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If mortgage applications are any indication we are about to see a slow down in the housing market. Maybe private equity and institutional buyers pick up the slack, but it is hard to look at these applications and not be a little concerned about the near term outlook for housing and the economy.
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I have a feeling that fuel is going to play a key role in 2009. I think it will keep some of the far east guys out of the game this year which may drive up prices as a shortage will occur along with guys wanting to cover their fuel costs from closer states.
I still think its a little early to try and nail down a price....but I would bet my wooden nickel that your going to be in the ball park with your prices.
Here in Wisconsin there are some bringing in cranberry bees at way below going rates, it happens all over. I know a couple beeks who lost contracts this way. It wasn't local hobbyists, who make little impact, but larger operators who maybe weren't even aware of market prices.
i've been wrong before but i would say rouskies are a referance to eastern european imigrants. they aren't necesarily hobbiest. like everything in beekeeping it's a local thing. at least i hope it's local, if not the whole of north americas been flooded. i've had to compete with immigrants doing what i do for years. who ever makes the entry quotas doesn't mow lawns, plant row crops or keep bees
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So its not hobbyists. Its other commercial guys. Maybe they are so competitive, due to not sitting on beesource chatting all the time...
I'll chalk you up for one who thinks that many problems (spread of nosema, mites, and afb) are due to migratory pollination operations. I know in the past, I have been shouted down in mentioning items like this. Its a little different than my "gripe" as I have experience with many of them over-medicating. But if your suggesting that they are still spreading these things on levels that its worth mentioning here, than its going to be a bigger issue than I thought.
And at your convenience, please refrain from your less than mature comments about "I don't see" references and "what little he knows". I think my three year old could make a comeback comment stronger than those.... But if it makes you feel better...Ouch, boy Keith that was a slam!....I guess I'll refrain from jumping in next time. I am so ashamed of not knowing what a "rouskie" was, that I will hide my head, and doubt myself.....
I'm not one to call people by code name or hidden labels of some type. So tell me, why not just call them Migratory beekeepers? Why call them rouskies?
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Feel free to jump in any time.
what I was saying ( rouskies) are locals .
They will go into a pollination area and give the grower money to put the bees in, yes you heard me right, I know that sounds crazy but it is happening.They don't speak the lanuage well and feel if they pay they will have a better chance of getting the spots to put bees.
So I was, regardless of comments about not knowing, dead on in my comments about locals. They are not migratory, not European immigrants, etc.
No need to repeat my comments on those who provide pollination services to commercial operations for little more than a place to keep bees, and even pay cash or a box of honey to say "Thank-You!". I have ranted about this a number of times. I usually call them things too, but not to be repeated here. So, I'll stick with rouskies.
I could imagine that in California, things are much tighter for even a simple location. Here, beekeepers, or "rouskies", are stupid enough to think commercial farms are a great place to have hives for honey. So it's not a competitive thing for lack of sites (as there are many), as much as its an ignorance thing. If it were not for the pollination fee being PAID by the FARMER, I would not go close to operations that cut and mow, spray, and generally have poor honey producing sites.
From what I can read between the lines, with long time clients who are fairly open with me, there is still a great deal of suspicion that ccd and hard times in bees is some kind of PR campaign to continue to raise prices. All of the costs in almond farming have risen dramatically and managers are trying hard to put a cap on things. They will continue to delay commitments and shop around as long as they have the least suspicion that you're overpriced. Growers all talk among themselves, just like us. Whenever the low ballers come in with their quotes, word travels fast. In 2006 there was a fair shortage of bees. Until the growers feel that pinch again, they will continue to vigorously resist price increase for pollination.
But it's pretty tough to keep your numbers up isn't it?
There is always a home for quality bees. Be sure to get a quality price. Nowadays that often means holding out and sticking to your guns, with all of the resultant uncertainty and stress.
I think Ernie is close but it could go either way from his prediction IMO.
Thanks for all the information on this post. Just to clarify, I am not trying to out bid another person for a contract. From the information I recieved I dont think he even rents bees yet. It is something I was told that he just wanted to start. I am pretty sure he was asking to try to get it done free. But I am not interested in that. That is why I ask this question, I would like to offer this service in the future in our local community and to individual framers that want a couple of hives, but I am not going to do it for nothing (I would even need to buy a trailor). With all that being said, I just couldn't find a price per hive, for pollination, is it all over the board varing from person to person? I want to make some profit, but not be overpriced. Thanks, Daniel
[QUOTE=Tom G. Laury;340750] In 2006 there was a fair shortage of bees.
Gee thats awful funny we still had 2000 hives availiable.There is always a shortage of bees,but not boxes.
Really? Didn't get placed? What happened?
Many keepers came to california with no contracts.I wasnt going to put bees in for a $100 a hive.In our area it was almost like an auction for bees.Seems it always is with the rouskies around.
Sorry about that. Nothing quite like a desperate beekeeper. Unless it's a panicked grower at bloom. It's not like it used to be is it. I can tell when people are ashamed of what they've done because they start telling lies.
No, no way;...really?
Around here we call that winter honey. You know that extra poundeage you get between the time you shut the extractors off and those winter conventions. Some years it can amount to considerable tonnage, depending of course on your hive counts.


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April 4 (Reuters) - A raft of new medicines pushed U.S. spending on drugs modestly higher last year, but the gains were curbed by weak prescription use as Americans avoided doctor visits, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Overall U.S. spending on medicines reached $320 billion in 2011, up 3.7 percent from 2010, according to the report from IMS Health, a healthcare information and services company. The increase was just 0.5 percent on a per capita basis.
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"This is a continued effect of the last five years of economic challenges and the continuing pressure by shifting costs in terms of rising insurance premiums, rising co-pays both for visits and for medicines," said Michael Kleinrock, director of research development for the IMS Institute of Healthcare Informatics.
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The tepid overall rise in medicine use in 2011 came as the pharmaceutical industry launched new drugs that stand to change the way conditions such as hepatitis C, stroke and skin cancer are addressed.
All told, the industry launched 34 new drugs last year, the most in more than a decade, according to IMS.
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Spending last year on brands launched in 2010 and 2011 amounted to $12.2 billion, according to IMS.
Overall spending on brand-name medicines rose 2.2 percent to about $235 billion. Such spending was reduced by $14.9 billion because of brand-name products that lost their patent protection and saw their sales eroded by lower-cost generic copies. That included Pfizer's blockbuster cholesterol fighter Lipitor, which lost patent protection in late November.
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UCSB coach Carlene Mitchell set up the inbounds play from under UCSB's hoop and Kelsey Adrian's lob found Underwood perfectly. Underwood caught the ball, then rose back up and put up the shot that rattled through the rim to stun UTEP.
Initially the buzzer sounded and the Gauchos celebrated but the officials put 0.4 back on the clock, although UTEP had the length of the court to go. The inbounds pass was knocked away by Nesbit and UCSB reached euphoria.
"Sweets is our most athletic player and Kirsten Tilleman & Mel said they'd set screens," Mitchell said. "We knew there'd be a lot of traffic and we told Sweets to go up and get it and we knew it was one of those games. It was our game to win."
UCSB trailed by seven points with 2:56 left but a three-pointer by Adrian and two free throws by Zornig brought the Gauchos to 47-45 with 1:37 left.
Underwood finished the game just 2 of 10 from the floor, but the last one was the sweetest. Or, the Sweets-est.


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About ILDA :
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About OZELL :
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Someone who can just as easily ernjoy a date to a jazz cafe, concert or theater or whatefer.
just a normal egood man with a normal lifestyle and great sense of humor.
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mvijfwinkel necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 173 diseños de 57 diseñadores freelance.
Magic Lantern
On top of the 250$ prize the winner will receive a one year 250MB CGTextures.com Membership (140$ value)!
Magic Lantern is an open platform for developing enhancements to the Canon 5D Mark II digital SLR.
The Canon 5D Mark II is an amazing camera but it has it's limitations, especially in video mode. That's where Magic Lantern comes in -- it contains extensions and widgets that fix many of the annoyances in working with the 5D Mark II on a film or video set. Magic Lantern is being developed by independent film makers in their spare time and at risk to their beloved cameras.
For in-depth information read the Magic Lantern Wiki:
Some examples of the fantastic work being created with the Canon 5D Mark II and the custom firmware:
The Magic Lantern firmware is mainly used by independent film makers and professional videographers. As more features are added it will also be used by still photographers.
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Central Ohio residents can support their local high school music departments and help save a life by participating in the American Red Cross' "Bleed for the Band" program.
Central Ohio residents can support their local high school music departments and help save a life by participating in the American Red Cross' "Bleed for the Band" program.
Rodney J. Wilson, Red Cross communications manager, said an emergency request has been issued for blood and platelet donors of all blood types.
"One thing we've seen in central Ohio is high usage of blood products for trauma patients," he said.
During the July 4 weekend, three major traumas caused three patients to need a total of 212 blood products. Another surgery patient needed 78 blood products the same week, he said.
For the second consecutive year, the Red Cross is staging the "Bleed for the Band" program in central Ohio, including Franklin, Delaware, Licking and Union counties.
"It started in Michigan, and they had some success with blood donations over the summer," Wilson said. "We found that bands, in particular, responded well to this concept as a community-service project. It earns them dollars to use toward the band for what their needs are. There are different levels, and the school can decide which level they want to participate."
If a band collects between 30 and 50 units of usable blood, the program would receive a $500 scholarship. Those that collect between 51 and 100 units would receive $750.
As of July 17, 43 central Ohio schools already had participated or were scheduled to participate.
Gahanna Lincoln High School band director Rob Cebriak said he hopes the marching Lions could raise more than 30 units of usable blood between 1 and 7 p.m. Friday, July 26, in the band room at the high school. Blood donors should use door 24 by the tennis courts.
Cebriak said a $500 scholarship could help him buy music for the marching band program.
"We could (purchase) five concert band pieces," he said. "They run from $75 up to $210 is the highest I paid lately."
Anyone wanting to help the Gahanna band should schedule an appointment by going to redcrossblood.org or by calling 1-800-733-2767.
"We can take some walk-ins," Cebriak said. "Because we're limited in time and facility, they encourage appointments. They said summer is one of their neediest times."
Nationwide, Wilson said, donations through the Red Cross were down approximately 10 percent in June, resulting in about 50,000 fewer donations than expected. The shortfall is similar to what the Red Cross experienced in June 2012.
High school and college blood drives account for as much as 20 percent of Red Cross donations during the school year, according to Wilson. Donations from those who usually give at such drives drop by more than 80 percent when school is out for the summer.
The Red Cross urgently needs donations to ensure that an adequate blood supply is available for patients all summer long, Wilson said.
Eligible donors with types O-negative, B-negative and A-negative blood are especially encouraged to give.
The Central Ohio Blood Services Region, covering 27 counties, is headquartered in Columbus. It serves 41 hospitals and provides seven blood donation centers.
To find a blood drive near you, contact the Red Cross at redcrossblood.org or 1-800-RED CROSS.


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Interactive Books: Lift the Flap & Touch and Feel
By Bianca Schulze, The Children's Book Review
Published: April 22, 2010
There is no denying that very young children are tactile and kinesthetic learners. It's important to provide them with an interactive reading experience that allows them to touch, feel, and move the book and its pages while you are reading the story or sounds involved. It's often hard for a toddler to sit still during story time, however, being able to physically engage in the book makes it much easier for them to enjoy their reading experience.
The following list of books all have thick and sturdy, movable parts, combined with many great learning concepts:


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The simplest version of complicated.
I dropped out of law school without a plan, only a promise: no more shoulds, only wants. I worked as a bicycle messenger, learned to farm, fell in love, sold my car and for the first time felt truly at home in my own skin. I began to notice and be taken by my own physicality: the crook of my arm holding the shovel, my thighs tightening as I pedaled, my hands strong and stained by the day. These were common moments when function was unexpectedly beautiful. This was, I determined, a form of beauty I wanted to capture and express.
I began to make things, with metal, with wood, and eventually with fabric. And here, where the practical and the precious came together, was where I landed. I enrolled at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco for clothing design. In 2007 I started Filly.
Filly is a women's clothing company based in Santa Cruz, CA. I design with the body in mind, hoping to compliment a range of shapes and sizes while simultaneously providing comfort and ease. My fabrics; cloth linen, leathered twill, raw silk and screen cotton, are chosen for their durability, tactility, and sophisticated yet grounded appeal. Filly pieces are meant to be worn, worked, washed and loved. My designs are in service to you and your sometimes mundane, sometimes glorious, always important life and each moment in between. Visit our shop at 714 Riverside Ave by appointment by calling (831) 334-7977.
These days I find myself lifting bolts of fabric rather than shovels of dirt but I still notice and admire how I move through the day. Filly expresses my love for the unexpected, when life is happening and you are in it. And you are amazing. Simply living and simply beautiful.
Here at Filly I wrap your dress on the wooden trunk in the living room. I snip errant threads and pick off specks of lint and fold and refold until it looks like a gift. Each sheet of tissue paper has a creased corner because three years ago the bulk package of tissue paper got caught in the door and it takes forever to use up a whole package. I know you won't mind. You're a Filly lady. You're cool. And I begin to picture your face. I imagine you opening the package and putting on your Filly right then and there, and never having to take it off. It ages as you age, each of you becoming more lovely with each passing day.
On the way to Fedex, my dog Levy lays on the shipments and crumples them a bit so I slide them to the floor of the truck where they pick up a little dirt and the Check Engine light comes on and I listen to NPR and worry about the world and my place in it.
Filly is me and I am not perfect. Filly is me and I am just right. We all are.
Thank you, again, for the hundredth time, for liking and supporting what I do.
If you're in Portland, come by for a studio visit.
If you're a wholesaler, I currently limit my store presence
to New York and Los Angeles but if you're interested in carrying Filly, shoot me an email and we'll talk out the details.
Emily Christensen, firstname.lastname@example.com


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Carolyn Hax: He's always initiating things
I've been seeing someone intermittently for six months. I enjoy our time together, but I am always the one to arrange everything. I've tried asking the other person to pick out something to do, I've tried telling the other person when I'm available, I've tried just not initiating contact for a few weeks, but that just means I don't hear from the person. When I finally do contact them, I'm told they missed me.
I would like to tell this person that the fact that we only see each other if I do all the calling and planning makes me feel like I'm the only one interested in getting together, and that this will eventually sour me on the whole idea.
But I'm wary of trying to control another adult's actions, and this feels like it's on the edge of an ultimatum: Start initiating some of the contact, or else we're through. Could you help me clarify when something is an ultimatum vs. when it's a statement of need?
– Mike
DEAR MIKE: The "why" explains the "when." Ultimatums are bad for relationships because they mess with a person's natural motivation. In good relationships, both parties are motivated not just by their own needs, but also by the needs of the other person and of the relationship itself. Both parties work to keep these in balance.
When one of you lobs an ultimatum, you essentially say, "Do what I want or it'll cost you." That forces the other into one of two bad choices: Cave, thereby acting in self-interest instead of remaining invested in the balance – i.e., "OK, I'll do what you want, not because it's good for you but because I don't want my life disrupted" – or refuse to cave, thereby denying, just on a technicality, something the other person values or needs.
Ultimatums are particularly unfortunate because they're so easy to avoid. You need only say exactly what you're thinking and feeling, voice your specific request, then skip the part about the threat: "The fact that we only see each other if I do all the calling and planning makes me feel like I'm the only one interested in getting together." No mention of the eventual souring. Underscore your side of it as boldly as you'd like: "It's important to me that I not be the only one making the effort ..." as long as you bite your tongue when you get to the consequence.
Why? Because, just by leaving that bit of room, you stop short of backing the other person into the "I do this or get dumped" corner. That corner is responsible for so many "changes" that last only however long it takes for the impact of the threat to dissipate.
You get to see how the other person handles clear knowledge of what you want and need – and applies it to the balance of mine, yours, ours. Useful information indeed.


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OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson is looking into whether the state panel that regulates logging can legally halt timber harvests in landslide-prone areas.
Ferguson is preparing a formal opinion on the extent of the Forest Practices Board's authority to impose a moratorium on accepting and issuing permits for logging where unstable slopes create a potential for devastating landslides, such as the one that occurred in in Oso.
He also will examine if state law empowers the panel to adopt emergency rules to achieve such a ban.
Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark requested Ferguson's advice on behalf of the board, an independent entity with representatives from state agencies, forest landowners, environmentalists and local government. State forester Aaron Everett is the chairman and designee of Goldmark.
Board members discussed a moratorium at a May 13 meeting but took no action mostly because of the legal uncertainty.
Nine days later, Goldmark made his request to Ferguson and asked for swift action because a moratorium "is among the actions that board has been urged to consider" following the deadly mudslide.
"Given the public safety nature of this important topic, I am requesting that you assign this matter a high priority so that the board has clear knowledge of its authority and can chart a course forward at the earliest possible time," Goldmark wrote.
A formal opinion usually takes at least three months to complete, said .Janelle Guthrie, a spokeswoman for Ferguson.
Part of the reason is the public is given time to weigh in on the subject. Anyone interested in commenting must contact the Office of the Attorney General by June 25.
"It is an open process," Guthrie said. "It is an opportunity for us to hear from others."
Dave Somers, a Snohomish County council member and Forest Practices Board member, proposed the logging ban in areas that have geology similar to the hillside in Oso, which gave way March 22, killing 43 people. The body of one victim has not been recovered.
At that May meeting, Somers said he felt the board had the power to stop issuing permits for logging in areas of glacial sediment that is in or near groundwater-recharge zones and on or near unstable slopes.
Instead, the board agreed to contact the attorney general. And it then agreed to find ways to better identify deposits of glacial sediment where deep-seated landslides have occurred in the past and are at risk of recurring.
And the board agreed to develop better maps of where glacial sediment overlaps or is in close proximity to zones where water soaks into the ground and recharges the aquifer below. Some believe logging in groundwater recharge areas leads to a greater absorption of water and destabilizing of soil, boosting the chance of a landslide.
A coalition of environmental groups that backed Somers' proposal continues to press for a moratorium. On Thursday, it made a pitch to a committee that advises the Forest Practices Board on logging-related policies.
Mary Scurlock of the Conservation Caucus asked the Timber, Fish and Wildlife Policy Committee to recommend that the Forest Practices Board not issue permits for logging in areas of deep-seated landslides until their locations are clearly identified and the potential risks better known. Scurlock represents the caucus on the committee.
The policy committee did not discuss Scurlock's request but is crafting suggestions to give the Forest Practices Board for an Aug. 12 meeting on dealing with areas at risk of landslides.
"We're going to bring something to the board. We think something like (a moratorium) is warranted," Scurlock said.
Karen Terwilliger, senior director of forest and environmental policy for the Washington Forest Protection Association, said the board has a good strategy in place and just needs the panel's input for tweaking it.
"I think we should stay the course that the Forest Practices Board put together," she said.
Jerry Cornfield: 360-352-8623; firstname.lastname@example.com.


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GOP split on budget deal
House GOP leaders have been eager to lock down support from their party to back the bipartisan budget deal and avoid yet another round of fiscal crises.
That message appears to have gotten lost in the Capitol Rotunda.
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In the Senate, Republican leaders and senior GOP senators are balking at the budget deal, arguing that it hikes spending too high without demanding more immediate cuts in return. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is widely expected to oppose the proposal, and his top GOP leadership lieutenants also raised deep concerns Wednesday, highlighting the party's continued divide over fiscal strategy, which has only intensified since the October government shutdown.
"I'm not happy about busting the spending caps," said John Cornyn of Texas, the Senate GOP whip. "Particularly, all along, I said that if that was going to happen, it would have to be for something really meaningful in terms of shoring up Social Security and Medicare. It looks like it will just increase fees, which is another way to increase spending."
( Also on POLITICO: GOP's private war goes public)
The Senate GOP concerns won't be enough to kill the budget deal, which is expected to be approved by the House on Thursday before Senate action next week. But the move marks an interesting role reversal for congressional Republicans. For much of the past year, it's been the Senate GOP cutting bipartisan deals, whether it's been on immigration or to keep the government funded, only to see the House Republicans balk. House Republicans have long been critical of their Senate colleagues, arguing they compromise too often and are worried only about face-saving political votes.
But on Wednesday, Republican senators up and down the line were balking, including fellow GOP leaders like John Thune of South Dakota and John Barrasso of Wyoming, as well as deal-making Republicans like Bob Corker of Tennessee and tea party-aligned conservatives like Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.
The reasons Senate Republicans oppose the deal are plentiful, but, at the most basic level, they have the luxury of nearly uniform opposition because they are in the minority.
( Also on POLITICO: The new Paul Ryan)
They know this deal will pass, since a handful of Senate GOP lawmakers favor it — it will easily clear the 60-vote threshold to beat a filibuster. So "no" becomes the default position for many of them. Furthermore, Senate Republicans didn't buy in to the deal as their leadership was kept out of the loop during the talks.
Furthermore, conservative groups are attacking the deal, which could spook the handful of Senate Republicans who are facing primary challenges.
Upon hearing Senate Republicans' pledges to vote against the plan, many House Republicans scoffed that they have that political luxury, since they're in the minority.
A Senate Republican is skeptical, too.
"Superficially, it looks like they kicked the can down the road on funding, and they're creating new spending," said Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.). "Which I probably wouldn't be supportive of."
( Also on POLITICO: Conservatives balk at budget deal)
This time around, it's the House GOP telling the Senate Republican Conference that the responsible thing to do is to pass the deal, which was hashed out by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the Budget Committee chairmen.
"They've gotta take a peek at it," said conservative Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.). "I think this is an agreement that ought to be supported. Because it gets us out of lurching from crisis to crisis, it saves more money over the 10-year budget window than current law does."
The bill is expected to come to a vote on the House floor Thursday. Many Republican and Democratic aides and lawmakers expect a strong bipartisan vote to send it to the Senate.
Without the Ryan-Murray deal, discretionary spending would be capped at $967 billion in the next fiscal year after the across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration take effect in mid-January. But with defense hawks worried about the $21 billion in additional cuts set to hit the Pentagon next year, and Democrats fearful of the budget ax on their favorite domestic programs, including on education and medical research, both sides agreed to move about $63 billion in sequestration cuts to other parts of the budget.
That means discretionary spending would increase to $1.012 trillion in the current fiscal year and $1.014 trillion in the next fiscal year. To offset the higher spending, the proposal would force federal workers to pay more into their pensions and overhaul cost-of-living increases for future military retirees, raising about $12 billion, and new airline fees would be imposed, raising another $12.6 billion. Medicare providers would see an additional cut of about 2 percent in the years 2022 and 2023. The end result is a total package of $85 billion, large enough to pay for the extra $65 billion in appropriations and still leave $23 billion in net deficit reduction.


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2004 Westport Custom Cockpit Motoryacht
- Description
- View Full Specifications
- Year:
- 2004
- Length:
- 138'
- Engine/Fuel Type:
- Twin / diesel
- Located In:
- Cruising, Greece
- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- 1895-3171101
- Current Price:
Even though the majority of yachts over 120ft in length are custom built to suit the needs of their owners, it is surprising how similar many of them are when it comes to design or internal layout. Perhaps this is just a coincidence that different people desire the same thing, or perhaps there is a sense of security when making an investment in a proven product. But every now and then someone builds a real ground breaker that makes the rest of us sit up and ask ourselves: "Why didn't I think of that?". FORTY LOVE is the perfect example for such a breakthrough.
For further details or to schedule an inspection, please contact Bob O'Brien at 561-310-9616; email@example.com; Office 561-570-6790.
Please contact Palm Beach Master at 561-570-6790
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Boat Name
Builder: West Coast Custom Yachts
Designer: West Coast Custom Yachts
Flag of Registry: Cayman Islands
LOA: 138 ft 0 in
Beam: 25 ft 0 in
Minimum Draft: 6 ft 0 in
Maximum Draft: 6 ft 3 in
Total Power: 2700 HP
Engine 1:
Engine Brand: Caterpillar
Engine Model: 3412
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Location: Starboard
Engine Hours: 9391
Engine Power: 1350 HP
Engine 2:
Engine Brand: Caterpillar
Engine Model: 3412
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Location: Port
Engine Hours: 8230
Engine Power: 1350 HP
Cruising Speed: 15 knots
Maximum Speed: 18 knots
Fresh Water Tanks: (2000 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: (9600 Gallons)
Holding Tanks: (1000 Gallons)
Number of single berths: 2
Number of twin berths: 2
Number of double berths: 4
Number of cabins: 6
The Guest accommodations as well as Master Stateroom are on the lower deck, accessed from the port side of the Salon. Down the stairs and to the right is the Master Stateroom with a center king size bed, walk-in closet, vanity and drawer storage to starboard and settee to port. The Master bath is aft of the bed with separate his and her entry. Each side has a basin, WC, hers with bidet separated by oversized shower/steam room. The forward area housed an entertainment center along with additional storage. The Master Cabin was refitted in 2018 and offers 2 optional uses. Either as a master cabin suite with a separate ensuite living room and two full heads with showers or 2 separate cabins with full ensuite facilities.
Proceeding forward are four (4) Guest Staterooms - one (1) queen, one (1) twin, and two (2) additional cabins with doubles, each having Pullman berths. All staterooms include entertainment centers, and abundant storage.
The main boarding access is on the expansive aft swim platform via the custom designed articulating passerelle, which also doubles as a boarding platform for tnders and toys while anchored. Upon boarding FORTY LOVE you will see all decks are of Marine Deck 2000, this decking is very similar to teak but with much less maintenance and it does not retain heat as teak decks do. Proceeding forward into the cockpit you will find many custom features created to enhance the pleasure of all guests. The avid fisherman will find a bait and tackle center accompanied by a large see through "live bait well" along with many rod holders. After returning from a scuba or snorkeling excursion, guests will enjoy the comforts of a swimsuite dryer, also lcoated in the cockpit. Centered is a watertight sliding door for access to the Main Galley, Crew Quarters, Laundry Room, Workshop and Engine Room.
Two (2) staircases either side of the cockpit lead up to the Aft Deck which is fully covered. A large oval shaped teak sliding table has seating for up to 14 guests. To starboard a staircase leads up to the boat deck. forward from here you will encounter a full bar with stools, Corian counter, refrigerator/freezer, iceamker, trash compactor, sink, cold well and storage for all the accessories. A full day head is also located opposite the bar. Left of the bar is an automatic sliding door providing access to the Main Deck interior.
Full walk-around decks provide easy access forward passing watertight doors to both port and starboard amidships. Proceeding forward you will find another wonderful area for outside entertaining with such features as an on-deck Jacuzzi and comfortable seating for 18. Following the centerline stairs up to the Portuguese Bridge is another wonderful area accommodating 8 guests. Music is available on all outdoor levels along with three (3) separate TV receptacles. Another design feature that is one of a kind, just aft of the Jacuzzi, a large deck hatch opens to a full 6-person redwood sauna and steam room. And of course a feature unique to most west coast vessels, a beautiful bowsprit which houses the windlass and ground tackle.
The Main Salon is a unique design for a yacht of this size. When entering through the aft doors, you notice immediately the vast amounts of open area. The innovative design enables a 360-degree panoramic view through the large salon windows. Throughout FORTY LOVE all lighting is controlled through a "Grafike" electronic system. To starboard of the entrance is a second Galley, which can provide an interactive experience for guest.
The Galley has all the latest appliances and its own door opening to the full walk around decks. The floor is cream color marble with terracotta border and diamond shaped accents. Adjoining the Galley is a marble topped bar with custom stools. Forward, surrounded by commodious counter and storage space is the formal dining area. A television has been cleverly concealed in a hi-lo cabinet, which when raised, rotates up to 270 degrees for viewing. To port is a staricase leading up to the Pilothouse and Skylounge, with a seprate staircase leading down to the guest accommodations. Forward of the dining area you find the salon - equipped with a 42" flat screen plasma television along with the latest in audio/visual equipment forming the complete entertainment system. Plush L-shaped sofas surround both sides with chairs in the forward area. Once again you will see that the large expansive windows enable guests to relax inside and still be able to view their surroundings. The interior decor makes use of neutral colors with subtle accents from accessories to highlight the beautiful African Cherry Wood.
The forward area of the Pilothouse is complete with all the necessary electronics for making long passages. Complete engine controls, security system, DMP ships monitoring system and more. Watertight doors lead out either side to both port and starboard full wing stations and Portuguese bridge area.
The aft section of the Pilothouse is set up as a Skylounge complete with its own entertainment systme including 34" Sony TV, DVD player, stereo refrigerator, sofas, table, bookcases, desk and computer. To port is the Captain's Cabin, with double bed, TV, stereo and ensuite head.
The Guest Accommodations as well as Master Stateroom are on the lower deck, accessed from the port side of the Salon. Down the stairs and ot the right is the Master Stateroom with a center king size bed, walk-in closet, vanity and drawer storage to starboard and settee to port. The Master Bath is aft of the bed with separate his ad her entry. Each side has a basin, WC, hers with bidet separated by oversized shower/steam room. The forward area housed an entertainment center along with additional storage.
The wonderful layout of this deck is the dream of the builder/owner. It is here he wanted to create an area that is large enough to entertain 60-70 guests. The party deck consists of large, custom teak tables forward and aft with comfortable seating for 10 at each. The center expanse is taken up with a third complete outdoor bar with storage, icemaker, refrigerator, freezer, sink, prep area and outdoor grill to port. This area has stereo and once again "Grafike" electronic lighting.
Aft of the bar on the Party Deck is a staircase leading to the Flybridge. Hee you will find a complete helm station equipped with sterring station, engine controls and a complete array of electronics. For seating, there are four (4) Stidd helm seats covered in leather, two (2) facing forward and two (2) facing aft.
Aft of the Skylounge is an expansive outdoor deck, partially covered with access to two (2) additional Crew Cabins. Port Cabin has over/sunder bunk; Starboard Cabin has a single, along with storage and necessary amenities. This large outdoor deck has a Day Head to service the upper three (3) decks. This deck doubles as a tender, toy storage area equipped with a 6,000 lb fully articulating crane. Once the toys are in the water, it quickly converts to an outdoor gym with all the equipment needed for a full workout. To starboard a staircase leads up to the huge open-air Party Deck while a separate staircase leads down to the main Aft Deck bar area.
Early 2008 vessel upgraded generators to quiet Onan MDDCE 99kW and upgraded shore power converter.
• 12,600 hrs on 1st generator (full overhaul in 2017, since that day 3,600 hours)
• 10,073 hrs on 2nd generator (full overhaul in 2017, since that day 3,300 hours)
• 2,120 hrs on 3rd generator
New stainless steel railings, stairs and columns, new teak capping rails and trimming all over the boat as well as the exterior decks, covered by Marine Deck 2000.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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In the last century, our society's dependence on electricity and all the devices associated with it has grown phenomenally. How many of us can really imagine what it would be like without electricity? Yet, electricity and devices which harness it have been around since the beginning of creation!
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Coming federal budget cuts will have impact throughout California
WASHINGTON — California firefighters, college students and the children of prison inmates will be doing their part to reduce the federal deficit, whether they like it or not.
All told, hundreds of federal programs will be cut in a wide-ranging package intended to save $38.5 billion. One by one, the cuts bring home the abstract political exercise that has captivated Capitol Hill.
"Obviously, it's very concerning to us," Tolan Dworak, a fire department battalion chief in the Placer County town of Lincoln, said Tuesday when informed of the fire program cuts.
The word "California" does not appear in the 459-page bill set for House and Senate approval this week. The state will, however, feel diverse impacts as federal programs shrink or disappear altogether.
Some cuts, in truth, are painless and pretend, like Congress taking credit for saving $6.2 billion in unspent funds from the 2010 census.
Some cuts are targeted like a laser beam, such as the $8 million taken from San Francisco's Presidio Trust. Still other cuts alter, more broadly, how programs work.
By eliminating federal Pell grants for summer school, for instance, Congress saves upward of $800 million. Lawmakers say the reduction will help ensure long-term solvency of the student aid program serving low-income families.
More than 800,000 students attending California colleges received Pell grants last year, Education Department records show. The program's particularly popular at some schools. Fresno City College and Sacramento's American River College, for instance, are both among the state's leaders with more than 11,000 students at each receiving Pell grants.
The Obama administration had previously made a similar proposal to curtail summer session Pell grants, though liberals still don't like the idea.
"Talking about Pell grants, we should invest in kids, not follow GOP plan to make college more expensive," Rep. George Miller of Concord, the senior Democrat on the House Education and Labor Committee, declared via Twitter.
Other programs take a specific percentage cut.
Federal legal aid funding, for instance, suffers a $15.8 million reduction that will be absorbed by individual offices nationwide. California Rural Legal Assistance and 10 other federally funded legal aid organizations in the state will all feel the pinch.
"Each grantee will take the equivalent of a 3.8 percent cut," Legal Services Corp. spokesman Stephen Barr said Tuesday.
Still other cuts will shrink what's available to compete for. That means some close calls for cities and counties that slipped in under the wire.
On Friday, for instance, the Lincoln Fire Department learned it would get a $183,750 federal grant to help purchase radios and other communication gear. The money comes from a program that has likewise provided grants this year to fire departments in Fresno, Merced and Morro Bay, among others.
Several hours after the Lincoln grant was awarded, White House and congressional negotiators finalized the budget deal that includes a $786 million reduction in the so-called "first responder" grants issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Lincoln will apparently still get its money, but other California fire departments almost certainly will have a harder time competing for future funds.
"It's very useful," Dworak said of the federal dollars.
Education, health and labor programs account for about half of the overall cuts.
Within the Education Department alone, the bill terminates what Republicans characterized Tuesday as "more than 40 ineffective programs." Many are very modest in size, such as an Even Start family literacy program that provided $7.3 million to California last year.
Some cuts target populations with little political presence.
By ending a Mentoring Children of Prisoners program, lawmakers save $49 million. Since its start in 2003, the program has provided grants to groups including Comprehensive Youth Services of Fresno and the Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency.


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Sony: PS4 Sales "Exceed Expectations," PS3 "Not As Robust"
Sony has apparently increased the sales forecast for its newly launched PlayStation 4. Though Sony didn't offer newly updated figures or blatantly announce an increase in expectations, it can be inferred from comments made by CEO Kaz Hirai during today's earnings call that the company has increased faith in its new console.
Following its earnings report, Sony remained committed to its forecast of a combined 15 million units sold between the PS4 and PS3 for the fiscal year. However, it appears that if Sony were to reach that goal it will be due to an increase in PS4 sales.
Back at the Tokyo Game Show, Andrew House revealed Sony's expectations that five million PS4 consoles would be sold by the end of the fiscal year. That would mean 10 million PS3 units would have to be sold.
During today's conference call, Sony acknowledged that the "PS4 is certainly doing above our expectations," while admitting that PS3 numbers are not as robust as we had originally anticipated." So in order to keep the 15 million combined sales goal, it would mean that Sony would have had to increase PS4 sales expectations, while lowering the PS3 forecast. Or maybe, they expect the PS3 to pick up in sales?
With the PlayStation 4 having already sold 4.2 million (as of Dec. 28), and still due out in Japan later this month, it's not unrealistic to think the system will far exceed the original expectations of five million. Of course, to do so Sony would have to keep the supply up with demand, something they've struggled with since the system's launch in November.


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Fred Schwab, who signed with a variety of pen names, was a cartoonist and author of short features for comic books from 1938 to 1950. Educated at the New York City's Art Students League, he worked the Chesler Studio (1936-38), the Eisner-Iger Studio (1939-40) and Funnies Inc. (1939). He did gag cartoons for Boy's Life and Yank, and many funny features for Centaur ('Dash of 100th Century', 'The Great Boudini', 'How to be an Amateur G-Man', 'Jr. Detective', 'Wilbur' and 'Tenderfoot Joe'). He also contributed to National/DC ('Butch the Pup', 'Salty Sam'), Farrell ('Slug McLug'), Fox ('Hemlock Shomes and Dr. Potsam', Professor Fiend') and Marvel ('Zephyr Jones').
Schwab also ghosted a couple of 'Lady Luck' stories for Klaus Nordling in Eisner's comic book insert The Spirit Section in 1948. In the 1950s, he illustrated a couple of "Congratulations" graphic albums.


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Set in a futuristic cartoon-like world where rocketlauncher-wielding pigs and lasergun-carrying cyberpunks roam the streets, Warsow is a completely free fast-paced first-person shooter (FPS) for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Speed and movement, that's what Warsow is all about. Like a true cyberathlete you jump, dash, dodge and walljump your way through the game. Grab those power-ups before your enemy does, plant the bomb before anyone sees you, and steal the enemy's flag before anyone knows what's going on! A handful of popular gametypes come shipped with Warsow, like Capture the Flag, Team Deathmatch, Clan Arena, Instagib and Duel. Warsow invites you to add to this list, by creating your own custom gametypes with the brand new gametype scripting system! Please post all support issues in the forums for the game.
Warsow is a free standalone first person shooter game for Windows and Linux. It is based on the Qfusion 3D engine (a modification of the Quake 2 GPL engine), and aimed on the competitive scene, or the e-sports community. The base gameplay is focussed around the art of movement, meaning moving, speed and tricks play a big part in the gameplay. Besides this, map control, aim, teamplay and fragging skills play their role too. For the movement we've basicly looked at four games: Quakeworld (legendary for it's speed), Quake3 CPMA, Jet Set Radio and Speedball. Visually, we try to cater to the fast gameplay Warsow provides. To keep the focus on competitive gaming, visibility is an important aspect in Warsow. Using a cel-shaded, cartoon-like style on the maps, textures, and models we try to combine good visibility, suitable for competitive gameplay, with having a unique, attractive and personal style. We try to keep the graphic effects minimalistic, clear and visible.
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Faith Notes: March 2
Shrove Tuesday pancake suppersCary Presbyterian Church www.carypresbyterian.org
White Plains United Methodist Church www.wpumc.com
Ash Wednesday
White Plains United Methodist Church will host a service for Ash Wednesday at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in the church's sanctuary, 313 SE Maynard Road, Cary. For details, go to www.wpumc.com.
World Day of Prayer
The sanctuary at St. Francis United Methodist Church will be open to anyone for the World Day of Prayer from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, March 7, at 2965 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary. For more information, call 919-362-4107 or go to www.saintfrancisumc.org.
Raleigh Christian Women's Connection
Raleigh Christian Women's Connection will meet for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, at the N.C. State University Club, 4200 Hillsborough St., Raleigh. Linda Wright will talk about "Triumph Over Tragedy," and Beverly Hofert will demonstrate painting canvas floor cloths. Lunch costs $16. A free nursery is available. To make reservations by Thursday, March 13, call 919-337-8003 or email email@example.com.
Easter Festival and Egg Hunt
Ambassador Presbyterian Church will host an Easter Festival and Egg Hunt from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at 1010 Schieffelin Road, Apex. In case of bad weather, the event will be on Saturday, April 19. There will be an egg hunt for ages 12 and younger (in four age groups), inflatables, carnival games and prizes, crafts and a hot dog lunch. The event is free and open to the public. For details, call 919-249-0230 or go to www.ambassadorpres.org.
Christ the King Preschool registration
Christ the King Preschool of Christ the King Lutheran Church is accepting registration for ages 2-5 for the 2014-15 school year. The church is at 600 Walnut St., Cary. For more information, go to www.christthekingcary.org/Preschool/Registration.aspx.
Contemplative worship service
Woodhaven Baptist Church offers a contemplative worship service with meditation from 8:30-9:15 a.m. Sundays at 4000 Kildaire Farm Road, Apex.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Holly Springs United Methodist Church hosts "There is a Solution" Alcoholics Anonymous group meetings from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays at 108 Avent Ferry Road.
Sisters in Support
White Plains United Methodist Church hosts a support group for women who had or currently have breast cancer from 7-8:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 313 SE Maynard Road, Cary. For more information, email Lee Heathcoat at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Family support ministry meeting
A family support ministry organized by Mary Williams-Farrington and the Pardoned by Christ Ministry meets the second Tuesday of every month at The Point Church, 1503 Walnut St., Cary. The ministry provides support for people who have been incarcerated or who have or have had an incarcerated family member. For details, call 919-272-3045 or 919-255-5883 or go to www.pardonedbychrist.org.
Overeaters Anonymous
Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church hosts Overeaters Anonymous meetings from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays in room 126, 100 Judd Parkway. The group's supportive meetings don't include weigh-ins, diets or fees. For more information, call 919-557-7712 or 919-771-1393.
Celebrate Recovery
Summit Evangelical Covenant Church will host Celebrate Recovery meetings for people recovering from hurting, hangups and habits at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at 590 Westhigh St., Cary. For more information on Celebrate Recovery, go to www.celebraterecovery.com. For more information on the church's program, go to www.summitnc.org or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Labyrinth meditation
Cary Presbyterian Church offers a labyrinth meditation walk from 5:30-7:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at 614 Griffis St. For details, call 919-469-1337 or visit www.carypresbyterian.org.
Cancer support group
A cancer support group meets the second Wednesday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m. in Room WC108 at Colonial Baptist Church, 6051 Tryon Road, Cary. Details: Phyllis Travers, 919-233-0355.
The Knights of Columbus Council 12119 hosts jackpot bingo at 7 p.m. Thursdays at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 1005 Wilbon Road, Fuquay-Varina. Doors open at 6 p.m. Food and beverages available. Details: Al Munno, 919-557-7718, or Sonny Butler, 845-797-0830.
Celebrate Recovery for Women
Celebrate Recovery for Women meets at 6 p.m. every Friday at North Cary Baptist Church, 505 Reedy Creek Road, Cary. The group helps women with hurting, hangups and habits. Details: 919-469-8023.
Brown Bag Ministry
The Brown Bag Ministry, which feeds more than 1,400 people a week, is looking for middle- and high school-age volunteers. The group meets at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Apex about 9 a.m. Saturdays. Volunteers prepare bagged meals and hand them out in Raleigh. The group usually finishes by 1 p.m. Details: www.brownbagministry.org.


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If you have a story idea, call him at 407-521-1291 or send an e-mail to email@example.com. You can also follow Tony on Twitter at @TonyPipitone or on Facebook.
In 2010, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Suncoast Chapter inducted Tony into its Silver Circle, recognizing 25 years of excellence in television.
Over those years, Tony -- teamed with chief photojournalist Darran Caudle -- has been honored with dozens of awards, including 11 Emmys and several regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and Green Eyeshade Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Tony came to WKMG in September 1987, working his way up from a writer and assistant assignment editor to producer, general assignment reporter and, since 1991, investigative reporter.
Tony and his wife, Myriam, stay fairly busy keeping up with their two sons. They enjoy beach vacations and weekend getaways. When he needs to unwind --which is often -- Tony can be found on a local golf course or in his home office, picking up an old guitar and playing ... loudly.
A 1983 graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park (and witness to the Terps' 2002 national basketball championship), Tony earned a bachelor's degree in journalism. But he also learned the value of a good, hard day's work when, as a teen, he spent several sweltering summers helping repair and install air conditioning systems in Baltimore.
Favorite muscial group: Rolling Stones
Favorite Web site: nytimes.com
Favorite sports team: Baltimore Orioles (even when they lose!)
Favorite movie: "All The President's Men"
Favorite TV show: "60 Minutes"
Favorite quote: "Believe none of what you hear, half of what you see, and everything you report."
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Aleksandr Vasilevich Viskovatov, Born April 22, 1804; died February 27, 1858, in St. Petersburg. Russian military historian. Viskovatovs most important work, A Historical Description of the Uniform and Weapons of Russian Troops (vols. 1-30, 1841-62; 2nd ed., vols. 1-34, 1899-1948), is based on an enormous amount of archival material.


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State budget surplus will spur intense debate on what to fund
Gov. Rick Scott this week will send the Legislature a proposed budget that's a blueprint for spending and a road map to his re-election campaign — complete with potholes.
For the first time in three years, a slow but steady economic recovery means Scott will have more tax money to spend — not less. But Scott, who ran as a small-government conservative, has rankled state lawmakers by calling for a $2,500 pay raise for every full-time teacher at a cost of $480 million, in effect sweeping much of a modest projected surplus, and declaring teacher pay a higher priority than other needs.
A year after championing a 3 percent raid on teachers' salaries, Scott has decided they are underpaid, and they now make up a prized constituency. For three days, Scott toured schools in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Gainesville and Orlando to amplify his call for higher teacher pay.
"Our revenues are up. We have a projected surplus now," Scott said Friday in St. Petersburg. "If we're going to have a great education system, we've got to take care of our teachers. They're doing the right things."
But his fellow Republicans in the Capitol aren't yet convinced that Scott is doing the right thing.
His call for across-the-board teacher pay hikes unnerved lawmakers who say he didn't specify where the money would come from and that it contradicts a state policy of linking pay to classroom performance.
"I think the governor would have more credibility with teachers if he would be able to identify where the money's coming from," said Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville. "I was surprised at the notion of an across-the-board increase that would draw no distinctions."
Gaetz said Scott's respect for teachers is real, but it's also obviously about re-election politics. "There's a blurry line between politics and policy," he said.
Scott has struggled to improve his standing with Florida voters. Recent polls show that a majority of Republicans hope he faces a challenge from within his own party in 2014.
"He's spending all this money because his poll numbers are so low," said Rep. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey. "People are a lot smarter than politicians give them credit for, and this is a perfect example."
The $70 billion-plus budget Scott will propose next week is a midterm course correction for a governor who narrowly won in 2010 and quickly alienated educators by cutting public schools by $1.3 billion. His last budget restored $1 billion of the previous year's cut, but the political damage lingered.
As Scott sees it, he had to make tough choices in a recession. Now that unemployment has rebounded from 11.1 percent to 8 percent, he says, it's time to invest more in schools.
Scott also wants to give a tax break to 17,500 manufacturing companies in Florida by exempting new equipment purchases from the state sales tax. Current law requires firms to prove that new equipment boosts production by at least 5 percent.
He wants to hold the line on tuition at state colleges and universities. With state debt steadily shrinking, Scott will propose no major borrowing, but he wants $14 million to give $250 debit cards to teachers to defray out-of-pocket classroom costs.
He will propose spending $15 million to reduce the statewide waiting list for disabled adults who need home and community-based care.
After five straight years of budget cuts, Scott's spending push is a preview of the upcoming scramble for surplus money, said Florida TaxWatch researcher Kurt Wenner.
"The longer you go where you don't give out money, the more pent-up demand you'll create," Wenner said. "When you finally get money, that demand will be intense."
The parade of requests for more money has just begun:
State money for Medicaid, schools and universities comes from the same pot of general tax money that would pay for a teacher pay increase.
The current state budget is $69.9 billion, but Scott and the Legislature can only exert influence over about one-third of that amount — the tax revenue Florida residents send to Tallahassee. The rest is federal money or state trust funds that is set aside for a specific purpose, such as building roads or reimbursing hospitals.
Florida has about $2.1 billion in reserves set aside for emergencies. Keeping a reserve equal to 10 percent of the state's tax base, as Wall Street bonding agencies prefer, would cost $2.6 billion next year.
"There are a lot of demands," said Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Joe Negron, R-Stuart.
Times/Herald staff writers Lisa Gartner and Toluse Olorunnipa contributed to this report.


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I got this sign about 20 years ago when the Chevy dealership I worked for was cleaning out and demo'ing a storage building onsite. This sign was destined for the trash dumpster but i snagged it. I have had it about 20 years, and I know it wasnt displayed for many years prior to that because of how much crap was piled in front of it in the storage building. I have no idea how old it is, if its worth holding on to or if its perhaps collectible or what. Its a florescent light fixture type of sign, it has sockets for 3 florescent tubes. No switch...it just plugs in....it is marked with the Chevrolet bowtie logo on the top but I find no other markings to help figure out what era it would have been displayed in...it has eye bolts at the top and is made of a metal frame with plastic sign panels... ideas? i have googled and looked all over to try to figure out something but I am stumped...its heavy and about 3 feet wide, 2 feet tall and 7 inches thick....


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Remember a while back when a movie shoot managed to pretty much eat downtown Worcester? Big movie stars such as Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Renner were wandering around? It was kind of hard to miss.
In any case, the first trailer for that movie, "American Hustle," has appeared online, and it looks like a lot of fun. And even though it's less than 2 minutes, you can see a fair amount of very recognizable Worcester scenes.
So … anything in the background look familiar? We spotted a few locations, but we want to hear what you see. Let us know what you've spotted! (Victor D. Infante)


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The Dolphin has always been considered in all cultures and in all countries as man's best friend in the sea.
Ready to flank the fishing boats in greeting, to approach us when we are at sea, to be caressed and to help us in case of difficulty.
The dolphin is one of the most intelligent animals on our planet and should be protected and defended at all costs, is a part of us is a heritage of all mankind.
The Dolphin is a joyful mammal, full of life, that has always had a great confidence in man, and it has always been close to us.
We can not allow the Dolphins to be exterminated, and made to suffer in this horrible way as we can see from this movie: http://youtu.be/6wDGyeKKutk
Every living creature has its own dignity!
Every year in Japan, in the bay of Taiji, on the Kii peninsula, thousands of Dolphins are killed mercilessly, this massacre must end, and only us, with the strength of our signatures and our voice, can stop it.
This is really unacceptable and we invite you all to make our voice heard to tell the Japanese government to adopt a law to protect Dolphins in the whole country, with severe penalties for anyone who makes responsible for this crime.
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We cater for this to the Japanese Prime Minister Mr. Shinzo Abe, so that his government can pass a new legislation, within 2014 summer, to stop any kind of Dolphins slaughter in Japan.
We cater for this to the Japanese Prime Minister Mr. Shinzo Abe, so that his government can pass a new legislation, within 2014 summer, to stop any kind of Dolphins slaughter in Japan.
Dolphins don't have a voice, but we do, and then let's hear it.
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