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Iraq Insurgents Kill Nearly 100 After Declaring New Offensive
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n a coordinated display intended to show they remain a viable force, Iraqi insurgents launched at least 40 separate attacks throughout the country on Monday morning, setting off car bombs, storming a military base, attacking policemen in their homes and ambushing checkpoints, the Iraqi authorities said.
At least 100 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in the single bloodiest day this year, according to Iraqi officials in the many areas where attacks took place.
The attacks, coming in the early days of Ramadan, the monthlong Muslim religious rite, were predicted Sunday in an audio message attributed to the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Bakir Al Baghdadi, and posted on the group's Web site. Mr. Baghdadi vowed that a new offensive, which he called Breaking Down Walls, would begin soon.
The offensive was without precedent this year at least in the sheer number of attacks, spread over so many locations in a third of Iraq's 18 provinces, from north to south. It was sure to raise concerns about the government's ability to contain the violence, six months after the last American troops left the country.
"I think Al Qaeda in Iraq made a big joke of the government and the Iraqi security forces," said Khalid Fadel, a military analyst and former instructor at the Iraqi Military College. "They were so clear that they were going to launch attacks during Ramadan, and the government said that they have information of about 30 terrorist groups entering the country, but still the security forces are unable to prevent the attacks."
Mr. Baghdadi said in the Qaeda statement that "we are returning again to dominate territories we used to dominate, as well as more." He depicted the attacks as part of a battle launched by Sunnis against the country's Shiite leaders and people.
The first attack came about 5 a.m. on Monday when gunmen stormed onto an Iraqi military base near the town of Duluiyah in Salahuddin Province and killed 15 Iraqi soldiers, according to security officials. Four soldiers, including a high-ranking officer, were wounded, and a fifth was taken prisoner by the insurgents, who escaped with him.
Then, in steady succession, mostly from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., car bombs were set off across the country, from Taji and Husseiniya north of Baghdad, to Sadr City in eastern Baghdad; in Tuz in western Salahuddin Province, Dujail in southern Salahuddin, and Balad and Baquba, northeast of the capital, according to police, hospital and Iraqi Army officials. Bombs also were set off in the northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, and in Diwaniya Province in the south.
The insurgents also attacked the home of a police official in Balad, seriously wounding four family members, and ambushed a checkpoint near Baquba, killing one policeman. In all, 40 separate attacks were reported in six provinces.
Eight attacks occurred in Kirkuk Province, mostly targeting police patrols, with eight people killed and 42 wounded.
In Mosul, of the 11 people killed in four attacks there, seven were Iraqi soldiers. Other attacks targeted marketplaces and other places where civilians were sure to become victims.
The offensive started on the third day of Ramadan, and apparently took advantage of the widespread practice in Iraq and many other Muslim countries of staying up most of the night, and then sleeping late during the daytime when fasting is required.
The attacks were likely to continue the trend of the first six months since the departure of American troops, when violence has steadily increased, according to United Nations statistics. June was one of the deadliest months so far, with about 200 people, mostly civilian pilgrims, reported killed.
American and Iraqi officials have argued that violence has been declining.
Unusually, only one of the attacks was confirmed to have been carried out by a suicide bomber, in Mosul, where police managed to shoot him before he could cause any fatalities, authorities said.
Awad Musa, 34, was on his way to work in Sadr City when the bus he was on became caught in a blast. "All of a sudden, the explosion happened and the glass of the windows started hitting my face," he said. "I put my arm up to protect my eyes. It was like a big storm of broken glass."
Mr. Musa, wounded in his arm, was among the lucky. "Whenever we think it is over and we will live a stable life with no fear of explosion, we wake up again from this dream, to more disasters," he said.
The violence could have been worse. Authorities in Salahuddin Province, which seemed to be the worst hit area, said they also managed to defuse two car bombs and three roadside bombs without harm.
"If it wasn't for our security plans, the loss would have been much bigger," said Maj. Gen. Jamal Tahir, head of the police in Kirkuk. He said the authorities had killed the leader of the Al Qaeda cell there and, within hours of the attack, had arrested 12 insurgents, one of whom he said had committed suicide in his jail cell, hanging himself with his clothing.
The anger of Iraqis at their own government was on frequent display, especially in the southern province of Diwaniya, where a car bomb exploded in a busy vegetable market, killing 5 people and wounding 32. A crowd at the scene became incensed and started smashing police cars, then marched on government buildings in the area, leading the police to fire on the crowd, killing one protester and wounding dozens of others, according to a police official.
Karar Mustafa, 27, was waiting at the door of the hospital in Sadr City to find out what had happened to his father, who was brought there with extensive shrapnel wounds. "We should blame the sleepy government for doing nothing to protect its people," Mr. Mustafa said.
By early afternoon the violence had mostly subsided. Then from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Iraqi officials said three more car bombs exploded in Baghdad, killing three people and wounding 18. The dead included an Iraqi brigadier general in a blast on a convoy in central Baghdad.
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December 19, 2012 · Updated 11:35 AM
King County's Solid Waste Division reminds residents that changes in disposal fees go into effect Jan. 1, to help cover rising costs while modernizing a half-century-old solid waste handling system.
The County is in the midst of a modernization program to update its 1960s-era network of transfer stations and meet the needs of residential self-haulers, businesses and garbage collection companies.
The basic fee for bringing solid waste to a transfer station or drop box will increase from $117.42 to $129.40 per ton, including tax and a moderate risk waste fee. The minimum fee will increase from $20 to $22, including tax and the moderate risk waste fee. The new fees will be in effect through 2014.
An average residential customer who puts out one can of garbage per week for curbside collection is likely to see an increase of about 57 cents per month in the garbage bill from their hauler to cover the new disposal fees.
The new rate, which was approved earlier this year by the Metropolitan King County Council, applies to residents of King County who pay for curbside collection service, or who use a County transfer station and live outside the cities of Seattle and Milton, which are part of separate solid waste handling systems.
Fees for separated yard waste and clean wood waste will be lowered from $82.50 per ton to $75 per ton, with a minimum fee of $12 per load. Separated yard waste and clean wood waste is accepted at Shoreline, Bow Lake and Enumclaw transfer stations, and at the Cedar Falls drop box.While separating these materials from solid waste is not mandatory, the lower fees are meant to act as incentive to deliver yard and clean wood waste separate from solid waste so they can be recycled and composted.
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Bone has been described as an architect's dream material, flawlessly engineered for strength and flexibility. But even as we marvel at how "perfect" it seems, it shouldn't surprise us; bone has had the benefit of hundreds of millions of years of evolution. No wonder it serves us so well. READ MOREHuman engineering can rightfully claim some brilliant successes when it comes to materials, from the metals and alloys of antiquity to the remarkable composites found in space craft. But we've never succeeded like bone has. Our bones not only bear the body's weight and enable a remarkable range of flexible movement, it stores minerals, protect internal organs, and, in its spongy interiors, produces our very lifeblood.
Bone is a building material so malleable it can be fashioned into any shape, so flexible it can bear more weight and withstand greater stress or compression than any human-made construction material, and so strong it can meet the 24/7 demands of human activity for 75 years or more.
But beyond all of the impressive technical specs of bone, of course, what's truly stunning about the design of bone is that it is alive. The skeleton breaks down and renews itself continually. As our bodies grow from infancy into adulthood, our frames adapt their shapes and proportions to match the demands of maturation. And when bones break, they knit themselves back together again. LESS
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Bone tissue is constantly being broken down and reformed; bone health depends on keeping these processes precisely in balance. There are several tests used to evaluate these processes in balance; some biomarkers measure bone loss, while others measure new bone formation. READ MOREThroughout a person's lifetime, old bone is constantly being broken down and replaced with new bone to maintain a healthy bone structure. During the breakdown of bone (resorption), cells called osteoclasts dissolve the mineral protein matrix. Bone formation is managed by cells called osteoblasts, which produce the components that help form a new protein network, which is in turn re-mineralized with calcium and phosphate. This on-going demolition and construction process is constantly taking place on a microscopic scale throughout the body.
Balance between the two processes is essential for bone health. From infancy through young adulthood, new bone is added faster than old bone is removed. Bone mass peaks between the ages of 25 and 30 years; after that, bone loss outpaces bone formation, leading to net bone loss. Bone loss is most rapid in women in the first few years after menopause; in men, noticeable bone loss does not usually occur until after age 70.
Bone mineral density (BMD) is the standard measure of the mineral content and mass of bone tissue. The loss of bone mineral density is called osteopenia, and when it continues, osteopenia leads to osteroporosis and bones become weak, brittle and prone to fracture. Half of all women and a quarter of men will break a bone after age 50 due to osteoporosis. (A statistical tool called FRAX can help individuals estimate their risk of suffering fractures of the hip, wrist, shoulder, or spine after age 40.)
Women are significantly more likely to develop osteopenia and osteoporosis than men. This is because women have lower bone mineral density than men even when young, and because a woman's hormonal changes at menopause hastens bone mineral loss.
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), an estimated 10 million Americans already have the disease and 34 million have low bone density, placing more than half of adults age 50 and older at risk (80% are women). The NOF recommends screening for men over 70 and women over 65, as well as younger adults who are at risk.
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House Focuses On Social Security
May 12, 2005 by Guest Blogger
Bill Thomas (R-CA) and the Ways and Means Committee kicked off the first of many committee hearings on Social Security today. The Committee will hear from a number of witnesses, including senior fellow Jason Furman of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; Eugene Steuerle, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute; Michael Tanner, director of the Cato Institute's Project on Social Security Choice; Robert Pozen, and former economic advisor to President Bush, Lawrence Lindsey. The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, which is chaired by Rep. Jim McCrery (R-LA), will hold the next hearing on May 17th.
House Reps remain split on how to proceed with Social Security legislation. Chairman of the House Rules Committee, Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), said yesterday, "Let's get on with it. Let the House lead on Social Security reform. If the House goes first, we will produce a reform that is consistent with the President's vision for a 21st Century public retirement system." A number of other House members remain skeptical however, raising concerns that it may be risky to pass legislation without knowing it would have Senate support.
Thomas met last night with Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) one-on-one to discuss his ideas for shoring up Social Security. Nelson noted Thomas is promoting "fundamental changes that [are] broader than Social Security." Thomas discussed some specifics regarding his ideas in an April 29 press conference. A recent CBPP report discusses the details mentioned by Thomas, and highlights the fact that Thomas may be looking to use Social Security legislation as a means to push for more tax breaks for the wealthy. The report can be read here.
GAO Report on SS Reform Options
May 9, 2005 by Guest Blogger
On May 6 the Government Accountability Office sent a letter to Ways and Means Chair Bill Thomas (R-CA) on Social Security reform options. The report provides a list of various reform options, each of which has been scored by the Social Security Administration's Office of the Chief Actuary. The list reflects all provisions that have appeared in SSA proposals in the last few years, and it includes policies that rely on modifying benefits, raising taxes, or overhauling the program to include either payroll tax-funded individual investment accounts or "add-on" accounts financed outside of payroll taxes.
The Ways and Means Committee will be further exploring Social Security reform in hearings in the near future. Although others in his party are wary, Thomas wants to push ahead with work on legislation in June.
House GOP Split on SS; Analysts Respond to Proposals
May 3, 2005 by Adam Hughes*
House Republicans, it seems, are split on how to act on Social Security. Some, including Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL), want to wait for the Senate to act before moving forward with legislation proposals. Others, such as Tom DeLay (R-TX) and Bill Thomas (R-CA) have indicated that they want to move forward with hearings and legislation more quickly. Click here for more information.
There has been a lot of reaction to the news conference President Bush gave last week. This New York Times editorial discusses how Bush's plan may sound like he is trying to guard poor people from cuts, but that in reality his plan would significantly reduce benefits for millions and millons of Americans. The Center for American Progress and CBPP have also analyzed both the President's plan and Robert Pozen's Progressive Price Indexing Plan. The analyses are below.
Bush Talks to the Public About Social Security
Apr 29, 2005 by Guest Blogger
In President Bush's news conference last night on energy and Social Security reform, he stated, "I know some Americans have reservations about investing in the stock market, so I propose that one investment option consist entirely of treasury bonds, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government." (the entire transcript can be read here.
This statement is interesting given the fact that on his "60 day, 60 city tour" Bush spent much of his time discussing how the treasury bonds in the trust fund are little more than IOUs which the American people expect will be paid back by the government someday.
He has been discrediting the trust fund as nothing more than IOUs, just last week he said, "You see, a lot of people in America think there's a trust, in this sense -- that we take your money through payroll taxes and then we hold it for you, and then when you retire, we give it back to you. But that's not the way it works. There is no "trust fund," just IOUs that I saw firsthand, that future generations will pay -- will pay for either in higher taxes, or reduced benefits, or cuts to other critical government programs." He has been criss-crossing the country saying this, yet last night said the trust fund has the full faith and credit of the United States Government.
Bush spent much of his press conference discussing the need for responsible reforms to Social Security; reforms that he says won't cut benefits for people and that will keep retirees receiving benefits out of poverty. Yet in the same breath he says he believes the best way to do this is to have workers divert a percentage of their payroll taxes into a personal account. Hundreds of economists, policy analysts, and Social Security experts have come out over the last few months and said that personal accounts will add a level of risk to the benefits being paid to recipients. Bush is still trying to market a bad plan to the American people, yet disguising it as one that is both necessary and progressive. Private accounts are neither necessary nor progressive, and luckily, polls have shown that more and more Americans are believing this to be true.
Bush News Conference On Energy and Social Security
Apr 28, 2005 by Guest Blogger
Tonight at 8:30 PM (EST) the President will hold his first publicly broadcasted evening news conference since the start of his second term. At the news conference he will discuss plans for overhauling Social Security, and he will also discuss the high gas prices which have been plaguing the nation in recent months.
Press Secretary Scott McLellan has noted that Bush will speak more specifically about his plans for Social Security reform than he has been. The President has been criticized by many for not speaking specifically enough regarding his exact plans for reform. During the conference Bush is also expected to urge Congress to pass his energy reform plan. High oil and gas prices are beginning to take a toll on the the level of national economic growth, as well as on Bush's approval ratings. Click here to read Sierra Club comments on his energy plan.
Finance Committee Hearing on SS Solvency
Apr 27, 2005 by Guest Blogger
The Senate Finance Committe held a hearing yesterday on the issue of Social Security solvency and private accounts. Witnesses testifying before the committee included Peter Orszag from the Brookings Institution, Robert Pozen, whose Social Security plan has been praised by Bush, Joan Entmacher of the National Women's Law Center, Michael Tanner of Cato, and Peter Ferrara of the Free Enterprise Fund. Click here for witness testimonies. Committee Chairman Charles Grassley told reporters after the hearing that he wants to move forward with Social Security legislation. Republicans on the committee are planning to meet in two weeks to start coming with legislation that Grassley hopes will appeal to the Democrats on the committee, which include Senators Max Baucus (D-MT), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), John Kerry (D-MA), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), and Ron Wyden (D-OR).
While the Democratic senators seem to be united in their opposition to private accounts, Republicans are more splintered on the issue. During yesterday's hearing Craig Thomas (R-WY) questioned a move that would add trillions of dollars to our debt, and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) seemed opposed to personal investment accounts. She said, "Social Security became the bedrock of support for seniors in my state precisely because it's defined and guaranteed. What cost and what risk is it worth to erode the guaranteed benefit?"
Click here and here for newspaper articles on the hearing as well as the Social Security rally that took place yesterday afternoon on Capitol Hill.
Another Strike Against Private Accounts
Apr 21, 2005 by Guest Blogger
On tuesday, Finance Committee member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said that both he and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) had "pretty much told the president he's not going to get carve-outs" in regards to Social Security reform. Senate GOP leaders seem to be coming around to the fact that Bush's Social Security plan is not politically popular enough for them to seriously pursue.
Hatch, in fact, is promoting a plan that would let people contribute up to $5,000 per year into a personal account, with the government providing scaled matching contributions for those who make less than $80,000 annually. Hatch's proposal also provides financial incentives that would be added to the accounts of those who opt to defer their receipt of Social Security retirement benefits. And the debate for reform continues.
Of note: On April 26th, at 10 AM, the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on sustainable solvency, during which they will look at proposals for reform both with and without private accounts. Robert Pozen, a former member of Bush's 2001 Social Security commission, will testify. His plan for reform has garnered a lot of attention over the past few months.
4 in 10 SS Recipents Affected By Taxation of Benefits
Apr 14, 2005 by Guest Blogger
According to a new report by the Congressional Research Service, almost 4 in 10 Americans are affected by taxation of Social Security benefits.
There are three tiers of income taxes on Social Security benefits. For married couples, with a total income of $32,000 or less, there is no tax on their benefits. For couples with income between $32,000 and $44,000, half of their benefits are subject to tax. For couples with income exceeding $44,000, 85 percent of their benefits are subject to income tax.
For individuals, these levels are set at $25,000, $34,000, and greater than $34,000.
The Senate-approved budget resolution includes language that would roll back a tax increase on Social Security benefits that was enacted in 1993, but the provision is not expected to survive a House-Senate conference.
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Apr 7, 2005 by Guest Blogger
Next week Sen. John Sununu (R-NH) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) plan to reintroduce their bill on Social Security reform in Congress. Their bill includes payroll tax-financed individual accounts.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is also moving ahead with work on his Social Security legislation. His bill will also include payroll tax-financed individual investment accounts, but unlike other GOP bills, will most likely propose to raise the retirement age for benefit eligibility. He is considering the age of 68 as of right now (the current retirement age is 67).
Graham is also exploring various approaches to "progressive price indexing," an idea which is touted by in Robert Pozen's Social Security reform proposal. Pozen, a Democrat, was a member of Bush's 2001 Social Security commission. His plan, which is getting increasing favorable attention from President Bush, would protect the lowest-income seniors by keeping them under wage indexing but would gradually blend in price indexing until the seniors at the upper end of the income scale would be subject to full price indexing.
White House Aide Discusses Raising Payroll Tax Cap
Apr 6, 2005 by Guest Blogger
Congress returned from recess this week, during which House Republicans alone held 550 events on Bush's plan to overhaul Social Security. Despite all this talk of privatization accounts, even White House aides are saying that perhaps other reforms should be considered.
On April 5th, Chuck Blahous, an economic advisor to Bush and the administration's top aide on Social Security policy, said that raising the $90,000 cap on wages subject to the Social Security payroll tax would delay the onset of the long term Social Security shortfall. Blahous did not rule out White House support for proposals to raise the cap, but many GOP congressmen are opposed to the idea, including House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX). Others such as Sen. Graham (R-SC), have been criticized for supporting such an idea.
Also yesterday, the President continued his push to "educate" the public on the need for Social Security reform. On his visit to West Virginia, he commented, "There is no 'trust fund,' just IOUs that I saw firsthand, that future generations will pay -- will pay for either in higher taxes, or reduced benefits, or cuts to other critical government programs." The full transcript of his comments can be found here.
Comments such as these are unnecessarily misleading about the health of our Social Security system, which can pay 100% of benefits for years to come. It is rather the administration's expensive tax cuts and the general decrease of available national revenue that will cause future generations to pay in terms of reduced social benefits and cuts in critical government programs.
In response to Bush's comments, Democratic Congressional leaders Harry Reid (D-NV) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), submitted the following comments: "It is simply wrong to suggest that the Social Security Trust Fund does not exist, or that the securities held by the Trust Fund are merely pieces of paper. For a President to even suggest that the federal government might, for the first time, default on a security backed by the full faith and credit of the United States unnecessarily misleads American workers about the health of the Social Security program." For the rest of their comments, click here.


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We didn't learn anything new about The Mother on this week's How I Met Your Mother… but even if there had been any new clues, we wouldn't have been able to pay attention! Not with shirtless Joe Manganiello, Paddles the duckling, and Swarkles feels distracting us.
Oh, and Ted was totally off in predicting when he would actually meet The Mother. And Joe Manganiello is back. All this and more in our recap of 8x07 "The Stamp Tramp"!
Victoria totally could've been The Mother on How I Met Your Mother. She looks a ton like Ted's kids, not to mention that they had such a cute meeting story. In fact, because they keep running into each other over the course of six years, it would make sense that Future Ted wouldn't tell the kids in season 1 "That's how I met your mother," because he didn't know back then that Victoria was The One. It would've been a great twist for him to finally reveal that the person we've most been waiting to meet on this show is someone who was there all along.
In 8x04 "Who Wants To Be A Godparent?", Ted, Robin, and Barney have to envision how they would raise Marvin if Lily and Marshall died. Except… none of the futures they envision actually happen. So how can we take this episode seriously?
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From now on, our How I Met Your Mother recaps are called Countdown to The Mother. Because those are really the only stakes in season 8, right?
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Thursday morning I woke up feeling a bit better. Amber and I slowly walked to a local Starbucks where I had half a small mocha and half a muffin. Then we went back to our hotel. Checkout time was 11:00 and I wanted to push it as much as possible.
At 10:45 a.m. we checked out of the hotel and headed back to the tube station. This time it was only a few stops to Heathrow. I have to admit, I wasn't feeling too hot and all the "charm" of the British accents was totally lost on me. The noise and hustle/bustle of the train stations was a pain. All I wanted was to be home!
We got to Heathrow fine, got through security fine and all that. It was interesting watching a couple with a small baby try to get through security with all their baby stuff. They even had to prove that the baby's bottle of formula was OK by having the baby drink some of it before they could get through security.
We found our flight information on the board and sat down to wait. Now you have to realize, it's about 11:30 at the time, and our flight left around 4:00. Ug. I felt crappy. Virtually ALL seats at airports have arms to you cannot lay down – but we managed to fine a missing arm in front of an air conditioning unit so I snuggled on to the seat and let the cool air blow on me. Although Amber and Patrick were helping me enormously, Nessie sacrified his body to be my pillow. I stayed there for a long time.
I ate an entire plain bagel (wow!) and then we got on the plane. We took off about on time and flew west, which meant that we were flying with sun. So, although we flew for about nine hours, we got to Seattle just about 1 hour after we left London. Of course, to our bodies it was 1:00 a.m. on Friday! I survived the nine hours on water, orange juice and the center of half of an egg sandwich.
Patrick and Amber again grabbed all my luggage and we almost ran to Customs – we were about the 3-5th people to get through (it really pays to not check any luggage) and we headed out to wait for Mike to pick us up. By the time I got home it was about 7:00 p.m. local time but it was 3:00 a.m. to me. It was great to see my dog (Bailey) again, I showered and fell into bed.
It's great to go on vacation, but there really is no place like home.


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"I think they were just trying to blame the scapegoat. They figured he was already getting in trouble for having them over here," said Ponce.
Police said the girls were acquaintances of Dean, but the extent of their relationship is unclear.
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Queens Library
Queens Library | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1896 |
Location | Queens (New York City) |
Coordinates | 40°42′28″N 73°47′42″W / 40.70778°N 73.79500°W |
Branches | 62 |
Collection | |
Size | 7.5 million items |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 18,600,000 in FY 12 |
Population served | 2,270,338 (Queens) |
Members | nearly 900,000 active borrowers in FY 12 |
Other information | |
Budget | $125,364,000 (FY 12) |
Website | http://www.queenslibrary.org/ |
The Queens Library, also known as the Queens Borough Public Library, is the public library for the Borough of Queens and one of three library systems serving New York City. It is one of the largest library systems in the world by circulation, having loaned 15 million items in the 2011 fiscal year. It was named "2009 Library of the Year" by Library Journal. According to its website, the library holds about 6.6 million items, of which 1.2 million are at its central library in Jamaica, Queens.[1]
Dating back to the foundation of the first Queens library in Flushing in 1858, QL has become one of the largest public library systems in the United States, comprising some 62 branches throughout the borough. It has high annual circulation, and is one of the largest libraries in the country in terms of the size of its collection. QL serves Queens' population of almost 2.3 million, including one of the largest immigrant populations in the country. Consequently, a large percentage of QL's collections are in non-English languages, particularly Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Russian.[2] QL is separate both from the New York Public Library, which covers Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, and the Brooklyn Public Library, which covers that borough alone.
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History [edit]
The first library in Queens was founded in 1858 in Flushing as a subscription service. It became a free circulation library in 1869.
In the late 19th century, several local libraries were founded in western Queens. The libraries in Astoria, Long Island City and Steinway formed the Long Island City Public Library in 1896, becoming Queens' first multi-branch library.
In 1901, shortly after the consolidation of Queens into New York City, the city government proposed a new charter joining all libraries in Queens into the Queens Borough Public Library. All of the public libraries signed on, except for Flushing, which remained independent until 1903.
Due to the wide variation in population density in Queens, in 1906, the QL established small branches in store-fronts and shopping areas under the Traveling Library program. With these branches QL grew swiftly, eventually opening major branches in almost every Queens neighborhood.
The original Central Library on Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica was opened in 1930 and expanded with WPA funds in 1941. It was a splendid four-story Renaissance Revival building. In spite of its elegance, it was too small for the demand and was replaced by a new, more spacious facility in 1966, through the persistent efforts of the Library Director, Harold W. Tucker.
$240,000 donated by Andrew Carnegie was used for the construction of seven new Carnegie libraries between 1904 and 1924 in the most heavily—populated areas of the borough. Four of these buildings (Astoria, Poppenhusen, Richmond Hill and Woodhaven) are still in use. They are characterized by their stately solidity and expensive decorative details. The Carnegie-era Flushing Branch was demolished for a more modern building in the 1950s, and the Far Rockaway Branch was destroyed by fire in 1962.
Library branches were added slowly as the borough's population expanded. By 1946, Queens Library had 44 branches plus the Central Library and a very active bookmobile.
Many additional branches had been approved to be built between 1954–1965, but were not completed due to a New York City fiscal crisis. Additional funds were given to the library system by the federal Library Services and Construction Act to finish the Central Library, Flushing and Far Rockaway branches. In the 1990s interest in completing the proposed branches was revived. In 1998, the new Queens Library at Flushing was opened, and 4 other branches were opened between 1999-2007. The Queens Library has been allocated more than $269 million in capital funds between fiscal years 2005-2013.
Administration [edit]
Queens Library is governed by a 19-member Board of Trustees, which are appointed by the Mayor of New York City and the Borough President of Queens. The Mayor, Speaker of the City Council, Borough President, the New York City Comptroller and the New York Public Advocate sit on the board as ex officio members.[3] The library is funded by the City, state and federal grants, and through private philanthropy. The current President and CEO of the Queens Library is Thomas W. Galante.
Branches [edit]
Queens Library has 62 locations, seven Adult Learning Centers, two Family Literacy Centers, and a Mobile Library.
Central Library [edit]
Central Library was the first major branch of an urban library to place all public services on one floor. The library cost $5,700,000 and contained 195,000 square feet (18,100 m2) of floor space. The library was renovated and expanded in 1989. Additional renovation and expansion has begun and is expected to be completed 2013. The new Children's Library and Discovery Center opened in July 2012.
Central Library includes resources that support education and research through the college level. A local history collection (The Archives at Queens Library) houses thousands of photographs, books and ephemera having to do with the history of Queens and the four counties of Long Island. Other special collecitons include job search/readiness information and training and consumer health information.
Community Libraries [edit]
61 community libraries are located in Queens.
- Arverne
- Astoria
- Auburndale
- Baisley Park
- Bay Terrace
- Bayside
- Bellerose
- Briarwood
- Broad Channel
- Broadway
- Cambria Heights
- Central Library
- Corona
- Court Square
- Douglaston/Little Neck
- East Elmhurst
- East Flushing
- Elmhurst
- Far Rockaway
- Flushing
- Forest Hills
- Fresh Meadows
- Glen Oaks
- Glendale
- Hillcrest
- Hollis
- Howard Beach
- Jackson Heights
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Langston Hughes
- Laurelton
- Lefferts
- Lefrak City
- Long Island City
- Maspeth
- McGoldrick
- Middle Village
- Mitchell-Linden
- North Forest Park
- North Hills
- Ozone Park
- Peninsula
- Pomonok
- Poppenhusen (College Point)
- Queens Village
- Queensboro Hill
- Rego Park
- Richmond Hill
- Ridgewood
- Rochdale Village
- Rosedale
- Seaside
- South Hollis
- South Jamaica
- South Ozone Park
- St. Albans
- Steinway
- Sunnyside
- Whitestone
- Windsor Park
- Woodhaven
- Woodside
International Resource Center [edit]
Queens Library at Flushing is home to the International Resource Center (IRC). It contains books, magazines, CDs and DVDs that represent cultures from all over the world. Queens LIbrary at Flushing has collections in many languages, including Bengali, Chinese, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu.
Black Heritage Reference Center [edit]
The Langston Hughes Library is home to the Black Heritage Reference Center, which contains materials "written by, about, for, with and related to Black Culture." It is the largest collection of materials dedicated solely to Black culture in New York State.
Archives at Queens Library [edit]
The Archives at Queens Library, formerly known as the Long Island Division, is a special collection in the Central Library building that focuses on the history of Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. It consists of books, publications, current and historical newspapers, family manuscripts and genealogical material, historical maps and atlases including Belcher Hyde and Sanborn Company maps, late 19th- and early 20th-century photographs, as well as other archival material.
The Queens Memory Project, a digital archive which aims to record and preserve contemporary history across the borough of Queens, is a collaborative effort between Queens College and Queens Library that includes digitized materials from the Archives.
Programs and Services [edit]
Queens Library has created a variety of services to aid children and teens. In the 1960s, the QL instituted 2 programs: "Operation Head Start," which helped to introduce children to books, and "Library-go-Round," a bus which would travel to children in underprivileged areas. In 1994, the Connecting Libraries and Schools Program (CLASP) aimed to create a partnership between schools and libraries.
BOOST [edit]
All Queens Library branches participate in the BOOST program, Best Out Of School Time. The program aims to provide homework materials, homework tutors, and monitors. Each branch also provides an assortment of enriching activities and clubs for children and teens daily.
Other New York City library systems [edit]
Queens Library is one of three separate and independent public library systems in New York City. The other two are the New York Public Library (serving The Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island), and the Brooklyn Public Library (serving Brooklyn).
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It's amazing. The Los Angeles Kings have all of a sudden become Alberta's team in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Almost hated by Edmonton Oiler fans 20 years ago because they acquired their superstar Wayne Gretzky, the Kings are having a strong following at the present time in Alberta by Oilers and Flames fans that just don't want to see the Vancouver Canucks go far.
Sunday night at Rogers Arena, the President's Trophy winning Canucks will try to prevent elimination as they will take on a Los Angeles Kings team up 3-1 in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. Game five can be seen Sunday night at 6pm on CBC.
Here are the other events I'll be watching:
Saturday & Sunday–NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game 5 & 6–Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins–NBC–1pm–With the series tied 2-2, the Capitals and Bruins will now play an abbreviated best-of-three to determine who goes on to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. Playing back-to-back games is difficult in the regular season, and I can't imagine what it is like come playoff time where the mental intensity can be emotionally draining. Brian Rolston, who was acquired at the trade deadline from the New York Islanders, leads the Bruins in playoff scoring along with three points in four games.


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Ready Player One author and Delorean restorer Ernest Cline was a recent guest on Sword and Laser, a new online show featuring Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt. The interview starts at 5:15 in, but you might not want to jump to it immediately, because the Sword and Laser news segment includes items involving China Miéville, Ursula K. Le Guin, Orson Scott Card, and Scott Lynch.
And then after Ernest's video is a discussion of Dan Simmons's Hyperion at the 23:15 mark, which was their book pick of the month for May. Warning: the Hyperion discussion contains spoilers!
How's that for a strong line-up of science fiction and fantasy reading?
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Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets.
And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the one to discover the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this virtual world. For somewhere inside this giant networked playground, OASIS creator James Halliday has hidden a series of fiendish puzzles that will yield massive fortune—and remarkable power—to whoever can unlock them.
For years, millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize, knowing only that Halliday's riddles are based in the pop culture he loved—that of the late twentieth century. And for years, millions have found in this quest another means of escape, retreating into happy, obsessive study of Halliday's icons. Like many of his contemporaries, Wade is as comfortable debating the finer points of John Hughes's oeuvre, playing Pac-Man, or reciting Devo lyrics as he is scrounging power to run his OASIS rig.
And then Wade stumbles upon the first puzzle.
Suddenly the whole world is watching, and thousands of competitors join the hunt—among them certain powerful players who are willing to commit very real murder to beat Wade to this prize. Now the only way for Wade to survive and preserve everything he knows is to win. But to do so, he may have to leave behind his oh-so-perfect virtual existence and face up to life—and love—in the real world he's always been so desperate to escape.
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Aloe vera gel is a boon for us kinky, curly gals. It helps fix damage from heat appliances.
There are a couple of ways people cope with kinky, curly or wavy hair.
First, we tend to fuss with it, reaching for heat instruments, chemical relaxers, chemical treatments or torturous hairstyles that "tame it down." You know, keep it in control.
Then there are those who are happy to let their hair do its thing, finding pleasure in its many twists and turns.
Like most of you reading this article, I've been in both places. Most of my youth was spent having my hair cared for by others: greased-up, pulled back, poofed up, smoothed down, pressed hard and, alas, relaxed until it was lifeless and the scalp of my very sensitive head was blistered, scarred and scorched.
For nearly the last decade, I've been in the second camp. To start the journey, I found pleasure wearing a very short, close-cropped 'fro. I've worn my hair in phat plaits, minute micro-braids, sculptural corn-rows, Goddess braids, double-strand twists with and without extensions and Nubian knots. The beauty shops found a good client in me. It was from the double-strand twist that my hair decided to lock up on its own, and now they trail well past the middle of my back.
What has been the common thread while in both camps? A plant known as aloe vera.
Aloe Vera Gel
Aloe vera gel is a boon for us kinky, curly gals. It helps fix damage from heat appliances. For natural sistahs in the other camp, aloe vera should be one of your staples.
Aloe vera is the styling aid nonpareil, smoothing as it is soothing, controlling without stiffness. If you wear your hair straightened, heat set, flat-ironed, pressed, corn-rowed, French braided, micro-braided, Sengalese twist, Nubian knotted, straw set, afro-puffed or in a straight up afro, this is the natural ingredient for all of you. That is why it's showing up as the main ingredient in a growing number of hair products for curly hair.
Just as there are two camps, there are different ways to use aloe:
- Use aloe vera after procedures that cause burns and for the treatment for blisters and scars
- Use for setting of any type of wet hair (braided 'wave set', 'rod set', 'straw set', hard curler set and so forth)
- Use as an astringent (reduces oily build up)
- Use as a styling aid to emphasize wave pattern, curly texture for men, women and children and certain pets
- Use as an African setting aid: for French braids, corn rows, lock maintenance, micro-braids, etc
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September 28th, 2008 at 9:40 pmI love aloe vera! Thanks for posting this!
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September 28th, 2008 at 9:45 pmOh! And why didn't you mention, "Lily of the Desert: Aloe 80″ shampoo and conditioner? It's wonderful stuff! If it's possible, maybe you can write a review on it.
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May 4th, 2010 at 11:35 am[...] Aloe vera: Aloe vera gel is a boon for us kinky, curly gals. It helps fix damage from heat appliances. Aloe vera is smoothing as it is soothing, controlling without stiffness. It is used as a treatment for hair loss because it stimulates new hair production and can even fight against Alopecia. It works very well as an anti-frizz product. [...]
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May 11th, 2011 at 4:01 pm[...] pH of 4.5-5.5. You can close the cuticles and smooth down the strands by using acidic ingredients. Aloe vera gel is a great ingredient for this! Also, warm water opens the cuticle, while cold water closes it [...]
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May 23rd, 2011 at 8:54 am[...] Aloe vera adds true moisture to the hair. It is actually absorbed into the hair strand. Try it as a daily moisturizing spritz! [...]
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September 7th, 2011 at 12:01 pm[...] a product is very thick, adding aloe vera gel will help to thin out the product without sacrificing its hold. If a product is too thin or does [...]
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September 22nd, 2011 at 8:02 am[...] I'm convinced: aloe vera exists solely for curly gals! » [...]
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January 20th, 2013 at 7:30 pmI have urchased an aloe stalk, but I took ALL the gel out. I put the remainding in a Hefty ziploc bag and in the frig. I made a spritz using 4 tablespoons of aloe vera gel, boiled water, and 100% vegetable Glycerin. But, the aloe is coming out like a string, what can I do? Oh and I adedd 3 tablespoons of Organic Jojoba oil.


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Banks are speeding up the home foreclosure process in California, according to data out today. But one analyst says the process may start to slow down again.
It took lenders an average of 335 days, or about 11 months to complete the foreclosure process on California properties in the third quarter.
Daren Blomquist with foreclosure listing service RealtyTrac says that was down three percent from the previous quarter and an eight percent drop from a year ago.
"These foreclosures, if they're going to happen, it's better that it's more like a band-aid that you rip off."
Ripping it off quickly, or speeding up the process…helps the housing market work through distressed inventory. But Blomquist says things may soon start to slow down when the state's "Homeowner Bill of Rights" kicks in. The measure will bar foreclosures while loan modifications are pending and provide homeowners a single point of contact with lenders.
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I visited saf' in Shoreditch (http://www.safrestaurant.co.uk/shore...estaurant-bar/) for the first time on Tuesday 9th of August for lunch. It was very quiet so I sat at the bar and had a bit of a chat with the guys as they were preparing for their evening shift which is apparently when it gets much busier.
The food was great. I'm no where near 100% raw and this is the first time I've purposefully eaten a raw meal at a restaurant. I picked the sea vegetable salad, and considering I mostly live in Japan, I thought the chef did a great job. This was a 100% raw starter and if I'd been given it in Japan, I would have thought it was a very nice seaweed salad. Without knowing that this was raw food, I would never have guessed. The serving size was generous and it was priced at 8.50.
For my main, I picked the Zuccini Pappardelle (100% raw, cost: 14 pounds). The serving size was huge. Without the starter, this would have been perfect but as it was, I couldn't finish it. Looking back on it, a starter followed by a dessert would have been a good option. The highlight of the Pappardelle for me was the "parmesan cheese".
The juice I had was pear, cucumber, fennel (juiced in a Breville Juice Fountain Elite) then blended with tarragon in a Vitamix. It tasted nice but seemed a bit overpriced at 5 pounds. As I didn't drink it straight away, the drink separated markedly, which I notice myself when I use this centrifugal juicer.
The staff were very friendly and were knowledgeable about their menu. I would definitely eat here again next time I'm in London. Would love to check out their Kensington restaurant too. One thing that surprised me was that most of their lunch menu wasn't 100% raw. I'd just assumed it was all raw.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a former executive for a company that operates an Albany retirement community has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for stealing more than $1.5 million from the business.
The U.S. Attorney's Office says 53-year-old William Sorriento of Mechanicville was sentenced to 3 years, 5 months in prison and ordered to pay the money back to Teresian House Housing Corp.
Authorities say Sorriento, who pleaded guilty in June, was the controller for Teresian House, also known as Avila. They say during a seven-month period beginning in the fall of 2010, Sorriento stole nearly $1.6 million from Avila's checking account by writing checks to himself and others then used the money to gamble and trade options.
He had faced up to 30 years in prison.
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While the official influenza season has returned, it seems that the last season never ended, since providing influenza vaccinations never stopped. In fact, the ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices), the immunization arm of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), recommends healthcare facilities begin administering the 2010-2011 seasonal influenza vaccine to their staff and patients when the facility receives their supply, even though influenza immunizations usually began October 1st. If a person received the H1N1 vaccine earlier this year, they can and should be vaccinated again this season. There are several other changes this year.
The A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like strain that was included in the pandemic influenza strain circulating most of this year is included in the 2010–2011 season influenza vaccines. While H1N1 activity has ebbed, it may yet return as strong or stronger than before, so the World Health Organization recommended it be included in the vaccine for the Northern Hemisphere, and the CDC in the US agreed. Other influenza antigens in this year's seasonal vaccine are the A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like and B/Brisbane/60/2008-like strains, which continue to circulate and cause outbreaks in other parts of the world, including Asia, Africa, and the Southern hemisphere. In addition the ACIP updated their recommendations for use of the trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine. Although most of these recommendations concerned changes in manufacturer instructions for administering influenza vaccine to children, the ACIP stresses that all persons aged 6 months and older be vaccinated each year. (See Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) issue August 8, 2010 / 59(31);989-992) or http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr59e0729.pdf.
There is also a new type of inactivated influenza vaccine that received FDA approval for use in adults age 65 and older this season. This vaccine contains four times the amount of influenza antigen compared to other inactivated seasonal influenza vaccines. In one study of people age 65 years and older, Fluzone High-Dose vaccine, manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur, produced higher antibody levels, but a slightly higher frequency of local reactions. Studies are underway to assess the effectiveness of Fluzone High-Dose as compared to the standard dose inactivated influenza vaccine, but those study results will not be available before the 2010-11 influenza season. The ACIP has not expressed a preference for the Fluzone High-Dose over any other licensed inactivated influenza vaccine for use in people age 65 and older.
While all general acute care hospitals must report the following data in order to be in compliance with SB739, which went into effect in 2008, it would be prudent for LTCFs to consider tracking the same data, just in case surveyors ask about your employee influenza vaccination program. (See AFL 08-17 and AFL 10-29 date: September 16, 2010): Total number vaccinated at your facility. | Total number of staff that received a vaccination outside of your facility. | Total number of staff that declined vaccination and were not vaccinated elsewhere. | Total number of staff with unknown vaccination status.