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Broward Palm Beach New Times
The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University estimates that as many as 4 million Americans participate in some form of group sex or couple swapping. With its welcoming beaches, year-round sunshine, and fine appreciation for vices, South Florida has become the mecca of swinging in this country. Couples make sexual pilgrimages here from points all over the world. At least four different swinger cruises depart from South Florida every year. While swingers anywhere can connect through websites and classified ads, South Florida has five on-premises sex clubs (four in Broward, one in Miami-Dade, none in Palm Beach) catering to a variety of different lifestyles.
The owner of Club Hedonism is a large Italian man in his 60s named Franco Monte. He can be found striding through his club with purpose, wearing black slacks, a black shirt, and a thick gold chain. His employees are diligent, because they know he's a perfectionist and they dare not upset him. Every inch of the club must be spotless. Every employee must embody a delicate blend of attentiveness and discretion. He says he wants people to think of his place as "the swingers' club where everybody knows your name." Like Cheers — but where the characters have sex with one another.
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An HIV positive US Air Force sergeant who engaged in spouse-swapping swingers parties was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years in military prison for failing to tell those partners about his condition.
Sergeant David Gutierrez, 43, also will be dishonourably discharged after serving his prison term, which strips him of benefits he'll need to pay for medication when released.
Gutierrez, found guilty of a slew of charges earlier on Wednesday, begged the presiding judge at the court-martial, Lieutenant Colonel William Muldoon, for mercy, saying he would rather spend additional time behind bars than lose his medical benefits.
Sobbing into a tissue, Gutierrez apologised to his family, his victims and the Air Force.
"I hope they understand I never intended to hurt them," Gutierrez said of his victims, addressing the court before being sentenced. "I thank God every day that no one has contracted HIV" because of contact with him.
"All one has to do is Google my name and my life is before them," he said. "That, I know, is my fault."
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He was convicted of seven counts each of aggravated assault and adultery, and one count each of committing an indecent act and disobeying a superior officer's order. Gutierrez could have been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.
Military prosecutors asked that he receive no less than 18 years and lose his medical benefits, which Gutierrez said would mean a death sentence for him.
Gutierrez "repeatedly played Russian Roulette with the lives of the people of this community", prosecutor Captain Sam Kidd said.
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WICHITA, Kansas (AP)
A Kansas airman, accused of disobeying orders requiring him to tell his sexual partners that he is HIV positive, faces assault charges at a military hearing following allegations that he indulged in unprotected sex with multiple women at swingers' parties.
Court martial proceedings against Tech. Sgt. David Gutierrez begin Tuesday at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita where he is stationed with the 22nd Maintenance Operations Squadron. He has been under arrest at the base since Aug. 9.
The Air Force has charged him with violating military law by having unprotected sex with at least 10 people without telling them he is infected. He faces 10 counts of aggravated assault — one for each sexual partner — and is charged with violating his squadron commander's October 2009 order to notify his sexual partners about his HIV status and to use condoms.
Gutierrez also has been charged with multiple indecent acts for having sex in front of others. He also was charged with nine counts of adultery.
Two women testified at a military hearing last year that they had sex with Gutierrez, including at swingers' parties, but that they would not have had done so had they known he was HIV positive. One Topeka woman testified that she asked Gutierrez whether he had any sexually transmitted diseases and believed him when he assured her he did not.
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Pitch Weekly (blog)
Two women have corroborated Gina's story -- one who gave him oral sex at a swingers' party and another who met him online and had sex with him at his house.
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Michelle Ryan's feet, and maybe — maybe — an online dating profile that would seem to indicate the Ryans may — may — dabble in the swingers
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Swingers practice a sexual lifestyle that many will never comprehend. Although those who likely damn our lifestyle are the same ones sexting their ...
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An anonymous source exposed a married couple as swingers. Was the Civic Theatre right to fire them? It had been a coup for Yvonne AK Johnson,
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TOWN OF NEW HAVEN - A former swingers club here resurfaced recently as a night club, but was closed down almost as quickly as it opened. ...
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In what's considered to be an unexpected development, CBS has won the rights to simulcast the first eight NFL Network Thursday night games next season. The network outbid Fox, ESPN, and NBC.
It's no surprise that the NFL pitched these early-season contests to its broadcast partners. Though Thursday Night Football ratings are up this year over last year, ratings are way below all other NFL broadcasts. The league announced it was looking to simulcast at least eight early matchups to bolster awareness of TNF.
Because NFL Network is not as widely available as the other outlets, CBS, Fox, NBC, and ESPN, the thinking was that NFL fans were forgetting that there was a game on Thursday nights. By placing the first eight on a broadcast network, the idea was that a viewing pattern would develop, and then once the contests were back on NFL Network exclusively in Week 10, viewers would be hooked and would seek the remaining games out, even if it meant paying for a sports tier.
The surprise is that the network that won the bid is the one with the strongest Thursday night ratings. It was thought that CBS was the least in need of a ratings boost on Thursdays and would have the most to lose by delaying its regular Thursday night programming until November. NBC and Fox, which are both struggling on Thursdays, seemed like more likely candidates.
Nevertheless, it's CBS which will not only simultaneously air the contests, but will also produce them and use its lead announcers, Jim Nantz and Phil Simms, even after CBS is done with its simulcasts. That means Nantz and Simms will call two games a week for 14 weeks of the 17-week season.
However, they won't be available for two Saturday contests that are part of NFL Network's exclusive package. The rumor is Brad Nessler and Mike Mayock may do them since they're the two being displaced on Thursdays by Nantz and Simms, and no CBS announcing teams would be available anyway.
These contests will air locally on KPIX channel 5 which has local rights to ESPN's Monday night matchups featuring the 49ers or Raiders. KGO channel 7 has been airing Thursday night contests when our two local squads are involved. Uh oh, that could be confusing.
NFL Network will handle pregame, halftime, and postgame telecasts.
The deal only calls for this arrangement to take place for the 2014 season, but could be extended for 2015 if the NFL still feels it needs the early exposure.
The eight contests not on CBS will continue to be distributed to broadcast stations in the two markets where the participating teams play.
So if you've been a naughty football fan and been forgetting there were games on Thursdays, now you have no excuse. Tune in to CBS on Thursdays or you'll have Jim Nantz to answer to.
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Dow closes at record high! – The leaders of the five BRICKS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) have signed a deal to create a new $100bn development bank and emergency reserve fund.
The Dow rose 77.52 points, to 17,138.20
The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 8.29 points
The Nasdaq composite rose 9.58 points
One of the goals for the BRICKS bank - whose creation has been discussed for some time - would be to increase the amount of money loaned to developing countries to help with infrastructure projects.
How many realize that the two heading, though seemingly different, are the identical story, written in different presentation?
Often as citizens of this nation, we, as those who were included in the 'We' of our constitution, find ourselves as those on Plato's cave. Our impression of the 'reality' that is happening, is not reality, but the shadow of the pablum of carefully measured information to not inform society, but to pacify and corrupt societies knowledge of reality.
The real story that the headlines that we in this nation – as we the prisoners of the corrupt press, government and bureaucracy – don't reach the conclusion of reality. Here it is in the headlines of those who use economics, not the fallacy of central planning as their foundations of comprehending enterprise.
De-dollarization continues: China starts direct currency trading with UK
China is pursuing its quest to strip the US dollar of its global reserve currency status. After establishing the mechanisms for direct ruble-yuan trading and settlement, Beijing is now kicking the dollar out of its transactions with the Great Britain.
What does each of these stories have in common? They have in this nation statistically proof that in all elections the Democrats always have 2-4% of voter fraud. This is a horrible reflection on this nation, and its people. Yet here is an even sadder and more condemning reality. If we take the lower number 2% as our measurement, there are less than 2% of this nation's population who would understand all three of these headlines are from the same reason!
That this nation elected the most incompetent, and incapable individual in history of mankind is beyond reason. That he is by his actions, advancing the genocide, the destruction, the disassembly of this nation is incomprehensible. He is what his is the facts are irrefutable. There is no measurement of American philosophy applicable to his presidency. He is and has been a … dedicated Marxist with an attitude of visceral … emotional genocidal determined to deliver some coupe de grace to this nation. He desires to bring about not only the nation's destruction, but with the intent to destroy the American society. To destroy this nation, that even the majority of the race of white men will be déclassé, lowered in status, in a nation of racial politics reduced to the minority is his only intent. Democratic genocide based on race, the incomprehensible deracinating, destroying the culture, the ethnicity, the mores, the morals, and the religion of America. Inclusive is this attack on the enterprise, the economics of our national wonder. Reducing this nation to nothing based on the American philosophical idealism but déclassé our wonder to that of the barbarian, and the uncivilized.
Key in this genocide, this national destruction is exactly what these headlines all identify. Is the Dow ending at a higher level indicating that this nation is doing better? If so, I challenge any businessman, economist, or politician to explain not only the why, but the why the gain of this event is advantageous to this nation?
The debauchery – the destruction of the 'VALUE' the wealth of the dollar – is what all of these headlines are addressing. They are all saying the same thing, the difference, is the separation of reality – as the BRINKS, identify, and the Chinese identify – and the illusion, or hallucination of our … what words describe the press in this nation … propagandist that the Dow closing higher, without a change in the nation's wealth is good? This is beyond the absolute ignorance of the most incompetent person who has ever earned a dollar in their lives to comprehend.
The value, the amount of dollars it takes to buy stocks has nothing to do with the 'speculation' of earnings, which the stock may create. The value, the amount of dollars it takes to buy stocks has everything to do with the 'WEALTH' of each and every dollar has depreciated – by government monetary insanity – where it takes more dollars to but the same value of a stock. The higher price is not a positive, it represents the monetary debauchery of our nation's Federal Reserve, and a Congress based on not foundations of economics – which require that there is stabilization of the dollar's value. They are based on the absolute diametric opposite, the destruction of the value of the dollar, making the lifetime earnings, the accumulated wealth of all citizens nullified, voided, and stolen by these policies.
What should society know? The how they – the absolutely disgraceful government of this nation – are doing it, or would it be more important to know the why … these central planning totalitarian sovereigns … are doing what they do?
How so we get the people of this nation to understand that the America of our nations design is no more. It is as gone as identified in the song Tumbling Tumbleweed, when night is gone – that a new world is born at dawn. That new world we are awaking to is not the America we know or cherish. That new world we are awaking to is the 'fundamental transformation' of this nation as caustic as Democracy is to a Republic, as caustic as 'liberty is to slavery and domination.'
Perhaps the why is most important, as so few know this nation. The why is that in this nation today, the concept of representative government is as done as last night's darkness. Today our political design can be identified as an auction house. For in an auction house, what is for sale is sold to the highest bidder. This is the same format of congress … what were once the financers of government insanity … and thanks to the 17th amendment, also the Senate, that the votes of this damn democratic concept are sold to the highest bidder – the citizens – the suckers paying for this deception, be damned.
Economically is it not absolutely amazing that the average … whatever the hell that is anymore, perhaps a marijuana smoking stoner in abject fear of zombies and vampires, learning from the wisdom of Oprah and Obama … American can realize if someone sticks a gun in their face and takes their money they are being robbed. While the same citizens stand in abject in cognitive comprehension when the government stands behind each and every individual, lifts your wallet, and take the wealth of your currency on a continuum. Each and every second, each and every minute, each and every day, week, year, since Calvin Coolidge this has been happening and the American citizen is oblivious to the reality.
You have to admit, our politicians aren't quite as ignorant of knowing their constituents as we imagine. Sure, they don't give a damn about preserving this nation, they don't give a damn about those simple ideals of preserving and protecting the constitution, or any other enumerations placed on them. They do know though, that if we give something, even if we steal it from others, to some, they will vote to continue the theft from others. The absolute reality that whenever I hear the comment of 'REDISTRIBUTION' it is so un-American why it does not make any American shudder is beyond my understanding.
What they realized is that even the most ignorant economically, politically, and historically society known to inhabit this planet – the American citizen – can tell when a gun is shoved in their face and is being robbed.
Even those Americans who pay taxes – an ever shrinking minority – realize the meaning of the acronym of taxes … (Taking your Assets through eXtorsion Every political Session) … begin to rebel being the host of the bloodsucking leaches of politicians. The answer, don't use the gun – the direct approach – use the subterfuge of debauching, reducing the value of the dollars, that the ignorant public will not even be aware. Compound that with the complacent lèse majesté attitude – we cannot challenge the sovereignty of the government, or our anointed one – the American public's ignorance is accelerated and acerbated.
The economic system of this nation is not changing it has changed. What word one would use to identify this change is difficult to even identify. The problem being that too many in this nation want to use the definition, without the realization that the definition of some words has been changed in application. In great sadness is those Marx gave us. Marx gave this nation the economic identification of communism. His description, 'the way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) and there is no privately owned property'. The real application identified, 'a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production'.
The difference in the identification is the use of the word 'OWNS'. This word in definition creates problems in our understanding. The definition; 'has certain to have power or mastery over' – 'to have or hold as property'.
If there is one thing that history has shown is, it that those in the political arena can use wording that is not only vague in application – but in that application – be used to mean the exact opposite.
History gives us examples all Americans – and all citizens of the word – should not only know, but also understand. Lenin's application of state ownership was such a failure when usurping Russia, that starvation, lack of all services, the whole infrastructure required in a society was abject failure. Fearing another revolution to overthrow his usurping the government, his answer, allow that horrible capitalism to be reinstalled to create production. Learning in the process, that the proletariat cannot just seize the means of production, for the production is only one segment of the enterprise cycle. Just as the consumer is an important, if not the most important entity of the enterprise cycle. How those in this nation do not understand that those who reject the consumer, the individual is the most identifying characteristic of those who believe in authoritarian control. One only has to watch the current first lady – now that is a misnomer if one is ever been used – dictating that government will dictate to the individual, destroying the simplest of the identification of liberty that can be known. This can be magnified in all the ways it has happened. Political correctness is what? Is it not that you do not have individual liberty to speak what you wish? Is it not the antithesis of the protections of the first amendment in the Bill of Rights? There is no one in the world – that is not hallucinating – that can disagree, or make argument of this reality.
Is not that the control of the property of who you are? Is not that the most stringent ownership anyone can apply? When you cannot have the liberty, by the reduction of your freedom through state application, and legislation inverse to our founding of man's natural rights, those rights endowed by God, is not that about the epitome of reducing man's ownership of his own life. It is the most invidious and demeaning slavery every imposed on man. This is the same invidious design that all who succumb to the totalitarian intrusion of government beyond comprehension … the definition of communism.
Using the dollar – by printing more and more, destroying its value – is the tool of what is in the current use, as used even in treaties this nation engages, is described as economic coercion. Our government uses this economic coercion every second they are in session, and with the residue of legislation that will provide the death knoll, the final genocide of our culture, our philosophy, and our nation.
What do we hear on a continuum from our government? Do we not hear whenever a problem appears, the president, our congress, the shoeshine boy in the lobby needs such and such emergency funding to deal with it? How in the name of Hades with the largest bureaucracy, the greatest expenditure of wealth any nation ever known in the history of man, that our organization is so damn incompetent that we do not have the resources to deal with anything that occurs? Why is not the question ever asked; what is all the wealth this nation is committing continually not prepared us to deal with any event that occurs? Is not that the question that should be asked?
The answer is simple. This nation does not spend money to deal with the preservation of this nation. It spends money to use 'economic coercion' not for this nation's needs, but for the political power of the party in power.
This is the exact same reasoning of the BRINK international banking. By controlling the 'economic coercion' of the nations, especially the third world nations to be submissive to the 'money' provided by the bank. The money has strings, those strings are the totalitarian control of government, the identification of what communism's design is.
Why is China dealing with the Yuan instead of the dollar? Same scenario, by the exchange of currency, being based on the Yuan instead of the dollar – the control … the requirement that trade for their products be in Yuan … makes compliance with China, the most important. Why they control the money, they control the nation.
This is the same policy of our nation. We print money, give it to other nations, for what reason? Once it was to influence the advancement of the American form of enterprise, the concept of free choice of consumers controlling the economic activity of nations. Is that not been the most absolute failure ever conceived by any nation in history? What is the result? The results have been, more nation's governments have learned that political power rests with spending wealth not existing, as this nation, for the votes of the ignorant, to preserve political power is better for the politicians. That is what they have learned from this nation. They did not learn about the simple fact of our rhetoric, that liberty and freedom have wonder and value. No, they learned that economic coercion, and the using the largess of the nation's purse, even if borrowed from other preserves political power. It is the same format, the same template, the same insanity that both political parties – Republican and Democrat – use in this nation to gain and preserve political power.
What you hear, what you read, is a lie. If it is in the press, in the news, told to the American public in this nation one thing is guaranteed – it is, and has been for far too long – nothing but lies. It is pablum, spoon fed not for the citizens knowledge, but to pacify, to patronize a nation with learned knowledge of ignorance. Where men are not men, where insight and question do not reside. Where a society hears, but does not listen. Hears but does not understand. Our society listens in abject incomprehensible trumpery to nonsense without once, for even a second, engaging the mind's capacity of thought, to attempt to realize this is minutia of insanity. The one thing that is constant in all acknowledgements of what we – the citizens of this nation – should ask no matter what the question. We need to be as what was once press. Answer the who, what, where, when and the thing if all of this nation would just thing about for a second would correct much – WHY?
Our nation's preservation rests in but one place. In the minds and hearts of those who rejoice in the marvel of the miracle of the nation they reside. Not understanding that wonder is understandable with the information we are exposed. With a government based on lies, a press, not full of lies, but so incompetent it makes the government look competent.
The task is as all tasks of civilized mankind. The task is the exclusive domain of the individual. The same thing that made this nation the wonder it is today, the individual. It is you, and all whom you know, by their own knowledge and choice that will preserve this nation. It must happen now, or the corruption, the coercion, the nihilism of this nation will be so advanced that no cure will be possible.
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The economic coercion is obvious on the internet. If you are searching for a product to buy, the search engines only give you the options they want you to see, instead of a complete list. Even once you're on a site, they list products as being "most relevant." Who are they to decide what is most relevant? Even when searching for jobs, the search engines will not show the jobs you ask for, but others instead. Who knows how much else is going on behind the scenes - secret information databases, blacklists, etc. Information is being used to manipulate and control opportunity, usually by hiding options. If you want to find the best products, you have to fight the internet to get the information. In communism they give you a job and you work it. In the information age, they "pigeon hole" into a job and try to manipulate you into spending your money on the products they decide is "most relevant" for you. Meanwhile information is being gathered and hidden by the people who use it for economic coercion.
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The Loire Valley: from the Château de Candé to the Chinon Fortress
The Loire Valley: from the Château de Candé to the Chinon Fortress
Georges Rouzeau - 2010-10-04
Classed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Loire Valley is always certain to be a hit, particularly with overseas tourists. What's more you can rest assured that the hotels and restaurants of the Touraine province will never rest on their laurels!
To earn a visit to the Château de Candé first you have to find it! According to the owner, the conseil général for the Indre-et-Loire départment is doing its best to keep it hidden! The lack of signposts may make it difficult to find, but it would be wrong to give up on a visit. Compared to Renaissance blockbusters such as Chenonceau and Chambord, a visit of Château de Candé offers a fascinating and unusual tour where you get to see the 1930s residence of an extremely wealthy Franco-American couple. Candé was originally a luxurious 16th century house bought by Anglo-Cuban billionaire, Santiago Drake del Castillo, who transformed it into a neo-gothic castle three times as large.
In 1927, having made his fortune in the United States, Frenchman, Charles Bedeaux, bought the residence, and, along with his wife Fern, bestowed upon it an incredibly high level of comfort for the times: central heating, electric sockets in the parquet flooring, luxury Art deco bathrooms with bathtubs that can be filled in one minute, a telephone in every room as well as a telephone exchange directly linked to the US in the basement and a Skinner electric organ (there are only two left in Europe). Of course, the Château de Candé also has worldwide renown as the place of the 20th century's most controversial marriage: that of Wallis Simpson, a friend of the lady of the manor, and the Duke of Windsor (the ex-Edward VIII) in 1937. The splendour of this grand bourgeois residence of the early 20th century immerses you into an atmosphere worthy of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
Château de Saché (Balzac Museum)
More of a manor house than a Château, this place was redeveloped several times between the 16th and 18th centuries. Opposite a small wooded valley, set in the middle of romantic gardens, Château de Saché has an eccentric charm. The great man of this place was not the owner, M. de Margonne, the lover of Madame de Balzac, but the author of La Comédie Humaine – Honoré de Balzac himself. Balzac visited the place for the first time aged 13 and returned regularly until 1848 to enjoy the countryside, drink coffee, write and flee from his debtors and his bedroom appears to have been kept almost completely untouched. It was here that he started to write Le Père Goriot. The wallpaper of the Vauqer household that features in this work was inspired by that of the Saché dining room. The wallpaper which adorns the red lounge known as the "lion's paper" has remained exactly as Balzac would have seen it. Another of his works le Lys dans la vallée, despite being written in Paris, takes its influences from La Touraine, Saché and surrounding places such as Pont-de-Ruan, Vonnes Manor (renamed Clochegourde) and the Château de Valesne (renamed Frapesle), giving plenty of reason to roam the surrounding countryside.
Where to eat
L'Auberge du XIIe s.
1, rue du Château
37190 Saché
Tel: 0033 (0)2 47 26 88 77
Balzac used to frequent this revered inn, as did Calder, the other renowned figure of Saché. Nowadays, Thierry Ximenez and Xavier Aubrun are two professionals with a wealth of experience who have been at the helm of the auberge for twelve years. Jealousy has never been an issue between them as each has their own dedicated menu. Here, our two very particular palates were enchanted by an asparagus mille feuille with roast langoustine, veal rice and morel mushrooms and salmon with scrambled eggs. Now it's up to you to sample this attractively plated classic cuisine. The dining room runs smoothly under the direction of a young female head waiter and sommelier who promotes the wines of the region.
Where to stay
La Maison du Lavoir
27, rue des Lavandières
37260 Thilouze
Tel: 0033 (0)2 47 67 44 88
5km from Saché, this attractive country house, the oldest section of which dates back to 1796, has two well kept rooms on offer. It has a large flower filled garden and, what's more, the host is a Balzac enthusiast.
The gardens of Château de la Châtonnière
Less well known and without any pretence of rivalling the gardens at Villandry, the gardens of Château de la Châtonnière are worth a visit. They are the joint work of owner, Béatrice de Andia, and one of Villandry's ex gardeners, Ahmed Zeroual. Garden enthusiasts will be enchanted by the decorative vegetable garden, the herb garden with medicinal plants, the intoxicating rose gardens and the herbaceous maze, all of which will make you regret that life itself is not a garden.
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
Whatever you might hear, a Château becomes even more beautiful when surrounded by water, such as Chenonceau and Azay-le-Rideau. For the price of a ticket you have the pleasure of enjoying two monuments. The first, built in stone, slate and stucco, is the work of one of the financiers of François 1st, Gilles Berthelot, a refined social climber who was among the first to introduce Italian style to France. The second château is the wonderful reflection of the first upon a mirror of water, rendering it ethereal and sublime. Take the time to sample the various angles and viewpoints by crossing over to the English Park which was landscaped on the marshy prairies in the 19th century by the Biencourt family. This "diamond, with facets sculpted by the Indre" (Balzac) has been preserved thanks to them.
The Château, which comprises a large corps de logis and a side wing, was constructed from 1518 onwards and has undergone several restorations over the centuries, with varying degrees of success. On the whole, its square medieval layout has been preserved and this form bears witness to the inability of the French architects of the period to abandon the canons of the middle ages despite the pressing demands of sponsors. The interior stairway with straight railings, however, comes directly from the Italian Renaissance with three floors of twin bays that form loggias.
Where to eat
Côté Cour
19, rue de Balzac
37190 Azay-le-Rideau
Tel: 0033(0)2 47 45 30 36
Upon leaving the château, dine in this brand new restaurant with its décor that combines modern materials, beams and stonework. Frédéric Sanchez creates a fresh and elegant cuisine of the day which diverges between traditional local Touraine produce (Chinon poached pear, goats cheese) and modernity. In the dining room and on the terrace (which looks onto the pedestrian road) his wife punctuates the stylish service with her contagious laughter.
Where to stay
Les Rosiers de Fanette
25, route des Rosiers
37510 Savonnières
Tel: 0033 (0)2 47 50 16 95
Between Tours and Villandry, this large, modern house with a pool and a 5,000 sq.m. garden has three spacious rooms (for 2 to 5 persons) with immaculate bathrooms offering beauty products from the Martin de Candre hand crafted soap factory. A Cordon bleu quality chef, Stéphanie is passionate about the produce of her local region, making exceptional breakfasts (organic fromage blanc, home-made jam, quality breads) and offering table d'hôte dining for guests that rivals the best restaurants: truffles, saffron, Touraine Saint-Maure cheese, free-range chicken, asparagus, vegetables of yesteryear, local apples and pears …
Chinon Fortress
In 2010, a fortress, previously unseen by the public, opened in Chinon after 7 years of work. This began in 2003 when an archaeological dig revealed unexpected treasures including a palace built by the Plantagenet King Henry II around 1160, several towers and a chapel.
This colossal project also brought to light large sections of a fortified wall, easily exposed due to their immaculate whiteness. Perched on a rocky outcrop above the river Vienne, overlooking the slate roofs of Chinon's old town, the fortress occupies an exceptional location. In fact, what is known as a "Fortress" generally comprises three "castles" separated by deep dry moats. To the east is Fort Saint-Georges, whilst in the middle you'll find the castle that contains the royal lodgings, with the Coudray Fort to the west. The new updated Chinon Fortress also has multimedia features. The booklet handed out at the reception is equipped with a microchip for audio and interactive displays. From Fulk III of Anjou to Philippe Auguste through to Henri II Plantagênet, Joan of Arc and the Knights Templar, the whole staggering history of France is on display here.
Places to stay
"Les Vallées" Guesthouse
Lieu-dit Les Vallées
37220 Crissay-sur-Manse
Tel: 0033 (0)2 47 97 07 81
20 km to the east of Chinon, in the town of Crissay-sur-Manse, a huge farmhouse backed by troglodyte caves has, over the last 25 years, been painstakingly recovered from its ruins by the owner. This large house now has 3 spacious rooms where you can stay in a rural setting of golden silence.
Touraine Tourism Board
Château de Candé
Château de Saché (Balzac Museum)
The gardens at Château de la Châtonnière
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
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One of the arguments that many of us made against the election of Barack Obama, and before him John Kerry, was that these two men would seek to farm out our national sovereignty to the United Nations should either of them be elected as our nation's chief executive. Of course, any one who put forward such an argument was immediately labeled as a paranoid crank and worse yet, "a racist." So guess what is happening now.
John Kerry is helping Barack Obama to do just that. In the aptly anagramed Law Of The Sea Treaty, (LOST,) These two, "patriots," seek to sign away our Navy's rights to navigate or operate freely within our own territorial waters, let alone on the international seas. It seeks to have us pay a royalty on any oil recovered both within our territorial waters as well as anything found in the international seas. Any activity of free people on any open water, anywhere in the world would be subject to United Nations approval. Those areas considered open waters by the way include our coast lines, which has been considered our territorial waters since even before we were a country. How we all feel about the United Nations and its merry band of tin pot thugs does not need to be mentioned yet again. Even if most of us liked that body of Marxist dictators and the Muslim contingency which seeks to inflict a world wide caliphate upon all of humanity, giving them the keys to our sovereignty would be foolish.
You can find the whole treaty by clicking here. The entire treaty is nothing more than a world wide wealth redistribution scheme designed to harm the United States and to weaken our ability to defend our sovereign borders should a world wide caliphate wish to intrude itself upon us.
I'd like to tell you that this bad penny is a new thing, but the fact is that Ronald Reagan refused to sign this treaty in 1982, and he took the further step to explain why. Thank goodness that the political stars have never aligned themselves for passage of this self destructive act since that time. Today is something different though. Barack Obama is sensing his own political defeat. Even if he believes that he will pull this out, there is still one more possible lame duck session of congress for which he will be able to rely on the mischief often associated with those. If he wins reelection, he will be a lame duck President anyhow, just about to begin his second and final term in office. If he loses the election, he will be a lame duck President with about 90 days to inflict his final damage upon us with a lame duck session of congress also known for chicanery. All they need do is keep this under wraps until the time for voting is upon us.
John Kerry has been a busy little bee working feverishly to sway the usual suspects of back stabbing liberals wearing Republican clothing. Once he turns Richard Lugar, who is now a lame duck, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, also a lame duck, and Lisa Murkowski, he will be close enough to get a vote done. Once treaties are ratified and signed, then they are even more difficult to get rid of than a newly created federal bureaucracy.
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Like its Kyoto cousin, LOST is an attempt at the global redistribution of power and wealth, the embodiment of the progressive dream of the end of the nation state as we know it and the end of political freedom by giving veto over all of mankind's activities to a global body — in this case something called the International Seabed Authority, located in Kingston, Jamaica.
The ISA would have the power to regulate 70% of the earth's surface, placing seabed mining, fishing rights, deep-sea oil exploration and even the activities of the U.S. Navy under control of a global bureaucracy. It even provides for a global tax that would be paid directly to the ISA by companies seeking to develop the resources in and under the world's oceans.
As Heritage Foundation senior fellow Peter Brookes notes, the U.S. government now can collect royalty revenues from oil and gas companies that wish to drill on our extended continental shelf — the undersea areas beyond 200 miles of our coast. But if we ratify LOST, we'd have to fork over as much as 7% of that revenue to the ISA for redistribution to poorer, landlocked countries.
Maritime and jurisdictional disputes would be settled by the ISA, which presumably would tell the U.S. Navy where it could and could not go. Freedom of navigation has been guaranteed by the U.S. Navy and, before it, the British Royal Navy. Now it would be the ISA. This meets perfectly the definition of the "global test" Sen. John Kerry, a backer of LOST, said in 2004 that our actions must meet.
Call your Senators, and call them often over this one. John Kerry has started working on the usual suspects of Rino's in the Senate, so even if your Senator happens to be a Democrat, my hope is that there are at least one or two of them left who still hold patriotic feelings somewhere deep within themselves.
As the election draws closer, we need to make issue of this treaty. Since each candidate has been draping themselves in Reagan's cloak, let them prove themselves Reaganesque by vowing not to sign this treaty.


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Kooper's Tavern was originated in 1997 when Patrick and Katie Russell renamed the former Thames Street Tavern after their beloved yellow lab, Kooper. In 2009, Kooper's Chowhound Burger Wagon hit the streets as Baltimore's first gourmet food truck. Patrick Russell recently expanded Kooper's restaurants in late August 2012 and opened Kooper's North at The Roundwood Shopping center located on West Padonia Road in Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland.
Kooper's Jacksonville will continue to use our local growers, bakers, butchers, and seafood purveyors. Along with great quality food and beverage, Kooper's Jacksonville will offer a warm atmosphere for the community.
"I look forward to opening our doors to the neighborhood. I have already received many enthusiastic and welcoming messages from this great community" said Patrick Russell. "I believe the outstanding service provided by my staff and the diversity of our menu will please everyone"
The Baltimore County town, well-known for its appearance in Baltimore native John Waters' movie Pink Flamingos, will welcome Kooper's new venture. The restaurant is scheduled to open in early June 2014 after an estimated three-month renovation period that will include the construction of an outdoor bluestone patio.


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Two attorneys recently hired by death row inmate Paul Augustus Howell's brother filed the request on his behalf Thursday.
They say two court-appointed lawyers previously assigned to the case have a conflict of interest and are woefully unprepared to handle last-ditch appeals in state and federal courts.
Howell was convicted of gift-wrapping a microwave oven booby trapped with a pipe bomb and intended to kill two Marianna women because they knew too much about a South Florida drug ring.
Instead, it killed Trooper Jimmy Fulford who had stopped a car that was delivering the bomb for a traffic violation on I-10 just east of Tallahassee.


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TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona softball pitcher/first baseman Jennie Finch was named an All-American Athlete for 2002 by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Finch was nominated by her strength and conditioning coach, Carla Garrett due to Finch*s dedication to strength training and conditioning.
Finch has won 56 consecutive games, an NCAA record, and is 16-0 this year with for the No. 2 Wildcats.
The 2002 All-American Strength and Conditioning Athletes are recognized for athletic accomplishments, personal and academic achievements, community involvement, and leaderships qualities. 184 athletes from 84 universities and colleges from around the country in 19 sport categories were acknowledged for their hard work in and out of the weight room.
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Just in time for Mother's Day, Moms' Night Out, a brilliant comedy, opens in theaters on May 9th. And if you're a parent or have children in your life, or just enjoy a good guffaw, you won't want to miss this movie. It has all the elements of belly-aching hilarity with a whopping dose of ouch-that-hits-home.
Allyson, young mom of three boisterous children, is frazzled. And so are some of her mommy-girlfriends. If they could just enjoy a long-awaited night out together – without the children – that could be the very pick-me-up they need. And if the husbands could just watch the kids for a few hours – what could be so hard about that? – then maybe they could have some fun and rekindle their sanity. A simple plan—or so they thought…
But from a stolen car to a lost baby – and lots of other nerve-racking scenarios – things go terribly wrong.
Hilarious and fast-paced, and starring a top-notch crew of talent—including America's favorite TV mom and Emmy Award ® winner, Patricia Heaton (The Middle, Everyone Loves Raymond), Sarah Drew (Grey's Anatomy), Sean Astin (The Lord of The Rings, Rudy) and platinum-selling country music artist Trace Adkins (Lincoln Lawyer)—Moms' Night Out is entertainment at its best. It brings faith-oriented movies to another level.
Faith-based films are making an undeniable impact. Just a third-way through 2014 these inspirational releases of every genre have already grossed more than $230 million in domestic box office. Those stats are hard to ignore.
Presented by TriStar Pictures (a Sony Pictures Entertainment company), Moms' Night Out is in good company—TriStar were also behind Courageous, Soul Surfer and Heaven is For Real.
Heaton, who plays the pastor's wife, together with her husband, David Hunt, who plays the cabbie, are co-executive-producers of Moms' Night Out together. Says Heaton, "Every mom and dad in America–whether they have toddlers, tweens or teens–is going to love this movie. It's a hilarious family-friendly celebration of the trials and triumphs of parenting–a joyous affirmation of the world's hardest but most important job."
Yep, Patricia Heaton, you got it right. Moms' Night Out is a winner.
To learn more, visit: MomsNightOutMovie.com
San Diego is not short of theaters. Check out where this movie will be showing on Mother's Day weekend.
This article will also appear in Assist News Service and on Janey's Muse.
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Held Jan. 30- Feb. 2, the 2014 SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Snow Snow previewed the apparel that skiers will be wearing in the winter of 2014-15. Ski-apparel companies attempt to create a fashionable look and provide the technical performance necessary in an often cold, harsh environment.
The line between hard shells and soft shells has continued to blur. Jackets that feel soft on the outside may actually have a waterproof membrane. In addition, hybrid jackets and pants combine hard-shell and soft-shell materials in the same garment.
While looking ahead to next season, apparel retailers were excited about the present. According to SIA RetailTRAK numbers, apparel sales from August through December went up 7 percent in dollars to $985 million this season. The nearly nationwide cold snaps in January and February should accelerate that trend.
See the accompanying photos for details about ten top apparel products on display at the trade show.
Alyeska GTX Pro 3L
Mammut introduced the new Alyeska GTX Pro 3L Jacket and Alyeska GTX Pro 3L Bib Pants. Available in October, the jacket will have a suggested retail price of $750.
With roots in mountaineering going back to its founding in 1862, the Swiss company is still known for its climbing ropes. For skiers, Mammut's technical apparel can handle the toughest conditions.
Storen Jacket
Bergans of Norway introduced an entirely new line named after William Cecil Slingsby, a British mountaineer who popularized the sport in Norway in the early 1900s.
Named for the third-highest mountain in Norway first climbed by Slingsby, the Storen jacket ($499) is made with 3-layer Dermizax NX waterproof, windproof breathable membrane and two-way stretch nylon outer fabric with laser cut and welded seams.
Tamagear showed off its full product line for the first time as a new exhibitor at the SIA Snow Show. The Colorado company is named in honor of the Tamarin primate. Tamagear plans to donate a portion of profits to environmental causes.
Watson's has a new line of merino-wool base layers for the 2014-15 season. The Canadian company also offers a mid-weight performance line made of 85 percent micro-polyester and 15 percent spandex that is well-suited to skiers. The outside of the performance fabric feels smooth, but the brushed fabric interior feels soft on the skin.
After developing its product for three years, Voormi made its debut at the 2014 SIA Snow Snow. The company's primary fabric is a thermal wool made with locally-sourced merino wool strengthened by nylon and a DWR finish. Based in Pagosa Springs, Colo., Voormi plans to bring its product to retailers in the mobile event trailer that was on display at the show.
Dare 2b
Established in Manchester, England, in 2000, Dare 2b is increasing its presence in the United States. The apparel company has a full line of outerwear, mid-layers and base layers for men, women and children.
BearTek Gloves
BearTek gloves feature a patent-pending design with controls for electronic devices on the fingers. Depending on the module plugged into the cuff of the glove, bluetooth or wi-fi devices such as a smartphone or GoPro camera can be controlled with the glove.
Seirus displayed its HeatTouch gloves and mittens. Extra heat can be delivered to the gloves from rechargeable batteries with the touch of a button on the gloves. Different intensity settings allow the user to regulate the added heat.
Darn Tough Vermont
Available at retailers such as REI, Darn Tough Vermont ski socks have always been tough. For next season, the company is targeting its "Vertical" line to both skiers and snowboarders with bolder colors and patterns.
Pakems shoes
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Freshman pitcher Katie Bertelsen earned her fifth win of the season in the victory over Robert Morris.
March 10, 2012
By Megan Kramper
HONOLULU, Hawaii - They had to wait an extra day to begin play, but the Southern Illinois softball team split on day one of the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament Saturday.
Rain forced tournament play to be pushed back after heavy rains washed out play Friday. Under cloudy skies and blustery winds at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium, the Salukis (11-6) got the day started off with an eight inning 2-1 win over Robert Morris but fell 4-1 to No. 19 Hawaii.
Against the Colonials, the game fell into a pitcher's duel of sorts as both teams went scoreless until the fifth but each team had five hits a piece before the Colonials drew first blood off a solo home run by Jaci Timko.
The Dawgs answered right back in the bottom of the inning as Kelsea Ashton reached on a single to start the inning off.
Haley Gorman would lay down a sacrifice bunt and advance Ashton to second while a wild pitch put the sophomore third baseman in line to score.
Morgan Barchan came in and got the job done as she hit an RBI single to tie the game at 1-1.
"I thought Robert Morris' pitcher did a really good job on us and she kind of held us at bay, she held us offensively and I thought Bertie retaliated back and defensively we were good and we just kept plugging away," Head coach Kerri Blaylock said.
Both teams went hitless until extra innings when the Salukis capitalized off another Barchan single advancing her to second and Allie VadeBoncouer to third as she started the inning off on second base for the international tie breaker.
"Junk is a veteran who knows how to compete and she struck out a couple times in the game before the game-winning at-bat and she got some advice from (Associate Head Coach) Jen Sewell and she followed it and she's just a tough kid," Blaylock said.
Ashton, Gorman, and Barchan each led the Dawgs with two hits each as they combined for nine hits in the game.
Katie Bertelsen went for her third complete game of the season and moved her overall record to 5-2. The freshman pitcher struck out a season-high five in the effort.
In the nightcap, the No. 19 Rainbow Wahine came out swinging scoring four runs in the first and the Salukis couldn't recover as they broke their seven-game win streak in a 7-1 loss.
Starting pitcher Brittney Lang (2-3) gave up four runs off three hits in the first and gave up back-to-back home runs in the sixth, as the Salukis couldn't recover to extend Hawaii's record to 18-0.
The Salukis managed four hits in the contest against Hawaii ace Stephanie Ricketts, who came into the contest with a 0.88 ERA. Spivey went 2-for-3 and Duran and Junker added hits for Southern.
"The loss is disappointing because the score is not indicative of how we played because Brittney Lang threw a good game and I thought the kid's battled and hit Rickett's hard but Britt did a good job for us," Blaylock said.
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As of 2 p.m. EDT, the National Hurricane Center placed Tropical Storm Fay about 40 miles northeast of Cedar Key, Florida, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 45 miles per hour. The storm is slowly crossing northern Florida and will reach the Florida Panhandle on Saturday. Its predicted path has it proceeding across coastal Alabama and up into Mississippi.
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Taking My Life Back
Monday, January 21, 2013
Sorry I've been scarce, but the last month has been nuts. I was out of town for the holidays and a bunch of drama ensued between the husband and I s my whole living situation has been up in the air. I'm still not sure how all that's going to work out, but I've accepted that I can do my part but I can't change him and it's just going to frustrate me to keep trying to.
Anyway, this and other things have convinced me that 2013 is the year I get my life back. I've already started some with trying to lose weight and get in shape, but this made me realize that there are other areas of my life I need to start taking care of, too. I'm tired of just existing and putting everything for me on hold and running myself down trying to take care of everyone else.
One of the big things I'm doing this year is making new friends. I've cut a lot of toxic and hateful people out of my life over the past couple years, but hadn't really made any friends to replace them, so I've been lonely and leaning on my husband and my internet friends far too much. Yes, internet friends are awesome, but I need people I can be myself around in real life, too. I'm trying to get more involved in my community and start doing volunteer work again and I've joined a local mom's group and a book club that seems pretty cool. Once I get in better shape and get a job where I can afford to do it, I'm also going to get back into roller derby.
I'm also working on getting some control over my finances. I lost my job when I was pregnant and didn't try too hard to find another because there was an expectation with most of my friends that I would be a stay at home mom anyway. I had been making more than my husband and had excellent insurance and benefits, which I lost, then he went through a series of layoffs and pay cuts which put is in a really tight financial position. Most jobs here don't pay very well and daycare is expensive, so I've been doing some work from home. I've applied for a few other jobs but, so far, none has worked out (I got one good offer, then they started a hiring freeze). In the meantime, I'm focusing on freelance writing and online work, and am in the process of testing for a p/t online job that pays well.
Once I do have some income, I am going to invest more in my overall health. There's a nearby gym that has childcare and lots of classes, and I want to rejoin both to meet people and to make it easier to stick to an exercise program. I'm also going to get back into counseling/therapy. I struggle with depression and anxiety, and it was so much easier when I was seeing a psychiatrist. Both have greatly improved since I got treatment for hypothyroid and vitamin D deficiency, but I still have days when I'm really tense or really depressed and not wanting to do anything, and just having someone to talk to and sort of help me keep things in perspective helps a lot.
The main thing I'm trying to do is just get more involved in life and find and do things that make me happy. One of the things I do when I'm stressed and depressed is isolate myself, which makes things worse, saps my energy, and then I give up on fitness and any other goals I have at the time. I feel like if I start giving myself things to look forward to and surrounding myself with people to care about, and maybe who have similar goals, that my whole outlook on life will get better ad I will be more motivated to reach the goals I set.
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K1 Darth Maul and some re-skins
Hi, all! :D
Does anyone have Xavier2's Darth Maul with hood and robes (and possibly the Jango Fett armor)? That skin and model is the best-looking I've seen, but since PCgamemods is long gone, I can't find it anywhere...
One more question: I've recently tried some basic re-skinning, but although I read a whole bunch of the tutorials and followed them closely, the results are disastrous the skin is misapplied to the model with feet on hands and torsos on legs, etc. Am I missing something? Would someone be kind enough to do a few re-skins to my specifications? Thanks in advance. :)
I think I can help on the reskinning question. First I would try flipping the texture files. (Usually .tga and .txi from WHAT I know) And if the problem still exists try posting some screen shots so that some of the more experienced members can help.
Are you sure you didn't apply your skin to the wrong model? You can't just use any model, you have to use the specific model it comes with. I made that mistake myself.:)
Okay, here's the thing:
I have tried flipping the textures every which way, but the result is basically the same – the body parts don't line up. I've also triple checked all the models and file names. All I do is take a texture, skin it, and then save it under the exact same name.
I've recently downloaded Kazeite's Light/Dark Bastila skins and wanted to make them as my Sith Master Robe skins. Since most of the texture is transparent to go with Bastila's metal shader, I also filled in those areas with gold and colored the hands dark to fit any player.
Here's the effect I'd like to see:
Here's what I get:
Disturbing isn't it? :)
(Sorry, couldn't find a better way to upload it and I'm not too sure how to stick the picture into the message since this is only my second post :))
The biggest problem is that this happens with any texture. Whatever I try to re-skin, everything is then misapplied back to the model. However, any mod I download and any skin that comes with them works fine. ??? I guess I do need some professional help. :D
Gmax was being an ass, so I just opened up a texture, placed numbers on every section of the armor, spawned and equipped it with that texture in the game, made dozens of screenshots from all possible angles, and now I have a guide to the layout. Future tip, just in case you need it. :P
But you've probably got something weird going on there. I just tried, and I haven't got the same issues.
Thanks for the tip. I'll keep it in mind for future work. Can I send you a .psd file so you can try it out on yours and see if there are any issues? Maybe it's a problem with the way my software exports to .tga?
In fact, anyone willing is welcome to try it. You can find the file here:
If it ends up working fine when you save it as a .tga, I would appreciate it if you would send it back to me in that form. :)
I'm not sure if you still need this, but I saved it as a tga and it worked fine for me. So... Here you go.
If you can't unzip 7z files, let me know.
Thanks. The link is bad though. :) I keep getting the "server not responding" issue. Can you re-upload?
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Democratic officials in Albemarle County and Charlottesville are calling for the resignation of a county supervisor who pleaded guilty to sexual battery.
Media outlets report that the Albemarle County Democratic Party and the Charlottesville Democratic Executive Committee issued separate statements Sunday night urging Christopher Dumler to step down. The county party also said it has removed Dumler from the county Democratic Executive Committee.
Dumler has said he won't resign but he might not seek a second term.
"Mr. Dumler has accomplished much good work on behalf of the citizens of the Scottsville District and of Albemarle County. However, the behavior for which Mr. Dumler has accepted responsibility does not reflect Democratic values and standards, nor the standard to which we hold our elected officials. We cannot support his continued service," the county party said in its statement.
The Charlottesville committee said the region is "closely-knit" and residents, including those in Charlottesville, rely on an effectively functioning county government.
"As Democrats of Charlottesville, we stand for the fair treatment of all, abhor all forms of sexual exploitation and strongly support the Violence Against Women Act," the Charlottesville committee said in its statement. "We find it inappropriate for someone who has pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual battery to hold the office of supervisor in our neighboring county."
Last month, the Board of Supervisors censured Dumler and also asked him to resign. He abstained from both votes.
Del. David J. Toscano, D-Charlottesville and the minority leader in the House of Delegates, also has called for Dumler's resignation.
Dumler pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge in January in Albemarle County General District Court. He originally was charged with forcible sodomy, a felony. He received a 30-day jail sentence and issued a public apology to the victim.
On Feb. 16, a small group of protesters crashed a joint Charlottesville and Albemarle County Democratic breakfast and called for Dumler to step down. Dumler had been scheduled to attend but he canceled his appearance after receiving a death threat.
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Food aid to North Korea saves lives — it doesn't change minds
Author: Karin J. Lee, Committee on North Korea
Well-implemented humanitarian aid can save lives and build relationships between the giver and the receiver.
But there are limits. Food aid will not permanently change the security environment on the Korean peninsula, and humanitarian relief should not have security objectives.
US aid to North Korea has been linked at some level to security issues for nearly 20 years. As Andrew Natsisos relates, although the US government responded negatively to a DPRK request for assistance in 1994, the privately funded provision of medicines following a subsequent cholera outbreak 'had a salutary effect during the negotiations, (of) building goodwill among … normally suspicious North Korean interlocutors'.
This made sense back in 1994: the United States and the DPRK were beginning a process with the potential to lead to normalised relations and an end to hostility. At that time the humanitarian gesture of providing food aid could have a positive ripple effect and help build trust. There's nothing wrong with that additional political purpose.
Nothing, that is, unless security objectives supplant the primary goal of meeting humanitarian needs. The Congressional Research Service asserts that food aid was linked to North Korea's participation in talks during the 1990s. While former Clinton administration officials maintain that 'there was no policy, virtual or otherwise, of "food for meetings"', Republican critics of that administration's engagement approach found fault with both the way it linked aid to security objectives and the way the aid was monitored.
When President Bush took office, the amount of US government assistance gradually declined, hitting zero in 2006. Food aid did not resume until 2008, when the United States and the DPRK negotiated improved monitoring mechanisms. The United States demonstrated the emphasis on humanitarian standards rather than security goals by suspending shipments to the World Food Programme when the monitoring agreement wasn't fully implemented. In contrast, shipments distributed by US NGOs under the agreement were continued.
Under the Obama administration, the link to security issues returned with a vengeance. In January 2011, the DPRK asked for food aid. In the following months US NGOs, the US government, the EU, and UNICEF and the World Food Programme conducted separate need assessments that reportedly found the same thing: no signs of famine but widespread chronic malnutrition and pockets of acute malnutrition, with concern that fragile conditions could easily worsen. Yet the Obama administration didn't act at any time in 2011.
Then, on 29 February 2012, having received no new assessments or indications of increasing need, the United States announced a nutrition program together with a number of understandings regarding security concerns. But when shortly thereafter the DPRK announced its intent to launch a satellite in contravention of UN Security Council Resolutions, the nutrition program was held in abeyance and then cancelled after the DPRK's failed rocket launch.
Initially the US government denied linking food aid to security issues. In cancelling the program, the United States argued that if the North Koreans couldn't be trusted to stick to the February 2012 'Leap Day Understanding' they also couldn't be trusted to implement a monitoring regime. It took nearly a year for Ambassador Glyn Davies, Special Representative for North Korea Policy, to acknowledge what was obvious: a link existed. However, he explained at a Senate Hearing that North Korea 'had forced that link from their side'.
To outside observers, it appears that the United States could have provided aid earlier in the process without aid provision affecting security issues — for example after the US assessment team trip to the DPRK in May 2011. But Ambassador Davies' testimony, echoing the 1994 connection of the provision of aid with security goals, demonstrates that the linkage is a perennial US–DPRK issue and therefore needs to be approached with caution.
One of the biggest problems with linking the two issues in this way is whether it actually works. As Senator Christopher Murphy asked Ambassador Davies: 'To what extent is food aid an actual tool to recalibrate [North Korea's] strategic interests? We have certainly had success in these temporary agreements by exchanging food aid for concessions on their nuclear program. Of course, as we saw with the Leap Day Agreement, it can blow up within months'.
Murphy is asking the right question. Well-distributed food aid matters on the ground. During famines, it saves lives and during shortages it ameliorates the tragic effects of chronic malnutrition especially up to the age of two. From a humanitarian perspective, the conversation should end there. Food aid should be given purely for humanitarian, not political, reasons.
But such an idealistic approach may be out of reach. Some link between food and security, whether implicit as an 'environment changer' or explicit as a quid-pro-quo, might be inescapable. If officials are to use food aid in this way, however, they need to understand its limits. At the level of government-to-government relations, it can contribute temporarily to an improved environment, perhaps smoothing the way to more productive negotiations. But just as food aid cannot permanently improve food security, neither can food aid permanently alter security calculations.
Karin J. Lee is the Executive Director of the Committee on North Korea, Washington DC.
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Wanda says:
Yipee! Just passed my ML, doing my night nav re-assessment at PYB. If you were on the Snowdonia weekend at the Vagabond you may have noticed that I was absent from the pub because I was roaming the hills in the dark and rain. Well it was all worth it and on the next meet I get to come to the pub!
Big thanks to Russ Mills who has been training with me. Also a few forumites that have given advice and encouragement. Cheers!
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Congratulations Wanda. Great achievement
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Congratulations from me as well.
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Congratulations... werll done!
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Devold says:
well done wanda, great stuff you deserve it.
scaredy cat,
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Well done Wanda
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Fantastic Wanda. Well chuffed for you. Glad your forays into the darkness at Wales was worthwhile
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Congratulations and well done.
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Well done Wanda. Any tips?
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trish1968 said:
Well done Wanda. Any tips?
Aye seconded!! Well done.
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Hi Wanda
Congratulations from all of us here at Trail!
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Congratulations. Looking forward to updating your database record at MLT Towers!
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well done Wanda!
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Congrats Wanda! You deserve it, if you're attention to detail in Betwys is anything to go by..brill!
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well done.....its a g8 feeling, time to plan for the next qualification
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Thats fantastic wanda well done.
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I know how hard you worked for this, well done !
( You can help me now).
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Congratulations Wanda, Well Done !!
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Yay super congrats Jude.
I cant think of any one who deserves it more.
Oh and thanks for all your route tips in Wales. you must know those mountains like the back of your hand.
It was great bunking with you
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Thanks to you all, for your sentiments. Its even sweeter being able to share my success with guys who have the same passion for the hills.
Russ, just name the date, and I'll be washing my hair, Oops! no, I'll be there!
Trish you're welcome to tag along if want. Can't say I have any tricks just hard graft.
Wayneyq - what's your next qualification? My next target is to loose a few pounds - now that's just as hard as an ML!
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Llongyfarchadiau Jude!!!
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people, but this is a forum for Monkey Island, not Super Star Wars Racing 3.
Most of the community is mature and non-lame, coinciding with how fans of a well written series of games swaying more on the intellectual side
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All right... First: Are you saying that people who haven't played this particular game shouldn't be visiting the forum? I can see where this might be a problem if people were popping up at random in threads in a forum specifically devoted to game discussion or technical problem resolving, but I always thought that the "Everything and Anything/ Off-Topic" forums here were set aside for discussion about anything
the game in question. I have always noticed that if someone tries to start a game-oriented thread in an "Anything..." area, it usually gets moved to the appropriate game-centric forum.
So, as I have always believed that since you're not supposed to talk about the game itself there, I have always seen the "Off-Topic" forums as open to all comers, even those not familiar with the game the area is devoted to, and are a good way to get aquanted with other gamers with different intrests than you that maybe you might not encounter too often otherwise.
Second: Wasn't the point of "Networking" all the various LucasGames Forums to encourage interaction between members of the various nodes? At least that was the explination I heard at the time.
And it has worked for me: I have checked out and enjoyed a bunch of Lucasarts games that I may not have otherwise (Grim Fandango, Sam and Max, Jedi Knight II...) based on the rabid devotion and word-of-mouth I saw around those games. I happen to like Star Wars based action games, but I
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published by the same company!
After all, we all still look like equal nerds and geeks to someone on the outside...
They are all still just vid games. I don't believe for a second that preferring one over the other automatically makes you a better person.
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