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Probably not a good idea until you've completed the repair process.
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On second thought, it depends on what you mean by "repairing your credit". If you don't have any good credit, then you need to get some. If you already have good credit and are working to get the bad items off, then I'd hold tight on any new loans until your score gets to where you want it to be. Don't know what your score is now, so it's hard to give any definite advice. Best of luck!
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Former San Diego mayor allegedly went in for a kiss
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continued "Member Redfearn agreed, adding that private concerns and corporate events have become a big business that the Stadium should get a bigger piece of. [Stadium manager] Bill Wilson reminded the Board that, in line with the recommendations of the Zero-Based management group, Stadium administrative staff would be reduced to just one manager and a secretary when the ballpark opens. It was noted the advantages of the Stadium are good weather and a big parking lot. With the departure of the Padres, more interest and competition for parking-lot events is expected. Bill Wilson added that the flea market was his biggest moneymaker when he ran the Rose Bowl."
Some have accused the nine-member board of having direct or indirect conflicts of interest as they go about their advisory roles. Chairman Doug Barnhart, a regular donor to various city council campaigns, owns one of the region's largest general contracting companies, which is helping to build the Padres' downtown ballpark. Before that, his company built the Chargers' $12 million headquarters, paid for by the city, in Murphy Canyon, and he barely lost out on a bid to construct the Qualcomm expansion in 1997. He is seen as a likely bidder if and when the Chargers or the city ever builds a new stadium, making Qualcomm obsolete.
The minutes show Barnhart has been especially active in lobbying the board and city council for more socializing in the city box, a practice some councilmembers have been reluctant to resume following controversy over the Chargers deal, Qualcomm expansion, and prolonged fight with Bruce Henderson and the county grand jury over the gifts of food and beverages from Service America. "The chair encouraged the board and city council to make more personal use of the city box for social purposes," according to board minutes of this April 2. A month earlier, during the meeting of March 6, the minutes recorded that "The chair said his goal is to bring the Mayor and City Council back to the stadium."
Another member of the board is attorney Regina Petty, the board's vice chairwoman and a partner in the firm Wilson, Petty Kosmo and Turner, LLP. According to her financial disclosure statement, one of her clients is Service America, the company that provides exclusive food, drink, and catering services at the stadium. Petty reports that in 2001, she received between $1000 and $10,000 in legal fees from Service America for representing the company.
Similarly, attorney John Wertz, a shareholder in the firm of Sullivan, Wertz McDade & Wallace, reports that he made between $10,000 and $1 million from the firm in 2001, including between $10,000 and $100,000 from Ace Parking Management, which has the exclusive contract to run the stadium's parking operation. "My law firm has rendered services to Ace Parking Management, Inc., since January 1993," notes the attorney in his disclosure statement.
Wertz also has performed extensive legal work for various members of the city council, including the defense of ex-councilwoman Valerie Stallings, who pleaded guilty in January 2001 to making false financial disclosure reports and was forced to resign from the council as a result of the John Moores gift-giving scandal, which at one point threatened the city's deal to build a new Padres ballpark. Wertz has said he recuses himself from discussions and votes regarding Ace, which has just extended its stadium contract.
Many boardmembers who don't report potential financial conflicts admit that they have personal relationships with team owners and other stadium tenants. In January, members were asked by Barnhart to file statements in connection with a "liaison" program he was setting up to personally link up boardmembers with stadium tenants and city councilmembers, ostensibly to promote stadium development.
According to a form filed by attorney and entrepreneur Simon F. Coleman, "I have known the Spanos [family] since they acquired the [Chargers] team and have played golf with them. [Padre president] Bob [Vizas] and I have struck up a beginning relationship, based upon being fellow alumni of Michigan. [San Diego State University athletic director] Rick Bay and I [also Michigan alumni] have known each other for many years."
Boardmember Stephen Redfearn, vice president of marketing and entertainment at the Viejas Casino, wrote, "[I am] not a pal of [city councilwoman] Donna Frye's -- on the other side of an issue concerning Becky's House, which I'm a boardmember of! [I'm] very good friends and am in the district of [city councilman Brian] Maienshein!"
Other boardmembers include nursing-home owner and real estate investor Karen McElliott, who mounted a failed bid for the Seventh District city council seat two years ago; architect Joseph Martinez; attorney Robert Brownlie; and McDonald's franchisee Harold Lewis. All are appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.


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That isn't to say that Jessabelle will be terrible or anything. Directed by Saw 3D's Kevin Greutert, Jessabelle's wild card is a script written by comedian Ben Garant (Reno 911), who used the so-so horror comedy Hell Baby to shift into straight paranormal storytelling. The story follows Jessie (Sarah Snook), who gets into a tragic accident and moves back home to Louisiana to recuperate with her widower father. She uncovers an evil spirit that may have had something to do with the death of her mother (Joelle Carter). The trailer's main fault is giving away too much, as I'd rather know less about a simple plot like this before going in. But now I'm intrigued to see just how many times Jessie's injuries are exploited for scares, as it's hard to run away when you can't run in the first place. Wheel out and see it in theaters on August 29.
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lakewood >> Dennis Lander said the emotion and excitement at last week's Memorial Day event at Del Valle Park made it the most memorable ceremony he's attended in two decades.
It was a special day because city officials announced their plans to replace the two bronze plaques stolen last June in the park's Memorial Plaza, a commemorative area for war veterans that features a decommissioned Douglas F3D-2 Skynight jet fighter.
But during the ceremony, audience members, including Landers, a Vietnam War veteran who served from November 1967 to November 1968, were stunned when Mayor Todd Rogers unveiled an artist's rendition. The plaques weren't just being replaced. The plaza was being redesigned and expanded.
An estimate on the construction is expected in a few months, with work beginning late this year to be completed by Memorial Day 2015.
"It was absolutely the most memorable Memorial Day event I've attended at Del Valle Park in 22 years," said Lander, 66, a lifelong Lakewood resident who served as an airman 1st class air cargo specialist in the Air Force. "There was an anticipation of something new was going to be done at the park. I didn't know they would unveil the plans.
"There were a lot of surprised people, but they were happily surprised," Lander said. "They did it right."
The plans, which the council initiated last year, include retaining the 45-foot-long jet, with its 50-foot wingspan, as the centerpiece in the plaza, which will be replicated as the deck of an aircraft carrier. A blue area around the plaza will represent water surrounding the carrier.
The plane and simulated carrier deck will be dramatically lit at night, and runway lights will line both edges of the flight deck.
At night, computerized lighting also will create the impression of the jet taking off.
Lighted flagpoles also will be installed, and benches will be located throughout the plaza.
The new plaza will prominently display the insignias of all military branches and the names of Lakewood's 43 residents who were killed in Vietnam as well as Lander's poem, "The Boys of Del Valle Park."
The two plaques that had to be replaced were the ones with the 43 Lakewood names and the one with Lander's poem, which he wrote as a recognition for the Lakewood men who died in the Vietnam War and was dedicated at the plaza in 1992.
No suspects were arrested in the theft, but it's suspected the plaques were stolen by thieves hoping to sell the metal to recyclers. Following the theft, city officials removed three other bronze plaques to prevent their theft.
The new memorial will display the plaques' written material in stone etching or other nonmetal material.
"It tore people up when the plaques were stolen and damaged," Lander said. "It was like an assault. It was sacred ground."
Del Valle Park received the jet, a new piece of playground equipment, in 1959 from the Litchfield Park Naval Air Facility in Arizona, said Donald Waldie, Lakewood's historian emeritus.
F3D-2 jets were used during the Korean War as "night fighters."
It was dedicated as a kids' playground on May 17, Armed Forces Day.
"The park itself, designated as a space-age themed park, also featured a rocket and flying saucer, but locals began calling it 'airplane park' with the addition of the jet," Waldie said.
"But jets aren't jungle gyms, and the plane soon began to deteriorate and become a source of concern regarding playtime injuries," he said.
In 1963, the plane was lifted on a 13-foot concrete pylon, refurbished and painted in the Marine Corps colors and insignia of the 1960s. On Memorial Day 1964, the jet and pylon were officially dedicated as a memorial to the Lakewood residents who had fought in the Korean War.
Eventually, Del Valle Park and the jet became the location of Lakewood's annual Memorial Day programs. The city also began the tradition of recognizing Lakewood residents who died in the Vietnam War.
On Veterans Day in 1992, 250 Lakewood residents, most of them family members of Vietnam veterans, gathered at the plaza in Del Valle Park for the dedication of Lander's poem "The Boys of Del Valle Park."
The outpouring of emotion acted as a catharsis after years of silence about the Vietnam War, Lander said.
"That day was kind of the first time the community really got together to recognize those guys," he said. "It was just something you didn't do back in the 1970s."
Contact Phillip Zonkel at 562-714-2098.


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The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to build for the future by unloading their present-day assets.
The club announced Sunday night they have acquired Washington's second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, prospect defenceman Connor Carrick and forward Brooks Laich from the Capitals in exchange for forward Daniel Winnik and Anaheim's fifth-round pick in the upcoming draft.
This is the second straight season Toronto has traded Winnik as the NHL trade deadline nears. Last season the Leafs moved him to Pittsburgh before re-signing him in the off-season.
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Carrick has split this season between Washington and its American Hockey League affiliate, the Hershey Bears, and was named a 2016 AHL all star.
The 21-year-old had 10 goals and 16 assists in 47 games with Hershey. He was originally selected by Washington in the fifth round (137th overall) in 2012.
Laich has had his career derailed by injuries. He has just a goal and six assists in 60 games this season and is in the midst of a 48-game goal drought. He cleared waivers Sunday.
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By trading Laich and the 21-year-old Carrick for Winnik, the Capitals opened up $2.2 million US in cap space they could use before the deadline. Winnik and Laich are each signed for next season, as well.
The 32-year-old Laich has played in 743 career NHL games, recording 133 goals and 191 assists for 324 points. He was originally selected by Ottawa in the sixth round (193rd overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Winnik, 30, has 62 goals and 136 assists in 625 NHL games with Arizona, Colorado, San Jose, Anaheim, Pittsburgh and Toronto. He produced four goals and 14 points in 56 games with the Maple Leafs this season.
Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan called Winnik a "versatile player who plays with grit and can be used in all situations."
Toronto has made four trades in the past week and five in the month of February. The NHL trade deadline is 3 p.m. ET on Monday.
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Lakes Area Theatre (LAT) in Alexandria is offering the following productions this week:
There will be no live performance on Friday, May 24. Live performances will resume on Friday, May 31 with an episode from the old time radio series Lights Out entitled "Bon Voyage." Starring in the production will be veteran voice actors Dedra Zwieg, Keri Mohror and Kip Sundlee.
Tommy is a ventriloquist to his sidekick dummy, Henry. When the nightclub where he works is robbed, all evidence points to Tommy in the comedy mystery My Buddy Henry. Find out what happens on Sunday, May 26 at 12:30 p.m. on KXRA 1490 AM.
The show was written by Alexandria playwright Bob Sievers. It was directed by Ann Hermes and Bob Sievers and stars Philip Goellner, Scott Giannone, Bruce McKirdy and Lori McKirdy. Music was arranged and performed by Bob Piotrowski, with Christy Meier designing and performing the sound effects.
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Former pitcher Geremi Gonzalez dies
Right-hander, who pitched for five teams, killed by lightning
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Emergency management official Herman Bracho said Monday that Gonzalez was struck by lightning at a beach.
Gonzalez pitched for five Major League teams from 1997-2006, appearing in 131 games, 83 of them starts, and compiling a 30-35 record.
The right-hander also played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers. He made a combined 24 appearances for the Mets and Brewers in his final Major League season in 2006.
The Toronto Blue Jays released him during Spring Training last year. Gonzalez then moved to Japan and pitched in five games for the Yomiuri Giants.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Bank of America shook up its executive ranks in what the firm euphemistically calls "de-layering." This meaningless bit of corporate jargon - de-layering - is wonderfully ridiculous and has been woefully underused in press releases. So I'm coining a better, newer, just as meaningless but more easily grasped term in the headline: executive-level exfoliation.
Please make sure it catches on.
But back to the news. The gist of today's developments centers around not the newly exfoliated executives, but on Brian Moynihan - the CEO of Bank of America, who, if not yet officially "embattled," certainly should be by now.
Moynihan has neatly rid himself of his two main rivals, brokerage chief Sallie Krawcheck and chief financial officer Joe Price. He is installing two chief-operating officers, David Darnell for the consumer businesses and Thomas Montag for the businesses that serve companies and big institutions.
Surprises? There are none here except the timing. (Let's call it the Labor Day Massacre).
Krawcheck is one of Wall Street's smartest and most popular charmers - and thus a perpetual sacrificial maiden and risk to the CEOs above her, particularly in their tender and insecure first years. Vikram Pandit, the CEO of Citigroup, also dispatched with Krawcheck in a manner not unlike Moynihan's. As John Carney correctly pointed out, she seemed to be doing well in her job of integrating Bank of America's wealth-management operations, which includes the firm's Merrill Lynch financial advisors.
Moynihan is dealing with much bigger and uglier issues - the raft of mortgage lawsuits aimed at the bank, its inability to prove to most people's satisfaction that its balance sheet has strength, its flagging reputation that needed $5 billion worth of shoring up from Warren Buffett.
How Moynihan responds to those problems comes down to palace intrigue, yes. But these courtiers control one of the nation's biggest banks - and one that we shouldn't have to bail out again - so it matters.
So, with all that on Moynihan's plate, it may seem a wise time, politically, to impose yet another reorganization of executives, right?
Not so fast. On Wall Street, any reorganization at a bank is usually disparagingly greeted by demoralized bankers with the same phrase: "shifting the deck chairs on the Titanic."
Moynihan is going one step further: only two weeks after the markets threatened to sink his entire firm, he's leaving himself without a lifeboat.
Most embattled CEOs fire their No. 2s and potential successors. Then they consolidate their power by forcing a new line of executives to report to them.
Moynihan is actually doing the opposite: the Ivory Tower approach. He is shuffling off (okay: exfoliating) the layer of people who report directly to him, and reducing that to only two people. Nor is it the first time he's done it: last year, Moynihan disposed of Greg Curl, another executive who was Moynihan's rival for the CEO job. It can't be lost on Moynihan that he was the very last choice for the CEO job at Bank of America, and only got it because every single one of the first -and second, and third - choices for the job turned it down.
In 2010, Moynihan promised to bring in his own people into major executive positions. That may lead cynics to believe that Moynihan -despite years of tenure - doesn't actually have "people" at Bank of America.
If Wall Street politics and palace intrigue work out the way they have in the past - and they probably will - this actually puts Moynihan at more risk. He has already battled a reputation as a "rookie," in the words of former CEO Ken Lewis - or, in less-kind terms, a lightweight.
By having fewer direct reports, Moynihan won't know firsthand what's going on in the bank. He will have even less grasp of the substance of his banking businesses.
While this may protect him from liability to an extent - because he can plead ignorance - it certainly won't protect him from losing his job. A determined board of directors would have no trouble moving an executive like Krawcheck or mortgage chief Barbara Desoer up two spots instead of one. In other words: kicking Krawcheck and Price out of the building won't protect Moynihan's job. What will protect Moynihan's job is....being really good at doing his job.
Less politics and more performance is always a good place for an insecure executive to start.
Moynihan has now made it really hard for himself to improve his performance. With this "de-layering," he's officially in rear-covering mode.
Under the new exfoliation, Moynihan will be getting all his information about major businesses through a narrow filter of only two executives: David Darnell in the consumer businesses, and Thomas Montag in the businesses that serve major institutions and companies. Moynihan has created a situation where he'll get all his news about his own bank's operations second-hand. This means that he is even less likely now to have his finger on the pulse of a business that has already sprawled beyond any human being's observable attention span.
While these executives seem to get along with Moynihan pretty well (we should hope) they are both not considered plausible successors. Neither of them has any particular loyalty to Moynihan. Darnell is a Bank of America veteran, with a history going back to 1979, and has survived dozens of executive reorganizations. Montag came up through Goldman Sachs with a healthy amount of skepticism about commercial banking. They are pragmatic survivors and it's hard to picture either man weighed down by sentiment about Moynihan's chances to keep his job.
Even with the specific players aside, Moynihan is setting down a dangerous path. The Ivory Tower approach is responsible for most of the major bank disasters of our time. Stan O'Neal, the chief executive of Merrill Lynch, got all of his information from a closed, protective circle of executives. They were afraid to tell him how much the bank was losing on mortgage-backed securities.
Dick Fuld, at Lehman Brothers, was an infamous micromanager who had a thorough understanding of the bank's businesses -- until he stepped aside and handed sole responsibility to Joseph Gregory. Many Lehman insiders attribute the ugly last days of Lehman Brothers to Gregory being overwhelmed by the new responsibilities and ineffective in communicating them. Fuld stood by Gregory to the end, but by then Lehman's problems had started to pile up dangerously and were too complex to sort out.
Jimmy Cayne, the former chairman of Bear Stearns, fired his No. 2, Warren Spector, in a fit of pique. This turned out to be an enormous mistake, because Spector had for years been the only person running Bear Stearns' markets businesses - which were, in turn, the bulk of Bear Stearns' profitability. All the information about those businesses went through Spector - another well-known micromanager - and only then up to Cayne himself. With no one to replace Spector as the housing crisis deepened in 2007 and 2008, Bear Stearns lacked a map into its own mortgage-trading and hedge-fund businesses. Cayne couldn't reliably assure the markets that his firm was well-capitalized and that it could survive..
The lesson is clear: Wall Street executives run image risks if they are evil, incompetent or greedy. But they run even greater risks - including legal ones - if they are out of touch with the substance of their own businesses.
Moynihan may be taking a big chance by putting someone between him and Barbara Desoer in particular. Desoer, the widely-admired mortgage chief, was put in charge of the near-impossible task of cleaning up Countrywide. With so many lawsuits aimed at that business, Moynihan may buy himself some time by potentially blaming the fallout on Desoer. But if he does, he also risks looking like a weak and uninformed chief executive who failed to keep tabs on a major crisis.
Even worse, he risks bringing on another major crisis. Bank of America is known for its infamous failures to communicate, particularly during the dark days of the winter of 2008 when the bank issued notice after notice that its losses from Merrill Lynch mortgage-backed securities were metastasizing. Bank of America's lack of frankness led the bank to lose nearly $20 billion of value in two trading days, as the markets correctly suspected that the bank was not being completely forthright and was not fully aware of its own problems. Bank of America dealt with this primarily by scrubbing out (okay: exfoliating) the entire month of December.
The real effect of this executive exfoliation, however, is to wipe the branding and the logo of Bank of America and show the real name peeking underneath: FleetBoston Financial.
Bank of America bought FleetBoston in 2004. The struggling Northeastern bank had waded into trouble through bad commercial loans and ill-thought-out bets overseas. After a few years of quiet, FleetBoston's executives like Chad Gifford came to dominate Bank of America's board - and exert their traditionally strict Yankee culture. Moynihan, of course, came up through Fleet and the support of the former Fleet executives on Bank of America's board is what helped Moynihan clinched a job he might otherwise have lost because he was too green.
So if Moynihan is worried enough about his job to push this "de-layering," what that really means is that Moynihan is worried about the strength of his support from his former Fleet bosses.
BONUS: The More You Know....
For those who are truly interested in the concept of "de-layering," (scorned well by John McDermott at Alphaville here), "delayering" appears to have been coined - or at least popularized - in a 2003 article in the Journal of Management Studies. However, according to the Economist, de-layering was originally meant to describe the reduction from the top-heavy organizational charts of the 1950s to more streamlined management teams of about 5 layers or so. It's questionable whether such a term can be applied when Moynihan is actually adding another layer of management - the COO layer - and pushing previous management down one notch.


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Paris Jackson splits from boyfriend
Paris Jackson has split from her boyfriend.
The 18-year-old actress – who is the daughter of the late Michael Jackson – has ended her romance with Michael Snoddy after almost a year of dating in order to focus on her role in Lee Daniels' new TV show 'Star'.
A source said: "Paris ended things with Michael…
"She is doing well, enjoying being on set with Lee Daniels and focusing her energy on the opportunities ahead."
However, the insider admits they wouldn't be surprised if the former couple – who recently enjoyed a romantic break in Paris, France – get back together in the future.
The source told Us Weekly magazine: "It appears that Paris and Michael have parted ways for now, but their future is uncertain…
"It might just be a temporary fix until she finds her way back to Michael again."
While Paris hasn't confirmed the split, she made reference to how difficult it is to love a "selfish" person on Twitter.
She posted: "loving a selfish person, whether a friend or more than a friend, is a tremendously heartbreaking thing to do to yourself.(sic)"
Paris recently gave an explosive interview to Rolling Stone magazine in which she spoke of her belief her famous father, who died of acute Propofol intoxication in June 2009, was murdered.
She said: "It's obvious.
"All arrows point to that. It sounds like a total conspiracy theory and it sounds like bulls**t, but all real fans and everybody in the family knows it. It was a set-up. it was bulls**t."
The blonde beauty vowed to seek revenge and find "justice" for Michael, but she is not ready to disclose her plans just yet.
She added: "Of course [I want justice].
"I definitely do, but it's a chess game. And I am trying to play the chess game the right way.
"And that's all I can say about that right now."
The 'Bad' hitmaker's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, was previously convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of the singer after administering the fatal dose of medication.
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"Inclusive growth" is the hottest buzzword to have hit Indian shores of late. With a sizzling GDP growth of 9%, the Indian government is now trying to make sure India does not leave the bottom billion behind in its dash to emerge a global superpower.�
The India Development Policy Review 2006 titled "Inclusive Growth and Service Delivery: Building on India's Success" focuses on two major challenges facing the country today: improving the delivery of core public services, and maintaining rapid growth while spreading the benefits of this growth more widely.
Core public services: It is essential for India�s rapidly growing economy to improve the delivery of core public services such as healthcare, education, power and water supply to all its citizens. This means empowering its people to demand better services through reforms that create more effective systems of public sector accountability. Options include decentralizing to local governments, producing regular and reliable information for citizens, undertaking internal reforms of public sector agencies, or creating public-private partnerships. But ultimately, implementation is everything.
Rapid and inclusive growth: Maintaining rapid growth will require more, and more effective, investments in infrastructure to create more jobs for low and semi-skilled workers.
Growth should more equally be shared by all, as many parts of the country remain poor. Promoting inclusive growth includes revamping labor regulations, improving agricultural technology and infrastructure, helping lagging states and regions catch up, and empowering the poor through proactive policies that help them to take part in the market on fair and equitable terms.
To back up the Indian governments focus on Inclusive growth Finance Minister P Chidambaram told the summit organised by the Davos-based World Economic Forum (WEF) in New Delhi last Sunday, "Achieving a growth of over eight percent and repeating it for the fifth year would make any government proud. But we have brought the country into discussing inclusive growth. What we have managed to say is 'Don't debunk growth'. Growth is imperative. But likewise, we also say growth does not mean it is for the top 10 percent of India".


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In a glorious old house with a terrace that has been known to become a truly magical on a hot summer's night, this bar consistently serves very fine cocktails from your basic G&T to elaborate fruity numbers. Music-wise, it smashes through the monotony of the average BA bar drone, mixing dubstep, funk, hip hop, tech house and electro courtesy of local DJs and live music bands.
Area Microcentro
Transport Subte B, Florida/bus 22, 93, 130, 152
Telephone 011 5219 0858
Open from noon Mon-Fri; from 9pm Sat
I read about this bar in GQ magazine about 4/5 years ago. I went there, bartender spoke great English, his owner and him didn't know about the article in GQ, which described the place as 10 most exciting new clubs. I was happy to go there, their drinks and food are exceptional.
Buenas! Somos un trio de Rock alternativo, queria saber si podemos arreglar una fecha.
Fran Morello: Voz y Bajo
Mike Garma: Guitarra
Juan Luna: Bateria
Audio: https://soundcloud.com/janterrock/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Janter/310870809010381?ref=ts&fref=ts
Contactos: 1524511107 / Facebook: Juan Francisco Morello Figurelli
cambio de nombre; se llama THE SENSI, excelentes cocktails.... recomiendo la CHILLI CAIPI ; ) muchos colores y buena musica
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Photographer's Note
Here's a picture in Dubai from my hotel window across to the magnificent Burj Al Arab hotel.
It's an Ok picture, but I posted it because it was taken before I become interested in photography generally. I didn't see it as a problem that I was shooting through the hotel window and didn't really think about the bext place to take the shot.
I only realise now that despite post processing, there are some things that you can't change afterwards. Focus, perspective, reflections in the window, etc.
There are so many photo opportunities I've had that I probably won't get again. I guess everyone has a few of those photographs in their collection - if only I knew then what I know now.
That's one of the things I really like about TE, you can search for a place that you have a bad photo of and find a better one. You find the photo that perhaps you should have taken, or the one you would take if you are lucky enough ever to return.
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johnhopkins (866) 2005-03-08 17:36
Hi Tim, the shot may not have been planned but you still have a great subject here taken in nice (morning?) light. I stayed at a hotel (Hilton Jamerira i believe) a couple of years back that was just up the coast from the Burj-Al-Arab. I think your view is closer tho.
jsec (2154) 2005-04-19 6:18
I also went to this place before I was really into photography. I went through 6 throwaway cameras and now I regret not taking quality equipment. Good composition but have to take away a point because of the window!
premahg (58) 2005-06-05 7:50
Very useful note!!!
I think you have got an excelant shot considering that it had been through a window... very good view point....
Some of the best shots are the ones that go wrong technically....so Keep cliking !!!
Would you mind telling me the Hotel and the place (room no etc) to try to get a shot of the same!!!?
nels (2623) 2005-09-28 10:06
good picture tim composition is great i have the same shot taken from the roof of the jamerira beach while drinking cocktails !! well taken
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Online retail is a big, sexy growth area in 2014. The market in the UK alone is expected to grow 18% this year to £107bn.
So it's no surprise that an online retailer of washing machines and white goods, AO World (LSE: AO), recently decided to cash in and float on the stock market.
It listed on Wednesday. The shares soared 33% on their first day of trading.
That's not the craziest thing to happen in the current market. But it's still pretty exuberant. Frankly, there's no way I'm investing at the current price.
But AO isn't the only game in town. There are other ways to play the online retail boom…
AO World's valuation is insanely high
Before I highlight some alternative online retail plays, let's look at AO in a bit more detail.
First up, I should say that AO World looks to be a great company. I bought my last washing machine from the AO.com website and I was very happy with the whole process. No complaints from me on that score.
What's more, there's plenty of room for growth. Currently, 34% of domestic appliance sales in the UK are sold online. AO has 24% of that online market. I'm confident that online sales will continue to grow quickly, so I think AO could easily double its sales over the next three years. The company also hopes to expand in Germany.
The problem is that all of the good news is reflected in the share price. Plus a hell of a lot of hope.
AO closed last night at 367p, which values the company at £1.55bn. Yet its revenue last year was just £276m.
Now you could argue it's unfair to look at past figures. After all, AO is growing fast.
But looking forward, AO is trading on a multiple of 90 times its forecast ebitda for 2015. Wow! That's astonishingly high.
The important point about ebitda is that it is a measure of profit much loved by young companies that aren't making any money using more conventional profit figures.
So we're actually being kind to AO here by looking at ebitda, rather than less generous forms of profit. Yet the company is still on a multiple of 90! The equivalent figures for rival online retailers, Ocado (LSE: OCDO) and Asos (LSE:ASC) are 35 and 49 respectively. And I think both of those companies are over-valued too.
The only way that AO can justify its current valuation is if it becomes the dominant white goods retailer in the UK, beating off competition from Dixons, Amazon and others. On top of that, AO must also build strong positions in several other countries. And whilst doing this, it also needs to maintain a decent margin.
It's not going to happen. The competition is too strong.
And I suspect that AO's founder, John Roberts, doesn't think it's going to happen either. He sold some of his shares this week and raised £86m. (Admittedly, he has retained a 28% stake in the business.)
Two stocks that look like better bets than AO World
So what about the alternatives?
Well, I've already said that Ocado and Asos both look too expensive to me. Sadly, there aren't any other pure online retail businesses on the London stock market. Not that I've spotted anyway.
That means we have to look at traditional retailers who have built strong online businesses.
The two most obvious are Tesco (LSE: TSCO) and Next (LSE: NXT). With large store networks, both companies are well-placed to benefit from the latest retail trend – 'click and collect.'
Tesco revealed this week that its online business has now moved into the black and made a £127m profit last year. That's very encouraging. The company arguably also looks cheap now on a price/earnings ratio of ten. Given a choice of buying shares in Tesco or AO, I'd go for Tesco.
But as I can choose any share on the stock market, I'm not going to buy shares in Tesco. Not at the current price anyway. I'm put off by the company's serious problems in the 'bricks and mortar' world. I think it's going to be a while before Tesco turns itself around.
I'm much more positive on Next, in which I own shares. Online sales have grown fast here and now comprise roughly 45% of total sales. The company is no longer cheap, but it will probably still repay patient investors. It looks well placed to benefit from continued growth in online retail.
I have one final alternative: Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN), another company in which I own shares.
I know, I know, the valuation looks even crazier than AO's at first glance. (The p/e ratio is over 500). At the current price, this is a very risky play.
That said, just remember that Amazon is the clear granddaddy of online retail, and it's consistently grown market share through very aggressive pricing. What's more, it's invested in other areas such as cloud computing services, and these other businesses are becoming increasingly valuable.
The day will come when Amazon will feel that it can start to raise its margins. When that happens, Amazon may not look so expensive after all.
So if you want to get exposure to online retail, Next is probably the best medium-risk play, while Amazon is a high-risk play with the potential to surprise many folk.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Catha Maultsby and company lined up two couches, a love seat and a reclining chair under their big blue tent and stared out at the raindrops pelting away at the fire they'd built in the grass.
''Didn't have much problem getting all this in here,'' Maultsby said.
Such was life in the infield on a rain-soaked Saturday, the day before the Daytona 500. Even under intense security measures being brought about by the pending arrival of President Bush, fans are finding a workable setup, especially if they give themselves plenty of time.
Of course, that's not to say it's easy protecting the leader of the free world in a 200,000-person venue full of rowdy racing fans.
Bush will take part in the pre-race festivities at the Daytona 500 today. As has been the case since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, security for one of the nation's most highly attended sporting events will be intense, but extra measures are being taken for the president.
Track spokesman David Talley said every one of the estimated 200,000 fans should arrive as early as possible - gates open at 8 a.m. for the 1:30 p.m. race - and expect to have their coolers and backpacks searched. They'll also have to pass through metal detectors.
Police in uniform and in plain clothes will be stationed all over the track. Talley said manpower numbers were not being released.
Although the infield where Maultsby stays is normally packed well before today rolls around - there's a 10-day buildup to the actual Daytona 500 - those trying to drive in today will have their cars and trunks searched.
''They'll pull a lot more people in here and a lot faster than any airport,'' said fan Jeff Miller, who was impressed with how quickly he cleared security earlier in the week.
Track officials have made repeated announcements this week, urging fans in the stands and the infield not to bring anything that would delay them at an airport - pocket knives, scissors, guns and the like.
As is customary when a president comes to town, flight restrictions will be in effect within 30 miles of the track for most of the day. A tighter 10-mile restriction that shuts out all but commercial airlines from landing at the nearby airport take effect just prior to Bush's visit.
This will be the first presidential visit to the track since 1992, when Bush's father came for the race. George W. Bush has been here before, in 1992, when he was governor of Texas and running for president. The first presidential visit was in 1984, when Ronald Reagan attended the Firecracker 400 in July, and Richard Petty won his 200th race.
''He views it as a way to really honor some true champions,'' said Bush's press secretary, Scott McClellan, ''both for what they do on the track and what they do off the track.''
This is a good photo op and something of a campaign stop for Bush. Much has been made of politicians trying to get in touch with ''NASCAR dads,'' a play on the ''soccer moms'' who have been considered important in previous presidential elections. Bush's visit coincides with a voter registration drive being put on at the track by the Republican National Committee.
Maultsby said she's excited the president will be at the track, but doesn't really expect to see him in her part of the infield.
''I don't know if he's coming over here to Redneck City,'' she said. ''He's got the Redneck vote already, so I don't think he'll be coming around.''
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RANTS TO THE GEORGIA Welcome center on Interstate 20 from North Augusta; it looks like it is closed, weeds and plants not trimmed for many months.
A COLUMBIA COUNTY politician calls a 1 percent sales tax money for an "investment." Whenever a politician talks about taxes being used as an investment, grab your money and run.
AN INVESTMENT IS a payment for something that MIGHT make a profit. In other words, it's done for speculative reasons and not to pay for something that is a necessity. So, when politicians talk about taxing you for their investments, remember, it's not necessary, and it's a gamble – with your money.
THE VOTERS OF Aiken County need to take note of any elected official who thinks it's a good idea to raise our taxes any higher and vote them out of office as soon as possible. It's called "make do with what you have," just as all of the households do each month.
BEN BERNANKE, the head of the Federal Reserve, says the U.S. economy is growing steadily. The news writer says this is from a survey, "which is anecdotal," which means it's not necessarily true. Why does the U.S. government believe an unelected man who has major control of our economy and whose surveys might not be true?
FIVE OF THE 12 finalists on the Miss USA contest did not know the name of our current vice president. Maybe, Joe the Plumber would have been a more memorable VP than Joe the Career Politician.
THE WALKER win in Wisconsin sets the stage for the end of the Democrat regime's war on the American family.
HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT when a politician fears to say "illegal," e.g., I used illegal means, he says "inappropriate," e.g., our actions may have been inappropriate?
REACTING TO CLAIMS THAT Obama's White House is leaking top secrets to the media to make Obama look like a hero, Obama's press guy said, "Any suggestion that this admin has authorized intentional leaks … is grossly irresponsible." Notice that nowhere does he unequivocally deny that Obama made the leaks.


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The government is delaying critical energy infrastructure
America continues to battle serious energy supply issues despite having considerable reserves. Our discoveries of oil and gas in Colorado, the Bakken fields, and the Marcellus shale have been substantial.
That said, they have not reduced our need for importing foreign crude oil. We are currently importing over one million barrels a day from Saudi Arabia, a terrorist haven. We also import over 800,000 barrels a day from Venezuela.
Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela, made it clear that America is the enemy. Yet we continue to buy their crude oil, knowing that the proceeds may one day help these countries fund future terrorist attacks.
Oil embargoes have occurred in the past creating serious energy shortages and hardships across America. Some of us remember the Arab Oil Embargo that started in 1973. We had to spend hours in lineups for very expensive gasoline and were considered lucky if we were able to keep one of our cars fueled.
Some Americans were unable to afford heating oil for their homes. They shivered in their sweaters or went to live with relatives who had heat. While the embargo ended in 1974, the Organization of Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC) can turn off the spigot at any time. They could also divert a greater portion of their production to China, which is starving for oil to fuel their economic expansion.
Between the Saudis and Venezuelans we are trapped between a rock and a hard place. We need stable oil production and reliable delivery capabilities.
In an effort to reduce our dependency on oil from unfriendly nations, the Keystone pipeline project was initiated. Several segments of this pipeline are already in production moving crude oil from the tar sands of Alberta into parts of the United States. (http://www.transcanada.com/keystone_pipeline_map.html).
The remaining portions of the pipeline, when completed, will pump an additional 700,000 barrels a day to refineries in Texas. Building the pipeline would create 20,000 jobs. Once the pipeline is completed, over 1,000 permanent highly paid skilled craftsmen and technicians will be needed to operate and maintain it.
As this project crosses an international border, the approval of the State Department is necessary, but is being withheld. In a shocking political decision, the Obama Administration has decided that the entire environmental study must be reperformed. This will delay the start of the project until 2013 at the earliest.
More importantly, it permits the President to defer the decision until after the 2012 elections, enabling him to sidestep this issue until after he is reelected. To satisfy the environmentalists, the TransCanada Pipeline Corporation has offered to reroute the pipeline around ecologically sensitive areas in Nebraska.
This will make the pipeline approximately 40 miles longer but will enable it to bypass sensitive aquifers and habitats. The excessive delays and additional costs may result in TransCanada Pipeline canceling the project.
While it may be a good decision to hold up the project from a political standpoint, this unnecessary delay in approving the pipeline will cost the American public dearly. Until the pipeline is built, we will need to buy 700,000 barrels of oil each and every day from unfriendly countries that control the spigot.
In my opinion, there is no need to further enrich the sheiks in Saudi Arabia and the dictator in Venezuela. We need to complete this pipeline as soon as possible. Our economy depends on a steady stream of inexpensive energy to power our factories and our homes.
In a separate attempt to move oil to feed the Texas refineries and our economy, Enbridge Inc. and its partners want to build the Wrangler pipeline. When completed, this pipeline will transport approximately 800,000 barrels of oil daily.
The good news is that federal government approval is not required as the pipeline will not cross an international border. Instead it will use preexisting international pipelines to move the oil from Alberta to the United States. Unfortunately, environmentalists are vehemently opposing this project and could significantly delay or kill this project as well.
Without additional pipeline capacity, we will need to buy more oil overseas and transport it in huge super tankers. The environmentalists may actually be responsible for the next EXXON Valdez disaster as they shut down the pipeline projects and force oil companies to use ships to transport the oil we so desperately need.
I recognize that we need to use more alternative energy such as solar and wind power. Restricting the supply of oil and gas through a lack of pipelines is not the answer. It will artificially increase the cost of these fuels. Anyone who studied basic economics knows that if supply is artificially restricted, prices for the product will go up. This will make alternative energy more cost effective in the short term.
However there is a downside. Higher prices will serve as an incentive for oil companies to increase the supply of oil. The pipelines will eventually be built and an abundance of petroleum will flow through them. This will cause fuel prices to drop, resulting in reduced incentives to implement alternative fuel technologies.
Solyndra, the solar power manufacturer that recently collapsed despite $535 million in federal government money, is an example of what happens when the government intervenes into the free market economy. I understand that solar power has its place. Our house is powered by solar energy and we provide our surplus electricity to the power grid. That said, government intervention into the energy market can't create a sustained transition to alternative energy.
I believe that for the next 20 or 30 years, we will need increasing amounts of fossil fuels. Over that time frame, we can create cost effective alternatives. Let us drill for our own oil, in our own country. Let us transport it to market on safe, cost effective pipelines.
The Administration must get out of the way of the pipeline companies and refineries. It is time to let the free market prevail, unencumbered by political interference.
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I am currently writing a test suite for a DBIx::Class based project using Test::Class. I am having trouble with the order that Test::Class calls the startup methods I have defined.
In the example above, the create_organisation method gets called before the db_connect method that it depends on. I had expected Test::Class to respect the inheritance order of my test classes, and call the parent startup methods before the children, but that does not appear to be the case.
I have read in the Test::Class docs, that startup methods are run in alphabetical order, and I am able to fix the order by prefixing the method names with A_, B_ etc, but this feels like a crude hack. Is there a smarter way?
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Alberta Summer Games to feature non-sporting events for families
Thursday, Jul 10, 2014 10:03 am
While the sporting events are going to be the main focus of spectators attending the 2014 Alberta Summer Games in Airdrie from July 24 to 27, there will be a number of non-sporting activities to keep families entertained.
�One of the things that we wanted to do with the Summer Games was to keep the families in Airdrie when the events aren�t taking place,� said Alberta Summer Games Director of Culture Rob Lemorande.
�Obviously the parents, siblings, and grandparents will be here to watch little Johnny or Susie run and swim, but we want them to stay around Airdrie instead of travelling to CrossIron Mills (mall) or heading off to Calgary.�
�So we�ve teamed up with a number of places here in Airdrie to allow families to do things around town,� he added.
The Nose Creek Valley Museum, Iron Horse Park, and Airdrie Public Library will all be open throughout the Games for visitors, with each location having extended hours and different events taking place.
�In addition to the local artifacts that will be at the museum, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame will be sending items from their museum in Red Deer to have on display here,� Lemorande said.
�The library will be having a Family Fun Night on July 25 from 5 to 8:30 p.m., which will include board games, video games on the Nintendo Wii, movies, and more.�
�Plus, on July 26, the Airdrie Rodeo Grounds will be hosting the Ranch Hand Rodeo Competition, so people will have a chance to go there to watch that,� he added.
Also, the Bert Church Theatre will be playing host to theatrical performances on July 25 and 26 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., which will include the Nose Creek Players from Airdrie.
�We�ve noticed with the local performances here in Airdrie that we�ve had more and more young families coming out to the kids performances, and we�re hoping to see more of that during the Summer Games,� Lemorande said.
�This is an opportunity for both those in Airdrie and from all over Alberta to see what our community has to offer,� he added.
For more information about the cultural activities during the Alberta Summer Games, contact Lemorande at 403-988-7467 or visit www.2014airdriegames.ca


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Our business, Hunter Global Travel was established in 2006 in Maitland.
We have since grown the business and were proud to compliment our Maitland office with the opening of a store in Rutherford in February 2007 and then in Newcastle West in January 2013.
We are partnering with other like minded, progressive travel agents within our own local area and around the country who are young at heart, locally owned and operated travel businesses and who together will form Australia's newest and most exciting retail travel network!
We will continue to provide you with world class travel solutions now and into the future as part of a dynamic group focused on acting local but thinking global.
Italktravel Maitland, Rutherford and Newcastle West has a dedicated and professional team with more than 200 years combined travel experience. We have always and will continue to pride ourselves on customer service, local employment and commitment to the community in which we operate.


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We can't go into a mediocre Big 12 season with a chance to go back-to-back and stick a frosh at the helm…can we? (NewsOK)
Bill Haisten says OSU is going to run it a lot more this season. I concur. (Tulsa World)
Daytawion Lowe wants to ride Bullet out of the tunnel in BPS. (NewsOK)
Cowboy baseball went 1-2 against Texas over the weekend. (okstate.com)
Justin Blackmon is ranked the 2nd best WR in the draft by the New York Times. (NYT)
So much conjecture going on right now, but here are some thoughts on Blackmon to the Rams. (ESPN)
James Poling with a story (and nice shout to my boy, Kevin DeShazo) about how Tweeting at recruits means you committed an NCAA violation. It also means you're a putz. (O'Colly)
Interesting comments here from Gundy on the health of his defense. (NewsOK)
Jamison Hensley on the Weeden/Gruden tape. (ESPN)
Good Q&A with Larry Reece here, including some really nice comments on Eddie. (NewsOK)
Peter King says Cleveland's GM wants Blackmon but Mike Holmgren might still want Tannehill. Also, Pete Carroll is in love with Tannehill. And there's a great bit about Luck in here (I posted the video below). (Sports Illustrated)
I like what Gina did here in comparing the 2011 receivers to the 2012 receivers. Good insight. (NewsOK)
Welp, I suck. (O'Colly)
Crazy story about an ultramarathoner who died recently. (Washington Post)
Yeah, this is all kinds of awesome. (Caine's Arcade)
You've probably seen it, but just in case you haven't…
And you definitely haven't seen this (from the Peter King piece)…


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Today, B'Tselem launches a campaign to alter the route of the separation barrier. The campaign focuses on the barrier's long, circuitous route that is intended to enable settlement expansion at the expense of security considerations. The campaign will demonstrate the harm that the route causes to Palestinians, and the fact that this harmful route is not necessary for Israeli security.
Under the slogan "There are people on the other side too," the campaign will include a series of advertisements in Israel's print and electronic media.
B'Tselem's campaign will emphasize the Israeli public's right to live in security, and will show that, if Israel requires a separation barrier, it can build one along a route that does no violate human rights. The ads will highlight personal stories of Palestinians who suffer daily as a result of the barrier. B'Tselem will explain how Israeli officials selected a route that is long, winding, expensive, and difficult to defend, a route that actually compromises security and harms Palestinians, all in order to annex settlements and land to build new settlements.
Ads in Hebrew from B'Tselem's campaign


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The Padres lost to the Rockies 7-5 at PETCO Park on Friday night, dropping their record to 2-8. It's only been 10 games, but they've already found a bunch of interesting and new ways to lose ballgames.
This time it was the offense having a good night, but the back end of the bullpen dropping the baton on the anchor leg.
Nick Hundley continued his hot streak with a pair of hits, including an RBI double in the 7th inning that scored Jedd Gyorko from first to break a 3-3 tie. Hundley scored on a Will Venable single to give the Padres a 5-3 lead (Venable also had a couple knocks and drove in two).
Usually that means the Padres have a win locked up. This time, their two most trusted relievers left the door open.
Luke Gregerson gave up two runs in the 8th to tie it up.
Huston Street gave up back-to-back homers in the 9th to lose it. Dexter Fowler and Josh Rutledge hit off-speed pitches that found way too much of the plate. Fowler hit a pair of homers in the game.
Street has struggled early in 2013. He's allowed three home runs in three appearances after only giving up two all last season.
The Rockies have won all 4 meetings this season. Edinson Volquez has the next chance to end their streak, Saturday night at PETCO Park.


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Since I share so much about my life on this blog, I decided to tell you one of my quirks. It's odd, but brings me so much joy.
I love to step on acorns.
See I told you. Odd. The tree in our front yard is huge and just full of little acorns. I've been happy all fall! I enjoy walking to the mailbox just so I can step on them. My friend Nomi knows of my great love and brought me a basket full of them. She gave them to me quite a while ago, the basket was about full, I've stepped on most of them! I love to hear the crunch under my feet.
I try not to think about the squirrels that aren't able to use them to store up for the winter. I don't see many skinny squirrels, so I think they are making out just fine despite the shortage of whole acorns in my yard!
So, do you have any quirks? Do you like to step on acorns? Please tell!!


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Illegal immigration bills not in accord with Utah Compact, Bishop Wester says
WhatsGoingOnHere Ogden, UTApril 25, 2011 10:16 a.m.
Bishop Wester is doing the same thing everyone else is, looking out for his own self interest. A lot of the illegal immigrants are Catholics, not many of the citizens of Utah are catholic. It is simple his self interest to be siding with those that are breaking the laws as opposed to those that are here legally.
Trooper55 Williams, AZApril 20, 2011 7:33 a.m.
I have read a lot of the comments that have been and agree with some and not with others. I further believe that the Bishop had some good to say. I believe it's high time that we stop giving the illegals any help what so ever, if they are in this country illegally. The U.S. govt. needs to put a stop to not enforcing the law and stop the illegals from coming to this country. I believe further that the business owners need to be held liable if they hire the illegals with stiff fines and the chance of losing their business. AZ. has a law like the one I am talking about. There should be a seperation of State and Church and be told not to mix in the law.
Watch Dog Provo, UTApril 11, 2011 8:31 a.m.
It's not about compassion. It's not about right or wrong. It certainly is not about about honoring or respecting our law. It is all about greed. Greed of the employer, and the businesses we utilize in our lives.
What most do not recognize is that just as soon as we legalize the present batch of illegal aliens, greedy employers will be overlooking them, and importing more illegal aliens to take advantage of - for they do not want to pay fair or competitive wages if they can figure out how to cheat the system, or get someone else to pick up their tab, etc.
Noah So Ogden, UtApril 10, 2011 5:19 p.m.
Just mentioning cheap labor and not adding costs may leave readers thinking that business passes along savings and its a win-win. But "According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform, illegal immigration costs American taxpayers $113 billion annually. This amounts to $1,117 per household to pay for the health care, education, welfare and incarceration of illegal immigrants." [Reported by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), March 2, 2011]
citing the Bracero program from 1942 to 1964 as having "benefited the national US economy", and its true the Bracero Program, like all guestworker programs, are primarily about cheap labor. But when Congress ended this program, tomato farmers claimed that the Bracero Program was essential to their survival, but growers invested in mechanization and production quadrupled over the next 30 years. See the report by Economic professors Tella and Martin in the Washington Times.
Noah So Ogden, UtApril 10, 2011 5:15 p.m.
According to a story broadcast on National Public Radio on March 18, Mara Liasson, stated, "The White House has been planning to make another push for immigration legislation sometime in the next couple of months." Already, the Obama administration is participating in a new and very threatening new strategy, working with states like Utah to overturn U.S. law. Utah has decided to issue its own, very-unconstitutional work visas to illegal aliens! This unconstitutional action might be laughable if so many serious institutions weren't backing it, and if it weren't being spotlighted as model legislation by scores of newspapers nationwide. The state of Utah is now asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to grant a "waiver" to Utah so that Utah can allow illegal aliens to work there--legally?? Holder actually met with a delegation of Utah officials concerning this matter. NumbersUSA is fighting to keep this ridiculous and unconstitutional idea from spreading to other states that happen to want cheap illegal labor. Hopefully we can keep the Obama administration from granting an unconstitutional "waiver" to Utah.
TRUTH Salt Lake City, UTApril 9, 2011 9:31 p.m.
The way I see it.....Herbert is gone and will be replaced by someone like Sandstrom who will carry out the rule of law by enforcing current law, heavily fine those who hire illegals, and do away with the Driver Priv Card! The Church has too show some compassion they are a church...and have members who serve as Bushops, Stake Presidents etc....they can continue with the Compassion speech but reasonable citizens will show vote for enforcing and obeyance to the rule of law!
a lawrence phoenix, azApril 9, 2011 8:06 p.m.
A couple of posters seem not to understand how illegal workers can displace legal workers. It is fairly simple: they under-bid them for the work. It is an insidious process. In my industry, construction, it has been happening for about twenty-five years.
Say No to BO Mapleton, UTApril 9, 2011 7:13 p.m.
How about this story: Utah Compact not in accord with current immigration law.
Rifleman Salt Lake City, UtahApril 9, 2011 12:43 p.m.
Re: Grover | 10:11 a.m. April 9, 2011
We could easily pass a federal law making it illegal to grant any financial assistance, either state or federal, to anyone who is not a US citizen or who has a green card.
Where there's a will there's a way. Providing medical and welfare assistance to illegal aliens is not the answer.
Grover Salt Lake City, UTApril 9, 2011 12:10 p.m.
The world has really been stood on its ear and gone dyslexic when any member of the Catholic hierarchy in America today is labeled a "socialist". JBQ needs a bigger dictionary if that is the only label he can shout. What a hoot! Even if he was taking the side of illegals to build the coffers of his Church, how would that not be capitalism?
Third try screen name Mapleton, UTApril 9, 2011 11:54 a.m.
Bishop Wester and Cardinal George will stop at nothing less than an affordable amnesty.
If the fines, fees and back taxes are too high, they will cry foul.
Already some are complaining that deporting CRIMINALS is unfair. (See Illinois proposed Smart Enforcement Law now on the table in Springfield.)
I suppose that's the beauty of the rule of law. Fight to change it if you must, but obey it in the meantime or suffer the consequences.
The fact that politicians, activists, labor unions and big business are winking and nodding does not change the fact that they are on the wrong side of the law.
The Catholic and LDS Church should be ashamed of themselves. Shall we take a little looky-loo at your tax exempt status?
joelwisch Albuquerque, NMApril 9, 2011 11:41 a.m.
So long as we cannot enter links, the illegal aliens can win on humanitarian grounds. That is the case because the churches continue to want their patronage, and not one single soul will stick up for the American Taxpayer. Particularly, the churches.
JBQ Saint Louis, MOApril 9, 2011 11:00 a.m.
The good bishop is a socialist from a Church which has turned socialist. It is time to "redistribute the wealth" instead of refining a marriage between capitalism and socialism. In Mexico, you have a situation where there is narco-terrorism as stated by Hillary. This is being used to create a great Southern hemisphere of socialist entities under the "Hugo" umbrella. You can't tell me that the Church doesn't know this. Watch the Harrison Ford movie "Clear and Present Danger" one more time! In Ireland, there is more of the same with the provisionals going political at the same time that they are importing weapons from Iran and using them to kill Catholic kids who dare to become police officers in Northern Ireland.
Concerned in Clinton Clinton, UTApril 9, 2011 10:40 a.m.
To the argument that they are taking jobs away from legal residents all I have to say is that it is hard to give legal residents a job when they can make more money not working and just waiting for that handout to get put on their government issued debit card. We can solve a lot of problems by insisting that Americans (legal residents) who can work get to work, any work while they are "looking" for a job. It is a crime that we keep extending unemployment benefits while illegal, oops, I mean undocumented workers bring in billions and then send this money south of the border.
Why not require anyone out of work to put in at least 20 hours of work(even if it is in a menial, hard labor, low paying job) I would rather subsidize a part of their income while they were being productive than subsidize all of their income while they sit around filling out the required 3 applications a week to remain on benefits.
Fill up the jobs that Americans don't want and you take them away from illegals. If illegals can't find work they'll go back home.
danaslc Kearns, UTApril 9, 2011 10:24 a.m.
Breaking Constitutional Law is causing the chaos. The Utah Compact and Bill #116 is causing the chaos and both are going to go no where.
Grover Salt Lake City, UTApril 9, 2011 10:11 a.m.
This problem has no solution that will not tear apart the fabric of our current "legal" citizenry. We are living in an increasingly globalized world and sooner or later we are going to face opening our north and south borders which would change little from the current situation. We cannot enforce our borders now it would be cheaper to enforce who works once they get here. Does anyone really believe that 12 million people got here by walking across the desert or that 12 million can be deported? We won't even vote taxes for improving our immediate needs and we think we are going to get people to "pony up" to put them on a bus or put armed troops on the border?
Where's Stockton ??? Bowling Green, OHApril 9, 2011 9:45 a.m.
No...they've got it wrong. The bills are fine...despite not going far enough. It's the Utah Compact that is out of line!
Fitness Freak Salt Lake City, UTApril 9, 2011 8:41 a.m.
The recent illegal trespassing legislation passed and signed by the Guv. does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING besides gain the illegal trespassers another year of trespassing amnesty. The "guest worker" program is DOA, (the feds aren't about to secede that to the states). Likewise, with the enforcement provisions. Law enforcement has been "looking the other way" for years, why start doing anything different?
NEXT YEAR when current lawmakers will be facing re-election is when I expect things to really get done regarding "rolling up the welcome mat" for illegal trespassers.
I, like "McFergy" above would like to know what went on in the back rooms of the legislature this past session. There seems to be a "backstory" that no one in the media is reporting.
Utah_1 Salt Lake City, UTApril 9, 2011 8:04 a.m.
The "Utah Solution" of immigration laws ignored the first principle of the "Utah Compact" and stated that Immigration is a State Power. The "Utah Solution" does have a flaw, HB 116.
Either way, anyone, including the SL Tribune or the Deseret News that thinks that the "Utah Compact" is a good idea can NOT think that the "Utah Solution" laws are. They do not mesh.
EJM Herriman, UTApril 9, 2011 7:56 a.m.
You can only take a job from a legal resident if two or more people are lined up for that job and the owner of the business selects the illegal resident. I wish those who use that phrase "taking jobs from legal residents" would stop and complain about the business owners as much as they do about the illegals, if not complain more.
snowman Provo, UTApril 9, 2011 7:55 a.m.
Hey Wester, do you like the people of your church breaking the law?
Steven Harper: The illegal immigrants are making themselves vulnerable.
wigglwagon Mariion, VaApril 9, 2011 7:22 a.m.
Why does Bishop Wester have no concern for the legal resident families who were forced into unemployment and poverty by the illegal aliens? Why does the Utah Compact not even attempt to protect legal residents' jobs and wages from the illegal aliens?
Emophiliac Vernal, UTApril 9, 2011 7:20 a.m.
Too bad the Bishop doesn't have sympathy for the Utahns that are out of work. But perhaps he is hoping they will turn to God, so he can add some more sheep to his flock? Or does his flock consist mainly of illegals, so that isn't his target audience anyway?
anti-liar Salt Lake City, UTApril 9, 2011 7:19 a.m.
I suspect that Bishop Wester is coming to realize that the Chamber of Commerce, the Sutherland Institute and other representatives of the greedy business interests behind the Utah Compact and HB116 guest worker bill never really had in mind any sort of amnesty for illegal aliens whether in Utah or at the national level; that all they really want, and the real purpose of HB116, is to simply attract to this country an even greater influx of illegal aliens -- and to keep them illegal. This works out just fine for the greedy businessmen -- there is no enforcement to speak of, after all -- and this way, wages are kept to a minimum. A new influx of illegal aliens into this country, of Biblical proportions, will help insure an almost unlimited supply of cheap labor. Even better, it will help entrench their presence in this country: enforcement of any law related to illegal immigration and labor will become increasingly impossible whether in fact or in people's perception (which of course will amount to the same thing).
Gentile brookings, SDApril 9, 2011 6:49 a.m.
The good and fair Bishop really has his hands full trying to explain Jesus to the politicians. Keep up the good work.
MCFergy Salt Lake City, UTApril 9, 2011 1:45 a.m.
Bishop Wester has taken a position that any religious organization should. On the other hand, there is wide speculation as to whether the L.D.S. Church played an active roll to pass H.R. 116 or if it was ifluencenced by a non-offical member. Either way, Bishop Wester should be applauded and the Utah Chamber of Commerce should hang their heads in shame for using deceptive methods to secure support from any religion and Governor Herbert for their own agenda.
wigglwagon Mariion, VaApril 9, 2011 1:36 a.m.
Why is Bishop Wester so concerned about protecting the illegal aliens who took jobs from legal residents, thereby forcing the legal resident families into unemployment and poverty? Did I miss something? Nowhere in the Utah Compact did I see any protections for those legal residents.
Steven Harper Salt Lake City, UTApril 8, 2011 11:39 p.m.
Bishop Wester has the compassion & the intelligence to speak out against laws that allow even more exploitation of the most vulnerable workers.
RRB SLC, UTApril 8, 2011 7:26 p.m.
I agree with the Bishop, neither side will benefit with the guest worker program except business. His fear new immigrants could displace immigrants already living and working in the state is also valid. The citizens of the state have watched this happen for years to their jobs.


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Johnson - Kowalski
Sara Johnson and Ryan Kowalski, along with their parents, announce their engagement.
Johnson is the daughter of Rick Johnson of Star Prairie and Colleen Johnson of New Richmond. She is a 2002 graduate of New Richmond High School and a 2005 graduate from Professional Hair Design Academy in Eau Claire.
Kowalski is the son of Todd and Deb Ludvik of Somerset. He is a 2003 graduate of Flambeau High School and a 2005 graduate of Minnesota State College Southeast Tech in Winona, Minn.
A May 2011 wedding is planned in New Richmond.


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Most pickpockets rely on the element of surprise. They swoop their fast fingers and nefarious intentions into jackets and purses and slide them back out, ideally without the victim realizing a misdemeanor level crime/ dick move even occurred. Apollo Robbins isn't most pickpockets, however. He's like the Larry Bird of the street hustle. He prefers to tell his victims what's coming, and over the past few decades, he's turned that shit-talking, greasy fingers artistry into a lucrative business which he stopped by Today last week to demonstrate.
Go ahead and check out the video below of Apollo squaring off against hapless victims Ryan Seacrest, Willie Geist and Matt Lauer below…
I like how much flair this guy has. It's one thing to take someone's watch. It's quite another to do it and dangle the treasure over the poor guy's head like he's an incompetent bozo. Poor Willie. He somehow never saw it coming, despite the fact that Robbins was there with the express purpose of pilfering his personal possessions.
I have no idea how Robbins was able to figure out he was this good at stealing things, but he deserves a massive round of applause for turning those thieving skills into a lucrative legal business. He makes appearances all over the world and does special jobs for some of the biggest companies in the world. So, if you're at a corporate retreat and see the dude's face, keep your hands in your pockets for the duration of the event.
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Cape Town - More than 2.5 million SA Social Security Agency
(Sassa) debit cards have been issued to social grant recipients across the
country as part of the social grants disbursements tender which was awarded to
a Net1 UEPS Technologies subsidiary.
Recipients are able to use their Sassa debit cards to pay
for goods and to check their account balances for free at till points. The
debit cards also enable them to withdraw cash at ATMs and till points at major
A key feature of the biometric functionality of the payment
cards is that it is used to identify social grant recipients using unique
identifiers such as fingerprints and other personal information. This means
that the payment cards cannot be used by any person other than the approved
beneficiary to collect his/her grant.
"The biometric information positively identifies the
beneficiaries of state welfare grants and provides greater convenience, safety
and security for recipients. Furthermore, it reduces the impact of fraud on
government as the UEPS Biometrics solution will significantly reduce unlawful
collection of grants, making sure that the funds made available by the South
African government to assist those in need, are received by the people who need
them the most," said Serge Belamant, chairperson and CEO of Net1 in a
Sassa controls and manages the disbursements of 15 million
social benefits to 9.2 million beneficiaries, who receive one or more of seven
different social security grants available in South Africa on a monthly basis.
Spending on social grants will grow from R105bn in 2012/13
to R122bn in 2014/15, according to the 2012 South African Budget Review.
The new system has drastically reduced Sassa's operating
costs. Until recently it cost Sassa between R26 and R35 per grant to pay
beneficiaries but now the costs have been reduced to R16.50 per payment. This
would save the agency approximately R3bn in operating costs over the next five
"The early success of the project rollout affirms
MasterCard's vision to create a world beyond cash, as electronic payments using
Debit MasterCard cards opens up a world of financial inclusion for many South
Africans who have previously not had access to banking products," said Dries
Zietsman, Country Manager for MasterCard South Africa in a statement.
"With over 2.5 million cards already issued since rollout in
March 2012, it is clear that the cards are already being widely accepted by
beneficiaries who are realising the benefits of a cashless environment," he
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