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Richard Beinart and Peter Goldstone – Part I
05/31/2012 22:48
Into The Fray: Peter Beinart has placed himself in precisely the same category as Richard Goldstone. He should be treated in precisely the same manner.
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A Palestinian family named the Ghawis lives on the street outside their home of fifty-three years, from which they were evicted to make room for Jewish settlers
– Peter Beinart, "The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment," June 10, 2010
In two recent articles, I made the following statements: "Peter Beinart [has] for all intents and purposes declared political war on Israel." Indeed he has.
And, "There are only two possible explanations for [Beinart's] actions: He is either sincere or he is not. If he is sincere, he is merely a 'useful idiot,' and he should be treated as such. If he is not, then he is engaging in activities that are intentionally detrimental to Israel. He is, therefore, an enemy – and should be treated as such." Indeed he should.
Beinart has placed himself in precisely the same category as another self-professed "dedicated Zionist" – Richard Goldstone. He should be treated in precisely the same manner – by both the Jewish establishment and Israeli officialdom.
Noble or nefarious?
We don't know what motivates Beinart – whether he is merely silly but sincere, or whether he is actually sly and sinister. We can only infer what drives him from what he does, and what he says – and perhaps more important, from what he doesn't.
But in the final analysis, his intentions are less important than the consequences of his actions, which are deeply detrimental to Israel, the professed object of his devotion and affection.
After all, for the vast majority of those who follow the Middle East conflict, there is little daylight between the charges Beinart hurls at Israel, Israelis, and the Israeli government and those of the Jewish state's most visceral detractors.
If any differences can be detected, they typically relate more to nuance rather than principle.
Even if he does occasionally level some perfunctory reprimand at the Palestinians for their "recalcitrant" (read "brutal"/" bloody"/"barbarous") behavior – as if reluctantly discharging some distasteful but obligatory chore –he studiously avoids any policy-relevant conclusions Israel might conceivably be forced to draw from that behavior.
Whether his unrelenting censure of Israel arises from benign but misguided concern or from calculated self-seeking malevolence, it is beyond dispute that Beinart has reaped immense rewards from his Israel-bashing.
The rich rewards of Israel-bashing
Indeed, it was Israel-bashing – and Israel-bashing alone – that catapulted Beinart into instant celebrity.
After all, imagine for a moment that he had written a brilliant article, whose major theme was Israel's cutting-edge achievements in science, technology, medicine, agriculture and telecommunications, and extolled the central role Israeli ingenuity and innovation played in saving lives (including Muslim lives), reducing hunger and improving living standards for millions across the globe. It would clearly be beyond the realm of plausibility that
The New York Review of Books
would have assigned him the 5,000- word slot that it did for his diatribe against Israel and against the US Jewish establishment for supporting it.
Had he highlighted Israeli humanitarian efforts in far-flung corners of the world or cataloged the country's internationally acclaimed cultural accomplishments, it is more than doubtful that the paper would have afforded him such lavish exposure.
Of course Beinart would probably protest, as he does in his response to Bret Stephens, that "my book is not primarily about Israel, but about American Jews and the relationship between [them] and Israel."
Disingenuous and spurious claim
But of course this claim is as disingenuous as it is specious.
For this relationship is not one forged in a vacuum but is dependent on how Israel is viewed by American Jewry, which in turn is dependent on how it is presented to them.
So if Beinart were genuinely alarmed by the alleged alienation of young US Jews from the Jewish state, one might have expected him to act differently. Even if he did not entirely suppress his misgivings over some of Israel's policies – he could have put them on the backburner, while urging his kinfolk to take pride in the many extraordinary feats of the country that are indeed worthy of pride.
He could have made a compelling case for young Jews to rally around Israel for the way it is dealing with awesome challenges, while pressing for it to address the defects which in his opinion exist in its policy toward the Palestinians.
But of course Beinart chose a different course. Although he does pay occasional lip service to Israel's achievements, this is invariably an aside followed by a "but."
Overwhelmingly, it is the alleged blemishes that are paraded front and center, the negatives that dominate the positives, the supposed "warts" that comprise the dominant theme of the narrative that brought Beinart such prominence.
This clearly undermines the credibility of his professed aims and the sincerity of his professed sentiments. For it would be difficult to conceive of anything more counterproductive to an effort to deal with Jewish alienation than presenting – or misrepresenting – the Jewish state as a hideous distortion of itself.
Grave question marks
But let's suppose for a moment that Beinart is genuinely perturbed about the issues he raises in his writing and public appearances. The question that must then be raised is why he chooses to portray incidents that allegedly raise his concern in such a misleading – at times, mendacious – manner, without giving the slightest hint that compelling interpretations of the same events exist which contradict his version.
Take, for instance, the case mentioned in the introductory excerpt regarding the eviction of Arab tenants in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.
In Beinart's account, one is given the clear impression that the evictees were the helpless victims of some callous, arbitrary act perpetrated by a heartless regime, driven by a discriminatory Judeocentric dogma. Nowhere could the reader get a sense that the reason for the eviction was the tenants' refusal to pay rent; that their removal from the Jewish-owned property was the culmination of a legal battle that extended over three decades and was backed by a verdict of the Supreme Court, an institution invariably depicted as a jealous custodian of the liberal-democratic values Beinart claims are so dear to his heart.
So ask yourself: What is likely to exacerbate the alienation of young liberal US Jewry more, Beinart's partial and partisan misrepresentation of the evictees as blameless victims of blatant ethnically biased discrimination? Or the alternative fact-based portrayal of them as rent-delinquents, who had the right of due process, and were found to be violating the property rights of the Jewish proprietors? See what I mean about counter-productive? Unless of course you question his true motives.
The Khaled Jaber thing
But even more troubling (and revealing?) is Beinart's cheap (or is that cynical?) exploitation of the Khaled Jaber episode that sets the tone for his new book,
The Crisis of Zionism
Beinart relates, in highly emotive and self-righteous terms how a video (55 seconds long) showing a Palestinian man, Fadel Jaber, being arrested by Israel forces while his sobbing son begs for his release, troubled him deeply.
Beinart then proceeds to makes incendiary accusations which are both wildly distortive and totally unsubstantiated by anything in the video. He claims that Fadel was arrested for stealing water; while the Israeli authorities claim he was arrested for disturbing the peace and attacking the law enforcement officers. Beinart makes no mention of the Israeli version – which might have been nice, even if for some reason he disbelieved it. You know, in the interest of fair and balanced coverage – especially given his concern about the alienation of US Jewry.
Beinart goes on to present Fadel's unauthorized tapping into Israeli pipes as an act of desperation "after his family repeatedly asked Israeli authorities for access to the pipes" which had been denied – but provides no evidence of such repeated requests or any clue how he came to know about them.
In his response to Bret Stephens's criticism, Beinart snarls that Fadel was "unjustly arrested by police from the Jewish state," leaving the reader to puzzle over what led him to this far-reaching and unflattering conclusion – other than his own prejudices.
Water – the dry facts
What Beinart fails to convey is that since the conclusion of the Oslo II Agreement almost two decades ago, the entity responsible for supplying water to Palestinian consumers, such as the Jabers, is the Palestinian Authority – not Israel; that since these accords, Israel provides the PA with quantities well in excess of its Oslo II obligations, and that the amount of water it transfers from inside pre-1967 lines across the Green Line is more than the entire consumption of the maligned "settlements" together with their "swimming pools and intensive irrigation systems" he so resents.
Indeed, for Israel to supply consumers like the Jabers, it would have to usurp powers given to the PA. Is that really what Beinart is advocating? Had he wished to, Beinart could have painted a far different – accurate – picture of Israel's water policy and the huge benefits the Palestinians have derived from it.
For whether one focuses on overall consumption of fresh water; per capita consumption of fresh water; consumption of fresh water relative to Israelis; accessibility of running water to households; the area under agricultural cultivation; or the size of the agricultural product, the conditions for the Palestinians improved dramatically under Israeli administration.
And while it is true that per capita consumption of water by Israelis is much higher than that of Palestinians, he could have explained – correctly – that this is principally a result of differences in demand, rather than supply, due to differences in lifestyles. After all, similar – indeed greater – consumption differentials prevail between various socioeconomic groups within the Jewish population without anyone suggesting this reflects ethnic bias.
The facts are incontrovertible. Whereas in 1967 only 10 percent of the "West Bank" Arab population was connected to a running water system, the figure today stands at 95%.
Likewise, Palestinian agricultural performance improved dramatically, even though water allocations were not increased. (In recent years Israeli farmers have had their freshwater allocations slashed by 50% and more.) This was facilitated by the introduction of advanced irrigation and cultivation methods, resulting in an increase of the area cultivated by about 160% and of the agricultural product by 1,200%.
Attenuating or amplifying alienation
Clearly then, Israel's water policy could have been presented as a telling illustration of the deeply humanitarian impulses of Israeli society, even toward a hostile alien population whose deeds and declarations repeatedly affirm their rejection of the Jewish state. Beinart could have seized on the hydrological facts to underscore the tolerance and extraordinary goodwill Israel has displayed toward an implacable adversary. (Interestingly, the Jaber family is on record as rejecting any compromise or acceptance of Jewish statehood, which might have made an illuminating – albeit discordant – footnote in Beinart's book).
Instead, he chose to embrace the most derogatory, defamatory and distortive depictions of Israel's water policy and endorse the deceptive and deceitful hydro-narratives propagated by the likes of Omar Barghouti, a leader of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Way to go, Peter! Again, we might speculate as to what is likely to attenuate the alienation of liberal US Jewry and what is likely to amplify it: The false portrayal – on the basis of dubious anecdotal evidence – of Israel's water policy as discriminatory deprivation? Or the factual presentation of the extraordinary enhancement it has irrefutably brought to living conditions for the vast majority of Palestinians? Well, we know what Beinart seems to think.
These are but two examples in which he elected to adopt a pejorative presentation of Israel/Israeli actions when compelling countervailing alternatives could have been espoused with greater plausibility. His work is replete with additional instances, but to deal adequately with them I would have to write a book of my own.
Despising the demos
The more one delves into Beinart's pronouncements, the more dubious his Zionist credentials appear.
For although he tries to suggest that his disapproval is focused mainly on "this Israeli [i.e. Netanyahu-Liberman ] government," a perusal of his works suggests otherwise.
Indeed, as the following excerpt from his New York Review of Books essay indicates, he has a deep distaste for much – if not most – of the sectors comprising the Israeli population: "Israeli governments come and go, but the Netanyahu coalition is the product of frightening, long-term trends in Israeli society: an ultra-Orthodox population that is increasing dramatically, a settler movement that is growing more radical and more entrenched in the Israeli bureaucracy and army, and a Russian immigrant community."
He quotes a plethora of opinion surveys, expressing dismay at the findings which reflect views of varied segments of Israeli society – from the Russians to the religious, from school kids to settlers. Indeed, he seems to reserve his most severe censure for Israel's youth, bewailing that "Attitudes are worst among Israel's young."
So while Beinart claims he values Israel's democracy, it seems he deeply detests the Israeli demos – or most of it.
Presidential faux pas
It was recently announced that Beinart has been invited to speak at the 2012 Israeli Presidential Conference later this month.
This is a scandalous blunder of breathtaking proportions.
Indeed, it is difficult to think of anything less appropriate. It is a slap in the face for the large swathes of the Israeli public for which he has expressed such deep and undisguised distaste. It is an unconscionable insult to millions for whom Beinart has demonstrated his unmitigated contempt.
Think of it: Would anyone dream of inviting Richard Goldstone to such an event? If not, neither should Beinart be invited. He is more hypocritical, more detrimental and more undeserving.
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Reviews by Bookseeb:
3.03/5 rDev +10.2%
Appearance has a golden straw color with a fair head that dissipates thin but steady leaving spotty lace. Smell of different grain adjuncts with a yeast note background. Taste of the adjuncts having a buttery note leaving a fairly clean finish. mouthfeel is light with good carbonation. a simple easy drinking pale Russian lager.
10-26-2011 01:37:04 | More by Bookseeb
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2.23/5 rDev -18.9%
Appearance - This is a nice, straw-colored yellow in color with a wonderful head that was pure white and showed above-average retention.
Smell - The singular grain has a nice crispness to it although this is not a high-quality nose.
Taste - This beer falls to pieces at the taste. The grain is stale, almost rotten, with some cheap sugar at the finish.
Mouthfeel - This light-bodied lager had some nice carbonation and a touch of leafy bitterness.
Sinkability - I couldn't get past that rotten grain flavor to save my life. This was the hardest of the series for me to find and unfortunately the most disappointing.
PS: This beer was all over the place. I think this is only the second time in almost 2,000 reviews that I have five scores in which no two are the same.
02-22-2011 04:07:28 | More by RoyalT
2/5 rDev -27.3%
08-14-2012 01:35:02 | More by Zakk
3.03/5 rDev +10.2%
16.9 oz clear glass bottle with a freshness date on the back of the label.
A- Crystal clear yellowish golden color, really thin lacing ... head retention lacks as well.
S- Cooked vegetables, bland dry malt aroma ... watered down grape cool-aid-like smell from some sort of malt husk.
T&M- Grape Nuts cereal, watery malt ... wet palate with a solid crispness. Plain hop bitterness with no real flavor to be found. Corn grits and cooked veggies ... finishes semi-dry.
D- Nothing horrible, but nothing good about it either other than it is a cheap lager with no flaws that offend my palate.
03-19-2006 22:08:03 | More by Jason
3.68/5 rDev +33.8%
The beer pours a golden yellow color with a white head. The aroma is pilsener malt with some grassy hops. The flavor is that of a basic lager. I get some pilsener malt, some wheat, lemons and grassy hops. This tastes like a very lightly hopped pilsener. Creamy mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
08-09-2010 04:01:40 | More by Mora2000
2.5/5 rDev -9.1%
02-21-2012 00:14:30 | More by donunrue
2.75/5 rDev 0%
06-04-2012 13:56:43 | More by fionn13
South Carolina
2.78/5 rDev +1.1%
Poured from a 16.9 oz clear bottle into a snifter.
A: a rather ordinary looking lager: Golden color; clear; largish, white soapy head. The head was surprisingly durable and capable of coating most of the glass with lacing on the way down.
Aroma: light malt and hops with hints of hay and white bread.
T: slightly sweet and floral, with low but balanced levels of hops and malt. Some corn and butter here too.
M: light and rather watery body; carbonation is good; smooth.
Overall: Despite clear glass, this sample showed no skunkiness or others signs of deterioration. It was quite drinkable but lacking in character, richness and complexity ... I.e., nothing to support a recommendation or lead me to buy it again.
06-12-2012 03:05:41 | More by chinchill
4/5 rDev +45.5%
01-29-2013 04:14:48 | More by craiglcook
2.5/5 rDev -9.1%
05-02-2013 00:32:30 | More by richkrull
3.09/5 rDev +12.4%
Gold?...almost. It's paler than that, though brilliantly clear. Never judge a beer by its color, I suppose. This one, though, doesn't establish much of a head. Clean white, it's barely able to cap at half a finger before it dies away to a wispy foam. At least that remains, though, and even drops a little spotting on the way down.
The aroma's a bit too vegetal coming off a lightly grassy note, and pale malts aren't offering too much here. There's a fruity sweetness and something dry and husky as well. I know basically what to expect from this style, though it is a catch-all. This aroma, at least, is lacking something. It's average if not for the overly vegetal note.
The flavor drops a bit of the husk and vegetation and even gives a touch of noble hops spiciness. That's a pleasant surprise. Malts are still light and it's not exciting, but it's an improvement over the nose and just above average in an admittedly weak style.
The feel isn't bad. I expect a light body, and these beers tend sometimes to have an odd slickness, which this beer avoids. It's a bit crisp and even has a mild smoothness to it.
06-05-2013 19:02:03 | More by Brenden
Ontario (Canada)
2.3/5 rDev -16.4%
Part of the Baltika gift set. Poured into the branded glass it comes with.
Effervescent straw gold and capped by a fluffy white head. Head is well retained and leaves behind a decent lace as it dissipates. Weak cereal and sweet grain aroma. This beers defining characteristic is a corn syrup sweetness. Because it actually is brewed with corn syrup. It says so on the ingredients list. Cloying. Tastes like sweet bread with hints of lemon and bittering hops. Light bodied with spritzy carbonation. Feels a bit thin, but not watery. Off-flavours make this one a bit of a chore to drink.
10-30-2009 19:25:06 | More by mintjellie
New Jersey
2.5/5 rDev -9.1%
Situation: New Year's Day watching PSU vs. LSU...
Glassware: Baltika glass...
Appearance: White head that laces and rims well; "golden" body is golden indeed with constant effervescence, much like the 7...
Aroma: crisp haylike malts, as expected--but the malty, almost malt liquor scents provide expectations of a heavier body...
Palate: medium-bodied, with minimal stopover on the tongue; again, the body of a malt liquor...
Taste: malty, malty, malty lager--thick and syrupy, with the honey notes predominant...
Overall: Much like the 7, but not as strong--a palate cleanser or a barbecue companion, but no need to purchase another now that I have a glass...
01-17-2010 04:45:21 | More by dacrza1
2.75/5 rDev 0%
08-21-2014 12:41:00 | More by KristijanG
Ontario (Canada)
2.2/5 rDev -20%
LCBO same gift pack as the #7. A typical Euro pale. A little cheesy arom. A light yellow colour with a big soapy head. A bit thin mouthfeel. Malt sugary taste, drinkable but a whole beer is not pleasurable. Still better than your macro brew, but not by much.
12-30-2010 18:52:55 | More by Sammy
North Carolina
3/5 rDev +9.1%
06-03-2014 21:11:47 | More by tdm168
3/5 rDev +9.1%
08-09-2013 02:51:55 | More by avisong
2.75/5 rDev 0%
Picked up a 500ml can from Euromart in Astoria. It smells of pale malts with a hint of honey and adjunct. The flavor is similarly sweet with an odd vegetal spice to it. Honestly, this beer reminds me of malt liquor more than anything. I'd avoid this one. Stick to the Baltika porter.
03-07-2011 04:10:57 | More by tempest
2.78/5 rDev +1.1%
Not much to say about this one, because Ive had so many standard lagers during my visit to Russia, each one as bland as the one before. This is pretty nice, but its pretty standard to-style stuff. Decenet pale straw color, light head, but the taste just says "I've been down this road before."
02-25-2005 16:27:01 | More by DrunkMcDermott
2.08/5 rDev -24.4%
Bottle#2 of the expirment..
Pours extremely (can you say urine?) yellow with a white head that drops immediately, zero lacing
Smell: Sweetness and graininess
Taste: Over the top sweetness, with slight bitterness ad frutiness on the tounge
MF: Thin and way undecarbonated, out of whack
Too damn sweet. Try this if you have the guts! Otherwise stear clear
02-11-2006 05:23:11 | More by russpowell
North Carolina
2.45/5 rDev -10.9%
Clear golden color; mediocre head, decent lacing.
Smells like a mild malt liquor; sweet and malty with the slightest bit of skunk.
Not much going on here in the way of flavor- sweet malt that never gets balanced out enough by bitterness OR skunkiness.
Mini-Malt Liquor; very unimpressive. Tastes like it should have more than 5.3%abv (actually, if it did and was labeled as a ML, I would rate it higher).
Kinda bad, even for the weakass EPL category.
07-09-2007 17:38:47 | More by BeerZack
Ontario (Canada)
3.05/5 rDev +10.9%
Time for round 2 of the Blatika gift pack, number 5, gold jerry gold! Here's hoping she pours a bit fairer then the less them comely maiden Baltika 7.
Well it definitely looks like a lager pale gold with a pure white head about an inch thick, eventually settling down to the thin film above the liquid "gold."
Smell well what smell besides some faint whiffs of wheat, old white bread, a bit of hoppy grass notes, and a hint of apple.
Very sweet malt tastes to begin with more akin to watered down honey than the complex sweetness provided by good malts. Stale bread and crackers mixed with corn syrup is about as vivid as I can get when describing this flavor. Some alcohol presence as we progress down the glass. Next to no hop profile whatsoever, everything just seems so watered down.
The water theme carries on to the feel foamy reasonably drinkable but just thin and watered down overall.
Well it's certainly a euro lager. Not terrible but definitely not amazing, good for washing down the pizza I had but that's about it. Come on Baltika only the porter can save you now!
11-05-2009 04:49:43 | More by Reinheitsgebot71
3.75/5 rDev +36.4%
Poured from a clear bottle into a weizen glass. Has a gold color with a 1/2 inch head. Aroma is mild and a bit sweet. Taste is crisp with some maltiness and sweetness. Feels good in the mouth and is very drinkable. Overall a quality beer that I could spend the entire day drinking.
07-20-2009 23:53:49 | More by tone77
2.5/5 rDev -9.1%
Pours out gold with moderate bubbles and a thinnish head. Looks about right. Smell starts off rather malty, but then quickly switches to a grainy, corn-like aroma. Some whiffs of rubber bands. Flavor brings more of a malty backbone than in the smell, but there is still the underlying corn and rubber band thing there. Mouthfeel is light and fizzy. Yeah, I don't think I'd choose this over Baltika's porter again.
07-24-2007 03:20:38 | More by goochpunch
New Hampshire
3.08/5 rDev +12%
From the 25 ounce clear bottle marked 03.09.12-01:34, 03.09 9.13 0-W. Sampled on March 31, 2013.
The color is pale yellow with a white fizzy head that disappears almost on contact. It looks the way it should.
The aroma is a multitude of grains and malts with a syrupy sugar feel and a clean, crisp hop background. Not offensive.
The body is light and the texture is creamy.
The taste brings out the barley malts a bit more with a standard clean lager hop finish. Drinkable but nothing that a hundred different pale lagers don't have.
03-31-2013 15:30:34 | More by puboflyons
Baltika #5 Gold from Baltika Breweries
66 out of 100 based on 155 ratings.


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STAFF and students from Bridgwater College recently attended the 2014 British Colleges Sport (BCS) National Championships at Bath University, after nine College students qualified to represent the South West in their chosen sports.
The first event saw Bridgwater College's Rhianne O'Donnell competing in the women's squash event.
Rhianne started brilliantly, and showed great skill and ability by comfortably beating her two toughest opponents without dropping a game.
Her winning streak continued throughout the three days, and she went on to win the gold medal for the South West region, fully justifying her number five ranking in the country for her age group.
Next to compete for the South West was the women's trampolining squad, with Bridgwater College students Paige Pople, Holly Hobbs, Emma Withers and Rosie Allen competing as part of a squad of six.
Strong routines from them all resulted in third place and a bronze medal.
It was then time for the men's trampoline, and the silver medal-winning squad of five included College students Lewis Dudley, Mason Page and Kieran Dunn, all of whom executed their routines extremely well.
The last student to represent Bridgwater College as part of the South West team was Charlie Attwood.
Charlie, who is currently the top ranked swimmer for this age group in Europe, did not disappoint, scoring 22 points for the South West team by winning gold in both the 50m and 100m breaststroke.
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In their never ending quest to ram health care down our throat, Maryland's two Senators decided that we should make sure that child molesters and sex offenders should still have access to Viagra and other sexually enhancing drugs.
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Apparently, passing a health care bill nobody wants is more important to Maryland's Democratic Senators than ensuring very bad people don't get federally funded prescriptions that help them be very bad people.
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So he decided to propose to her at work.
He had planned everything out for the proposal, even time to make a quick outfit change, complete with roses and a ring.
The announcement came on the jumbo-tron and the orchestra made it's way to the bride-to-be.
Little did she know the orchestra and her boyfriend were heading straight for her.
"I thought the whole time it was the couple right in front of the audio booth, I kept saying 'it's that couple, it's that couple'. I am totally shocked and so happy," said Amelia Reichl, newly engaged.
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The Japanese yen surged to a fresh 15-year high against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, after the Japanese government failed to say it would take steps to curb the currency's strength amid growing concerns about the pace of the recovery.
Following last week's run up, the dollar eased back as worries about a global economic slowdown faded.
The dollar turned higher this week as jittery investors flocked to the greenback for its safe-haven appeal amid fears of a global economic slowdown.
The dollar fell to a 15-year low against the Japanese yen Wednesday, as investors flocked to safe-haven trades after weak economic data was released by China and the Federal Reserve posted a bearish outlook.
The dollar fell against the yen and pared back earlier gains against the euro after the Federal Reserve cast a shadow over hopes for a stronger economic recovery.
China appears increasingly set to allow its currency, the yuan, to float more freely against the U.S. dollar, if a recent string of statements from one of its central bankers is any indication.
If you were thinking of taking advantage of this year's rebound in the dollar to book that long overdue trip to Paris, you might want to reconsider.
The dollar continued to slide this week, hovering near monthly lows versus major currencies as worries about an economic slowdown weighed on investors.
Investors are considering European stress test results, as stocks remain volatile, worries about a sluggish U.S. economic recovery persist and confidence in the euro zone and nations abroad increases.
The dollar continues to slide this week as disappointing economic data cause investors to worry that the U.S. recovery is losing momentum.
Imagine a world without the almighty greenback as the main reserve currency.
The dollar recovered losses versus the euro Friday and was little changed against other major currencies as investors wavered ahead of the weekend.
The dollar slumped against major currencies Tuesday as a rally in global markets lifted the euro, limiting demand for the safety of the U.S. currency.
The dollar turned lower against major rivals Friday as investors digested the government's June employment report that showed a loss in jobs.
The dollar slumped against major currencies Thursday as the euro rallied and U.S. economic data disappointed investors.
The dollar slipped versus the euro Wednesday after the European Central Bank said demand for loans was weaker than expected, signaling a brighter outlook for the European banking system.
Investors flocked to the dollar Tuesday as global markets tumbled and fears about the health of European banks compounded lingering economic woes.
The dollar rose against the euro and yen but fell against the pound after world leaders pledged to significantly reduce deficits over the next two years.
The dollar rose against the euro Friday ahead of the G-20 policy meeting and after a disappointing report on growth reinforced worries about the economic recovery.
The dollar was mixed against other currencies Thursday amid concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy.
The euro's collapse has been spooking financial markets of late, driving down stock prices worldwide from recent highs. But your overseas returns are probably even worse, because when you translate a foreign market's gains or losses back into dollars, you also have to take into account how the local currency is faring against the greenback.
The dollar gained versus the euro Tuesday as optimism about China's decision to let its currency float more freely faded and investors turned to the safety of the greenback.
The dollar fell against major currencies Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept its interest rate policy unchanged.
China's announcement Saturday that it will resume a policy of exchange rate flexibility has been greeted warmly by the markets and countries that do trade with the world's most populous nation.
Markets in Asia moved up on news that China would eliminate its peg to the U.S. dollar, an issue that has ratcheted tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Despite China's decision to let its currency float more freely, the dollar gained Monday as investors recognized China's move would be gradual.
China took steps Saturday to let its currency trade more freely, but investors and U.S. policy makers should not expect a large increase in its value.
U.S. stock futures and world markets soared Monday after China signaled it would let its currency trade more freely.
It became fashionable over the past few weeks to proclaim that the euro was on a non-stop collision course with dollar parity. It was obvious that the euro would continue to sink like a stone.
The dollar continued to decline against the euro, as the shared currency rallied amid fading concerns about Europe's debt crisis and its impact on the global economy.
The dollar turned lower against European currencies Monday after a report showed the euro zone's economy is still growing and increased investors' appetite for riskier assets.
The dollar turned higher Friday after data showed U.S. retail sales were surprisingly weak in May, sparking risk aversion.
Fear has taken control of the markets as sovereign debt woes in Europe remain in the spotlight, spurring demand for low-risk investments such as the dollar, gold and U.S. Treasurys.
The euro kept falling against the dollar Monday, after plummeting below $1.20 and posting fresh four-year lows late last week.
The dollar turned higher against major currencies Thursday after reports on factory orders and the services sector fell short of economist expectations and investors opted once again for the safe-haven appeal of the U.S. currency.
The dollar gained against the yen and euro Wednesday following the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.
The dollar was mixed against other major foreign currencies Tuesday as investors welcomed better-than-expected U.S. manufacturing and construction reports, but still feared slower economic growth in China and the European debt crisis.
The dollar was mixed against other currencies in thin and volatile trade Friday ahead of the U.S. holiday weekend.
The euro continued its slide against the dollar Wednesday, but losses were limited as European stocks rallied.
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The dollar continued to gain ground against its European counterpart Monday, as the Continent's debt problems remain a concern in markets worldwide.
The euro recovered from earlier losses Thursday amid speculation that the European Central Bank could intervene in the currency market, following signs the Swiss National Bank is already doing so.
The euro pared back earlier losses against the dollar Wednesday, after Germany said it would ban short selling on some European bank shares and the zone's government bonds.
Whether or not Gisele and Jay-Z are still dancing, the euro party looks to be over.
The euro fell to an 18-month low against the dollar Friday as investors remain worried about the outlook for economic growth in Europe.
The dollar turned higher against the euro and pound Thursday, as investors turned back to long-term debt problems in Europe and mulled major budget cuts in several countries.
The dollar regained ground against the euro Wednesday in a thin trading day as investors remained skittish about European debt concerns.
The dollar tumbled against the euro Monday after European Union officials' approval of a $1 trillion bailout to stabilize the zone's currency and rescue debt-choked Greece.
The dollar was mixed Friday, unaffected by a strong April jobs report as investors recovered from the wild U.S. market in the previous session.
The dollar skyrocketed to a 14-month high versus the euro Thursday after the blue-chip Dow stock index sank almost 1,000 points before rebounding.
The dollar rose Wednesday, trading at fresh one-year highs against the euro, as fears about Europe's debt crisis sent investors away from riskier assets.
The dollar continued to gain ground Tuesday, trading at a one-year high against the euro, as investors remain nervous about broader debt problems in Europe.
The dollar rose Monday following upbeat economic data and as concerns about the debt crisis in Europe lingered.
Now that Greece has finally gotten its bailout, are the days of the strengthening dollar over?
The dollar fell against the euro Friday as investors gravitated toward more risky assets amid signs an aid package for Greece may be announced over the weekend.
The dollar weakened Thursday as investors regained some appetite for risk amid easing concerns about Greece and strong corporate results.
The dollar gave up gains against the euro Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged near zero and said economic activity is beginning to improve.
The dollar rose against the euro Tuesday amid ongoing concerns about Greece and caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting.
The dollar rose against the euro Monday as investors remained concerned about Greece despite the country's decision last week to activate an emergency aid package.
The dollar fell against the euro Friday after Greece's prime minister requested aid from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, easing investors' fears of a default.
The dollar was mixed Wednesday as investors soaked up strong financial results from key U.S. corporations.
The dollar gained strength against major rivals Monday, as stocks churned on continued concern about fraud charges brought against Goldman Sachs.
The dollar rose against the euro and the pound Friday after the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman Sachs for defrauding investors and amid ongoing concerns about Greek debt.
The dollar rose against the euro Thursday on renewed concerns about the fiscal meltdown in Greece and a surprise jump in U.S. jobless claims.
The dollar fell slightly Tuesday after Greece successfully sold $2.1 billion in sovereign debt.
The dollar fell versus the euro Monday after the European Union announced additional steps to aid Greece, but the decline was tempered ahead of corporate financial results.
The dollar softened Friday as investors regained some tolerance for risk despite ongoing concerns that Greece's debt problems could spread.
The dollar gave up earlier gains versus the euro Thursday after the European Central Bank eased market fears that Greece would default on its debt.
The dollar rose Wednesday as investors shied away from risk amid concerns about the European Union's plan to aid Greece.
The dollar strengthened Tuesday amid new worries about Greek debt and as European traders, fresh from the Easter holiday, reacted to strong economic data in the U.S.
The dollar was lower on Monday, as strong economic data fueled investors' hopes that the economic recovery is a sure bet.
The dollar was mostly down against major currencies on Thursday as investors absorbed jobs and manufacturing data.
The dollar dipped against major currencies on Wednesday after a disappointing report on private-sector payrolls.
The dollar fell against major currencies Monday as the euro continued to strengthen on last week's announcement that European Union leaders will aid debt-stricken Greece if necessary.
The dollar eased against the euro Friday after European Union leaders announced a plan to aid Greece if the debt-stricken nation needs to be rescued.
The dollar rebounded Thursday following reports that European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet has opposed a plan to aid Greece using support from the International Monetary Fund.
The dollar climbed to a 10-month high versus the euro on Wednesday amid growing concern about struggling European nations.
The dollar gained Tuesday as investors worried that an agreement on a rescue package for Greece would not be reached at this week's European Union summit.
The dollar pared earlier gains Monday as stocks rebounded and investors awaited the European Union summit later in the week.
The dollar rose against major currencies Friday as investors continued to worry about finding a solution for Greece's debt problems.
The dollar rose against the euro and the pound Thursday following economic reports from the government and amid renewed concern over Greece's debt.
The dollar slipped versus the yen and the pound but rose against the euro Wednesday after the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve each left interest rates unchanged near zero.
The dollar declined against major currencies Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said it will leave interest rates unchanged.
The dollar gained against the euro and the pound, but fell versus the yen on Monday as equities ended mixed and investors continued to worry about finding a concrete solution for Greece's mounting debt.
The dollar fell Friday against most major currencies except the yen as investors digested conflicting reports on retail sales and consumer confidence.
The dollar slipped against the euro and the pound Thursday but rose against the yen as investors digested mixed U.S. economic news.
The dollar was mixed against major currencies Wednesday, rising against the yen and pound but giving up gains versus the euro.
The dollar recovered losses versus the euro and rose against the pound, but fell versus the yen in quiet trading Tuesday.
The dollar weakened against the euro Monday after French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Europe is ready to help Greece if needed, boosting investor optimism about the nation's debt crisis.
The dollar rose sharply against the yen Friday following a better than expected employment report from the government, but it slipped against other major currencies.
The dollar advanced against major rivals Thursday as investors looked to the buck for its safe haven appeal ahead of the February jobs data due Friday.
The dollar slipped against other major currencies Wednesday after Greece announced measures to reduce its deficit by four percentage points this year.
The dollar reversed gains Monday, ending lower as the euro rose on hopes that the European Union will help bail out debt-choked Greece.
The dollar surged against other major currencies Monday as European leaders continued to urge Greece to lower its deficit.
The dollar was mostly lower Friday as investors turned to riskier assets following mixed U.S. economic data.
The dollar was mostly higher Thursday as fears about Greece's debt crisis resurfaced, prompting investors to cut their exposure to the higher-yield currencies.
The dollar turned lower against the euro, pound and yen Wednesday as investors digested Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on monetary policy.
The dollar gained against the euro and pound but sank against the yen, on renewed worries after a report showed U.S. consumer confidence fell sharply in February after three straight months of improvement.
The dollar was mixed in quiet trading Monday as investors shied away from more risky assets amid uncertainty about U.S. monetary policy and ongoing concerns about Greece's debt situation.
The dollar turned mixed Friday afternoon, with the euro recovering from steep losses, as U.S. stocks gained and traders continued to mull the Federal Reserve's decision to raise its discount lending rate.
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Hit hard by a national health epidemic, Fitchburg took action. Officials put every resource at the city's disposal to keep people alive, launching a multipronged effort to attack the cause of the health crisis and employing proven prevention methods, not Band-Aids. The result is a healthier populace, possibly for generations to come.
The influenza outbreak? No, childhood obesity.
In 2009, the city and school officials learned from the state Department of Public Health that 46.2 percent of Fitchburg's first-, fourth-, seventh- and 10th-graders were considered overweight or obese. Fitchburg had the second-highest obesity rate; only Lawrence's 46.6 percent was worse. The numbers were scary.
"It was the first generation that the kids were going to live sicker lives and die earlier than their parents," said Mary Giannetti, director for nutrition and wellness at the Montachusett Opportunity Council.
If it takes a village to raise a child, as Hillary Clinton famously wrote, the same might be said about raising them to be fit rather than fat. Beginning in 2009 with a $60,000 Mass in Motion grant from the Department of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, MOC oversaw a citywide effort -- dubbed Fun N' FITchburg -- that now has more than 100 stakeholders.
The effort does more than change what kids are eating, although new school menus were certainly part of it. They got kids moving -- Fitchburg High School students started a double Dutch jump rope after-school program. They created community gardens. They did a survey of the city's parks and took steps to ensure they were safe and clean, creating an Adopt-a-Park program that partnered the Fitchburg police, DPW, Recreation Department and the Board of Parks Commissioners with individuals and groups who pitched in with maintenance. To ensure kids' routes to the parks were safe, MOC peer leaders conducted "walk audits" from neighborhoods to the parks.
The result? Officials say there are 500 fewer overweight or obese students in the Fitchburg schools today than there were in 2009.
"Do we have more work to do? Absolutely, but I think that the momentum is there," Giannetti said.
There's a lot of credit to go around, and we don't have enough space to list everyone here, but leaders include Mayor Lisa Wong, Superintendent Andre Ravenelle, Giannetti and Ayn Yeagle at MOC, and Fitchburg Public Schools food services director Jill Lucius of Sodexo.
While we can usually count on government leaders, when confronted with a crisis, to do a fine job chewing the fat, this is one time they excelled at cutting it.


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Horsley says rising economy led him to end his $1 salary
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on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:19 am
I'm sorry that the former sheriff has a difficult time living on a pension of $215K. Add in his supervisor's salary and his income is $335K plus benefits.
I'm sure there are many other people living in the county who have family medical bill, etc. to pay for whose income is less than $335K, and they make it work.
on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:39 am
Horsley's excuses and statements are not just defensive, but also cavalier. Shame on him.
on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:40 am
Also, Horsley's wife works as well. So their annual income could well exceed $400,000.
on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:53 am
Readers should go back and review the 2010 Supervisor candidate interviews and debates. You will find that April Vargas did not bother to show up for several of these. Also, there is no need to speculate about Don's finances, as he is required to file a form 700.
on Jan 8, 2013 at 11:34 am
More pressing is this: who is serving on the San Mateo Board of Supervisor's Criminal Justice Committee these days?
With the county's former chief juvenile evaluator, Dr. William Ayres, arrested for child molestation and the Chief Probation Officer, Stuart Forrest under investigation for possession of child pornography, what are the Supervisors doing about this? At least two of the Supervisors served on a Criminal Justice Committee with Forrest.
on Jan 8, 2013 at 11:50 am
Look at his smug mug! 120k/year buys a lot of medication. I'm glad to hear his MIL is so well taken care of.
Don says a lot of cavalier things -typical politician. Remember when he wanted to band certain dog breeds, because he was too ignorant of the law - as sheriff - to know that he can't do that in this state? What a great legacy he's left in place - he groomed a replacement who visits bordellos. Now, what ARE county supervisors going to do w/Stu Forrest being investigated?
on Jan 8, 2013 at 11:51 am
*ban, not band
on Jan 8, 2013 at 11:58 am
Horsley is either ignorant or he is purposely attempting to obfuscate the point. He is correct in that anyone who works is entitled to be paid and that being in public service should not be held against him. However, both of those points were made moot by his campaign promise to forgo a salary for his services as supervisor. The campaign promise trumps all else.
The issue is clear: did Horsley make a campaign promise to forgo pay and has he chosen to break that promise?
The answer to both appear to be "yes," and the rationalizations he offers for breaking the promise seem to grow everyday:
1)He never meant for the promise to last as long as his term. If that was his intent then he should have made it clear. Otherwise it is reasonable to expect that voters thought the promise was for the full term.
2)He needs the income to care for his ailing mother-in-law. I'm not saying this is not a legitimate personal expense, HOWEVER when making the no salary promise Horsley should have considered a worse case personal needs scenario.
3)Economic circumstances for the county have improved. That may be true, but Horsley still hasn't proved that his promise was conditional.
4)His newest excuse and my favorite: most voters didn't know he made the promise so it doesn't count!!!
on Jan 8, 2013 at 12:26 pm
If mom in law has medicare and a medicare supplement, that about covers it. What is in Italian sandwiches? Baloney.
on Jan 8, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Appears he should be in Sacramento or Washington. Promises, Promises!
on Jan 8, 2013 at 3:11 pm
Sure, $335K is a lot of $$$, but didn't he voluntarily forgo $238K to help the county? He should at least be thanked, not vilified.
on Jan 8, 2013 at 4:06 pm
It seems to me that anyone who starts earning a county salary while retied from the County should forfeit his pension until he retires again. With the County and the country in dire financial straights, much of it because public bodies promised too much in benefits that come from other people's money, the taxpayers.
Currently, many of the public employees earn more than the equivalents in private industry, while getting better benefits and retirement plans. That is a ridiculous situation. Milking the taxpayer is an ingrained habit. Industry does as well as our "servants".
The County supervisors need to recall what their responsibilities are and to whom the need to answer: the rate payers!! NOT the public employees.
on Jan 8, 2013 at 7:44 pm
Is this why we needed Measure A??? To pay for double dippers who need $335K plus good benefits? Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a pension to give you money to live on when you retire? If you are not retired, then don't draw one. Shame on you.
on Jan 9, 2013 at 7:41 am
On this day when Don Horsley announces to the world he is the President of the Board of Supervisors, I think we should carefully consider someone who can not manage his money.....translating to somone we have entrusted to make financial decisions with our taxpayer monies. JOhn Mays of the San Mateo Daily Journal writes:
Editorial: Campaign commitments should be followed
January 09, 2013, 05:00 AM Editorial
Political campaigns are full of promises. Candidate after candidate has been known to say they would do one thing, then turn out to do another. President George H.W. Bush once said, "Read my lips, no new taxes." And then circumstances changed and he proposed new taxes.
In San Mateo County, Supervisor Don Horsley said he would not take his salary because he would already be receiving a generous pension for his 35 years in law enforcement, his last 13 as county sheriff. The pension package totals around $200,000. Late last month, however, Horsley said his family situation changed, along with the county's financial situation, and that he would indeed start taking his salary for his current job as county supervisor. That salary is approximately $115,000 a year with an additional $25,000 in benefits. Horsley's pension may be high, but it is what was decided upon previously. He earned it. And the supervisor salary is also generous, but it is what was decided upon previously. Being a supervisor is challenging. It is more than a full-time job and requires keen attention on a variety of complex issues. Supervisors earn their pay and Horsley deserves it.
He stated his financial obligations recently increased significantly with the long-term medical care of his mother-in-law. That is understandable. Many know what it is like to care for a loved one with medical needs. However, deciding to take the pay is a bit tone-deaf for several reasons. First, Horsley said he wouldn't. Second, the average government employee in San Mateo County made $53,704 in 2011, according to a recent report on public employee pay by the California Controller's Office. Horsley's pension provides him nearly four times the annual wage of an average county government worker, and to say that an extenuating financial situation requires additional money probably doesn't make sense to that average worker. Those are the workers that the Board of Supervisors must ask to have their compensation package reduced or reconfigured if the county is to continue keeping its costs in check.
The county recently benefited from a voter-approved measure to increase its sales tax by half a cent for 10 years to bring in an estimated $60 million a year. That may mean there is more wiggle room in the budget, but that doesn't mean the county should suddenly suspend its effort to keep its expenses down. And one of the primary expenses is the benefit and retirement packages for its workers particularly its highest earners.
By not taking his salary his first two years in office, Horsley did save the county nearly $300,000 when the economy was ailing. We are by no means out of the woods, but there are strong indications the economy is on the mend. Unemployment is relatively low and housing is making a comeback.
And Horsley is well within his right to take his pay and his pension. He spent a long time in law enforcement to earn the pension, the supervisor job is a lot of work and, in life, situations change. However, there is a reason why Horsley made the commitment to refuse the pay in the first place because some voters may not look fondly on him collecting both his pension and a paycheck. That was political calculus that has ramifications for the length of his tenure. Perhaps the lesson here is that campaign commitments should be more realistic, or followed.
on Jan 9, 2013 at 9:07 am
If we mere mortals in the private sector decide to return to the work force after we've started collecting Social Security, the government withholds our monthly benefits. Earn enough money, and the Social Security disappears until you retire for real.
Seems reasonable to me. Why don't our public sector workers have a similar system? Note that in Menlo Park, our former HR director is also collecting a healthy consulting fee while pulling in over $140k/year in pension.
Maybe when government salaries were way lower than the private sector and people didn't retire until they were 90% dead, this made sense. No more.
on Jan 9, 2013 at 9:17 am
Voters passed Measure A and approved the highest state income and sales taxes in the country.
All of that money for politicians to spend, the same politicians who have been totally unable to balance a budget or reign in pensions and wasteful spending.
I suspect California will eventuallly wake up... on Chapter 11 of this non-fiction text.
on Jan 9, 2013 at 11:53 am
In an open letter to Mr. Horsley, Michael Stogner, a regular critic of county government, said that if Mr. Horsley does not rescind his decision, he (Mr. Stogner) would initiate a recall. "I would invite you to reconsider and withdraw your decision on reneging on this promise within the next 30 days," Mr. Stogner wrote. "Barring this reconsideration and reversal, I will start a recall petition so voters can take action based on your broken promise to them."
Very interesting! Would a recall election of Horsley be "at large" or by "District"? The latter would require one fifth as many signatures to qualify.
Don Horsley sits on the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) and stands in the way of Dissolution of the Sequoia Healthcare District. Web Link
I would be happy to support a recall effort
Call for recall
on Jan 9, 2013 at 2:35 pm
Jack, some say it was a giant waste of taxpayer (and candidate) money to put yourself on the ballot when you had two more years on the health district board. Horsley took no salary for the first two years of his four years term, and he'll be on the 2014 ballot if he decides to run again. You and Mr. Stogner need to figure out a way to do your recall and special election without wasting additional taxpayer dollars.
on Jan 9, 2013 at 4:02 pm
It won't be my recall it will be thousands of tax payer's recall.
on Jan 9, 2013 at 4:30 pm
Reality, Horsley used the Sequoia Healthcare District PR dollars to polish his image for his Supervisorial run.
on Jan 9, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Jack wrote:
"Very interesting! Would a recall election of Horsley be "at large" or by "District"? The latter would require one fifth as many signatures to qualify."
I called the elections office last week to cover this very issue, they determined that since we are now elected by District the recall will be by District which goes like this !0% of registered voters if more than 100,000 and 15% if less. District 3 shows around 84,000 registered voters so x 15% equals around 12,500
Still hopeful Mr. Horsley will do the right thing and correct this, He is a former Sworn Law Enforcement Officer he knows about oaths, Would any of our school teachers want him to come and speak to the class about ethics and the importance of keeping your word. Lets fix this while we still can.
on Jan 10, 2013 at 7:51 am
Don Horsley, "A recall would be senseless"
At least I know he got my e-mail.
Web Link
on Jan 10, 2013 at 8:19 am
Prior to working for the County Sheriff's Office, Mr. Horsley reportedly worked as a school teacher, juvenile hall counselor and as a Police Officer for one of our local Cities in San Mateo County. It would be interesting to verify if Mr. Horsley is currently receiving any additional retirement benefites from any of these employers.
on Jan 10, 2013 at 10:23 am
The biggest issue isn't Don Horsley and this outsized compensation - although "double dipping" by all retired public sector employees is clearly problematic. The private sector cannot do that with Social Security.
The bigger issue is the failure to honor and respect a campaign PROMISE. Where is the integrity in our governance?
Politicians appear to be willing to promise almost anything today... then just ignore the public who elected them. Whether it is a promise to raise taxes on people making a certain amount, pledging to cut spending or reform entitlements, or even promising to take a "balanced approach" to problems, it's just a whole new ball game after the election. It's almost no big deal.
In that regard, Don Horsley is just the latest example at the county level. And voters appear oblivious to holding anyone accountable at the next election.
How's that working out America? How's that working out California?
on Jan 10, 2013 at 11:38 am
January 10th 2013 Don Horsley asked "Point out to me any other public official in California that doesn't take a salary. Its discriminatory to say i should not take a salary like all my colleagues do."
Gov. Schwarzenegger comes to mind when he only took 1 dollar per year during his full term.
Just to remind Mr. Horsley this was his and his political campaign managers public statement.
on Jan 10, 2013 at 11:45 am
Poor Horsley! He's being discriminated against, he thinks, because we want him to honor his promise. He's such a victim - in his own mind.
on Jan 10, 2013 at 12:02 pm
Elsewhere, Mitt Romney only took a dollar in salary a year when he was Governor of MA. NYC's Mayor Bloomberg has never taken a salary either. I am sure that if someone did some research, one would find other government figures in CA who are currently not taking a salary. It was foolish of Mr. Horsley to have made such a definitive statement, as others will now be fact checking it.
on Jan 10, 2013 at 3:01 pm
A couple of points not necessarily related to whether or not Mr Horsley should or should not have changed course on this issue. One, is he doing a good job, is he earning the salary, if yes, then whats the problem? Two, if you really come across a politician who takes ZERO salary, that is a legal problem you should really be afraid of--there are reasons for the $1`/year minimum. I am much more bothered by the primary poster here; one who throws stones at those who serve, but doesn't serve himself nor could he likiely be elected if he ran
on Jan 10, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Clearly, it was unfair to his opponent April Vargas. Don is wrong and I can't forget this. He will never get my vote again.
on Jan 10, 2013 at 4:30 pm
San Mateo County Media facts regarding Don Horsley Breaking/reneging on election promise or as some have reported is now accepting his salary.
To this day the San Mateo County Times with approx 80,000 subscribers...No story
Pacifica Tribune just published the accepting story.
Half Moon Bay Review No Story
So the good news is very few people of the over 700,000 residents of SMC know anything about these 3 subjects, Broken Promise, Rethink and Correct, Recall if necessary.
on Jan 10, 2013 at 4:38 pm
Dave Boyce is a registered user.
On the question of which voters would be involved if Mr. Horsley is subject to a recall election -- by voters countywide or in District 3 only -- Deputy County Counsel Glenn Levy told the Almanac that the County Counsel's office has not yet arrived at a definitive answer.
"It's a pretty complicated legal question because the county shifted over to district-based voting," Mr. Levy said. "Our office is looking into what it's going to be."
"There's a lot of research that we're trying to do," he added.
An answer to this question may be forthcoming as soon as Monday, Jan. 14, Mr. Levy said.
on Jan 10, 2013 at 5:51 pm
Hmmm -
Perfectly said. This is about his PROMISE and his INTEGRITY, not his PERFORMANCE.
on Jan 10, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Why would County Counsel be involved in this issue at this time. I already called the Elections Office and confirmed it will be by District before I sent Supervisor Horsley my e-mail.
Mr. Horsley still has 28 days to make his decision and hopefully he will make the right one and correct his recent action. I would like to know who asked the County Counsel to get involved? It sure wasn't me I already got my answer.
on Jan 11, 2013 at 1:23 pm
On Drudge front page right now: Detroit government worker working two six figure government jobs: Web Link
on Jan 11, 2013 at 4:43 pm
Supervisor Don Horsley has changed his mind and will honor his promise to only receive $1.00 per year for the remainder of his term.
Thank You Mr. Horsley.
on Jan 11, 2013 at 6:49 pm
What changed his mind?
on Jan 12, 2013 at 8:53 am
I received an email from Chris Hunter who is Supervisor Don Horsley's aide. Titled for your consideration, it was the official statement. This was in response to my email asking Mr. Horsley to reverse his decision .
on Jan 14, 2013 at 8:57 am
Not a good idea to go back on your promises. It could come back and bite you.
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Just got back from Linville/Table Rock and did Cave Route as my first multi-pitch ever(to lead or follow). The first two pitches went no problem. Then it started raining on us for about 20 mins (didn't know about the gully to walk down). Decided trying to rap down pitch two was more sketchy than climbing. So we continued up - except we started into My Route P1 instead of P3 of Cave Route. I didn't adequately extend a couple placements and had such terrible rope drag (having to pull slack before every move)I decided to build an anchor at the first bolt (75 feet above the belay ledge). Brought up my second and continued up. I passed the bolted anchors that were previously out of sight and got to the roofish section. Wasn't sure where to go. Pulled the roof twice but didn't see any obvious gear. Thinking it was Cave Route and a 5.6, decided that wasn't the route. I sank a nut and cam and moved out waay right through a god awful slabby section with no hands until I got to a crack system. Continued up and left. Had no slings at this point. Placed a cam to protect the 30+ footer onto low angle, leg breaking rock if I slipped. Climbed up and left and saw a bolt. Clipped the bolt directly with a biner (still no slings). Pulled slack and climbed back down and removed the lower cam that was creating huge drag. Climbed back up, and then above the bolt. Found a great platform and built an anchor. I then proceeded to try and pull up the slack. Rope drag was again terrible, and I wore four rope burns into my hands trying to bring tension. Used a prusik and the reverso even....but still a struggle. At this point my second has been ought of shouting distance for some time. I had been able to get most of the slack out but the rope was pretty kinked up and she didn't know if she was on belay. After MUCH yelling (30 minutes+) she finally heard 'climb on'. She moved up and we were finally at the top. We had to belly crawl through briars to gain a clearing and the trail back down. It was a hell of a day. Does anyone know the name of the section/route that goes to the right at the start of P2 of My Route? That slab section was much more than I had bargained for. I learned MANY lessons that day - almost too numerous to list. Just thought I'd share the story.
Its been my experience that everything I remember from the topo is forgotten by halfway through the second pitch. Learn to draw so that you can sketch out the relevant topo instead of bringing the guidebook, or a photocopy thereof, with you. I was benighted on a 5 pitch 5.7, but our path off-route took us through some 5.9/5.10X climbing. You pointed out all of the ways you could've gotten killed, so use that as motivation to actually learn, not just as an "oh my god I almost died!" story.
Hang in there. I'd offer that if you are willing to put in the mileage (climbing AND driving), if you are cognizant of your errors, and if you're not a buffoon....the NC mountains are a great place to learn multipitch skills. Also check out the way right end of Steele (Golden Arches), other NE AL places, Suck Creek (Bombs Away), Tallulah Gorge (Digital Delight), and Looking GLass (The Nose area, the South End) for good moderate multis or shorter routes that necessitate intermediate belays. Good practice.
The most important question is - is she going to climb with you ever again?
There are no less than two dozen things I would and will do differently. I really liked Linville Gorge and want to go back. A fair bit of Steele is above what I'm comfortable leading on gear, but I'll get there. I want to check out Yellow Bluff some time soon, and Looking Glass is towards the top of the list for the next out of state trip. Mount Yonah looks to have some easy multi-pitch as well. Thanks for the info
You can use nuts as extenders by clipping a carabiner to each side (by sliding the nut down the wire)... This wont work with Offsets as they wont slide on the wire. This can save you but can also hurt you later on in that same pitch (by using nuts you may need later on). This saved my butt on a climb with one very long pitch in RMNP. When I started leading trad, I carried some cord/extra webbing and a knife around for the purpose of finding appropriate pro and keeping everything in line even when I thought that the climb was straightforward.
Instead of a knife, I carry a small razor blade wrapped in electrical tape in my chalk bag. It's great for cutting rope, digging thorns out, etc. On routes I do not know I try to use the bolted belays. It's very quick to build a anchor off bolts and you get all your gear back for the next pitch.
Yeah, I didn't think about using the nuts or prusik as a sling. Something else to add to the toolbox. Thank you
other improvised slings! chalk-bag belt/tether/attachment. gear sling, too.... good job, dude, you made it and your buddy is still talking to you. those are two major criteria for a "successful" day out... keep on it!
I use a piece of perlon or webbing for my chalk bag for this purpose (as well as emergency anchors). Might as well use gear that can serve multiple functions if the need arises. Also, I'd like to add that from my experience in places such as Linville Gorge where the routes wander quite a bit (or has overhangs), it's usually best to do shorter pitches so that you can stay in earshot or eyesight of each other. This is especially true if you're not extra confident with your follower. Makes a big difference in communication, and is always worth the minor amount of extra effort of having to do maybe one more pitch.
I have a set of metolius nuts, and the heads are swaged?brazed?soldered? to wire ends - not like BD with a full loop where you can push the head down. Any problem with using these in a pinch(not that I intend to ever run short of slings again)? I could see the cable getting kinked on smaller ones but other than that....?
Whoa... mp.com turned off snarky comments. Kinda cool.
I agree with Nathan. Just because you have 200 feet of rope doen't mean you have to use it. I have learned that belaying right above the crux gives the most protection for my seconds. Also I use a peice if cord for my chalk bag belt for emergency situations. Another good thing to have is an emergency rap kit. mine consists of sacrificial cord or webbign and a crab with duck tape on the spine so that I can make a locker out of it if the need arises.
Was that on Saturday? I was climbing the Daddy in the amphitheater when it started raining. Things got real soggy. Had to bail and come back the next morning to get all my gear.
It was on Friday. My friends were on the Mummy Friday. We all went to the Chimneys on Saturday and got drenched. Most of that day was a refrain of 'Man, I'm glad i'm not in the amphitheatre right now.' Glad all went well.
nbrown and B.Ben gave you great advise. Shorter pitches and practice, practice, practice. NC moderates w a n d e r ar ou n d a l o t. Seriously, that could be the gear/route line on a 100ft pitch. Extend everything until you get used to the routes. Carry a few 60 inch runners and don't be afraid to use them. For a long time, my runner count was greater than my gear racked. Tri-cams can be used as slings, but it'll eat up carabiners. Keep after it. Linville has sooo much to offer to every-level of climber.
Man that is a great story. Reminds me of my early days leading some multi pitch NC moderates. Everything was an onsite b/c I never had a partner that knew the way either, so go off route many times. Not sure where you ended up. I know that 2nd belay on My Route well. Bailed off it myself one time in the rain. Could you have worked your way over to Second Stanza (5.8+)? No bolts there however from what I recall though. My regualar partner accuses me of over extending my pieces. I hate rope drag however, so he will have to live with it. Another recent posting on the site about someone who decked at Joshua Tree b/c his #4 camalot walked on him. If extended it probably would not have. Risking the extra 2-4 feet of fall distance sure beats decking or having to pull hard on the rope the whole pitch. Glad you made it off safe. If you learned from it then consider it a good trip. Keep at it.
Epics are part of climbing, im glad you are alright.
it's hard to learn good multipitch skill in the SE, somewhere like Boulder's Flatirons are way more chill, less confusion, just an all around good intro. Saw someone mention Bombs Away in Suck Creek? Great route, but don't go do that yet, it's chossy up top and requires really good forward thinking to keep rope drag from being terrible, and the descent can get a bit hairy with rotting leaves and loose ground. Suck Creek ain't T-wall.


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