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The iconic Milk House lives on at State Fair
Herb Kohl started "Herb's Superb Milk House" in 1989, shortly after he was elected to the United States Senate for the first time.
The first time people wondered if the milk house would disappear was in 2011 when Kohl announced that he was retiring from the Senate.
It was only natural to think what would happen with the popular attraction in 2014, with Kohl nearly completely out of the public spotlight after selling the Milwaukee Bucks. And, especially because the team sponsored the house for the first time last summer.
Don't worry – the now iconic house, which has sold flavored milk for just 25 cents a cup since the beginning, will be in full operation on the fairgrounds, in a Bucks area just south of the grandstand.
But, it will have a new name: Milwaukee Bucks Milk House – Presented by Prairie Farms Dairy.
The organization announced the change in name on Wednesday in conjunction with the news of a multi-year sponsorship with Prairie Farms as the official milk of the team.
The Illinois-based milk provider will have five flavors on hand for fairgoers: chocolate, root beer, strawberry, birthday cake and fruit hoops.
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The progressive left is scared. They're scared of an organization that fights for the idea of a limited and more efficient government. They're scared of an organization that has organized thousands of grassroots activists across the state to fight for their individual freedoms and liberties. The one thing they're scared more of than anything else, though, is the truth.
With unemployment only going up, and with an economy that is stagnant coast to coast, the left has decided to use protests, name calling, baseless lawsuits, as well as fear and intimidation tactics, to silence the growing conservative movement here in the Silver State.
This is why Americans for Prosperity-Nevada is excited to announce that this Monday, the 20th from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm, we are hosting a regional Freedom Phone Bank with activists calling into Nevada from Arizona, Oregon, Colorado, and other states. The time has never been more important to get into the fight and join the largest conservative advocacy group in the Silver State!
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Wilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup has changed frequently, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt remaining from the original incarnation. Since early 2004, the other current members are guitarist Nels Cline, multi-instrumentalists Pat Sansone and Mikael Jorgensen, and drummer Glenn Kotche. Wilco has released eight studio albums, a live double album, and four collaborations: three with Billy Bragg, and one with The Minus 5.
Wilco's music has been inspired by a wide variety of artists and styles, including Bill Fay and Television, and has in turn influenced music by a number of modern alternative rock acts. The band continued in the alternative country of Uncle Tupelo on its debut album A.M. (1995), but has since introduced more experimental aspects to their music, including elements of alternative rock and classic pop. Wilco's musical style has evolved from a 1990's country rock sound to a current "eclectic indie rock collective that touches on many eras and genres."[1]
Wilco garnered media attention for its fourth album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002), and the controversy surrounding it. After the recording sessions were complete, Reprise Records rejected the album and dismissed Wilco from the label. As part of a buy-out deal, Reprise gave Wilco the rights to the album for free. After streaming Foxtrot on its website, Wilco sold the album to Nonesuch Records in 2002. Both record labels are subsidiaries of Warner Music Group, leading one critic to say the album showed "how screwed up the music business is in the early twenty-first century."[2] Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is Wilco's most successful release to date, selling over 670,000 copies. Wilco won two Grammy Awards for their fifth studio album, 2004's A Ghost Is Born, including Best Alternative Music Album. Wilco's most recent studio album, The Whole Love, was released on September 27, 2011.
Jeffrey Scot "Jeff" Tweedy (born August 25, 1967) is an American songwriter, musician and leader of the band Wilco. Tweedy joined rockabilly band The Plebes with high school friend Jay Farrar in the early 1980s, but Tweedy's musical interests caused one of Farrar's brothers to quit. The Plebes changed their name to The Primitives in 1984, and subsequently to Uncle Tupelo. Uncle Tupelo garnered enough support to earn a record deal and to tour nationally. After releasing four albums, the band broke up in 1994 because of conflicts between Tweedy and Farrar.
In 1994, Tweedy formed Wilco with John Stirratt, Max Johnston, and Ken Coomer. Wilco has released eight albums and found commercial success with their albums Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, A Ghost Is Born, Sky Blue Sky and Wilco (The Album). The band also released two collaboration albums with Billy Bragg and one with The Minus 5. Jeff Tweedy has been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, including Best Alternative Album for A Ghost Is Born. Tweedy has also participated in a number of side groups including Golden Smog and Loose Fur, published a book of poems, and released a DVD of solo performances. He was originally influenced by punk and country music, but has later reflected more experimental themes in his music.
Jeff Tweedy was born in Belleville, Illinois on August 25, 1967 as the fourth child of Bob and Jo Ann Tweedy. Bob Tweedy worked at Alton & Southern Railroad in East St. Louis while Jo Ann was a kitchen designer.[1] Jo Ann bought Tweedy his first guitar at age six, although he did not begin to play it seriously until he was 12. Apparently Tweedy told people that he knew how to play the guitar once he got his first guitar, even though he couldn't. When he was twelve Tweedy was injured in a bicycle accident and was put up for the summer. He decided to learn how to play a few chords before somebody "called him out" on the lie.[1] In 1981, when Tweedy was fourteen years old, he befriended Jay Farrar in an English class at Belleville Township High School West.[2] All of the members of Farrar's family enjoyed playing music, causing Farrar to already have knowledge of the musical elements of rock and roll. By this time, Tweedy was a fan of The Ramones and country music while Farrar enjoyed The Sex Pistols.[3]
Leslie Feist (born 13 February 1976), known professionally as Feist, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene.
Feist launched her solo music career in 1999 with the release Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down). Her subsequent studio albums, Let It Die, released in 2004, and The Reminder, released in 2007, were critically acclaimed and commercially successful, selling over 2.5 million copies. The Reminder earned Feist four Grammy nominations, including a nomination for Best New Artist. She was the top winner at the 2008 Juno Awards in Calgary with five awards, including Songwriter of the Year, Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, Album of the Year and Single of the Year. Her fourth studio album, Metals, was released on 30 September 2011. In 2012, Feist collaborated on a split EP with metal group Mastodon, releasing an interactive music video in the process.[2]
Feist received three Juno awards at the 2012 ceremony: Artist of the Year, Adult Alternative Album of the Year for Metals, and Music DVD of the Year for her documentary Look at What the Light Did Now.
I might not have even bothered to listen to this song had I not seen that Leslie Feist was featured. No matter how much of a Feist fan I am, even had she not been part of the duet, I'm glad I did listen. (And I will again & again, as I have quite a few times already.)
Wilco (the album) is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock group Wilco which was released June 30, 2009. Prior to release, Wilco streamed the album on their website. The album was nominated for an Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.
Even Love isn't perfect. Or maybe it is & its the lovers who aren't...Anyway, this is a very very fine alternately wistful & joyous song for & about lovers spouses significant others whathaveyou...
You & I
You and I, we might be strangers
However close we get sometimes
It's like we never met
But you and I, I think we can take it
All the good with the bad
Make something that no one else has but
You and I, you and I
Me and you, what can we do
When the words we use sometimes
Are misconstrued
Well, I won't guess, what's coming next
I can't ever tell you
The deepest well I've ever fallen into
Oh, I don't wanna know
Oh, I don't wanna know
Oh, I don't need to know
Everything about you
Oh, I don't wanna know
And you, don't need to know
That much about me
You and I, we might be strangers
However close we get sometimes
It's like we never met
But you and I, I think we can take it
All the good with the bad
Make something that no one else has but
You and I, you and I
You and I, you and I
You and I, you and I
You and I, you and I
--songs written by Jeff Tweedy
Live performance of You and I, included in Wilco (The album). 2009


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Frank Richter wrote:
> is it possible to block 300 IP's easily with Mono?
> Background:
> I want to block the ongoing ssh-brute-force-attempts (300 IP's) to me
> network. But in Mono
> it's only possible to block networks or single hosts (I will not add
> 300 rules).
> Is there a way may be hidden to add something like:
> ipfw add deny from x.x.x.x, y.y.y.y, w.w.w.w, v.v.v.v to destination
> port 22
> Or set an alias and this alias points to 300 IP's
> YvesDM wrote:
>> <m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch>
>> I think it's a better idea to simply not allow password based logins to your
>> ssh server and only use certificates for ssh logins.
>> Or you can limit ssh logins from a single ip which will also solve your
>> problems.
>> The way you want to do it keeps you going all the time, coz next week the
>> attacks come from somewhere else.
> Ryan Mullins wrote:
>> I hit the same problem all the time here in my home network.
>> Unfortunately, there's no good way to do this at the m0n0wall level
>> that I've found -- someone please correct me if they have found a
>> good way to deal with this e.g. 10 minute timer for a firewall rule.
>> The better way to deal with this IMHO is at the host.
>> Some options for you:
>> 1. Change the default port
>> Configure SSH daemon to listen on a non-standard port. Just edit the
>> sshd_config file and modify the value for Port, and make sure to
>> update your firewall rules for the NAT. This alone helps out a lot as
>> it stops those that are just scanning for SSH servers on their
>> default ports, any advanced port scanner will still find it, but it
>> does make a difference - this alone dropped most of the attacks on my
>> network by about 70%.
>> 2. Disable password authentication - use keyless logins
>> This will mean that you can only authenticate if you have the correct
>> private key. Make sure you keep an off box copy of these keys!!!
>> Especially if you're getting in remotely from a laptop. If you go
>> this route, do NOT use password-less keys, and have your ssh-agent
>> set up to not cache between logins. If you don't and someone steals
>> your laptop and logs in, they've basically got the keys to the
>> kingdom at that point. To disable password authentication on the
>> server, change the value of PasswordAuthentication to no in your
>> sshd_config.
>> 3. Limit connections
>> You can also limit the number of SYN (connection establishment)
>> packets. This should be unnoticed by legitimate users, but it will
>> delay an attacker that is making repeated connections. If you wanted
>> to limit the rate to 3 per minute and were using port 2000:
>> iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -dport 2000 -syn -m limit -limit 1/m
>> -limit-burst 3 -j ACCEPT
>> iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -dport 2000 -syn -j DROP
>> (If you need other firewall commands, let me know. I'm just looking
>> on a local box here that's running iptables. :))
>> 4. Deploy Anti-Brute-Force Tools
>> sshd_sentry - SSHD Sentry is a Perl script that monitors SSH server
>> logs, detects repeated failed login attempts and adds the hosts to a
>> black list.
>> http://linuxmafia.com/pub/linux/security/sshd_sentry/sshd_sentry - I
>> use this one, but mainly because it's perl and I can add anything
>> that I think is missing. :)
>> SSHBan - SSHban is simple daemon designed to ban attackers. Instead
>> of scanning SSH logs, SSHBan directly receives data from the logger.
>> http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Log-Analyzers/sshban-15591.shtml
>> SSHDFilter -SSHDFilter blocks the frequent brute-force attacks by
>> directly reading the SSH daemon logs and generating firewall rules to
>> block the attack. The blocking firewall policy is defined by a list
>> of block-rules. http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~greg/sshdfilter/
>> Brute-Force Detection -BFD is a shell script for parsing application
>> logs and checking for authentication failures and block the IP
>> address using custom firewall rules. http://www.rfxnetworks.com/bfd.php
>> SSHGuard - Protects networks from brute force attacks against ssh
>> servers. It detects such attacks and blocks the host's address with a
>> firewall rule. http://sshguard.sourceforge.net/
>> And there are plenty more out there to add to that list.
> Lee Sharp wrote:
>> No, but...
>> First, let me add to Ryan, you can use fail2ban. I love this program!
>> It cuts a lot of garbage out.
>> Now that said, you need to expand your concept of network. Start by
>> sorting your ip addresses. Now do a 'whois' of one. See how many that
>> netblock hits. Block that netblock. Also do the same for your IP
>> addresses that you connect from, and allow them. For example, I use
>> AT&T dsl at home. It is in the netblock 22.214.171.124/12, and if I allow
>> only that I can still always connect. This may help...
>> http://www.subnet-calculator.com/cidr.php
>> With that approach, you can knock your 300 down to probably 10 or
>> less. Or allow only the subnet you are likely to use, which would
>> probably be 5 or less.
> Quark IT - Hilton Travis wrote:
>> http://code.google.com/p/denyssh/
>> --
>> http://hiltont.blogspot.com/
Many thanks for all your suggestions. I've learned that blocking this
brute-force attempts on the firewall is not the right place.
I see in my logs that an attacker tries to connect to all my SSHD
(three) nearly simultaneously and then disappears for a long time (25h)
and the next attacker tries the same username and disappears again.
Changing port from 22 to something different is not possible also the
usage of keys;-(
But I will check some of the above-mentioned tools for detecting attacks.
I add another tool, to the above-mentioned, which is in FreeBSD
Portstree (I've not tested this currently, if its possible to detect and
block the attackers with it):
denyhosts http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/
Many thanks again
Merry Chrismas and a Happy New Year!
> Best regards
> Frank Richter


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The Echo Park Time Travel Mart on Sunset Boulevard is not what it seems. A sign across the otherwise unremarkable building reads: "Whenever You Are, We're Already Then." Inside you will find dinosaur eggs incubating on shelves, sand-filled bottles of "Time," (five minutes, $5.99; one day, $9.99; one year, $17.99), tubes of "Human Emotions for Robots," "Dead Languages" in jars. An oblivious window shopper might mistake the store for another overpriced tchotchke shop, chock-full of clever but seemingly useless gags for sale. But take a closer look and you'll notice that the books for sale are collections of writing from actual kids from the neighborhood. Ask the girl behind the register, outfitted in full Viking garb, what the point of it all is and she will direct you toward a black-curtained door in the back that leads to 826LA East.
The newest branch of eight nationwide tutoring centers (co-founded by Dave Eggers and Nínive Clements Calegari; locally there are two in Los Angeles and another in Venice), 826LA East takes the left side of your kid's brain to the gym. Each nonprofit center provides free drop-in tutoring, classroom field trips and writing workshops for those aged 6 to 18. Most writing centers also have their own uniquely themed store: There's the Pirate Store in the flagship 826 in San Francisco, the Boring Store in Chicago and the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. in New York. But beyond the witty retail shops, the writing centers are based on a very logical, concrete philosophy: that children should have somewhere to go for help with their homework if they need it and should learn how to write creatively and, most of all, well.
After school, local kids pass through the Time Travel Mart into a smallish room lined with circular tables, blackboards scrawled with the skeletons of plots and a reading corner stuffed with books. Four days a week, volunteers provide tutoring, and on the weekends, 826LA East hosts free writing workshops, such as "8-2=6," a math-themed writing class, advertised as "for those who fall asleep while doing their math ... and students who would eat math instead of Cap'n Crunch for breakfast if they could," and "The Encyclopedia of ________," a class based on a Borges short story, where students invent their own reference books. The tutoring center also offers field trips for local schools, where volunteers lead classes through the process of writing a collaborative book, which is printed in-house by the end of the visit, with a copy for each student to take home.
826LA East fosters a culture of creativity and productivity, as reflected in the giddy enthusiasm of the kids and the impressive support of its volunteers, who tend to be youngish writers themselves. "Everyone here is really creative and has something to contribute as far as design, or product ideas. Everyone has a niche," says volunteer Lauren Rogers.
Whether you have a child who needs the chance to get excited about Shakespeare and semicolons, or you're looking for a place to volunteer that will inject a dose of human joy in your robotic routine, 826LA and the Echo Park Time Travel Mart will take you there. And if anyone tries to tell you that learning to write book reports from back covers and inside flaps is cheating, you can tell them that at 826LA, it's an art.—Erica Zora Wrightson
Hardcore hikers and backpackers typically go to two places for expedition equipment: REI or Adventure 16. REI's stuff tends to be less expensive, but Adventure 16, particularly the larger West Los Angeles location, is the place to go if you want to talk to someone who really knows a Marmot sleeping bag from a North Face. And the last thing you want is to buy a $300 backpack and realize that it's not fitted correctly when you're in hour one of a 12-hour hike. Knowing how to properly fit a pack is the benchmark for a camping-supply salesperson.
"People get their packs refitted here after going to other stores," says Greg, a massively yoked young man who works at the West L.A. store. He can't count the number of times he's had to remeasure people's torsos after they'd been improperly fitted by the competition. Greg, whose home town in Montana manufactures the bear-repellent spray you see on the shelves, believes he does the most outside sports of all the employees — kayaking, mountain climbing, rafting, spelunking, you name it. Though there are, no doubt, colleagues who would take him to task for saying that; some employees have worked at A16 for more than 25 years, mainly because they love the adventure lifestyle and feed off the energy of the customers and their fellow staffers. Plus, it's a really good pickup spot for cute, outdoorsy girls and guys who've climbed K2.
The guts of the store are the backpacks, tents and hydration packs. But there is something for everyone, from birder journals and pine incense you burn in holders shaped like little log cabins to pristine, unfolded U.S. Geological Society topographical maps. Just being inside the store makes you want to go ford a river or walk the Appalachian Trail or something, anything, you know, outside. You can rent trekking poles, sleeping bags, tents and even bear canisters (for stashing food in — the idea being that the bear gets tired of trying to pry open the canister and leaves in a frustrated huff).
The sheer quantity of stuff to buy and learn can be overwhelming. What does the Vitalyte electrolye-replacement solution taste like? Which do you have to worry more about while hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains, bears or mountain lions? What is the tradeoff between price, comfort and lightness in the Osprey technical backpack? Chances are, someone at A16 can wax poetic on any of those subjects, and countless others. Or, to quote that Disneyfied outdoorswoman Pocahontas, "You'll learn things you never knew, you never knew."—Gendy Alimurung
It's a music retail ghost town, yes. We don't need to be reminded. Those were our jobs, and our expense accounts, and our backstage passes, that vanished along with the neighborhood record stores. Gone are Aron's, Sea Level and Tower, ashes to ashes, funk to funky. Last year the Virgin on Sunset bit the dust. It adds up, you know? Therefore: Amoeba of our heart. Yes, some have grumbled that the arrival of Amoeba nearly seven years ago was the big, brass nail that sealed the L.A. retail coffin because it sucked up so much business that our littler compadres couldn't possibly compete. But Amoeba drew the freaks because Amoeba knows its shit, and stocks it, and recommends it, and plays it. Walk in and it looks like one big mess. Start spending time there, though, and you begin to see the order, and realize that Amoeba's not one big-ass store but at least eight (nine? 10? 11?) little stores. A man could get lost in its international section. Not just the Best of Ethiopiques, but all 24 volumes. Not just Brazilian classics, but Living Is Hard: West African Music in Britain, 1927-1929 (some of the most inspiring music you'll ever hear, btw). A dance shop with Villalobos white labels; a thick house section, ditto the hip-hop stacks. A punk shop. Classical and opera. Oh, the reggae vinyl, and the rock vinyl! The best soundtrack store in the country. And upstairs! Upstairs the DVDs! Don't get us started. A whole other celebration. It's downstairs we honor here. Amoeba: flip flip flip, snag, examine, caress, yoink!, play, bond, dance, fuck, nap, repeat.—Randall Roberts
Wendy Yao, local artist and den mother of L.A.'s burgeoning Chinatown scene, curates her store, Ooga Booga, with all the thought and precision of a carefully selected mixtape made for a longtime friend. Clothes and bags mingle with prints, books, zines and one-of-a-kind items. Sometimes there are actual mixtapes for sale from the likes of K Records impresario Calvin Johnson. The art openings and parties are the stuff of local legend, attracting musicians from the Smell and beyond who attempt to impress Ooga Booga's adorable resident cat with their grooves.—Molly Lambert
Everyone has their own favorite neighborhood thrift store, the name and location of which they guard with the close-lipped fervor of Allied operatives keeping state secrets from the Nazis. Each store specializes in merchandise subject to the individual whims of its proprietor. Aardvark's Odd Ark has long been the place to go for retro dresses, vintage skirts and plain, white button-up and pastel, ruffle-front prom tuxedo shirts. Jet Rag on La Brea Boulevard is alternately scorned and worshipped for its dense collection of overpriced, costume-y Jackie O. dresses and patterned, pointy-collared polyester '70s shirts. The Goodwill and Salvation Army stores are hit or miss, depending on the location and season. Some people swear by the clean but relatively expensive Council Thrift stores, run by the National Council of Jewish Women. Council Thrifts focus on used designer apparel and accessories. At the West L.A. locations, which include a brand-spanking-new one on Santa Monica Boulevard, it's not out of the question to spot a pair of Blahniks for 40 bucks, a Coach purse for a hundred.
Furniture-wise, Pepe's Thrifty Shop in Culver City is a tiny Dickensian vintage oasis. Barely bigger than a studio apartment, cane chairs and midcentury nightstands pile here atop antique credenzas, crowned by hanging chandeliers and sconces. You have to scoot sideways down the single looping aisle and be ready to pounce upon a desired item: Stuff here is value priced and moves fast.
The Lincoln Heights location of St. Vincent de Paul, however, is a different beast entirely. The Costco of thrift shops, it is all these stores rolled into one. Friendships have broken up over sharing the location of this no-longer-hidden spot. It's a sprawling, workmanlike place, 90,000 square feet, packed to the rafters, where on Sundays Mexican families shop for hours after church. You could furnish an entire house on the sheer glut of merchandise here, from armoires to wrought-iron bed frames. Men's, women's and children's clothes, mainly from the '80s and '90s, are so cheap (five pieces for $3 for the pink-tag items) you'll feel like you stole them. It is the home of the $9 file cabinet; the $10 pleated-shade lamp.
Recently, I spied a set of four wicker chairs that I'd swear were Breuers, for $59. Also: a midcentury lighted dressing table (minus the light, minus the mirror). An old Westinghouse freezer, the kind with a pull latch that kids get trapped in and suffocate, $399. A desultory flock of kids' bikes, $29 a pop, roosting by the exercise equipment. Every single hexagonal 1970s drum table has come for a stopover here on its way to hipster homes across the city.
There is a truly magnificent gallery of used electronics in the back, near the so very, very sad stuffed-toy table overwhelmed by crusty teddy bears and no-longer-purple Barney dolls. Wireless three-channel intercom for $3, anyone? Perhaps an Emerson clock-radio tape player, with the previous owner's "Island Tranquility" meditation tape still inside. While the women rove the dress aisles, the men slake their gadget lust here with Beta tape rewinders and $7.99 Hitachi rice cookers.
Tucked behind the freeway overpass on North Avenue 21 just short of downtown, it's invariably dingy and dusty in the store. Trucks heavy with new furniture come and go, belching exhaust fumes into the front docking zone. Loaded down with armfuls of cheap treasure, you'll crave a refreshing shower after a visit to St. Vincent de Paul's. For the stuff you can't haul home on your own, they now even have same-day delivery. But steer clear of the sofas. They are ghastly. And they always seem to have someone's overheated, sweaty octogenarian grandmother already sitting on them.—Gendy Alimurung
If you're in a hurry on a new-release Wednesday and don't have the time or desire to make the rounds to the many small suppliers that dot the city, Meltdown is your one-stop shop, the Amoeba of the L.A. comic scene. Walk in and drown in the colors that pour from each rack, the Smiths' "Girlfriend in a Coma" on the sound system, visuals bombarding. At Meltdown, each subgenre — underground, classic, graphic novel, superhero, manga, whatnot — is represented. Rejoice at the bounty of Tin Tin posters filling the west wall, and appreciate the depth of the employees' enthusiasm. The beautiful Chris Ware display in the back holds the artist's geometric work. An entire shelf is devoted to the Optic Nerve series by Adrian Tomine; another to the many moods of booty-loving Robert Crumb. Peruse the wildly successful Buffy the Vampire Slayer series in all its glory. All the Krazy Kat reissues are lined neatly in a row (drawn by the genius George Herriman, who spent his last days just up the road from Meltdown in the Hollywood Hills), a graphic affirmation that life is worth living.
But if that crap's too brainy for your sci-fi-loving ways, Meltdown also offers only-in-Hollywood temptations like an $18,000 limited-edition bronze Darth Vader statue, Clive Barker–approved Demon in the Blue Grass prints, all the DC, Dark Horse, Marvel and Vertigo comics you can put your French-fry-greased fingers on, and a very deep and imposing selection of Japanese manga. (Manga is a world in and of itself, and wise is the writer who admits his relative ignorance and moves along.) And, of course, all of L.A. Weekly's recurrent comic artists are represented: Lynda Barry's newest thrill, What It Is. The freako-surrealist Kaz strips, Tony Millionaire's boisterous Maakies series. There's even Meltdown University, a 13-week course in the craft of pictorial storytelling, so you, yes you, can be a major player (and soon thereafter, major chick magnet) in the glamorous world of comic art.—Randall Roberts


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Going out on a high note, Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts – who was once rated as more popular than Christy Clark for the leadership of the B.C. Liberal party – announced Saturday that she won't run for a fourth term this fall.
"As in every book, there comes a time to turn a page and to end a chapter. I feel I have completed this chapter in my life and it's time to pass the torch," said the mayor, as she spoke as a huge celebration for the opening of Surrey's new $97-million city hall.
That new city hall, standing next to a new library and a proposed new commercial office and condo tower, was part of a vision she drove to transform this suburb of 500,000 into something more urban, complete with a downtown.
As she stood in front of four red-coated Mounties and spoke to a crowd of several thousand on the plaza in front of the new hall, she emphasized that "a vision that comes to fruition allows us to feel we are part of something greater than ourselves."
The mayor has been hugely popular with residents of her municipality, which has transformed its image as a somewhat redneck bedroom suburb to a multicultural, green-focused, and economically vibrant city under her rule.
Although there has been some criticism in recent months of her handling of Surrey's spike in crime and of the cost of the new hall, she has largely received glowing reviews from residents of her municipality and from political journalists in the province.
Ms. Watts, who was first elected as mayor in 2005 after having served as a councillor since 1996, refused to say whether she will run federally, as has been widely rumoured.
Conservative MP Russ Hiebert, who represents South Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale, recently announced he won't be running again.
But Ms. Watts said she will decide later what the next chapter will be and what fits with her life.
Ms. Watts' two children, 19 and 20, are now in university and she separated from her husband, which reduces many of the family responsibilities she'd had during her near-decade as mayor.
The mayor also said she won't commit to supporting anyone yet who is running to replace her.
In 2005, Ms. Watts, then a councillor, broke away from the party that had run Surrey for the previous decade and ran as an independent against the incumbent.
She won and, after some initial tussling with other members of that party, persuaded them – along with more left-leaning councillors – to join her in a new party called Surrey First.
With no nomination meetings and no real membership, the party that Ms. Watts had crafted gradually took over the whole council.
Two councillors from Surrey First, Linda Hepner and Bruce Hayne, have both been out testing support for a possible run for the mayoralty.
As well, another councillor left Surrey First two weeks ago, saying that the party had lost its way and too much business was being run out of the mayor's office.
That councillor, Barinder Rasode, had said she was strongly considering running for the mayoralty job as well.
As Ms. Watts made her brief statement about her decision not to seek re-election, a wave of "awws" rose up from the crowd, which had also gathered for the city's annual "party for the planet" on Earth Day.
For David Chu, it was a disappointment.
Mr. Chu lives in a condo near city hall in the new downtown-to-be (still a long way from complete) – a concept that would have been unthinkable a decade ago.
"Surrey has been progressing under her leadership," he said, as he milled around with others at the festivities in the city-hall lobby. "It's too bad. She has been doing very well in terms of creating infrastructure."Report Typo/Error
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Ted Simons: Tonight's edition of Arizona Giving and Leading focuses on Fresh Start, a local foundation that works to empower women to transform their lives through engagement and education. Joining us now is Fresh Start President and CEO Susan Berman, and also with us is Coleen Rossi, a former client at Fresh Start. Good to have you both here.
Susan Berman: Thank you for having us.
Coleen Rossi: Thank you.
Ted Simons: You betcha, let's talk more about Fresh Start woman's foundation, what are we talking about?
Susan Berman: We're talking about an organization that's been around for 21 years in the Phoenix community. And it is a powerful organization that focuses on women and women's issues. We work with women every year to help empower her and bring her to a level of self-sufficiency. And that might be, mean something different with each woman, and last year we saw 5,000 women in our center, and we have made huge impacts in our community by, by addressing her issues.
Ted Simons: What kind of programs are available?
Susan Berman: Well, you know, a lot of organizations start and end with job placement, and we certainly do job readiness and job placement. But, what sets us apart is we pay attention to the entire woman. What will help her identify what her goals are, help her to overcome her barriers and her self-limitations, and help her to get excited about what is in front of her, no matter what her transition is in life.
Ted Simons: And let's talk about your experiences there at Fresh Start and how did you get started? How did you know about Fresh Start?
Coleen Rossi: I was part of a community volunteering for a long, long time. And when my transition began, and my world of my stability had, had fallen apart, it was when I realized that I kind of looked at the truth and I was living in a one-bedroom home, and I was -- I didn't have access to my funds anymore, and life had changed. And someone said, you know, you need to be at Fresh Started, and it was just one word, one person who said, "Go." And I finally gave up that would have, could have, should have and I went.
Ted Simons: I want to get back to your story in a second there but I'm hearing something that I was going to ask you, about how important is it for folks, I mean, you can only do so much until they decide there is something to do.
Susan Berman: Well, actually, Fresh Start is there for the woman who has decided that she needs something different. Something has got to change, for whatever reason in her world. And we are there to help her learn how to fish. And we don't give to her, she does the work herself but we can motivate her and illuminate her path to move her forward to meet her goals, sometimes she walks in the door and thinks, I just need a resume or something. She does not know that she could set goals. And she could attain those goals moving forward. So, we're really there to help bolster her, move her along, give her some ideas, and mentor her on her process.
Ted Simons: Were you confident that this would work or did you go in saying, let's see what they got?
Coleen Rossi: No, I was really humbled and ashamed that I was there. I was signing under a different name entirely. I didn't want them to know that I was there. But, what was happening was they were building my team. And I didn't know that I needed to have a team. I started thinking about -- I was talking to them, about financials and personal and emotional and all areas and, and they became my team to rebuild me.
Ted Simons: Did they become your team quickly? Could you see that this was going to happen or was it something that the trust and relationship had to build over time?
Coleen Rossi: I could tell from the leaders. I could tell it from the moment that I would walk into a classroom, and the person, that was giving up her time as a volunteer to help me, and I realized that these leaders were generous. They were incredibly generous with their time and their talent, and I realized these were women that were extremely well connected in the valley, and that they were doing it out of their own compassion to help someone else.
Ted Simons: And how long did your transformation take?
Coleen Rossi: I was there for at least 18 months on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, three nights a week. And going in, taking every class that I possibly could.
Ted Simons: Could you feel the transformation happening over time? Could you feel yourself growing?
Coleen Rossi: I could feel that I was becoming stronger. I became confident again. I became no longer the victim and was willing to take the next step.
Ted Simons: And, and that word, empower, we have mentioned it a couple of times here, and I am hearing it, it sounds as though you have all this going for you, let's show you how you have it going for you.
Susan Berman: Exactly. Exactly. And for a woman to understand that she can do it. That she can make a difference in her own life, and therefore, in everybody's lives around her. But not only that she can, but she has an obligation to and there is a way to do it. None of us get anywhere in life without assistance and information and support from others. And our clients are no different. They simply need that guidance and that support, and they are off and running and making big differences. It is such a privilege to work for an organization that makes this kind of impact. Because I know that when we impact her we impact the community and her families, and we impact the fabric in which we live.
Ted Simons: The programs, I see this career services program, self-esteem programs, mentoring programs, education programs. Who is responsible for instructing or leading or guiding those programs?
Susan Berman: Well, we have first, a staff of phenomenal women, full-time staff who work in this arena. Constantly, we have social workers onboard, and a number of staff that do different things within this. And as Coleen Rossi mentioned also, a huge plethora of volunteers who come in, who have expertise in different fields, and they give of their time to come in and teach and instruct and coach our clients one-on-one, or in a classroom setting, and so they get the best of all worlds.
Ted Simons: Was there a program that influenced you the most, do you think?
Coleen Rossi: Absolutely, the finance.
Ted Simons: That's the one?
Coleen Rossi: Absolutely. It was the area where I could finally look at a budget and understand a budget and begin to not focus on -- I had to focus on my own but it was the first time that I really decided to grow up.
Ted Simons: I was going to say, was it the fact that you could now figure out debts and credits and columns or was it that fact that once you figured it out, you figured it out?
Coleen Rossi: I figured it out. Once I could speak the language, I understood what was going on.
Ted Simons: And the confidence therein had to be helpful?
Coleen Rossi: Incredibly helpful.
Ted Simons: Is that a factor? It's one thing to say, you can balance a checkbook and do the mortgage and all of that, but --
Coleen Rossi: It's more than that.
Ted Simons: Yeah, I'm sure it is. But it's another thing to say that you can do it, you did it.
Susan Berman: That's the crux of it. It's the confidence piece. It's the confidence to know that there are things to do and I can do them and I can learn them. And there are people that are going to teach me and help me along the way. I think that is really the crux of what Fresh Start offers.
Ted Simons: So what do you tell people now about your life?
Coleen Rossi: I mean I love to tell the fact that a single mom with a special needs child in the middle of a recession, without any experience in wholesale or retail, I walk into a bank and I ask for a loan and they said yes, it only happened because I had the confidence that Fresh Start had given me. I understood what it was that I needed, so it's completely changed who I am, and how I can help to supported my family and change them, as well, their lives, as well.
Ted Simons: I am sure that you have had a number of those success stories.
Susan Berman: Every day, every day, and it, like I said, it's a privilege to be able to be part of that.
Ted Simons: It's great to have both on the program. Good luck and continued success. Thank you very much for being here.
Susan Berman: Thank you for having us.
Coleen Rossi: Thank you.


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A's beat Indians to avoid sweep
OAKLAND, Calif. -- It's always nice to avoid a three-game sweep, and the A's did just enough to beat the surging Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
The Sports Xchange
By Ryan Leong, The Sports Xchange
A's beat Indians to avoid sweep
OAKLAND, Calif. -- It's always nice to avoid a three-game sweep, and the A's did just enough to beat the surging Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
Seth Smith's two-run homer in the fourth inning, a Cliff Pennington RBI triple, and a run-scoring single by Kurt Suzuki lifted Oakland to a 5-1 win over the Indians to salvage the series finale.
"We needed a win because nobody wants to get swept, so it's good to come out and salvage a game in that series," Smith said.
Celebrating his 25th birthday, Tyson Ross (1-0) gave himself a present by earning the win by pitching 6 2/3 innings and allowing a run on four hits with four strikeouts. Two relievers set it up for Grant Balfour, who got his fifth save.
"My whole game is keeping the ball down and sinking it, getting some ground balls and letting the defense work," Ross said. "Even with the five walks, I was able to get some ground balls and a couple of double plays to work my way out of it. It's been awhile since I had a win on my birthday. It's a good feeling and a lot of fun today."
The loss prevented the Indians from tying their best ever road start at 8-1, but a 7-2 road trip is impressive.
"I'm very happy the way we played on the road," Indians manager Manny Acta said. "A very good road trip, winning three series is something you don't see very often. We didn't score enough runs to win (Sunday), and it wasn't a pretty game despite not showing any errors on the scoreboard."
The Indians took the lead after two outs in the first inning. Shin-Soo Choo doubled, and he scored on a two-base hit by Travis Hafner.
The A's responded with an RBI double by Pennington in the bottom of the third after a two-out walk to Jemile Weeks. But the Athletics are one of the worst teams hitting in clutch situations. On Sunday, they were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position in the first four innings.
In the fifth, Kila Ka'aihue reached on an infield single with two outs, and Smith walked putting runners on first and second. Suzuki's single to right made it a three-run lead.
Oakland padded its lead in the eighth when Eric Sogard singled and stole second. He would score from second on an infield single off the bat of Pennington. The A's finished the game 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position.
"When you're hitting and the pitcher has got runners in scoring position, he's the one that has his back against the wall a little bit," Pennington said. "At the same time, the pitcher's trying to bear down and the hitter is trying to do the same thing. Today we did the better job of that and we're going to have to do a better job of that going forward to be a good ball club."
Cleveland's Justin Masterson (0-2) retired six of the first seven batters but worked only five innings, allowing six hits and four runs, issuing six walks and throwing 111 pitches. He took the loss.
"A lot of close pitches were balls . . . and balls finding places to go through," Masterson said. "We were still pretty close and doing a pretty good job. I've gotten ahead in counts, it's just finishing guys and so making good pitches and trying to be consistent."
Notes: The Indians have scored 28 runs with two outs on the road trip. ... Indians DH Travis Hafner has reached base in 14 of his last 18 plate appearances in the last four games. ... Cleveland had 19 walks in the three-game series and leads the American League with 76 base on balls in 14 games. ... Athletics LF Seth Smith ended a 45 game homerless streak, homering for the first time since Aug. 23, 2011 against Houston. ... CF Yoenis Cespedes has struck out 20 times, leading all MLB rookies in that category. ... Ross is the first Oakland pitcher to start and win on his birthday since Todd Stottlemyre beat Kansas City on May 20, 1995.


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George Will today notes, but takes no position, on the fact that the current Supreme Court has no members with experience of either the legislative or executive branches of government. He mentions some of the justices in the past who did possess such experience including John Marshall, William Howard Taft and Earl Warren. The last justice to have experience in another branch of government was Sandra Day O'Connor who served as a state legislator in Arizona before becoming a judge.
Will should not be so reticent. It is a good thing to have someone on the high court with such experience. Had there been someone who had actually run for office on the Court when it decided Citizens United, giving corporations virtually unlimited spending power in the electoral process, they might have seen that however pristine their reasoning, the result makes a hash of electoral fairness. He also makes a very salient point. In Brown v. Board of Education, Earl Warren not only used his political skills to engineer a unanimous decision, but the Court handed down a text that could be read by the common man, not just by jurists and lawyers. When the high court is called upon to render a verdict that impacts the lives of everyone, they should render a decision that is accessible to everyone.
Supreme Court nominations used to be ho-hum affairs, until the nomination of Robert Bork. While it is true that this was not liberalism's finest hour and the debate sometimes descended into demagoguery, it is also true that Bork held views quite outside the mainstream of American politics, especially regarding race. Neither he nor Rehnquist thought much of the right to vote when they started their political careers standing outside polling stations intimidating minority voters. I would have voted against his nomination, but I do not believe that it was necessary to trash the man's reputation. Now, in an attempt to avoid a similar fracas, presidents tend to appoint men and women with little or no paper trail. That precludes most politicians who have taken dozens or hundreds of votes on controversial matters.
In the next few years, many of the most important decisions will be in the area of business and labor relations. Just yesterday, in a conversation with a good friend, I was bemoaning the sad fact that no one, nor any institution, has replaced the vital role once played by Msgr. George Higgins as a point man for furthering relations between the union movement and the Church. As the families of the miners in West Virginia mourn their dead, the need for the Church to stand up for workers is as necessary today as ever. And, it would be easier to achieve if there was a strong voice for labor on the Court. In an ideal world, President Obama will nominate someone with a strong record of pro-labor positions and someone with experience in the real world of politics, not just in the Ivory Tower of academia and the appellate bench.
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Success Stories: What These Entrepreneurs Did to Change the Game
It's not easy to turn a dream into a reality, but many entrepreneurs have taken on the challenge. While most startup companies fail, many within the same year, a few go on to major success. H...Read More
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It's most people's dream to become entrepreneurs. But just how many of them ends up being an entrepreneur? My answer, "Very few". From my personal experience, plus a look at the wider commu...Read More
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In a colleagues' memo released Wednesday, Councilmen Larry Klein and Greg Schmid have proposed changing the swear-in date for new council members from the first Monday in January — as is the current practice — to the first business day. The memo notes that when the mayor is a departing council member (as Yiaway Yeh was in 2012), his or her term expires on Dec. 31. If both the mayor and vice mayor are departing council members, there would be no one left to lead the council's "reorganizational meeting." At that meeting, which occurs on the first Monday of January, new members are sworn in and the new mayor and vice mayor are chosen.
Klein and Schmid note that by delaying the swearing-in ceremony until possibly as late as Jan. 8, the council runs "the risk of not having sufficient council members on hand to act if an emergency should arise."
They also note that the current practice of waiting until the first Monday of the month to swear in the new members results in a waste of time and delays the mayor's ability to make committee appointments. With the first Monday of January dedicated to the reorganization meeting and the third Monday being Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the council leaves itself with only two (possibly three, when there are five Mondays) business meetings in the first month of the year.
"At the very time when enthusiasm is high — particularly in years when new people are joining the council — we in effect are dawdling," Klein and Schmid wrote. "Please join us in supporting this simple change in our schedule."
If adopted, the shift would be one of several procedural changes the council is pursuing this year. New Mayor Greg Scharff has emphasized ending meetings before 11 p.m. (a rarity in recent years) and has been urging colleagues, at times brusquely, to wrap up their comments if they stray off topic. The agenda also now includes the estimated time each item is expected to take.
The council is scheduled to discuss subjects such as meeting length and other procedural matters at its annual retreat, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road.


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Just 4 weeks to go to enter your Student Short Film
Just 4 weeks to go to enter your Student Short Film
& Animation Works for UNI SHORTS 2013. Enter online at: www.unishorts.unitec.ac.nz Entry
deadline: November 30, 2012
Enter online at: www.unishorts.unitec.ac.nz
Entry deadline: November 30, 2012
Inviting all film & animation schools, universities, polytechnics, and film students to enter your student short film works for the Uni Shorts International Student Film Festival 2013. Great prizes and an exciting programme have been lined up for Uni Shorts 2013 which will be held at the Unitec Institute of Techology in Auckland on April 13-14. Uni Shorts is the only tertiary film festival of its type in Australasia and this year we have added a secondary schools (high schools) category for NZ Schools only!
We accept short film entries in the following genres: narrative (fiction); non-fiction (documentary); animation and non-narrative (experimental).
There are seven prize categories:
* Best
film (undergraduate)
* Best film (postgraduate)
* Best Documentary
* Best Animation
* Best Non-Narrative (Experimental)
* Best Overall Film
* Best NZ Secondary School film*
All submitted film work must be no longer than 20 minutes in duration and entirely student-made between March 2011 - November 2012 as part of a course of study, .
Enter now online at www.unishorts.unitec.ac.nz and send to the address below, or print out the attached entry form and send with your DVD screener, plus payment to:
Uni Shorts International Student Film
c/o - Unitec Department of Performing & Screen Arts
Private Bag 92025, Victoria St West
Auckland 1142
NEW ZEALANDEntry fee:
NZD$40 to enter one film
NZD$100 for three or more film entries from the same school.
Entry is FREE for NZ Secondary Schools category open to NZ high schools only.
Deadline for all entries is 30 November 2012.
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The Only Way Is Essex stars have been putting in some training for a charity walk later this month.
Jess Wright, 28, and mother Carol completed an energetic training session yesterday at Buckhurst Hill Football Club in Roding Lane, Buckhurst Hill.
TOWIE favourite Nanny Pat was on hand to offer moral support to her daughter and granddaughter before the pair embark on this year's Cancer Research Race for Life.
Epping Forest will host the event at North Weald Airfield in Merlin Way, North Weald on July 16.


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Jamster, Text Crimes and the SMS swindle
This morning, as I was searching Google for the lyrics of Wet Wet Wet's "Love is All Around" (don't ask), a little advertisement popped up on my screen, which stated that if I texted in to their number, quoting the keyword "NAME", then I would be supplied with the first initial of my future husband. "Oh, joy!" thought I. finally, I was to be supplied with the answers I have been searching for for so long. Should I stay true to my darling boyfriend, or should I act on my secret crush? To whom was I to be ultimately united in matrimony? And all for just £4.50!
With my thumbs poised tentatively over the number pad, I began composing my message. "Dear Jamster", it read. "Please can you tell me..." and then, something in my mind clicked (okay, so I was never actually going to text in, but just go with it for the sake of story telling) and seriously... This stuff, I know, is meant to be targeting bored, naive teenagers, but shit, are they even this stupid? Even at 13 I'm pretty sure I never would have believed that something like this could be based on fact (I am, at this point, going to ignore the hours spent in my youth, trying to work out how compatible me and Nick Torry were using that cross off the letters in your name, add them up and work it out system, which, given the fact I used to average about 87%, I can confirm, is WILDLY inaccurate).
I've been thinking that, maybe if people are REALLY looking for a way to waste money, I should open my own text line. I think I'd call it "The Scientology Verse of the Day" text line. Because, Jamster has proven that the less something is based in reality, the more chance I have of the public texting in, and I'm hopeful that I'd get a high enough number of genuine nutters teamed with ironic students to make it a success. As both these text-lines are about as bullshit-centric as each other, it should therefore follow that they should be equally as successful.
If all that fails, I can always take the sex-text route. We've all seen the adverts late at night, raunchily dressed women rolling around on a bed, "text me", they're mouthing. And they're winking. God, how arousing. But then... Wait. Wait one minute! Look at the screen a bit closer. These women aren't arousing. They aren't arousing at all! It has all been a ruse, and they couldn't actually have chosen to advertise with more boner-crippling women if they'd tried.
On this basis, and bearing in mind that the trodden path of advertising sexlines relies heavily upon emphasising crushingly unsexy imagery and blatant extortion in return for basically nothing, when I advertise MY sex line, I'll just have a 10 second still of a penis on a guillotine, with the rolling text on the bottom reading "text FANNYTITS to 08100 for the most depressing sexual experience of a lifetime!" Add it all together, and my guess is that it can't fail.
In other news, Gmail seems to have taken to supplying me with a "funny quote of the day". This fact is worrying enough in itself, as Gmail does that whole "links we think you'd like" thing, based on what's going on in your emails. Obviously someone at Google thinks I need to lighten up. Anyway, today's reads "When I met Mr. Right, I had no idea his first name was Always!" by Rita Rudner. Really? Really?! That's the best you could come up with?! Well, thanks Google, if I didn't want to shoot myself in the face before, then I certainly do now.


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Take a moment to steep a cup of serenity with these unique infusion blends.
Other Ingredients: Organic Lemon Flavor, Organic Ginger Root Oil, Citric Acid, Natural Licorice Flavor.
Yoga for smooth sailing: sit cross-legged or in a chair with spine straight and feet flat. Grasp knees and move pelvis in big circles for 1 to 3 minutes, then reverse direction. As you rotate your spine, inhale when you are moving forward and exhale as you move backward. Keep your head up and relatively still. Before doing this exercise or participating in any exercise program, consult your physician. Get the most out of every cup. Bring water just to boiling and steep 3 minutes. To support digestion, drink a cup with your meal, and repeat 15 to 20 minutes afterward.* Enjoy 2 to 4 cups per day.
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Comparing Domestic and International Provisions in Energy-Climate Legislation
Provisions in any legislation can be confusing. Trying to compare similar provisions across different bills can compound the confusion. To help make things more clear, the Pew Center on Global Climate Change has released two additional side-by-side comparison charts, one on domestic offset provisions, and the other on international offset provisions, of this Congress' energy and climate legislation.
The following table compares the domestic offset provisions detailed in the American Clean Energy and Security Act (Waxman-Markey), the Clean Energy Partnerships Act of 2009 (Stabenow), and the American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman). While the bills are similar in program category and design element, the bills build on each other, starting with the American Clean Energy and Security Act and ending with the American Power Act.
The table above compares the international provisions detailed in the American Clean Energy and Security Act (Waxman-Markey), the International Climate Change Investment Act (Kerry), and the American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman). The three bills are in similar in that they: establish a International Climate Change Adaptation Program to provide assistance to the most vulnerable developing countries, provide REDD support with the goal of achieving supplement reductions of at last 720 million tons in 2020 and at least 6 billion tons cumulately by 2025/6. However, the bills differ some design elements. Unlike Waxman-Markey and Kerry-Lieberman, Kerry does not address: competitiveness and emissions leakage, linking of emission trading systems, international offsets, and does not specify source or scale of funding.


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Stop the presses - completely. The world's first iPad newspaper, The Daily, is prepping for launch.
Journalists have been hired and are in place at multiple U.S. bureaus, including Los Angeles and New York.
The formal announcement of the digital publication, owned by News Corp., was originally going to be made at an event in San Francisco Wednesday. However, on Friday News Corp. said it is pushing back the launch.
The company declined to comment on why.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=52&articleid=20110116_52_E4_LOSANG576793


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sike- looks good. Keep throwin em up.
sike- looks good. Keep throwin em up.
Fnishin' off some old cans.
anion work on your E make it really simple. the e's going the wrong way, the rest is good i supose
ne1 wanna battle, exchange, etc? Im trying to pick up on some style.
SIKE your stuffs wayy clean dude stay up
RA I like your throwie a lot I dont think you should change it at all
LOL. Hey Leaks do me a piece so I can copy it into my blackbook please. XD
will do sir! haha
Fuck off.
And meh crew
Crit it up
Not gonna lie, this is sick. When you get to a wall, don't be afraid to layer it on thick. Especially with white and other really light colors. Lines suck and Show thru sucks. Other than than keep writing.
no one commented or crited my other one so here's another
i hate the top of the S on this one
Xan that shit is horrible and not throwies so gtfo..... it made me laugh tho, especially the krew piece on the pavement hahaha
that sine is pretty bad too... go simpler and way less awkarwd lookin
my throw, RPES
sorry for the size
man I wish I could afford markers, pens and pencils are all I have haha


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When I was out looking for a car seat for tucker, after he was born in 2005, I was looking for 'something cute'. To be honest, I didn't really think too much about safety because I thought they were all safe, or supposed to be anyway. I had NO knowledge of safety when it came to infants in their car seats. Boy was I wrong. Very wrong! Why have something that matches all your baby's clothing for a whole 3 months, (which is oh, so cute) when you can have the long term security (and style) knowing that your baby is safe in their car seat for longer than just 20 pounds? OK so some infant car seats 'state that they last more than that', but with both of my kids, they were out of an infant car seat at 6 months. I don't know about you, but with our income, and today's economy, I am not too keen on the fact that I would have to buy an infant car seat, then another car seat for my growing child around an estimated 6-12 months of age, like I did with both Tucker and Kambry. This just is not cost justifiable in our home. If I had known about Recaro, we would have started out, and ended up today, with this same car seat. It is very sturdy, very well made and is built to last a long time!
I am more than impressed that Kambry, who is currently 16 months of age and around 26 pounds, fits very nice in the Recaro Como. I LOVE that this car seat comes ready for a 5 pound baby, but is fully equipped to handle an active 70 pound child! When the Recaro Como arrived to our home, Kambry saw it and was ready to go 'bye-bye', yet her brother thought other thoughts.
One of the RECARO Convertible Child Seats
Nothing is more exciting than seeing your child grow. The RECARO Como convertible child seat enables you to relax, at least when it comes to driving. This front and rear facing child seat will fit into almost any car and features the original RECARO side protection, 5-point harness, latch system and top tether as well as microfiber cover material.
When I put Kambry in the Recaro Como in our dining room (to test it out with her size and get her fitted for it), she was really happy in it and the customization for it to her size was so easy! Once I got the straps where it fit her perfectly, I installed it.
The car seat that Kambry was in, was passed on from Tucker to her. Well, after the whole 'child car seat safety' that I have been reading, I thought that I would take it upon myself to research car seats and travel safety. I am scared, yet amazed at all the information that I read. The installation of the Como Recaro Car seat was very easy and I feel very secure having Recaro to help protect and keep her comfortable while on the road.
What I LOVE about Recaro, is that they specialize in SAFETY, while most companies just focus on sales and products. With as much as we travel, safety, car seats and comfort is a MUST for us. I can tell you that I have not ever been able to recommend a car seat that I truly believe in…. Until NOW. Recaro has beyond impressed me and I will be sending my recommendations on to fellow mommies, friends and family!
For more information and great products, please go to http://www.recarokids.com/. You will not be let down!
How would you like to win a Recaro Vivo or Vivo Lite in your choice of color? The Recaro Vivo line is specially designed for 30+ pounds. This is not an infant car seat. The Vivo and Vivo Lite are child booster seats.
Here is what you will have a choice of:
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Trade agreements
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New Caledonia is a French overseas territory and is one of Australia's nearest neighbours, located 1470 kilometres northeast of Brisbane. It comprises the island of Grande Terre (where the capital, Noumea, is situated), the four Loyalty Islands (Ouvea, Lifou, Tiga and Maré), the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines and some remote islands. New Caledonia is divided administratively into a Northern and Southern province on Grande Terre and an Islands province covering the Loyalty Islands. Some 268 000 people live in New Caledonia. Approximately 44 per cent are indigenous ('Kanak'). The remainder consist of Caledonians of European, Polynesian and other (including Indochinese, Indonesian and Algerian) origins.
New Caledonians are French citizens with the right to live anywhere in France. They are entitled to vote in national elections, as well as for the local government.
The President of the French Republic is New Caledonia's Head of State. The French State is represented in New Caledonia by a High Commissioner, currently Vincent Bouvier. The Noumea Accord (1998) and consequent Organic Law (May 1999) provide the constitutional framework under which New Caledonia is governed and define its institutions. The Accord and Organic Law also define New Caledonia's relations with France and set out a timetable for New Caledonia to assume responsibility for most areas of government. Economic affairs, industrial relations and external trade were among the first powers New Caledonia assumed in January 2000. A second group of powers was transferred in 2004 and a third in 2009-10. Congress is mandated to(if agreed to by a three fifths majority) to hold up to three referenda on whether New Caledonia should assume the final sovereign powers (justice, public order, defence, monetary and foreign affairs) and become fully independent. If a date has not been proposed by Congress by 2018 then the Noumea Accord commits France to conduct the referendum.
Under the Noumea Accord, the Government of New Caledonia comprises representatives of all major political groupings. There are three Provincial Assemblies, (elected under a proportional representation process with five year terms) – Southern (40 members), Northern (22 members) and Islands provinces (14 members). Fifty-four members of the Provincial Assemblies then become the New Caledonian Congress which in turn elects an executive government of between five and 11 members (from both assembly members and non-members), which is responsible to the Congress.
The Noumea Accord provides for an Economic and Social Council to advise the Government and a Customary Senate comprising representatives from each of New Caledonia's eight customary areas. Both the Government and the French State must consult the Customary Senate on subjects relating to Kanak identity.
The most recent general election was held in New Caledonia on 11 May 2014. Pro-French parties secured 29 seats of 54 and hold the majority. The coalition that formed government dissolved in December 2014 resulting in the fall of government. After three months of caretaker government, Philippe Germain was appointed President of the Government of New Caledonia on 2 April 2015.
As provided for in the Noumea Accord, New Caledonia and France now share responsibility for New Caledonia's regional relations, allowing New Caledonia to join some regional organisations in its own right. New Caledonia became an observer to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in 1999 and in 2006 was welcomed as an associate member. At the 2010 PIF Leaders' Meeting, New Caledonia formally signalled its interest in becoming a full member in the future. New Caledonia is a long-standing member of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), which has its headquarters in Noumea. The Noumea Accord also allows New Caledonia to conclude some international agreements.
Relations between Australia and New Caledonia are broad and historic, extending across a range of domains. In 2015, Australia celebrated its 75th Anniversary of Australian diplomatic representation in New Caledonia.
Australian and New Caledonia share much in common, foremost our interest in stability in the Pacific region.
Australia supports New Caledonia's increasing autonomy and integration in the Pacific region.
Australians and New Caledonians have forged longstanding and enduring people-to people links in the domains of business, education, defence and security, and healthcare. Australia remains the primary destination for New Caledonians whose medical care cannot be delivered in New Caledonia.
Tourism links are growing with some 380,000 Australians visiting New Caledonia each year on cruise boats and New Caledonians continue to visit and invest in Australia, particularly the Gold Coast.
Australia has awarded more than 100 Australia Awards Scholarships to New Caledonian students over the past two decades as part of a broader program supporting tertiary study in Australia for students from New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna.
Australia has interests in working with the New Caledonian and French authorities in New Caledonia in a range of areas including: promoting greater trade and investment; cooperating on regional natural disaster relief; defence cooperation including visits and joint exercises; combating security threats and transnational crime; and promoting links through sport, tourism and culture.
New Caledonia has a long-established nickel industry and around one-quarter of the world's known nickel deposits. Output increased with the start of production at new nickel plants at Goro and Koniambo in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
Financial transfers from France are also an important source of income in New Caledonia – amounting to some $1.5 billion per annum (14 per cent of GDP). Most of this covers expenditure on education and other public service salaries, social security contributions and pensions. The remainder goes to targeted development projects, particularly in the Northern and Islands Provinces, given that most of New Caledonia's wealth is concentrated in the Southern Province, which includes Noumea.
New Caledonians enjoy a GDP per capita higher than most other Pacific Island countries. There is a significant disparity in wealth distribution, with high cost of living partly owing to heavy market protection. In October 2011, a report prepared by a committee comprising representatives from the Congress, unions and the government identified 21 per cent of New Caledonians as living in poverty.
Australia is New Caledonia's third largest trading partner after China and France. New Caledonia ranks as one of Australia's top 21 export destinations by number of Australian companies doing business in the location (over 2000). In 2014, Australian merchandise exports to New Caledonia totalled $311 million (mostly coal and civil engineering equipment and parts). New Caledonia's exports to Australia were valued at $202 million with nickel ores and concentrates by far the largest components. Australian service exports to New Caledonia were valued at $170 million in 2014.
Two-way investment was valued at $424 million with $374 million of that representing New Caledonian investments in Australia.
The Australia Pacific Islands Business Council organises the annual Australia New Caledonia Business Forum to explore business opportunities. Normally held in Brisbane, it took place in Noumea for the first time in 2015.
Information on doing business and opportunities in New Caledonia
September 2015: Visit by the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Education and Training to Noumea, New Caledonia.
July 2015: President Philippe Germain attended the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting in Sydney.
April 2012: Then Governor-General, H.E. Quentin Bryce visited New Caledonia. She was accompanied by then Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, the Hon Richard Marles.


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The software giant plans to buy the shares next month - equivalent to 8% of its total stock - adding to the $30bn it has already bought in the past year.
Microsoft reported a fall in fourth quarter net income to $2.83bn from $3.70bn in the same period last year, thanks in part to one-off legal costs.
Revenues increased by 16% over the period to $11.8bn.
Recent setbacks
The trading update was the first since founder and chairman Bill Gates revealed he would be giving up his day-to-day responsibilities at the firm from 2008 to concentrate on charitable work.
The quarterly performance came in ahead of market predictions.
For the year as a whole, Microsoft reported profits of $12.6bn, compared to $12.2bn for the previous year.
Full-year revenues rose 11% to $44.28bn.
Microsoft has suffered some setbacks in recent months, being forced to delay the launch of its Vista operating system to next January.
It was also fined $353m (280m euros) by the European Commission for failing to comply with an anti-competition ruling.
Product confidence
Nevertheless, it issued a bullish forecast for 2007, predicting revenues of between $49.7bn and $50.7bn and operating income of up to $19.4bn.
"Our upcoming launches of Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007, Exchange Server 2007 and other key products position us to continue to deliver strong revenue growth in 2007," said chief financial officer Chris Liddell.
"With our share repurchase programs, we reaffirm our confidence and optimism in the long-term future of the company," he added.
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As many in the community know, I have been very involved in trap shooting since five of us built the old Rum River Gun Club in 1966.
I am pleased to see the interest in the new high school trap-shooting team and the excellent coverage of this sport given to them by the Union-Eagle.
Many congratulations to them on their success due to the tireless effort of their coach, Michelle, and cooperation of Ken Sanford, owner of the current trap range, the West Branch Gun Club. Good luck and continue to shoot well.
Roger Bohm


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The Open Championship
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Open Championship - often known as the British Open outside the United Kingdom and Ireland - is the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf. The event is hosted annually by one of several prestigious golf clubs in the United Kingdom and is administered by The R&A regardless of its location. The next tournament, in 2013, will take place at Muirfield in Scotland.