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[LIVE] Government's vote of confidence passed in the House
Follow MaltaToday from the House of Representatives for today's motion of confidence in the government at 6pm.
4 June 2012, 12:00am
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21:15 Government's vote of confidence has passed: 35 votes in favour, 34 against.
21:11 "This government's priority is the creation of jobs... our policy is totally different to Labour's. Education for us is the key to our children achieving their destiny; and free healthcare offers solutions to people passing through their hardest moments. This is why I am asking the House for their vote of confidence."
21:08 On disability trusts, Gonzi says allowances for disabled people will be converted into pensions - this in response to Muscat's proposal for the creation of trusts for the disabled. "We have a substantial number of disabled people living in the community and not in some institution thanks to our initiatives."
21:06 "Malta is ahead in the EU rankings of university graduates who find employment" - Gonzi is firing off answers to several issues raised by Muscat.
21:04 "This motion tonight will confirm that the Opposition's attitude here is not a genuine one."
21:01 "Mr Speaker, I can confirm that tonight we will have a clear and unequivocal vote that confirms the confidence in this goverment."
20:59 "Muscat has the ambition of being the youngest prime minister in Maltese history. Our country does not need this sort of prime minister, but a government that governs in the national interest."
20:57 Commotion in the House, with Opposition's audible protests at Lawrence Gonzi's hit-list of crimes and other misdemeanours under 1980s Labour government.
20:56 "The reason they don't enjoy hearing us recount their darkest times is because they are responsible for the death of people in the custody of the police... la verità offende (truth hurts)."
20:55 "What's hysterical about Labour is their reaction to government, calling us fascists or mocking MPs as 'bishops'.
20:54 "We've wasted our time listening to Muscat's cut-and-paste speech of regurgitated points he has already made."
20:53 Prime Minister's reply.
20:51 "The Prime Minister must face political reality: his problem is not Franco Debono, but the system of governing he has adopted."
20:47 Muscat says politicians should stop using chidren in their government photo ops.
20:45 Muscat reiterates his 'fair society' proposal for a social impact assessment on all major economic decisions.
20:37 "The prime minister says we don't have a problem of youth unemployment, when 48% of those looking for a job are younger than 29 years of age... that's why we issued a proposal, along with the European socialists' party, for a youth guarantee."
20:32 Muscat is accusing the Prime Minister of having already consented to EU pressures to raise retirement age. "On our part, we have no issue in saying we disagree with raising the pensionable age and that the solution lies in creating economic growth and not making people work more."
20:28 Muscat turns to the regulator's decision issued Monday on Bank of Valletta. READ HERE
20:24 "What sort of value-added will a capital project like the new Parliament bring? All he cares about is seeing his name emblazoned on the parliament's commemorative stone. What we need are capital projects that are productive and create jobs."
20:22 "Government's economic predictions are too over-optimistic, and overruns in the government's spending" - Muscat is citing the recent EC update on the national reform programme.
20:20 Muscat is now tackling the state of the economy, citing an increase in the government's deficit despite the €40 million spending cuts.
20:15 Muscat is talking about the death of inmate Stephen Spiteri was found dead in his prison cell, naked, of an overdose of blood pressure control pills after he had been medically assisted an hour earlier by the prison doctor, and is demanding answers from the prime minister as to the facts surrounding this case.
20:13 Muscat is now saying Lawrence Gonzi must answer to questions about the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act and the Whistleblowers' Act, which he says does not grant protection to those who flag corruption and is not retroactive.
20:10 "The way the prime minister dances to the tune of Europe's leaders' has seen him first flirting with Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel, and now harping about economic growth after Francois Hollande was elected."
20:08 "The Prime Minister has criticised us for taking the government to task for accepting a farcical voluntary burden sharing system, when one of his MEPs now is calling for an obligatory burden sharing system."
20:06 "The Prime Minister will not be totally focused on home affairs, and the reason he cannot appoint a parliamentary secretary is to avoid some internal turmoil. He is that much hostage to the political system he has created."
20:04 "In the previous legislature he had a parliamentary secretary assisting him in finance. Then he had parliamentary secretaries assistnig him in environment, local councils, and tourism... he is now contemplating spending the rest of the legislature as home affairs minister, where illegal immigration, the police corps and the situation inside our prisons require total attention. The prime minister is only being political expedient."
20:02 "The Prime Minister's decision to take home affairs and local councils under his wing is a stop-gap measure which the PM knows is no solution."
19:56 "We were taken to task that our motion attacked 'an honourable person'... but this reasoning betrays the Nationalists' forma mentis... is the Prime Minister's standard now whether you happen to be some simpleton or not? The prime minister wants MPs to be in the House to be chummy-chummy, with a tacit agreement not to attack each other, while the people out there are politically divided."
19:53 Muscat refers to De Marco's 'hysteric' speech. "He's pitching to some kind of electors" - a snide remark about De Marco's leadership ambitions. "If there's something to be ashamed for is the promotion of the police officers he himself was criticising" [this is a direct reference to De Marco's father Guido, who as home affairs minister had promoted many of the police officers who were responsible for the atrocities of the police corps in the 1980s].
19:53 "If this is the way the Prime Minister acts with one person, then it's also the way he behaves with thousands of families."
19:50 "At the time of the motion of no-confidence in Austin Gatt, the prime minister declared this was a vote they would take collective responsibility for, meaning if one minister goes, everybody goes. The Prime Minister, as a former Speaker, knows the weight such a declaration carries. So in the case of Austin Gatt he said there would be collective responsibility - but he left Mifsud Bonnici to swim on his own. There was no mention that this doctrine of collective responsibility still stands."
19:45 "From day one, we consistently said we would reduce utility tariffs, that the Delimara extension had to be instantly converted to gasoil. The government has consistently told us we cannot reduce rates or that gas was not cheaper than heavy fuel oil... today the finance minister was addressing an energy conference, where he said the power station would be converted to gas. The difference is that we will pay more to finally convert the power station when we could have done it instantly."
19:44 "A consistent trait in the GonziPN system is postponing problems, creating decoys, as the government is doing now with the Opposition."
19:39 "The prime minister is totally in denial... this motion is the result of his style of governing... everybody listening to this debate and the prime minister yesterday, are realising the problem facing the prime minister. If he thinks the electorate is not realising this, he really is in denial."
19:39 "Today's motion of confidence is a one-liner that does not justify the heartfelt defence put up by government last week in response to our motion."
19:36 "The Prime Minister is a hostage to the seat of power, to a system he has created. And he may emerge from this House triumphant, but he will back here in a worse-off position... he can laugh this off, but time seems to be proving us right."
19:34 "The problem with this government is not down to one MP. It's the way it governs... when the Prime Minister decided to run a leadership election on his own, we warned him it would not solve anything, and here he is now, back to square one, having lost the country precious time."
19:32 "The Prime Minister has already three votes of confidence or no-confidence in this House. And every time he was in this House he speaks of foreign investment: I remember him telling investors in London that even a change of government in Malta does not affect stability in the country. And yet, this government has to contend with the third vote of confidence in this House."
19:29 "What we're seeing today is a new brand of politics. A confidence motion to be interpreted as a motion of no confidence in the Opposition, as if the people I represent - just short of half the country - have no right in having their MPs represented in this House."
19:28 "The hysterism we have witnessed today puts paid to the implorations to visit the electorate in their kitchens. Instead this prime minister has reverted to the politics of tribalism, the us-and-them battle. And certainly this Opposition will never reach the height of arrogance that this government displays."
19:27 "What are we seeing here is some sort of performance to see who is fit to take over the prime minister's job" - Muscat must be referring to De Marco's firebrand speech tonight in the House.
19:26 Opposition leader Joseph Muscat addressing the House.
19:24 "In foreign policy we have signed numerous bilateral agreements, none of which were secret [a reference to the North Korean agreement of 1981]."
19:21 "How could we have not attracted such companies as Lufthansa Teknik were it not for the reopening of the MCAST college, which had been closed down by the Labour government?"
19:19 "A cursory look at education statistics in this country shows us this achievement is the jewel in the crown of successive PN governments."
19:17 "The people gave us a mandate to govern, and that's what we will do, and I will say that we are proud of our achievements."
19:16 "A democracy demands that its parliament gives the government its confidence."
19:15 Deputy prime minister, Leader of the House Tonio Borg addressing the House.
19:14 "In the last Labour government, there were 3,000 less people in employment in those 22 months of government. On our part, we increased jobs in 2011 to 194,000. In these circumstances this parliament must offer a clear and unequivocal majority to this government."
19:11 "While the rest of the world is speaking about the economic crisis, we are debating stolen generators and VRT tests. We came to power in 2008 witnessing the worst financial crisis in history, and we dedicated ourselves to creating jobs, keeping unemployment levels down to 5.7% while the EU has an average 11%."
19:07 "This is a surreal motion... there are ten Opposition MPs, and some of them were indeed responsible, for the darkest chapters in the history of the police corps, which Labour was responsible for, which arrested people for over 48 years, interrogate and torture them to extract particular confessions... who were responsible for the Pietru Pawl Busuttil frame-up, the death of Raymond Caruana, who beat up Notary Cachia, Lino Incorvaja, and who were responsible for the death of Nardu Debono. You were responsible for that police corps and you were shameless in presenting a resignation motion against Carm Mifsud Bonnici because of the theft of a generator from the Civil Protection Department or because three police cars did not pass the VRT test."
19:07 Mario de Marco (PN) addressing the House.
19:06 "I am voting in favour of this confidence motion. Jobs may be important, but let's not treat it just as some mantra... we must focus on the important issues as well."
19:05 "I'm pleased that the prime minister took home affairs under his wing. The Opposition does not have a good track record in this area..."
19:04 "GonziPN was a good slogan, but as for governing style... I told them they had to go back to the people."
19:03 Franco Debono is now talking about Malta Independent managing editor Stephen Calleja: "He was turned down for a job at a ministry, because he had been after some girl there..."
19:02 "For Charlò Bonnici to criticise me on justice and home affairs is really something, he's certainly no expert on the subject."
19:00 "This parliament must be led by MPs, not by blogs... we need laws that allow people's dignity to be respected. The comments of Charlò Bonnici [the MP said Debono's position was now untenable] ... he got some 600 votes and I got double that... let me tell you something about Bonnici's teamwork: Bonnici had left the Louis Galea electoral campaign just a week before the elections."
18:58 Franco Debono thinks he is an expert on journalism as well, saying veteran PBS journalist Reno Bugeja was "off point" in his interview with Gonzi yesterday, and that he would have been fired if the questions came from a newbie reporter. Apparently Debono thinks the focus should have been justice and home affairs, not Gonzi's confidence vote.
18:56 "The reason we are here is because of the failure we experienced in justice and home affairs... my position was clear that I disagreed with Carm Mifsud Bonnici even as home affairs minister."
18:55 Franco Debono is claiming yesterday's Dissett did not deal with any of the issues concerning justice and home affairs.
18:53 "The majority of a government is not earned by running roughshod over everyone else. It's the politics of persuasion that wins a majority, not appeasement... does the fact I am authoring a party financing bill means I have been appeased. Isn't the embarrassment at GRECO [Council of Europe's group of countries against corruption] enough already, to merit a party financing bill?"
18:52 "I have had police officers guarding my residence because of the threats and insults I received."
18:50 "This country is not led by blogs... last week this House elevated itself back to the standards of democracy it merits. I am ready to help the prime minister in bringing about the necessary reforms. Jobs are important, but nothing is more important than human dignity. Jobs are a right, but meritocracy means that what is yours by right is yours, because this is what human dignity - and this is the basis of the society we are building."
18:49 "I hope the sacrifices I passed through in recent weeks will serve to create a strong institutional framework for this country... I am ready to help the prime minister in bringing about these institutional reforms, as I always have. I presented motions - even though some lazy journalists ascribe ulterior motives to my actions..."
18:48 Franco Debono (PN) addressing the House.
18:47 "The criteria for leaders, internationally, are values, integrity and energy... and the test for these qualities are reflected in the test of tonight's vote."
18:46 "This government knows that the consequences of losing this motion are early elections. But what are the consequences for Labour... an attack on government, if it wins tonight's motion, endangers democracy and is the height of arrogance."
18:45 "Would even the Opposition satisfy its own benchmark, with its political method of unabashed opportunism?"
18:44 "There is no lesson on benchmarks from Labour. This is the party that demolished the very benchmarks of democracy. This government has chose the very next day following last week's resignation motion to ask the House for a confirmation of its confidence in the government."
18:41 "It is a fact that this government's entire budget, for one ministry after another, were approved with a majority of this House."
18:40 Francis Zammit Dimech (PN) is now addressing the House.
18:39 "This is no run of the mill motion... today's vote is a clear message to the electorate that we are concentrating on national priorities."
18:37 "Today attracting foreign investment can only come to Malta if investors know that Malta has fiscal solidity... the Opposition must take note of this, especially when international financial announcements are used to raise doubts in the minds of foreign investors. The Opposition should be pulling the same rope... and yet the promises they are bandying about are chipping away at their credibility."
18:34 Lawrence Gonzi says Malta has the fourth-lowest unemployment figure in the EU, and is talking about the importance of capital projects for the creation of jobs. "What we are debating today is what we will be focusing our efforts on in the coming months, to create new projects that give Malta a quality leap in many economic sectors."
18:32 Lawrence Gonzi announces negotiations for the civil service collective agreement must be concluded within the next months, which will also deliver new working conditions and salary arrears to thousands of public sector employees.
18:28 "We have an agenda that directly affects people at present, and even for the coming future. We must keep working together for the creation of jobs. [On yesterday's Dissett] I was asked for how long are we going to persist in 'advertising' our claims of having created jobs. My answer is that the results of these last four years are the confirmation that our policies have delivered, even while the Opposition insists we are not governing well."
18:27 "Today we're sending a clear message to these families that we are working to their benefit."
18:24 "I want families to put their minds at rest that this government is working for them."
18:22 "Tonight's vote will give us a clear picture of where the national interest lies... what are families need. In politics, we tend to view politics without looking at the lives of people on their jobs and with their families. Their interests are that a government responds to their aspirations and sees to their quality of life."
18:21 "The circumstances necessitated that I ask for a clear, unequivocal, and unconditional vote of confidence in this government."
18:19 "I represent a political party which never had a problem in respecting the democratic will of the country, and I bowed down to the will of the motion of last week and its consequences, even though this motion was presented for reasons that are unjustifiable."
18:18 Lawrence Gonzi is presenting a run-down of events as they took place in recent weeks.
18:16 12 government MPs and five Opposition MPs are in the House as the Prime Minister opens the debate on the confidence motion. MP Franco Debono has just entered the House... speaks with government whip David Agius.
18:16 "What happened last week was the apex of the Opposition's mission to take politics to the pits... this motion is a criticism of the Opposition leader's unabashed opportunism. I think he has established a new benchmark that formally sealed a way of doing of politics, when he stated on record that the end justified the means."
18:15 "This motion is different from all others. It's not just a motion where the House is asked to give its confidence to the government, but is also a motion of no-confidence in the Opposition."
18:14 "What happened on 9 May has led to my decision to call for a new confidence vote, after minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici had to resign."
18:12 Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi is kicking off the debate on the confidence motion.
18:10 Good evening... we're in the House reporting tonight's confidence vote: keep the tweets coming in.
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13:45 Interesting piece of info from the Sunday Times, which says Debono is still paid his parliamentary assistant's emolument, which is just as well. But still, ironic that Debono is the prime minister's parliamentary assistant...
12:08 Nationalist MP Charlò Bonnici has replied to Franco Debono's comments: "I won't be threatened into silence by such regurgitated allegations. Aren't we living in a democracy where everyone is entitled to his opinon?"
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Johann Zammit •
PN is too smart,is not that eazy to catch him.
Nicholas Schembri •
Prosit Franco. X'bard jaqbadna meta naraw lil dawk il- komunisti bil-lublieba ghall-poter. Viva Malta. Viva l- Lemin. Il- Liberta` l- ewwel u qabel kollox. Le ghal Malta fil-morsa socjalista jridu jghidulek x'tiekol u x' ma tikolx.Battalja sal-mewt lil min jipprova jisirqilna l-Liberta`. O Malta kbira, l-isbah post fid-dinja, l-ahhar haga li jixraqlek huwa gvern socjalista.
Raymond Mintoff •
Omega ask yourself who is the real prime minister, there are 4 to choose from 1. RCC 2. Zaren 3. Franco Debono 4 gonzi.
Joseph Saliba •
Li kont prim ministru ZGUR li ma inkunx irrid immexxi partit fejn wiehed minn tieghi jattakani u lil shabi ma kull cans li ikollu publikament.
Nicholas Balzan •
Mur inheba Cyrus.
David Delmar •
@Omega Franco Debono is not the leader of opposition but the leader of the party's internal opposition. Alas you are so blind to see.
justin spiteri •
This has got to be the most tedious soap opera ever.
Adrian Zerafa •
Possibli wara li tkellem Dr Franco Debono illum fil-Parlament u wara li attaka kollega Parlamentari u Ministru fuq l-istess naha , Dr Gonzi jhossu komdu fil-Gvern?
Pauline DeBattista •
Who is the true leader of Opposition, Joseph Muscat or Franco Debono?
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On 2011/5/1 21:41, Camaleón wrote:
On Sun, 01 May 2011 12:05:47 +0800, H Xu wrote:On 05/01/2011 08:24 AM, H Xu wrote:BTW, I was able to send mails from my domain to others, not still not able to send a message from my domain to my domain.I'm sorry, there is nothing wrong with the mail transportation from one host to another. I find out that postfix never uses "virtual" to do delivery but always uses "local". I've already set virtual_mailbox_domains in my main.cf. But still it's not working. Here is the main.cf:(...) We need to see the Postfix error log or are you still getting the same message? Also, how are you sending the e-mail from Gmail, using Gmail's smtp server or using your Postfix as gateway? It is vital to know what is your current mail layout, that is, "how" are you using Postix.
Hello,I've found the reason now. virtual_mailbox_domains' value is also in mydestination, so that's why postfix always uses local but not virtual. It's working now.
Thanks for your help. Regards, H Xu 2011/5/2

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My rage is not coming out without any reason. An incident happened yesterday that really shook me and made me wonder whether we will ever change. While travelling in the local train, I spotted a parcel around 6 feet long and wrapped in black plastic on the luggage rack. I found it a bit fishy and asked people if that belonged to any of them, but nobody answered. I threatened them saying I would pull the chain as soon as we reach the next station and call the police if nobody is the owner of it. One lady with a kid immediately told me that it belonged to her. I demanded to see it, she refused saying that I am absurd as I am doubting a hindu maharashtrian lady travelling with a kid. I again threatened her that I would call the cops if she is not going to open that parcel right away. She opened the bag, and there were few wooden sheets inside which I don't understand why she was hiding from us.
Everyone appreciated my move later, but nobody had bothered to pay any attention to that parcel lying above their head. Every day we hear so many announcements made on railway stations about noticing unattended and suspicious looking parcels, but do we ever bother to check the luggage rack or the area below our seats before taking our seats in the train? Do we ever observe people around us while travelling, walking, or even when we are waiting for somebody? So easily we forget the 11/7 train blasts, 26/11 blasts and many other similar incidences. We show our rage, attend rallies, wear whites, protest, shout, blog, appreciate the spirit of people; but that's that. What do we actually do to prevent such incidences? Are we responsible enough to take things in our hand and start noticing things? Are we too busy to save our own life? Only because people who lost their lives were not our family members, we can afford to be ignorant? For how long we are going to play the blame game?
I request you all to read the posts mentioned below by few bloggers who lost their family members; who still feel for the country the same way they felt when such incidences took place. Maybe one of you will feel the same pain like they do; maybe one of you will vow to take things in one's own hands by taking responsibility of our own country ans for the sake of your own life.
Jai Hind!


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By: Natascha Jones, Guest Blogger
You're ugly.
No trust me, you're ugly.
Even reading these words on a computer screen, written by someone who has never even seen your face, it still hurts.
They say sticks and stones will break our bones but names will never hurt us, but I do believe we've come into a day and age where words have become far more powerful than a slap in the face.
And I'm here to tell you it's not just the high school kids doing the bullying; its grown men, its young professionals, it has even been me. No one is safe from the damage harsh criticism can cause. With Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, words now have the possibility to reach thousands with the push of a button. Throw some technology into the mix and the negative words become "the slap heard round the world."
I recently read an article about a sweet 15 year-old girl who didn't go to school for THREE YEARS because she was so bullied by her peers. She ended up getting a nose job just to make life bearable.
And when I Googled "adult bullying" the search engine pulled up 38million results in .19 seconds. There's a decimal in front of that 19, y'all.
Anyone who is doing self-work and working towards a positive life will tell you we're hard enough on ourselves; we don't need the horrible negativity from others. We "hate" ourselves enough without that mean glare in the hallway, the vicious gossip in the office, or the passive-aggressive comments on Instagram.
People are missing out on their lives, going under the knife, getting violently ill on Sunday nights and hiding in their offices until the bully goes away. But what if the bully doesn't go away? And even worse, what if YOU'VE been the bully?
I'm fortunate enough to have a creative job, with absolutely no micromanaging from my amazing boss; she doesn't even live in the same state. But the owner of my building makes a hobby of discussing with others how much I do not "fit in" with Beverly Hills. I don't dress correctly, I don't stand correctly, I'm not tall enough, skinny enough, or rich enough. He looks at me with such disdain and every day I work to not let his negativity affect me. It is like a part-time job at my job.
You would think I'd know better than to use hurtful words right? But even I am guilty of hurting another's feelings from a comment I made in jest. I am guilty of gossip and I still have to work on taking my own medicine: "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."
Bullying, gossiping, and coercing your friends to gang up on another friend is a terrible waste of a lot of energy. If you are powerful enough to move others to take action or feel an emotion, why not choose to spread happiness, motivation, and confidence?
I challenge you to figure out what it is inside of you that causes you to point the finger at another human who is just trying to be happy in this world. Really ask yourself why you are taking the time to attack that person. I think the true answer would shock you because it would probably have nothing to do with that other person and everything to do with your own fears.
We don't have to be perfect but we can PRACTICE compassion and avoid negative people/spaces. Whenever I feel really hurt by my building-owner's words, I imagine him as a poor, dirty beggar on the street. He's hungry, sad, cold, and alone. When I imagine this I am able to send him feelings of sympathy instead of returning his hateful stares.
And thank God we have friends who tell us when we've hurt their feelings, otherwise how would be held accountable in my actions? Because my friend told me she was upset, I've thought about my actions and what they really mean. The next time I feel like gossiping about someone, I'm going to take a moment to ask myself "Am I making mine and others' environment positive? Does talking about this person do anything for them? Does it make ME feel better to speak badly about someone else?" The answer to all of these questions is "no."
Get that finger out of your peer's face, give her a hug and go get some ice cream, maybe even skip and hold hands. It's way more fun than calling each other names.
About Natascha
While she would have to inform you that her "day" job is in esthetics and makeup artistry, Natascha truly spends her days in sunny Venice Beach laughing with her friends, riding her bike, and telling grandiose stories encouraging others to laugh, cry or think. She is passionate about her efforts to live life fully and push her comfort zone, which is why she spills her guts to you and she hopes you'll still love her.
Featured image via sillylily129.tumblr.com


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WDC gives top-ranked C-I big scare
The top-ranked Crosby-Ironton Rangers had to do a lot of stomping to put out the fire the Wolverines brought to Tuesday's Section 6AA football game.
By the time the Rangers had their 35-21 win in the bag, it was the home team that was glad to see the game ending. The Wolverines were like tinder dry grass on a on a windy day -- tough to snuff out.
"We were in a position with about seven minutes to go for the go-ahead touchdown," said WDC head coach Tom VanErp. "We were right there we just needed a couple more first downs and another score. That would have made the end of the game very interesting."
The Rangers had trouble with WDC's size and turned the ball over five times, three times on interceptions and two on fumbles. Their proclivity for shooting themselves in the foot allowed the eighth-seeded Wolverines to climb back into the game after falling behind 20-6 a the half.
"I think we out-hit them. I think we were very physical," VanErp said. "I think we pounded on them pretty good. I thought defensively we played pretty well."
Phil Kuhlmann sandwiched touchdown passes of 15 yards to Justin Edmundson and six yards to Matthew Hudrlik around a 55-yard scoring sprint by Nathan Hudrlik.
Aaron Kern put WDC's only first half touchdown up in the second quarter when he went in from the five with just 44 seconds left.
After Kern started the third quarter scoring with a six-yard run, Kuhlmann tossed his third touchdown pass of the night to Mitch Gutzmann and the 25-yard scoring aerial helped put the Rangers up 28-14.
The Wolverines cashed in again before the third quarter was out as Kern put up his third touchdown of the night on a two-yard plunge.
It took a 26-yard run by Nathan Hudrlik with just over two minutes left in the fourth quarter to give the Rangers their two-touchdown lead and seal the win.
Kern finished the game with 96 yards on 32 carries. Logan Meyer carried nine times for 30 yards. Josh Sherman caught three Kevin Tumberg passes for 26 yards. Kern caught three balls for 10 yards. Zack Kelderman caught two passes for 15 yards.
Jordan Rentz intercepted two passes for the Wolverines while Kern intercepted one. Kern and Isaac Lustila both recovered fumbles.
VanErp credited his team with doing a good job against Crosby-Ironton's veer but admitted that the Wolverines had trouble with fullback Matt Hudrlik running the trap.
"We was probably the best fullback we have seen this year," VanErp said. "If you set out to design a fullback he would probably be it."
The Wolverines entered Tuesday's game sky-high after defeating West Central Area 12-6 Oct. 21 for their first victory since 2007.
"We were really prepared for C-I," VanErp said. "I think the kids felt good about what we accomplished the last four weeks of the season."
Wadena-Deer Creek 0 6 15 0 - 21
Crosby-Ironton 6 14 8 7 - 35
WDC: Aaron Kern 5 yd run (PAT failed), Kern 6 yd run (PAT Zack Kelderman pass from Kevin Tumberg), Kern 2 yd run (PAT Kenny Sakry kick)
C-I: Justin Edmundson 15 pass from Phil Kuhlmann (PAT failed), Nathan Hudrlik 55 run (PAT failed), Matt Hudrlik 6 pass from Kuhlmann (PAT Mark Hoge pass from Kuhlmann), Mitch Gutzman 25 pass from Kuhlmann (PAT M. Hudrlik pass from Kuhlmann), Nathan Hudrlik 26 run (PAT Tyler Heinlin kick)
First Downs 20 16
Yards Rushing 256 135
Yards Passing 93 63
Total Yards 359 198
Passes 5-17 9-24
Intercepted by 2 3
Fumbles lost 2 0
Penalties 11-96 4-46


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I have heard (and verified) that the SNES 9x emulator is the best as far as working properly and easily getting going. I'm a tech idiot, so i liked it because , again, it was easy
Which others work as well, or close to as well, that are as easy to set up and use?
maybe the other top 3?


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Judge Judy Sheindlin has proven that being a judge is one way to make a mint. New figures show that Judge Judy will reportedly be paid about $25 million per year during the recently worked out four-year extension of her TV syndication contract. One television critic tells the publication that good ratings are "like gold." Judy's ratings are the highest in most cities. And the New York Post says that the judge must have known that the new contract was a whopper and she would eventually sign. Sheindlin, well in advance of news of the new contract, purchased a multi-million-dollar country estate in Connecticut. It has its own tennis courts, putting green, guest house and, as you might expect, armed guards. The gregarious former "real" judge flew all 11 of her children and grandchildren to her home in southern Florida for the holidays.
The past year will be remembered as one of the most successful in the history of country music. At a time when mainstream music has been, for the most part, in the doldrums, several country stars have attained true "cross-over" status, dominating both charts. But, as the news provider country.com reports, even though it was the relatively new faces who were raking in the big bucks, the venerable "work horses of country" were still trodding the boards and packing 'em in. Take Dolly Parton as an example. Her career was re-started with a new album and highly successful tour this year. Willie Nelson also got new fans. A wealth of "overnight stars" was created through the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Elvis was reborn during his 25th death anniversary ... and even returned to the charts again as part of an international remix. And, by the way, a reassessment of Kenny Chesney here might be in order. Now that we've seen him in better lighting with his hat hiding less of his face, it might be mentioned that "cherubic" might not have been the best adjective to use when describing him. He's a new-wave George Jones, and there's no question why People put him on its "sexiest men" list recently.
Knighthoods are in the wings for Ridley Scott and Alan Bates, and Jean Simmons will get a "female knighthood." Britain is about to honor more of its own. The BBC says that director Ridley Scott -- famous for "Gladiator" (12 Oscar nominations, "best picture" winner) and "Hannibal" -- will soon be made Sir Ridley Scott by the queen. Additionally, Scott produced "Black Hawk Down," "Blade Runner" and "Thelma and Louise." Actor Alan Bates will be made Sir Alan at the same time. He's been a major box office draw for more than 60 years. Additionally, beautiful and exotic Jean Simmons will receive the female version of knighthood, receiving the Order of the British Empire (OBE). She became one of Hollywood's most glamorous leading ladies in the 1950s and '60s. Who can forget her through-the-prison-bars conversations with Richard Burton (both in their early 20s) in "The Robe," the first Cinemascope movie? And it's hard to believe that Simmons is now 73.
Flamboyant television producer Chuck Barris says he once worked as a spy. In his autobiography, "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," the colorful Barris claimed that he was a CIA agent at one time. Although he would not give a CNN interviewer a straight answer to some recent questions about his time with the CIA, Barris did not deny that he was working, sometimes overseas, for the spy agency, while also working on his many TV productions. In the book Barris charges that he was "crucified by the television critics" for his attempts to simply entertain people. He says that the citations he received for his covert spy operations were largely kept a secret. Barris is in the spotlight again because of the movie version of the book. By the way, George Clooney directs the biopic.
It would appear that actor Keanu Reeves is not only handsome and wealthy, but also very nice. Columnist Richard Johnson says the award-winning Reeves recently left the set where filming for the next "Matrix" movie was taking place to arrange to be with his family for the holidays. He left the crew to make arrangements to fly his sister to the post Hana-Maui Resort in Hawaii to "spend her final days." It seems that Reeves' sister, Kim, is dying of leukemia. She's only 35. Keanu wanted her nearby so he could spend as much time with her as her condition deteriorates. The heartwarming story is similar to the one involving Bono when he repeatedly left a U-2 tour to fly to Belfast to be with his dying father this past year.
Country's Kenny Chesney says he had a good reason for naming his latest tour "Senoritas and Margaritas." CMT is reporting that Chesney explained to the network that he got the idea while riding in a golf cart. The singer says that he and members of his band were riding in the carts, carrying pitchers of margaritas in their hands, in order to sneak up on a tailgate party and surprise the attendees. He says that the concept very much describes the demographic of his main fan base. He adds that he can relate to tailgaters and others who sit on the grass while watching country and other musical events. "That's where I sat so many times and saw Jimmy Buffett and Van Halen and so many other people," he noted. He also told CMT that he was "the guy in the parking lot drinking a margarita before going in and sitting in the lawn seats." Chesney is hosting a huge New Year's Eve show and party in Nashville and gave the comments between rehearsals.
Well, here's the final question for 2002. We gave this one a lot of thought. After all, the final question should close out the year with a bang. Most everyone seems to think that this past year just flew past. But you might not think so ... so: "Just how many days did it feel as if 2002 had? 365? More? Fewer?" Put DAYS in the subject line and give us your thoughts and the number of days your calendar seemed to have. Send to firstname.lastname@example.com on the Internet. See your answers next year.
Last week we asked about your New Year's resolutions. In a random dip into the e-mail inbox we found that many related to computers. So, here's the gist. Quite a few people noted that they did not want to make the same mistake in the coming year that they did in the last one when it came to their computer. They are hoping to:
1 ... Clean out their computer more often, eliminating all the junk that arrives on a daily basis in e-mail and through visits to Web sites
2 ... Find a good anti-virus program and install it; 2003 could pose big threats
3 ... Invest in DSL or a higher-speed connection when possible
4 ... Organize the mail protocol and dump old names and addresses
5 ... See what programs in the computer are obsolete or not needed
6 ... Buy a Web cam to talk with friends and relatives in distant cities.
NEXT: Happy New Year and more promises for the future.
In this column we continue to use the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas to honor the people you have suggested through your e-mail. In a short note from GregD he remembers a story he heard about his late grandmother. "I never knew her," he writes. "She died while my mom was still in high school. A few years ago I finally got my mom to sit down and talk about her. I asked about her most amazing characteristic. I was told that the family was not aware of her good works until her unexpected death. For nearly three months after she died there would be knocks on the door. The visitors were mainly homeless men, hobos, most of them black. You see, the railroad ran behind our house. We were unaware that for years mom had been leaving food out back for 'men of the rails' during the depression. Finding that out was a revelation for my mom and her siblings." Finding out about his grandma from his mom was a real revelation for Greg, apparently. GBA.


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Here is the issue.
The brake lights, running lights and turn signals work great...
EXCEPT when the running lights or headlights are turned on in the truck.
If the truck lights are on, then the camper running lights work, but the brake lights and turn signals do not.
This happens not just when connected to our truck, but when we connect to other trucks too. (Thanks for bringing your truck over today, Rob).
We've scoured the interwebs, and the advice is to:
1) check all the grounds (done)
2) check for a weak ground by adding a jumper wire from a good ground (on the frame)
to each light assembly
(that doesn't change anything, so a weak ground isn't the issue)
(but it did help us identify a weak ground in one of the camper running lights, which we fixed)
3) make sure there isn't an exposed or pinched wire anywhere in the camper.
Say what?
This is overwhelming. David checked many places but how can you check them all?
Has anyone experienced this? Or have a suggestion?
It's also worth mentioning that David hard wired a separate ground wire from the tail light assembly
to the trailer frame. Those suckers are grounded.
This was all ok in summer when the days start at 5 am and it's light until after 10 pm. But the days are getting shorter every day people! There will be a time soon when we need to pull the camper somewhere in the dark, with the truck headlights on.
Suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
Here's a relaxing photo of the last place we took the toaster camping. A cedar forest on the Kootenai National Forest near the Montana/Idaho border.
Thank goodness for the Tin Can Tourist group on Facebook! People had several suggestions, which David tried, and now the problem is fixed! Huzzah!
He wired the lights backwards, I believe. He reversed the wires and now it works. The internet is just amazing. Thank you friends! Now we can travel at night. We are unstoppable.


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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. ADR (NTT) is at the zenith of the telecom business in Japan. The company has a 66.7% stake of NTT DoCoMo Inc. (NYSE:DCM), the largest wireless service provider in the country with 62.2 million subscribers. And it also owns the two incumbent fixed-line operators, NTT East and NTT West, which account for a 50% market share. Moreover, it provides information and communications technology and data services, which the firm improved in 2010 by boosting its capabilities through the acquisition of Dimension Data and Keane.
A Narrow Moat
Its size and cost advantages have carved the firm a narrow economic moat. Apart from controlling half of Japan's total wireline market, the company has a 43% market share of the wireless business. To manage such volume, Nippon has built the largest telecom networks in Japan, which support a higher percentage of calls, thus resulting in cost savings. Additionally, its scale provides it with a competitive upside when negotiating pricing discounts with suppliers.
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Supporting Leadership
Nippon generates a healthy free cash flow of over JPY500 billion annually, which it diligently uses to keep an edge over competition. Thus, it was the first company to launch LTE services in 2010, which gave it a two-year advantage over its rivals. Since then, its improved network has boosted data usage as well as average revenue per user.
Furthermore, Nippon recently gained access to the iPhone, which earns the firm the opportunity to reverse its share losses in the youth market. Earlier, market share on the wireless side had declined in favor of competitor Softbank Corp. (SFTBF), which had exclusive rights to sell Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s iPhone in Japan.
On the other hand, the firm is near to completing the roll out of its fiber to the home network, which has a broader reach than its competitors. Moreover, it allows broadband speeds of 200 Mb/second, which is faster than cable operators' offering and a rarity among incumbent telecom operators.
However positive for long-term growth, the building of its FTTH network depressed Nippon's returns on capital. Even though this situation is improving as the rollout nears completion, returns in the fixed-line division still lag those of most incumbent telecom operators.
Returns are also being pressured by KDDI Corp. (KDDIY), the second largest telecom operator in Japan. This firm acquired J:COM, the largest cable TV company in the country, in 2010. As a result, competition has turned more aggressive, since it now offers a quadruple play of services that includes broadband and television as well as wireless and fixed telephony.
A Clear Horizon
Nippon has a strong balance sheet with a solid cash position, which it is using to increase its dividend, buy back stocks, make acquisitions and pay down debt.
Despite the company having difficulties generating decent returns in its fixed-line division, revenue declines in this unit will be sufficiently offset by the growth expected in data usage and its wireless segment.
Nippon's stock trades at 10.9 its trailing earnings, a compelling multiple compared to the industry median of 16.80. The growth of its earnings per share is also attractive, boasting a 2.2% against its rivals' average of 0.60%. Its return on invested capital, in turn, showcases a healthy 26.5% compared to its competitors' median of 23.05%, and will continue to grow as the rollout of its FTTH network finishes, giving capital expenditures a respite.
Hence, although investment gurus David Dreman (Trades, Portfolio) and Charles Brandes (Trades, Portfolio) reduced their holdings in the company I feel strongly bullish about Nippon's ability to support its leading position in the long run.
Disclosure: Damian Illia holds no position in any stocks mentioned.


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Ratings based on 3 Verified Reviews
5.0 Room cleanliness
5.0 Service & staff
4.3 Room comfort
4.3 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
for Everyoneby Tim from Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, UK
Great HotelPosted Aug 6, 2012
Pros: Incredibly comfortable bed
Cons: nothing
Location: Ideally placed between Windermere and Bowness
Excellent,Hard to fault in any way.Extremely friendly and welcoming.
for Couplesby Ian from Fife
A very public convenience.Posted Apr 14, 2012
Bathroom door did not close but was fixed next day. Lot of dust on top of wardrobe . Hotel decor , service & breakfast very good though. Bathroom very well fitted out. I would go back.
by A verified traveler from London, United Kingdom
Really high spec hotel - a very lovely place to stay for a special treat!Posted Nov 28, 2011
We had a lovely stay in the Barnes Room. The hotel was superbly finished, very good attention to detail and extremely clean. The hosts were perfect, very friendly but not at all encroaching our private space. As you'd expect for the Lakes in late November, the weather wasn't great and it gets dark very early. But the Boundary really matched the weather and the dullness outside with a cosy sitting room and fireplaces and stoves burning, and with complementary passes for the spa down the road. We very much enjoyed our stay - thank you!


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HEATHROW, Fla., March 3 (UPI) -- AAA is supporting a bill to force U.S. regulators to update fuel-economy measurements of vehicles, which often fail to meet stated mileage ratings.
The U.S. motorists club conducted its own mileage tests on numerous cars and trucks and found many of them miss their government fuel-economy ratings, USA Today said Friday.
AAA data come from tests done by drivers across the country "getting groceries, getting stuck in traffic jams, driving the same way you would," says AAA spokesman Mantill Williams.
The organization, which concedes its tests aren't scientific but insists the results are representative, planned to endorse a bill that would force the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct realistic assessments of new vehicle fuel efficiency.
The so-called Fuel-efficiency Truth-in-Advertising Act would require EPA tests to "reflect modern driving patterns and experiences, specifically speed and highway-vs.-urban driving," said Rep. Nancy Johnson, R-Conn., co-sponsor of the bill with Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J.
"Those are no-brainers," she said.


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The following information was taken from El Dorado County sheriff's reports:
Can't come in
Aug. 2: Would-be thieves reportedly tried to force entry into a Valley View Parkway apartment.
Businesses rocked
Aug. 2: Someone used rocks to bust a window and damage a door at two Francisco Drive businesses.
Evolutionary misstep
Aug. 2: Deputies arrested a 28-year-old allegedly intoxicated man on Darwin Place.
Aug. 3: A 41-year-old man suspected of robbery in Town Center was arrested.
Watcha got there?
Aug. 4: Deputies took a 31-year-old woman to jail after they reportedly found her in possession of drug paraphernalia on Crocker Drive.
Too much
Aug. 4: After responding to a disturbance call on White Rock Road deputies arrested an allegedly intoxicated 22-yea-old man.
Bad memory
Aug. 5: A 23-year-old man was attacked in Town Center but could not remember the incident when questioned.
Aug. 6: An 18-year-old man was arrested on Lasses Lane after an investigation reportedly uncovered a sexual relationship between the suspect and a 14-year-old girl.
Vandals strike
Aug. 6: Vandalism was reported on Turquoise Way.
Easy access
Aug. 6: A thief stole items from an unlocked vehicle parked on Markham Court.


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Mark his words: In "Marked for Death," in the May 25 issue, Alan Prendergast stated that there have been eight inmate homicides at Florence federal penitentiary since it opened seven years ago. This means 1.1 homicides per year. He also wrote that 94 assaults means "roughly one stabbing or beating victim among every ten inmates." This implies that the prison's population is about 940.
This translates to a murder rate of about 115 per 100,000 inmates. Compare this to a national murder rate of 9.5 people per 100,000 in 1993, and 6.3 in 1998. During the same period, the overall violent-crime rate in the U.S. dropped from 746.8 to 566.4 (World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000). This is nowhere near the violent-crime rate of 10,000 per 100,000 inmates occurring at Florence.
Since the idea that access to guns causes crime is unquestionable, perhaps Westword can print an article about how gun control in prison needs to be made more strict. After all, convicts in prison should be made as safe as the rest of the general population. The anti-self-defense lobby in this country credits strict gun control for Japan's low crime rate. This would easily explain why prisoners in Japan are much less violent than inmates in American prisons.
If people like Joni Brown (Letters, May 25) feel that letters expressing opinions differing from theirs are too violent, perhaps they would feel better living in a Japanese prison, where they would be safe from the dangers of reading something they disagree with.
Robert Racansky
via the Internet
Rising to the top, with a bullet: Once and for all, you self-defending rootin'-tooters waving your God-given rights in everybody's faces, the Second Amendment is for the establishment of a "well-regulated militia," to be mobilized in event of foreign invasion or intolerable oppression by a corrupt government. In this respect, the fringe groups in their Idaho compounds are closer to the constitutional spirit than is the NRA. Not that they are mutually exclusive. So how do you gun fetishists square the Founding Fathers' intent with the right to blow away every criminal, ex-wife's lover, callous boss or obnoxious bicyclist? (See Patricia Calhoun's "Fire Away," in the May 11 issue, and letters in subsequent issues.)
According to your sacred Second Amendment, only the National Guard (active and reservists) should have firearms. And possibly the standing military forces, but only on base or when engaged in combat. And let's allow exemptions for subsistence hunters -- rifles only, of course. Guns are not collectibles any more than nerve-gas canisters or tactical nuclear weapons are. Let's round them up (to the cheers of the rest of the civilized world) and really usher in a new millennium.
P.S. for the "Tyranny Response Team": Mothers and children congregating for peace, or at least a less violent society, are not the Tyrant. Look elsewhere.
James Greenfield
Age before beauty: Hey, Westword almost looks ready for the 21st century with that snappy new design. It's much more reader-friendly -- too bad reading will soon be obsolete.
Ray Brachman
via the Internet
Merde, she wrote: Wow! Your new design in the May 25 issue looks great! Easy-to-read fonts and a much better layout on the page. Kudos to the design staff!
And my toque is off to Kyle Wagner. Thank you for her on-target 2nd Helping review of Le Central, "French Roast," in the same issue. I'm sure their loyal customers are screaming bloody murder -- or merde. I used to go to Le Central quite often, but not anymore. Meals are of inconsistent quality, the waitstaff is rushed and inattentive, and even their good bread occasionally arrives cold and stiff. So I say au revoir to Le Central.
Peter Gross
Radio for spare change: I do station imaging (sweepers, liners, promos) as well as other production duties at 1490 KWAB/RadioForChange.com. After reading your article (Radio for (Lots of) Change, May 25), I felt I needed to add an addendum to Dani Newsum's statement, "What's the difference between the way people are treated at KWAB versus, say, KOA or KHOW. I didn't see a damn bit of difference."
Dani is incorrect. Or at least we have vastly different opinions. I can speak about this subject with the utmost confidence, because I worked for KHOW/KOA before I worked at KWAB.
RadioForChange.com pays their technical producers better than Clear Channel/Denver. RadioForChange.com management inspires their TPs, producers and station-imaging people to be creative. My experience offering creativity, extra work, as well as honest, constructive suggestions/criticism at KOA/KHOW was that unless it directly benefited their short-term needs (filling board shifts), they did NOT care one bit what you thought. There is camaraderie among the staff at 1490 KWAB Radio/RadioForChange.com that is desperately lacking at KOA/KHOW. The morale of many of their employees is piss-poor.
I was fired, which is fine, because it has allowed me to work with 1490 KWAB/RadioForChange.com. I now make a better hourly wage than KOA/KHOW, 7-Eleven and McDonald's. What 1490/KWAB currently lacks in "signal strength" it more than makes up in progressive, spirited, creative and diverse programming -- and employee relations.
Will Bryan
Silly us: Saw the story re KWAB in Westword today via the web. The following is not a response from KWAB, but from me, personally.
I have major objections regarding both the accuracy and tone of the piece.
First, a few small details: your writer quoted me decently enough, but the title of my book (Steal This Book And Get Life Without Parole) was stated incorrectly, as was the address of my website (www.bobharris.com, which even most 4.0 browsers will not find from the incorrect address you apparently printed).
Even in the few lines devoted to yours truly, there were still other errors; however, I don't want to be petty, and for the sake of brevity, one might simply consider whether the misstatement of simple facts as verifiable as the above might reflect on the degree of care and thought with which the rest of the article was written.
I'm deeply disappointed your writer chose to devote so little of the article on KWAB and RadioForChange.com to what's actually *on the air,* which reasonable readers might agree is at least one useful measure of the station's value. One could wonder, after reading the article closely, whether the writer so much as listened to KWAB's actual programming at all.
I won't speak for anyone else at KWAB, but this morning -- in a typical show -- I spent a half-hour with a senior aide to Congressman Tony Hall (D-OH), who just returned from Iraq, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have died needlessly. Cong. Hall has since called for major humanitarian changes to the sanctions. Other topics discussed by email and with callers were genetically modified food, global warming, campaign financing, public education, and how U.S. government data indicates that the new China trade bill will cost almost a million U.S. jobs. This last should have been national news and might well have changed the debate and its outcome drastically had other news outlets seen fit to report it.
Other guests this week included Harvey Wasserman (one of the founders of Greenpeace), Kevin Danaher (one of the founders of Global Exchange), and Amy Allina (director of the Women's Health Network), along with almost a dozen other prominent progressive activists, politicians, and journalists. And that's just during morning drive time, during which most commercial stations are updating the weather, playing the latest Britney Spears single, or chortling over cheap sex jokes. Your readers can (and will, ultimately) decide if KWAB's alternative is worthwhile.
I don't know if our little experiment will work. I think so. I hope so. We'll all find out together. And maybe we'll do some good.
But good God, Westword, in a radio market where almost the whole talk spectrum is owned by two massive corporate conglomerates, *this* is the station your writer spent so much time nosing around for dirt? Are you kidding?
Apparently your writer's idea of worthwhile journalism is finding a fresh subject to attack -- even if it's one he knows has the best of intentions -- and then finding everything bad anyone has to say about it, whether the source is credible or not (and I know for a fact that your writer is fully aware that one of the sources he quotes is profoundly questionable, since he agreed to as much during our interview; I will supply further details if you like).
That's not news. That's not journalism. It's rock-throwing for its own sake.
You want news that your independent-thinking readership might actually be able to use? Your article didn't even mention that KWAB is the only place where Denver-area listeners can hear nationally-respected commentator Jim Hightower, who got canned by ABC radio for criticizing corporate monopolization of the media. We put him back on the air in this town. You might not think that's worthwhile, but Jim's KWAB-sponsored event last week brought a capacity crowd to the Chautaqua House. I guess maybe Westword's readership wouldn't be interested in that.
You didn't mention that we've forged relationships with almost every major progressive media outlet in the country, often airing investigative stories from magazines like Mother Jones and The Progressive before they've even seen print. Maybe that's not good enough journalism to meet Westword's stringent standards.
You didn't mention that our web presence allows us to reach listeners worldwide; during my show, listeners in roughly a dozen countries so far have emailed questions and live feedback which I can often incorporate even while interviews are in progress. You didn't mention how sorely needed a progressive national radio presence is becoming given the conflicts at Pacifica. Nor did you mention that our national scope will allow us to broadcast both the Democratic and Republican national conventions -- and, more to the point, the progressive protests thereof -- back to Boulder, continuously, live and as they happen. Or maybe that's all just not important enough for Westword's readers to know about.
And you also barely mentioned KWAB's contributions of $140,000 to local progressive groups, while skipping over KWAB's sponsorship of local cultural events entirely. If you ask me, all that is a pretty goddam good start for a 1000-watt station in Boulder.
I know for a fact that your writer wasn't interested in writing about any of the above, because I personally supplied all of the above information and much more during a phone conversation that lasted almost an hour. But gee, who wants to read all that good news? That's not how a budding Bob Woodward gets ahead, now is it?
Much better to devote almost the whole article to personal-level sniping from ex-employees, to whom, readers should consider, the station's General Manager (the supposed bad guy in all this, even though he wasn't the one who hired most of them in the first place), was too classy to respond in kind.
The fact that Chuck refused to say anything bad about any of them or their work -- even though he already sensed that a hit piece was coming (as he told me at the time) -- is a far better measure of the man than anything in your article.
Oh, and never mind his singular attempt to create a new model upon which socially-responsible broadcasting can be attempted. I guess that's not nearly as important to focus on as personal attacks from unnamed sources who allegedly worked with Chuck for brief periods many years ago and have nothing to do with RadioForChange.com whatsoever.
And as to the many producers and operations people behind the scenes at the station who enjoy their work (whose names I will happily supply if you're ever interested)? For the purposes of your smear job, they apparently don't even exist.
What remarkable hypocrisy: an independent commercial media outlet (you) attacks another independent commercial media outlet (us) -- for *being* an independent commercial media outlet.
What's your big point? That commercial radio is commercial radio? *This just in!*
Look, just so you realize how silly your article is: one could easily spend an afternoon tracking down a few dozen former Westword staffers; perhaps they might likewise vent about what it's like to work for you guys. One could also attack the credibility of your Borg-like out-of-town parent company, and with vastly more ammunition. And as to advertisers, one could sure as hell have a field day running down the backgrounds of the get-laid phone services Westword advertises every single week. I'm sure Mistress Sonja or whoever's paying your rent this month is clean as a whistle. But would that serve any useful purpose? Not really.
Matter of fact, tempting as the idea is, I do not currently intend to waste a minute of airtime pointing out the intensely amusing lunacy of your publication's current editorial position. I accept and trust that you guys are doing the best you can. Honestly, I do. It would be nice to receive the same courtesy.
Until then, this letter of response to your unwarranted and unnecessary attack, if printed -- and I assume you will realize on reflection that this entire letter deserves to be printed -- should be sufficient to clarify matters.
My time in front of the public (and KWAB's, I'm sure all involved would agree) is better served by going after the bigshots who truly damage our politics, environment, and culture -- not by taking cheap shots at other little guys who are presumably doing the best they can to get much-needed information into the public debate.
Your time, Westword, might best be served similarly.
At some point, perhaps you'll realize we're on the same team. Or at least we damn well should be.
Bob Harris, morning host
Michael Roberts responds: Harris uses a claim of errors regarding his Web site address and book title to back up his suppositions. However, the address was accurate (the "www" portion was removed in the editing process because of redundancy) and so was the title (although the word "and" should have been italicized). Elsewhere, Harris engages in similar tactics (including an unsubstantiated, McCarthy-like attack on my character) as a means to divert attention from charges levied by former KWAB employees -- the vast majority of which he doesn't dispute. In the end, he seems to believe that because the station is well-intended, nothing negative should be reported about it. That may be his definition of good journalism, but it's not mine.
Why spy? In regard to the city's plan to account for its employees' activity -- via satellite surveillance -- while they're presumably working (Off Limits, May 25), it is more than likely that the city will create bigger problems than it resolves. Instead of effectively dealing with "loafers" by further empowering them, giving them a greater sense of esteem, control, flexibility and skills so as to cope better with their more-than-likely monotonous and perceived-as-low-status jobs, the city has chosen intimidation as a result of the public pressure by a news organization. The city should reconsider its tactic.
Jonathan M. Dietz
Pan overboard! Just wanted to write a letter about the homeless and "aggressive panhandling," and I'm speaking from experience, because I've been homeless for the last ten years all over the United States, and the homeless is a nationwide problem. People think giving homeless people 50 cents when approached is helping, but just think how many people give them a half-dollar. These kind of people can make anywhere from $100 a day to $300 in eight hours, depending on their location. If you truly want to help someone, don't give cash. Buy McDonald's gift certificates; that way you know it's being used for food. But I don't see why people are hungry; there are a lot of places that give meals or will give food. Or if you have a yard, have them work for money.
But honestly speaking, if you just give them money, all it's telling the homeless is it's okay to be out here and live off of people.
John Graham
Denver County Jail
International incident: Regarding Eric Dexheimer's very informative and interesting story about international adoptions and the story of the Thomases ("The Mother Country," May 18):
I have known Denise Thomas, a kind and caring person, for about thirty years, and I understand she finds herself in a very difficult situation and lost in a bewildering legal maze. It is sad and unfortunate that idealistic parents such as the Thomases have become victims of a system that does not support adoptive parents. Surely the Colorado authorities will reconsider the situation and choose a lesser charge. The Thomases have suffered enough economic and psychological hardship. Thank you for your compassionate story.
Suzanne L. Penegor
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No justice: As one of the subjects of "The Mother Country," there is, of course, no point in attempting to describe what this experience has done to our family. I would simply like to present one point to anyone who reads this: The Arapahoe County criminal justice system has lost sight of the meaning of justice. My wife is not a child-trafficker, not a criminal. The DA's office knows this but pursues her prosecution for reasons we cannot understand.
Denise was already a victim of a long chain of circumstances, but the response of Arapahoe County to this woman in trouble was, and continues to be, to victimize her yet again. Elena, as we discovered, had been victimized in Russia to an extent we never imagined, and the "professionals" on whom we relied kept this from us, for their own monetary gain. We continue to support Elena financially and wish her only the best. However, it seems that Arapahoe County wants to bankrupt us by also forcing us to fight vindictive and punitive criminal charges, which serve no purpose other than to create more victims. In the process, it has saddened me to see our son totally lose faith in our criminal justice system.
It is yet one more element of this tragedy that our "justice" system has apparently lost sight of the meaning of the word, seeing its function as only to create as many "criminals" as it can.
Peter A. Thomas
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Into thin air: Bravo to Robin Chotzinoff, for her article about the new REI ("Get in Gear," May 18). My thoughts about the place were: This is gross, still no real help, and what's the point? Years ago I used to work at REI, when it really was a true cooperative. However, it has become the Kmart of camping stores or, in this case, the Starbucks nation of business from Seattle. Do you know that the old granola-eating employees used to have a saying about what REI really stood for? It was not Recreational Equipment Inc., but Really Expensive Items. We do have a major problem facing our society.
Name withheld on request
A novel approach: Westword, turn in your muckraker's badge for allowing the puff piece on local lauded wordsmith Edward Bryant (Juliet Wittman's "Fright for Life," May 11). Where were the coke binges, the underage hookers, the dead illegal aliens roasting in a locked moving van outside El Paso? (And you think "Doing Colfax" was fiction?) This was not the "Big Man" Bryant his real friends know and love.
Actually, it was. All kidding aside, it was great to have multi-award-winning mega-talents like Willis, Ellison and Simmons sing Ed's praises, but that's only half the story. He's just as creatively nurturing, insightful and endlessly tolerant with a wide circle of no-name schmucks like me struggling to sell a first novel.
Ed, we may never say it, but we love ya. Now finish your damn novel . . .after you finish critiquing mine.
Mark Barsotti
The runaround: Regarding Julie Jargon's "One More Time Around," in the May 18 issue:
Again we have an excellent example of the City of Boulder's determination to railroad the public on traffic mitigation. The first public information about meetings to discuss the fate of the Balsam and Pine traffic-circle experiments appeared on May 23, just the day before the first meeting. While residents within the ridiculously small 400-foot opinion-sampling zones may have received a mailing, the much broader public -- whose emergency services will be degraded by permanent traffic circles -- have been given no warning. The lack of respect for the general opinion of the community is appalling.
A search of the city's Web site as late as last week revealed no announcement of the meetings. City-sponsored notices in the newspapers over past weekends did not include the events. Individuals who had standing requests with the city for any information on traffic mitigation did not get mailings. The obvious explanation, of course, is that short notice reduces opposition to the predetermined outcome of this charade. When even those committed to involvement in a process cannot discover information about events of which they are forewarned, what hope does the average citizen without advance knowledge have?
Mr. Manager, councilmembers, you should be ashamed of your staff and yourselves for allowing this to happen. Of course, history suggests you will be pleased with the course of events and may even have encouraged it. You've certainly allowed a pattern of such actions over the years. Basic fairness, though, demands postponement of the meetings until adequate notice has been provided to the community. No one benefits from conducting the public's business in the dark.
David D. Wagner
A flawed sentence: Lisl Auman was wrongfully prosecuted and convicted. Foolish young girl, bad judgment, naive? Yes. Responsible for Officer VanderJagt's murder? No. Orchestrating a burglary? No. Deserving of a life sentence without parole? NO!
The "facts" surrounding this case -- so smugly defended by the district attorney's office on a recent Reggie Rivers show -- were so twisted, falsified and stretched out of proportion at the Auman trial in July 1998 that they can be summarily dismissed as outright lies and colorfully depicted suppositions. The politics-driven trial and conviction of Lisl Auman, based on these "facts/lies" that were then presented to the jury led to one of the most atrocious miscarriages of justice I've ever heard of in my nearly 75 years. Here was a "political judge," with full discretionary powers in sentencing, who arrogantly imposed the maximum sentence under a weird, flawed law (wisely abolished by the British, who wrote it hundreds of years ago). I wonder if Judge Rice -- who was subsequently promoted to the Colorado Supreme Court -- is as "comfortable" with her sadistic decision as the DA's office is with its gleeful, ill-gotten victory?
I have watched this case intensely from its inception and am constantly haunted by this girl's wrongful prosecution and malevolent sentencing. We have a really scary justice system! Congratulations to Juliet Wittman for her well-researched Westword articles, most recently "Murder by Death," in the April 20 issue.
Lillian Norgren
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Elvis lives: Michael Roberts thinks he knows everything about 'N Sync ("Sync or Swim," April 27), but he doesn't know much about them. Mr. Roberts thinks that 'N Sync is evil and creepy and too sexy for young children and youth. I think that 'N Sync is inspiring and lively. If I were to listen to Elton John or any other older guys, they wouldn't have that young liveliness that 'N Sync has. I have to admit that they are cute and I have their poster, but that doesn't mean much to me. Mr. Roberts says that "waggling" your "keister" is bad, because his young daughters are six. I am young (eleven), and I dance, and my keister happens to move. Does your keister not happen to move when you dance, Mr. Roberts? I've seen an 'N Sync concert, and they don't hump the floor! I never feel like kiddie porn after I listen to their songs. Mr. Roberts, does the name Elvis Presley ring a bell?
Michelle Fielding
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Abba dabba do! As is often the case, I really enjoyed reading Michael Roberts's critical piece on 'N Sync -- and his daughters' comments, too!
As we have a five-year-old daughter (and a two-year-old one, too), we are sort of in the same boat as Roberts: stuck listening to lots of kid-oriented music. We're still in the "kids' songs" stage and less into the "pop kids" stage. But Disney songs can get old real fast, so about a month ago, I put together a compilation tape that I can listen to with them and actually have a good time, too. One of the highlights for the kids (and me) is a selection of Shonen Knife songs off of Happy Hour -- good pop-rock songs about innocuous subjects like hot chocolate, sushi, fish eyes, banana chips and snails. Abba and Southern Culture on the Skids are other highlights for us. Roberts might give these a try with his girls. Well, maybe not the Abba.
Thanks for the music articles!
Jeff Moline
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Gator Bowl's new title sponsor used to be called Rhodes-Murphy Income Tax Services.
Not exactly a name to quicken the pulse, unless you're looking for hidden deductions.
But since 1999, the company based in Augusta, Ga., has been called TaxSlayer.com. It has not only started to crowd online tax services such as TurboTax but is doing well enough to dive heavily into sports marketing. TaxSlayer is one of the sponsors for NASCAR's marquee driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and has now forged an extensive marketing and advertising deal with ESPN that includes title sponsorship of Jacksonville's New Year's Day bowl game for the next three years.
Welcome to the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl, which will match an SEC and Big Ten team Jan. 2 at Everbank Field.
"We love the name," Gator Bowl president Rick Catlett said Thursday after making the announcement at the Gator Bowl Association's Kickoff Meeting at Latitude 30.
"One thing you can say is that it attracts attention."
"We're in a great place now," said Gator Bowl chairman Greg Smith. "We've got our conference affiliations, TV network and title sponsorship situations in place and that will give us the stability we need to keep growing and provide a great experience for the two teams and our fans."
Catlett did not disclose financial terms but it will enable the Gator Bowl to maintain at least the $5.4 million payout that was divided between Mississippi State and Michigan last year.
TaxSlayer.com is the Gator Bowl's fourth title sponsor in the past six years.
All college bowl games have come to rely on title sponsorships to enable them to bid for the best conference affiliations and teams possible, based on the payout to each team. The Gator Bowl selects the sixth SEC team and the fourth Big Ten after the four BCS bowls make their picks in early December.
"We think this deal will position us to move up the ladder," Catlett said.
Darcel Walker, Tax Slayer.com's director of growth, said the company's dive into college football that began last year is a natural, since their marketing is geared toward college-age and young adults.
"We provide affordable, online tax assistance to an age group that loves college football," he said. "And almost everyone at our offices are college football fans, especially in the SEC."
Walker, who went to South Carolina, also said the deal is a good mix for another reason: TaxSlayer.com provides free tax assistance for active-duty military.
"I was in the Navy and spent two weeks at NAS Jacksonville in 1999," Walker said.
"That was long enough to realize the importance of the military community in Jacksonville. We're especially looking forward to this relationship from that standpoint."
The company that was the forerunner to TaxSlayer.com was formed in Augusta in 1965 by Jimmy Rhodes, a graduate of Augusta State College. Walker said the name TaxSlayer actually referred to its first software tax program that was geared for other tax professionals.
The TaxSlayer.com website was launched in 1999 and the company name was changed.
"The name is already getting us some attention," Smith said. "We think they're going to be a great sponsor for us."


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Yuja Wang
performing Prokofiev's
Piano Concerto No. 2 in
Beijing last year, when
she played with the San
Francisco Symphony
conducted by Michael
Tilson Thomas.
New World Symphony founder Tilson Thomas will launch the new
season with works by George Gershwin, Igor Stravinsky, and
Benjamin Britten.
It will be an epic night at the New World Center when the New World Symphony launches its 2013–14 season. Set to appear is one of the most impressive young performers in today's classical orbit, 26-year-old Chinese-born pianist Yuja Wang. Having already played with some of the world's most celebrated orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wang is renowned for her technical brilliance—which she will display here in Miami Beach with performances of George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F on October 5 and 6.
Adding to the programs for the opening nights led by New World founder Michael Tilson Thomas are Gershwin's Cuban Overture, Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite, and the Four Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes, accompanied by a video created by British-based artist Tal Rosner.
Ocean Drive caught up with Thomas (or MTT—"That's what I've become," he says with a laugh from Madrid, where he was guest-conducting the London Symphony Orchestra) to discuss Wang, the upcoming season, and the joys of working at the Frank Gehry-designed house.
On Yuja Wang: She obviously has an extraordinary natural ability to play the piano. What would one call Yuja? "Hypervirtuoso," I guess. But the thing that makes her special is that she's a wonderful spirit. She listens so beautifully to what's taking place in the orchestra, and that's a quality she's had since the first time I heard her. She studies incredibly, and whenever we work together, we have lots of conversations and rehearsals, and try out different things. She's the kind of person who, even after we do the concert, still wants to get together afterward and say, "Okay, what about here and what about here? How could it be better?" She has that dedication to the art of the music, not only the way it is now but the way it's going to be in the future. We've gotten into the music and really enjoyed doing that with members of the orchestra, who, after all, are all pretty much her age. And of course, she's known not just for being a fantastic pianist but for being a very glamorous and fashion-conscious woman.
On the Concerto in F: This [is a] Gershwin concerto I used to play, and I loved very, very much. My family [the Thomashefskys, pioneers of Yiddish theater in the US] had considerable connection with the Gershwin family in generations back. My parents and other people who were around when I was growing up had worked with him a lot, and played the music and sang the music in a certain authentic New York, bluesy, Tin Pan Alley style.
The New World Center, two years on: The experience of being there just gets better and better. We keep discovering more of what the building can actually do, how far our imaginations can go, how satisfying its different spaces are inside of it. Also, the building is such a dialogue with the light, which means that it's constantly changing. I'm still seeing new things, new perspectives, new little details. So that's very inspiring. It encourages you to be alive and awake and exploring new possibilities.
Yuja Wang appears with the New World Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas on Saturday, October 5, at 7:30 pm and Sunday, October 6, at 2 pm at the New World Center, 500 17th St., Miami Beach, 305-673-3331
photography by bill swerbenski (tilson thomas); opposite: ncpa/gan yuan (wang)
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text: I posted a while back on my fishing trip. To make it short I was having problems with the email Disney sent me to ask a question. We never received our voucher for our free year to Bassmasters. Anyway after emailing a few times I called. Well noone at Disney knew about the free year to Bassmaster after booking their fishing excursion. They told me about it when I booked the trip, and I also read about it on the internet. Has anyone received the free year after their excursion? How did you get it? Who can I call to help me with this matter? Thanks in advance!!


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Where to eat when El Bulli is fully booked
If you miss out on booking Spain's best restaurant this week, try eating where its chef does, says Julia Brookes
Fancy eating at the best restaurant in the world next year? Then join the thousands of foodies who will be busy e-mailing obsequious reservation requests to El Bulli in Spain between Tuesday and Thursday next week, praying to the gastro-gods for success.
Such is the demand to taste chef Ferran Adrià's extraordinary, theatrical and often downright bonkers food at his restaurant on the northern Costa Brava that getting a table is like winning the lottery. Adrià is making it even more difficult next year by opening only from June to December, from Wednesday to Saturday, and, with a few exceptions, only for dinner.
The rejects will hear back in about two weeks; the lucky few, who can look forward to spending more than £200 each…


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Taffe-Haan Engagement
Molly Taffe and Brian Haan announce their engagement. Molly is the daughter of Dennis and Nancy Taffe of Morris. She is a 2005 graduate of Morris Area High School and a 2009 graduate of North Dakota State University. She is currently a chemist at Nestle in Saint Louis Park. Brian is the son of Scott and Jeanette Simdorn of Ottertail, and Scott Haan of Breckenridge. He is a 2004 graduate of Breckenridge High School and a 2008 graduate of Minnesota State University of Moorhead. He is currently working as a contract manager at Safety Signs in Lakeville. A September 29, 2012 wedding is planned in Morris.


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Olly Murs stopped by the 102 JAMZ studios to perform a few songs and meet some of his fans.
After performing his smash single, "Heart Skips A Beat," 102 JAMZ midday host Melony Torres asked Murs which celebrity has made HIS heart skip a beat. His answer? Nicole Scherzinger, formerly of the Pussycat Dolls and X Factor UK judge.
"We were introduced on the show, she walked on and then I had my producer in my ear, and he was like 'hug her, hug her,' so I hugged her. Then he was like 'hold it, hold it, make it really uncomfortable.' She's like 'Yo, hey…' then he [producer] was like 'tell her she smells amazing' [Murs] 'you smell amazing.' And I didn't realize it, that a year later she was going to be a judge on the show, so I was like 'Hi Nicole, yes I'm the stalker.""
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THE high-profile Adelaide Hills tourism, restaurant and cellar door site Bridgewater Mill has been sold to wine business entrepreneur Warren Randall.
The sale, for an undisclosed sum but described as "lots" by both Mr Randall and current owner Fine Wine Partners, the wine company arm of liquor industry giant Lion, clears years of speculation over the showcase property.
The Petaluma wine brand's major public drawcard location in Bridgewater has been caught up in a seven-year saga over the relocation of its winery and cellar-door operations, which was confirmed in late 2012 as a greenfields site in Woodside, further out in the Hills wine region.
The Bridgewater Mill, an 1860 heritage-rich flour mill bought and renovated in 1986 by a consortium led by former Petaluma winemaker Brian Croser, has operated as a cellar door and highly regarded restaurant for more than two decades.
But its future was always in doubt once the relocation and building of a new winery began at Woodside earlier this year.
The Bridgewater Mill location also houses Petaluma's famous Croser sparkling winemaking facilities, which will be packed up and moved to the new Woodside winery and cellar door late this year, with an expected opening time in early 2015 in time for next year's vintage.
Mr Randall, who owns and is rejuvenating the heritage Seppeltsfield property in the Barossa Valley, has bought the Mill with his wife Nicolla Randall.
They revealed their plans for the site include almost doubling the number of weddings and functions, doubling the size — with approval from the Adelaide Hills Council — of the famous outdoor dining deck beside the property's giant water wheel, and shifting and expanding the kitchen.
Mr Randall said his vision was to enhance and invigorate the property's lifestyle tourism potential.
"I'd like the deck of the Bridgewater Mill to become the iconic dining experience and tourism Mecca in the Adelaide Hills," Mr Randall said.
"It used to be and it will be again."
The Randalls also plan to later convert the internal Granary section of the Mill, to be vacated by the Petaluma cellar door, to a Friday and Saturday night piano bar and lounge.
The final plank in their revitalisation of the site will be to convert the sparkling wine cellars to a spa and wellness centre managed by Ms Randall, who owns and manages the N. Tice beauty salon in Glenelg East.
The combination of facilities adds to the food and wine package, Mr Randall said.
"It's all interconnected," he said.
"It's no longer about wine tourism — that's passe. It's food and wine gastro tourism, and lifestyle tourism. The state does both beautifully."
Fine Wine Partners managing director Chris Baddock said the decision to sell Bridgewater Mill was all about having the Petaluma cellar door situated with the larger winery facilities, which up to now has been located several kilometres away in Piccadilly.
"We are fine wine producers and sellers, and as much as we called the Mill our cellar door, it is a restaurant," he said.
"The sale was a win-win transaction for both parties."
The new winery at Woodside was a significant multimillion-dollar investment in the Petaluma brand and the Adelaide Hills region, he said.
"We're investing in the winery because we are in this game for the long term. The Lion board has given us a commitment that we are here for the long term," Mr Baddock said.
Staff were informed of the sale late yesterday and this morning, and during the handover period until February 2015, there will be a full review by both parties as to staff needs in both sites.
Mr Randall said there would be no change in staff and if anything more would be needed as the operations increase at the site from next year.
Originally published as Wine big wheel to steer the Mill


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The BER Vs SNR Performance of FRFT-OFDM Systems Using Convolution Code
Traditional Fast Fourier Transform algorithm makes the implementation of the multicarrier system feasible and attractive with respect to single-carrier systems. However, when the channel is doubly selective (i.e. time-frequency selective), this traditional methodology fails. Since the channel frequency response is rapidly time-varying as a result the optimal transmission/reception methodology not able to process non-stationary signals. The non-stationary approach can be approximated using signal bases that are especially suited for the analysis/synthesis of non-stationary signals. Using FRFT-OFDM (FRactional Fourier Transform based Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) systems the BER Vs SNR performance is evaluated that employs signal bases of the chirp type that in practice corresponds to the Fractional Fourier Transform signal bases.


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