I should’ve known! Right after threatening to kiss seven Geneva aldermen on the lips for their surprising fortitude in reducing our proposed property tax levy, they had to disappoint me. Ah, well! I supposed some love affairs just aren’t meant to last. At least we’ll always have December. When it comes to the City Council and this columnist, in the grammatically stilted eloquence of Ms. Gaga, “You and me could write a bad romance.” And the road to this rocky [...]
Daily Archives: January 27, 2012
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recreation calendar
Recreation Calendar lists upcoming events first followed by ongoing events in rotation, in alphabetical order, as space permits. Send items to Recreation Calendar, PO Box 921, Bradenton, FL 34206; e-mail to sports@bradenton.com or fax to 745-7097. UPCOMING EVENTS Jan. 10-31: Registration is under way through Jan. 31 for the Manatee County Parks and Recreation Department 2012 Spring Youth Basketball Leagues. Children ages 5-17 are invited to play. The recreational program teaches the importance of fundamentals and teamwork. There will be [...]
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Trenton City Council reviews budget, uncovers recreation center funding debacle
By SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMANsulaiman@trentonian.com TRENTON City Council members expressed displeasure over budgeting issues Monday evening during a review of the citys fiscal 2012 budget. The city doesnt have enough federal Community Development Block Grant money to fund recreation centers, forcing the council and Mack administration to figure out where money can be found or saved to keep the centers open. If we keep robbing Peter to pay Paul, were never going to balance this thing, said Councilman Alex Bethea. Thats a [...]
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South Korea’s Nightly Gaming Ban Extends to Xbox Live
America may be stereotyped as having an entire generation of kids currently being raised on video games and Mountain Dew, but theres at least one other nation that tops us in terms of childhood gaming obsession. That would be South Korea, where gaming addiction is a serious problem among youths, so much so that last year a ban went into effect which does not allow kids under the age of 16 to game online between 12 AM and 6 AM [...]
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‘Enterprise’ Approach to Risk Management Dominates Courses, Research at …
By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com From the January 23-30, 2012 issue of National Underwriter PC
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Results of sports development drive by year end – Sports Minister
Results of sports development drive by year end ? Sports Minister By Dinesh Weerawansa * New National Sports Policy ready * Kreeda Shakthi scholarships for future stars *Two-year term for NSA officials *Extended to four years if found efficient Minister of Sports, Mahindananda Aluthgamage said that the real results of the new programs implemented by his Ministry during last year could only be experienced by the end of this year. Expressing his full satisfaction on the progress of the Sports [...]
