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*Born in Great Dunmow, England in 1962.
My father was an officer in the Air Force--when stationed overseas he met my mom who is British.
*Graduated From in Long Island, New York in 1980.
*Received my B.S. from Bloomsburg University (Home of the HUSKIES) in 1984.
*Masters in Education degree of University of Delaware(Home of the Blue HENS) in 1990.
*Taught 5th/6th Grade from 1985-1991 at Harlan Elementary in the Brandywine School District, Wilmington, Delaware.
*Became a TIGER teacher when the Middle School opened in 1992.
*Interests: Family, Teaching, Traveling to Tropical Locations, Volleyball, Reading, Exercising & Staying Fit!!
*I had been married for 26 years to husband Ron (business teacher at Freedom High School) who recently passed away :( I have two wonderful sons 25 and 22.
Both attended & played sports at Whitehall High School (Home of the ZEPHYRS! -- Z Train!)
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Fred Deonal Kulbeth, 89, of Wilmar, Arkansas died September 15, 2013 at his home.He was born to Curtis Deonal Kulbeth and Gladys Wright Kulbeth, May 26, 1924, in Wilmar, Arkansas.Fred is survived by his wife of 63 years, Patricia Ruth Porter, and by two sisters, Kathryn Siedell of Richardson, TX and Joan Smith of Oklahoma City, OK.He is also survived by 10 children (2 sons and 8 daughters), 40 grandchildren, and 39 great-grandchildren. His children are: James Deonal (Patricia), Fountain, CO, Roger (Olivia), Stafford, VA, Teresa (David Hocking), Raleigh, NC, Carolyn (Blaine Kennington), Castle Rock, WA, Anita (Rod Lyon), Sandy, UT, Belinda (James Shaw), Sandy, UT, Janice (Ron Gneiting), Parker, CO, Virginia (Jody Lemmon), Allen, TX, Marsha Fletcher, Vancouver, WA, Nancy (Rick Bloxham), Pocatello, ID. Fred graduated from Wilmar High School in 1941. He served in the Army at the end of WWII in Fujiya, Japan where he met General Douglas McArthur. He received a BS/BA degree in Accounting from the University of Arkansas in 1953, interrupting his studies at the University to serve in the National Guard and Korean Conflict.Fred and Patricia lived in LaPorte, Texas for 22 years before moving back to Wilmar, Arkansas. Fred enjoyed participating in community improvements, helping establish the Barkada Water Association and Volunteer Fire Department. He was a Master Gardener and Boy Scouts of America volunteer.Fred was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and considered his family to be his greatest blessing.He was a farmer at heart and he loved music, writing poetry, and stargazing.


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Marta Mannenbach, Teresa Nittolo, Gavin Jefferies
Thursday, May 30, 2013 from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM (PDT)
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The Best of International Short Films in a cozy backyard!
Future Shorts San Francisco brings another amazing screening to Urban Bazaar in Inner Sunset, SF. Join our film-loving audience on Thursday, May 30th and you will be warm and entertained for some good 2 hours full of exciting, ground-breaking short audiovisual creations from filmmakers in US and beyond. Plus, explore the store for fair trade and local awesomeness that Urban Bazaar is. It was named "Best Boutique" in 2011 by the SF Weekly and "Microenterprise of the Year" in 2012 by the SF Economic Development Alliance.
These amazing shorts from the largest pop-up short film festival in the world Future Shorts will give you a proper insight in the hot news of petite cinema!
The screening is going to take place outdoors, in the back yard of the store and you are welcome to bring your chairs, blankets and everything else that makes you feel cozy. We will have free popcorn for you there as well.
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TV HERO - 4 min short by Christy Chan
TV Hero satirizes 80's television shows with terrorist undertones.
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CHICAGO -- For Mark Teixeira, the record was even more meaningful because of his company at the top.
Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate for a major league-record 12th time Tuesday night, helping Phil Hughes and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-0 in a game shortened to 6½ innings by rain.
Eddie Murray and Chili Davis had shared the record with Teixeira by homering from both sides 11 times in the same game.
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"I grew up in Baltimore. Eddie was such a great player. I always messed around as a switch hitter in the backyard," Teixeira said.
"I started playing baseball at a really young age in the backyard. I had a few swings right-handed, I would switch over to left-handed and try to hit it over the fence left-handed. That record is pretty special."
Teixeira's two-run shot to left batting right-handed against John Danks made it 4-0 in the third and was his 30th homer of the season -- marking the seventh straight season the slugger has reached that mark. He added a solo drive batting left-handed against Jason Frasor in the seventh.
"The first time I did it ... I couldn't believe it. Two home runs, one from each side. it's not easy," said Teixeira, who has pulled it off twice this season. "You don't hit a lot of them, you don't get a lot of opportunities to drive the ball from both sides of the plate."
Hughes (2-3), who spent nearly two months on the disabled list this season, allowed three hits against the punchless White Sox, who played their second straight game without leading hitter Paul Konerko, sidelined by a bruised calf. Hughes improved to 2-1 with a sparkling 0.75 ERA in eight career appearances against Chicago.
Hughes' strong outing and the velocity on his pitches -- he reached 95 mph in the first inning -- could lead to a tough decision for the Yankees. New York is using a six-man rotation this week but probably will need to decide between Hughes and Ivan Nova for the fifth spot at some point. Nova gets the start on Thursday.
"It didn't even really come into my mind, everything that was going on," Hughes said. "It's more of a personal thing for me. I wanted to pitch well. I knew I could do better than what I'd been showing. I wanted to satisfy myself before everybody else.
"I'm pretty satisfied with this one, hopefully it's something that continues moving forward."
Manager Joe Girardi was impressed.
"We don't have to rush to make a decision," he said. "Nova's going to start on Thursday, we'll push everybody back a little bit, give some guys some extra rest, which we think is important during this time."
"He had a rough year. It's not been easy for him and he's given up his share of hits. You can see the confidence growing, him being more aggressive as the game went on and not getting away from who he is," Girardi said. "That's the best start we've seen all year."
Chicago has lost four straight and fell 5½ games behind Detroit in the AL Central. The game was delayed twice -- by the threat of bad weather for 45 minutes at the start and for 57 minutes just before the bottom of the seventh by a thunderstorm -- before it was called.
"I'm not going to give up. I'm not going to give in," Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said of his approach with his reeling team. "I'm not a loser."
New York scored in each of the first two innings. Derek Jeter, who missed the opener of the four-game set with a bruised finger, began the game with a single and scored on Robinson Cano's two-out double to left-center. Russell Martin hit his 11th homer and first since June 29 in the second.
Danks (4-9), who also spent time on the disabled list with an oblique strain, was 4-0 in his previous six starts and hadn't lost since May 29. He gave up four runs and nine hits in six innings.
"They fouled off a lot of good pitches and made me throw a lot of pitches," said Danks, who ended up with 114. "Obviously I made a couple of mistakes they hit pretty hard. ... They're where they're at for a reason."
- RHP A.J. Burnett (8-9, 4.23 ERA) will start for the Yankees on Wednesday night. Burnett is coming off a loss to Baltimore last Friday when he struck out 11 but also gave up two homers. He is 2-5 in his career against the White Sox, including 0-1 this season. He will be opposed by RHP Gavin Floyd (9-9, 3.96), who has won three straight starts, including a victory over the Red Sox in his previous outing. Floyd will make his seventh career appearance and sixth start against the Yankees. He is 2-1 against them, including 1-0 this season.
- Guillen said Adam Dunn's demeanor hasn't changed much - at least in front of his teammates - despite his monumental struggles. Dunn is batting .165 with 138 strikeouts. He singled in the second inning. "Maybe when he goes home, he starts crying, but when he's around us, he's very good," Guillen said. "I don't see any change in his character and I don't see any change with the swing. He's struggled since spring training."
- Jeter also doubled and now has 3,022 hits, good for 24th place on the career list. Lou Brock is 23rd with 3,023.
- Teixeira has hit at least 30 homers in each of his first three seasons with the Yankees. Only three other players have done that with New York - Babe Ruth, Roger Maris and Alex Rodriguez.


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When someone says "sour," it may remind you of biting into something sour like a lime. Since you already have had the experience of eating a lime and tasting how sour it is, just hearing the word sour and thinking about it, your face makes an expression as if you were eating a lime or lemon right now. Habit is formed out of memory, from that point of view. We begin to reshape our present situation according to that habitual memory and ape instinct, as we might call it.
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On November 6th, 2013 I locked my keys and cell phone in my car. I was fortunate enough to have a stranger let me borrow their telephone to call work to have them call a locksmith for me. Our office administrator called a locksmith and was guaranteed that they were on their way and would be there in 15-20 mins - as it states on their website.
After 50 minutes of standing in 50 degree weather, I started contemplating which window would be the best to break out. A maroon minivan pulls in - with no logos to identify that he is indeed a locksmith. He tells me that he's the locksmith and is here to open my car. I have a Mistsubishi Outlander. He said that it may cost a little more because they are more difficult to break into. I said ok, because I am frozen at this point.
He pulls out two flat pads that have air pumps attached to them. I looked at my watch and started to time him. He inserted one on the top corner of my door and pumped it up. He inserted the other and pumped that one up as well. He then took a long wire-like object and put it through the top of the door and unlocked the car. All of this took approximately 52 seconds. He opened the door and handed my keys.
He then tells me because he had to use the air pumps - that it was $169.00 plus a service call fee of $49.00!!!! I said, "Are you kidding me??? It took you less than a minute to get into my car!" His reply was that he'd been in it alot quicker if he'd been able to use a slim jim. After running my credit card, he refused to give it back to me until I signed a receipt saying that I was completely satisfied with the service and that the charges where indisputable. I crossed everything out and wrote that I was very dissatisfied and overcharged. He called his boss about what I did and still didn't give me my credit card back. I finally started yelling at him and he handed me my card & receipt - at which point I got in the car and left. When I looked at the receipt - I noticed that there was nothing on there to tie back to Everett Keymasters. The receipt said 24/7 Locksmith with a fax number. That's it - no address, no phone number, no email address - nothing!
I called the office immediately upon returning to work and called them. The manager David said that I needed to call him back in a half hour after he had a chance to talk to his technician. I called back 2 hours later and David still hadn't talked to his technician. He also told me that there wasn't anything that he was going to do for me about the charges. I was out of luck. I told him that I was sorry that that was his answer. I told him that I would be calling my credit card company to dispute the charges, filing a complaint with the BBB - as their website states that they have an A+ rating with the BBB - yet I haven't been able to locate their company on the BBB website. I also told them that I would be hitting Facebook and letting everyone know what kind of crooks that they were. He said that he wished that I wouldn't do that and that there should be a way that we could come to an agreement. I told him that was all that I had ever wanted to do, but that he had declined. He stated that he couldn't do it, but the owner Brad could. I told him that he had until the end of the business day to have Brad call me. He asked me to wait until the next day, because Brad wasn't at work until then. I agreed.
Brad never called yesterday. I tried calling and they have since blocked my work phone number. I called from a different number and was told that Brad wasn't in. I left a message for him to call me. He never did. I tried again today - Brad wasn't in. I asked for David and was put on hold. I hung up after being on hold for over 5 minutes. I think that it's a fair assessment that they are avoiding me and are not going to try to give me some sort of reimbursement.
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But not for a mere ceasefire. Declaring a ceasefire without disarming the terrorist groups, including those aligned with Yasser Arafat, would only allow terrorists to recover their losses inflicted by Israel's effective military response in recent months.
During the Oslo process of the 1990s, Arafat deliberately refrained from disarming terrorist groups. His periodic "crackdowns" were staged media events meant to deflect American pressure.
The credibility of the road map depends on an explicit insistence that, this time, the Palestinian Authority acts like a real authority and uproots the terrorist infrastructure.
Before Israel can be asked for a reciprocal gesture like a freezing of the settlements, there must be tangible, measurable evidence of disarmament.
Then there's the road map's insistence on a timetable.
Like the Oslo process, which imposed a deadline to resolve one of the world's most complex conflicts, the road map is driven by the clock. It envisions an interim Palestinian state emerging as early as a year from now, to be followed in 2005 by a permanent solution on the thorniest issues dividing the two sides, including refugees, final borders and the status of Jerusalem.
That artificial deadline ignores the need to measure each stage of Palestinian compliance carefully. Unlike Palestinian pledges of peaceful intent, Israel's territorial concessions are concrete and irreversible.
The fact is, it will take years, not months, to test the transformation of Palestinian society, which has been subjected to an official, relentless campaign in mosques, schools and media, encouraging hatred of Jews.
Adequate time to test Palestinian intentions is crucial for restoring the trust of Israeli centrists in the peace process.
When the Palestinians declared war in September 2000 against Israel's most left-wing and conciliatory government and violently rejected Israel's offer to become the first country in history to offer shared sovereignty over its capital, the Israeli public's faith in the peace process shattered.
Although polls still show a strong majority willingness to trade land for peace, they also show deep scepticism about whether withdrawal even to the 1967 borders would bring that peace.
Without the support of this pragmatic but sceptical majority, the road map will go nowhere.
Another enormous problem for Israel is that the road map does not promise an end to the Palestinian demand that refugees be allowed to return to Israel proper, rather than to a Palestinian state, a move that is intended to destroy the Jewish state by undermining its Jewish majority.
Perhaps the road map's greatest conceptual flaw is its relentless symmetry in apportioning blame.
After violently rejecting an end to occupation, the moral burden has shifted to the Palestinians - just as, during the first intifada, in the late 1980s, the onus was on Israel to offer the Palestinians a fair compromise.
But the road map searches relentlessly for moral equivalence. After insisting, for example, on an end to official Palestinian incitement against Jews, it demands a parallel end to supposed Israeli Government incitement against Palestinians. The Palestinian Authority's incitement campaign includes Holocaust denial and the routine dehumanisation of Jews. Nothing remotely comparable occurs in mainstream Israel.
The Oslo process collapsed because of a failure to demand that the Palestinians act like responsible partners.
By reinforcing a false moral symmetry, the road map makes a fatal wrong turn, allowing Palestinians to evade responsibility for what has become a self-inflicted occupation.
Yossi Klein Halevi is the Israel correspondent for the New Republic and the author of At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew's Search for God with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land. This article first appeared in the Los Angeles Times.
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The sandy beach of Aghios Sostis is situated at a distance of 11 kilometers southwestern to the town of Zakynthos. It is a lovely scenic tourist resort very close to Laganas (2 kilometers far away). The place has a small but safe port, suitable for anchoring of small fishing and tourist boats. Opposite the port it is found the small islet of Aghios Sostis.Several hotels of all categories, studios and rooms to let, all with many facilities are available for accommodation; they are open in April or May (Easter period) until October.
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You will enjoy food in the traditional taverns of the resort, which offer fresh fish and seafood along with various traditional dishes and international cooking.
You will eat your food in an excellent environment: the tables stand on wooden terraces above the sea and while enjoying your meal, you will have the chance to see the wonderful view of Lagana Bay and watch the sea turtles swimming in the sea. The beach is peaceful enough and less crowded than the neighboring one of Laganas. However, if you feel like desiring more noise and nightlife, it is very easy to pop up to the haunts of Lagana or the lively town of Zakynthos.
You will enjoy swimming at the beach of the resort, with crystal clear sea, or you may go to the nearby beaches of Porto Koukla at the West, or Laganas at the East.
In case of health problems, a local Medical Center is available at Pantocratoras (4 kilometers to the North), where you will also find a Police Station.Access to the beach from the town of Zakynthos is easy by tourist buses, taxi and rented or private cars and motorbikes. The beach is found less than 7 kilometers far from the airport. It is also connected with Laganas beach via a short but pretty bad road; it is recommended to choose the better one, some 2 kilometers longer.
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Kids got out and voted
If it was up to the students who voted Tuesday in the Kids Voting Brainerd Area, President Barack Obama would stay in office.
Nancy Cross, coordinator of the Kids Voting Brainerd Area, said 4,000 ballots were printed with a 35 percent voter turn out. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade who attend public, charter, alternative, private, parochial and home schools can participate in Kids Voting. Kids Voting in Brainerd was established in 1996 and is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that educates and engages students. The program is a community-based solution to combat voter apathy among young adults.
"It doesn't matter who the kids vote for," said Cross. "It's about the process and teaching students about civic duty."
The students voted yes to the Marriage Amendment solely between one man and a woman, with 377 yes votes, or 54.7 percent. There were 312 no votes or 45.3 percent. The students also voted yes for the Voter Identification Amendment, with 360 yes votes or 55.1 percent. There were 293 no votes, or 44.9 percent.
■ Other results were:
• United States Senator: Amy Klobuchar won with 459 votes
• Minnesota State Supreme Court Chief Justice: Lorie Skjerven Gildea with 434 votes
• U.S. Congressional District 8: Chip Cravaack won with 463 votes and Richard Nolan had 440 votes
• State Senate, District 10: Taylor Stevenson had 369 votes and Carrie Ruud had 365
• State Representative, District 10A: John Ward won with 442 votes and Chris Kellet had 277 votes
• State Representative, District 10B: Joe Radinovich won with 338 votes and Dale Lueck had 302
• Crow Wing County Commissioner, District 1: Paul Koering won with 383 votes and Philip Trusty had 270
• Crow Wing County Commissioner, District 3: Kris Hasskamp won with 299 votes and Doug Houge had 251
• Brainerd At-Large: Laura Bisted had 137 votes and Chip Borkenhagen had 128 votes to fill the two open seats
• Brainerd, Alderman Ward 1: Dave Pritschet with 177 votes
• Brainerd, Alderman Ward 3: Jeff Czeczok with 136 votes
• Baxter City Council members: Mark Cross with 186 votes and Tom Hice with 171 votes to fill the seats
• Nisswa City Council members: Gary Johnson had 154 votes and Don Jacobson had 140 votes to fill the seats
• Brainerd School Board: Reed Campbell had 178 votes and Bill Cruz had 184 votes to lead the field
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It's sooo tiring and....just hard. He is just so unhappy most of the time, and I struggle to figure out what he needs. I know he's getting over-tired and over-stimulated but he seems to fight sleep badly. I have spent the last 3 hours trying to get him sleep. Then I find myself resenting him from taking away so much of my time to spend with DD
She was such an easy going baby, and it feels like none of my tricks work with this one. Just wish I could figure him out.
Mama to DD Feb '08 (9lbs), DS Oct '10 (10lbs) , DD Jan '13
No advice, just hugs here. We seem to be going through the same thing. Naomi just seems so unhappy most days. It's tiring and hard not to feel like I'm doing everything wrong since she just seems so unhappy. My husband has her strapped to his chest right now but I know that as soon as he takes her out of the carrier we will be back to square one for a couple hours. I should be taking this time to make dinner....
I do keep hoping this is a phase that will pass, and I hope that is true for you too, Melly! (and of course it will pass...it's just that knowing that is sometimes not enough in the moment)
I forgot to add that our issue also seems to be Naomi being overtired and overstimulated and fighting sleep....
I'm with you, mama! None of my others were such fussy babies, it's hard to deal with! It seems like all he does is cry and sleep :(
I hear you all. It's been getting really bad lately and DS is acting out so much b.c mom is pretty much ignoring him. I hate resenting her and the "what the hell were we thinking" thoughts. I think Ingrid's unhappiness is mostly gas and some nasal drainage from a cold she has. It is worse at night, funny how happy she can be in the morning and then bam.....screaming fits. this will get better, this will get better
I had a couple of really tough weeks with Dylan at around the 5-6 week mark, too (I'm assuming this is where most of you are at right now - Dylan was 3 weeks early so he's now at 8.5 weeks). It's a major growth spurt period - perhaps this explains at least in part the challenges you all are facing? Just in the last week or so, Dylan has really chilled out - he still has minor meltdowns, but nothing on the scale of a few weeks ago. He's also cracking smiles left right and center - deliberate, responsive smiles (not just random ones that may or may not be related to anything you're doing or saying to him!). They change so fast at this age. I hope that you all see gradual improvements over the next couple of weeks too, and am sending 'chill baby' vibes in your direction(s)!
Well Naomi is 8 weeks old so I think this is more a lasting issue for me. She does much better on the days where she has proper naps. But on the days where she refuses to nap, all I can do is try to keep her happy. Rock, bounce, soother, repeat. Throw in a swaddle every now and then.
My inlaws are visiting this weekend so I see a nice nap for me in the near future! If I can actually relax enough for a nap. I'm no better at napping than Naomi is. :)
Sleep seems to be a big factor for Finn, too. The last two nights he's slept for 5 hours straight, nursed, and slept for another 4 hours and it's made a HUGE difference in his daytime fussiness.
We are at the 6 week mark and I'm hoping that is it. We are trying gas drops every 3 hours to prevent gas build up. I really don't want to get into the limiting what I eat b.c I don't see any correlation between her screaming and what i've ate. I don't drink a lot of dairy anyways, maybe one glass a day and some in cereal. I went two days with no coffee and all i got was a screaming baby and barely able to stay awake mom. (yeah screw not having coffee, it's mandatory when the kids don't nap at the same time so I can't nap....arrrrrg). I'm hoping this is a blip in her digestive system while she is going through this growth spurt.
DS1 was my high-needs dude. It was all I knew, and I'm only realizing with DS2 how hard my first baby was!
I wore him constantly. The Ergo was great because I could force him to turn off stimulation by putting up the sleeping hood and he would finally sleep. We continued to use that thing to get him to sleep every night until he was almost 2 years old. After he'd be asleep, I WOULD NOT get him out of the Ergo. He would just wake up and still be exhausted.
I wore him and/or was touching him probably 23 hours a day almost every day until he could sit up.
If it helps, DS1 is now 2.5 and he's still high needs (I'm told by numerous friends who say he reminds them of their children that I need to read Raising Your Spirited Child - again, he's all I know, so I never realized he was more spirited than the average!), but he's the most perceptive and sweet little boy!
my now 2 1/2 y.o. (4th son) has always been high needs so i feel for you. his first few months were incredibly hard because none of my parenting methods and strategies worked for him, and honestly, they still don't. he never slept and i too wore him in an ergo almost 24/7 his entire first year. if it's any consolation, ime, high needs kids are extremely brilliant.
anyway, i can totally commiserate.
This is us too. My son is 6 weeks today and fights sleep so badly. I have read that fussiness peaks at 6 weeks and most babies are much more laid-back by 3-4 months. Hopefully this is halfway done!
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has stepped up manufacturing of the Surface tablet, its new device designed to counter Apple Inc's iPad, and will introduce it to third-party retailers this week.
The moves suggest Microsoft is seeing some demand for its first own-brand computer in the crucial holiday shopping season, although it has yet to divulge any sales figures.
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He said the Surface would also be on sale at retailers in Australia from mid-December, with more countries to follow in the next few months.
Since launch in late October, the Surface has only been sold by Microsoft itself, in its own brick and mortar stores in the United States and Canada and online in Australia, China, France, the UK and Germany.
The only Surface model available now - officially called Surface with Windows RT - runs a version of Windows created to work on the low-power chips designed by ARM Holdings, which dominate smartphones and tablets but are incompatible with old Windows applications.
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No country in the world boasts a brewing tradition as rich and diverse as Belgium's, and this tour is the perfect way to taste some of the finest brews and to learn about the country's beer heritage.
Sample favorites like Gueuze, IV Saisons, Malheur Blonde and the delicious Trappist beers that come with a creamy white head and go down particularly well on hot summer days.
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Take this Brussels Beer Tasting Tour to discover why Belgium is so famous for its mouth-watering beers!
To join the excursion make your way to the Godiva chocolate store, Grand Place 22, 1000 Brussels, where you will meet your guide. Guides for this tour are multilingual (English, French, Russian and Arabic).
Belgium offers an astonishing range of quality beers. In fact the country produces more distinct types of beer per head than anywhere else in the world. On this tour you can sample a traditional beer or be adventurous and taste some of the fun fruity beers. Brussels in particular offers many varieties of artisan brews, each with a different but delicious and unique flavour.
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Anatomy of a Tortured Relationship, Three Decades in the Making
By Dan Walters, political columnist at the Sacramento Bee.
For related commentaries and content, please visit the Untangling the State-Local Fiscal Relationship page.
When Orange Countys Board of Supervisors rebelled in mid-November, defying a new state law by refusing to shift $73 million in property taxes from the countys coffers to local school districts, it marked a new chapterand perhaps a new lowin the tortured history of relations between Californias state and local governments.
Although many, if not most, of the Capitols politicians, including Governor Jerry Brown, have served stints in local government themselves, they tend to act as professional athletes do when traded from one team to another. Yesterdays teammates are often todays bitter rivals and could even be teammates in another season.
It would take a booka long bookto adequately depict the many mileposts in the state-local relationship, but the Twitter version would be that the conflicts are usually, but not always, about money, and they began when voters passed Proposition 13 in 1978.
The landmark property tax limit measure had the direct consequence of severely limitingvirtually eliminatingthe long-held power of cities, counties, school districts, and other local governments to raise revenues as they saw fit.
Arguably, it was exercising that power that led to Proposition 13s passage. During a period of high inflation, county assessors were routinely imposing double-digit annual increases on property values and local officials were feasting on the resulting tax bounties. Presented with Proposition 13 as an antidote to their ever-rising property tax bills, voters embraced it.
One indirect consequence of Proposition 13 was to make "locals, as they were dubbed, highly dependent on the stateespecially counties and schools and therefore subject to the whims of Capitol politics. And the fiscal burden has been, more often than not, more than the states own sales and income tax systems could bear, especially since the measure also made raising state taxes more difficult.
A subtler, but very important, factor is that Proposition 13s impacts hit the Capitol at the precise moment when its occupants were undergoing a cultural implosion, becoming more overtly partisan and career-minded and less interested in policy for its own sake.
That change of orientation made the Capitol a target-rich environment for special interest groups with money to spend on lobbyists and campaign contributions. And local governments, schools andmost importantlythe unions that represented their employees quickly became, collectively, the largest and most influential special interest bloc in town.
The collegial, pre-Proposition 13 relationship between Sacramento and the locals quickly evolved into an exercise in power politics. The Capitol became an arena in which the locals jousted with the state over money and in which local disputes, especially those involving money, were taken for political resolution. Local officials and their employees unions, for instance, have often clashed in the legislature.
Moreover, Sacramento politicians quickly grasped that their power of the purse would allow them to influence local government and education matters by specifying how aid money was to be spent. An early example occurred in the 1980s when the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors acquired a 32 Republican majority and the countys Democratic legislators used the state budget to force the board into doing things it didnt want to do.
When a severe recession hit the state in the early 1990s, thanks to severe cutbacks in Pentagon spending, the state-local relationship became overtly contentious. Schools had persuaded voters to enact a sweeping, and extremely complex, education finance measure in 1988aimed at creating an inviolable floor under state school aidand when the recession-battered state budget couldnt meet its education obligation, then-Governor Pete Wilson and the legislature forced local governments to shift billions of dollars in property taxes into school coffers.
Over the next two decades, governors and legislators repeatedly fiddled with the mix of property, sales and vehicle taxes going to the state, the schools and local governments. One such maneuver became known as the "triple flip. ERAFthe Educational Revenue Augmentation Fundbecame a four-letter swear word among city and county officials.
All this set in motion locals years-long effort to regain fiscal independence, which included two ballot measures aimed at protecting their treasuries from state raids and numerous court battlesone of which is still being fought, as the multi-billion-dollar squabble over the states grab of city redevelopment funds and the Orange County rebellion this month indicate.
The county was caught up in one of the states periodic revisions of ERAF allocationsthanks to machinations over its declaration of bankruptcy years earlierand refused to send the property taxes to schools, saying it was being treated unfairly. Supervisors acted even though an Orange County senator had obtained a special $35 million allocation of property taxes for the county two years earlier as his price for voting for a controversial 200910 state budget bill.
Whos right and whos wrong? When it comes to the interplay of state and local finances, there is no right and wrong; there are only winners and losers. Orange County won one round in 2009 but may lose in 2011 if the state goes to court to get the $73 million.
Cities, like Orange County, are claiming victimhood because Brown and legislators agreed to end all local redevelopment programs as a way around Proposition 22, a 2010 city-sponsored ballot measure aimed at protecting municipal funds from state raids.
Abolishing redevelopment after nearly 70 years would redirect about $5 billion that redevelopment agencies skim off the top of the property tax pool each year to other local entities, thus saving the state about $2 billion because the schools would get more property taxes.
Another state law would allow the redevelopment agencies to remain in business, but only if they sent the state enough money to compensate for its school costsan issue thats now being fought out in the state Supreme Court.
With the state budget facing multi-billion-dollar deficits for years to come, the triangular state-local-school jousting over money shows no signs of ending, but theres also a new wrinkle. While cities battle the state in court, the counties have become partners with the state in what Governor Brown calls "realignment shifting more functions, especially in criminal justice, from the state to counties, along with more than $5 billion to finance them.
Its a way for the state to comply with federal court orders to reduce prison overcrowding, and the counties like getting the money because they think they can come out as net winnersbut theres a big caveat. With the history of ERAF and other conflicts, county officials are willing to shoulder the new responsibilities only if they have an iron-clad guarantee that the money will always be there, and that would take a constitutional amendment approved by voters thats still to materialize.
Nor, as mentioned earlier, are the state-local conflicts always about money. One of the most cherished local powers has been land usedeciding what can be built and where. But that authority has been eroded over the years by a series of state actions, such as the adoption of specific controls over development in the coastal zone by a state commission in the 1970s and, more recently, direction from the state to adopt more transit-friendly land use policies as part of Californias effort to reduce greenhouse gases.
At the same time, however, the state has reduced its once-dominant role in transportation, especially highways, and local governments have filled the vacuum by financing and managing many highway projects with locally raised sales taxes.
What of the future?
Some visionariessuch as members of the Think Long Committee for Californiabelieve that the bell can be unrung, that the first steps of realignment can expand into a complete reconfiguration of state and local responsibilities, along with an overhaul of the state-local tax system.
Whether that happens is uncertain, but it is certain that the relationship that has developed over the last three decades is fundamentally unhealthy, divorcing responsibility for taxing from accountability for performance. It leaves the public confused and angry and dissipates civic energy on political infighting that would be better spent delivering effective services.
Most Californians, one is certain, dont care who does what. Theyd just like for someone to do the job.


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Newark Teen Forced To Strip And Whipped With A Belt Because His Father Didn't Pay A $20 Debt
NJ.com – The video is barely two-and-a-half minutes long, but each second is more disturbing than the one before. Somewhere in Newark, a teenage boy can be seen removing his clothes, stripping completely naked while he is berated and cursed at by another man in a black hat and black T-shirt. A pack of men surround their cornered victim, laughing and commenting on the situation. As the boy stands there with his shoulders slumped, the man in the black shirt screams about a debt owed by their victim's father. As the boy cowers, the leader of the group grabs a belt from one of his sidekicks and screams at the victim. "Where my money at?" he howls. "I don't know," the victim responds meekly. What happens next has infuriated law enforcement and city leaders. For 90 seconds, the boy is mercilessly whipped with the belt while the group continues to laugh at him, demanding he tell the camera that it's a "dog eat dog world." At the end of the video, someone announces the amount of money that sparked the vicious attack — a measly $20.
First things first, there's a 500% chance these guys think the phrase is actually Doggie Dog World. Just sets the tone for the type of retards we're working with here. And as far as I'm concerned, anybody who makes a boy strip naked so that he can whip him has some seriously deep rooted issues. Like if you wanna act hard on the streets of Newark, your best bet is to not run around like a pedophile making little boys strip. Spanking naked kids with a belt is not "bout that life" as the World Star community says. I'm sure this dude and his "Doggie Dog" crew think they are as gangster as it gets, but all I see is a bunch of pedophiles standing around playing with a naked boy squirting him with water. I'm not sure you thought that through, but I don't think you're gonna be getting the street cred you were looking for anytime soon. I give it a few days before some actual bad dudes have this wanna be thug dangling off a roof top naked for fucking with teenage boys around the neighborhood.
That is, of course, if Anonymous doesn't get to him first:
Something tells me that the homie from the Doggie Dog crew doesn't have much of a reputation for Anonymous to ruin. Or even a checking account for them to wipe out. But if there's one group I'd want going after this asshole, its them.


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Not a great combination for success, yet the reigning AL Cy Young winner still found a way to beat the Baltimore Orioles.
Evan Longoria and Matt Joyce homered, and Price grinded through the Baltimore batting order three times to help the Tampa Bay Rays earn a 4-3 victory Monday night in a duel between AL contenders.
Joyce hit a two-run drive in the fourth to break a tie and push the Rays toward their fifth win in six games. Tampa Bay remained a game behind the first-place Red Sox in the AL East after Boston defeated San Francisco.
Price (7-5) was effective when it counted. He struck out six and allowed only two runs, as Baltimore went 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10 against the left-hander.
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This just smacks of the same mentality that inspired climate change activists to say global warming deniers should be purged from meteorology. Kari Mari Norgaard, a professor of sociology and environmental studies at the University of Oregon, suggests that resistance to the threat of climate change at individual and societal levels must be "recognized and treated" before real action can be taken to effectively address the problem global warming poses. From a University of Oregon press release:
"Climate change poses a massive threat to our present social, economic and political order. From a sociological perspective, resistance to change is to be expected," she said. "People are individually and collectively habituated to the ways we act and think. This habituation must be recognized and simultaneously addressed at the individual, cultural and societal level — how we think the world works and how we think it should work." …
At the personal level, climate-change information raises fear about the future, a sense of helplessness and guilt. These emotions clash with individual — and often national — identity, sense of self-efficacy and the need for basic security and survival. In small groups, interactions often subvert political conversations and/or submerge the visibility of climate-change issues. At the macro level, or society at large, the co-authors point to an absence of serious discussion of climate change within U.S. Congressional hearings and in media coverage.
In many discussions in the last 30 years, climate change has been seen as either a hoax or fixable with minimal political or economic intervention, said Norgaard, author of the book "Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions and Everyday Life" (2011, MIT Press). "This kind of cultural resistance to very significant social threat is something that we would expect in any society facing a massive threat," she said. The discussion, she said, is comparable to what happened with challenges to racism or slavery in the U.S. South.
Norgaard clearly assumes that climate change science is settled — but it still isn't. Just three days ago, for example, Princeton physics professor William Happer wrote an article for The Wall Street Journal under the headline, "Global warming models are wrong again." Here's a bit of what he had to say:
It is easy to be confused about climate, because we are constantly being warned about the horrible things that will happen or are already happening as a result of mankind's use of fossil fuels. But these ominous predictions are based on computer models. It is important to distinguish between what the climate is actually doing and what computer models predict. The observed response of the climate to more CO2 is not in good agreement with model predictions.
We need high-quality climate science because of the importance of climate to mankind. But we should also remember the description of how science works by the late, great physicist, Richard Feynman:
"In general we look for a new law by the following process. First we guess it. Then we compute the consequences of the guess to see what would be implied if this law that we guessed is right. Then we compare the result of the computation to nature, with experiment or experience; compare it directly with observation, to see if it works. If it disagrees with experiment it is wrong."
The most important component of climate science is careful, long-term observations of climate-related phenomena, from space, from land, and in the oceans. If observations do not support code predictions—like more extreme weather, or rapidly rising global temperatures—Feynman has told us what conclusions to draw about the theory.
Norgaard is surely right that there are plenty of unscientific reasons to wish to think climate change does not pose the threat some scientists say it does. An acceptance of that hypothesized threat might impose certain obligations — to, say, purchase a low emissions vehicle — that a person might wish to avoid. Yet, there are surely plenty of unscientific reasons to wish to think climate change does pose the threat some scientists say it does. A desire for the power and latitude to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, for example, might motivate some politicians to accept climate science that they would not otherwise.
In charged debates like this one, it's not helpful to use rhetoric that suggests dissenters are diseased. Far better to patiently engage in respectful discussion.
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How many years ago? And who were these "flat earth believers," genius? There were globe makers in Europe before Columbus set sail. He corresponded with one in Lisbon, in fact. The Bible says the world is round. Who are you talking about? Ancient Hindoos?
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Discussion in 'Motorsports' started by Bram, Mar 14, 2009.
yep elbows will not be in MotoGP for 2010, was hoping he will but hey 2011 is ok too
For those that say the bike is designed for Casey your wrong. His style just suits the Ducati. If you saw Laguna 2008 when Rossi was leading Casey, Casey would be on full throttle before Rossi the reason being the traction control would sort it out for him. The reason people find it hard to ride the Ducati is because to get the most out of it you need to wind on the throttle coming out of the corner at full lean. That was Melandri's biggest problem about riding the Duke, he wasnt able to get on the power early enough.
I'm going to have to politely disagree about Stoner.
The thing is this: Stoner gels with the Ducati better than anyone else since Loris Capirossi. The traction control usage argument is a furphy to try and explain why one rider can win on the Ducati when no-one else can.
I'll step out of the conversation now, as I've watched these threads end in mud slinging matches in many a motorcycle forum and I'd rather like to avoid it here.
Great news, Spies has been a revelation in WSBK this year & deserves a shot at the MotoGP circus.
Entertaining weekend thus far, especially between the Fiat Yamaha riders. Race should be good.
Top 10 after final qualifying are:
1 Rossi
2 Pedrosa
3 Lorenzo
4 Elias
5 Edwards
6 Hayden
7 De Angelis
8 Dovizioso
9 De Puniet
10 Capirosi
Are you forgetting your country man Mr Bayliss ?
MotoGP 2009 - Round 14: Estoril
Round 14 on October the 4th at Estoril
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Track lenght:4.182,720 m
13 Corners
No, I didn't forget Troy Bayliss, but one can't point to a one off ride win (spectacular as it was) as a steadfast example of an easy bike to ride.
What it does prove though, is how important is for rider to gel with machine. What is noteworthy is Bayliss brought over his entire superbike crew for that 2006 race.
With the right people in place, Bayliss got the bike set-up exactly how he liked, was fast from the first practice and won on Sunday. Winning was something Troy rarely looked like doing before, although he was somewhat competitive on the MotoGP Ducati (much like Colin Edwards for Tech 3).
My point being: it is a combination of things that make a world champion. Rossi has, by no coincidence, the best bike, pit crew plus his sublime talent.
Currently, Lorenzo, Stoner and Pedrosa aren't far behind in all categories. Stoner nad his team were fantastic during 2007, and didn't look too shabby in '08 & '09. The TC/electronics debate is moot simply because every team/bike has it and uses it.
Rossi schooled everyone in this race.
Pedrosa says he wanted Yamaha ride
Dani Pedrosa says the only reason why he is staying at the Honda team for another year is because there were not openings at Yamaha.
The Spaniard and team-mate Andrea Dovizioso were confirmed at Repsol Honda for another year last weekend, but the Spanish rider made it clear HRC was not his preferred choice.
Pedrosa also said next year will be the last season he stays with his current team if his bike is not competitive enough.
"Simply because there was no room at Yamaha, that would have been good," Pedrosa told Italia1 television about his decision to stick with Honda.
"Besides, I've given Honda my faith for one more year to see if they can make the bike better.
"Otherwise, after one year without improvement, maybe it'll be over."
Yamaha has Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo under contract for next year, after the Spanish rider decided to extend his deal with the Japanese squad.
Eight-time champion Rossi, who has suggested he would like to ride for Ducati before retiring, said there are no doubts about his presence at Yamaha next year.
But the Italian admitted things were open after that.
"Certainly not next year, because for 2010 I already have a signed contract with Yamaha," he said.
"As for after 2010, obviously Yamaha will have to tell us what they want to do in the upcoming years, because we need to hear what their plans are for the future. We are ready for anything."
WOW this is big news
Pedrosa wanted to go to Yamaha and Rossi want's to go to Ducati
Whether it will happen, you don't know.
2007 Ducati had the better bike with the new 800 rules, there no denying about it, and on top of that, Stoner did very well on the bike and deserved that championship. One thing though that you haven't picked up on, is that in 08 the fuel tank size was reduced from 23litres down to 21.5 litres, of which then stopped Ducati from creating their engine to run at such high rpm's and have such a speed advantage. I'm not saying that was the only reason Casey won the title in 07 as his bike put out the most power, but you cant say having 10 even 15kmh in a straightline more over your nearest competitor isn't gunna help things out.
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Looks like Ben is going to replace James Toseland in the tech 3 yamaha squad for next season :thinking:.....
James Toseland loses MotoGP ride
By Matthew Birt - MCN
17 September 2009 13:17
James Toseland is likely to make a swift but reluctant return to World Superbikes in 2010 after losing his MotoGP ride.
World Superbike sensation Ben Spies has opted to quit World Superbikes and move to the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad where he will join fellow Texan Colin Edwards next season in an all-American team.
According to MCN sources, Toseland's departure was finalised earlier this week after meetings between Tech 3 boss Herve Poncharal and senior Yamaha management in Milan.
Despite a hugely promising rookie campaign in 2008 when he claimed six top six finishes, the Yorkshireman has struggled to build on that success this season.
He was badly hindered by two massive pre-season crashes but only three top six finishes in the opening 13 races of 2009 have failed to save Toseland from the axe.
Spies, who recently signed a two-year deal with Yamaha, has decided to quit WSB even though he has yet to clinch the world title.
It was thought the triple American superbike champion would delay a decision on his 2010 plans until his WSB title fight with Ducati star Noriyuki Haga had been concluded.
But his decision has meant the end of Toseland's MotoGP career after just two seasons racing against in the elite class.
MCN also understands Toseland's manager Roger Burnett was in Milan this week trying to secure the 28-year-old British rider a place in Yamaha's World Superbike squad as replacement for Spies.
But there is fierce competition for an R1 ride with World Supersport leader Cal Crutchlow a leading candidate. Aussie Chris Vermeulen also held talks with Yamaha management in Italy this week.
An official announcement on Spies' decision could be made shortly with details now being leaked. If not the deal will probably made official at the Imola WSB round next weekend.
I think James should go back to WSBK, he hasnt done bad in Moto GP and he sure isnt the first person to have trouble moving from WSBK to Moto GP and definately wont be the last.
Qualifying result for the Portuguese MotoGP:
1. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 1min 36.214secs
2. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 1:36.474
3. Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati 1:36.528
4. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 1:36.702
5. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha 1:37.142
6. Randy de Puniet (France) Honda 1:37.448
7. Loris Capirossi (Italy) Suzuki 1:37.489
8. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 1:37.541
9. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Ducati 1:37.654
10. Mika Kallio (Finland) Ducati 1:37.813
Race results:
1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha
2 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati
3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda
4 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha
5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
6 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda
7 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda
8 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati
9 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
10 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki
11 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda
12 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki
13 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati
14 Gabor TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda
Not classified
65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki
15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda
36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati
MotoGP 2009 - Round 15: Australia
October 18th is Stoners home GP for the MotoGP.
Track Facts :
Track lenght 4445 meters.
12 Corners.
Finish line lenght is 835 meters.
Track Records:
Nicky Hayden ( 2008 ) 1.30.059
Pole time Casey Stoner ( 2008 ) 1.28.665
MotoGP 2009 - Round 16: Malaysia
The penultimate round of the 2009 season on the 25th of October
while watching the race they sayed at Valencia there will be a 5th Yamaha with Elbows on it
anyone can confirm this as on DSF they talk more shi* as a cow can make in one year
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Having tried a D3200 with a Tamron 18-270 PZD and Sigma 18-250OS recently, I can say that I am disappointed. A one lens solution with a DSLR simply does not work well. Compared to my friend's FZ150, the DSLR combo wins out at wide angel thanks to superior sensor performance, but simply fall apart at longer focal length due to weak lens quality. While the FZ150 lens is pretty sharp at all range, its sensor performance is lacking.
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