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In 2015, France is going through hard times.
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Another plan is to do away with the public sector monopoly on intercity and regional bus routes. At present, all bus services in France are run either by local or regional authorities, or by the French railways. Unlike other countries, France has no private long-distance coach services other than those between France and foreign destinations. French transport operator Transdev has already announced plans to set up bus services across France, notably on high-traffic routes and on routes poorly served by rail services.
The most discussed measure of the first reform package is the plan to free up Sunday opening for shops in France, and allow some shops to open for up to 12 Sundays per year, instead of the current 5. Public opinion polls show that up to two thirds of people in France want shops to be able to open on Sundays; but timid as it is, the plan remains hotly contested by some trade unions and by many on the left of Valls's own Socialist party. There is likely to be plenty of lively action in France over the coming months, as new plans are rolled out to "modernise the French economy". For decades governments have preferred to back down for the sake of peace and quiet, rather than push through reforms that might run up against certain vested interests; and until this year, most lobbies in France knew that if you protested enough, the government would back down. Even within the last 3 months, protests by lorry drivers and Breton farmers have buried a government plan to establish a tax on HGVs based on tracking their use of the highway network..... even though abandoning the plan will cost the government up to a billion euros.
So this time, is there really a wind of change blowing across France? Valls and Macron are not going to have an easy time. Decried on the right as "inadequate half measures", the economic reform plans are also being hotly contested as an abandonment of France's great "acquired social rights" by the left wing of Valls's own Socialist party, and by their "allies" on the left. This story will run for some time.
26 August 2014 :
And another new French government is announcedThe new French Government, the second Valls administration, is a team largely reduced to faithful supporters of president François Hollande. The three left-wing ministers from the first Valls government, Economics and industry secretary Arnaud Montebourg, Education seretary Benoit Hamon, and culture secretary Aurélie Filipetti, who had repeatedly criticised their own government's timid reforms and "austerity" measures, are out.
While many Hollande supporters were calling for a broad-based team, the Greens have not returned to the government, and centre right politicians who were invited to join have refused. The new team is thus largely a team of moderates and reformers drawn from the ranks of the Socialist party.
The most notable appointment is that of Emmanuel Macron, a former merchant banker, 36 years old, and reputed a "social liberal" and one of Hollande's closest economic advisers, who takes over from left-wing Arnaud Montebourg. His nomination is likely to be seen as a red rag to a bull by those on the left wing of the Socialist party.
The nomination of the new government is unlikely to ensure a smooth future for François Hollande. The President now has an opposition on his right, but also a sizeable parliamentary opposition to his left, made up not just of Communists and Greens, but also of recalcitrant members of his own Socialist party.
1 July 2014 :
Ex-president Sarkozy detained by anti-corruption investigatorsFormer president Nicolas Sarkozy was held this morning by anti-corruption investigators, looking into accusations of peddling of influence, or attempts to pervert the course of justice. Sarkozy is one of several leading figures called in for questioning, others including senior French judges. The direct charges arise from evidence gathered during the tapping of Sarkozy's mobile phone during investigations into the Bettencourt affair. Click for more on ex-President Sarkozy
2 June 2014 :
Hollande regional reform plan raises many hacklesFrance on its own has 41% of all the local administrative structures in the whole of the European Union - 28 countries. With its multiple layers of local administration, with services often needlessly duplicating each other, territorial governance in France has become a nightmare, but one that successive governments have singularly failed to address.
Now at last President Hollande has launched the first stage of the process, reducing the number of regions from 22 to 14. A blueprint has been put forward, but the battles, it seems, are only just beginning. Polls taken since the announcement show that up to two thirds of respondents are dissatisfied with the plan.
The official justification for the reform - apart from saving money - has been to cut France up into 14 large regions that can hold their own in size and weight as European regions on a par with the large federal Länder of Germany – as if size were the major factor to be considered. Cultures, regional identities and other logical affinities have not been taken into account, to the fury of many parts of regional France.
One of the eight existing regions whose identity has been preserved intact is the Pays de la Loire region – in spite of the fact that this region is an entirely artificial construct, dating from the 1970s, that has no historic or cultural basis; it is however the region of recent Socialist prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. On the other hand the region's capital city is Nantes, in the Loire Atlantique department, a city that was once the capital of Brittany. .A recent poll for French television showed that 63% of the inhabitants of the Loire Atlantique wanted their department to be reunited with Brittany, and that people in Brittany are also largely in favour of uniting with the Loire Atlantique department. But in spite of this consensus, the new regional plan contains nothing on this issue. Next door to Pays de la Loire, the new plan proposes the creation of a mega-region combining three current regions, Centre, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes – a new region that would stretch from Dreux, 40 miles south of Rouen, to Montlieu, 20 miles north of Bordeaux. The president of the Charentes Maritime department, conservative Dominique Bussereau, is among many people who have strongly condemned the plan, reminding the government that local voters and the local tourist industry in the Charentes want to join up with Aquitaine. Centrist party leader François Bayrou called the plan "baroque, improvised and scrappy, without any logic" .
Even some Socialist regional presidents have condemned the new plan, with the president of the Auvergne region ridiculing the idea of a region stretching from the borders of the Lot, in southwest France, to Mont Blanc on the Italian border – a distance by road of 580 km and 7 hours' drive. As for the Greens, who are allied with the Socialists in many local government structures, one of their parliamentarians, François de Rugy, described the plan as "incoherent, illegible and injustifiable."
There will be plenty of discussion in the coming weeks, and maybe some changes to the current proposal. But the opportunity to redraw the regional map of France from scratch, on the most coherent lines, seems to have been missed.
As for the suppression of the next tier of local government in France, the departments, that has been put off..... until 2020.
26 May 2014 :
Far right National Front wins Euro ElectionsMany people in France are stunned. France's far right xenophobic National Front has emerged as the leading political force in France, if the results of Sunday's European elections are to be taken as a yardstick.
Fortunately however, they are not a genuine view of the views of the majority of French voters – which is a cause for some relief, but not for complacency.
The National Front took 25% of the vote, on a turnout of 43% – meaning that about one French elector out of ten actually cast a vote for the far right. It is not as if the majority of the French population had voted for a party that is anti-Europe, anti-immigration, anti-establishment; they did not. But more people voted for this party of demagogues and dreamers, than for any other French political party. And that is serious.
Like Britain's UKIP, the French National Front has cashed in on popular resentment against Europe, elitism and cronyism, falling living standards, and – in France's case – endemic unemployment, by offering voters easy scapegoats for all their ills. Europe, immigrants, the Euro, bankers, trade unions..... The National Front makes out that France could emerge from its ills by a solution of turning the clock back to an imaginary past golden age, a France with no immigration and full employment, with French Francs again, not Euros, great social services and low taxes.
Sadly, there is a sizeable minority of the French population that is gullible enough to believe the mellifluous words of the National Front's sophisticated media machine, and its smiling leader Marine le Pen. But they remain a minority. The large majority of French voters want nothing to do with the far right.
French and international media have been having a frenzy reporting the emergence of the National Front as France's "most popular party"; but the FN's performance should be seen in its historic context. France has a long history of protest votes: Over the past half century, up to a third of France's voters have regularly voted for extremist parties, of the left or the right. There has been no surge to the extreme in 2014; what has changed is the nature of that vote.
All in all, 37% of votes went to far left or far right parties in the 2014 European elections, on a turnout of 43% : that's 15.9% of the total electorate voting for an extremist party.
Back in 1979, for the first ever elections to the European parliament, far-right and far-left parties took 26.3% of the vote between them - on a turnout of 60% : that's 15.6% of French voters voting for an extremist party. A virtually identical score.
The big difference lies in the fact that in 1979, 23% of votes went to parties to the left of the socialists (Communist party and other far left), and 1% to the far right. In 2014, 8% went to the far left, and 29% to the far right, on a far smaller turnout.
Protest votes tend to do better when voter turnout is lower.
Yet protest votes are real votes, and France's mainstream parties are right to be seriously worried by this latest result – especially François Holland's governing Socialist Party, whose share of the popular vote fell to an unprecedented low of 14%
31st March 2014 :6.p.m.
French PM Ayrault has resigned. He will be replaced by Manuel Valls, the Spanish-born interior minister who is the most popular political figure in France today. Valls is known as a no-nonsense centre-left social democrat, and is not popular with the hard left. For the moderate wing of the French Socialist Party, Valls is seen as a moderniser. He carries the aspirations of the centre left in the same way as Tony Blair when he first took over Britain's Labour Party; but in the very divided world of French socialism, he will not have Blair's freedom of action - even if Hollande keeps him on a very long leash. Many will be pinning their hopes on him; but two years ago they pinned them on Hollande. It will take more than just Valls's popularity to put France back on the rails.
French Socialists routed in local electionsFrench voters have delivered a resounding slap in the face to President François Hollande's ruling Socialist party. Just two years after Hollande was elected to the presidency on a wave of enthusiasm, the outcome of the election confirms the extent of his fall from grace.
The Socialists have lost control of town halls in over 150 towns and cities of over 9,000 inhabitants, and the big winner is the conservative UMP party. The UMP and their allies have taken control of a number of large cities and regional capitals, including Toulouse, Saint Etienne, Reims and Caen; but most emblematic was the conservative victory in Limoges, which has had a socialist or left-wing town hall since 1912 – over 100 years.
The Socialists managed one miracle... taking Lourdes; and they achieved a symbolic victory by holding on to the Paris town hall. They also held on to Strasbourg, Lyon and Lille, and won in Avignon, where voters rallied to the Socialists to defeat a strongly placed contender from the far-right National Front.
However, as much as the Socialists' battering, it is the very relative victory of the National Front that has been making the headlines. France's far-right nationalists have seized power in 14 town halls, mostly in the south, and mostly quite small towns; but the list does include the towns of Béziers, Orange and the Riviera resort of Fréjus, as well as the 7th constituency of Marseilles.
In one other surprising result, the French Green Party took the town hall in Grenoble from their Socialist allies.
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the election is that anyone voted for the Socialists at all; between the two rounds of voting, it was announced that unemployment in France had reached a new record high; and the following day, that the planned deficit reduction campaign is now well off target.
In the end, the Socialists saved several town halls thanks to popular, well established mayors; but their relative survival was also made easier by the currently poor image of the main conservative opposition party, the UMP. Over the last decade, the French right has been riven by internal conflicts and embroiled in a number of politico-financial scandals. They also share responsibility, with Hollande's Socialists, for France's current economic woes. The last Conservative government, under president Sarkozy, singularly failed to take the strong measures that were required, to put France's economy back on a sound footing; and voters have not forgotten this.
January 2014 :
Hollande announces new way forwardsDogged by record unpopularity, ever-increasing unemployment in France, and by problems in his personal life, President Hollande chose his annual New Year press conference to announce major policy changes, aimed at restoring the competitiveness of the French economy.
The main reform announced was an end, by 2017, of employers' contributions to the French family allowance scheme, currently set at 5.4%. This has been welcomed by French employers for whom total payroll taxes and contributions currently amount to a massive 42%
Yet even if they come down to 36.6%, France's payrioll taxes will still be higher, and in many cases far higher, than in other major economies.
The phasing out of the family allowance tax has been – predictably – condemned by the country's unions and by the left-wing partners of Hollande's own government.
To pay for the reduction of payroll taxes and other measures, Hollande pledged to cut public spending by 50 billion euros by 2017, though remained evasive on how this will be achieved. He mentioned measures to simplify bureaucracy and streamline France's complex system of local government; but as yet, there is little in the way of concrete commitments.
The President ruled out any major cuts to France's welfare system.
In France and abroad, reactions to the President's keynote speech have been relatively muted; while the measures in themselves have on the whole been cautiously welcomed, there is much questioning as to whether Hollande will actually be able to deliver.
November 2013 :
Another French Revolution?The climate in France is revolutionary – at least according to commentators in parts of the French media.
Polls show that there is now a general "ras l'bol" (fed-upness) in France with successive governments' inability to solve France's massive problems. The current government has achieved the remarkable exploit of getting employers and workers out on the street together, complaining of the high level of taxation that is crippling small firms and constantly eroding the purchasing power of those in work or on benefits.
In Brittany, a relatively poor region and scene of the most virulent recent demonstrations of discontent, protesters have donned red Phrygian caps, the garment symbolically chosen as the mark of Revolutionaries during the first French Revolution, in 1789. And it's not just small business and trade unions that have been complaining. Teachers and other civil servants have been protesting too, about living standards, pensions, new work schedules and underfunding. Very few people in France, it seems, are happy at the moment.
While a classic "revolution" seems an unlikely scenario, President Hollande surely has plenty more trouble in store. VAT (sales tax) is set to rise in January – a fact that will not go un-noticed.
Analysis ► French tax crisis 2013
French Government in turmoilOctober 2013 Beleaguered French President François Hollande's popularity rating has fallen to an all-time low, around 25%, the lowest rating ever obtained by a French President under the Fifth Republic, according to pollsters BVA. Long branded as a ditherer, Hollande is now being described in the French media as nothing short of incompetent.
In October, the Government was again rocked by dissentions and Presidential U-turns. After hard-line (and popular) Interior Minister ordered the expulsion of a family of illegal Roma immigrants from Kosovo, including teenage Leonarda, plucked by police off a school bus, thousands of high-school students protested in Paris. Torn between defending his minister and pacifying the left wing of his party, Hollande promptly authorised Leonarda's return - but without her family – a compromise that satisfied no-one, not even Leonarda, who declined the offer.
Then at the end of the month, faced with violent protests by Breton lorry-drivers, the government did another about-turn and announced the suspension of the new Ecotax on HGVs (trucks). This U-Turn further damaged the Socialists' relations with their coalition partners in government, the Green Party.
With municipal elections looming in Spring 2014, many on the French left are seriously worried.
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The words came one day after O'Neill said the sergeant who shot and killed Deborah Danner, 66, in The Bronx Tuesday didn't follow NYPD protocol, such as waiting for the Emergency Service Unit before confronting the woman, who was known to the department, or using a Taser. Danner was armed with a baseball bat when Sgt. Hugh Barry shot and killed her.
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[vegaspete] I have a contact in the xxxxxxxxxx group and I don't mean like us. he just told me that the VND rv'd today and at rate of $3 and some cents. I don't know the acutal rate but I do know it rv'd
[sandytob] vegaspete can we go to a bank with vnd and exchange?
[vegaspete] the only thing holding up the IQD is the paper work and that is getting completed as we speak
[pastored] this is is is going to happen folks
[1biz4u] vegaspete when do we go to the bank then? lol
[vegaspete] That's what I asked. I am going to make a ton of calls
[Andrin] vegaspete that's awesome!!
[burk50] Vegaspete that s nice so when can we ce ? Pray ur Arn't joking
[MtnStar] vegaspete but the VND isn't showing that - do you know where they saw that?
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[blackjon] vegaspete no it did not sry if it did 3/4 of the ppl in this room would be out partying
[vegaspete] the IQD is going to be in the $11 range and the group rate is going to make you go thru your whole box of depends
[burk50] Blackjon well we didn't know that's why ,lol
[KajunRedBull] vegaspete Take a step back because blackjon is correct AND There will be NO CHANCE of anyone Double Dipping..They will come out for rv together.imho
[vegaspete] It will be released at the same time
[burk50] Vegaspete can u double ck?
[jetpack] Sry no way vnd will be over $3 IMHO
[jetpack] Love be wrong tho
[vegaspete] i just got home from work and my mom comes home from a lunch meeting about you know what and came home running into the house telling me it RV'D
[KajunRedBull] blackjon if that were true I assure you my banker would not have a peaceful dinner until he took care of me! :
[burk50] Jet pack with God everything's possible Amen
[vegaspete] I have no reason to lie to you all or make stuff up. this is just what I was told by some very credible people
[KajunRedBull] vegaspete and we thank you for sharing!
[jetpack] vegaspete praying you r right
[1biz4u] vegaspete we believe you, praying we see the fruits of it today! Lol
[okrocks] vegaspete appreciate your sharing, are you able to reconcile it in your mind as to how this will play out?
[jyburt] just checked and still can be purchased but i also know it will be on sale till about ten minutes before it rv
[jetpack] vegaspete so when will u have confirmation ??
[spiritfilled] Robertprofessor di you just see the post from vegaspete ??
[vegaspete] One doctor asked me if I cashed out and I was like….. what?
[Andrin] vegaspete when will it show to us lil people lol
[blackjon] vegaspete do you own VND ?
[vegaspete] blackjon yes I do
[jetpack] vegaspete 3? Who other two ? Tks
[vegaspete] They told me the vnd is in the $3 range and the dinar is in the $11 range and that the group rate is going to knock you out cold. I won't say it because you all will think I am in the mental ward
[pastorart] vegaspete I will take it thanks
[jetpack] vegaspete so when r they saying would show public ?
[1biz4u] vegaspete thanks and great news!!
[keiji] vegaspete ty....please share more when you get it..
[vegaspete] I am just as shocked as you all. Again I am not making stuff up or trying to hurt anyone
[vegaspete] it will be public as soon as the paperwok on the dinar is done. Don't know why it wouldn't be done. I mean come one how long as this dragged out, ahaha
[1biz4u] vegaspete I agree with that! Imo
[burk50] Vegaspete what paperwork needs to get done? Thx
[vegaspete] have faith it has happend and all we are waiting for is th go ahead and that's this week
[vegaspete] I didn't get a lot of answers. I got some info via text and on a call. I hope to ask more questions later
[jetdemon] vegaspete Thanks!!!
[vegaspete] again, I was told by three sources of which are very credible souces, two are doctors told me the the vnd rv'd today and that only the last bit of paperword being done othe IQD is all and that we will be at the banks this week
[nolaspice] guys the vnd is tradeable now - if it revalued today - then we go to the bank tomorrow and exchange
jetpack] As of this moment in WF foreign current exchange dept there is no change on VND, maybe tomorrow will be different
[vegaspete] they can't do a global reset with pennies like .86 cent's and .47 cents this is bigger than we will ever even realize. this will affect every person on the planet regardless if they own these currencies [okrocks] vegaspete rates aside, how can it have rv'd and no one know about it or see it? ... it rv'd but they are "holding" it, is that what you are saying?
[vegaspete] okrocks I don't have the answer to that. I got a call from a doctor friend of the family and he told me what I told you all. I am just the messenger
[mkay] vegaspete I totally believe you
[xyz] vegaspete i am tired ...all i care is closure is the when!
vegaspete] xyz I agree totally
spiritfilled] If it has in fact rved ..either currency ...I do not think it will show anywhere until at least after normal banking hours ...IMO...so tomorrow at the earliest is my projection..IMO
burk50] Vegaspete well u brightened my day and the castle wow thx for sharing
[b ray] any truth to Senators and ETC cashing in this past weekend?
[Robertprofessor] b ray How can the RV happen without the US?
[b ray] Robertprofessor, it can't , too big of a player in this
[Robertprofessor] b ray I don't think so either, but I do see that the Chinese, Russians and others could hit us very hard financially to put pressure on.
[Jeff] Robertprofessor what would be the substitution effect then if there is no consumerism besides the USA?
[nolaspice] Jeff can you say that again to me in english - like 3rd grade english to be more specific
[Robertprofessor] Jeff It would hurt the Chinese in the reverse ... it's a world wide economy now.
[Jeff] Robertprofessor there you go
[Jeff] Thus the proposed financial hit would be worse for them not us, that is unless they have a clandestine middle class ready to buy like the USA consumer market
[b ray] Robertprofessor, I can believe O trying to get a tax on all foreign currency exchange, wouldn't surprise me , if Senators and such cashed in before take law went into effect , but a Jester keeps saying , everything is changing to be " Republic" and this could be the last chance to take advantage
[b ray] Of any banking
[Robertprofessor] Jeff One caution from the history books: the USSR had major trade agreements with Nazi Germany, much raw material moved west and Stalin thought he had some safety for a few years anyway ... but June, 1941 proved how wrong that was.
[texascamper] b ray If I remember, we discussed the sentor issues last year
[Robertprofessor] b ray I understand what you're saying and yes, I think it has merit.
[Robertprofessor] Jeff One caution from the history books: the USSR had major trade agreements with Nazi Germany, much raw material moved west and Stalin thought he had some safety for a few years anyway ... but June, 1941 proved how wrong that was.
[texascamper] b ray If I remember, we discussed the sentor issues last year
[Robertprofessor] b ray I understand what you're saying and yes, I think it has merit.
[Jeff] Robertprofessor yes but that is a communistic model dictated through a forced open market economy that cannot work in alignment with the Adam Smith economic model. Free Markets and Socialism are like an engine without oil eventually you have a rock for a motor.
[b ray] Puppylove, I've done some checking and I've learned tons of things, I just have tried to educate myself ,when the time comes on what to do, not worried about Senators and such, they could care less about anyone else
[Robertprofessor] Jeff Very good, and you're correct. WW2 was a clash between two titans, two totalitarian states that despised each other.
[puppylove] b ray good deal!
[Jeff] Robertprofessor eventually the "every chicken in a pot" formula was a biased campaign that led to eoconomic malise and control over the German people
[Jeff] Ok brain is sweating....Robertprofessor actually made me think darn him LOL
[Robertprofessor] Jeff I thought the German economy was still gearing up for total war in 1944 ... I've wondered what Hitler might have accomplished if he had avoided military warfare and gone solely after economic warfare.
Jeff] Robertprofessor He would have destroyed european commerce in the short term, long term he would have been putrified in the reverse as then the European countries would have colluded against him, thus in my view there still would have been a war. Outcome same Dictators die and their people suffer
burk50] Waited 10 yrs to get button pushed,Now 2 weeks after button was pushed ! Where r we really? Thx
[b ray] burk50, I thought it was pushed April 1 ,,
[cashinqueen1] burk50 waiting to push the next button rofl
[Jeff] Robertprofessor Free markets and Free society coupled to a Republic equals TYPICALLY a free economic playing field
[Robertprofessor] Jeff The point is academic anyway because Hitler was bent on war no matter what.
[Jeff] Robertprofessor agreed
[Robertprofessor] Jeff I see what's taking place now is the world demanding a free, level economic playing field and the US is wanting to keep the field tilted to its advantage.
[Jeff] Robertprofessor Exactly
[Robertprofessor] Jeff Added to this problem is that when I say US, I don't mean "We the People." That's an even bigger issue.
[Jeff] Robertprofessor When the free market system is tilted to benefit only the few you are right.
[oldrichguy2b] Just got on and saw a few comments. We no longer have Capitalism in this country. We have Corporatism, a system by which big Corportations are in bed with corrupt polititions and they take care of one another at the expense of We the People. This system is the same one that Mussalini set up in Italy
[cashinqueen1] Since this purchase of Dinars 3 years ago i have gotten more education on world event than i did in 16 years of school rofl
[Sarge] DrRod So basically what we/you have to do is look out for ourselves.. they won't.
[DrRod] "IF" the politicians were able to exchange their IQD before us, it's because they didn't want to be obligated to the potential tax liability. I'm not a tax expert, but seems reasonable to me that they would exchange under some tax law, while we wait...
DrRod] It seems that there are many out there who never wanted for this thing to be public... Some may even think that there is a world group which controls all the wealth... might be true.
[DrRod] This RV should have taken place several years ago... I guess we have heard enough from all of the intel providers that everything is ALL DONE. Makes you wonder if everything is done why we aren't rich? People in power are holding this back, plain and simple.
[Dee1031] DrRod can you give me a good reason why they would hold it up?
[DrRod] Dee1031 greed and power.
[DrRod] Dee1031 Remember they never wanted you to have this much money.
[Dee1031] I think that Iraq is just not ready yet and all the info we are getting is speculation and some lies. JMO
[DrRod] Dee1031 You may be somewhat correct about IRAQ, but Iraq is not calling the shots.
[xyz] finally confirmation ....
[xyz] Breaking News … Talabani will appear in media outlets, says Kurdish MP Monday, 13 May 2013 17:55 Baghdad (AIN) -MP, Muhsin al-Sadoun, of the Kurdistani Alliance revealed that the President, Jalal Talabani, will soon appear in the media outlets. Speaking to All Iraq News Agency (AIN), he said "Talabani, according to the latest information from his doctor who confirmed the improvement of his health condition, will appear in the media outlets soon." "Regarding replacing Talabani, this issue is related to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan where it is responsible for this post," he concluded.
xyz] Economic parliamentary demanding quick action to stop the rise in the dollar exchange rate
5/13/2013 02:30:53 pm
well my friend im new to this game only in it for a short while and as far as i know i would have to agree on some things but i will say that i do believe it will RV as far as when or a time frame no i have no clue or any hints to when. all i know from out here is that the local population of some contacts i have are saying that they dont believe it to happen. i havent heard anything about anyone speaking in conferences or speeches. i have heard many many many roomers but unsure on if they are true. my best guess is that if it does RV before parliament goes on vacation on the 15th is that it will happen tuesday. but if not then its still a waiting game. even out here i can get any sort of hint to when it will RV. if i know any credible information i will pass it along.
5/13/2013 06:14:53 pm
Hitlers forces were the most advanced , most equipped and highly trained . Were it not for a bad decision to invade Russia in the harshest of times , and commit so many forces with out proper logistics as they advanced , we would all be speaking German right now .
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New York - At least 85 dolphins have beached themselves in a shallow inlet of a US nature reserve at Cape Cod, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the cause of the mass stranding remained a mystery.
A spokesperson for the International Fund for Animal Welfare said the huge number of beached mammals over the last two weeks, with most of them dying, was close to the amount usually recorded in the course of a year.
"We had a total of 85 confirmed stranding since January 12 and that number might be as high 101," AJ Cady said. "There are still about 16 dolphins reported in difficult locations we haven't been able to confirm."
"Of that number 35 were still alive. Fifty of them were dead by the time we reached them," Cady said.
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Cady said that the large number was "very unusual. In an average year we might handle a total of 120 dolphins over the course of the entire year and now we are almost at that number in a little over a week".
Cady said there were different theories why dolphins - like their cousins the whales - sometimes beach themselves in large numbers.
"One [theory] is that they just get lost. We're wondering if they were following food, a school of fish, and got trapped," he said.
"They are very sociable animals. They stay together as a group if one gets in trouble, you tend to see the whole family group get stranded at the same time because they try to stay together."
This sounds like sonar , the poor dolphins just want to get away from the noise.
Damn the man.
They didn't want to carry military bombs on their backs, sounds like a suicide mission! Saboutage!


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Chichester, United Kingdom (PressExposure) December 02, 2009 -- Streamline Surgical are pleased to announce the launch of their new web forum to complement their new website. The forum has been launched to support the Streamline Surgical teamâs commitment to aftercare and enable ongoing communication between patients and staff.
The forum has been designed to be attractive and simple to use. It is a place where patients who have had surgery or may be considering surgery can obtain facts and contact fellow patients. Whether they are interested in RNY gastric bypass surgery, gastric band surgery or a gastric balloon, users can obtain facts and contact fellow patients and experts.
All information on the forum is underpinned with sound clinical advice, not myths and folklore. Similar weight loss surgery forums are sometimes led by the most vocal members. This can make them popular but risks myths and bad habit being passed off as empirical advice. This can put users at risk as they are not being provided with the correct information.
In some cases, other websites and forums charge a fee and some are funded by surgical companies used for marketing. The Streamline Surgical expert team believe that people that have been through weight loss surgery or are looking at it as an option for them should be able to access a service free of charge without risk of being coerced into making decisions.
As part of the unique Streamline Surgical aftercare package which includes one year of structured post operative follow up visits, the launch of the new forum means that patients will also be able to make contact with members of the team at anytime to seek advice. One of the most exciting features of the forum is the regular ASK THE EXPERT chat room where user can get an immediate reply from a Streamline Surgical expert outside conventional office hours.
As well as the creation of the Streamline Surgical forum, a facebook page and twitter account has also been developed. The Facebook page allows members to access further information on weight loss surgery and also interact with other patients.
In addition to facebook, the Streamline Surgical team have also developed a twitter account. The team see this as a great opportunity for information exchange and debate and discussion around obesity and weight loss surgery. Streamline Surgical are twittering as TheFatDoctor and are hoping that their followers will be interested with their regular updates on obesity and weight loss surgery and that they will be just as popular as regular tweeters Stephen Fry, Ashton Kutcher and Jonathan Ross!
Toni Russo, Bariatric Nurse Consultant for Streamline Surgical comments:
âOur patients are well informed regarding their operations and post op life. We believe that sharing obesity updates empowers them and motivates them to go that extra mile. We are delighted with the new forum and hope that users will find it beneficial and of great help to them whatever stage of their weight loss journey they are at.â
Streamline Surgical and its lead surgeons, Fat Doctors Shaw Somers and Guy Slater are always keen to see and hear how past patients are getting on. In light of this the forum will also run regular opportunities for users to take part in photo shoots that celebrate their success.


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When people in WordPress circles say "page builder," I'm not gonna lie: I get skittish. My mind immediately goes to poor markup, theme or plugin lock-in, and a gross tangle of code.
But recently I met a WordPress page builder plugin that's risen high above my usual developer disdain: Beaver Builder.
Beaver Builder first appeared on my radar after hearing Chris Lema talk about it. Not long after, I had the opportunity to meet and hang out with the Beaver Builder guys at CaboPress. Hearing them talk was enough to pique my curiosity. (By the way, if you'd like to hear from the Beaver Builder team yourself, I've got them on my podcast).
After spending some time getting to know the plugin and working with it, I'm loving both the ease of use and the ability to extend it for custom scenarios.
If you're not familiar with Beaver Builder (or skeptical, like me), I'd like to break down some facts that might change the way you think about this page builder.
Beaver Builder FAQs for Developers
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Beaver Builder – Plugin or Theme?
Well, it's both. Actually, it's three things. There's a lite plugin (free) in the WordPress repo, there's the full-featured plugin, and then there's the theme.
Let's look at each.
Beaver Builder Theme
This is a regular WordPress theme, but with all the Beaver Builder functionality baked in. The idea is to treat it as a parent theme and then create your child theme on top of that. Considering how I feel about putting plugin functionality into a theme, I'm not really a fan of the theme.
Beaver Builder Plugin
For those of you familiar with the Dynamik theme and the Genesis Extender plugin, the BB concept is similar – the theme has all the functionality baked in, whereas the plugin enables you to add the functionality to any theme.
This is where I've been camping out. You can use the plugin with any WordPress theme, including those for the Genesis Framework.
The plugin includes some basic drag & drop modules (i.e. photos, videos). They are truly basic and not overly impressive. But then there's the advanced modules. These are really cool and provide simple set up options for things like a post grid, call to action, accordions, and more.
You can do complex things on a page in a fraction of the time it would take you to create a custom template.
Beaver Builder Plugin Lite
The free plugin is a bit of a tease. It works exactly the same as the regular plugin except for the available modules are stripped down to just a handful of options.
If you wanted to just try BB, you could install the lite plugin or, better yet, play with the demo that shows off the full-featured plugin.
Can I Extend Beaver Builder?
Heck yeah! BB has great module options out of the box, but you can customize those existing modules or create your own.
Let me say that last part again – you can develop custom modules. If you're working on a solution for a client site and part of that solution involves giving the client a simple way to add content in the future that's just as beautiful as the content you originally created, custom modules are where it's at.
I feel a separate blog post coming on to talk about more about that.
You can extend the plugin in other ways, too. But here's my one complaint about Beaver Builder: While there's great usage documentation, I really wish they'd publish a full developer API. Currently the best way to learn what all you can do with customizing BB is to check the forums and scour the source code.
Can I use it on multiple client sites?
Yep. All three pricing tiers for Beaver Builder include use on unlimited sites. Their Agency tier even lets you white label the plugin, which is cool.
That said, Beaver Builder does require an active license on a site in order to get updates. Do you want your client sites dependent on your annual license renewal? That's up to you.
Multisite Support?
Yep. You can use Beaver Builder in a WordPress Multisite environment. I haven't experimented with this yet, but did want to note that it's possible.
Are there Third-Party extensions available?
Not yet. It's on the roadmap though. I would really like to see this as it could rapidly explode the potential for cool things you could do with BB.
If you're not sure what I'm talking about with Third-Party extensions, think about Easy Digital Downloads or Ninja Forms – both are "freemium" plugins with a free core plugin and a variety of paid add-ons, some of those developed by third parties.
What about custom templates?
Yes, but you need to create them. Certain plugins or theme frameworks (think WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, Genesis Framework), involve a lot of custom templates.
To work the most seamlessly with BB, you'll probably want to create custom templates.
Beaver Builder and the case of the missing archive template…
Let me save you some head banging: If you want to create a post archive using BB modules, you use a regular ole page (or page template) + the Posts module. Beaver Builder is like honey badger in the sense that it does not care about the archive template.
This bugs me as it doesn't conceptually follow the WordPress template hierarchy. It also explains why I couldn't find a single example of a custom archive.php file for use with Beaver Builder.
There, I've just saved you four hours of your life.
I'll write more on this in a separate post.
Does it play nicely with other plugins?
For the most part, yes. Here's a list of known incompatabilities. I will say that the BB development team is very receptive to feedback and attempting to make BB work with a variety of configurations. If you have concerns about compatibility with your setup, just bring it up with the support team and they can help you work through it.
Keep Exploring
While a page builder plugin clearly serves the needs of a beginner-level audience, I think there's a lot that developers can do with Beaver Builder that differentiates it (in a good way) from other drag and drop solutions.
Don't take my word for it – go check out the demo and see what you think.


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Zipline Canopy Adventure
US$ 45 child - 89 adult
Customer reviews | Customer Q&A
Offline price: $95
You save: $6 (6%)
Duration: approx. 4 hours
Departure time: morning & Afternoon
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
What's included?
- Zip line canopy excursion
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guides
- Full safety briefing by Canopy guides
- All required safety equipment
- Soft drinks and fresh fruit
What's included?
- Comfortable Clothing
- Sneakers
- Camera
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellent
- Cash
Put your fear of heights to the test and get your adrenaline pumping with the most sought after zip lining tour in all of the Dominican Republic: Zipline Canopy Adventure. Let our experienced and friendly guides take you from platform to platform at treetop level. Located in northern Punta Cana this zip lining tour consists of 15 platforms and 8 cable lines, the longest of which is over 2,500 feet long (that's over 7 city blocks!).
Enjoy the silence and breathtaking views while zip lining high above the ground through treetops and across open mountain valleys in the dominican Oriental mountain range.
Important information
– There is no weight limit for the zip line, but your waist should not exceed 45 inches in circumference.
– For safety reasons pregnant women cannot participate in this excursion.
– Children must be at least 5 years old to participate.
– You must be able to hike 1/2 mile at elevated or uneven terrain.
– You need to present a paper voucher for this excursion.
– The described order of activities may change based on weather, group size, holidays, etc.
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Helpful tip
– Sturdy footwear is recommended for this tour. Sandals and flip-flops will easily become lost in the jungle below.
Departure point
Tour departs from most Punta Cana / Bavaro area hotels. An extra pick up charge may be added to your cart depending on the location of your hotel.
Departure time
Morning and afternoon. You may request to go either in the morning or the afternoon trip, we will try to accommodate your request depending on availability.
Pick up time and location
Pickup time varies depending on the location of your hotel, you will be picked up in the hotel lobby or specified meeting point. The exact pickup time and location will be provided on your voucher after booking.
4 hours (approximate total duration from pickup to drop-off).
Return details
You will be dropped off at your hotel.
Days of operation
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Cancellation Policy
– Tours are non-refundable for no show.
– Cancellations must be made 72 hours in advance of the scheduled pick up time or there will be no refund.
– Should a tour be cancelled due to bad weather we will reschedule at your earliest convenience. If your dates are not flexible and the rescheduling cannot be done a full refund will be issued.
Or call us at 1-800-832-1622
Toll Free from USA & Canada, available 9 AM – 5 PM (EST) Monday to Friday
Frequent questions
At what time will I be picked up?
The confirmed pick up time will be stated on the voucher sent to your e-mail after booking online.
Can I book my excursion at the hotel when I arrive?
Since the excursions we offer are very popular and frequently sell out early, we recommend that you pre-book online to avoid last-minute surprises and disappointments. If you wish to book an excursion after you arrive, you will need to contact a local tour provider and pay full price once you are here.
Are there any weight/age restrictions?
Some excursions have weight and/or age restrictions. Please read carefully the "Important Information" box above.
What happens if there is bad weather?
Unless the weather directly affects the excursion you have booked, all excursions will operate as scheduled. If the excursion is cancelled for bad weather or any other reason we will contact you to try to reschedule at your earliest convenience, if a later date for you to go on the excursion cannot be arranged we will refund 100% of your money.
Can I change the date of my excursion?
We understand sometimes plans change and that you may need to reschedule, no problem! Just contact us at least 48 hours before the start of your excursion with your date-change request and we'll look after you at no extra cost, subject to availability of course!
Why book online?
Discounted Prices
When you book online ahead of time you can save up to 10% as opposed to booking from a representative at your hotel.
Choose the date YOU want
Avoid sold out excursions; book online in advance and choose the date YOU want, not the other way around.
No waiting in line
Many people wait until arriving in DR to book their excursions so long lines form in the hotel lobby to speak to the representatives of each excursion.
Avoid pushy vendors
Many tour providers employ the same vendors and since they work on commission they'll try to push the excursions that give them the highest commission.
23 reviews for Zipline Canopy Adventure
Awesome experience! [Everyone from Carlos to the Chef was nice, pleasant and we loved our horse, Rola & Perrhona!]* My son has been telling everyone about the excursions! Thank you so much
*The parts of this review contained within [ ] pertain to another excursion done by this customer. – This review has been edited by the staff of iHeartDR to clarify this.
Even though some have complained about the ride to the top of the mountain, my family and I actually found the trip to be almost as exhilarating as the zip-lines! My husband, two teens and I weren't scared for a minute, thanks to the awesome guides!!
The zipline was fast, but it sure was a lot of fun! Even though the trip up to the zip line site was quite rocky (I still am not sure how he was able to get us up there!), Manuel, the tour guide, took care of us the entire time. He told us about coffee and cocoa beans and made sure we got some Dominican chocolate, too! It was amazing chocolate! I definitely recommend this excursion the next time that you are in the Dominican Republic.
We booked the zip line canopy tour, and It was great. It did rain a few times, but we still enjoyed ourselves. WE hiked for maybe 10 minutes or so, and then went zip lining; the view was spectacular! They'll take photos, and you can get a CD once the tour is finished. Once the zip lining was finished, they gave us water and fruit! We had the pleasure of meeting one of the staff members on our way from Miami to the Dominican Republic. The gentleman was extremely nice and very helpful. He recommended places to see and told us all about the city and the hotel, as well as about the demographics and his business. We emailed him (he gave us a card) once we got settled at the hotel. He helped right away and kept his word. The hotels will try to convince you to use only their representatives, but this company was awesome. The man we had previously met on the plane emailed us later to see how we liked the tour, and of course, we loved it and everything went perfectly. I wanted to review this company because they were very attentive and knowledgeable. We had a great tour! Thanks
I took this trip with my 12 and 14 year old and we all had a blast! The guides knew their job well and we always felt safe. We even enjoyed the trip up the mountain, even though it took over an hour to get there. Our guide made that trip well worth the wait, as we learned a lot about the history of the Dominican Republic on the way.
Canopy Adventure was a blast! The staff was fantastic and the service was impeccable throughout the entire trip. We really enjoyed listening to our guide, and hope that we'll be able to visit again whenever we're vacationing in Punta Cana. The area is very secure, and the zip-lining here is top-notch. Anybody looking for an entertaining getaway should definitely give it a chance!
If you're ever in Punta Cana, be sure to try out zip-lining as it's a lot of fun! I took my wife there for our honeymoon and we had a wonderful time. The bus ride to Canopy Adventure is a rocky one, but it's all apart of the experience.
I almost backed out at the last minute because I was so scared, but I'm very glad that I didn't! This is an opportunity that nobody should miss out on! I'll never forgot my experience, zip-lining through the scenic grassy landscapes, free as a bird.
Using only information that I was able to find online, I booked this trip online and just hoped for the best. Fortunately for me it was a complete success! We got picked up at the front of our hotel, and it took nearly an hour to get there by bus. Since our guide was so entertaining the time passed by very quickly. It also afforded us the chance to get a better look at the parts of the Dominican Republic that weren't filled to the brim with other tourists. The people in charge were very professional and I always felt secure. If you're looking for a thrill this trip is a no-brainer!
My husband coaxed me into trying the zip line, and even though heights terrify me, I was so glad he did! I was so impressed with the focus on safety. They really take it seriously. It made the experience very enjoyable. Plan to take in gorgeous scenery, and don't forget to pack a small camera to stuff in your pocket. You can snap off shots as you go (on the ride to the site, not while zip lining). When can I do it again?!
I've ziplined three times previously and my favorite part about ziplining is that it is constant action. This experience does not require patience…you get to move without waiting on the rear to catch up. The hiking experience was also awesome and I thoroughly enjoyed the magnificent landscape during the zipline and bus ride.
Our tour guide's name was Wilson and he was a blast. He was so knowledgeable about the Dominican Republic, including culture and history for the country. We got authentic Dominican food because he allowed us to stop on the road. It was the greatest chicken I have ever had. This excursion is an incredible value…you get to off-road, see countryside, and zip line through gorgeous locations, including the shooting location for Jurassic Park (so we were told). It was incredibly safe and fun!
I loved the view into typical Dominican life during my trip to the mountains. It was as enjoyable as the ziplining, itself. The zipline staff members were very professional and I felt very safe enjoying those incredible views!
Even though I've only been home for a short while, I can't stop thinking about what an awesome time I had in Punta Cana. It was my first time zip-lining and I had a fantastic time! The employees there were super cool and always made us feel at ease. I never once doubted their expertise or felt that I was unsafe. The only time I was concerned was during the bumpy trip up the mountain, but in the end it was all worth it.
I can't say enough about how the staff handles their job. They were extremely intelligent with the information they provided us and safety was their number one priority while we were there. I must admit that some of the inclines were very steep and difficult for an older gal that is sort of out of shape. "Sweet Chocolate Banana" was behind us offering his entertaining personality that filled us with laughter. Our driver's name was Alex who was an expert behind the wheel. He was a class act in driving through some of the potholes on the dirt road on our ride to our destination.
As for doing the trip again I have to give a thumbs up because it is seldom you have a chance to take a once in a lifetime experience such as this one. I can't say enough here about going with Canopy.
It was an enjoyable morning for me from beginning to end. I commend the extremely knowledge staff for their friendliness during our visit. They provided excellent climbing equipment that provides excellent redundancy for safety. The zip lines offered us stunning views while providing speed and time on the line. Choose them over other Punta Cana operators in the area because of the experienced crew that keeps your safety in mind.
My husband and myself just returned from our second trip to Punta Cana. A fantastic experience for both of us was making the decision to try the Canopy Adventure Zip Line. The drive was tiresome because of the length of the trip. Our guide made it worthwhile by being very knowledgeable about the history of the surrounding area. We enjoyed the drive with Joel, as much as the zip line and want everyone to know he was an excellent driver as well as a safe one. We highly recommend this excursion to anyone wanting to have an enjoyable adventure.
We enjoyed our experience with the zip lines. We were frightened at the beginning but the courteous staff eased our fears with simplified instructions from experience. We had a wonderful time. It was the most uplifting trip we enjoyed at Punta Cana! We highly recommend it for those seeking an adventurous fun outing!
The tour was fantastic and the staff was very professional. We exhausted much of our time moving about from one destination to another instead of actually enjoying the zip lines. Riding to and from our destination was also uncomfortable and certainly not advisable if you are prone to motion sickness. Overall you can't blame that on the zip line because it was exciting and our safety never was an issue.
We recently went on the zipline tour with iHEARTDR. We had booked the tour online and had an overall very enjoyable experience. We went on the tour with a group from work and everyone raved about a good time. The guide was very enthusiastic and informative. I would highly recommend the tour to anyone new to the island who wants to see the beautiful sights and enjoy an adventure-filled day in paradise. I loved getting out to explore. You can't spend every single day on the beach!
I'm a thrill seeker and I definitely got my fix on this excursion, we loved it! Our guide Piki (although I think that's only a nickname) was very funny and informative. All the staff was very helpful really and they made sure everyone on the group is safe. There's some walking around involved but that was a welcome addition to my vacation since we had one week of relaxing on the beach sipping piña coladas and cuba libres 😛 all kidding aside though do expect to get a little tired at some point. The ride to the ranch was very bumpy but since this is an adventure tour we didn't mind. Great fun for all ages.
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8 months 6 days ago
I tried to contact you through your website, but it doesn't seem to be working.
My family and I will be staying at Dreams La Romana in June, and we'd like to do some zip lining. We have eight adults, one 15-year-old, one 11-year-old, and one 8-year-old. I do not see Dreams La Romana as a hotel option on your website. Will you provide transportation from Dreams La Romana? If so, could you tell me what the total cost would be for each adult and child, since it appears I am not able to book it online? Additionally, we have three more adults in our group that do not want to zip line. Do you have a fee you charge for someone who would like to come along with the group, but not participate in the activity?
Finally, we were thinking we'd like to zip line on either June 5th or June 6th. Do you have many cruise ship guests who are there for the day? If so, do you know if either the 5th or the 6th or both days will be busier due to cruise ship guests?
Thank you so much for your help!
9 months 9 days ago
Hi do you pick up from occidental caribe? I can't find it in the drop down list.
1 year 3 months ago
Hi. Do you pickup from the Royalton?


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Drowning in Okoboji
OKOBOJI, Iowa -- An unidentified individual died Saturday following a drowning on West Lake Okoboji.
The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office stated in a Sunday afternoon press release that it responded to the Saturday incident. More information will be released today, the office said, pending notification of the victim's family.