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The Real Guide to Cruises Under $200by Paul Motter | 08.03.12
The cheapest cruises come on brand-name cruise lines - not small lines you've never heard about. Don't get ripped off
In this economy a lot of people have nearly given up on the idea of vacations - but many people desperate for a good vacation value have also heard that cruises provide plenty of "bang for the buck" - and that is true.
There are many advantages to taking a cruise; comfort, convenience and great service among them, but one of the best reasons to take a cruise is the value equation.
In fact, the cheapest cruises available are generally on the same cruise lines that offer the every day, mainstream cruise vacations; brand names like Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). Why are these brand name cruises so cheap? It really boils down to shorter itineraries and older ships. The quality is still far better than a no-name cruise line, but the best cruises the cruise lines offer are on their newer ships on more extensive itineraries.
Have you ever taken a "cheap cruise" on any cruise line? Tell us in our First-Time Cruisers forum.
Small and Lesser Known Cruise Ships
You may hear about certain ships that offer cruises at seemingly bargain prices, but they are not a part of these well-known cruise brands. These small cruise lines were once far more common than they are today, a time when smaller brands still managed to compete in the cruise industry by using older ocean liners and refurbishing them for the pleasure cruise market. But those lines, like Premier Cruises and Regency Cruises, just could not compete with the likes of Carnival when their ships got too old and the big lines started cutting prices in order to attract new cruisers. Virtually all of those small budget cruise lines eventually went out of business.
Today, there is just one cruise line, with just one ship, that even partially competes with the major cruise lines. That is Celebration Cruise Line which sails the Bahamas Celebration from Palm Beach to Grand Bahamas Island. The truth is that we rarely even mention this ship solely because it is so small and old. Also, it has been in and out of business under various owners for years now. But you can book a two-night cruise and sail at 5:30 p.m., arrive in the Bahamas the next morning, sail that night and wake up back in Palm Beach the next morning to disembark. The price starts at $119 per person, and one can add two nights at a hotel in the Bahamas for a total of $240 per person. Those are starting prices, and most fares will be higher for roomier accommodations. The average price is $149 and up.
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For $179 you can sail on Carnival Cruise Line on a four-night cruise from Port Canaveral to Freeport Bahamas (day two), Nassau (day three) and a day at sea (day four) before returning to Port Canaveral. This cruise represents at least one trick worth knowing when it comes to the cheapest cruises - the fact that it is more expensive to cruise over the weekend than during the week days. A four-day Bahamas cruise sailing Sunday through Thursday is almost always the same price as a three-night cruise sailing on Thursday through Sunday, or Friday through Monday morning.
To be clear, the cheap cruises on Carnival listed above are on older Carnival ships built in the 1990s. They have few balcony staterooms - mostly ocean view and inside cabins. But the cuisine and entertainment are all Carnival, and that says a lot. The line is known for great value with good quality food, especially for the price you pay.
Norwegian Cruise Line has five different cruise options from two to four nights sailing from Miami to the Bahamas. Once again, the four-night option is not much more expensive than the two-night option. Norwegian Sky sails from Miami to the NCL private island (day two), Nassau (day three) and Grand Bahamas Island (day four) starting as low as $179 per person. A two-day cruise starts at $169. Once again, Norwegian is a cruise line with a much more solid reputation then the first ship we mentioned.
Royal Caribbean also has three and four night cruises sailing from Miami to the Bahamas on the older Majesty of the Seas. Three night cruises start at $209 and four-night cruises start at $229. The four night cruises also go to Key West, Florida, which is a very nice change of pace from the Bahamas.
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What to Remember
I strongly urge you not to book a cruise just because you receive an unsolicited postcard or phone call - the "special offers" are never as good as they sound and in many cases they are literally scams to milk you for money and never even get you aboard a ship. Please read our articles on "Free Cruise Scams."
If you want to take cheap cruise - we advise you to stick to one of the three main cruise lines, the brand names you recognize; Carnival, Royal Caribbean or Norwegian (NCL).
The next thing you should fully understand is this; while these are popular brand names, the ships they offer on these shorter cruises are usually the oldest in their fleets. You will have a fun and relaxing voyage, but it will not compare to what you can get if you commit to five, six or (especially) seven-day cruises on a ship built after the year 2000.
The cheapest cruises are good values, but the cheapest seven-day cruises are even better values in terms of the quality of the ship, the service, the destinations and what you pay on a per diem basis. There is nothing wrong with a "cheap cruise" - but a "best value cruise" may cost more, but you do get more for your money.
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Associated Architects' boathouse at The King's School, Worcester, does not flout its robust environmental credentials, says Hattie Hartman Photography by Martine Hamilton Knight
The first boathouse at The King's School, Worcester was a barge purchased in 1914 for £18. Three boathouses later, an elegant prow-shaped building by Associated Architects has replaced a 1950s structure on the same site designed by the then master in charge of rowing. Every aspect of the new Michael Baker Boathouse (after an alumni donor) - from its careful siting to the flood-resistant design of the boat store to the meticulous selection of materials - has been lavished with attention to magnificent effect with a vigilant eye to sustainability throughout.
The King's School, Worcester occupies an organic accretion of buildings which front the southern flank of Worcester Cathedral. The boathouse is Associated Architects' eighth major intervention at the school over 14 years. Projects include: two 10-year masterplans, a library, and a new sports and performing arts centre, currently on site and due to complete in 2014. The architects' intimate knowledge of the school and its heritage context is made manifest in the boathouse.
The site is exceptional. Approached through a 2.6m-wide lane which defines the school's southern boundary, the boathouse sits roughly perpendicular to the Severn River. The cantilevering first floor forms a prow over the embankment, with its parade of handsome horse chestnuts and views of Worcester's twin landmarks: the cathedral tower and Glover's Needle, a reminder of the city's glove-making past.
The brief for the building was simple: a boat store with a multipurpose room above which could accommodate training for rowers as well as school and community receptions. The goal was to create a facility where every King's pupil would have an opportunity to learn the rudiments of the sport.
Project architect John Christophers brought a strong environmental agenda to the project, having completed Code Level 6/Passivhaus EcoVicarages for the diocese of Worcester (AJ Specification 02.13) and Cobton House, also on the banks of the River Severn, which won an RIBA sustainability award in 2005.
This modest building of just 772m² does what all good buildings should - it makes sense of its surroundings.
By locating an entrance to the upper floor on the axis of Glover's Needle in the adjacent Creighton Memorial Gardens, the practice has created an approach route through this previously under-utilised part of the school grounds and simultaneously provided wheelchair-friendly access to the building. Its cantilevered prow serves as a landmark on the embankment, anchoring the south-west corner of the campus. The planners were receptive to what Christophers calls 'a jewel-like modern incident along the embankment.'
The jewel reference is accurate. On the sunny day I visited, the diagonal-laid sweet chestnut cladding shimmered. The 32mm by 25mm chestnut laths of the rainscreen cladding are laid on a 15° angle, 'like a bias cut dress,' explains Christophers. The timber prow of the upper floor sits over a brick base which houses the boat store, with a flawlessly crafted 'belly' over the door fronting the river. The building's gentle curve echoes the site boundary which is also Worcester's Bronze Age fortification line. A rustic brick, chosen to marry with existing Victorian bricks and the local sandstone, is laid in English garden wall bond - three courses of double length stretchers and one course of headers - providing just enough texture to compliment the diagonal siding above.
A handsome timber door from the narrow lane opens onto a dramatic top-lit ice birch-lined stair. On the right, an interior window offers a glimpse into the boat store - which has double the capacity of the old building and is the building's raison d'être. Christophers refers to the store as 'sacrificial': it's uninsulated, outside the airtightness line and designed to flood. Since the boathouse was occupied last April, the Severn has flooded four times, bringing more than a foot of water into the boathouse without damage.
The immaculate detailing and sensitive choice of materials continues inside. A welcoming maple stair, with 450mm going and 150mm risers, is a marvel, each step carefully aligned with the brick coursing and the beech panelling on either side. Above, a bespoke run of flush rooflights follows the line of the curved wall in an alternating A BB A rhythm, creating a play of shadows on the wall. Motorised for ease of operation, the rooflights open to enable natural ventilation during training, while deep coffers eliminate glare. Triple-glazed windows and sliding doors open to the north overlooking the gardens and cathedral.
The boathouse's exemplary environmental agenda is simultaneously robust and imperceptible, an approach more practices should adopt. Because the programme required a multipurpose space for training, teaching and receptions, a lightweight responsive building was needed.
Paramount attention was paid to insulation and airtightness with all electrics located in the floor to eliminate penetrations of the airtightness barrier. The project team opted to monitor the building and share data on the CarbonBuzz platform (even though there was no fee to cover this work), a move more practices should consider.
'An overlooked aspect of sustainability is the need to inspire and delight,' Christophers told me as we departed. Each summer term, The King's School, Worcester celebrates its rowers with a black tie dinner and awards evening. It's hard to imagine a more magical spot for such a festivity than the prow of the boathouse with all doors thrown open overlooking the gardens' herbaceous borders.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday announced new delays in rolling out President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, saying small business and Spanish-language health insurance enrollment services would not begin on October 1 as planned.
The postponements amount to a few weeks out of a months-long enrollment period aimed at signing up millions of uninsured Americans for health benefits. But they add to expectations of a slow start to the landmark social program which remains under attack by Republican leaders and faces formidable technical hurdles for states and the federal government.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said employers with 50 or fewer workers will not be able to sign their staff up for private insurance in federally operated exchanges until a month later, November 1, because of technical problems.
The White House also said online Spanish-language enrollment for Hispanics, an important Obama constituency who make up about one-third of the 47 million uninsured in the country, will also not be available until sometime between October 21 and October 28. Spanish speakers will still be able to enroll through a call center or enrollment specialists known as "navigators."
Administration officials did not explain the nature of the technical problems, but they emphasized that full online enrollment for other individuals will be available on October 1 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.
The news comes as Obama and fellow Democrats are trying to stave off Republican attempts to delay the healthcare reform's launch with the threat of shutting down the federal government or risking a U.S. default on its credit.
"The Affordable Care Act is here to stay," Obama said in a feisty speech at a Washington-area college shortly before word of the new delays surfaced. He described the Republican strategy on Obamacare as, "'We've got to shut this thing down before people find out that they like it."
Republicans seized on news of the latest delay.
"This law is a disaster. But the exchanges — the heart of the law — are supposed to go live in just five days? Give me a break," said Senator Orrin Hatch, top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee.
"This law will never be ready for prime time, because this is what happens when Washington takes over healthcare," he said.
The Obamacare roll-out has required the creation of a massive information technology (IT) infrastructure to allow federal agencies, individual U.S. states and insurance companies to process applications for health coverage and determine subsidies for eligible Americans. The administration is counting on signing up 7 million people via the exchanges in their first year.
Earlier this month, health insurers complained of problems displaying basic information about the plans they will sell on federally run exchanges in 36 states. Among states that will run their own exchanges, Colorado, Oregon and the District of Columbia pared back their launches to address technical problems.
"I would imagine that the most critical defects are on the way to correction," said Rick Howard, a research director at technology consultant Gartner and an expert on public-sector IT, referring to the small business enrollment delay. "But it's going to be a rough ride."
The administration sought to play down the delays on Thursday, saying that new healthcare benefits for the uninsured would still begin on January 1, giving businesses two months to enroll for early coverage.
The enrollment period for small business is 12 months, and officials said small businesses would be able to shop for coverage, fill out paper insurance applications or discuss their options with call center staff beginning next week.
"As promised, people will be able to see what's in the marketplace, how to look at coverage, ask questions about whether or not this is good for their employees, find out about the tax credit then beginning November 1st, do the online enrollment," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in an interview with cable-TV channel MSNBC.
It was the second Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) delay for the administration, which postponed a provision to provide employees with a menu of healthcare options earlier this year.
A statement by HHS on Thursday focused on a ramp-up in government education and outreach efforts toward small businesses. Only in the 8th paragraph did the document mention in passing that "all functions" in the SHOP exchanges will be available in November.
The White House said the delay in Spanish-language online enrollment would provide "an opportunity" to build Obamacare awareness in the Hispanic community.
But Hispanic community representatives expressed concern.
"This type of delay can undermine enrollment efforts, so we think they need to do everything in their power to get this up and running as soon as possible," said Jennifer Ng'andu, director of health and civil rights policy at the National Council of La Raza.
"There's been such a fever pitch around October 1 that we don't want people walking away thinking there's nothing for them."
While Obamacare's foes in Washington pressed for delay of the entire law, members of the business community sounded a more supportive note.
"This is a huge undertaking and October 1 is not the only opportunity for small businesses to enroll. The glitches will come and we hope they will be speedily resolved. But in the meantime I don't have the sense that small businesses were lined up at the gates waiting to get in," said Neil Trautwein, healthcare lobbyist for the National Retail Federation.
John Arensmeyer, chief executive of the Small Business Majority, said Obamacare would bring major change to the U.S. healthcare system "so having a month delay is not a huge issue in the greater scheme of things."
Caroline Pearson of the healthcare consulting firm Avalere said SHOP exchanges are expected to have only limited enrollment because their value to business remains unclear.
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text: Thursday, January 12, 2012 New Model Sets Forth Principles to Guide Development of Physical Therapy Benefits APTA recently developed the Physical Therapy Model Benefit Plan Design (MBP) to ensure access to physical therapy services by informing decisions regarding coverage of physical therapy services in insurance benefit plans. The MBP describes the role and value of physical therapists and physical therapy services and sets forth principles to guide development of physical therapy benefits. It also provides definitions and references to support the position. The MBP should be used by insurers, employers, individual insurance plan subscribers, and public policymakers when considering insurance benefit plan design. It also is a tool for physical therapists to advocate for appropriate access to and coverage of physical therapist services for their patients and clients. A new APTA podcast and transcript provide background information about development of the MBP, which was adopted last month by APTA's Board of Directors, and an overview of what is in the model benefit plan. Comments As a Texas PTA and as a faculty member in a Physical Therapist Assistant Program, I am extremely disappointed, although; not at all surprised, that the organization believes, "Physical therapists are the only professionals who provide or supervise the delivery of interventions under a physical therapy plan of care." Myself and many other qualified physical therapist assistants are and have been professionals who provide or supervise the delivery of interventions under a physical therapy plan of care. What benefit does the APTA hope to gain by eliminating PTAs? Posted by Laura Miele on 1/13/2012 4:55 PM There is no mention of the PTA in the APTA's "position" statement. Can the APTA continue to represent the PTA if they are written out of the equation? Posted by Richard on 1/13/2012 9:47 PM "Physical therapy interventions are provided by or under the direction and supervision of licensed physical therapists....Physical therapy and physical therapist services are the care and services provided by or under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist." There is no mention of PTAs. Other statements by the APTA say that PTs can supervise non-PTAs in providing physical therapy services. A lot of therapy aides went back to school for PTA licenses so that they could provide physical therapy services in Ohio. The climate for PTAs in Ohio is becoming ominous. Granted, physical therapy is fighting for survival, and the position is needed. However, as a PTA, I feel unrepresented. Posted by Debra Dreher on 1/14/2012 1:41 AM Apparently the PTA was not only left out of the 2020 version...we've actually been retro fitted to the 1980 vision. It is intellecutally dishonest and disingenous for this organization and PT's to think that after years of selling the need for licensure, standards, accreditation, credentialing of the PTA "for the good of the patient", that in the face of financial pressures we can throw back to any unskilled employee under the direction of the PT. What credibility does that leave? If I were the 3rd party payors watching this, I would tell you, "If you can just show anybody how to do it...then you're services aren't worth what we're paying in the first place." Posted by Jane L Stroede on 1/14/2012 3:38 PM I am a new PT, and would agree that what is not said, often speaks louder than what is said. Just as most PT'S disagree with MD's who allow non-qualified staff to provide supervised rehab tx, we should view this missing language in the same light. I also agree with the quote, "If you can just show anybody how to do it...then you're services aren't worth what we're paying in the first place." Very perplexing. Posted by Keith on 1/14/2012 11:10 PM If you read the entire transcript you will see that PTAs are fully represented as providers of physical therapy under a PT. I am pleased to see my association working on this issue as I have seen many patients forego their treatment due to cost. My own father, who has a $50 copay for PT, had chosen to do the same. I read about Kentucky's success at the state level to limit cost and thereby improve access to PT and fully support my state in doing the same. Posted by Linda Johnston -> AFWZD on 1/15/2012 11:50 AM Time to check the ego's at the door. Professionally, we are fighting to remain a player in the healthcare and wellness industry. With all the unrest, we will knock our allies out, as the real enemies count their winnings. To sail successfully, everyone needs to take on a productive role and work together. In todays world, a title does not define you in a consumers eye, so better get busy working on relationships. Save the fight to get paid a fair living wage for the valuable service physical therapy provides in a persons quality of life. Thank you for developing a resource to negotiate in restoring physical therapy benefits with 3rd party payer players. Posted by jodie humphrey on 1/18/2012 11:39 PM


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To reopen Tuscumbia's Alabama Music Hall of Fame after almost a year with its doors shut required an energized new board, some funding through the Alabama Tourism Department and renewed focus on the rich musical history of the region, thanks to the acclaimed documentary "Muscle Shoals."
To reopen Tuscumbia's Alabama Music Hall of Fame after almost a year with its doors shut required an energized new board, some funding through the Alabama Tourism Department and renewed focus on the rich musical history of the region, thanks to the acclaimed documentary "Muscle Shoals."
It also took brooms and light bulbs.
"Because of us being closed for a while, we had to do a major housecleaning," said Dixie Connell, a longtime employee who came out of retirement to become the site's new manager.
Some of the displays have been changed, and the future's looking bright for more live shows, educational programs and prominent placement and promotion of the newer wave of Alabama music makers such as Alabama Shakes, Jason Isbell, Jamey Johnson, The Secret Sisters, The Civil Wars and Drive-by Truckers.
"There are a few changes in the cases, as far as artifacts," said curator Dick Cooper, "but the biggest part of the reopening at this point has just been bringing the overall facility up to speed, to make it presentable.
"This is just the beginning of a process we'll be continuing for some time."
The facility, built in 1990 with $2.5 million in state funding, features exhibits large and small, from a tour bus formerly owned by the band Alabama down to guitars by Alabama pickers, an authentic Hank Williams stage suit and a wax figure of Montgomery's Nat King Cole sitting at his piano. Contributors of old instruments and other paraphernalia include native-born stars such as Emmylou Harris, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge and Lionel Richie. Tuscaloosans such as Dinah Washington and Eddie Hinton are represented. Hinton's family donated sheet music, hand-written lyrics and photos from his days in the Shoals as a writer and session guitarist and singer.
The list of inductees into the Hall of Fame suggests something of the diversity of Alabama music and musicians — W.C. Handy, Sam Phillips, the Delmore Brothers, Erskine Hawkins, the Louvin Brothers, Tammy Wynette, The Commodores, Martha Reeves, Jim Nabors, Bobby Goldsboro, William Lee Golden (of the Oak Ridge Boys), The Temptations, Hugh Martin, Clarence Carter, Eddie Floyd, Cleve Eaton, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Eddie LeVert (of The O'Jays), Buddy Buie (of Atlanta Rhythm Section) and more.
But state funding was cut in 2011, leaving the hall in about $120,000 of debt. Doors closed in November 2012. At one point the board considered moving the collection to Birmingham or Huntsville, to take advantage of larger population bases, though neither city has the rich musical history of the Shoals.
Gov. Bentley appointed new board members in August, including acting state finance director Bill Newton as chairman, and state tourism director Lee Sentell as treasurer. With $150,000 to pay the bills, and TV commercials created by Sentell, the board and staff hope the timing is right for tourists to rediscover the attraction.
Speaking of timing, the "Muscle Shoals" documentary opened in nearby Florence concurrent with the grand-reopening, and will play there for a week. It's been a hot ticket on the film-festival circuit, including a sold-out showing at the Alabama Theatre for Birmingham's Sidewalk Film Festival. "Muscle Shoals" drew a healthy crowd to Tuscaloosa's Bama Theatre as part of the Bama Art House Film Series.
"Wasn't it just awesome?" Connell said. "It put a lot of buzz back in our area. This all happened just at the right time."
About 200 people came through the doors Friday, for the grand re-opening, better than expected, Connell said, and the gift shop did a steady business as well. If that flow continues, so can the new ideas, she said, which include new ways to raise funds, more educational events and more concerts on the site's two outdoor stages.
"We have an idea for some of our retired musicians to maybe come in and volunteer a day or two, actually be here to meet our guests and show them around," Connell said.
The hall used to feature frequent concerts, which Cooper, who was also there in the first several years, would like to revive. In fact, he had begun collecting artifacts in 1989, before there was even a building. Cooper helped build the grand opening show in July of 1990, with 24 acts on stage over one day.
But the concert end of things had died off in the past four or five years, he said.
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EVANSDALE, Iowa – Police in Iowa say an autopsy has confirmed that two bodies found last week in a wildlife area are those of two young cousins who have been missing since last summer.
Evansdale Police Chief Kent Smock says he received confirmation Monday from the Iowa State Medical Examiner's Office that the bodies were Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook, who had been missing since July 13. The full autopsy hasn't been released to police.
Elizabeth was 8 and Lyric was 10 when they went for a bike ride and didn't return.
Hunters found their bodies last week in the Seven Bridges Wildlife Area, about 25 miles from where the girls were last seen.
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(AP) — The tug of war between activists planning to rally during the NATO Summit in Chicago and a new mayor determined to keep order in a city with a checkered past of protests has come down to a parade route.
After long insisting there would be enough police to keep order during the gathering of U.S. and European leaders in May, city officials now say there won't be enough officers to watch a large march along the requested route. The claim has raised eyebrows because officials, all the way up to President Barack Obama, expressed confidence in Chicago's ability to handle the summit — and the thousands of expected protesters.
(Related story: "NATO protesters appeal to Chicago officials over parade route")
It is the latest chapter in a dispute between Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who was granted extraordinary powers to maintain order during the two-day event, and activists intent on portraying him as an enemy of free speech as they harken back to the city's less than flattering history of quashing protests.
On Tuesday, a group of activists will appeal a city transportation department ruling that turned down their request to hold the march May 20. Organizers are promising to file a lawsuit if the city rules against them.
Activists were originally granted a permit to hold a parade that Saturday, May 19, to coincide with the G-8 Summit, a meeting of world leaders that is smaller but routinely attracts huge protests.
But when the White House moved that event from Chicago to Camp David, the president's well-guarded retreat near Washington, activists asked to move the march back a day to coincide with the NATO Summit. They wanted the same route running past Daley Plaza, a central gathering spot in the heart of the city's government and business district.
The request was denied by the Chicago Transportation Department's leader.
"The commissioner finds that there are not available at the time of the parade a sufficient number of on-duty police officers, or other city employees authorized to regulate traffic, to police and protect lawful participants in the parade and non-participants," Mike Simon, assistant commissioner of the department, wrote to activist organizer Andy Thayer of the Coalition Against the NATO/G8 War & Poverty Agenda.
City officials said the NATO Summit would be far larger than the G-8 Summit, since more than 50 heads of state and as many as 5,000 NATO delegates are scheduled to attend. City law department spokesman Roderick Drew said traffic issues would be far greater that Sunday, May 20, since dozens of heads of state and their security teams would be using downtown streets.
"Saturday, eight heads of state would have been fine; Sunday with 50 plus is not," he said.
Emanuel supported the decision, saying the route would need to be changed if protesters wanted to march that Sunday.
Activists scoffed at the claims, questioning how the city would have enough officers to handle a march Saturday but not Sunday — especially since the original parade permit was granted when the city was still scheduled to host back-to-back international summits.
"It defies logic," Thayer said. "Ultimately the city is ... pursuing a political agenda of denying meaningful First Amendment expression of anti-war views."
He said the city's suggested alternative route isn't a solution, largely because it keeps the protesters several blocks away from Daley Plaza. Thayer believes the permit denial was designed to keep the numbers of marchers down. The suggested route is also longer, cutting into time protesters will be allowed to rally outside the convention center where the summit is being held.
He and others also note the city's history dealing with protests, dating back to 1968 when police famously struck protesters with billy clubs during the Democratic National Convention. The city paid more than $6 million this year to settle a lawsuit stemming from the mass arrests made during a protest of the Iraq War in 2003.
The current fights adds up, Thayer contends, to Emanuel's effort to muzzle dissent that started when the mayor proposed increasing the maximum fine for resisting arrest from $200 to $1,000. Ultimately, Emanuel backed down from that plan after City Council members voiced concerns about clamping down on free speech.
Emanuel, Obama's former chief of staff who became Chicago's mayor this year, has repeatedly said he sees no conflict between people's right to express themselves and his responsibility to enforce the law. He has also made clear to Chicagoans and to the White House that his city could handle security for two summits.
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy agreed. A City Council ordinance pushed through by Emanuel gave McCarthy authority to deputize out-of-state police, but McCarthy said he likely won't have to bring in other officers for the event.
Last week, Emanuel steered clear of suggestions that there weren't enough police to allow the protesters to march the day they're now requesting. Instead, he repeated a familiar refrain that the police department has transferred hundreds of officers from clerical jobs to street duty during his time as mayor.
But the manpower issue is contentious. Many officers are complaining that if McCarthy slashes his budget by $190 million, as he said the mayor has asked him to do, it would mean layoffs in a department already struggling to keep the city safe. That helps explain why the transportation official's letter to Thayer attracted the police officers' union.
"Clearly, the transportation department understands that there is not enough manpower," said Mike Shields, the union president. "At least one hand of the government understands that, while the other hand — the police department — is in complete denial about our manpower shortage."


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Only 25% of new health care enrollees signed up on federal website
Just one in four people nationwide who've enrolled in health coverage on the new insurance marketplaces have done so through the troubled HealthCare.gov website – even though the site serves 36 states.
New figures from the Department of Health and Human Services made public Wednesday showed that 106,185 Americans selected health plans through the exchanges from Oct. 1 to Nov. 2. The bulk of those enrollees – nearly 75 percent, or 79,391 people – signed up through state-run websites that serve 14 states and the District of Columbia.
The report said that California led the nation, with more than 35,364 enrollees. But California's insurance marketplace executive director, Peter V. Lee, said nearly 60,000 people had signed up as of Tuesday.
But just 26,794 people managed to complete enrollment on HealthCare.gov, the problem-plagued federal government website, which serves as the portal for consumers to enroll in insurances plans available through the federal marketplace.
The federal enrollment figure was in line with the "very low" numbers that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had projected in recent congressional testimony. Technical problems with the website have frustrated users, as many became stuck and were unable to create the personal accounts required for enrolling in coverage.
The problems have vexed people across the country working to enroll consumers.
At the Shepherd's Center, a community social services center in Kansas City, Mo., workers had signed up eight people for insurance by the end of the first week of November.
"We figured we'd have eight people on the first day, in the first hours," said Pamela Seymour, the center's executive director. "We continue to struggle with the site."
In a hearing Wednesday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, David Powner, director of information technology management issues at the Government Accountability Office, said, "A delay in the (website) rollout would have made sense."
But after six weeks of site repairs by a team of government and private IT experts, HHS has begun asking those thwarted applicants to return to the website and try again. In a telephone briefing Wednesday, Sebelius tried to put the best face on the disappointing start. She said interest appears to be high. Across all the marketplaces, more than 975,000 people have applied for coverage but haven't selected a plan, according to the enrollment report. Marketplace open enrollment for individual and small-group coverage in 2014 runs until March 31, 2014.
"The promise of quality affordable coverage is increasingly becoming reality for this first wave of applicants to the health insurance marketplaces," Sebelius said. "There is no doubt the level of interest is strong. We expect enrollment will grow substantially throughout the next five months, mirroring the pattern that Massachusetts experienced. We also expect that the numbers will grow as the website, HealthCare.gov, continues to make steady improvements."
The White House has sought to lower expectations for weeks, and Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a briefing before the numbers were released that "I promise you that no one will be satisfied with the numbers, because they will be below what we sought prior to the launch."
He said White House officials had "fully expected" low enrollment numbers during the first month, pointing to a similar experience with the Massachusetts health care law. But, he said, "The lowness will be exacerbated because of the significant problems with the website."
The new enrollment data also found that nearly 400,000 marketplace applicants are eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP. When coupled with the new marketplace enrollees, some 502,446 people are already positioned to gain health coverage in 2014, which would cut the nation's uninsured to less than 47.5 million.
"That is more than half a million people who, come Jan. 1, will no longer have to choose between paying the utility bill or paying for preventive care, who will no longer have to worry that a surprise illness might result in bankruptcy," said Anne Filipic, president of Enroll America, a national organization working to sign people up for marketplace coverage.
The administration wants to enroll 7 million people into coverage by March 31, but the slow start for the federal exchange puts that goal in jeopardy.
"At this pace, the Obama administration will never be able to meet their enrollment goals," Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said in a statement.
Insurance industry consultant Robert Laszewski, president of Health Policy and Strategy Associates in Alexandria, Va., agreed.
"They are in a deep, deep hole, not just in terms of enrollment but in terms of people having confidence in this program," Laszewski said. "Cynicism over Obamacare has been growing for the last six weeks. There's really a negative sense in people's minds for what Obamacare is that they have to overcome here."
In Stockton, Calif., Gary King had his individual policy canceled last month because it didn't meet the new consumer protection standards required under the Affordable Care Act.
"I was surprised and disappointed that it was going to be canceled. I was pretty upset for a few days," said King, who owns a religious supplies store.
His new policy purchased on the California exchange costs $343 per month – $68 a month more than his old policy, which cost $275 per month.
King said he doesn't trust the government or insurers, but rather than Obamacare, he would have preferred a single-payer system, in which the government pays for health care costs instead of private insurers.
"I think it's just another way of getting more money out of people like us," King said of the Affordable Care Act. "I had a plan that I liked."
That sentiment is fueling a host of new proposals from Congress to allow people like King who received policy cancellations to keep their coverage without penalty. The proposals are coming from Republicans, who strongly oppose Obamacare, and from nervous Democrats, who fear the health law's mounting problems could hurt their re-election chances next year.
White House Deputy Senior Adviser David Simas met with House Democrats on Wednesday to discuss the website's problems. Carney acknowledged Democrats' frustrations, saying they were "similar to the frustration that the president feels."
"Nobody is satisfied," Carney said. "Nobody who supports health care reform and supports successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act is satisfied with what we've seen out of the website and with some of these other problems."
Hoping to head off a congressional revolt, President Barack Obama is considering an administrative fix that would allow people to keep their individual coverage, as well. Carney said Obama's proposed fix is likely to come "sooner rather than later."
While an administrative fix might help, Laszewski said the credibility of the health law has sustained long-term damage.
"They've got to get Obamacare off Comedy Central and off Jay Leno before they have a chance of succeeding," he said.
Lesley Clark and William Douglas of the Washington Bureau, along with Christopher Cadelago of The Sacramento Bee and Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star, contributed to this article.


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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - More than 100 rockets fired by government-payrolled rival gunmen rained down on a Libyan power plant and electrical blackouts could result this summer, the country's electricity minister said on Tuesday.
The North African country is in turmoil as militiamen and tribespeople who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi three years ago refuse to disarm.
The government has sought to co-opt militias by putting them on the payroll for the defense and interior ministries, but the recruits often still report to their local commanders.
Some are heavily armed with rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns obtained from military depots during the NATO-backed uprising in 2011.
Electricity Minister Ali Mohammed Muhairiq said days of clashes between militias working for the two ministries had knocked out the power station in Sarir, in the remote south. An oilfield is located some 90 km (55 miles) away.
"This is the chaos Libya lives in," Muhairiq told reporters. "The plant was hit by dozens of rockets, by 120 rockets."
"I don't know whether we will be able to repair it before summer and (the fasting month of) Ramadan," he said.
Power demand peaks in summer due to extensive use of air conditioners, often causing outages across the OPEC oil producer.
The government had no budget to fund the repairs, which would cost up to 300 million Libyan dinars ($240 million) but parliament had approved a loan, he said, without giving details.
He also said oil facilities and power stations to supply hospitals and water to the eastern city of Benghazi had been damaged by the clashes, but gave no details.
In separate violence, gunmen entered a power station and stole equipment in Khoms, east of Tripoli, which supplies the capital and western Libya.
"I warn the gunmen against damaging it," Muhairiq said, reading out names of those he believed were behind the robbery.
The plant violence comes as the government struggles with a budget crisis due to the seizure of oil ports and oilfields by armed protesters making political and financial demands.
Oil output has fallen to 230,000 barrels per day (bpd), from 1.4 million bpd in summer when the protests started. The government said on Sunday it had imposed special spending rules on several ministries because the 2014 budget had been delayed.
Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said the government had submitted a budget proposal for six months only, hinting spending would be cut.
"This will be to cover the minimum (of expenditures)," he said.
Slashing spending risks fuelling dissent because more than half of the $55 billion budget goes on public salaries and subsidies.
($1 = 1.2415 Libyan dinars)
Reporting by Ulf Laessing and Ghaith Shennib; Editing by Dale Hudson


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Also, dad's ball seems a little low.
Speaking of which, go ahead: tell me this placement wasn't intentional:
And maybe I'm out in left field here, but don't you usually tend to see this kind of thing around third base?
Still, at least that baker has actually seen a baseball bat before. This one seems to have confused it with some kind of joystick:
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Hear and Hearken
1. I read words upon the paper,
Race thru pages one by one,
And forget these words are coming
From the Father and his Son.
So my eyes stray to the window
As my thoughts lag far behind,
And the power of the scriptures
Fails to reach my wand'ring mind.
2. If I concentrate and focus,
Train my mind to really seek,
Then the letters take on meaning
And the words begin to speak.
What were once but plain black letters
Take on life and lift me up,
Heal my heart and soothe my spirit,
And refill my empty cup.
3. In the scriptures there is power
If I pay the needed price.
First I read and then I ponder,
And apply them in my life.
Oh the joy, the joy of knowing
What the Lord would have me do.
For in doing comes the power
To meet life and see it through.
I must hear and hearken,
Read, and then obey.
I must pray and ponder,
Then walk within his way.
It is not enough to read,
To lay hold upon the word.
Not until I give full heed,
Will he know I have heard.
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Music: Lynn Lund
Artist: Lund/Lund
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Composition Date: 1995-06-01
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Forget Cotton, Performance Is King South Of The Mason-Dixon Line
For this year's caravan, I was headed to the heart of performance territory, going south to Memphis, trucking up through Bowling Green, and on to Columbus. While these cities may have other claims to fame, it wasn't Graceland or the National Corvette Museum that had the adrenaline pumped for this Mopar freak, but the chance to visit two of the premiere aftermarket performance facilities in the industry-Competition Cams in Memphis, and Holley Performance Products in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
After working intensively with both of these companies over the years in various tech stories, I'd finally have a chance to put some faces behind the names on all of those long-distance phone calls. That I would come knocking on the door after pulling into the gate in a glitzy Prowler, with a Caravan of some of Mopars finest muscle machines, made the prospects all the more tasty.
Touching down in Memphis, Chris Brown of Comp Cams had the Prowler waiting after it had been delivered right to Comp by DaimlerChrysler and MSX. This year, I was riding shotgun with Mopar Muscle Publisher Doug Evans. I would leave most of the driving chores to the hard-driving 6-foot, 6-inch Marine, while handling the on-the-road photography.
On Wednesday morning, we sat on our luggage from our hotel and made the trip to Comp, hoping that someone with a bit more cargo space would offer us some. The crew at Comp had a large reception set for our arrival, and Doug and I waited for the caravan participants to arrive. With about half a dozen cars checked in, we began our tour of Comp's extensive facility. Now when I order a cam, I'm even more amazed when a few short days later that Comp Cams box arrives at my door. These guys have the production facilities to get the job done. Often, for Winston Cup clients, they turn out and ship a custom billet cam the day it's ordered.
While we were touring the plant, the number of Mopars outside more than doubled, so another tour group was put together while the rest of us bench raced and told lies under the Comp tent outside. Jamming the Comp lot were enough 'Cudas, Chargers, and mid-'60s B-Bodies to make it look like 1971, only the modern muscle and trucks that also joined the scene would assist in correctly setting the date.
We loaded up and hit the road for Bowling Green. Five minutes out, someone from our tour pulled up to tell us he was out of gas. We swung into the nearest station and promptly lost all of the trailered vehicles, which were lagging the pack. Back on the road, we made the run with what remained of our original group, and made the haul into Kentucky with no casualties.
By Thursday morning, we had regained a portion of the crew that we had lost the previous day, and headed out to Holley. Holley, for those of you who haven't been paying attention, is not just a carburetor company anymore. With the largest production facility of any aftermarket company, Holley now includes Weiand, B&M Superchargers, Hooker Headers, their own line of ignition system products, multipoint fuel injection systems, and the list keeps growing. We toured the plant and got a look at what goes into building the carburetors, but also had a chance to check out the extensive R&D lab and product development. These guys are serious about performance. We headed out of Holley and set our sights on Columbus.
Traveling with us were a couple of guys who came all the way out from Auckland, New Zealand, to make the Mopar Nationals. Borrowing a Chevy S-10 in Texas, they had made the run and hooked up with the caravan in Memphis. Even though they were piloting a GM product, we weren't about to argue with that kind of long-distance enthusiasm and let them run with the Mopars. Five miles out of Bowling Green, the Chevy's notoriously weak tranny finally quit, leaving them stranded only hours from the 'Nats. We figured they had suffered enough, having wheeled that Chevy pick-up halfway across the country, so publisher Doug arranged to have the truck towed in and a rental car sent to get them to the event. Get a Mopar next year, fellas.
We pressed on up through Cincinnati, where we met with the supremely far more organized Year One caravan out of Atlanta. Pulling in for fuel, the two groups assembled into a mighty procession of Mopardom, and we were on the road again. The rest of the trip, I left the Prowler to Doug, and swapped driving time with Tech Editor Brad Ocock in the Starcoach-built supercharged Rambunctious Dodge Ram truck. We hit Brice with a mile-long convoy of muscle and filed into a reserved parking lot in the thick of Brice, ready for the action to begin.
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Robert Long Came, Caravaned, Cruised,And CompetedWhat does the whole 'Nats deal boil down to? For some, it's the main venue to compete for recognition as the owner, builder-or both-of the finest Mopar in the country, bar none. For these guys, it's a mission.
For others it's to shop, and others still, to look, drag, cruise, see, or be seen. Most times, what you get out is what you put in. For the class show competitors, the meaning of this is obvious. For the thousands of others, it can be a little more vague.
Robert Long of Monroe, Louisiana, knows how to get the most from his Mopar. Trekking out from Louisiana in his Sunfire Yellow '66 Satellite, Robert joined the Return To Brice Road II caravan right from the beginning. The basically clean mid-'60s B-Body immediately caught my eye as a real car. You know, the type of car that will take you from Louisiana to Columbus without a hitch, no weeks of preparation, no worry, because you know it'll get you there.
How do you know? Because you drive it every day, it gets you to work, takes you where you need or want to go, and brings you back home again, every time. That it packs an owner-built, budget 440, and turns in low 13s at 108 mph-through the mufflers and fitted with real-world 3.23 gears-makes it all that much sweeter. That Robert built the engine himself is the icing on the cake.
After running the full length to Columbus with the caravan, we parted company with Robert and expected the yellow Satellite to disappear amongst the thousands of Mopars at the 'Nats. That night while checking out the cruise action on Brice, we caught a glimpse of the boxy yellow Satellite and the sound of its big-cammed 440 breathing through two-chamber Flowmasters. Yeah, Robert's '66, making the scene on Brice. No sitting on the sidelines or parking on trailers, it was time to cruise, participate, risk the cops, and enjoy.
On Saturday at the 'Nats it was my turn to catch the action on the dragstrip at National Trail Raceway. We had a job to do. Working my way through the staging lanes, we came upon a now familiar machine-you guessed it, Robert's '66. Drive hundreds of miles with no back-up, and then pound on it on the track; do you have to trust your machine? You bet; but there it was, staging as it has done hundreds of times before, and probably will hundreds of times again. Yeah, Robert knows how to get the most from his Mopar. Do you?


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Pratyusha, a CFCA sponsored child, draws a rangoli during Makar Sankranti, a major harvest festival in India.
Information for this article was contributed by Sreekanth Gundoji, the communications liaison in Hyderabad.
Many parts of India, especially rural areas, celebrate a major harvest festival, Makar Sankranti, every Jan. 13-16. The festival is tied to the lunar calendar.
Day one: Bhogi
On Bhogi, people burn old items to symbolize getting rid of the old to make way for the new.
Family members gather in the backyard of their house, collect useless furniture and wooden sticks and start the fire.
Afterward people wash their heads and wear fresh clothing. Women also make special dishes for the festival.
In the evening, many families, infants and children are showered with fruit called "regi pandlu" (jujube fruit) to protect them from evil.
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On this day, women and girls make colorful drawings, or "rangoli," in front of their homes. Children also fly kites.
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"Since the people living in slums do not have proper place to draw the rangoli, CFCA invited the sponsored members and their families to a common place, where the mothers gathered for rangoli competitions and to participate in song and dance competitions," says Shilpa Indrakanti, a Hyderabad project staff member. "The participants were awarded accordingly. The children were given kites and gifts along with a tasty lunch."
Pratyusha, 13, helps her mother by cooking paramannam, one of the festival dishes.
"I like this festival because this is the festival of rangoli," Pratyusha said. "My mother will draw the outlines of the rangoli and I will do the coloring of it and while cooking paramannam, I cut the jaggery (a sweet food made from sugarcane) to help my mother."
Day three: Kanuma
For Kanuma, people, especially in rural areas, decorate and feed cows, bulls and other animals important to the agrarian economy and rural culture.
Many farmers will cook and eat food in the fields. Most of the food is non-vegetarian and made from mutton and chicken.
Chandrakanth, 10, said he eats chicken curry cooked by his mother.
Sponsored members in CFCA's Hyderabad project represent the religions of Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. They are invited to join in celebrating festivals of all three faiths. One of these is Makar Sankranti.
"We organize common recreation and fun activities with singing, dancing and cultural activities as well as writing competitions, quizzing, indoor and outdoor games and other group activities," said Suresh Singareddy, Hyderabad project coordinator. "The children usually participate enthusiastically in all the events."


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Worms: Oregon giant earthworm (Driloleirus macelfreshi)
(Annelida: Oligochaeta: Haplotaxida: Megascolecidae)
Profile prepared by Sarah Foltz Jordan, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Oregon giant earthworm is one of North America's largest worm species, reaching up to 1.32 m (4.3 ft.) in length. It is known from 15 sites in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and one site in the Oregon Coast Range. Like Oregon's other indigenous worms, this species has a narrow range of tolerance for soil conditions, favoring fine textured soils rich in clay (Fender 1995); it is generally associated with deep, little disturbed soils in moist mixed forest of Douglas firs, grand firs, and bigleaf maples (Wells et al. 1983). Habitat loss and the establishment of introduced earthworms are currently identified as the two major threats to this species (Fender 2009, pers. comm). Note, however, that the status and threats of this species cannot be fully assessed until an effective survey protocol is developed and tested (Rosenberg 2009, pers. comm.).
National Status (2006): N1 – critically imperiled
State Status (Oregon): S1 – critically imperiled
IUCN Red List Category: VU – Vulnerable
BLM Status: Bureau Sensitive Species
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Adult: The Oregon giant earthworm is one of the largest North American earthworms (Wells et al. 1983). It is distinguished by its characteristic large size (up to 1.32 m in length and between .5 and 1 cm in diameter), pale whitish color, and distinctive, floral (lily-like) odor (Fender 2009, pers. comm.). The clitellum of this species (a swelling of the body towards the head of the worm where the gonads are located) extends from segments 13 to about 22, and there are numerous nephridia (networks of tubules that have an excretory function) on each body segment (Wells et al. 1983). Since immature specimens of this species are not as large, and since there are other large, white, fragrant earthworms in the Willamette Valley which could be mistaken for this taxon, specimen collection and expert identification based on internal anatomy is essential for this species. Fresh (refridgerated) specimens are best for identification (Fender 2009, pers. comm.). William Fender is the foremost authority on the Oregon giant earthworm, and should be consulted regarding any collected or reported specimens. The use of genetic work for identification of this species is a future possibility (Rosenberg 2009, pers. comm). There are currently no keys to megascolecid worms in this region (Applegarth 1995), although a complete, technical description can be found in Smith (1937).
Immature Stages: The eggs and larvae of this species have not been described, but the eggs of other Driloleirus species are described as very irregularly fusiform, meaning they are rumpled in appearance, very irregular, and not at all lemon-shaped (Fender 2009, pers. comm.). According to William Fender (2009, pers. comm.), "if you cut a leg off a pair of pants, stuffed it not quite full of dough, tied off the ends, and then pushed in the sides at random places you would get something similar."
The life history of this species is not well understood and is based on a very limited number of specimens (Rosenberg 2009, pers. comm). Like other Driloleirus, it is believed to feed on organic matter, including mosses, decaying conifer needles, bits of wood, grass seeds and stems, and an occasional dead insect (Smith 1937). Wells et al. (1983) states that D. macelfreshi feeds on pure organic residues, with only a slight mixture of soil.
In response to disturbance, this worm produces a saliva with a flowery (lily-like) odor that is hypothesized to be a type of chemical defense (Fender 1995).
Although observed activity generally takes place near the surface, it is believed that D. macelfreshi constructs permanent subsurface burrows as deep as 4.6 m (15 ft.), a depth approximation based on one road cut where burrows were found (Wells et al. 1983, Fender 1995).
This species has been found at 15 sites within the Willamette Valley and one site in the Oregon Coast Range. Known records are from Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties and, more recently, Benton County (Gervais 2008). It has not been found in Lane County, but is expected to occur there (Fender 2009, pers. comm.).
BLM/Forest Service Land: This species is suspected to occur on the Siuslaw National Forest and on BLM land in the Salem District and Eugene District of the Willamette Valley.
Due to the difficulty in detecting this species, abundance estimates have not been made.
Like Oregon's other indigenous worms, this species has a narrow range of tolerance for soil conditions, favoring fine textured soils rich in clay (Fender 1995). It has been suggested that it prefers well drained soils (fine-grained, clay to silt loams) that are near subsurface water, often where the water table is reachable but the soil is not waterlogged. This species is associated with deep, little disturbed soils in moist mixed forest of Douglas firs, grand firs, and bigleaf maples and is also known from pure Douglas-fir woodlots and occasionally from oak-ash woods (Wells et al. 1983). It is apparently tolerant of the acidic soil found under coniferous forests. The five historic sites re-sampled in 2000 by Bailey et al. (2002) were at approximately 70 m elevation, and were adjacent to farm-land, rivers, creeks, ponds, or sloughs. Presently, the dominant overstory at these historic sites consists of Douglas-fir, bigleaf maple, Oregon white oak, red alder and Oregon ash and the understory consists of English ivy, Himalayan blackberry, dull Oregon grape, Pacific blackberry, snowberry, and western sword fern (Bailey et al. 2002). Despite the species' presumed requirement for little disturbed soil, the recent (2008) sighting occurred in a relatively disturbed urban park near the Willamette River, adjacent to a dense cover of Himalayan blackberry in an otherwise mixed hardwood riparian zone (Gervais 2008, Rosenberg 2009, pers. comm.).
Given how little is known about the life history of this species, assessment of threats is difficult (Rosenberg 2009, pers. comm.). Habitat loss and the establishment of introduced earthworms are currently identified as the two major threats to this species (Fender 2009, pers. comm). In the Willamette Valley less than one percent of the original estimated acres of pre-European settlement grasslands remain (USFWS 2000), and conversion of land for agriculture, industry, or urban/suburban development has eliminated much of this species' suitable habitat (Wells et al. 1983). Such conversions result in drastically altered or lowered food resources for all worms, and favor the exotic Lumbricidae species (Wells et al. 1983). In places where habitat remains, heavy chemical treatment for agricultural or forest management purposes may pose threats to this species (Wells et al. 1983). Non-native earthworms of the Lumbricidae family not only compete for resources with native species, but also raise the pH of the soil, lessening its suitability for native species which tend to thrive in more acidic soils (Bailey et al. 2002). Please note, however, that the status and threats of this species cannot be fully assessed until an effective survey protocol is developed and tested (Rosenberg 2009, pers. comm.).
The following conservation needs have been identified by Daniel K. Rosenberg, Oregon State University (Rosenberg 2009):
1. Develop a fruitful survey protocol for this species, possibly by training dogs to sniff out dead or living specimens occurring on the surface after heavy rain. Working Dogs for Conservation (http://www.workingdogsforconservation.org/) is a non-profit organization actively employing canine-human teams for wildlife censusing, monitoring and research. The use of detector dogs is an effective method of detection for dozens of species, including the threatened Kincaid's lupine in Oregon, the desert tortoise in Nevada, and the invasive rosy wolf snail in Hawaii (WDC 2009). Although no attempts have yet been made to investigate the feasibility of this survey method for the Oregon giant earthworm, steps are being taken to prepare for its future possibility. For example, upon collection of the most recently encountered specimen (December 2008), a 1 cm segment of tissue was removed before chemical preservation and frozen for potential use as training scent (Gervais 2008).
2. Once detection methods are improved, evaluate the status of and threats to the Oregon giant earthworm by assessing its current distribution and abundance in the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast Range.
3. Develop protocols and train biologists, both students and professionals, for detecting and identifying this species. Educate land owners and managers about this species and its status and conservation needs on their lands.
Additionally, since there are over 56 unnamed megascolecid worms in this region and very little literature on how to distinguish even the named species, a taxonomic key for Oregon native earthworms is in serious need of development (Applegarth 1995, Fender 2009, pers. comm).
Applegarth, J.S. 1995. Invertebrates of special status or special concern in the Eugene district. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. Eugene, OR. 126 pp.
Bailey, D.E., Rosenberg, D.K., Fender, W., McKey-Fender, D., and J. Jacobs. 2002. Patterns of abundance and habitat associations of earthworms in remnant forests of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Northwest Science 76(1): 26-34.
Fender, William. 2009. Personal communication with Sarah Foltz.
Fender, W.M. 1995. Native Earthworms of the Pacific Northwest: An Ecological Overview. In: Hendrix, Paul F. (ed.) Earthworm Ecology and Biogeography in North America. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Fender, W.M. and McKey-Fender, D. 1990. Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae and Other Earthworms from Western North America. p. 357-378. In: Dindal, Daniel L. (ed.) Soil Biology Guide. Wiley and Sons, New York, New York.
Gervais, J. 2008. Details of "Rediscovery" of Oregon Giant Earthworm in 2008. Unpuplished report. [Further details can be obtained by contacting: Dr. Jennifer Gervais, Oregon Wildlife Institute.
NatureServe. 2008. "Driloleirus macelfreshi" NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Feb. 2009. Version 7.0. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. 18 June 2009
Rosenberg, D. 2009. Oregon State University Faculty Profile. Research Projects. http://oregonstate.edu/~rosenbed/research.html (Last accessed 7 April 2009).
Rosenberg, Dan. 2009. Oregon State University and Oregon Wildlife Institute.
Personal communication with Sarah Foltz.
Smith, F. 1937. New North American species of earthworms of the family Megascolecidae. United States National Museum, Proceedings, Volume 84, pages 157-181. [Driloleirus macelfreshi, as Megascolides macelfreshi, is named on pages 166-168. This publication is in the University of Oregon science library under Q11.U55.]
United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 2000. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; endangered status for Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens (Willamette daisy) and Fender's blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) and threatened status for Lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii (Kincaid's lupine). 50 CFR Part 17. 65(16): 3875-3890.
Wells, S.M., Pyle, R.M. and Collins, N.M. 1983. The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. 632 pp.
Working Dogs for Conservation. 2009. Available at: http://www.workingdogsforconservation.org/. (Last accessed July 2009).


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