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Alvinne Mano Negra - Picobrouwerij Alvinne
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Ratings: 21 | Reviews: 13 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by TheBeerWatcher:
4.13/5 rDev +7.6%
33 cl bottle from Belgian Beer Station.
This is my 1st Alvinne beer ...
No gusher at all. There was lots of pressure when lifting the cap but no beer flowing out.
A light brown, almost creamy but a bit fizzy head tops a pitch black beer.
The aroma is very strong but oh boy, this is a surprising beer: this doesn't smell like a traditional stout. I smell roasted malts but also fruity sourness what I didn't expect at all.
The taste is a blend of a sour flemish red (Rodenbach Grand Cru) and a stout (Guinness). The flemish red is upfront, the stout comes afterwards. The aftertaste is also a mixture of these 2 tastes. It's an achievement to balance these 2 very different flavours from the start to the end. I like it but ... only for experienced beer tasters.
In Dutch there's an expression for this beer: "noch vis noch vlees", freely translated in English "Neither fish nor flesh".
This doesn't mean this is a bad beer ... not at all. It's amazing, unique, a one of a kind beer.
12-15-2011 00:19:29 | More by TheBeerWatcher
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3.45/5 rDev -10.2%
A: Very dark brown with a small pale brown head. Some lacings.
S: Roasted malts, notes of chocolate and dark fruits.
T: The taste is better than the smell. It's fairly sweet and dominated by roasted malts. Notes of dark fruits and coffee. A hint of chocolate and a very mild spicy note.
M: Medium body, slightly sticky texture despite the very bubbly carbonation.
D: A decent beer, but I was actually somewhat disappointed in this considering the reputation behind this brewery and the fact that I usually like Belgian imperial stouts very much.
10-17-2009 14:57:37 | More by ricke
4/5 rDev +4.2%
Thanks to bu11zeye for sharing this bottle.
When opened, the beer gushed for several minutes before calming down enough to serve. The beer pours a dark brown color with a cream-colored head. The aroma is notes of caramel, toffee and dark cherries. The flavor is heavy on the roasted malt, cherries, caramel, toffee and chocolate. There is also a little bit of smoke in the beer, which goes very well with the other flavor components. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
12-15-2010 02:00:16 | More by Mora2000
United Kingdom (England)
2.83/5 rDev -26.3%
A 330ml bottle with a BB of Oct 2012 (lot 513). Acquired from a Belgian webshop ages ago and stored in my garage - hope it's still OK. The name is curious, and the label describes this as a Belgian-style Imperial Stout.
Major gusher - very highly carbonated. Poured into a Duvel tulip. Ultra-black in colour; revealed as a deep brown while pouring. Thick chunks of yeast sediment end up at the bottom of the glass. Forms a large head of creamy brown foam that lasts for a time before subsiding to a surface layer. Aroma of dark malt and faint roasted grain, with a dominant musty, sour note. Seriously funky - there is a hint of blue cheese or mould (and I'm not a fan of blue cheese). A subtle mélange of dried fruit, molasses, brown sugar, leather, wood and a warming whiff of booze. Complex but rather unappetising.
Tastes of fruity dark malt with a twinge of roasted/burnt grain. A distinctly musty/mouldy note pervades the flavour, along with an accompanying sourness. Some hints of dark cherries, dried fruit, molasses, sherry/port, earthy yeast esters, leather and wood. Alcoholic heat in the background. No real bitterness, but very dry and astringent upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is thin and insubstantial, with tingly carbonation. The body doesn't do the strength justice. Dries the palate considerably, with an aftertaste of dark fruity malt and a sour, mouldy character.
Blech - I'm not loving this at all. The mould/blue cheese note is vile - not what I want in my beer! Not sure what's up with this bottle - too old or is this sour character intentional? I suspect it's probably just age. The dark fruity notes that one might expect from an Imperial Stout are present, but weak and overshadowed by off-flavours in all their variation. The aroma is an improvement, but still flawed. Unimpressive body. The only element of this beer that seems right is it's appearance, and that doesn't count for much. Not good and not recommended.
10-16-2012 00:12:39 | More by jazzyjeff13
4.25/5 rDev +10.7%
09-01-2013 09:03:37 | More by simoen
3.75/5 rDev -2.3%
11-01-2013 13:34:23 | More by ManforallSaisons
Quebec (Canada)
4.05/5 rDev +5.5%
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a super huge slightly off-white foamy head with excellent retention and very good lacing. Aroma of lightly roasted malt with some very subtle dry coffee notes with a dominating medium-sweet Belgian malt base. Taste is also very dominated by lightly sweet Belgian style malt with light dry finish from roasted malt. Body is quite full with perfect carbonation and no signs of the alcohol. Very well brewed with great balanced between the different ingredient.
12-16-2010 03:20:11 | More by Phyl21ca
United Kingdom (England)
4.22/5 rDev +9.9%
Dumpy 33cl brown bottle, bought at the 2010 Pre-Zythos fest bottleshop within the event organised by GlennC at Alvinne (March time).
The bottle was opened and poured into a Westmalle chalice mid August 2010.
Dark brown, almost black in appearance, with a creamy tanned head sat on top. Everything looks good in a Westmalle chalice though!
The aroma was of chocolate, earthy molasses, some coffee and hints of liquorice.
The flavours follow the smells, but the coffee and liquorice advance to equal billing with the molasses and chocolate in the taste.
Rich, semi-creamy and very alcoholic (noticed more as the mouth dries).
Different and most drinkable.
08-21-2010 16:39:32 | More by BlackHaddock
3/5 rDev -21.9%
09-19-2013 11:18:23 | More by Anatole
3.85/5 rDev +0.3%
Head rises fairly quickly to a large almost 3 finger head, darker colored head fades semi slowly with big bubble pops, and a bit of lacing, over very dark molasses brown color with barely escaping light.
Nose a sour light funk, pretty sure infected, under the infection comes some roasty malts, a slight burnt coffee grind, touch of caramel malts, bit of chocolate covered cherry, not much else to get under the contaminated sour aroma.
Taste brings some roasty bitterness, roasted malts with a hint of coffee and burnt rinds, a slight sour cherry flavor, infection again I think, slight sweetness, hints of caramel, a bit of booze, hint of a chocolate milk cherry flavor, slight spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. Finishes with a long lingering sour cherry, bit of darker malts, slightly dry but sticky and flemmy at the same time.
Mouth is a bit heavier bodied, a bit flemmy too, some warming booze, and quite a bit of carbonation of many little bubbles.
Overall hard to tell, it would probably be pretty good without the infection normally, but I kinda like the added sour cherry flavor, the aroma on the other hand was a bit off.
06-17-2011 02:27:33 | More by jlindros
4/5 rDev +4.2%
04-30-2012 15:34:05 | More by BRW
3.25/5 rDev -15.4%
08-23-2014 23:00:28 | More by spycow
District of Columbia
4.3/5 rDev +12%
Precious gift from Davy and Glenn straight from the conditioning cask on day #10. Thank you gentlemen!
A: Dark chestnut color, flat
S: Aroma of dark chocolate and dark mixed fruits, with a hint of vanilla.
T: Flavor starts with milk chocolate and vanilla, very smooth, and progresses to roasted coffee beans.
M: Chewy!
D: Wonderful stuff, can't wait to see it at maturity!
01-09-2010 16:36:31 | More by Travlr
North Carolina
4/5 rDev +4.2%
02-02-2014 19:44:41 | More by GJ40
4.48/5 rDev +16.7%
On draught at In De Wildeman, Mano Negra is black with a tan head leaving light lace.
Smell is moderate, sweet and sour, some caramel.
Taste is awesome, flanders red RIS, reminds me a lot of De Dolle Oerbier Reserva, but more stout dominated. And that is one one of my favorites. Nice sour cherry, light roast. Some acid, somewhat vinous.
Mouthfeel is sticky, medium bodied.
Drinkability is really solid. Delicious beer, nice complexity and depth. Dangerously smooth. Fantastic beer.
12-14-2013 15:59:03 | More by ccrida
4.47/5 rDev +16.4%
Had this beer at the 1st Borefts bier festival (BBF 2009), personally served by the brewers from the Alvinne brewery, thnx guys!
Poured into a de Molen sniffer. The beer pours a black color, with a beautiful very long lasting espresso-colored head.
Smell: Coffee, roasted malts, liquorish and a bit woody. Nicely mixed sweet- and bitterness.
Taste: Roasted malts and coffee again, with hints of dark fruits. There is also a nice woody wine-like taste in the beer. The aftertaste has hints of liquorish, with bitterness in the end. When the beer warms up, also some hints of a well balanced sourness appears.
Mouthfeel: Medium carbonation, the beer is thick, viscous and oily. So smoooth
Overall: Beautiful beer. Perfectly balanced. A master piece, brewed with love!
11-02-2009 19:41:40 | More by rvdoorn
4.43/5 rDev +15.4%
One of the many brews that I had on the AMAZING & GREAT Borefts Bier Festival 2009 organised by De Molen brewery.
Tasted this one while hanging out with the very sympathic Alvinne brewers Davy & Glenn.
A: Black color with a espresso like cream head.
S: Roasted malts, coffee, some liquorice and a bit woody.
T: Roasted malts, coffee, dark fruits and a winy woody taste. Slightly bitter and salty in the aftertaste.
M: Medium carbonation, viscous mouthfeel and a medium body.
D: Very high. Too bad that the bottles were sold out immediately at the Molen Beershop. Damm!!!
11-05-2009 20:06:27 | More by PapaEugene
4/5 rDev +4.2%
05-20-2012 19:56:45 | More by samEBC
3.25/5 rDev -15.4%
It would be nice to pour one of these beers without it being a gusher/overflowing after pouring into the glass...that's my major beef with Alvinne.
Pours a dark brown with a solid white head.
Nose is pretty mild, rich malts, brown sugar, some chocolate.
Strong earthiness upfront with notes of bakers chocolate, caramel, molasses, and a lingering earthy bitterness in the finish...a bit chalky.
Overall; I would have enjoyed this a lot more if less of it had ended up overflowing out of the glass.
A note to Alvinne; after tasting 5+ of your beers, it would be nice if you could dial in your yeast/carbonation... but for now, I'm writing off this brewery because it has been one disappointment after another.
11-16-2011 23:41:57 | More by pixieskid
3.38/5 rDev -12%
33cl, Jan 2012 on cap.
Very impressive light-tan head takes up more than half of the glass and builds over the rim. Body is an opaque, murky, near-black. Excellent retention.
Nose has some nice dark fruitiness--cherries and blueberry--coupled with alcohol and a fat roast redolent of tobacco.
Flavor is hugely roasty, but that's about it here. This is a one-note beer. You can make things interesting with two notes, but rarely with one. Improves as it warms, gaining a bit of dark chocolate and coffee, though not much. Mouthfeel is over-carbonated, and smooths out only if you're very patient with the drink.
An okay stout. Nothing wrong with it, just not very interesting or persuasive for the style.
11-21-2010 23:59:11 | More by dasenebler
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
03-19-2012 20:42:42 | More by DARIVA
Alvinne Mano Negra from Picobrouwerij Alvinne
85 out of 100 based on 21 ratings.


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Kent Suss (far right) with RWB Aspirants on the Connections Tour (Phase I)
Photo: Bruce Monk
It is the final day of Phase II of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Connections Tour project, and the students are in a state of focused concentration as they meticulously apply their zombie makeup. They are about to perform a program of dance, theatre, and their own original music for an invited audience of family, artists, and well-wishers. Not one of them will admit to being nervous.
The thirteen students from Northern Manitoba are an adventurous bunch. They have acted on our invitation to spend three days living in the RWB dorms and participating in workshops from morning until night in a variety of arts disciplines. In the evenings they have visited Manitoba Theatre for Young People at The Forks and The Graffiti Gallery in Point Douglas. They have seen two very different faces of Winnipeg; the industrial concrete and grinding traffic of Point Douglas stands in sharp contrast to the prevalence of greenery and cobblestone at The Forks. The RWB's downtown location strikes yet another urban mood – it is late June and throngs of sun-seeking office workers and shoppers fill the surrounding plazas and coffee shops.
These artists-in-training from the north see the surrounding urban landscape only in glimpses, however. They are too busy to do much sightseeing – they spend an hour per day in each of the modes of performance (music, theatre, dance), plus an hour of visual art, an additional hour in the discipline of their choice, and the evening field trips have included workshops in drawing, stage makeup, and theatrical lighting. The RWB Aspirants are keeping pace, joining workshops in every discipline, but it is a packed schedule, and everyone is tired in that exhilarated way you can be after three days of hard work when you're about to step into the spotlight.
It is the end of a long road. Over a year in the planning, Northern Connections Phase I brought a busload of artists zig-zagging through Northern Manitoba (Norway House, Waterhen, Mosikahiken, Waboden) in just thirteen days this April. Ten dancers from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Aspirant Program, their Director, Stephane Leonard, an RWB production team, and a crew of local artists added up to twenty of us travelling together. I was along to teach drama, and to incorporate students at our host schools into a short play I had written over the winter with the RWB Aspirants. Students made discoveries in their art form of choice, and displayed or performed their work. The visiting artists pointed out the most enthusiastic and productive students at each school, and those elite students were invited to Winnipeg for Phase II. In Phase II every student would work in all the disciplines, dancing, composing electronic music, playing in a band made up of hand-crafted and found instruments, and rehearsing the zombie play.
By the time Phase II came to a close today, I realized that the Aspirants were the true stars of the artistic team, and probably had been all along! Sure, I was indispensable as the writer/director of the play being performed, but the Aspirants rose to the challenge of befriending the young participants, coaching the actors, and delivering top notch character portrayals onstage when called upon. The Aspirants also played in the student band and danced along with the students, exemplifying professionalism, enthusiasm, and excellence every minute of the project. They were the ones who stretched artistically and embraced new art forms, and it was between the Aspirants and the northern students that the most personal connections were made.
The performance goes very well! The offbeat, cheeky play about zombies gets laughs (always a gratifying experience for a playwright). Every word is heard, every line delivered with commitment. Each zombie stays in character, even through the scene transitions and exits. Gabriella Rehak's modern dance piece achieves a sublime beauty, made eerie by her use of neutral masks, enhanced by Mark Cameron's haunting score. The student dancers are focused and energetic. Mark's band of musicians are tighter than they've ever been.
Their smiles are wide as they bow again and again, and their heads are high as they exit the stage. After the performance they meet us in the lobby to have juice and cookies and admire the murals they have made with visual artist Nereo Eugenio. The students politely accept a few congratulations, then gather together around a giant TV screen to watch Bruce Monk's video montage of our April Phase I visit to their schools, laughing and pointing out their friends, already reminiscing. Some have promised to come back, to move here, and to take more courses in the arts.
I've heard it said that the Universe does not waste energy; energy is conserved. Likewise, the work put into Northern Connections is over, but not done. This work persists as potential energy, and will come back in synergistic forms and works of art imagined but not yet seen. Who knows what possibilities have blossomed in the minds of these young people, what life-changing decisions are already being considered by these artists of the north?
Kent Suss
Kent Suss delivered the drama component of Northern Connections, Phase I and Phase II. He directs the theatre school at Manitoba Theatre for Young People.


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ATOKA -- Since the temperatures have been so cold and propane has been very expensive recently, the Governor of Oklahoma is giving additional funding to help low-income families stay warm this winter.
"It's been really tough because we use propane in several different areas of the facility, some for heating, some for fork lifts and some for batch oven for our powder coat painting," explains Keith Cochran, the General Manager for Diamond Attachments in Atoka.
His business is one of many feeling the burden of the propane shortage in Oklahoma.
Of course they are not the only ones, low income families are being hit the most.
"It's going to hurt a lot people that don't really have the money to be able to fill up a tank and especially with the colder weather we have coming in and their usage is up," says Cochran.
So this year the state of Oklahoma is giving assistance out one month early.
"This year due to the bad weather and the high cost of propane and energy in general the Governor made a declaration and moved it up to February," says Freda House with the Department of Human Services for Atoka, Bryan, and Coal counties.
House says many people need it right now.
"When you are having to make a choice between being warm or eating or taking medicine its not a good place to be in and so that's one of the reasons for this program," says House.
Eligibility for the program is based off a household's income and your need must be immediate.
"If they have propane they have to be out or going to be out within 72 hours to be eligible for this program," says House.
The state plans to operate the program until money runs out.
To submit an application in Oklahoma you need to visit your local Department of Human Services.


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Registration in the School District of Pickens County
Registration and Enrollment Q&A
Registration and Enrollment Q&A
The information in this Q&A can also be found in the student parent handbook. Students receive a copy of the handbook at registration, and it can also be found on our website under the Students link.
How do I find out what school my child/children will attend?
The school locator system on the School District of Pickens County website (www.pickens.k12.sc.us--Our Schools—School Locator) assists parents in finding the school their student(s) will attend. Before using the School Locator system, please carefully read the guidelines on the School Locator page.
Where do I register my child for school?
Registration for all students is conducted at the assigned school based on your current Pickens County address.
How old does my child have to be to enroll in the School District of Pickens County for the first time?
- A child who is four years old on or before September 1, 2014 may register for four-year-old kindergarten. Each student is screened; only qualified students are accepted into the program
- A child who is five years old on or before September 1, 2014 can register for five-year-old kindergarten.
What are the requirements for enrolling my child in the School District of Pickens County for the first time?
- A copy of the student's state-issued birth certificate must be provided to the school at the time of enrollment. Hospital birth reports are not acceptable. If necessary, duplicate birth certificates can be obtained from local county health departments or the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Vital Records and Public Health Statistics Division at 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201 or from a similar agency in the state of the child's birth.
- A valid South Carolina Certificate of Immunization must be presented for all students prior to their enrollment.
- Schools may ask for a student's Social Security number. However, by federal law, schools cannot require that a Social Security number be provided.
- For a student who is transferring from another school or school district, a transfer/withdrawal form and a copy of the student's last report card should be provided to the school at the time of enrollment. Official transcripts are requested by mail and sent directly to the school. A hand-carried copy will not constitute an official transcript.
- In cases where a student's parents are divorced and/or legally separated, the court order granting custody must be presented to school personnel and issues addressed prior to enrollment. In addition, a step-parent is NOT to be listed on enrollment forms UNLESS he/she has legal responsibility for the student by an order of the court.
- In the case of guardianship (not to be confused with parental custody), a copy of the court order establishing the guardianship must be approved by and filed at the school district's Office of Student Services, 1348 Griffin Mill Road, Easley, S.C. 29640. Enrollment will not be permitted until the appropriate guardianship has been established and the document is on file. No handwritten "consent" from a parent will be accepted – whether or not it is notarized. Guardianship for enrollment purposes must be granted by order of the court. It should be noted that by common law, the mother has sole and exclusive custody of a child born out of wedlock.
- A state affidavit can only be used for enrollment in specific circumstances as set forth by state law. This affidavit must be executed before enrollment and notarized by an official in the district's Office of Student Services.
- A correct "911" address (proof of residence) MUST be provided at the time of enrollment. A post office box may be provided for mailing purposes only. A home address is required as well as a current home telephone number and daytime telephone numbers for emergency purposes. Parents are advised to notify the school immediately if their phone numbers change.
- Documents showing proof of residence are listed above under "What documents qualify as proof of residence?"
When do students register?
Elementary and middle school students can meet their teachers and see their classrooms at Meet the Teacher events. High school students will register, pick up schedules, pay fees and pick up text books at registration.
What do students need at Meet the Teacher or registration?
- Database Verification Form & Medical Update Form
Prior to registration, high school students will receive these forms through the mail. On each form, the student should fill in missing information or make corrections and then follow the instructions. Turn these forms in at registration.
Forms for elementary and middle school students will be available at Meet the Teacher. The parent or guardian will fill in missing information or make corrections and leave the forms at the school.
- Proof of Residence
When a student begins kindergarten, sixth grade and ninth grade, proof of Pickens County residence
is required. Liberty Middle fifth graders must also provide proof. Additionally, proof is also required when a student first enrolls at any new school.
Acceptable proof is a current electricity, gas, water or cable/satellite bill in the parent/guardian's name. The bill must show the service address. If a bill in the parent/guardian's name is not available, an Affidavit of Residence is required. Schools have instructions for completing an affidavit.
- Fees
SDPC does not charge instructional fees; however, each high school student will pay a class fee of $5.00. The class fee is used for activities such as homecoming, prom, senior events, and graduation expenses. Additionally, fees are necessary for some courses or optional special activities such as school pictures, yearbooks, newspapers, and some career center courses.
Where will students and families find supply lists?
Supply lists will be posted on each school's website. Check there to find what supplies will be needed.
How do families apply for free and reduced meals?
Qualifying students receive free and reduced price meals under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. This year, families can complete the required application online, allowing them to receive benefits faster if they are eligible. Families may apply anytime after July 19 by visiting our Student Nutrition Services website at http://www.sdpcnutrition.com.
In addition, staff members will be available at Meet the Teacher and registration events to help with online applications. Families must bring the following: (1) family case number if receiving food stamps; (2) payroll check stub to provide gross income; (3) Social Security number of adult signer. Paper applications will also be available.
How do parents and family members become volunteers?
We support and encourage volunteerism in our schools. Each volunteer who will have direct contact with students must complete an annual online application through KeepnTrack, receive initial training from a district school, and submit to a national background check once every three years. The volunteer must pay the $25 cost of the background check.
Staff members will be available at Meet the Teacher and registration events to help volunteers with applications. We also encourage applicants who have not had a background check within the last two years to pay the $25 at that time. Please make checks payable to the school.
Can students and families receive updated information during the summer?
We continuously update our websites with news and events. By creating an account on your school's website, you can receive a daily email notification. Announcements posted to websites during the summer will be included in the email.
During the school year, the daily email notification combines teacher, school and district announcements along with assignments and information teachers post to their calendars. If you have more than one student, you can use the "Combined Calendars" feature to view all assignments and activities for your entire family at once.
Go to www.pickens.k12.sc.us and click on Families & Communities/Parent Communications for information and instructions.
Also, principals will send ParentLink messages with reminders and updates. Make sure that the school has your correct contact information. If your information has changed, notify the school immediately. You will receive information only if we have correct information.


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ANDERSON — The city's website is so last decade.
But that's going to change by early fall when the city rolls out a new website that will include a more friendly design, new interactive features and a mobile application for smart phone users.
Tuesday, the Board of Public Works approved a three-year, $69,848 contract with CivicPlus to redesign Anderson's current website. The company, based in Manhattan, Kan., is a leading developer of government websites and community engagement software.
A key feature of the the new website will be a content management system that will allow department heads to post information directly to the city's website, said Pam Stafford, Information Services coordinator.
In addition, there will be alert functions for things like street closures, and citizens will be able to notify city officials of pot holes, weeds and other problems they see around Anderson that might require a city response.
"It will work better, it will be easier for our citizens to get on and complete anything that they need to complete," said city spokeswoman Charlee Turner.
Turner said the new website will also serve as an economic development tool. The existing website features a page dedicated to economic development, but it's not user friendly, according toTurner.
Stafford said one of the advantages of moving to an outside vendor for Anderson's new city website is that its development doesn't have to start from ground zero.
"I have watched for several years as we have tried to reinvent the wheel, and there are content management systems out there that can be utilized that have already built all of the tools that you need," Stafford said.
CivicPlus already has experience working in Indiana. The company has designed websites for Fishers, Warsaw, Hobart and Valparaiso.
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Gov. Pat McCrory is asking state agencies and leaders to tighten their fiscal belts in the final three months of the budget year.
The Republican blamed $140 million in unanticipated Medicaid costs and uncertain tax revenue collections through June 30 for the move.
North Carolinas balance sheet is in pretty good shape, McCrory said in a statement. I want to keep it that way, so I am requesting the Council of State, cabinet secretaries, agency heads and the judiciary to keep a tight hand on the taxpayers purse.
The memorandum sent to state leaders Thursday requests reduced travel costs and limited salary costs. McCrory also asked that purchases be limited to essential goods and services.
McCrory acknowledged that revenue collections are ahead of the previous year and the states unreserved fund has $770.7 million as of March 26.
McCrory can make such moves in his own administration but the Council of State agencies are independently managed by elected officials.


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Nestled among the more established communities in the area, Alder Way offers a hard-to-find balance of lifestyle and location, says David Duncan, the listing agent for the homes.
"After a successful opening last fall, we have only a few homes left," Duncan says. "All remaining homes are ready to go. There is a special promotion from one of the Pacific Ridge preferred lenders that features zero closing costs and payments as low as $1,182 per month. All remaining homes have also seen recent price reductions."
Built by Pacific Ridge Homes, the six remaining three-bedroom homes range in size from 1,561 to 1,902 square feet and are available in five floor plans, all created specifically for Alder Way. Customization options allow buyers to put their own touches on a new home.
Standard features on every home include GE appliances, granite kitchen countertops, birch kitchen cabinetry with concealed hinges, chrome Moen and Olympia faucets, and high-efficiency forced-air natural gas furnaces with programmable thermostats.
"Our standards can be costly upgrades at other new-home communities," Duncan says. "You get a lot of home for your money with Pacific Ridge."
Alder Way's location is convenient for homeowners who work at Boeing's Everett plant and Paine Field. Alderwood Mall is within walking distance of the community.
"It's truly about location at Alder Way," Duncan says. "Our community is unique in that it sits among some very nice neighborhoods and mature landscapes in the area. We're so close to Alderwood, the freeways, the Puget Sound — there's something for everyone here."
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…'Well-Intentioned' Petro-Imperialist Assault on Iraq…. Okay sir, I mean please, Sir?"*
* University of Chicago Law Professor Geoffrey R. Stone to George W. Bush, January 16, 2007
The sniveling, power-worshiping instincts of "liberal academia" were on horrifying display in a recent commentary penned by University of Chicago law professor Geoffrey R. Stone. In a Chicago Tribune editorial published six days after Bush announced his provocative Iraq/Middle East "Surge" (escalation), Stone begged boy king George to admit "grievous mistakes" that resulted in "a[n American] national disaster." "If the stakes are as high as the president and others have warned, and the collapse of Iraq would make the world a much more perilous place for Americans in the future," Stone intones, "then we must be clear-eyed and determined about the painful choices before us. But before we can get to that point, the president must clear the air and admit candidly that however well-intentioned he might have been, his mistakes – his misjudgments – created this national and international disaster. Only then can we hope to move forward as long as he is in the White House."
Among the "mistakes" Stone so badly needs to hear Bush admit before he can support the president's "well-intentioned" effort to "give the Iraqi people a chance to create a democracy" are the erroneous "belief" that Saddam's Iraq possessed threatening stocks of "weapons of mass destruction" [WMD] (Geoffrey R. Stone, "U.S. Needs to Hear Bush Admit Errors," Chicago Tribune, 16 January 2007, sec. 1, p. 11).
Where to begin in dismantling Stone's pathetic effort to speak truth to – and (even more absurdly) get truth back from – power (always a waste of time)?
Sorry Dr. Stone, but the hyper-plutocrat and arch petro-imperialist Bush doesn't admit substantive "mistakes." He is a full-blown messianic militarist (Ralph Nader's excellent description) and militant authoritarian who believes that he's doing God's will on earth. He laughs at editorials like this and with good reason.
The WMD claims were not sincere. They were a ruse. They were based on intentionally "cooked" intelligence – "fixed in advance of the [war] policy" (in the famous words of the British intelligence chief in the Downing Street Memo) – and had nothing to do with "bad intelligence."
Hastily rolled out once the absence of Iraqi WMD became overly obvious to the American citizenry, the administration's proclaimed desire to promote "democracy" in Iraq is disingenuous cover for an illegal invasion enacted to deepen U.S. control of imperially critical Middle Eastern energy resources. The last thing Team Bush wants to see in Iraq is actual national independence and democracy. The substantive attainment of those goals would create a true nightmare scenario for U.S. foreign policy: the enablement of the Iraqi people to deal however – and with whoever – they wish with the astonishing stash of oil that happens to sit under their nominally sovereign soil.
The occupation of Iraq is more accurately understood as a grave international CRIME than as merely or simply a "mistake." And the crime has led to some very real imperial and plutocratic accomplishments. It has produced the drafting of an Petroleum Law that will hand much of Iraq's oil over to U.S. corporations. It has generated an ongoing profit windfall for U.S. "defense" firms (Haliburton, Boeing, Raytheon and the like) and diverted billions of dollars away from real and potential investment in domestic social programs that are sorely needed by non-affluent people in the savagely unequal and significantly poverty-stricken imperial homeland.
And Iraq has already "collapsed" under the burden of American assault. The real "national disaster" is being experienced by the Iraqis – 700,000 of whom have died prematurely because of Washington's criminal war. The "collapse of Iraq" in the wake of imperial attack has "made the world a much more perilous place" FOR IRAQIS in the present and not just "the future." Stone should be ashamed of himself.
This is a short selection from the next (and eighth) issue (titled "The Imperial Lexicon") of my increasingly indispensable Empire and Inequality Report. To get this bi-weekly news and commentary letter mailed directly to you, write me at [email protected].
Right-wing morons who can't distinguish between actual leftists and Democratic centrists are invited to review the long critical review I just did on Barack Obama's ponderous, power-worshipping book The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, where the "progressive" Obama says the following: "The Founders recognized that there were seeds of anarchy in the idea of individual freedom, an intoxicating danger in the idea of equality, for if everybody is truly free, without the constraints of birth or rank and an inherited social order…how can we ever hope to form a society that coheres?" (Audacity of Hope, pp. 86-87). I couldn't make that up if I wanted to.


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Aaron Cook used to be a pretty good pitcher, especially considering Coors Field was his home park. In 2008, he made the NL All-Star team while posting a 3.96 ERA and 1.344 WHIP, decent numbers for a Rockies pitcher (although he led the league in hits allowed).
Since then, he's had a succession of injuries including a broken right index finger suffered during spring training in 2011, which ruined his season; he made just 17 starts and his 6.03 ERA was the third-worst in the majors among all pitchers who made that many starts.
One of those pitchers was John Lackey, and now, according to WEEI radio in Boston, Cook will become Lackey's Red Sox teammate:
According to multiple industry sources, the Red Sox have agreed to terms with free agent starting pitcher Aaron Cook on a minor league deal, pending a physical. The 32-year-old right-hander is expected to compete for one of the final spots in the Sox' rotation in 2012. If he is summoned to the big leagues under the contract, he would receive a prorated $1.5 million salary.
Cook has history with some Red Sox team personnel; he played amateur ball with Boston third baseman Kevin Youkilis and new Red Sox pitching coach Bob McClure knows Cook from McClure's days working in the Colorado organization.
Cook will certainly get every chance to make Boston's rotation, as that was one of their trouble spots in 2011. If he's healthy, he could be a good, inexpensive addition.


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World-renowned dancer/drummer to present concert
The Lake Erie College Dance Department is pleased to announce an African dance and drumming concert featuring world-renowned Habib Iddrisu, the 2008 artist-in-residence at the College, and Lake Erie students.
The concert, including solo and group work developed by Iddrisu during his residency, will be held on Wednesday, April 16at 7 p.m. in the C.K. Rickel Theatre of the College's Fine Arts Building.
In addition to teaching at the College, Iddrisu has been active in the northeast Ohio community. While in residency, he has offered master classes and lecture demonstrations of West African dance and drumming in schools throughout the area to audiences totaling more than 5,000 students.
Named Ghana's Best Dancer in 1993, Iddrisu was the choreographer of both groups to welcome President Bill Clinton to Ghana in 1996. In 2002, his version of South African gumboot dance was selected and presented at the National American College Dance Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
Iddrisu has shared his expertise throughout Africa, Europe and the United States as a choreographer, dancer and master drummer with Abibigromma, a national dance/theatre company of the University of Ghana-Legon, West Africa.
A child prodigy by age eight, Iddrisu is a Ph.D. candidate in Performance Studies at Northwestern University. He has taught African music and dance classes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cleveland State University, James Madison University and the University of Toledo.
The event is free and open to the public with the support of The Anne Kilcawley Christman Speaker Series of Lake Erie College. For more information, contact Chris DiCello, associate professor of dance, at 440.375.7455 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Reports: Alexandre Desplat Returning to Score "Deathly Hallows: Part 2"DH Film
November 07, 2010, 02:27 PM
Reports have come online regarding the choice of composer for the second part of the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" film. Filmonic.com is spotted a curious note in the "Deathly Hallows" website which seems to reveal that Alexandre Desplat will stay on board for the second film, and compose the "Deathly Hallows: Part II" soundtrack. The site notes:
Warner Bros. has yet to officially announce the composer for Part 2, but the official Deathly Hallows website mentions on Desplat's bio page that he "next starts work on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the conclusion of the Harry Potter franchise."
While this is an interesting note indeed, we have yet to recieve official word on whether Mr. Desplat will compose "DH: II" from WB. Stay close to Leaky for the latest.
Thanks to MN for the heads up!


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The Turkey Day Countdown Day 6 follows , , , and .
While I was in in Troy the other day, checking out aluminum baking pans for the (I opted for the pan without handles – less expensive!), I wandered into the candle aisle and lo and behold, I spotted my first Thanksgiving Day game prize — Yankee Candle votives, at $2 each.
A hardware store is chockfull of affordable surprises at every turn.
Ranging in scents from the new "Cherries on Snow" to "Pumpkin Pie" to "Sparkling Cinnamon," these votives are as festive as you can get. Who can't use a few new candles to jumpstart the holiday season?
I'm known as "mistress of games" in my family, as there's only so much chit-chat, football game viewing and food-coma snoozing a hostess can handle. Since there's no caroling yet, as it's just Thanksgiving, what's a hostess to do? Get her game on!
For years, I've emceed a Thanksgiving trivia contest. Do you know how long the first Thanksgiving lasted? My brother-in-law, Greg, surely does (he almost always wins in trivia). I award first, second and third prizes, with gifts ranging from large candy bars to handmade soaps shaped like turkeys to holiday-themed dish towels to hand lotion. This year, I'm adding those aforementioned sweet- and spicy-smelling votives to the spoils.
Head's up: Tails, you win
One of my favorite games is "Pin the Tail on the Turkey." It gets everyone off the sofa, away from the table and out of their chairs. You can draw your own turkey and tape it to a wall, or use the template here. Then blindfold each guest before having them turn around a few times to mix up their orientation. Then give them a different colored tail with tape on the back and watch them try to stick it on the bird's back area.
All ages, young and old, love to watch people make fools out of themselves. Just be sure someone's watching the older folks to be sure they don't get dizzy and fall.
It makes for great video as well. Even teens get into the act (it doesn't hurt that one of the prizes could be an ITunes, GameStop or Subway gift card).
I've also bought those small, inexpensive over-the-door hoops baskets (Hasbro Nerf, $6.99 at Walgreens) and hung them on a door just off the family room. I give each guest three chances to make a basket (with a small ball) from a certain distance. If there's a tie, we lengthen the distance for round two. Aunt Donna is queen of the Thanksgiving court at this point.
My husband also runs a living room putting contest. All you need is a putter, a drinking glass (set on its side, to putt the ball into) and a golf ball. It's fun to see who can get a hole in one (note: the putting area must be carpeted). Whoever gets the most in three tries, wins!
Branching out in a crafty way
A crafty way to enjoy guests' company is to create a gratitude tree, suggested April McCrumb, owner of , the home décor and gift shops located in Berkley and Rochester Hills, and the in Berkley.
She selects branches out of the backyard at her Beverly Hills home and then adheres paper with notes on them that describe what she's thankful for. When her out-of-town family arrives for Thanksgiving, they will add to it. McCrumb is also the founder of a.i. paper design, which features McCrumb's handmade frames, recipe books, photo albums and more.
"I'm offering a free printable PDF at the site with ideas to get started, for those who want to do it with their family," she said. We're thankful for that!
Day 7: Too busy to cook? Don't do a thing but pick up your entire meal, all fixed and ready to eat.
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California Union to Parents: "Stop Volunteering!"
Original post made by ForTheKids on Mar 21, 2012
article >> Web Link
Comments (26)
on Mar 21, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Great article. Thanks for posting it. No wonder the schools don't want volunteers like they used to. And I loved this quote-"Last year, it was the unionization of babysitting. This year, it's the unionization of volunteering."
on Mar 21, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Hmmmm. I think I heard Obama give a speech on this. Something about how volunteer teachers should not replace union teachers because volunteer teachers aren't all socialists like the union teachers are. Where will this stop? That's what I want to know. Unionized factory workers? Unionized cops? Unionized coal miners? Unionized illegal farm workers? That's why our energy costs are so high. It's the unionized coal miners and "our" socialist Kenyan president.
on Mar 21, 2012 at 3:32 pm
I thought you must be joking, or exaggerating, but you're not. Only in California!!
on Mar 21, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Costs of goods and services are lower in right to work states than states that force you to join unions.
on Mar 21, 2012 at 3:58 pm
"Costs of goods and services are lower in right to work states than states that force you to join unions."
Yes! That's why everyone is tripping all over everyone else trying to move to S. Caroline and W. Virginny. Good thinking, Wow! You get a red, white and blue star today.
I've always urged my boss to pay me less. That's because if he pays me less, he'll be able to sell goods more cheaply. I'd gladly forfeit 60% of my wage to buy trinkets at Walmart at a 10% reduction!
on Mar 21, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Yeah gollum, heaven knows volunteers make the lowest wages possible and there are no monetary benefits! Let's organize them cuz that's, like, a whole lotta people who could maybe pay dues.
Right to work states vs forced unionism: Web Link Just in case you need some options when you leave.
on Mar 21, 2012 at 4:52 pm
dublinmike is a registered user.
Carmen, you couldn't spot a Socialist even if they stood in front of you. Get a dictionary.
Wow!, what does your comment have anything to do with the topic?
The link posted by ForTheKids is to a right wing website. They, in turn, took their stuff from California Public Policy Center, a website known for conservative ties.
I do not dispute that Unions may do something crazy like this, but I feel that relying on one website is not doing much independent researching. Just falling into line.
on Mar 21, 2012 at 4:54 pm
This is just another example of the power the unions have. I had posted a link to a NY times article (PW removed my post/forum) that talked about how unions used lawyers to stop cities like Vallejo from re-doing contracts - they said that the unions were fighting so that even if a city declared bankruptcy, it still had to pay to Calpers. Yeah, they had to cut services and Calpers/unions did not care, as long as they continued to get their outrageous pensions and benefits (for current and future retirees)
The article quoted Governor Brown as saying Calpers was acting like a Ponzi scheme (forcing bankrupt cities like Vallejo to continue to make payments no matter what so Calpers could continue their monthly dues, ie, taking money from entity A to pay entity B)
Unions must end. Even pro-union Brown sees that (but had a hard time pushing for reform because of the union lobbying and the legislature which is democrat)
I will not bother posting the link again because the PW will remove my post if I do, but it was an article from the NY times (March 16, 2012) titled "Untouchable Pensions May Be Tested in California"
here are a few paragraphs:
"In California, the only precedent is in the city of Vallejo, which declared bankruptcy in 2008. Unlike Prichard and Central Falls, which had their own pension plans, Vallejo is part of a state-run system. It kept making all of its contributions to Calpers throughout its three-year bankruptcy."
"Mr. Stout said he had expected to renegotiate the city's retirement plans in bankruptcy, since everything else was on the table. At the time, Vallejo was in a fiscal tailspin with the mortgage debacle, which hit cities in California unusually hard."
"But Calpers drew a line in the sand, warning Mr. Stout and his lawyers that in California, public pensions can be increased but never decreased, not just for retirees, but also for workers at midcareer."
"What if the city is bankrupt and cannot afford it?
"They made it quite clear that they take that law very seriously," Mr. Stout said. Calpers also warned that if the bankruptcy judge ruled that the state pension laws stopped at the federal courthouse door, Calpers would appeal, and make Vallejo pay its legal bills. "
"The city ended up cutting services sharply, gutting its retiree health plan, adding a 1 percent sales tax and cutting payments on its bonds. But its police officers and firefighters still qualify for full retirement at 50, and other city workers at 55.
Since Vallejo made no effort to cut pensions in bankruptcy, the legal issues remain untested, said Mr. Spiotto, the Chapter 9 lawyer. "
"Critics in academic and legal circles say they believe Calpers wants to keep municipalities in its system because it needs to keep their contributions flowing in without interruption to cover the payouts it makes each month to retirees. Gov. Jerry Brown called that situation "a Ponzi scheme" last December, when he proposed a plan to lower public pension costs gradually, by offering smaller pensions to the workers that cities will hire in the future. The governor's plan was strongly opposed by public employees' unions, which have a strong voice in Calpers, and his fellow Democrats in the state Legislature have let it languish. "
on Mar 21, 2012 at 6:36 pm
I'd gladly give up my paid job if my kids could be taught by Karen Ruttsinuther and the rest of the hillbillies on this web site. I don't want to mention any names, but dublinmike kind of sounds like a union socialist. If ya ask me. By the way, what do teachers pay in union dues in Culver City. I bet it's at least 26% of their paycheck. It's ridiculous, really, and I pity those poor teachers who are being hornswaggled by the head union poopers.
on Mar 21, 2012 at 7:22 pm
dublinmike is a registered user.
Okay, Carmen, you got me. I missed on the farcical nonsense. Got me on a bad hair day. Touche'
So, Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton, "I will not bother posting the link again because the PW will remove my post if I do" paranoid?
So, a good night and bless USA.
on Mar 22, 2012 at 6:29 am
If someone in Culver City wants this, you know that ALL volunteers want a union. This is clear evidence!!!
on Mar 22, 2012 at 8:34 am
Carmen, no one asked you......weak sarcasm or not, you can't defend the indefensible.
on Mar 22, 2012 at 8:38 am
It's people like Carmen that I can't understand. How could anyone think that parents volunteering could be a bad thing? It's like the college presidents who just got a 10% raise - things are totally screwed up here. I don't know how these people can live with themselves. They've already destroyed the future for our kids and still want more . . .
on Mar 22, 2012 at 10:55 am
Can't volunteer ? Is this America? Public Unions have to extract more dues for their political campaigns... from as many people as possible. Remember teacher unions are FOR teachers...not the children ! so this is not surprising. The unions are just showing their true colors.
on Mar 22, 2012 at 1:18 pm
The unions are not for the teachers. It is just for the money that they can extract from the teachers they pretend to represent.
on Mar 22, 2012 at 2:16 pm
It just illustrates that 'teacher's unions' are for and about 'teacher's', and collecting dues for 'political power', . . . NOT about their students.....if at all,in the context of 'fewer' students...translation...make my job easier. Otherwise, students are not part of the discussions.
on Mar 22, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Hold on, this isn't a teachers' union:
"About 50 parents from Culver City Middle School, Culver City High School and several elementary campuses appeared at a CCUSD board meeting last week, asking district policymakers to preserve parent-funded volunteer positions, and to create a policy that would protect booster club-funded positions. They said the request came after the Association of Classified Employees-Culver City signaled that it would lodge a complaint with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), a quasi-judicial administrative agency that is charged with upholding and administering collective bargaining statutes that cover employees working in California schools.
"Though the complaint has yet to be filed, ACE President Debbie Hamme said the union is standing firm on its position that parent-funded positions should be part of their unit. 'When people are doing our bargaining unit work on a daily basis, we have the right to ask that those people be made a part of our unit,' she said in an interview Tuesday. 'This has been going on for a while, and we were not aware of it until just a few months ago. When it was brought to our attention that there were 20 positions that were not part of our unit, but should be, we decided as an executive board for the union that we needed to negotiate that they be brought into our unit. It's not a personal thing, it's a negotiations thing.'"
Web Link
When PPIE "saves" teachers or reading specialists, those members remain in the union regardless of the funding source. Not saying I agree with what is going on in Culver City (would need to find out more), but it should be clear just which union.
on Mar 22, 2012 at 4:59 pm
Dear KR,
Doesn't make one iota of a difference which union we are talking about.
They all band together because their goals are the same.
Parasitic unions exist to suck the life blood out of their hosts while delivering absolutely zero benefit to the host. Once the lifeblood is drained out of their host, the unions jump onto the back of another host. Period.
(BTW: I know unions. I was forced to be a union member to work at a certain manufacturing plant while in college. After college, my role was to prevent unions from entering my organization.)
on Mar 22, 2012 at 5:16 pm
Just trying to prevent a round of teacher bashing.
on Mar 23, 2012 at 9:40 am
HotAir.com--says it all.
on Mar 23, 2012 at 9:58 am
Stacey is a registered user.
Or perhaps MoveOn.org
on Mar 25, 2012 at 1:57 pm
"Public-pension fund assumptions put future generations at financial risk "
"As for public-sector plans, " well " if the earnings fall short, taxpayers will be left to pay the pension benefits."
"We're already experiencing that phenomenon as California state and local governments divert money to pay pension debt racked up by CalPERS and other retirement systems that exceeds $200 billion."
Why do taxpayers need to bailout the public sector's pensions when it was Calpers who invested and lost money? The public sector is not bailing out the 401ks that took a hit when the stock market did not do well.
Why is the private sector having to bail out the public sector pensions? Which law says we have to?
on Mar 25, 2012 at 1:58 pm
"Public-pension fund assumptions put future generations at financial risk "
"As for public-sector plans, " well " if the earnings fall short, taxpayers will be left to pay the pension benefits."
"We're already experiencing that phenomenon as California state and local governments divert money to pay pension debt racked up by CalPERS and other retirement systems that exceeds $200 billion."
Web Link
Why do taxpayers need to bailout the public sector's pensions when it was Calpers who invested and lost money? The public sector is not bailing out the 401ks that took a hit when the stock market did not do well.
Why is the private sector having to bail out the public sector pensions? Which law says we have to?
on Mar 25, 2012 at 2:27 pm
The CA attorney general seems to be a problem when it comes to pension reform (her election was funded by unions):
"The cause of pension reform in California took a significant body shot Wednesday when a group hoping to put an overhaul measure before voters this year suspended its campaign."
"Beleaguered by fundraising problems and questions about the viability of its proposals, California Pension Reform shut down its efforts. The group's officials blamed the demise on a "false and misleading" summary of the plan by Attorney General Kamala Harris, a charge the Democrat denied."
"The death of California Pension Reform's efforts also wounded Gov. Jerry Brown's pension proposals to the Democratic-controlled Legislature, one analyst said, by removing the threat of a more draconian measure going before voters."
Web Link
on Mar 25, 2012 at 2:31 pm
"The Associated Press reports "tens of billions of dollars" have been lost from California's public pension funds. Public employees argue persuasively against pension cuts, while politicians and economists show the pension system is fiscally unsustainable."
Web Link
on Mar 25, 2012 at 2:38 pm
I am not a republican, and I do not necessarily agree with the GOP, but perhaps it is time to vote republican in California to get the pension problem under control.
Read the following, republicans are backing Brown's efforts to reform the pensions, and yet the democrats are not:
"At a Capitol press conference, the Republican leaders of both chambers of the legislature -- backed by members of their caucus -- announced their support of Democratic Governor Jerry Brown's pension reform plans, noting in a statement, "We have not changed one comma, one period or one word. This is his plan as he wrote it, and we will stand with him to see it passed."
Brown's plan -- which would, amongst other things, introduce "hybrid" defined-benefit/defined-contribution plans, raise the retirement age for most public workers, up employee contributions to both health care and retirement plans, and end pension spiking -- isn't perfect. But it's an utterly reasonable first step towards getting the state's metastasizing public sector under control.
Given their slight numbers, the Republicans' support won't be sufficient to pass Brown's proposals into law. But it does lay down a marker for California's legislative Democrats, who risk looking absolutely beholden to labor interests if they can't get behind relatively modest proposals supported by both a Democratic governor and Republican legislators. If it takes that kind of shame to overcome the Democrats' recalcitrance, so be it. California's fiscal health hangs in the balance."
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:Star of the Game: Tampa starter Matt Moore hurled a two-hit shutout. The All-Star lefty walked one and struck out four. He threw 109 pitches, 74 for strikes (68 percent).
:Standings: The Rays pulled within a half game of the Red Sox for first place in the American League East.
:Workman's Line: Red Sox rookie starter Brandon Workman went 6.0 innings, allowing two runs, both earned, on seven hits and two walks while striking out four.
:Buchholz Update: Ace Clay Buchholz (neck strain) visited Dr. James Andrews and the results of his exam concurred with the results of his diagnosis from Red Sox team doctors. Andrews told Buchholz he'll feel a little stiffness/discomfort by virtue of returning to pitching shape, Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "I would think there would be a more readiness on his (Buchholz's) part to push through (the discomfort)," Farrell said.
:Odds and Ends: Catcher David Ross (concussion) will rejoin the Red Sox later this week to be with the team as he continues to recover. He is progressing with all activities, including throwing and hitting. ... The Red Sox stroked just two hits. Mike Napoli and David Ortiz each had one. ... Sox reliever Jose De La Torre pitched 2.2 innings, allowing one run (it was earned), on one hit and two walks while striking three. He threw 50 pitches, an effort that was needed after the way the bullpen was used the night before.
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The Snow Queen is an impressive tribute to love and childhood innocence. Its magical world was created by costume designer Erika Turunen and lighting designer Mikki Kunttu together with the choreographer. The accompanying music is a recording performed by the Finnish National Opera orchestra under the direction of the composer Tuomas Kantelinen.
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The real scandal in the allocation of coal blocks for captive mining without any competitive bidding is not the financial gain of Rs 186,000 crore to private parties, as reckoned by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) for such mines awarded during 2004-09. This is only a presumptive estimate, based on the total extractable reserves of these blocks; it assumes this entire coal getting mined and sold at the prevailing market rates. The actual 'scam' does not lie there. Coalgate is more about mines being allocated to ostensible end-users for their captive requirements, and the allottees, rather than producing, simply squatting on them. This aspect comes out even in the CAG's report, which shows mining happening in only 28 out of the 86 captive coal blocks (private plus public) that were scheduled to take up production during the five-year-plan period ended 2011-12. And they produced not even half of what was targeted from these blocks.
Viewed from this perspective, Coalgate is a more serious scam compared with the so-called first-come-first-serve allocation of 2G spectrum. In the latter case, the mobile operators, who got the licences without bidding through a transparent auction process, at least launched services or sold the spectrum for others to do so. Even if the exchequer was left poorer, the consumer benefited from call charges dropping because of the entry of new players. Coalgate, by contrast, has done little by way of augmenting the country's coal output or ensuring uninterrupted fuel supplies to power plants. The whole purpose of allowing captive mining and expediting allocation of blocks – even if that meant giving the go-by to auctions –was to boost production in the short to medium run. There was also an additional consideration here, linked to commercial coal mining in India being reserved for the public sector. Since permitting private commercial mining would have required amending the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act – a politically sensitive and time-consuming affair – the captive allocation route was projected as a practical alternative.
But from the CAG report, it emerges that the inability to push through the amendment was just a convenient smokescreen for persisting with the 'policy' of awarding coal blocks for captive use without any transparent method of selection. Even when it came to allocation for captive purposes, there was nothing stopping the Government from doing so through competitive bidding, as was proposed by the Coal Ministry in July 2004 and even endorsed two years later by the Law Ministry. Clearly, those benefitting from its non-implementation despite all this had an equal interest in blocking the legislation ending the public sector's monopoly in full-fledged commercial coal mining. And since these entities got the blocks cheap, with hardly any penalties for not meeting production milestones, they had more reasons to squat than develop the mines. At the nation's expense, of course.
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Josh Harvison is the Assistant News Director for KAIT.
He has been a part of the Region 8 News Team as a reporter/video journalist and has anchored weekend newscasts and Good Morning Region 8. Prior to that, the Trumann native had worked mostly behind the scenes as the show's producer. He began his KAIT career as a studio camera operator before working his way through the ranks to his current position.
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The Kane County Coroner's Office is awaiting test results before ruling on the cause of death for a woman whose body was found in a pickup truck on Aurora's near East Side.
The coroner's office Friday morning performed an autopsy on Abigail Sanchez, 35, of the 800 block of North Gladstone Avenue in Aurora.
Sanchez was found dead in her boyfriend's truck Wednesday afternoon in the 600 block of Front and Union streets.
When Sanchez was removed from the vehicle there were no outward signs of trauma to her body, police said. Police said Thursday that Sanchez had known medical problems.
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Mountain Chalet on Beech in Beech Mountain
- bedrooms 4
- baths 3
- sleeps 12
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type House
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$ 695 - $ 925 / week
$ 1,400 - $ 2,800 / month
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Spacious chalet on Beech Mountain is exactly 1 mile to Ski Beech
Village in the winter and 1 mile to recreation center in the summer
(Pool,tennis,golf,parks,lake & other activities). Enjoy the outdoors
w/huge front deck & private,woodsy back yard w/fire pit and large
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Spacious home with lots of character. Vaulted,pine ceilings,huge rock gas log FP, Sun/Screen room. High speed internet is included. 4 TVs, VCR, DVD & radio w/Ipod docking station. Master suite has 2 closets and large bath with WP tub/sep tiled shwr. 3 BRs on main level plus additional bedroom suite w/Walk-in clost & tiled,private bath upstairs.
activities and attractions in Beech Mountain Blue Ridge Mountains
WINTER: Ski Beech offers Ice Skating, Skiing, Tubing and village to
just "hang out" in. Sledding hill in town.
SUMMER: Beech Mountain Club Ammenities: Golf Course, pool, tennis,
dining and other activities.
YEAR ROUND: Hiking trails (Pond Creek Trail runs right by house), 2
stocked fishing lakes. Genesis Wildlife Center offers a wide variety
of wild animals to view/pet. Buckeye Lake park offers playground,
trails & more!
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WEEKLY: $695/week off season (spring/fall) up to $925/week in winter. $750/week in summer
HOLIDAYS: Nightly rate of $250/night Vacation weeks may have a longer minimum stay
MONTHLY: $1400/mon off Season. $1800 June - August-Discount for multiple months. $2800 Winter Dec-Feb.
NIGHTLY: $150-$250. 3 night minimum but may consider shorter stays depending on schedule
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- Genesis Wildlife Center
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All library locations will be closed on Monday, September 1st for the Labor Day holiday. The Main Library, AAMLO and the Brookfield, Eastmont, Piedmont Avenue and Golden Gate branches will be open on Tuesday, September 2nd. All other library locations will be closed that day.
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Peach Blackberry Pavlovas Recipe
It's hard to decide whether it's the presentation or taste that makes this pretty dessert tops. Fresh berries rest on a pillow of homemade meringue for a finale that sums up why we love summer in one delicious bite.
- 6 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 4 large peaches, peeled and sliced
- 2 cups fresh blackberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons peach schnapps liqueur
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Additional fresh blackberries
- Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Add the vanilla, cream of tartar and salt; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, on high until stiff peaks form.
- Drop meringue into six mounds on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Shape into 3-1/2-in. cups with the back of a spoon. Bake at 225° for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until set and dry. Turn oven off; leave meringues in oven for 1-1/2 hours.
- In a large saucepan, combine the peaches, blackberries, sugar and liqueur. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3-4 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form.
- Spoon fruit mixture into meringue shells; top with whipped cream. Garnish with additional blackberries. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Peach Blackberry Pavlovas in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2011, p232
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Governor-elect Mike Pence announced today that registration has opened for the inaugural events of 2013.
"As we embark on a season of service over the next four years, we seek to make the inaugural events of 2013 enjoyable and accessible for all Hoosiers," said Karen Pence, incoming First Lady. "We encourage Hoosiers from all corners of the state to join us at these events and look forward to welcoming them in the days leading up to Mike's Inauguration."
Hoosiers interested in attending any of the inaugural events below are required to register at www.indianaworks.eventbrite.com.
Saturday, Jan. 12
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Family Fun Day
Free, Open to the public, Registration is required. Dallara IndyCar Factory, 1201 Main Street, Speedway
7 - 11 p.m. - Inaugural Ball Dinner & Dance
Black Tie Optional, General Attendance for the Inaugural Ball: $150/couple, $75/individual, Registration is required. JW Marriott, 10 South West Street, Indianapolis.
Sunday, Jan. 13
1:30 p.m. - Inaugural Praise & Worship Service, Free, Open to the public, Registration is required. Indiana Convention Center, 100 South Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis.
Monday, Jan. 14
11 a.m. - Inauguration Ceremony. Free, Open to the public, Registration is required. Indiana Statehouse, 200 West Washington Street, Indianapolis.
Attendees of all inaugural events are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items, which will be donated to the Midwest Food Bank.
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This picture was taken from the field of Memorial Stadium as my family and I were waiting to hear a concert put on by Hunter Smith from the Indianapolis Colts. I find the picture nostalgic as the stadium will be torn down and moved downtown. It is a great memory for me and my family.
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The Clippers and Grizzlies meet in Memphis in a game with huge playoff implications.
The Clippers and Kings meet for the second consecutive game, and there's bad blood between DeMarcus Cousins and Blake Griffin
The Clippers can't afford to dwell on the loss in their showdown with the Lakers last night, because they have to focus on the game in Sacramento tonight.
The winner of tonight's game between the Clippers and the Lakers will take the season series.
The Clippers and Mavericks are currently fourth and fifth in the Western Conference race. An LAC win tonight would put them comfortably ahead of the Mavs, and set up a showdown with the Lakers...
The Clippers are looking for a season-high five game winning streak and the season series against Utah tonight.
The Clippers look to tie their season-long win streak of four games tonight against the Trail Blazers.
The Clippers need to keep their recent strong play moving forward against the Phoenix Suns, who have beaten L.A. twice already this month.
The Clippers have an immediate opportunity to avenge their bad loss in New Orleans from Thursday when the Hornets come into Staples Center tonight.
The Clippers open a critical five game home stand today against the Grizzlies. A win moves them into fourth in the conference, but a loss drops them into a three way tie for 6th.
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Goshen Police DepartmentDaily activity blotter for Tuesday, October 23, 201212GOS06283 10/22/2012Nature of Call: OPERATOR NEVER LICENSED - PRIORBlotter: Gerardo Rivera, 31, 75 Brookside Mnr. Goshen, was arrested for never receiving a license with a prior conviction afterbeing stopped for speeding in the 2400 Blk Berkey Ave.. Mr. Rivera was transported to the Elkhart County Jail.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: OWENS, JOSH,9152Incident Location: 2400 BLK BERKEY AVE,GOSHEN,IN10/22/12 7:48 amDate_Incident12GOS06285 10/22/2012Nature of Call: OPERATOR NEVER LICENSEDBlotter: Nayeli Lecona, 21, 501 S. 3rd St. Goshen, was arrested for operating while never receiving a license after being stoppedfor a traffic violation. Ms. Lecona was transported to the Elkhart County Jail.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: OWENS, JOSH,9152Incident Location: 2ND / WASHINGTON,GOSHEN,IN10/22/12 10:39 amDate_Incident12GOS06288 10/22/2012Nature of Call: OFFICERS REPORT - POSSIBLE THEFT/FORGERYBlotter: Shawna Canarecci, 42 years of age, Goshen, reported various criminal activities that she suspected were occurring ata residence in Goshen. A report was taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: HUBBARD, HOWARD W.,9130Incident Location: 111 E JEFFERSON ST,GOSHEN,IN10/22/12 11:56 amDate_Incident12GOS06289 10/22/2012Nature of Call: FraudBlotter: James Rupright, Goshen, reported the unauthorized use of his company name by an ex-employee. This ex-employee isgoing to clients houses asking them to hire him to perform work in the company name, and asking for payment in cash on thespot. Report takenCase_Number Date_Report Officer Name: SCHROCK, JEFFREY A.,0989Incident Location: 1100 CHICAGO AVE,,IN10/18/12 8:00 amDate_Incident12GOS06290 10/22/2012Nature of Call: Theft From BuildingsBlotter: Francesca Laguesma, 48 years of age, 304 North Main, Goshen, reported that an acquaintance stole two electronic itemsfrom his house. A report was taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: WARSTLER, ROBERT F,9106Incident Location: 304 N MAIN ST,GOSHEN,IN10/22/12 1:55 pmDate_Incident12GOS06295 10/22/2012Nature of Call: THEFT-SHOPLIFTINGBlotter: Walmart Loss Prevention, 4024 Elkhart Rd, reported a male subject made a fraudulent return of merchandise onOctober 7th, 2012. A case was taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: HUSER, TYLER,9156Incident Location: 4024 ELKHART RD,GOSHEN,IN10/7/12 3:55 pmDate_Incident12GOS06296 10/22/2012Nature of Call: BATTERYBlotter: Juan Castillo, 20YOA male, and Irma Sanchez, 19YOA female, both from Goshen reported being battered at their houseby an acquaintance. I tried to make contact with the suspect but could not reach him by phone. A case was taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: FULLER, THOMAS A,9124Incident Location: 17 BROOKSIDE MNR,GOSHEN,IN10/22/12 10:30 pmDate_Incident12GOS06298 10/23/2012Nature of Call: DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED (SUSP/PRIOR)Blotter. Marques Cooper, 25yo of 1213 N Kentucky St, South Bend, was arrested on a charge of driving while suspended priorand released at the scene with a court date. He was arrested while on a traffic stop at Pike and Main.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: ULANOWICZ, KENNETH,9158Incident Location: PIKE / MAIN,GOSHEN,IN10/23/12 1:02 amDate_Incident12GOS06297 10/22/2012Nature of Call: OFFICERS REPORT- DOMESTIC ARGUMENTBlotter: Officers were called to 315 N 9th st in reference to a domestic argument. When officers arrived it was determined ajuvenile had been the caller. It was found that the argument was between Jennifer and Joseph Ankrom. Officers determined thatthere was not a battery and the fight was verbal only. A report was taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: SHIDLER, TODD A,9115Incident Location: 315 N 9TH ST,GOSHEN,IN10/22/12 10:48 pmDate_Incident12GOS06299 10/23/2012Nature of Call: CRIMINAL MISCHIEFBlotter: Becky K. Greenawalt, of Goshen, called police in reference to her vehicle being damaged. She advised an unknownperson(s) threw large chunks of cement into her windows. The windows were scratched. A report was taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: SHIDLER, TODD A,9115Incident Location: 300 STEURY AVE,GOSHEN,IN10/23/12 2:15 amDate_Incident12GOS06300 10/23/2012Nature of Call: CRIMINAL MISCHIEFBlotter: Angela K. Kiser. of Goshen called police in reference to her vehicle being damaged sometime during the night. A reportwas taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: SHIDLER, TODD A,9115Incident Location: 107 S 28TH ST,GOSHEN,IN10/22/12 11:15 amDate_Incident
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After completion of our three week paid training period:The Satellite Installation and Repair Technician will be expected to efficiently and professionally install and repair DISH Network Satellite equipment and service at customer sites. The installer will install all necessary equipment to complete the assigned work that ensures complete customer satisfaction while adhering to industry and company technical standards.
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- Work under minimal supervision on duties and assigned tasks of substantial variety and complexity
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- Must be 18 for insurance purposes
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- Ability to lift and carry a minimum of 75 lbs, perform overhead activities, and climb ladders
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- Ability to use mechanical and electrical power tools and handle physically exerting workload
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- Visual capability to perform close exacting work
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle and maintain an acceptable driving record as determined by SSI's insurance carrier
- Ability to perform basic computer functions.
- Availability to work weekends, both Saturday and Sunday
- Commitment to be at work fully prepared and on time for the entire duration of every scheduled work day
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