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Your dreams of flying on a private plane can come true! See the best of the East Coast – including Niagara Falls and Washington DC – in affordable luxury on this six-day, small-group tour from New York City. With transportation on a private charter plane, you will have more time to visit the attractions in these must-see East Coast destinations, while spending an average of three hours total in the private plane. Whilst in the air you will be served with refreshments by your in-flight host and your luggage will be transported directly from the plane to your overnight hotel in true VIP style!
You will see the historical destinations and beautiful natural features that make up the northeastern United States and southeastern Ontario – Niagara Falls; Toronto, Canada; Washington DC; Mount Vernon, Virginia; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Hershey, Pennsylvania – over the course of six days. On a traditional bus tour, you would spend an average of 22 hours of your vacation time on board a bus and see fewer destinations, but on this private plane tour, not only do you save time, but you will see more sights. The crew is passionate about giving you the vacation of a lifetime so you can make precious memories and have incredible experiences.
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- Niagara Falls: Maid of the Mist, White Water Walk, Journey Behind the Falls, Niagara's Fury
- Toronto: Sightseeing Tour, CN Tower
- Washington DC: Sightseeing Tour, Mount Vernon, National Museum of American History, National Air and Space Museum
- Lancaster, PA: Farmland Tour, Jacob's Choice, Amish Country Homestead and Schoolroom
- Hershey, PA: Hershey Chocolate Factory
- 5 nights accommodation
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- Transportation to departure point in New York City
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- Each guest is allowed one suitcase weighing no more than 30lb (13.6kg) and one personal item not to exceed the size of a laptop bag on medium-sized purse. Excess luggage will be checked and stored for convenience
- U.S and Canadian Citizens: Must bring a government issued photo ID and proof of citizenship (U.S birth certificate or naturalization certificate) or a passport for re-entry to the United States. Children, ages 18 and under only require a birth certificate. Non-U.S. Citizens: Either a Passport, I-94, Multiple Entry Visa or Resident Alien Card is required for re-entry to the United States
- Planes and buses are collapsible wheelchair accessible, however the driver is unable to assist passengers boarding and disembarking due to insurance regulations. The Tour Operator is also not able to guarantee that every attraction will be able to accommodate wheelchairs. In the event an attraction is not permitted to accommodate your wheelchair, the tour operator is not able to offer a refund for the attraction.
- Please note: when booking for triple and quadruple occupancy, at least 2 paying adults must be traveling with children otherwise child will be charged at adult rate
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Itinerary:DAY ONE
New York - Niagara Falls
On day one, you'll depart the New York City area in your private plane for Niagara Falls, enjoying breakfast on the plane. Cross the famed Rainbow Bridge from the US into Canada, and then it's time to explore spectacular Niagara Falls. You'll "Walk on White Water," which takes you to the edge of one of the world's wildest stretches of whitewater, where you'll see how the Great Gorge was created. You'll also take a ride on the famous Maid of the Mist boat, then enjoy lunch and sightseeing at your leisure in Niagara Parks.
You will then have the opportunity to experience the scenic tunnels at Journey Behind the Falls, so grab a waterproof camera and hold on tightly to your free souvenir poncho as you walk the scenic tunnels in the heart of this natural wonder! Next up is Niagara's Fury, a 4-D experience where you will feel the full wrath of Mother Nature as water sprays and snow falls. Then, watch the IMAX film Legends and Daredevils and tour the Daredevil Museum. At the end of day one, you will check in to your hotel, have dinner (casual attire) and relax.
Overnight: Sheraton on the Falls
Niagara Falls - Toronto - Niagara-on-the-Lake - Niagara Falls
Day two begins with breakfast at the hotel and a coach ride to Toronto, where you will visit the internationally-recognized CN Tower before taking a two-hour guided sightseeing tour of Toronto. Learn about this culturally diverse city with its colorful neighborhoods and ethic microcosms such as Greektown, Portugal Village and Little India. At the end of the city tour, you may have lunch at your leisure and shop the Toronto shopping mall.
Day two will end with dinner (casual attire) and another overnight stay in Niagara at the same hotel.
Overnight: Sheraton on the Falls
Niagara Falls - Washington DC
On day three, you will enjoy breakfast at your hotel and depart by private plane to Washington DC. You'll explore serene Arlington Cemetery, with its perpetual flame and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Then, visit Union Station one of the city's busiest and best-known places. Architecturally stunning, this national treasure is home to more than 100 restaurants, shops and boutiques. Next up, get your cameras ready for a guided sightseeing trip of Washington DC's most iconic and historical monuments and sites. Admire the elegance and simplicity of the Washington Monument, view the impressive Capitol Building, the White house and more.
Finish day three checking into your hotel, have dinner (casual attire) and relax.
Overnight: Hilton Washington
Mount Vernon - Washington DC
You will start day four with breakfast at your hotel and transfer by coach to the Potomac River. You will receive an escorted tour of Mount Vernon, which is a National Historic Landmark. Lunch in Mount Vernon will be at your leisure and then you will head back to Washington DC to explore the world renown Smithsonian Museums. Visit the National Museum of American History or the National Air and Space Museum, the choices are endless and all yours. You'll have plenty of free time to customize your museum experience. You will then head back to your hotel to get ready for dinner and relaxing.
Overnight: Hilton Washington
Lancaster - Harrisburg - Washington DC
Day five begins with breakfast at your hotel before you depart by private plane for Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg was a city that held an important role in American history during periods like the American Civil War and Industrial Revolution. From there, you'll head to Lancaster, Pennslyvania for an unforgettable Amish experience. Enjoy a farmland tour with a local expert Amish guide, and learn about the culture and heritage of the Amish as you visit the Amish Country Homestead and Schoolroom. You will enjoy a screening of the Jacob's Choice movie experience, an emotional story of an Old Order Amish family struggling to cope with modernization while preserving community. Day five will conclude with a traditional Amish Farm Feast Dining Experience (casual attire) - a perfect way to enjoy your final evening of the tour!
Overnight: Doubletree Resort at Willow Valley
Harrisburg - New York City
Day six starts with breakfast at the hotel and depart via coach to quaint the community of Hershey. You will visit Hershey's Chocolate World to savor the sweet smell of chocolate and be treated to an exclusive chocolate tasting to end your vacation experience on a sweet note. From there, you will then depart by coach for the airport and fly on your private plane back to New York City.
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I contacted www.canyonrides.com and booked a half-day North Rim mule ride. As it turned out, a half-day was plenty. It was not particulary strenuous, but at the end of the trip, you are pleasantly tired. We descended halfway into the Canyon, often seeming to teeter precariously on the edge of a trail that seemed awfully narrow from atop the sure-footed mule. The scenery was beautiful and the guides were excellent, informative and entertaining. Bring your camera and video camera, and a bandana to keep the dust out of your nose and mouth. You may look like a bandit, but you will be glad later when everybody else is still blowing out red dust the next day. You get a "Master muleteer" certificate at the end of your journey to go along with your sole backside - plan a long, hot bath at the end of the day.
Highly recommended - an experience that you will tell your grandkids about. Affordable, easy to make a reservation, and not too hard for kids or adventurous older travelers. Be warned, there is a 200 pound weight limit!
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Recently I've been thinking about my ability (or inability) to connect with what my body has become over the past year. After fighting with my chronic illness and growing used to constantly losing weight and being weak/pale, I found myself fighting a new battle: depression. The combination of being in a tumultuous relationship I didn't know how to get out of mixed with the eventual break up and then the suicide of one of my friends led to me dealing with a hell of a lot of issues. I spent most of the fall semester lying in my bed with the lights off and watching mindless television or staring into space. I also found solace in my friend, Rum. I drank. A lot. Not enough to be considered alcoholic, but enough to realize it wasn't healthy. Yet, Rum got rid of my headaches and sadness. I'd mix it with coke and my night would be fine. I'd justify it by saying I only had one year of undergrad left and I should embrace the college lifestyle.
Unfortunately, all of my "justifying" mixed with a lot of ordering delivery and not leaving my room or socializing with others left me about 20 pounds heavier than I started in the semester. Mixed with the weight I had gained since the start of 2011 during The Break Up and the months leading to (and following) The Break Up, I'm at my heaviest I've ever been. Ideally, I'd like to be about 30 pounds lighter.
Now, before you start thinking this is a blog post about "Oh Em GEE I've gotten so FAT!" let me clarify that it's not. While I know I've gained weight, I'm also realistic about it now. I've actually made a conscious effort to eat healthier, and I took a yogalates class this semester. (Which probably does nothing for me losing weight, but it certainly helped de-stress me!) I stopped going to my therapist after the Fall semester, and I'm finally doing things for me that I've wanted to do for awhile, like start this website.
Now, let's bring it back to the point of this blog post: nude blogging. While I'm currently clothed (in sweats! something I never EVER wear!), I think there's something intimate and sensual about baring (pun intended) your thoughts while in your most vulnerable state. I tend to have my biggest brainstorms in the shower, and I often run from the shower to my desk to write them down. It feels natural to capture my thoughts while there's nothing to hold me back, no outfits to worry about, no itchy clothing, no thoughts on whether or not I look good, etc. I think, essentially, nude blogging is the same idea as having nude photographs taken of yourself— it's not about the fact that you are revealing a part of yourself often hidden, but about the fact that you feel comfortable enough to reveal it. It's about self empowerment, embracing yourself, and feeling calm and tranquil with what situation is presented to you.
While toying around with the idea of writing this blog, I decided to reach out to my Twitter followers and ask for their opinion on nude blogging. As one might guess, there weren't too many people brave enough to discuss this semi-taboo topic. However, the responses were empowering. @ButchFemmeKink, the owners and operators of a newly up and running social network for kinky butches, femmes, FTMs, allies & friends (www.butchfemmekink.com) responded, "Yes. So much yes. We approve of doing as much as possible #inthenude." One of my friends, and an exquisitely beautiful person inside and out, @g0ddesy, responded, "I think it's a necessity. Plus strangely profound." When I asked her to elaborate, she wrote, "blogging is about unabashedly exposing yourself via your thoughts/words so nude blogging follows that line of exposure+honesty." I couldn't have summed it up better myself! Blogging IS about exposing yourself, and blogging in the nude just adds to that vulnerability and level of exposure.
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German newspaper Bild reports that Schalke have agreed a €14 million fee with Milan for the Netherlands striker after discussions on Monday.
Schalke, who signed Raul from Real Madrid earlier this summer, could now look to take Netherlands midfielder Rafael van der Vaart from the Bernabeu. "Schalke are a big club," Van der Vaart told Bild recently. "Raul has told me good things."


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Visiting: Turkey
Tour Duration 8 Days
Turkey Family Adventure Cruise
Travel with us to the warm waters of southern Turkey. Sailing on a traditional gulet we explore the beautiful shores of the Turquoise Coast. Along the way we snorkel in secluded coves, explore uninhabited islands and relax on the golden sand of Iztuzu beach. We also visit many of the region's natural and cultural highlights including a trip to the ancient capital Xanthos and the sunken ruins of Kekova.
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- Sailing on a traditional style wooden gulet - Seven nights cruising along the beautiful shoreline of the Turkey's Turquoise Coast
- Swimming and snorkelling - In quiet coves, straight from the boat
- Mud baths and Turtle Beach - Enjoy a boat trip around Dalyan. Get covered in (therapeutic) mud, see ancient Caunus, then glide through the reed beds to Iztuzu beach
- Kekova - Discover this stunning bay with its white washed villages, sunken ruins and medieval castle
- Ancient ruins, beaches, walks and sea-kayaking - Relax or explore as much as you like
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1Join tour Fethiye
2Riverboat to Caunus; gulet to Yassica Island
3Sail to Gemiler Island via Tersane and Batik Hammam
4Sail to Kalkan; optional visit to Xanthos and Saklikent Gorge
5Sail to Kekova
6Optional Sea-Kayaking; sail to Kas
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— Albert Camus in 1957 lecture at Uppsala University
Presidential politics are fought in the center. You cannot be too leftist or too rightist to win a major party nomination. The middle ground is precisely where Barack Obama stands after wresting the Democratic nomination from Hillary Clinton.
Historian Howard Zinn observes that Obama offers no change from the status quo, just more "capitalistic greed and militarism." Doubtless proper cynicism. That view is supported by Obama's appointment of Jason Furman as his economic adviser, a centrist favoring Wall Street over Main Street.
Nevertheless, a President Obama would re-invigorate the Oval Office in contrast to the despicable foreign policy and musty domestic policies of Bush-McCain.
Obama's instincts are progressive, McCain's retrograde. As Lincoln phrased it in his First Inaugural, Obama can summon "the better angels of our nature."
Two candidates on the Left were forced to drop out early, Dennis Kucinich and John Edwards. Kucinch, the best, would have pulled U.S. troops from Iraq immediately and battled for Canadian-style universal health care.
The populist Edwards rightly denounced corporation money controlling politics and the ever-growing gap between the Haves and Have Nots.
As for Clinton, she is a warhawk. She vowed to "totally obliterate" Iranians in the event of a nuclear attack on Israel.
She is a gross exaggerator — if not a liar. She claimed that she had been against NAFTA "from the very beginning." Truth squad: She spent 10 years praising trade deals. She ignored concerns of labor, farm and environmental groups to urge passage of NAFTA in 1993.
Even worse, when an Obama nomination seemed inevitable, Clinton hinted that she would not quit because he might be assassinated.
She slimed Obama. She said that when it comes to national security, she would prefer McCain to Obama.
Another truth: The Clintons, Bill and Hillary, are not very nice people, betraying long-time friends and supporters.
Clinton's first "concession" speech was no concession. It showed her utter lack of class, her gracelessness.
Yet it is clear why so many women supported Clinton. They were anxious for her to break the ultimate glass ceiling: the White House.
So many women have felt the sting of bias in the workplace: sexual harassment, denial of justified promotions, squashing of justified executive hopes, less pay than men in comparable jobs and advice ignored as "mere" woman-talk.
To them, the nomination of Clinton would have been wonderful payback, "a consummation devoutly to be wished."
As it is, the Democratic nomination fight had important political and sociological significance. For the first time one of the two major parties produced a black man and a woman who were powerful candidates for president.
Obama's record and speeches offer hope again after eight years of hopelessness under the wretched Bush administration.
Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple," has observed of Obama: "He is a remarkable human being, not perfect, but humanly stunning as King was and Mandela is … He is the change America … must have if we are to convince the rest of the world that we care about people."
Running for the U.S. Senate in 2002, Obama opposed the invasion of Iraq. He pointed out presciently that such a war would "fan the flames of the Middle East … and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaida." (Mission accomplished!)
In the Illinois Legislature he made his mark by championing civil liberties. So he rightly lauded the recent Supreme Court decision to grant Guantánamo detainees habeas corpus, hailing it as "an important step toward re-establishing our credibility as a nation committed to the rule of law."
In bleak contrast, McCain called it "one of the worst decisions in the history of this country."
Obama would raise the Social Security payroll tax from the maximum of $102,000 to $250,000, noting that it is unfair for most workers to pay the tax on "every dime they make" while millionaires and billionaires pay a tiny percentage of their incomes.
Even in relatively minor matters Obama exudes a marvelous feel for humanity. He advocates the end of federal intervention in medical marijuana cases, wanting states to make their own rules.
But the paramount issue in the presidential campaign is ending the sickening Iraq War quickly, withdrawing U.S. soldiers and shuttering military bases.
If Obama would do this as president the great bulk of the American people would applaud and the Muslim world would have far less reason to hate U.S. policies.
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|Virtually All descendants of Andre Morin that made it to adulthood and had children of their own were women. There were only a few males in these families. In fact, there may be only one other male Morrow that I am aware of to carry on the Morrow Family name....other than my own children.
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Video: The Ocean that We Want to Know
Here's a song that will get stuck in your head and teach you something about the world's oceans at the same time. Our friends over at One World One Ocean put together this parody of Gotye's earworm "Someobody that I Used to Know" for World Oceans Day.
It follows Ferdie and Mitzi on an animated adevnture to some of the world's most famous ocean landmarks: the Mariana Trench, Great Barrier Reef, Sargasso Sea, and more. Check out the video's homepage to learn even more about the amazing places and animals featured in the video.
Do Mitzi and Ferdie remind you of somebody that you know? The nominations are still open for our 4th annual Ocean Heroes Award, and we're looking for juniors and adults that are protecting the oceans that we want to know. You have until June 20th to submit your own Ocean Heroes!
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World Oceans Day at the National Aquarium
World Oceans Day was this past Friday, and as we mentioned in our last post, Oceana headed up to the National Aquarium in Baltimore to take part in their special celebration of the seas.
Divers enter the aquariums exhibits every day to feed the animals and clean the tanks, but on Friday there was a very special dive. National Aquarium CEO John Racanelli joined Oceana's very first Ocean Hero, John Halas, for excursions into the Atlantic coral reef and Wings on the Water exhibits.
The Atlantic coral reef exhibit was John Halas' first aquarium dive, but far from his first experience with that ecosystem. He earned the Ocean Hero award in 2009 for his more than 30 years of working to protect coral reef systems in Florida. He retired earlier this year, but has been busy traveling to places like Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago to help install environmentally friendly buouy systems.
In Wings on the Water, John Halas got to meet Calypso, the friendly three-flippered sea turtle that lives in the Aquarium. You can check out video from both dives and interviews with John Racanelli and John Halas over at the Baltimore Sun.
Do you know someone who does great things for the oceans like John? Nominations for our 2012 Ocean Heroes Award are open now and we're searching for people of all ages and backgrounds who are working hard to protect the world's oceans. Don't forget to get your nominations in by June 20th!
Many thanks to the National Aquarium for hosting us and doing such great work to protect the world's oceans.
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5 Ways to Celebrate World Oceans Day
Happy World Oceans Day!
The ocean does a lot for us — it generates much of the oxygen we breathe, provides us with nutritious food to eat and regulates our climate. But if we want to hold onto these valuable resources, we have to take care of the ocean the way it takes care of us.
Today marks the 20th annual World Oceans Day, a chance for us to protect our most valuable resource. We've put together five ways for you to celebrate World Oceans Day (even if you're nowhere near an ocean)
1. Go to the Beach What better way to celebrate World Oceans Day than to go straight to the source? If you're lucky enough to live near the water, get a group together and head down to the shore. Pack a picnic (but no single-use plastic bags or bottles, please!) and spend the day learning about the ocean firsthand.
2. Visit an Aquarium If you can't get out to the beach, try the next best thing. Aquariums let you see unique marine life that you wouldn't encounter anywhere else. They also do a lot of great research and conservation so that we can protect our marine resources. Many aquariums and zoos are hosting special events for World Oceans Day, see if there are special events at one near you.
3. Clean Up Help keep the marine environment clean by participating in a river, bay, or ocean cleanup today — you might be surprised by what you find! You can find a cleanup event near you on the World Oceans Day website.
4. Adopt a Sea Creature Oceana works hard to protect all kinds of marine life, from sharks to penguins to sea turtles, and everything in between. You can support our efforts by adopting an animal.
5. Nominate an Ocean Hero Our fourth annual Ocean Heroes contest just started, and we're looking for the most dedicated ocean activists we can find. If you know someone who's doing great things for the ocean, tell us about them!
If you want to celebrate World Oceans Day with Oceana, we'll be at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland today. Our 2009 Ocean Hero John Halas will dive in two of their exhibits with National Aquarium CEO John Racanelli. They're also hosting special events all weekend, including scavenger hunts and book signings with Debbie Dadey, author of the Mermaid Tales book series.
We hope you have a wonderful World Oceans Day, and remember to look out for the oceans every day of the year!
Interesting Things About Interests
If you read the blog yesterday, you may recall two things: (1) the 4th Annual Ocean Heroes Contest kicks off on June 6, and (2) nearly 1/3 of Ocean Heroes finalists hail from California. Now while the a significant proportion of finalists in the contest's first three years have been from the same state, our 30 previous finalists cover a wide breadth of conservation issues.
For starters, if you were to ask, 'How are the Ocean Heroes finalists helping the oceans?', then I'd tell you there are – in my opinion – seven unique areas where people can invest their time: Political Activism, Habitat Conservation, Education, Pollution Reduction, Animal Rehabilitation, Research, and Promoting Sustainability. As you can see in the chart below, most finalists are politically active –from three girls scouts in Hawaii who rallied the state legislature to make World Oceans Day an official holiday to a physics and math professor in California who pushed Italian officials to end drilling in her native region of Abruzzo, which sits east of Rome on the Adriatic Sea.
Now that you see there are many different ways to put your energy into ocean conservation, you may ask, "Where is all that energy being focused?'. Amazingly, there's no end to the different areas of focus where our Ocean Heroes commit their time and energy – SCUBA lessons for underprivileged kids (Education), developing a mooring buoy system to protect coral reefs (Conservation), saving stranded marine mammals (Rehabilitation), and the list goes on and on. As you can see in the pie chart below, marine mammals and sharks are the most popular focal points for our Ocean Heroes Finalists, but even an intense interest in sea slugs (Bonnie Lei, '10) can earn someone a bid as an Ocean Heroes Finalist.
So, whether you want to nominate yourself or someone else for conservation, education or activism, know that there's no one sure-fire area of focus that makes someone an Ocean Hero Finalist – it's about dedication and having an impact.
We Like La Mer, Do You?
Today beauty company La Mer is launching an exciting initiative to support Oceana, but we need your help to make it happen.
For every new 'like' on La Mer's Facebook page between now and World Oceans Day on June 8th, they will donate $5 to Oceana until they reach their goal of $30,000. What's not to like about that?
La Mer relies on sea kelp's restorative properties to make their skin products. The World Oceans Day campaign for 2012 emphasizes the future of ocean conservation. Marine life has a lot to offer that we haven't discovered yet, so it's important that we protect ocean habitats for future study.
Since 2005, La Mer has worked with Oceana to protect the world's oceans and the kelp forests that they use to make their products. They have created a special limited edition version of their famous creme to commemorate World Oceans Day, the proceeds from which will help our campaign to protect ocean habitats.
On their site you can check out an interactive presentation about the world's oceans and some of our global initiatives.
Thanks, La Mer! We like you. (And all you readers should, too!)
Slideshow: NYC World Oceans Day Clean-up
How did you celebrate World Oceans Day? Oceana headed straight to the river. Teaming up with Nautica, we braved the heat and skimmed trash out of the Hudson River in an effort to protect both the river's natural beauty and the health of its marine life.
What did we find? Fewer cigarette butts than you might think, but plenty of bags, bottle caps and other plastic debris – just the types of trash that are most dangerous to fish and other aquatic life that may end up ingesting or becoming entangled in the plastic.
If you missed World Oceans Day, don't worry! You can still pledge to be an ocean hero throughout the summer by committing to cleaning up your local waterway, eating sustainable seafood, or recycling.
Ali Stephens Hosts 'Ride the Wave'
Utah isn't exactly synonymous with ocean conservation. Or so you thought.
On Tuesday, World Oceans Day, I represented Oceana at Ride the Wave, a skateboarding event in Salt Lake City hosted by Utah native supermodel Ali Stephens and her mother Julie Stephens (pictured here towering over me.) T-shirts designed for the event were sold for Oceana's benefit.
As the sun set over the mountains surrounding the city, several bands played while professional skateboarders ollied, grinded and kickflipped to the audience's delight. (Yes, I may have just googled "skateboarding terminology.")
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Ginning Up Support For Drilling Ban On World Oceans Day
The Oceana-sponsored World Oceans Day celebration at the renowned California Academy of Sciences was a resounding success. Oceana's presence captivated event attendees.
We displayed Oceana's images of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and gathered several hundred petition signatures supporting a ban on new oil and natural gas drilling in US waters.
Attendees also enjoyed winning Oceana apparel via a question and answer challenge, testing their knowledge of the risks of new drilling operations off California's coast and implications to our coastal resources and economy if a spill were to occur.
"Californians made their message loud and clear tonight," said Dr. Geoff Shester, Oceana's California Program Director. "The US government must take action now to make sure we never allow the tragedy of the Gulf spill to ever happen again."
The 2010 Ocean Heroes Are ...
Happy World Oceans Day!
I hope you are out frolicking near the shore, but if, like most of us, you are stuck indoors, check out this list of things you can do to show your love for the oceans.
And now, for the exciting part. Thousands of you voted over the past month, and I'm tickled to announce the winners of this year's Ocean Heroes contest. Drum roll, please:
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How To Be An Ocean Hero On World Oceans Day
In case you forgot, tomorrow is World Oceans Day. Don't live near the ocean, you say? Or don't know how to express your gratitude to our blue marble? Not to worry. Here are a few ideas - feel free to add your own in the comments.
1. Sign the petition to stop offshore drilling. We're trying to get 500,000 signatures this summer, and we have a long way to go, so pass it on via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, bullhorn, carrier pigeon, sandwich board, etc. You can also do your own petition drive by gathering signatures with our printable petition, then mail them to us. And you can sign up to learn about oil spill volunteer opportunities in your area.
2. Pledge to help protect the oceans - whatever that may mean for you, whether it be using less plastic, cleaning up your local beach or contacting your representative about your pet ocean issue. For every pledge we receive, one dollar from an anonymous donor goes toward our efforts to protect the seven seas. And again, please pass it on! (See #1 for details).
3. Help us make sure another oil spill catastrophe like this doesn't happen again. Text "OCEAN" to 50555 to make a $5 donation to Oceana. Or you can donate the old-fashioned way, online.
What are your plans this World Oceans Day? Let us know in the comments.
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How would you like to be able to pick the brains of three of the best minds in the business and ask them how to make your radio station shine? That's exactly what we've done and that information is now available for you to listen here or download from iTunes. We asked Lee Abrams, Dave Richards and and Randy Lane what it's going to take to Make Great Radio in 2012 and beyond. Here's your chance to gain valuable information for your station. An opportunity to get an edge up on the competition.
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You make some very, very good points, Ronald! Well said!
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Based on the comments of three very heavy and smart Radio guys, the prognosis ain't great.
"Creativity" from those who are afraid to try it - and may be unable to produce it.
"Viability" that may also be passed off or smuggled through Customs to a "local" audience as "Content".
"Mind Reading" what an audience wants - as if that would be a source of credible or useful information and based on the idea that such a behavior is even possible in the first place. (Research...anyone?)
Attempting to attract and hold an audience with Jocks who spend, maybe, 3 minutes an hour on the air - most of which is taken up by banal, self-congratulatory chest-beating on behalf of the station and other house cleaning chores.
An audience with a (presumed) attention-span of a gnat - all bundled with massive, station incompetencies in the digital world.
Add to that an empty room of people who find being on the air in contemporary Music Radio a worthwhile vocations for a grown up.
Maybe it's supposed to go unsaid, but none of the guys mentioned The Prime Directive of every Radio station in this quadrant.
Oh, yeah! There's work to be done.
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Chief molecular absorbers in the atmosphere are water vapour and carbon dioxide, with contributions also from ozone, methane, nitrous oxide, and others. The general atmospheric transmittance across the whole spectrum of wavelengths is also shown in Figure 4. Wavelengths used for remote sensing of the surface are chosen in windows where the atmos-pheric transmittance approaches 100%.
In general, atmospheric absorption tends to become stronger from the visible to the infrared. Water vapour causes most absorption in the near infrared from 0.7um to 6 um (but with C0 2 bands at 2.7 um and 4.3 um), there is strong C02 absorption around 15 um, then intense water vapour absorption takes over right through to about 1 mm wavelength
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Solar radiation
EMR emitted from sun which passes through the atmosphere and is reflected in varying degrees by Earth's surface and atmosphere
The Not so subtle oppression by Liberalism (Rush 6-07-2000 4:06 RealAudio). Liberalism is a phony premise. It promises to be liberating YET it's confining ... you have to conform to certain norms OR you're not going to be approved. Liberalism is said to be 'equality-based, non-judgemental' ... YET look at Paula Jones and her treatment by the NOW gang ...
Liberalism - The most GutLess choice you can make (Rush 6-27-2000 2:57 RealAudio) - and core driving political force of the contemporary Democratic party. It takes no guts to be a Liberal - you are for everything and condemn virtually nothing. Conservatism on the other hand is an intellectual excerise. Conservatism is not rooted in feelings, it's not oriented in making yourself *feel better* about yourself BUT is the result of having a passion for the truth - Liberalism in many ways is a way of papering it over ...
Firebrand commentator, author and goddess Ann Coulter on Rush's show with Mark Belling (10-21-2003 15:34 RealAudio). Ann 'tells it like it is' about today's modern Democrats - without reservation, without hesitation and without apology. Sock-it-to-em Ann!
**** Solar flare/Geomagnetic Storm effects on Technology, on Power Systems, on Radio Propagation, on GPS.
**** 150 Years of Geomagnetic Storm Effects.
**** Space Environment Center Topic Paper: Satellites and Space Weather. Like ships at sea, satellites sail the ocean of space. And, like their terrestrial counterparts, satellites must endure severe storms in the environment in order to perform their mission.
- Electrical Charging (due to ion embedding in non-conducting surfaces) - Single Event Upsets (high-energy particles affect semiconductor junctions in logic gates) - Radiation Hazards (permanent damage from X-rays) - Spacecraft drag and Orbital Tracking (Space lab is/was an example) - Disorienting magnetic fluctuations and discharges (disorient on-board atttitude and station-keeping compasses) - Radio interference ('desense' of ground station receivers whose antennas can 'view the sun')
**** May 19th, 1998 Loss of Galaxy IV (Galaxy 4) satellite - taking with it most pager service in North America (any paging system like PageMart's or PageNet's that used VSATs through this bird to communicate with their terrestially-located paging sites across the US) - Technical reason for loss.
**** RADIO PAGING AND WIRELESS MESSAGING TOPICS written by Brad Dye
**** How stuff works: "How Power Grids Work"
**** Michigan Public Service Commission Report on August 14th Blackout
**** Resources for Understanding the Blackout of 2003 www.pserc.wisc.edu (Power Systems Engineering Research Center)
Blackout Description Data Measurements Investigations PSERC Resources Background Papers Grid Reliability Studies Media Articles Other Links
**** Blackout of 2003: Description, Responses and Research Directions
**** 650 page transcript of Midwest ISO control center from 1:00 to 5:00 pm Eastern Time, 8/14/2003
**** NERC Blackout Investigation Web Page
**** ACE-Frequency Real-Time Monitoring System: Real-Time Reliability Management Tools: Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions (CERTS)
Iraq WMD resources (piasa's web page)


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HarleyFest: Good Times Had by All
Here in southeastern Wisconsin, we often say that we like certain environmental values. Like peace and quiet in our home neighborhoods, cleaning air, and hassle free traffic patterns. There are only two things that could interrupt our veneration for these values: the Green Bay Packers and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Well, the Packers are still in preseason, but Harley-Davidson add another landmark birthday. The city celebrated by doing what it usually does-making the absurd appear usual.
Democracy nightmare: Bush-Cheney-McCain-Palin era
Haven't the neocons destroyed our Constitution and reputation enough? You want more?! More torture of prisoners? More cages in Guantanamo? No more habeas corpus? More illegal invasions? More lies? More bombing civilians in night raids? More coddling "our" Iraqi regime that is snuggling up to Iran, our supposed enemy? More squandering of scores of billions of dollars by our "friends" in the Middle East? More American military deaths? More budget deficits? More tax breaks for oil companies? More benefits for corporations who move jobs overseas? More political sell-outs to big corporations? Less health care for Americans? Bigger handouts to pharmaceutical behemoths? More losses of international friends? More illegal wiretapping? More snooping on our private lives by the federal government? More mixing of religion and government? More of the government checking your library activities? More of the federal government inside your doctor's office on your next visit? More hundreds of billions of dollars in debt annually in the federal budget? More losses of jobs overseas? More cuts in veterans' benefits? More cuts in student loans? More government coziness with evangelical nutcases? Privatizing your Social Security to the benefit of the stock market manipulators? More disaster relief bungling? More permitted destruction of our environment? Less inspection of your food and drugs? More denial of pending environmental disasters? Refusal to recognize global warming? Federal judge selection based on political leanings? A Supreme Court farther to the Right? The overturn of Roe vs. Wade? More testing and less teaching in schools? Less support for public education? More trillions of dollars in hand-outs to our military corporations? More head-in-the-sand sex education? More homophobia? More religious mumbo-jumbo and hypocrisy in the White House? More Capitalistic Christianity? More Confederate flag mentality? More of the bomb now and try diplomacy later?
Local Liberals Love Elevated Levys
Although local liberals are out waving the banner looking for change at the national level, back on the local scene, it's business as usual -- raising your taxes. Yes, the same people who are blaming the current administration for making life worse, once again want you, the taxpayer, to go through the effort of earning money so they can take it away from you and spend it as they wish. This is the same group who have been screaming for relief to working families that they are struggling putting clothes on their kids backs, putting gas in their cars to go to work, putting food on the table, and making the mortgage payment now want to take more money from these people in the form of taxes.
The city of Milwaukee has just enacted a wheel tax. The good news is this tax is not imposed on everyone. It's only imposed on responsible citizens who own private transportation. Only on the citizens who legally register their cars. It will only be imposed on those who will pay, not who should pay, not who can pay. You can darn well bet that 13 out of 19 county supervisors will also be watching how this goes over. So look out, citizens of Milwaukee County, it's going to get a lot more expensive to live here. Also on the agenda for these 13 of 19 county supervisors is the 1% increase in the sales tax for Milwaukee County. And again, the County Board has proved that these are their only two ideas.
some FACTS about Gov. Palin
Not opinion, just some facts about Governor Palin...remember, not opinion, but FACTS:
She tried to get books banned from the public library that she did not like when mayor.
Tax and Spend Legislators Skirt Taxes
Calling these legislators hypocrites would be offensive to the regular hypocrites. They would need a promotion to be considered phonies. Even the First Amendment to the Constitution would not protect me from calling these people what they really need to be called. How can it be considered other than a complete betrayal of the citizens of this state for legislators to go to Madison, pass bills that will raise taxes on the citizens, and pay no taxes themselves.
When election time comes, you can darn well bet that these people will be out touting what great citizens they are. They shamelessly promote what good businesspeople they are, yet when tax time comes, they have so many losses that it exceeds their revenue. What good business sense are they portraying? Do they somehow launder all their personal expenses through their business? This somehow qualifies them for public office. Yet they take your hard-earned money and spend it as they see fit. Then want more. It's for the children. There ought to be an investigation. It's not for the children, it's for their own selfish interests. Some claim to be lawyers, and still have no income. How good of a lawyer can they be if they have absolutely no clients? I would rather take legal advice from a notary public.
FDR saved democratic capitalism, Bush-McCain destroying it
As the American industrial nation was sinking deeply in the late 1920s and very early 1930s, one of the greatest presidents in U.S. history fortunately came on the scene, Franklin D. Roosevelt. By instigating social democratic changes in the U.S. he literally saved the U.S. economy. Today he is heralded for many "firsts" in our history, but too many other innovations have been forgotten. All of Western European democracies have adopted many of FDR's ideas, and France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, etc. are now flourishing economies as social democracies. And the standard of living in those countries is higher than for most Americans. Each has a universal, national health care system, and their citizens cannot imagine the gross unfairness of what we have in the U.S.
Your parents and grandparents had their lives dramatically changed for the better with the introduction of Social Security and other social innovations. Unfortunately, today we have neocons and a president who want to change this and privatize Social Security. These same right-wingers tell us the federal government cannot run things related to economics and social democracy. They seem to amazingly overlook the fact that Social Security and Medicare, two government-run programs, function smoothly at low overhead. The only problems arise when conservatives try to tweak it. And the neocons are certainly unable to do much with the American economy. Look what they have done to the mortgage industry [again], the "laissez-faire" stock market greed, and all the materialistic-grubbing capitalists who want to accumulate as much for themselves as possible, and to hell with the rest of the people. And so they continue to push for corporate welfare for themselves and begin to prey on each other. Left to their own devices, the corporate behemoths devour everything they can...EVERYTHING. The biggest welfare system in America is for corporations.
Rules and pointers for pedestrians and driversThe most important safety tip to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities is to pay attention. You can significantly reduce your chances of being in a collision with a motor vehicle by obeying traffic rules and being aware of dangers posed by cars in your vicinity. Make eye contact with drivers if possible and make sure that they can see you. Both drivers and pedestrians have certain safety responsibilities that depend on both circumstances and common sense. Drivers must:
- Yield to pedestrians when crossing a sidewalk or entering an alley or driveway
- Yield to pedestrians who have started crossing at an intersection or crosswalk on a "walk" signal or a green light, if there is no walk signal
- Yield to pedestrians who are crossing the highway within a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection where there are no traffic lights or control signals
- Not overtake and pass any vehicle that stops at an intersection or crosswalk to permit a pedestrian or bicyclist to cross the roadway safely
- Yield to drivers when crossing a road where there is no intersection or crosswalk or where the pedestrian does not have a green or "walk" signal and where vehicles have a green signal
- Not suddenly move into the path of a closely approaching vehicle that does not have sufficient time to yield for a pedestrian
- Walk on and along the left side of a highway when not walking on a sidewalk. Note: This law does not apply to bicycles. Bicycles operate under the same laws as other legal vehicles on the road and should always stay on the right side of the road.
- Not enter a crosswalk or otherside cross traffic lanes where vehicles have already entered the intersection. This is a serious advisement to runners and joggers who, even though they are on a sidewalk with a marked crossing or white walk signal, they must make sure a vehicle is not already moving to cross their path prior to them entering the intersection.
A recent report from the Federal Bureau of Transportation Safety concluded that the pedestrian was solely at fault in 43% of car-pedestrian collisions and that both were at fault in 13% of collisions. You can significantly reduce your chances of death or injury by obeying traffic rules and being aware of dangers posed by cars in your vicinity. For example: 58% of pedestrian-car crashes occur while the pedestrian was crossing the street. Pay close attention to cars in your vicinity. Make eye contact with drivers if possible.Don't "Drink and Walk"
Unlike driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, walking will probably not result in the death or injury of someone else - but it could very well result in yours. As an inebriated pedestrian your chances of suffering an accident increase significantly. If you've been drinking, take a cab or a bus, or let someone sober drive you home. Take extra care at night and at dusk
Walking at night increases your chances of death or injury. Drivers cannot avoid what they can't see. When walking at night, wear retro-reflective outdoor clothing or shoes or lights to make yourself more visible. Avoid wearing dark clothing. Most importantly, don't assume that drivers can see you. Always walk on the left hand side of the road or on the sidewalk. This way, motorists can see you and will not be approaching you from behind. Provide proper supervision and training for children
Young children up to age 9 often lack the judgment and experience to make good choices when dealing with traffic. Their smaller stature also makes them harder for motorists to see. Adults need to take special care to teach children to behave safely when they are around automobile traffic. Supervision is crucial through about age 9. Motorists are also responsible for child pedestrian safety. Slow down in school zones, near parks and pools and in neighborhoods. Parents dropping off children at school are a major threat to walking children and to those leaving motor vehicles. Stay cautious after dropping off your own child.
Information obtained from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
"Back to School" Means Motorists Need to Pay More Attention!
With the start of school, the presence of child pedestrians and school buses become common place on the village's roadways. Here are some rules for drivers to keep in mind when encounter both.Don't Pass a Stopped School Bus
Motorists must stop on the street or highway 20 feet or more from any school bus that has stopped and is flashing red warning lights.
Van Hollen's Frivolous Lawsuit Aims to Deliver State to McCain
It's codespeak: "voter fraud". Everyone's concerned about it, but it's not really a real problem. It's one of those made-up unreal problems. You know how in a Hollywood western, if a guy is walking through the desert and suddenly steps in quicksand, he's up to his neck in 30 seconds? Real quicksand doesn't work that way. In fact, it doesn't really exist. You know how on television, a lawyer show shows the entire prosecution of a case from investigation to sentence within an hour? It doesn't really happen that way.
So why are Republicans really concerned with "voter fraud"? It's not because they're concerned about the rights of Democratic voters. It's because they want their votes to count more.
Grandson/Granddaughter Scam
Be advised that this particular scam has been entering the Milwaukee area with at least one couple having fallen victim to the scam:
The following is copied from "Scamnot.org" For additional information on this and other scams that are being perpetrated please visit http://www.scamnot.org/index.aspDuring a recent seminar, Detective Case from the Fresno Sheriff's Department Elder Abuse Unit and scamnot co-webmaster was approached by an individual who stated two of his friends received calls in the last few weeks from individuals stating they were their grandsons needing money to get out of a Canadian Jail.The following information was sent out in January 2008, and it seems this scam is now making its way back around.You receive a call from a grandson or granddaughter saying they are in trouble. The caller says they are in jail or have been in an accident either in Canada or Mexico and need money right away to pay fines or to receive medical attention.Border states have seen an increase in this type of scam. Individuals in the states of Washington, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, California, and Texas.Many times the scammer knows the name of the family member so the senior does not question it and sends the money, only later to find out they have been scammed. The caller asks the victim not to discuss the matter with his or her parents for fear of angering them.Other times the caller waits for a person to answer the phone and starts off with "Grandma/Grandpa guess who?" and they get an answer like "Johnny is that you?" "Yes Grandma/Grandpa this is Johnny and I'm in trouble……."and the scammer is on his way. Things to do to insure you are not being scammed:
- Contact other family member before sending money, ask if they know of the situation.
- If the grandchild states that they are in jail or in a hospital, ask which one. Contact that institution to find out if the grandchild is actually in that facility.
- Consider where the child wants the money sent. If it is to be sent to somebody else, do not do it. Remember, if the child is in jail, another prisoner could have gotten your information from discussions with the grandchild
- If you send money ask that identification be provided by the receiver before the money is paid out.
- Regardless of the request to not talk to the parents, confirm through another family member that what you were told is true or do not send the money.
Let's All Vote for Change!
Everyone who is running for office this year has adopted the same slogan: change. As a grade school student soon to decide that political science would be my life's work, the teacher divided the electorate into two major classes; conservatives and liberals. Conservatives usually ran on the status quo. They like things the way they. Liberals want change. They do not like things the way they are.
Barack Obama has been campaigning with the slogan of changed since the beginning of his presidential bid. Although he has not defined, what change would mean, he wants the electorate to agree with him on one basic premise: change = good. We have 49 days to find out if we agree.
This economic disaster began with Reagan
Back in 1980, a Republican-led plan to free all big business and big economic enterprises from the regulations that were put in place to protect the public were soon successful. Since the 1930s when President Franklin Roosevelt saved the U.S. from the greed and selfish over-indulgences of large corporations by putting in place safeguards and regulations, we have had a steady and successful economic growth in America. In 1980 the seeds for economic disaster were put in place. With the emergence of neo-conservatism, these regulations have been sold to the American public as limiting big business. The FDR protections were seen as holding back the engine of huge corporations. And not only FDR was demonized, but the entire spectrum of "liberal" ideas were smeared and smudged. Americans bought into the "better" ideas of the right-wing, and handed over to corporate behemoths the economic gift of regulation-free economics.
The right-wing has now shown us what this "freedom" can bring. Just as in the 1920s when Republicans ruled, big business has grabbed every handout it could get and to hell with the general public. Increasingly, the right-wing has removed public safeguards in the economic sector. And finally, with Newt Gingrich in Congress, they got most of the remaining safety nets removed. The election of George W. Bush provided the final nail in the public's coffin.
Can you imagine St. Francis packing heat? Gandhi standing hundreds of feet from a gentle buck, doe, or fawn and killing one of them with a high-powered rifle with a telescopic scope? How can that possibly be construed to be good parental guidance for the family or an example of toughness (it seems just the opposite)? All this "need" to have a gun is mixed in with conservative Christianity and out comes a strange concoction. Show me someone who NEEDS to have a gun, and I will show you someone who probably shouldn't have one. Guns may have some function in a democratic society, but being used to pump up some pseudo-tough-guy is not one of them. Guns may have some function in protecting our nation from attack, but they are not to be used to lie and then invade a sovereign nation who had no connection to 9/11. Guns may have some proper function in the 21st century, but not to provide individuals or nations with excuses to act like bullies. Guns may have some military function, but not to help recruitment by terrorists for new members because we flaunt our weaponry.
"What would Jesus do?" is a common phrase used by especially Christian fundamentalists. And then they act in direct opposition to the life of Jesus of Nazareth. One does not honor the life of the Jesus portrayed in the Bible by quoting an isolated verse to justify one's own actions. Consider the whole life of the Nazarene, and then ask what Jesus might do. It is safe to say He would not join the National Rifle Association. It is safe to say he would not be the pilot of a bomber dropping bombs on civilians 30,000 feet below.
Who knew? Bush is a Socialist
And I was silly enough to believe George W. Bush was a neocon Republican. Then he goes and uses the federal budget to get all his pet projects done...going in debt to do so. I thought that was a left-wing, Socialist act. He thus raised taxes and created more of a debt than any president in the history of the U.S. A conservative Republican? Then everybody was treated equally when it came to health care, nobody could afford it. A neocon used equality? Like all past presidents who "started" wars, George W. Bush invaded a sovereign nation without cause? I was told liberals did that in the past. Wow, who knew George W. Bush was a closet left-winger?
And when greed and lies caused the banking and investment system to bring the nation to the brink of economic disaster, George W. Bush used federal government money to buy up all these corporations, and now the government is in all forms of business. Silly me, I thought that was what happened in Socialist countries. Wait til your grandkids get the tax bill!
School's Out?
Barely 3 weeks into the school year, and the school board in the city of Milwaukee has given up. I am presuming that the school board is made up of elected people who had been sent to Washington with the task of making the schools in Milwaukee better. No, wait. They have been elected to stay right here in Milwaukee with the task of bettering the schools. In one of the most blatant and ignorant attestations, the school board wants us to believe that they are going to dissolve the Milwaukee public school district.
What exactly are they trying to prove? Is this a left-wing example of how they intend to get the citizens to all hold hands and declare that they will joyfully pay more in taxes? Did they except the challenge and think that things would be easy? Are they going to quit their positions, yet still collect a paycheck? What do they believe is their accountability? I'd like some answers. However, I don't care that much because I do not live in Milwaukee.
How in the world could we allow a man who never held a regular job, covered up his raunchy-checkered past, was not elected by the people of the U.S., lied to us over and over and over, invaded a sovereign nation without provocation, will leave Iraq only to have it splinter apart, gave special favors to his greedy friends in corporate America, connected personally with the head of some of the sleaziest companies in America [most of which have gone belly-up], ...how could we allow this man to dismantle the greatest economic engine in the world and take away our leadership position globally?
George W. Bush has made the U.S. look like a population of greedy bumpkins.
Hey Buddy, Can You Spare a Billion?
We are in the middle of what has been called the greatest financial crisis in this country since the Great Depression. I am not sure what degree this is true. I'm not sure I want it proved either. But to solve it, Congress wants to spend 700 billion of our taxpayer dollars.
There has been a huge push for Congress to push the bill through, that will bail out financial institutions and make our economy whole again. Soon after this bailout takes place, we will once again be able to view our economy with a great deal of certainty. Or will we?
You got what you wanted. Now what?
See a pattern? But it is impossible to blame it all on the conservatives and Republicans. And it is impossible to blame it all on the men and women in Congress. And it is impossible to blame it all on politicians. It is even impossible to put all the blame on corporations and greedy corporate big-wigs. Heck, it is even impossible to put all the blame on evangelicals, pentecostals, and fundamentalists [though greed and gluttony are common among their money-grubbing clergy and over-done building monstrosities]. Take a look in the mirror.
We have lionized money and material things. We have equated making money with intelligence. We have financed business and commerce in our schools and deflated the humanities and the arts. We have been hell-bent on indulgence and anti-intellectualism. If you made millions, you were smart. If you made billions, you were a genius. Meanwhile the arts were suffering, and you were thought to be useless if you were an English or history major.


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Professor Lichtenberg teaches the elective course Economics of Health Care & Pharmaceuticals in the MBA and EMBA programs. His research examines how the introduction of new technology arising from research and development affects the productivity of companies, industries and nations. He has studied the impact of biomedical innovation on longevity and quality of life, the consequences of takeovers and LBOs for efficiency and employment, and the effect of computers on productivity in business and government organizations. A research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Lichtenberg has received numerous research fellowships and grants, served as a consultant to a variety of private and public organizations and testified before Congress.
Frank Lichtenberg
Courtney C. Brown Professor of Business
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program
BA, University of Chicago, 1973; MA, University of Pennsylvania, 1976; PhD, 1982
Joined CBS in 1983
Teaching and research interest
Honors and awards
Courses taught
Pharmaceutical Knowledge-Capital Accumulation and Longevity In Measuring Capital in the New Economy (2005)
Journal articles
The contribution of pharmaceutical innovation to longevity growth in Germany and France, 2001–2007 In PharmacoEconomics (2012)
Has Pharmaceutical Innovation Reduced Social Security Disability Growth? In International Journal of the Economics of Business (2011)
Despite steep costs, payments for new cancer drugs make economic sense In Nature Medicine (2011)
The quality of medical care, behavioral risk factors, and longevity growth In International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics (2011)
What Are the Respective Roles of the Public and Private Sectors in Pharmaceutical Innovation? In Health Affairs (2011)
Are Increasing 5-Year Survival Rates Evidence of Success Against Cancer? A Reexamination Using Data from the U.S. and Australia In Forum for Health Economics & Policy (2010)
Pharmaceutical innovation and mortality in the United States, 1960–2000. A commentary on Schnittker and Karandinos In Social Science and Medicine (2010)
Pharmaceutical Price Discrimination and Social Welfare In Capitalism and Society (2010)
The effect of drug vintage on survival: Micro evidence from Puerto Rico's Medicaid program In Advances in health economics and health services research (2010)
Availability of New Drugs and Americans' Ability to Work In Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2005)
The Impact of New Drug Launches on Longevity: Evidence from Longitudinal, Disease-Level Data from 52 Countries, 1982-2001 In International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics (2005)
The Effects of Medicare on Health Care Utilization and Outcomes In Frontiers in Health Policy Research (2002)
Do (More and Better) Drugs Keep People Out of Hospitals? In American Economic Review (1996)
The Private R and D Investment Response to Federal Design and Technical Competitions In American Economic Review (1988)
The Comparative Advantage of Educated Workers in Implementing New Technology In Review of Economics and Statistics (1987)
Corporate Takeovers and Productivity (1992)
Working Papers
The Impact of Biomedical Knowledge Accumulation on Mortality: A Bibliometric Analysis of Cancer Data Working Paper No. 19593 (2013)
The Impact of New (Orphan) Drug Approvals on Premature Mortality from Rare Diseases in the U.S. and France, 1999–2007 Working Paper (2011)
Has medical innovation reduced cancer mortality? Working Paper No. 15880 (2010)
Is Home Health Care a Substitute for Hospital Care? Working paper (2010)
The impact of medical knowledge accumulation and diffusion on health: Evidence from Medline and other N.I.H. data Working paper (2010)
The Quality of Medical Care, Behavioral Risk Factors, and Longevity Growth NBER Working Papers, Working Paper 15068 (2009)
Benefits and Costs of Newer Drugs: An Update Working paper (2005)
Pharmaceutical-Embodied Technical Progress, Longevity, and Quality of Life: Drugs as 'Equipment for Your Health' Working paper (2005)
Sources of U.S. Longevity Increase, 1960-1997 Working paper (2005)
The Dual Effects of Intellectual Property Regulations: Within- and Between-Patent Competition in the U.S. Pharmaceuticals Industry Working paper (2005)
The Effect of Changes in Drug Utilization on Labor Supply and Per Capita Output Working paper (2005)
The Effect of Education on Medical Technology Adoption: Are the More Educated More Likely to Use New Drugs? Working paper (2005)
The Expanding Pharmaceutical Arsenal in the War on Cancer NBR Working Paper 10328 (2005)
The Impact of New Drug Launches on Longevity: From 52 Countries, 1982-2001 Working paper (2005)
The Effect of New Drugs on Mortality from Rare Diseases and HIV NBER Working Paper 8677 (2002)
The Benefits and Costs of Newer Drugs: Evidence from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey NBER Working Paper 8147 (2001)
Pharmaceutical Innovation, Mortality Reduction, and Economic Growth NBER Working Paper W6569 (1998)
The Allocation of Publicly-Funded Biomedical Research NBER Working Paper 6601 (1998)
The Effect of Pharmaceutical Utilization and Innovation on Hospitalization and Mortality NBER Working Paper No. W5418 (1996)