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With a stay at The Opal San Francisco, you'll be centrally located in San Francisco, convenient to Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and Lombard Street.
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The Opal is situated in the heart of San Francisco, just five blocks from a cable car line, eight blocks from Union Square, and nine blocks from City Hall, the War Memorial Opera House, Davies Symphony Hall, and the Asian Art Museum, all within the Civic Center area.
A small fitness center is on site, and complimentary wireless Internet access is available.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- With the release of the final national polls of the 2014 season, the University of Michigan softball team's year is officially in the book. In both the USA Today/NFCA poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll, Michigan took the 10th spot.
The Wolverines closed out the season with a 47-15, 18-5 Big Ten record. Team 37 continued the program's winning ways in 2014, capturing its seventh consecutive Big Ten championship and its 16th regional title.
Michigan extended several notable streaks in 2014:
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20 consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament (22 overall)
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Sixth-longest winning streak in program history (20 games, March 7-April 16)
The indelible memory of the season came during the dramatic final inning of the Tempe Regional. U-M forced a second game against Arizona State by beating the Sun Devils, 4-3, earlier in the day. Then in game two, U-M trailed 4-3 in the top of the seventh. With one out, Sierra Lawrence and Taylor Hasselbach hit back-to-back home runs off All-American Dallas Escobedo to give Michigan a 5-4 lead. Then in the bottom of the inning with one on and two outs, Lyndsay Doyle robbed a home run over the centerfield wall for the final out of the game and sent Michigan on in the NCAA Tournament. The Maize and Blue advanced to its ninth Super Regional in 10 years of the format.
Sophomore Sierra Romero (Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta) compiled one of the most productive offensive seasons in the history of Michigan softball. The slugger finished with five top-five national rankings:
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1st: walks per game (1.08)
2nd: batting average (.491)
4th: slugging percentage (.897)
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Romero set three Michigan single-season records: batting average (.491), runs (74), and grand slams (four). She received an onslaught of postseason honors: USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year top-three finalist, one of four nominees for the Honda Sports Award in Softball, NFCA All-America first team selection, and the Big Ten Player of the Year.
Head coach Carol Hutchins continued to reach new heights in her coaching career. On April 6, U-M beat Ohio State 10-0 in game one of a doubleheader to make Hutchins the first coach with 500 Big Ten wins. Hutch finished the season with 1,372 career wins, trailing only Arizona's Mike Candrea (1,387) among active coaches.
Senior outfielders Lyndsay Doyle (Channahon, Ill./Minooka Community) and Nicole Sappingfield (Norco, Calif.), along with first baseman Caitlin Blanchard (Petersburg, Mich./Summerfield), capped their careers as four-year starters. Each was a key component to Michigan's success in 2014.
Doyle and Sappingfield enjoyed their most productive offensive seasons, with each batting well above her career average coming into the season (Sappingfield batted .402, compared to a lifetime .337; Doyle batted .369 compared to a lifetime of .310). Blanchard provided protection behind Romero, batting 5-for-7 with 13 RBI following an intentional walk to the slugging sophomore, and knocked in 44 runs throughout the season.
The Michigan lineup received a jolt from senior Taylor Hasselbach (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston), who took over as the designated player 22 games into the season. With just 14 starts in her career coming into the season, Hasselbach went on to start 39 games as a senior, hitting nine home runs and driving in 41 runs, good enough for NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team honors.
Away from the field of play, the program had plenty to celebrate with the opening of the brand-new Donald R. Shepherd Softball Center that houses the team locker room, coaches offices and much more. Built on the existing footprint of the Shepherd Building, the center now reaches three stories high, instead of one. Inside is a museum showcasing the many achievements of the softball program, including the 2005 national championship trophy, and enhanced training facilities like hydrotherapy for the student-athletes. There is more team meeting space throughout the center and a multi-purpose training room. A ceremony was held before the Michigan State game on April 11 with softball alums, donors and Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics Dave Brandon to dedicate the new center. Michigan won the game, 9-1.
Several new enhancements were made to Alumni Field within the Wilpon Complex before the start of play in 2014. AstroTurf was installed in the outfield to provide a more consistent playing surface. A state-of-the-art video board was installed beyond the leftfield wall.
Big Ten Honors
All-Big Ten first team: Lyndsay Doyle (unanimous), Sierra Romero (unanimous), Nicole Sappingfield
All-Big Ten second team: Megan Betsa, Taylor Hasselbach, Lauren Sweet, Haylie Wagner
All-Defensive team: Abby Ramirez (2B), Nicole Sappingfield (OF)
Big Ten Player of the Year: Sierra Romero
Regional Honors
NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team: Taylor Hasselbach, Sierra Romero, Nicole Sappingfield, Haylie Wagner
NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team: Lyndsay Doyle, Sierra Lawrence
NFCA All-Great Lakes Region third team: Caitlin Blanchard
National Honors
NFCA All-America first team: Sierra Romero
NFCA All-America second team: Haylie Wagner (at-large)
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year top-three finalist: Sierra Romero
Honda Sports Award in softball nominee: Sierra Romero
NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year top-10 finalist: Megan Betsa
Senior CLASS Award All-America first team: Nicole Sappingfield
Academic Honors
Academic All-Big Ten: Caitlin Blanchard, Sara Driesenga, Becca Garfinkel, Sierra Lawrence, Olivia Richvalsky, Nicole Sappingfield
Big Ten Distinguished Scholars: Becca Garfinkel
Academic All-District first team: Nicole Sappingfield
Academic All-America second team: Nicole Sappingfield
Contact: Michael Kasiborski
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Hello guys I have decided to redo my top half of my engine for several reasons and an ongoing issue that is unable to be identified by me, several mechanics who no there stuff etc and I don't need to post a history book here.Found oil on plugs again. Have had to many issues with world heads.
I am going to get a different set of heads to hopefully get my engine fixed and to run better for everyday driver. My engine is in a chevy s10 with a 350 turbo 2000 stall with 3.42 rear end. This is an everyday driver that is not being setup up for racing etc.
Ok here is what I currently have
350 sbc flattop pistons
gm zz4 208/221 474/510 lift roller cam (should I change cam maybe?)
Edelbrock eps performer intake
Hei ignition with performance
Holley 670 street avenger just put back on engine.
The cylinder heads I was looking at are RHS pro action 180cc intake runner cast iron heads and I will be using all the valves,springs, and other stuff from my current world heads on them.
Basic question I have not really heard about them and are they any good and reputable for good quality machine work and do these heads seem to go with my setup way better then my bigger world heads? My world heads have to go so hope any users out there or anyone who knows about RHS can give some honest opinions.
Part of your oily plug problem could be that the intake isn't sealing against the heads at the bottom of the port. Please read this.....
Thanks techinspector for the input I looked at the vortec heads but they are stating +100 size on the valves and I only have standard length valves in my current heads and I am wanting to reuse all my stuff. I will mostl likely use the 180 intake port runner heads with the bronze guides but I don't know why stating "100 on the valves when they are bare heads. Am I missing something here? My plugs have been dry for the last several months must have started just recently.
I took plugs out to check them and I put my holley 670 on so wanted to look at plugs before I went to tune wise and I was shocked after all work I had done on heads and vacuum gauge does not show a low vacuum reading which would indicate a internal leak. Looking inside the intake its very clean with no oil residue what so ever. Reading is 19 but very slowly at a snails pace won't stay there and will go down to about 16 when it sputters bad but when it will smooth out (when it rarely runs like that) it will be about 18 19 with the needle slightly fluttering since is does have a performance cam but as the engine will just spit and sputter horribly and can't keep a nice smooth idle regardless.
Spent 200 bucks at a very good garage and had engine hooked to a oscilloscope and ignition was just fine except coil had to be replaced but they could not find anything but engine is getting worse wise and won't idle very well. Spit and sputters pretty bad here and there and almost stalls. Might have to do a vid and post on youtube.
Two intakes have been off and on four times and engine had done this for the last two years plus with no improvement. Cylinder heads did have guide clearance on the loose side and that was all take care off with better valve seals and plugs where all dry after running for several months no issues.
There is no smoking coming out exhaust at any time or running acceleration etc. Too much more to list here but block was decked not to zero but about .015 was done which is pretty close but have never had any intake line up issues.
Can't believe you are going to tear this engine apart AGAIN! Tune your carb.
Do you mean you need .100 longer PUSHRODS? Can't see why you would need longer valves.
It could be valve guides, could be a million things. I would NOT just start throwing. Parts at it though. If your mechanic can't find the problem find one that can. Its a LOT cheaper than throwing parts at it.
Well first thing its not a carb problem have checked that long time ago. I know how tune a carburetor maybe not like an expert like some guys on here but I do know basic setting and tuning but not going to go there.
I have had nothing but an ongoing issue with my engine having a bad sputtering at idle and over 1000 plus rpm that can not be fixed. Will idle but just barley stay running at times in drive and does not stay consistent and you can hear it as plain as day and I took it too a garage that has equipment to have my ignition tested and all they could find wrong was a weak coil changed that and problem still persists.
I have spent countless hours time and effort in trying to locate the problem with one thing after the other happening and getting what needed to be fixed done with the one issue yet to be solved. I had problems with oil getting on plugs before and tore engine out and valve seals where stupid umbrella kind which are not supposed to be used with dual springs but that is what world put on them. My fault for not checking this upon buying them.
I spent over 400 plus on getting all new guides put in my heads and better type viton valve seals and this was done but a very good machine shop in ohio called watson ruple racing performance and they do very good stuff and all was rechecked and verified before heads where put on.
Thought because of oil getting on plugs was causing erratic combustion and was figuring that was my problem. Engine seemed to be just fine for only a very short time then the stumbling started to happened and at a very slow pace but issue has gotten worse. Compression test has been done and all cylinder's come out even. Bottom half of engine seems to be in order but something is wrong with this thing on top end some how. No amount of tinkering with a carb is going to fix this cause its not that. Everything that can be checked has been checked outside of taking engine back out which I am going to do here in about a month.
Reason I ask on if rhs cylinder heads are any good is I am not putting any more cash in world product heads if I keep having issues with the ones I have. Yes I hate doing this but this is my main set of wheels and I don't have any more time and places to waste my money and they not being able to find anything. Sorry if anyone takes offense here but was just asking about heads I know its sounds stupid of me doing this but something has to be done.
My Dad is my main mechanic outside of what I can do and he know's everything pretty much there is to know about cars and has built many stock and performance motors over the years that ran very well. He has spent a lot of time with me trying to find out what is wrong with this thing and has left him and others on here trying to help me out with suggestions and nothing has been able to resolve the stumbling sputtering misfire type issue. Oil on plugs again is head related and that is once again another issue on top of this one.
Yes I wish it was something as simple as a carb problem or a vacuum leak on a hose but all that and more on everything has been checked. But that issue is somehow has to be tied into my cylinder heads and intake somehow. Well guys sorry to write a book but I guess you seem to want to know why.
Well thanks for help guys all your support over the last two years has been appreciated. I hope rhs heads are good but I am looking into maybe brodix iron killer series 180cc heads as well. To many issues with world products heads and am not waisting any more on them.
Sell the whole engine. Buy a Vortec head roller motor, put manifold, carb, and headers on it. Perfect daily driver. Happy motoring.
Well your either joking or being a smartalec but either way that is funny Sorry to say the thought has crossed my mind but I don't want to get rid of whole engine, bottom is fine just something going on again with heads and guides or intake cylinder head alignment. Going to have to take engine out either way and will have to pull off and check and see and go from there. Believe me I don't want to do this anymore then I have to but I can't just leave it go motor would be completely ruined in short time.
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What would you like to do?
What is public debt?
How much does each US citizen owe the public debt?
$46,016 for each person in the US. HOW MANY RELATIVES DO YOU HAVE? ADD THEM UP AND MULTIPLY BY $46,016 PER EACH PERSON AND YOUR FAMILY OWES THAT AMOUNT AND IT'S GROWING MO…RE EACH DAY! E.G. I HAVE ABOUT 42 CLOSE RELATIVES SO WE OWE (42 * $46016) EQUALS $1,932,672! I SURE HOPE SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY IS RICH SO THAY CAN PAY MY SHARE! LOL
Bad effect of public debt?
• It may lead to wasteful government spending .. • It creates inflation • It is a burden to future generations • It is the reduction of future consum…ption and savings • It dampens incentives to do productive or business ventures
Why public debt bad?
Public debt means that your town, state or country is spending more money each year than it is 'earning' (i.e. coming in form taxes). To do this your town, state or country …has to borrow money and then pay interest on these borrowings in just the same way you would have to it you borrowed money yourself. If steps are not taken to reduce the overspending and pay back the money borrowed the sum required for interest gets larger and larger leaving less money for your town, state or country to spend on roads, schooling, security etc. It becomes a vicious, unsustainable cycle which eventually means that your town, state or country can no longer pay back the debt or deliver public services - the town, state or country goes bankrupt. At this point your country's currency becomes worthless and hyper inflation sets in and business and commerce stops. Further the people that have loaned you the money for the debt now come in and take charge of your town, state or country and control it ans squeeze it to get their money back no matter how much this hurts the people of your town, state or country. You do not want to go there ! public debt is BAD.
The public debt increases when?
The Government spends more money than it collects.
How does deficit financing add to the public debt?
deficit financing adds to public debt because it is regularly spending more than it takes in each year-and then borrows to make up the difference.
How does deficit financing add to public debt?
deficit financing adds to public debt because it is regularly spending more than it takes in each year-and then borrows to make up the difference.
Causes of public debts?
majorly caused by increased government spending
What are the sources of public debt?
Exeternal debts and internal debts
Why is there need for public debt?
Need for public debt: During period of inflation and deflation it is a sound fiscal weapon.
How does deficit financing lead to public debt?
The federal government practiced deficit financing. That is, it spent more than it took in each year and borrowed to make up the difference. The government relied on deficit f…inancing to deal with the Depression of the 1930s, to raise money for WW2, and to fund wars and social programs over the next several decades. In fact, the government's books did not show a surplus (more income than spending) in any year from 1969 to 1998. As a result, the public debt rose year to year to more than $5.5 trillion at the beginning of fiscal year 1999.
Is Public debt or External debt bigger?
The Public Debt is debt that is owed by the Government of the United States. The External Debt is that is owed to foreign countries. The current Public Debt is $16,738,541,240…,281.19 that over 16 Trillion dollars. The external debt is approximately $15,940,978 that is a lot less than the public debt.
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What are the Advantages and disadvantages of public debt?
The biggest disadvantage of public debt is the fear of it leading to excessive inflation. The advantage of public debt is the leveraging of public assets to provide servic…es.
What is the deficit always than the public debt?
The deficit is always smaller than the public debt.
Current trends of public debt in India?
trends of public debt in india
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What causes the nation's public debt?
The Federal Government spends more money than it collects in taxes. In some cases, such as in wartime, the Federal government needs to spend a lot of money recruiting soldiers… and sailors, buying guns and weapons, and conducting the war. During peacetime, the government should cut spending, but since the 1920s or so, the Federal government has been giving money away to individual citizens as welfare. As welfare has expanded and other government spending has ALSO increased, tax collection hasn't kept up with the spending.
What happened in 1816 to increase public debt?
The Income Tax was repealed, making it burdened upon indirect taxation. Therefore, the poor had to pay the taxes, making them poorer and the rich richer.


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'The Wolf Among Us' Episode 3, 'A Crooked Mile,' Honors A Different Genre [Review]
The first two episodes of Telltale Games' Fables prequel, The Wolf Among Us, had clearly served as homage to a very particular genre, neon noir. The third episode, "A Crooked Mile," which hit Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC and iOS this week, keeps the neon but seems to drop the noir.
What the developers and writers offer up instead is a bloodier, more aggressive story this time around. It feels pretty strongly like the a hat-tip to the gun-driven revenge and exploitation films of the 1970s, particularly by the end, and it gives the game a sense of welcome unpredictability.


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Houston » Check the name on the front of those blue jerseys: The Jazz have won four consecutive road games. Check the name on the reverse as well: Kyle Korver is back to playing fourth-quarter minutes and hitting go-ahead jumpers.
Those were the dominant storylines Tuesday as the Jazz returned from the All-Star break with a 104-95 victory over the Houston Rockets, winning on a ragged night in which the two teams combined to commit 45 turnovers at Toyota Center.
As the opener to a four-game trip, however, the Jazz were more than happy to take it. They won for the 14th time in 16 games, picking up where they left off before the break, even as coach Jerry Sloan opted to play Korver ahead of C.J. Miles in the second half.
"I felt pretty good out there tonight," said Korver, who finished with 10 points, three assists and three steals while hitting 4 of 5 shots in 16 minutes. "It's by far the best that I've felt overall in about two years, since the preseason last year. It's coming along."
Paul Millsap posted 20 points and 12 rebounds and Deron Williams totaled 17 points and 15 assists as the Jazz improved to 11-12 on the road. They have beaten San Antonio, Portland, the L.A. Clippers and now Houston during this road winning streak.
"You can shorten a series up real quick if you can win on the road and win at home as well," Sloan said with an eye toward the playoffs.
Korver had played just 25 minutes in the Jazz's five games before the break and failed to see any action in two of them. He spent the weekend rehabbing his surgically repaired left knee at a Santa Barbara, Calif., training center and seized his opportunity Tuesday.
With C.J. Miles going 0-for-3 with a turnover in the first half, Sloan called on Korver to make a cameo for 1:02 just before halftime. Korver knocked down a 20-footer in that time, but Sloan said he had already made up his mind to go with Korver in the second half.
"He missed a lot of basketball and he's had to fight back because we have some different people," Sloan said. "I was happy for him the way he played."
Korver, who sat out 27 games following October knee surgery, connected on three jumpers and was the Jazz's leading fourth-quarter scorer with eight points. He pulled up for a 19-footer with 3:05 left that gave Utah the lead for good 94-93.
"It was good to get him out there and get him some confidence, and he shot the ball well down the stretch and defended well," Williams said.
After the teams traded turnovers, Andrei Kirilenko picked off a David Andersen (18 points) pass and raced for a dunk with 2:06 remaining. Aaron Brooks missed everything on a three-pointer for Houston, but Kirilenko was called for basket interference at the other end.
Andersen missed a jumper for the Rockets, but Carlos Boozer coughed up the ball for the Jazz. Houston had three chances trailing 96-9,3 but Brooks missed a three-pointer, Trevor Ariza missed a three-pointer and Brooks missed on a drive to the basket.
"It got a little sloppy there towards the end, but we hung in there, we got stops when we needed to, and we executed down the stretch," Williams said.
The Jazz survived Houston's 32-point second quarter and overcame a six-point halftime deficit. The Rockets hit 11 of 26 three-pointers, with the 6-foot-11 Andersen going 3-for-3 from beyond the arc. Brooks scored 18 points but made just 5 of 17 shots.
With Dallas losing 99-86 to Oklahoma City, the Jazz now own a 11/2 game lead on the No. 4 Mavericks in the conference. After going 15-26 on the road the last season, the Jazz will look to capitalize on the post-Mardi Gras hangover tonight in New Orleans.
"We owe them a game," Williams said, with the Hornets having beaten the Jazz 91-87 Jan. 4 at EnergySolutions Arena.
At New Orleans Arena
Time » Today, 6 p.m.
TV » FSN Utah
Radio » 1320 AM, 98.7 FM
Records » Jazz 33-19, New Orleans 28-25
Last meeting » New Orleans, 91-87 (Jan. 4)
Line » Jazz by 31/2
About the Jazz » They lost to the Hornets last month in Utah as Devin Brown scored a career-high 30 points and hit five three-pointers. Brown was traded Jan. 25 to Chicago.
About the Hornets » They went into the All-Star break with a 93-85 victory over Boston and are 3-4 since losing Chris Paul to a knee injury.
In short » With Kyle Korver playing in the fourth quarter, the Jazz beat Houston in their first game back from the All-Star break.
Key moment » Trailing 96-93 in the frantic final minute, the Rockets miss two three-pointers and a layup.
Key stat » The Rockets make just 7 of 22 shots and commit six turnovers in the fourth.
At New Orleans Arena
Time » 6 p.m.
TV » FSN Utah
Radio » 1320 AM, 98.7 FM


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Something Different
Week of: May 16, 2011
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Contact: Alice Bender, (202) 328-7744
Shrimp Fajitas for Memorial Day
By Dana Jacobi
for the American Institute for Cancer Research
"Toss another shrimp on the barbie." By now, even Yanks know this welcome cry means dinner is on the grill, so come join the party.
Grilling shrimp is a great idea. Because seafood does not have the external fat found on meats, it does not cause flare-ups that cause charring as well as smoke that deposits carcinogens formed when the fat from meats drips onto the hot coals. Shrimp cook quickly, which also reduces the amount of time they are exposed to the smoke and charring that, in animal protein, adds unhealthy substances.
Before tossing any food on the grill, or into a grill pan, which also works nicely for making these fajitas, marinate it for at least 15 to 20 minutes. Marinating helps prevent foods from drying out and adds flavor. But the most important reason to always marinate first is that this liquid bath helps reduce the formation of those carcinogens.
For fajitas, lime juice, garlic, oil and a shot of hot pepper flakes are the perfect marinade. Divide it between two plastic bags, put shrimp in one, a heap of colorful peppers and red onion in the other, and let them sit.
I cook the shrimp on skewers, even when using a grill pan. This makes turning them often easy, which helps avoid drying out as well as reducing charring.
To add whole grain to this all-in-one meal, wrap stone-ground yellow corn tortillas in foil and start them warming off to one side of the grill before the shrimp go on. Set out bowls of fresh salsa and cilantro sprigs and when the shrimp come off the grill, folks have everything they need to dig in.
Shrimp Fajitas
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice, divided
- 3 garlic cloves, sliced lengthwise
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 2 Tbsp. canola oil, divided
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt, divided
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 lb. extra-large (26-30 count) shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 1 large Cubanelle or frying pepper
- 1 medium red or yellow bell pepper
- 1 medium red onion, halved lengthwise
- 1 cup cilantro sprigs, loosely packed
- 8 whole-grain yellow corn tortillas
- Salsa, optional
- 8-inch bamboo or metal skewers
In resealable 1-gallon plastic bag, combine 1/4 cup of lime juice with garlic, pepper flakes, 1 tablespoon of oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 3-4 grinds pepper. Add shrimp, seal bag, and massage to coat with marinade. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, seed frying and bell pepper, and cut them vertically into thin strips. Cut onion crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. Place vegetables in another plastic bag. Add remaining lime juice and oil, plus 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Seal bag and massage to coat vegetables. Seal tortillas in foil, making two packages.
Heat charcoal or gas grill to medium-high heat. Brush grill rack with oil. Or heat grill pan over high heat until a drop of water flicked into it dances.
Drain and pat dry vegetables, discarding marinade. Arrange them on grill at right angles to bars or pan ridges. When vegetables are well marked, about 2 minutes, remove onions to platter and turn peppers. When peppers are crisp-tender, 1 minute, add to onions. If necessary, clean grill, using wire brush.
Set wrapped tortillas on one side of grill to warm over indirect heat.
Pat marinated shrimp dry with paper towels. Discard marinade. String shrimp evenly on skewers, alternating curve to opposite sides. Grill shrimp until almost opaque in center, about 2 minutes. Turn skewers and grill until shrimp are opaque in center but still moist, about 1 minute. Remove skewers, and add shrimp to platter of vegetables.
Open packets of warm tortillas and place cilantro sprigs on plate. Let people assemble their own. Serve with salsa.
Makes 4 servings.
Per serving: 266 calories, 7 g total fat (1 g saturated fat), 28 g carbohydrate,
21 g protein, 5 g dietary fiber, 287 mg sodium.
Something Different is written by Dana Jacobi, author of 12 Best Foods Cookbook and contributor to AICR's New American Plate Cookbook: Recipes for a Healthy Weight and a Healthy Life.
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|190 m²
|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|2 - 14 nights
Villa Orchid is located three kilometer away from the beaches of Nai Thon and Nai Yang and has 190 m2 of living area. Because of the slope, the villa offers a magnificent view of the surrounding mountains.
You can reach both the beaches in just five minutes by scooter or car. You can rent a car directly from us or use our inexpensive shuttle service. In both the places you will find restaurants, bars, shops, and markets. The beach area is one of the best and quietest on the island. The villa has a large living area which goes directly in to the spacious covered patio. The tropical garden with sala and the built-in pool are an oasis of calm.
Our maid takes care of you and the villa every day from 9.00 - 12.00 und 13.00 - 17.00. Upon request she cooks for you free of charge. You are only charged for the ingredients which are bought at the local market. For a small fee the maid is also available after 5pm.
Our house is perfect for a family holiday. Children are welcome.
If you want to enjoy your regular coffee, you should bring your favourite along. Coffee machine and filters are available in the house. We also have a Caffitaly Capsule machine in the Villa for which we provide one capsule per person per day at free of charge.
Outside there is a large swimming pool, a pool shower, outdoor toilet and a utility room available with a European washing machine. Our pool is filled with fresh water, but is slightly salty as the fully automatic pool system is operated by salt - bio sanitisation method. The pool water is therefore extremely compatible to your skin and a special swimming experience is guaranteed for you and your children.
Our Villa Orchid also has a small home pharmacy, which is sufficiently equipped for first aid( An automatic defibrillator type Powerheart AED G3 is assembled at our home and can be used within seconds, your local contact (at least English) is also available at all times).
Massage service in your villa: We are pleased to offer a private massage service. (Traditional Thai massage, oil massage, professional medical massage, etc.)
Private trips for our guests:
On request, we can provide you with a list of our most recommended trips.
The pick-up from and drop-off at the airport are included in the price as long as you stay more than two nights.
Car and scooter rental:
We also rent out several cars from 4/5 till 7 seats and also scooters. Cars include a fully comprehensive insurance and a navigation system with preconfigured favourites.
The price listed on Homeaway is for up to six persons* (three bedrooms). One additional person (incl. extra bed) per room is possible and costs 25 Euros per person/per day. Please let us know at least 4 weeks in advance when you need additional beds.
*not counting babies maximal 4 years old and sleeping in baby bed or sleeping with parents
Прекрасный персонал. Очень красивая вилла. Замечательный вид на горы. До моря на машине 10 минут. До магазина 5 минут.
The villa is as pictured and the staff simply amazing. My family of 4 (my husband and I plus our 2 teenagers) stayed in Villa Orchid for a week during the Chinese National Holiday. The Villa is located off the beaten path so you need to rent a car while there in order to get to the beach, restaurants and activities. That suited us fine since we would go down to Patong beach area for activities (swimming with elephants, go karting, petting tigers, ATV tour, Big Buddha, etc) in the morning then head back to the villa for an afternoon swim. We then had a short drive in to Nai Yang beach for beautiful sunsets and laid back dinners. Our housekeeper cooked a few meals in for us and her food can rival any of the restaurants - it was that good. Nu, M (our butler) & Mr. Ya (the gardener) were gracious hosts and took great care of us when we had a minor medical issue. This offers the convenience of a hotel with daily cleaning, but with a kitchen and privacy. Overall, it was a great relaxing family vacation.
We stayed in villa Orchid for one week. The experience as a whole , was pleasant, but we find that most of the reviews were a bit exaggerated. The word "luxury "have a different meaning to different people. As we come from a country where almost every house has a garden and a swimming pool ,we were concentrated on other aspects of the villa and the services ! Yes , we were picked up at the airport by the friendly "deputy" manager and as we arrived were greeted by the staff with beautifully arranged fruit plate !The fridge was filled with soft drinks beer and milk and in the kitchen we had a capsule coffee machine with a supply of capsules ! The rooms had air conditioning already running and decorated with artistically arranged white towels resembling like swans on the big comfortable beds !And that's about the luxury ! As for the bedrooms ,the furniture practical, especially with the built in safe, but average ,and No. 3 bedroom had only one bed side lamp on the floor! The good size bathrooms had shower and a so called "Thai style " toilet, which means you should put the used toilet papers in a separate bin ,emptied each morning by the maid !We find it not too hygienic for a luxury villa and interestingly no one mentioned it in the reviews ! The big TV room which could be opened fully towards the nice garden had two standing fans barely adequate for the area !The pool was nice and clean when we arrived but during our stay no one came to clean it! As for the maid ,she did everything what we could ask the only problem was ,she could not speak neither English nor German and even in Thai she was not too talkative and the traditional Thai smile was sadly missing from her face !The location was nice and tranquil in a Thai village ,but a bit far away from beaches and restaurants ,definitely not walking distances !We rented a seven seater car ,so this was not a problem for us! Despite of the mentioned little annoyances we had a very good time and would not hesitate recommending this place to friends ,hoping, that this more realistic review will help !
We stay 8 days last February and I can say that everything was absolutly GREAT!!
The house is perfect, the kitchen has everything that you need and more!. The Maid cook for us delicious dishes and all time worry about the minimum details whit us and specially with our son Mateo. Wonderful woman.
All staff always attentive to every detail.
Our thanks to all who work in the Villas, especially to the owner and Mr. Nu, very professional and friendly, concerned at all times that everything worked perfectly.
This time, we really felt like we were vacationing in our own home and will undoubtedly return.
Many thanks!!
Jaime, Dani and Mateo.
My girlfriend and I stayed for 11 days in the villa and had an absolutely fantastic, relaxing holiday. So, if you are looking for a holiday rental home, let me run down some of the "Pro's" of this villa:
1.) The villa is exactly what you see in the pics. In person, however, it is, believe it or not, even better. As if that is even possible! :-) It is truly stunning and such a nice change from a resort or hotel.
2.) The staff. Ok, we cannot speak more highly of our housekeeper, chef, and, new friend, Oy. She is absolutely wonderful. Funny, nice, and so professional at her job. She made us some Thai dishes for lunch and they were better than almost any restaurant we had visited in Thailand (note: I have been coming to Thailand since 2002 and am a hug fan of all kids of Thai food so yes, that says alot! ) We miss Oy and only wish we could have stayed at the villa longer to enjoy her company, laughter and amazing food.
Nuu. What can we say about Nuu. Professional, kind, funny, and completely on top of things at the villa(s). The owners are lucky to have staff like Nuu and Oy running that property. They definitely made our trip extra special and took away any stress and or concerns we might have had renting the villa for the first time.
3.) The villa. Ok, as I said, the villa is just as depicted in the photos but nicer. Yes. Nicer. The furnishings while small (note: these are supposedly to be replaced soon and also new beds being brought into replace the older, harder beds) the styling was very nice and since we spent most of our time outside, it was very easy living!
4.) The Pool. Not too big, not too small. Just perfect for us and nice relaxing, quiet swims and taking in the breeze and scenery.
5.) The scenery! Ok, the monsoon season was beginning just as we arrived with on and off pop-up thunderstorms rolling in from the sea. But, I will tell you, the dramatic and changing weather over the mountains was something to behold! Loved it!
6.) Location - Love the location. 10 minutes from the airport yet quiet!!!!!!! Surrounded by mountains and overlooking the valley yet 10 minutes from Naithon beach and 30 minutes from Central Mall.
Everything you need in a perfect, relaxing villa getaway! HIGHLY recommend this villa and yes, we will return!
The Villa lies between Naithon and Nai Yang beach in a very quiest location. The beautiful beaches of Nai Thon and Nai Yang are only five minutes away by car or scooter.
The beach of Nai Thon is probably the most beautiful beach on Phuket. It is far away from tourist crowds and besides sun bathing and relaxing the beach also offer several local restaurants.
A small supermarket for quick demand is around 500 meters away, other bigger markets about 1.5 km. Patong and Phuket Town are approximately 30 minutes by car.
For more information on the villa, surrounding area, Phuket, activities, etc., please visit our website www.luxuryvillasphuketthailand.com.
We also offer a special TV service: besides CNN, DW and other international channels we can also provide you with several Sky sport channels on request. On the notebook are also 40 TV series and more than 1,000 musical recordings.
The entire electrical installation was carried out according to German standards. For your safety and fault-current circuit breakers were installed, therefore no danger to life due to incorrect contact, not even for children.
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Low Season
1 May 2017 - 14 Dec 2017
2 night minimum stay
Peak Season
15 Dec 2017 - 18 Jan 2018
7 night minimum stay
High Season
19 Jan 2018 - 31 Mar 2018
2 night minimum stay
Green Season
1 Apr 2018 - 30 Apr 2018
2 night minimum stay
Low Season
1 May 2018 - 14 Dec 2018
2 night minimum stay
My Standard Rate
14 night minimum stay
|No additional mandatory fees
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Jesta384 wrote:So the only way they are doing the bee oh see's is through FB and twitter.....
I dont have a FB. I dont use twitter. I have one, but only so I could sign up for another site.
I've lurked the last 3 woot-offs and nothing appeals to me. Even if something does perk my interest it is quickly established it is not the best deal on the internet.
Woot...Thank you for the beginning. Thank you for perking my interest in wines, and giving me faith in on-line shopping. I mean that. I know my purchases were a drop in the bucket, but everyone is a contributor.
I'm sure there are people in the woot HQ that feel the same way. It's great to see a business grow. I have a few ideas I would love to see in action, trust me! I would love to see them get huge! However there's a difference between walmart and a local place. There's differences between craft brewers and Coors...If you want to pull in more people you have to broaden your scope. You have to flatten the dynamics and expand your range....
Well....a lot of us miss that narrow, no social media driven scope. The come-as-you-are and no holds bared attitude of a woot-off where 5 killer laptops went on sale for cheap, and sold quick, not dumping off the excess from Amazon warehouses.
I wish you luck with the next generation of wooters, for this is now their baby. For me.....I think it's time to retire.
For someone starting midway but still earlier in the game, I agree, and I miss what once was. Now that I can afford to purchase more, I can't find as much to be interested in.
I guess nothing lasts forever and change is good...I just wish you guys would change again.
Change back.
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Article - Office of College Advancement
'Wild West' concert at Ohlone
From Staff Reports.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007—Reprinted from Inside Bay Area.
Fremont—The 91st Division Band, the "Band of the Wild West," will perform at a free "Trail of Dreams" Independence Day concert at 7:30 tonight at the Ohlone College campus, 43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont.
This year's concert will relive the spirit of the Wild West through a re-enactment of the turbulent gunfighter era—featuring actors from Gunfighters Inc.
Also performing will be the City of Sacramento Pipe Band, a cappella group Purple Lace, and the 91st Division Color Guard.
This is the fourth year that the 91st Division Band, which is stationed at Camp Parks in Dublin, will perform at Ohlone.
The event is sponsored in part by the Niles Rotary, Vantec and the Ohlone College Foundation.


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Salton Sea to get $5 million in fresh funding
Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez, D-Coachella, announced Thursday that an Assembly subcommittee has supported his request for two budget items to back Salton Sea restoration efforts.
The Assembly Budget Sub-Committee 3 on Resources and Transportation supports approved $2 million for the Salton Sea Funding Feasibility Study and $3 million for the Salton Sea Financial Assistance Program, according to Perez's office.
Perez said the funding study "will provide a critical and missing piece to the sea's restoration plan, and it complements the work I'm doing with AB 71 to ensure a viable restoration governance model."
"At the same time, funding a second round of the FAP enables sensible restoration projects to move forward, building habitat and controlling dust emissions in the process," Perez said.
The $2 million, which is from non-General Fund bond funds, will go toward a study to analyze state, local and federal funding that can support restoration of the sea, including money from developing local energy resources, according to Perez's office.
The $3 million will fund a second year of the assistance program administered by the Department of Water Resources and Department of Fish and Game. The program's grants support projects that "improve habitat for fish and wildlife at the Salton Sea, while also benefiting air quality by covering exposed lakebed with habitat," according to Perez's office. Last month, $3 million in grants were given to three projects by the Imperial Irrigation District, the Salton Sea Authority/Torres Martinez Tribe and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
AB 17, which also supports restoration of the Salton Sea, was passed by the Assembly last month and sent to the state Senate.


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White Center CDA looking for a new Business District Manager
The White Center Community Development Association's current Business District Manager Mikel Davila is leaving his post on March 1st, making room for the next person interested in helping White Center's business district and owners thrive.
Here is the WCCDA announcement:
Organization: The White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to develop authentic leadership, leverage resources and build economic and social equity to create a strong, connected and vibrant community.
Basic Function: WCCDA is seeking a full time, exempt Business District Manager responsible for successful program implementation and management of neighborhood revitalization in the White Center business district. Strategies including marketing and promotion, organizational development, appearance and pedestrian environment, community building, resident leadership development, clean and safe and business and retail development. Please see full job description below for more information.
We encourage our readers to comment. No registration is required. We ask that you keep your comments free of profanity and keep them civil. They are moderated and objectionable comments will be removed.


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These are my new favorite potatoes. I've been eating them for breakfast lunch and dinner……I'm not kidding. Sadly, they're all gone…I must. make. more.
What makes these so good? Let's start with the creaminess. The sour cream makes them super creamy. Add to that bacon, cheese and green onions and what can I say, you have amazing flavor! I made these in individual ramekins because I think it's fun to serve everyone their own little dish, but you could also bake these in one casserole dish. If you bake them in one dish, they would be perfect to share at a potluck. But be prepared…..you won't have any leftovers to bring home!
- 3 lbs russet potatoes
- ½ lb bacon
- 3 tbsp butter
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup light sour cream
- 2 cups reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese, divided
- 3 green onions, finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Peel potatoes and cut into chunks. Place in a large sauce pan and cover with cold water.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat slightly (so potatoes don't boil over) and cook for about 10-12 minutes, until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork.
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I am looking at the T.Rice 157 C2BTX board. The waist width is 25.8. I wear a size 8.5 boot.
Is the waist width too big for my 2009 8.5 Burton Ion Boots?
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most likely yes. what size are your bindings and whats your prefered stance degrees? factor that in too. im a size 11.5 boot with large bindings, the waist width of my board is 25.1 and theres about half a cm from the heel/toe to the board edge. my stance is wide and duck footed tho. how much do you weight and are you sure about a 157?
you won't have a problem. 8.5 size boots you can ride everything.
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Thanks guys. The reason why i was asking because the lib tech site says a 8.5 boot is ok and wanted to confirm.
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H.R. 2, The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (54 comments ↓)
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H.R. 2 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
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Justin-ScottJanuary 11, 2007, 3:21pm (report abuse)
I agree with this bill; but how about we re-open 9/11 and give the citizens of this country a real investigation for once; the Dean-Hamilton-Zelikow commission (9/11 commission report) was not independent and did not fully probe ALL of the possible theories as to why 9/11/01 occurred. As American citizens, we deserve a REAL, INDEPENDENT investigation. RE-OPEN 9/11 in '07!
Minimum Wage is badJanuary 11, 2007, 3:27pm (report abuse)
There is a consensus of economists that minimum wage laws actually cut jobs and increase prices. That's why racist South African unions in the Apartheid era supported minimum wage for black workers.
NickJanuary 13, 2007, 12:32pm (report abuse)
I have to say that this bill is good for now, but once again workers are being screwed in the long run. A provision should have been added that would automatically keep the minimum wage at $7.25 in 2009 real dollars, so workers on the minimum wage would at least get a COLA every year until congress decided to give them a raise again.
Linda FontanaJanuary 19, 2007, 12:41pm (report abuse)
This increase has been long in coming about. Our families are suffering in poverty!!!!
TeacherJanuary 19, 2007, 2:33pm (report abuse)
How about tying this to education. You graduate from high school you can get 7.25, you don't, you still get 5.15. Encourage kids to finish high school.
NickJanuary 21, 2007, 7:39pm (report abuse)
Teacher, the problem with that is that kids 16-18 make up a lot of minimum wage earners, and they generally haven't graduated high school yet. They need this raise to save for college since the government refuses to help with that.
mapmanJanuary 25, 2007, 12:38pm (report abuse)
Justin-Scott -
Give the 9-11 rhetoric a decent burial. The terrorist action on our country happened because the terrorists don't know how to live in peace.
Sure US had some idea of a terrorist threat, but being predominantly a peaceful country, (we only attack those that have attacked us or countries that couldn't defend themselves)
NO one could have foreseen a plan by a bunch of crazy muslims to hijack 4 airplanes to kill innocents because we don't think that way.
The fault lies only in the hands of the people who follow a book that has no sense of honor or love of life.
JimFebruary 8, 2007, 3:27pm (report abuse)
Good job with the hike. Bad job with funding the related small business tax relief.
Moving to SwitzerlandFebruary 8, 2007, 4:22pm (report abuse)
This all sounds like a good thing, but you are encouraging people to stay in low paying jobs with low skill requirements, because now all they have to do is wait for the Government to raise the minimum wage, all the while moving me along with millions of Americans that much closer to poverty.
This is going to cost all of us.
A 40% increase over a two year period is insane.
JessiFebruary 9, 2007, 6:21am (report abuse)
What is insane is that the minimum wage has not increased in 10 years. Good thing gas prices didn't go up either right? http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/issueguides_minwage_minwagefacts
Since September 1997, the purchasing power of the minimum wage has deteriorated by 20%. After adjusting for inflation, the value of the minimum wage is at its lowest level since 1955.
Wage inequality has been increasing, in part, because of the declining real value of the minimum wage. Today, the minimum wage is 31% of the average hourly wage of American workers, the lowest level since the end of World War II.
We wouldn't need 40% increases if the situation were addressed more than once each decade.
AshFebruary 12, 2007, 3:03pm (report abuse)
Michigan along with other states is still more than what the nation will be at in two years and we are suffering from a poor economy.
I don't know how other states managed to live on $5.25 except the cost of living is different and even by the time the nation does reach the $7.25 mark, the cost of living will once again be expensive.
BradFebruary 14, 2007, 7:40am (report abuse)
Personally, I am against raising minimum wage. True, getting paid $5 an hour sucks. The fact of the matter is when businesses are forced to pay people more, hours and jobs are lost to accommodate the budget shift. If you want this bill to help teenagers, remember that many are supported by their families and would only be hurt in the long run. Evidence:
MatthewFebruary 14, 2007, 9:03am (report abuse)
Increasing the minimum wage is a bad idea. By raising the minimum wage, employers (especially small-business) are able to hire less people. This means more unemployment. This means more poverty. It hurts the small-business employer, because he can't hire people at a profitable rate for himself. So it hurts employers and it hurts employees. The only people it helps are politicians who bought a couple votes from people who haven't been truly informed about the issue.
Let the market determine. If the market decrees that minimum wage should increase, so be it. A government decree on this can only bring hurt.
As a side note, if you think increasing it to $7.25 is good, why not set the minimum wage to $50 an hour and totally eliminate poverty altogether. Everybody would be rich.
JohnFebruary 21, 2007, 10:31am (report abuse)
This is fine, but they need to set it up so that the minimum wage automatically increases with inflation each year. Does anyone know if this changes the minimum wage for tipped employee's, which is currently $2.13?
MoeMarch 1, 2007, 5:28pm (report abuse)
@ Mapman
How naive is that, we are a peaceful country ?
9/11 was the result of us screwing over other country in the world, this is a classic case of what goes around, comes around.
ExpatMarch 6, 2007, 7:52pm (report abuse)
I support raising the minimum wage for 2 reasons. One, it hasn't been raised in 10 years. Two, as inflation and interest rates have risen, wages have not. On a percentage scale, the current wage levels are the lowest they've been in recent history, going back at least to World War II, further if memory serves me correct. With the deck already stacked against most of us, why not do all we can to help people survive?
IvyApril 5, 2007, 9:27pm (report abuse)
Why does everyone believe it's the government's responsibility to ensure a "livable" wage for everyone? Why do supporters for the minimum wage believe that businesses are so horrible and untrustworthy? Why do they never think their arguments through?
Controlling businesses through government regulation is bad news for everyone. It hampers economic growth, increases corruption within the government, and ultimately harms the citizens who are supposed to be protected by such legislation.
DanApril 9, 2007, 1:05pm (report abuse)
Anyone who thinks that our government can help people out with price controls is living in a fairy tale. Just because the government declares that the minimum wage is 7.25 isn't going to help society. Think about it: wages and prices are not decided by the government they are decided by the marketplace and each worker's individual productivity and skill set. If the government declared the minimum wage to be $10 would we all be better off? How about $20? or $40? or $100? It does not make logical sense to believe that the government can declare poverty illegal by decree. Minimum wage is for naive people who are easily manipulated by the politicians who promise us the world and end up not delivering a thing.
GabeApril 14, 2007, 8:04pm (report abuse)
Minimum wage is a joke. The government should not mandate what wage I make. We live in a country of free enterprise the market should determine wages not not some rich liberal senator on capital hill.
AaronApril 23, 2007, 1:44am (report abuse)
The minimum wage helps a few workers while hurting many. Businesses will keep skilled workers while firing or reducing the hours of less skilled workers. Think about it -- if the government said that no car could be sold for less than $30,000, which manufacturer would be hurt more -- Ford or Mercedes Benz? One thing is for sure, a lot of people would be walking more.
If you are truly interested in helping workers, there is a better, more economically logical way. Oppose regulation which makes it harder to start a businesses. The more businesses there are competing for labor, the higher wages will rise, especially for low-skilled workers.
ReparateMe.comApril 23, 2007, 9:38am (report abuse)
This is an outrage.
We should let the market dictate what wages should be, not the government.
People are in hot debate about this at http://www.reparateme.com and are going wild!
KevinApril 23, 2007, 10:31am (report abuse)
Why stop with raising the minimum wage? Why not pass a bill that gives EVERY worker a raise?
Sound stupid? That's because it is, and so is a law that sets any wage. All this will do is reduce the number of low paid jobs. Most of the people currently earning minimum wage will simply loose their job.
Nobody SpecialApril 23, 2007, 1:24pm (report abuse)
Have you read freakanomics? The author makes a great point (paraphrase): morals are what we want the world to be, economics is how it really is. While some believe the gov't has a moral imperative to improve the lives of the lowest income families, the fact is that economics should determine what happens to this segment. When you regulate economics you are more likely to do more damage than good, despite best intentions.
Joe JApril 23, 2007, 9:09pm (report abuse)
If regulating a minimum wage really worked, we could set it at $50 an hour. It's easy to see that at $50 an hour it would shut business' down and knock people out of work, totally crippling the economy. The same thing happens at $7.25 an hour. It hurts business' and knocks people out of jobs. If you want better pay, learn a skill that pays more, and you can earn more. I make over $20 an hour, but when you get your pay increase, I'm taking a pay cut, because I have to pay more for everything. So it's just another gov't handout, no different than welfare. Take from those that have earned, and give to those who do nothing. Then tell those who have earned nothing that the "evil" republicans are going to take it from you, so vote for us socialist democrats. "We Care, and we'll take care of you"
MattApril 24, 2007, 7:33pm (report abuse)
I think there should be a raise but not for blacks or mexicans.
fcdallasApril 25, 2007, 10:19am (report abuse)
Nick: "...They need this ... for college since the government refuses to help with that." I worked and paid my way through college without government help, and I'm just average. Not the Gov's job.
NY studentApril 25, 2007, 4:52pm (report abuse)
Try surviving on minimum wage for atleast a week, most can't do it. Raising the minimum wage sets the base for the country but it also raises the bar for the middle class. With the increase in productivity that our nation experiences, some of it should be passed along to the workers. Would any of you rather the standard of living in 3rd world countries where there are little or no wage regulations? I think not. And this has implications. For those who are educated with a bachelors will wonder why bother to settle for $12 an hour in an office in New York, when they can just go work at McDonalds in France for $15. Seriously, the Min wage has become a joke and those who are educated will leave to countries that have managed to preserve Social Security without privitizing, with higher pay, and universal healthcare. Why again would I devote the next 40 years of my life working here if I cant get a decent wage and might not even get Social Security?
CO IndependentApril 26, 2007, 1:14pm (report abuse)
I paid my own way through college, and I spent 6 years earning considerably less than minimum wage in the Navy. Any artificial price or wage controls hurt the economy, and the public, but most people are too easily duped by promises of something for free, or appeals for altruism. Raising the minimum wage will cause inflation, and will most hurt those who are earning marginally above minimum wage.
Freddy WhatchamacallitMay 4, 2007, 1:26pm (report abuse)
I believe everyone should be paid minimum wage no matter what. If the person is owns their own business and has people work for them they should still pay that person minimum wage. no questions asked.
dangfitzMay 7, 2007, 5:26pm (report abuse)
The net effect is to remove the bottom rungs of the ladder, hurting those we wish to help by shutting them out of the jobs that would be their entry into the marketplace.
GeorgeMay 7, 2007, 5:31pm (report abuse)
The point is that a minimum wage already exists, it's just been neglected; if this had been done steadily and gradually year on year with inflation very few would be arguing against it.
SharperMay 7, 2007, 7:00pm (report abuse)
What right does the government have to tell teenagers and others new to the workforce that they aren't allowed to accept a job they are willing to do, but doesn't pay what some Democrat Congressman thinks is enough? I don't see the power anywhere in the Constitution to forbid people from working for whatever wage they're willing to work for.
This law doesn't set a minimum wage level that people must be paid, it sets a minimum wage level that people aren't allowed to work for less.
They're forbidding people from getting a job who otherwise would be able to work and earn money if an employer could pay them what is economically feasible for their current skill and knowledge level.
ConorMay 7, 2007, 7:12pm (report abuse)
Prove a minimum wage increase causes an increase in inflation, job loss, and hurts the poor. Put up or shut up.
LogicMay 7, 2007, 8:23pm (report abuse)
Sharper: Money is simply a representation of work done. Right now, the representation of minimum work done is ~$5 an hour. That wage is reflected in the price of all goods, since all goods require work to produce them. The absolute minimum you can charge for a good that takes 1 hour to produce is $5, (and realistically, you'd be taking a loss, but we'll ignore other costs for now). If wages go up to $7, then the price of goods go up proportionally to compensate. If you still charge $5 for the item that took 1 hour to produce at $7/hr, then you're losing $2 per item. The prices MUST go up, therefore the "extra money" will still buy the same amount of goods.
Even for items which do not require labor to produce, like real estate, if everyone suddenly has $500,000 to spend instead of $100,000, then the prices will go up accordingly. The only way to make "more" money is to make more than other people are making.
LogicMay 7, 2007, 8:24pm (report abuse)
Oops, meant to direct my comment to Conor.
ConorMay 7, 2007, 8:48pm (report abuse)
You're not taking into account the markup of goods once they are priced the market (most important in this case is profit) and the effect of competition on prices. A price isn't simply what it costs to make the goods.
Also, there is ten years worth of inflation between the minimum wage and the price of goods right now since the minimum wage hasn't increased in that much time. And considering the bloat at the top of the income ladder, it's about time a little of that was redirected. Though raising the minimum wage isn't a foolproof method.
All in all, it's a little reductionistic to suggest the market works in such a mechanical manner. And if we follow your logic the increase in wealth should lead to an increase in demand, then the usual overcompensation of supply, which means prices will eventually fall...
NonameMay 8, 2007, 12:43pm (report abuse)
Teacher: I think that would just encourage employers to hire high-school dropouts instead. Given a choice, employers will usually go with the cheaper employee (illegal immigrant vs. citizen). That would lower the opportunities for those who actually finished high-school, it would actually be easier for dropouts to get a job.
EdMay 8, 2007, 5:31pm (report abuse)
People say, "let the market decide a fair wage." Sadly, with Scrooges on every street corner, for many it's not a choice of good job vs. better job, it's poor job vs. no job. The few good opportunities that do exist have far more applicants than positions.
If the minimum wage didn't exist, many would be paid obscenely low wages that couldn't pay for anything above the barest of essentials, and would likely die at an early age. Most companies would go under since the average Joe couldn't afford to buy the goods or services they sell. Basically, we would become a 2nd world country where the only successful businesses would be Chinese importers like Walmart.
The only alternative to the economic apocalypse would be to sure up the poor with tax credits. Of course that money will have to come from the taxes paid by the middle and upper classes. So would you rather pay out to an inefficient, bureaucratic machine, or just pay the workers directly?
DMMay 8, 2007, 6:34pm (report abuse)
I am opposed to raising the minimum wage. My thought process is this...
If the job doesn't pay well, no one will want that job anyway. The business will have to raise the wage to get employees.
If that is the only job you can get, too bad so sad. Get an education, learn a new skill.
Raising the minimum wage, will make everything more expensive and bring more people down rather than bringing anyone up.
If you are an adult making minimum wage, I suggest you look in the mirror and ask yourself what you have been doing with your life.
A VoiceMay 8, 2007, 9:46pm (report abuse)
I come from the stand point of a person in the service industry, and I am not sure how this will affect my pay increase ( $2.13 hour + the crummy tips you f**kers leave ;], but I do know that this increase will make companies fire people to cut back on cost. We really don't need a law passed to be able to put food on the table or a roof over our heads, we need companies to simply give us a greater share of the profits of our labors, even if those hours we spend are toward the dreams of someone else. I think that Unionizing is the best way to go, for every skill, every position. Especially now that a BA or BS doesn't really take you that far in today's USA. Trade Skills and Sales seem to offer the most advancement for your time.
ChoderMay 9, 2007, 10:40am (report abuse)
Minimum Wage is just that, the minimum an employee should get paid. But we're missing the point of minimum wage jobs. They're not jobs for working families to support their entire household on, they are jobs intended for high school/college age people who need income and can work a crap job.
If you're supporting your family, yes minimum wage is too low, but you should reconsider why your trying to support a family by flipping burgers, and address that problem seperatly from raising minimum wage, and in turn the cost of living for those who make minimum wage.
TimMay 9, 2007, 12:05pm (report abuse)
Should we institute a price ceiling on gasoline again while we're at it? That worked really well for us in the 70s.
Let the market decide how much an employee is worth and not the government pulling arbitrary numbers out of a hat so politicians can look good to their constituency.
RealistMay 9, 2007, 12:17pm (report abuse)
Minimum Wage increases is a horrid idea. What most Minimum wage earners dont seem to understand is that the cost increase to the employer will ultimately be placed right back on the worker. Every time a minum wage increase is done the cost for services also increase, do you think Mcdonald's is going to just eat the profit loss from having this increase. There going to raise the basic prices for goods made by these employees to maintain the profit margin. Effectively doing nothing but creating artificial inflation. Congress should reexamine higher education incentives for these workers.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
BradMay 9, 2007, 12:24pm (report abuse)
For those who think it's not a good idea, would they support lowering minimum wage?
Sure, that'd help out the economy and business at the cost of starving hundreds of thousands of families.
But yeah, $7.25 is WAY too much to ask for. Are you kidding me? I like this quote:
"What most Minimum wage earners dont seem to understand..."
They and their children understand poverty. Higher education? When are they supposed to attend school between their three jobs to support their children?
Any business that can't afford $7.25 needs to be OUT of business.
Give a man a fish while he's starving, and you save his life.
Teach a man to fish while he's starving, and he'll die before he learns.
TimMay 9, 2007, 1:47pm (report abuse)
"Any business that can't afford $7.25 needs to be OUT of business."
who are you to say what a business can and cannot handle regarding their costs?
I don't have the data on me, but pretty much every economist you find will say that artificial price floors are a bad idea. There might be people starving at $5.50 an hour but there will be just as many, if not more at $7.25 because they won't have a job at all.
On top of that, what happens when all these bad businesses that you're referring to go out of business? Oh that's right, all those jobs that they had created are lost and those employees have to hope they can find a job somewhere else.
NickMay 9, 2007, 1:57pm (report abuse)
Minimum wage increase is the wrong way to help poor families. This is because the benefit is diluted by recipients who don't need it, such as kids from wealthier families who work part-time after school, etc.
A better way to do this would be to take the same ammount of funds and target it more accurately through expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
PhilMay 9, 2007, 3:04pm (report abuse)
It takes a couple of weeks to starve for lack of food. If you can't learn to fish in that amount of time, you should probably be on social security. My wife, three kids and I practically lived off of the scholarships and grants she received while she was attending the community college. She got around $2,000 / semester in grants for attending full time, even while I was making over $20,000 / year.
JeffMay 9, 2007, 10:25pm (report abuse)
The minimum wage should be tied to the poverty threshold used to determine eligibility to receive foodstamps. I can't see how we can tolerate a minimum wage structure that would have a full-time employee earning such a small amount that would *still* qualify for financial assistance. And don't get me started regarding health care!
JennMay 10, 2007, 9:40am (report abuse)
Granted, I base this strictly on anecdotal evidence and I have no hard statistics to back this up, but if this country wants to end welfare, they will raise the minimum wage. Making $6.50 an hour is barely enough to support an individual - let alone a family. When people see no option for bettering their situation, they will simply stop trying - hence the epidemic of high school dropouts, drug abuse, single parenthood, and alcoholism. Why struggle making $5 an hour in a thankless job when the government will pay you to have kids and stay home with them? Raising the minimum wage would stop the federal subsidy of these social scourges (which welfare effectively is). Raising the minimum wage will reduce welfare payments and increase self-sufficiency. I say this as someone who just graduated from college (after working a series of low-wage jobs for 4 years), and observing firsthand the poverty and hopelessness of many.
JeanJune 5, 2007, 9:18am (report abuse)
Those receiving an > will pay more in federal income tax, McDonalds, Walmart will increase prices and have fewer "sales". The net result is to increase the poverty level via increased tax base. $5.25 40 hours 52 weeks +$10920 per year 10% tax rate. Overtime at that base is 10% tax rate to $15000 annual income. At the $7.25 rate, 40 hours per 52 weeks is $15,080 so all overtime in the new plan is 15% taxed, higher prices, fewer "sales" higher taxes is bad. Now if that person has "2" jobs, no overtime taxed at the 15% rate above $15,000 the actual poverty rate increases. government controls is a method to get more tax dollars, > poverty and get votes from those who got hurt and didn't know it.
CherieOctober 18, 2007, 10:01am (report abuse)
For the guy who was in the Navy. If you lived on base you had no rent expense, and your food was free on base as well. Also, your medical needs and Rx were free too...should I say more?
ZacharyKMay 13, 2008, 4:03am (report abuse)
One of the underappreciated reasons why minimum wage laws are advocated in the United States is that some union contracts stipulate a minimum pay rate at some multiple of the established federal minimum wage. Hence, as the federal minimum wage increases, union workers earning at rates much higher than the minimum wage experience even greater wage increases. For a policy objective proposed to help the poor (even though many minimum wage earners are actually teenagers), the primary benefactors are members of heavily Democratic unions.
TOM SCOGGINSAugust 28, 2008, 1:23am (report abuse)
Ron BakerDecember 11, 2008, 2:35pm (report abuse)
I strongly recommend the book mentioned at the bottom of this blog: Who Stole the Fish Pond. It explains in simple language about the government setting wages or prices.
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The tightly contested game featured seven lead changes and neither team led by more than four points in the first 15 minutes of the game.
At 5:51 mark of the first half UVM's Sam Brenner converted a layup to even the score at 16-16. Dartmouth answered with a 10-2 run, including six points from Fanni Szabo, to pull out to an eight-point advantage, the largest lead by either team in the first half.
The Catamounts climbed back within three, but Nicola Zimmer hit a shot at the halftime horn and Dartmouth took a 28-23 lead into the break.
Taylor finished the game with a team-high 18 points, 16 in the second half, and White, who was named the America East Rookie of the Week earlier in the day, added 13 points. Taylor also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds for the Catamounts.
Szabo poured in a game-high 31 points, on 10-for-15 shooting, to lead the Big Green. She also collected seven rebounds and Zimmer added 10 points to round out the top scorers for Dartmouth.
Vermont will have 11 days off before it returns to the court on November 22-23 when the Catamounts host the TD Bank Classic. The 2013 tournament field includes North Florida, Wisconsin-Green Bay and Siena. UVM hosts North Florida on November 22 at 7 p.m. and the consolation and championship games will be plays on November 23 at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.
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