La Palma looking at cent sales tax to fill revenue hole

Edit Orange County Register 24 Jun 2016
LA PALMA – A 1cent sales tax increase is the optimal way, city leaders have decided, for La Palma to address its projected $712,000 budget deficit. The City Council on Tuesday considered four potential revenue measures. a parcel tax, a utility... ....

U.S. Commander: NATO Couldn't Stop Russian Attack On Baltics

Edit Topix 24 Jun 2016
U.S. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, commander of the U.S. Army Europe, agrees with an assessment by military analysts that says Russian forces could seize the capitals of the Baltic states within 36 to 60 hours. The commander of the U.S. Army Europe says NATO would currently be unable to protect the Baltics against a Russian attack ... ....

Commercial House with Bassically

Edit Skiddle 24 Jun 2016
100 Wardour St in London. Friday 24th June 2016. 6.00pm til 3.00am (last entry 3.00am). No age restrictions. Led by award winning, multi platinum producer and composer Raz. Event Info. Venue.   ... DJ Cat La Chappelle 6pm – 10.30pm ... Bassically, DJ Cat La Chapelle, DJ Sam Young ... ....

Shakira's "La Bicicleta" Will Make You Want to Dance--See How 4,000...

Edit Topix 24 Jun 2016
Shakira 's newest single "La Bicicleta," which means bicycle in Spanish, with Carlos Vives is so good that Zuma has made it one of their official workout songs. The creator of the popular workout, Beto Perez , was able to gather an insane amount of people to all do the same routine and burn some calories ... ....

Thousands of Daesh militants killed in Iraq's Fallujah

Edit Topix 24 Jun 2016
Lieutenant General Abdulwahab al-Saadi, the commander of Fallujah Liberation Operation, said on Monday there were between 3,500 and 4,000 Daesh militants in Fallujah, located some 69 kilometers west of the capital, Baghdad, when Iraqi government forces, backed by fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, launched a large-scale operation in late May to retake the city ... ....

U.S. launches first attacks on Taliban under new rules

Edit USA Today 24 Jun 2016
U.S. warplanes in Afghanistan have launched airstrikes against Taliban targets in recent days under new authority granted to the top commander there.        .   ... ....

Rah Rah Revue

Edit Skiddle 24 Jun 2016
Rah Rah Room in London. Friday 24th June 2016 ... No age restrictions ... Event Info ... Hosts Dusty Limits (winner - 'best compere' London Cabaret Awards 2012, 2014, 2015) and Miss Frisky (resident host of La Soirée - UK & Australia) are joined by a stellar array of weekly guests on rotation, including Le Gateau Chocolat, Eastend Cabaret, Bret Pfizer, Vicky Butterfly and Miss Betsy Rose ... ....

The Hallé - Classical Dance Extravaganza

Edit Skiddle 24 Jun 2016
The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester ... Other highlights include Dvorák’s Slavonic Dance, Copland’s Hoe Down from Rodeo, Richard Rodger’s Slaughter on 10th Avenue (from On Your Toes), Smetana’s Dance of the Comedians, Sibelius’s sad but beautiful Valse Triste, the famous Clog Dance from La Fille mal Gardée (usually danced in drag!), and Grieg’s catchy Norwegian Dance No.2 ... ....

Jury convicts Colorado officer who killed unarmed man

Edit The Oklahoman 24 Jun 2016
LA JUNTA, Colo. (AP) — A jury in southeast Colorado convicted a former Rocky Ford police officer Thursday of second-degree murder for shooting a man he followed into a home. Jurors deliberated for about 11 hours Wednesday and Thursday before finding James Ashby, 33, guilty in the Oct. 12, 2014, death of Jack Jacquez, 27. Ashby is the first Colorado police officer to face charges for an on-duty shooting in more than 20 years ... 23. ....

Homeowners always seem to be hit with the costs: Letters

Edit LA Daily News 24 Jun 2016
Homeowners always seem to be hit with the costs. Re “LA County considers parcel tax on Nov. ballot to fund parks, open space” (May 20).. First the Los Angeles City Council wants a parcel tax to fight homelessness; now the county wants a parcel tax for parks ...Linda Forsythe, West Hills. Don’t blame religion for most mass killing (yet) ... — Al Kholos, Winnetka ... Re “France....

Indonesian athletes urged to shine in Rio

Edit The Jakarta Post 24 Jun 2016
Good luck!. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (third left, back row) receives national athletes at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday. Indonesia will send at least 25 athletes to the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Aug. 5 to 21. The number may increase as some athletes are still fighting for their Olympic berths.(Antara/Puspa Perwitasari) ... – Niken Prathivi contributed to the story ... La Memo, Dewi Yuliawati ... ....

Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Mr. Timoleón Jiménez, Commander of the FARC-EP [Scroll down for Spanish version] (UN - United Nations)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
Timoleón Jiménez, Commander of the FARC-EP [Scroll down for Spanish version] ... The Secretary-General met with the commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP), Timoleón Jiménez ... El Secretario General felicitó a las FARC-EP por el importante acuerdo alcanzado con el Gobierno de Colombia sobre el cese al fuego y la dejación de armas....
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