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I am speaking to you at the end of a long trip. I began in Russia for a summit between two great powers. I traveled to Italy for a meeting of the world's leading economies. And I have come here to Ghana for a simple reason: The 21st century will be shaped by what happens not just in Rome or Moscow or Washington, but by what happens in Accra, as well.
This is the simple truth of a time when the boundaries between people are overwhelmed by our connections. Your prosperity can expand America's prosperity. Your health and security can contribute to the world's health and security. And the strength of your democracy can help advance human rights for people everywhere.
So I do not see the countries and peoples of Africa as a world apart; I see Africa as a fundamental part of our interconnected world… as partners with America on behalf of the future we want for all our children. That partnership must be grounded in mutual responsibility and mutual respect. And that is what I want to speak with you about today.
We must start from simple premise that Africa's future is up to Africans. I say this knowing full well the tragic past that has sometimes haunted this part of the world. After all, I have the blood of Africa within me, and my family's… my family's own story encompasses both the tragedies and triumphs of the larger African story.
Some of you know that my grandfather was a cook for the British in Kenya, and though he was a respected elder in his village, his employers called him "boy" for much of his life. He was on the periphery of Kenya's liberation struggles, but he was still imprisoned briefly during repressive times. In his life, colonialism wasn't simply the creation of unnatural borders or unfair terms of trade-it was something experienced personally, day after day, year after year. My father grew up herding goats in a tiny village, an impossible distance away from the American universities where he would come to get an education. He came of age at a moment of extraordinary promise for Africa. The struggles of his own father's generation were giving birth to new nations, beginning right here in Ghana. Africans were educating and asserting themselves in new ways and history was on the move.
But despite the progress that has been made and there has been considerable progress in many parts of Africa-we also know that much of that promise has yet to be fulfilled. Countries like Kenya had a per capita economy larger than South Korea's when I was born. They have badly been outpaced. Disease and conflict have ravaged parts of the African continent.
In many places, the hope of my father's generation gave way to cynicism, even despair. Now, it's easy to point fingers and to pin the blame of these problems on others. Yes, a colonial map that made little sense helped to breed conflict. The West has often approached Africa as a patron or a source of resources rather of a partner. But the West is not responsible for the destruction of the Zimbabwean economy over the last decade, or wars in which children are enlisted as combatants. In my father's life, it was partly tribalism and patronage and nepotism in an independent Kenya that for a long stretch derailed his career, and we know that this kind of corruption is still a daily fact of life for far too many.
Now, we know that's also not the whole story. Here in Ghana, you show us a face of Africa that is too often overlooked by a world that sees only tragedy or a need for charity. The people of Ghana have worked hard to put democracy on a firmer footing, with repeated peaceful transfers of power even in the wake of closely contested elections. And by the way, can I say that for that the minority deserves as much credit as the majority. And with improved governance and an emerging civil society, Ghana's economy has shown impressive rates of growth. This progress may lack the drama of 20th century liberation struggles, but make no mistake: It will ultimately be more significant. For just as it is important to emerge from the control of other nations, it is even more important to build one's own nation.
So I believe that the moment is just promising for Ghana and for Africa as the moment when my father came of age and new nations were being born. This is a new moment of great promise. Only this time, we've learned that it will not be giants like Nkrumah and Kenyatta who will determine Africa's future. Instead, it will be you-the men and women in Ghana's parliament-the people you represent. It will be the young people brimming with talent and energy and hope who can claim the future that so many in previous generations never realized. Now, to realize the promise, we must first recognize the fundamental truth that you have given life to in Ghana: development depends on good governance. That is the in the ingredient which has been missing in far too many place, for far too long. That's the change that can unlock Africa's potential. And that is a responsibility that can only be met by Africans.
As for America and the West, our commitment must be measured by more than just the dollars we spend. I've pledged substantial increases in our foreign assistance, which is in Africa's interests and America's interests. But the true sign of success is not whether we are a source of perpetual aid that helps people scrape by- it's whether we are partners in building the capacity for transformational change.
This mutual responsibility must be foundation of our partnership. And today, I'll focus on four areas that are critical to the future of Africa and the entire developing world: democracy, opportunity, health and the peaceful resolution of conflict.
First, we must support strong and sustainable democratic governments. As I said in Cairo, each nation gives life to democracy in its own way, and in line with its own traditions. But history offers a clear verdict: governments that respect the will of their own people, which govern by consent and not coercion, are more prosperous, they are more stable and more successful than governments that do not.
This is about more than just holding elections. It's also about what happens between elections. Repression can take many forms, and too many nations, even those that have elections, are plagued by problems that condemn heir people to poverty. No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves… or if police can be bought off by drug traffickers. No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top… or the head of the port authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. That is not democracy that is tyranny, even if occasionally you sprinkle an election in there. And now is the time for the style of governance to end.
In the 21st century, capable, reliable and transparent institutions are the key to success: strong parliaments; honest police forces; independent judges… an independent press; a vibrant private sector; a civil society. Those are the things that give life to democracy, because that is what matters in people's everyday lives.
Now, time and again, Ghanaians have chosen constitutional rule over autocracy and shown democratic spirit that allows the energy of your people to break through. We see that in leaders who accept defeat graciously-the fact that President Mills' opponents were standing beside him last night to greet me when I came of the plane spoke volumes about Ghana; victors who resists calls to wield power against the opposition of unfair ways. We see that spirit in courageous journalists like Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who risked his life to report the truth. We see it in police like Patience Quaye, who helped prosecute the first human trafficker in Ghana. We see it in the young people who are speaking up against patronage and participating in the political process.
Across Africa, we've seen countless examples of people taking control of their destiny and making change from the bottom up. We saw it in Kenya, where civil society and business came together to help stop postelection violence. We saw it in South Africa, where over three-quarters of the country voted in the recent election-the fourth since the end of apartheid. We saw it in Zimbabwe, where the Election Support Network braved brutal repression to stand up for the principle that a person's vote is their sacred right. Now, make no mistake: history is on the side of these brave Africans, not with those who use coups or change constitutions to stay in power. Africa doesn't need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.
Now, America will not seek to impose any system of government on any other nation. The essential truth of democracy is that each nation determines its own destiny. But what America will do is to increase assistance for responsible individuals and responsible institutions, with a focus on supporting good governance-on parliaments, which check abuses of power and ensure that opposition voices are heard…on the rule of law which ensures the equal the equal administration of justice; on civic participation, so that young people get involved; and on concrete solutions to corruption like forensic accounting and automating services… strengthening hot lines, protecting whistle blowers to advance transparency and accountability.
And we provide this support. I have directed my administration to give greater attention to corruption in our human rights reports. People everywhere should have the right to start a business or get an education without paying a bribe. We have a responsibility to support those who act responsibly and isolate those who don't, and that is exactly what America will do.
Now, this leads directly to our second area of partnership: supporting development that provides opportunity for more people. With better governance, I have no doubt that Africa holds the promise of a broader base of prosperity. Witness the extraordinary success of Africans in my country, America. They're doing very well. So, they've got the talent, they've got the entrepreneurial spirit. The question is, how do we make sure that they're succeeding here in their home countries? The continent is rich in natural resources. And from cell phone entrepreneurs to small farmers, Africans have shown the capacity and commitment to create their own opportunities. But old habits must also be broken. Dependence on commodities –or a single export-has a tendency to concentrate wealth in the hands of the few and leaved people too vulnerable to downturns.
So in Ghana, for instance, oil brings great opportunities and you have been very responsible in preparing for new revenue. But as so many Ghanaians know, oil cannot simply become the new cocoa. From South Korea to Singapore, history shows that countries thrive when they invest in their people and in their infrastructure… when they promote multiple export industries, develop a skilled work force and create space for small and medium-sized business that create jobs.
As Africans reach for this promise, America will be more responsible in extending our hand. By cutting that go to Western consultants and administration, we want to put more resources in the hands of those who need it, while training people to do more for themselves. That's why our $3.5billion food stuff initiative is focused on new methods and technologies for farmers-not simply sending American producers or goods to Africa. Aid is not an end in itself. The purpose of foreign assistance must be creating the conditions where it's no longer needed. I want to see Ghanaians not only self-sufficient in food, I want to see you exporting food to other countries and earning money. You can so that
Now, America can also do more to promote trade and investment. Wealthy nations must open our doors to goods and services from Africa in a meaningful way. That will be a commitment of my administration. And where there is good governance, we can broaden prosperity through public-private partnerships that invest in better roads and electricity; capacity building that trains people to grow a business; financial services that reach not just the cities but also the poor and rural areas. This is also our own interests – for if people are lifted out of poverty and wealth is created in Africa, guess what? New markets will open up for our own goods. So it's good for both.
One area that holds out both undeniable peril and extraordinary promise is energy. Africa gives off less greenhouse gas than any other part of the world, but it is the most threatened by climate change. A warming planet will spread disease, shrink water resources and deplete crops, creating conditions that produce more famine and more conflict. All of us-particularly the developed world-have a responsibility to slow these trends-through mitigation and by changing the way that we use energy. But we can also work with Africans to turn this crisis into opportunity.
Together, we can partner on behalf of our planet and prosperity and help countries increase access to power while skipping-leapfrogging the dirtier phase of development. Think about it: across Africa, there is bountiful wind and solar power; geothermal energy and biofuels. From the Rift Valley to the North African deserts; from the Western coasts to South Africa's crops-Africa's boundless natural gifts can generate its own power, while exporting profitable, clean energy abroad.
These steps are about more than growth numbers on a balance sheet. They're about whether a young person with an education can market; an entrepreneur with a good idea can start a business. It's about the dignity of work; it's about the opportunity that must exist for Africans in the 21st century.
Just as governance is vital to opportunity, it's also critical to the third area I want to talk about: strengthening public health. In recent years, enormous progress has been made in parts of Africa. Far more people are living productively with HIV/AIDS and getting the drugs they need. I just saw a wonderful clinic and hospital that is focused particularly on maternal health. But too many still die from diseases that shouldn't kill them. When children are being killed because of a mosquito bite, and mothers are dying in childbirth, then we know that more progress must be made.
Yet because of incentives-often provided by donor nations-many African doctors and nurses go overseas, or work for programs that focus on a single disease. And this created gap in primary care and basic prevention. Meanwhile, individual Africans, also have to make responsible choices that prevent the spread of disease, while promoting public health in their communities and countries.
So across Africa, we see examples of people tackling these problems. In Nigeria, an interfaith effort of Christians and Muslims has set an example of cooperation to confront malaria. Here in Ghana and across Africa, we see innovative ideas for filling gaps in care-for instance, through E-Health initiatives that allow doctors in big cities to support those in small towns.
America will support these efforts through a comprehensive, global health strategy, because in the 21st century, we are called to act by our conscience but also by our common interest, because when a child dies of a preventable disease in Accra that diminishes us everywhere. And when disease goes unchecked in any corner of the world, we know that it can spread across oceans and continents.
And that's why my administration has committed $63 billion to meet these challenges-$63 billion. Building on the strong efforts of President Bush, we will carry forward the fight against HIV/AIDS. We will pursue the goal of ending deaths from malaria and tuberculosis, and we will work to eradicate polio. We will fight-we will fight neglected tropical disease. And we won't confront illnesses in isolation-we will invest in public health systems that promote wellness and focus on the health of mothers and children. Now, as we partner on behalf of healthier future, we must also stop the destruction that comes not from illness, but from human beings-and so the final area that I will address is conflict.
Let me be clear: Africa is not the crude caricature of a continent at perpetual war. But if we are honest, for far too many Africans, conflict is a part of life, as constant as the sun. There are wars over land and wars over resources. And it is still far too easy for those without conscience to manipulate whole communities into fighting among faiths and tribes.
These conflicts are millstone around Africa's neck. Now, we all have many identities-of tribe and ethnicity; of religion and nationality. But defining oneself in opposition to someone who belongs to different tribe or who worships a different prophet has no place in the 21st century. Africa's diversity should be a source of strength, not a cause for division. We are all God's children. We all share common aspirations-to live in peace and security; to access education and opportunity; to love our families and our communities and our faith. That is our common humanity. That is why we must stand up to inhumanity in our midst. It is never justified, never justifiable to target innocents in the name of ideology. It is the death sentence of a society to force children to kill in wars. It is the ultimate mark of criminality and cowardice to condemn women to relentless and systematic rape. We must bear witness to the value of every child in Darfur and the dignity of every woman in the Congo. No faith or culture should condone the outrages against them. And all of us must strive for the peace and security necessary for progress.
Africans are standing up for this future. Here, too, in Ghana we are seeing you help point the way forward. Ghanaians should take price in your efforts to resist the scourge of the drug trade. We welcome the steps that are being taken by organizations like the African Union and ECOWAS to better resolve conflicts, to keep the peace and support those in need. And we encourage the vision of a strong, regional security architecture that can bring effective, transactional forces to bear when needed.
America has a responsibility to work with you as a partner to advance this vision, not just with words, but with support that strengthens African capacity. When there's a genocide in Darfur or terrorists in Somalia, these are not simply African problems-they are global security challenges and they demand a global response. And that's why we stand ready to partner through diplomacy and technical assistance and logistical support and we will stand behind efforts to hold war criminals accountable. And let me be clear: continent, but on confronting these common challenges to advance the security of America, Africa and the world.
In Moscow, I spoke of the need for an international system where the universal rights of human beings are respected and violations of those rights are opposed. And that must include a commitment to support those who resolve conflicts peacefully, to sanction and stop those who don't and to help those who have suffered. But ultimately, it will be vibrant democracies like Botswana and Ghana which roll back the causes of conflict and advance the frontiers of peace and prosperity.
As I said earlier, Africa's future is up to Africans. The people of Africa are ready to claim that future. And in my country, African Americans-including so many recent immigrants-have thrived in every sector of society. We've done so despite a difficult past, and we've drawn strength from our African heritage. With strong institutions and a strong will, I know that Africans can live their dreams in Nairobi and Lagos, Kigali, Kinshasa, Harare, and right here in Accra.
You know, 52 years ago, the eyes of the world were on Ghana. And a young preacher named Martin Luther King traveled here, to Accra, to watch the Union Jack come down and the Ghanaian flag go up. This was before the march on Washington or the success of the civil rights movement in my country. Dr. King was asked how he felt while watching the birth of a nation. And he said: "It renews my conviction in the ultimate triumph of justice".
Now that triumph must be won once more, and it must be won by you. And I am particularly speaking to the young people all across Africa and right here in Ghana. In places like Ghana, young people make up over half of the population. And here is what you must know: the world will be what you make of it. You have the power to hold your leaders accountable, and to build institutions that serve the people. You can serve in your communities and harness your angry and education to create new wealth and build new connections to the world. You can conquer disease and end conflicts and make change from the bottom up. You can do that. Yes you can… because in this moment, history is on the move.
But these things can only be done if all of you take responsibility for your future. And it won't be easy. It will take time and effort. There will be sufferings and setbacks. But I can promise you this: America will be with you every step of the way-as a partner, as a friend. Opportunity won't come from any other place, though. It must come from the decisions that all of you make, the things that you do, the hope that you hold in your heart.
Ghana, freedom is your inheritance. Now, it is your responsibility to build upon freedom's foundation. And if you do, we will look back years from now to places like Accra and say this was the time when the promise was realized; this was the moment when prosperity was forged, when pain was overcome and a new era of progress began. This can be the time when we witness the triumph of justice once more. Yes we can. Thank you very much. God bless you. Thank you.
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What is Package Management ?
A 'Package Management System' or 'Package Manager' is a collection of tools used to automate the process of installing, updating, configuring, and removing of software packages for a computer's operating system in a consistent manner. Different operating systems have their own package managers. For instance, this is a list of package management tools used by different operating systems. [Courtesy: Wikipedia]
Things you should know
Debian uses the Deb package format for packing together files belonging to an application. You can look at it as something like the Setup installer (Eg: Installshield) in Microsoft Windows.
Software meant to be installed in Debian Linux has the file extension '.deb'.
Debian, (and most other Linux distributions), use a publicly accessible place on the Internet - called a repository - to store all their software packages.
The file /etc/apt/sources.list contain a list of web addresses pointing to the Debian repository.
The web address has the following syntax :
deb [web address] [distribution name] [options]
An example of a web address pointing to the Ubuntu repository is shown below.
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted
Managing software in Debian
Debian (and related) Linux (distributions) use two important command line tools to manage deb packages. They are -
- Dpkg, and
- Advanced Packaging Tools or APT
Dpkg - The low level package management tool
Here are a few ways of using dpkg in Debian Linux.
Install a package
dpkg -i <package-name>
Example : Let's say you want to install Gedit text editor in Debian and you have downloaded its deb package from the Gedit website. The package is named gedit-2.12.1.deb. To install it in Debian, open a terminal and move to the directory containing the deb file and execute the command :
# dpkg -i gedit-2.12.1.deb
You can also use --install instead of -i.
Remove a package
To remove an installed package, the syntax is :
dpkg [-r | -P] <program name>
-r - Will remove the program but leave its configuration files intact. You can also use --remove instead of -r.
-P - Will completely remove the package including the configuration files. You can also use --purge instead of -P.
Continuing with the previous example, to remove Gedit (but not its configuration files) from Debian -
# dpkg -r gedit
To remove Gedit completely -
# dpkg -P gedit
Get more information
To see the contents of a deb package (Eg: gedit-2.12.1.deb), use the -c option.
# dpkg -c gedit-2.12.1.deb
To get more information about a deb package such as - the authors name,the year of compilation, a short description of its use, and so on, use the -I option.
# dpkg -I gedit-2.12.1.deb
To check if a program is installed in Debian, use the -s option.
# dpkg -s gedit
The above command also provides other details about the program such as the package maintainer, dependencies, installed version, a small description of the package and so on.
To know where all the files associated with a program are installed, use the -L option.
# dpkg -L gedit
Advanced Packaging Tool (APT)
APT is the Advanced Package Tool and provides the apt-get program.
provides a simple way to retrieve and install packages from multiple sources using the command line. Unlike dpkg, apt-get does not understand .deb files, it works with the packages proper name and can only install .deb archives from a source specified in '/etc/apt/sources.list'.
apt-get will call dpkg directly after downloading the .deb archives from the configured sources.
Some common ways to using apt-get are shown below :
To update the list of packages known by your system, do the following :
# apt-get update
You should update your package lists regularly by running the above command.
To upgrade all the installed packages on your system -
# apt-get upgrade
To install the gedit package and all its dependencies -
# apt-get install gedit
To remove the gedit package from your system -
# apt-get remove gedit
To remove gedit and also its configuration files -
# apt-get --purge remove gedit
Upgrading Debian to a new version can be done with the command -
# apt-get dist-upgrade
Saving valuable hard disk space
Each time you install an application using apt-get, the corresponding deb package is downloaded and stored in a location on your hard disk - usually in the directory '/var/cache/apt/archives/'.
The following command will remove all the archives and free up hard disk space -
# apt-get clean
To delete only those packages in the cache which are found useless or partially complete, do -
# apt-get autoclean
Another tool in the APT tool suite is apt-cache.
tool can be used to search for and find packages, and it supports use of regular expressions.To find all packages that contain the word "editor", do the following -
$ apt-cache search editor
To print detailed information about a package, the syntax is -
apt-cache show <package name>
To print the packages that a given package depends on, the syntax is -
apt-cache depends <package name>
To print detailed information of the versions available for a package and the packages that reverse-depends on it -
apt-cache showpkg <package name>
To get statistics of the packages available in the repositories -
$ apt-cache stats
I hope you have enjoyed reading this concise tutorial on apt-get and dpkg which will help you manage the packages in Debian Linux.

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10 reasons to learn a musical instrument
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There is only one thing more magical than watching an expert musician who is lost in their own craft; that is, being that musician. Become one with an instrument produces a sense of flow, enjoyment, confidence and pure bliss. A musician can lose themselves to something greater than them alone. Which is why you are doing your child a massive favour if you know how to make practice both fun and rewarding. Here's how to best get your child to practice, without the tears.
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Breathless coverage ensued.
"Move over, Grover?" read one headline.
"Republicans Buck Norquist on Tax Pledge," said another.
Irrational exuberance commenced about the possibility of a bitterly divided Congress avoiding the looming "fiscal cliff" — and more than $1 billion in automatic domestic and defense spending cuts — by reaching a big budget deal by the end of the year.
So, are we to assume it's a new day in D.C. because GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Saxby Chambliss of Georgia and Bob Corker of Tennessee, and Republican Rep. Peter King of New York, have said they're no longer obligated to keep the pledge they made to Norquist?
"Oh, BS," says Steve Bell, senior director of economic policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Except that the blunt-spoken Bell, who has worked on economic issues on Capitol Hill and beyond since the mid-1970s, didn't use an abbreviation for his epithet.
In Bell's estimation, the Norquist "Taxpayer Protection Pledge," and whether or not one adheres to it, are not central to Congress' budget dilemma.
"I don't think it's the pledge that's the problem," Bell says. "This thing is not going to founder on taxes. It's going to founder on entitlement cuts."
Norquist told us Monday that he's equally unimpressed with the import of the pledge defections.
"Chambliss, Graham and Peter King? None are in leadership roles, none lead on tax policy, and all three of them said the same thing two years ago," he says.
Norquist notes that Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada has said he's not bringing entitlements to the negotiating table.
Wait — so the movement by a few Republicans to push back on Norquist's no-new-taxes purity pledge (which has been taken by 41 of 47 current Senate Republicans and 238 of 242 House Republicans, though the numbers will be somewhat less when the new Congress comes in next year) isn't a huge step to agreement?
"If these guys got a significant deal on Medicare and Medicaid, of course they're going to make a deal on revenues," Bell predicts.
With Reid resisting including entitlement cuts as part of the budget discussion, what's left is the White House, and what deal it may be willing to make on entitlement cuts and impose on party members emboldened by Election Day successes.
The administration has said it is open to a grand bargain, as long as revenues are part of the agreement. President Obama is insistent that the deal include raising taxes on those earning $250,000 and more, tantamount to a rollback of some of the George W. Bush-era tax cuts. Norquist argues that the tax cuts, once viewed as a temporary budget fix, have been in effect long enough to be considered permanent and any rollback would be viewed as a tax increase.
During budget negotiations last fall, Obama proposed Medicare cuts of about $250 billion over the coming decade, about $110 billion in Medicaid cuts, and a slowing of the growth rate of Social Security.
Heather Boushey, a senior economist for the liberal Center for American Progress, says that the outcome of the recent election should send a message to Republicans to come to the table.
"The Republican leadership over the past couple of years has taken the U.S. economy to the brink — over the debt ceiling, the budget," she says. "It appears from the outcome of the election that holding the economy hostage to an unelected person — Grover Norquist — doesn't appear what voters voted for."
Norquist founded Americans for Tax Reform in the mid 1980s. He and the organization oppose on principle tax increases and seek to reduce government revenues as a percentage of the nation's gross domestic product.
Boushey says that the pledge talk suggests that more Republicans may be open to compromise.
Mark McKinnon, a political adviser whose clients included former President George W. Bush and Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, agrees.
"Everyone knows the pledge is a barrier to a reasonable outcome," he said. "Even the House Republicans know they have to give on the revenue side somewhere, somehow."
"It's all getting down to semantics of what the pledge really means, and whether it's anachronistic in the current reality," he says.
When asked about Norquist's continuing influence on this no-tax position, which has become integral to the modern GOP, McKinnon said this: "Grover still swings a hammer. There just aren't as many nails."
Bell, of the Bipartisan Policy Center, is less sanguine. He says he could envision Congress devising a "little junky thing full of gimmicks" that will obviate or put off the fiscal cliff and "sequestration" that triggers automatic spending cuts.
The possibility of a grand bargain?
"Very unlikely," he says.
For Norquist, that sounds just fine.
"I think the sequester would help the economy," he said Monday afternoon, as he hurried off the phone for an appearance on Fox News. "The growth of the government would be slowed based on what Obama planned to spend."
"I think we should do the sequester — there's no reason not to," he said.
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American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated athlete in Olympic history Tuesday, while the United States and China remained tied atop the overall medal count of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here's a recap of the day's Olympic action:
American Olympic hero Michael Phelps swam the anchor leg for the US men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay team, leading them to the gold medal Tuesday night. With the victory, Phelps earned a record 19th career Olympic medal and his 15th gold. Phelps' career medal count is one more than former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who won nine golds, five silvers and four bronzes from 1956 to 1964. Phelps tied Latynina earlier in the day by claiming the silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly event won by South African Chad le Clos.
Led by a marvelous performance from Jordyn Wieber, the US women's gymnastics squad won the team gold medal, easily besting Russia and Romania. It's the first gold medal for the US women's team since 1996.
US swimmer Allison Schmitt collected her third medal of the London Games by winning the women's 200-meter freestyle in an Olympic record-time of 1 minute, 53.61 seconds. Teammate Missy Franklin finished fourth. US swimmer Caitlin Leverenz captured bronze in the women's 200-meter individual medley.
Completing the American medal roundup from Tuesday, Vincent Hancock of the US won his second consecutive Olympic gold in the men's skeet shooting competition.
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and Medicaid Services (CMS). The same Medicare Part D plan name generally has a different Plan ID in each state
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- Preferred Network Pharmacy - (Preferred Pharm) - This is the cost-share amount you would pay during the initial coverage phase for a 30-Day supply (until your total retail prescription drug costs reach $4,430) at a "Preferred" network pharmacy. In most cases, the "Preferred" network pharmacy cost-sharing is lower than the standard (non-preferred) network pharmacy cost-sharing.
- Drug Utilization Management or Coverage Rules - (Drug Usage Mgmt) - This shows the plan requires
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- P - Prior Authorization -This drug is subject to prior authorization.
- S - Step Therapy -This drug is subject to step therapy.
- Q - Quantity Limits -This drug is subject to quantity limits. The actual quantity limit is shown as Q:Amount/Days. For Example: Q:6/28Days means the quantity limit is a quantity of 6 pills per 28 days. Q:90/365Days would mean that the plan limits this drug to 90 pills for the entire year.
(Chart Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid files: CMS Data September 2022 )
Please note: The above plan information comes from CMS. We make every attempt to keep our information up-to-date with plan/premium changes. However, the Medicare Part D plan data changes over time and we cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. You should always verify cost and coverage information with your Medicare plan provider.


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Tigers tab Ausmus as club's next skipper
Former big league catcher will be in first Major League managerial role
DETROIT -- The last time Brad Ausmus called Comerica Park his workplace, he was a catcher in the prime of his career, coming off an All-Star appearance, playing for a Tigers squad on its descent toward the bottom of the league. That was 2000, the year the ballpark opened.
As Ausmus sat at the podium in the Tiger Club on Sunday afternoon, looking at his face upon the scoreboard again, he saw a stadium that has hosted playoff games each of the last three years, a team with expectations for more next year, and a franchise with a recent tradition of winning. And there he was, in charge of the team.
It's an incredible position for a 44-year-old former catcher who hasn't managed or coached in the Major or Minor Leagues. But the more Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski talked to people in the game about Ausmus' potential as a manager, the more he came around to the idea.
It's a major shift for Ausmus' first shot as a Major League manager, just three years after the end of his playing career, but it took a major shift on Dombrowski's part to hire him.
"It really became quite clear for me, for us, that he would do an outstanding job for us," Dombrowski said at Ausmus' introductory news conference. "It was probably not where I started, but it's where we ended, and I feel very good about that."
So, too, did Ausmus, who signed a three-year contract with a club option for 2017. He has interviewed for other jobs, most recently the Cubs on Thursday in Chicago, so he was expected to get his first chance shortly. Ausmus gets it with a team that has most of the ingredients for a World Series run right now.
"This is a very exciting opportunity for me," Ausmus said. "I'm well aware that you don't generally get dropped into an situation like I will be this coming season with a team like the Detroit Tigers have. Very rarely is there a managerial change with a team that's coming off a postseason appearance."
The fact that Ausmus got it says a lot not only of the trend around baseball, but Dombrowski's unexpected willingness to go against the trend of his career. His legacy in Detroit, and whether it includes the World Series title owner Mike Ilitch badly wants in his lifetime, might well be riding on it.
After eight years of success tied to the working relationship between Dombrowski and longtime confidante Jim Leyland, Dombrowski now has his fortunes tied to a manager on the other end of the scale.
"You can't settle into, in today's world, what you've been doing year in and year out," Dombrowski said. "You have to at least keep an open mind to different types of situations. That's where it led us."
From the moment Leyland announced his retirement two weeks ago, the Tigers had been expected to look at a veteran manager, either as a short-term caretaker or a long-term answer to keep the window of title contention open as long as possible. Dombrowski himself mentioned the importance of managerial experience at some level during Leyland's retirement news conference.
One of the four candidates Dombrowski interviewed had Major League managerial experience. That was Lloyd McClendon, Leyland's longtime hitting coach and former Pirates skipper. Dodgers third-base coach Tim Wallach and Padres bench coach Rich Renteria both had Minor League managerial time on their resume.
Ausmus was the exception, though Dombrowski said they had also talked with ESPN analyst and Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin about potentially interviewing as well before he bowed out. Ausmus' experience as an 18-year Major League catcher, his communication skills and his mind for the game won Dombrowski over.
"Frankly, when we interviewed, we were taken aback at how impressive he was," Dombrowski said.
Hall of Famer manager Tony La Russa, who had consulted Dombrowski throughout the process, reinforced the belief after having dinner with Ausmus on Thursday in Chicago, right after Ausmus interviewed with the Cubs.
Others followed. Former Tigers closer and Ausmus teammate Todd Jones, Dombrowski said, told him Ausmus was always the smartest guy in the room, but never acted like it. Moises Alou, who won a World Series title with Dombrowski in Florida in 1997, praised Ausmus' ability to relate to players from all backgrounds.
"Anyone I talked to or our people talked to, any time Brad's name came up, they were effusive with praise," said Dombrowski. "They talked about his leadership capabilities, his ability as a player on the field as far as providing communication with all players.
"It always kept coming back that this guy was born to manage many years ago. ... Extremely intelligent and yet could communicate with everyone.
Ausmus spent 2 1/2 of his 18 playing seasons in Detroit, most recently in 1999-2000. The Tigers then traded him to Houston, where he spent the next eight seasons before finishing his playing career with the Dodgers in 2010.
"Great mind for the game," one American League official said, "and an ability to communicate in layman, Ph.D., management terms. ... Low-energy look, but a fierce competitor, humorous but tough, all lends to an ability to find everyone's button that needs to be pushed."
Former Tigers great Travis Fryman, who played with Ausmus during his first Tigers stop in 1996, described Ausmus as a "very bright guy.
"I've certainly heard his name the last couple of years in manager discussions. Certainly catching prepares you to a large extent. So I think Brad would do an excellent job for anybody interested in him.
"We seem to see a trend in baseball toward younger managers. A lot of it I think is your presence, how you impact people around you. A lot of the decision making today is a little more predictable with sabermetrics. ... Certainly, Brad is a very intelligent guy. He's a Dartmouth graduate. I think Brad would be a strong manager."
That's a trend the Tigers haven't necessarily been expected to follow with a team coming off a third consecutive AL Central title and a six-game battle in the AL Championship Series before falling to the eventual World Series champion Red Sox.
Ausmus doesn't have a year to adjust, nor does he get a year to win over the clubhouse. No matter how much he must learn on the job, he's in a win-now environment.
"This is a winning franchise," said Ausmus. "Year in and year out, they're competing. I think I should be held to that standard as well."
One factor that could help the transition would be a veteran coaching staff, such as what the Tigers had with Leyland. Gene Lamont, Leyland's close confidant and bench coach this past season, is close with Ausmus and will remain in his role under the new manager.
"He's the guy I would've had as my bench coach regardless," Ausmus said. "It just so happens he was already here. Hopefully that mitigates a little bit of the lack of experience."
It's the reverse relationship of what Lamont supposedly had planned when he was a contender for the Red Sox's managerial job two years ago. He would've groomed a young coach to follow him as manager, and Ausmus was the best candidate he knew.
While Lamont will mentor him from the bench, Ausmus believes his recent history as a player will give him strengths that an older manager might not have.
"I was just playing the game three years ago," he said. "I'm not that far removed from the players. I have a pretty good understanding of how the locker-room dynamic is. Three years ago, I was mingling in the Dodgers' clubhouse with a 20-year-old Clayton Kershaw, a 35-year-old Manny Ramirez.
"So I have a pretty good feel, I think, of what the modern-day player, what the makeup is, what the mindset is."
Ausmus has an understanding of sabermetrics, but an equal understanding of statistical overload on a player. He knows the intricacies of handling a pitching staff, having been part of so many mound meetings, but also understands how simple communication can make a reliever's job easier.
What Ausmus doesn't have is an extensive resume after he hung up his catching gear. If this hire works, he could have the chance to put a World Series title on it very soon.
"I think he has a chance to be a very good big league manager for a long time," Dombrowski said, "and to help us win right now. We think through his knowledge of the overall game, his leadership capabilities, his ability to communicate and build a good staff around him, that he can help us do that."