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Bullotta tells the judge this would be a good stopping point. Robert Snell was kind enough to tell me that the proper spelling of Bobby's Forman's name is Shakib. And another day is done.
New call, Bernard is asking Bobby if the Detroit Economic Development Corporation can make trouble for Jenkins and run him out of the Book Cadillac. If They or Gerard can run Jenkins out. This was about as direct as you can get. Bernard is asking Bobby if, and how, they can run off a contractor. Plain as day.
More tape: Bobby asks Bernard what's he needs to do. Bernard says I want to run them out of town. Bernard says Jenkins brought in some white boys from the suburbs and took his guys off the job. Bobby says they need to talk to Shakib.
Bullotta asks who they're trying to run out. Jenkins. Who did they take off the job. Capital Waste.
Bullotta asks about a call between Bernard and Shakib (might be Shakib)
more tape: date is Feb. 14 2008 about an hour after the Bernard call we just heard.
Bernard says his boys were hauling trash at the Book and they were arbitrarily kicked off and Jenkins is bullshitting him and he has a job on the line at waste water and he wants to get in and no way he's going to get in. Asks if George Jackson can get him taken off. I don't like the way he's doing me man.
Shakib says they brought these ass holes from Ohio, says Capital wasn't picking up cans on time. Bernard says he thinks Jenkins is scared of the guys from Ohio.
Shakib says he needs to talk to them, will get with the guy, find out... Bernard says he's going to call George Jackson and see if he can get Jim taken out.
Bullotta asks Beeckman about Capital Waste and who owns it. Beeckman says john Runco and john Francis. Says they paid Bernard's company Maestro 220,000.
Beeckman puts on the screen a deposit summary. Beeckman listed them off, says Archie Clark who owns National Media gave him 15,000. Beeckman lists half a dozen regular payment of 5,000 from Capital Waste.
Bullotta asks him to set the stage regarding the Book Cadillac. Beeckman says the demotion was going on, debris was being trucked out. Says Capital was a roll off dumpster company, a waste hauling company. Says the construction was Jenkins in cooperation with Marous Company. Jim Jenkins located on Jefferson. Shaki Jaria's name coming up. Beeckman says he worked for Ferguson. Beeckman says in the call we're going to hear Bernard is trying to get his clients work at the Book Cadillac.
Beeckman asks Bullotta for a transcript. Bullotta retrieves one, hands it to him, asks for the date. Feb 14 2008.
John Francis and Bernard are on the call.
Bernard says you haven't heard from those people yet. Francis says it's crazy those guys doing this to me.
Bullotta asks about America switching the load out. Beeckman says that's a competitor.
Francis asks who the regulatory board that can write them up for every little violation. Bernard says Gerard. Our Gerard? Yeah. Bernard then goes on to say they really want this thing to keep going the project to keep going. Francis keeps asking why Jenkins is doing this to him.
Gerard frank Phillips is the director of the Human rights department. Bullotta asks if he had power over DBB and DBH. Beeckman says yes.
Bullotta asks if he heard Bernard says they think the Mayor is weak now. Beeckman says this was during the text messaging scandal.
Thomas asks her if she asks about cash income but not about cash. Yes.
Thomas asks about gifts, 10-20 or 30,000. Bacur says there's not a limit. Says as far as she knows the person who gets a gift has to pay taxes. Thomas says is it the gift giver or getter that pays. Bacur says you have to fill out a form and report it and the receiver has to pay.
Thomas asks if she's relying on her training. Yes.
Thomas shows the tax return for 2008, asks if she sees the total income of 127,059. yes. Thomas is standing at the projector again... away from the microphone...
Thomas wishes here a safe trip back to Texas. She's excused.
Mike Bullotta calls agent Beeckman to the stand.
Bacur says Kwame got a refund of $20,000. Direct deposit to his bank account. Says she input the routing number on her screen.
Bacur says Kwame signed a form authorizing e-filing. Bacur says his adjusted gross income was 110,000, reads the part about signing under penalty of perjury and Kwame signed it in her presence. Says she relied on Kilpatrick to be honest.
Thomas is up now. He says he's going to cut to the chase. Asks if she has no reason to believe Kwame didn't have any other information to report. Correct.
Thomas says you're not a CPA. She's not. Says she went to college in Lithuania and finished her degree in Texas.
Thomas asks if agent came to Texas to talk to her. No. Thomas asks her about hand written notes. No, if she took any she put them in the shredder. Says she asks all the clients the same questions. That's H&R block procedure.
Thomas asks her if she recalls the day Kwame came in. Yes, started that day but not finished. Says she spent 30 minutes with him. Says he scheduled an appointment with her, found her online. Says Kwame was by himself. Says when you sign up on line the system gives you a summary of what to bring.Thomas asks if she's aware of his history. Bacur says she doesn't know who he was. Bacur says they ha
d no discussion about being Mayor or going to jail. Bacur says they talked about moving but not about where he worked.
Bacur says she went through the list of possible income then asked if there was anything else that might be income. Says they filled out the forms then Kwame came back on April 1313th to sign the forms, came with his wife. Says they reviewed the forms, finished it, filed and signed.
Chutkow now showing the 2008 tax return. Bacur says this is the first page to the return for Kwame M. and Carlita Kilpatrick. Reported income is $127,236. Employer is City of Detroit. Bacur says no other income was reported, nothing from Compuware.
Chutkow asks if Kwame told her he got $90,000 from Bobby Ferguson, 90 in a single transaction. No. Got money from Emma Bell. No. Used cash from his campaign for personal purposes. No Used funds from Civic fund. No. Says anything about cash generating businesses. No.
Bacur testified that she would want to know about any cash received in case it might be taxable. Chutkow shows her the cash deposit summary showing deposits of 114,000 in 2008. Bacur says Kwame didn't say anything about getting cash says she would want to know because it might be income.
Chutkow asks if he said anything about large gifts, gambling, inheritances, loan repayments. No. No civil judgement or employment compensation. No.
Thomas just corrected himself, says the date of the receipt from Florida A&M is the same date as Kwame's speech to Florida A&M. No. the speech was the 2727th. The check from the Civic Fund was October 23rd.
John Shea is up. Says Terrell mentioned gambling, that gambling income is offset by losses. Terrell says all gambling winnings are to be reported, you report gambling losses on a different form. Says if you lose more than you win you can't report the extra loss.
Terrell says you wipe out all your winnings for Federal purposes. Terrell says Casinos sometimes file a report to the IRS, a W-2G. Terrell says he's not sure of the exact amount, around 2,000.
Shea is done. Chutkow has no redirect. Calls Ankam Bakur, let's hope he spells his name on the stand.
Ms. Bakur swear to tell the truth, she's a 5'6" tall white woman in her mid to late 30's. ANCK BACUR. Says she prepared Kwame's taxes in 2008. She's from Texas and works for H&R Block. She has a delightful eastern European accent and says she has 600 hours of tax school and is a master tax advisory, says that's the highest level of qualification at H&R Block, took the IRS exam and is qualified to represent a taxpayer at an IRS audit.
Says she met Kwame is 2009 in her office. Says he came to the office and she did his tax return. She's explaining the process with a wry smile. Chutkow asks how long was her first interview with Kwame. She looks apologetic and says she can't remember.
Court is back in session. Kwame is having a very pointed discussion with Thomas. He's leaning in close to him as the jury comes in and is jabbing the air with his finger to make some point.
The Jury is back.
Thomas is back at the podium now. He's putting the Florida A&M check up on the screen, says it's referenced as a donation, says it was in conjunction with the donation official receipt. Thomas says it's also a Gift receipt. Terrell says yes.
Thomas says the date on the check is October of 2007 and the receipt is dated November 2007. Terrell says if he had seen the check he may have asked if they were one and the same contribution. Thomas asks if there was some relationship there should be income reported. Terrell says or a deduction reported.
Thomas says if he gave a speech at Florida A&M would it be proper for the Civic Fund to donate to the college. Terrell says they could have done that.
Thomas asks if he returned the money Florida A&M gave him for the speech could he deduct it. Yes.
Thomas asks about Kwame spending campaign funds for his attorney fees he might have to report that as income. Terrell says he'd have campaign exposure.
Thomas asks if he's aware the issue was resolved with the State of Michigan. Terrell says there was an initial agreement but the matter was resurrected. Terrell says he was not aware of a judgement by the Secretary of State that no taxes were due.
Thomas says you might have or you don't recall. Terrell says he wasn't aware of the subsequent resolution.
Thomas asks about the Civic Fund Articles of Incorporation. Puts them on the screen, reads provide information to citizens, contribute to redevelopment of the positive image of the city of Detroit, operate and act for charitable...purposes.
Asks if He'd expect to be reimbursed for the work they do.
So if Kwame was traveling and talking to the people of Detroit about voting that would be proper. Terrell says he thinks so. He could be reimbursed. Yes.
Judge Edmunds says let's take a 15-20 minute break.
Thomas asks if Terrell knows Derrick Miller. Yes. Do you know the allegation gave Kwame money. Yes.
Thomas if Miller didn't give Kwame money there'd be no money to report. He never reported that money to you so the logical assumption is he didn't get the money and there was no need to tell you.
Terrell says that's correct.
No need to put it on the tax return. Correct.
Thomas says there are many non taxable ways to get money that don't need to be on the return. Correct.
Thomas asks bout the Civic Fund 990's. You would agree Kwame was a figurehead. Yes.
Thomas asks if you knew Emma Bell was a fundraiser. Yes. She got a percentage. Yes. Any problem with that. No. You didn't prepare the 990. No
The campaign 990's were filed on time. Terrell says there were no 990's for the campaign. Those were for the Civic Fund. Thomas asks if the Civic fund filed on time. Terrell says one year might have been late.
Thomas asks if the money can be used for political reasons but not candidate specific. Terrell says most for social issues.
Thomas shows the 2005 and 2006 returns, asks if they paid taxes. Terrell says 21,000. 2007... Terrell says they paid 22,904.
Thomas says we're talking in a special language and people do sometimes too, asks what is income. Terrell lists a bunch of stuff. Thomas stops him at real estate, asks if you buy a house, then sell a house, one you had to do repairs to. Terrell says repairs on a house don't count. Says there's now evidence of a house sale. Thomas asks if you can carry forward the capitol gain if you sink the money into another house. Terrell says that was some time ago.
Thomas asks if the sale of a home might have been a tax consequence. No.
Asks if there were other things they might be described as income. Terrell says income from a business or partnership, gaming winnings. Thomas asks he talked to Kwame about what income was. Terrell Says not a full blown definition of every line or what the code says.
Terrell says the only time he talked to Carlita was about child care expenses.
Thomas now wants to talk about what is Not income. No. Terrell says if someone gives something of value. Thomas asks about suits. No. Money in any amount. No.
Thomas asks about a loan. No.
Thomas asks if Mr Kilpatrick got a gift he didn't have to tell Terrell about it. Correct. Whether it be money, suits, or travel. No.
Thomas asks about the wage drop in 2004, does Terrell know Kwame got less money in his pay. Says he read something about that.
Thomas says if he over pays and gets money back in 2004 what happens. Terrell says the only place it's treated as income in the next year.
I really want Thomas to ask why, if Terrell's company did both the Civic Fund taxes and the personal taxes, they didn't catch that donation check to Florida A&M. Let's see if he gets there.
Jim Thomas is up on cross examination. Asks if Terrell did the 990's for the Civic Fund. Yes. Asks who is William Phillips. Terrell says he was a lawyer for the Kilpatrick for Mayor committee.
Thomas asks what his involvement was with the Civic Fund. Says his director of Accounting handled the Civic Fund and got the information from Phillips. Thomas says it look likes the tax returns, the personal ones, were filed on time. Yes.
Thomas asks if the signatures were signed in front of him. No, somebody picked them up and they were signed and sent in.
Thomas asks if Terrell was hands on with these tax returns. Yes. Says EPU officers would pick up the forms.
Thomas asks if he has staff do the returns. Terrell says he did the returns himself, nobody else was involved.
Thomas asks him to explain the disclaimers that other preparers send out but that he doesn't. Says they're questionnaires.
Thomas asks if sometimes tax payers inadvertent leave stuff out. Terrell says some times.
Terrell says he never met Kwame face to face it was always over the phone.
2006 return, made $150,000 in Wages, Salaries, Tip, etc. Stocks didn't do as well as the year before. Signed again by Kwame and Carlita under ;penalty of perjury.
2007, $159,000, got 84 in taxable interest, got a $577 state tax refund, $7,700 in capitol gains, total is $167,005. No business income, now other income, just the W-2 from the City.
Chutkow shows a gift receipt from Florida A&M for $5,000. Kwame claimed this as a charitable contribution and claimed it as a deduction. Wow, he finally spent money on something other than a suit. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha..... the check was written from the Kilpatrick Civic Fund yet Kwame claimed it as a personal deduction. Why I find that funny, I don't know, it just shows Mr. Kwame Kilpatrick's character precisely. Terrell says if he'd seen the Civic Fund check he would not have let Kwame take it as a personal deduction.
Chutkow back with Kwame's tax guy. Has the cash deposit summary on the screen. Asks if from 2003 through 2007 that Kwame reported the cash deposits shown here. No. (those deposits range from a low of $60,000 to nearly $100,000.)
Chutkow reads, "under penalty of perjury...they are true and complete." Terrell says yes, he signed it, and Kwame signed it.
A juror just asked to see the cash summary again.
Chutkow moves to tax year 2004. Shows the 1040, made 167,000 that year. Chutkow shows the W-2 with the same number. Goes through it line by line. No real estate, S-corps, or other income. Nothing from Carlita so the W-2 stands. Kwame and Carlita signed it. Terrell signed it as preparer. Carlita listed "home maker" as occupation."
Chutkow moves to 2005. Wages 153,000. W-2 is the same. His stock did better this year. He got 2500 in capitol gains. Kwame listed "Mayor" as occupation. Carlita didn't list an occupation. Signed under penalty of perjury.
Court is once again in session. Judge Edmunds tells the court that 2 witnesses have travel issues so we'll be going straight through with only a short break.
We're taking a quick break for a juror.
Chutkow going through the tax returns line by line now. Kwame made $187,000, 168,000 from the city of Detroit, Carlita made 19,000 from Next Vision. This is the 2003 return.
Kwame got 1900 for speaking at Wilberforce University that year.
Chutkow asks if Kwame listed any "S" Corporation income. No. Any other income. No.
Terrell reads the total, $188,000.
Chutkow now shows a summary of cash deposits, asks if in 2007 he made $77,000 in deposits. Thomas objects, can't quite hear him. Judge Edmunds says his objection is well founded that Terrell already said Kilpatrick didn't tell him about the deposits.
A juror has just asked for a break.
Chutkow puts up the 2003 return on the screen. Terrell says line 17 is derived from a schedule "E" an "S" type corporation... where you use a K-1 form then transfer to the schedule "E." I'm ready to run screaming from the room right now.
Suffice it to say this is where a company is set up so that income from a company doesn't get taxed twice, it flows through to the owners and is taxed as income. For small businesses.
Terrell says Law firms use this.
Chutkow asks if Kwame talked about gambling winnings. No. Other payments for repayment of loans. No. Civil judgments, award from a lawsuit. No. Any unemployment compensation. No. Any other non-taxable sources of income. No.
Chutkow asks if he relies on clients to be truthful and accurate. Terrell says they sign the return. Says he tries to jog his clients memories in case they forgot something or bring up things they might not know about.Terrell says he relied on Kwame to be truthful and accurate.
Chutkow asks if Kwame ever told Terrell that Karl Kado gave him cash or that Jon Rutherford gave him cash, or that Derrick Miller gave him cash. No.
Bobby Ferguson? No.
Terrell says he was the camping treasurer from inception through 2008. Says he collected and reported all the information. Says he knew Emma Bell one of Kilpatrick's fund raisers. Terrell says Kwame did not tell him that Bell kicked back money or that Kwame took money from the campaign for personal use.
Terrell says all that should be reported on the tax return. Says he also prepared the for 990's for the Civic Fund.
Chutkow asks if Kwame reported the cash Bell kicked back from her Civic fund raisers. No. Golf Clubs? No.
Any cash related businesses? No. Terrell says only speaking engagements. No other cash during the 2003 through 2007 period.
Terrell went to Dillard University in New Orleans, worked at Arthur Anderson and Company CPA's. Terrell is a 50-ish, athletic, tall gray haired black man with black rimmed glasses. His has a baritone voice and gives off an air of competency that inspires accounting confidence. He owns his own company now.
Terrell says he met Kwame before he ran for Mayor, knew Bernard when he was a county commissioner, and from playing basketball.
Did the first return for Kwame in 2003. Says he got the information for the returns from either Kwame or his wife Carlita. Says they'd talk on the phone and have someone drop off documents.
Terrell says he doesn't send out questionnaires, says talking to folks on the phone is more efficient.
Chutkow asks if he'd dig further if something was missing. Terrell says they'd have a follow up conversation. Most of Kwame's income was employment income, W-2, from employers like the City of Detroit. Says in 2003 Carlita turned over a W-2 as well. Says Kwame was the primary source of income.
Chutkow asks if Kwame ever gave him a 1099. Terrell says once, that he can remember, from a speaking engagement.
Prosecutor Mark Chutkow is at the podium in the center of the room, directly before the Judge, and to his right is the jury box, on his left the defense table runs the length of the wall. In the corner to the Judge's right is the witness box.
Judge Edmunds greets the jury and Chutkow calls Gregory Terrell to the stand. Judge Edmunds asks him to raise his right hand and swears him in.
Terrell is Kwame's tax preparer. Chutkow is moving documents into evidence.
The picture is up, the defendants are taking their seats at the defense table, and the prosecutors are sticking sticky notes on documents at their table.
"All Rise." Court is in Session, Judge Nancy Edmunds is sorting out documents at the bench as she takes her seat. Reading glasses on she sets aside her document, announces to the room that while they are waiting for Mr. Kilpatrick she'd like to see counsel for a second. The attorneys huddle at the bench.
Seems Kwame and Bobby ducked out into the hall for a minute. They are back now.
Just waiting for the picture in the overflow room to pop up on the screen.
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ALBANY, N.Y. – Dozens of Citizen Airmen returned to New York on Saturday afternoon.
Around 2 p.m. at the Albany International Airport, about a dozen of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing were welcomed by their families.
Sgt. Mike Rogers, 54, felt blessed to return to a big welcome from his family, and meet his granddaughter for the first time. The entire Rogers family was giddy with excitement, waiting for the arrival of their patriarch, returning from a six month deployment in Afghanistan.
His wife, Nancy Rogers, could barely take the anticipation; his grandchildren were ready too. As Sgt. Rogers made his way to the welcoming party, he went right for the granddaughter he has never met because she was born just after he left for duty.
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Sgt. Rogers is in charge of getting everyone in the 109th Airlift Wing home.
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"The ones that don't make it we do, there's a ceremony that is done to send them back and make sure that they get home. It kind of brings a lot to life that you see what happens to these guys," explained Rogers. "It is really difficult because especially when you know you made it and some didn't and quite a few that didn't. The whole base is pretty much a memorial to the ones that don't make it so you're reminded of it every day."
Sgt. Rogers said that although his job was extremely difficult, he would do it again to honor those who don't return home like the men and women of the 109th Airlift Wing did on Saturday.
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4.28/5 rDev +9.2%
It's still Iowa but they've got a far better selection than Nebraska. I've asked people around Omaha, where's the best beer store around here and everyone says Beertopia, which is not true! This hy-vee at Mall of the Bluffs is the best by far, they just get better distribution. There seem to be bad reviews on here and all I can say is go back in and try to talk to their beer guy. Beertopia is great, but Mevraska distributors are failing so step across the river!
07-23-2014 23:55:01 | More by Azeotrope
3.45/5 rDev -12%
Beer is almost entirely in a shelf-fridge unit, the entirety of one side of the building. Design is typical supermarket type stuff, efficient, but highly depersonalized and generic.
Don't expect any service while at this Hy-vee. In fact, when checking out, the old(-er) lady behind the counter essentially treated me like garbage while I was buying ~$20 worth of beer. I guess purchasing ~$20 of beer means I'm some sort of low-class stain or an alcoholic to her. I'm just trying to suggest that you won't be dealing with the most understanding of people while here: I don't think anyone except the person who orders has a clue.
Selection is good, with several breweries not available in Omaha, NE (Bell's, Capital, etc.) and selection choices that seem to rival or beat out what the folks at Beertopia can get (or keep in stock). A few rare imports, too. It would be wise for beer enthusiasts to visit this store once a month.
Quality of beer seems to be good. Most items are refrigerated, which will help maintain freshness. I notice some summer seasonals still around, but the store is climate-controlled and without windows, so it's likely they'll still be somewhat fresh. Turnaround is likely to be low, so freshness could be an issue with some beers, but I haven't encountered anything noticeable yet.
Beer prices are on par with the rest of the region, nothing special in either direction.
09-18-2011 00:10:01 | More by falloutsnow
3.8/5 rDev -3.1%
This store needs more love on BA. This store needs more direction in real life. Good selection of beer, plenty of stuff you can't get in Nebraska... Peace Tree, Fort Collins Brewery, Bells, O'Fallon... plus a few more Iowa and Minnesota breweries. More types from breweries we can get in NE like Raging Bitch from Flying Dog or Regal Pilsner from Breckenridge... to name a few. Not much in the way of Belgian ales. Too many British ales, IMO. Fair amount of German stuff, could be better too. Plenty of BMC in the back. But, overall, good selection of American craft beer. Mix-six section is big but a little too price...
Freshness seems to be okay. Seasonal beers seem to rotate okay.
Service is friendly but there isn't anybody there that can really sell beer which I assume hurts the ordering. Wouldn't it be great if this Hy-Vee had a selection on par with Beer Crazy in Des Moines or Cyclone in Ames or (why not wish) Johns in Iowa City!
Still, as it sits right now, this is a very good store and one every metro beer drinker should be stopping at every couple weeks. Great potential.
03-22-2011 16:12:30 | More by lambic3120
3.9/5 rDev -0.5%
I stopped by here on my way back to Denver from IL thanks to advice from BA's. I wasn't disappointed.
This store is accessible from both its own exterior door and a pass through from the grocery store. Although this is my first Hy-Vee, it sounds like this is a pretty standard setup.
Beer is stored in coolers that span two walls of the store. Almost everything is cold, which is a huge plus in my book. Although I'm spoiled by the many great stores in and around Denver, I found the selection here to be quite good. I found several imports I hadn't seen before, plus quite a few micros that haven't found their way into the Mountain timezone. Prices seemed a touch high, but I only had one other Iowa store to compare against.
Staff consisted of one young kid manning the register who didn't really know about the beer. He was friendly, but it would have been nice if someone were there who was knowledgeable about the product.
In general, I'm happy I stopped here. Nice selection, good quality, just don't ask too many questions.
07-20-2009 18:13:15 | More by Rayek
4.35/5 rDev +11%
That's to my BA pals for the advice. Stopped here on my way back from Watertown, SD to Kansas City, and figured I'd make a stop. At first, I was mildly disappointed, as the only Three Floyd's beer I saw was a few bombers of Gumballhead. They also had some Capital and Schell beers. I kept looking, and saw that the back cooler was a walk-in, and then I hit the jackpot. They had beers from DFH, more Three Floyd's, Fort Collins, Bell's, and Shipyard. I was pleasantly surprised.
The service there was fine. The checkout lady was nice, but I didn't ask for help so I'm not sure how knowledgable they were.
Prices were about what I expected.
Thanks fellow BA members for the tip! I really appreciate it.
03-03-2007 14:32:40 | More by Dansting
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As far as the Hy-Vee wine and spirits go this place is a gem. As far as liqour stores in the Omaha area go...this one might be the best for really great beers. I went over to pick up some 3F's beers and was pleasently greeted with DFH products as well....I really love DFH lately so I was pretty jacked up about that. There are many other varieties of beer the list of Belgians is apparently growing all the time. To be able to get the 3F's and DFH within a 30 minute drive of home is pretty exciting. I talked to the manager of the department and he mentioned that they were looking to bring some higher alc. beers in but they were wrestling with state laws. A direct quote was "as long as you keep buying it, I will keep ordering it in" that is good to here. Service was great...but I was dealing with the manager...I can't comment on the rest of the staff. Overall a good experience, if you are in Omaha/CB and looking for good beer...this is your destination.
06-30-2006 18:43:41 | More by hoffman
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This place has the best selection of craft beer that I've seen so far in the council Bluffs area. The liquor is on the west end of the building and all of the selections of beer seem to pretty fresh.
Overall the staff is not very knwoledgable about beer, but if you happen to be there when their beer "guys" are there they know their beer pretty well and are helpful. They have a decent selection of imports, with Fullers, Youngs, a few Belgians and especially the Weihenstephaner. The micros include a few Three Floyds, Sprecher, Left Hand, a few Rogues, Schell's and some others that I can't get in Omaha. I stopped in a few days ago and was informed by their beer guys that they would be getting Rochefort, Orval, Traquair House and something else Ican't remember in a couple of weeks.
This has become the place I go to more than a lot of other places in Omaha especially with their prices being much more reasonable. Can't wait for the new selections.
03-04-2006 02:19:15 | More by RedHaze
3.7/5 rDev -5.6%
This new Hy-vee has one of the better selections in the Council Bluffs area, though it is not saying much. The wine & spirits section is located in the west wing of the store with the craft beer lining the far west wall. Everything in the store is obviously fresh and clean. Given this Hy-Vee was only recently rebuilt, we will have to see how well managed the stock is over time. Looks good so far.
The service perhaps isn't too knowledgable, but certainly friendly. Selection is good for CB. The only place west of Des Moines that I know of that has Three Floyds. On top of that, there is a decent selection of Rogue bombers and the typical Colorado fares. The import selection is decent, but nothing too particularly impressive. I was hoping that some New Belgium and/or Empyrean would have sneaked across the Nebraska border into Iowa, but unfortunately that is not the case here.
The one fault is that prices seemed a bit higher than usual at this place. The Three Floyd's Pride & Joy I ended up taking home cost a whole dollar more than what I'm used to paying in Iowa City. Other than that, there is nothing to complain about; afterall, it's not the Hy-Vee's fault that the Omaha/Council Bluffs area distributers have a fairly weak selection for a metro area of its size. This place is still much quicker for me than having to go to Cubby's or farther for good beer (you can't even find SNPA in Glenwood, for christ's sake!).
12-23-2005 18:11:42 | More by neonbrown82
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Trace and Write the Letter D
Topics : Preschool, The Alphabet, Fine Motor Skills
This worksheet introduces kids to the letter D! After kids trace the letter, they look at a group of pictures. They write a D next to the pictures whose names start with the letter D. Kids completing this worksheet practice writing the letter D and identifying pictures that have names beginning with D.
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Rockland Trust Mobile Banking Center
Q. What is Rockland Trust Mobile Banking?A. Rockland Trust's Mobile Banking gives you access to your accounts from your mobile web browser or a downloadable app, depending on your preference and your phone capabilities. Both options allow you to: view account balances, search recent account activity, transfer funds, pay bills, and find nearest ATM or branch locations. Mobile banking is also available for text (SMS). With this option you can view your account balance and make account transfers.Q. How much does Rockland Trust mobile banking cost?A. There is no charge associated with this service. However, there may be charges associated with text messaging and data usage on your phone. Check with your wireless phone carrier for more information.Q. What type of apps does Rockland Trust have?A. Rockland Trust has two custom apps for the iPhone and Android devices. The Rockland Trust Mobile banking app allows you to access your Rockland Trust and the mDeposit app enables you to deposit checks into your Rockland Trust accounts. See below more FAQs about mDeposit.Q. When can I use mobile banking? A. Mobile banking is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Q. Is mobile banking secure?A. Yes. The mobile banking service utilizes best practices from online banking, such as HTTPS, 128-bit SSL encryption, User ID and password access, and application time-out when your phone is not in use. No account data is ever stored on your phone. In the event your phone is lost or stolen, the service can be immediately disabled by calling us at 800.222.2299 weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Q. How do I know if I can access mobile web banking through my cell phone? A. If you have a mobile Internet browser and Internet access from your phone, it's likely you can use mobile web banking. Your mobile phone must support WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) 2.0 or higher, the international standard for applications using wireless communication. Most phones today support WAP. Display of your account information may vary depending on your phone. If you are using an older device that does not contain the required security features to use mobile banking, you may need to upgrade to a newer device to use mobile web banking. You may incur and are responsible for charges assessed by your wireless provider. Q. How do I sign up for mobile banking?A. You must be an online banking customer to access mobile banking. On the bottom left of your online banking home page:For Mobile App users:
1. Under Preferences Tab, Click on Mobile. Click on Mobile Enrollment (first tab).
2. Check the box next to Yes, enable my User ID and Password for use on my mobile device. This will allow you to use your existing online banking user ID and password on our mobile site.
3. Download the app at Google Play or iTunes
1. Under Preferences Tab, Click on Mobile. Click on Mobile Enrollment (first tab).
2. Check the box next to Yes, enable my User ID and Password for use on my mobile device. This will allow you to use your existing online banking user ID and password on our mobile site.
3. Download the app at Google Play or iTunes
For Mobile Browser users:
1. Under Mobile Access within Online Banking, enter your email and select Send. This will send the mobile access link m.rocklandtust.com to your email for easy access.
1. Under Mobile Access within Online Banking, enter your email and select Send. This will send the mobile access link m.rocklandtust.com to your email for easy access.
To make Transfer and Mobile approvals: 1. Click on the Mobile Authorization tab 2. Enter a 4 digit code under Mobile Authorization Code* 3. Click Submit to make the change *enter email and phone if you are a business user requiring mobile phone approval access
Q. Do I need an ID and password to use mobile banking? A. You will use the same user ID and password you use to access online banking.Q. Can I pay a bill using mobile banking?A. Yes, One you have set up your payee in online banking bill pay, you have the ability to send a payment to that payee using mobile banking. Q. Which Rockland Trust accounts can I make transfers to/from in mobile banking?A. Any accounts that have been previously set up within online banking for transfer capabilities will have mobile banking access.
Q. How do I know if my transfer was submitted successfully? A. Upon successful completion of a transfer, a confirmation message displays on the screen. If you do not receive a confirmation message, you can also review your transaction history to see if the transfer was processed. You may also contact us for assistance at 800.222.2299. Q. How do I securely leave my mobile banking browser session?A. Select the Sign Off link to sign out of mobile banking.Q. What are some tips to keep my mobile banking experience safe? A. Here are some general good practices for banking on your mobile device:
Q. How do I access mobile banking on my phone's browser?A. After successfully setting up mobile banking within your online banking, you can visit m.rocklandtrust.com from your phone's browser. You can have the link emailed to your mobile device when setting up your mobile banking in the mobile Preferences tab. Enter in the email address and under mobile access and send.Q. My mobile device shows I have a strong signal, yet I cannot connect to the mobile web site on my device. What causes this to occur?A. The signal display on the mobile device is an indication of the phone's ability to place calls. The mobile banking website requires a data network to perform data exchanges. The problem you described could be due to lack of signal or due to no data connection on the mobile device. Please contact your wireless service provider for assistance.Q. What happens if I lose communication/signal during a transaction? A. If you do not receive a confirmation message due to a lost signal, you may verify a transaction by reviewing your transaction in mobile banking. You may also contact us for assistance at 800.222.2299 weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Q. What happens if I get locked out of mobile banking?A. Call the Rockland Trust Customer Information Center. Representatives are available to assist you by calling: 800.222.2299 weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Q. What if I lose my mobile phone?A. There will be no financial information from Rockland Trust saved on your mobile phone as part of our mobile banking service. Do not add your login credentials to the memo pad or voice record them on your mobile device, as this information could then be obtained by others. We also recommend that you password protect your mobile device if possible.Q. My mobile banking seems slow...why?A. Connection speeds may vary for different wireless service providers, different data usage plans, and different geographical locations. If you experience a slow response while mobile web browsing or during data transmission, please check with your wireless service provider.
Q. How do I enroll in Text banking?A. You will need to enable Text banking from within your online banking Preferences tab before using. On the bottom left of your online banking home page, go to Preferences.
Q What number to I send a text to in order to use Text banking?A. The SMS text number for Rockland Trust text banking is 226-563
Q. What are the shortcut text banking commands?A.
Q. Are text commands case-sensitive?A. Text commands are not case-sensitiveQ. What should I do if I get a new phone number?A. Follow the steps to change your phone number for text banking
Q. Does text banking work with my pre-paid services plan?A. You can use any phone accepts SMS texts. Message & Data rates may apply.Q. Why are text commands not working? A. If you have an auto signature added to all of your texts, our system will receive those characters and will try to make sense of them. Since the signature doesn't match a command, all of your texts to us will be interpreted wrong. Please shut off automated signatures when texting commands within our text banking product.
Q. What should I do with the check after I have deposited it through the phone? A. Upon proper clearing of funds and confirmation of your deposit from Rockland Trust, you agree to prominently mark the check as "Electronically Presented" or "VOID" and to properly dispose of the check to ensure that it is not presented again for payment. Q. How will I know the deposit was accepted? A. If you make the deposit during a business day before 7 p.m. est., you will receive an e-mail from us letting you know if the deposit was received and a second email when your deposit has been approved or declined. If your deposit is in review or if you deposit after 7 p.m. est. during a business day or anytime on a weekend or holiday, you will receive your approval/decline notification the next business day.Q. How long does it take to deposit the funds/when will the funds be available? A. Your check will be available the following business day after your deposit is approved.
Q. What do I do if the deposit isn't accepted? A. If there is an issue with the deposit, you will receive an e-mail with directions on what to do next. Q. Do I need to use a deposit slip?A. No. Sending a clear picture of the front and back of the check is all that's needed for the deposit.
Q. Do I need to endorse the check? A. Yes, all checks deposited, regardless of how they are deposited, are required to be properly endorsed.Q. How will I know what my daily deposit limit is? A. You will receive your daily limit in the e-mail that contains your password. If you are over your limit your deposit may be declined.Q. Why do my accounts have different limits?A. Each account is reviewed separately and limits are set based on the review of that individual account.
Q. Can business and personal accounts be separated by login ID's?A. We assign one login ID for each device. All accounts will be listed under that Login ID including business and personal accounts for that user.
Q. I have a new mobile device and my mDeposit is not working.A. If you get a new device, please call us for a reset at 800.222.2299 weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
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- Home to Vail, Beaver Creek, Copper Mountain
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Turkey Soup
This is a terrific way to use leftover Thanksgiving turkey. The basic idea is to simmer the turkey carcass with some veggies to create a broth. Remove the turkey, add rice and some herbs and you've got homemade soup. If you are tired of turkey, freeze the soup for later.
- 1 turkey
- 8 cups water
- 4 cubes chicken bouillon
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup carrots, chopped
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 bay leaves
- 3 tablespoons parsley
- 2 teaspoons thyme
- 2 teaspons dried, thyme
- 1 cup rice
- salt and pepper to taste
In a large pot combine turkey, water, bouillon cubes, celery, carrots, onion and bay leaf.
Simmer over a medium-low heat for 2 hours. Remove the turkey and set aside to cool.
Add the rice and cook until tender.
Once the turkey is cool enough to work with, pull off any remaining meat. Add to the soup along with the parsley and thyme.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Time to prepare: 2 hours, 20 minutes.
This recipe is vegetarian.
Serves 4.
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The Dash, by Linda Ellis, began as a simple poem that speaks volumes about why we are put on this earth. Now it is part of a beautifully designed gift book that also features 9 simple truths from Mac Anderson, founder of Successories, about the steps we can take to make a difference with our lives. This inspirational gift book will be read again and again. Hardcover; 144 pgs.$14.99 Shop Now
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A man who allegedly shot a woman multiple times Monday in west suburban Aurora has been charged with first-degree murder.
Christopher Whetstone, 45, was charged Wednesday in connection with the death of Rachel Taylor, 22, of the 1000 block of Garfield Avenue, according to Aurora police.
Bail for Whetstone was set at $2 million Thursday.
Police say the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute that occurred outside Whetstone's home in the 500 block of Charles Street in Aurora.
Taylor was shot multiple times and taken to Presence Mercy Medical Center where she was pronounced dead at 9:46 p.m. Monday, police said.
Whetstone was apprehended within 10 minutes without incident, police added.
His next court appearance is set for Feb. 5 at the Kane County Judicial Center.
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Sweet Potato and Brie Flat Bread
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- 1 pound frozen pizza dough, thawed
- cornmeal for the baking sheet
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled, halved, and thinly sliced
- 2 shallots, thinly sliced
- 8 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 4 ounces Brie, sliced
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 4 cups mixed greens (about 3 ounces)
- Heat oven to 425° F. Shape the dough into a large oval and place on a cornmeal-dusted baking sheet.
- In a medium bowl, toss the sweet potato, shallots, thyme, 3 tablespoons of the oil, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
- Scatter the potato mixture over the dough and top with the Brie. Bake until golden brown and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together the vinegar, remaining tablespoon of oil, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
- Toss the dressing with the greens. Serve with the flat bread.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 531
- Fat 26g
- Sat Fat 7g
- Cholesterol 28mg
- Sodium 968mg
- Protein 16g
- Carbohydrate 66g
- Sugar 8g
- Fiber 5g
- Iron 4mg
- Calcium 100mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101 .
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You can freeze the cooked flat bread, tightly wrapped, for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature, then warm in a 300° F oven before serving.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Maryland House of Delegates passed major gun control legislation Wednesday by a vote of 78-61. The bill includes a ban on 45 assault rifles, limits on magazine capacity to rounds of 10, and requirements for fingerprints and licenses before purchasing a firearm.
The bill has some key differences from the version that passed the Senate about a month ago. This version requires someone to report a lost or stolen gun within 72 hours, and bans firearm possession for anyone sentenced to probation before justice for a violent crime.
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Rauschenberg Residency
Robert Rauschenberg's twenty-acre estate on Captiva Island, Florida, which was his home and studio for forty years, has been transformed into a creative center that welcomes artists from around the world to live, work, and create.
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation (RRF) launched the Rauschenberg Residency in 2012–13 with a series of five pilot residencies that served to inform and shape the program. There are now seven one-month-long residencies annually that serve more than seventy artists and other creative individuals of exceptional talent and promise from a diverse mix of disciplines, backgrounds, ages, and career levels.
The Rauschenberg Residency is inspired by Rauschenberg's early years at Black Mountain College where an artistic community brought out elements central to his legacy, collaboration and exploration, learning from and working with others to break new ground.
The residency advances new work, extends practices into new mediums, and serves as a research and development lab for performance-based projects; it fosters the ideal that artistic practice advances mutual understanding; and it engenders a focus on the conservation of a sensitive and pristine environment.
"The development of an artists' residency on the property where Robert Rauschenberg lived and worked for more than forty years is one of our major programs. The residency builds on this legacy of new ideas, new work, and supporting generations of new artists," said Christy MacLear, RRF executive director.
The residency perpetuates Rauschenberg's ability to inspire and impact artists who follow in his footsteps, enabling creativity to develop out of community and interaction. Each of the selected artists brings a distinct artistic background and focus. The interplay of their solo and shared experiences during their time in Captiva mirrors Rauschenberg's career-long interest in collaborative creativity and promotes the spirit of innovation and boundary-pushing. The collective nature of an eclectic group of individual artists reflects similar themes and methods that intrigued Rauschenberg throughout his life, especially the mix of media, materials, and techniques. The experience is an extension of his belief that art has the power to bring about change, whether on a local and global philanthropic level or within the artistic community itself.
The Rauschenberg Residency, an interdisciplinary artists' residency program, based on Robert Rauschenberg's belief that art can change the world, nurtures and facilitates experimentation, collaboration and innovation.
Based on Rauschenberg's experience at Black Mountain College and his belief in taking art across international borders to affect positive social change, the Rauschenberg Residency focus is on bringing together artists and scholars of exceptional talent and promise to make art, experiment, exchange ideas, and advance mutual understanding. Sited on the grounds of Rauschenberg's former home and studio in Captiva, Florida, the residency maintains a commitment to the preservation of the land and its history, and to the stewardship of the natural environment.
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Social Movements & Political Action
Successful social movements include a political strategy in addition to direct action, mass mobilization, and deep building, to build power and win change. While not relying solely on electoral and legislative activity, movements must recognize and embrace the importance of these political activities as crucial venues in which to contest for power, actualize change, and realize our values.
In Wisconsin, our movement chose to open up a political front in the struggle. Of course, a political strategy presents pitfalls. The ledger of American history is replete with movements run aground by too quick or too complete a turn toward electoralism. Because the critical moment that catalyzed our movement took place in the political arena, a political strategy is a must for us in Wisconsin. Acknowledging that the background for this movement resulted from complex factors, we also recognize that a political strategy alone will not accomplish our objectives.
In Wisconsin, we do not believe that taking to the streets must be counterpoised to taking to the ballot box. Indeed, the movement here recognizes that we must do both, and more, to be successful. A political strategy and the direct action, mass mobilization, and deep building components reinforce one another. In fact, we see the political strategy as a way to develop the latter. In so doing, taking on the recall of Governor Scott Walker as the centerpiece of a political strategy, we are building upon the resonant, galvanizing uprising of Wisconsin in 2011 and developing a new model for movement activity.
Why Political Action
The political action of the Wisconsin uprising reflects the spirit of the fightback. Working people are fed up with our broken economy and democracy. We are not going to play by the conventional rules. We are contesting for governance and building power on our own terms to make our democracy and our economy work for us.
Just as in the successful fight against the anti-union SB5 in Ohio, Wisconsin unions and community organizations looked to an atypical but highly important level of democracy to right the wrongs committed against us. Instead of waiting until the next election cycle to throw the bums out, progressive forces in Ohio and Wisconsin both chose to throw out the playbook of convention and to establish democracy on our own terms.
Here, we can win a major victory by replacing Scott Walker with a champion, a fighter for our values who explicitly takes up our issues on the campaign trail and who will govern as the progressive. As important in many respects, we must not only win, but also win with a mandate. Walker instituted regressive tax cuts for profitable corporations, deeply damaging austerity measures, as well as cutting healthcare and education, pursuing a failed jobs strategy of vintage trickle-down, and eliminating collective-bargaining rights. We will raise up a coherent, potent agenda to frame this special election as a choice between the 99% and the 1%.
Our strategy and organization for the recalls connects directly to our objectives. Simply put, we cannot continue to do politics as usual. If we seek to do "better" what we must do "different," we will not win. A political strategy cannot be grafted onto an organic social movement. Instead, it must flow from that movement's activities and adherents. Indeed, the movement leaders at the grassroots demanded recall and a political strategy.
How We Got Here
We were faced with reactionary Republicans in charge of all levels of government and an organized right wing in the Tea Party. They came after us, forcing a crisis on labor and progressives. We created a political crisis for them, challenging them at every step with an urgency and immediacy required by a "kill or be killed" moment. We challenged the direction of the state by staging a mass uprising. We challenged governance by taking up a political strategy. We challenged by how we fought, relying on collective action by the masses.
When a defiant group of students and workers took over the Wisconsin State Capitol in February of 2011, many saw it as a spontaneous eruption of discontent and frustration. However, conditions alone did not spur a fightback. The uprising took root in the organization of a community-labor alliance formed between these students and workers over months of developing a shared analysis and fightback project. Combined with the galvanizing impact of militant, direct action that brought out many more individuals and organizations both at the Capitol and across the state, this form of alliance organization and its implicit reliance upon collective action and the embedded spirit of fightback sparked a sense of possibility along with immediacy and urgency.
When the first opportunity presented itself to go beyond protest and to expand beyond unions and already allied community organizations, the movement rose to the occasion. Progressive forces transformed a virtually forgotten race for the State Supreme Court into a battleground. We made it about the Walker ally in the race and the potential judicial challenge to Walker's antiunion law. Coming from dozens of percentage points behind in the polls with a virtually unknown candidate, we lost by barely a few thousand votes statewide. The rapid mobilization of the consolidated forces that came together in the uprising presented new possibilities for an electoral strategy to complement the movement in the streets.
Thousands of activists, many involved in politics for the first time, circulated petitions to gather tens of thousands of signatures to recall from office eligible anti-worker Republican State Senators. The right quickly responded with recalls of its own, targeting pro-worker Democratic senators, setting off a summer of recall elections.
When the dust settled in August, progressive forces won five recalls. We saw our expanded base take action beyond joining a protest or a rally. We found collective action taking on new meaning for the masses. In communities across the state, those who bused in to the Capitol or who staged actions in their own necks of the woods took up clipboards and walk-lists. Progressive forces who never before worked together took up campaigning in a way never done previously. Community organizations, unaffiliated individuals, and public- and private-sector unions joined to form coordinating groups that not only knocked on doors and made phone calls, but also staged rallies and protests both to build energy and momentum and to drive a public narrative about the recall elections.
With the appetite of the movement whetted for an unprecedented recall of a Wisconsin governor, leaders consolidated organization and strategized about how to undertake gathering over 541,000 valid signatures in only sixty days. Debates on how and when to proceed raged in union halls, over dinner tables, and on blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. Collectively, we decided to circulate recall petitions beginning in mid- November, over the holidays, and in some of the most unfriendly weather in the typically inhospitable winter of the upper Midwest. Doubters remained. An unprecedented outpouring brought us well beyond our goal, gathering over one million signatures to recall Scott Walker.
Political Strategy Both As Realizing and Building the Movement
A few key themes emerged in our recall campaign of Governor Walker. We know that a political strategy can be potent for instrumental reasons. We can replace Scott Walker with a progressive champion, winning a mandate while also re-energizing ourselves to keep alive this movement as we go from defense to offense. Along the way, we can galvanize those outside of Wisconsin, dramatically impacting circumstances affecting the 2012 election cycle at the national level and do so in a way that lifts up working people and their objectives.
First, elections are a venue in which many people, including those not readily identifying with our movement, are accustomed to making political choices. We are meeting people where they are, to engage them in the democratic decisionmaking we need to affect a change which is not only in governance. Furthermore, elections hold clear time frames when a choice must be made, forcing immediacy to the question, "Which side are you on?" We are making this a referendum, with a clear choice and a binary outcome on a fixed timeline.
Second, we are drawing sharp, clear lines between us and them, between our direction and theirs. The "us" is the 99%, working class and poor people, and the "them" is the 1%, corporations and the rich. The "us" are the candidates for office, the movement organizations, and the broad mass of people fighting in this struggle, while the "them" are Scott Walker, the Koch brothers, and the right wing. Our direction is shared prosperity, and their direction is austerity. Our direction is a fair economy and a working democracy, while their direction is neither of those.
Recognizing the commonality of progressive forces, we are advancing keystone demands and issues. We do not say "austerity," even though that is what we are fighting. We talk about how Scott Walker gutted BadgerCare, the healthcare program for low-income working families, to give tax cuts to the corporations and the rich who do not pay their fair share in taxes. We talk about how Walker went after unions because organized labor is the only answer to organized wealth. We talk about how tax cuts and trickle down do not create jobs, only painful cuts and greater income inequality. These are resonant issues that illustrate our principles, without requiring a long-winded lecture to get across the essential points.
No movement in history has been successful by failing to draw clear contrasts, to dramatize unfairness and injustice, to point out and polarize opponents, and to name the problem. Our message and narrative speaks to and about our movement, with the recall election as the venue in which we can be heard.
Third, we are building organization during the struggle. Few progressives would argue that we do not need an independent political organization of our own. Many in labor and many community organizations have long sought an alternative vehicle; some of us even worked to develop it at various points. Here in Wisconsin, we are building an independent political organization that unites labor and community forces in one vehicle, for this campaign and beyond. As part of our operating mantra, we are taking on issues, elections, and mobilizations as part of a coherent program to build the movement, contest for power, and change the political game.
The organization we see as the vehicle for the movement is called "We Are Wisconsin." It arose during the fightback, matured during the ongoing fights against Walker's budget and the summer of recalls, and reached greater scale as we readied for the Walker recall. No one sat down one day and said "We should have a movement vehicle that should include x, y, and z, that does a, b, and c." However, we recognized from the beginning that we must build organization during our struggle. We could not form an organization unconnected to the fights and the people taking them on, nor could we delay building organization until after the fights themselves. We continue to find ourselves growing stronger for each fight in which we find ourselves and for the next ones because we build organization in the struggle.
For example, we began the recall petition gathering by staging a mass rally and march to Walker's own neighborhood where activists signed recall petitions and committed to action for the rest of the signaturegathering period. We then conducted actions around the issues at stake and around the contrast between our side and Walker. These actions drive a public narrative and energize our base to take on more collective action. More traditional political activists get pulled into movement activities, and we all unite under one banner.
Fourth, we are bringing new relevance to collective action and to leadership by regular people. Because the recall election is so high-profile and because it is where so many grassroots activists and even previously disengaged people gravitated, the Walker recall effort has grown the movement. People are being thrust into action and thrust into leadership by taking action. From those who stepped forward to take over and occupy the State Capitol, to those who organized autonomous rallies in their communities, to those who decided to circulate recall petitions, leaders have taken on many roles since the uprising began, and they have been treasured and nurtured.
Since last February, hundreds of thousands of people took collective action for the first time. For many of the more than 30,000 who circulated recall petitions, activism has become a part of their regular lives. The recall election provides a way for these people to take ongoing, sustained action with a purpose that channels anger and frustration into activism that we know can change the world. With the Walker recall taking place, we have a framework through which people can take action. These activists, new and experienced alike, are working to become leaders through a concerted program and through innovative campaign activity.
We are not asking people simply to knock on doors or to make phone calls. Instead, we are mobilizing people to build leadership. Activists are being called to take up the mantle of leadership, so crucial to any movement. Activists are responsible for organizing a network of twenty or so friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to be led to the ballot box and into the streets. We are reconceptualizing what it means to be an activist by transforming people into movement leaders with a base or following that takes collective action. On the back end, we have developed a new generation of citizen leaders who will continue the fight, realize the mandate of this referendum election, and take on struggles of greater and greater proportions.
Where We Could Go
In future reflections, obviously we hope to look back upon the strategic choices around our political strategy as part of movement-building. But we cannot see that far into the future. In the last analysis, at least here and now, we are more organizers and street fighters than we are pundits and intellectuals. Our vision is one of a new kind of movement politics driven by working people through our own organization that wins social and economic justice by fighting on multiple fronts. We know that if it can be done in Wisconsin, it will be done by this incredible movement full of new leaders. And we know that if it can be done in Wisconsin, it can be done all over the country.
Bruce Colburn is Vice President for Politics & Growth with SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin and a former elected officer of unions representing mineworkers, steelworkers, and bus drivers.
Peter Rickman is with the SEIU Fight for a Fair Economy in Wisconsin and is a former Co-President of the Teaching Assistants' Association at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.


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Responsibility has long been a core value of Mandarin Oriental; it is one of the Guiding Principles that supports our mission and vision to be recognised as the best luxury hotel group in the world. At Mandarin Oriental, we understand that our long-term success depends on the health and prosperity of the communities in which we do business.
Under the guidance of the Group's Corporate Responsibility Committee, together with the dedication of hotel colleagues worldwide, we have made meaningful progress on our sustainability priorities. The following notable accomplishments are highlighted in this, our second Sustainability Report:
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• We realised US$19.6 million in cost savings from 2007 to 2012 by implementing strategic energy efficiency initiatives.
• We enhanced our proprietary health and safety programme in 2012 with the addition of an environmental section, including waste management guidelines, in order to help our hotels measure and continuously improve performance.
• We continued to support many worthy causes in our communities, including cultural heritage preservation and charitable programmes.
As we progress toward our goals, we are committed to addressing our sustainability challenges. Water consumption remains an area that requires additional focus and underscores the importance of setting and attaining short-term targets in order to achieve our long-term objectives. Therefore, in 2013, the Group has established new short-term environmental goals, with each hotel receiving individual goals to help maintain our progress.
A sustainability awareness training programme, developed in 2012, will also be deployed at our hotels in 2013 in order to encourage even greater engagement amongst our colleagues, who remain our most valuable resource.
Whilst more work lies ahead, I am pleased to see that we are embracing our responsibilities with the same dedication and enthusiastic service that has distinguished Mandarin Oriental for the past five decades. Thank you for following our progress as we continue on our journey towards a more sustainable future.
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Walker commented during a tour of Midwest Engineering Systems in Pewaukee. He told workers that job creation is his priority and that attacks on same-day voter registration, including a call for his arrest by Milwaukee alderman Ashanti Hamilton, are baseless.
"My guess is, for some of these individuals and groups they don't have an alternative to what we're talking about in the economy. They don't have better suggestions for what we want to do on the economy improving so they just want to distract attention," said the governor.
Walker has said eliminating same-day voter registration is not on his legislative priority list, but he would sign a bill if it made it to his desk.


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"If you don't get 20 percent in the city of Chicago, you're not going to win," said Rutherford. "I got 22 percent of the City of Chicago. And our Republican nominee for Governor for 18 percent, I won. I'm here. The other factoid out there: I got more votes as Treasurer than Mark Kirk did winning the U.S. Senate seat. I got 66,000 more votes than Pat Quinn got winning the Governor's race."
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