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Tweet-A-Challenge Summer Ipod Giveaway

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To show our appreciation for all of our followers, DestinationCoupons.com is giving away an Ipod Touch to one of our lucky fans! Our Travel Team is on a trip from Split, Croatia to Kusadasi, Turkey this summer. To participate in the contest / giveaway, think of challenges for the Travel Team to do on their trip and tell us about it in a public message to @destcoupons. These tasks can be anything from one or all of them going into a restaurant and singing a ridiculous song, to one of the team members dying their hair pink, so be creative with your submissions! Each Tuesday we'll post a video on our Facebook fan page events tab and Youtube (we'll tweet the link) of them completing the challenge that we've chosen! This will go on until August 9, and the winner will be chosen from a random drawing and announced via video from our Facebook fan page on August 15.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
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- If your idea is chosen for the video, your name will be entered ten times

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Helitac Aviation's Hollywood Helicopter Tours

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Delight in the amazing views as you soar above the mansions of Bel Air, Beverly Hills and Pacific Palisades, including landmark celebrity estates, The Getty Museum, Disney Concert Hall, Sunset Strip and the glitter of Hollywood Boulevard.

AVAILABLE TOURS: HOLLYWOOD SKIES - LEVEL ONE Take to the skies in a comfortable five passenger helicopter. The "Hollywood Skies Tour" is a 90km narrated flight that soars over Marina Del Rey, Venice and Santa Monica Beaches; the mansions of Bel Air, Beverly Hills and Pacific Palisades, including landmark celebrity estates, The Getty Museum, Disney Concert Hall, Sunset Strip and the glitter of Hollywood Boulevard. Take in an up-close fly-by of the Hollywood sign, Griffith University, and the downtown skyscrapers. TOUR DETAILS: Departs: Hawthorne Airport. FREE SHUTTLE To and From most Los Angeles area Hotels. Duration: 25–30 minute flight Available: 7 Days a Week, 11am to Sunset. Per Person $212 - Less Discount $10.00 - YOUR PRICE $202* *plus fees HOLLYWOOD SKIES - LEVEL TWO This package includes the "Hollywood Skies" air tour, plus dinner reservations and sedan transport from and to your Hollywood area location (surcharge applies to other areas). Dine in a century-old Japanese palace - www.yamashirorestaurant.com, or a Hollywood Boulevard cinema supper club and lounge - www.cine-space.com, or The Magic Castle (no one under 21 admitted) for a truly magical experience - www.magiccastle.com. Price for dinner not included, but special discounts and VIP passes are available for certain locations and dates. TOUR DETAILS: Departs: Hawthorne Airport. FREE SHUTTLE To and From most Los Angeles area Hotels. Duration: 25–30 minute flight Available: 7 Days a Week, 11am to Sunset. Per Person $354 - Less Discount $20.00 - YOUR PRICE $334* *plus fees HOLLYWOOD SKIES - LEVEL THREE Experience the ultimate date or double date in your chartered private helicopter. Take off from our exclusive downtown heliport, which, at ten stories in the air, offers exhilarating views and a spectacular departure. Head south through the skyscrapers of downtown LA, then enjoy a deluxe version of the "Hollywood Skies" tour. Cap it off with a landing at Santa Monica Airport, where your pilot will take you to the door of one of the airport's fabulous restaurants. Choose either Typhoon - www.typhoon-restaurant.com, for Pan-Asian dining, or The Hump for sushi; both offer views of the runways, top-notch menus, and full bars. This unforgettable evening includes sedan service transfers to the helicopter and from the restaurant to your LA location. Price for dinner is not included. TOUR DETAILS: Departs: Hawthorne Airport. FREE SHUTTLE To and From most Los Angeles area Hotels. Duration: 25–30 minute flight Available: 7 Days a Week, Call for availability. $1,138 for up to 4 Persons - Less $100 - YOUR PRICE $1,038* *plus fees

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Tony N' Tina's Wedding

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Welcome to Tony n' Tina's Wedding New York City! It’s a Wedding! It’s a Feast! It’s a Show! The World’s #1 Dinner Comedy! For a great time and a fantastic meal, get yourself invited to Tony n' Tina's Wedding! Tony n' Tina's Wedding is the international hit where you don’t just watch the show…you are the show. Tony n' Tina's Wedding is an all-inclusive event where you’re treated like one of the family. First, you attend the side-splitting ceremony. Then, it’s time for the most hilarious wedding reception you’ll ever see!

At Tony n' Tina's Wedding you’ll enjoy a delicious Italian buffet, raise a champagne toast, eat the wedding cake and dance the night away at the party you and your friends will be laughing about for years to come. Make your plans now to see Tony n' Tina's Wedding!

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The Art of Shaving Ingrown Hair Night Cream Product Review

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The Art of Shaving: Four Elements of a Perfect Shave makes a product touted as 'all  natural' called Ingrown Hair Night Cream. We purchased The Art of Shaving kit at a cool $75, as an alternative to very costly dermatologist-recommended electrolysis. After spending $450 on the dermatologist (that's just for consultation and anti-biotic cream and doesn't even touch electrolysis) we thought The Art of Shaving Ingrown Hair Night Cream might do the trick. Alas another waste of money. Read on...

Men's Guide to Style and Fashion: What's Hot and What's Not

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Guys, I'm probably old enough to be your mom, so what (you ask) do I know about mens fashion? Here's this: I shop for guys. I know guys clothes and cool clothing stores. Any guy can rock a look if he keeps in  mind a few things: body style, coloring, hair and personality. Read more

Calling all Girls: Grand Canyon River Trip

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Flagstaff, AZ -- Time is running out to sign up for the all-"girls" river trip launching on 9-9-9. If running the white water below the rim of the Grand Canyon is on your "Bucket List," now is the time to go for it!

Special rates abound, simply call Joy or Cheryl at Canyoneers 928-526-0924. Get more info at www.canyoneers.com
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Girls Lament: 7 days not long enough

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Navajo Bridges, Colorado River south of Lee's Ferry

According to the buzz from the 17 gals who just got off a Canyoneer's Colorado River trip, "Seven days is not enough!"  The girls, giddy with Canyon Fever, cannot seem to get the starry nights, crashing white water and visions of canyon walls out of their heads. "I am still dreaming about it at night," said one new "Canyoneer" in an email to the group today. Those bitten by the Grand Canyon bug may be back again next year.

Adventure travel tips:
- Get 2010 reservations now at www.canyoneers.comfor choice river trip dates.
- bring two pairs of water shoes. My open-toed sandals were my favorites. But they had a chance to dry out when I used my digit-protecting Keens on hikes to magnificent waterfalls.


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Northern Arizona Fall Hiking

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The air was crisp and clear as we left for a morning hike. The ground underfoot was covered with pine needles blown off the towering Ponderosas yesterday and last night. Its always windy in Flagstaff, but the changing seasons are bringing in more wind. I swear the pine needles just turned yellow the day it turned Fall - September 21.

This morning we shroud out just after dawn. Dan promised that it would be light at 6am -- but give it a few more weeks and we'll be using our headlamps. A head in the woods I heard a distinctive deep "chirping." "Sounds like cow elk to me, " I said to Dan, "And they sound really close."
"Or it could be a hunter," Dan replied. A lot of hunters are in the woods now, scoping out where the herds are before hunting season.

The the bugling started. "That's no hunter," I said. "That is one big bull." The forest was echoing with his deep trills and calls. The herd crossed the path just ahead of us. I counted 15 with the "Big Boy." As we climbed up the hill, I saw movement to the right, and another smaller herd disappeared into the shadows. Within another half mile, we were soon experiencing a "jazz session" perhaps a jam between tow competing males. The larger -- or so he sounded -- was with the first group and was now to the south of us. He bellowed and bugled to the younger male that was now headed off to the north.

I did my best imitation of a female chirp and tried to draw them back towards us. I don't think they heard me, but kept bellowing back and forth - first the loud, low rubble of the "bass" of the elder to the south. Then the return of the shorter "alto" blasts from the younger. I had not heard such elk bugling since I first moved to Arizona 15 years ago. Then, the concert hall was my kitchen, and the music came in through the kitchen door. Here i was first row center. What a magnificent experience.

"Have ypu ever heard elk like that before?" Dan my husband asked. He knows of my former life as "Elk Hunter" when I lived in Colorado.

"Never," I said. "Let's do this hike again tomorrow! ...and maybe we should wear orange."
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Arizona elk are some of the largest elk in the U.S. September to October is breeding season. I-17 that runs past my community of Munds Park (south of Flagstaff, AZ) has the highest elk kill rate of any U.S. Interstate highway.

Sedona's Seven Secrets

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Sedona, AZ -- Enter the Red Rock country of Sedona and you will feel a sense of adventure radiating from those terra-cotta colored walls. Walk along paths that are wearing into sandstone ledges and you know you are experiencing a place that has long been inhabited.


Natural light and cool breezes make this secret place a natural respite from the hot Arizona desert.

Yesterday photographer Charles Bame and I spent several hours photographing and writing about one of Sedona's secret places. Do you recognize it in the photo above? Probably not, since it is hidden away inside thick sandstone walls. It is not a far hike from downtown Sedona. Leave a comment below if you know this secret place.

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Girl's Arizona Adventure: Fish Pedicure?

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Adventure girls who love to fish are trying something new this angling season: pedicures done by small, finned friends. Yes, stick your phalanges in the pedicure bath and LIVE fish eat away the dead skin between your toes, around your toenails or on your heels.

You won't be able to angle these fish from your local lake or reservoir. Nope, these tiny fish -- Garra Ruffa to be specific -- are imported from Turkey and look similar to the small fish you would see in your dentist's aquarium. Friendly, kind and persistent dry skin eaters. Yum!

Clients enjoy the relaxing "lip" massage and one adventure girl reported that even her husband commented on her soft feet after a Spa Fish Treatment.

Now we adventure girls have a new meaning to the sign posted "Gone Fishin'" on our office door.

Girls' Adventure Guide tip: In the Phoenix, AZ area, fisher women can get the specialty treatment and an Arizona Adventure all rolled into one at Spa Fish. Check out their monthly pedicure specials at Coupons.

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Analysis on Nepal events from the Communist Party of Turkey/ML

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From http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/MAOIST_REVOLUTIONand Frontlines of Revolutionary Struggle;
The following is an analysis from the TKP/ML (Communist Party of Turkey/ML). It was posted in the MAOIST_REVOLUTION (http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/MAOIST_REVOLUTION) by the blog: Frontlines of Revolutionary Struggle;

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Following the death of Comrade Mao Zedong, similar to the process that took place after the death of Comrade Stalin, modern revisionism seized the party and the state power, and caused serious damages to the world revolutionary front. Having suffered heavy blows in the hands of modern revisionism, the International Communist Movement (ICM), despite having benefited from a series of class war and struggle practices, including the one waged in Turkey, has not been able to stand against the ideological offensives of imperialism, which gained considerable momentum especially during the 1990s.

In the circumstances where resistance was not organized strongly enough, communist forces sustained severe injuries throughout the process. While some of them sank in their capsized ships, yet some were swept to the opposite shores. Only the few “lucky” survived, considering the survival a major success in the given circumstances. There were several exceptional development by those who came up with accurate analyses and correct policies to advance the people’s war. Even these, however, found it impossible to advance without getting caught by the storm.

The most important defeat in people’s war experiences in recent history was suffered by Gonzalo led Communist Party of Peru (CPP). Despite having shown serious advances in revolution, the CPP failed to carry its success through the final stage. Those who explain the defeat in practical and tactical matters, which led to a severe blow in the leadership, or even in political approaches, are missing the chance to see the reality. Assessments regarding the revolution and people’s war that were revealed by the leadership under the conditions of captivity point out to a drift away from the fundamental philosophical principles of MLM science.

The same situation appears to be present in the process of Nepalese revolution as well. What is even more concerning is the fact that similar dangers are reproduced in the cases of certain components of the ICM, which inevitably leads to serious negative consequences in terms of absorbing and practicing Marxist ideology. As an action guideline, the Marxist ideology must first be correctly understood as a philosophy; as a reasoning method. Based on this comprehension, it can be applied for the analysis of class struggle and transferred to political arena.

Truth must be derived from the facts but in order to achieve this one needs appropriate methods and know-hows. The materialist character of dialectic is shaped according to the correct conception of economic, social and political laws. Marxism is not a heap of dogmas but rather a science that breaks down the codes of today’s system; it contains a set of thesis and diagnoses that are proven to be correct and valid. Thanks to its ageless essence, its power to explain the transformation, and its structure that is open to further development, its light hasn’t dimmed; its mission as a guide is still on.

As is known, prior to the peace process that began about 6 years ago in Nepal, 80 percent of the land was practically under the control of the revolutionary forces, the enemy had suffered a major defeat, and Kathmandu, the capital city, was under a heavy siege. At a stage when the final strike was to be delivered, counter-revolution’s calls to peace were responded positively, making note of the absence of a sufficient accumulation in the city, of the possibility of intervention by the imperialist and expansionist powers (Indian state), and of the alternative route of completing the new democratic revolution through the power that was to be gained via elections process in the parliament.

In this way, explicitly mentioning an absolute result, a decisive victory was avoided. There were mentions of popular revolts as the determining force. However, from the beginning it was clear as to what course was chosen and that there was really no going back once on this track. In fact, comments and arguments that were put forth at the very beginning of the process had clear signs regarding what followed. Baburam’s “democratic republic” formulation was indeed articulating a version of Khrushchev’s infamous formulation of “peaceful transition.” There is no doubt now that this formulation became the prevailing perspective and that it describes the current strategy.

Before dealing with the impaired approach toward fundamental truths / concepts, it is necessary here to have a little discussion about matters regarding the balance of power. Issues in understanding the power of the masses, likewise analyses on the role and the status of imperialists and reactionary classes exhibit typical class-bound misconceptions. In this regard, discussion about the difficulty or even the impossibility of achieving revolution in one country is not new. The argument that is built on the “great” influence and dominance of imperialists, with cases of intervention given as examples, is brought to a level where it is argued that in a single country socialism cannot survive. The argument bears a content that opposes proletarian revolutions. This is reformism, the building blocks of which are class collaboration, willingness to give in to one’s fate, and a philosophy of improvement. The journey that begins with the disbelief that revolution in a single country is impossible ends up at believing in the impossibility of revolutions all together and subsequently in the futility of revolution.
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Kansas Gov. Brownback, still won’t accept president’s Affordable Care Act

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From Wichita Peace and Freedom Party Examiner;
The US Supreme Court ruling, last Thursday, upholding most of President Barack Obama’s Healthcare law, Affordable Care Act (ACA), and that has struck a major blow to Republicans Governors and other leaders across the country.Some governors where so sure that this law would be struck down or voted out, that they sent back and rejected grants that the Federal Government sent to the states to help implement the plan. Our own Governor Sam Brownback did just that.Our own Governor Brownback sent back more than $31.5 million it received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to become an early leader, along with six other states, in establishing health insurance exchanges that other local government could use as a model, According toRueters;Republican Governor Sam Brownback and many other governors said the state would give back the $31.5 million because he and others wanted to show they were certain it would be repealed either in the courts or as repealed by a Republican president and full congress.
Now he and all the other must pin their hopes on Mitt Romney winning the election or they will have to raise that money through the state. The people of Kansas will be taxed twice for the new health care exchanges that other states are already putting in. Kansans have lost the Federal taxes they paid for the system, now they must pay for it through state taxes, unless the Republican Party takes the majority of both houses and the presidency.Other leaders, such as Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a possible Republican vice presidential contender who has refused to establish a federally mandated health care exchange in his state, said Friday that he will continue to ignore it, according to Yahoo News.Both leaders may try to ignore it, but as the rest of the country gets on board there is nothing they can do about it. They can continue to gamble through the Republican Party, but if they do, they are doing it with state money that will cost us in the long run no matter who wins this November.Sometimes being stubborn is just not too smart.

Celebrate Revolution—Morn for freedom that never came

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In 1976 a revolution in the 13 colonies created a break from British Imperialism and a break from the Feudal system of Europe. From the beginning there were many who never quite figured out that the era of aristocrats was over and finished. Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson supported the French Revolution, while the Federalist party were so backward in their thinking they supported England, their old enemy and occupier.Thomas Paine
Back then King George III was called a tyrant and no Americans (OK there is always some one that stupid) went to celebrate his jubilee as was done recently with Queen Elizabeth II.From the start it was a white, male, land-owner’s revolution. It was similar to the old Athens Democracy (see Cleisthenes or Κλεισθένης in How ALEC is destroying what little is left of US democracy), except for the land owning rule, which was eventually dropped. King George III       Another King George                      

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It wasn’t until the civil war of the1860s, the bloodiest fight this country has ever gone through, before slaves were freed and made into citizens. It took to the 1960s before the right to vote was an actual reality for blacks. After the Civil war, came the Indian wars which were nothing but attempted genocide to a group of people who were made to feel as aliens in their own country, since the beginning of the United States of America. They didn’t become voting citizens in the US until the 20^th Century. 

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So the United Statesstarted out as a major revolution against imperialism and backward feudalism. It is too bad to look around and see that stupid yellow flag, with a rattle snake turned into a symbol as racist as the Southern Cross. Yet today, imperialism is a corners stone of our society, we have the outdated electoral college and a two party system designed to marginalize all but the most centrist and rightist views. We went through 2 red scare witch hunts in the 20^thCentury, the first in the 1900s to the 1920s and the next in the 1950s.
Today the mainstream news media is perfectly tamed to the dawning of a new one party state that promises that the 21^st Century will go backward to blatant imperialism, social Darwinism and a country were unions and workers right will be rolled back clear to the 1880s.



 
Karl MarxFriedrich EngelsKarl Marx believed society would go through Feudalism to Capitalism to Socialism and then Communism. I still believe in these principals, but the US, since its revolution has become greedier, viscous with dissent, stuck to various forms of racism and has not only stuck to imperialism, but recently expanded that aspect of the system. Virtually no politicians in office oppose this policy. I will probably set off some fireworks with my family and we will bar-b-q burgers, but there is little to celebrate this year. The American dream is a bitter disappointment in the 21^st Century. The revolution that held any hope of positive change died out years ago. -សតិវ អតុ

Italian- from Proletari Comunisti

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From Workers Communist-PCm Italy;
dal blog quotidiano di proletaricomunisti;
Come considerazione generale vale quella da noi sostenuta da sempre: nella
crisi la borghesia scarica sui proletari e le masse popolari gli effetti di
essa per salvaguardare sistema e profitti e i proletari sono vittime
sacrificali sull'altare della salvaguardia e ripresa dei profitti. Ogni
passo che va in questa direzione indebolisce i proletari e rafforza la
borghesia. I proletari non hanno alcun interesse all'uscita della crisi da
parte della borghesia, bensì al suo approfondimento perchè l'unica uscita
dalla crisi che sia a vantaggio dei proletari è quella che comporta il
rovesciamento della borghesia e l'uscita dal capitalismo.

Il Vertice conferma in pieno questa visione. I governi italiano e spagnolo
hanno potuto contare sulla forza che gli è venuta dall'essere riusciti a
realizzare all'interno quelle cosiddette "riforme" che attaccano a fondo i
proletari e le masse popolari.

In Spagna l'unica controtendenza che è emersa nella realtà attuale è la
grande lotta dei minatoti delle Asturie, che fronteggiano con una forte
resistenza Stato, padroni e governo in un quadro di scontro sociale dal
quale sono spariti gli "indignados" e le cosiddette forze di opposizione di
sinistra - non va considerata parte di queste, il partito socialista dell'ex
Zapatero che ha passato facilmente la mano al nuovo governo perchè ne
condivide la politica e gli interessi dei fondo.

In Italia la situazione è ancora peggio che in Spagna. Monti è risultato il
vincitore morale e pratico di questo Vertice e il suo peso è dovuto
dall'essere riuscito a far passare manovre economiche antioperaie e
antipopolari, la strategica riforma delle pensioni e la ancora più
strategica riforma del lavoro e attacco all'art. 18. Monti diventa un
gigante in Europa grazie al blocco sociale che lo sostiene di padroni,
partiti parlamentari e sindacati confederali e grazie alla mancanza di
resistenza e rivolta sociale da parte degli operai e delle masse popolari.
La vittoria di Monti e dell'Italia al Vertice è la certificazione attuale
della sconfitta dell'Italia proletaria che paga, essa sì, con lacrime e
sangue il costo della crisi, opponendo ad essa una troppo debole resistenza.

Il passaggio di governo da Berlusconi a Monti è stato salutare per la
borghesia e ha ricollocato l'attuale governo dei padroni al Tavolo dei
grandi d'Europa con ruolo attivo, mentre è stato tutto il contrario per i
proletari e le masse popolari. Al decadimento umano, politico e morale di
Berlusconi e del suo governo che hanno manifestato il massimo momento di
debolezza per la borghesia nel suo insieme, ha fatto posto un governo forte
con le mani libere che ha tradotto in pratica finora il moderno fascismo
come dittatura dei tecnici e ha fatto passare senza colpo ferire un'azione
del governo che colpisce al cuore la condizione operaia e proletaria, le
conquiste realizzate negli anni, e di cui l'art. 18 ne è giustamente un
simbolo.

Ogni rafforzamento del governo nella crisi cammina solo sull'indebolimento
del proletariato e nella sua mancanza di resistenza sociale e politica.

Il Vertice di Bruxelles incoraggia le borghesie europee ad andare avanti per
le loro strade, comunque si chiamino i loro governi e comunque sia la
maggioranza che li sostiene. Sono tutti sostanzialmente governi di unità
nazionale cioè 'comitati d'affari' e apparati repressivi di Stato.

Il governo Monti incoraggiato dal Vertice prepara per i prossimi giorni una
nuova devastante manovra che dietro la formula inglese dello "spending
revew" cela i feroci tagli alla greca anche se noi non siamo nelle
condizioni della Grecia.

Il nuovo attacco alla sanità, al Pubblico Impiego non sono attacchi
settoriali ma un ulteriore anello della trasformazione reazionaria dello
Stato e del rapporto Stato-spesa sociale, condizione di vita dei proletari e
delle masse.

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.Antifascism is not a crime!-Europe Summit

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A Google translation from Workers Communist-PCm Italy;

July 3, 2012
the daily blog of proletaricomunisti:



The European Summit held in late June, hailed as a victory for Italy and Spain supported by France and as a partial defeat for Merkel, can not yet be considered a real and important step for European governments to face in conditions of larger unity the financial crisis by which are affected. It should be seen from different sides: the relationships between the different European countries, the relationships within the European countries, the overall scenario of the relationship between governments, proletarians and masses in Europe.
The relationships between the different european countries.It is clear that the fall of Sarkozy has temporarily weakened the Franco-German axis, which hitherto had been a strong point, particularly for the German Government, that through this axis was able to impose its policy. The so-called "Merkozy" can not be quickly turned into the "Merkhollande".In the course of the Summit, this has encouraged the action of Italian and Spanish governments in demanding a stronger and and less expensive support as a counterpart to the strict policies they are applying. In this sense, indeed, the Spanish and Italian governments have achieved on paper a result, that is concentrated on the points concerning the mechanism "safe-spreads" and the "save-states" Fund, ie an almost automatic intervention for the access and the use of this Fund to counter the speculation and recapitalize the support to the banking system whenever it is in serious difficulties. But it will be seen whether this is actually implemented , because the the words of the agreement "in a flexible and effective way" give room for interpretations which leave the command baton essentially in the hands of Germany.The summit also produced an opening to the Eurobonds, in the form of the so-called "project bonds" that should be used to finance infrastructure works, basically a plan for a growth based almost exclusively on this. on this has weighed the partial change of policy made by the Hollande government , closer to the Eurobond setting than the Sarkozy government . In this sense, Merkel had to take a step back compared to rigid statements of recent weeks.Internally in Germany, this has been reflected in motions within the parliament. Some members of the majority disagreed, replaced by SPD opposition parliamentaries which support the policies approved by Merkel at the summit. It is too early to see whether these changes in relationships between governments reflect real political changes.The relationships within the European countries.Among these countries, the governments of Italy, Spain and the new French have scored a point in favour to the consistency of their parliamentary majorities and also to their internal system relationships - employers, banks, etc.- while we have already said that the government German meets a phase of lower internal consistency.The Europe as a whole takes from this passage an advantage in the overall international dispute, because it gives a sign of greater internal unity. Again, it is still too early to estimate whether this constitutes a signal towards a greater integration and unity as bloc.The overall scenario of the relationship between governments, proletarians and masses in Europe.From this perspective, the summit marked a victory of the bourgeoisie and a very bad thing for the proletariat and the masses.Generally, is still correct what we always pointed out: in the crisis, the bourgeoisie unloads on the proletarians and masses the effects of it to safeguard the system and profits and the proletarians are victims to sacrifice on the altar of the safeguard and recovery of profits. Every step in this direction weakens the working class and strengthens the bourgeoisie. The proletarians have no interest on the exit of the crisis of the bourgeoisie, because the only exit from the crisis that is on benefit the workers is one that involves the overthrow of the bourgeoisie and the exit from capitalism.The Summit definitely confirms this view. The Italian and Spanish governments have relied on the strength that came from having been able to realize internally the so-called "reforms" that deeply attacked the proletariat and the masses.In Spain, the only countertendency that has currently emerged is the great struggle of miners of Asturias, whose strong resistance challenges the State, bosses and government in a situation of social conflict in which the "indignados" and the so-called left  opposition forces have disappeared - we should not include in these the Socialist Party of the former premier Zapatero, which easily surrendered to the new government because it shares the policy and basic interests.In Italy the situation is even worse than in Spain. Monti resulted the moral and practical winner of this summit and it is due to having been able to implement economic measures against the workers and the people, the strategic pensions reform and the even more strategic labor reform. Monti becomes a giant in Europe thanks to the social bloc that supports him, the bosses, parliamentary parties and official unions and due to lack of resistance and social revolt by the workers and broad masses.The Monti's and Italian victory at the summit certifies the defeat of the proletarians of Italy, who pay with tears and blood the cost of the crisis, opposing a too weak resistance.The change of government from Berlusconi to Monti was healthy for the bourgeoisie and gave to the current bourgeois government a seat at the table of the bosses of Europe, with an active role, while it has been just the opposite for the proletarians and the masses. The decay, human, political and moral of Berlusconi and his government who had expressed the point of maximum weakness for the bourgeoisie as a whole, has been replaced by a strong government with free hands, that has translated into practice the modern fascism as dictatorship of technicians and imposed, without a fight, policies that strike at the heart the condition of workers and proletarians, their achievements in the past decades, of which the Article. 18 of the Labor Code is rightly a symbol.Any strengthening of the government in the crisis goes along with the weakening of the proletariat, lacking it a political and social resistance.The Brussels Summit encourages the European bourgeoisies to go ahead on their road, whatever the name of their governments, whatever the majority that supports them. They are all basically governments of national unity, that is 'business committees' and repressive State apparatuses.Encouraged by the Summit, the Monti government prepares new devastating measures that behind words "spending review" conceals the fierce cuts like in Greece, even though we are not in the conditions of Greece.The new attacks on the health care, the public sector employment are not partial attacks but a further link of the reactionary transformation of the State and the relationship between State, social spending, living conditions of proletarians and the masses.Even if a part of the trade union movement and of the Left Opposition develop parts of this complaint, the overall framework of the situation is denied, obscured, diluted and therefore, beyond the words, they do not struggle really against it.The pensions reform was not to pass, the labor reform and the attack on article 18 were not to pass, the announced new “spending review” reform is not to pass, as well as in the factories, the Marchionne’s plan and the bosses’ fascism were not to pass, nor it was to pass the systematic use of the Police State, the trials, arrests, fines, persecutions that daily hit those who oppose, the No Tav movement like the unemployed in Taranto, the immigrant workers in Basiano, the local movements, up to the students and anti-fascists.But so far all this has passed. Government, bosses and the State did not pay any serious political price. Therefore, the situation, instead of getting better, worsens.The levels of consciousness of the workers and the masses did not grow.Some struggles, cries, anger, indignation, electoral abstention testified that a potential of struggle and rebellion certainly exists as well as a willingness of the proletariat and the masses to respond with the struggle, and even something more than the struggle, to the front attack of which they are target, but it weighs the lack of the even basic tools for a general answer.The lack of these tools does not depend mainly on objective conditions, but on the subjective conditions and organizational forms that still exist in the ranks of the proletariat and the masses: unions firmly on the side of the bosses, CISL and UIL, and unions firmly in defense of the State and the general interest of the bosses, even when they have contradictions with the government, or single decisions of the bosses.

The role of played the CGIL in the devastating escalation of unloading the crisis on the working class is even more harmful than that of the trade unions openly on the side of the bosses, because it aims at a consultation from the outside that is a decisive glue to make pass the plans of bosses and government.The ambiguous role of the Fiom, with one foot in and one foot out, remains a weak link of the workers' resistance and the necessary resumption of a general struggle.Among the most radical union opposition forces and the movements, the lack of understanding the nature and forms with which to carry out this fight does not help to build, despite the efforts, the strength for the counteroffensive. They do not understand or want to understand that in order to defy the government, bosses, the State we have to win the the two-lines-struggle and the "civil war" within the working class and the mass movements against the opportunist and reformist positions and groupings, of which the various former parliamentary left transformists are part, Casarini, Bernocchi, etc.The flag of the current struggle is not and should not be the unity, but rather the struggle for unity based on the clearness about what is the battle to do and the lot at stake. we need the unity of the communists for a genuine revolutionary Party, in theory and practice, we need the unity for a union of class and mass, going beyond the current base unions and anomalous FIOM, we need the unity for a people's and proletarian Front that puts the struggle and fight at the centre of its activity.If we were to watch the outcome of EU summit, objectively we should be very optimistic, the economic solutions of this Summit have no future. As someone correctly observed, these solutions have been already applied in the US, under conditions in which they can work better, and there they are not restraining the crisis, but rather are preparing a new outbreak, in some ways tragic for the world economy.Europe follows the path of US in much worse conditions and thus the "historical" measures approved at last Summit will soon prove to be "talk and badge". Clearly, this optimism just make us say that there are now, and can grow in the future, the conditions for an adequate response of the proletariat and the masses. Each signal in this direction, whatever the country from which it comes, must be seen as an encouragement and indication - see the ongoing Asturian miners great strike, but also the students strike in Quebec, as well as the hundreds of outbreaks in all countries, including ours.Marching along its road, the Monti government sows wind and can reap storm, and every step of its march may be the 'spark that ignites the prairie'.
Proletari comunisti- PCm Italy 3^rd of July 2012.

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If you asked anyone what my two obsessions are (not including my family, which is a given), they will tell you travel and costumes. Yes, I do love to dress up, but more specifically, my costume obsession revolves around my love of theme parties and I think costumes just help make them that much more convincing. Often, I will ask folks to dress up for a birthday party that is in December or even June. Just because we are adults and no longer trick-or-treat, doesn’t mean that we can’t still have some childish fun.


Anyway, a couple weekends ago, I teased a Vegas party that I threw for my husband. I meshed my two (THREE!) loves together and since we couldn’t fly everyone to Sin City for the weekend, I threw a Vegas Buffet theme party for our family instead. As promised, I took some candids after decorating and setting out food. Unfortunately, none of us dressed as cocktail waitresses or dealers, but maybe next time!


Here’s what was on the menu:
Hot buffetSeasoned grilled chicken breastSpicy meatballs (special request of the birthday boy)Beef tipsBlack & White bowtie pastaParmesan asparagusButtered green beansGarlic carrotsRed-skinned mashed potatoesHerb and cheese biscuitsSauces: marinara, lemon piccata & mushroom
Cold buffetColeslawGreen salad with veggiesAssorted fruitBruschetta with two cheese spreads
Dessert StationPiña colada cupcakesStrawberry daiquiri cupcakesRhubarb pie (special request of the birthday boy)“Money” wrapped butter mints
Bar/Beverage StationIce waterMojito ice teaMango pineapple ice teaWine (white and sparkling)BeerSoda

Eric partaking in the cold buffet 

Yes, I do go all out when it comes to food that matches a theme. I find it’s one of the most important parts, after the décor. Generally, I can spend a few days just decorating the house, but I didn’t do as much as I could have, as we were only having about a dozen people over and also between work and other commitments, I didn’t have the time to do more. You can see how I turned the house into a mini Vegas casino and buffet. The food was plentiful, but mostly nutritious (not usually what you would expect at a traditional casino buffet) and we didn’t lose all our money at the tables. Everyone’s a winner! (If you really want to go to Las Vegas on a budget, don't forget to check out this awesome infographic.)

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My next post will be the first in a new series called 48 Fun Hours on a budget in... This one will focus on Las Vegas. I hope you like it!

Do you go all out when it comes to birthdays and special occasions? Or do you create a vacation destination in your home/yard to feel like you're getting away?

48 Fun Hours on a Budget in…Las Vegas

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Thisis a new series showing you how easy it is to budget travel anywhere, where Ialso give you a quick overview of a new city each time in a brief 48-houritinerary.
A lot of us fancy a shortgetaway throughout the year and need to balance a good time with smaller travelcosts, because if you spend too much on your getaway, you won’t be going onthat big vacation you’ve been dreaming of all year. We tend to stretch a weekendfor a quick trip – 2-4 days – and then go on our 1-2 week trip in the fall. Ifyou ask me, taking some mini vacations during the year can really keep yousane, but can also drain your bank account if you aren’t careful. Just a bit ofresearch can go a long way to saving you big.

I love Vegas, but I can easilygo overboard with my spending there. If I plan out my time, I spend more timewalking and enjoying what he city has to offer and less time losing all mymoney at the slots. Don’t get me wrong. I’m still going to dump a few quartersin and hope for a big win, but with just two days, I’m going to make the mostof my time.

Day 1Breakfast Buffet! Breakfast isthe most important meal of the day, so load up on protein and carbs to get youthrough your morning activities at an affordable buffet:

• The Fantasy Market Buffet at the Palms ($7.99) 
• Circus Buffet at Circus Circus ($10.49)
• Studio B Buffet at M Resort ($10.99)
• French Market Buffet at Orleans ($6.95)
• Ports O’ Call Buffet at Gold Coast ($6.95)
• Any of the Fremont Street casinos offer supercheap buffet prices, if you are willing to get up early enough to make it overthere.

Wander the streets of Paris (atthe Paris) and New York (New York New York).
Visit the lions at MGM Grand. This is one of my favorite things to do in Vegas, because lions are awesome, and trainers come through every so often talking about the lions and teaching starers about their habits and characteristics.
Explore Siegfriedand Roy’s Secret Garden at The Mirage. ($19.95)
Head over to Caesar’s Palace tograb lunch – maybe at the CypressStreet Market – and then through the shops to witness theFall of Atlantis. You could marvel at the statues and gold paneling in thecasino for quite some time, too.
Play pinball and marvel atgames you used to love or have never seen at Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame Museum. (Freeadmission, though it costs $.25-.50 to play each machine.)
Treat yourself to a trulyunique dining experience at Dick’sLast Resort in the Excalibur Hotel and Casino. Or go to theHard Rock Casino and get a table at Mr. Lucky’s. Ask for the “Gambler’sSpecial”, which is not on the menu, and receive an 8oz flatiron steak, threejumbo shrimp, salad and mashed potatoes for just $7.77. Winner!

Make your way to the Bellagioand wander the Conservatoryand Botanical Gardens. Admission is free and it’s open 24 hours aday. Once you’ve had your fill of beautiful plants and flowers, wander outsideto catch the free Fountains of Bellagio show. Of course if the weather is uncooperative,you can always see them well from the windows across from the shops upstairs.
Go down the street to TreasureIsland and see the free Sirens of TI pirate show. If fire is more your thing,head back to the Mirage instead and watch the new Volcano show, complete withwater show, flames and rockin’ music. Don’t forget to duck into the frontentrance to admire the hard work of four gardeners with the atriums indoorrainforest. Wow!
Try your luck at the casino orcall it a day.
Day2Get off the strip and head overto EllisIsland on the street behind the Paris. You can get a delicious andhearty breakfast for just $6.99.

Put some of your hard-earnedmoney on the tables or in the slots and cross your fingers, then ride the freetram over to the Rio and wander the colorful floor, before making your wayupstairs to browse shops and wait for the Mardi Gras Show in the Sky. The besttime you’ll have outside of Rio de Janiero and New Orleans.
Take your beads and get a doseof Hawaii at the HawaiianMarketplace near Polo Towers. You can find anything youcould possibly want – and a lot that you don’t – at the vendors here as well asbe entertained by live music, shows and dancing. If you’re looking for a cheaplunch, you’ll find it here. Or you could:

Linger over a Parisian lunch atJJ’sBoulangerie at the Paris Hotel and Casino. (Average$10/person) Once rested, take the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower andtake in the strip and Vegas as far as the eye can see. ($10.50, which saves you$5 if you go before 7:30pm)
Ride over to Fremont Street totake in Fremont Street Experience and also engage in some ziplining. Yes!Ziplining in the middle of the city! It’s a bit spendy, but when will you everhave a chance to do something similar again? Only the next time you’re inVegas. ($16-20)
If it’s not dark yet, splurgeon a trip to The Mob Museum at theGolden Nugget. Sure, tickets cost $18, but it promises you “The story of thetruth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” If you’re into learningabout the city’s seedy (and kinda glamorous) past, then you can’t miss thisattraction.

Head into the Golden GateCasino and get a $1.99 shrimp cocktail from the San Francisco Shrimp Bar &Deli, watch more cool stuff out on the streets and then find dinner at the FourQueens Hotel and Casino’s Magnolia’s Veranda and get a prime rib dinner forjust $8.95 or indulge in another buffet (it’s not a trip to Las Vegas unlessyou’ve been to one or two) and treat yourself to the $18.99 dinner buffet atthe Golden Nugget.
At this point I would head backto my room and pack up for my trip back home. Two days crammed full of uniqueand traditional Vegas awesomeness and not too much money left on the tables. Anaverage of $120 would be spent per person if you hit up all attractions andrecommended eateries. Use BookIt tofind a solid bargain on a hotel and airfare package or shop the Expedia and Travelocity summersales to stay on your budget. 
What are some of your must-do things in the City of Sin?