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Top Stories: Palestinian Teen Abducted; U.S. World Cup Loss
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Also: Syrian chemicals reach Italy for destruction aboard a ship at sea; California protesters block migrants from a town; and the Navy promotes its first African American woman to 4-star admiral.
Top Stories: Killers Of Israeli Teens Sought; Former French Leader Questioned
Tuesday, July 01, 2014
Also: Iraqi parliament members can't choose a new leader; Ukraine opens a military offensive against pro-Russian separatists; and New York City police tell subway acrobats to knock off their antics.
Top Stories: ISIS Declares New State; North Korea To Try Americans
Monday, June 30, 2014
Also: GM's outside lawyer will set out compensation for victims of an auto defect; parts of Iowa and Illinois see new flooding; and Japan will change its pacifistic defense policy.
Top Stories: Ukraine Signs EU Trade Deal; Iraqi Cleric Seeks Leader
Friday, June 27, 2014
Also: The FIFA ban on biter Suarez is too much, says his victim; a human rights group locates the site of mass Iraqi executions; and composer Mary Rodgers dies.
Top Stories: New Ukraine Fighting; Syrian Airstrikes In Iraq
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Also: The missing Malaysian jet may have been on autopilot; a NATO soldier dies in Afghanistan; and the NFL is ready to increase the money paid to former players with concussion-linked illnesses.
Top Stories: Militants Kill Iraqi Leader; Eli Wallach Reported Dead
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Also: China sends a top diplomat to Taiwan; a Spanish princess is closer to a corruption indictment; and a suspected burglar is caught after he logs on to Facebook in the victim's home.
Top Stories: Kerry Back In Iraq; British Tabloid Trial Verdicts
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Also: The UN says more than 1,000 people have died in Iraq this month; the President will award a Medal of Honor next month; and you can't auction your parking space in San Francisco.
Top Stories: Kerry In Iraq; Egypt Convicts Journalists
Monday, June 23, 2014
Also: President Obama holds a summit on the needs of working families; South Korea captures a soldier accused of shooting 5 fellow troops; and the Coast Guard rescues rowers headed for Hawaii.
Top Stories: Iraqi Government Criticized; Benefits For Gay Couples
Friday, June 20, 2014
Also: Former Italian premier Berlusconi appeals his sex crime conviction; alleged lab tampering in Houston threatens cases; and Pope Francis opposes legalized marijuana.
Top Stories: Iraqi Fighting; Dodgers' No-Hitter; Down On Congress
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Also: Obama to award Medal of Honor to wounded Marine veteran; South Dakota town hit by tornado; and an injured spelunker is rescued from a German cave after 12 days.
Top Stories: Iraqi Oil Facility Attacked; Ukraine Wants Truce
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Also: President Obama will discuss Iraq with Congressional leaders; Fed policymakers finish their two day meeting; and a mansion recently built on Rhode Island public property must be torn down.
Top Stories: Iraq Militants Closer To Capital; Deadly Nebraska Twister
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Also: Militants attack another Kenyan coastal town; new executions are set in three states; and historians find a Picasso painting hidden underneath one of his masterpieces.
Top Stories: Militants Take Iraqi Town; Ukraine Loses Russian Gas
Monday, June 16, 2014
Also: A U.S. general will investigate Bergdahl's case; the San Antonio Spurs win the NBA Championships; and a rower is quickly foiled by injury on a solo trip from New York to Scotland.
Top Stories: Bergdahl In U.S.; Militants Advance In Iraq
Friday, June 13, 2014
Also: Obama will visit a Native American reservation in the Dakotas; state lawmakers from around the country discuss a new constitutional convention; and N.J. Gov. Christie dances with Jimmy Fallon.
Top Stories: Militants Gain Ground In Iraq; World Cup Opening Day
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Also: Apparent U.S. drone strikes resume in Pakistan; Hurricane Cristina is a category four storm; and former President George H.W. Bush will celebrate his 90th birthday today by skydiving.
Top Stories: Shock After Cantor's Loss; Iraqis Flee Mosul
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Also: Chuck Hagel will discuss the Bergdahl prisoner swap with a Congressional panel; the House passes a bill to improve veterans' health; and San Antonio beats Miami in Game 3 of the NBA finals.
Top Stories: U.S. Troops Die In Afghanistan; New Pakistan Attack
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Also: Suspected militants abduct another 20 Nigerian women; Donald Sterling changes his mind and will sue to keep the NBA's L.A. Clippers; and Brazil's spiders and snakes could spook World Cup fans.
Top Stories: Jobless Data To Be Released; NBA Championships
Friday, June 06, 2014
Also: President Obama attends D-Day celebrations in France; Canadian police arrest a man in connection with three officers' slayings; and Delaware officials find cracks in a closed interstate bridge.
Top Stories: Bergdahl Celebration Is Off; Baseball's Zimmer Dies
Thursday, June 05, 2014
Also: GM will release its report on defective auto switches linked to deaths; a gunman suspected of killing 3 Canadian police is at large; and a group of tree huggers hopes to set a world record.
Top Stories: Taliban Video Of Bergdahl Release; Close Mississippi Vote
Wednesday, June 04, 2014
Also: Secretary of State Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart to discuss Ukraine; baseball-sized hail falls in Nebraska; and a man who smuggled a dinosaur skeleton is sent to prison.


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The Nerazzurri have been linked with the player in recent weeks, even if GiovincoŌĆÖs co-ownership status between Parma and Juventus has yet to be resolved.
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|Final - 8.16.2013
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Seriously, could you have jinxed in MORE, Ray? You should know better.
Jordan Zimmermann gave up three HRs and eight runs total in five innings of work as the Chicago Cubs cruised to a 11-1 win in the first game of the Washington Nationals' four-game visit to Wrigley...
Gio Gonzalez's seven inning outing on Sunday spared the Washington Nationals' bullpen after back-to-back extra inning games with the Braves in Atlanta. Tonight, Jordan Zimmermann takes the mound...
The Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs made another trade today, with the Nats acquiring OF David DeJesus in return for a PTBNL. The Nats were in the market for a left-handed bench bat at the...
According to multiple reports, the Washington Nationals acquired outfielder David DeJesus from the Chicago Cubs this afternoon in a deal for a PTBNL. DeJesus gives the Nats the bench bat they were...
According to MiLB.com's Transactions page, 2012 Washington Nationals' 1st Round pick Lucas Giolito has been promoted to the Nats' NY/Penn League affiliate, the Auburn Doubledays, after the...
Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson told reporters today he wasn't surprised by the Atlanta Braves' dominance in this season's series between the NL East rivals, because he sees something...
Before Saturday night's game, Davey Johnson said that he would never order a pitcher to hit an opposing batter, but Washington Nationals' right-hander Stephen Strasburg did respond the the wave or...
The Washington Nationals wasted opportunities early in the series finale with the Atlanta Braves in Turner Field and in spite of a strong outing by Gio Gonzalez, the Nats dropped two of three with...
One pitch had purpose. Two he threw in the second had some confused. Stephen Strasburg responded to the recent HBPs on Bryce Harper last night in Atlanta, and the Washington Nationals' game with...
This was an odd game. But among all the weirdness, we cannot ignore the performance of TANNER! RO-ARK!
Stephen Strasburg hit Justin Upton and got tossed for throwing two wild pitches behind Andrelton Simmons. The Nationals led 7-5 after eight and half in Turner Field, but Jason Heyward hit two-out,...
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Wirefly's Quick Short Cut Tips For Your Smartphone
Over the years, smartphones have developed into a true sidekick for every user. Whether your smartphone has become your right hand or if you only use it for social media or pictures, you probably don't know at least one of the things on this list of tips and tricks. Here are some great things that you may not have known your smartphone was capable of:
Quick! Silence Your Smartphone!
Sometimes you can get caught in a bad situation involving a quiet room and a loud ringtone. On most smartphones, pressing one of the side buttons, whether it's the up or down volume key or power key, will silence your smartphone. This comes in handy for quick silencing and ending an awkward moment quickly, before anyone can figure out whose ringtone is Katy Perry's latest song.
Sentence Time-Saver
There are many texting shortcuts that smartphones have developed over the years. Most smartphones allow you to press the space bar twice in order to add a period to the end of a sentence, and automatically capitalize the next word. This texting shortcut can save time while you type, as opposed to having to go into the characters section of your keyboard to find where the period is.
Don't Forget The Milk
Google Now is a great feature on any smartphone. One of the best things it can do is set a reminder based on your location telling you, for example, what to pick up at the grocery store. So when you leave for work in the morning, you can speak into your smartphone to tell it what to pick up at the store later that night. And once you get in range of your local grocery or get inside the store, the reminder will pop up with your grocery list. Be careful though, because if you set the reminder while you are at work, away from the store you locally shop it, it will pick up the address of the store nearest when you set the reminder.
Did You Call?
Some of you may accidentally pocket-dial numbers, or press the wrong contact with your clumsy fingers. If you press the call button twice on your keypad, it will automatically call the last number you dialed. This can be convenient if you call the same contact several times during the day, so that you don't have to scroll through a list of people.
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Pump It Up's indoor inflatable arenas launch socked striplings into the air with a plethora of kid-friendly bounce pads. Staffers supervise fun-filled visits, during which adult counterparts leap around with their kids through gargantuan bounce houses, skip down air-filled slides, and slither like snakes covered in bacon grease through an inflated obstacle course.
The colorful venue also hosts custom birthday parties and private team parties, each themed to please the partygoers in question. These soirees immerse children in a schedule of interactive activities befitting a pirate or a superhero while melting off youthful energy faster than ice cubes thrown into a running DVD player. The birthday boy or girl even gets to blow out the candles on their cake seated in their blow-up throne. Occasionally, the staffers switch off the lights, arming the roomful of players with glow sticks and bracelets as they navigate the air-cushioned obstaclescape. Relying on the staffers' vigilant, watchful eyes, guardians can rest assured that their charges will stay safe, and each piece of the inflatable playground is held to the floor and ceiling by a complex series of anchors installed according to strict safety standards.
When she was just 8 years old, Kari donned a clown suit and drew laughs from the guests at her sister's birthday party?she knew then that she'd found her calling. A childhood of putting on magic shows turned into a career playing cartoon characters on a Disney cruise ship.
Today, she oversees Kari's Magic Parties, where she and her staff take on the roles of more than 60 different characters from familiar fairy tales, adventures, and science textbooks. As the party's honored guests, they paint bright colors on faces, lead sing-alongs, and play party games. Kari can also arrange for a bounce house for added fun or a photographer to document the celebration.
Led by Kyle Barker, 925Bootcamp challenges guests with a variety of strength-building exercises offered several times a day throughout the week. Once committing to a boot camp, guests meet one-on-one with a personal trainer to discuss fitness goals, nutrition, and what to whisper in a kettlebell's ear before lifting it. During the 45-minute classes, guests run through circuits, wail on punching bags, and reprimand uppity thighs with numerous squats.
Today, the Dickey's Barbecue Pit sign may be a ubiquitous symbol representing good ol' Texas barbecue, but when Travis Dickey first opened his Dallas shop in 1941, the sign had to share space with advertisements to help pay rent. In the 70 years since then, the Dickeys have done well for themselves, with their initial store spawning a slew of franchises throughout the country. Though the barbecue at each outpost is no longer under the hand of one of Dickey's descendants, each shop still smokes their own meats in-house to create the signature Texan flavor that infuses their briskets, pulled pork, and fall-off-the-bone ribs.
Meals can come in any size, from the a la carte sandwiches to platters that incorporate a chosen number of meats with a buttery roll, pickle, ice cream, and two homestyle sides. Whether serving up their dishes in the dining room or packing them up for take-away or catering, the staff ensures that each client gets a taste of Texas home cooking without the hassle rubbing every dish on a campfire crock-pot.
The team at Protege Photography Studio believes photography is not about staging moments. Instead, they are committed to capturing subjects at their most candid to produce authentic results. They eschew generic paper backgrounds for their very own Hollywood-style set. Photographers capture everything from family portraits to school plays with equipment such as Canon and Nikon cameras and edit end products with the latest technology, such as Express Digital Darkroom and Apple Aperture.
In the 1880s, historian and publisher Hubert Howe Bancroft started a 400-acre fruit farm in the Ygnacio Valley that produced walnuts and award-winning Bartlett pears. After being passed down through his family, the farm was rezoned for residential use and sold to developers. The final owner, Philip Bancroft, Jr. Cut down the last walnut orchard in 1971 and gave the remaining three acres of land to his wife Ruth to plant a new garden. Motivated by her lifelong passion for plants, Ruth filled the garden with her large collection of potted succulents and water conserving plants. Through the garden, she discovered how to protect tender plants from winter rains and hard freezes. Her efforts created a dynamic environment with contrasting textures and colors, and Ruth's original succulent, the aeonium 'Glenn Davidson' still grows in the garden, demonstrating the lasting benefits of water conserving plants Today, with the help of a dedicated conservancy, The Ruth Bancroft Garden serves as an example of water conversation with it's range of succulents and 92 varieties of trees including eucalyptus, yucca, aloes, and palm. Visitors can explore the garden's diverse flora through self- and docent-guided tours or attend regular plant sales to take home their own salesman-eating plant. The garden also organizes special events including a fruit-tasting tour and a holiday centerpiece-making workshop.


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My book ETHICAL CHIC: The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love
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This book analyzes six well-known companies that are seen as socially responsible and hip, to see if they really deserve their sterling reputations.
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When Police — and 9-Year-Olds — Have Too Many Guns
The New York Times, Aug. 31 and 29, 2014
Each time that gun-toting Americans perpetrate a new horror, the majority of people say: Surely, this will finally persuade Congress to enact gun control. Surely the NRA can't condone this. Columbine. Sandy Hook. Aurora. Gabrielle Giffords. And each time, nope, nothing changes. The NRA blusters and lies, and Congressional Republicans hedge and run away. Now it's no longer mentally troubled young men on shooting sprees. Now we have military-armed police killing Michael Brown in Ferguson, and a nine-year-old girl on a "family vacation" at a rifle range killing an employee by accident. Now, Congress?
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2nd Annual Light Up the Holidays Window Decorating Contest
Davis Downtown invites locals and visitors to come downtown and enjoy the 2nd Annual Davis Downtown Window Decorating Contest. Beginning November 29, 34 downtown businesses will be competing for top honors as having the Best Holiday Window Decoration. During the contest, our secret panel of judges will stroll the streets of downtown Davis enjoying the festive window displays and determining which business has best captured the Holiday spirit. The contest will continue through December 12 with window decorations to be on display through Christmas Day.
The Window Decorating contest also has a People's Choice Award. The community is invited to tour downtown Davis and visit participating businesses. After viewing the wonderful storefronts, cast your vote for the People's Choice Award on-line at:
Voting for the People's Choice Award will be open from November 29 to December 14. Winners of the contest will be announced during the week of December 16. This is a fun and exciting event for all. Thirty-four businesses will add a huge splash of light and color to the downtown.
Visitors to downtown Davis will be in for a treat as they shop for that perfect holiday gift and as they celebrate with friends and family at our wonderful restaurants.
Participating businesses in the 2013 Davis Downtown Window Decorating Contest are:
- Ken's Bike Ski Board – 650 G St – bikeskiboard.com
- Davis Ace Hardware – 240 G St and 830 4th St – davisace.com
- Bubble Belly – 340 G St – shopbubblebelly.com
- Yolo County SPCA Thrift Store – 920 3rd St, Suite F – yolocountyspca.org
- Tres Hermanas – 805 2nd St – treshermanasdavis.com
- JEEBA Jewelry Studio – 712 3rd St. – jeeba.com
- Himalaya Gifts – 713 2nd St -
- Freewheeler Bicycle – 703 2nd St – freewheelerbikes.com
- Optical Phases – 718 2nd St – opticalphases.com
- Mother and Baby Source – 714 2nd St. – motherandbabysource.com
- Mathnasium of Davis – 618 4th St – mathnasium.com/davis
- The Paint Chip – 217 F St – thepaint-chip.com
- nestware – 207 F St, Suite B – nestwarestyle.com
- Paulina's – 207 F St, Suite A – facebook.com/PaulinasBoutique
- Armadillo Music – 205 F St – armadillomusic.com
- Outdoor Davis – 623 2nd St – facebook.com/OutdoorDavis
- Avid Reader/AvidReader Active – 605 2nd St and 617 2nd St – avidreaderbooks.com
- Fleet Feet Sports – 615 2nd St – fleetfeetdavis.com
- Riki – 202 E St – rikidesign.com
- The Wardrobe – 206 E St – thewardrobe.com
- Spa Central – 213 F St – spacentraldavis.com
- Teach Your Children – 232 E St – teachyourchildren.net
- Icekrimski Cafe – 618 2nd St – icekrimskicafe.com
- Mishkas Cafe – 610 2nd St. – mishkascafe.com
- Newsbeat – 514 3rd St – thenewsbeat.com
- Cultive Frozen Yogurt – 231 E St, Suite 1 – cultiveyogurt.com
- Salon Blonde – 227 E St, Suite 10 -
- de Luna Jewelers – 521 2nd St. – delunajewelers.net
- Logos Books – 513 2nd St – logosbooks.wordpress.com
- Art-Is-Davis – 222 D St – art-is-davis.com
- Haute Again Consignment – 129 E St, B-1 – hauteagain.com
- Whole Foods Market Davis – 500 1st St – wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/davis
- Helmus + Baker Optometry – 353 2nd St – helmusoptometry.com
- U.S.E Credit Union – 200 B St #1 – usecu.org
Here is a map for you to use as you visit the thirty-four businesses participating in this year's contest. Need more contest info, contact our Stewart Savage, Executive Director of Davis Downtown at email@example.com or via telephone at 530-392-8324
12 Days of Downtown Davis :: Shop Small & Shop Local
A special promotion this holiday season are the 12 Days of Downtown Davis, running Dec. 1-12. The promotion invites shoppers to try small, local businesses first, says marketing director Nina Gatewood "When the community shops at these small, local businesses, they support all the things that make the Davis community unique," she says. "The money they spend here, stays here." Participating businesses are commemorating the season with special offers and longer store hours. For example, riki is offering a luxurious, gift-wrapped pashmina scarf with any purchase of $150.
Participating businesses are Bubble Belly, Mother and Baby Source, Riki, Ken's Bike Ski Board, Yolo Federal Credit Union, Outdoor Davis, Davis Ace Hardware, Helmus + Baker Optometry, Spa Central, The Avid Reader, Boheme Hip Used Clothing and The Wardrobe.
Bubble Belly 15% off entire purchase of regular priced merchandise and 10% off all R+F Dermatologists Clinical Skincare Products. Coupons can not be combined with other promotions/discounts. One coupon per customer/per visit.
December 2nd
Spa Central 20% off Decleor producst this day and 10% off all waxing services booked for this day.
December 3rd
riki TODAY ONLY: A luxurious Pashmina scarf gift wrapped with your purchase of $150 or more. Treat yourself or give it to someone special. Also, free gift wrapping on any purchase for the holidays!
December 4th
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7:30 Author Event – Duck, Duck, Goose with Hank Shaw
December 5th
Helmus + Baker Optometry Shop Small :: Shop Local
December 6th
Yolo Federal Credit Union Bank Small :: Shop Small
December 7th
Ken's Bike and Ski Voted Best Bike Shop in Yolo County.
December 8th
Boheme Hip Used Clothing 30% off all $6-$12 items when you mention 12 Days of Downtown Davis.
December 9th
Outdoor Davis Giving away a free Outdoor Davis BPA free Camelbak Eddy bottle with any purchase over $100 while supply last.
December 10th
Davis ACE Having a holiday party 5-8pm with food, drinks, entertainment, as a well as special sale items and 50% off 1 item $30 or less.
December 11th
The Wardrobe Extended store hours.
December 12th
Mother and Baby Source 2o% off all fall and winter clothing.
The 32nd annual Downtown Davis tree lighting, Thursday December 5th
The 32nd annual downtown Davis tree lighting and holiday opening will take place on Thursday, December 5 beginning at 6:00 p.m. The community is invited to take part in one of Davis' oldest community traditions which includes the children's parade, the holiday tree illumination in the E Street Plaza, Santa and Mrs. Claus greeting guests, performances by local musical groups, horse- drawn carriage rides and free showings of "The Grinch" at the historic Varsity Theatre.The annual Children's Parade has been sponsored by the Davis Food Co-op for over two decades. Parade participants will begin lining up at 5:30 p.m. at the Co-op at 620 G Street and the parade steps off at 6:00 p.m. following a Unitrans double decker bus and a fire truck from the UC Davis Aggie Pack. Walkers, strollers, wagons and bicycles are welcome and holiday lighting and decorations are encouraged for parade entries.
Families who drive are encouraged to park in the free public parking structure behind the Signature Stadium 5 Theatres at 4th and G streets. No parade parking is available in the Food Co- op parking lot on G Street.
Free candles with safety drip cups and free glowsticks will be provided to children participating in the holiday parade courtesy of the Davis Food Co-op. Voluntary donations to the Wallace & Vannucci Women & Children's Shelter will be gratefully accepted at the Food Co-op prior to the parade.
The parade will end at the E Street Plaza where the holiday tree is located in downtown Davis. Special red recycling containers for the candles will be available at the end of the parade.
The holiday tree will be illuminated at 6:30 p.m. in E Street Plaza by the Davis City Council. The tree this year is sponsored by West Coast Arborists and Whole Foods Market, Davis with additional decorating support from the Davis Sunrise Rotary Club and DHS Cheer teams.The Davis High School Jazz Choir will perform immediately prior to the tree lighting. The Davis High School Madrigal Choir and the new elementary-aged Madrigals Holiday Caroling Workshop will perform onstage after the tree lighting. The Cal Aggie Marching Band-uh will march in the parade and provide musical entertainment at the E Street Plaza following the choirs. The main stage at the E Street Plaza is sponsored by Watermelon Music and the city of Davis.
Beginning at 6:40 p.m., Santa and Mrs. Claus will be located in the former Dimple Records store site at 212 F Street (next to PDQ) where they will receive guests until 8:15 p.m. Santa's location is sponsored by Royal Guest Hotels and A Grand Affair Party & Event Rentals. Other holiday costumed characters including the UC Davis' "Gunrock" will entertain downtown visitors during the evening.
Free screenings of the classic "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" television broadcast and video will be shown at 6:00 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre, 616 2nd Street. The Grace Valley Carolers will perform outside the Varsity Theatre from 6:45 to 8:00 p.m.Free horse-drawn carriage rides will depart every 10 minutes from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. from the curb in front of the Nestware gift store at 207 F Street. This is a change in location from previous years.
The carriage rides are a popular downtown tradition and they are sponsored annually by John Brinley Properties.
Davis High School Cheer Team members will be assisting with the downtown event and also selling holiday treats such as hot cider and cookies. The concession booth is sponsored this year by Whole Foods Market, Davis and it will be located on the E Street Plaza. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support the DHS Cheer Team's travel expenses and competitions.
The Davis Chamber of Commerce will host a "Toys for Tots" drop-off in their 604 Third Street office (on the corner of Third and E Streets) during the Holiday Parade. All new, unwrapped toys and funds donated will help the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots Foundation provide toys for children who would go without a gift on Christmas morning. A uniformed member of the Marines is scheduled to assist with the toy drop-off and Chamber staff will be providing hot chocolate and candy canes to good boys and girls of all ages. The Chamber will be collecting toy donations until December 20.The Davis Downtown Association is holding their 2nd annual Window Decorating Contest. The public is encouraged to vote for their favorite downtown store windows.
A free-for-all-ages "Thursday Live Holiday Music Show" will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second Street. Donations for artists will be gratefully accepted and donations will help send children to summer camp. The evening will include a variety of local groups performing their holiday music selections including:
- "Wealth of Nations" performing original tunes and favorite covers David Hafter (guitars and vocals), Chris Stabenfeldt (sax and vocals), Dave Walters (bass and vocals), Eric Stitt (drums and percussion) and Mark Morse (drums and percussion).
- "Cold Shot" with Richard Urbino (bass, support instruments, vocals), and René Martucci (guitar, accordion, vocals).
- Eve West Bessier, Davis' Poet Laureate performing jazzy Christmas classics and original poetry.
- "Elvis and the E-Men" featuring Dave Cowden on drums, Ron Cowden on upright bass and Tom Moore performing as Elvis.
- "Biscuits and Honey" trio with Dianna Craig on guitar, Ron Cowden on upright bass and Kurt Roggli on guitar performing a blend of bluegrass and folk holiday songs.
- "Calvin Handy and The Jazz Patrol" performing their holiday standards.
- "Me & Him" acoustic guitar duo of Martin Lewis and Kurt Roggli putting a new twist on the old tunes.
- "David Campos and "Friends" will play traditional and contemporary Latin American tunes with a holiday theme.
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Ten student actors will perform Hush, a one-act play written by junior Aaron Teves and senior Alexis Willett, on Friday March 14 at the performing arts center.
"This is an original piece that started in a classroom," said high school drama teacher Robert Dutton. "It's the story of a bartender in a speakeasy during prohibition."
Hush will be the high school's entry in the 2014 Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild Festival. Vineyarders get a chance to see it first.
After the show, there will be time for discussion with the cast and creators.
"Sometimes people want to know where ideas come from," Mr. Dutton said. The post-production back and forth will give student writers and actors an opportunity to explain their creativity. "The artistic journey is not usually a straight line," added Mr. Dutton. "It goes all over the place and so they'll get to talk about it."
Mr. Dutton will give a talk preceding the show entitled Why Your Child Needs an Arts Education Right Now! The discussion will focus on the value of individuality and art in education. Mr. Dutton said he plans to spotlight student talents and the school's theatre department.
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Pisgah Leaf Amber - Pisgah Brewing Co.
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Ratings: 33 | Reviews: 18 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by ninaturner:
4.25/5 rDev +15.8%
03-29-2014 18:50:11 | More by ninaturner
More User Reviews:
North Carolina
3.69/5 rDev +0.5%
Pours into a standard pint a clear rich copper with nicely tight formed half finger off white head atop that leaves a broken ring of lace behind.Muted aromas with some faint earthiness and nutty malts mainly.Crisp and dry on the palate with a good amount of nutty maltiness to go along with earthy somewhat spicy Chinooks,again very crisp and dry,one of the dryer amber ales I have had.A nice almost creamy feel and the dryness makes this very quaffable at 5.7%,a solid beer here.
07-08-2014 20:17:14 | More by oberon
South Carolina
4/5 rDev +9%
Consumed at the May 2011 LEAF Festival, about 1 mile from the brewery.
A - A dark, slightly hazy amber. Small head had very good retention.
S - It smelled mainly of lightly toasted malt.
T - Rich toasted malt flavor with a nice touch of hops.
M - Crisp with excellent (moderate) carbonation. A medium bodied and smooth ale.
O- An excellent amber ale, with more hop balance and less caramel malt sweetness than average.
05-17-2011 03:36:55 | More by chinchill
North Carolina
3.48/5 rDev -5.2%
A - orangish amber with a thick, dense, whit head that has great retention
S - caramel, sweet, a bit soapy
T - caramel, sweet, faint earthy bitterness in the finish
M - smooth, medium bodied, crisp
This is pretty standard amber. It's flavor is one dimensional and simplistic. It has a light caramel malt character that is sweet and a bit sticky. Ultimately, this is a pretty forgettable beer.
06-10-2012 13:36:54 | More by tdm168
3.83/5 rDev +4.4%
64 oz growler into a pint glass.
Pours a clear coppery amber with several fingers of rigid off-white head. This settles into a smooth looking layer of foam that leaves a great cascade of lace that sticks in swathey patches. The aroma has a bold hoppy spiciness to it, before blending into a tangy smelling mix of citrus, caramel, and bread. Solid bouquet here, with the hops nicely popping in the nose.
The taste starts with a lightish tangy and sticky blend of toasted bready malts and toffee notes that melds into that same moderately bitter and spicy hop character that hangs on the tongue for a bit, along with some residual sweetness. I'm digging the interaction between the spices and tang but I'm wishing that the overall taste just went a touch deeper. The mouthfeel is overall medium bodied but it does thin out a bit towards the back of the swallow. The carbonation on this also leans toward the sharper and more prickly side. It's not too bad but I'm wondering if maybe a little more of a creamy feel might not have complimented this particular flavor profile a little more. Luckily though, this doesn't inhibit the drinkibility at all, remaining quite nicely quaffable.
I understand that this is Pisgah's first attempt at an Amber Ale and for the most part this was solid. Like I said before, I wish that the flavor had popped a little more, but that could have easily been because it had been in a growler for over a week. Nice stuff here and I hope that Pisgah continues to brew this beyond the current batch.
05-08-2009 16:59:07 | More by Kegatron
North Carolina
3.75/5 rDev +2.2%
11-15-2013 03:57:48 | More by KevinGordon
4.08/5 rDev +11.2%
Poured into a pint glass
A - Pours a clear copper with a 1-finger off-white head.
S - Sweet caramel malt with a lovely floral hop nose.
T - Nice balance of sweet caramel malt and more earthy, floral hops with just the slightest bit of bitterness at the end.
M - Light bodied with crisp carbonation.
D - Quite drinkable, could have a couple of these easily.
09-30-2010 20:32:49 | More by jsanford
South Carolina
4.43/5 rDev +20.7%
So what we have here is a very hoppy american amber ale that was brewed as a one time deal for the LEAF festival by Pisgah. I was very thrilled to be able to take a taste of this one this afternoon on my trip. Served cold and poured into a pint glass, this one was consumed on 04/21/2009.
The pour was very nicely done here, and I have to say the best looking amber ale I have seen. Deep, dark, copper color with a lightly cloudy appearence that quicly filtered intself out. Rich looking head of creamy white came up and over the top and settled down nicely into a pillow across the top that seemed to have lasted forever. Nice caramel and light hopped aroma here. Nice and sweet with a decent touch of nuttiness as it warms up. The flavor was wonderful. Rich and sweet caramel notes here with tons of bitter piney hops that bring up the finish, very well balanced and really a wonderfully done amber that blows the doors off anything else I have had in the style. Nice medium body with great carbonation and a really nice overall feel to it.
Overall I am not out of line when I say this is easily one of the best amber ales I have ever had. Such a smooth mix and very easy to drink profile I would have no issue at all with having this one again. I am glad I was able to sneak a try of it.
04-22-2009 00:54:30 | More by mikesgroove
North Carolina
4/5 rDev +9%
12-03-2011 23:40:28 | More by tclapper
North Carolina
3.53/5 rDev -3.8%
22 oz. bomber with a cool picture of an African man on some soft of tribal instrument. Leaf Amber is a beer which supports Lake Eden Arts Festival. The bottle tells me quite a bit about the festival and how it supports local arts. The beer will have to speak for itself.
Tons of foam and a spirtz sound hit when I open the bottle. bad sign: hope not. The color is unfiltered dark reddish brown.
The nose is caramel malty and sweet and toasted bread with little hop presence. Wait, a new sniff reveals a slight fruity hop nose.
The taste is sweet up front with a sharp carbonation noticeable. Flavorful upfront with good malt character then some hop bittering to keep it balanced. Toasted bread taste sticks to the tongue more than the hops. Some character of this reminds me of a homebrewed beer of mine, but I just can't quite pick it out. Quite a bit hoppier than most ambers.
This beer seems to be a bit overcarbonated. Scale back on the carbonation please. I like my amber/reds to be a bit more smooth.
With warmth and as the beer looses some carbonation, the flavors jump out even more.
A decent amber that is worth purchasing to support local arts in Western NC.
Bottle acquired through atsprings in a trade. Thanks buddy.
08-19-2009 19:55:38 | More by rtratzlaff
2.75/5 rDev -25.1%
08-19-2012 16:28:14 | More by maryd837
3.75/5 rDev +2.2%
04-11-2012 19:32:07 | More by Lantern
4.22/5 rDev +15%
Reviewed 06/07/09
The LEAF Amber was a beautiful golden amber in color and presented a sweet, flowery aroma. It had a nice, light, grassy taste with a smooth, nicely carbonated mouthfeel. This is a nicely built amber. I could live on this stuff! It's definitely one of my faves from this fine brewery.
05-25-2010 18:35:01 | More by introvertedone
3.9/5 rDev +6.3%
A very solid American Amber Ale that refuses to conform to the abuse of caramel malt sweetness, but favors classic, clean, and crisp malt dryness of American Pale Ales and the hop balance to suit.
This Amber pours a... well, amber color with copper and strong golden high/low lights. Eggshell white foam forms a foamy/froathy head and holds onto intermitten patterns of sticky lace that adhere to the sides of the glass. Good retention all leads to a classic American Ale look.
Aromas are more hoppy than expected, allowing a balanced scent of pine, citrus, caramel, and slight fruit esters of apple/pear.
Flavors follow the same rout- sweet caramel and malt flavors keep eachother in check while layers of grapefruit, orange zest, pine, and fresh cut grass give a bitter, spicy, and herbal balance to the beer. Very well done, not allowing any one ingredient from becomming totally one-dimentional or over bearing.
Caramel and malt sweetness envelops the carbonation for a creamy and semi-rich upstart. As carbonation subside, the hop bitterness/dryness kicks in and ushers in a crisper, cleaner finish than most Amber Ales provide. Miny, citrusy, and grassy bitterness lingers in the back of the throat for a decidedly American Ale finish and aftertaste.
A very nice Amber that could be mistaken for a richer Pale Ale, but this crisper, hoppier Amber Ale shows why Pale Ales are generally better beers than Ambers.
02-08-2011 18:31:27 | More by BEERchitect
North Carolina
3.75/5 rDev +2.2%
05-26-2013 14:04:27 | More by Falcone
3.88/5 rDev +5.7%
A - Poured out a clear, copper color with a small, white head of bubbly foam. The head receded quickly and left very little lacing.
S - It smelled of sweet bready malt with a grassy/floral aroma, too.
T - This is a bready sweet amber with a strong malty backbone. It had a mild grassy hop profile.
M - It was crisp, sharp and smooth. A light to medium bodied ale that is easy drinking.
D - This is a nice amber ale. It definitely leans to the malty side of the spectrum.
07-26-2010 01:42:43 | More by zeff80
North Carolina
2.5/5 rDev -31.9%
01-03-2012 21:57:58 | More by Brewsed
3.75/5 rDev +2.2%
05-21-2014 14:41:40 | More by JohnParadee
3/5 rDev -18.3%
07-02-2014 00:59:05 | More by strohme2
South Carolina
4/5 rDev +9%
Pours a deep amber with some copper highlights, slightly hazed, but you can still see through it pretty easily. A big fluffy, white heat forms on top, falls back a bit, and leaves a bit of lacing. The smell is nice and sweet - it brings southern sweet tea to mind for me. A bit floral on the hop front, leafy with an additional bit of citrus, like lemon and orange. There's a nice toasty malt backbone behind it all too. The taste comes off first with a toasty crackery malt presence. A nice sweetness, too. There's quite a bit of a caramelized sugar flavor here. There are very light esters here, but still present to a pleasant degree. There's also a nice orangey, almost lemon-lime type hop presence, followed up more strongly by a nice bit of leafy, earthy hops. It finishes really clean, and the balance between dryness and sweetness really makes the last bit in your mouth enjoyable. I'd also bet that there's a bit of chocolate malt in here, too, which cuts through the lighter malty sweetness, making it very interesting. The body is a bit on the thin side, which isn't bad for the style, but doesn't do anything to set this beer apart. The carbonation tickles though, which is pleasant. Overall, this is very enjoyable. A very nice beer to drink, kind of light and refreshing. I could really see myself digging into a few 22oz bottles of this in a night.
07-14-2009 21:58:42 | More by taylorhamrick
New Jersey
4.08/5 rDev +11.2%
Finger plus or tan brown head, complete mixture of bubble sizes, nice cascade across the surface, thick lacing streaks and above average retention. Pleasing amber orange color with some darkening redness, on the cloudy side. Molasses and brown sugar notes give the nose a friendly demeanor, followed on by malty chocolate and then pumpernickel bread and a light pepperiness, never gets citrusy nor grassy, however, you can feel the hops stiffen its presence, smattering of apricot, white grape and peach fruit scents. Medium-bodied, the carbonation is on the fluffy side and keeps things softly expanding outwards. The chocolate, caramel, toffee flavors proportionate to the whole, more loaded into the mouth entry than finish. At the end there's more of a mineral water, rye, lemon peel array, drier and more briskly refreshing. Pinch of dried flowers as well. That carbonation keeps it reverberating on the tongue after the liquid is all down the chute. Could use a little more richness, however, devoid of any glaring flaws and the nose is very enjoyable.
07-08-2010 01:50:02 | More by farrago
3/5 rDev -18.3%
11-24-2013 01:01:04 | More by beernads
4/5 rDev +9%
05-22-2012 02:48:27 | More by Texasfan549
3.48/5 rDev -5.2%
A 22oz bomber picked up in Asheville in the fall of 2012
A - A deep mahogany red, with 1 finger of head and sticky lace left all over the glass. Impressive appearance
S - Burnt toast and grain, with a slight alcohol kick. Nothing very strong though
T - Sweet amber and huge malty backbone. NOt too much hop presence.
M - Medium bodied, oily, and high carbonation. Nice mouthfeel
O - A decent amber, but amber is not a prefered style of mine. But I love the Pisgah brewery. Most of their other brews are better, especially the Solstice!
11-03-2012 23:00:36 | More by BeerDawgs
North Carolina
3.81/5 rDev +3.8%
on draft at beer study in chapel hill. shaker.
pours a light red with a mild head. smell is more hoppy than malty. taste is the opposite , more malty than hoppy. very good though, and I'm usually not a fan of malt forward beers . medium bodied, medium carbonation.
overall a very good amber!
10-12-2013 22:21:52 | More by Axnjxn
Pisgah Leaf Amber from Pisgah Brewing Co.
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"Prior to the Tea Party movement, moderate members such as Sen. Susan M. Collins, Maine Republican, were only known back home. Today, they are household names and their telephone lines can be flooded at a moment's notice with calls from activists--a move that can directly affect votes. It is akin to winning the war without firing a single shot, or spending a single dollar in those districts during an election year."
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Sunday, August 3, 2014
Under the Radar
Even as Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows makes herself available for extended unscripted interactions with voters and the press during her much-publicized walk across Maine, incumbent Sen. Susan Collins has removed the "Events" tab from her campaign website.
Compare the versions here and here.
This is actually part of a steady erosion of the utility of the Collins campaign site over the years: As technology has expanded the scope of what's possible, the Collins campaign has slowly reduced the amount of useful information on offer--from a 2002 site that provided issue positions and a biography through a 2008 version that at least feigned to care about policy to the current incarnation, virtually devoid of issue substance.
The site's superficiality underscores the content-free nature of the Collins political persona and the opacity of her views on many of the pressing issues of the day; the elimination of the "Events" tab in particular is a reminder of the senior senator's lack of transparency with Maine voters--not just during election season but year in, year out.
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Sunday, July 6, 2014
Collins and Carbon: Anybody's Guess
As expected, League of Conservation Voters (LCV) endorsed Sen. Susan Collins last week despite her middling lifetime rating of 67% on LCV's own scorecard.
By way of comparison: Collins's 69% rating for 2013 put her 34th out of the 35 Senate and House members who represented New England during that year.
(I've written about LCV's peculiar fondness for Collins more than a few times in the past.)
The text of the endorsement is worth reading, if only because it includes a claim that is verifiably--and obviously--false:
"[Collins] is always fighting for the people of Maine by supporting commonsense policies that promote the state's outdoor heritage and help protect our air, water and public health."
To be sure, Collins has taken more than a few environmentally-friendly votes over the years. But since when does 67% get rounded up to "always"?
In short, rather than candidly explain the bargain the group has struck by standing with a pol who supported what LCV itself called the ""most anti-environment bill signed into law in recent memory", the organization has instead sidestepped the ickiness of the situation by simply lying about Collins's record.
What's more, while the endorsement claims that "Collins is committed to finding bipartisan solutions that will safeguard our environment and combat climate change," the senior senators words and actions tell a much more complicated story.
Specifically, after backing climate legislation back in the mid-2000s when it had no chance of passing, Collins balked once President Obama took office--lamely blaming the economy--and ultimately refused to get behind the bill with the best chance of passing, even as she voted to block the EPA from regulating emissions.
She also pushed an amendment that would have stalled the tightening of clean air standards--a move that National Resouces Defense Council says would have resulted in over 17,000 avoidable heart attacks.
And here she is flogging a Koch-friendly, environmentally-reckless "regulatory time-out" in the Republican weekly address:
If safeguarding the environment is high on the list of concerns of the pol speaking above, there's no evidence of it.
Yes, Collins's history when it comes to the environment isn't all bad news. But it's the very murkiness of her record and rhetoric that makes LCV's claim to know what she's "committed to" laughable.
To that point: A week after LCV announced its support, Collins remains the only member of the Maine delegation not to have staked out a position on whether the EPA's new draft carbon regulations should be welcomed or overturned.
Draw your own conclusions.
ALSO: Expect light tweeting--and even lighter blogging--from Collins Watch for the month of July. We'll see you in August.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
HRC for Collins. Again.
In a move that's unsurprising but nonetheless troubling, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) endorsed Sen. Susan Collins in her bid for a fourth term earlier today.
Collins has been a trailblazer on gay rights issues among congressional Republicans. But her record pales in comparison to those of many non-Republican actors on the political stage, including Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows, who was a leader in the 2012 Maine marriage referendum fight and a stalwart supporter of the LGBT community during her years at the ACLU of Maine.
HRC made waves during the 2008 campaign when it backed Collins over a Democratic challenger who had a better record on LGBT issues according to HRC's own scorecard.
At the time, HRC defended the move on "bipartisanship" grounds in an e-mail to this blog:
HRC is a bipartisan organization. This is not an empty principle or a meaningless nod to an ideal we do not follow. We are bipartisan because equality knows no party, and because we simply cannot achieve justice for the entire GLBT community by conceding that only Democrats should care about us.
Of course, as I noted in the same post, "the onus should be on Republicans to sign onto HRC's agenda--rather than on HRC to bend its standards to accommodate members of the GOP."
But this time around, HRC or Collins--or both--took that advice to heart. Because just a few hours after the endorsement hit, news arrived that Collins now supports same-sex marriage, albeit in a limited, qualified sense:
"A number of states, including my home state of Maine, have now legalized same-sex marriage, and I agree with that decision."
[Collins spokesman Lance Dutson] said the senator had been silent on the issue previously because she believes it is the voters of each state--not U.S. senators--who should make the decision on marriage equality.
"What she has consistently said is she doesn't want to get involved in state-level referendum issues. She's a U.S. senator, and she stays within the purview of her office," Dutson said. "But when asked [today] about her personal stance on this issue, she said she supports it."
So it's a personal view: Collins isn't supporting a federal marriage right; or updating her dodge about the impact of the Defense of Marriage Act; or even divulging how she voted in the 2012 state referendum.
She's just saying she's cool with same-sex Marriage within the borders of Maine (something that's already on the books) from this day forward.
Not exactly crusading for the cause. But good enough for HRC apparently.
Still, the story is cringeworthy for a reason having nothing to do with the half-heartedness of the message or the fecklessness of HRC. Namely: Why did Collins decide to go out of her way to make her about-face on marriage appear to be a quid pro quo?
I can't think of a precedent for the kind of juxtaposition we saw today, and it's not hard to understand why: When you announce a change of heart on a profound issue of conscience just a few hours after receiving an endorsement from an organization that focuses on the issue in question, it can't help but read as a transactional, even mercenary move.
Surely, there's got to be some plausible reason for why Maine's senior senator chose to time things this way. But I can't seem to come up with any compelling theories.
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Monday, June 23, 2014
Quote of the Day
Paul Krugman tells an inconvenient truth:
Given the state of U.S. politics today, climate action is entirely dependent on Democrats, With a Democrat in the White House, we got some movement through executive action; if Democrats eventually regain the House, there could be more. If [former Treasury Secretary Hank] Paulson believes that he can support Republicans while still pushing for climate action, he's just delusional.
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Sunday, June 22, 2014
Poll: Collins +55% (!)
Hard to reconcile the new Press Herald numbers with the previous Collins-Bellows poll: With no major news developments, did Maine's senior senator really gain 19 points on her Democratic challenger in eight weeks?
It seems unlikely, but it's a mostly academic question. Sen. Susan Collins is way out in front. It would take something dramatic to make this race competitive.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Quote of the Day
"The question is whether air strikes can be targeted enough that they don't kill innocent people."
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Thursday, June 12, 2014
Quote of the Day
Sen. Susan Collins on embattled Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS):
"I'm giving him another contribution, the maximum I can give him from my leadership PAC and I'll be going to the event for him tonight."
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Monday, June 2, 2014
Quote of the Day
Both of Maine's Democratic House representatives welcomed the new [EPA rules regulating carbon dioxide], as did independent Sen. Angus King. Maine's other senator--Republican Susan Collins--issued a statement saying she was still carefully evaluating them.
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Monday, May 12, 2014
Quote of the Day
"We need to raise money to keep ourselves going," said Adam Brandon, the executive vice president of FreedomWorks. "Grass-roots activism is not cheap, and this stuff is not for free."
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Thursday, May 8, 2014
Quote of the Day
In the Senate, the Republican threesome of John McCain of Arizona, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, who often speak from the same playbook on foreign policy, are among those who talk about Benghazi the most, along with fellow Republicans Susan Collins of Maine and Ted Cruz of Texas.
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Monday, May 5, 2014
Hurting and Helping
Friday on Ken and Mike's WGAN radio show, Sen. Susan Collins backed into a revealing explanation of her thinking about the minimum wage [7:06]:
I was so frustrated that those of us who want to see an increase in the minimum wage but believe that $10.10 would actually harm the very people we're trying to help were not given an opportunity to offer alternatives.(Emphasis added.)
During the interview, Collins never qualifies or expands on her view that boosting the minimum wage to $10.10 in three phases between now and 2016 would be, essentially, a self-defeating policy.
But that's a controversial stance--or ought to be.
Because while there are plausible (if mostly weak) arguments to be made about the downsides of a significant minimum wage increase, harm to the workers themselves isn't one of them.
After all, the very Congressional Budget Office study that Collins cites approvingly in the interview projects that a $10.10 minimum wage would lift 900,000 out of poverty and boost wages for 16 million Americans. It also estimates a loss of 500,000 jobs, but as center-right economics writer Josh Barro notes, that's a trade well-worth making:
For every person put out of work by the minimum wage increase, more than 30 will see rises in income, often on the order of several dollars an hour. Low--and moderate--income families will get an extra $17 billion a year in income, even after accounting for people who get put out of work; for reference, that's roughly equivalent to a 25% increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit.
In the context of those numbers, the only way to oppose a $10.10 minimum wage based on its impact on workers is to maintain that any job loss is unacceptable. But if that's the new standard, Washington should simply throw in the towel on policy-making altogether. Because all legislation--even something as benign as expanding access to the potato in federal nutrition programs--is bound to affect some workers negatively in an economy as large, complicated and interconnected as ours.
Which is why policies should be evaluated on the basis of their overall impact rather than a single cherry-picked statistic.
Collins knows this, of course. So when she talks about $10.10 harming "the very people we're trying to help" it seems safe to say that something other than a neutral cost-benefit analysis is at work.
Specifically, this looks an awful lot like a Washington veteran and a friend of the restaurant lobby straining to conflate the narrow legislative aims of a privileged constituency with the economic interests of Americans more broadly.
Granted, accepting that what's good for McDonald's is good for its workers requires a certain amount of tortured thinking. But when you spend decades ensconced in the beltway, giving disproportionate attention to the most powerful corporate voices at the expense of the regular people, it's the sort of argument that you can't help but find yourself spouting.
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Quote of the Day
Allahpundit at Hot Air on Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY):
Backing [Sen. Susan] Collins so effusively when he could have demurred with a simple "I always support Republicans over Democrats" might have been the last straw, definitive proof that he's "over-correcting."
Posted by Contrapositive at 8:15 PM 0 comments
Poll: Collins +36%
Sen. Susan Collins campaign staffer Lance Dutson points to a new poll on the Maine Senate race out from Republican-leaning pollster Rassmussen:
Collins (R) 60%
Bellows (D) 24%
This is a real shot in the arm for Collins and unwelcome news for the Bellows camp: After six months in the race--including some stunningly positive press coverage and surprisingly strong grassroots funding--Bellows and her team are bound to be discouraged to have narrowed their deficit by just three points since the race's only prior poll.
On the other hand, Rasmussen is a right-leaning outfit with a history of GOP-friendly bias, so it would be useful to have these numbers corroborated by another pollster with a better track record.
Either way, this result confirms that Collins isn't just ahead; she's well ahead. If the race stays on its current trajectory, she cruises to victory.
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Why Won't Immigration Enforcement Officials Be Heard in the Immigration Debate?
Monday, May 20th, 2013 by Daniel Horowitz and is filed under Blog, Immigration, News
Although the current amnesty bill was drafted behind closed doors, it's not like it didn't receive input from outside groups. In fact, every special interest group under the sun – from big business and big labor to big ethnic, big law, and big religion – had their say in the bill. The one group that was ignored (aside from We the People) was the immigration enforcement officers.
Over the past few years, Chris Crane, the president of the ICE union, has done yeoman's work exposing how the Obama administration hampers efforts of his fellow officers in upholding the laws on the books. Well, it appears that his group is not alone. A 12,000-person union representing the USCIS has come out with a scathing criticism of the Senate gang's bill:


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Pistol, revolver, caliber - I could go on and on. It's a daunting selection for newbies as every platform has advantages and disadvantages. Every caliber has it's advantages and disadvantages as well. How do you know what's right for you?
Simple answer is you learn through experience. I swap lots of guns and I've probably had nearly 100 pass through my hands in the past couple of years. During this time I've learned a few things:
a. Nothing compares to a good 1911 trigger - period. Buy a 1911 first and you'll save a lot in the long run.
b. Generally the "you get what you pay for" adage rings true about guns. If a gun is "cheap" there's generally a reason why.
c. For your primary defense handgun, pick the largest caliber YOU shoot comfortably and accurately. For me it's .45 (from a 1911).
d. You will buy more than one handgun as they're addictive.
e. Real fun can be had on the cheap with .22 handguns (I have 4).
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I approve of the new avatar JD...
Thanks. Went and saw the new movie yesterday and Scarlett is SMOKING hot in it. She is in amazing shape. And the treadmill scene is one for the ages.
There are only 4 semiauto pistols you ever need to buy.
A Colt 1911 and a Browning Hi-Power. that is it end of story. Close the thread.
Ok and a Ruger MkII or Browning BuckMark.
I totally agree but I took my 686 and 629 to the range this morning and fell in love all over again.
Best single-action semi automatic: The Colt manufactured 1911 .45 ACP
Best double-action semi automatic: The Para LDA .45 ACP (if you've ever worked the trigger on these, you know how light and smooth the DA stroke is)
Best striker-fired semi automatic polymer wonder: The Springfield Amory XD series
Best service quality double-action revolver: The Ruger GP 100
Best compact (i.e. sub compact) handgun: Kahr PM series (the only bad mark is the cost of these things)
Best low dollar (aka poorhouse) value handgun: Hi-Point series
Best handgun to over compensate (small penis syndrome) with: Desert Eagle .50
Nighthawk = *cough* overpriced


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