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Partying Like It's 1999
Think the U.S. economy has come a long way? Think again.
As we dig out from the rubble of the fallen financial sector, it's common to hear analysts fret that the U.S. may face a Japan-style "lost decade." After its real-estate and stock-bubble burst, Japan struggled with low growth throughout the 1990s. It emerged from the decade shrunken and sapped of confidence, with very little to show for a large amount of government spending and near-zero interest rates.
I'm not particularly concerned that the U.S. is in for a lost decade of its own. Our political and financial leadership reacted much more quickly than Japan's did, and the U.S. system, for all its faults, processes failure quickly. Besides, we've already had a lost decade. When 2010 dawns in several weeks, it will bring down the curtain on the aughts—a period in which a great deal and not much at all happened, economically and financially speaking. In fact, a startling number of contemporary indicators are at or below the levels at which they stood 10 years ago.
Let's start with the single most-important economic number: jobs. Over the past 10 years, job creation has been extraordinarily weak. In September, on a seasonally adjusted basis, there were 108.544 million private (nongovernment) payroll jobs in the U.S.—almost precisely the number there were in June 1999. (To see the data, go here and then check "nonfarm private.") In the past decade, in other words, the private sector hasn't created a single job. That's poor, especially when you consider that the population grew 9 percent during those years, from 282 million in 2000 to 308 million today.
The stock market performed like somebody running on a treadmill—a lot of energy was expended to travel the tiniest of distances. As this depressing 10-year chart of the S&P 500 shows, stocks went precisely nowhere in the past decade, despite all the efforts to help the market—from slashing capital gains and dividend taxes to keeping interest rates extremely low to bailouts.
Meanwhile, Americans seem to have lost their interest in investing. Between 1992 and 2000, the percentage of households owning mutual funds doubled, from 24.4 to 49 percent. And between 1992 and 1999, the percentage of Americans owning equities—either through mutual funds or as individual stocks—rose from 36.7 percent to 47.9 percent. To build on that impressive growth, in this decade, President George W. Bush made the "Ownership Society" a theme of his presidency, suggesting that investing in securities could be the solution to everything from Social Security's long-term insolvency to the health-care crisis. But Americans largely ignored these calls. According to the securities industry's Equity Ownership in America 2008 report, the proportion of the population that owned stocks or bonds fell from 57 percent in 2001 to 48 percent in 2008. And in 2008, 45 percent of U.S. households owned stocks—inside retirement programs and in brokerage accounts—down from 49 percent in 1998.
Investors may have been turned off by the market's poor performance. But in this past decade, Americans didn't have much leftover cash to deploy into the stock market. Incomes were basically stagnant during the decade while the costs of vital goods and services—education, health insurance, energy—spiked. The latest report from the Census Bureau on income, poverty, and health insurance is full of interesting data which shows that median household income in 2008, at $50,303, was below where it was in 1998. The same report shows (see Table B-1 on page 44) that both the number and the percentage of people living below the poverty line rose, from 11.9 percent in 1999 to 13.2 percent in 2009.
Many factors explain the sluggish performance. Globalization, the continuing information-technology revolution, and the offshoring of manufacturing and service jobs kept employment in check. But at root, it turned out that the policies enacted—low interest rates, cutting taxes aggressively, disempowering unions, empowering Wall Street, deregulating the financial system—by the folks running the system just didn't work as advertised. Meanwhile, policymakers neglected some important areas that can help support financial stability, like health insurance. Since 2000, a period of generally low unemployment, the portion of the population getting insurance directly from the government rose from 24.7 percent to 29 percent, while the portion receiving employment-based coverage fell from 64.2 percent to 58.5 percent. Between 1999 and 2008 (see Table C-1, page 59) of the census report, the population of the U.S. rose 9 percent, but the uninsured population of the U.S. rose 19.5 percent.
There were a few areas of progress. Partisans of the decade's economic policies liked to hold up the rise in homeownership as a success. Instead of buying stocks, Americans were buying McMansions and condos. And as this census data on homeownership rates shows, the housing and mortgage bubble boosted the homeownership rate, which peaked at about 69 percent in 2006. But while stocks and bonds are bought mostly with cash, homes were purchased mostly with debt. And what leverage giveth—higher homeownership, lots of jobs tied to real estate—leverage taketh away. Once the housing market peaked in the summer of 2006 and foreclosures started to mount, the homeownership rate declined. Today, it stands at 67.6 percent—almost precisely where it was in the fall of 2000.
Michael Jackson is the 1980s-era pop star coming back into vogue. But it would be more just if the artist formerly known as Prince were enjoying a revival. For when it comes to a range of financial and economic metrics, we're partying like it's 1999.
Gross is the author of Dumb Money: How Our Greatest Financial Minds Bankrupted the Nation and Pop! Why Bubbles Are Great for the Economy.


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I've gotten three speeding tickets in my life — two while I was driving to a racetrack.
I wasn't running particularly late, either time. Nor was I distracted because I planned to make a gigantic wager on a horse that would either secure my short-term financial future or send me to my brother for a no-interest loan.
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I just like the races, the atmosphere surrounding the racetrack and nearly 100 percent of the people associated with the sport.
After I jump in the car and head for the track, I usually end up thinking about the thousands of races I have seen, the hundreds of special memories I have stored away and the scores of friends I have made while pursuing one of my favorite hobbies.
Speed limits?
When I'm going to the racetrack, I can take 'em or leave 'em. I have other things on my mind.
Those who follow me on Twitter know that I enjoy horse racing and good stories about it.
This week, Craig Morrison sent me a video link to one of the most bizarre races I've ever seen. It took place at Morphettville Racecourse near Adelaide, Australia, where he lives.
In this race, a horse named Barigan Boy broke from the outside post in a six-horse field.
Apprentice jockey Omer Ay got in trouble immediately, when his feet came out of the irons, forfeiting almost all ability to control his horse and putting him in serious danger.
Ay looked more like someone galloping their pet around a pasture instead of a jockey riding a 1,200-pound thoroughbred at speed of almost 40 mph.
"... He's got no control of this horse at all," the track announcer barked.
In such a situation, a rider will almost always ease up on the horse, slow it to a stop and wait for a day when Lady Luck is in a better mood.
On this day, however, Barigan Boy took Ay to the front and opened a three-length lead as the field raced through the turn and into the stretch.
With 100 yards to go, a horse named Money Bags charged from fourth place and thrust his neck in front. But incredibly, Barigan Boy fought back along the rail. With Ay hanging on, he hit the wire a neck in front.
"What a performance," the announcer shouted. "Unbelievable. Barigan Boy has won. ... What a remarkable effort to get this horse home."
Barigan Boy's trainer, Grant Young, spoke to news.com.au after the once-in-a-lifetime race.
"I was a little worried he was going to fall off," he said. "[But] he's done a great job. I think most jockeys would have pulled off."
For Ay, getting to the finish line in one piece was an accomplishment.
Winning, he said, "was just a bonus."
Said Young: "I thought we'd found another way to get beat. But he really deserved to win."
Like few horses I've ever seen.
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The decision about when to begin taking benefits may differ, depending on whether you are married or single. If you are single, the decision is much less complex than it is if you are married:
Single The decision about when to take benefits will only directly affect you, not your heirs. In most cases, unless you have health issues that could affect your longevity, it makes sense to hold off on taking your benefits until you turn age 70, especially if you have a history of longevity in your family.
Realizing the Advantages of Waiting
In the following two examples, we compare the financial impact of decisions about Social Security for one couple—John and Jessica, both currently age 61. Every couple's situation will be different, so this example and its assumptions are for illustrative purposes only.
John makes $84,000 a year; Jessica earns $53,000 a year.
John passes away at age 83; Jessica passes away at age 95.
Different goals, different outcomes
The outcomes for John and Jessica are very different, depending on the goals they set for their retirement. In the second scenario, the total benefits are greater, because the couple will receive higher benefits from Social Security in their 70s and 80s if they delay taking them in their 60s.
The important lesson is that they know what their situation will be before they retire; they have a clear understanding of their goals and how their benefits-claiming strategies can affect the value of their total payments received over their lifetimes. "Your Social Security benefits can be a significant source of income when you need them," Fahlund says. "And that's why it's so important to plan ahead and understand your options."
Married The decisions you make as a couple may result in a significantly different financial outcome for both of you later in retirement. The most important guideline to understand is that when the first spouse dies, the surviving spouse receives the larger of the two spouses' benefits and is not eligible to continue receiving both. Therefore, generally speaking, it makes sense for the higher-wage-earning spouse to delay taking his or her Social Security benefits until age 70, when this benefit will be the largest it can be.
Identifying an optimal strategy for receiving an income stream from Social Security—well ahead of your anticipated retirement—can help you maintain your quality of life. There are many tools available to help you understand how to maximize your income from Social Security. But these tools often disregard important factors such as when the money will be needed most.
Calculating Your Social Security Income The T. Rowe Price Social Security Benefits Evaluator can help you determine your primary goal for this income and suggest a strategy that may work well for you in terms of taking your benefits.
While maximizing benefits is a valid strategy for many people, there may be cases where it is not the best approach. "Investors have different needs—and we recognize that," Fahlund says. "With the new T. Rowe Price tool, we allow you to compare the financial outcomes under several different scenarios, so you begin to understand what may be most effective in your situation." You might need income from Social Security as soon as possible—to help cover medical costs, for example—or you might benefit more by deferring filing for Social Security benefits while you continue working either full time or part time. This action will enable you to increase your income from Social Security throughout your retirement years. The important point to consider: Your choice of when to start taking Social Security benefits can affect your quality of life for many years to come.
Remaining in the workforce after you turn age 62 can help fill any income gaps and cover health insurance premiums—and may enable you to delay applying for Social Security.
It is generally a good idea to avoid collecting Social Security benefits until you reach your full retirement age, which is age 66 for most boomers. Your benefits will never go down from working longer; they are always based on your top 35 earning years.
Working full time has additional benefits.
- The majority of retirees today would likely come out ahead over the long term by continuing to work full time for even a year or two beyond their original planned retirement date.
- A couple staying in the work force until age 66, for example, could increase their annual combined retirement income from Social Security and investment withdrawals by more than 30% over what they'd receive at age 62, even without any additional contributions to their retirement plans.
- Continuing to draw a salary and receive benefits would help cover your expenses during that time, your investments could continue to compound, and by shortening the time you'll need to draw on your nest egg—even if it's only for a few years—you can increase the odds of a successful retirement.


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Mike Smith is confident that he can rebound after an up-and-down season.
Mike Smith sustained an MCL sprain to his right knee back on March 24 that sidelined him for the last 10 games of the regular season.
Mike Smith (knee) is unlikely to play on Sunday.
Mike Smith (leg) took part in Wednesday's practice, but he appeared to leave the ice in frustration.
Mike Smith (leg) participated in a full practice on Monday.
Mike Smith (leg) was on the ice prior to the Coyotes' practice on Monday.
Mike Smith (lower body) will be re-evaluated in one week.
The Coyotes aren't prepared to issue a timetable for Mike Smith (leg) until Friday.
Mike Smith (leg) is currently being referred to as day-to-day.
Phoenix goaltender Mike Smith was forced to leave Monday's game against the Rangers with what appears to be a right leg injury.
Mike Smith has been red hot the last seven weeks.
Mike Smith lost for the first time in four games Saturday night as the Coyotes dropped a 4-2 decision to Boston.
Mike Smith will be in goal for Phoenix again on Saturday night.
Mike Smith turned aside 22 of 23 shots in Phoenix's 2-1 win over Florida Thursday night.


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The 139th Kentucky Derby is soon and that means three things; gambling, ugly hats and mint juleps.
The Derby has something for everyone. Whether you have tons of money to blow on a huge horse race, like to dress up like a moron or are a raging drunk, the Derby has your back. For some of us, all three activities are fair game for the "Running for the Roses."
The mint julep is the drink everybody at the Kentucky Derby drinks. They'd been heavily promoting the julep at Churchill Downs since 1938. So if you are going to have a Kentucky Derby Party, you'd better do the julep correctly.
To make sure you don't look like a horses-ass on Derby Day, FanSided snagged a copy of a 60-year-old bartender's guide. This is how you do it folks.
1. Fill a 10oz collins glas with finey crushed ice (use a hammer) and place it to one side. (Technically this is supposed to be served in a sliver cup so good luck finding one)
2. Strip the leaves off of 2 sprigs of fresh mint, place the leaves in mixing glass and sprinkle in 1 teaspoonful of granulated sugar. (If you don't have any mint yet, get your ass to the store on the double. Finding mint today is going to be like trying to find avocados on Cinco de Mayo)
3. Macerate (that's what she said) with muddler until mint flavor is released from leaves.
4. Add a splash of seltzer and 3oz bourbon whiskey. (At Churchill Downs, they use Woodford Reserve, an expensive ass bourbon. They use it because Woodford Reserve pays them to. If you spend a bunch of money on the bourbon you mix with sugar and mint, you're either rich, a chump or a rich chump. We recommend Evan Williams Kentucky Bourbon. It's cheap as hell and says "Kentucky" on the bottle. What else do you want?)
5. Stir gently, then strain into a prepared collins glass (or silver cup, also handy if you need to dispose of a vampire at your Derby party) over ice.
6. Work a barspoon (one of those uncomfortably long spoons with the handle that spirals like the Miller Light vortex bottle) up and down in the mixture, until the outside of the glass begins to frost.
7. Top with a splash of rum, 2 sprigs of fresh mint, a cherry and serve with straws.
Note: Do not touch glass wth warm hands; use a towel while handling, to facilitate frosting. If you're dead or my ex-girlfriend from college, feel free to wrap your ice-cold hands around the glass.
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Supporting the Whitetip Reef Sharks
Dan dreamt of visiting the Galapagos and during his 2005 South America trip he got the chance. He was a keen photographer and took some amazing shots of the wildlife (see below). One of the highlights of his trip was being waist deep in the sea when a small reef shark swam around him. He loved his experience in the Galapagos and had wanted to return as a qualified divemaster. He had been a member of GCT ever since his visit.
Amount raised so far: £2,397.37
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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Have a Baby Girl!
It's a Girl for Nicole Richie and Joel Madden!
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Babies babies everywhere! Cedars–Sinai must be fighting off the paparazzi today with all of the baby buzz going around. Famous for being famous, Nicole Richie and Good Charlotte front man, Joel Madden welcomed a baby girl in Los Angeles. People reports that Harlow Winter Kate Madden came into their lives on Friday, January 11 weighing 6 lbs and 7oz.
Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman are also expected to deliver any minute at the same hospital. Stay tuned.
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YES ITS A GIRL!!! I love you Nicole
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i love the name harlow, too. congratulations to them!
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I love the name Harlow!
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I love the name Harlow!
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Aw cute name!Congrats to Nicole and Joel :)
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Aw cute name! Congrats to Nicole and Joel :)
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LOVE the name Harlow Kate!
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LOVE the name Harlow Kate!
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Congrats! very cute name :-)
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Congrats! very cute name :-)
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Education Sec Slams Simon Cowell's View: The Secret To Success Is To Be Useless At School Then 'Get Lucky'
'This sets a very poor example,' said Michael Gove. 'Everyone knows that the secret to success in Britain today is to have wealthy parents and to go to Eton, like most of my government colleagues.'
Volkswagen Recalls 2.6 Million Cars
'It was me who recalled them,' admitted the VW engineer who fought over a Golf in the controversial 2009 TV advert. 'I don't trust those bastards who buy our cars to look after them properly.'
Oldest Person In UK Dies Aged 113
'There is no evidence of foul play,' said a police spokesman. 'However, everyone who has become the oldest UK resident has died within a relatively short period. We are treating this as suspicious.'
New, Definitive Proof Will Put An End To Further Crackpot Theories About The Death of JFK, Say Researchers
'Advanced computer analysis of the original footage from Dallas shows without doubt that JFK put a gun to his own head,' the leader of the new research team told reporters. 'It was suicide!'
France Has Overtaken The US In Bid For 'Great Satan' Award, Reveals Iran's Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif
'France took the lead after blocking the nuclear deal,' said a White House spokesman. 'We have plans for more drone strikes on Islamic targets, however, which should put America back in first place.'
Iran Improves Offer On Restriction Of Its Nuclear Programme
'We only want a small atom bomb,' said Iran's chief negotiator, Mohmamad Javad Zarif, to the P5 + 1 in Geneva. 'If any problems later emerge, we will agree to send the device directly to Tel Aviv.'
Northern Line Commuters Urged To Walk By Transport For London (TfL) To Avoid Overcrowding
'Other transport operators may copy us if this is a success,' said a TfL spokesman, 'P&O may suggest swimming, and Ryanair might ask customers to jump from high buildings while flapping their arms.'
Daily Mail Raises Fears As Astronomers Estimate One In Five Suns Has Habitable Worlds
'There must be untold numbers of intelligent extra-terrestrials,' concluded the paper's editorial, today. 'Our government must ensure that none are allowed to enter the UK.'
UK Intelligence Chiefs Answer All Questions Posed By The Intelligence And Security Committee
'The fact that they did so before we asked them the questions,' admitted Committee chairman, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, 'is a further matter of concern in relation to covert surveillance.'
Cameron Denies Using Economic Blackmail To Influence Scottish Independence Vote
'It is just coincidence,' said David Cameron, 'that contracts for shipbuilding will not be agreed until after the vote, together with plans for new English whiskey distilleries and haggis factories.'
Sochi Olympic Torch Reaches International Space Station
NASA confirms that the cosmonauts' historic space walk with the torch will take place on the side of the station away from the oxygen cylinders.
Thosands Of Inmates In English Prisons Escape, Dressed As Female Relatives
'I thought old George's sister bore a remarkable family resemblance to him,' said one duped prison officer. 'She even had a beard!'
Energy Companies Heed Advice Of The Archbishop Of Canterbury To Behave Ethically In Relation To Price Increases
'We have decided to be totally honest with consumers,' said an energy industry spokesman, 'and admit that the price hikes are driven by pure greed, and that we don't give a shit about any of them.'
Relief As Missing Pensioners Found Safe And Well
'We were really worried when they wandered-off from their homes on Saturday night,' said a concerned relative. 'Fortunately the police found them safe and well, playing the main stage at Glastonbury.'
Tories Apologise To Mental Health Organisations Over Use Of Stigmatising Language
'Our activists should not be described as "mad, swivel-eyed loons",' said a spokesman, 'but rather as people with severe mental health problems who experience ocular complications.'
Retirement 'Harmful To Health' Says The Institute For Economic Affairs (IEA)
'Also, poverty is healthy, but voting UKIP causes fatal illnesses,' said Mark Littlewood, IEA Director. 'The IEA is independent,' he added, 'we never manipulate public opinion to government agendas.'
David Cameron Defects To The Liberal Democrats
'I am sick of dogmatic, inflexible, self-serving, right wing views in the Conservative party that are out of touch with the electorate and reality,' he told reporters. 'I agree with Nick.'
Prince Charles Visits Amsterdam for Abdication Of Queen Beatrix And Enthronement Of Her Son
'I'm looking upon it as a fact-finding tour,' said the Prince of Wales. 'I want to find out how Willem-Alexander persuaded her to go. It could be a good model for some other monarchies.'
Theresa May To Suspend UK Murder Law For Thirty Seconds
'This will allow me time to shoot Abu Qatada,' the Home Secretary told Parliament. 'The exact time of suspension will be kept secret to prevent others from treating an inconvenient law with contempt.'
Big Ben To Be Silent For Baroness Thatcher's Funeral
'The chimes of Big Ben will be silenced for the duration of Baroness Thatcher's funeral,' said a government spokesman, 'although before and after it will be going "Ding Dong".'
Mother Of Kim Jong Un Expresses Her View On The Supreme Leader Of North Korea
'He's not the Messiah,' she shouted from a first floor window to a crowd of chanting, adoring followers in the street below, 'he's a very naughty boy!'
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'A term of eight months may seem lenient,' said the judge. 'However, I have ordered that they share a cell. That will make it feel to them like eight years and provide entertainment for prison staff.'
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Extremely sweet and gluey. It either needs evaporated milk instead of condensed milk, or the brown sugar would need to be cut to 1/3 or even 1/4 cup, or omit altogether. It has potential.
Coconut-Pecan Frosting
This recipe goes with German-Chocolate Cake
Yield: 2 cups
- 2 tablespoons butter or stick margarine
- 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fat-free sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon light-colored corn syrup
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup flaked sweetened coconut, toasted
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon coconut extract
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chopped pecans, and saute until the pecans are browned (about 2 1/2 minutes). Remove mixture from heat, and stir in sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add milk, syrup, and egg yolks, and stir well. Cook 2 minutes over medium-high heat or until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in flaked coconut and extracts. Pour mixture into a bowl; cover and chill until slightly stiff (about 15 minutes).
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Check out this really cool animated short titled Ruin. It was created by OddBall Animation and it tells a short story set in a post-apocalyptic world. There's action, violence and really cool graphics. What more could you ask for? Thanks to my buddy Taylor for sending me this one!
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A Clean law for dogs
Some years ago, the mayor of Madrid gave us a law, which any dog couldn't do a poo on the public road. For that reason, the council have built enclosed places, properly signposted, where the owner will take to his dog to put its excrements. If in your area hadn't toilettes for dogs, the owner will must take a bag of plastic from a special litter bin; he will pick up and will throw out the thing of animal into the bin. If someone doesn't apply this law will be fined for dirty.
Manners and laws in Spain
The "siesta"
It's a Spanish custom which you might rest some minutes after lunch; between 20 and 30, in general, but some sleep a couple of hours. It`s a short dream in order to restore energies for the rest of the day. It's from Spain and Latin America, but also in China, Taiwan, Philippines, India, Greece, Half East and North Africa. This word "siesta" comes from the Latin expression hora sexta, which means the hours from 12 to 15 pm of day. The Spanish language started to use the term. The best place to lie down is the bed, but looking the photo we can sleep in any place. At the moment and unluckily, less of 20% of the Spanish people practice this healthy custom.


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NORWALK, Conn. — The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk has completed a $4 million renovation that adds 21 exhibits, 27 species, and more than 300 animals.
A highlight is the 6,000-gallon Shark & Ray Touch Pool, where visitors can see baby sharks before (and after) they're born, touch shark teeth, and pose in a dive cage. Along with sharks, aquarium residents include seals, river otters, sea turtles, jellyfish, and more than 100 other species from Long Island Sound and its watershed.


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Tequila has no effect on me anymore. I just wasted a lot of alcohol.
Tequila has no effect on me anymore. I just wasted a lot of alcohol.
My brother and friend have been talking like a robot for three hours.
Three. Hours…
Kill me.
There are too many drunk people in my room.
When people take pictures of other people holding cameras.
I just thought about how great it would be to dip peanuts in peanut butter.
Then I remembered what peanut butter is made of.
You act like I have feelings.
I couldn't find the right reaction picture.
Friend supposed to come over at 1, didn't wake up until 3.
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I've had this conversation before.
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Don't make me stab your sponge with my letter opener.
That was a strange euphemism.
Just sitting here stabbing a sponge with a letter opener.
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NH Catholics talk about the kind of Pope the church needs
Sister Mary Joseph of the Adorers of the Precious Blood in Manchester is one of about 25 nuns praying for the new Pope for about six hours a day in the cloistered monastery's chapel. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER)
But Pope Benedict XVI's successor must be much more.
The new pontiff must continue to address the clergy sexual abuse crisis and - perhaps most importantly - confront what several clerics call the "godless" agenda of the primarily secular Western world that threatens to strip people of their humanity and seeks to silence the voice of religion.
"The Western world has become virtually de-Christianized and we need a new evangelization," the Rev. Benedict M. Guevin said of the church's mission to better convey the gospel message to its people.
"I think the new Pope has to get his immediate house in order as one aspect of his papacy, but also continue to promote this new evangelization, especially in the northern hemisphere and Western world," Guevin added. Guevin is a Benedictine priest and professor of theology at St. Anselm College.
The college of cardinals announced Friday they set Tuesday to open the conclave where they will meet in secrecy and prayer until they elect a new Pope. The announcement followed eight days of pre-conclave discussions since Pope Benedict XVI voluntarily retired Feb. 28.
Excitement building
"There is a kind of excitement building. Maybe they realize without even consulting each other that this is done. We've done our work and now it's time to do our next job, which is to elect," Guevin said.
Guevin said he expects a new Pope to be announced by the end of this week, noting no conclave lasted more than five days in the last 100 years.
"This is a really, historic moment for the church - probably unprecedented," said Msgr. Anthony R. Frontiero, who was appointed rector of St. Joseph Cathedral in Manchester in 2011 after returning from a five-year assignment as Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace at the Vatican. He previously served as diplomatic attache for the Holy See at the United Nations.
"It will be important for the cardinals to take their time ... and carefully consider the church's position and what's at stake in this election for a new Pope, particularly given the circumstances and the climate that we find ourselves in today," Frontiero added.
The increasing influence of secularization in the Western world and a church that, to date, has not been able to effectively communicate its message or help its people integrate its teachings into their lives are key challenges facing the next Pope, Frontiero said.
"I'd like to see this as a tremendous opportunity to find ways in which we can help our people - Catholic people and the world - because the Roman Catholic Church is a voice of hope for the world," Frontiero added.
Clergy sexual abuse
While Catholics hold widely varying opinions on qualities the next Pope should have, most agree he must be committed to resolving the clergy sexual abuse crisis.
"It's paramount," Frontiero said. Benedict, he said, made "some progress in the accountability of bishops."
"That progress needs to continue and there needs to be transparency ... We can't evade these things any more. We've got to handle them directly. Accountability, especially among the bishops, is critical," he added.
Guevin added that "we need a Pope who would continue to address the clergy abuse scandal to make it clear to the bishops that ... they really try to make it a priority to protect children."
Longtime advocate of abuse victims, Carolyn Disco of Merrimack, said the only viable candidate for the post is Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin.
"There is a zero chance for his election, but he 'gets it'," Disco said in an e-mail response. Martin admitted bishops covered up clergy sexual abuse, voluntarily released church files to government-sanctioned investigators and served in the Holy See's diplomatic corps, said Disco, who is New Hampshire Voice of the Faithful's survivor support chairman.
"My heart's desire is to see a new Pope who chooses the name John XXIV," Disco added, referring to Pope John XXIII who instituted the Second Vatican Council a half-century ago.
"I was in college when Vatican II began and shared the extraordinary reawakening of that time. I struggle to hold to the vision of an open window where accountability and transparency have substance," she added.
Marie Dancy also favors a Pope who will continue what she called John XXIII's vision.
"We need to follow through with this inspired vision," said Dancy, religious education director at St. Anne-St. Augustin Parish in Manchester.
"He opened the windows ... They weren't completely closed, but they have to be opened wide again," she added.
Within the red brick walls of the cloistered monastery of the Adorers of the Precious Blood in Manchester, religious sisters are praying for the cardinal electors.
The cloistered and contemplative order of about 25 nuns routinely prays six hours a day.
"We hope for a holy man, a humble man, an intelligent man and someone with the energy to handle the great demands of the office," Sister Mary Joseph said.
Restoring vibrancy
Nick Boudreau, 32, of Manchester said younger Catholics who came of age under Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI "really want to feel that same personal relationship with the new Pope."
"John Paul II set the standard for future Popes to be road warriors so that young people have the opportunity to build that bond with him as the supreme shepherd of our church and Pope Benedict continued to carry that torch," explained Boudreau, a lifelong Catholic active in young adult ministry.
"The world is full of competing forces that are contrary to the will of God, so I think young people look to the Pope to break through this confusion and give us truth," he added.
Other New Hampshire Catholics also hope for a Pope who will restore vibrancy to the church.
"I think there are a lot of challenges - abortion, euthanasia, I would like (the church) to be as vibrant as it was years ago," said Valerie Flanagan of Goffstown.
Jason Comeau, 32, of Goffstown, said he would like to see a Pope who remains true to the church's teaching and is a "good leader" who will "try to confront the previous damage" caused by the clergy sexual abuse crisis.
Lifelong Catholics Diane Gauthier, 71, and Susan Bedard, 70, both of Manchester, hope for a Pope who would shatter what they call the church's "good old boy mentality" and allow women priests, married priests, and address the clergy sexual abuse crisis - as well as be more inclusive of homosexuals.
"I don't think that will happen in my lifetime," said Gauthier, a licensed nursing assistant who works at Elliot Hospital.
Guevin of St. Anselm would agree, saying such positions are against Catholic teaching, which not even the Pope has the authority to change.
"Some people will say, for example, we need a Pope for the 21st century. But it's difficult to know what that means," Guevin said.
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FRIDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- In addition to the
collegiality and competitive spirit that typifies team sports, one
dermatologist cautions that players may be sharing something far
less desirable: contagious skin infections.
"Outbreaks of ringworm, herpes and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have occurred at the high school, collegiate and professional level throughout the world," dermatologist Dr. Brian B. Adams, an associate professor of dermatology at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine.
"These skin conditions are highly contagious and can spread through sports teams quite quickly, especially if they are not immediately diagnosed and contained. That is why athletes need to be aware of these risks and how to spot the warning signs of a skin infection," he noted.
Adams is scheduled to discuss the role played by bacterial,
viral and fungus-based infections in team sports this week the
American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting in New Orleans.
The physical contact (and subsequent skin trauma) at the heart
of many team sports are the driving forces behind such skin
infections, he notes, as is the use of shared facilities and
equipment, in addition to some cases of poor hygiene.
By way of example, Adams noted that wrestlers face a risk for
spreading the bacterial infection known as impetigo, marked by
blister and itchy, honey-colored, crusty red areas, while football
is the most common vehicle for the spread of MRSA, a staph
infection resistant to many antibiotics.
On the skin, MRSA may resemble a pimple, boil or abscess that
itches or hurts. In the early stages, most are treated easily, but
in the rare case that the infection becomes systemic, it can be
In an earlier published review, Adams found shared equipment,
hygiene and even artificial turf burns can increase the risk of
developing MRSA.
Skin-to-skin contact is the most likely way to spread MRSA,
although shared equipment also plays a role, says Dr. Stanley
Deresinski, a Stanford University infectious disease specialist and
pro sports consultant. "These days, whenever you suspect staph, you
should suspect MRSA," he adds. "Whenever there is a boil, pimple or
rash that is red, painful, lumpy or hot to the touch, or if there
are systemic problems, you should seek medical help."
On the viral front, herpes is a major concern, because the
blisters and sores it causes can occur anywhere on the skin.
"Herpes simplex is so common among wrestlers where skin-to-skin contact is unavoidable that the condition is termed herpes gladiatorum," said Adams. "Treatment includes oral antiviral medications and the athlete can return to practice and competition after four to five days of treatment. Wrestlers who spar with an infected partner have a one-in-three chance of contracting this skin infection, so it is crucial that the virus is treated and athletes avoid competition during the period of infection."
Not to be minimized, warns Adams, is the threat of the rashy
fungal infection "tinea corporis," better known as ringworm, which
commonly takes root on the head, neck and arms following contact
with an infected individual. (Ringworm usually appears as a red,
circular rash with clear skin in the middle.)
"Any athlete with skin-to-skin contact could develop ringworm," noted Adams, "but the intensity of close contact and exposed skin makes wrestling the highest risk sport for this particular fungal infection. Early detection and treatment are essential in containing the spread of infection, and currently there are no evidence-based recommendations as to how long athletes with ringworm should avoid competition."
Athlete's foot is another fungal risk, since sweaty feet are an
ideal environment for the darkness-seeking fungus to proliferate.
The best prevention, says Adams, is to use moisture-wicking socks,
wear flip-flops in the locker room and shower immediately after
Adams says that athletes, coaches and trainers alike need to be
informed about such risks so they can learn how to prevent them and
seek medical help if skin infections do appear.
More information
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Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
I shot these clips more than a year ago. I finally got around to editing and posting.
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
I shot these clips more than a year ago. I finally got around to editing and posting.
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Something I captured while walking around in Osaka. Add Freeline Skating to the list of things I want to learn.
This is my last night in Japan. Only 7:30pm and here I am typing this instead of out at the Kurama Fire Festival (thank you, thunderstorms!)
Tomorrow, I wake up around 5am, spend 4 hours on a bullet train back to Tokyo, then the next 18 hours in a disease ridden (you have to hear my cough) sardine can with little to no entertainment system and no electrical outlets hurtling across the sky at 500+ kph with only, and I shudder to say this, THREE meals served the entire time.
Enough complaining about the the airline. I've learned to expect to be treated like nothing less than the finest cattle there. Part of the process if you want to travel, I guess.
Here's what I learned in the past few days:
This is the most I've ever spent on a single meal… worth every penny. What I didn't get pics of is the gigantic shrimp (prawn??) sliced open, covered in egg, and slow cooked to buttery awesomeness (Yes… I ate seafood. For this price… considering I can't opt out. I'll allow it), the kobe beef tataki (like butter!), the bean sprout thing he made with the leftover beef fat, the pumpkin soup, and the miso soup that accompanied the rice stuff (Even the miso tasted different from the 'norm'.
Sliding doors in my hostel. SO TEMPTED. Jordan may kill me and his freshly washed clothes drying on the balcony are going to give me a soaking.
(via sinkinlikestones)
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The Asian Monocle is actually a thing!
Somebody invented the concept of all you can eat, fry it yourself Tempura. That man. Is a bloody genius. Seriously. Add as much batter as you please, chuck that chicken or beef or whatever your poison may be into the deep fryer, dip the sucker in some Katsu sauce, and OMNOMNOMNOM away. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Also. The person that invented "all you can eat within X amount of time" was a financial genius.
Today was full of gastronomical win.
Also. Bullet trains are badass.
but seriously
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The Importance of Education Cannot Be Underestimated
In my work as a probation officer, I see a lot of examples of how the lack of an education can hold people back. It seems that on a daily basis, I have people report who don't have a job or are underemployed, and the reason for it, in most cases, is that they don't really have the basic skills necessary to do anything besides ringing up fast food or sacking groceries, and they don't really have any desire to do those things. That is why the importance of education can never be underestimated.
The first probationer who comes to mind is one who went to work while he was in high school at a place that manufactures sheet metal. He did not finish high school, and learned everything about that particular business. He said he was really good at what he did, but the problem was, he had never learned how to do anything else, and he only finished the ninth grade. The company went under, and he was not able to find work for more than a year, and when he did, it was minimum wage. He is a prime example of the importance of education, because now he is on felony probation for theft, when he had never had so much as a ticket before!
Another example of the importance of education is a probationer I have who committed forgery. He too had never been in trouble with the law before, and a friend of his asked him to forge, or as his friend put it, "sign" a financial document for him, so that he could receive a payout. He told my probationer that he would split the payout with him once it arrived. When it did arrive, his "friend" split, and he ended up getting arrested. I think the saddest part of the whole story is the document itself said it is a federal offense to forge the document, but he could only read at an elementary school level, and could not understand the warning.
One of the things that is hardest for me to watch is some of the probationers, particularly the older ones, try to get a job without a high school diploma or GED. This is where the importance of education really comes into play, because they have four strikes against them. They are not educated, they have few job skills, they are less appealing because of their age and they have a felony background. I do whatever I can to help them, but I know they will have the hardest time of all finding employment.
The importance of education cannot be underestimated, and I see it everyday when I go to work. It is just a reality of life that most jobs that pay a living wage require some level of education.


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Does AT&T Provide the Ultimate Net Payout Yield?
By Mark Holder - August 2, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, VZ
After another quarter of reporting huge stock buybacks, does AT&T (NYSE: T) provide the ultimate net payout yield (NPY)? The telecommunications, and specifically domestic wireless, giant already pays a 5% dividend yield and is now offering a huge buyback yield following a year of buying massive amounts of its own stock.
For those not familiar, the NPY yield is the combination of the forward dividend yield and the trailing more »
Is Frontier The Best Dividend Stock In The Telecom Sector?
By Ishtiaq Ahmed - July 31, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, FTR, VZ
The telecom Industry is one of the most attractive places to invest for income investors. There are some of the best dividend payers operating in this sector. The recent trend has lead industry players to adjust their product portfolio moving towards high growth segments such as cloud computing. As a result, dividend paying capacity of these companies should be better in the future. However, strong demand brings with it tough more »
Investment in Windstream Appears to Be a No-Brainer
By William Alder - July 29, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, FTR, WIN
Note: This article has been amended to better reflect Windstream's dividend scenario.
Windstream (NASDAQ: WIN) has paid an annual dividend of $1 per share every year starting in 2007. Most recently it announced a $0.25 quarterly dividend with its first quarter earnings report in May of this year. But there are reasons to be concerned with the company's ability to continue to pay such a dividend going more »
Telecom Service Industry an Attractive Investment Opportunity
By Hussain Asghar - July 25, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, FTR, VOD
Telecom industry has merged as key driver for global economic recovery, unprecedented growth in the high speed internet and wireless segment has transformed the industry in most evolving and contested space. Research firm OVUM reported that worldwide revenues of the telecom firms were $2 trillion in 2012 nearly 2% growth on year over year basis and mobile services account for the 60% of the total revenue. The most attractive feature more »
The Message Is Not Important, Yields Are
By Damian Illia - July 12, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, OIBR, VIP
As distances shorten and cables grow longer, the size of the message is ever less an issue. Holding longer conversations on the phone became worldwide reality. Communications companies CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), VimpelCom (NASDAQ: VIP), and Oi (NYSE: OIBR) found success in their domestic markets and have looked at the international arena for more.
Communications Int'l Stock #1
Around February, 2013, CenturyLink cut dividends for the first time in 40 more »
Billionaire Ray Dalio's New Stock Picks
By Meena Krishnamsetty - June 27, 2013 | Tickers: BXP, CTL, EXPD, GE, DIS
Bridgewater Associates, managed by billionaire Ray Dalio, is one of the largest hedge funds in the world and in recent years has delivered above-average returns despite its massive size. We track Bridgewater's quarterly 13F filings alongside those of hundreds of other hedge funds as part of our work developing investment strategies (we have found, for example, that the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds generate an average more »
An Insider Just Bought This High Dividend Stock
By Meena Krishnamsetty - June 27, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, FTR, PBI, RRD, XRX
Mark Wright, an executive vice president at Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI), a business mail services company, directly acquired 15,000 shares of his company's stock on June 6 at an average price of $14.43 per share. We follow insider purchases because we think that insiders should purchase stock primarily when they are more confident than usual in the company's prospects; at other times, it is rational for more »
A Look at the Dividends of 3 Telecom Stocks
By Anthony Parsons - June 26, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, FTR, WIN
This article will take a look at three companies in the telecom sector. Recent dividend cuts by these companies will be presented. It will also analyze whether or not they can maintain and eventually grow their dividends. Furthermore, it will present a case that these companies have shown a recent history of cutting dividends and a weak ability to maintain their dividends compared to the leaders in the sector.
The more »
Should You Buy Verizon?
By Bob Ciura - June 21, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, VZ
The telecommunications industry is a haven for income investors. The underlying stocks are renowned for providing ample free cash flow and returning a large portion of their cash flow through to investors via hefty dividend yields.
You would think that telecom stocks would be ideal for more risk-averse investors who value stability and income from their stock investments. However, telecom stocks have been volatile in recent weeks. In light of more »
Top 3 Buys From the World's Largest Hedge Fund
By Madhukar Dubey - June 19, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, EXPD, GE
In 2011, Bridgewater was ranked as the best-performing hedge fund in the world. Continuing with its growth performance in 2012, it has earned more for its clients than any other hedge fund. Based in Westport, Connecticut, and owned by the legendary mega-investor Raymond Dalio, this hedge fund is the world's largest hedge fund with around $150 billion of assets under management.
In mid-May, Bridgewater filed its 13F with the more »
Billionaire Ray Dalio's Dividend Stock Picks
By Meena Krishnamsetty - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: CA, CTL, GE, INTC, LMT
In mid May, Bridgewater Associates, a large hedge fund managed by billionaire Ray Dalio, filed its 13F with the SEC. Even though the information in 13Fs is a bit behind - this most recent filing discloses many of Bridgewater's positions in U.S. stocks as of the end of March - we've found that there are still a few uses for these filings.
For one, we have found that the more »
Should You Buy CenturyLink Before the Price Recovers?
By Paul Sangrey - June 14, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, VZ
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is one of the classic dividend stocks. Bonds rates are low, especially those on U.S. Treasuries, and investors who want income from their investments have turned heavily toward stocks. The dividend yield on the S&P 500 was actually higher than the yield on Treasuries earlier this year (CNBC.com), and even now they are quite close. This has clearly benefited companies like CenturyLink, as yield-starved more »
This High Yielding Telecom Company Has Good Growth Prospects
By Piyush Arora - June 13, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, VZ, WIN
A company with consistent cash flow and stable dividend payouts usually makes it to most of the income portfolios. It earns a reputation of sustainable payouts, and the Street loves the company for it. But when the same company announces a dividend cut, the Street punishes it severely. Such has been the case with CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), which witnessed a 23% plunge in its share price shortly after management announced more »
Avoid these Two Giants, but Buy Wal-Mart
By siraj sarwar - June 10, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, WMT, WIN
With interest rates near zero, investors have been desperately seeking strong yields. Investors are moving toward high-yielding stocks as an alternative to bonds, but they need to do in-depth research before initiating any position in any stocks. The recent plunge in the economy as well as new emerging markets have forced many companies to cut or sustain similar dividends. These cuts in dividends mean that companies are not able to more »
How Safe are the Three Largest Dividend Yields in the S&P 500?
By Rupert Hargreaves - June 6, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, FTR, WIN
The benefits of dividend investing are well known.
Companies with high dividend yields can offer both protection and support in any market environment. In a falling market solid dividends can reduce a portfolio's losses and in a rising market, such as today's, a strong yield can be used to improve performance and offset inflation while interest rates are low.
The question is, can the largest dividend yields in more »
3 High Dividend Paying Companies to Buy
By Madhukar Dubey - May 31, 2013 | Tickers: APO, CTL, LINE
Choosing a company with a good dividend yield is always a preference for income investors. However, this also increases the risk of choosing a company which doesn't have a strong history of paying dividends. In this article, I am picking two companies, Linn Energy (NASDAQ: LINE) and CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), which have a five-year average dividend yield of 9.70% and 7.90%, respectively.
I have also also analyzed more »
5 Dividend Monsters Hedge Funds Love the Most
By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 31, 2013 | Tickers: AGNC, NLY, CTL, FE, LO
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other major investors are required to file 13Fs with the SEC, disclosing many of their long equity holdings as of the end of the previous quarter. While the information in these filings is a bit old, there are a few ways to make use of it. For one, we have found that the most popular small cap stocks among more »
Piotroski's Picks
By Rupert Hargreaves - May 30, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, GNW, RDC
By its very nature, value investing is dangerous. Usually, companies that are labelled a value investment are cheaper than their peers because the market is worried about their future and ability to survive. As a result, value investing is a speculative style of investing.
The godfather of value investing, Benjamin Graham, always stated that value investing was fraught with risks, even when using his very strict criteria. Graham realized that more »
Is AT&T a Good Stock to Buy?
By Bob Ciura - May 30, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, VZ
AT&T's (NYSE: T) investors take those hefty dividend payments seriously. For years, the main reason for owning the telecommunications giant has been its generous dividend payments. More recently, investors have received an extra dose of rewards in the form of big share price gains in addition to regular income.
As a result, AT&T's dividend yield has declined significantly, and the company is trading at a lofty more »
Don't Buy a Hedge Fund, Be a Hedge Fund
By AnnaLisa Kraft - May 29, 2013 | Tickers: BXP, CTL, EXPD
Hedge funds are performing dismally, according to Barry Ritholtz's eye-opening opinion piece for The Washington Post. After the standard 2% annual fees and 20% they take out of their clients' profits, most hedge funds' rate of return seriously underperforms even a plain-vanilla S&P index fund. Why bother with a hedge fund, when you can keep that 22% for yourself by mimicking the moves of one bright and shining more »
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The winter storm forecast to come in later this afternoon got an early head start this morning. Even though Mammoth residents went to bed with bright stars out their windows, by 8 a.m., several inches of snow had fallen on the town of Mammoth and there was no sign of its stopping.
The snowfall total has also increased since yesterday, with the storm coming in colder than forecast, from three to six feet for Mammoth to three to eight feet above 7,000 feet by Sunday.
The Mammoth daycare provider arrested on alleged child sexual abuse charges in early October, Guadalupe "Lupe" Almaguer, plead guilty to four counts of child molestation at a Dec. 13 court hearing, according to Todd Graham, Mono County Deputy District Attorney.
"Mr. Guadalupe "Lupe" Almaguer pled guilty to four felony counts of child molestation of four victims while each victim was under the age of 14," Graham said in a press release.
Mammoth's newest venue in the art world couldn't be in a more unusual – or enticing – spot.
On Saturday, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area will open an "Art Park" in a new terrain park above Canyon Lodge.
The new terrain park seeks to introduce the worlds of skiing and snowboarding to the world of street art.
"I'm really stoked," said ski area spokesman Dan Hansen. "I've never seen any other mountain do this kind of thing. It's a cool way to combine art and snowboarding and skiing.
"The two cultures kind of go together. With the art on snowboards and skis, they're interconnected."
Problems with AT&T cell service in the Tri-Valley area will continue for another few days, but should clear up after that, according to AT&T. The problems, in the form of an almost total blackout for most Tri-Valley communities, began at the end of November and have angered resident, including emergency service providers worried about the lack of cell service.
Mark Brownlie is making his way up the mountain, and he's darned near the top.
The head coach of the Mammoth Mountain Ski team last week earned a promotion, becoming the ski area's Managing Director of Athletics.
"It's a great honor," Brownlie said in his signature Scottish accent.
"I look forward to creating new possibilities for the Community Foundation and to keep the goal of having the best race department and race team in the country."
Camber is in. Camber is out. Rocker is in. Rocker is out.
No, wait! They're both in! And howzabout them tips, eh?
In the world of snowboard and ski design, big things are happening lately, say those in the know.
"In the last two years, there's been more redesign work on snowboards than in the 10 years before," said Steve Klassen, owner of the Wave Rave Snowboard Shop and a world-class rider.
In a couple of nights, the best meteor shower of the year will sweep down on the High Sierra, bringing stars to earth, as 60 to 80 meteors an hour streak across the sky.
The Geminid meteor shower, one of some half-dozen, annual, prominent meteor showers, begins in earnest in the very late evening of Dec. 13, although many meteor lovers have been seeing impatient Geminids for the past week.
Friday's Wild & Scenic Film Festival was a gathering of like-minded souls and the films were superb. The film on reintroduction of wolves was a fascinating look at what happens when the predator-prey balance is knocked sideways. Emcee Stacy Corless was brilliant in her introductions. ...
See you at Kathy Copeland's Island Extravaganza Saturday at Canyon Lodge. Always the best party in December, particular for the Hawaiian shirt crowd. ...
The controversial Rock Creek area development project proposed by developer John Hooper for the old Paradise Lodge property goes to the county planning commission again this Friday.
The meeting will held be held at the Crowley Lake Community Center at 1 p.m., in the form of a public hearing on the project's environmental impact document and on the specific plan for the project.
Mammoth police on Sunday busted a 22-year-old Mammoth man for Saturday night burglaries at both Roberto's and Grumpy's restaurants.
Eduardo Barrios Navarro, 22, was booked for commercial burglary at Mono County Jail with a bail of $50,000.
On Sunday, at approximately 8 a.m. MLPD officers responded to Roberto's for a burglary investigation.
An employee discovered the crime when she reported to work at 7:20 a.m. and observed cash registers open and other evidence of a burglary. The investigation revealed that the suspect broke a window to enter the restaurant.
On Friday Dec. 3, 2010, the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento, advised the Town of Mammoth Lakes that it will be given the opportunity to re-argue the "Hot Creek" appeal because of the retirement of one of the justices who was present for the original oral argument.
A new argument date has been set in Sacramento on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010.
No it's not your imagination.
The bears, at least some bears, are indeed still out.
Although most bears in Mammoth and the surrounding area have bedded down for the winter, not all of them have, said Mammoth's Wildlife Management Specialist Steve Searles.
"It's as if every bear has a different barometric pressure point," he said. "They each need to reach a certain weight so they can survive the winter, and each responds to different temperatures and other factors differently."
The bears are like some football players, he said.
In the Say It Ain't So department, there will be no girls basketball this season for Mammoth High School. Blame it on a lack of interest. Reminds us of the 2009 football season that wasn't. ...
Gosh it was great to see Skip Harvey back in the Mayor's chair this past week (see P. 1). He's been battling bad illness and had to leave us for a while. "Always good to get out of L.A.," said he. And out of the hospitals, too. ...
They're here.
Bug-eyed and pincher-toothed, no bigger than a grain of rice, the mountain pine bark beetle has come to visit, killing thousands of acres of lodgepole and whitebark pine in our own backyard, turning green mountainsides tomato-soup red.
Though nowhere near the problem they are in the Rocky Mountains, where the beetle has turned huge swathes of green forests to dead, red trees, and where tourism-and ski-resort based economies are reeling from the cost of cleanup and prevention of the red tide, Eastside beetle populations are growing and growing fast.
"Stage Door" is being performed by Mammoth High School.
Stage Door was nominated best picture of 1937 and starred Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers and Lucille Ball.
It is a very entertaining play starring Lauren Bukenberger, Madison Hodges and others, directed by Kevin Worden.
Friday and Saturday nights, Dec. 3 and 4 at 7pm, Multi Purpose Room.
Tickets are only $5.00!
Come out and support the MHS kids and the Drama Department.


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Many people have asked why it is necessary for a rescue group to conduct home safety-checks. Some have considered it an unnecessary intrusion, an invasion of privacy, and even insulting. It is important that you understand that it is not unnecessary, nor is our intent to insult anyone who is kind enough to want to adopt an orphaned animal. Therefore, let us try to answer this very legitimate question.
First, please understand that it doesn't matter how nice the adoptive family may be. We've been rescuing dogs for many years, and have seen a number of situations where dogs placed by other groups were lost though the rescuer felt comfortable about the family, but had not conducted, or delayed, the home safety-check. It is usually in the first few days that the dog gets lost, and that is why the home safety-check must be conducted before the family takes the dog.
Let us tell you a story: A wonderful family wanted to take a dog with them directly from the adoption site and have us come to do the home safety-check at a later time. At that time we were overwhelmed with a very busy schedule, so to do the home safety-check as it should be done, the adoptive family, who lived sixty miles away, had to wait for a week. That also meant that we'd have to pay for another week of boarding. For those reasons it was very tempting to let them take the dog, relying on their obvious good will and decency. But we didn't.
When we went to their house the following week, we found three areas from which the dog could have gotten out. One was a secondary gate in one of the side yards that could be opened simply by pushing. As they never used the gate, the family was not even aware of it. In addition, there was a gap under another gate, big enough for the dog to squeeze through, a condition not obvious to most people. Another was in the backyard which appeared to be securely fenced, but when we pushed an area behind the bushes in a corner, we found a huge crack on the fence that the dog could have easily slipped through. The family was grateful and fixed all three areas overnight. This fortunate dog is still with them, and all are very happy to this day.
When a dog is adopted, he or she is moving into an unfamiliar environment and tends to explore. Sometimes the dog wants to go "home" -- a home that no longer exists. When a potential exit is found, the dog will often try to get out.
For these reasons, all reputable rescue groups require a home safety-check. Of course a home safety-check can be avoided by going to a city or county animal shelter to adopt a dog, in which case you are, indeed, saving a life.
But please remember that, unlike adopting a dog from a rescue group, if you ever come to an unfortunate situation in which you need to return the dog, your dog will be the first to be destroyed as an "owner turn-in" at public shelters.
Rescue groups also go to much greater lengths to check out the health and personality of the dogs in their care, and work with potential adopters to see that they adopt an animal with whom they can have a long and satisfying relationship.
Most importantly, please remember that adopting a pet is a commitment throughout the lifetime of your companion animal.
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This story was run a couple weeks ago. We all blasted the idiot writer for saying having land lines, desk top computers, etc., was wasting money. So it appears, msnbc merely deleted all the comments talking about the stupidity of the child who wrote the article, then reposted the same stupid article thinking they would get a different result. But desk tops and land lines are still needed to run businesses, communicate in hurricane prone areas, operate programs that a little 'tablet toy' can't handle, etc. So,
Sorry msnbc, your writers stupidity is STILL stupidity.
Same old MSN BS.
Why don't they tell the truth for once list the some of the 10 things Americans will not to watch or use in 2014,
MSN World,
MSN Money,
MSN Hotmail
MSN Messenger
Cable tv is here to stay, due the fact that you have to purchase internet in order to receive NETFLIX, or any other online media. So by the time you purchase 1 or 2 of the local packages all 4 are always a better buy.
High speed Internet is 60 a month alone when basic cable, internet, home phone and cell service can be locked in for 2 years for 140 a month.
As far as the laptop/tablet debate, I have noticed that the "latest and greatest" toys that vendors are pushing are "ultrabooks": lightweight, yet powerful laptops equipped with a touchscreen. These have both the functionality of a standard laptop PC AND a tablet device. So it seems to me that rather than tablets replacing PCs, laptop PCs are stealing the tablet's capabilities and adding to their own.
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Heading out to (and sponsoring) UX-LX Lisbon
Being a team of user experience enthusiasts, we were extremely excited when we got word of Ux-Lx, a user experience conference, in Lisbon, organized by one of our friends. We got even more excited when we saw the line-up. People like Pete Merholz of Adaptive Path, Jared Spool, Dan Saffer, Luke Wroblewski or Manuel Lima are always inspiring individuals, so a chance to see them all (and get back in touch with a few of them) isn't an opportunity we'd easily miss – so we're not missing it at all.
We're bringing the whole team to Lisbon for three days packed with great talks and what we hope awesome inspiring conversations. And we're not only bringing everyone down, we're also – through our project management and online collaboration app, Goplan – sponsoring the event. We're giving everyone attending the conference 6 months free of Goplan's professional plan – which we believe will make a few people quite happy. It's a great way to give back to a community we love, and to hopefully get feedback from likeminded individuals.
We do hope to see you at the conference, and if you're not attending, we hope you'll keep an eye on our blog as we're planning on some really exciting ways to cover what's being said on the event. Cheers!Click here to read the full post!


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Moom is a nifty utility that repurposes OS X's little green "zoom" button to let you quickly resize and reposition windows. As long as its preset window arrangements are enough for you, Moom is mighty appealing.
Four years in the making, Skitch 1.0 is a unique, easy to use, and well-connected screenshot- and photo-sharing app and Web service available for the Mac.
Caffeine is a simple program that keeps your Mac from dozing off when you're not using the cursor or keyboard.
Ferreting out a (Backblaze) bug
How Find Any File helped me solve a cosmetic Backblaze bug.
QuickCursor lets you use your favorite text editor "within" any other program.
Mac and iPhone-friendly alternatives to Delicious
Yahoo has shaken its users's faith in the future of Delicious, the popular social bookmarking service it bought in 2005 and largely allowed to languish. If you're thinking about jumping ship, there are plenty of alternative services and apps that should fit just about anyone's workflow.
'Tis the season to recognize great products here at Macworld, and with the annual Eddy Awards and App Gems Awards out of the way, it's time to take a look at 2010's best affordable software: the Mac Gems of the Year.
If you've got so many menu-bar utilities that application menus crowd them out, NoMenuBar aims to help.
MaxMenus isn't new, but with the current beta, it's finally compatible with Snow Leopard. Today's Mac Gems column welcomes back this venerable, and promising, utility.
Alarms takes a novel approach to task-tracking, giving you a timeline onto which you can drop files, e-mail messages, and URLs you want to deal with by a particular date and time.
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