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June 21, 1993
To: Document Delivery Strategy Task Force
David Kohl, Phyllis O'Connor, Don
Tolliver, Barbara Schloman, Arnold
Hirshon, Ray Metz
From: Tom Sanville
Subject: Preliminary Charge and Expectations
Thank you for agreeing to serve on this important task force. My
original memo to LAC recommending its formation is attached. David
Kohl has agreed to chair this group.
Given the broad strategy issues involved here I believe a formal
charge, set of outputs, and time frame need to be proposed by the group
itself. As its first task, I do offer these comments to provide a
provisional framework. These are my general expectations in initiating
this task force.
The basic charge of the group is to define and elaborate the model or
evolutionary models for document delivery as broadly defined to include
all sources and locations of book and article information. That the
model, even if conjecture, is comprehensive in covering major economic,
operational assumptions, relations and policies as they affect the
libraries and patrons.
The object of this group is that through this model we can better focus
on the necessary technologies and services that will be needed to
implement this vision. That we will be able to better anticipate and
put in motion changes in library policy and operation to support the
At some point in the development of the model I would expect that we
would disband the task force and turn over further investigation and
development work to our existing committee structure. The task force
will have done its work if, at that point, we are working under a much
clearer understanding of the issues and priorities.
How long should the task force take? A better answer will come after
your group has met initially. End of 1993? End of 1st Quarter 1994?
I don't think major decisions will be held in the balance during this
time frame, but we should not take too long to create a clearer view of
this key area. My guess is it will spawn significant and ongoing
discussion of the issues raised.
I will leave it at this and ask David to take the next steps. We have
set up a list -- email@example.com -- for this purpose. Anita and
I are also on it and are happy to participate ex-officio with this
I hope this is enough to go on to get started.
cc: LACCC
June 21, 1993


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TV producer Ryan Murphy knows a little something about being creeped out by your own home.
"I currently live in a house that I believe has another spirit in it," he tells PopcornBiz. "It's a really beautiful house and I feel very lucky to live there, but there's this one area of the house that whenever I go into I have a presence. I feel something, and it's not a bad presence. I've talked to other people who have lived in that house who say the same thing. But I believe in that, and so maybe it's me being gullible. I don't think it's a murder or anything bad like that, but I just feel something that I can't explain."
Murphy – best known for creating the generally upbeat, uplifting and occasionally twisted sensation "Glee" – and co-creator Brad Falchuck get to explore that unsettling feeling in devilish detail with the new FX series "American Horror Story," an ongoing drama that evokes the moody, atmospheric vibe of horror films like "Rosemary's Baby," "The Shining," "The Amityville Horror" and "The Exorcist" and gives familiar tropes of the genre newly terrifying twists.
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"I like the fact that the show is very sort of in your face and is also very emotional," says Murphy. The story centers on the fractured Harmon family – guilt-plagued psychiatrist Ben (Dylan McDermott), depression-stricken Vivien (Connie Britton) and self-abusive daughter Violet (Taissa Farmiga) – who try to leave the hurts and tragedies of their past behind and make a fresh start in Los Angeles, only to find that their new home seems to be a magnet for death, disaster and freakish characters determined to further ruin their family.
"It is a house of horrors," adds Murphy. "Also, the show examines other horrors in society, not just the horrors that happen in this house."
Finding fresh ways to tap certain enduring, iconic and even too-familiar horror traditions and marry familiar horrors to new psycho-sexual contexts has been a treat for him, he says.
"When you put them through a prism of sexuality and emotionality they become more interesting. I love horror movies, but I don't like bloody horror movies, so there's not a lot of blood in this thing. It's never going to be a blood bath because I always felt that it's interesting to write a horror show for women, in a weird way. Not that that's the only people that it will appeal to, but my mother doesn't want to see blood and guts. But she does like scary movies that aren't so in your face. That's what we're aiming for."
Murphy likes the notion that horror stories emerge to suit the anxieties, fears and paranoia of the current times, and believes the series will be reflective of what modern audiences are afraid of.
"I think the zeitgeist is definitely reflected in the show," he explains. "It talks about all kind of American horror stories that we are sort of being bombarded with on a day-to-day basis, so I do think that it's a show that's definitely of its time. I always felt and wanted 'Nip/Tuck' to be that as well. They have that in common." Murphy brought the series to the cable network where he also did "Nip/Tuck" for the creative freedoms it offered to explore some truly dark subjects. "I'm thrilled to be back," he says. "I don't think you could push the envelope in terms of what we're doing with the content [on a broadcast network]."
McDermott says he's not sure how audiences will react to Murphy's envelop-busting, but he's excited to be a part of it. "He does push the boundaries," says the actor, "and I think people might love the show, they might hate the show, whatever – but they're going to talk about it. I think that this is going to gather a lot of attention, and that's what Ryan does very well. He's an artist, and once again he's created controversy."
"I love that he's trying to keep his family together," McDermott says of his character Ben. "I love that part of him: that even though he's messed up and he's trying, he's desperate to keep this all together - the nobility of that. This guy's very smart, he's a psychiatrist – and at the same time, he needs treatment himself. Maybe a LOT of it."
"Choosing 'American Horror Story' was a very specific choice, because it was such a departure for me and such a risk for me," adds Britton. "I wanted to do something that felt scary – and in every way, this has been. Aside from just being a scary show, in every way – even acting-wise, the way we work and all of it, it's just so outside my comfort zone and every day I'm scared to death. I'm like, 'I think I must be terrible in this'. But I wanted it to be that."
Britton says that while Vivien is a wife and a mother, it's there that the similarities end with her very relatable role on "Friday Nights Lights." "I think in 'American Horror Story' we're going to see the complexities of a marriage that is falling apart and decaying and just difficult," she explains. "It's just where it's a very different kind of marriage, a very different kind of family relationship and a different kind of environment and one that ends up being very scary."
Acclaimed actress Jessica Lange was also inspired to step away from her usual film roles to take on a regular gig as the Harmon's unsettling next door neighbor Constance, who seems to know more about the house's twisted history than she lets on. "When this came up, I thought, 'Well, here is great writing, here is a wonderful character – something very unusual," says Lange. "I had a couple phone conversations with Ryan and I'd never had a man promise me so much, so I just decided I would do it."
Farmiga, the teenage younger sister of actress Vera Farmiga, says the spookiness of the sets that comprise the Harmon's home frequently helped her find the right mindset. "The scary scenes that we had to shoot, all the horror was there," she says. "I didn't really have to think too much of it. I mean, if you were in the basement at that time with the lights off and characters there, it was pretty scary. It wasn't too hard to get into it.
For Murphy, "American Horror Story" ultimately allows him to access more shadowy corners on interpersonal dynamics than he's been able to explore on his other series.
"For the first time in a long time I feel very sort of content about creatively what I'm working on just because I get to use both sides of my personality," he says, "the light and fun Rachel Berry side and then the dark, twisted, screwed-up side. So I feel very satisfied at the end of the day."
"American Horror Stories" debuts Wednesday at 10 pm on FX


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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
1859 - 1937
Historical Period:
The 20th Century and Beyond
Hadow wrote on music and English literature. He contributed the volume on "The Viennese Period" to the Oxford History of Music and edited the Oxford Treasury of English Literature.


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TEL AVIV: We were in a hotel meeting room high above the beachfront at Tel Aviv when the siren sounded.
"Come on, let's move," our tour guide said with quiet urgency. "Move into the corridor, this is real."
Three minutes later, as we grouped together in the corridor, there came a crump. It was later confirmed as an explosion in south Tel Aviv, near the Department of Defence. Over the next hour, although the siren didn't sound again and there were no more explosions, there was a light show over the skies to the south of the city, as incoming rockets were countered in mid-air by the Israeli rocket defence system.
Through it all, the traffic kept moving, planes kept taking off and the volleyball players on the beach kept on with their game.
Their calmness was reflected throughout the city. The television and radio reports are all about the escalating attacks from and into Gaza, and the rising death toll on both sides. Every resident of Tel Aviv we speak to is aware of the crisis and of what its implications might be. The know 30,000 army reservists have been called in, and there is talk of Israel launching a land attack on Gaza. This could be not just a crisis, some commentators are saying, but the beginning of all-out war.
Look at the streets of Tel Aviv and you wouldn't know it. The people here seem used to these situations – they have lived under the threat of rockets, of suicide bombers and other terrorist attacks for too many years. They know when to worry, and they are not too worried yet.
Earlier in the day, as rockets were flying into towns in the south, we'd flown to Metula, Israel's northernmost town, on the border with Lebanon. The two nations are divided there by wire link fences through which the residents can watch each other's trucks going back and forth on the roads.
"When I open my window in the morning, I say, 'Good morning, Hezbollah!' Because we are just 600 metres away," Rivka Jacobs, a retired teacher, told us cheerfully as she showed us around.
Jacobs came to Israel from upstate New York in the early 70s. Even though there was violence even then, she and her husband wanted "to live in a community, we wanted to farm, and here is where we stayed".
The town has been affected by the related violence of Israeli-Lebanese conflict ever since. Its houses have bomb shelters in their gardens. Jacobs recalled sleeping with her children in the one secure room of the house, an Uzi on the mattress beside her, in the late 1970s. And then there were years of Katyusha rocket bombardments.
"I have absolute identification with them," she said of the Israelis in the south coming under rocket fire from Gaza, "because that's what we lived under for years".
Back in Tel Aviv, after the sirens had sounded and the explosion was heard, our guide advised how long we should wait – "10 minutes, then it is all clear" – and then it was back to life as usual.
Judith Whelan travelled to Israel this week on a study tour hosted by the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies.
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As stated by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock MP earlier this week: "It is abundantly clear from the research…
There are many myths and misconceptions surrounding stop smoking medicines such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and prescription tablets. Here are 10 common myths, and the truth behind them.
THE FACTS: Research suggests that nicotine replacement therapies and the prescription stop smoking tablets (Champix and Zyban) can double and sometimes even triple your chances of successfully quitting.
All stop smoking treatments work best when used as part of a programme that includes:
Read more about how the Warwickshire Stop Smoking Service can help you quit.
THE FACTS: This is wrong. Nicotine doesn't cause cancer. It's the other toxic chemicals in cigarettes, such as tar and carbon monoxide, that damage your health. Nicotine replacement therapy gets nicotine into your body without the dangerous poisons.
THE FACTS: No, it isn't. In fact, using more than one product at a time – known as combination therapy – can be a good thing as it often increases your chances of success. A popular strategy is to use nicotine patches to reduce everyday cravings plus a nasal spray, gum, lozenges, inhalator or mouth spray for sudden cravings.
Read more about how to cope with cravings.
THE FACTS: Champix has been linked with occasional reports of depression and even suicidal thoughts. However, recent research has shown that there is no evidence that Champix increases the risks of suicide and depression.
In fact, more than six in every 10 people who used it with the support of their local stop smoking service stopped smoking for a month or more.
Talk over any concerns with your doctor or NHS stop smoking adviser beforehand, especially if you've had depression or another mental illness before. Be aware of your moods while you're taking the tablets and tell your doctor if you notice any change.
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THE FACTS: You can get NRT either free, or on prescription at a cost of £8.05 each week from your local NHS Stop Smoking Service or your GP. That's up to a third cheaper than buying your patches or gum from the pharmacy and is a lot cheaper than continuing to smoke.
As with a lot of medication, it's important to complete the full course, in this case to make sure you're properly weaned off nicotine.
Zyban and Champix are nicotine-free pills you take to reduce your craving for tobacco and withdrawal symptoms. In studies, Champix has been shown to work better than Zyban.
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In article <3j56g3$oc6 at gap.cco.caltech.edu>, mathog at seqaxp.bio.caltech.edu writes: >In article <3j0qqc$8rc at news.doit.wisc.edu>, >Michael Kloth <mtkloth at students.wisc.edu> writes: >>gold at astro.ocis.temple.edu (Bert Gold) wrote: >>> >>> One of the universities where I work has decided to charge $ 100 per >>> person per month for mainframe access. > >This is very misleading. They may not bill for direct usage, but they most >definitely are charging someone, somewhere, for this facility. Most likely >it is supported by a combination of University overhead charges against >research grants and charges against students' tuition. Since this is probably true at all sites, it seems very restrictive to charge the user $100/person/month in addition for access to a necessary resource. > >Academic computer facility users have an annoying habit of assuming that >[snip] there are no significant costs involved in providing these services. Not those of us who use our internal computer facilities as well as those silicon things. > >So, here is a short list of what your local computer support people do for >you: That's why we pay them the big money. > >1. Purchase, install and maintain the hardware that makes up your > local networks. With our grant money, in many cases. >7. (some sites) Computer hardware/software sales and support at prices > lower than general market rates. Well, they *did* turn me on to "Computer Shopper" > >8. Purchase, install, and maintain shared hardware. (Generally > Unix or VMS machines, but also sometimes PCs and Macs.) Again, with our grant money. >I've left a bunch of stuff off and been overly general in others. Note >also that a lot of the PC/Mac freeware/shareware was developed by the >people who run these sorts of facilities! Yes, and I, for one am grateful. > >The bottom line: equipment and services cost real money. > True, but is that any reason for anyone to be greedy? A previous post suggest- ed that internet access was available from commercial companies for less, and these companies do not get indirect costs from our grants. You have a real point that the benefits some of us get may not be fully appreciated, but there is no reason (except that universities everywhere are in desperate need of $) to try to gouge internet users. Yours, Bill Tivol


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December 26th, 2010
Today Michelle and I went snowshoeing at Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. On the right is flattop mountain.
We walked about a half mile and then stopped to take some pictures. We bought 6 inch tails but didn't use them. As I was walking back after the photo had been taken, my feet sank up to my waist. I should have put on the tails for this part!
Michelle went a little lower than where I had gone; she took a different path so she wouldn't fall through. In the background, where the people are walking is Bear Lake.
Michelle in Action
It was easier for Michelle to make it back up.
Farther down the trail, we came across a huge rock; we decided to climb up it. Out snowshoes have a feature on them to help us go up steep slopes; it helped, but at towards the top of this small climb we both were on our knees. They sell makeshift shovels at REI that are used for building stairs, and in an emergency, they can be used as a splint. I think we are going to get one, and attach it to the back of our packs.
The View
The view from the top of the rock was worth the climb.
The best way down was to slide! Michelle went first and I followed.
We then took the "Accessible" trail to Bear Lake.
Middle of the Lake
This photo was taken in the middle of Bear Lake.


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RICHMOND — Ignoring warnings from Richmond's top administrator that the move will bury the city in more debt and may lead to "unintended consequences," the City Council on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of 130 residents from its most troubled public housing project as the fallout continued from the recent storm of criticism about conditions there.
"The city of Richmond has a responsibility to provide clean, safe public housing, and clearly we have failed," Mayor Gayle McLaughlin said. "Our residents can wait no longer."
The council voted to give Section 8 federal housing vouchers to all residents of the Hacienda complex and help them find new homes, instructing staff to return in two weeks with a relocation plan, a financial breakdown of the costs and a plan to get the money, which Housing Director Tim Jones and City Manager Bill Lindsay conceded will be no easy task in the cash-strapped city.
Just evacuating and assisting residents with relocation will cost about $500,000, Jones estimated. Demolition or rehabilitation of the six-story complex at 1300 Roosevelt Ave. would cost millions.
Jones said the city could initiate a 90- to 120-day application process with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which funds public housing, to try to secure additional vouchers and funds. But council members, prompted by dozens of angry public housing residents who came to the meeting, said that was too long to wait.
"I don't know yet," Lindsay muttered after the meeting when asked how the city would fund the evacuation.
During the meeting, he told the council, "Your good intentions, in the short term, may exacerbate the problem."
Councilman Tom Butt left the dais before the vote after several disruptions. Butt chastised the mayor for failing to run an orderly meeting, jabbing his finger toward her.
Before stomping off, Butt called the plan "irresponsible and immature" and noted that residents who liked their housing would be forced to move and that the city would be spending funds it didn't have.
"The City Council has totally lost it," Butt wrote later on Facebook. "They have been reduced to a gaggle of pandering fools. The city is in danger of sliding into the abyss. God help us."
Wednesday's special meeting followed weeks of unrest sparked by news reports detailing mismanagement and poor conditions within the city's public housing system.
Out of more than 4,000 housing authorities nationwide, Richmond is one of only about 70 designated as "troubled," mostly because of governance and financial shortcomings.
Mike Petragallo of Sterling Co.'s Inc., an independent inspector hired to evaluate conditions at Hacienda, told the council that 70 percent of units had some type of "discoloration" caused by moisture, including 10 percent where the patches were large enough to suggest past or current water leaks, and noted problems with elevators and a leaky roof.
The inspection also discovered roach infestation in about half the units surveyed and found that only 55 percent of residents who called in work orders for maintenance reported that their problems had been fixed.
"In all honesty, that should be well above 95 percent," Jones said.
Petragallo, who has inspected public housing complexes across the Bay Area, said Hacienda is "on the low end" of aging public housing complexes he's seen.
Butt has blamed HUD for the shortcomings, noting that funding has been reduced in recent years. But federal officials disagree, saying other agencies manage to perform better with similar constraints.
Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, on Thursday released a statement saying city leaders must "take responsibility" for the housing authority.
"While it is absolutely true that the federal budget cuts I opposed in Congress have hurt local residents and agencies," Miller wrote, "it is also true that the Richmond Public Housing Authority's problems are endemic and long-standing and cannot be blamed on a recent reduction in federal funds."
More than 30 residents spoke at the meeting, many complaining of problems not just at Hacienda but at other complexes.
Lisa Fishman, a resident of the Nevin complex, brought a letter from her doctor saying she has become sickened by black mold in her apartment.
Jones said he has almost no excess capacity in other public housing complexes to absorb Hacienda residents, meaning they'll have to look for private housing with their vouchers, a process that will probably be laborious and require significant city staff assistance because most are elderly or disabled.
The council later rejected a proposal to vote "no confidence" in Jones.
Contact Robert Rogers at 510-262-2726. Follow him at Twitter.com/SFBaynewsrogers.


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Everyone undergoing chemotherapy should have a "chemo fairy." I did, and his name was Franco. Franco did everything I wanted, exactly how I wanted, without being asked or told during my chemotherapy marathon. In fact, looking back, Franco was the best thing about chemo.
Nine years later, I have the distinct honor of "paying it forward" to another. I have the pleasure of acting as a chemo fairy for a new close friend who is beginning (or more correctly, ending) her breast cancer journey.
The chemo fairy has several distinct responsibilities, and I outline a few below:
- It is my sole responsibility to make sure that the patient's wishes are executed without flaw. Nurses must be extra nice, pleasant, experienced, and flexible when I make requests. Just the other day, a nurse told my friend (the patient) at her first chemo session that she needed to avoid constipation. After explaining that the antinausea drugs make you constipated, the chemo makes you constipated, and the related drugs all make you constipated, she went on to describe in graphic detail the two other women in the room who were so constipated that their bowels got impacted and they had to go to the emergency room! That nurse is no longer allowed to speak to my friend alone.
- Other patients must be kept at a distance unless they are frighteningly positive. During my own chemotherapy, one woman cried just looking at me — she was 62 years old and thought I was too young to be going through this. Another one told me that the day before, she went to the funeral of a woman who died of a recurring breast cancer. I was sprayed by another woman's blood when the nurse punctured her port, and if that wasn't bad enough, I sat witness to another woman who had an allergic reaction to her chemo drug and went into shock in the seat directly opposite me. (Don't worry — all patients who receive this type of chemo now get Benadryl and steroids to avoid this rare occurrence).
- It is necessary to prepare the patient for the most positive experience possible. I find that it is better if someone close (husband, wife, brother, sister, friend) reads the mind-boggling handouts about the potential side effects. My theory is that if you have mouth sores, you will know. If someone tells you that mouth sores are common, you will get them for sure. I operate under the assumption that every side effect you tell me about I will surely manifest. If I have a 103 degree fever and need to go to the emergency room, it will be painfully obvious whether I read that in the book or not. (Bear with me here, I am not suggesting you ignore the advice of your doctor; on the contrary, I suggest you follow it. I just think someone living with you is better suited to watch you like a hawk for symptoms other than yourself.)
- You must have a special treat of some kind either the day before or the day after (or both) any of your treatments. It can be small or large, but it must be an indulgence, something you normally cannot squeeze in: a massage, time with a friend who makes you laugh, reading a book in the shade, or anything that pleases you.
In my recent role as chemo fairy, I prepared a pre-chemo gift basket. It included a soft, organic cotton hat for warmth, thank-you cards, mouth rinse to help prevent those nasty sores, music for relaxing (and shutting out negative influences), earphones, reading material that was POSITIVE, big earrings, and a vase with the imprint "Lucky" on it filled with herbs for cooking. All presents had a "green" theme because, as my Chinese acupuncturist once told me, green is the healing color!
Then, the day after my friend's first chemo, I delivered all sorts of chemo-friendly food (in accordance with my friend's particular dietary requests), including various flavored smoothies, blueberry fruit-ice popsicles, frozen organic fruit and flavored whey proteins to make shakes with almond milk and rice milk, bananas, a variety of sprouted breads, hummus, and raw veggies. Chemo patients are allowed to waste food if something doesn't taste good. Don't make them feel guilty. Just smile and throw it away (and take the trash out while you are at it)!
In the end, I want my friend's chemo experience to be the best it can be. I selected a card for her with a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt that mused, "A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until you put her in hot water." I can tell you this. My friend, the mother of two, wife of one, and friend of many, is very strong. It is my honor and privilege to accompany her and her family on this journey.
May you all have a chemo fairy on your journey! Please tell us about yours here.
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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Illinois Teams Up with The Onion to Attract Young ACA Enrollees
It may read like an Onion headline, but this one is for real.
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Get Covered Illinois, the state's official Affordable Care Act, is partnering with the satirical news site The Onion's creative services division Onion Labs, in an attempt to get young and healthy people buy health insurance before the March 31 deadline.
"Reaching the population known as 'Young Invincibles' is an important part of our effort to educate and enroll all of Illinois' uninsured population," said Jennifer Koehler, executive director of Get Covered Illinois, in a statement on the state's exchange site. "We know that to effectively reach Young Invincibles – who are 53 percent of our uninsured residents in Illinois – we have to work with non-traditional, and especially digital, sources for news and entertainment. That's where The Onion fits right into our outreach strategy."
The partnership will call for The Onion to run banner ads on its site promoting a man who is "forced to sell his action figures to pay medical bills because he failed to get health coverage."
Both state and federal exchanges have struggled to attract the much-needed younger demographic of enrollees, those ages 18 34, to sign up for coverage to help keep premium levels down and offset the cost of insuring older and less healthy enrollees. The Department of Health and Human Services reports that since open enrollment period kicked off on Oct. 1, more than 3 million people have selected plans on state and federal exchanges, 24% of which are in that coveted demo.
Under the ACA, every individual in the country has to have insurance by the end of open enrollment period, or they will face a fine of $95 or 1% of their annual income for failing to comply.
Peter Shankman, branding expert and author of Nice Companies Finish First, says Illinois could be onto something with its latest campaign partner and wouldn't be surprised to see it go national. FOXBusiness.com reached out to the Department of Health and Human Services for comment but did not receive a response.
"There is a high level of instability in kids—and they are hanging out on The Onion, so there is no question about it being a smart move," Shankman says, adding that even though the satirical site is known for its fake stories, "the one thing The Onion doesn't screw around with is ads," so that young enrollees will take the move seriously.
And the move is a nice departure from the misguided attempts the administration has made at grabbing the attention of young people that has included enlisting celebrities, showcases moms and posting the now-infamous "Pajama Boy" ads during the holidays.
"If nothing else, I like the idea that they are trying something new—it's nice to not see them doing the typical thing," Shankman says.
Larry Kocot, Brookings Institution visiting fellow, who was involved in the rollout out Medicare part D in 2006, says it's important to meet potential enrollees where they "eat, work, pray and play."
"I think they [local and federal governments] will use as much creativity as they can muster to appeal to people," Kocot says, as the enrollment deadline for year one of the ACA draws nearer.
But while nearly everyone, especially 'young invincibles,' appreciates satire and good humor as offered on The Onion, it's unclear if the push will prove to be what is needed to get this group to enroll.
"That is the $64,000 question," Kocot says. "This may reach them, and appeal to them—but will they take action and pay a premium? The jury is still out on that."


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It is no secret that within in any culture food is paramount to the cultural experience. No where does that ring truer than within the African-American community.
Over the years, soul food has meant more than mere sustenance to black people it has been the catalyst for bringing families together, healing relationships, and making big decisions. In the African-American community like many other communities, our food how we prepare it, how we serve it, how we share it is an expression of love.
In the hit movie Soul Food, our relationship with soul food and the role it played in the African American family during times of fun, tragedy, sadness, joy and happiness was laid out on the silver screen for the world to enjoy. Here in Los Angeles that tradition has been put on display annually in the fall during LA's largest street festival the Taste of Soul. Each year more than 350,000 converge on Crenshaw Boulevard to experience our culture around food and music.
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"Because of Bakewell Media and Taste of Soul's authentic connection to the African-American community and their entrepreneurship it was clear that it tied back to the audience strategy strategic plan, which was aligning core community values with businesses," said Fox Senior Vice President of Audience Strategy, Nicole Bernard. "We take up a lot of space here in LA and we want to make sure that we connect with the local community and Taste of Soul is a great way to do that."
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...Through New Beginnings
The deal with Barry, the former Bastion client, to invest in Neil and Grace's new escort service is looking promising until Adriana sours him on it so she can put herself forward as their investor instead. But Neil and Grace do not want to get into bed, so to speak, with Adriana. Neil then approaches Kate, the blogger who wrote the exposé on him, about her introducing them to an angel investor whom she knows in exchange for their cooperation on being the subjects of a book she wants to write. But when Neil sees that there are too many strings attached, he backs away. Now that Simon is the CEO of Waverly Industries, could he be the partner they've been looking for?
...Through Family
Simon secretly meets with his father, who tells him about a land deal with Omar in Malawi that went south. Arthur tells Simon what to do with the company and how to pay off Omar, but Simon thinks there's something fishy about Arthur's explanation and what he's asked him to do, especially after Arthur tells him that he knows that Emma is pregnant with Simon's child and is keeping Emma away from Simon until the dust settles.
...Through Psychadelics
While Neil and Grace frantically search Julian's campsite and then his drug lab for Anika, they don't know that she has snuck back to Adriana's house to retrieve Julian's drugs that Adriana confiscated from her while she was staying there. However, Anika only succeeds in getting the combination to the safe. Julian reassures her that he'll take of the rest. He later pays Adriana a visit while Neil and Grace are there. Anika shows up, providing the perfect distraction for Julian to sneak away, get his drugs from the safe and take off—without Anika.
...Through Travel
When news of Victor's arrest becomes public, Bastion's clients start jumping ship. The only way Neil thinks he can save the firm is by getting on a plane and meeting with the clients in person. Grace offers to join him and proves to be not only enjoyable company but also instrumental in holding onto one of Bastion's biggest clients, Barry, who seems more intrigued by Neil and Grace's new escort venture.
...Through Negotiation
Neil and Grace begin to navigate having an open marriage. Jealous that Adriana has set up Neil with a client for their big upcoming party, Grace takes it upon herself to cancel it, angering Adriana. After exploring setting up each other with dates as a compromise, Neil pleasantly surprises Grace by presenting himself as her escort for the evening.
...Through Struggle
When Neil arrives at work, he discovers the office crawling with SEC investigators. Victor says that someone who's got a vendetta against them must've tipped off the SEC. But Neil knows exactly who is responsible for the "anonymous" tip. However, when he confronts Adriana, she refuses to call off the dogs so she and Neil begin to wage a dirty war. After Victor confesses to Neil that he has been cooking the books for years, proof of which the SEC will surely find, Neil threatens to bring Adriana down along with Bastion. She finally cries "uncle" and the two agree to a temporary peace treaty.
...Through Bondage
Emboldened by her night with Adriana in bed, Grace becomes intrigued by the idea of feeling powerful for the first time, since she's already experienced some pleasure and plenty of pain. Adriana is of course more than happy to assist with fulfilling that desire. She takes Grace to a very high end S&M club where Grace gets to dominate a stranger under Adriana's tutelage. But when she finds out that Adriana forged Neil's signature on the separation agreement, Grace decides to turn the tables on her manipulative hostess.
...Through Expansion
Encouraged by the exposure he's gotten from Kate's online exposé, Neil approaches Simon about starting an escort business together. At first Simon is game, but as he tries to reconnect with his estranged father, Arthur, all his old feelings of resentment and anger bubble to the surface, causing Simon to challenge and push away Neil as well.
...Through Risk
Hoping for some downtime at Adriana's house to figure things out, Grace instead finds herself getting swept up into preparations for Adriana's next party. Spurred on by both Adriana's encouragement and her need to prove to a competitive member of Adriana's team that she's not just a middle-aged housewife, Grace recruits a potential escort to attend the party. Adriana is pleased that Grace is exploring her "shadow side."
...Through Release
Just as Neil and Grace are about to leave for Milan, the husband of Neil's very first client, shows up at their house with a gun, threatening to kill him for ruining their marriage. Neil pushes him into the empty pool. The fall kills him. Neil then confesses everything to a shocked Grace. Out of desperation, he calls Adriana to handle the messy yet delicate situation, which winds up adding fuel to the fire when they both discover Adriana's involvement in each other's lives.


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Comprehensive amateur city documentary on Newcastle upon Tyne, filmed in the 1950s. The film records Newcastle's historical architecture and monuments; annual ceremonies such as Remembrance Day and a church parade; health services; shopping and the Sunday morning market on the Quayside; factories; colliery; transport and Central Railway Station; industry and docks on the River Tyne; sporting events such as Newcastle United at St James' Park, Gosforth races, the Newcastle Race Week Festival, known as the Hoppings on the Town Moor; and Newcastle nightlife featuring rock and roll dancers at the Walkerdene youth centre.
Amateur travelogue that explores town, country and seascapes of Northumberland including Lindisfarne, Seaton Sluice, and Morpeth, the city of Newcastle including the Quayside Sunday market and Jesmond Dene, and the North Tyneside coastal towns of Tynemouth, Cullercoats, and St Mary's Island. Footage also features hiking and camping along Hadrian's Wall and a visit to Edinburgh in Scotland.


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More than 45 companies will make their debut at Helitech 2009 as it returns to England this month. The majority are newcomers to the event, while others took part for the first time in 2008 at Helitech in Cascais, Portugal. At press time 180 exhibitors had committed to this year's show.
While the numbers remain "broadly similar" to those at the 2007 event, Exhibition Director Sue Bradshaw says that total floor space is up by more than five percent and several companies have taken larger areas than before. "In common with other sectors of the aviation industry, the rotary wing arena is having to raise its game to cope with the current economic climate. Our exhibitors are really showing their resilience, with many maintaining or even increasing their marketing budgets," says Bradshaw.
One of the debutants is Consolite Technology (Booth 1814), a British supplier of night vision equipment, including goggles and compatible lighting systems. It also offers flight training and aircraft modification services. Another, New Zealand's IMS NZ (Booth 1917), will display its underslung load equipment range, including the Cloudburst firefighting bucket and Ground Effect spreader system. The Ground Effect bucket features a spinner that has been designed to maximize even product spread while using minimal power.
Still with the agricultural sector, Sensor Technology (Booth 1713) is launching a new load sensor that combines GPS track guidance with load sensing, and can automatically calculate the cost of complex operations such as crop spraying and water bombing. The HeliNav LoadMaster has an on-board display and computer, and can be swapped between aircraft "in seconds". It records the exact weight of each load and the total distance flown. All the operator has to do, says the company, is download the data and invoice the customer.
Swedish company DST Control (Booth 1315) is exhibiting its range of electro-optical sensor systems. The company's Colibri gyro-stabilized micro-gimbal has just two axes but features purpose-built, high-bandwidth torque motors to attenuate active vibrations. The company says that combination delivers "a new level of stabilization performance".
UK-based HeliMedia (Booth 1816) recently supplied Italian operator Helica with a high-definition video system (HDVS) "in a box". The HDVS is claimed to be the first portable 1080p HD video system to transmit full 1080p video imagery to a network of receivers on the ground. It integrates recorder, a moving map, an HD downlink transmitter (with a range >150km), and all the DC conditioning — and the display clips on top. HeliMedia's Stephen Watson says, "connect the turret directly to it, and you're done." The system, which can be rapidly installed and removed, was commissioned just before a severe earthquake hit L'Aquila in central Italy: Connected to a Wescam MX-15HDi, Helica was able to support the subsequent relief missions with live airborne HD video imagery of the scene, downlinked to the control center. Bell Helicopter (Chalet 8) promises a full-scale mock-up of its newly-certified 429 in its chalet and a 407 on the static display. With the 429, it has finally delivered a single-pilot IFR machine to compete with Eurocopter and MD Helicopters, and the OEM expects to attract a lot of interest from Europe's public service community. The B429 also represents the pacemaker for Bell's MAPL (modular affordable product line) technology program.
Eurocopter (Chalet 5, Booth 906) is bringing a clutch of customer-owned singles and light twins, dominated by the VIP EC135 "Hermes" which will take centre stage on its main stand.
Luxury goods manufacturer Hermès has stamped its distinctive signature across the EC135's exterior and interior design. It now boasts a cabin that is "pure, light-filled and unexpectedly spacious," according to Eurocopter. Seats have been upholstered in calf leather and certainly look trimmer than your average, overstuffed VIP seats.
No large twins from France, though, so Sikorsky (Booth 817) wins the Helitech round of the UK SAR(H) with an S92-A, all the way from Scotland.
AgustaWestland (Booth 2000, Chalet 3) is bringing two AW139, a SAR model from RAF Valley and an offshore variant, and one of the first Da Vinci specialist rescue AW109s destined for Switzerland's REGA.
Turner Aviation (booth 1914) has been selected as an approved repair center by Aircraft Parts Corporation (APC) and will cover Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Turner can now service the complete range of APC DC electrical power systems and Helitech visitors will be able to view a demonstration of the company's recently launched website. It provides customers with a wide range of online services, including an exchange stock search utility, parts purchasing facility and online status and dispatch reports.
Oxley Developments (Booth 501) has recently delivered a suite of external lights to BAE Systems for use on their HERTI unmanned air vehicle. Following a sale of new wing-tip and tail lights in the latter half of 2008, Oxley designed and built low profile anti-collision lights that, reportedly, combine a robust, lightweight design with a high-intensity output.
Size, weight and optical performance are critical factors in external lighting for any aircraft, but for UAVs in particular. The Oxley ROTOX 400 anti-collision light produces an effective intensity in excess of 400 candela. With a protruding height of less than 50 mm and weighing less than 750 grams, the lights fit small space envelopes and consume very little power. Customized options, including NVIS friendly and covert variants, are also available. All the lights feature high mean time between failure (MTBF) rates and low through-life maintenance costs.
Host Systems (booth 518) will display a mobile elevating ATC tower. CEO Michael Brunton says that the eight-meter-tall towers are currently in use with the Royal Air Force in theater. "They are used to establish air traffic control in remote locations, and at various satellite airfields in the UK."
Each tower is delivered ready to "plug-and-play," and can be tailored to individual requirements. Typically it is fitted with Park Air radios, Garex voice switch, Audiosoft voice recorder and Vaisala ultrasonic met system. Additional capabilities include radar interfaces and displays, land telephone lines, secure communications, heliport lighting operation and extra connectivity.
Host towers have undergone successful portability trials inside the Chinook and C-130 transport, and can also be trailer-mounted. The cabin can be fitted with ballistic protection and used for border control operations and command-and-control modules.
The towers have particular applications for heliports/helipads and can be easily upgraded to meet increased demand. A host tower in Sao Paulo, Brazil handles an average of 450 "mostly helicopter" movements a day, seven days a week with two operators.
Carl Zeiss Optronics (Booth 712), formerly Denel Optronics, is demonstrating the "next generation" LEO-III-HD airborne observation system. Equipped with up to nine high-performance sensors, the LEO-III-HD reportedly represents a step-change in law enforcement and homeland security observation capability.
The system is said to be able to read vehicle registration plates in complete darkness at altitudes up to 1,500 feet, while on-board, real-time data processing capabilities provide image enhancement options including image fusion. Both the daylight TV zoom and spotter cameras feature four focal plane arrays that offer the capability to view points of interest from the visible color up to Near Infrared spectra.
Aerodata (Booth 1516) will be showing a helicopter workstation on its stand operated in helicopters such as the EC135 or Super Puma with German Federal Police.
Aero Quality Sales (Booth 1808) has a new ultra low maintenance battery for the Bell 206L and Bell 407, replacing the standard 1756 battery. Saft ULM batteries offer reduced maintenance costs while retaining the reliability of nickel cadmium cells.
Air & Ground Aviation (Booth 1212) is showing a new self-propelled starter unit, the U.S.-designed Start Pac Hi-Brd, that provides 300 amps of continuous power to run any 28.5-volt aircraft system. Total weight of this model is 1600 lbs with a 12-gallon diesel tank. This Start Pac features a heavy-duty steel frame, five removable doors for easy maintenance access, wide tires for traction and stability, and automotive type steering. Its 140 ampere-hour batteries provide 3,500 peak amps and will start any electrically started turbine engine. Since the batteries provide most of the starting energy, a soft start is guaranteed every time, says Air & Ground.
Air Covers (Booth 1610) has just delivered a load of custom-fitted cockpit covers for RAF and Fleet Air Arm Merlins, which are recently back from Iraq and soon off to Afghanistan. The covers are heat and weather resistant and designed for use at sea, on land and in desert conditions.
Air Covers' MD John Pattinson says that, "owing to operational requirements the lead-time for this order was extremely tight, but we had recently invested in additional equipment and have a good relationship with our suppliers. Each cover will reduce maintenance and down-time."
The ISAT 200 is SkyTrac's (Booth 1409) full-featured Satcom transceiver. It provides automatic, global, real-time flight following, text messaging, data transfer, and sat-phone capability using the Iridium satellite system. The ISAT exceeds AFF requirements and offers improved voice quality, field replaceable battery, a "smart" tray (including a configuration module), and either standard or premium data packets.
Latitude Technologies (Booth 706) says that Technisonic's new multiband FM radios feature software capable of controlling its own "Satellite Gateway" S200-SG11. The new transceiver provides Satcom, flight tracking and messaging capability using the same controls and display. The marriage of these products will provide the most comprehensive communication package in the industry while at the same time alleviating the need for additional panel space. This product union will finally cure the age-old problem of communicating in distant operating regions. Latitude's Mark Insley says, "the call and messaging control of the S200 SG11 adds an entirely new element of stay-connected-everywhere to the capabilities of this versatile FM transceiver." Helitech 2009 takes place September 22 – 24 at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, near Cambridge. Its regular exhibitor reception will take place at the end of Day 1, in the splendid American Air Museum, from 5:00 until 7:00 pm.