to go pay for one every month," said Bernak.
The American Cancer society recommends women start their annual screening mammogram at age forty unless there is a history of breast cancer in the family.
The TRMC Women's Imaging Center holds a quarterly "Girls Night Out," offering convenient evening appointment times for women for who may not be able to receive annual mammograms during regular working hours. Medicare, Medicaid, cash and most forms of insurance are accepted for mammogram examinations. "Girls Night Out" participants are also treated to free massages, hand treatments, hors d'oeuvres and a little girl-time. Appointments are required. Have your physician's office call 229-353-7899 to schedule a "Girls Night Out" mammogram on one of the available dates below in 2010 (held 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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