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Since writing my recent Editor & Publisher Online column on the lessons learned about grassroots media from the demise of my company, the Enthusiast Group, a number of commentators seem to have seized on that to suggest that "citizen journalism is dying." Combined with the demise earlier this year of hyperlocal grassroots news network Backfence.com and other failures in this realm, we now have a new wave of media people professing that this proves the concept is a failure.
Good grief. My company's experience proves no such thing. As is clear to anyone who read my column, I suggested that grassroots media is a mega-trend that won't abate, but I believe that what user content needs to succeed as a business is professional editors to be the ones to sift through it all to find the stuff that people will care about, and technology to identify and distribute content that matters to very small groups of people (e.g., everyone who lives in your neighborhood).
And there's great potential for news companies to combine user content and user effort in crowdsourcing (aka, pro-am journalism). That will enhance the news product of existing media companies, and perhaps drive new ones.
Also, as the many older "web 1.0" niche discussion forums demonstrate, unadulterated user content and conversation can drive large online communities. I can think of several in the niche sports space that have been around for years and have developed large and thriving communities. But such forum websites don't tend to grow into large businesses or attract a lot in the way of advertising; the participants have to be willing to put up with sorting through a lot of crap to find the good stuff, or willing to search for what they want or need. (Good example: Letsrun.com, the premier online community for runners.)


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Why does anyone tolerate this sort of intentional and, it appears, knowing misdirection and worse?
Nine reasons to love your mortgage?! I'll give you the first one, it probably is the cheapest way for you to borrow. But the others? Well, let's look.
2. It's a negative bond.
That's bad, not good! Why would you want a negative bond? That this clownface nearly led with this reason is all you ought to need to know to go find him, warm up the tar and find the bag of feathers.
3. It leverages your entire financial life.
How is that good? Oh yes, he does note that leverage multiplies both losses and gains, but then he makes a statement that while factually true is radically misleading — while a brokerage can call a margin loan that is underwater, your bank can't on a mortgage.
That doesn't matter, however, because the loss is still yours, and what's even worse is that you get to pay interest on lost money and you're locked in and forced to do so. There is a ying for every yang; your brokerage will typically call your margin loan at the point it goes into negative equity — while you've then lost everything you had in the account the bleeding stops there. With a mortgage this is demonstrably not true! If you put 5% or 10% down and the house goes down in value by more than that amount you are now paying interest on lost funds and unless you have the deficiency you cannot sell because you cannot extinguish the note, so the loss is yours on both a present and continuing basis, not the bank's!
4. It's a backup source of emergency money.
No it's not, really. If you have a job and other assets you can sell the assets or borrow against them. If you lose your job getting a home equity line will be virtually impossible. Further, see #3 — increasing your leverage is always dangerous and with a mortgage due to the relative illiquid nature of real estate the risk is very-much tilted toward you.
5. It makes inflation your friend.
The hell it does. The payments on a fixed-rate mortgage may stay the same but the value of the home does not if rates rise because the buyer has to finance with today'srates, not yesterday's. There is no free lunch — the premise of "inflation being your friend" is a false one, stoked with a 30-year trend of decreasing interest rates. We're at the lower boundary for that and any pickup in inflation is either going to result in no benefit in that regard or worse, higher rates that destroy value and render your mortgage "upside down."
6. It lets you profit from falling interest rates.
Yes, but not really as this guy suggests. Refinancing resets the amortization clock and since most of your payment in the first few years on a mortgage goes to interest doing this, even at lower rates, is a huge lose for you if you have a number of years into the original mortgage. So the truth is that this only helps you if you just got the loan, where the clock reset doesn't hurt much. Where falling rates do help is that they make it possible to finance more house with the same payment, and this tends to drive up prices. Now tell me — which is more likely over the next 20 years — lower or higher rates?
7. It's an effective way to build wealth.
No, it's not. As noted the actual appreciation in price barely outstrips inflation. The problem with "forced savings" is that it's a chimera; you cannot both have forced savings and a home equity line, for example, nor can you have forced savings and constant refinancing. So which is it, asshole?
8. It's your default investment.
And a poor one at that. Next.
9. Paying it off can drastically reduce your cost of living.
Well, yes. And not having it in the first place can do so sooner. This is particularly true when you consider that the average $200,000 mortgage costs you nearly $150,000 more in interest (assuming a 30 year, 4% loan.) People will often claim that due to inflation the "real cost" is much lower, but that's false; the problem with the claim is that most of the interest cost is front-loaded due to how amortized loans work (that is, the early years are mostly interest) and you lose the purchasing power immediately, along with the inability to invest those funds in something productive. And no, that's not necessarily a bubbly thing like the stock market either!
So all-in Jonathan has 1 out of 9, with the other 8 reasons to "love" your mortgage really being reasons to hate it instead, along with pelting him with rotten tomatoes wherever you may see him for trying to goad you into destroying your financial life.
PS: Once you're out of the plane you will discover that "parachute" you were handed is in fact a knapsack.
Bon voyage.

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Pumps, Streams, and Processing Pipelines
By default, each stream query in SQLstream is run independently from all other stream queries. However, it is often desirable for either performance or consistency reasons to share the output of one query as input to one or more other queries.
A potential complexity arises from three facts:
(1) that queries can be inserted or closed dynamically while SQLstream is processing streams,
(2) that data can arrive at varying rates, and
(3) that data can be emitted at varying rates after being processed.
In this context, ensuring that all such queries receive identical input from the time each of them becomes active requires some forethought.
In SQLstream this goal is accomplished by defining a stream that all such queries will listen for, and then creating a pump to feed that stream. The pump is based on the source views or queries. Using the pump compensates for the variations in the timing of the data sources; using the stream that the pump feeds ensures that every query listening for that stream sees the same set of results.
This procedure enables "processing pipelines," that is, modular sequences of processing steps, where each step performs filtering, aggregation, and transformation, providing its results to downstream consumers. Each such step thus also provides a public junction where its results may be
•inspected for debugging purposes,
•analyzed for SLAs or regulatory compliance,
•selected and repurposed by streams in other processing pipelines,
•pumped into sink adapters or other streams, or
•subscribed by JDBC client applications.
The simple example that follows illustrates the basic view/stream/pump mechanisms.
This example uses the BIDS and ASKS streams already defined in the SALES schema included in the First SQLstream s-Server distributed with the SQLstream product. The view matches bids and asks by ticker, shares, and price within a sliding ten-second window by using a windowed join. Such a join is a streaming join over a time-based subset of records ordered by row timestamps.
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW "MatchBidsAndAsksView"
DESCRIPTION 'match bids and asks for each ticker over a 10-second time window' AS
B.ROWTIME AS "bidTime",
A.ROWTIME AS "askTime",
B."shares" AS "bidShares",
B."price" AS "bidPrice",
A."shares" AS "askShares",
A."price" AS "askPrice"
JOIN SALES.ASKS AS A ON A."ticker" = B."ticker"
AND A."shares" = B."shares"
AND A."price" = B."price";
After defining the view, you create a related stream to receive the view results and a pump to insert those results into that stream, as follows:
CREATE STREAM "MatchBidsAndAsks"
"bidTime" TIMESTAMP,
"askTime" TIMESTAMP,
"ticker" varchar(5),
"bidShares" INTEGER,
"bidPrice" REAL,
"askShares" INTEGER,
"askPrice" REAL
CREATE PUMP "MatchBidsAndAsksPump" STARTED as
INSERT INTO "MatchBidsAndAsks" SELECT * FROM "MatchBidsAndAsksView";
At this point, any queries created using "MatchBidsAndAsks" will all see the same data stream.
A conventional SQL application prepares and executes a statement with a SELECT... query and iterates through the returned result set until end of fetch is detected, when there are no more rows to return. The application then returns to doing something else.
In the SQLstream context of streaming data and queries that run forever, there is no obvious "end of fetch". Instead, the "get next row" call (i.e., ResultSet.next() for JDBC) blocks within the SQLstream client driver until one of the following two possibilities occurs:
•The next row becomes available, which could be a very long wait for some data sources, or
•The statement is deliberately closed by the client application.
In the latter case, the application is in effect "unsubscribing" from the stream. For more detailed discussion of preventing blocking, see the topic JDBC driver in the Integration Guide.
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Mastering Business Introductions course at NSI on 16 September
Know My Business is delivering a Mastering Business Introductions course in collaboration with NSI TAFE. This is face to face and 3 hours in length. It will be delivered Wednesday 16th September at the St Leonards Campus of NSI TAFE. Further dates will be advised for October and November soon.
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Bush administration's abuse of FISA warrants linked to Sibel Edmonds case
However, it now appears Edmonds has found a way to beat the state-secrets gag order.
In the coming weeks, insiders tell Narco News, Edmonds and the group she founded, the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, will be coming forward with hard evidence, obtained legally from third-party sources, demonstrating that the Bush administration has used FISA warrants to engage in unauthorized surveillance of members of Congress and their staffs, and allegedly the FISA court was not aware of this misuse of the warrants.
The federal FISA court (set up under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) issues surveillance warrants (usually to the FBI) that target foreign intelligence agents operating in the United States. However, the warrants are not supposed to be used to conduct surveillance on U.S. citizens who are not acting illegally in the interest of a foreign power, such as members of Congress.
The fact that over the past five years, no known criminal investigations or indictments have resulted from the FISA warrants in question, Narco News sources claim, leads to the possibility that the information gathered through the warrants was being used by the Bush administration for political control and not law enforcement purposes.
These allegations go to the heart of Edmonds claims that she is being silenced for attempting to expose espionage-related activities (intercepted through wiretaps) that would reveal a trail of corruption within the Bush administration that is a threat to the national security of the country.
To date, the Department of Justice has used the broad powers of national security to prevent any public inquiry into Edmonds charges.
The new evidence soon to surface promises to expose the DOJs charade in the name of national security and also would raise serious questions about whether the Bush administration is improperly using FISA warrants to control members of Congress.
This is the information being provided to Narco News. The evidence itself is supposed to be released publicly in early March. So this represents little more than a heads up at this time. If the sources are correct, within the next few weeks, these new revelations should be the talk of the nation.
In anticipation of this new evidence being made public, behind the scenes an effort is already underway to get Congress to take up the Edmonds case through public hearings. A petition is currently being circulated for that very purpose, Narco News sources say.
So stay tuned to see if this all plays out as Narco News' sources predict -- and, assuming it does, if the mainstream press actually steps up to the plate to do its job in protecting the democracy.
The Petition
Sponsored by NSWBC & Liberty Coalition
To: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A Petition to require public hearings by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform into confirmed reports by FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds of wrongdoing, criminal activities, cover-ups against the security and interests of the United States and its citizenry, and the erroneous use of the State Secrets Privilege to shut down all court proceedings in her case.
In March 2002 the Department of Justices Office of the Inspector General (DOJ-IG) began its investigation of Ms. Edmonds reports.
In June 2002, in at least two unclassified Senate briefings, FBI officials confirmed the validity of Ms. Edmonds reports; however, in May 2004 Attorney General Ashcroft retroactively classified information from these briefings and gagged the Congress, preventing further investigation.
In October 2002 Attorney General Ashcroft invoked the State Secrets Privilege to block all court proceedings in Edmonds case.
In July 2004 the DOJ-IG investigation into Edmonds' dismissal was completed but was entirely classified.
In January 2005 the DOJ-IG released an unclassified summary report on Edmonds case which concluded that Edmonds was fired for reporting serious security breaches and misconduct in the agency's translation program, and that many of her allegations were supported by other witnesses and documents.
The issues that were reported by Ms. Edmonds include:
Cases of espionage activities within the FBI, DOD, and the Department of State;
Cases of cover-up of information and leads pre and post 9/11, under the excuse of protecting certain diplomatic relations;
Cases of intentional blocking and mistranslation of crucial intelligence by FBI translators and management;
Cases of foreign entities bribing certain government officials and elected representatives.
Edmonds filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the Department of Justice, but the government successfully argued that the state secrets privilege was an absolute bar to her suit going forward. She was even barred from the courtroom during the argument of her appeal! The Supreme Court declined to review the case. The government's invocation of the state secrets privilege in a motion to dismiss her case contradicts the core idea of judicial review and essentially allows the Executive Branch to dictate to the federal courts what cases they can and cant hear.
Invoking the State Secrets Privilege is a tactic frequently used by the Executive Branch to stop potentially embarrassing lawsuits against the government. Many of these suits are brought by government employees, such as Ms. Edmonds, who allege fraud, mismanagement, or other unlawful conduct, and the state secrets privilege has successfully been invoked by the government to silence them. The state secrets provision has been used too frequently and with too little public protection.
Given the seriousness of Ms. Edmonds reports and in the best interests of the security of the country, it is incumbent upon the Congress to exercise its oversight responsibilities and authority as representatives of the people of the United States, therefore:
We, the undersigned, now call upon the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in Congress to hold public hearings into the case of FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds, and the erroneous use of the State Secrets Privilege to shut down all court proceedings in her case.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Anthony Romero, National Director
National Coalition against Censorship
Joan E. Bertin, Executive Director
Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC)
Nancy Talanian, Director
National Security Whistleblowers Coalition
Bill Weaver, Board Member
Liberty Coalition
Michael Ostrolenk, Co-founder & Director
National Whistleblower Center
Steve Kohn, Chair
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Patrice McDermott, Executive Director
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Ross Vartian, Executive Director
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Melanie Sloan, Director
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Doug Bandow, Vice President of Policy
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text: Love, Love, Love: Cute Couple Holidays in South Korea Annie Lee Current It's impossible not to notice all the perfectly packaged chocolates, lollipops, and flowers being sold in front of local convenience stores everywhere in Korea. This month, couples both old and new are celebrating White Day, which happens to be one of the more popularly celebrated couple holiday in Korea. While most of the other holidays aren't widely celebrated by everyone, Koreans have somehow designated a specific holiday every 14th day of each month for couples to celebrate their relationship and appreciation for one another. Here's a brief overview of each of the couple holidays in South Korea to keep in mind. Most of these are pretty self-explanatory. January 14 – Diary Day To kick off the new years, January 14 is a day dedicated to exchanging blank diaries and schedulers with loved ones and friends. Most couples get one specifically for their use only to record descriptive accounts of special occasions such as anniversaries, birthdays, etc. February 14 – Valentine's Day While Valentine's Day might not be much different from how it's celebrated in other parts of the world, Korea has its own way of celebrating it, making it a holiday in which the women give gifts and chocolates to their significant other as a way of declaring their feelings. March 14 – White Day White Day is not much different from Valentine's Day, except this time, it's the men that do the gift giving instead of women. While jewelry and flowers are good gifts, the customary gift to give is candy. April 14 – Black Day In case you're not in a relationship, there's even an entire day dedicated for singles when friends get together and eat Jjajangmyun to celebrate (or weep about) being single. May 14 – Rose Day/Yellow Day To celebrate the highlight of spring time, Rose Day, or Yellow Day, is a day for couples to dress up in yellow and exchange roses with each other. June 14 – Kiss Day Pretty self-explanatory. July 14 – Silver Day Couples exchange a set of silver accessories, especially rings, to symbolize their relationship and future plans together. August 14 – Green Day Couples get together to celebrate Green Day by spending a day out in nature and drinking soju together. September 14 – Photo Day While taking pictures together is one of the most basic things for couples to do together on a regular basis, Photo Day gives them a better reason to get their pictures professionally taken. October 14 – Wine Day Couples share a cup of wine with each other to celebrate their relationship. November 14 – Movie Day Movie theaters are usually packed on this day as November 14th is a day for couples to hit the theaters and go on a movie date. December 14 – Hug Day As the last couple holiday of the year, December 14th is a day for couples to give warm hugs to each other. Photo Creds: nihilsineDeo, Lotus Pond, tillt7673, sealtale, Jasmine Voo, "George" Larcher, 김ㅇ 김ㅇ, Esmeralda Woestenenk, SKY 88888888, Casual Camera Collector, Uncalno Tekno, TFurban, Mona-aaa


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Adelphi is an increasingly diverse campus that welcomes many students who speak English as a second or other language. To help these international learners improve their linguistic skills and successfully integrate into campus life, the Adelphi Learning and Writing Centers offer a number of academic and social support services.
The Mastering English program in particular provides personal tutoring, grammar and writing workshops, career and internship training, field trips. Formal language testing and evaluation are also available.
Cultural Conversations is a co-curricular enrichment program in which American and international students get together to talk and create the kind of friendships that don't always happen in regular classes. Sponsored by the Learning and Writing Centers, the group meets once a week for a brief presentation followed by lots of conversation—with a little language coaching thrown in as needed.
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1.The number of the students ________ 2500 this year. A. is B. was C. are D. were. 2.When did the match start ?_____________. A. Half an hour. B. Half an hour ago C. Half an hour later D. In half an hour. 3. ________ takes her about twenty minutes ________. A. That , get to B. It , get to C. This , to get D. It, to get 4.How long did it _______ him to get there? A. get B. bring C. take D. carry 5.________ from your school does he live ? A. How long B. How much C. How far D. How many
6.He wants to know _________________. A. where Lucy lives B. where does Lucy live C. Lucy lives where D. where Lucy lives in 7._________ does it take you to go to school by bike? A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How soon 8.The bookshop isn't ____________ our school. A. far from B. away from C. far away D. from away 9.They go to school after ________ a quick breakfast every day. A. have B. to have C. having D. has 10.This book _________ be Peter's . His is still in his bag. A. may not B. can't C. mustn't D. needn't
11.How did you ________ Guilin? A. reaches B. arrive C. gets to D. get to 12.What do you _________ the transportation in your city? It's bad ,I think. A. think B. think with C. think of D. like 13.-------It nearly took me an hour to walk there . ------- Have a drink , please . You _______ be thirsty. A. should B. can C. must D. need 14.__________ is he going there ? A. Where B. What C. How D. Who 15.Although he is old ,__________ he looks young. A. but B. / C. so D. then
( ) 16. Mr. Wang is leaving ________ Guangzhou next week. A. to B. with C. in D. for ( ) 17. ---________ is it from your home to school? ---Three miles. A. How far B. How much C. How soon D. How long ( ) 18. It will take the men half a year ________ the work. A. finish B. finishing C. to finish D. finishes ( ) 19. I often go to work ________. A. ride my bike B. by bike C. by a bike D. on bike ( ) 20. Good health depends ________ good food. A. on B. for C. at D. from
( ) 21.Sixty____ makes an hour. A. seconds B. miles C. minutes D. minute ( ) 22. Please wait for the bus at the_____ . A. train station B. bus station C. subway station D. here ( ) 23. It is not far_____ his home. A. to B. from C. with D. and ( ) 24.I usually walk to school,____ sometimes I ride a bike. A. so B. and C. but D. / ( ) 25. ____ do you do sports every day? -For about an hour. A. How many B. How long C. How far D. How soon
) 26. What about _____________? A. take a taxi B. taking a taxi C. to take a taxi D. by a taxi ( ) 27. He gets up early and ______ breakfast. A. have a quick B. has quick a C. has a quick D. have quick ( ) 28. The last train has left, so I ______ stay here until tomorrow. A. must B. have to C. stop D. live ( ) 29. Listen, a small number of students ______ in the classroom. A. talk B. talks C. is talking D. are talking ( ) 30. ______ she is ill, ______ she goes to school.
( ) 31. Mr. Wang is leaving ________ Guangzhou next week. A. to B. with C. in D. for ( ) 32. ---__
______ is it from your home to school? ---Three miles. A. How far B. How much C. How soon D. How long ( ) 33. It will take the men half a year ________ the work. A. finish B. finishing C. to finish D. finishes ( ) 34. I often go to work ________. A. ride my bike B. by bike C. by a bike D. on bike ( ) 35. Good health depends ________ good food. A. on B. for C. at D. from
1. He always r ________his bike to the subway station. 2.The bus ride usually t_________ about 40 minutes,. 3.When it r_______, I often take a taxi home. 4.Every morning he l_________ for school at around half past six. 5.In China ,are bikes and buses the most popular means of t___________? 6.In our school ,a small n________ of students take the subway. 7..All living things d_______ on the sun for their growth.(生长) 8.Taking a boat to go to school must be a lot more f_______ than taking a bus. 9. Don't w_______ about your mother . Let me look
1. She sees a film ________ (one) a month. 2. Tom was ________ (illness) yesterday, so he didn't go to school. 3. Doing exercise can help us stay ________ (health). 4. Li Hua had a ________ (quickly) breakfast and then went to work. 5. Don't ________ (worried) about your English. I can help you. 6. It takes me an hour_____ (get) to school every day. 7. Will you go climbing with us if it_____(not snow) next Sunday? 8. It's ten_____ (minute) ride from my home to school. 9. There is a girl______ (draw) a picture under the tree. 10. Students of English will find the book very___. (use)
1. He goes to school on foot every day.(改为同意句) He ______ _______ school every day. 2.My aunt wants to go there by plane .(划线提问) ________ ______ your aunt ______ to go there. 3.It takes us about twenty minutes to get to school on foot. .(划线提问) ________ __________ ______ it _________ us to get to school on foot? 4.Jane often flies to Japan. (改为同意句) Jane often goes to Japan ___________ __________. 5.My uncle lives ten miles from his factory. .(划线提问) ________ ________ ________ your uncle _______from his factory?
11. They are waiting for you at the bus s______. 12. Beijing is in the n________ of China. 13. I often get up at h________ past six in the morning. 14. There are s______ minutes in an hour. 15. It's about two k________ from here to there. 16. A small n____ of students take cars to school. 17. Traveling by a____ is very expensive. 18. On the Internet, we can know the things in other p_____ of the world. 19. ―When do you want to go for a picnic, on Sunday or Saturday? ―I am free both days. It all d_____ on you. 20. Li Lei takes the s____ to school every morning
1. The woman with the baby is walking into the shop. (就划线部分提问) ________ ________ is walking into the shop? 2. He often has bread for breakfast. (改为一般疑 问句) ________ he often ________ bread for breakfast? 3. Mr Wilson goes to work by bus every day. (改 为同义句) Mr Wilson ________ ________ ________ ________ wo
rk every day. 4. I go to see my uncle by boat. (就划线部分提问) ________ ________you go to see your uncle? 5. She likes going to school on foot. (改为同义句) She likes ________ ________ school.
be different from; help... with; take the subway; think of; get to; look after; move; have a picnic; stand for; grow up 36. My mother was out, so I had to ________ my little sister at home. 37. What about ________ in the park on Sunday? 38. Miss Gao often ________ to work. 39. The weather in China__ ____that in America. 40. The twins were born in New York, but they________ in London. 41. He ________ school at 7:30 every day. 42. ---What do you ________the Chinese people? ---They are very friendly. 43. Jim, let's ________ the stone, it's dangerous on the road. 44. UN________ the United Nations. 45. She often ________ me ________ my English.
写作。 根据下列育英中学八年级(1)班学生上学 方式的调查表,用英语写一篇短文。不少于70 个 单词。 上学方式 Bus Walking Bike Car 学生人数 15 10 25 0
There are fifty students in Class 1, Grade 8 at Yuying Middle School. Every day they go to school in different ways. Fifteen students take buses because they live far from the school. Ten students walk. They think walking is good for their health and they live near the school. Twenty-five students ride their bikes to school because they like riding bikes very much and their homes are not very far from the school. No one goes to school by car


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Borknagar Album Review – 'Winter Thrice'
Borknagar's 'Winter Thrice' is another highly anticipated album to start the year. Over the 20 years of their existence (yes, another anniversary for 2016) the band has not only gathered a massive following worldwide but also changed their sound significantly over the years. From their early beginnings with the low-fi, self-titled debut album and the classic 'The Olden Domain', which is regarded as their best album by many old fans, the band began to change their music more and more into a progressive sound. Ever since their 2001 album 'Empiricism' Borknagar's music is not easy to classify, which is exactly what the bands aim for. Ever evolving, their new record 'Winter Thrice' is no exemption.
'Winter Thrice' kicks off with the rather catchy yet heavy 'The Rhymes Of The Mountains' and the epic title song. Both songs are probably the most straight forward tracks on the album, which doesn't mean that they lack the variety we have grown accustomed to. The tracks play carefully between sweet melodies and blackish riffing and between harsh and clean vocals. If you have been living under a rock and have never listened to a Borknagar album, those tracks are best described as being somewhere in the middle between Amorphis and Enslaved. However, having said that Borknagar further cultivate their own sound. One of the main features of the progressive variety is the fact that the band features four vocalists this time around. The return of old band mate Kristoffer 'Garm' Rygg adds even more variety and freshness to the overall sound. His appearance on 'Winter Thrice' and 'Terminus' is one of the winners of this album.
With the third song Borknagar venture more and more into progressive territory. Whereas the first two songs are probably closest to Borknagar's old sound, the remaining six tracks have their foundations in the later part of their back catalogue. The highlights of the album are the two longest tracks 'When Chaos Calls' and 'Terminus'. Maybe they are the highlights because they are the longest tracks, giving the band the time they require to fully develop their vision of modern progressive extreme metal. 'When Chaos Calls' kicks off with a short piano intro before breaking into a razor-sharp riff and clean and crisp vocals. Throughout the song the structure meanders between melodic, clean parts topped off with a catchy refrain and harsher passages with grim vocals and some blast beats here and there. 'Terminus' starts as one of the heaviest songs of the album. Straight away harsh vocals and blast beats dominate the track. Of course, this changes as the song progresses. Three breaks into piano- and acoustic-guitar passages intertwined with many riffs and melodies and the play between the prevalent harsh vocals and clean vocals make this song a progressive extravaganza of epic proportions. Alone this song takes you quite a while to discover in his complete depth.
As with most Borknagar albums of their later phase 'Winter Thrice' will take some time to digest and time will tell where it will be ranked in the band's back catalogue. 'Winter Thrice' certainly doesn't disappoint. Quite the contrary; it is one of the best if not the best album of the last 15 years Fans of all band phases will finds something to like on the album. And if you like their last two albums you will also like 'Winter Thrice'.


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Algebra 1
y=x+20 x+y=80
what will be the final temperature if a 5.00-g block of aluminum at 37.0 celsius gives off 25.0 J of heat to its surroundings?
red blood cells
when the blood doesnt clean out the carbon dioxide from the heart properly what is that defiecency called? or is it even a deficiency?
What happens to the circulatory system when the red blood cells malfunction? http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&hl=en&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=diseases+of+the+blood&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=title&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&...
also is it true that the nervous system needs the blood to circulate better so it could get to the skin and help the nerves work correctly.... Yes, the nervous system needs blood to make the nerve cells operate. See: http://health.enotes.com/nursing-encyclopedia/blood
Ok i have a project Im doing on the red blood cells and I need to know how the blood cools down the body.... It depends. If it's colder than your body temp (say 70 degrees) then as the blood circulates close to the surface (near the skin) it looses heat to the environment...


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Ron Paul vs Ben Bernanke: Is Gold Money?
I worked with USA citizens in Canada. they were tired to have shitty jobs in USA so they moved to Canada
dont worry…. there are no jobs in canada
Gold comes from the bowels of the earth & it's value is determined by scarcity. Martin Luther called it "dirty, filthy, lucre". It is the foundation of plutocracy.
American Revolutionaries were not plutocrats. They did not believe in a natural law of scarcity but one of abundance that came from God.
Article 10 is no gold standard but a constraint imposed by & (not on) the U.S. Treasury to limit states to gold or silver coin.
That is why Federal paper says "In GOD we trust" & not GOLD.
I know bro but practice makes perfect
Its not hard to understand the Fed Reserve holds gold and uses that to lend 10x that amount basically using money out of thin air to make profit if they fuck up its okay they just print more, they also lend money to the U.S goverment they print x amount to the goverment and just add it to the U.S Bill eventually your going to have to pick up that bill which is why the U.S goverment is fucked cos they borrowed too much from Fed and other Creditors.
he aint Bernanke probably just some kid looking for someone to notice him so dont bother lol
what we are afraid in canada is to see all those americans crossing the border to find jobs in canada
Give me gold over the $ or € any day.
Sterling is fairing slightly better . Thank God we never joined the single monetary union as that will turn to rat shit soon, once Greece, Spain, Ireland and possibly France jump out.
The world has been fucked up by the 1%.
From a proud British RP supporter
yeah dude but your all so close to us why don't we just become Canada and America? well call it: AMERICA!
we deal with chinese more and more.dont worry. we skip the middle man
nah nah you hearing me but you aint listening, yah trade with us, and if america does bad economically, it hurts canada and vice versa. your us bro!
Canada is protected by the Queen. we are part of the British Commonwealth
You are correct, he cannot. what he does do instead is tell the truth, whereas all you do is attempt to distract and confuse whilst hiding behind lies and propagandized terms. You are a small man, and the sleeping giant is awakening. Your day is coming you arrogant son of a bitch and when it does you will not be able to lie your way out of it. No nation will be able to keep you safe, no island will be small enough to hide you. fear the people chairman for you are few and we are many do THAT math
canada is america
"real estate prices have only gone down since then"
home prices went down to a resonable price. just a simple correction.
you will see, in a few years it will go better.
in canada we made it right and our economy is excellent. we also had a huge debt.
in america, they conspire all the time.
asked yourself what you can do for your country, not what your country can do for you.
You are brainwashed. You have no idea of the impending collapse that will unfold as debt is deleveraged through currency devaluation, higher taxes and through default.
If banks were insolvent having been leveraged 50 to 1 on mortgages back in 2008, and real estate prices have only gone down since then, what do you think their fianancial state is like now?
Central bankers count on a vast number of idiots like you in the system who don't know very much. Its easier to rob these suckers blind.
In Canada, we are currently repaying our debt. USA will do the same. just relax. stop buying gold. you are brainwashed…
There is no recovery. There is only massive debt spending to keep the paper ponzi scheme going. We are approaching an end of a cycle where taking on more debt does not produce real returns in economic output.
There is no intention to repay the debt and fake statistics are being used to keep interest rates down. Once the bond holders realise this and start demanding higher yield to hold debt, the paper ponzi scheme will crash. Savers, wage earners et al. will bare the brunt. Beware.
many countries have huge debt including canada. the debt is not only for the usa. countries during recessions increases their debt to minimize the recession. when economy is recovered countries will easily repay their debts. dont worry
apparently you are unaware of the multi trillion dollar deficits being run every YEAR to keep the ponzi scheme going.
don't worry, you'll clue in soon enough.


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I've never been a huge fan of the color orange, but saw this romper at Nordstrom and decided to try it on and loved it!
March 13, 2017
burnt orange.
January 14, 2016
OTK all day
I finally got a pair of over the knee boots and I am so happy! I love pairing them with thigh high socks and dresses! They look so good with leggings and a long top and jacket as well. Honestly, they look good with anything! I am in the process of making new posts and these will be making an appearance in a lot of future posts. Check out some of my favorite pairs!


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By Julie Pendray
IDYLLWILD, Calif. — How often do you meet someone who says he has caught a trout with his bare hands, lived in the Alaskan woods alone among bears and camped in a teepee for 15 years in the local national forest? Add to that, acting as sheriff in two Western movies, both times being killed.
"The director has promised me next time I won't get killed," quipped Mountain Mike in his custom leather store in Idyllwild.
Idyllwild is known for attracting people seeking independent and alternative lifestyles. With a store full of memories of living off the land, wearing buckskin and sharing life with a wolf dog, Mountain Mike offers an iconic Idyllwild experience.
This mile-high town draws visitors from Los Angeles, Palm Springs and San Diego, including Canadian snowbirds in the winter and people escaping the desert heat in the summer.
At Mountain Mike's, a visitor feels received not only into a unique and earthy gift store but also a craftsman's lair — one that invites people to reflect on the simple ways of the past and living in touch with nature.
The store is on North Circle, just above the hub-bub of "downtown" (if you can call it that in a village without a traffic light). A small hand-painted sign announces firewood for sale — a premium commodity here in winter — among an assortment of antique equipment and a bright red 1947 GMC 3/4 ton truck that's up for grabs.
"It's all original," Mountain Mike told me. "I drove that thing daily for years. I might do it again."
Like the truck, Mike is a striking reminder of simple pleasures sometimes lost to modern urban residents.
His store's huge hand-painted sign declares he is a man who lives a simply stated life, on his own terms, full of personality. Inside, you'll find Mike's favorite saddle and pictures of two of his "best friends" — his former horse Shunka Tanka, meaning "big dog" and his one-time wolf dog Shunkamanitu Tanka.
"I've always been drawn to the Native American lifestyle," Mike said. "I'm an old soul. I've been here many times and I'll be back. I believe in the Great Spirit, and I believe animals have souls."
Mike was initially inspired by Indian Guides. He has always been into primitive weapons and still throws tomahawks.
He has taken part in Idyllwild's July 4th parade for 29 years — as an unofficial entrant often drafted on the day, he told me — riding Shunka Tanka or another horse.
Mike has lived in Idyllwild for 38 years. His parents first brought him here to go hiking when he was 4.
His leatherware store is one of the oldest businesses in town still owned by the same owner. He's had it for nearly 20 years. Before that, he owned White Buffalo Trading Post and Truly Fine Custom Leather here.
"I'm one of the few success stories around here," he said, acknowledging that a lot of businesses don't last in an economy based on only about 3,870 people. He attributes his accomplishment to 14-hour days, seven days a week and having a diverse stock of products, some of which he exports. He even makes after shave cologne and eau de toilette from essential oils.
Mike said his shaving strops are in "every continent in the world." Over time, he has developed a specialty following. A Swedish outlet calls him "a legend in American leather art." One British outlet calls his strops "the best available" and he's called The God of Leather by a customer on a Facebook review.
Mountain Mike started working in leather at age 8 and is self-taught.
"It's been my life-long love," he said.
Among his current wares are moccasins, holsters and sheaths. Mike also does antique restoration, as well as custom shaping and personalizing of palm leaf sombreros.
While I was in his store recently, the phone rang and I heard him consulting a customer about camping like a mountain man. The conversation drifted from pure wool Navajo blankets to sheep fleeces.
"That's what I found was the most comfortable when I slept in the forest," he told the man, after explaining to him that a fleece was the skin and wool off a sheep.
He told me he spends a lot of time answering questions about how mountain men used to ride or what they ate or how they cooked.
"People want to take their kids camping and teach them this stuff. Luckily, I'm a historian and I'm kind of a sponge for this information," he said.
The organizers of Ramona Pageant in Hemet have asked Mike to design authentic moccasins for the cast next year.
Stephen Savage, who was executive creative director for the pageant this year, told me, "Mountain Mike has created costuming for two of my feature films, and for 'Ramona,' my stage adaptation of Helen Hunt Jackson's classic novel. He's a one-of-a kind historic craftsman and artist. His attention to detail brings an authenticity and knowledge of the old West that is rare and invaluable."
Mike appeared in Savage's movies "Turquoise" (2003) and "The Hunter's Moon" (2009).
He also appeared in buckskins in a Saturn Cars commercial on Super Bowl Sunday once, he told me.
He plans to do a series of Mountain Mike videos highlighting his craft. He has done a pilot for it called Western Leatherman. It's directed by Savage.
Mike grew up in East San Diego but his family is from Albuquerque, NM, where they enjoyed hunting and fishing. He remembers visiting his grandfather who was one of the first people to use a motorized vehicle to go into the pueblos above Taos to trade with the Native Americans, he said.
"He used to take Army surplus supplies to them and buy their crafts to sell to gift stores on Old Route 66 back in the 1940s," he said.
Mike is from a long line of educators and people endowed with artistic, mechanical and design skills, he said.
"My mother was an outdoorsman. She taught me how to trout fish. She could hunt but she preferred to draw wildlife."
Mike said he "lives to fish," mostly in streams and rivers in the Sierras and Washington. He's planning a trip to Hawaii soon to fish for marlin.
"I need to get back to a simpler life," he said.
He admits that sometimes when he's in full mountain man look, he can seem a bit intimidating.
"When I used to ride into town on my horse, with my gun, some women used to grab their children and head in the opposite direction," he chuckled.
But the 58-year-old is quick to say that he has children and grandchildren of his own.
His mountain man look includes a large "power piece," featuring the face of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire, which hangs around his neck. Mike believes it has protected him from about a dozen near-death experiences, such as car accidents.
In spite of these experiences, he said he fears nothing.
"I've lived among bears," he said with a big smile. "Two-legged animals are the most dangerous ones in the forest."
Mike adopted the isolated lifestyle because he enjoyed solitude, he said. He has lived in the woods near the North Fork of American Canyon, near Auburn, and also along the Yuba River and Bear River, where he was given the name Mountain Mike by a friend. They worked together on a hand crew for what is now called the California Conservation Corps.
In the national forest near Idyllwild, he moved his teepee every two or three months, he said, to avoid any confrontation with a ranger. In the northern environs, it was easier to hunt for dinner but locally he had to come into town for supplies.
In an age of modern materials, some people view hunting animals or using leather hides as only a necessity of the past.
But Mountain Mike sees a thread joining the past to the present.
"Our ancestors did it and that's what got us here," he said.
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Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Crowdcube funded Green and Pleasant lager goes bust
Yet another Crowdcube funded business has closed its doors. Green and Pleasant run by 28 Broadwick St Ltd, has taken and spent the investment and closed.
This is what the Crowdcube site says about Green and Pleasant - under the heading ''It's looking Green and Pleasant for 2014'' -
Plans for 2014
Fleur and Jamie are delighted at the success of the project so far and have recently recruited Hugo Scott Russell from Home House to join the team. They talk with real excitement about their strengthening relationship with Freedom Brewery who have now become stake holders in the business. Located in the Trent Valley, Freedom Brewery have set a goal to reduce their carbon footprint by 30% with plans including building an ancient reed bed filtration system and wildlife set-asides. There are also big plans afoot to help save the honeybee – hives will be installed in the set aside making honey to eventually be added to Green & Pleasant lager!
Supportive of emerging creative talent, the company is keen to shine a light on Britain's design future and craft tradition by sponsoring emerging artists. A project close to their hearts 'The New Craftsmen' a Mayfair based business curating the very finest British traditional crafts, encouraged by Fleur is currently pitching on Crowdcube to fund their relocation to a permenant home in Mayfair. No doubt the opening night will be celebrated with Green & Pleasant beer!
Having raised their funds with Crowdcube, Fleur is a real advocate of the crowd funding industry and she regularly meets with start ups to encourage them to engage with the process. Managing numerous investors has never been an issue for the company; a conscious decision was made when the funds were raised that they would embrace the number of shareholders that the crowd funding round presented them with, considering them assets to the company and ensuring that they had a role within the company as brand ambassadors. They were also keen to ensure that all investors would be treated equally, regardless of the amount that an individual had invested, and everyone's views are taken into consideration when decisions are made.
This ethos has worked well for the duo. A great example is the case of one investor who invested £10 and was in regular email contact with Fleur and Jamie. At this point many people could consider ongoing email communication with someone who "had only" invested £10 as a drain on resources, however, as a result of Fleur and Jamie's respect for all their investors and listening to what they had to say, this particular investor has now invested a further £4,000 into the company, this time as a gift for family members.
Recently the company raised another £80,000 through their own investor base to put into promotion and marketing, ensuring that the company grows and continues to flourish.
We wish Green & Pleasant the best of luck for 2014 and are looking forward to sharing their success with all Crowdcube members.
For those of you who want to sample Green & Pleasant for yourselves, you can now buy it online. Go to the newly launched Freedom Brewery website.
Yet another waste of investors' £130,000 and HMRC money. When will the FCA wake up?
This business was never going anywhere. We looked over the original business plan and having posed some questions on the Crowdcube site about its inconsistencies, we were as usual removed from the site. As a result more than 50 investors have lost all their money - not to mention the unpaid creditors and the SEIS tax scam.
As usual Crowdcube will not carry this 'funded' business on their site once they realise it has closed. They have been paid so they care not what happens afterwards.
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Re: Parents of William Sylvester Piper, d. 1872 in Iowa
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Details needed - too much work just to ID them in a census :)
groom's name: David P. Houser
groom's birth date: 1863
groom's birthplace: Ill.
groom's age: 20
bride's name: ***********Mabel E. Piper
bride's birth date: *************1867
bride's birthplace: Iowa
bride's age: 16
marriage date: 13 Dec 1883
marriage place: Van Buren, Iowa
groom's father's name: Wm. Houser
groom's mother's name: Mary E. Richards
bride's father's name: Wm. S. Piper
bride's mother's name: Poebe Anthony
groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Single
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bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Single
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Name: W F Piper
Age in 1870: 50
Birth Year: abt 1820
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Race: White
Gender: Male
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Name: William S Piper
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Birth Year: abt 1822
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Guy walks into Egyptian shop with a beard, leaves with a ...
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After four months of growth, my whiskers had seen the best and worst of my overland Middle East trip.
They had caught the windblown sands of Palmyra in the desert of Syria and been fiddled by my fingers during unlikely conversations with Hezbollah in downtown Beirut. They had been admired by midnight Jordanian border officers and had trapped salt from the Red Sea.
By the time I reached Cairo, I was ready for a shave.
I traveled north on the train to Alexandria. I searched for the perfect place: an average, working-class barbershop, cheap but clean. I wasn't going to take any chances with dirty razors or amateur barbers, but at the same time I didn't want a bourgeois or feminine boutique.
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I dreaded the moment of trying to explain the haircut I wanted to a foreign-speaking barber. Luckily I didn't need a haircut, just a shave. That shouldn't be a problem; just point to the beard, make a buzzing noise and he'll get the idea.
After a walk through Alexandria's busy evening streets, I found my barbershop. Two young Egyptian barbers in a simple, semi-modern little shop, not trendy. One chair filled, one chair open. I walked in, made my buzzing noise; he smiled and pointed to the chair. He put a cover over me to shield my clothes from my soon-to-be falling facial hair and I relaxed for my long-needed shave.
This wasn't the first time I'd gone for a shave. I've never done it back home - I'm not even sure it's common anymore, as it was when my granddad ran a downtown barbershop in Albany, N.Y., in the 1940s and '50s. But as a traveler, going for a shave and sitting with all the old men, even if I don't understand what they're chatting about, is a great cultural experience. Most of us miss out on it while on vacation, but when you're on the road for months at a time, these matters need to be taken care of.
Besides, if I could have a baby-soft face for a mere 15 Egyptian pounds, I wanted to take advantage of that luxury.
The barber started on my thick and long growth, doing a most thorough job. He shaved over each space three times delicately with a straight blade, revealing my infrequently seen white skin. I noticed that he wasn't touching my upper lip and when I was about to question why, he started trimming and shaping the mustache.
What was this? I didn't ask for a mustache. How awful will this look?
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I had a mustache. Like every other Egyptian man out there, I had a delightfully trimmed bit of dark hair on my upper lip.
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Despite only playing in eight games last season, Louis Delmas was the best safety for the Detroit Lions. The team now appears ready to walk away from their unrestricted free agent.
The Lions flew Delmas into Detroit for a physical to check on his knee issues that have caused so many problems for the team. Since playing In 15 games in both 2009 and 2010, Delmas has only played in a combined 19 games the last two years.
Delmas left Detroit with no contract, which is a bad sign for the Lions and fans of Delmas in the Honolulu Blue. In 2012, the Lions paid Delmas a base salary of $973,000 and a total salary of $1.75 million. Delmas is due a raise, despite his missed time last season.
In the eight games he played in 2012, Delmas had 38 tackles and one interception. The Lions saw what the former Western Michigan Bronco was capable in his first two years. In his rookie 2009 season, Delmas had 94 tackles, one quarterback sack, one fumble recovery, two interceptions and one defensive touchdown. Delmas' sophomore season in Detroit was just as impressive.
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"Blind folk see the fairies.
Oh, better far than we,
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Because our eyes are filled with things
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With very little time left in 2012 the county is at a plus 19% gain in the number of properties sold with a 22% gain on the North Side and a 9.5% gain on the South Side.
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Time to question more candidates, and this week the questions go to the two candidates for Brea city treasurer who have the opportunity to answer two questions that probably most of us are curious about.
This is unlike most previous years when Brea's city treasurer was voted in without opposition. This year, however, Planning Commission George Ullrich is challenging appointed incumbent Rick Rios.
Since there are only two candidates in this race, I gave them up to 100 words per question for their answers, published in the order received. Challenger George Ullrich responded first with his two answers.
Question No. 1: Why should Brea's voters choose you for city treasurer?
Ullrich, ullrichforbrea.com: The role of Brea's treasurer is to keep our money safe. Capitalizing on over 15 years of volunteer service in Brea, currently as planning commissioner, and over 30 years financial management experience with an MBA from Claremont, I'm uniquely positioned to give the best of my proficiencies to the community.
Rios, rickjrios.com: As your current treasurer, I am dedicated to ensuring that Brea continues to be fiscally sound by working with our City Council to develop safe investment objectives that will attract new businesses, as well as provide for needed infrastructure improvements.
Governments' problems aren't solved by sending them more taxpayer money; we hold government accountable for what they already have been given. I will fight taxes hidden as fees, stand with fixed-income residents against increased utility costs, and continue to work with our schools to ensure responsible growth that does not come at the cost of those already here.
Question No. 2: At present, Brea's city treasurer position is an advisory position. Both of you have indicated that you would like to make some changes to the position. What changes would you want enacted to the duties of treasurer?
Ullrich: Historically more of a figurehead than fiduciary position, changing times now support expanding the duties, responsibilities and authority of the city treasurer. A decision wholly in the hands of City Council, I will explore with them how the role of city treasurer can be amplified in ways that support continued fiscal conservatism, sensible investing, saving and spending and above all, greater accountability and transparency. I humbly ask Brea voters to mark their ballot for George Ullrich for city treasurer.
Rios: As your treasurer, I believe overseeing the city's long-term financial health can only be accomplished by including the treasurer in strategic policies that affect our fiscal outlook.
Key changes include:
Investment Advisory Committee: Chair this committee that oversees investments with equal input from the attending council member.
Finance Committee: Members that can advance revenue changes or expenditure items to council for an approval vote, would include two council members and city treasurer.
Budget Process: Include the city treasurer in review of long- and short-term budget requests.
Financial Accounts: Add review authority on city banking, operational and reserve accounts.
Now you know a bit more about these two candidates. Check out their websites and view the Sept. 22 candidates forum hosted by the Brea Chamber of Commerce by searching YouTube for "City of Brea 2016 Candidates Forum."
Terri Daxon is a freelance writer and the owner of Daxon Marketing Communications. She gives her perspective on Brea issues twice a month. Contact her at email@example.com.