Citizens Group Will Seek Term Limits for Officials of Tracy, Calif.
Tracy, California (ContentDesk) July 14, 2006 -- Local citizens and community activists have joined forces to qualify a ballot measure that would impose term limits on municipal officials of Tracy, California, located near the heart of the state in the Northern San Joaquin Valley.
More than 40 cities in the state have previously enacted limits on the number of terms a public official may serve in office.
style='text-decoration:none;color:#748DA7; font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold'>We support this essential local effort in Tracy. 
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"Its time for a change.
And why not start in Tracy?" said Staycee Hall, spokesperson for the ballot drive.
Another activist involved in the campaign, Clif Schofield, added, "Traffic, crime and other quality of life issues are out of control.
Term limits are good for democracy and are one of the very best ways to bring new ideas to the table on how to deal with these issues."The proposed measure would limit the total years that any Tracy City Council Member or Mayor may serve to 2 terms of either 2 or 4 years as defined by the elected office. Under this initiative, a Council Member could be elected to serve 8 years, then 4 more years if elected as Mayor.Municipal term limits are the most prevalent, component of the term limit movement.
Dating back to 1851, local limits have spread across the country, passing by an average of 70 percent of the vote, even higher than national averages for congressional and state legislative limits.The Tracy initiative coincides with the California Legislature considering a modification to the states term limits law (Proposition 140), which was passed in 1990.
Other subsequent ballot measures to weaken Californias term limits law have been overwhelmingly defeated by voters.Paul Jacob, Senior Fellow and Board Member of U.S. Term Limits, added, "We support this essential local effort in Tracy."
He added, "While term limits is continually threatened by politicians in California, we are glad to see so many grassroots activists continue to campaign for these limits at the local level."The initiative needs approximately 4000 signatures to qualify for the November 2008 ballot.
U.S. Term Limits was founded in 1992 and has been a leading force for limited government.
Fifteen states have term limits on their legislatures and the term limits movement has become one of the largest grassroots movements in American history.Background on Municipal Term Limits:http://www.termlimits.org/Current_Info/microcosm/index.htmlCalifornia Cities that have already enacted term limits:http://www.termlimits.org/Current_Info/microcosm/california.htmlContact:????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Paul JacobU. S. Term Limits73 Spring Street, Suite #4081852 West 11th Street, #150703-580-7130New York, NY 10012www.ustermlimits.orgStaycee HallTracy Term Limits Tracy, CA 95376-3736???????????????916-248-8968.
More Money for Muscles?
American Council of Exercise teamed with Consumer Reports to find the most effective exercise equipment.
While they had plenty to say about weight equipment and cardio machines, abdominal, butt and inner thigh devices barely received a nod.
In fact, the words used were "None worth considering."Now, remember the purpose of Consumer Reports is to find the best buy for the money, which may contribute to the lambasting of belly and butt busters.
But, the duo went on to explain that a large portion of the devices did not do what they claimed and the rest proved no more effective than regular floor exercises.For abdominals, and the often forgotten Obliques, if you find that you are bored with the same old crunch session, my suggestion would be to consider the many alternatives.
Mom Looks Great has a list and the instructions to a plethora of abdominal exercises.
Leg lifts (for abdominals?
?YOU BET!), side crunches
and free weight...
Weight loss > More Money for Muscles?
More Money for Muscles?
American Council of Exercise teamed with Consumer Reports to find the most effective exercise equipment.
While they had plenty to say about weight equipment and cardio machines, abdominal, butt and inner thigh devices barely received a nod.
In fact, the words used were "None worth considering."Now, remember the purpose of Consumer Reports is to find the best buy for the money, which may contribute to the lambasting of belly and butt busters.
But, the duo went on to explain that a large portion of the devices did not do what they claimed and the rest proved no more effective than regular floor exercises.For abdominals, and the often forgotten Obliques, if you find that you are bored with the same old crunch session, my suggestion would be to consider the many alternatives.
Mom Looks Great has a list and the instructions to a plethora of abdominal exercises.
Leg lifts (for abdominals?
?YOU BET!), side crunches
and free weight...
Weight loss > More Money for Muscles?
Citizens Group Will Seek Term Limits for Officials of Tracy, Calif.
Tracy, California (ContentDesk) July 14, 2006 -- Local citizens and community activists have joined forces to qualify a ballot measure that would impose term limits on municipal officials of Tracy, California, located near the heart of the state in the Northern San Joaquin Valley.
More than 40 cities in the state have previously enacted limits on the number of terms a public official may serve in office.
For years, I was in the dark about this new technology, I'm still trying to figure out the portable CD player but I have to admit, when it came to portable music devices I was at a total loss. I kept hearing about this new device called the Apple Ipod, that could play music without the use of a cassette or cd.
The Apple Ipod is a storage unit that is no larger than a 3 inch ruler, it stores digital files called mp3 to its memory which can be downloaded from the internet. Downloading mp3 files, especially music is the second most popular activity on the internet next to research and internet surfing. The good folks at Apple noticed this trend and capitalized on it, hence the birth of the Apple Ipod.
Weight loss > The Apple Ipod, My New Best Friend.