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Get an overview of this hotelA Calgary landmark hotel since 1914
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On the Skywalk
This Calgary hotel is located in the heart of the city, connected via skywalk to the Calgary Tower, Glenbow Museum and Telus Convention Centre.
Spa, steam rooms
Guests of The Fairmont Palliser enjoy a large spa tub, steam room, and fitness equipment; a spa offers treatments; and the Rimrock serves prime Alberta beef amid Western elegance.
Elegant chambers
All 407 guestrooms have been recently renovated and feature high ceilings with ornate moldings, down duvets, high-speed Internet access (surcharge), cordless phones, and bathrobes.
Languages Spoken
- English
The Fairmont Palliser
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The original downtown centre of Calgary was located 10 blocks to the east of The Fairmont Palliser. The completion of the Edwardian commercial-style luxury hotel in 1914 resulted in the downtown core being relocated around The Palliser. These stores and shops were established on what is now historic Stephen Avenue Walk. In keeping with the sandstone construction of The Fairmont Palliser, Stephen Avenue Walk buildings are also made of sandstone. Stephen Avenue Walk is a vibrant centre of downtown life, home to 350 shops and 35 restaurants and pubs. The theatre district anchors the east end of this five-block cobblestone pedestrian walk. There are ten nightclubs within blocks of the hotel, giving guests the choice of dance, rock, country or jazz music. Most nightclubs offer live music on the weekends.
The Fairmont Palliser is also located next to another city landmark; The Calgary Tower—complete with observation lounge and revolving Panorama room restaurant. Also nearby, the Calgary Zoo is the 10th largest in North America and offers a diverse activities for families on the weekends (the Calgary Zoo is five minutes by car or ten minutes by Public Light Rail Transit/LRT).
The Fairmont Palliser offers free wireless Internet access.
- Express check-in
- Bar/lounge
- Elevator/lift
- Full-service spa
- Indoor pool
- 24-hour front desk
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Express check-out
- Meeting rooms 14
- Year Built 1914
- Coffee shop or café
- Steam room
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Sauna
- Health club
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Luggage storage
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- ATM/banking
- 24-hour business center
- Concierge services
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Laundry facilities
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 407
- Number of floors - 11
- Wedding services
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in lobby
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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Languages Spoken
- English
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Italian
- Korean
- Russian
- Spanish
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave (on request)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Digital TV service
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired Internet access (surcharge)
- Daily housekeeping
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
The Rimrock - Serves breakfast daily. Lunch and dinner service vary, please contact Hotel for hours.
The Oak Room - Dinner service. Décor features hand-tooled leather pillars, original mural, and a heritage fireplace. View of grand lobby. Classic regional cuisine, prime rib, themed lunch buffets. Reservations recommended.
Sunday Brunch - Lavish buffet served in the grand lobby. Traditional brunch fare, with fresh seafood and rich desserts. Reservations required.
Nearby Things to Do
The Fairmont Palliser has a spa tub, eucalyptus steam room, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Snowboarding nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Snowshoeing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Spa tub in spa
- Steam room in spa
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 25 per accommodation, per night
- 2 per room (up to 20 kg)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between CAD 22 and CAD 32 for adults, CAD 11 and CAD 16.5 for children (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: CAD 13.95 per night (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room wired Internet: CAD 13.95 per night (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: CAD 45 per night
- Valet parking fee: CAD 45.00 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: CAD 25 per accommodation, per night
Hotel Name
- Fairmont Palliser
- Fairmont Palliser Calgary
- Fairmont Palliser Hotel
- Fairmont Palliser Hotel Calgary
- Palliser Fairmont
- Calgary Fairmont
- Fairmont Calgary
- Fairmont Hotel Calgary
- Fairmont Hotel Palliser
- The Fairmont Palliser Hotel Calgary
We should mention
Up to 2 children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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A clothing plant in Wake County is closing leaving 135 people without jobs.
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Wetherby Preparatory School
Wetherby Preparatory School opened its doors to pupils for the first time in September 2004, building upon the traditions, ethos and successes of the long-established Wetherby Pre-Preparatory School. The school now has 300 boys and was delighted to be awarded 'Prep School of the Year' at the Tatler School awards in September 2012. Boys can enter the school at 7 or 8 and exit via 13 Common Entrance Examinations, taken in June of Year 8, to the leading day and boarding schools in the country.
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Modern, convenient and comfortable, the Courtyard Houston The Woodlands hotel places the best of the Houston, TX area right at your doorstep. Whether you're here for work, to shop nearby on Market Street or at The Woodlands Mall, or to simply to relax & enjoy the beautiful nature trails, you'll find everything you need here for a refreshing change of pace. Functional and stylish guest rooms feature free Internet access and a comfortable desk with an ergonomic chair. Enjoy a snack or a drink on your own schedule, thanks to a mini-refrigerator and coffee service in your room or a quick visit to The Bistro, which features healthy morning and evening fare, as well as Starbucks® beverages. Hosting an event here in Texas? Take advantage of our hotel's meeting room, which can accommodate up to 40. Be sure to treat yourself to a stress-relieving workout at our fitness center, or a swim in our indoor pool. No matter the reason for visiting, look no further than the Courtyard Houston The Woodlands.Show More
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LONDON—Legal & General Group PLC said Wednesday that operating profit rose 7% in 2013 and announced plans to increase its program of dividend payments.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In order for a new product to gain market foothold in today's competitive pharmaceutical industry, executives must understand where and when to invest in key launch activities. At the same time, product launch leadership has to balance the goals of containing expenditures and generating a successful launch.
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I am working on the Currier side as well.I will check my records out and let you know.Is there a Currier genforum too?My great grandmother was Mary Ester Currier b. 31 Dec 1865, dau. of James H. Currier (and Mary A. Foss), son of James H. Currier (and Thankful Tibbetts), son of Theophilus Currier (and Hannah Floyd).There are lots of Curriers in this area of NH and ME.
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Cat Care Society Blog
October Adoption Tales by Karlyn Mendez, CCS Adoption Assistant
Opt to Adopt Barney
Happy Tails: Ruby
Here's a Happy Tail about a Cat Care Society alumni, Ruby. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did!
Ruby came to the shelter in 2004 as a kitten and she was adopted by an older women with 2 cats and a small dog. She came back to the shelter in 2008 when her person died. She was very shy and depressed and was not eating well. A couple adopted her along with another shelter cat but she continued to do poorly and due to her medical issues she came back to the shelter.
The shelter staff went to great lengths to get her well again but she continued to be very shy and depressed and wouldn't eat. She went downstairs to live in the clinic so the clinic staff could monitor her. She would venture out and climb into the lap of a volunteer who would spend time with her but for the most part, she hid in her kitty bed.
One day someone donated a tall six foot cat tree. It was temporarily stored at the bottom of the stairs. Ruby came across the tree as she wandered around the lower floor and found that she loved hanging out in that tree. Her spirits improved and she started to eat better. The tree became a permanent fixture while Ruby was there and it was decided that it would go home with her when she was adopted.
One of the clinic volunteers had a friend who wanted to adopt a shy cat and she told him "I know just the cat for you". David was introduced to Ruby and he and his wife Meredith fell in love with her. They brought her home and she's been with them ever since.
Here's what David has to say about Ruby: Ruby is now with us for more than 6 years. She still hides when anyone but Meredith or I come into the house. But when she hears Meredith's Jeep pull into the driveway, she trots over to the front door to greet her. When I am sitting at my computer, Ruby comes over to claim me as her territory by scratching at my leg like a scratch-post. I am glad I have mastered the art of keeping her claws trim and safe for my jeans!
One of Ruby's favorite hangouts is her cat tree. This came from the Cat Care Society. When she sits on the top platform, she is six feet off the ground and feels safe and in command of the world. From this platform in front of the window, she watches cars, dog walkers, squirrels, and children walk by.
Even at more than eleven years old, Ruby often believes she is a kitten. This means it's time to play! Lately it is less chase-the-string and more swat-the-ball. I roll a 3" diameter smooth sponge center ball toward Ruby. As the ball nears, she crouches with eyes wide open and ears a little back. When the ball arrives, she swats the ball, returning it to me. She's ready for another one!
As Autumn sets in and the air in the house is cooler, Ruby is more active than during the hot days of summer. As I walk in the house, Ruby sprints past me, insisting she be the first to enter the next room. She asserts her victory by raking her claws on the scratching post in the room, claiming her territory. We sure are glad she lets us live in her house with her.
Giving Thanks Adoption Promotion
Thanksgiving is now Cats-Giving at Cat Care During the month of November, every adopter will get to spin the wheel for a reduced adoption fee or free cat stuff!
When you land on:
- Red (4 spaces), you'll receive a reduced adoption fee of $60.
- Purple (2 spaces), you'll receive a free toy from Meow Mart (valued at $5 or less).
- Light blue (2 spaces), you'll receive a free scratch carpet.
- Green (2 spaces), you'll receive a free handmade cat mat.
- Dark blue (1 space), you'll receive a free hard plastic cat carrier.
- Dark blue (1 space), you'll receive a free 6' beige carpeted cat condo.
- Yellow (2 spaces), you'll receive a reduced adoption fee of $70.
September's Happy Tails
Here are our adoption tales from September. Congratulations to all the cats who found their forever homes and to the human companions who adopted them!
Jet ("Orion"): Orion is a good cat who enjoys playing with his yarn toy.
Spice: Spice explored and has become comfortable in her new home. She enjoys playing with her mouse toy and cuddling on her human's bed.
MiKo and Tasha: Miko (pictured above) and Tasha remain a bonded pair and interact well with family and friends.
McKellen ("Spaz"): Spaz likes playing with his mouse wand toy but doesn't like his feather wand toy.
Alaska and Montana ("Monti"): One of the kitties hid in the stereo speaker the first day they went home. Both Alaska (pictured above) and Monti sleep late and are active at night.
Jarrett ("Apollo"): Apollo is quite talkative and inquisitive, especially when the air conditioning comes on.
Neddy ("Alfred"): Alfred is full of love and likes to snuggle. He thinks Q-tips are fun and is getting along well with the two younger cats he shares his home with.
Penelope ("Penny"): Penny loves her catnip pickle and laser light toy.
Kozi: Kozi was adopted by one of Cat Care Society's cleaning staff. She enjoys playing with her catnip banana and sleeping under the bed covers. She is reported to eat like a, "steam shovel."
This post was written by Sierra M. Koester, Cat Care Society Volunteer and Professional Blogger.
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Sue Sioux is a gorgeous cat available for adoption at our shelter.
Opt to Adopt Rosie
August's Happy Tails
Miller: Miller found his new forever home. He lives with an English Setter. He likes the dog and loves his new humans.
Cedar: Cedar lives with a man and his roommate. The roommate has a 15-year-old cat. Cedar is always on his best behavior and is described as a, "good kitty."
Augustine (now G.C.): G.C. likes playing with a variety of toys and is described as, "one happy guy."
Spencer: Spencer went home with one of Cat Care Society's vet techs, and he likes to lay on people as if he is a rug.
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I married and had my daughter at a young age - 19 - so I never really had the experience of dating. However, I got a divorce last year after 10 years of marriage. Now I'm 30 and back on the singles market.
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Dozens of testosterone lawsuits have been filed in U.S. courts on behalf of men who allegedly suffered serious cardiovascular problems due to many of the medications covered in the Health Canada alert.
New York, New York (PRWEB) July 16, 2014
As testosterone treatment lawsuits (http://www.testosteronelawsuitclaims.com/) continue to mount in U.S. courts, Bernstein Liebhard LLP notes that Health Canada has issued a regulatory alert in that country detailing the possible association between low testosterone therapy and cardiovascular problems, including heart attacks, strokes and blood clots. According to the July 16th alert, a review conducted by the agency found a growing body of evidence linking the use of prescription testosterone treatments to serious and possibly life-threatening heart and blood vessel problems such as heart attack, stroke, blood clot in the lungs or legs; and increased or irregular heart rate. Health Canada is now working with the manufacturers of low testosterone therapies to update their product labels with information regarding this potential risk. Medications covered by the Health Canada alert include: Androderm, Andriol, Delatestryl, Androgel, Axiron, Depo-Testosterone, and Testim,*
"Dozens of testosterone lawsuits have been filed in U.S. courts on behalf of men who allegedly suffered serious cardiovascular problems due to many of the medications covered in the Health Canada alert. Our Firm also continues to receive inquiries on a regular basis from others who claim to have suffered similar injuries," says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and medical devices. The Firm offers free legal reviews to men who suffered heart attacks, strokes, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and other heart injuries allegedly due to low testosterone treatments.
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Court records indicate that more than 150 testosterone lawsuits that were filed on behalf of men who allegedly suffered serious heart events due to their use of drugs like AndroGel are currently pending in a multidistrict litigation underway in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Among other things, the claims similarly allege that the manufacturers of testosterone replacement therapies failed to provide adequate warnings regarding the cardiovascular risks associated with their products. (In re: Testosterone Replacement Therapy Product Liability Litigation - MDL No. 2545)
The litigation surrounding low testosterone therapy has been growing since January, when the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced it was reviewing the heart risks associated with this class of medication. The FDA was prompted to act by the publication of two studies which indicated that older men, as well as those with pre-existing heart disease, were more likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes or death if they were undergoing low testosterone therapy.
Men who may have been harmed due to their use of drugs like Androgel may be entitled to file their own testosterone treatment lawsuit. To learn more, please visit Bernstein Liebhard LLP's website. Free, no-obligation legal consultations can be obtained by calling 800-511-5092.
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Here is the detail of the complaint lodged in Aberdeen which will also be updated here:
On Monday 14th April I made an official complaint regarding being "routinely stopped" by police Scotland on way home after being at the recent Fans Against Criminalisation protest at the SNP conference in Aberdeen. I attended the local police head quarters to formally make a complaint about the "routine" stop and how the officer spoke to me. My friend who is studying law came with me to advise and witness the complaint whilst writing down what was said during complaint.
The inspector took down my full complaint in writing and I signed it. He also read the information my witness had made and signed to verify they are true and accurate. I was informed that he would investigate the complaint and get back to me in due course with his findings. He also indicated that the complaint may well be passed to a independent board for consideration. I allowed 21 days to pass as thought was fair amount of time to allow police to do what needed and contacted them for a update. I was told the "officer who is dealing with it is on holiday". I asked if anyone else could deal with it and also asked when the officer is due back as I'd like a update.
I was told only the Inspector can deal with the complaint and that he could not give me information regarding a officers' annual leave. At that point I thanked him and left.
I am very unsatisfied by how whole thing has been handled and going to take further legal advice on this matter
I will, of course, keep you updated as things progress. I'd like to thank all those involved with Fans Against Criminalisation & Celtic Trust for continued support also to everyone else who sent messages of support. We must stand as one until the Offensive Behaviour Act is scrapped and that needs to be done immediately!


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Susan Tuttle who was recently featured here at iART CHRONiCLES has launched a mobile Photo Wall Contest for her upcoming book! Below are the details for the fabulous opportunity!
Would you like a chance to have your mobile photography published in Susan Tuttle's latest book? (due to be released by North Light Books/F+W Media in 2014). One full spread in the book will be a Photo Wall that features a variety of mobile photography/mobile art from around the world! Photo Wall selections will be credited to the artist in the book and include his/her IG username or website address (whichever the artist wishes). Photo Wall Contest entries will be accepted now until June 30th. You can submit up to five entries for consideration. Tag each entry #photo_wall_contest.
For mobile photographers who are not Instagram members, please visit Susan's website to find out how you can enter too!


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Boy it's hot here in Florida.
Java and .Net both a disaster:
"The only practical way to mitigate the risk [of a failed implementation] is to outsource development."
"Most larger organisations are going to have both platforms," said Driver. "They have become de facto standards." Both Microsoft and Sun have recently confessed to flaws in their overall strategy.
Earlier this week, Microsoft founder Bill Gates admitted that the company's promotion of .NET had been premature.
Applying KoolSeal, Paul says, is just like "working with honey."


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text: 14 May 2010People choosing to hold back the signs of ageing with a face lift or other form of facial surgery can help ensure lasting results from their procedures by complementing it with non surgical cosmetic treatments. Speaking to Earth Times, US cosmetic surgeon Dr Daryl Hoffman explained that patients undergoing cosmetic surgery for the face are increasingly seeking out non-surgical medispa treatments as well, to boost their effects."Procedures like face lifts and eyelid surgery already create results that last many years, but every patient wants to make sure those benefits last as long as possible," said Dr Hoffman. "I'm finding that medical spa treatments give me some of the best ways to do that. It's exciting that my patients are seeing benefits with the help of something as simple as an injectable treatment, for instance." The surgeon explained that the supplementary treatments chosen will depend on the individual patient, and tend to be either injectables, such as dermal fillers, or laser skin rejuvenation to remove dead and damaged cells and enhance the skin tightening carried out on the original procedure. "These treatments can improve the health and appearance of the skin to maintain what the face lift already accomplished," Dr Hoffman said. "There's a qualitative benefit because the results look more complete, but the big attraction is the chance to make sure that impressive results stay impressive for as long as possible."


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Last year when I found out that the Devil O' The Highlands was going to be on my fiftieth birthday I thought I should celebrate with running it but by then I had already promised Mel I'd do her support, my next thought was why change the habit, I've supported every year since the race started, stick with tradition.
Early Friday afternoon I picked up Morna, also running the Devil O' for the first time, we headed to Pauline's where she and Mel were waiting; Ken and Sue were following up after work, Mel had booked the By the Way for us, a twin room for herself and Morna, and for the minions/support, we'd be sharing a room with two others. Kirsty showed us to our room and told us who else we were sharing with. Andy (dog bite at Cateran) and… I sent a quick text to Sue. Guess who we're sleeping with tonight? After a few wrong guesses, I had to give her a clue, he's quite a celebrity! Within a nano second she replied correctly, Ray McCurdy! Kirsty had put post-it notes on the beds giving Ray the first bottom bunk as you entered the room, hopefully he'll not get lost in the night!
Mel and Morna went for an early night, Pauline and I went for a pint or three in Paddy's Bar, Ken and Sue soon joined us, it was very quiet, Ian and Sandra joined us briefly but most of the runners must've been arriving in the morning or taking the race seriously! We tip-toed back into the By the Way trying not to wake the sleeping runners, I grabbed my jammies and toothbrush and nipped to the loo and got changed. I think I was last back into the room, as soon as I closed the door it was pitch dark, I made it to my bed without disturbing anyone, pulled back the sheet and climbed in, but in the dark I didn't realise the pillowcase and sheet were all-in-one, I was fighting my pillow to get it underneath me, in my mind I had an image of Johnny Weissmuller fighting a crocodile, I successfully stifled a giggle as I wrestled my pillow into submission and if I was making too much noise everyone else politely pretended to be asleep.
Someone's alarm went off around 4.00am, and we were all up shortly after that. A mug of coffee and I was ready for support duty, Mel seemed calm and was ready to go for the goal she'd set herself. Loved the pre-race buzz in the Green Welly, Garry gave his race briefing, a quick scrambled egg roll for us support and then it was time for the off. Kevin had arrived, I think the original plan was for him to appear later, but it was lovely he was here to see Mel off at 6.00am.
Pauline I and went round to Bridge of Orchy which was quite a midge fest, Mel was on schedule and Pauline walked up the hill a bit with her, she's settled into her race nicely. Kevin went round to Inveroran so we went straight to Glencoe,
and had another cup of coffee, it was now around 8.00am and I think I started to wake up properly after that. We walked down to the checkpoint with Mel's requests, Pauline hasn't had much running this week and took the opportunity for a wee run and ran out to meet her, Mel wasn't looking for running support but I think she was happy to have a bit of company, it was coming up for 9.00am, the sun was shining and it was promising to be a hot day. I trotted down the road with them for a bit while Mel had her food, she struggled to get it in but managed to have some, she wanted some coke, so I said I'd meet her at Kingshouse with it. It was quite a jog back up the hill to the car parked at the Ski Centre so I didn't hang about setting off for Kingshouse but as I drove down the track Ken waved me down as I went by, Morna was needing Compeed and they'd left theirs in the car at the Ski Centre, I gave them mine and was back on my way, I wasn't sure I'd make it to Kingshouse before Mel and Pauline so I went passed the entrance and drove into the single track road that they'd come along before heading through the gate and up the hill, glad my car is a wee one, a three point turn wasn't any bother and Mel got her Coke, and Kirsty was pleased to get a bottle of iced water here, glad I was in a position to help.
Next stop was Altnafeadh, I was wearing my wee kilt and had pinched Erin's trident from her Halloween stuff and a fleece hat with red horns and tail, I was aiming to emulate the race logo and set off up the Devil's Staircase with a box of jelly babies.
I'd missed the super-fast folk but met Marco coming down with a spray bottle, I was granted a skoosh in the moosh too, it was roasting and I was over dressed, fleecy hat, long sleeved top under my t-shirt and thick tights under my kilt! I also carried a rain jacket, Buff and gloves! I was prepared for the weather forecast, rain and thunder, although you could now see that wasn't going to happen any time soon, it could still be cold at the top and I planned to stay there until Mel had come past.
The views from the top were stunning. I believe these places of outstanding natural beauty are where Angels hang out, I waved to a couple; I smiled at the thought that the perfect spectator weather was a birthday present arranged by one very special Angel, my first birthday without Mum but she'll never be far away.
The looks I got from a few walkers suggested their thoughts were I wonder if her carers know where she is? I did explain my getup to a German tourist; she nodded, smiled and took my photo! I think all the runners appreciated my gesture to give them a smile, most looked hot, some knackered and all covered in midges, I think Paul summed it up for quite a few when he uttered "I'm f*ckin' burst!" I hope my face kept a look of caring concern, I didn't laugh out loud, that really would've been devilish… but I thought it!
Mel arrived at the top with Kevin and Pauline; she was hot but still going strong. We left her with the words "See you at Kinlochleven!"
We trotted back down to Altnafeadh, Kevin pulled away from us as I was stopping to offer jelly babies to everyone coming up, one runner didn't look hot and bothered, Vicky Hart, I know you didn't believe me when I said you looked fresh as a daisy but you did!
Pauline was getting concerned with the time we were taking, I was concerned with not putting my eye out waving my trident about as we belted back to the car. I would never drive dangerously but I was going as fast as my wee Fiat would allow with total disregard for fuel consumption (not my normal with the price of petrol these days) Pauline was feeling a little queasy, and we were about 15 minutes away when Sue phoned. "Mel's just gone through; she's taken some water and carried on." Mega fail in the support department! We drove on through Kinlochleven and were slightly relieved to see Kevin's car parked opposite where the route goes up the hill, he would manage to catch her. In previous years, I've been dropped off at Altnafeadh and ran over to Kinlochleven, I hadn't realised how long it would take to get back down and drive round. I won't make that mistake next year!
We went on to Lundavra, Pauline loaded up her backpack and set out to meet Mel. I opened a pot of rice pudding and dolloped on a big spoonful of jam, it wasn't long before she arrived, still going strong, even better it didn't mess with her head that we missed her, she was fine, Kevin did catch her and she'd had some Irn Bru from Jeff at his Wilderness Response post. We walked up the hill with her, I handed Mel the pot of rice, she didn't want any but I told her I wasn't taking it back until she'd ate the jam, she made a face, stuck her tongue out but the jam went in and so did some more coke. Satisfied she'd fuelled up enough for the finish we left her to push on to the end.
We didn't go straight to the finish but to Braveheart to give her a final cheer, Kevin was here too, we walked up the hill for bit with a bottle of water, in case she needed it. Mel pushed straight through but shouted for Pauline to come with her, I doubt I could've kept up with her so drove along to the finish and was lucky to get a parking space. I was jumping up and down watching the time, it was close to her goal, would she make it? WOOHOO! Here she comes with Pauline and Kevin in her wake. 7hrs 57mins 34secs. Mission accomplished, sub 8 hours! Huge congratulations and hugs, brilliant running, dealing with the hot conditions and duff support!
It was time to relax, have our lunch at last and catch up on how others had got on and get updates on how those that were still out there were faring.
Morna finished strongly in 8 hrs 57mins pleased with her race in these conditions.
There was a bonus for Mel at the prize giving, First Female Vet, a very successful first ultra!
Pete, Erin and Tim have arrived and it was time to get ready for our night out,
a table for fourteen had been booked a week or so ago in the Nevis Bank Hotel for a joint celebration with our birthday and race successes, Anne Wombill also completed her first ultra, she had taken quite a sore tumble but unlike Robin in his first DOTH didn't go for the sympathy vote and finish with a bandage round her bonce and she only winced when hugged! Apart from that Pete, Erin, Pauline, Tim, Mel, Kevin, Morna, Ken, Sue, Anne, Robin, Fiona, Iain and I had a lovely evening.
I couldn't have wished for a better 50th birthday, I got to spend it in my favourite place with some very special friends and family. Now that I've reach a significant mile stone in my life should my behaviour be more fitting for a lady of my mature years?
Hell no! Age is just a number and I'm no lady!


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Report NEP-INT-2011-01-23This is the archive for NEP-INT, a report on new working papers in the area of International Trade. Alessia A. Amighini issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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- Silviano Esteve-Pérez & Vicente Pallardó-López & Francisco Requena-Silvente, 2011. "The duration of firm-destination export relationships: Evidence from Spain, 1997-2006," Working Papers 1102, Department of Applied Economics II, Universidad de Valencia.
- Juana Castillo-Giménez & Guadalupe Serrano & Francisco Requena-Silvente, 2011. "Exports dynamics and information spillovers: evidence from Spanish firms," Working Papers 1103, Department of Applied Economics II, Universidad de Valencia.
- Ricardo Hausmann & Cesar A. Hidalgo, 2011. "The Network Structure of Economic Output," Papers 1101.1707, arXiv.org, revised Feb 2012.
- TANAKA Ayumu, 2011. "Heterogeneity and the Structure of Exports and FDI: A cross-industry analysis of Japanese manufacturing," Discussion papers 11001, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
- Adama Zerbo, 2011. "Gagnants ou perdants du commerce international : impact de l'ouverture commerciale sur la vulnérabilité de l'emploi," Documents de travail 162, Groupe d'Economie du Développement de l'Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV.
- Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr, 2010. "Towards a Theory of Trade Finance," Working Papers 1023, Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation.
- Schmiele, Anja, 2010. "Intellectual property infringements due to R&D abroad? A comparative analysis between firms with international and domestic R&D activities," ZEW Discussion Papers 10-099, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Yuri Suarez Dillon Soares & Maria Michaela Sviatschi, 2010. "The Impact of Modernization of Justice on Court Efficiency in Costa Rica," OVE Working Papers 0610, Inter-American Development Bank, Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE).
- Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu & Marjit, Sugata & Yang, Lei, 2011. "An Evaluation of the Employment Effects of Barriers to Outsourcing," IZA Discussion Papers 5426, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Peters, Bettina & Schmiele, Anja, 2010. "The influence of international dispersed vs. home-based R&D on innovation performance," ZEW Discussion Papers 10-102, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Kampik, Franziska & Dachs, Bernhard, 2010. "The innovative performance of German multinationals abroad," MPRA Paper 28102, University Library of Munich, Germany.


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Budget insurance has a unique set of reputation issues. It's because of the structure of the marketplace which creates certain practices that make budget insurance brokers look like the 'Ryanair' of insurance.
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It may not be a good sell, but this avoids many problems later.
3. Receiving complaints is a positive
The fact that customers are irritated because they have been denied coverage proves that the system is working, justifying the lower insurance premiums they offer.
4. Create some perspective
With complaint levels around 4%, or in other words 4.5/5 stars for getting the job done well, there is a push within the business to explain to consumers that in a vast, vast majority of cases everything runs smoothly.
Final thoughts
As with all structural issues like this, where the framework for selling insurance products steers brokers towards paper thin margins and where customers are often legally obliged to buy insurance, it creates a plethora of issues that are challenging to say the least.
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not the case. I took out insurance with these clowns. Not because I'm an 18 year old lunatic looking for a cheap option but because I had to ensure the family au pair and it was the only AFFORDABLE option.
They came out to fit the box. I lacked a piece of paperwork. i offered to scan and send or post the original but that wasn't what they needed. fair enough, I should have had the right documents. The installation engineer said it wasn't a problem, we could reschedule. I asked him if I needed to contact Wise driving/IGO4..'no, we'll contact you, it's no problem'. Of course it wasn't a problem. because they don't bother.
I then get 3 letters through my door on the same day. The first saying 'sign your agreement', the second saying 'your insurance will be cancelled in 3 days and the 3rd saying that it had in fact been cancelled.
Of course at this point you ring. An 0844 number it has to be said. You're then connected. But not to humanity, rather to a disembodied voice saying that all of their lines are busy and you will be connected to an operator. And you wait. And all the time you're waiting, you're being charged a high call rate. I gave up after 10 minutes the first couple of times, being at work and not having the time but when I got home I persevered.
it took 35 minutes for someone to answer. 35 minutes of being charged (over a fiver in total).
I explained what had happened and the 18 year old on the other end of the line (he must have been 18, or possibly from the outer nebula, because he literally had no clue about the company, its products of anyway to follow up on a complaint), told me that the policy was being cancelled because the isnurance company -IGO4 would not extend cover beyond the 25th (it was the 21st when |i called) and they could not fit the box until the 26th. Therefore I would be charged a £45 missed appointment call for the engineers visit (i can cope with that), a £75 cancellation charge of the policy, oh and thanks for the £181 we've already had out of you.
So, money up front...no comms if things don't go to plan and then a spate of rip off charges to cancel. In a way, I'm glad I only got marginally ripped off, relatively speaking, because some of the reviews i've read for some poor bastards who stuck a year out are appalling.
None of this makes sense until you find out that the broker and the insurance company are the same people. This is a set up designed to specifically target young drivers who are easily confused, unaware of their rights and basically there to be robbed. How these people are still allowed to operate is beyond me because it's little more than a scam. And not a particularly elaborate one at that.
i have left it with the ombudsman.


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Finding smoking a very quick sometimes overwhelming high, this settles in nicely over 45 minutes and last me a 2-3 hours sometimes. So relaxing, after 15 years, this is my favourite method now.
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By now, I'm sure all of you have already ground all your teeth up and punched your laptop screen while watching the videos of Karen Huff Klein, a 68-year-old bus monitor for the Greece Central School District in Rochester, NY, getting verbally attacked by a group of demon middle schoolers from the dirty anus lips of HELL. If you haven't seen any of the videos and can stomach watching corroded asshole children call a grandma a "fat, ugly, poor troll" and threaten to piss on her doorstep, then watch this shit below. Even Lucifer was like "too far, too far" when Karen started crying and a brat said she was just crying for Twinkies.
When I first watched this at Towleroad yesterday morning, I wanted to go back in time, morph into Karen and beat all of those demons with their own shoes. Then I'd tell the driver to drive to each of those kids' houses so I could beat their parents with their shoes.
From what I've read on HuffPo, the clip first showed up on Reddit about a day ago and within hours Redditors identified the specific school and sent emails to the district. Reddit (or maybe 4 Chan) also identified Karen and sent supportive notes to her Facebook page. By the afternoon, it already went massively viral and the school district held a press conference where they said they would punish all students involved. The Greece Police Department opened up their own investigation and questioned several of the students.
Karen gave an interview to Democrat and Chronicle yesterday and she told them that since she's hearing impaired, she didn't hear a lot of the shit nuggets of hate that flew out of those kids' mouths as they said it. But she heard it all when she watched the clips. Karen said that the hardest thing to hear was one kid saying that her children should kill themselves, because her son took his life 10 years ago. On Today this morning, Karen says she hopes the students are punished and so far none of them have apologized to her. Karen has worked for the district for over 20 years and has been a bus monitor for 3. Karen plans to continue to work in the school system, because she says not all kids are evil.
A fundraiser was set up to give Karen a dream vacation or help with retirement. When I checked yesterday afternoon, it was at $30,000 and when I checked again last night, it was at around $80,000. It's at $140,000 as of right now. The man who set up the page is currently trying to pass control over to Karen. Matt Lauer told Karen about the fundraiser and she says all the warm support from the Internet has been awesome.
In conclusion: Middle school kids are THE WORST. All those brats should be sent to abuelita summer camp where the power of the chancla will teach them to respect their elders.


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Cassidy Freeman is an American television and film actress. She is best known for her roles as Tess Luthor on "Smallville" and Walt Longmire's daughter Cady on the A&E/Netflix series "Longmire."
Cassidy Freeman was born on April 22, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois to two of the cities prominent attorneys. Along with her two older brothers Crispin and Clark, she split time between the Windy City and the cattle ranch in Montana that her parents also owned. Also like both of her big brothers, she got into the field of the performing arts at an early age, getting her first taste of performing in front of a crowd at just three years old.
After graduating from the Latin School of Chicago, Cassidy got her degrees in both Theater and Spanish from Middlebury College in Vermont in 2005. On top of that, she also graduated Magna Cum Laude. By 2006, she had landed her first acting role in the short film "Razor Sharp" which went on to be named "Best Action Film" at the 2007 Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival and paved the way for her first ever series regular role on The CW series "Smallville" from 2008 to 2011. Since then, she has gone on to play recurring roles on series such as "The Playboy Club," "The Vampire Diaries" and "Longmire."
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Along with hobbies including dancing, hiking and quilting, Cassidy has also proved herself to be quite the young philanthropist. She's used her star status as a means of raising awareness for charitable organizations like Heal the Bay, which works to clean up the waters of the West Coast. She has even helped tutor the children of Santa Monica as a volunteer for the Virginia Avenue Project.


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The San Pedro Sportswalk to the Waterfront, San Pedro, California's answer to the Hollywood Walk of Fame - will have its next induction ceremony on October 10, 2016 at 10 a.m. in San Pedro's historic downtown district. The free ceremony will recognize this year's great athletic inductees with the installation of bronze plaques into the sidewalk of downtown San Pedro on Sixth Street between Palos Verdes and Centre Street. Immediately following at the same location is a noon luncheon at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Ticket reservations for the luncheon are $55 and can be made by calling the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce at (310) 832-7272.
This year's six inductees include:
is a Los Angeles football hero, who played most of his career in the Southland. A graduate of Manual Arts High School, Arnett was a running back for the USC Trojans, where he earned first-team All-American honors, and was presented the Voit Trophy, in 1954 and 1955, as the Pacific Coast's outstanding football player. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. The Los Angeles Rams drafted Arnett with the second pick in the first round of the 1957 NFL draft. He played for the team from 1957 to 1963, during which time he made five Pro Bowl teams. In 1964, Arnett moved to the Chicago Bears, where he concluded his career in 1966.
will forever be known in the Harbor area as the man who brought a Los Angeles City football title to San Pedro High School - and he did it five times. Walsh began his career as the head coach of San Pedro in 1991 and led the Pirates for twenty five years before retiring after the 2015 season. In that span he won 227 games and five city titles. The Pirates were back-to-back champions twice -- 3A champs in 1992 and 1993, 4A champs in 1996 and 1997, and they shared the Division 1 championship in 2008 after tying Narbonne in a thrilling come from behind game at the Coliseum.
is an all-everything athlete that has excelled in numerous sports. A 2000 graduate of Mary Star High School, Gascon was a three-sport star at Southeastern Louisiana University, where she lettered in volleyball, softball, and soccer. While at Southeastern Louisiana, Gascon was a four year all-conference softball player, two time all-conference volleyball player, and she shattered an NCAA volleyball record for defensive digs. In 2004, Gascon was selected as the starting centerfielder for the inaugural USA national women's baseball team and drove in the gold medal winning run at the first ever World Cup of Women's Baseball. She is currently the captain of the USA women's handball team.
are the sons of one of auto racing's greatest car owners and promoters, J.C. Agajanian. As the owners and operators of Ascot Park, the storied raceway in Gardena, CA, which launched the career of Evel Knievel, the Agajanian brothers produced over 160 events a year and boasted crowds of over a half a million loyal fans annually. In 2016, the boys succeeded in stacking up a win at the Indianapolis 500 with a dramatic finish, as their rookie driver brought the famed #98 IndyCar across the finish line first. This thrilling win gave the Agajanian family four of the most coveted victories in motorsports, the 1952, 1963, 2011 and 2016 Indy 500s. To this day, three winning #98 racecars are displayed in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, while the fourth is expected to be installed later this year.
, a longshoreman from San Pedro, was an NFL referee for twenty-one years, including Super Bowl XXIV, two Pro Bowls, two Canton Hall of Fame games, and six years in the replay booth. Ancich, a graduate of San Pedro High, began officiating football games in 1961, starting with Pop Warner, then gradually moving up the ladder, doing high school games, junior college, Pac-10 and finally the NFL in 1981. At San Pedro, Ancich was a four-sport varsity letterman in baseball, football, track and tennis. He was an All-City lineman in football, played at Harbor College, and was the starting center for three semi-pro teams, the Longshoreman A.C., South Gate A.C., and the Anaheim Rhinos.
has a strong place among the legends of Southern California sports media. He was a sportswriter for forty-four years - twenty-two at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and twenty-two at the Long Beach Press-Telegram. In addition, Krikorian and the late Joe McDonnell started the McDonnell-Douglas Show, an L.A. sports talk radio show, which appeared on and off the airways from 1992 to 2005. Krikorian, covered twenty-six Super Bowls, twenty-five World Series, seventeen NBA Finals, three Olympic Games, and countless championship boxing matches. He has written two books, "Between the Bylines (The Life, Love and Loss of Los Angeles's Most Colorful Sports Journalist)" and "Los Angeles Sports Memories."


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With volunteering it's not really a case of 'what can you do?' It's more about 'what would you like to do?'
Ways to get involved
The possibilities for volunteering just might surprise you. Here are some ideas to start you thinking about ways you can get involved.
Write an article that's read by thousands
If you're a budding (or published) journalist or have a passion for a particular subject or issue, heaps of community and volunteer organisations would value your help as a writer for their brochures, website, annual reports and other publications. It's a chance to follow your passion, hone your skills, build a writing portfolio and promote a worthy cause.
Enjoy an afternoon of chatting over coffee (or over the phone)
Like coffee? Like to chat? Why not combine both and light up someone's day as a volunteer companion or guide. Friendships can be formed just as easily over the phone or by email so this is an activity that you can also do from the comfort of your own home.
Hit the road
If you have a large car or a van and some spare time there are a number of organisations that look for drivers to help them out. You could deliver meals or library books to people who are housebound, or transport wildlife and animals.
Show someone how to draw, fish, bake cookies, abseil…
Do you have a skill or craft? Is there something that you just love to do? Then why not do it more and teach your craft (or passion) to someone else. Support groups for children, youth, seniors, migrants, people with disabilities or other disadvantaged groups would welcome volunteers to assist with social and recreational activities.
Try your hand at show biz
There are arts, music and cultural shows and festivals galore that involve artists, performers, stage and event crew, publicists, photographers, roadies, caterers, techies, hair and make up artists, set designers and builders, costume designers…you get the idea.
Discover new cultures without leaving home
Share your culture, language or background – or learn from others. Many of us enjoy learning more about a different country, culture or way of life. We also like to share our own history and stories. Volunteering provides many opportunities for people of all ages, interests, cultures and backgrounds to come together outside of the more traditional work, school and community settings.
Don't furr-get our four-legged friends
Whether it's fostering a guide dog pup or retired racing greyhound, socialising kittens at your local animal shelter, or getting involved in a pets-as-therapy program, there are plenty of ways for lovers of all creatures great and small to spend more time with their four-legged friends.
Reduce your carbon footprint
Environmental volunteering programs are a popular way to get involved and to give a bit little bit back. Whether it's recycling old computers or bikes, installing fences, revitalising the bush, cleaning up a waterway or working on an awareness campaign there's something to suit everyone's skills, interests and availability.
Revel in history
Ever thought about getting your hands dirty in an archaeological dig? Or maybe working behind the scenes in a museum or cultural centre? There are roles for volunteers in collections, heritage, historical societies and more.
Be part of a local Backyard Blitz team
Garden and home makeovers aren't just limited to the realm of Reality TV. If you love a bit of gardening or can't resist strapping on a tool belt there are plenty of ways to lend a helping hand (or a green thumb) with gardening, repairs or home maintenance services for local support groups and charities.
Find out more
Read our volunteering stories for a look at the different ways that people volunteer and what they get out of the experience.
Find a volunteer opportunity using our online matching service.
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Thirteen years after California instituted campaign finance limits, lawmakers at the state Capitol are making broad use of a maneuver to avoid them.
In addition to their campaign accounts, legislators create "ballot measure" committees of their own that set no limits on the amount donors can contribute. The committees allow legislators to ask special interests for far more than the $4,100 per election they can solicit for their own campaigns.
State regulations require the accounts to be used to support or oppose any ballot measure, including proposals still under development that might not pan out.
A Bee review found that some of the more than $2.7 million lawmakers collected through these committees in the last two years paid for items with tenuous connection to such measures, including thank-you gifts to donors, a lawmaker's tuition and contributions to nonprofits. In some cases, they also spent heavily on extravagant, out-of-state fundraisers.
Any company or other large donor interested in spending on a ballot measure can do so directly.
But after California voters approved campaign contribution limits in 2000, committees controlled by lawmakers became another vehicle for raising the large amounts of campaign cash needed for ballot measure campaigns.
Routing contributions through the candidate-controlled committees can "kill two birds with one stone" for donors, said Jessica Levinson, a campaign finance and ethics expert at the Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
"If you support the ballot measure and you want to just support the candidate because of just emotional support, or you want to support the candidate because you want to get something in return, it's kind of a win-win," Levinson said.
At least two dozen legislators maintained ballot measure committees in the two years leading up to the 2012 election. Sometimes they gave money to existing campaigns; more often they didn't.
They directed a quarter of the $2.5 million they spent in 2011 and 2012 to campaigns supporting or opposing state and local propositions, transferring money or covering the cost of the campaigns' expenses, The Bee analysis found.
They used another quarter of the committee cash for their own initiative qualification drives, polling and political advertisements. Those types of costs are typically associated with a ballot measure campaign, but not all of the campaign finance statements specify a particular proposal.
Much of the rest fell into what critics call a "gray area" -- spending that could be justifiable under the current rules but also results in personal or political benefits for lawmakers.
Legislators say the committees allow them to help state and local efforts to shape policy and to communicate with voters on issues outside the Capitol.
"Even when I'm not on the ballot, a lot of my constituents seek out my advice on how to vote ..., so I've realized the value of having a ballot measure committee has been to continue to inform and educate my constituents on primarily what's been local measures," said Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Los Angeles.
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Padilla spent about $200,000 on local and state proposals through his ballot measure account in the last two years.
He spent to promote Gov. Jerry Brown's successful tax hike measure, Proposition 30, and a cigarette tax measure that failed, Proposition 29. He also aided library and transit tax proposals on the ballot in Los Angeles and spent against Proposition 32, a statewide measure aimed at restricting political fundraising by unions.
His committee also reported expenses less clearly related to initiative campaigns.
Padilla spent a total of $887 on at least nine "gifts of appreciation" sent to various individuals through a well-known fundraising firm he uses.
Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, also spent more than $2,000 on "thank you gloves" sent to 21 lobbyists and other power brokers who attended a fundraiser for his ballot measure committee at a 2012 Las Vegas prizefight.
De Leon was a principal of a November ballot measure that changed the state's corporate tax formula to fund conservation and renewable energy projects. He said he "wanted to make sure to thank those that were in my corner for these fights, including presenting the boxing gloves as symbols of the KO of the out-of-state corporations seeking to sucker-punch CA taxpayers."
"In light of the battle, I thought it was a more appropriate way to thank folks than sending a fruit basket," he said in a statement.
Assemblyman Isadore Hall's "Inspiration and Hope for California" committee didn't spend any money directly on proposals up for a vote in the last two years. But it did pay a $6,800 bill for a seminar at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and spent $1,700 at the University of Southern California.
Hall, a Compton Democrat, said attending what he described as emerging leadership seminars at Harvard and USC would "absolutely" help him play a greater role in formulating and supporting future measures on the ballot. He defended the committee, saying it creates "opportunity for exposure in terms of different ideas that would affect the state of California."
In some cases, legislators also used their ballot measure committees to support various causes in their districts.
Then-Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes, D-Sylmar, spent heavily on an effort to qualify an immigration-related measure he drafted. He also transferred $10,000 to a nonprofit aimed at empowering Latino voters, and $3,000 to a committee supporting the recall of several San Fernando City Council members.
Fuentes said the spending was meant to better the communities he represented.
$745,000 for consultants
Political consultants were paid $745,000 from the lawmaker committees in 2011 and 2012. The law requires that such advice pertain to prospective or current ballot measures. In some case, the lawmakers pay the same consultants that work on their candidate campaigns for work through the committee.
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg's Committee for a New Economy spent $142,000 on consulting fees, about 40 percent of the committee's total spending. Lisa Gasperoni, who also serves as a top political strategist to Steinberg on Democratic caucus matters, got $121,484 of that amount.
Steinberg said Gasperoni's initiative committee work, which included consulting on tax and water bond measures slated for the ballot, was separate from her candidate campaign work. She also received $220,000 in payments from the California Democratic Party for consulting services, according to campaign filings.
"In my role as leader, I am obviously involved not only in helping others craft possible initiatives, but I have some issues of my own, including initiative reform," Steinberg said. "That account allows me to do the appropriate research and polling and working with consultants to look at various initiatives."
Assembly Speaker John A. Perez's committee also spent heavily on consultants. It paid the same firm that advises the speaker on other political issues, The Strategy Group in Pasadena, more than $100,000. Perez's committee, like many others, did not report the subject of the consulting. Consultant Douglas Herman of The Strategy Group said the ballot measure work included "everything from analysis to message to participation" related to past initiative campaigns and potential proposals under development.
"There's a lot that goes into those kinds of recommendations," he said.
Some lawmakers' committees spent the bulk of their money on raising more money.
Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, spent three-quarters of his committee funds on fundraising, including wining and dining 25 guests on an overnight stay in Las Vegas, with dinner at Smith and Wollensky and a stay at The Bellagio.
Hernandez said he eventually intends to use the committee to qualify and back a local measure to create a special health district in the San Gabriel Valley. He said the fundraisers will help him raise the $800,000 he needs to collect the signatures to put the issue in front of Los Angeles voters.
De Leon's Believing in a Better California committee bankrolled at least three trips to Las Vegas for the senator and contributors, including a getaway to watch a June 2012 championship fight between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley.
Attendees, including representatives for some of Sacramento's most powerful interest groups, enjoyed "pre- and post-fight receptions, VIP fight ticket" and "five-star accommodations on Saturday night" in exchange for their contributions, according to a fundraiser listing published online. In all, about 40 percent of de Leon's costs were tied to fundraising.
Reform efforts have failed
Phillip Ung, a policy advocate for California Common Cause, said ballot measure committees essentially are "political slush funds" that can be used to offset costs that would usually fall to the more strictly regulated re-election committees.
"In the long term, they can't continue the way they are because they're just being abused by some elected officials," he said.
Opponents of the ballot measure committees have already tried and failed to change the system.
The Fair Political Practices Commission set contribution limits for ballot measure committees in the early 2000s. It acted after former Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante was fined for using his account to run proposition-related TV spots featuring himself during the 2003 gubernatorial recall campaign, when he was running to replace then-Gov. Gray Davis.
Those limits were thrown out as a result of a 2005 legal battle involving a committee associated with former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Shelleyanne Chang found that the rules surrounding the limits were vague enough to violate First Amendment rights and that the FPPC didn't have the power to set them.
Since then, the FPPC has tried to increase regulation of the committees.
In 2009, commissioners approved changes requiring that the committee name clearly identify it as a ballot measure account controlled by a candidate. The commission also mandated that campaign filings detail all expenses of $100 or more.
Candidates nevertheless continue to use the money they raise in ways that could also benefit themselves.
Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, appeared in a radio ad he produced opposing a measure to repeal the death penalty during his own 2012 campaign. The 60-second spot, which cost $4,489, ran on a station in Northern California, where he was running for a vacant state Senate seat.
Nielsen political consultant David Reade said maintaining the committee ensures the senator "can have his voice heard on issues."
"Having a ballot measure committee enables someone like Jim Nielsen, who cares passionately about certain issues, to be able to advocate them when there is a measure in front of the voters," Reade said, "whether or not he's involved with the campaign."
Call Torey Van Oot, Bee Capitol Bureau, (916) 326-5544. Follow her on Twitter @capitolalert. ___