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Kitten foster parent and bottle-feeding: Become a foster parent or help with bottle-feeding orphaned kittens 11 a.m.-noon June 15 at the Cat Depot, 2542 17th St., Sarasota. Information and reservations: 941-366-2404 or email email@example.com.
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"CampOut" Storytime: A special Father's Day "CampOut" Storytime will be at 11 a.m. June 15 at Braden River Branch Public Library, 4915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. Treats will be served. All ages are welcome to stay after the storytime to make a special gift for the special father/grandfather in their life. Information: 941-727-6079.
"Ancient Aliens": The History Channel's "Ancient Aliens" series will be shown at 7 p.m. June 15 at the Cosmic Center of Spiritual Light, 5041 Ringwood Meadows, Building G2, Sarasota. Viewing will be followed by a discussion of this compelling topic. Donation: $5. Information: 941-312-4381.
Kirby Stewart American Legion Post 24 membership drive: The Post will host a membership drive June 16 at the Red Barn Flea Market, 1707 First St. E., Bradenton. Local Legion volunteers will be available to present the American Legion story of service and commitment to the county's veterans and their families. Information: 941-794-3489.
Braden River Library "Dig into a Good Book!": The Braden River Library will host a special summer event "Dig into a Good Book!" 10 a.m. June 19 at 4915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. The library will have a visit from the big machine "Digger" and will offer special stories about construction machines. Attendees can pose as a construction big digger operator. Information: 941-727-6079.
One-act plays auditions: The Manatee Performing Arts Center will hold auditions for a series of short one-act plays 7 p.m. June 24 at 502 Third Ave. W., Bradenton. Those auditioning should come prepared with a short monologue, or sides will be available at the auditions. Ages needed range for 25-65. Performance dates are Aug. 23-24. For information, call director Russ Carthy at 941-351-1394 or 941-351-1394.
Book release: Local author and artist, Mark Kulaga, published his book "The Art of Creation: Hearts and Wings." The book features photographs of artwork he created from found and discarded objects. Information: 941-962-0371.
Karting Summer Camps: Andersen Race Park is offering an opportunity for adolescents and teenagers to learn important skills during their summer camps "Introduction to Karting" and "Advanced Karting" at 10101 U.S. 41, Palmetto. The "Introduction to Karting Camp" will be 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. June 18-19 and the "Advanced Karting Camp," will be 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. July 16-17. The camps are open to participants ages 12-17 and include two days of professional instruction. The camps offer warm-up sessions, on-track sessions with instructors, classroom feedback, data and video analysis, and mock race events. Campers will drive Birel N35 9hp Honda Go-Karts that reach speeds of up to 50 m.p.h. Cost: $499-$599. Bring lunch. Information: 941-723-3900, ext. 306.
Theatre camps: Enrollment is open for the Manatee Players' theatre camp Broadway Camp. Broadway Camp for ages 13-17 or with previous Junior Camp experience will be July 8-28, culminating with four performances of the Broadway hit "Ragtime," July 26-28. Camp hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Cost per camper is $600 for the three-week camp. The camp will be held at the Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 Third Ave. W., Bradenton. Spots for the camp can be reserved. Information: 941-748-5875.
Science camps: South Florida Museum Science Camps will be offered 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 17-July 19 and will focus on different scientific themes: "Engineering II," June 17-21; "Mammoths, Mastodons and Megalodons ... Oh My!" June 24-28; "Cosmic Science," July 1-5; "Forensics II," July 8-12; and "Earth: Extreme Planet," July 15-19. The camps will take place in the museum classroom, utilizing the full facilities of the museum, planetarium and aquarium at 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Camps will run in successive weeks and are $180 per session for museum members and $225 for nonmembers, with additional discounts available to museum members. Registration and information: 941-746-4131, ext. 13, or www.SouthFloridaMuseum.org.
Manatee Players Flying FX: Flying FX, the leading company producing flying effects from Branson to Broadway, will conduct two sessions of a spectacular camp where participants can truly learn to dance, perform aerial work and wire flying at 502 Third Ave. W., Bradenton. Session 1 is for participants ages 7-12, and will be 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 22-26, culminating in a performance July 26 and Session 2, for participants ages 13-18, will be 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 29-Aug. 2, culminating in a performance Aug. 2. Maximum participants for Session 1 is 25 and for Session 2 is 35. Cost per camper: $300. Registration and information: 941-748-5878 and 941-748-0111.
Manatee High School Class of 1971: The Manatee High School Class of 1971 will hold it 42nd class reunion and 60th birthday celebration July 25-26. All events will be on Anna Maria Island. Information: Ralph Garrison at 941-705-6840 or www.classreports.org.
Bradentucky Bombers vs. Gold Coast Derby Grrls Fundraiser: The Bradentucky Bombers, Manatee County's flat track women's roller derby team, will bout against the Gold Coast Derby Grrls June 15 at the Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto. The event starts with a tailgating party in the lobby at 6 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the game begins at 7 p.m. There will be an afterparty at the Lost Kangaroo Pub on Main Street in Bradenton. Track side seating is available on a first come, first serve basis for visitors 18 years and older. It's encouraged to bring your own chair. There will be food and beverages available for purchase at the game. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Proceeds will benefit Manatee Children's Services. Information: 941-713-0426.
Sixth annual Goat Ranch Charity Golf Tournament: Mother Cabrini Council of the Knights of Columbus invites the public to play in the Sixth annual Goat Ranch Charity Golf Tournament 8 a.m. June 22 at Tara Preserve Golf Club, 7310 Tara Preserve Lane, Bradenton. Registration: $65, includes 18 holes of golf, prizes, goodie bags, lunch and more. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit local charities. Information: Sam Strayhorn at 941-224-4805.
"Wallenda -- Beyond Belief Viewing and Street Party": Mattison's and Circus Sarasota will host the second annual "Wallenda -- Beyond Belief Viewing and Street Party -- from Sarasota to the Grand Canyon" 7-11 p.m. June 23 at Mattison's City Grille, Main Street, Sarasota. The public can view Nik Wallenda crossing the Grand Canyon live on the Jumbotron video screen. The street party is on Lemon Avenue between Main Street and First Avenue and will feature a variety of circus performances by international circus artists and youth performers from the Sailor Circus. Hands-on family-friendly circus activities including balloon making, face-painting, low wire walking, street vendors, prize drawings, live auction, live music and more. The event is free and open to the public. The fundraising event supports Circus Sarasota. VIP tickets are $100 and include a reserved seating area near the main stage and a special menu with wine. VIP tickets are limited, advanced purchase is required. Information: 941-355-9335 or www.mattisons.com or www.circussarasota.org.
Golf tournament: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament will begin with registration at 11:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 1 p.m. June 28 at Stoneybrook Golf Club, Heritage Harbour, 8000 Stone Harbour Loop, Bradenton. Cost: $400 per foursome, which includes greens fees, golf cart, box lunch and dinner. All proceeds benefit LECOM's Students Scholarship Fund. Information: 941-782-5927.
"Hunger is Curable" Volleyball Tournament Fundraiser: 21st Century Oncology will host the 2013 Hunger Games "Hunger is Curable," a volleyball tournament fundraiser 10 a.m. July 20 at Tarpon Point Grill, 801 Riverside Dr. E., Bradenton. Games are open for teams of six people or more. Registration $10 per person for teams of six or more. Registration includes complimentary bottled waters, and discount food and drink coupons from Tarpon Point Grill. All proceeds will benefit the Food Bank of Manatee. Registration can be faxed to 941-308-1051 or call Kelly Costa at 941-626-3967.
Manatee County Agricultural Museum: The Manatee County Agricultural Museum, 1015 Sixth St. W., Palmetto, has several volunteer opportunities available at the museum or as work at home. Duties include preparing mailings, manning the front desk, historical research, data entry, assisting at special events or elementary school programs, craft and materials preparation, gardening and yard work, restoration of tools and equipment, and carpentry. For more information call Cindy Keck, Volunteer Coordinator, at 941-721-2034.
Humane Society Lakewood Ranch: The Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch, 7334 Trade Court, Lakewood Ranch, is looking for volunteers in several areas of its organization. Volunteer positions are available in their dog and cat care facilities. Dog care positions are for four separate shifts a day and consist of walking dogs, feeding and socializing. The duties of the cat care positions are for two separate shifts and consist of feeding the cats and cleaning their rooms. There is also a need for consignment shop sales people, desk help and off-site adoptions. For information, call 941-361-1071 or email email@example.com.
Volunteer drivers and yarn needed: Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee is requesting yarn donations and volunteer drivers. Yarn donations are needed for volunteers who knit or crochet lap blankets and slippers, which are distributed to needy seniors in Manatee County. Any and all yarn is appreciated. Donations can be dropped off at 811 23rd Ave. E., Bradenton. Volunteer drivers are needed to help deliver hot meals to homebound seniors. Time requirement for delivering meals is approximately 1-1.5 hours, 1-5 days per week. Meals are prepared at 811 23rd Ave. E., Bradenton and delivered by volunteers between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Information: 941-747-4655 or www.mealsonwheelsplus.org.
Parent aides: Family Partnership Center, a local agency that gives support to families before crises emerge, ensuring that children can enjoy their right to grow up in a healthy and happy home, seeks parent aide volunteers. The parent aide visits an overwhelmed family one hour, once a week on Monday-Saturday mornings, afternoons or evenings. The volunteer teaches parents effective discipline, age appropriate behavior, and anger and stress management. The position requires a one-year commitment. Volunteers will serve both English and Spanish speaking families in the center's in-home parenting education program. Schedules are flexible, and a 1-hour orientation and a 20-hour training session are required. Volunteers will work under ongoing supervision. Information: 941-756-3007.
Turning Points: The organization formerly known as The Community Coalition on Homelessness, at 701 17th Ave. W., Bradenton, is looking for Spanish bilingual volunteers for positions in the open door intake, reception center, computer lab, and medical and dental program. To volunteer, obtain more information, or schedule a tour of the facility, contact Cheryl Hedger, volunteer coordinator, at 941-747-1509 or email email@example.com.
Senior Enrichment Center: The Senior Enrichment Center at Renaissance on 9th, 1816 Ninth St. W., Bradenton, is looking for volunteer instructors to enhance their offerings for the over-50 group. The SEC is the premier gathering place for active seniors in Manatee County with regularly scheduled classes, activities and special events. Volunteers are needed to lead classes in fitness, arts and crafts, foreign language, photography, woodworking, painting, watercolor, etc. Information: 941-749-0100.
Volunteer mentors: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast needs volunteers to mentor children ages 6-18 in Manatee County. There are 38 youth ready to be matched, of which 35 are boys and three are girls. Many options are available to mentors, such as the Bigs-in-School Program, where the volunteer/mentor meets with the student in school for one hour a week, or the traditional community-based program, where the volunteer/mentor meets with the child outside of school. Information: 941-746-7000 or www.bbbssun.org.
Master Gardening program: The Manatee County Agriculture and Extension Service is accepting applications from members of the community who are interested in joining the Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program. Requirements are an interest in learning about gardening and horticulture, time to attend the intensive training course and study many areas of horticulture, and a willingness to share what you learn with others. Applicants can download an application from http://manatee.ifas.ufl.edu and click on the Master Gardener Program link or call 941-722-4524.
Free tutoring program: Support A Child offers free tutoring, open to children and adults, to focus on core math and reading skills. The primary objective of this program is to raise a child's self-esteem by providing the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in school and in life. Adult programming focuses on English as a second language and GED fulfillment. Coursework is designed to address disengaged learners and others who are not reaching their potential. Information: 941-773-6676 or 941-301-1055 or email email@example.com.
Habitat for Humanity: Manatee Habitat for Humanity is seeking volunteers who are able to donate time 8 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of tasks and projects geared at eradicating substandard housing. Volunteers do not need previous construction experience. Information: Ogden Clark at 941-748-9100, ext. 104, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Fuzion Dance Artists offers the following classes through the summer at various locations: Pilates Mat Class, Intermediate Modern Dance, Advance Dance, Dance for Parkinson with live drumming, and Countertecnique. Call for schedule, hours, location and cost: 941-345-5755.
Writer's Workshop: State College of Florida (MCC) offers weekly writer's workshops through August at 5840 26th St. W., Science Building, Room 139, Bradenton. Bring fiction, memoirs, non-fiction, novels, children's stories, poetry, prose, paranormal, mystery, and science fiction. Instant critiquing by a group of many published authors, and former REAP (Recognized Educators and Professionals). The workshops are free and open to the public. Information: Kathleen at 941-360-2654.
Manatee County Agriculture and Extension Service: The Manatee County Agriculture and Extension Service offers the following variety of educational classes:
Florida Friendly Landscaping Combo: Compost and Rain Barrel, 9 a.m.-noon June 15. Fee for rain barrel.
Lowdown on Lawn Irrigation, 1:30-4:30 p.m. June 20.
Keeping the Pressure Down, a blood pressure education class, 6-8 p.m. June 20 and 27. Class sizes in limited to 12 participants.
Backyard Rain Gardens, 10 a.m.-noon June 26.
Unless otherwise noted, all classes are free and are at the Manatee Agriculture and Extension Service, 1303 17th St. W., Palmetto. Minimum workshop size is required and workshop size is limited. Registration for all classes and workshops is required. Information : 941-722-4524 or http://manatee.ifas.ufl.edu.
Boating classes: The Anna Maria Island Sail and Power Squadron will host a GPS Seminar 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 18 at 1200 71st St. NW., Bradenton. Cost: $10 a person. Preregistration is required. Information: 941-795-0482.
"Bump-n-Grind" Playshop: Black Diamond Burlesque offers a "Bump-n-Grind" Playshop noon-3 p.m. June 22 at McCurdy's Comedy Theatre, 3333 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Participants will learn about the history of burlesque, make-up and hair tips, glove and stocking tricks, twirling tassels and costuming from producer Lady LaLa and others from the troupe. Cost: $26 per person, includes light snack and soft drinks. Bring your high heels. This is a ladies only event is. Prepayment is required via www.blackdiamondburlesque.com/events.
Telepathic Animal Communication Class: The Cat Depot will host Mary J. Getten, a telepathic animal communicator, teacher and author of the award-winning book "Communicating with Orcas; The Whales' Perspective," 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 24 at 2542 17th St., Sarasota. Getten worked with people and their pets helping them solve problems and create harmony in their lives. Cost: $10 donation at the door. Space is limited and reservations are required. Information: 941-366-2404 or email@example.com.
AARP Driver safety classes: Driver Safety Classes for Manatee County are held monthly at various locations including the public libraries. This is a state-approved safety class and the certificate you receive is good for three years with your insurance company. Cost: $12 AARP members, $14 nonmembers. The class is open to anyone age 50 and older. For registration, full schedules and locations call Pat between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday-Friday at 941-746-2787.
Allegro Music Academy: The Allegro Music Academy, 241 Whitfield Ave., Sarasota, announces a new Introduction to Music group starting at 6 p.m. now through June. First lesson is free. Information: 941-358-8511
Women's exercise class: Marriage and Family Works Project is offering a weekly community exercise class for women at 9:30 a.m. Mondays through summer at 1001 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. The class is taught by Revelation Wellness Instructor Kristen Ross, and can be modified for all levels of fitness. Cost: $10 a class or $32 for four classes. Registration and information 941-827-0500 or www.MarriageWorksForYou.com.
ArtCenter Manatee: ArtCenter Manatee offers classes and workshops at 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. For full class and workshop schedules, call 941-746-2862 or visit www.artcentermanatee.org.
Concealed weapons classes: Self Defense Firearms and Hobbies will offer Concealed Weapons Classes at 421 Ninth Ave. W., Palmetto. For a full schedule of classes and cost, call 941-840-1327.
Dancing Through the Years Adult Ballet Classes: Adult ballet classes, all levels, including pointe, will be held Saturdays and Mondays, at Bradenton Dance & Performing Arts Center, 2726 Sixth Ave. W., Bradenton, and Fridays and Wednesdays at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria Island. Classes are $10-$12. All classes at both locations are accepting beginning level students for both the Ballet Booth Camp class and Bare Bones class, now. Age range is 18-65. For a complete schedule, hours and location, call 941-779-1108 or 941-758-5270.
Etiquette and music classes: Allegro Music Academy offers Etiquette classes for all ages. Classes are ongoing and are taught by certified and licensed instructors. Topics covered include manners, making introductions, polite conversations, telephone manners, successful job and college interviews, speaking to adults, dress codes for different occasions, 62 table manners, and much more. The academy also offers private music lessons for all ages on all instruments and voice. Group lessons available on violin, guitar, voice, wind instruments and percussion. The Allegro Music Academy is at 241 Whitfield Ave. in south Manatee County. Information: 941-358-8511.
G.T. Bray Recreation Center: G.T. Bray Recreation Center offers the following classes at 5502 33rd Ave. Dr. W., Bradenton: Yoga, Yoga-lates for women, and Yoga for Tennis, Pilates, Butts N' Guts, Spin, Boot Camp, Recess, Water Aerobics, Body Sculpt and Sculpt and Burn, Strength and Length, Zumba, Ballroom Dance, and Tennis Stretch. Some classes require memberships. Classes are $5 for nonmembers, excludes spin classes on Wednesdays. For a full schedule of classes, hours and prices, call 941-742-5923. ext. 6086.
Palmetto Art Center: Palmetto Art Center offers art and fitness classes at 907 Fifth St. W., Palmetto, including ceramic art classes, homeschool art classes, and art after school, Zumba, tai chi, aerial yoga, Breath and Body and more. For a full schedule of classes, hours, and prices, call 941-518-2109.
Play classes: Forty Carrots Family Centers will offer the popular free play class "Partners in Play," 9:30-10:15 a.m. Fridays at Manatee County Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Blvd., Bradenton, and 11:15 a.m.-noon Fridays at the Braden River Branch Library, 4915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. Families with children ages 1-5 years old can play and learn together, and the class features "play stations" proven to foster fun, growth and development. While families play together, experienced parenting educators join in and are available to answer questions or help solve problems about issues such as discipline, sleep patterns or sibling rivalry with parents. The class concludes with a musical circle time for all. No preregistration is required and up to 12 families can participate weekly on a first-come, first-served basis. More information is available at www.fortycarrots.org.


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400ml/14fl oz coconut milk
250ml/8½fl oz chicken stock
50g/2oz galangal, finely sliced
1 lemongrass stick, bruised and finely sliced
4 kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced
4 Thai red chillies, diagonally slice
250g/9oz large raw king prawns, peeled and deveined, cut into 1.5cm/½in pieces
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Add the galangal, lemongrass, lime leaves, red chillies and prawns and simmer over a low-medium heat for 2-3 minutes, or until the prawns are just cooked through.
Add about three-quarters of the lime juice and the fish sauce, to taste.
Meanwhile, place the rice vermicelli into a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside to soak for 2-3 minutes, or until softened, then drain and refresh in cold water. Drain again and mix with the vegetable oil, the reserved lime juice and the mint and basil
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The Shoreline School District is offering online credit card purchases at Shorecrest and Shorewood High School for the 2012-13 school year.
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Families may also pay in-person at the Shorewood or Shorecrest Business Office, by check or cash only. Credit cards are not accepted at the schools. Credit cards are accepted at the Business office at Shoreline Center.
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UCSF Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, whose co-discovery of an enzyme involved in cell aging and cancers opened a whole new field of scientific inquiry, was inducted into the California Hall of Fame on Dec. 8, 2011.
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A UCSF study suggests patients with chronic pain may experience greater relief if their doctors add cannabinoids – the main ingredient in cannabis or medical marijuana – to an opiates-only treatment.
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UCSF oncologist Pamela Munster, MD, and her colleagues have discovered the molecular basis for tamoxifen resistance in women with breast cancer and found a potential way to defeat it by administering a second class of drugs.
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A large, international clinical trial led by doctors at UCSF indicates that a vaccine to prevent anal cancer is safe and effective, according to a study reported in the October 27, 2011 issue of New England Journal of Medicine.
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Three UCSF volunteers are leading a $25-million fundraising campaign to raise funds for brain cancer treatment and research.
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Former Wall Street executive Gordon Murray, a former patient UCSF, wrote a book after battling brain cancer for more than a year, knowing that he had only a few months to live when he started it.
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Breast cancer, a woman's most feared disease, is the second most frequently treated cancer at UCSF. October -- breast cancer awareness month – is an opportune time to take stock of recent progress at UCSF, home to one of the nation's preeminent cancer centers.
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Michael William Snyder, 44, a children's book author from San Clemente, is facing new charges of sexually assaulting a young girl.
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According to prosecutors, "Between Jan. 1, 2008, and Sept. 7, 2010, the defendant is accused having [the girl] in his San Clemente home before taking her to Sea World and orally copulating her."
The other alleged victim was a 12-year-old relative of Snyder, authorities said. "Between June 2010 and March 2011, Snyder is accused of ... rubbing her chest and stomach under her shirt on several occasions with a sexual intent and instructing her not to tell anyone," prosecutors said. "He is accused of having the victim sit on his lap and putting his hands up her shirt with the intent to sexually arouse himself or the child."
If convicted on all counts, Snyder faces a maximum 30 years to life in state prison. He is in custody on $1 million bail.
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craziness, tears and laughter from the mother of five boys and one wild little girl
Saturday, May 11, 2013
my inner voice
Around Mother's Day, a few compassionate friends express concern I am missing my mother. I answer, "She's with me all the time."
She is. And I don't mean it in a sappy/Hallmark card sort of way. I feel her presence as I set the table with her lovely dishes, make silly faces with Gabe or splurge on luxurious rose lotion at the mall.
But my mother and I didn't always get along this well. During much of her lifetime, we struggled. Today, I'm writing about our evolving relationship on Segullah. I'm always hesitant to say anything negative about my now truly angel mother, but she whispers, "Tell the truth. Tell people they have hope. Christ heals every wound; tends every heart. We have so much happiness ahead of us."
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I just read your post on Segullah. Wow, Michelle! As your long time friend and sister in the faith, I applaud you and your ability to be so honest and so humble and enlightening all at once. You're words touch my heart and bring me great comfort. Thank you. Thank you. xoxo
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- Hildie said...
I haven't read your Segullah post yet but it's very amazing to me how relationships can grow an evolve after someone's death. My relationship with my father has definitely improved since his death, and it's not just one-sided.
I sort feel like a nut-job saying that. Like I'm some weirdo having seances. But you get it, right?
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Axial Theatre to Produce Awake and Sing!
Odets' Depression-era drama is Company's first-ever Revival
Previews Oct. 18th and 19th; runs Oct. 20th through Nov. 4th
Pleasantville, NY Axial Theatre in Pleasantville will open its 14th season with an ensemble production of Clifford Odets' classic Depression-era drama, Awake and Sing! It is the first time in the theatre company's 14-year history that it will be staging a classic Broadway drama in its entirety, according to Axial founder and artistic director Howard Meyer.
Previews are October 18th and 19th, opening night is October 20th, followed by a wine and cheese and talk back with the creative team. The show will run Thursdays through Sundays until November 4th.
On Sunday, October 28th, the eve of the historic Black Monday of 1929, the director and cast will engage in a post-performance discussion with the audience led by a leading specialist on gauging the pre-Presidential election pulse and mood of Wall Street.
When Awake and Sing! was revived in a Lincoln Center Theater production in 2006, starring Ben Gazzara, Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Wanamaker, it won Tony and Drama Desk Awards for best Revival and Outstanding Revival, respectively.
Awake and Sing! was originally performed in 1935 under the direction of Harold Clurman by the Group Theatre in New York, a legendary ensemble company formed with the intent of having no "stars". But in addition to launching Odets' career, it helped make the careers of such actors as Harry Morgan and Lee J. Cobb.
"A powerful spirit emerges in an ensemble production," said Howard Meyer. "Existing relationships that have been cultivated over years allow the actors to go deeper and take more risks once rehearsal begins. There is reciprocity of trust. The same dynamic that was the foundation of the Group Theatre is at work here."
Francesco Campari, the play's director, noted, "Odets set the play in 1933, the peak of the Great Depression. Unfortunately, the issues that the play's characters are struggling with – a depressed economy, businesses failing, high unemployment, home foreclosures, multi-generations of families financially forced to live together, as well as unresolved matters of the heart that know no difference between good or bad financial times – are as relevant and contemporary today."
Despite his dark summary of the major themes, Campari said audience members should view the play with optimism. "Speak to almost any survivor of the Great Depression and they'll tell you that the financial turmoil of the 21st Century pales by comparison."
Meyer said he embraces a biblical interpretation of "awake and sing", the prophetic call found in the Book of Isaiah. "'It's a message of encouragement and promise for a better tomorrow. For the playwright, Awake and Sing! was a model for a hopeful society and new beginnings, particularly after trying times.
Director Francesco Campari trained with The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and graduated from the Lincoln Center Theatre's Director's Lab Class of 2011. (Strasberg was one of the founders of the Group Theatre which first produced Odets' play.) Campari also studied at Accademia del Teatro alla Scala and Centro Teatro Attivo, both in his native Milan, Italy. In addition to performances with Axial Theatre, as both an actor and director, his work has been seen Off-Broadway.
Axial Theatre is located at 18 Sunnyside Avenue, Pleasantville, New York.The curtain is at 8:00 PM on Thursdays through Saturdays and 4:00 pm on Sundays. Tickets are $20; $15 for students and seniors. All tickets are $35 on opening night, October 20. For reservations and group sales visit www.brownpapertickets.com. For further information call Jaki Silver at 516 984 4515.


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HUGOTON — Dennis Edward Burrows, 66, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Dodge City.
HUGOTON — Dennis Edward Burrows, 66, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Dodge City.
He was born Sept. 16, 1946, to Lee and Margaret Burrows in Downey, Calif.
Mr. Burrows was in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a farmer and rancher in Stevens County for many years.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Survivors include his mother and a brother, Larry Burrows of Rolla.
A memorial has been established for Gideon's and may be mailed to Paul's Funeral Home, P.O. Box 236, Hugoton, KS 67951.
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Atlantix Global Systems was named to the 2014 CRN Solution Provider 500, an annual ranking of the largest North American solution providers.
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Modern networked computing environments and applications often require---or can benefit from---the use of multiple communication substrates, transport mechanisms, and protocols, chosen according to where communication is directed, what is communicated, or when communication is performed. We propose techniques that allow multiple communication methods to be supported transparently in a single application, with either automatic or user-specified selection criteria guiding the methods used for each communication. We explain how communication link and remote service request mechanisms facilitate the specification and implementation of multimethod communication. These mechanisms have been implemented in the Nexus multithreaded runtime system, and we use this system to illustrate solutions to various problems that arise when implementing multimethod communication. We also illustrate the application of our techniques by describing a multimethod, multithreaded implementation of the Message Pas...


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Healthy Head Start: Targeting Pregnant Women to Improve Child HealthREAP Project
Up to 50% of school-aged children and even higher rates of preschool children suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, including iron deficiency (ID) and associated anemia. Our previous work has targeted school-aged and preschool-aged children and shown that interventions of vitamin supplements and school lunch programs reduce anemia rates and raise test scores.
However, we may have missed working with one of the most vulnerable and important population groups. Nearly 30% of pregnant and lactating women in China have iron deficiency (ID) anemia. During pregnancy when high iron demand for the fetus and post-birth infant is needed, iron stores are often unfulfilled, leading to higher rates of infant ID anemia, mortality, preterm delivery, low birth weight, and fetal stunting.
Anemia can thus affect babies born to women who were anemic even before conception, as well as those born to women who only became anemic during pregnancy. The low iron levels at infancy due to maternal ID anemia often leave infants with insufficient iron for appropriate cognitive and physical development, the adverse effects of which may be irreversible.
Nutritional improvements for women during pregnancy have had mixed results. While some researchers have found that supplementation during pregnancy has significant effects on the health and development of infants, other researchers have found no effect at all. Some evidence suggests that this might be because it is difficult for women to build up their iron stores once they are already pregnant. Perhaps by intervening before pregnancy, women will be able to build up the iron stores needed to nourish both themselves and the growing fetus.
Our proposed project aims to test this theory by administering oral multiple micronutrient tablets to women before as well as during pregnancy to determine the most effective intervention period to improve maternal and infant health in rural China.
The overall goal of our proposed work is to identify simple and sustainable ways of improving infant nutrition and child health in rural China. As far as we know, it will be the first such project to use rigorous econometric methods to evaluate the effectiveness of maternal nutrient supplementation on infant health outcomes in China, and one of the largest such projects in the world. The proposed project will study the impact of multiple micronutrient supplementation (including iron) on maternal and infant health. The project will aim to build capacity at the community level by providing new mothers, their families and local health providers with the knowledge and nutritional supplements they need to alleviate maternal and infant anemia.
Both mothers and their newborns will be measured in terms of a number of relevant health indicators including weight, height, and hemoglobin measurements for mothers, and length, weight, hemoglobin measurements and the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) for infants. These indicators will assist in quantitative assessments of the effects of nutritional supplements pre- and post-intervention. The project is designed to answer the following research questions:
- What effect does multiple micronutrient supplementation have on the health of the mother? On the health of the infant?
- When is the best time to intervene with oral vitamin and mineral supplements to improve maternal and infant health?
This project is classified as on-going.


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Corsicana — A listing of meetings and events of interest from throughout Navarro County.
Jan. 5
The American Legion, Post 22, 632 N. Beaton St., will hold it's monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the post. All members and prospective members are invited to attend. For further information call 903-874-3938 after 2 p.m. Like us on Facebook (American Legion Post 22 Johnson-Wiggins). And check out our website at www.americanlegionpost22johnson-wiggins.com. This is a one time change.
Jan. 7
The Sunbeam Club will begin a new year of great fellowship and the sharing of railroad memories. The whistle will blow for railroaders, their families and friends, and anyone who loves a train at the I-HOP Restaurant in Ennis at 11:30 a.m.
The Blooming Grove Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. in the museum at 201 S. Forcyce Street in Blooming Grove. Mary Ferrell will present a program on the Stanford Moore family. All interested people are invited to attend. For more information call 903-673-2635 or 903-695-2633.
Oak Valley Crime Watch meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center. We do not have a guest speaker at this time, but that could change. Food will be served pot luck style so bring your favorite dish. We hope to see you all there. Please spread the word.
Jan. 8
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m. for this month only. This change is necessary because of the New Year's Day holiday. The meeting will be at the Post on North Beaton St., and all members as well as prospective members are urged to attend.
The American Red Cross will hold a Corsicana Community Blood Drive from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 701 W. Second Ave. For an appointment call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
James Blair Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. at the Kinsloe House on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The program will be presented by former State Insignia Chairman Cynthia White. Chapter Regent Jan Warren will preside at the annual business meeting. Hostesses will be Geneva Davis and Mellie Howard.


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Wall Street Journal China Front Page Story of Silvercorp Corruption of Luoyang Police
Barron's exposes details of SVM's corruption of the Luoyang Police
On Saturday, Barron's published a feature story on SVM's corruption of the Luoyang Police, titled "The High Price of Digging Up Dirt in China." The article was written by Bill Alpert and Leslie P. Norton, who together won a Society of American Business Editors and Writers award for their 2010 investigation of "reverse-merger" Chinese stocks.
The article introduces Michael Wei, a Chinese research analyst who the Luoyang Police forced to sign a false confession statement implicating Kun Huang, a Canadian research analyst detained in a Chinese jail for over a year. The Luoyang Police threatened that Michael must testify against Kun or else face a long imprisonment.
Rather than falsely testifying against Kun, Michael left China and offered his full cooperation to the RCMP as they continue to conduct a criminal investigation of the bribes paid by SVM's management to the Luoyang Police.
The key evidence that Michael provided to the RCMP are video and audio recordings of his meetings with the Luoyang Police, in which he catches the police red-handed accepting bribes from SVM and discussing how they will "fabricate" charges against Kun.
SEC Probes Silvercorp Short-Seller Fight
According to the Globe & Mail today:
"The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Silvercorp Metals Inc. and has issued a subpoena to the mining firm requesting all documentation relating to the Vancouver company's long-running battle with short sellers."
Globe and Mail Special Report on Silvercorp's Illegal Payments to Chinese Police Nominated for National Newspaper Award
In 2011, journalists Andy Hoffman and Mark MacKinnon won a National Newspaper Award ("NNA") for their investigative reporting on the multi-billion dollar Sino-Forest fraud. Yesterday, Andy and Mark were nominated for a 2012 NNA for their special report calling into question illegal payments Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE: SVM) made to bribe Chinese police to investigate and arrest a Canadian research analyst, Kun Huang, in retaliation for negative reports I published on Silvercorp. The Globe and Mail report found that Silvercorp had reimbursed police hotel expenses and had provided luxury cars and drivers for the police to use as needed during the course of their investigation. Not charged with any crime, Mr. Huang has been illegally imprisoned since 7/22/12 in the town of Luoyang adjacent to Silvercorp's Ying mining district.
Silvercorp Concedes Defeat in Lawsuits Against Short Sellers
On Monday, March 11th, 2013 Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE: SVM) quietly conceded defeat in its two defamation lawsuits as well as its appeal of A*L's New York Supreme Court victory. Copies of the discontinuance notices Silvercorp filed with the Court can be found here and here. Like most bad news events, Silvercorp has not yet bothered to notify its investors of its court losses, despite pledging in a press release to "provide progress updates" on these matters. Silvercorp acknowledged spending millions pursuing the claims.
According to recent reports, the new Chinese administration and media are becoming much more aggressive on fraud and corruption in China. As such, I believe that Silvercorp management will soon be held accountable for funding Chinese police retaliation against my researchers, one of whom is still being held, effectively as a hostage, in a Chinese prison. His story, and the truth about Silvercorp, has only just begun to be told.
Disclosure: Short SVM.
Silvercorp Management Misled Investors with a False Cash Flow Forecast and Delayed Negative News
I am blowing the whistle today on Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE: SVM) for misleading investors by publishing and repeatedly promoting a patently false fiscal 2013 operating cash flow forecast of $160 million, an increase of 42% over 2012. SVM management published and touted this forecast despite only generating $43 million in operating cash flow in the first half of fiscal 2013, a decrease of 38% from 2012. Furthermore, I will show that SVM management selectively disclosed lower operating cash flow guidance in presentations to one group of investors, while continuing to show the higher cash flow forecast to all other investors. Then in early 2013 SVM management staged a series of positive announcements to boost the stock price while delaying disclosure of negative developments including a write-down, project delay and sharply reduced production guidance.
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Silvercorp Hangs up on Investors
Following its fiscal 2nd quarter earnings release, on 11/14/12 Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE: SVM) hosted a conference call with investors that ended abruptly after SVM Chairman and CEO Rui Feng chose to not accept questions from any investors in the queue.
The Q&A session began and ended with two questions from Brad Humphrey, a research analyst from Raymond James who has an "outperform" rating on SVM and whose employer seeks investment-banking fees from SVM. Then following a 15 second pause Rui Feng said "Ok, Jon[athan], so no questions [inaudible]" and Jonathan Hackshaw, Silvercorp's IR Director replied "Yep" and the operator affirmed "there are no questions registered at this time."
However, there were definitely more questions to be asked. I know at least four investors who entered the queue by pressing "*1" as instructed by the operator. Barring some bizarre system malfunction, in which case the call should have been rescheduled, SVM management simply did not allow any investors to ask questions on the call. Thus Rui Feng lied to investors by ending the call claiming there were no questions. I learned over my years of exposing Chinese stock frauds that legitimate public companies never engage in this type of deception.
The following is a list of questions that investors, including myself, deserve to have answered:
- What was the average head grade produced from the SGX mine this quarter? Why did you decide to stop reporting this key metric just as the grade went sharply lower last quarter?
- When and why did Lorne Waldman resign? Why did he stop signing SEC filings just prior to the exposure of lower grades and resources of the Ying (SGX) mine?
- What steps have you taken to confirm whether or not SVM management reimbursed the Luoyang police expenses, as verified by The Globe and Mail 9/8/12 special report?
- How do you explain the precise match, including misspellings and typos, between the contacts the Luoyang police took from Kun Huang's laptop and the contacts your lawyers submitted in the New York Supreme Court filing?
- Why did you refuse to comment to The New York Times regarding the existence of the RCMP criminal investigation into SVM's illegal payments to Chinese police?
SVM certainly has the right to refuse to answer questions from investors on its conference calls. However, lying to investors by claiming there are "no questions" is fraud. Rui Feng should have simply told the truth and announced "We are not taking questions from investors today."
Disclosure: I am short SVM.
What Really Happened to Silvercorp's Lorne Waldman?
Since 2007, Lorne Waldman was a key member of the Silvercorp Metals Inc. (SVM) management team, responsible for the regulatory and compliance affairs of the company, and managed investor relations. For over 4 years Lorne signed off on SVM's SEC filings, appeared as a contact point on SVM's press releases and made impassioned investor presentations such as this one defending SVM from short seller criticism. SVM disclosed it paid Lorne total compensation of $545,399 for his services in the year ending 3/31/12.
Then suddenly with no explanation in May 2012 Lorne stopped signing his name on SVM's SEC filings. Beginning with SVM's 5/28/12 disclosure of a disruption of production at its key Ying ("SGX") mine, CFO Maria Tang began signing off on SEC filings. The very next week, Ms. Tang signed off on SVM's 6/5/12 6-K filing disclosing dramatically lower "Inferred" and total silver resources for its key SGX mine, validating my key concerns regarding SVM.
By the beginning of July 2012, SVM went one step further and stopped listing Lorne as the investor contact on its press releases. When questioned by phone at the time, SVM's receptionist replied that Lorne was on vacation. When questioned again, the receptionist replied that the vacation was a "sabbatical" that would last through year-end. Since late July, SVM listed Jonathan Hackshaw, a new hire, as the company's investor relations director on all press releases.
On 11/8/12, SVM announced the "management appointments" of Shaoyang Shen, Jonathan Hackshaw, and Peter Torn, each of whom already worked for SVM. The highly material news of Lorne's resignation "to pursue other interests" was only briefly mentioned at the end of the 3rd paragraph of the press release. SVM did not mention whether Lorne's departure resulted from any dispute. SVM did not attach a copy of Lorne's resignation letter.
What really happened to Lorne? Why did one of SVM's most ardent defenders quietly depart amidst major negative material developments for SVM?
The events since SVM lost its multi-million dollar New York Supreme Court defamation lawsuit to silence its critics portend a very limited future for SVM as a publicly traded company:
- On 8/24/12, I showed how SVM management intentionally tried to mask dramatically lower grades and resources for its key SGX mine.
- On 9/8/12 The Globe & Mail published a special report that independently confirmed evidence that SVM's Chinese subsidiary, Henan Found, paid for the costs of a corrupt local police investigation leading to the unlawful detention of my research analyst Kun Huang, a Canadian citizen. The Chinese police have never charged Kun with a crime. Kun has been jailed in utterly inhumane conditions in the town nearest SVM's key Ying (SGX) mine since 7/21/12.
- Subsequent to Kun's arrest, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police commenced a criminal investigation of SVM's payments to Chinese police. SVM has failed to disclose and declined to comment on the existence of this criminal investigation.
For all these reasons, I strongly suspect that Lorne Waldman resigned because he is an honest, well-intentioned individual who could no longer tolerate Rui Feng's completely unjustifiable quest for revenge. No longer willing to serve as Rui Feng's mouthpiece and right-hand man, Lorne Waldman has wisely abandoned a sinking ship.
Disclosure: I am short SVM stock.
The Bell Tolls for Deer Consumer Products
My analysis of NASDAQ's strongly worded determination to delist DEER was published today as a Seeking Alpha exclusive AVAILABLE HERE.
With DEER and SCEI safely resting in perdition, going forward all my effort is focused on bringing Silvercorp management to justice. Stay tuned.


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I started playing video games a long time ago; I used to play for hours on end. I still play just as much today as I did when I was a child, but times change and one's life becomes a bit more stressful at times. That is my excuse anyhow, but in all seriousness, there are several different reasons that you may decide to use cheat codes or glitches in games. Aside from having a busy lifestyle, other reasons to use cheats and codes in games are quite obvious and very common.
I always try to do my best at a game before giving the cheat codes a whirl, or looking for help outside of the game manual. Many times it is just a matter of doing a bit of back-tracking; to find an area you haven't explored yet, or using a different weapon to even the odds on a boss level. However, there are those games that are just painfully difficult. Before resorting to a cheat, faq, or walkthrough I'll lower the difficulty setting. If that doesn't do the trick, then off to the cheats area I go! There is no shame in using a cheat, code, faq, or walkthrough.
Aren't Games Meant to be Played Without Cheats?
Cheat codes got their start from developers including small snippets of code that allowed them to quickly modify the game experience for testing purposes. While this is done for pre-release testing, codes are left in video games, sometimes deliberately, other times accidentally.
In most cases, cheats and codes that are available are supplied by the developer or the publisher of the game. There is a solid logic behind this; they know not everyone has the time to complete a game on their own! Some cheats and codes also provide humerous moments within the game, and are included to bring more replay value to the title. A prime example of this is a cheat code that will make your character's head really big, a completely useless code, yet priceless in the right game.
Do You Recommend Using Cheat Codes?
While some people may frown upon the use of codes in a game, there is absolutely nothing wrong with using them, and millions of gamers around the world are doing it every day for various reasons. It really doesn't matter if I think it is OK, it is really up to the individual gamer. I personally feel a better sense of accomplishment when I don't use cheats in a game, but having said that, there are plenty of games I would have never completed without the occasional use of a health refill or an infinite ammo cheat on a FPS title!


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The prolongation of a temporary €400 a month payment to the long-term unemployed is a farce, a fraud and a propaganda's instrument of the governement, where only a few privileged long-term jobless people will be able continue receiving unemployment benefits.
The big majority and needier long-term unemployed people with none assitance will go on without any unemployment benefits and without receive any income of any type, living in miserable and third world conditions.
The central Government, the regional "government's" as well as the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) stood silent while fully aware that these regional cajas (savings banks) were telephoning all of their clients, even those with small amounts on deposit, and attempting to coax these clients into transferring their savings into what were claimed to be safe investments. That these vulnerable clients were allowed to be defrauded so readily, is both a reflection of their financial naivety as well as the willingness of the Government to use any and every means to try and make the banking system appear sound.
The tragedy is that the failure to ensure appropriate oversight is costing those many savers who, having been given assurances that their money was safe, entrusted their life savings with those very banks that had already proven themselves so incompetent during the 'boom' years.
It is because of the Government complicity at the time that the caja's were undertaking the raising of these funds that there is more than a moral reason for their need to ensure that a reasonable part of the initial investment is returned.
Equity holders should be wiped out before banks receive a penny of taxpayers' money.
That goes for the nearly 60% held by retail investors just as for institutional investors. There is no sense in which ordinary taxpayers (in Spain or Europe) should subsidize people receiving 7% on their savings (hell, if you have savings you can afford to pay more than the average taxpayer).
If that leaves you poor, be glad that Spain pays decent state pensions and provides universal healthcare.
be glad that Spain provides universal healthcare!!!!!yes to anybody, including all the illegal immigrants that do not contribute at all to the economy...in a country where everybody is welcome...How long can this last?
I'm deeply worried about what is going on in Spain right now because I live in a EU country which is very similar to Spain in many respects. Be at least happy that TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL didn't evacuate from Spain. I know it may not comfort you much, but at least "someone is supposed to be watching" which is not the case in Poland, where noone is watching and our politicians can easily do whatever they wish after TI evacuated from Poland. Our agricultural minister doesn't see anything wrong in the fact that his son is employed in an artificially created state agency directly responsible to ... our agricultural minister! Bien au contraire, our agricultural minister is even proud of this fact that his son is working with him because supposedly it is always better if a family works together and it is a maintanance of a family ethos and stuff like that (real unemployment in Poland is much higher than official statistics say). But this is a piece of cake in comparison with our prime minister who fixed a job for his son in a state-run company (this same ultra-liberal prime minister who was always famous in Poland for his protagonism for a private enterprise and millions of Poles were always angry with him each time he went as far as to call all state companies "a parasite which has to be eradicated the sooner the better" (these words were his mantra, a cliche which he repaeted over and over again during the last 23 years in Poland), but now when it comes to his own son he suddenly turned a devout socialist and a great state-lover and asked his friends to fix a job for his son in a state-dependent "Wałęsa" airport in Gdańk. But that's not all. His son started, with a prime minister's full cognizance, a cooperation with Amber Gold (sic), a para-bank who just stole a lot of money from the purses of thousands of decent Poles. Everybody in Poland is simply furious that noone questioned the president of Amber Gold with regard to his criminal past, but now all the prosecutors say that they could do nothing though they knew all along that the president of Amber Gold had already been sentenced for a similar offences and shouldn't have been allowed to set up yet another para-bank to cheat people. But the prosecutors now have a very strong alibi and say: the prime minister's son was advising Amber Gold and the company gave a lot of money to finance the production of a movie entitled "Wałęsa", how on earth could we claim that the guy is a sheer criminal?. Thus you can see that Polish government is also complicit in many "cajas", and it looks like they premeditated this because one: TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL could no longer operate in Poland and ceased its mission in Poland in November last year, and two: the former TI representative in Poland was granted a very high position in the Civic Platform, the ruling party in Poland even though many other more senior Civic Platform members deserved a better positions on the election lists to the Parliament she was smuggled to the Sejm and now is an MP(maybe on condition that she will remain quiet?). On the whole it looks as though Poland is going to repeat your country's current crisis situation in a few years' time, don't believe many fairy tales that are being told about the Polish miracle.
Juan Galofre in reply to nadamasqueso 1 hour 40 mins ago
May be after 25 years experience teaching in Madrid you should try to turn to be taught ????????????
I rest my case......you haven't read,understood or responded to the questions.
* And any self-respecting socialist would say the same.
Spanish savers. A Land that runs will not lack followers. If one look at the holyday reports from Spain on German Television one comes to mind decadence, the "Pop Titan", the German elite milking a land. This is sad.
Is it really off topic? Poland and Spain have a lot in common and they are both members of the European Union. Our fates are interdependent, whether you like it or not (I would also like to hear better news from Spain but somehow I don't, and I would also like to report some better news for you from Poland yet I can't, because such things are, sorry).
It's the same in the UK, and in almost all European countries.
By all means, combat illegal immigration. Form an agreement with somewhere nice (say, Cameroon), and deport all illegal immigrants there (paying Cameroon perhaps 3,000 euros for accepting each deportee). Illegals can either show identity documents and volunteer to be deported to their country of origin, or they land in Cameroon. That might make Spain a less attractive destination.
That said, the taxpayer costs here are trivial (it is old people who use healthcare - and old people aren't swimming into the country). Most wasteful public spending goes on pensions, payroll, military procurement and "prestige infrastructure" (stuff that would never make anything approaching a financial return). And benefits of course: unemployment benefit really should be capped to three months, should be loan based (i.e. you pay back with interest when you find work), and should be supplemented with guaranteed (government funded) low wage work positions for anyone unemployed over 3 months. These are the areas where the spending cuts should fall hardest.
A free and fair country should guarantee a decent minimum standard of living for its citizens (including universal basic healthcare, universal access to education, etc); within Europe we should be mutually open to free movement of workers; but otherwise, public spending and public spending obligations must be contained at sustainable levels.
"lured by high interest rates"
High interest rates means high risk. Everybody knows that. Or should know.
Xmas??? That's optimistic ;-) Nov might be a good bet,just after the bailout is completed in both Spain,nationally,and in Catalonia regionally.....in case anyone suggests I am suggesting Catalonia is not in Spain.
Anyway, it does not matter anymore. Marrano Rajoy is not going to make it till Christmas...
I am a Spaniard that has his money in one of those banks. I am not old enough to have been scammed by my bank, but still I am in the process of opening an account in an ethical bank, and closing the old account for good.
I encourage everyone in a similar situation to do the same. Those banks should be punished by law and the scam perpetrators should go to jail. Since that is not going to happen (this is Spain), they should at least be punished by their customers.
That's true, thank you.
This is a long diatribe and quite off topic,as depressing and relevant it might be.
the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) stood silent-
I'd go further,from what I've read,what my pupils have told me(I teach English in Madrid),in that the CNMV made clear it was legitimate to sell them,that the banks or cajas in particular were doing nothing wrong.
Is the reporter a shareholder of a Spanish bank? Or may be he belongs to Partido Popular. Or is he just a lousy professional working from bed. These are the possible alternatives to just writing lies.
This is a common misconception, Bob. Since the imposition of the so called "democractic system" in Spain (in fact it is a partycracy and a "whorecracy" at the same time) Catalonia has received far more money from the central government than has paid in taxes to Madrid. There is only one region which has received more money (above all in terms of investments) that Catalonia - Andalusia.
And we should not forget the great amount of money Franco invested in modernising the Catalan industry in the 60ies and 70ies...
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The comments from Major General Qian Lihua, director of the ministry's Foreign Affairs Office, come amid heated speculation within China and abroad that the increasingly potent naval arm of the People's Liberation Army has decided to develop and deploy its first aircraft carrier. Traditionally, a carrier would accompany and protect a battle group of smaller ships.
Maj Gen Qian declined to comment directly on whether China had decided to build a carrier, but in the defence ministry's most forthright statement yet on the issue he made clear that China had every right to do so."The navy of any great power?.?.?.?has the dream to have one or more aircraft carriers," he said in the interview, which aides said was the first arranged by the defence ministry on its own premises. "The question is not whether you have an aircraft carrier, but what you do with your aircraft carrier."
"Navies of great powers with more than 10 aircraft carrier battle groups with strategic military objectives have a different purpose from countries with only one or two carriers used for offshore defence," he said. "Even if one day we have an aircraft carrier, unlike another country, we will not use it to pursue global deployment or global reach."
An effective Chinese carrier could have serious implications for any conflict involving Taiwan by strengthening the mainland's ability to counter the island's air force and control its sea-lanes.Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan and threatens military action against the island if it tries to further formalise its current de facto independence. Taiwanese separatism was the "biggest threat" China currently faced, Maj Gen Qian said.
Admiral Timothy Keating, head of US Pacific Command, said in Beijing last year that Chinese development of a carrier should not be the cause of any unnecessary tension, and that the US would even be willing to lend a helping hand.
. . . the US would even be willing to lend a helping hand.
China does not need an aircraft carrier to deal with Taiwan. It's only a 30 minuter commercial flight from Fujian province to Taiwan.
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