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With the 2012 farm bill less than a year away, farmers and eaters alike are already thinking about the changes they would like to see in it. Unfortunately, the subsidies that dominate much of the debate are complex and, for many, confusing.
Furthermore, in the past few decades, the issues have become even more complex, as commodity subsidies are now subject to rules set by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that prohibit trade-distorting subsidies and price supports. But understanding the farm bill is not impossible. And, while many subsidies seem like baseless giveaways to corporate farmers, there are others that can actually help improve the sustainability of our food system. Here's a sample of both the bad and the good.
Direct Payments
Direct payments are perhaps the easiest subsidies to understand, and they are also the primary reason why farm subsidies come under such criticism during times of high commodity prices. In 2011, prices for commodities like corn and soy have reached record highs. Corn, which once sold for $2/bushel, now goes for over $7. It appears that farmers are making a killing, although with high fuel prices eating into their profits, many -- particularly small and mid-sized farmers -- are not. The reason for the high prices is a combination of factors such as ethanol, speculation and weather. Surely, in such a strong market, farmers do not need subsidies, and yet they still receive them.
The subsidies they are receiving are direct payments. This is money given to farmers based on their historic acreage and yield whether they need the money or not. In fact, farmers receive their direct payments whether or not they are growing anything on their land. Direct payments are purely calculated based on historic acreage and yield (referred to as a farmer's "base"), with no relation to current yield, price or need. Base is tied to a piece of land, not a farmer, so if a farmer sells 1,000 acres where he or she historically yielded an average of 160 bushels of corn per acre, the new owner of the land receives the direct payment calculated for that base.
Direct payments were first passed into law in the 1996 farm bill. The WTO went into effect in 1995 and in joining the WTO, as Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Sophia Murphy puts it, the White House "did a bit of an end run around Congress." The United States was now bound by the rules of the WTO, which did not allow our traditional subsidy system, but there was no Congressional buy-in to end all farm subsidies. Direct payments were instituted as the solution. They still gave farmers a safety net of sorts, but they were not determined by current prices or yields, and thus would not impact a farmer's planting decisions.
Dan Imhoff, author of Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to a Food and Farm Bill, notes that even though direct payments comply with WTO guidelines, "the average person looking at $5 billion in taxpayer money that goes right into the hands of landowners whether they are farming or not, whether they have an economic need or not, with commodity markets and farm assets as strong as they are, has to really why there aren't stricter income caps and eligibility requirements."
He adds that if direct payments are eliminated, "one real fear is that those $5 billion in direct payments will just be eliminated from the overall budget rather than being redirected to something with real social benefit--like feeding school kids more fruits and vegetables and grass-fed local animal products or revitalizing local food systems."
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Episode 7: The Burmese Kachin
A close-knit community of Burmese Kachin immigrants invite Sean to witness a traditional ceremony and take part in the feast that follows.
I found myself in another suburban garden with the most astounding array of herbs growing. Mr. Lamung's backyard was the size of a football pitch and it was behind a school so we had loads of school kids hanging over the back fence shouting and talking to us as we were trying to film.
In the garden there were herbs that I'd never tried or even seen before! There was some amazing stuff, but there was also this one herb that was so repulsive that I hope I never have to try it again. I don't know what they call it... but it's off. The smell was like a mix of ammonia and fish sauce, it was just 10 shades of wrongness. When it was raw it tasted so bad that I had to spit it out, but cooking it must have altered the taste because everything we ate that the herb was in tasted absolutely beautiful.
Walking around the streets of Auburn with a live chicken in a basket was heaps of fun. There I was walking down the street with eight Burmese in full costume, and my task was to carry a basket which had a live white hen in it. It was to be a ceremonial offering to the Kachin tribe.
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The women's outfits were amazing. So colourful and the handmade silver jewellery hanging around their necks was just very impressive. The food was great. What really took me back was the way the Burmese Kachin cooked their ox tongue. Back in Yorkshire, if we had an ox tongue, I would boil it and then remove the skin from around the muscle of the tongue (you can pull it off quite easily once it's boiled). But Sidney showed me an interesting technique, where first they freeze the raw tongue, and then cut the skin off the tongue with a knife. Then they thinly slice it and throw it on the BBQ. I'd never seen this before and texturally it was quite a bit different from boiled tongue because it was fried and eaten hot, as opposed to cold with a salad.
The fish prepared by Mr. Lamung was jam-packed full of ginger and spices but surprisingly when the fish was cooked on the BBQ they weren't as overpowering as I thought they might be. The flavours with the cooked fish were quite mild and went really well with the delicate texture of the barramundi. The rice wine, whilst palatable, wasn't my cup of tea. It was a bit too sweet and rather thick for my liking.
I really enjoyed the beautiful singing voice of the father. It was just spectacular. There have been so many highlights for me while we've been shooting this series.
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Key Republicans and others cite at least four key events that transformed the GOP from a party with a balanced approach to taxes and spending — Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan both raised taxes, though many Republicans now ignore those facts — to a party that puts a no-net-tax-increase pledge above almost everything else.
—Read My Lips.
George H.W. Bush's most memorable campaign phrase in 1988 was "Read my lips: No new taxes!"
But in 1990, Bush faced a rising deficit and congressional Democrats who, like today, insisted on revenue increases to partly offset spending cuts. Bush's advisers persuaded him to accept the deal. Hardcore conservatives howled, and Bush lost his 1992 re-election bid to Bill Clinton.
A dispirited GOP played a role, but Bush's slow response to a rapidly deteriorating economy probably played a bigger part. Nonetheless, Republican lore holds that Bush lost because he reneged on a vow never to raise taxes, and thousands of Republican officials since then have sworn not to make the same mistake.
By that year, Bush's son had succeeded Clinton as president, and he solidified the GOP's image as a party that doesn't raise taxes, even when it launches costly new missions. In fact, President George W. Bush persuaded Congress to enact a second major tax cut, on top of the one from 2001. Also in 2003, the United States invaded Iraq and the GOP-led Congress expanded Medicare to cover prescription drugs, both of which were paid for with borrowed money.
"2003 was the most fiscally irresponsible year, possibly of all time," said David Walker, a former comptroller general who travels the country calling for deficit reduction.
Despite such charges, few Republican officials today say the lesson of 2003 is to raise revenues when programs expand and deficits soar.
—A man named Grover.
Grover Norquist, head of Americans for Tax Reform, has spent years cajoling, persuading and bullying GOP officials into signing a pledge never to support a net increase in taxes. While some Republicans grumble about Norquist's clout, he still wields enormous influence, partly by warning those who defy his pledge that they will pay a political price.
"My God, what has this country come to when one person has to give you permission to do what's best for the country?" Clinton said in a recent speech, referring to Norquist.
—A more conservative GOP.
In recent years, staunch conservatives have expanded their influence in the Republican electorate. "The Republican Party is dependent, to an extent unprecedented in recent political history, on a single ideological group," which is conservatives, writes political analyst Nate Silver.
The trend increases the threat of a party primary challenger to any GOP lawmaker who makes accommodations, such as tax increases, to reach an accord with Democrats.
Today's Republican Party is so taxaphobic that hardly anyone blinks when Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell says, day after day, that the nation has a spending problem, not a taxing problem.
Mathematically, of course, that's not necessarily true. A government can close a budget gap with tax hikes, spending cuts or some combination of the two. Liberal bloggers make this point more robustly than do most Democrats in Congress.
"No, McConnell, we have a revenue problem, not a spending problem," wrote a blogger named westcoastliberal at Rawstory.com. "If you and your GOP cohorts had not sought tax cuts as a remedy for every problem, we could be sitting pretty as a country right now."
The Republican Party's anti-tax stand is aided by a public with conflicting wishes. Voters generally oppose large deficits, higher taxes and cuts in programs that benefit them, a painless but impossible combination.
A March AP-GfK poll found that 62 percent of Americans say cutting government services is preferable to raising taxes in order to balance the budget. Less than one-third favored tax hikes.
But their tune changes when faced with specifics, such as cutting popular and expensive programs that threaten to drive the deficit much higher. A new Pew Research poll asked whether it is more important to reduce the budget deficit or to maintain current Medicare and Social Security benefits. "The public decisively supports maintaining the status quo," Pew found.
Walker says the growing deficit mirrors a changed society that's less willing to confront the consequences of spending more money than one makes. For 175 years, he said, the country refused to accept big deficits except in cases of deep recessions, declared wars or national emergencies. "It was part of our culture," he said.
"About three decades ago, our culture changed," Walker said. Americans amassed debts on their credit cards and home equity loans, and the government similarly lived on borrowed money. Given voters' and lawmakers' reluctance to make sacrifices, Walker said, Congress should enact a system of automatic spending cuts and temporary tax surcharges that would be triggered when the deficit hits designated levels.
Bixby, of the Concord Coalition, said deal-making in Congress "used to be a good thing." Now, he said, "people seem to be going out of their way to avoid a solution."
Tax hikes and program cuts are naturally unpopular, Bixby said, but how else can the deficit be tamed?
"Raise revenues and cut spending," he said. "It's not that difficult."
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"Raise revenues and cut spending," he said. "It's not that difficult." …extract from article
Both David Walker, former Comptroller General of the U.S. and Bixby of the Concord Coalition have it right. We need both and not in a minor way; ie., massive spending cuts and tax hikes especially on the top 1% who've been enjoying a ten year "half trillion" dollar windfall thanks to the Bushistas. Also corporate tax law needs to changed big time along with penalites for corporations that are engaged in offshore banking to avoid taxes. If they don't pay their fair share then yank their corporate certification and kick their butts 'offshore' where they belong permanently with heavy, punitive tariffs on products cranked out by their criminally disposed, nation-destroying manufacturing ops. This would also force entrepreneurs to start domestic manufacturing again along with the derivative benefit of jobs since goods produced at home would be far cheaper to the consuming public.
Cantor is proclaiming you don't raise taxes in a recession at least not for the top 1% his patrons no doubt. The recession isn't affecting them. Yeah, maybe they can't purchase a more expensive yacht, airplane or another home, but other than that life is still good to great for them. This isn't a normal recession/depression, but one engineered by the Congressional clowns during the past sixteen years since the passage of NAFTA and a host of manufacturing base damaging, lob-sided 'free trade' treaties. They've created the mess, but refuse to do what's necessary to turn things about. It it any wonder there's a shortfall on tax revenues derived from the serfs of this nation. Fie on them all…!
Our Congress reminds me of people who buy expensive exercise equipment, but refuse to integrate a change in diet and drinking habits in order to lose the 'pork'. / : |
Carl Nemo **==
Funny thing: If no new legislation is passed, the Bush/Obama tax cuts will automatically expire at the end of 2012, returning to higher rates for all. So the Democrats don't have to do a thing, and rates will rise. Republicans have to actually get a bill through the Senate and get Obama to sign it, to keep the same low rates after 2012.
Well said Carl Nemo.
Is NAFTA one of the tools used to cut American worker wages down to that of "slave labor" nations?
One has to wonder.
Has NAFTA been good for the US Middle Class?
Sure, there re probably websites which claim that it has been great for the US, however Main St. and Wall St. are singing different tunes.
Forget tax hikes–just eliminate the majority of the loopholes. Though I imagine that would get more people howling than an overt increase would.
Perhaps a more American approach:
Well said Mr. Nemo
Here's to you Eve
I wonder if NAFTA was thought about in the mid seventies. I had a professor explain food, energy, and housing prices along with taxes in the USA compared to the rest of the world. He explained if we keep food and energy prices low we would have more disposable income to buy "stuff", and how our economy would grow. Look back at the NYSE since the seventies and look at the growth. His one remark was very telling when he asked how many TV's did each one of us have at home. Everyone in class raised one finger and his remark was that we would have 2 or 3 sets in the near future. We all laughed, but if we had only known what was to come.
The rich make an easy target but then it depends on what the definition of rich is? I go along with Carl on the top 1% like an extra 10% will kill them? Spending cuts are laughable since none of them have the balls to offend any and all specila interest groups. Last thing they need is the march of the advocates.
Doesn't matter how much taxes are raised when there are four wars sucking it back out to the tune of trillions per year. There will never be enough taxes for these Hill People.
Another salient point Woody188 for sure. Seemingly evil madmen have hijacked this nation.
It's obvious to citizens such as ourselves what needs to be done, but they absolutely refuse to take the necessary action to save this nation, meaning to me, they are out to intentionally scuttle the USS America and for what 'reward' I'm not sure? Is it 'gold stars' given out by the shadowy global oligarchs that want to bring about their New World Order, single currency scam or in addition an exalted place in hell next to their 'Father", the Prince of Darkness in the event they are into such a belief system…? / : |
Whatever the reason, seemingly our leadership have become truly dangerous entities and need to be summarily removed from office, but since that cannot be so without open revolution, then my unsolicited advisement to citizens is to prepare for the absolute worst scenario possible; I.E., severely cut or curtailed government programs and benefits, even more massive unemployment and the remnant of the housing market headed for the bottom.
It's difficult to believe that our entire societal paradigm is at risk of crashing and it's all linked to corrupt central banking and the ilk that runs them.
At one time CHB offered a blogposting function to readers. I'm thinking my first post to this site function, no longer available. which still seems to be popular with web viewers be reposted to this site due to the impending crisis in the months and years to come. I also know Woody188 that you've admonished readers concerning this same issue; i.e., family survival over time.
Carl Nemo **==
Interesting how the definition of a hardliner is someone who doesn't want the govt to take any more of folks' hard-earned money…
Rest assured Almandine, the 'republicans' are not our friends. It's these war-mongering jerks that managed to slap 60% of our public debt burden upon us during the past 20 years with their presence in the White House from Reagan/H.W. Bush on through the G.W. Bush/Cheney reign of terror/errors. Eight years of Clinton/Gore and now 2.5 years of Obama/Biden are nothing but holding presidencies until the party of 'freebooters' can regain control of the White House. "We the people" are seemingly dopes and they've roped us…no? / : |
Republicans are hyprocrites, phonies and worse. This sensationalistic 'hardliner' moniker is pure bullsh*t. Believe it…!
The Democrats are nothing but "camp-following" bottom feeders as far as I'm concerned and will waste tax revenues on questionable social programs; I.E., any availabe tax bucks the 'rethugs' haven't squandered on engineered wars in far off ratholes of the world.
Carl Nemo **=
This sensationalistic 'hardliner' moniker is pure bullsh*t. Believe it…!
Maybe so, Carl… but within the context of this article, they ARE the ones who are trying to subdue the bottom feeding. Otherwise, $14T in debt will be $30T in debt in another 5 years or so.
Light a friggin' candle and quit cursing.
Almandine you just don't seem to get the concept that there is no longer a 'two party' system in place with each catering to different needs of "We the people", one with a long-standing commitment to the monied class; I.E., the Republicans and the other to the working class, the Democrats. The concept is finis…!
This paradigm is no more with both parties totally compromised to corporate interests. There is no hope to found with embracing either party platform. They've devolved to our detriment into simply duopolists representing the shadowy corporate oligarchs that own this nation lock, stock and barrel.
Candle lighting is for weak-minded optimists Almadine whereas I'm a terminally predisposed realist, although I do light candles on the mantle for ambience while having an evening fire in July…! Hell it's supposed to be summer, but not where I live in the Pacific Northwest. Seemingly it's been raining for two years and we still have 48 degree nights in July. Is this an omen of things to come or what in terms of weather and our nations impending travails at the hands of these mattoids…?! / : |
Carl Nemo **==
I get it ALL, Carl! In this latest missive, you've intertwined the political realm with the weather… all in a causal mode, it seems, and you've lost the ability to promote discriminated reality. You're around the linguistic bend, some would say.
I DO NOT advocate any sort of pollyannish approach to our problems… far from it. Heck, about 4 years ago when I first posted here and we were posting complementary ideas together, ideas that actually identified facts and data, programs and problems, the reality spoke for itself. We just pointed to it.
Anymore, your's is all about the most negatively opinionated discourse you can muster. ALL indiscriminate gloom and doom, ALL the time. ALWAYS about the political slugs that are out to kill us. There can be no goodness… anywhere. You've become the Irascible Oracle.
I want to say, Get A Life, Man! And since I don't say that, I now ask: How many times over the last 6 months have you posted the exact same rant, maybe using different words sometimes, but the exact same message? WE GET IT! WE KNOW… but there are INDEED solutions, not just bloviation!
You haven't spent any time lately on solutions… and maybe you don't see any. The thing is… your fixation leads me to believe that you wouldn't see the solution forest for the troubled trees… thus, I call on you to adjust yourself. BE USEFUL, not just troubled. LEAD… quit reacting.
We need what you have to offer: BETTER
"ALWAYS about the political slugs that are out to kill us." …extract from post
They are…! Tonight you are writing the empty rhetoric of a desperate peasant as myself without any solutions to be had.
We best realize who our betters are…!
Sorry to chaff your hide tonight as in seemingly months past good buddy, but that's the way I perceive the order of things and the hopelessness of the situation.
Surely if we were mutual multi-billionaires we'd be cheering the other side of the human equation; I.E., 'our thing'…no? / : |
Carl Nemo **==
Incessant whining has always pissed me off
Call the bluff and see if it falls apart? Maybe get it over with now rather than in three years or five or ten. See if it will really be a fiscal Armageddon? Maybe Moody can downgrade everyone? Maybe China can get stuck with all our worthless paper? See what happens if the threat of no government handouts from entitlements really happens. See if the obligations to those who paid into the Ponzi SS get any dough? If it does fall apart then let's see a ObamaVille set up on The Mall.
It would fall apart…
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Preview: Medal of Honor
Recently, I've been able to sit down with the PC version of EA's latest attempt to reclaim the FPS throne, Medal of Honor. Even though the game is still in beta, it's possible to tell EA that has its sights set on bringing down the current FPS king, Modern Warfare 2.
It is worth noting that Medal of Honor is being built using 2 distinct engines and by 2 different development teams within EA, the Unreal Engine for single player by EA LA and the Frostbite Engine by EA DICE (known for the Battlefield series).
Medal of Honor fills in a gray zone between the frantic hail of bullets and bodies that is Modern Warfare 2 and the expansive full scale combat that the Battlefield series is known for. From the perspective of a gamer who has played both the COD and Battlefield series, it can be seen that the recent versions of Call of Duty focus on fast paced gun fights where a player can be expect to be killing others around every corner.
The Battlefield series, on the other hand, takes a more is better approach with large amounts of players, tanks, and teamwork. Kills in Battlefield also happen at a much slower pace, with focus on long range warfare. Recently with Bad Company 1 and 2, the Battlefield series has embraced the idea of destructible environments that add a whole new level of gameplay and strategy.
Even though the multiplayer version of Medal of Honor is running off the Frostbite engine that powers Bad Company 2, Medal of Honor steps into its own by offering maps that force the player to change their strategy frequently to suit whatever battlefield they are on. A single successful strategy does not exist in Medal of Honor.
The Helmand Valley map, for example, has 2 teams of 12 players taking turns attacking or defending a series of objectives, similar to the Rush mode of Bad Company 2. The map tends to have large clearings of land which greatly influences the way the game must be played, favoring a frantic rush from rock to rock as snipers take advantage of the grand open spaces. Zone control and kill boxes become key factors in winning a match as the cohesiveness of your team is tested.
Another beta map, Kabul City Ruins, shows how different Medal of Honor can be. This map could be right at home in Modern Warfare 2 due to its close quarters urban combat level design. Automatic weapons rattle off when combatants come face to face as they sprint through the bombed out ruins of this town. A majority of the kills are up close and personal with knifing and spraying galore. Maps have distinct "good spots" that can be camped and if defended, result in many a kill.
While I appreciate how Medal of Honor keeps players on their toes by forcing them to adapt swiftly to new environments, there are many missed opportunities and iffy features. First, having played and enjoyed Bad Company 2, I have seen the environmental destruction capable with the Frostbite engine. There is minimal destructibility present in Medal of Honor and the lack of bullet penetration is downright frustrating and disappointing. While I am sure the physics would have put extra strain on whatever system the game was running on, the graphics are also nothing to write home about, so I am certain the destructible terrain feature could have been included. Being able to alter the battlefield by blowing up walls and other immovable objects could have been a welcome inclusion that would have set MOH apart. The marriage of destructibility and close quarters urban fighting would have been beautiful.
As it stands now however, Medal of Honor is quite transparent in its efforts to be like Modern Warfare 2 without successfully outdoing the blockbuster game in its current beta state. The kill streak system has been lifted straight out of MW2 without the diverse set of effects or the customization. The kit configuration options are minimal, with a low number of guns available as well as a scant few modifications that can be added to said guns. There is no customization that can be performed to your actual solider, such as the Perk system in MW2 and BC2.
The UI and menu also lack the slickness and polish of current AAA shooters, employing a cheap neon light style that feels very out of place for a game attempting to go for a realistic approach to war. There are also indications that the PC iteration will be hasty port of the console versions, as there are art assets and menu options that have no business being in a PC game, such as a screen configuration option for your "television". These problems, however, can be easily addressed before launch.
All this being said, the basics for a solid shooter are present in Medal of Honor. The feel and handling of your solider are tight and responsive. Your player moves with heft through the battlefield and every bullet you place feels deliberate and powerful. The hit recognition also seems to be top notch, which was a problem with Bad Company 2 when first released. Players seem to go down just as quickly at long range as in Modern Warfare 2, with close quarters fighting being much less predictable due to spray and pray tactics. The game also seems to reward smart use of cover and situational awareness. A tactical approach is supported by Medal of Honor while at the same time keeping the frequency of kills on par with Modern Warfare 2, which is an impressive balancing act and shows thoughtful multiplayer design.
At this point, with respect to the multiplayer half of Medal of Honor, EA has a solid foundation on which to build a shooter. In its current state, this game does not stand out as a top contender for FPS king, but with the inclusion of thoughtfully designed maps, more load out customization, destructible environments, more guns, or some combination of all of these, it can be. We will see how it develops between now and its planned launch of October 15th.
I reviewed the beta of the new Medal of Honor game, and I have to say, I'm impressed. But I think it is a terrible game because of its theme which covers the violence of war. - Dan Sciscente


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At their December 9 meeting council members heard from planning and community development director Terry Galvin that the two groups had reached a tentative consensus on the future of the park and its trees. The park can be a really good asset to the airport and vice-versa, he insisted.
Galvin reported conclusions from a November 21 parks board public meeting. They felt very strongly that Skallman Park needed to stay a park, Galvin said.
The airport commission revised their original drastic proposal to cut all the trees in the park down, fill the pond and use the land for airport development. Instead they suggested the 103 tall conifers, which they believe are a hazard for pilots flying into the airport, be cut down and replaced with lower profile trees.
Airport commission president Doug Fenton also requested the pond be partially filled so it would be further from the taxi-way. We discussed some way in which the pond could be reshaped to result in a similar sized pond, he told council. He also recommended that the airport and park swap some land at the north corner to square the park off and move it 20 feet south.
Galvin said the parks board wanted to be sure the trees were really a hazard before cutting them down. There have been some conflicting opinions, he said. Local pilot Patrick Armijo, for example, told council he did not consider the trees hazardous, and suggested lighting them as provided for in the citys airfield regulations would be sufficient. He added that, according to specifications, one of the hangars protruded into the safety zone for approaching planes.
Armijo agreed with the parks boards finding that no trees should be cut until a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) survey is conducted to determine how real a hazard the trees pose. I believe the FAA should do a comprehensive inventory of all the hazards, he said.
The parks board recommended that trees should only be cut if the FAA determined they were hazardous and in that case sale of logs from the trees should be used for park improvements.
Departing parks board member June Auld said the board had to refine several other recommendations to council regarding the issue of the parks boundary. We really just discussed the trees, she said. Galvin added that they were recommending some changes to the city comprehensive plan and the airport binding site plan needed to be made to make clear Skallman Park was a park and not part of the airport.
Im opposed to cutting the trees until we know theyre a hazard, said mayor Dieter Schugt. He added that airport consultant David Ketchum had identified seven areas of non-compliance with FAA safety standards that would need to be addressed. I dont think we should just pick on the trees.
It would take away so much from the park, Bonnie Onyon agreed. It wouldnt be so park-like.
Schugt recommended holding off on a decision on the trees until they were further along in the general review of the airport and the feasibility of expansion now underway. I dont want to bring in the FAA until we make a decision about the airport, he said. If we were to shut the airport down, why cut the trees down?
Council member John Liebert took umbrage at councils unwillingness to cut down its own trees while it was taking two property owners south of the airport to court to get them to cut down theirs. Weve gone to this private owner and said to cut down his trees, he said. Were cutting down trees in this town over an issue were skirting here tonight, talking in circles.
As a student of government you ought to know it moves slow, snapped council member Ken Ely. You want to railroad this matter. Well resolve it in an orderly fashion.
Their fit of mutual pique quickly receded. The best thing is to just stay quiet, council member Bruce Wolf said to his neighbor Marsha Hawkins in the muted aftermath. Council members agreed to Schugts suggestion to have a January work session. I agree we need to come to some decisions but the trees cant grow much in a month and the safety issue has been here longer than we have, he said..


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Starting the day was the second ever 12 hour Hurricane Heat. With all manner of testing challenges, both mental and physical, the team was put through it's paces and brought about a new record. The team contained Daren De Heras who is now the only person in the world to have successfully completed every race and challenge that Spartan Race has to offer, from the touring workout right through to the Death Race.
The elite heat racers started promptly at 8AM and charged up the first mountain at a fast pace. The fastest men completed the course in about 2 hours and the women in 2 ½ hours. For the men, the top three spots went to Chad Trammell, 30 from Yakima, WA, Brian Gowiski, 24, from San Diego, CA and in third place James Appleton, 27, from London, who again appeared from nowhere to quietly come in and assert some British bulldog spirit onto the field. Look out for more from the reigning UK Tough Guy champion, as the rumors are that he's moving to the states. With his impressive record and stats that speak for themselves, could we have another heavy hitter in the men's elites soon? Stay tuned!
On the women's side Spartan Pro Team athlete, Jenny Tobin 45 from Boise ID finished first, followed by Lesley Moser, 30 from Menlo Park, CA and Monica Jo Nicholson, 32 from Aromas, CA. Our other Spartan Pro Team athlete on hand, Christopher Rutz, won the men's masters (40+) race.
As wave after wave went out, Spartan SGX coaches Andi Hardy and Michael Ainis were on hand to talk participants through some warm ups, cool downs and helped with general advice and instructions.
On the course, the story of the day went to a Team made up of Amanda Sullivan, Earl Granville of Operation Enduring Warrior, Matt Pevoto and Misty Diaz. Aided along the way by Slosh Pipe Champion, Kevin Kierce, a staff member and many members of the Weeple Army – who again took the biggest team title for a record 12th time – the team known as "The Avengers" took on the course and battled their own demons in order to achieve, in some cases, their Trifectas. Look out for a feature in the future from Spartan Race covering the day that these amazing competitors had.
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In 2010, Cherry Hills Christian had 16 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Colorado average is 17 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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Leadership does not walk their talk and are inconsistent, money talks louder than God and the parents throwing the money are not the ones you'd want in charge nor are their kids the ones you'd want your kids going to school with, teachers are excellent however this does not make up for challenged leadership
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The 27-year-old pivot was injured rolling to his left in Saturday's loss to the Toronto Argonauts in just the Stampeders' second possession of the game. He braced himself for a hit from Argos tackle Derrick Summers but was forced from the game after staying down on the field for some time.
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SPOKANE -- In one week, same-sex couples will legally be able to apply for marriage licenses. But the Spokane County Assessor's Office said it is not sure if the necessary forms will be changed in time. One lesbian couple said despite the issue, they plan to be one of the first couples in line.
Shilo Reed and Dani Lord-Flynn have been dating for two and a half years. They have been engaged for more than year. They have been waiting to see if Washington would give them the go to say 'I do'. It finally happened when Referendum 74 was passed by voters.
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"We have our fingers crossed that counties will have that form in place," said Dalton. "But we can't guarantee it will be in our hands soon enough."
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