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Livermore Wedding Venue
5050 Arroyo Road
Livermore, California 94550
Contact: Catering Department
Phone: 925/456-2425
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Situated in a picturesque canyon at the southern end of the Livermore Valley, Wente Vineyards Restaurant, Event Center and Golf Course is surrounded by grapevines, sycamore groves and rolling hills. The site, with its beautifully landscaped grounds, is a versatile setting for corporate retreats, special events, and of course, Tri-Valley Wine Country weddings!
Founded 125 years ago, Wente Vineyards is the country's oldest continuously operated family-owned winery. It's no wonder, then, that the architecture reflects a sense of California history. White Spanish-style stucco buildings are accented with tile roofs and floors, and terracotta pots full of flowering plants set a cheery tone. The event center includes the Cresta Blanca Room, where indoor receptions are held, and the adjacent Terrace Lawn, a pretty spot for a garden wedding ceremony. There's space here, too, for an elegantly tented reception. Or use an open-sided tent for dancing, and set up tables and chairs outside to enjoy the view, which includes the changing seasonal colors of the sycamore trees.
Speaking of views: One of the best can be had on the new Vineyard Lawn near a pond at the golf course's 18th hole. Ceremonies and receptions on this green expanse can accommodate up to 1,000 of your nearest and dearest; in the background, lush vineyards and the golden Sandstone Hills cast a romantic spell.
Wente's award-winning restaurant casts a spell of its own. Three private dining rooms and terraces with vineyard views accommodate intimate receptions, rehearsal dinners, bridal showers or any other celebration. Wente, which has been Green Certified by Alameda County, has earned much critical acclaim for its cuisine, wine and sustainability. (They're among the first wineries in the state to be recognized by the recently established Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance.) Menus focus on simple foods with complex flavors, and incorporate the freshest locally grown and organic ingredients. Experienced staff will assist you with menu choices and wine selection, as well as recommendations for event services such as photography, floral design and overnight accommodations.
Wente also offers private wine tastings in their wine caves (a superb idea for your rehearsal dinner) and customized wine labeling for wedding favors. Sometimes event hosts organize a round of golf on Wente's Greg Norman-designed course, located just a chip shot away from the Conference Center. In keeping with their environmental sensitivity, the course was recently designated a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" by the Audubon International Program.
With its first-rate facilities, acres of vineyards and warm, Mediterranean ambiance, Wente is an extremely popular event site. They book up quickly, so don't wait too long to pay this East Bay oasis a visit.
CEREMONY CAPACITY: The Lawn and Garden can accommodate 350 seated; the Charles Wetmore and Cresta Blanca Rooms each hold 60–150 seated guests.
EVENT/RECEPTION CAPACITY: The site holds 15–150 seated indoors, and 20–1,000 seated outdoors.
MEETING CAPACITY: Event spaces hold 16–100 seated guests.
For weddings, a $1,000–5,000 nonrefundable deposit is required to reserve your date. 50% of the estimated event cost is due 6 months prior, and the event balance is payable 2 weeks prior to the event; all incurred expenses are due on the day of the event. The facility rental fee ranges $500–5,000 depending upon day and season. Catering is provided:Buffets, luncheons and dinners, including a custom-designed wedding cake, range $62–90/person. Tax, beverages, rentals and a 20% service charge are additional.
For business functions, social events and meetings, facility rental fees range $150–5,000 depending on the spaces rented. Food is provided; prices vary depending on menus and services selected. Call the sales department for specific rates.
Wedding Receptions
Special Events, Parties
Business Functions/Meetings
Rehearsal Dinners
Catering: in-house
Kitchen Facilities: n/a
Tables & Chairs: provided
Linens, Silver, etc.: provided
Restrooms: wheelchair accessible
Dance Floor: available
Bride's Dressing Area: yes, in Event Center only
Meeting Equipment: full range, extra charge
Parking: large lot with parking attendants
Accommodations: no guest rooms
Outdoor Night Lighting: yes
Outdoor Cooking Facilities: no
Cleanup: provided
View: vineyards surrounded by rolling hills
Other: event coordination
Golf Course Fairways
Banquet Hall/Events Facility
Golf Course/Golf Clubhouse
Alcohol: beer, champagne, spirits and Wente wine provided
Smoking: outside only
Music: amplified OK
Wheelchair Access: yes
Insurance: liability required
Other: no birdseed, rice or petals
Wheelchair Accessible
Year-round, daily, 7am–11pm, indoors. The Vineyard Lawn is available until 10pm.
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ON LOCATION : NYCFriday, September 20th, 2013
Blue Marble recently completed a corporate image film for Manhattan Associates called, Revolution. We had a short deadline, so we very quickly had to get two guerilla-style crews to NYC for three days of intense shooting. Our goal was to capture as much symbolic and iconic b-roll as we could. Not so much to paint a portrait of New York City, but to create a backdrop for a bold, global message about commerce. (Check out the finished piece.)
Five of us hit the streets to attempt what might otherwise have been impossible without the help of our secret weapon — and this is a biggie — two cars with two local drivers. They knew the streets, they knew the short cuts … it seemed they could park just about anywhere they wanted … and they were always right where we left them when we returned to the car (with trunk open ready to stow our gear). We'd hop into our air-conditioned production office, say, "Roosevelt Island, and step on it", check our shot list, and off we'd go. It was truly the only way to get the shots we wanted in the time we had.
So, with Cara Barineau, Ben Barineau, Michael Pietrobon, Sam Young, and Danny Corey we had some long and productive days. We shot with Canon DSLRs and of course, a Go Pro. The weather was great, the city looked great, the shots looked great. Oh, and the crew looked great too.

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Jimmy Kimmel Is Making the Show About Carson Daly's Post-TRL Life That You've Always Dreamed Of
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MICHAEL ENGLISH LOOKED AS if he were having the night of his life at the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards in Nashville last April as he won trophy after trophy—half a dozen in all, including best male vocalist and artist of the year. Behind his smile, however, English, 32, a honey-voiced, handsome 6'4" singer, was consumed with despair. Two days earlier he had learned that gospel singer Marabeth Jordon, with whom he had had an affair, was pregnant with his child.
The next day English admitted the affair to Lisa, his wife of 11 years. He moved out of their four-bedroom Nashville home one week later. But his ordeal was only beginning. When English broke the news to his record label, Warner Alliance, executives stopped promotion of his music and pushed him to make a public confession. His manager prodded him to return his awards. Christian radio stations stopped playing English's music, and some Christian bookstores pulled his tapes and CDs from their shelves. "I felt as if scandal was written across my forehead," says English. "I was depressed and sick. I thought my life was over."
In fact his gospel career did seem finished. But seven months after his fall from grace, English has been born again professionally. Last month he released his first pop single, "Healing," a duet with country superstar and longtime pal Wynonna, which was featured in the film Silent Fall. His travails also have taught him what friends are for; after the scandal broke, Naomi Judd and her manager-husband, Larry Strickland, put the singer up at their Nashville condo and helped him rally from his misery. "Every time anybody looked at him," says Judd, "he just had this deer-in-the-headlights look on his face, like, 'Uh-oh, they think I'm a bad person.' " And though he and Lisa are separated, English remains close to his 9-year-old daughter, Megan—and feels more at peace than he has in years. "I was mad at God for a while," he says, "but I realized I'm the one who made the mistake. Maybe God allowed this to happen to make me see I needed some freedom."
The younger son of strict Pentecostal parents (his father, Aubine, was an electronics salesman; his mother, Grace, was a homemaker), English was forbidden as a child to wear shorts or grow his hair long. Growing up in Wallace, N.C., he sang in churches around the region with his father and brother Biney. After high school he joined the gospel group the Singing Americans, and at one of their performances, in 1980, he met Lisa Bailey, then 16. The pair married less than two years later and eventually settled in Nashville when English was invited to join the popular Gaither Vocal Band. In 1992 his eponymous debut album won a pair of Dove Awards, and when his second record, Hope, came out in 1993, he secured a place among gospel's most successful singers.
But his marriage was slowly unraveling. As English toured and Lisa stayed behind to care for Megan, the couple drifted apart. Last February, when English began a short tour with the group First Call, he confided his unhappiness to Jordon, one of the trio; though she was also married and the mother of two, a romance began. "She's a wonderful friend, and sometimes friends get a little too close," says English. "I felt like I was falling in love."
Despite their feelings, the lovers had already ended their affair when they discovered Jordon was pregnant with English's child. "We went to the park, and she took the test in a bathroom, then we sat in the car and waited, both of our hearts pounding," says English. Though determined to stand by Jordon through the pregnancy, he needed a helping hand too. Wynonna, who revealed her out-of-wedlock pregnancy just days after English's announcement, tried to boost his spirits—and her own—by comparing their predicaments. "We would talk about whose situation was worse, who could outdo who in the headlines," she says. Jordon was also suffering. She was dismissed from First Call, and two weeks later, English says, she miscarried.
These days Jordon, who refuses to comment about the affair, remains friends with English and has joined a new backup group. And in recent months fans have found it in their hearts to forgive English; he has received thousands of sympathetic letters, Christian stations are playing his songs again, and he has reclaimed his Dove Awards. "We're all human and make mistakes," says Strickland, now English's manager. "A lot of people resent how he got treated."
Already at work on a pop album, English has been living in a two-bedroom Nashville apartment with his poodle Pumpkin and savoring his weekly visits with Megan. "She loves her daddy; she went through a hard time when people were talking," he says. Though the fate of his marriage is undecided, English is eager to enter the wilder world of pop. "I just want to sing," he says, "and whatever comes along, I'll deal with it."
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Clarinet students who participated in the 2009-2010 Region 28 and Region 15 High School All-Region Honors and Symphonic Bands are invited to join their talented colleagues from across the Valley for this unique chamber music experience.
A final concert featuring the 2010 Honors Flute Choir, Honors Clarinet Choir, Honors Double Reed Ensemble, and Honors Saxophone Choir will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the new Arts Center Concert Hall, which is located behind the Jacob Brown Auditorium on the UTB/TSC Campus. The final concert is free and open to the public.
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I Have Baby RabiesBeth Anne Ballance
(I did not coin the term "baby rabies." In fact, you should read my good buddy Jill's blog. It's actually called Baby Rabies.)
Today I was sitting at my desk, minding my own HTML, and experienced a vicious, visceral attack of baby fever. I had the shakes and the cravings to rock a baby to sleep and oh, how I could hear the little baby sighs and the soft light coming through the nursery window and the steady creak of the need-to-be-oiled gears in the chair. I could hear the quiet and the noise and that awake-yet-drowsy feeling…
…and there I go again. Spontaneously ovulating at the mere thought of a tiny baby.
I have an unexplainable urge to rock a baby to sleep. Anyone have a kid I can borrow?
— Beth Anne (@baballance) May 8, 2013
Of course, it probably doesn't help that I dug out my maternity pants last night due to having major abdominal surgery just 13 days ago and needing something to wear. Feeling that familiar elastic against my belly brought back a flood of memories.
Plus, I look pregnant. NO, REALLY. I look pregnant.
7 days post-op & 13 days post-op, respectively. Thank you, surgery, for adding insult to the injury.
Then there was the whole uncertainty whether I was going to lose one of my ovaries in the surgery and I panicked. I saw the big 3-0 birthday coming at me with only one ovary and in my drama-queen ways, I had several nights crying that all I wanted was a baby before I lost all my eggs. Because I am irrational like that. (Don't worry! Both ovaries still intact and my sanity has returned!)
Now I'm six weeks out from my COBRA coverage expiring, biting my fingernails that benefits may not come in time, and all I can think about is procreating.
I felt this before, back in summer 2008. I poured over forums online dedicated to pregnancy and secretly ordered Pottery Barn Kids catalogues. I talked my husband's ear off about babies until he finally stopped looking terrified and agreed that he wanted a baby, too. Three years later, that baby is the light of my life in the form of blonde preschooler.
There were years where I was so happy with my perfect boy that I couldn't imagine having another. I couldn't imagine anything more perfect than him and worried that I wouldn't be able to love, devote, or sniff the next baby quite the same way. Then this morning, my boy piled between us in the bed and he giggled and whispered "secrets" in our ears and oh, how my heart just ached.
He's perfect and I want more perfection.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Patrick Chambers donned eye black and a white No. 24 football jersey before leading an anxious student section outside Beaver Stadium to the signature Happy Valley cheer of "We Are ... Penn State!"Nittany Lions' new basketball coach sure knows how to get the fans going in the offseason. Now it's time to see how that enthusiasm will rub off on his players on the Jordan Center court.
"Playing hard, playing smart, playing together with pride," Chambers said during one of his many off-campus appearances this offseason to promote the team. "We're going to play hard. We're going to keep after it, I promise you that."
For a program often stuck in neutral, even this latest makeover was unexpected.
A run to the Big Ten tournament final helped the Nittany Lions grab their first NCAA tournament bid in a decade. Led by career-leading scorer Talor Battle, Penn State lost to Temple, 66-64 in the second round on an 18-footer by Juan Fernandez with 0.4 seconds left.
Penn State finished 19-15 in the last season for the gritty Battle and three fellow senior starters, leaving a rebuilding job for coach Ed DeChellis — before DeChellis left himself in late May to take the same job at Navy. A Penn State graduate, DeChellis surprised his bosses with the news and timing of his departure to a Patriot League program.
Penn State quickly regrouped and turned to Chambers, a Philadelphia-area native and former Villanova assistant who parlayed a successful two-year stint at Boston University into his first power-conference job.
"There (were) no promises," Chambers said Thursday at Big Ten media day in Chicago when asked if he gave administrators a commitment to bring the raise the basketball program's profile to the level of the football team. "But my vision is to make Penn State basketball tops in the Big Ten, tops in the country every single year, just like football."
The Terriers went 42-28 in Chambers' two seasons, winning with an up-tempo offense while still keeping a focus on defense. There were 23rd in the nation in field goal defense (39.9 percent).
It looks like Chambers will try to install the same philosophy in Happy Valley. The word "attitude" — typically in big, bold letters — is now found on nearly everything connected to the program, from letterhead to wristbands to the T-shirts that Chambers has been handing out around campus.
Players talk about intense hustle drills in practice. Offensively, forward Billy Oliver expects Penn State to run more.
"It's going to be much more of a fast-paced game, looking to speed up teams and get up and down more," Oliver said this week. Chambers "is a product of (coach) Jay Wright in Villanova, so you can expect to see similarities between those teams and how they play."
Unfortunately for Chambers, he'll need to rely on a revamped and relatively inexperienced roster in the tough Big Ten.
The results may not be pretty.
Four of last year's top five scorers have departed, along with the top four rebounders.
The lone returning starter is junior Tim Frazier (6.3 points, 5.0 assists), who formed an effective backcourt combination with Battle.
Now, though, Frazier will be the go-to guy, relied on to score more and push the ball in transition. Chambers compared Frazier to recent Villanova standout guards like Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher.
"And I'll put Tim Frazier right up there with those guys. His speed, his intensity, his willingness to be coached is really second to none," Chambers said. "And that's what we need this year. We need a guy that's going to fill that void."
Otherwise, the rest of the starting five will be a mish-mash of former reserves — none of whom averaged more than Oliver's 14.3 minutes a game — or a group of newcomers recruited by the previous regime.
Forget those half-court sets run last year with the intent of getting Battle the ball. Penn State will likely start out running an offense with one big man surrounded by four perimeter players.
Junior college transfer Matt Glover and freshman Trey Lewis are among candidates to see time on the wings, along with Oliver, a 6-foot-8 forward who likes to shoot jumpers.
Six-foot-9 sophomore Sasa Borovnjak is expected to start in the middle after missing last season with a right knee injury. Chambers likes the "basketball IQ" of Borovnjak, who showed spurts of promise his freshman year.
Chambers hopes to get his lone senior, guard Cammeron Woodyard, back from a left knee injury by the Nov. 12 season opener against Hartford.
Jermaine Marshall could be the team's most explosive scorer, but might need to work on defense to see the floor consistently. He has off-court issues to resolve, too, that left him suspended this preseason. Chambers said Thursday that Marshall is doing well academically but didn't offer a timetable for his return.


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The 2011 NHL Entry Draft is in full swing and the first round was full of excitement. Many teams took chances that will surely help them in the long run.
In this slideshow, I will be taking a look at 10 teams that are winners after Day 1 of the draft in Minnesota. Whether it be a drafted player, traded player or just a good story, many teams came out with smiles on their faces.
If Day 2 is as exciting as the first day was, we are in for a real treat. Enjoy the read and be sure to tune in to the draft on the NHL Network tomorrow. There's sure to be a ton of action.
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Drugged driving is not a constitutional right
August 21, 2013
Driving is not a "right," it is a "privilege" afforded to you by the state. When you are pulled over for suspected drunk driving, you are required to take a breathalyzer test....
What enemy do you speak of?
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Major, bottom line, we can parse words ad infinitum but the real question is do we live under the rule of law(a written Constitution) or do we live under the rule of man(king/tyrant )? All I am saying is we have a constitution, state and federal which is the law of the land. We can choose to amend the constitution or we can continue to place our faith in people that are bought and paid for by special interest groups that could could give a rats fury behind about what is in the public good, as long as it benefits their interest/wallet or we can come together as a society. All this banter between "groups" is nothing more than the ancient tactic of divide and conquer. It has worked for thousands of years. Why can't we as an "enlightened society" call these politicians both lib and con out. Let them know the game is over and we refuse to play by their play book any longer? We are living the results of their strategy and it has failed. Can we try something new?
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Major, as usual you are confused! You seem to think an impression of a finger print is an actual finger print, it is not. It is merely an image, not a physical object.
As to being detained while awaiting a verdict. You confuse detainment with actually being guilty. Just ask Zimmerman about the difference. Cheers!
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Seems everything is now a government granted "privilege", if we believe our state and federal overlords. I find it rather telling that Del. Overington would quote the federal constitution but fail to mention the WV constitution. Article 3 section 10 reads "No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, and the judgment of his peers. If a persons blood(DNA) is not their property then nothing is. This letter by our esteemed delegate is nothing more than political BS as is the bill it is written to defend. These legislators know best, the law be damed.
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me myself dont drink, do drugs or smoke for that matter and never have, so id love to see all the drunks and druggies off the streets so dont get me wrong. but dont give goverment or police a reason to profile every single person on the streets. and mojor not all people out at 3am have been drinking. i am on call 24 hours a day. have one of the most dangerous careers out there. at times ive worked a 20 hour day to go home and no sooner lay down get called back to work. i get payed for not what im doing now but for what i can do in a moments notice. so because my car swirves abit because of some gun hough rookie steroid junkie desides to ride my a55, does that give him the right to pull me over?
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That is why I invest all my money into private jails and drug testing -- it is a growth industry with my Republican buddies mandating government buy in hand over fist. SLAM!
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Taxpayers will pay for the blood test!
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To answer a few questions: 1) The bill had NO limits established for ANY drugs whether illegal or prescription, this would be determined by rulemaking! 2) The bill did not require a warrant for the taking of blood w/out consent 3) WV is the only state w/out a DRE program (drug Recognition and Evaluation) to train law enforcement in probable cause recognition as it relates to Drugged Driving... Good defense attorney's will most probably have a field day with current bill/law.
Finally, getting a warrant is fairly simple... a magistrate is always on call in every county and can be probably even be done by text based on Missouri v. McNeely US Supreme court case!
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Who pays for the blood test when it comes back negative? The state? Are they tolerance levels associated with prescription meds's like blood alcohol content tolerances? To many unknowns here.
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i say we take blood samples from all law enforcement. you will loose over half the force. was at a resturant just the other evening and some loudmouth drunk behind me using so much profanity with kids around desides to flash his sheriffs dept badge and say to me its OK that hes a leutenent!!!!! are you kidding me. congress needs to clean the enforcers acts up first before cleaning up the streets.
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I see this Bill as government overreach, not tyranny and The Delegates defense of the bill as weak. And as usual DAs analysis of both are spot on.
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I never thought I would say this because I sometimes agree with Majoritarian... But after your many comments on this thread shredding the US Constitution, I can only conclude, you ARE an IDIOT!
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You state, " Tell me what you principled lil growlers have accomplished in restricting gubment? Come on. Keep it to the last 10 years, please."
We've elected Senators Paul, Cruz, Lee, etc. and some Congressmen who are doing A LOT more than your babbling to restore individual liberty and bring some accountability and limitations to government.
The problem is that your policy recommendations and posts are so inconsistent that it is hard to tell what you even want for public policy in West Virginia or the U.S.
In the end, you seem to be recommending more of the status quo and big government to keep you "safe" from druggies or "terrorists".
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"Awww, and such thoughts and radio babble does nothing. Its as trivial as liberals thinking irony in life is soooo profound. Next!"
A tyrant is a tyrant, whether it is "my" tyrant or someone else's. The only difference is I'm happier when my tyrant is ruling, but tyrants can change stripes in a moments notice, so personally I'd be happiest if I can control my own destiny, without dependance on any governmental person or agency.
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Funny how the founding father never talked about "privileges". My guess would be that there really shouldn't be any from the government's point of view. How can the government provide me with a privilege in a free society?
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"Funny how so called Conservatives will trash the Constitution when it suits their personal desires."
Those are what we refer to as Neo-Cons (Not much better then liberals in my book)
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You state, "SO I embrace more police and more laws.
So, in reality, despite all of your constant rhetoric, you are in actuality a complying liberal.
I find that sad.
You state, "Because in the end guess who suffers the most."
You may think you know. But history and reality shows that we all suffer when citizens just allow more and more government to expand into every area of our lives. You have pretty much admitted that you are part of the problem, instead of part of the solution of an enlightened and vigilant citizenry restricting government.
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The 4th Amendment protects you from un warranted searches and seizures.
Simple, get a warrant, or leave us alone.
That is the Law of the Land...seems like everyone from Obama, Boehner, Overington, Manchin, Capito, McKinley, Espinosa and others hate that it is.
Too bad.
And in the 2014 Session bills will be introduced to eliminate this violation.
I suggest those who truly value the Constitution get in that fight.
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Major states, "I wont."
Sorry, Major, but you are very naive if you think you are going to control an expansive and dynamic government, and that it won't be used against you, as much "as the bad guys". Not to mention the unintentional peripheral damage to innocent citizens.
Your trust in big government for "public safety" is as "Progressive" as it gets--in the vein of Uncle Sam taking care of us all--which you oddly seem to suggest, on a general basis, is a bad idea.
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Contrary says, "Everybody's DNA should be on record from birth."
Yeah, there's our "Progressive" comrade's idea of the "right to privacy" and "innocent until proven guilty," for you!
Yet, somehow don't try to hold a woman responsible for choosing to murder her child because "its her body"...
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Everybody's DNA should be on record from birth.
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There bill is not merely an idea, it passed in the WV legislature and was signed into law by the Governor on 05/01/13 and went into effect on 07/12/13. Delegate Overington is trying to justify his vote for this atrocity. Mr. Overington instead of trying to make criminals out of people before they have even committed any crime, how about being proactive and instead doing something privately like starting a Designated Driver Service. This would do far more to keep drunk and drugged drivers off the road and wouldn't include violating the rights of innocent citizens. See this website for an example of such a service *******ashleesangels****/ Also Mr. Overington needs to be reminded that being a Delegate is a privilege which will be revoked for votes like these.
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SisterSledge says, "conservatives love that type of policing."
I have only heard of Mayor Bloomberg and Detroit trying it. I don't believe either of those places is "conservative". Both are known for their "Progressive" politics, however.
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They are just doing a little 'stop & frisk' -- conservatives love that type of policing. Now, let's send law enforcement over to Wall Street, it is a beehive of criminal activity and could use some of that 'stop & frisk'. SLAM!
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Delegate Overington is wrong on this one. I understand the concerns about drugged and drunk drivers but trampling on everyone's rights is not the answer.
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has himself noted that his ideas seem to have had more influence outside architecture than within it.
Here's what a couple of practicing architects had to say about CA when asked:
One from New York, USA, said this,
... Alexander went to Berkeley, I think in the early '70s, he
stepped into the whole California counter culture ethos and the
resulting work was almost a complete refutation of [Notes On The
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what came out is referred to as "touchy feely" design methodology
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And, a few years ago, a top-of-the-class student at one of the best schools of architecture in the UK, when asked, claimed maybe to have heard of CA. --
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There was a particularly extreme (determinist) view of design put forward in '
' and maybe Alexander's 'refutation' of this was reasonable. (I initially typed that as 'Notes on 'a' synthesis of form', a title that would imply many/several syntheses are possible....)
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having 'little influence on built form' that is pretty ridiculous: viz the work of Architects Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Michael Hopkins (ie the whole 'Hi-tech priesthood!), even early Jim Stirling: all greatly inspired by the visionary American inventor/designer's ideas and, indeed, his personality. --
That's a valuable observation Martin, I hadn't thought of the HiTech
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Maybe there are Big M methodologies in architecture, too? --
Are you suggesting that there are Big M methodologies in Architecture that are preventing CA's ideas coming to fruition? (Built) Architecture certainly is rife with "schools" and personality cults.
Having watched part of a UK architecture education at fairly close quarters I can't say I had any sense of anything we in software would recognize as a methodology being taught. Conversely, you could lose credit in assessments by producing a perfectly "adequate" design that just happened to conflict with the lecturers school of though. Of course, you could also get extra credit for really going out on a limb, but only once per term, it seemed. --
Which part of UK Architectural education did you see at 'close quarters'? --
My first degree was at Heriot-Watt and I was for a while close friends with an architecture undergrad there (in the 2nd and 3rd years, if I remember correctly). -- KB
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The Eastern Conference Finals changes venues this afternoon for a 1pm start, which absolutely sucks when there isn't a WCF game scheduled for Prime Time. I can't guarantee anything other than the game will be played in a building where the ice isn't as poor as it was in game 1 & 2 and every door in the building works properly.
Wednesday night was stressful to say the least but I knew going into this series that it was going to be stressful. The Devils wore down the Rangers the other night with a ferocious fore-check and a hunger to win every battle and get to every puck. They did let up in the second but got it back for the third. I have a hard time believing that the Rangers are going to let that happen again. With 2 days off instead of the normal 1 day in between games, I would imagine that the Rangers will have a little more energy and pep to their game than they did in Game 2.
DeBoer said after Game 1 that shot blocking wasn't the big story of the series and in Game 2, the Devils proved it wasn't but they are going to have to keep proving it every game.
The task at hand is a rather large task but if the New Jersey Devils can just take care of their home ice, then we can put this series to bed. However, it is important not to get too far ahead of ourselves. The Devils did a great job taking the Philly series 1 game at a time and not looking ahead to what winning the series meant. Let's hope Deboer is keeping the Devils grounded and focusing on the 60 minutes that lie ahead of them this afternoon.
How to Win Game 3:
- Stay out of the box which given the horrible calls made by the referees this post-season in every series, that isn't very easy to do. Don't give the refs anything easy to call. The Devils made 4 trips to the box the other night and the Rangers got 2 goals from it. Yes, 1 was a wacky MSG bounce off the boards and the other was a perfect screen in front.
- Speaking of screens, try to help Marty out and clear out the path in front of him. If Kreider isn't there the other night, the Rangers never score that second PP goal.
- The Devils were superior in the face-off circle winning 32 out of 59. More of the same please…
- The book is out on Lundqvist that his weakness is the high glove. We shouldn't always shoot there but we should do it more than I think we do. Look at Kovy's PP goal the other night..high glove, NO CHANCE WHAT-SO-EVER.
- Keep trying to get traffic in front. Two great deflections became the difference maker in Game 2.
- Fore-check, Fore-check and Fore-check some more.
I would love nothing more than to run the Rangers out of the building but I am also realistic in seeing that it probably won't happen. NY has played A LOT of close games in these playoffs and we should get used to the stressful, nail biters that Game 2 was.
And Finally….
A lot has been made of John Tortorella and his approach to the post-game interview (or even the in-game interview that they do). He's not going to answer questions and we should just get used to that. Yes, I think it's a jerky thing to do because the media guys are just trying to do a job and get answers for their fans and all they are met with is a guy who likes to give them absolutely nothing. If you watched the other night, you knew immediately by the snarky look on his face that he wasn't going to answer squat. I give DeBoer a lot of credit in his post-game interviews. He may not answer the questions very thoroughly at times but he answers them while not giving away the game plan. Of course, when the Rangers lose, all of Tortorella's tactics have people talking about his post-game interviews instead of talking about how poorly the Rangers played so maybe that is the purpose. The point is, the media should stop focusing on his press conferences all together and focus on the team. It's like Torts has put bounties on player's heads. Oh well, whatever, he still comes off like a d-bag.
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Misuse Forces Bellows Closure
Wednesday - June 10, 2009
Bellows Beach in Waimanalo is one of the most pristine and most-used beach parks on Oahu. But the white, sandy beach at Bellows Air Force Station is closed to the public for the month of June.
Col. Robert Rice, commander of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, says it was a decision that had to be made because of ongoing illegal activity. He says something had to be done or "Oahu's best beach park is in jeopardy."
"Weekend users are illegally dumping old car batteries, rusty 55-gallon drums containing unknown materials, leaving fire rings on the beach damaging trees, not properly disposing of trash and driving through streams and on the beach," says Rice.
But critics of the shutdown believe the Marine Corps is punishing the mass for the actions of a few.
"I've been on the neighborhood board for 18 years and I have never heard complaints of this sort at all," says Wilson Ho, chairman of the Waimanalo Neighborhood Board. "We have never heard complaints from the military about drugs or about camping in our neighborhood board meetings."
Rice says other illegal activities such as fights, large campfires and vehicle break-ins have forced the military to take proactive measures.
"These actions include setting up traffic and parking measures that will better allow for safe and enforceable parking, better marking of campsites and camping regulations, marking of firepits and increased enforcement," he says.
"During this month we're going to put up more barriers to ensure that people can't get on to the beach with their vehicles and ATVs."
While many support the decision, some community leaders believe the month-long closure is not justified. Bellows is already closed Monday through Thursday for military training. Some believe erecting barriers and new signs could be done in less than a week.
"Why do a mass punishment?" asks Andy Jamila Jr, a member of the Waimanalo Neighborhood Board. "We've been getting calls from Waipahu, Ewa, people who took out legal camping permits for their kids'group because, you know, June and July is when the kids are out of school."
"This is the most-requested, the most-popular campsite in the state - not on Oahu, in the state of Hawaii," says Ho. "With the downturn of the economy, a lot of people have elected not to travel and the next best thing for a family outing is to camp out."
Rice says the military issues 50 camping permits every weekend. He says groups and families with permits for June will be first in line when the beach reopens on Fourth of July weekend.
"This is all based on the activity that has occurred over the last seven months and came to its head over the Memorial Day weekend, when two people were arrested," says Rice. "One was for illegal drugs and another one was illegal dumping. We had a vehicle come in the middle of the night and attempt to dump a whole a trailer load of construction debris into the creek."
Rice says when the beach reopens, park users will see more military and police presence.
"Normally the front gate is open on the weekends, but we manned it this weekend and passed out brochures that had all the rules for the beach," says Rice. "We also noted from the gate that approximately 20 vehicles turned away rather than even coming into the gate when they saw a military policeman and a military working dog at the front gate."
Community leaders welcome the increase of enforcement, but say closing the beach is unnecessary.
"It's only a few bad apples, and now the whole island has to pay for their misdeeds," says a frustrated Jamila. "Hawaii's beaches should never be restricted from Hawaii's people - never!"
Those beaches should also be respected by everyone who uses them - always.
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On-Site Barbados: A Quick Photo Tour of the East Coast
It's less than two weeks now 'til I'll be back in Barbados, and of course, I am EXTREMELY excited! And not just because I'll be among the judges at the 2011 Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival either. Barbados is just such a beautiful and diverse place that a good bit of my butterflies are over the chance I'll have to capture more of the island in pictures.
Barbados' East Coast, in particular, is packed with interesting subjects, both natural and man made, worthy of any aspiring or professional shutterbug. On our last trip here in February, Patrick and I spent an entire day trekking along the East Coast, stopping frequently to train our lenses and snap away. One of my favorite shots from that day is the image above of world famous Bathsheba Rock, which Patrick captured using my Olympus Pen E-P1 camera. As a pro photographer, Patrick is obviously accustomed to more sophisticated equipment, but he couldn't resist playing with my latest toy. The resulting image beautifully captures the laid back vibe and tranquility of a late-afternoon in Bathsheba. Every time I see it, I wish I was there…
I also wish we had more time during our brief visit to check out this place…
This is the Morgan Lewis Mill. You can find it two-thirds of the way down the road that leads down the eastern edge of the hill atop which sits St. Nicholas Abbey. For a history buff like me, this looks to be a great attraction as Morgan Lewis is apparently the last remaining sugar mill in the Caribbean that is in complete working order!
They weren't quite open when we stopped by, though, and Patrick was in a hurry to head here:
This is Lakes Beach. At least I think it's Lakes Beach. I suppose it could also be Walkers Beach since the two of them link seamlessly with Morgan Lewis Beach to form a nice little seaside hike. This being the remote and undeveloped East Coast of Barbados, you won't find any signs providing clear knowledge of exactly what beach you're on.
What you will find, though, is miles and miles of blissfully empty shoreline, a steady wind whipping off the sea, and amazing natural beauty all around. We stopped here on a Saturday during the mid-morning hours, and as you can see, we had the whole place to ourselves. Clearly, though, we weren't the only ones who had been there recently…
All along the shore that we encountered neat little piles of trash and debris like this one. Were they set to be burned or collected as part of a government program? Were the locals responsible, or some environmental group? Who knows. All I can say is that I've hardly ever seen a cleaner stretch of coastline anywhere in the Caribbean. I don't think you'll ever see a "Barbados Shoe Tree" – take note, Grand Cayman.
Our little photo excursion ended where this post started: Bathsheba, where Patrick's continued playing with my camera also netted this fabulous image…
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It was a classic Uncommon Caribbean day – aimless, adventurous and utterly rewarding. It's a day I'll definitely never forget, but also one I'll certainly try to equal in a couple weeks…
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Theodore Dalrymple discusses the rights and wrongs of a recent British court case:
She lost the case, and also an appeal, but won at the last hurdle. The Guardian reported that after her victory, she said she "could scream with happiness."
When they heard of her victory, many Muslim women around the country must have wanted to scream with quite different emotions, despair and rage prominent among them. For Lord Justice Brooke's ruling, that Shabina Begum's human rights had been denied, and that she had been discriminated against illegally on religious grounds, displayed a complete and invincible ignorance of the social context of the case. Lord Justice Brooke saw no evil, heard no evil, and felt no evil. In effect, therefore, he was giving succor to those Muslim men who still abuse women in a medieval fashion.
Regardless of whether Shabina Begum acted in this case without duress and of her own free will, which seems to me highly unlikely given that the traditional place of Muslim women is not the public spotlight, the fact is that substantial numbers of young Muslim women are virtually enslaved in Britain; they grow up in what can only be called a totalitarian environment. I know this from what my patients have told me. They are not allowed out of the house except under escort, and sometimes not even then; they are allowed no mail or use of the telephone; they are not allowed to contradict a male member of the household, and are automatically subject to his wishes; it is regarded as quite legitimate to beat them if they disobey in the slightest. Their brothers are often quite willing to attack anyone who speaks to the women in any informal context. They are forced to wear modes of dress that they do not wish to wear. Their schooling is quite often deliberately interrupted, so that they are not infected by Western ideas of personal liberty; ambitious for a career, they are kept at home as prisoners and domestic slaves.
This sort of case is coming to light more and more frequently, where the stated goals of the plaintiff are actually in direct opposition to the underlying "real" goals. Unfortunately for Muslim women especially, the surface appearances are often sufficient for the legal system, despite the pernicious effects of the legal outcomes.
Hat tip to the "vacationing" James Lileks.Posted by Nicholas at April 8, 2005 09:59 AM
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Surviving Without Smoke: Month 1
Be Prepared
You should actually start making plans before you quit, says Coral Arvon, PhD, MFT, LCSW, a behavioral health specialist at the Pritikin Longevity Center in Miami, who is also a former smoker. During the week before your Quit Day, make the following preparations:
- Put together a list of all the reasons you want to quit smoking. Print it out on index cards and stash the cards where you used to put your cigarettes -- in your purse, in your desk drawer, in your nightstand.
- Pay attention to when you smoke, where, and with whom. Then make specific plans for what you can do instead. Do you usually have a cigarette with a cup of coffee in the morning? Do you take a "smoke break" mid-morning with a co-worker? Write down alternatives that will keep your mind and body occupied. Don't wait until after you've quit and the craving strikes!
- Pick a good "quit day." We're all under stress in our busy lives, but some times are more stressful than others. Don't choose a day to quit smoking that's in the middle of your most intense month at work, or right before finals, or while a loved one is seriously ill. "Try to quit at a time when you can avoid major stress for at least a week or two," says Arvon.
- For one week, gather the contents of your ashtrays. Put them in a jar with a lid, and pour some water on the resulting mess. Seal the jar. We'll talk about what to do with it later.
After You Quit Smoking
So you've made your preparations, you've thrown away your packs, and you've smoked your last cigarette. Now it's time to act like an ex-smoker. What next?
First, you need to learn to delay the urge. There will be an urge to smoke -- almost immediately. Any given urge to smoke lasts about 30 seconds before diminishing again, Arvon says, so you need to do things to keep your mind and body busy until the urge fades again. Some options:
- Take 10 deep breaths, walk to the sink, pour yourself a glass of ice water, and drink it slowly.
- Fix a healthy snack. Something that makes your breath and teeth feel fresh is great, such as carrot sticks or a citrus fruit. Or suck on a peppermint.
- Keep a paperback book with you on a subject you want to learn about. When you feel the urge to smoke, pull the book out along with a pen or highlighter and read a few pages while making notes or highlighting passages. "You're occupying your mind and your hands with something other than a cigarette," says Arvon.
- Take out your list of reasons why you're no longer a smoker and read it to yourself. Out loud if you have to.
- Call a friend or a family member who supports your efforts to quit smoking. You don't have to talk to them about smoking or quitting -- just hold the phone in your hand instead of a cigarette, and talk about sports, the weather, or your next vacation until the craving passes.
- Go high-tech. Download a quit smoking application for your smartphone that helps you delay your urges. Try Quitter, which tracks how long you've been smoke-free and shows you the money you've saved. Next time you want a cigarette, check out your riches instead.
- Remember that jar with all your old ashtray contents? Keep it handy, in your desk drawer or under the kitchen sink. When a craving hits hard, pull out that jar, open it up and take a big whiff. "It's really disgusting," says Arvon. "It makes you want to never see a cigarette again."
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Iota outplays Bunkie for Homecoming victory
IOTA – Neal Legé, Iota Bulldogs head coach, said over the week that district 5-2A could be won by a team that got on a roll.
With their 31-14 win Friday night over Bunkie (0-6, 0-1 in district 5-2A), Iota (2-4, 1-0) is now on a roll and can set their sights on continued progress.
"We're on a bit of a roll here," said Legé. "We've won two in a row and during homecoming week, with all the distractions, I thought our kids did a good job of coming out and taking care of business. I'm real pleased with that."
The Bulldogs came out strong in the first quarter moving the ball down the field at will on its first drive. The strong opening featured Iota's running game and the rotating backfield of Thomas Murrell and Brandon Fantroy.
The drive began on the Bulldogs 36 yard line and nine plays and three minutes and 38 seconds later, the Bulldogs were in the endzone. The drive was highlighted by Fantroy's 21 yard run and Murrell's 16 yard run (Murrell's longest of the night) on consecutive plays. Murrell's one yard run with eight minutes and 16 seconds remaining in the first quarter capped off the productive drive.
It marked the start of a good night for the Iota offense, a 334 yards of total offense night.
The first quarter also saw what has plagued the Panthers all season, mistakes and miscues gifting their opponents touchdowns and it all began on Bunkie's first drive of the game.
On its first play from scrimmage, the Panthers' 39 yard line, running back Mark Elridge fumbled the ball and gave Iota the ball back on the 43 yard line. Three short plays and 50 seconds later, it was Fantroy running in from seven yards out. There was just over seven minutes left in the first quarter. The drive featured Iota's quiet passing game with a 41-yard bomb from Timothy Lunson to Fantroy.
Bunkie's next possession featured similar problems. After a three-and-out, Bunkie lined up for a punt, but the ball was snapped well over Tyler Marks head and a 29-yard loss on the play gave Iota the ball on the Panthers' 18 yard line.
That mistake lead to another Bulldogs touchdown. The drive took one minute and 42 seconds and four plays and was capped off with Murrell's five yard run.
It was as if all the bad things that had happened to Iota all season were coming back and haunting an opponent, giving the Bulldogs the perfect opportunity to capitalize. Iota found itself in unchartered territory again, up 19-0 at the end of the first quarter.
"We came out on fire and the sign of a young team, we thought it was going to be easy, but to their credit, Bunkie toughened up," said Legé.
But in the second, Bunkie began to find its footing, mostly thanks to Elridge whose sweeping runs netted big yardage throughout the night.
"What they were doing on offense gave us a lot of problems," said Legé. "The showed something on offense we hadn't seen from them all year.
"We weren't ready for that, we were ready for a passing game. So, my hat off to them for that; they stuck with that all night when they found something that worked."
The score would remain scoreless through the second quarter, but Bunkie's offense had found its rhythm.
In the third quarter, Iota's offense came back out with fire, once again marching down the field and picking up six more points.
"We came out in the second half looking to add to our lead and we finished the job in the second half," said Legé.
The 12-play drive took four minutes and 15 seconds off of the clock and started from Iota's own 33 yard line. Fantroy's run from five yards out capped off the drive that was highlighted by a 30 yard run from Fantroy (his longest run of the night).
Bunkie picked up its first touchdown of the game on a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown by Christian Sauseda off of a J.T. LeJeune pass with 47.6 seconds left.
"We had a miscommunication on the pick six," said Legé. "We had the ball overthrown and a receiver lined up wrong, but it was a solid outing for all tonight."
The offensive production of the game quieted the remainder of the third quarter and most of the fourth quarter.
Then, after trading possessions, Iota got the ball back with five minutes and 31 seconds left in the game and began another lengthy drive. The Dogs traveled 51 yards in seven plays but took almost four minutes off of the clock. Fantroy's 11 yard touchdown run with one minute and 52 seconds remaining granted Iota its 31st point of the night.
Bunkie would again answer, though, finding, finally a complete drive. A 15 yard pass from Connor Descant to Tyler Gremillion finished a seven play drive that took one minute and 48 seconds. It was something positive in a sea of negative for the Panthers.
There was another bright spot for the Panthers Friday night, after spending last week with a passing focus on offense, Bunkie came out running and, coupled with Elridge's great field vision, netted him 167 yards on the ground and 176 total yards. He would end the night accounting for 83 percent of the Panthers' total offense.
"We have to learn that when you have a team on their heels and we're driving down to put one more in, we have to do it," said Legé. "If we had done that earlier, that game is 'done' a lot earlier in the night."
In a losing effort, Elridge's 167 yards on 20 carries was detracted by several negative plays, with two players finishing in negative figures. Descant finished the night five-for-seven with a touchdown and 83 yards in the air. Leading in receptions was Dillion Bordelon with two catches for 44 yards.
The Bulldogs saw one of its best nights with Fantroy rushing for 125 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries. Murrell added 87 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries of his own. They led the way in a 258 yard night on the ground. The Bulldogs added 76 total yards in the air with Lunson going two-for-three for 55 yards and LeJeune adding 21 yards of his own, completing one of his three passes and throwing one interception.
The Bulldogs must now also wait with baited breath as senior offensive lineman John Pinson went down late in the game with a knee injury.
"We'll have him evaluated in the morning," said Legé. "I hope it's nothing major. He's a senior and I'd hate for his year to end early like this."


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Ellen Tebbits was eight years old and wore bands on her teeth. Her best friend had just moved away and she missed her. Still, as she walked to the Spofford School of the Dance one Saturday, she was almost glad she had no best friend. Best friends do not have secrets from each other, and Ellen had a secret she did not want to share with anyone. But by the time the dancing lesson was over (surely the most devastating dancing lesson on record), Ellen had found a best friend and shared her secret. The best friend was Austine, and the secret was that Ellen was wearing woolen underwear. So was Austine!
They do everything together, from clapping erasers to riding horses. Ellen quickly learns that embarrassing secrets and pesky troublemakers like Otis Spofford aren't so bad when you have someone special to stick up for you. But then Ellen does something terrible that makes Austine stop speaking to her. Will she ever be able to prove how sorry she is?
This whole book is a cause for rejoicing, for Mrs. Cleary has done it again. Ellen Tebbits is as funny as Henry Huggins. Perhaps it is even funnier. The children who read it will decide for themselves. Louis Darling, who has provided the wonderful illustrations, has already made his decision. He calls it a draw.
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Reagan's Favorite Budget Hit Man, Author Donald Lambro, Says the Knife Must Cut Deeper
How much money do you think the federal government is wasting?
I estimate that at least $100 billion is being wasted through fraud, abuse, mismanagement, extravagance and useless programs.
What are the worst offenders?
One of the most wasteful is revenue sharing. We're giving away $6.8 billion to state and local governments whether they need it or not. In fiscal 1980 45 states showed a surplus, and 32 of the surpluses were greater than the amount of revenue sharing. The federal government is running a $78 billion deficit this year. We can't afford it.
What about poverty and social service programs?
Thomas Sowell, a UCLA economist, estimated that with the $200 billion we spend on them every year, we could lift every man, woman and child out of poverty three times over. Instead, the money is going into the pockets of the "poverty industry"—the government workers, consultants and special interest organizations who do studies and reports. The poor have helped many a middle-class liberal achieve affluence with government money. Something like $800 million a year is going to subsidize school lunches for middle-and upper-class kids.
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I would abolish the Consumer Products Safety Commission. It is an inept agency that is costing $40 million a year. It has failed to curb accidents and is primarily based on the premise that if we all lived in rubber rooms, nothing would ever happen to us. The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration costs $200 million. It has bought a lot of hardware for police stations but has done nothing to reduce crime.
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The government is perhaps the biggest movie producer in the history of the world—they've made over 100,000 films since World War I. These cost from one-half to three-quarters of a billion dollars a year. One choice example was a film called Your Teeth Are in Your Hands, which tells naval recruits how to brush their teeth. It cost $35,000. Just before Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz resigned under fire from President Ford for making an ethnic joke, the department made a film called Secretary Butz: Conduct and Ethics. That's a tremendous waste of money.
Are there others that obvious?
There are hundreds of them. The National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice is costing us more than $1 million a year. We're paying people to go out on the range on weekends to shoot. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission has been in operation since 1955, and we have yet to see a monument to FDR. Smallpox has been wiped off the face of the earth, yet we still fund the Office of Smallpox Eradication each year for more than $1.2 million. There is a Beekeepers Indemnity that costs us $2.9 million a year. It pays beekeepers in the event their bees are killed by federally registered pesticides. An official of the program told me: "You know, since we have been making these payments, we haven't heard of a single bee dying of natural causes."
Is the government effective at providing needed services?
No. Take the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which has spent over $80 billion to provide the ill-housed with decent shelter. Yet with that money, we could have bought more than 1.6 million new $50,000 single-family homes.
Is Congress padding its own nest?
In the Capitol and congressional office buildings, we pay $893,000 for elevator operators to run automatic elevators. The subsidy for the Senate dining rooms alone will be close to $1 million. But the executive branch does well too. The Attorney General has two chefs—one for breakfast, one for lunch.
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The cuts have to be made by legislation, by the Congress, which has created a monster that is largely out of control. Congress should declare a two-or three-year moratorium on all new legislation and conduct a wholesale reexamination and reevaluation of every agency and department in the federal government. This is the kind of action demanded by the American people.
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