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Union rep raises yellow flag on layoffs Replacing nurses with health clerks may violate labor law BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer
SMMUSD HDQTRS The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District may run into legal problems if it tries to lay off six nurses the Board of Education approved for pink slips in February, a labor union representative said. The cuts would reduce the nursing staff to four. If the nurses are let go, the district has considered hiring "health clerks" or licensed vocational nurses, LVNs, to provide SEE NURSES PAGE 7
Santa Monica's population grows slightly since 2000 BY KEVIN HERRERA Editor in Chief
DOWNTOWN The number of people who can call Santa Monica home grew slightly over the last 10 years, from 84,084 to 89,735, representing a 6.7 percent increase, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Of those residents, 77,156 are over the age of 18, according to the 2010 Census. There are 11,716 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race. Of the residents who identified themselves as being of one race, 62,917 are white, 7,960 are Asian, 3,364 are black or African-American, 173 are American Indian/Alaska native, 116 are Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander and 316 as "some other race," according to the census. The number of Santa Monicans who identified themselves as being of two or more races was 3,174. The census figures also indicated that there are 50,912 housing units in Santa Monica, 46,917 of which are occupied and SEE CENSUS PAGE 8
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WAVE OF THE FUTURE: A shopper exits the Co-Opportunity grocery store on Broadway on Tuesday afternoon.
Plastic bag ban takes effect City Hall's enforcement won't begin until September BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer
CITYWIDE Today marks the official start-date of Santa Monica's one-use bag ban, although enforcement will not begin until Sept. 1. After that date, a 10-cent fee will be placed on each bag used. The six-month grace period will allow retailers to use up the plastic and paper bags they already have in stock, and do research on the kinds of reusable bags they want to purchase, said Josephine Miller, an environmental programs analyst at City Hall. "We wanted to give the retail community outreach and support, since all of retail is affected by this," she said. In the meantime, City Hall will continue
promoting reusable bags, both by partnering with veteran groups that make bags out of old military materials, and creating programs for people with too many bags to share the wealth with the community. The bag-making program helps fulfill both a council directive that city staff provide funds for free bags as well as promoting green jobs, Miller said. "[Vets are] making approximately 5,000 a month," she said. Veterans involved with occupational therapy made three different styles of bag, including a knapsack, pouch and traditional handle bag. Bag giveaway events are posted on the Office of Sustainability and the Environment website, as well as the num-
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ber of bags given away. To date, over 1,000 bags have been distributed in the community. Come April, OSE will coordinate reusable bag drop-offs, for those community members that feel they have too many bags on their hands. "If you have bags you're not using, share them with other people," Miller said. The environmental community appreciates the symbolism of the date, but is really looking forward to September when the actual ban comes into effect, said Kirsten James, water quality director at Heal the Bay. "Plastic bags are one of the most commonly found items during Heal the Bay SEE BAGS PAGE 7
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LOS ANGELES Her 14-year-old dog Mico had lung cancer and Coleen A. Ellis knew she was taking her to the vet for the last time. She watched as the vet started to put the terrier schnauzer's body in a garbage bag. "I couldn't just walk out of there with a leash and a collar," she said. Ellis took Mico's body home instead. A local funeral home agreed to cremate Mico. But as she waited in the chapel, Ellis said she was told they couldn't turn on the lights because they were having a service for "a real death" down the hall. She vowed to make changes. A year later, in 2004, Ellis opened what is believed to be the country's first stand-alone pet funeral home in Indianapolis. Today, there are over 750 pet funeral homes, pet crematories and pet cemeteries across the country — and a lot of human funeral homes have or are looking at ways to offer
services when pets die. Ellis sold her mortuary and now runs Two Hearts Pet Loss Center, which arranges memorial services and helps people grieve the loss of a pet. In 2009, she helped start the Pet Loss Professionals Alliance as a committee of the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association. As the industry grew, so did the alliance. It's holding its second annual conference this week in Las Vegas. The group's goals are simple — set and maintain standards for services related to pet deaths, such as funerals, memorials, cremations and burials. Poul H. Lemasters, an attorney and president of Lemasters Consulting in Cincinnati, has worked in the funeral industry for over 15 years and is licensed as a funeral director and embalmer in Ohio and West Virginia. When he talked about pet cremation liabilities at PLPA's inaugural meeting in San SEE PETS PAGE 9
Redondo Beach experiences mass fish die-off ROBERT JABLON Associated Press
REDONDO BEACH An estimated 1 million fish turned up dead Tuesday in a Southern California marina, creating a floating feast for pelicans, gulls and other sea life and a stinky mess for harbor authorities. Boaters awakened to find a carpet of small silvery fish surrounding their vessels, said Staci Gabrielli, marine coordinator for King Harbor Marina on the Los Angeles County coast. Authorities said there was also a 12- to 18-inch layer of dead fish on the bottom of the marina. California Fish and Game officials said the fish were sardines that apparently depleted the water of oxygen and suffocated. "All indications are it's a naturally occurring event," said Andrew Hughan, a Fish and Game spokesman at the scene. The die-off was unusual but not unprecedented, he said. "In the world of fishing this is an afternoon's catch," he noted. Nonetheless, the scale was impressive to locals at King Harbor, which shelters about 1,400 boats on south Santa Monica Bay. "The fishermen say they've never seen anything this bad that wasn't red tide,"
Hughan said, referring to the natural blooms of toxic algae that can kill fish. Hughan said water samples showed no oils or chemicals that could have contributed to the deaths. He said some of the fish were being shipped to a Fish and Game laboratory for study but the cause was likely to be uncomplicated. The fish appeared to have come into the marina during the night and probably couldn't find their way out, he said. "The simplest explanation is the fish got lost. ... They get confused easily," he said. Hughan said there was no safety issue at all but "it's going to smell bad for quite a while." Fire Department, Harbor Patrol and other city workers set to work scooping up fish in nets and buckets. A skip loader then carried them to big trash bins. Local officials initially estimated there were millions of fish, but Fish and Game roughly estimated about 1 million. City officials estimated the cleanup would cost $100,000. Fire Chief Dan Madrigal said the fish would be taken to a landfill specializing in organic materials. On the water, nature was tackling the problem in other ways. "The seals are gorging themselves," Hughan said. Large groups of other fish could be seen
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"They like to follow each other, so it only takes a few" to create a mass migration, he said. "Over time they will find their way out, but if it's rough out there they probably stayed in shelter," he said. Redondo Beach police Sgt. Phil Keenan said he believed a predator fish chased the sardines into the marina where their sheer numbers caused them to suffocate. Raphael Kudela, a professor of ocean sciences at University of California, Santa Cruz, called it "unusual but not uncommon." Kudela said sardines are not the brightest fish. "They are that dumb actually," he said. "It's possible they were avoiding a red tide or a predator forced them into shallow water. They get into shallow water and then can't figure out how to get back out and you've got such a concentration in one small area they literally pull the oxygen down until they suffocate." Carl Johnson,59,and his wife,Marie,57,came from nearby Torrance to see the fish calamity. "We've had that stuff of the hundreds of birds dying in the Midwest and now this. ... You do think about life and death," he said. "These fish were swimming freely yesterday," he said philosophically. Marie Johnson added: "It's sad. It's really said."
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Once again, special education is under the spotlight due to the efforts of parents to improve the education of students with IEPs and to resign from committees that aren't doing that. Tim Cuneo called me to apologize for his "lapse in judgment" in discussing parents in the confidential memo he sent to the school board. He did it publicly at the last board meeting as well. I accept his apology. My work will continue with our children, which includes the ones who are not learning. The children who go to school every day hoping it will be better than the day before. Day after day, the very fabric of who they are is chipped away. It leaks into their soul. They see their friends learning. They get their graded paper handed back to them from a fellow student who now knows their secret. They are stupid. That's what they think and often that is what they are called: stupid or lazy. (Hear Jonathan Mooney speak about this at the Spring Forum on March 26 at Lincoln Middle School). They have a learning disability, not a disability that prevents them from learning. One that requires they be taught in a way they can understand. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students in this country graduate from high school at an elementary school reading and math level. This has been going on for years and years. Yet some continue to pretend that it's not the case. Many of these students (but not all) have IEPs. The rest reside in the achievement gap category. I live in Santa Monica and have seen hundreds of our students suffer through K-12 and I am in awe of their ability to continue to show up. As long as they do, so will I. They are our heroes.
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This poem is dedicated to Cardinal Roger M. Mahoney with gratitude. "One Will be Taken and One Will be Left" They ask and they receive Then the Giver gets taken It is a mysterious road indeed From Emmanuel to Emmaus But I know it started with unconditional love I know it ends with unconditional love
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Tax-spend lobby pressuring businesses to support increases GRABBING THEIR POM-POMS, THE LOS
Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, has run out in front — again — cheerleading for a tax increase. Jerry Brown's plan for an increase in the sales, income and car tax is AOK with them, just as it was two years ago when, with the support of Gov. Schwarzenegger, these taxes were placed on a special election ballot as Proposition 1A. In 2009 the L.A. Chamber was joined by major business groups including the California Chamber of Commerce and CalTax. This may be happening again, but so far this year, most business organizations are still on the sidelines testing the political winds. Those who backed taxes last time are likely exercising caution due to the drubbing they received from voters who, two years ago, rejected new taxes by two-to-one, even after backers spent over $20 million to convince them to do otherwise. (Note that the National Federation of Independent Business California was the only statewide business group which took a principled stand with taxpayers back in 2009. It seems that small business owners actually understand that tax increases hurt the economy). As business groups consider which side to take, they should be reminded of the risks of feeding the alligator. The phrase "feeding the alligator" is a metaphor for the dangers of appeasement. One may be able to buy temporary peace by feeding a threatening alligator, but the problem is that the alligator will, sooner or later, get hungry again. And because it was previously fed, it is now larger and more dangerous. Regrettably, the California business community has often chosen to feed average taxpayers to the ever growing alligator of government when it comes to important political battles. Thirty-three years ago, California business interests were united in their opposition to Proposition 13 due to fear that, if homeowners received tax relief, the Legislature would try to make up the difference by raising levies on them. For short term protection for themselves, business was willing to feed homeowners to a ravenous tax predator. This certainly explains the motivation of the Los Angeles Chamber. While backing the 2009 version of these massive tax increases, Gary Toebben, chief executive of the Chamber, summed it up this way, "We're concerned that if this doesn't pass, the Legislature will come back and pass taxes that are more targeted toward business." The Chamber's position today could be described as "ditto." And make no mistake, business interests
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are being threatened by the tax-and-spend lobby. To get business on board, Democrats are posing the threat of a split roll property tax if a June tax measure fails. Sen. Joe Simitian (a long opponent of Prop. 13 and the twothirds vote requirement to increase taxes) is quoted as saying: "As I talk to business leaders, one of the points I've made to them as we ask for their support on this June ballot measure to continue this broad-based system of generating revenue is, if it fails, efforts for a split roll will be coming their way very quickly." This illustrates that the tax raisers know how to apply pressure to the business community to get them to come around. Evidence that this approach may be working is shown in recent comments by Allan Zaremberg, California Chamber president, that a "comprehensive" budget solution would be good for the economy while reminding reporters that his group backed the 2009 tax increase measure. This may be a signal to Republican lawmakers, who are considering jumping ship to the pro-tax side and helping to place Brown's tax increase on the June ballot, that the business community will provide cover. But there is a real danger in this. Businesses themselves might provide financial resources for an anti-taxpayer ballot measure but, as Prop 1A demonstrates, they don't have the votes. A coordinated opposition campaign from conservative Republicans, Tea Party activists and talk radio would, as it did in 2009, more than likely defeat such a plan. (It's no secret that the proposed tax increases are polling very poorly). While it remains unknown how the majority of the business community will come down on Brown's tax proposal, taxand-spend liberals seem to be making progress. Taxpayers must counter these threats by being clear that, if major business groups turn their backs on ordinary taxpayers yet again, it will not be ignored or forgotten. The assumption that taxpayers will automatically join in a coalition to stop business targeted tax increases in the future may prove to be false. If the business community is serious about doing what is best for California, it should be united with taxpayers in forcing government to live within its means. After all, it's a very large alligator.
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SAN FRANCISCO When is someone a pimp? The California Supreme Court grappled with that question Tuesday in the case of a man who was convicted of pandering in Los Angeles after he tried to recruit an undercover police officer to work as a prostitute for him. His lawyer urged the high court during oral arguments to toss out the conviction, arguing that only pimps who recruit innocent victims — rather than working prostitutes or someone posing as a prostitute — can be guilty of pandering. The case of Jomo Zambia boils down to defining the phrase in California law that makes it a crime for anyone who "induces, persuades or encourages another person to become a prostitute." Zambia was arrested in 2007 and sentenced to four years in prison. He's been paroled but wants his conviction erased. His lawyer Vanessa Place argued that Zambia should have been charged with a lesser crime, such as attempting to pander or solicitation of a prostitute.
She said people can't be convicted of pandering when they attempt to persuade a working prostitute to change management. "You can't become what you already are," Place argued. California Deputy Attorney General Rama Maline countered that the law was meant to imprison any would-be pimp regardless of the target's status as a prostitute or innocent victim. The Supreme Court appeared divided on the issue. Justices Marvin Baxter, Ming Chin and Patricia Bamattre-Manoukian seemed ready to side with the state. Bamattre-Manoukian, an appellate court judge temporarily filling in because of the retirement of Carlos Moreno, said the law could be read as making Zambia's action illegal because the person was "becoming a prostitute for him for the first time." Justice Joyce Kennard , however, said Zambia made a compelling argument. "When one is already a prostitute, one can't be encouraged to be a prostitute," Kennard said. "That seems to be a commonsense interpretation." The court will rule within 90 days.
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NURSES FROM PAGE 1 basic health services on some campuses. At this point, the district doesn't have a health clerk or LVN position, said Harry Keiley, chief of the Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association. Creating those positions, and giving them some of the responsibilities usually reserved for the union-represented nurses, could violate labor agreements. "An argument would be that any work that the LVNs or health clerks are doing is the work that nurses do," Keiley said. "Currently, nurses have a very comprehensive job description." The district vows to work closely with the union to clarify the issue, said Superintendent Tim Cuneo, although he doesn't believe there's a discrepancy. "We wouldn't have classified employees doing nurses' jobs," Cuneo said. "The health clerk job description is a very different position. We'll work closely with our unions so that there's clarity." Nurses have a responsibility to evaluate student health, teach good health practices and provide basic health services to students, among a long list of other responsibilities. They must also have an educational background of a master's degree or higher in nursing, public health or another closely related field, according to the district's job description. Neither the description for the health clerk nor the LVN position have been finalized by the board, which will hear the matter again at a future meeting with the intention to wrap the matter up by April, said board member Ralph Mechur. Mechur voted against the resolution to approve pink slips for the nursing positions as well as six teaching positions at the board's Feb. 17 meeting. "I didn't see a need to move so quickly," Mechur said. A court case working its way through
BAGS FROM PAGE 1 beach and creek cleanups," James said. "They get to the beach and they're a blight on both the beach and urban communities. They also impact marine life." Marine animals get tangled up in the bags, or eat them, which makes a big impact, James said. Heal the Bay was behind the push for the ordinance in Santa Monica, as well as a sponsor for Assemblywoman Julia Brownley's failed attempt to get legislation statewide. "It's been a really long time," James said. "We've been advocating for bag bans for about five years now, and we've been with
California's legal system dealing with whether or not one must be a nurse to provide insulin to a diabetic student might turn the decision on its head, Mechur said. "These are issues we face in difficult times," he said. "Accepting these budgetary constraints and convincing that similar services can be done by less-trained people, I don't know if we should convince ourselves of that." The union does not support laying off any of the current staff of nurses, although its members both recognize budgetary constraints and want to ensure that the district staffs the largest number of health care providers possible. Even the excuse of budget problems is overblown, Keiley said, pointing to the $18 million reserves held by the school district. "The uncertainty is there looking forward relative to whether we'll be able to get a ballot initiative," he said, referencing two tax extensions Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing to help pay for public schools. "It's not as dire and bleak as some may espouse." At the same time, health care needs of SMMUSD students have risen in the last few years, according to data gathered at the school sites, Keiley said. Part of the problem stems from children not getting basic health care anywhere else but campus, a trend demonstrated in rising obesity and other ailments. "The health of our children is paramount to their success as students," Keiley said. "Some of our children have great medical care through doctors and family, and we know there are others not getting even basic check ups." That long-term goal may or may not require keeping nurses after the current batch leaves the system. "Attrition could play a part in this," Keiley acknowledged. "That is a softer landing, and one road toward the ultimate finish line of more adults [LVNs instead of nurses] providing maximum health care services to children." firstname.lastname@example.com
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Training future journalists Students at Juan Cabrillo Elementary School are experiencing first-hand the demands and rewards of publishing a newspaper during Newspaper in Education Week (March 711). Students participating in Juan Cabrillo's Newspaper Club write and publish the school paper, The Cabrillo Breeze. While the primary purpose of the club is to learn the basics of journalism, the opportunities for learning are endless, said Steve Posey, fifth grade teacher and director of the club. Newspapers expose students to a wide range of subjects and afford opportunities in teaching, both in core and enrichment topics, Posey said. By learning to write stories, conduct interviews, edit, and take photographs, students develop their communication, technology, creativity, and interpersonal skills. Deadlines teach responsibility and accountability. "The students enjoy the process," said school principal Barry Yates, "and experience the thrill of seeing their hard work in published form for a real audience — the school community." Reporters so far have covered Student Council elections, fence construction, an artist who recently visited the campus, and have penned editorials on the pros and cons of Silly Bandz. The latest edition was published late February for the school's recent Kindergarten Round-Up. DAILY PRESS
Jazz band crushes the competition Over the weekend the Santa Monica High School jazz big band and combo swept the top awards at the 43rd annual Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival, the largest high school jazz festival in the world. Under the direction of Tom Whaley, the students won first place in the highest division, Division 1 Big Band and Division 1 Jazz Combo. In addition, two students were chosen as the top soloists from the entire festival. Jake Noveck (guitar) was awarded the first place prize in the big band portion, and Steven Gordon (piano) received second place. Gordon placed first in the soloist category for jazz combo and Noveck placed second in the jazz combo soloist category. In addition, Eli Brown was awarded the "Outstanding Musicianship" award for his incredible work as the lead trumpet player. Samohi was also given four 50 percent scholarships to the five-week summer jazz program due to the dominant performance of the band and combo at the festival. Samohi received more scholarships than any other band in attendance, parents said. Three hundred bands, comprised of 3,000 students from all over the country, performed in front of judges from the Berklee College of Music in six divisions determined by size of school. Samohi competed in the highest and most competitive class of schools with enrollment of 1,500 or more students. Samohi placed above the best bands in the country, including past winners and top bands from New York, Massachusetts and other parts of the country. DP
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PETS FROM PAGE 3 Antonio, he drew an audience of 200. More than twice that number has signed up to attend his session at this week's PLPA conference. Consumers need more than a handshake from pet morticians, he explained. They need transparency, including a standard cremation authorization form spelling out services, methods, choices and cost. The PLPA will vote on a proposed form during their convention. "On the human side, the biggest issue out there is always wrongful cremation. On the pet side, it's not wrongful cremations, but whether cremations are being done at all," Lemasters said. There have been animal dumping cases in Arizona, Virginia and Tennessee, where pets were stored instead of cremated, then taken to a landfill or dump and dropped off, he said. He said Illinois is the frontrunner on laws governing disposition of deceased pets and pet funerals. Ninety percent of pet owners choose cremation rather than burial for their pets, he said. But while cremation has been offered for a long time, many other types of legal issues related to the deaths of pets — and even the deaths of owners who are survived by their pets — are now getting more attention. Pets are named in wills, they receive trusts, they are part of prenuptial agreements. In a few states, laws are being rewritten to treat pets as more than personal property, Lemasters said. California has a new law that says if your animal is killed maliciously, you can claim certain types of damages, Lemasters said. In Florida, a dog died while under a vet-
erinarian's care and was cremated before an autopsy could be conducted. The family was awarded more than $10,000 in punitive damages. Nevada enacted a law allowing pet-owners emotional damages from the death of a pet in certain circumstances up to $5,000. But pet owners can also sue for vet bills and funeral costs, Lemasters said. "The fact they are starting to recognize funeral costs for a pet, that's pretty unbelievable." Memorial services are sometimes held for working dogs, too, whose deaths may affect not just the animal's owner or handler, but an entire agency, business or community. When a police dog named Bo was killed in May 2007, Ellis was asked to help arrange a memorial service. Bo had been with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department for about four years when a burglar "turned around with a gun and shot Bo a couple of times. Bo went back to his handler and died in his arms," Lt. Benny Diggs said. Bo's service was attended by about 150 people from the police department and the community. "I really believe it helps," Diggs said. "When you are a policeman, especially a K-9 handler, that dog becomes your partner." The 30-minute service was respectful, but didn't go overboard, he added. "We keep it in perspective. We are losing soldiers daily in Afghanistan and Iraq and police officers are dying throughout the United States every week. We never want to take away from their service or what they are doing for the community," he said. As pets play bigger roles in people's lives, it makes sense they will be treated more like family when they die, and that includes holding the types of funeral services that at one time were held only for people, said veterinarian Jane Shaw.
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is edging away from the Midwest, pulled by Hispanic growth in the Southwest, according to census figures. The historic shift is changing the nation's politics and even the traditional notion of the country's heartland — long the symbol of mainstream American beliefs and culture. The West is now home to the four fastestgrowing states — Nevada, Arizona, Utah and Idaho — and has surpassed the Midwest in population, according to 2010 figures. California and Texas added to the southwestern population tilt, making up more than onefourth of the nation's total gains since 2000. When the Census Bureau announces a new mean center of population next month, geographers believe it will be placed in or around Texas County, Mo., southwest of the present location in Phelps County, Mo. That would put it on a path to leave the region by midcentury. "The geography is clearly shifting, with the West beginning to emerge as America's new heartland," said Robert Lang, a sociology professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas who regularly crunches data to determine the nation's center. "It's a pace-setting region that is dominant in population growth but also as a swing point in American politics." The last time the U.S. center fell outside the Midwest was 1850, in the eastern territory now known as West Virginia. Its later move to the Midwest bolstered the region as the nation's cultural heartland in the 20th century, central to U.S. farming and Rust Belt manufacturing sites. In the 1960s, "Will it play in Peoria?" was a common phrase that coincided with the U.S. center's location in Illinois. It was a measure of whether a politician or consumer product could appeal to mainstream Americans with traits associated with Midwesterners, such as stability and caution. But over the last decade, the Phoenix suburb of Peoria, Ariz., soared past its namesake Peoria, Ill., in population size. Democrat Barack Obama in 2008 successfully made the Republican-leaning Mountain West a key component to winning elections, with Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico now considered swing states. With Arizona on track to surpass Ohio in electoral votes by midcentury, based on projected growth, issues important to the West, such as Arizona's sharp debate over immigration, gain in political significance. The Census Bureau calculates the mean U.S. center every 10 years based on its national head count. The center represents the middle point of the nation's population distribution — the geographic point at which the country would balance if each of its 308.7 million residents weighed the same. The latest 2010 figures show a loss of House seats for states including Missouri and some of those east of it, primarily in the Midwest's declining Rust Belt. Eight of the 12 pickups in House seats occur in states west of Missouri, with Florida (with 2 new seats), Georgia and South Carolina in the Southeast being the exceptions. The fastest U.S. growth is occurring in the Mountain West, which includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. As California's growth slows, many of the Mountain state arrivals are Hispanic immigrants seeking jobs and affordable family living. Hispanics tend to lean Democratic when voting.
Among census findings: • In Arizona, which gains a House seat, Hispanics accounted for roughly half of the state's population increase since 2000, according to census estimates. Arizona has picked up at least one House seat every decade since 1950; its total seats could outnumber Ohio's as early as 2040 — so long as anti-immigration sentiment and recent mortgage foreclosures don't curtail its long-term growth. • In seven of the eight Mountain states, Hispanics accounted for nearly 50 percent or more of the population gains among children under 18. Montana, which had a population loss of children, was the exception. • The Western U.S. grew 13.8 percent from 2000 to 71.9 million people, surpassing the Midwest as the second most populous region. The Midwest rose 3.9 percent and the Northeast gained 3.2 percent. The West's growth rate is nearly equal to the South's, which rose 14.3 percent to 114.6 million on the Sun Belt strength of Texas and Florida. • California, which failed to add a House seat for the first time in its history, would have lost population if it weren't for growth among Hispanics and other minorities, according to 2010 figures released Tuesday. Los Angeles posted a gain over the past decade of just under 100,000 people, its smallest numerical growth since 1890-1900, as many of its Hispanic residents moved elsewhere. The state, the nation's largest with 37.3 million, continues to grow primarily from immigration and births. "Instead of serving as the migration magnet of the West, California has become the anchor for an expanding Western region," said William Frey, a demographer at Brookings Institution who reviewed the census numbers. "The old phrase, 'Go West, young man' has now turned to 'Eastward ho' for California's young residents, recent immigrants and retirees as they spill into neighboring states. It may never again gain another congressional seat." Historically, the first center of population in 1790 resided in Kent County, Md., 23 miles east of Baltimore, the fulcrum between Pennsylvania and New York in the North and slave states in the South. It moved west through West Virginia amid the rise of steamboat travel and development of the nation's first railroads in the 1820s. The U.S. center stayed put in Indiana from 1890-1940, largely stalled by a wave of European immigrants to the Northeast and then the Great Depression. It made big strides in Illinois in the 1950s as California boomed and Alaska and Hawaii gained statehood, before taking on a southwesterly path. Missouri has been at the U.S. center since 1980. State officials are tentatively planning for a commemorative marker in Texas County or its vicinity. Texas County boasts 26,000 residents, with whites making up 92 percent of the population, compared with roughly 65 percent for the country. Blacks make up 3.3 percent and Hispanics 1.6 percent. "I think it's appropriate that people in the county get some recognition," said Brad Gentry, 48, of Houston, Mo., who publishes the weekly paper in Texas County. "It's primarily agriculture, and we have a lot of retirees. Despite a high rate of poverty, people are resilient and make things work — even if they are pretty disillusioned by the political process that has bogged down Washington." On the web Census website: www.census.gov
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★ Keep a high profile. Adapt to a new concept or technology. Your ability to deal with changes becomes a high priority. The unexpected could hit from out of nowhere. Honor what is occurring and remain responsive when dealing with someone who is presenting a new perspective or a different view. Tonight: Read between the lines.
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★★★★★ Ask; double-check facts. Your ability to hit a home run depends on excellent planning and attention to detail. What you think is enough could end up otherwise. Open up discussions about money and possibilities. Tonight: Catch up on news with a friend.
★★★★★ Speak your mind within the constraints of a family situation. A risk that might be easy for you could be a nightmare for another person. Others could become more emotional. Tonight: How you view an expenditure could change with a little research.
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USA / The CW / 1×60 minute episode / Broadcast 25 March 2015 @ 8.00pm
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Series: Arrow / Season 3 Episode 17
It's celebration time as Diggle and Lyla get married. However, Deadshot interrupts their honeymoon and tells them the Suicide Squad has been given a new mission – rescue United States Senator Joseph Cray from a hostage situation in the Republic of Kasnia.
Amanda Waller breaks down the mission and introduces them to the newest member of the Suicide Squad, Cupid.
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One of the most popular Fairy Tail characters, Lucy Heartfilia is known for her mage powers and her stylish outfits which changes depending on the story arc. Cosplay as Lucy with her Oracion Seis arc outfit consisting of a green spaghetti top, a dark green jacket, black mini skirt and white hip belt.
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Lucy Heartfilia is one of the most popular character in the Fairy Tail series. She is a member of the Fairy Tail Guild and is a Celestial Spirit Mage under Team Natsu. Lucy has shoulder-length blonde hair, brown eyes and has a curvaceous physique. Throughout the series she has changed her attire multiple times although she always keeps her whip with her. Personality-wise, she is known for her outgoing personality. She is very proud of her appearance to the point of vanity yet she is also clever and genuinely kind.
Lucy is a practitioner of the Celestial Spirit Magic, which allows her to summon Celestial Spirits using Keys to their respective Gates. With the Spirit's help, she can manipulate certain elements such as water and fire. Although she has access to this magic, she does not have full control over the celestial beings as they also have a will of their own. Aside from her mage skills, she is also an expert in hand-to-hand combat and is famous for using her whip.


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Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers combines authentic Second World War settings and a fictitious story that will lead the player through arcade-flight action. The attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, the Battle of Okinawa; the Pacific Theatre of World War II contested some of the fiercest air battles ever seen. Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers lets players experience intense air combat form both sides of the war. Step into the boots of Admiral Lucas Stark (US Navy) and coordinate the defence of Pearl Harbor and the liberation of the Pacific Ocean -- or win honor and glory for the Japanese empire as Admiral Hideaki Hashimoto (Imperial Japanese Army).
- Play two campaigns revolving around historically significant aircraft carriers — either for the US Navy or the Imperial Japanese Army.
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