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Opposing the hostile takeover of Liberty Apple Valley
Opposing the hostile takeover of Liberty Apple Valley
The pro-Town forces have a Facebook page on which they claim to disseminate the facts. As is typical for the Town and its supporters, they twist, misstate, and err on just about everything. I posted a couple of comments as correctives but they quickly banned me and removed my comments.
So, here are my comments about recent mischaracterizations pro-Town supporters are peddling on Facebook.
Lance Arnt's posts
[…] most of the employees of Liberty will become town employees, except for the high level management.
Assumes facts not in evidence. This is only one option of three proposed by the Town. The Town has refused to say exactly who will be running the water system. In fact, they have been so imprecise that they are being sued for a more definite statement over this and other aspects of their proposal.
Their [Liberty employees] compensation will be very similar if they are town employees, and they will be in the PERS retirement system, so it is probably a better setup for Liberty employees.
Perhaps better for the employees, but not for the ratepayers. Not only are government employees paid more highly for the same position as private-sector employees, their pensions are much higher. CalPERS has a long history of underperforming on its investments, but unlike the private sector, if it needs more money for pension payments, it simply taps taxpayers for the difference. Nice, huh?
So for every Liberty employee who does go to work for the Town, we the ratepayers will pay more for their salaries and benefits, and we the taxpayers are guaranteeing they each have nice pension plans, no matter what happens with the economy. (Mr. Arnt is a government employee who benefits from the CalPERS retirement system, which may explain his lack of concern about where the money comes from to pay his extravagant retirement benefits.)
I fail to see how you can save money by spending hundreds of millions of dollars to buy a company, paying its employees more, and assuring them great pensions, especially considering what a high percentage payroll is of the total cost of running a business.
Liberty earns over $10 million per year in profit.
Utterly false. This is a lie spread by the innumerate Marc Puckett, the Town's Assistant Manager for Finance. Virtually every utterance and report by Mr. Puckett contains errors and mischaracterizations, and he is not above lying. Nothing that comes from his office can be taken at face value. He was responsible for millions of dollars of errors in Flint, Michigan, and Costa Mesa, California — two of his prior employers. You have to wonder if he landed here in Apple Valley because he is exploiting the fecklessness of the Town Council, or if the Town Council is exploiting him because he has nowhere else to go?
If we do not like how the town is running things, we can vote in new town council members.
Wishful thinking. Incumbents tend to get re-elected. That's the fact. With the staggered election system we have for Town Council members, the numbers are actually stacked in favor of the incumbents because 1) they have name recognition, and 2) the more challengers there are, the less likely it is that one of them will displace an incumbent.
The real issue, though, is that if the Town is successful in seizing the water company, removing from office those who perpetrated this outrage does not reverse the damage. There is no accountability for the politicians who are promoting this fiasco.
If our rates were very similar to those in the region, this purchase would not be happening.
Another oft-repeated falsehood, spread incessantly by the Town and parroted by its supporters. When you take into account all the hidden fees for water delivery in Hesperia and Victorville, the water rates in Apple Valley are comparable. Even the fire standby fees, a hobby horse for Mayor Scott Nassif, are comparable: Mr. Nassif has acknowledged this fact in open Council session, but he still promotes the expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars of your money to buy the water system we already have.
They did that [illegally raising sewer rates] on the advice of legal council.
A common theme from Town apologists is that the Town Council is all-knowing and blameless, and that all errors, court losses, etc., are someone else's fault. The Town Council is following the age-old script of demanding total authority without any corresponding responsibility, which is and always has been a recipe for disaster.
The Town's legal council used to represent the city council of Bell before everyone was perp-walked out of city hall. Yet, they still represent the Town of Apple Valley. Now the claim is that they have fouled up again, but the Town Council stick to them like … well … like they stick to Marc Puckett — and probably for the same unsavory reasons.
Guess who the #1 advertiser is in the Daily Press? Liberty. The Daily Press is not a reliable news source at this point.
Case in point: The Daily Press prints a factual article about the Town, and it is immediately put on the enemies list. The fault is with the Daily Press, not with the Town's actions! It would be interesting to hear the explanation of how the Daily Press — which they claim is totally beholden to Liberty Utilities — continues to publish garbage on this topic from Town apologist Pat Orr (who, by the way, has benefitted greatly from his Town connections — but you're not supposed to know about that).
We are not worried about eminent domain because it is the same process as Missoula.
California law is as different from Montana law as California state is from the state of Montana. This is a smoke screen to divert attention from the fact that the Town's attorneys lost an eminent-domain water case in Claremont, California.
In a sense, though, they are partially correct when they claim there are no similarities between the Claremont case and Apple Valley's pending action: The Claremont case was much more straightforward that the Apple Valley case will be. I have a feeling the complexities of the Apple Valley case are going to boggle the mind.
This is how Missoula, Montana, has become a dead-ringer for Southern California.
Claremont got into trouble by using a different process, primarily because they were not going to run it themselves.
False. Claremont did claim it was going to have a neighboring city run the water system, but that is one of Apple Valley's proposals, too. Claremont got into trouble across the board: The judge found it was not a public good for the city to take over the water system, and it also found that the water system in the neighboring city was not being run properly. Claremont's attorneys (who also represent Apple Valley) simply did not do their homework on this issue, but there were other issues as well, just as there are serious issues in the Apple Valley case that were not part of the Claremont case. (The Town Council doesn't want you to consider those issues).
Lance Arnt eventually ran out of talking points to regurgitate, so he turned the discussion over to Mayor Scott Nassif.
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Most cities use a allocation study on fees like sewer, but in this state folks have figured out that can make some money through litigation by suing cities and towns over the different sides. […] This is all about extorting money from cities and towns.
Actually most cities abide by Proposition 218, which has been state law for two years longer than the Town of Apple Valley has been incorporated. The Town has had 28 years to figure out how to comply with Proposition 218, but still isn't quite there. This litigation would have been neither possible nor necessary if the Town followed the law. Thankfully, someone stepped in to help protect the residents of Apple Valley, because the Town Council was running things to suit themselves.
[…] regarding Claremont. Yes we are using the same firm, but not the same attorneys, or judge etc. Their issue with their judge is very different then the Town. Their judge has an issue with Claremont using a neighboring city to provide water service once Claremont acquires their water system. In California it is still an issue of 'Public Good' so they are appealing.
Not the same attorneys? There's a distinction without a difference. If you read the actual ruling, you will see that the judge rejected many of Claremont's claims; he did not deny their eminent domain case just on the one issue of the neighboring city running the water system.
Missoula Montana is more like Apple Valleys case.
Absolutely false. Anyone who believes this is being willfully ignorant.
[…] And we should be able to get our water system for the same price [as Missoula].
This is Mr. Nassif hoping you are unfamiliar with the claims in the Missoula case. To give just one example, the Missoula court accepted the city's argument that the water system needed $95 million in immediate and/or short-term repairs and upgrades. Therefore, the actual price was closer to $88 million + $95 million = $183 million.
Liberty Utilities holds $68 million in water rights alone, and even the Town says the rest of the system is worth a minimum of $50 million. That puts us up to $118 million right off the bat, not counting the millions that the Town is spending on this, the millions that Liberty is going to be spending on this (the Town has already made certain that it will reimburse Liberty for all litigate-related expenses), the millions in transition costs, and the millions it will take to settle other issues. I predict that even should the Town
win the eminent domain case, there is no way the court will set the price below the Town's $150 million maximum. Of course, win or lose, the Town will still have put us on the hook for millions in expenses. Claremont spent so much money on its losing efforts that it has to borrow money to pay it off!
This [Liberty's defense of its business] is funded 100% by Liberty and profit paid to share holders for your water rates.
While this is an excellent attempt to muddy the water, this statement (which doesn't scan for me) is both un-American and beside the point. It is un-American because Mr. Nassif is implying that if the government wants to seize your property, you should roll over and play dead. Perhaps the Town should seize Mr. Nassif's auto parts store, and Mr. Cusack's communications firm — for a small fraction of their value. Maybe then Mr. Nassif and Mr. Cusack would understand how lame it is to urge government ownership and government control of businesses in Apple Valley.
The implication of this statement is that somehow Liberty Utilities is going to add the costs of defending itself to our water rates, which is not only against the law, but would never be allowed by the CPUC nor the ORA.
Don't trust anything you hear or read from the Town Council or the Yes on F crowd. Check things out for yourself. It is a complex issue but the facts are available.
Then I hope you will join me in voting NO on Measure F.
— Greg Raven is Co-Chair of Apple Valley Citizens for Government Accountability, and is concerned about quality of life issues.

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t has taken a lot of dedication and hard work to create the habitat for our birds. We have exceeded the requirements by the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) and have constructed a modern, yet simple and safe environment for our animals the visitors. Come and see for yourselves. Below you can click on some of the animals featuring at our farm.
Our Grey Cockatiel [nymphus hollandicus]
The cockatiel can be found in much of inland Australia, especially in open or lightly timbered country. The cockatiel is more numerous in the mid North, where it is said to be nomadic.
It is a migratory bird, flying to Victoria, New South Wales and the southern regions of Australia in spring and returning North in the late summer, early autumn.
The normal cockatiel is sexually dimorphic once adulthood is reached. The young cockatiel resembles the female. It usually takes two months for adult plumage to finalise.
Where do they live ?
Outside the breeding season cockatiels are communal birds congregating in flocks of several hundreds. They roost together in trees, and can often be seen in their scores perching on telephone wires.
They are mainly seed eaters in their habitat and can often be seen foraging on the ground for seeds and grasses. They have gained enmity with the farmes because they tend to steal and destroy the crops. Cockatiels can be identified in different plumages such as silver cinnamon, white faced and others.
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The Brahminy Kite [haliastur indus]
The Brahminy Kite is a familiar bird of prey and often referred to as the Singapore Bald Eagle. Brahminy Kites are more scavengers than hunters. But they also hunt for small prey (fish, crabs, shellfish, frogs, rodents, reptiles, even insects). They forage both over water and land, soaring 20-50m above the surface.
Prey on the water surface is snatched with their talons, Brahminy Kites don't dive into the water. They may even snatch swarming termites on the wing with their talons.
Where do they live ?
Brahminy Kites prefer to nest in mangroves, usually in tall emergent trees. Some use dead trees (perhaps the tree was alive when it was first used as a nest site). On swampy sites that are more secure from land predators, they may nest as low as 5-6 m.
But on dry land, usually at 20-25 m. In Singapore, they also nest along the coasts in casuarina trees, and near reservoirs. Although they do not share nesting trees, pairs may nest less than 100 m apart.
Their nest is compact and made of twigs and sticks, usually 60-90 cm wide and 15-30 cm deep. The nest is often lined with dried mud. A first-time nest is usually thin, but as the pair reuse the site, the nest thickens. 2 eggs are laid, white with sparse red-brown blotches.
Both parents raise the young. Unfortunately their numbers are declining due to habitat loss. They are also hunted in Thailand, along with other kites, and their young taken for pets.
steal chickens, also cause them to be considered as pests in some areas. Habitats best suited to Brahminy Kites are broad mudflats such as those found in mangroves, estuaries and coasts. They are also found in freshwater wetlands such as ricefields and marshes.
In Singapore, they are also found inland near water and even in cultivated areas (gardens, parks). They may roost together in trees along the coast.During mating season (November-December), Brahminy Kites perform aerial acrobatics. They mate on or near the nest.
They scavenge from food scraps and garbage and are thus quite common at harbours and coastal fish/food processing sites. But Brahminy Kites don't just passively forage. They flush shorebirds roosting on the mudflats into flight to identify the weak.
They are attracted to fires to catch any fleeing animals. They may steal from other raptors including large ones like the White-bellied Fish Eagle. Their catch is eaten on the wing, to prevent theft. When several quarrel over a meal, they squeal.
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The Eastern Grass Owl [tyto longimembris]
The Grass Owl Has been recorded in coastal areas from around the Manning River in northern New South Wales northwards through Queensland and to Arnhem land but most records are from north-east Queensland.
A second population, usually widely scattered, occurs through the arid inland areas of Queensland and the Northern Territory. Usually very rare but may become locally and temporarily common during irruptions of Long-haired Rats inland or Cane Rats in coastal regions.
Where do they live ?
Recorded as vagrant in all mainland States, usually after successful breeding season inland followed by population crash in prey species. Grass Owls are also found in the Philippines, Sulawesi, lesser Sundas, possibly Fiji, Tatwan, southern China, parts of South-East Asia and India. They also occur discontinuously in New Guinea.
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The Ostrich [struthio camelus]
The Ostrich [struthio camelus] is the largest and heaviest bird. It is also the fastest-running bird; it can run up to 43 mph [70 kph]. It can outrun most predators, but can also kick to protect itself.
Ostriches cannot fly. They have a life-span of up to 40 years in captivity.
Where do they live ?
The Ostrich can grow up to 9 feet [2.7 meters] tall and weighs up to 345 pounds [156 kgs]. The Ostrich also has the biggest eyeballs of any bird; they are 2 inches [5 cm] across.
The Ostrich lays the biggest eggs in the world; ostrich eggs are 4.5 x 7 inches [11 x 48 cm] across and weigh 3 pounds [1400 g].
This bird is native to the dry savannahs of Africa and is well adapted to desert life. Ostriches get water from plants they eat.
Ostriches eat mostly plants, but also eat insects, fruits, seeds, nuts and some small animals such as lizards.
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Victoria Crowned-Pigeons [goura victoria]
The Victoria Crowned-pigeon occurs on Indonesia with and isolated areas in Papua New Guinea. This species is found in lowland forest, including swamp forest, mostly in the extreme lowlands, but sometimes to 600 m, feeding on the ground in small groups of 2-10 birds and roosting in trees.
Where do they live ?
A single large white egg is laid and incubated by both adults for 28 days. The squab is reared by both parents and leaves the nest after 30 days. It is identical in appearance to the adults but 1/3 of their size. Males and females are virtually identical.
The main way to tell them apart is that the male performs cooing and bowing displays to the female. During courtship the pair "dance" together, head shaking and bill-clapping for up to five minutes at a time.
The sounds that these birds make are unusual. Their contact call sounds a bit like the sound created by blowing over the top of a milk bottle, whilst their display call is 'Boom-Pa!' They are vulnerable in the wild and are part of a European Endangered Species Programme.
It is prized by hunters for meat and, to a lesser extent, feathers, and nestlings are taken to be reared for food. Hunting has extirpated it around populated areas including some transmigration settlements in Papua; it survives only in forests many hours or days walk away from the nearest village.
Lowland forests, particularly on the flat terrain favoured by this species, are threatened by logging, and logging roads open up access to hunters. Capture for trade may also be significant.
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Diamond Doves [geopelia cuneata]
The Diamond Dove [geopelia cuneata] is one of the smallest species of doves and kept more than any other foreign dove by Avian hobbyists. A native to northern and central Australia, they are found mainly in pairs and sometimes in small flocks.
Feeding on grass seeds, they are seen running on the ground with a bobbing motion of their long tail and prefer open terrain close to a water source.
Where do they live ?
Diamond Doves are easily bred in captivity, being one of the best choices for the beginner to keep. First kept in Europe in 1870, they have been bred for so many generations they are considered semi-domesticated. As pets, they will reward you with their soft cooing, gentle nature, and if worked with from young, may even roost on your finger.
Diamond Doves are a small bird, about the size of a sparrow, ave. 7.5" long and weighing approx. 1.5 oz. The original or wild type is a slate gray and brown over the body. The shoulders are set off with small white dots.
It is from these white dots that the "Diamond" comes from. The primary flight feathers are a rust-red edged in gray, showing a rufus flush in flight.
The outer tail feathers are a dark gray. They have red eyes encircled by a conspicuous fleshy red cere (being larger in the males). The hens tend to show more brown over the head, neck and upper body, with the eye ring being much smaller.
Their voice is a penetrating, gentle coo , often consisting of a single note.
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The Cattle Egret [bubulcus ibis]
The cattle egret [bubulcus ibis] can be identified by its white plumage, and short, thick pointed bill. Its wingspan can be up to 37 inches. It tucks its neck close to the body in flight and often at rest, rarely extending it.
It can be found feeding in pastures or other open habitats away from water.
Where do they live ?
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The Rufous Night Heron [Nycticorax caledonicus]
One of three species of bird, genus Nycticorax , family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes, of very wide distribution. They are most active at night and feed on fish and amphibians. The black-crowned night heron N. nycticorax is about 60 cm/24 in long.
The top of its head and its back are black, its wings are black and grey and its breast is pale grey or white.
The other species are the yellow-crowned night heron N. violaceus and the rufous night heron N. caledonicus.
Where do they live ?
Sun Conure [aratinga solstitialis]
The Sun Conure, or Sun Parakeet (Aratinga solstitialis) is a medium-sized parrot native to the northeastern coastal forests of South America. On average, Sun Conures weigh approximately 110 g, and are approximately 305 mm long from head to tail. They are sexually monomorphic.
Young Sun Conures display predominantly green plumage – the distinctive yellow, orange and reddish colouration on the back, abdomen and head being attained with maturity.
Where do they live ?
Sun Conures reach sexual maturity at around 2 years of age, and can live for 25 to 30 years. The hen lays a clutch of four to five eggs, with an incubation period of 23 days.
The Sun Conure is noted for its loud squawking compared to its relatively small size. It is capable of mimicking humans, but not as well as some larger parrots. Sun Conures are especially popular as pets because of their bright coloration, and ability to talk.
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Due to their inquisitive temperaments, they demand a great deal of attention from their owners, and can sometimes be loud. Like many parrots, they are high-grade chewers and require toys and treats to chew on.
They can be very friendly towards members of their "family" (their owners and close relatives), but may show aggressiveness towards strangers and attempt to attack them. They are considered the "teddy bear" of birds, but can be very aggressive and will bite the owner in attempt to protect him or her.
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The Grenfell Tower review has been branded a 'betrayal and a whitewash' for failing to recommend a ban on flammable cladding.
Dame Judith Hackitt found that indifference and ignorance had led a 'race to the bottom' in building safety practices.
But the review said it would fall short of a ban on flammable cladding because it would 'not address the root causes' of the problems in building regulations.
Dame Judith said there was a 'systemic problem' and recommended the creation of a new regulator.
Some building firms use the ambiguity around the rules to 'game the system' to 'do things as quickly and cheaply as possible', she said.
She also found ignorance about the rules, a lack of clarity about who takes responsibility and inadequate oversight.
'The above issues have helped to create a cultural issue across the sector, which can be described as a "race to the bottom" caused either through indifference, or because the system does not facilitate good practice,' Dame Judith said.
Labour MP and Grenfell campaigner David Lammy called the decision to not ban the cladding a 'betrayal' to the 71 people that perished in the fire.
Mr Lammy said: 'It is unthinkable and unacceptable that so many people can die in a disaster like Grenfell and one year on flammable cladding has not been banned.
He added: 'The Grenfell families and the public needed a review that was fearless in standing up to the industry on behalf of all those who lost their lives in Grenfell with recommendations that ensure that an atrocity like Grenfell can never happen again.'
Cladding fuelled the spread of the fire in the west London block and a subsequent safety operation identified hundreds more buildings with similar set ups.
The Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) called for a ban on flammable cladding, a requirement for sprinklers to be fitted and a second means of escape for high-rise residential buildings.
But Dame Judith said: 'The debate continues to run about whether or not aluminium cladding is used for thermal insulation, weather-proofing or an internal part of the fabric, fire safety and integrity of the building.
'This illustrates the siloed thinking that is part of the problem we must address.'


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What is it?
This is Suzuki's first ever crack at the D-sector, the Kizashi. It's a smart, premium-feel four-door that's smaller and a touch heavier than a Ford Mondeo.
Suzuki originally planned a whole new family of Kizashis, but the global economic crisis put a stop to all that and the only version out so far is this four-door saloon with 2.4-litre petrol engine.
At present its main markets will be America and Japan, because in the current economic climate Suzuki says it wants to take it slow and steady with Kizashi, its most ambitious model to date.
This 2.4's on the market in Tokyo for the equivalent of £18,600. Good value? Sure, but that's still big money for a Suzuki. Can it justify it?
What's it like?
Dynamically, the standout is the chassis. Whether it's driving through town or attacking some good B-road corners, the Kizashi feels crisp, poised and super responsive - a real quality act.
Suzuki has come up with a taut, Eurocentric chassis – front struts, rear multi-link – which is all-new. Steering, at just 2.6 turns lock to lock, is both accurate and quick, while overall body balance and control are outstanding.


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1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Peel the potatoes and trim the edges to make 4 even-sized cubes, each roughly 6cm square by 4cm deep depending on their size. Place in a small ovenproof dish and add enough stock to reach the top of the potatoes without covering them. Bake for 40 minutes.
2. At the same time, line a roasting tray with baking parchment. Toss the carrots and parsnips in 1 tbsp oil, spread out on the tray, sprinkle with thyme then roast on the shelf below the potatoes for 40 minutes.
3. Add the leeks to the potatoes and cook for a further 10 minutes until all the vegetables are tender and the potatoes are golden brown on top.
4. Meanwhile combine the gravy and ale in a pan and warm thoroughly.
5. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and fry the steaks for 2 minutes on each side for medium. Allow the steaks to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Add the pan juices to the gravy for extra flavour.
6. Divide the steak and potatoes between 4 plates. Add the carrots and parsnips and top with the braised leeks. Serve with gravy.
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: Dogs, cats, hamsters, even tigers and other beautiful residents of forests and mountains are gathered in one place. Animal games is an online application dedicated to our home-friends and acquaintances of wild. Everyone needs your help – start the game and find yourself in the very unusual world!
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When Emil Goldfus / Rudolf Abel / Willy Fisher was living in Brooklyn, he made friends with other artists. They all shared studio space at Ovington Studios in Brooklyn.
One might think that a Soviet spy would refrain from making friends, but Goldfus / Fisher mingled with other artists. Many of them were young men with left-wing, socialist / communist views.
One of the spy's friends was Burton Silverman. He and Goldfus / Fisher / Abel became particularly close. Silverman even created paintings of his older friend, like this one which depicts Goldfus surrounded by his canvases and art supplies.
How did Silverman view his friend? Burton's son, Robert, tells us more in an article he published (on February 8, 2014) with Salon. "The Russian Spy Who Duped My Dad" provides us with interesting information about Goldfus / Fisher / Abel while he was living in Brooklyn.
Silverman had no idea that his friend was a Soviet spy. Over a period of three years, or so, they shared stories and talked about their respective love of (and views about) art. But at no time did Silverman ever have an inkling that his friend was an illegal alien whose primary responsibility was reporting events about America to his superiors in Moscow.
There was one time, however ...
Silverman and Goldfus / Fisher / Abel were in the studio together, late at night, sharing conversation in Goldfus' room. His short-wave radio was on which didn't mean much to Silverman:
They were in Goldfus's room and his shortwave radio was on, sputtering an unfamiliar, Strauss-like tune along with an indecipherable, Central European-sounding commentator.
The phone rang in Silverman's studio. He answered it, and the voice on the other end asked why he was working at such a late hour. Jokingly, Silverman responded, "Oh, Emil and I were just listening in on Moscow."
Goldfus / Fisher / Abel was not amused by the joke:
When Silverman hung up the phone, Goldfus's affable, easygoing demeanor had vanished completely, replaced by a cold, hard glare—the only one he had ever evinced in the three years they were friends. He snapped, "Don't ever say such a thing like that on the telephone again. Not even in jest."
Although Silverman never suspected anything was amiss with his friend, others wondered about what was up with Goldfus:
There were other odd moments as well: nagging details and incidents that just didn't make sense.
To Silverman, Jules Feiffer said, "You know, Emil gives me the feeling of a guy who's been on the bum. No matter how much of a fat cat they get to be, they never lose that look."
Danny Schwartz agreed. Upon first meeting Emil Goldfus and hearing his story about working as a photofinisher, he said that Goldfus was too worldly and too educated for that particular trade, saying, "You know, the whole thing sounds fishy. This guy isn't what Burt [Silverman] takes him to be."
Silverman's brother Gordon had his suspicions as well. He was an electronics engineer, and one day, while visiting Silverman's studio, he got into a conversation about physics with Goldfus, finding that he possessed a degree of expertise that was surprising for someone that wasn't a professional.
Goldfus / Fisher / Abel, of course, was—in fact—very educated. He knew about physics because he'd studied the subject.
More than anything else, however, Silverman's friend was a master at hiding his real identity from his Brooklyn friends.
No one was more surprised than Burt Silverman when the facts came out. He learned about the unraveling of Goldfus' life in the newspaper:
On August 7, 1957, my father, Burton Silverman—a young artist fresh out of the Army—was walking down the street on the way to his layout and graphic design job for the then-liberal New York Post when he caught a glimpse of a blaring headline at a newsstand: "RUSSIAN COLONEL IS INDICTED HERE AS TOP SPY IN U.S" and the sub-header, "Suspect Said to Have Used Brooklyn Studio to Direct Network."
Beyond those shocking statements was something else. This suspect was:
"The most important spy ever caught in the United States."
How did Burton Silverman react to such unbelievable news?
For my father, it was a moment of extreme unreality. The face staring back at him from the newspaper was his good friend Emil, not some KGB spook. How could Emil be a "master spy," or even a common, everyday spy? He was an amateur painter, a fine guitar player and a charming older gentleman. How could that man be the enemy?
He was frozen in his tracks, transfixed by the image, unable to reconcile the contradiction of the man he knew (or thought he knew) with the words in print staring back at him. It was as if a hole in the fabric of his universe had suddenly opened up under his feet.
The mark of a dedicated spy, among other things, is to keep his own counsel. That is something which Goldfus / Fisher / Abel did—not just with his Brooklyn friends but throughout the course of his arrest / trial / incarceration in America.
Click on the image for a much-better view.
Portrait of Emil Goldfus / Willy Fisher / Rudolf Abel, by his friend, the artist Burton Silverman, circa 1958. Image online via Salon, courtesy Silverman Studios Inc.
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"Smallville" is the latest episodic television series following the lore of Superman. I will admit, this review will be a bit biased, as I am an avid Superman fan. However, I will not lie that this particular season is a bit of a bummer, but there is always a silver lining. "Smallville's" fan base took quite a hit with its eighth season. Still, "Smallville" remains one of the best Superman television shows ever created.
The show took a little while to get into the swing of things, but by the third and fourth seasons it was going strong. The first season in particular was plagued by the villain-of-the-week syndrome. Eventually the show starting creating story arcs that captured audiences. The show found a strong foothold in stories about Lex and Clark's early relationship, as well as the struggle to keep Clark's secret.
Season seven ended with Lex discovering the Fortress and the real identity of the traveler. When season eight opens, we confirm the rumors that many of the big stars of the show have left. Michael Rosenbaum does not return as Lex Luthor, Kristin Kreuk is out as Lana Lang and Annette O'Toole is out as Martha Kent. Previously John Schneider already left as Jonathan Kent. Ultimately, these losses deterred fans. It limits the storylines that are available to the writers.
Season eight contains silly storylines up the ying yang, but there is plenty of interesting stuff in between. Like I said, no matter what the storyline I am always able to find something appealing in the episode.
My biggest disappointment with the season is that lack of Lois and Clark screen time. I know it is meant to be a tease, but that was the best thing the season had going for it. When Lana briefly returns, we lose Lois.
Aside from the Lois/Clark relationship, the season focuses on Doomsday, Superman's greatest foe. Doomsday is the offspring of the Brainiac. Actor Sam Witwer portrays Davis Bloom, a paramedic, aka Doomsday. He struggles between being a human and the beast that he was always meant to become. No matter what Clark does he is always overpowered by Doomsday. His strength is no match for the beast.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Olsen and Chloe tie the knot, only to have their ceremony interrupted by Doomsday. Jimmy is severely injured and Chloe is kidnapped. When Doomsday is Davis Bloom he has intense feelings for Chloe and feels that she is the only thing in the world that can keep the beast contained. As Jimmy makes a slow recovery he believes that he has discovered who Doomsday is by day. This drives a wedge between Chloe and Jimmy. Jimmy's life spirals downward as he turns his back on everyone and vice versa. Replacing Lex is Tess Mercer. She is Lex's right hand girl who takes over LexCorp in Lex's mysterious absence. Like Lex, she puts her efforts into the mysterious. She hunts for Lex, discovers long held secrets and tries to manipulate the press through her ownership of the Daily Planet. She also becomes fascinated with Clark.
Tess is also an acquaintance of the Green Arrow, bringing him back into the picture this season. The season also contains several other comic book superheroes and villains. The vast majority of viewers will not recognize most of them.
Personally, I was really disappointed that Kara left the show this season. Laura Vandervoort was a breath of fresh air in the aging show. There were almost limitless storylines that the writers could have used with Clark and Kara teamed up together. Not too mention she is the cutest woman that the show has ever had, next to Erica Durance. It seems that Vandervoort left more because she went to film "Into the Blue 2" than because the writers no longer wanted her. However, it occurred, it is truly a loss for the show.
"Smallville's" eighth season is plagued by subpar performances and storylines, but it keeps the legend of Superman alive. However, I will admit that you have to be a diehard Superman fan to really get into this season. I know too many people that stopped watching the show after a couple episodes into this season. That is sad, but hopefully the ninth season of the show will put it back into full swing. One thing "Smallville" creators have always been able to do is turn out terrific season elosers. The end of season eight shows great promise for the ninth season. Keep your fingers crossed.
The Blu-ray edition of season eight contains VC-1 encode with the standard 16x9 aspect of 1.78:1. The video quality is very similar to the previous seasons that were presented on Blu-ray. The transfer is rich with bold and vibrant colors that shine throughout the season. Black levels are inky and shadow delineation is fairly revealing. Contrast levels are stable. The picture is hardly ever overblown. So that is the good. The bad, well that is more substantial. The image looks like is has been filtered several times over. The image constantly looks soft, flat and/or blotchy. More pressing is that fact that throughout the season there is artifacting, banding and noise. There is no doubt that the Blu-ray is many times better than the quality put forth by the standard DVD. It was a pleasure to see this series on Blu-ray after a very subpar high-definition broadcast. The CW is not known for airing their broadcast properly.
Warner Bros. has decided to let the Blu-ray edition be released without a lossless audio track. The Blu-ray comes only with a Dolby Digital, which has a slightly higher bitrate than Dolby Digital tracks on standard DVDs. Unfortunately, the HD broadcast of the show was plagued by clicking audio and incorrectly packed audio streams. This makes comparing it to the Blu-ray rather difficult. The surround channels are constantly engaged, but rarely does it create an immersive feeling. Directionality and panning is inaccurate. The dialogue is crisp and clear. The LFE channel is a bit muddy and only kicks in during the action sequences. Sound effects lack a high-end clarity. The track is dull in its sound design, so it is hard to fault the transfer for all of it. Overall, this is a very average audio track that may or may not have benefited from a lossless audio track.
The Blu-ray edition of Season Eight contains some interesting bonus materials for fans. There are two audio commentaries, one for "Legion" and one for "Identity." For "Identity," the episode contains commentary offered by the director, executive producer and actress Cassidy Freeman. This commentary is fairly bland, offering nothing more than surface information. The commentary by the producers and writer on "Legion" is much more informing. This commentary delves more into the lore of Superman.
There are some deleted scenes for about half the season. These episodes don't offer much information but will be liked by fans. Lastly, there are two featurettes. "In the Director's Chair" goes behind the scenes with Allison Mack, as she directed several of the episodes this season. The other featurette is "Smallville's Doomsday: The Making of a Monster" examines the CG creation of the monster. That's it for bonus materials.
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Juneau, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin today signed Senate Bill 46 and House Bill 69. The Governor was joined by Senator Donny Olson and Representative Ralph Samuels at the bill signing.
Senate Bill 46 extends the deadline for coastal communities to revise their plans for environmental oversight and development. By signing SB 46, coastal districts will have until September 1, 2007, to revise their plans. Without this extension, 12 districts that make up 70 percent of Alaska's coastline are in jeopardy of losing their ability to have local involvement in their coastal areas.
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In his final hours in office, Governor Murkowski granted an executive pardon to a company convicted of criminally negligent homicide. Whitewater Engineering Corporation pleaded no contest in 2001 to the charge in connection with the 1999 death of one of its employees. The pardon was granted on November 30, 2006. No one from the Murkowski administration notified the victim's family of the request for clemency or that the pardon was granted.
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The Works' Android Pay Campaign Delivers For ING DIRECT
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When I first spotted the headline about an Arrested Development reunion I thought it was going to be about the urban legend-ish AD movie that's on the way. No such luck, it seems.
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The sapote or mammee sapote (Pouteria sapota) is a tropical tree of Mexican and Central American origin that is grown for its edible fruits. Sapote trees can reach 60 feet in height and have large, oval leaves up to 12 inches long. The tree's fruits have rough brown skin, orange or pinkish flesh and one to four brown, shiny seeds. Its young plants are damaged by temperatures below 00 degrees C and mature sapote trees do not survive temperatures below -5.56 degrees C. Mamey sapotes are not related to either the white sapote (Casimiroa edulus) or the black sapote (Diospyros digyna).
Purchase a grafted sapote plant from a nursery or garden centre, as seed-grown plants can take up to seven years to bear fruit. If plants are not available, sow seeds straight away after collecting them from ripe fruit. Use a potting compost mixed with 50 per cent perlite or sharp sand to aid drainage. Plant the seeds with the pointed end protruding 1/2 inch above the surface of the soil.
Site your sapote seedling at least 20 feet from the nearest tree or large structure to prevent it from being overshaded or crowded out as it grows. Choose a spot that receives as much sunshine as possible, has well-drained soil and is not prone to flooding. Plant your sapote at the beginning of the rainy season in your area.
Water your sapote plant as soon as the surface of its soil starts to dry and never allow its leaves to wilt through lack of water. In periods with no rainfall, aim to provide one 1 inch of water per tree per week.
Fertilise your sapote plant with up to 1.36 Kilogram of high-nitrogen fertiliser per year for the first few years, applied at regular intervals throughout the year. As the plant reaches fruiting age (three to five years for grafted plants, up to seven for seed-grown plants) change to a balanced fertiliser enriched with micro nutrients and apply up to 6.35 Kilogram per year.
Prune the leading stem of your sapote tree once it reaches a height of about 15 feet. This makes the fruit easier to harvest and reduces the risk of wind damage.
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- Take care when using lawnmowers and other machinery around sapote trees, as mechanical damage to the trunk can kill the whole tree.
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I have lots of things to write, even if it's small little updates about my life and those around me.. but I just never get around to me. Bad blogger is bad.
So, this post is just going to be some quick, brief notes (and photos!) about a couple of things I've not gotten around to write about.
Viggo's Birthday
So, in August my one and only baby nephew turned one year old! I can't believe how fast time flies, since I swear he was just born.. but here he is, a proper little toddler! He's adorable as ever and I always have a great time when I see him. (Which is fairly often, fortunately, since he lives in the apartment upstairs!)
New Family Member
I've been taking care of a little dog for about a month since her owner works in Norway during the weeks and is only home for the weekends. About a week ago he asked me if I wanted her full-time, since he feels that he doesn't have the time for her, and it's not nice to have her move back and forth all the time. Having already fallen in love with her during the month I had her, I couldn't refuse the offer.. and so there is a new member of the family; little Molly.
She gets along really well with Bailey and Saga, which makes me happy. I still haven't gotten used to how tiny she is though. She's only just barely bigger than the cat!


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I like to use Stonyfield Organic brand French Vanilla/ Low Fat yogurt. You can use the plain yogurt as well if you are cutting out the sugar since the vanilla has 28gms of sugar. I figure since I don't drink sodas or sweetened iced tea, I can have a little sugar in my yogurt.
As I have mentioned in an other post WalMart is now carrying more Organic brands of foods to respond to public demand. Some people don't like WalMart that's OK. I like getting some things at the Neighborhood Walmart vs the SuperCenter WalMart. I also shop at Albertson's, Costco, Sam's, and SunHarvest. Wherever you shop is fine just look for more organic foods and make better food choices.
In a bowl add 3/4 to 1 cup of yogurt and add 1/2 cup thawed or fresh berries. I buy the frozen bags of Triple Berry Blend (Costco or Sam's). You can use strawberries (sliced) as well.
I also love peanut butter so I add a heaping tablespoon of Organic Peanut Butter. Smuckers recently came out with an Organic Peanut Butter…. 100% organic peanuts, salt……. That's it… no hydrogenated oils or all the other junk they put in most peanut butters. There are two or three other brands of all natural peanut butters. Read the labels. It should list the ingredients as……… peanuts, salt. Some of the peanut butters will have about 1/2 inch of peanut oil on top. This is natural peanut oil which separates because there are no added chemicals to keep it from separating. All you have to do is get a butter knife and stir it and mix it well one time. It won't separate again. It can be a little tricky at first but once you get the hang of it it gets easier.
Wow! I just did a discussion on peanut butter. Oh well that's good so you know not to feed yourself or your kids most of those other brands. If more people stopped buying all that snack and convenience foods with all those chemicals, preservatives and artificial sweeteners the food companies would get the message and give us what we want, need and deserve……. healthier foods!
I like to sprinkle some grape nuts cereal and if I remember and if I have some ….I'll add sliced almonds, pecans or walnuts.
If you use the plain yogurt you can use a little honey, brown sugar or raw sugar if your taste buds like the sweetened version. There it is…. savor every spoonful!
I hope this recipe and discussion on peanut butter has given you some good ideas. If you have any tasty healthy recipes you would like to share… I would love to hear from you!


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Meet The Man With The Magic Hands
April 11th, 2017
Posted in: Treatment Areas
We are delighted to welcome Alex Mendieta to the Mind & Body practice. He represents the next generation of chiropractors. A recent graduate from Macquarie University, Alex brings an evidence-based, results-orientated approach to treating patients. Dr Andrew Fell says:
"Alex has a great pair of hands. He has the ability to work on a person in the way a great musician plays on an instrument. It's the artistry. So while it's evidence-based and scientifically proven, the most effective treatment is an art. When it comes to treating patients, Alex is an artist. The ability to produce something out of nothing is hard to quantify but it is undeniable. Alex has the best pair of hands to do this kind of magic that I have seen in my entire career."
Alex comes from a different background to your typical chiropractor and has a refreshing no-nonsense attitude to chiropractic treatment.
"It was a lifestyle decision that I made in 2007. I was working as a carpenter down in Sydney. As much as I enjoyed making and fixing things, I began to question the long-term rewards of the profession. I had some very good people around me who were encouraging me to go into tertiary education. This prompted me to consider what I really wanted to do with my life."
As any craftsman will tell you, making things with your hands is very satisfying. When your customers are happy with your work, it's even more rewarding. But Alex felt a higher calling.
"The thing that popped into my mind was the study of human anatomy and the possibility of really helping people. I'd always been interested in sports and movement and so I looked into ways that I could combine my natural interests with a passion to help people."
"Chiropractic was the closest thing I could find to match my ambition and the best place to learn and qualify as a chiropractor was right there in Sydney. So I enrolled at Macquarie University. I never had the light bulb moment, like some people who have been raised with chiropractic. I never got that. If anything, I had no idea what a chiropractor was. So I'm quite different."
Alex was in fact a bit of a sceptic when it came to some of the claims being made for chiropractic treatment. It took a meeting with one of Australia's more enlightened proponents to convince him he was on the right track.
"I had almost completed my undergraduate degree in chiropractic sciences. I wasn't completely sold on the idea. In fact, I was a bit sceptical. Then I went to a seminar with Dr John Kelly, a leading chiropractor in Australia. He was very motivating. In fact, it was Dr Kelly who inspired me to become a chiropractor."
Interestingly, John Kelly was a major influence on Andrew's career too. He remembers it well: "John was instrumental in getting me clear about what it was all about – a couple of decades before Alex. He gave a very clean perspective on how chiropractic works. It was a very muddy area then with a lot of misinformation being published in the media. Students and potential patients were being bombarded with uncertainties."
While the general understanding and acceptance of chiropractic has improved over the years, Alex had to face similar issues.
"From my earlier studies, I'd been given the impression that chiropractic was something you had to believe in. At that time, there was a lot of controversy surrounding chiropractic and the legitimacy of some of the claims being made. What Dr Kelly did was to strip away all of that and get down to the fundamentals of what chiropractic treatment really is."
"In essence, it was this: if the muscular-skeletal system has issues and you only treat them allopathically – just treating the symptoms how can you ever get anywhere? It's no better than the pharmaceutical industry prescribing medicines for people that maintain chronic conditions without addressing the causes. The chiropractic approach is more enlightened: through the techniques we learn, we can identify the sources of the pain. It isn't something you have to believe in, it's something that works. So this is what appeals to me. This is a science not a belief system."
While firmly rooted in the scientific approach, Alex has a deep empathy with each patient and has also been blessed with those magic hands. Andrew says: "At its best, chiropractic treatment is almost miraculous. Alex definitely has the ability to make the magic happen."