text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Rome vs Madrid or Italy vs Spain Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Rome vs Madrid or Italy vs Spain Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Spain View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message OlympianJoined: 30 Sep 2003Posts: 4 Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 1:55 am Post subject: Rome vs Madrid or Italy vs Spain Can anyone give me a comparison between the two, as far as ESL teaching is concerned?? Cheers Back to top dduckJoined: 29 Jan 2003Posts: 422Location: In the middle Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 2:41 pm Post subject: In Spain I think they speak Spanish, can't remember what they speak in Italy. Hope you get some sensible replies Iain Back to top ghostJoined: 30 Jan 2003Posts: 1693Location: Saudi Arabia Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 7:14 pm Post subject: Italy versus Spain There is more red tape in Italy. If you don't have work papers finding a job in Italy is difficult. Spain you also need work papers but there is a more flexible attitude and many Americans work in Spain 'under the table.' The pay is not very good in both countries- most language schools only pay around 800 to 1000 Euros a month for someone working a standard 20-25 hour week. Rents are high in Italy and Spain with Italy even more expensive. In Spain the cheapest flats you can get go for about 350 Euros. a month but these are unfurnished and not in the best parts of town. Culture wise there are similarities with the outdoor cafe life and street life. In Spain there is work in the big cities but a lot of competition. Less foreigners choose to teach ESL in Italy for the afore mentioned reasons. Quality of life is high in both countries and this is why many foreigners stay despite the poor pay. Both languages are easy to learn, certainly more easy than Turkish where I am teaching now. Ironically Turkey has some of the best 'deals' in Europe for ESL teachers with packages that include flights, free accommodation, fixed hours (no splits), free food in the school cafes, and around 1000 dollars U.S. as base pay for a starting teacher. But the Ministry of Education in Turkey is beginning to enforce a policy of only giving work permits to 'qualified' teachers....but all of that is another story. I would rather work in Spain and Italy but the remuneration is so poor there...bla, bla... Back to top avahanianJoined: 19 Jan 2003Posts: 123 Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 12:50 am Post subject: Re: Rome vs Madrid or Italy vs Spain Olympian wrote: Can anyone give me a comparison between the two, as far as ESL teaching is concerned?? Cheers hi Olympian, that's a very good question. In both countries the pay is similar, though in Italy you can make a bit more (but then again cost of living is higher). There is more red tape in Italy, but believe it or not that works to your advantage. Right now, you are more likely to get harrassed in Spain than in Italy. Because the Italian authorities themselves aren't sure about many of the laws (which have not been updated since the Roman times). There are more foreigners in Italy, and the authorities are much more concerned with the Albanians or North Africans....they could care less about Aussies or Americans or Brits. The rent is more expensive in Italy, but mind you the rents in Madrid and Barcelona are catching up. Going out costs the same...food is very cheap in both countries. Spain has better weather....Italy has a better location in Europe It's very difficult to choose between the two, they are both fantastic places to live. But if you care more about earning money and having job stability, Japan is the better choice. If you don't care about not being able to save money and you absolutely must work in Spain or Italy, go for it ! Back to top Tiger BeerJoined: 08 Feb 2003Posts: 778Location: Hong Kong Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 2:59 am Post subject: How are the people differnet between Italians and Spaniards? Back to top MouseJoined: 24 Dec 2003Posts: 208 Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 2:11 pm Post subject: Not sure I'd say the weather was better in Spain. Both countries have a range to both extremes, so it depends on what floats your boat. When I lived in Sicily, for example, the temperature in summer went up to the mid-forties, a range where the roads melt and I became very glad of the ice-cream sandwiches sold for breakfast... Right now, where I live in Spain is literally freezing (especially in my flat), but summer is lovely. As for differences, people are people. At the risk of offending some, however, and with the disclaimer that I have both Italian and Spanish friends, I've experienced Italians to be more vain, superficial and less fun than the Spanish. Furthermore, the school I work for in Spain is more professional than the one I worked for in Italy, but one school in each country is hardly conclusive (and my anecdotes are likely different to yours, right?). Back to top Tiger BeerJoined: 08 Feb 2003Posts: 778Location: Hong Kong Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 5:56 pm Post subject: Mouse, I do appreciate the honest response. I'm interested in both places - but ultimately I'm interested in Spain because I like South American people, so you've confirmed I'm going to the right place (beyond the spanish language thing). Back to top avahanianJoined: 19 Jan 2003Posts: 123 Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:20 pm Post subject: Tiger Beer wrote: How are the people differnet between Italians and Spaniards? This is a very very general question, and I don't want to generalise, but I can tell you personally that it takes longer to become friends with Italians. Also, don't expect every Italian person to smile at you and help you with everything you need....it is very difficult to enter the social circle of many Italians. This goes for Spanish people too. But there are many Italians out there who will shock you with their kindness, and do things for you you'd never imagine anyone would do. But one good thing is, if you make an Italian friend, he/she will be a friend for life. I can't say the same for the Spaniards. My opinion is that both the Spaniards and the Italians are generally friendly, and tolerant of foreigners. But if you want the nicest people in Europe, it is by far.....the Dutch ! this is another matter entirely... cheers Back to top avahanianJoined: 19 Jan 2003Posts: 123 Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:22 pm Post subject: Mouse wrote: Not sure I'd say the weather was better in Spain. Both countries have a range to both extremes, so it depends on what floats your boat. When I lived in Sicily, for example, the temperature in summer went up to the mid-forties, a range where the roads melt and I became very glad of the ice-cream sandwiches sold for breakfast... Right now, where I live in Spain is literally freezing (especially in my flat), but summer is lovely. Hi mouse, You're right, both countries do have extremes, but I found the air to be cleaner in Spain....the pollution in large Italian cities is incredible, especially in the summer. Add the fact that many Italians don't even think twice about vandalising national monuments or dumping rubbish on the street, and you get an idea of just how polluted large Italian cities can get. 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Kooyenga and Darling's plan to kill the Milwaukee Public Schools
It's out there now, the Republican plan (pdf) to start peeling off Milwaukee Public Schools and handing them over to private operators. And it's awful.
Sponsored by suburban Republicans Rep. Dale Kooyega and Sen. Alberta Darling, it is full of bad ideas and presents a possible future for MPS that is bleaker than you can possibly imagine. It's hard to know where to start, so I'll start at the beginning.
In January, Kooyenga and Darling released a shiny booklet (pdf) about their plan, called "New Opportunities for Milwaukee." The book opened with an outright lie, claiming in its opening paragraph that the "War on Poverty" launched by President Johnson in 1964 resulted in "little, if any, progress," in their words.
A careful study by Columbia University released last year showed that government progams, even though they are constantly under attack by Kooyenga and Darling's Republican colleagues, "are cutting poverty nearly in half (from 29% to 16%)." They're just wrong, and it's hard to take seriously any plan that is premised on a falsehood that bold.
The "new opportunities" that followed in their book represented not opportunities for Milwaukeeans, but rather opportunities for private charter school organizations, anti-union out-of-state corporations, and interior designers. (You think I am joking; I am not.)
So now the suburban pair is circulating a set of "talking points" before releasing the full bill that would implement their schools plan, and it, too, begins with a lie. They write, "The consequences of these failing schools are a significant factor in contributing to Milwaukee's declining economic and social health."
It may be difficult to quantitatively measure whatever it is they call the city's "social health," and it's probably equally difficult to prove or disprove the causal relationship between our public schools—several of which are consistently rated among the best in the state—and any specific economic measures. In fact, the research usually suggests that it's neighborhood quality that has a long-term effect on school achievement, not school achievement affecting neighborhood quality.
But there are pretty clear data out there on Milwaukee's economy, and it is not, in fact, "declining." While this city is far from perfect—no one is making that argument, and this city has repeatedly been singled out as among the nation's worst for African Americans, something city legislators have been talking about for years—the city of Milwaukee is in a period of growth and revitalization.
Milwaukee is growing in population—indeed, downtown, the Third Ward, and Bay View are booming—and in employment, with a recent City Observatory report noting that Milwaukee's jobs grew faster than those of its suburbs. The city is reclaiming its dead housing stock and revitalizing many neighborhoods in all parts of the city. Private and public investments in infrastructure and construction are literally remaking vast swaths of the city, from Century City to the Menominee Valley to the lakefront.
So, twice the Kooyenga-Darling duo have introduced their plans with questionable, if not completely bogus, premises. It should come as no surprise, then, that the bill itself is full of questionable, if not completely bogus, solutions to the problems facing Milwaukee's failing schools.
For one, the plan places authority over these schools, dubbed "opportunity schools," in a single commissioner, appointed by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. Theoretically, Abele could provide some oversight of that person, and to a certain extent that commissioner will have to follow state and federal laws.
But unlike in MPS, there is no democratically-elected governance board; the proposal does not allow the elected Milwaukee County Board any oversight, despite putting the commissioner directly under the county executive (who is elected only once every four years; there are school board—and county board—elections every two years). All power to evaluate and close failing MPS schools lies with this one individual, as does the power to authorize, fund, and monitor the success or failure of these new opportunity schools.
Let me repeat part of that again: A single, unelected, unknown "commissioner" will absolutely have the authority to close public schools operated by the democratically-elected Milwaukee Board of School Directors, confiscate the buildings, material, and students (maybe? see below) within those schools, and turn them over to private, possibly religious, possibly for-profit operators.
The proposal suggests in at least two ways that the problem with failing schools is teachers, though thinking only about teachers is stupidly reductive. Any staff in the schools selected to be closed and handed off can reapply for their jobs, but they have to sign a contract that they will not seek representation by a union. Teachers unions, of course, had their authority gutted by 2011's Act 10, so I am unsure why Kooyenga and Darling fear unions in their "opportunity schools."
They also seem to fear fully licensed teachers. The plan allows the commissioner to grant licenses to whoever wants one to teach in these schools. Let's be clear: the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction makes no provision for such a thing to happen. The federal law governing schools makes no provision for such a thing to happen.
There are well-established emergency licenses and even alternative certification programs available, sure. But this power, residing in a single individual with, potentially, no expertise or qualification in education, to unilaterally grant licenses to any random person is unprecedented. A quick googling turns up no other program anywhere in the country—even in the "recovery zones" in New Orleans or Detroit on which this program is modeled—that allows a commissioner like this one to license teachers on his own.
And, really, does anyone believe that the problem in these schools is that the teachers there are licensed and represented by the union? If that is the problem, then why are the top schools in the state full of licensed, qualified teachers? Would Kooyenga and Darling have the nerve to walk into MPS's Reagan or Fernwood Montessori, or for that matter, Brookfield East or Maple Dale in their home districts, and demand they discharge all the licensed teachers in their employ? Of course not.
The plan also makes no mention of students. At this moment, there are five different education sectors in Milwaukee. Students can and do move freely within and among those sectors. The failing students—for, after all, when we talk about failing schools we're talking about students with poor outcomes in those schools—from the schools targeted for closure by this commissioner are not, as far as I can tell, required to remain in those schools. If I were a cynical man, I'd worry that without safeguards, the operators of these schools, once they're converted to "opportunity schools," will summarily remove students who misbehave or create other challenges, filling empty seats with highly motivated students instead of actually dealing with the problems among Milwaukee's hardest-to-teach students.
Brother Bob Smith, former longtime leader of the Messmer schools in the city's voucher program, used to say, famously, "Make the right decisions, or make them somewhere else." Students who cannot be served by choice schools, because of disabilities, for example, must be taken in by MPS. And we know from years of research that voucher schools churn tremendously. The last study found that fully 75% of students who started ninth grade in a voucher school dropped out of the program before graduation. Many city charters, too, suffer from high student turnover or expulsions.
While I'm sure most educators in all sectors—and I've met a lot of them!—are in this business for the kids, the data are undeniable: Milwaukee's children switch schools far too often, and leave the non-MPS sector schools at an alarming rate.
And now Kooyenga and Darling want to hand public school buildings over to these voucher sector and the charter sector, operators who will have no attachment to the students, parents, or communities in and around those schools, and who will seek the easiest path to high scores—enrolling only the best students.
The Milwaukee Public Schools has no ability to pick choose, to tell students to make their decisions somewhere else. Students who leave voucher schools, charter schools, and, soon, these "opportunity schools," by choice or by force, will be taken in by MPS.
The logical end of this plan, then, which carves out five schools a year from the public district, is that MPS will have only those students whom other sectors will not teach, cannot teach, refuse to teach. As more and more public schools are handed over to a one-man "opportunity schools" commissioner, and as the budget for the public schools shrinks to nothing and the cost of educating special needs students rises, bankruptcy is inevitable. The district is already supporting retirees from when it enrolled 100,000 students or more; when it enrolls half that, or less, it will simply be unsustainable.
And then what will be the "opportunity" for those students only MPS will teach?
Answer that, Kooyenga and Darling.
24 Responses to Kooyenga and Darling's plan to kill the Milwaukee Public Schools
John Harper says:
Gees why would Republicans want to ruin a school system that is so totally working?
Racist facist homophobes , I tell ya. I bet these same Republicans would be in favor of schools like St. Marcus that try and turn underprivileged African-American kids into white uncle Tom's, by teaching them to read and such. Why the hell would those pompous asses try and do anything to help black kids. I haven't quite figured out the war on women angle but I know it is there…. It's like republicans are declaring sharia law on us.
folkbum says:
Compare St Marcus's scores to the state average, and then get back to me.
John Harper says:
State average? Let's compare St. Marcus with the other inner city dismal schools that St. Marcus destroys with high education standards and integrity standards of its kids.
Of course you know that St Marcus is better than MOST other inner city MPS schools, hell all of MPS knows which is why they have wasted ridiculous amounts of money in order to prevent them from expanding in order to help more African American children.
wisconsin Conservative digest says:
Awful, that is why describes MPS.. 40 years ago I put together plan to bust up MPS cause it just does not work. Left only cares about votes, not kids or they would do something. They have plenty of money but 3 or 4 kids cannot read after 3rd grade. They have destroyed the lives of over a million kids the last 40 years and all they do is whine.
Jake formerly of the LP says:
Great work Jay. It's been remarkable how the Cheddarsphere has really grabbed attention to this attempted hijacking of MPS.
On a related note, let's see if the WisGOP members on the Joint Finance Committee vote to fill in the $9.5 million hole that's in Walker's budget for Milwaukee child welfare programs. Walker didn't ask for any cuts to the programs, but the amount of funding was off by so much compared to actual costs and enrollment that they need $9.5 million just to stay as is.
Let's see if these hotshots from the 262 actually care about the root causes of why so many poor kids in Milwaukee have issues in school, and then maybe I'll believe they actually care about improving the outcomes of education in the state's largest city. I'm not overly hopeful.
wisconsin Conservative digest says:
Amazing. The Left, since the Great Society has done nothing but screw up inner city kids lives, cannot teach them to read and then when some Conservatives want to help the white, male, liberal racists that run Milwaukee have a fit.
MaseMan says:
Because this isn't really truly "helping" the kids, especially the ones who need it most, and you and all the other corporatist conservatives know it.
wisconsin Conservative digest says:
funny, the Left has had control of schools for last 50 years and they jsut get worse, raked as worst in country You have no answers and condemn anyone like Tommy that wants to help the kids.
athabasca says:
Another issue to consider when it comes to kids with special needs: private schools are NOT REQUIRED TO SERVE THESE KIDS. The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act does not apply. One fifth of the kids, suddenly stripped of their special education rights!! (There's "choice" for you, huh?)
Meanwhile, if they think they're going to capture the federal IDEA dollars when a private school does one of these takeovers, they've got another think coming.
wisconsin Conservative digest says:
fifty years is how long the Left has controlled the schools and 3 of 4 kids cannot read after third grade. When Tommy , Ryan, Now Darling, Kooyenga bring forth programs the Left pees in their pants cause they are going to lose power and that is what has happened here. I have yet to see the Left come up with any program that will solve the problems, they far prefer to keep the inner city kids in bondage, just voting for them.
MaseMan says:
Kids can vote now? Wow, that liberal agenda really leads to some crazy things!
wisconsin Conservative digest says:
Typical stupid leftwing comments. Create problems never have any answers.
MaseMan says:
So, basically, I called you out on your idiocy and now you have no real retort. Got it.
Jake formerly of the LP says:
It's all dead-end suburb trash like Dohnal have, Mase. All generalities and "facts" that come from Sykes and Belling. Nothing of substance, never a question of whether his white suburban privilege or the regressive policies that come fro his mentality may have a role in the two-tier existence in Milwaukee. And when called out on his fact-free blather, has no response other than reflections or ad hominems. What a tough guy.
Dumb Dohnal doesn't care about the fate of kids in the city. He just wants to sit on his backside in the burbs and try to sound superior- even when he's accomplished NOTHING with the many advantages he was given. You wonder why smart people graduate high school in the 262, see how the bigger world really lives and how backwards their home town's mentality is, and they never come back? I don't.
rnprn says:
As a RN I have worked with kids from MPS. Those that have disabilities. They have done great things with kids who have a variety of disabilities. They have special education teachers who are great. Poverty is one of the biggest problems of kids not learning or meeting their potential. This is just a take over for Walker's donors from private charter schools. It is part of the Koch playbook to get rid of public education and this is the way Republicans will move it along. Now as a nurse, I am not qualified to do surgery, but these people also are not qualified to educate without education and credentials in education. Also, this could be challenged in court and I would hope MPS would do it. Taking away schools represented by their communities and community control. Just more of the Republican Fascist policies.
wisconsin Conservative digest says:
RN, tell me why MPS cannot teach 3rd graders how to read? Countries with far more poverty do that. We spend more per person than any place in the world. During the depression we managed to teach kids to read. No, it is apologists like you that make excuses for every failure of Liberal policy. We have spent 7 trillion on these things and nothing has changed.
Time to try other approaches.
Dohnal, I think I'd take your criticisms of MPS a little more seriously if you could actually articulate your points clearly. Honestly, I have a lot of difficulty understanding most of what you write, and it doesn't really give me reason to take what you write seriously.
At this point you come off more as an angry crank than you do as someone with legitimate points to consider.
wisconsin Conservative digest says:
Sorry, I keep forgetting who I am talking to, Leftists have trouble understanding words with more than two syllables. Most ideas they just cannot comprehend, only talking points..
In 1974 I put together plan to bust up MPS, into 18 district,s to give power back to parents and neighborhoods. Slowly, even liberals are agreeing with me, now.
Finally if you are going to educate kids, forget all the giant programs, start with the basics: teach kids to read. MPS cannot even do that. 3 of 4 kids cannot read at MPS after third grade.
Can you all handle that?
Now you're just trolling. Keep it up and I'll just revoke your ability to post here.
I understand multisyllabic words just fine; I simply don't understand gibberish.
Charles Kuehn says:
Please do revoke this troll's posting privileges. He has been polluting this site and others with impunity for far too long. Thank you.
wisconsin Conservative digest says:
Zach, this site is jsut good for a laugh, most peopel are so ignorant of facts not owrth my time but do attmetp to add some sanity from time to time. Please do take me off the damn site.
folkbum says:
The problem is not just your typos, Bob, but your bullshit. You keep saying "3 of 4 kids cannot read at MPS after third grade," which is just something you're making up.
MPS's state reading scores are low, sure, but so are the state's; by their metric, barely over a third of Wisconsin's children read at grade level. Surely you don't think 2 of 3 kids cannot read in Wisconsin after third grade?
Jay hit the nail on the head. I don't mind viewpoints that differ from my own, but what I don't appreciate is rhetoric not based in reality.
wisconsin Conservative digest says:
These things are well established facts. Even worse is that only 3 of 10 tenth graders are proficient in reading. Let's face it in Milwaukee Libs have been in charge for 50 years and it is total disaster.
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My guess is that most people in the PR industry don't pay much attention to exchange rates, unless they do financial PR. This isn't intended to be a criticism. In most instances exchange rates don't make much difference to the day to day work carried out in our industry. However, the steady decline of the US dollar in the last few years ought sooner or later to have some impact. From where I sit I can see a few ways a weak dollar could impact agencies:
1. For agencies representing European firms a weak dollar may create an argument for higher spending. This argument is based on the fact that relative to the Euro or Sterling, marketing spends in the US are actually declining in real terms – of course so are sales which is of course the reason most budgets won't change. But for companies wanting to shift perceptions in a big way, now may be a good time for that promotional push in the US.
2. For agencies representing US businesses overseas it could be argued that budgets should also rise. I'll admit here and now that the logic trail is rather one sided but hear me out. Many US businesses are benefiting greatly from a weak dollar by becoming more competitive in overseas markets. Put another way they are deriving a greater percentage of their profits from overseas markets thanks in part to this improved competitiveness and in part to the translation effect of converting say sterling back in to dollars. This may in turn make it more attractive for them to up their marketing spends in these markets to improve sales even further.
3. US agencies looking to sell may find themselves more attractive to European buyers. The US agency market has been a difficult one to crack for many European agency groups. A weak dollar makes US agencies a relatively cheap deal right now – if of course you assume the US economy is going to continue to perform relatively well. Now there a number of UK agency Groups that could be potential buyers, these include: Chime, Huntsworth, Creston and of course Next Fifteen. The larger Groups such as WPP and Publicis are of course also an option. My guess is that the likes of Ad Media Partners are brushing up on their international dialing codes.
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Watertown meat market issues ground beef recall
A food market and catering business has issued a recall of ground beef it sold over the past 30 days.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced late Tuesday that more than 2,500 pounds of beef from Glenn's Market and Catering is involved in the recall.
The Watertown business said the recall only involves ground beef products sold from their retail meat case.
The Wisconsin Division of Public Health confirmed three patients with E. coli illness that traced back to beef purchased at the business.
FSIS confirmed that all three patients had consumed raw beef before becoming ill.
The recall affects ground beef products sold between Dec. 22, 2012 and Jan. 4.
FSIS said all raw meat products need to be cooked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees to kill harmful bacteria.
Any customers who may have recalled meat can call 920-261-2226 for more information.


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From FLOOD EVERYWHERE
A march has also been called for in Chapel Hill on Sunday at 1:00PM.
Ecologically, socially, the present moment is an unfolding tragedy. We're teetering on the edge of an historical cliff: on one side lies the ecological death of the planet, absolute spiritual bankruptcy, universal anxiety; on the other, the end of this way of living and the start of something completely new.
This weekend, hundreds of thousands of people will descend on Manhattan to join the largest climate march in history. If the scale of this event is unprecedented, it is because it expresses truths that have become universally recognized: amid the toxification of life, the increasing militarization of urban space, and the obvious inadequacy of any "solution from above," we have found each other in a whirlwind of global upheaval. From Cairo to New York City, from Ukraine to Ferguson, millions of people around the world have stood up to fight against this untenable way of living.
Many have called to #FLOODWALLSTREET in a wave of disruption and occupation. With the intention to elaborate this movement beyond New York City and beyond the given form of a single march, we have adopted this call as our own. We have the opportunity to transform the People's Climate March from a one-day event into a new, indefinite movement to act within and against the climate crisis. (more…)


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Right to work in Michigan: Rick Snyder, GOP leaders to push legislation
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and the Republican-controlled Legislature's top two leaders say they will push for passage of right-to-work legislation in the next few days.
The effort, which is law in nearly half the states, prohibits unions from requiring nonunion workers to pay dues to support their activities. Should it be approved in Michigan, it would give the movement potentially its strongest foothold yet in the Rust Belt region, where organized labor already has suffered several body blows.
Snyder says it's about freedom for workers and is not meant to harm unions or collective bargaining. He previously said it wasn't on his agenda but now says the time is right.
The legislation would cover both private and public sector workers, although an exception will be granted for police and firefighters.


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Romney campaigning in Des Moines Tuesday
Register backs GOP candidate
Mitt Romney's Iowa campaign announced Sunday night that the candidate is returning to Des Moines on Tuesday.
A flyer for the campaign event said Gov. Romney and his wife, Ann, will hold a rally at the Temple for the Performing Arts at 6 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m., and tickets can be picked up at the Urbandale victory office.
The Des Moines Register endorsed Romney for president on Sunday, saying that his success in the public and private sectors makes him the stronger candidate to help the nation's economy recover.
It endorsed President Barack Obama in 2008, and said that Obama is "superbly qualified," but his efforts to rebuild the economy "have fallen short." It also criticized Obama for contributing to Washington's "partisan divide."
The Register backed Romney during January's Republican caucus. The newspaper said Romney would help consumers feel "more confident" about spending money, which would bring about "renewed investment by American companies."
The newspaper also said Romney should focus on building consensus instead of "wasting time on issues that animate many in his party."


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On Saturday morning, I sat in the base lodge on Iztaccihualt, a 17,000 foot tall mountain near Mexico City and watched the final few minutes of the Mexico-Brazil gold medal Olympic soccer game. As the game ended, with Mexico ahead, the network's cameras focused on side-by-shots of Mexican athletes jumping and celebrating together and crestfallen Brazilian players sulking alone in the grass. Reuben, my hiking guide laughed. "Where are the dancing girls, where are the sombreros?" he asked. The TV showed a crowd gathering in front of the 150 foot tall Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City. Men in black mariachi outfits held acoustic guitars and teenagers waved their country's red, white, and green flag. "So does this mean Mexico is officially better than Brazil?" I asked. "Maybe, who knows," Rueben said, beaming.
In an article I wrote in March for UnivisionNews, I explained that even as the country's former President recovers his health in his long battle against cancer, Brazil's economy, once the juggernaut of Latin America and the first letter in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) acronym, is slowing. I wrote "Brazil's economy is expected to grow by slightly more than 3% in 2012, more or less on par with the U.S. economy, but the slowest rate of growth the country has recorded since 2003, the year after Lula first took office." In fact, in 2011 Mexico's economy grew by just under 4%, a statistic which pushes the U.S.'s southern neighbor ahead of Brazil in terms of economic growth.
In a recent interview, Sao Paulo based economist Luciano Sobral explained that "one aspect often misunderstood--and we can partially put the blame on the 'BRICs-mania'--is that Brazil is no longer a high growth country, at least not at the same league as India and China." (To see the full interview, click here.)
Likewise, a recent report from the Economist Intelligence Unit found that "Mexico seems to be emerging as the country to watch in Latin America. It outperformed Brazil in terms of economic growth in 2011 (3.9% vs 2.7%) and is forecast to do the same this year (3.7% vs 2%). Its sound macroeconomic fundamentals, solid banking sector and competitive export sector also appear to place it on a better footing to weather external headwinds."
The Economist Intelligence Report went on to explain that "After growing by an impressive 7.6% in 2010, Brazilian growth is now lacklustre, with weakening external conditions exposing the country's competitiveness shortcomings (including dilapidated infrastructure, rigid labour markets, skills shortages and excessive red tape)."
Moving forward, the prospects for long-term growth in both countries will depend on the successful implementation of key structural reforms. Many observers have their doubts that Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's current president, whose term ends in 2014, will be able to rally support for critical reforms. Mexico by contrast, just elected Enrique Peña Nieto, a young politician backed by a team of highly respected policy advisers. He and his party, the PRI, will have six years to implement a number of policies that could radically improve Mexico's long-term growth potential.
In a recent conversation, Duncan Wood, a professor at ITAM, a prestigious Mexico City based university, told me that he's confident that Peña Nieto and his team "will generate some momentum in the first three years" in office.
If that happens, Mexico, a country that in recent years has been damaged by gruesome drug cartel turf wars, will continue to compete with Brazil for the title of Latin America's most successful major economy.
As I hiked up the foggy slopes of Iztaccihuatl, the dormant volcano outside of Mexico City, I thought about something Jorge Casteñeda, a Mexico expert and New York University professor recently wrote. In an op-ed in Spanish newspaper El Pais, he explained that he thinks that that Brazil is only better than Mexico at two things: "soccer and self-promotion."
Mexico just beat Brazil 2-1 to win Olympic gold.
Maybe now Brazil is just better at self-promotion.
I am a Latin America focused political analyst and writer. I split my time between New York City and Mexico City. My book, Searching For Modern Mexico, was published in…
I am a Latin America focused political analyst and writer. I split my time between New York City and Mexico City. My book, Searching For Modern Mexico, was published in 2019. I have written feature articles and op-eds on business, organized crime, and politics for The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Americas Quarterly, Fortune and a number of other publications. I have a Master's degree in International Affairs from Columbia University (SIPA). In the last few years I've had the chance to work on projects in Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, India and China.


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Compare cheap flights to Montenegro
Book cheap flights to Montenegro with Skiddoo and travel to a European country that's chockfull of stunning tourist destinations! Choose from our great selection of flights to save your euros for the rest of your trip.
What to do in Montenegro
Montenegro is a captivating country in the Balkans. This European country is dotted with colourful architecture, long sandy beaches, diverse landscapes, and beautiful walled towns. Travellers of all types are welcome here – from those who love nature, culture and history chasers, photographers, and those who live for outdoor sports. So you'll definitely find many reasons to travel to Montenegro.
Fly to Podgorica and travel to Montenegro's capital and largest city. Travel back in time and discover the country's history at the old Turkish town. Take plenty of photos at the Monument to King Nikola, Cathedral of the Resurrection, Doclea, Lovcen National Park, and Skadar Lake National Park.
Other spots in Montenegro that you shouldn't miss include the Ostrog Monastery, St Tryphon Cathedral, St Nicholas Church, and the Church of St Luke. See one of the world's prettiest bays at the Bay of Kotor, and stop by its town too.
Budva is also a popular destination in Montenegro for its walled town centre and fantastic beaches. Are you looking for more architecture? You'll find it at the charming town of Perast. Don't forget to take your picture-postcard photos at Tara River Canyon.
And if you're looking for the ultimate outdoor adventure, have a ripper time kitesurfing at Ada Bojana and paragliding over Budva Riviera. You can also go skiing and snowboarding in the resorts at Zabljak and Kolasin.
Have a sneak peak of what to expect in this beautiful country and check out this traveller's post about the best of Montenegro.
When to visit Montenegro
The best time to visit Montenegro is during shoulder season from May to June and September to October with plenty of sunshine, cooler temperatures, and lower rates. If you want to be sure that all hotels, restaurants, bars, and activities are all available, schedule your trip during high season from July to August. For the best time to ski, visit Montenegro during low season from December to March.
Montenegro is a go! You and other Australian passport holders can easily fly to Montenegro and travel around the country visa-free for 90 days within 180 days. Just be sure that your passport is valid for at least six months on your return date to Australia. Check out the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website for up-to-date travel info about Montenegro.
Travelling to and around Montenegro
You will reach Montenegro by flying to Podgorica Airport. From there, you can go and travel around Montenegro easily by plane, train, bus, and taxi.
There's no time like the present when it comes to travelling. So start covering the world, pack your bags already, and go book your flights to Podgorica with Skiddoo today!


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CHAPEL HILL – It's peak season for farmers and that means tomatoes are at their prime. This Saturday, the Carrboro Farmers' Market is hosting its annual Tomato Day. Visitors can try more than 70 different kinds of tomatoes, from hybrid to heirloom.
"It's always been one of the farmers' favorite crops," said Erin Jobe, market manager of the Carrboro Farmers' Market. "They've really pushed the limits for trying new varieties and creating some of their own varieties."
The farmers are growing heirloom tomatoes, which are created uniquely to family traditions. Jobe says the flavors heirloom tomatoes possess cannot be found in the grocery store.
"The market really has the biggest selection of tomato varieties that you can find in the area," said Jobe.
Because of the heavy rainfall Orange County has been facing these last few weeks, Jobe says farmers may have a shortened tomato season.
"It may be a very short tomato season year, which is why it's a great time to come get out now," says Jobe. "They're producing quite well, but a lot of the farmers are concerned with how long they're going to last."
The Farmers' Market houses many other foods including eggplant, corn, okra, peppers, breads, cheeses, squash, zucchini, herbs, and even smoked fish and meats. Jobe says shoppers can get anything they need at the market.
"It's been a great season so far and the tables are looking great at Market," said Jobe. "It's very abundant right now."
Tomato Day will include tomato tastings, recipes, a raffle to win one of more than 30 prizes, and tomato dishes prepared by chefs from Acme and Pazzo.
With more than 35 different prizes from local businesses, winners could go home with camping rental equipment from Townsend Bertram and Company, dinner at Elaine's, or a gift certificate to the Spotted Dog, among many other gifts.
Throughout the morning, Craig Thompson will perform his music and kids can enjoy face painting.
Tomato Day will be held at the Carrboro Town Commons, 301 West Main Street, and the event starts 8:30 AM. For more information on the Carrboro Farmers' Market, click here.


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Q: Can I establish a secure connection to the campus network while off campus? / Can I remotely control my desktop computer in my office?
A: Some of Cal Maritime's network services, such as email and Moodle, can be accessed using a web browser. Others, such as network shares (Z: drive), require a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection. The VPN creates a secure connection or tunnel between your computer and the campus network.
Faculty and staff can use Cal Maritime's VPN device to connect to the campus network from a computer off campus. This is done by using a Web browser (Internet Explorer preferred) to connect to the VPN and login using your campus credentials. The campus VPN allows you to establish a secure connection to the campus network from off campus. Essentially, your off-campus computer will have access to all campus network resources that it would if it were connected on campus. The VPN also allows you to establish remote terminal sessions to control your office computer.
For more information and instructions, please see the VPN section under IT Services.
Q: I get booted out of my VPN session after an hour or more. Is there a time limit for being connected?
A: Yes. After a preset time limit, you will need to log back into the VPN. Processes that were open at the time of disconnection will still be running, however.
Q: Can students access the VPN?
A: No, there are not currenlty sufficient licenses on the VPN appliance.
Q: Can a Mac access the VPN?
A: Yes, please see the VPN section for instructions.
Q: Can an iPhone be used to control a campus computer via the VPN?
A: Yes, please see the VPN section for instructions.


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Greens urge Aussie parents to share child care stories
PARENTS are being invited to share their stories about dealing with Australia's child care system.
The Greens have continued their push for reform of the child care sector by launching a national online survey today.
Greens childcare spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young said consulting parents was a necessary step in the reform process.
"We want to hear what mums and dads across the nation to have a say about what works and what doesn't work when it comes to finding quality, affordable care for their children" Senator Hanson-Young said.
A Greens survey of childcare centres was released on Sunday, which showed in the past three years waiting lists had grown and the number of available spaces had shrunk.
The survey can be accessed at childcarepoll.com.


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There literally might not be a single person in Washington more expert on, and more committed to, the 1996 welfare reform bill than Ron Haskins. He was the staff director of the Human Resources Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee when Republicans controlled Congress, and he was in the thick of the drafting of the legislation from top to bottom.
He thinks the charges emanating from the Romney campaign and now Newt Gingrich don't hold up at all. "On the merits, waivers are justified," Haskins told me. "The idea that the administration is going to try to overturn welfare reform is ridiculous."
Haskins had, and continues to have, some reservations about the new waiver rule at the heart of the current political controversy. "My first reaction upon hearing this was shock," said Haskins, who is now at the Brookings Institution. He quickly spoke to lawyers at Health and Human Services and was persuaded to change his mind. "It's a little tortured," he said, "but I can see how they get there. I think in a court, HHS would win."
He continues to believe that the administration should not have promulgated the new waiver "simply because of a separation of powers issue." That is, granting waivers like these that change work requirements ought to be Congress' job.
He told me that he discussed this matter with some administration officials. "And one guy in the White House said to me, 'you tried negotiating with Republicans lately?'"
Finally, he sounded amused that Republicans are getting worked up about waivers. "Republicans are the party of waivers," he said. He told me that in 2002, when he was in the Bush White House, the Bush administration proposed the idea of what they called "super-waivers," which were designed to offer flexibility to the states not just on TANF (welfare), but on "a broad range of social programs." The Bush administration pushed this, "and they were pushing on an open door with Republicans." It was the Democrats who were opposed.
So there you are. From a true expert and former Republican staffer.


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December 1, 2018 - February 28, 2019 @ Elmhurst History Museum
Take an interactive journey through Elmhurst history! See the award-winning tabletop map filled with photos from various eras, and explore fascinating object towers on different themes, from businesses to community, and watch a video on Elmhurst history. Check out the latest History Spotlight, a rotating display of special objects and photos from the museum's collection which currently features objects and information about York High School's centennial.
December 22, 2018 - February 28, 2019 @ Elmhurst Public Library
Kids (newborns through grade eight) can join. Register at the Kids' Help Desk with your valid Elmhurst Public Library card anytime from December 22 until February 28. Once signed up, kids receive a bookmark, a booklog to record the books read, and a reading challenge. Kids who reach reading goals by February 28 receive a sticker; a raffle ticket; and coupons for Skyzone, Meatheads, Brewpoint Coffee, and LEGOland.
January 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019 @ Elmhurst Public Library
The Library is here to jump-start the New Year with a healthier new you! Through a partnership with the Elmhurst Park District, programs focus on taking care of yourself in ways to help your your mind, body, spirit, and relationships thrive. The Common Connection is a series of programs using film, discussion, and critical thinking to identify topics that influence the world today — no matter who we are.
January 6, 2019 - February 17, 2019 @ Churchville Middle School
Burn off some energy at Free Family Open Gym. A guardian must remain with children at all times, this is not a drop-off program.
January 8, 2019 - March 31, 2019 @ Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
The Rock Café features 3 balanced meals made entirely out of stone. The Rock Café was generously donated to the Museum by the Josefeck Family in 2013. On display through May 2019.
January 18, 2019, 1:00 PM - March 17, 2019, 5:00 PM @ Elmhurst History Museum
When Cupid's arrow strikes, the love that grows is celebrated and communicated through a variety of romantic gestures and traditions. Contemplate the power of love represented in unique and never-before-seen 19th and 20th century wedding dresses and exquisitely-detailed early 1900s valentines from the EHM collection. Explore romantic tokens of affection—including candy boxes, photos, and ephemera—that share the secrets of the heart with loved ones and the community at large.
January 31, 2019 - May 31, 2019 @ Lizzadro Museum
This popular exhibit features 3 meals made of stone. Warning: Eating rocks leads to broken teeth!
February 9, 2019, 10:30 AM @ Lizzadro Museum
Geologist Sara Kurth presents an introduction to rocks and minerals. Learn to identify minerals through basic hand-on identification including observation skills and hardness tests. Great for rockhounds and scouts, adult supervision is required.
February 9, 2019, 1:30 PM @ Lizzadro Museum
Children can make their own gemstone jewelry to keep. Choose two different types of jewelry to make with stones from the Museum Shop and learn how to work with jeweler's tools. Completes Girl Scout Jeweler's badge. Adult supervision required.
February 9, 2019, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Elmhurst History Museum Education Center
During the Victorian Era, elaborately detailed valentines were a popular way to express admiration and affection with loved ones. Participants are invited to view our display in the Heart's Desire exhibit for inspiration, and then make a special valentine to be shared on February 14th. Craft supplies provided, all ages welcome. Registration required: Call 630-530-6879 and leave a message with number of participants. Fee payable at door.
February 9, 2019, 6:00 PM @ Hyatt Lodge, Oak Brook
Have a fabulous evening paving the way to future focused education for students in Elmhurst Public Schools. Enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeurves, plated dinner and dancing in an elegant venue at the Foundation's biggest fundraiser of the year. This party never disappoints, with multiple ways to support the cause and have fun doing it. Fundraising entertainment includes games, raffles, mini and live auctions. Space is limited so plan ahead. Cocktail attire.


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Fr. Seethaler will address the Spirituality of Aging
August 2, 2011
Father Scott Seethaler, OFM, Cap. will address "The Spirituality of Aging" at the St. Sylvester Church Hall, 3754 Brownsville Road, on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m.
In his presentation, Father Scott will explore some of the causes of depression and how to better deal with it.
This program is sponsored by Gallagher Home Health Services, Comfort Keepers In-Home Care, and Gateway Hospice.
This event is free of charge and persons of all faiths are welcome. Senior adults and their families are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information or to RSVP, call 1-877-878-2244 X 2873 or e-mail Bbacka@ gatewayhospice.com


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"His Grace Is Sufficient," Liahona, Feb. 2011, 11
We Talk of Christ
His Grace Is Sufficient
Like many people, I have struggled for much of my life to recognize my self-worth. I have fought weight problems for many years, which have contributed to my negative feelings. Even though I have lost weight and lead a healthy lifestyle now, occasionally I still find myself fighting off those negative thoughts and feelings.
One morning I felt particularly low and was wondering how to make the situation better. I began to pray and ask for Heavenly Father's help to overcome these feelings of inadequacy. As I prayed, the following scripture came to my mind: "If ye have no hope ye must needs be in despair; and despair cometh because of iniquity" (Moroni 10:22).
Iniquity seemed to be such a serious word, so much so that at first I discounted the thought because I could think of nothing that I had done seriously wrong. However, the thought persisted, so I prayed, as instructed also by Moroni, for Heavenly Father to show me my weakness that I might be made strong (see Ether 12:27).
I found myself remembering three incidents during the previous two days when I had not shown patience with my children. I had put my own moods and needs in front of theirs and had not been sensitive to their feelings. I felt bad and resolved to do better. I apologized to my children and prayed for forgiveness. As soon as I prayed, my feelings of inadequacy were lifted and I was able to feel the peace that had eluded me.
As though a light switch turned on in my mind, I finally understood a simple concept that somehow I had missed all these years. When I have unresolved sin in my life, even if it is small, I give Satan power to influence me. He knows my weaknesses, and he knows what words will "stir me up" and "lead me to destruction" (see D&C 10:22). When it comes right down to it, I don't hate myself, but Satan does hate me and will use every tactic available to turn me away from the light.
However, when I repent, I rely on the power of Jesus Christ. Because He knows perfectly how to succor me in my weakness (see Alma 7:11–12), His power lifts me up and makes me strong in ways that I can't be on my own.
Even the Apostle Paul, so valiant in proclaiming the gospel, suffered weakness and was plagued by its effects on him. Nevertheless, when he prayed to have the weakness removed, the Lord answered, "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness." Paul then went on to exclaim, "Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me" (2 Corinthians 12:9).
Likewise, I will do my best to repent and obey the commandments so the "power of Christ may rest upon me" and I can be filled with peace and love.


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Hope College senior Kevin Steinbach of Downers Grove, Ill., has earned second place in an international competition for translating Japanese.
Steinbach was one of two second-place finishers worldwide, receiving the "Distinguished Translation Award," for translating materials into English from Japanese in the Shizuoka International Translation Competition organized by Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan.
"This is the most respected Japanese translation competition in the world. I commend Kevin for his remarkable achievement," said F. Andy Nakajima, assistant professor of Japanese at Hope. "He possesses not only a high level of understanding of the Japanese language (both modern and classical), but also the esthetic sense of the English language to make the sentences come alive. Kevin is probably the youngest translator who has won such a distinguished international award. I am very happy that Kevin will be able to receive his award from Prof. Donald Keene, the most distinguished Japanologist in the world, whom Kevin highly respects."
As a second-place winner, Steinbach will travel to Japan for an awards ceremony taking place on Saturday, Sept. 29. He is receiving a 300,000-yen prize (approximately $3,000), and the competition is also paying for his airfare, lodging and most meals for the event.
Participants in the competition translate outstanding works of Japanese literature into a variety of languages. The goal of the event, established in 1995, is to introduce the works to foreign audiences and to promote international understanding. A prefecture in Japan corresponds approximately to a state in the U.S.
Through the competition, each entrant is sent three fiction selections and three non-fiction selections and asked to translate one of each into one of three languages, either English or, this year, Chinese or French. A committee then selects the best translations, considering not only technical aptitude but also the extent to which the translation recreates the world created by the author.
The competition awarded a grand prize, two second-place prizes and two third-place prizes for English translations, and a similar number of first-, second- and third-place prizes to entrants who made translations into Chinese and French. There were a total of 79 entrants in English, 39 in French and 119 in Chinese.
Steinbach's fiction translation was "The Cancelled Flight" by Kawamoto Saburo, a story about a couple whose plane is canceled, leaving them to become acquainted with downtown Tokyo. His non-fiction choice was "Sanetomo's Head" by Karaki Junzo, a historical narrative about the death of the third Kamakura Shogun and the possible whereabouts of his missing head.
Steinbach, who began studying Japan and Japanese when he was about 13 years old, is majoring in Japanese at Hope. His career interests include translation and teaching Japanese.
He spent the 2006-07 school year, studying at Nanzan Unviersity in Nagoya, Japan, and had also participated in the college's 2005 May Term in Japan, which includes four weeks of touring and study at Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo.
His activities at Hope have included Hope's Asian Perspective Association (HAPA) and the college's Japanese departmental club. He is the son of Roger and Tracey Steinbach of Downers Grove, and is a 2005 graduate of Downers Grove North High School.


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Pair plead guilty in Middletown mom's dragging death
Woman not involved in drug deal, suspect says
A man and woman accused in the dragging death of a woman have pleaded guilty.
Maria Misquez pleaded guilty to two counts of obstruction on Tuesday morning. Dustin Watkins pleaded guilty to several charges previously.
Misquez and Watkins were charged in the death of Christina Purdin.
Purdin, 28, died after police said she was dragged by Watkins' car as he drove away following a confrontation over a drug deal.
Watkins was charged with fleeing the scene of an accident, tampering with evidence and possession of drug abuse instruments. He was sentenced to three years in prison.
Watkins said Purdin was not involved in the drug deal and came outside yelling at her husband and slapped the drugs away. He said she only wanted the family's rent money back.
Misquez is due to be sentenced next week.


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Lester threw only 97 pitches, coming out after six innings with a sore right groin.
Just a little precautionary thing. We don't want to push it at this time of year. It's just something that popped up tonight. I couldn't tell you when or how or what pitch. It's that time of year when everyone has bumps and bruises, and you have to pitch through them a little bit.Terry Francona, on deciding to bring in Jonathan Papelbon:
The way the inning was unfolding, it looked like the game was going to be won or lost in the eighth. We brought him in with the idea that, if he gets out of the eighth and it's really taxing, we'll just go to somebody else in the ninth.Beautiful.
He got out of it with no runs, which is really tough to do, and came out and had a real crisp ninth, so it worked out about as well as it could.With the tying runs on base, Papelbon got the second out on an amazing sliding catch by Jacoby Ellsbury ("I knew I could make it off the bat ... I caught it right in the heel") in center field. Ellsbury moved two steps in from his usual spot for Jason Bartlett's at-bat. Those two steps likely saved the game.
Francona said when Ellsbury came in at the end of the inning, he told him: "If you miss that and it rolls, go right up that tunnel and right out with it."
Francona called Daisuke Matsuzaka's first inning at Portland on Sunday "a fiasco ... He said he was trying some things. [Maybe he should] try something different." He was joking. ... Ellsbury is tied with David DeJesus of the Royals for the AL leads with nine triples. ... The Red Sox are not the new Yankees. They are "some unholy amalgamation of the postwar Brooklyn Dodgers and the Grateful Dead".


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The Vampire Diaries Season 4 Episode 19 recap
Sorry, okay, but of all the things that this show does well, that delight me, I am least interested in the ongoing trials of our seniors in high school. Seriously, as though any of them were ever going to graduate anyway at this point?
But on a serious note, it bothers me because, as we saw tonight, we've finally crossed the threshold where the "petty, teenage" concerns are just irrelevant, seeing as saving the life of a given human is just all in a night's work for Matt, the most "average" of them all. As such, I was bored bored bored by my girl Caroline, and I really believe she can do no wrong generally. But the emphasis on prom has been done better elsewhere – including on other apocalyptic shows all "but this is all we have". I felt no urgency and no nostalgia. Looking at the pictures of the "younger" kids didn't do anything for me, nor for Elena. They're gone from this place already. They don't pretend to turn up on time. Why pretend the prom matters?
Also – and let me just get this off my chest before I go further – why pretend April matters? I sincerely hope she's not going to be some sort of Dawn Summers-type Key, because she's exhausting and irritating and unfortunately over 19 episodes, her "gosh-I'm-horrified-and-surprised" face hasn't gotten any better.
Maybe, though, they'll find a way to work around her, as with Kat Graham, who at least had a clear something to do here. Mourn Jeremy, get attacked by Silas more than once, threaten to kill Elena (oh, and didn't you love how they were all "Get off her, Bonnie!" – was not Elena chomping on her throat seconds before?), and then decide that somehow Silas is worth helping? Or something? I don't know, but at least she's operating on her own, which is how I like Bonnie best, and has a clear mission. Oh, and she gains bonus points for being the only one who's not actively clamoring for the cure.
I almost expect them to have a "run for the cure" next week, no puns or jokes intended. Because this is endless. Rebecca wants – and has wanted it so singularly for so long that I'm already sad it eluded her clutches. She really has a case for why humanity might be the thing for her at this point, whether or not either of her fundamentally selfish brothers will let her have it. I did find the originals the easiest to take in this episode, even though the brothers, in particular, seem to be just waiting around for the spinoff to begin. They remain fun, even if their pursuits of Silas-who-could-be-anyone are, you know, lackadaisical. As an aside…can you credit the amount of horse whinny that Elijah puts behind "whims"? I actually found the originals the easiest to take, this episode, overall.
Because the alternative is the brunette trio of exhaustion. Elena is evil and loves it but kind of hates it. Stefan and Damon are as vulnerable to the idea that the other might get her as they ever were. Whether she turns on her humanity (which I've noticed is starting to take over as the prevailing idea, rather than taking the cure) or not, she's still going to be in the middle. I don't love the simile that human Elena loves Stefan and vampire Damon loves Elena and oh look, the median is going to fuel all of season 5… that, and Matt trying to figure out why people like him so gosh-darn much, and Bonnie trying to figure out if all these people who are supposed to be her friends have given her a thought in the last five years.
To close, two final thoughts: "The shell of my best friend almost killed me" would have been a great line if the actress had actually enunciated - and also, a hearty God Bless You, Vampire Diaries, because you are mythic and epic and dramatic, but having Elena steal Caroline's prom dress was nothing if not an homage to Kelly & Brenda's spring dance, the best prom episode ever written.
Three to go, yo!


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Facebook page at center of child-support case
Man claims DA's office taking photos out of context
A father's Facebook page is in question in a child-support battle and thousands of dollars are on the line.
The man at the center of a Milwaukee felony child-support case said his posts are being taken out of context by the district attorney's office.
In one photo, Willie Moore can be seen holding cash with the message "Betcha baby daddy ain't jackin like this."
"That could be my uncle's money. That could be my auntie's money. I'm just taking my picture with it," Moore said.
Prosecutors are using the photo as evidence that Moore can afford to pay his child-support bills.
"It could be anybody's cash. I just took a picture with it. Just to play around or something, you know," Moore said.
Krista Bethe is the mother of Moore's 6-year-old daughter and she said she's not surprised the district attorney's office is using the posts.
"It's a public page. It's not like he has it private or anything. So it's not like he's trying to hide it," Bethe said. "He has money. I know he does. I've seen it."
The DA's application for a search warrant indicates that Moore claims to be unable to pay child support because he is "an African-American male living in poverty."
Investigators also point to another Facebook post by Moore they say depicts a painting of him in front of Buckingham Palace.
"A Europe vacation? That was an app. You can paste your picture anywhere you want to put it at," Moore said.
Moore said the court's not letting him see his daughter. He doesn't have a fulltime job and doesn't have the money to pay the thousands the state is demanding.
"I'm looking for work. Right now I'm working with my cousin. He's an independent contractor," Moore said.
Bethe claims the whole thing is just a game.
"I mean, this is nonsense right here. He can't find a job. I just found a job. They were hiring 200 people," Bethe said.
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SAN JOSE — A longtime San Jose police officer faces time behind bars after pleading no contest Tuesday to felonies related to bogus tickets issued to parties in a 5-year-old personal legal matter, prosecutors said.
George Chavez, 51, is scheduled to be sentenced April 3 for three felony counts of false personation and one felony count of filing a false report. Santa Clara County prosecutor Daniel Rothbach said he could get a maximum of five years in state prison, but acknowledged that there were no conditions as part of the plea deal and Chavez could be sentenced to probation.
Prosecutors said Chavez — a 23-year-veteran of the force — wrote phony citations last October targeting the driver of the other vehicle in a 2008 traffic accident, as well as his own attorney.
Authorities said he used his police computer to look up the Texas man he sued following the accident, as well as the Sacramento attorney involved in a corresponding civil suit, and then issued a traffic citation and two tickets for illegally parking in a handicapped zone. The signatures of both victims were forged, as were those of police officers who purportedly issued the tickets.
One of those officers was notified that the traffic ticket he supposedly wrote was up for administrative review and, realizing he didn't write it, alerted a supervisor, bringing the gambit to light. The resulting police investigation unearthed the parking tickets in question, and Chavez surrendered to authorities in November.
"It's important to hold members of the law enforcement community accountable," said Rothbach, "when they misuse the powers that we have entrusted to them."
Rothbach added that the unusual scheme was the first case of its kind that he has seen in five years as a prosecutor.
Chavez was placed on administrative leave when the allegations surfaced. San Jose police officials on Tuesday would say only that his status is "service retirement deferred" and directed all queries to the district attorney's office.
Chavez's attorney in the criminal case could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
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I couldn't wait to see Denny yesterday. We met for breakfast at King's in Kittanning, even though we were hoping to find some dive in East Brady, which probably exists, but not on Google.
Denny's a long-time friend of ex-Larry, and they'd been on a "Sideways"-ish tour of the NY and Canada wine country over the weekend. Denny is also my friend, and the thing about friends when you get divorced, they either pick one side of the couple to side with or they throw their heads back and say, "I like you both. I'm not gonna choose or get in the middle." Denny's that friend.
When I walked into King's, Denny was seated in a booth facing the entrance. When he saw me, he stood up, gave me a big hug, and said, "Hey, I was expecting that waif of a woman in a pink shirt! Your face is fuller. You look great!"
What I heard: "Damn, Lynn, you gained weight again!"
The last time Denny saw me I looked like this:
This is what I look like now:
My lowest weight was 125. I am now 145. Twenty pounds in two years. The gain has stopped, and I know why it happened (surgery, menopause, divorce, move, stress), but still…
I sometimes want to be that waif again.
At least I think I do.
And yet….
1. When I gained 10 pounds last year after my knee surgery, my body felt better. I have severe osteoarthritis, and when my body-fat levels were low, I was in a lot of pain. I've not been in as much pain at 145. Hmmm….
2. I like my current food regimen and I don't want to change or reduce amounts at this point. I eat healthy foods, I'm still a vegetarian, but I'm no longer a food Nazi. I police myself, don't get me wrong, but I let a baguette or full-fat cream cheese or a piece of my daughter's banana bread fall through the cracks sometimes. I confess: I'm human.
3. This gain has stopped (I've stayed the same weight for 3 months) and I've fell in love with exercise again. It was a rough summer. My brother's seizures and my pending school schedule had my undies in such a bundle there was no way to detangle them. Now that things have settled down and I have a better understanding of what's what, my exercise schedule and nutritional intake are front and center again.
I learned that in times of stress, that when I stay focused on my health, my principles will not fail me. In the last three months, I've made the best decisions I could and stayed conscious of everything I put in my mouth. My food plan – culled over the last six years – has become rote. And that is what I think is the key to success. When the diet you choose becomes second nature, and you allow for some latitude and yet reign yourself in when you go too far, you are there. You get it.
My body has a few more curves than before. I'm no longer a waif, and that sometimes makes me sad. But I feel better physically. I'm strong and I look…eh…well, I'm still working on that positive. I look OK. I fell in love with being skinny. Waifishly skinny. That's a psychological thing I'm still working out.
Today I was driving down Route 28 on my way home from Claire's taekwondo class. A man – who I'd guess was in his late 60s – driving a late model (1980s?) black Jaguar passed me, and he was wearing a safari hat like the Man in the Yellow Hat from the Curious George books. There was what looked like a book mark hanging from his rear view mirror. He was singing. I imagined the book markish thing was some kind of saying or verse that he liked that kept him grounded. I thought about what mantra I might hang on my rear view mirror, what words would remind me that I am OK here in this moment, at 145 pounds, happy to be alive and singing in my car.
I'm open to suggestions. What mantra do you live by? What words give you strength?