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September 23, 2013
Category: Performing Arts
Live Jazz
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From U. of T.'s Faculty of Music. 9:30pm:
18-Piece Jazz Orchestra led by
Christian Overton-Trombone.
For more details: www.TheRex.ca
Venue: The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar — 194 Queen Street West
Hey Toronto, the second annual JFL42, presented in association with Air Canada, is back from September 19 – 28th! This year's three headliners include the entire cast of Family Guy (Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, and Mila Kunis) joined by a 40-piece orchestra, Aziz Ansari and Sarah Silverman.
1 pass gives you a seat to 1 or all 3 of our star headliners (depending on the pass you choose) PLUS with your Festival pass you have access to 42 other really cool comedy things. For the hardcore comedy fans out there, don't miss the ultimate VIP pass that gets you 3 nights of headliners (the same time, the same seats, pretty sweet).
The other 42 acts include Bill Burr, Marc Maron, Janeane Garofalo, Hannibal Buress, Maria Bamford, Set List, Sam Simmons, Andy Kindler, Ryan Belleville, Graham Chittenden, Chris Locke, Second City, Alt.Com, Yuk Yuk's, Comedy Bar, Mark Little and Kyle Dooley…and there are still way more to come!
"The 42" will perform across the city in venues of all sizes, all depending on passholder demand. It's the comedy festival of your dreams where you get to create your own schedule and design your festival experience. Go to JFL42.com for more information about the Festival and everything your pass gets you.
Sarah Silverman – September 20th, 7:00pm & 10:00pm.
Aziz Ansari – September 27th, 7:00pm & 10:00pm.
Family Guy Live – September 28th, 7:00pm & 10:00pm.
For tickets: www.sonycentre.ca
Venue: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts — 1 Front Street East
Faith Healer
Three versions of the same story – but which one is true? This mesmerizing tale centres on a small-time faith healer who travels the countryside, miraculously curing the sick (or does he?) in every small town along the way. We also meet his wife (or is it his mistress?) who tells us her own tale of faith and healing; and his manager Teddy, who has his own version of events. Brian Friel is one of Ireland's master playwrights, and Faith Healer one of his many worldwide successes.
For more details: www.shawfest.com
Location: Royal George Theatre — Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
The Flood Thereafter
A Canadian Stage Production in co-production with the Hopscotch Collective in association with the Theatre Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University.
Part portrait of small-town Canada and part timeless fable, The Flood Thereafter is a magical play by Sarah Berthiaume, a rising star of Quebecois theatre. Every day, twenty-year-old June does an abrupt strip show in the gritty Emotions bar with all the men of the town watching and weeping. June's relationship to the men stretches back to the sirens who ensnarled the mariners of ancient Greece, but when a young stranger arrives in town the tide begins to turn.
For more details: www.canadianstage.com
Venue: Berkeley Street Theatre — 26 Berkeley Street
Guys and Dolls
In New York City, you'll meet wise guys and chorus gals, gamblers and actresses, cops and
bobby-soxers. Pious Sarah Brown, a sergeant at the Save-A-Soul mission, wants to save their souls while Nathan Detroit needs $1000 to save the city's oldest floating craps game. Enter high-roller Sky Masterson who takes Nathan's crazy bet – to woo the virtuous Sarah! Who will take a real gamble on love? Will luck be a lady tonight? Guys and Dolls has been called the "greatest of all American musicals."
For more details: www.shawfest.com
Location: Festival Theatre — Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Peace in Our Time: A Comedy
Take Geneva, one of Shaw's fascinating but thornier late plays, lend it a freewheeling, extravagant adaptation by one of Canada's most well-respected playwrights, and presto! The result is a sharp, contemporary, political comedy where affairs of state meet the Three Stooges. The play opens in a dysfunctional diplomatic office prior to the Second World War and ends in The Hague at a trial of the world's dictators. Between, you are taken on a totally manic ride.
For more details: www.shawfest.com
Location: Court House Theatre — Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Trifles (Lunchtime One-Acts)
Two gripping marital mysteries by two playwrights who helped bring modern drama to America. In Trifles, a man is found dead but his wife can't explain the rope around his neck. An obvious whodunnit? Not according to the wives of the investigators. In A Wife for a Life (O'Neill's first play), a husband seeks revenge for his wife's infidelity. He meets a young man in love and is forced to reconsider the very marriage he seeks to defend. Two little-seen plays in one gem of an outing.
For more details: www.shawfest.com
Location: Court House Theatre — Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
The Light in the Piazza
A glorious musical story set in Italy in the summer of 1953. Margaret is touring the Tuscan countryside with her daughter, Clara. While sightseeing, Clara has a chance encounter with Fabrizio, a handsome Florentine, and they fall in love. Margaret tries to keep them apart to protect her daughter, who isn't what she seems. But the romance of Italy is powerful, and it slowly transforms them all. From the writer of the musical Floyd Collins, which the Shaw Festival produced to huge acclaim in 2004.
For more details: www.shawfest.com
Location: Court House Theatre — Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
The Merchant of Venice
When the merchant Antonio seeks a loan from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender whom he has always treated with the utmost contempt, Shylock proposes a startling collateral: a pound of the merchant's flesh. When Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock prepares to take his revenge – only to find that the law is a knife that can cut both ways.
For tickets: Box office at 1-800-567-1600 or www.stratfordfestival.ca
Location: Festival Theatre — Stratford, Ontario
Lady Windermere's Fan
Oscar Wilde is at his bitingly satirical best targeting Victorian morals (especially marital) in this comic thriller that made him an overnight star. We meet rich, stunning, recently wed Lady Windermere on the day of her birthday ball when a notorious gossip drops by to announce that her new husband is betraying her — with a mysterious woman who is coming to the ball. Be ready for jealousy, intrigue, twists, turns, and massive doses of Wildean wit.
For more details: www.shawfest.com
Location: Festival Theatre — Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario


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Fold-up motorcycle carrier for my Rialta
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It works great and doesn't seem to affect the Rialta negatively. I haven't weighed it in over a year, but I'd guess it's at ~7500 now with water and excluding 550lb bike, which has it's weight split with the carrier's wheel & RV when loaded. I have a leaky suspension airbag, but even flat, the rear doesn't bottom out or drag in dips. I've looked at the Pit Bull trailer restraint and the Tyre Down as options of better securing it without pulling down on suspension. Since that video, I've added self-retracting ratchet straps permanently attached to the carrier that grab a strap set up like the Tyre Down atop of my rear tire (see pictures in album) and plan to build a collapsible front chock soon. I had to take off the front fender of my bike to restrain it like I have been, but think I can make attachment for hooking on the outsides of the installed fender. Also added on the Rialta is a company logo on the doors and fleet numbers on the corners to appear more "utility van".


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With one of the weakest farm systems in baseball, the Angels would normally be expected to trade some MLB level pieces to replenish the system. However, the farm is so weak, that appears to be pretty much impossible to do without creating further holes at the MLB level for the foreseeable future. Here's my take on what we have, or more importantly don't have.
The Untouchables:
Mike Trout, Jered Weaver, Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton, CJ Wilson. Most have no-trade clauses, three have untrade-able contracts and the other is Mike Trout.
The Conundrums:
Erick Aybar and Howie Kendrick are both under reasonable MLB deals with cost certainty and solid performance histories. Howie has been the only consistent performer on this team and is having, in my opinion, his best defensive year. However, there are no players in the pipeline ready to take either of their places any time soon. If we still had Jean Segura in the wings, this would be an entirely different story.
Tommy Hanson has been pretty steady this year and is under team control for a couple more years. Trading him creates another hole in a system lacking pitching while not likely getting a return ready to contribute at the MLB level any time soon, especially as a pitcher.
Jerome Williams is having a better statistical year than Hanson and has one year of arbitration left. Trading him now likely nets a prospect who doesn't justify creating a 1 1/2 year hole in the pitching staff, though.
The Likely Candidates With Little Value:
Scott Downs is in the last year of his deal, Alberto Callaspo doesn't have the typical 3B power numbers contenders typically desire, and depth is non-existent.
The Candidates With Trade Value:
Mark Trumbo. It would hurt to see the local kid go, but teams always love to get a big bat to help with the playoff push. He likely brings in the best value, but that creates a big whole in the next three years lineups. Peter Bourjos was a name in the rumor mills last year. If he shows he's healthy, expect those rumors to continue.
I don't see the possibilities of a major rebuild. Not with untrade-able players and contracts populating the roster. I don't see a ton of help coming without creating further holes or trading away fan favorites. In short, this year's trade deadline is likely to be as frustrating/disappointing as the months leading up to it.


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A crash sends a school bus careening down a ravine in Jackson County.
According to Jackson County Sheriff Lou Roberts, a school bus from The Hope School in Marianna was traveling on Magnolia Road outside Marianna today when the driver suffered from a medical issue.
Roberts says the bus crossed a guard rail and slid down a ravine onto its side. The driver, a teacher's aid and eight students were on the bus.
Roberts says everyone on the bus was transported to an area hospital, treated for minor injuries and released.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.


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WTYS - Health care premiums RISE
People who buy their own health insurance report the most recent rate increase requests have averaged 20 percent, according to the survey released Monday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. (KHN is a part of the foundation.)
The foundation surveyed just over 1,000 people who don't get insurance from their employer, finding that 77 percent reported an increase with their current or previous insurer. Most paid the increase. But 16 percent switched to less expensive plans, either to one offered by their insurer or to one from a different insurer. As a result of those who switched, the average increase for all respondents was 13 percent.
And, in a twofer WTYS, the New York Times reports that the White House, fresh from its
shakedown extortion negotiations with BP, is still bullying private corporations.
President Obama, whose vilification of insurers helped push a landmark health care overhaul through Congress, plans to sternly warn industry executives at a White House meeting on Tuesday against imposing hefty rate increases in anticipation of tightening regulation under the new law, administration officials said Monday.The man who would be king, who seemingly would command and control every aspect of the American economy if only he could, was not being honest with the American people during the health care debate. Now, the American people pay the price.
Wow, you are simply a genius. Healthcare reforms have yet to kick in (thank you Republicans and spineless,appeasing Democrats for the delay) and yet you have found a way to premium increases on President Obama instead of the greedy insurance companies who are raising premiums in advance of the coming reforms. On second thought, you blame everything on President Obama, so this is not entirely unexpected.
The only thing that I can figure is that the News Sentinel has an affirmative action program for blithering idiots and you are their prize recruit. Truly you have stuffed 20 pounds of stupid into a 5 pound bag!


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|Mangas paces Vikings past Bulldogs
|Monday, March 11, 2013 10:39 AM
FINDLAY — There was a stretch in the fourth quarter when the Leipsic basketball team was struggling.
That's when the Viking seniors, led by guard Devin Mangas, took control of their Division IV district final against Columbus Grove.
Leipsic shrugged off a period of sluggish play to hold off a fourth-quarter charge by the Bulldogs to post a 66-59 win against their Putnam County League rival before a packed house at Liberty-Benton.
The win sends the Vikings (22-4) to the Bowling Green State University Division regional Tuesday against Evergreen at 6:15 p.m. in the Stroh Center. The Bulldogs saw their season end at 18-7.
Leipsic had a 53-43 lead after three quarters and were up 55-43 after a Zach Kuhlman basket early in the final quarter. But over the next 3-plus minutes, the Vikings' offense disappeared as the Bulldogs trimmed all but one point off their deficit when sophomore guard Jace Darbyshire drained a 3-pointer from the left corner. Five different Grove players scored during their 11-0 run that had them within 55-54 with 4:22 left to play.
Leipsic coach Scott Maag used a timeout at that time to settle his veteran squad down and that's when Mangas took over for the Vikings.
Mangas, who had 32 points in Leipsic's district semifinal win Tuesday night, scored six points (2 baseline jumpers and 2 free throws) that righted the ship for the Vikings, while Darbyshire knocked down another 3-pointer for the Bulldogs to keep them within striking distance.
However, Mangas didn't stop after the six points as he added five more points to his total, three free throws and a basket just before the final buzzer as he finished with 34 points on the night. The Bulldogs' final points came on two Will Vorhees free throws with 12.1 seconds left.
Among Mangas's 34 points were a second-quarter 3-pointer that put the senior over the 1,000 point mark for his career.
"It was a little frustrating," Columbus Grove coach Ryan Stechschulte said. "Mangas was unbelievable tonight. When a kid does that, you almost want to watch and almost congratulate him while the game's going on. He made some tough shots, especially in the fourth quarter after we made that nice run to get it down to one. He then made two 14-15 footers on the baseline that pushes the lead back to five."
Mangas stepped up at key times all night for the Vikings. The first time was in the opening quarter as he scored seven points, including a 3-pointer that gave Leipsic its first lead of the night.
Columbus Grove jumped out quick on the favored Vikings scored the first six points of the game on two free throws by Derek Rieman, a Brady Shafer putback and a Vorhees basket. Mangas scored four of the Vikings' first six points that kept them close until they scored eight straight points to take a 16-14 lead. Aric Schroeder and Mangas had back-to-back 3-pointers to give Leipsic the lead before Vorhees hit a jumper to even the score at 16-16.
The two teams spend the second quarter going back and forth as the Bulldogs had a 22-20 lead after a Rieman basket before two free throws by Austin Brown and a Schroeder putback returned the lead to Leipsic. A Rieman basket tied the game at 24-24 before Mangas hit a three-pointer (his 1,000th point) and Derek Steffan followed a short time later with a three that put the Vikings up six. Leipsic went on to take a 34-27 lead into halftime as Mangas closed out the first half scoring hitting two of three free throw."
The Vikings threatened to break the game open late in the third quarter as they took a 10-point lead at 50-38 on two free throws by Mangas and a basket. Vorhees, who was slowed by the Viking defense after 10 first-quarter points, stopped the run before Mangas and Darbyshire ended the third quarter trading threes.
Schroeder added 11 points to the Viking win and Steffan added five points.
Vorhees led the Bulldogs with 18 points. Vorhees did miss a portion of the second quarter with foul trouble. Rieman added 10 points to the Grove total and Darbyshire had nine points.


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By Andy Pierotti - bio | email
It's a recession, so why did the NBC2 Investigators find state agencies handing out bonuses, awards and retirement gifts? We first exposed the questionable spending in May. The state promised to crack down then, but they haven't. NBC2 Investigator Andy Pierrotti asks why.
It's hard to find a more proud business owner than Martin Haas, president of Entech, a computer consulting businesses in Ft. Myers.
Entech made deep cuts to survive the recession, including eliminating 5 positions.
"We still, to this day, are frozen on bonuses and on raises. Myself included," said Haas.
While Haas' employees wait for incentives to return, an NBC2 Investigation found taxpayers continue to pay for state employee bonuses, retirement gifts and awards.
So far this year, state employees charged $146,000 worth of gift cards and awards to places like Publix, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Wal-Mart on state-issued credit cards.
"I guess it's obvious, why it's one of the reasons we're broke" Haas reacted to our findings.
In May, the NBC2 Investigators found similar state spending: about $265,000 in gifts and employee bonuses charged in 2008 and 2009 during the recession.
It was difficult for us to get a reaction from Governor Charlie Crist about our findings then.
"Is that an appropriate way to spend taxpayer money?" NBC2 Investigator Andy Pierrotti asked.
"I would not recommend it," Crist replied walking away from follow-up questions.
Despite that recommendation, the spending continued. It's all legal too. There is a state law that allows agencies to give incentives up to $100 to its employees for retirement gifts and bonuses.
State Rep. Denise Grimsley is the incoming chair of the appropriations committee. She says just because state law allows it, doesn't mean agencies should continue.
"Perhaps the legislature needs to go back and just put a freeze on that statute for 'x' amount of time."
Haas recognized he needed to do something like that a long time ago to keep his company alive.
"Of, course we all would like to have financial bonuses, but this is not practical. This is not the time, and I'm blown out by these numbers," Haas said.
The state's chief finance officer sent a letter to state agencies when we first did this story to remind them of proper use of state credit card spending. Her office says it's probably a good idea to do it again.
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Faler, 47, is charged with use of a minor in a sex performance and possession of matter portraying a sex performance by a minor.
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, who have harvested seeds from their heirloom tomatoes for the past 10 years, store the seeds, though they won't reveal how, and replant them each year.
Over time, they have created a new variety of heirloom tomato, one they have named Rose of Italy after their mother Rosaria.
"Every year it gets bigger and bigger," Mike said. "And how do you know? Next year it could be even bigger."
The first tomato harvested from this season was picked in July and weighed 2 pounds, 5.2 ounces.
Since then, several other ripe tomatoes have been harvested from the plant, which the Coviello brothers grow on a tract of land in Florham Park. Paul Suszczynski, a family friend and member of the Chatham Borough Community Garden, weighed and measured the tomatoes. Three of them weighed 2 pounds, 5 ounces or more, according to Suszczynski.
The two brothers, owners of on Main Street in Madison, grow the tomato plant on a tract of land in Florham Park. They also grow peppers which measure 9 inches or longer.
When asked what the secret of growing such large tomatoes, Peter Coviello, a resident, said, "When you plant anything in fresh soil with good drainage, you have everything you need."
These tomato plants are grown in a planter with 18 inches of soil with drainage out the bottom. The plant stretches 66 inches high and 36 inches across. "They're growing like weeds," Peter said.
Peter Nitzsche, the county agricultural agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County, said he will include some of the Rose of Italy tomatoes in Rutger's annual grow-out to compare its taste, size, color and other characteristics to other varieties of heirloom tomatoes.
"For heirloom tomatoes, this is commonly how they're kept or discovered. Some saves seeds over time, and it leads to a better fruit and people develop a better variety that way," Nitzsche said.


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Why Not Socialism?
The Right's red-baiting has been far too effective.By Maria Svart
President Barack Obama owes his victory to the efforts of black, Latino, trade union, feminist and LGBTQ folks, who rallied to thwart a Romney campaign that relied on voter suppression and coded appeals to white nationalism. But unfortunately, the economy is still in the dumps, [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
Reader Comments
You're correct. Obama will practice compromise and screw the people that supported him again. As for Socialism. Americans haven't got a clue what it is or what it could do for them. The Right has them convinced that if they have anything relating to government sharing that we will have a hammer and sickle on our flag. While Socialist nations pummel us with their successful economies.
Posted by Aneesia on Nov 24, 2012 at 10:26 AM
What is 'socialism' but a good medical plan and a guarantee of legislated equality?
Posted by pat stover on Nov 24, 2012 at 2:18 PM
And how exactly did he "screw the people who supported him" the first time?
Posted by Scott Conder on Nov 24, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Perhaps if you laid out a plan of action I would have cared about this article. No specifics… No credibility given
Posted by Bubba on Nov 24, 2012 at 11:11 PM
Socialism is dressed up feudalism and slavery. The state ownership of human beings for the benefit of those lucky enough to be in charge. What is good for the governor is by definition what is good for the people. If he needs a new Rolls, it is good for the people to sacrifice their money and time to buy him one. After all, the people who get elected get to dictate to the masses what the "common good" is. A republic acknowledges that every human being determines what is good for him. Socialism is just a nicer word to use when you talk about slavery.
Posted by Quek on Nov 25, 2012 at 1:57 AM
Actually, we know exactly what it could do for us. We just aren't willing to be slaves.
Posted by Quek on Nov 25, 2012 at 1:58 AM
Why not socialism? Because of it's enormous history of rampant failure, perhaps. Economic history is crystal clear on this.
Posted by Inspector on Nov 25, 2012 at 3:15 AM
Having subscribed for a while to In These Times a few years ago one thing I learned is that although there is much 'progressive' content socialism is a much misunderstood term, not only in North America but in most of the world too. When people refer to socialism as having failed, or being a system that keeps workers in slavery, or having leaders, or meaning state ownership they reveal their total misunderstanding. The 'failed' system of the USSR and the current system in China are but two examples of state capitalism - a million miles away from socialism which, as yet, has never come to pass.
For curious, open-minded souls who wish to fill in a few gaps in their understanding of the true meaning of socialism you could take a look at:
Posted by J Surman on Nov 25, 2012 at 11:55 AM
That's part of why socialism fails, but it's not part of the socialist philosophy. It's greed that destroys everything, from your example above where the leaders allow themselves more than everyone else, to capitalism, where the uber rich are not happy with a giant piece of pie and manipulate the system to their advantage too.
Posted by Mike McDermott on Nov 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
Slavery=Socialism ? Maybe you should travel overseas and open your eyes.
Posted by Aneesia on Nov 25, 2012 at 7:59 PM
Socialism is the government ownership of the means of production. Humans are the means of production. So socialism is the government ownership of the people. As property, you have little rights. Socialists always claim that the systems tried and failed were not socialism. The fact is, they were. That is how it will turn out every time it is tried.
Posted by Quek on Nov 25, 2012 at 9:29 PM
I have. My eyes were wide open and what I saw was a failure. A small elite at the top doing quite well and the masses doing mediocre at best. As far as China goes, abject failure. I have traveled in more than 45 countries. It fails about the same way in every country. It is slavery by another term. They relie on the benevolance of their leaders for what the have and get to keep. They relie on the benevolance of their leaders for what they get in health care and housing. It is slavery, they just hope for a good leader.
Posted by Quek on Nov 25, 2012 at 9:31 PM
You are so wrong. Any system that allows others to confiscate your property for the "good" of all will end the same way. Any system where the "common good" trumps all individual rights is slavery. Sure, you might get a benevolant leader who chooses not to take more, but it is only by his grace that you have what you have. You are still subject to subjective musing of the ruling class as simple property. The very premise of socialism is the abandonment of individual rights to a subjective greater good that you can't and will not be allowed to decide. By definition, you are property.
Posted by Quek on Nov 25, 2012 at 9:35 PM
Do take a look at the web site quoted above - it will tell you that socialism is a system of society based upon the common ownership and democratic control of the means and instruments for producing and distributing wealth by and in the interest of the whole community; ie not government ownership of the people or the (common) wealth. Socialism will abolish wage slavery, pecuniary advantage, all leaders and all borders. This totally inequitable worldwide system we have now, called capitalism, with its corrupt leaders supporting the corporations and wealthy elites is the antithesis of what socialism is all about.
For the human race to progress it's up to each of us as individuals to do our utmost to widen our horizons and educate ourselves as widely as possible and not to accept commonly held beliefs as fact without investigation.
Posted by J Surman on Nov 26, 2012 at 4:17 AM
Quek, Why bother talking about socialism when you haven't got a clue as to what it is? Find out what it is yourself and don't listen to leaders - they lie. Every leader the working class has ever had has lead us into the shit. If you want to know what socialism is then ask a socialist, not the capitalist propaganda machine. Go to www.worldsocialism.org/spgb and find out
Posted by vin maratty on Nov 26, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Quek, Why bother talking about socialism when you haven't got a clue as to what it is? Find out what it is yourself and don't listen to leaders - they lie. Every leader the working class has ever had has led us into the shit. If you want to know what socialism is then ask a socialist, not the capitalist propaganda machine. Go towww.worldsocialism.org/spgb and find out
Posted by vin maratty on Nov 26, 2012 at 10:56 AM
I do know what socialism is. Why do you imply that I don't? Is it because you support socialism you think I am unable to understand it? Dress it up as you may, when you are done it is the government ownership of the means of production. There is no private ownership only government ownership. The government owns you. Since it owns all land and property, you can't go against their wishes because you have nothing. They can crush you on a whim. That is socialism. You are property of the government. Property can be disposed of as they wish.
Posted by Quek on Nov 26, 2012 at 12:24 PM
Quek, please view these exchanges as an attack on the capitalist system, not as a personal attack on you. From what you have written you are coming from a misconception as to the true and original meaning of the word 'socialism' which is no surprise as it has been under attack for many years by figures of authority within the capitalist sphere. When lies are told long enough and loudly enough they tend to become a part of received opinion. It would be very interesting to read what you have to say after looking at www.worldsocialism.org/spgb if you would take the time and trouble to do so. Then we could base the discussion on facts rather than on misconceptions.
Posted by J Surman on Nov 26, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Capitalism is the private ownership of the means of production. You are not forced to do business with anyone. It is not a lie to say that socialism is the government ownership of the means of production. Regardless of your website, I know what socialism is. It is subjugation of the individual to the state. It states that fact without hiding it. It is slavery by a different name. If you are graced with being in the ruling class, you are an owner and if not you are the owned. I have read your website, same drival. When the "democracy decides" who enforces? Who counts the votes? Who takes away property from those who own it? If I choose to not give up my business what would you do about it? It all includes violence against those who disagree. In capitalism, you are more than welcome to not participate and no one will stop you. In your system you will always need violence and the will to do violence over property. If some decide to keep their businesses, what does your socialist system do about it?
Posted by Quek on Nov 26, 2012 at 2:04 PM
I read you web site, same old stuff. I know what socialism is and it is exactly what is on that website. Like it or not its the government ownership of the means of production. You can call it public or the people's ownership but there will be a government who makes all the decisions about it and totally controls it so just call it what it is, government ownership. Same old slavery, new exciting website to display it.
Posted by Quek on Nov 26, 2012 at 4:09 PM
In a country where law are not enforced (especially those about monopolies), I AM forced to do business with companies I would rather avoid—but I can't. For example: Who counts the votes? The voting machines owned by private corporations which can then rig the machines, or the ideologues demanding photo IDs.
Who takes away property? It can now be taken away from a private individual and given to a different private individual or corporation, based on who has the ability to pay more taxes or generate more jobs. The government may do it but only because the private individual/corporation has bribed it.
As for violence against those who disagree, I see it directed by the government, at the behest of corporations, against protesters. That's not Socialism, that the oligarchs controlling politics and the legal system.
Posted by Sharon Jarvis on Nov 26, 2012 at 6:44 PM
You are objecting to a variant of socialism called State socialism.
How about libertarian socialism? The same premise, except the workers control, by means of direct democracy, easy recalls and all…, both the workplace and the "representative" government where it exists, while practicing direct democracy at local levels.
The practice of anarchy is a good thing!
Posted by aprescoup on Nov 26, 2012 at 6:58 PM
"Any system that allows others to confiscate your property for the "good" of all will end the same way."
You're welcome to own a house, but not the ground it sits on. And as the ground is in 90% "owned" by bankers collecting interest, that interest should be at minimum taxed away in its entirety…
Posted by aprescoup on Nov 26, 2012 at 7:03 PM
U r quite right. Socialists now have double +1 task to fight capitalist, to fight state capits (Lenin-stalin-mao- deng & other icons) + they have to take care of the backlash/baggage, the enormous bad name state capitalists accumulated in the name of Socialists. Ppl see only red flag. It's hard to convince it was red flag but on the wrong hands.
Posted by Dipak Kumar Bhattacharya on Nov 27, 2012 at 11:03 AM
I'm not sure if your questions are rhetorical (they seemed that way to me) or require an answer, so I'll give an answer. As you will have read on the web site real socialism will have no governments, no states. Democracy - of the people, for the people, by the people will mean individuals delegated to represent groups at various levels and recallable at any time should they not be representing decisions made democratically. There will be NO leaders. So you could say that democracy 'enforces', although I would say 'implements'. As for property, why shouldn't everyone have personal property? The means of production and resources would be held in common not in individuals' hands. The biggest common wealth we have is our labour power which in the capitalist system condemns us to be wage slaves.
You say we are all free to participate or not in capitalism. I have to disagree with that. There is no opting out. We all have to eat, to live somewhere, to clothe ourselves etc - how can we choose not to participate?
I would be very interested to hear from you how you perceive the benefits to the 99.9% of the world's population of living within this system and in particular to the bottom 80%, especially as we see growing numbers of unemployed with little hope of improvement in sight. It seems to me that the capitalist system itself is one of the greatest perpetrators of violence all around the world in its never-ending quest for profit at whatever cost to people and planet.
Posted by J Surman on Nov 27, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Pretty ironic to call socialism slavery, since slavery as we think of it occurred in the most advanced capitalist nations of the world. Did Lincoln enslave the poor plantation owners by confiscating their "property" for the greater good via the Emancipation Proclamation?
Posted by C. Sands on Nov 27, 2012 at 12:55 PM
The muslims are currently still running slavery but since its not America no one seems to care, Darfur for example. Secondly, Lincoln stood up for the principle that no man was property. The people of Eastern Europe during the USSR and currently China were property of the state. When they tried to leave they have to sneak out or get imprisoned and in the case of the Berlin wall they were shot. Human property or slavery.
Posted by Quek on Nov 27, 2012 at 1:16 PM
The idea that a person can come up with an idea and manufacture it and make a profit changed the world. What right does a laborer have over another man's idea? If he does not want to work at the factory he does not have to. The labor is an objective value and does not get to decide anything. The labor is not important and he/she would not make a difference in production were it not for the idea. The value of labor is what the person manufacturing the product is willing to pay. Socialists seem to think that there is no discernible value. Value is what a person is willing to pay. Labor has a value, take it or leave it and that is the value that a person as a laborer has to deal with. If not, find a different job or make your own job by creating something of value that others desire. Of course useless refuse will vote to pay themselves more, so what? It's like asking a child if he wants broccoli or candy but we don't accept that. Socialists seem to think we should. Workers don't control things now because they can't. It is available to them via purchase of stock or making their own factory but they won't because it requires a phenomenal effort. What most socialists want is the use of the property and intellect of their betters without cost, without the say of those people and without any repercussions. Who cares what the workers want? What does their want have to do with the world? I want space travel, but so what? Want is nothing. It is the losers begging request for something they are to lazy to earn.
Posted by Quek on Nov 27, 2012 at 1:26 PM
There will be a government of some sort because there will be conflicts that have to be solved. Secondly, if your form of the world existed there would be massive fighting and killing. People want the best but they settle for what they can afford. In your world, you take without having to produce with no consequences. You assume that people stop being human and everybody just deals with what they have. What if someone wants my apartments. I bought them and I rent them to people. If you want to take them, bring guns because I will not give them up. I would rather kill you than allow you to take my property.
I hear this garbage about labor value. Labor is valued at what the manufacturer is willing to pay them and not one cent more. The labor is worth what the laborer is willing to accept. The idea that is being manufactured by the laborer is manufacturing is infinitely more valuable than his labor. If not for the idea or invention he has no labor worth buying.
As for your 99% so what? Most live under dictators. Why is America, a mere 4% of the world population, under attack and why have they prospered compared to so many other countries?
We don't take their resources we buy them. Then we turn those resources into things people are willing to buy. Because we have individual rights and capitalism. Their hope of improvement will not come from government but the release from oppression by their governments. Most of these governments claim to be socialist. It is the nature of socialism that imprisons them not the "wrong" execution of the values of socialism. Socialism doesn't value individuals. It does not value rights that are real. A right to medical care? That is a right to someone else's time and training, someone else's goods and services, someone else's property. That right violates any sort of individual right including free speech. Unemployment is remedied by the individual not the state. Anyone can find employment or make something of value to trade but its hard. You have to have the will to do it.
Posted by Quek on Nov 27, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Ideas, ex nihilo, do not exist, so your idea person is already part of a chain, without which he'd be nothing.
So what was the idea that you alone came up with and requires no present or past labor to bring it to market?
Posted by aprescoup on Nov 27, 2012 at 1:57 PM
I think you are on to something. Gandhi was a Libertarian-Socialist and we know what he stood for. The problem is the money. As long as we have people like the Koch brothers who can throw millions even billions, at politicians we will make little headway. Without a complete revolution (bloodless I would hope) there is little we can do to stop the 1% from shutting workers down. I have always thought the real reason corps sent jobs overseas was to mitigate any risk that American workers could leverage production as a tool for change.
Posted by Cozman57 on Nov 27, 2012 at 5:17 PM
Perhaps we should step up beyond and above the Koch brothers, whose objectives are merely more vocally and publicly expressed than so many others of their kind(both parties,) and let's focus on the Fed, debt-money, and Wall Street; the core residence of all economic evil. The Kochs represent only symptoms…
Posted by aprescoup on Nov 27, 2012 at 5:54 PM
I congratulate the people who took the time to follow up what you wrote and patiently tried to explain to you the basics of socialism. But it is now clear that you were not interested at all in learning.
Posted by Viejo Vizcacha on Nov 27, 2012 at 6:02 PM
There are far too many disparate points in your reply for me to address in any depth. What I have noticed, however, is that, for reasons not apparent to me, you seem to have completely misread or perhaps not read at all the points I raised previously. I have no wish to discuss the examples of states falsely claiming to be socialist which are just running their own version of capitalism. I would probably criticise them as much as you do, even if for different reasons. Rather I was hoping to discuss the aims and principles of world socialism as expounded on the web site I proposed you investigate - which is worlds away from any of the general criticisms you made of so-called socialist countries. That, of course, is your choice but until that time I bid you good day.
Posted by J Surman on Nov 28, 2012 at 1:24 PM
Ah, the ever popular argument of you don't understand or aren't learning. Maybe it is you have not learned and you who does not understand. I understand perfectly well. I understand perfectly what socialism is, I just don't agree with it or your evaluation of it.
Posted by Quek on Nov 28, 2012 at 2:17 PM
I understand socialism perfectly well. I just don't agree with it or the conclusions people come to about it. Real world is what it is. Those regimes were socialist, they claimed to be and were. It is just the principles of socialism you fail to understand. To have the principles required to institute socialism, you will have the actions that go along with those principles and that includes murder and suppression of people.
Posted by Quek on Nov 28, 2012 at 2:20 PM
Maria Svart is correct that we need to consider socialism as the alternative to the mess we are currently in. Unfortunately, Ms. Svart is associated with the Democratic Sociailsts of America, which is an organization that betrays those ostensible socialist principles by frequently allying itself with one of the two parties of Wall Street, namely the Democrats. If and when the DSA decides to make a total break with the Democrats and refuse to support that particular capitalist party that is notoriously good at co-opting and taming progressive social movements, then maybe we can start talking about building democratic socialism. Until then, it is hard to consider Ms. Svart to be a very credible spokesperson for socialism.
Posted by mikesoul on Nov 29, 2012 at 1:53 PM
I will remind you that it was the liberal democrat party that helped confiscate property for imminent domain. The conservative politicians have passed laws in several states to stop this.
I will agree that the government must participate for there to be violence on behalf of the corporations, but I would ask for an example. Now if the protestors are smashing windows and breaking things like the socialist protestors do, do you really think they should not be interfered with? After all they are damaging private property and that is a violation of the law.
As far as counting the votes, the democrat party is the one who wants no voter ID. That means that your vote can be negated by a person who is not a citizen or someone who is playing dirty politics. The government requires you to have a photo ID to collect food stamps, certainly it should be required to vote. The only reason not to consider it is so you can cheat. As far as the voting machines go, a corporation may sell the machines but they are run by the government and in your socialist world, how do you intend to count the vote of millions of people at one time? seriously, there is no way around voting machines because of the size of the population. Your argument would be the same regardless of which form of government, socialism=slavery or captialism=freedom.
Posted by Quek on Nov 30, 2012 at 12:22 PM
I never said an idea can be brought to market without labor, it is just that the labor could be anyone. They aren't important. A ditch can be dug by any fool, he has no worth and he isn't paid much because I could find a 100 people willing to dig it for money, so the question is how much I decide it is worth and how much the ditch digger is willing to accept. The idea has the true value. Jobs had an idea for the iphone, it was novel and it is worth a lot of money. The labor to put it together has a significantly lower value. They didn't add value, they followed some directions. Anyone of millions can be the labor, only one guy had the brilliant idea. I am sorry you can't understand the idea of value.
Posted by Quek on Nov 30, 2012 at 12:28 PM
Sometimes we protagonists for socialism seem like voices in the wilderness!
Yes, so often parties claiming to be socialist get coopted by the rich and powerful. Not the world socialist movement however which has stuck to its principles since 1904 and been proved correct again and again in its analysis of world events. To know more about this movement go to www.worldsocialism.org and begin by clicking on 'how we are different' on the right hand side. Comments welcome.
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Posted by Clarence Swinney on Nov 30, 2012 at 6:23 PM
If Socialism Means Getting To See The Koch Brothers Have To Eat At BK With The Rest Of Us, I'm For SOCIALISM!
Posted by Pat Stover on Dec 1, 2012 at 5:36 AM
True socialism cannot happen until the overwhelming majority of workers of the whole world are in favour of it including those here who at present misunderstand it. So it will be a long time coming. There will only be a tiny minority to oppose it when the vast majority want it. Essentially it will only happen when there is a consensus for it. We are at present nowhere near that consensus. Nor do we have the means at present to even know how many are in favour. Certainly 49% is nowhere near enough even if those 49% understood real socialism. I doubt that 1% of them do. I am not a member of any political organisation and I have my own ideas how we might get the necessary consensus, bitterly opposed by members of the World Socialist Movement who will no longer allow me to post on their forum.
Posted by Robert Howes on Dec 1, 2012 at 7:53 AM
It might be a good idea for the true socialists to call themselves something different. The World Socialist movement could be renamed the World Democracy movement instead. I understand that Americans are not against democracy. Indeed they think they already have it. My own version of democracy would give us the freedom that capitalism denies us. Capitalism allows us to compete with each other. You could say, the equal right to be unequal. I want true equality in the world. Only with true equality will people stop killing each other over scraps of land, as in the middle East.
PS I agree with equality for animal too. I am for that reason as well as health reasons, a vegan.
Posted by Robert Howes on Dec 1, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Yer dang right I'm a socialism-prospect . . . Hell's bells, if it meant seein' the likes of them KOCH Boys at my neighborhood McDonald's every morning early, sippin a small coffee ('senior-discount) and pickin' their noses along with all the rest of us that are out of work and without any dang health insurance, I'd swear fealty to the party of the people too!!
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Perhaps, the Proclamation of Benedict making this "The Year of Faith" has made an impact.
The spirit of faith is in full swing in our parishes. More than 500 persons from 80 parishes were recently welcomed by Bishop Lennon as they begin their final preparations for baptism at the Easter vigil.
Last year, there were more than 1,000 new members entering our Catholic church locally.
Eleven of the closed parishes were granted a reprieve and have opened their congregations eagerly working to rebuild their faith communities under the guidance of dedicated pastors.
The world has anxiously awaited a new pope and now we know its Cardinal Bergoglio from Argentina to be known as Pope Francis I.
This is an exciting time for the church in Cleveland and an exciting time for everyone throughout the world.
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Carswell says huge pay hike for MPs would be 'absurd' (From Clacton and Frinton Gazette)
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Carswell says huge pay hike for MPs would be 'absurd'
9:00am Saturday 19th January 2013 in News
CLACTON'S MP has slammed calls for a massive hike in politicians' pay "absurd".
MPs taking part in an anonymous survey reckoned they should earn £86,250 - a huge one-third increase.
More than two-thirds thought they were underpaid earning £65,738, which is more than double the national average wage.
Clacton MP Douglas Carswell didn't take part in the survey but said a wage hike would send out the wrong message.
"There is a freeze in public sector salaries and I think that should apply to MPs," he said.
"I think the idea of any increase at a time of austerity is, frankly, absurd."
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority sets MPs' wages.
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They have ripped this country to pieces and left devastation in their wake with all the cuts.
One set of people who have been hit harder than most are the disabled, where even a man with a terminal brain tumor has been told he is fit for work and had his benefit cut..... and these idiots think they DESERVE a pay rise.
I think all you MPs need to think yourself lucky you even still in your jobs. Trust me, if you do not start working harder for US, the constituents you are paid to represent, then you can kiss you job goodbye.....
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Known for his consistently-smoldering dancefloor romancers, Ian Pooley has brought us yet another gem with "Know What's Up." A classic R&B vocal rolls on top of a groovy bassline, while layers of uptempo claps and zipping synths give this track some serious energy. The Barbena remix is slower and stripped-down: the vocals have been tweaked and texturized, and spacey synths lend dramatic stabs to a simplified bassline. The Show-B remix takes you deep underground, deconstructing the original track down to an echoing series of throbbing beats and ghostly voices. A slow, continuous build of layers create a perfect 'afterparty' vibe.


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MADISON (WKOW) -- The Legislative Joint Finance Committee will vote next week on a plan to loosen the regulations on rent-to-own businesses.
But a prominent Republican committee member openly criticizes Governor Scott Walker for including that proposal on Capitol City Sunday this weekend.
Despite being one of the most conservative members of the State Legislature, Sen. Glenn Grothman (R-West Bend) says he can't stomach rent-to-own businesses, like the national chain Rent-A-Center.
"The way they operate is - they take advantage of the financially illiterate, maybe charge them $30 a week for 70 weeks for a TV, which is maybe 3 or 4 times what you'd get the TV for at Best Buy," said Sen. Grothman.That's why Sen. Grothman is trying to recruit other Republicans to oppose Gov. Walker's proposal to loosen rent-to-own regulations, so companies like Rent-A-Center could set up shop here."I don't think Wisconsin politicians ought to be in league with businesses who take advantage of people's weaknesses and I think its a little embarrassing that Governor Walker put that in the budget," said Sen. Grothman.Normally in favor of letting businesses operate without government interference, Sen. Grothman opposes this industry for being unethical."I think you can be a very conservative, free-market person, without promoting businesses that I would describe as immoral," said Sen. Grothman.Capitol correspondents Jack Craver of the Capital Times and Scott Bauer of the Associated Press also join me this weekend to talk about that issue and others. Craver says he hasn't found any Republicans that have tried to justify supporting the rent-to-own provisions in the budget."I think the only defense of the industry I've seen is from Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) who seemed to suggest that the Green Bay Packers could use Rent-A-Center to rent furniture for free-agent players who are on short-term contracts," said Craver. Capitol City Sunday airs at 9:00 a.m. on WKOW 27.


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BECKLEY (WVVA) - Highway Safety Patrol Region Seven awarded Sgt. Frankie Shelton Officer of the Year in Southern West Virginia. Representatives from Region Seven say Shelton is one of the top enforcers in the state, ranking in the highest tier for DUI arrests.
Region Seven is comprised of seven counties in West Virginia – Raleigh, Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Braxton, and Webster. In 2012 Region Seven ranked number one in the state for highway safety statistics, according to highway safety officer Lt. Paul Blume.
"These guys go out on extra time over and beyond what they usually patrol to make our roadways safe," says Blume. "We feel it's important to recognize them."
Some of the qualifications for highway safety patrolling are catching red light runners and distracted/impaired drivers and enforcing seatbelt laws. As for DUI arrests, while West Virginia averages one DUI arrest for every 12 hours of patrolling, Region Seven averages one per every six hours, and Sgt. Shelton averages one for about every three hours.
Shelton insists though that highway safety is a team effort, and he could not have won this award alone. "Absolutely not, that's why we're all a team and work together to get this accomplished," says Shelton.


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CREVE COEUR, Ill -- When it comes to selecting the family Christmas tree, nothing makes it more personal than cutting down your own.
We visited a local farm where hundreds of people do exactly that.
You probably remember the scene from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation where Clark Griswold goes to cut his own Christmas tree...and forgets the saw.
At Blank's Ever Green Acres in Creve Coeur, the saw is provided for you. Cutting your own trees is what brings hundreds of people to this farm every season.
"Now I'm a little sentimental, I just love the idea of coming out. And we pick out our tree, we know what it looks like. We get it home, it's not a surprise, You know, you buy the ones at the store, and you get surprised and you get home, you get bare spots. Here, you don't get that. You get a wonderful tree," said McLaughlin.
This farm has thousands of standing Christmas trees. McLaughlin let her 3-year-old grandson do the picking. He did need a little help from grandpa dragging it to the barn. Farm Owner Jam Blank says that sentimentality brings people from all over Illinois to his farm.
"We had about, probably, six families from here several years ago from the Chicago area that every year, they find a tree farm someplace away, and they go from the weekend, take the kids, get a motel with a pool, get their trees, and go back to Chicago," said Jan Blank,
The two retirees who run the farm say their clients are never in a bad mood...well, almost never.
"Once in a while because if there's a football game on that dad wants to watch but mom wants to cut the Christmas tree, sometimes he's ready to hurry up and get it cut and get home," said Blank, who has been selling cut-your-own trees for 25 years.
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The Washington Redskins and St. Louis Rams reportedly agreed to a trade in the 2012 NFL draft next month. The Redskins will give up their No. 6 overall pick, two future first-round picks and a second-round pick in exchange for the Rams' No. 2 overall pick and, presumably, the rights to Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, who is widely considered the second best quarterback prospect behind Stanford's Andrew Luck.
The package is huge -- three first-round picks are involved. But if RG3 turns into a star, few will remember how much the Skins spent on him.
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This does bring up an interesting situation in Cleveland. The Browns held the No. 4 overall pick so you'd think they would have had a better shot at this trade than Washington, whose pick was sixth. Cleveland reportedly hopped into the trade talks at the last minute but couldn't get anything. So the Browns, who have already said they're not in the Peyton Manning chase, won't be getting either of the top two quarterback prospects, which leaves them with the option of picking Ryan Tannehill. No offense to Ryan Tannehill, but it's hard to go from Manning to RG3 to Tannehill.
The Browns stil have Colt McCoy on the roster, so maybe they're sticking with him next season. Yet you can't help but feel the Browns came out of this as losers. Two teams willing to make bolder choices (and, to be fair to Cleveland, perhaps they're the wrong choices) are going to have the excitement of a franchise quarterback.
Give Browns fans credit. Over at SB Nation's Dawgs By Nature, they appear to be responding rationally, noting that Washington gave up quite a bit to make this move.
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If your holiday plans include deep-frying a turkey – or anything else delicious – Hillsborough County has just the place to take cooking oil that is past its useful life.
The Public Utilities Department has launched C.O.R.E. – the Cooking Oil Recycling Effort - a new program that offers residents a convenient way to recycle their used cooking oil. Free cooking oil jugs are available from five cabinets located in selected areas. Used, cooled cooking oil can be stored in the jugs or other sturdy, spill-proof, nonbreakable containers, capped securely, and taken to one of the cabinets.
Look for the brightly colored C.O.R.E. cabinets at:
- Hillsborough County Public Utilities Department, Northwest Customer Service Center, 15610 Premiere Dr., Tampa
- Northlakes Recreation Center, 2640 Lakeview Dr., Tampa
- Woodlake Park, 9207 Woodlake Blvd., Tampa
- Town 'N Country Pump Station, 5505 Town 'N Country Blvd., Tampa
- Hillsborough County Public Utilities Department, Brandon Support and Operations Complex, 332 N. Falkenburg Rd., Tampa
Used cooking oils are a serious problem for home plumbing and Hillsborough County's wastewater collection system. Cooking oil that's poured down the drain gels and solidifies into thick layers inside drainpipes, sewage pipelines and sewage lift stations, constricting water flow. Running hot water down the sink doesn't help because the water eventually cools down.
The result not only can back up home plumbing, but also can cause lift station pumps and other equipment to malfunction. That can create sewage spills, overflows onto streets and foul odors in homes and neighborhoods. It's messy, smelly and costly to clean up.
The C.O.R.E. project is a pilot program for Hillsborough County. Although new for this area, the program has worked successfully at locations across the country.
C.O.R.E. is for residential cooking oil. Commercial and industrial customers must contact a licensed commercial grease hauler for cooking oil disposal options.
Also, all three of the county's Household Chemicals and Electronics Collections centers accept used and leftover cooking oil during their designated monthly collection times. There is no charge.
The Household Chemicals and Electronics Collections facilities are located at:
- Northwest, first Saturday of the month, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., 9805 N. Sheldon Rd., Tampa
- South County, second Saturday of the month, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., 13000 U.S. 41, Gibsonton (use Powell Road entrance, off U.S. 41, a quarter-mile north of Big Bend Road)
- East County, third Saturday of the month, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., 6209 County Road 579, Seffner (a quarter-mile north of Interstate 4, exit 10)
For more information, visit www.hillsboroughcounty.org/core.