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The Hammacher Schlemmer Best Breadmaker
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- Beautiful
- Priced Right, Retains Value
- Build Quality
- Support/Warranty
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- Crust settings go from dark to darker – light setting doesn't work well.
Intro – The Best Breadmaker:
The Best Breadmaker from the Hammacher Schlemmer Catalog is very nice. Indeed, it is likely the best breadmaker available outside of your grandmother and her wonderful bread making hands. The delivery takes about 4 days if you are in the midwest, and the breadmaker itself comes in a retail box that is packaged away inside of a plain brown cardboard box which is great if you are trying to be low-key about your purchase. (Say a seasonal gift or a birthday for instance)
Looks – The Best Breadmaker – Hammacher Schlemmer:
It comes with a manual, a non-stick bread pan, a paddle, a special hinged panel, and the bread machine itself. The first thing you see (once you get all the tape, packing material, and other stuff out and the unit sitting on your counter) is the look of it. It is by far one of the nicest looking bread makers available on the market today. In fact, compared to about 30 different models currently available it is the best looking bread maker. It has a Beautiful stainless steel body, with a black handle, stainless buttons, a stainless steel knob, and a crispy backlit LCD control panel. So for looks we give it a star.
Functionality – The Best Breadmaker – Hammacher Schlemmer:
The bread we made in this unit was very tasty. The LCD control panel is very easy to use (no manual was necessary at all to operate the machine). The Best Breadmaker makes a 2 pound loaf of bread in about 3 hours from start to finish. The bread maker has a hopper that you can put things like nuts, dried fruit, seeds, and various other spices into. During the kneeding process the machine will dump those extras in the bread at just right time to distribute them evenly in the dough. This is an exceptional feature that we used almost everytime we made a loaf. The bread machine will allow you to make loaves ranging from 1 pound to 2.5 pounds in size. The bread machine allows you to select a crust (light, medium or dark), however the light crust setting is recommended as the crust setting is a lot like every other bread maker we have used over the last 10 years… not very useful. Light crust translates to medium/almost-dark crust and anything past that is just hard. We still can't give it a star for functionality because crust is a line item and you either get it right or you don't. If the crust setting had worked properly we would have definitely given it a star for functionality. The Best Breadmaker will also make jelly, although we didn't make any with the unit.
Price Point – The Best Breadmaker – Hammacher Schlemmer:
The Best Breadmaker isn't the most expensive machine around, however it is not the cheapest. Given the fact that it has a number of features, the look, and the target market they are selling it to the price point is just about right. So at $249.99 I'd say it was worth the cost. Resale value on this product is good as well. The average resale value for a used one on the Internet is only $70 less which shows the product holds its value well. This is a good indication that people who have purchased their Best Breadmaker don't want to give them away. Furthermore, there were only a few used ones for sale, which speaks volumes all by itself. (One people purchased the unit they didn't get rid of it). So we are giving it one star for the Price Point.
Build Quality – The Best Breadmaker – Hammacher Schlemmer:
Build quality is clearly important and the Hammacher Schlemmer Best Breadmaker has what it takes to get a star in this category. The stainless steel breadmaker has a heft to it. It's not too heavy (coming in at 16 1/2 pounds), but it is that 'quality' heft that makes you feel like you have something that was built the right way. The LCD screen has a backlight that makes the options pop out and easy to read. There is a lot of customization features, although we would have liked to see one feature that allowed you to set the length of time for a 'rise' to 8-12 hours. While that period of time wouldn't have been good for bread, it would have allowed you to make yogurt in the breadmaker which would have been handy and 'yet another reason to buy'. Some units have this, some don't. I'm not taking a star away for not having a feature that I wanted 🙂 I'm just throwing in a wish in hopes that the manufacturer reads this and says "Wow that's a great idea". The extra ingredient hopper is a great idea, it dumps the extras in your bread at just the right time which really made this machine stand out for me. In addition it bakes the loaf on its side like a traditional loaf of bread. Some bread units bake their bread vertically and you get too much crust and steam. The extra attention to detail is important the Hammacher Schlemmer Best Breadmaker lives up to the reputation well. The hinged paddle that snaps down to punch the loaf down after the first rise is a shining example of that. In addition it doesn't take up a ton of counter real estate, it is 13″ (height) by 15 1/2″ (wide) and 9 3/4″ (deep).
Support & Warranty – The Best Breadmaker – Hammacher Schlemmer:
The support was absolutely terrific, when we received our unit it was actually damaged. The side of the unit had a dent in it and it made a funny noise. They shipped me a new one immediately and it was clearly damage free. To me that's the best type of response. I don't want to have to go through a lot of hassle when I get a product and it is damaged. I want a new one shipped out quickly, and that is exactly what happened. So they get another star for Support.
All in all I enjoy using the Best Breadmaker. It's very easy to use, looks good on my counter and makes great bread. Shipping time was very quick, and the Hammacher Schlemmer people stood by their product. That gets them 4 out of 5 stars. If you are interested in buying one of these units you can do so by going to their online catalog.

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The Chicago Bulls opened their preseason Tuesday night with a win against the Memphis Grizzlies. And though you shouldn't overanalyze an exhibition contest and draw any definitive conclusions for what's to come, the team didn't look all that bad, especially with one of their biggest superstars missing. Sure, there were some bad moments, but a lot of positives can be gleaned from the game.
The Good
Without Derrick Rose in the lineup, it was clear Tom Thibodeau's plan for the season is to push the tempo and get easy baskets whenever possible. There is no way to make up for what Rose brings to the table, but Thibs seems to be tinkering with the best way to offset the loss in offensive production. By halftime, Chicago already had racked up 16 fast break points and finished with 32 in that category. The Bulls also had five players in double-digit scoring and looked solid on the defensive side of the ball, their staple for the past two seasons.
The Bad
The Bulls couldn't throw a rock in Lake Michigan if they stood on North Avenue Beach. They shot the ball terribly against the Grizzlies, going 35.7 percent from the field (mainly as a result of a miserable fourth quarter) and were a paltry 2-14 from beyond the three-point arc (14.3 percent). But that's basketball. Some nights you're going to make shots and sometimes you're not. Oversimplified? Yes, but also very true. The team most likely won't shoot that poorly all the time, but in the regular season when rotations become shorter, an off-night shooting could result in many losses without the team having their superstar to bail them out.
The Ugly
The Bulls opened the final stanza with a 16-point lead. With the second unit or the "new" Bench Mob – comprising of Taj Gibson, Marco Belinelli, Nazr Mohammed, Nate Robinson and Jimmy Butler – in the game to close it out, they blew that advantage as a result of shooting just 1-21 from the field (4.8 percent). Were it not for their exceptional free-throw shooting (9-10 from the line), Chicago could've easily lost the game. But again, it's just the first exhibition and not much should be read into such an epic display of futility.
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that strongly through the land are radiating, spreading
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to glorious, golden days of summer-sun are heading.
'be filled with light!'
my spirit understands these words which nature everywhere is showing.
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my heart is told: 'be never earthbound but be always changing, growing!'
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This summer program (August 3-17, 2013) will bring North American graduate students and prospective graduate students to Munich, Germany, in order to introduce them to major archives, teach them how to utilize German sources, develop or improve their German language skills, and give them the opportunity to meet with European faculty and students working in the field of Holocaust studies.
During their 2 week stay in Munich, students will obtain special access to five local archives: the Munich City Archive, the Bavarian State Archive, the Institute for Contemporary History Archive, the Deutsches Museum ArGchive, and the Siemens Archive. Representatives of the Bundesarchiv-Ludwigsburg, and the International Tracing Service Archive in Bad Arolsen will travel to Munich to meet with participants.
Research and discussion of the material will be guided by leading scholars of the Holocaust and Nazi Germany including CMC's Wendy Lower (the John K. Roth Professor of History and George R. Roberts Fellow), as well as scholars Christopher Browning, Wolf Gruner, Andrea Loew, Juergen Matthaeus, Hans Mommsen, Dieter Pohl, Susanna Schrafstetter, Alan Steinweis, and Andreas Wirsching.
This seminar will commence with a keynote address by Christopher Browning. The program will also feature excursions to Obersalzburg, Nuremberg, and Dachau Concentration Camp. Participants will conduct interviews with German witnesses and visit historically-related sites in Munich.
Ideal participants will be graduate students in North American universities who are researching topics related to Holocaust history, with preference given to those who express a need to visit German archives to complete their dissertations. Those who are considering graduate programs and have an outstanding undergraduate record of studying the Holocaust and conducting primary research also are encouraged to apply.
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|Photo by Movin' pictures.
It's been a while, but I always feel guilty writing anything when nothing really running-related had been produced. That, and the fact that my life is so overwhelmingly busy, I hardly find time to sit down with Larry and simply breathe...
But anyway, speaking of running. Or lack thereof. After Bay area trip, next time I ran was the weekend after, when on Saturday I did 20x0.33M hill repeats on a road totaling in 13 miles and 2,300 feet of elevation gain, and on Sunday I did another 10 miles of trail hills (steep with ladders and steps, in 1M out-then back intervals of hard rolls) that gave me 2,500 feet of gain. Those 2 days felt pretty good, the weather cooperated (I am not sure about this global warming thing, but Texas has awesome Spring, I can't believe I am writing this sentence!), and may be the fact that those were "repeats" and I was able to recover on downhills, and also power-hiked hard some steep portions, the runs were quite inspiring. I tried to run May 6th, when I went for 5 miles on the road, but made it 4 and was back to square 1 (may be 2).
On Saturday May 10th Larry and I traveled to visit our friends in San Antonio, and they, of course, put out a shout for a Rockhopper's run with us - of which Larry ran about 10-11 miles, and I shuffled about 2 out of 9 total (the rest I walked) - but it was awesome in every possible way. While that was the day my body, again, decided a no-go on running front, it was wonderful to spend time with my good ol' buddy Big Chris and talk, talk, talk...and a host of other peeps from time to time, share stories, laugh, explain in a 100th time that I am not injured, but not training anyway and why...Jason and Claudette hosted us for Friday night and Saturday, we all went for brunch after the trail outing (walk/run), then hung out with Liza Howard and her kids while doing nothing but chatting (a much needed kind of afternoon in life), and ended our trip with an early "dinner" with a few more friends. One can't go wrong when good people are involved...
Because I was so fed up by then to meet random people and respond to their "How is your training? No way you are not training!", I felt that I am in a constant mode of apologizing and explaining. I realize it is hard to grasp the "I can't run" when there is no visible injury present, and honestly, I don't have a coherent way to make sense of it either. So, I had posted on my Facebook a statement:
I am NOT sandbagging. The posts you see about my runs are pretty much ALL the runs I had done, may be a few short struggles 1-2 times a week in March and beginning of April (I gave up those "during a week" by now to even try). Between my body doing whatever it wants to, and my priorities changed for the time being, "training" as we know it is not happening (what does NOT mean I am not working out hard! I am, every day! But not running/training). I am strong and healthy (otherwise) and with a body that can do a lot of things. I have a few "races" that I had signed up for prior getting ill last Fall, and I have full intention to complete them, but NOT race them. I am in a perfect place of my life, way over the hump being upset/sad/whatever about it, and thrilled about how things are. And yes, I still love running (when it does happen) - which is very important to me. Now that Texas summer is here (and the last 3 summers were the times I got injured/overtrained/ill), and as Bryce 50 is about to finally happen (June 15th, for which I am even pretending to do those longer runs), I plan to stop most of my weekend runs as well (unless I really want to shuffle for an hour) to allow myself to heal fully (but keep exercise). What happens after - is not on my mind at this point (why fidget if I can't control it?). I am blissfully living today, and have amazing plans for the coming months...
Funny thing is, I posted this at the same time as I announced my lucky lottery win to a La Luz 9M uphill mountain trail race in August in ABQ - and was asked why would I apply/accept this if I am not racing. Well, one who follows my blog and FB would know, while I keep saying I will not race competitively, I also always quick to point out I will not promise to never "enter" a race again. What my "no racing" announcement meant was that no expectations had to be set, I am not doing specific running training, but I am keeping in shape, and there is some natural ability I have that would allow me to pull it off some races I do enter - and for those who keeps a tab on it, I am also in for Beacon Rock 25 km on June 8th (I have a trip to Portland planned to see friends and kids, so why not?), Bryce 50M on June 14th (for which I am registered prior being diagnosed with CMV and all the complications arose, and since I already dropped $125 registration fee, and our vacation is arranged around this race, I am going to participate and finish and give my best), and last, but not least, technically my name has been rolled over to this year's Grindstone 100M in October (which has been cancelled last year), and I am NOT taking my name out - I will make a decision the week of the race, but even now, I am pretty certain I can walk it in, just depends whether or not I want to feel crappy while doing it.
That brought me to another FB post:
Anyway, it's a long introduction to a simple weekend I had for a blessing: I went to Tyler, TX, to race Whispering pines. I signed up for a 20 M version as a (potentially seemed at the time) my only chance of a long run for Bryce 50. I managed to do 21 miles of trails on my own in April, along with 24 miles in Marin Headlands with Larry, so it ended up being my 3rd "long" run. I love Endurance Buzz races and David H. is my very good friend, and I love to support him, his family and his business. He does great job race managing - and this one in particular promised pine-needle single track under the consistent canopy of trees. And boy, he delivered!!! All that, and hills, and awesome weather!!!
|Photo by EBuzz
I spent the night with my good friends and both former coaching clients Brandon and Megan, who this time were volunteering for the race, and the conversations were wonderful. By the time I picked up my bib in the morning, it had a personal message from Brandon - and from Wendy (RD's David wife) - with general words "run happy". I was deeply touched...My Garmin broke in the bracelet, then never picked the signal, and I took it as a sign to just trust my body, as I entered the woods on a single track along with those doing 20 M and 50k version (in 10 mile loops). I did wear a regular watch so I can more or less figure out when to eat the gel, but I had not a clue about my location on the course...
|Photo by Movin' pictures.
|Photo by Focusinonme.com, around mile 7.
|Photo by Movin' pictures, finishing 1st loop I think.
The loop 1 happened in 1:53. I spent good 2 minutes at the start/finish AS, lost the guy behind and went on. A half mile down, a girl in front of me does superman face-down and bleeds from a head scratch and nose. I stand with her, spraying water over and trying to assess damages. She seems to be somewhat doozy, but coherent, so I sent her backwards, thinking it's only 0.5M and there are people coming on to their next loop, so she'll be watched over (she was).
As I got into the AS with Megan and Brandon, I had JLo on my ipod and dancing wildly. Why not? It's a party after all! I danced there for a minute happily, then moved on to a trail. About a mile later the wheels did begin to loosen up a bit here and there, the temps were warming up, and this whole non-stop running was wearing me out somewhat. I did manage to pass 2 girls here, but was also passed by one, and since I had no clue where I was location-wise (in a race), I could care less. I came again to 2nd AS and chatted some with friends, then finally gathered myself for the last section. It took me 30 min on the first loop, so I figured I'll try it again...
The hills were quite relentless, and since I tripped a couple of times at the beginning of the 2nd loop over the ever-growing roots (the trail did have roots, even if no rocks), I was ginger to not do it again (one of those "trips" produced a hip pain in my torn labrum that I had to walk for full 5 minutes, swear and not smile). But I still felt rather strong, if not in legs, then in my will, and I ran same 30 minutes all the way to the finish. The mind had not lost its own training! I crossed the line in 3:54 and pointed to David "Who knows my body better??!!" and a total of 2:00 for a 2nd half split (which, after deductions of longer AS time, fallen girl and walking hip, is same as first).
Speaking of David and our exchange at the end, I brought it up because 2 weeks prior we had this:
-You ready for a little singletrack fun at Whispering Pines? Maybe it will provide a bit of the PNW spirit within the "bigger" pines and rolling singletrack. No guarantee...but maybe. :)
-I am not ready one bit, no pressure, please, but I know I can make it through, and I need a 20 miler for the Bryce. I am thinking 4 hrs on a good day, unless it's hot and humid, then all bets are off as you already know:) That's my plan.
-My prediction for ya...3:15-3:40. There...no pressure!
-I never ran 3:15 even in my good years, honey:) 3:45 is a possibility for sure.
-OK, I will bend a little and tighten a little...3:20-3:39. Done! Ship it! :)
-And I thought you're my friend who understands my internal struggles...
-Just playing with ya. :) My non-vodka drinking wish...you put together a day you want for yourself. You smile. You enjoy the rolling singletrack. I really care very little about numbers, but I do care about the people behind the number. It is a runnable course. Mentally prepare for that. No complaining...this is Texas. :) But I do think you will enjoy it.
Photos of the finishing line by Movin' pictures.
So, yes, indeed, I smiled a whole lot and had a day I wanted for myself! Wendy (his wife and co-RD) gave me a hug even though I was sweaty like a pig! I changed, had a couple of tacos, took a couple of pictures, and was driving 4 hrs back to my boys, whom I missed a whole lot. It was totally worth the trip. I will be forever grateful to the pine-needled single track, cool-ish weather, tall trees, folks treating me like a royalty at the AS's, good friends, and my body's ability to do its thing...
|Photo by (and with) Julie Dolph, a great friend from OK!
|The man behind the scene, David Hannenburg
And that brings me to one more thing to come clean about (I know, I am silent for weeks, then just pile it all in one post). My body - and my body image as well. Granted, I had had a dissatisfaction with said image ever since I remember myself. Luckily, I always liked to exercise, although I also always liked to eat. While ill last Fall and Winter and not doing anything at all besides yoga (probably for the first time in 2 decades), my fat content shot up, but so did my water retention. While having higher fat percentage was totally understanding and expected and could be worked on, the fact that I tend to retain water (and my weight can deviate by 5-7 lbs overnight with literally not bad doing of my own I can speak of) was annoying to say the least, concerning, and also made me not fit into my clothes - and it was worse (the water retention that is) it had been in a long time (also since I am not training hard/running, I have time and energy to actually look after it, along with belonging to the gym that utilizes body composition machine, which I peruse every month). I know it sounds vain, but every season I allow myself to gain some pounds due to a break (usually that break is because of injury or overtraining, or now body infection with total shut down), and truly I am naturally not slim at all - a testament of it are those pounds I put on as a spare tire every damn time I drop the intensity even just a bit, and I am not even talking about living on a couch with a bag of chips and a beer! so if you're using your body composition as an excuse to never get in shape - don't talk to me, I don't take such excuse. When I begin on my "road back to shape", I take photos so I can have visual to compare (it is much easier to just hate myself regardless, but with pictures I can "judge" progress better). I have those "comparing" shots aligned from every year. This year is no different. Only when I stopped eating grains did I drop most of my water (which is off the "normal" scale produced by that machine"). I also lost couple pounds of fat, but that is all fine and dandy (what is 18% vs 17% anyway?). I did consult two of the nutritionists I know, and neither seem to have an answer (besides east fewer calories and add protein to each snack, but again, my question is about why I hold water, not weight in general). The fluctuation of intra- and extra-cellular liquid seems to depend on the inflammation I have consistently happening in my body (as someone with chronic IBS, as well as low thyroid function and now dealing with post-CMV recovery), along with hormonal imbalance likely due to an early menopause and probably a host of other things I need to check on. (As a side note, while I try to stay as close to no grain-no beans-no dairy eating plan, occasionally I loose the battle and indulge in pizza and cookie - I am human after all - but I pay for it with violent stomach pains, cramps, bloating, gas, all kind of weird elimination problems, and overall ill feelings).
|Every girl needs a little stash of yarn, just in case!
|There was a fun order for some 20 alpaca hats with holes!
"Once a year, go somewhere you've never been before" Dalai Lama.
I've got a handful of such things planned for this year already, beginning with this long weekend's trip to Ouachita mountains in Eastern Oklahoma, where Larry had already mapped out a 22 mile loop and a 15 mile out-n-back, and then we go visit mama for some love and care.
This is going to be an awesome year.
Happiness is about attitude. I choose happy.


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GFOA Releases Guide on Best Practices in School Budgeting
Government Finance Officers Association's (GFOA) latest guide, Best Practices in School Budgeting, provides a comprehensive budget process framework that emphasizes academic and finance collaboration to best align resources for desired student outcomes. The framework represents the culmination of a multi-year effort led by GFOA, with input from numerous school district officials and other experts in education finance, to develop guidelines for better budgeting, tailored specifically for school districts.
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GFOA Files Comments on Proposed Amendments to SEC Rule 15c2-12
On May 15, 2017, GFOA filed comments in response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed amendments to Rule 15c2-12. The letter reiterates that while GFOA promotes transparency in the market and actively supports activities to ensure that investors have appropriate information about municipal securities, GFOA has significant concerns with the SEC's proposal.
New IRS Issue Price Rules Go Into Effect June 7
Establishing the issue price of a tax-exempt bond is important to issuers of tax-exempt debt as it:
Comments on SEC Amendments to 15c2-12 due May 15
GFOA encourages members to submit letters to the most recent proposed amendments to SEC Rule 15c-2-12. The rule requires bond dealers to review issuers' official statements before underwriting municipal bonds and to reasonably determine that the issuer has contracted to disclose annual financial and operating information, as well as material event notices, on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's Electronic Municipal Market Access website.
GFOA Releases Alert On Final IRS Issue Price Regulations, Effective June 7, 2017
Establishing the issue price of a tax-exempt bond is important to issuers of tax-exempt debt as it: 1) determines the arbitrage yield restriction for rebate compliance purposes; and 2) determines the maximum allowable escrow yield for advance refunding bonds.
Litigation on State Marketplace Fairness Legislation Could Have its Day in U.S. Supreme Court
On March 6, 2017, the South Dakota Sixth Judicial Circuit ruled a state law unconstitutional that would have required remote retailers to collect and remit sales tax if they exceed a statutory threshold of sales into the state each year. The case, South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., potentially brings the decades-long debate on taxing remote sales a step closer to returning to the U.S. Supreme Court. When South Dakota passed the law in early 2016, it became the first state to implement a remote sales tax law, which was challenged almost immediately.
SEC Proposes Amending Exchange Act Rule 15c2-12
On March 1, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amending Exchange Act Rule 15c2-12 to include additional event notices under continuing disclosure undertakings. Rule 15c2-12 requires bond dealers to review issuers' official statements before underwriting municipal bonds and to reasonably determine that the issuer has contracted to disclose annual financial and operating information, as well as material event notices, on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's Electronic Municipal Market Access website.
154 Members of Congress Join Letter Supporting Municipal Bonds in Advance of Tax Reform
Thanks to grassroots support from state and local issuers and the dedicated support from many members of Congress, the House Municipal Finance Caucus garnered 154 co-signers on a letter addressed to Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) about protecting munis from the potential threat of elimination through comprehensive tax reform.
GFOA Announces Christopher Morrill as Next Executive Director
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Morrill, City Manager from Roanoke, Virginia, since 2010, as its next Executive Director. Mr. Morrill succeeds Jeff Esser, who is retiring after 35 years of distinguished service as GFOA Executive Director on June 30, 2017. Mr. Esser joined the Washington, D.C. office of GFOA in 1979 when the membership of GFOA was 9,000 and today it is 19,000.
GFOA Approves New Best Practices at January Executive Board Meeting
Best Practices in School Budgeting Framework Aligns Resources and Student Outcomes
GFOA's best practices in school guidelines are centered on a comprehensive budget process framework focused on academic and finance collaboration to best align resources and desired student outcomes. The framework represents the culmination of a multi-year effort led by GFOA, with input from numerous school district officials and other experts in education finance to develop guidelines for better budgeting tailored specifically for school districts.
Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities Raises Questions and Concerns among Local Governments
On January 25, 2017, President Trump issued the executive order, Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States. An executive order is an official statement from the president that directs federal agencies as to how they are to expend their resources within the laws that are established by Congress and the Constitution.
School District of Fort Atkinson Works with Entire District Leadership Team on Smarter School Spending Framework
The School District of Fort Atkinson in Wisconsin recently invited GFOA staff to present to the district's senior leadership team the Best Practices in School Budgeting, a framework for an improved budget process. Fort Atkinson is part of the GFOA's Alliance for Excellence in School Budgeting, an early adopter group of over 70 districts from across the US improving their budget processes. The Best Practices advocate for improved collaboration between finance and academic leaders and the advancement of student outcomes through more effective use of resources.
GFOA Publishes Informed Decision-Making Through Forecasting: A Practitioner's Guide to Government Revenue Analysis
(Chicago, Illinois – January 13, 2017) The purpose of a forecast is to inform financial decision-making. Public finance managers often find that decision-makers don't give forecasts the weight in decision-making that they should. Government Finance Officers Association's (GFOA) Informed Decision-Making Through Forecasting: A Practitioner's Guide to Government Revenue Analysis describes how public finance managers can make a forecast resonate with its audience.
GFOA and Issuer Groups' Message to Congress: Munis Build Infrastructure
On January 10, 2017, GFOA and 28 other issuer groups, including our state and local sister organizations, sent a message to the entire Congress in support of the preservation of the tax exemption of municipal bond interest. The message reiterated that the municipal bond is the only infrastructure financing tool that is accessible to jurisdictions of all sizes to effectively access the capital markets. We emphasize that the municipal bond is the best way to effectively implement the infrastructure needs of each community because decision making is made at the local level.
New Year, New Action on Marketplace Fairness
On January 3, 2017, the City of Roanoke, Virginia, passed a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to act on legislation that will enable state and local governments to collect revenues due to local government. Congressional inaction over the past several years has resulted in an increase in the Virginia state sales tax from to 5.3%, from 5%, and has placed significant limitations on the jurisdiction.
A RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to enact legislation that will enable State and Local governments to collect revenues due to local government that are essential to the expansion of our local and regional economy, creation of thousands of new jobs, enhancement of the quality of life within our communities, and preservation of limited State and Local revenue sources.
Black Caucus Chair's Message to GFOA Membership
Good afternoon.
I would like to extend a sincere thank you to the Multicultural Coalition Taskforce, all those who participated in the Multicultural Coalition survey, and all those who attended the annual meeting at the GFOA Black Caucus in Toronto. Higher than normal attendance and lively participation contributed to a healthy conversation about expanding the scope and mission of the Black Caucus.
New Best Practices Address Cash Flow Analysis, Investment Policy
The GFOA Executive Board approved two new best practices in addition to updates to four other existing best practices at the September 2016 meeting. These documents provide recommendations to government finance officers in the areas of treasury and investment management, and retirement administration and benefits administration.
Department of Labor's Overtime Rule Delayed
On November 22, 2016, a Texas U.S. District Court judge issued a nationwide temporary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing new overtime pay rules scheduled to take effect December 1, 2016. Twenty-one states joined business groups filing suit in the eastern district of Texas to stop the DOL from implementing the rules, which they say would substantially increase employment costs.
GFOA Executive Board Approves New And Updated Best Practices
The GFOA Executive Board approved two new best practices in addition to updates to four other existing best practices at the September 2016 meeting. These documents provide recommendations to government finance officers in the areas of treasury and investment management, retirement administration and benefits administration.
Preserving the Tax Exemption—GFOA Grassroots
Now that the general election has concluded, we enter the hectic and exciting period of a new administration laying out its key goals and potential partnerships with Congress. Although President-elect Trump has not made municipal bonds a centerpiece of their campaign messaging, GFOA will work with the new administration to ensure that any new infrastructure financing plans recognize the importance of this centuries-long partnership, and that the tax-exemption remains intact.
GFOA Files Comments on MSRB's Strategic Plan
On November 10, 2016, GFOA, along with the Leadership of the Committee on Governmental Debt Management, filed comments on the MSRB's fiscal year 2017 Strategic Plan. The message reiterated approval for the MSRB's work on EMMA, especially the development of platforms and features that enhance an issuer's ability to use EMMA with greater ease and consistency, as evidenced in the groups' recent work on improving the bank loan function. However, GFOA would appreciate the MSRB continuing to reach out to the association about further educational efforts and enhancements to EMMA.
GFOA Announces Members of Second Alliance for Excellence in School Budgeting
(Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2016) Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) announced the members of the second wave of its Alliance for Excellence in School Budgeting. The Alliance is composed of 36 school districts working with GFOA to implement Best Practices in School Budgeting. Alliance members include districts from 18 states across the U.S. serving anywhere from a several hundred students to over one hundred thousand students.
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Detroit man accused of murder at 14 to get $1.1M
Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 05:15 PM EST.
By Ed White, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit has been ordered to pay $1.1 million to a young man who was rousted out of bed as a 14-year-old, charged with murder and held in a violent juvenile lockup for nearly two years before being acquitted of a fatal shooting in his neighborhood.
Caleb Sosa, now 19, claimed police violated his civil rights by coercing him to put his initials on a confession that he couldn't even read. The allegations in his lawsuit were never tested, however, because the case ended in an extraordinary way. A judge declared a default when city lawyers failed the most basic procedural step: They never filed a timely answer in court.
"The judge found that mistakes were made," acknowledged Krystal Crittendon, the head of Detroit's law department.
Sosa's attorney, Ronnie Cromer Jr., believes he had a strong case and could have persuaded a jury to award even more money if the lawsuit over police tactics had gone to trial. Nonetheless, it's an embarrassing result for a city that is nearly broke and typically pays out more than $20 million a year in legal claims.
The lawyer who botched the case no longer works for Detroit.
"That's flat-out malpractice," said Deborah Gordon, an attorney who regularly sues local governments. "Municipalities should be sophisticated and responsible to deal with this stuff. Even if you're overwhelmed with work, you cannot allow a default. Get a calendar."
The lawsuit centered on how Detroit police arrested and interrogated Sosa after a sensational murder in 2007. A 13-year-old on the southwest side was fatally shot in the middle of the night, the unintended victim of a gang feud. Another person who was shot and survived identified Sosa as the masked gunman.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Sosa said he was asleep and wearing only pajama pants when an officer entered his bedroom to take him away for an interview. He was released but picked up again a month later.
"They're telling me, 'You killed somebody.' I kept telling them over and over again: I had nothing to do with it," Sosa said this week.
"I did not know how to read. I did not know how to write. As far as a confession, I had no idea what it was," he said. "Police told me to sign right here and you can go home. I didn't even know how to put my initials. I asked them to show me how to write a 'C' and a 'V' and an 'S.'"
Sosa was charged with first-degree murder. The first trial ended without a unanimous verdict. Worn down by his time in custody and fearing a life sentence, Sosa was close to pleading guilty before a second trial in exchange for a 15-year prison term.
"I saw it as a way out," he explained. "I grabbed a pen. I looked at my mom. I barely put down the first letter of my name. I dropped the pen. I looked at the judge's face and said, 'I cannot sign this paper.'"
His second trial in 2009 ended with an acquittal. After 631 days in custody, Sosa went home. No one else has been charged in the slaying.
Cromer filed a civil rights lawsuit in 2010, accusing Detroit police of creating a phony confession and covering up evidence that would have helped Sosa. The lawsuit was amended in 2011 and hand-delivered to the city's law department. But city attorney Jane Mills never filed a formal response in federal court.
Cromer, frustrated by the inaction, asked U.S. District Judge Sean Cox to declare the city in default. Cox agreed, saying, "This is not a case involving excusable neglect."
In September, Cox awarded $1.1 million to the young man and $80,380 to his mother. The case still is pending while lawyers work out a 40-year schedule of payments to Sosa.
Mills, who now works for a law firm, declined to comment. Crittendon, head of the Detroit law department, declined to say whether Mills quit or was fired. She also declined to discuss how the Sosa case was managed.
No matter how he won the lawsuit, Sosa hopes the public doesn't lose sight of his innocence and his time in a juvenile lockup. He said he was repeatedly beaten by inmates much older than him and suffered a dislocated jaw, broken ribs and other injuries.
His mother, Amparo Hernandez-Sosa, said she often parked her minivan outside the detention center and flashed the headlights to wish her son a good night.
"I was 14. I was a baby," Sosa told the AP. "This is a scar inside my head and inside my heart. … I got arrested for a crime I did not commit. They grabbed me and put the blame on me."
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Going All-FOSS With a New Computer
Jan 5, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Linux bloggers' New Year's resolutions tend to be many and varied in any given year, but one most can surely agree upon is the desire to outfit a new PC with nothing but free software.
That sentiment, indeed, is just the one that was anticipated over at Computeractive UK, which published a compelling little story along those lines back in December.
"I want to use only free software on my new PC. Where do I start?" the piece began, before zeroing in on Ubuntu, in particular.
Of course, as any good Linux geek knows, there's a wide world of FOSS out there, and Ubuntu is just the beginning -- but certainly not the only one.
Bloggers didn't hesitate to pick up that ball and run with it.
'Scribus, Inkscape, and Hugin'
"I would still choose Ubuntu, and in fact I am still running it," offered Hyperlogos blogger Martin Espinoza. "I would start out with essentially the default set of applications, because that is the path of least resistance, but I would certainly also install some other FoSS greats like Scribus, Inkscape, and Hugin."
For gamers, meanwhile, "I'd also install Freespace 2 Open and perhaps VRally just to give them something to do in between bouts of cursing Wine for breaking compatibility with a game that worked last week," Espinoza added.
"My lady is running Ubuntu and is happier with it than with XP in almost every way," he pointed out. "After a few initial questions on 'how do I do this thing I used to do,' there are actually less new questions coming because it doesn't break as often.
"If only Overdrive Media Console weren't windows-only, she'd probably never need to touch 'doze again," Espinoza concluded.
'I Highly Recommend Wicd'
"I am running Fedora 16 right now and added LibreOffice and Dropbox," chimed in Roberto Lim, a lawyer and blogger on Mobile Raptor.
"If I installed Ubuntu, it would have everything I needed even from the USB install, except for Dropbox," Lim added.
"For a Linux-only PC I highly recommend Wicd for easy point and click wireless management," suggested consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack.
'GnuCash or LedgerSMB'
Chris Travers, a Slashdot blogger who works on the LedgerSMB project, had a different set of packages to suggest for the general user:
1) Linux -- "depending on purpose and user, Fedora, Scientific Linux, Ubuntu, or Mint";
2) LibreOffice;
3) TexLive and LyX;
4) Scribus;
5) Chrome and Firefox;
6) GnuCash (for personal finances) OR LedgerSMB (for business finances); and
7) Redshift -- "this program is AMAZING and and has at least doubled my productivity just by changing the colors subtly on the monitor," Travers said.
'Intuitive GUIs Are a Must'Slashdot blogger hairyfeet had a different perspective.
For musically inclined users, for instance, "there is Comodo Dragon, Audacity and Hydrogen," he offered.
"If it is an older machine, AbiWord -- otherwise LibreOffice," hairyfeet added. "VLC is always there as a backup media player since it'll play anything, Pidgin for the chatters, and that is about it.
"There is plenty more I put on that's free but not FOSS, like Klite and Avast Free, but there seems to be a real dearth of good FOSS software for Windows -- most of it has frankly just horrible GUIs, like Gimp," he noted. "My users are 'Suzy the checkout girl' types, so really nice and intuitive GUIs are a must."
'Free as in FOSS'
There are many different ways to define "free" software, noted Barbara Hudson, a blogger on Slashdot who goes by "Tom" on the site.
"Some software costs money, some costs more in terms of time," Hudson explained. "Some software has more restrictions attached to it. And just as previous generations wasted their time arguing about angels dancing on pin-heads, today's pin-heads dance around shouting why their definition of 'Free' is the only one that matters."
In any case, "it's a given that the vast majority of people already have an operating system, and you're not going to convince them to change," Hudson asserted. "Still, there's plenty of good 'Free as in FOSS' stuff out there for them" -- programs that "have Windows, Linux, and OSX versions, and are all open-source-licensed, so users can freely move from one environment to another without having to switch programs."
'Filezilla Is Hard to Beat'
When it comes to downloading files, for example, "Filezilla is hard to beat," Hudson opined. "There's Thunderbird for email, and of course Firefox for surfing the web.
"Throw in LibreOffice for the office/home office or student, jEdit (gpl) for editing non-word-processing files like source code or web pages, VideoLan media player to watch pretty much every popular audio and video media format you'll run into, and Pysol Fan Club, because more than 1,000 different versions of solitaire, mahjong, sliding tile and other puzzles beats Freecell every time," she added.
For those running Windows "who want to get their hands dirty with a good FOSS web server stack," meanwhile, "there's the Uniform Server (apache, php, perl, mysql, and phpmyadmin) -- just unzip it to either their hard drive or a usb key and run it," Hudson suggested.
'Opera Is the Better Product'
So why Firefox and not Chrome?
"Chrome has been left out because, as others have pointed out, unlike parent project Chromium, the terms of the Chrome license render Chrome as a whole non-free," Hudson concluded. "If we were to include non-free browsers, Opera is still the better and more complete product."


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Forgive me, Internet, I have sinned.
It has been six months since my last post. So much has happened since then that I have wanted to tell you about.
And I tried!
Oh, I tried, several times—I have the WordPress drafts to prove it. But somehow anything too large for a tweet ended up a five-page essay with footnotes.1 (I would have written less, but you know how it goes.)
So. Let me be very brief:
- I finished my doctoral studies and got my degree. You can read my thesis if such things interest you.
- My son turned one year old. He is awesome.
- My wife, The Boy, and I now live in the Boston area. We love it here.
I now work at Google (with some dear old friends) on the Android operating system. It's pretty exciting. There is a lot of very hard work yet to do.
I am still interested in research topics, including distributed systems, security, and social networks. I also continue to maintain my Mac software on the side. These pursuits have taken something of a back seat to the above bullets, however.
Now I can start making notes (of the longer-than-140-character variety) again. Thanks, Internet, for your kind indulgence.
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I've finally got around to making a post about my current gaming PC. I built this PC towards the end of November 2017. The whole reason for the upgrade wasn't because my previous PC was horrible for gaming (it was really still decent for 1080p 60 fps). I just needed a lot more power for two different reasons. The first reason being I had started a VHS to DVD business. With my old system it would take a long time to render the videos after I had finished editing and improving the quality and color as well as a few other things. The 2nd reason for the upgrade was I was getting back into streaming on Twitch and using a single system for gaming and streaming isn't ideal, it can easily be done with the right system while not giving up any quality of the game settings, or the Twitch stream. I was mostly playing Ark on the streams which is already very intensive game on its own, much less streaming from the same system at the same time. Also, having a i7-4770 I didn't have much for options for upgrading the processor since the next generation used a different chipset. This isn't a post going step-by-step on how to put build a PC. It's more of what I built and few things that I did along the way. Let's jump in!
First off here are all the parts used for this build:
- Case – Phanteks Enthoo Luxe (Black)
- CPU – Intel i7-8700k
- Motherboard – Gigabyte Z370 AUROS Gaming 5
- RAM – G.Skill Ripjaw V Series DDR4 PC4-25600 3200MHz 4 x 8Gb
- Video – Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080ti 11GB
- SSD – Samsung SSD 970 Evo NVME 500 GB
- SSD – Samsung SSD 860 Evo 500 GB
- SSD – Samsung SSD 850 Evo 500 GB x 2
- SSD – Crucial SSD BX300 240 GB
- HDD – Seagate 4TB Barracuda
- Capture Card – Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro
- CPU Cooler – Corsair Hydro Series H100i V2 AIO Liquid Cooler
- PSU – EVGA Supernova 750 G3 80 Plus Gold 750W
- Fan – be quiet! BL046 Pure Wings 2 120mm x 2
- Fan – be quiet! BL067 Silent Wings 3 PWM 140mm x 2
- Fan – Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm x 2
Just to get it out of the way now; I did not purchase everything on that list at the time I decided to build a new PC. I pulled the two Samsung 850s and the Crucial BX300 from my old desktop. The GTX 1080ti I also pulled from the old desktop. I had purchased that in July 2017 for the old desktop upgrading from a GTX 770. Luckily I was able to get it on sale right before the video card prices went out of control. I also had the Elgato HD60 Pro on hand as well and again pulled it from the previous desktop. I had purchased that in August of 2017.
The biggest question I had to answer when I finally decided to build a new PC, which I think everyone faces when building, was what CPU to go with. I had very briefly debated going with an AMD Ryzen CPU, but I've almost always had an Intel CPU and wanted to stick with Intel as I've never had any issues with them. I should note that I had finally decided to build the PC after the Intel X-Series CPUs were released, but shortly before the Intel 8th Gen (8XXX) CPUs came out. I had actually come very close to pulling the trigger on going with the Intel i7-7820X processor. I had the motherboard and everything picked out to go with it. I would have loved to have went with one of the i9 CPUs but they were outside of my price range and I couldn't really justify the price to myself. The reason I didn't end up pulling the trigger was that I started reading more about the 8th Gen Intel chips. The initial few lines of processors were supposed to be releasing about 4 weeks after I decided to build new. So I decided to wait until the i7-8700k was released. My one regret about this build was that I manged to get the 8700k about 2 weeks after release I ended up paying full MSRP for it. I knew that was very likely going to happen when I decided to go with that CPU, but like I said it's the one regret about this build. In the end it was worth it. I have yet to be disappointed in this processor for my uses.
My last desktop that I built I went with a Noctua air cooler for the CPU cooler. It works great and never had any issues with CPU temps, or fans going out, but I thought it was kind of loud. Granted it probably isn't as loud as a cheap cooler, or something you might get with a low end pre-built, but I felt it could definitely be quieter. This time I decided to go with a Corsair AIO water cooler. I didn't want to do a custom water cooled setup and I'm not sure I have enough faith in myself to actually build it properly with out any leaks. I finally decided on the Corsair CPU AIO cooler listed in the parts list. The main complaint people seemed to have with it was that the stock fans were pretty loud. I found in the comments several reviews that stated they replaced the stock fans that came with the AIO with the 120mm Noctua fans listed above. Going out on a limb I took their advice and replaced the stock fans. I don't regret that decision at all! Now I can't say how loud the stock fans actually are because I never tested them, but I'm pretty sure the suggestions to replace them were a great idea. Even under heavy loads my PC barely makes any noise. Glad I listened to the reviews.
Now I have never owned any be quiet! products before this build and had honestly not really heard much about the company. I initially had heard about them from the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel and started looking into them for use in this build. Reviews of their products at the time were far and few between. I decided to take a leap of faith and bought the fans listed above. I don't regret that decision. This fans are amazing! They are so much quieter then the fans I had used in my previous desktop. The downside is they are a little bit higher priced than other similar fans, but it's worth the cost increase, to me anyways. I will definitely be using them in any future builds. I had also considered going with one of their cases for this build with the added benefit that their cases come with several of the fans, but the prices for what I was looking at getting compared to other cases I was considering were quite a bit higher. I haven't looked into how much their cases are now, so it's possible that they may have come down in price. I will still definitely keep them as a consideration for cases in future builds as well.
That about wraps this post up. I feel like I maybe forgetting a few things, but if I remember what they are I'll edit the post later. Some pictures below. Wish I had taken a few more.


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West Sussex Bird Watching
There are 3 great locations in West Sussex for Bird watching and one of them is right on our doorstep in Pulborough. Pulborough Brooks, Arundel Wetlands and Pagham Harbour are all within easy reach of the Hotel so you can combine your stay at Chequers with a visit to these three sites.
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Tempted by Blood
by Laurie London
Published February 28, 2012 by HQN
He might be known for his effortless charm, but Guardian Jackson Foss is hiding a terrible secret. For months, he has battled the emergence of his dark nature—deadly urges that threaten to consume him. And those cravings only intensify when he meets Arianna Wells, the human he's been assigned to protect.
Smart and perceptive, Arianna doesn't seem like a dangerous temptress. Yet she awakens in Jackson an unstoppable need that, if left unchecked, will brand him a traitor…a crime punishable by death. But soon their bond may be Arianna's only hope. For stalking her in the shadows is a merciless enemy—one who will stop at nothing to claim her completely...
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Clinique's Chubby Stick is a very appealing combination of lip balm, sheer lip colour and pencil…should you like drawing with lip pencils. It has a lot going for it, on paper, such as not requiring a sharpener (just swivel up!).
When Clinique had it's bonus time, always generous, always pointless because I never use them but somehow can't stop myself being swept away, I picked this Chubby Stick in Woopin' Watermelon:
Wow, that's not an annoying name for a lip product, at all.
From what I remember the shade range was varied, as Clinique's often are but all quite safe.
As all of the colours weren't pigmented, I went for the brightest one I could find, hence the watermelon, a slightly blue toned pink.
The pencil:
That IS a chubby stick! It reminds me of Stila lip glaze pencils which I would use until they were flat, then because I can never find a pencil sharpener, it would be retired into a cupboard somewhere. Guess that non-sharpening thing will come in really handy. Oh, I also like how the outside of the pencil matches the shade of the actual product.
Meanwhile, let's talk about texture. This is not as soft and creamy as I thought it would be but that's a good thin – it's a pencil and has to keep it's shape, not much down with every application.
It leaves a fine gloss over the lips. Can I imagine this as a lip balm…actually yes, it has a similar texture. Colour swatch:
There's no point moaning about this being low in pigment or not very long lasting because it is only really, a tinted lip balm in a pencil form. But do my eyes deceive me?! Not a lover of Clinique but I think these pencils are rather fabulous. This particular colour, Woopin' Watermelon had just the right amount of tint, left my lips looking softer and more hydrated, plumped, glossy.
Also it is so easy – you can be fairly neat, what with it being a pencil shape, and you can just fill in with a few swipes since it is, a pencil stick! Lovely!
On my lips:
Doesn't last too long probably about 3 hours if you don't eat or drink anything. I still like it though! Would consider another shade…maybe when there's another bonus time.
Clinique Chubby Sticks cost £14 and you can buy them from Boots or other places that sell Clinique, obviously (not their website – it seems to be out of stock!).
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Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has called for an end to the violence in the De Doorns area, where workers are on strike in demand of better pay and working conditions.
She was commenting after being asked by their representatives and unions to escalate their demands to an interministerial meeting to review the minimum wage for the entire agriculture sector.
"The farmworkers' unions said they were willing to abandon the strikes for two weeks until a solution to the wage issue was found," Joemat-Pettersson said in a statement on Tuesday night.
Joemat-Pettersson also called on the labour department to intervene in the strike. "I have no capacity to advise or influence the employment conditions commission," she told SAfm on Wednesday morning.
"That is a matter for the department of labour or the minister of labour. We have done what we could as the department of agriculture and we will continue supporting workers."
She said she had helped "restore relationships" between striking farm workers and farmers. "I think we've [the department] acted as a facilitator to allow that these negotiations and talks stay on track … We cannot afford this sector to lose jobs … that is why we decided to participate in normalising the situation."
Business Day reported on Wednesday that Joemat-Pettersson told workers on Tuesday afternoon she would speak to President Jacob Zuma on their behalf.
"I will tell the president that we cannot ignore the call of the farm workers. From there we will go to the labour minister to discuss sectoral determinations," she was quoted as saying.
Need to improve the situation
Farmworkers in the area went on strike last week. They are asking for R150 per day in wages.
"The farmworker unions demanded that workers should be paid a minimum of R80 per day in wages with immediate effect. The workers were also urged to go to work tomorrow," she said.
Joemat-Pettersson said rising food prices and food insecurity made it impossible for people to live on R70 a day and that intervention was needed to improve the situation.
She said inequality, unemployment and poverty would never be eliminated if vulnerable workers were not paid decent wages and their living conditions were not improved. "The challenge is on us as government to ensure that when we speak of a developmental country we address the triple challenges and how we can eradicate them."
Western Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Andre Traut said the largest disruptions were in De Doorns, Ceres, Robertson, Prince Alfred Hamlet and Somerset West.
Police had erected roadblocks, detours and barricades in areas for the public's protection.
On Tuesday, a policeman had to be hospitalised after being hit on the head by a stone thrown by a protester. On Monday, 10 people were arrested for public violence and intimidation.
Property damage
In the Western Cape's Witzenburg municipality, protesting farm workers had caused damaged estimated at R500 000, municipal spokesperson Anette Radjoo said on Tuesday. "Property damage has been sustained including the destruction of a packing shed, veld fires, damage to farming crops, burning of tyres in streets and throwing of stones," she said.
The Transvaal Agricultural Union of SA (Tau-SA) said it had advised its members not to pay workers less than the minimum wage. "The problems of De Doorns cannot be made the problem of the entire agricultural industry," it said.
"We encourage workers to seek work and to accept service where they receive the best salary."
Increasing minimum wages in agriculture would lead to further dismissals, it said.
Meanwhile, the ANC in the Eastern Cape called for the boycott of South African wines on Tuesday.
Eastern Cape ANC spokesperson Mlibo Qoboshiyane said people would be supporting workers' exploitation if they continued buying South African-produced wine.
"Next time people binge on wines from the Western Cape, they must know that they support exploitation of black workers," he said.
Farmworkers in the De Doorns area went on strike a week ago in demand of a R150 daily wage and better working conditions. Qoboshiyane said farmers could afford to pay the workers what they wanted.
"The South African wine industry is making a lot of money locally and internationally; therefore, the wage demands of the workers are realistic and can be met by the employers."
He said Western Cape Premier Helen Zille was failing to back the workers because farm owners were financing the Democratic Alliance — the party she leads.
"The people of the Western Cape deserve a better leader than Zille," he said.
Earlier, Zille wrote a letter to President Jacob Zuma, asking him to intervene in the crisis. – Sapa


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Boesch gets first start in return to Detroit
DETROIT -- The Tigers will raise the American League championship flag and hand out rings in the home-opening series this weekend, but there's one member of the Yankees who was a part of that.
Outfielder Brennan Boesch was released by the Tigers on March 13 and picked up by the Yankees shortly thereafter. Boesch hit .259 with 42 home runs and 175 RBIs in 380 games over three seasons with Detroit. He had just one at-bat for the Yankees in the opening series against the Red Sox, but Boesch was batting fifth in his first start Friday.
"It's not weird at all. Definitely not," Boesch said of returning to Comerica Park. "It'll be a fun experience. Opening Day here's a blast. Being on the other side will be a little different, but it's great to be a part of Opening Day here, because Detroit loves their opening days and the energy's going to be great."
Boesch is staying at the team hotel, as he doesn't own property in the area. Asked before the game about the reaction he expected from the fans, Boesch didn't expect anything special.
Manager Joe Girardi put Boesch in the lineup because he's 7-for-12 with a home run in his career against Tigers starter Doug Fister. As for the homecoming, Girardi said the decision didn't have anything to do with that.
"I don't want him to get too up for that. That's a concern," Girardi said. "But he's had some success off of Fister, and that played into it. I also want to get all our guys going."
Boesch was appreciative of the Tigers for letting him go early in camp, as he had enough time to land with another organization.
"I think it was probably an indication of the kind of organization and the people that run it and what kind of people they are," he said. "That's kind of behind me. I'm just looking forward to being a Yankee. It's been great since I've been over here. Went from one classy organization to another. It's pretty cool."


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It may not have the pulling power of bigger shows, but California Extreme remains one of the best arcade events on the gaming calendar, luring in attendees from the Bay Area (and beyond!) to play hundreds of great old coin-op machines.
Held over the weekend at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, California, the 2011 event saw around 400 arcade games (full list here) and pinball machines from all eras and generations on-hand to play, some of them rare, some of them modified, some even being unreleased prototypes.
The best part? Every machine was set on free to play mode, so your quarters were safe from harm.
You can see a walkthrough video of the show floor (as it's being set up) here, while KLOV have a great gallery of pics up showing the weird and wonderful games on display.
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Confession Tuesday
Forgive me, it's been one week until my last confession.
I confess that anxiety has gotten the better of me lately. Maybe it's the moon, maybe it's skipping my vitamins, I do not know, but since Friday I have not felt like myself. Well, I've felt like myself but myself with tasmanian devil mind, spinning, spinning.
I have felt unsettled.
A few people have asked me about it.
When I tell them that part of it might have been from proofing my book, they don't understand. A friend today said, "But you finished your last proof, why would that cause you anxiety?"
I wish I could say.
I hate feeling anxious when I'm not sure what it's tied to.
I hate feeling as if my thoughts and reality are not shaking hands, but running in separate directions.
I confess a part of me wonders if I'm feeling anxious because I haven't been writing. Not writing can make my cranky and crazy.
Today I was thinking of the word, "Inspired" which means, "in spirit." When I do not write, I feel as if that part of me is disconnected.
Moonstruck: lunatic: insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
I think the moon is telling me to let go a little bit.
I think my mind is telling me to hang up the collect-call to my self.
I think nature is saying through the mourning doves, it will be okay.
July's full moon occurs with the moon in the constellation Capricornus, the Sea Goat.
This Sea Goat girl is wondering if that's why I'm all eclipsed out. Moonstruck. And hoping this will pass soon.


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Well I think we have all heard about the recent incident involving the cell phone pervert, Faavae Tuinei, who was using his phone to record girls in public bathrooms.
Well now it looks like the police are looking to possibly charge the man that "detained" the pervert after "uncle" found out what the perv was doing to his 13-year-old niece.
…The girl, who appeared uncomfortable recalling the incident, said she also saw the phone being held by a man underneath the stall's partition.
Her cousin told the court her boyfriend chased Tuinei from the restroom.
The cousin's boyfriend, Laimana Mauga, initially identified by police as the girl's uncle, then allegedly assaulted Tuinei.
Mauga, who police say physically restrained Tuinei with the help of two others, did not testify Thursday because of the possibility of an assault charge being filed against him. Judge Barbara Takase committed Tuinei's case to 3rd Circuit Court…
So I know what I would do if I were the girl's "uncle" and I'm sure many of us would do the same thing… I won't say it publicly… but I think we all know what I'm thinking!
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Are you drinking enough water this winter?
February 01, 2020
Chapped lips? Dry skin? Headaches? Nosebleeds? Dry cough? Fatigue?
These are all signs that you might not be getting enough water this winter. In the summer, when you're hot and sweaty, your body keeps reminding you that you're thirsty and NEED water. But in the winter, when you're cold and shivering, it's all-too-easy to neglect hydration. Your body doesn't feel as thirsty, and it's much harder to recognize that you haven't been drinking much water. That's why you have to consciously remember to drink enough water in the winter, when the air is dry and the heater is working overtime.


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Not every gadget comes with an inbuilt solar charger, like the Puma Phone. XPAL's Solar Egg can do the job just fine, dangling from a keychain or belt-loop (if you dare) and charging to 90 per cent in four hours.
It doesn't even need a hot summer's day to do so, with XPAL claiming it works just as well in "medium levels of natural light". It's compatible with all types of gadgets with (presumably) a few cables included, and will be out in March. [XPAL via Engadget]


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Jordan Brand started a great new program called "WINGS for the Future". It has the goal of motivation and inspiration of today's youth using education, sport, and creativity. First partnering school will be Inglewood High School. As part of the WINGS program, Jordan Brand employees will conduct weekly workshops and participate in activities involving graphic designs, essay writing, and career planning while providing a complete refurbishment of the school basketball court and classrooms. To commemorate this honorable partnership, Jordan Brand has collaborated with well-known artist and sneakerhead Dave White of the UK, who is best recognized for his amazing canvas paintings of classic sneakers. This time around, he gets to work with the original Air Jordan shoe that is the foundation of Jordan Brand – the Air Jordan 1.
The Dave White x Air Jordan 1 Retro features White's sublime graphic touch on the upper, using red brush strokes and copious floods of metallic gold in White's personal style of layers and splatters. Premium canvas, call-out to White's 'canvas' of choice' can be found on the tongue tag, with a pristine lasered inner lining. Environmentally Preferred Mesh is also utilized on interior walls of the shoe. White furthers his reach beyond the shoe with a special Air Jordan 'Wings' logo on the box painted in his trademark motif as well. Just twenty-three pairs of the Dave White x Air Jordan 1 Retro exist, and will be auctioned off at auction.SoleCollector.com. The auction started on February 16th and will last for two more days. Be sure to check out the detailed pics after the jump.
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There are more than 300 islands on the Fiji Archipelago, and Robert Fisher, a herpetologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, has visited a quarter of them in search of rare iguanas.
Over the summer he and a crew of researchers from the survey, the San Diego Zoo and other agencies, went island-hopping to find the reptiles before they disappear under pressure from resorts, commercial development and invasive species.
"There's kind of a race against time right now," Fisher said. "We're trying to document this stuff before it's lost."
There are three known species of iguanas on the island, including one that Fisher and his team named in 2008. They've discovered five new species since then. There's a pygmy iguana, a green one with turquoise bands, and another with spots on just one side of its head. Curiously, they are more closely related to iguanas in the American Southwest than to those in Asia, suggesting that the creatures may have drifted there on flotsam in prehistoric times, Fisher said.
Archeological records show far more diverse fauna in the island in that era. Three thousand years ago Fiji hosted a 10-pound iguana and a giant forest frog, before native islanders ate them, Fisher said.
"These are spectacular extinctions they had out there," he said. "What we see now is the surface of what was there."
The San Diego Zoo, which joined the expedition this summer, has bred banded iguanas from Fiji since 1986, and received an award from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums for that effort in 1991, said zoo spokeswoman Christina Simmons. Zoo scientists are interested in reintroducing the captive bred animals in the wild, she said.
Fisher is working with the government of Fiji to set up reserves to preserve the remaining iguanas. That may include a swath of land on the island where Tom Hanks filmed his movie "Castaway."
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