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ONTARIO, Calif. (KTLA) — Police are expected to resume digging in the backyard of a home in Ontario on Friday, looking for clues in the disappearance of a truck driver.
Oscar Javier Contreras Escobar, 29, was reported missing by family members on Sept. 4.
Investigators assisted by cadaver dogs are searching the house for possible evidence.
Police say their are indications that Escobar may have met with foul play and that the location may be linked to his disappearance.
"Our focus right now is to thoroughly search the area inside the house and the backyard area and ensure that any items of evidentiary value are located," said Ontario police Sgt. David McBride.
Family members say Escobar, who lives in Laguna Hills but frequents the Inland Empire, was last seen between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Aug. 28, shortly after completing a long haul from the East Coast.
After he arrived in Victorville with his big rig, a friend dropped off Escobar in Fontana, near Foothill Boulevard and Mongo Street, where he was expecting to meet up with a woman.
Sheriff's investigators later found suspicious ATM transactions tied to his bank accounts.
The investigation into those transactions led police to the home in Ontario, a home that neighbors say police have visited quite often over the years.
"It's been raided about five times in 10 years. It was raided a few months ago," one man, who did not want to be identified, told KTLA.
"Activity left and right… day and night," he said. "This doesn't surprise anybody that something has happened here."
Police won't say much about the evidence that they've found so far, only that there are good reasons why they're so focused on this home.
"Of course the activity on the credit cards, certainly it's a possibility that these people were involved," McBride said.
"Detectives don't feel comfortable talking about that at this point, but again it was because of those individuals and the folks that live at the house is why we are here today."


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Yvonne the Cow Hopes to Channel Paul the Octopus
Germany has long been the mother lode of animal stories.
June 9, 2012 -- The late Paul the Octopus achieved worldwide fame in 2010 when he correctly predicted the result of all eight of Germany's World Cup tournament matches, in addition to the final. This year, an entire menagerie is trying to repeat his success, including Yvonne the cow.
Germany has long been the mother lode of animal stories. There was Knut the baby polar bear, Bruno the marauding brown bear, Petra the swan who fell in love with a pedal boat, Heidi the cross-eyed opossum and Dietmar the stork who broke his leg.
None, however, has yet managed fame on two separate occasions. But that hasn't stopped Yvonne the cow, famous for breaking out of her enclosure in Bavaria and eluding her would-be captors for weeks, from trying. The pig-headed bovine is now going to try her luck as an oracle for the European Football Championship tournament -- and is hoping to follow in the tentacle-steps of the late Paul the Octopus, the greatest of all sports forecasters.
"She has character and she has personality," said Ulli Wagner of Bayern 3, the radio station for whom Yvonne will be making her predictions.
Yvonne is not alone. After the remarkable success of Paul the Octopus, who correctly predicted the results of all eight of Germany's matches in the 2010 World Cup as well as the final, only to die a short time after the tournament, there is a veritable menagerie of beasts competing this year to walk, flutter or slither their way to fame. There is Nelly the elephant, Xaver the bulldog, Emma the pig, Mörmel the otter, Traudl the goat, Axel the axolotl and the Baltic Sea seagulls living on the island of Usedom.
Charging a Tractor
And that is just in Germany. There are also rabbits in Switzerland, a gigantic hog in Ukraine and another elephant in Poland. Among others.
The bar is high. Paul achieved world fame, not to mention honorary citizenship in the Spanish village of Carballiño, for his feats. A monument was also built in his honor at his home aquarium in the city of Oberhausen following his demise. The numbers would seem to suggest that a repeat isn't likely. The probability of correctly predicting the results of eight straight games -- without, presumably, the benefit of reading the sports pages -- is a mere 0.39 percent.
Yvonne is not likely to be bothered by such trifles, though. She spent almost four months on the run last summer after a daring escape to avoid slaughter, eluding helicopters, hunters and even a handsome ox decoy named Ernst. When she was finally cornered last September, it took two tranquilizer darts to subdue her, and even then she broke free long enough to charge a tractor.
The cow's present existence is much more tranquil. Her escape-artist heroics won her a stay of slaughter and now she spends her time wandering around on a Bavarian farm munching grass. Her new duties won't be much of a strain either. All she has to do is choose between two buckets of feed, each marked with a flag. If she proves to be psychic, immortality will be hers.
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The value of the U.S. dollar has an impact on all our lives, not just those of us who travel abroad. So what does it mean when the dollar is "up" against the French franc or "down" against the Japanese yen? Is it better to have a "strong" or a "weak" dollar? Who determines the value of the dollar versus foreign currencies?
Economic conditions in the U.S. play a big role in why the dollar fluctuates in value. An example: Large trade deficits mean dollars are flooding the world markets, causing a greater supply than demand, which creates a weak dollar. And if foreign investors think U.S. interest rates are heading down, they'll put more money outside the U.S. looking for higher rates, which lessens the demand for dollars and weakens the dollar's value.
When the dollar is weak—or down—against a foreign currency, that means it takes more dollars to buy the same amount of foreign money, and items you buy while abroad will cost you more. When the dollar is strong—or up—against a foreign currency, that means it takes fewer dollars to buy the same amount of foreign money, and items you buy while abroad will cost you less (or as many like to look at it, you can buy more stuff).
Let's say you're planning a trip to England and you're told a cab ride from the airport to your hotel in London costs 25 British pounds. If it takes $1.50 to buy one British pound, that cab fare will cost the equivalent of about $37.50 ($1.50 × 25). If at the time of your trip the dollar has weakened, however, it might take $1.75 to equal one British pound. That same 25 pound cab ride would end up costing you about $6.25 more ($1.75 × 25 = $43.75). Likewise, if the dollar gets stronger, that cab ride might cost you only $1.25 per British pound, or $31.25 ($1.25 × 25 = $31.25).
This same principle applies to anything else you might buy—souvenirs, food and so on—while you're away.
Many people planning a trip try to predict what a foreign currency will be worth in the future. If they think the dollar will be strong they may hold off converting their dollars until right before they depart. Or if they think the dollar will be weaker, they may convert their dollars several weeks before they depart. It's a tough decision to make. It's like trying to predict what a stock will be worth on a certain day.
As a general rule, you shouldn't exchange all your money at one time because you could end up guessing wrong or converting too much money and losing again when you convert back to dollars or to another currency. Just because you got a good price exchanging dollars for pounds doesn't mean you'll get a good price exchanging pounds for French francs.


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In regard to drug and alcohol treatment Arizona residents have numerous options, which is helpful since they can choose the one that resonates with them the best. They can choose Christian or spiritual environments, gender-specific communities, and inpatient or outpatient treatment. Within all of these options are other factors to consider as well.
A Standard Inpatient Program
A standard inpatient treatment program lasts for 30 days, including the time for detox. Addiction to certain kinds of drugs or very heavy chronic alcohol use typically requires medical detoxification for the person's own safety. Withdrawal in these circumstances can be dangerous without medical supervision.
This is a relatively rigorous program with extensive one-on-one psychological counseling and group therapy. The participants' schedules are kept full most of the time with activities that vary depending on the facility. Some facilities have 60-day or 90-day inpatient treatment options for clients who know they need more time in therapy. Continuing with counseling and group sessions is very valuable for them.
Residential Treatment
Residential treatment is a longer-term option, commonly lasting three to six months. Some centers allow participants to stay even longer. These programs are designed for individuals who understand that they will probably not be able to be successful in recovery without more practice in a supportive environment. Going to work or school while being able to return to this community during free time helps them gradually make the transition to the "real world."
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People also have the option to sign up for outpatient treatment if they want or need to continue living at home during the initial part of their recovery. This may be suitable if they have a supportive structure of friends and family. It may be the only possibility if this individual's full-time income is needed or there is primary responsibility for caring for children.
Ongoing aftercare is increasingly seen as valuable for recovering addicts. There is debate about whether addiction is an actual disease, but it may help to view it that way in regard to aftercare in the form of counseling, evaluation and adjustments. It might be considered similar to high blood pressure or a thyroid disorder, in which ongoing treatment and evaluation is essential.


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The federal government is providing $110,000 to a South Australian company to help it create software to improve boiler efficiency in coal-fired power plants, which causes 80 per cent of the electricity industry's greenhouse gas emissions in Australia.
IPACS Power joins Tasmanian firms Definium Technologies and Saturn South to receive funding under the government's $200 million Clean Technology Innovation Program, which provides grants of between $50,000 and $5 million.
The company's software will detect the build-up of combustion by-product or "slag" on the tubes of coal-fired boilers, which is a major contributor to power overall efficiency.
"The technology involves clever high-speed computing systems and the use of data collection via short-wave infra-red cameras and monitors, removing the guess work from determining slag build-up in these huge boilers," said Greg Combet, the Minister for Industry and Innovation.
IPACS' Dr Vinay Sriram is leading the development team, which is being supported by Alinta Energy and the University of South Australia.
Earlier this week, Launceston-based Definium Technologies received $134,135 to help it develop technology aimed at reducing the cost of power in commercial buildings.
Saturn South also received $115,000 to assist with the future development of products that enables businesses and households to monitor their energy consumption and identify wasteful usage patterns.


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Good News Precedes Ugly Commission Dust-Up
Feb. 2 was a rare day. As the Fish and Game Commission got down to business in Sacramento in front of a packed house of determined anglers come to defend the Delta's striped bass from the ill intentions of the water barons, the word quickly spread. The court battle against the privately funded Marine Life Protection Act goes on.
The legal decision that most certainly irritated two of the commissioners in attendance (more on them later—stick around) was handed down by the California Court of Appeals, which summarily denied a motion to dismiss the Coastside Fishing Club's case arguing the MLPA was illegally created. That case, an appeal of San Diego Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Prager's October decision in favor of the state in the first setback of a combined legal challenge lead by member organizations of the Partnership for Sustainable Oceans, is expected to be heard in late 2012.
As the PSO points out in a release, a favorable outcome for Coastside in Northern California would likely influence the resolution of a similar case brought by co-plaintiffs United Anglers of Southern California and Robert C. Fletcher in Southern California.
"This is definitely a win for us since the Attorney General's Office, representing the Commission, has repeatedly tried to block our appeal," Fletcher told journalist Dan Bacher. The PSO is collecting funds for the legal challenge at www.SaveCAFishing.org.
Tasty! But that was just the warm-up to a rare slate of good news and a spate of juicy commission infighting. At first, angler-friendly 4-0 commission votes followed one after the other. One set an end date for the Sonoma County emergency abalone closure. It will fade away in time for the 2012 opener. Another abolished the two-fish greenling limit. Greenling will be rolled into the 10-fish composite rockcod limit, thanks to a reevaluation of the stock assessment.
Best of all, outgoing commission president Jim Kellogg found the striped bass 'not guilty' of pushing salmon to the brink of extermination. Figuring more than 130 years in state was enough to establish residency, he naturalized the immigrant fish, then cast the first vote of a unanimous four to turn back drastic striper limits designed to virtually wipe them out. This round of battle between Big Water and Fish goes to Fish.
It wasn't until ecstatic striper anglers and Delta tackle shop owners filed out of the room that the figurative knives came out. By tradition — and the commission's explicit rules — the commission presidency passes to the senior member. In this case, Dan W. Richards, a true sportsman who tells it like he sees it.
Famously, Richards once called Arnold Schwarzenegger "a forked-tongue devil" for the then-governor's blatant manipulation of the commission to ramrod the "corrupt" MLPA to passage. How history repeats itself. Someone highly placed in state government or deeply entrenched in the anti-sportsman environmental community must fear what Richards might accomplish. What happened next was extraordinary — and revealing.
Commissioner Michael Sutton, known for his MLPA zeal, sought to monkey wrench Richards' presidency. Seemingly making it up as he went along, Sutton, backed by commissioner Jack Baylis, pushed to nigh-immediately change policies. Policies that commission executive director Sonke Mastrup recited word for word, that are in place explicitly to prevent outside influence from seizing control of the board.
Kellogg called a vote. It was Kellogg and Richards in favor of Richards' presidency. Sutton and Baylis abstained — yet continued arguing that Richards' election was invalid. The debate reached a farcical low when it was suggested that Richard B. Rogers (not present at the meeting), the sitting vice president whose term expired more than a year ago, should assume the office. Richards was a picture of calm professionalism throughout.
Slowly, the realization dawned that Richards had, in fact, been elected 2-0. Had Sutton and Baylis outmaneuvered themselves? Mercifully, they did not vote no, or the commission might still be in session. The muck and grime of fishing and hunting politics had been on display for all to see. Little wonder some fear him; Richards isn't afraid of a little dirt.
California Fish and Game commissioner Dan W. Richards travelled deep into the wicked terrain of Idaho's Flying B Ranch to fulfill a long-held goal. "It was the most physically exhausting hunt of my lifetime. Eight hours of cold weather hiking in very difficult terrain. I told the guides I appreciated the hard work. They were unbelievably professional, first class all the way," he said. Richards said he took the big cat over iron sights using a Winchester Centennial lever action .45 carbine. Asked about California's mountain lion moratorium, Richards didn't hesitate. "I'm glad it's legal in Idaho."
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Best article I have seen in a long time, very revealing of the political mess that has become of the Fish and Game Commission in Scramento JRiordan
John Riordan
And the rest of us are glad it is illegal in California. This guy is an asshole. Can't believe he is actually paid to work for the state.
The people of California need to know about this...and I will make sure that they do... Dr. Raven
Dr. Raven
Your joy in killing such a beautiful animal is utterly sad. I respect hunters that kill for the food, not the trophy. Too bad we can't cull the human herd. Your grin would make an AWESOME trophy.
sadden by your joy
Can I kill the human? What a dipshit.
Martha Stewart
Congrats, many people are unaware that true hunters and fishermen are better custodians of the wild than good-intentioned academics who know nothing about it, other than "Bambi" that is.
Charles B
I cannot see very well the greatest bastard (inside and outside) behind the poor cougar!
This Red Neck should be killed on site!!!! What a guy, what a stupid act, wish he had frozen to death in the frezing cold in Idaho. And blast the Flying B Ranch.
what are you so smugged killer! you disgust me
It always frightens me so when people appear so ecstatic about killing another living being. He looks so happy and pleased with himself; that's terrifying.
What an asswhole you are and I hope you're gonna suffer as much as this poor magnificent animal did!!!!!!! Hope you die in misery Annie barbier-Hoffmann
The face of ignorance, such base indulgence, it is grotesque.
Anna Fiona
Do you really want to know what I think about the so-called man posing with a dead mountain lion in this article's accompanying picture? People like him are literally a disgrace to the human species - much less that he could actually be elected as a California Fish and Game commissioner. Really - how anyone could have any respect for an individual such as Richards who is evidently very proud of his cowardly deed - is beyond belief. But then when one looks at the present state of the world - I guess we should not be too surprised - - -
Gene Sengstake
You are a coward and an a**hole. I hope when you die it is cruel long and horribly painful. How dare you kill one of God's creatures with a gun- such a cowardly way to hunt. Would like to see you out there with any big cats chasing you and ripping you to shreds.
Kathy Dab
I do not understand the satisfaction in this. This man was not being threatened by a mountain lion. Why did he have to take it's life? What a beautiful, majestic creature. The majesty of this creature dwarfs the small minded selfishness of this oafish man. Once the lion was in his sights he did not have to even pull the trigger. I guess he wanted to "brag" about it. This just breaks my heart.
I like to hunt and kill you.
Murderer...plain and simple and sick... CA Fish & Game Official, huh? Somebody screwed up.
Why would you want to kill such a beautiful animal?
John A
what a truly disgusting photo. what kind of a person goes out of their to stalk and kill an animal like that for fun. please seek counseling and for heavens sake get him off the commission. and the writer of this blog seems to like all this. seek couseling please both if you.
How can I tell Richards how much I despise him?
Elizabeth Johnston
What a pathetic human being! I wish all hunters and poachers were extinct - starting with this jerk!
Margareta Car
Richards is a Jerk! I am sad and angry! I would put a petition on this site to send to Gov. Brown if I knew how. Please I will be first in line to sign it. This man needs to be removed from the position he has with the state. Give the job to someone who really cares about the environment and not some land grabbing scum bag developer who has just destroyed one of Gods most beautiful creatures. He is only there because he has infiltrated the system for personal gain and influence. Conflict of interest! Too many politicians are in the system for their own personal agenda, rather than serving the people. Does anyone know how to shut down these big game ranches that exploit natures greatest creations? Shame on Idaho. Texas and Calif has several as well. Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/ca-fish-game-official-shoots-mountain-lion.html#ixzz1ml6o6il6
WHY? WHY kill a precious wild animal for no reason other than a total lack of a brain in that rifle-toting moron's head? Was this cat going to pounce on the "BigDumbGunLover" and eat him up? (we can only wish the cat had won *this* one-sided fight!!) That magnificent predator was undoubtedly minding his own business when that poor excuse for a human being & his rifle came along and killed the beautiful creature.....for no logical reason, I'll bet. Lorraine O'Connor
Lorraine O'Connor
.. It's outrageous , senseless , meaningless , unnacetable , unthinkable to see "an insanity" like that . As California Fish & Game commissioner , he's gone over the line , giving a "bad/ridiculous/insane/killer" example for our society and mainly for our children .... He's becoming a shame for this country and the rest of the World .
Once again for political reasons we have put the fox in charge of guarding the hen house. We are not Californians we are Hypocracians.
Pat Luiz
This is disgusting! I love how proud he looks that he killed a Mountain Lion as a trophy. His life long goal in life was to kill a cat. Nice work idiot! Real proud! I'm sure your whole family is really proud that you took the time out of your life to go kill an animal for sport.
J. Thoma
Bastard! would love to see you face off with a mountain lion or wolf without you your gun or knife you ballezz bastard. You killed a beautiful animal...WHY? Karma. Who knows someone might mistake YOU for a CAT or Varmint and shoot you. Hopefully.
Shame on you, Mr Dan Richards! So brave: fire gun against nature. Shame on you!
Raul Alva
This photo is extremely disturbing and it has gone viral on the web among the very people in California that vote to protect mountain lions. Dan Richards, you have hurt many California voters and Fish and Game stakeholders. People devote their lives to rescuing and protecting these sacred animals, and you say - you're glad its legal in Idaho. May you see and feel how deeply the wound you shot this animal with truly goes
The Fish and Game Commission is a good example of the rich and powerful maanipulating the laws to their own ends. This is the grotesque side of capitalism, it's obscene. As for the monster who shot the mountain lion in Idaho, well he's a Neanderthal with no soul or redeeming features. I think the best thing that could happen to him is to be stalked for 8 or 10 hours in harsh conditions and then shot at by hunters then his body photographed for all to see. He's sub-human totally corrupt and repulsive.
Stewart Hughes
Thats the problem with America today, all the know nothing tree huggers who have some stupid opinion about something they dont know anything about. I say if it was done legal then whats the problem. Good job to MR. Richards, and to hell with what all the tree huggers have to say.
Good Job!!! Freaking awesome, I need a hunt myself!
The author is more than just a little "biased" and/or should have done more homework. One example: By belonging to organizations that promote recreational killing (but who use deflecting names, "Society for Conservation of Bighorn Sheet" [NOT]; Ducks Unlimited [for killing]; etc.), Richards and others who hide behind these organizations are NOT true conservationists. As evidence, they and a few others on the CA FG Commission want to do away with predators so that they can have more game to kill. That is not true "conservation"; rather it's self-serving annihilation and a refusal to allow nature to do its own balancing.
I would have enjoyed the picture better if the cat had got Richard's and the cat was feeding, now what?, you've killed a large beutiful wild cat with a rifle, stuff it and brag to your sick friends, what a sick world this is, I guess this hunt will help Richard's penis envy?
What can you expect with America. If it's wild, shoot it. If it moves, shoot it. If it disagrees, shoot it. If it differs, shoot it. If it's harmless, shoot it. If it's not American shoot it. If it's outside America shoot it. Their dicks are tiny, their brains are in their dicks, hence gun law. A gun is their dick substitute.
Beverly Taff
I am so sad to know that people hunt such beautiful creatures for fun...there are things in this world I will never understand.
Okay morons this is to the hippies, humane society and the wonderful domestic liberal terrorist that are destroyingcalifornia this is for you!! HE SITS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME. WHICH MEANS HE PROBABLY ENJOYS HUNTING ANDTHE OUTDOORS. So here's something from a dumb country boy. Mountain lions are legal to hunt in other states under restrictions and amount of tags are limited. What does this mean to those of you who don't get it. Its called CONSERVATION OR BALANCE. Something you don't understand due to the diminishing amount of healthy deer and other species in California due to the rule that we can't hunt them. For those of you animal rights lovers HUNTERS AND FISHERMAN PAY MORE MONEY A YEAR TO PRESERVE OUR RIGHTS AS HUNTERS AND FOR CONSERVATION THAN TEN ANTI HUNTING GROUPS TOTAL. QUIT ATTACKING US AND TURN YOUR WORTHLESS IDEAS AND MONEY TO HIRING BACK POLICE OFFICERS,FIRE FIGHTERS AND TEACHERS. IF NOT MOVE TO MEXICO OR NORTH KOREA AND LIVE WITH LIKE MINDED PEOPLE
Disgusting. You must be so proud.
Too disgusted for words.
Gina Tomaselli
what's the big deal he didn't kill it california
I seriously cannot believe anyone would hunt and kill such a gorgeous animal. What a PRICK!
Great Photo. Dan Richards doing nothing wrong! This is legal in Idaho!
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What a big fat creep! He needs to be taken down himself. He's not protecting wildlife, in particular the big cats. We need to impeach or do whatever is necessary to remove this bigot from his position as president of the California Fish and Game Commission. Legal or not in Idaho, not in good taste at all and not on the big cats side here in California.
Erin Kayser
Good for him, he didn't break any laws and they should be managed in CA too!
Frank Sanders
Took real skill to shoot him out of the tree. Are you planning to eat the meat, use the skin for clothing, make utensils with the bones??? It's disgusting that you are the California Fish and Game Commissioner! Shame. Shame on you!
I don't get what is to be proud of paying 8 thousand dollars in a canned hunt to kill an animal that will not provide food. What an utter and complete ignorant fool this guy is. And we wonder why deer are in great numbers in certain areas — because Americans kill all predators in this country. And to pose with the dead body? No animal can win against a gun so it there really is no skill aside from sitting on your ass and waiting for an animal to walk by and then shooting the animal. It does not make you tough, strong or intelligent. He should be fired.
Personally, when I see a picture like this the first thought that comes to mind is that a couple of minutes earlier was living. I used to be a hunter, what stopped me was that same realization about other animals. I asked myself, did I get more out of killing this animal than the old adage of live and let live when it is not really necessary to kill?
David Verch
It is really sad to see all of the mess and BS cropping up from the enviros calling for his reignation. He comitted a legal act...oh the horror! If the Cheif of Police goes to another state with a higher speed limit and obeys that speed limit mean he is not fit to do his job? I think NOT!! When are the sportsmen going to get a say and some protection of OUR rights as Americans?!
Dave Morgan
I don't mind hunting, but seriously why do people need to hunt big cats that they are NOT GOING TO EAT??? Wow, what a challenge to shoot an animal with a rifle...the hard part was the hiking, easy to point and just pull the trigger. What an idiot.
All these comments from the people of the state that brought us Charles Manson And the Sierra Club. Cougar is very tasty eating. Congratulations to the hunter. He just saved an untold number of deer and Elk.
All you Hippies need to STFU. I hope all of you dont eat meat or fish. Totally legal hunt. People do it all the time. BTW you can eat the meat, its really good accually.
Anyone who recognizes Arnold Schwarzenegger for the GreenBS he pulled on California hunters is OK in my book.
All my goodness...I am so up rate over these dumb--- people ...what makes you any better than him or me ... you have your right to do what you like to do and he and I have our right to do what we do ... KILL ANIMALS AND EAT THEM .... YES PEOPLE DO EAT MT.LION. IT IS DAMN GOOD ... He broke no laws as a hunter and you are cutting him down because he hunts ,, No he is just not here to serve you ...he is here to serve ALL... So you need to shut the heck up and quit thinking these officials are here just to make you happy ...They are not ... You animal whack jobs think you are the only ones who can talk... well I am here to tell ya different ... Stop hunting ... see what ya get ... a bunch of poachers who could give a rats butt about you or me or anyone else ...just kill everything and no one needs to worry about it...its time you freaks pull your head out of your butts and get some brains ... how was that chicken you ate last night ,, do you know his head was chopped off before you ate it ...what is your defense now ????? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
It will have to do until they make hunting tree hugger legal!!! What he did was 100% legal.
He did the right thing, I wish I could have had that opputunty. Those cats are everywhere, In california where I live they are taking over. People every year are killed by them. They are wonderful wild animals.It takes skill to stalk and kill one . I wish I could do it here. What a lucky guy! He had the balls to do it and not try to be PC like the rest of the spinless politians it this state of ca. Good for him!
Cougar Eater
I see nothing wrong the LEGAL take of an animal!! It it not an endangered species or is in danger of becoming endangered. For all those who wear shoes made with leather or eat meat, do you stop to shed a tear for the animal that gave it's life? Do you shed a tear for the animals that have breathe in air contaminated with emissions from the vehicle you drive to work? Do you shed a tear for the land an animal loses to mine for the metals that go into making computer you typed on to make these inflammatory comments? Get a grip people, don't point fingers or throw stones unless you're not guilty yourself!! Congrats Dan, that is awesome animal you legally bagged, enjoy!!
Mike Ingao
I hope you fucking die soon. Only I hope it's not from a bullet to the head. That's too fucking easy. I hope that someone kidnaps you, ties you up, and spends days upon endless days torturing the fucking shit out of you. You are human excrement and a complete waste of space. I would support canned hunts if they ONLY included fucks like you and all of your sick fuck hunting buddies, in which we blindfold all of you, send you out into a fenced-off enclosure, and then have everyone go after you with cross bows and knives. Shooting you would be too fucking easy. And then we just all sit around, laugh, drink a few beers and make bets on how long we all think it will take for each one of you fuckers to bleed to death in agony. GOOD TIMES---YEEHA!!!! That will totally make my day. :D I can't wait for them fire your fucking ass from your position, you fucking piece of shit. Whatever the case, I hope you meet a grizzly death soon. If there's any justice, some big cat will come up and eat YOUR fucking ass one day.
Great cat! Hope you had a great vacation!! I say book again for next year just to shut up these big babies!!!
You are a poor excuse of being an 'evolved' species. Grinning from ear to ear for having ended this beautiful animal's life--horrific picture. You are a despicable human being and I hope that you lose your job--you don't deserve it, and the people of California deserve better than what you are!
Norma Wheeler
The wrong was animal was killed.
I'm originally from Idaho and I think most of the comments are too reactionary. Hunting is on the decline but especially in California. People still hunt for food in Idaho. A wildlife balance is important. Having said that, this big cat was in the middle of nowhere and Richards obviously wasn't competing with it in the food chain. It was a trophy animal, pure and simple. It was a beautiful animal and anyone who truly loves nature could not kill such a creature without good reason and smile.
So...what I am reading here is that all of you that have posted negative comments are all vegatarians....No? Ok then you are a bunch of hypocritical a**holes, that's right, all those steaks that you all so easily BBQ and seem to enjoy were animals as well, the only difference is that the animals that are hunted and killed in the wild had a chance. I don't see anyone wishing horrible deaths to all those cattle ranchers that sell their beef to be sold in stores for those of you that hide behind your "morals" and feel like you have to belittle a way of life that has been passed down through generations. The people that make me sick are those of you that condem people that hunt. So, the next time you eat a burger, BBQ a steak, have bacon or ham and eggs look at yourself in the mirror and realize the hypocrocy of your words.
Mike Colton
Nice Kitty... You ignorant left wing idiots can't spell conservation. Don't be surprised when a cougar snatches your dog, cat or child. Then who will you defend?
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I came across these a while ago. I don't actually remember what site I saw them on, but the recipe comes from Giada de Laurentiis. I am a huge fan of Nutella. I can eat it straight from the jar or on top of anything. I loved the idea of Nutella in a cookie, so I was definitely intrigued by this recipe. I think Giada originally made these cookies for Halloween, but you can switch them up for any holiday or event by rolling them in different colored sugars or sprinkles. I happend to have a bag of Hershey Kisses from when I got the $0.29 bags of candy and thought this was the perfect time to use them. I did not taste these cookies because I am sill not eating dessert, but they went really quickly at work. My boyfriend thinks I should try to make them in my mini-muffin tins and skip rolling them in sugar like I do for my peanut butter cup cookies and I think I will.
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Defense files 2 motions targeting slain toddler's parents
De'Marquise Elkins accused of killing Antonio Santiago
BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The day before the teen accused of killing a 1-year-old child will go before a judge to ask for bond, Channel 4 has obtained two new motions filed by the defense.
They target the parents of the slain toddler, Antonio Santiago.
One motion suggests Santiago's mother Sherry West's history of mental illness makes her an unreliable witness against 17-year-old De'Marquise Elkins (pictured, below), one of two teens charged with murder in the boy's shooting death.
DOCUMENT: Motion for discovery
The other motion asks for information on any deals made with Louis Santiago, the boy's father, and disclosure of any known associates and connection between Santiago and Wilfredo Calix-Flores, a victim in a prior shooting in which Elkins is now charged.
The defense says Santiago is or was an informant for an unnamed law enforcement agency. Attorneys also say Santiago has a history of domestic abuse and point to a 2002 arrest in Camden County.
All this comes as the community was coming together Thursday night for a town hall meeting to address issues and concerns about the investigation.
At Chef Joel and Company, the case has been a topic of discussion. That's why owner Joel Colon is looking forward to what comes from the town hall meeting and getting answers to serious questions.
"What are we doing to prevent a future situation like that happening?" Colon said. "Where did this young man get a gun? Why was a young man at that age hanging around at 10 o'clock in the morning, not in school, not in a program, with a gun?"
Elkins' attorney, Public Defender Kevin Gough, wouldn't answer those questions Thursday, but did discuss his client's bond hearing Friday.
"Mr. Elkins is looking forward to his day in court and to be released on bond to return to his family," Gough said.
Gough has high hopes as his client heads into his bond hearing. He sees it not only as a chance for the teen to be granted bond, but also a chance to potentially present evidence.
"Given the refusal of the state to allow Mr. Elkins to have a preliminary hearing, we hope to have some opportunity tomorrow to test the strength of the state's case," Gough said.
While the town hall meeting won't answer every question, many in Brunswick say it's long overdue.
"I think it should have been done a long time ago," one resident said. "I think it should be a monthly or quarterly program."
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The Dixon Center Auditorium is a 450 seat proscenium arch theater located in the Dixon Center. The theater includes ample wing space, a full fly system, and a large apron with an adjustable platform mounted on a coil lift that can be raised or lowered for use as an orchestra pit. The Lee University Theatre Program performs one main stage production in the Dixon Center Auditorium each semester, coinciding with Homecoming in fall semester and Lee Day in spring semester.
The Edna Minor Conn Theater is a 105 seat intimate performance space located on the third floor of the Vest Building. The theater officially opened in Spring 2009 with the Stage Right Production of My Children! My Africa! The Lee University Theatre Program performs one Stage Right production in The Edna Minor Conn Theater each semester. The theater is also the venue for the annual Directors Showcase in the fall semester, and in the spring the student playwriting workshop Fringe Fest.
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Brad Stevens' departure to Celtics heightens Butler's challenge
One thing is certain about Brad Stevens' tenure as an NBA coach: It will last far longer than his tenure as a Big East coach.
He made it only two days in Butler's new conference before the lure of coaching one of professional sports' most celebrated franchises drew him to the Boston Celtics. "We have done everything we can to keep Brad here at Butler,†said Butler president James Danko. "However, the Celtics team has offered Brad and his family a unique opportunity with which no university can compete.â€
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This territory is nothing new for Butler. The next coach, perhaps assistant coach Brandon Miller or Michigan assistant LaVall Jordan, will be the fourth to run the Bulldogs since Barry Collier left for Nebraska in the spring of 2000. That's a new coach every 3.25 years. Each of the previous three came from right on the Butler bench: Thad Matta, then Todd Lickliter, then Stevens.
It is different this time at Butler, though. Everything is different. Hinkle Fieldhouse still is charming and the bulldog still is adorable, but the program is just two days into membership in a league that's entirely different than anything that's been experienced in the past.
When Butler went through its past few coaching changes, the program had been established as the cream of the Horizon League. Collier, now the athletic director, had seen to that by starting the Bulldogs on the current course with three NCAA Tournament appearances in four years, from 1997 to 2000.
Collier's successors were charged with building on what he'd started and improving it as much as possible, but not necessarily with conquering an entirely different challenge.
The person who takes over for Stevens gets the Bulldogs at an exciting time, but also a most daunting one.
Miller and Jordan once were teammates in terrific Butler backcourts near the turn of the century. Miller followed Matta to Xavier and Ohio State, left coaching for a short spell, returned to work for John Groce at Illinois and then rejoined the Butler staff this spring. Jordan was on the Wolverines' bench in the national title game this spring; he assisted at Butler and Iowa under Lickliter before that.
Whether it's one of these two or someone else entirely, the winner of this derby not only must replace Stevens, who took Butler from mid-major excellence to consecutive NCAA Tournament championship games, he must do so without the luxury of sending the Bulldogs out to face the Youngstown State Penguins and the Loyola Ramblers. The next coach will be opposing Georgetown, Villanova, St. John's and Marquette.
Most of the confidence that Butler would be able to manage this transition was invested in Stevens, who'd already taken the Bulldogs far beyond the boundaries that once seemed to exist for them. They made the NCAA second round under Matta and a couple of Sweet 16s with Lickliter, but with Stevens they were a few inches removed from a national title.
The same qualities that led Celtics president Danny Ainge to conclude Stevens was the right guy to coach his team were those that made it appear the leap to the Big East level was manageable—even as the Bulldogs lost their top two scorers from last season's NCAA Tournament team.
Butler had yet to significantly alter its recruiting profile as the result of its extraordinary NCAA Tournament success. Over the past three classes, the Bulldogs signed eight three-star players, a couple of two-star players and one four-star Indiana stud, guard Kellen Dunham. That was just dandy when it was Stevens pushing around the Xs and Os, because he proved he owned an extraordinary eye for talent—Shelvin Mack, Gordon Hayward—and a preternatural strategic calm.
His replacement will be contending with Final Four veterans John Thompson III of Georgetown and Jay Wright of Villanova, with the pitbull stylings of Buzz Williams and the gift for talent hoarding owned by Steve Lavin of St. John's. Chris Mack at Xavier has coached in two Sweet 16s in five years. Teams in the Big East will play a double-round robin schedule of 18 games; there will be almost nowhere to hide.
This won't be Brad Stevens' concern any longer. It will fall to his successor. That man will take over a program that has known nothing but excellence in recent years and will try to assure that this, above all, stays the same.


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Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service to help restore Kaimuki High School stream bank
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HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Commission for National and Community Service (HCNCS), administered by the University of Hawaiʻi Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, is seeking volunteers for a community project in collaboration with Kaimuki High School and the Ala Wai Watershed Association on Nov. 30, 2006. This project is being held as part of HCNCS's bi-annual Statewide Cross-stream Training Conference.
HCNCS oversees the AmeriCorps programs in Hawaiʻi and helps communities with environmental, educational, and human and safety needs through collaboration with non-profit organizations.
The day-long community project will enlist AmeriCorps members in working with the Ala Wai Watershed Association to restore the stream bank that borders Kaimuki High School. The restoration efforts, which will be monitored by City and County engineers, will include the removal of overgrown mangroves at the water's edge, and the replacement of dislodged stones along the stream bank. The project team will also do some landscaping to beautify the pathway along the stream bank's edge.
"The work that will be done will help the conservation efforts in this area which has become a habitat for ducks, herons and white terns," said Isaac Watson, HCNCS project coordinator. "In addition, the planting will make it an attractive pass-through and gathering place for students and neighbors who border the school."
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New Articles on BootsnAll About AfghanistanArmed With Words: One Woman's Deployment to Afghanistan
Afghanistan was a trendy travel and backpacking destination throughout the 50's and 60's, but recent decades of violence has brought all that travel to a halt. The lure of the beautiful rugged, rocky terrain historically brought in as many outdoorsmen and travelers as did the local culture, scenery and drugs. But now with the Taliban calling Afghanistan home and making it known that they're looking to abduct Western tourists, it's probably not the right time to travel to Afghanistan.
To Do
Were you to ignore conventional wisdom, international advice and your own self-preservation instinct, Kabul should be your first stop. This is not one of those "Wink, wink, you should travel there even though it's considered dangerous" recommendations, we're saying that if you happen to have your own set of armed guards and need to go to Afghanistan, Kabul is where most everything happens.
Outside of Kabul, you should put the Minaret of Jam, in the Hari Rud Valley, on your to-see list and go there in a few decades if things cool down. The Minarets were built in the 11th-13th centuries and the towers were used to demarcate Muslim communities. Today the monument is a UNESCO World Heritage sight but it won't bee seen much until the war in Afghanistan ends.
Getting There
The trip into Afghanistan can be made by car, bus or plane. There are several driving routes from Pakistan, Iran and Uzbekistan. Buses depart from Peshwar, Pakistan and arrive in Jalalabad. Also from Mashad, Iran to Herat.
Dubai is the major hub for flights in and out of Afghanistan. At least three flights run daily, Ariana Afghan Airlines providing the national service. Ariana flights depart less often from Islamabad, Delhi, Istanbul, Baku and Tehran. Kam Air, a private carrier has two flights from Dubai and a few other airlines offer similar service.
Where to Stay
Part of the reconstruction being done in Kabul is a hospitality industry that may soon rival western nations. You can now book hotels for your stay and soon there will be a brand new Marriott hotel in Kabul. The rest of the country offers hotels and private accommodation in major cities.


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Frater Sabaechit wrote:Well for me personally the whole concept of Gods is man-made. They are just our attempt to describe the ineffable.
Kraven wrote:Slightly off topic... The signs given in Resh have elemental correspondence. Do they have anything to do with the tattvic flow from the sun described in the G.D. papers on the tattvas? i.e. the signs of LVX are given at dawn, when akasa is the predominant element radiated from the sun...
Kraven wrote:Slightly off topic... The signs given in Resh have elemental correspondence. Do they have anything to do with the tattvic flow from the sun described in the G.D. papers on the tattvas? i.e. the signs of LVX are given at dawn, when akasa is the predominant element radiated from the sun...
sphinx666 wrote:Where can one find more info on Liber Resh? For something done as often as suggested or required, take your pick, I'd like to know more about it. Thanks.
sphinx666 wrote:Where can one find more info on Liber Resh? For something done as often as suggested or required, take your pick, I'd like to know more about it. Thanks.
an excerpt from Liber Zelotes:
Q: a) Why is Liber Resh really important? b) Isn't the Sun equally worth as any other planet? c) Can you give me an example of a correct attainment in Liber Resh, through concrete examples – in the notes of your 'probationers' (and students) or yours?
A: Liber Resh is one of the simplest and most practical method of awakening the counsciousness of the True Nature and Will. Let me be clear – every of the rituals has to be that in its own way, the difference is in the 'folklore' i.e. symbolism and procedures, but the goal is one.
a) Resh is the Sun, which makes it clear that by this ritual a certain Bhakti yoga practice is being performed, which leeds the aspirant into the awareness of the 'Sun' and certain, different, aspects of it. Liber Resh (as well as 'our' other rituals) contains in itself the keys of a truly balanced method of attainment of that consciousness of the 'Sun'.
b) The Sun is not a planet, the Sun is a STAR, it is the center of the 'Solar system'. Sun is the All-creator and God of the Macrocosm, as Phallos is its 'representative' in the Microcosm. All the planets ale "equally worth" since it is a whole of the system, but they are 'only' frozen 'sprakles' created by the Will of that Sun.
Every planet has its own nature and characteristics, but they are created out of Sun and in the Sun is their essence.
c) The 'correct attainment' is simply – awareness, pure Gnosis, direct Expirience of the Truth of the Sun.
Q: I have a problem with expiriencing the Sun (Resh) in Midnight. Can it be corrected or should I do something additional?
A: You didn't precisely define what exactly those problems' in expiriencing the Sun (Resh) in Midnight are. I suppose it's about some vagueness and confusion which impede you to free your consciousness for the experience of the nature of the sun. It's no wonder, Ruach - the Mind (lower and higher) is by itself volatile, flirty and if not put in service of Will, as a weapon and tool (machinery) of performing the Will, then it can obstruct with its unharmonious functioning. (Actually, unharmonious functioning does not exist, it is your Angel acquainting you with yourself, so that you can confront yourself and use your nature, powers and abilities for realization of that Will which the 'Angel' himself represents).
There are two usual "medicines" which are often prescribed:
- Invoke often!
- Enflame yourself with prayer!
The only thing that cal lead you to attainment is your WORK.
Q: What is the exact effect of giving the sign of the grade before this such an important ritual?
A: Signs of the grades are certain Divine 'Mudras' through which a harmonious attunement and awakening of the consciousness of corresponding Deity, element etc could be realised.
Therefore this signs are given during the certain invocation. For example, in the morning Ra is greeted when he is rising on the horizon, toward the East which is ascribed to the element Air, and hence the appropriate sign is that of God Shu – which (as the Greek Atlas does) supports the Sky. This attunement is happening on many levels.
With the body – physically, by visualisation – astrally, by words – mentally, by Wiil – spiritually. By making a full circle during the day, a balance in respect to the hub is established, during which a spontanuos (or willing) opening of the 'veil' can occur and an influx of LVX in the center, i.e. into the Magician him/herself.
Q: Can the Holy Guardian Angel be expirienced and manifested in this ritual? Could this ritual be adapted for every grade, with the additional requests for every grade, or is it universal?
A: One can meet the Holy Guardian Angel at any time and any place, when one is attuned with his/her True Nature and becomes aware of its Beauty (and the meaning of that Will).
For attainment of Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel no particular ritual is asigned – because everyone has his/her own method for that attainment.
Everyone can adapt Liber Resh according to his/her will, in accordance to his/her nature and with adequate correspondences, attuned with this and by personal inspiration. Nothing should be restrained.
Q: What is really the meaning of this fourfold adoration of the Sun? Do you also know the highest form of this adoration (mentioned in "Magick Without Tears")?
A: "I have made a secret door Into the House of Ra and Tum, Of Khephra and of Ahathoor..." this is obviously one of the most important items to which the verses of Liber Legis point out. Liber Resh itself was created to fulfill this verse. The real meaning of the fourfold adoration of the Sun is thus – opening of this 'secret door' which anables the magician to set his foot on the floor of the palace of the Sun. And that Sun is Heru Ra Ha, which unites Ra Hoor Khuit and Hoor Paar Kraat.
But, back to the basic staff: firstly, one should study what do Ra, Tum, Khephra and Ahathoor 'mean' and what are their qualities. You should (if thus be your Will!) think, contemplate and meditate on this – that is a regular practice – to regularly salute the Sun in its four positions. Secondly – you should endure (if your Will be to gain that understanding) even when the 'visible' meaning is lost and when meaninglessness and 'darkness' cover this Work. Thirdly – if one does not aim towards the Sun, as the centre of the Tree of Life and the place-abode of the Holy Guardian Angel, then every work can swerve into self-indulgence which has limitation for its purpose, and not the 'Beauty of Ligft of the Sun'.
It could be said that the higher form of this adoration can represent the sexo-magical operations (different forms of them) – because the symbol of the Sun is the union of the Point and the Circle – which are symbols for Phallus and Kteis – which are the Rose and the Cross. In this we are, for example, instructed in the most obvious way by the name of the God Khephra: K-Kteis + Ph-Phallus + RA, they are united in the Light of the Sun – in LVX.
I could also say that the 'secret door' is – the Gate of the Sun God – the gate is BAB, God is AL, and the Sun is ON – it is BABALON! The 'secret door' is thus Kteis, while the Sun is – Phallus.
Jim Eshelman wrote:
Nonetheless, I wrote an article on it for In the Continuum some years ago. I don't know the issue - maybe someone else can look it up. You can get all copies of ITC for free here: http://thelema.org/publications/itc.html
Jim Eshelman wrote:I repeat to my standard recommendation: Get one or two great full-color coffee table books on Egyptian gods, and find a picture that speaks to you. These are not standardized at all, and everybody should find their own.
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The Olympics already has yachting, cycling, shooting, bobsled, luge, skeleton, kayaking, rowing, and horse riding. Jalopnik readers think it's time to include cars, and they've picked out ten motor sports to add to the games.
Welcome back to Answers of the Day — our daily Jalopnik feature where we take the best ten responses from the previous day's Question of the Day and shine it up to show off. It's by you and for you, the Jalopnik readers. Enjoy!
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10.) Endurance Racing
Suggested By: neumann hoons a diesel
Why it's worthy: Very little tests a driver like the long hours behind the wheel of an endurance racer. There's no question that it's a true sport, as champion endurance racer Allan McNish explains. Keep the specifications of the cars uniform and low-cost and you'd have the automotive equivalent of the marathon.
9.) Race of Champions
Suggested By: DCAutoGeek
Why it's worthy: There already is a competition where drivers represent their home country and compete nation-against-nation in uniform cars. It's called the Race of Champions, and we'd like to see these little buggies and their indoor tracks come to the Olympics. Hell, in 2009 they even held the RoC in the Bird's Nest in Beijing.
Photo Credit: Getty Images
8.) Karting
Suggested By: Tedediah
Why it's worthy: More than any other kind of motor racing, karts let you see what the driver is doing. While F1 cars tuck drivers away in carbon fiber safety cells, kart racers are fully exposed. It's grueling racing where skill is paramount. It'd be perfect for the Games.
Photo Credit: R_Savvy
7.) Car Soccer
Suggested By: ryan5003
Why it's worthy: Since there already is soccer in the Olympics, why not soccer with cars?
Photo Credit: Top Gear
6.) Humans pulling Trucks
Suggested By: I Hate American Cars
Why it's worthy: Not every car-related sport has to see people driving. It'd be a fine addition to the weightlifting competitions to have Olympians pulling monster trucks, firetrucks, or even trucks driving in the opposite direction, like Top Gear did with a Mercedes.
Photo Credit: Greg Trezise
5.) Ski Jump
Suggested By: $kaycog
Why it's worthy: We've already seen cars do the long jump, why not add the ski jump to that list? You might have to build some beefy suspension setups to keep the cars from exploding on impact, but we think it's worth a try.
Photo Credit: Audi
4.) Drag Racing
Suggested By: GuacamoleFire
Why it's worthy: A huge amount of skill is required to get a drag racer off the line and it's heavily physical to keep it pointing straight and true. If the Olympics ran a spec drag racing car, there would be a huge opportunity for drag racers the world over to compete in terms of strength and technique, a perfect new event.
Photo Credit: J. Michael Raby
3.) Drifting
Suggested By: TimTim
Why it's worthy: Or as we would call it, "hoonastics." Since the Olympics already allow sports with subjective judging, like figure skating, drift competitions would fit right in.
Photo Credit: Jacob T. Meltzer
2.) Formula Ford
Suggested By: Sam Payne Is Partial to Column Shifter's Profile
Why it's worthy: Set up like the aborted A1GP, this would see each nation racing in identical open-wheeled cars with no wings and little grip. It would be like grand prix racing of the old days, where the skill of the driver can really show itself.
Photo Credit: Getty Images
1.) Rally Biathlon
Suggested By: Kiwi_Commander
Why it's worthy: Drivers would race through a snowy forest stage, pull up to a set of targets and shoot from the car. Again, Top Gear tried this one, but they really need spec rally cars spitting flames through the trees to make it a top-level event.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 399 diseños de 82 diseñadores freelance.
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Facing a $22 million increase in pension plan costs, Riverside County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to prepay as much as two-thirds of its $203 million bill for fiscal year 2013-14, which begins July 1.
"CalPERS gives us a break on the interest costs and we will save about $3 million as a result of doing that," said Chief Financial Officer Ed Corser.
Riverside County provides retirement benefits to its employees through the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the nation's largest public pension program.
Pension costs are projected to continue rising, to $222 million in fiscal 2014-15, $231 million in 2015-16 and $236 million in 2016-17. By the beginning of next decade, the annual bill is expected to surpass $250 million, according to an annual report delivered to the board Tuesday.
Corser said the county's costs are going up largely because the state program is hiking fees in a bid to recoup the $100 billion it lost in the fall 2008 stock market crash.
"They've tried to help out local government by slowly recovering their losses," he said.
But Corser said CalPERS remains $87 billion short of being fully funded and is now trying to recover more quickly.
Then, in March 2012, the board running the state program reduced its long-term investment earnings projection from 7.75 percent per year to 7.5 percent. That also translates into higher costs for participating counties and cities.
"And by the way, they're going to reduce it again," Corser said.
In the first quarter of 2014, he said, the expected earnings figure is going to ratchet down to 7.25 percent.
While that means Riverside County is going to be hit with a long string of fee increases, it could be worse. Pension reforms adopted in April 2011 and subsequently ratified in labor contracts are projected to yield $75 million in savings next year and $100 million in annual savings by fiscal 2017-18.
"The county would be facing a catastrophic fiscal crisis, had we not been tough and required employees to pay for their pension obligations," said Supervisor Jeff Stone of Temecula.
The county is phasing in employee paycheck contributions toward their retirement. And people hired to work for the county after Aug. 23, 2012, are being placed on a more modest pension plan than longtime employees.
It's just frustrating that costs continue to rise despite that, said Supervisor Marion Ashley.
"I just hope what we did was enough," Ashley said.