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"Look, I appreciate what you kids did. I really do. But this isn't what I wanted. I'm proud to be gay. And I'm proud to be in a country where I'm free to express myself. But freedom is a two-way street. If I'm free to express myself, then the scouts have to be free to express themselves too. I know these [scout leaders]. They are good men. They are kind men. They do what they think is best for the kids. No matter how wrong we think they might be, it isn't right for us to force them to think our way. It's up to us to persuade and help them see the light, not extort them to? I will continue to persuade them to change their minds, but this is the wrong way to do it. So, I am hereby dropping my case and allowing the scouts their right to not allow gays into their private club."
Big Gay Al is wiser and more liberal-minded than most.
When my kids were in scouting they grew up and established long friendships with scouts who were gay. It was never an issue, for the kids or the leaders. In fact, when the subject came up ten years ago or so, I recall a scoutmaster spelling it out pretty plainly: regarding gay scouts, it mattered not at all, and as long as a leader was there for the troop and to be a scouter, and not just to advance a political agenda, who cared? That's the BSA we have known and have supported for many years.
Increasingly, it seems to me that understanding, acceptance and peaceable, respectful human relations must be built by meeting people one-on-one — not by identifying them as a part of a "group" other than the one you belong to, and immediately turning on the hate — but actually getting to know the people behind an organization, because every organization, every church, every corporation, every trade union, every fraternal group (even the "private" ones, be they the Boy Scouts or the Augusta National Golf Club) is made up of people. And once you get to know people, you can suddenly see the human being behind the policy and then — oh, well look at that…we just have different outlooks. Let's dare to say, "so what"?
There was a story earlier this week about Sir Elton John and his friendship with Rush Limbaugh. It's a friendship that would seem incongruous on its face, but the two men have met each other as human beings — not as representatives of a suspect-and-fearsome "other." They both take a measure of heat from their "clubs" for publicly acknowledging their friendship. They both say, "so what?"
In her column this week, Elizabeth Duffy writes about the Grounding Power of Grace, and she makes a sound point:
". . . the ego is the enemy of human relationships. It allows us to build imaginary castles around ourselves, to define our own realities, to carry on relationships behind a veil where any time the demands of others become too much to bear, we can retract ourselves, unplug, and return to the privacy and independence we hold so dear.
Only grace allows us each to extend a hand towards the other."
It's so easy to be angry — it's the cheapest and easiest thing to do; like hate, it requires nothing much of us, and gives us even less. It's more difficult to extend a hand to someone else and say, "I see you; you see me; we are not bad people, we just disagree."
That takes grace.
The brilliance of our constitution is that, in explicitely naming a freedom of association, it says no one can become the prisoner of someone else's insistence. No one needs to be (as Big Gay Al says) "extorted" into thinking "correctly." If a group chooses to limit its membership, well, the excluded members are still completely free to create their own associations and assemblies. Thus, the founders provided for the nation to find a way for people to be both together as a nation, and apart as individuals; together to one degree, but still "alone" to another.
It's sort of the right to choose your friends, or — if you prefer — the shared right to discriminate.
If people are unhappy with the BSA, why not start another organization and call it the "BSA: Better Scouting Association"; let it live or die on its merits, and let the BSA live or die on its own. That seems reasonable to me. When did "community" start to mean "we all must be together, all the time?" That sounds unhealthy and suffocating, to me. There's something to be said for going Groucho and saying "I refuse to belong to any club that will have me as a member".
". . . let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone, Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together, yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow."
— Gibran, The Prophet
It is nothing but a polite fiction to suggest that human beings do not sometimes crave to be with people who have similar interests, inclinations and outlooks. Even families cannot constantly be together and in each other's faces; they must have time apart. It's not an awful thing, in and of itself. When I was a little girl my brother built a fort. I wasn't allowed in. Instead of running to my mother demanding that she "make him" let me into his crummy fort, I made my own.
It gave me…fortitude. :-)
UPDATE: Okay, either people are NOT reading this post all the way through (in which case they won't read this either) or they're so busy being emotional while reading it that they're missing a very large point I am making here, which is that the constitutional right to freedom of association is a good thing. Stop hyperventilating, folks. It's not possible that I am both "homophobe" and "fag hag." I'm neither.
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Your private guide will greet you in arrivals and you'll be taken by private, professionally-chauffeured car directly to your hotel. The rest of the day is free for your acclimatization, and discovering Beijing. Feel free to ask you guide for ideas. You may be interested in one of our Beijing day tours to supplement this tour.
Your private Great Wall hiking guide will pick you up from your hotel at 8am, with prepared bottled water and snacks. You will be driven to the Olympic venues for a 20-minute walk. Your guide will help you get your picnic lunch prepared before departing for the Great Wall at Jiankou.
It takes about 2½ hours to drive to Xizhazi Village, at the foot of the Great Wall at Jiankou. Hiking from Jiankou to Mutianyu allows you to see collapsed wild wall and graceful restored wall.
Hiking through the bushes up to the wall, you will reach Zhengbei Building in about 1 hour. Zhengbei Building is a watch tower situated at the peak of the Great Wall at Jiankou. There you can have a bird's eye view of the collapsed wall rolling along the steep ridgeline when looking westward. This section is the most dangerous around Beijing, with loose bricks and stones on the crumbling wall.
You will hike eastward to the restored Great Wall at Mutianyu. It takes about 3 hours to hike the quiet section from Zhengbei Building to where the Jiankou section meets Mutianyu.
At Mutianyu you might come across some travelers, mostly foreigners. To descend from the wall you can continue hiking, try the fun toboggan, or take a cable car.
After your hike you will be driven to Gubeikou Village and will stay a night there.
Your hike will start at 9am after breakfast. This section is not as challenging as Jiankou. Though you will also hike about 5 hours on the Wall, it is more of a leisurely experience. After the hike you will be driven back to Gubeikou Village.
Gubeikou's section of the Great Wall is composed of two parts: Panlongshan and Wohushan. As Wohushan is completely wild and rugged, our hiking route usually starts at Panlongshan.
You will pass several watch towers and beacon towers, some of which were destroyed by rain and wind, only leaving foundation stones. The scenery is often bleak yet picturesque.
After about two hours' hiking, you will reach a military zone. You will need to make a detour down the deep valley to begin the second, much tougher and challenging, part in bushes or fields, leading to the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall.
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It takes about 20 minutes from your guesthouse to the Great Wall at Jinshanling. Arriving at the wall early, you can photograph the amazing scenery with balanced light and no other tourists. You will hike about 3 hours eastward and descend from Kylin (Qilin) Tower. The east section of Simatai is closed, so you cannot continue eastward.
Compared to the Great Wall at Jiankou, there are more tourists. However, your guide will guide you to some parts of Simatai West where travelers rarely go, and you can have the wall to yourself.
Simatai West is extremely photogenic with panoramic views. Hike and record the bleak but beautiful scenery with wild and ruined walls. The watch towers and varied gradients give constantly wide views and changing perspectives.
There are 15 watch towers along this section, built with flat roofs or upturned eaves. In some two-story or three-story watch towers, you can have a wider view over the Great Wall.
A unique hotpot lunch will be waiting for you after you finish the hike and get back to the city. Your guide will help you order dishes. Enjoy the fun of practicing your chopstick skills.
After lunch you can relax with a traditional reflexology foot massage, which will give you a comfortable end to your Great Wall hiking experience. Your private hiking guide will escort you to your hotel by 5pm.
Your private vehicle, driver and guide will be ready and waiting at your hotel lobby to get you to the airport on time. Sit back and relax. They will help you check-in and escort you to the correct security gate. Have a nice homebound trip!


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Editor's Note: This version corrects the location of the candidate forum, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the Waterford Public Library on Rope Ferry Road.
In a repeat House of Representatives race from two years ago, incumbent Democrat Betsy Ritter will face Republican candidate Tony Siragusa.
As candidates for the 38th District - which encompasses Waterford and southwestern Montville - Siragusa is pitching a similar platform as in 2010 but focused on balancing the state budget by cutting spending, while Ritter is looking for a fifth term to continue work on job creation, benefits for small business and education reform.
Siragusa said he'd work to reduce costs at the state level by proposing a 2 percent cut across all state agencies but would exempt the state police and correction facilities.
Ritter "couldn't disagree more" with across-the-board cuts.
"We started with a $3.6 billion deficit and finished up with a $200 million deficit, which we were able to cover. That's pretty phenomenal work for two years, but it was not without pain," she said.
"It was painful for everybody. I'm not happy that we increased taxes, don't get me wrong, but I am at least feeling that we are in a stronger position than we were two years ago."
A former 29-year employee of the state Department of Transportation, Siragusa said he thinks that agency could "absorb" a 2 percent cut.
He said he would support the hiring of more correctional officers to help reduce high overtime bills accrued from both low staffing and from employees who put in extra hours in their last three years to qualify for a higher pension.
"I don't believe anybody should make more than their salary in retirement. It just doesn't seem right. It's unreasonable," Siragusa said.
When the volunteer handyman approaches his potential constituents about their concerns, he says he hears one thing: reduce property taxes.
"The only way to keep property taxes down is for the state to provide more money to the towns in an effort to freeze property taxes," he said.
He also said that taxing items that are "non-essential" to living should be the state's priority.
"We have the second highest gas tax in the country. To survive, you need gasoline, you need heating fuels. The people shouldn't be taxed on items they need to survive. Tax the items that are luxuries," Siragusa said.
Ritter, a four-term representative, said she is cautiously optimistic about this year's election.
She's knocked on thousands of doors throughout her hometown of Waterford and neighboring Montville, and she said the voters are most concerned about jobs. She's participated in aggressive steps toward balancing the budget this past term and plans to continue steps begun through the jobs initiative bill, which passed this time last year.
"We need to do more to pave the way and support our smaller and hopefully growing small businesses and entrepreneurs," Ritter said. "For small businesses, it's harder and harder to come by the dollars you need. I would so love to see an opportunity to give small businesses a better path to grow."
She is also looking at an opportunity for New London, reflecting the state's recent release of its deep water port study.
New London is the state's only natural deep water port, and Ritter said it would be "wonderful" to strengthen the city's transportation confluence and link it to potential rail initiatives.
"This expansion could be critical for us," she said. "Up until 2008, all the lumber coming in to southern New England came into New London. Sometimes it takes money to pursue those opportunities, and we'll have to look into that."
Both candidates are scheduled to speak at a forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Waterford Public Library on Rope Ferry Road.
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A Brooklyn-based Jewish newspaper apologized for a column that was sharply critical of the haredi Orthodox community and fired its author.
The Jewish Press dismissed Yori Yanover, its Israel-based online editor, after he published an article March 10 with the headline "50 Thousand Haredim March So Only Other Jews Die in War."
Yanover was writing about a mass prayer rally of haredi Jews in Manhattan the previous day against a proposed Israeli law to draft yeshiva students.
"They flooded downtown Manhattan with the anti-draft for haredim message: everybody else is welcome to get themselves killed," Yanover wrote. "What was even more astonishing was their honesty regarding the bankruptcy of their entire school of faith and study."
The Jewish Press removed the article from its website. The paper's publishers issued a statement saying the paper "apologizes to its readers for the unfortunate op-ed article, along with its incendiary and insulting headline."
According to the statement, the article "was posted without authorization and approval of the Jewish Press newspaper."
In a letter to the Jewish Press posted March 11 on his Facebook page, Yanover said he had authorization to publish the article.
"I wrote the article after discussion with my supervisor and then submitted the article for review, as per the protocol you established," he wrote.
On March 12, Israel's Knesset passed the haredi draft law. — jta


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Combine the new amenities with the buildings' classic style and central campus location, and you've got what may be the best residence hall on campus. Community/Duncan Dunn Hall is scheduled to reopen in summer 2012 (just in time for its residents to enjoy the end of the world, if we can believe the Mayan calendar).
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After many months of delay, VMware has finally made some progress towards delivering a PC-over-IP View client for Mac OS X. Given VMware's constant affirmation that we are entering a post-PC world, it has been difficult to understand quite why VMware has failed to embrace the Apple Mac as fully as it might. The most visible aspect of this shortcoming has been VMware's failure to provide support for the Teradici PCoIP remote display protocol in its View client for OS X. VMware is finally taking steps to address this deficit by releasing a Tech Preview of its View Client with PCoIP for Mac OS X.
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Desktop Virtualization in 2012 – Part 2
In part one I looked at the overall macro trends in the desktop virtualization market, now in part two I want to look at what to expect from key vendors and vendors: Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, and AppSense as well as product groups such as thing client and storage vendors. All with an eye to Desktop Virtualization in 2012.
Citrix and Quest get serious about Application Compatibility
This week we saw the announcement of two very similar acquisitions. Quest Software announced on October 24 that they were acquiring ChangeBASE and on October 26 Citrix Systems announced they were acquiring AppDNA. Both solutions provide application compatibility testing for the Windows platform.
Implementations of Windows 7 on both physical and virtual platforms have been hindered primarily due to concerns about or known issues of application compatibility. For 10 years, Windows XP was the platform for thousands of applications. Transitioning to a new platform is nothing less than herculean when the application set is nearly as old as the platform it's running on. Even early implementations of Windows Terminal Server (i.e., Citrix MetaFrame) had application compatibility challenges, requiring scripts to make applications behave correctly in the multi-user Windows environment.
VMware's Rapid Desktop Program: Pivot3 vSTAC VDI appliance delivers early
The agility and scalability of virtual desktops enable use cases that are not possible with a physical desktop environment. However, introducing a virtual desktop infrastructure is complex. Time-scales can be long, resource requirements high.
In an effort to relieve the discomfort for customers and partners VMware have introduced a Rapid Desktop Program. This program looks to validate View Proof of Concept appliances to ensure that they meet criteria for performance and reliability. By removing the complexity of the "I", an organisation can focus better on the assessment of virtual desktops and in turn deliver faster .
Pivotv3 are the first to release an appliance that has been validated by the Rapid Desktop Program. How does Pivot3'svSTAC VDI allow you to overcome common issues with VDI projects? Is this likely to improve take-up of VDI? And, this is an appliance, such devices are normally associated with big enterprise solutions – is this only a big enterprise solution?
Cisco partners with Citrix for Virtual Desktop Dominance
Cisco and Citrix announced a joint initiative to drive mainstream adoption of Virtual Desktop environments through a five-year agreement to integrate technologies and jointly market their respective desktop virtualization solutions.
VMware's Roadmap to the post-PC Future
Despite introducing IT to the acronym VDI, VMware has always had to take second place to Citrix in the battle for technical and market dominance in this rapidly growing segment of the enterprise desktop. Difficulties in setting appropriate expectations regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the Teradici sourced PC-over-IP remote display protocol and VMware's own View Local Mode, coupled with a strategic decision to tether View back to VMware's vSphere hypervisor as part of a move to bolster vSphere's lead in the data center have made View a difficult proposition for many potential buyers. Missed release dates and the failure to ship the RTO sourced Persona Management components needed to make View 4.5 a viable Enterprise-level platform further slowed VMware's momentum, leaving VMware to take a defensive position as it competed with Citrix over market share.
Of late though, VMware has seen more success with View, especially in the small to mid-market, where independent surveys suggest that View sales are keeping pace with (some say exceeding) those of XenDesktop.


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Albondigas, Spanish for "meatballs," star in the traditional broth-based Mexican soup. Our version uses turkey rather than beef or pork for the meatballs, and we've pumped up the volume of fresh vegetables in the mix.
Nutrition Profile:
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Serves 6
Prep Time 45 min
Total Time 60 min.
Step 1
Line a large baking sheet with wax paper. Place turkey, breadcrumbs, egg, 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin, 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Mix gently until combined. Shape the mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls and transfer to the baking sheet. (You should have about 20 meatballs.) Place in the refrigerator and chill for at least 20 minutes or until ready to use.
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Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrots and cook, stirring often, until beginning to soften, about 4 minutes. Add peppers, tomatoes, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon oregano, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add broth, increase heat to high and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
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South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary Proposal Defeated
Date: 31-May-07
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Every year since 1998, Brazil has proposed at the International Whaling Commission annual meeting the creation of a whale sanctuary that would extend from the east coast of South America to the west coast of Africa.
It has never been able to secure 75 percent of the votes.
The only two sanctuaries that exist today are in the Indian Ocean and the Antarctic, or Southern, Ocean.
Of the 77-member nations in the International Whaling Commission, 39 members voted in favor of a zone free from whaling in the south Atlantic Ocean versus 29 against. Other members abstained or did not pay dues in time to have voting rights.
Iceland, which opposes the sanctuary, said the proposal runs contrary to the commission's conventions. Pro-whaling nations argue that sanctuaries do not take into account scientific findings about growing whale stocks.
Debate over sanctuary started on Tuesday and the diplomatic tone of the meeting turned testy after pro-whaling nations raised their objections, prompting backers of the Latin American group to defend the proposal.
The proponents of a sanctuary said a whaling-free zone provides much-needed protection to foster a whale watching industry, which anti-whaling nations argue is more lucrative than killing whales for commercial purposes.


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When it comes to keeping a lid on fees, in-house legal chiefs have been looking to drive a hard bargain during 2008.
The past 12 months have been something of a rollercoaster for in-house lawyers.
Those embedded in corporations and regulatory bodies may operate in varied industries, each with their own culture, but as 2008 drew on it was clear they had a common goal. The legal bills will have to come down, even if it takes "a sledgehammer", as one general counsel put it.
At the start of the year Nick Grant at Sainsbury's was giving his panel a hard time when, following a seven-month tender process, he finally chose 11 firms hungry for portions of the retailer's £13m-a-year legal spend.
The firms in question were not only asked about fees and what resources they would be dedicating to Sainsbury's, but also whether they liked food and shopping.
"You can pick up a lot about professionalism, ability and ambition from how people answer the same question," explained Grant. "There was a surprising lack of appetite [among some respondents]. We're not a bank or an oil company – this is a supermarket retailer. Unless you like it, you'll always find a reason to get away from the business."
Grant had the firms jumping through hoops throughout the review and eventually invited representatives from all 11 firms to a panel conference at the Sainsbury's HQ in March, where 80 lawyers congregated to find out more about the company – and Grant's expectations.
In March The Lawyer met Bupa group legal director Paul Newton, who was in the process of formulating a panel in a bid to reduce the healthcare provider's £15m annual legal bill.
"It's a constant battle to get law firms to be realistic about fees," said a frustrated Newton. "I always feel as though I have to wield a sledgehammer.
There'll come a time when law firms will start to wake up to the fact that a lot of what they do has become highly commoditised and price-sensitive. In order to be able to compete for business they'll have to find a way to reduce their prices."
Newton's hard-line approach paid off, with the firms on his final panel all agreeing to take significant reductions in fees.
In May it was drinks all round as we spoke to the lawyers on either side of the £7.8bn takeover of the UK's largest brewer.
On one side champagne for Peter Kennerley, then company secretary and general counsel at target company Scottish & Newcastle (S&N). On the other gin and bitter lemon for Ulrik Andersen, worldwide general counsel at Carlsberg, who headed a consortium that included Heineken.
It was a high-profile and messy deal drawn out for more than eight months, which had S&N holding out following the initial bid of 720p per share, until finally accepting 800p a share – earning shareholders an extra £800m in the process.
There ;were ;mixed experiences on both sides, with Kennerley at the sharp end of leaks to the press and litigation proceedings against Carlsberg for its initial approach to snap up Baltic Beverages Holding
– S&N's 'jewel in the crown'.
"When we said we wouldn't accept the [consortium's] price we were accused of protecting our own interests and jobs," said Kennerley. "But we were acting in the best interests of the shareholders."
Meanwhile, Carlsberg's man found himself swamped by a deluge of work. "You can see the light at the end of the tunnel where you hope life will go back to normal again," said Andersen.
In the weeks after Northern Rock started to fail, The Lawyer spent an interesting few hours with an extremely busy Andrew Whittaker, general counsel at the Financial Services Authority. In the midst of a period of intense scrutiny for the regulator, Whittaker was knee-deep in the Northern Rock fallout, and more besides. "We've had a lot of additional work over recent months dealing with current market conditions," confirmed the lawyer and decision-maker at the heart of financial regulation in the City.
In July Lloyd's of London general counsel Sean McGovern recounted the story of his appointment by one of the country's oldest and largest institutions. It was apparent that Lloyd's had spotted an in-house star when in 2003 it made him head of its 60-strong legal team aged just 29. The youngest member in the boardroom and head of a 60-strong legal department explained how he made the job his own, adding: "I had to build up credibility very quickly."
In October we heard from Christoph Hammer, who, as senior vice-president and international general counsel at McDonald's Corporation, was extolling the virtues of every in-houser carrying "their own business case", at a company where a path to the boardroom is always possible.
"You do good things and it gets recognised – a lawyer isn't only restricted to his mandate," he said during a robust vindication of the fast food restaurant.
In November some of the UK's most influential in-house lawyers congregated in a hotel next to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate for The Lawyer In-House Summit 2008.
Seminars and presentations drew a raft of questions from delegates representing industries ranging from telecoms to defence who were determined to make their issues heard by their private practice counterparts.
Once again the event acted as a barometer for in-house lawyering and, in the words of one private practice lawyer, "frightened the hell out of me".
Meanwhile, Paul Bentall, general counsel at the Financial Ombudsman Service, offered up a detailed account of life on the front line of consumer disputes. "The people who work in this organisation think, quite rightly, that they're doing something worthwhile," said Bentall, giving a different perspective on working in-house.
Most recently The Lawyer caught up with Colin Armstrong on the world's largest ferris wheel to talk about Merlin Entertainments Group.
The group legal director and company secretary is the only lawyer working at the theme park operator, overseeing an annual legal spend that stands at £7m – and growing.
Armstrong rejected the view of his children, who think the hard-working in-houser spends his days riding the rollercoasters. "It's not really like that," he confessed, ruining the fun.
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BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- FOX Sports reporter Erin Andrews will be the new co-host of the American reality television show "Dancing With the Stars", according to media reports Monday.
Andrews was a contestant on "Dancing With the Stars" back in 2010 who finished 3rd to winner singer Nicole Scherzinger and Olympic figure skater Anna Trebunskya.
Andrews will be replacing Burke-Charvet, who was informed she had been fired on Friday after seven seasons' co-hosting.
Meanwhile she will continue in her role at FOX Sports.
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Im just curious what the compatibility is between these two and what your guys' opinions are on ENFP's?
I like ISFJs. I feel like everything is nicely complemented.
The only gripe I have is the constriction Ive noticed some of them have. Theyre flexible in some ways with things and in other ways not at all.
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This Is Shyness by Leanne Hall
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In the ocean of supernatural teenage fiction it is a huge relief to wash up against something truly original.
Some will be disappointed, others thrilled to know Leanne Hall's debut novel for young adults is entirely vampire-free. There is a hint of werewolf, but that's where the resemblance to any of the current crop of angsty, bitey teen fiction ends.
Hall's star-crossed lovers are social misfits Wildgirl and Wolfboy, who's a tad hairier than the average teen and fond of a good howl. Their eyes meet across the crowded bar of the Diabetic Hotel in Shyness, a surreal no-man's land where the sun never rises and marauding gangs of Kidds whacked on sugar terrorise the streets with the help of creepy, trained tarsiers.
Wildgirl dares Wolfboy to show her his neighbourhood and during one long night they get to know each other, while getting into all kinds of trouble.
Hall never explains how Shyness came to be swathed in darkness, or any of the other strange things that happen here.
Knowing why it's dark would merely distract you from these two interesting characters. As Wolfboy says: "I don't bother thinking about the reasons; I just deal with it. If you don't like the Darkness, leave." That Darkness does, however, give Hall's characters a reason for other pithy comments like: "Take me to where the night starts".
The lack of a wider backstory means the focus stays sharply on Wildgirl and Wolfboy. For all the strangeness, this is a nicely observed and well crafted story of what it means to be a teenage misfit - alienation, surging hormones, rebellion, it's all here in a story more appealing than most, though the world is stranger, darker and more repellent.
This is Shyness, which won Australia's 2009 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing, perfectly captures that heady "it's you and me against the world" feeling of young love and physical attraction, and the memory of one epic night on which it seems, at the time, your future spins.
It is sharply, sparsely written - a nice reminder that 270 pages of good writing can be much more affecting than trilogies of turgid melodrama. This is darker and sexier than your average teen fiction and, for all it's weirdness, much more realistic.


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A while ago while I was studying Tibetan Buddhism, we discussed why people wanted to make money. What was the purpose of it? The logical conclusion to the question is that people want greater and more sustainable happiness. At first people may answer they want a new car or they want more security, however if questioned further as to why they want these things, eventually the answer is for greater happiness. The purpose of collecting money is for increased happiness
After this discussion I experimented a little by asking young Australians why they wanted money. Quite often I was surprised that many, if not most were completely unable to get to the point where they could see the acquisition of money was for increased happiness. They all knew they wanted money. Society and their schooling had drummed this into them. But why? All they knew is they wanted more "stuff".
A while after this occurred I also saw on TV a report about Bhutan. Bhutan is a country in the Himalayas, with a culture not too dissimilar to Tibet. The report was interesting and recorded such things as: In Bhutan it is illegal to chop down a tree without permission from the King. For the King to chop down a tree he needs the support of 2/3rds of Parliament. Plastic bags have been banned from Bhutan for a long time. Bhutan is an extremely poor country, however the Bhutanese government when questioned about the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) answered that this was not something they were concerned about. Instead the Bhutanese government is concerned about the Gross Domestic Happiness of the Bhutanese people
Just before leaving Australia I also read a little about Permaculture. It is also logical and an interesting concept. It is one that talks about a better life and a better environment for people. However once again it was clear that this sort of idea is very much on the fringe of Australian society and has little chance of developing.
Australia is a modern capitalist representative democracy. This has some benefits. But it also means that once every few years the individual adult people of Australia get a very small say in which of the two parties will form the government of Australia for the next few years. Both parties are very similar and once in power they are not required to listen to the opinion of the people again until the next election. Australia's invasion of Iraq and the GST, are examples of this for those that doubt my point.
When moving to Thailand, things at first seem very much the same. Thailand is a modern capitalist representative democracy. Every few years people get to have a say in which party will form government, etc. The current government is headed by a millionaire businessman and is very much interested in GDP and economic growth. The environment of Thailand has taken a lot of punishment in the last 50 years in pursuit of economic growth. TV in Thailand is full of game shows and crappy soap operas, there is materialism and advertising all over the cities and people are pushed to have more "stuff". More and more the rich get richer and the poor get comparatively poorer, crime increases and happiness decreases.
However, when looking a bit further into Thailand there is some hope that alternative ideas, and sustainable happiness can flourish here. The King of Thailand himself works hard, leads a simple life and teaches people about ideas similar to Permaculture. About not wanting too much money and about sustainable and self-sufficient farming. Even in dirty and polluted Bangkok, there are small cooperative communities, organically farming and helping each other. There is more. The following article explains things a bit more and appeared in today's paper. It made me happy to read it.
Redefining 'progress'
A new development model, using Gross Domestic Happiness instead of GDP as an index, is slowly emerging _ and deserves our whole-hearted support
Story by PRAWASE WASI
Money has radically changed the manner in which we think. Living with nature, man has observed the cyclical nature of things. Things move in circles. Money, however, has a peculiar nature in that its quantity can increase indefinitely. You can add an infinite number of zeros to any number.
Before the creation of money, man's greed was limited. There was no use hunting too many animals because the meat would simply rot. But money can be accumulated and kept indefinitely without decaying. Thus human greed can expand indefinitely.
Here emerges an unresolvable conflict between world resources, which are finite, and money/greed, which is infinite.
Money, although an illusion, is power. This power leads to inequality and disruption.
According to the Buddhist law of causality, or itappacagata, all things are interconnected in a dynamic manner without an absolute beginning or absolute end. In the cyclical nature of things, there is no beginning and no end. Things move around endlessly. But they tend to maintain an equilibrium.
Prawase Wasi
The idea of "progress" is new. It came with money and the advent of the industrial age. Continuous progress is an isolated thrust in one way, and out of context, thus leading to the disruption of the equilibrium of all things.
That is what development based on gross domestic product (GDP) brings about. Resources are sucked up and converted into money. Money is endless and so is the consumption of resources. Natural, cultural, social and spiritual resources are converted into an endlessly increasing GDP. Disruption of the human, social and ecological spheres ensues.
Money and inequality
Money-oriented development has brought about extreme inequality throughout the world, both within and between countries.
A few hundred of the richest Americans have more money than the total held by some 2 billion people elsewhere in the world. One transnational corporation may have more capital than several developing countries combined.
Massive amounts of money circulate around the world at the speed of light. Only 0.2 percent of this vast amount has an economic function; the rest is used to seek opportunities to suck more money from people who are less well-off, have less information and less experience.
Money is power. But this power is distributed in an extremely unequal way, destroying human dignity and value, leading to social injustice, conflict, violence and wars. Materialism and consumerism lead to spiritual crisis and evaporating morality. The ecological crisis caused by, among other things, rapid deforestation, chemical pollution, the depletion of the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect is putting the future of the entire planet at risk.
Countries are interconnected by a complex system governing economics and the dissemination of information. A small incident in one place can have an incredibly large effect elsewhere in the system _ the so-called "butterfly effect" in chaos theory. With massive amounts of money moving rapidly around the world and the infinite greed associated with "monitocracy" repeated chaos is inevitable.
The human system is not built to cope with such a chaotic world. Humankind is plunged into crisis. Stress is a symptom of our failure to cope with this crisis.
Humanity can no longer live happily with the present economic model of GDP-oriented development. A development model oriented towards happiness or well-being is what we should be looking for.
GDH-oriented development
Happiness consists of four components, namely: physical well-being, mental well-being, social well-being and spiritual well-being.
- actors that bring about:
- physical well-being include having good physical health, sufficient means to survive and a sound ecology;
- mental well-being include being under the minimum of stress, having mindfulness and good mental health;
- social well-being include being able to enjoy a good life within the bosom of one's family, community and society, and in a context of cultural development and peace;
- spiritual well-being include mutual compassion, having the right worldview and the minimum of self-centredness.
Thus happiness or well-being comes from physical, mental, social and spiritual development in an integrated manner, not from the mere fact of having money. A GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness) index can be developed from this integrated model of development. GDH, not GDP, should be used to measure development
Comparing GDP and GDH
GDP-oriented development is characterised by money, free competition, free trade, consumerism, materialism, lack of eco-friendliness and a development imbalance.
GDH, meanwhile, is marked by human and social capital, togetherness, selective exchanges, self-sufficiency, frugality, culture and spiritual development, eco-friendliness and balanced development
It is very obvious which of the above is more destructive and which more creative.
The GDP model emphasizes the free flow of money. Biologically speaking, "free flow" is destructive to life. The cell is the basic unit of life. If a cell lets everything flow freely through it, it will die. It exchanges substances with its environment but in a selective manner in order to maintain its identity and equilibrium.
The family and the community are the basic social units. They need selective exchanges to maintain their identity and equilibrium. Money-oriented development which emphasizes free competition, free trade and the free flow of money disrupts the integrity of family and community. When the basic social units are disrupted, the entire society collapses.
The economic-growth model depends on the continuous stimulation of consumption. In order to increase consumption the market economy does everything possible _ marketing techniques, lying, using sex to sell products, encouraging self-indulgence to extremes. This is contrary to the traditional values of hard work and frugality.
Materialism and consumerism lead to a drop in morality, lack of sustainability, cultural and spiritual crisis.
Local initiatives
For half a century now Thailand has been following the money-oriented model of economic development. The result has been modernisation with a myriad of negative effects.
His Majesty the King has recommended a "sufficiency economy" which embodies all the characteristics of Gross Domestic Happiness. It also embraces the mental, physical, social, economic and ecological in an integrated manner, leading to balanced development and happiness.
Over the last 50 years, a modern system of agriculture, which is cash crop- or mono-crop-oriented, has been enforced by the government. This has led to the devastation of our environment, of farmers' lives and of society in general. The failure of the rural economy has led to increased urban migration, the emergence of slums in our cities, more crime, prostitution, drug addiction, HIV/Aids transmission and other social ills.
One sign of change has appeared, however.
Some farmers had given up on mono-crop cultivation. Others have rediscovered integrated farming, and this has led to greater self-sufficiency, happiness and a decrease in violence. More and more people are taking up this kind of farming.
Villagers in approximately 1,000 tambon are conducting research into their own economic affairs. By doing so, they have discovered why they are poor and they are using the results of their research to draw up master plans for the integrated development of their communities. This new development paradigm lifts them from poverty and restores the balance of community life. They are, consequently, much happier.
The villagers have formed Master Community Plan Network 4 Regions to promote movement toward this new development paradigm. Supporting the villagers' initiatives are organisations including the CODI (Community Organisations Development Institute), the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), the Local Development Institute, the Institute for Community Entrepreneurship, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation and the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board.
Although the government is still moving strongly in a GDP-led direction, both HM the King's Sufficiency Economy concept and the Community Economy movement are gathering momentum. As GDP-led development runs into trouble, GDH-led development will gradually, but inevitably, prevail.
The future
The new development paradigm, with GDH replacing GDP, should be promoted. Supportive measures would include the following:
- Promote better understanding and common purpose through methods such as the dissemination of documents, meetings, site visits and media reports.
- Promote and support community initiatives for integrated development.
- Organisation should set up mechanisms to support Sufficiency Economy and the Community Economy movement.
- A GDH index should be developed and used to monitor progress, finally replacing GDP.
- Research on the various dimensions of GDH-led development should be conducted and the results used to guide further movement.
- The spirit of GNH (Gross National Happiness) should be promoted through regular international meetings like this one (see note below).
- Political parties should be challenged to adopt the GNH model of development.
This new development paradigm _ GNH instead of GNP (Gross National Product) _ must be absorbed into the consciousness of mankind so that peaceful co-existence will replace the hatred, competition and destruction that presently prevail.
Prof Prawase Wasi is a prominent civic leader and professor emeritus of medicine at Mahidol University. The above are edited excerpts from a keynote speech he delivered at a seminar entitled "Gross National Happiness in the Asian Context: The Message from Bhutan" held at the Asian Institute of Technology on September 24.


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Now, the competition begins at left guard.
After lengthy negotiations, second-round pick Andy Levitre finally reached a contract agreement with the Bills Sunday. He is the fifth of eight draft picks to sign. Aaron Maybin, Jairus Byrd and Eric Wood still haven't reached a deal with the club, thus are not at the circus raging in St. John Fisher.
Levitre is expected to compete immediately at left guard on Buffalo's refurbished offensive line. His chief competitor will be holdover Kirk Chambers. After playing offensive tackle at Oregon State, Levitre projected immediately as guard in the NFL. His short arms and rounder build are not ideal on the edge in the pros.
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The Wall Street Journal quotes an airline spokesman as saying, "New York has been underserved," which may sound odd until you realize the only other non-stop to the islands from the greater metropolitan area is out of Newark (via Continental, which offers one non-stop flight a day).
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Carl - that's fine - don't worry. It can't always be easy
Sod times, paces, nutrition etc. How the hell do I get that James Blunt song out my head ???
I have to admit I don't know the song. Sounds like I don't want to either!
Youtube it - but make sure youre not feeling low or sad when you listen to it, it might send you over the edge
I have quite a lot. Mostly because my mate does it so it's cheap! I find one a month is really good. Helps to fix niggles before they turn into injuries. Different people seem to have different styles. Some are better than others. The more you have them the less they hurt.
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Ok gang, next topic for discussion - sports massages. Good thing or bad thing ? Too expensive ? Frequency ?
I had one last year and to say it hurt was an understatement. I didn't really feel a benefit to my running afterwards but that was before I was running 5 times a week, maybe it would help now ?
Anyone else had one and found it helped ?
Depends if there's a happy ending?
Seriously though, can't help out with that one Carter - never had one.
So - finally back out on the tarmac tonight for my usual Wednesday hill session - added in a tempo mile on the way back in to liven things up :
1.2 miles warm up @ 9.30 pace
1.2 miles of hill reps
0.5 mile recovery @ 9.30 pace
1 mile tempo @ 7.07 pace
0.5mile cool down @ 9.30 pace
Much more satisfying than treadmill running I have to say.
Spoons - your advice has been spot on so far & very useful!
Here's another for you (and back on the topic of bonking) - I normally do a MLR late on a Sat afternoon at MP and then do my LSR the following Morn (Sun)..... do you think this increases my chance of bonking? Should I move the MLR to Friday (normally a rest day) and use Sat as rest day instead?
Carter - I usually get legs, gluteus and lower back. Sometimes upper back too...
Good run there Ricky - I'm a big fan of mixing stuff up like that.
Ricky - how long is the MLR? The answer is - if you're used to it and it works then it's fine. The more you increase your chance of bonking without actually bonking the better the training benefit. When I'm training I usually do something similar but the other way round with a LSR on the Sunday and a MLR on the Monday. When Carter starts his Ultra training he'll be doing back to back long runs on Sat and Sun. Running a long run on tired legs is perfect marathon training..... As long as you can finish the run!
Spoons - I'm just reviewing my plan for next week. As you know, I have my HM on Sunday so I was thinking I might need to cut back slightly for a few days afterwards, or should I just carry on as normal ? My normal weekly routine is:
Monday - Rest
Tuesday - Tempo (currently at 30 mins)
Wednesday - MLR (currently at 8-10)
Thursday - Intervals
Friday - Rest
Should I cut down on effort/intensity or time/distance ?
Ricky - that will be fine then
Carter - have a rest on Monday and see how you feel. Best bet would be to carry on as normal and train straight through but if you're legs are trashed then make Tuesday and easy run.
Ricky - great session last night.
Carter - Spoons suggestion very sensible. Got to listen to your body.
I decided to change things about this week and give my body some recovery time. With the kids all being sick with flu/virius for the last week, I have been running and not feeling 100%. When running on Tuesday night it was the first time that the cold got through to me. So I took a night off.
I am going to do my interval training at the track tonight.
I will be doing a 20 mile LSR real slow on Saturday morning and I am going to change my recovery run on Sunday into an 8-10 mile MLR.
Hi all - wondering if you can help me. I've hit week 6 of training, having been laid low with the lurgy last week, and with a half marathon next week. I'm looking for a bit of help and motivation as I'm doing all my training by myself and also nursing a bit of an injury. I have a place in London and am going to give it until mid March for a final decision, hence my LSRs are still pretty short, but would be great to able to share some experiences, training and chat to others aiming for a 3.30-4.00 marathon. Am I in the right place?
Hi Hannah. Spoons is mentoring and giving help and advice on here and I know he will be more than happy to help you where he can too.
So, where are you at with your training ? What is your current training plan ? Which half are your running next week ? What are you current PBs for races you have entered ? What injury have you been suffering with ?
Hi Carter - Well.....where do I start?
Lower back injury mainly (probably just weak glutes, and very stiff s-i joint, but it through a disc out last year which meant I deferred last year's VLM).
Been running for about 13 years though, and have done 3 marathons with P.B of 3.54 in Berlin 2009. Paris 2011 should have been a PB, but got severe dehydration and crawled last 7 miles, finishing in 4.00.00.
Other PBs (mainly from 2010-11) 21.41 Park run 5k, 45.06 10k, 1.40 half marathon. Doing Portsmouth next week and hoping for a 1.50ish
Doing 4 runs a week at the mo, tending to run at lunch time during week as can't get out much in evenings.
Sadly LSR is only up to 12, however as I tend to do a Sat run and then a Sunday as I find body deals better with shorter LSRs and going into them slightly fatigued by Saturday run.
So this week I've done:
7 miles on Tuesday in 1.00.54
6 miles build-up today on treadmill (9.00-7.30)
planning 12 on Saturday
then 4-5 miles recovery on Sunday
plus pilates and sometimes a 45 min swim
That's enough from me now!
I've been lurking on here and have read the whole thread over the last few weeks, so thought I'd finally post. I'm not really sure if I'll get sub-4 but it's a target anyway....I may be way off, but we'll see.
I'm following the Shades plan, and I'm regularly participating in that thread. I'm doing the North Dorset Village marathon on 5th May so looking forward to that. It's my second marathon and the first one was a disaster so the primary aim is to enjoy this one and then see where I go from there.
I run 4 times a week and am a member of a club and I'm currently doing 30-35 miles per week, with the plan leading up to about 43 miles. I have a half marathon this weekend where I'm aiming for a PB - if I get 1:45 I'll be delighted, but I expect it will more than likely be something in the region of 1:48. My current PB is 1:50:16 at this distance but that was on a hilly course in October 2012 and I've dropped a few pounds in weight since then and generally feel fitter/quicker. The half this weekend is billed as being pancake flat but I'm already getting my excuses, as the weather forecast doesn't look great..... Shades has said she'll review my training paces based on that result, so that should be good.
I have no questions as such (yet!!), but just thought I'd say hi! My main quotes that I'm keeping in mind at all times are "to slow down on the LSRs" and "go quicker on the faster runs". I know that's not particularly scientific, but I'm a simple soul and those quotes are something even I can grasp....!
Hi Hannah and welcome - 12 miles isn't panic stations. Just need to keep building them up. I also have lower back issues and weak glutes.
Hi Big G - I'm originally from Dorset. Lovely part of the world. Not done that marathon though.
Thanks Spoons. Any strengthening exercises and other guidance would be much appreciated. I guess I'm still living a little in fear of the LSRs. Will do 12-13 this weekend then at around 9.15-9.30 a mile and then aim for the half marathon next weekend and I suppose that will give me a good indication of pain levels and fitness.
Hi Big G - I'm also from near Dorset - on the edge of the New Forest - lovely part of the world, so really shouldn't have any excuse for not running, apart from the copious amounts of mud everywhere at the moment!
Hi all,
As today seems to be a day for new recruits do you mind if I pull up a stool?
I have been perusing the thread and there seems to be a lot of good advice being dished out and as I'm a little tired of the smartarsery of some of the threads good, friendly advice and tips would be much appreciated.
I have until now some been running mileage, 35 miles per week there or there abouts but could do with some suggestions on speedwork as I plod along same pace any distance like a clockwork toy. It sounds dumb but I struggle to run anything but "my" pace
I have a half marathon St Paddy's day (March 17th) and a marathon May 12th.
Plus half my family are from Dorset, I'm not sure how this info helps but who knows?
Hannah - this will sort you out:
plus loads of squats of course
Hi Oirisheyes - Having Dorset blood proves you're a little odd which can only be a good thing. You are suffering from the most common thing I see and hear in runners trying to improve. The one pace syndrome. Easiest way to get started is simply to try and chuck in a few 1 minute bursts of fast running into a run. If you need to stop and have a rest at the end to get your breath back then do so. Plus try and start your runs off slower than you normally would. Like really slow. Once you've done this a few times ask again and I'll suggest a few simple sessions to try.
Whilst we are talking Dorset - I am from a tiny hamlet near the Cerne Abbas giant, moved to West Bay, Bridport when I was 12. Then moved to London when I was 15 and never went back!
You've been around a bit haven't you Spoons
Welcome to the Dorset contingent. I think this is a good thread for you all to be as Spoons has been guiding and advising me over the last few weeks and already I can see a big improvement in my times. The only thing I am struggling with is that I dont run my slow runs slow enough !!
Anyway, feel free to ask any questions and I'm sure we will all chip in and then Spoons will tell us the the right thing to do !
Intervals tonight so I thought I would mix it up a little. The plan was 2 x 400, 2 x 800, 2 x 1000 @ HMP, 2 miles @ MP. Here are the results.
Split 1 (400) - 5:53
Split 2 (400) - 6:07
Split 3 (800) - 6:29
Split 4 (800) - 6:28
Split 5 (1000) - 6:46
Split 6 (1000) - 6:48
Split 7 (2 miles x MP) - 8:41
Whilst I hurt during these intervals I feel really good when I've finished and feel like I really enjoyed myself at the track. When I check the times I am even happier as I wasnt expecting anything like this. The good thing as well is that I didnt feel too tired after the session and I still feel ok now, no aching or stiffness at all, happy days.
The 2 miles @ MP also felt good. The first lap I had to keep looking at my watch to check my pace but once I had 'locked in' on the required pace I maintained it well and didnt have to check my watch again.
So, 2 rest days now and then Liversedge HM on Sunday.
How are things with Will, Ricky and Carl ?
Spoons - hope those blisters on the palms of your hands are getting better
Very speedy session there Carter. A lot quicker and longer than I suggested though. Hopefully it won't affect your half too much on Sunday......


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LOL it is a thread that never dies it is brought up from time to time.
SS. A lot of what it is called depends on the area of the country you live in. In northern states "Shield" is a common name, in the south it is simply a "Badge". Just like many northern jurisdictions call a patrol car/police car a cruiser. A rose by any other name.....Quote:
A CCW badge is that... it's a badge. Not to be confused with a shield. Police Officers carry shields. Anything else is a badge... kind of.
My experience with the CC badge issue was not people wearing them on their belt but having an LE type badge case with the badge and permit to show on a traffic stop to get out of a ticket. It looked very official but to me the attitude of the person was more important than someone having a badge/shield/tin.


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Last week, the city of Rock Falls submitted an application for a $200,000 federal Environmental Protection Agency grant.
If awarded, the money would help rid the city of an environmental eyesore along its riverfront – the ancient Limestone Building, which dates to 1867, the city's first year.
The grant would help pay to assess the property (solvents, paints and lubricants were once used there); plan the cleanup; identify and monitor the danger to at-risk segments of the population; do outreach to the community; and implement the program.
Spent over a 3-year period, the $200,000 grant could give the city a leg up on the total cost of the Limestone Building removal project, estimated at $600,000.
We see this as a worthwhile project. The expenditure of public funds would benefit the community as a whole. The result could spark future development along the Rock River.
We wish the city good luck as its application wends its way through the federal bureaucracy. If the money is awarded, we have every hope that it will be spent wisely.
We wish we could say the same about the city's practice of spending large amounts of tax dollars during the annual convention of the Illinois Municipal League.
Last fall, the city sent six officials to the 3-day meeting, held at the Hilton in downtown Chicago.
For lodging, food, and other expenses at the conference, Rock Falls taxpayers were billed $11,884.
Some of the money – $783 – was spent at one big dinner for the six officials and their spouses, where they dined on, among other entrées, Alaskan king crab, Chilean sea bass, and stone crab colossal.
By comparison, Dixon and Sterling, which are larger than Rock Falls but which do not operate city electrical departments, spent $4,163 and $2,173, respectively.
Rock Falls sent good-sized delegations to previous Municipal League conventions, too.
In October 2012, the city sent nine officials to the conference. The hotel bill was $8,384.
Three years earlier, in 2009, the city sent 10 officials. The Hilton hotel tab that year was $8,779.
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Next fall, let Rock Falls officials resist the allure of city lights and fancy restaurants and keep those tax dollars at home.


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The All Blacks will play Japan in Tokyo on Saturday 2 November, New Zealand Rugby and the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) have confirmed today.
The Test will be played at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium in Tokyo, Japan's national rugby stadium and home of the JRFU.
The All Blacks will fly to Japan to prepare for the Test match before heading onto Europe for the All Blacks annual Air New Zealand European Tour, for Test matches against France, England and Ireland.
The All Blacks have played Japan four times before: twice in Japan in 1987 (the matches weren't given Test match status) and at the 1995 and 2011 Rugby World Cups.
JRFU Chairman Tatsuzo Yabe said: "It is a great pleasure to welcome the All Blacks back to Japan for a match against our national side for the first time in 26 years.
"New Zealand and Japan have long had a strong rugby relationship, ever since the Japan national team first played against New Zealand Universities 77 years ago and we have learnt a lot from New Zealand Rugby.
"This time, again, playing against the reigning Rugby World Cup Champions will be an exciting opportunity for Japan, led by Eddie Jones, as they build themselves for Rugby World Cup 2015.
"At the same time, hosting a historical match against the world-famous All Blacks in the heart of our capital will definitely build momentum for Rugby in Japan as we work towards Rugby World Cup 2019 which will be held in Japan."
Japan Head Coach Eddie Jones said: "It is a great honour for Japan to play against the All Blacks, the current Rugby World Champions and the number one ranked team in the world.
"The history of matches between the All Blacks and Japan hasn't been in our favour, but we have changed history once by beating Wales this year and we want to change history again when we play against the All Blacks.
"Every player who gets the chance to play against the All Blacks must be preparing to win against them. It's not only a physical challenge, but also mentally we need to play a game that really makes the All Blacks think."
All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen said: "We are delighted to be playing Japan in what will be a historic Test in Tokyo.
"The match fits in perfectly with our strategy for 2013 to not only grow our game but also to grow our leadership and depth within the All Blacks squad, and will give us the chance to give younger players further opportunities in the black jersey."
New Zealand Rugby CEO Steve Tew said the All Blacks had a growing fan base in Japan and Asia and it was hoped the match would build on that. The All Blacks last visited Japan for the Bledisloe Cup match against Australia in 2009.