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Profitable, growing CPA practice in high-growth area
Revenue mix approximately 50/50 tax preparation and bookkeeping & payroll services for small
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Cash flow to owner over 60%
Software used is ProSeries and Quickbooks
All work produced by owner and administrative assistant
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private bath
Owner looking to relocate after assisting new owner with transition of clients
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UPDATE: MEAT Eatery co-owner George Patti has clarified that Fieri visited the burger joint's Islamorada location, not Boca Raton, as he suggested in an interview. The updated version is below:
Food Network's Guy Fieri drove his red 1968 Camaro convertible to Islamorada to visit MEAT Eatery & Taproom, which has a sister eatery in Boca Raton.
Fieri's December visit to MEAT airs at 10 p.m. tonight on his Food Network series "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives." A viewing party is planned at MEAT's Boca Raton location.
MEAT's chef and co-owner George Patti tells us he griddled up one of his famous Juicy Lucy burgers for Fieri, plus a heap of other bites.
"We did smoked wings, chipotle-honey barbecue sauce, house-made pork rinds — we went through the whole pork rind process for him. We did house-made Worcestershire and chimichurri aioli," says Patti.
The jovial, camera-ready chef took his share of ribbing from Fieri.
"He was funny. He kept breaking my chops about my hair. He kept calling me 'Ironman.' I said, 'You're making fun of my hair?'" says the chef.
Fieri's Camaro did its best to further the eatery's dive vibe on Overseas Highway and Mile Marker 88.
"It leaked oil all over my parking lot," says Patti. "Some of his guys were underneath it, trying to stick towels to stop the leak."
Two Palm Beach County establishments have been featured on Fieri's show: Flakowitz of Boynton Bakery and Deli in Boynton Beach, and Havana Hideout in Lake Worth.
MEAT Eatery & Taproom: 980 N Federal Highway (Cendyn Spaces building), Boca Raton; 561-419-2600


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Press Bio
The Scott Farkus Affair is the result of a sonic head-on collision between a concorde and a french hotel that took on a life of its own in the summer of 1997. The group morphed out of two former bands of the mid 90's Baltimore scene. Mike Sheppard, Mike Hilton and Zakk Becker are formerly of the band Butch. Over 5 years, Butch released one cd and several 7″s, made two east coast tours and played with many national acts, including Hammerhead, Mule, Gnomes of Zurich, Chixdiggit, Bracket, Doc Hopper, and Stinking Lizaveta. Joe Haberstitch and Jay Novak performed with 7 Mississippi, another Baltimore favorite which also spent time touring the regional scene. Instant chemistry spawned the Scott Farkus Affair's debut cd, "Sorrows Learn to Swim." Recorded a mere 4 months after the band secured the line up, this raw, powerful work was recorded and mixed by Drew Mazurek (Jawbox, Kepone, Texas is the Reason) and mastered by Tom Baker (Beastie Boys, NIN). Less than a year later, SFA released a split cd/ep with another Baltimore favorite band, Moviegoer. The Scott Farkus Affair has been amassing a solid fan base stretching from North Carolina to Boston and have risen to the top of the Baltimore scene. They have shared the stage with many notable national acts, including Burning Airlines, The Up On In, Supernova, Fuck, St. James Infirmary, Supersuckers and Trans Am. Time and experience led SFA back into the studio this year to record their new release, "We will become destination." This release captures a more mature, song-focused and provocative Scott Farkus Affair, which continues to be infused with the energy and raw intensity of their earlier releases and ever-present in their widely attended live performances. The Scott Farkus Affair are planning several regional tours this coming year to support the new release, which is available on Ambiguous City Records, Baltimore MD.
When talking about Baltimore's Scott Farkus Affair, it makes more sense to talk in terms of a force of nature rather than just an ordinary band. Think of the guitars and bass as driving sheets of rain, Jay Novak's nimble drumming as the thunder, and Mike Sheppard's vocals as the lightning. That leads to an obvious pun, but if any band has earned the accolade "electrifying," it's the Farkus. This sophomore effort serves up a tad more melody than the band's stark, more hardcore/metal debut, but the essential elements remain: Ignoring traditional notions of verse, chorus, and even melody, the Scott Farkus Affair creates roiling waves of sound punctuated by Sheppard's barking exclamations. It doesn't really matter what he's singing about – Sheppard's diction and unique phrasing render the lyrics all but unintelligible anyway. (Although it's worth pointing out that the leadoff track, "Save The Patriots," may just be SFA's most literal lyric to date, an Everyman rant against the forces of corporate and societal conformity.) But whatever the words, when Sheppard shouts, you know he means it, and you'll find yourself pumping your fist in the air and screaming your lungs out along to every teeming, tumultuous track on this magnificent release. Unleashing fury and passion without a hint of testosterone or ego, succeeds at every level. Boys, if you're looking for a role model, look no further. Here are the real men of rock and roll. Every punk-rock kid should aspire to grow up and be half as awesome as the Scott Farkus Affair.
– Jim Testa, Jersey Beat, New Jersey
Fucking mind-blowing. What we have here is one of the best discs to grace my CD player in a good long time. Warm, soaring guitars and gentle beginnings explode into a rage of screamed vocals and churning melodies. A great sense of dynamics mean that the songs surge back and forth in the soft/loud way that so many bands attempt but so few master. The singer has a great screaming voice but also sings the quieter sections beautifully. This would fit really well on Dischord as it is intelligent, thoughtful punk – you won't find the same three chords used over and over again here. If you appreciate emotional, subtle, yet powerful punk rock, you have to snap this one up. Truly stunning.
– World Wide Punk.com
"Fuck Yeah! Now this is what I'm talking about when I use the "emo catch-phrase" in an affirmative manner. Noisy, intricate stuff with impassioned singing and solidly, heartfelt, honest lyrics. the sound is sort of a blend of "Bivouac"-era Jawbreaker and "In on the Killtaker"-vintage Fugazi, but these guys definitely have their own think going on. A great record tp out on after a really harsh, bitter breakup." *also on Dave Johnson's Top Ten List.
– Hit List, Berkeley, CA
The Scott Farkus Affair has an energy, a feeling, that gets inside you and just as you get used to it, it explodes. With catchy lyrics that aren't too pop-happy, these guys manage to put the harmony back into hard Indie rock. They give me the feel of bands like Fugazi and Jaw Breaker, but without sounding like them. Scott Farkus is a music genre to intself. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed listening to them.
– Flipswitch.com, NC
"Discrete cells of melody…dealing with matters of affection and disaffection. Dynamics that lull almost as often as they pound. New ways to make old gestures mean more."
– City Paper, Baltimore, MD
"Recently risen from the ashes of powerful postpunk fivesome Butch (with a special graft from 7 Mississippi). SFA has tempered its raw rock impact with melody, meloncholy, and mood-but especially melody. If you're in the habit of watching for bands, this is a band to watch for."
– Decibel, Baltimore, MD
"A new treat for our ears…off-beats where you least expect it, intricate guitars that answer each other with every note. If you like early Dischord stuff like Nation of Ulysses, Lungfish and Fugazi, you'll really dig this."
– Hyphenated American, Gatesville, TX
"They perveyed a searing, raw, and hard hitting style of post punk mayhem that put a jolt into the crowd and into the air. They meld their abrasive, punkish roots with plenty of melody and songcraft and above all, energy. Another winner."
– fAZE 3, Ayden, NC
"…they rock in the most meaty post-punk ways…The SFA grab you by your throat, scream in your face, pound at your chest, and poke your stomach with their clean production, pile-driving chord changes, super power drumming, and real attitude…in many places this attack is downright awesome."
– The Big Takeover, New York, NY
"…when I put this on I learned that Scott Farkus rocks…this band is probably great live, keep yer eyes peeled"
– Tail Spins, Evanston, IL
"The mighty Scott Farkus Affair rips it up…gut-wrenching intensity, psychotic vocals, razor sharp guitars with some killer melodic hooks…an emotional armageddon that few bands can match"
– Jersey Beat, NJ, New Jersey
"…a lesson in dissonant postpunk. SFA prove that you can provide melody without compromising the honesty of music…over all meshing of songwriting really shines through. Pure evolution at its best. This is absolutely my pick of the issue."
– Pasadena Rock City, Pasadena, MD
"…ragged vocals and moody minor chords, evoking all sorts of images. The final track is one of the coolest ways I havve heard a band end an album since Eno."
– Flowonline, Holly Day, Minneapolis, MN
"…urgent vocals, schizophrenic loud/soft stance. Resounding guitars are the primary weapon of choice throughout, but their strength lies in their songwriting prowess. An album chock full of strong material. An impressive musical entry into the Mid-Atlantics regional scene"
– Music Monthly, Baltimore, MD


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Lenders on a Bender
For the past 12-years Tips for Parkinson's bartenders and guests have raised over $2.5 million benefiting The Michael J. Fox Foundation. After 13-years participating as a bartending team, 2018 will be the last year we serve it up behind the bar. Tips for Parkinson's NYC will continue but Susan will be hosting a new event in 2019. She has decided after 13-years it is time to pass the torch to the next generation of bartenders to continue the tradition.
There is a lot more work that needs to be done and Susan isn't giving up.... too many friends continue their fight and we need better treatments and ultimately a cure, so in 2019 Tips for Parkinson's will introduce a new Team Fox event, so stay tuned.
So Join on on Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Printer's Alley
215 West 40th Street
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Amazing bartenders, food, music, silent auction all to benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation
Due to limited space purchase your tickets today!
In 2018, be the difference, create your team, purchase a ticket and if you can't make it consider tipping it back by making a donation. 100% of your donation goes directly to The Michael J. Fox Foundation's research programs to speed a cure for Parkinson's disease.
Thank you and Keep Believing!
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Everyone can help end Parkinson's disease.
An estimated five million people worldwide live with Parkinson's today. It is the second most common neurological disorder. In the United States, approximately 60,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year alone. There is no known cure.
Together, we can change this.
Team Fox is the grassroots community fundraising program at The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF). MJFF accelerates high-impact science through smart risk taking and problem solving with a commitment to urgency and efficiency.
Tips for Parkinson's is one of the many, global Team Fox fundraisers aimed at helping to speed a cure for Parkinson's. When you give today, 100 percent of your support will go straight to MJFF's programmatic efforts.
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In Frequency, the colorful aurora borealis envelops the northern hemisphere thanks to unusually overzealous sunspots. Coincidentally, Jim Caviezel (from The Thin Red Line) pulls out his dad's old ham radio so he can talk to all the people in the world who haven't discovered they can do this way better on the Internet. Maybe that explains why the only other person on the airwaves is Jim's dad, the vastly underrated Dennis Quaid.
But, see, Jim's dad is dead.
Thanks to the mysteries of the universe, one sun has done another son a favor: Jim's frequency has crossed the ribbon of time back to 1969, and he realizes he can apply correction tape to the typos of the past and save the lives of his parents with little more than a 10-4, good buddy – all for a lot less than the cost of AT&T.
Frequency flips back and forth between the late 60′s and the late 90′s, much like Timothy Leary and Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream.
As solar flares ignite the northern lights, ham radio frequencies open into multiple temporal dimensions. Surprisingly, Dick Cavett has a talk show in both dimensions, and – not surprisingly – ratings in neither. That Stan Winston and his special effects wizards have done it again. They've created a Dick Cavett so lifelike, when you trace a line between Dick's liver spots, it forms a hypnotic, trance-inducing message and, coincidentally, a symbolic representation of an alien similar to ancient rock carvings in Central Asia.
Frequency is about a father and son who use the paradoxes of time to confuse the audience, get closer, fight fires, confuse the audience, save lives, confuse the audience, and stop a serial killer. And here you thought ham radio was limited to Rush and Dr. Laura!
Is it possible to turn back time? I don't know, but if anybody could, Faye Dunaway would have already done it, judging by the looks of her.
Thanks to my movie critic training in advanced theoretical physics, I learned that string theory predicts the universe has eleven dimensions. That's ten more than Denise Richards has, unless you count the three dimensions between her shoulders which, incidentally, have been named National Historic Landmarks by L.A. area rock-climbers. "The reason I don't wear a bra," explains Denise, "is that it won't fit over the flags planted by Admiral Byrd."
Frequency may be one of the most underrated movies of the year. And the folks underrating it most are the ones who produced it and are doing a crappy job of selling it. I know Frequency is a time-twister, but where did New Line place their ad schedule, 1969? This marketing budget's not string theory, it's shoe-string theory. If only they had dropped in one frame of Austin Powers all their troubles would be over.
Lots of critics bitch about the "time lapses" in logic here. To Hell with 'em. Nobody scoffed at a kid talking to dead people, did they? If Matt McConaughey can captain a sub without being laughed out of the Navy, then it seems to me we can cut Frequency some slack. If a ride has to be believable to be fun, then how do we explain Star Wars?
Besides, even more incredible than the ham-across-time plot is the notion that Jim can set his mom's VCR, but not the clock. Dude, the clock?
With any justice and a little luck, Frequency will become a cult sci-fi classic. This movie is anything but Marconi baloney. More than string theory, Frequency is a damn good yarn.0


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Make no mistake: The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. […] We have been in touch with the leaders of Congress and with world leaders to assure them that we will do whatever is necessary to protect America and Americans. We will show the world that we will pass this test", declared President Bush on September 11, 2001. On that date, four coordinated suicide attacks led by the Islamist group Al-Qaeda upset the whole American nation, causing the death of 2,996 people. 9/11 was not only a national drama, it also led to the redefinition of American foreign policy. Whereas the United States had built a strong hegemony in the ruling of the world, this attack on its soil was seen as a direct threat, not only to its diplomatic leadership but also to the American national security and values. The U.S. promptly responded to the 9/11 attacks by introducing anti-terrorist measures (the Patriot Act being one of the most famous measures) and by invading Afghanistan in order to depose the Taliban regime which had protected and nurtured the Al-Qaeda network. Therefore, a "war on terror" was declared by President Bush on September 20, 2001: "Our war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated. Since then, terrorism has been considered as the number one enemy to the American Nation".
Of course, military actions are no foreigner in US history, but the "war on terrorism" seems to mark a turning point in the running of foreign policy. Many of the traditional bearings of war were upset, notably as terrorism quickly appeared as a singular enemy, thereby forcing the U.S. President and Congress to adopt new strategies, both being committed to the leading of any war. On that point, we can actually compare the "War on terrorism" to the Cold War. Since the Cold War also appeared as a new war – unconventional war, proxy wars, soft power, …-, the War on terrorism essentially poses a similar dilemma: how to share war powers between President and Congress so as to safeguard the American nation? In the above quote, President Bush declared to be "in touch with the leaders of Congress" in order to protect the American people from terrorism. This is precisely this political relation between Presidents Bush then Obama- with the U.S. Congress that needs questioning and further study, in order to understand how the "war on terrorism" has redefined the equilibrium of war powers between both branches. In particular, the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, where detainees captured in the "War on Terrorism" are jailed, can be seen as an archetype of the tensions, the contradictions and the evolutions remodeling the power balance between President and Congress.
1. The "War on terrorism" and the American Constitution: the "alien war"
Fighting a war is a political and diplomatic prerogative which the U.S. Constitution traditionally assigns to both Congress and the President. In 1787, when the U.S. Constitution was written, the Founding Fathers had a classic representation of war in mind, often referred to as "conventional warfare". It is a form of warfare that is led by launching open attacks, using conventional weapons and strategies against one or more hostile states. In a "conventional warfare", enemies on each side are clearly identified and armies are raised to fight, right after the war is declared in the respect of Jus Ad Bellum rules.[1] Thereby, the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution with in mind a war power-sharing able to deal with such a type of war. In particular, willing to establish checks and balances, the President and Congress are granted different and competing responsibilities over military action. According to Article II of the Constitution, the President is empowered to wage war as Commander-in-Chief, to order U.S. troops to fight against imminent attack for 60 days without consent of Congress and can use his veto power to exercise control on Congress war decisions. As the body that represents the people's will, Congress is also given war powers in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution: it is able to declare war and to "raise and support army", in allocating funds for war. Thus, war powers have been shared between the President and Congress so as to avoid unilateral actions in this unique domain that can stake the life of each American citizen: war. Therefore, this check-and-balance mechanism, embodied by the separation of war powers, aimed at conciliating the necessity to think through a decision as important as going to war (Congress) and the possibility to act quickly in case of imminent attacks (President). The third pillar of the checks and balances, the Supreme Court, is empowered to oversee the separation of war powers between President and Congress and has to check that citizens' rights are not violated, even in times of war. Institutionally, this is how the war powers were distributed by the Founding Fathers.
In practice, however, an ambiguity may exist in the leading of "conventional warfare", respective powers of Congress and the President often overlapping. Indeed, how can the President lead troops as a Commander-in-Chief if Congress refuses to vote any military budget? How can Congress refuse to support a 60-day mission led by the President if the troops are in danger? How can Congress declare war if the President is not willing to act as Commander-In-Chief? Thus, strong interferences and grey-zones exist between the President and Congress about war leadership. These constitutional ambiguities are the seeds of the war power-sharing disequilibrium that has shaken American institutions since the beginning of the "War on Terrorism".
The "War on Terrorism" is not "conventional warfare": according to political scientist René Eric Dagorn, terrorists are particular enemies. Hardly identifiable, launching material or immaterial attacks and acting outside any Jus ad bellum rules, they have been challenging the traditional war schemes. In this way, the ambiguous relations already existing between the President and Congress about war have reached an all time high with the emergence of the terrorist threat. In particular, the 9/11 terrorist attacks were seen as an imminent threat against the American Nation, therefore leading Bush to declare "war on terrorism" as an emergency measure. According to political scientist Bruce Ackerman, this led to the growing legitimation of presidential unilateral action against terrorism, at the expense of Congress. In particular, the American People progressively accepted the growing war power of the President over terrorism, feeling tremendously threatened by this unclearly identified group that "could attack them whenever and wherever". This growing fear of terrorism among American citizens has helped redefine the power-sharing, since it has pushed for emergency measures on behalf of the Executive branch and a quasi-unlimited war resources in order to win over terrorism. In this context, since 9/11, traditional war power boundaries have been redefined, with the presidential power rising at the expense of the legislative power. President Bush really established presidential hegemony with the war on terrorism according to Ackerman. In particular, the 2001 PATRIOT Act which was signed into law by President Bush in order to fight against terrorism, strongly eroded checks and balances on presidential power. For example, section 103 and 104 permit wiretapping of Americans for 15 days if the Executive Branch decides that there is an emergency situation, without a declaration of war by Congress. This is one of the various manifestations of presidential unilateralism against terrorism, along with other presidential anti-terrorist measures like the 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom led by Bush or the November 2001 Military order on "detention, treatment, and trial of certain non-citizens in the war against terrorism" passed by President Bush, in particular for detainees in the Guantanamo Bay.
Thus, classic war power-sharing between President and Congress has been challenged by the current "war on terrorism". This "alien" war has been a priori redefining the institutional equilibrium thought by the Founding Fathers into an "imperial presidency" (Schlesinger, 1973 and Bruce Ackerman, 2013). President Bush in particular and President Obama – more restrainedly- have been war presidents, thereby echoing what Louis Fisher, specialist in constitutional law at the Library of Congress, argued: "The president has been commander in chief since 1789, but this notion that they can go to war whenever they want, and [ignore] Congress, that's a current attitude". In this context, the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp seems to be the archetype of the redefinition of war powers that was sparked by the "war on terrorism".
2. Guantanamo: the apex of presidential pre-eminence?
Since 2000, either under the Bush or the Obama administration, a certain presidential unilateralism can be seen, in particular through the example of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. Indeed, because of 9/11, drastic measures were taken with any person suspected of terrorism. As we have seen, the American president seized the power to decide alone because of the emergency to act. All terrorists or suspects were sent to Guantanamo, without any exception.
Military guards took the first twenty detainees to Guantanamo on January, 11, 2002. At the time of its establishment in January 2002, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld said the prison camp was established to detain extraordinarily dangerous persons, to interrogate detainees in an optimal setting, and to prosecute detainees for war crimes. These detainees were captured in the frame of the War on Terror. For the most part, they came from Afghanistan, and a much smaller number later came from Iraq, the Horn of Africa and South Asia.
In this new war, Bush and Obama adopted the same unilateralism of their presidential power, nevertheless, they resorted to differing strategies in order to combat terrorism:
A) The Bush presidency and Guantanamo Bay : a case of "presidential extremism"
Bush forgot all congressional rules and demonstrated a form of "presidential extremism" by creating a no-right zone, as B. Ackerman affirms.
This meant a zone not subjected to the protection of the American Constitution. Consequently, the detainees' fate was beyond Congress's legislative reach. But the Geneva Convention – protecting the rights of the war prisoners – was a problem for Bush as the War Crimes Act stipulated that any violation of this convention could be sentenced to life imprisonment or to death.
In spite of this Act, Bush succeeded to bypass the Geneva Convention, asserting that the rules linked to the Human Rights did not concern the members of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban fighters because they could not have the prisoner-of-war status as they don't act inside the regulated frame of a « war » : they don't fight in the name of a state or a similar entity but for themselves, which excluded them from the war protection (International Committee of the Red Cross). After Bush appointed political nominees at the U.S. Office of Legal Counsel, the Department of Justice advised the Bush administration that the Guantanamo Bay detention camp could be considered outside of the U.S. legal black jurisdiction. The detainees would therefore not be entitled to any of the protections of the Geneva Convention.
Besides, in 2001, the Patriot Act reduced the liberties of citizens by the security argument. Any American could be spied on by the CIA which has access to all the computer database. This act reduced even more the few rights remaining in the Guantanamo camp. The « unlawful combatant » status was created, allowing to detain any suspected terrorist without charge and for an unlimited amount of time. This new status permit to distinguish these « illegal combatants » from the legal ones (the enemy combatants) who act inside the international laws of armed conflict, and so to deprive them of the prisoner-of-war status and of the benefit from the protection of the Third Convention (Juridica International). Military commissions were also created to prosecute detainees held in the Guantanamo camp, therefore a peculiar jurisdiction was established for this purpose.
Moreover, on February 7th, 2002, a Memorandum was published, specifying that the United States should continue "its commitment to treat the detainees humanely (…) to the extent appropriate and consistent with military necessity (…)".Given the turn of the phrase, the military guards could use torture, justified by « military necessity ». Following this logic, Khalid Sheik Muhammed, alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, endured 183 waterboardings, one of the most contested interrogation methods, which simulated drowning. In fact, with those political tricks, generalized torture could be developed inside the site, in spite of the Human Rights precedents and the Habeas Corpus. In 2005, Amnesty International denounced in a report and by the voice of Irene Khan, its General Secretary, the Guantanamo facility as the « Gulag of our times". In reaction to this denunciation, in 2005, the Detainee Treatment Act asserted that Guantanamo Bay detention camp was submitted to the general American law and therefore, no inhuman treatment could be authorized or justified.
However, on June 29th, 2006, the US Supreme Court took a decision insuring a minimal protection to detainees. In fact, the jurisprudence Hamdan v. Rumsfeld replaced detainees under the protection of the Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions. Following this, on July 7th, 2006, the Department of Defense issued an internal memo stating that detainees would, in the future, be entitled to protection under Common Article 3. To circumvent these restricting rules, two solutions were found, which both reinforced the president's power to act outside external convention or laws. Firstly, the enhanced interrogation procedures were modified and strictly framed in order to keep them consistent with what the Geneva Convention defines as « torture ». From the 13 torture methods that were applied, they retained the 6 softer, including sleep deprivation as it was one of the most efficient. Secondly, some captives were secretly transferred to other jails such as Thai jails, and tortured outside of the US borders. These captives are named « Ghost prisoners » because they are not traceable.
Thus, the Bush presidency mirrors how presidential imperialism can be facilitated by the "war on terrorism": bypassing laws and ignoring international conventions, Bush expanded presidential power. The example of Guantanamo Bay reflects this evolution of the power-sharing equilibrium towards an imperial presidency, eroding the legislative power and bypassing decisions made by both the Supreme Court and the international community.
B) The Obama presidency and Guantanamo bay: words vs deeds, a presidential withdrawal?
In the article « Obama and Bush: How do the Presidents compare on Guantanamo Bay? » published in Vice Magazine, Jason Leopold stressed human rights attorney David Remes' affirmation that unlike his predecessor, "Obama says the right things but does the wrong things". In 2008, during his presidential campaign, Obama described Guantanamo as a « sad chapter in American history » and promised to close down the prison in 2009, ending the torture. After his election, Obama reiterated his campaign promise on 60 Minutes and the ABC program This Week, as CBS News highlighted (« Obama : we are going to close Gitmo », January 11, 2009).
Obama made compliances with Congress on some points, putting in place an unique system of interrogation technique and imposing a review procedure setting the baseline standard warranting the continued detention of a detainee that turns on whether it is necessary to protect against a significant threat to the security of the United States (Executive Order No. 13,567 (n 66 above) § 2). But he remained strongly opposed to the closure of Guantanamo because of the political obstacles induced by such decisions (Congress opposition plus public opinions). On January 7th, 2011, President Obama signed the 2011 Defense Authorization Bill which contains provisions that put restrictions on the transfer of Guantánamo prisoners to the mainland or to other foreign countries. With this bill, extraditing « Ghost prisoners » was no longer an option. In addition to that, he abrogated the 6 last enhanced interrogation methods: all questioning sessions now had to comply with the U.S. Army field manual. However, it impeded the closure of the detention facility; plus, the bill prohibited the use of funds to « modify or construct facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred » from Guantánamo Bay.
On the other hand, Congress retrieved some power, through its steadfast opposition to the closure of Guantanamo. With this trend, Obama's first term was marked by a diminution of presidential preeminence. In fact, Guantanamo used to be the symbol of presidential unilateralism and arbitrary decisions under Bush. As Obama wanted to be softer on this matter, Congress recovered power with the Defense Authorization Bill in 2011, and started to counterbalance the role of the president. Therefore, a new balance seems to have appeared with the Obama Presidency.
To recap, the dynamics observed from 2000 to 2012 reflect a growth of presidential power under the Bush administration (right after 9/11 and until 2008) whereas Congress stood back; and then, an attempt to soften and diminish the presidential preponderance, with Congress regaining some power under Barack Obama's presidency. Nevertheless, some questions have to be raised: can this trend be confirmed in the context of the continuing war on terrorism? The Obama presidency seems to mark a moderation of the executive power: however, can a statu quo be achieved between the president and Congress ? What shape could it take?
3. Institutional and constitutional challenges: Is a statu quo possible between President and Congress?
One important aspect to analyze is whether Congress can assert and strengthen its power in the face of growing presidential power. It's clear that the unilateral action of the President was rendered legitimate by the context of emergency. For instance, Bruce Ackerman speaks of the "emergency rhetoric": the President talks of crisis to justify illegal executive actions which will have long-lasting institutional consequences, even long after the crisis is over. The risk is thus the rise of a renewed imperial presidency which is upsetting the balance of powers drafted in the Constitution. Lee H. Hamilton urges Congress to reassert its initial powers because it is the democratic nature of the political process which is at stake. The "power of the purse" is one efficient way still used by Congress to limit the actions of the executive branch, as it had been seen in 2012. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 voted by Congress, which specified the budget and expenditures of the United-States Department of Defense, contained the controversial 1021-1022 subsections. Entitled "Counter-Terrorism", they authorized the indefinite military detention of persons the government suspects of involvement in terrorism, including US citizens arrested on American soil. It can, by the way, be seen as a recall and reaffirmation of the Authorization for Use of Military Forces (AUMF) voted in 2001 after 9/11, which already granted the presidential authority of indefinite detention. What was the response of President Obama, the champion of the closure of Guantanamo? He signed the bill without modifying it, justifying his decision by saying that: "Even though I support the vast majority of the provisions contained in this Act, which is comprised of hundreds of sections spanning more than 680 pages of text, I do not agree with them all. Our Constitution does not afford the president the opportunity to approve or reject statutory sections one by one". Through this act, he showed his respect towards the prerogatives of the Congress given by the Constitution.
The tangle of prerogatives between those two branches of power is closely tied to the concept of "War on terrorism", and on the question of whether it could end one of those days. "Usually if you're holding prisoners of war, you release them at the end of hostilities," says Matthew Waxman, a former Bush detainee policy official. But the war on terrorism seems to be endless: in 2014, during a Senate hearing on the AUMF, a top Pentagon official testified that the war on al-Qaeda could last 10 to 20 more years. But the fact is that the nature of the war is more likely to have the president act unilaterally, so what could be the solution? Closing the Guantanamo prison or changing its status could be the first step towards a "normal" era rather than one of perpetual emergency and exceptions. President Obama put a lot of energy to achieve this goal, which was inscribed in his platform during his presidential campaign of 2008. But this promise is still unfulfilled at this stage, the hurdles remain numerous.
First of all, according to a Gallup survey, 66% of the American citizens want to keep Guantanamo open in 2014, a number which hasn't changed a lot since 2009. Obviously, 9/11 has strongly shaped the public opinion, and how could Congress and the president go against the will of their constituants while they are supposed to represent it? Adding to this political dilemma, 46 prisoners of the prison are considered too dangerous to be released or even tried because of a lack of evidence. Facing a harsh opposition to any alternative, the specific deadline for the closure of the prison has been missed, and President Obama even confessed in 2015 that he regretted not to have done it on the very first day of his first term…
Beyond the question of the end of the "war on terrorism", another issue that deserves attention is the conformity of the Constitution with this specific type of war. "Pseudowar" was the name chosen by Bruce Ackerman – because it is endless -, it is dealing with both an immaterial and material threat which is hardly predictable because it can be everywhere, at any moment. Hence the permanent restraint on civil liberties and rights, yet strictly defended by the Bill of Rights. Consequently, is there a need to reshape the Constitution to make it more suitable to the 21st century and its modern dangers ? According to Ackerman again, a constitutional renewal is necessary to redefine the balance of power between the three branches, because it was greatly damaged by the terrorist threat. The Founding legacy remains important to maintain, but one of his proposals would be to prevent the President from exploiting momentary panic to impose long-lasting limitations on liberty, through what he calls an "emergency statute": in times of crisis, the executive authority would be granted extraordinary powers for one week or two to deal with the situation while Congress would be considering the next step. This last one would then have to re-authorize the extension of the executive powers for one or two supplementary months. Each new authorization would require a certain amount of votes in Congress which would be each time higher than before. The prevention of the normalization of emergency powers would thus be guaranteed, allowing a more efficient political organization through the absence of institutional fights. In this way, both the constitutional process and democracy would be truly respected through a sharing of power between Congress and the President. To sum up, the statu quo could only be maintained through a reform of the constitutional process.
"War on terrorism": a challenge to democracy
More than only endangering American national security, terrorism has shaken the whole American Democracy. In the context of "war on terrorism", Guantanamo Bay has been the mirror reflecting the power struggles between the executive and the legislative branches. However, could the Constitution be reformed to better suit the modern challenges of the 21st century, such as terrorism? The task seems laborious and requires a strong and determined political will coming from the American People which has to make sure both its fundamental and separation of powers are respected, and from its representatives, President and Congress. However, the stake remains important: restore the democratic and institutional foundations of the American Republic as the Founding Fathers envisioned it.
By Eléa Pays, Sophie Morellon, Laura Cahier
[1] Jus ad bellum is a set of laws of war that has to be consulted before engaging in any war so as to determine whether or not a war is just. Jus ad bellum imposes rules to follow by any fighting country, like the proportionality principle (the violence used must be proportionated to the attack suffered).
[2] The Operation Iraqi Freedom consisted in a 21-day combat led in Iraq by a combined force of troops from the United States, Australia, Poland and the United Kingdom. It lasted from the 19th of March 2003 to the 1st of May 2003 and resulted in the capture of Baghdad and Saddam Hussein by the American forces.
Stathis Kalyvas, « The Sociology of Civil Wars: Warfare and Armed Groups », Armed Groups Project, January 30, 2006.
René-Eric Dagorn, « L'hyperpuissance comme illusion », EspacesTemps.net, 2004
Bruce Ackerman, The Decline and Fall of the American Republic, Belknap Press, 2013
Andrew Rudalevige, The New Imperial Presidency, University of Michigan Press, 2006
Lee H. Hamilton, Strengthening Congress, Indiana University Press, 2009


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The promotion of Aboriginal culture and development of the tribal tourist business have gotten people to pay more attention to Aboriginal communities. However, showcasing Aboriginal culture has a negative impact on the development of Aboriginal education, aboriginal rights advocates said at a forum yesterday.
"The so-called Aboriginal culture industry is manipulated by the government. Even worse, Aboriginal intellectuals fail to interpret the cultural or historical background hidden in government-held activities or festivals," said Council of Indigenous Peoples Vice Chairman Pasuya Poitsonu (浦忠成).
"What the media reports and what the public receives is a superficial showcase of our culture," Pasuya said.
The 2004 Aboriginal issues forum, held by the Millet Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting Aboriginal rights, drew Aboriginal experts to discuss issues which concern the community.
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"Many Aboriginal schools put more effort into teaching Aboriginal dance, music or handicrafts classes now to promote Aboriginal culture," Tibusungu said. "However, students suffer."
According to Tibusungu, holding Aboriginal ceremonies or cultural-related activities seem to have taken priority at many Aboriginal schools over providing better education.
"The unbalanced distribution of financial and teaching resources has been one of the obstacles of Aboriginal education, even with the passage of the Aboriginal Education Act (原住民族教育法) in 1998. But we are too busy promoting Aboriginal culture to examine the issues," he said.
Tibusungu said that the Aborigines have been too passive in exercising their right to receive better education.
"Aboriginal language courses, for example, make up only about 3 percent of the total classes per semester. A poor curriculum and a lack of qualified teachers also hold back the development of Aboriginal language education," Tibusungu said.
Since the beginning of the Nine-Year Educational Program launched in 2001, the Ministry of Education has added Aboriginal languages classes as required classes in elementary schools. According to the program, all the cities and counties with Aboriginal students need to prepare Aboriginal language classes.
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Abuwu, a member of the Kaohsiung Aboriginal Woman Sustainable Development Association, said that the government's efforts to promote Aboriginal culture stay on a superficial level and do not really help the public better understand the group.
"Every tribal festival represents a piece of the tribe's history," Abuwu said. "But often what the public remembers through tribal festivals or Aboriginal cultural events is the food or the dance, instead of learning about the background of those ceremonies."
Pasuya urged the Aboriginal community to play a more active role and exercise its right to decide on its own matters.


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It's said one of every five children can, at an early age, expect to develop "growing pains". The term partially describes a generally painful muscular expansion that can also appear at older ages; even affect a child in later life.
When I was ten I complained my legs hurt so much I couldn't walk down to the creek any more to get the cows at milking time; they really did hurt a little, but my ruse was to secure a pony. Aunt Mary who just happened to be visiting with Uncle Harry and Aunt Reka, at whose home I often 'hung out', diagnosed: "Them's growing pains; walk 'em out". To better understand why she seemed decidedly uncaringly, you need to know she was still 'mad' at me. I had sometime earlier asked her why she had such a plain name as 'Mary'. (After all her sister Aunt Reka had a much more 'exotic' sounding name.) I quickly learned that was not a smart thing to say. (The knack of diplomacy had to come to me later.)
A few years went by and my 'growing pains' seemed to plague me, appearing here and there, never exactly going away in spite all my aunt's recommended walking now long behind me.
Aunt Mary for some reason was still 'visiting'; I guessed it was because she was Aunt Reka's sister (although they never seemed very related temperament wise.)
She suggested I'd out grow my pains if I'd "eat more good food and complain less." She really had a good memory. Uncle Harry chimed in that my mouth was the only thing he'd ever seen growing and it was "getting bigger". Perhaps that was because I was a gangly tomboy, rambunctious, and not very 'chummy' (unlike my cute tousle-haired same-age cousin who could cuddle her way into a grizzle bear den).
I wasn't even sure he knew or remembered my first name; always called me a "rattlebox"; and never seemed to give a hoot I was around except when he wanted to play checkers. Unfortunately, I learned too soon I was a whole lot better at the game than he. Aunt Reka, always caring and thoughtful, but not very helpful, suggested I let him win. I didn't know why I should. I was better… Nevertheless, I begrudgingly managed to learn how 'not to win' and eventually became very good at it. To this day I don't much like checkers.
As I now traverse this part of my life's cycle, I've come to a conclusion some things never go away and one of them is the effects of 'growing pains'; that although they now have a somewhat different look they are still pretty much the same as when Aunt Mary suggested I needed to walk a lot and eat good food. I just wish Aunt Mary was still here so I could agree with her and very definitely let her know her name is beautiful.
It's good to learn 'growing pains' can eventually blossom into something rewarding upon one's arrival at maturity.


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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Consult Consultants Consulting
Earle: "The job of a consultant is to restate the client's question in such a way that the problem states its solution."Problem:
At present we have a depressed economy with too little demand.
Unemployment is unconscionably high.
Major corporations are awash in cash.
Income inequality is at the highest level in generations.
Manufacturing has moved offshore.
Research is moribund.
Our greatest innovations are fraudulent financial instruments.
Infrastructure -- roads, bridges electric grids, water supplies and sewage systems, et. al. -- are antiquated and crumbling.
So: Government should tax the rich to get money to build infrastructure, providing demand to employ people, increase investment in manufacturing, spur innovation by increasing research, and regulate the banks to make them the servants of capitalism they are meant to be rather than the piratical bosses they claim to be now.
Plutocrats own the government.
Geez! It was working so well until that last line!
So maybe the real solution is to get new elected officials -- ones who serve the public rather than the plutocrats?
Friday, September 09, 2011
Curiouser and Curioser
Saw this ad on my morning Krugman:
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Just the thing to bring the digital world to mind.
Reminds me of ...
oh, yeah. A stylized color offset press.
Just the thing to bring the digital world to mind.
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Supplying market-linked long-term solutions, ecotourism gives effective economic rewards for saving and enhancing bio-cultural diversity as well as helps shield the natural and also social heritage of our lovely world.
By boosting local capability building and also employment opportunities, ecotourism is a reliable car for encouraging local areas around the globe to combat versus hardship as well as to attain sustainable development.
As well as an emphasis on improving individual experiences as well as environmental recognition through interpretation, ecotourism promotes better understanding as well as recognition for nature, regional society, and also culture.
The Meaning
Ecotourism is currently specified as "accountable travel to natural areas that saves the setting, sustains the health of the local people, and involves analysis as well as education and learning" (TIES, 2015). Education is implied to be comprehensive of both staff as well as visitors.
Principles of Ecotourism
Ecotourism is about joining preservation, communities, as well as sustainable traveling. This means that those that apply, take part in and market ecotourism tasks should embrace the following ecotourism principles:
Decrease physical, social, behavioral, as well as mental influences.
Build ecological and also social understanding and respect.
Give favorable experiences for both site visitors and also hosts.
Supply direct financial benefits for conservation.
Create financial positive aspects for both neighborhood individuals and private sector.
Deliver memorable interpretative experiences to site visitors that assist raise sensitivity to host countries' political, environmental, as well as social environments.
Design, construct and also run low-impact centers.
Recognize the legal rights and spiritual ideas of the Aboriginal People in your area as well as work in collaboration with them to develop empowerment.


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Clickfunnels Review 2019 How To Integrate Wix And Clickfunnels
Imagine if I told you there was a tool that you can use to conduct your full online business in the event that you wanted to? How To Integrate Wix And Clickfunnels
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The fact of the matter is, everything you will find is that it is actually a fairly fantastic tool could be helpful for every online business owner, regardless of what the niche.
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During this ClickFunnels review, I will be breaking everything down to you in an easy to understand way so it is possible to observe how ClickFunnels works and begin implementing it immediately to get leads to your business.
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Whether or not you opt to go for this particular tool or a different one, my goal for this review is to supply the criteria to follow when choosing the best one for you.
Let's dive in.
First, Just What Are Funnels? How Do They Function?
Before continuing with this ClickFunnels Review, let's explain what a marketing funnel is. In advertising, it's a procedure that requires individuals who do not know you personally and turns them to clients, aka a marketing funnel. In e-commerce, a sales funnel is a set of measures developed to direct a web site visitor into the checkout page.
There is a less dull method of considering it. Measure 1: Imagine a funnel. Measure 2: Imagine this funnel is actually a metaphor, and instead of real ingredients to pour down the funnel, you've got metaphorical ingredients that you telephone traffic or traffic. Your website visitors are searching around, checking out things. Your site is superbly built, and your content is topnotch!
Unfortunately, that still doesn't turn a lot of your customers into clients. In a physical store, that's like people walking into your store but not knowing where the cash register is, so that they leave the shop without purchasing anything. At a physical shop, you can talk your customers into buying something. In a digital shop, you might be a little more remote from the consumers. That's where your funnel comes in–it was made to attract your customers' through fundamentals of psychology. The funnel functions incremental, draw visitors in closer and closer till people end up in a webpage.
Should you feel that seems cool, you're correct –it has turned into a huge deal for online marketing. Russell Brunson did not become wealthy by promoting ClickFunnels technologies, but by using it as well.
So, What's ClickFunnels?
ClickFunnels started back in 2014, but in only 3 years it has been, in the words of Forbes,"silently revolutionizing the online marketing industry." Here is the gist of ClickFunnels: This makes it a lot easier for businesses and entrepreneurs to market things online using differently complex advertising technologies, called revenue funnels (more about those in a minute ).
The creator of ClickFunnels, Russell Brunson, is as renowned as his invention, and for good reason. He has made a fortune, but not only from ClickFunnels, but other advertisements encounters. He performed with email advertising for a while, and started to master sales funnels. How To Integrate Wix And Clickfunnels
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ClickFunnels started out as a way to help Brunson and his team produce funnels more quickly for different ventures, as creating funnels would normally take months. But they soon realized their creation would be helpful to other people and had good potential for a commodity.
Things I Love About ClickFunnels
Using its own tabbed funnels, layout templates, and drag-and-drop functionality, ClickFunnels is targeted towards entrepreneurs with little if any internet advertising (and design/programming) experience.
Concerning design — the appearance and feel of your posts — ClickFunnels treats you to a great selection of templates which are beautiful. Not only can these save a lot of effort and time, but you also have the confidence that these templates have been tested and are proven to convert. Again, Brunson began the tool to enable his own salespeople and entrepreneurs sell more products.
ClickFunnels requires no programming or design expertise with its drag-and-drop interface. You may add components such as buttons, countdowns, search-engine and a great deal more.
Listed below are a few of ClickFunnels' additional attributes: How To Integrate Wix And Clickfunnels
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New features are constantly being added to this ceremony.
A Few Things I Don't Care For With Clickfunnels
- It's more applications You'll Have to spend time researching
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- Should ClickFunnels goes down, so does your landing pages
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As you can see, the pros definitely outweigh the cons. Some of the cons are quite nitpicky, like the URLs being cluttered, but this is more of a personal taste than anything. I am aware that there are many other landing page builders that we will utilize, such as Thrive Architect from Thrive Themes. For me , I have discovered the funnel measure integration to be some of the easiest funnel applications to design however.
Using TA, you are going to want to design the webpage, then connect to the following pages at the sequence and it is done inside WordPress. While I love Thrive and their topics, I really do believe ClickFunnels is inherently simpler to use than TA, but it comes at a monthly price.
What types of funnels are discovered in ClickFunnels?
Like I alluded to, there is a great deal of approaches to prepare a perfect funnel. Firms are distinct, therefore it is not surprising ClickFunnels supplies some options in building your ideal funnel.
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With ClickFunnels, making your sales funnel is simple. Simply pick from a great deal of pre-made funnels, then select the template layout you'd like, and Clickfunnels will produce each of the pages to you.
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ClickFunnels Review Conclusion
ClickFunnels is certainly one of the best internet marketing programs and there aren't lots of programs out there that can fit it in terms of scope and abilities.
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Finally it boils down to if ClickFunnels is excellent for you or not and it depends entirely on your particular requirements. If you are searching to construct just a couple of landing pages to build your email list, you most likely do not need ClickFunnels.
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Molly Scott Cato, as the Green Party's Brexit spokesperson, has criticised the Labour Party's 'confused and contradictory' manifesto promises on Brexit. Bristol West, the constituency in which Molly is standing for Parliament, voted 80% in favouring of Remain in the European Union Referendum. She said: "Labour just can't decide where it wants to stand on Brexit. The promises my counterpart Keir Starmer made about fighting to keep Britain in the Single Market have been totally undermined by the Party's manifesto. Labour is once again aping the Tories in its manifesto pledge to sacrifice our economy and Single Market membership on the altar of ending freedom of movement."
Tag: Brexit
Molly's full speech as Greens pledge second Brexit referendum
"A ratification referendum is the chance to give back control."
Greens to offer a chance to remain in EU if Brexit deal fails to deliver
The Green Party today pledged to offer the nation a chance to vote to remain in the EU if they do not like the deal on offer at the end of the negotiation period between the UK and the EU. Co-leader, Caroline Lucas MP and Bristol West candidate, Molly Scott Cato MEP, pledged a 'ratification referendum' providing people a clear choice between accepting the deal on offer at the end of the Article 50 process or remaining a member of the EU. They said this will not be a re-run of the in-out referendum but will be a vote about the ratification process.
Marching for Science
Ahead of the March for Science, taking place in Bristol tomorrow, Saturday, Molly says: "I am delighted to join this important march for science in Bristol. The city has a long and proud tradition of scientific leadership and is the world's largest hub for wildlife film making. The fact that Bristol plays host to a great deal of scientific and environmental research and innovation was a key reason for Bristol being selected as European Green Capital.
Green Party's 'boldest campaign ever' launched in Bristol West
"With this election, we are at a crossroads for Britain's future. Today marks the beginning of the Green Party's campaign for a bold, positive future for our country, in full opposition to the extreme Brexit and far-right agenda threatened by the Tories.
Molly reacts to Prime Minister's Brexit propaganda gaffe
Molly Scott Cato has summed up the disbelief of many in Bristol after it emerged that the city features in the opening shot of Theresa May's new Brexit Plan video.


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Release notes 22.214.171.124 - Sep 2018
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Limited time and availability. To be eligible for this promotion you must 1) be an approved ER&R Club member by 11:59 p.m. CST on November 4, 2019 2) be within the first 25 ER&R Club members to sign up for the promotion 3) make a double or single occupancy booking for 5 or more nights. Bookings must be made and payment must be collected through a designated CheapCaribbean agent between November 11-20, 2019. Travel must be completed between January,1 and June 30, 2020. Blackout dates include but are not limited to April 3-19 and May 20-27, 2020.
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From Paris With Love
Visitors to Paris typically all do the same tour. The Louvre. The Left Bank. The […]
From Paris With Love
Visitors to Paris typically all do the same tour. The Louvre. The Left Bank. The […]
Visitors to Paris typically all do the same tour. The Louvre. The Left Bank. The grands boulevards whose intricate stone façades stretch for miles, the perfectly manicured gardens, maybe an overpriced café crème or greasy cassoulet that makes you wonder why French cuisine is supposed to be the best in the world.
But there are plenty of nooks and crannies in Paris–some are hidden, but many are just overshadowed by the cold, calculating majesty of the city's most recognizable monuments, and the frosty first impression locals give outsiders. Get to know some Parisians, though, and you could have the time of your life. They might take you to an underground hip-hop party in the catacombs or the best new boutique on the rue des Rosiers. You're likely to find yourself with a verre and a cigarette in hand on some sunny quai-side terrace, followed by a long dinner where fresh baguette and the best cheese are compulsory. If they really know what's up, you could get a picnic in the Buttes-Chaumont park, a feast of n'dole and jollof rice at a Cameroonian restaurant, or beer and pogo-ing at a hard tekno squat party in the suburbs.
In any case, you don't need a guide to enjoy the lively streets of Belleville, with durian fruits stacked high in Asian markets and Algerian salons de thé down every side street. And though the nightlife in Paris has long gotten a bad rap–lots of rich clubs with corny music, racist bouncers, and crazy cover charges–a wealth of small, smoky DJ bars provide forward-thinking sounds. An equally good time can be had popping champagne with Karl Lagerfeld's assistant and the Ed Banger DJs at jetset clubs like the André-owned Le Paris Paris or Hôtel Amour. Parisians don't really believe in "slumming it" and after you've had a taste of the good life, you probably won't either.
Paris may be dignified at times, but it's definitely not squeaky clean like Stockholm or Switzerland. There's centuries of grit baked into the buildings here and not just a little bit of sleaze in the culture, from breast-baring at the Moulin Rouge in sketchy Pigalle to Eyes Wide Shut-style swingers clubs behind mansion doors in the Marais, from loose-lipped American bohemians chasing the ghost of Hemingway to the clipped, nasal tones of elderly French men cursing Arab teenagers to the hisses of gypsy children pick-pocketing Teva-clad tourists on the Champs-Élysées. But this is Paris–even the sleaze is done in style.
The city is full of clichés but Parisians are fine with them–they're just as easily swayed by the beauty of the Eiffel Tower, the romance of a stroll along the Seine, and a good pick-up line. As if to drive the point home, the subtitle of Respect Is Burning's sizzling Summer of Love jump-off is "Dis-moi que tu m'aimes"; the catchphrase–taken from one of the most popular French chansons–means "Tell me that you love me" (even if you don't mean it). We love you, baby.


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Event Details
The annual Autism Speaks Walk in partnership with Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center is back again on October 27, 2019! Register your team of family and friends and help support and raise awareness for autism! Join the nearly 15,000 participants who will come together to spread awareness, fundraise our mission and connect families impacted by autism. We walk together to enhance the lives of people living with autism.
Registration is free. Instead, participants are encouraged to identify a fundraising goal and reach this goal by building a walk team comprised of family, friends, and loved ones!
Since 2005, The Arizona Autism Speaks Walk in partnership with the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center SARRC, has raised over $8.8 million to help improve the quality of life for individuals with Autism and their families. Half of all proceeds raised fund direct services and resources through SARRC right here in Arizona; while the other half aids Autism Speaks mission to enhance lives today while accelerating a spectrum of solutions for tomorrow for those affected by Autism. Our strength as a community is powered by love and built on the commitment of individuals like you. Start a team, join a team or come on your own. Walk and fundraise together to enhance the lives of people living with autism.
Tempe Beach Park~80 W. Rio Salado~Tempe, AZ 85281
8am Registration~9am Mission Moment/Opening Ceremonies
Arizona GOAL
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A Guide to Walk Day & Quiet Zone
Sometimes the environment at an Autism Speaks Walk can become overwhelming for people with sensory sensitivities. All of our Walks allow access to a quiet space that can be used as a safe outlet if you or your loved one living with autism becomes overwhelmed. We recommend finding the quiet area of your Walk when you arrive and share its location with your team for ease of access later on in the day should it be needed.
Autism Speaks Walks rely on volunteers to assist in many capacities through serving on a Walk committee. Committee volunteer opportunities include but are not limited to: team and participant recruitment and fundraising mentors, corporate sponsorship outreach, Walk media outreach, school outreach and more. You can recruit your friends, family and coworkers to become a part of the Walk committee! To learn more reach out to your local Autism Speaks Walk staff member.
Team Village
If your team raises $5,000 or more by October 18, your team will receive reserved space in the Autism Speaks Walk Team Village. There are a variety of benefits that come with having a spot in the Team Village: a 10x10 tent along with a table and chairs.
The Grand Club
What is the Grand Club?
The Grand Club recognizes fundraisers for Autism Speaks Walk who raise at least $1000 or more prior to or at Walk day.
Grand Club members receive special benefits that may include:
- Names listed on Walk website
- Commemorative Grand Club Pin
- Special recognition at Walk and Awards Reception
- And many more benefits!
- Add your name to the list!
The success of Autism Speaks Walk depends on the dedication and support of its volunteers. Volunteers assist in many capacities - checking in participants, providing encouragement at water stops and cleaning up after the event which in turn reduces event costs and drives more funds directly to the mission. You can recruit friends, family and coworkers to form a volunteer team!
Volunteer as a Team
Recruit your friends, family and coworkers to form a volunteer team. We'll do our best to assign you to the same area so you can spend the day together. Please remind each member of your team to register online so that we know how many people to plan for. Include your team name in the available field and we will know you are together.
Volunteer as an Individual
Make new friends as you play an integral role in making your city's Autism Speaks Walk event a success.
You can also volunteer before the Walk. Select this option toward the bottom of the form. We will put you in touch with the Event Chairperson so they can help you get more involved.