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Heather Nyberg-Schlotzhauer
Beacon Correspondent
The Fortuna Garden Club has started back up their Yard of the Month campaign after a break of over 8 years. The club purchased a new sign and then hit the pavement to find those special houses that have a well-maintained yard that is in the public eye.
The month of June brought a well-known local house into light on Kenmar Road. With the help of a landscaper Galen and Sally Frey have created her own little oasis. Sally Frey can often be found out in the yard planting, pruning, or doing that special gardening project with her grandchildren on their visit to Grandma and Grandpa Frey's house.
Cathie Bryant and Shirley Corwin of the Fortuna Garden Club breathed life back into the summer program and will continue to pick a new house through August. The program will then start back up in May of 2014 with a new committee to find the local gems.
Sally Frey recalls being out in the yard when she was contacted by the Fortuna Garden Club. Frey said, "I had to laugh because I was out weeding and looked the part. I am honored to be chosen as the yard of the month by the Fortuna Garden Club."
Frey said, "Many people do not realize that we built on home on the footprint of Ken and Martha Gilson which is how Kenmar got its name." "A lot of the plants in our yard are from their original yard and have been maintained," said Frey.
Bryant said, "There are so many wonderful yards in the community, but not all of them are visible to the public. We welcome and recommendations from the public of a yard in the community that is viewable."
Fortuna Garden Club encourages everyone to drive by Galen and Sally Frey's home located at 3021 Kenmar Road, but please do not enter the driveway out of respect for privacy.
Membership for the Fortuna Garden Club is only $12 a year and helps support the many activities the club participates in throughout the year.
For more information on the Fortuna Garden Club, or to recommend a Yard of the Month for July or August, contact Cathie Bryant at 725-4306.
Photo by Heather Nyberg-Schlotzhauer/Beacon
The Fortuna Garden Club honored Galen and Sally Frey for their well-maintained yard with their Yard of the Month award. The Freys' home is located at 3021 Kenmar Road in Fortuna.


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April 04, 2010 at 01:38:19 Apr 04, 2010 @ 01:38
Thought there should be a thread for it. Now there is.
I thought he was going to be the head ginger and shit..
"They Throwin' Hate At Me"
Wait, you guys are serious?
Upset that Scott Tenorman (who's original episode was voted to be one of the the most popular _ever_ multiple times) was a prominent figure in an episode dedicated to referencing old episodes? Lawl.
He also patched up a significant twelve-year long plot hole, again fitting for his position in an anniversary episode.
did you guys see coppercab's response to the latest episode? hahahahha this kid is gonna hang himself after seeing the conclusion to the cliff hanger.


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Bahrain (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi team lsot the title of the Khaliji 21st after losing to the UAE (2-1) to place second in the championship held in Bahrain.
The match witnessed a lot of excitement when both team exchanged attempts on both goals.
The UAE scored first in the first half while Iraq equalized in the second half of the match.
The UAE scored the second goal in the second extra time to win the title of the Khaliji 21st championship.


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GOP Candidates Debate Iraq as Thompson Enters Race
[Sorry, the video for this story has expired, but you can still read the transcript below. ]
JUDY WOODRUFF: At the start of last night's Republican presidential debate in Durham, New Hampshire, it seemed the event would be as much about the candidate who wasn't there as it was about the eight who were. Moderator Brit Hume of FOX News immediately asked what the candidates thought of former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson's entry into the race.
BRIT HUME, FOX News Anchor: Polls have him in second or third place, depending on whether you're looking at national polls or some of the early state polls. So the question is, who has made the smart moves here, you guys, who are here and have been out on the trail all this time, or Senator Thompson?
JUDY WOODRUFF: Most of the candidates dealt playfully with the question.
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), Arizona: Well, I think that's a decision that Fred should make. Maybe we're up past his bedtime, but the point is…
FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY (R), Massachusetts: The only question I have for Senator Thompson is: Why the hurry? Why not take some more time off?
RUDY GIULIANI (R), Former Mayor of New York: I like Fred a lot. I think Fred is a really, really good man. I think he's done a pretty good job of playing my part on "Law and Order." I personally prefer the real thing.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The laughter soon came to an end, as the candidates delved into more serious matters, such as the war in Iraq. Texas Congressman Ron Paul and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee became locked in the most fiery exchange of the evening. Paul said it was time American citizens stopped bearing the burden for the Bush administration's mistakes in Iraq.
REP. RON PAUL (R), Texas: The American people didn't go in. A few people advising this administration, a small number of people called the neoconservatives, hijacked our foreign policy. They're responsible, not the American people. They're not responsible; we shouldn't punish them.
FORMER GOV. MIKE HUCKABEE (R), Arkansas: Congressman, we are one nation. We can't be divided. We have to be one nation under God. That means, if we make a mistake, we make it as a single country, the United States of America, not the divided states of America.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Arizona Senator John McCain also sparred on Iraq over the effectiveness of the troop surge.
MITT ROMNEY: … that the surge is apparently working. We're going to get a full report on that from General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker very soon. If the surge is working, then we're going to be able to start bringing back our troops levels, slowly but surely, and play more of a support role over time.
JUDY WOODRUFF: McCain seized on the lack of certainty in Romney's statement.
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: Governor, the surge is working. The surge is working, sir.
MITT ROMNEY: That's just what I said.
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: It is working. No, not "apparently." It's working. It's working because we've got a great general, we've got a good strategy. Anbar province, things have improved.
JUDY WOODRUFF: California Congressman Duncan Hunter also touted the military surge.
REP. DUNCAN HUNTER (R), California: In Anbar province, we were having 1,350 attacks a month last October. By the blood, sweat and tears of the U.S. Marines out there, we pulled it down 80 percent. They've pulled down civilian casualties 74 percent.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Kansas Senator Sam Brownback agreed, but argued the political surge has fallen short.
SEN. SAM BROWNBACK (R), Kansas: We don't have a political solution on the ground that works in Iraq. I think we need to recognize that reality. We ought to now push for establishment of a Sunni state in the west, still one country, still one country, but separate states. That's a political solution that you can take advantage of what the military has done on the ground; that's what we need to do to move forward now.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The 90-minute debate also touched on illegal immigration. Mitt Romney stepped up his attacks on Rudy Giuliani, accusing the former New York City mayor of being too welcoming of illegal immigrants.
MITT ROMNEY: This is a place where Mayor Giuliani and I just simply disagree. I think we should reduce federal funding to cities that call themselves sanctuary cities. I think saying, as he did, "If you happen to be an undocumented alien, we want you in New York, we'll protect you in New York," I think that contributed to 3 million illegals in this country becoming 12 million illegals coming into this country.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Giuliani tried to deflect the criticism, noting he had to deal with immigration as part of a larger fight against crime while mayor.
RUDY GIULIANI: The problem that I had was, I had 400,000 illegal immigrants roughly in New York City, and I had a city that was the crime capital of America. I had to do something intelligent with them. I didn't have the luxury of, you know, political rhetoric. I had the safety and security of the people of New York City on my shoulders.
So what I did was, I said — and I think this a sensible policy — "if you are an illegal immigrant in New York City, and a crime is committed against you, I want you to report that," because, lo and behold, the next time a crime is committed, it could be against a citizen or a legal immigrant. My programs and policies led to a city that was the safest large city in the country, so they must have been sensible policies.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo, who has made cracking down on illegal immigration the centerpiece of his campaign, accused the other candidates of using the issue for political gain.
REP. TOM TANCREDO (R), Colorado: When the wind is blowing in one direction, and that is, you know, "We're not going to say anything about illegal immigration, we will be silent on the issue," but when it sounds like the people are getting uptight about this and we can make hay out of it, we're all going to be the strongest supporters of secure borders that you ever saw in your life.
JAY LENO, Host, "The Tonight Show": Please welcome Fred Thompson.
Thompson on the "Tonight Show"
JUDY WOODRUFF: One hour after the New Hampshire debate and clear across the country in Hollywood, Fred Thompson finally made his candidacy official.
FORMER SEN. FRED THOMPSON (R), Tennessee: I'm running for president of the United States.
JUDY WOODRUFF: He did it on NBC's "Tonight Show," telling host Jay Leno he wasn't worried about his late entry into the race.
FRED THOMPSON: I don't think people are going to say, "You know, that guy would make a very good president, but he just didn't get in soon enough."
JUDY WOODRUFF: And Thompson had a message for his fellow Republican candidates.
FRED THOMPSON: It's a lot more difficult to get on "The Tonight Show" than it is to get into a presidential debate.
JAY LENO: Exactly, exactly.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Minutes after his late-night appearance, Thompson's campaign posted a 15-minute video on its Web site outlining his platform.
FRED THOMPSON: On the next president's watch, our country will be making decisions that will affect our lives and our families far into the future. We cannot allow ourselves to become a weaker, less prosperous, and more divided nation. Today, as in past generations, the fate of millions across the world depends on the unity and resolve of the American people.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Thompson is best known for his acting roles in more than a dozen movies...
FRED THOMPSON: So what's your problem, Lieutenant McLain?
JUDY WOODRUFF: ... and as Manhattan District Attorney Arthur Branch on TV's "Law and Order." But Thompson's political profile spans four decades. He was co-chief counsel during the Senate's investigation of Watergate and later was elected to two terms in the Senate.
Still, 62 percent of respondents to a recent Harris Interactive Poll said they were not sure if Thompson was too liberal, too conservative, or neither. So today Thompson began a three-day tour of Iowa to introduce himself to voters.
FRED THOMPSON: I am not here today because I have had a lifelong ambition to hold the office of the presidency, nor do I think that I have all the answers for the problems that face this country. I don't think any person does. But I am a man who loves his country, who is concerned about our future, and knows that, in the next years, it's going to require strong leadership.
Thompson entering the race
JUDY WOODRUFF: Thompson will continue his announcement trip in New Hampshire and South Carolina this weekend and into next week. He'll go head-to-head with the other Republican candidates in his first debate later this month.
Holly Bailey is covering the Fred Thompson campaign for Newsweek magazine, and she joins us now from Des Moines, Iowa.
Holly, it's good to see you.
HOLLY BAILEY, Newsweek Magazine: It's great to see you, Judy.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Holly, today we just heard Fred Thompson say, in fact, last night that he doesn't think it matters that he got in late. But why did he get in so late? It was, what, back in March that he was saying he was seriously considering this.
HOLLY BAILEY: It's still unclear why he waited so long. On one hand, I think, you know, he looked at the polls and saw that, without doing much, he was really number two, close to Rudy Giuliani.
But I also think they really went through this sort of up-and-down with staffing. Back in June, they started the testing-the-waters committee, began raising money. His backers said he would raise $5 million in a month, and that didn't happen. He raised only $3.5 million. They said they would announce in July. That didn't happen. So it's been, I think, several months of ups and downs for Fred Thompson.
JUDY WOODRUFF: You mentioned the staff shakeup. In fact, we've just seen a report of another staff loss. I guess his name is Mark Corallo. He's described as senior strategist and spokesman, left the campaign just hours before the announcement.
HOLLY BAILEY: Right, Mark Corallo was actually hired by Thompson's wife, Jeri, back in, you know, the summer of 2006 when they began thinking about this run. He's been one of the founders, one of the founding Fredheads, as they like to say. And so his departure from the campaign is pretty surprising at this point.
Appealing to Iowa
JUDY WOODRUFF: What did Thompson have to say today in Iowa? And how was he received?
HOLLY BAILEY: Well, he basically gave the same sort of stump speech that he made in the video last night that his campaign posted online, talked a lot about just generally about the war, about fiscal responsibility, some of the issues that he's campaigned before on before in the past.
Mainly he really talked about uniting the country. I think that's going to be one of his biggest themes. He talked a lot about how Washington is really at a deadlock and that the nation needs to come together; otherwise we're going to be perceived as a weaker nation.
JUDY WOODRUFF: And, specifically on Iraq, how is he different from the other Republican candidates?
HOLLY BAILEY: It's really unclear. You know, Fred Thompson really hasn't said a lot of specifics about his campaign, about how he would be any different than the other candidates. I mean, I was with him last week in Minnesota. A voter actually came up and asked him, "How are you different? What makes you different than any of the other Republicans in the race?" And he said, "I'm not going to get into that right now, because I'm not a candidate," but so far we really haven't heard any kind of distinctions.
I think, as we see him go through the primary states this weekend and into next week, he's really going to have to start answering those questions.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Well, you've been talking to the people in his campaign. What do they see as the gap among the other eight candidates that he can fill?
HOLLY BAILEY: Well, the biggest one is that they look at the polls, and they see that -- at least in the recent A.P. poll -- that "none of the above" was winning. They see Fred Thompson as somebody that can bring both sides of the party together, that he can come in and sort of be a unifying force. That is the big thing that they see here.
Plus, they really, you know, are talking up his ability to -- I guess, really his ability to reach out to moderate Republicans. And they also see that, you know, social conservatives like him a lot, mainly because they're not pleased with any of the other candidates, so they just -- the big issue is they see that he can fill this gap here.
Newsweek's feature on Thompson
JUDY WOODRUFF: You wrote the cover story for Newsweek this week, and the title line is pretty striking, "Lazy like a Fox." What were you trying to say?
HOLLY BAILEY: Well, ever since Thompson began thinking about running for president, the conventional wisdom in Washington is that he's been too lazy, that he doesn't have the fire in the belly. And so we decided to sort of look and see, has he ever lost any jobs or any campaign because of this?
And, you know, it turns out that, you know, he's actually someone that's worked pretty hard. But he doesn't really work hard to fight that perception that he's lazy. He's pretty laid back and sort of seems to go with it, and so that's what we were really trying to get at there.
JUDY WOODRUFF: So what do the people around him say? Do they say he's lazy? Or what do they say about him?
HOLLY BAILEY: Well, they say he's not lazy. And, in fact, one of the things that was interesting about doing this story is you think you know a lot about Fred Thompson because he's been in public life for so long. I mean, you know, we've seen him in movies; we saw him in the Senate; we saw him in Watergate.
But if you look back and look at his personal life, his personal story, it's pretty compelling. The guy was, you know, a father at 17 years old, married as a high school senior. His wife's family at the time thought that he was pretty much a goofball and wasn't going to amount to much. But he really, you know, turned his life around, became a fantastic student, got a scholarship to Vanderbilt Law School, and just every step of the way has worked really hard to be where he is right now.
JUDY WOODRUFF: And yet, Holly Bailey, you write in this piece about how he really wasn't sure he wanted to run for the Senate when he was -- in fact, he turned down Howard Baker the first time he asked him to run, and he did run the second time and had a hard time getting in the groove before he won. Does he have the fire in the belly now?
HOLLY BAILEY: Well, we're still waiting to see. I mean, for one thing, the first thing that Fred Thompson said today on the stump here in Iowa is that he wasn't looking for this job. And, I mean, I think that's one of his selling points, that this isn't a guy that's been dreaming of this his entire life. This isn't a guy that his life is going to be over if he's not president of the United States.
So, you know, I think that's how he's addressing it on the stump. And I think his ability to be a reluctant campaigner sort of helps him, but at the same time I think people need to see some level of enthusiasm on his part to show that he really wants this.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Holly Bailey with Newsweek magazine, joining us from Des Moines, thanks very much.
HOLLY BAILEY: Thank you.


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The bottom of the base (the soot covered side) has been sculpted with Super Battle Droid hands sticking up through the grating! I can't really explain it that well, but they have a photo of it up over there that illustrates what they are talking about.
AFA 90 graded Unmasked Vader. Insanity.
Got an email from Amazon today stating unleashed are not yet in. I think it came because the Evolutions sets may be in and my orders are combined.
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Erwartungen von Lehrkräften
und neue Medien im Unterricht
(Teacher expectation and new media in teaching)
Jan Deutekom
Jan Willem Overal
"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." Michelangelo
MA students University of Vienna
as part of:
LernerInnenautonomie im DaF/Z-‐Unterricht
(Prof. Dr. Karen Schramm & Marta Dawidowicz)
Choose one of these expectations and at the bottom of this page please give your name and tell us which one you will prepare:
1. In what kind of conditions is it most likely that motivation arises according to Daniel Pink? Do you recognize this for yourself? What are the implications for education? What are the implications for you as a student/teacher?
2. What is the difference between a fixed - and a growth mindset? What kind of mindset do you have? Defend the proposition that you have a fixed mindset. What are the implications for education? What are the implications for you as a student/teacher?
3. What is the cause for low expectations? What can teachers do to get high expectations? Do you ever have low expectations? What are the implications for education?
1. High Expectations
2. Working with resources
3. Talent
- Find your talent and develop that?
- You can learn anything?
Benjamin Bloom - Developing Talent in Young People
"After forty years of intensive research on school learning in the United States as well as abroad, my major conclusion is: What any person in the world can learn, almost all persons can learn if provided with appropriate prior and current conditions of learning. This generalization does not appear to apply to the 2% or 3% of individuals who have severe emotional and physical difficulties that impair their learning. At the other extreme there are about 1% or 2% of individuals who appear to learn in such unusually capable ways that they may be exceptions to the theory. At this stage of the research it applies most clearly to the middle 95% of a school population."
4. Motivation
Daniel Pink on motivation
"The best use of money as a motivator is to pay people enough to take the issue of money off the table: Pay people enough so that they're not thinking about money and they're thinking about the work. Once you do that, it turns out there are three factors that the science shows lead to better performance, not to mention personal satisfaction: autonomy, mastery, and purpose."


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Letters From OC Weekly Readers
Wow! A well-researched article that does in-depth investigative reporting [R. Scott Moxley's "Bill Hunt's Gangsta Rap," June 4]. I didn't think those existed any more.
Janet Wildy, Fullerton, via ocweekly.com
This story is a good rendition of the Bill Hunt narrative. Unfortunately for OC voters, there is more to the story than Hunt supporters (and Moxley, apparently) would like to believe. As a private investigator, Hunt has participated in the defense of numerous defendants, including an [alleged] gang member. It will be up to voters to decide if they think it is ethical for a sheriff's candidate to participate in such cases and if they think it shows good judgment for a sheriff's candidate to accept them. It seems to me that it is irrelevant who the whistleblower is if the story is true.
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Once again, OC will toss out an honest and intelligent official [Sheriff Sandra Hutchens] and replace her with a pile of dog shit. Stupid is as stupid does.
Rabbi Pedro Goldstein, Seal Beach, via ocweekly.com
Another long-winded diatribe from Hunt's spokeshole to try to deflect the criticism of his standard-bearer. Hunt works for rapists, gangbangers, wife-beaters and God knows who else. Yes, they are all entitled to a defense, but the general public and crime victims are also entitled to a chief law-enforcement officer who looks out for their interests, too. Hunt could have investigated insurance fraud, commercial theft, embezzlement and various other private enterprises. Instead, he chose to take the skills he learned from his law-enforcement career (at taxpayer expense) and utilize them for a quick buck from the dregs of society. Sorry, that's not a trait we look for in our sheriff.
Don Draper, via ocweekly.com
The awfully convenient 11th-hour smear of Bill Hunt stinks to high heaven! Makes one wonder if he was set up? So typical of the dirty creeps he is up against who will do ANYTHING to maintain their corrupt stronghold over this county. Particularly after their comrade Mike Carona lost his. May the best man finally win this time: Bill Hunt! God bless you, Bill.
Carol Robinson, Santa Ana, via ocweekly.com
The Schroeders are evil, evil, evil, evil, people! Not that I condone helping gang members, but I don't believe a thing Susan Schroeder says. She and her husband, Mike Schroeder, are incredibly unethical people.
jb, via ocweekly.com
OC is in desperate need of a law-enforcement cleaning, which, in my opinion, would require a federal public-corruption indictment of District Attorney Tony Rackauckas; his chief of staff, Susan Kang Schroeder; Rackauckas' political advisor Michael J. Schroeder; Sheriff Sandra Hutchens; and sheriff candidate Craig Hunter, for failing to protect the civil rights of children, adults, employees and families in their day-to-day business decisions as law-enforcement officials and attorneys licensed to practice law in the state of California. With a new sheriff in town—hopefully Bill Hunt—OC citizens will begin to witness what integrity in law enforcement should be, not what it has been in Orange County because OC GOP politicos now govern decisions relating to investigations and prosecutorial decisions. Sheriff Hutchens had her chance to do the right thing—and she blew it off for politics and a future of pension double dipping. Craig Hunter had his chance to do the right thing—and refused to investigate potential corruption crimes in the city of Anaheim. Bill Hunt is Orange County's only hope for safety and justice. Please do your homework before voting for one of the tainted candidates for OC sheriff.
truths, Los Angeles, via ocweekly.com
What's obvious is Susan Kang Schroeder is canvassing the district attorney's office on the taxpayers' dime looking for cases that Hunt worked on. Big effing deal. The guy is a PI like most retired cops. Dave Lopez is a whore with zero journalistic integrity whose brother is a Santa Ana cop. Coincidence? Sure. Got some land for ya.
Tea Partier, via ocweekly.com
That Susan Schroeder chick should be turned over to the Department of Justice and State Bar for her lying ways and violations under the color of authority. Disgusting how our local government has been overrun by these scoundrels. Can't wait to have someone shut them down.
Paytoplay, via ocweekly.com
On the cover of this issue [John Gilhooley & Megan Brescini's "Kitchen Ink," June 4], the man should be wearing a glove on the cooking side, not the knife side—very unsanitary.
Badass, Santa Ana, via ocweekly.com
I remember the day I gave Angela [Rossi] a stack of exquisite antique plates, hoping to find them hung in perfect order on her wall [Vickie Chang's Trendzilla, "The Porcelain Is Strong in This One," June 4]. I did find them on her wall, embellished with mohawk 'dos, tattooed circus acts, Darth Vader and more. Truth is, I kinda like them. She is incredible in every way. Proud to say it, I'm her mom.
Ms. C, Laguna Woods, via ocweekly.com
Look at these fucking hipsters.
BT, via ocweekly.com
I love BeatUpCreations! The Star Wars plates are my favorite, and my kids love them, too. They are so creative and make a great gift!
Liza Dorsey, New York City, via ocweekly.com
These unique and fun pieces of art come from an amazing artist and a creative being. Angela Rossi is right when she says, "Losing my job has been a blessing." She has found her "gift" and gets to put a smile on our faces! Great idea and use of recyclable material.
Andrea Figueroa, Redondo Beach, via ocweekly.com
I already bought an entire set of the plates for a surprise birthday party I had for my husband. He loved it! Everyone could not say enough good things about these cool plates, and they were the hit of the party. I also love her bruised and beat-up doll faces smoking cigs and wearing antlers. Seriously, does it get any cooler than that? I'm getting one for a super-creative friend of mine that I could never quite find the right gift for. She is going to love it; I can't wait for it to arrive. Also, Angela is really cool and so easy to order from. My best experience from Etsy yet! Keep 'em coming, BeatUpCreations!
Emily, via ocweekly.com
Were you watching the same Weenie Roast I was [Lilledeshan Bose's "Weeding Out the Weenie Roast," June 4]? Stone Temple Pilots rocked it; they should have closed it out. They were the best act, and Sublime sucked ass; everyone was leaving halfway through their performance. Courtney Love rocked it, too. She's crazy but talented.
Jessica, via ocweekly.com
You'd watch a Sublime cover band and Hole, but you're going to skip STP, one of the best rock shows around? All I can say is WOW!
Dead, via ocweekly.com
Hi, Lille. I'm not saying you have bad taste in music, but I don't think you appreciate or respect some forms of influential music, even if it didn't influence you in particular. For example, you are all for Sublime With Rome and praise Bradley Nowell to the highest, with which I agree . . . yet you slam STP for simply being old? Okay, let's check our datebook and note that Sublime and STP were BOTH heavy hitters and chart-toppers throughout the early '90s on to the late. The band "repeatedly trying to overcome Weiland's drug addictions" did have an effect on the band, but not on the quality of their music until the early 2000s ( and their break-up). You say you wish the band had stayed as they were in '92? What about in '94, when they gave us "Big Empty," "Interstate Love Song" and, more important, the electrical "Vasoline"? In '96, "Lady Picture Show," "Big Bang Baby" and "Trippin' On a Hole"? And even No. 4 in '99, with the powerful "Down," melodic "Sour Girl" and a Morrison-reminiscent "Atlanta"? I just don't see the logic.
Ricky T, Newport Beach, via ocweekly.com
"As long as [The Dirty Heads] don't go the way of the Kottonmouth Kings, that's just fine by us." LOL! Horrible.
LOL, Anaheim, via ocweekly.com
Editor's note: Please read Lille's sheepish admission that she was wrong about STP (among other Weenie Roast bands) in this week's Music section.
So Arizona and Texas are deciding what can/cannot be taught in schools, eh [Gustavo Arellano's ¡Ask a Mexican! May 28]? As the Jewish proverb states, "Choose your enemies wisely, for you will become like those whom you despise." The former Soviet Union used to censor and repress information via education as well, and of course, we (hopefully) all remember how much we "loved" those "godless commie pinkos," don't we?
Marc Morin, Laguna Hills, via ocweekly.com
Marc, actually there's nothing new about states mandating school curricula; that's what they do. The problem is that for most of our history, the state curriculum boards have been dominated by people with an agenda to sell Anglo culture (my background/heritage) and who have often played fast and loose with the facts. I remember being told in fourth grade (California public schools, circa 1957) what a wonderful thing the Monroe Doctrine was and how we were going to protect the Americas from those evil European imperialists, when, of course, President James Monroe saw the Western Hemisphere as a fruit tree ripe to be picked by the U.S., and whose main purpose appeared to me to be pissing on the hydrant to mark our territory. The Monroe Doctrine was a direct antecedent to the doctrine of Manifest Destiny—hence James K. Polk's war of territorial acquisition against losEstados Unidos Mexicanos.
Bill T, via ocweekly.com
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By Christy Goldfuss
Stories about the recent House transportation bill will likely focus on what was not in the package: the Keystone XL pipeline and coal ash regulations.
However, environmentalists, right-to-know advocates, and community organizers need to take a close look at the section that discusses "Accelerated Decision Making." For the first time, but likely not the last, conservative politicians in the House won a major victory in this small section of the bill by including their "streamlining" language, which simply means curtailing the public's ability to comment on the impacts of transportation projects for communities — including on water, air, and public safety.
The legislation weakens one of our bedrock environmental laws, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which guarantees public participation in reviewing government activities that affect the environment. It was signed into law by President Richard Nixon after passing the Senate by unanimous vote and the House by an overwhelming 372–15 vote.
First, the "Accelerated Decision Making" section of the transportation bill does what has never been done before — fining agencies up to 7% of their fiscal year budget if they do not meet established deadlines for environmental analyses. On the one hand, that means taking more money away from financially strapped agencies trying to accelerate their decision making process about the impacts of a project. On the other hand, it gives agencies an incentive to deny permits in order to avoid the fine. Neither of these impacts will lead to getting more transportation projects on line faster.
Next, this section of the law expands the type of projects that do not have to go through a public comment and environmental review process at all. These projects may get less than $5 million in federal funds, but they could still be large in scope. Regardless of the overall size, the public will not be given an opportunity to comment and the public will not have an opportunity to see how the highway, bridge, or other transportation project will impact their community.
Lastly, this is just the beginning of efforts by House Republicans to "streamline" policies that protect the American public's health and safety. The House Committee on Natural Resources has been an incubator for such policy ideas, mostly around oil and gas development. For example, Rep. Doug Lamborn's (R-CO), "Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act" (H.R. 4383) purports to get more oil and gas drilling online by impeding citizens' ability to exercise their legal right to raise concerns about proposed oil and gas leases by charging $5,000 to do so.
The Transportation Surface Transportation Act is just the first time that House Republicans have been successful in getting this language over the finish line.
Christy Goldfuss is the Director of the Public Lands Project at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.


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|Seasonal Raptor Closures ***** RAIN AND WET ROCK ***** The sandstone in Zion is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN ZION during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp (and not powdery dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby. Seasonal Raptor Closures MORE INFO >>>
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By e Dixon
From: Durango, Colorado
Jun 12, 2011
|The first three pitches of this climb are super. The last one is kinda junky, the rock turns to consolidated brown sugar, but adds to the Zion flavor. I guess you could just rap off from atop P3 if you really don't want to do it. A good short day route.
By javi
From: saint george area
Aug 28, 2012
P2 is stout and physical
bring a bunch of #3 maybee some 4&5 too(camalots) I used 6 #3
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Aug 30, 2014
|You can now rap from the top of pitch 3 with one rope, rappelling down Operation Condor. There are chains equipped for this to be a standard single rope rap route.
By Cha Tate
From: Saint George, UT
Sep 23, 2014
|Pitch 2 keeps coming at you. My pro for the pitch was 2 #5(one down low, one up high), 2#4, 1#3.5 (or two if you have them), and 3-4 #3. There is horizontal crack half way up that takes a .75
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From: Boulder, CO
Oct 26, 2016
|If I were to climb this again, I'd probably just take 1 rope and bail at the top of the 2nd pitch. The 2nd pitch is really what this route is all about!


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Bayshore Home Health partners with the AIR MILES Reward Program
I love collecting rewards points. And before I know it, I'll officially be classified a senior (although my son insists I already am one!). So a media release from Bayshore Home Health announcing a partnership with the AIR MILES Reward Program piqued my interest. I've pasted the release below:
Bayshore Home Health and the AIR MILES Reward Program are pleased to announce that Bayshore is the Canadian Home Healthcare Sponsor to exclusively offer AIR MILES reward miles.
Through this partnership, Bayshore clients and their families now have a number of opportunities to collect AIR MILES reward miles on the services they purchase privately. These include:
o Earn 50 AIR MILES reward miles when any one new private home health care service is purchased with Bayshore.
o Earn 150 AIR MILES reward miles when any two new private home health care services are purchased with Bayshore.
o Earn 500 AIR MILES reward miles when any new 24 hour†† private home health service is purchased with Bayshore.
Statistics show that within the next decade, Canada's senior population will reach a staggering 6.7 million people and within the next four decades, Canadian seniors will account for half the growth of Canada's overall population. With both an aging demographic as well as a growing desire to remain at home, for as long as possible, Canada's healthcare landscape is clearly changing. Through innovative community partnerships, expanded programs and service offerings, Bayshore is committed to meeting the ever growing needs of Canadian seniors and their families.
"There is no question that today's seniors and their families are reshaping the future of home healthcare," said Stuart Cottrelle, President of Bayshore Home Health. "Seniors are telling us that home care is the preferred alternative to a hospital, long-term care facility or retirement residence and through this partnership, Bayshore is saying your independence has its rewards," says Cottrelle.
AIR MILES partnership with Bayshore improves our service offering, reaching a vital and growing segment of the population.
"With more than 10 million AIR MILES Collector Accounts, we know how important it is to continue offering relevant and engaging rewards to Canadians," says Claudio Rodrigues President of RMG Loyalty (authorized agent of AIR MILES Incentives). "With a growing desire among seniors to stay at home for as long as possible, our partnership with Bayshore brings AIR MILES reward miles right to their home."
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Hyderabad: I Venkat, Director, Eenadu, has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for 2016-2017. Venkat is also the Chairman of the Media Research Users Council. He has also served as Chairman Advertising Standards Council of India in the past.
Besides he is the founder member of Media Research Users Council (MRUC) and Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF). He has been equally active in print and television media.
Mr. Venkat was also the board member of Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) and International News Media Association (INMA) and Broadcasting Additional Research Council (BARC).
Debabrata Mukherjee, Vice-President, Marketing & Commercial, India & South West Asia, Coca Cola India Pvt. Ltd, representing the advertisers' category on the Council, has been elected as the Deputy Chairman.
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The minute you step off the plane in Berlin, you'll feel its energy. It's a place of new ideas, where sustainable technology and modern design are a way of life, and art galleries can be found on nearly every corner. But don't forget, this dynamic city is also a center of modern European history—it has no equal for leaving its imprint on the political, social, and cultural history of the 20th century. We invite you to study in Berlin and to explore one of the world's most vibrant cities.
Specially designed to improve your German language skills, this program draws upon Berlin's rich culture and traditions to connect your coursework with the living history of the city. IES Abroad courses are taught in German by local faculty, and a variety of academic options are available at local universities. You can also add international work experience to your résumé while earning credit by participating in an internship placement and accompanying academic seminar.
Berlin will also be your classroom. Imagine learning about German politics and policymaking in class and then taking a quick walk to visit the German Parliament. Or discussing multiculturalism in Berlin and then touring one of the city's bustling Turkish neighborhoods. Wherever possible, our courses take advantage of the city's many historical, artistic, and cultural sites, and several courses also include course-related trips.
To enrich your academic experience, you also have the option to participate in field trips to cities throughout Europe, such as Budapest, Dresden, Hamburg, Krakow, Potsdam, Venice, Florence, Siena, and Vienna.
We want you to feel at home in Berlin, so we do everything we can to help you integrate into life in the city. From housing to cultural events, our job is to make sure you have the most authentic study abroad experience possible.
After you are admitted, refer to the Travel Dates section of the Predeparture Information in your MyIESabroad account before booking travel.
To ensure that you are abiding by German laws and regulations, contact your IES Abroad advisor if you plan to arrive in Europe before the start date of your program or to depart Europe later than the end date of your program.
*Exact dates may vary, as schedules for university final exams or coursework deadlines are not available until students are on-site. For that reason, it is recommended that students purchase airline tickets with open-ended or flexible return date policies.
*If you enroll in a university course that ends by the end of the university teaching term, which is most common, you must depart on July 21. If you enroll in a university course that has an exam after the end of the teaching term, you must leave within 24 hours after your last exam. Schedules for exams are not available until students are on-site and may change throughout the semester. For that reason, it is recommended that students purchase airline tickets with open-ended or flexible return date policies.
Our mission is simple: to provide you with the best study abroad program possible— which includes the highest quality academic and cultural experiences. We offer unique courses that explore German Language, History, Culture, and other topics through an in-depth and hands-on approach. Our world-class professors and course options at prestigious local universities enhance your academic experience and provide you with new perspectives each day in class.
You take 16-19 credit hours per semester. All courses are worth 3 credits unless otherwise specified and are taught in German. You create your own academic experience by selecting from the following required and optional program components:
*Please note: Fall-only students will take an IES Abroad-taught German language course. Academic year students will take their fall and spring German language courses at Humboldt University. Spring-only students will also take their German language course at Humboldt University.
This is a list of planned course offerings. After you are accepted, you will see a list of final course offerings in your MyIESabroad account.
To learn more about IES Abroad's innovative theoretical and pedagogical approaches to teaching language abroad, refer to the IES Abroad MAP for Language & Intercultural Communication.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Founded in 1810 by the German statesman and philosopher Wilhelm von Humboldt, the then-named Universität Berlin pioneered the model of the liberal arts education and became known as the "mother of modern universities." During 40 years of socialist rule following the Second World War, academic and political freedoms were heavily restricted; following German Reunification, the university underwent an intensive restructuring and has since regained its former preeminence.
The University's courses are held in buildings of historic and architectural significance throughout the city. The Palais Unter den Linden, which is presently occupied by the renowned Museum für Naturkunde, was the former Prince of Prussia's residence in the mid-18th century.Courses
Below are some of the numerous disciplines in which IES Abroad students have enrolled in the recent past. Visit the Humboldt Universität's website for a list of current and past course offerings. Course offerings vary by semester and are not available until shortly before the start of each semester.
HU Sprachenzentrum
If you do not do well enough on the language entrance exam to take regular classes at Humboldt University, you can take courses at HU's Sprachenzentrum (Foreign Language Institute) for your initial university experience, but are encouraged to take regular university courses with the support of a tutorial. The Sprachenzentrum offers courses in various aspects of German language and culture, as well as courses in many foreign languages. For specific course offerings, visit the Sprachenzentrum website.
Location & Commute Time
The university's main campus is located on the main boulevard, Unter den Linden, in Mitte, Berlin's central district. The IES Abroad Berlin Center, Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, German Opera and main shopping streets are all a short walk away. Most students take public transportation to travel to and from their classes. HU's satellite campus for the natural sciences, where most of the university's research labs are located, is in the neighborhood of Adlershof, about 45 minutes by train southeast of the main campus.
University Clubs & Events
The Humboldt-Universität was recently recognized by the German Foreign Office for offering the best support to international students of any university in the country. Its Cultural and Academic Orientation Program (KUSTOS), subsidized by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers orientation seminars and support to international students.
The university has an International Division devoted to providing assistance for international students at HU.
In addition, there is a student-run club for international students (Orbis Humboldtianus) on campus which offers student-to-student mentoring for exchange students, a Tandem Partner service, which matches students with language partners, and regular social and cultural events where international and German students can meet.
Freie Universität
Although the Freie Universität was founded only 50 years ago, as early as the beginning of the 20th century the neighborhood in which it is located, Dahlem, was home to several academic research institutes. Early researchers conducted ground-breaking research and won several Nobel Prizes.
The Freie Universität's faculties and administrative offices are housed in many of the same buildings as the former institutes. With the addition of more contemporary, architecturally-significant buildings nearby, the campus resembles the structure of a university campus in the United States.
IES Abroad extends to its students the Freie Universität's tradition of academic quality and research through the university's broad curriculum.
Freie Universität offers IES Abroad students exciting opportunities in the faculties below.
The University is particularly known for its courses in Chemistry, Computer Sciences, Geosciences, Human Medicine, Language & Civilization Studies, Law, Mathematics, Pedagogy, Pharmacy, Political Sciences, and Social Sciences.
Note: Enrollment in partner university courses requires that you place into an advanced German language level during the program orientation.
Visit the Freie Universität website for a list of current course offerings.
Course offerings vary from semester to semester. Exact course availability is determined shortly before the start of each semester. For this reason, it is not possible for you to officially register until you arrive in Berlin.
Location & Commute Time
Located in the quiet, residential garden district of the southwestern neighborhood of Dahlem, the Freie Universität is a 50 to 60 minute commute by public transportation from the IES Abroad Berlin Center, or about seven miles.
University Clubs & Events
IES Abroad Berlin students taking courses at the Freie Universität have access to the university's libraries, clubs, and events. The University frequently sponsors guest lecturers. The FU also has an International Club, which organizes over 30 events per semester for international and German students. The student government at the FU runs a center for LGBTQ students.
Technische Universität
Founded in 1879 through the merging of several renowned research institutions, Berlin's Technische Universität has a long history of innovation, but also periods of hardship. After World War II, the University opened a new Humanities faculty, intended to focus students and faculty on ethics and social responsibility. As the first technical university in Germany to encourage study of the Humanities, the University continues to emphasize the connection between society and technology. Additionally, TU is home to Berlin's famous Center for Anti-Semitism Studies.
The TU is divided into seven faculties, each of which contains several institutes. Visit Technische Universität's website for a list of current course offerings (click on Vorlesungsverzeichnis).
Course offerings vary from semester to semester and are determined shortly before the start of each semester. For this reason, it is not possible for you to register until your arrive in Berlin.
Location & Commute Time
The Technische Universität's main campus is in Charlottenburg, a lively, cosmopolitan borough in the former West Berlin. The campus is also close to the Tiergarten and main shopping boulevard of Kurfürstendamm. The Technische Universität's main campus is about three miles from the IES Abroad Center, or 10 minutes by train.
University Clubs & Events
The TU has an International Student Counseling Center, which offers administrative guidance to international students, as well as organizing a social events and excursions throughout the year. As part of a program for international students, the university offers a "subject mentoring service.", consisting of small, weekly seminars for international students, run by advanced TU students and covering topics such as paper-writing and background mathematics required for technical courses.
The Language and Culture Exchange (Sprach-und Kulturbörse, or SKB), through which language courses are available, also organizes regular cultural outings and social events for German and international students.
The SKB has a Tandem-partner service as well, through which students can find language partners.
There is also an organization of LGBTQ students and their allies on campus.
Additional Universities
Courses may be available at the following universities.
Prerequisites and additional application materials may apply.
We offer day trips that complement your IES Abroad courses and contribute to a general knowledge of German culture and society. Past activities have included:
Interning abroad as part of your study abroad experience will help distinguish your application for graduate school or a job opportunity in today's competitive market. It's an exhilarating challenge, and we're here to help guide you in securing your placement and succeeding in your internship.
Participating in an internship abroad helps you:
All of our internships are supervised and earn IES Abroad credit. During the semester, you participate in a seminar to prepare you for the internship. The internship placement takes place after the semester ends.Placement Examples
Past students have interned in the following fields. Don't see your field listed here? Just talk to your IES Abroad Program Advisor—new internships are always being added.
In addition, internships may be available in Architecture, Computer Science, Engineering, Mass Media, and Medicine.
We want to make sure that your greatest challenge is deciding which landmarks to see first or discovering the best café—not finding a place to live where you feel comfortable. We do our best to locate housing that is reflective of how the local students are living. Our goal is that when you leave Berlin, it will feel like home.
IES Abroad Berlin housing gives you the unique experience of living with local residents throughout the city. Hosts may be single adults, single parents or families. Most housing is in apartments.
Students typically prepare their own meals at home or dine in affordable student cafeterias or restaurants. Meals are not included in the program fee.
Part of making you feel at home in Berlin is doing our best to help you feel safe and cared for. Whether it's the orientation program that prepares you for what's ahead, your housing that is well-located and comfortable, or the field trips that take you to places off the beaten path—we're all about our student services. This is just one of the things we're known for.
The program begins with a three-day orientation that introduces you to the IES Abroad Berlin staff, your fellow students, and the city of Berlin. Topics such as academics, housing, transportation, and health and safety are covered.
Additionally, CORE™, IES Abroad's Comprehensive Orientation & Re-entry Experience, begins during orientation and continues throughout the semester with activities focusing on cultural adjustment, goal achievement, and preparing for the return home.
The two weeks following orientation are divided between intensive German language instruction and a series of lectures, tours, and trips related to the history, art, and culture of Berlin.
Redefine the way you live and learn in Berlin through our cultural events, which may include visits to:
Even though your adventure starts in Berlin, our field trips take you beyond the city to discover the culture and traditions of your host country. These trips are subsidized by IES Abroad, though extra costs may apply. Here are a few possible destinations:
Potsdam1 day | Fall & SpringVisit the capital and crown jewel of the state of Brandenburg, and admire Sanssouci's fabulous palaces and surrounding gardens.
Dresden2 days | FallVisit the Saxon capital which is called "the Florence of the North," and see the Zwinger palace, the Baroque Königsstrasse, the Frauenkirche, and museums full of countless art treasures.
Hamburg2 days | SpringExplore the Northern port city of Germany, walk below the river Elbe trough the Elbe-tunnel, go shopping in Hamburg's fancy shopping areas, and try the fish from the North Sea.
Baltic Sea3-4 days | Fall & SpringVisit one of the nicest and most charming areas of Germany. Whether you are looking for nice white beaches, wanting to explore history and culture of Hanseatic cities like Stralsund or simply enjoy undisturbed nature and breathtaking scenery, you will find it all on the Baltic Sea.
About the Center
The IES Abroad Berlin Center is located in Mitte, the central district of Berlin, and is within easy walking distance of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Museum Island, the Brandenburg Gate, the Berliner Dom, and other sights.
Features include:
The three IES Abroad programs at the Berlin Center are conducted on two separate floors of the building.
About the Center Director
Barbara holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. degree in political science from the University of Mannheim in Germany. She also studied for a year at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore with a fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD. Barbara conducted her Ph.D. research on the legitimacy of non-governmental organizations in global governance with a case study on women's NGOs in the United Nations system. She has taught and published on civil society in global and European politics and on international relations theory. From 2007 to 2017, Barbara was Program Head at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, a distinguished international graduate school that focuses on public policy and international affairs.
IES Abroad Staff
Katrin ArendtAssistant Director
Rolf-Dieter StaudtCoordinator of Student Services, Office Manager & Accountant
Britta TonakHousing & Special Programs Manager
Liane WyschkaAcademic & Cultural Advisor
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DIGGERS have moved on to the site at Tadpole Farm where a new primary school is to be built.
The school was scheduled to be ready in September but due to delays in building an access road to the site it was put back a year.
As a result the school will be housed for its first year in a community centre being built in Redhouse.
Work on the access road is now nearing completion which means building of the 1,400 house development could soon start.
The building of the primary school was brought forward to help deal with the excess demand for places in North Swindon. As part of that agreement, developers Crest Nicholson were able to build a number of show homes.
A spokeswoman said: "Work on the access road is under way, with a view to the first sections coming into use from the autumn. As a result the council have been able to move on to the site this week "We started work on its first show home for Tadpole Garden Village and this is due to open to the public this autumn."


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We need to get special interests out of politics. They spoil everything.
For once President Barack Obama is right: special interests are messing up health care reform. "Every time we are in sight of health insurance reform, the special interests fight back with everything they've got," Obama told us.
You've seen that quote – or read something like it. Obama's made some form of that claim on ABC, CBS and NBC at least a dozen times since he took office. Journalists have taken their lead from the president and restated it another 11 times. MSNBC has repeated the same claim. So has CNN, as recently as Aug. 23. The top five newspapers have done the same thing literally hundreds of times since Obama took office.
And it's all acting. Considering how much TV time this quote has had, Obama ought to be up for an Emmy. Yes, special interests are at play in the health care debate. But most of them – from lawyers to unions to the companies Obama bullied in to compromise – are now all on his side.
He is Don Quixote and the windmills fly his banner. But he's still out there whining about those evil special interests – and the prObama mainstream media repeat the claims like so many public relations flacks. What's more amazing is that Obama consciously pursued each group for individual deals, made the deals and then acted upset when conservatives still mustered opposition.
The term "special interests" became political cover for Obama so he could rationalize the fact that millions of Americans still opposed his health care agenda. It was just one of many code words like "Astroturf" and "hate" that the left use to try to undermine opponents.
CNN tried to delve into the "special interests" during its Aug. 23 special called "Extreme Challenges: Health Care" where anchor Anderson Cooper led a biased panel of experts to analyze the "vital" issue of health care. Of course the panel included CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Obama's first nominee for surgeon general and a man who backs an obesity tax. Two others, David Gergen and BET's Pamela Gentry, worked in the Clinton White House, though Gergen also worked for Reagan.
But the panel managed to touch on the big issue. Most of the groups that are involved in health care reform have already made deals to work with Obama. Take a look at SOME major players:
The one lone "special interest" group that isn't totally on Obama's side is insurance companies. Even then, Aetna CEO Ron Williams has been very supportive of the president. He even appeared on ABC's trumped up health care panel with the president. So when Obama criticized opponents as trying to stop reform, he was calling out just a few insurance companies as "funding in opposition," according to The New York Times.
Those insurance companies are battling the public option but not Obama's idea of reform. Even that little bit of opposition is already getting them bullied by Congress. FoxNews reported that House Democrats "sent 52 letters to health insurers requesting financial records for a House committee's investigation." That Rep. Henry Waxman-led salary witch hunt is a direct response from Congress to the one group that dare oppose Obama at all.
It's become standard operating procedure for team Obama. Identify anyone who dares oppose the White House and then target them for attack by left-wing groups, the media and Congress. The difference here is that Obama thought he had bought off or intimidated all of his opposition., Health care reform should have had clear sailing.
When that proved wrong, he and his allies were especially aggressive trying to bash their remaining opponents. In the process, the interests that are being served belong to anyone who does exactly what Obama wants. And the "special interests" of the public that wants government out of health care just don't matter.
Isn't that special?
Dan Gainor is The Boone Pickens Fellow and the