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BOLT FROM THE BLUE: Google unveiled Google Earth 5.0 today, which includes, among other features, the ability to dive into the ocean and explore the sea floor. Long symbolized by a blue, impenetrable suggestion of water, Google Earth's oceans are now a ... well, a sea of information. You can pan over the Great Barrier Reef one minute and follow the tracked path of a Carolina bluefin tuna the next. There are videos from National Geographic, Planet Earth and Jacques Cousteau; you can check profiles of beaches, surfing spots and oil rigs. Aside from the oceanic unveiling, the new Google Earth also lets you watch landscapes and human development change over time and record virtual tours of your excursions. (Sources: Google, The New York Times)
THE SLUDGE REPORT: East Tennessee's surface water shows high levels of arsenic and other toxic metals in and around the site of December's coal-ash spill, according to preliminary tests by three environmental watchdog groups. The samples were taken at 22 locations over six days in the weeks following the billion-gallon spill, and show contamination that exceeds federal limits. The groups are calling for immediate follow-up testing, compete removal of all the sludge and new coal-ash regulations. The high levels of toxins were just found in river water, not in private wells. (Sources: The Knoxville News Sentinel, The Associated Press)
"NOAH'S ARK": Conservationists have discovered 10 new species of amphibians and a wealth of other biodiversity in the mountains of Colombia, calling the region "a true Noah's Ark." Researchers from Conservation International found three kinds of poisonous frogs, three "glass" frogs, two rain frogs, a harlequin frog and one kind of salamander, in addition to peccaries, an endangered tapir and four species of monkeys. (Source: Reuters)
IBEX TO NOTHING: The Pyrenean ibex went extinct in 2000, but scientists have successfully cloned the mountain-goat subspecies using a skin sample they had saved from its last surviving individual, a 13-year-old female named Celia. Workers at a Spanish lab used Celia's DNA to create more than 1,000 embryos, 30 of which were implanted into five domesticated goats. Only one came to term and was born, and while it survived just a few seconds — it had malformed lungs, a common cloning problem — it proved Celia's cells are viable, and offered hope for reviving extinct animals using DNA samples. Other endangered animal species, such as the mountain gorilla, are now so rare that scientists have already begun freezing DNA for an expected extinction. (Source: New Scientist, Discover, Year of the Gorilla 2009, The Frozen Ark)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Automakers take their show on the road this week to the 67th annual Washington Auto Show, which for GM and Chrysler will be an even more overt overture to U.S. lawmakers than last month's Detroit auto show was. While that event drew just one legislator, Washington's will be a direct sales pitch to a skeptical Congress. Not long after the show's over, GM and Chrysler will be at Capitol Hill updating lawmakers on their plans to become viable and sustainable. Failure to impress could doom the struggling companies. (Source: The Washington Post)
AQUAMONIOUS: The ongoing quasi-violence in Antarctic waters is escalating toward actual violence, as Japanese whalers are now retaliating against pestering conservationists by spraying them with a water cannon. Some of the conservationists — who have been following the whaling ships for months to thwart their hunts — said they were also hit by hunks of metal and golf balls, and that the whalers tried to use a "military grade" noise weapon, but Japanese officials say they only fired water. Activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society have been throwing rancid butter, paint and ropes at the whalers' ships. (Source: AP)


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The 9/11 Memorial Museum, located on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City, is a historical tribute to the tragedy that happened there on September 11, 2001. Much has progressed at the complex since the early days of reconstruction, and there are several important sights worth visiting in addition to the museum. This article offers instructions on visiting the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
1Purchase tickets online ahead of your visit. This applies only to the museum as no admission is necessary to visit the grounds. In addition, purchasing tickets online will save you time in line, as you can expect a long wait for tickets at the door.
2Spend some time paying your respects at the two reflecting pool memorials. Each situated on the footprint of the original Twin Towers, these memorial pools are surrounded by walls inscribed with the names of each victim of the attacks.
3Enter the museum after passing a through security screening. Start out in the Entrance Hall, and work your way downstairs to the concourse.
4Explore the exhibits and displays on the basement level. You will be standing in the area of the original World Trade Center foundation.
5Proceed one level up to the main exhibition hall. There are 3 areas to visit here, covering the events of the day of 9/11; the historical circumstances that led up to the attacks; and the aftermath and legacy, respectively. Be sure to pace yourself as there is a lot to view.
6Visit the museum store on your way to the exit. There are mostly educational items (books, documentary DVDs, etc.) for sale here, and according to the museum, all net proceeds are dedicated to sustaining the museum.
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Tomas Berdych discovers the hard way that Novak Djokovic thrives where others wilt
All the talk before the match between Novak Djokovic and Tomas Berdych assumed that the defending champion would be drained after his five-hour, five-set epic against Stanislas Wawrinka two days before. But the Serb wasn't tiring himself out, he was playing himself in.
He looked serene from the start yesterday, demolishing Berdych 6-1 in the opening set. Hasn't anyone noticed? Brutal, hand-to-hand combat over five hours might tire out others. For Djokovic, it has the restorative effect of a mini-break at a luxury spa. Suffering, conflict, exhaustion, victory: what could leave a nicer feeling of renewal?
It was a strange match. The momentum did not shift subtly, it performed sudden U-turns. Djokovic was masterful in the first set, Berdych dominated the second, then Djokovic quickly…


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CDC and International Partners Examine 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Response
International Program Highlight
Enhancing and expanding the international pandemic response system was the topic of the World Health Organization's (WHO) recent conference in Tunisia, "Strengthening the Global Influenza Surveillance Network (GISN)."
Participants from more than 100 WHO partner countries and agencies gathered to examine lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. During the crisis, GISN played a critical role in helping coordinate the international response by collecting essential strain data to help detect any changes in the virus and understand the spread of pandemic influenza. The conference focused on forming strategies to maximize the system's effectiveness for future public health events.
Four members of CDC's Influenza Division attended the conference to share best practices learned from the 2009 H1N1 emergency. Ann Moen, associate director for Extramural Programs, discussed present and future support of the CDC's cooperative agreement program. Dr. Xu Xiyan, lead of the Virus Reference Team, proposed initiatives to improve and further develop the GISN. Dr. Alexander Klimov, chief of the Virus Surveillance and Diagnosis Branch, reviewed lessons learned from the pandemic, and Program Manager Mary Hoelscher outlined CDC's Influenza Reagent Resource (IRR) program, which distributed materials necessary to perform tests for influenza virus during and after the pandemic. As of the fall, 2010, the IRR had distributed more than 16,000 reagents to 517 laboratories in 146 countries.
"Communication between WHO, partnering agencies and coordinating centers was instrumental in assessing the burden of the pandemic and coordinating the best possible response," said Hoelscher. "The WHO conference gave everyone an opportunity to share experiences from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic response so we can plan effectively for the future."
GISN's success was due in part to the formation of National Influenza Centers (NICs), institutions that operate within a country under the certification of WHO and the country's Ministry of Health. At the centers, researchers collect patient specimens and perform virus isolation, identify influenza types and subtypes among isolates, report results to the GISN, and train agencies within an NIC's regional network. NIC data help inform the bi-annual influenza vaccine strain selection process. As liaisons between WHO and the host country's government, NICs also help during a public health crisis. Currently, there are 134 NICs operating in 104 countries.
The CDC's Influenza Division provides international technical assistance and support to WHO and more than 40 countries to enhance laboratory capacity and surveillance for influenza. Since 2007, 25 new NICs have opened, and 12 of those received direct support from CDC.
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TWO medical students were caught performing a sex act on each other in a Southampton hospital.
The trainee medics were spotted getting "a bit frisky" on sofas outside one of the hospital's lecture theatres.
The Daily Echo understands the embarrassing situation may have been filmed by CCTV cameras.
But the university said it had not yet taken action against any students because, so far, the couple have not been identified.
University bosses have launched an investigation.
All students studying medicine at the University of Southampton have now been sent an email warning them to behave professionally when attending lectures at Southampton General Hospital.
The email, which was sent by the Associate Dean of Medicine, Dr Chris Stephens, said: "A couple of second year students (a male and a female) were getting a bit frisky on the sofas outside the lecture theatre at SGH last week. It caused offence to one of the female clinical skills team.
"You need to remember you are in a hospital and need to act in a professional manner (including your language and behaviour). Most of the area is covered by CCTV cameras. If you want to perform oral sex on each other I am sure you could find a more comfortable place that is out of public view and off NHS property!"


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Gary Hofmeister: Youth and freedom
May 2, 2010
Steamboat Springs — During the July 4 parade last year here in Steamboat, our tea party/Freedom Float caught a pretty big razzing by a group of young teens and twenty-somethings. They quickly broke into a chant of their hero, O-B-A-M-A. As I was a fire-breathing liberal at that age, as well, it got me thinking.
I suspect one big factor that hasn't changed is the compassion for the less fortunate. And who has the resources and power to help them more than the government, right? Understanding the negatives of making people dependent, and thus, robbing them of their initiative is not something most young people have experienced personally or vicariously. And we love the idea of a silver bullet to cure most of societal ills as opposed to the messy and laborious task of getting citizens involved one by one to tackle seemingly endless injustices and inequities. Who could possibly have time for that? I didn't.
But as the years progressed, though I never lost my fervor to help the downtrodden, I also gained a clearer understanding of many of the dynamics of human nature that made me increasingly suspicious of government intervention on a massive scale. One needn't be a statistician to know that if you subsidize something, you get more of it. Tax it and you get less. People don't take care of others' belongings as they do their own. If you work for something, it means a lot more to you. Getting charity from an individual or even a private company or foundation carries greater responsibility for your subsequent behavior than receiving it from the government, which quickly becomes an entitlement you think you deserve. These are just basics of human nature that should inform our laws and policies because they impact the efficacy of every program we create.
But there's something else, as well. It dawned on me even in my early 20s that every program I championed for government intervention meant less freedom for the recipients, as well as those being taxed to fund them. Studying the Founding Fathers of our country and the constitution made it clear they knew government always (and that means always!) wants more power because it's for our own good. Yeah, right.
This realization impacted me in two ways. One, anyone who objectively looks at such programs knows there are unintended consequences that often outweigh the benefits. Indeed, Washington is often called the Capital of Unintended Consequences, justifiably. The other factor is more foundational. For every dollar we give the government, we give away a bit of our freedom to make the decision what to do with it ourselves. Do we actually think the behemoth in D.C. can spend that money better than we can? Is anyone at a loss to find great charities to direct their beneficence? If so, give me a call and I can give you about a thousand just for starters.
President Barack Obama has awakened something in millions of Americans that is bringing these truths to the fore in their minds. The bad news of his thinking and acting boldly on the assumption that government involvement in virtually every aspect of our lives is also the good news of citizens being jolted from their slumber with the threat of freedoms being lost that might never be able to be regained. And the people with the most to lose: the young. Sorry, kids. But the magic button for utopia doesn't exist, even with a charismatic black Harvard man at the helm. Freedom, once lost, is excruciatingly difficult to regain. Best to cherish it and not give it away.
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Gary Hofmeister is the owner and operator of Hofmeister Personal Jewelers in downtown Steamboat, a company he founded in 1973. He is a director of The Steamboat Institute and a former Republican nominee for Congress in the 10th District of Indiana. He made 18 trips to the former USSR to teach democratic-capitalism during the 1990s.


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I'm a huge fans of potatoes myself, but I never realize it could be used as a power source in the future. Over at Yissum Research Development Company Ltd. has come up with a new trick to pull energy out of the tasty potatoes. It sounds impossible, but they have really achieved such a goal, where the potatoes can lit up a small bulb showed in the picture.
I have seen power drawn from Citrus, Apple or even water. But a Potato battery could be an interesting. According to the company, the bio-battery is a "solid organic electric battery based upon treated potatoes". It has to do with some chemical reaction between the enhanced salt bridge of the treated potato tubers and the plate clipping the potatoes batteries.
With this technology, the researchers believes that they've found a cost-effective and easy-to-find material to light up the area where electricity is not easily available. However, I have no idea if the potatoes will remain 'snackable' after juicing out the enhanced salt.
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Tip!: The Cloud Sync feature requires an active Plex Pass subscription for the main Plex Media Server account.
Cloud Sync is a Premium feature available to Plex Pass subscribers. With it, you can choose media to sync content to a cloud storage provider. Before you do that, of course, you'll need to set up your providers for Cloud Sync.
Related Page: Cloud Sync > Plex Services > Cloud Sync Storage Provider Setup
We'll go through a quick example to show how you might use it. In this case, we're going to be using Plex Web App to initiate a sync to a cloud storage provider that's been previously set up.
Related Page: Plex Pass > Mobile Sync & Cloud Sync > Cloud Sync Overview
Before You Begin
Before you do anything else, make sure you have your Plex Media Server signed in to your Plex Pass-enabled Plex account. You also need at least one Cloud Sync storage provider set up.
Related Page: Sign in to Your Plex Account
Related Page: Cloud Sync > Plex Services > Cloud Sync Storage Provider Setup
Setting up the Sync
So, let's say we've decided that to sync some television content and have arbitrarily chosen to do an episode from the new season of a popular show. In Plex Web App, browse into the TV library, choose NCIS, and then select the latest Season 11.
In this case, let's sync the newest unwatched episode. Hit the Sync icon on the left:
Then choose to where the content should be synced - in this case "Cloud Sync":
Now choose options for the Sync. For a small storage provider, you might decide to use "Low" quality. In this case, we're only selecting a single unwatched episode. So, make the choices:
After submitting, it's possible to watch the progress as the Plex Media Server transcodes the item:
Related Page: Server > Managing Media Items > Sync Content
Once the transcode completes, the Plex Media Server will begin to upload the item to the Cloud Sync storage. While the content is uploading, you'll see progress of the upload in your Sync Activity.
Once the upload completes, you'll see the normal checkmark to denote that everything is done.
Related Page: Server > Using Plex Web App > Activity
Viewing your Cloud Sync Content
Once the Plex Media Server is done transcoding the selected item and has completed the upload, you'll see a new Cloud Sync "Server" appear in the left sidebar of your Dashboard. The Cloud Synced content can be accessed just like normal.


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"What can we do with the western coast, a coast of 3,000 miles, rockbound cheerless, uninviting, and not a harbor on it? What use have we for such a country? I will never vote one cent from the public treasury to place the Pacific Ocean one inch neare"
"A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality."


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Minnesota Vikings linebacker Mike Nattiel (59) wraps up Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez (88) after a short gain during the first quarter in Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Vikings played the part of a desperate team perfectly on Saturday.
Onterrio Smith ran for 146 yards and three touchdowns, and Randy Moss caught two of Daunte Culpepper's three touchdown passes in a 45-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Vikings boosted their postseason hopes and delivered a blow to the Chiefs' chances for home-field advantage through the AFC playoffs.
Culpepper completed 20 of 29 passes for 260 yards and one interception as Minnesota, which opened the season with six straight wins and improved to 9-6, moved a half-game ahead of Green Bay in the NFC North race.
Moss had seven catches for 111 yards.
Priest Holmes, held to 55 yards rushing and 50 yards receiving, scored three times for Kansas City and matched Emmitt Smith's 1995 NFL record with 25 rushing touchdowns in a season.
The Chiefs (12-3), who have wrapped up the AFC West and their first playoff berth since 1997, can still clinch a first-round bye if Indianapolis loses to Denver today. But Kansas City's goal of getting the top seed and securing the home-field advantage in the playoffs, took a big hit.
Minnesota held the NFL's top-scoring offense in check for most of the game, limiting tight end Tony Gonzalez to 65 yards and no touchdowns, and holding Dante Hall to a long return of 21 yards. Hall, who hasn't returned a kick for a score since Oct. 5, left in the third quarter with leg cramps.
Trent Green was 18-for-38 for 224 yards and two interceptions for Kansas City.
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This is exactly why we need to quash this so-called "net neutrality." Who needs a rabble of electronic riff-raff when they can get their ideas from real professionals? If the government doesn't want something broadcast, then it's probably for our own good.
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More tickets are going to be offered for LumenoCity 2014, the popular light show and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra experience in Washington Park.
The CSO has announced Thursday expanded access to the immensely popular event through live television and radio broadcasts, two remote "live sites" offering the event on giant outdoor LED screens, live webcasts and 5,000 available tickets for the LumenoCity dress rehearsal on July 31.
LumenoCity Broadcast information:
In addition, 3,300 tickets for the performances on August 1, 2 and 3 and the dress rehearsal tickets will be distributed via an online drawing at lumenocity2014.com.
Ticket Details:
The free tickets went up for grabs the morning of June 9 and were completely reserved within minutes. The overwhelming demand had ticket pairs showing up on eBay for $199 and even prompted a special hearing in city council.
Approximately 35,000 people came out over two nights for the LumenoCity 2013 debut.
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Nearly 25 years ago, Jeremy B. hauled away an old desk in a Wisconsin feed mill. After a friend encouraged him to have it appraised, he turned to WorthPoint's "Ask a Worthologist" service to see what he might have. The question was forwarded to me. Here is the question:
"This desk was found holding up a chunk of the ceiling in an old feed mill in Wisconsin back about 1976. It was pretty rough when we found it, so we had it refinished and the drawers fixed, as they were very worn. The legs had about an inch of rot we cut off to level the desk, but we plan on having them properly restored. Since we got it for the price of hauling it away, we never really wondered much about it or what it would be worth until a friend, who is an insurance agent, said we should have it appraised. Any information would be appreciated as to its age and possible value."
After a little checking, I was able to answer Jeremy's desk question. This is what I was able to tell him:
In the antiques trade, these are usually called "Plantation desks" because the type was often made in Southern cabinet shops and used in plantation offices. Of course, they were produced all over the established inhabited areas of the country, including the Great Lakes region. Another generic name sometimes used for this type of desk is the "Wells Fargo desk," again referring to a sometime use of this style of desk by cartage companies, railways and general stores.
Most desks of this type are what are referred to as being "Early Victorian"—such pieces were made from about 1840 through the 1860s. Most were the work of rural cabinet makers or small furniture factories working from English furniture design books, using native hardwoods, such as cherry, maple, oak and walnut in their construction. Walnut examples like this one date circa 1850 and originate from North Eastern states. Values for them depend a great deal on vintage, condition, overall design and wood type. You did very well to haul this one home for free, as even pieces like this one that need some minor restoration sell in the $1,000-$1,500 range.
Mike Wilcox, of Wilcox & Hall Appraisers, is a Worthologist who specializes in Art Nouveau and the Arts and Craft movement.
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MILLIE MOREORLESS is a beautiful new game to help kids with maths!
This learning game has been developed with children with Down's Syndrome to help make it accessible, beneficial and FUN for everyone.
The gameplay is based on scientific research and aims to help players improve their number sense, as a foundation for learning maths.
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Choose more to add blocks when Millie reaches a hole in the ground, and choose less to remove them when Millie is stopped by a tower.
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320. Do you think we should be and, if so, who
should be the driving force behind moving in that direction?
(Mr Bruce) I believe in the market deciding. We now
have the Dome to fill up next year. This is our opportunity for
one of your Lordships who knows a great deal about this, who was
pushed out of his job recently, to make it work.
321. Finally, I did mention right at the beginning
that I found your appendix G particularly interesting, which was
focused on Europe and the mechanisms there of practices and principles
for European policy formulation. We are having a look at that.
We have been hearing from some witnesses that they do not believe
that, even though Europe perhaps in the past had a good record
of being prepared to listen, there is the right intelligence being
fed into this area of e-commerce and, as a consequence some of
the issues which are emerging are poorly researched, are wide
of the mark and not up to date. You have endeavoured pretty comprehensively
in your paper to cover a fair number of these problems. What have
you done with the paper? What has been the response?
(Mr Virgo) The paper was drafted with quite a lot
of cooperation from officials in both Whitehall and Brussels who
actually wanted to see changes. They helped pull this thing together.
The draft is from industry. We have not yet endeavoured to drive
on making things happen on this, partly because of the European
elections and subsequent events. One of the actions on me which
I have not followed up yet is to try and do a follow-up discussion
session with Commissioner Kinnock, because we think it probably
sits in his area. He was very helpful in the past on other EURIM
activities. Within the United Kingdom, one of the concerns of
the officials in the Cabinet Office was that even if they restructured
the consultation processes how would they get publicity for them
in the press, because publicity is needed to get responses to
consultation exercises. One of the things that is missing from
this brief is that we had not at that point realised the problem
of consultation overload and the need to have the market research
dimension before you have the consultation, to get the consultation
correctly structured. We have not yet done our follow through
on this but it is on the EURIM action programme and I know that
one of my vice-chairmen will be asking me in about a month's time
for the plans for follow through on this.
322. We are going across to Brussels probably
in early May. If you have done any further drafting by then and
you think there is anything that we can usefully take forward
for you, we would be very pleased indeed to do that. You have
a very significant number of people lobbying in Europe. I think
it would be helpful if we could talk to you about suitable people
to meet informally, not necessarily formally, to have a chat with
them about the difficulties that they encounter on the spot in
Brussels. That perhaps might lead us to some views that we could
bring to the recommendations in due course. Finally, if there
is anything you would like us to particularly hear before you
leave, please feel free to say it now.
(Mr Bruce) This is a slightly unusual situation in
that I am going to do a recruitment speech now. EURIM exists to
help the Committee and myself as individual parliamentarians to
work with those who are in the know in terms of industry, academia
etc. I would very warmly ask you if anybody wants to take issues
furtherand we do break these things down to individual
issuesthey might like to join EURIM. The great thing from
the salesman's point of view is that, because you are all parliamentarians,
it costs you nothing and it is extremely useful for us to have
the all party groupings. I hope Your Lordships will also know
that PITCOM is a Commons and Lords Committee. That is extremely
useful from that point of view. The more that we have an input
from both Houses the better. EURIM has been driven both by Lord
Renwick and, sadly, Lord Chelmsford who died recently. Therefore,
all the fresh blood that I see around me is extremely attractive
to the vampire that I have become.
323. It is very kind of you to extend that invitation
to us. How far we qualify to be in the "in the know"
category I am not sure. I should declare a personal interest.
I do some work with Andersen Consulting too.
(Mr Virgo) I did bring a set of notes to help answer
the questions. Would it be helpful if I handed them in?
324. I do not think we have stuck precisely
to the questions.
(Mr Bruce) But the answers are all there.
Chairman: Thank you very much, gentlemen, for
your time. It has been very helpful.


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An Overview of Medicare
Medicare is the federal health insurance program created in 1965 for people ages 65 and over, regardless of income, medical history, or health status. The program was expanded in 1972 to cover people under age 65 with permanent disabilities. Today, Medicare plays a key role in providing health and financial security to 55 million older people and younger people with disabilities. The program helps to pay for many medical care services, including hospitalizations, physician visits, and prescription drugs, along with post-acute care, skilled nursing facility care, home health care, hospice care, and preventive services. Medicare spending accounted for 15 percent of total federal spending in 20151 and 23 percent of national personal health spending in 2014.2
Most people ages 65 and over are entitled to Medicare Part A if they or their spouse are eligible for Social Security payments and have paid payroll taxes for 10 or more years. People under age 65 who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments generally become eligible for Medicare after a two-year waiting period, while those diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) become eligible for Medicare with no waiting period.
Characteristics of People on Medicare
Many people on Medicare live with health problems including multiple chronic conditions, cognitive impairments, and limitations in their activities of daily living, and many beneficiaries live on modest incomes (Figure 1). In 2011, two-thirds of beneficiaries (66%) had three or more chronic conditions, more than one quarter of all beneficiaries (27%) reported being in fair or poor health, and just over 3 in 10 (31%) had a cognitive or mental impairment. Nearly one in six beneficiaries (17%) were under age 65 and living with permanent disabilities and 13 percent were ages 85 and over. Two million beneficiaries (5%) lived in a long-term care facility. In 2014, half of all people on Medicare had incomes below $24,150 per person and savings below $63,350.
What Medicare Covers
Medicare covers many basic health services, including hospital stays, physician services, and prescription drugs. Medicare benefits are organized and paid for in different ways (Figure 2):
- Part A covers inpatient hospital stays, skilled nursing facility stays, some home health visits, and hospice care. Part A benefits are subject to a deductible ($1,288 per benefit period in 2016). Beneficiaries are subject to coinsurance amounts for extended inpatient stays in a hospital or skilled nursing facility.
- Part B covers physician visits, outpatient services, preventive services, and some home health visits. Part B benefits are subject to a deductible ($166 in 2016), and most Part B benefits are subject to coinsurance of 20 percent. No coinsurance or deductible is charged for an annual "wellness visit" or for preventive services that are rated 'A' or 'B' by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
- Part C refers to the Medicare Advantage program through which beneficiaries can enroll in a private health plan, such as a health maintenance organization (HMO) or preferred provider organization (PPO), and receive all Medicare-covered Part A and Part B benefits and typically Part D benefits. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans has grown over time, with nearly 17 million beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans in 2015 (31% of all Medicare beneficiaries) (Figure 3).
- Part D covers outpatient prescription drugs through private plans that contract with Medicare, including both stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) and Medicare Advantage drug plans (MA-PD plans); enrollment in Part D plans is voluntary. The benefit helps pay for enrollees' drug costs after a deductible is met (where applicable), and offers catastrophic coverage for very high drug costs. Enrollees pay monthly premiums and cost sharing for prescriptions, with costs varying by plan, and 5% of total drug costs after reaching the catastrophic threshold. Additional financial assistance is available for beneficiaries with low incomes and modest assets. In 2015, 39 million people on Medicare were enrolled in a PDP or MA-PD plan.
Benefit Gaps and Supplemental Coverage
Medicare provides protection against the costs of many health care services, but traditional Medicare has relatively high deductibles and cost-sharing requirements and places no limit on beneficiaries' out-of-pocket spending for services covered under Parts A and B. Moreover, Medicare does not pay for some services that are important for older people and people with disabilities, including long-term services and supports, dental services, eyeglasses, and hearing aids. Medicare Part D has a coverage gap (also called the "doughnut hole") that will gradually close by 2020, when beneficiaries will pay 25 percent of the cost of their drugs in the gap.
In light of Medicare's benefit gaps, cost-sharing requirements, and lack of an annual out-of-pocket spending limit, most beneficiaries covered under traditional Medicare have some type of supplemental coverage that helps to cover beneficiaries' costs and fill the benefit gaps (Figure 4).
- Employer-sponsored retiree health plans are a primary source of supplemental coverage for people on Medicare, providing coverage to about 4 in 10 traditional Medicare beneficiaries in 2011. Over time, however, fewer beneficiaries are expected to have this type of coverage, since the share of employers offering it to their employees has dropped from 66 percent in 1988 to 23 percent in 2015.3
- Medigap policies, also called Medicare Supplement Insurance, provide supplemental coverage for 1 in 5 people in traditional Medicare, as of 2011. These policies, typically sold by private insurance companies, fully or partially cover Medicare Part A and Part B cost-sharing requirements, including deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance.
- Medicaid, the federal-state program that provides health and long-term care coverage to low-income people, is a source of supplemental coverage for nearly 10 million Medicare beneficiaries with low incomes and modest assets, including 1 in 5 people in traditional Medicare in 2011. These beneficiaries are known as dually eligible beneficiaries because they are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicaid helps pay for Medicare's premiums and cost sharing for dually eligible beneficiaries, most of whom also qualify for full Medicaid benefits, which include long-term care.
- Nearly 1 in 5 (19%) Medicare beneficiaries with traditional Medicare had no supplemental coverage in 2011, including a disproportionate share of beneficiaries under age 65 with disabilities, the near poor (those with incomes between $10,000 and $20,000), and black beneficiaries.
In 2015, nearly one-third of all beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans rather than traditional Medicare, some of whom also have coverage from an employer plan or Medicaid. Medicare Advantage plans are required to limit beneficiaries' out-of-pocket spending for services covered under Medicare Parts A and B to no more than $6,700, and may also cover supplemental benefits not covered by Medicare, such as eyeglasses, dental services, and hearing aids.
Medicare Beneficiaries' Out-of-Pocket Health Care Spending
In 2011, Medicare beneficiaries spent $5,368 out of their own pockets for health care spending, on average (Figure 5). Nearly half (49%) of beneficiaries' average total spending was for premiums for Medicare and other types of supplemental insurance, and 51 percent was for medical and long-term care services. Among different types of services, average per capita spending was highest for long-term care facility services, followed by medical providers and supplies, prescription drugs, and dental services. Out-of-pocket spending rises with age among beneficiaries ages 65 and over and is higher for women than men.4 Not surprisingly, Medicare beneficiaries with poorer self-reported health status spend more than those who rate themselves in better health.
Medicare Spending Now and In the Future
In 2015, Medicare benefit payments totaled $632 billion; nearly one-fourth was for hospital inpatient services, 12 percent for the Part D drug benefit, and 11 percent for physician services; more than one-fourth was for payments to Medicare Advantage plans (see Figure 2).
Medicare spending is affected by a number of factors, including the number of beneficiaries, how care is delivered, the use of services, and health care prices. Both in the aggregate and on a per capita basis, Medicare spending growth has slowed in recent years and is expected to grow at a slower rate in the future than in the past.
Looking ahead, Medicare spending (net of income from premiums and other offsetting receipts) is projected to grow from $598 billion in 2016 to $1,085 billion in 2026.5 On a per capita basis, Medicare spending is projected to grow at a faster rate between 2014 and 2024 (4.1%) than it did between 2010 and 2014 (1.0%), but slower than between 2000 and 2010 (7.0%) (Figure 6).
How Medicare is Financed
Medicare is financed by general revenues (41% in 2014), payroll tax contributions (38%), beneficiary premiums (13%), and other sources (Figure 7).
- Part A is funded mainly by a 2.9 percent payroll tax on earnings paid by employers and employees (1.45% each) deposited into the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. Higher-income taxpayers (income greater than $200,000/individual and $250,000/married couple) pay a higher Medicare payroll tax on earnings (2.35%). The Part A Trust Fund is projected to be solvent through 2030.
- Part B is funded by general revenues and beneficiary premiums ($121.80 per month for beneficiaries paying the standard premium in 2016, and $104.90 for beneficiaries protected by the hold-harmless provision). Medicaid pays Part B premiums on behalf of beneficiaries who qualify for Medicaid based on having low incomes and assets. Beneficiaries with incomes greater than $85,000 for individuals or $170,000 for married couples pay a higher, income-related monthly Part B premium, ranging from $170.50 to $389.80 per month in 2016.
- Part C, the Medicare Advantage program, is not separately financed; Medicare Advantage plans provide benefits covered under Part A, Part B, and (typically) Part D, and these benefits are financed primarily by payroll taxes, general revenues, and premiums, as described. Medicare Advantage plan enrollees generally pay the monthly Part B premium and many also pay an additional premium directly to their plan. The average premium for Medicare Advantage drug plans in 2016 is $41 per month (weighted by 2015 enrollment).6
- Part D is funded by general revenues, beneficiary premiums, and state payments. The average PDP premium for 2016 is $41 per month (weighted by 2015 enrollment).7 Part D enrollees with higher incomes pay an income-related premium surcharge, with the same income thresholds used for Part B. In 2016, premium surcharges range from $12.70 to $72.90 per month for higher-income beneficiaries.
Medicare Payment and Delivery System Reform
Payment systems in traditional Medicare have evolved over the last several decades, and continue to evolve towards systems that move an increasing share of Medicare payments from volume to "value" as determined by performance on quality and spending outcomes. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) directed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to test and implement new approaches for Medicare to pay doctors, hospitals, and other providers and to bring about changes in how providers organize and deliver care. These approaches typically include financial incentives that are designed to encourage collaboration and care coordination among different providers (such as hospitals and doctors), reduce spending on unnecessary services, and reward providers for providing higher quality patient care.
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are one example of a delivery system reform model currently being tested within Medicare. The ACO model allows groups of providers to accept responsibility for the overall care of Medicare beneficiaries and share in financial savings if spending and care quality targets are met. Other new models include various payment approaches for primary care including medical homes, bundled payments (models that combine Medicare payments to multiple providers across a single episode rather than pay for each service separately), and initiatives aimed to reduce hospital readmissions. These models are being evaluated to determine their effect on Medicare spending and the quality of care provided to beneficiaries.8
In April 2015, Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) to repeal and replace Medicare's Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula for physician payments. After 17 legislative "doc fixes" between 2003 and 2014 that temporarily held off physician payment cuts that were called for by the SGR formula, MACRA aims to establish other payment systems designed to reward quality over quantity of physician services. Separately, the Department of Health and Human Services has set a goal of tying 50 percent of traditional Medicare payments to alternative payment models by the end of 2018.9
Looking to the Future
Medicare faces a number of critical issues and challenges, perhaps none greater than providing affordable, quality care to an aging population while keeping the program financially secure for future generations. The ACA included numerous changes designed to improve Medicare benefits, slow the growth in Medicare spending, and improve the quality and delivery of care. While Medicare spending is on a slower upward trajectory now than in past decades, total and per capita annual growth rates appear to be edging away from their historically low levels of the past few years. Medicare prescription drug spending is also a growing concern, with the Medicare Trustees projecting a comparatively higher per capita growth rate in the near future for Part D than for other parts of the program due to higher costs associated with expensive specialty drugs.
To address the health care financing challenges posed by the aging of the population, a number of changes to Medicare have been proposed, including: restructuring Medicare benefits and cost sharing; eliminating "first-dollar" Medigap coverage; further increasing Medicare premiums for beneficiaries with relatively high incomes; raising the Medicare eligibility age; shifting Medicare from a defined benefit structure to a "premium support" system; and accelerating the ACA's payment and delivery system reforms. As policymakers consider possible changes to Medicare, it will be important to evaluate the potential effect of these changes on total health care spending and Medicare spending, as well as on beneficiaries' access to quality care, coverage, and out-of-pocket spending.


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|Family Fun
|High Street, Belfast, ME
|Our Town Belfast
|Aug 04, 2014
BELFAST, ME - Kick up your feet for a party in the street!
Our Town Belfast (Belfast's local Main Street organization) is hard at work getting ready for the 6th Annual Belfast Street Party, Monday August 4th from 5-10:30pm. It's still summer! Locals and visitors will remember this event as that wild and wonderful Monday in August when downtown Belfast High Street (from the traffic light to MacLeod Furniture) is closed off and filled to bursting with carnival feats of skill, strength, and daring, activities for people of all ages with an emphasis on children and families, clowns and face painting, tasty food from local vendors, street performers of all kinds, and of course a main stage with nonstop music and dancing from 5pm until the party ends at ten thirty.
Street Party organizers at Our Town Belfast promise an event "bigger and better than ever" as many new activities are in store for 2014. The main stage will be moved to accommodate more room for dancing, and the evening's entertainment will finish with a performance by Courtney Porter's dance squad kicking off the grand finale of the best dance tunes from the past 40 years, courtesy of DJ Matt Bixby. Kicking off the evening will be Belfast-based blues and rock and roll powerhouse Captain Obvious from 5-7pm. Fan-favorites Don Nickerson & Country Mist will return this year with their musical stylings of classic rock and country tunes providing a living-breathing jukebox of hits from 7-9pm.
Thanks to funding through their Healthy Maine Streets program, Our Town Belfast is also able to up the wellness factor at this year's party. While there will be no shortage of fried dough and cotton candy, families will enjoy healthier options as well from vendors like Belfast's Juice Cellar and fun physical activity such as Zumba and Hula Hooping. There will even be some family-friendly activities highlighting local foods and farms thanks to the Belfast Farmer's Market and Maine Farmland Trust.
Another welcome addition to this year's Street Party will be a beer and wine tent run by Rollie's Bar and Grill. Those over 21 who wish to enjoy an adult beverage or two will be able to do so in a one-night-only beer garden next to MacLeod Furniture.
"The Street Party planning committee is very pleased and proud to put on an event each year that appeals to a wide array of Waldo County families and visitors as well," says Our Town Belfast executive director Breanna Pinkham Bebb. "We've got it all – from Spunky the Clown to the Bucking Bronco, bounce houses and bungee jumping, popsicles to beer, from rock and roll to disco fever. It truly is fun for all types – and free admission to boot!"
For more information on the Belfast Street Party, one may contact Our Town Belfast at firstname.lastname@example.com or 207.323.9100. The planning committee is still accepting applications for vendors, as well as activities and street entertainment. Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are still available. This year's Street Party is put on with the generous support of sponsors including the City of Belfast, Bangor Savings Bank, Camden National Bank, Dutch Chevrolet, the Belfast Co-op, and Coyote Moon.
Our Town Belfast hopes to see another huge crowd of friends and family at the 6th Annual Belfast Street Party on Monday, August 4th. In the event of rain the party will be held on the next sunny day. Admission is free, with any donations and sales of tickets for rides going to support next year's event. Bring a chair and visit with old friends or just hang around and make new friends. See you at the Street Party!


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By Natascha Jones, Guest Blogger August 1, 2015
I bought that lip engorging apple-sucking thing a few months ago. After seeing Kylie Jenner's amazing new/fake pout, I just had to have one. For less than $100 I could find out what it would be like to have my lips done. The device is called CandyLipz; it's a temporary lip plumper with REAL results. It was a no-brainer.
A month before that, I had the opportunity to get hair extensions done with the keratin bonding system – basically the most "chic" way to have hair extensions. Around that same time I cashed in on a Botox birthday gift. Basically it was a giant moment of semi-permanent vanity. None of it would last forever, but it was everything I wanted: big lips, tons of hair, and a smooth forehead.
I thought I would walk out of the house with my big glossy lips and my thicker hair and smooth forehead and everyone would come running to the "prettier" me.
A part of me honestly thought that this appearance would give me everything I wanted: to be loved, validated, seen, desired, noticed, popular, etc. I thought I would be unstoppable, like a superhero version of myself. I thought I would walk out of the house with my big glossy lips and my thicker hair and smooth forehead and everyone would come running to the "prettier" me.
Nothing happened.
Actually that's not true, a few things happened. The area around my lips bruised and turned blue from the suction of the CandyLipz, my hair was always in a bun on the top of my head because the hair extensions had to be properly blown out and styled every day – a routine I could not commit to.
image via cosbeauty.com.au
And the Botox, well to be honest, that was seriously amazing. My tension headaches were gone, I started wearing my vision glasses and sunglasses more because I couldn't squint, I frowned/scowled less, and my frown lines disappeared.
Five months later I finally got the last bonded clump of hair out of my head. The Botox has worn off and I haven't put that rubber apple to my mouth in forever. I had to cut five inches of off of my own hair because the hair extensions either ripped out or broke off almost 1/3 of my own hair. It was honestly a welcome change; I haven't had short hair in 8 years.
No one came running. I didn't miraculously get into the relationship I've always wanted. If anything, I shied away from guys because I didn't want them to touch my hair and get their fingers stuck in one of the hair extension bonds.
In getting everything I wanted, I learned that I like me, as I was before.
I learned that when I inflated my lips, I didn't look like…me anymore. My face wasn't balanced, the lips were too big. And the hair wasn't me either. It looked like string cheese and everyone could tell.
In getting everything I wanted, I learned that I like me, as I was before. I like me with my baby-fine hair and my small mouth. It even helped me to appreciate that bit of chub in between my thighs that will neeeeever ever go away, no matter how many sprints I run or how many protein shakes I drink. I do not have the thigh gap and I never will and that's fine.
I feel like I dodged a bullet by experimenting with my looks with temporary procedures. I got the chance to go back to me, there are a lot of people who can't go back.
No elective procedure or device or product can replace self-esteem. That is something that has to come from within and if you were raised without it, it's something you have to learn on your own, like me. But it's worth it. You can't buy it, but it's the most valuable.
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About Natascha
While she would have to inform you that her "day" job is in esthetics and makeup artistry, Natascha truly spends her days in sunny Venice Beach laughing with her friends, riding her bike, and telling grandiose stories encouraging others to laugh, cry or think. She is passionate about her efforts to live life fully and push her comfort zone, which is why she spills her guts to you and she hopes you'll still love her.
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text: Hello everyone, My name is Sam, And my mustang is a 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 liter. This Mustang has a few after market bolt on mods for keeping up with the competition including: 3.73 gears, Cold air intake, (Came cammed, although not sure what size), AC delete, Under drive pulleys, off road bbk x-pipes, hurst short throw shifter, flow master exhaust, MSD ingnition, bbk long tube headers. All smog equipment has been removed (not my daily driver if you have not figured out by now). Not much to look at (just primered black), but it moves when I want it to. more mods will be put on. eventually will do the 351 windsor swap (think I spelled that right). anyone else in the bay area on this forum?


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Fancy a near-silent Small Form Factor that consumes minimal power? We present to you the Shuttle SD11G5, based on the Pentium M platform and with only ONE 92mm fan running in the system, you can be pretty sure that this system is dead silent!
Today, Vr-Zone will be taking a look at the Shuttle SD11G5, a Small Form Factor Barebone system based on the Intel Pentium Mobile Platform. This little wonder features quite a few new innovations, apart from being based on the Intel 915GM Pentium M platform, the SD11G5 also features a mini-PCI slot that allows users to slot in a mini-wireless card and a Creative Souldblaster Live! 24 bit HD audio solution.
Another honorable mention would be the case of the SD11G5 itself; it is the first Shuttle SFF housed in the G5 chassis that comes in a glossy pearl whilte finish, and I would say that the finish of the case is EXCELLENT. I absolutely adore the case and it was simply a love at first sight.
The features introduced in this little machine is also very ideal for it to be deployed as a Home Theater Personal Computer, with DVI and composite out connectivity options found onboard as well as a pretty decent onboard sound solution.
Later in the review, we will be taking a further look at the interesting features adopted by Shuttle. First, let's take a good look at the specifications of the SD11G5.
|Form Factor
|Shuttle Form Factor
G5 chassis
|Intel Pentium M 533/400 MHz FSB
Intel Pentium M LV 400MHz FSB
Celeron M
|Intel 915GM + ICH6M chipset
|(2) 240pin 400/533 DDR2 DIMM slots
1GB per DIMM max 2GB capacity
|Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
|ICH6-M integrated SATA
Dual channel UDMA 150MB/s SATA
|Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit
7.1 channel EAX Advanced HD audio
Digital SPDIF I/O
|Fast Ethernet
|Broadcom BCM5789 Gigabit PCI-Express Controller
Wake-On-LAN function
|VIA VT6307 IEEE1394a 400mbps controller
|Onboard Headers and Connectors
|(1) x ATA100 bus master IDE connector
(2) x Serial ATA connector
(2) x 4-pin fan connectors
(2) sets of 1×5 pin USB 2.0 header
(1) set of 2×5 pin USB 2.0 header
Front Panel FPC header
GPIO header
Parallel port header
AUX in header
Power On header
Mini PCI slot
|Front Panel
|(2) USB 2.0 ports
(1) Mini IEEE1394 port
(1) Mic in
(1) Speaker out
(1) Power on button
(1) Reset button
(1) Power LED
|Back Panel
|(1) x 16 PCI E slot
(1) x 1 PCI E slot
(1) Set PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse ports
(2) USB 2.0 ports
(1) RJ45 Gigabit LAN port
(1) Optical SPDIF out
(1) Optical SPDIF in
(1) Set 7.1 audio ports
(1) Line in
(1) Clear CMOS
(1) VGA connector
(1) DVI connector
(1) Composite video out
(1) Printer port perforation
(1) WLAN perforation
|Expansion Bays
|(1) 3.5″ bay
(1) 3.5″ bays (internal)
(1) 5.25″ bay
|310(L) x 185(W) x 200(H) mm
|External 220W adapter
Input: 100/240V AC
EMI Certified: FCC, CE, BSMI
Safety Certified: UL, TUV, CB, BSMI
|(1) User Guide
(1) XPC Driver CD
(1) Shuttle Extras CD
(1) ICE Technology CPU heat-pipe
(1) IDE Cable
(1) PEG power cable
(1) Composite to S-Video cable
(1) Power Cord
(1) SATA cable
(1) Heatsink compound
Front Feet /Twin Adhesive/Screws


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VATICAN CITY, DEC. 6, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The education of new generations must instill the desire for good and the "positive value of life," says the Vatican secretary of state.
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone stressed this in a message sent in the Pope's name to Luciano Corradini, national president of the Italian Catholic Union of Middle School Teachers (UCIIM), and to the participants in the association's 22nd national congress. The Nov. 3-Dec. 3 congress, held in Rome, discussed the topic "Education in School: New Scenarios, New Responsibilities."
The meeting focused "on an apostolic field of great current importance toward which the Church always looks with vigilant attention," the cardinal said in his message.
Specifically, he emphasized that "the formation of new generations, never more so than at this historic moment, calls for a joint contribution of reflection, supported by the elaboration of educational and pastoral strategies capable of responding to the expectations of the youthful universe of the third millennium."
It is a question of "communicating to young people appreciation for the positive value of life, inspiring in them the desire to spend it at the service of the Good," added the cardinal.
Thus, it is the "task if the whole People of God to transmit to new generations the evangelical message, leaven of authentic renewal of society," he continued. "This presupposes, however, that the person is helped, especially the child, the adolescent, the youth to tend to full human and spiritual maturity.
"A healthy realism, moreover, teaches that the human being must be supported throughout his life in a constant process of growth in the different aspects of personality. This is why education represents for the Church a fundamental issue: education of everyone, especially for those beginning life, amid desires and hopes, uncertainties and insecurities."
UCIIM was founded by Catholic Action in June 1944 to contribute to the formative and educational task of the Church.


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Thanks for thy present! None sweeter or better.
A poem for Thanksgiving Day
John Greenleaf Whittier 9 p.m., Nov. 22
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It was May 2009, three years after his father Clyde's passing, and Miles Romney, 32, a great-great-grandson of George Romney — brother of the original Miles Romney, who brought the family name to America — was playing a familiar role as Petco Park's life of the party.
"Wearing a Padres cap and a Padres jersey with the number '1040' on his back, Romney is a favorite to friends and other Padres fans who cheer his antics," said a news release from the University of San Diego, a Catholic school known for its ties to the local business establishment.
"On this night — and each time he attends a Padres game — Romney was 'transformed' into his alter ego, the Dancin' CPA. He was out of his seat and dancing around to celebrate key moments in the game — such as Scott Hairston's three-run home run to give the Padres a 6–5 lead in the fifth inning.
"'I love it,' exclaimed Romney, who has been a Padres fan since 1987."
Miles, the release went on to say, "is a 2005 graduate of the master's program in accounting. At USD, Romney teaches Accounting 202: Principles of Managerial Accounting. Married to Amy Romney, a 2003 USD graduate, Miles is active in USD's Accounting Society, which made up 50 of USD's contingent at Monday's game."
A 2001 graduate of Brigham Young University, Romney worked for Deloitte & Touche before continuing his schooling in San Diego and becoming a professor. But even with graduate-level financial training, like many Americans, he was caught short by the country's hard economic times. In March 2011, Wells Fargo Bank filed a Notice of Default regarding the mortgage on a house he owned in San Marcos; the notice said that $15,461.91 was overdue. The debt went unpaid, and a Notice of Trustees Sale was recorded June 28. The next day, records show, the house was sold and the mortgage paid off.
"That was about the home losing about 40 percent of its value and me deciding to go back to school," Romney said last week during a telephone interview.
Last year, he taught his final class at USD and moved to Lansing, Michigan, the state the late George Romney, Mitt's father, once governed, to pursue a PhD in accounting at Michigan State. That May, he was invited by the USD faculty to give the school's annual "last lecture," an honor bestowed on departing faculty members deemed especially worthy.
The student newspaper reported: "Romney began by satirically describing who he was and what his history at USD had been. Romney then continued to break down his lecture into three main themes, including the quest for excellence, 'you can't take it with you,' and 'life is short.'
"The lecture took a more serious turn when Romney shared the story of the three major losses he had experienced through the deaths of his father, his son Matthew at two weeks old, and his mother-in-law.
"'You never know how much time we are going to have,' Romney said. 'Why waste it doing stupid stuff?'"
Melbourne, Jr.
Being a Romney in Salt Lake City has long meant money, influence, and freedom to venture far beyond the valley of the Great Salt Lake. Brother Orson Douglas Romney was blessed with all three. One of 35 children fathered by Bishop George Romney (brother of the original Miles A. Romney), Orson, according to an early biographical sketch, had "holdings in the Co-operative Furniture Company, in which he is a director; the Oregon Lumber Company; and in the Amalgamated Sugar Company, in which he is a heavy stockholder."
In the 1920s and '30s, Orson and his wife, Emma Phillips Romney, became year-round regulars at the Hotel del Coronado. No less an authority on San Diego history than Burl Stiff, the late society columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune, wrote in April 2006 that the Romneys "maintained a two-bedroom suite at the hotel, traveling between Utah and California by train."
Orson died at 81 in 1941 in Salt Lake City, but his family often returned to Coronado.
"Their youngest son, Melbourne Romney, and his wife, LaRue Peterson Romney, spent their wedding anniversaries there, sunning on the beach and dancing in the hotel's ballroom," wrote Stiff.
"After World War II," he continued, "Melbourne Romney Jr. brought his bride, Janice McCune Romney, to the Hotel Del for their honeymoon. (The Romneys had given up their suite during the war, so Melbourne and his wife had a room 'above the kitchen.' The suite was off the hotel's courtyard, in the northwest corner.)"
The occasion for Stiff's take was a small wedding reception held at the Del's beachfront restaurant for Orson's great-great-granddaughter, Ashley Ann Romney Farr and her husband, Jesse Farnsworth Woodcox.
"Ashley Ann's grandmother and grandfather, Janice and Melbourne Romney Jr., were there — they have retired to The Shores in Coronado — and so were her mother and father, Paula and Hal Johnson Farr, and her brother, Taylor Romney Farr. They live in Salt Lake City."
"'We were here for our honeymoon,' Jan Romney recalled. 'We took the ferry and came over. He had given me a little black Studebaker as a wedding gift. We only spent two nights here — it was too expensive!'
"Her husband added: 'I paid cash for the Studebaker. It was brand-new, and it cost $1700.'"
According to its company website, the Romney Lumber Company today owns strip malls in Phoenix, Salt Lake, and Lancaster, and a Burger King and billboards in Orange, California, among other investments.
Mitt's Kids
Three of Mitt Romney's five sons are well familiar with San Diego County and its real estate. In September 2007, the North County Times caught up with Matt, then 35, as his father was making his first bid for the presidency: "All of us are canvassing the country,' he said outside a Mira Mesa office where volunteers made fundraising phone calls. He mentioned that his brothers were campaigning in Alaska and Florida. 'We really try to get around and represent my dad as best we can.'...
Bob Filner is our only choice for Mayor of San Diego in 2012. When you live in the Largest Military Town in America, you need experienced leadership. Many in the Military Community do not think Carl DeMaio could do a good enough job running a City like ours San Diego, CA. This City has had ineffective leadership for so many years leaving our City in shambles. Bob Filner has the knowledge and the proven ability to restore San Diego to its former glory. DeMaio has no way to handle this much responsibility at this point in his career. DeMaio says he will stand up to the downtown interest and this is simply not true. DeMaio talks about closing some of our Military Bases which would leave our Nation more vulnerable in the future. Bob Filner will take care of Americas Veteran's and ensure our Nations Security for many years to come. Bob Filner is our only choice for Mayor of San Diego, 2012.
Stop spamming the place with your copy and paste propaganda.
Ouchie-Filner may not recover...I cannot recall what happened with that, but will bet $10K Filkner was never charged.
Yea, Milly, this is not the way to convince folks to vote for Bob Filner. This is where we get to talk about those crackpot Mormons.
Very wealthy crackpots, but total looney-tunes just the same. The one thing I do like about the Mormon religion is that it got rolling as the result of a conversation Joe Smith had with an angel named Moroni. Check it out-- an Italian angel! Who would have guessed? Anything that gets the Italians top billing is cool with me. And now I understand what the deal was with those plates that Smith and Moroni passed back and forth: Pizza! Had to be.
The other thing I like about Mormons is that they build temples that look like Disneyland. I cannot understand how people who have such incredible architectural ideas, can be so delusional about everything else.
And then there's the polygamy thing. Oh yea. I hear you, brothers. The more the merrier...as long as the girls buy it, I'm down. That never would have flown with the ladies I've known, but hey-- you know what they say: What Moroni wants...
Carl DeMaio is a corn fed carpetbagger from Dubuque Iowa who came to San Diego to strip the city bare.
I could not agree more. I just hope a majority of SD citizens see that. DeMaio would be a disaster for SD. He's worse than a Mormon!
I loved this story. Lotta research. Calm tone and well-written. Illustrates the foundational "core values" of these made-in-America Mormon folks: polygamy, $ucce$$ in material matter$ and homophobia.
And since Milly has forced the issue onto every page of Matt Potter's handiwork, let's all get behind Bob Filner for Mayor.
Mindy, where was "Brother Clyde's" character ever questioned? I'm sure he was a nice man, a great big teddy bear as you say. But this story wasn't about Clyde and his great big heart, but about the Romney's presence in San Diego County. And, if using Clyde's own words makes him look bad, well that was Clyde's fault.
No, you didn't call Clyde a "snake-oil salesman" and neither did the author. And I never called you a hick.
Gosh, Mindy, I thought the author was remarkably detached and even-handed in describing the history of Romneys out here in SoCal. What was "inaccurate?"
The commenters are another story, of course, as they seem to carry some strong bias about Mormonism, but maybe you, as an insider, can correct any alleged errors that made it into print.
Mindy, is sounds to me like you are going through a lot of pain over this so I'm not going to get into it too much with you here.
I'm happy for you if you have fond memories of the Romneys and how they brought Christmas trees and presents to your door when you were in need. But you should keep in mind that Mitt Romney became a very wealthy man by shutting down American companies and having the work done overseas, and the thousands of people who lost their jobs as a result did not have anyone show up at their door with Christmas trees or presents. That's the thing with the Mormons; if they think you are worth it, they will help you out. Otherwise, as far as they are concerned, you can go to hell.
If you're a believer, you better pray Romney does not get elected President or we will all see just how little he really cares about this country and the people who live in it.
But you should keep in mind that Mitt Romney became a very wealthy man by shutting down American companies and having the work done overseas, and the thousands of people who lost their jobs as a result did not have anyone show up at their door with Christmas trees or presents.
I have the same problem with Romney-he sent jobs overseas, now wants to be president-that's why I would not vote for him.
Obama is no better and has been a full on flop. I did not vote for him either-I did a write in protest vote for Hillary Clinton. Could not vote for either main party candidates with a clear and clean conscience.
If you're a believer, you better pray Romney does not get elected President or we will all see just how little he really cares about this country and the people who live in it.
Obama hasn't done jack to help anyone except gov employees. His work at getting the economic engine running again has been a complete and total failure, and he has broken all promises that he made to get elected. He has taken more Wall Street money than any previous president and not prosecuted a SINGLE Wall Street scammer.
Total failure IMO. Healthcare was a great goal, but at the wrong time.
You can imagine how well I fit in there.
Hahahahah...Yeah, I have the same problem, I won't let anyone roll me!
Wow. I'm voting for Obama. And I'm praying for every woman who doesn't have the brain and heart to do the same. And for every student whose school loans will suddenly become unavailable. And for every senior whose Social Security will disappear and whose Medicare will become a voucher plan. And for every mother of a soldier whose child will become more cannon fodder in foreign wars. And for every worker who got a new job after the auto industry was saved from ruin. Obama drew a terrible hand when he got elected in 2008. His record has been solid. I want him back in office to finish the tough job ahead.
His record has been solid. I want him back in office to finish the tough job ahead.
His "record" has been a disaster. He has only ran the credit card sky high.
Is Romney any better- I doubt it-but two wrongs never make a right. Stop spinning.
Wow again. I think I'll pass, Mindy: we never hit women. Don't be misled by rich positive-thinking liars: Obama for President. Filner for Mayor.
I appreciate the way of writing and research done (if its all true). Still personally I don't think this will matter enough for Romney in the 2012 US elections. Romney has only one recent issue when he goes through an aggressive debate during Final Presidential Debate http://sandiegofreepress.org/2012/10/shapeshifting-romney-smacked-around-in-final-presidential-debate/. But this will not be stretched long. (just hoping)
As a woman, Icannot bring myself to vote for Romney/Ryan.
I grew up in the '50s-'60s when abortion was illegal. Women died by the thousands across the U.S. Rich women took a cruise or toured Europe & were gone for a year & either had their child & put it up for adoption, brought it home as a fake adoption, or had a safe, though expensive, abortion in Switzerland. Poor women had no birth control other than denying their husbands & suffered through 10- or 20-odd pregnancies (suffering when she has no rest between pregnancies — 3 years between children recommended), died young, trusted a stranger to abort in unsanitary conditions, or did it themselves with a hanger or other device. Husbands simply remarried - they needed someone to care for their children, cook meals, wash, etc.
Planned Parenthood, vilified by those on the far right, had the best birth control class I've ever taken, including college & post-graduate psychology & physiology classes. Employees were warm, succinct, unshockable. (I was a naive 17-year-old, who thought only young & beautiful people had sex). I'll always be grateful to them for helping people (both men & women) on a sliding scale. Those who bombed clinics didn't seem to realize they treated women, their children, & did very well-qualified prenatal & post-natal care.
No one is in favor of abortion, but I refuse to make a 14-year-old girl risk her life to bear a child as a result of rape. Nor would I expect any woman to bear a child that has no brain, & therefore not the slightest chance of survival. Nor do I want to return to the '50s when a woman's only choices for a career were limited to teaching, nursing, or prostitution. I have no desire to return to being thought of as a second class citizen or criticized for taking a job from a man who needs to support his family. I thank God every day I work as a school bus driver for Title IX, without which I wouldn't have that job. Duke didn't want to hire me, though I aced the written & physical tests: we had to lift a 75lb bean bag in/out of a wheelchair & special needs van, because "all women do is stand around & talk".
I understand a man's resentment of the freedom birth control has given women, & truly wish all people remained chaste until marriage, but they don't. I wish our globe wasn't overcrowded & that there were simple solutions to pollution, but there aren't.
The USA is a wonderful country. I feel blessed to live here, but it's not a business & cannot be run like one. We're full of diverse & amazing people who work hard to make things better for their families, but we also need to take care of poor, lazy, incompetent people as well. The churches haven't managed to accomplish that for several centuries now - I don't see it happening tomorrow either.
It's common sense that if we spend money on healthcare for babies, they have a chance to grow up to contribute to, rather than detract from the economy. I don't think that's socialism. Rebecca Kiperts


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The Chicago Fire still don't know if midfielder Sebastian Grazzini will be available for Tuesday's US Open Cup final at the Seattle Sounders.
Interim head coach Frank Klopas told reporters on Monday's US Soccer conference call that the team won't make a decision on Grazzini – who has missed the Fire's last two games with a left hamstring injury – until Tuesday morning.
"He's been pushing himself everyday in training," Klopas said. "Obviously we're going to do a little bit more in tonight's session and evaluate how he feels, and then we'll check tomorrow morning and if he's ok I think he'll be available to be in the 18."
Grazzini missed the Fire's last two matches due to a left hamstring injury he picked up in the first half of Chicago's 3-2 win over New England last Sunday. The Fire did fine without him, winning 3-0 at Real Salt Lake on Wednesday and tying 1-1 at Houston on Saturday.
"We just have to see how he reacts after today's session," Klopas added. "We pushed him yesterday a little bit with our fitness coach, a little bit more today and then we just have to see because with a hamstring, you never know until you actually go out there and do some kind of fitness test, do some sprinting and see how he feels afterwards."
Though they didn't drop any results without him, Chicago will still want their Argentine playmaker on the field for Tuesday's final. The 30-year-old attacking midfielder has been a revelation since joining Chicago in mid-July, scoring three goals and providing four assists in nine league games.
Sam Stejskal covers the Chicago Fire for MLSsoccer.com. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Senators 5, Bruins 1
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 2
Nobody is ever going to mistake Chris Neil for Shaquille O'Neal.
But after what amounted to a slam dunk of a goal -- the first in the Senators' 5-1 win over the Boston Bruins at the Corel Centre last night -- Neil hung from the crossbar like Shaq might from the rim after a monster slam.
"That was like the video game NBA Jam, it was old school," said Senators centre Jason Spezza. "That stuff is good for the game. They should put it on video."
In front of 19,379 spectators, the Senators also completed a sweep of the Northeast Division (their first five games were all against Northeast opponents) with last night's win and opened a season with five-straight wins for the first time.
Goaltender Dominik Hasek made 34 saves for the 300th win of his NHL career, against a Bruins team missing stars Joe Thornton and Alexei Zhamnov.
"Hopefully we can keep it going," said Neil of the fast start. "That's great. Dom gave us excellent goaltending again, our penalty killing was big and Alfie made a great play to get us going."
Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson tip-toed around Boston defenceman Nick Boynton -- playing his first game of the season after a contract dispute -- and fed Neil for the opening goal.
Neil snapped home the pass into the top of the open net and then hopped over Boston goaltender Andrew Raycroft, grabbed onto the crossbar and dangled for a couple of seconds.
Neil's goal, at 11:15 of the first period, came after the Senators killed a 5-on-3 disadvantage for a minute and 40 seconds, six minutes into the game.
"After we killed the penalties, we got control of the game," said Senators coach Bryan Murray. "The Bruins got frustrated with themselves and that certainly helped."
The Senators, whose longest unbeaten string from the start of a season is nine games (6-0-3) in the 2000-2001 season, could also take encouragement from getting goals from five different players last night. Three of those scored their first goals of the season: Neil, with his third of the season, all on the power play; Antoine Vermette (his second); and firsts for rookie Brandon Bochenski, Anton Volchenkov and Bryan Smolinski.
"It's important to have that depth in scoring," said Alfredsson, who had two assists. "In the pre-season one line was playing really well (the Spezza-Dany Heatley-Bochenski line) and the others just followed.
"Having different lines step on different nights takes the pressure off everybody."
The Senators and defenceman Zdeno Chara had a scary moment in the third period. Chara broke in and was highsticked in the face from behind by Boston's Andrew Alberts, who received a double-minor for highsticking.
The Sens lost Peter Schaefer with a wrist injury after he had contributed a couple of assists and done some excellent penalty killing. He went to hospital for X-rays.


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Proposed Great Burn Wilderness
Your Wilderness
- Message from Mike Matz
- Featured Wilderness: Proposed Great Burn Wilderness
- Spotlight On: Idaho Conservation League Turns 40
- In Congress: A New Beginning—The 113th Congress Convenes
More than a century ago, hurricane-force winds drove lightning-sparked and human-caused fires across almost 3 million acres of Idaho and Montana. The fierce and fast-moving 1910 fire is considered the largest wildfire in American history. It took lives, damaged towns, displaced residents, and stripped the land of harvestable timber—all in less than three days.
As the great fire swept across the land from west to east, it jumped entire valleys and scorched ridgetop after ridgetop, leaving behind ridges of charred whitebark pine and valleys with remnant cedar stands.
Fast forward 100 years, and the area known as the Great Burn is, according to National Geographic, "a gem of wild beauty." That distinction is due in part to the ongoing recovery of the native ecosystem, which benefited from little human interference as it renewed itself.
Wildlife—including Rocky Mountain elk, mule deer, mountain goats, moose, gray wolves, cougars, and black bears—thrives in the area thanks to large tracts of intact habitat. The area's pristine streams and rivers are special too, providing much-needed refuge for threatened native bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout. Within these remote lands the headwaters of the Clearwater River form, winding 75 miles west to the Snake River.
Species in addition to trout benefit from nearby iconic protected lands, such as the Bob Marshall and Selway-Bitterroot wilderness areas, which provide ample habitat for animals to roam to the north and south. On clear days, visitors to the Great Burn can glimpse these distant areas from perches on rocky outcrops.
Dale Harris, executive director of the Great Burn Study Group, an organization dedicated to achieving wilderness designation for this area, calls these breathtaking views the "horizontal wildness" of the Great Burn. Noting that elevations range from 3,000 to 8,000 feet, Harris says staying up high, where the great fire left vast, open tundra, gives you a better sense of the expansiveness of the area where ridgelines, green basins, and numerous lakes dot the landscape below.
Just as wild animals are the benefactors of the healthy ecosystem of the Great Burn area, adventure-seeking folks come here to hunt, fish, hike, and cross-country ski. Outdoor recreation boosts the local economy, and, in addition to its stewardship work, Harris' group plays a role in that, monitoring wildlife, vegetation, recreation, and user impacts.
As the Great Burn area enters its second century of recovery, the study board's president, John Hart, who hikes, backpacks, fishes, and backcountry skis in the region, says the name of the place is a constant reminder of its fiery past:
"Those fires changed a lot of things in this area, and the name Great Burn helps us remember that historic event and how it's shaped the history of the area since."
The proposed Great Burn wilderness encompasses 275,000 acres in Montana and Idaho, and the forest service's plans for the Lolo and Clearwater national forests recommend this area for wilderness designation.
In Idaho, folks are working together to address public land issues on the Clearwater National Forest, including future wilderness designation for areas such as the Great Burn, as well as local economic issues. Harris co-chairs this effort, the Clearwater Basin Collaborative, which Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) convened in May 2008. More than 20 local and national stakeholders meet monthly with the goal of fashioning federal legislation to guide public land management in the Clearwater Basin.
View photos of the Proposed Great Burn Wilderness
Topics: Land Conservation, Environment
Project: U.S. Public Lands Conservation


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Wordpress: Museum Voices Editing Basics
Museum Voices sites run on a content managment system/blogging platform called Wordpress. The videos on this page will show you how to do most basic editing functions on Wordpress from creating pages/posts to managing images or other media.
Please see the WordPress: Customizing Your Museum Voices Site video page to learn how to change the appearance of your site, including: background colors, custom banners, menu items and widgets.
Videos on this page:
- How to log in
- Dashboard overview
- Posts vs. pages
- Create your first post
- Editor toolbar options
- Categories and tags
- Adding images
- Adding and managing image galleries
TIP: Having a hard time seeing the details? We recommend turning on the highest video quality possible and making the video full screen. Both of these controls are visible at the bottom right corner of the player after the video has been started.
How to Log In
Learn how to log in to Wordpress. You will need to use the UF VPN client first if you are not plugged directly into the Museum's wired network (e.g. off-site or on a wireless connection).
Topics covered:
0:00 – intro
0:20 – begin on the page or section you want to edit to make sure you are logging in to the correct system
0:35 – the LOG IN link is in the lower-right corner of the site footer
0:45 – extra step is needed if you using wireless or are away from the museum
0:55 – begin instructions for wired connections at the museum
1:17 – begin instructions for wireless connections and off-site locations
1:30 – need to use the UF VPN service before logging in
1:35 – what is a VPN? (virtual private network)
1:50 – UF VPN allows you to access resources as if you were on campus
2:12 – begin UF VPN AnyConnect connection instructions
2:35 – be sure to add "/flmnh" to the end of your username, e.g. firstname.lastname@example.com/flmnh
3:18 – VPN runs in background while you are connected
3:37 – now you can click on LOG IN link on the web site and get to Gatorlink login
3:52 – if you skip this step, you will be redirected to museum homepage instead of Gatorlink login page
4:15 – disconnecting from the VPN
4:25 – begin example with Windows VPN client (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client)
4:55 - be sure to add "/flmnh" to the end of your username, e.g. email@example.com/flmnh
5:25 – disconnecting from the VPN on Windows
Download step-by-step instructions (PDF)
Dashboard Overview
Take a short tour of the Dashboard, the "behind-the-scenes" administration area you will use to manage everything about your Wordpress site.
Topics covered:
0:00 – intro
0:20 – log in with your Gatorlink account (be sure click login link on your blog site)
0:43 – Dashboard opening screen
0:55 – log in/out menu in the upper right corner
1:00 – "My Sites" menu lets you jump between blogs if you have more than one
1:12 – current site menu – use "Visit Site" to leave Dashboard but stay logged in
1:40 – customizing the Dashboard main screen options
2:05 - Posts menu (posts, categories and tags)
2:55 – Events menu (manage calendar)
3:16 - Media menu (Library holds all of your site assets, WP-Cycle used to manage banners)
4:00 – Pages menu
4:46 – Comments (enabled at site level, approving comments is required)
5:33 – Galleries (organize images into galleries)
5:55 – Appearance menu (managing themes, customizations, widgets, menus)
6:38 – Profile menu (change admin color scheme)
7:28 – Tools menu (Press This bookmarklet)
Download a Dashboard cheat sheet (PDF)
Posts vs. Pages
Posts and pages may look similar, but they serve different functions in WordPress. Posts are best for news updates or subjects that change frequently, while pages are best for static content that doesn't change often.
Topics covered:
0:00 – intro
0:50 – visit the site Dashboard
0:58 – separate menu items for Posts and Pages
1:10 – creating a new sample post
2:25 – new posts are added to a special page that lists posts in chronological order
3:00 – posts are best choice for news, updates or anything that changes frequently
3:05 – if you have comments enabled, visitors can comment on posts but not pages
3:23 – sidebar widgets include posts, exclude pages
3:40 – creating a new sample page
3:50 – pages are best choice for static content, such as contact or "about us" info
4:50 – pages are not added to blog loop, but they are added to the main site menu
Download a chart comparing Posts and Pages (PDF)
Create your first post
Learn how easy it is to create and publish your very first blog post.
Topics covered:
0:00 – intro
0:45 - delete (trash) default Hello World post
1:05 - start a new post
1:17 - enter a title
1:25 - permalink (URL) is created automatically
2:25 - content editing area
2:38 - hover mouse over toolbar buttons to see name of icons, Toolbar Toggle button shows more
3:24 - pasting text from Word (keeps most formatting)
3:55 - distraction free writing mode
5:00 - begin publishing options overview
5:09 - save as draft
5:28 - post preview
5:40 - post status (not used often)
5:57 - public visibility
6:08 - sticky posts (pin to top of post feed)
6:40 - private visibility (only viewable by other logged-in users of your blog)
7:15 - password-protecting posts (NOT approved for restricted data!)
8:24 - changing publish date/time
9:02 - publish post
9:10 - view post on site
Download step-by-step instructions (PDF)
Editor Toolbar Options
Learn about the different options available in the WordPress editing toolbar.
Topics covered:
0:00 – intro
0:16 – will use post as an example, but the page editor has the same toolbar
0:42 – bold, italics, strikethrough
0:55 – bulleted and numbered lists
1:20 – block/pull quotes
1:43 – horizontal line
1:50 – alignment (text and images)
2:00 – link and unlink (adding/removing internal and external links)
3:30 – insert "read more" tag
4:27 – most keyboard shortcuts (Ctl+Z/X/C/V, etc.) work the same way
4:39 – toolbar toggle (shows another row of options)
5:15 – formatting drop down box (make text a headline, paragraph, etc.)
6:29 – underline (do not use underline! Web users expect underlined words to be links!)
7:10 – justify text (use with caution, spacing may look odd on very large screens)
7:37 – change text color
7:47 – paste as text (drops formatting and pastes as plain text)
9:09 – clear formatting
9:22 – insert special characters
9:45 – text indenting
9:55 – undo and redo
10:07 – keyboard shortcut guide
10:20 – formats dropdown (custom styles)
10:58 – distraction-free writing mode
Categories and Tags
Categories and tags organize your posts and help visitors find information. Categories generally cover broad topics (think book chapter titles) and tags are much more specific (think book index words). If you do not set up your own categories, all of your posts will be filed under the "Uncategorized" category. Using tags is completely optional.
Topics covered:
0:00 – intro
0:15 – what are categories?
0:52 – where to find the Categories and Tags menus under the Posts section
1:04 – pages do not use categories or tags (only posts use them)
1:09 – difference between categories and tags
1:30 – add a new category example
2:00 – category name
2:10 – category slug (URL)
2:30 – categories can be nested in a hierarchy
2:40 – category description not necessary and not shown by the Museum theme
3:05 – more category entry examples
4:10 – assigning categories when editing a post
4:44 – assigning categories using the post Quick Edit menu
5:30 – categories widget will show updated list on site
5:35 – clicking on a category name in the widget menu will show all posts in that category
5:55 – what are tags?
6:05 – adding tags to a post
6:15 – separate tags with commas
6:50 – using tags is optional, using categories is recommended
7:20 – tag cloud widget is not active by default, tags will be listed at bottom of post
7:40 – adding the tag cloud widget to the sidebar
Download step-by-step instructions (PDF)
Adding Images
Learn the basics of adding images to your WordPress site. These instructions will work with both posts and pages. This technique should be used when you want to add a handful of images alongside some other text content. If you want to display lots of photos on the same page, it is recommended you create a gallery instead (see below).
Topics covered:
0:00 – intro
0:28 – about the Media Library
0:58 – begin post example (inserting image directly in post editor)
1:10 – using the Add Media button
1:30 – uploading a new image
1:54 – begin filling out the attachment details
2:00 – title (rename to something useful to make it easier to locate in the Media Library)
2:26 – caption is optional, you can add this later
2:39 – alt text (PLEASE fill this out so our site is accessible to the visually impaired)
3:55 – image alignment
4:04 – link to setting
4:27 – image size
6:00 – insert image into post
6:08 – setting image alignment after insertion
6:30 – edit image button
6:50 – margins will be added once a post is published
7:10 – adding a caption
7:35 – resizing a photo (recommend using corner handles to avoid skewing image)
8:05 – images size down fine, can get blurry if you make them bigger than original
8:35 – selecting different sizes using the Image Details (edit) screen
8:55 – editing the original (uploaded) source image
10:30 – update post and view changes
10:50 – properly sourcing your images: respecting copyright
Adding and Managing Image Galleries
The image alignment buttons built into the text editor are not designed to handle complex photo layouts. Using image galleries will allow you to create attractive photo layouts with automatic thumbnail generation, multiple layout options, captions, descriptions and a large-size lightbox feature.


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Westwood left the 12-man field trailing at the Gary Player County Club in Sun City, the manicured terrain so favoured by England's footballers during the doomed World Cup campaign, though without the low scoring manifest on the football field.
Westwood survived the heat and the sleep deprivation initiated by the dawn rituals of the baboons that festoon the Sun City environs.
Someone in the faux Las Vegas complex believes the local fauna to be central to the experience. Westwood might beg to differ, despite winning by a hefty margin from Tim Clark.
At least he can catch up on lost sleep back home in Worksop before opening his shoulders next month in Abu Dhabi, where the European season begins its month-long desert swing.
Westwood's closing 68, which included a chipped birdie at the last for a 17-under aggregate 271, sealed his second victory of an injury-hit year adding to the St Jude Classic claimed at Memphis in June.
"It's a title I've always wanted to win," Westwood said. "I've come close a few times, lost in the play-offs, but it's always very special. It's sometimes even more pressure having a big lead because it's yours to blow.
"But I got off to a fast start and I got a few in front, so I felt pretty comfortable. It was a nice back nine, still tricky with the strong wind and the way it was swirling around. The finish was tough, so I was just pleased to get it done at the end."
On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean in far off California Tiger Woods was busy cleaning up the opposition in much the same way as Westwood, at his own invitational tournament, the Chevron World Challenge.
Woods took a four shot lead into Sunday's final round over Graeme McDowell, with whom he was paired.
It was at this very tournament a year ago that McDowell replaced Woods following the Thanksgiving Day massacre of his private life.
Woods was forced to step down through injury and embarrassment, allowing McDowell an opportunity to climb into the world's top 50 with a second placed finish. He has hardly looked back since.
Woods led from day one in pursuit of his first victory of the year. The first prize for him was not so much the $1.2 million on offer to the winner but the monkey off his back.
It is not unusual for golfing mortals to go a year without a win. For Woods it is anathema. The potless streak had become an increasingly annoying measure of his fall, a stick with which to beat him every time he teed up.
Jim Furyk was named PGA Tour Player of the Year following his three victories in 2010, including the FedEx Cup. Matt Kuchar, who topped the US money list, was voted second. Rickie Fowler took the rookie of the year award.


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By Cathy Toole
Henry County Cooperative Extension
Oct. 21: A viewing of Alive Inside at 11:30 a.m. at the Henry County Extension Office.
Our Second Wind Dreams Committee is hoping to partner with Music and Memory to provide personalized music recordings for our nursing home residents who are dealing with dementia. This 25-minute video which was a winner in the 2014 Sundance Audience Award category will introduce you to the program and touch your heart.
Oct. 22: USDA Resource Day at Extension Office.
By Levi Berg
• Alive Inside with Music and Memory Video showing on Oct. 21: Our Second Wind Dreams Committee is hoping to provide a program of personalized music for individuals who are dealing with Alzheimer's at Providence New Castle.
This is part of a national effort to bring some joy to individuals dealing with dementia and music seems to be one avenue to do this. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 11:30 a.m., we will show a 25-minute video that will share the highlights of the program here at the Extension Office.
Editor's note: The headline on this column previously contained an incorrect date for the USDA Resource Day at the Henry County Extension Service Office. The correct date is Oct. 22.
Brace yourselves, Kentucky drivers, the annual three-month increase in roadway encounters, and unfortunate collisions, with white-tailed deer is once again upon us, according to a news release from Kentucky Farm Bureau.
Deer can certainly be spotted around Kentucky any time of year, but for the next three months their activity – and likelihood of becoming a costly, if not deadly, roadway hazard – increases dramatically.
The Kentucky 4-H Foundation, along with 6 million 4-Hers from across the Commonwealth and the country will be celebrating National 4-H Week Oct. 4 to 10, according to a news release.
On Wednesday, Sept. 30, State 4-H officers traveled to Frankfort to meet with Governor Beshear for the signing of the 4-H week proclamation.
This year's theme for National 4-H Week is 4-H Grows Here, the new National 4-H Campaign.
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Ironman 5Th Birthday.
This was my first cake wreck. It was just about decorated when I dropped the cake trying to bring it up stairs, thankfully it didn't hit the floor, I dove and saved it. Had to cut a big chunk of it out. Had to do some substantial repairs at midnight, but it came out okay. For my godson Seth for this 5th birthday.