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Rental short Description
Prices / Sleeps
B&B da Viviana Castelnovo ne' Monti - Viviana's B & B in Castelnovo ne 'Monti is a beautiful country house, ideal for couples, families or a group of friends and offers a family atmosphere with Italian hospitality. Nice rooms of the highest quality.
Province of Reggio Emilia, Castelnovo ne' Monti vacation rentals
max. 11 Personen
Bed and Breakfast
€ 75.- 2 Pers. / B&B
Villa Torretta Salentina Galatina - Torretta is an unusual tower cottage built with the carparo stone, in the style of the Italian watchtowers, typical of the Apulian area. It's designed on two levels, very romantic and sophisticated furnished.
Province of Lecce, Galatina vacation rentals
max. 3 persons
45 qm
EUR 700.- / week
Apartment Dolce Vacanza Cefalu - This very nice 3-bedroom apartment is situated on a hill near Cefalu, in the midst of the beautiful Mediterranean nature. From the large terrace and the pool you have a wonderful view of Cefalù and in clear view of the Aeolian Islands.
Sicily, Cefalu vacation rentals
max. 4 Persons
130 sqm
from € 840.-/ week
Typical Sardinian House Murta Maria - Typical Sardinian House in Murta Maria near Olbia, Costa Smeralda, Emerald Coast. Ideal for couples with baby and honeymoon, amazing panoramic sea view, fantastic sunset, Leisure activities less than 20 km / 12 miles.
Province of Olbia-Tempio, Olbia vacation rentals
4 Persons
50 qm
from EUR 400,-/ week
Residence Borgo San Carlo Pomaia - Residence Borgo San Carlo was opened in 2002, it has already been noticed by numerous operators in the tourist trade for the architectural quality and style of its apartments and the tasteful furnishings and fixtures.
Pisa area, Santa Luce vacation rentals
1-6 persons / unit
apartments, studios, homes
from EUR 310.-/ week
BED & BREAKFAST CA' DIL FRA Rocca Grimalda - A agricultural farm entirely renovated, has its main facade exposes to the south and its west facade looking at its orchart down the downward slope. Completely immerse in silence and peace, we offer you two rooms kindly furnished.
Alessandria, Rocca Grimalda vacation rentals
max. 4 persons
2 rooms
EUR 40.- / day / room
Rural Hotel Podere Riparbella Massa Marittima - The personal and ecologically-run country hotel with excellent food Riparbella Podere is located near Massa Marittima in the Maremma, southern Tuscany. Our guest farm - a green oasis, surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and forests.
Grosseto area, Massa Marittima vacation rentals
max. 20 persons
single & double room
EUR 78.- / day / HB
Residence Marsa Siclà Sampieri - The Marsa Siclà Residence is composed of 82 apartments in two storey detached houses. Inside the residence there are sports facilities, swimming pool and solarium and a Club House with pizzeria/restaurant and a bar.
Ragusa, Scicli vacation rentals
max. 6 persons / apt.
30-75 sqm
from EUR 406.-/ week / apt.
B&B Apartment near Rome - Lovely apartment with a wonderful terrace 15 minutes far from downtown. Economic and breakfast included. The apartment is located in Rome in the district of "Colli d'oro" between the Via Flaminia and the Via Cassia, one of the greenest areas of Rome.
Province of Rome, Anzio vacation rentals
max. 4 persons
56 qm
€ 70.- / night
Residence-Hotel Bad Fallenbach St. Leonhard in Passeier - Residence-Hotel "bad fallenbach" is situated in a very sunny and quiet location of St. Leonhard in the Passeier Valley (20 km from Meran). You will find our place a bit above the village, but nevertheless only 10 minutes by walking to the village.
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, St. Leonhard in Passeier vacation rentals
2 - 6 persons / apt.
44 - 64 sqm
from EUR 88.- / day / apt.
Villa MoniGio Lipari - Landhouse on the Westside of Lipari with beautiful seasight / out of centre, very calm. Public busses, better car rent on island. Sea sunset daily, very romantic. family friendly, animal friendly.
Aeolian Islands, Lipari vacation rentals
max. 6 persons
100 sqm
€ 499.- / week / villa
Villa Bellavista Montefiascone - This newly refurbished detached house for 2-4 pers. 50 square meters, directly from the owner situated high above the Lake of Bolsena, with gardens and shady pergola. Fantastic views of Lake Bolsena and Montefiascone.
Province of Viterbo, Montefiascone vacation rentals
max. 4 persons
50 sqm
EUR 520.- / week
Villa in San Clemente - Independent villa about 10km from Rimini, Riccione and Cattolica in Romagna outback. The villa has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large kitchen with all facilities and a large living room with fireplace.
Province of Rimini, San Clemente vacation rentals
4 - 5 persons
110 sqm
EUR 480.- / week
APARTMENTS RESIDENCE NOVELLA RICCIONE - The Residence Novella, open all the year round, is situated in the centre of Riccione, nearest the beach (30 m.), and the lively avenue Viale Dante. The spacious and quiet apartments let be the Residence Novella the ideal solution for a holidays.
Province of Rimini, Riccione vacation rentals
2 - 6 Persons
€ 350.- / week
La Bandita Agritourism B&B Montecatini Val di Cecina - La Bandita is 330 metres above sea level in Cecina Valley at the same altitude as Volterra. If you're looking for sunshine, sandy beaches, cultural activities and relaxing rest, La Bandita with its B&B plus restaurant is the place for you.
Pisa area, Montecatini Val di Cecina vacation rentals
max. 20 persons
b&b rooms
EUR 35.- / person / B&B
Apartments Casa Melina Castiglion Fiorentino - On a hill with a magnificent view of the "Val di Chio" is Casa Melina, a beautiful farmhouse, olive groves and ancient villages around, which offers its guests the peace and the typical Tuscan hospitality.
Arezzo Area, Castiglion Fiorentino vacation rentals
3 - 4 persons / apt.
42 + 56 sqm
EUR 320.- / week
Villa Lavinia Anzio-Lavinio - 2-storey semi-detached house just 300 meters from the beach, great location (quiet, residential area).
Province of Rome, Anzio vacation rentals
max. 6 Persons
150 sqm
€ 790.-/ week
Bed & Breakfast Oleaster - is located in Bolognetta, a quiete and green country close to Palermo city centre.
Sicily, Bolognetta vacation rentals
1-4 Persons / Room
6 Rooms
€ 32.-/ Person / day
Bed & Breakfast Hotel Podere Mencoini Sinalunga - Podere Mencoini is an old farmhouse, recently restored, set in a lovely garden and surrounded by olive trees and 8 hectares of wood. 6 double bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, a sitting room and dining room where breakfast is served. Swimming pool (6x12).
Siena Area, Sinalunga vacation rentals
max. 13 persons
roms & apartments
EUR 50.- / day
Holiday House Fontana Vecchia Cati Montefiascone - The two storey – house of 85 sm has a well equipped kitchen and one bedroom in the ground floor. On the first floor 3 bedrooms - one with a sleeping gallery - shower/WC. Perfect for 8 persons.
Province of Viterbo, Montefiascone vacation rentals
max. 8 persons
85 sqm
€ 520.- / week
Hotel Sport & Residenza Cesenatico Italy - The Hotel Sport & Residenza, located just a short walk from the beach and centre of Cesenatico (Italy).
Province of Forlì-Cesena, Cesenatico vacation rentals
2 - 6 Persons
Rooms & Apartments
€ 400.- / week
Apartments Heidenberger Schulweg Gossensass - Our apartments offer convenience and comfort that will make any stay from beginning to pure relaxation. Friendly and bright - everyone will find their vacation home.
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Gossensaß vacation rentals
2-5 pers. / Apt.
22-49 sqm
€ 10.- / pers. / night
Apartment Casa Rosanna Anzio - with spectacular sea views is located only 50 meters from the beach of Anzio-Lido delle Sirene.
Province of Rome, Anzio vacation rentals
max. 5 Persons
90 sqm
€ 690.-/ week
VILLA MEZZA LUNA Joppolo - Romantic, detached villa with a beautiful view, in the midst of a property of olives - and fig trees. A short walk takes you directly to the sea.
Vibo Valentia, Joppolo vacation rentals
max. 6 Persons
100 sqm
€ 250,-/ week
Schaurhof Hotel Ried-Sterzing - Welcome to the south side of the Alps at the Schaurhof Hotel. Regeneration and adventure, wine and dine, relish and feeling comfortable – that's your holiday at the Schaurhof. Harmony, balance and freedom – enjoy your holiday and follow your own rhythm.
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Sterzing vacation rentals
2 -6 persons
10 rooms & 3 apartments
EUR 38.- / day
Dreamers Bed & Breakfast San Macario in Piano - Dreamers Bed & Breakfast is located in San Macario in Piano, a small and quiet village only 5 km from Lucca. We are located in northern Tuscany, on the edge of the Apuan Alps, the natural paradise of the Garfagnana, near Carrara.
Lucca Area, Lucca vacation rentals
max. 12 persons
rooms & apartments
EUR 70.-/ b&b / room
Chalet Matthi & Michi Bungalows Castelletto Ticino - 2 bungalows with large terrace and direct access to the pool. Located in Piedmont, province of Novara, where climate is very mild south side of Lake Maggiore, between Arona and Sesto Calende in the town of Castelletto Ticino.
Lago Maggiore, Castelletto sopra Ticino vacation rentals
max. 4 persons / bung.
a 50 sqm
EUR 62.- / day / bung.
Apartment CasaNepi Nepi - Beautiful attic in a characteristic 1600 century building transforms itself into a welcoming holiday home where one can relax amongst the quiet rooftops of Nepi, in the heart of Tuscia.
Province of Viterbo, Nepi vacation rentals
max. 5 persons
100 sqm
EUR 60.- / day
Residence Melcherhof Ratschings - Enjoy every day the amazing alpine panorama with its well-cared-for mountain pastures and the majestic Stubai glaciers in the background.
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Ratschings vacation rentals
2 - 6 Persons / Apt.
Rooms & Apartments
€ 42.- / day / Apt.
Villa Casa Francini Lucignano - On a 2 hectare natural looking terrain with many fruit trees and mature trees, close to the walls of the village of Lucignano (Arezzo area), stands the stone house Francini.
Arezzo Area, Lucignano vacation rentals
max. 6 persons
70 sqm
EUR 270.- / week
Azienda Agricola Albereto Figline/Greve - The Azienda Agricola Albereto, a natural stone cottage, lies on a hill in the heart of Tuscany, surrounded by Cyprus trees, olive groves and vineyards. The beautiful panoramic view goes eastwards towards the Arno valley and the mountains of Pratomago.
Florence Area, Figline Valdarno vacation rentals
2 - 4 Persons
2 Apartments / 1 Cottage
€ 520,-/ week
Villa Andrea Dorio - The house is situated in a village of 500 inhabitants on the eastern shore, between Bellano and Colico, on a large hillside property, which is created in large part as a natural meadow tree (olive, cypress, fruit trees). 4 terraces with views.
Lake Como, Dorio vacation rentals
max. 6 persons
100 sqm
EUR 450.- / week
Villa Romana Apartments Anzio - Beautiful 2-family villa with two apartments, holiday home with large park in a quiet location, 250 meters from the Mediterranean beach in Anzio about 45 Km south of Rome, suitable for 6-7 persons per apartment.
Province of Rome, Anzio vacation rentals
max 2x 7 persons
2x 130 sqm
€ 790.-/ week/ apt.
CASA MARE AVOLA - Lovely modern apartment in a villa with a large 33m2 terrace with sensational sea views.
Sicily, Avola vacation rentals
2-4 Persons
65 sqm
€ 400.-/ week
Le Castagne Apartments Barano d 'Ischia - We are situated at 4 km distance from Ischia's main harbour, in Barano d' Ischia at 500 mt. from the bus stop Vatoliere, which is a small inhabited centre with a supermarket and a bar-restaurant.
Ischia, Barano d'Ischia vacation rentals
max. 4 persons / apt.
40 sqm / apt.
from EUR 308.-/ week
Apartments Stadelgasse Gossensass - Our apartments are located in a quiet area right in the village of Gossensass. The comfortable apartments have 2-7 beds, plus WI-Fi Internet, Finnish sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, whirlpool, solarium, indoor pool.
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Gossensaß vacation rentals
2-7 persons / apt.
29-89 sqm
from EUR 10.- / person / night
VILLA San Pietro in Bevagna - The house was completely remodernised to a high standard in 2007 and is located in the seaside settlement of Southern Italy, Apuglia, San Pietro in Bevagna, Urmo Belsito, on the Ionic Sea. The villa is unfar the sandy beaches.
Province of Taranto, Manduria vacation rentals
max. 5 persons
100 sqm
from EUR 70.-/ day
Agriturismo L'Olmo di Casigliano Cessapalombo - The farm house are typical building farm house of the 1920s completely restored preserving the original architectural features intact. From the farm center enjoy good panoramic view of the surrounding countryside.
Macerata, Cessapalombo vacation rentals
max. 6 persons / apt.
apartments & rooms
EUR 19.-/ day / person
Villa Mira Lago Montefiascone - Miralago is a 80 sm new single storey building with large high shaped rooms for 8 persons. You won't find any more beautyful view in town than the one from Miralago - over the wide, green valley and the Lake Bolsena.
Province of Viterbo, Montefiascone vacation rentals
max. 8 persons
80 sqm
€ 550.- / week
Casa del Veneto Rovolon - Welcome to Casa del Veneto - Bastia di Rovolon in the middle of the Euganei Hills, this house offers you the true Italian lifestyle. This luxuriously furnished holiday home will make you feel at home.
Padua, Rovolon vacation rentals
max 6 persons
140 sqm
from EUR 500.-/ week
Villa Casetta Rossa Galatina - Villa Casetta Rossa is a very charming and romantic cottage, it lies in the back garden of the property and offers sufficiently privacy. Barbeque, table tennis, a large roofed terrace, external showers, parking lot are here available.
Province of Lecce, Galatina vacation rentals
max. 3 persons
45 qm
EUR 700.- / week
APARTMENTS ANGELINI RICCIONE - 3 apartments of 2 dimension types, of new construction (year 2004) and furnished in modern manner, situated in a central zone of Riccione, in Via Tasso just near Via Verdi and only 100 m. far from the private beach and from the free beach of Azzarita place.
Province of Rimini, Riccione vacation rentals
2 - 6 persons / apt.
3 apartments
from EUR 470.- / week / apt.


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|10 Jan 2011
0xc000000f missing or corrupt winload.exe
can anyone help me with this problem??
I've try to reformat my PC in the same OS which is Windows7 Ultimate 32bit, due to some viruses. I've booted the OS disk, it was normally booted but an accidental brown out happened before "Windows Set-Up" shows.
Then, when lights up, i booted again the OS disk and such error occurred, it says;
"Press any key to boot... NTLDR not found"
after a second, the above picture comes out.
help me pls...
P.S. Make this thread a hot topic. It will be a great help to others in future when they encounter it.
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Hello and Welcome to SF !
I'm not really an expert in this area but there is something you could try MBR - Restore Windows 7 Master Boot Record
Hope this helps,
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I'll try it. Thanks tho...
Oh by the way, I only downloaded my OS not purchased, will it work?
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It sounds like you have a multiboot with XP, because the ntldr file is necessary for XP, not Win7. Ususally when it tells you that the ntldr file is missing or corrupt, it's because the boot configuration is pointed at the wrong partition - it needs to find the boot.ini, ntldr and NTdetect files to boot XP.
The 0x000000f error and corrupt winload are serious Win7 issues - I think I would do a clean install of Win7. Then run EasyBCD and you can use it add the XP partition and get boot manager pointed to the correct drive for it.
I would also be concerned about the virus infestation from before - you may have to properly wipe the hard disk, not just reformat a partition or two, and start all over, if you can't get it sorted by normal means.
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i also tried the all purpose and the cake was dry and too dense. i am starting to feel like I"M the dense one!
Did you use cake flour? Are you using an oven thermometer? If your all-occasion downy yellow butter cake was dry, it was overbaked.
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Jen, did you use cake strips? I did and I wondered if that might have contributed to the dry problem as well.
Now I did read awhile ago on Julius' blog that he increased the mixing time to create a sturdier cake:
I find making a cake is so much harder than making bread.
I had a little bit of the crumbly problem when making Rose's chocolate cake (don't remember the exact name of the recipe, but it's her "basic chocolae cake" recipe.) I use a hand-held electric mixer and even though I beat a bit longer, I think probably I didn't beat long enough. Also my oven was running a bit on the cool side and it took longer to bake—that might have affected the texture. I think there may also be a personal preference issue here. I like cakes with a little more "tooth" to them.
Cakes do seem to be "fussy!" I know a lot of people are intimidated by making pie crust, but personally I find pie crust easy and cakes much more tricky. Of course, I've been making pie crusts for 25 years now…so I guess we just have to keep trying and experimenting until we find what works for us!
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I made the white chocolate whisper cake yesterday and this cake turned out very well. Cooked in the correct amount of time and pulled away from the sides after I removed it from the oven. Not at all dry and not crumbly except around the edges. I did notice this was a fragile cake in the sense I had to be very careful not to break it while transferring it to the cake stand. I mixed this one longer than the recipe called for.
My first attempt at the Neoclassic Buttercream, however, was an absolute disaster! Instead of smoothly incorporating the corn syrup/sugar mixture into the egg yolks I somehow managed to have thick corn syrup lumps that no amount of beating or heating could get rid of. I had to throw away the whole mess and try something else.
If there's a way to botch a "fool-proof" recipe I'll find it…LOL
The buttercreams are indeed a bit tricky, they may not be the first thing to make when starting out with cakes! For me, the ganache-type frostings are the easiest, and so intensely flavorful, they are lovely.
If the syrup clumps and solidifies when you add it to the eggs, it has probably cooled a little too much. This happened to me early on, too, and I now leave it in the pan (ie, I don't pour it into a glass measure to stop the cooking) and try to work pretty quickly. With the other buttercreams (non- corn syrup), I leave the thermometer in to monitor the temp, it never rises much after I take it off the heat, so my pans must just adjust to temp changes quickly.
If you have access to a stand mixer without planetary action, this is the ideal thing for buttercreams, because both hands are free to fuss with the syrup and you don't have to keep turning it off and on, you can pour the syrup in a steady stream aimed away from the beaters.
Best of luck with your cakes, before long your skills will be admirable!
Consider using your bread-making skills to make the Cake Bible's Savarin (brioche transformed into a cake and served with lots of beautiful summer fruits!).
Hi Julie,
Thanks for explaining where I went wrong. It's true: I didn't work fast enough and the syrup did cool down.
I agree the BCs seem tricky, particularly the Classic BC, which I'm not at all daring enough to try…yet. But I think I'm going to set aside an afternoon to try and master the Neoclassic…or die trying I'll use your tip and leave the syrup in the pan and see if that helps.
Growing another pair of arms wouldn't hurt either.
sarah, are you sure they were balls of syrup or could they have been bits of cooked egg?
give up on the neoclassic and go straight to the classic. use a candy thermometer and go for it. it seems a lot more complicated than it is. have your eggs ready ( you can beat those eggs for a long time before there are any negative effects, affects?) and get your sugar up to temp. pour a small amount of the sugar onto your yolks to temper add a bit more and so on until it's all in and then just let it beat until it cools. i have a stand mixer and until I got good at pouring the syrup poured and mixed poured and mixed, but once you feel confident you can pour it in there without turning off the mixer.
but as julie already pointed out you can't wait on the sugar. so don't have anything else going on until you perfect your technique.
it's funny to me that i can make gallons of BC with my eyes closed and can't make a simple butter cake from scratch!
Hi Jen,
Yes, they were balls…lumps, really…of syrup. Ugh!
I'll bite the bullet and try the Classic BC because I really do want to get this down. We should get together: I can manage the cake and you can produce the BC. A perfect partnership!
Just a few other thoughts- make sure you have a good thermometer if you're going to try the non- corn syrup buttercreams, test it first in boiling water, etc. You could also use a thermometer with the Neoclassic, just to see what's going on with the temp.
I start out the syrups with the heat on high, then turn down the heat as the temp approaches 248, so it reaches the final stage more slowly. I think this may be part of the reason I am able to leave the syrup in the pan and pour it directly into the eggs. Leave your thermometer in the pan if you can while taking it off the heat and puring it in. That will tell a lot about what's going on with the syrup.
I think I may have done it!!
I tried the Classic BC this afternoon and used the tips given here. Tested my thermometer, had everything ready to go, left the syrup in the pan, worked quickly, and managed to not end up with lumps, syrup in the beaters, or a curdled mess.
Having never made this kind of BC before I was surprised it was pale yellow…is that right? I don't know why I was expecting white, considering the eggs and butter, but I thought I did something wrong.
I was also unsure, after beating the syrup into the eggs, how thick it was supposed to be at that stage. Mine was pretty thin until I beat in the butter and then it became…well…not super-thick but thicker and creamy.
Finally, I noticed this BC is very soft, very airy and delicate. I noticed the same thing with the Classic Egg White Chocolate BC. It almost seems like it is too soft to cover a cake with right after it's first made. Do these BCs need to rest a bit (maybe in the fridge?) before frosting?
I flavored this with lemon and I seriously had to restrain myself from eating the whole bowl. It was like a lemon cloud…delicious and ethereal.
I hope this sounds right, but even if I botched another batch at least this one is edible.
Congratulations! You did it!! Don't you feel great? I'm so happy you made the lemon, it is my favorite of the classic/neoclassic variations that I've tried so far (though I've been wanting to try the pineapple for a while now).
Yes, the classic buttercream is fairly yellow, from the egg yolks. For me, the yellow color is welcome for flavors such as lemon. Check out the photo of Rose's blueberry swan lake, which is frosted with lemon classic buttercream, you can see the lovely color. It can be soft when just made, but it spreads so easily. If you do make it a day ahead, be sure to follow all Rose's directions- bring to room temp then rebeat (I do this by hand with a whisk, just takes a minute).
The whitest buttercream is the Mousseline, made with only egg whites. I end up making it when my extra egg white collection gets too big. It is more challenging for me, the curdling stage can be worrisome and time-consuming, but it usually turns out well in the end.
The silk meringue is probably my favorite for the apricot and the caramel-based flavors. It is time-consuming, but I never get the curdling and worry that always seems to accompany the mousseline.
Best of luck with all your baking,
Hi Sarah - Julie is correct, the mousseline bc is the whitest in appearance. Don't hesitate trying it… use all the same tricks you used to make the classic bc and you'll be fine!


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In-form Jay Haas captured the 67th US Senior PGA Championship at Oak Tree Golf Club on Sunday, beating fellow American Brad Bryant in a play-off, while the honour of the leading European Seniors Tour Member in the field went to Katsuyoshi Tomori of Japan.
Haas and Bryant had finished regulation play locked on five under par 279 and it took three extra holes before they were finally separated.
After parring both the 18th and first holes, the pair returned to the 18th once more. Haas got up and down from a front-right greenside bunker, draining a testy 12-foot par putt to leave Bryant with a four-footer to extend the play-off to a fourth hole.
However, Bryant hit a weak putt that slipped past the left side of the cup, ultimately handing Haas the championship and his third consecutive US Champions Tour win.
"I was expecting to go to the next tee and I think when Brad missed I didn't know what to do or where to go, who to look at, anything like that. It was a little relief, but definitely just bliss, joy," admitted Haas after securing his third consecutive win on the US Champions Tour.
On another difficult, windy day in Edmond, Oklahoma, Tomori closed with a brilliant round of 67, four under par, to finish in a share of seventh place on one over for the championship. His European Seniors Tour colleague José Rivero of Spain produced a one over par 72 to climb into a share of 11th place on five over par 289.
Sam Torrance of Scotland, the leading European at the start of the fourth round, slipped back to seven over par after closing with a 76, alongside Ireland's Mark McNulty, who closed with a 72.


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Following the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, Darien High School's Community Council and Royle School's Student Government have partnered with badly damaged East Rockaway High School to help with the effort to reopen its doors. Contributions will be collected through Wednesday, December 5th. DHS students will use the contributions to purchase items requested by the East Rockaway faculty to be used directly into their classrooms. The DHS Community Council will be accepting monetary donations during morning drop off. Donations can also be made at the DHS front desk during the school day. Requested supplies will be purchased and delivered to East Rockaway High School during the second week of December.
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Passing the Torch From Grandfather to Grandson
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▪ 750 GT Custovation Diary
It was Fall of 2003 at the Tokyo Motor Show and Ducati announced its plans to introduce the SportClassic line of L-Twins.
"Motorcycles that capture the essential beauty, timeless style and emotion of the original Ducati sport bikes of the 1970's." read the press release.
"Even though they reflect the best of the past, they incorporate the latest Ducati technology and engineering, creating a thoroughly modern motorcycle that lives up to today's standards of road-going performance." I was mentally knocked off my feet.
At the time of the SportClassic announcement, I was deep in the process of "custovating" a 1974 Ducati 750 GT bevel head. What's custovation, you ask? It's a term I use to describe my work -- a combination of customizing and renovation.
We're not talking about a restoration, which means to bring back to an original condition. Custovation has a more specific meaning: customize - to make or alter to individual or personal specifications, combined with renovation - which is to restore to an earlier condition, by repairing or remodeling.
For example, the 750 GT shown here is a blend of the old and the modern, with the modern improvements including the ignition, an upgraded front brake and charging, but most noticeable is the retro 750 Super Sport green and silver paint scheme.
Reading about the proposed SportClassic models did two things for me. First, it confirmed what I believed all along, that the fundamental design and appearance of the SS, Sport and GT had a permanent place in motorcycle design history, and I had my little sliver of that.
Second, it launched a personal odyssey that led me to owning a 2006 Ducati GT1000.
In 2003, the SportClassic follow-up articles mentioned how the Paul Smart 1000 was inspired by the 750 Imola Racer; the Sport 1000 was designed in the café' style and the GT1000 would be following in the footsteps of the classic 750 GT.
Ducati also went on about the limited production numbers for these bikes and how the cost would be out-of-sight for the average guy. That did it for me. Any fantasies about owning a modern mate to my classic 750 GT went up in mental smoke.
Four years passed and the 750 GT and I enjoyed leisurely outings, with compliments from everyone that took the time to look. Then a funny thing happened one Saturday afternoon. I happened by the local BMW dealer and there -- sitting by the shop door -- was a Ducati Red GT1000, two months old, with 350 miles on the clock and a soft asking price.
But I didn't see the red color; instead I saw green and silver, with a trimmed tail light, bar-end mirrors and muted turn signals.
I imagined a custovation, with the GT1000 looking similar to but not exactly like my 750 GT, since the GT1000 is made in the image of the 750 GT but some 33 years later. On the other hand, I wanted to show the strong connection that confirmed they are from the same gene pool.
The tail light modifications were first. The turn signal stalks were removed, holes filled with ABS epoxy and repainted.
Amber LED signals replaced the front signals and the rear units were installed under the seat to make them less conspicuous when off. The GT1000 uses an electronic control circuit located in the instrument cluster to manage the blinking, so there was no problem with erratic blinking usually experienced by thermal activated switches.
The reflectors and license light were removed from the stock assembly and excess plastic trimmed. The new license light is a die-cast chrome frame with integral white LED's from Custom Dynamics. At night, the white glow is a real eye-catcher.
The mirrors are 3 inch machined aluminum with a slight fish-eye design, exactly like CRG Hindsight mirrors but one-third the price from Cycle Gear. I have a pair of Hindsight's on my Centauro, and they look identical.
I usually do my own painting but I went back to the expert who had painted the 750 GT. Ed Terrell does excellent work but re-assured me that cars are where he makes his money.
The stock sound of the GT1000 is subdued compared to the 750 GT's Conti replicas. After 3 months of tracking down local GT1000 owners with Termignoni's and Staintune reverse megaphones, my ears told me it was Staintune (Editor's Note: See our GT1000 Blog for more info on the Staintunes).
The silencers have a hefty low rumble at idle with a bit of a British
twitter. On acceleration, they sound off with authority. It's a different
sound than Termi's, more like a Norton Commando on steroids, but a sound
I prefer for the money.
And maybe a Snider's removable clear plastic Paintgard will cover the critical chafe areas where the rear of the tank meets the seat front. My paunch doesn't help matters either.
From "J.J.": "Joe in Dallas has 2 beautiful machines. The term "restovation" equates to resto-mod in the car world. I love the green/silver paint on both bikes, it being a very inspired choice. The fact that the GT1000 sounds like a Norton brought a smile to my face. I have a 72 Combat Roadster that was restovated (?) by Colorado Norton Works. Gotta love the sound."


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Callos began training in February 2008. He attended the Slam Academy in B.C, Canada where he was trained by Disco Fury, an accomplished pro wrestler for many years. Here he learned the basics from many different trainers. Some of these men are Lumberjack Bubba, Scotty Mac, "Bomber" Nelson Creed, Kenny Lush, Kyle O'Reilly, El Phantasmo, Artemis Spencer, and Billy Suede.
Career Information
Callos is currently working for Canadian Independent Promotion Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW).
July 25, 2008 in Surrey British Columbia, Canada Callos debuted as a graduate of the Slam Academy. He then went on to win a Battle Royal later in the night eliminating Prince Aladin.
Other Matches
August 24, 2008 in Port Coquitlam, B.C, Canada Callos was pinned by Mikey D after a failed flying knees in the corner was reversed into a powerbomb.
September 20, 2008 in Aldergrove B.C, Canada Callos teamed with former Jobber Champion Danni Deeds to take on the team from Edmonton of Chucky Blaze and Brandon Van Danielson, or RAGE. Callos was pinned after the ref was distracted by Deeds allowing Danielson to reverse the inside cradle.
Also later in the evening Callos participated in a battle royal where he finished fifth being eliminated by Junior.
September 21, 2008 in Port Coquitlam, B.C, Canada In the first round of the Slam Academy Tournament to crown a Slam Academy Champion Callos took on Tony Baroni. He was defeated after Baroni reversed and top rope DDT into a northern lights driver allowing him to hit the Baroni Sandwich, top rope senton.
September 26, 2008 in Surrey, B.C, Canada In an unscheduled dark match Callos took on Manther accompanied to the ring by the Divine Prophet. The Prophet tore into Callos pre match calling him a sinner and an illegal immigrant. During the match Callos faked a dive to the outside causing both Manther and Prophet to duck. As pay back Prophet later choked Callos on the ropes. Right when it seemed like the match was going his way Manther reversed a hurricanrana attempt into a 2 powerbombs onto the knee to put Callos down.
October 19, 2008 in Port Coquitlam, B.C, Canada Callos took on Mike Dempsey who was accompanied by the Divine Prophet. Prophet again tore into Callos calling him a masked demon. Callos tried to put Dempsey away many times using some new moves not seen by him. In the end though it was Dempsey who reversed an Irish whip into a pump handled diamond cutter for the victory leaving Callos still looking for that first career win.
October 24, 2008 in Surrey, B.C, Canada Callos participated in a Costume Battle Royal for Halloween Hell. He arrived in a costume of The Great Khali. He was eliminated second by Adam Fedyk dressed as Matt Hardy after a Fedyk press slammed him over the top rope.
Wrestling facts
- Finishing and signature moves
- Callos Clutch
- Shining Wizard
- Corner Yakuza Kick Bulldog combo
- Triple Leg Drop combo
- Running Hurricanrana
- Theme music
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LOS ANGELES — Metrolink announced plans yesterday to activate video cameras in all of its commuter trains. The move comes after a Metrolink passenger train collided head-on with a Union Pacific freight train last year, killing 25 people.
The Metrolink engineer, Robert Sanchez, who was killed, was found to have been text-messaging seconds before the crash.
Associated Press
Lawmaker won't face state inquiry
SACRAMENTO — California's attorney general announced yesterday that he doesn't plan to investigate a state lawmaker from Orange County who resigned after he was caught on videotape boasting to a colleague about his extramarital sexual escapades with two female lobbyists.
Former Assemblyman Mike Duvall did not break any laws, said a spokesman for Attorney General Jerry Brown. After the videotape was made public, several political watchdog groups asked Brown to determine whether Duvall, a 54-year-old married father from Yorba Linda, could be prosecuted for trading votes for sex.
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Second mistrial in killing of girl, 4
LOS ANGELES — A second mistrial was declared yesterday in the case of former airline baggage handler Cameron Brown, accused of murdering his 4-year-old daughter by throwing her off a cliff into the Pacific Ocean. The jury deliberated Brown's fate for weeks before conceding another deadlock.
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OMAHA, June 15 (UPI) -- Seth Williams drove in three runs for North Carolina Sunday, pacing the Tar Heels to an 8-4 win over LSU in the College World Series in Omaha.
Kyle Seager had three hits and knocked in another run and Tim Fedroff added three hits and two runs scored for North Carolina.
Alex White was the winning pitcher, allowing three runs and four hits over seven innings.
Michael Hollander and Matt Clark homered for the Tigers.
The losing pitcher was starter Ryan Verdugo, who was pounded for 10 hits and six runs in 3 2/3 innings.
North Carolina advanced to a Tuesday game against Fresno State, which moved on with a 17-5 rout of Rice earlier Sunday.


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De Klerk Foundation welcomes Labour Court ruling
The foundation said in a statement on Saturday that the way the Employment Equity Act sought equality through demographic representation fell short of the constitutional values of non-racialism and had yet to be tested in a higher court.
Judge Hilary Rabkin-Naicker at the Labour Court in cape Town on Friday ruled in favour of 10 Western Cape correctional service officials who had challenged the department's employment equity plan. Initially, five officials challenged the department. They were followed by another five who had been overlooked for promotion on racial grounds. Trade union Solidarity took up the matter on behalf of the 10.
The Court also ruled that the department take immediate steps to take both national and regional demographics into account when setting equity targets. This was applicable at all levels of the department's work force.
The De Klerk Foundation said the department issued its employment equity plan in 2011, which gave instructions for the attainment of equality targets throughout the service. "The targets – 79.3% for black South Africans, 9.3% for white South Africans, 8.8% for coloured South Africans and 2.5% for Indians would bring employees into line with national and not regional demographics," it said.
This was despite the fact that in the Western Cape coloured South Africans comprised 54% of the population. "As a result, the commissioner of correctional services prohibited the appointment or promotion of any more coloured or white South Africans," the foundation said.
"[This was] despite the fact that coloured and white applicants were often the best qualified and most experienced candidates for vacant posts."
The foundation viewed the department's employment equity plan as illegal, unconstitutional and simply unfair, as non-racialism was one of the founding values in the Constitution. It said the department's plan was aimed at mathematical representivity and not broad representivity as stated by the Constitution.
"It is clearly not fair since it once again entrenches race as the sole criterion for promotion and would require coloured employees of the department to move away from their communities if they want to be promoted," the foundation said.
"It does not redress imbalances of the past because it creates new racial imbalances between the profile of the people of the Western Cape and the officials who are intended to serve them." – Sapa


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Kamiak girls golf fifth at state championship
The Kamiak girls golf team finished in fifth place at the 4A state tournament at Club Green Meadows on Thursday, May 29.
The Knights earned a final score of 41 points, while Bellarmine Prep won the team competition with 181.5 points.
Individually, Katherine Choi finished tied for 19th place with a two-day total of 171, after shooting 85 on the first day and 86 on the second day of the tournament.
Teammate Renee Kwak was 27th overall at 176, with a first day total of 87 and second day total of 89.
Hannah Lee came in 36th overall at 182, after shooting 90 on the first day and 92 on day two.
Teammate Shawna Cabanday did not qualify for the second day of the tournament after hitting 94 on the first day. Simran Handa also completed day one behind the cut with a score of 101.
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Ibn Battuta AwardThe Ibn Battuta Award is given by the Anthropology Program at Kansas State University to the anthropology major who has submitted the best anthropological research paper to us for our consideration. The paper may be built from a paper submitted for a class in any year, but in that case, it should be further developed and more substantial than the earlier draft. Winning papers are usually about 15 pages long (up to about 30 pages), and very thoroughly researched. The award consists of a cash prize and book describing the adventures and discoveries of Ibn Battuta, a 14th century Muslim traveler, as well as recognition of quality research and writing. The awardee will be recognized at the annual departmental awards ceremony in April. The paper can deal with any anthropological topic. Coauthored papers are not allowed. We may award two prizes, if submissions and funds allow.
Email the cover page and the complete paper as pdf documents to Dr.Durband at firstname.lastname@example.com by a date TBD.
Martin Ottenheimer Award for Adventurous Anthropology
Anthropologist Martin Ottenheimer (PhD Tulane U 1971), now professor emeritus at Kansas State, is internationally known for his ethnographic research in East Africa, especially the Comoro Islands, as well as major publications on kinship and cousin marriage. He was a Department Head at K-State (1987-1993), was elected President of the Central States Anthropological Society (1994-1995), and served on the Executive Board of the American Anthropological Association. He has lectured in Africa, Europe, and Australia, and his visiting academic positions include Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany (1990), and a Fulbright Scholar at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (2004-2005). A world traveler and a champion sailor, Dr. Ottenheimer also serves as a Senior Judge, US Sailing Association.
This student award has been established in recognition of the adventurous spirit that guides Dr. Ottenheimer and many fellow anthropologists in their quest for knowledge about peoples and cultures all across the world. Eligible for this award ($300) are undergraduate students majoring in anthropology, who have at least one more semester left of their undergraduate program at the time of application. To be seriously considered, they must have a good academic record (minimum GPA 3.5), and a specific planned project that demonstrates their adventurous spirit as a budding anthropologist. Each contender will send a 1-page curriculum vitae and a roughly 2-page project proposal (including details about how the funding will be spent) to Dr.Durband at email@example.com by a date TBD. The winner will be committed to make a presentation for the Anthropology Club before their graduation (within the following year).
Harriet and Martin Ottenheimer Central States Anthropological Society Award
The recipient(s) of this award will be a student(s) properly enrolled as a K-State student and major in anthropology who has submitted an abstract for their research and been notified that this/her paper has been accepted for presentation at the annual Central States Anthropological Society (CSAS) conference. Applicants are expected to present at the annual Central States conference and commonly our own Sapiens Symposium late in the spring semester. Abstract are generally due early in the year and should be discussed with one of K-State's anthropology faculty before submitting (and presenting). The award shall reimburse the selected student for up to $500 (or half that amount, if the award goes to multiple students) in travel expenses to attend the annual CSAS conference and present his/her paper. Email the awards coordinator, Art Durband in '16-17, once you've been accepted to present and attach your abstract and let them know you are officially applying for the CSAS award.
National and International Awards
Our students have had great success receiving major national and international awards and scholarships. Visit with your adviser if you are interested in pursuing any of these prestigious awards to support your future research and scholarship.
Fellowships for U.S. graduating seniors, graduate students, young professionals and artists to study abroad for one academic year.
LeRoy Prine 2016
Amanda Stueve 2010
Lucas Bessire 2001
Lisa Mertz 1993
Carol Leonard 1970
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Fellows receive three years of support with a $30,000 annual stipend plus a $10,500 cost-of-education allowance, a $1,000 one time international travel allowance and access to the TeraGrid supercomputer.
Laura Bathurst 1997
Michael Wesch 1998
Amber Campbell 2005
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Apr 3, 2012
Sarah Palin on NBC
Written under: Entertainment
Sarah Palin is set to appear alongside Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Ann Curry in the Today Show early morning segment.
This is part of the network's plan to match guest stints by celebrity hosts on other channels.
The booking is clearly an attempt to blunt the impact of "Today" alumna Katie Couric's weeklong return to morning TV as a guest host on ABC's "Good Morning America." Couric joined ABC last year and was co-host of longtime ratings leader "Today" for 15 years before leaving for CBS in 2006.
"I really look forward to this," Mrs Palin said. "I appreciate NBC's boldness in having me on. Doesn't it reflect the diversity of opinion I hear you all espouse."
In an infamous series of interviews with Ms Couric, then CBS News anchor, Mrs Palin was asked about her claim that Alaska's proximity to Russia gave her an insight into foreign affairs.
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WASHINGTON — The General Accounting Office criticized the Pentagon on Thursday for maintaining excessive inventories of spare parts, clothing, medical supplies and other support materials.
The GAO report estimated that military stockpiles include $41.2 billion worth of unnecessary items. In some cases the military is warehousing parts it no longer uses or has supplies it would take centuries to use, according to the GAO.


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UN human rights chief Navi Pillay today urged Western countries to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and its President Robert Mugabe.
Pillay, a South African, said that sanctions are hurting Zimbabwe's poor. She also argued that the sanctions, intended to target Mugabe and his loyalists, were discouraging foreign investment and having other unintended consequences, the Associated Press said.
Western nations imposed sanctions in protest of human rights abuses under Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party. Sanctions were tightened following the bloody 2008 elections in which Mugabe's supporters were accused of killing and torturing hundreds of Zimbabweans.
Pillay's five-day visit to Zimbabwe, the first such trip since the elections, comes two weeks after a landmark decision in which a South African court ordered prosecutors to investigate Zimbabwean officials over allegations that they tortured opposition figures.
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Pillay also urged Zimbabwe to pass reforms to avoid violence in the next election, which is expected early next year.
"I would urge those countries that are currently applying sanctions on Zimbabwe to suspend them, at least until the conduct of the elections and related reforms are clear," Pillay said in Harare, Agence France-Presse reported.
"Sanctions should be entirely suspended for people to entirely focus on economic issues that need to be addressed," she said.
The New York-based group Human Rights Watch earlier this year said sanctions should remain "until Zimbabwe carries out concrete human rights and institutional reforms."
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517 June 17, 1986 IN Tt FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY INTRODUCTION Throughout history, the family has been the most important unit in society; Yet for the past two decades it has been ignored by those designing programs to combat poverty and other problems. At last, however, policy makers and the press have begun recognizing that there is a strong link between family government policies , and welfare dependency. Documentaries such as Bill Moyersls "The Vanishing Black Family" and recent books and articles, including Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihanls (D-NY Familv and Nation, have drawn attention to a simple fact of life in-the U.S.: when f amilies fail, the rest of society must pick up the pieces and pay the bill. And when families crumble, the welfare costs to society soar.
The increasing labor force participation rate of mothers, then is a legitimate public concern. Moreover, the issue rev eals a basic disagreement in public policy circles. Some see the only appropriate response to the increasing numbers of working-wife and female-headed families as stepped-up day care, flexible working hours, and legislated parental leave. This implies con s iderable extra expense to society in either private or public expenditures. But others see the situation differently, arguing that the pressure on mothers to join the workforce derives, in part, from welfare policies that discourage unified families and l imit the ability of women to work at home.
Rather than assuming that spending more on welfare necessarily implies llbetterll welfare, it is time to overhaul the many tax and regulatory policies and those welfare programs that weaken the family unit. Tax le gislation benefiting families and the poor by raising tax thresholds, increasing personal exemptions, and expanding the earned-income tax credit appears likely to be passed by Congress soon. Policy makers should subsequently give some thought to equalizin g the tax treatment of one- and two-earner families in similar economic circumstances, particularly child care and retirement provisions that discriminate against homemakers. Welfare policy should also be reexamined in light of the impact of programs on fa m ilies and values. Aid to Families with Dependent Children, for example, which now simply validates family dissolution or nonformation, can be reformed to emphasize parental responsibility-for the behavior of minors, paternal obligations to children,, and t he work ethic and work opportunities. A number of states are already moving in such a direction. Federal, state, and local regulatory policies should be reexamined to evaluate their impact on families. This includes labor regulations precluding women from doing paid labor in their homes, counterproductive day care licensing and zoning requirements, and urban policies that obstruct job creation in depressed neighborhoods.
Arresting the decline of the family reversing the spiral of homelessness and that is d estroying so many Americans is the first step toward chronic welfare .dependency THE CHANGING AMERICAN FAMILY More than half of married American women now work: almost half of these work full time. Over half of all mothers with children under age 6 are in the labor force, as are well over two-thirds of mothers with youngest children between ages 6 and
13. The earnings of these women contribute significantly to family income. If wives did not work, the average family would lose one-fourth of its current income and,.the poverty rate would be at least one-third higher than it is.
For many women, paid labor is not a matter of personal self-fulfillment: it is an economic necessity.
Wellesley College Sociologist Brigitte Berger points out that the vast majorit y of women in America today--over 90 percent--perceive the family to be of paramount importance. She cites data and surveys indicating that 86 percent of American women consider family the single most meaningful part of life, while only 9 percent think wo r k is. Some 83 percent of American women Itwould welcome more emphasis on traditional family ties,Il while women aged 18 to 24 Ifconfess to a 1. Statement of Jnnct L. Norwood, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, bcfore thc Select ,Committee on Childr e n, Youth, and Fnmilics Housc of Rcprcsentativcs, Congrcss of the United States, April 17, 1986 2. A national poll, conducted in 1983 by Decision/Making/Information, McLcan, Virginia showed that about half of all working women perceived themsclvcs to bc wo r king out or necessity rat hcr than choice 2greater longing for traditional family life'than they think their own parents had If the near future. She cites a study of high school girls which shows that the majority, including the brightest, doSnot expect t o be working more than five years.after graduation. While.harsh reality will clearly dash the expectations of many respondents, these desires and perceptions undoubtedly influence the career choices and life decisions of women According to Berger, these pr i orities are not likely to change in The conundrum for policy makers, then, is how to create opportunities for families in which women choose to work without overburdenins those women and families where the wife would prefer not to work. The problem is tha t massive government day care programs and other services for two-earner families will increase the tax burden on middle-class families--thus pushing even more wives reluctantly into the labor force.
While it is now generally recognized that keeping a fami ly together is essential in keeping the members of that family--particularly the children--out of poverty, often overlooked is that government policies impose considerable economic burdens on lltraditionallf families. Many welfare policies, meanwhile, rew ard broken families and provide much less assistance to families remaining intact.
The poverty statistics indicate how difficult it is for families with children to make ends meet. Childless couples have a very low 5.4 percent poverty rate. For families wi th one child, the poverty rate is 12.7 percent. The rate for families with four children is 34.5 perFent, and for those with five or more it is a staggering 52.7 percent. While children as a group have a poverty rate of 22 percent, poverty is heavily conc entrated among children in single-parent-headed households, reflecting the lower earning potential of such families. Among female-headed families, the poverty rate is 35 percent..
Many government policies contribute to the economic difficulties confronting families, particularly working families with children.
Policy makers should heed the ancient admonition that to do good 3. Brigitte Berger, "Comparable Worth at Odds With Amcrican Rcalities in Conioarablc Worth: Issue for thc 80's A Consultation of the U.S. Commission on Civil Riphts, Vol. 1 June 6-7, 1984, p . 68 4 U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Rcports, Scrics P-GO, No. 149, Moncv Income and Povertv Status of Familics and Pcrsons in thc United Stntcs: 1984, Washington D.C 1985 3first do no harm. Contributing to the harm done to families are tax welfare, and regulatory policies at all levels of government TAX POLICY The federal tax system has been biased against families and the poor. Until 1985, for example, inflation-induced bracket creep meant that taxes rose automatically unless adjustments w ere legislated.
Since the tax brackets are narrower at lower incomes, and the personal exemption and standard deduction are a larger proportion of income bracket creep harmed lower-income taxpayers and larger families more than it did those in upper bracke ts. Single persons and married couples with no dependents had.substantially the same average tax rates in 1984 as in 19
60. But average rates rose steeply for households with dependents: the tax burden on a couple with two dependents rose 43 percent in that periodd while it increased 223 percent on a couple with four dependents.
Indexation of the tax rates has halted this, but it does not make up for ground already lost. The real value of the personal exemption for example is now about half what it was in 19
55. Since that year it has fallgn from 14 percent of median family income to just 4 percent. The House-passed version of the tax reform bill (H.R 3838), by reducing tax rates and increasing the standard deduction personal exemptions, and the earned-in come tax credit amounts, would go a long way to improving the situation for families and the poor.
The Senate version of the bill, barring any unexpected changes on the floor, will do the same I Ideally, the tax code should be neutral with respect to a wi fe's decision to work or not work outside the home course, perfect neutrality among the various categories of taxpayer is hard to achieve. The ''marriage penalty for example, increases the tax burden of two earners in marriage compared to what it would be if they were single In practice, of Other aspects of the current tax code also are unintentionally anti-family For example, two-parent families.with only one earning spouse are not eligible for the child care credit; this discriminates against !ltradition al families in favor of one-parent households and 5. Eugene Steurle, "The Tax Trcatment of Households of Diffcrcnt Sizc," in Rudolph G.
Pcnncr, Taxing the Familv (Washington, D.C Amcrican Entcrprisc Institutc, 1983 p. 75 6. Rcbecca M. Blank and Alan S. Bli ndcr, "Macrocconomic Income Distribution and Povcrty Cambridge, Massachusetts: National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Papcr No. 1567 February 1985 p. 35 4two-earner households. A family.of four earning $15,000, with a wife working outside the home, currently is eligible for a credit potentially worth nearly 1,3
00. But a family earning only $10,000 with the wife at home is not eligible. In other words, child care is subsidized by the government only if a spouse leaves the job of child rearing to oth ers by working at something else. Ideally, such a credit should be based on ability to pay and not the working status of the second spouse.
Another example: the limit on potential IRA contributions of married couples with a nonearning spouse is 2,250, com pared with 4,000 for two-earner couples. This strongly implies that' the traditional homemaker is not entitled to the same'benefits in planning for old age as the wage-earner. And the declining real value of personal exemptions has had a decidedly anti-fa mily 'effect. Since 1960, average tax rates rose far more rapidly for families with depe.ndents (including one-parent families) than for couples or single Americans.
There is, moreover, a close relationship between tax policy and welfare policy. Increases in all taxes, but especially the Social Security tax, disproportionately burden the working poor and increase the disincentives to work. This is particularly true for large families, because welfare benefits increase with the number of children while wage s do not. Last year, the Christian Science Monitor described an unskilled Laotian refugee in California and his family of seven. If he worked too many hours each month, he would lose welfare eligibility the value of his welfare subsidies, he would have had to earn aboyt 1,000 a month, a virtual impossibility given his limited skills.
Adding a tax burden into the equation amounts to discouraging self-sufficiency even further But to get off welfare entirely and make up Congress appears likely to raise the thr eshold and the personal exemptions in the tax reform legislation. This could remove as many as six million poor taxpayers from the tax rolls and would go a long way'to assisting families with children. This is a step in the right direction and an acknowle d gement of the costs as well as the social benefits of raising children. If the child care credit, in some form is not extended to nonworking spouses, lawmakers should consider an additional personal exemption for spouses who stay at home to care for small childken, to acknobledge that-the wages foregone by a mother are equivalent to the expense of paid child care.
Further, whatever the outcome of current deliberations future tax deductibility of Individual Retirement Accounts nonworking on the Congress 7. March 15, 19
85. Cited in The Journal of the Tnstitute for Socioeconomic Studics Spring 1985, p. 35 5should ensure that homemakers are given the same opportunity to provide for their retirement as are working spouses.
WELFARE POLICY There are two relatBd but distinct public policy problems regarding welfare. One is the issue of how to improve the earnings of the recipient so that welfare becomes less necessary or attractive.
The second is how to keep public expenditure s within reasonable bounds Obviously, the willingness of a person to work is affected to some degree by the relationship between her or his earnings potential and the level of welfare benefits. The greater the welfare benefits the lower would seem the inc e ntive to work. But this equation is not so simple. If the individual places a great value on leisure potential earnings may have to be very high, compared with welfare benefits, to induce that person to work. Other individuals place positive value on work itself, and thus prefer working to being on welfare even if they are worse off financially. In any case, most people do not have a "free" choice between welfare and earned income because there are constraints on access to each and there are burdens impose d by both welfare and tax laws.. Economic choices by heads of households are made in the context of their own value system, as well as within a system of income and welfare incentives.
The design of many major welfare programs, moreover, takes insufficient regard of the composition of today's dependent population. Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), for example, for decades provided benefits for which no work was required unlike most assistance programs for men. Even when the AFDC program did a p ply and enforce work requirements, it did so very incompletely and half-heartedly, because the prevailing philosophy was that mothers of young children should not work, but if a father was present, the state was absolved of responsibility. This feature o. f AFDC predictably affected family structure. There is little incentive for young men with poor job prospects to marry young women (or the.young women to marry such men) if marriage precludes the availability of steady (if minimal) support from the state f or their children.
If the welfare system offers mothers higher benefits than the labor market offers unskilled men in the form of earnings--and this can be the case even in states paying low welfare benefits--then the mother becomes the family's "primary e arner This complicates the 8. For a discussion of this issuc, see Elizabeth Durbin, Wclfarc lncomc and Emplovmcnt An Economic Annlvsis of Fnrnilv Choice (Ncw York: Frcdcrick A. Pracgcr, 19G9 6problem of reducing dependency on welfare for two reasons. The w omanls opportunities in the labor market are usually those of a secondary wage earner. Generally, she will lack the requisite skills and preparation for an upwardly-mobile job, and her child care responsibilities will limit her ability to travel or work o v ertime or irregular hours, common requirements for well-paying jobs. And since in these cases, the welfarel department has assumed the .role of primary provider, men have a greatly reduced obligation to provide. The decreasing labor force participation ra te of young black men in the inner city, for example, appears to be an important factor in the decline of the black family The structure of programs like AFDC simply shores up such pathologies.
Thus these underlying problems would not disappear with increased benefits. Indeed, increased benefits can exacerbate dependency and family decline by making independence and work even less attractive.
Moreover, the new wave of workfare reforms for AFDC are not likely to improve the situation, because they do not in crease work incentives or opportunities for absent fathers. Instead, they attempt to transform mothers into primary earners. This may not be sound policy in the long run. In the short run, policy makers must strive to make existing family units, including single-parent households, as se.lf-sufficient as possible. But long-term welfare reform should focus on strengthening the intact family and on having both parents assume responsibility for children.
There are limits, of course, to what welfare policy can accomplish with respect to reversing trends in divorce rates and illegitimate births. Cultural norms and moral standards are not readily susceptible to change by government fiat. Yet the welfare system should not facilitate family and community dissolutio n.
Current efforts to increase child support payments and step up enforcement of collections from absent fathers are appropriate and long overdue to encourage parental responsibility. In the case of unwed teenage mothers, enforcing paternal responsibility is more problematic. Perhaps the new wave of workfare reforms should include job clubs and mandatory job search for unemployed fathers of illegitimate children, which could include discussions of parental responsibility. Whether or not this l1workedtI ini tially, it is important for government to structure programs to reflect the values of the broader society. Minor mothers should be expected to live with their own parent or parents and not establish a separate household.
And both sets of grandparents of illegitimate children born to minors following the example of Wisconsin, should be held legally responsible for supporting their grandchildren.
Upgraded educational and job-training efforts in urban slums also must be part of the long-term solution. There a re many examples of schools--both public and private--where determined principals or parents imposed discipline and raised expectations and achievement levels in the face of insuperable odds. Such models should be 7evaluated and emulated. Moreover, the ec o nomic and moral barrenness of out-of-wedlock births must be taught in the schools and in the community. And community leaders must take the responsibility for tackling these issues at the neighborhood level. It is no use expecting federal welfare programs to teach morality.
Both the federal and state.governments can help.these.loca1 efforts by redesigning programs to encourage strong families, as discussed earlier. Another example: AFDC assistance to families with fathers unemployed through no fault of the ir own (the AFDC-UP program should be extended nationwide; such coverage now exists in only about half the states. And AFDC could be made an explicitly temporary program-say, four years. While this would not affect the vast majority of welfare recipients, who remain on the program a few years at most it would create a different incentive structure for pregnant and potentially pregnant teens, who are-most likely to become long-term recipients after a set period, and perhaps even decline with rising numbers o f illegitimate children, could be designed, together with support systems to ensure that innocent children would not suffer. Continuing education and job training for the teen mother should be mandatory during the four-year period. This would send an over d ue message to those most likely to develop welfare dependency and help them avoid the tragedy of self-perpetuating poverty A system-in which benefits taper off or end REGULATORY POLICY In the name of protecting the poor, and at the behest of unions social workers, community organizers, and many other such tlspokesmenll for low-income Americans, government at all levels has created regulatory barriers to jobs and self-help efforts for many of the poor, particularly poor women. An example are rules setting s tandards such as occupational licensing restrictions and building codes.
Ostensibly they are to protect the poor. In reality, these regulations make it impossible for parents to work at home and thus combine family duties and paid work.
Regulations promul gated in the 1940s, for instance, forbid producing certain women's apparel in the home. These were intended to protect workers from sweatshop conditions and wages. But conditions and needs have changed work with their obligations as mothers. Continued enf o rcement of the ban on ''home work by the Department of Labor destroys jobs and opportunities for women, particularly in rural areas where transportation, day care, and social services pose obstacles to Now they prevent many women from combining 8employmen t. jobs in North Carolina.
The Departpent's ru lings, in fact, recently eliminated 85 Opportunities for home work are bound to expand in the future, as personal computers and word processors expand home business opportunities. Technology is creating enormous new possibilities for women who wish to com b ine work.with raising a family. But forbidding capable women from contracting with employers for the sale of their merchandise and services merely protects unions from competition--it does little to protect women or the family. Giving women the chance to w ork at home, on the other hand, strengthens the family. The federal government should rescind the outdated home work ban on the women's apparel industry and ensure that future regulations in this area do not discpourage the creative pro-family efforts of the self-sufficient.
STATE AND LOCAL RULES Many barriers confronting women trying to help their families economically are erected by state and local regulations. Washington however, makes this worse through guidelines attached to federal funds for local pr ograms. For example, although affordable day care is increasingly important, those who wish to provide day care in their homes encounter occupational licensing and zoning ordinances Most states limit the number of children who can be cared for in a home.
And if the limit of children is exceeded, the facility may.have to meet the stringent and prohibitively costly building codes designed for schools, including separate toAlet facilities for boys and girls and accessibility for wheelchairs.
Such extensive r egulation hurts working women in two ways. It makes child care more expensive for women who work outside the home but not necessarily better or safer, as several recent court cases involving child molestation demonstrate And it limits the opportunities fo r women who prefer to work at home. Legislation to expand day care for needy families has been proposed in the House by Connecticut Republican Nancy Johnson. Her plan would reduce the 9. Allen Norwood Caught in Thrcads of Bureaucracy Thc Charlottc Obscrvcr , March 2 1986 10. According to economics columnist Warrcn Brookes, the Dcpartmcnt of Labor will movc to end the ban on or about July 1 Unravcling the Ban on Work at Homc Thc Washineton Times, June 11, 1986 11. Cathcrine England and Robert J. Valcro Workin g Womcn: Is Unclc Sam thc Solution Or the Problem Heritagc Foundation Backeroundcr No. 263, May 2, 1983, p. 7 9availability of the current child care tax credit for higher income families and use the increased revenues to fund day car,e vouchers for the po or.
Johnson's Child Care Act of 1986 acknowledges the reality that most children, particularly poor children, are cared for in informal and extra-legal home settings.and that licensure has .failed to provide adequate child care options or protection. The b ill thus would require states receiving such voucher funding to exempt home-based day care providers from state licensing regulation. In this way, the responsibility for oversight would shift to parents, as is the case when the child is in the home. Such a common-senze approach to the real needs of working families should be pursued.
ENTERPRISE ZONE DEVELOPMENT Reducing poverty in depressed urban areas requires more jobs within communities, reducing the need for expensive commuting. The creation of enterpr ise zones in such depressed economic areas as Louisville, Kentucky, and Norwalk, Connecticut, demonstrates that excessive taxation and regulation sap a community's vitality. When such taxation and regulation are eased, thereby encouraging risk taking, man y communities manage to find the capital and human resources to rebound. Innovative approaches to promoting entrepreneurship among women and unemployed inner-city youth also are showing promise of success. This, in turn, strengthens the community and the f amilies within it.
Congress so far has refused to enact bipartisan 1egislation.to strengthen state enterprise zones with federal incentives, thanks to footdragging by the House. This would appear to indicate that Congress might notlsbe serious about arrest ing the breakup of inner-city families i CONCLUSION Government has an obligation to promote the general welfare of its citizenry. Social and economic trends are placing increasing stresses on the family, an institution that is fundamental to the 12. See W i lliam Raspbcrry Day-Care Magic The Washineton Post, May 5, 1986 13. As this study was going to press, the House-on June 12--passcd housing lcgislntion that would creatc 100 fcdcrnl cntcrprise zones. The bill still has scvcral hurdlcs to pass bcfore enactm c nt 10 - economic and social health of Americans. The family and family values are important for the healthy development of children. When famiLies fail, there is little government can do but pick up the pieces--it can never put them together again. In a r ecent speech, Secretary of Education William Bennett noted that reaffirming the value of the family is but a first step. Next we must make sure that federal policies are not doing things that weaken the fabric of the family.
We must then look to see if fed eral ,policies can be restructured to give the family more incentive and support.1114 to be on the verge of a historical reform, more could be done to equalize the treatment of one- and two-earner families. Welfare policy has weakened the family. By allow ing fathers to evade their responsibilities, largely ignoring the needs of intact families and treating minors as adults, it facilitates the decline of the family as a social institution. Regulatory policy can be counterproductive.
Home work regulations, d ay care restrictions, and local zoning and tax policies frequently prevent poor families from attempting meaningful self-help. And the role of education in reform is pivotal Tax policy has weakened the family. While the Congress appears It is time for law m akers to step back and look at all the pieces of the social welfare system from the perspective of the family. The programs and rules in place today constitute a family policy by default--but a policy that undermines low-income families rather than streng t hening them. It is time to redefine compassion. Compassion is not expressed by shoring up social pathologies. True compassion means nurturing individuals to feel competent and responsible and thereby restoring health to families and communities, the found a tions of our society S. Anna Kondratas Schultz Senior Policy Analyst 14. Address by William J. Bcnnctt, U.S. Secretary of Education, to Fourth Annual Mccting of Networking Community Bascd Serviccs, Washington, D.C Junc 10, 1986, Omni Shorcham Hotel p. 11 11


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Delta Crib Recall: 1.5 Million Drop Side Cribs Recalled Following 2 Infant Deaths
At least two babies have died as a result of a design defect in drop side cribs sold by Delta Enterprise Corp. since 1995. This morning the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) posted information regarding two crib recalls involving a combined total of 1,585,000 Delta cribs due to problems with the safety and spring pegs.
The first Delta crib recall involves 985,000 drop side cribs which could pose a risk of entrapment and suffocation to infants and toddlers if a small safety peg in the base of each leg of the crib is missing. If the safey peg is not in the lower track, the crib can disengage and detach if lowered below the peg hole, creating a hazardous gap.
These cribs were sold between December 1995 and September 2007 for about $100 at several large retailers, including Walmart, Kmart and Target. They are also widely found to be resold second hand, increasing the risk that the removable safety peg may be missing in reassembled cribs. These cribs have the following model numbers located on the mattress support board label:
4320, 4340, 4500, 4520, 4530, 4532, 4540, 4542, 4550, 4551, 4580, 4600, 4620, 4624 (production dates 01/06 thru 11/07), 4640, 4660, 4720, 4735, 4742, 4750 (production dates 01/95 thru 12/00), 4760, 4770, 4780, 4790, 4820, 4840, 4850, 4860, 4880, 4890, 4892, 4900, 4910, 4920, 4925-2, 4925-6, 4930, 4940, 4943, 4944, 4947, 4948, 4949, 4950, 4958, 4963, 4968, 4969, 4980
The second Delta drop side crib recall involves another 600,000 cribs which contain a spring peg, as opposed to a removable safety peg. Due to a defective design, the spring peg could fail to engage, causing a similar risk of entrapment and suffocation. The spring peg, which is located at the base of each leg, could become nonfunctional, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib.
These spring peg cribs were sold between January 2000 and January 2007 for up to $200 each. They contain the "Delta" brand name on the mattress support boards and teether rail. The model numbers for these cribs include:
4340, 4343, 4520, 4600, 4620, 4624, 4625, 4629, 4660, 4665, 4720, 4750, 4751, 4850, 4855, 4857, 4880, 4920, 4925-2, 4925-2B, 4925-6, 4980, and 8605
The U.S. CPSC has confirmed that they are aware of at least two baby deaths caused by the Delta drop side cribs. One 8 month old baby suffocated when the drop side of his crib detached and another child was trapped due to a disengaged spring peg.
Delta is offering free repair kits to families which own any of the above drop side cribs. Call (800) 816-5304 or visit www.cribrecallcenter.com to request a "easy-to-install" repair kit.
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The Portuguese side secured maximum points in dramatic style on Wednesday evening, thanks to their Colombian attacker
Silvestre Varela's blockbusting opener provided the first goal in a terrific match, which saw the Ukrainians respond when Oleh Gusyev glanced home a corner kick. Jackson Martinez put the Portuguese side back into the lead before the break, but Brown Ideye's effort seemed that it may have decisive for the visitors. Nevertheless, Martinez popped up again to score the fifth goal of an enthralling encounter.
Coming into the match having already seen off Dinamo Zagreb and Paris Saint-Germain, the home side showed plenty of confidence in the early stages , yet they had offered only a limited threat in the early stages of the clash. That changed spectacularly when Varela picked up a seemingly innocuous ball on the edge of the box and rifled home an unstoppable shot.
The Ukrainians had offered little threat to this point, aside from dangerous crosses from Miguel Veloso. From one such chance they drew level as a wicked in-swinging delivery was knocked home by Gusyev.
Although Porto struggled to puncture holes in their opponents, Martinez had already threatened with a shot off the crossbar, and it would be the attacker who broke the deadlock for them 10 minutes before the interval. James Rodriguez was the architect, sliding a neat ball through for the striker to knock home in a composed manner.
After the interval it was the erratic goalkeeping of Helton that offered Dynamo their greatest hope of a point, with the shot-stopper frequently showing nerves with slack punches from the crosses that were coming into his area.
Nevertheless, Helton's most painful moment came as he conceded to Ideye, whose thumping effort cracked into the net off his face.
Porto had created only a couple of chances to secure the points before that moment, so there was not great hope of them finding a winning goal, yet it arrived shortly after the leveller. Martinez was the hero with a simple finish, tapping home after Lucho Gonzalez beat a ragged offside trap and squared the ball to his colleague.
Victory was expected for Porto, but the drama surrounding this success was not. Nevertheless, head coach Vítor Pereira can be delighted with the progress of his side, who look all-but certain to progress to the knockout stages once more.


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Family Rescued from Seaplane Crash by Group of Good Samaritans
Some quick-thinking Good Samaritans were lifesavers for a Richardson, Tex. family whose small seaplane crashed into the ocean off the coast of a small Caribbean island near Honduras.
Andy Atkins, who was belted into his seat after the plane flipped upside down in the water, realized, "I'm not dead, but I've got to get out of here before I drown."
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Stefan Salvatore Quotes
Damon: Can we go back in time to the old Stefan, who cared if Elena lived or died?
Stefan: What for? It's your job now.
Stefan: I love her, Damon.
Damon: So do I.
You're better than him, Elena. You're better than both of us.
Stefan: Destroying Klaus is all I have left.
Elena: You had me!
To beat the villain, Damon. you have to be the better villain.
Stefan: Friends don't strip friends of their free will.
Klaus: Okay, granted, that was a little extreme.
Elena: He's gonna kill Jeremy.
Stefan: Not really my problem.
I'm one hundred and sixty two years old and I'm going to a homecoming dance. I need better ties.
Stefan: It's precision born out of tragic boredom.
Damon: All that effort wasted trying to tell you how boring you were and you finally agree with me?
Stefan: What's the point of the jailbreak?
Damon: I thought you needed a hug, Stefan
Stefan: I will rip you apart, Lexi.
Lexi: You can't. I'm already dead.
Stefan: All these words. Forgot how much I used to care.
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Walmart has opened its first store in Escondido, located at 1330 E. Grand Ave. The new store employs approximately 215 full- and part-time workers, the company said.
Special Section: Local Business Spotlight
More than 3,000 people applied to work at the store, and the majority of those hired are Escondido residents. The 92,000-square-foot store carries the retailer's full lines of general merchandise and also has a pharmacy.
Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. also has upcoming new locations of its small-format grocery store, known as Neighborhood Market, planned in Escondido and Oceanside. The Escondido debut is expected by year's end, with the Oceanside opening planned for the first half of 2014.
The company now operates 24 stores in San Diego County, including 12 general merchandise locations, nine supercenters, two Neighborhood Market stores and one Sam's Club warehouse store.
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I'm ashamed to say that it's been a while since I've watched a Johnnie To movie, and I feel bad about it. Really, really bad. I grew up on Johnnie To. I've loved almost every single thing the guy has done (even some of his romantic comedies, and Hong Kong romcoms were never my speed), and one of these days I'm going to make up for ignoring the man for so long and go to town on some of his films that I've missed out on the last few years.
Maybe I'll make "Blind Detective" one of those movies. The film stars Andy Lau as, you guessed it, a blind Detective. Hey, just cause he's blind doesn't mean he can't shoot a gun. Check it out, check it outers.
A cop is forced into early retirement due to retinal damage. But after witnessing a bank robbery along with a female inspector – who believes he has acute senses – they team up in hope to solve the case.
The film co-stars the lovely Sammi Cheng, who previously co-starred with Lau on the "Infernal Affairs" films as well as "Yesterday Once More", which was also directed by To.
"Blind Detective" opens up in Hong Kong this May 2, 2013.
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