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this monday afternoon. a quick look at the dow. 65 and a half. there were fears this would be a horrible day. we'll update it. tonight on fox report. right now, here's "your world." >> fox on top of an illegal immigration storm brewing, or should we say, brewerring, arizona for jan brewer just heard the white house def its release of illegal immigrants in her state and it's already re-arrested a handful of so-called high risk cases in her state. the thing is the for hasn't seen it, wants proof it and is itching to talk about it. first, should the speaker who makes controversitives want to throw up. charms from the right that john
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boehner said something very wrong, all but called him a bonehead for making the president look very good. >> welcome. i'm neil cavuto. what do you say if you're a republican and the leaders of your own party in the house are saying the debt is no immediate crisis. well, you go nuts, because john baner and paul ryan just proved it. they're not only ryan rhinos on the cries but they're in bed with the president ignores this constitutional crisis. mark is on the phone with us right now. what do you make of this? >> it is extremely frustrating if you're an average citizen watching this. last year when you count fiscal operating debt and unfund liabilities, it wasn't 1.2 trillion. it was 6.9 trillion being spent we don't have. and even hear something pundits circling the wagons saying this
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isn't a fiscal debt crisis yet. what dot we have to do become cypress or greece for people to recognize this? we have tens of trillions of dollars in unfunded entitlement obligations. even the ryan budget does nothing with respect to social security. on obamacare, in the ryan budget takes the taxes and repealing obamacare. what is happening is the complete integrity of our financial system is being called into question. we have the fed printing day and night to provide the monetary support for these fiscal policies, and to hear republicans say, the speaker of the house say, this is not an immediate debt crisis. what the hell does one look like? >> neil: makes you examine, were they trying to say -- calm people down into thinking we're not going to followed like this hour or this day. but by saying not immediate, and agreeing with the president,
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they give him a negotiating edge. the president says this isn't really like a right-now threat. up to now they've been saying this is a right-now threat. >> i don't think boehner believes it is. i think he has been around a long time. the think he has participated in this for a long time. i don't think he would use this as a crisis, and it is a crisis. paul ryan was on my program over a year ago, and he said we have two years. well, that's over a year ago, so i guess we have about ten months, and i'm surprised at paul ryan saying the same thing. here's the thing. of course they give obama political advantage. but they also take the heat off themselves. if they said, yes, we're facing an exceed debt -- immediate debt crisis, people would demand they do something. so they're taking responsibility off their own shoulders. the runs are schizophrenic. they claim to be the fiscal conservatives and they're not. at least obama is consistent. he is a radical leftist and he acts and spend like a radical
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leftist. >> neil: do you think there's something more than just symbolism to these remarks and the fact it was both the speaker and the house budget chief and former vice-presidential candidate for president, saying this is tough but not immediately tough. these are the folks who voted, obviously, for the last deal that prompted taxes taxes to go. so it's a face-saving gesture as much as it is, wherever we're going from there. >> they voted for every deal. they've negotiated every deal. and so for all the talk, the fact of the matter is, obama has been to this -- about $6 trillion during his watch and so have the republicans in the house. maybe not the first two years but the rest. what have they done? i look at my stumps that's what they're supposed to look at -- look at my constitution. all tax bills come out of the house of representatives. all of them. then they say they don't have
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any power? when boehner announces we're not going to shut down the government, when it was shut down for three weeks when newt gingrich was trying to control bill clinton and his spending, and he is giving up his card. when boehner says we don't have an immediate dead crisis he is giving up his cards. he doesn't want to actually do something about this but likes being speaker. >> neil: they're looking at the next -- the end of this month we're facing yet another potential crisis. they're going to argue that the government could shut down. and this is their attempt to say, we won't brick -- bring it to that pranksmanship because we don't want it on our door step we caused it. but it's going to boomerang on them. they retook the upper hand and now they're giving it away. >> exactly right. sequestration was passed a year and a half ago, part of the plan a year and a half ago. all the republicans had to do is
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keep their mouth shut and stay out of the way. thank god they did that. here we go again. if they're not going to stand up now, to obama, and this absolute mindless spending, and borrowing and printing, then i have to say, neil, what the hell good are they? i'm going to tell you i'm not alone in this. the republicans putting out a statement today, compassionate conservatism, whatever, if they don't get serious and substantive and start to take affirmative steps to bring this government under control the republican party is going down. i'm telling you that right now. >> neil: obviously punted a little bit over the weekend so we'll see. mark, always a pleasure. thank you. favorable andded, the democratic congressman who shays mark levin is off his rocker. saying the debt is not an immediate crisis.
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he says it strikes me as a grenade with a cap off. no? >> you know, thank you so much for having me, neil. you may recall, i was a member of the so-called biden group, where we had ten meetings, bipartisan meetings, i was on the supercommittee, 12 people, bipartisan, six and six, when we met and met and met, and we could not reach a deal on the so-called big reduction package. but we know that we do have a problem with spending. but we have a problem classifying spending as well. i think it's spending when you give tax preferences to people and corporations who don't need it. you are spending money. so what we have to do is get serious about expenditures,
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where they're being made, come up with a fair and balanced approach to try and get something done. >> neil: do you think unless we do, we are -- say what you will, what your characterize is spending or not. i heard that argument. i'll talk about whether it represents an immediate crisis now that, regardless of what you call it, when we are spending in an excess of a trillion dollars more than we are taking in, that's not sustainable to say that not an immediate crisis, begs the issue ex-when would it become an immediate crisis? >> to in people immediate would be tomorrow morning. to others immediate might not be until july or even september. >> neil: i think, congressman, immediate to me, given the fact we pile on 3 billion a day on our debt, is this very hour. >> well, not so much when it comes to the budget. as you know, many things --
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there's a lot of lagging in a budget. and i do believe there's a lot of lag time here. we have some immediacy when it comes to the end of this month. some things we have to do. and we need to do that in order to keep the government running of the question is, do we need to pay all the debt in that time? i don't think so. i think that we'll see over in europe now what happens with these austerity programs when you don't do things in a way that is balanced, when you don't have investments versus cuts in such a way -- >> neil: you're not seriously thinking, congressman, anything we're doing hints anything approaching austerity. we don't have to worry about here because nothing behinds of dramatic cuts in spending. and we're wrangling with each other over the size of the increase in government programs.
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right? >> but i dare say if we were to adopt a ryan budget, that's exactly where we we woo -- we would be. we see draconian cuts in the budget. >> neil: they're not draconian cuts if they're just moderate growth of institutions. >> that's true. that's true. >> neil: we just got off the whole thing with sequestration where everyone was whining about 85 billion in supposed cuts, half of which were in the outer years, in a budget north of $3.6 trillion, in a debt approaching $17 trillion. if that's draconian, i guess i'm twiggy. >> that's why i have been advocating that we take a different look at how we do this budgeting. because we're calling things permanent if they're done within ten years. continue knoll we -- i don't know we have to have a ten-year fix on things -- >> neil: ten years is at least a
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goal. its unrealistic, arbitrary, but it's a blueprint. >> that's true. like you say, unrealist stick and arbitrary. >> neil: you don't just stop doing it. >> oh, sure. you keep hope. but you don't have to, asol sea, be unrealistic about it. it's one thing to say i want to do this in ten years, it's something else to say the real benefit comes in this 13th or 14th year, but we're not going to tackle it in our budgeting. that's why i think we have to really get real about what we're doing, how we're doing this, because the american people don't need to be subjected to all these manufactured crises. >> i don't care if you're on the right or left. i love you to death. but to me when you're taking on a $3 billion in debt each day, spending a trillion more than you're taking in each year, it's an immediate threat. an immediate threat. but we can respectfully
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disagree. >> i agree. 90-day immediate or 120 day immediate? >> neil: i think it's now. congressman, thank you very much. in the meantime in the meantime, look at this, it could have been worse. could have been much worse. fears of an all-out run on banks in cyprus starting a global run on stocks. the dow diving more than 100-points at the open, trying to rebegan its footing as the day ensued. wasn't eaddy. this after bank customers in cyprus rushed to the atm machines to beat the first tax on bank deposits some 10% tax off the top that created such incredible hit staira. the government quickly shut down all banks, at least through thursday. but the damage from this island nation reverberating like a tsunami worldwide today. asia, hong kong, down 2 to 3%. european stocks hit hart -- hard
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sequester but not thousands. >> neil: also not true. we now more than 2,000 illegals were released, including at least ten considered what they call level one offenders, four of whom have since been re-arrested. whatever the case, it's got arizona republican governor jan brewer shaking her head and her first. she joins me now. bottom line was they disavowed this motion there were thousands of horrible illegals wanting to do harm on the streets, when in fact they called back a number of them and they do now say that there were a good many more than they first said. what do you make of this? >> you know, it's absolutely outrageous. this whole episode has been nothing but a charade. this reporting by this administration -- just simply is not right. we need good, solid information.
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they tell us all low level. we know that's not a fact. yet we still can't get in really pertinent information from homeland security. >> neil: when they talked about the ten or more serious issue cases, do they tell you, governor, they're from your state? governor, heads up? here's who we got. how many we got. have you heard anything like that? >> well, we've been told there has been one level one person at least in arizona. i don't know if i can take that to the bank. i don't know if that's the total truth. there's been so much misinformation, no information provided to the states in which they released these people. you know, the federal government has a few things they have to do because those things are the thing wes can't do for of uses, and public safety is one of
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those things. you just don't release people incarcerated because one day you wake up and you think you need a bed or two. i think we didn't release prisoners out of our prison. that our job. it's just so wrong and so unbelievable they would do that. they have a responsibility to the people of arizona. we don't know where these people are. we don't know why they were were incarcerated. at this point in time the majority of them have left the state of arizona. >> neil: we know -- >> i don't know how they'll find them. >> neil: we do know that initially those who were released, were released on the notion that, well, sequestration cuts were coming so we had to go ahead and cut them off now. put -- but of course that cutting before cuts goes goo effect, cuts that wouldn't affect this area of homeland
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security, are at best specious. are so now i'm beginning to wonder what else we're not quite getting sneer what else has been updated for you or passed along to you. anything? >> well you know, my directors of homeland security, my director of public safety, wrote a letter to homeland security, requesting information, and we have not heard back from them. they just swat us away like we're a fly and it doesn't matter. at it their job to keep us informed. we work in conjunction with law enforcement on a federal level hope and state level and these people are -- if in fact they are in our community, we need to know where they're at and how they're keeping track of them, and why they were incarcerated in the first place. we know there was level one, level two, level three. >> neil: were told there were up in of those. >> exactly. all we want is a little truth-telling. truth-telling is important and we're not getting that from the federal administration.
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neil: governor brewer, thank you, good seeing you again. >> thank you, neil. >> none of this is sitting well with a certain share. share joe arpaio. he is mad and he is here. remember when i predicted this last friday night. >> i preticket -- writ this in pencil -- straw poll is just a snapshot in time but i'm telling you rand paul could be on his way. you could have written it in pen because it happen. the these republican honchos who don't think this guy is for real, maybe they're the ones who have to get real. [ male announcer ] it's relobster's lobsterfest
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>> i will speak as long as it takes until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our constitution is important. >> neil: then this. >> i was told i got ten measly minutes. but just in case i brought 13 hours worth of inspiration. >> i say not one penny more to countries that are burning our flags. does it really take $3 million to discover monkeys, like humans, act crazy? ask the facebook generation if they want to bail out too big to fail banks with their tacoma cools and you'll hear a "hell no." >> neil: now rand paul is saying, oh, yeah, topping dozens of established conservatives to win cpac 2013 straw poll. ahead of our live interview with the senator on wednesday, the town hall.com katy.
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is this a call for the party as well? >> it's an urgent wakeup call but also a shift. we're now seeing rand paul move sunny front. chris christie has been on the tip of everyone's tongue but he didn't win the straw poll. rand paul follows in his father's footsteps. his father won two years in a row, starting in 2010. romney won last year, and now rand paul has proven he is a different kind of politician. people at cpac felt like he is not selling himself but selling a message of freedom and liberty and freedom from the government and overregulation, which is resonating with young people. >> neil: also challenging the party establishment and sort of ruffling some featheres, including the people who organize cpac, bemoening the time he was allowed to speak. dot that boomerang on him? >> i don't think so. the g.o.p. have the report that it came out today, trying to
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rebrand themselves and fine out what went wrong, and what went wrong is we have been embracing establishment counties for a long time. first john mccain, then mitt romney, and they're really seeing that rand paul is popular, able to connect with the facebook generation, which as we saw in the 2008 and 2012 election, has huge impact on how people vote. he talked in terms of freedom and deregulation and young people like that message, and he gave examples of, look, too we need to be spend your hard-earned money researching monkeys and how they act on meth. common sense things he can communicate to young people and voters. >> neil: he advocates doing more cutting sooner than the party establishment has. we just speak at the beginning of the broadcast about been john baner and paul ryan saying the debt crisis isn't an immediate prices. paul ryan's plan calls for us getting out of the deficits in ten years. senator paul said, i can do it
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in five. what do you think of that? >> i think he could and he has put forward plans in the past that show he can. and like i said, going back to the communication factor. he knows how out of control the government is, whether it's sending money to people who are burning our flag or giving money to college students to come up with a menu how we'll eat on mars, and he has an ability to communicate with young people and voters as a whole what is important and what isn't. and we have seen him become a hybrid. he is a republican but has a libertarian base and ising which that republicans have been striving for but hasn't found the right candidate and right now rand paul looks like he is on his way. >> neil: obviously ruffled john mccain's feathers, and john mccain kind of apologized for how far this went. react to this. >> in an interview i said that senator paul and senator cruz
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were whack obirds. that was anyone appropriate and i apologize to them for saying that because i respect them both and i respect what they stand for and what they believe in. >> neil: i still sense this friction, though, between the establishment and the new up-and-comers. >> absolutely. you asked me the question earlier if rand paul kind of going against the establishment, calling in a subtle dig to mccain, the g.o.p. establishment has grown moss. it boomer ranged against the establish. i'm glad john mccain paulized but pauling people names and saying rand paul only has impact on libertarians living in the dorm room, it's false and it hurts the g.o.p. moving forward with younger voters. so aim glad to see him apologizing. >> john mccain was a maverick for taking on the republican leadership but not the fact
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>> i'm speaking from experience i tell you there's nothing on this green earth that a liberal progressive fears more than a black american who wants a better life and a smaller government. [cheers and applause] >> neil: you heard him there and now you can hear him here. former republican congressman allen west. they were revving up the presidential band wagon for you. >> you just talk about rand paul, so he is the guy at the top of the heap when you look at that cpac straw poll. i just want to continue to say the things that americansed in to hear. not what they want to hear. >> neil: folks in that room want to know about what will be don about the deficit, and then over the weekend, the same weekend, we get word out of party leaders
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the debt crisis isn't an immediate crisis. what do you make of that? >> i can't understand it. i listen erred and heard your initial segment with mark. this is a very confusing message. if you're a loyal opposition, the party of fiscal responsibility, you should recognize that this debt situation we have, that is soon going to be $17 trillion, and by the time that president obama steps out, it will be $20 trillion. when he was senator obama he called george w. bush being unpatriotic, the debt was 9 trillion. so something has gone awry, and hope any we don't see a g.o.p. leadership up there in the house, especially, that is starting to take the baby stepped back because we do have this debt ceiling vote coming up soon. we have to stop the spending -- >> neil: you used to work there, and i always think there's a method to all madness, and i think that someone there, within the ranks of the party
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establish; must be saying, we can't agreg aggressively push this because maybe in and of itself, pushing the idea of immediately attacking the debt and we don't, immediately backfires on us. >> i'll go bark the words of the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mullen who said our debt is the most critical national security crisis of the country. that it is coming from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. i believe everybody else in washington, dc would get onboard. you would not think that something such as that financial matter would have something to do with national security but it does you. look at what its going on with the missile interceptors we're moving up into alaska, it's costing us now two to three times what should it have cost, and we'll hear to borrow money from china, in order to have a missile defense shield against north korea. that the status. >> neil: when the president goes to israel and talking about
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bridging the divide with benjamin netanyahu, who is still cobbling together the last piece of the coalition government, will anything change? obviously you're no stranger to the ill will between our countries and that is supposed to be a fence, building effort. >> well, i'm all about end results and not about words and trips. it's amazing to me that this is the president's first trip. he went to turkey and gave a speech. he went to saudi araina, cairo and made his speech about reaching out and building bridged with the muslim world. now we see israel in the neighborhood that is absolutely unconscionable and threatening to its security. so, the faith behind the doors, nicolas sarkozy, the way treated prime minister benjamin netanyahu previously, i don't think anything will change. the president saying we're moving our embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem and recognize that
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jerusalem is the rightful capital but if you go back to the dnc convention, they had to add back into their convention platform that they would even recognize the rightful capitol is the modern day state of. i want to see some action, not words and rhetoric. >> neil: real quickly. the discourse among republicans have some thinking the grand old party is at war with its. is it? >> the theme of cpac this weekend was the next generation. we were talking about new challenges and timeless principles, and i believe that much the same with a relay race you have that exchange zone, and it's time for us to pat -- pass that baton because if you don't pass it within the exchange zone you get disqualified. we don't want to see this g.o.p. get disqualified. people have to rafaelize there's a new generation of voices and conservative leadership. you look at the young people
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that were there. they're looking beyond the old stallworths that are there now and we have to move on, or else the party is no longer viable. i believe this is a question of transition in leadership, and if we don't do it at the right moment we may see a party that becomes no longer relevant. >> neil: quickly, those who are urging you to run for president at cpac, i talked to a lot of them -- are you saying you're not? >> look, the most important thing is that i'm always in a position that i'll serve my country however they wish me to. if they want a really good dog catcher, i can do that. we don't know what happens in 2016 but maybe i'll have you as my economic advisor. >> neil: that's already a doomed campaign right there allen west -- >> but we can eat a lot of good canoli. >> and marinara. >> will unions unhinge detroit?
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[chanting] >> right to work has got to go." >> neil: they can chant but the michigan governor rick snyder says, guess what, right to work is still on and he doesn't care how much it ticks these folks off. think they can get nasty? wait until you have the gov when he gets going on your world, because governor rick snyder is here and only here. meanwhile, out of work? better stand in line because you have plenty of company. unemployment rates jumping in half of all states and the district of columbia. why is the main stream media saying the jobs are looking hunky-dory in the united states. scott says because they're
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biased and clueless. there's a disconnect. >> yeah. neil, look. i'm a data guy. we all know the bad numbers out of the economy in the last couple quarters, being run over by some of these media folks -- look no further than the unemployment rate which is a fancy way of saying all the people that are either parttimers that want fulltime, or all the people that have just been so discouraged, they have given up looking for work. the number is over 14%. so while the unmomentum rate is celebrated at a post recession low, we're still about mid-teens for unemployment as a real term. >> neil: let me ask you this. when so many states are seeing for some a sudden uptick in the up employment rate,ings to that trigger or pop up in the national numbers or is there a lag effect? what do you see? >> well, there's certainly a lag effect to some degree because there are different economic factors going on in different
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states. we talk about this before. all the fracking has poshed then unemployment rates in dakotas, but at it gone up, especially in states next door. but for anybody to sit here and tell you that fundamentals are changing as a whole across the nation are as misdenged as dennis rodman, bus we all know the facts are the facts. the unemployment rate is still very high. gdp is struggling at 0.1%. we're barely growing. >> neil: this disconnect, november withstanding maybe friday as well, between wall street and main street, why is that? why that he market been doing so well if things look so bad? >> because we have our friend, ben bernanke printing money like at it going out of style. making cyprus look like a weak country. the return on the bond goes down. the people that save money to
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retire are getting hit. but guess what happened? the money has to go somewhere. it goes into stocks because that's the only place it's going up. >> neil: scott, very much. scott falls these markets better than most folks i know. turns out the gov was right. a legal immigrant furlough thing is a mess. now, jan brow irstopped short of calling the white house a bunch of liars. i'm not into sure my next guest will show the discrimination it's time to call in the sheriff. time to call in joe. arpaio. oh, myo.
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replace thousand of illegal immigrants from detention centers at the exact same time you're planning to furlough border patrol agents. that's not me saying that. that's the vp of el's a sew's border patrol union saying that and fearing that to sheriff joe arpaio who agrees with that. sheriff, what do you make of this? >> well, it's mind boggling. spent 30 years as a top federal law enforcement official in mexico and south america, the borders, but this -- i don't know what they're trying to do in washington, dc, whether this is a way of giving amnesty to 2,000 people, and you throw in the dream act, what's going to be next? >> neil: you're a lot closer to this than i am and i know you're just back on the job. you dislocated or broke your shoulder? how are you feeling? >> this is hi first day back full time. just for you. >> neil: get better. but on to this mishmash.
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i'm confused it's not left or right. i'm just trying to get facts straight. i know when folks like you brought up the idea that detainees were being released, it was disavowed by the administration, and that the numbers being talked about. thousands, were considered exaggerated. now we're hearing it night not have been exaggerated and many of the so-called nonthreats were in fact threats and re-an presented. i don't know who to believe. >> we just arrested two more people for smuggling illegal immigrants and drugs. one was 14 times back and forth. another one was five times. where do you true the line? they can't even keep track of those that have been deported and they keep coming back again. so something has to be done in washington to get this problem resolved once and for all and stop playing games behind the scenes or politics. >> neil: if level one candidates are being released and these are
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considered, i guess, the most dangerous, and then re-apprehended, and then they were released in the first place, we find out, because of approaching sequestration cuts that hadn't even gone into effect, then what would it take to release a bunch more, a bunch more often? >> that's the decision made by cabinet -- i'm not saying the president knew about it but he should know about. i knows everything i'm doing here as evidenced by his nomination of perez to be labor secretary, who has been going after me for three years, and i'm going to federal court because i'm not going to give in to the federal government. just shows you again, the controversy involved and the time that washington does something. i so maybe that's a good thing when you agitate and bring this subject back to the table, at some something will be done.
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>> neil: you mention the labor secretary, perez, who comes from the justice department, going after your methods in arizona and elsewhere. but what too you think of him running labor? seems like an odd choice. >> ought to be thanking me. we raided 74 businesses merck office, and arrested 500 people in those businesses here illegally, with fake i.d.es. so he ought to say, thank you, you're making openings for those here legally they need a job and, as you say, we do have an unemployment problem. so why would you want to give these jobs to people that violated the law, come in here illegally? let's save the jobs for u.s. citizens. >> neil: amazing, sheriff, feel better. get that shoulder become up to speed you. got a lot of weight on it here. good seeing you. joe arpaio, good. >> i want you to look at something. these folks shouting in the streets?
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Osgood continues hot shooting for the Panthers
BOSTON, Mass. – A hot start helped lead the University of Massachusetts Boston to a 76-62 win over Plymouth State University in a Little East Conference (LEC) men's basketball game at the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
The Beacons (13-10, 7-5 LEC) used a 23-7 run through the first 12 minutes of the game to seize control of the contest. Plymouth State (9-14, 1-11 LEC) clawed back in the second half, cutting the deficit down to just eight points with seven minutes to play, but the Beacons answered with a late run to put the game away.
UMB took a 38-22 lead into the half, but junior Chase Soares (Falmouth, Mass.) connected from beyond the arc twice to cut the lead to 10 points, 38-28, just 2:33 into the second half. UMass Boston followed with a 13-4 surge to push the lead to 19, but PSU clawed back again.
A 9-0 surge for the visitors, including a three-pointer from senior Collin Sullivan (Plymouth, N.H.) and a dunk from junior Mike Osgood (Nashua, N.H.), pulled the Panthers to within ten again, 51-41, with eleven minutes to play.
Osgood's triple cut the lead to single digits with 9:17 remaining, 55-46, and Sullivan hit from downtown again to make it 57-49 just 40 seconds later. Plymouth was unable to get any closer than eight points the rest of the way, though.
An Osgood jumper with 6:53 left made it a 61-53 game, but the Beacons used a 10-0 run to put the game away.
Osgood led the Panthers with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Sullivan added 13 points. Soares contributed 12 points and six rebounds and freshman Ruay Bol (South Portland, Maine) matched Osgood's eight boards and chipped in seven points in 29 minutes off the bench.
Freshman Charles Mitchell (Boston, Mass.) led the contest with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting, which featured three of the Beacons' six three-pointers. Sophomore Dasan Cinelli (Boston, Mass.), who did a majority of the work for the Beacons in the first half, finished with 16 points, while freshman Michael Boyd added 16 second half points. Senior Dan Powers (Westwood, Mass.) also finished in double figures with 10 points and added seven rebounds and two blocked shots.
Plymouth State is back in action at home this Wednesday (Feb. 14) for a Valentine's Day clash with Keene State College at 7:30 p.m.
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Palestinian 'Cause' Rooted in NazismOctober 5, 2007
Let's Email Michael MooreOctober 5, 2007
Dear readers,
a lot of you have seen the disgusting photos of third world hospitals in communist Cuba. Other than expressing our outrage, we can do more. Premise: we're unlikely to change his mind, but at least we can try show Michael Moore a couple of things he intentionally forgot to feature in his 'Sicko'. Here's where you can contact him or his entourage. But please, don't be rude in your comments, otherwise they'll not even read you. Simply link to the photos and recommend him/his entourage to at least take a look at them. Include also this and this. He might learn to respect the dignity of millions of people who're not as lucky as him to be treated in luxurious hospitals reserved for wealthy foreigners and the regime's families. I'm 100% sure that he wouldn't like this system for himself. But for Cubans, no problem..


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Pronounced vehr-deek-yo. A grape varietal, used in the production white wine, originating in the Marches region of Italy. The best known wines made from the Verdicchio varietal come from the D.O.C. of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. The Trebbiano, the Malvasia, and the Verdicchio are the main white varietals approved in the D.O.C. regulated areas of central Italy. Since the Verdicchio varietal is high in acid it is also used in the production of sparkling and spumanté wine.
Also known as: Marchigiano and Verdone.
Characteristics: A delicate bouquet, high in acidity, medium in body, with a slightly bitter finish. Exhibits crisp, dry, almond, and fruit characteristics. Known for its straw yellow and subtle greenish hue.
Ageing: within two to three years after the vintage, if properly preserved. Wines from the Verdicchio di Matelica are thought to have good ageing potential.
Serving temperature: Serve at a temperature of 46º-54º F.
Food pairings: Fish dishes, fried and roasted seafood, vegetables, and olives.


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Homeward � Meals on Wheels
Volunteers for Meals on Wheels help by delivering meals to Ames residents over the lunch hour. Typical routes include five to 10 stops that are arranged as much as possible by geographic location. Volunteers stop at MGMC to pick up the meals in carriers and the route information, deliver the meals and return carriers to MGMC. Shifts start at 11:30 a.m. and typically last 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Skills: Customer service, volunteers provide their own transportation. Hours available during the month: first and second Mondays; second and fifth Tuesdays; fifth Wednesdays; every Friday; and every Sunday. Call (515) 292-8890 to sign up today.
Mary Greeley Medical Center, Information Desk: Cancer Resource Center Desk Substitutes
Duties include greeting guests, assistance with information access from recommended websites, pamphlets, and available books, answering phones, and some light clerical work. Main contact is with patients, family members, and staff. Visitors and inquiry volumes can vary on any given day. This assignment is great for those volunteers wanting to help who can also keep themselves busy with clerical work or reading at times. Skills: Computer skills (Microsoft Outlook and Internet), telephone etiquette, customer service. Hours: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (515) 292-8890 for more information.
Speak up! Program
This very successful program for fifth-graders will be starting up again in September in several school districts in Story County. Speak Up! is a curriculum teaching fifth-graders some of the finer points of public speaking. Volunteers are needed to help lead this program. Volunteers assist the students in selecting a topic to develop a speech around, offering critiques on the student speeches, teaching lectern courtesies, etc. Volunteers do not need to have prior public speaking experience, but the desire to work with elementary age school children is preferred. Training for the Speak Up! program will be offered during the summer months, in preparation for the program start-up in the fall. To sign on today, call (515) 292-8890, and ask for Arti.
HOMEWARD Public Health
Calling all medical personnel. If you are retired or still working in the medical profession, i.e. nurses, nursing assistants, lab technicians, etc., please consider becoming part of the volunteer pool for potential public health emergencies in Story County. In the event of such an emergency, Points of Distribution (PODS) will be opened in four locations in the county. Many, many volunteers will be needed to help staff these PODS. And if you do not have a medical background, your help is still needed to staff the PODS, and assist medical personnel in vaccinating or medicating thousands of people in Story County. There will be a training at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, and a practice exercise coming up in the fall for all volunteers interested, so sign up today to become part of this important volunteer pool. To register, call Betty at (515) 292-8890 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Iowa Games
Once again, the annual Olympic-style games are coming to Ames. Many volunteers are needed to help make the Games a success. Available volunteer assignments are from July 19 to 21, as follows:
Athlete Check in (Lot S6, Jack Trice Stadium): Friday, July 19: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m.; Saturday, July 20: 8 a.m. to noon, noon to 4 p.m and 4 to 8 p.m.; Sunday, July 21: 8 a.m. to noon and noon to 4 p.m.
Opening Ceremony(Lot S6, Jack Trice Stadium): Saturday, July 20: 6 to 9 p.m. (Parade of Athletes). Help athletes line up and help in ushering.
Soccer-Youth: Friday, July 19: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m., registration; Saturday, July 20: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., registration
Call Arti at (515) 292-8890 to sign up.
RSVP Transportation Program
Drivers needed in Nevada! RSVP coordinates a very active transportation program, utilizing volunteer drivers, to provide an affordable trip to essential appointments for Story County citizens. If you enjoy driving, have a good driving record and want to be of service to people, consider this opportunity! Priority trips for this program are for medical appointments, pharmacy, and grocery shopping. Clients must be able to walk themselves. To find out more information about becoming part of the RSVP volunteer driver pool, call 292-8890.
RSVP � Volunteer Management for Disasters
It is not a question of �if� a disaster will strike, but �when.� Consider becoming a trained volunteer to assist in the Volunteer Reception Center at the time of a disaster; or train to become an operator for the Non-Emergency Phone Bank line. This is a great way to serve your community without a huge time commitment. For more information, call Betty at (515) 292-8890.
Food at First
Volunteers are needed to assist with the Food at First meal program at First United Methodist Church in downtown Ames. The dates are Aug. 8 and Aug. 15 from 5:15 to 7 p.m. If you are interested in lending a hand, please call Arti at (515) 292-8890 to sign up today.


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TMPV:207+ Solar Irradiance Meter & PV Multimeter
The TMPV:207+ Solar Irradiance Multimeter is capable of measuring solar irradiance, AC/DC voltage & current, continuity and resistance. This dual purpose irradiance meter and digital PV multimeter is ideal before, during and after the installation of a solar PV system and is capable of operating simultaneously.
The solar irradiance function allows the level of solar power to be measured so that PV panels can be positioned to achieve the maximum possible power output. The more solar power available, the more electrical power the installation will generate. The TMPV:207+ solar irradiance meter measures solar radiation in both BTU and W/m² so that PV installers can determine the optimum angle of inclination and the best location for solar panels.
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They showed this short film in chapel at school today. At first I was like, "What is this?", but as I watched I was quickly drawn into the story. Such a powerful story of redemption and "doing all things through Him who gives me strength." I shed a few tears at the power hope, love, and determination. Please take some time to watch this powerful short film, based around one man's struggle to find his place in the world. You may shed a tear, I most definitely did.
At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the spirits of audiences along the way. During their travels they discover Will (Nick Vujicic), a man without limbs at a carnival sideshow, but after an intriguing encounter with the showman he becomes driven to hope against everything he has ever believed.
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Urban waste water treatment
Assessment versions
Published (reviewed and quality assured)
Justification for indicator selection
Waste water from households and industry represents a significant pressure on the aquatic environment because of the loads of organic matter and nutrients, as well as hazardous substances. With high levels of the population in EEA member countries living in urban agglomerations, a significant fraction of urban waste water is collected by sewers connected to public waste water treatment plants. The level of treatment before discharge and the sensitivity of the receiving waters determine the scale of the impacts on aquatic ecosystems. The proportion of the population connected to urban waste water treatment plants and the types of treatments used are seen as proxy indicators of the level of purification and the potential for improvement of the water environment.
Primary (mechanical) treatment removes some of the suspended solids, while secondary (biological) treatment uses aerobic or anaerobic microorganisms to decompose most of the organic matter and retain some of the nutrients (around 20-30 %). Tertiary (advanced) treatment removes organic matter even more efficiently. It generally includes phosphorus retention and, in some cases, nitrogen removal. Primary treatment alone removes no ammonium, whereas secondary (biological) treatment removes around 75 % of ammonium.
This indicator tracks the success of policies aimed at reducing pollution from waste water by describing the trends in the percentage of the population connected to urban waste water treatment plants with different levels of purification.
The EEA intends to review this indicator ahead of next publication, to improve the information we provide on urban waste water treatment.
Scientific references
- No rationale references available
Indicator definition
The indicator on urban waste water treatment, CSI 024, collects data on the percentage of the population connected to sewage collection systems, as well as on the prevalence of primary, secondary and tertiary urban waste water treatment plants. The amount of urban waste water treated is expressed as population equivalents (p.e.). The indicator illustrates:
- the development of urban waste water collection and treatment in Europe since the 1970s;
- the development of more stringent urban waste water treatment practices;
- the level of urban waste water treatment in 'big cities' (agglomerations of > 150 000 p.e.) in the EU.
The percentages of the population connected to primary, secondary and tertiary urban waste water treatment facilities.
Policy context and targets
Context description
The main objective of the UWWT Directive (91/271/EEC), and equivalent national legislation for non-EU countries, is to protect surface waters from the adverse effects of waste water discharges. The UWWT Directive prescribes the level of treatment required before discharge to surface waters. It requires Member States to provide all agglomerations of more than 2 000 p.e. with collecting systems. Primary (mechanical) and secondary (i.e. biological) treatments must be provided for all agglomerations of more than 2 000 p.e. that discharge into fresh waters. Special requirements, with intermediate deadlines depending on the sensitivity of the receiving waters, are placed on agglomerations of more than 10 000 p.e., with various size classes of agglomerations. The performance of the treatment is assessed using five different determinands (biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids (TSS), total nitrogen (Ntot) and total phosphorus (Ptot)).
For agglomerations smaller than those described above and equipped with a collecting system, the treatment must be 'appropriate', meaning that the discharge must allow the receiving waters to meet the relevant quality standards.
The UWWT Directive, adopted in 1991, is also a basic measure under the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The WFD requires the estimation and identification of significant point- and diffuse-source pollution, in particular by the substances listed in Annex VIII, from urban, industrial, agricultural and other installations and activities, based, inter alia, on information gathered, for instance, under Articles 15 and 17 of the UWWT Directive. Based on the substances listed in Annex VIII WFD, the following are important for this indicator:
- substances that have an unfavourable influence on oxygen balance (and can be measured using parameters such as BOD, COD, etc.);
- materials in suspension;
- substances that contribute to eutrophication (in particular nitrates and phosphates).
Member States should thus take the necessary steps to collect these data. Reducing pollutants stemming from waste water is one of the key challenges of reaching good ecological and good chemical status of surface waters, as required by the WFD.
The UWWT Directive (91/271/EEC) aims to protect the environment from the adverse effects of urban waste water discharges. It prescribes the level of treatment required before discharge and should have been fully implemented in the EU-15 countries by 2005. For the newer Member States (i.e. the EU-13), staged transition periods were set within the Accession Treaties which, in principle, did not extend beyond 2015. However, in Romania, smaller agglomerations (with less than 10 000 p.e.) should comply with the directive by the end of 2018, and Croatia has different transition periods, from 2018 to 2023.
Under the directive, EU-15 Member States were required to provide all agglomerations of more than 2 000 p.e. with collecting systems and all waste waters collected had to be provided with appropriate treatment by 2005. Secondary treatment (i.e. biological treatment) must be provided for all agglomerations of more than 2 000 p.e. that discharge into fresh waters, while more advanced treatment (tertiary treatment) is required for discharges into sensitive areas.
The achievements resulting from the UWWT Directive should be seen as an integral part of achieving good status for all waters under the WFD.
Related policy documents
Commission implementation reports of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
provided by Directorate-General for Environment
Council Directive (91/271/EEC) of 21 May 1991
Council Directive of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (91/271/EEC)
Key policy question
How effective are policies aimed at improving urban waste water treatment at reducing discharges of nutrients and organic matter into surface waters?
Specific policy question
What levels of urban waste water treatment are applied in 'big cities' in the EU?
Methodology for indicator calculation
The indicator is based on data from Eurostat, which are then aggregated into groups of countries. Percentages connected to each treatment type, weighted by total population in each country, were obtained from Eurostat tables. Compared with previous versions of the indicator, the time steps have been made consistent and the number of countries reported in each region in Figure 1 has been kept constant across the period.
A p.e. of 1 is equivalent to an organic biodegradable load having a 5-day BOD of 60 g per day.
'Big cities' is a term used in the UWWT Directive to identify cities of at least 150 000 p.e. or agglomerations responsible for large waste water discharges.
Methodology for gap filling
Gap filling was undertaken on the basis that once an urban waste water infrastructure had been put in place, it was likely to be used in subsequent years. Therefore, any gaps were filled with data from the most recent year reported, e.g. 2004 data carried forward to 2005. This approach was used for up to 9 years of gap filling, e.g. 2004 data could be carried forward to up to 2013.
Methodology references
No methodology references available.
Data specifications
EEA data references
- Waterbase - UWWTD: Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive – reported data provided by Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) , European Environment Agency (EEA)
External data references
Data sources in latest figures
Methodology uncertainty
For the assessment shown in Figure 1, countries have been grouped to show the relative contribution on a larger statistical basis. To provide a complete and comparable data set over the period, some countries have been omitted from the European overview.
Regional results are biased towards countries with the largest population (e.g. Turkey constitutes about 70 % of the inhabitants of the entire south-eastern Europe region).
Data sets uncertainty
Data reported to Eurostat sometimes provide an incomplete picture of inhabitants connected to waste water treatment (e.g. the percentage of the population connected to urban waste water systems is given, but the percentage for which the waste water is collected without treatment is missing).
Slovakia reported much of its urban waste water treatment as 'not specified', which is likely to lead to an underestimate of the percentage of treated waste water in that country.
Rationale uncertainty
Data gained from the UWWT Directive focuses on the performance of the treatment plant alone. However, urban waste water treatment systems could also include sewer networks with storm water overflows and storage, which are complex and therefore overall performance is difficult to assess. In addition to the treatments covered by the UWWT Directive, there are other possible treatments, mostly industrial, but also independent treatments of smaller settlements outside urban agglomerations not included in UWWT Directive reporting. Compliance with the levels defined in the directive therefore does not guarantee that there is no pollution due to urban waste water.
In addition, urban waste water treatment (primary, secondary or tertiary, as described above) is the main waste water treatment used across the EEA area, but there are other possible treatments classified as 'Other Waste Water Treatment', which are mostly industrial or independent treatments. Furthermore, there are differences in how countries have interpreted and implemented the UWWT Directive, leading to differences in the data reported. In particular, there are variations in the definitions of different classes of treatment between countries (classes based on performance or design capacity and tertiary treatment for nitrogen, phosphorus or organic matter) that, in turn, lead to differences in the level of purification attributed by the countries to the different classes. These differences emphasise the problem of using types of treatment plant as a proxy for the level of purification.
Further work
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Work specified here requires to be completed within 1 year from now.
Long term work
Work specified here will require more than 1 year (from now) to be completed.
General metadata
Responsibility and ownership
EEA Contact InfoCaroline Whalley
Frequency of updates
ClassificationDPSIR: Response
Typology: Descriptive indicator (Type A - What is happening to the environment and to humans?)
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Minnesota winters can be harsh, sure. But brrrrrr is our thing: We can take pride in our resilience and the fact that we have real seasons here....
Wearable books!
Donnie Lemke, a children's book editor who lives in St. Paul, and Bob Lentz, an art director in Bloomington, have joined forces — as Lemke & Lentz — to create a cool collection of interactive, die-cut books.
Donnie Lemke with his daughter, Cleo
Bob Lentz with his son, Lincoln
Their super-sturdy Book-O-Beards, Book-O-Hats, Book-O-Teeth and Book-O-Masks board books feature colorful illustrations, catchy rhymes and a variety of wearable masks, ideal for make-believe games and Instagram snapshots.
"What parent doesn't love seeing their baby's face on the body of a giraffe?" Lemke said. "Or their own face, for that matter."
Learn more about these books — $7.99 each and recommended for ages 1 to 6 — at capstonepub.com. Books are available at Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul.
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text: Books/My Culture The 10 Books You Should Read this Christmas Break by Rachel Penate On my days off, you can usually find me at Barnes and Noble, coffee in hand, ready to get lost in an unknown world. There is something so dreamy about exploring a land unlike our own and getting lost within that fantasy. There is something so transformative about learning life lessons through the eyes of someone I've just met. I read not just to be entertained, but to grow – to learn from the admirable characteristics of heroines, to avoid the mistakes of villains. To be transported to a place I will never go back to but will soon not forget. "We read to know that we are not alone" (C.S. Lewis). This winter, while you cozy up to your fireplace with that large cup of hot cocoa and rest from the busy school year, take a little journey through a new world. Challenge yourself to learn from someone (perhaps a little weird, wild, or quirky) that you've never met before, and enjoy a perspective you would've never dreamed up on your own. Below, you will find 10 of my favorite books this year. Pick up one, two, or all, but whatever you do this Christmas Break, take that noggin of yours on a delightful ride! 1. If you're in the mood for a Dystopian Fantasy, read The 5th Wave. From the first sentence on, this book had me hooked. Rick Yancey does a brilliant job of transporting the reader to a world in which humanity must fight to hold onto its home and friends must fight to hold onto one another. Enjoy exciting action scenes and excellent character development. 2. If you're in the mood for Historical Fiction (and enjoy the WWII time period), read The Book Thief. Uniquely authored by the "character" of death, Markus Zusak creatively portrays what it was like for a young child to grow up in warring World War II Germany. Utilizing the power of imagination and curiosity, the reader takes a profound journey (often emotional at times) with Liesel, the book's protagonist. 3. If you're in the mood for a classic, rich with lessons about life and family, read To Kill a Mockingbird. I admit, this is a selfish add. To Kill a Mockingbird is hands-down one of my favorite modern-American novels. Harper Lee captures the Finch family in such a captivating way. From issues of race and law, to simply what it means to grow up to be a good person, this story is a classic for obvious reasons: The story remains timeless. 4. If you're in the mood for Science Fiction (particularly space travel) or just love Science in general, read The Martian. Hands-down, one of my favorite books I read this year. Raw with humor, Andy Weir brilliantly portrays what it may be like for a scientist to get stuck on Mars alone, and the creative ways he must utilize his knowledge of math and science (specifically botany – random I know!) to get home. Special bonus: The Martian is now a movie! Starring the ever-talented Matt Damon. 5. If you're in the mood for good Fiction with tons of Christian symbolism, read Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Get ready to become enchanted by the world beyond the wardrobe. The Chronicles of Narnia is truly an inspired story of the joy of childhood, the power of faith, and the love and protection of God. Double special bonus: This is just one book in a series AND these books have been made into movies! #win 6. If you're in the mood for an inspiring Spiritual Memoir, read My Sisters the Saints. Okay, this one is probably a little more geared to the female reading audience (sorry, guys). My Sisters the Saints is a walk through life with the author, Colleen Carroll, as she recounts pivotal moments in her life and how the stories of specific saints really encouraged her to grow. Written in a relevant way, this book will leave you recounting those same memories in your own life and perhaps saying a prayer or two for the intercession of these incredible female saints. 7. If you're in the mood for a comedic and honest Religious Autobiography, read Something Other than God. This book is a real delightful treat. Jennifer Fulwiler's honesty and humor drive this entire autobiography. Throughout the entire book, I found myself buckled up right next to her, attentively listening to her eventful journey from Atheism to Catholicism. Raw and light-hearted she really gets to the heart of what it means to search for truth – sometimes hard and awkward, but incredibly rewarding. 8. If you're in the mood for a Daily Devotional, read 33 Days to Morning Glory or 33 Days to Merciful Love. I'm a huge fan of both of these devotionals – one guiding you through a consecration to Mary, the other to Divine Mercy. Fr. Michael Gaitley writes with such beautifully profound insight and love for both of these devotions and does such a brilliant job of not only offering you the prayers but also the history. 9. If you're in the mood to be empowered by the challenge of saying "yes", read Year of Yes. You may know Shonda Rimes as the producer of some pretty scandalous shows (no pun intended), but what isn't scandalous is her hilarious re-telling of the year she decided to say "yes" to everything. Although not entirely practical to apply to one's own life, I found this mentality to be a great reminder that there is a real reward and freedom in taking a chance on the doors that open in our lives. Also, I found this book to be easily devourable. 10. If you're in the mood for a good laugh and a quick read, pick up Tweet Inspiration. This gem of a little book is quick-witted and fun. Just look up @LT_TheBiblegeek on Twitter and you'll know this little book has real potential to uplift you any time you need it. It's filled with some of Mark Hart's best sequences of 140 characters, but doesn't lack the depth to inspire and draw you more deeply into your faith. For more suggestions or ideas on what to read this winter break, don't hesitate to take a look at our bookstore!


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Keeping an eye on Congressional ethics
In an era when the population has shown its ability to foist its discontent on political leadership, regardless of how actions match words, the word "ethics" might seem a lost piece of terminology.
Except it shouldn't be.
And that's why the about-face on what to do with the Office of Congressional Ethics was crucial, in terms of what the panel should represent and what the reversal represents.
The 123rd Congress, in one of its first decisions, was planning to place the independent ethics office under the control of a House committee. It shouldn't take a brain surgeon to figure out that just the appearance of Congressional control over a body whose purpose is to investigate the ethical conduct of members of Congress was flat-headed. The removal of power from the panel would have become obvious.
Republicans made their decision to gut the panel a week ago, in a private meeting. Like many moves in government, when the light of day shone on the decision, the furor began, and not just from Democrats.
It wasn't just a matter of party leaders being defied in the GOP or whining from the minority party.
Instead, there were a couple of factors, led by President-elect Trump getting involved and saying the move was wrong. He has, after all, promised to "drain the swamp" of corruption in Washington. Gutting an ethics investigator would certainly have kept the swamp a little fuller.
Second, public outcry had some effect. The GOP may be in power and the populist movement may have overturned the apple cart, but at the end of the day, political leaders in the United States still need to be accountable to their constituents, ballot-box revolutions notwithstanding.
The whole affair will be couched two ways. Either the people are in charge and they sent a message through the new president that real ethics are required, or politicians as politicians will always be, if the actual free election process is to continue in the United States, responsive at times to the voters.
There are reforms needed in the office, and some say the provision of the revisions that requires any uncovering of criminal matters to go to the House Ethics Committee is a kind of declawing of the independent office anyway.
Still we think the incident points to Trump being somewhat less than the monster that he manages to wear as a mask through his Twitter feed and offhand remarks, though his opponents probably won't admit to that yet, if ever.


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Her paintings at first glance appear to be "as they simply are", reductive views of the outside world. Upon further investigation one discovers more, a unique perspective, which Toms so easily manages.Melissa Chandon
Leslie Toms has been one of my top selling artists for over 20 years. She's a gallery favorite here. Her paintings radiate color and warmth, they are rich and juicy. Her small ones are little gems, or gumdrops as someone once called them. You just have to have one.Nancy Dodds Owner/director of Nancy Dodds Gallery, Carmel, CA
Leslie Toms is a contemporary American painter focused on landscapes, cityscapes & still life. These paintings are filled with rich colors and dramatic brushstrokes. Her work often recalls influence from Impressionistic and Fauvist traditions as well as those of her native Sacramento area. In Toms' ongoing pursuit of color and light, her subjects become more symbolic than real.John Natsoulas, Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
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Leslie Toms
Color and light have long characterized the works of California artist, Leslie Toms. The intense color and sunlight of the west coast, along with the influence of the Society of Six, Bay Area Figurative painters, and other contemporary northern California artists, gives her art its singular character.


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Join us on 5/5
Let's celebrate International midwives day and a significant professional milestone for our executive director, Samsarah Morgan
Here are the details !
Join us on 5/5
Let's celebrate International midwives day and a significant professional milestone for our executive director, Samsarah Morgan
Here are the details !
Hello dear ones , I am collecting stories for a new book.
First period , births , c sections , abortions , miscarriage , still birth , and menopause .plz submit your story to me at: firstname.lastname@example.com
All stories submitted will be published and all authors will receive a free copy of the book once completed .
Inbox me with questions .
All genders invited to submit.
Thanks and love , Samsarah
A journey in red…
After you submit your story or stories – Join our Facebook Groups and lets stay in touch!
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Thank you for your inquiry into my childbirth education series
Childbirth Ed 4 The Community!
If you desire an unmediated birth, or are open to certain interventions. This class will share with you all for the options, and provide you with vital informed consent. This is vital in the effort to make decisions that match your needs and ensure optimum health or your and your new arrival.
My classes consist of 4 core units and many electives which are fun and supportive of your desire to have a happy and healthy pregnancy!
Pregnancy and Nutrition
Stages of labor
Comfort Techniques
Labor and Birth
Caesarean Section (the surgery and prevention)
The New Born
Possible electives: (TBA)
Maternal and Infant Massage
Belly Dance and other dance for birth!
The Rebozo!
Cost :
Family income over 20K sliding scale 100- 200.00
Under 20k sliding scale 5 – 80 dollars.
No family is ever turned away due to finances.
The one fee allows you to take the classes as many times as you wish until your baby's birth!
And you are welcome back as our honored guest to share your birth story with other parents and of course we want to see your beautiful baby! (or babies!)
Reading List
Spiritual Midwifery by Ina Mae Gaskin
The Doula Guide to Birth by Anada Lowe
Pregnancy Book
Birth Book
Immunization Book by Sears and Sears
The Birth Plan by Samsarah Morgan DD Cht CD (ICTC)
Participants in my class are able to access a draft copy of my upcoming book The Birth Plan – click the link to begin reading! You are free to access the book EVEN if you don't take my class! It is my gift to you!
If you would like to register for this class – please speak to instructor Samsarah Morgan 510-393-7380, you are also free to join us on Tuesdays 7-9 pm at Oakland Peace Center, 111 Fairmont Avenue, Oakland Ca
You may go to EventBrite if you wish to register on line! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/childbirth-ed-4-the-community-tickets-25557879305
Or text Samsarah Morgan so she knows to expect you or call to ask questions!
Please be on time and bring healthy snacks!
See you soon!
Samsarah Morgan
Samsarah Morgan, DD., Cht. LC CD (ICTC)
Ms. Morgan is an Interfaith Minister and Counselor, Apprentice Midwife, Family Life Coach, Doula and Hypnotherapist. She is the founder of Nia Center for birth and family life. She is a birth and postpartum caregiver and childbirth and parenting educator, and is this year celebrating 37 years as a birth worker and trainer.
She is the mother of 5 grown sons and the grandmother of three, and so, she has firsthand experience of the joys and challenges of parenting! She is the director of Nia: A family life practice, as well as Birth Professionals of the Bay Area and her private practice has offered counseling and healing sessions as well as workshops, seminars and retreats for individuals, couples, and families since 1991.
She is an apprentice of Midwife Selena Green, CPM .
Samsarah is the Director of Shiphrah's Circle Community Doula Program a comprehensive and full spectrum Doula support and parenting education program, which provides these services for low income and working class families.
Samsarah has been a trainer of birthworkers for approx 20 years through her own organization, beginning Spring of 2016 she will offer doula certification via ICTC (International Center for Traditional Childbearing) as well as other opportunities for the mentorship, education and training of birth and postpartum professionals.
She is a contributing writer for several on line magazines, including Weigh loss solutions 360 magazine, Every Little Thing, Birth babies and Beyond , and Occupy Oakland Media Collective. Her book, "The Children's Village. Tales of an Urban Nana.", was published July 22, 2015 . Her books, Birth: A Black Woman's Survival Guide is expected in the Spring of 2017 and "The Birth Plan" is expected December of 2016.
She is member of the board for the Sacred Birth Angels Foundation, as well as the Founding Member of The Oakland Better Birth Foundation, and The Decolonize (Occupy) Pregnancy Birth and Parenting Caucus of Occupy Oakland, She serves also as board member of KPFA Community Radio Listener Service Board.
She is an advisory board member of The California Adolescent Health Collaborative and Brighter Beginnings study: Breastfeeding to Reduce Breast Cancer: Among Young Mothers in Diverse Communities Research Project.
Join me as I bring Sis Shafia Monroe's Full Circle Doula Training to Oakland.
As you may know, I am a newly certified ICTC Full Circle Doula Trainer.
Visit ICTCmidwives.org for information and to register ! Although your registration is beign handled by the folks in Portland – feel free to cal lme with questions about the class. You can reach me on 510-595-5534.


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Eloise Cook
Senior Project Manager
Eloise Cook joined Wirral Sensory Services in October 2012 as a Project Executive. Eloise has an honours degree in Health Science and Management and a Masters in Clinical Research from the University of Lincoln.
During her time at WSS, Eloise has worked for several independent clients on bespoke projects. Her responsibilities are varied, covering all aspects of test supervision from generation of custom-made questionnaires, test preparation and direction, through to report-writing.


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generally, I don't like doing this, but this is something I'll make an exception for:
post-elections thoughts - there's more, and I'm not entirely sure that they're clear for posting here, so here's an edited version. It's like I got all FCC on myself. Without the wardrobe malfunctions and huge fines.
___ what accomplishment felt like
After a pair of huge hugs, a night at the Gallery (with a toast to me, no less) a round of Fields of Athenry and general Spencer-related hilarity, I figured out exactly what it was I felt when I got those 6 rapidfire phone calls, when I checked the website, and why I damn near cried when I found out that Gav, Spence, and Quinn had all won their positions.
It wasn't "crisis averted." It wasn't "good lord it's over and I'm done." It wasn't "I have an AMS job next year."
It was, quite simply, "this is the first of many steps in the right direction."
___so where do I fit in?
I've been asked a bunch of times whether I will automatically be Spencer's assistant, or if I'll get whatever job I want within the AMS. The answer, of course, is no; part of Gavin's platform (this part) was that he'd improve accessibility and remove nepotism within the AMS, and I think that if there happens to be someone better qualified for the job, then they should get it for the good of the society. Mindblowing, I know, but if this whole "relevance, professionalism, and bringing the society back to the students" thing is to happen, then I don't mind not being instantly guaranteed a job.
___last one
I am immensely pleased by these elections. I made a bunch of new friends, made good friends out of acquaintances, and guided two (and a half if you count Quinn*) candidates to victory in the very first slateless election in over twenty years. We overcame a lot of ridiculousness from all sides, from Progressive Voter Guides to the EA postering over candidates, and I'm proud of the job I've done and the guys I did it for.
More than anything, though, I'm excited to see what happens next.
*not because Quinn is half a person, but because I helped him comparatively little.


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Welcome to Uptown
We seek to be a community that follows JESUS, honoring every person as someone who matters to HIM, living in the freedom HE brings, and joining HIM in the renewal of all things.
Sunday Services
Come join us on Sunday mornings at 10:00am at 941 W Lawrence on the 4th floor. Enjoy a cup of coffee, worship with the church family and hear HIS GOOD NEWS. Children's ministry check-in open from 9:45-10:15am. Parking is available at Chicago's Lakeshore Hospital 850 W Lawrence Avenue.


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T shirt Mega Sale
Hot Leg have decided to bring Christmas forward this year and reduce the prices on all Hot Leg t-shirts available via their online store. All shirts are now £5 (or equivalent in your currency) and will stay at that price until they are all gone. Several items have already sold out, so if you were thinking of getting a loved one the perfect Christmas gift (yes this is extremely early for buying Christmas presents) then you need to click on the merch link, fast.
Hot Leg's Hot Network
Order Info
From Townsend Records:
'Red Light Fever' is the debut album by Hotleg, it features 10 tracks including the 'I've Met Jesus' and the forthcoming single 'Cocktails', the album is released on CD and a limited edition translucent red vinyl LP.
Also available to order is the new single 'Cocktails', released on CD and 7 inch vinyl.
You can order both the CD Single & 7 inch together at a reduced price (also available individually) add the CD or LP to your cart at the same time and get the bundle even cheaper.
For further information and to order click here
Also available from http://www.amazon.co.uk , http://www.play.com , and the other usual suspects.
Track listing :
1. Chickens
2. You Can't Hurt Me Anymore
3. Ashamed
4. I've Met Jesus
5. Trojan Guitar
6. Cocktails
7. Gay In The 80s
8. Prima Donna
9. Whichever Way You Wanna Give It
10. Kissing In The Wind
Steph Elmore Interview.
This is a very old one, posted up on this site in the last week or so. Dated Monday 16th feb, 2009.
Steph Interviews Justin Hawkins of The Darkness
Posted on Tue, Aug 03, 2010
Pop Ogre Review
Friday, March 19, 2010
Review: RED LIGHT FEVER by Hot Leg
If there was any doubt that Justin Hawkins was the primary creative influence behind the late, lamented The Darkness, it's no longer a matter of debate. Hawkins' reasons for his departure from that band and its ultimate dissolution are subject to debate, but it seems the real reason is that he was tired of having to share his creative vision with four other people, one of whom is his brother and brings all of the contentious baggage that comes with that.
Basically, if you loved The Darkness, you will love this, as it is in every way that matters their third album, only without all of the other guys and their apparently quite useless input (the other Darkness boys have gone on to form Stone Gods, a band remarkable mainly for its staggering dullness). Standout tracks include the singles "I've Met Jesus" and "Cocktails" (the most Darkness-y track). The first track, "Chickens," is notable mainly for the way that it aggressively attempts to alienate as many of Hawkins' last band's lunkhead fans as possible with frenetic synth-noodling and the sort of vocals that Freddie Mercury would envy (it is, naturally, epic).
There's nothing I don't like about this album, except for the fact that no American publisher has released it yet, meaning that you're stuck with two options: an overpriced import copy, or piracy. Do what you will: I won't judge.
Kevin Wolf @ www.pop-ogre.com
Rock Photographs
These photos were taken 24.12.08 and 21.4.09 by Insenerator and all of Hot Leg, but nice anyway.
411 Music – 2009 Staff Picks
8. Hot Leg – Red Light Fever: This one will have slipped under most people's radars, maybe more so in the U.S., but even here in the UK they're not known outside of being Justin Hawkins' (from The Darkness) new band. They're a great band in their own right, and their debut is full of all the huge riffs and falsetto vocals that turned Justin Hawkins into a superstar towards the middle of the decade. From ballads like "Kissing in the Wind" to high-energy classic rock with "Whichever Way You Wanna Give It", there isn't really a bad track on it. It's was rock music was in the '80s, and what it should also be – loud, epic and fun.
Best of 2009 – Song
Hot Leg: "Cocktails"
Justin Hawkins has been out of the limelight for some time, but since the Darkness he has been writing lots of songs for other bands and… Adam Lambert. Hot Leg is his new group, and it's basically a step up from a hair metal cover band. But their music sounds modern. This is maybe the best song ever about mixed drinks, which is a perfect song for a bar.
2009 Top Albums
Albums of 2009: 5 – 1
Spotify Playlist for the top albums of 2009 can be found here… Does It Rock Albums of 2009
5) Hot Leg – Red Light Fever
Hot Leg bring back the 'amps to 11′ classic rock with the return of the one and only spandex clad rocker Justin Hawkins. Justin has re-emerged blonder than usual post-drug addiction with a sense of humour firmly in tact alongside his guitar genius, not forgetting his crafty skill of writing great pop tunes.
If you have a sense of humour the lyrics on Red Light Fever will definitely please. Lines like "Fame Academy, Pop-Idol, Are Making Me Suidical" & "It's only because we watch this S**t that they keep on making more of it" on the talent show mocking Ashamed. "Cock Cock Cock Cock…..tails" screams the soaring queen-esque falsetto on Cocktails, not forgetting this line from Chickens a nonsensical tribute to living on your own "And the clock just keeps on ticking, There's nothing here but this chicken". Vocals (from Justin's self proclaimed Truth Larynx) on this album are superb with his superhuman falsetto. Hawkins is surely one of the rock vocalists of the decade.
Vocals aside the rock never stops with huge power chords leading cracking melodies throughout this top notch album. Hot Leg are set apart from their counterparts with their use of the keyboards to bolster their rock sound, Cocktails has a distinctly 80s electro feel before exploding into their most catchy track with great melodies and a superb guitar solo as well. Their pop slantings are ever present with uber-infectious melodies and instantly lovable chorus' flowing through the heart of this album.
If you want a hard rocking album packed with mammoth riffs, catchy melodies, fun times, chuckles galore and an epic singalong…what your looking for is Red Hot Fever.
Top Track: Cocktails – Keyboards, Guitars, Fun, Riffs, Falsetto's, Solo's, Melody and Catchiness … What more could you wish for?
Top 10 2009 albums
7. Hot Leg – Red Light Fever
Since The Darkness broke up and Stone Gods didn't really carry their old sound, Hot Leg picked up the slack with Justin Hawkins' glam rock awesomeness. I've Met Jesus is obviously my favourite song.


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Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
- June 14, 2007
Gregory McDonald, 24, 100 Pamela Ann Lane, Houma, failure to appear, contempt of court.
Corey James Sonier, 22, 108 Manchester Drive, Houma, simple burglary.
Steven Joseph Kinsella, 19, 209 Harding Drive, Houma, simple burglary.
Alvin Stewart, 26, 113 Rhett Place, Gray, aggravated assault, domestic violence.
Harold Lee Diggs, 49, 225 Geraldine Road, failure to appear.
Brent James Sahm, 40, 154 Brien Drive, Houma, simple burglary.
- June 14, 2007
Jordan James Cunningham, 18, 325 Lake Crescent Circle, Houma, 11 counts of simple burglary.
Corey James Sonier, 22, 108 Manchester Drive, Houma, 12 counts of simple burglary.
Steven Joseph Kinsella, 19, 209 Harding Drive, Houma, 12 counts simple burglary.
Jason Louis Fontenot, 19, 416 Greenway Ave., Houma, 11 counts simple burglary.
Tyrone Power Aubert, 23, 518 Antoine St. Houma, contempt of court, failure to appear.
Christopher Michael Lirette, 21, 300 Stovall St., Houma, armed robbery, use of a firearm.
Sammy James Gaston, 20, 209 Crape Myrtle Drive, Chauvin, contempt of court, failure to appear.
Christopher Anthony Pitre. 25, 3111 Betty Ann, Houma, failure to appear.
Lakisha Rashawn Mitchell, 25, 116 Alex Williams Lane, Houma, failure to appear.


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Internet marketing is a crucial part of reaching out to the most number of consumers as possible. Millions of people flood the internet on a daily basis, looking for products, services, information and many other things. Some of the best ways to promote your product or service is by maintaining a user-friendly website, using search engine optimization to gain search engine visibility, and also investing in video marketing.
Digital video production makes it possible for users to see your product or service before they make a purchase. There are 4 billion views worldwide every day on YouTube alone, and about 60% of consumers watch a video about a product before they buy it, according to Marketing Charts. So, a well-written and well-shot web video production could get you more consumers than you reali
Renting a party bus can often be a really great idea. One of the major advantages of renting a party bus for prom or any other event is that everyone aboard the party bus gets to have fun without worrying about DUIs. Party buses are often a part of luxury bus rentals as they are equipped with limo style seating, electric sound systems, dance floors with poles, track lighting, small bar areas, and iPod hook ups.
Importantly, bus rental prices differ across different bus rental companies, so it is wise to do your research before you rent a party bus. Party buses are perfect for bachelor or bachelorette parties, birthday, parties, or a night on the town. In addition, they are great for casino or winery tips because they are fun to travel on and eliminate having to worry about who is going to DD or wh


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Air Force plans drone upgrade to replace U-2 planes
By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: March 15, 2014
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The Air Force will spend $1.9 billion over 10 years upgrading Global Hawk drones to take over missions flown by U-2 surveillance planes starting in 2016, officials said.
The Lockheed U-2, which flew spy missions over the Soviet Union during the Cold War, is marked for retirement in the proposed 2015 Defense Budget, along with the A-10 close air support aircraft.
It's a move that's designed to save money in the long term but it will cost about a $1 billion extra over the next five years due to the cost of upgrading the Global Hawk to perform the U-2's missions, officials said.
A major part of the upgrade involves moving sensors from the U-2 to the Global Hawk at a cost of about $500 million over the next few years, said a senior defense intelligence official who spoke on background.
"There are some capabilities on the U-2 that (combatant commanders) like that are not on the Global Hawk," the official said.
These include a wet-film camera that can quickly photograph a vast area much faster than the digital sensors mounted on the Global Hawk, he said. The camera is used in Afghanistan and it is particularly useful for monitoring treaty compliance in the Middle East because its speed means there's less chance of counting moving vehicles more than once, he said.
The other piece of gear moving to the Global Hawk is the world's most advanced airborne electro-optical sensor. The device is capable of surveying seven parts of the spectrum, including visible and infrared light, he said.
The Air Force fleet of "Block 30" Global Hawks — which are designed to replace the U-2 — will grow from 17 to 21 this year, said Air Force spokeswoman Maj. Mary Danner-Jones. The Air Force has 10 more "Block 40" Global Hawks, which carry only one sensor — a powerful ground target tracking radar — and will receive one more in June, she said.
Compliance improvements for the Global Hawk, including viability and reliability, will cost $1.3 billion over the next decade. Total expected investment costs are expected to amount to $1.9 billion over that period, Danner-Jones said.
Until recently, officials had planned to keep the U-2 in service to save money in the near term. However, the likelihood that defense budgets will be constrained for years meant it's more prudent to seek long-term savings, the intelligence official said.
Rough estimates suggest that replacing the U-2 with the Global Hawk will be cheaper in the long term, he said.
"It is not going to be in the next five to 10 years but we plan on keeping the Global Hawk a long time — it could be flying for 50 to 60 years," he said.
In 2012, flying the Global Hawk or the U-2 cost roughly $32,000 per flight hour. However, by last year, the cost of flying the Global Hawk had dropped to $24,000 per flight hour, he said.
The program will cost $3.7 billion over the next five years, $500 million dollars more than it would have cost to keep flying the U-2, he said.
Ralph Cossa, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Hawaii said it makes sense for the U.S. invest in maintaining its technological edge in key areas.
"How much longer can you fly U-2s?" he asked, of the aircraft that entered service in 1955. "At some point it is going to cost you money just to keep them in the air."
The U-2 became infamous in 1960 when CIA pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down in one during a secret mission over what was then the Soviet Union, in an incident that became a huge diplomatic embarrassment for the United States. And during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, the Soviets shot down a U-2 over Cuba killing its pilot Maj. Rudolf Anderson.


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134 Church Street, Sonoma, CA
Tasting hours vary
Mike and Kate Benziger created a 'next generation' winery focused on providing unique varietals in a fresh, fun and educational atmosphere. Envolve Winery is now part of the Lake Sonoma Winery family, which gives our club members and guests the exciting opportunity to try wine from this exceptional portfolio. Taste Envolve Wines at the Lake Sonoma Winery Tasting Room in Sonoma, right off the historic square on First St. West.