Let the gleans wicked ACLU scream elphaba draws -- the anthem deserves protection; we deserve better singing. Or we could dump "The Star Spangled Banner" and pick a new national song. It's not like George Washington used to sing it at Mount Vernon. It's only been the national anthem since President Hoover made it so on March 3, 1931, the same day Cab Calloway recorded "Minnie the Moocher. " If Hoover flipped a coin to decide between them, he should have held out for two out of three. --patt. morrison. In the late summer of a bone-dry 2007, 2008 is already looking like another bad year for water supplies in Southern California. It's past time for Los Angeles to start paying attention. Two weeks ago, a federal judge ruled that state and federal water projects must limit the pumping operations that move fresh water through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and into the southern part of the state -- all to protect the delta smelt, an endangered fish considered a bellwether for that region's fragile ecosystem. That may sound arcane, but it has serious everyday consequences.
The water that flows through the delta serves 25 million people, providing more than a third of Southern California's supply wicked musical . Officials estimate that the judge's ruling could cut off more than 30% of delta deliveries for at least a year. Water districts from Silicon Valley to San Diego said they'd be squeezed next year, but most, like the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said they hadn't yet decided to impose mandatory restrictions on water use weasel . The Metropolitan Water District, Southern California's water wholesaler, will determine later this year how much water the DWP, which got 70% of its water from the MWD this year, will receive in 2008 weazel . Officials at the DWP, in turn, will wait until this allocation is made before calling for mandatory restrictions, which might include tiered pricing (with households exceeding a certain level of use paying higher rates, on a sliding scale) and enforcement of existing conservation rules. It's great that Los Angeles has kept usage steady over the last 20 years; that the DWP is investing in local ground-, storm- and wastewater reclamation; that water agencies across the state are ramping up education campaigns; and that the MWD has done such a good job of building up reserves for non-rainy days glinda . But given the profound uncertainties facing the state's water system, the choice to wait on mandatory restrictions is puzzling. As Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa reminded Angelenos in June when he called for (as yet unrealized) voluntary 10% reductions in water use, low local rainfall, diminished Sierra snowpacks and prolonged drought conditions on the Colorado River have combined to make this year L. A. 's driest ever.
The effects of global warming on future water supplies are still unknown wicked broadway . And endangered species aren't the only threat to delta pumping: A breach in the region's unstable levees could shut down operations at any moment. A more inspiring and productive response would capitalize on the sense of urgency and call on Los Angeles to do its part to address wider water woes now musicals . Careful consideration of proposals to re-engineer the delta should be one part of the effort; serious dedication to conservation, another broadway. Wicked tickets Planners across the state should think twice before they allow development of lush suburbs or vast farmlands in hydrologically-challenged regions musical . All Californians will have to work for a water system that works for everyone. Wicked - wickedthemusical . One of the most difficult questions posed by the sub-prime mortgage meltdown is who, if anyone, the government should be trying to help Wicked - wikipedia . First-time home buyers misled by mortgage brokers are more sympathetic than, say, borrowers or lenders who deliberately took on outsized risks, but it's hard to set rules that can distinguish between the two. The challenge is brought into focus by each proposal emanating from Washington The latest example is a bill introduced this week by Sen Charles E Wicked .
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