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A perfect harmony of classic design, innovation and technical perfection, the two winners of the 2010/2011 Louis Vuitton Classic Awards have been announced. The Talbo-Lago Super Sport T150C, better known as the "waterdrop" won the Louis Vuitton Classic Concours Award for its "audacious curves". The Concept Car Award went to the Jaguar C-X75, a celebration of 75 years of iconic Jag design and an indicator of the future of the industry.
The awards ceremony will take place on February 1, 2011 at the Pré Catelan in Paris. The awards were initiated in 2005 by Christian Philippsen, who now heads the jury along with other historians and luminaries in automobile design.
Last year's winner of the Classic Concours Award was the 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B Touring Berlinetta whereas the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics drove off with the Classic Concept Award.
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Here's what's up:
1) Fergie is still being treated for asthma, which might become a forever thing for us, but she is feeling so much better that it's hard to even tell she has a condition of some sort. We've only had a few not-as-good days and I hope things continue to improve.
2) Life works in funny ways. While Fergie is fine, we had to take Peggy to the vet too. She's a poor thing who always, alwaaays, has problems with her gums so she had to go in for some dental work.
Anyway, she had to have some teeth pulled and I was a wreck for a few days because she was too. If you've ever seen a cat or a dog come out of anaesthesia you know it's a pretty scary thing. And I've seen that many times over the years, but this time was a lot scarier. Peggy was not only stoned, like completely out of it, for the rest of the day after her operation, she was also foaming around the mouth and vomiting. And I pretty much sat somewhere close to her at all times, just to make sure she was safe.
TMI for some, I know, but maybe some of you can relate? It's been about a month now and she finally seems to be back to her old self.
3) My grandpa, who I mention every now and then, had to go to the hospital for a heart procedure. It was an overnight decision made by one of his doctors so we were all taken by surprise. He's doing much better now though, so that's good.
4) Now this is a big one…
Our landlord needs the place for himself, so we have to move. And you know I like renting, it's not awful, but moving… ugh, I hate. And what I hate even more than that is looking for a new place. Finding one with enough space and light seems to be hard enough, but put the cats into the equation and we are screwed.
We did have some luck and we found a place in about a week and it took us another two weeks to finalize things. However I won't be calm until we are completely moved. And until our internet is working! The rest are just technicalities – like informing the bank, getting a new driver's license, updating our passports, etc.
It's all going down in the next two weeks and I hope we are done with everything by the middle of June.
FYI, my moving diet:
I hate that you have to wait for my recipes and I love you for being patient but trust that they're coming. Also with a more regular posting schedule. You know… just in time to mess up your summer diet, haha.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
The entire time we were at Wonder Works, Madison begged to go the arcade that you have to "conveniently" walk through to exit the building. She didn't even want to play the games. She wanted to collect the tickets. So I gave Trinity my last six dollars to play skee-ball.
And Madison got her tickets. Lots of tickets. Everyone was happy. Except for me, whose high score was beaten by a six, soon to be seven, year old.
Just can't win
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Between the rock wall and this, I do believe we have a "sports freak" on our hands....how exciting is that!
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Throughout his Presidential Campaign, Donald Trump complained about: the Trans-Pacific Partnership; adverse trade agreements with Mexico and China; the six-nation nuclear agreement with Iran and, of course, any of President Barack Obama's accomplishments! He often tied the two points together: we negotiated bad deals, because we have bad negotiators.
But, can't Mr. Trump see that he now has the best possible negotiating team, and the Negotiator-in-Chief is personally available to turn things around! Surely the (presumed) Author of "The Art of the Deal" can bring all of his super negotiating skills to bear. Keep in mind, that if we do leave the TPP—a trade pact, which consolidates the fastest-growing region on earth under one "roof"—we will be offering our seat to China. And, President Xi Jinping will be quite pleased to replace us, and assume our leadership position,
The nuclear agreement with Iran, which was thought to be only a couple of months away from having The Bomb, has truly accomplished its very important purpose! Tehran shipped both 95% of its plutonium and its centrifuges out of the country, in June of 2014, when the negotiations began. So, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's worst nightmare—a nuclear-armed Iran—has not come to pass. Psst: Israel has had an entire nuclear arsenal itself, for decades!
And lastly, remember that New World Order that Trump has been dissing—off and on—whenever it suits his purpose? That's the UN, NATO, the IMF, World Bank, the WTO, etc. Guess what? Those organizations, established after World War II, have: enhanced the global economic recovery: promoted world peace; and further led to a better functioning world.
As Donald Trump must surely know, the best time to drive that hard bargain is when you are in a position of relative strength! America did not suffer the double whammy, of both The Great Depression and a Major War being fought on U. S. Soil, during the 1930s and 40s. Yes, we fought in the War, lost a lot of good men, and drained our National Treasury. In the end, however, we were in much better shape then either the vanquished, or even the other victors.
America must retain a leadership position when aid, assistance and leadership are needed to: reverse global climate change; provide financial, medical and manpower assistance in combating medical pandemics; and we must remain in the forefront in responding to natural disasters. Helping people in times of distress, helps prevent future wars!
Following any military confrontations, we must act benevolently, if we win, and be thankful if we lose. Outrageous reparation payments should never be assessed on the vanquished. The harsh treatment forced on Germany, by the Allies after World War I, merely laid the groundwork for an even deadlier World War II, just 20 years later. After World War II, however, America instituted the Marshall Plan, by providing $13 billion ($130 billion in 2015 dollars) to help re-build European economies.
Donald Trump should re-consider some of his misguided ideas, and the harsh rhetoric that he has been using to attack a number of global and regional institutions. As long as the U. S. still maintains a level of stature, Mr. Trump should reflect on another Republican President, Theodore Roosevelt, who was often associated with the phrase: "Speak softly, but carry a big stick!"
NOTE: If anyone wonders why I was so easy, on Donald Trump, in writing this post, just read the prior post, where I had questioned whether anyone would want his hands on the key that launches the nukes. In past posts, I have used every name in the book, in referring to Donald Trump.
I took a somewhat different approach this time. Donald says the negotiators on the deals that he wants to replace–mostly everything–were really awful. But now, with His Team, led by him as the Negotiator-in-Chief, I say: Go for it! Donald, it's time to "Put-up, or Shut-up!"


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• Choose a color that seems to "melt" into your skin when you rub it in, rather sitting on top.
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Bring an honest friend, or ask a salesperson (whose foundation looks good) in the store, if the color suits you.
• Going a shade darker to get a "healthy glow" will make you look like a pumpkin at worst, and slightly dirty at best.
It needs to match your skin tone! Save the healthy glow effect for your bronzer and add that sunshine in strategically.
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida Executive Director Howard Simon is a prominent fighter for American rights and freedoms. Simon began his work for the ACLU as the Executive Director of the organization's Michigan affiliate. In 1997, he was appointed as the organization's Executive Director of Florida and became responsible for the organization's legal, public education, legislative lobbying, membership and fund-raising programs. Simon has a Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota in legal and political philosophy and social ethics and served as a philosophy professor at the University of Minnesota and the DePauw University in Indiana prior to working for the ACLU.
Simon is fluent in Floridian. As an avid traveler, Simon attests that he loves several areas in Florida, particularly those on the state's west coast. "I love St. Petersburg. That's a great city. I love all the arts and the culture that exist in Sarasota. I love the theater in Sarasota and the great restaurants there."
Unknown to many, Simon was an active supporter of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. As a college student, he campaigned in the south for the passage of the act. Today, Simon fights to ensure that voting rights are maintained for all individuals within the state of Florida.
Chris Cate: Welcome to the Fluent and Floridian podcast. Featuring the sunshine state's brightest leaders talking about the issues most important to the people of Florida and it's millions of weekly visitors. I'm your host, Chris Cate. In this episode brought to you by SalterMitchellPR, I talk to Howard Simon. Executive Director of The ACLU of Florida. In our conversation, we'll talk about the unprecedented time we're in for The ACLU and American politics in general. We'll also talk about how The ACLU prioritizes it's [00:00:30] issues, what changes he would most like to see in Florida and about the 2018 election year. You can hear it all right now.
Howard thanks so much for being on the show. Is it safe to say that we're in an unprecedented time for The ACLU and American politics in general?
Howard Simon: Boy, I think that is certainly the case. I've been involved in The ACLU for a long, long time. I was a member of The [00:01:00] ACLU. I've helped found a chapter of The ACLU and I taught college in Indiana. I was a donor and then I was lucky enough to land a position with The ACLU over four decades ago. I never remember a time where there was such a, I think a threat to such … so many different values of civil liberties. Where so many people look to The ACLU [00:01:30] as, essentially, the essential institution to defend democracy and defend civil liberties. Frankly, I want to say, I never remember a time where The ACLU was so popular with some many people looked in to The ACLU and appreciated The ACLU.
I've been with The ACLU in times were we were a reviled and hated organization [00:02:00] that stood up for people and groups that nobody would stand up for, or the rights of people that nobody thought were worth defending. Now, we seem to be cool and popular. Our membership has tripped. Nationwide we've gone from 400,000 members to 1.2, the last time I looked. Our membership has tripled, here in Florida. I'm adding staff and adding lawyers to our [00:02:30] program. This is a pretty unique time.
In terms of the threat to civil liberties. In terms of the support that we are receiving from the public and in terms of the growth of our program. Yes, I never remember a time in which I think we were playing such central role in the politics of our country.
Chris Cate: It is, probably, a difficult time to find [00:03:00] a way to lead here too. There is, I don't know if hatred is the right word but I'll use it here, there's so much hatred toward the president. But he is the president for the next fours years. How does The ACLU transform, kind of that hatred, if you will, into something more productive that moves the country forward, rather than keep it in a gridlock?
Howard Simon: I want to get off the hatred of the president stuff. He is, kind of, an enigmatic character, to say the least. [00:03:30] He likes to say "I'm not your usually politician." Everybody who excuses what he does says, "You have to understand, he's not a traditional politician." As if that was an excuse for everything. It's not the president and it's not the tweets that he sends out in the middles of the nights. I keep telling people, forget about all that, that's not what we need to focus on.
What we need to focus [00:04:00] on is his cabinet and the people he's brought to power and the policies that he has authorized them to pursue. The notion of a Jeff Sessions that will be in charge of voting rights and civil rights in this country. Somebody who's essentially fought against them, in most of his entire career. Somebody like Betsy DeVos, who will use the power of the federal government to try to privatize education [00:04:30] in America. That's what we need to focus on. Not the president.
I want to say, we are not motivated by hatred of the president. First of all, we pride ourselves on being a nonpartisan organization. We focus on policies. It's the policies of the president and it's the policies of the people that he's brought to power and the policies that he has authorized them to pursue. Just take voting rights, for example. [00:05:00] I don't think this was a stronger Department of Justice in, maybe in the history of the country, that has so vigorously defended the right to vote, than the Justice Department under the Obama administration.
We have gone from that, to someone who is going to, essentially, withdraw and try to undo. He's already filled papers [00:05:30] to switch sides in pending cases. Somebody is going to have to fill that role, that void, created by the appointment of Jeff Sessions, to be the head of the Department of Justice, to be our attorney general. I think, just to take that one example, that role is going to fall to The ACLU.
Chris Cate: I want to go back. You talked about how long you've been with The ACLU. You were actually [crosstalk 00:05:57] a part of The ACLU before you even came to Florida. [00:06:00] What is it about Florida that interested you into even coming here? It's such a unique state when it comes to politics.
Howard Simon: Well, first of all it has to be said in all honesty that when I came here, almost 20 years ago, it'll be my 20th anniversary towards the end of calendar '17, I came here because like lots of people from the north and the northeast, [00:06:30] my parents lived here and they were getting elderly. That was certainly a factor. The other factor is, this is Florida. I wake up in the mornings and I say to my wife, "I think we are lucky to live in Florida." It's beautiful here. People in the north may not appreciate that. They keep saying to me things like, they say to people down [00:07:00] here a lot, "Oh my god, how can you stand the summers here? Isn't it hot down here?" Yes it is, but it's wonderful. I love living in Florida.
It has to be said that, I taught at the University of Minnesota. I went to graduate school at the University of Minnesota. I lived in Michigan for almost 25 years. I feel lucky to live in Florida.
Chris Cate: I agree. You actually taught philosophy. [00:07:30] Is that right?
Howard Simon: Yes. I got a PhD from the university of Minnesota. Taught philosophy at the University of Minnesota and was a member of the department of philosophy and religion at DePauw University in Indiana. Then, started working for The ACLU in Michigan. I was the director of The ACLU in the state of Michigan for 23 years because coming down [00:08:00] to Florida in 1997.
Chris Cate: Do you find that working in philosophy was almost a natural transition to joining The ACLU where you kind of … the act of questioning things is sort of a part of your role?
Howard Simon: It was an easy transition. Look, I have a lot of managerial and administrative responsibilities, philosophy didn't help with that. But the kind of philosophy that I taught, [00:08:30] I taught legal philosophy to pre law students. I taught political philosophy. I taught law and morality and issues involving abortion and the death penalty and end of life decisions and religious freedom and things like that. Just thinking about that for several decades was a very easy transition to [00:09:00] organizing a civil liberties organization, to act on those issues.
Chris Cate: That make sense. Now with an organization the size of The ACLU, how do you decide which issues to prioritize? I'm sure you have many issues to chose from, a lot of people trying to get you to move into action on some issues but, you only have so much time and resources. How do you prioritize what you're going to work on?
Howard Simon: That is a very, very good question. [00:09:30] There has been, I think, a real evolution. I've been one of those that have forced our organization to change on that. It used to be the case, that what The ACLU did was essentially respond to whatever came in the mail or whatever came in over the telephone. People thought of us as a kind of a legal aid society. You could imagine the general public [00:10:00] has a very expansive notion of what is a violation of their constitutional rights. That's what the typical ACLU was several decades ago. Volunteer legal panels might meet over lunch once a week and people bring in their email and they go to the mail and it says, "That sounds like a good case. Let's research that. Let's look into that."
We don't do that anymore. What we do, especially in Florida, I can't [00:10:30] speak for every other ACLU but I do think this characterizes the organization more and more, is that we really are a public policy watchdog. In that we watch what the legislature does and watch what congress does, watch what local politicians do. We try to make a decision, and we do, I must say, every year, we have internal organizational, begins with the staff, [00:11:00] priority setting session. In which we look at what we think are the most significant problems in Florida and figure out how to use our resources, or staff and other resources to figure out how to address those issues.
In Florida now, it should not come as a secret, to anybody, that what we see as the major problems that we need focusing on is criminal justice and juvenile [00:11:30] justice. We are the state with the third largest prison population. Half of the people in Florida prisons are there for a nonviolent offense. We use prisons in Florida as a substitute for drug addiction treatment and mental health counseling. We have a terrible criminal justice sentencing policy and prison system that cries [00:12:00] out for reform and voting rights.
We are the center of the universe. I mean that literally. Not just the … in the United States. Let me put it this way, no state takes away the right to vote from more people than does the state of Florida. That's largely because of our system of lifetime felon disfranchisement that stems from [00:12:30] the civil war. That's a major, major area that we need to work on.
We've also been up to our eyeballs in battles to achieve equality, full equality, for the lesbian and gay community in Florida. There are battles defending abortion rights for Florida women. And, I have to say, largely because of what was the first policy [00:13:00] initiatives of the Trump administration. This is the place to defend the rights of the immigrant community.
We always are going to have to respond to somebody who was a civil liberties emergency. We are prepared to do that. We're equipped to do that. Our staff configuration is ready to do that. We have staffed offices in [00:13:30] four or five different areas of the state. We'll always do that. What we try to focus on are those areas where we have made the judgment where Florida policies, and Florida institutions, are most challenged and threatened civil liberties and civil rights.
Chris Cate: Although The ACLU can be an attack dog at times, I know that you do reach across the aisle on some issues, criminal justice being [00:14:00] one of them. How do you balance the, I guess it's kind of almost an art, of criticizing politicians on some issues, but still being able to negotiate with them on other issues?
Howard Simon: I think that's part of being mature. I think politicians are like that too. Today's ally may be tomorrows adversary. There are no permanent enemies and no permanent allies. [00:14:30] The ACLU prides itself on being nonpartisan, which means that we have brought lawsuits against democratic governors as well as republican governors. Democratic presidents as well as republican presidents. We have been a major critic of the Obama administration on some things and a major ally on the Obama administration on other things.
I hope [00:15:00] that we can be an ally of the Trump administration on some things, but we're too new into his term to know that. I have to say, at this point that doesn't seem to be very likely. We certainly have been a major critic and I have to say, a major opponent of [00:15:30] the Rick Scott administration here in Florida. We have filed a lot of lawsuits in which the state has been on the other side. All from efforts to suppress the right to vote and a major piece of legislation that the legislature enacted in 2011 and the governor championed, that did all sorts of things to make it more difficult to vote or to register to vote, or to allow [00:16:00] volunteer voter registration organizations to register voters.
You remember there was the effort to drug test welfare applicants, the effort to dug test state employees. We certainly battled the state on the right of lesbians and gays to marry. We certainly one the case against the attorney general, spanning two different attorney generals, [00:16:30] on the issue of the right of lesbians and gays to become adoptive parents. I mean, I can go on. We've been a major opponent of this administration in Florida.
I think we stood in the way of just an awful amount of bad policies from being implemented. We were involved in, I think, one of the most significant cases, although we were not the lead on this but we were assisting [00:17:00] it in this matter, the striking down the law that prohibited doctors from talking to their patient about the safe storage of guns in the home. I think a very, very dangerous law that certainly with impacts on the suicide rate and the accidental death rate when little kids get their hands on guns at home.
I think I'm wandering from your question. [00:17:30] Who is in office is not the determinant of what we do. We have come to the defense of Rush Limbaugh. We've come to the defense of religious organizations. Boy, I remember a case, this goes back may years. This is a case, I think, that may be best summarized as [00:18:00] what The ACLU is all about.
I was the director of The ACLU in Michigan in 1988 when George Bush, the elder, was running against Michael Dukakis. If people can remember, Michael Dukakis was being accused, by George Bush, of being a card carrying member of The ACLU. I got a call late one evening from a woman [00:18:30] who arrived home to find a ticket in her door saying that she was in violation of the city's sign ordinances. Was a suburban community in the Detroit area. The city only permitted "For Sale," or "Sold" signs. Unless she removed her sign, she would get a $500 fine or 30 days in jail, whatever.
I asked her what was on her sign and [00:19:00] it said, "Bush for President." Her candidate was attacking The ACLU but she knew who to call to defend her constitutional rights. Of course, we came to her defense and of course, she never had to remove her sign. I think that little story illustrates the strange role that ACLU plays in the political life of our nation. If we didn't exist, somebody would have to invent The [00:19:30] ACLU. Governments violate the law and somebody has to sue government, to haul government into court so judges can rule on the constitutionality of what public officials do.
Chris Cate: I love that story because that's really how it's supposed to work. What is one change you would really like to see I Florida, before or during the 2018 election cycle?
Howard Simon: Most of [00:20:00] all because this is kind of where I came in as a civil rights activist, as a college student I spent time in, a little bit of time, in the south campaigning for voting rights and the passage of the voting rights act of 1965. Now I live in the state that takes away the right to vote from more people than any other state. If I had to pick one thing that I would like to see, [00:20:30] I'd like to see Florida dragged kicking a screaming into the 21st century. And, the system that is in our constitution, that upon conviction of a felony, people lose their right to vote and their civil rights, for their rest of their life, unless they receive clemency from the governor.
There are only four states in our country that do that, Virginia, Kentucky, [00:21:00] Iowa and Florida. The numbers in Florida are more than all those others combined. It has left us with a situation, in which, as I said earlier, I think that 1.7 million people of our Florida citizens, have lost their right to vote. It doesn't matter, it could've been 25 years ago, they could be model citizens right now, but right now they've lost their civil rights and the [00:21:30] right to vote for the rest of their lives.
This started out as a system to try to take the political power and the right to vote away from the freed slaves following the civil war. That's the origin of all of this. But now, more than 150 years later, more white people than black people are … have lost the right to vote. If I could choose one thing that I would [00:22:00] like to see changed more than anything else, I would like to see Florida become like other states in which, people lose their rights if they're convicted of a crime, but when they pay their debt to society, and complete all the terms and conditions of their sentence, then like in most other states, they get their rights back.
Chris Cate: Thank you for sharing that. I have four more questions and they're general questions about Florida that I ask every guest. [00:22:30] Here's the first one. Who's a Florida leader you admire? It can be someone from Florida history or someone still active in their work, but who is someone from Florida that you really admire.
Howard Simon: I may regret this but what first comes to mind, I hope I'm not leaving anybody out, but what first comes to mind are great crusading journalists that have uncovered wrongdoing. I think of Martin Dyckman. Long retired from [00:23:00] the, what was then, St. Pete times, now The Tampa Bay Times. But boy, what a great crusading journalist like that. Lucy Morgan, people like that, who are still writing. Both Martin is still writing as well, for newspapers, but I think they're both retired but people who have uncovered the … so many of the corruption and the wrongdoing [00:23:30] of Florida politicians.
Chris Cate: Yeah, those are great examples because reporters really can do so much when they describe an issue and really educate voters about what is really going on. The second question I have on these questions I ask every guest is, do you have a favorite Florida location to visit? It can be a city, a restaurant, a beach, whatever you like. But, what is a favorite place in Florida for you to go?
Howard Simon: [00:24:00] Wow, that's a really good question. That is really good. I guess I have several. I live on Florida highways. I have offices in Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Tampa and Miami. I'm based in Miami but I travel quite a bit. As I travel around, I look for, what I call, other people call it too … I love [00:24:30] old Florida. Places where it's not overdeveloped. I must say, I seem to find more of that on the west coast of Florida. I love St. Petersburg. That's a great city. I love all the arts and the culture that exist in Sarasota. I love the theater in Sarasota and the great restaurants there.
My parents lived for almost, [00:25:00] they died a few years ago, but I think for the last 27 years of their life, they lived in Delray. There are parts of Delray that are kind of like that. The long Atlantic Ave. which is, although, being heavily developed. I think of Hollywood. The parts of Hollywood between I95 and the Intracoastal is just a little piece of preserved, old Florida that [00:25:30] I think is lovely.
Chris Cate: Several great places. The next question should be a little bit easier. Do you have a favorite Florida sports team that you like to cheer for?
Howard Simon: Even though I've lived here for almost 20 years, I'm sorry I brought down all my prejudices and preferences and loyalties from the north. I still root for Michigan football. [00:26:00] God, I'm sure, in a state that's ridden with loyalties and divisions between the Gators and the Noles and the University of Miami and so on, I'm sure what I just said is heresy. I still root from the University of Michigan football team and I have to confess that even though I was born and raised in New York.
I was born as raised in New York [00:26:30] as someone who … as a Yankee hater. I've been a Boston Red Sock fan for probably 60 years. One of the things I love to do, I love to … and one of the joys of living in Florida, is taking advantage of spring training. Going over to little Fenway in Fort Myers, which is kind of like exact replica [00:27:00] of Fenway Park is a joy that I try to do at least twice a year during spring training.
Chris Cate: I love spring training too. Last question, what Florida person, place or thing deserves more positive attention, in your opinion?
Howard Simon: Let me say the thing, I … this voting issue. This voting issue, this is a scandalous situation. We've got almost 25% of the adult black [00:27:30] community in Florida, even though as I said earlier, most people who've lost their right to vote are white and not black, but almost 10 percent of Florida's citizens are barred from voting. Now that I think about your question, I think it really is a good question because I think so many people in Florida, come from somewhere else. Either they are immigrants [00:28:00] from Central, South America, or here in Miami where I live, from Cuba. Or, they are retirees from the Midwest, or the northeast. So many people from the Midwest on the west coast of Florida, or the east coast on the east side of Florida.
I think people don't know the extent to which we are still tied to the Jim Crow rules [00:28:30] that govern Florida that were nailed down in 1868. After Florida, a member of the confederacy had to … what they did when they were forced to rejoin the union and set up a system, a very complex system, of which the principal remaining one is taking away the right to vote for the rest of your life. I think most people [00:29:00] are shocked when they learn about that.
They think that the system is, maybe they think it's a system that's governed by federal law. No it's not governed by federal law, it's left to the states. Maybe they think Florida is somewhat like their state, where, people go to prison and then they get their rights back when they "pay their debt to society." But no, it's not like that in Florida, you lose your civil rights for the rest of your life.
This deserves more attention [00:29:30] because it is a scandalous situation, it's been maintained by politicians for their own benefit. It's part of the way in which politicians manipulate who can vote so as to guarantee who can stay in office. I think it is the unfinished business of the civil rights movement. It's here in Florida.
Chris Cate: I can definitely hear your passion on that issue. I do thank you for sharing that. I do [00:30:00] thank you also for being on this show and taking the time out of your day to talk to us.
Howard Simon: Thank you. Appreciate the opportunity.
Chris Cate: Thanks for listening to the Fluent and Floridian podcast. If you aren't subscribed to the podcast yet, hope you'll look us up and subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast app, like Apple Podcast, Stitcher, or Google Play Music. If you leave a review, that would be great too. Thanks to my team at SalterMitchellPR for making this podcast possible. If you need help telling your Florida story, we've got you covered. We offer [00:30:30] issues management, crisis communications, social media, advocacy and media relations assistance. We also have our own in-house creative and research teams. Look us up at SalterMitchellPR.com. You can also find more information about the Fluent and Floridian podcast at fluentandfloridian.com. Have a great day.


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We bring families together for a high energy, fun filled faith experience that includes inflatables, (obstacle course and bounce houses), face painting, games and activities for everyone.
So parents — dress the kids in their favorite Christmas pajamas, put on your ugly sweaters and grab some of your friends. Did I mention it is FREE?! And no one needs to cook dinner either. We even offer an optional dinner for $3.00/person. Prancer pizza, reindeer food and Jingle Juice are on the menu.
So here's the breakdown of the night …
6-7:15 pm – optional dinner $3.00 /person
6:00-7:15 – inflatables , games and activities
7:15-8:00 family production
8:00-8:30- inflatable encore
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The inevitable has happened; though it happened earlier than I expected. After spending four frigging hours in Singapore National Eye Clinic, the pediatric ophthalmologist says Kai has astigmatism. It is recommended that he wears glasses when he watches TV programs.
I grew up in the 70s where options for children's frames were limited. All my bespectacled girlfriends and I had those HUGE, oversized, dorky plastic frames that did nothing to help us through those awkward growing up years where one starts becoming more conscious of one's looks. (The irony is that the same HUGE, oversized dorky plastic frames are considered a fashion statement now by many.)
But things are so different now fashion wise for children. (Isn't that how we get kids the likes of Romeo Beckham?) He picked this red pair himself and refused to budge even when his daddy offered him other options. I am glad. He made a good decision. Fashion-wise, that is. Red accentuates his skin tone, the shape fits the frame of his face, and yada yada yada. Anyway, he must be pretty pleased with how he looks and how it sits on his nose because he's been very compliant with wearing it!


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|Crash location
|Nearest city
|Elk Springs, CO
|Tail number
|Accident date
|28 Jul 1993
|Aircraft type
|Bellanca 8KCAB
|Additional details:
On July 28, 1993, at approximately 1930 mountain daylight time, a Bellanca 8KCAB, N5035K, impacted mountainous terrain following loss of conrol approximately 14 miles west of Elk Springs, Colorado. The commercial pilot and commercial pilot rated passenger received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.
The flight originated from a private airstrip one half mile east of the accident site about 15 minutes prior to the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight and no flight plan was filed.
The flight was video taped by a family member and the accident sequence was recorded. The ground witnesses could not see the impact due to terrain masking and the wreckage was not located until the next morning.
According to information provided on the video tape, the aircraft owner was occupying the rear seat, and the pilot-rated passenger was occupying the front seat. The tape showed the aircraft departing to the west from the private airstrip. The tape then depicted the aircraft in a left turning maneuver approximately one half mile off the end of the airstrip. The turning maneuver progressed to inverted flight. The aircraft then entered a right hand turn spin from approximately 1,000 feet above ground level. At approximately 100 feet above the horizon, the spin turns appeared to decrease and the aircraft disappeared from sight.
The owner was occupying the rear seat and held an acrobatic endorsement. No evidence was found that the pilot occupying the front seat had received any acrobatic training. Both stations had flight controls and it could not be determined which pilot was flying the aircraft at the time of the accident.
The accident site was on the side of a hill approximately one half mile off the west end of the airstrip and approximately 200 feet higher than the end of the runway. The area was covered with cedar and small pine trees. The wreckage was contained in an area approximately 50 X 50 feet and all components were within that area with the wreckage oriented with the nose to the east.
Attached is a wreckage diagram and photographs of the wreckage. These depict the wreckage distribution and damage.
The Chicago, Illinois, FAA Aircraft Certification Office asked the Investigator In Charge to examine the wings. Examination provided no evidence of any spar deterioration.
Toxicology results are attached and according to laboratory technicians, the substances found were due to post-accident events.
The wreckage was released to Mr. Dennis Jason, Jason and Associates. No parts were retained.


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With its rolling tree lined fairways and subtle breaking greens Los Angeles offers golfers of all skill levels a challenging day of golf.
Chester Washington Golf Course
1930 W 120th St, Los Angeles, CA 90047 Phone: (323) 756-2516
Chester Washington Golf Course, with its rolling tree lined fairways and subtle breaking greens offers golfers of all skill levels a challenging day of golf. Conveniently located near downtown Los Angeles and the LA Airport, this par 70 layout once hosted the Gardena Open. Chester Washington Golf Course offers a fully stocked pro shop and a beautiful driving range for the guests' enjoyment. Chester Washington Golf Course was a proud finalist for the Los Angeles County Course of the year award in 2006.
Westchester Golf Course
6900 W Manchester Ave, Los Angeles, CA
(310) 649-9167
Conveniently located just north of LAX, near popular Westside beaches and communities, this 18-hole, 4,364 yard public golf course is a fun and affordable challenge for golfers of all abilities. The course has a casual feel to it, with impeccable greens, nighttime play, daily instruction, and a newly renovated driving range. Perfect for scheduled play, spontaneous practice, or for golfers awaiting a flight – Westchester Golf Course delivers great golf, every time.
Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course
|2650 N Vermont Ave
Los Angeles
(323) 665-2011
Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course is a picturesque executive 9-hole course located across the street from the Greek Theater. Roosevelt is a very hilly, challenging course with beautiful views of the whole Los Angeles Basin as well as the Griffith Park Observatory. Roosevelt is unusually long for an executive 9-hole course with many sand traps and plenty of trees and shrubbery surrounding it's rather narrow fairways. It is a walking only course with no drive carts.
The Los Angeles Country Club
10101 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
(310) 276-6104
In the fall of 1897, a group of Los Angelenos organized a voluntary association to further the cause of one of Southern California's newest sports. The Los Angeles Golf Club, as they called themselves, leased a sixteen-acre vacant lot at the corner of Pico and Alvarado Streets and laid out a nine-hole course. Called "The Windmill Links", the course was named for a makeshift Clubhouse - the bottom of an abandoned windmill.
Wilshire Country Club
301 N Rossmore Ave
Los Angeles
(323) 934-1121
Founded in 1919 and set in the historic Hancock Park area of Los Angeles, Wilshire Country Club was designed by Norman Macbeth as a links golf course with a natural stream running throughout, giving the course its unmistakable character and challenge. Wilshire, throughout the years, has hosted many great tournaments and groups such as the LA Open, the Senior PGA and the LPGA. The course remains a wonderful testament to great course design and remains one of Southern California's golf gems.
Hillcrest Country Club
10000 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles
(310) 553-8911
Hillcrest Country Club MembersEach member is responsible for his or her guest.
SecurityThe privacy of Hillcrest Country Club is amongst our highest priority. We request your cooperation in assisting the Security Department to be effective in this dedication. If you will be meeting guests at the Club, kindly provide their names ahead of time to the Security Department (Front Gate) by telephone (310) 300-6125 or ext. 6125 from any house phone. Alternatively please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or via fax at (310) 300-6123.
Your Hillcrest Country Club parking sticker should be placed on the inside lower right corner of your windshield for identification. Whenever you sell or dispose of a vehicle that has a Hillcrest parking sticker, please remove.
Members should never give their membership number to a guest.
ParkingAll guests must use valet parking. Tipping is not allowed.
Cellular TelephonesThe use of cellular telephones is not permitted in the Clubhouse except for outgoing calls in designated areas in the Locker Rooms and members' parking lot.
Driving RangeHitting balls over the fence is prohibited in that it may cause serious injury to other golfers.
Fitness CenterOnly guests who are supervised and accompanied by a member are allowed in The Fitness Center.
Dress CodePlease click here for details
Smoking is prohibited in all indoor areas and outdoor locations where food is served.
Thank you for your cooperation.
The Lakes at El Segundo
400 S Sepulveda Blvd, El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 322-0202
The Lakes at El Segundo is a municipal golf course owned by the City of El Segundo. The Course opened in June of 1994 and is one of the many successful programs for the city's Park and Recreation Department. The Course is operated by the professional management group of Lane/Donovan Golf Partners LLC. Under the guidance of Lane/Donovan Golf Partners and the support of the City of El Segundo Staff, The Lakes has become one of the best 9 hole golf and practice facilities in the country.
Open Daily
Facility hours of operation:
Driving Range:
Range ball machine closes 1 hour prior to closing
Wednesday: Range hours: 8:00am to 11:00pm
ball machine closes 1 hour prior to closing
Golf Shop Price Menu
We've been in business since 1994. Below is a summary of rates, amenities, and features we offer here at the Lakes.
New rates effective Wednesday, May 1st, 2013:
- Weekdays: $15.00
- Weekends & Holidays: $18.00
- Weekday Senior : $12.00
- Junior Weekday: $11.00
- Junior Weekend: $15.00
El Segundo resident rates:
- Weekday: $10.00
- Weekend: $12.00
- Senior weekday: $8.00
- Senior weekend: $12.00
- Junior weekday: $8.00
- Junior weekend: $12.00
Resident Monthly Pass: (Must provide valid Rec. Id card)
All passes are valid Monday thru Friday (No Weekends or Holidays)
- $50.00
- Senior: $40.00
- Punch Pass: $35.00 (5 rounds and 1 small bucket of range balls)
- $75.00
- Punch pass
- Two level tee area with 58 hitting stalls
- Four targeted greens, ranging from 75 to 225 yards
- Large custom-made mats
- Free loaner clubs
- Small / 35 balls / $6.00
- Medium / 70 balls / $8.00
- Large / 105 balls / $10.00
- Range Discount cards with 3 levels offered
- 4,000 square feet
- Full service pro shop with competitive pricing
- The Fairway Cafe and dining area
- Large patio overlooking lake and waterfall
- Banquet facilities
- 9-hole, par 29, 1,327-yard rye and bent grass executive golf course
- 10,000-square-foot natural grass putting green
- 800-square-foot chipping and pitching green with bunker
9-H golf course, great for company outings combined with a lunch or
dinner. We can supply you with all the tee-prizes, company logo'd t-shirts,
logo'd golf balls, we can basically logo anything! Putting contests,
closest to Pin contests.
* Weekend rates begin at 12:00pm Friday


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A few nights ago, I had to laugh out loud as a I walked to my bed. I put 3 therapeutic devices on my bed on which to fall asleep. There were two ice packs on my bed as well as a heating pad. Ice pack # 1 is for my SI joint (spine/hip) since I seem to have inflamed some soft tissue that tends to pinch blood flow to my lower extremities, most noticeably my legs. As I generally like to ride my bike, and legs are pretty much needed to ride said bike, I kinda need blood flow to 'em. So I sleep on an ice pack.
Ice pack #2 is for my on-again, off-again aching back. Any generalized abuse including but not limited to hours spent standing, working in the garage, etc tends to bring a certain level of discomfort. Trips to my chiropractor, plus icing my back helps. So I sleep on an ice pack.
The heating pad is currently in use to help increase blood flow to my shoulder, as I decided to squarely clock a tree this past weekend during the MTB race. As one could infer, I did not perform as I expected, tree notwithstanding. Get it? standing?
Moral of the story is take care of your body, and don't get old.
My race didn't exactly go as well as I had hoped. I got a good start, taking second into the woods, but as it turned out I threw it in reverse from there. I ended up 9th and lap times were about a minute slower each lap - not so good. The pisser of it all was that I lost two spots in the last half mile of the race. I'm not saying I wouldn't have lost those spots otherwise, but I did come up on lap traffic 4 or 5 times where passing was not an option. Such is racing.
Anyway, a benefit to having limited mobility in my shoulder is that it's generally painful to reach behind me, so I get to say "Man, I'd totally buy lunch for you, but I can't reach my wallet. Sorry."
I'd post a pic of my shoulder, but it really doesn't do the damage justice. it looks like a small abrasion, maybe 2 inches in diameter. Promlem is hitting a tree at 15 mph does more impact damage than scraping damage.
In wheel news, as much as it pained me I reverted back to my Ksyriums for crit duty on Sunday since I didn't want to risk damage to my Shamals as they have gone on the auction block. They are hella sweet, but I'm awaiting delivery of the next newest sweetness, and something had to give. Feel free to search eBay for Shamals and buy them. Super awesome wheels with less than 500 miles on them. You won't be disappointed.
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Revolution in Albania
By Michael Karadjis
A people's power revolution is taking place in Albania, where a furious plundered people have taken up arms against the thieving, US-backed regime of Sali Berisha.
The rebellion began with a peaceful rally on January 15, which was brutally attacked by Berisha's riot police. Every rally thereafter was attacked -- six times as many people have now been killed in protests against the "Democratic" regime as were killed during the fall of the old Stalinist regime in 1991.
On March 1, police tried to oust 42 hunger striking students from the university in the port city of Vlore. Thousands of demonstrators instead dispersed the police. Protesters then burned down the headquarters of the secret police, prisons and police stations and distributed arms. A general strike was declared in the city and in most of the south of the country.
Most of the major cities of southern Albania have been taken over by the armed population. Police stations, army barracks, Democratic Party offices, offices of the failed pyramid schemes and government buildings have been attacked, burned or seized. Berisha's own villa in Vlore has been looted. In some cases banks were broken into and forced to distribute their wealth, and prisoners freed.
The latest town to fall was Argirocastro, which is also home to the large Greek minority, on March 9. According to the Greek newspaper Kosmos, the night was a huge celebration.
With police and army largely deserting, the "Democratic" regime is relying on the secret police force, the Shik, whose members are paid up to 10 times the average wage of $65 a month, according to Peter Lennon in the Guardian.
Western backing
For years, the US and other western governments have showered support on the right-wing, undemocratic and chauvinist regime, because it was opening up rapidly to "the world market." The market has now left the vast majority of Albanians with nothing of the little they had, following the collapse of "pyramid schemes" organised by crooks with close links to the Berisha regime.
The regime was being pushed as one of the most successful in the transition to the "free market". The first east European government to apply for NATO membership, it has received military aid from the US and $585 million in European aid between 1991 and 1995, more per capita than anywhere in eastern Europe.
These powers have reacted with shock to the example of an armed people taking over their own affairs. Every attempt is being made to whitewash Berisha, the protests have become "riots" and "anarchy", and the opposition initiative of a "national unity" government is being pushed as a great "hope" that the people can be swindled into giving up their arms.
The unpalatable truth is that the regime is corrupt to the core. It is completely linked both to organised crime and the pyramid schemes, and to elements from the old Stalinist regime which have sought to enrich themselves in the new capitalist order.
In last October's elections, posters for Democratic Party candidates featured the names and symbols of their pyramid company sponsors. These companies donated generously to Berisha's election campaign. Democrat politicians regularly appeared at functions held by these crooks, especially Vefa Holdings Group, the biggest thief.
Vefa is Albania's biggest capitalist company, and also has branches in Germany and Italy. While the government banned pyramid companies following their collapse in January, it has declared continued support for Vefa and other former pyramid companies which also carry out "productive investment".
In an article entitled "The Gangster Regime We Fund", Andrew Gumbel in the London Independent claimed: "Classified documents have circulated in Western capitals for the last two years citing evidence of collusion and active participation by members of the ruling Democratic Party in drugs trafficking, illegal arms trading and, until the end of the war in Bosnia, large-scale sanctions-busting via oil sales to Serbia and Montenegro". Much of the drug trafficking, he reported, was organised by the Shik.
Nor is it true that Berisha brought democracy to Albania. The 40-year Stalinist regime of Enver Hoxha was the most xenophobic in the region, keeping the Albanian workers and peasants isolated from the world, with its anti-Marxist line of "self-sufficiency" in the backward agricultural country.
In the early 1990s, market reforms were already under way under the regime of Hoxha's successor, Ramiz Alia. Alia's regime, not Berisha's, began democratic reforms and relaxed the iron grip of the ruling party, allowing outbursts of struggle by workers and peasants.
The Democratic Party was set up in 1990 with a more radical capitalist program, by disgruntled former Stalinist officials and academics. Berisha himself was high in the leadership of the Albanian Workers (Communist) Party, and was Enver Hoxha's doctor.
The Albanian masses voted Alia's reformed Socialist Party back in the first elections in March 1991. As in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia, a new version of the old Communist Party was charged with the transition to capitalism, enabling old bureaucrats to get their hands on new wealth.
Spreading impoverishment and unemployment led to huge strikes and mass protests. Alia's regime responded by killing protesters in December 1991, resulting in a landslide victory of the Democratic Party in the1992 elections.
From the time of coming to power, Berisha increasingly relied on repression. In 1993, the leader of the opposition Socialist Party, Fatos Nano, was arrested on fraudulent charges and has remained in jail ever since.
To divert the masses from the economic disaster, Berisha turned to Albanian chauvinism. Five leaders of the Human Rights Union, the party of the Greek minority, were given huge prison sentences in 1993 after midnight raids, falsely accused of stockpiling weapons.
The 1996 national and local elections were so thoroughly rigged that even Berisha's western backers had to admit "irregularities". Thousands of protesters came into the streets in protest, but were viciously beaten or jailed by Berisha's cops. The Socialist Party has refused to take its seats in parliament in protest.
The western powers put considerable pressure on Berisha to form a "national unity" government with the opposition coalition, which consists of the SP and various right and centre parties. Faced with a real revolution, the SP showed how unsocialist it is: it called on the people to lay down their arms.
The people's committees unanimously refused. Meeting after meeting across the south declared they would not give up their arms until Berisha resigned. The other demand raised by many committees is the return of all plundered money.
The regime cannot fulfill this demand. Eighty per cent of Albanians have lost everything. When Stalinism ended, the houses they were living in and farms they were working became "their" property. Now everything has been seized by nine big companies. The estimated theft is about $2 billion, over half the gross domestic product.
The government singled out two schemes for scapegoating, but this accounts for only 17% of lost funds. In Vlore, the local pyramid is estimated to owe $500 million, but none of these assets have been frozen.
The new rich will no doubt keep what they have robbed. Under new company names, they will be the ruling class of capitalist Albania. It is this realisation that is prompting the people to hold onto their arms, as the only way of creating a new system, based on the expropriation of this new ruling class.
Some of the western media rhetoric about "anarchy" and "mafia links" may aim to soften public opinion for possible NATO or other military intervention. The Greek army has massed on the border.
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ACTON, Mass., Dec. 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SeaChange International, Inc. (Nasdaq:SEAC), a leading global multiscreen video software innovator, today announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire TLL, LLC which does business as Timeline Labs. Timeline Labs is a privately-owned, California-based SaaS company that enables local broadcasters, local and national news organizations, cable news channels and other media companies and brands to analyze social media messages in real-time, find and broadcast newsworthy social trends and insights, and measure viewing audience engagement across television, mobile and PC. Timeline's customers include FOX Television Stations, Sinclair, Media General and Tribune broadcast television stations, as well as online providers like 120Sports.com.
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Timeline Labs provides a rapidly deployed content management platform that enables its customers to discover, curate and display geographically targeted news stories that are trending across social media sites (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) with visualizations that are ready for air on television and over-the-top. Timeline's major investors include former executives of television networks ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, Sinclair Broadcast Group, and Guggenheim Digital Media.
SeaChange CEO Jay Samit stated, "Timeline Labs' success demonstrates that social media can be captured for the advantage of the television industry, bringing concrete, new value by truly reflecting and serving the current mindset of their specific audiences. While the broadcast segment represents an accretive growth opportunity for SeaChange, the Timeline Labs platform will allow us to extend the social news paradigm to multiscreen television service providers, so they can easily launch ready-made and differentiated live or on-demand content packages tailored to the interests of their subscribers."
Timeline Labs CEO Malcolm CasSelle added, "Unlike its competitors, Timeline Labs provides best-of-breed search capabilities across multiple social networks to surface breaking and trending news for top media organizations. It also features visualization tools that let broadcasters and other news teams do what they do best: tell stories and break news. Our teaming with SeaChange is an exciting stage for Timeline Labs. We anticipate cross-selling opportunities that will help us to extend our platform to new customers including multiscreen and OTT service providers in new geographies."
Through their shared focus on innovating to enhance television service providers' effectiveness, SeaChange and Timeline Labs began collaborating to enable the NewCoin local TV audience measurement venture announced last week with FOX Television Stations, Tribune Media and Univision. NewCoin's mission is to harness the data-gathering power of currently available and emerging technologies in order to create a broader based measurement tool that will accurately measure audiences across the entire spectrum of linear and digital platforms.
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About SeaChange International
Ranked among the top 250 software companies in the world, SeaChange International, Inc. (Nasdaq:SEAC) enables transformative multiscreen video services through an open, cloud-based, intelligent software platform trusted by cable, telco and mobile operators globally. Personalized and fully monetized video experiences anytime on any device, in the home and everywhere, are the product of the Company's superior multiscreen, advertising and video gateway software products.
SeaChange's customers include many of the world's most powerful media brands including all major cable operators in the Americas and Europe, and the largest telecom companies in the world. Headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, SeaChange is TL 9000 certified and has product development, support and sales offices around the world. Visit www.schange.com.
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