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Had a great time: Carnival Triumph Cruise Review by Sirithiliel
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Had a great time
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Galveston
You get what you pay for here, and I think it was well worth it. We had a blast, and I definitely recommend a balcony room. We saw wild porpoises in Galveston, flying fish and a sea turtle while out at sea, and gorgeous sunsets. All without having to deal with the too-loud music up on Lido deck [Deck 9]. I think the music was excessively loud, and we always got our food and then went into the interior dining area to avoid the deafening noise.
We were on deck 8 and it was good except for the constant dragging of chairs from lido deck above us. Relatively easy to ignore most of the time, but still a bit bothersome.
The food was good and I have absolutely no complaints there, the big hot dogs off the grill on Lido deck were very good and I wasn't disappointed at all with our dinners in the London Dining room.
The shows were More entertaining, but again very loud. It sometimes seemed like the singers had to really shout to be heard. Loud music doesn't necessarily mean it's better, but they didn't know that I guess. Still, it was fun. I have to say the French Burlesque show was very disappointing. If you're not in the front row you see nothing and this was the loudest of all. We left after ten minutes because all we saw were people's heads, glimpses of the stage, and couldn't hear a single thing over the noise. It really needed to be in a different room, like the Rome Lounge, rather than Club Rio. The magician was awesome, I highly recommend his show.
For Excursions we did the mangrove kayak in Progresso, and Swim with dolphins at Chankanaab Park in Cozumel. THe Kayaking was fun, and we had beautiful weather all days, but it IS a lot of work and sunscreen is a must here. Cozumel was wonderful, and i'd definitely suggest this excursion. You get plenty of time with the dolphins, though pictures will cost you a lot and you are not allowed to bring your own camera anymore [pictures were $30 a piece, or $109 for all of them on a CD. ]
But as well as the swim with dolphin part, with the Chankanaab pass you also get to explore their beautiful park and go snorkeling off their beach, which was amazing. So many fish, and they had no fear. Swam all around us, got very good pictures. Saw two barracuda, a stingray, and a big lobster as well.
I do recommend going back to teh ship a hour before they suggest you to though, the lines are immense if you don't. We watched the ilnes from our balcony, having already gotten on board, ate, and took showers. Was very amusing. Definitely recommend the cruise though, it was a great ship that didn't show its age at all! Less
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DALLAS -- While apologizing for the 400 fans turned away from seats at Super Bowl XLV, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on Monday praised the performance of his stadium in its debut on the NFL's biggest stage.
"It was a great game in a great venue, and it was an experience that will begin the process of bringing future Super Bowls to north Texas," Jones said in a statement.
On Sunday, local safety officials refused to sign off on the safety compliance of several temporary seating areas built specifically for Super Bowl XLV. That caused 1,250 fans to be without seats for the game.
The NFL was able to accommodate 850 of them in other seats, but had to turn 400 ticket-holders away. The league invited them into the stadium to watch in standing-room areas or on TV monitors in a club level.
"We deeply regret their Super Bowl experience was impacted by this error, and we share that responsibility with the NFL," Jones said.
The NFL provided a treble refund of $2,400 to each non-seated fan, and invited each to be a "guest" of the league at Super Bowl XLVI next year in Indianapolis.
Jones had said he expected to break the Super Bowl attendance record of 103,985. But the announced attendance was 103,219, which included more than 12,000 credentialed persons.
"Our collective goals all along were to ensure that more than 103,000 people would be able to have an enjoyable game day experience on Super Bowl Sunday," Jones said, "while also being a part of an event that ultimately produced the largest television audience for any program ever."
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he didn't expect the trouble surrounding Super Bowl XLV -- which also included a questionable response to wintry weather and six fans injured by chunks of ice falling off Cowboys Stadium two days before the game -- would affect the region's bids for more Super Bowls.
Jones said he was "very proud" of the host committee's job in the Dallas area.
"Our region displayed the type of tremendous commitment of resources, services, enthusiasm, and hospitality that validates our community as a most worthy home to this wonderful event in the years to come," he said.
Nate Davis is a reporter, blogger and editor who's been at USA TODAY since 2000. He has covered the NFL since 2005. No, he did not play quarterback for Ball State. Davis' succession of our esteemed colleague Sean Leahy at The Huddle is considered a Brady-for-Bledsoe swap by most "insiders."More about Nate

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Neil Gaiman's acceptance speech for the Doctor Who script, "The Doctor's Wife" was stopped by third party Vobile's automated copyright infringement monitor.
In a properly entitled "RANT" section of io9, the story of how the presentation of the annual Hugo Awards at Worldcon was cut mid-stream for copyright infringement is covered in detail. Stopped right after a clip from Gaiman's winning Doctor Who script thanks to Vobile's software, the broadcast was unable to be restarted by Ustream.
Ustream CEO and Founder Brad Hunstable apologized in a blog post, saying he was cutting out the Vobile software until it can be "calibrated." He also mentioned that users of Ustream's paid service have their rights permissions cleared before airing. So did he just try to shift the blame, calling Worldcon and the Hugo Awards cheap for not using the paid service?
Here's a thought: how about a thing where you have to show that a copyright has been violated before you start taking people's stuff down? Just crazy enough to work?Jason Shankel on io9.com
Should just have released the broadcast as a torrent. Only way to be sure.theaolway on theverge.com
that it's about time that copyright law was modified in accordance with a famous (here slightly paraphrased) document : «... whenever any Law becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Law,mhenriday on theregister.co.uk
This isn't just a copyright issue (yes, fair use and licenses and all that important stuff), it's a customer issue. This is a serious failure.d3morgenstern on io9.com
This is ridiculous. Fair Use should've covered this and that's the problem. There's no one policing these DRM takedowns.sabret00the on theverge.com
What I find interesting (ie, so interesting I want to smack my head against a blunt object) is that these bots were programmed to presume the mere *existence* of proprietary material on the feed was proof of copyright infringement.Maggie Static on io9.com
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Film Studios - Bum? Meet Bite. He just came back.LaeMing on theregister.co.uk
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William Kristol, the influential neo-conservative founder and editor of The Weekly Standard, is calling for the resignation of Republic Party chairman Michael Steele over the GOP chairman's comment that the war in Afghanistan is "a war of Obama's choosing" and is "not something the United States had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in."
Here's how Kristol, a passionate supporter of both the Iraq and Afghan wars, puts it on the magazine's website:
You are, I know, a patriot. So I ask you to consider, over this July 4 weekend, doing an act of service for the country you love: Resign as chairman of the Republican Party."
You can watch Steele's remarks, below, which were made at a Republican event in Connecticut that was closed to the media, or click here.
Kristol, describing Steele's remarks as "more than an embarrassment," notes that the war has been prosecuted by both Obama and President George W. Bush and has been consistently supported by Republicans.
"There are, of course, those who think we should pull out of Afghanistan, and they're certainly entitled to make their case," Kristol writes. "But one of them shouldn't be the chairman of the Republican Party."
Asked for comment on Steele's remarks, RNC spokesman Doug Heye tells TPM.com that the chairman "clearly supports our troops but believes that success of the war effort in Afghanistan requires the ongoing support of the American people."
He adds:
"The responsibility for building and maintaining that strategy falls squarely on the shoulders of the president. Like so many Americans, Chairman Steele wants to hear an explanation from President Obama on what his strategy is for winning the war in Afghanistan."
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"As we enter the Fourth of July weekend, I proudly remember standing with Maryland National Guardsmen on their way to the Middle East and later stood with the mothers of soldiers lost at war. There is no question that America must win the war on terror.
"During the 2008 Presidential campaign, Barack Obama made clear his belief that we should not fight in Iraq, but instead concentrate on Afghanistan. Now, as President, he has indeed shifted his focus to this region. That means this is his strategy. And, for the sake of the security of the free world, our country must give our troops the support necessary to win this war.
"As we have learned throughout history, winning a war in Afghanistan is a difficult task. We must also remember that after the tragedy of September 11, 2001, it is also a necessary one. That is why I supported the decision to increase our troop force and, like the entire United States Senate, I support General Petraeus' confirmation. The stakes are too high for us to accept anything but success in Afghanistan."
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The Globales Costa Tropical Hotel (formerly just the Costa Tropical Apartments) can be found within Costa Antigua on the island paradise of Fuerteventura, one of the best spots in Spain for a relaxing holiday surrounded by beaches, charming towns and several tourist attractions. You can find the nearest beach of Playa del Castillo just 1km away and not much further is the beautiful resort of Costa Caleta full of shops, restaurants and caf�s, as well as attractions like the Oasis Park Fuerteventura to visit close by. The hotel operates a complimentary shuttle bus service to both the beach and resort centre.
Set amongst serene surroundings these modern 3-star apartments have been designed to cater for guests every need all at an affordable cost, with its combination of 90 rooms and 53 self-catering bungalows complimented by some excellent facilities like the large outdoor pool and a buffet restaurant. While staying at the Globales Costa Tropical Hotel you will find there are many ways to relax and enjoy your stay, whether you are just looking to soak up the sun on the terrace and gardens or try some of the wonderful spa facilities available for extra charge including a sauna, a jacuzzi and massages. Guests who like to stay a bit more active will find plenty to do as well with a variety of sports facilities found onsite including tennis courts, a football field and just as much for kids with a playground and a mini-club that will help keep them entertained. You can also enjoy the occasional entertainment such as live music and shows and guests looking to ensure they keep in shape can always use the small but well-equipped gym. To help make your stay at the Globales Costa Tropical Hotel even more memorable guests also receive free child tickets to the nearby Oasis Park Fuerteventura Theme Park where there is much to do and see including a zoo, a beautiful botanical garden and several exciting shows. You will find there are also several useful services to help make your stay at the apartments as pleasant as possible with free WiFi access in the lobby to help you in touch with friends/family back home, as well as mini-market for all your essential supplies and if you need any assistance the friendly staff at the reception can help along with arrange services like safe deposit boxes, currency exchange, laundry and car rental.
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The accommodation at the Globales Costa Tropical Hotel consist of either apartments suitable for up to 4 people or the spacious bungalows for up to 3 people, each offering plenty of space with a combined bedroom/lounge area, separate bedroom, kitchenette and a complete bathroom.
You will find each of the apartments and bungalows are well furnished and come with all the amenities needed for a comfortable stay with: TV with satellite/cable channels - telephone - sofa bed - hairdryer - WiFi access (payable locally) - safe deposit box (extra charge) - balcony - microwave - fridge - kettle - toaster.
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The fabulous Fuerteventura area provides many great opportunities for some exciting outdoor activities, beaches and plenty of local shops, restaurants and bars offering all you need to keep you busy. The nearby beach of Playa del Castilo lies just 15 minutes from the hotel and is the perfect place to enjoy the best of the wonderful sun as well as plenty of thrilling water sports to try out including diving, wind surfing and water skiing. There are some interesting places to visit nearby such as the charming traditional fishing village of Morro Jable, a natural blend of the old town and more recent tourist developments provide picturesque walks along the narrow streets and harbour or visit the great selection of shops and restaurants in the newer areas. That combined with some brilliant tourist attractions like the Oasis Park Fuerteventura, the Baku Water Park and the famed American Star ship wreck will make a holiday in Fuerteventura a memorable one for all.
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Guests at the Globales Costa Tropical Hotelcan choose to stay just as self-catering with the facilities provided in all the apartments/bungalows and/or choose to enjoy meals at the buffet restaurant, which is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner serving a delicious choice of local and international dishes.
In addition to the main buffet restaurant there is also the Pizzeria Mamma Mia buffet restaurant open in the summer where you can enjoy a variety of pizzas and snacks, and guests staying as all-inclusive can dine at the Morrocoyo Italian Restaurant.
If you are just looking for a refreshing drink or a snack then you can always visit the caf�/bar open from 3:30pm till 11:30pm and there is also a pool bar open during the summer between 10am and 6pm.
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Someone kicked our Obama yard sign so hard that the stick broke and the sign flew 20 feet. Another person defaced our car's Obama bumper sticker.
Another time this note was left on our windshield: "Some knucklehead vandalized your car by putting an Obama sticker on it. I thought you should know so you don't drive around looking like an idiot." Signed, "Good Samaritan."
Some call these silly pranks. They are intolerant and un-American.
America's election process is an example for the world. However, free elections cannot occur without free speech. As the Department of State's "Principles of Democracy" says, a "literate, knowledgeable citizenry" with diverse views increases "the likelihood of a peaceful transfer of power."
Albert Einstein wrote that "laws alone cannot secure freedom of expression; in order that every man may present his views without penalty there must be a spirit of tolerance in the entire population."
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An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Phoenix Sinclair recommends reduced social worker caseloads and the replacement of the Office of the Children's Advocate with a new body with similar status to the provincial ombudsman and auditor general.
The province released Commissioner Ted Hughes' long-awaited report this morning. The 900-page document is expected to serve as a blueprint for provincial child and family services reform for years to come.
Hughes, a former judge, was tasked with examining how Manitoba social services failed five-year-old Phoenix, who had bounced in and out of foster care before she was murdered by her mother and mother's boyfriend. The girl's remains were found at a dump on the Fisher River reserve in March 2006.
Hughes recommends improved record keeping by social workers and their supervisors to improve accountability. He said, where possible, social workers should continue to serve a family in their dealings with CFS agencies instead of being moved from one file to another.
He calls for improved housing and adult education programs for disadvantaged families. He said housing allowances for those on social services should be increased to at least 75 per cent of the median market rate.
Hughes presided over 91 days of hearings involving 126 witnesses. The province has had his report for more than a month. Family Services Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross is to unveil the government's response to it later today.
During testimony, the province acknowledged that Winnipeg CFS workers and supervisors did not ask the right questions and focused solely on immediate safety concerns rather than on long-term risks to Phoenix's safety and well-being.
Hughes said he agreed with that assessment but went a step further. "Even when the agency asked the right questions and did the appropriate assessment, it failed to follow through on providing the services that it had identified as necessary," he wrote.
Hughes agreed with testimony that social workers are challenged by heavy workloads and that staff training is sometimes substandard. But he said he did not find evidence that the organizational challenges had a direct impact on the services that were not delivered to Phoenix and her family.
"I believe that the social workers who testified at this inquiry wanted to do their best for the children and families they served, and that they wanted to protect children, but their actions and resulting failures so often did not reflect those good intentions," he wrote.
"What was missing was a fundamental understanding by staff of the mandate of the child welfare system and of their own role in fulfilling that mandate. For the most part, workers and supervisors lacked an awareness of the reasons why families come into contact with the child welfare system and of the steps they needed to take to support those families. The focus on short-term safety concerns to the exclusion of long-term risk is an example of this lack of understanding."
Hughes said the province has made several positive changes to its practices since Phoenix's death. He said the improvements should result in better services. But he emphasized that the real issue in Phoenix's case was one of compliance.
"Deficiencies in the delivery of services to Phoenix did not result from a lack of understanding of policies, procedures and provincial standards, or from confusion about which standards applied. Rather they resulted from a lack of compliance with existing policies and best practice."
Recommendations from the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry report:
- That anyone who practises social work in Manitoba, whatever their title, be registered by the Manitoba College of Social Workers. That a Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent degree as recognized by a proposed Manitoba College of Social Workers be required of all social workers hired by agencies to deliver services.
- That a Manitoba Representative for Children and Youth be established under separate legislation with the same independence afforded to the provincial Ombudsman and Auditor General and that the office be responsible not only for children in the CFS system but for all children and youth in Manitoba who are receiving or eligible to receive any publicly funded service. This would replace the Children's Advocate's office.
- That CFS agencies be funded so that family services workers have caseloads of 20 cases per worker.
- That funding be increased for family enhancement services.
- That CFS authorities each perform and publish annual composite reviews of the well-being of the children who are receiving services from their agencies.
- That CFS supervisors, social workers and family support workers be required to keep complete and accurate records of all involvements with children and their families, including records of all services they deliver.
- That a new information management system be capable of keeping track of all children receiving protection services as well as all children in care, and contain a feature that flags those known to pose a significant risk to children. The system must also be able to interface with other government systems, including health, education and employment insurance.
- That every effort be made to provide continuity of care of service that to the extent possible the same worker provides services to a family throughout its involvement with the child welfare system.
- That CFS agencies strive for greater transparency and information sharing with caregivers. This may require changes to legislation.
- That the supervising CFS authorities enhance availability of voluntary and early intervention services by placing workers in schools, community centres, housing developments and any other community centres, housing developments and any other community facilities where they would be easily accessible.
- That when responsibility for delivering services to a family is transferred from one worker to another, these workers communicate orally with each other to the extent possible, and either record the conversation in the file or document the reason why a conversation was not possible.
- That social work supervisors prepare written reports of supervision meetings with workers and that copies be retained in the appropriate case files.
- That before a case file is closed the supervisor must document the reason for approving the decision.
- That the province take the lead in concert with Ottawa, municipal governments, First Nations and the private sector to increase the availability of affordable housing.
- That social assistance housing allowances be increased to at least 75 per cent of the median market rate.
- That supports for families transitioning from First Nation communities to urban centres be expanded and enhanced.
- That the premier of Manitoba raise the issue of the disproportionate number of aboriginal children taken into care by child welfare authorities across Canada as a national issue at the next premiers meeting.
- That aboriginal culture and history, including the history of colonization and the impact of residential schools, be integrated into the provincial curriculum, including early childhood education and extend through elementary and secondary school.
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The latest from Julie Doiron offers a mix of songs that celebrate the family life now central to this thirtysomething songwriter. Also, as if in testament to time passing and the ties that ultimately bind us to one another, Woke Myself Up finds her reunited with former bandmate Rick White. The two led the pivotal Canadian band Eric's Trip in the early '90s, and he not only signs on here as producer, but also plays bass and a few other instruments throughout. As always, the directness of Doiron's writing and performing is subtly compelling. There's a tidy brevity to the songs and the set (the 11 numbers clock in at under 30 minutes, but it's just right), with arrangement flourishes all the more powerful when they step to the fore. There are surprises, but they're always organically tied to the life of the song. When "Yer Kids" breaks open into an edgy rocker at its midpoint, it positively dazzles. --David Greenberger


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As Baha'i summer school season gets underway, this may be a good opportunity to recap the great time we had at the Alabama & Northwest Florida regional winter school in late January and at the Texas Bluebonnet Conference in February.
The Royal Falcon Baha'i School, as the regional school in Pensacola Beach, FL, is called, was as majestic as its name! The group gathered there was vibrant and friendly and ready to study, which they did intensively but tirelessly! Mr. Hooper Dunbar was the presenter, and he went through an excellent compilation of writings from Shoghi Effendi that he talks about in his book Forces of Our Time. Read about it on the school's website and see photos on Facebook by clicking the photo and/or link above.
The bookstore manager sweetly included Hasten Forth in her presentation to school attendees about the book selection she had stocked, but it wasn't because the book creators were involved in organizing the school! Thank you, Dianne!
Texas Bluebonnet Conference was a joy as well, in equal parts owing to the program as well as friends and family who attended. These sweet souls helped shop for the table decor, haul the stuff from the car at the loading dock, set up the display early morning and break it down late at night, and manned the booth whenever I needed to visit the ladies' room. They were also my best salespeople, bringing friends and even strangers to check out the books and helping me answer inquiries when the crowds got hectic during breaks from the sessions! Thank you, Homa and Roya!
Thanks to this conference, we bought table cloths and flower vases and book racks to make an attractive display! My favorite new book seller tool, however, is the Intuit GoPayment mobile app! I was able to charge conference goers' credit cards with my iPhone!!!!
I found the app too late to have the card swiper in time for Bluebonnet, and I still have yet to use it, but keying in the credit card information (none of which is stored in the hand-held device) was easy enough! I know it probably made a big difference in who was able to get the book because not many people carry cash these days.


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DISAPPOINTING NORWAY AND FJORDS CRUISE: Queen Elizabeth Cruise Review by keeponcruisin48
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Destination: Baltic Sea
Embarkation: Southampton
Journey down to Southampton was on the cruise bus, very luxurious comfortable bus and no problems about the check-in procedure, at least there were seats to sit on while waiting so better than other lines where you have to stand.
Cabin was good, about the same size as other balcony cabins I've had but the balcony seemed slightly larger. Also the storage was definitely better than other ships which was a blessing as I went with a friend so 2 women, 5 formal nights..... could have been a problem, but we managed fine. Particularly liked the storage drawer under the bed.
Bathroom not large, they never are, and the shower was pretty tiny but acceptable.
Our cabin attendant was excellent (luck of the draw here obviously, reading another cruiser's review) and brought more hangers etc very More quickly. The beds were set up as a queen bed instead of 2 twins, but she took care of that while we were at dinner the first night.
The ship itself is comfortable and elegant, like a rather grand hotel, but had no 'wow' factor such as you see on the Celebrity Solstice class ships. I've mostly sailed on larger ships, so it felt quite small, but that was OK.
Well, those were the pros. Now the cons.
The food was very disappointing - the lunch choices in the Lido particularly were very poor, especially again comparing with Celebrity (which you can probably tell by now is my favourite line). Small bowls of mixed greens, tomatoes, grated carrot and cucumber - supermarket-type coleslaw - not exactly inspiring. A few hot dishes baking (literally) under heat lamps - very unappetising. A few tired looking and unimaginative desserts - including would you believe tapioca one day. Last time I saw that I was at boarding school. Compared with the wide range of choices on other ships, quite frankly Cunard's food was pathetic. Had lunch one day in the Britannia dining room, better, but I prefer to have lunch in the buffet.
Dinner was poor to start with but improved somewhat over the two weeks of the cruise. Reasonable menu choices but nothing I would have raved over. I also agree with another reviewer, the dining room staff weren't as friendly as on other ships, it was just 'take order, bring food, clear away, that's it'.
Breakfast again was nothing special - most of the usual choices in respect of breakfast were available - though no Eggs Benedict or bagels and smoked salmon -but again very poor service in the Lido - dishes would sit empty for several minutes before being replenished, frequently there were no mugs, no forks etc. Very poor. Layout was bad too - I'm not tall and couldn't reach the ice and water machine without flinging myself across the counter and reaching as far as I could. Even then I couldn't hit the ice button.
And who pre-toasts bread for heaven's sake?? You couldn't toast your own as I've done on other ships, Cunard seems to think it's a good idea to pre-toast bread, English muffins and bagels (cheapest sliced bread at that) so unless you happened to be there just as they brought some out, you had all of the above cold.
And despite many requests during the 2 weeks, I couldn't get a whole wheat/multi grain roll. Every night at dinner all the bread and rolls were all white. Hasn't Cunard every heard of healthy breads? Clearly not.
I echo another reviewer - the entertainment was pathetic. Singers, dancers, nothing special, old films and the only evening we enjoyed was the Irish comedian who appeared late in the cruise. He was excellent.
The best part of this cruise was the scenery - absolutely beautiful, and we were lucky with the weather, even wearing T-shirts at the NorthCape - having taken gloves, scarf and hat etc I was actually hoping for something cooler!
But sadly this was the first time I couldn't wait to get off a ship, and wish the cruise had been 1 week instead of 2. If you're elderly, happy to sit around reading (never seen so many people reading on a cruise - literally everyone had a book or reader) don't expect much, are OK with mediocre food and entertainment and happy to have to dress up formally for 5 nights (and even on informal nights everyone seemed to dress up) but have nowhere to go after dinner except for some very dull ballroom dancing or a pub quiz, then Cunard is the line for you. But if you want to have some fun - and btw I'm middle-aged myself and not a 'party animal' - then I suggest you look (and book) elsewhere. Cunard certainly won't be seeing me again. Less
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 23, 2008
Big males outperform smaller ones in head-to-head mating contests but diminutive males make ten times better lovers because they're quicker to mature and faster on their feet, a new study of redback spiders reveals.
Published in the current online issue of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, the study shows the importance of maturation in defining mating and paternity success. In field enclosures, researchers simulated two competitive contexts favouring the development of differently sized male redbacks (Latrodectus hasselti).
The larger males were more successful at mating with and impregnating females when they competed directly with smaller males. However, when faster maturing smaller males were given a one-day head start, reflecting their earlier maturation in nature, they had a ten-times higher paternity rate than larger males.
Courtship between redbacks lasts an average of 50 minutes when males are competing and 4.5 hours for single, non-competing males. Copulation lasts from 6 to 31 minutes, and males are usually injured or killed during the process.
"The results reveal that big males don't get it all their own way," says lead author, UNSW postdoctoral fellow, Dr Michael Kasumovic, who co-authored the paper with Maydianne Andrade of the University of Toronto.
"Nature favours larger and smaller males under different circumstances. Larger males experienced a longer maturation process so they are unable to search for and mate with females and produce offspring at the same rate as smaller redback spiders.
"Large size and weaponry are strong predictors of a male's competitive strengths because those traits help them dominate smaller males when they compete for food and mating rights. However, evidence from studies of midges, dung flies and seed beetles reveals that smaller males develop sooner than larger males and often mate before larger competing males arrive on the scene. Size isn't the only ruler by which we can measure a male's quality. Many other factors, including maturation time, are critical in that definition."
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Progressive Conservative party leader Steven Myers, left, is joined by party president Blake Doyle in welcoming Member of Parliament Lisa Raitt, federal Minister of Labour to the P.E.I. party's annual spring fundraising dinner. The event was held Friday, May 31, 2013 at the Delta Prince Edward in Charlottetown.
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The Progressive Conservative Party of P.E.I. now has an interim party president as well as an interim leader.
Blake Doyle quietly resigned as president last week, halfway through his second term in the position.
The new interim president of the PC party is Peter McQuaid. He formerly served as chief of staff to former premier Pat Binns.
In an interview with The Guardian, Doyle said he felt he has achieved what he set out to do with the party. Now that all political parties in the province are shifting focus toward the next election, he says a change in direction was needed.
"My role was more operational, organization. This is a different cycle and it's probably not my skillset," Doyle said. "I recognize that and I'm quite prepared to step away."
Doyle has been at the helm for some of the most turbulent times the party has faced in recent memory.
He was elected president during a dramatic AGM in 2012 that saw hundreds of members turn out for a vote on whether to force a leadership review of former party leader Olive Crane.
She narrowly escaped the leadership review only to resign a few weeks later, leading to more turmoil when MLAs Steven Myers and Hal Perry went to battle over who would take over as Opposition and interim party leader.
More upheaval followed when Perry crossed the floor to join the Liberals and the very next day, Myers kicked Crane out of the Tory Opposition caucus.
This has left Progressive Conservatives with only three MLAs in caucus and a daily visual reminder of divisions within the party with Crane sitting across the legislative chamber as an independent PC MLA.
Soft-spoken and media shy, Doyle admits it was a challenge to be president of a party going through such 'calamity,' as he puts it.
"I came into an environment that was tumultuous and it stayed very dynamic really the entire time that I had the opportunity to be in the role that I had," he said.
Doyle also admits he clashed with some party members over the direction he saw for the party.
"I think anytime there's an organization of volunteers that you don't have much influence to wield power over, there's going to be conflict," he said.
"I outlined a plan that I was committed to executing on, and some people supported that and some people didn't."
He says that these personality clashes were not the reason for his resignation. He remains on good terms with the party and will continue on the executive as past-president.
As for the leadership convention, that remains a question mark.
The party previously announced it would be held this fall, but is also considering pushing it back, since the election may not be held until the spring of 2016.
With the incumbent Liberals already holding nomination meetings in preparation for a possible fall 2015 election, time is running short for a leadership convention.
"There's work being done on the organization of it," Doyle said, deferring further inquiries to McQuaid as new interim president.
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Bobby Cannavale, a great New York actor, has landed an iconic New York role. The two-time Tony nominee will star as Nick Arnstein in the revival of Funny Girl, opposite Lauren Ambrose as Fanny Brice. This is the first time back for the musical since the original Broadway production, which featured music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Isobel Lennart and closed after a three-year run in 1967. Bartlett Sher will direct the update, which is set for a run Jan. 15-Feb. 26, 2012, at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in L.A. This will be the first shot at a musical for Cannavale, a film and TV veteran who made his Broadway debut it 2007 in Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius and recently starred in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Motherf**ker With the Hat, earning Tony noms for both. He's repped by ICM.
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this is going to be awesome!
the whole project is a disaster waiting to happen. epically awful.
if they manage to pull this off without recasting the two leads I'll be shocked
so far the casting is odd. Its not going to make people run to the theater. I'll go see it because of the show , not the casting at all. A big disappointment
Not feeling it.
Actually, this choice could make sense. The female lead however is inexplicable.
Vince & Claire!
I liked Funny Girl the movie, but the casting of the two leads is exactly what's making me excited about going to see this. I second James's 'Vince & Claire!'


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Southampton, UK (SPX) Feb 09, 2015
New evidence showing the level of atmospheric CO2 millions of years ago supports recent climate change predications from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
A multinational research team, led by scientists at the University of Southampton, has analysed new records showing the CO2 content of the Earth's atmosphere between 2.3 to 3.3 million years ago, over the Pliocene.
During the Pliocene, the Earth was around 2C warmer than it is today and atmospheric CO2 levels were around 350-400 parts per million (ppm), similar to the levels reached in recent years.
By studying the relationship between CO2 levels and climate change during a warmer period in Earth's history, the scientists have been able to estimate how the climate will respond to increasing levels of carbon dioxide, a parameter known as 'climate sensitivity'.
The findings, which have been published in Nature, also show how climate sensitivity can vary over the long term.
"Today the Earth is still adjusting to the recent rapid rise of CO2 caused by human activities, whereas the longer-term Pliocene records document the full response of CO2-related warming," says Southampton's Dr Gavin Foster, co-author of the study.
"Our estimates of climate sensitivity lie well within the range of 1.5 to 4.5C increase per CO2 doubling summarised in the latest IPCC report. This suggests that the research community has a sound understanding of what the climate will be like as we move toward a Pliocene-like warmer future caused by human greenhouse gas emissions."
Lead author of the study, Dr Miguel Martinez-Boti, also from Southampton said: "Our new records also reveal an important change at around 2.8 million years ago, when levels rapidly dropped to values of about 280 ppm, similar to those seen before the industrial revolution. This caused a dramatic global cooling that initiated the ice-age cycles that have dominated Earth's climate ever since."
The research team also assessed whether climate sensitivity was different in warmer times, like the Pliocene, than in colder times, like the glacial cycles of the last 800,000 years.
Professor Eelco Rohling of The Australian National University in Canberra says: "We find that climate change in response to CO2 change in the warmer period was around half that of the colder period. We determine that this difference is driven by the growth and retreat of large continental ice sheets that are present in the cold ice-age climates; these ice sheets reflect a lot of sunlight and their growth consequently amplifies the impact of CO2 changes."
Professor Richard Pancost from the University of Bristol Cabot Institute, added: "When we account for the influence of the ice sheets, we confirm that the Earth's climate changed with a similar sensitivity to overall forcing during both warmer and colder climates."
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The exhibit of the work of the Yiddish schools in Poland was opened here yesterday in the Vilna Yiddish gymnasium in the presence of school directors, government representatives and other prominent guests. The opening address was delivered by Dr. Wirgili Kahn. Dr. Kowarski, Dr. Schabad and M. Mendelsohn also spoke.
When Mendelsohn, speaking on behalf of the "Zischo" or Central Organization of Yiddish schools, criticized sharply the policy of the government towards the minorities, the government representatives demonstratively walked out of the hall, the superintendent of schools declaring that it was impossible for him to listen to such talk.


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Traffic measured in revenue cargo tonne kilometers grew 6.3 percent.
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Headquarted in Frankfurt, Germany, Lufthansa Cargo employs around 4,500 people. The company serves 300 destinations in more than 100 countries utilizing its own assets. The company's primary hub is the Frankfurt Airport. In addition to a dedicated air freight fleet, the company uses spare belly space on Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines passenger planes.
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The partnership was struck after more than a year of negotiations.
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European airlines accounted for half of the increase in global air cargo traffic to a five-year high in 2016.
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Lufthansa Cargo sank into the red in 2016.
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Cathay Pacific has relocated its cargo-handling operations in Frankfurt to Lufthansa Cargo's terminal at Europe's biggest air freight hub.
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Lufthansa Cargo on Wednesday posted its sixth consecutive quarterly loss, but it sees a brighter future ahead.
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Lufthansa Cargo sank deeper into the red in the second quarter.
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Lufthansa Cargo and Japan's All Nippon Airways will extend their joint venture next month.
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Lufthansa Cargo, Europe's largest all-cargo airline, said it will lay off hundreds of its 4,600-strong worldwide workforce.
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Lufthansa Cargo and Cathay Pacific have signed a partnership to operate a joint network.
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Europe's leading air cargo carriers are continuing to post lower traffic figures month after month while their smaller rivals are still boosting their market shares.
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Lufthansa Cargo remained in the black for yet another year in 2015, overcoming the damaging impact of a pilots' strike and growing oversupply in the global air freight market, while its main European rivals sank deeper into the red.
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In the wake of the recent attacks on Washington and New York, many people have reached out to help the people directly affected, and the people working on the rescue and recovery effort. I would like to thank all the members of the Junior League of Morristown Inc. for all their efforts. Shortly after the attacks, the league's board of directors recognized the great amount of work the New Jersey Salvation Army was performing to aid the rescue and recovery effort in New York. In recognition of the strong involvement of t he Salvation Army, the league's grant committee and the board of directors worked quickly to approve a $1,000 mini-grant to immediately provide funds for effort s related to the response to the Sept. 11 attacks. Also on behalf of the Salvation Army, the league's membership, together with the Southern Boulevard School in Chatham Township, conducted a very successful food and supply drive. We collected 100 pairs of work gloves, 100 gallons of water and Gatorade, 75 flashlights and 350 batteries, as well as many boxes of non- perishable food.
Another mini-grant was approved for the Morris Arts Council Unity Quilt Project. Alice Cutler and Carolyn Ward, who are both past presidents of the Junior League of Morristown, are active members of the Arts Council of the Morris Area. The league again worked quickly to provide $500 for supplies so people at the Morris town Fall Festival could paint squares to be sewn into a quilt. The quilt will be a way for people to unite in remembering those lost and a way to move forward together.
At the September membership meeting, league members raised more than $2,700, with each member putting a little cash or a check into a collection basket. The funds will be donated to the Junior League Disaster Relief Fund, which will donate funds to the victims of the attacks.
In the spring, the Junior League of Morristown will also conduct a large tag sale, with the proceeds to go to the Sept. 11 relief funds. The ideas just keep coming.
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Held every four years the Winter Olympics are a chance for countries from colder parts of the world to show off their sporting skills.
Norway and Germany have dominated the top places in the medal table at recent Games, unlike the Summer Olympics where America and China were more successful.
Great Britain hasn't done all that well in the medal table at recent games.
Over the course of the past four Games, Great Britain has only picked up six medals.
But hopes are a little higher this time, with some strong hopes of success in the bobsleigh, skeleton and snowboarding events.
Obviously the Winter Olympics have to take place in a pretty cold place, but organisers in Canada have had to resort to slightly unusual methods to make sure there is enough snow.
Unusually high temperatures for this time of year mean snow's had to be brought down from higher ground to make sure there's enough of it around.
The Games begin on 12 February and finish 16 days later. More than 2,500 athletes will be in Vancouver to take part, competing for a total of 86 medals.
Olympic history
The Winter Olympics were first held in 1924 in Chamonix, in France, and used to take place in the same year as the summer Games.
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Lindsay Lohan's Santa, Baby!
Come Christmas, we now know what to expect inside that red envelope from the Lohan-Ronson household!
Lindsay Lohan threw on a Santa cap and played up to the cameras Thursday night at New York City hotspot Tenjune, where she celebrated the holidays with the brass at MySpace (she really must be off Facebook).
Gal pal fixture Samantha Ronson, 31, provided music for the bash, also attended by mom Dina Lohan.
We're told 22-year-old Linds hung in her favorite position, a VIP table just beside the DJ booth, where she was furnished with no spirits, opting instead for some Snapple Antioxidant Water.
Lohan also palled around with club owners Eugene Remm and Mark Birnbaum, and some local NY pals.
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Ovens P Cuff
- 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Faye Louise Doyle
Ovens P Cuff was born on 29 September 1887 in Hortonia, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.1,2,3 He was the son of George Alexander Cuff and Minnie L Patterson.3 He was the twin brother of Fannie M Cuff.2 He registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Hortonia, Wisconsin; he was a farmer with a wife and one child, and claimed exemrtion based on his dependents and occupation.1 He died in January 1973 at age 85.3
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- [S1651] Ovens Patterson Cuff, WW I Draft Registration, 5 Jun 1917, Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
- [S1649] Wisconsin Births and Christening Index 1826-1908, online (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010 - 2013), entry for Cuff; FHL film 13051138.
- [S648] Find a Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 2009 - 2016), entry for Ovens P Cuff, Union Cemetery, Hortonville, WI.
- [S1648] George A Cuff, 1905 U.S. Census, Hortonia, Outagamie, Wisconsin, Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca


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Kyle Barnett - Jul 19, 2012
A Kenner man was arrested for vehicular homicide more than a month after causing a crash that resulted in the death of a 25-year-old man in Norco.
Manuel D. Castro, 32, of 4333 Arizona Ave. in Kenner, was arrested on July 4 and charged with vehicular homicide, vehicular negligent injury, driving the wrong way down a one way street and not wearing a seat belt.
The State Police report said Castro was driving north in the southbound lanes of Airline Highway at around 3 a.m. on June 3 when he crashed head on into a car driven by Jeremy Fleming. Fleming died on the scene and his brother, who was riding in the car, received moderate injuries and was airlifted to Ochsner Hospital.
Castro also received minor injuries in the accident and was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital.
At the time of the crash, authorities said Castro made statements that made it unclear whether he was the driver of the car at the time of the accident. After an investigation by State Police, that included DNA sampling by the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab, Castro was identified as the driver.
Melissa Matey, a spokeswoman with the State Police, said Castro was arrested after the results from the lab identified him as the driver and his toxicology report came back.
"He was over the legal limit for alcohol," Matey said.
Castro is being held at the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center on a $100,000 bond.
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Student Housing Among Best Turnaround Stories; Analyst Names Top REIT Stocks
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Michael Levy was, until recently, an Analyst covering real estate investment trusts for Macquarie Research Equities. Previously, he served as Sector Head Analyst, Financial Services & REITs, at Quattro Global Capital, LLC, and as a Senior Analyst at Lehman Brothers.
TWST: What are your favorite apartment REIT names right now and why?
Mr. Levy: Right now I really like the student housing REITs, Education Realty (EDR) and American Campus Communities (ACC). I think that the fundamentals have to some degree been left behind in the recovery because they didn't get hit as hard. Given an uncertain economic outlook, all the fears of double-dips and whatnot, you don't have to worry about that with student housing. They're relatively recession resistant, and they're trading at discounts to the group average. EDR in particular is a turnaround story; so they trade at the highest implied cap rate in the group and one of the lowest price-to-AFFO multiples. ACC is doing a lot in turning around an underperforming book of business that they bought a couple of years ago, and EDR is doing a good job of increasing the occupancy at a similarly underperforming group of communities that they bought a couple of years ago.
As well, within the traditional apartment space, I'd say my favorite name right now is Camden (CPT). They started the year with occupancy that was below that of their traditional apartment operator peers. They set out a goal to increase the occupancy, and they've done a very good job of doing that. At the same time, they're raising rents pretty aggressively. I think right now their occupancy is closer to 95.5%, and they started the year at 92%, so they've done a really good job of increasing occupancy. They're raising rents, and they are in markets that, should an economic recovery continue and should a general revival of the rental markets continue, they are in some of the markets that got hit hardest and are now coming out stronger. Miami would be a good example of that.
TWST: Are there any good opportunities for short-term value buys right now? Or should investors be thinking more medium- and long-term?
Mr. Levy: Short-term value, Education Realty and Camden would be the two names that come to mind as most obvious. But I wouldn't necessarily get aggressively negative on any of these names heading into the second quarter because we have the opinion that a lot of the operators are going to raise their 2010 full-year guidance and talk pretty optimistically about the recent fundamentals.
TWST: Generally speaking, do you think the apartment REITs have appropriate leverage levels?
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- Gloria McleodState Senator
- Ronald CalderonState Senator
- Lou CorreaState Senator
- Carol LiuState Senator
Days Left: Help Create Good Green Jobs in California
You've heard it before – "the green economy is here" and "green jobs are on the way!" But, now, more than ever, jobs of any kind are hard to find.
While it may be true that green jobs are fewer and farther between than once anticipated, at this moment California has a crucial opportunity to create jobs in the green economy. Which is why we need you to contact the state legislature to support Governor Brown's plan to renew and reform the Public Goods Charge before it expires next week.
The Public Goods Charge is something we all currently pay as part of our gas and electric bill, and on average amounts to a dollar or two per month. Set to expire in 2011, this important fund has been re-worked by the Governor to go directly towards jobs in our communities and energy savings in our homes. Learn more about the Governor's proposal.
Without your action, our state legislators may let this important fund expire, taking money directly out of our backyards. Let Sacramento know you are excited by the Governor's plan to create jobs – and that they should support the Public Goods Charge renewal. Together, we will build a California economy that both restores the planet and creates prosperity for our communities.
For people and planet before profits.
- State Senator
Gloria Mcleod
- State Senator
Ronald Calderon
- State Senator
Lou Correa
- State Senator
Carol Liu
As a California resident deeply concerned with the current economic and environmental crises I urge the state legislature implement the Governor's reform and renewal of the Public Goods Charge. We cannot afford to miss this rare opportunity to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in our communities at no additional cost to taxpayers or the state.
Set to expire in 2011, this important fund has been re-worked by the Governor to go directly towards jobs in our communities and energy savings to our homes. In fact, of the estimated $400 million dollars annually, Governor Brown's plan calls for every dime to be spent in a way that maximizes job creation, focusing particular attention to the residencies and jobs within low-income communities.
At a time when the state seems to do nothing but cut investment, this creative use of existing funds would be a much-needed relief to everyday people. Please join the Governor in fighting for jobs and health by supporting the Public Goods Charge reform and renewal.
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You do show signs of having an eating disorder – severely restricting the types of foods you eat and the amount of food you allow yourself to have, feeling a sense of pride at being able to deprive yourself of food, and crying when you do eat. Eating disorders are very serious and require professional treatment before severe tolls are taken upon your emotional and physical well-being.
It is also possible that you are dealing with some kind of depressive disorder, as people with eating disorders may be dealing with other mental health illnesses as well, such as mood disorders. If you are dealing with a depressive disorder, this needs to be taken seriously as well, since depression can negatively impact many areas of a person's life and requires treatment from trained professionals.
TeenHealthFX thinks that it is important for you to tell someone right away about these "anorexic tendencies," as well as any symptoms of depression you may be experiencing. You could talk to your parents or a counselor at school so that a consultation can be set up with a mental health professional who can give you an accurate diagnosis and who can work with you on creating an effective treatment plan based on that diagnosis.
If you live in northern New Jersey and need help finding a therapist you can call the Access Center from Atlantic Behavioral Health at 888-247-1400. Outside of this area you can log onto the US Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website for referrals in your area. You can also contact your insurance company to get a list of in-network mental health providers or check with your school social worker or psychologist to get a list of referrals in your area.
You can contact the Eating Disorders Program at Atlantic Health at 908-522-5757 for more information and to set up an evaluation.
You can contact the National Eating Disorders Association at 1-800-931-2237 for more information and referral services.
For more information on eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, please read On The Brink Of Developing An Eating Disorder. For more information on depression, including the signs and symptoms of depression, please read Signs And Symptoms Of Depression.
Teens often abuse prescription drugs because of the myth that these drugs provide a medically safe high.
It is estimated that major depressive disorder (MDD) affects about 5% of adolescents, and that between 10 - 15% of adolescents have some symptoms of depression at any one time.
Statistics show that giving a teen a credit card does not teach them to be financially responsible or to encourage self-restraint, but actually promotes a "spend now and deal with the consequences later" mindset.
Girls are more likely to intentionally abuse prescription drugs than boys.
The reality of excessive interest rates and fees that often accompany credit card use for teens, can put youngsters in a position where they are losing out on admission to graduate school, getting a job, or renting an apartment because of damaged credit history.
Less than 33% of teens with depression get help, yet 80% of teens with depression can be successfully treated if they seek help from a doctor or therapist.
Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for all persons age 6-33, and about 45% of these fatalities are alcohol-related crashes.
About 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year.
30% of teens with depression also have a substance abuse problem.
Freshmen bring an average of $1,585.00 in credit card debt to college.
About a third of women who seek services related to unprotected sex, such as pregnancy testing or emergency contraception, do not receive STD counseling, testing, or treatment.
7-10% of college students will drop out of school because of credit problems.
Teens with untreated depression are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors, leading to higher rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Most smokers begin smoking as teens, and the average age of initiation is 12.5 years of age.
People with manic symptoms and Bipolar Disorder II are at a significant risk of later developing an alcohol abuse or dependence problem.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, accounting for 36% of all deaths in this age group.
The teen pregnancy rate in the United States is the highest of any industrialized democracy, nearly twice that of Great Britain and 10 times that of Japan. 4
Compared with other age groups, teens have the lowest rate of seat belt use, and male high school students are more likely than female students to rarely or never wear seat belts.
A national study of women ages 15-44 found that women were almost twice as likely to receive contraceptive services rather than STD services.
The teenage pregnancy rate in the U.S. is at its lowest level in thirty years, down 36% since its peak in 1990. Research suggests that both increased abstinence and positive changes in contraceptive practice are responsible these recent declines in teen pregnancy.
A sexually active teenager who does not use contraceptives has a 90% chance of becoming pregnant within one year. 8
In the United States, at least 5-10 million girls and women and 1 million boys and men are struggling with eating disorders. 11
Among male drivers between 15 and 20 years of age who were involved in fatal crashes in 2005, 38% were speeding at the time of the crash and 24% had been drinking.
Homicide is the second leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds overall. 16
Every two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted. 22
One in four teenage girls in the U.S. had at least one common sexually transmitted disease.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youths ages 15 to 20. 19
The highest Chlamydia rates occurred among women ages 15 to 19 and 20 to 24.
About 44% of rape victims are under age 18. Three out of every twenty victims (15%) are under age 12. 25
Each year, half of all HIV infections are among people under the age of 25.
Crash risk is particularly high during the first year that teenagers are eligible to drive.
One out of every six American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. A total of 17.7 million women have been victims of these crimes. 23
Teen girls ages 15-19 have the highest Gonorrhea rate of any age group.
The motor vehicle death rate for male drivers and passengers ages 16-19 is more than one and half times that of their female counterparts.
More than four in 10 young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20 - nearly one million teen pregnancies a year 3
The presence of teen passengers increases the crash risk of unsupervised teen drivers; the risk increases with the number of teen passengers.
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in this country. More than 400,000 Americans die from tobacco-related causes each year, and most of them began using tobacco before the age of 18.
The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16- to 19-year-olds than among any other age group.
Underage drinking costs the U.S. more than $58 billion every year; enough to buy every public school student a state-of-the-art computer.
At all levels of blood alcohol concentration (BAC), the risk of involvement in a motor vehicle crash is greater for teens than for older drivers.
Teens who drink are more likely to be victims of violent crimes and sexual assault, have serious problems in school, be involved in drinking-related traffic crashes, and develop problems with alcohol later in life.
Nearly all the poison deaths in the U.S. are attributed to drugs, and most drug poisonings result from the abuse of prescription and illegal drugs.
Alcohol kills 6.5 times more youth than all other illicit drugs combined.
Persons aged 15-24, who represent only 14% of the U.S. population, account for 30% ($19 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among males and 28% ($7 billion) among females.
Among young people ages 12-17, prescription drugs have become the second most abused illegal drug, behind marijuana.


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Jason DeParle, assigned by the New York Times to cover the "conservative beat," reported Thursday that faculty at Georgetown University are hotly rebelling against former Bush Pentagon official Douglas Feith, a "war criminal," in his new gig as a professor at Georgetown University. The headline was sedate: "Faculty's Chilly Welcome For Ex-Pentagon Official."
The typically left-wing professoriate at Georgetown may be up in arms, but you would be crestfallen if you believed liberals would be called "liberals" or "leftists" in the DeParle piece, even as Feith is identified as a "neoconservative" favoring war on Saddam Hussein.
DeParle reported: "The move to a teaching position at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown by Mr. Feith, a former Pentagon official, set off a faculty kerfuffle, with 72 professors, administrators and graduate students signing a letter of protest, some going as far as to accuse him of war crimes." He added that the protest is "unusual at a place that embraces former officials as part of its panache," including former Clinton secretary of state Madeleine Albright, former Clinton national security adviser Anthony Lake, and Clinton-appointed CIA director George Tenet. Democratic officials are allowed, but "neoconservatives," think again.
"I'm not going to shake hands with the guy if he's introduced to me," said Mark N. Lance, a philosophy professor who teaches nonviolence in the program on Justice and Peace and who organized the protest. "And if he asks why, I'll say because in my view you're a war criminal and you have no place on this campus."
DeParle summed it up: "The dispute can be read as — take your pick — an explosion of fury at a disastrous war, an illustration of the pettiness of academic politics or evidence of Mr. Feith's talent for attracting invective." No, conservatives will pick this: an illustration of how liberal professors are arrogant and intolerant of opposing viewpoints. They're not merely "petty" or impolite, they're demanding a blacklist.
At this point, DeParle made sure to recall that Gen. Tommy Franks had a special loathing for Feith, and once referred to him as "the stupidest guy on the face of the earth."
But DeParle did add some balance to the mix by noting that some of the professors weren't exactly terrorism experts, and their claims against Feith weren't always factually rock-solid:
One is Susan Terrio, who has appointments in anthropology and French and whose résumé lists several writings about French chocolate makers. ("From Master Chocolatiers Today: Bayonne and the Basque Coast.") She complained that Mr. Feith's appointment was "presented as a fait accompli." She did, however, say she would shake hands with him.
Professors in the school were widely opposed. But most who signed the letter came from other disciplines, where the differences from the Pentagon in bureaucratic culture may be especially pronounced.
Professor Terrio said Mr. Feith had "defended the use of torture in public lectures," though she acknowledged, "I can't point to a specific document," and said that characterization came from Professor Lance, the protest organizer. Professor Lance said he was relying on a Newsweek article that said Mr. Feith had advocated "new and tougher interrogation techniques."
"I should be more careful," Professor Lance said. "He hasn't specifically advocated torture. He's supported legal changes that make the use of torture easier."
Mr. Feith, who denies defending torture, said unfounded accusations against him "echo and get repeated."
Charles E. King, a professor at the foreign policy school, objected to the appointment but declined to sign the protest letter, because "I thought there were a lot of inaccuracies."
Still, he added: "I hope this story does not play out as 'pointy-headed academics diss Republicans,' because that is not what's going on at all. The stakes are who gets to teach for credit in what is still one of the top 25 universities in the U.S."


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2013 Golden Globes Trend: Natural Makeup
We had so much fun watching the Red Carpet looks for the Golden Globes Sunday night! There were so many beautiful, natural looks from some of our favorite starlets. Lucy Liu, Anne Hathaway, Sienna Miller, Stacy Keibler, and many more opted for fresh, minimal makeup. We love that these are looks we can wear every day and look just as beautiful as these leading ladies!
Here are all the details on how Lucy Liu wears NYX products to create this stunning look!
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Celebrity Makeup Artist Kristofer Buckle "wanted to create a pristine and classic look without forgetting about the Hollywood glam factor of the Golden Globes!" He wonderfully captured Lucy's natural beauty using the following NYX products:
Step 1: Prep the face with NYX HD Studio Photogenic Primer and apply HD Studio Photogenic Foundation in Soft Beige. Set with finishing powder.
Step 2: Contour the cheeks with Matte Bronzer in Medium, and apply Powder Blush in Rose Garden on the apples. Highlight the cheekbones with Illuminator in Chaotic.
Step 3: Apply white, cream, and brown shades from the NYX Natural Shadow Palette (NEW 2013 product!) on the eyes. To add definition, sweep Single Eye Shadow in Black on the outsides of the eyes. Finish with false lashes, Doll Eye Mascara and The Curve eyeliner along the top lash line.
Step 4: On lips, apply soft pink Xtreme Lip Cream in Candy Land.
For even more details on how Kristofer created this look, check out Examiner.com! We would LOVE to see how you would re-create this glowing, natural look using YOUR favorite NYX products! Tag us with your look on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!This entry was posted in Beauty, Makeup Look, Natural, NYX Makeup. Bookmark the permalink.
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Stevie Wonder to Induct John Legend Into Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, 6/22
Wonder has been pivotal in U.S. and world events. He is a designated U.N. Messenger of Peace with special focus on persons with disabilities and continues to demonstrate the activism that has made him such a vital voice for social progress and world harmony.
Other special guests are to be announced. Proceeds from the evening benefit the LA Phil and its education programs, which reach more than 120,000 children, teachers and adults every year.
Established in 2000, the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame identifies and pays tribute to artists whose unique achievements embody the spirit of the world-renowned Hollywood Bowl. The Hall of Fameis now part of an exhibit on the main floor of the Hollywood Bowl Museum that includes photos and film of inductees over the years. The "Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame" was conceived on behalf of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association by Wayne Baruch and Charles F. Gayton, who have created and produced all of the Hall of Fame opening concerts.
The evening will feature:
THOMAS WILKINS, conductor
STEVEN TYLER and JOE PERRY, inductees
PATTI AUSTIN, inductee
JOHN LEGEND, inductee
STEVIE WONDER, presenter
It all takes place on Saturday, June 22, 2013, 8 PM at the HOLLYWOOD BOWL, 2301 N. Highland Avenue in Hollywood.
Patron packages for this annual benefit concert include a VIP pre-concert reception at 5 p.m., followed by a gourmet dinner prepared by Patina and served in guest boxes prior to the concert. Proceeds benefit the Los Angeles Philharmonic and its education programs. Opening Night Concert packages ($2,300 to $15,750) may be purchased through the LA Phil's Special Events office. Call 213.972.3051 for details and reservations. Tickets for the concert only ($12 - $130), which begins at 8 p.m., are on sale online at HollywoodBowl.com, at the Hollywood Bowl box office, through Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000, and by credit card phone order at 323.850.2000.


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Our school opened its doors in 2006, when the Internet was profoundly disrupting our profession. We understand – and embrace – the idea that constantly revising our curriculum is essential to our success. Our faculty embodies that startup spirit. We have not had to navigate academic fiefdoms or battle entrenched ideas.
- Our program is innovative and rigorous.
Our Master of Arts in Journalism curriculum features a combination of traditional and multimedia journalism training, along with subject specializations and a unique paid summer internship. This is all packed into 16 tightly-scripted months. We also offer an M.A. in Entrepreneurial Journalism and an M.A. in Social Journalism, the first degrees of their kind in the nation.
- We are at the center of the media universe.
Our midtown Manhattan location can't be beat. We're right next door to The New York Times, an easy walk to many other major media companies and a short subway ride from a bevy of new media startups. Our New York home makes it easy for us to recruit top-notch faculty and guest speakers, and gives our students the opportunity to interact regularly with major, high profile news outlets.
- Our faculty is outstanding.
Thanks to our New York base, we have the opportunity to recruit exceptional working journalists as professors, adjuncts and coaches. Many of them are award-winning professionals who are in great demand for their expertise. Yet nurturing the next generation is what they often say they find most rewarding about their CUNY J-School affiliation. They will teach you, mentor you and reach out to colleagues in the profession to help you find jobs, internships and freelance opportunities.
- We are a small, intimate community.
The annual cohort for our M.A. in Journalism is small (typically, about 100 students), and we like it that way. It allows us to remain highly selective in our admissions process, and to tailor our academic program to specific student needs. Our class size averages 10 to 15 students, and you will frequently have more than one teacher in the room. Everyone gets personal attention from faculty, staff and classmates. You won't get lost in the crowd.
- We are public.
The fact that we are the only publicly supported graduate school of journalism in the entire Northeast infuses us with a clear identity. It allows us to keep our tuition affordable, ensures that our student body is diverse, focuses our journalistic efforts on underserved communities and opens our professional training and events to New York's wider journalism community.
- We prize diversity.
We don't just talk about a diversity agenda, we act on it. We actively recruit at CUNY, SUNY, historically black colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions, and do outreach through a variety of professional journalism associations. In a typical cohort, more than 40 percent are students of color. Our roster of faculty is highly diverse and we work hard to ensure that diversity issues are actively incorporated into our curriculum. We are also home to the Center for Community and Ethnic Media, which provides training and research for the region's immigrant-based media outlets.
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Our tuition is one of the lowest in the country – and we have an aggressive student scholarship program to ensure that our diversity encompasses not just race and ethnicity but also economic class. For those in our M..A in Journalism program with its required summer internship, we provide a $3,000 stipend to students whose internships are unpaid. We do this because we want to ensure that all students are on a level playing field when choosing their internships. We know of no other J-School that makes that commitment.
- Our graduates get jobs.
Just six months after they graduate, 85 percent of our students are typically working full-time in the profession; after a year, the number rises to about 92 percent. Some are working at major media organizations such as ABC News, The New York Times, Bloomberg News, WNYC and Sports Illustrated. Others have chosen to work for younger organizations, such as BuzzFeed, VICE Media, Mic, Cir.ca and DNAInfo. Many students started working at these outlets as interns and returned as full-time hires after they graduated.
- Our alumni are passionate and proud.
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The first letter, coordinated by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), urges the president not to bypass the Senate's constitutional function and use recess appointments to put two controversial picks onto the NLRB.
"We are writing to urge you not to undermine the Senate's advice and consent role by attempting to place your recently announced nominees to National Labor Relations Board," they wrote in the December 19 letter.
"Appointments to the NLRB have traditionally been made through prior agreement of both parties to ensure that any group of nominees placed on the board represents an appropriate political and philosophical balance."
The Senate GOP opposes the nominations of Sharon Block, a longtime congressional staffer and labor attorney for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), and Richard Griffin, an attorney for the International Union of Operating Engineers.
The senators oppose a board decision to block Boeing's attempt to open a non-union plant in South Carolina and to change union elections rules to favor organized labor.
Were Block and Griffin to be appointed, the NLRB would once again have enough members to constitute a quorum, giving it the ability to pass the union elections changes and take action against Boeing.
After facing similar GOP opposition in March of last year to the nomination of union attorney Craig Becker to the board, Obama appointed him during a congressional recess.
Coordinated by Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), the letter states that, after the NLRB withdrew its opposition to the South Carolina Boeing plant, Solomon's threats to pursue legal action in similar cases made him an unfit nominee.
"In light of Mr. Solomon's recent actions and continued threats, your withdrawal of Mr. Solomon's nomination as General Counsel to the NLRB would send a powerful signal that you will not allow intimidation and inappropriate interference by one of your nominees for a powerful post," the senators wrote on December 19.
"Mr. Solomon threatened, 'if we were ever faced with a similar pattern, we might well issue a complaint.' This statement is a direct assault on business expansion in right-to-work states," the senators said.
"American employers should have the freedom to make private business decisions without the threat of a government-appointed official filing disparaging and costly litigation."
Obama named Solomon, a longtime NLRB attorney, as acting General Counsel in June 2010. He led the fight against Boeing's plan to build a plant in right-to-work South Carolina.
Republicans oppose his nomination over his role in the Boeing issue, saying he overstepped the bounds in threatening the company with legal action.
"Clearly having learned nothing from the initial pursuit against Boeing, Mr. Solomon's threat to repeat such a misguided NLRB complaint demonstrates a complete disregard for the law and common sense; thus, this request to withdraw Mr. Solomon's nomination," the letter stated.