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It's interesting sometimes to see the change in people's reaction once they have a face to match with their pain.
It's this week's Uncut commentary.
I was one of those who wanted to crucify the driver who struck and killed six-year-old John Raidy then left the scene. It was hard for me to imagine such heartlessness, and committed in front of John's family, at that.
It seems every week we hear a story of someone doing something you couldn't even imagine, and so often, it seems they get away with it. A part of me and a part of many others desired vengeance.
On our Facebook page, Marlene said: "Someone knows this monster. There will be damage to the car." Ira wrote: "There's a special place in Hell for this person."
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Rochdale boss Keith Hill says Dale need to own Spotland before they can catch up to the teams around them.
Hornets' defeat made it three losses in Rochdale's last four games, and English was disappointed not to come out on top
Crowds came out to watch as a street in the town was renamed after Crimean War hero Private Anthony Palmer, who is buried in Heywood
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Strand Lighting appointed Walt Dowling as regional sales manager for the North region of the US. "I look forward to working with our existing and future customers" says Dowling. "Strand manufactures some of the most innovative dimming & control products in the industry and is on the leading edge of Sinewave dimming. It is great to become a part of the Strand team."
Dowling is leaving Parlights, Inc. where he has been vice president of systems design & sales since 1999. Parlights was the recipient of 2001, 2003, and 2004 ESTA Manufacturers Choice Awards. "I wish Cary and everyone at Parlights the best. We have built something very special, and I am certain that it will continue to thrive," comments Dowling.
Dowling has extensive experience designing, selling, and servicing dimming & control systems. His efforts will be focused on coordinating the efforts of the Representatives, Dealers, and Service Centers in the Region as they address near-term and forward-looking opportunities. Dowling will be responsible for support of the numerous Theatre Consultants in the Region, as well as Strand users in the professional theatre community. Walt will assume his new position on April 24. Contact information will be available on our website at that time.


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The Pokémon Company
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|1998 by Nintendo
|Tokyo, Japan
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London, United Kingdom
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Kenji Okubo
Akira Chiba
Jordan Kerr
|US branch: 100 (2006)
The Pokémon Company (株式会社ポケモン Kabushiki-gaisha Pokemon?) is a corporation responsible for marketing and licensing the Pokémon franchise and is founded and affiliated with Nintendo.[1] It began operating in 1998 and adopted the moniker "Pokémon Ltd." in 2000. The company is headquartered in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Roppongi Rokuchome, Minato, Tokyo.[2] The company has separate divisions that handle operations in different parts of the world, with The Pokémon Company International supporting the US and UK as of 2009[update]. The company manages the Pokémon properties and releases.
Company operations began in 1998 with the opening of Pokémon Center in Tokyo, before the actual trademark of "Pokémon, Ltd." was established in 2000. Since then, Nintendo has been marketing this branch as "The Pokémon Company". The US branch (Pokémon USA, Inc) opened in 2001 to handle licensing overseas. Nintendo Australia does all licensing and marketing of Pokémon products in Australia and New Zealand, as The Pokémon Company does not have an Australian branch.[3] The company is headquartered in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Roppongi Rokuchome, Minato, Tokyo.[4]
Since 2001, nearly all licensed Pokémon products have "©Pokémon" in the copyright acknowledgments with the usual three of "©Nintendo", "©Game Freak" and "©Creatures Inc.". The video games, Pokémon Trading Card Game and licensed toys are still being made by third and second party companies such as Takara Tomy.
In 2009, Pokémon USA and Pokémon UK merged to become The Pokémon Company International, which handles non-Asian Pokémon operations under the administration of Kenji Okubo. Australian operations are to still be under control of Nintendo Australia, which is headed by Managing Director, Yuji Bando.[5] The company's United States offices are in Bellevue, Washington.[6]
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- Pokémon Battle Revolution
- Pokémon Battrio
- Pokémon Black and White
- Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- Pokémon X and Y
- Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire
- Pokémon Channel
- Pokémon Colosseum
- Pokémon Conquest
- Pokémon Dash!
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
- Pokémon Emerald
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
- Pokémon Gold and Silver
- Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
- Pokémon mini
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
- Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
- Pokémon Platinum
- Pokémon Red and Blue
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
- Pokémon Ranger
- Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
- Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
- Pokémon Rumble
- Pokémon Snap
- Pokémon Stadium 2
- Pokémon Stadium
- Pokémon Trozei!
- Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Pokémon Yellow
- PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
- PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond
- Pokémon Rumble Blast
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
- TV series
- Anime films
- Pokémon: The First Movie
- Pokémon: The Movie 2000
- Pokémon 3: The Movie
- Pokémon 4Ever
- Pokémon Heroes
- Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
- Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
- Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
- Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
- Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
- Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
- Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions
- Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom
- Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram
- Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
- Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
- Television specials
- ^ "Earnings Release". Nintendo. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "会社概要." The Pokémon Company. Retrieved on October 5, 2009.
- ^ "The Pokémon Company | 沿革". pokemon.co.jp. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "会社概要."
- ^ Daswani, Mansha (9 April 2009). "Pokémon Merges North American, European Operations". WorldScreen.com.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Contact Us". Pokémon.com. Retrieved 20 February 2014.


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One of the damaged Japanese nuclear reactors exploded. Officials say everything is OK -but here's some iodine anyway.
"Qadafi will prevail." Here's a list of the 112 ways to spell his goddamn name.
Newt Gingrich says he cheated on his wife because he was working too hard for America.
Intellectual property law and American world hegemony.
Super cool Australian mugshots from the early 1920's.
Amnesty International is on Robert Gates' ass over Wikileaker Bradley Manning's living conditions/torture which involves "forced prolonged nudity."
A Texas state representative has introduced a bill making non-medically necessary abortion illegal.
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The weather this weekend looks active with showers and storms in the forecast at times, but temperatures look warmer as well.
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VW Golf base price up $1k as 'launch' model ends
The least-expensive Volkswagen Golf compact is up $1,000, to $19,815. That's because VW has quit building the $18,815 teaser-price Launch Edition of Golf after 1,200 cars, not quite two per U.S. dealer.
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Senegal confirms first Ebola case
The West African country of Senegal has confirmed its first Ebola case one week after closing its borders with Guinea over fears that the deadly outbreak could spread, the Senegalese Press Agency reported Friday.
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The UK government raised its terror threat level Friday from "substantial" to "severe," the fourth highest of five levels, in response to events in Iraq and Syria, where ISIS militants have seized a swath of territory.
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A film shot in Bay City and featuring the U.S.S. Edson World War II destroyer will be premiering tomorrow.
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It's been building for months. And now, according to some, Russia has launched a "full-scale invasion" of Ukraine.
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Man arrested after Hoffman death avoids jail
Prosecutors on Thursday dropped a drug possession with intent to sell charge against a musician who was arrested earlier this year in connection with the heroin overdose death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Audio caught at time of Brown shooting
A company whose video chat service apparently captured audio of Michael Brown's shooting said Thursday the recording was created at the time the Missouri teenager was killed this month.
Man, woman accused of torturing 11-year-old boy
Authorities say a man and his mother used plumber's tape to keep an 11-year-old boy restrained for several hours at a time at a home in southwestern Michigan.
A Drive Through For Everything? Zurich Authorities Declare Drive Through Brothel Is A Success
They've created Europe's first municipal drive-in brothel in an old industrial area.
Texas Jury Acquits Dad Of Murdering Drunk Driver Who Killed His Kids
A jury in Southeast Texas yesterday declared that a bereaved father accused of shooting and killing the drunken driver who crashed into his two children was not guilty of murder, according to news reports.
Ford starts 2015 Mustang production
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GM to make Cadillac SRX in U.S., not Mexico
GM to move Cadillac SRX production from Mexico to U.S. General Motors moves Caddy SRX production to Tennessee from Mexico, adds new line of small mpg-oriented engines.
Walnut plant destroyed by fire rebuilds before harvest
The ShoEi Foods plant, just outside of Olivehurst, was severely damaged by a fire on June 1 -- but 2 1/2 months later, the company has almost finished building one of three large buildings that will store and process their walnuts.
Surf's up -- way up -- in Southern California
That pretty much sums up the waves coming to Southern California this week. And depending on whom you ask -- weather forecasters or surfers -- that word means either life-threatening peril or enlivening fun.
Convictions overturned in Amish hair attacks
An Ohio appeals court Wednesday overturned hate-crime convictions of 16 Amish men and women in connection with a spate of beard- and hair-cutting attacks on members of their faith, according to court documents.
'Cops' crew member killed in police shooting
A crew member working on a taping of "Cops" was inadvertently shot and killed by a police officer during a robbery in Omaha, Nebraska, local officials said Wednesday.
Gored expert to run with bulls again
Just weeks after a Chicago writer known as a veteran, expert bull runner was badly gored in Pamplona, he's back at other smaller bull runnings in Spain, but walking with a cane.
Meeting focused on issues surrounding death of Michael Brown
Brown was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson early August. His death sparked a national outcry and lead to protests and movements throughout the nation.
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The family received friends Monday, June 2, 2014, from noon until 2 p.m. at Collins-Burke Funeral Home.
Funeral services were held Monday, June 2, 2014, at 2 p.m. in the Collins-Burke Chapel. Dennis Culbreth officiated.
Burial was in Walker Memory Gardens.
Fikes was a faithful member of Jasper's First Baptist Church and Charles Banks Sunday School class. He adored his great-grandchildren and was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He will be surely missed.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Earnest Fikes; mother, Mae Belle Self Fikes; wife, Barbara Adkins Fikes; four brothers; and four sisters.
Fikes is survived by his daughter, Pam Burton (Barry); son, James Michael Fikes; two grandchildren, April Reed (Jason) and Breanna Strout (James); and three great-grandchildren, Anna Grace Acosta, Harley Strout and Maddox Acosta.
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At 70, the original bad girl of rock 'n' roll is having the time of her life
LEFT OF THE DIAL How do you address a woman who toured with the Rolling Stones as an opening act, while being chased after by a baby-faced John Lennon? Who had five singles in the Top 40 by the age of 21? Who perfected the beehive hairdo two decades before Amy Winehouse was even born?
"Call me Ronnie," purrs Ronnie Spector, age 70, on the other end of the line. You can almost hear the hairdo.
The woman who influenced performers like Billy Joel, Patti Smith, and Joey Ramone is calling from a suburb near Danbury, Conn., where she lives with her manager/husband of 30 years, Jonathan Greenfield. Their life is a quiet one. Spector — who, as the lead singer of the Ronettes, perhaps the most iconic girl group of the early '60s thanks to hits like "Be My Baby," has been described as the original bad girl of rock 'n' roll — likes to read and watch movies. She goes grocery shopping, does a little cooking, goes to Bed, Bath & Beyond. Three times a week she goes to an office and dictates responses to her fan mail to an assistant (she doesn't like to use the Internet much herself). She doesn't drink (never has, she says), but she still smokes (Marlboro Reds).
Okay, and every now and then she'll catch up with her old friend Keith Richards, who lives 15 minutes away.
For the past two years, the '60s icon has also been on tour again: Her one-woman stage show, "Beyond the Beehive," chronicles her tumultuous life from childhood onward, punctuated with songs, stories, behind-the-scenes dirt and dishing. She'll bring elements of that show to the Bay Area July 4 weekend, when she performs at Brick and Mortar Music Hall Sat/5 (in a ridiculously fabulous-sounding evening hosted by Peaches Christ) and at Burger Boogaloo in Oakland's Mosswood Park Sun/6.
So: Why would someone who's lived such a full life — not to mention a self-described homebody — put herself through the rigors of a touring stage show at a time in her life when she could be resting on her laurels? Or at least, one might think, just resting?
"Because I love it — it lets all of my emotions out," says Ronnie, sounding straight-up girlishly, genuinely excited. "When I first started, of course, I was scared to death: I've been on stage singing since I was a little girl, but I never had to sit down and talk to an audience. Now, I feel so good after I do that show. I go through the good, the bad, and the ugly. I tell them everything, and I'm nervous every time, but I love it."
A little like on-stage therapy, no?
"I stopped going to therapy when I started 'Beehive'!" she cries. "Who needs a psychiatrist? My show is my therapy. The audience loves it, I love it, and I get to tell them things I never got to talk about.
"Because a lot of stories from my life — ooh, if walls could talk..."
Born to a Cherokee and African American mother and an Irish father, a drummer, on Aug. 10, 1943, Veronica Bennett grew up in Spanish Harlem, in a large, working-class family that served as her first audience.
"When I was 7 or 8, me and eight of my cousins were in the lobby of our building and I was singing 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love' — the sound was great down there, the tall ceilings — and my cousins all started clapping," she recalls. "And I thought, I got it! From that point on, all I thought about was singing. I didn't do homework. The teachers were calling my house saying 'She's just singing for the class.' It was all I cared about." She spent hours singing with her sister, Estelle Bennett, and cousin, Nedra Talley, the trio that would go on to become the Ronettes.
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CATEGORIES MoviesIn what may be the strangest dinner date of all time, Woody Allen and Lindsay Lohan were spotted this past weekend sharing a meal and enjoying each other's company.
Yes. Woody and LiLo dined at Manhattan's haute eatery Philippe, which left us
While it wouldn't be the first time the director threw us a casting curveball -- remember Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood? -- the combo of Hollywood's consumate party girl and the eccentric moviemaker was simply too strange to ignore.
So! What did the two most dissimilar people in the world talk about on their dinner date? Below, a potential conversation.
Woody: I thought your Marilyn photographs were just terrific.
Lindsay: Thanks! Something a little different.
Woody: Photography's interesting 'cause it's a new art form and a set of aesthetic criteria have not emerged yet... Listen, I really want you starring in my next movie. You'd play a compelling female protagonist who falls in love in 1920s Portugal.
Lindsay: More European flights of fancy? I thought you were going back to New York!
Woody: I adore New York City. I idolize it all out of proportion. But this is a dynamite part! You're playing a beautiful archivist struggling with the tyrannical Dewey Decimal System.
Lindsay: What about Scarlett?
Woody: Scarlett and I had a wonderful time, but I need a new blonde in my lens.
Lindsay: Would you be in the film?
Woody: Maybe. An avuncular lemonade salesman? I'm not sure.
Lindsay: So it's not a Mariel Hemingway thing.
Woody: No. I'm thinking your paramour will be Michael Cera. Or someone who could conceivably play a young-me.


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I recently added "Sleepless in Seattle" and "You've Got Mail" to my DVD collection. I hadn't seen either film in years, certainly not since Zac and I rekindled our romance in 2008.
Although I will always be a fan of both movies, I don't think I will ever watch them with the intensity that I once did.
I am no longer a sappy teenager trying to live and love vicariously through Meg Ryan's characters. I am happily married to my Tom Hanks.
It hasn't all been sunshine and roses for us, though.
As proof, I have a series of e-mails from our dating days in my box of souvenirs. What I once viewed as virtual love letters straight out of "You've Got Mail" now seem like the beginning of a bad romantic comedy.
The female lead is as insecure as her new man is clueless to the ways of women. Both are more than a little selfish. Neither has been in a serious relationship before, but bless their hearts, they're trying.
Any intelligent observer might wonder why one of them doesn't call the whole crazy thing off.
The best description I have of how odd a couple Zac and I are is that he is the Tigger to my Eeyore. It's a wonder our union works. There have been days that I didn't know how much longer it was going to.
As Rosie O'Donnell points out in "Sleepless in Seattle," being in love and being in love in a movie are not the same thing.
Real love is messier. Married life doesn't allow you to enjoy the passion without sharing some pain and one of its greatest surprises is how beautiful both can be.
Zac, like a typical Tigger, believes that everything that goes wrong will work itself out because we love each other. I'm not so sure that love alone is enough.
However, I have learned that love makes whatever the world throws at us worthwhile.
Although Zac and I have only been married a few years, our love has already been refined by fire and has carried us through the rain.
It has witnessed the birth of a child, the loss of a town and a million humdrum moments in between that I can't imagine sharing with anyone else but Zac.
Because I believe we have the real deal where love is concerned, I don't put any pressure on Zac for Valentine's Day.
Our marriage would be nothing more than a legal arrangement if Feb. 14 was the only time that he made me feel loved.
I prefer the little things Zac does on a daily basis, like sending me sweet text message at lunchtime and wrapping me in bear hugs at the most random moments.
However, he really swept me off my feet in February 2010, our first Valentine's Day as husband and wife.
I came home one night to find a card in the mailbox and a Post-it on the door. Inside, there were more notes leading me through the various stages of Zac's elaborate surprise — bowls of candy on the coffee table, flowers in the dining room, a teddy bear on the bed, a candlelight dinner in the kitchen and a CD of love songs playing on the radio.
Zac set the bar so high that year that he thinks every Valentine's Day scenario he has thought up since then pales in comparison.
He doesn't seem to remember that I was equally impressed by a much simpler meal we shared while we were still dating.
The main course was Pasta Roni divided into two mismatched bowls. Zac poured a Pepsi into the fanciest glasses he had on hand and lit a single scented candle for ambience.
If we were starring in a romantic comedy, I'm sure the director would have rewritten that scene and many others from our life together to make them more sophisticated.
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The man accused of killing a Waterloo woman had his initial appearance in Linn County court today.Shaun Hogan sat still for most of the appearance but at some points seemed to smile, appearing by video conference, and his attorney did the talking during court.Authorities believe Hogan deliberately killed Crystal Gaffney on Linn-Buchanan Road in Walker, assaulting her and causing multiple injuries leading to her death.Gaffney's uncle, John Maynard, was in court for the proceedings, shaking his head during Hogan's appearance.Hogan's next appearance is scheduled for July 21. His bond was set at a $1 million, cash-only bond.PREVIOUS STORY:The Linn County Sheriff's Office says Shaun Hogan has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Crystal Marie Gaffney of Waterloo.Hogan, who was apparently found Thursday afternoon in Waterloo by officers from DCI and the Waterloo Police, is being held without bond in the Linn County Jail and is scheduled to make an initial court appearance at 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner says an autopsy shows that Gaffney died as a result of head trauma.Gaffney is the mother of three young girls Hogan is suspected of abducting Wednesday night. One of the girls is the daughter of Hogan and Gaffney.PREVIOUS STORY:The Linn County Sheriff's Office confiscated a silver van from a Waterloo address where a man apparently lived with the children he is suspected of briefly abducting Wednesday night.Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner would not tell KWWL why the silver van was confiscated from 437 Edwards Drive in Waterloo. Waterloo Police also deferred questions to Gardner.Friends of the family say it's where Shaun Hogan lived with his 8-month-old daughter and his mother.Hogan is suspected of taking his daughter and two older girls Wednesday night, causing a brief AMBER Alert to be issued. All three girls were safely recovered, but Hogan is still being sought.Hogan is also wanted for questioning in the death of a Walker woman.PREVIOUS STORY:Authorities are still seeking a person of interest in the case of both a suspicious death in Walker as well as a Wednesday night AMBER Alert involving three children.Shaun Michael Hogan is being sought by the Linn County Sheriff's Office because they believe he may have additional information about the incident.Hogan is described as a 36-year-old black man, standing about 6 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 250 pounds. Authorities no longer believe he is driving a red Pontiac Grand Am.If you know of Hogan's whereabouts, you're asked to call (319) 398-3911.Investigators have made "tentative identification" on the woman whose body was found in Walker, but are awaiting positive identification from an autopsy scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the State Medical Examiner's Office.Authorities say they hope to release more information Thursday.
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6:00pm Saturday 31st May 2014 in Hampshire Business By Lauren Howard, Reporter
WINCHESTER jobseekers keen to start a career in catering have been given a special taster session to teach them the tricks for employment.
The city council collaborated with the Business Collective to put on the event at the Trinity centre offering an insight into the world of hospitality from kitchen porters and chefs to front-of-house and management.
It gave out-of-workers the chance to meet with prospective employers and training providers including Lainston House Hotel, Chococo and Forest Holidays.
Eloise Appleby, assistant director for economy and communities at Winchester City Council, said: "Winchester has a rapidly-growing visitor economy, with around 5 million tourists coming to the area each year. They expect our food and drink to live up to the reputation of a prestigious destination like this, and they are rarely disappointed.
"But it is a struggle to recruit new blood into the hospitality industry, and we rely too heavily on student and transient labour right now. Winchester needs to be growing its own chefs, and businesses such as River Cottage Canteen will play a big part in making this happen when they open later this summer.
"In the meantime, we have found local businesses ready and waiting to support an initiative of this kind, and look forward to building on what we have done together this month."
Joanna Humphrey, from the Business Collective, added: "We were so grateful of the support both from Trinity for hosting the event and the employers who attended. The idea of focusing on one industry along with the range of interactive sessions made for a dynamic and fruitful event for all who were there."
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Jerry Brown's proposed budget shows enough spending restraint and debt payments to put the state in good shape, according to the Legislature's non-partisan State Analyst.
The Democratic governor's proposal, released last week, should keep program and service levels of 2012-2013 in place through 2014-2015, according to the Analyst's Office. One of the ways it does this is by including additional payments to get budgetary obligations "off the books," which is important because we still face a lot of risk, Mac Taylor told reporters at a news conference earlier this week.
School deferrals are the biggest debt paydown of $2 billion, Taylor said. In addition, there are very few new policy proposals in Brown's proposed budget.
"This approach is really critical," Taylor said. "We have no control over what happens at the federal level...with the debt ceiling discussion. If that situation is not resolved we will feel that...and the governor's plan or ours would have to be dramatically changed."
Taylor commented on additional pressures on the state. He said the governor's plan "doesn't pay off all of our debt...it builds up very little reserve...it does nothing about our retirement obligations."
Yet he noted, "We're in a very different situation than we have been in for the last 10 or 12 years, where we would be sitting around talking about 20, 25, 30 billion dollar deficits...and that would be accompanied by proposed solutions that were sometimes complicated and controversial."
The Analyst reported in November that the state budget was roughly in balance, with an operating deficit for 2013-14 of under $1 billion and a surplus in 2014-15 of roughly the same amount.
To hear more of the Analyst's analysis of the governor's fiscal plan, you can watch this video of Monday's news conference.
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Market euphoria over Spanish bank bailout fizzles
MADRID/BERLIN (Reuters) - Financial market euphoria over a European bailout for Spain's debt-stricken banks faded quickly on Monday as investors sounded the alarm over its impact on public debt and bondholders, and eyed the next risks in the euro zone's debt crisis.
EU and German officials said Spain faces supervision by international lenders after the deal to lend Madrid up to 100 billion euros ($125 billion), contradicting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy who insisted the cash came without such strings.
European stocks leapt to a four-week high, with investors scooping up battered financial shares. But Spanish and Italian bond yields rose sharply as doubts set in about the impact and terms of the deal, designed to avert a run on Spanish banks.
Cyprus, which is deeply exposed to Greece, strongly hinted on Monday that it may apply for an international bailout before the end of this month, both for its banks and for the state. It would be the fifth member of the 17-nation euro area to require assistance since the debt crisis erupted in Greece in late 2009.
The European Commission's top economic official, Olli Rehn, told Reuters in an interview that the pre-emptive action to support Spain "is critical for calming down market turbulence in Europe and (ensuring) the proper functioning of the financial system in Spain".
Bondholders are worried that the rescue will weigh on Spain's fast-rising public debt. They also fear that if the euro zone's future permanent bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, is used for the rescue, they will be subordinate to official creditors and face losses in any debt restructuring.
"The EU is selling this as a 'great victory', but when you look at the details, this is a loan, and we don't know yet where the money will be coming from. At the end of the day, it will increase Spain's debt-to-GDP ratio no matter what they say," said Steen Jakobsen, chief economist at Saxo Bank in Copenhagen. <MKTS /GLOB}
Previous "bailout bounces" have been short-lived, often fizzling within a day or two as investors anticipate the next flare-up in the euro zone's unresolved debt crisis.
Greece's general election next Sunday could rapidly sour market sentiment if radical leftists hostile to the austerity terms of Athens' EU/IMF bailout outpoll the mainstream conservative and center-left parties that signed the deal, or the vote ends in another deadlock.
Rajoy said on Sunday Madrid had scored a victory by securing aid from euro zone partners without having to submit to a full state rescue program, saying Spain's rescue had "nothing to do" with the procedures imposed on Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
But EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that as in those other bailouts, a "troika" of the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the European Central Bank would oversee the financial assistance.
"Of course there will be conditions," Almunia told Spain's Cadena Ser radio. "Whoever gives money never gives it away for free.
The IMF would be fully involved in monitoring Spain's program even though it was not contributing funds, and banks that received aid must present a restructuring plan, he said.
Schaeuble told Deutschlandfunk radio: "The Spanish state is taking the loans, Spain will be responsible for them... There will likewise be a troika. There will of course be supervision to ensure that the program is being complied with, but this refers only to the restructuring of the banks."
Spanish state finances are already under European Commission surveillance under the EU's excessive deficit procedure.
Dutch Finance Minister Jan Kees de Jager said in a letter to parliament that the loans would add to Spain's public debt, and he had insisted on full IMF involvement.
"It was essential for the Netherlands that the IMF will be involved in the whole process: reviewing the formal support request, determining the conditions, and monitoring progress," he wrote.
The Spanish government said it would stick to this year's borrowing program on financial markets. Spain still needs to refinance 82.5 billion euros of debt maturing by the end of the year, with a big hump at the end of October, and the autonomous regions have a further 15.7 billion euros of debt maturing in the second half of 2012. The central government and the regions also have to fund a deficit of about 52 billion euros this year.
The bank rescue package will add up to 10 percentage points to Spain's debt-to-gross-domestic-product level, taking it close to 90 percent, while the country faces a grinding recession, with nearly one worker in four unemployed.
Some economists believe Spain will eventually need a full state bailout, and that Italy may be next in line because of a similar combination of high debt and no economic growth, despite reforms initiated by Prime Minister Mario Monti.
Italian Industry Minister Corrado Passera dismissed the idea that Rome might need external help at some point.
"Italy has done what was necessary to save itself in past months," Passera, a former banker, told reporters in Milan, saying austerity measures taken so far had positioned Italy as "among countries better placed to deal with the financial turmoil Europe finds itself in".
China, to which Europe has looked largely unsuccessfully for financial support, said on Monday that the euro zone deal for Spain was a useful short-term fix, but urged the bloc to take more decisive action to safeguard longer term stability.
"This can be of great use in controlling short-term risk," Vice Finance Minister Zhu Ghuangyao told a news conference. "But, in the interests of mid- or long-term stability, we hope the euro zone will improve consensus and take more decisive action."
The Chinese critique of Europe's slow-moving steps mirrored comments by U.S. officials worried that the euro zone debt crisis is hurting world economic recovery and President Barack Obama's prospects of re-election in November.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner welcomed the euro zone support for the recapitalization of Spanish banks as "concrete steps on the path to financial union, which is vital to the resilience of the euro area".
China's People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party, scolded Europeans for making such heavy weather of their financial problems.
"Fundamentally, Europe is facing a problem of systemic integration and survival. Overcoming the crisis depends on whether the debt-ridden countries can decide on painful reforms and rouse their spirits to tackle them," said a commentary signed "Zhong Sheng", or "Voice of China", often used to give the paper's view on foreign policy.
European Union leaders will discuss longer-term plans for deeper euro zone fiscal and banking union at a summit on June 28-29, as well as measures to revive growth. The more ambitious reforms would require treaty change that would take months, if not years, to approve and implement.
Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen told Reuters in an interview that the timely rescue for Spanish banks would make it easier to limit contagion from countries such as Greece.
"We have managed to avoid a major crisis but the problems are still there. Sovereign debts is still there and even though governments have done a good job, markets haven't valued them," Katainen said.
(Additional reporting by Michele Kambas in Cyprus, Simon Jessop in London, Justyna Pawlak and Marine Hass in Brussels, Lucy Hornby in Beijing, Fiona Ortiz in Madrid, Blaise Robinson in Paris; Writing by Paul Taylor; Editing by Peter Graff)
Now that Spain got special treatment, this should boost Syriza in Greece who are pushing for a better bailout deal. Even Ireland may be seeking to renegotiate its deal as well. After all they've had two back breaking years of austerity and not much to show for it.
Spain's savings banks' culture of greed, cronyism and political meddling
…Court investigators are also scrutinising payments to former senior executives and the part-flotation of Bankia, in which 350,000 small investors saw two-thirds of their money wiped out.
The bill that Europe's rescue funds must pay has been increased by the multi–million euro payoffs taken by some senior executives shortly before their banks collapsed and decisions taken by unqualified board members who admit they were incapable of analysing the banks' books. Boards were stuffed with political placements or people who had little idea about banking – including, in one case, a supermarket checkout worker.
They often rubber-stamped decisions. In some cajas they were rewarded with well-paid positions on the boards of subsidiary companies as well as with luxury foreign trips and soft loans.
Trips to India, China or Chicago and the hundreds of millions of euros in loans to executives, board members and their families formed part of the gravy train of political favouritism and cronyism.
Chairmen were often unqualified politicians, with academic investigators finding a close relationship between the size of a bank's bad loan book and the inexperience, lack of qualifications and degree of politicisation of the chairman.
A committee in the Valencia regional parliament is looking into how the Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM) – described by the Bank of Spain as "the worst of the worst" – collapsed last July.
"Did I check through the accounts?" asked José Enrique Garrigós, a small businessman who was a CAM board member. "Look, I'm an average businessman, I don't have the time or the training to do that."
He said that other board members at the savings bank, based in Alicante,, eastern Spain, included a checkout worker and a sociologist. A dance teacher, an artist and a university psychologist were also reportedly on the board.
"The things we have been hearing are surreal," said Mireia Mollà, a regional MP for the leftwing Compromis party. "We still don't know what payments senior management took with them when they abandoned the ship."
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Girl Scout Creates Video for Nonprofit Organization
To Earn the Girl Scout Gold Award
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video must be priceless. Senior Girl Scout Anne O. earned her Girl Scout Gold Award by creating a video for Let-Me-Shine, an organization that helps disabled and disadvantaged children by providing performing arts.
After several months of interviews and editing, Anne delivered a 20-minute video to be used on the organization's Web site. Her mother is especially proud of what Anne accomplished. "Anne learned patience and planning from working on her Gold Award project," says Jane O. "She realized that the difference between failure and success often lies in just putting your head down and getting things done."
It is a significant honor to earn the Gold Award. Girl Scouts who earn this award have demonstrated leadership skills, career planning, community involvement, and personal development. It takes two to three years of intensive work to complete all the requirements for the award. Less than five percent of girls who join Girl Scouts earn this recognition. A major component of earning the Gold Award is planning and completing a Gold Award Project that is a service to the community.
Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's preeminent organization for girls, with a membership of more than 3.5 million girls and adults. Today, as when founded in 1912, GSUSA helps cultivate values, social conscience, and self-esteem in young girls, while also teaching them critical life skills that will enable them to succeed as adults. Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Chartered by GSUSA to provide Girl Scouting locally, Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council is one of the largest Girl Scout councils in the country serving over 63,000 girl members and 18,000 adults in 25 southeast Texas counties. For more information call 1-800-392-4340 or visit www.gssjc.org.
GSSJC Pluralism Statement
Embracing and promoting pluralism is an integral part of every activity and plan of Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council, not disconnected or separate projects. Only individuals willing to accept and be educated about the basic tenet that Girl Scouting is for all girls may serve in volunteer leadership or staff positions.
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What short-term programs do you offer?
St. Joseph's College offers a variety of short-term programs. Our programs range from one week to one month.
Do you offer any long-term programs?
SJC currently doesn't offer any long-term or semester-long study abroad programs. However, the Office of Global Studies can provide a list of institutions that offer programs that meet your needs. If you are interested in studying abroad for a semester, send us an e-mail indicating the country, city, semester and major area that you would like to study.
How do I apply for study abroad programs?
Any student who would like to apply for a study abroad program must complete an application. You can pick up an application at our office in Room N304A in O'Connor Hall at the Long Island Campus. All completed applications must be returned to the Office of Global Studies on your campus.
Am I eligible?
Many programs are open to all students. Other programs may only be open to students enrolled in a certain course. All participants must also be in good academic standing with the institution. Certain programs are open to people outside of SJC at no additional cost. Please check your program brochure to see the requirements.
What are the benefits of studying abroad?
Click here to see our benefits of studying abroad.
How can I pay for my study abroad experience?
Financial aid and scholarships may be available for some programs. For more information, pick up a copy of our Paying for Study Abroad brochure to learn more or click here. If you still have questions, contact the Office of Global Studies.
Do I need a visa?
No, visas are not required on most SJC programs. If a visa is required for a program, students will be notified in the program brochure and again upon registration.
Do I need a passport?
Yes, a valid passport is mandatory to leave and return to the United States. Please check your passport date carefully. Some countries do not accept passports that expire three-to-six months after your arrival or departure date.
Will I be safe?
The Office of Global Studies takes every possible precaution in regard to participant safety. The office monitors U.S. State Department warnings, general recommendations and advisories.
Can I contact a global studies representative while overseas?
Yes, an SJC representative can be reached while overseas. Participants are given an emergency contact information form. We recommend that participants make two copies of this form, one to bring overseas and one to leave at home.
Do I need health insurance?
Yes, all participants must provide proof of medical insurance when registering. Many travel insurance plans can include a health component. These plans can be purchased for the duration of your program at reasonable rates. Plans can be purchased through Access America and the Student Travel Association.
Do I need travel insurance?
St. Joseph's College strongly recommends that all students purchase travel insurance prior to going overseas. This insurance can be extremely valuable in the event of illness or emergency.
How will I find out about important meeting dates and program information?
All program information will be e-mailed to program participants. Orientation and pre-departure meeting dates will be e-mailed as well. Students are expected to check their e-mail regularly and inform the Office of Global Studies if their e-mail changes. For a list of pre-departure do's and don'ts, please see our Checklist For Students Studying Abroad.
How can I obtain overseas currency? Will my credit card work?
Money can be converted in a few different ways. First, you can visit your bank and see if they can order you the correct currency for your program. Second, you can exchange your money at a local airport. Third, you can use ATM cards if your PIN number does not have letters. Finally, many credit cards are accepted overseas. Some companies will charge you a percentage and a currency adjustment fee. Always call your bank and credit card companies to let them know you will be using your cards overseas. If you do not do this, your card activity may be viewed as suspicious and your account may be blocked. Your card will not longer work if this happens.
What are the accommodations overseas?
A majority or SJC program participants are housed in hotels during the duration of their program. Host families are used generally in our language study programs.
How many bags can I bring?
All SJC programs allow for one checked bag and one carry on bag. Weight and sizes may vary.
How will I stay in touch with my family?
You have a few options you can use to remain in touch with your family. You will generally find many Internet cafes overseas. You could also buy an international calling card. We recommend that you buy these once you reach your destination. The final option is to get a global cell phone. Contact your cell phone provider for prices and fees.
Do I have to go to all the places listed in the brochure?
Yes. All students are expected to be punctual and participate in all aspects of the program. Students that do not participate or prove to be are subject to academic discipline upon return.
What is the appropriate overseas conduct?
All participants are required to sign a behavior contract at the time of registration. All students are held to the same rules and regulations accepted by St. Joseph's College. Any behavior that is viewed as detrimental to the health or safety of the program's members or any behavior that might impact the program's academic nature will not be tolerated. A copy of our behavior contract can be found by clicking here.
If I am unable to go, can I get a refund of my deposit?
All deposits are non-refundable. Participants must provide proof of a family emergency or illness. Cancellations, without proper documentation, may result in fees and penalties.


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These supersoft skinny jeans by South are a key piece in your casual wear collection.
Every fashion-forward girl's wardrobe needs a pair of go-to skinny jeans this season to show off their svelte pins. These jeans have the classic button and zip front fastening for that authentic denim look. The supersoft fabric is luxurious to touch and comfortable to wear all day.
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