Know anyone who took the California bar exam?
2009-11-15 13:45:00 They're in for an anxious week with results posted on the internet on Friday.Send them this - Coping with the wait for bar exam results: 7 things you MUST do Trust me, it works. I should know...Follow me on Twitter at jenfernicola....
California Academy of Sciences HD Video and Photos using my new Canon 7D!
2009-11-14 03:54:00 (My favorite – the rattlesnake was sleeping I think but I had just enough angle to get this shot.) Well, the other day, I gave myself a new title on top of my current title blogger/CEO, film director! The best thing about running your own business is that you can become whatever you want to me. Anyways, here’s ...
Divorce Ban in California could be on the ballot
2009-11-09 16:15:00 Photo Credit:oter via Flickr CC I've been saying for a while now that since they don't want to give gays the right to marriage then at least they should ban divorce - and it just may happen in California. Late last month California Secretary of State Debra Bowen gave John Marcotte the go ahead to start collecting signatures to potentially add a question on the ballot to ban divorce in California. He will need at least 694,354 signatures. In essence it will remove the ability for people to get divorced but still allow for annulment of marriages - and one of the main reasons given? It will save the government hundreds of millions of dollars by having fewer cases...
California Dreamin'
2009-11-07 19:03:00 Since winter is upon us in Chicago, I decided to head out to California for a little bit to extend my riding season. Instead of a red carpet, upon my arrival I was given a red 2010 Ducati Monster 696 to use while I am out here. Thanks to Michael Lock, President and CEO of Ducati North America for making that happen. So far the Monster is fun and nimble, and the perfect bike to navigate though LA traffic. I will be riding Pacific Coast Highway tomorrow and will be sure to write about it. Stay tuned.Picking up the Monster from Southern California Ducati...
People: California Foundation Snags School Reform Guru
2009-11-05 16:12:00 First the Carnegie Foundation picked a new president Tony Bryk (instead of Linda Darling Hammond). Then the foundation came up with a whole new set of priorities (something about community colleges, I think). Now they're bringing John Ayers, one of Chicago's best-known education connectors out to make things really work. In Chicago, Ayers was longtime head of LQE, a pro-charter nonprofit, and then helped with Greg Richmond's National Association of Charter School Authorizers. Most recently, he helped launch Union Park High Schools, an effort to bring unionized charter schools to Chicago. Bryk and Ayers know each other from the bad old days when they worked on the Chicago Consortium on School Research, a quasi-independent research outfit that other cities like NYC...
Lego Themed Hotel Planned In California
2009-11-01 01:11:00 Hotels are the building blocks of tourism, so does it make sense to have a hotel built of blocks to promote tourism – of course it does if you are building your hotel for Lego Land in Carlsbad, California. The plan is to build a 254 room hotel that will look just like the children building ...Travel Lady Cruises, always providing you with TLC!Lego Themed Hotel Planned In California
By: Travel Lady Blog
Hotel California
2009-10-13 19:24:00 ?FAIR WEATHER FANS!!!? ?YOU AREN?T EVEN FROM BOSTON? The jeers come from all directions? their faces twisted with hate and slathered in red war paint. Danica and I find our left-field seats and try to make friendly gestures to nearby...
By: SawxBlog.com
Boxer Votes to Prevent California Farmers from Working
2009-09-23 08:46:00 In an excellent article on the water shortage in the Golden State, Max Schulz gives a brief background on how massive irrigation projects helped transform the desert of the San Joaquin Valley “into a paradise, providing much of the fruits and vegetables and dairy products Americans consume.” Today, with the help of the entire Democratic ...
By: GayPatriot
California?s Financial Depression: Unemployment and Underemployment rate a
2009-09-19 20:52:00 California has now reached Great Depression unemployment levels. Many are now calling the end of the recession but there is no sign that California is inching closer to prosperity. Last month the unemployment rate shot up to a post-World War II high of 12.2 percent. This is only the official headline number. The unemployment ...
Mandated Spay/Neuter Fails in California As It Has Here (as it should fail)
2009-09-18 22:55:00 I am NOT a fan of mandated spay/neuter. Listen, I've worked for years as hard as anyone to support the notion of spay/neuter. Absolutely, in general, spaying/neutering is the responsible right thing to do!However, these mandates to spay/neuter carry with them FAR too many unintended consequences. And as a result these mandates do more harm than good. A coalition of groups opposing spay/neuter came together in California where a state-wide proposal for a mandate was recently rejected. Here's the story....
Co-founder of California news wire service dies
(AP)
2009-09-16 00:09:00 AP - Richard Fogel, co-founder of San Francisco's Bay City News Service and advocate for increasing public access to government, has died. He was 86.
Shadow Inventory Revisited: Silent Alt-A Mortgages, Southern California RE
2009-09-12 19:10:00 I think you saw this coming. In the most e-mailed story on Friday, many of you sent in a link from the L.A. Times showing a confirmation of shadow inventory. One home does not make a trend. But connect that home to Bernard Madoff and you got yourself a fantastic story of absolute cronyism and ...
Caught On Tape: California Congressman Michael Duvall (R-Ya? Kiddin? Me???
2009-09-10 04:51:00 Naughty-Naughty; Spanky-Spanky, Ta-Ta-Ta-Ta-TEASE ME, Mr. G.O.P. Congressman… As shocking as this will be to some of you, one of California’s prominent lawmakers was busted bragging about having kinky, premarital sex with a woman and this time, it wasn’t even a Democrat — it... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
the God-fearing populace of California should be simple
2009-09-10 04:16:00 excerpt, Interview with John Marcotte, Author of the 2010 California Protection of Marriage Act @cockeyed.com Rob Cockerham: John Marcotte. You’ve filed a petition with the Secretary of State, in an effort to get a voter’s initative on the California 2010 ballot. John Marcotte: Yes. Filed the paperwork on September 1. It’s the “2010 California Marriage Protection Act.” ...
the God-fearing populace of California should be simple
2009-09-10 04:16:00 excerpt, Interview with John Marcotte, Author of the 2010 California Protection of Marriage Act @cockeyed.com Rob Cockerham: John Marcotte. You’ve filed a petition with the Secretary of State, in an effort to get a voter’s initative on the California 2010 ballot. John Marcotte: Yes. Filed the paperwork on September 1. It’s the “2010 California Marriage Protection Act.” ...
Laguna Beach California
2009-09-06 08:28:00 Perfectly situated midway between Los Angeles and San Diego in southern Orange County, Laguna Beach is a popular weekend vacation in Southern California. Offering seven miles of coastline with sandy beaches and palm trees, Laguna Beach is the perfect beach vacation getaway. There are 30 beaches and coves that visitors can explore either on foot or ...
Timelapse of California wildfires - AMAZING
2009-09-02 05:14:00 This makes the California wildfires all that more menacing, check out this footage. Subscribe via RSS: Subscribe via Email: Follow Michael Lehet on Twitter:...
California delinquencies continue to rise
2009-08-25 17:04:00 More bad news for the Golden State. According to the LA Times: TransUnion expects the percentage of California home loans that are at least 60 days late or are in foreclosure to skyrocket to more than 14% by year-end. Mortgage delinquencies will continue to rise and set records the rest of this year in California, according to ...
By: National Bubble
California Screamin'
2009-08-23 19:45:00 The Cubs wrap up their Southern California trip today and it can't end soon enough. These California games this year have been a complete disaster. The Cubs have gone 1-8 in the Golden State with 4 more after this series up in San Francisco on the final trip of the year. In the 8 losses, the Cubs have plated 10 measly runs COMBINED. That's head-scratchingly brutal. The Cubs today will try to avoid falling back to .500 for the first time since the All-Star break. Hard to believe this team was at 9 over .500 on August 4. Like I wrote recently, I've learned to never say never in this crazy game, but unless this team does a 180 ASAP...
RealtyTrac: Initial defaults (NOD) in California spiked 15 percent from the
2009-08-13 23:51:00 The foreclosure mess continues…. Here is the RealtyTrac news release IRVINE, Calif. ? August 13, 2009 ? RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its July 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report?, which shows foreclosure filings ? default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions ? were reported on 360,149 U.S. properties during the month, ...
By: National Bubble
Equality California?s Sham Diversity
2009-08-13 22:44:00 It is all but impossible to attend a gay confab without the leaders touting their commitment to diversity, singing paeans to the ideal of diversity or apologizing for not being diverse enough. And sure enough, at most such confabs, you’ll see that there are representatives from a great variety of gay interest groups, from transgender ...
By: GayPatriot
More houses going into foreclosure in California
2009-08-13 17:25:00 According to the LA Times: July stats from ForeclosureRadar show that the backlog of California homes in default, but not yet repossessed, keeps growing. At some point, many of these properties will be repossessed and put back on the market. Some may be kept by the current owners through loan modifications, but that hasn’t happened much so ...
By: National Bubble
Lunch at Simmzy's Pub in Manhattan Beach, California
2009-08-10 08:01:00 SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: Walking through the streets of downtown Manhattan Beach is a favorite pastime of ours. The area has a nice beachy upscale feeling and some of our favorite coffee shops, eateries and such. When new establishments come to town we check them out as soon as we can. One such place we observed is Simmzy's Pub, a relative newcomer. I remember this space housing a Japanese restaurant not long ago. We noticed crowds every time we passed by Simmzy's and that only increased our wish to visit it in the near future. We had lunch there last week and here is the verdict.Rate and Review : Lunch at Simmzy's Pub in Manhattan Beach, California
By: SeeTheGlobe.com
Weekday Lunch at Hank's Bistro in Lawndale, California
2009-08-06 19:21:00 SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: I have not been to Hank's Bistro in several years prior to this last visit. We used to go there for good Persian food all the time. A lunch time meeting with a friend in the area reminded me of this restaurant and the decision was made to have our mid day meal there. We met around noon on this weekday. The restaurant is located on the corner of Hawthorne Blvd and Rosecrans in a mini mall. The signs for the restaurant have faded a bit and the inscription with the name was hard to read. The Persian lettering was more obvious.Rate and Review : Weekday Lunch at Hank's Bistro in Lawndale, California
By: SeeTheGlobe.com
Hold On, I Gotta Go Fix the California Economy
2009-07-22 14:05:00 FreeDigitalPhotos.com Man! It's like I gotta do everything my damn self. California lawmakers say they've figured out how to close the state's $26 billion budget deficit. Aside from $15 billion in spending cuts, including stripping $9 billion from education, everything should be just peachy! They're also printing IOUs, which is exactly how my friend Ian and I used to handle our borrowing-money-for-candy deficits when we were nine. I've heard a lot of talk recently about how California is basically an ungovernable state, with an absurd direct-vote ballot initiative system that basically lets citizens request all the goodies they want with no way to pay for it all. Cali also requires a two-thirds vote from the legislature to raise taxes, which basically...
California: From Golden State to Foldin? State In One Generation
2009-07-13 04:49:00 California's current troubles were a long time coming. They were entirely forseeable, entirely avoidable and the direct result of an entrenched Democrat Legislature that lacks the political will to make the tough choices necessary to fix the root of the problem, too much spending.
California on my mind... de Wild Light
2009-07-12 19:27:00 Estaba entre las recomendaciones que me hacia last.fm hoy (por eso de escuchar unas cuantas veces a Harlem Shakes, A.C. Newman, O+S y Audrye Sessions). Asà que ya sabeis, si os gustan estos grupos probablemente lo acabeis escuchando unas cuantas veces hoy, y si no... puede que también.Enlace a este video en YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/-watch?v=6GL2RFaiqRs
California fiscal emergency declared, IOUs expected soon
2009-07-02 03:09:00 California fiscal emergency declared, IOUs expected soon The IOUs aren’t in the mail but they are soon likely after California political leaders failed to reach a last-minute deal on fixing a $24.3 billion budget deficit Tuesday night. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday declared a fiscal emergency to force lawmakers into a special session. “Though the legislature failed ...
By: TexasFred's
Seminar From A Friend of Mine-Inside the Law Firm of the Future
2009-06-27 21:18:00 Michael Zolno, a Chicago-based law practice marketing consultant, is a co-organizer and presenter at the following seminar (press release is below) taking place in San Diego, CA, on October 23 and 24 of this year. If you’d like more information, you may contact Michael at MZolno@aol.com. Industry Experts to Offer Strategies for Law Firm Success ...
California Proposes new Method to Standardize Testing for Tires
2009-06-20 22:31:00 Low rolling resistance tires are just now coming into the spotlight with many manufacturers, most likely due to the steadily increasing averages they are required to meet. One issue with the production of these new tires is the lack of a standardized method of testing and rating them based on how much resistance they produce. A new proposal by the California Energy Commission (CEC)hopes to solve this problem and help consumers move toward the new tires by removing all the guesswork.
Biodegradable here--but not in California?
2009-06-19 23:59:00 Have you ever seen this on a label of a biodegradable item: 100% biodegradable! (except as defined by California)?I saw that little "except" message after I came home with a bag of doggie poop bags for Scoop. But I was stumped as to what that meant. Were they not really biodegradable? What were the standards there vs. elsewhere? Naturally, I had to investigate.According to California:Defines "biodegradable" to mean a material which generally will decompose when it is disposed within one year through natural processes into a nontoxic condition, as defined.Now, I can't find any mention of what standards are used to define biodegradability in other states, but I can't say it's looking good for all those products out there that...
Liberal California State Senator Supports Rally for Iranian Democracy
2009-06-18 22:12:00 I’ve never been much of a fan of California State Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco). His rhetoric on gay issues has been over-the-top and his attitudes toward Republicans lacks the respect he demands social conservatives extend to gay people. But, you gotta give credit where it’s due. And unlike the better part of the gay leadership ...
By: GayPatriot
White House To California, ?You?re On Your Own?
2009-06-16 22:52:00 Send in by Steve (thanks!) — What a riot. And so very very predictable. The White House has told California (for now), that they are on their own. In other words, we’re not bailing you out. So, another prediction comes true for what, 20+ million people? I’ve lost track of their population stats. But don’t pay ...
Donald Trump To Miss California, Carrie Prejean: You?re FIRED!
2009-06-11 04:01:00 “The Donald” Changes His Mind On Miss California’s Continued Employment Citing A Failure On Her Part To Meet Contractual Obligations Folks, folks, FOLKS — Just what is happening to our 1st Amendment right to voice our heartfelt opinions, however “unpopular” or... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Diva Carrie Prejean Loses Miss California Crown
2009-06-10 21:24:00 The controversial Miss California Carrie Prejean, who claimed to be a victim of her religious beliefs, was just fired after she failed to attend various events on behalf of Miss California USA and treated people terribly. Donald Trump, owner of the Miss USA pageant, has decided to fire Carrie Prejean and finally strip her off her ...
John Mayer Trio ?California Dreamin? On The Tonight Show (Video)
2009-06-05 14:49:00 Singer/songwriter John Mayer reunited with his former band ?John Mayer Trio? and they performed ?California Dreamin? on ?The Tonight Show With Conan O?Brien? on Thursday (June 4). The performance of this song by the trio is featured on the DVD version of the ?Where the Light is?. Before becoming a successful solo artist, John Mayer was ...
California labor leader Jack Henning dies at 93
(AP)
2009-06-05 03:15:00 AP - Jack Henning, a pioneering leader of California's labor movement who served under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, has died at his home in San Francisco. He was 93.
Prop 8 Decision Day: California Upholds Discrimination
2009-06-02 22:13:00 The California Supreme Court upheld the discriminatory Proposition 8 and has yet again told its same sex citizens that they are not worthy of equal protection under the law. While the 18,000 same sex marriages that were performed in the short amount of time that the state recognized gay marriage in 2008 will be ...
By: Menstrual Poetry
World's Strongest Laser Unveiled at California Lab
2009-06-01 14:37:00 From Yahoo! News: Science News: The world's most powerful laser, created to help keep tabs on the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile while also studying the heavens, has been unveiled. The super laser, known officially as the National Ignition Facility, was unveiled Friday at th
The California Supreme Court’s Illogical Prop 8 Decision
2009-05-27 09:42:00 More at Zennie62.com | Follow me on Twitter! | Get my widget! On YouTube Tuesday, May 26, 2009 will go down as an eventful San Francisco day, sunny, and yet dark, and one that saw a lot of people marginalized who didn’t want to be. But then, who does. Before I turn to who said what, and who got arrested, I stick my head right into the belly of the beast, the California Supreme Court’s decision. Today, in first upholding Proposition 8, the voter-approved initiative to make same-sex marriage illegal that passed in November 2008, and yet protecting the 18,000 same-sex marriages that were done before the passage of the initiative, the California Supreme Court successfully stood logic on its head. I’ve just read the Court’s entire 167-page decision, and while I understand the reasons given by the majority of justices (six supporting the decision, one against it and even then the six judges that agreed were not perfect in their union) I’m concerned with the l...
The California Supreme Court Does Have A Brain After All
2009-05-27 00:39:00 The court has upheld “Prop 8″ which stated that marriage was between and man and a woman. Talk about a shock. So it appears that the voice of the voters does actually mean something. And it only took two tries to get it right.
Miss California Carrie Prejean?s Mother?s Lesbian Affair!
2009-05-22 19:03:00 Miss California Carrie Prejean, who has become famous for her fervid anti-gay marriage statements and some ?non-existent? topless photos that were all over the net (photos here), opened a big can of worms. Her mother Francine Coppola was just outted by her lesbian lover Valerie Vetrano. Valerie Vetrano tells Star exclusively, “Yes, Francine and I ...
Woman chooses wrong car for Police chase in California
2009-05-22 18:57:00 Endless police chases on the highways of California seem to be the norm these days... with idiot TV news commentators following it every inch of the way and citizenry wondering why the h*** the police don't just end it after the first VERY few minutes. Here's yet another one: this time in - of all things - a Scion. Yes, the perp made a smart choice of getaway vehicle. Apparently a white Bronco wasn't available. If you've been poisoned and need a means of inducing violent vomiting, watch the entire (seemingly hours-long) chase and listened to the idiot commentators here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JoKZbOSvVa0 Or just watch the short version here, following by a short performance from the KeyBoard Cat:
Blaming California Voters When They Should be Confronting Public Employee U
2009-05-21 23:09:00 If you want an example to buttress Mitt Romney’s point that Democrats are the “Party of government“, just follow the reaction of California politicians to the the landslide defeat of their budget-boasting proposals on the state’s ballot earlier this week. In contrast to Governor Schwarzenegger who seemed chastened by the results*, a leading Golden State ...
By: GayPatriot
Will California Democrats Ask Obama to Help Fund Failure?
2009-05-21 05:07:00 In the wake of the failure of the five finance measures on California’s ballot yesterday, George Will forecasts further decline for the Golden State: Now California’s mostly Democratic political class will petition Washington for a bailout to nourish the public sector that is suffocating the state’s dwindling — and departing — private sector. The Obama administration, ...
By: GayPatriot
Voting ?NO? in California; Defying the Powers That Be
2009-05-20 00:03:00 While the Governor whom I once so enthusiastically supported, having given generously to his reelection campaign in 2006 hobnobs in Washingon, D.C. with the president, I did a very un-LA thing and walked, yes, walked the three blocks to my polling place to vote against the ballot measures he strongly supports. I saw that walk as ...
By: GayPatriot
San Diego - California Surf
2009-05-19 10:26:00 Great surfer Pat Millin, slipping comfortably into something beautiful on a shiny San Diego dawn. ? Photo: Todd Glaser While most young surfers are focused on competing and qualifying for the WCT, it is a refreshing change of pace to see someone stoked to go out and explore the unknown, traveling off ...
Gays For Tax Hikes:California Gay Legislators Support Bigger State Governme
2009-05-17 00:00:00 A friend forwarded an e-mail he received from Equality California (EQCA), the Golden State advocacy group which “works to achieve equality and secure legal protections for LGBT people.” In that missive, the supposed gay rights’ group aligns itself with those who would increase the power of the state government in Sacramento, making it easier for ...
By: GayPatriot
Miss California Director Shanna Moakler Resigns (Photos)
2009-05-14 00:32:00 Shanna Moakler resigned from her Miss California director position, after Donald Trump announced Carrie Prejean, who has posed topless several times (photos here) and failed to appear for her duties as Miss California in various occasions, would keep her crown in a press conference yesterday. Shanna released the following statement: “Since the press conference yesterday, I ...
Shanna Moakler Resigns as Miss California USA Pageant Director
2009-05-13 23:45:00 Shanna Moakler has resigned from her position as pageant director following the Miss USA controversy involving Carrie Prejean. She released the following statement: “Since the press conference...
By: Celebrity Smack!
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