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Having a home alone party Is one of the many amazing experiences you can have as a teenager. After getting your parents' permission for a party, don't be shy or nervous; it will be a great night! But make sure you have gotten permission from your parents, and that people you don't know don't show up. Follow these steps to ensure you start the party and finish it off on the right foot! If you don't you could have major consequences!
1If you are going to text your friends to invite them, be casual and tell them where and when that party is. At the end of the message, say: "You can come if you like, no worries if you can't make it!". You are going to want a rough estimate of how many people are coming so ask them to let you know if they are coming or not. Don't invite anybody that you don't know as this will be a home alone party. Make sure you don't post it on any social media before the party (or after if you don't have your parents' permission) Make sure you get your friend's parents' permission for them to be home alone.
2Although inviting friends is the easy part, it's the getting ready and setting up everything that takes a little longer. You are going to want to make some space for dancing in your house. Therefore, this will require you to move some furniture in your house. You don't have to do this alone, you can ask family or friends to help you. Make sure that there are not any valuables on show so that nobody can steal or break them. Put anything that is breakable or valuable away in a cupboard, cabinet, or a room which will be out of bounds just in case.
3Music. Get some loud and big speakers so that everyone will be able to hear the music. Pick out some up to date music to ensure that people will like it and have a good time. It's best if you use a playlist from Spotify. etc.
4You might want to invite 1, 2, or 3 close friends round first so that when everybody shows up, it won't be just you there. Get some party food such as pizza, sausage rolls, cake, chips, soft drinks, and other party foods.
5Get dressed into a nice dress or nice outfit . Do your hair nicely and put some perfume on. Make sure your home smells nice and put any finishing touches like decorations.
6Remember it's officially a party only if you and your friends post lists of pictures to social media! (as long as your parents know that you are having a party!)
7Have a good night and be a responsible host. Your parents won't trust you to have another party if they come home to see their house look like a tornado went through it. Before the guests come, you might want to put some important items away that are breakable. (Cups, expensive jewelry or others)
8Make sure there is plenty of time before your parents are getting back and when the party ends, because it will be awkward whether you had their permission or not.
9Your parents are trusting you to be home alone with people they may or may not know, So accept your parents' opinion and ask them if they have any rules they want you and your friends to follow
10Never invite the opposite gender that could get you in serious trouble it may harm you if no grown ups are around.
11If your party is expected to get a little louder, and you have sensitive neighbors, make sure to inform them that you plan on having a party. Leaving your number for them to call you is always a good idea.
12Make sure you're having a great time! Your friends should be entertained well. You can always come up with some games or activities for your guests to do. Don't have a lame party, with nothing the guests can do.
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- Plan lots of fun activities that everyone can do, so that nobody feels left out such as hide and seek,truth or dare,spin the bottle, etc!
- Make sure you have cleaning supplies to clean up afterwards. Leave no clue for people to question you.
- Set a theme for you party. Maybe everyone has to dress up, or maybe it's a potluck!
- Make sure you have control over the party, too many people can cause a disastrous first party!
- If your parents don't know, try to act non-suspicious at all. Especially if they have any questions.
- Make sure that everyone comes at once. Don't have guests that come 2 hours early, and some that come after the party. Tell everyone what time the party is at and what time it ends. Example: 8:00-10:00. Tell the people who like to come late to come 2 hours earlier, at 6:00.
- Make sure you know what everyone is allergic to, because if you don't, someone could have a reaction.
- Make sure your friends know the rules that your parents set for your household. You don't your friends breaking the rules, and you end up getting in trouble for it.
- Keep the expensive stuff out of everyone's reach. You don't want to invite trouble.
- Remember, try to keep the party low key so neighbors don't find out. Also be very careful with who you allow to come to your party. Make sure you don't make to much of a mess and make sure the party ends at least 12 hours in advance to your parents' arrival!
- People know in movies all to well when their parents come home early! Make sure your party doesn't last too long and make sure your on the right side of the law!
- Make sure you have control over the party, too many people can cause a disastrous first home alone party!
- Just be sure to have an exit plan in case your parents come home early, because you don't want them to walk in on a huge party that will get you grounded.
- Make sure that it isn't so noisy, your neighbors will call the police or your parents. Keep the noise level at a minimum (especially after a later hour, e.g. 10 p.m. and on)
- Make sure none of your guests will cause a huge ruckus, guests like that could easily contact others you may not want at the party and they could post pictures or videos on social media, causing your parents to be able to see that you are having a party.
- Be sure to clean up and beware of spills and other things that may get you in deep trouble
- Don't do anything illegal, inappropriate, or underage!
- Be sure to make sure everyone leaves the house safely afterwards! No drunk drivers!
- If someone seems uncomfortable around an aggressive person, help them out and pull them away! They could possibly get hurt, or worse!
Things You'll Need
- Loud speakers
- Sofas and chairs to sit on
- Movies, games, and any thing else you want to entertain your guests with
- Decor
- A clean home
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MADRID - A Spanish mayor in the Basque region has been arrested on suspicion of supporting the militant Basque separatist group ETA, authorities said Wednesday.
Inocencia Galparsoro, mayor of the small city of Mondragon near San Sebastian, was taken into custody on Wednesday under orders from judge Baltasar Garzon, citing evidence she had supported the group.
She is also accused of continued involvement in the Basque Nationalist Action (ANV) party after it had been made illegal.
Judge Garzón alleges that she repeatedly failed to comply with a High Court order suspending ANV's activities as of February this year because of evidence linking the party to ETA.
Weeks later, in Mondragon, a local socialist politician was gunned down by ETA just two days before parliamentary elections. Galparsoro has persistently refused to condemn the assassination.
Hours after the arrests, three bombs exploded in the region. Initial reports said no one was wounded.
Two explosives went off shortly after midnight nearly simultaneously in a parking lot in San Sebastian. Warnings attributed to ETA had spoken of an attack.
A third explosion went off in Arrigorriaga near Bilbao outside a labour department building.
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text: Frequently Asked Questions Expand/Contract Questions and Answers Other Services - Is there a list of enhancements and FTE changes over the last several years updated for the current status of same? A: Answer: In Attachment 2 of the February 4, 2010 special Budget Commission meeting packet there is a list of enhancements added in the six years prior to that date and the status of each at that time. In Attachment 3 from that same packet is a table of FTE counts by Department dating back to 2000. This table summarizes the increases and decreases in staffing for each department over the last decade. The FY 16-17 Adopted Budget Document also shows trending information on City staffing beginning on page 35. Please provide information on the amount spent on law enforcement in Corvallis and the % of those expenditures as part of both the property tax funded expenditures as well as of total Citywide ops? A: Answer: The best source of info for questions like these is the City's most recent Budget Document. Within the FY16-17 document, this particular information can be found on pages: pg. 22 (for total Police budget vs. total Citywide or for General Fund Police budget vs. total General Fund budget); or pg. 146 (Department summary for Police Dept - breaks down General Fund/9-1-1 Fund and Parking Fund portion of the total Police Budget). Although Parking Fund information was not specifically sought in the question above, the provision of same helps paint a more complete picture. Some data has been summarized in the table below: FY 16-17 Exp. Budget % General Fund Exp. Budget % Citywide Oper. Exp. Budget Police - General Fund (1) $12,549,750 28.8% 12.9% Police - 911 Fund (2) 2,388,730 see footnote (2) 2.4% Police - Parking Fund (3) 291,420 0% 0.3% Police - Vehicle/Equip Reserve Fund 88,920 0.1% Total Police Dept. Operating Bgt. 15,318,820 15.7% Total Property Tax Funds - Oper. Exp. 43,554290 100% 44.6% Total Citywide Operating Exp. 97,633,900 100.0% (1) Primarily property tax funded - included in General Fund. (2) Approximately 50% funded by Property Taxes via Police & Fire in FY 16-17 (but in its own fund). (3) Primarily funded by parking fine revenue in own fund (no property taxes). Additional interesting and helpful information regarding both the Police Department and the overall City budget is available on the City's website under the Finance Department "Financial Documents & Resources" location. Other Services - If the City is in so much financial trouble, why doesn't it just not do . . . A: Answer: There are a lot of suggestions made about ending programs. This FAQ is a gathering spot for some of the ideas suggested in public forums, editorials, or community gatherings. Some of the more common suggestions and the City's response include: Cut the Housing Assistance program – this program is not funded by any property taxes. Cut the newsletter – the City is often cited as the best source of information for many in the community about what is going on in the City. The print version was cut in 2002, replaced as an on-line only publication, but it was quickly added back due to the complaints and the dramatic drop in survey respondents reporting they had enough information about the City. Nevertheless, when additional reductions were required in City services for the FY12-13 cycle, budget for the newsletter was cut again; as of July 1, 2012 the newsletter is available as an online-only publication. Those interested in receiving the newsletter via e-mail may sign up for the e-notification system on the City's website. Cut maintenance workers or decrease maintenance of flower beds instead of Police or Firefighters – this can and is considered each budget cycle, as noted in previous discussions with the Budget Commission. However, only cuts in Parks and Recreation or certain General Fund Facilities Maintenance work would impact the property tax funds. Workers in utilities or street maintenance are not funded by property taxes. The City's web site fails to tell us how many are on the City's payroll – the City's entire FY16-17 Adopted Budget is on the web site. Page 35 shows how many positions the City has authorized for the year. All told, the City employs between 500 and 650 people annually when summertime seasonal and temporary employees are working. Cut the most recent additions - more recently added programs are considered for elimination by all departments when cuts are needed. However, each Department Director, along with Advisory Boards and Commissions, need to prioritize the entire menu of services offered to determine what to put on a cut list; the newest programs may be the most cost/beneficial to citizens, and so are not always the most reasonable to eliminate in all circumstances. Compensation - How are City employees contributing to the City's financial situation? A: Answer: Exempt employees (primarily managers and supervisors) have foregone cost of living increases from FY 08-09 through FY 14-15, and together with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), have moved to a single lower cost high deductible health care plan effective January 2015. The Corvallis Regional Communications Center Association (CRCCA) and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) both followed suit in January 2016. Via the bargaining process, members of the Corvallis Police Officers Association (CPOA) agreed to change from a 10-hour work shift to a more efficient 12-hour work shift. The 12-hour work schedule distributes existing staffing numbers across four shifts instead of six shifts under the 10-hour schedule. This provides more officers per each work shift, which enhances officer safety and prevents significant operational overtime expenditures. Additionally, CPOA has gone to the least expensive, composite rate health plan option available to that unit through the Teamsters Trust, which is considerably less costly than what is provided to other units, since they unfortunately cannot avail themselves of the same insurance option. Members of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) agreed to forego their contractually negotiated cost of living adjustment for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011. This action saved the City an estimated $46,590 assuming the members would have gotten a 2% COLA. Some employees took voluntary leave without pay to help reduce the City's costs. A number of currently vacant positions continue to be held open, with other employees taking on more work to cover the vacancies. Per the FY14-15 Adopted Budget, the City had eliminated 2.6 full time equivalent (FTE) in order to meet a sustainable budget, after several years of other staffing reductions. Additionally, per the FY 15-16 Adopted Budget, the City reorganized Public Works FTE to decrease total FTE by 1.25 and per the FY 16-17 Adopted Budget, the City eliminated a total of 6.75 FTE due to departmental reorganizations and budget reductions. Below is a table that shows the history of COLAs, by bargaining unit, since FY10-11 as known/approved to date: Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) % Bargaining Unit FY 16-17 FY 15-16 FY14-15 FY13-14 FY12-13 FY11-12 FY10-11 AFSCME 1.50% - - - - - 2.8% CPOA 2 x 2% 2.0% - 2.5% - - 4.0% CRCCA 3.0% - 1.0% - - 2.3% 2.8% IAFF 2.0% - 1.1% 2.0% - - 2.8% Exempt 2.0% 2.0% - - - - - General - Please explain the "structural problems with how local government services are financed" in Oregon; what are these structural problems and what does this concept mean? A: Answer: Cities have fairly specific limits on how they can raise revenues, with property taxes as the primary revenue source for many services. Although Corvallis has been assertive in pursuing alternative revenues (i.e., fees for participation in Parks & Recreation classes, implementation of the Library Service District) there are not a lot of alternatives that produce significant revenues. Also, often times services which are funded with property taxes and other non-dedicated revenues (franchise fees, state revenue sharing, transient room taxes) cannot actually be funded by charges for service since a specific user cannot be identified.Furthermore, property taxes were limited in 1996/97's statewide elections on Measure 47/50. Property tax growth is generally limited to 3% per year, and most people who live in Corvallis would agree that their assessed value (AV) (and the taxes paid to the City) have gone up close to 3% each year. This assumption is generally true for residential and commercial property, where real market value (RMV) continues to increase -- usually faster than 3% annually -- so that most residential and commercial property now has an AV rating that is about 60% of the RMV. However, industrial property has an AV that is generally equal to a declining RMV. In Corvallis, industrial property has decreased in value about 10% annually since 1997. In some years this decrease has been offset by added value from new development. However, there has been no real new taxable development in the past several years, so property tax revenue to the City is pretty flat.Other non-dedicated revenues are also holding flat or growing very slowly -- franchise fees have been flat or in some cases declined as people quit using land lines, conserve energy and water, etc. Transient room taxes declined for several years as people travelled less for business and/or for pleasure. While the parts of State Revenue Sharing tied to alcohol taxes have continued to grow in general, they are not growing enough to offset property tax losses.All this adds up to a total revenue stream that is, at best, growing 2.5% to 3% annually.At the same time, expenditure growth, which is predominantly in salaries and benefits, has been around five to six percent annually. Drivers of this growth include: Wages/salaries - As with revenue limitations, many of the compensation issues are governed by Oregon law that sets requirements for labor negotiations and include comparing total compensation with like-sized cities. Furthermore, City Council compensation policy has been to attempt to be at or near the mean of compensation in like-sized Oregon cities (which includes total wages and benefits) as well as balancing external comparators with internal equity and avoiding salary compression between jobs. Benefits -- in particular for medical and dental insurance, have been increasing in the range of 10% annually for many of the past years. PERS payments -- Oregon Public Employee Retirement System (OPERS) employer rates are set for a biennial period to follow the State's budget. The City's employer rates have been increasing, especially for the older PERS Tier 1/2 employees. The Oregon Supreme Court's decision that a significant share of the legislative changes to the Tier 1/2 benefits were unconstitutional, combined with the PERS Board's reduction in the assumed rate of return from 8% to 7.75% for 2015 and 7.5% for 2016, and anemic earnings during the same period will lead to significant increases in PERS rates beginning July 1, 2017; however, a firm rate will be provided to the City in the late fall 2016. Additional rate increases of a similar level are expected beginning July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2021. Binding arbitration drives wages for three of the City's public-safety related bargaining units: CPOA, IAFF, and CRCCA, which in turn drive some of the internal comparators when Human Resources staff review positions. It also, to some extent, drives wages for exempt employees to be sure that a supervisor is compensated higher than the people supervised.Combined, these factors drive the lion's share of the City's expenditures. Even some of the non-labor expenditures can see significant increases in costs (i.e., a proposed 20% increase in electricity, rising fuel costs, etc.) that all work together to cause expenditures to grow faster than revenues.Over time, this structural issue – where revenue grows at two to three percent and expenditures grow at five to six percent – creates an untenable situation where the level of services provided cannot continue because they simply cost more than the City will raise. Other cities are experiencing very similar issues as outlined in the League of Oregon City's recent publication "State of the Cities." General - Won't this get better when the economy gets going again? A: Answer: Probably not. Significant new taxable development would have to occur to raise property tax revenue. For example, to increase revenue by about $1 million annually, about $195 million in assessed value, or 652 homes each with an assessed value of around $300,000 would have to be added. Franchise Fees, the second highest non-designated revenue, have been decreasing as more people are conserving energy and water, and as people drop land line telephones. Transient room taxes are picking back up as the economy has shown some improvement. However, at around $1.5 million, even 10% growth will not bring in enough revenue to solve the City's funding challenges. The state taxes alcohol and cigarettes and shares the revenue with local governments, but with the state's financial challenges there is discussion at the legislature about ending the revenue sharing arrangement. Compensation - How come City employees get cost-of-living-adjustments (COLA) raises in a bad economy? A: Answer: Most City employees are members of a collective bargaining unit with an existing labor agreement in place. However, in recent years, some units have elected to forego a COLA in a particular year in order to help keep costs down. Below is a table that shows the history of COLAs, by bargaining unit, since FY10-11, as far as what is known/approved to date: Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) %: Bargaining Unit FY16-17 FY15-16 FY14-15 FY13-14 FY12-13 FY11-12 FY10-11 AFSCME 1.50% - - - - - 2.8% CPOA 2 x 2% 2.0% - 2.5% - - 4.0% CRCCA 3.0% - 1.0% - - 2.3% 2.8% IAFF 2.0% - 1.1% 2.0% - - 2.8% Exempt 2.0% 2.0% - - - - - Compensation - What does the City pay on behalf of current employees (vs. retired employees) for medical/dental/vision/RX premiums as a % of both personnel service costs and total operating budget? A: Answer: Currently just over 7% of the City's total operating budget is spent on active employees' medical/dental benefits and roughly 14% of total personnel service costs (not including retiree benefits) is made up of these benefit expenditures. Medical/dental coverage for retired employees who were hired prior to August 1992 (employees hired after this date are no longer eligible for city paid coverage) represents almost 2% of total personnel service costs. Revenue - How can you say that property taxes are not growing – my taxes went up last year? A: Answer: Oregon constitutional tax limits allow each property's assessed value to increase 3% every year unless the property's real market value is reduced to below the assessed value. In Benton County, residential property is generally assessed at about 60% of the real market value, so even in the down economy, drops in real market value have not stopped the 3% increase in assessed value on many parcels of property. For example, if your home had a real market value of $300,000 and assessed value of around $180,000 (60% of real market value), your property's real market value would have to drop to below $180,000 to see a reduction in property taxes.Other classes of property, like industrial property, have real market value close to the assessed value, and with declining real market value the assessed value, and the taxes that are paid, decline each year. Industrial property is such a large proportion of the City's total assessed value that the overall reductions in their value, particularly with successful revaluations by tax payers such as Hewlett-Packard, bring the total growth in all assessed value down to less than 3%. For FY13-14, the City's total assessed value, and property tax revenue, increased by only 1.49%; however, FY 14-15 saw a 4.28% increase, and FY 15-16 saw only a 2.49% increase, bringing the average over the prior ten years to 2.73%. Revenue - Since there is a declining industrial property tax base, what contributions does OSU make for City services that are provided to campus (and other state/federal property in the city limits)? A: Answer: OSU, along with all other state property used for state purposes, is exempt from all property taxes. So when the Hilton was built, on OSU land, there was some talk about it being tax exempt -- not true since it does not provide a governmental (or educational) purpose. In Corvallis, OSU has a significant presence and also a substantial amount of land and value in buildings. In the late 90's OSU had insurance coverage for $800 to $900 million -- it is likely safe to assume the real market value for this land may well be in excess of $1 billion now. In addition to OSU, all City, County, School District, and federal government facilities are exempt from property taxes as long as the property is used for governmental purposes. While not discussed much in the popular press, this is a big issue for county governments where the county has a significant chunk of land tied up in federal or state forest land. For cities, Salem, Eugene, and Corvallis all have significant state/university presence that takes a fair amount of property off the tax rolls. In addition to government, taxes are not levied on churches or synagogues, or on non-profit facilities such as the Boys and Girls Club. In general, the City provides all services to all facilities inside the City limits. About the only exception is that the Police Department does not provide police service to the OSU campus, but they certainly have a fair share of work in the neighborhoods around the campus. The Transit System has built a number of routes designed to get people to and from the campus, and the Fire Department responds to all emergency calls there. The City does not maintain the roads on campus, but has all the responsibility for the roads (and bike paths) that get people to the campus. As for payment from these non-profits: OSU, other governments, and all non-profits pays for water/sewer/storm drain service monthly based on usage. By extension, they all also pay the Transportation Maintenance Fee on the City Services Bill. OSU makes an additional contribution each year to the Transit System for operations and the ASOSU assesses fees to OSU students which are passed on the City to help pay for the late night Beaver Bus program. OSU also provides funding for a portion of one Fire Prevention Officer's time onsite, which is FY16-17 amounts to a payment of $90,000. Beginning in FY 17-18, OSU will be providing $400,000 in funding toward 3.0 FTE Police Officer positions. By using departmental savings from FY 15-16, these three positions will be hired in FY 16-17 so that they can be fully trained in time to provide services in FY 17-18. Public Safety - How come the "important" stuff, like police and fire, are always at the top of the chopping block? A: Answer: Police and Fire are not always on the top of the chopping block. However, combined, these two departments represent almost 56% of the total operating expenses in the General Fund, and nearly 68% of the draw on non-designated revenues. If cuts are not discussed or considered then there is no way to balance the impact of cuts on other services – Parks, Library, Land- Use Planning, Municipal Court, Economic Development – against alternatives. Compensation - Why did the City add staff when they knew there was a long term funding City services issue? A: Answer: In FY 08-09 the City had an $8 million fund balance in the funds that receive property taxes and cautioned the community that harder times were coming. All staff additions are made after careful consideration by the Budget Commission and City Council, and staff additions may be made knowing there are future funding issues involved. But because the staff additions are deemed "critical" by elected and appointed officials the staff additions are authorized. City staffing has decreased overall in the last few years; however, the downward trend in FTE stopped in FY13-14 when net total staffing increased by 10.025 FTE (full time equivalents): 0.750 FTE increase due to reorganizations; 3.500 FTE added for enhancements; 4.375 FTE funded by the 2013 Operating Levy (although in total, the Levy will now fund 22.500 FTE, including previously authorized staffing for the Osborn Aquatic Center, Chintimini Senior Center and Library Monday hours, as well as 3.0 FTE Police Officers previously unfunded); 4.000 FTE added for the new Residential Parking District; and 2.600 FTE eliminated to meet a sustainable budget. However, this trend did not spill into FY 15-16 as the Residential Parking District positions did not come to fruition due to the unsuccessful outcome at the polls and overall authorized FTE decreased by a net 1.25 FTE due to reorganizations. Revenue - How much franchise fee revenue has been lost from Qwest by the move from land lines to cell phones? A: Answer: FY 2015 revenue was $378,000 lower (80%) than the FY 2000 receipts which was the highest year of revenue. What was the impact on the City of the Court decision to uphold Hewlett-Packard's (HP) appeal of its assessed valuation (AV) for property taxes? A: Answer: In the summer of 2013, after the City's FY 13-14 Budget was adopted, the State Department of Revenue filed an appeal of the award made to HP by the Oregon Supreme Court, thereby deferring the requirement to refund about $385,000 (city's share) in interest until this later appeal is resolved. This adjustment, as well as other refinements for reserves held by the County, reduced the City's direct portion of monies owed to HP to $1.4 million. This amount was paid in July 2013; additional revenue impacts to the City were monies owed by the Corvallis Rural Fire District ($88,726) and the Corvallis-Benton County Library Service District ($149,421). This $238,000 in payouts has decreased FY 13-14 payments to the City by these entities. The County has indicated that additional holdbacks will be made in FY 14-15 for the interest that is still potentially owed to HP. This situation impacts all General Fund services (i.e. Police, Fire, CD-Planning, Parks & Recreation, Library, Economic Development and Municipal Court), but was somewhat alleviated for future years with the passage of the November 2013 Five-year Operating Levy which provides approximately $600,000 per year in non-designated revenues designed to replace the lost funding for the lower HP valuation. City Council was provided with the linked memos below, as staff continues to work on a resolution of this financial situation. Ultimately, as of August 6, 2015 the Oregon Supreme Court reaffirmed the Tax Court's decision. HP Property Tax Appeal Outcome HP Property Tax Appeal Outcome - Second Memo Property Tax Assessed Value FY13-14 Update Benton County Press Release August 2015 General - Why is the City in budget trouble? A: Answer: The City's major revenue sources for certain functions, collectively called the property tax supported operations, have been growing more slowly than the costs to provide services. General - I thought passage of Measures 66 and 67 would mean no cuts, so why is this happening? A: Answer: Measures 66 and 67 increase income taxes paid to the state and increase funding for state funded programs. They have no direct impact on the City's funding. General - Is there a way to get the 3% growth in revenue matched better to the 6% growth in expenditures? A: Answer: There is no easy answer on this one. Growing property taxes beyond current projections is limited by Oregon State law through state-wide voter approved ballot initiatives (Measures 5, 47 and 50 for property taxes). Although new development would allow more significant increases in property tax revenue, the City would need to add nearly $200 million in new development to raise $1 million in revenue. Some new revenue sources are subject to state preemptions (i.e., local real estate transfer tax). Others are subject to difficulties associated with collections or administration (i.e., states that have a local sales tax often use state collections processes for local revenues; states that have local income taxes use the state income tax as a base and the state collects). Oregon has a long history of voter dislike of new taxes (i.e., Oregon's many failed attempts to put in place a statewide sales tax).In the last several years Corvallis has attempted to improve local revenues through adoption of a local telecommunications tax that was referred to the voters and failed, and through discussions of a business license fee, local meal tax, and local entertainment tax. All of these had strong local opposition and never moved forward. Added to the challenges associated with adopting a local, significant new tax would be the market difficulties Corvallis' businesses might face if there was a local income or sales tax that did not apply in Philomath, Albany, etc. Basically, to expand the local revenue stream in any significant way for tax-based services will require some movement on the State's part.Some of the services which get discussed for possible cuts, most notably Parks & Recreation services, charge fees for most programs. Fees are set based on City Council financial cost recovery policies, market tolerance, including competitors and direct costs to deliver the program while balancing the mission of Public Recreation to be accessible to all community members. Fees are reviewed annually by the Parks, Natural Areas and Recreation Board and City Council. A simple analysis that assumes no change in participation (which, due to elasticity of demand, is unlikely to be true), but full cost recovery through fees at the Aquatic Center would increase charges 176%. Daily entry for one swim session is projected to increase from $4 to $11 – likely pricing most users out of the use of the pool. Parks & Recreation staff completes a fee comparison of local and state-wide aquatic centers as part of the annual fee review. Corvallis rates are generally at or above the median fees charged for almost all activities (child through senior) and for annual memberships. Review of fees of Parks and Recreation programs, including the Aquatic Center, occurs each spring through the Department's advisory board and City Council. Staff anticipates recommending some increase in fees each year, but not at a level that recovers all costs in order to remain competitive with other aquatic facilities and fulfill the mission of Public Recreation as outlined in its cost recovery model.Like the revenue picture, the expenditure side of the equation is equally challenged by State laws. In particular, the State's collective bargaining laws, that require comparisons with similar sized governments, in many cases means that labor negotiations are not completed solely within the discretion of the City Council. Arbitration requirements for Police, Fire, and 9-1-1 units do not necessarily allow the City Council to include "ability to pay" among the factors to be considered in labor negotiations as the primary factor. All of this means that as Corvallis' comparators increase compensation, Corvallis must follow. General - Did balancing the budget for FY 11-12 resolve the problem? A: Answer: It did not. $2.5 million in expenditure reductions, in FY 10-11, and another $1.8 million in reductions for FY 11-12 combined with a successful, voter approved 3-year operating levy in May 2011 improved the financial outlook for FY 12-13 but not enough. In staff's future financial projections, revenues and expenditures remain unbalanced with expenditures exceeding revenues by several million dollars each year. The long-term structural imbalance still needs to be addressed. The efforts made during the previous budget planning periods have provided additional, but limited time to develop the community-wide process needed to discuss revenue alternatives as well as service reductions and how best to proceed to meet the community's needs and priorities. In FY 12-13 Council bought off on a new Financial Planning model that looks at rebuilding reserves and enacting a more sustainable budget that balances recurring revenues and expenditures. In addition, during the FY14-15 budgeting cycle, the expenditure limit concept was implemented for each department, ensuring that revenues would equal expenditures within a five-year planning window. General - What was the methodology used to develop the amounts to balance the FY10-11 and FY11-12 budgets? A: Answer: As with all things related to budgets, there are many ways to determine each department's share of any budget reductions. Staff proposed one method as a starting point for discussion in the FY 10-11 budget process. This method took into account each department's total expenditures, subtracted the portion of the expenditures that was supported by designated revenues (i.e., recreation fees for specific programs in Parks & Recreation) and then calculated the proportion of nondesignated revenues each department uses. The reductions amount was then based on the department's proportionate share of the non-designated revenue. This served as a starting point for each department director (along with advisory boards and commissions) to identify what would need to be cut to achieve the targeted number. In the final analysis, the Budget Commission and Council approved this methodology for balancing the FY 10-11 budget. For FY 11-12 however, an order of magnitude approach representing significant service/cost reduction packages was used based on a combination of the size of the deficit and the lack of remaining cost-savings available from additional streamlining efforts. During the FY14-15 budgeting cycle, the expenditure limit concept was implemented for each department, ensuring that revenues would equal expenditures. General - I thought that in FY 09-10 the City had plenty of money. What happened? A: Answer: While the budgeting process based on past historically normed averages appeared promising, revenues in the property tax funds in FY 08-09 ended up being about $1 million lower than expected, and expenditures were almost exactly as expected. As a result, some of the "usual" annual savings were not realized. That, combined with fairly flat revenue projections for FY 09-10 and future fiscal years, and increasing expenses, leads to a structural problem where annual revenue is lower than the annual operating expenses. This situation continued to worsen in all recent year actuals through to and including FY 12-13 actuals. 1 2 Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents. They can be downloaded by clicking on the icons below.


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There are different models of mobile boosters to choose from. They are all similar so these instructions on where to place your mobile booster will apply to most all of these great tools. Before you place your mobile booster you will need a sturdy surface to place the mobile booster on.
Most providers recommend placing the mobile booster in the center of the room if it is going to be used in an office. A mobile booster that is placed near the center of the room will give access to the widest range of area in the office.
Place your mobile booster in a location that is central to the office like on the top of file cabinets or even on the top of a shelf in a cubicle that is near the center of the office. Just be sure that the surface that you place the booster on is stable.
At Home
It is best to place the booster on the level where you will be using your cell phone the most. While you will get an improved signal through-out much of the house you will get the best signal the closer you are to the mobile booster. It is strongly suggested you place the mobile booster in the area that you will most likely be using your cell phone to get the best results.
If you can choose a spot near a window with a clear line of sight to avoid obstructions you will get better results. Sometimes it is not possible to place your mobile booster near a window and that is okay you will still be able to use your mobile booster and get the hoped for outcome. Placing the unit by the window just increases the amount of boost.
Quick Questions
There are a couple of quick questions most users have when they first get their mobile booster:
- What if I do not have any windows in my office? Your mobile booster is designed to work in areas without windows so you should be fine.
- Should I be able to get a strong signal outside of my home, like in the garden when I have a mobile booster? That is hard to answer because it depends on the size of your home, where the booster is located and any obstructions between the mobile booster and where you will be sitting.
- Is a mobile booster worth the investment? Yes!


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I don't know if this is the right place to ask but I'm a 15 y/o guy whose been having a sharp, stabbing pain from my lower abdomen to my rectum every few months since I was 12 or so. Is this normal? It's really annoying, and sometimes embarrassing
If you haven't talked to your parents yet, do so. Haven't you seen your family doctor in the last 3 years? The perfect person to tell. You need to see a doctor.


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I am starting this blog because it is now precisely ONE year since I have menstruated, making me officially an old woman.
It is now time for me to share my wisdom, look out upon the world and say hmmm. Yes. "Well, I remember back in the day..."
Thing is, I DO remember back in the day. And history repeats itself, like the man said, the first time as tragedy and the second time as farce. And so, I will try to remind everyone of what has happened before. Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
We see that now. The anti-war movement of my youth was large, dramatic, exhilarating...but we should always remember that it's strength was due to the DRAFT. It was not due to any moral or political superiority on our part, not by a long shot. Much of the anti-war movement was about the unbridled self-interest of the affluent classes. Once that fear (conscription) passed, and the draft abolished (by Nixon, that shrewd operator), the anti-war/peace movement virtually collapsed. And stayed that way.
What are the so-called "lessons of Vietnam"? Make sure the people fighting your war are people with absolutely no power.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Postmenopausal Day!
I am starting this blog because it is now precisely ONE year since I have menstruated, making me officially an old woman.
Posted by Daisy Deadhead at 11:10 AM
Labels: aging, baby boomers, grandmotherhood, history, Iraq war, menopause, Nixon, old hippie stories, older women, Vietnam
1 comments:
- Anonymous said...
you give nixon too much credit. the anti war people ended the draft.
but yes i see what you mean, that did not end the war.
- June 7, 2007 at 6:14 PM


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Friday, September 24, 2010
Tuning the morin khuur
Posted by mglmusic at 1:59 PM
Labels: morin khuur
3 comments:
- Kim said...
I am just beginning to try and teach myself how to play this beautiful instrument. The only resource I have right now are a few youtube videos. Could you recommend where one might be able to find sheet music of basic Mongolian songs on the internet either for Morin Khuur specifically or just treble clef music in general that could be adapted for Morin Khuur? Thanks for your wonderful blog I really enjoy it.
- September 26, 2010 at 1:37 PM
- jngl said...
I will try to find something, for the moment you can check this out: http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/2/10/2314996/arvan%20tavny%20sar.pdf
This is a traditional song called Arvan tavni sar
- September 27, 2010 at 12:10 PM
- Kim said...
Great thanks very much for your help.
- September 28, 2010 at 7:50 AM
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I love the idea of leveling up in our careers and organizations. This term, borrowed from the world of video-gaming describes the fundamental challenge for all of us and all of our firms in this era. Nonetheless, not everyone gets it.
During a recent discussion with a prospective agent for my book in process, "Level-Up—The Career Guide to Surviving and Thriving in an Era of Change," I was fascinated by the reaction I received. It was something to the effect of, "This will never sell. Everyone's talking about change—It's not unique enough for the publishers."
I understand that agents are motivated by sniffing out sure-fire bestsellers for their publishers. (I also suspect that long-range weather forecasters and this year's political pollsters have better track records than most agents.) And yes, my mission is less about hitting the best-seller list and more about creating a tool that helps people and firms survive and even thrive in this fascinating world we live and work in today. Nonetheless, the notion that content that offers practical, actionable guidance on dealing with business and career change is passé, is preposterous.
There is NO issue more relevant for all of us in our organizations and careers than learning to adapt to, anticipate and leverage change. And newsflash, we're not very good at dealing with this change thing—at least in the short term, in our organizations or for ourselves in our careers. In the long run, well, as Keynes once suggested we're all dead.
Regardless of the agent's viewpoint, it is my perspective that each and every one of us faces a profound set of level-up challenges in our careers. (In case the "level-up" reference is foreign, it's a video gaming term where players are challenged to learn new skills on the run while fending off all manner of obstacles and adversaries in pursuit of reaching the next level of difficulties.)There is NO issue more relevant for all of us in our organizations and careers than learning to adapt to, anticipate and leverage change Click To Tweet
A Balancing Act: Leveling Up Our Firms and Our Careers:
There are no firms, industries, roles or careers immune to the forces of change in our world. The industries and organizations that will displace today's leaders and brand names are or will be born with digital DNA. New business models are and will reshape approaches to creating value and engaging audiences. The slow-moving demographic tsunami will reshape entire economies and urbanization in developing countries will bring to life whole new markets, ecosystems and disruptors in places we all struggle to find on a map.
Given this backdrop of change, we all face two fundamental challenges:
- Doing everything we can to help our organizations survive and thrive in the face of a mass extinction event.
- Seizing ownership of our careers, including our constant professional and brand development.
It is the convergence of these two issues: the need to help our firms survive while at the same time looking out for ourselves in our careers that define the essence of the level-up challenge in front of us. And since survival of every firm is in doubt in this mass extinction event, your survival in your career is of paramount importance.
Leveling Up Starts with Rewiring How We Respond to Change:
In the book manuscript, I develop a framework of 7 skills essential for survival and success in this unprecedented era of change. In the "Level Up Framework," the first step is recognizing and changing our innate tendency to respond to change with fight, flight, or freeze reactions. While it is challenging to undo tens of thousands of years of hard-wiring, those traditional responses to unanticipated change (or even the idea that change will occur) are the exact opposite of the responses we need to display.
Instead of reducing ourselves to the narrow thinking of "defend" mode that results from a sudden change, we must find ways to shift ourselves and our teams and entire organizations into "discovery" mode, where our creativity and problem-solving skills are at their best.
It is essential that we cultivate the personal and leadership behaviors to position change as challenge and opportunity. I emphasize individual accountability first and foremost because widespread organizational change is an individual activity played out in group settings.
Leveling Up is a Full-Contact Activity:
In addition to rewiring our internal circuitry on change, we must change our approaches and behaviors for leading, teaming, serving and decision-making. Juxtapose those needed changes on top of the critical need to learn to spot and leverage or defend against trigger events in far-away markets and technologies, and you quickly realize the work of leveling up is complicated and all encompassing.
The Bottom-Line for Now:
Whether a machine is coming for your job or a firm born of digital DNA is set to render your industry obsolete, your career survival depends upon your ability to learn and adapt. Helping others strive to avoid becoming career or business roadkill might not excite the sales forecasters at some publishers, however, my hunch is that most of us are pretty motivated for a bit of help to survive and thrive.
I am particularly excited to share this book later next year with my friends in the traditional publishing industry, although for them, I fear it may be too late.


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AoS's problem this season is twofold:
iIt got moved to a later time slot.
It is up against NBC's This Is Us, which is a smash hit.
It needs to be moved back to its old slot.
While it has improved and continues to get better, I do wonder how much it has left in its tank. I would almost like to see it end after the 2019 Avengers movie. The whole epic cycle of the MCU ends to the next one can begin. At that point, start a new series with a new premise.
I doubt it will last that long.
I think we've probably got one more season at the most - and they'll cut back on the effects budget.
I think 5 seasons would be a solid run for the show.
Honestly while I enjoyed Ghostrider I think LMD has been a bit of a dud. The superior isn't a very interesting villain and the watchdogs aren't much of a threat.
There's still 9 episodes.
I gather there are three arcs this season so we've probably got one or two left of LMD.
That was a fun episode this week
I'm catching back up on this show after putting it on the backburner about 3/4ths of the way through season 3. Not for any particular reason other than time, really. I finished the third season and liked it, and am really enjoying Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider in season 4 at the moment.
Someone just get this out of the way for me, does he stick around for a while? I'm on episode 5-6ish and it feels like he might sort of disappear once his story arc is dealt with. Has he made an exit or is he still around in current episodes?
He makes an exit after his arc is concluded, unfortunately. The follow-up arc has ben very good though. I wasn't fully on board after the first episode, but it's improved a lot since then.
Somehow both Blindspot and SHIELD have succumbed to too-many-stories-in-Miqque's-head and, while SHIELD was viewed, I sure couldn't tell you what I saw. And, if I recall, is next week Sweeps Week?
Ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaa Agent You're in the Matrix, Charlie Brown!
I do wish ABC would get off the stick a bit. Everybody else "posts" their broadcast shows promptly at midnight. ABC kinda gets around to it, often in a day or two. Here Legends is up against SHIELD, and one gets bumped. With the Supergirl lead-in, it feels better to watch Supergirl/Legends rather than switch mind-sets to Marvel mid-stream. (Horrid scheduling, btw. Why compete with another genre show when there's easy rating pickings in a dozen other slots?)
Did accidentally flip over for one moment, and it was, of course, a giant spoiler.
I think the whole LMD part of the season would play much better sequentially, without commercials, all of a piece. Such it is destined to be, and the scheduling may spell doom.
It runs without commercials for me, somehow
That really was the best episode of the series to date. The scene with Daisy and Gemma was perfect.
It's telling for me that it's the only episode Jed Whedon has ever directed (in fact, it was his directorial debut) and yet it was leaps and bounds ahead of pretty much anything else in the series.
The two scenes (Daisy/Gemma and LMD May/LMD Coulson at the end) were extraordinary. Perfectly carted and directed.
Yeah, there were lots of bits of really good editing too.


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text: This is the precursor to the Prestige line (or so I've read), produced in the mid-80s. The racquet I'm selling has a Wilson Performance Hybrid grip, not the original leather. It is strung, but I don't recall the type of string or the tension. The grommets are intact and appear to be in good shape. The racquet shows the typical sings of use, but it has been well cared for. There are scuffs on the bumper guard and scratches and a few paint chips on the hoop. Given its age, I'd give it a 7/10, but I have pictures so you can decide for yourself. Asking $70, with shipping included. Will ship within the continental US only. I accept Paypal. If you have questions or would like to see the pictures, e-mail me at brad_mcdermott(at)yahoo(dot)com. Thanks.


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Hi everyone,
I am getting the following error message after I upload this template:
The following images were not found in the included zip. You may want to include these files in the zip and reimport.
That is just part of the path to the zip file. There is no image called campaign.
The full path is:
file:///mycomputer/Users/myname/Sites/nameofclient/nameofproject/campaign monitor/nameofproject/images.zip
And yet the template does make it up in full to my Current Templates collection.
Does this mean that it will not work when it is sent out?
Hey Suzy,
Campaign Monitor won't be able to reference images on your local computer, so your best option is to simplify things by putting the HTML and images all in one folder. Change your HTML to use relative references, like src="header.jpg" and then zip up just the images.
That should work fine.
I get the same thing. I don't have a way to .zip anything - I'm on a Mac and don't have stuffit or anything. And I also get the error that its looking for these images:
<$imagesrc link='true'$>
That is a tag and I will never have actual images in my template or my .zip file with this name so will I never get this template uploaded?
Hi vermillion,
to zip the images on a Mac, just select them, right click and choose "Create Archive of ...".
Do you still get that error when you include the zip file?
So, yes, that worked. Took me a while to remember that only folders can be archived, not files.
But I still get the error regarding the tags:
<$imagesrc link='true'$>
It says this image isn't found. What could I create as a fake image or whatever else you think might work?
are you uploading under the templates tab, or as a campaign? If you're using <$imagesrc link='true'$> you should upload it as a template.
It's me again and I am still having trouble. I too have a Mac and I followed your instructions Stig about archiving the images. I am getting the same error message:
"The following images were not found in the included zip. You may want to include these files in the zip and reimport.
My template and images are in the same folder with the paths to the images redone the way Matthew recommended (src="header.jpg"). I even tried moving the folder that contains the template and the images to my desktop and uploading it from there. I get the identical error message with the same path. And yet, and yet... when I look at my list of templates, it is there. Is it really?
Hi Stig,
I'm definitely uploading under Templates. I'm using Camino. Maybe I should switch browsers.
I've been uploading campaigns for months so I'm done with that.
Sorry, there's a problem with your template
Please make the changes we suggest below and then re-import your template.
Images not found
The following images were not found in the included zip. You may want to include these files in the zip and reimport.
* <$imagesrc link='true'$>
* <$imagesrc link='true'$>
* <$imagesrc link='true'$>
Suzy, you'll have to remove the local folder references from your img-tags. The src-paths need to match the structure of the zip file. If your zip file doesn't have any subfolders, just change the src to the actual filename.
vermillion, this should work the same regardless of which browser you're using. If you email the files to firstname.lastname@example.com, we can have a closer look.
Ok, I will email them. They are essentially the exact same files as are provided in the "Example Template" in the "how to" section.
Got it to work. It seems I had the code:
<img src="<$imagesrc link='true'$>" width="160" height="151" align="right" hspace="10">
with < and > messing it up. I replaced those with <> and its fixed!
Unfortunately isn't validating or anything, and that would be perfect.
nice work finding that. Validating isn't all that important when coding HTML emails, as long as it works and looks right in email clients.
And in this case, this isn't the final markup, so once the Campaign Monitor tags have been replaced, the HTML may very well validate.
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text: Video News: United Kingdom Hollyoaks stars in anti-abuse ads By: Home OfficeHollyoaks couple Maxine Minniver, played by Nikki Sanderson and Patrick Blake, played by Jeremy Sheffield, deals with non-physical abuse. It will air for the first time during tonight's episode of the drama on Channel 4. © DailyMotion - Thursday, December 5, 2013


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MP Vyapam Recruitment Notification 2016-2017: Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board has proclaimed an opportunity see determining points of interest of MP Vyapam Recruitment Notification 2016-2017. The Upcoming Employment Notifications will start the procedure of arrangement of new skilled and youthful great occupation seekers in various office or workplaces of the legislature. At present MPPEB has accompanied a work chance to choose predictable employment discoverers for MP Vyapam Sub Grade IV Jobs. MPPEB has thought of the inclination to welcome online application for the present place of employment opportunity. The method of the online application has been prescribed to employment hopeful for booking their seats. Wannabes who are distinctly sitting tight for this fortunate can fill the application frame so as to maintain a strategic distance from a hour ago surge. The application procedure will begin from November 28, 2016. Intrigued work seekers can apply online whenever from the initiation date. Be that as it may, attempt to forward application shape before the last date. This enlistment notice by MPPEB is to get applications for topping off 2213 opportunities of Labor Inspector and Other Jobs.
The last date of sending application frame is December 12, 2016. Adding to it if applicants need to make the important remedy in the application shape then they can alter their application frame before December 17, 2016. MPPEB is wanting to execute composed examination and meeting with respect to the determination procedure for the choice of the reasonable candidates. According to the official notice of the MPPEB Labor Inspector and different posts, opportunity is proposed for various posts. Accordingly it can be workable for employment discoverers to apply for more than 1 post. Be that as it may, one needs to specify the decision in the succession of the main inclination. For each post, least age constrain for employment contender is 18 Years and most extreme age breaking point is 40 years. For some departmental occupation position like MPPEB stenographer or steno typist, MPPEB will build a determination procedure to recognize the specialized capacities of the members. Subsequently competitor ought to fill application type of just those post which is reasonable for them. MP Vyapam Recruitment Notification 2016-2017 has likewise specified the composed examination dates and timetable in the convincing notification of present place of employment enrollment. The pre decided date of the composed examination is 7 or 8 January 2017.
MP Vyapam Recruitment Notification 2016-2017 Apply Online
|Name of Organization
|Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board
|State govt jobs.
|Name of The Post
|Labour Inspector & Other posts.
|Total Vacancies
|2213 Posts.
|Application Process
|Online procedure
|Madhya Pradesh
Pay Scale: Candidates selected for the MP Vyapam Notification posts will get a monthly pay scale as per govt norms.
Online Application Commencement from – 28th November, 2016
Last date to Submit Online Application Form – 12th December, 2016
MP Vyapam Recruitment Notification 2016-2017 Vacancies Eligibility Criteria
Qualification: Candidates Applying for MP Vyapam Notification posts should have completed their 12th pass/graduate/post graduate with a minimum aggregate from any Certified Institute from any Certified Institute.
Age Limit: Minimum age required for the candidates Applying for this MP Vyapam Notification posts is 18 years and maximum age limit for the Applicants is 42 years.
Selection Process: Candidates are selected on the basis of their performance in the Written exam and personal Interview conducted by the MP Vyapam Selection board.
Exam/Application Fee: General Category Candidates should pay an Application fee of Rs.500/- and SC/ST Category Candidates should pay an Application fee of Rs.250/-
Exam Syllabus, Pattern 2016: Candidates are suggested to download the Exam syllabus and pattern from the Official web and also they can view the previous and sample papers from the same page.
How to Apply MP Vyapam Recruitment Notification 2016-2017 & Online Application Process
- Candidates should first visit the Official web i.e www.vyapam.nic.in.
- Then go to the notification panel and click on the Apply Online link.
- A new tab will be opened with an Application form which has to be filled.
- Fill the form with required details of the Candidate as per the instructions.
- Pay the Application fee as per the Category.
- Then click on the submit link to submit the details entered.
- Download and take a print out of the Application form for exam reference.


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In recent years, numerous events have drawn attention to the place of gay, lesbian and bisexual people in society. Consider the litany: electoral initiatives to restrict "gay-rights;" contentious discussions about accepting gays in the military; incidents of appalling violence against lesbian, bisexual and gay individuals; court cases where the parental rights of lesbians and gays have been contested.
Psychology and Sexual Orientation strives to "come to terms" with lesbian, gay and bisexual life and with the controversial scientific and sociocultural theories and arguments on the origin and meaning of homosexuality and queer life in the US. Janis Bohan disrupts conventional psychological perspectives on queer life and identity and animates the on-going debate (still fresh among psychologists) between essentialism and constructionism.
Bohan discusses the meaning of sexual orientation; lesbian, gay and bisexual identity development and stigma management; diversity in experiences; partners and parenting; and lesbian, gay and bisexual communities. Writing in a language and style that will appeal to both the professional and lay readers, Bohan is an essential voice in the ongoing debate on the construction of sexual orientation and identity.


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Latitude. 31.7047°, Longitude. -102.1853° , Elevation. 878m
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With most of the off-season races out of the way, the motocross industry is taking some time to heal up from last weekend in Vegas and start preparing for the 2007 Supercross season. Although there weren't any major races this past week, there's still plenty going on in our sport. Here are a few updates to keep you "in the know"…
Speaking of the upcoming Supercross season, don't forget that the opening round of the World Supercross series kicks off in Toronto, Canada, on December second. In recent years, more and more of the top riders have started racing the World rounds, and this year should see the same turnout. Here's a quick run down of the 2007 schedule:
- December 2, 2006 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre
- December 9, 2006 Vancouver, B.C. B.C. Place Stadium
- January 6, 2007 Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium
- January 13, 2007 Phoenix, AZ Chase Field
- January 20, 2007 Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium
- January 27, 2007 San Francisco, CA SBC Park
- February 3, 2007 Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium
- February 10, 2007 Houston, Texas Reliant Stadium
- February 17, 2007 San Diego, CA Qualcomm Stadium
- February 24, 2007 Atlanta, GA Georgia Dome
- March 3, 2007 St. Louis, MO Edward Jones Dome
- March 9, 2007 Daytona Beach, FL Daytona Intl Speedway
- March 17, 2007 Orlando, FL Citrus Bowl
- March 24, 2007 Indianapolis, IN RCA Dome
- March 31, 2007 Irving, TX Texas Stadium
- April 21, 2007 Detroit, MI Ford Field
- April 28, 2207 Seattle, WA Qwest Field
- May 5, 2007 Las Vegas, NV Sam Boyd Stadium
Unless you've somehow managed to avoid every motocross message board on the Internet this weekend, you already know that Davi Millsaps broke his femur while practicing at the Millsaps Training Facility on Friday. Word is, Davi has undergone surgery to repair the break, but there's no word yet as to how long of a recovery time Millsaps is looking at. Given his third place results in the Motocross class outdoors this year, we know that Davi and his fans were looking forward to seeing him make a strong showing in Supercross this season. As of now, just how much—if at all—he'll be able to race is not yet certain. Honda has not made any formal announcements as of yet, but the theories about whom—if anyone—they will get to ride Supercross aboard a Factory CRF450R are already flying. As soon as we hear anything about Davi's progress and/or Honda's plans, we'll let you know. For now, here's hoping for a speedy recover for Millsaps!
In silly season change of team news, Travis Preston was finally able to put together a ride to contest the 2007 season after sweating it out for the past couple months. In his final event as a factory Honda rider at Glen Helen, "Presto" went out in style, as he piloted his CRF450R to a third place overall finish. His performance at the season-ending race gave him the points needed to close the series in fifth overall for the second year in a row. Though elated to collect his first-ever Motocross class podium, TP left Glen Helen with a bittersweet taste in his mouth. Despite his awesome performance, the always-witty SoCal native was left without a ride for the 2007 season, and the prospects seemed grim as all of the factory teams were already with full rosters. After budgets were analyzed and the dust settled from the '06 season, however, a solid ride finally presented itself. Preston will rejoin the team that supported him along the way to his 2002 125cc West Coast Supercross Championship—Sobe/Samsung Mobile/Honda. Preston will ride a CRF450R and will join Kevin Windham as the second and final Supercross-class rider on the team. The big difference between the two riders, however, is that Preston will likely not receive the same level of support from the factory. In fact, TP's be may even be eligible for privateer money and awards, as it's not in Honda's budget to supply him with any works parts. With a Pro Circuit motor and Factory Connection suspension, Travis is still optimistic that his bike will be plenty good enough to compete. "I am really excited, Presto told us last week. "I know everybody on the team really well, and they're all great people. Mitch at Pro Circuit builds amazing motors, and I know that Ziggy at Factory Connection will supply me with the best possible suspension, so I think my bike will be really good. Plus, I should be eligible for the privateer money as well, so that's cool, too. Preston will wear No Fear gear like the rest of the Sobe team, but he'll be able to maintain his current helmet, boot, and goggle sponsors.
Swap represented TWMX at this weekend's Second Annual Brett Downey Safety Foundation Golf Tournament. The tournament—held at Menifee Lakes Country Club—helps to raise money for the foundation, whose mission it is to increase safety awareness of riders, parents, track owners, and promoters. One of the biggest accomplishments of the Brett Downey Safety Foundation has been the development of safety guidelines that include having adequate numbers of flaggers, enforcing safety gear and providing EMTs during practice and races. Tracks that meet the foundation's guidelines will have "Safety First" signs posted at their facility. You can see a list of tracks that have met the guidelines, here: http://www.mxsafety38.org/news/0015.htm
Yesterday morning, the Red Bull crew loaded up a bunch of motor homes and trailers to head into the Southern California desert for the third running of the only freeriding competition on natural terrain. The Red Bull Ride to the Hills competition takes things back to the roots of freestyle motocross, as riders take to the hills without any ramps, track crews or spectator bleachers, and try to put down the best freestyle runs. In 2004, the first Ride to the Hills competition—organized by Doug Parsons and Jay Schweitzer—took place in Jackpot Ranch, California and was won by Parsons. In 2005, Dustin Miller walked away the champ. This year, a whole new format is being implemented in which the riders will break into three groups and spend a day scouting out lines in the chosen terrain. Once lines are selected, all the riders will ride each of the lines chosen by the three groups. Afterwards, the riders will view video of the riding to determine the winner. The overall winner is determined by a combination of results in two distinctly different riding areas/terrains. The event takes place this week, from October 22-27, and TWMX Photo Editor Garth Milan is on the road with the Red Bull crew to bring back photos and updates each day. Be sure to stay tuned to transworldmx.com all week for more info.
In somewhat-moto-related-news, Travis Pastrana and his Subaru teammate, Christian Edstrom, secured the 2006 Rally America Championship by building on their huge season points lead at the Lake Superior rally race in Michigan this weekend. At just 23-years-old, the win makes Pastrana the youngest American rally champion in history. Ken Block—driver of the #43 car, also on the Subaru Rally Team—is the founder of DC Shoes, one of Pastrana's sponsors. Block took the overall win in Lake Superior this weekend.
TransWorld Motocross and DVS Shoes have teamed-up to bring you the DVS Moto Mouth Contest that will give away a brand new 2006 Honda CR250R, complete with a cool set of DVS Shoe Company graphics and a laundry list of aftermarket parts. To win the bike, contestants must send in a VHS tape or DVD of themselves making their best two-stroke or four-stroke dirt bike sounds using only their mouth. To help give you some inspiration, we chased DVS's Dano Legere, around the pits at the US Open as he put riders, fans, and industry folks on the spot, asking for their best dirt bike impressions. Check it out, by clicking: HERE. Visit www.transworldmotocross.com/mx/contest for rules and entry info.
Finally, to help hold you over until AMA racing gets back underway in December, the annual Sheffield Supercross takes place this weekend on October 28th in England. With a track built by Dirt Wurx, and appearances from David Vuillemin, Mike Alessi, Billy Mackenzie, and Jason Thomas, the event should make for a good preview race. Check out www.fswx.com for more info.
sed DVS's Dano Legere, around the pits at the US Open as he put riders, fans, and industry folks on the spot, asking for their best dirt bike impressions. Check it out, by clicking: HERE. Visit www.transworldmotocross.com/mx/contest for rules and entry info.
Finally, to help hold you over until AMA racing gets back underway in December, the annual Sheffield Supercross takes place this weekend on October 28th in England. With a track built by Dirt Wurx, and appearances from David Vuillemin, Mike Alessi, Billy Mackenzie, and Jason Thomas, the event should make for a good preview race. Check out www.fswx.com for more info.


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The drama features Harada as the lead character Isoyama Takeshi, who is a contractual employee at a company and gets informed by his employer that he will be on a perpetual contract i.e. he has no hope of being converted to a permanent employee. At home, he is belittled by his wife Seiko (Ogawa Tamaki) and his 12-year-old daughter Nanami (Suzuki Rio). To make things worse, the secret real estate investment he made without the knowledge of his wife turns out to go against his expectations thus causing him to be stuck with increasing interest payments which he can't make. When he meets a mysterious old woman (Enami Kyoko), he gets the idea to make himself "disappear" for 7 years so that he can be declared legally dead and restart his life.
Harada described Isoyama as a man who just wants to restart his life by staging a complete disappearance and leave behind his unloving family and the creditors who are hot on his heels. Through his escape journey nationwide, he meets various people which brings about changes in his life and mindset. As such, he called upon viewers to check out this drama which will definitely entertain them as they see how Isoyama runs away from reality with his "complete disappearance".
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