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Opinion, Santa Monica, Housing
Letter To The Editor: Santa Monica Is For Everyone
Posted Mar. 31, 2015, 9:36 am
Dear Editor, Santa Monica always has been in the forefront of protecting and producing affordable homes. When Santa Monica passed its landmark rent control law on April 10, 1979, we took a bold step to preserve affordable housing for seniors, families and others. In 1990, when we passed Measure R, we codified our commitment by mandating that 30 percent of all new housing be affordable.
Development, Opinion, Letters To The Editor, Santa Monica
Letter To The Editor: A Better Way To Unclog Congestion On Santa Monica Streets?
Posted Mar. 29, 2015, 12:01 pm
Dear Editor, Thursday afternoon, March 26, at 3:30 pm, I left my Emeritus class and drove from Arizona onto Ocean Avenue headed south. Construction had created gridlock. When at last I reached the next corner I turned left to try another route. But the cross streets were clogged by drivers who, like me, were trying to escape, as well as by more construction. On Second and Fourth Streets there was the same humongous blockage and it took me an hour just to get out of the downtown area.
Opinion, California, Santa Monica
Best California Budget Idea? Letting Sick, Elderly Convicts Go
Posted Mar. 29, 2015, 11:56 am
Sometimes it can take more than a decade for a completely sensible idea to catch on. So it is with what may be the single best money-saving idea in last year's state budget, one that is just now beginning fully to take hold.
Business, Opinion, Santa Monica, Usps
Post Office Dreaming: Future Of Our Venerable Postal Service Is In Jeopardy
Posted Mar. 28, 2015, 9:04 am
Wonderful mailman and mailwoman stories are the norm in Santa Monica. But post office stories are of long lines, waiting until it's your turn and then having the person close for an unexplained reason, and counter clerks who often look as if being behind the counter is forced labor. Hard parking next to an industrial issue building adds to the many reasons people keep turning to other choices, more convenient choices, even if they are more costly.
Business, Opinion, California, Santa Monica, Technology
How California Won By Losing $5 Billion Tesla Battery Plant
Posted Mar. 28, 2015, 9:00 am
It was supposed to be a $5 billion project, creating 6,500 jobs. That was the hype when Tesla Motors last summer orchestrated a five-state battle to host a huge "gigafactory" where it plans to build batteries for its next generation of electric cars.
Opinion, Letters To The Editor, Santa Monica
Letter: The Residocracy Residents' Petition To Protect Santa Monica
Posted Mar. 26, 2015, 8:48 am
Dear Editor, When government fails, it becomes time for individuals to act. Our local government has failed the residents of Santa Monica. The time for action is now!
Opinion, California, Santa Monica, Politics
Intimidation Factor Could Cause A Harris Coronation
Posted Mar. 22, 2015, 9:21 am
It's now a certainty that Kamala Harris will have an opponent on the November 2016 ballot. But much less certain is whether that opponent will be any more threatening that Elizabeth Emken, an autism activist who placed second in California's 2012 Senate primary election, was to incumbent Dianne Feinstein.
Opinion, Santa Monica, Columnist, Santa Monica Airport, Smo
Harrison Ford Crashes Into Santa Monica Airport Issue
Posted Mar. 21, 2015, 8:46 am
People are often inclined to notice that something that has long needed fixing finally gets attention when either a celebrity or a person with other kinds of power is impacted by the issue. Even Dick Cheney softened in 2013 when his daughters went public with a disagreement over gay marriage.
Opinion, California, Santa Monica, Columnist
Will Lawyer Hiring Lead To Lower Utility Rates In California?
Posted Mar. 21, 2015, 8:39 am
It's now possible that mid-February will be remembered for years to come as a fateful time in the century-long history of the California Public Utilities Commission. That's when, without offering any legal justification, the five commissioners spent public money to hire a criminal lawyer.
Opinion, Farmers Market, Main Street, Santa Monica
Letter: Ending Pony Ride's Monopoly On Farmers Market A Step Forward
Posted Mar. 21, 2015, 8:31 am
Dear Editor: I am a resident of Santa Monica who has been involved in numerous grassroots animal welfare investigations over the past 10 years. I am writing today to express my sincere appreciation for the City Council's decision to open the bidding process to non-animal vendors, ending the pony ride's decade-long monopoly on the entrance to Santa Monica's Main Street Farmers Market.
Opinion, California, Santa Monica, Columnist, Water
Confusion Sets In Over California Ground Water Law
Posted Mar. 15, 2015, 8:46 am
It's beginning to look like the hosannas that greeted California's first-ever groundwater regulation law were a tad premature when it passed late last summer.
Opinion, California, Santa Monica, Columnist
A California Comeback For Gerrymandering?
Posted Mar. 14, 2015, 9:11 am
Way back in 1811, almost 40 years before California became a state, then Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry engineered a congressional redistricting plan guaranteed to let his Democratic-Republican Party control his state's congressional delegation.
Opinion, California, Santa Monica, Columnist, Government
Bleeding Stops On One Arnold Schwarzenegger Blunder
Posted Mar. 8, 2015, 6:00 am
California has bled many millions of dollars because of the myriad blunders by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who probably should have remained a muscleman actor and never ventured into politics.
News, Opinion, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Airport
Letter To The Editor: Harrison Ford Made Beautifully Executed Forced Landing
Posted Mar. 7, 2015, 9:43 am
Dear Editor, Actor and pilot Harrison Ford is good condition and resting comfortably after losing engine power shortly after takeoff from Santa Monica Airport on Thursday, March 5.
City Council, Opinion, Parks, Santa Monica, Columnist
Santa Monica City Council: Snakes On A Plan
Posted Mar. 7, 2015, 9:04 am
We often anguish over decisions involving animals here in Santa Monica, such as the recent business involving pony rides at the Main Street farmer's market.
Opinion, California, Santa Monica, Courts
Convicts Who Don't Deserve Parole Hearings
Posted Mar. 7, 2015, 9:02 am
Consider the criminal history of Bobby Beausoleil, 67, the latest follower of Charles Manson to come up for an automatic parole hearing.
Opinion, California, Santa Monica, Columnist, Government
Time To Examine Conspiracy In Peevey-PUC Scandal
Posted Mar. 1, 2015, 7:54 am
California attorney general's agents wasted no time after this column in late January called for a criminal investigation of the former state Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey. Less than five days later, investigators executed a search warrant at Peevey's primary home in La Canada Flintridge.
Opinion, Santa Monica, Columnist, Government, Politics
Condoleezza Rice's Poll Standing: Star Power Still A Political Factor
Posted Feb. 28, 2015, 8:27 am
Condoleezza Rice, the former secretary of state in the George W. Bush administration and now a Stanford University professor, has stated very clearly she would rather attend college basketball games and help choose the college football playoff teams than be a U.S. senator.
Opinion, Santa Monica, Columnist, Religion
What Say You? Yousef Bittar: An American Muslim
Posted Feb. 28, 2015, 8:16 am
"Chanting 'No to anti-Semitism, no to Islamophobia,' Norway's Muslims formed what they called a ring of peace a week after Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, a Danish-born son of Palestinian immigrants, killed two people at a synagogue and an event promoting free speech in Copenhagen last weekend," the New York Times published on Feb. 21.
Opinion, California, Santa Monica, Columnist
Go Slow On Trans-Pacific Partnership Pact
Posted Feb. 22, 2015, 8:53 am
References to trade agreements were some of the very few passages during President Obama's State of the Union speech late last month that moved Republicans to stand and applaud along with Obama's Democratic Party allies.
Opinion, California, Santa Monica, Government, Politics
A Single Vote Really Does Count
Posted Feb. 21, 2015, 8:43 am
Barely 21 percent of eligible California voters cast ballots in last fall's election, which means about 80 percent of the eligible populace should have no complaints even if they don't like the performances of those who were elected for the next two or four years.
Health, Opinion, Letters To The Editor, Santa Monica, Smmusd
Letter To The Editor: SMMUSD Health & Safety DAC Supports Vaccinations
Posted Feb. 17, 2015, 8:43 am
Dear Editor, We, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Health and Safety District Advisory Committee, strongly support the school district's efforts in educating the public regarding the importance of vaccination given the recent cases of Measles we've seen in the district.
Opinion, California, Election
Initiative Carnival Coming Next Year
Posted Feb. 15, 2015, 9:39 am
If voters get annoyed and sick of seeing paid petition circulators outside their favorite big box stores during the next 15 months, they will have only themselves to blame.
Opinion, Letters To The Editor, Santa Monica
Letter To The Editor: Democratic Club Commends Immunization In Schools
Posted Feb. 14, 2015, 9:17 am
The Santa Monica Democratic Club executive board commends our new State Senator, Santa Monica's favorite son and former SMMUSD Board President Ben Allen, for co-authoring legislation with Dr. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), who is a pediatrician, to repeal the personal-belief exemption that currently allows parents to decline on behalf of their children the immunizations schools require as a condition of attendance.
News, Opinion, Celebrity, Santa Monica
Bruce Jenner's Biggest Hurdle: Us
Posted Feb. 14, 2015, 9:12 am
At the risk of sounding as though I am way behind the curve and didn't see it coming, we are now in a new age of information. Although our reliance on new devices and the Internet has facilitated the change I want to discuss, it is not necessarily at the heart of it. Ultimately, the change is in us: We are now officially without a means of prioritizing the category of information that we used to refer to as "the news."


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Do not rule out a Ruger 10/22. I shot prairie dogs with mine. With a bolt action, you will miss out on the follow up shot. After the first shot, the dogs will be out to 150 yards. Then you pee all over yourself cause you cannot hit the 200yd ones. You need hi-cap mags and a autoloader to take them out. Believe me..been there done that. Tried a bolt, then went to Rem 700 in .223. Still missed that follow up shot. I'm not sayin I'm a terrible shot...but your target is moving.
Once I got past the point of a single shot 22 bolt action is all anyone would trust me to own, I got a marlin 60. I have had no desire to own another bolt action since then. Shooting off a rest I can hit a quarter every time with my 10/22. I don't mean a bench rest. I am talking about propped up on the side of a tree. If a squirrel or rabbits head is smaller than a quarter I need to let that one grow up.
I shot a 17mach2. Cz 453 yesterday at the range. It was nice but the bolt was no where as smooth as mine and the trigger had plenty of creep and wasnt as nice as my 455 before i did the yodaves trigger kit. Still a nice gun but the difference in price is not worth it. In my opinion the 455 is a much nicer gun overall.
I have two Savage MKII fvxp .22 rifles. One has a standard bull barrel the other a fluted bull barrel. Excellent rifles with the accu trigger on both. We shoot off the bench using bipods and at 100 yards both are sub moa shooters.
We got a lead sled for xmas so we can see how accurate they really are when we are removed from the equation.

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Thiruvananthapuram: Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) continue to be a public health problem in the State even though the ban on the sale of non-iodised salt has been in place since 2006.
If the prevalence of IDD at the national level is 17 per cent, in Kerala, it is 16.4 per cent, according to a State-wide survey conducted in 2000-01 as well as a subsequent resurvey in 2006. Yet, the problem of IDD continue to be underplayed and has not gained sufficient public attention as much of these disorders are non-symptomatic, speakers said at a workshop on IDD here on Wednesday.
The workshop was organised by the State unit of the National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP) as part of Global IDD Prevention Day.
Iodine is a micronutrient required for the normal functioning of the thyroid gland, which controls the entire metabolic process. The body requires a daily intake of iodine through food and its deficiency can lead to a host of problems like delayed development, mental retardation, goitre and nervous problems, which are collectively called IDD.
The NIDDCP was launched in 1992 and the Central government also took a policy decision to iodate entire edible salt to tackle IDD.
A ban on the sale of non-iodised salt was also imposed but Kerala did not adopt the ban as the consumption of natural iodine-rich seafood is high in the State. But the survey conducted in 2000-01 in the 6-12 year age group showed the prevalence of IDD in 16.4 per cent .
But even when the ban was not in place, almost all of Kerala's households were consuming iodised salt. Yet the prevalence of goitre is high in the State, possibly because of some dietary peculiarities of Keralites.
"Several studies have pointed out that the high consumption of tapioca, sweet potato and cabbage in the State could be one factor for the persisting prevalence of goitre despite the consumption of iodised salt. The thiocyanates in these foods can affect the absorption of iodine in the body," U. Anuja, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Medical College, said.
The iodine content in all brands of iodised salts used in homes was also studied as part of the survey and it was found that only 48.9 per cent of the samples had adequate iodine content. But NIDDCP's lab tests found that all brands of iodised salts in the State had sufficient iodine content.
This meant that even when people were buying iodised salt, improper storage and cooking practices were leading to the loss of iodine from the salt, she said.
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Doctors also pointed out that congenital hypothyroidism in infants, caused due to iodine deficiency in mothers, was quite common.
Though it was a treatable condition, the problem often went undiagnosed as most of these infants looked normal at birth.
Unless specifically screened for thyroid functioning, the problem cannot be detected and the infants would suffer from mental and physical retardation.
The workshop stressed on the need to generate more public awareness on IDD and the importance of proper storage and consumption of iodised salt.


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How our blog got its name
Sidney Hillman was a powerful national figure during the Great Depression, a key supporter of the New Deal, and a close ally of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
When the rumor spread that President Roosevelt ordered his party leaders to "clear it with Sidney" before announcing Harry S. Truman as his 1944 running mate, conservative critics turned on the phrase, trumpeting it as proof that the president was under the thumb of "Big Labor."
Over the years, the phrase lost its sting and became a testament to Hillman's influence.
It's hard to imagine a labor leader wielding that kind clout today, but we like the idea—and we hope Sidney would give thumbs up to our blog.
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The best of the week's news:
- Organic but not sustainable: The farm workers who pick produce for New York's greenmarkets work 14-hour days with no overtime, a legal holdover from the Jim Crow era.
- The man who shot 19-year-old Renisha McBride when she knocked on his door after a late night car wreck has been found guilty of her second-degree murder.
- Carla Murphy reports on young, black men growing up in the shadow of Chicago's gun crisis.
- The abortion ministry of Dr. Willie Parker, the last abortion provider in Mississippi
[Photo credit: Wander Mule, Creative Commons.]
Why is Kathryn Slater-Carter, the owner of a McDonald's franchise in California, joining forces with SEIU to advocate for the rights for franchisees in California? The short answer is that McDonald's is forcing franchisees to practically give food away and demanding that they take the difference out of their workers' wages, and franchisees can't refuse because McDonald's has all the legal power. SEIU and some small franchisees are backing a bill before the state legislature that could help small business owners stand up to the corporate behemoth.
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- In a major victory for fast food organizers, the National Labor Relations Board has determined that the McDonald's corporation is a joint employer of the workers at its franchises.
- How a healthy cookbook for food stamp recipients became a massive viral hit online.
- A year after the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, the worst industrial disaster in history, Sidney-winner Josh Eidelson looks back and asks what has changed.
- Forensic scientists work to identify the bodies of migrants who died attempting to cross the Mexico/U.S. border.
[Photo credit: Wander Mule, Creative Commons.]
A court in Greece has acquitted two farmers accused of shooting 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers after they demanded 6 months of upaid wages:
Scores of migrants, many sobbing in disbelief, protested outside the court house after magistrates allowed two of the men, including the owner of the farm who had been accused of human trafficking, to walk free.
Two others, accused of aggravated assault and illegal firearms possession, were handed prison sentences of 14 years and seven months and eight years and seven months but were also freed pending appeal.
The Bangladeshis were shot at in April last year when they demanded to be remunerated for six months of unpaid work at a farm in Manolada in the southern Peloponnese. Four of the strawberry pickers were badly injured in the attack. [Guardian]
The decision has sparked outrage in Greece, Bangladesh, and around the world. Greek trade unionists, anti-ractist activists, and politicians are condemning the verdict.
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This week current and retired public employees in Detroit agreed to a 4.5% cut in their pensions to help the cash-strapped city make ends meet, while the city agreed to subsidize a stadium for the Detroit Red Wings. David Sirota reports:
As U.S. states and cities grapple with budget and pension shortfalls, many are betting big on an unproven formula: Slash public employee pension benefits and public services while diverting the savings into lucrative subsidies for professional sports teams.
Detroit on Monday made itself the most prominent example of this trend. Officials in the financially devastated city announced that current and future municipal retirees had blessed a plan that will slash their pension benefits. On the same day, the billionaire owners of the Detroit Red Wings, the Ilitch family, unveiled details of an already approved taxpayer-financed stadium for the professional hockey team. [IHT]
The city claims that a new stadium will spur economic development, but stadiums have historically offered lousy returns on taxpayer investment.
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The Best of the Week's News
- AFSCME broke with the United Negro College Fund after the charity accepted $25 million from the Koch Brothers, the nation's best-known funders of Black voter suppression.
- Courtney E. Martin, Editor Emerita of the Hillman Prize-winning blog Feministing, explores options to improve our decrepit daycare system.
- The UAW is establishing a toehold at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, and the Volkswagen is fine with that.
- Generous strangers are paying Detroit residents' overdue water bills online.
[Photo credit: Wander Mule, Creative Commons.]
Federal prosecutors in New York are using a legal loophole to read jailhouse emails between defendants and their lawyers, Stephanie Clifford revealed in the New York Times, yesterday. Inmates have the right to send confidential snail-mail to their lawyers under the ancient principle of attorney-client privilege, but all electronic communications from jail are monitored. In order to use the email system, the inmate must consent to monitoring. Those messages sometimes show up in court as evidence against the defendent.
The Editorial Board of the New York Times assailed this email monitoring as an affront to attorney-client privilege, "one of the oldest, broadest, and most important privileges" in the American legal system.
Subprime bubbles aren't just for housing. Financiers are lining up to make questionable car loans, too:
Rodney Durham stopped working in 1991, declared bankruptcy and lives on Social Security. Nonetheless, Wells Fargo lent him $15,197 to buy a used Mitsubishi sedan.
"I am not sure how I got the loan," Mr. Durham, age 60, said.
Mr. Durham's application said that he made $35,000 as a technician at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, N.Y., according to a copy of the loan document. But he says he told the dealer he hadn't give car loans that he hadn't worked at the hospital for more than three decades. Now, after months of Wells Fargo pressing him over missed payments, the bank has repossessed his car. [NYT]
The number of subprime car loans has risen an astonishing 130% in the five years since the financial crisis. The New York Times combed through bankruptcy filings to learn about the dubious dealings of lenders. Interest rates ran as high as 23% and the average loan was for double the value of the used car. Sellers often hid mechanical defects from buyers.
Many people need a car to hold a job, and unscrupulous lenders know that people with damaged credit are a desperate and readily-exploited clientele.
The Best of the Week's News
- Hillman judge Harold Meyerson urges Democrats to give class war a chance.
- Eight reasons why immigrant rights activist and 2011 Sidney Award-winner Jose Antonio Vargas will not be deported.
- The demise of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 proves the Russia/Ukraine conflict "out of control," says Julia Ioffe.
- An investigative journalist teaches you how to eat seafood without destroying wild fish stocks.
[Photo credit: Wander Mule, Creative Commons.]
Immigration rights activist, and 2011 Sidney Award-winner, Jose Antonio Vargas has been released from the custody of the U.S. Border Batrol. Vargas was detained on Tuesday at the airport in McCallen, Texas, when he tried to use his Philippines passport to board a flight for Los Angeles.
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TMC today released an updated conference program for their ITEXPO Miami 2013, the world's largest and best-attended communications and technology conference and trade show. The event, held January 30 – February 1, 2013 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida, combines an innovative series of educational programming with networking opportunities for technology buyers, sellers, resellers and manufacturers.
Since its launch in 1999, ITEXPO has been the bi-annual meeting place where next-generation communications innovations are on display, and vendors meet end users to develop new relationships and business partnerships.
The program is anchored by noteworthy keynote presentations from Telefónica and Level3 Communications, panels on the future of cloud computing, the evolution of the telecom service provider, and StartupCamp7: Comms Edition, a networking and early stage startup event. Numerous networking opportunities are offered throughout ITEXPO Miami's three-day event, including multiple receptions and an ITEXPO party on Thursday, January 31, beachside at the Official Show Hotel – The Loews Miami Beach.
Session programming encompasses four main tracks: CUSTOMER Interaction, Enterprise Solutions, Mobility and Service Provider Solutions. These informative programs include:
- CUSTOMER Interaction: sessions devoted to customer experience and engagement, using social media to increase ROI, maintaining quality consistency for remote workforces, contact center strategies, big data and using gamification to drive behavior.
- Enterprise Solutions: programming focused on Microsoft Lync, SBCs, differentiating hosted/cloud/on-premises solutions, achieving and maintaining high quality-of-service, VoIP, cloud economics, performance management, video, business continuity/disaster recovery and desktop communications.
- Mobility: sessions highlighting BYOD, BYOI, security trends and directions, next-generation mobility challenges, 4G expectations, voice-enabled apps and mobile UC.
- Service Provider Solutions: programming on managed services, revenue generation from UC&C, next-generation CSPs, cloud options, big data, software-defined networking and small cells.
Your ITEXPO conference registration also includes access to sessions within the collocated Asterisk World and Cloud4SMB programs. In Asterisk World, discover how Asterisk, the world's most widely used open source telephony software, can save you money and empower you to create more flexible telephony solutions. Cloud4SMB focuses on the unique needs and challenges of small and medium businesses (SMBs) seeking to leverage the benefits of cloud computing solutions.
"The 2013 ITEXPO Miami will be one of our most important events to date, thanks to the expertise of our keynoters, and session presenters. With so many exciting new innovations addressing the needs of enterprise, SMB and service provider markets, the ideas and solutions attendees discover at the conference help them make smart buying decisions on the expo floor," said Rich Tehrani, TMC CEO and ITEXPO conference chairman. "We're expecting more than 7,000 attendees at ITEXPO Miami this year, representing all sectors of the Communications industry. These attendees will gain insight on new strategies and solutions, share their own best practices and forge profitable relationships that will bring additional value to their business and customers."
ITEXPO Miami 2013 is proudly supported by Diamond Sponsors Digium, Telefonica; Platinum Sponsors AudioCodes, NETXUSA, Interactive Intelligence, Sansay; Gold Sponsors: ADTRAN, CommLogik, 888VoIP, Sagemcom, Sangoma, snom, tw telecom, Vitelity, Voxbone and Yealink.
Registration for ITEXPO Miami is now open, for a limited time only; Platinum Passes are only $99. For information about exhibitor or sponsorship opportunities for ITEXPO Miami, contact Joe Fabiano, 203-852-6800 x132. For media registration, contact Ashley Baster. For the latest ITEXPO news, updates and information, follow the event on Twitter at #ITEXPO.
About TMC:
TMC is a global, integrated media company that helps clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes multiple magazines including CUSTOMER, INTERNET TELEPHONY, M2M Evolution and Cloud Computing. TMCnet is read by as many as 1.5 million unique visitors each month, and is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMC is also the producer of ITEXPO, the world's leading B2B communications event, as well as industry events: M2M Evolution; Cloud4SMB Expo; DevCon5; HTML5 Summit; Super Wi-Fi Summit, CVx; AstriCon; StartupCamp and more. Visit TMC Events for a complete listing and further information.
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Wearable technology was dominant at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) , and MWC was no exception to this trend. New versions of favorites, such as the Samsung Gear (three new products were released: the Gear 2, the Gear 2 Neo and the Gear Fit), shared the limelight with new wearables like Pebble Time Steel (the new premium version of the company's previously released smartwatch) and the LG Watch Urbane. The most dramatic difference at MWC was an emphasis on presenting wearables as fashion accessories and moving away from the original clunky technology associated with t...
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Armies advance and retreat thru the town many times during the war.
During the Civil War, Winchester Virginia was an unlucky town.
In addition to being occupied and reoccupied, the town is the site of three battles.
In 1862, Stonewall Jackson defeated Nathanial P. Banks as part of his storied Valley Campaign.
In 1863, Richard Ewell defeated Robert Milroy at the start of the Gettysburg Campaign.
Jubal Early's 1864 campaign forced Grant to rethink how to handle the Shenandoah Valley and the city of Winchester.
Grant's solution was to consolidate the multiple commands, reinforce the area and Phil Sheridan.
Sheridan's orders are to defeat Early while closing the "road" to the Confederacy.
Sheridan did an effective job, totally defeating Early while destroying the valley's resources.
Cedar Creek, largely because of Thomas Reed's poem, captures our imagination.
However, Third Winchester is the major battle in this campaign.
Scott Patchan wrote a battle history that includes a campaign history that never loses sight of the overall war.
This is a lot to pack into a book. Doing so, without burdening the narration is no small feat.
Sheridan and Early is a sideshow to the main tent at Petersburg. Lee hoped to repeat the success of 1862 as Grant was determined not to have another Peninsula Campaign.
The author never allows the reader to lose sight of this and of Lincoln's delicate political situation.
Neither Grant nor Lee can commit unlimited resources both understand that Petersburg is the major theater.
Early is stuck without a unified command structure coupled with personality issues between the two commanders.
Sheridan is "outnumbered" and cannot take chances.
The lead up to the battle captures the give and take of scouting, probes and bullying involved in campaigning and formulating plans.
Third Winchester is a very hard fought battle. Early's success at the game of bluff, causes him to misread Sheridan resulting in an unexpected battle.
William McKinley and Rutherford B. Hayes are on the field.
George Scott Patton, grandfather of the WWII General Patton, is mortally wounded here.
Robert Rhodes, one of the best division commanders in the AoNV, dies here.
Over 200 pages cover the battle. This detailed description coupled with Hal Jespersen's excellent maps produce a truly outstanding history.
Excellent maps and good writing keep the reader from becoming "lost" on the battlefield.
Seven Appendixes, a Bibliography, index and footnotes at the bottom of the page should satisfy even the fussiest of readers.


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Girl: Do I ever cross your mind?
Boy: No
Girl: Do you like me?
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Girl: Do you want me?
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Girl: Would you cry if I left?
Boy: No
Girl: Would you live for me?
Boy: No
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The reason you never cross my mind is because you're always on my mind.
The reason why I don't like you is because I love you.
The reason I don't want you is because I need you.
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Random Tales About Me
Soooo... you should know I have a really awesome imagination. I sometimes space out when someone's talking and the next thing I know, I'm being yelled at to listen. Sheesh. It's not my fault I have a short attention span.
I also get so lost in my thoughts that sometimes I can't tell if something's real or not. One time I ask my best friend about something I thought we did or saw, and he's all like "Da'heck are you talkin' 'bout?"
Another thing is that I have some mild form of OCD. EVERYTHING MUST BE RIGHT! I always grammar check my stories, check for spelling, yadda yadda yadda. When I design something it has to be symmetrical, and if my friends mess something up, I have to fix it. I guess you guys like it though 'cause you get stories that are almost grammatically perfect.
I live a really weird life. Sometimes I go crazy and act like my favourite characters. One time I went all Raven-ey (which was weird 'cause I'm a dude) and everyone was all "Uh, are you OK man?" So I went back to being me, which is a weird mix between Beast Boy, Ash, Ichigo, and Robin.
Yes, I'm always hyper. Like those guys.
Did I metion I'm easily distracted? 'Cause sometimes I'm talking about something, and I'll start to... Oh, hey, there's a kitten! Awww... I love kittehs!
Oops. See what I mean?
Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy my stories and such. I feel that if you understand what it's like to be me, you'll put up with my writing. So, I'm glad you read all this, and if you skipped it...
Peace out and such!
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Subject: 'Beatiful and Serene'
Posted by Chia on: Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 02:27 AM PST
Rota has many pretty beaches and few tourists which makes it a quite relaxing and low-key place to visit. The locals are very friendly and will say HELLO and give you a ride when asked! It's a fairly small island where you can rent a car and drive around it in half a day. Lots of incredible scenery, and the water is amazingly clear and blue (a range of greens, aquamarine, blues, and purples). The snorkeling is great on calm days. Dive shops offer boat trips and diving excursions (expensive). The one big upset about this place is the food situation. The markets here stock mostly all imported American canned and processed foods that are loaded with bad ingredients, salt, and MSG. Even the few imported vegetables are the conventional and over-sized kind. The locals grow some fruits and vegetables of their own like pumpkins, bananas, radishes, and others, but the canned and processed foods take up 90% of the market shelves. Even restaurants use some canned food ingredients for cooking... But Rota is still a gem.
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We are back with a little bit more lovers, but this time it is from the perspective of the Bride who shares about the awesome wedding – not that it's a contest but Claire and Tony win at (wedding) life especially for this 'cool as centrepiece – check it out!
Oh and in case you missed Chewbacca – you may want to head over and have a look-see at part one, however it is now over to the lovely bride Claire!
The wedding was much a DIY and ebay affair! I have very talented friends who put my crazy ideas in to reality and produced my invites, place names, DVD favours and seating plan etc then I bought A LOT of cheap stuff on ebay from the plastic severed foot for the Fargo table to the horse's head for the Godfather table! We also used a cut down bush from Tony's parents garden which was the basis for our centrepieces. We had the room lit in red, our B&W dancefloor and draping by (www.evoqueentertainments.co.uk)
The wedding was much a DIY and ebay affair! I have very talented friends who put my crazy ideas in to reality and produced my invites, place names, DVD favours and seating plan etc then I bought A LOT of cheap stuff on ebay from the plastic severed foot for the Fargo table to the horse's head for the Godfather table! We also used a cut down bush from Tony's parents garden which was the basis for our centrepieces. We had the room lit in red, our B&W dancefloor and draping by (www.evoqueentertainments.co.uk)
The one thing we did have that wasn't in any way film related was our wedding breakfast – curry from our local Indian Restaurant! It's our favourite food and we just had to have it – they delivered it on the afternoon and we had a chef serve it up – we had so many compliments on the food so we were really pleased – everyone loves a good curry!See Some More Post a comment (2)
Well wedding lovers this is going to be a game of two hearts in two parts… and the gorgeous couple who are blessing your screens and un-dilated pupils are the Claire and Tony so get ready for a slice of shutter candy and more of the couples of story on Monday.
This is pretty timely as this epic blockbuster of a wedding had a film week and we have a wedding cast that could rival the Oscar red carpet. After all a wedding ain't a wedding until Chewbacca walks in…
And bridesmaids in black… woot!
So, forget get some popcorn for this ocular spectacular from Viva Photography and we'll give you more details on Monday. Let shutter candy begin!See Some More Post a comment (4)
Well, we promised you more and that is exactly what you are going to get we showed you part 1.0 of the gorgeous wedding of Ali and Neil yesterday, and we have soooooo much more to show you and to share more of their wedding story as told visually and literally by Jacob & Pauline; in fact we will hand you over to them right now:
The day was planning to be a stormy one, but with Ali and Neil that didn't matter at all. They radiated happiness, and we're so thrilled with these photos even with the weather looming.
Ali and Neil chose the gorgeous South Lodge Hotel, a 19th Century country house in the heart of Horsham, Sussex. Set within acres of stunning English countryside, the wedding venue suited the couples' personalities to a tee.
Ali chose a gorgeous vintage-inspired lace Caroline Castigliano dress with pearl accessories and a lace veil, with Sharon from Flowerbug Designs creating a peach rose and thistle bouquet to perfectly match the quintessential English theme. The groom looked dapper in a blue suit with matching waist coat, with the bridesmaids in nude, floor-length floaty dresses.
Due to the fact the venue was set in acres of land, we found a novel way to get around without wearing anyone out: golf buggy! This meant we could pick out the best spots quickly, without spending hours walking around or being limited to the gardens. The guests were having their own fun though, with lawn games and giant Jenga to keep them occupied.
We chose a stunning tree as a setting and managed to take some gorgeously romantic couple portraits. The clouds added a layer of drama to the shots, and thankfully the rain held off long enough to get everything the couple wanted.
Back inside, the speeches were rounded off by best man bringing over some kind of drink from Istanbul, where the lads had their stag weekend. This had everyone in fits of giggles! The cake, a traditional fruit and iced layer, was hand made by both the bride and groom's family. For the first dance, a friend was flown in all the way from Holland to sing and play piano. It's the little touches like that the couple really appreciated, you could tell everyone at their wedding meant the world to them.
We had a fabulous day with Ali and Neil in their Sussex wedding, and we're thrilled with the photos we took. From the flowers to the cake, from guests to bride and groom, this wedding was all about heart.
Go on you lovely lot – dive into this shutter candy!See Some More Post a comment (4)
Well it is wedding time and we have a bit of get ready magic in part 1.0 of this wedding! The lens duties have been performed by the incredible Jacob & Pauline, and the gorgeous couple who we would like you to affix your gazes to are the lovely and in love Ali & Neil.
Our favourite part of the process is the get ready just before the alchemy from singular to coupled, and there is something magical about seeing people in wedding wear. Suited and booted, bustling dresses, the tension and joy! *sigh*
So let's get started with part 1.0 and un-two tomorrow!See Some More Post a comment (4)