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This Day In Wrestling History – March 20th
2011 – Yuji Nagata wins the New Japan Cup, defeating Shinsuke Nakamura in the tournament final
In 1994, WWF Wrestlemania X was held in New York City
– Alundra Blayze defeats Leilani Kai to retain the WWF Womens Title
– Men On A Mission (Mabel & Mo) defeat The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) by countout (The Quebecers retain the WWF Tag Team Titles)
– Yokozuna defeats Lex Luger by DQ with Mr Perfect as special guest referee to retain the WWF Title
– Razor Ramon defeats Shawn Michaels in a Ladder Match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– Bret Hart defeats Yokozuna with Roddy Piper as special guest referee to win the WWF Title
In 1998, CMLL Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth was held in Mexico City. This years event featured a one-night, 8-man tournament alongside other matches
– Cien Caras, Gran Markus Jr & Mascara Ano 2000 defeat Brazo de Plata, Rayo de Jalisco Jr & Tigre Blanco
– Black Warrior defeats Ultimo Dragon to advance to the final of the Torneo Salvador Lutteroth
– Mr Niebla defeats Atlantis to advance to the final of the Torneo Salvador Lutteroth
– Mr Niebla defeats Black Warrior to win the Torneo Salvador Lutteroth
– Emilio Charles Jr defeats El Satanico in a Hair vs Hair Match
In 2009, CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas was held in Mexico City and paid tribute to Salvador Lutteroth and Cavernario Galindo
– Los Hijos del Averno (Averno, Ephesto & Mephisto) defeat Blue Panther, El Sagrado & Toscano
– Sangre Azteca, Dragon Rojo Jr & Misterioso II defeat El Hijo del Fantasma, Hector Garza & La Mascara
– Dos Caras Jr, Shocker & Volador Jr defeat Atlantis, Mr Niebla & Rey Bucanero
– Negro Casas defeats Mistico to win the CMLL Welterweight Title
– Ultimo Guerrero defeats Villano V in a Mask vs Mask Match
In 2012, AJPW Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 14 was held in Tokyo, Japan
– Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi defeat Takumi Soya & Suwama to retain the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles
– Kenny Omega defeats Shuji Kondo to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
– Yuji Nagata defeats Masayuki Kono in a Cage Death Match
– Satoshi Kojima defeats Seiya Sanada
– Get Wild (Manabu Soya & Takao Omori) defeat The Dark Carnival (Dark Cuervo & Dark Ozz) to win the AJPW Tag Team Titles
– Jun Akiyama defeats Keiji Mutoh to retain the AJPW Triple Crown Title
Title Changes
1962 – Bull Curry defeats Jack Dalton 1st to win the Texas Brass Knuckles Title
1970 – The Spoiler defeats Danny Hodge to win the TSW North American Title
1972 – Danny Hodge defeats Dr X to win the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title
1987 – Keiji Mutoh & Shiro Koshinaka defeat Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada in the final of a tournament to win the vacant IWGP Tag Team Titles
1988 – Steve & Shaun Simpson defeat John Tatum & Jack Victory to win the WCCW Texas Tag Team Titles
1996 – Shinjiro Otani defeats Wild Pegasus in the final of a tournament to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Title. The title had been vacant for well over 3 years prior to the match
2008 – Taiji Ishimori & KENTA defeat BxB Hulk & Shingo Takagi to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
Happy birthday to former WWE wrestler KC James (31), former TNA Tag and X-Division Champion Homicide (36), the first and only TNA Hall of Famer Sting (54) and former WCW and WWF wrestler Scott 'Sick Boy' Vick (40)
In Memoriam
The wrestling world has lost two personalities on this date
Firstly, in 1995, WWE Hall of Famer Big John Studd died aged 47. Studd was trained by Killer Kowalski, and won the WWWF Tag Team Titles alongside him in 1976, wrestling as The Executioners. Studd left the WWWF in 1978 and went on to compete all across North America, earning several shots at the NWA World Championship in the process. He returned to the now-WWF in 1982, becoming a monster heel, who would bring a stretcher to the ring and beat his opponents so badly, that they would be carried out on it. Studd was elevated to the main event through a feud with Andre The Giant. Studd claimed that no wrestler could bodyslam him, Andre answered the challenge, failing to slam Studd only when Andre was attacked by Studd's manager Freddie Blassie. Studd took this as a victory, and the pair's feud raged throughout 1983 and 1984, right the way to WrestleMania, where Studd challenged Andre to a '$15,000 Bodyslam Challenge'. If Andre failed to slam Studd within the time limit, he would be forced to retire from wrestling. Despite Studd's protestations, Andre won the match, though the feud continued, as Studd teamed up with King Kong Bundy to attack him. The feud continued into 1986, by which time Andre was wrestling under a mask as Giant Machine. Studd claimed that Andre The Giant and Giant Machine were one and the same, and devoted himself to unmasking Machine. By the time he left the WWF again in November, he remained unsuccessful. After taking time off from wrestling, Studd returned to the WWF for a brief run in 1989, winning the Royal Rumble in the process. He left the WWF again in June of that year, which would become his last WWF appearance. He suffered from liver cancer and Hodgkin's Disease later in life, eventually losing his battle. He was posthumously inducted into both the WCW (1995) and WWE (2004) Halls of Fame.
Secondly, in 2010, fellow WWE Hall of Famer 'Baron' Mikel Scicluna died at the age of 80. Scicluna began wrestling in the 50's, primarily in Canada, using the ring name 'Mike Valentino'. He moved to the WWWF in 1965, adopting the 'Baron' persona for which he is best remembered. His entrance saw him come to the ring wearing a robe, supposedly the colours of the Maltese Royal Family. He also became renowned for his regular use of 'foreign objects', often using a roll of coins to knock out opponents. During his WWWF run, Scicluna won both the WWWF World and United States Tag Team Titles once each. He also found himself embroiled in a confrontation between Gorilla Monsoon and Muhammad Ali. Scicluna took a countout loss in a match against Monsoon, when Ali stormed the ring from behind. He tried to jab at Monsoon, but was dropped with an Airplane Spin. All of this served as build for the now-infamous boxer vs wrestler match between Ali and Antonio Inoki. Scicluna retired from active competition in 1983, and lived out his retirement in Pittsburgh, working part-time as a driver for the New York Times. Scicluna eventually succumbed to cancer after a long battle


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What To Do, Eat & See
'Urinetown' plays at Mercyhurst
The musical "Urinetown" plays today and Saturday, 8 p.m., and Sunday, 2 p.m., at the Taylor Little Theatre, Mercyhurst University.
Cost: $15; $10, seniors and students; $5, children and Mercyhurst students with ID
Info: Call 824-3000 or visit http://miac.mercyhurst.edu.
Ridge Center to host Halloween event
At TREC or Treat, kids can dress in costume and collect treats, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Drive.
Cost: Free
Info: Call 833-7424 or visit www.trecpi.org.
Play explores troubled marriage
See the play "70 Scenes of Halloween" today and Saturday at 8 p.m. at PACA, 1505 State St. The play explores the troubled relationship of a married couple.
Cost: $10; $7 for those in costume
Info: Call 397-4742 or visit www.facebook.com/paca1505.
Take a ghostly tour of Judson House
The Fort LeBoeuf Historical Society will lead ghost walk tours on Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m., and Sunday, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Judson House, 103 South High St., Waterford.
Cost: $5; $3, children 2-12; free for children younger than 2
Info: Call 796-4817.
Opera to screen at Mercyhurst
The New York Metropolitan Opera's production on Shostakovich's "The Nose" will screen at 12:55 p.m. at the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center, Mercyhurst University.
Cost: $18; $15, seniors and students; $10, children 10 and younger; $7.50, Mercyhurst students with ID
Info: Call 824-3000 or visit http://miac.mercyhurst.edu.
Concert to feature Broadway tunes
The Concert Band of Northwest Pennsylvania will perform "A Concert in the Broadway Mode" on Sunday, 3 p.m., at the Blasco Library's Hirt Auditorium.
Cost: Free
Info: Call 734-4389.
'Carrie' continues at Erie Playhouse
See "Carrie: The Musical" today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, 2 p.m., at the Erie Playhouse, 13 W. 10th St.
Cost: $15-$22; $13.50 students
Info: Call 454-2852, Ext. 0, or visit www.erieplayhouse.org.
Collegiate Academy students stage comedy
Students from the Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy will stage "You Can't Take It With You" today and Saturday, 7 p.m., at the school's auditorium, 2825 State St.
Cost: $7
Halloween 5K set for Presque Isle
The Halloween 5K trail run/walk Boo Run, benefiting SafeNet, takes place Sunday, 9 a.m., at Beach 9, Presque Isle State Park (registration begins at 7:30 a.m.).
Cost: $20
Info: Call 969-9773 or visit www.safeneterieboorun.weebly.com.
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There are currently 87 video scenes accompanied by 119 photo galleries on this site right now. After a couple of months of inactivity on the update front, the site is now updating every 4 days or so. The navigation in the members' area here should give you absolutely no problems at all and there is lots of information on here for you to feed off. The names of the DVD titles and series that the content here is taken from are all listed as are the names of all performers in them and the length of the scenes / size of the galleries. Update information is good and the free tour was also very well designed indeed.
There were precious few options for you to enjoy when checking out the photo galleries here, with photos not available for ZIP download or individual saving although they can be bumped up to a size of 2000x3000px. The video download options are excellent, however, and you can download in two low quality .WMV versions or four .MP4 versions, the highest quality of which you could download at 1280x720px and 1920x1080px. They can also be streamed in Flash Player at 960x540px. Be prepared for some slow download speeds, however, as all videos are full length downloads and streams only.
Initially, the gimmick behind SweetSinner.com is quite difficult to figure out and they are not exactly forthcoming with information about what the site is about on the otherwise excellent free tour. But clearly the idea is couples that are having sex with other people - and I'm not talking about open relationships either! It's a good idea for a site, but I think that they should have been clearer with what the site is about, at least in their name.
Complaints aside, this is another really good site from a network that practically never puts a foot wrong - as you will see from the 50 bonus sites that you get here! The mix of younger women / older men and the other way round amongst the scenes worked very well indeed and the range of stars was dazzling. Personally, I proceeded straight to any videos with Marie McCray in them. Oh, Marie.
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PARIS (AP) -- Alexandre Lacazette took his league tally for the season to 12 as Lyon beat Evian 3-0 in the French league on Sunday to extend its unbeaten run to 12 matches and move up to fifth place.
Gomis gave Lyon the lead in the 19th minute when Maxime Gonalons headed on from Clement Grenier's corner and, after his effort was cleared, Gomis collected the ball and turned sharply to shoot past goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait for his eighth league goal of the season.
Shortly after Jonathan Mensah was sent off, Lyon went 2-0 up in the 43rd. Evian gave the ball away carelessly in midfield and Gueida Fofana sent Lacazette through on goal, and the forward clipped the ball neatly past Laquait.
Lacazette added his second in the 76th after being set up by substitute Jimmy Briand.
Lyon could have scored more, with Grenier going close with a swerving free kick from 35 meters that Laquait struggled to keep out, and when Nabil Fekir came on for Lacazette he had a good chance when he was alone in the penalty area but Laquait saved his effort.
Later, it's Bordeaux vs. Saint-Etienne and Monaco vs. Marseille.
League leader PSG was held 1-1 at mid-table Guingamp on Saturday, needing a late header from Alex to salvage a draw.


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Several years ago I walked into a Ludington restaurant and ordered the best glass of wine I'd ever had: Hill of Content, a South Australian Grenache (90 percent)-Shiraz (10 percent) blend (14.5 percent alcohol).
Strawberries and spices pretty much leaped out of the glass. It wasn't too dry, not too sweet and had a perfect balance of earthy and fruit flavors.
At last! I had found that perfect glass of red wine, and spent the next year and a half trying to find it on the shelves of wine specialty stores — everywhere.
But it wasn't easy.
When I went out to eat, I always checked the restaurant wine lists hoping it was there.
No dice.
I continued to strike out until one day the former Sardine Room in Muskegon had it on their wine list.
I thought I'd died and gone to red-wine heaven.
The owner agreed to order me the stuff by the case every once in a while when he put in his orders and I would save the bottles for special occasions. (I even foolishly gave them as gifts around Christmastime. Silly me. I should have hoarded.)
Then, the Sardine Room went out of business and I didn't get to enjoy Hill of Content for a long, long time.
Then I met Fred.
Fred Bowen Jr., from Oceana County, is the world's friendliest wine expert. He will find you the wine you're looking for, come hell or high water.
Not so long ago, Bowen took his wine expertise to Hansen Foods in Hart and now Bowen makes sure Hill of Content is on the shelf. Other wine specialty shops will probably order it for you too if you just ask. (If not, there's always the Internet. I saw several websites that feature this label online.)
I'm not going to lie: It's a $15 bottle of wine, which is more than I'd like to pay.
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NILES - "He's an institution in Niles. That's the best way to describe him."
Those were the words carefully chosen by Patty Malone to describe Gilbert A. Macali as she stood quietly outside the Joseph Rossi and Sons Funeral Home on Wednesday night.
Macali, a lifelong resident of the city, was best known as the owner and operator of supermarkets in Niles for more than 65 years.
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Macali, 93, passed away Saturday at his Niles home. Waves of people showed up for the calling hours Wednesday, reciting a familiar theme when remembering the popular grocer.
"I used to work at Macali's part time," Marlene Hazlett of Niles said. "He was really an icon in this city. I worked there with him for three or four years, and he was just a wonderful man."
The family noted that Macali was proud of the fact that many area youth drew their first paycheck from a part-time job at his store.
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10 a.m., Mass of Christian Burial, St. Stephen Catholic Church, Niles
Burial, Niles City Cemetery, with military service by the Girard Veterans Council Honor Guard
Macali graduated from McKinley High School in 1938 and served more than four years in smallcraft of the 12th Army Air Force Emergency Air-Sea Rescue Boat Squadron during World War II.
Once home in 1948, Macali and his brother, Palmer, opened Macali's Deluxe Market in Niles. Later, the brothers purchased an old A&P grocery store at 48 Vienna Ave. and took on the Valu King franchise.
Today, this location is run under the name Macali's Niles Giant Eagle.
Joy Allen of Mineral Ridge has worked at the Giant Eagle for 24 years.
"I actually just left the store to come here to the calling hours," Allen said. "I started there when I was 16 and he always had stories to tell. He had the best laugh ever. He would laugh, clap his hands and just chuckle. He treated everyone with kindness."
Allen said Macali continued working every day at the store until just before his 90th birthday.
"He'd sit in his little office up there and everyone would come up to see him," Allen said. "Even once he retired, he would stop by in his car every now and then. We'd all run out to say hi to him and talk him."
Niles resident Karl Raub said Macali treated him like a son.
"When I was younger, I used to walk from the west side of Niles to his house on Hogarth (Avenue)," Raub said. "I would mow his lawn and those types of things. We were always very close."
Later in life, Raub worked in Macali's grocery store.
"I started out on Sundays early, just cleaning up the meat cases," Raub said. "He taught me a lot of things. I became a butcher in the process and I worked for him for 15 years. He was an all-around great guy."
Macali was active in the community, serving for 25 years as a member and president of the Niles Civil Service Commission. He was a member and past president of the Niles Rotary, where he was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow.
He supported the international exchange program and his family hosted a student from Brazil, Virgilio Medina, who has kept in close contact with the family over the years.
Macali was honored by the Chamber of Commerce as Merchant of the Year and as a Partner in Education, and received the Giant Eagle Corporate Award for community involvement. He was a member of the Ohio Grocer's Association. He was inducted into the McKinley High School Alumni Hall of Fame in 2002.
Macali is survived by his wife, Dolores Lapolla, with whom he had three children, Virginia Macali of Columbus, and Gilbert Macali Jr. and Robert Macali, both of Niles.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Niles, preceded by a 9:30 a.m. prayer service at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Niles City Cemetery, where Gilbert will be honored for his military service by the Girard Veterans Council Honor Guard.


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Taproot brings 'A Christmas Carol' to the stage
Bear Creek United Methodist Church will host Taproot Theatre's Road Company in a performance of Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol" Dec. 10.
Celebration of Angels to help fill holiday baskets
The combined choirs of the Bothell United Methodist Church and the Evergreen Brass Quintet will present "A Celebration of the Angels" on Sunday, Dec. 10, at 3 p.m.
'West Side Story' told again at the Paramount
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West Side Story,
which opened at the Paramount Nov. 28 and runs through Dec. 10, is a landmark in American musical history.
Local musicians serve "Suck-a-tash" at the Ballard Firehouse
Breaking out of the suburban music scene and bursting into Ballard is "Suck-a-tash," a raucous group of college and working class stiffs that need to play music like most people need food and water.
Renowned banjo players to perform
Two of the world's premier banjo players, Bela Fleck and Tony Trischka, will perform in concert at Northshore United Church of Christ, 18900 168th Ave. NE, at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 6.
'Nutcracker' a delight for both adults and children
Pacific Northwest Ballet's "Nutcracker" once again proves ballet is not just for dance lovers.
Area dancers in PNB's 'Nutcracker'
Two of the Woodinville dancers chosen to appear in this year's Pacific Northwest Ballet production of "The Nutcracker" are Quinn Neugebauer and Lisa Platt.
Area dance groups provide holiday entertainment
Tap Team Northwest, Dance Time Contemporary Dance Theater, and Northwest Performance Plus have all put together unique holiday dance performances.
Seattle Symphony presents Handel's 'Messiah' in Bothell
The Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Chorale will present the original version of Handel's "Messiah" on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Eastside Foursquare Church in Bothell.
New Don McCune CD released
Many Northwesterners heard the late Don McCune sing his original Puget Sound Christmas Carol, "Christmas Tides," at the 1992 Victorian Country Christmas in Puyallup.
The Herald Angels, Patti Solaski, Kelly Kempe, and Kathryn Peterson, all Woodinville High School graduates, class of 1992, have been friends for a long time.
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Jim Carrey made a memorable cameo at Conan O'Brien's stage show in L.A. on Saturday night, performing the title role in a spirited duet with O'Brien of the Five for Fighting song "Superman."
Carrey's unexpected appearance in a cape and tights brought screams of delight from the crowd at O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on TV" show, which he performed Saturday at the same Universal lot where he used to film The Tonight Show.
"Jim Carrey rudely interrupted my power ballad last night. How did he get past security in a Superman outfit?" O'Brien Tweeted later.
Carrey, 48, who's been on a Twitter binge himself in recent weeks, posted a Tweet of his own, which read: "Loved doin' concert with Conan! So many faces wide open like kids! The world was new and worry forgotten by all of us!"
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South Korea to provide $1m in aid to south Sudan
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SEOUL: The South Korean government will give South Sudan one million dollars in humanitarian aid amid fighting between government troops and rebel forces there.
Seoul's Foreign Ministry said the United Nations estimates the fighting has displaced 190-thousand people.
The UN has asked the international community to provide 160 million dollars in emergency aid by March.
South Korea plans to provide food and drinking water as well as temporary lodging through international organizations. (QNA)


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North Hampton bike shop owner angered by Rye police sign
Seacoastonline: North Hampton bike shop owner angered by Rye police sign
RYE — Avid bicyclists, including the owner of a North Hampton bike shop, say a sign outside the Public Safety Building is displaying "petty" messages that discriminate against those who ride on public roads.
Rye Police Chief Kevin Walsh said the sign is in response to complaints about a minority of riders who refuse to share the road, force cars completely into the opposite travel lane, and are unruly toward motorists who pass by.
Walsh said he intends for the sign to promote safety for motorists and cyclists as tensions flare between the two.


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Sunday, November 20, 2011
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8 comments:
- Sam said...
- 11:40 AM, November 20, 2011
- Jeff Alworth said...
Wow, impressive. Bang on.
- 11:45 AM, November 20, 2011
- Sam said...
The baskets and bar snacks gave it away. It's a great bar, a beguiling combination of slightly touristy and scary puppets with an excellent beer list. I had my first ever Cantillon there. And if memory serves me some aged Orvals
- 12:26 PM, November 20, 2011
- Pulsatorius said...
Tried the Potkaas?
- 1:23 PM, November 20, 2011
Is that the place across the street from the Mannekin Pis? I recall having a sublime gueze there, served exactly like that.
- 1:39 PM, November 20, 2011
- Kirk P said...
What an awesome blog! Great info about beer. I am enjoying what I have read so far. Keep up the great work.
- 9:33 PM, November 20, 2011
- Jeff Alworth said...
I really wanted to go to Porte Noire just down the road, but it was closed. :-(
Off to Watou!
- 11:49 PM, November 20, 2011
- Kidney Stone Home Remedies said...
Hello Jeff,My brother and I genuinely enjoyed reading on this site, I was just interested to know if you trade featured posts? I am always trying to find anyone to make trades with but it's only an idea I would ask.
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Spurs lose Danny Green to broken left hand
The injury bug has officially made its sneaky, bastard-ish way to San Antonio, and this time its bitten the left hand of Danny Green.
The Spurs announced Green underwent an exam on Monday in San Antonio that included both an X-ray and an MRI, revealing a non-displaced fracture of his second metacarpal in his non-shooting hand. He will miss approximately four weeks.
Welp! First Tiago Splitter goes down, then Manu Ginobili, and now Danny Green. It's been a pretty rough week for the Spurs in the health department after avoiding injuries for much of the season. But players are dropping left and right around the NBA, and San Antonio has been moving along relatively smoothly.
Expect to see more Cory Joseph off the bench in Green's stead (and maybe a little Nando), but also look out for more minutes from Kawhi Leonard. The Spurs' young star has been kept a bit under wraps in terms of playing time this season, so this might be a chance to make a more significant impact over the next month. This should be interesting to watch.
In related news, Manu did travel with the team to New Orleans and is considered 'questionable' for tonight's game against the Pelicans. There seemed to be a feeling around the AT&T Center — both in the locker room and the media workroom — last night after the game that he will be available, but that is unabashed speculation.


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Folly Beach Public Safety Officer Ron Avallones suspension offers many opportunities for second chances.
Avallone was the responding officer on June 23, when a suspect eventually identified as Folly Beach resident Fred Rogers, 67, was accused of assaulting a teenage girl on the beach.
Avallone said he didnt know Rogers was accused of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, because the call was dispatched as a suspicious male on the beach. So Avallone ushered Rogers away and left for another call.
Unfortunately, Rogers then had a second chance to allegedly assault someone else, this time a neighbor at his condo complex.
That woman didnt want Rogers to have a chance to allegedly assault someone else, so she and her husband reported the incident, and Rogers was arrested.
Avallone was suspended for not taking appropriate action during his first contact with Rogers.
Record keeping
The two-member grievance committee reviewed Avallones case and recommended that his weeklong unpaid suspension be overturned. Thats what they said in their report, which the city inexplicably waited 24 hours to produce after The Post and Courier submitted a Freedom of Information Act request.
Committee members Aaron Pope and Mary Cunningham said, among other things, that the records submitted for the hearing were either incomplete or irrelevant. Pope noted that he was not making a decision on Avallones actions on June 23, only on the weakness of the evidence and the lack of prior records in Avallones file.
Cunningham cited an improper internal investigation, conducted according to the citys employee personnel handbook as opposed to its policy and procedures manual.
And she noted emphatically in her report that The only official personnel file is in the City of Folly Beach Human Resource Department.
Do over
City Council will meet Oct. 9 to decide whether to overturn Avallones suspension and give him a second chance.
Avallones supervisor, Sgt. Andrew Gilreath, would probably argue that Avallone already got a second chance. Thats because Gilreath wanted to fire Avallone. So its no wonder that Avallone wants to be transferred to another supervisor.
Whatever happens Oct. 9, Folly might do well to examine some other opportunities for second chances.
Theres a second chance to make sure dispatchers are communicating all the information officers need when they respond to a call.
Theres a second chance for Gilreath and Director of Public Safety Dennis Brown to consider whether its a good idea to make telephone contact with witnesses testifying in a grievance hearing on the day of the hearing.
And theres a second chance for Folly officials to do a better job respecting not just the intent but the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act. Actually, lots of places need a second chance at that.
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10 Best Things to do with Kids in Savannah: Indoor Fun, Outdoor Adventure
By Amy Pine
Savannah is a great vacation destination for families, offering numerous attractions perfect for young visitors and their adult companions.
The Savannah Children's Museum, a two-level outdoor playspace located in the ruins of the old Central of Georgia Railroad station, is a great place for kids to burn off steam and let their imaginations run wild. The museum is adjacent to another kid-friendly attraction--the Georgia State Railroad Museum, an outdoor landmark featuring antique locomotives and an intricate model train.
Savannah's Civil War forts provide an excellent opportunity for children to learn about history while exploring fascinating 19th-century structures. Fort Pulaski National Monument's moats, drawbridges, ramparts and tunnels provide hours of entertainment for curious kids and their parents, and the Saturday cannon firings are always a hit.
Animal lovers will adore Oatland Island Wildlife Center, which features winding nature trails and dozens of species native to Georgia, and the University of Georgia Marine Education Center and Aquarium, an intimate attraction with an array of indigenous marine life.
Girl Scouts can't leave Savannah without touring the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, home of Girl Scouts of the USA founder Juliette Gordon Low. The historic home features original antiques and artwork and tells the story of the founding of the Girl Scouts.
Other must-see attractions for kids include Forsyth Park, the Jepson Center for the Arts, River Street, Skidaway Island State Park, Old Fort Jackson, the Pirates' House restaurant, the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force and the Massie Heritage Center.
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
The first National Historic Landmark in Savannah, this iconic gem is the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Built in 1821, the English Regency-style townhouse has been elegantly restored and is furnished with many original pieces from the Gordon family. Whether you're a lifelong Scout or clueless as to the difference between a Daisy and a Brownie, you'll be captivated by the home's lavish antiques, Gordon Low's original artwork and GSUSA memorabilia, such as a Thanks Badge presented to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson in 1917. The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace welcomes more than 65,000 visitors a year, including Girl Scouts from around the country. (912-233-4501)
Skidaway Island State Park
Among the most picturesque places in Savannah, this peaceful 588-acre park borders Skidaway Narrows, part of Georgia's Intracoastal Waterway. Its soaring palms and live oaks are dripping with Spanish moss and veil an abundance of wildlife, creating a secluded natural wonderland that seems straight out of a Southern storybook. The private campgrounds are spacious and well equipped, while the nature trails, interpretive center and daily ranger programs provide myriad ways to explore this enchanting paradise. Skidaway Island State Park is home to several indigenous wildlife species, including deer, fiddler crabs, raccoon, egrets and more and is a favorite spot for birders, who enjoy looking for the area's elusive painted bunting. (912-598-2300, 800-864-7275)
University of Georgia Marine Education Center and Aquarium
Nestled on a gorgeous tract of land at the very end of Skidaway Island, the University of Georgia Marine Education Center and Aquarium is a small yet fascinating place for visitors to learn about indigenous marine life. The aquarium--the first saltwater aquarium in the state--features 16 exhibit tanks showcasing a variety of Georgia's marine life, including horseshoe crabs, stingrays, striped mullet, jellyfish, pompano, longnose gar, lionfish and seahorses. The aquarium also features a freshwater tank with two American alligators and a touch tank that gives visitors a chance to interact with snails, crabs and other invertebrates. After checking out the marine life on display, guests can head outside and explore the beautiful grounds, which boast walking trails and a boardwalk over the salt marsh. (912-598-3325)
River Street
If you're looking to pick up some Savannah souvenirs during your visit, River Street is the place to shop. But Savannah T-shirts and magnets aren't the only reason to hit up the historic street that overlooks the Savannah River. There's something for collectors (True Grits, a shop that specializes in Civil War artifacts), peanut lovers (The Peanut Shop of Savannah, a store that sells more than 50 varieties of hand-roasted peanuts) and book lovers (Books on Bay, a bookstore that features thousands of books from the 1700s to the late 1900s). There are also lovely galleries, an open-air marketplace, a good selection of restaurants and bars, and not one, but two candy stores. So many great shopping options, plus numerous special events held throughout the year in which vendors sell their arts and crafts, make River Street a one-stop shopping destination that you don't want to miss. (912-234-0295)
Fort Pulaski National Monument
This 19th-century fort, which was occupied by the Confederate Army during the Civil War, is a must-see for history buffs. Only a 15-minute drive from Downtown Savannah, Fort Pulaski was designed by Napoleon's engineer, and though it fell during the Civil War, it still remains intact, with moats, drawbridges, enormous ramparts and mysterious tunnels. After learning about the Fort's fascinating history, visitors can access one of the historic site's many walking trails, which feature magnificent views of the marsh and Savannah River. Be sure to keep your eyes out for one of the Fort's 11 protected species, including bald eagles, manatees, loggerhead sea turtles and peregrine falcons. (912-786-5787)
Georgia State Railroad Museum
Train-loving tots and railroad buffs alike adore the Georgia State Railroad Museum, considered the largest and most complete antebellum railroad repair facility still in existence. Guests can enjoy lunch in a restored dining car before heading across the street to the museum, where they will find beautifully restored antique locomotives and enchanting model trains, as well as a working roundhouse and old-fashioned repair shop. Visitors can tour the luxurious presidential cars, ride a 1913 steam locomotive or 1947 diesel locomotive and even operate a vintage handcar. Kids especially love the Baggage Car, an old railway car that's been transformed into a children's play space. (912-651-6823)
Forsyth Park
This 30-acre park at the southern edge of the Historic District has a little bit of something for everyone. The park's magnificent two-tiered, white cast-iron fountain, which was made famous in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, is a visual masterpiece and probably the most photographed attraction in all of Savannah. Two large expanses of grass, separated by a walkway, are perfect for throwing a disc, sunbathing or having a picnic. Two playgrounds, one for younger kids and one for older ones, give children an opportunity to burn off steam while adults can relax and keep an eye on them in the nearby shade. The park cafe serves breakfast and lunch items, along with an array of beverages including Starbucks coffee, beer and wine. (912-651-6610)
Jepson Center for the Arts
This striking 64,000-square-foot modern art museum features an impressive permanent collection and hosts major traveling exhibitions from around the world. The Kirk Varnedoe Collection, the Jepson Center's permanent collection, includes works by renowned artists such as Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg , Chuck Close and Richard Avedon. The museum also boasts a 3,500-square-foot interactive gallery for children and families called ArtZeum. The Jepson Center itself is a work of art. Designed by architect Moshe Safdie, the museum's sleek design includes hung-glass ceilings and cantilevered walls. The Jepson Center is part of the Telfair Museums, a series of three unique art venues in Downtown Savannah that also includes the Telfair Academy and the Owens-Thomas House. ((912) 790-8800)
Oatland Island Wildlife Center
At Oatland Island Wildlife Center, the intimate wildlife experience of a zoo meets the untamed beauty of nature, creating an unforgettable outdoor adventure for all ages. Along a two-mile trail through tranquil marshes and maritime forests, families discover spacious enclosures housing such awe-inspiring creatures as bald eagles, majestic cougars, falcons, bobcats, red foxes, enormous bison and toothy gators. Little adventurers especially love the farm area and the "Wolf Wilderness" exhibit featuring unbelievably close-up views of gray wolves. Oatland Island's educational building features reptile exhibits, classrooms and a gift shop that sells everything from stuffed animal replicas of the center's animals to locally roasted coffee beans. (912-395-1212)
Savannah Children's Museum
This two-level, outdoor museum, which opened in June 2012, encourages kids to use their hands, make noise and interact with their surroundings. The Savannah Children's Museum features more than a dozen exhibits in the Imagination Station, including an underground archeology table, imagination playground, giant building blocks and life-size games such as tic-tac-toe. Other unique exhibits include a maze that features a giant Lego panel, an interactive garden and a misting station to keep kids cool on hot days. The museum is located in the ruins of the old Central of Georgia Railroad station, which adds an element of historic charm to the unique play space. (912-651-4292)
About Amy Pine
Amy's thrilled to have the opportunity to share her love of Savannah with the world. A Savannah native, Amy has more than 15 years of experience as a writer and editor, and her work has appeared in numerous local, regional and national publications. Prior to launching a freelance career, she was executive editor at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she served as editor of the college's alumni magazine. Amy received a B.A. in English and communications from the University of Pennsylvania. She's currently putting the finishing touches on her young adult novel, The Girl in a Picture Frame.
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Manure share program needs suppliers
Snohomish Conservation District's (SCD) Manure Share Program needs your livestock manure. The conservation district hopes to link those with excess manure with those who need it for garden and/or composting use. Sharing manure is an important part of a farm's nutrient management program and helps to recycle useful nutrients. However, SCD has more calls from gardeners looking for manure than from farms with an overabundance. To get on the list of suppliers, call (425) 335-5634, Ext. 109.


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I'd be happier if it didn't have any chat options at all.
A lot of people have been complaining about this and I don't see the issue. The Wii U only supports selective game chat (so far) and people act as if it's one of the biggest flaws of the Wii U. Does it really effect the enjoyment from the system? Did it ever occur to them that Nintendo may do an update for this? I've read and been told that people have actually CANCELLED their pre-orders for this reason. What's your opinion on it, guys?
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They hatin', because I reply to dead threads.
I would be fine either way, but chatting is still nice.
They hatin', because I reply to dead threads.
"Mute" for all in game chat for me
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A Canadian romantic comedy by director Deepa Mehta falls flat while trying to make fun of both Bollywood and Hollywood clichés. Its Indian-Canadian hero (Rahul Khanna), under pressure from his mom to date a nice Indian girl, hires an escort (Lisa Ray) he assumes is Hispanic and asks her to pretend she's Indian. (Not rated)
Joseph Fiennes flashes fiery eyes and makes thunderous speeches as Martin Luther, in a dull costume drama about how the rebel German monk started the Reformation in the early 1500s. (PG-13)
My Life Without Me
Sarah Polley and Mark Ruffalo have trouble breathing life into a drab drama about a young cleaning woman who, after a fatal diagnosis, embraces life fully—albeit briefly.


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ABS survey finds women still face discrimination in pregnancy and motherhood
- From: News Corp Australia Network
- November 16, 2012
- ABS looks at motherhood and work
- Thousands of reports of discrimination, negative comments
- Government moves to put more women on super boards
PREGNANT women and mothers still face widespread discrimination, negative comments and career dead-ends in Australian workplaces, researchers say.
A survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics of 357,500 working women with a child under two revealed 18.8 per cent faced discrimination in the workplace and 29.3 per cent left the workforce permanently while pregnant or after having their child.
According to the report, 29 per cent of women started or returned to work within three months of the birth of the child.
A further 28 per cent returned between four and six months of the birth and 33 per cent returned within 12 months.
Of the women who returned to work, more than half said they were motivated by a desire for adult interaction and mental stimulation. One in four said they returned to keep their employer happy.
To save costs, grandparents were the preferred child minding option for 87,900 parents (42.8 per cent) compared to 57,700 (28.1 per cent) who utilised long day care.
The research showed 31,200 women felt they received negative comments from their manager or colleagues, 22,900 said they missed out on a promotion, 10,100 reported their duties were changed without consultation, 4,500 were demoted and 1,200 said their hours were changed without consultation.
Helen Conway, Director of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency said she was not surprised by the results.
"There has not been a lot of improvement since 2005 (when the last survey was completed),'' she said.
"We need to change corporate culture."
Ms Conway said sexism in Australian workplaces is still strong and the gender pay gap is evidence of this.
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Harlequin Nocturne March 2014 Bundleby Susan Krinard Cynthia Cooke
SHADOWMASTER: In the crumbling outpost of San Francisco, a fragile truce is threatened by an assassination plot. Half-dhampir agent Phoenix Stryker has the beauty, brains--and blood--to infiltrate the vampires' secret society and save the city. But once she's in, she finds that her target, the assassin Drakon, is not the monster she expected. Handsome, honorable and irresistibly attractive, Drakon will stop at nothing to save his people--and protect the woman he needs even more than the blood that keeps him alive. Now the key to the world's survival may lie in their dangerous alliance....<P> RUNNING WITH WOLVES: She is the descendant of a powerful bloodline, destined to wed another. He is a loyal pack member, fated to serve... Shay Mallory knows nothing of her shifter heritage. The strange auras and voices were only scary stories whispered by her father before he disappeared. What she does know is that something has always been missing in her life. So when Jason Stratton, a compelling stranger, comes to town, offering her protection and something more, Shay leaps at the chance to know him better. But despite their immediate bond, it is Jason's duty to deliver Shay untouched to The Colony--and into another man's bed. Now, with demonic forces circling, the very future of their kind depends on Jason and Shay resisting their growing passion. For Jason possesses something that no other Alpha can ever claim...Shay's heart.
Harlequin Nocturne October 2014 Box Setby Michele Hauf Cynthia Cooke
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Do you harbor passionate otherworldly desires where the normal and paranormal collide? Let Harlequin® Nocturne bring you into dark and dangerous territory where your senses will be awakened. Harlequin® Nocturne features two new full-length paranormal romances for one great price every month! GHOST WOLF (In the Company of Vampires) By Michele Hauf It's love at first sight for Beckett Severo when he literally rams into Daisy-Blu Saint-Pierre. However, Beck is harboring a dangerous secret. To scare off the hunters who killed his father, Beck went to a faery and became the Ghost Wolf. Now the faery wants something in return-the hunters dead-but Beck doesn't want to kill anyone. Half faery, half wolf Daisy-Blu has the power to save Beck from the Ghost Wolf, but she will have to sacrifice a part of herself to do it.... LYING WITH WOLVES (The Colony) By Cynthia Cooke Heartbroken Celia Lawson left behind the Colony, all her family and friends, and struck out on her own. As a Keeper of the Crystals, Celia is able to keep herself safe from the demons hunting her kind...until Malcom Daniels shows up. The shifter who broke her heart, Malcom has tracked Celia to bring her back. The only other Keeper, Celia's mother, has been killed, and Celia is the sole person who can protect the Colony. Can she save her home, and Malcom in particular, or will she lose her second chance at love?
His Magic Touchby Cynthia Cooke
Eight years ago, demon hunter Trent Drouillard left his family to keep them safe--but a demon still found them. He must protect his daughter...but first he has to convince Sera, his ex and mother of his child, to let him back into their lives. And maybe he can make her realize that he never stopped wanting her...Trent once made Sera feel so cared for, so loved...and then he disappeared. Now that he's back, she doesn't know how to feel... Except she can't deny her body's rekindling desire for him, especially after a sensual dream reminds her how much she craves his touch. Can Sera open her heart to Trent again to save her family and the passion she thought she'd lost forever?
Luck and a Prayerby Cynthia Cooke
As a tough L.A. cop, Willa Barrett thought she could handle anything. Until she was trekking through mountainous woods, trying to find evidence that was mixed up with a youth minister leading a preteen church retreat.Willa soon discovered the forest' s dangers weren' t anything like the ones she usually faced, and she needed help-- pronto. Luckily handsome youth minister Jeff MacPhearson knew the woods inside out. Or was it something more than luck? Willa had never pictured any man entering her life-- let alone saving it. But suddenly there was no way out without the help of this caring minister, who had the kindest eyes she' d ever seen....
Lying with Wolvesby Cynthia Cooke
Only her powerful magic can save the Colony and the man she loves... In the wake of a betrayal, Celia Lawson, the last of a preeminent magical bloodline, is building a new life for herself outside the security of the Colony. Meanwhile, demon raiders have breached the protective barriers of the compound and are threatening everyone she loves. When she learns of the tragedy, Celia races home to help mount a magical offensive-and finds comfort back in the arms of the shifter who broke her heart.... Risking exposure for all that he's done, Malcolm Daniels wants only to redeem himself with the pack and win back Celia's trust. But as demon forces invade, Celia's magic-and her own conflicted feelings for Malcolm-will be tested in ways neither of them ever would have imagined.
A Night with a Vampireby Cynthia Cooke
In all the years Xana Scorpio has hunted vampires with her brother, only vampire king Marius has eluded her. Then Marius captures her. He's convinced she has the antidote to a toxin killing his people. Desperate for information to save them, Marius will use every sensual power in his arsenal to get what he wants. Though Xana tries to resist him, Marius is as seductive as he is deadly. She is held helpless by his gaze-and by the surge of desire aroused with his bite. . . .
Peter's Returnby Cynthia Cooke
HIS EX WAS BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY A KILLER... But CIA agent Peter Vance has to protect the cover he' s painstakingly constructed during their years apart-- drug-cartel leader Baltasar Escalante believes Peter is a dealer. Planning Emily' s escape is the only thing Peter can do for the woman he' s never stopped loving, but the compassionate doctor refuses to bail when a dying little boy needs her specialized care. When Escalante learns the deal is a trap, Peter and Emily find themselves on the run in the Venezuelan countryside. Can Peter save his former wife from the drug lord' s wrath... and can he and Emily redeem the past?
Rising Darknessby Cynthia Cooke
Demon hunter, vampire and member of the Cadre, Damien Hancock has come to Wolvesrain to help Emma McGovern defend herself against a powerful demon. For if Emma finds love -- and consummates that love -- the demon Asmos will fulfill a generations-old curse and claim her soul. Damien knows just how powerful the ancient demon is, but he never anticipated the all-consuming effect courageous Emma would have on him. Having led a sheltered life within the walls of her ancestral estate, Emma senses that Damien, like her, carries too much pain and loneliness in his heart. But as their attraction proves impossible to resist, Emma fears it is the curse that is drawing them together. Can the love she has found in Damien's strong arms now help her fight the rising darkness?
Running with Wolvesby Cynthia Cooke
She is the descendant of a powerful bloodline, destined to wed another. He is a loyal pack member, fated to serve... Shay Mallory knows nothing of her shifter heritage. The strange auras and voices were only scary stories whispered by her father before he disappeared. What she does know is that something has always been missing in her life. So when Jason Stratton, a compelling stranger, comes to town, offering her protection and something more, Shay leaps at the chance to know him better. But despite their immediate bond, it is Jason's duty to deliver Shay untouched to The Colony-and into another man's bed. Now, with demonic forces circling, the very future of their kind depends on Jason and Shay resisting their growing passion. For Jason possesses something that no other Alpha can ever claim...Shay's heart.
Shiverby Cynthia Cooke
SPINE-TINGLING SENSATIONS...Detective Riley MacIntyre had long ago stopped being anyone's protector. Until a scared Devra Morgan needed his help. But the beautiful blonde's dependence only went so far. Were her secrets the key to the grisly murder that had torn apart his family?THAT MADE HER TREMBLEDevra had been suppressing her fears for so long, she didn't know how to trust the sexy New Orleans cop. But frequent psychic visions sent shivers down her spine, forcing her to reveal that Riley was the killer's next target. Could she get him to believe what she saw was unequivocally real-as real as the pain in her heart at the thought of losing him?
The Vampire's Seductionby Cynthia Cooke
Finding out she was a witch had upended Mari Saguna's staid life, but being thrown into a war between dark, otherworldly creatures in New York City surpassed the surreal. Her coven battled a clan of vampires...and caught in the middle were Mari and one vampire hell-bent on rescuing his kidnapped brethren. No spells could protect her from Nicholai, the potent, mysterious seducer. No potions could assuage the longing he'd awakened in her. In his lair, Mari wasn't sure she wanted protection...until she discovered Nicholai's dark intention. Could she believe the enemy she'd come to love meant to destroy her? And would it matter when Nicholai discovered she-and her blood-were her coven's secret weapon?
Wolf Magickby Cynthia Cooke
"Come to us Rena. We've been waiting for you."Rena has heard the whispers in her nightmares for years, ever since the night her mother disappeared. She hopes studying at Vindecare, a school for witches, will finally stop the voices and help her to control her abilities. At last she has a chance at a new life-and maybe a relationship with Kaydin, the undeniably sexy gallery owner helping Rena with her art.But Kaydin has dark secrets of his own, intimately connected to Rena's nightmares. The shapeshifter saved the young witch's life once, a mistake he's bound to correct. Even if Rena makes him long with desire he hasn't felt for centuries....
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FLOS was established in 1962 by the Italian industrialists. In 1974, the company became the owner of Arteluce -- one of the major players in the lighting design sector. From the very beginning, FLOS has been characterized by its high-quality approach to modern design and lighting production.
Sebastian Wrong was born in 1971 in London and he studied BA Hons in Fine Art (sculpture) Norwich School of Art and Camberwell School of Art, graduated in 1993. His education has been in the field of three dimensional art, and his design practice has developed as parallel work with fine art. His interests are in material manipulation, purity of form, function and honesty.
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RUSH: Remember talking with President Bush just an hour ago, he admitted 2006, middle of the war in Iraq, midterm elections, "people were tired of me." I said, "How does that feel?" I mean you're president of the United States and you think people are tired of you. That's what the left relies on. They rely on people just getting beaten down, just worn down, that's what they're counting on here. They're counting on everybody thinking the election being the peak. "All right, victory, we won, we showed 'em," but now nothing's gonna happen. The left, the Democrats, they're sending the same leadership team back. They want Pelosi back, although some Democrats who lost have leaked a letter that they wrote to Pelosi telling her to go away to Fox News. The letter has been published. I have a copy of it here. I'm saying, "Who leaked this?" But there are long knives out for Pelosi because Pelosi is responsible for a lot of these people losing their seats, losing their careers, losing their jobs. They wanted to serve in Congress. They wanted to be the Blue Dogs and others, not just exclusively Blue Dogs. So they're lining up the same leadership team and they're gonna try the same tactics. They don't know anything else.
They're gonna pretend the election never happened, folks. They are going to act like they still run the show, and the media in Washington is going to treat them that way. I want to prepare you for this. It happened in 1994, and I told the freshman class then, I said, "Do not think that the Beltway media is going to be happy you're here. Do not expect them to treat you as winners." What's gonna happen is, they're gonna go to Steny Hoyer, that time it was Tom Foley, they're gonna go to the Democrats of the day, their friends, "These new kooks that showed up, these Tea Party wackos, the majority in the House," and the narrative every day is gonna be, "What a bunch of kooks are running the Congress." The media is going to act like it's just an aberration, temporary thing, people are gonna have temper tantrums. That's all gonna be fixed soon because regardless who wins the election, when you get down to brass tacks, the liberals still run the town. This is the risk that's always present. When the Democrats lose power, the Republicans gain it. In town the power doesn't shift. The Republicans don't start running the town. They're not in charge of the social, and the social's big, don't ever think it isn't. So the media is gonna run around and they're just gonna beat everybody down.
It's just like this global warming bunch. "Yeah, it's a hoax, but we're just gonna keep talking about it. We're gonna wear you out. We're gonna make you tired of having to defend it all the time." And the same leadership team going back, Pelosi, if it happens, and Hoyer, and Clyburn, the point is going to be to pretend it didn't happen, that the only thing that's changing is the outcome of votes on various pieces of legislation. They're really counting on the fact that the election victory, Election Day itself, election night when the returns came in was the peak and everybody's gonna think, "Okay, we can relax, we got it done," and I think they're miscalculating. They're miscalculating big time. Here's why I think this, and this is not good news, folks. And I wish I did not have to tell you this. I wish I didn't have to report this to you. We just told you about the global warming guys, they're gonna come back, they're gonna start attacking conservatives in Congress, newly elected who don't sign on to the theory that man's destroying the planet, who don't believe that we need carbon taxes. Those people who don't believe that we're destroying the planet are gonna be targeted.
Representative Fred Upton, Republican, Michigan, wants to be the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Well, it's not a good thing because Fred Upton, Republican, Michigan, was a cosponsor with Jane Harman, Democrat, California, in 2007 to coauthor the legislation that effectively banned indoor incandescent lightbulbs in the United States. Fred Upton wants to chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and this is a guy who believes in man-made global warming, and he is a Republican. He and Harman "teamed up again to offer new legislation that would extend the ban on incandescent lightbulbs to outdoor lighting." So now these compact fluorescents, these spaghetti lightbulbs, what is the year, is it 2012 that the ban goes into effect? I know they started reducing supplies. A lot of people are starting to hoard incandescent lightbulbs. This is not gonna happen. I'm not gonna put these little curlicue things in my house. I'm not going to do it. And a lot of people aren't, either.
"In 2007, Jane Harman and Fred Upton introduced bipartisan legislation --" that's bipartisan, coauthored. Actually the legislation was written by a liberal Democrat, Jane Harman. That's all you need to know. "It became law as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act -- that bans the famously inefficient..." what do you mean famously inefficient? "...100-watt incandescent light bulb by 2012, phases out remaining inefficient light bulbs by 2014, and requires that light bulbs be at least three times as efficient as today's 100-watt incandescent bulb by 2020. Last year, after George Will wrote a column criticizing Upton's and Harman's proposal to extend the incandescent-bulb ban to outdoor lighting, the two House members sent a letter to the Washington Post complaining about the column and defending their legislative campaign against the incandescent bulb."
Now, this would be a tone deaf disaster if the Republican leadership lets Fred Upton ascend to the chairmanship of the House energy committee. This is exactly the kind of nannyism, statism, what have you, that was voted against and was defeated last week. No Republican complicit in nannyism, statism, can be rewarded this way. But seniority may rule the day.
Let's go to the audio sound bites. Last night on Hardball Chris Matthews was talking to the Huffing and Puffington Post's senior editor Howard Fineman, no longer at Newsweek. You know, it's strange. I make the cover of Newsweek and Fineman's gone. Chris Matthews says, "Let's take a look at Lindsey Graham because he comes off as sort of a thoughtful person in this fight. But maybe he's just a favorite of ours. But here he is. If you think what happened in Delaware is a win for the Republican Party then we don't have a snowball's chance to win the White House." That's Lindsey Graham talking about Christine O'Donnell. "If you think Delaware was a wake-up call for Republicans, then we have a shot at doing well for a long time."
FINEMAN: I can't tell you how much the Republican Senate establishment hates Jim DeMint.
MATTHEWS: Right.
FINEMAN: They hate him, and one reason they hate him is he's complaining about the fact that they were trashing Christine O'Donnell, where he, Jim DeMint, went around the country for the previous year trashing all of the Republican candidates that he thought were not sufficiently Tea Partiesque.
RUSH: And that's true. Howard Fineman's right. Jim DeMint, the long knives have been out for him in the Senate for a long, long time. They don't like DeMint. They want earmarks. Remember, earmarks, we gotta get rid of them because they're bribes. They also are excess spending. There's nothing redeemable about them. Mort Kondracke last night on the Fox News Channel Special Report, the all-star panel discussing conservatism in the Republican Party, what's happening.
KONDRACKE: It's not just the Tea Party. Look, there is a mini-civil war going on, at least in the Senate between the establishment and the DeMint forces. Jim DeMint is a guy who runs candidates against -- in primaries against sitting senators, and he is -- you know, he wants -- he said, I'd rather have 30 people like me than 51 majority in the Senate, and the establishment guys are all looking at themselves and looking to see if they have targets on their back or their front or something like that. Anybody who has ever been seen cooperating with a Democrat about anything has got a target on. You know, that's not the way you grow a party.
RUSH: Yeah, it is the way you grow a party, Mort. It most definitely is the way you grow one and reform one. Krauthammer responded to this.
KRAUTHAMMER: On the larger issue of the Tea Party, it's not a party, it's a tendency, it's a tendency to lower government, less intrusion, less regulation, lower taxes, less debt, et cetera, and that's the general principle that Republicans share. The idea that the media are making of a civil war I think is highly exaggerated. I think you will have Republicans who want to accomplish stuff, unlike DeMint, and actually adhere to principle.
RUSH: And he's right, except the DeMint stuff. The civil war is not in the Republican -- well, it's not a civil war. There is a battle. There is a conservative ascendancy, and the ruling class, the establishment Republicans don't like the Tea Party types, there's no question. But all of this misses what's going on in the Democrat Party, which was the focus of yesterday's program. They are in deep, deep doo-doo.
A question from the official program observer. Yes, Mr. Snerdley? What is it? I don't personalize this. He wants to know if they don't like DeMint, what do they think about me? I'm under no illusion that they like me. I don't care. I'm not out to be liked. I'm just pointing out here, Fred Upton wants the chairmanship of this energy committee in the House and be and that would be a step backwards, and some of the Republicans in the Senate are going after DeMint. I'm just telling you that the Democrats are counting on this kind of stuff. The Democrats are counting on a lack of energy, they're counting on people thinking that the election was the peak, was the high point. They're just gonna beat us down, they're gonna keep coming with their agenda, and they hope to wear us out. Just warning you. Pure and simple.
RUSH: Here is that letter that the defeated Democrats have sent to Nancy Pelosi. I'm not gonna read the whole thing, just some highlights. "Many of us want the chance to run again and reclaim the seats that we lost on Tuesday. With you as the leader of House Democrats, the hangover of 2010 stands no chance of subsiding. Many of us have run our last race but remain committed to our party; we want to help recruit successful candidates to run in our stead. Unfortunately, we fear that Republicans will further demonize you, and in so doing they will scare potential candidates out. The prospect of having to run against their own party leadership in addition to their Republican opponent is simply too daunting. ...
"You have been an historic figure in our great nation, and for that we are all proud, as should you be. Nonetheless, we each experienced how Republican demonization of you and your leadership contributed to our defeat. It is impossible not to judge the results of November 2nd as anything but a profound loss. We want to recover. Recovery of our majority in the House necessitates new leadership at the top of our party." It doesn't include you! "[O]ne mark of a strong leader is the ability to discern when it is time to pass the baton. As defeated members, whose party needs to rebuild, we are counting on you to show the strength of your leadership in this dark hour.
"We ask that you step aside as leader of our party in the House. With utmost respect, we are..." That's a draft copy of a letter that was sent to Pelosi, and whoever wrote it leaked it to Fox News. The long knives are out. You can talk about "civil waaaaar" in the Republican Party all you want. What's going on in the Republican Party is good for the party and it's good for the country. What's going on in the Democrat Party is also good for the country in the sense that they're being defeated big time. But Pelosi has her defenders. They want her back, because that is a hard, hard leftist institution -- and the Democrat Party has gone so far left that she looks good to them still.
RUSH: So I'm checking the e-mail during the break at the bottom of the hour, and some people want to know why I'm spending so much time talking about the Democrats and Pelosi and all that. Folks, it's very simple why. In order to be prepared for the future, you have to know how they're going to act. I know how they're gonna act, I know what they're going to do, and their effort is all going to be aimed at one thing, and that is dispiriting you. They want you feeling as negative about this victory as soon as they can. They want you thinking it was all for naught as soon as they can make you think that. And why?
Because in the past, we've done it!
In the past, we have treated victory as the end of things. We have jobs. We go back to work. Now, I think they're misreading the Tea Party this year. I don't think they have any idea who the Tea Party is, but it isn't gonna matter. They still are going to try the same tactics, and that is to beat you down. You must prepare yourself. In fact, I do not want to get... Snerdley, make a note. I do not want to get one phone call -- 'cause I'm warning you now, I don't want to get one phone call -- from now to the future asking me, "Rush, how come the media is treating the Democrats like they won?" Because the media and the Democrats are one and the same, and they still do run Washington. This is important to understand. They don't run the House of Representatives, but they run the town.
Now, the Democrat lobbyists are gonna have to do business with Republicans, but corrupting them is the objective. Getting people like Fred Upton on Energy is the objective. Making sure that somebody like Jim DeMint gets marginalized in the Senate is the objective. Taking the wind out of your sails as soon as possible is their objective, and that's one of the reasons why so many people are pushing for an identical leadership in the House and Senate as though nothing has changed. What you have to keep in mind is, it is a major blow to them what has happened. Here the American Spectator blog.
"David Paul Kuhn has an interesting interview with Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) about his party's shellacking in the midterms. Webb says his party has turned its back on Reagan Democrats like himself (Webb was secretary of the Navy under Ronald Reagan)," and they're making a move on Governor Manchin in West Virginia. They're holding out a carrot to him to maybe change parties in the Senate. So there might be some Democrats like Webb, and he's sending out feelers here that Democrats are leaving him, letting him down and so forth. The real problem that exists politically is the Democrats, but they're gonna do their best to create the illusion that it is business as usual -- and there's another primary reason for that.
They've gotta keep their donor base up!
It's all about money. They're not gonna run around and act panicked. They are not gonna give you the satisfaction of even acknowledging for one moment that they lost anything. That's why you're hearing all this talk about "working together, compromise, bipartisanship! The American people want the Republicans to work with us. That's what the election was all about, not the American people want us to go to hell, not the American people want us to be silenced." I've seen it, I've watched it happen, and I've seen it work. Their whole objective is to make it appear that they have not lost power, and they're gonna pull that off. You're gonna be watching cable news, you're gonna watch all the friendly yuk-yuks.
All these loser Democrats are gonna be on and they're gonna be acting like it's just the same as it was yesterday, and they'll be talking about the Republicans as though they are a minority and a bunch of whack job losers. "And can you believe what they proposed today? (laughing) They really want to cut taxes," and they'll talk about how stupid this is. Because what they realize, what they realize is that there are a number of people on our side who define "victory" as how many of their minds we change, and we don't. The minds we change, we'll never see that. The minds we change are their rank-and-file voters, people not in elective office.
So they know you gonna be depressed; they know that you can lose spirit. What does that mean? That means you will stop pressuring Republicans to act as they promised during the campaign. It's all part of the strategy. My point is they're relentless, they never go away, they never think of themselves as having been beaten. They don't look at this as rejection. They look at this as...not so much a challenge. They just get ticked off. They hate you even more. They want you to pay for this. The more they think you're getting depressed or unhappy with the speed of change, lack of it or what have you, then the happier they are gonna be.


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KALAMAZOO, MI – Lorie Joy DuPraw, who worked as a registered nurse for several years at Bronson Methodist Hospital and Tendercare nursing home, died Tuesday.
She was 51.
According to her obituary in today's Kalamazoo Gazette, DuPraw, a Grand Rapids native, was an active member of the Reformed Baptist Church of Kalamazoo and a married mother of four children.
"She loved her family very much and enjoyed knitting, gardening, reading, camping and playing the piano," her obituary said.
DuPraw is survived by her husband, Jeffrey Louis DuPraw; three daughters, Stephanie DuPraw, of Texas, Rachel (Benjamin) Bular, of Kalamazoo and Marissa DuPraw, of Kalamazoo; a son, Daniel DuPraw, of Kalamazoo; her mother, Jane Borduin, of Rockford; a brother, Douglas Borduin, of Rockford; a sister, Karen (Alex) Vincent, of Rockford and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation for DuPraw is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 S. Ninth St.
A funeral service for DuPraw is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Southridge Reformed Church, 6726 Texas Drive, with interment at Grand Prairie Cemetery.
Read Lorie DuPraw's full obituary.
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THE festive season is here, and one of the first signs you may notice is the wide range of traditional dessert treats that fill food store shelves. As delicious as these are, when eaten in excess (which happens very easily when you let down your guard), you pay for them in weight gain.
Fortunately, with a few small adjustments, you can still have the satisfaction of enjoying sweet treats with a healthy twist, and prevent post holiday-season weight gain.
Here's a look at the sweet truth of what goes into the bites of holiday delights:
Baker's friends
Fat is essential for health, but like many people, you are likely to eat too much of the wrong types of fat in baked treats at this time of year.
Christmas, Chanukah and other holiday treats are often loaded with saturated fats — such as butter, full-cream milk, cream, and certain plant fats such as coconut oil, palm kernel oil, cocoa butter, and coconut.
Common treats you enjoy in summer are the oh-so-creamy ice-creams, decadent chocolates, puddings, fruit mince pies, shortbread biscuits, fruit cakes and preserved fruit. These are sinfully delicious, but high in saturated fat, and help to raise levels of the bad cholesterol in your body.
Here is a nutritional analysis of the high fat/sugar and consequent energy values of favourite desserts:
*Fruit mince pie (per serving 40g)
Energy: 602kJ
Protein: 2.4g
Total fat: 1.4g
Carbohydrates: 29.6g
Sugar: 12.2g
*Fruit cake slice (per serving 75g)
Energy: 812kJ
Protein: 3.1g
Total Fat: 2.7g
Carbohydrates: 38g
Sugar: 32.2g
*Shortbread biscuit (per 40g serving, two biscuits)
Energy: 828kJ
Protein: 2.4g
Total fat: 9g
Carbohydrates: 26g
Sugar: 7.4g
Most Christmas treats contain vegetable shortening made from vegetable oils, and this is 100% fat. To make this fat solid at room temperature, these oils have to be hydrogenated. This is a chemical heating process that changes unsaturated fats to saturated fatty acids. This gives it the baking qualities necessary for many recipes, as well as prolonging its shelf life.
If you want to bake a healthy version of the traditional Christmas cake, then replace the butter with unsaturated fats such as heart-healthy canola oil, "lite" margarine or olive-oil margarine.
Another healthy source of fat to include is nuts, for example, pecan nuts, macadamias, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pistachios and peanuts. They are all good sources of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs for short). MUFAs have cardio-protective benefits and are therefore a more beneficial choice. Although nuts and oils are a healthy choice, they are high in fat and calorie dense, and should be enjoyed in moderation.
Milling away
Most dessert recipes use white flour as a main ingredient. It is a refined grain that is quickly digested into simple sugars and absorbed into your bloodstream, causing spikes in your blood sugar levels. This can leave you feeling drained of energy, and can result in fluctuations in mood and emotions and an increase in appetite. Therefore, limit the use of refined (white flour), high-glycaemic index (GI) starches, such as cakes, biscuits, muffins, croissants and tarts.
For a healthier option, bake your own treats by using oats, oat bran, or whole-wheat flours in fruit breads and Christmas cake (see recipe below).
These will help to increase the fibre and consequently lower the GI content of your dessert, which will keep you feeling fuller for longer, and prevent you from feeling a need for that extra bite.
Oh sweetness!
Sugar is the main component of most treats; it provides a source of energy, but has no nutrient value. Consuming copious amounts of these sugary treats this holiday season can wreak havoc on your waistline. High sugar intake increases blood glucose levels, which will lead to higher insulin levels. This in turn can affect mood and energy levels, causing sugar cravings and an increase in appetite and fat storage.
To prevent that, use healthier alternatives that include natural sugar substitutes, warm spices or fresh fruits.
Spices such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger, anise, almond and vanilla essence, work particularly well with desserts, and give the illusion of sweetness without adding any calories.
Tutee fruity
The best source for dessert is fruit, as it is laden with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fibre. Fruits naturally contain fructose, which causes a slower release of glucose into the blood stream and promotes good health. When making desserts, try using fresh or frozen fruit. A quick and easy way to serve a deliciously scented dessert is by making a taste-tingling fruit skewer with pieces of pineapple, melon, ripe strawberries and sweet grapes.
A skinny covering
When making custard, use low-fat or skim milk or use the commercial "lite" version. Fat-free or low-fat sugar-free vanilla yoghurt is an ideal substitute for cream or ice-cream on a pudding.
Here is a nutritional analysis of these popular dessert items:
Cream (per 100g/ml)
Energy: 2,270kJ
Protein: 1.3g
Total fat: 60g
Carbohydrates: 1.9g
Sugar: 1.9g
Ice-cream (per 100g/ml)
Energy: 878kJ
Protein: 3.5g
Total fat: 9.8g
Carbohydrates: 26.8g
Sugar: 24.5g
Vanilla yoghurt (per 100g/ml)
Energy: 285kJ
Protein: 3.4g
Total fat: 0.5g
Carbohydrates: 13.1g
Sugar: 10.3g
Lite vanilla custard (per 100g/ml)
Energy: 248kJ
Protein: 3.1g
Total fat: 1.6g
Carbohydrates: 8g
Sugar: 4.6g
• Mayuri Bhawan is a registered dietician and image consultant with Nutritional Solutions
Waist-friendly recipes
Here are some of my favourite recipes that are simple to prepare, and won't pile on the kilos.
Home-made vanilla custard
Serves 4 (half a cup each)
2 cups fat-free milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 large eggs
5ml corn flour
2 tbs sugalite baking sweetener
1. Gently heat the milk and vanilla essence in a small saucepan.
2. In a small bowl, mix together the eggs, corn flour and sweetener until smooth. Slowly whisk the warmed milk mixture (about ¼ cup at a time) into the egg mixture, and then place the mixture back into the saucepan and onto a low heat while stirring constantly for approximately 10 minutes, or until the mixture has thickened.
Analysis per serving of custard — energy: 368kJ; protein: 7.4g; fat: 2.9g; carbohydrates: 6.4g; sugar:0g
Delicious date balls
Makes 30 (depending on size)
250g dates, chopped
80ml canola margarine
30ml castor sugar
30ml sugalite
1 large egg yolk, beaten
5ml vanilla essence
1 packet digestive biscuits, crushed
100g crushed almonds
1. Combine the dates, margarine and sugar in a pot until the margarine melts.
2. Mix in the egg and vanilla essence.
3. Mix in the crushed biscuits.
4. Allow the mixture to cool, and then roll into balls and then roll in crushed almonds.
Analysis per date ball — energy: 360kj; protein: 0.8g; fat: 3.3g; carbohydrates: 11.6g; sugar: 3.8g
Spiced strawberries with pistachio nut topping
(Serves 4)
16 large strawberries, tops trimmed off
150ml red wine
4 whole cloves
2 whole star anise
1 cinnamon stick
For the pistachio nut topping:
1 tub fat-free smooth cottage cheese
2 tbs roasted pistachio nuts, crushed
1 tbs Sugalite baking sweetener
1. Heat the oven to 180°C.
2. Place the strawberries together with the spices and wine into a snug baking dish, and place in the oven.
3. While waiting for the strawberries to cook, mix together the cottage cheese, pistachio nuts and the sweetener, and chill in the fridge.
4. Bake the strawberries for 20 to 30 minutes, or until deep red in colour and soft.
5. Serve the spiced strawberries in warmed dessert bowls with some of the spiced red wine juices, and an ice-cream-ball-roll of pistachio nut "cream cheese".
Analysis per serving of strawberries — energy: 590kj; protein: 8.5g; fat: 4.8g; carbohydrates: 7g; added sugar:0g
Christmas fruit cake (recipe taken from Eating for Sustained Energy 2, by Gabi Steenkamp and Liesbet Delport, published by Tafelberg)
Serves 20 (serving size: one piece)
250ml (1 c) water
125ml (½ c) fat-free milk
125ml (½ c) soft "lite" margarine
125ml (½ c) sultanas
35 (½ x 250g packet) dried apricot halves, roughly chopped
12 (½ x 250g packet) dried prunes
10 (½ x 250g packet) dried peach halves, roughly chopped
30ml (2 tbsp) currants
125ml (½ c) white sugar
5ml (1 tsp) bicarbonate soda
1ml (¼ tsp) salt
10 pecan nut halves, chopped
190ml (¾ c) cake flour
5ml (1 tsp) bicarbonate of soda
5ml (1 tsp) baking powder
85ml (1/3 c) oat bran
250ml (1 c) whole-wheat ProNutro
1 apple, peeled and very finely grated
1 egg
2ml (½ tsp) almond essence
1 egg white, beaten
1. Place the water, milk, margarine, fruit, sugar, 5ml (1 tsp) bicarbonate of soda, the salt and nuts in a large saucepan. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
2. Remove from the heat, pour into a bowl and allow to cool completely.
3. Remove the pips from the prunes. Preheat the oven to 160°C.
4. Sift together the flour, 5ml (1 tsp) bicarbonate of soda, and baking powder over the cooled fruits in the bowl.
5. Add the oat bran, the whole-wheat ProNutro and grated apple.
6. Mix gently with a wooden spoon.
7. Beat the egg and almond essence together, and add to the batter.
8. Whisk the egg white and fold it into the mixture.
9. Spoon the batter into a nonstick baking pan ( a 30cm long loaf pan or 15cm square or round pan), which has been sprayed with nonstick spray.
10. Bake for two hours, or until a knife or skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
11. Allow to cool completely, then sprinkle with a little brandy (optional).
12. Store in an airtight container, or cover with foil and store for two days in the fridge before eating.
Analysis per serving of Christmas cake — energy: 673kj; protein: 3g; fat: 4g; carbohydrates: 26g.


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The first major changes in livestock marketing rules in more than 90 years may have to wait a little longer, following a setback in Washington last week for the multi-year efforts to change how meatpackers do business with farmers and ranchers.
Meanwhile, those in Weld County who believe the existing rules give meat- and poultry-packers the upperhand over small, family operations say they're not giving up the fight.
The proposed regulations — called the GIPSA rules, because they were proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration — were introduced in 2010 against a backdrop of sharp consolidation in the packing industries during the past 50 years, which has left some worried about the effects on farms and ranches.
But a solution everyone could agree on never materialized, and last week the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, during its farm bill talks, approved an amendment that repeals the section of the 2008 farm bill that directed GIPSA, according to Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo.
If that amendment makes it through the House intact and the Senate makes a similar move during their own farm bill talk, the livestock marketing rules that have been in place for decades will remain in effect, he added.
The acronym "GIPSA" has dominated regulatory talks in the livestock industry in recent years, and the debate has been watched closely — especially in Weld County which, according to the most recent U.S. Census of Agriculture, ranks third in the nation for its value of livestock, poultry and their products.
JBS USA, one of the four largest meat-packers in the U.S., is headquartered in Greeley.
"I think some people liked the idea behind the GIPSA rules, but many have said the regulatory overreach that's become a part of them is too much," Gardner said. "There's still a long way to go, but I think the House Ag Committee made the right move."
Not everyone agreed.
"It's disappointing," said Ben Rainbolt, a former agriculture teacher, principal at Platteville High School and a Weld County farmer, who serves as the executive director for the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union. "We'd love to see more transparency in how meat-packers do business."
In recent decades, meat companies in many cases have developed tight relationships with farmers and ranchers, rather than using the open market, which gives companies more control over prices, some argue.
The proposed GIPSA rules aim to redraw those relationships, tilting the balance of power back toward the rancher.
But lobbyists for meat-packers say their existing flexibility helps drive down the price of meat for consumers.
And not all ranchers are against the way things are done now.
Some receive premiums for livestock with improved genetics that provide the quality of beef or meat the markets want.
Improving genetics can take years, and those premiums could be lost if the rules change.
In December 2011, the USDA released a final version of poultry-focused measures that were part of the proposed GIPSA changes.
They were less extensive than the reforms originally introduced in 2010 and viewed by most as a victory for the meat companies.
The meat companies, though, didn't view the rules as a win, since they would still make their operations more regulated and more expensive than they've historically been.
The more aggressive rules originally introduced in 2010 would have made it much easier for producers to sue companies for manipulating prices, underpaying or other violations.
Those rules would have effectively banned a "tournament" system that some companies use to pay farmers.
The measures also would have barred meatpackers from forming special relationships with some feedlots, giving them a premium price while refusing to do business with others.
Since the proposed poultry-focused rules were released in late 2011, little has been done.
Rainbolt believes a lack of federal funding and continued efforts by meat-industry lobbyists is to blame for the lack of movement in the "needed" rule changes.
"We'll certainly get back on the phones," he said. "We'll keep fighting for this."


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I've seen a bunch of personal finance bloggers talk about Prosper lately and honestly I don't see the sense in it. For those who aren't familiar with it, it's a place where you can loan money to other people and earn, in some cases, a hefty interest rate on it. Everyone seems to be approaching cautiously, with good reason since your money is not protected in any way, because the business model hasn't been proven in the States yet (Zopa, something similar, exists in the UK) and most people don't like the idea of lending real cash to complete strangers.
Handling Defaults:
For privacy reasons, we do not disclose the identity or contact information (like an email or telephone number) of members on the site for any reason. If you would like to contact the borrower yourself, you can go to that borrower's member page, and click "Contact member." Your message will be sent to the individual anonymously through the Prosper messaging system.
You can't get into contact with the person you are lending to for "privacy reasons." So when the borrower misses a monthly payment:
Once the loan is one month past due, it is turned over to a collection agency to pursue collection from the borrower. If the collection agency cannot collect payment from the borrower after a reasonable period of time (within 3 months), the loan will be considered uncollectable, and written off as a loss.
It's written off in three months and then sold at auction, where you will receive the proceeds. "Because the debt is already fairly old by the time it reaches the debt buyer, you should not expect to receive much of your original investment in return for the outstanding debt."
If you have very weak credit score, it wouldn't be unreasonable for you to get a high risk loan, avoid the collection agency for a mere 3 months, then get your friend to bid on the loan and clear it – all for less than the auction price. That's what I'd do if I was a scammer and wanted to rip people off.
Borrower Statistics:
Now add that with the experiences of Savvy Saver and you're left with an empty feeling plus an empty wallet. Through very savvy 0% balance transfer offers, she has $40,000 of credit card debt and still receives a grade of A (second best!) by Prosper! Since credit grades and debt to income ratios are basically the two fundamental pieces of information about a Prosper borrower, you've just lost credibility in half of the equation. If you read further in her post, she notes that you can enter any income you want thus making the debt to income ratio metric an entirely useless one.
No real protection for lenders + Borrower stats weaker than eBay's feedback system = I'm keeping my money in my mattress.{ 29 comments, please add your thoughts now! }


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