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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY — Starting next week, San Joaquin Delta College will join Verizon Innovative Learning, the education initiative of the Verizon Foundation, to introduce more girls, especially those in rural parts of the country, to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills.
Launched in partnership with the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), the 2-year program was piloted last summer at five community colleges and will expand to 16 community colleges, engaging over 1,500 students.
Kicking off today, Monday July 9th with a three-week intensive learning experience, about 100 girls from middle schools across Stockton will come to Delta for courses in augmented and virtual reality, coding, 3D design, entrepreneurship and design thinking principles. Following the summer, the students will participate in monthly sessions throughout the academic year where they will develop a technology solution for a community problem that aligns with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Focus areas of the SDGs include poverty reduction, quality education, good health and well-being, climate action, peace and justice or gender equality.
"Our acceptance into Verizon Innovative Learning will help us and our partner, the Verizon Foundation, benefit many young girls in our community by providing them with insight and tools for their future in the digital world," said Delta College Superintendent/President Kathy Hart.
Women continue to be underrepresented in STEM careers, where a staggering 86 percent of engineers and 74 percent of computer professionals are men. The percentage of women in STEM careers has not improved since 2001, specifically within the engineering (12 percent) and computing (26 percent) work forces. As a member organization of more than 300 community colleges across the country, NACCE is dedicated to supporting job creation and entrepreneurs in local communities.
Verizon Innovative Learning gives free technology, free access and innovative curricula to students impacted by the digital divide to help them realize a brighter future. To date, Verizon has invested $200 million in this initiative and has reached more than one million students. Learn more at http://www.VerizonInnovativeLearning.com.
Volunteers would work with students on field trips to Durham Ferry Outdoor Education Center
The Durham Ferry Outdoor Education Center is looking for volunteers passionate about nature who would like to share their love of the outdoors on field trips for elementary school students.
The Durham Ferry Outdoor Education Center is part of San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) STEM Programs. San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) provides educational leadership, resources, and services to support schools throughout the county. With its highly regarded programs, innovative staff, and community partnerships, SJCOE ensures that every student in San Joaquin County has the opportunity of a quality education. For more information, visit www.sjcoe.org.
Durham Ferry volunteers will run hands-on learning stations during field trips for third- through fifth-grade students. No background in education or science is required. Training will be provided, and the time commitment is flexible. Volunteers will be required to work outside and be able to walk on uneven surfaces.
Located along a bend in the San Joaquin River about 7 miles south of Manteca, the Durham Ferry Outdoor Education Center offers field trips that provide student-centered, inquiry-based outdoor education for students to inspire lifelong curiosity and wonder of the natural world To learn more about Durham Ferry, please go to http://bit.ly/DurhamFerryOutdoorEd.
To learn more about becoming a volunteer, please contact Kristine Stepping at (209) 468-4880 or email@example.com.
Stockton, CA — "…Bless the workers and bless those who are in power…" said Stephen Blair, Bishop Dioceses of Stockton as he blessed the field workers and working families. The blessing was during the Cesar Chavez Prayer breakfast during the morning of March 26, 2016.
Annually the Mexican Heritage Center and Gallery hosts a breakfast in observance of "Cesar Chavez' birthday and to honor the hard work of field workers with a prayer," explained Gracie Madrid, President of the Mexican Heritage Center and Gallery (MHC&G); adding, "often young people think of Cesar Chavez as the boxer, not the civil rights activist who built a movement for field worker rights."
"My parents wanted us to live here [In the U.S.] because they wanted a better future for us…" Explained Roberto Valdes Sanchez artist exhibiting at MHC&G, and keynote speaker. Valdez remembers learning about Cesar Chavez in 1983, "To me he is the most influential leader in U.S. History… He did more for Latinos than any other person in the history of the United States."
Jose Lopez, Youth Programs Coordinator of the Diocese of Stockton remembers Cesar Chavez when he saw him in south Stockton's McKinley Park. "He told us, 'newborn puppies open their eyes during the first 3 days and when will you do it?' those words will forever be remembered, because he was inviting us to wake up and to fight for our rights," Chavez's words are, "embedded well and are very important."
For Tatiana Garcia, 11th grade student at Venture Academy the conversation and the art, hits close to home. "My family has been working on the fields, Cesar Chavez's work impacted our family as well as many other," Garcia appreciated the program and Valdes' art. "He has a lot of talent. I am impressed by his pencil work."
MHC&G is open all year with different monthly exhibits by artist, community members and educational programs. The Gallery is located at 111 S. Hunter Street, Stockton, CA 95202.
Stockton— "Educational Workshops about credit and debt in our community will benefit our residents," said Rosalinda Galaviz, Community Advocate in South Stockton.
"I have seen cases of individuals who cannot find an apartment or a house to live because their credit is hurting them," Ms. Galaviz elaborated, "in the case of a Stockton resident, 'I know,' she is living with a friend by renting a room because her student loans as well as some medical bills are hurting her credit…"
During the morning of March 8th, —at the Kennedy Center located on Southeast Stockton— Housing and Economic Rights Advocates and local Officials released information of a new monthly workshop series aim to educate local residents about mortgage and debt collection issues.
"We're excited to be bringing more of our energy and focus into the Valley, and we're starting with San Joaquin County," said Maeve Elise Brown, Executive Director of HERA.
San Joaquin County Officials praised the plan, "I think HERA can help fulfill a need," highlighted San Joaquin County Deputy District Attorney, James Lewis as he acknowledge underserved residents in the community.
Monica Hernandez is looking forward to the information because, "my ex-husband has drown my credit." Hernandez has been looking for help on reestablishing her credit as she would like to become a homeowner in a near future.
"Having the workshops southeast Stockton is great!" Galaviz acknowledge that some residents may encounter transportation issues; but, "by bringing the clinic to the neighborhood it helps."
The series is underwritten by a grant from San Francisco-based van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation and the presenters will be offered by the Oakland based, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates.
HERA is a not-for-profit legal service and advocacy organization dedicated to helping California residents —particularly those most vulnerable. The organization has been building a safe, sound financial future, free of discrimination and economic abuses, in all aspects of household financial concerns.
The San Joaquin County Human Services Agency and HERA are working together in elaborating the workshops and legal clinics calendar which will soon be published. Anyone may obtain more information about the workshops by contacting Erté Boyette, Community Program Manager at (209) 468-1549 or by contacting HERA at (510) 271-8443.
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STOCKTON — On Wednesday January 6th, More than 250 business owners and corporate representatives gathered at the University of the Pacific's DelaRosa University Center to learn at the 2016 Business Forecast Conference.
The Conference organized by the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce offered four speakers with different insight to 2016's economic outlook.
Jeffrey Michael, Director of the Center for Business and Policy Research at University of the Pacific projected that San Joaquin's prospects may be brighter than the rest of the nation expects the 3.4 percent job growth of San Joaquin to reach 3.7 percent in 2016.
"Stockton is the 4th in job growth in California; Stockton is doing better thank Sacramento," highlighted Michael.
However, Bob Gutierrez, Director of Government Affairs for Food 4 Less, and the Hispanic Chamber's President Elect, highlighted a list of State laws which that will increase business regulation and cost.
Scott Anderson, Chief Economist of Bank of the West, projects throughout that, "education, health, professional services, and transportation" are among the industries to excel in the upcoming months.
Last year, San Joaquin County's 1.6 percent growth population was at the forefront when compared to the rest of the state, "That's a significant recovery from we were a few years ago," said Michael adding, the areas hardest hit by the housing recession are coming back strong."
Michael projects gains in the construction industry as it has been recovering from the 1,000's during the recession to last year's 1,700 dwelling and projected to be at 2,200 new units in 2016.
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San Joaquin County — On Thursday December 31st Governor Jerry Brown announced the appointment of Moses Zapien as the representative of the 3rd District in the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors. The 3rd District became vacant when former Supervisor Steve Bestolarides was appointed, by a 3 to 1 vote, to County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk on August of last year.
Zapien —who earned his law degree from the Laurence Drivon School of Law— was first elected to represent the City of Stockton's 4th District in November of 2012. Last summer, he announced his candidacy to the higher office of County Supervisor rather than seeking a second term at City Council.
Born and raised in Stockton, Moses Zapien is the son of immigrant parents "who taught him the value of hard work and service to the community," reads his campaign literature.
In August 2015 Zapien was appointed Deputy District Attorney to the San Joaquin County Superior Court. At the time, he wrote on his Facebook account, "I'm excited to be rejoining the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office and being part of a team of dedicated professionals, committed to the cause of Justice and to serving victims of crime." However, Stockton's Daily Newspaper, The Record, informed that —given the Supervisor's post is a full-time job— "he has resigned from the position Thursday, December 31st.
In his website he cites "jobs, safety and openness/transparency" as his top three issues at the County Board of Supervisors. Zapien was not available to comment by the time this edition closed.
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New program at Teachers College of San Joaquin allows transitional kindergarten teachers to obtain certificate required by change in law, SB 876
The San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) Teachers College of San Joaquin (TCSJ) announces that enrollment is open for the new Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Certificate Program that will allow teachers to meet new requirements for teachers following the Kindergarten Readiness Act.
Under a recent change to state law, teachers first assigned to a TK classroom after July 1, 2015, must complete 24 units in child development by Aug. 1, 2020. Recognizing the need, TCSJ developed a program allowing teachers to complete those units while also giving them the option to pursue other educational and professional goals through programs already offered at the college.
"We have worked hard to make the program attractive to a variety of teachers by developing it in such a way that teachers are able to choose multiple pathways, including the pursuit of a Master's Degree," said Kimberly Ott, a program developer and SJCOE coordinator of TK support services.
Classes begin in February.
The new certificate requirement comes from Senate Bill 876. The law follows the Kindergarten Readiness Act, which made one year of voluntary, high-quality TK available to every 4-year-old in California to ready them for success in school.
For more information about the TK Certificate Program at TCSJ call (209) 468-4926 or visit: teacherscollegesj.edu.
Teachers College of San Joaquin: Founded in 2009 by the San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE), Teachers College of San Joaquin (TCSJ) is the first WASC accredited institution to be housed within a county office of education and serves graduate students from across Northern California, including teachers and administrators who come from both elementary and high school settings. This year, TCSJ has over 1,000 students enrolled, including new TK teachers.
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Stockton, CA —The echo of a rope hitting the ground, constant punches to sand bags, and echoes of men and woman on boxing training mode fill the Yaqui Lopez Fat City gym walls — a gym under the leadership of Alvaro "Yaqui" Lopez.
Yaqui Lopez, is remembered for challenging the World Light Heavyweight Boxing title five times; although he did not succeeded as the title holder, he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 13, 2007. "I am pleased to be among the champions who have been inducted into the hall of fame," shared Lopez.
Today, Lopez' focus is outside of the ring. He has a vision to help younger generations reach their goals. Lopez now trains and stands at the ring's corner as Jack Cruz, his late father-in-law and manager, did during his 12-year career.
"I know that this guys have the potential of climbing the boxing later, I know they have the potential to reach their goals," Lopez highlighted the hard work of each of the participants and what that means to him.
"I started training very young," explained Abel Carreon, Stockton resident, who spends a minimum of two and a half hours training and runs an average of 10 miles a day. Fat City has kept him out of trouble, "I come from the streets, being here keeps me healthy and out of trouble," Carreon recognizes the positive impact of Yaqui Lopez' vision. Similar to Carreon's story there are others who prefer spending their time training rather than to be in the streets.
The gym is open to the public with a nominal fee to keep the equipment running. "We don't get paid for all the work we do with the kids," Lopez is grateful of the support he receives from several volunteers who help him keep and maintain the gym. Lopez explained that, "we ask for a small contribution to maintain the equipment and to get other training equipment needed."
Fat City Boxing Gym is constantly replacing damaged equipment as its natural boxing use tears and wears many items fast. Many have stepped up to helping Lopez with equipment, and funds, "We operate as a not-for-profit organization; so, we constantly encourage our community to help."
If you or someone you know is interested in joining Yaqui Lopez's Fat City Boxing Club you may reach their office at (209) 800-2977. The gym is located at 835 E. Miner Avenue, Stockton, CA 95202.
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Stockton, Ca —"I am very thankful for having a warm meal today," said Juan, a dislocated worker, who became homeless after his former landlord sold the house he rented for more than 8 months. Juan received a Thanksgiving meal at Saint Mary's Dining Hall.
The following morning while many rushed in hopes to get black Friday deals, members of the Knights of Columbus volunteered at the kitchen of Saint Mary's Dining Hall. "Since many families are tired or shopping today, we figured we would come out and help," said Al Espinor, 2nd Year Trustee of the Knights of Columbus, speaking on behalf of the group.
Edward Figueroa, Executive Director at Saint Mary's Hall expressed his gratitude for the many volunteers that visit to support the agency throughout the year. "We have 45 staff members; however, we need approximately 100 people a day to reach the service level needed in our community."
"They [Saint Mary's Dining Hall] need help all year; that's why we come out once a month, to lend a hand," highlighted Espinor while serving clients. He explained, "Today its a special day because of Thanksgiving and the initiation of the Holiday season."
Like Juan 9,000 persons receive breakfast meals in a single month; and demand rises by lunch. In October of this year an estimated 12,000 lunch meals were served and, "We are now serving 10,000 dinners a month," said Figueroa.
During the Holiday season the organization, "raises approximately one third of its budget," Figueroa explained, "We are fortunate to live in the central valley; and, we are thankful of the many farmers and businesses willing to help."
Edward Figueroa encourages community members to visit, the Dining Room has special tours for visitors. "people tend to think 'its them… its their problem'; we encourage everyone to understand 'it's us' we are all a community."
To learn more about St. Mary's Dining Room you may visit http://www.stmarysdiningroom.org or call Rebecca Glissman at (209) 467-0703.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Due Process for All Ordinance went into effect Friday, limiting responses by local law enforcement to immigration hold requests. The ordinance was signed last month after two unanimous votes by the Board of Supervisors.
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New Plan Offers Initially Low "Teaser" Interest Rates—Recent History Indicates that Tying Rates to the Market Will Cost Borrowers More in the Long Run
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) spoke out on the U.S. Senate floor today against the student loan deal that will cost students and their families more money in the long run.
You can view video of Senator Boxer's floor speech here.
"We have a stark choice to make… We can go with that deal that puts debt on the backs of our students, an additional $715 million worth of debt. Or we can go with the Reed-Warren alternative," Senator Boxer said on the floor. "This is what we're talking about: the deal will take $715 million out of the students' pockets over the next ten years… This $715 million is going right on the backs of our families."
Today, the Senate debated legislation that would tie student loan interest rates to market rates, offering low "teaser" rates for a few years, mortgaged through rate increases on future students. The legislation would link student loan interest rates to the 10-year Treasury bond, and if the last 30 years of the bond's interest rates are an indication for the future, we can expect borrowers to pay well over the current interest rate of 6.8 percent.
For example, a student who borrows $30,000 to go to school and pays it back over 25 years could pay almost $8,500 more in interest under this legislation than under current law.
Senator Boxer also spoke in support of alternative legislation by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) that would ensure no student, now or in the future, is harmed by higher interest rates. The alternative would set interest rate caps at the levels in existing law – 6.8 percent for all Stafford loans and 7.9 percent for PLUS loans, compared to the currently proposed 8.25 percent for undergraduate, 9.5 percent for graduate and 10.5 percent for PLUS loans.
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new hotline — 1-855-VA-WOMEN — to receive and respond to questions from Veterans, their families and caregivers about the many VA services and resources available to women Veterans. The service began accepting calls on April 23, 2013.
"Some women Veterans may not know about high-quality VA care and services available to them," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "The hotline will allow us to field their questions and provide critical information about the latest enhancements in VA services." Continue reading
I-5/French Camp Road Interchange Reconstruction
(Stockton, CA)—Beginning today, April 25, 2013, to accommodate work required for reconstruction of the Interstate 5/ French Camp Road Interchange, the inside #1 lane on the northbound off-ramp at the interchange and the inside #1 lane on the southbound off-ramp will be closed indefinitely. At least one lane at each off-ramp will be open at all times.
This work is subject to change due to traffic incidents, weather, availability of equipment and/or materials and construction-related issues.
For the safety of workers and other motorists, please Slow for the Cone Zone.
When I first interviewed California's Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird, I was thrilled to meet a man with a great reputation as a conservationist. As a newly-minted reporter, I hoped that he and Gov. Brown would bring positive change to California's deteriorating environment.
But the conversation quickly shifted from Laird's life story to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), an expensive scheme to build two tunnels and export more water out of the beleaguered SF-Bay Delta, the largest estuary on the West Coast. Laird called the Delta, the "Rubik's Cube" of water policy for its complexity.
True. I've investigated it for more than a year, but it's really not all that complicated. The Delta's two primary tributaries are in trouble. The San Joaquin River often runs dry due to excessive diversions, and the Sacramento River is sucked south by two massive pumps sitting in the estuary. The pumps cause rivers to flow backwards and entrap thousands of fish en route to spawn, including salmon, steelhead and smelt.
In a nutshell, the Delta needs more water and less pumping. Why? The Delta is home to more than 750 species of plants and animals, 33 of which are endangered, and likely to go extinct within the next 25 to 50 years, if not sooner, unless flows increase. But by how much? In 2010, the State Water Resources Control Board issued public trust recommendations that showed that flows need to increase by nearly 50 percent to restore the ecosystem. That's a lot, but it's possible.
I interviewed scientists. I drove to Southern California and talked to residents who put in dry landscaping. I met farmers who installed drip irrigation systems. I talked to Central Valley irrigation district managers who showed me new technology. I went to water recycling plants and drank purified sewage. In sum, I discovered that we can reduce water use by that much—in fact, there is more "new" water in recycling, conservation and technology, than California regularly exports from the Delta.
But there are major snags. One is Gov. Brown's leadership; he wants to win an age-old battle to build the latest version of the peripheral canal, which voters soundly rejected years ago. The other is entrenched urban and agricultural interests, which are already refueling Brown's reelection campaign. On my way to L.A., I noticed signs peppered all over the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley, an alkaline desert that receives a large of portion of Delta water. I'd read that the area had drainage issues, so I got my boots dirty, again—actually my sandals dusty.
I learned that in 1980s, west side drainage water caused massive bird, fish and livestock deformities at Kesterson Reservoir, due to selenium, a naturally occurring mineral, which is toxic in large doses. Selenium can't be removed nor can it be diluted with more water. It bio-accumulates and works its way up the food chain. The current proposed solution? Filter it into a toxic sludge, and then dispose of it somewhere else. The hard truth? West side farming isn't suitable for irrigated agriculture in the long run because of the drainage problem, but there are other viable uses for the land, like dry cropping or solar farming, and some land has been retired. Herein lies a potent solution.
Consider that 1.3 million acres on the west side is impaired because of salt and selenium buildup. Gradually retiring these lands might free up nearly 4 million acre-feet of water, which happens to be enough to fulfill the public trust recommendations for flows for the north and south delta. That's not all the water that's needed, but it would go a long way. That and effective conservation would solve the primary problems associated with the water supply and the ecosystem.
But BDCP continues to go another direction.
At the last public budget meeting, Dr. David Sunding spoke about a benefit-cost analysis for the tunnels. I wondered how he could justify the project since it's well-known that conservation is the cheapest way to create new supplies, and the $23 to $50 billion tunnel project won't increase supplies. I quickly learned that the fundamental assumptions behind Sunding's budget analysis are so heavily skewed towards the tunnels; they're essentially false. He assumes that urban water use will increase, and that agriculture use will remain steady. Yet, urban use has declined or remained flat since the 1990s, despite an increase in population. Agriculture demand has also declined, due to improvements in efficiency, among other things.
Instead of dealing straight, the BDCP is trumping up data and attempting to get science to match the tunnel project. It could bolster new industries, create high-paying jobs and preserve one of the most bio-diverse and beautiful places in the country, both its agriculture and its environment. But integrity and honesty would have to take the lead, along with a strong conservation program. Instead, the BDCP is feeding the public false data to build a project that will not serve anyone in the long run.
What happening now? Most immediately, the State Water Board is holding a hearing on Wednesday, March 20 at 9 a.m. in the Coastal Hearing Room, Cal/EPA Building, 1001 Street, Second Floor, Sacramento. The meeting regards the public trust recommendations for Delta flows; the Board is currently considering lowering its standards. Comments can be emailed to email@example.com by March 29, 2013. Include "Comment Letter – Bay Delta Plan SED" in the subject line.
The next BDCP meeting is also on March 20. It begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Ramada in West Sacramento, on 1250 Halyard Drive.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.—E. F. Schumacher
The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), also known as the twin tunnels or the latest version of the peripheral canal, recently held two public meetings with all the big players present, but with some interesting twists.
Presentations, given in the customary tight-lipped monotone, were interrupted by fiery environmental groups and the frank questions and remarks of Melinda Terry, Manager of the North Delta Water Agency.
"We really don't have an avenue in this process, and it's been very frustrating," Terry said. "My one plea is going to be, when you come out with your draft, please don't indicate that it really had the input of these stakeholders and that we helped develop it. My agency will be put in a position to refute that."
Terry represents a district, which exists to protect Delta farmers, who get their irrigation water directly from the Sacramento River and its tributaries. The district has a contract with the Department of Water Resources, which forbids the state from harming the agency. If the BDCP builds its tunnel intake in the north delta, water quality could be affected and so could the habitat for 57 threatened species.
And environmental groups are up in arms.
"We will continue to oppose the tunnels or any of the peripheral export schemes," said Nick Di Croce, Co-Facilitator of the Environmental Water Caucus, a collection of 30 conservation groups. "We are pushing for taking less water out of the Delta; let's make up for the reduced exports with conservation and efficiency."
The reduced exports that Di Croce refers to, relate to environmental protections, which restrict water exports to state and federal contractors, like Metropolitan Water District, the Kern County Water Agency and Westlands Water District. In a nutshell, there are 57 endangered and threatened species in the Delta, several of which have been decimated by the lack of water flowing through the system. The Delta's primary tributaries have big problems. The San Joaquin River has often run dry due to diversions, and the Sacramento River is used to convey water to massive pumps that sit in the southern part of the estuary. The pumps draw water into the California Aqueduct and create a north to south flow across a tidal estuary, which is meant to flow east to west, causing rivers to flow backwards and entrapping thousands of endangered fish en route to spawn, including steelhead and salmon.
The BDCP is supposed to be a habitat conservation plan, but the twin tunnels have dominated the conversation. The original hope was that by increasing Delta land habitat, the BDCP could increase water exports and build a new intake in the northern part of the Delta. Last February, the BDCP planned to increase exports by 15 to 24 percent. But the Delta ecosystem is in dire need of more water—not less. This isn't news to anyone. The State Water Resources Control Board issued public trust recommendations in 2010, which indicated that Delta water use needs to decline by nearly 50 percent. Addressing this issue directly has not been a primary tenet of the BDCP. Instead, BDCP planners are still talking tunnels.
Questionable Fiscal Benefits of the BDCP's Twin Tunnels
At another BDCP meeting held at the Natural Resources Building, the benefits of the tunnel plan were outlined in a presentation given by Dr. David Sunding, a Professor in the College of Natural Resources at U.C. Berkeley.
Under hypothetical modeling conditions, the BDCP's current selected alternative could increase urban supplies on average less than 100,000 acre-feet annually during shortages. That increases urban reliability less than 1 percent. Meanwhile, effective conservation measures could yield millions of acre-feet in new water supplies at lower costs.
Sunding's underlying assumptions are that urban demand will grow and that agricultural demand will remain steady. "It's not clear whether his urban demand calculations use up-to-date population forecasts," said Dr. Jeffrey Michael, the Director of the Business Forecasting Center at the University of the Pacific.
Sunding noted that his report was based on conditional data, but he could not be reached to discuss his modeling techniques and research, despite repeated phone calls and emails. Sunding will begin work on a benefit-cost analysis to determine the value of the $23 to $50 billion project. As yet, it is unclear what data will be included in that study. Thus far, only the benefits of the project have been evaluated, without the capital costs of the project included. Until this meeting, the BDCP had refused to perform a cost-benefit analysis.
Why the reversal? No one knows exactly. "I can only speculate that they felt political pressure, and it's inevitable, they would prefer to control the process," Michael said. "I am happy that they are working on it, but it has to be compared to a no-tunnel alternative that satisfies the ESA (Endangered Species Act)." That kind of comparison could keep the environmental benefits of conservation from distorting the fiscal analysis of the tunnels. An economic evaluation of Sunding's presentation is also available on Dr. Jeffrey Michael's blog.
What's Next?
The BDCP promises to release updated flow recommendations and hold another meeting in January or February. If all goes as usual, the presentations won't be publicly released until the day of the meeting or the day after the meeting, making public participation and direct inquiry difficult.
Thus far, the BDCP has revised its predicted level of exports in a downward direction. The original plan, presented nearly a year ago, was to increase exports to 5.9 million acre-feet, then it was downsized to 5.3 million acre-feet. The current range recommended by state and federal wildlife agencies in May hovers around 4.3 to 4.7 million acre-feet, but that amount is a moving target, which few will commit to. Instead, the agencies refer to an adaptive management program, which is notably vague.
What remains implacable is a court-ordered export limit of 4.9 million acre-feet, which is about a million-acre feet shy of the public trust recommendations. According to the Doctrine of Public Trust, it is the duty of the state to protect the people's common heritage to streams, rivers, lakes, marshlands and tidelands—all components of the Delta, the largest estuary on the West Coast.


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The 'world's highest bridge' standing 1,850 feet – nearly twice as high as The Shard – above a Chinese gorge opens to traffic
The Beipanjiang Bridge cost a £120million and took three years to build
CHINA has opened the world's highest bridge sitting at 1,854 feet above the ground – nearly twice as tall as The Shard.
Stretched across a giant mountain overpass, the Beipanjiang Bridge cost a staggering £120million.
The structure overtakes the Sidu River Bridge, which is also in China, beating it by a mere five metres to become the planet's highest bridge, according to the People's Daily Online.
Located in south west of the country, the 4,396 feet long structure connects the remote provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou.
The four lane road bridge is suspended at a height which is nearly double the size of London biggest skyscraper The Shard.
Taking nearly three years to build, the bridge is named after the Beipan River which it crosses and is bound to terrify vertigo suffering road users.
The bridge connects to a motorway which links Hangzhou city in the south of the vast country with Ruili city on the China-Myanmar border.
China now boasts eight of the world's ten highest bridges, according to highestbridges.com.
And the emerging superpower boasts an array of unique bridges which help people travel around the mountainous regions of the country.
Earlier this year, the world's highest and longest glass bridge was forced to close after it was "overwhelmed by the volume of visitors".
Located in the central Hunan province, the glass-bottomed structure is 1,400 feet long and is suspended 1,000 feet above ground level.
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text: Perth Motors is celebrating its 10th year in business and the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce helped celebrate this anniversary with a ribbon-cutting event. Perth Motors provides quality antique and classic auto repairs, sales and service in its convenient location near the Perth "Four Corners" at 1811 County Highway 107, Amsterdam. They service all makes and models and specialize in brakes, engines, transmission, electrical, tires, exhausts, suspensions and more. They also do state inspections and can get hard-to-find parts. They repair, refurbish and restore antique cars so think about getting that great old car done before you put it away for winter or get it repaired before you take it out for the spring and summer months. Contact Perth Motors at (518) 627-0444 or on Facebook.


text: A Victorian house by the sea in Penarth was completely renovated by it's new owners who wanted to introduce a coastal feel but with an industrial edge. Aluminium treadplate was used on the plinths, old floorboards were stripped to create end panels and a feature wall around the bay window overlooking the sea. A large stainless steel splashback (soon to include a bespoke steel hanging rail) adds that contemporary feel and provides a practical surface behind the Esse electric range cooker.


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Back to Neoplasia
Factors that may contribute to KA include: immunocompromised status, trauma, and genetic predisposition.
A keratoacanthoma may occasionally progress to multiple growths, may enlarge, may become aggressive locally. However, metastasis to distant organs is very rare.
The cause of keratoacanthomas is unknown.
Prognosis and outcome for a rat diagnosed with keratoacanthoma is good.
Although lotions and ointments do not help to resolve this growth, if surrounding tissue is cracked, irritated or inflamed, the vet may choose to treat with applications of an antimicrobial ointment.
If the decision is made for surgical intervention, the procedure may be one of surgical excision, cryosurgery (a controlled type of tissue freezing), or electrocautery, depending on the location and involvement of the growth.
In the event of surgery, the inclusion of a post-op broad-spectrum antimicrobial is encouraged. The vet may also consider providing post-op pain control with oral analgesic (e.g.,Torbugesic or Metacam).
For more information on antimicrobials or analgesics refer to the Rat Medication Guide.
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How to address the problem of maternal mortality
This new website compiles resources regarding the problem of maternal mortality in other countries, and shows why legalized abortion is not the solution. MCCL GO's maternal mortality brochure is included.
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In the past I've tried to either file/sand the paint off or hand paint the script but never ever been happy with it so this time I thought I would try a different approach. What I did was put some strips of masking tape over the lettering then pressed the tape down into the gas then sanded the tape off. I then put a plastic bag round the caliper and then taped it up so just the script was showing.
This was just before painting. As you can see if you just sand the letters without painting the finish is a bit inconsistent.
After first coat
After 2nd coat...
After removal of the bag
Starting to remove the masking tape - a nervous moment!!!!
After the main tape was removed I used a pin to pick out the bits that didn't come away with the main tape.
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In the end it's just you.
You, reminiscing about memories of the past while listening to the forgotten songs of happy endings and high school stories.
You, watching a play at the nearby theatre by yourself after a nice dinner on your favorite restaurant near the river.
You, buying the same brand of perfume and soaps on the same store that has changed their generations of clerks and owners.
You, going to the library -- yes, that small snug library around the corner -- and caressing the spines of your favorite books.
You, standing straight on the platform of the station and gazing around the crowd -- secretly hoping that you can catch a familiar pair of eyes or bump into some people you already know before.
You, smelling the cherry blossoms that just bloom on the park where you first saw the same exact tree.
You, strolling around the secondhand shops and trying to find that pearl earrings that similar to the once you have worn out.
You, sipping a cup of hot chocolate since you cannot stomach a cup of caffeine anymore.
You, drawing a face of someone you once knew.
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Lieder im Volkston : bei dem Claviere zu singen / von J.A.P. Schulz.
By: Schulz, J. A. P. (Johann Abraham Peter)
Contributor(s): Schaffner, Caspar | First Reformed Church (Lancaster, Pa.)Material type: ScorePublisher: Berlin : George Jacob Decker, 1785-1790Description: 3 v. in 1 ; 24 x 33 cmSubject(s): Songs, German | Early printed books -- 18th centuryLOC classification: M1734 | .S35 1785
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A Texas police officer, Don Allen, 27, was found murdered in his home just hours before another officer in Illinois was gunned down in the street on a morning patrol. He was found by family members around 7pm., and is the third police officer murdered in less than a week.
The Daily Mail Reports:
Three cops murdered in less than a week: Another officer is found slaughtered in his Texas home amid growing safety fears and a manhunt for the Illinois cop killers who got away
- Don Allen, 27, was found dead in Clyde, Texas, on Monday night
- Authorities launched homicide case over suspicious death
- Grim discovery made not long before Charles Gliniewicz shot in Illinois
- Both deaths follow Houston-area deputy Darren Goforth killed on Friday
A Texas police officer was found murdered in his home just hours before an officer in Illinois was gunned down in the street on a morning patrol.
Don Allen, 27, was killed at home some time Monday evening in Clyde, Texas, and found by family members around 7pm.
Authorities have not released details of his death, but launched a homicide investigation over Allen, who has served in the Abilene police department for three years.
The discovery of the dead officer comes at the same time as police in Fox Lake, Illinois, have launched a search for three armed suspects in the death of an officer.
Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, 52, died of gunshot wounds Tuesday morning in the Chicago suburb, prompting a search for three suspicious men he was chasing just before he died.
Officer Allen's death also came just days after a sheriff's deputy, Darren Goforth, was shot dead at a gas station near Houston while filling up his patrol car.
The latest killing – the third in less than a week – has prompted fear among other officers.
Another police death: Darren Goforth was shot dead outside Houston on Friday
According to CNN, Abilene police chief Stan Standridge said: 'The initial reaction was fear. Why was Officer Allen chosen?
'That speaks volumes as it relates to how vulnerable are we. … We look like we're prepared for anything.
'But the reality is, we're just like you. We go to the same schools in this community. We attend the same churches. We eat at the same restaurants. We are just like you.'
Allen, who had worked as a police officer since his early 20s, had recently got engaged.
Abilene's chief of police, Stan Standridge, described him as a 'great man and great peace officer' who was dutiful and respected by his peers.
Standridge said: 'This family is heartbroken over the loss of their loved one, as is our police family. Parents should not have to bury their children, and this family certainly needs our love and prayers during this time.'
Allen is due to be buried later this week.
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Category: computers
Thu 25 Oct 2007
Why, oh why, must web companies force us into their latest and greatest crap? This morning I fire up my computer, and as usual iceweasel opens automatically to my home page of my.yahoo.com. What do I get?
Hmm... your browser is not officially supported.By the way, I am still using the old yahoo mail, because the new one is such a blasted resource hog/outlook clone. If I wanted outlook, I'd use outlook, OK? I don't want a big email client in my dang browser.
Of course, if you're a regular reader of this blog (hah, poor you) then you know that list of "supported browsers" is likely to throw me into conniptions, anyway; I'm sure you've noticed that there are no browsers supported in Linux. "Firefox 1.5 or higher (Windows and Mac)"
Anyway, just want to vent some irritation. I like the last caveat, too:
You can proceed to the My Yahoo! Beta. However, please note that we cannot provide technical support for your browser.Yeah, like yahoo is so outstanding with their technical support already -- not that I blame them, it's free for crying out loud, why should people expect tech support? I know, I know -- because people are idiots, that's why.
Posted in the morning, after first booting up [ /computers ]
Tue 11 Sep 2007
OK, itunes just notified me that "an updated version" is available. So
I go ahead and click on the upgrade button. I just upgraded a few weeks
ago, but no big deal. But it brings up a blasted click-through license
agreement. Every time I upgrade I gotta read all this crap? That's it,
I'm through. Are there any good itunes alternatives out there? Any
thing as feature-rich as, say, amarok? I am stuck with Windows on this
computer, I'm afraid... And no, Windows Media Player is not an option I
will agree to, and I don't think Winamp has progressed that much in the
last few years.
Thu 09 Aug 2007
So, Slate deems it necessary to explain to bloggers how to name their blogs, huh? Boy, I sure feel special, since I hit on Rule #1.
However, I'm not sure I particularly want to "enhance my online charisma" -- sheesh, it's funny how seriously some people take things.
Wed 13 Sep 2006
I have found a new window manager, and it brings me joy. Its name is OpenBox. I had been a long time BlackBox user, but always kinda wanted to get rid of the slit. OpenBox has no slit. I had tried fluxbox, but it just didn't appeal to me, you know? Probably the configuration in Debian was more pain than I was willing to deal with at the time.
Anyway, I have finally figured out how to use virtual desktops, or at least in a useful way. Most of my fiddling around with linux has been on laptops (installed on 3 different ones to date) and I therefore never had a scroll button. Well, at work it was decided to take the laptop mentioned below and use it as a floater for the entire office (oh, the humanity!) and buy me a desktop instead.
Dinner's ready, to be continued...
Sat 19 Aug 2006
I realized that I screwed up in my post below. The /dev/uba* entry is created by the USB block device code in the Linux kernel. This code is not the best choice to use, though, for some reason which eludes me -- all the cool kids say that you should use the USB storage code, which does require scsi emulation, while the block device code does not. When I configured my kernel, I missed some obscure configuration option which hosed the scsi system's recognition of the flash drive, and the block device code swooped in and took over.
Man, what a pain.
Thu 08 Jun 2006
I got a new toy -- a Dell Inspiron B130 laptop -- at work. I decided to wipe XP and install Debian on it. With all the crap that Dell puts on a new computer, can you blame me? So I spent quite a bit of time trying to tie everything together -- ("let's see... backport of X.org to sarge? check. Hack to update bios on every reboot for screen resolution? check. Compile ALSA drivers from source to get the sound card to work? check. Script to flash the firmware of the printer every time, too? check.")
One thing eluded me, though -- the USB flash drive. The most recent kernel (well, not anymore -- I used 22.214.171.124, but they're up to 184.108.40.206 now) didn't add /dev/sda1 like everything says it's supposed to! ARGGHHH! But, I figured out today that apparently Linus's war on SCSI emulation in the CD-Burning arena has expanded to the USB province too, and the device name was actually /dev/uba1. Or maybe Linus's war on SCSI emulation had nothing to do with it, I have no idea. (hey, if you can't pontificate ignorantly on the internet, where CAN you ignorantly pontificate?)
All I know is that nowhere on the web could I find reference to this device, so I'm blogging it so it'll be out there now. Want to get your USB flash drive to work in a recent kernel? Look for /dev/uba1, NOT /dev/sda1.
Much props to this guy, who (though he
doesn't know it, unless he reads his server logs a little too intently) helped
me immensely, first with a nice new deb of amaroK, then with an updated deb of udev
that doesn't conflict with either ALSA or hotplug. Mr. Stosberg, I salute
Wed 07 Jul 2004
Boy, I love it when sites post links
to help, but then don't write any help for almost two years. Also, the
copyright notice is from before the date at the top.
Mon 28 Jun 2004
Hey, if anybody out there hasn't
heard the news, Microsoft
sucks. Use Firefox.
Wed 16 Jun 2004
Bought some Big Macs the other day, so I decided to try out the Sony music download store, since hey, it's free. Their software requires 400 megs.
400 megs.
That's more than the hard drive on my first computer (and don't play the, oh, on my IBM XT I only had 5 megs! I know, OK, I know.) They need 400,000,000 characters, or 3,200,000,000 pieces of information (loosely defining a bit as a piece of information, admittedly), just to let me use their stupid software. Not only that, but they insist I install it on my primary drive; no option to put it on d: or e:. You just know that most of that 400 megs is probably little promotional pictures of teeny-boppers with their ipod-lookalike thingies (can't have ipods themselves, they don't play WindowsMedia! But we'll do our best to fool all the gullible people out there...) (And don't bother telling me that ipods do play WindowsMedia. They probably will, eventually.) Well. So, do I uninstall something just so I can make obeisance to Sony and their demand for 400 megs? Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 is only 100 megs, and that'll let you do just about anything you want office-wise. OpenOffice.org is 150 megs. Granted, the kings of bloatware -- MS -- most recent office product weighs in at 500 megs, which would give me more than enough room. Do I dare get rid of the standard? hmm...
Yesterday I tried
downloading it in Lynx on my ancient Dell
Pentium 90 laptop. Exercise in futility, I know, especially since that
thing doesn't even have a sound card (so I can't really blame Sony that it
won't play music ;) but I just wanted an excuse to rant. Luckily, I found
something better to rant about...
Fri 23 Apr 2004
Whaddaya know, the hate email I sent them
(see below)
bounced. Not only are they annoyingly stupid, but they're technologically
stupid, too! All this, from an engineering college. Man, am I ticked off
right now. I am soooo glad that I don't live in that festering rathole
called California.
Boy, talk about a generic blog. What can I say, I'm not a design guy. My brother says he'll design a template for me if I want...
These are the sites that I read the most:
The best dang writing on the web, period. (At least it was, when I
set up this blog 4 years ago.)
Legal Stuff
Other interesting political commentary
Baseball stuff
I used to read all the time, but rarely visit anymore
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Part arcade, part playground, part children's theater, this theme restaurant entertains children as much as it feeds them. Rated-G video games and auto-racing simulators provide...
Love the people the guy manager ma girls and sister and brother have a blast..... ☺
The staff is wonderful, friendly and has a great concern for the safety of the children. When entering they stamp your hand and your childrens hand with a number so when you leave they shine the UV light and check your number matches your childrens number. My children love Chuck E Cheese we celebrate all …
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For more than 35 years, Chuck E. Cheese's has served as the nationally recognized leader in family dining and entertainment and the place Where A Kid Can Be A Kid. Chuck E. Cheese's goal is to create positive, lifelong memories for families through fun, food and play inside and outside of its stores. Each Chuck E. Cheese's features musical entertainment, games, rides and play areas for kids of...
Chuck E Cheese can be found at Tonnelle Ave 8101. The following is offered: Carry Out & Take Out. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In North Bergen there are 7 other Carry Out & Take Out. An overview can be found here.
Chuck E. Cheeses is a safe, wholesome environment with games, rides, prizes, food and fun for the whole family. We are a great place for birthday parties, group events, and school fundraisers.
Although Chuck E Cheese's specialises in pizzas, there are also other menu options like salads, buffalo wings, cheesy breadsticks, french fries, chicken nuggets, sandwiches and beverages. To make every meal special, Chuck E Cheese's has got a dessert menu customers may choose from with options like cinnamon sticks, apple dessert pizza, vanilla and chocolate cake, gluten free cupcake. Chuck E...
What to Drink: All soft drink refills are free.
Save Money: Booking your child's birthday party for the daytime means some free tokens and no time constraints on your table.
All soft drink refills are free.
Booking your child's birthday party for the daytime means some free tokens and no time constraints on your table.


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I've been talking and thinking a lot about PASSION. I make sure that the acts I am most passionate about (including writing, journaling, and spending time with my love) are habit and priority in my life. These things are part of my purpose, and with this deep sense of passion and purpose, I find myself unbothered in a way I never used to be.
Things like tech problems would set me off. Raging, I'd be cursing and flipping out. And I'd feel like a crazy person, but unable to stop myself. Why wouldn't it just work? Why wasn't anything easy? I gave waaaaay too many fucks about everything.
I was irritable and annoyed so often, and as I grew aware of it, I really started to loathe myself. That's not who I want to be. I want to be a cool cucumber about the unimportant stuff, and passionate about the good things in life.
I also want this for you.
Mind what matters. Ignore the rest.
Do what you love, and simultaneously….
How do I define things that don't matter?
There are four main categories where you shouldn't spend your fucks in a given day:
- Money spent
- Other peoples' expectations and agendas
- Time wasted
- Other peoples' mistakes/faux pas/fuck-ups
Let's dive deeper with each one.
** Money spent
Sales expert Grant Cardone, who has written several bestselling books and runs a bunch of companies, has talked in videos about how he leaves the air conditioning running in his car all day while in the office, and leaves all the lights on in his house when he exits. People will tell him in a pitch that they can save him money, and he'll tell them about the car downstairs in the lot. He doesn't care about the money spent on the gas or electric bill. And this comes from the guy who says his message to the world is that you — and everyone else — NEED millions of dollars.
We can all learn from this. Not necessarily to needlessly burn fossil fuels but to remain unbothered by money flowing out. It's a lesson I reinforce with myself by buying the things I want even when I think I don't have the money. And I push my partner to be unbothered.
A couple of stories come to mind…
My boyfriend hadn't had a winter coat as long as I'd known him. We went into Burlington Coat Factory and found a gorgeous London Fog gray wool coat on sale for $80. Everything else we saw was tacky or not in his size. This was perfect and I loved how it looked on him. He'd never spent so much on a coat and he wondered aloud a few times if we should spend the money. I insisted. "It's a great quality coat; you'll have it for years," I told him. And he has. He's had that jacket for four winters. To him, spending money on a winter coat wasn't a necessity. He saw it as almost an extravagance. I pushed him and he's happy now that we bought it.
Another time, we were at Walmart to get a new tire. We had gone out to our car and found a flat tire. We used a can of fix-a-flat to get us to the nearby Walmart. Chris has connections in the automotive industry so he was standing there grumbling about how much it was going to cost us because we'd come to the nearest place and not the place he would have normally gone for new tires. I shrugged it off. "We need this. Who cares how much it costs?" And let me tell you that because I was so unbothered, we actually saved over $20; we found out I'd read the wrong numbers on the tire and the one we needed was cheaper than the cashier first quoted to us.
There's an affirmation I love that I got from Florence Scovel Shinn: "I have the magic purse of spirit. It is never depleted. As money goes out, immediately money comes in. It is always crammed, jammed with abundance, under grace, in perfect ways." Ahhhh!
** Other peoples' expectations and agendas
Do you think any hotshot in any industry or any area of life who has way more than you've allowed yourself to even dream of lets other people set their agendas? NO.
You don't get to be a leader by letting other people set the agenda. High-performance expert Brendon Burchard has a daily productivity planner page on which he reminds you that an email inbox is simply a convenient way to organize other people's agendas.
Choose the stuff you're passionate about first, and choose it every time. I've found that in doing this, I experience greater levels of energy throughout the day, more restful sleep and a consistent feeling of satisfaction. It also means that when I do make the decision to take actions as part of other people's agendas that I'm not as bothered as I used to be.
** Time wasted
This brings me to time wasted. I choose to NEVER look at something as 'time wasted.' Time is ABUNDANT, and there's always more of it. I mean… haven't you experienced time speeding up or slowing down?
When I was a teenager, my sister asked for Sims 2 for our computer, and I spent HOURS designing new homes for my characters. The time would fly by; like I'd look at the clock and it was 1 p.m. and 10 minutes later the clock read 6 p.m.
I've also experienced the miserable slowing of time when waiting at the DMV or feeling sick on the car ride home and feeling the miles drag on.
Time is malleable; it can be manipulated. So even if it feels like you've spent your time doing something you wish you hadn't, it's a FURTHER waste of time to spend time regretting it.
You have this choice: Learn from each experience or don't.
If something feels afterward like it was a waste of time, consider if this is something you can learn from and take different action on. For example, waiting for that tire replacement at Walmart, I decided that I would look to hire an assistant who can get paid for waiting when my car needs fixing or in similar situations.
And ALWAYS carry things with you that will make waiting fun and/or productive. I always have my phone and journal with me, and often a book, too. This way I am usually happy even if I'm waiting to be served because I get to spend time doing what I love: exploring my mind, creating my dream life, and writing to share with you all!
** Other peoples' mistakes/faux pas/fuck-ups
Stop taking other people's mistakes, faux pas and fuck-ups personally. Unless they intentionally try to hurt you personally, it's not worth your attention. At least for me, I just can't get too frustrated by other people. I used to! All the time. And I see others who do this; get annoyed and post a rant about the behaviors/thoughts/words of others that really get on their nerves. I've heard other business consultants and coaches give the advice of sharing your opinions and rants whenever they come up. And I might find myself doing that in the future… But right now? I just don't find myself that annoyed by anybody else. When I realized why I had made the mistakes I've made, I took back that power from them. I realize not everyone has the information and beliefs I do that make me different now, and I don't think that becoming the healer and leader I'm meant to be will come from shaming anybody for their mistakes.
You're an artist, a leader and you've got all the answers, right? Or at least… WAY more answers than a lot of people. How can they get it so wrong all the time?? I get this. But you don't need to share the answers by ranting about the mistakes of others.
Which of these four categories feels like the most difficult to overcome for you?
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Bier Central has become an established name on the de Keyserlei in Antwerp for a while now. It is no coincidence that you visit this extremely cozy beer café. People come from all over the world already for the extensive beer selection alone, but this beer café has so much more to offer!
In addition to Antwerp, you can also enjoy Bier Central in Ghent. You can find us in the historic center near the Belfry.
The passion for beer is expressed in all aspects of the business: from the menu to the interior. The design of Bier Central immediately immerses you in a nostalgic atmosphere; do you opt for a stool at the bar, or do you prefer to keep it a bit more intimate and prefer to sit in a beer barrel? The menu is also impressive, it is a true Beer Cyclopedia of more than 120 pages in book form. Every detail radiates the good old days.
Do you feel like getting a snack after the beer? No problem. Our typical Flemish dishes are combined with the perfect accompanying beer. Our beer sommeliers are real zythologists and are known for their food pairing skills.
Are you also curious about beer? Our connoisseurs like to share their knowledge during beer tastings in group or individually.
What are you waiting for? Drop in.
We have a fresh beer waiting for you!
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"Silly" Ferrari rules veto "makes no sense" for F1 - Williams
Claire Williams says it is "silly" and "makes no sense" that Ferrari can veto Formula 1 rules and is expected to keep that right despite sweeping changes planned for 2021.
F1's governance is a democratic process but Ferrari has had the ability to block a regulation change for decades.
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto said during the previous grand prix weekend in Spain that he was optimistic of keeping the veto amid discussions over F1's 2021 rule overhaul and Ferrari's negotiations to continue in grand prix racing.
Binotto said that Ferrari's veto was "not only protecting us, but it's protecting all the teams hopefully we can keep the same rights", but that has been countered by several of Ferrari's rivals.
Asked if she agreed with Ferrari's right to have a veto, Williams's deputy team principal said: "No, I think it's just silly, if I can be honest. I have a problem in our sport anyway in the fact I feel it's far too democratic. I've been quite open about that.
"I feel that F1 and the FIA should take more ownership in the regulations. We want it too much in a collegiate way, which is detrimental when we all have our own agendas.
"We need to be looking at this sport and its sustainability for the future, protecting it and protecting the true DNA of that. Doing that by committee can be very difficult. I don't think one team should have the right to a veto. That makes no sense to me at all."
Williams's stance was backed up by fellow team chiefs who joined her in Thursday's official FIA press conference in Monaco.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner called Ferrari's veto "pretty outdated".
"You can view it two ways: it's a safety net because they're representing the teams but also they're representing Ferrari," he said. "Probably, if we're going for a clean sheet of paper, it would make sense for it not to be there, as Claire says, the same rules for everyone."
F1 and the FIA are finalising wide-ranging changes to the world championship, including sporting, technical, regulatory and financial matters.
Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul and McLaren F1 CEO Zak Brown believe that the rulemakers could look to honour Ferrari's history in another way.
"We need F1 to be progressive, rather than defensive," said Abiteboul. "An ability to block due process that can be perceived or deemed to be a positive for the sport is probably not good.
"We completely recognise the specific value of Ferrari to the sport, which can be reflected probably in the commercial agreement and not into the governance."
Brown joked that "it's very kind of him [Binotto] to offer to represent the teams' interests".
"I think we all have varying interests," said Brown. "So, we're best having our own individual negotiations, when and if that is appropriate. As Cyril said, Ferrari bring a tremendous amount to the sport, and that can be recognised in other ways."
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Billy the Kid Stormed Gainesville with Guns Blazing
Donovan's Florida basketball teams last to win consecutive NCAA championships
Billy Donovan was new to all this fraternizing.
As the weather turned warmer in May of 1996, everyone who was anyone in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) gathered at the Sandestin Beach Hilton for the league's annual spring meetings.
And Donovan, who was better known as Rick Pitino's former little dynamo guard at Providence College than as Florida's new basketball coach, was yet to make it big in this fraternity. Exhibit A: As then-Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville wandered through the lobby pushing baby strollers, smiling and joking with reporters, the 31-year-old Donovan stood alone, no more than 20 feet away, by the large lobby window overlooking the pool area outside. Hands in his pockets, eyebrows raised, he appeared uncomfortable, wondering where to go or what to do next.
"Some people said we took a risk" in hiring Donovan, then-Florida athletics director Jeremy Foley told Chris Dortch in his 2002 book, String Music. "But what was the risk? People said we couldn't be a basketball school anyway. What did we have to lose?"
As it turned out, the Gators' eventual back-to-back NCAA championships under Donovan proved that the only thing to lose was Florida's reputation as a football-only school.
Flash forward four years later. Donovan, known as "Boy Wonder" for his actual youth and his even younger appearance, leads the Gators to their first NCAA championship game in school history.
Flash forward 10 years later. Donovan's Gators win the first NCAA championship in school history.
Flash forward 11 years later. Donovan's Gators win the second NCAA championship in school history.
Bye-bye, nervous new kid.
"We were playing so well, man, we felt like whoever you put in front of us, we were going to kick their butts," Florida wing player Corey Brewer told FoxSports.com.
What a moment in time. Since UCLA won seven consecutive NCAA titles from 1967-73, only tradition-rich Duke had won back-to-back championships (1991-92) prior to the historic run that Florida went on during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. And no one has done it since.
"I think I was fortunate enough to coach a group of guys that has to go down in history as one of the greatest teams of all-time," Donovan told the media after the second title.
History was made. Donovan, along with several players who contributed to both titles, will live forever in Florida basketball annals. Guys like Brewer, Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Taurean Green and Lee Humphrey.
In 2006, Florida used a "suffocating defense," as described by the ESPN Basketball Encyclopedia, to make its run. Florida won its six NCAA Tournament games by an average of 16 points and fittingly won the title game by 16—knocking off UCLA 73-57—in Indianapolis. Noah, a 6-foot-11 center, was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player and helped beat the Bruins in the Monday night finale with 16 points, nine rebounds and a title-game record six blocked shots. The team had started 17-0 that season and finished 33-6.
That fall, it surprised no one that the Gators began the next season ranked No. 1 in the nation. So when March Madness rolled around in 2007, no one batted an eye when the powerful Gators were back. There were no buzzer-beaters — this team won all six of its NCAA Tournament games by seven or more points — and capped off its season with an 84-75 win over Ohio State in Atlanta. The team finished 35-5 and is easily regarded as the best in school history.
And to think, it all started in 1996 when Foley took Pitino's advice and hired a "kid" who had proven to be a valuable assistant for him at Kentucky before taking the head job at Marshall and going 35-20 over two seasons.
Truth is, Foley was in a predicament before the hire. His former coach, Lon Kruger, had left on his own accord to take over the Illinois program. And though then-Gator football coach Steve Spurrier's Fun N' Gun offense was all the rave in Gainesville, Foley was frustrated that he couldn't find consistency in his hoops program.
"At the time Lon Kruger told us he was leaving, I immediately went to the president (John Lombardi)," Foley told Dortch. "At that time, I'd been here twenty years. It was the same old stuff being said about Florida. `Florida can't be a basketball school. Football dominates. There's no basketball commitment.' It was stuff I was tired of hearing."
So instead of going the old route and hiring established veterans like Florida had done with Kruger and Norm Sloan before him, Foley looked for someone younger with fire in plentiful supply. Someone not intimidated by the football program.
Foley told Dortch that after spending four hours interviewing Donovan he felt like he'd known him all his life. Not to mention that Pitino had already told him "he'd never had a harder worker than Billy Donovan."
That translated to his players. After a disappointing title game loss to Michigan State in 2000, it took a few more years before Donovan finally landed the kind of recruiting class to get over the hump. Freshmen Horford, Noah, Brewer and Green had a disappointing freshman season in 2005 as they played second-fiddle to veterans David Lee, Matt Walsh and Anthony Roberson. The 24-8 campaign ended with an 11-point loss to Villanova in the NCAA second round.
"Then the guys declared for the draft — Anthony, Matt — and D-Lee was a senior, so it's like 'This is our team now, what are we going to do?' " Brewer told FoxSports.com. "And we said, 'We're going to win a championship.'"
It didn't start that way. Florida lost six of 11 games during one stretch of the 2006 season and former Gator star Udonis Haslem admonished them, calling them "embarrassing." The team got hot again, won its second straight SEC Tournament and took momentum into the NCAAs as a No. 3 seed. Thanks in part to Sweet 16 wins over Georgetown and Villanova, Florida made it to Indy as somewhat of a Cinderella story due to its previous failures in March. But first it disposed of an even greater Cinderella in George Mason, 73-58, before cruising past the Bruins. With the low-post dominance of Horford and Noah, the athleticism of Brewer and the 3-point shooting of Humphrey, the team rolled.
"I'm extremely proud (of Donovan)," Pitino told ESPN after it ended. "We talked this morning and everything he said he wanted this team to do, it's done. It's really amazing to see."
That's when the pressure began. The following season was all about maintaining. In 2007, Florida swept through the SEC Tournament again, this team winning its three games by a combined 59 points. In the NCAA, this time as a No. 1 seed, the dominance continued. In the Midwest Regionals, it beat Butler and Oregon by eight points apiece, then disposed of UCLA by 10 in the national semis before the Ohio State win. Four players wound up in double figures, led by Horford's 18 points and 12 rebounds.
So, why not a three-peat? It could have happened, but the Gator stars were ready for the NBA after their junior seasons.
"It was too much fun, but we couldn't risk it again," Brewer told FoxSports.com. "You never know what could happen; somebody could get hurt. But we had the time of our lives."
Only 41 years old at the time, Donovan would go on to take Florida to another Final Four in 2014 before leaving in 2015 to coach the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. But first, he made his mark on the program.
On Feb. 28, 2015, Donovan became the second-youngest college coach to reach 500 wins, joining Bob Knight as the only ones to do it before turning 50 years old. He finished his Florida career with a school-best 467 wins (easily outpacing Sloan's 235) and a .715 winning percentage. He led the Gators to 14 NCAA appearances, seven SEC regular-season titles and four SEC tournament championships.
Not bad for a kid who took a job on Wall Street when he got out of college and then paid his dues as an assistant coach before striking gold.
"Billy was a basketball junkie," Pitino told the New York Post, "but was very quiet, very shy, very humble."
And very good. H&A
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Election Challenge: Capitalist Party, Cape Party & Land Party
Dear Cape Party, Capitalist Party and Land Party. Are you the real deal?
Corruption and propaganda are among our country's biggest problems. I have reported DA corruption to you, giving you and your supporters free copies of my book, 'Same Shit, Different Government' (download link). What are you going to do about it?
I'm sick of corruption, false election promises, not knowing who political parties serve and where I stand as a South African. It's guaranteed many feel the same way, wanting to support you as an alternative to the betrayals we've suffered.
As the EFF has been the radical socialism of the ANC, so the Capitalist Party (ZACP) may be the radical liberalism of the DA. Founder Kanthan Pillay said he'll give his provincial vote to the DA. Co-founder Roman Cabanac is friends with the DA's Gwen Ngwenya. His show, Renegade Reporter (which I love), favoured the DA even if it became critical just before the ZACP began. They support Pieter-Louis Myburgh's book but not mine.
The Cape Party may have coloured faces but, like the DA, is perceived to be pursing a minority agenda. I've done my best to be a good South African, by fighting corruption instead of watching rugby, but I'd consider emigrating to an independent Western Cape. The awkward fact is that it's never going to happen without civil war. I want to dream with you but I'm against war.
The Land Party is the spawn of disgruntled ANC and EFF politicians. Your Premier Candidate is Loyiso Nkohla, he who became infamous as the ANC's poo-thrower. He who proved hypocritical by trading his activism for a high-paying job from his DA 'enemy', and then traded that loss for politics again.
There's no perfect system or ism wherein human animals are involved. We deserve the right to enjoy the rewards of our hard work. We're inhuman if we don't help the poor. Politics is best when centrist and growing the middle class, thus lessening the poor and containing the callously rich. Fighting corruption is the truth of all ideology, its litmus test.
Without track record, we don't know who you are. Because every party before you has been lie, the odds are you are too. My hope is you're real. How you react or don't act helps decide your value.
I believe I speak on behalf of many but have extra personal motivation. For fighting corruption, I may end up in jail or dead. It's bonus here because it's a test of your party no one else can provide.
If you're transparent and honest, full of action instead of evasion or silence, I'm wishing you the best this election. Your success will help fight the corruption of the three major parties. Give me/us hope to cling to. Accept my election challenge.
The people who should share this post are those considering giving these parties their vote. Those who should share most are their online supporters because we should never give faith to something purely because something else disappointed us. Political trust can only be earned by honest leadership walking through fire.
NB: I exclude COPE and the Freedom front Plus (VF+) because they've made it clear through lies that they'll not challenge DA corruption.