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NEW YORK, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Dish Network has asked the U.S. telecom regulator for more time to file an objection to wireless service provider Sprint Nextel's proposed sale of a controlling stake to Japan's SoftBank Corp due to Sprint's announcement this week of a plan to buy out Clearwire Corp.
The request may indicate that satellite television provider Dish, controlled by billionaire founder Charlie Ergen, is gearing up for a fight with Sprint over its plan to sell a 70 percent stake to SoftBank for $20 billion. Dish declined further comment on the matter.
Dish, which recently gained regulatory approval to build its own wireless service, told the Federal Communications Commission in a document dated Dec. 20 that it wants a three-week extension to the FCC's Jan. 4 filing deadline for petitions against the Softbank deal, which was announced in October.
Earlier this week, Sprint, which owns 50.45 percent of Clearwire, said it agreed to buy the rest of Clearwire for $2.2 billion, in a deal that would be conditional on the success of the SoftBank purchase.
Sprint, the No. 3 U.S. mobile provider, declined to comment on the Dish filing on Friday.
It sent the FCC an amendment to its application for approval of the SoftBank deal on Thursday including notice of its agreement with Clearwire, which would gives Sprint control of the smaller company's substantial spectrum holdings.
Dish said in its filing that Sprint's plan "raises a number of issues deserving of careful consideration" and that interested parties need an appropriate amount of time to consider and address these issues.
For example, Dish questioned if it is in the public interest for a foreign company such as SoftBank to control more wireless spectrum than any other company in the United States.
It also asked whether the FCC should re-evaluate "the competitive effects" of a combination of Sprint's and Clearwire's spectrum holdings under one owner.
Dish and Sprint recently clashed with each other during the regulatory review of Dish's plans for its spectrum holdings.
Sprint is already meeting objections to the deal from some minority shareholders who are not happy with the $2.97 per share price it agreed on with Clearwire.


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If you drive around with the vanity license plate MRBAKUP, you better know a thing or two about backing up (and restoring) data, and be highly skilled at squeezing into a tight parking space on a busy boulevard. I can't vouch for the latter, but W. Curtis Preston's new book solidifies his growing reputation as one of the most knowledgeable people writing about backup today--a rapidly changing discipline that's difficult to explain clearly. Here's why his tome belongs on the desk of every storage administrator and storage architect. Backup & Recovery: Inexpensive Backup Solutions for Open Systems is easy to read and understand, even though it contains a lot of highly technical material about open-systems backup in the form of tips, techniques and esoteric scripts. Further, Preston invited some 200 backup professionals to write examples of how they screwed up a backup assignment. Here's the start of Preston's confession about his first major backup mishap: "'You mean to tell me that we have absolutely no backups of paris ...
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The Conservation Commission has delayed a vote on the proposed Billerica Energy Center power plant after proponents presented the commission with changes — including revisions in plans for gas line maintenance and steps to minimize wetlands destruction.
The Conservation Commission has delayed a vote on the proposed Billerica Energy Center power plant, after proponents presented the commission with changes — including revisions in plans for gas line maintenance and steps to minimize wetlands destruction.
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Commissioners balked at voting at the Feb. 25 hearing, saying the changes were new to them and prompted unanswered questions including how much wetland would be affected, the number of and cost of turbines called for, and the details of a final site plan.
"Not having this in hand put the commission at a disadvantage," said Commission Chairman Jo Ann Giovino, at the meeting — the second in a public hearing on the proposed, 348-megawatt peaking plant.
Gionvino said, by handing the commission new information, proponents were putting the commission in an "awkward position."
"You aren't allowing us to look at moving the spine of your project," said Giovino.
The hearing drew a large crowd including Billerica and neighboring towns, many of whom have expressed opposition to the plant – proposed for a North Billerica site – since it was first unveiled two years ago.
Proponents, including representatives from Montgomery Energy and Epsilon Associates, touted potential benefits to the town and region, and noted that the state Facilities Siting Board granted tentative approval pending review Feb. 12 of transcripts from that hearing.
The commission is concerned that the plan calls for tearing down trees and disrupting wetlands and other vegetation during construction both of the facility and its pipeline.
Some commissioners questioned some aspects of the plan, including why the number of turbines cannot be reduced from six to four. Ted Barton, managing environmental consultant for Epsilon Associates, said scaling back to four turbines would not be too expensive.Audience members voiced deep skepticism.
"Let's get a detailed plan of what's going on and what's coming down," said Ed Bunker, a member of Billerica Watchers, a citizens' group opposing the plant. "Every time I go to a meeting, it's something new. Please be aware there's a lot of things coming down the road."
The plant's proposed site is on Town Farm Lane, on 16-acres of a 134-acre parcel owned by Baker Commodities, bordering the towns of Tewksbury and Chelmsford. The plot is near an auto yard and a rendering plant.
"This plan is totally different than what the state's looking at," said Ed Camplese, co-founder of the Billerica Watchers resident. "When they were showing their presentation, I started totaling the number of wetlands moved. There's 40,000 acres of wetlands."
But Barton said studies conclude that wildlife in the area will not be affected.
Commissioner Diane DePaso requested calculation of the total number of trees impacted in the entire site area of Baker Commodities, the site set for the plant.
Camplese a said the commission should ask for a complete and final plan, because Montgomery Energy keeps changing their plan for the plant.
Brian Dunn, a consultant for the commission and project manager for Woodard and Curran, said the Epsilon should provide a full site plan of the area and he is still waiting for outstanding information on storm water impact.
"They really should be presenting to you in record format, so you are not in the position of designing the project," said Dunn.
Both Camplese and fellow Billerica Watchers member Jeanne Landers suggested the commission obtain legal counsel to advise them as the Planning Board has recently done.
"If your decision does come down and you deny this, you'll be challenged in the Supreme Court," said Camplese.
Stephen Lentine, attorney for Montgomery Energy, said the proponents are still meeting with the town's Board of Health, Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board and are waiting for the results of an environmental impact statement.
Numerous town officials and state lawmakers have spoken in opposition to the plant, including many from Billerica, Wilmington, Chelmsford, Tewksbury and Andover.


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Venice - Brijuni Islands - Pula - Zadar - Sibenik - Split - Korcula - Kotor - Dubrovnik aboard Klara
A Three-Mast Schooner, which will be one of the first ships in this category sailing through 3 countries in 8 days!
The whole coastline of the Adriatic offers a wealth of historic and natural world wonders.
Day 1 - VENICE, ITALY
Check in starts from 1:00 pm. In case your flight arrives earlier, let us take care of your luggage so you can enjoy the fabulous "City of Canals" unencumbered till the check in time. Around 4:00 pm we will start our amazing day with a sightseeing tour of Venice, where you will visit emblematic monuments of Venice: the Doge´s Palace and St. Mark`s basilica. Get settled and join the welcome reception onboard at 07:30 pm. The captain will be waiting to receive all passengers arriving late at night and these guests will be provided with cold dinner. Overnight in Venice.
Welcome drinks and dinner.
Day 2 - VENICE - BRIJUNI ISLANDS - PULA
Early in the morning we set sail for the largest town on the Istrian peninsula. On the way to Pula you can enjoy the sights and sounds of a relaxing morning of sailing on the Adriatic and a visit to the Brijuni National Park after lunch onboard. After the sightseeing tour of Brijuni we will proceed to Pula, known for its multitude of ancient Roman buildings, the most famous of which is the Pula Arena, one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters amphitheaters in the world. In the evening, enjoy the Captain's dinner on board.
Meals on board: breakfast, lunch and Captain`s dinner
Day 3 - PULA - ZADAR
We depart Pula in the morning and continue our journey south towards Zadar, the oldest continually inhabited city in Croatia, situated in the center of the Croatian Adriatic, and chock full of historical and cultural monuments. After a morning of sailing full of beautiful sights and lunch on board in the afternoon, we will enter the port of Zadar. Enjoy the experience of a walking tour with your local guide who will introduce you to Zadar's rich history and the plethora of monuments and hidden corners it has to offer. Overnight in Zadar.
Meals on board: breakfast and lunch
Day 4 - ZADAR - SIBENIK -SPLIT
From Zadar we set sail towards Sibenik and the Krka National Park, one of the fabled jewels of Croatia's natural beauty. In Šibenik you will enjoy a sightseeing tour of its beautiful ancient streets with the exquisite St. James Cathedral, one of the most important architectural monuments of the Renaissance in Croatia. After the tour you will be taken by bus on a short hop to the Krka National Park to cool off by the crystal-clear waterfalls of the Krka river. After the visit to the Krka National park there will be a short bus ride to Split where we reunite with our ship and are free to enjoy the evening in Split. Lunch on board. Overnight in Split.
Meals on board: breakfast and lunch
Day 5 - SPLIT - KORCULA
Early in the morning, before the heat of the day, you can enjoy a sightseeing tour of Split after which we set sail for the island of Korcula, rich in vineyards, olive groves and small villages with numerous bays and coves. Swim stop in one of the peaceful bays, perfect to enjoy the beautiful atmosphere of the unspoiled nature, lush vegetation and crystal-clear sea sea. Lunch on board. Afternoon arrival to Korcula. This medieval ''little Dubrovnik'', said to be the birthplace of Marco Polo, has an ancient atmosphere which we will enjoy getting to know on an interesting tour along its winding streets. After the tour, make the best of some free time and sip a glass of local wine or coffee at an outdoor cafe, take a dip in the sea or just continue walking the streets. Overnight in Korcula.
Meals on board: breakfast and lunch
Day 6 - KORCULA - KOTOR
In the morning we depart Korcula and set sail for the fabled bay of Kotor in Montenegro. Truly one of the jewels of the Adriatic and you will have the privilege of seeing it from the best possible vantage point, the deck of a sailing ship. Upon arrival to Kotor we will be transfer to small tour boats waiting for us to take us on a scenic tour of the bay of Kotor and to visit the ancient and UNESCO Heritage protected town of Perast with its Church of the Lady of the Rocks, situated on a tiny islet just in front of Perast. You will then have the evening free to enjoy all that Kotor has to offer.Overnight in Kotor.
Meals on board: breakfast and lunch
Day 7 - KOTOR - DUBROVNIK
In the morning we set sail north and back to Croatia towards our final destination, the jewel that is Dubrovnik, with plenty of time for swimming along the way. Upon arrival in Dubrovnik we join a guided tour of the Old Town. After the tour of this marvelous and stunningly intact walled city on the Adriatic Coast, you will have the opportunity to experience the best things this town has to offer at your own pace. Overnight in Dubrovnik.
Meals on board: breakfast and lunch
Day 8 - DUBROVNIK, CROATIA
Disembark after breakfast and transfer to the airport.
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• Halfboard : breakfast and lunch or dinner (4 course)
• Fresh fruit, coffee and snacks available daily
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• Captain´s dinner with entertainment onboard
• Professional cruise manager (English speaking)
• English speaking guides for tours of Venice, National Park Brijuni, Zadar, Sibenik, NP Krka, Split, Korcula, Perast, Kotor, Dubrovnik
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AT TECH IN 2009: Tate appeared in 43 games for Tech and made 35 starts…was fourth on the team with a .418 on-base percentage…finished the season with a .250 batting average, two doubles, a triple, a home run and 17 RBIs…24 walks ranked him third on the team s…had five RBIs, two hits, and a home run on April 27 against Alabama A&M.
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AT TECH IN 2007: During his freshman season, Tate played in 27 of the Golden Eagles' 54 games for the season including 11 starts...hit 4-for-5 including three runs against the St. Peter's Peacocks on March 17...tallied 11 hits, 11 runs and five RBIs in 42 at-bats for a .262 batting average.
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AT HOUSTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in both football and baseball for the Fighting Irish...captured a long list of honors and awards...on the diamond, he was named all-district his sophomore year, and was named both all-district and All-State as a junior, leading his team to two regional championships...as a junior, he batted a phenomenal .496 with 47 RBIs, five home runs and 16 doubles...in football, he was an all-area and all-region pick at fullback and also earned awards as a punter
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Cashman seeks pitching, infield help at Meetings
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Less than 24 hours after he dangled off the side of the tallest building in Stamford, Conn., again taking part in a holiday rappelling event, Brian Cashman's feet were firmly on the ground at the Winter Meetings.
Cashman arrived for the four-day event at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort believing that the Yankees have much more work to do, and the general manager was said to have spent the day chatting with his counterparts, searching for deals to fill some of the club's remaining holes.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Less than 24 hours after he dangled off the side of the tallest building in Stamford, Conn., again taking part in a holiday rappelling event, Brian Cashman's feet were firmly on the ground at the Winter Meetings.
Cashman arrived for the four-day event at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort believing that the Yankees have much more work to do, and the general manager was said to have spent the day chatting with his counterparts, searching for deals to fill some of the club's remaining holes.
A Yankees spokesman said that Cashman would not be available to speak to the media on Monday, but that he was planning to do so on Tuesday.
That is not unprecedented; last year, Cashman declined to be interviewed on the third day of the Winter Meetings, which coincided with a contract offer to Kevin Youkilis. There was also the memorable morning in December 2008 when Cashman slipped out of Las Vegas undetected, appearing on CC Sabathia's California doorstep to deliver a contract.
The discussions Cashman was having on Monday were likely somewhere in the middle. Cashman has said that he is searching for pitching and infield help, noting on Sunday that there is "no priority on it -- just what makes us better." The Yankees have talked with free-agent second baseman Omar Infante, but as of right now, Robinson Cano's departure to the Mariners has boosted the market for Infante beyond the Yanks' liking.
Despite losing Cano and outfielder Curtis Granderson in free agency, the Yankees feel like they are in the process of improving. They have spent a combined $302 million to secure catcher Brian McCann, outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, infielder Kelly Johnson, right-hander Hiroki Kuroda and outfielder Carlos Beltran.
There will be more, they promise. The Yankees do not necessarily need to trade outfielder Brett Gardner, but he is a marketable chip as an Ellsbury-lite type player, particularly since he is only on target to earn about $4 million after arbitration this season.
The Reds and White Sox are among the clubs believed to be interested in Gardner, and the Yankees would consider pulling the trigger if it would fill needs at second base, third base, the rotation or the bullpen.
Clearly, the Yankees will look much different than the 85-win club that wrapped its season in September. That has forced the Yankees' rivals to sit up and take notice, particularly the defending World Series champion Red Sox, as manager John Farrell said that it was a blow to lose Ellsbury.
"He's a darn good player when he was playing at his full capacity -- which, again, I think everyone has to take into account," Farrell said. "He played with a broken foot. He played with a beat‑up left thumb, and I think he proved to a lot of people -- including himself -- that he's very capable and certainly a dynamic player, disruptive on the basepaths."
Farrell added that he was pleased to see Cano leave the division with his 10-year, $240 million deal in Seattle.
"We'll only face him seven or 10 times instead of 19," Farrell said. "You know what, free agency does some different things, and he's a great player. You remember as a pitching coach, he's a guy that keeps you up at night trying to find ways to attack him. But I'm glad he's out of the East."
Rays manager Joe Maddon said that he thought losing Cano and adding Ellsbury represented something of an even break for the Yankees and Red Sox.
"The Yankees lost a pretty good player. They gained a good player right there [in Ellsbury]," Maddon said. "Boston lost a good player with Ellsbury, but they have nice people in his place also. I don't know. It's almost like kind of a push feel to the whole thing, I think. Both of them will be really good again."
Ellsbury hit just nine home runs in 134 games for the Red Sox last year, but Maddon said that he expects Ellsbury's power to climb back toward the career-high 32 homers he hit in 2011.
"Ellsbury is going to show more power, obviously," Maddon said. "He can get into the right-center spot [at Yankee Stadium], so his home runs will probably come back up again."
The podium at the Winter Meetings had some Yankees flavor on Monday, as Joe Torre joined Bobby Cox and Tony La Russa in celebrating their unanimous inductions into the Hall of Fame by the 16-member Expansion Era Committee. But as for formal press events, the Yankees may to be saving their thunder for the Bronx.
Ellsbury's introductory news conference is scheduled for Friday, and Beltran is expected to have a day in New York as well. The Yankees also do not have to wonder about the chance for any awkward exchanges with Cano in the hotel lobby; the Mariners are said to be planning their introduction for next week at Safeco Field once Cano's physical is ironed out.
That probably wasn't high on Cashman's list of concerns, anyway. He said on Sunday that the Yankees were disappointed to lose Cano, but already sounded like a man who had moved on to more pressing and realistic concerns.
"You know, I wish things were like the NFL free agency where in 48 hours everything comes off the board," Cashman said. "But unfortunately, that's not how baseball free agency works.
"So you've got to drag out, walk through it and stress out, lose sleep and keep engaged. And hopefully, we can make some trades, too, that help us, so I'm glad we have gotten what we've gotten and I hope we can get some more."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat.


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Pierre Joseph Proudhon (pyĕr zhôzĕf´ prōōdhôN´), 1809–65, French social theorist. Of a poor family, Proudhon won an education through scholarships. Much of his later life was spent in poverty. He achieved prominence through his pamphlet What Is Property? (1840, tr. 1876), in which he condemned the abuses of private property and embraced anarchism. He also edited radical journals. After the Revolution of 1848, he was elected a member of the constituent assembly; at that time he tried unsuccessfully to establish a national bank for reorganization of credit in the interest of the workers. As a replacement for the existing social and political order, Proudhon developed a theory of
by which small, loosely federated groups would bargain with each other over economic and political matters within the framework of a consensus on fundamental principles. He hoped that man's ethical progress would eventually make government unnecessary and rejected the use of force to impose any system. Proudhon left a great mass of literature, which influenced the French syndicalist movement. Among his most important books are System of Economic Contradictions; or The Philosophy of Poverty (1846; tr. of Vol. I, 1888) and De la justice dans la révolution et dans l'église [of justice in the revolution and in the church] (3 vol., 1858).
See his selected writings, ed. by S. Edwards (1970); biography by G. Woodcock (1956, repr. 1987); A. Ritter, The Political Thought of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1969); C. M. Hall, The Sociology of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1971); R. L. Hoffman, Revolutionary Justice: The Social and Political Theory of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1972); H. De Lubac, The Un-Marxian Socialist (1948, repr. 1978); S. Condit, Proudhonist Materialism and Revolutionary Doctrine (1979); E. Hyams, Pierre-Joseph Proudon: His Revolutionary Life, Mind and Works (1979); K. S. Vincent, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and the Rise of French Republican Socialism (1984).


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Letters | Affordable Care Act, sequester cuts, universal care
Health care thanks
I want to thank President Obama for succeeding in giving Americans the opportunity to have health insurance. In my case it couldn't have come at better time. My wife Darlene worked for National City Bank for 32 years. When she was only 51, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
That was 7 years ago. I had been on her employee health insurance for most of our 27 years of marriage and being self-employed myself, I was very lucky!
She left her job because of her disability in 2008 and we were able to keep our health insurance policy until she had to switch to Medicare in 2011, leaving me uninsured! I have been trying to find affordable health insurance for myself since 2011 and it has been impossible at age 61, with rates well over $500 per month.
We could not afford that amount because of the cost of Darlene's prescriptions which are more than $4,000 a year. I recently went to kynect, Kentucky's online health exchange and I was able to get a policy which includes medical, dental and vision for less then $200 per month!
Thank you, Gov. Beshear, for allowing the exchanges in our state. It's very simple to use and all Kentuckians without health insurance need to sign up as soon as possible. Darlene and I thank you and President Obama. Now let's find a cure for Alzheimer's!
Louisville 40258 –
Sequester cuts
Sen. Mitch McConnell wants to get an exemption from the sequester to get millions of dollars to farmers who are being paid not to grow tobacco. That's great, BUT he filibustered repeated Democratic bills which would allow for targeted reductions in spending.
McConnell is the person who created the problem for those farmers. But at the same time he restores money for farmers not to grow tobacco, shouldn't he also restore the money he took from Head Start, food stamps and Meals on Wheels?
Louisville 40242 –
Coverage for all
The recent article citing the rise in health care spending as the lowest rate on record did not mention the main reason for the slowdown. It did say that the recession was partly responsible and that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) might have had something to do with the 1.3 percent rise during the past year.
However, where is the mention that 33 percent of American adults are now avoiding needed care because of cost? The AARP said that potential patients didn't get care or prescriptions because of cost.
Why? Either they had no insurance at all or a high deductible.
When you must to pay the first $2,000 to $5,000 out of pocket, you decide to skip it and take a chance.
Besides, the ACA merely mimics private health insurance. They all have high deductibles, something that didn't even exist 30 years ago. Places with single-payer health care systems such as Sweden and Switzerland show that only 10 percent of the adults self-deny medical care.
When will this country wake up and establish a national program that will cover everybody at the present level of dollar outlay, or even less?
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Zenit St. Petersburg striker Danko Lazovic wanted to give some fans a meaningful souvenir—his shirt—after his team's 2-0 victory against FC Volga on Saturday. Instead, the Russian police decided to give him a meaningful burn on his side. Then they said it never happened, as you'll hear in the above video.
Lazovic has nine goals in 13 games for Zenit St. Petersburg, which currently sits in second place in the Premier League, behind CSKA Moscow.
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'I just went to give my jersey to the fans after the match when a police officer appeared behind me and tasered me in the back with his electric shocker,' said Lazovic.
'I don't know why that happened. Maybe he thought that I was one of the fans.
'Sometimes people do really awful things.
'It was a strange feeling. It's just amazing that kind of thing can happen at sporting events, but here, in Russia, apparently everything is possible.'
An investigative committee is now probing the police force in a bid to clean up the image of Russian football before they host the World Cup in 2018.
Danko, you should probably double-check your soup for isotopes from now on.
Zenit striker Danko Lazovic tasered by police after giving shirt to fan [Metro UK, h/t tomuban]


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27 November 2013 at 9.56am | 7 Comments
Marks & Spencer has launched a new collection of ballet clothing, created in association with The Royal Ballet.
The range, designed for girls aged three to eight years, is available to buy online via Marks and Spencer's website.
'The collection is beautifully detailed,' says Alison Csom at Marks & Spencer. 'It is ideal for Christmas – it's a young ballet dancer's dream!'
The collection includes an embroidered tutu dress, a pleated tulle skirt decorated with sequins, satin and diamante and a classic wrap-cardigan, as well as two styled t-shirt tops featuring designs inspired by The Royal Ballet.
Marks and Spencer are offering the chance to win clothing from the range as well as two tickets to see The Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker. To enter the draw, you must re-tweet a tweet posted by Marks &Spencer on 26 November at 9am that relates to the Royal Ballet collection and Prize Draw. Find out more details.
The new collection is priced between £16 and £30.


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Federal Health Site Stymied by Lack of Direction
Absence of Single Leader, Disjointed Bureaucracy Tied to Troubles
A team of young policy experts energized by President Barack Obama's health law toiled for three years in a Bethesda, Md., office building to draw up specifications for the federally run insurance marketplace.
Forty miles away at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Baltimore headquarters, longtime agency computer experts with different bosses oversaw building the site's software and hardware components.
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The burning question on the minds of many is, why take a Raiders offense that last season finished ninth in average yards and per game and 15th in average points per game and install a new blocking scheme and playbook?
To which, Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Knapp said: That's a "good question; a question worth asking."
In short, Knapp said, because you teach what you know best, and his system has a track record of working well.
The key is patience. Knapp and defensive coordinator Jason Tarver said their schemes are sound, but they take time to implement and for the players to learn. Bringing back as many players as possible from this year's team and giving them a year to adjust are going to pay huge dividends.
"I'm a firm believer in the scheme," Knapp said Thursday. "I've been to too many places and had too much experience to know it's a very productive scheme. Like it is for anywhere you go, when coaching changes occur you want the coaches who are the teachers to teach what they know best. If you do that with the coaches, they're going to have answers for the issues that come up in the system."
Knapp said his history in retooling offenses shows that players need a year or so to get acclimated but, once they're up to speed, good things happen.
"Every place I've been to, it's usually going to take at least a year's transition time to get everything taught … ," Knapp said. "If you take a business structure and you make those changes, it's going to take a year's time to process everything and learn it. Once they master it, you can add to it. Right now, it's taking some time."
When posed the same question, why change the offense? Raiders coach Dennis Allen said he, too, is a firm believer in what Knapp is doing.
"There's been a lot of change, and when there is a lot of change, sometimes you don't get the results that you're looking for right away," Allen said. "But when you believe in something, and you stick to it and you know it's the right plan, it ends up working out."
Next season is when the Raiders can expect those results, Knapp said. And how is that going to manifest itself?
"More consistency and higher scoring points," Knapp said, "because we're not able to keep those drives long enough right now to get the points on the board. So, by keeping the system in place and keeping the bulk of the players here, now we keep the drives alive and we get our point total up into the mid-20s, and that's what we want to be.
"If you're in the mid-20s to high 20s, you're going to be in the top 10 of the league in scoring, and that's ultimately what has to happen. To get 11 guys on the same page, you need some reps and experience together and with a year's offeseason work of that and a better offseason system, the performance level usually goes up the next season."
In Knapp's second season as offensive coordinator in three previous stops, his team's scoring dropped by an average of 1.1 points per game and an average of 4.5 yards per game in Year 2.
Tarver said, "I want it now," when asked about the time it takes to get a scheme at peak performance. "It's a now business."
At the same time, he said, the players are getting better as the season progresses, which is an encouraging sign that they are grasping the scheme.
"With the change of personnel, now they're realizing what the scheme can do for them," Tarver said. "It's been good. With a year under our belts and keeping as many of these guys as we can, it'll grow big time."
Cornerback Michael Huff boasted of the Raiders having a top-five defense this season. He now says that the defense has a "long way to go" before it's where it needs to be.
Bringing back as many players as possible is paramount.
"You want to keep a lot of the same guys there, especially in the secondary because it's all really communication, talking and making sure everybody is on the same page," Huff said.
Veteran defensive end Andre Carter said he understands how people might question the merit of bringing back the same scheme and many of the same players, given the lack of success this season.
However, he said he, too, has seen the value of continuity during the course of his long NFL career.
"I've had eight defensive coordinators in my career," Carter said. "Learning the scheme takes a lot of time. The first year, yeah it's tough. It's all growing pains and you learn as you go. Coming into that second year, the comfort level is a little bit better, the communication is a little better and the execution is so different.
"This year is just a level for the growth and development of the younger guys, as well as the vets trying to adapt the new scheme and philosophy."
— Middle linebacker Rolando McClain declined an interview request after practice.
McClain said, "Coach covered everything you could ask me. I ain't got nothing to say about anything," when asked if he wanted to speak with the media.
McClain, of course, was referencing Allen saying he and McClain had a talk Wednesday, at which time Allen outlined for McClain what he expected from him the rest of this season and beyond.
McClain was suspended for two games by the Raiders for conduct detrimental to the team. He returned from his suspension Monday as the Raiders backup middle linebacker and special teams player.
— Allen said defensive tackle Richard Seymour suffered a "setback" in his return from a hamstring injury.
Seymour missed the past five games as a result of the injury. He practiced Monday for the first time since he suffered the injury Nov. 4.
"We'll evaluate him as we finish out the week, but I thought he practiced well yesterday and then early today," Allen said. "It kind of grabbed him a little bit, so we'll see."
— Strong safety Tyvon Branch missed practice today for the third straight day this week. However, there is hope that he might be able to rebound in time to play Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.
"He was on the side working out with the trainers," Allen said. "I'm hopeful that we'll be able to get him out here and practice a little bit tomorrow. His mind-set is he wants to play this weekend."
— The Raiders received an extension from the league in hopes of selling enough tickets by day's end Friday to avoid the Chiefs game being blacked out.
The Raiders need to sell at least 85 percent of the tickets for the game to be televised locally. Typically, when the Raiders ask for an extension, the game winds up being televised.
Six of Oakland's first seven regular-season home games this season were televised locally. The Browns game is the only one that was blacked out.
— Allen and general manager Reggie McKenzie said they want to get a good look at young players such as quarterback Terrelle Pryor, offensive lineman Tony Bergstrom and defensive linemen Christo Bilukidi and Jack Crawford the final three games.
That remains the plan, Allen said, just don't expect any of those guys to start.
"I don't see any real major changeups as far as the starting lineup's concerned, but we do want to see some of these guys get in some game action," Allen said. "And how much that is, I don't know exactly right now. A lot of that, the game will dictate what that is."
— Young players that don't figure to get much playing time the rest of the way are tight ends Richard Gordon and David Ausberry.
From the sound of it, they don't factor much into the Raiders long-term plans, either.
"We've had a chance to look at these guys a little bit," Allen said, "and we kind of know what we've got in these guys. They're still in the lineup and they'll still be used pretty much the same way we've used them."
That means a handful of offensive snaps and the rest on special teams. Not exactly a ringing endorsement of either player moving forward.
— Looks as if it's full systems go for running back Darren McFadden, who is doing much better in his return from an aggravated ankle injury than many might have expected.
How's Darren looked all week?
"Darren's been great," Allen said. "He's been great all week. I haven't noticed anything where he's had any issues at all. So, I'm really kind of expecting him to be full go."


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Just To Freak You Out XXIII
I've been pretty bogged down with getting this next tournament ready. I really hoped I'd have it posted by now, but obviously it hasn't happened yet. Patience. In the meantime I've got some other cool stuff for you guys to enjoy.
First thing, a reader emailed in a link to a site called MG's Helmets — specifically to a page where the designer has come up with a bunch of NHL concept football helmet designs. It's quite clever actually. My favorite thing is how any references to hockey have been removed from the logos. You'll find no hockey sticks and no pucks. Haters of the "Buffaslug" might notice at a quick glance how ridiculously appropriate that logos looks on a football helmet. The only other logo that even comes close to looking good on a helmet is the Flyers.
It's just weird.
Now you're good and prepared for the freak out stuff. I would've done this yesterday, but I didn't. This one is all wacky logos.
First, the Atlantington Thrashitals.
Then the Phitroit Flyer Wings. I know, creative names.
This next one here is a combination of the two Colorado clubs that have graced the NHL — the Rockies and Avalanche.
Not too horrible. I haven't quite figured out how the avalanche of snow has passed directly through the mountain, but I've found in my life it's best not to ask questions.
Here, I think we've got an amalgamation of just about every Edmonton Oilers logo ever used.
Learn what it means to be freaked out. Learn it well.
And finally, a weird generic Bruins logo design that could be used for absolutely any team called the Bruins whether they happen to be located in Boston or not.
Thanks, but I'll keep the spoked B.
Saw Charlie Wilson's War tonight. Philip Seymour Hoffman is my hero. Enjoy the other half of your weekend. The Quest For The Worst is imminent.


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100 prisoners now on hunger strike at Guantanamo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A hunger strike among prisoners at Guantanamo Bay keeps growing.
Lt. Col. Samuel House said Saturday that 100 of 166 prisoners at the U.S. base in Cuba have now joined the strike.
He says 19 are receiving liquid nutrients through a nasal tube to prevent dangerous weight loss. House says five of those are at a hospital under observation but that they do not have any life-threatening conditions.
Lawyers for the detainees say the military is undercounting the number of hunger strikers.
Prisoners began the hunger strike in February to protest conditions and indefinite confinement.
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Brooklyn: A New Home, a New Life
April 17 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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As they watched the Trump administration's Muslim ban and subsequent restraining orders move closer to the Supreme Court, outgoing Teen Council Members identified immigration as the timely and broad topic for 2018. In responding to their mandate, 2018 Council Members analyzed how concepts of "us" and "them" lead to stereotypes of immigrants and considered how race and immigration have intersected differently across eras. They sought to strike a delicate balance between the range of immigrant experiences across time, culture, and individual life trajectories. Council members grappled with ongoing, unifying themes related to living away from the land of one's birth— language, cultural fluidity, code switching, and American immigration law and policing. The resultant exhibition, Brooklyn: A New Home, a New Life, features stories about historical Brooklynites: Harriet Judson, John Roebling, Nathan Handwerker, and Shirley Chisholm, as well as Ravi Ragbir, a contemporary immigration activist. The people featured are not all immigrants, but each represent a different lens into the story of American immigrants, and show, without a doubt, how Brooklyn has been shaped by the many international ties within its vibrant and varied communities.


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This web site is maintained by the Commission on Art & Cartography of the International Cartographic Association (ICA). This commission has been created in July 2011, to replace the working group created in August 2008 to explore the increasing relations between art and cartography, and to stimulate new forms of interaction.
The goal of this web site is to provide an environment in which artists, researchers, architects, cartographers and citizen in general can have access to different sources of information related to the interaction between art & cartography.


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New PAC knocks on doors for New London budget
New London - The atmosphere and attire were more brunch than politics, but the members of the newly formed Unite New London PAC were all business when they gathered at Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio's home Saturday morning.
Tom Murphy is chairman of Unite New London - a group of about 30 or so volunteers and three officers who came together solely to convince taxpayers to vote "yes" on the city's budget, which goes to referendum Tuesday.
They're mostly taxpayers, Murphy said, ranging in age from 20-somethings to seniors - property owners unaffiliated with the city and nonpartisan in their mission.
"We just came together to make sure we get the word out, get the story out," Murphy said. "It's totally organic."
At issue Tuesday is the city's $42.3 million general government budget and the 27.22 mills needed to fund the spending plan. The grassroots group "Looking Out For Taxpayers," which was instrumental in getting the 644 signatures needed to force the referendum, has been putting up "NO" signs around the city, and the Republican Town Committee last week passed a resolution urging its members to reject the budget, in part because the city's finances seem to be in disarray and, they say, the budget available to the public lacks details on how money will be spent.
But Finizio said in an interview last week that the budget is "bare bones," and more cuts could mean every-other-week garbage collection, closing the senior center, layoffs in the mayor's office and public works, and reduced funding for youth affairs, the public library and contributions to nonprofits, all of which and more are listed under "what's at stake" on the PAC's green flyer.
The 7.5 percent tax increase is due to years of overestimating revenues and under-budgeting departments, he said.
Unite New London is a small-scale operation, cobbled together quickly at the beginning of September in light of the forced referendum. Its budget is less than $2,000, and Saturday, its materials packaged into folders and onto clipboards distributed among teams of two - maps, voter registration cards, thick, stapled paper packets of active voters' names - the "walk list" - with the goal of canvassing at least those in town most likely to vote.
Finizio, clad in a green "I 'Whale Tail' NL" T-shirt and jeans, his brown leather shoes the only vestige of his office, strategized with fellow PAC members in his dining room. He said they were hoping to hit one in five voters over the course the day.
"We want to have a presence everywhere in the city and make sure people have a chance to talk to us," he said. "In a referendum like this, it's important to hear from the people who are going to be affected."
Murphy and Laura Natusch, the PAC's deputy treasurer, took a 2nd-District assignment. As they drove down Ocean Avenue away from Finizio's house, Murphy honked, waving at fellow volunteers who clutched clipboards as they took to the sidewalk.
Their first stop - a house on Plant Street - was promising. Andrew Aspinwall seemed happy to talk Natusch and Murphy in circles around his city gripes - unregistered cars, overworked teachers and crowded classrooms, and the issue du jour: what he pays in property taxes.
"I feel your pain," Murphy told him.
But it seemed Aspinwall just wanted to chat and relay his concerns for his city; he's voting yes.
"As long as everybody sticks to the budget," he warned.
"It's nice to meet someone who's really informed," Murphy told him, turning around and calling out in farewell, "We love our city!"
"Yes we do!" Aspinwall yelled back.
They would hit twice as many locked front doors and darkened windows as live people over the course of the next hour and a half, trying to close the gap with passersby, gravitating toward those doors left invitingly ajar. Several gardeners and one weekend home-improver with a bucket of whitewash on his porch were prime targets.
Ambling down Plant Street toward the water, Murphy and Natusch stopped occasionally to compare their lists, read aloud house numbers, and once to scratch behind the ears of a handsome gray cat in a turquoise collar.
"You look busy, but," Murphy said as introduction to a woman in hot-pink sneakers and a ponytail, head ducked under the hood of her car. He managed to hand her a flyer before her dismissal.
"Any questions?" they asked.
"I'm good, thanks," she said.
A beagle named Maxine harnessed to a set of hind-leg wheels caught their attention. As they waved and cooed, her owner called out, "What are you guys doing?"
"I'm happy you asked," Murphy said, crossing the street with grand strides. "Are you a New Londoner?" And, upon affirmation, simply, "We hope you'll vote yes for the budget."
"I will!" Then, "Good luck!"
They waited patiently at unanswered doors, delicately rolling up flyers and tucking them into door handles, and weathering the inevitable rejection. There was the hasty "No time, sorry," and the "Oh yeah, we know." One woman stood firmly behind her screen door, cracking it open only begrudgingly to oblige the flyer offer.
"I know what I'm voting," she said with a warning tone.
Patricia Pianka, born and raised in New London, came to the door of her Pequot Avenue home in a purple sweater with black polka dots.
Murphy began with the usual introduction - just private citizens, trying to get the vote out - but Pianka had her answer ready.
"I'm sorry, we're 'no' people," she said.
But before they left, she had a few questions - mostly to do with the referendum questions themselves.
"That's a trick question," Pianka said of the fact that there are two items - the tax increase and the government operating budget itself.
Murphy offered to get back to her - but did she prefer phone or email?
"I consider computers a step backwards," she said.
Natusch brought the friendly chat to a close.
"It's nice to know that even though we're on opposite sides, it doesn't have to be a hostile conversation," she said.
It was all for a cause they insisted was worthy of an entire day's door-knocking and strolling.
"If we can't pass this, we're in for some rough times," Murphy said.
Tuesday's referendum
New London residents will be going to the polls Tuesday to vote on two questions concerning the $42.3 million general government budget.
The first question asks for a yes or no vote to approve the 2012-13 budget. The second question asks for a yes or no to approve the tax rate of 27.22 mills.
Polls will be open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
District 1: New London High School, 490 Jefferson Ave.
District 2: Harbor School, 432 Montauk Ave.
District 3: Ocean Beach Park, 1225 Ocean Ave.
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Your morning roundup for Oct. 7, the day we discovered the toilet bike. Video via Gunaxin. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors.
What we watched: To live in New York when the Yankees are eliminated from the postseason is to be reminded of the profound sense of entitlement on the part of the fans here. They'll moan and be critical and overreact when disappointed, just like anywhere else, but above all there is this strange sense of disbelief that it's all over and it didn't end with a parade down Broadway.
Those of us who prefer other teams know not to take playoff opportunities—any playoff opportunities—for granted. They arrive with a wave of enthusiasm, and once they're gone, there's often no telling whether they'll return. But it's different here, and I suppose 27 championships will do that for a fan base, even if they've only experienced one of those titles in the last 10 seasons.
Wait. Make that 11.
Overwrought media narrative built around possible small-sample-size aberration: "But the Yankees are paying him and—for now anyway—Sabathia to be stars; to carry a team through tough times, like they did in the 2009 postseason; carried them all the way to the Canyon of Heroes; helped meet the organizational mandate. This year—failed by their stars—the best the Yankees could do was not be the Red Sox. Thus, Rodriguez had the proper coda for the 2011 Yankees season: 'A major failure.'" [New York Post]
Overwrought media narrative built around possible small-sample-size aberration, No. 2: "That is what you have to say and all you can say when it is 3-2 for the Tigers in Game 5, 3-2 for the Tigers in the division series, when the Tigers come into the most famous - and of course most expensive - ballpark in this world and win a game like this from the Yankees. When they make a 3-2 lead stand up through the late innings, through the last outs that once were the toughest in this world to get at the old Yankee Stadium. With the old Yankees. Not anymore." [New York Daily News]
Your Breakdancing Battle Interlude:
Who is the squirrel's agent?: "'I may make it to Philly,' the squirrel tweeted. But given the famously querulous nature of Philadelphia fans, it added, 'Am going to stay out of sight for my own safety.'" [New York Times]
Blind man drives at Charlotte Motor Speedway: "While Presnell only got his Camaro up to 20-25 MPH with Wallace in the passenger seat telling him when to turn, he later got to experience the thrill of driving full speed around CMS, riding shotgun around Charlotte Motor Speedway while Wallace drove." [From The Marbles]
Merch: Managing editor Tom Scocca and contributing editor Drew Magary have both written books. You can buy Scocca's Beijing Welcomes You: Unveiling the Capital City of the Future here, and Magary's The Postmortal here. Now do it.
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CAIRO—Egyptian authorities arrested 11 Muslim Brotherhood members accused of running Facebook pages that incite violence against the police, expanding a crackdown on followers of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to include social media.
The arrests Wednesday and Thursday are a sign that after largely crippling the group in a wave of arrests and killings of protesters, security agencies are going after younger members using the Internet to keep protests alive — and looking for evidence of links to a growing insurgency and violent backlash.
Bombings and drive-by shootings targeting police officers have accelerated in retaliation for the killings and jailing of Brotherhood members and other Islamists. The attacks have been claimed by an al-Qaida-inspired militant group, but the government accuses Morsi's Brotherhood of orchestrating the violence and has branded it a terrorist group — an accusation the group denies.
The police online pursuit raises concerns that the fear of attacks could be used as a pretext for imposing heavier restrictions on the freedom of the Internet, a major outlet for expression after the military-backed interim government extended the crackdown to silence other forms of dissent, with the arrests of leading secular activists.
According to the private-owned Al-Shorouk newspaper, the government is preparing a new anti-terrorism law that criminalizes websites that promote "ideas or beliefs calling for use of force or violence." The bill, drafted by the Justice Ministry, called for penalties of no less than five years in prison for those creating such sites.
Earlier this month, leading liberal and former lawmaker Amr Hamzawi was referred to trial over charges of insulting a judge because of a Twitter posting criticizing a ruling.
Meanwhile, under the crackdown, social media have become one of the Brotherhood's main ways of communication, spreading calls for non-stop protests demanding Morsi reinstatement and posting pictures of blooded faces of slain protesters while calling for revenge.
Authorities say that after police crushed two pro-Morsi protest camps in August, Brotherhood-linked pages were filled with names, pictures and personal details about police officers they accuse of involvement in the assault. The day witnessed one of Egypt's worst bloodbaths, with hundreds killed.
The new arrests were in connection to a number of Brotherhood-linked pages. The Interior Ministry said Thursday the detainees were accused of using the pages to "incite violence, target citizens, make bombs and carry threatening messages." It said some were arrested for sharing postings from other pages called the Free Islamic Army.
Among those detained was a teacher from the Nile Delta city of Damanhour, who allegedly posted on his Facebook page a "statement inciting the burning of police vehicles," the ministry said.
Two others, a government employee and his son, were arrested for running a page called "Revolutionaries of Beni Suef," a southern province. The page, set up on Jan. 21, has around 500 followers.
One of its postings shows three pictures of an army officer with his children. A caption with the post identifies him as part of the "el-Sissi militia."
"I say to all el-Sissi dogs everywhere, you are under the microscope," it read.
Six others were detained in Damanhour for running Facebook page called "Damanhour Ghosts." The page mostly carries criticism of the military and government and calls for the freeing of detainees — though one picture shows the country's top leaders, including el-Sissi, in prison uniforms with nooses dangling above them.
Others were arrested in connection to a page called "Anti-Coup Hooligans Brigade," launched in October, which includes pictures of policemen the page accuses of killing protesters, warning, "vengeance is coming" and pictures of youth throwing firebombs and instructions.
Suicide bombings, attacks and drive-by shootings by militants have targeted senior police officers, including Lt. Col. Mohammed Mabrouk, whom authorities said was involved in investigating Brotherhood leaders and was killed in November. Small bombs go off or are found planted near police stations regularly.
Social media and Facebook in particular were main platforms for organizing the country's 2011 uprising that led to the ouster of longtime president Hosni Mubarak. Since then, fiercely anti-police pages have arisen during years of turmoil by youth of various stripes, including riotous soccer fans who often clash with police.
During Morsi's one-year presidency, there were several arrests linked to postings seen as blasphemous or offensive to Islam. Coptic Christian Alber Saber sentenced to three years in prison in 2012 after neighbors complained he posted an anti-Islam film on his Facebook page.
In 2012, leading blogger and activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah was detained after a user posted a message on his Twitter account about anti-Morsi protests outside the Brotherhood's Cairo headquarters.
Authorities also expanded their anti-Brotherhood crackdown to go after the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera TV news network, which they have long accused of bias in favor of the group. The network denies any bias.
On Wednesday, 20 Al-Jazeera journalists were ordered put on trial on charges of aiding or joining a terrorist group and endangering national security.
After the indictment, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Washington was "deeply concerned" about the lack of freedoms in Egypt and the country's "egregious disregard for the protection of basic rights and freedoms."
Egypt's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Badr Abdelattie, rejected the U.S. criticism, insisting that the judicial system ensures fair trials and the government does not interfere in its work.
No date has been set for the trial and the full lists of charges and defendants have not been released.
The 20 defendants are known to include three men working for Al-Jazeera English: Acting bureau chief Mohammed Fahmy, a Canadian-Egyptian, award-winning correspondent Peter Greste of Australia and producer Baher Mohamed, an Egyptian. The three were arrested on Dec. 29 in a raid on the hotel suites where they were working.
Greste's parents, Lois and Juris, called the arrests of the three an abuse of human rights, free speech and journalists' freedom to report.
"Someone didn't like their report. For that, they are now put into a maximum security prison for what is clearly punishment — not mere detention," Juris Greste told reporters in Brisbane. "This is most undeserved, outrageous and shameful."


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Keeping up with HIV meds often means having to weave daily doses into a busy life. How do other HIVers do it? In each episode of this video series, we'll take a peek into the day-to-day routine of a person who's living with HIV, taking HIV meds, and dealing with situations that get in the way of adherence. Watch other videos in the series.
Episode 7: Petra Berrios and Efrain Carrasquillo
Ages: 51 and 48
Home: Bronx, N.Y.
Diagnosed: 1986 and 1990
"There's days that she's my rock," says Efrain Carrasquillo of his wife, Petra Berrios. She says the same about him; the couple met in 2004 and married soon after. Like anyone living with HIV, both have days when they're sick of taking HIV meds. They share tips they use to get through rough patches.
Filmed by Olivia Ford and produced by Mark S. King.
[Update 2/10/2014: Sadly, Petra Berrios passed away in October 2013. More about Petra is available in this message from CAI.]
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