text: Colombo: He is repeatedly described by the commentators as wily fox. Off spinner Muthiah Muralitharan unleashed all his wile and guile to flummox the Indian batsmen on the first day of the series-deciding third Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground on Wednesday. India was bowled out for 234 with Murali claiming eight wickets conceding 87 runs.India, perching at a strong 91 for no loss at lunch, came crumbling down in the last two sessions of the day to hand Sri Lanka back the advantage. Murali was at the helm of all the damage though he had the lucky hand of South African umpire David Orchard in the dismissal of Saurav Ganguly.Though the lucky wicket of Ganguly should not undermine the efforts of Murali, who used all the tricks in his bag. Great bowlers get big wickets and Murali like the cat among the pigeons was among all the top Indian batsmen.The game took a dramatic turn in the post lunch session when India lost three quick wickets. Apart from the first wicket partnership of 97 runs, the Indians could not muster any useful partnership. When Chaminda Vaas had Harbhajan plumb in front of the wicket, India lost any chance of a respectable score.Till Murali began to turn the ball, almost square, the wicket looked a real beauty and the Indian openers didnt encounter any trouble in the first session of play. Openers Shiv Sundar Das and Sadagopan Ramesh seem to justify skipper Saurav Gangulys decision to bat first as they played with a lot of calm and elan.Das reached his sixth half-century and played some fine shots during his stay at the wicket. Showing very positive signs, the Indian openers did not get unduly bogged down and played the bowling on its merit. That was until Murali came up with his magic effort.Chaminda Vaas also reached the milestone of 150 Test wickets when he had Mohammed Kaif caught behind by wicket-keeper Kumara Sangakkara. The last recognised batting pair of Rahul Dravid (21) and Hemang Badani (6) was at the crease.But, Ganguly seems to be destined to be the victim of shocking decisions from the umpires. Ganguly strode down the wicket two paces and took Murali on the pads. The Sri Lankans went up in a chorus of appeal. Umpire David Orchard quickly raised his finger much to the consternation of the Indian skipper.It is horrendous, shocking, shrieked TV commentator and former India opener Navjot Sidhu. But, the damage had been done and India was reduced to 119 for three. Repeated TV replays showed that Ganguly was struck well outside the off stump.


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Impressive light displays have been associated with winter holidays ever since the Middle Ages, when peasants used to celebrate the season by setting their own homes on fire. Witness a wondrous spectacle with this Groupon.
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On December evenings, Utah's Hogle Zoo shines with more than one million holiday lights. The strands wind around trees, railings, and architecture, framing pathways in festive colors and animated displays of zoo critters. Across the lit tunnel of a 135-foot bridge, grizzly bears, river otters, and bald eagles await spectators in the recently opened Rocky Shores exhibit, where a heated underwater viewing area peeks in on swimming seals, sea lions, and the resident polar bear. While journeying to other live attractions—including wolves, snow leopards, or the reptiles inside the small-animals building—visitors might encounter carolers or ice carvings in progress. A pair of small reindeer stand guard at the Macy's sponsored Santa's Station, charming youngsters who report for a photo with Santa himself.
Guests can keep warm under strategically placed heaters or inside the newly-open Beastro, where chefs prep mac 'n' cheese, artisan sandwiches, and famous deep-fried s'mores. Outdoor concessions include standard menu fare and hot chocolate. Click here for hours of operation, and here for a calendar of themed events.
Utah's Hogle Zoo
Traditionally, if you wanted to find out the length of a giraffe's tongue, you'd have to hide in a tree with a ready hand and a yardstick. Utah's Hogle Zoo has streamlined the process, however: one of its animal encounters allows guests to feed the long-necked creatures alongside a keeper, who will happily tell you that their purple tongues stretch for 20 inches. The giraffes are just one of more than 800 animals inside the zoo grounds. Spanning 42 acres of verdant hillside property, the exhibits strive to showcase fauna in arenas that mimic their natural habitats.
The polar bear inside Rocky Shores—the zoo's largest exhibit to date—lumbers through a landscape inspired by North America's western coast, with a pool that affords guests underwater views of the bear's attempts to secure its swim cap. Snow leopards, Siberian lynxes, and amur tigers prowl the Himalayan-inspired scenery of the Asian Highlands. At Elephant Encounter's African Lodge, visitors can touch an elephant skull or a rhino horn before glimpsing the pachyderms in the flesh. Summer shows send eagles and hawks swooping overhead in the Wildlife Theatre. From loping wolves and toothy crocodiles to the sagely gorillas of the Great Apes house, the beasts all benefit from the staff's enrichment efforts, which encourage learning as well as instinctual behaviors.
As an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Utah's Hogle Zoo demonstrates a commitment to wildlife conservation that extends beyond its gates. Many of its special events contribute funds to preservation programs. For example, the Orange Utahn Art show raises donations for endangered primates, selling original works by both local artists and the zoo's orangutans, who compose colorful paintings. Guests can even get a closer look at imperiled species by saddling up on top of one—the Conservation Carousel arrays 42 hand-carved sculptures of at-risk animals, such as the red panda, the giant panda, and the false panda, which is just a black poodle that rolled in some paint.


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Realidades Latinas: The Impact of Immigration and Language Access: A National Domestic Violence Hotline Survey
Thursday, September 19th, 2013
As an individual who grew up well aware (through first hand experience) of the disparities present in our society and the significant barriers that many communities of color face, I committed myself early in my training to work in an area where I could bring awareness to such issues and in turn impact change at the societal level. I truly believe that in order to change the conditions in society, we have to be "on the ground" doing the work with individuals and communities but also working in the area of policy, impacting change on a larger scale. I am fortunate that I have found this opportunity through my work as a researcher/practitioner.
I have been asked before, "How do you address what seem to be impossibly large issues through research?" An example that I give is a survey that we conducted in collaboration with the National Domestic Violence Hotline (the Hotline), which resulted in the report, Realidades Latinas: The Impact of Immigration and Language Access: A National Domestic Violence Hotline Survey. Through this survey, we were able to bring to light language access issues and the impact of immigration policy on over 1,300 Latina survivors who called the Hotline during a six-week period. A couple of the key findings included:
- More than 1 in 4 Spanish speaking Latinas encountered challenges accessing domestic violence related services because of language accessibility issues.
- According to the qualitative responses, women reported issues with language access at the time that the police were called, limited language services at their local DV shelters, and issues accessing legal aid or help with the court system in their language.
- More than 1 in 3 foreign-born Latina survey respondents indicated being afraid to call the police or go to court for help due to the heightened scrutiny of their community members' immigration status, both actual and perceived unauthorized status.
This survey is the first, that we know of, that documents the impact that anti-immigration policies have had among Latinas survivors of domestic violence at a national level. As noted in the second bullet above, one of the most impactful findings was that although 16% of foreign-born Latinas identified having experienced difficulty with accessing services due to the immigration situation, the number more than doubled with 39% of foreign-born Latinas reporting being afraid to call the police or going to court for help due to the immigration situation. This finding documents the level of fear among Latinas regardless of documentation status. In addition, it indicates that survivors had not yet sought the services of law enforcement due to fears related to immigration status.
A similar finding was found by Latin@ youth researchers at Caminar Latino, who in collaboration with the Violence Research and Action team at Georgia State University discovered that Latin@ families in Georgia have experienced increased difficulty in accessing services and an increased fear in reaching out to authorities regarding DV for fear of deportation (to see the report visit here).
These studies are critical in brining to the forefront how social issues, such as passing ant-immigration policies and the subsequent climate of fear can negatively impact immigrant communities. In fact, in the case of domestic violence policies that create fear and mistrust in law enforcement can put survivors and their children at risk for experiencing domestic violence with limited options of support if they feel that they are unable to reach out for help.
The report which includes other important findings including some qualitative feedback, discussion of implications and recommendations for making communities safer for all survivors of domestic violence regardless of documentation status or English proficiency will be released this week at the National Latin@ Network Policy Summit in Washington D.C. It is also available here.
For me, work such as this, that brings to light issues that disproportionately impact certain communities, is the work that I am most proud of being involved in. My hope is that through our policy work and research, we, as an organization, can continue to bring to light important issues that impact our communities.
Josie Serrata
Research Manager, Casa de Esperanza


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Newell man sentenced for corruption of minors
A Newell man was sentenced to six months of probation Friday for coercing a 17-year-old male to rob a Rostraver pawn shop.
Michael Salko, 27, pleaded guilty to a corruption of minors charge Friday before Judge Debra Pezze. He was ordered to not have contact with the teen or Cash for Gold on Don Street.
According to police, Salko took the teen with him on March 10, 2012 to exchange a necklace and earrings for $11 at the pawn shop. After the pair left, Salko helped the teen tie a bandana around his face and gave him a pair of gloves and a knife before the boy went back inside the store, police said.
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A GOVERNMENT Minister has agreed to take up the case of two York men who were refused JobSeekers' Allowance (JSA) after returning from working abroad.
The Press reported recently how British-born Tim Hall, who has lived in Acomb almost all his life, had been hit by new rules aimed at preventing EU migrants from taking advantage of the benefits system.
The 26-year-old went on a four-month internship to Brussels last autumn to build on his skills and improve his career prospects, but found on his return he was barred from claiming the benefit because he was not considered to be "habitually resident in the UK".
York Central MP Hugh Bayley has now raised his case, and that of another York man, Simon Pollintine, in the Commons.
The MP said Mr Pollintine, 36, formerly of Haxby, but now of Fishergate, returned to the UK last September after living and working in Italy for nine years.
He became unemployed in December, but had not received any JSA, while Jobcentre Plus continued to make inquiries to see whether he satisfied the habitual residence test.
Mr Bayley asked Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith: "Did the Government mean to penalise UK citizens who go abroad to get off the UK unemployment register, and is not that exactly the wrong signal to give? Will the Secretary of State change the regulations?"
Mr Duncan Smith said the Government was bringing forward tougher sanctions on people who come to Britain just to take benefits, rather than to work.
He said: "Of course, British citizens working abroad are more likely to have gone abroad with a strong work record in the UK, so when they come back that is taken into account.
"If the honourable gentleman is worried about a particular case, perhaps he would like to write to me and I will take it up."
Mr Bayley claimed later in a letter to the Minister that the Government had "botched" the new rules, so British citizens would now lose the right to benefits when they came home after working abroad, even though many of them had paid taxes and national insurance in the UK for years.
He said: "It is quite wrong to penalise them for using their initiative to find jobs abroad."


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Washington, DC — Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid released the following statement on President Bush's nomination of USTR Rob Portman to succeed Joshua Bolton as Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
"From record trade deficits to record budget deficits, Rob Portman should fit right in at George Bush's OMB."
The Record of George W. Bush's Previous OMB Director, Joshua Bolten:
· $6.592 trillion: Federal debt on June 26, 2003, the day Joshua Bolten became director of the Office of Management and Budget. [Treasury Department]
· $8.364 trillion: Federal debt when he left OMB. [Treasury Department]
· $8.407 trillion: Federal Debt today. [Treasury Department] The federal debt is currently at its highest level ever.
· President Bush Turned Record Budget Surpluses into Record Deficits and Debt. When President Bush took office, he inherited a unified budget surplus of $236 billion, the largest in American history, and surpluses were projected for years to come. These surpluses quickly disappeared under the weight of his budget busting tax cuts. By 2002 the unified budget deficit was $158 billion. Last year, the deficit reached $318 billion, higher than in any year before President Bush took office, and is likely to grow to well over $350 billion this year. When President Bush took office, the total national debt was $5.7 trillion. The Bush Administration was forced to ask Congress to raise the debt limit four times, most recently to a limit of almost $9 trillion. [Office of Management and Budget; Congressional Budget Office; U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Public Debt; Senate Budget Committee]
The Record of George W. Bush's New Pick for OMB Director, Rob Portman, as United States Trade Representative:
$35.157 billion: Monthly goods and services trade deficit in January 2001, when George W. Bush became President. [Bureau of Economic Analysis]
$57.618 billion: Monthly goods and services deficit in April 2005, the month Portman became U.S. Trade Representative. [Bureau of Economic Analysis]
$65.7 billion: February 2006 goods and services deficit. (Latest BEA data.) [Bureau of Economic Analysis]
$723.62 billion: 2005 Trade Deficit. [Bureau of Economic Analysis] The 2005 trade deficit was the highest trade deficit in American history.


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Antique Alphabet Plate - Aesop's "The Fox & the Tiger"
Another amazing alphabet plate, this one with an Aesop fable depicted on it. I love the detail and the text style!
I love the curve of the body of this fox, the idea of printing on a book page... and everything about it really. Not sure how the fox is printed on the page, but they are all different.
A little, little limited edition Gocco print of two foxes giving each other some lovin' of the wholesome, family friendly kind. This one is only 4 x 6 inches.
And, the couple overcame their differences and lived happily ever after. This sepia-toned print of a happy old-timey wildlife couple is cased in glass and a substantial layered wood frame
This little fox is not only adorable but kind of badass. Love the brass color and the overall simple design... not to mention the under-$20 price tag!
awesome vintage inspired art
Swirls, a masked fox, and a little girl with a bunny mask. 11" x 14" print


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The court has the power to distribute community property based on what it thinks is fair. However, there must be a reasonable basis for unequal distribution. There are many factors that the court considers when deciding that the distribution of property should not be equal. This includes things such as ages, education, earning capacities, skills, business opportunities and the health of spouses. The court will look at whether a given spouse is the primary care giver if the couple had children together and the amount of property that each spouse owns separately. The court will also consider whether one party did something that caused the marriage to fail.
The spouses will have their chance to decide by themselves how the community property will be shared. For example, if they decide to sell their hose and divide the proceeds, allow the husband to keep all his retirement benefits or allow the wife to keep the cars, they can submit their settlement agreement to the court. The court usually accepts the agreement without any involvement. If the spouses cannot come to an agreement, the court will decide how their property will be divided among them.
Alimony or spousal maintenance during and after divorce is payment from one spouse to another to help the recipient meet reasonable needs after the divorce. The determination of separation maintenance is separate from the division of community property. The court in Texas is always reluctant to award maintenance payments unless a spouse has been accused and convicted of violence against the children or the other spouse. Otherwise, the other spouse seeking payment should not be able to work because of disability or because he/she is a custodian of a child who is disabled. A spouse may also receive maintenance award if the marriage lasted for more than 10 years.
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November 23, 2003
Washington, DC -
Mr. President, I am here today to ask that we reject a Medicare bill that is a cruel hoax for seniors and a cynical giveaway to drug companies and the insurance industry. At this very moment, their lobbyists are all over the Capitol, in every corridor, working feverishly to pass a bill that has already driven up the stock of those very corporations. With the help of President Bush, they have produced a Medicare bill that lines the pockets of powerful moneyed interests and leaves America's seniors out in the cold.
This bill is less about prescription drug benefits and more a prescription to benefit big drug companies. America's seniors deserve better.
As I have traveled around the country, I have heard from countless seniors about their health care needs. They need and want more affordable prescription drugs and they need and want a quality Medicare plan that lets seniors choose their own doctors and their own hospital. I have met seniors across the country who have cut their medication dosage in half because they can't afford their prescription drugs. I have met people in small businesses who have seen their health care premiums more than double because drug prices are rising so fast. I have met seniors in New Hampshire who have no idea how they are possibly going to pay their rent and buy their drugs.
And I can tell you this. If you get past the advertising bought and paid for by the special interests to sell this bill as something that it isn't, you will notice that America's seniors are outraged to see the raw deal they are being handed.
For those Senators who are planning to vote for this bill, I would ask some straightforward questions:
o How are you going to explain to seniors that Congress stuck them with a Medicare plan which will force them into HMOs?
o How are you going to explain to seniors that your plan stuck them with a raw deal that raises premiums for those who don't want to go into an HMO by $56 to $200 a month?
o What are you going to say to the two to three million seniors who are actually going to lose quality retiree prescription drug coverage under this bill and get something much worse? We've fought for years to add a real Prescription Drug Benefit to Medicare to make seniors' lives better, but now by accepting a phony drug benefit Congress risks making it worse.
o How are you going to explain to seniors that no - Congress wasn't willing to let you buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada - but yes Congress handed pharmaceutical companies new windfall profits of more than $139 billion?
o And how are you going to explain that this bill could only be passed in the House under the cloak of darkness in the early hours of the morning? And that the Senate jammed through a 700 page bill with only three days of debate - giving seniors little chance to understand it involves the biggest, most dangerous damage ever made to Medicare?
I ask those Senators who plan to support this bill, why are you holding a prescription drug benefit hostage to a backdoor deal to privatize Medicare - a deal that will help lobbyists, special interests, and pharmaceutical companies but betrays millions of America's seniors?
Seniors need relief from inflated prescription drug prices and they need it now. Nearly forty percent of Medicare beneficiaries report having no prescription drug coverage. Yet the average amount they must pay out of their own pocket for prescription drugs will more than double between 2000 and 2006 - it is on track to be $1400 the year this bill is scheduled to go into effect.
Seniors are right to demand more. Congress should be demanding more, demanding a real deal for seniors - a Medicare bill that does what it says instead of this phony bait and switch legislation, and a President who means what he says to America's seniors about their health care.
I believe we should go back to the drawing board and pass a real Medicare prescription drug benefit. This bill does more harm than good and seniors are not guaranteed that the price of their plan won't skyrocket. This bill prohibits the government from negotiating discounts for Medicare prescription drugs. It denies the opportunity for seniors to import reasonable drug prices from Canada and other industrialized countries. This bill is really about President Bush passing the buck on prescription drug coverage and passing the bucks from seniors to the pharmaceutical industry.
And, this bill is being pushed through Congress - without real debate, with too many backroom deals, and with blatant contempt for the public. The Republicans couldn't win a legitimate victory in the House yesterday, so they held open the vote for an unprecedented 3 hours of special interest lobbying until they got just enough votes to switch over to their side. President Bush twisted arms and twisted the facts until he won. Time and again, the President chooses to get cozy with lobbyists and the powerful instead of standing up for everyday Americans. This Administration's motto really should be "no special interest left behind." And this Medicare bill lays that record bare for all Americans to see.
This President goes around the country at a furious pace fundraising for his reelection plan. He has a group of insiders who provide his campaign with hundreds of thousands each in campaign cash - he calls them Rangers and Pioneers. Well it should come as no surprise that twenty-four Rangers and Pioneers are executives or lobbyists for the companies that will benefit from this Medicare bill. And they're getting a good return on their money.
This bill makes it easier for big drug companies to gouge seniors and jack up health care costs so that top executives can make millions. I'm all for people who work hard to make a living getting rich for doing so. But when drug company CEO's are making $40 million a year while the seniors they sell to are choosing between their medicine and their mortgage, that's not free enterprise, that's plain old greed. And this bill smoothes the way for even higher drug company profits.
In the past six months, drug companies, HMOs, and other powerful industries have spent $139 million in lobbying Congress to give them what they want. Now, they've gotten a bill that will give them an estimated $139 billion over the next 8 years. A thousand fold return on your investment isn't bad. You can say what you want about President Bush, but it's clear his powerful campaign contributors get what they pay for.
And it's easy to see why they make so much profit, given the bill does nothing to control the rising prices of prescription drugs. Without an effective means to restrain double-digit drug price increases, this bill does nothing to protect seniors from ever-growing out-of-pocket costs.
And will someone explain to me why we are in such a rush to do this? Are you concerned that the more this cynical bill is exposed, the less likely you will be able to pass it? What harm would be done if the nation takes some time to consider what's in this bill? The plan won't kick in until 2006 anyway, so it's not as if seniors are going to get the relief they deserve at the stroke of a Presidential signing ceremony. Nope, for the next two years, seniors will get a discount drug card to give them a 15 percent discount. It doesn't take an act of Congress to do this, though. Ask any senior today and he or she will show you the three to five of these cards they already carry in their wallets.
Seniors expect more than a discount card and with $400 billion on the table - if we were really crafting a drug benefit and allowing the government to institute cost-savings measures to tame out-of-control prices - we could deliver a better benefit sooner than 2006. The government could be ready to do this within months. It's the private for-profit companies this bill is attempting to lure into the market that will take time to warm up to the plan.
That's right. We're waiting until 2006 for them. This bill sets aside a $12 billion slush fund for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use to entice private HMO-style plans to come into a market to offer a prescription drug plan to seniors. Larded up financial inducements are needed to attract these plans to the market because the risk is so high. Insuring seniors for drugs usually makes as much business sense as running out to sell a home owner's policy to someone whose house is burning down - in other words, you're going to lose money. But in the name of private "competition," and to prevent the federal government from running the program, this is what they came up with - a nice big cookie jar from which to dole out incentives for private plans to participate.
On top of giving them extra payments to participate, the bill does nothing to require that private plans operate efficiently. The Medicare program in its entirety now spends only 2 percent of total expenditures on administration. By contrast, many health plans in the private market often commit as much as 15 - 20 percent of their expenditures to administration. Every dollar that goes to administrative costs is a dollar not available to improve benefits for Medicare beneficiaries. Smart stewards of taxpayer funds should demand that private plans be more efficient if they want to participate. Instead, they are being rewarded from the slush fund and given advantages that only their lobbying influence could get written into law.
In addition, this bill squanders another $6 billion on tax breaks for the rich that will harm Medicare. The legislation would create tax-free, high-deductible, catastrophic health policies known as Health Savings Accounts, which would undermine the traditional Medicare program by cherry-picking the healthiest and wealthiest seniors out of the risk pool, thereby raising premiums for everyone else by as much as 60 percent.
The so-called "cost-containment" provisions in the bill add insult to injury. By essentially placing a cap on future Medicare spending, this bill would attempt to force future Congresses to reconcile Medicare's spending growth by cutting benefits, raising premiums, or increasing the payroll tax. This is unacceptable.
So what do America's seniors get from this bill? More than two million seniors who have good drug coverage now through retiree health plans will lose it. And about six and a half million low-income seniors - the very people we need to help the most - could get less drug coverage than they have now. That's a raw deal for seniors.
Under this bill, seven million seniors will be given this choice: pay more for Medicare and get forced into an HMO. Give up on choosing your own doctor and hospital - or watch your bills skyrocket.
The name of this provision in the bill is called "premium support." Like Clear Skies - which means dirtier air-or Healthy Forests - which means cutting down the trees -- it is an innocent sounding name for a plan that could raise Medicare premiums from about $60 to thousands of dollars. It breaks the compact of Medicare - in fact, what it really means is the beginning of the end of Medicare as we know it. Those aren't my words, but the proud boast of the author of this bill - House Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas. He said - and I quote - "To those who say that it would end Medicare as we know it, our answer is we certainly hope so." It's not surprising that Newt Gingrich is supporting this deal - he has long wanted Medicare to 'wither on the vine." Most Americans - and most Democrats-have a different hope - that Medicare remains secure and strong. And I intend to fight with everything I have to make that happen.
We need a real world, affordable Medicare prescription drug benefit for seniors. A plan that won't force seniors into an HMO, that won't undermine the coverage for seniors that are already getting help today, that'll be run by Medicare instead of an insurance company in search of a buck, and that'll send a real benefit to every senior - no matter whether their costs are average or high. That's a real deal for America's seniors.
But as I said before, right now, this bill is a raw deal for seniors and they know it.
They know this bill provides the skimpiest of benefits with holes in coverage and complex rules. The coverage gaps remain too high and seniors are still charged premiums even after their benefits shut down in the donut hole. We should go back to the drawing board.
They know this bill does not adequately protect them with a guaranteed government fallback plan with a national premium. Until this bill stops slanting all advantages to the private sector, we must vote it down.
They know this bill jacks up the out-of-pocket costs for seniors to visit doctors and hospitals. This is supposed to be a bill to add a prescription drug benefit, but along the way, beneficiaries got stuck holding the bill for an additional $25 billion in increased out-of-pocket costs from means testing the Part B premium and increasing the deductible and indexing it to inflation. This revenue raiser isn't to improve Medicare, but to give sweet deals, slush funds, and tax accounts to corporations and the rich. It's wrong and we must vote it down.
They know this bill fails to fix protections for low-income seniors and people with disabilities that currently rely on both Medicare and Medicaid for their coverage and should be defeated.
They know it and you should know it. This is a bad deal for seniors.
This week in November 1945, Harry Truman sent Congress a proposal for health care for Americans. He said, "Millions of our citizens do not now have a full measure of opportunity to achieve and to enjoy good health. And the time has now arrived for action to help them attain that opportunity and to help them get that protection." But powerful interests mobilized on Capitol Hill and defeated health care for Americans - especially for our seniors.
It was almost twenty years later that a young American President took up Harry Truman's cause and called for health care for America's seniors. This week in November 1963, the House of Representatives was considering John Kennedy's Medicare proposal. The same powerful interests were swarming through this building - but there was a spirit of hope and possibility. Now those who support this bill are breaking the promise of Truman and Kennedy that was finally fulfilled under President Lyndon Johnson.
This has been tried before. This week in November of 1995 - thirty years after Medicare became law -Speaker Newt Gingrich and his ideological allies shut our government down to achieve their radical objective of tearing down Medicare. Millions of seniors would have been harmed by these cuts - but we stopped Newt Gingrich, because President Bill Clinton and we Democrats stood our ground and defended Medicare.
We need to hold our ground and stand on principle again today.
This bill will hurt seniors more than help them. We should pass a bill that offers a real prescription drug benefit for Medicare. We need to rebuild Medicare, not sell it out to the highest bidder. Medicare is one of the best federal programs we have - this is not the time to shred it, but to strengthen it. This Congress - and President Bush - will be held accountable by American seniors and American history for the decision we make now.
Let's give seniors a real deal, a prescription drug benefit under Medicare that works for them, not a raw deal, a phony prescription drug benefit that provides benefits only for he powerful special interests that stand in their way.


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When a new Walmart is proposed for a community, the usual suspects come out and launch into the same, tired talking points: The store will be bad for local businesses, increase traffic and pollution and create low-paying jobs.
I experienced this first-hand in 2004, when Walmart decided to build a store in my city of Rosemead. Fortunately for our residents and small businesses, the arguments turned out to be more fiction than fact.
After the Rosemead City Council unanimously approved the construction of the new Walmart, opponents used scare tactics to make residents believe that their quality of life would deteriorate. Instead, Walmart has been a wonderful addition to Rosemead, a catalyst for growth, and most importantly, a good neighbor.
As the current mayor of Rosemead, I know these are challenging times for our city and our state. A down economy means fewer jobs and less revenue for the city. Fortunately for Rosemead, we've had Walmart these past five years. During that time, Walmart has been a source of new revenue for the city, helping to fund critical services, such as police, fire and senior services. In 2009, the latest year for which data is available, Rosemead saw an increase in revenue of 27.2 percent over the year the store opened. In fact, Walmart helped generate $148.7 million in Rosemead citywide taxable retail sales in 2007, a $21,000 increase in such sales from the year before the store opened - even though we were in a deep recession - according to a recent study conducted by Lon Hatamiya.
Hatamiya also found that after the store moved in, the number of citywide retail business permits jumped by 68. Indeed, since the Rosemead store opened, we have seen a rise in new businesses coming to Rosemead. In the three years since the store opened, Rosemeadsaw anincrease of 9.4 percent in new retail permits since the store opened. In other words, Walmart is good for business. It helps create a competitive market where businesses can thrive.
But Walmart is also good for local residents. It's good because it creates jobs. The Rosemead store has created more than 440 new mostly full-time jobs that provide good wages and benefits. How do I know? I regularly talk to the folks who work in that store and for the most part, they're happy with where they work.
The store's also been good for residents for perhaps the most overlooked reason of all: low prices. Let's not forget that there are many folks who rely on Walmart's ability to keep costs down. With gas prices on the rise, residents are taking advantage of one-stop-shop destinations more and more. My guess is that Walmart's low prices make other businesses get more competitive, which benefits customers.
The Rosemead Walmart gave more than $52,000 to the local community last year, including the Boy Scouts, Regional Food Bank, American Diabetes, Rosemead High School and the Rosemead Kiwanis Foundation.
That's Rosemead's experience with a new Walmart: new revenues for the city, new jobs for the people and new economic vitality that benefits other businesses.
I recently learned that Walmart is now planning a new store in L.A.'s Chinatown. Many of the same inaccurate arguments are being made in Chinatown that were made in Rosemead.
Like Chinatown, Rosemead is home to a large population of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, including me. We think it's a good thing that Walmart seeks to serve our communities. We believe that Walmart will succeed in Chinatown just as it has in Rosemead. And we believe that the discussion that will take place in deciding the fate of the proposed Walmart should be based on the facts.
Steven Ly is mayor of Rosemead.


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Just before Christmas, YouTuber WindMageMaster uploaded an epic piano medley that covers a melody from every game in the history of Zelda. At just under fifteen minutes, it's pretty evident a lot of work went into choosing, arranging, and playing this sound-story of Link's journeys over the past 25 years. This medley is definitely worth a listen.
Hit the jump to see the video!
Make sure you have annotations turned on because they unobtrusively give details about each theme, such as the game title, game platform, piece title and year. Though you should recognize almost all of the music, it's still nice to know just in case.
Though each game's piano cover could stand alone as its own, short piece, the entire thing is connected wonderfully into a single medley. The transitions are smoothed over, and the entire piece is without creases.
I'm having a terrible time figuring out which part is my favorite, but I think it will have to be the Ballad of the Wind Fish from Link's Awakening because this is the most beautiful rendition of the tune I've ever heard. Its a shame Nintendo doesn't seem to pay much attention to this ballad in official reworkings of classic pieces.
WindMageMaster also has a large selection of Zelda tune remixes on his or her channel. I'm particularly hoping another piano cover or medley of some sort will come from this channel, though!
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LOS ANGELES, CA -- One of the casualties of the NHL lockout was the
annual trip by the Stanley Cup champions to Washington, D.C. to be
honored by U.S. President Barack Obama.
It was to be the Los Angeles Kings turn to stand on the podium in
October prior to a scheduled game against the Washington Capitals, but
the labor impasse scuttled those plans with no rescheduled date in
When the big boys settled their differences, the reconstituted
schedule did not allow for any Eastern Conference games for the champs
and with most weeks containing four scheduled games, there was
uncertainly of when the unforgiving docket would allow the team to
visit the Nation's Capital.
The Los Angeles schedule contained two consecutive days off between
games in Chicago and St. Louis in late March that gave the franchise a
window of opportunity to put a final jewel on the championship crown.
The word came down last week confirming the White House visit and
mobilization commenced to get the Kings their spot on the podium aside
The trip was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for not only the team,
but for certain media members who covered the team over the past
decade. Included in the release was information for media to apply for
credentials, so I figured, "it won't ever happen, but let's give it a
It's funny how those shots in the dark work sometimes.
My request was put in last Thursday and there was no communication all
weekend, so I thought my odds were reduced to slim and none with slim
just leaving town. Around noon PT on Monday, I was hustling some trade
deadline intelligence when an unrecognizable email address hit my
All those trade rumors had finally paid off, big time.
In a career that I'm grateful for every day, the capper was to read
that I had an RSVP confirmation to stroll into the White House the
next day to witness a little part of Los Angeles sports history. Not
only were the Kings to be honored, but so were the back-to-back MLS
champions Los Angeles Galaxy.
The Presidential Ceremony was to be followed by a kids' press
conference with players from both squads (the Kings were repped by
captain Dustin Brown, defenseman Rob Scuderi and goalie Jonathan
Quick) answering questions in connection with the Let's Move
initiative championed by First Lady Michelle Obama. All that remained
was to find a way to get 3000 miles east in the next 24 hours with no
concrete plans in place.
Thank goodness for credit cards that give you miles for qualified
purchases, a flight that would likely have cost close to $1,000 was
priced at $80.
Within the hour, the flight was booked, hotel and car was reserved and
my trek to The White House was set.
The redeye flight was tough, even for those who sleep well on planes
like me. The wheels of the Boeing 737 set down at Dulles International
Airport and we hit the streets at 7AM, though my body clock told me it
was still the middle of the night. Fortunately, the good folks at the
Sheraton graciously allowed a far-too-early check-in and we got a
little shuteye, but still not enough as the excitement of covering
such a prestigious event grew.
The White House is an impressive site sitting recessed off the road at
the famous 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and it's actually housed in a
national park called President's Park. You'd think the home of the
most powerful man in the world would have an elaborate security system
to grant access to any looking to get on the ground.
Think again.
I simply pressed a button at the wrought iron press entrance and
waited for a guard who looked no older than the average NHL rookie
buzzed me on to the grounds. The security clearance was a small room
that looked more like a TSA checkpoint at Burbank Airport than the
White House.
Getting through the rudimentary security setup, we walked briskly past
the network TV booths where reporters file their nightly stories from
the White House lawn as a White House staffer led us to the James
Brady Briefing Room as a holding area.
If you've seen a White House briefing you're familiar with the podium
and stage in the room. Sitting in those seats where the top reporters
in the news business toil made the moment for me very real, and for
the first time that I can recall, very intimidating.
While waiting for the event call, we schmoozed with a number of local
hockey scribes who make the White House visit on annual rite of
passage and came to the realization that due to the lack of a Kings
game attached to the event, I was the only independent member of the
Los Angeles media in attendance. The cramped quarters of the White
House press room makes the facility at Staples Center look like the
Taj Mahal; tiny desks, coats hung on closets, a constant reminder that
the President really works in a building that is far more of a museum
than an office complex.
It's really the ultimate in telecommuting.
After 45 minutes of cooling our heels, the call came to proceed. Some
50 media members rolled up a long staircase, entered the White House
while a military band played and walked through the door of a packed
Palm Room. The Stanley Cup was staged on one side with the MLS Cup on
the other (doesn't seem fair it got equal billing) as first the Kings,
then the Galaxy manned the platform dressed as if they were ready to
take their senior class picture.
President Obama entered with coaches Darryl Sutter and Bruce Arena and
regardless of your politics, the 44th President of the United States
was by far the biggest star in the room. Though his five years in
office has taken its toll on his youthful looks, his charisma could be
felt in the far reaches of the room that was our vantage point.
While reading from a script to recant the Kings championship run,
President Obama didn't need his notes to chirp the Kings about their
previous night's win over his hometown Chicago Blackhawks.
When the obligatory Kings "OBAMA 44" jersey was presented by captain
Brown, Obama exclaimed, "that toothless smile, this is what a hockey
player should look like."
Brown, who usually takes things in stride, admitted to us, "that was
pretty awesome."
After a few more congratulatory comments from the Commander-in-Chief,
he left the room and directly to motorcade to an appointment off the
grounds leaving every member of the Kings with a memory they'll always
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The Density and Porosity of Lunar Rocks
Walter S. Kiefer (Lunar and Planetary Institute)
Robert J. Macke and Daniel T. Britt (Univ. Central Florida)
Anthony J. Irving (Univ. Washington)
Guy J. Consolmagno (Vatican Observatory)
Geophys. Res. Lett. 39, L07201, doi:10.1029/2012GL051319, 2012
Abstract: Accurate lunar rock densities are necessary for constructing gravity models of the Moon's crust and lithosphere. Most Apollo-era density measurements have errors of 2–5% or more and few include porosity measurements. We report new density and porosity measurements using the bead method and helium pycnometry for 6 Apollo samples and 7 lunar meteorites, with typical grain density uncertainties of 10–30 kg m-3 (0.3–0.9%) and porosity uncertainties of 1–3%. Comparison between igneous grain densities and normative mineral densities show that these uncertainties are realistic and that the helium fully penetrates the pore space. Basalt grain densities are a strong function of composition, varying over at least 3270 kg m-3 (high aluminum basalt) to 3460 kg m-3 (high titanium basalt). Feldspathic highland crust has a bulk density of 2200– 2600 kg m-3 and porosity of 10–20%. Impact basin ejecta has a bulk density of 2350–2600 kg m-3 and porosity of ~20%.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 expert review
The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung's latest addition to their 'phablet' family, combining the size of a tablet with mobile voice features. This is a bold step for Samsung that may either sink or swim. I have managed to get my hands on one, so let's see how it holds out when it's put through its paces.
- Quad-Core Processor
- 4600mAh Battery
- Varied screen quality
- Poor camera quality
Upon taking the Note 8 out of its box for the first time, I was greeted by Samsung's familiar plastic casing. It felt very similar to the Tab 2 rather than its older brother, the Note 10.1, which for me was quite disappointing. The 8-inch behemoth had a solid feel to it whilst remaining extremely thin (coming in at a mere 8mm), although at 338 grams, it still felt pretty heavy. Samsung seem to have stuck with what they know by adding the power and volume buttons to the right side, re-using some of their old features and even adding some new ones, including:
- New and improved S-Pen
- Non removable battery
- Plastic casing
- Micro USB
Accompanying the volume and power buttons on the side is an infrared sensor; this is a feature that is becoming increasingly common again in smartphones even after disappearing many years ago. They have also stuck with the traditional positioning of the headphone jack by placing it directly on top. One of my favourite changes is the addition of the Micro USB port instead of Samsung's own tablet connection; this for me makes it a lot more user-friendly at home, where I primarily host Micro USB chargers and accessories.
Incorporated into the build of this great phablet is Samsung's famous, if slightly redesigned, S-Pen. The new S-Pen features a new tip, which seems to be a lot more resistant to sliding around the screen and also has a slight spring when you press down on it. This felt a lot smoother than the S-pen on previous devices and seemed to work a lot better, although it was a slightly larger in size. The casing on the Note 8 unfortunately is still the same plastic that Samsung use for a lot of their newer devices, which – despite still being solid - I think has a cheaper feel.
The hardware in the Note 8 is of the highest quality and I have absolutely no concerns about how this phablet is going to run. Crammed inside this phablet is a whole host of powerful hardware, consisting of:
- 1.6GHz Quad-Core Exynos Processor
When I powered the Note 8 on, I didn't expect to be hit with the sheer power that this phone threw at me. I was overwhelmed by how quick and responsive it was: switching between apps was seamless and left little time for me to register it had even opened. And this was only the beginning of the power this Quad-core processor can throw out. Whilst running through all of the applications, the Note 8 continued to function as though it had just been switched on; it didn't once struggle to open an app or slow down.
The Note 8 comes in a 16GB variant and has around 9.5GB of free space to use, although the capability of adding an additional 64GB Micro SD card makes this completely bearable. If you do not wish to add the expandable memory then the on-board 9.5GB will offer more than enough space, unless you are looking to copy HD movies or a whole load of music across.
Samsung have been at the forefront of the multitasking industry with their split screen capabilities and the Note 8 is no exception. The split screen function allows you to open two applications simultaneously on the screen, from a selected bunch of Apps.
Once again Samsung are at the forefront of long-lasting battery life, with a 4600mAh battery that won't run out of juice after just a few hours. The Note 8 offers up a whole day of heavy use, around two-three days of light use and around a week of standby time. Impressive, I think you'll agree! The lack of removable battery though is, however, something of a concern, as this is a phone as well as a tablet, meaning the ability to remove or even change the battery would ideally be something we'd like to see. Charging the Note 8 from empty to full using the charger provided took around three hours and it wouldn't charge when plugged into my computer. The addition of the micro USB port is one of the key things that Samsung have added, as now I am able to use all the same chargers I currently have without having to buy any new ones.
The Note 8 is a real game changer as it combines an 8-inch tablet with the capability of making phone calls, alongside a whole array of fantastic features, ranging from the standard WiFi, Bluetooth and mobile connectivity to the more cutting edge LTE 4G and infrared. Infrared is becoming increasingly common in top-end devices, giving them the ability to act as a remote for your home entertainment system, which could soon make remote controls a thing of the past. Handy, indeed. As the Note 8 is a phablet, it is also capable of making voice calls and sending text messages, and this is enhanced by the addition of 4G LTE, which increases the speed of your mobile internet whilst you're out and about.
Audio is quite a key feature on a device with such a big screen – especially if you are using it to watch your favourite movies. To improve the entertainment experience on the Note 8, Samsung have added a set of stereo speakers, both of which are located on the bottom. At first I thought this would be a great addition, but it turned out the speakers weren't as powerful as I had hoped and I found myself struggling to hear the audio at times. I decided I would give it a second shot and listen using my headphones, which made a massive difference. Here, the Note 8 provides the same stunning audio quality we see with the likes of the S4 and Note 2, although this could be an inconvenience for people who don't wish to use headphones or want to show off their favourite YouTube videos with their friends.
The camera phone has become a huge part of everyday life, near enough replacing the digital camera completely. Usually with a tablet I don't have high hopes for the camera, as people can usually fall back on their phone for their trusty snaps. However, with the Note 8 I expected it to be excellent, as it could potentially replace your mobile phone and tablet by combining them both in to one device. When I gave the Note 8's 5 mega-pixel camera a shot, I was met by a camera that had trouble focusing on the simplest of objects and provided a very grainy and blurry image. I wasn't greatly impressed, although this could be something that could be improved with a future software update.
The Note 8 is also capable of filming video in 720p, which I hadn't expected. I was fully hoping we would be able to record in full HD 1080p, but the quality of this is very similar to what we have seen when taking photos. Samsung have also provided a 1.3 mega-pixel front camera used primarily for videos calls. The quality of this camera actually seems to be clearer and slightly sharper than that of the rear camera, and as a result, I would have absolutely no problem using this for a video call.
The Note 8 is set to join the ranks of Samsung's top-end devices, and thrown into the mix are a relatively impressive set of features, including:
- 8-inch screen
- 800 x 1280 resolution
- 189 ppi (Pixels Per Inch)
Samsung's jump from 7-inch tablets to an 8-inch one is quite significant, as the extra inch makes a huge difference in the overall size of the device. I found the screen was extremely bright and offered up incredible colours, but I couldn't help but notice that it looked fairly washed in certain areas.
Having said that, after I changed the screen mode from Standard to Movie this all changed, and the detail and quality improved significantly. At first I found that the icons on screen were overly large, and this is down to the 800 x 1280 resolution. But once I looked past this I found that they were the ideal size to match the screen provided and would look strange any other way. Viewing angles were beyond impressive and are by far the best I have seen from any previous Samsung device. Although the screen took a little getting used to, I am still extremely impressed with it.
The Note 8 comes preloaded with Android version 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), soon to be updated to the latest version of 4.2.2.
Samsung's TouchWiz layout has remained very much the same as we have previously seen but they have added a handful of new features and improvements:
- Group Play
- S Note
- Smart Remote
Group Play is a feature we have only really seen in the S4 so far, but looks set to be a part of all of Samsung's newer devices and later versions of software for devices that can support it, such as the S3 and Note 2. The Group Play feature allows you to share music, photos and documents across your WiFi network with your friends and create a party environment. This is an incredible feature bringing people closer together with their devices and showing the full potential of smartphones and tablets alike.
S Note hasn't changed much, but every aspect of the S Pen itself has been greatly improved; its combination of a smoother tip with a thicker pen giving you a better response rate and allowing you to write/draw a lot easier. I had a play around with the S Pen and found that using that with the power of the phablet itself allowed me to navigate smoothly and write documents with complete ease. If this is how much the S Pen has improved in the space of a year then I cannot wait to see where it will be 12 months from now.
Samsung have been using Smart Remote since the Note 10.1 and have brought it back in the Note 8 due to popular demand. Being able to have an all-in-one remote that is capable of controlling all of the devices in your home entertainment setup is an incredible thing – and means you don't need five or six different remotes lying around. The Smart Remote app allows for you to control volume, channels and even navigate the menu. But for me, the main attraction is the ability to add a list of your favourite channels, making it extremely easy for you to find – and switch between – your favourite shows.
Who is this tablet for?
The Samsung Note 8 in my opinion is going to be mainly for the home user, for obvious reasons: I don't see many people walking around holding an 8-inch giant to their face whilst making phone calls! Smaller phones will always be ideal and even at 5.5-inch, the Note 2 is a lot more appealing to carry than this. Instead, the Note 8 is ideal for movie lovers and businessmen respectively, with its phenomenal screen size and high-quality entertainment features and the S Pen and S Note features.
agent Verdict
The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung's first step into 8-inch tablet territory, combining the features of the Note 10.1 and the Note 2 into an all-in-one phablet. Combining an incredible screen with a phenomenal processor, the Note 8 is unmatched in the market for a tablet of this size that offers up an all-round exceptional media experience. Unfortunately, the camera is nowhere near what I expected and is quite disappointing, but considering all the other features, I can't really hold it against Samsung.
Overall, I will be giving the Note 8 a more than respectable 7/10. I think that with just a few software improvements, Samsung could really bring this tablet to life and make it an incredible all-round experience for everyday use.
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Biarritz (13) 25
Tries: Couzinet, Gobelet, Traille, Harinordoquy
Pens: Yachvili
Cons: Yachvili
Biarritz strolled to a comfortable Heineken Cup victory as the Border Reivers were snuffed out at Netherdale.
Powerful lock David Couzinet scored the first of four tries after some slick work from Serge Betsen, Damien Traille and Dimitri Yachvili.
Full-back Nic Brusque then gave winger Jean-Baptiste Gobelet the time and space to slide over.
Traille added a second-half try and Immanol Harinordoquy was driven over for a late bonus-point score.
In terms of possession and territory, the Scots matched last year's beaten finalists.
But when it came to snapping up the chances, they were not in the same class as the brilliant Basques.
Borders were under heavy pressure from the outset and the breakthrough came in the sixth minute through Couzinet.
Yachvili atoned for his conversion miss by slotting a penalty from a tricky angle in the 26th minute.
Biarritz added a superb second try when Brusque entered the line at full pelt from deep to set up Gobelet.
With a half time deficit of 13 points, the Scots were still in the hunt - but they needed a potent start to the second half to put any real pressure on the visitors.
And they could not raise the tempo or pass accurately when it mattered and Biarritz were able to control the game.
The French side raced downfield for touchdown number three when when Traille skipped around the hesitant Reivers defence and Yachvili converted.
In the sixth minute of stoppage time, Harinordoquy was driven over for the bonus-point score.
Borders: MacRae, Law, Rennie, De Luca, Daniel, Jones, McKerchar, Kerr, Ford, Douglas, Grimes, Hamilton, Palepoi, Gray, Brown.Replacements: Scott, Kalman, Dalziel, Miller, Chrystie, Townsend, Flockhart.
Biarritz: Brusque, Bidabe, Bosch, Traille, Gobelet, Peyrelongue, Yachvili, Lealamanua, August, Lecouls, Hall, Couzinet, Betsen, Harinordoquy, Lievremont.Replacements: Noirot, Wessels, Dellape, Malonga, Dupuy, Bobo, Dambielle.
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April 10, 2013 - While the Queen Mary will mark its 20th year as a registered national historic place on April 15, efforts over the past five years have taken shape in the form of a conservation management plan to guide restoration and preservation of the ship as an art piece and tourist destination.
As one of the crown jewels of Long Beach since 1967, the Queen Mary has fascinated locals and tourists from across the globe. The ship underwent a substantial conversion from the point it permanently docked in Long Beach's harbor to 1971. Part of that conversion was to redesign the ship as a destination with a hotel, event space and attractions on board.
"I don't know that those making the decision really understood how she would be reigned years later as a historic asset," John Thomas, the ship's historic consultant, told the Business Journal. "Today we are working with the city to take more of a focus of the ship being a historical art piece as well as a destination." With the number of historic ships dwindling, and the fact that many of those that do remain have been gutted, Thomas said, "There's fear out there for a lot of these ships right now."
Thomas has been working with the ship's management organization, Save The Queen, since 2008. He was brought aboard to assist with developing a conservation management plan for the Queen Mary. Thomas said he and his conservation team work with City of Long Beach Asset Management Bureau Manager Victor Grgas and his bureau to come up with the most appropriate protocols and treatments for the ship. There is still a large quantity of furniture, artwork and other items in storage aboard the ship to be explored and used in restoring the ship in the adaptive reuse process, according to Thomas.
The conservation management plan is the guiding book for the restoration and preservation of the Queen Mary and includes both short-term and long-term actions to address multiple tracks for adaptive reuse of the ship, Thomas said. Approximately 70 percent of the plan is research, 20 percent is actions to be taken and 10 percent is evaluation of what has been done.
The most recent development from implementing the management plan is a request for proposals (RFP) to be issued by the City of Long Beach in approximately four weeks for a maritime survey of the ship's structure, lifeboat restoration, an evaluation of the ship's pool for reuse and refurbishment of the ship's side shell. Based on the results of the RFP, Thomas said those items would be completed by June. Save The Queen spent more than $5 million from 2008 to 2010 to support research and development of the conservation plan and another $3 million to $4 million between 2010 and 2012. The conservation management plan was completed and adopted by the City of Long Beach as an adaptive reuse plan nearly two years ago, according to Thomas.
Many will say the ship was not maintained in the past, Grgas and Thomas indicated. But the two concurred that funding is being spent "in the right places" to enhance the experience and extend the life of the ship as an art asset and destination. Another $8 million is lined up to be spent between now and beyond 2014, Thomas said, and the ship's designation as a national historic landmark "enables us to be more critical" in the conservation process.
Working on the multiple tracks outlined in the plan, Thomas and Grgas said preservation and restoration efforts continue as they look for a model for a new fundraising and communication arm for the Queen Mary; potentially a non-profit 501c3 similar to those operating with Rancho Los Cerritos and Rancho Los Alamitos. "They seem to have been very effective with similar city-owned historic assets and related challenges re funding and grant sourcing," Thomas said. "Our goal is to have a working group by end of 2013, early 2014."
Want to see more about what's going on at the Queen Mary? Take a photo tour of the restoration work and the renovations aboard the historic ship.


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Today begins tour of duty number 7 of 10 (unless, of course, we're going to get a snow day tonight. More on that later). I'm not overly confident that I know all the muscles of the hip and thigh, but at this point I think I know as much as I'm going to. I'll bring my book with me this evening (if we have class) and cram before the test. I feel far more confident going into this test than I have so far – I like posting lessons; I find that I learn best what I teach – but it's still an awful lot of information that I may or may not actually use in my practice.
The last few muscles that I need to go over are the piriformus muscle (which is the little guy that's responsible for most cases of sciatica), the sartorius muscle (which is the longest muscle in our bodies – I did not know that before I took this class) and the gracilis muscle. I'm supposed to know the iliopsoas and a bunch of others, too, by my brain is full…
The gracilis is one of five of the adductor group of the inner thigh and is the only adductor that crosses the knee. The gracilis flexes and medially rotates the flexed knee.
The sartorius muscle stretches from the anterior superior iliac spine to the medial knee. It's the muscle that helps us put one foot on the other knee – its name refers to its ability to bring the thigh and leg into the position a tailor would use when sewing (sartor is Latin for tailor – so sayeth my Trail Guide to the Body, Third Edition).
The piriformis is one of the "deep six" hip muscles that allow for lateral rotation of the hip (you can see it in the first image on the right hand side). Because all of the other lateral rotators lie under the sciatic nerve, it's the piriformis, when over-tight, that puts pressure on that nerve and causes such discomfort.
Now, on to the snow. Yes, it's snowing again in Chili's neighborhood. We're expecting anywhere from 3-7 inches before it's all over. I'm pretty sure we've got no money left in the plowing budget as evidenced by this photo of my street (taken from a dead stop – no, I wasn't driving and taking pictures at the same time).
When I dropped Beanie off at school today (I had to speak to someone in the office, so we decided to skip the bus and go in together), nearly everyone in the place was amazed that there wasn't at least a 2 hour delay – the roads really are awful and I've been hearing the sounds of sirens off and on since around six this morning. I'm really not looking foward to picking my way to the health club to teach my 10:15 yoga class later this morning.
It does make for some cute pictures, though – observe; Beanie trying to work a shovel that's literally taller than she is:
It makes me a little sad, though – I feel like we went one step forward and two steps back. I've been looking forward to our tree being covered in frothy white blossoms, not frosty white flakes:
Finally, I attended a yoga class yesterday at Local U. My boss had asked me to take the class; she wanted to get my opinion of the man she'd hired to replace me when my TCC classes started up again. Let's call him Steve.
I was not impressed.
For starters, Steve is VERY hands-on. That in itself isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it does make a LOT of people profoundly uncomfortable. We don't live in a society where touching is generally accepted, and to have a complete stranger come up and put his hands on you can be really unnerving; Mike found this out the hard way – it totally freaked him out; I'm actually surprised he stayed for the whole session (I went to him after class to ask if he was okay). My suggestion to Steve would be to ASK participants if they don't mind being touched and not wait until a participant tells you not to touch them, as Mike had to do. I have everyone close their eyes (so no one feels singled out) and ask who wouldn't mind being touched rather than who DOESN'T want it (I prefer to accentuate the "yes" rather than the "no"). I take my count, then ask people to put their hands down and open their eyes. Only THEN do I even THINK about adjusting someone, and even THEN I am very cautious about how I approach them. I felt that Steve's approach was jarring and intrusive and bordered on rude.
He came to me in bridge pose, for example, and essentially grabbed my hips while suggesting, in a way that didn't make me feel very honored, that I wasn't doing enough in the pose. I got that feeling from him a lot, and I don't think it was just me being sensitive – he actually said "I can't feel you pushing against me, Chili, you need to work a little harder in this pose." I'm sorry, but I'm NOT down with that. If I were a beginner or someone who was unsure about myself or my abilities in class, I'd never come back.
I got a cyst removed from my forehead on Tuesday, right? I've got four stitches in my head and am still in a fair bit of pain. Being in downward facing positions is uncomfortable for me. I told Steve this when I introduced myself before the class began, but he repeatedly singled me out – by name – and told me to "relax your neck." Relaxing my neck would have put my head in a downward orientation, and it felt as though my brains were going to fall out onto the mat in that position. It finally got to the point where I actually had to tell him, "Steve, I'm taking care of an injury – I'm not going to do downward facing poses today," It took that to get him to back off.
He didn't offer any kind of modifications for any of the movements. I've found that it's important to give a lot of different options for different body types and abilities, but Steve didn't make that accommodation. I wished to put my hands together under my body in bridge, and he actually told me not to – I felt scolded. I personally believe that the point of yoga class is to find one's own expression of the pose, whatever that happens to be today – it could be different tomorrow. I offer a lot of different suggestions – even different poses that work the same muscles in different ways – but none of those options was offered.
All in all, I didn't feel that it was a very welcoming session. I'm pretty sure it would have scared off anyone new to yoga – the poses weren't HARD, but they were held for what even I considered a long time, and, like I said, there were no modifications. While Steve's voice is lovely and soothing, he didn't give off a very accepting or welcoming energy. He didn't use music in the class, either, which I think might make some people uncomfortable; a lot of people feel awkward in silence. I think that Steve would be GREAT in a studio setting, where the participants are expecting the sort of class he led; I think they expect something very different in a fitness environment.
As I was thinking of my assessment of Steve's class, it's made me much more sensitive to how I teach. I know I'm not perfect, but I walk into class each and every time with the mindful intention of making everyone feel welcomed and capable and comfortable. I hope like crazy that I never come off the way Steve did, and I'm going to be even more careful going forward to make sure that I don't inadvertently put someone off. It's too easy to scare people away, and I don't want to be responsible for someone's bad experience with yoga.
Happy Friday, Everyone!


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BNP loses battle
The party has complained about discrimination
AS THE British National Party seeks to reinvent itself as an intellectually led organisation, it is beginning to use the legal system to establish precedents protecting its members.
Last month a tribunal in Bristol struck out a claim by a member of the BNP who had argued that a refusal to interview him for a job based on his activism in the BNP was discrimination on grounds of a "religious or similar philosophical belief".
Robert Baggs applied for the position of practice manager at the Tinkers Lane GP surgery in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire. The surgery discovered that Mr Baggs had stood as a BNP candidate in a local council election and in the European elections. In view of his publicly expressed opinions, the surgery felt…


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May 27, 2013
By Mason Nesbitt, TMC Sports Information Intern
LEWISTON, IDAHO--For the first time this season we don't have a loss to spare. We haven't lost a game since double-elimination play started four weeks ago in the GSAC tournament, so our season has never really been in danger.
For seven innings on Monday, we didn't look like the Mustangs. We beat ourselves.
We didn't make the plays we've made all season and that coupled with base running mistakes and missed opportunities at the plate, did us in.
Then in the eighth, with the game seemingly out of reach, everything changed. Guys put together great at-bats, balls found the gaps and in the ninth we were right there--but just a little short, 7-6.
And the sharp groundout to first that ended the game, would've gone down the line if the first baseman hadn't been holding Sam Robison on. So close.
But you've got to credit these guys for sticking with it. Trailing 7-0 in the seventh they could've folded, but didn't. Guys were still standing, pulling for their teammates to come through--and they almost did.
And you've got to credit Tyler Elrod--who hasn't pitched in almost four weeks-- for battling out of tough situations and keeping us within striking distance. It could've easily been 12-1 by the seventh and there's no coming back from that.
But against the number one ranked team in the nation you can't miss opportunities. And we did.
When you lose by one run, it's easy to second guess everything. If, and's, but's, and maybe's are everywhere. Bottom line is we didn't play our game.
But we're not done.
Tuesday, with our season on the line, we'll be playing Lewis-Clark State in front of 4,000 of their fans.
But we won't be fan-less.
Over half the team's parents are in town. And I'll tell you, they're great. I mean I really contribute nothing to this team other than some cheers and butt slaps as guys come back to the dugout.
But not only have the players treated me like a teammate, the parents have embraced me too--as I write this I'm out to eat with one of the families.
Whether it's a post game hug from the ever lovable Mrs. Kister, the mom of our closer Tommy Kister--he definitely didn't get his bulldog ninth inning mentality from that sweet woman--or sharing lunch with utility-man Spencer Toth's parents at Tomato Brothers Restaurant--the parents have made it a special experience.
Even before this trip the parents stick out when thinking about the season. They showed up from all over California and the U.S. to home games. And made the trip to Concordia or Westmont or San Diego. They were always quick to make conversation or send an encouraging word towards the press box.
Heck, parents who don't have kids on the team anymore regularly came to games.
And it's not only been parental support. About 60 faculty and staff members filled TMC's student center Friday to watch our game; and I'm told they'll be there tomorrow as we fight to stay in the World Series.
Don't count us out yet.


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i've got phimosis and i'm currently stretching to fix the problem. I was just wondering that if i had to take physical/medical examination before being hired for a job, would having phimosis cause me to not pass the examination or to be rejected for the job? I have already asked my doctor this question when i first went to him with the problem...and he said i would have no problem what so ever passing a physical...no problem at all.
the reason i am asking this is because i know that many doctors have their difference of opinions on this matter and if i get sent to the wrong one i may "not pass" the examination...
comments/suggestions please.
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Any doctor failing you on an exam needs to have his license revoked. Your foreskin has absolutely NOTHING to do with being qualifed for a job, unless perhaps you are planning to star in porno flicks.
What the doctor should be looking for is problems which might prevent you from doing the job, such as hernias or heart disease. He will also probably test you for illicit drug useage.
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He did not imagine he would hear these skirling pipers again.
I could hear the skirling sword-clashes of the final fight to the death of the two Macks, Duff and Beth.
Very faint, from far in the distance, there is heard a skirling sound.
Police whistles were skirling around the house of Huang Chow.
She played absent-mindedly, her fingers skipping and skirling on the notes.
A' this time Mrs. Gourlay was skirling in her pains and praying to God she micht dee.
At last this word was given, and the procession began its march amidst the cheers of the people and a skirling of the pipes.
Scarlett came in a moment after and sniffed, with his nose in the air; then he walked to the pan in which the bacon was skirling.
He had not been many months engaged in his laborious work when he was solicited to remove to the parish of skirling, near Biggar.
And there would be a fiddler diddling his elbock in the chimney-side; and this thing had nae music but the skirling of the solans.
"to make a shrill sound," mid-15c., from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norwegian skyrlaskrella "to shriek"), of imitative origin. In reference to bagpipes, it is attested by 1660s and now rarely used otherwise. As a noun 1510s from the verb.


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An Interview with a New York Hockey Blogger/Personality
by Patrick Hoffman on 02/28/10 at 12:54 PM ET
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This past weekend, I was able to do an e-mail interview with Brian Monzo. Monzo is a hockey blogger and radio producer with WFAN New York, as well as the producer of NHL Live.
Monzo was kind enough to tell us how he got into the game of hockey, how he got involved with radio and his current thoughts on the New York Rangers. Take it away Monzo:
PH: How did you get into hockey?
BM: I got into hockey from playing with my friends as a kid. We all played baseball and basketball, but for whatever reason, we all took a liking to playing street hockey. Warm or cold, we loved it. Playing NHL 94 also a huge part of helping me learn the NHL and the players.
PH: Growing up, who was your favorite team/player?
BM: The Rangers were and are my favorite team. Originally I was a Darren Turcotte fan, but quickly moved to Adam Graves in 94. Still one of my favorite guys in the business.
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Pat LaFontaine Continues to be Active
by Patrick Hoffman on 10/01/09 at 05:45 PM ET
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Yesterday evening, I was lucky enough to interview former New York Islander, New York Ranger and Buffalo Sabre Pat LaFontaine for www.snyrangersblog.com. Here is some of what he had to say:
I was lucky enough to speak with Pat LaFontaine on the phone yesterday evening regarding a new program he is involved with – the ING (a financial services leader) Run for Something Better Program. The program is designed to encourage children to be physically fit.
As part of the program, he and Olympic speed skater Dan Jansen will be hanging up their skates and putting on their running shoes to participate in the 2009 New York City Marathon on Sunday November 1.
"ING realized a long time ago (7 years to be exact) that there is an obesity problem in our country as kids are not getting the physical activity that they should," said LaFontaine. "It has affected over 50,000 kids in the United States and it is time for kids to learn about the importance of physical fitness."
Click here for more on the program and how LaFontaine has remained active after retiring from hockey.
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Gilroy Signs with Rangers - Update
by Patrick Hoffman on 04/17/09 at 06:06 PM ET
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From SNYRangersBlog.com:
"A source close to SNYRangersblog.com has learned that Matt Gilroy, Hobey Baker Award winner (college hockey's top player) from Boston University, is close to signing with the New York Rangers.
A call was placed to Gilroy's agent, Kent Hughes, and he said that nothing has been signed yet and could not confirm whether or not the Blueshirts had signed him to a contract.
We are also in the midst of contacting the Rangers to see what's going on with the situation."
Click here for more news on Gilroy.
Update: ESPN is reporting that Gilroy signed with the Blueshirts.
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Another Excellent Source for Rangers Reading
by Patrick Hoffman on 04/01/09 at 11:15 PM ET
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In addition to my duties here at Kukla's Korner, I will also be contributing New York Rangers-related content to SNYRangersBlog.com. It's a great source for all Ranger news and notes with opinions from knwoledgeable hockey and Ranger fans Brian Monzo and Adam Rotter.
Click here to read my first post!
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Fri Jan 11, 2013, 01:07 PM
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Sitting Can Be More Dangerous than Smoking Study Shows...Daily Mail
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By Daily Mail Reporter
UPDATED:17:20 EST, 9 June 2011
Going to work could be more harmful than smoking, a new study shows.
That is if your job involves sitting around for long periods of time.
Research carried out by the American College of Cardiology shows that prolonged sitting is linked to increased risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer and even early death and could be just as dangerous, if not more so, than smoking.
Cardiologist Dr David Coven said: 'Smoking certainly is a major cardiovascular risk factor and sitting can be equivalent in many cases.
The above is a more than a year old, but it is a very interesting idea...That sitting around, not moving at a computer, TV or job may injure life more than smoking...or, at least equal to smoking..I wonder if that includes hours at Democratic Underground???..
Seriously, I have looked at a number of stories about this, and clearly our sedentary life in the U.S.A. is not a good thing for all of us..And lastly, these new studies come close to proving that prolonged sitting,(more than an two or three hours, without getting up) will injure life, in spite of exercize done earlier or later. That is serious.
Here is another study...complete..where they prove it..Yes, this will take a lot of time to read..but it is the proof.
This one called, "Sitting Time and Mortality from all Causes..Cancer and Cardiovascular"..It is scientific stuff, but this one nails it, and that is where many of these ideas come from.....October 2008..and.. Med Sci Sports Exerc.2009 May; 41(5) 998-1005
Katzmarzyk PT, Church TS, Craig CL, Bouchard C.....writers of above study...
another link that kinda simplifies the one above..from the National Institute of Health
please note: the above study includes over 17,000 Canadians of all ages. That is a very large sample indeed..oh well...time to get up and walk around...Stuart G.
Here...more: Prolonged sitting can increase Type 2 diabetes risk
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Fri Jan 11, 2013, 01:15 PM
KansDem (28,498 posts)
1. My present job requires a lot of sitting...
However, during the past year I've taken to getting up and walking around a bit every two hours. I've mapped out a course involving several stairs, both up and down, and moderately-long walks in the building I work.
I'm away from my desk about 10-15 minutes but feel it's necessary for reasons of health...
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Fri Jan 11, 2013, 01:18 PM
MynameisBlarney (2,979 posts)
2. Great
Juuuuust great.
I'm a dead man then.
Because I'm a heavy smoker and I sit on my ass all day.
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Fri Jan 11, 2013, 01:42 PM
Stuart G (14,700 posts)
3. I also read about diabetes from these studies..
One day I started reading a number of these studies about sitting on our asses. One ...which I cannot link to, sorry, said that by getting up and walking around, say 5 to 10 minutes an hour...can help to regulate insulin levels. The sitting itself, causes creation of bad levels of insulin. I think that was a follow up to the original 2008 /2009 study.
Review looked at 18 studies with 794,000 adults in U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan
Prolonged sitting can increase Type 2 diabetes risk
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Adults who sit for long periods may face a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes than individuals who move around more often, a new review concludes.
Even adults who met guidelines for physical activity risked compromising their health by sitting for prolonged periods, say researchers who estimated that sitting behaviour was associated with double the risk of diabetes.
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Fri Jan 11, 2013, 02:08 PM
TheProgressive (1,656 posts)
4. Brought to you by: The Cigarette Manufactures of America
That is all...
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Fri Jan 11, 2013, 02:40 PM
Stuart G (14,700 posts)
5. I don' t think so. Both are very dangerous.
The headline on the Daily Mail in the op, was probably too sensational..but, the idea of sitting at a job, TV or computer endlessly was never thought to be extremely dangerous..and that is what this is about. Get up for 5 or 10 minutes an hour..reduce the danger.
This article is from May 2011, Men's Health.
Most Dangerous Thing You will do All Day
from that article:
We stand around a lot here at Mens Health. In fact, a few of us dont even have office chairs. Instead, we write, edit, and answer e-mailsa lot of e-mailswhile standing in front of our computers. All day long. Why?
It all started last summer, when Assistant Editor Maria Masters came across a shocking study in the Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (one of dozens of research journals we comb each month as we put together the magazine). Scientists at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana analyzed the lifestyles of more than 17,000 men and women over about 13 years, and found that people who sit for most of the day are 54 percent more likely to die of heart attacks.
Thats rightI said 54 percent!
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Fri Jan 11, 2013, 03:17 PM
caseymoz (5,763 posts)
6. I read about this and started standing at my computer.
When I'm working or playing, in fact. I have my computer and mouse up on boxes on my desk. I've been doing it for two months now. The only times I sit down is at meals, meetings, or socializing with friends. I noticed an immediate improvement in health. I have more energy and more a will to do more exercise.
Surprisingly, I had benign prostate enlargement which improved when I stopped sitting so long. Maybe prostates become enlarged from men sitting on them all day?