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HEART OF THE CITY: Southport Elementary wins a couple of WUSD scholastic sports titles
Summer has started, graduations are done and it's time for congratulations to all the graduates. Best of luck in the future! Parents: you, too, can take a bow. You made it so far!
Southport takes a double:
Southport Elementary School won both the Washington Unified School District Boys Flag Football Championship and the Girls Volleyball Championship last week.
I didn't get a chance to go to the football playoffs but I did make it to the terrific volleyball championships at Riverbank School. I'd like to give a special note of thanks to Carmelita Goldsby, vice principal at Southport Elementary, who attended the games and supported her school.
The final four started with Westmore Oaks squaring off against pre-tournament favorite Bridgeway Island.
Bridgeway Island won the first game 25-17 and things seemed to be going true to form. But Westmore gutted it out and roared back to win game 2, 25-20. The match was on.
Bridgeway fought for their lives and eventually won a great match in game three, 16-14. At one point, the volleyball was such a high quality there was a combined 11-hit back-and-forth rally to decide one point.
Jasmine Anderson, Liliana Flores,Evelyn Bredkhin and Ashley Potts and former United States Youth Volleyball League standout Mallory Cypress were all sited for great play for Westmore Oaks.
Xavionna Bryant-Davis, Sofie Russ, Avi Torres were great playmakers for Bridgeway Island taking them to familiar championship game territory..
In the other semifinal, Southport sought to avenge their earlier season loss to a tough Elkhorn squad and came out blasting.
Southport won 2 games in a row to take the match 26-24 and 25-11 to setup the Championship vs. Brideway Island the next night.
Itzel Geronimo, Diana Rocha, Jessica Urbina were great players for Elkhorn.
Michelle Trussel, Ashley davis, Mikala Drewry led the Southport charge
Southport took their momentum into the two-night championship schedule, defeating Bridgeway Island 25-12 and 25-18 to win the championship in 2013.
A couple of weeks ago I happened to be in the cities of Lincoln and Rocklin and, as usual, surrounded by West Sac softball players at championship tourneys.
First it was Ally Snyder, Hannah Wilover, Bella Munoz Alaina Castillio, Amarissa Medina, Elizabeth Cafaro, Jordan Criswell,Kylie Myers.
Then the following week at the Sac Softball complex it was Meghan Mckeever, Anjelica Blackmer, Melissa Corona, Crystal Diaz, all playing for a variety of teams — the Pride, Hittterz, Attack and Bandits Fury. It is especially nice to see them in the championship awards presentations. I bet not a weekend goes by that some West Sac softball player is being recognized for a softball championship somewhere in this area, in California or in the country.Great players!
Another softball note: on the two teams this year in the NCAA Womens Softball Champion ship played by Tennessee and Oklahoma 12 players were from California.
I also watched agame in the Sac Joaquin High School Softball Championships, and there were our own Alaina Guerra and Meghan Mckeever playing for Christian Brothers.
Congratulations to Walt James of the Centennial Rotary Club of West Sacramento for being named the District 5180 Rotarian of the Year. Out of 40 clubs and about 1,600 Rotarians Walt was accorded this great honor.
Also, congratulations to Beverly Sandeen of the Centennial Club for being recognized by Mayor Christopher Cabaldon for her contributions to the community.
Have a great summer!
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Driver in gang killing denied parole
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig reports that on Tuesday, parole commissioners denied parole to 32-year-old convicted murderer Ramiro Acevedo, Jr.. The hearing took place at the California State Prison in Soledad, California where Acevedo is serving a 15-to-life sentence in prison.
According to the District Attorney's office, Acevedo was a member of West Sacramento's "Broderick Boys" gang who participated in a 1999 killing. Said a press release from the D.A.:
On August 26th, 1999, Acevedo and fellow Broderick Boy Manuel Trujillo went to the home of 18-year-old Julio Robledo to retaliate for a shooting where Trujillo was allegedly targeted. Acevedo sat in the car while Trujillo went up to the house with a shotgun and fatally shot Robledo in the chest. Others were seriously injured in the shooting.
Acevedo received the 15-to-life sentence in a deal with prosecutors to testify against Trujillo, who was convicted by a jury of first degree murder as well as two counts of attempted murder. The parole commission praised recent efforts Acevedo has made in prison to focus his life in more positive directions, but were swayed by the serious circumstances of the case as well as Acevedo's inadequate parole plans.
Supervising Deputy District Attorney Garrett Hamilton represented the District Attorney's Office at the hearing. Victim Service's Program Manager Laura Valdes attended the hearing with the mother of the victim Julio Robledo. Valdes said it was an honor and humbling to assist and support Robledo's mother at the hearing. "This was extremely difficult for her," said Valdes, according to the D.A.'s office. "She told me in Spanish that being at the hearing was fulfilling and she felt her words had an impact on the decision made by the commissioners."
District Attorney Jeff Reisig applauded the success of the Parole Lifer Unit and praised the decision of the commissioners. "The commissioners' decision was thoughtful and measured," Reisig stated in a press release. "Also, we cannot ignore the dedicated efforts of Mr. Hamilton, who made the case on behalf of this office, and Ms. Valdes, who helped the victim through this heartwrenching experience."
Acevedo will not be eligible for parole again until 2016.
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Kiwanis offer free summer camp for kids
The Kiwanis Club in West Sacramento wants to send 50 local children, age 9-11, to summer camp from July 7-13 – free of charge. For an application, call Mauda at (916) 372-2489 or Ken at 372-0549.
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Police K9 competition open to public
You and your family are invited to watch the "LAWDOGS Police K9 Competition' Saturday (June 15) at River City High School from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Police dog teams from several agencies will compete in categories of search, agility, obedience and protection. The "protection" competition starts after 12:00 p.m. and the SWAT/K9 demo will be about 11:30 a.m. There will be other information and activities on site.
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Johannessen to run for state assembly
West Sacramento City Councilman Mark Johannessen made it official today: he will run next year for the California Assembly seat now held by fell0w Democrat Roger Dickinson. Dickinson plans to run for the State Senate seat now held by Darrell Steinberg, who will step down due to term limits.
"I am proud of what has been accomplished since my election to the West Sacramento City Council in 2006. By bringing together businesses and the community, we have created a culture of governmental efficiency that is widely respected throughout the region. Together, we have promoted economic growth, improved local schools, reduced crime, and focused on senior health and transportation issues," said Johannessen in an emailed statement.
"Even though my campaign for Assembly is just beginning," he added, "I have already received the support of state and local leaders including (state board of education member)Betty Yee, (Yolo) County Supervisors Mike McGowan, Jim Provenza, and Don Saylor, West Sacramento City Councilmember Bill Kristoff, as well as business leaders like Mark Friedman and Jeff Savage and the support of many labor organizations and neighborhood leaders. "
Johannessen's current city council term ends in 2014.
He is the son of former state senator K. Maurice Johannessen.
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Make your garden friendly to honey bees, as well as native bee species
By Mary K. Hanson
Tuleyome Association
Most likely you recognize the European honey bees when you see them, but did you know that California also boasts over 1600 species of native bees? There are actually over 300 species just in Yolo County alone, and like honey bees, these guys lend a significant hand in pollinating local crops.
Recognizing many of the native bee species may be a little difficult for those of us without an entomology background, but there are some real standouts like the Blue Orchard Bees, the Metallic Sweat Bees, and the Valley Carpenter Bees which at about 1-inch in length are the largest bees in California. The female Carpenter Bees are shiny black, but the stingless males are fat, fuzzy and golden blond with large green compound eyes. They are often referred to as "Teddy Bear Bees."
At the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven in Davis, CA, I was lucky enough to speak with Dr. Robbin Thorp about bee conservation and how we can all help to preserve the species that are native to our region… and I also got up close to some of the Teddy Bear Bees. Some bee species are dwindling in numbers due to loss of habitat, disease and malnutrition. In northern California, for example, four species of bumblebees are already on the endangered list and one, the Franklin's Bumblebee, may now be extinct. The good news is that it's not too late to help our native bees. You can even create native-bee-friendly zones right in your own backyard.
Unlike honey bees that live together in massive colonies, native bees are generally solitary and unobtrusive guests. They live in small burrows in the ground or in narrow tunnels in wood. In your garden, you can encourage native bees to nest by providing them with patches of sunny, untilled, well-drained soil to burrow into. Or you can set up "bee condos" for them by drilling tunnels into chunks of wood, and setting those up in your garden.
After mating, the female bee will enter her underground hideout or the bee condo you've created, and will lay her eggs on little balls of doughy pollen. She'll then seal up the brood chamber with mud, pieces of leaves or resin so the babies are safe and well fed while they're developing.
[adrotate group="9″] Most native bees don't live for more than a season, and they spend a lot of time in their burrows while they're maturing, so you may only see them on the wing for a month or two. The best time to see the Teddy Bear Bees, for example, is between May and June in the late afternoon. Keep in mind that while the female bees have stingers, they usually only use them if they get trapped somewhere (like inside your clothing).
Dr. Thorp reminds us that native bees are "vegans" who need sugar from nectar and protein from pollen to survive, so planting a garden with that in mind will help to sustain the bees in your area. Almond trees, apple trees, acacia, germander and salvia plants produce a lot of flowers the bees really go for. They also like thyme, rosemary and most forms of daisy-like flowers. If you're planting rose bushes, keep in mind that there isn't enough pollen in the fancy multi-petal hybrid roses to feed the bees; they need roses with the simple five-petal blossoms on them that have lots of anthers. Plant for blooms throughout the year and you'll always have a supply of food for the bees. All of this will help ensure pollination of your flowers and fruit trees, and will turn your backyard into a friendly place for the bees to be!
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Raley Field: new citizens take oath
You can watch hundreds of people from over 50 countries take the oath of American citizenship at a ceremony at 9 a.m. on June 12 at Raley Field.
The Raley Field baseball stadium is located at 300 Ballpark Drive, West Sacramento.
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Bright futureSeptember 03,2013
Washington Electric Co-op, based in East Montpelier, was the first utility in Vermont to reach and exceed Vermont's 4 percent statutory cap on net metering capacity. In fact, WEC hit 6 percent. While the member-owned utility has been a leader on progressive energy issues in the state for decades, it has been forced into a corner when it comes to net metering.
Other smaller utilities, including Hardwick Electric Co., that also have met the cap simply have done away with net metering to avoid the business quandary now facing WEC.
WEC's board voted to limit the size of net metering installations after Oct. 1, to no more than 5 kilowatts, pending consideration of changes to the net metering program during the upcoming legislative session.
The utility maintained that while continuing to be committed to progressive environmental energy policy, it must also balance its fiduciary and regulatory responsibility to its member-owners to collect revenues in a fair and equitable manner and to maintain its distribution and transmission system.
According to the Public Service Department website, net metering "makes it easier and more cost-effective for Vermonters to generate their own electricity." In 1997 the Legislature allowed net metering, which requires electric utilities to permit an individual customer or group of individual customers to generate their own power using small-scale renewable energy systems and qualified combined heat and power systems using nonrenewable fuels. The excess power they generate can be fed back to their utilities.
Before net metering, self-generators had to install expensive battery banks to store the power they needed or go through lengthy negotiations with their utilities to have them buy any extra power generated. In its simplest form, "a net metering system will generate power that will flow to the owner's load, and if there is more power than demand, through the customer's electric meter. The meter will measure electricity flowing in both directions, unifying a customer's power usage and generation."
WEC and other electric utilities in Vermont supported the current net metering legislation passed in 2011 that set the maximum obligation, or cap, of 4 percent of each utility's peak load for net metering installations.
That's causing hardship and a gap in the utilities' budgets.
"As a cooperative we do not make money providing and selling power. Most folks are not aware that two-thirds of WEC's 21 cent cost per (kilowatt-hour) goes to maintaining the most rural service territory in the state," WEC board President Barry Bernstein said in a statement. "We need to collect revenue to pay for costs for poles, wires, transmission/distribution, storm restoration, and business operations. Any excess dollars we collect are returned to members. If we are short dollars we must raise rates. Net metering members do not contribute the full cost of using WEC wires and poles, thus we must collect it from other members."
That cost shift is too great a burden. All utility customers need to benefit equitably.
There are answers out there, including imposing fees on customers using net metering, or creating a new standard offer that utilities offering net metering would pay into and be repaid on a more equitable basis. But as is the case with any utility, the debate is overcharged and mired in politics and self-interest.
This next legislative session, lawmakers are going to get hit from all sides — from the electric companies, from the lobbyists and from Vermonters who just want to "go green" and install solar, wind or other renewables in order to do their part.
The issue cannot be ignored, especially now that Vermont Yankee's potential portion of any equation for the state's energy future shifts dramatically.
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Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is currently undergoing a major redevelopment project to help conserve the infrastructure of the original 1911 building and to improve access for all.
The Gallery continues to present an exciting offsite public programme of exhibitions, working with partners locally, nationally and internationally, and a full programme of activities and events are available at our offsite base at the YMCA, Kingsway, Swansea.
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Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is currently undergoing a major redevelopment project to help conserve the infrastructure of the original 1911 building and to improve access for all.
A broad spectrum of visual arts from the original bequest of Richard Glynn Vivian (1835-1910) which includes work by Old Masters as well as an international collection of porcelain and Swansea china. The 20th Century is also well represented with modern painting and sculpture by Hepworth, Nicholson, Nash alongside Welsh artists such as Ceri Richards, Gwen John and Augustus John.
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Leonardo da Vinci: Ten Drawings from the Royal Collection
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Throughout 2016, ten of the finest drawings by Leonardo da Vinci in the Royal Collection will travel to four museums and galleries across the United Kingdom and Ireland in a new exhibition.
The works have been selected to show the extraordinary scope of the artist's interests, from painting and sculpture to engineering, zoology, botany, mapmaking and anatomy, as well as his use of different media – pen and ink, red and black chalks, watercolour and metalpoint.
Through drawing, Leonardo attempted to record and understand the world around him. He maintained that an image transmitted knowledge more accurately and concisely than any words. Nonetheless, many of his drawings are extensively annotated, including the sheet of Studies for casting the equestrian monument to Francesco Sforza, c.1492–4, and the double-sided page from a notebook of anatomical studies, The heart compared to a seed and The vessels of the liver, spleen and kidneys, c.1508.
There are almost 600 drawings by Leonardo da Vinci in the Royal Collection. They were originally bound into a single album, which was probably acquired in the 17th century by Charles II. Beyond the 20 or so surviving paintings by Leonardo, the artist's drawings are the main source of our knowledge of this extraordinary Renaissance man and his many activities.
Leonardo's drawings are the richest, most wide-ranging, most technically brilliant, and most endlessly fascinating of any artist.
The exhibition is on show at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne from 13 February – 24 April 2016, the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin from 4 May – 17 July 2016, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery from 30 July – 9 October 2016 and Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea from 15 October 2016 – 6 January 2017.
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I bought a HOYA UV filter for my L lense saturday. I just got it for insurance on the lense glass but the guy was trying to sell me a polarizing filter too. I didn't get that one but it brings up the question- How many of you use filters? What kind? Do you change them out for different situations or, say, as in my UV filter, leave it on indoors or out? Just wondering, I saw where best buy was offering 3 different lense filters for $15 each, one was a "distortion", another sounded like it was shaded. I just wondered who uses what and why? Thanks-Bran
Filters definitely have their place. The filters I use are: Polarizer, Graduated Neutral Density, and sometimes an 81B warming filter. Now with Photoshop and digital cameras I'm less likely to use the 81B.
The polarizing filter is a must if you are going to be shooting around water. Just like your sunglasses it is going to reduce glare allowing for more saturated colors. Don't cheap out on filters though especially if you have spent good money to get good lenses.
The graduated neutral density filter will allow you to darken bright areas in the frame to bring the exposure latitude back into the realm that the camera can render. Again...get a good one because the less expensive ones will tend to have a color cast to them.
Many of the funky distortion effects can be done in Photoshop. If you shoot with a filter on the camera the only shot you will have is the distorted one....if you change it later...then you have the original and the distorted image.
So besides the UV I have on now, I should next get a polarizer for shooting around water? What brand would you recommend?
Polarizer is a must have...there are some that have a duo set up with the warming added , but just a matter of preference and expense I guess - I use 'em seperate... but I find I use the polarizer mostly and since going digital I set the camera warmer if needed or you can make the adjustment later on in Literoom or photoshop etc...
If you still shoot old school b+w it's good to have different contrast filters (again ,can be simulated in digital)but with film its handy to have a system like Cokin where you put a mount on your lens and can change out squares of different contrast filters...they also have other types of effect filters as well but are not glass based as Hoya or Tiffen...
I don't recommend using a UV filter on any lens, unless you are shooting from a boat, or maybe in rain where splashing water might get on the front lens element. Unfortunately camera stores love to sell people filters, because they can mark them up around %300, whereas they make extremely little on the lenses and bodies. Lenses, especially the L's are a lot tougher than you may think. It pays to be cautious, but remember that it is just a tool, even though it may not be inexpensive.
Some people recommend using a UV filter to protect against scratches, but truthfully, that is a bit silly to me. Lenses shouldn't scratch all that easily if handled properly, and if they do it would take a major scratch to affect your image quality. That is why it often pays to buy used lenses at reduced rates if they have a minor scratch or two on the front element.
It never made sense to me to buy an "L" lens, which is the highest optical quality that Canon offers, and to put another piece of glass in front of it in the form of a filter. When you add another piece of glass to your lens, you are actually degrading image quality and can run in to greater trouble with lens flare, which can give you that classic starburst effect, and, or, reduce the contrast of the overall image. In the days when we shot chrome film, we would often use a warming filter to boost the color temperature of the transparency a bit, especially in the bluish light of the early morning. But as Daniel mentioned earlier, we take care of color temperature adjustments in post processing now, or in camera while shooting.
A polarizing filter on the other hand is the photographers best friend. The classic books will tell you all kinds of rules for using a polarizing filter, but here is my advice. Instead of taking the time to mount the "PF" to your lens, try holding it up to the scene and turn it with your hands to see if it is delivering the desired effect, or doing anything at all. If you like what you see, then put it on the lens and compose your shot. This will save you a lot of time over mounting the filter then deciding that it doesn't do anything. Also it pays to remember that a polarizer helps to reduce glare on glass/windows, some metals, and some paints on metals. Your best bet is to always just look through the filter and see what it is doing for you. Be careful when choosing a PF, and check it on all of your lenses, sometimes PF's will vignette, due to their length (or thickness). Remember too that a PF on full polarization will reduce the light hitting your film, meter, or digital sensor by ~1 1/2 stops. This can be useful when you need to attain a slower shutter speed to get the classic silky flowing water affect.
Which "L" lens did you get and which body are you running it on?
Best wishes,
polarizing filter question
I almost always shoot with a polarizing filter on my slr, but i just bought an olympus to shoot with on the stream. Does anyone make a film that i could put on the lens to cut out the glare on the olympus?
Thanks Dan,
I'm still learning but that's part of the fun. I am, as of right now, still using that UV but after what you've said I may take it off. I asked the camera shop guy the same thing, why put another piece of cheap glass in front of a fluorite lense element? It's bound to degrade the picture somewhat but his reply was something to do with the cost of repairing the front element.
I've got the 70-200 f/4L Image Stabilizer, 28-135 IS, and the 50mm f/1.4.
The body is a 40D, I got it in November last year, I had a 30D before but this was definately worth the upgrade plus I was able to recoup some of my expense by selling the 30D.
Thanks for your advice--Bran
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FPPC says nothing improper about proposed Miramontes contract with PUSD
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Tell me FPCC adjudicator(s), regardless that other agencies apparently have more restrictive covenants that would have prohibited (and ultimately sanctioned) the Miramontes deal, how extreme must the circumstances be before the FPCC considers this brand of covert-lite cronyism a criminal tresspass?
Dreier provokes Ramon. Ramon now contemplates suing the PUSD. When will it end with these two?
Actually Miramontes is suing Dreier. For good reasons. And it does look to me like the PWeakly is beating a retreat from their previous bold positions. Guess they hope to stay out of court.
What's missing from this article are student success stories. If they spent half of the time they spend on themselves, their egos, or agendas -- we'd have a better school district but this is Pasadena, backwards and egotistical, from city hall to pusd and pcc. And people wonder why all concerned parents send their kids to private school.


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In 1989, the Georgia State Legislature passed the Georgia Planning Act, which established a coordinated planning program for the State of Georgia. This program provides local governments with opportunities to plan for their future and to improve communication with their neighboring governments.
The Planning Act also assigns local governments certain minimum responsibilities to maintain "Qualified Local Government" (QLG) status and, thus, be eligible to receive certain state funding. The cornerstone of the coordinated planning program is the preparation of a long-range comprehensive plan by each local government in the state.
These plans intend to highlight community goals and objectives as well as determine how to achieve these goals and objectives. The Comprehensive Plan is to be used by the Muscogee County as a tool to direct and guide development in a manner that insures the quality of life and service levels associated with the city are maintained at desired levels. It is not the intention of the City of Columbus to compile a complex document of data files with little analysis or direction, but rather to create a thorough document that is easy to read, understand, and most importantly, to follow.
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The implementation program includes a Future Land Use Plan to guide future development; a short-term work program, which is a list of goals/programs to accomplish in the next 5-years and the responsible party; and the development of local policies to achieve the community's vision. This part of the plan is intended to serve as a meaningful tool for the day-to-day decision-making of the Columbus Consolidated Government.
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a clean,simply furnished, practical 2 bedroom apartment in downtown Manhattan.
private bathroom and kitchen
it is an older apartment on ground floor
Located in Chinatown/ Lower East Side in downtown Manhattan.
It accommodates 1-3 nice,responsible,reliable guests (no extra visitors)
has Air Conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter
has 2 rooms:
1 room for 2 persons (has a queen size bed)
and other room has single bed +table+chairs+closet
then there is another room with kitchen corner+shower corner
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In close proximity to subway station,supermarket,shops, restaurants,bars and private art galleries
Within walking distance to Soho,Little Italy, the Brooklyn Bridge,World Trade Center, Wall Street, and ferry to the Statue of Liberty.
Museums: Tenement Museum, Orchard street bargain district, New Museum
bed linen and towels will be provided
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Contact with Eva was easy and fine. The appartment is in a great location. The appartment is pretty small, but as expected. We had a pleasant stay.
Very nice and clean apartment! Lies in charming Chinatown, good to discover the city. Eva is a perfect host in every way and responds always very fast. Thank you so much Eva, we had a blast!
Very convenient small ground floor apartment for 2 or 3 people on the Lower East Side/Chinatown. Close to subway station and within walking distance to several sights. Some nice restaurants in the neighborhood. Eva was easy to communicate with.
Great apartment in lower Manhattan. Nice and quit neighbourhood. Apartment has everything you need. Also wifi. There is a subway station ( F line) nearby which takes you either downtown to Brooklyn or uptown to Times square and surroundings. There are some restaurants just down the block (cash only). Eva is a great host and we really loved the stay in her apartment.
very nice and clean apartment, with full equipped kitchen, located in downtown manhattan, in a very quiet neighborhood. Nearby subway station, markets and all you need. I don't meet Eva but her friend, but she is a very nice person, present by phone and mail and reliable. Very good experience.
Functional apartment, located in a peaceful neighborhood very close to downtown. You can reach easily by walk chinatown, little italy, soho, brooklyn bridge and also financial district and areas nearby. Subway station and supermarket close by. Host is well organized, will provide you with all info needed to get to the apartment, punctual and available by phone for any help during your stay.
Pretty little 'bonsai'-apartment in great location and with everything in it you'll need during a short stay.Very helpful and correct host.
Very nice place and clean NYC apartment, with all you need for a short sty in the city of all cities.
Compact, cheerful and clean apartment located in a quiet and peaceful neighborhood.
You can easily walk to the subway station East Broadway in less than 5 minutes. A very nice restaurant named Cafe Petisco is around the corner.
Eva is a very friendly host who answers messages quick and is available to assist at anytime.
A little drawback was that the heating could not be adjusted by hand thereby the climate was far too hot and we had to sleep with open windows.
All in all the apartment looked like in the pictures but not that new.
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You will not grow if you sit in a beautiful flower garden, but you will grow if you are sick, if you are in pain, if you experience losses, and if you do not put your head in the sand, but take the pain and learn to accept it, not as a curse or punishment, but as a gift to you with a very, very specific purpose.
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That is so beautiful. If only it weren't quite *so* thorny... I love you!
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Um, is it okay that, WHILE we accept these things as gifts, we are ALSO a wee bit cranky about them?
I mean, come on. That garden looks pretty good in the brochure, doesn't it? Kind of like Club Med. xo, s.
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So guys in other news besides the election Colorado is the first State to legalize Marijuana for recreational use!!!!! O.O
I also heard that Oregon may do the same! So what do you think about that guys?
I live in Colorado, it's not that big of a deal to me but I know a lot of people in Boulder who will be very pleased with this.
in california it feels like it pretty much already is, but hopefully california will soon follow suit and we can stop this pointless war on drugs
Mhm. Does it benefit me? Good job, economic growthing, etc.? More like no. I don't smoke marijuana, but my friends do. People are stupid and have addiction to which leads them near broke or empty pocket. SMH. Their or your choice. To me, it is not cool.
wow really, its legal in the states ?
Wow, more people are going to get holes in their hearts?smh
They're going to have to fight againt the federal laws regulating marijuana, so don't celebrate just yet. But its definitely a step in the right direction.
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The Aryan Brotherhood has 20,000 members in and out of prison, most of which are Caucasian males. They are primarily found along the Pacific coast and Southwest. Though once unified, today they are governed by two factions, located in the California Department of Corrections and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Their violent tendencies include murder-for-hire. However, drug distribution is their greatest source of money. They have established relationships with Mexico Drug Trafficking Organizations, in order to smuggle narcotics across the border. But that isn't there only Mexican link, in the past they are believed to have allied with the Mexican Mafia.
Barrio Azteca is one of the most dangerous prison gangs in the country. Their 2,000 members primarily reside in Texas and the southwest. Smuggling of narcotics, seems to be the most successful way their members make a profit.
In 2009, the FBI placed one of Barrio Azteca's leaders, Eduardo Ravelo, on the Ten Most Wanted list. His crimes involve organized crime, drug trafficking, and is allegedly a hit man for the Mexican drug cartel.
The Black Guerrilla Family was originally founded in San Quentin State Prison in California in 1966. They have between 100 to 300 members, who primarily live in Maryland and California.
The gang is governed by a thorough code of ethics. And they work with other prison gangs to obtain narcotics for distribution. Their other criminal activities include auto theft, burglary, drive-by-shooting, and homicide.
Dead Man Incorporated was founded in 1980 and primarily functions in the Maryland Division of Corrections. There are approximately 370 members in the gang today.
In 2006, a DMI member in Virginia assaulted a law enforcement official so he could infiltrate the Virginia Prison system and recruit members.
The Mexican Mafia, also known as La Eme, has a very strict list of rules followed by about 400 members along the Southwest and Pacific regions of the country. However, the most powerful area for La Eme is California.
They are known for extorting drugs from the streets and redistributing these drugs within and outside of the prison system. In addition, they have also been involved in gambling and prostitution.
The Nazi Low Riders have just under 1,000 members who follow a white supremacist philosophy. They can be found in various prisons and neighborhoods within the Southwestern and Pacific Regions.
In addition to drug and violent crimes, the Nazi Low Riders are known for identity fraud, money laundering, witness intimidation and witness retaliation.
Ñeta is is a prison gang that originated in Puerto Rico but spread to the U.S. Their widespread influence is the result of 7,000 members in Puerto Rico and 5,000 U.S. members, who reside in 36 cities within 9 states.
The retail distribution of various drugs seems to be their most profitable crime, but some of the other crimes they have engaged in are drive-by shootings, witness intimidation, and home invasion.
Nuestra Familia is a prison gang within the California penal system, consisting of about 250 members. Their subordinate organization is called Nortenos, comprised of more than 1,000 members. Most of these men were in street gangs around Central and North California before they entered prison.
Outside of the prison, Nuestra Familia and Nortenos members have been associated with extorting drug distributors, robbery, and homicide.
Located within the Southwestern United States, the Texas Syndicate gang exists on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. They have approximately 1,300 members.
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Name of Product: RedMax Gas-Powered Backpack Blowers
Units: About 170,000
Importer: Komatsu Zenoah America, doing business as RedMax, of Norcross, Ga.
Hazard: The muffler support bracket can break, creating an opening in the muffler body. Hot exhaust gases can then escape from the muffler and could melt the fuel tank or ignite grease, oil or debris around the fuel tank, posing a fire hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: RedMax has received five reports of units that have caught fire when hot exhaust gases from damaged mufflers ignited grease, oil or debris around the area of the fuel tank. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The RedMax gasoline-powered backpack blowers are red and black with a white fuel tank. Model numbers EB6200, EB7000, EB7001, and EB7001RH can be found on the body of the blowers along with "RedMax," "Zenoah," and "Komatsu."
Sold by: RedMax dealers nationwide from December 1996 through December 2005 for about $530
Manufactured In: Japan and Georgia
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the backpack blowers immediately and contact Husqvarna for a dealer location nearest to them to schedule a free inspection and a free repair if necessary.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, consumers can contact Husqvarna at (877) 257-6921.
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An expert on the issues of sexting and cyberbullying will speak at Elkins High School at 6 p.m. today.
Jim Holler, a retired police chief, will present the program "Sexting and Cyberbullying: Understand the Risks" during the free event.
"Sexting is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones," Holler said in a press release.
"Teenagers involved in sexting explicit photographs of themselves to their peers have been charged with distribution of child pornography, while those who have received the images have been charged with possession of child pornography," Holler said.
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- Nanostructural hardening of cutting edges of saw teeth for wood industry
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- Abstract
- A Microwave Resonance Plasma Source (MRPS) operating at atmospheric pressure [1] allows the modification of a microcrystalline surface structure, which becomes amorphous to X-rays [2]. In particular, the X-ray amorphous nitrided layers were formed on the surfaces of Ti, 304 SS, 316 SS, and 5140 plain steel [1-3], using a nitrogen-based atmosphere for the MRIPS. Generally, it is possible to alloy the amorphous layers by boron, carbon, chromium, etc, employing appropriate precursors in both gaseous and solid state. This ability of the novel MRPS to amorphise a surface microcrystalline layer up to ~10 mm in-depth combined with alloying was used in this research to transform an original microcrystalline surface layer into the nanocrystalline state. The novelty of this research is to nanocrystallise a microcrystalline surface by the MRPS. The subsequent heat treatment in order to transform the initial metastable amorphous phase to the nanocrystalline state is common processing [4]. In addition to nitriding [1-3], carburising and boriding were realized by incorporation of carbon and boron into amorphised surface layers by use of helium and argon-helium plasmas operating at atmospheric pressure. Initially beforehand, carbon and boron were adhered to a surface of Ti, 304 SS, 316 SS, and 5140 plain steel. The following heat treatment of the amorphised surface layers allows the transformation of the amorphous phase into a nanocrystalline layer with grain sizes of 20-50 nm. The MRPS can be applied in a well-controlled way for the solid state amorphisation of a surface layer, which is a transitional stage for nanocrystallization under an appropriate thermal annealing [4]. This research and development have demonstrated the commercial potential of the MRPS for designing nanocomposite surfaces with a desirable combination of properties that can be practical for a range of engineering surfaces and used in various industrial applications. Application of this surface engineering nanotechnology for surface hardening of cutting edges of saw teeth for commercialization in wood industry with low production costs is considered here as an example.
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- Source
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Yeah I saw this,it does say 2/3 weeks and they are in the third week week now,so hopefully by Friday we may know either way?
Here's what is posted on Premier Sports TV web site today:
So the bad news is we don't know if and when they will get the rights.
The good news? Well maybe if they do get the rights we might know where we stand until 2017.
The live sport TV online streaming doesn't look much cop to me,has anybody had it?


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Plastic-Free Holiday Gift Packs Have Arrived!
I'm so excited to let you know that after a month of being held up by Hurricane Sandy and other weather on the East Coast, the second printing of my book, Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too has finally arrived in the warehouse!
As I mentioned in a previous post, I put together an educational holiday gift pack to help spread the message that there are so many things all of us can do to reduce plastic in our lives and solve the plastic pollution problem.
The pack includes a signed, beautifully designed hardback copy of Plastic-Free. Click here to learn more about the book. And click here to view images of the book inside and out. The regular retail price is $19.95.
The pack also includes a copy of the DVD Bag It: Is Your Life Too Plastic?, my favorite documentary, and not just because it's about plastic and certainly not just because I have a cameo in it, but because it's really good! It combines the right amount of serious information with just the right amount of humor. Jeb, the protagonist of the film, is a regular fun guy who one day wakes up to all the plastic in his life and decides to learn all about it. Along the way, he and his partner get pregnant and he becomes even more concerned about plastic in their lives. It's a great film to share with friends who ask what's the big deal about plastic.
Yes, the DVD itself is plastic, but the packaging is plastic-free. The Bag It crew discovered a material called Paper Foam, which takes the place of plastic in DVD cases.
The regular retail price of Bag It DVD is $29.95.
And finally, the pack includes your choice of cotton gift bag, which can be reused to hold a gift for someone else or for produce or foods from the bulk bins. The bags are from Green Planet Parties, whose owner, Suzanne Wheatley Bertani, got tired of all the plastic goodie bags filled with plastic toys and unhealthy candy that her kids were bringing home from parties and decided to create a site where people could find better alternatives. These gift bags are actually goodie bags. There are three designs: stripes, dots, and flowers. I decided not to get bags that had images of a specific holiday on them so that they could be more versatile. But I do think the striped one looks the most Christmasy, if that's your holiday. The regular retail price $2.95.
Purchased separately, these items would total $52.85 plus shipping. But I am selling these gift packs for… $37.50 plus shipping.
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We just bought a highchair with no tray (Minui Handisitt). I like the idea of the baby being at the table with my husband and I. I would like him sooner than later to just eat what we are eating for dinner.
But now I am thinking, will this work? Especially with baby led solids? Did anyone do this with one of these kinds of chairs - did you just put food directly on the table? Have some sort of placemat? One of those plates with a suction cup on the bottom? I am pretty sure a plate or bowl will end up on the floor (accidentally or on purpose). Maybe I should just get a "regular" high chair to use until he doesn't need the tray anymore (12, 15 months)?


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RSBS Sits Down with Ken Griffey, Sr.
And for Ken Griffey, Sr., a man who just four years ago was diagnosed with prostate cancer, this is definitely great news.
Fully recovered and feeling strong, the elder Griffey has joined other sport legends Len Dawson, Rod Woodson, Jim Kelly and (one of my personal favorites) Ozzie Smith in the Depend Campaign to End Prostate Cancer, a movement which educates the public on this important men's health issue.
By sharing his own personal story, Griffey, Sr. hopes to help quell this potentially devastating disease. "I was diagnosed early. To me, that's the most important thing: to get diagnosed early. Because then there's treatment and it's pretty much curable."
Griffey was fortunate enough to know this before he was diagnosed, so the fight against the disease began long before he actually acquired it.
"My doctor explained to me that I was a strong candidate for it because of the fact that it was in my family. I had four uncles that passed from prostate cancer. My doctor was very cautious about it, making sure that with each physical I was tested for it."
Today, not only is Griffey, Sr. spreading the message against prostate cancer, he's also living life to the fullest, working every day as the hitting coach for the minor league Dayton Dragons, and reflecting on his own illustrious Major League career.
"Getting the opportunity to play with Junior, hitting the back-to-back homeruns with Junior, being world champions with the Cincinnati Reds… those are the major highlights of my career."
In light of his son's recent retirement from baseball, when asked about how long it took for Senior to transition he replied: "It didn't take me long!"
Of course, Senior's was a decision forced by injury. "For Junior, it was a decision based on the fact that he wasn't getting the opportunity to play. He sat out for ten games or something like that. We had talked about it last winter. We discussed it. And I think he felt pretty good about the idea of coming home to be with the family."
And as one legend leaves the game, a new sensation potentially takes his place in Stephen Strasburg. Not since Ken Griffey, Jr. came up in 1989 has there been more buzz about a rookie phenom than there is right now about Strasburg.
"Yeah, that's exactly right. When Junior came into the league, everyone wanted to see him play."
Did they ever. One would have to be from another planet to not know how colossally good Junior's career was, how he became an idol for the masses, how he used class and composure to solidify his future place in the Hall of Fame.
Indeed, Strasburg has a long way to go. But Ken Griffey, Sr. does see the potential: "From what I've seen, he has a tremendous career ahead of him… if he stays healthy."
Then, with a deep-hearted chuckle reminiscent of one who has overcome adversity and seen baseball legends come and go, Senior said:
"I've seen him on T.V. But I couldn't tell you much about how he pitches unless I face him."
Ken Griffey, Sr. has faced an obstacle or two before. And I'm pretty sure that if he strapped on the cleats today, he'd still have plenty of fight in him.
For more information on how you can join Ken Griffey, Sr. in the fight against prostate cancer, please visit the Depend website.
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Special thanks to Kristin Adams from Taylor PR for arranging the interview with Ken Griffey Sr.
This was the first time I ever spoke to a baseball legend on the phone, so to say I was excited about it doesn't quite relay just how excited I was. Think Erin-Andrews-in-my-living room-like excited.
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Excellent work Jeff! Aren't you lucky?🙂 I'm very, very impressed. Heck I even got goosebumps just by reading Ken Griffey Sr.'s name on this title. Thanks for sharing and great job!!
:O!!!!!!!!!!! WOW what a tremendous opportunity! Good for you!! This is so incredible. How lucky are you?!
It's great that he's fighting prostate cancer along with MLB. I think it's important to spread the message.
Thanks for the amazing interview with Ken Griffey Sr!
That is SO cool! Nice interview :O) I am with you on the prostate cancer fight too…my father-in-law has been fighting it for years now. Always nice to see the big names come out to support good causes.
Excellent….I have NO sarcastic comments… great interview… you can't emphasize the importance of the checkups, I smoked since I was 12, around 40 years, quit this January, finally, save the boring details, but it would be unwise to smoke again, would definitely suggest being checked and when age starts to catch up on you the 'oscopys' can be lifesavers…..
Okay sports blog…… Great job Jeff…..
Always thought the man was a class act no matter what uniform he wore. From the Reds to the M's, you knew what you were going to get from Senior…respect, confidence and a air of pride in playing the game.
Just glad his image and persona made his son play the game with the dignity and the excitement JUnior did for all these years. Becuase Senior is still activie in the game shows his true love for it, and not just for a paycheck.
Great entry….next stop Chicago Tribune….or St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Thanks everybody! Yeah, I was pretty stoked about it. And the message hits close to home so I felt it was the perfect storm. Thanks again!
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Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanovic is a Serbian tennis player and one of the biggest up-and-coming names in pro tennis. She's reached the finals of two Grand Slam tournaments: the French Open in 2007, and the Australian Open in 2008, but she lost in both. Born on Nov. 6, 1987, this Serb has many great years ahead of her. Credit: AP
Gabrielle Reece Gabrielle Reece is a star volleyball player, model, and actress. She made her mark first in the volleyball world when she attended Florida State University, where she was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. She still holds the record for solo blocks and total blocks at the school. Reece moved onto pro volleyball after college and won numerous titles in the WBVL. She's appeared on the covers of many magazines, including ELLE, Vogue, Shape, and Playboy. (Credit: Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)
Ashley Harkleroad U.S. player Ashley Harkleroad, once billed as the next great American superstar, has never been ranked higher than 39th in the world. Still, Harkleroad did make history when she announced — following her loss to Serena Williams in the 2008 French Open — that she would become the first professional tennis player to pose nude for Playboy magazine. (Credit: Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images)
Sasha Cohen Sasha Cohen is an American figure skater born Oct. 26, 1984. Her storied career includes wins at the 2006 U.S. Championship, the 2005 Campbell's Classic, and the 2003 ISU Grand Prix Final. In 2006, she took silver at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She was the 2004 & 2005 U.S. Olympic Committee Female Figure Skater of the Year. (Credit: AP)
Heather Mitts Soccer player Heather Mitts is a defender for the United States Women's National Soccer team. She was an All-American at the University of Florida and helped lead them to a national title in 1998. Mitts was also part of the gold medal-winning Olympic soccer team in 2004, the same year that she was also named ESPN's Hottest Female Athlete. (Credit: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
Anna Kournikova Russian-born tennis player Anna Kournikova never won a Grand Slam singles title, and though she doesn't get much credit for her success on-court, she did win two Grand Slam doubles championships with Martina Hingis in the 1999 and 2000 Australian Opens. Persistent back injuries have kept her off the court in recent years, but her beauty kept her busy in numerous magazines. She was named one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003. Kournikova has been romantically linked to hockey star Sergei Fedorov and singer Enrique Iglesias. (Credit: AP)
Christine Arron Sprinter Christine Arron was born in Guadaloupe, but completes for France. She was named the 1998 European Women's Athlete of the Year, after winning the 100m at the European Athletics Championships. She was a member of the 4×100 relay squad that upset the U.S. for the gold in the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. She holds the second fastest 100m performance time ever, behind Florence Griffith-Joyner. (Credit: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images)
Jennie Finch Jennie Finch may be the most well-known softball player to date. Complete with a practically unhittable riseball, Finch was a three-time All-American at the University of Arizona, setting an NCAA record with 32 wins in her junior year. She led the 2004 Olympic softball team to gold when she went 2-0, striking out 13 batters in 8 innings, yielding no runs and just one hit. (Credit: AP)
Maria Sharapova It's hard to believe Maria Sharapova turned pro in 2001 and turns only 21-years-old in 2008. The three-time Grand Slam tournament champion won the Australian Open in 2008 and now must capture the French Open title to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments. Incredibly, her first Grand Slam singles title came when she was just 17, defeating Serena Williams in the U.S. Open in 2004. With many years ahead of her, only time will tell how many titles this future legend will capture. (Credit: AP)
Natalie Gulbis Professional golfer Natalie Gulbis is a rising star who finally captured her elusive first LPGA title in 2007, winning the Evian Masters in a playoff against Jeong Jang. She's fared well in recent major tournaments, placing 3rd in the 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship, and finishing in the top-10 in 2005 in the three other major tournaments. Gulbis also began writing a golf advice column in men's magazine FHM, and even had her own reality show on The Golf Channel called "The Natalie Gulbis Show." (Credit: AP)
Tanith Belbin Tanith Belbin is a Canadian-American ice dancer who won silver for the U.S. in the 2006 Olympics with partner Benjamin Agosto. Belbin and Agosto became the first American ice dancers to win an Olympic medal in 30 years. She is a five-time U.S. National Champion, winning her most recent title in Jan. 2008 in St. Paul. (Credit: AP)
Candice Michelle If you're not familiar with professional wrestling, you may recognize her from the popular "GoDaddy" Super Bowl ads. Either way, WWE Diva Candice Michelle is more than just a pretty face. The former Playboy cover girl has shown she's tough as nails in the wrestling ring. Candice captured the WWE Women's Championship in 2007. Since losing the belt in Oct. 2007, she's been battling injuries after twice breaking her clavicle while wrestling, but there's no doubt she'll hoist the gold once again when she gets healthy. (Credit: 2008 World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved)
Swin Cash Swin Cash is the star forward on the Seattle Storm in the WNBA and has had a very successful collegiate and professional career. Cash helped lead the University of Connecticut to national titles in 2000 and 2002, and helped lead the Detroit Shock to the WNBA Championship in just her second season. Cash also won Olympic gold as a member of the 2004 women's basketball team. (Credit: AP)
Amanda Beard Amanda Beard is a gold medal Olympic swimmer, a former world champion, a former U.S. champion, and even a former Playboy cover girl. In 2004 she won individual gold at the Olympics in Athens for the 200m breaststroke, and in 1996 she won gold as part of the 4x100m medley relay team. Beard has captured eight U.S. titles, and won the gold in the 200m breaststroke at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona. (Credit: AP)
Stacy Keibler Stacy Keibler has accomplished plenty during her young career. Though she may be best known for performing on the show "Dancing With the Stars," she gained her real claim to fame as a WWE Diva. Before entering the wrestling ring, Keibler was a professional cheerleader for the Baltimore Ravens. (Credit: AP)
Kristi Leskinen Kristi Leskinen is a professional skier born in Uniontown, Pa. on Feb. 10, 1981. Kristi was the first woman ever to pull a rodeo 720—two rotations, head pointed to the earth. According to her EXPN bio, she is hoping that by adding a 900 to her run in 2008, she will net her first WX gold medal. (Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Gretchen Bleiler Toldeo, Ohio native Gretchen Bleiler is considered one of the best snowboarders in the world. Most recently, she won 2008 X Games gold on the halfpipe in Aspen. She holds two WX SuperPipe gold medals ('03, '05), silver from '07 and a silver medal in halfpipe from the '06 Olympics. (Credit: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Tatiana Grigorieva Australian Tatiana Grigorieva retired from a storied pole vaulting career in 2007. She's placed first three times in the Australian Championships, and won gold in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. She competed in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, where she won the silver. Since retiring she's done modeling and has appeared on the Australian versions of "Dancing With The Stars" and "Gladiators." (Credit: AP)
Morgan Pressel Morgan Pressel is one of the youngest professional golfers on the LPGA tour, born May 23, 1988. She is the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA major tournament, when she won the Kraft Nabisco title in 2007. She also tied for second place in the 2005 U.S. Open. Pressel has reached number 4 in the Women's World Golf Rankings. (Credit: AP)
Serena Williams Serena Williams is one of the greatest and most feared women on the tennis court today. The former No. 1 ranked player has won eight Grand Slam tournament titles and was a gold medalist in the 2000 Olympics. In 2002, the Associated Press named her the "Female Athlete of the Year," which she also received an ESPY award for in 2003. (Credit: Rick Stevens)
Maria Kanellis WWE Diva Maria Kanellis may not look very threatening, but put her in a wrestling ring and she'll prove otherwise. One of the most popular up-and-coming WWE superstars, she battled in her first "Wrestlemania" match on March 31, 2008 in Orlando. Maria has yet to hoist any gold, but she can now say she is a Playboy cover girl after posing in the April 2008 issue. (Credit: 2008 World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved)
Danica Patrick Race car superstar Danica Patrick has garnered fame both on and off the race track. The first woman to lead a lap at the Indy 500, her 4th place finish in 2005 is the highest finish in the league's history for a female driver. Though she has yet to get the checkered flag, her successes, coupled with her 4-page photo shoot in Sports Illustrated magazine, have earned her a dedicated following. (Credit: AP)
Daniela Hantuchova Born April 23, 1983, Slovak tennis player Daniela Hantuchova is still an up-and-comer on the court and has a very bright future ahead of her. In 2008 she reached her first Grand Slam semifinal at the Australia Open, where she lost to another rising star, Ana Ivanovic. Hantuchova has had lots of success in mixed doubles, however, capturing four Grand Slam tournament titles. (Credit: AP)
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As part of continuing abuse by many, Danyelle contends a local authority figure recently approached her and two Hispanic friends and exclaimed, "You Mexicans need to go back across the border." This struck her like a punch to the gut.
"I can't help the color of my skin," Danyelle said. "I can't help the way I look … but I am going to be in this (LULAC) program because this has to stop. I'm tired of seeing people get hurt because they aren't like other people. We are all made in God's image. If God wanted us all white, don't you think he would have made just white people? No. God wanted the rainbow. He wanted some beautiful colors."
The George West teenager relayed her dismay while voicing her intent to join this new, local LULAC chapter. This chapter, meanwhile, is perched atop a precarious political situation. There are three local investigations going on right now — a local watchdog group's allegations of city and city manager wrongdoing; LULAC's investigation into alleged racism against the city manager on the part of that watchdog group; and the city attorney's investigation into the entire situation.
The new LULAC group is expected to serve all Live Oak County (and possibly Bee) when fully formed and after a board of directors is selected. Potential members gathered at the George West Chamber of Commerce offices Saturday, where they met with Dr. Nick Adame, chairman of the LULAC national civil rights committee for 2014, and Ramiro "Gambi" Gamboa, Civil and Human Rights Committee chairman for LULAC Council No. 1 out of Corpus Christi.
"From here, we want to educate people that LULAC is an educational organization, a proponent of civil rights and immigration rights and with those who cannot help themselves," Gamboa explained to a reporter after the meeting.
Small turnout
Only a handful of people attended Saturday. Gamboa said a much larger group was expected to attend, but there were last-minute cancellations.
Danyelle's account of the bullying and discrimination she suffered because of her race was sobering to many in the room — especially coming at a time when racially related conflicts are running rampant on the national level.
On Aug. 9 — more than 970 miles to the northeast — a caucasian Ferguson, Missouri police officer stopped an unarmed African-American teenager for walking in the street, then shot and killed him minutes later, sparking a firestorm of protests, rioting and looting in that town. In Staten Island on July 17, Eric Garner, a black man, died after being placed in a chokehold by primarily white police officers, an incident captured on videotape and circulated virally online. Garner's alleged crime was selling loose cigarettes.
While not as overt as those episodes of violence, LULAC representatives said they believe a more subtle racism is deeply ingrained in the city of George West. Or, as the late American politician, educator and author Shirley Chisholm said, "Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread and deep-seated, that it is invisible because it is so normal."
Gauntlet thrown down
Tensions bubbled to the surface in George West starting in May, when the civic watchdog group Friends of George (FOG) leveled 10 allegations of wrongdoing against the city — primarily aimed at the specific alleged actions of City Manager Sandra Martinez.
These original allegations ranged from claims that Martinez lives rent-free on GW property to contentions that GW officials are refusing to tell residents how much money the city has in its coffers.
The city manager has said many of FOG's allegations are politically based and are largely misinterpretations of fact or misunderstanding of the duties of her office.
But she has also acknowledged some of the problems mentioned by FOG — such as infrastructure disrepair, bad roads and malfunctioning fire hydrants — are legitimate and are being addressed.
But the tone and tenor of these allegations and the attacks on her charter online attracted the long-distance concern of Adame and Gamboa. In June, both men appeared before the George West City Council and announced that LULAC was beginning an investigation into FOG to determine if members of that group are attacking the city manager because she's Hispanic.
Since then, the city manager has said she was not the one who contacted LULAC or brought the situation to their attention.
But the city manager did reluctantly recount to a reporter several incidents she said led her to conclude she is being targeted by FOG for racial reasons. These included one seemingly small May incident with huge implications: She contends a FOG member asked her and the city council to change the Cinco de Mayo celebration into something "less Hispanic." This was followed up by several members who visited her in his office and "suggested" the same thing.
FOG representatives deny this is true.
City attorney inquiry
In the third development, City Attorney Dwayne McWilliams recently announced he is conducting his own inquiry into the dueling allegations of municipal wrongdoing and racism. McWilliams has said he fears the back-and-forth allegation situation with LULAC, the city manager and FOG might spin out of control at some point.
The city attorney said he is currently not at liberty to provide many details about his investigation. But whatever the results — if the city or FOG have done something wrong—he said the public will learn about it.
"If we want to move forward as a city, we need to know what the money is like — we have to know," Walker said. "We need to be able to be comfortable. We need a five-year plan for the city, police and fire department."
Martinez did not attend Saturday's LULAC meeting, although her mother, Dora Martinez, and her father, former Bee County Judge Jimmy Martinez, were there.
After the meeting Saturday, Gamboa said he can't believe FOG would be pursuing the city manager so vigorously if she were white or even a man. Therefore, it's LULAC's duty to determine if she were wronged, he said.
"LULAC is not a gangster organization — we are a patriotic organization," Gamboa said. "We helped create single member districts in George West. … We all pay taxes, and we all need to be heard. Sandra Martinez is Hispanic; she's a woman, and she's doing a good job.
"Put yourself in her shoes. She has the education, the qualifications and the ability to do her job. But FOG doesn't like her. Why is that?"
Friends of George
It has been less than 20 years since LULAC sued the George West ISD to create single member districts to promote better representation and hopefully prevent discrimination. Incidentally, John Walker, the central organizer of FOG, shares mutual history with LULAC in that regard. He was a member of the George West ISD board in 1995 when LULAC filed their voting rights lawsuit against the George West Independent School District and several other Texas districts in an attempt to create single member districts. The GWISD settled with LULAC out of court in a 1996 agreement that did exactly that.
FOG members say their mission is solely to promote transparency in city government. FOG has extended an open invitation for The Progress to attend their meetings, which are very cordial in nature — if a bit impassioned by the exasperation members say they feel with the city manager.
During a recent such meeting, FOG members were adamant the allegations leveled against them are largely political and not based in truth.
Members strongly believe city hall is stonewalling them in their attempts to gain access to city documents that should be public information.
"I'm going to 'dumb down' my requests to the point where Barney Fife could fill them out," one member said.
Flooded with requests
The concerns FOG members have about city officials and the city manager revolve around alleged discrepancies in numbers and auditing procedures employed by the city. Members believe the city is preventing the release of that information — either through ineptness or design.
The city manager has responded that all open record requests are dealt with as quickly as possible. She contends members of the group are flooding them with open record requests that have to be addressed in the order in which they were received.
Walker, who leads the discussion during FOG meetings, said attaining this information is crucial if change is to be realized.
He said the city needs to implement five-year plans in the management of the city, the police department and fire department.
Walker takes issue with the city manager's initiative for infrastructure improvement along the four corners of U.S. 59 and Interstate 37. It is there that new stores have been able to locate and open, because of the efforts of George West, using special grant monies procured with the help of Live Oak County Judge Jim Huff.
"Just doing business and trying to get the convenience stores out there, that's a plan, but in the long run, what does that do to our water system, our sewer system?" Walker said."We need to have priorities and good solid accounting."
New LULAC chapter
Danyelle was much more relaxed after the friendly and affectionate reception she received from LULAC members during Saturday's meeting. She relaxed a bit during a follow-up conversation with Adame after the meeting. As the George West ISD teenager wiped her eyes, she beamed a smile that brought grins to many of the older members at the table.
Gamboa and Adame said members of the group will meet and select board members for the Live Oak LULAC chapter in the next few weeks, prior to concluding their FOG investigation.
Adame said LULAC members intend to become a positive and productive presence in George West and Live Oak County.
"We have the concerns of the citizens in mind, and we want to see George West take a much more positive direction," Adame said. "We would like to think that, as we educate more people, we see much less of what's happening now. My take on this? We still see evidence of discrimination in George West."
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How many times does Lucy get to pull the football away?
For the umpteenth time, Sen. Joe Lieberman is proposing something that's ridiculously harmful to our way of life, and Democrats are open to compromising with him because he's with them on everything except the war (and other things conveniently forgotten later).
Except this time, it's not his view on filibusters, which he now threatens to join with Republicans when he doesn't get his way, despite his previous derisions that they only held up necessary legislation.
Nor is it the time he told the Connecticut Post in 2009 that he favored Medicare buy-ins for people as young as 55, then three months later threatened to sink any health care bill including a Medicare buy-in.
This time, he's attacking a fundamental American concept. He's proposing that any American suspected of foreign terrorism is no longer an American.
"I'm now putting together legislation (so that) any individual American citizen who is found to be involved in a foreign terrorist organization, as defined by the Department of State, would be deprived of their citizenship rights," Lieberman said May 5. "If you have joined an enemy of the United States in attacking the United States to try to kill Americans I think you sacrifice your rights of citizenship."
That's all well and good. But the problem is what neither Lieberman nor the bill say — a little word called, "convicted." The Department of State can arbitrarily declare that somebody's a terrorist. No trials. No judges.
Republicans, would you feel comfortable knowing Hillary Clinton could decide who's a foreign terrorist? Democrats, how would you feel giving Condoleezza Rice that same power?
And it's been pointed out already by other detractors, but it's important to mention that this law has nothing about preventing domestic terrorism.
It couldn't have done anything to shut down the Timothy McVeighs of the world. Are the people killed in a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995 less deserving of a vigilant law enforcement effort than those who were killed in a federal building in Washington, D.C., in 2001?
Terrorism is terrorism, whether it's a man who claims to be a good Muslim trying to fly a plane into a building, a man who claims to be a patriotic American driving a van full of explosives into a parking garage or a man who claims to be a good Christian waiting with a sniper rifle outside of a church to take out a doctor who performs abortions.
But the Obama administration is listening, for some reason. They're looking into Lieberman's idea that you don't get Miranda rights if you're suspected of terrorism. As soon as they agree to that, Lieberman's going to move the goalposts, and ask for more. Just like he's done with Medicare and filibusters. Just like he'll do until he's satisfied he's punished the Democratic Party enough for not backing him when Ned Lamont defeated him in the 2006 Democratic primary.
I think "innocent until proven guilty" is an American standard worth defending, not a political football. And Joe Lieberman shouldn't get to pull it away from us.


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What's goin' on boys? Are you ready to see one of my newest scenes with Amy and the amazing Danny Mountain? We all had a little too much fun in the locker room today! Who am I kidding? There's no such thing as too much fun. I just cant help myself with Amy around. She's so fucking cute and I love those sexy eyes of hers.
Oh, did I forget to mention that Amy has one fine Asian bubble butt? That red thong was sexy as hell too! Wish I could have slid it down those legs with my teeth.
There's my girl in her birthday suit! Amy stripped completely down, wearing nothing but her black high heels. I think she's ready to play with me! 🙂
Yeah, we kind of match. Isn't it cute? How does this skirt make my ass look? I love it, but by now I just could not wait to get my tongue inside of Amy.
You want a peek of what's underneath, do ya? Come closer baby. I'll give you a peak at these boobies and maybe more if you're a good boy!
Are you still being a good boy? I hope so, because I've been naughty and need a spanking. Get over here and spank my ass HARD! I don't want those pussy ass slaps. Beat me like you beat your dick when you're in a hurry.
I'm nice and warmed up now…if you know what I mean! It's time to grab Amy and lick every inch of her hot little body. Wanna watch us?
Okay…so who has the better ass? I think Amy's ass is a little bit better than mine. It's so round and tight! OHMY! I cant keep my hands off of her.
As if her looks weren't enough to get my juices flowing. That tongue and those lips of hers are just amazing! I wouldn't mind letting her eat my pussy all day and night long. If she keeps it up, I might just have a sweet little surprise for her.
Danny Mountain was watching us go at it, and as you can see, that cock of his is rock hard and throbbing. What else were we supposed to do besides take care of him? I love pussy, but sometimes you need a good fucking. Am I right ladies?
Since Amy got to suck that dick first, I got the chance to ride him first. I threw him down on the bench in the locker room and sat down on his cock. I could feel Danny quivering as I rode him. God, that's so hot! He's pretty talented too considering he had Amy sitting on his face and he was going to town on her while I fucked his brains out!


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