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TSC Resources for Dam Safety Programs
To protect our nation's security, economy, and environment, Reclamation's facilities must be operated and maintained safely. Throughout the 17 Western States, Reclamation has 457 dams and dikes. Of these, 358 would endanger lives if a failure occurred. Reclamation ensures safety through inspections for safety deficiencies, analyses that use current technologies and designs, and corrective actions if needed based on current engineering practices.
Reclamation's Dam Safety Program was officially implemented in 1978 with passage of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act, Public Law 95-578. This act was amended in 1984 under Public Law 98-404. Reclamation's Dam Safety Office in Denver, Colorado, develops and administers safety of dams activities.
The Federal Government has developed Training for Dam Safety modules that are self-contained, self-paced text supplemented by video presentations. The modules can be tailored to meet individual or organizational needs.The Technical Service Center offers Safety Evaluation of Existing Dams (SEED) seminars both within the U.S. and internationally.
Reclamation's Dam Safety, SEED, and SOD client liaison is Tim Tochtrop (86-68312), 303-445-2990 or email@example.com.
Materials Engineering and Research Laboratory (86-68180) MERL's testing and field analysis helps ensure that dams are safe. Investigations include:
- Assessing the condition of dams, spillways, bridges, and water conveyance structures
- Non-destructive testing of dams and other concrete structures
- Preparing technical specifications and performance-based specifications
- Designing corrosion monitoring and cathodic protection systems, including technical specifications and engineering drawings and geosynthetic elements including geomembranes, geotextiles, geodrains
- Technical climbing services for dams, spillways, and powerplants
- Concrete construction laboratory testing and inspection
- Concrete coring investigations
- Dam safety research laboratory investigations
Economics and Resource Planning Team (86-68212)
Economic investigations and financial analysis of Safety of Dams projects
Embankment Dams and Geotechnical Engineering Groups (86-68311, 86-68312, and 86-68313) examine earth and embankment dams and foundation and slope issues for all Reclamation structures to provide:
- Comprehensive reviews of dams
- State-of-the-art studies, analyses, and designs for embankment dams and geotechnical aspects of other structures
- Specification drawings and paragraphs
- Disaster response services such as inspections and damage survey reports
- Risk analysis
Recent projects include analyzing seismic stability on Wickiup Dam, Oregon. We have also helped the Dam Safety Office conduct inspection training and seepage and piping training.
Engineering Geology Group (86-68320) quantifies earthquake hazards to Reclamation dams, canals, powerplants and tunnels. Our geophysicists, seismologists, and geologists provide information needed by Reclamation engineers to evaluate the seismic stability and safety of these structures, including seismic hazard analysis, engineering geophysical consultation and interpretation, and seismotectonic evaluations for engineered structures.
Instrumentation and Inspections Group (86-68360)
- Dam safety analysis of instrumentation data
- Dam safety documents
- Dam safety technical priority rating system
- Dam safety training
- Dam Safety Information and Data Management System
- Dam safety training for dam tenders and others on various dam safety, operation and maintenance, and emergency management topics
- Public safety examinations
- Document storage and retrieval for:
- Emergency action plans and
- Dam break inundation studies (including mapping and hazard classifications)
- Dam safety databases (Dam Safety Information System and Dam Safety Data Management System)
- Security assessments
- Landslide Register, which lists all the known landslides and rockfalls that could impact Reclamation dams and associated facilities.
Flood Hydrology and Consequences Group (86-68250) evaluates hydrology data and techniques that ensure the hydrologic safety of water control structures. We also use this information to:
- Provide technical reports about the probablistic and deterministic hydrology used to design water control structures and to evaluate their safety.
- Evaluate risk-reduction alternatives at unsafe dams.
- Prepare dam-break inundation studies.
Emergency Management and GIS Group (86-68260) can help to:
- Write emergency action plans.
- Conduct functional, tabletop, and full-scale emergency exercises.
- Design and install Early Warning Systems (EWS) to warn downstream inhabitants of flood potential dangers from dam failures and or large water releases.
Hydraulic Investigations and Laboratory Services (86-68460) conducts laboratory tests, field tests, and analytical studies that support dam safety modifications and development of new dam safety technologies. Active projects and recent products include a patented embankment overtopping protection system, research on prediction of dam foundation erosion, research on embankment dam breach processes and prediction of dam breach parameters, rehabilitation and improvement of spillway structures, and development of test procedures for outlet works emergency gates.
Please contact a client liaison (303) 445-2561 to help you get the most efficient services for your needs.


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INVESTIGATIVE journalists could soon be shackled by a new European directive on data protection. From 1998, members of the public will be able to block the publication of digital material if it has been obtained "unfairly". The directive, which will be enshrined in British law, is likely to restrict the use of hidden cameras in fraud cases, and the use of "doorstepping".
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Coping, conversation tactics and marital interaction in persons with acquired profound hearing loss (APHL): correlates of distress
Hallam, Richard S., Ashton, Paul, Sherbourne, Katerina, Gailey, Lorraine and Corney, Roslyn (2007) Coping, conversation tactics and marital interaction in persons with acquired profound hearing loss (APHL): correlates of distress. Audiological Medicine, 5 (2). pp. 103-111. ISSN 1651-386X (print), 1651-3835 (electronic) (doi:10.1080/16513860701223060)Full text not available from this repository.
This study investigated coping strategies, conversation tactics, and marital interaction in acquired profound hearing loss (APHL) and compared emotionally stable (n = 15) and emotionally distressed (n = 7) participants. Nominated family members were assessed on most measures. Comparisons were also made in the subgroup of married participants. A combined distress criterion was derived from scores on standardized measures of anxiety, depression, hearing handicap, and post-traumatic stress. Groups were compared on the Ways-of-Coping Checklist, a newly devised measure of conversation tactics, and on the Couple Behaviour Report. It was found that distressed APHL participants were more likely to cope through avoidance, self-blame, and wishful thinking, and they used more avoidant tactics in conversation. The coping profile of family members did not differentiate distress groups. However, there was some indication of greater employment of coercive tactics by family members of distressed participants. The results are consistent with the view that the coping style of a person with APHL and the nature of their conversational interactions with family members contribute to their level of distress. Implications for audiological rehabilitation are discussed.
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Super Eagles and Chelsea winger Victor Moses has resumed training with Nigeria after he suffered a knock in a warm-up game against Sparta Rotterdam.
As a result of the injury, Moses missed the Eagles final AFCON warm-up game against Portuguese club Farense.
Moses is widely seen as the Eagles top star and will make his AFCON debut in South Africa.
He has restated his resolve for Nigeria to win a third Nations Cup title in South Africa.
"Leaving today for South Africa for AFCON with the squad hope to come home with the trophy," Moses tweeted before the team's departure on Wednesday night.
Moses has shone for the Eagles after a tentative start to his Eagles career in Rwanda in February. He has scored two goals against Liberia in a final 2013 AFCON qualifying match in October.


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The Acoustic Festival of Britain 2014 is fast approaching and a new band has been added to the line-up.
The Counterfeit Stones, a well-known tribute band, has been added to the Saturday line up of the festival which is staged at Uttoxeter Racecourse.
A full set of Stones classics will be heard amongst the roots line up, and there will be a guitar master class on Sunday afternoon with festival favourite and American axe man Rodney Branigan, after his concert performance. He will be doing a workshop for the guitar enthusiasts from the local guitar classes with the Uttoxeter Music Centre.
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This prestigious festival is so far removed from the festy vision of many: its clean, well kept and a 50/50 split in male and female with a mature audience, no dance tents, no boom - boom sound systems.
A campers haven, where the accessibility for caravan and campervans reflect the influx from motor home clubs. Parking next to the tents and caravans within 100 yards of event site, is an added attraction.
A child friendly area plays host to many varied workshops, free face painting, fairy house and open play areas.
The Acoustic Festival of Britain will be at Uttoxeter racecourse from Friday May 30until Sunday June 1.
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MARSHALLTOWN - Marshalltown Community College sophomore Javier Lopez (Granada, Spain) has been named a third team NJCAA Division I All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association.
A defender, Lopez collected seven goals, five assists and 19 points in helping lead MCC to a 14-6-2 mark on the season along with a Region XI Tournament title and trip to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament. Earlier this fall, Lopez was named as a first team All-Region XI selection.
"Javier has been a critical part of our program for the last two years, but his commitment to MCC was incredible this year," said head coach Rafael Martinez. "He has been a leader both in games and in practices, setting high expectations for everyone involved. It is very hard for a defender to be named All-American, because they don't normally have the statistics to make a case for them, but competing at the National Tournament allowed everyone to see what Javier is capable of."
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When Bea Fields' daughter graduated from Duke University last year with a degree in public policy, she spent three months looking for a job. She applied for 70 positions and went on 10 interviews, but still couldn't land a position. Eager to help, Fields decided to pay for a life coach to provide some direction for her daughter's future career and help her succeed.
"You have to know how to network. The career coach helped with that," said Fields. Though the investment has yet to produce a salaried job, her daughter is working at a temp agency until she finds one. She referred three other parents to the same career coach she used to help their millennial children find a job.
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It's no secret that recent college graduates are facing an unprecedented tough job market. About 60 percent of college graduates are unable to find full-time employment with a college degree in their chosen field, according to a 2011 economic survey conducted by Adecco, one of the world's largest workforce and human resources solution companies. This has sent many of them heading back home to Mom and Dad. According to a March, 2012, report by The Pew Research Center, 29 percent of parents of adult children say a child of theirs has moved back in with them in the past few years because of the economy. Now, a group of savvy entrepreneurs — specifically life coaches and financial service providers — are springing up to provide services to this struggling group.
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Jane Horowitz, a career coach in Chicago, has provided coaching services by phone to several recent college graduates of such schools as Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Colorado and the University of Michigan. She said this sector of her business is growing fast. Millennials "don't understand what a job search is or how to talk about their skills, strengths and qualities as it relates to the professional world," she said. For a flat $2,000 fee, she helps them understand their strengths and talents and how to express them in interviews and cover letters – and she works with them until they find a position. She says that since last August, she's helped 10 millennial clients land full-time jobs.
Most of her fees are covered by the parents, who view this as the last college course they have to pay for their child. The adult children are more likely to listen to her as a neutral party, Horowitz says, while the parents complain their kids tend to tune them out when they offer career advice. She's even working with a male client whose girlfriend's parents are paying for the services. Only one of her millennial clients is footing the bill on his own. He was working at a liquor store, a job he held all through college, but couldn't find a position related to his sociology degree. Horowitz says he chose to invest in a life coach instead of going to graduate school. "He felt lost not knowing how to use his degree." He is now working as the marketing associate for the city of Breckenridge, Colorado.
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Dani Ticktin Koplik, an executive coach who volunteered to run workshops on "transitioning to the workplace" at her alma mater, Brown University, charges $3,600 for three months for her services. She also offers a less expensive eight-week tele-seminar called a "coaching gym," for $198. "There are a lot of parents who can afford this. It's a qualified niche," she says. Parents who have given their kids everything realize their children still need help and are eager to "give them the tools they need to succeed," through a life coach, which she says offers job seekers a key competitive edge.
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The office Christmas party is one of the most important social events of the working year. It provides the perfect opportunity for you to get to know your fellow colleagues and have fun in a relaxed environment without the pressures of deadlines. For any woman, it is also the ideal opportunity to look your best by getting dressed up. In order to look fabulous and fashionable for Christmas 2012 the trend is to wear a party dress. In this article, we explore a few dress types which will ensure you look wonderful for your office Christmas party or any other event you have to attend.
The One Shoulder Dress
The winter fashion shows around the world were awash with asymmetric dress styles for 2012. As well as asymmetric skirts, one of the key fashion trends was for one shoulder dresses. These are ideal for evening wear as they allow you to show just enough flesh whilst still being modest and keeping your body parts under control. The trend for this Christmas is to choose a festive colour which reflects the season such as white to represent snow or deep red to reflect the velvet associated with Victorian Christmas. Materials which are expected to be key to achieving a feminine look with a one shouldered dress are sheer and floaty to create a soft silhouette.
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Another dress style which is set to be highly fashionable for the festive season is the plunging V neckline. Now to look really good in this style of dress, you need to have a bust and if naturally lacking then it's time to reach for those faux chicken breast fillets to fake the look. To create a sophisticated yet sexy look for the office Christmas party, black is the ideal colour as it is flattering. Opt for a dress with a pencil style skirt that ends just above the knee to keep the look elegant. The focal point for this look is the cleavage so subtle accessories will complement the look – think glamour and sparkle so cubic zirconias, crystals and diamonds are the way forward.
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The thrill of eating tacos for breakfast is similar to that of eating waffles for dinner: slightly rebellious and definitely not to be allowed all the time, but a good way to change things up. At the roadside stand Rosie's Tamale House in Bee Cave, Texas (near Austin), floury tortillas wrap up cheesy eggs, bacon pieces and fluffy potato slices—that's the trademark breakfast taco order. More
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En route to Montgomery, Alabama, Chuck's Bar B Que, sits off the highway in the nearby town of Opelika. On Saturday, the joint's CHIPPED sandwich is buy-one, get-one free. But only 22¢ more, the CHOPPED sandwich wasn't part of the promo. The difference? Besides a vowel? The cashier, sporting an Auburn University hat one Saturday a few weeks ago, had clearly never been asked this before. People just knew here. She acted like she was explaining a foreign language. More
About five miles from "downtown" Savannah, Sweet Potatoes is an unpretentious gas station neighbor with "endearing food," as the restaurant likes to call it. They serve Southern fare with an eclectic, sometimes fruity Caribbean twist, and in honor of the namesake, a different sweet potato dish each day. As someone who loves the sweet orange spud, I was already giddy in the parking lot. More
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Have you ever thought your nails can also be designed as a creation? When you are bored, you may wish to sit down to enjoy a good pruning of your nails rather than cut them off directly. Just take a look at the following serration nails, although, it maybe very time consuming, it definitely brings you unlimited funs.


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Not all members of the Commodore family are created equal, some have power, others can offer value for money and then there's the Calais. Well dressed and with all the toys the Calais has long offered a luxury orientated purchasing option to Commodore fans. The VE Calais launched back in 2006 was no exception and quickly established itself as a cocky Aussie alternative to more expensive European saloons. With many buyers opting for the V6 engine over the V8 in the Calais, Holden has recognised an opportunity and for the 2009 model year a new six-cylinder engine was introduced. But is this new engine simply a marketing ploy to boost sales of an ageing vehicle or some serious high-tech kit? Car and SUV spent some time with the classy Calais and it's new motivation source to find out more.
All the fuss of the new engine can be filtered down into four letters: SIDI or Spark Ignition Direct Injection. In layman's terms the fuel injector nozzle has been shifted into the combustion chamber with a high-pressure fuel rail shifting the juice to it. This creates a stronger more effective detonation developing more power and increasing fuel economy. The net result for the 3.6-litre motor is an impressive 210kW of power and 350Nm of torque, a 15kW and 10Nm increase from the Calais' previous multi-point injected unit. Fuel efficiency has seen an 11 percent improvement with a new combined average figure of 10.1l/100km and the engine will happily run on 91RON petrol.
While the facts and figures are impressive, the true measure for a sports-focused sedan is always on the tarmac and the Calais V doesn't disappoint. When your right foot asks the question the new engine responds with strong linear acceleration right through to the red line. It's not shy to tell you all about it too and the SIDI engine strikes the right exhaust note for 6-cylinder followers. At cruising speeds the bravado quickly settles down to a smooth hum that suits the Calais' refined nature well.
Matched up to a six-speed automatic transmission as standard the Calais box dives down gears decisively when asked but can be caught out hunting for the right ratio on twisty roads. While it's not a large black mark against the vehicle the gearbox is a raw point in the power train and struggles to match up against smoother European competition.
The Calais V ride is suitably soft and refined making it an excellent touring vehicle. The only drawback from the pliant suspension set up is a slight tendency to be unsettled by larger road bumps or ruts particularly with passengers on board. Grip during cornering is generally good with the Calais staying flat and wide. Some oversteer can be achieved with vigorous throttle and keen drivers can turn off traction control easily for a more leery experience. Braking comes via four-wheel ventilated discs and while they are strong the brake pedal has excessive travel and an unassertive feel, which can be disconcerting with an 1800kg vehicle to stop. By comparison the steering is very responsive, stable and the thick leather-wrapped steering wheel offers a commanding connection with the road below.
Away from the Calais V's new hi-tech power train, very little has changed since the model first rolled off the production line in 2006. Visually the exterior styling is proving evergreen and still appears modern with the new 'SIDI' badging letting everyone know your Calais is a bit special. Other features that set it apart from its lesser siblings are stylish 18-inch alloys, chrome ringed fog lamps and a subtle boot-lip spoiler.
The cabin is capacious and pleasant with wide electric leather front seats and a rear pew that's angled backwards so passengers sink in for the trip ahead. There is an overall feeling of quality and luxury to the Calais V but not all plastics are created equal and the glove box in particular has a budget feel.
Instrumentation is basic and easily read, switchgear is well laid out surrounding a large multi-function display screen. Standard equipment level includes some useful tricks like rear park assist, dual zone climate control air-con, rain-sensing wipers, an 11-speaker stereo system and a rear overhead DVD player with infrared headphones to keep the kids happy. One of the few negatives with the Calais interior is its thick intrusive A-pillar that creates a blind spot big enough to shroud traffic lights or roadside signage. But, overall, the Calais cabin is the main reason for stumping up the extra cash as it has the luxury and the gadgets to justify the expense.
In safety terms the entire Commodore range is well covered and the Calais V gets a full cache of 6 airbags, an electronic stability control program and active front seat head restraints. All up it's good enough to achieve a maximum 5-star ANCAP test rating.
So what's the verdict on the 2009 Holden Calais V? Well, the new engine is more than marketing hype and has made a good car even better. The increase in power adds character and further closes the gap in overall performance between the two available motor sizes. The main issue is that there's little to distinguish this Calais over older models dating back to 2006 and this fact may put off some buyers who desire more changes than just an improved power train.
Even though the Calais is getting long in the tooth it still has plenty to offer for those who want space, luxury and power and don't want to pay European prices for it. If that's you, don't leave the Calais V off your test drive list.
Price: $65,090 (V8 – $70,590)
What we like:
- SIDI engine has power and economy
- Spacious well-equipped cabin
- Comfortable ride
What we don't like:
- Annoying A-pillar design
- Inconsistent interior materials
- Minimal difference from previous VE Calais models
Words and Photos: Adam Mamo
Holden Calais V-Series – Specifications
3.6L 60-degree Double Overhead Cam V6 with 4 valves per cylinder. Twin knock control sensors with individual cylinder adaptive control. On-board diagnostics. Spark Ignition Direct Injection (SIDI)
Displacement 3564
Compression Ratio 11.3
Power 210kW @ 6400rpm
Torque 350Nm @ 2900rpm
Exhaust System Dual exhaust outlet
Front: Direct acting stabiliser bar. Coil spring
Rear: Multi-Link Independent Rear Suspension (IRS). Coil spring. Stabiliser bar
Variable ratio rack and pinion
Turn Circle 11.4
Wheelbase 2915
Length 4894
Width (excluding mirrors) 1899
Height 1476
Ground clearance 110
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St. Pete activist organizes Tampa rally to end occupation of Afghanistan
Seán Kinane
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The U.S.-led war and occupation of Afghanistan has gone on for nearly a decade and many Americans are fed up with the carnage. One St. Petersburg activist has even formed a new group to gather support for ending the war. Kofi Huntâs organization, Project O.A.T.H. is organizing an anti-war rally tomorrow in South Tampa. The "Bring the Troops Home" rally tomorrow is between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
"This Saturday I'm having an event I'm calling "Bring the Troops Home". It's a rally at the corner of Dale Marbry and Gandy Boulevard in Tampa. I'm having it to say, you know, we need to bring the troops home from Afghanistan because America can't endlessly fight these wars that weren't declared and the wars...we keep pushing the goal posts farther and farther back. We need our resources, our human and monetary resources here to help rebuild our country and it's economy."
This project is called Project OATH "Bring the Troops Home". What is Project OATH? Tell us about that.
"O.A.T.H. is basically an acronym for Out of Afganistan, bring the Troops Home. OATH. Basically a campaign I'm starting to try to build momentum to help the legislation that's been popping up in the House and the Senate, to encourage organized consensus, grass roots views saying 'we're in favor of this, we want withdrawal from Afghanistan.' Just so Washington and the powers that be can see that the people are speaking and the people want to get out of Afghanistan as soon as possible."
What made you tackle this as an issue?
"It's been an issue that's been verty important to me personally but what's made me tackle it this point was the continuous bills from House Representative Kucinich and even bills in the Senate that have been coming up calling for withdrawal and they've been consistent. I want to give some people power to that and show that there's people on the ground who are with them. I mean, most people I speak with the vast majority say, 'yeah, we don't have any business being there', that's a common phrase. I'd just like to put an organized voice to that phrase and say out loud in one voice, 'Bring the Troops Home".
Finally, Kofi Hunt, how can people find out more information and remind our listeners where the rally is this Saturday?
"They can search "Bring the Troops Home" on Facebook and the event page will pop up. They can also go to Project OATH's website, that's www.project-oath.com and they can get all the necessary information there. They can also find a Project OATH Facebook page if they type in there. They can find a Project OATH Group on Facebook as well."
And the rally on Saturday?
"The rally on Saturday is this Saturday, June 4, between 3 and 5 pm in the afternoon. It's on the corner of Gandy Boulevard and Dale Marbry in Tampa. We'll be out there for about 2 hours. You'll see us, we'll have a banner and we'll have signs and we'll just be out there speaking our message. This is the start of something. It's not going to be a single thing. We're going to be continuous and I'd appreciate if people ccome out and show their support."
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Yo⦠Kofi!!! Did you ever finish that 2 day program⦠âOrganizer Training 101â⦠put on by the Florida Consumer Action Network??? Yeah⦠I didnât think so!!! Donât worry⦠PolitiFact Florida has their statements listed as (Mostly True)!!! But hey⦠good luck on your âFuture Presidents of Americaâ trainingâ¦
Peace And Love
Yo Mr. Pendergrass,did you finish your conservative training with Glen Beck yet??? Yeah... I didn't think so!!!!Don't worry... just turn on Fox News and You will be right at home. Peace Love and organic foods.
Blacklight posters & self lighting incenseâ¦
Of course not... conservatives are always in training.
@Glenn Pendergrass LoL, I'm not sure if your supporting me or knocking me down. Thanks for commenting. = ) @Larry Good Thanks for the support. Peace, dude. = D
Dude⦠I was serious!!! Did you get the creds??? Because according to HB 3200 (The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009), Page 65/section 164: The plan will be subsidized (by the government) for all union members, union retirees and for community organizations⦠(such as ACORN and possibly OATH). I mean⦠why would anyone take the FCANâs âOrganizer Training 101â⦠and not suckle the teat of the taxpayers sow???
Glenn Pendergrass Here is Section 164
Glenn, The language you cite is not there. The section talks about temporary re-insurance. That's a long way from "suckle the teat". (If you want some big examples of that I can provide the names of some big suckers. Here's the section: Rob SEC. 164. REINSURANCE PROGRAM FOR RETIREES. (a) Establishment- (1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a temporary reinsurance program (in this section referred to as the `reinsurance program') to provide reimbursement to assist participating employment-based plans with the cost of providing health benefits to retirees and to eligible spouses, surviving spouses and dependents of such retirees. (2) DEFINITIONS- For purposes of this section: (A) The term `eligible employment-based plan' means a group health benefits plan that-- (i) is maintained by one or more employers, former employers or employee associations, or a voluntary employees' beneficiary association, or a committee or board of individuals appointed to administer such plan, and (ii) provides health benefits to retirees. (B) The term `health benefits' means medical, surgical, hospital, prescription drug, and such other benefits as shall be determined by the Secretary, whether self-funded or delivered through the purchase of insurance or otherwise. (C) The term `participating employment-based plan' means an eligible employment-based plan that is participating in the reinsurance program. (D) The term `retiree' means, with respect to a participating employment-benefit plan, an individual who-- (i) is 55 years of age or older; (ii) is not eligible for coverage under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and (iii) is not an active employee of an employer maintaining the plan or of any employer that makes or has made substantial contributions to fund such plan. (E) The term `Secretary' means Secretary of Health and Human Services. (b) Participation- To be eligible to participate in the reinsurance program, an eligible employment-based plan shall submit to the Secretary an application for participation in the program, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary shall require. (c) Payment- (1) SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS- (A) IN GENERAL- Under the reinsurance program, a participating employment-based plan shall submit claims for reimbursement to the Secretary which shall contain documentation of the actual costs of the items and services for which each claim is being submitted. (B) BASIS FOR CLAIMS- Each claim submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be based on the actual amount expended by the participating employment-based plan involved within the plan year for the appropriate employment based health benefits provided to a retiree or to the spouse, surviving spouse, or dependent of a retiree. In determining the amount of any claim for purposes of this subsection, the participating employment-based plan shall take into account any negotiated price concessions (such as discounts, direct or indirect subsidies, rebates, and direct or indirect remunerations) obtained by such plan with respect to such health benefits. For purposes of calculating the amount of any claim, the costs paid by the retiree or by the spouse, surviving spouse, or dependent of the retiree in the form of deductibles, co-payments, and co-insurance shall be included along with the amounts paid by the participating employment-based plan. (2) PROGRAM PAYMENTS AND LIMIT- If the Secretary determines that a participating employment-based plan has submitted a valid claim under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reimburse such plan for 80 percent of that portion of the costs attributable to such claim that exceeds $15,000, but is less than $90,000. Such amounts shall be adjusted each year based on the percentage increase in the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index (rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000) for the year involved. (3) USE OF PAYMENTS- Amounts paid to a participating employment-based plan under this subsection shall be used to lower the costs borne directly by the participants and beneficiaries for health benefits provided under such plan in the form of premiums, co-payments, deductibles, co-insurance, or other out-of-pocket costs. Such payments shall not be used to reduce the costs of an employer maintaining the participating employment-based plan. The Secretary shall develop a mechanism to monitor the appropriate use of such payments by such plans. (4) APPEALS AND PROGRAM PROTECTIONS- The Secretary shall establish-- (A) an appeals process to permit participating employment-based plans to appeal a determination of the Secretary with respect to claims submitted under this section; and (B) procedures to protect against fraud, waste, and abuse under the program. (5) AUDITS- The Secretary shall conduct annual audits of claims data submitted by participating employment-based plans under this section to ensure that they are in compliance with the requirements of this section. (d) Retiree Reserve Trust Fund- (1) ESTABLISHMENT- (A) IN GENERAL- There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the `Retiree Reserve Trust Fund' (referred to in this section as the `Trust Fund'), that shall consist of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to the Trust Fund as provided for in this subsection to enable the Secretary to carry out the reinsurance program. Such amounts shall remain available until expended. (B) FUNDING- There are hereby appropriated to the Trust Fund, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an amount requested by the Secretary as necessary to carry out this section, except that the total of all such amounts requested shall not exceed $10,000,000,000. (C) APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE TRUST FUND- (i) IN GENERAL- Amounts in the Trust Fund are appropriated to provide funding to carry out the reinsurance program and shall be used to carry out such program. (ii) BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS- Amounts appropriated under clause (i), and outlays flowing from such appropriations, shall not be taken into account for purposes of any budget enforcement procedures including allocations under section 302(a) and (b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act and budget resolutions for fiscal years during which appropriations are made from the Trust Fund. (iii) LIMITATION TO AVAILABLE FUNDS- The Secretary has the authority to stop taking applications for participation in the program or take such other steps in reducing expenditures under the reinsurance program in order to ensure that expenditures under the reinsurance program do not exceed the funds available under this subsection.
Thanks for the clarificationâ¦
Of course itâs not in the language that I cite!!! Whereâs your head at??? What... you think they're going to write this so that average shmucks like US can understand it??? The people who wrote this document are what⦠say it with me⦠LAWYERS!!! Which means that the language being used is⦠say it with me⦠LEGALEZE!!! Which by definition needs to be⦠say it with me⦠INTERPRETTED!!! And who can do that??? Thatâs right⦠a JUDGE!!! Dude⦠even Snopes hasnât tagged this as FALSE (if you can believe that bunch of horse thieves).


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Titans prepare for District 14 battle
February 27, 2013 at 6:04 pm in The Dickinson Press
Despite having the No. 1 seed in the District 14 girls basketball tournament, Dickinson Trinity head coach Alysia Barman said it's going to be no easy task running away with a district title.
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Dwight Howard certainly isn't making his shoulder injury any better by playing, but the Los Angeles Lakers cannot afford to be missing key players as they fight for their playoff lives. Playing basketball with a torn labrum has to be painful, and Howard insists his opponents have been making it more uncomfortable by targeting his right shoulder and trying to make it worse. After the Lakers loss to the Miami Heat on Sunday, Howard told Eric Adelson of Yahoo! Sports that the Heat were grabbing at his injured arm early in the game. "They got me early," he said. "They would yank it back." Howard said some of the Charlotte Bobcats players did the same thing on Friday. "It's like a jolt," he explained. "Then it hurts the rest of the night." There's no way of knowing if players are actually targeting Howard's arm. If they are, he just informed them all that it is working and affecting his game. The video above shows Howard and Udonis Haslem fighting for position on L.A.'s first possession of the game on Sunday. If you're looking for it, I guess you can see Haslem yanking at Howard's arm in some capacity. However, the play looked like nothing more than a standard struggle in the post. Later in the game, Mario Chalmers pulled down Howard's right arm and fouled him as he was going to the hoop. While it was obvious Chalmers intentionally pulled the arm, it was the type of foul we see on a regular basis when a guard is trying to prevent a much bigger player from having an easy bucket. Howard recently said that he is tired of hearing about the shoulder from his critics and even teammates. Complaining that opponents are targeting the injury is only going to make people discuss it more. Dwight is obviously in a lot of pain and his play is suffering as a result, but the less he talks about it the better off he will be. H/T Eye on Basketball The post Dwight Howard says opponents have been targeting his injured shoulder appeared first on Larry Brown Sports. Related posts: Dwight Howard aggravates shoulder injury again against Suns (Video) Dwight Howard tells Kobe Bryant, critics to back off about his shoulder injury Dwight Howard's mom reportedly prefers for him to stay in Orlando
First couple plays against Boston I saw Garnett go specifically for his shoulder. I know that KG isn't the rest of the league, but I wouldn't be surprised.
wah, wah, wah, wah, biggest crybaby in the world
i agree, big bucks wasted on big clown!
There you are you trailer park trash you. Always a pleasure!
Howard is too much of a whiner to stick with the Lakers. Why not announce to the rest of the league how to make yourself ineffective.
bwahahahahahaha...while not a basketball fan howard is a BIG name in orlando. he stuck it to the city just like shaq before him. i said it over and over....good luck with that l.a. so funny to see the crybaby continue his whining about anything and everything. such a drama queen!!! now all the other nba players know how to get to him. so get to him.
Maybe Dwight should hang out with Randy Quaid in Canada.
This guy is built like a greek god but he seems to have the toughness of a 4 yr. old girl.
Well Mr Howard, is you is, or is you ain't Superman?
Don't flatter yourself, most teams can beat you with everyone healthy.
I'm thinking of a word...
starts with a (P) and ends with a (Y)...
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A new wave of biotech firms in developing countries has sprung up to meet an urgent global need: affordable drugs and vaccines for the poor. But there's a danger that market forces will push them to just make more drugs for the rich.
Rahim Rezaie and Peter Singer of the University of Toronto, Canada, studied 78 small, innovative biotech firms in four leading economies of the developing world: India, China, Brazil and South Africa. The companies have 69 affordable drugs and vaccines on the market, and another 54 in the pipeline, for local problems such as tuberculosis and tropical diseases.
These diseases have been neglected by pharmaceutical companies in Europe and North America because most of the people who get them cannot pay much for treatment, making their development economically unattractive.
Drugs and vaccines are expensive to test and bring to market, so the small companies are increasingly partnering with large pharmaceutical companies to do so. As a result, Singer and Rezaie warn, they may shift to making the products to treat the diseases of the rich world that big pharma prefers.
Rezaie cites a company in India working with a Danish firm on a treatment for diabetes, and another in China working with US firms on drugs for inflammatory bowel disease. Both are diseases that are major problems in the west.
Health or wealth?
Shantha Biotechnics of Hyderabad, India, on the other hand, has made hepatitis B vaccination possible for millions of Indians by using bacteria equipped with viral genes to make the vaccine, slashing its cost by a factor of 60. Last year, however, it was bought by Sanofi-Aventis, based in Paris, France, and there are fears its focus might change.
"These companies don't need to choose between global health and global wealth," says Singer. "There are things that can be done now to make it easier for them to make a profit and meet local needs as well."
Current deals that offer government or philanthropic money to entice companies in rich countries to focus on poor people's diseases could be offered to companies in poor countries too, as could deals through which drug companies allow independent researchers to use their patents to develop drugs for neglected diseases, in return for a royalty payment. Information-sharing schemes could make it easier for companies in different developing countries to collaborate with each other.
"These [small biotech] companies are like a vein of gold that could be harnessed for global health," says Singer. "There's a brief window of opportunity now to make sure it's not tapped just to make necklaces for the rich."
Journal reference: Nature Biotechnology, DOI: 10.1038/nbt0910-907
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Digit Drawing!June 29, 2007
HE LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER. Really, Lala told me that the reason she had yelled and called me in to the kitchen that night was that she didn't think that he would live until I got out of bed to see him. Now he just looks like a weak little Digit with a too-big fur suit. They took a 2inch foxtail out of his eye, poor thing, and he'll be having surgery this afternoon to further clean out his back-end wound, but the major surgery will be put off until he's gone home and gotten stronger. He has several bladder stones the size of peach pits, and a possible GI bleed, but I'm happy to say they've located his heart, and it is, indeed, beating. He is not a zombie!
And because several (more than several, you sweet things) people have mentioned to me that I should ask for help if needed, or offer a pattern for sale, to help with Digit-costs, I have been thinking about proposing something. At first, it made me feel funny to think about. And I don't want to write a pattern, just don't have time right now, although a pattern for a CalTrans vest for kitties was suggested.....
But honestly, we're broker than broke right now. Digit is going to cost in the thousands by the time this is all done, and we just ain't got it. We'll charge it, of course, because pet injuries are what plastic was made for (that and trips to Europe, but I've curtailed that habit in recent years.....).
But hey. What about this?
I've got some sweaters I don't wear, even though they're kinda nice.
Maybe you'd like to enter a wee drawing to help defray vet bills?
Let's say every $10 gets your name in the hat, so $40 would get you four entries. Although, to be honest, $2 would be appreciated at this point.
Let's see what we're offering:
The Rowan Bomber, from Denim People
Soft, in Paton's Classic Merino, it's only been worn once. It WILL pill, because it's Classic Merino, but it will just get softer.
This is my own design, in alpaca yarn, Jadis, from Artfibers. It's sexy and fun, but it's a little too warm for very, very hot-blooded me. I get grumpy wearing it, because I get too hot, and then no one likes being around me, so it's better if a cool-blooded person wears it, I think. Worn once at Stitches and OHMYGOD was it hot in that convention center.
Philosopher's Wool Kilim Jacket
I know, right? But doodles, it's just too hot for me. And honestly, it's not that soft, and I made it to LEARN two-handed stranded knitting, so if you win this, you will see its flaws. But it IS nice and I'm proud of it. But I don't live in the snow. You should have it. Worn once out, and once when it was REALLY cold in the house.
So, that's what I'm thinking. Make a donation by clicking the button below, and earn my undying love. No, wait, you already have that. You might win a sweater? Maybe? And you'll know that you're helping us, and more importantly, Digit-man. Otherwise known as Ole Winky.


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ICC witnesses have rejected a proposal to move the Kenyan ICC trials to Tanzania. The witnesses said they would not be willing to testify in Arusha for fears about their safety.
"We have learnt of the plan with surprise and we will not support it because it obviously puts our security at risk," said a witness who rang the Star yesterday from a European capital.
The trials of Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, former Eldoret North MP William Ruto, former Civil Service chief Francis Muthaura and broadcaster Joshua Arap Sang are due to start on April 10 and 11. They are charged with crimes against humanity arising out of the post-election violence in 2007/8.
Last year the witnesses rejected a plan to relocate them to African countries after the trials are over and said they need to stay in Europe to ensure their safety.
There will be 80 witnesses at the two trials. The identities off those under ICC protection will only be disclosed to the defence on February 11 and those not under protection will be disclosed on March 13.
Last week the ICC asked Tanzania, Kenya and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to make submissions on whether the Kenyan cases can be heard in Arusha.
The trial chamber led by Judge Kuniko Ozaki also wants the ICTR to advise whether the facilities in Arusha for the Rwanda genocide trials would be suitable for the ICC.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, legal representatives for the victims, and the ICC registry have also been asked for their opinions.
The ICTR is now winding up its work. It has four trial chambers in Arusha with support infrastructure of detention cells and offices. Since it started, the tribunal indicted 92 persons of whom three are still at large.
It has finished 50 trials. There are 32 individuals currently serving prison sentences, 13 who have finished their sentences, and three who died in prison.
Last year Uhuru and Muthaura asked the court to consider moving their case to Arusha but the judges told them to apply to the ICC President.
Ruto and Sang also applied to ICC presidency on the possibility of having the venue of the cases changed. Attorney General Githu Muigai also wrote to the ICC requesting to have the cases heard locally.
Yesterday the witnesses said they had not been consulted but had decided that it would be very unsafe for them to agree to the plan.
"We are told the prosecutor will seek our opinion on the matter but we already know that such a plan is not workable at all because it will expose us to many dangers", said the witnesses.
"Even before they ask us about our opinion we will communicate to them so that we know the actual position early enough", said the witnesses.
Defense teams have argues that the trials at The Hague would take the suspects away from their homes, friends and family, and their work and other vocations.
"We too have concerns particularly on our security because we believe this for us is a big sacrifice", said another witness. Bensouda has already complained about threats against the witnesses and she will file her opinion on the matter.
Uhuru and Ruto are running for President and Deputy President in the March 4 election and may still apply to have the cases deferred, espcially in case they win the polls.


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America needs a new Nixon, and the current generation of young foreign policy leaders is well positioned to produce him (or her). Today's rising leaders – Millennials in their 20s and early 30s – have never known a time when China has not been a core player in global affairs. Young people actively reject the "us-versus-them" mentality of the Cold War — even though much of its rhetoric continues to litter the foreign policy discourse — so have less inclination to reduce today's complex international system to "America versus China." This generation's formative experience of a rising China will produce the next masterstroke. Absent their leadership, Nixon's legacy of stable U.S.-China relations could be squandered.
Three guiding principles will help the next generation of foreign policy leaders shift the contours of how America thinks and talks about China.
The first is recognition that China seeks prestige above other geopolitical goals, whether in pursuit of aircraft carriers, influence in the UN, or the accumulation of gold medals in the 2008 Olympics.
The second is an approach to policy that forces China into the game, rather than trying to keep it out. This generation tends to be more favorably inclined toward engagement, and we are less likely to react with fear or suspicion when discovering that our interests are not perfectly concomitant with other countries. As young people inherit a battered American economy and a profusion of military commitments, the American tendency to micro-manage every potential crisis will fade. The next generation of foreign policy professionals will be happy to hand off problems to Beijing, ensuring that they shoulder new responsibility in constructing a more stable, secure world.
Finally, with the experience of September 11th seared into the nation's collective memory, our generation is far more attuned to the risks posed by weak and fragile states. Our vision for China acknowledges that a strong China is better than a weak China. Beijing faces long-term trends that should send a shiver down the spine of strategists. China will get old before it gets rich. The pressures of urbanization and resource demand threaten to stretch the capacity of the government to provide for its citizens. And it exists in a geopolitical tinderbox where its massive size and relative power has not historically translated into ensuring regional stability. The threat from a strong China active in the world is infinitesimally less than a weak or fragmenting China that is unable to prevent chaos in East Asia.
We need the next China masterstroke. Nixon jumpstarted the engine. That was the easy part. The next generation of foreign policy leaders will have to steer U.S.-China relations along a no less uncertain road, but guided by a radically different set of political instincts.
Gary Barnabo is the Senior Vice President of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP), a global nonprofit that fosters the next generation of foreign policy leaders.


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| July 24, 2014 | Updated: July 25, 2014 9:47pm
Photo By KATHERINE BISH/KRTJoke's on you:"Weird Al" Yankovic's new record is a bonafide hit, skewering musicians like Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Iggy Azalea. But what other celebs have fallen prey to Al's mocking melodies over the years?Click through for a list of "Weird Al's" best snarky song parodies. Or don't. The choice is yours.
Photo By AP/Publicity photo"My Bologna" (1983)"Weird Al's" first major label debut riffed off the iconic pop song "My Sharona," by the Knack.Here's his opening verse:"Ooh, my little hungry one, hungry oneOpen up a package of my bolognaOoh, I think the toast is done, the toast is doneTop it with a little of my bologna."
Photo By Joel Ryan/AP"Eat It" (1984)Hot off the heals of Yankovic's first self-titled album, "'Weird Al' Yankovic in 3-D" included a parody of Michael Jackson's hit single, "Beat It." Yankovic would set his sights on the King of Pop again in 1988 with "Fat," a rendition of Jackon's "Bad."Sample lyrics from "Eat it":"Don't you tell me you're fullJust eat it, eat it, eat it, eat itGet yourself an egg and beat itHave some more chicken, have some more pieIt doesn't matter if it's boiled or friedJust eat it, eat it, just eat it, eat it."
Photo By AP/Publicity Photo"Like A Surgeon" (1985)Al's third studio album, "Dare to Be Stupid," transformed Madonna's "Like A Virgin" into an ode for a burned-out, malpractice-suit dodging medical practitioner.Why he passed up the obvious opening to write the world's first bass fishing super hit, "Like a Sturgeon," is a secret lost to time.Sample lyrics:"Like a surgeon, heyCuttin' for the very first timeLike a surgeonGot your kidneys on my mind."
Photo By SPA/Courtesy Huey Lewis"I Want A New Duck" (1985)"Dare to Be Stupid" also featured a parody of Huey Lewis and The News' "I Want A New Drug." Unfortunately, the song was less successful, as most experts agree the band had become a parody of themselves by 1982.Lyrics:"I want a new duckA mallard I thinkOne that won't make a mess of my houseOr build a nest in the bathroom sink."
Photo By AP"Toothless People" (1986)Yankovic's next album, "Polka Party," parodied Mick Jagger's "Ruthless People." Mick Jagger still has most of his teeth.Lyrics:"No more of those pearly whites will they possesTheir oral hygiene is frightful a messLots of 'em suffering from trench mouth and gum diseaseAt least they don't have to worry 'bout cavities."
Photo By Chris Cuffaro"Smells Like Nirvana" (1992)"Off the Deep End," "Weird Al's" seventh studio album's first single, explored the obscure, mumbling, sometimes incoherent nature of the iconic grunge band's lyrics and 'tude.The band's allegedly dubious hygiene practices are not mentioned.Lyrics:"Now I'm mumblin' and I'm screamin'And I don't know what I'm singin'Crank the volume, ears are bleedin'I still don't know what I'm singin'We're so loud and incoherentBoy, this oughta bug your parents."
Photo By Howard Castleberry/Houston Chronicle"I Can't Watch This" (1992)A parody of MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This."(Note: You can).Lyrics:"My my my my TV makes me so boredMakes me say, oh my lordWhat is this garbage here?Wanna cover my eyes and plug my earsIt sucks, and that's no lieIt's about as much fun as watching paint dryLowers my IQ one notchAnd that's the reason why, uh, I can't watch."
Photo By Publicity Photo"Bedrock Anthem" (1993)A comedic take on The Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under the Bridge" and "Give It Away," this song was the second time Yankovic used two songs in one medley.Lyrics:"Wanna chill with a Sabretooth TigerWear a loincloth, natural fiberBe the first Rolling Stone subscriberGot a pterodactyl for a windshield wiper."
Photo By Getty Images"Livin' In the Fridge" (1993)A riff on "Livin' on the Edge" by Aerosmith.Lyrics:"There's something gross in the fridge todayIt's green and growin' hairIt's been there since JulyIf you can name the objectIn that baggie over thereThen mister, you're a better man than I."
Photo By Isaac Brekken/WireImage"Amish Paradise" (1996)"Weird Al's" ninth studio album, "Bad Hair Day" took aim at Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise," itself a reworking of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise."Lyrics:"As I walk through the valley where I harvest my grainI take a look at my wife and realize she's very plainBut that's just perfect for an Amish like meYou know, I shun fancy things like electricityAt 4:30 in the morning I'm milkin' cowsJebediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows... fool And I've been milkin' and plowin' so long thatEven Ezekiel thinks that my mind is goneI'm a man of the land, I'm into disciplineGot a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chinBut if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699."
Photo By Evan Agostini/Associated Press"So Sick Of You" (1996)Not a direct parody, in "Sick Of You" Yankovic features a fun parody in the style of Elvis Costello, who we will never get sick of.Lyrics:"And when you softly call my nameIt's like listenin' to that squeaky chalk soundAnd when you look at me that special wayIt's hard for me to keep my lunch downAnd when you askin' me what I'm thinkin', honey, usually I'm thinkin'How I'd really like to tie your head completely up in duct tapeSo I wouldn't have to listen to you asking me those stupid questionsOver and over again."
Photo By Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for MTV"Couch Potato" (2003)The lead single on "Poodle Hat" was "Couch Potato," a comedic version of Eminem's "Lose Yourself."Lyrics:"LookIf you hadOne shotTo sit on your lazy buttAnd watch all the TV you ever wantedUntil your brain turned to mushWould you go for it?Or just let it slip?Yo."
Photo By AP"Trapped In the Drive-Thru" (2006)The 11th song from "Weird Al" Yankovic's twelfth studio album, "Straight Outta Lynwood," sets its sights on R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet," an R&B rap opera that tells the story of a one-night stand and its many ramifications in 33 epic chatpers. "Drive-Thru" is about deciding what to eat for dinner.Lyrics:"I hopped up and I said, "I don't know, do you want to get something delivered?"She's like "Why would I want to eat liver?I don't even like liver!"I'm like "No, I said 'delivered'."She's like "I heard you say liver!"I'm like "I should know what I said..."She's like "Whatever, I just don't want any liver!"
Photo By Jordan Strauss/Associated Press"Canadian Idiot" (2006)A sarcastic take on "American Idiot," by allegedly still punk band Green Day.Sample Lyrics:"They all live on donuts and moose meatAnd they leave the house without packin' heat Never even bring their guns to the mallAnd you know what else is too funny?Their stupid Monopoly money
Can't take 'em seriously at all."
Photo By Dan Steinberg/Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP"Party in the CIA" (2011)Before Miley Cyrus began the Most Provocative Teenybopper EVER, she was a nice girl who wrote songs about wearing cardigans and waiting in line for the TSA checkpoint. For this she was mercilessly mocked.Sample lyrics:"I've done a couple of crazy things that have almost gotten me dismissedLike terminate some head of state who wasn't even on my listBurn that microfilm, buddy, will you?I'd tell you why but then I'd have to kill youYou need a quickie confession?We'll start a water boarding session."
Photo By Getty Images"Perform This Way"Weird Al can't help but perform this way in this parodic version of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way." Off Al's 13th album, "Apocalypse."Lyrics:Don't call the cops now, baby, I perform this wayNo reason I should regret all the attention I getI'm not completely crazy, I perform this way, yeah."
Photo By APWell, what do you think? Is "weird" the new not-weird?? Or do you prefer these superstar's original works over Yankovic's lighthearted parodies?Hash it out in the comments, and let us know.
Photo By APWeird Al Yankovic: "I Love Rocky Road." "Like a Surgeon. Eat It." I don't care when they were released. They're still funny.
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Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic is no stranger to fame. His career in musical comedy stretches back to the mid-1970s, when a college-aged Yankovic created his first parody songs with a home tape recorder and his accordion.
But from those humble first recordings, Yankovic has spawned an empire of comedic mock-rock, spanning 14 studio albums, his own movie, numerous TV and web series guest appearances, and a TV special on MTV. His latest album, "Mandatory Fun," reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard's album chart in its first week, the first No. 1 album in "Weird Al's" three-decade career. It's also the first comedy album to reach the top spot since the enigmatically named 1963 recording, "My son, the nut."
Not even Steve Martin or Cheech and Chong nailed a No. 1 comedy album. In fact, Yankovic's "Mandatory Fun" is the best selling comedy record since "The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience" sold 118,000 copies in 1994, SoundScan reports.
Now, Yankovic seems back with a vengance. His new album moved 104,000 copies in its first week, according to Soundscan, helped along by an aggressive viral and social media marketing push, and a buzz-building hashtag, #8videos8days. The New York Times reports that his new music videos have been watched a total of 46 million times alone.
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South Africa is seeking permission from conservation authorities to sell off some $1 billion worth of stockpiled rhino horn. The move, officials have said, may thwart black-market sales of the valuable, but illegal commodity, which has gained popularity in Asia for its alleged medicinal uses. That hunger for rhino horn has decimated South Africa's population of the rare and endangered animal.
South African officials say they want to open a new front in the ongoing war against illegal rhino poaching.
Already, the government has deployed soldiers to fight poaching in Kruger National Park. They've reached out to the government of neighboring Mozambique to stop cross-border poaching, and have signed agreements with major rhino horn markets Vietnam and China to stop black-market rhino horn sales.
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"The research that's been done tells us that there's a huge demand for the rhino horn in the Asian countries. And that the absence of a legal market has actually driven people to the underground black market," Modise said. "Hence the black market has been thriving, because it has been meeting the demand and needs of the particular market. So we're trying to say, 'if there is a demand for the rhino horn, let's rather be the ones to drive it in an open, regulated fashion, than to drive those who want the rhino horn to go into the black market, which has vastly been fuelling the ongoing scourge of poaching that South Africa has been experiencing in the recent years.'"
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Jo Shaw, rhino coordinator for WWF South Africa, says her conservation group is not convinced. She says the group has recently done a study that shows that demand may outstrip even a large supply: the study found that the demand in Vietnam is roughly five times larger than the current market base.
"We remain unconvinced that a legal international trade in rhino horn is a feasible approach at this point in time, given a number of concerns that would need to be addressed," she said. ..."I think it's dangerous to view the idea of provision of a legal supply as cutting out the illegal black market chain being operated by sophisticated criminal syndicates."
The horn is reputed to have medicinal benefits in Asian traditional medicine - among them, as an aphrodisiac, a hangover remedy and even a cancer cure. Those theories have been largely dispelled by scientific research. But that hasn't stopped Asian consumers from snapping up the rare product at the whopping price of $65,000 a kilogram - money that South African officials say they want to use to help conserve the rapidly dwindling population.


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