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Lowering Healthcare Costs
If you're like most grounds maintenance professionals, you're fighting what sometimes looks like a losing battle against the onrushing tide of rising healthcare costs.
While this problem isn't likely to disappear entirely, the Health Savings Account (HSA) legislation signed into law by President Bush a little over a year ago offers you the possibility of making a dramatic reduction in your costs for staying healthy.
In their first year on the market, HSAs attracted thousands of individuals and business owners eager to escape the runaway costs of health insurance. Now, about 1.5 million people are enrolled in HSAs. William Boyles, publisher of an industry newsletter, predicts that 20 million people will be enrolled within five years.
The new law makes Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) permanent and available to everyone — individuals, business owners, and employees. And don't confuse HSAs with their predecessor, the Flexible Savings Account. HSAs are the next generation of tax-favored medical insurance.
Here's how they work: HSAs come in two parts. First, you must purchase a low-cost, high-deductible health insurance policy available through a growing number of providers including such giants as Aetna, UnitedHealth Group, Blue Cross and Golden Rule Insurance.
Next, in conjunction with the insurance policy, you open a dedicated savings account into which you make tax-deductible deposits to pay for your medical care. Each year, you may deposit up to the amount of the deductible on your insurance policy. You then use the money in the account to pay for your medical care. Once your expense reaches the amount of your deductible, if it does, the insurance policy kicks in.
Consider this example: Landscaper Mark enrolls himself and his family in a plan with a $5,250 deductible policy. He then deposits $400 tax-deductible dollars per month in his HSA savings account. That year, his family's out-of-pocket medical expense, paid from funds in his HSA account, comes to $3,200. Since his total deposits for the year were $4,800, the balance of $1,600 rolls over in the account. It compounds tax-free (as long as it is used to pay for qualified medical expenses).
As the money in the account grows, it becomes a resource available to cover the cost of routine or future medical care. This is an important feature that makes HSAs far more attractive than their predecessors.
In another example, Tom enrolls in a similar plan with the same deductible. He also deposits $400 per month in his tax-favored HSA account. However, one of Tom's children had expensive surgery raising the family's total medical expense for the year to $15,500. Once Tom's out-of-pocket reached the family deductible of $5,250, the insurance paid the balance of $10,250. In this case, the HSA protected the family against a catastrophic medical expense.
In addition to the tax incentives, HSAs offer control over choice of doctors and eliminate the often annoying referral requirements of some health plans.
Current law requires a health insurance policy with a deductible of at least $1,000 for individuals and $2,000 for families to open an HSA. The law also limits the maximum out-of-pocket expenses to $5,100 for an individual and $10,200 for a family. Therefore, if there is a health insurance plan with no co-insurance, the deductible can be as much as $5,100 or $10,200 for individuals and families respectively.
Golden Rule Insurance Co. was one of the first providers of HSAs. Today, one out of every three plans purchased from Golden Rule is a Health Savings Account. "Our customers have accumulated more than $116 million in their tax-advantaged savings accounts," says Golden Rule spokesperson Ellen Laden. "As to who's buying, self-employed men and women, families with children and early retirees are leading the way," says Laden. "We feel the reasons why are clear: premiums typically 45 to 55 percent lower than traditional plans, discounted healthcare costs through preferred networks, one annual deductible per family and the four-percent annual interest that Golden Rule pays on health savings."
Golden Rule's current deductibles for HSA policies are $1,000, $1,750 and $2,650 for singles and $2,000, $3,550 and $5,250 for families. "Our Golden Rule HSA 100 pays 100 percent of covered medical expenses once the deductible is met and there is no co-insurance," says Laden. The policies of other providers offer similar, but not necessarily the same, provisions.
The tax advantages of Health Savings Accounts along with control over choice of doctors makes them appealing to small business owners and the self-employed as well as the uninsured. "Nearly all of the policies I sell now are HSAs," says Tom Rogala, Custom Benefit Solutions, Northville, Mich. "All of my plans provide 100-percent coverage after the deductible. I can't imagine why any business owner or individual would want to go any other route."
Rogala, an independent health insurance broker, says that many of his clients are small business owners who need coverage for themselves and would like to make coverage available to their employees at little or no cost to themselves. HSAs make that possible.
"A business owner can sign up for an HSA for himself and make them available to any employee on a voluntary basis," says Rogala. "That way, the employee deals directly with the provider. The employer is not involved and makes no contribution."
The employer can also sign up for a group plan in which the company pays a portion of the cost for each covered employee. The required employer contribution for group plans varies by state. In Michigan, employers are required to contribute a minimum of 25 percent of the cost of the high-deductible insurance policy. "That's still a lot less than it would cost the employer for any other type of plan," says Rogala.
Rogala tells of one of his clients, a small business owner who was paying $900 per month for coverage for himself and his family. "With his HSA, his cost is $250 per month for the high-deductible insurance policy. Plus, he deposits $295 tax-deductible dollars in his Health Savings Account to pay for medical care as needed. If his costs for the year exceed the amount of his deposits, the insurance kicks in with 100-percent coverage. If his costs are less than his deposits for any year, the balance will roll over, accumulating a kitty to pay for future care."
Steve Sclater, owner of Nature's Garden Center in Saline, Mich., has recently signed up for an HSA for himself and three employees. "I've been paying about $2,600 a month for health coverage for the four families," he says. "My new HSA will save me at least 25 percent and we'll have better coverage than we have now." Sclater bought his policy from Golden Rule.
As might be expected, not everyone is enthusiastic about Health Savings Accounts. Skeptics argue that the high-deductible policies will deter some from buying an HSA plan and that others will be reluctant to dip into their HSA savings to pay for medical care with what amounts to their own money. At a congressional hearing in the spring of 2004, Rep. Pete Stark (D., CA) said that he believed that high-deductible plans are not consumer driven. "They simply shift costs to so-called consumers who pay more out of pocket."
"That's ludicrous," says Tom Rogala. "My files are full of examples of individuals who are thrilled with the savings and the service they're getting through their HSAs. Knowing what I know after 15 years in this business, I just can't imagine that there is a better deal available to consumers today."
One disadvantage for some prospective enrollees is the reluctance or refusal of some insurance providers to issue policies to people with serious pre-existing medical conditions.
Still, despite the reluctance of some to jump on the HSA bandwagon, there is no denying the rapidly growing popularity of this new approach to healthcare insurance. Employees like the way HSAs give them more choices and more control over their health care. Small business owners say they like HSAs because they help to control spiraling healthcare costs, putting more money on their bottom lines.
As a business owner, you may well benefit from a comparison between an HSA and your present health insurance for you and your employees.
William Lynott is a former management consultant and corporate executive who writes on business and financial topics. He resides in Abington, Pa.
Who is eligible to open an HSA?
Anyone may apply for an HSA and its companion high-deductible health insurance policy, though individuals with serious pre-existing medical conditions may find it difficult to find a provider willing to accept them.
Where can I open an account?
There are now scores of insurance companies and brokerage firms offering HSA coverage including such major providers as Aetna, UnitedHealth Group, Blue Cross and Golden Rule Insurance Co. In addition, HSAs can be obtained through thousands of independent health insurance brokers
Does an HSA pay for the same things that regular insurance pays for?
HSA funds can be used to pay for any qualified medical expense, even if they are not covered by your health insurance. For example, most health insurance does not cover the cost of over-the-counter medicines, but HSAs can. If the money from the HSA is used for qualified medical expenses, the money spent is tax-free.
Do unused funds in a Health Savings Account roll over year after year?
Yes, the unused balance in a Health Savings Account automatically rolls over year after year. You won't lose your money if you don't spend it within the year.
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You know, I said the "downside" of convenience, but I'm not sure it's a downside at all.
See, I have this Celeron. A 550Mhz one, early Pentium III, 5400rpm hard drive, 192Mb of PC100. Sixteen seconds after I press the button and the IBM logo drops, I have an Openbox desktop and I'm online and surfing. It's the same one that astounded the semiconductor software engineer a couple of weeks ago.
Well, that "downside" is, since it's practically off or on in the blink of an eye, that I actually find myself turning it off and on, like a light switch. If I want to check something online, and all the other machines in the house are busy doing something (all four?!), I press the button to turn it on, look away, and look back and it's on. Right-click shutdown from the Openbox menu, and it's off in another eight seconds.
I haven't been that casual about turning a computer off and on like that since I had a C128.
I suppose that's bad for the hardware, since it is, technically, an over-the-hill laptop. I probably shouldn't be so blasé about flipping it on and off. I mean, there's the power subsystem to think about. And the spinup times on the hard drive and the optical drive, and the strain on the screen, snapping between video modes.
Or does it really matter? Thinkpads are supposedly bulletproof. And that hard drive is cheap, common and replaceable, all at the same time. I leave the CDROM open a teeny bit, which effectively keeps the spindle from turning at power-up. And the screen is amazingly beautiful for an 8-year-old computer, so maybe it doesn't mind snapping between modes. I might as well keep turning it off and turning it on at whim, since "wear and tear" doesn't seem to be too much of an issue.
Probably the only real consideration is that the AC adapter is continually plugged in, which means that even when it's off, the adapter is cycling power. (Note to enraged greenies: I cut off all my power systems if I leave the house or when I go to bed. No, I do not keep five laptops plugged in 24/7. I am not ignorant, thank you.) I might as well use that, if I'm going to power the adapter.
But other than that, I kind of like that on-off ability. It's almost like having an oversized cellphone, or maybe one of those Blackberry things (which I've never owned). Press a button, and it's online and ready. Browse, play music, play Starfighter, whatever. Right-click, and it's off. Press again, and it's on. … Heh, heh. 😀

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Lest Euch mal den äußerst interessanten Quora-Beitrag von Kim Scheinberg durch,
die Frau von dem Apple-Ingenieur, der angeblich den Wechsel zu Intel
die Frau von dem Apple-Ingenieur, der angeblich den Wechsel zu Intel
I've been meaning to tell this story for a while.
The year is 2000. My husband (JK) has been working at Apple for 13 years.
Our son is a year old, and we want to move back to the East Coast to live
near our parents. To do this, my husband will need to be granted permission
to telecommute. This means he can't be working on a team project and needs
to find something independent to do.
The plan to move is a long-range plan. JK lays the groundwork early to start
splitting his time between his Apple office and his home office. [By 2002, he
is working at home full-time in California.]
He sends mail to his boss who, coincidentally, was my husband's first hire
when he started at Apple in 1987:
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:31:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Kullmann
To: Joe Sokol
Subject: intel
i'd like to discuss the possibility of me becoming
responsible for an intel version of MacOS X.
whether that's just as an engineer, or as a project/
technical lead with another person - whatever.
i've been working on the intel platform for the last
week getting continuations working, i've found it
interesting and enjoyable, and, if this (an intel
version) is something that could be important to us i'd
like to discuss working on it full-time.
* * *
Eighteen months go by. In December 2001, Joe tells JK, "I need to justify
your salary in my budget. Show me what you're working on."
At this point, JK has three PCs in his office at Apple, and another three in the
office at home, all sold to him by a friend who sells custom built PCs (can't
order them through the usual Apple channels because no one in the company
knows what he's working on). All are running the Mac OS.
In JK's office, Joe watches in amazement as JK boots up an Intel PC and up
on the screen comes the familiar 'Welcome to Macintosh'.
Joe pauses, silent for a moment, then says, "I'll be right back."
He comes back a few minutes later with Bertrand Serlet.
Max (our 1-year-old) and I were in the office when this happened because I
was picking JK up from work. Bertrand walks in, watches the PC boot up, and
says to JK, "How long would it take you to get this running on a (Sony)
Vaio?" JK replies, "Not long" and Bertrand says, "Two weeks? Three?"
JK said more like two *hours*. Three hours, tops.
Bertrand tells JK to go to Fry's (the famous West Coast computer chain) and
buy the top of the line, most expensive Vaio they have. So off JK, Max and I
go to Frys. We return to Apple less than an hour later. By 7:30 that evening,
the Vaio is running the Mac OS. [My husband disputes my memory of this and
says that Matt Watson bought the Vaio. Maybe Matt will chime in.]
The next morning, Steve Jobs is on a plane to Japan to meet with the
President of Sony.
* * *
They would assign two more engineers to the project in January 2002. In
August 2002, another dozen started working on it. That's when the first
rumors started to appear. But for 18 months, only six people had any idea
that the project even existed.
The best part? After Steve goes to Japan, Bertrand sits JK down and has a
talk with him about how no one can know about this. No one. Suddenly, the
home office has to be reconfigured to meet Apple security standards.
JK points out to Bertrand that I know about the project. In fact, not only do I
know about it, I am the person who named it.
Bertrand tells JK that I am to forget everything I know, and he will not be
allowed to speak to me about it again until it is publicly announced.
I guess he had some kind of 'Total Recall' memory wipe in mind.
* * *
I've lost track of the many reasons that have been given for the switch to
Intel, but this I know for sure:
No one has ever reported that, for 18 months, Project Marklar existed only
because a self-demoted engineer wanted his son Max to be able to live closer
to Max's grandparents.


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June 2008 release dates
Sarkar Raj stars Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan. Ram Gopal Verma might have burned us in a sadly cold Aag last year, but I am expecting a much better product this time around. Here is the Sarkar Raj official website. If you have not seen Sarkar (2005), I highly recommend you do before watching Sarkar Raj (I really enjoyed it).
Mere Baap Pehle Aap should be very interesting. I can more than tolerate and laugh out loud to nonsensical comedy done right, and that is what I expect from the film starring Akshaye Khanna, Genelia D'Souza, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, and Rapjal Yadav. Time will tell whether Akshaye made a wise career move with this. Particularly interested in Genelia D'Souza's performance ahead of the biggie early next month, Jaane Tu...
There is also a Yash Raj Films product starring Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukherjee, and some kids. Sound familiar? This one is titled Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, and here is its official website. For the record, I thought Ta Ra Rum Pum was above average and Hum Tum before it about average. The soundtrack to Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic offers a couple of good songs (the music is by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy). Still, a pretty exciting month ahead, wouldn't you say?
Lastly, I like this picture from the Thoda Pyaar... promos because it has India Gate, featured in two of my favorite car songs (hope to devote a post to car songs later in the week), one of which was in the film Rang De Basanti (2006)...
...which I was also reminded of when I saw an in-store ad with this at Office Depot (a 3M spot). Rang De Basanti, and Color Me Spring indeed!
June 6
Humsey Hai Jahaan
Sarkar Raj
June 13
Mere Baap Pehle Aap
Summer 2007
Zindagi Tere Naam
June 20
De Taali
Good Luck
Via Darjeeling
June 27
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
June 28
Rafoo Chakkar - Fun On The Run
Source: IndiaFM
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Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic seems like an Indian version of the Julie Andrews children's classic Mary Poppins and its newer version Nanny McPhee. Hope this one gets the magic right! :-)
- Wednesday, June 04, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Should be interesting, Bollyviewer. Certainly hope it does!
- Thursday, June 05, 2008
You've done a great job covering Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, but you haven't even mentioned Love Story 2050 on this blog, which is also releasing on July 4.
There's great excitement surrounding Bollywood's first sci-fi film. The initial promos are out and visually the film looks STUNNING! I'm betting the soundtrack (which was just released) is going to be a hit, with Anu Malik composing and Javed Akhtar penning the lyrics (the hit duo behind the Main Hoon Na soundtrack).
Producer/Director Harry Baweja's son, Harman Baweja, is also making his debut in the lead role opposite Priyanka Chopra. Harman Baweja not only has an uncanny resemblance with Hrithik, but can also dance like him. You have to see it to believe it!
On the one hand you have Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, an Aamir Khan production featuring a college love story, and on the other hand there is the futuristic, unprecedented Love Story 2050. Two big films, two fantastic soundtracks, two debuts, but will there be two blockbusters? Will it be Gadar vs. Lagaan or Om Shanti Om vs. Saawariya? We'll just have to wait and see...
- Friday, June 06, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Gadar v Lagaan a contest? You must be kidding, right? LOL. Joking, Salek. Yes, you are correct. It's shaping up to be quite a battle on independence day.
Love Story 2050 looks sleek and it should be good too. I did not, however, find its soundtrack too appealing (forgive me for I know you rather liked it). Still, I promise to discuss it soon enough.
SO excited about July 4!
- Friday, June 06, 2008
I was not comparing Gadar and Lagaan, but wanted to make it clear that two films releasing on the same day can both be blockbusters.
I'm also wondering how the fate of these two big films will affect the careers of the respective actors who are making their debuts. My case in point is Deepika Padukone of Om Shanti Om and Sonam Kapoor of Saawariya. Deepika bagged all of the Best Female Debut Awards this year, and has emerged as a "superstar" (in my opinion the term is really cheesy) and the media darling. Sonam Kapoor, who I felt had a more a complex role and original performance, is hardly in the public spotlight these days. Deepika is receiving a steady flow of offers; from what I've read, Sonam is not. Whose career will take off, Imran's or Harman's? I know what you're thinking, "Enough with all of this speculation already!"
Also, I haven't heard the entire soundtrack of Love Story 2050, but formulated an opinion based on what the public likes these days and some of the music reviews I've read. I've only heard one song (Milo Na Milo), which is pretty catchy.
In contrast to Love Story 2050, my taste in today's Bollywood music leans towards songs with a traditional, classical style. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed many songs from films like Dus, Dhoom 2, and Race. But I personally prefer the music of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Taal, Devdas, Saathiya, Jodhaa-Akbar, and so on. For me, these soundtracks, have a timeless appeal and greater repeat value.
- Friday, June 06, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Salek: Agree with you on almost all counts. Two films released at the same time can indeed succeed, and Gadar/Lagaan is a great example. Aamir Khan commented on this topic as well in the video that is part of this post.
I am somewhat disappointed in the Deepika Padukone v Sonam Kapoor outcome. When it rains, it pours, and Sonam will have to somehow fight her situation. I do think that Sonam's was a more sincere, less artificial and less over-the-top performance than Deepika's, and am still amazed at how quick we the South Asian people seem to be to judge someone. How else could we explain people putting Miss Padukone on the Bollywood's top-five list after merely one film?
As for Love Story 2050 v Jaane Tu...it will be interesting to see. As an Aamirian and Rahmaniac, I'm pretty vocal about which one I am looking forward to more. Truly believe that this will be Imran Khan's. If Aamir could teach Darsheel all that for Taare Zameen Par, imagine what he might do with Imran! I would expect nothing short of excellent. And I am confident we shall not be disappointed.
Based on your music taste, I think you will enjoy the soundtrack to Ada (it is also by A. R. Rahman). If you have not yet listened to it, definitely give it a shot. Hope to review it soon.
- Friday, June 06, 2008
Yash Raj Films desperately needs Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic to be a success. Currently they are going through a rough period, a really long ROUGH period.
The biggest hits of 2004 (Hum Tum, Veer-Zaara), 2005 (Bunty aur Babli, Salaam Namaste), and 2006 (Fanaa, Dhoom 2) were produced by Yash Raj Films. 2007 was a terrible year for YRF and 2008 thus far is not any better.
Ta Ra Rum Pum: a strictly average hit
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom: does anything need to be said?
Chak De India: YRF's saving grace, superhit, quality film
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag: flop
Aaja Nachle: flop/average
Tashan: flop
YRF needs a hit because its series of flops is costing the company influence and leverage when it comes to demanding profits. I'm not sure if you're aware of the recent heavy-handed tactics YRF has been using against the multiplex chains in India. If I remember correctly, they want 60% of the profits, instead of the usual 40-50%.
Let's just hope for the audience's sake and YRF's sake, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic turns out to be a good film. If not, then there is the Dec. 2008 release, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, to look forward to. This film in my opinion is a guaranteed hit, bringing together SRK and Aditya Chopra as director.
Also, Rani Mukerji hasn't had a solid hit since Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna? She needs Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic to make magic at the box office, or else her demand in the industry will fall sharply. Could we be seeing the gradual decline of one of Bollywood's greatest actresses?
- Friday, June 06, 2008
Here's the latest on Sarkar Raj:
The one review I've read says...
"A must-see for all Bachchan fans, the trio [of Amitabh, Abhishek, Aishwarya] has delivered riveting performances"
"RGV redeems himself with his new film"
The Janta's reaction is less enthusiastic, but definitely positive.
Good news for RGV and Amitabh Bachchan after their disastrous flops, Nishabd and RGV Ki Aag.
- Friday, June 06, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic and Sarkar Raj should both be interesting. As for Yash Raj Films, agree with you on Chak De India being the one good film last year. They also have an animated film, Roadside Romeo, releasing this year that I am looking forward to.
Thanks for your input, Salek.
- Saturday, June 07, 2008


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The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) has created a quick-read summary page on their ongoing project to develop "fit-for-purpose" yeast: yeast strains designed to facilitate specific flavor profiles for specific applications. They've already developed and released (through AB Mauri and Anchor) several strains including two interspecies hybrids — Saccharomyces cerevisiae crossed with S. kudriavzevii or S. cariocanus — and low H2S-producing strains. More are being tested in Shiraz and are likely to emerge over the next 3-5 years. The AWRI is making a point that this research is Aussie-focused — their argument is that similar work being done elsewhere is creating yeasts not necessarily suitable for Australian wine styles — but no doubt their results will end up helping non Australian-industry levy payers, too. It's worth noting that their development strategies rely on good old traditional genetics strategies and not genetic engineering. They're not inserting genes from other species into yeast; they're breeding different yeasts together, encouraging yeast to mutate (that is, spawning lots of random changes in their DNA with chemicals and stress) and looking for useful mutations, and using contemporary genetics to understand which genes do what. For a quick explanation of why I'm glad that they're sticking with traditional genetics strategies instead of creating GMO yeast, check here.
Whether you're excited about the prospect of using tailor-made yeast to target particular flavors or whether you're in the don't-inoculate-my-wine camp and hold that fermenting with yeast from the environment is the only or best way to terroir-full wines, it's hard to argue that knowing more about yeast is a bad thing. Developing new commercial products may be an increasingly major research driver as scientists need to look for support from private sources. Furthermore, ending up with a new product you can hand to someone is a tangible way of saying, "Here, look; our research really is applicable and relevant to real-life winemaking!" Regardless, projects like these continue to provide an umbrella for basic research on yeast genetics and wine flavor development. And maybe not tomorrow, and maybe not next year, but in the long run, that's something that ends up helping everyone.


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Lord Vishnu Brass Idol in standing position with golden polish
Ancient Vedas has considered Parad, the most pure and auspicious metal which has varieties of religious importance.
According to Brahma Purana that he who worships parad idols devotedly, whether one is male or female, Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya or Shudra gets wordly pleasures and attains salvation. The person or family get glory, honor, name and fame and many more...
PARAD IDOLS SHOULD BE KEPT IN HOME /OFFICES at altar place.
Benefits :-
- Prosperity to the house or office
- No shortage of food, money or clothes.
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ARCHIE (AP) - A two-vehicle crash in western Missouri has killed five people, including three children.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred Thursday afternoon when the victims' westbound vehicle ran off a Cass County road just east of Archie, over-corrected and skidded sideways across the roadway. Their vehicle was then struck in the side by the second vehicle, which was traveling east.
The patrol identified the victims as 22-year-old Aleah Lucas of Olathe, Kan.; 8-year-old Anna Rittermeyer; 32-year-old Jason Rittermeyer; 10-year-old Noah Rittermeyer, and 9-year-old Sage Rittermeyer. The patrol says the Rittermeyers were all from Archie.
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Larry Bodine recently observed that lawyers who expend a lot of energy on social media must ensure that their efforts yield a reasonable return.
That is sage advice. You've probably noticed that social media can be extremely demanding and distracting. Sometimes it can also be inconsequential. A bunch of (say) Twitter followers might look nice and feel good, but the reality is that if they don't help grow your business, you're playing games.
However, this is not to say (as Bodine does) that you should necessarily spend most of your time on LinkedIn or on any other channel. The optimal platform for your practice will be determined by the clients you serve.
Consider John Strouss, a local personal injury attorney who specializes in representing bike accident victims. He has a great market. The SF Bay Area is home to a very lively bicycle culture; the streets teem with commuting cyclists during rush hour, and accidents are an unfortunate but regular part of life. Do you think that most bike accident victims focus upon LinkedIn when they decide to seek counsel? Probably not.
If you take a look at how Strouss uses social media, you'll quickly see how he has positioned himself. He maintains a LinkedIn profile, but his bike issues blog and Yelp profile do most of the work to fix his name among bicyclists. Local cyclists read the blog when they don't have a problem because they share Strouss' enthusiasm, but when they do run into a problem, his name comes to mind.
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In last week's congressional hearing on the dairy crisis, Rep. Michael Conaway (R-Tex.) asked Undersecretary of Agriculture James Miller what was the shortfall between milk prices and the average cost of production. After consulting with the USDA economists seated behind him, Miller turned back to the committee and flatly responded: "$7 billion."
The gasp from committee members, even as I watched the hearing via the Internet, was clearly audible. Miller pointed out USDA has already mailed $450 million in Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) payments through April. He further testified the agency expects to send out another $450 million in MILC payments through the end of 2009. Given current futures prices, that could be an under-estimate.
Earlier in the hearing, Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.), who represents the 18th Congressional district that includes the San Joaquin valley and many of California's 1.8 million cows, already expressed budgetary concerns. When the 2008 Farm Bill was written, Congress certainly didn't anticipate milk prices at support levels, he says. "But we also have to weigh budgetary costs of altering prices now…remember, we have 27 Blue Dogs on this committee," he told Miller, referring to the budget conscious, pay-as-you-go Blue Dog Democratic coalition.
In late June, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) called on USDA to raise dairy price supports. Then late last week, 20 Democratic Senators from 14 states—including eight of the top 10 dairy states—called on USDA to raise support prices "a significant level to restore a meaningful safety for American dairy farmers."
For struggling dairy producers everywhere, the reaction to raising support prices from the current $9.90 is immediate and visceral: Hell, yes.
The NMPF proposal is actually pretty modest: Raise the support price for cheddar blocks from $1.13/lb to $1.19; barrels from $1.10 to $1.16, and nonfat dry milk, from 80¢ to 84¢/lb. These increases would raise the Class III price about 57¢/cwt and Class IV about 35¢/cwt., estimates Roger Cryan, an NMPF economist. He adds NMPF has not done an analysis of what the proposal would cost USDA and taxpayers.
But raising the support price comes with other costs as well. Commercial disappearance is starting to pick up. Increases in basic commodity prices will be reflected on grocery store shelves. With national unemployment at levels not seen since the early 1980s and possibly the 1930s, higher dairy prices will undoubtedly mean softer sales. That will only add to surpluses--and prolong the agony.
Keep in mind, too, that we're beginning to see some hope on cow numbers. USDA projects cow numbers will decline to 9.035 million head by the fourth quarter this year, and to 8.870 million head by the first quarter of 2010 (follow this link to access USDA charts). Those numbers are right in the range where we'll balance supply with falling export demand.
Remember, too, that herds going out of business are really business as usual in the dairy industry. In 2007, the U.S. lost 2,935 herds—in a banner milk price year. Last year, 2,003 herds called it quits.
To take 295,000 cows out of production, the U.S. will need to lose about 1,800 herds this year (at the U.S. average herd size of 163 cows). The seventh round of the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) program has already idled 367 farms—and these herds averaged 275 cows each, or 1.7 times the average U.S. herd size. In other words, those 367 CWT herds equate to 625 average dairy farms. And with bids for the 8th round of CWT due this Friday, it's quite likely the program will idle the equivalent of at least another 500 farms.
In other words, industry programs are starting to work and will continue to whittle away at excess milk supply. NMPF's proposal to raise support levels a few cents probably won't throw a huge monkey wrench into the recovery. But increasing support prices to a significant level to restore a meaningful safety net for American dairy farmers," as the 20 Senators put it in their letter to Secretary Vilsack last week, could be too much of a good thing.
—Jim Dickrell is editor of Dairy Today. You can reach him via e-mail at [email protected].
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MLB.com Writers Told They Can Only Tweet About Baseball
from the twitter-failure deptIt's no secret that MLB.com, the online wing of Major League Baseball, is a bit of a control freak at times. It fought a long battle claiming to own the "facts" of a baseball game -- which it eventually lost. It's falsely taken down videos that were clearly fair use. Worst of all, it issued rules on how independent reporters could report on games. We're still amazed that any self-respecting newspaper would agree to such rules -- though, to be fair, it appears that MLB has not chosen to enforce many of those rules.
Of course, in this day and age, with social media making it easier and easier for anyone to communicate with anyone else, trying to overly aggressively control messages has proven to be a bit more difficult -- and, for the most part, that's probably a good thing. Last year, we had a story about baseball beat reporters using social media to build up a strong community, and build a really strong relationship with fans. Part of the reason why this worked was because those reporters talked about more than just baseball. Some of my favorite baseball reporters also talk about things like music, movies and TV shows, which makes them a lot more interesting and human. It's part of building a connection with a community, which is a necessity these days.
So it's disappointing to see that Major League Baseball appears to have gone way overboard in its new Twitter guidelines for MLB.com reporters (sent in by many, but first by Scott Crawford). Now, we've already seen other sports leagues, like the NBA and the NFL issue Twitter guidelines for players and officials. While those sometimes seem to go way overboard (such as fining a player for Tweeting a happy message after winning), you can understand the basic premise behind the plan. Of course, some players obviously have decided not to pay much attention to the official policies.
In this case, Major League Baseball apparently also sent out some "guidelines," to both players and MLB.com reporters. Many are guessing that this is in response to a former major league player, Mike Bacsik, who got fired from his radio job after Tweeting a racist remark. It might also be in response to Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and his Twitter account, which has been known to make news as well. Apparently, the guidelines for players are more or less common sense. However, it's a bit trickier with MLB.com writers.
What makes it tricky is that MLB.com has a pretty large staff of reporters itself. And while there were concerns early on that they wouldn't be independent enough, their coverage has actually been quite good and in many cases the equivalent of newspaper beat reporters. And many have built up followings on their own. For example, I've followed MLB.com reporter Bryan Hoch on Twitter for a while. Part of the reason I follow him was due to some very amusing discussions last year about his movie-watching habits (or lack thereof -- he hasn't seen many "classics").
But, apparently, that sort of thing won't be allowed any more. Supposedly, the word from on high from Major League Baseball is that all MLB.com reporters may only use Twitter to talk about baseball. All other topics are strictly forbidden. This seems likely to do a lot more harm than good. It takes away many of the reasons why people like following certain reporters, and takes away the connections they build up with fans. It's a symptom of an old way of thinking: once someone (anyone) does something "bad" with a tool, ban all other uses, even if there are many good things. It's an idea that is doomed to fail.


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Lecturer: Dr. Nancy Vye, Associate Professor, School of Education, Stanford University, faculty co-lead, LIFE Center, University of Washington Seattle.
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December 11, Wednesday – How to Stimulate Students' Thinking
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Lecturer - Karen Kodama, International Education Administrator, Seattle Public Schools
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Lecturers: Dr. Jason Naranjo, Assistant Professor, UW Bothell Education Program (Special Education), and Dr. Karen Gourd, Senior Lecturer, UW Bothell Education Program (English Language Learners)
1:00 p.m. – Comparison of U.S. – Chinese education systems
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December 13, Friday – Post Secondary Transition to U.S. Higher Education
9:00 a.m. – Lecture - "Post-Secondary Transitions: Preparing Students for University"
Lecturer: Dr. Gray Kochlar-Lindgren, Associate Vice Chancellor Undergraduate Learning, UW Bothell
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#1 Progressives lack a Limbaugh-like voice04-20-2009, 11:48 AM
Get a load of this sissies screed!
Moonbat and a half
You turn the AM on and there's Rush, or Savage, or another of the army of right-wing radio talk show hosts. You may not be listening hard, just working, driving, doing busywork or the laundry. Yet if you listen day after day, year after year, your brain will begin to change.
Words, even those heard casually and listened to incidentally, activate frames - structures of ideas that are physically realized in the brain. The more the words are heard, the more the frames are activated in the brain, and stronger their synapses get - until the frames are there permanently.
All this is normal. It is how words work. And the right-wing message machine has found a way to take advantage of it - activating, as it were, a conservative system of thought.
The problem is, those thoughts on the radio are hate city. Savage rails against what he calls "the weakening of the military" by "affirmative action," "illegal immigrants," and "Marxist politicians." What proves it? The submarine accident in the Gulf of Hormuz.
Tune in to Rush. On the one hand he's pitching "rugged individualism," "liberty," and the absolute free market against Obama's call to unity and a sense of national responsibility.
Then he's hammering the AIG bailout and its bonuses, not mentioning that it was the conservative destruction of reasonable regulation that lay behind our economic disaster.
One diatribe after another, the crucial facts left out or lied about, day after day, city after city. It has an effect.
Where are the progressives? Largely absent. Or talking issue by issue, not about general themes. We have some icons: Rachel Maddow, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert. But they only talk to us. They are not omnipresent.Hahahahahahaha!!!!!
Can President Obama overcome all this? He is by far the best communicator in politics today. But what we get of him are sound bites, an occasional major address, and a five-minute talk Saturdays on You Tube. Meanwhile, the reporting in the media is about positions on issues, not about general principles that get repeated.
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Exactly progressives lack an intelligent voice. All of them.
Progressive radio doesn't have a following outside of niche markets because the ideas touted by liberal talkers generally defy common sense and personal experience. The audience cannot relate to someone who seriously believes that "gender" is attitude while same-sex behavior is a life sentence. They don't believe that promoting incompetent minorities is more important than promoting competent people - period. They can't relate to pacifists. They don't believe that New York will be under water in 3 years. They think that Katrina victims need to get over it. When it comes to rape, they'd rather have a gun than a phone.
Even most self-styled liberals believe all this and find "progressive" shills and academics to be out of touch.
04-20-2009, 03:00 PMMeanwhile, the reporting in the media is about positions on issues, not about general principles that get repeated
The libs tried thier hand at it folks. It was Air America, and it failed miserably, because it lacked ratings and advertiser support. Conservative talk radio is engaging, entertaining and educational. That is why it stands.Romans 6:18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
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Conservative radio works because of the vacuum created by the over saturation of "lib speak" in the print and TV Media. Until Fox News gets someone to try something besides a left wing slant on cable news they will "Own" the market share there also.
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So much for that truce!
Though The Voice coaches, Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera called a truce on the NBC hit reality competition just last week, all it took was a talented contestant to come between them again. So who came out on top?
Plus, Christina, Adam and Blake Shelton time to tease their fellow coach Cee Lo Green in between button-pushing and Blake landed one of the competition's hottest artists in truly hilarious fashion...
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Carson sounds off on Christina and Cee Lo's season four exit: "It'll keep things fresh!"
First up is Sylvia Yacoub, 19, who grew up in Egypt. "You don't get as many opportunities just because we're women," she explains of her childhood before moving to the U.S. "I want to make these dreams come true for me and my mom." Sylvia tackles Rihanna's "Only Girl in the World" and impresses Christina, Blake and Cee Lo, despite a few pitch problems.
"I don't know if it was just me, but I felt like you were the only girl in the world," Cee Lo quips before getting mad when the other coaches talk over him. After Adam quiets down the room, Cee Lo finally delivers his pitch: "I want you on my team." Ha! Alas, it's not enough as, but Sylvia chooses her "girl" Christina. "I'm not as eloquent always," Cee Lo reasons. You don't say!
IJ Quinn is a baby-faced 25-year-old farm boy with a pretty high voice. "I kind of sound like a girl, but I'm not worried about it," he says. He sings "Virtual Insanity" and fails to turn any chairs, but gets two thumbs up from Adam. "I say this with love 'cause I thought a little bit that it was a female," he says. "I was born with a high voice, I feel you." However, the Maroon 5 frontman could hear IJ straining a little bit, so he passed. "It never ceases to amaze me when I think it's a girl," Blake says after he leaves the stage.
Get caught up on last night's episode of The Voice with our recaps
Charlie Rey, a very handsome worker at his father's smog shop, is recruited by Carson to audition for the show. Charlie wants to repay his father for all of his sacrifices and reveals that his father actually has levels of carbon monoxide in his blood. He performs "Home" and is definitely a crowd (mostly all-female, FYI) favorite. He's also a favorite of Blake and Adam's as both coaches turn and duke it out for the singer. "Come home," Blake beckons with arms stretched wide. (Have we mentioned we love him yet in this recap?) Blake's shtick works as Charlie chooses to join his team.
Amanda Brown spent most of her childhood in church singing gospel music, but decided to pursue all different genres after hearing music on the radio for the rest time. Her rendition of "Valerie" starts off a little shaky, but eventually Cee Lo hits his button. None of the other coaches seem too upset over losing her.
55-year-old Yolanda Barber has been singing for 45 years and can't believe she's competing against 15-year-olds. (We love her for that sound bite!)Though she used to sing on a cruise ship, she now drives a school bus. She performs "Get Here" and though we thought it sounded pretty solid, no chairs spin for Yolanda. "You're amazing," Adam says, while Christina explains, "We're looking for specific sounds."
NBC renewed The Voice for two more seasons
The last contestant of the night is Cassadee Pope, former lead singer of the band Hey Monday, who experienced moderate success and toured with Fall Out Boy. Cue recorded message from Pete Wentz wishing his former touring mate good luck as she embarks on her solo career! Pete must have been a good luck charm as all four judges turn for Cassadee's rendition of "Torn."
Adam and Christina soon begin arguing over who pushed their button first and all four coaches gush over Cassadee's performance before learning she used to front a band, but wants to go solo. "I know how to make a solo career happen," Christina says. Adam's retort? "I can do both." Oh snap! In the end, both lose out as Cassadee surprises us and chooses Blake, who says landing her made his week. "F--k," is Adam's one-word reaction as Blake gloats.
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It has been a long time since I've fallen in love. However, I am smitten by Anthony as we shoot baskets together on an outdoor court in Lima. His dark eyes gleam as he does enthusiastic high-fives when he makes a shot -- and he doesn't laugh when I miss.
Anthony is 10.
I also fall for John, a five-year-old with a smile that would melt the hardest heart. And my motherly instincts kick in when I convince sulky Carmelita to jump rope and then see the joy on her face.
When two friends and I decided to add the element of volunteering to a trip, we opened a cornucopia of opportunities.
Our research divulged you can do everything from pounding nails and painting buildings to counting turtles or extracting teeth, should you have that talent. You can head for, as examples, a tiny village in Sri Lanka, a summer camp in Poland or a schoolhouse in Thailand.
Your accommodation may be a hut in a jungle or a comfortable tourist-class hotel in a city. Once we decided to travel to Peru -- none of us had been there -- we chose to work in an orphanage through Global Volunteers, an American-based non-profit, international organization.
We headed off with few expectations. I wanted to step out of my indulgent, North American life and -- okay, it is a cliché -- but I also wanted to do something worthwhile as well as explore a new country.
I'm not alone. These trips, which have been coined voluntourism, humanatourism and volunteer vacations, are on a roll. A Travelocity poll taken last December found that 38 per cent of the 1,000 respondents had added volunteering to their 2007 vacation and the Travel Industry of America statistics revealed that 55 million had volunteered during a trip and more than twice that number have plans to do so in the near future.
Global Volunteers was one of about a dozen NGOs (non-governmental organizations) that I researched. It began in 1984 and today sends 2,200 to 2,500 volunteers annually to 20 countries. We chose Global Volunteers because they supplied excellent information and we liked the fact that all projects are in partnership with local people.
Puericultorio Perez Aranibar (known as PPA) is South America's largest orphanage, housing and educating 540 children from infants to 17 year olds. It began more than 80 years ago, the dream of Augusto Perez Aranibar, a middle-class, well connected dentist. Even in the 1920s, Lima, now a city of nine million, had an alarming number of poverty-ridden families. Aranibar resolved to build a "palace for Lima's poor children" and, through fundraising, opened the first building in 1930. Today, PPA operates as a small agency of Peru's Ministry of Family Welfare and Women's Affairs; Global Volunteers partnered with them in 2004. As visiting volunteers we cared for children and assisted teachers, some of whom are members of a Catholic Order of Brothers and Sisters.
My friends and I, along with seven others -- ranging in age from 23 to 76, two men and eight women -- worked under the guidance of Mili Flores Chamochumbi, a young Peruvian with a degree in psychology and a knack for making everything work. With her we became a cohesive team that set goals, helped each other and took turns writing in a team journal. We spent two weeks at PPA; it was a time filled with surprises, frustrations, challenges and satisfaction.
The first surprise is arriving at PPA, through decorative wrought iron gates to view stately buildings and grounds that take up more than two large blocks. It is impressive. We spotted children in tidy uniforms following their teacher and saw older kids carrying books and chatting. It all looked very civilized.
This first impression was shattered when I arrived at the kindergarten class where chaos seemed to rule and one tiny teacher tried to be heard. I found myself holding one little guy in his chair, tying a shoe and wiping a nose of another overly active child. That first morning was an exercise in frustration, much of it due to my limited Spanish. Whatever made me think I could help?
Fast forward a few days and I turn the corner from feeling frustrated to wildly enthusiastic. For anyone keen on volunteering abroad, or those just mildly curious, read on. This is a synopsis of my demanding but happy volunteer vacation.
Each morning when I arrive, "Shudee, shudee," echoes through the classroom. By this time we volunteers have figured out our most valuable role -- giving much-needed individual attention. Every child is well clothed and fed, sleeps in comfort and is surrounded by friends. However, precious one-on-one moments are scant. Time and again, I watch children compete for attention. For example, while cruising the kindergarten room, I noticed that Melanie had completed her math worksheet correctly but Luis had several numbers backwards. I sat with him and helped. Within minutes Melanie was tapping me on the shoulder and asking for help. She had changed her answers to incorrect ones!
I soon got to know the five-year-old ringleaders. Jeison is clever, completes his work quickly, then "entertains" the class. (I learn from Mili that prior to being here, Jeison did manual labour.) Alexandria is quick of hand and can get an eraser out of my pocket without my noticing. Then there are the gentle souls. Vanessa has a lovely smile and uses it liberally to cover up her laziness. Angel is a sweet-faced boy who cries most days.
Mornings with this gang is always a challenge but also, always a chuckle. One day I made yet another faux pas in Spanish and Angela emphatically pointed to the word on the board. The next day, she drew a picture of her teaching me Spanish!
I now realize that a kindergarten room hums with kinetic energy but the children do learn. Many of their worksheets are impressive. I also learned that the first day I had witnessed a substitute teacher -- once Gianina Arrieta Espinzona returned, the children were more orderly. My mornings passed in a pleasant frenetic blur.
My afternoon duty was with either Grade 3 girls or Grade 4 boys during their activity time. Along with Kristen, an enthusiastic young teacher doing her masters, and Larry, a 76-year-old who had done several volunteer trips, we organized games and focused on English. At first I wondered why three of us were assigned to this duty; however, I soon learned the Grade 3 girls were a force to contend with. I had forgotten that they move in cliques, know everything and turn on you faster than you can say "hasta luego."
However, I also found they were a source of great joy. Once you capture their interest, a little demon transforms into a princess, like the day Angelina drew una fresa'and asked for the English word. When I praised her for her strawberry, I received a beatific smile.
These joyful moments increased as time passed. As new volunteers, we were the new kids on the block and we were tested. However, once we got in the groove things improved. One saving grace was that Larry, our keen senior, had brought a computer to play fairytale CDs. Cinderella is still an allure for nine-year-old girls. And the skipping ropes I brought were also a hit. (Global has a "no gifts" policy but volunteers are allowed to bring specified items.)
My friend Wendy spent her time with toddlers. A nurse and extremely efficient, she found herself under the eagle eye of Sister Concepcion, who ran this area with some 30 under-three year-olds like a well-tuned machine. After a few days, Wendy and Sister reached a mutual respect. "I passed the test," said Wendy with glee.
Although Global cautions volunteers against becoming too attached to individual children, we all found this difficult. As a group, my favourites are the Grade 4 boys -- 15 of them are all about action. Although soccer is the game of choice, some hang back. When I bounce a basketball, three or four wander over to shoot baskets. Where does a kid like this come from, I pondered often when spending time with these precious children.
One day, Mili introduced us to their neighbourhoods. From upscale Miliflores (think Yaletown) where we stayed, we drove to southeast Lima. Staggered up dusty hillsides were poor shanty villages -- the higher we drove, the poorer the homes. Villa Maria del Triunfo consists of makeshift homes, most one room, many propped-up wood frames and tin roofs with dirt floors and outdoor plumbing.
There were mostly women with small children around and we felt out of place as we wandered and visited. However, we do notice that many have tidy gardens, the children are well dressed and there is even a soup kitchen set up in a humble hut. There is a sense of community.
Mili tells us this township is about 20 years old and there is no electricity. She adds that many of our children at PPA come from these families. (Children at the orphanage have either been abandoned, come from a poor family that cannot care for them, or have been removed due to a dangerous family situation.)
It gave us another perspective on these little people we spend our days with. While I originally wondered how a parent could leave a child, my heart now hurt for those who must give up their offspring to provide the basics.
One of highlights of volunteering at PPA is Sweet Dreams. In the evening, a few of us return to the orphanage to tuck three-year-olds in for the night. In their dormitory -- about a dozen beds, each with a stuffed toy -- squirming little bodies are getting on pajamas and giggling. The hilarity increases as we read stories to two or three at a time, tiny arms hugging you and little hands reaching for the book. Mayhem rules, but eventually we complete a story and watch eyes get droopy before tip-toeing out.
It's dark as we leave the orphanage and I reflect on my experience here. I decide it has been good for the soul as well as mentally and physically challenging. Most touching was the affection of the children. I've learned something as important as how to give attention where it is most needed -- a hug to a crying baby and time spent with an unhappy nine-year-old.
When I asked our team leader, Mili, what makes the perfect volunteer, she was precise: "Be flexible and remember you are in a different country and will be doing things their way. Communicate your feelings, share with your team and ask your team leader when you need assistance. Most important, have a great sense of humour and enjoy the children."
Thoughtfully, she adds: "One thing for sure, this experience is going to be great, but it is not going to be easy." That pretty well sums it up.


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If you were skimming the news this morning, we could understand why you might be confused and thinking that the hacking collective Anonymous has access to real U.S. warheads. Stop worrying, they don't.
They allege they do have sensitive information about the Justice Department, though. The group took over the United States Sentencing Service website early Saturday. The site has been taken down now, but The Verge pointed out you can still see the defaced-by-Anonymous version through this Google cache.
According to the lengthy note left on the site, the attack was carried out in the name of Aaron Swartz, the hacker and activist who committed suicide two weeks ago.


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Pure Shore Kitchen
655 E. Park Ave., Long Beach
(516) 442-5807, www.pureshorekitchen.com
Open since last August, Pure Shore Kitchen was a passion project for its owner, Kevin Donnelly. With the input of Chef Chad Pagano and General Manager Lisa Newman, who worked together at the Institute of Culinary Education, a unique coastal-inspired eatery was born.
The laid back theme is beachy and breezy, with barn wood and blue tiled walls lined with surfing photos, and just a few tables up front. A full bar allows additional seating. Everything is eco-friendly, boasting disposable wooden cutlery, sugarcane plates, paper straws and take-out boxes. The place is family oriented, with accommodating servers and fresh, homemade fare.
Menus start with the Avocado Bar – guacamole and chips, or avocado toast with your choice of add-ons ($8 to $12). Tacos - on a flour tortilla or lettuce wrap - are $3.50 to $6.50. Cheese quesadillas are $7 to $12. Small plates, sliders, and salads range from $4 to $14. Children can get a quesadilla or tacos (one or two) with chips and carrot sticks for $4 to $6. Desserts are $4.50 to $7.
We started with a generous serving of homemade guacamole, diced cherry tomatoes, red onions, charred corn and plenty of tortilla chips. Taco-wise, the shrimp version had mango salsa, slaw and spicy crema. Filet mignon was surprisingly tender, flavorful and juicy, with Chimichurri sauce and pico di gallo. Lobster taco was loaded with butter poached morsels, avocado, and pico de gallo. Of the sliders, we enjoyed pulled pork (three to an order), topped with pickle slices, slaw and spicy crema.
From the "Small Plates" we adored seared Ahi tuna, five slices with Asian dipping sauce. Totally unique was Mexican "Street Potato" – grilled slices of sweet potato sprinkled with spicy crema, Cojita cheese, dusted with chili powder.
Don't miss the Choco Taco for dessert, a homemade pastry shell filled with ice cream, dipped into chocolate shell, covered with rainbow sprinkles. Other treats include churros, tres lech cake and sorbet with tequila-honey drizzle. They serve house made craft sodas (ginger, mango and grapefruit) and lots of creative alcoholic options.
Hours are noon to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and noon to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. They are closed on Monday. Off-site catering and take-out are available. Delivery is available to Long Beach, Point Lookout, East Atlantic Beach and Island Park. Outdoor seating is available during the warmer seasons.
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The courage to do nothing
A growing number of people are realising that being courageous doesn't always mean taking action. In fact, courage can be found in what we choose not to do.
Being courageous doesn't always mean taking action. In fact, courage can be found in what we choose not to do.
A growing number of people are taking the word back to its roots and pointing out that it isn't necessarily about action in the face of fear so much as openness in the face of fear. And this kind of courage can unfold in the most common of circumstances.
Take Benny Callahan. At a Shine Sydney event two weeks ago, the social entrepreneur spoke about having the courage to care. After thinking about the word and its association with taking action, he had come to the conclusion that sometimes courage means "sitting on my arse and doing nothing".
As an Outward Bound leader, putting school students through their paces in the great outdoors, he was once lumped with a student who, the teacher warned him, was a 'gang leader'. He chose not to ask the student's name because he didn't want to "take on [the teacher's] prejudice", but it quickly became apparent - the strong character of one boy stood out.
It would have been easy to jump to conclusions, but Benny chose to stand back and observe. The boy, he discovered, was a natural leader. He would reach each destination ahead of the group and trot back to carry the stragglers' bags.
One night around the campfire, the boy approached Benny to ask what he was doing. "Writing poetry," Benny replied. "What's that?" the boy asked.
He explained and, not long after, the boy handed him some scribblings. Poems, Benny said, that were nothing short of beautiful. The boy had revealed a side of himself beyond the teacher's pigeonholed version.
And all Benny had done was something simple but powerful: while "sitting on his arse", he had stayed open.
The second, more recent, occasion was shortly after Benny had moved to a part of Sydney that he didn't like. Domestic abuse and petty crime were rife. It made him want to put on the blinkers every time he walked out the door. But, he decided he didn't want to turn into a closed, disengaged person, and so he marched out one day determined to stay 'open'.
He passed a crying girl and stopped to ask if she was OK. She wasn't, so he handed her his hanky and sat down beside her. He had no idea what to do other than to be there, with her, on the sidewalk. Her mother eventually arrived and the girl thanked him. For what, he wondered. He hadn't done anything.
But, in her renowned Ted talk on the power of vulnerability, Brene Brown reminds that the origin of the word courage comes from the latin, 'cor', meaning heart. When the word entered the english language, she said, its original definition "was to tell the story of who you are with your full heart."
If courage, as distinct from bravery, is seen in this way, it is about keeping your heart open to others. It is not always coming up with a solution or jumping into action.
It is an idea authority on sustainable economic development, Ernesto Sirolli explored in this recent talk, titled Want to help someone? Shut up and listen.
Having spent more than 40 years as an aid worker, helping communities to establish projects that facilitate development, he says he has learned to "get away from patronising bullshit where we arrive and tell [someone] what to do... I do something very, very difficult. I shut up and listen to them."
In simply having the courage to be quiet and listen, he has helped to start 40,000 sustainable businesses in 300 communities around world.
He points out that success starts with supporting each other. "In the first two pages of Richard Branson's autobiography... [he never uses the word] 'I' [but uses] the word 'we' 32 times," he says. "He wasn't alone when he started."
If success starts with supporting each other, supporting each other often starts with having the courage, the openness of heart and mind, to simply sit and listen without judgement.
Sarah Berry is a lifestyle and health writer at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.


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UPDATE: Yep. It's a fake.
The United States of America chose the bald eagle as its symbol because it was fierce, fearless and strong, not because eagles are nice. Keep that in mind when you watch this video of a Golden eagle attempting to fly off with a baby.
The video, purportedly shot at a city park in Montreal, shows the raptor wheeling over a serene meadow, then all of a sudden swooping out of the sky and attempting to grab itself some drive-thru dinner in the form of a robust-looking toddler. The eagle, flummoxed by the child's weight and fast-acting father, took off sans snack.
While the image is stunning and Hitchcockian, it is most likely fake.
Luckily for all us lazy internet sleuths, Gawker has already rounded up plenty of reasons why the video is probably a hoax, including the fact that, according to bird expert Kenn Kaufman, "the bird in the video is not a Golden Eagle, nor anything else that occurs in the wild in North America." Plus, the evil eagle incident wasn't covered in any Canadian news source, although that will probably change with the buzz building around the internet.
Even if it is fake, it's fun to watch just for the excellent use of the Chariots of Fire theme song.
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Like most characters on a soap opera, Lily Winters has gone through a lot in the span of only a year. From losing the one that she loves, realizing that it wasn't true, then finding out the guy that she's with hasn't been truthful with her, well, that can change a girl.
Christel Khalil, who has played Lily on The Young and the Restless off and on since 2002, realizes that all these things can really have an effect on a girl. Christel says: "She's dealing with things that most people her age don't deal with. That will make someone grow up and mature."
Now that the cat is out of the bag that Chloe's baby really is Billy's, not Cane's, the aftershocks can still be felt. Lily was "shocked and disgusted and hurt. I think Lily always likes to believe the best in people, and to find out that Chloe is just plain evil is pretty sad for her. Lily is just too nice to people most of the time."
Cane and Lily are free to be with one another, but Christel believes this would have happened whether the truth about Chloe's baby had come out or not. She explains: "I think their true love would have prevailed either way. When Cane thought that the baby was his, it didn't matter, because he made it clear that he didn't care about Chloe in that way, and he wanted to be with Lily. I think that no matter what, Cane and Lily would have found their way back to each other."
So, what was the deal with Billy? Did Lily have feelings for him, or was he just a replacement for Cane while they were apart? "Lily was developing feelings for Billy. It started out as a rebound, but then she started to like him. She liked him, and she didn't really care about what anyone said. She was doing something that she really wanted to do and didn't worry about what other people thought."
Even though Cane is not the biological father of Delia, he still wants his parental rights. Christel reasons: "For seven months, he thought it was his child, and he grew attached to her. Whether it was his child or not, he didn't care; he really grew to love her. Lily understands his feelings about Delia, but she doesn't really agree with him trying to take the baby away from Chloe."
Behind the scenes, things are far from dramatic. In fact, it's a veritable lovefest. Christel says: "I love working with Elizabeth (Hendrickson, 'Chloe'), because she and I are such great friends. It's so fun to have fighting scenes with her, because we love each other so much. Also, I miss working with my family. I never work with my family anymore; I'm always with Cane's family. I miss working with Kristoff (St. John, 'Neil'). And I love working with Bryton (McClure, 'Devon'), because he and I are really good friends too."
So, Cane and Lily are back together. Now what? "I'd like for them to have some time together where they can be happy for a while, but then, bring on the drama!" Christel offers. "Drama is always more fun — maybe have something bad happen to test their mettle as a couple."
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Interview Y&R: Christel Khalil Wants to Test Lily's Mettle
Like most characters on a soap opera, Lily Winters has gone through a lot in the span of only a year. From losing the one that she loves, realizing that it wasn't true, then finding out the guy that she's with hasn't been truthful with her, well, that can change a girl.
2 comments:
- Lanefan said...
I wish Cane and Lily would get back together - not sure where else their characters would fit into the storylines now...
- Unknown said...
i am thinking you'll get your wish soon ... sshhhhh ....