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New 2020 ToyotaCamry LE Sedan
- Stock: Y0921959
- Fuel Economy
- 28.0/39.0 mpg City/Hwy
- Exterior Color
- Midnight Black
- Interior Color
- Ash
- Body/Seating
- Sedan/5 seats
- Transmission
- 8 speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- front-wheel
- Engine
- 2.50 2.50
Highlighted Features
- Lane departure
- Emergency communication system
- Wireless phone connectivity
- Exterior parking camera rear
- Auto high-beam headlights
- Split folding rear seat
- Remote keyless entry
- Steering wheel mounted audio controls
Detailed Specifications
- 1-touch down
- 1-touch up
- Adaptive Cruise Control: Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC)
- Air conditioning
- Driver door bin
- Driver vanity mirror
- Emergency communication system: Safety Connect with 1-year trial
- Front beverage holders
- Illuminated entry
- Overhead console
- Passenger door bin
- Passenger vanity mirror
- Power windows
- Rear beverage holders
- Rear door bins
- Remote keyless entry
- Speed control
- Telescoping steering wheel
- Tilt steering wheel
- Alloy wheels
- Four wheel independent suspension
- Front anti-roll bar
- Front tires: 215/55VR17.0
- Power steering
- Rear anti-roll bar
- Rear tires: 215/55VR17.0
- Speed-sensing steering
- Wheel size: 17"
- 1st row LCD monitors: 2
- AM/FM radio: SiriusXM
- Primary LCD size: 7.0"
- Satellite radio trial duration with new vehicle purchase (months): 3
- Smart device integration: Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
- Speakers: 6
- Steering wheel mounted audio controls
- Wireless phone connectivity: Bluetooth
- Basic warranty: 36 months/36,000miles
- Corrosion perforation warranty: 60 months/ unlimited distance
- Maintenance warranty: 24 months/25,000miles
- Powertrain warranty: 60 months/60,000miles
- Roadside assistance coverage: 24 months/ unlimited distance
- Front center armrest
- Front seats: bucket
- Max seating capacity: 5
- Power 2-way driver lumbar support
- Power driver seat
- Rear seat center armrest
- Rear seats: bench
- Rear seats Folding position: fold forward seatback
- Split folding rear seat
- Cylinder configuration: I-4
- Drive type: front-wheel
- Engine liters: 2.5
- Engine location: front
- Fuel economy city: 28mpg
- Fuel economy combined: 32mpg
- Fuel economy highway: 39mpg
- Fuel tank capacity: 16.0gal.
- Horsepower: 203hp @ 6,600RPM
- Manual-shift auto
- Number of valves: 16
- Recommended fuel: Regular Unleaded
- Torque: 184 lb.-ft. @ 5,000RPM
- Transmission: 8 speed automatic
- Variable valve control
- Bumpers: body-color
- Door mirrors: body-color
- Power door mirrors
- Rear cargo: trunk
- Compression ratio: 13.00 to 1
- Curb weight: 1,495kg (3,296lbs)
- Engine bore x stroke: 87.4mm x 103.4mm (3.44" x 4.07")
- Engine displacement: 2.5 L
- Engine horsepower: 203hp @ 6,600RPM
- Engine torque: 184 lb.-ft. @ 5,000RPM
- Exterior body width: 1,839mm (72.4")
- Exterior height: 1,445mm (56.9")
- Exterior length: 4,879mm (192.1")
- Front headroom: 973mm (38.3")
- Front hiproom: 1,407mm (55.4")
- Front legroom: 1,069mm (42.1")
- Front shoulder room: 1,466mm (57.7")
- Interior cargo volume: 428 L (15 cu.ft.)
- Interior maximum cargo volume: 428 L (15 cu.ft.)
- Passenger volume: 2,843L (100.4 cu.ft.)
- Payload: 420kg (925lbs)
- Rear headroom: 965mm (38.0")
- Rear hiproom: 1,389mm (54.7")
- Rear legroom: 965mm (38.0")
- Rear shoulder room: 1,415mm (55.7")
- Turning radius: 5.7m (18.7')
- Wheelbase: 2,824mm (111.2")
- Auto high-beam headlights
- Delay-off headlights
- Display: analog
- Exterior parking camera rear
- Front reading lights
- Fully automatic headlights
- Lane departure: Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist (LDA w/SA) active
- Low tire pressure warning
- Outside temperature display
- Rear reading lights
- Rear window defroster
- Tachometer
- Trip computer
- Variably intermittent wipers
- 4 wheel disc brakes
- ABS brakes
- Brake assist
- Dual front impact airbags
- Dual front side impact airbags
- Electronic stability
- Forward collision: Toyota Safety Sense P (TSS-P) mitigation
- Ignition disable
- Knee airbag
- Occupant sensing airbag
- Overhead airbag
- Panic alarm
- Rear side impact airbag
- Security system
- Traction control
Dealer Notes
KBB.com Consumer Reviews
- 2.0
Would not but this car now.
By Matt on Friday, January 25, 2019Love Toyota. This is my 2nd Camry SE. Got it a 16% off MSRP. No complaints about price and value. HOWEVER, I regret buying this car until Toyota fixes its many flaws. Seriously -- Stop now and do not buy this car. Road noise (in PA) is awful. Technology is unexpectedly terrible: Dash controls actually are worse than last generation's (don't promote that engineer!) and the apps are way worse than you'd expect from a world class company: Really, really terrible. Camry SE performs great on the road but feels every -- and I mean every -- bump in the road. Why would you do that? (Actually, handling reminds me or my 1985 Porsche 911 -- where you turn the wheel and the car turns without delay....) Love to drive this car but Toyota, which sells millions of Camrys each year, could make the current Camry really, really special. Without a doubt, do not but this car until Toyota improves the dash controls (i.e. heat, a/c...), the smartphone technology/integration, and the ride dynamics of the current Camry. Looks great, needs improvement to be a world class car.
- 3.0
Good car, low ground clearance. Useless navigation
By Ken on Monday, July 22, 2019If you live where frost heaves show up in the winter and early spring be careful. The Camry has low ground clearance. The navigation system is only good for raising your stress and aggravation level. After using it for a while I removed the app from my phone and bought a garmin system. Toyota ripped of the consumer with a useless navigation system. Something I will remember when trading in the Toyota for a new car,
- 5.0
I love my XSE 2019 Camry with Red Leather Interior
By Elliott on Tuesday, February 12, 2019I cant say a bad thing about my Camry. Everything about it is amazing; the safety, the styling, the technology. I can't believe it's fully equipped with a Lane Departure Alert, Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic High Beams, Pre-Collision System (which has saved me twice! It braked for me when I looked away and cars stopped randomly in front of me), and blind spot monitor as well!
*Additional costs include accessories that you add, sales tax, tag and title fees for the state in which the vehicle will be registered, freight (as applicable) and a dealer processing fee applicable in the state in which the dealer is located ($500 Maryland; not required by law); ($389 Pennsylvania); ($699 Virginia and North Carolina). See individual vehicle page or contact the store by phone or email for complete details on all offers.
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Alpine Miniatures - DAK Grenadier, Tunisia, 1943
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Be it an everyday play thing in the playground or as tokens on a miniature wargaming table, toy soldiers have throughout the ages have held a sentimental place in the hearts of both adults and children alike. Throughout history, warfare is synonymous with games military and political leaders play for power and control. The toy soldier albeit a plaything, has symbolic references which manifest the imagery of soldiers in real battle; an insignificant entity amidst the megalomania of war. Innumerable human sacrifices in battle amounts to mere loses in a casual game of chess. Almost all the miniatures you see here are diligently researched from historical sources and handcrafted between scales of 1/35 to 1/16 (approx 50mm to 120mm). The intricate rendition of human expression and fine details not only demonstrates the level of craftsmanship but also serves as a reminder to the fragile nature of human life. I represent no political bias though my miniature creations and my striving aim is to articulate humanity within the context of military history. Though much has been expressed through other mediums, I proudly choose this as mine. It is thus my pleasure that I present to you my weblog Perspectives in Miniature and I sincerely hope that you will enjoy your visit.
This instructional DVD published by Model Art magazine was primarily developed for the beginner armour and diorama modeller in mind. The video presentation will feature a variety of easy to master techniques used to render a 1/35 scale plastic injected moulded figure.Topics include proper paint application techniques, choice of brushes as well as some little tricks for painting fine detail. It is fundamentally a showcase of some of my methods and techniques for painting military figures and I am certain it will prove beneficial for any modeller who wishes to improve on figure painting. It is currently available in both Japanese and English.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturing activity shrank less than expected in November but remains fragile, surveys showed on Monday, just two days before finance minister George Osborne presents a half-yearly budget statement.
Weak growth means public borrowing is not falling as Osborne planned earlier this year, and initial figures from a flagship Bank of England scheme to boost lending also released on Monday suggest any big benefit from this source is several months away.
Many economists expect Osborne will present figures on Wednesday showing he is no longer on track to meet the politically sensitive target of putting Britain's debt burden on a downward path by the time of the next election in 2015. That in turn could endanger Britain's triple-A credit rating, which Osborne has promised to defend vigorously.
The monthly Markit/CIPS survey of purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry confirmed the tentative nature of any recovery as the economy emerges from nine months of recession.
The PMI index jumped to 49.1 - its highest level since August - from October's downwardly revised 47.3. That beat the median forecast of 48.0 in a Reuters poll of economists and exceeded even the highest prediction of 48.9.
But the index is still below the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction, where it has been since April.
"We are getting closer to the 50 level, so it is moving in the right direction, but it goes to confirm our view that UK economic activity in the fourth quarter remains sluggish and the immediate prospects don't look particularly bright," said Peter Dixon, economist at Commerzbank.
In a separate survey, members of the EEF manufacturing trade association reported stagnant output over the past quarter - the weakest reading since late 2009 when the country was recovering from its deepest recession in more than 50 years.
Britain has suffered two recessions in the past four years, despite the Bank of England slashing interest rates to a record low of 0.5 percent and creating 375 billion pounds ($601 billion) of new money - equal to around a quarter of GDP - to boost economic growth.
The BoE launched its Funding for Lending Scheme at the start of August, offering banks cheap finance if they in turn lend on to households and businesses, aiming to boost the economy in ways that its quantitative easing bond purchases have failed to.
British banks and building societies drew down 4.36 billion pounds from the program in its first two months, in what analysts said was a moderately encouraging start.
But the economy is still only seen growing by a tepid 0.1 percent in the current quarter, with little pick-up predicted over the next year. Recovery has been hampered by a drawn-out debt crisis in the euro zone, Britain's main trading partner, as well as by the government's tough austerity plans.
Osborne said on Sunday that closing the budget gap was taking longer than planned, but insisted he would stick with the deficit-reduction program when he presents his half-yearly fiscal statement on Wednesday.
He declined to comment on whether he would be able to meet debt and deficit reduction targets, but stressed he did not believe Britain should borrow more or increase spending.
British media reported on Sunday that Osborne planned to reduce the amount very high earners can put tax-free into private pensions alongside reining in the welfare budget.
The Conservative-led government's failure to deliver a strong recovery is its biggest political problem and polls show the opposition Labour party would regain power if an election were held now.
Osborne blames most of Britain's slow recovery on weakness in the euro zone, although his critics say excessive austerity at home is to blame.
A euro zone manufacturers' survey also released on Monday showed a contraction in manufacturing activity eased to an eight-month low in November, although a meaningful recovery still looks a long way off.
Further afield, China's economy picked up in November but activity elsewhere in Asia was subdued as demand from the developed world remained depressed.
New orders placed with British factories fell for the second month, with the index coming in at 49.7, albeit well up from October's 47.7. New export orders fell in all but two months this year as global economic uncertainty rumbles on.
In a worrying sign for central bankers who hoped that easing inflation would help consumers spend more, manufacturers hiked their prices at the fastest pace since June, despite input costs rising at their slowest pace in three months.
Factories also cut their workforce again in November.
In contrast, a PMI poll due on Wednesday is expected to show that growth in Britain's dominant services sector picked up pace in November.
"We'll need to wait for Wednesday's service sector PMI to firm the picture but, with the temporary factors that boosted growth over the summer unwinding, it seems likely that the economy will contract in the fourth quarter," said Rob Wood, economist at Berenberg Bank.
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CATEGORIZING DIFFERENCE: CLASSIFICATION, BIOLOGY, AND POLITICS IN ARISTOTELIAN PHILOSOPHY by Thomas McCulloch Cirillo A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (CLASSICS) May 2012 Copyright 2012 Thomas McCulloch Cirillo
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During the keynote Bob had some kind words to say about Apple's Steve Jobs, before Steve Jobs passed. It was obvious from Bob's emotions that he knew his friend Steve had limited time left. StartupCamp5 is produced by Embrase Business Consulting, in partnership with TMC, a leading global media company.
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NIWC C2 MAC (Command-and-Control Equipment Supply IDIQ)
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The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic in Charleston, South Carolina, awarded the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competitive procurement process.
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The work to be performed provides for the procurement of commercial-off-the-shelf, Command and Control (C2) equipment and related support services primarily for the Department of the Navy; although nominal support of other Department of Defense and civilian federal agencies will be accomplished as the mission allows.
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Fordham Rams fall to Colgate 41-39 in Epic Finale
On Saturday afternoon, the 2012 Patriot League Champion Colgate Raiders defeated
the Fordham Rams 41-39 in a game that electrified the fans at Jack Coffey Field.
It was Senior Day at Rose Hill. Vital members of the Rams' past four seasons, like
Ryan Higgins, Michael Martin, Patrick Murray, Brendan Melanophy, and many others were
all honored before the game for their contributions to the Fordham football program. Once
the action got underway, it didn't stop. The Rams trailed 7-0 early, but came right back to
score 16 unanswered points. The Raiders would answer right before halftime to make the
score 16-14 Fordham through two quarters of play.
The second half was one to remember. After a relatively quiet third quarter in
which Colgate took the lead 21-19, the fireworks were on full display in the 4 th quarter. The
teams would go blow for blow in what turned out to be a heavyweight bout. Every time
it looked like the Raiders were about to KO the Rams, the Fordham offense stayed in the
game by giving the ball to Carlton Koonce, who would rack up a total of 232 rushing yards
on the afternoon, giving him the best single-season rushing total in Fordham history.
After Koonce scored his third touchdown of the afternoon, the score was 35-33 Colgate
with 2:53 left on the clock. The Rams needed a defensive stop, but on third down and
two from the Fordham 36, Raiders QB Gavin McCarney ran for 30 yards to take it to the
Fordham six yard line.
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to let the Raiders score and then go block the extra point. It was the only way for the Rams
to stay in the game. The Raiders ran it in untouched on the next play, making the score 41-
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Elevator B, a honeycomb-themed tower housing bees on Buffalo's waterfront, has won a highly regarded international architecture award.
The dwelling, designed by UB architecture students, was announced on March 19 as the Jury Award winner in the Student Design/Build Project category of the Architizer A+ Awards. The project was selected from a pool of competitors worldwide, beating finalists from locales including South Africa, the Philippines and more.
"This is an inspiring achievement for our school and a clear reflection of the talent and passion our students bring to their work," says School of Architecture and Planning Dean Robert G. Shibley. "Elevator B also demonstrates how our use of Buffalo as a design laboratory generates globally relevant design research and built works."
This year's Architizer A+ contest drew thousands of entries from more than 100 countries in several types of architecture, from residential to cultural to landscape.
The team that dreamed up and built Elevator B included five master's students: Courtney Creenan, Kyle Mastalinski, Daniel Nead, Scott Selin and Lisa Stern. All have now graduated.
The partners erected Elevator B in 2012 in Silo City, a waterfront site where a cluster of grain elevators sits.
The project was the winning design in a student competition organized by the School of Architecture and Planning's Ecological Practices Research Group and sponsored by Rigidized Metals Corporation with the goal of relocating a colony of bees from its home in a vacant building set to undergo renovation.
"This is an inspiring achievement for our school and a clear reflection of the talent and passion our students bring to their work. Elevator B also demonstrates how our use of Buffalo as a design laboratory generates globally relevant design research and built works."
- Dean Robert G. Shibley
The 22-foot-tall tower is made up of hexagonal steel panels that resemble the patterns in a natural honeycomb. Within this tower, the bees live inside a hexagonal "bee cab," a wooden elevator that keeps them protected from the elements. Beekeepers can lower the cab to gain access to the colony and visitors can observe the bees up close through the cab's laminated glass bottom.
Elevator B was one of five finalists for the Architizer A+ jury prize in the Student Design/Build Project category, which was decided by judges drawn from a pool of luminaries that included renowned architects, architecture critics from media outlets like The New York Times, and the curators and founders of institutions like the Museum of Modern Art and Architecture for Humanity. The project also was a finalist for an Architizer A+ Popular Choice award, which is decided by the public.
Another Buffalo building, Kaleida Health and UB's Gates Vascular Institute and Clinical and Translational Research Center, was a finalist in another category of the Architizer awards competition.
Architizer A+ award winners in all categories are invited to attend an awards gala in May.
"We are so thrilled by the news," says Joyce Hwang, assistant professor of architecture who served as a project advisor to the student design team along with UB architecture faculty members Christopher Romano and Martha Bohm.
"It is an immense honor for the Hive City Team to win this international competition, not only due to the high level of distinction of the jury, but also due to the quality of the finalist projects that were our team's competitors," Hwang says. "We are very excited that the UB team has won first place in the only category for students. It will be an amazing experience for our alumni to be celebrated alongside many well-recognized professional architects and designers."
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Staff Sergeant Robert Bales faces murder charges in the US, defended by a famous US attorney who promises to humanize Bale's crimes. I am assuming that means 'Diminished Responsibility' due to combat stress as he had been to combat zones 4 times. I guess there will never be any questions of the responsibility of the US Military in sending a proven alcoholic and and prone to excessive violence, armed with deadly weapons to go shoot at innocent Afgani's in their own land.
President Karzai and the people of Afghanistan are right. Bales should have been tried in Afghanistan as the crime was committed against innocent non military Afghani citizens on Afghan soil. He is not protected by the Geneva Convention as the US has not declared war against Afghanistan. Instead Bales was immediately whisked away to the US before anyone could raise the issue. Here's what happened.
In the early hours of the morning darkness, a fully armed Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, 38, walked out of his protected US barracks alone and into two villages near Kandahar in Afghanistan. He tried to open the doors of houses there, and then found two or more houses unlocked. He had not met any of the families sleeping quitely in their homes. He did not know them except as 'the Afghan enemy'. Then he did something unfathomable. He pulled out his rifle and started shooting directly at the sleeping families. Indiscriminately would be the wrong word. For he aimed directly at them. Men women and children.
When he had expended himself (or perhaps his bullets), he poured inflammable liquid over the dead bodies riffled with bullets and left only charred unrecognizable corpses behind. He then quitely walked away and back into the US barracks. An act in retaliation for some kind of bizzare inexplicable revenge that called back memories of the US soldiers that decimated the population of a whole village in My Lai in Vietnam.
Robert Bales had snuffed out 16 lives. Amongst them 9 children. And we don't even know how many more are still fighting for their lives, or seriously injured. They are Afghan after all, and therefore lives less valuable than Americans or other Nato troops. We will never know whether some of the victims woke up. Never know whether some mothers were ruthlessly shot while trying to protect their little children, or whether the children were screaming or still dreaming.
We will never known because they were Afghan. Lives less important.
What went through Robert Bale's mind as he walked back ? Remorse ? Does not seem like it. Apparently he was completely calm. What did he think of the Afghan people. The enemy ? Sleeping children were the enemy ? What was he taught about a culture that President Obama repeats again and again. That his troops are there to protect. This one act lends a lie to those empty words.
The name of Staff Sergeant Robert Bales resounds in every media report, every paper all over the world. Can anyone name one Afghan child that died ? Lives less important ?
Flown back to the US to reprisals from the Afghan people to be given a 'fair' trail, with a famous lawyer defending his case. He is not being treated as terrorist. He is not being put in a 'torture prison' as an Aghan would have been had he committed the same act against the US forces in Afghanistan.
I completely accept that Bales snapped. He was under combat stress. Most troops are, its the nature of war. This was his second tour of duty. He had been drinking. He probably had a few bad conversations with his wife (don't we all ?). He saw his friend's leg blow up earlier sometime. But what do you do to relieve that stress. Kill sleeping innocent children ? No you don't.
Not unless you have a genuine contempt for the very people you are there to protect. For they are lives less less important.
Lets consider a 38 year old Afghan man. Born in the same year as Staff Sergeant Robert Bales
He was born when the Mujahedeen, supported by Pakistan, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US intensified their fighting against the Soviets , led by Babrak Karmal. He grew up in a country torn by war and strife, and probably saw more death and carnage as a child than we see on TV all our lives. Born in country engulfed by a proxy war being fought on behalf of foreign powers.
By the time he was seven years, half of the Afghan population had been internally displaced or become refugees in Iran or Pakistan. He probably lost more of his family and community to the war than we can care to remember in our life times. By the time he was 10, when most of us were struggling with Maths in school, he probably had to pick up a gun and fight for one side or the other if he wanted to eat.
By the time he was in his 20's the US and Britain had launched a reprisals often amounting to war against the people of Afghanistan in the supposed search for Osama Bin Laden. I call it a war against the people of Afghanistan because the number of civilian casualties just rises everyday. Each day till today has been uncertain for him. And for his family if he has any left. Each day there would have been just be one prayer. God, please let my family be alive tomorrow. Please let us have some food to eat tomorrow. Everyday, for 38 years of his life.
I call that extreme combat stress.
Yet if this unnamed Afghan man was to pick up a gun and do to the US troops what Staff Sergeant Robert Bates did to the Afghans, there would be no excuse. No trial. No understanding of the complexities of mental imbalance. No high powered lawyer to fight his case. He would have been riddled with bullets or thrown into the worst prison under extreme torture.
And he would not have a name. For his would be a life less important.
President Obama has rightly taken a personal stand over the killing of 17 year old African American teenager Trayvon Martin shot dead by a white vigilante. Media all over the world knows Trayvon's name. Can President Obama take personal responsibility for the 9 Afghan kids shot dead while sleeping in their mothers arms and then charred to death? Can any media in the planet even mention the name of one of them ?
Of course not. They are not Western. They are expendable Afghan's. Nameless statistics.
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ALFRED, Maine (AP) � Lawyers for a man convicted of strangling his former fiancee in her Maine home and burying her body on his family's property in northern New Hampshire say prosecutors delayed interviews about an alternate suspect until after the trial.
The defense on Friday argued for a new trial for Jason Twardus of Rochester, N.H., who's serving a 38-year prison sentence for killing nursing student Kelly Gorham in her Alfred home in 2007. Prosecutors said Twardus was upset over their broken engagement.
Defense lawyer Dan Lilley said a York County inmate wasn't interviewed about statements made by the late John Durfee until months after Twardus was convicted. Lilley said Durfee, Gorham's landlord, was an alternate suspect. He died last year.
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Doctor admits Israeli pathologists harvested organs without consentPosted: December 21, 2009 Filed under: Israeli Apartheid | Tags: IDF, Israel, Organ Harvest, Palestine Leave a comment
by Ian Black
Published: Dec. 21, 2009 – Guardian
Israel has admitted pathologists harvested organs from dead Palestinians, and others, without the consent of their families – a practice it said ended in the 1990s – it emerged at the weekend.
The admission, by the former head of the country's forensic institute, followed a furious row prompted by a Swedish newspaper reporting that Israel was killing Palestinians in order to use their organs – a charge that Israel denied and called "antisemitic".
The revelation, in a television documentary, is likely to generate anger in the Arab and Muslim world and reinforce sinister stereotypes of Israel and its attitude to Palestinians. Iran's state-run Press TV tonight reported the story, illustrated with photographs of dead or badly injured Palestinians.
Ahmed Tibi, an Israeli Arab MP, said the report incriminated the Israeli army.
The story emerged in an interview with Dr Yehuda Hiss, former head of the Abu Kabir forensic institute near Tel Aviv. The interview was conducted in 2000 by an American academic who released it because of the row between Israel and Sweden over a report in the Stockholm newspaper Aftonbladet.
Channel 2 TV reported that in the 1990s, specialists at Abu Kabir harvested skin, corneas, heart valves and bones from the bodies of Israeli soldiers, Israeli citizens, Palestinians and foreign workers, often without permission from relatives.
The Israeli military confirmed to the programme that the practice took place, but added: "This activity ended a decade ago and does not happen any longer."
Hiss said: "We started to harvest corneas … whatever was done was highly informal. No permission was asked from the family."
However, there was no evidence that Israel had killed Palestinians to take their organs, as the Swedish paper reported. Aftonbladet quoted Palestinians as saying young men from the West Bank and Gaza Strip had been seized by the Israeli forces and their bodies returned to their families with missing organs. The interview with Hiss was released by Nancy Scheper-Hughes, professor of anthropology at the University of California-Berkeley who had conducted a study of Abu Kabir.
She was quoted by the Associated Press as saying that while Palestinians were "by a long shot" not the only ones affected, she felt the interview must be made public, because "the symbolism, you know, of taking skin of the population considered to be the enemy, [is] something, just in terms of its symbolic weight, that has to be reconsidered."
Israel demanded that Sweden condemn the Aftonbladet article, calling it an antisemitic "blood libel". Stockholm refused, saying that to so would violate freedom of speech in the country. The foreign minister then cancelled a visit to Israel, just as Sweden was taking over the EU's rotating presidency.
Hiss was removed from his post in 2004, when some details about organ harvesting were first reported, but he still works at the forensic institute.
Israel's health ministry said all harvesting was now done with permission. "The guidelines at that time were not clear," it said in a statement to Channel 2. "For the last 10 years, Abu Kabir has been working according to ethics and Jewish law."
• This article was amended on 21 December 2009. The headline was changed as it did not reflect accurately the contents of the story. Nancy Scheper-Hughes's name was misspelled as Nancy Sheppard-Hughes in the original text.
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This image I found under butterflies (also under swirls) and is really pretty. It was black but I re-coloured it to grey as that was more suitable for this Thinking of You card that I needed to make.
I also needed to make a card for a friend's son who loves cricket. As both her boys love cricket and I make their cards for her and from us, I was trying to find something that I had not used before and came up with this.
Well it looks like its going to be another beautiful day and my own little dog is wanting some breakfast and a walkies. Have a great day what every your doing! Tracey x


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What do you consider a discussion class to be?
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Hello everyone. I want to know if there is any processed format for a discussion class that could be run with the variety of styles. It would also be so helpful to know a reference about discussion classes per se. I have found some sources for topics and the techniques of dealing with them, but all of them have this presupposition of considering a discussion class as a mere speaking and listening session.
What do you consider a discussion class to be?
If I understand your meaning, I believe you are referring to classes that practice spoken English.
There are 2 kinds, generally speaking: modelling accurate speech (language lab) and practising free expression (dynamics).
I would download Pimsleur's French I and listen to a full 25 minute lesson, and see what can be done with modelling accurate speech in a structured manner. It's more useful than people seem to think, and can be done well, with effort.
For the other, just think of debate topics and teach argumentation, and invite people to speak in groups of 2, 4, and the whole group, about those topics. Alternatively, let them speak about their weekends, their funny stories, various free expression discourse types. Do very little direct correction in this type of lesson. Give tons of compliments and encouragement.
Hi, I am an English language teacher in Tokyo. I used to work for a big company called Gaba and they trained us on how to have discussion lessons.
First choose your topic of discussion, I recommend this website esldiscussions.com
Hand out each student a copy of the questions so that they can take them home as reference. Start off by asking the top question and see who would like to answer first. Usually other students will answer next, if you find one student is particularly quiet, you could ask them for an answer directly.
I always write notes for my students when they learn something new or make a mistake. But if your class is too big you won't be able to give out individual notes. Write each note in a difference colour of pen to make it easier for them to read when they get home.
If your student answers something interesting then you can ask a question that links in to their answer. Try to get your students to speak as much as possible. Remember that the lesson is not about 'you' it is about your student. Don't give your opinion, just listen and correct any English mistakes.
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SigningDuring the Adobe Exchange prerelease program, (which you can sign up for here), we have heard loud and clear from producers that while they understand the need to sign their products, using a trusted signing authority was both time consuming and costly. The Adobe Exchange development team are working on a new signing process that allows users to create their own self-signed certificates using easy to use Adobe tools like Adobe Exchange Packager, Adobe Configurator 3 and CS Extension Builder 2. These certificates will be paired with a new Adobe signed certificate for Adobe Exchange. We have a little more work to do in order to create this system but we wanted to let producers know as soon as possible about this plan, so that you know that a trusted authority certificate will no longer be required. We do require a signed product so we can be assured that the product comes from you and you have the assurance that Adobe has not tampered with your product, however, you can use a self-certificate for this purpose. This is a tried and tested process on many large and successful online stores.
InstallationOne of the reasons producers felt the need to generate a certificate from a trusted signing authority was that any self-signed certificate embedded in a product would pop up a warning in Adobe Extension Manager that the producer was 'Unknown' and this could cause the user potential concern. It also created extra input and button clicking from the user. The number of dialogue boxes presented to the user, particularly when upgrading the Adobe Exchange panel, does not deliver the experience we want to provide. We are therefore looking to suppress many of these superfluous messages to the user. This will require an update to Extension Manager but rest assured it is in development along with continuous and far deeper integration/improvements to Adobe Extension Manager in relation to Adobe Exchange. The improved signing and installation workflows are another example of us listening to your feedback. We expect this work to be complete in the first quarter of 2013. There are many more user requested features to come and we welcome your feedback to continually improve Adobe Exchange.
Other Updates
I wanted to take this opportunity to share some recent updates that will be useful to producers and potential producers of Adobe Exchange:Adobe Exchange Assets – We wanted to make it easier for producers to be able to provide images for Adobe exchange including featured images. We recently posted a Photoshop template with Smart Objects which makes the process of creating images for Exchange a lot faster and more efficient. More information here. Just search for 'Adobe Exchange Assets' within the Adobe Exchange panel in Photoshop to download it.Social Media – We ware increasingly using Social Media channels to promote your products quickly and widely. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to see when your product gets featured.New Home page – We recently redesigned our home page to make it much clearer to users where to find the Adobe Exchange Panel as well as showing featured products. Check it out at: https://www.adobeexchange.comThere are lots more features in development that we look forward to sharing with you as they get released.
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Publishing Syndicate's Dahlynn McKowen writes about Kathi Kamen Goldmark's band at American Library Association
Publishing Syndicate's Dahlynn McKowen writes about Kathi Kamen Goldmark's band at American Library Association
Thank you, author Margie Yee Webb, for directing me to the feature story by Dahlynn McKowen in July 2012 edition of e-newsletter The Wow Principles–from Publishing Syndicate:
"Books and Good Old Rock 'n' Roll" story about attending the American Library Association Show and Kathi Kamen Goldmark (author; musician; founder of the band Rock Bottom Remainders)… Kathi, we miss you so very much
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Apple Service Center in thiruvallur
Apple thiruvallur Service Center is closed now. Please contact near by branch through Service No : 9941333345 / 9841223224
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Apple Service Center in Nungambakkam
No.165, Valluvar Kottam High Road,
Near Sotc, Nungabakkam,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Landline: 044 - 42664484, Phone No: 9941333345 / 9841223224.
Apple Service Center in Anna Nagar
No.AB115, Shanthi Colony, 4th Avenue,
Near to Murugan Idly shop,
Anna Nagar, Chennai-600040.
Landline: 044 - 42612526, Phone No: 9941577577 / 9941333345.
Apple Service Center in Tambaram
N/no:34/634,GST Road,
Nehru nagar,Kadaperi,
Tambaram, Chennai-45
Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone No: 9841096161 / 9841699444.
Apple Service Center in Velachery
Old No:15, New No:26, First Floor,
Next to thalappakatti biriyani,
100 Feet By Pass Road,
Velachery, Chennai - 600042
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Apple Service Center in Porur
Shop No:3 Door No:322 Trunk Road,
Porur, Chennai-600116.
Land Mark : Porur signal,
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Apple Service Center in Kodambakkam
Laptop Service #52B, 1st Floor Kodambakam
High Road, Nungambakam, Chennai-600034.
Land Mark near Hotel Palm grove,
Opposite to NEWS 7 Channel.
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Apple Service Center in K. K. Nagar
Plot No. 597, Alagirisamy Salai,
Landmark: PSBB school,
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Apple Service Center in Ameerpet
No.10, first floor,
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Opp 43 metro pillar number, beside Anand Bazar,
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Plot No 8, New Hafaizpet Road,
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Shop no 7, 1st floor, MPR Complex,
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Staking out his ground ahead of a fiscal deadline, President Barack Obama lashed out against Republicans, saying they are unwilling to raise taxes to reduce deficits and warning that the jobs of essential government workers, from teachers to emergency responders, are on the line.
Obama spoke as a March 1 deadline for automatic across-the-board spending cuts approached and with Republicans and Democrats in an apparent stalemate over how to avoid them.
Obama cautioned that if the $85 billion in immediate cuts — known as the sequester — occur, the full range of government would feel the effects, from furloughed FBI agents to reductions in spending for communities to pay police and fire personnel and teachers. He urged Congress to compromise to avoid the cuts.
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"My door is open," he said. "I'm willing to work with anybody to get this job done."
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He said the consequences would be felt across the economy.
"People will lose their jobs," he said. "The unemployment rate might tick up again."
"So far at least, the ideas that the Republicans have proposed ask nothing of the wealthiest Americans or the biggest corporations," Obama said. "So the burden is all on the first responders, or seniors or middle class families."
House Republicans have proposed an alternative to the immediate cuts, targeting some spending and extending some of the reductions over a longer period of time. They also have said they are willing to undertake changes in the tax code and eliminate loopholes and tax subsidies. But they have said they would overhaul the tax system to reduce rates, not to raise revenue.
Obama's remarks came a day after he returned to Washington from a three-day golfing weekend in Florida.
Congress is not in session this week, meaning no votes will occur before next week and complicating the ability to negotiate any short-term resolution.
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Obama wants to offset the sequester through a combination of targeted spending cuts and increased tax revenue. The White House is backing a proposal unveiled last week by Senate Democrats that is in line with the president's principles.
But that plan was met with an icy reception by Republicans, who oppose raising taxes to offset the cuts. GOP leaders say the president got the tax increases he wanted at the beginning of the year when Congress agreed to raise taxes on family income above $450,000 a year.
The White House said Obama on Tuesday would call on congressional Republicans to compromise and accept the Senate Democrats' proposal.
The Democrats propose to generate revenue by plugging some tax loopholes. Those include tax breaks for the oil and natural gas industry and businesses that have sent jobs overseas, and by taxing millionaires at a rate of at least 30 percent.
A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said the Ohio Republican agrees the sequester is a bad way to reduce spending, but put the onus for averting the cuts on Democrats.
"A solution now requires the Senate — controlled by the president's party — to finally pass a plan of their own," spokesman Brendan Buck said.
Meanwhile, a bipartisan proposal Tuesday by co-chairs of an influential deficit-reduction commission called for reducing the deficit by $2.4 trillion over the next 10 years, with much of the savings coming through health care reform, closing tax loopholes, a stingier adjustment of Social Security's cost of living increases and other measures.
Some Republicans, including House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., have advocated plugging loopholes, but as part of a discussion on a tax overhaul, not sequestration.
"Loopholes are necessary for tax reform," Ryan said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." ''If you take them for spending, you're blocking tax reform and you're really not getting the deficit under control."
The sequester was first set to begin taking effect on Jan. 1. But as part of the "fiscal cliff" negotiations, the White House and lawmakers agreed to push it off for two months in order to create space to work on a larger budget deal.
With little progress on that front in recent weeks, Obama is calling for the sequester to be put off again, though it's unclear whether another delay would have any impact on the prospects for a broader budget agreement.
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What's it cost to have a baby in a hospital in California? Anywhere between $3,000 and $37,000, researchers found.
They could find no logical explanation for the huge variation in costs, and say their study, published in the journal BMJ Open, helps illustrate why health care is so expensive in the United States.
"Even after adjusting for patient characteristics like their length of stay and their age and even adjusting for hospital characteristics and things like the cost of living, we found significant variations in price," said Dr. Renee Hsia of the University of California, San Francisco, who led the study.
For a simple, uncomplicated vaginal delivery, prices ranged from $3,296 to $37,227, Hsia's team found. For a C-section, women were billed between $8,312 and nearly $71,000.
"This is, unfortunately, the appalling state of affairs of health care in the United States," Hsia said.
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Even getting the prices wasn't easy. Hsia's team had to tease it out from state data on each patient admission. They figured out which ones were for childbirth, and then eliminated any complicated cases.
"Of course we would expect that if woman is in the hospital for six days as opposed to for two days, she would have larger charges," Hsia said. "And if you deliver a baby in San Francisco, it will be more expensive than if you deliver in a cheaper suburban area."
But the prices her team found — they are not naming individual hospitals — varied way more than these differences should account for.
(Read more: Consumers say out-of-pocket health costs rising)
The main problem is that patients do not know how much their insurers are paying on their behalf, and they certainly don't know the price up front, Hsia says.
"This study shows that the market doesn't take care of health care the way that we would like," Hsia said in a telephone interview.
"If I go to buy a dozen eggs at the grocery store, I know if they are cage-free," she added. "As a consumer, I know what I am buying and why there might be price differences. But as a patient, I don't even know what things cost."
Health experts say this is one of the main reason U.S. health care is so much more expensive than in other countries — $8,915 per person in 2012, for a total of $2.8 trillion. Of that, $882 billion is spent on hospitals services, like giving birth.
In May, the federal government said it would start publishing data on hospital charges. Their first numbers confirmed what health reform advocates complained about for years: The charges vary enormously, and for seemingly unclear reasons.
The Obama administration hopes that publishing prices will help force health care providers to be more consistent in their billing.
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Last year, a team of researchers at at the University of Iowa compared the prices of hip replacements at hospitals across the United States. Prices ranged from $11,100 to $125,798, they reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association publication JAMA Internal Medicine.
"It is very common, not just in California, but in every state and every city around the country," said Dr. Jeffrey Rice, a former physician and attorney in Nashville, Tenn., who set up a group called Healthcare Blue Book to help people compare prices.
Even within the same town or city, prices can vary by 200 percent or more for the very same procedure, Rice said.
"Every hospital gets to set their own prices. They get to negotiate their payment amounts with the insurance companies," Rice said in a telephone interview.
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Hsia said people shouldn't think that price doesn't matter if they have health insurance that covers it, Hsia said. "The way that it hits us eventually is our premiums," Hsia said. "Seventy-five percent of health insurance increases are due entirely to medical costs. People might say 'It doesn't matter to me because I have insurance'. But it matters because this is why our premiums are getting so expensive."
Rice says people should ask, even if they are not paying the bills directly.
"The number one thing consumers can do is ask about the cost of care before they get treatment," he advises.
This may not be easy, he added. But consumers can take their business elsewhere. "If a provider won't tell you what their price is, you probably don't want to do business with that provider," Rice said.
—By Maggie Fox of NBC News


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West Coast Events for Your Fall Calendars
This fall brings us celebrations of beer, mac and cheese, and much, much more. From Pacific Northwest to southern California, here's our round-up of what to do on the West Coast in the weeks to come.
San Francisco
Wednesday, November 6
The New California Wine: A Conversation and Tasting
Wednesday, November 6, 7:00 p.m. Hosted by JCC San Francisco's Arts and Ideas, San Francisco Chronicle wine editor Jon Bonné will be leading a discussion with winemakers Steve Matthiasson and David Hirsch. Afterward, of course, will be a tasting of some of the wines featured in Bonné's new book. $25, 10% off for JCCSF Members. 3200 California Street, San Francisco, CA; event details
Friday, November 8
Little River Inn Annual Mushroom & Beer Dinner
Friday, November 8, 6:30 p.m. Executive Chef Eric Dym of Little River Inn will feature local mushrooms in a multi-course feast, with beer pairings from co-host Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing Company. $85. 7901 N. Highway One, Little River, CA; 707-937-5942 for reservations
Tuesday, November 19
Tango & Stache's Jalisco Dinner
Tuesday, November 19, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (first seating) and 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. (second seating)
Tango & Stache chef Joshua Oakley will be preparing a 4-course meal inspired by the Jalisco region, home of tequila and mariachi, at Naked Kitchen. Jen Ackrill of Rye will shake up cocktails to pair with each course. $95. 945 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA; event details
Los Angeles
Thursday, October 24
'Oktoberfestivus for the Rest of Us': Ballast Point Beer Pairing Dinner
Thursday, October 24, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Tuning Fork Gastropub will be offering a special 4-course meal spotlighting 5 beers from Ballast Point Brewing Company. $50. 12051 Ventura Place, Los Angeles, CA; event details
Saturday, October 26
Olive Crafting with the Institute of Domestic Technology
Saturday, October 26, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This DIY workshop, presented by IDC in collaboration with Scripps College, celebrates the fall olive harvest with lessons in producing your own fresh-pressed olive oil, cured olives, and more. Catered lunch and other treats will be provided throughout the day. $165. Claremont Heritage's Garner House, Memorial Park, Claremont, CA; event details
Sunday, October 27
The L.A. Sriracha Festival
Sunday, October 27, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Randy Clemens, author of The Sriracha Cookbook, and FoodGPS are bringing together a handful of L.A.'s chefs for a spicy rooster-themed smorgasbord, including cocktails, craft beers, and dessert, at LOT 613. VIP ticket holders get early entry and signed copies of the Veggie Lover's Sriracha Cookbook. $49 Advance, $59 Day Of Event, $80 VIP. 613 Imperial Street, Los Angeles, CA; event details
Sunday, October 27
Balaboosta: Pop-Up Dinner with Israeli Chef Einat Admony
Sunday, October 27, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Urban Radish and chef Einat Admony of the NYC restaurant Balaboosta will present a pop-up dinner featuring casual, Mediterranean-inspired dishes from Admony's new cookbook. Dinner includes Israeli wine pairings and a signed copy of the cookbook. $65. 661 Imperial Street, Los Angeles, CA; event details
Saturday, October 19
Clive Coffee Home Coffee Brewing Class
Saturday, October 19, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The pros at Clive Coffee will be leading a 90-minute workshop on preparing the perfect cup of coffee at home. Class will cover methods ranging from pour-over to French press and espresso. $29. 79 SE Taylor Street, #100, Portland, OR; event details
Shaken vs. Stirred: The Perfect Classic Cocktail with Basil Hayden
Saturday, October 19, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In conjunction with Portland Cocktail Week, Brandon Wise of Imperial will be leading this class on the finer points of mixology. Drinks will be served with light snacks from chef Vitaly Paley. $30. 410 SW Broadway, Portland, OR; event details
Sunday, October 20
Apéritif Cocktails 101: Elegant Fundamentals with Lady Lillet
Sunday, October 20, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Guests of this Portland Cocktail Week class will learn the art of the apéritif from "Lady Lillet," Senior Editor Tracy Howard of Imbibe Magazine, and barman John Salas of St. Jack. Pastries from St. Jack will be served. $30. 2039 SE Clinton Street, Portland, OR; RSVP by email
Wednesday, October 23
4th Annual Portland Fermentation Festival
Wednesday, October 23, 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. This festival will feature all things fermented, from pickled vegetables to miso, with drinks from Upright Brewery and Reverend Nat's Hard Cider. Tickets for the talk and Q&A with Sandor Ellis Katz, author of The Art of Fermentation, are sold out, but there are still openings for the 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. tastings, which include demos. $10. 721 NW 9th Avenue, #200, Portland, OR; event details
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Friday, October 18
Arcade Lights at Pike Place Market
Friday, October 18, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. This after-hours event in Pike Place's North Arcade will feature more than 60 local food and drink purveyors. Cost of admission includes 10 tokens that can be used to buy snacks, beer, or wine. $28 Advance, $35 Day of Event. Pike Place and Stewart St., Seattle, WA; event details
Saturday, November 2
Oyster New Year with Elliott's
Saturday, November 2, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Celebrating the return of shellfish season for the 21st year in a row, Elliott's Oyster House will be featuring 30+ different varieties of Puget Sound oysters and other seafood, live music, and local wines and microbrews. Take your oysters on the half-shell from the 150-foot oyster bar, from a luge, or Rockefeller-style. $95. 1201 Alaskan Way, Pier 56, Seattle, WA; event details
Sunday, November 17
Mobile Winter Feast
Sunday, November 17, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Mobile Food Radio presents the 2nd annual Mobile Winter Feast, which will showcase over 20 local food trucks and 10 craft breweries at the Fremont Sunday Market. Each truck will offer a special $5 comfort food menu with the likes of Thanksgiving croquettes and red wine-braised rabbit pozole. Proceeds benefit local nonprofit The World is Fun. 3401 Evanston Avenue N, Seattle, WA; event details
Mac and Cheese Cook-Off
Sunday, November 17, 6:00 p.m. Chef Ethan Stowell of Tavolata will be bringing together chefs and amateurs alike to offer over 100 renditions of mac and cheese, with plenty of beer to wash it all down. Proceeds benefit the Fetal Health Foundation. $50. 2323 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA; 206-838-8008
San Diego
Friday, November 1
Rare Beer Breakfast
Friday, November 1, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Join Chef Jeff Stanko and Pastry Chef Tony Martin of Stone World Bistro & Gardens for a beer-centric brunch to kick off San Diego Beer Week. Breakfast will feature beer-battered Monte Cristos, fried chicken and waffles, Arrogant Bastard Ale donuts, and, of course, dozens of rare beers. $65. 1999 Citracado Way, Escondido, CA; event details
Saturday, November 9
Best Damn Sour Fest 3
Saturday, November 9, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. As part of San Diego Beer Week, Best Damn Beer Shop will be offering a round-up of over 55 sour brews, including Flemish sours, lambics, and some special collaborative brews. Tickets include 10 pours of beer. $60 Advance, $65 Day of Event. 602 Broadway, San Diego, CA; event details
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Just give us five years with no changes. That's what Morenci Board of Education members are seeking in the annual May school election.
Five years of the existing school bond millage rate will pay the cost of a wide variety of maintenance needs, and board members believe this will be the most painless manner to get the job accomplished.
School board members are seeking voter approval of a measure to borrow $1.4 million and pay back the loan by maintaining the current bond millage rate of 7.0 mills—the millage passed overwhelming by voters in 2002, primarily for construction of a new middle school.
The new bond would pay for work at the elementary school, constructed in 1957, and at the high school, constructed in 1969. It would also cover replacement of the deteriorating running track and allow the district to pursue energy saving opportunities.
"The longer we wait, the worse it's going to get," said board president Dwight Mansfield about problems at the elementary and high school buildings.
While other districts in the area are seeking additional years added on to existing bonds or enlarging existing debts, Morenci's board chose an approach that requires no increase in the current debt millage.
"The board explored other options and they feel this is the most conservative approach for the times," said Superintendent of Schools Kyle Griffith. "It's a great opportunity."
Board member Merton Easler agrees.
"We're trying to think outside the box," he said. "It's the best way to keep up our facilities without burdening the taxpayer for any more money."
In 2005 the board refinanced the existing bond for a significant savings in interest costs. This resulted in a new repayment schedule with fewer mills needed to cover the loan.
The new bond proposal, added to the existing bond, would maintain the total millage at 7.0 mills for five years before the amount begins to drop. The savings taxpayers would have received will be postponed for five years.
Over the five-year period, the cost for the owner of a $100,000 home averages less than $40 a year, or about 11 cents a day.
If money is not raised through the new bond, Griffith said, maintenance needs will be paid through the dwindling general fund. The district's fund equity now stands at about $800,000, but this year's deficit is expected to lessen that amount by $90,000.
A continuing weak economy will lead to additional deficit budgets despite the numerous cuts the board had made in recent years.
Financial support from the state doesn't keep up with increasing costs, Easler said, and the district keeps cutting every year. This leaves very little cash to cover the district's needs.
"The general fund is for education," Griffith said. "The board shouldn't have to choose between textbooks and replacing asbestos flooring."
Preventive maintenance will save time and money in the future, he added.
"We don't want to wait until there's a problem," he said. "We want to avoid operating in the emergency mode."
The vast majority of school funding is related to enrollment and those numbers are decreasing across the state, including in the Morenci district.
"Costs continue to go up," Griffith said, "and the general fund is going to take a hit. The community knows the board has had to make a lot of tough decisions regarding finances. The bond won't eliminate the tough decisions, but it's going to give us the opportunity to take care of some basic needs."
Mansfield sees the proposal as the best alternative.
"I know people aren't going to be happy with it," he said, "but I think we're fortunate we can do it this way. I'm happy that it's not a new tax."