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Channing Tatum had a Magic Mike flashback Tuesday night at SL at The James Royal Palm when he and his wife, Jenna, partied with Chippendales dancers at an event for a magazine cover on which she appears. While Channing stayed behind the DJ booth showing off his moves, the Chippendales managed to steal Jenna away for a few minutes before she headed back to her hubby to dance with him in the DJ booth.
Zac Efron was seen at Hyde AmericanAirlines Arena Thursday night during the Miami Heat game.
Sean Connery had dinner with friends Wednesday at Caffe Abbracci, where he chatted with owner Nino Pernetti, recounting his past visits to Miami, which reminded him of "his youthful days," when he was making James Bond movies.
Maria Sharapova had dinner with friends Thursday at Zuma. There after the Heat/Lakers game was Heat player Greg Oden, with friends. Earlier that day, singer Carlos Vives was there with wife and friends.
Ray Allen and his wife, Shannon, were seen Wednesday at the Hublot Boutique in Bal Harbour unveiling three special edition, one-of-a-kind watches that will be auctioned off at the Ray of Hope Luncheon and Ray Allen Golf Classic on Jan. 27, with all proceeds going toward the Juvenile Diabetes Research Institute and JDRF. Allen's son Walker was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at 17 months. Teammates Rashard Lewis and Roger Mason Jr. came out to the boutique to show support for the Allens.
Original mango gangster Norman Van Aken is heading to Los Angeles next week to promote his new book, No Experience Necessary: The Culinary Odyssey of Chef Norman Van Aken. Part of that media blitz includes a Wednesday stint as a guest on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show.
Not quite a Floridian yet, Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto was spotted Monday night having dinner at Lippi, wearing a baseball cap, sneakers and shorts. Morimoto and three guests, possibly business partners for his new location set to open in the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach shared seven dishes including Truffled Scrambled Eggs, Hawaiian Almaco Jack Tartar and a Wild Mushroom Risotto.
Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks got married to Tiphany Easterling last weekend at the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, with the help of wedding planner Mindy Weiss, event designer Preston Bailey and cake designer Sylvia Weinstock along with pastry chef Antonio Bachour. Notable wedding guests included Weeks' former teammate Bill Hall, left fielder Ryan Braun and team owner Mark Attanasio.
Former NFL players Andre Reed, Jack Youngblood, Anthony Munoz, Dwight Stephensen, John Randle and Thurman Thomas were among those playing Wednesday in the Pro Football Legends Classic at Jacaranda Golf Club to benefit the Children's Diagnostic and Treatment Center.


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Tahoe native fish population declines sharply, invasives on the rise
ESA's sharp eyes on coastal waters
Our growing reliance on coastal waters for food, trade and tourism means that these delicate ecosystems need to be more closely monitored to guarantee their future sustainability.
Elevated nitrogen and phosphorus still widespread in much of the nation's streams and groundwater
Elevated concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus, nutrients that can negatively impact aquatic ecosystems and human health, have remained the same or increased in many streams and aquifers across the Nation since the early ...
Healthy watersheds can sustain water supplies, aquatic ecosystems in a changing climate
The U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station has published a report about the role of forests in the stewardship of water in a changing climate.
Research finds low oxygen resources in Central New York's Three Rivers system
A unique three-year longitudinal and vertical study of Central New York's Three Rivers system—involving the Oswego, Oneida and Seneca rivers—has revealed that oxygen resources have become degraded by several ...
Fish food fight: Fish don't eat trees after all, says new study
Shifting Baselines Confound River Restoration
Big Advantage for the Small -- Climate change influences the size of marine organisms
The Amazon River is 11 million years old
The Amazon River originated as a transcontinental river around 11 million years ago and took its present shape approximately 2.4 million years ago. These are the most significant results of a study on two ...
Study assesses impact of fish stocking on aquatic insects
The impact fish stocking has on aquatic insects in mountain lakes can be rapidly reversed by removing non-native trout, according to a study completed by U.S. Forest Service and University of California, Davis, scientists.
Nutrient Pollution Chokes Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Protecting drinking water and preventing harmful coastal "dead zones", as well as eutrophication in many lakes, will require reducing both nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. Because streams and rivers are ...

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nabumetone, Relafen (Discontinued)
Pharmacy Author:
Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD
Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD
Dr. Ogbru received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy in 1995. He completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Arizona/University Medical Center in 1996. He was a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and a Regional Clerkship Coordinator for the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy from 1996-99.
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Jay W. Marks, MD
Jay W. Marks, MD
Jay W. Marks, MD, is a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
GENERIC NAME: nabumetone
BRAND NAME: Relafen (Discontinued)
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Nabumetone belongs to a class of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Other members of this class include ibuprofen (Motrin), indomethacin (Indocin), naproxen (Aleve) and several others. These drugs are used for the management of mild to moderate pain, fever, and inflammation. They work by reducing the levels of prostaglandins, chemicals produced by the body that are responsible for pain, fever and inflammation. NSAIDs block the enzyme that makes prostaglandins (cyclooxygenase), resulting in lower concentrations of prostaglandins. As a consequence, inflammation, pain and fever are reduced. Since the response to different NSAIDs varies from patient to patient, it is not unusual for a doctor to try different NSAIDs for any given condition. The FDA approved nabumetone in December 1991.
PRESCRIPTION: Yes
GENERIC AVAILABLE: Yes
PREPARATIONS: Tablets: 500 and 750 mg
STORAGE: Nabumetone should be stored at 20 C to 25 C (68 F to 77 F), in a sealed, light- and moisture-resistant container.
PRESCRIBED FOR: Nabumetone is used for the treatment of inflammation and pain that results from rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Nabumetone has the convenience of once daily dosing.
DOSING: May be taken with or without food. The recommended starting dose for osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis is 1000 mg daily as a single dose. Some patients may respond better to 1500 or 2000 mg daily. Doses may also be divided and administered twice daily. The lowest effective dose should be used.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Nabumetone, like other NSAIDs is associated with several suspected or probable interactions that affect the action of other drugs. Nabumetone may increase the blood levels of lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid) by reducing the excretion of lithium by the kidneys. Increased levels of lithium may lead to lithium toxicity.
Nabumetone may reduce the blood pressure lowering effects of blood pressure medications. This may occur because prostaglandins have a role in the regulation of blood pressure.
When nabumetone is used in combination with aminoglycosides (for example, gentamicin [Garamycin]) the blood levels of the aminoglycoside may increase, presumably because the elimination of aminoglycosides from the body is reduced. This may lead to more aminoglycoside-related side effects. Individuals taking oral blood thinners or anticoagulants (for example, warfarin [Coumadin]) should avoid nabumetone because nabumetone also thins the blood, and excessive blood thinning may lead to bleeding.
Combining NSAIDs with methotrexate (Rheumatrex, Trexall) may reduce the elimination of methotrexate from the body, increase the levels of methotrexate in the body, and result in increased side effects of methotrexate.
Persons who have more than three alcoholic beverages per day are at increased risk of developing stomach ulcers when taking nabumetone or other NSAIDs.
PREGNANCY: Like other NSAIDs, nabumetone is generally avoided during pregnancy because it may affect the cardiovascular system of the fetus.
NURSING MOTHERS: It is not known whether nabumetone is excreted in breast milk.
SIDE EFFECTS: Most patients, benefit from nabumetone and other NSAIDs with few side effects. However, serious side effects can occur, and generally tend to be dose-related. Therefore, it is advisable to use the lowest effective dose to minimize side effects. The most common side effects of nabumetone involve the gastrointestinal system. Some studies have shown that nabumetone may have a lower risk of gastrointestinal side effects than the other NSAID medications. However, like the other NSAID medications, it still can cause ulceration, abdominal pain, cramping, nausea, gastritis, even serious gastrointestinal bleeding, and liver toxicity. Sometimes, ulceration and bleeding can occur without any abdominal pain. Black tarry stools, weakness, and dizziness upon standing may be the only signs of internal bleeding.
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Hiya, and thank's Em & Heidi for the advice. Gonna ring doc's tomorrow, and hopefully get appointment for next week. Also gotta get my daughter (Honey) A appointment as she has one eye more closed then the other one. I think she's got lazy eye. doc will most proberly patch it up. so wanna get it done before she start's nursery next year. plus if you leave it till they turn 12 then it's not defo gonna sort it out.
Heidi- Sound like this could defo be your month. Hopefully it is and were in for some good new's. Hope you are hun it would be lovely for at least one of us to have a special little bundle of joy in 2012.
Em- You will finally get there love it's just a matter of time, I'll defo let you know what happen's at doc's when i can get a appointment.
xXx Sending load's and load's of baby dust to all the TTC ladie's xXx
Morning x
Heidi - have been hoping and hoping and hoping for you did the pink line get darker? ... Have been googling and apparently implantation dip at dpo 5 not impossible quite a few ladies at babycentre commented on a thread that they had it - and ended up pg... Well was thinking that maybe ff was wrong and the dip yesterday maybe was ov so bd'd to be sure - temps this morning have shot up - so either way looks encouraging .have a look and see what you think... http://fertilityfriend.com/home2c90d2 still not pinning hopes on this cycle as is so up the wall x
Jessie hope Dd (dear daughter) is ok x
oops http://fertilityfriend.com/home/2c90d2 hopefully that one will work!
heidi good luck hun, they say a line is a line after all! i dont know how you have such self control, i would have been down the 24 hour asda at 2am getting a clearblu digital lol. i have been out and bought a digital thermometer so i am going to start doing this temping and stuff you lot are doing, spoke to lee indepth and were going to start trying again, even though we got pregnant twice unintentionally we dont want to be complacent thinking it wil just happen at the drop of a hat, so we are in a bit of "if it happens brill if it doesnt straight away were in no massive rush" mentality but i know once i get going i will be obsessed after the first month lol. last few cycles since stopping bfeeding have been 30 and 31 days so i am going to see when is best to be bding. the only thing i am good at recognising are ov pains and cervical mucus. I really dont know what to do with the temping ie when i should do it etc so i am going to spend a bit of time googling it. also going to look at if its possible to maximise chances of having a girl, as this will be number 3 for us and we would love a girl
Hi Harry & Georges Mummy, welcome to TTC how old are your little boys? TTC is highly addictive! Charting is helping me understand what is going on with my cycles but the first chart and this one is confusing - hoping mine settle down soon (before I was regular as clockwork every 26 days - I was spoilt) as a general rule temp in the morning same time every day as soon as you wake before you speak before you cuddle DH - using fertility friend is easy (and free) way to keep your records - you just need a thermometer that reads to 2 decimal places x
hi my children are 5 (harry) and george was 1 on december 13th. we want to try and have four but there are a couple of factors affecting thew plan firstly as both my kids were emergency sections after both got stuck in birth canal big babies due to gestational diabetes and the maximum caeserians they reccomend is 3 after that the risk of uterine rupture increases, so if number 3 is a girl we will leave it there. second is i am hoping to start uni to do a full time midwifery degree but dont want to do this until i have completed my own family, and i need an advanced health care NVQ in the mean time, which i can do parttime. i will be 32 this year so hoping to have started uni by the time i am mid/late 30s so we need to pull our socks up (or down lol) dh works nights 4 days a week and that makes bding difficult as we dont get much time together. and when he is off thats when i work. there are lots of pics of harry in my gallery but for some reason i am having difficulty uploading george. we got pregnant with harry when i was on the pill and george was a bit of a cheeky surprise, unfortunatly for him i was pretty stressed thro it, just as we were getting ready to move and my husband had major gastric surgery. thats what i meant when i said we had never actually tried for one. alot of years ago i was diagnosed with PCOS which tey said might get worse after each pregnancy but i am hoping it wont be. I was with lynzz and heidi on our due date thread and thats what made me migrate over here. i keep logging on today to see of heidi has any good news to report
Hi Ladies
Good luck to you all. Have you seen that we are currently running a competition to win a fertility consultation with Zita West, who is like the Queen of fertility experts? You can enter it here
Have been at work so couldn't post earlier. Temp was back up to 98.17 todayso did another test. Had a clearblue and the tip turned pink so I stopped weeing on it and nothing happened. I desperately tried to squeeze out some more wee and eventually managed another drop which made the tes start working and no doubt about it today two lines! So I am pregnant.
Don't think it has really sunk in yet but am excited!
Heidi x
Heidi - MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS!!!! That's fantastic news, so pleased for you, Its lovely to get some good news for the start of 2012.xx
We've been to see the consultant this afternoon. Have been given a date for IVF, 23rd May. Apparently we'll get a timetable of what happens when but should start with the cocktail of drugs in mid March. We did ask about another cycle of IUI and were told that there was no reason we couldn't do another one as long as we could fit it in before we start the IVF drugs. I'll see how we get on and may ask if we could do another cycle next month. Feeling positive in a way that at least we know what is happening, but sad that it has come to this. The consultant also mentioned that the sperm swim percentage was quite low, sometimes only 60% after they had been cleaned. This just proves the amount of damage that has been done by the anti-bodies (caused by surgery for hernia and fluid in testicles), I can't help feeling annoyed that the doctors never mentioned this could be a side effect of the surgery and at least then we would have known to seek fertility advice earlier rather than trying ourselves for such a long time when it was never going to work. But you can't keep going over things and have to move on. Lets just hope that Heidi's good luck is going to rub off on the rest of us!
How is everyone else? x
!!!Many Many Congratulations Heidi!!!
Tinybride have a look at this http://www.fertilityfriend.com/Faqs/Ovulation-Prediction-Kits--OPKs--html
Farmerswife - Pleased you feel positive now you have more information, you never know you may be lucky on your next IUI x I understand the frustration and what if's about not being given all of the information when you need it - we got a half hearted apology from the hospital when Jacob was born kind of well this happened we have changed policy, it wont happen again, but Jacob is fine so everythings ok...Heidi's luck will rub off on us all xx
Heidi - I sneaked a peak at your chart earlier I couldnt wait for you to come on and tell us!! When in September is your due date? xxx
Sorry - Meant to say thanks for letting us know about the competition Daniella - have entered the competition fx hey!
Meant to say Em your chart looks promising. Maybe we'll be on a due date thread together again!
Can't believe it. As I found it so hard emotionally last time to try for a baby I feel this was much easier. And a September baby is absolutely perfect for me being a teacher! So fingers crossed all goes well.
Harry and George's mum - as Em says just take your temp first thing in the morning before you do anything. Then just put it into fertility friend - easy peasy. They do all the hard work.
Farmerswife - that's excellent you have a date now and it's not far away.
Let's hope the babydust fairies get a taste for sprinkling now x
heidi thats great i am really chuffed for you. many congrats
Harry and George's mum - I read when trying for a girl you should have lots of sex then stop before ovulation. Apparently having regular sex diminishes boy sperm, and the girl sperm lives longer but swims slower. For a boy you should have less sex but make sure you have sex on the day of ovulation. Though this is hardly guaranteed!
Hi Ladie's.
Awww Congratulations heidi really happy for ya . What great new's for 2012. hope all goes well for ya hun. hope you will stay in touch. When I was pregnant with my daughter honey it didnt sink in untill I started to show at 5 month's and to tell ya the truth it still didnt feel real. Well hopefully soon some one else will come on with some more good new's. ahhh so excited for ya heidi. xxx
Hope every one else is ok xxxx
WOOHOO!!l! CONGRATULATIONS HEIDI !!! u go girl you`ll be blooming in no time aw lovely news xxx
Harry&Georges Mummy - Ive heard the same as Heidi about the boy/girl thing and I think certain foods can help (apparently) Hang on will have a google ... Right I found this have tripple checked on a few sites and seems to be saying same stuff...
"Foods to eat when you want a girl:Foods high in calcium like dairy products (milk, yoghurt, chees) and magnesium (beans, legumes, leaft green vegetables) as well as highly acidic foods like some fruits (plums, prunes and cranberries) as well as corn red meats, fish and whole grains).
Foods to avoid if you want a girl: Alcohol and caffine (coffee and chocolate) (lol guess ill be on boy watch again this is my staple diet!!) and foods high in potassium such as bananas, most vegetables, orange juice, Potatoes, spinach and watermelon."
Congratulations Heidi!!!!
For some reason this post didn't do anything earlier, I have skimmed over the posts so hope everyone is okay.
Holiday was nice, we didn't have snow until 2 days before coming home! Meant plenty time for playing too but I think that the one day that we really needed to was the day we had to get up early and he didn't want to!
Had a weird thing about 10 days after I stopped, went to the loo and there was spotting - just the once so not sure if I ovulated early but I am pretty sure i ovulated this week - confused.
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With brief texts offering a touch of dino drama and some basic facts, Oceanhouse Media's "Smithsonian Prehistoric Pals" series, based on books by Dawn Bentley, have found an enthusiastic audience with young children. The developer has recently added some new titles to this list; two are reviewed today.
Down with the Dinos | Touch and Go
Writing and Racing with Geronimo Stilton | Touch and Go
Not many mice can boast a series of books, graphic novels, and audiobooks, and a website and newspaper, unless of course, it's Geronimo Stilton. And now the prolific journalist/editor/adventurer has added an app to his oeuvre, brought to us via Scholastic.
Waterfalls, Geysers, & Turbines |Touch and Go
"In Stockholm, Sweden, researchers have found a way to create usable energy from the excess body heat generated by the quarter million commuters who pass through the city's train station every day." This fact and a look at our use of energy—yesterday and today—can be found in a new app from Kids Discover.
Barefoot World Atlas; Jack and the Beanstalk | App Reviews
New Informational apps and a well-known character take viewers on trips around the world and up a beanstalk.
This article was published in School Library Journal's April 2014 issue. Subscribe today and save up to 35% off the regular subscription rate.
'Love, the app' | Touch and Go
The winners of the 2014 Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award were recently announced; Gian Berto Vanni's 'Love, the app' took the top prize in the fiction category.
Maps, Globes, and a Few Lessons in Geography | Touch and Go
Join us for a look at some recent geography releases for early elementary to middle school students. The apps offer different approaches to the topic; together they cover both physical and human geography.
Nosy Crow's 'Jack and The Beanstalk' | Touch and Go
The award-winning British digital developer with a distinct approach to fairy tales has a new app, and it's something to crow about.
Best of Apps & Enhanced Books
This month's selection of apps take viewers on journeys: following threads of of invention across time, and to Shakespeare's works, in a presentation designed especially for students.
This article was published in School Library Journal's March 2014 issue. Subscribe today and save up to 35% off the regular subscription rate.
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! | Touch and Go
Once again it's time to raise a few balloons as we celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday (March 2) with a roundup of his stories and Seuss-inspired titles, released as apps within the past 12 months.
The Intergalactic Duo Is Back & Bowling | Touch and Go
Capturing kids' interest through games and badges is generally effective, but the trivia game 'Ansel and Clair: American Bowl' makes it clear that careful consideration must be given to both pacing and learning opportunities.
Axel's Chain Reaction | Touch and Go
'Axel's Chain Reaction,' an original story app written by Allison Pomenta and illustrated by Mónica Armiño, provides multiple avenues to explore in a classroom, including a nonfiction investigation on kinetic art. It will also serve character education programs.
Journeys of Invention | Touch and Go
Prepare to get lost in the latest Touch Press app, 'Journeys of Invention,' developed in association with London's Science Museum. Fourteen threads allow viewers to follow the creation of related technologies through time and cultures, and offer them some hands-on experiences with inventions ranging from a 17th-century microscope to a 20th-century encoder.
Best of Apps & Enhanced Books
This month's app selections are strong choices for home and school collections: two engaging productions for kids learning the alphabet, and an interactive introduction to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution and the debates that swirl around the document today.
This article was published in School Library Journal's February 2014 issue. Subscribe today and save up to 35% off the regular subscription rate.
Starting Shakespeare | Touch and Go
Plays by Shakespeare often send high school students running for the hills, turned off by the language and ultimately missing out on some of the world's greatest literary masterpieces. Is there a solution to this problem? Australia's national theater company, Bell Shakespeare, thinks so.
The Wagner Files | Touch and Go
"Blaring trumpets, rumbling timpani. Dramatic surges of volume followed by ominous moments of quiet. Nobody has ever accused German composer Richard Wagner of subtlety." "The Wagner Files,' a graphic novel, creates a vivid portrait of the 19th-century composer covering his music, and equally dramatic personal life and political activities from 1848 to his death in 1883.
Lessons from Aesop | Touch and Go
The 'Aesop for Children' for iOS from the Library of Congress provides a window for today's children into a past where the way a crow manages to get a drink from a bottle and the consequences of goats facing off on a narrow bridge prove instructive for real life.
A Bevy of Alphabet Apps | Touch and Go
Judging from the number of alphabet apps, it appears that every developer has created at least one. This week we look at five of them, each worthy of a child's attention.
History in the Making | Touch and Go
When it comes to nonfiction apps for middle grade students, Kids Discover has produced of high-quality products that make welcome additions to classroom collections. Read what Sara Lissa Paulson has to say about their 'Constitution.'
Out of Australia | Haunting Stories for Tweens and Teens
When asked about the name "Slap Happy Larry," Lynley Stace,the author, illustrator, and developer of haunting original digital stories commented, "In hindsight it's ridiculously ironic. Neither of us is 'slap happy,' we don't know a single 'Larry' between us, and our dark stories are not exactly 'happy!'"
SLJ's Top 10 Apps of 2013
It's a year-long process, but after watching hours upon hours of apps and debating their finer points, we have come up with "SLJ's Top Ten Apps 2013." Our list includes innovative works of stunning quality and depth, along with some familiar characters that host loads of engaging interactivity and game play.
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A huge sinkhole about 30 feet across opened up under a man's bedroom and swallowed him, taking all of the furniture too. Engineers said it is a complex collapse and is continuing to sink.
Jeff Bush, 37, was feared dead after the floor gave way Thursday night. As he screamed for help, his brother Jeremy Bush jumped into the hole to try to help, but couldn't see him and had to be rescued himself. With the earth still crumbling, a sheriff's deputy reached out his hand and pulled Jeremy Bush, 36, to safety.
"The floor was still giving in and the dirt was still going down, but I didn't care. I wanted to save my brother," Jeremy Bush said through tears Friday as he stood in a neighbor's yard. "But I just couldn't do nothing."
The only thing sticking out of the hole was a small corner of a bed's box spring. Cables from a television led down into the hole, but the TV set, along with a dresser, was nowhere to be seen. Officials lowered equipment into the sinkhole but didn't see any sign of life.
"If there was any way possible that they would have rescued this individual, they would have," said Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill.
Jeremy Bush said it took him only seconds to get to his brother's room about 11 p.m. Thursday. He had just knocked on his brother's bedroom door, telling him they weren't working Friday. The brothers were employed by the Transportation Department and picked up trash along interstates and roads.
"I went in my bedroom, heard a loud crash, ran in that direction," he said. "I was getting ready to run into the room and I almost fell into the hole. I jumped into the hole and started digging [for him]. I started screaming for him."
Engineers worked to determine the size of the sinkhole. At the surface, officials estimated it was about 30 feet across. Below the surface, officials believed it was 100 feet wide. Engineers will resume their work near the house Saturday morning.
The state is especially prone to sinkholes because underneath the ground is limestone, a porous rock that easily dissolves in water, sometimes forming a hole in the earth. From the outside of the small, sky blue house, nothing appeared wrong. There wear no cracks and the only sign something was amiss was the yellow caution tape circling the house. There were six people at the home when it collapsed, including Jeremy Bush's wife and his 2-year-old daughter.
"It was something you would see in a movie. You wouldn't, in your wildest dreams, you wouldn't think anything like that could happen, especially here," he said. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputy Douglas Duvall rescued Jeremy Bush. "I reached down and was able to actually able to get him by his hand and pull him out of the hole. The hole was collapsing. At that time, we left the house," Duvall said.
Sheriff's office spokesman Larry McKinnon said authorities asked sinkhole and engineering experts to help with the recovery effort, and they were using equipment to see if the ground can support the weight of heavy machinery that was needed.
"We put engineering equipment into the sinkhole and didn't see anything compatible with life," Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokeswoman Jessica Damico said. "The entire house is on the sinkhole."
Neighbors on both sides of the home have been evacuated. Meanwhile, the Brandon Foundation's Angel Team is working to assist the family involved.
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Caught in the morning, delicate, sweet, red prawns from Soller; briefly cooked in high temperature oven with local olive oil and sea salt. Very similar to prawns served at Quique Dacosta in Denia. Must be the same or similar species.
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Rice with lobster at Ex Xarcu (Cala Porroig, Sant Josep, 07839 Ibiza,Spain; tel. +34971 18 78 67 ).
Scraping the burnt and crispy rice from the edges of the pan is an important part of the whole pleasure. Some of the most memorable gastronomic experiences in my life have nothing to do with Michelin stars and dining on a beach at Es Xarcu is definitely one of those experiences.
Sushi gods have have been particularly gracious to the Parisians recently. We have 3 Michelin star chef from Tokyo Toru Okuda, who last autumn opened a kaiseki restaurant near Champs Elysees (the omakase meal also includes a sushi course), we have Jin, high end sushi shop run by a young chef from Sapporo Takuya Watanabe, and just one and a half month ago, Ginza Onodera (18 Rue du Louvre, 75001 Paris,tel. +33 1 40 20 09 30 ), another quality sushi-ya has been opened in Paris.
Gerald Passédat comes from old restaurateurs family in Marseille. His 3 Michelin starred restaurant Le Petit Nice Passédat has been frequented by seafood fanatics for decades and has become a symbol of high end Marseillaise cuisine. Of course, there you will find the famous bouillabaisse, fish stew once eaten by poor fishermen, but what I like most at Le Petit Nice Passédat is the variety of Mediterranean fish used and the exquisite way it is prepared. I haven't had such wonderful bonito sashimi since the last time I visited Japan. The sea bass cooked according to Gerald's grandmother Lucie recipe was delicate and juicy, so as the sea bream with fennel juice and tarragon. Click on "continue reading" to sea the full meal.
Brie with truffles
Summer is not really the season to make cheeses with black truffles, but one shop in Saint Tropez does it right no matter if it's hot or cold outside. The tiny fromagerie behind the fish market produces one of the best brie cheeses with black truffles I've ever had and is a must go for any cheese lover.
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Meet Europe's New Fascists
Hungary's far-right activists used to rally in the streets. Now they're in parliament, where their party, Jobbik, is stoking hatred of Jews and Roma.
Márton Gyöngyösi, a member of the Hungarian parliament, does not look the least bit like a neo-Nazi. That may be the most frightening thing about him.
Born in 1977 to a globetrotting trade-official father, Gyöngyösi spent his formative years in places as diverse as Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan, and India. He received a degree in economics and political science from Trinity College, Dublin, and went on to a successful career as a corporate accountant, working for firms like KPMG and Ernst & Young. But in 2006, he quit accounting to join Jobbik, "The Movement for a Better Hungary." Founded in 2003, the far-right, nationalist party is now one of the most powerful political forces in the country.
While Gyöngyösi opts for well-cut suits over the leather jackets typical of Hungary's neo-Nazis, he has the unfortunate habit of sounding like one. In a February interview with London's Jewish Chronicle, Gyöngyösi asked whether Jews "have the right to talk about what happened during the Second World War," given Israel's "Nazi system." Discussions about the forced transportation of over 400,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz unnerves him: "Me, should I say sorry for this when 70 years later, I am still reminded on the hour, every hour about it? Let's get over it, for Christ's sake. I find this question outrageous," he told the paper. "It has become a fantastic business to jiggle around with the numbers" of dead Jews. Holocaust survivors and their descendants who seek restitution for stolen property also grate. "This money-searching is playing with fire in Hungary," he said. The comments only added to the growing sense of unease felt by Hungary's 100,000 Jews.
A week after the dust-up, Gyöngyösi told me that the quotes printed in the Jewish Chronicle were "taken out of context" and "completely manipulated." And when I sat across from him in his Budapest office overlooking the icy Danube, I didn't see this side of Jobbik's foreign-affairs spokesman. He was gracious and didn't betray a trace of anger or resentment. But his distinguished pedigree and flawless English make his words—the sort of thing one would expect to hear from a half-literate skinhead—all the more chilling. Meet Márton Gyöngyösi, the clean-cut, savvy face of 21st-century European fascism currently on the rise in Hungary.
Last Thursday, Jobbik MP Zsolt Baráth delivered a five-minute speech from the floor of parliament commemorating a blood libel that took place 130 years ago. Several days before Passover in 1882, a young girl was murdered in the Hungarian village of Tiszaeszlár, and the local Jewish community was blamed. A group of 15 accused Jews were eventually acquitted in a court trial, but the murder victim, Eszter Solymosi, has since become a martyr figure for the Hungarian right. A memorial constructed in her honor several years ago is a pilgrimage spot for Jobbik members and other far-right activists. "As we can see, there is no clear explanation, we do not know what happened to Eszter," Baráth said. "Nevertheless, there is one point common to the known variants: The Jewry and the leadership of the country were severely implicated in the case."
This was hardly the worst outburst by a Jobbik figure; that honor would probably go to European Parliament Member Krisztina Morvai, who, in a 2009 Internet posting, wrote, "I would be greatly pleased if those who call themselves proud Hungarian Jews played in their leisure with their tiny circumcised dicks, instead of besmirching me. Your kind of people are used to seeing all of our kind of people stand to attention and adjust to you every time you fart. Would you kindly acknowledge this is now OVER. We have raised our head up high and we shall no longer tolerate your kind of terror. We shall take back our country."
Jobbik leaders deny that they are a fascist movement. "We are not communists, fascists, or National Socialists," Gabor Vona, the party's 33-year-old leader, declared in a speech to several thousand Jobbik supporters this winter. "But—and this is important for everyone to understand very clearly—we are also not democrats." (In his spare time, Vona founded Magyar Garda, or Hungarian Guard, a paramilitary organization whose members would strut around Budapest wearing fascist insignia condemning "Gypsy Crime" and demanding segregation. The Guard was officially banned by the country's constitutional court in 2009, but it is not uncommon to still see Jobbik members dress in fascist regalia for public displays.)
The party's rejection of democracy at home has translated into an affinity for authoritarians abroad. Prominently displayed on Gyöngyösi's bookshelf is a "Twinning Agreement" between Tiszavasvári, a small town in eastern Hungary, and the sister city of Ardabil in Iran. Last January, after a Jobbik candidate won the mayoralty, Gyöngyösi and Vona paid a visit to Tiszavasvári with the Iranian ambassador to Hungary. Since then, Jobbik has taken a particular interest in Iran. In 2008, Vona said that representatives from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard should monitor Hungary's 2010 parliamentary election to protect against any irregularities.
The Islamic Republic might seem like a strange ally for a group that describes itself as a "radically patriotic Christian party." But given Jobbik's virulently anti-Europe rhetoric, anti-Western worldview, and undisguised anti-Semitism, it's not hard to see why the party has embraced the mullahs.
Jobbik's turn eastward also has roots in a cultural philosophy known as "Turanism," a pan-Turkic ideology emphasizing the alleged origins of Hungarians among the peoples of the Central Asian steppes. Ferenc Szalasi, the leader of Hungary's wartime fascist Arrow Cross party, espoused the existence of a "Turanian-Hungarian" race. One of the unspoken functions of Turanism is to emphasize the racial peculiarity of Hungarians and thereby establish Hungary as a country in which the Jews and the Roma have no place. While the Communists suppressed Turanism, since it challenged their own claims to universal brotherhood, the Hungarian far right, with Jobbik in the forefront, has revived it. Jobbik leader Vona has declared that "an alliance based and developed on the principles of Turanism instead of the Euro-Atlantic alliance would be more effective in serving the needs and interests of our nation."
Jobbik, Gyöngyösi told me, rejects the Western "neoliberal" order, describing the European Union as "a collapsing union." The party's rejection of the "Euro-Atlanticist foreign policy" is based on more than just disgust for the supranational structures of the E.U. bureaucracy, the euro-zone crisis, and the perceived decadence of the post-Christian West; it has a deeper, atavistic basis. In a discourse citing Samuel Huntington and Carl Jung, Gyöngyösi explained how Hungarians have a "double identity," Western and Eastern, owing to the influence of 13th-century Mongol invaders and the 150-year-long Ottoman conquest that commenced in the 16th century. These are not just matters of historical curiosity, they are present in a "very living culture" revealed in the Hungarian language, folk dancing, and mythology. It can also be traced genetically. There are three groups, Gyöngyösi told me, into which Europeans can be racially divided: "Germanic, Latin, and the Slavic. We are neither. If you look at the Hungarian faces they are very different from the Latin, Slavic, Germanic." Given this account of what constitutes a true Hungarian, it's difficult to see where the Jews and Roma fit in.
Jobbik came to the fore two years ago this month, when, after eight years of unpopular socialist government, Hungarian voters elected Viktor Orban's nationalist, conservative Fidesz party to power with an unprecedented two-thirds majority of seats in parliament. Jobbik stunned Europe when it won 17 percent of the vote, becoming the country's third-largest political party. The relationship between Fidesz and Jobbik is complicated—Jobbik is not a formal member of the ruling coalition—and yet, Fidesz leaders play a dangerous game by trying to appeal to their constituents without going too far.
The Orban government has set out on a course of rapid and thorough change, passing over 350 laws since coming to power. Orban's critics allege he has set about to undo the country's democracy by purging the civil service and filling it with party loyalists, establishing a media authority that threatens press freedom, eroding checks and balances, robbing the judiciary of its independence, and introducing a new constitution without sufficiently consulting the opposition or the country at large. Among other changes, the new constitution proclaims Hungary to be a Christian nation, defines life as beginning at conception, and stipulates that marriage is between a man and a woman.
Talking Nukes With Iran
The world powers will try to persuade Iran to halt its nuclear program in talks set for this weekend. A look at what to expect from the Istanbul confab.


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The stunning beauty of East Africa's steamy rainforests and sprawling savanna is a breathtaking backdrop for an adventure into the habitat of the magnificent gorillas and majestic rhinos.
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Take a family trip to the zoo - or better yet, see iconic animals up close and in the wild on this astounding adventure through colourful East Africa. Embark on a safari through Kenya and Tanzania where the grassy Serengeti plains offer the chance to spot the Big Five: lions, elephants, rhinos, buffalo and leopards.
Encounter fascinating cultures, iconic wildlife and beautiful scenery on this enthralling journey across northern Kenya and into Ethiopia.
Travel from Nairobi to Africa's second tallest mountain and ascend to the heights of Mt Kenya's Point Lenana (4,985 m/16,355 ft). Hike through rosewood and bamboo forests, cross high altitude moorland covered with lobelia and senecio plants, see stunning views of the Burguret Valley, ascend to Hausberg Col, witness rare animals and spend nights in atmospheric cliffside camps.
The wonders of Kenya and Tanzania unfold before you on this incredible overland adventure, which goes deep into the heartland of the Maasai tribespeople and the finest game parks in eastern Africa.
Visit Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar on a trip that embraces the best of East Africa. Absorb the full spectrum of colours, smells and sounds on this brilliant adventure. From the vibrant red robes of the Maasai to the emerald-green mountains of Tanzania and the luminous golden glow of a Serengeti sunset, Africa is bursting with enticing sights and enriching experiences.
Travel to Kenya and explore the Masai Mara with an expert guide. Take a guided walk to visit a Maasai homestead, and spot Africa's famed wildlife from safari vehicles through the reserve. Camp in a tented lodge and be lulled to sleep by the sounds of Africa. This is a great short break for those with limited time and looking for a real African experience.
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Experience the wild wonders of Kenya and Tanzania on this trip that delivers adventure and comfort in equal measures. Travel through these welcoming nations, past stunning scenery, tiny farming villages and modern cities abuzz with activity.
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Time to Move to Canada
An Ottawa Federal Court has denied the Canandian Recording Industry's (CRIA's) demand for the names of alleged music sharers, on grounds that remind us why diversity in copyright laws is a good thing: Canada's got this one right.
The court ruled that plaintiffs had not shown that they had the right targets or that their targets infringed copyright (they failed to "establish a prima facie case against the unknown alleged wrongdoer").
- Downloading a song for personal use does not amount to infringement
- Placing personal copies into a shared directory is not "distributing" or "authorizing the reproduction" of sound recordings
- There was no evidence of knowledge, necessary to secondary infringement liability
Congrats to the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, whose intervention helped the court get there.
The court "cannot see a real difference between a library that places a photocopy machine in a room full of copyrighted material and a computer user that places a personal copy on a shared directory linked to a P2P service." The court also held that the CRIA had delayed its requests too long, presented too little evidence of methods for tracking users, and would have to reimburse ISPs if it were ever permitted discovery.


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Today on NPR's Tell Me More with Michel Martin, Pitt Law Professor David Harris will offer commentary on the closing arguments in the federal class action trial involving New York City's stop-and-frisk policy. The trial has been going on for two months in Manhattan.
Plaintiffs in Floyd v. City of New York claim the New York Police Department, its supervisors and its union pressured police officers to stop, question and frisk hundreds of thousands of people each year, even establishing quotas. They argue that 88 percent of the stops involved blacks and Hispanics, mostly men, and were in fact a form of racial profiling.
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Made from 100% Cannonau grown in the Costera vineyard. In order to achieve greater color extraction and flavor concentration, the juice is macerated with the skins for 12-15 days, with soft but frequent pump-overs. The wine is aged in French barriques for six to eight months prior to bottling.
The full bouquet of sweet black cherry, pepper, and licorice is typical of the Cannonau grape. Warm and full bodied on the palate with excellent texture, ripe fruit flavors and pleasant tannins, Costera is an excellent food wine that is best enjoyed with roast beef with herbs, filet mignon, stews and sharp cheeses.
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The Republican resistance to the 2010 health care law will take another twist this month when the House debates an unprecedented lawsuit against President Obama.
The authorization for the lawsuit, which does not need Senate approval, charges that the president's "unilateral actions" on the health care law went beyond his executive authority.
Speaker John Boehner cited the president's decision to delay an employer mandate, among various other changes the administration made when implementing the Affordable Care Act.
"That's not the way our system of government was designed to work," Boehner said. "No president should have the power to make laws on his or her own."
The GOP has been complaining for years that Obama has overstepped his executive authority to make changes to laws, create new regulations and conduct important foreign policy operations without consulting Congress. Aides say the lawsuit has been in the works for months.
Republicans had considered including a half-dozen executive actions in the lawsuit. These included not only Obama's changes to the health care law, but also his decision in May to release five members of the Taliban from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
The GOP also believes Obama exceeded his executive authority in 2009 when he issued waivers to some states to exempt their school systems from unpopular provisions of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law as long as they implemented new measurement standards.
And every Republican and some Democrats oppose carbon emission regulations put in place by the Obama administration that threaten to decimate the coal industry and raise energy prices. Obama made the decision to act unilaterally on reducing carbon emissions after Congress failed to pass a sweeping energy reform bill in 2010.
In recent weeks, Republicans had also zeroed in on the president's 2012 decision to change by executive signature the nation's deportation policy so that people who arrived here illegally as children could remain in the United States for two years.
Many in the GOP blamed this program, called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, for the flood of unaccompanied minors crossing from Mexico into Texas.
Boehner told reporters this week that Obama's executive actions on immigration would be included in the court case, though he did not specifically say whether or not that included the deferred deportation program.
Some Republicans support the idea of allowing people who arrived legally as children to remain in the United States, including outgoing Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. But they wanted to make the change only if it were accompanied by stronger border security.
But only the employer mandate waiver made it into the lawsuit. In July 2013, Obama announced he would delay the employer mandate until 2015, a move critics say was made to dodge the 2014 election year.
Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said the list was reduced to the employer mandate in order to improve the strength of the case.
"There are many examples of executive overreach by the president, but his actions on the health care law are the ones that give the House the best chance of success in the courts," Steel told the Washington Examiner.
The law requires employers with 50 or more workers to provide health insurance. The administration said it made the move to allow time to improve reporting requirements that businesses said were too burdensome.
The House is expected to vote on the resolution authorizing the lawsuit as early as next week.
Obama doesn't top the list of presidents who have used executive actions. In fact, he ranks below both Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. But Obama's use of executive authority has been far more significant and wide ranging, critics say.
"I do not view President Obama as a dictator," liberal legal scholar and Obama supporter Jonathan Turley said during recent congressional testimony. "But I do view him as a danger in his aggregation of executive power."
Democrats are building a case that Obama's executive actions are no worse than moves made by his Republican predecessor.
George W. Bush mostly avoided wide-ranging or controversial executive actions, but he made generous use of signing statements, which, according to the Library of Congress, allow "interpretation of the meaning of the law's language; asserting objections to certain provisions of the law on constitutional grounds; and stating the President's intent regarding how the President intends to execute, or carry out, the law, including giving guidance to executive branch personnel."
Bush used signing statements to circumvent a law banning torture of prisoners as well as congressional reporting requirements mandated as part of a major terrorism surveillance law.
A study by an American Bar Association task force concluded that Bush had used signing statements more than all previous presidents combined.
"Speaker Boehner and House Republicans are claiming an abuse of the same executive powers they so strongly supported for President George W. Bush," Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill said. "Executive orders that President Obama has used less frequently than all but one of the other presidents since World War II."


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Anyone who watches TV crime dramas knows that law enforcement agencies track people through their cellphones.
But what the American Civil Liberties Union found out about how widespread such surveillance is by local police and sheriff's departments is still eye-opening.
Even more alarming, only a few agencies nationwide reported that they bother obtaining warrants based on probable cause before tracking someone's cellphone. The ACLU's position is clear: "That is what is necessary to protect Americans' privacy, and it is also what is required under the Constitution."
Based on its findings, it's difficult to argue that point. It should be plain, but apparently needs to be stated: Not every person is a potential suspect and authorities shouldn't be able to determine by themselves, without any oversight, that cellphone tracing is justified or necessary.
To pierce the secrecy shrouding the practice, 35 ACLU affiliates across the country filed more than 380 Freedom of Information Act requests last August with local law enforcement agencies, including more than 50 in California.
The ACLU of Northern California asked 20 agencies including the Davis and Sacramento police departments and the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department for their policies, procedures and other information.
To its credit, the Sacramento Police Department was the most transparent.
It said it almost always seeks court orders or search warrants for tracking cellphones. According to figures it released, tracking was used 177 times between 2005 and 2010 rising from 14 in 2005 to 51 in 2010.
To their discredit, Davis police and the Sacramento sheriff were far less forthcoming. Davis police insisted it did not have much of the information requested, while the Sheriff's Department repeatedly denied the requested information, citing public safety exemptions to the public records law.
Nationwide, while about 200 agencies responded to the ACLU, nearly half the agencies rebuffed the information requests. That's a shame. At the very least, police and sheriff's departments should be willing and able to tell the public the general parameters of what they do, without jeopardizing their investigative techniques.
Somehow, law enforcement officials are much more willing to talk about how cellphone tracing is a powerful tool to locate fugitives, as well as in child abductions, drug investigations and other cases.
In January, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that police violated constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure by planting a Global Positioning System device on a suspect's vehicle for an extensive period without a warrant. But by a 5-4 split, the high court declined to go further, for instance, by placing any limits on GPS tracking of cellphones.
Lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., don't have to wait for justices to act.
The ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation are co-sponsoring a measure to require that California law agencies obtain a probable-cause warrant before they can get location information from cellphones and other devices. Sen. Mark Leno, a San Francisco Democrat, will carry Senate Bill 1434.
Bills with similar goals are pending in both the U.S. House (H.R. 2168 introduced by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican) and Senate (S. 1212 by Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat). Those bills have languished since being introduced last June.
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Immigration Policy Update: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
August 16, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
On August 15, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting requests for deferred action from certain young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. On August 14, USCIS posted the latest guidance and forms related to the program, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Included in the updated information was further refinement of the educational requirements. All of the latest information is posted on the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov/childhoodarrivals. The relevant forms, three in total, are also available on the USCIS Web site, and they are:
- Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
- Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.
- Form I-765 Worksheet.
Form I-821D is accompanied by nine pages of instructions, which among other things describes the type of documentation needed to prove eligibility. The instruction form addresses the issue of confidentiality, stating that,
Information provided in this request is protected from disclosure to ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for the purposes of immigration enforcement proceedings unless the requestor meets the criteria for issuance of a Notice to Appear or a referral to ICE under the criteria set forth in USCIS's Notice to Appear guidance (www.uscis.gov/NTA). The information may be shared with national security and law enforcement agencies, including ICE and CBP, for purposes other than removal….
The confidentiality provision also covers family members and guardians.
Form I-765 and Form I-765 Worksheet for employment authorization must accompany form I-821D, and the total fee is $465, including the cost of biometrics.
Information about the forms and links to the forms can be found on this page of the USCIS Web site.
Once forms and fee are received by USCIS, the agency will send a receipt notice and will send notice for a biometrics appointment at a USCIS Application Support Center. Processing will take several months, depending on how many individuals request deferred action.
Overwhelming Interest on Day One
Early indications are that there is very high interest in the program. Around the country, several DREAM Relief Day group processing and information workshops attracted hundreds to thousands of young immigrants on the first day USCIS started accepting requests. In Chicago, the number of people who showed up for assistance, estimated at 13,000, was far more than could be accommodated in an event organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and long-time DREAM Act champion, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL). More than 1,000 young people packed into a church in New York, to attend a free legal clinic organized by the New York Immigration Coalition. Hundreds also showed up for events in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other cities.
On the Hill, the Same Old Gripes
While there was a celebratory mood across the country with so many young people being given the prospect of relief from deportation, on Capitol Hill it was politics as usual. Two immigration hardliners in Congress, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), sent a letter to DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano expressing their concern about the potential for fraud in the program. In their letter, they wrote that "the administration plans to press the replay button for the large-scale fraud from the 1986 amnesty," comparing this program to the Special Agricultural Workers program that was part of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA).
It shouldn't be news to these gentlemen, considering they are the highest-ranking Republicans on the Committees with oversight over the immigration agency, that a lot has changed since 1986. When IRCA was implemented, the immigration agency was largely paper-based. It was long before the era of instantaneous checks with multiple federal criminal and national security databases. The Immigration and Naturalization Service did not have an entire anti-fraud directorate, as does USCIS. Perhaps Mr. Smith and Mr. Grassley should take a tour?
How you can get involved.
Volunteer. Over the course of the next few months, hundreds of thousands of immigrant youth will be requesting consideration for deferred action. Informational and application workshops are being organized around the country to help potential beneficiaries determine their eligibility and to assist them in filling out forms and organizing their documentation. Community organizations hosting these events will need volunteers. You can find a list of events taking place around the country on a Web site dedicated to deferred action, "Own the Dream."
Donate. The total filing fee is $465, and USCIS has said it will waive that fee only in very limited circumstances. The agency will try to recover its costs for doing the background checks and other work that are part of this benefit via the filing fee, and critics of the program will use any cost to the taxpayer as another line of attack against the program. The Public Interest Fund, a public charity, has set up the Fund for DREAMers, a national fundraising effort to support young people who are applying for deferred action. Individuals are encouraged to donate, and you can make a donation online here. You can find out more about the Fund for DREAMers here.
Learn More. The National Immigration Forum has collected links to government and colleague organization resources pertaining to deferred action for childhood arrivals. From that page you can learn more about the program, the requirements, who are the potential beneficiaries and where they reside, and why the program will benefit the country as a whole. CLICK HERE to go to our resource page.


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All the ingredients were the same. Same mom. Same dad. Same uterus. Same monoamniotic sac. Same DNA.
Yet, before the twin boys were born, doctors discovered they were not quite as identical as their DNA revealed.
One boy had just one lung and a small stomach. The other had normal anatomy.
Pregnant with at least one baby with a known birth defect, Kim and husband Will, from East Windsor, NJ, were referred to CHOP.
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Parents Kim and Will hold their twins Donald and Zachary for a family portrait at the 15th Annual Fetal Family Reunion. Donald was born with only one lung. For more photos from the reunion, see our slide show.
At 28 weeks gestation, Kim was admitted to the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit at CHOP so she and the babies could be monitored more closely. She stayed in a comfortable single room, where her husband could spend the night and both of their families could visit.
"For six weeks the nurses and doctors in the SDU were our extended family," Kim said.
The couple and their two cherub-like babies attended the 15th Annual Fetal Family Reunion at the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at CHOP on June 26.
Looking at Donald and Zachary, both chubby 7-month-olds with dark hair and wide brown eyes, most people could not tell which child had a birth defect.
"We say Donald was our little troublemaker and Zachary was along for the ride," said Kim as she smiled and caressed Donald's face. Donald rewarded her with a smile that lit up his eyes as well as his mouth. Meanwhile, Will rubbed Zachary's foot, producing a smile from the other twin in the double stroller.
Though Donald was born with only one lung, doctors expect him to have 70 percent of normal lung capacity once he's fully grown, Kim said. "His one lung compensated for the other one that's missing and grew larger," Will added.
"Doctors tell us Donald will be able to run and jump and play the same as other children," Kim said.
"He won't be a distance runner, but he will be able to do sprints," Will added.
Donald also has a gastric tube for nutrition. The couple says his small stomach will be stretched over time as he continues to grow.
"We came to the reunion to say hi to everyone," Will said. "We spent so much time with them when Kim was pregnant."
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Now that health care and financial reforms are in the works, it's time to shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
By Lauren Tara LaCapra, TheStreet
Now that other major agenda items are on the road to passage, the Obama administration has set its sights on the two big, gaping holes in America's balance sheet: Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE).
Though the mortgage-finance giants stand to vaporize more taxpayer funds than any other bailed-out company, and are hugely important to economic policy goals, little has been said about Fannie and Freddie's future so far.
On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spoke in broad terms about the plan to address Fannie and Freddie before the House Financial Services Committee. The plan appears to be for another hybrid public-private entity, but one whose government support is explicit, with risk priced more "appropriately" than it has been for decades.
"The housing finance system clearly cannot continue to operate as it has in the past," said Geithner, promising "stronger regulation, more effective consumer protections and a clearer role of government with less risk borne by the American taxpayer."
He also indicated that "guarantees or support" will be provided, but in a more explicit form than in the past. "There will be no ambiguity over the status or allowable activities of any private entity which enjoys any benefits or protections from the government."
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Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who chairs the committee, put the item on its agenda to push President Barack Obama's team to act. Frank is arguably the lawmaker most familiar with Fannie and Freddie -- and among those who pushed the firms into subprime -- but has been equally vague about what Fannie and Freddie ought to become, other than to say their current form ought to be abolished.
Sketching a definitive plan for Fannie and Freddie may not affect the stock market much, although their shares may become more volatile. However, it will affect mortgage rates, credit spreads, housing policy and bond markets.
The Bush administration is still widely criticized for mistakes in handling Fannie and Freddie, especially for rendering their preferred shares worthless when placing the firms into conservatorship. That created holes in the balance sheets of banks across the country. Regulators had advised them for years to hold those securities as safe, cash-like capital instruments.
The Obama administration has the advantage of taking the opposite tack: Patience and careful deliberation, rather than hasty decision-making. Postponing a decision has also allowed the government to use Fannie and Freddie as tools to repair the housing market and push banks into actions they might not otherwise take.
Because of their enormous scale, Fannie and Freddie have been able to send mortgage rates to historic lows, and prod banks to forestall foreclosures and modify mortgage terms. They have also been combing through vintage securities, forcing big banks like Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) to take back souring loans, whose shoddy underwriting standards were misrepresented.
"Private capital has not yet returned to provide the amount of funding that would be needed to allow families to get a mortgage to buy a new home or to sensibly refinance the house they already live in," Geithner said on Tuesday.
The policy initiative has been intended to support the mortgage market -- both homeowners and participating financial firms. Banks have made a killing on fees from the refinancing wave, and are arguably better off sharing housing losses with the government and borrowers, rather than facing additional years of default. Yet, after 18 months and nearly $130 billion worth of bailout funds to date, it's unlikely that new plans for Fannie and Freddie will be a gift to the financial industry, given the political climate and the Obama administration's goals.
Broadly speaking, there are three potential options.
Privatize Fannie and Freddie entirely, with no government guarantees or support for their activity, a policy that conservatives strongly support. They may also become some kind of nationalized entities that provide explicit support to the mortgage market, rather than implied guarantees in their current structure. This would allow the government to support home purchases for low-income, minority and other disadvantaged Americans, something liberals prefer. Finally, they may remain a quasi-public hybrid with explicit guarantees, which share risk and rewards with shareholders. This is the plan that the industry prefers.
On Tuesday, Geithner provided some indication of which way the government is leaning. But there's sure to be partisan bickering before any kind of bill reaches the floor of either chamber of Congress.
"We agree Fannie and Freddie should be replaced," Frank told the Wall Street Journal ahead of the hearing. "Until you've decided what to replace them with, it would be a mistake to abolish them.''
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