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Easy On and Off magnetic necklace clasps enable your necklace to safely stay in place and then the chain is simply pulled apart to take it on and off.
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Easy On and Off Magnetic Necklace Clasps- Silver
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1962 U.S. Dime Coin Necklace, 62nd Birthday or Anniversary Gift – Silver
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United States Dime Coins (10c)
A United States Dime is 10 cents. The word dime translates from the old French 'disme' meaning 'tenth part'. The front of the dime displays an olive branch, torch and oak branch to symbolise 'liberty, peace and strength'. The reverse depicts President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Finding a dime is often considered 'a sign of love' from someone who has passed away. The date on the coin or the place that it was found also holds a significance.
A perfect gift for your American husband, wife, mum, dad or friend etc.
We make jewellery from United States Dime coins minted between 1950 to 2022.
Colour finish: Silver. Diameter: 17.91mm.
Who to buy Coin Necklaces for:
Our customers often find us by chance looking for 62nd birthday ideas and then continue to purchase for friends and relatives from our large coin collection of other dates ranging from 1930 to 2022. Gift recipients often include:
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They are also a sentimental gift worn by thousands of nervous brides (and grooms) at the altar.
Whilst predominately necklaces are perceived as a gift for women, an unprecedented number of men wear these 1962 necklaces with pride too.
Why gift Coin Necklaces?
Whether you are shopping for yourself or wanting to buy a thoughtful 'born in 1962 gift' or 'married in 1962 gift' these unique coin necklaces are a sentimental gift that will be treasured for many years to come.
1962 62nd Birthday Gifts
These 1962 birth year necklaces make the best 62nd birthday gifts, for a couple of reasons:
For birthdays, the coins used are exactly as old as the recipient who was born in 1962, therefore are a meaningful and thoughtful present. In addition, older coins often bring back memories of the 'good old days' and lots of conversations about happy childhoods are evoked by seeing the 'old money' once again.
1962 62nd Anniversary Gifts
Are you or your partner, friend or relative celebrating 60 years of marriage? Show them how much you love them with these personalised necklaces, which make a wonderful Diamond Wedding Anniversary gift. Maybe a necklace each would make a fitting 62nd anniversary gift for a special couple?
For anniversaries, the coins used were minted in the same year as their vowels were exchanged in 1962, the coins have stood the test of time just like any loving marriage.
In Memory Necklaces
Like the increasingly popular 'Ashes Jewellery', our jewellery can also poignantly signify the birth year and memory of a loved one that has now passed away, such as a parent, grandparent or in memory of your friend. A touching and subtle way to always have them 'with you' and close to your heart.
When to wear your Coin Necklace
They can be worn as an everyday necklace or on special occasions.


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Limited Time Super Bowl Magic to feature MVP Joe Flacco today | Details released for "True Love Week" | Iger blasts Markey in response | Another attraction hits the screen | Imagineer Tony Baxter retires, to become consultant | A Personal Appeal, Year Eight: Mark's March of Dimes Donation Matching Challenge Returns! | Construction update | Quick takes | Crowd Update
Limited Time Super Bowl Magic to feature MVP Joe Flacco today
This week's Limited Time Magic celebration includes an extra-limited time component, with a football-themed pre-parade running before the Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade from last Friday through yesterday, featuring Football Star Goofy, cheerleaders, Referees Chip and Dale, and local youth football champions. Today, there will be a special ticker-tape parade down Main Street, U.S.A. featuring Joe Flacco of the Super Bowl XLVII Champion Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens held on in a blackout-delayed game to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 34 to 31.
The remaining portion of the celebration is "Souper Bowls" of bisque representing the two teams, being offered February 1–9 at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe. San Francisco is represented by Tomato Basil Bisque, while Baltimore is represented by Lobster Bisque.
The facade of the Hall of Champions sportswear shop on Main Street U.S.A. is under construction. Across the street is the Main Street Bakery, itself is under construction to become a new Starbucks. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
During the transformation of the Main Street Bakery, the Tomorrowland Terrace is serving breakfast options. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
Details released for "True Love Week"
Disney has announced details for one of the previously announced Limited Time Magic events. True Love Week, which takes place February 11–17 at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts. The event extends the celebration of Valentine's Day to a whole week of romance-themed events, meals, merchandise, and more.
Cinderella Castle's evening color lighting in pink, red, lavender, and blue will be themed and synced to a musical medley. "True Love" banners, heart-shaped signage, and sweetheart- themed decorations will fill the Magic Kingdom.
Special photo locations will be set up, including Cinderella's glass coach by the new Castle Courtyard wall, hearts and flowers decorating Cinderella's wishing well, and special decor in the Rose Garden. Disney princes will join their princesses at character greeting locations, including Prince Phillip, Flynn Rider, and Prince Naveen. Even Bert joins Mary Poppins.
Artist Point, The Wave…of American Flavors, Hollywood Brown Derby, and Yachtsman Steakhouse are offering specially created prix fix dinner menus for two.
Limited-edition Valentine-themed pins, plushes, new apparel, and Vinylmations will be available in select locations.
Disney is also using the week to promote many of its services, including the Disney Florist; Senses, a Disney Spa at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort; and Disney Weddings.
Similar in-park offerings will appear at Disneyland Park the same week for their Limited Time Magic of the week.
As always, you can find out the latest Limited Time Magic promotions on the Disney Parks Blog, at the Limited Time Magic website, via Twitter hashtag #LimitedTimeMagic, or here in the weekly Update.
Steel rebar is being installed to form the peak of the mountain for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
Construction walls across from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh have been moved further into the walkway, requiring cast members to help direct traffic. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
Iger blasts Markey in response
Last week, we reported about a letter to Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Robert Iger from Congressman Edward Markey (D–Massachusetts) related to privacy concerns with Disney's MyMagic+ program. We took a quick look at Disney's policies online, analyzed them in relation to Markey's questions, and noted that "while the Senator's concerns are certainly reasonable and relevant, Disney has already put restrictions in place to keep the system safe and secure."
Iger, however, took a more combative stance in his response to Markey. In a letter last Monday, Iger was indignant. "We are offended by the ludicrous and utterly ill-informed assertion in your letter dated January 24, 2013, that we would in any way haphazardly or recklessly introduce a program that manipulates children, or wantonly puts their safety at risk."
Iger continued: "It is truly unfortunate and extremely disappointing that you chose to publicly attack us before taking the time to review our policies and/or contact us for information, which would have obviated the need for your letter. Had you or your staff made the slightest effort, you would have found most of the answers to your questions already existing and were publicly available online at http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/pp.html and https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/my-disney-experience/privacy-policy/."
While the response may seem a little out of character for Iger, it should be noted that Disney's Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer is Zenia Mucha, former communications director for both former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY) and former New York Governor George Pataki. Mucha is well-versed in the back-and-forth posturing of politicians and likely determined that it was the most appropriate response for the company.
We'll have to wait to see whether there's any follow-up on either side or if the matter is put to rest.
Railings are being installed along the pathway from the new Fantasyland restrooms to the Haunted Mansion. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
A wheelchair ramp has been added to the entrance of the Yankee Trader shop, while work continues on modification of the existing path between Liberty Square and Fantasyland. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
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Another attraction hits the screen
"Hang on to them hats and glasses, 'cause this here's the wildest ride in … prime time"?
Disney's ABC television network has given the go-ahead for production on a pilot for a series called Big Thunder Mountain, based on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad theme park attraction. The pilot will be written by Jason Fuchs (Ice Age: Continental Drift) and executive produced by Chris Morgan (The Troop).
The quick pitch for the show goes: "When a brilliant, late 19th century New York doctor and his family are given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to relocate to a frontier mining town run by a powerful, but mysterious tycoon, they quickly realize that not everything in Big Thunder is as it seems." While the Disneyland Paris version of the iconic attraction has a backstory featuring mining mogul Henry Ravenswood, the series will more likely be related to the new interactive theming being installed at Walt Disney World, featuring Barnabas T. Bullion.
What will the show actually be like? We'll have to wait to see if and when the pilot is actually completed.
Construction wall are finally down from around the former Crows Nest. It's believed that it will now serve as part of the new interactive A Pirate's Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas game. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
With interactive elements being installed on one queue, the crowds waiting to ride Pirates of the Caribbean extend into the courtyard and beyond. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
This warning to pirates is yet another set of props installed as part of the interactive Pirates game. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
Shackles and a treasure map sit near the pirate skulls on spears. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
This makeshift warning signpost adjacent to a crate for Cape Girardeau Mercantile is located near the former Junior Jungle Boats. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
This interactive cannon points across the river at a treasure chest below the Swiss Family Treehouse. The cannon appears to have holes on the business end for an interactive element in the Pirates game. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
It appears that the former Adventureland Veranda is being divided into half, with one portion dedicated for Tinkerbell and her Pixie Hollow friends and the other perhaps being dedicated to the interactive Pirates experience. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
Imagineer Tony Baxter retires, to become consultant
Last Friday, Senior Vice President of Creative Development at Walt Disney Imagineering Tony Baxter announced his retirement after a 47-year career with Disney. While most closely associated with Disneyland Park, Baxter has had his impact on Walt Disney World as well. While working with Marc Davis on redesigning Thunder Mesa for Walt Disney World, Baxter's runaway mine train was selected as the only portion to move forward, which became Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. He was behind the creation of Splash Mountain, and—uniquely to Walt Disney World—Baxter was one of the creative forces behind the original Journey Into Imagination pavilion.
Baxter's letter of resignation is a classy exit for the longtime Imagineer, giving a close look at his philosophy of Imagineering and mapping his transition to an ad hoc consulting role. "No company is perfect, and like any other corporation Disney has its own politics and challenges," writes Baxter. "We are artists, engineers, managers, filmmakers and musicians. But our company is unique; there is no place like it on earth. We are lucky. At the end of the day, it is my hope that this letter will add to the special culture that I have been privileged to grow in."
We here at MousePlanet thank him for all he's done at Walt Disney Imagineering and wish him much happiness in the next phase of his life.
While the interactive elements of the queue are not yet operational, new props and signage have been added to the upstairs queue, transforming its appearance. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
This boxed closet has been labeled the Fusing Cage, suggesting that the possibility that something could detonate inside. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
These signs suggest many ways in which Barnabas T. Bullion is going to give his employees the raw end of the deal—or in this case, perhaps the dynamite stick. Bullion's portrait (which bears a striking resemblance to newly-retired Imagineer Tony Baxter) has not yet been hung in the queue. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
Blasting Area signs and related props have been installed on the mountain. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
Perhaps adding insult to fatal injury, Bullion's businesses even provide a layaway plan for burial. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
A Personal Appeal, Year Eight: Mark's March of Dimes Donation Matching Challenge Returns!
There is nothing more heartbreaking than a baby who is born too soon having medical complications that leave them with medical difficulties for life, or worse, that never let them leave the hospital alive. On April 28, I will once again walk to raise money for the March of Dimes. The March of Dimes mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.
MousePlanet readers and MouseStation listeners have helped me to raise nearly $25,000 for this worthy cause over the last seven years. This year, my goal is to raise another $4,000. This year, I am again issuing a special challenge: I will match, dollar-for-dollar, every donation that comes in by the end of February from any MouseStation listener or MousePlanet reader. If it's in by February 28, I'll match it.
You can also walk with me, either in person or virtually, by joining Team MousePlanet and getting your friends and family to contribute! You can go to my fundraising page to sponsor me, or the Team MousePlanet page to join in and walk yourself! Help us to provide a better chance to prevent prematurity and to help those babies that are born prematurely!
"Let the Wookiee win." The holographic chess table from the original Star Wars film is now on display in the queue at The Great Movie Ride. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
Freddy's sweater from Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is also on display at The Great Movie Ride. The first film had a sweater with solid sleeves. This shirt was introduced afterwards and remained thereafter as Freddy's trademark shirt. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
One of the first Disney Story Maker props to be installed at Walt Disney World is this mirror at Muppet Vision 3D. The interactive Story Maker experience will be different in that it will extend throughout all four theme parks. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
Construction update
The following is a listing of interesting items from paperwork filed with Orange County in the last week:
Magic Kingdom:
- Ferry Boat – marquee removal.
- front entrance – electrical rehab.
- Aladdin – canopy.
- Columbia Harbour House – menu shrouds.
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – show set.
Disney's Hollywood Studios:
- Legends of Hollywood – electrical.
Disney's Animal Kingdom:
- Festival of the Lion King – Fastpass+ site work.
- Finding Nemo – The Musical – Fastpass+ site work.
- Dino Institute Gift Shop – electrical.
- Serka Zong Bazaar – electrical.
- Garden Gate Gifts – electrical.
- Disney Outfitters – electrical.
Blizzard Beach:
- handrail projects – general construction.
- Tike's Peak – repairs.
- Disney's Contemporary Resort – new fan, electrical.
- Disney's Art of Animation Resort – demolition of sheet metal ducts in three pool buildings (Nemo, Cars, Mermaid), installation of new sheet metal.
The Disney Vacation Club villas building at the Grand Floridian Resort looms over Disney's Wedding Pavilion. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.
Quick takes …
…Will you be at Walt Disney World for Princess Half Marathon weekend, February 22–24? If so, please join us for a Team MousePlanet meet-up on Saturday Feb 23 at 6 p.m. in the outside seating area of Pollo Campero at Downtown Disney. Grab some food then eat with us, or just come to say hi. We'll have some MousePlanet goodies to give out, too. The meet is open to Princess Half and 5K participants as well as supporters! Attendees are expected to include Stephanie Wien, Adrienne Vincent-Phoenix, and Lani Teshima.
…The Downtown Disney Marketplace bus station is closed for repaving, making the only stop near Planet Hollywood at Downtown Disney. The Marketplace stop should be back in business on February 25.
…Disney Transportation is beginning a transition to a new bus design and color scheme. The buses sport reflective vinyl patterns to be more visible at night. For a look at the design in both day and night, take a look at the photo tweeted by Disney's Gary Buchanan.
…Today is the third day in the last four that Typhoon Lagoon is closed due to low temperatures.
…If you'd like to try all three flavors of the new "Doofenslurper" drink at Epcot, you won't be able to get all three in the same spot. The three drinks named for Dr. Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb, topped with passion fruit sorbet foam and served in a souvenir plastic beaker (actually, if you want to be accurate, it's an Erlenmeyer flask) are available in three locations. The frozen blue raspberry drink is only available at Fife and Drum at the American Adventure, frozen strawberry is available at both Fife and Drum and Cool Post at the Africa Outpost area, and frozen lemonade is available at both Cool Post and Promenade Refreshment. If the $8.99 price tag is too high but the beverage sounds interesting, you can get just the slushy drink for $3.99, but in a plain cup and without the passion fruit sorbet foam.
…Long-time Walt Disney World exec George Aguel has been named President and CEO of the Visit Orlando tourism marketing organization. Aguel, a 35-year Disney veteran, has served as senior vice president of Worldwide Sales and Services for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and senior vice president of Global Corporate Alliances and Operating Participants. He's been frequently honored for his skill and accomplishments at promoting travel and convention services. In his Disney role, he served as chairman of Visit Orlando in 2009 and 2010.
…Registration for the featured events of the February 22–24, fifth annual Princess Half Marathon Weekend are full, including the individual and team Half Marathons, the Race Retreat, the Pasta in the Park Party and the ChEAR Squad Platinum Package. The Royal Family 5K is 93 percent full, the post-5K breakfast is 98 percent full, and the runDisney Kids Races are 91 percent full (dashes sold out, Mickey Mile 72 percent full). ChEAR Squad is 91 percent full overall, with ChEAR Squad Gold 89 percent full and Silver 79 percent full.
…Registration is now open for the 2013 Expedition Everest Challenge. The Challenge is now 85 percent full. Individual registration is now at $115 per person and team registration start at $225 per two-person team. On March 21, those prices go up to $125 and $240, respectively. The related runDisney Kids Races for kids ages 4 to 10 has a $20 registration cost. Post-race party tickets start at $49 for adults (ages 10 and up) and $25 for kids (ages 3-9). Those prices go up to $59 and $30 on March 21.
…Registration opens for the events of the 2013 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-Miler Weekend (Tower of Terror 10-Miler, Happy Haunted 5K Trail Run, runDisney Kids Races, Disney Villains Hollywood Bash) on February 12.
…Registration opens for the events of the 2013 Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend (Wine & Dine Half Marathon, Mickey's Jingle Jungle 5K, runDisney Kids' Races, Wine & Dine Finish Line Party) on March 12.
…Registration opens for the events of the 2014 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend (Walt Disney World Marathon, Half Marathon, Disney Family Fun Run 5K, runDisney Kids Races, Goofy's Race and a Half Challenge, Pasta in the Park Party) on April 9.
…The MousePlanet Newsletter is here! The newsletter contains a recap of the week's articles (in case you miss a day), news that may have developed since the weekly Updates were published, and tips about what's happening at the Disney theme parks for the coming weekend. We'll also include a fun MouseAdventure bonus, such as an Eye Spy or a trivia question. To subscribe to our free newsletter, go to the MousePlanet main page and enter your email address in the top right box labeled "Join the MousePlanet Newsletter." Click Join, then fill out the fields in the registration page, including your first and last name. The Newsletter is free, but you must complete this registration to receive it, even if you may have signed up for one with us in the past.
Crowd update
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Coming up
- February 9–10: UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship.
- February 15–18: Twirl Mania.
- February 22–24: Disney's Princess Half Marathon.
- March 1–3: Contest of Champions Nationals.
- March 6 to May 19: Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival.
- March 9–10: UCA/UDA International All Star Championship.
- March 16–17: AmeriCheer / AmeriDance International Championships.
- April 27–28: Cheerleading and Dance Worlds.
- May 4: Expedition Everest Challenge.
- May 17–June 9: Star Wars Weekends.
- September 6–7: Night of Joy.
- September 27 to November 10: Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.
- October 4–5: Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-Miler Weekend.
- November 8–9: Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend.
- January 9–12: Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend.
Refurbishments and Attraction Closures
Magic Kingdom
- Snow White's Scary Adventures – closed permanently for conversion to Princess Fairytale Hall.
- Splash Mountain – closed January 2 through March 19 for refurbishment.
- Main Street Bakery – closed January through early summer for conversion to Starbucks location.
- Liberty Square Riverboat – closed for refurbishment February 1–7.
- Princess Fairytale Hall – opens 2013.
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – opens 2014.
- Fountain View Cafe – closed March through mid-summer for conversion to Starbucks location.
Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Disney Junior – Live on Stage – closed January 14 – February 14 for replacement of Handy Manny and Little Einsteins with Sofia the First and Doc McStuffins.
Animal Kingdom
- Kali River Rapids – closed January 6 through February 15 for refurbishment.
- Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas – Uzima Springs Pool slide closed January 14-February 8 for refurbishment.
- Disney's Contemporary Resort – California Grill closed February 1 through late summer for refurbishment.
- Disney's Bay Lake Tower Resort – Bay Cove Pool slide closed February 4-15 for refurbishment.
- Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resort – Stormalong Bay kiddie pool slide closed February 1-12 for refurbishment.
- Disney's Boardwalk Resort – Boardwalk Bakery closed January 2 through April 1 for refurbishment.
- Disney's Boardwalk Resort – Luna Park feature pool closed January 28 through March 1 for refurbishment. The two quiet pools will remain open, and guests wishing a feature pool experience during their stay will be able to use the Stormalong Bay complex at Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts during the refurbishment.
- Disney's Old Key West Resort – sand castle pool slide closed January 24 through February 15 for refurbishment.
- Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa – High Rock Springs Pool slide closed January 15-February 8 for refurbishment.
- Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa – Spa closed January 16 through summer for conversion to Senses – A Disney Spa at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort.
Water Parks
- Blizzard Beach – January 6 through March 16 closed for annual refurbishment.
Cirque du Soleil La Nouba – performs Tuesdays through Saturdays. Will not be performed on the following dates in 2013:
- March 19;
- May 14-18;
- May 21-25;
- July 23;
- September 17-21;
- November 5-6.
Current Discounts & Promotions
Passholder room discounts through mid-March
A Passholder discount is available for most dates through March 22, except January 18-20. Passholders can book this discount through the day of arrival if rooms are still available.
Guests will receive 35 percent off at select Deluxe and Deluxe Villas Resorts, 30 percent off at select Moderate Resorts, and 25 percent off at select Value resorts. Moderate and Value Resorts have additional blackout dates.
As with all discounts, rooms available at these rates is limited, and minimum length-of-stay requirements may apply for Friday or Saturday arrivals. No group rates or other discounts apply. Suites, 3-bedroom Grand Villas, and standard rooms at Disney's Art of Animation Resort are not included. Discounts range from 20 to 35 percent and availability varies by date.
You can make your reservation through the Walt Disney World Passholder website or by calling (407) 939-1895 or your favorite travel agent and mentioning discount code S6Z. MousePlanet's preferred Disney travel providers are MouseEarVacations.com (link), Small World Vacations (link) and Get Away Today (link).
Room-only and Magic Your Way package discounts for February through mid-June
You can now can book room-only and Magic Your Way package reservations at select Walt Disney World resorts for 15 to 30 percent off of standard rates most nights from February 18 through June 14, except March 24 through April 1. You must book your reservations by March 7 for nights through March 23 and March 31 for nights through June 14.
Guests can receive 30 percent off at all Deluxe and Deluxe Villas Resorts, except for all Magic Kingdom resorts (Disney's Polynesian Resort, Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney's Wilderness Lodge and the Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge), which offer 20 percent off, and Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas, which is not available at a discount. Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge only offers the discount for Standard-view rooms.
Discounts of 25 percent are available at all Moderate Resorts, including Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney's Port Orleans Riverside Resort, and Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort Cabins.
Guests can also get a 20 percent discount at Disney's All-Star Sports Resort, Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, and Disney's Pop Century Resort
Fifteen percent discounts can be had for family suites at Disney's Art of Animation Resort. Standard rooms in the Little Mermaid-themed section are excluded. Also excluded are Port Orleans French Quarter Resort, All-Star Music Resort, 3-bedroom Grand Villas, and Fort Wilderness campsites.
If you add minimum 4-day Magic Your Way tickets to your room to make it a package, you will receive discounts on both your room and tickets.
The number of rooms available at these rates is limited. Minimum length-of-stay requirements may apply for Friday or Saturday arrivals.
You can make your reservation through the Walt Disney World website, or call (407) 939-1283 or your favorite travel agent. MousePlanet's preferred Disney travel providers are MouseEarVacations.com (link), Small World Vacations (link) and Get Away Today (link).
PhotoPass+ pre-arrival discount
Disney's PhotoPass service provides a discount on Disney PhotoPass+ pre-arrival packages. For $149.95 plus tax, Walt Disney World guests receive a voucher to exchange for a PhotoPass+ card upon arrival at the resort, a Photo Gallery CD with over 400 stock photos ($39.95 value), a unique code to create and order a photo CD upon return from their trip ($169.95 value), print packages at select dining locations ($29.95 value each), and digital photos from select attractions ($14.95 value each). Applicable taxes are charged to all orders.
This special offer is only available from this link or by calling the Guest Support line at (407) 560-4300 before you arrive at Walt Disney World Resort. All sales are final, and not eligible for an exchange or refund.
The package may take as long as 14 days to arrive, and you must bring your voucher from the package to redeem it, so make sure that you order far enough in advance to allow your materials to arrive.
Attractions currently participating in the program are Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Expedition Everest, and Dinosaur. Current participating restaurants are 1900 Park Fare, 'Ohana, Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show, Chef Mickey's, Cinderella's Royal Table, Tusker House Restaurant, Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue, and Princess Storybook Dining at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall.
2013 Military Salute offers
From now through September 28, 2013, active and retired U.S. military personnel can purchase 4-Day Military Promotional Tickets with either the Park Hopper or Water Parks Fun and More option for $156 per ticket, plus tax (up from $138 last year), or with both the Park Hopper and Water Parks Fun and More options for $184 per ticket, plus tax (up from $165). No Base ticket is available with this offer.
These tickets expire after September 28. Blockout dates are March 24 through April 4 at all ticketed locations, and July 4 at Magic Kingdom park only.
Eligible service members include active or retired members of the U.S. military including the U.S. Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reservists. Disney Military Promotional Tickets can be purchased at Shades of Green or at a participating military base (MWR/ITT) office. There is no tax charged for these tickets but they must be activated at a theme park ticket window. Tickets may also be purchased at Walt Disney World Park Ticket Offices and Guest Relations Offices where tax will be charged. Tickets may be purchased by active and retired military personnel for themselves and up to five additional family members or friends. One of the Disney 4-Day Military Promotional Tickets purchased on each occasion must be for use by the Eligible Service Member or spouse. This offer is for active or retired members of the U.S. military, including the National Guard, Reservists and the U.S. Coast Guard. Valid military identification is required. The tickets are non-transferable and may not be resold.
You may upgrade the tickets to Seasonal Passes or Florida Resident Weekday Select Passes (for Florida Residents), or Annual Passes, Premium Annual Passes, or Disney Premier Pass with credit toward the upgrade based on the actual price paid. The no-expiration option and other upgrades, such as additional days, are not available.
In addition, specially priced rooms are available to active and retired U.S. military personnel at select Walt Disney World resorts for stays most nights through September 28, except for March 25 through April 4, 2013.
For complete information regarding Disney 4-Day Military Promotional Tickets and discounted resort rates, military personnel may call (407) 939-7830, visit the Walt Disney World website, or participating U.S. military base ticket offices.


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Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots
Published 12:00 am Monday, January 14, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal.
"Where does it say that I am no longer a patient if I'm a nurse," wondered Carrie Calhoun, a longtime critical care nurse in suburban Chicago who was fired last month after she refused a flu shot.
Hospitals' get-tougher measures coincide with an earlier-than-usual flu season hitting harder than in recent mild seasons. Flu is widespread in most states, and at least 20 children have died.
Most doctors and nurses do get flu shots. But in the past two months, at least 15 nurses and other hospital staffers in four states have been fired for refusing, and several others have resigned, according to affected workers, hospital authorities and published reports.
In Rhode Island, one of three states with tough penalties behind a mandatory vaccine policy for health care workers, more than 1,000 workers recently signed a petition opposing the policy, according to a labor union that has filed suit to end the regulation.
Why would people whose job is to protect sick patients refuse a flu shot? The reasons vary: allergies to flu vaccine, which are rare; religious objections; and skepticism about whether vaccinating health workers will prevent flu in patients.
Dr. Carolyn Bridges, associate director for adult immunization at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the strongest evidence is from studies in nursing homes, linking flu vaccination among health care workers with fewer patient deaths from all causes.
"We would all like to see stronger data," she said. But other evidence shows flu vaccination "significantly decreases" flu cases, she said. "It should work the same in a health care worker versus somebody out in the community."
Cancer nurse Joyce Gingerich is among the skeptics and says her decision to avoid the shot is mostly "a personal thing." She's among seven employees at IU Health Goshen Hospital in northern Indiana who were recently fired for refusing flu shots. Gingerich said she gets other vaccinations but thinks it should be a choice. She opposes "the injustice of being forced to put something in my body."
Medical ethicist Art Caplan says health care workers' ethical obligation to protect patients trumps their individual rights.
"If you don't want to do it, you shouldn't work in that environment," said Caplan, medical ethics chief at New York University's Langone Medical Center. "Patients should demand that their health care provider gets flu shots — and they should ask them."
For some people, flu causes only mild symptoms. But it can also lead to pneumonia, and there are thousands of hospitalizations and deaths each year. The number of deaths has varied in recent decades from about 3,000 to 49,000.
A survey by CDC researchers found that in 2011, more than 400 U.S. hospitals required flu vaccinations for their employees and 29 hospitals fired unvaccinated employees.
At Calhoun's hospital, Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, Ill., unvaccinated workers granted exemptions must wear masks and tell patients, "I'm wearing the mask for your safety," Calhoun says. She says that's discriminatory and may make patients want to avoid "the dirty nurse" with the mask.
The hospital justified its vaccination policy in an email, citing the CDC's warning that this year's flu outbreak was "expected to be among the worst in a decade" and noted that Illinois has already been hit especially hard. The mandatory vaccine policy "is consistent with our health system's mission to provide the safest environment possible."
The government recommends flu shots for nearly everyone, starting at age 6 months. Vaccination rates among the general public are generally lower than among health care workers.
According to the most recent federal data, about 63 percent of U.S. health care workers had flu shots as of November. That's up from previous years, but the government wants 90 percent coverage of health care workers by 2020.
The highest rate, about 88 percent, was among pharmacists, followed by doctors at 84 percent, and nurses, 82 percent. Fewer than half of nursing assistants and aides are vaccinated, Bridges said.
Some hospitals have achieved 90 percent but many fall short. A government health advisory panel has urged those below 90 percent to consider a mandatory program.
Also, the accreditation body over hospitals requires them to offer flu vaccines to workers, and those failing to do that and improve vaccination rates could lose accreditation.
Starting this year, the government's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requiring hospitals to report employees' flu vaccination rates as a means to boost the rates, the CDC's Bridges said. Eventually the data will be posted on the agency's "Hospital Compare" website.
Several leading doctor groups support mandatory flu shots for workers. And the American Medical Association in November endorsed mandatory shots for those with direct patient contact in nursing homes; elderly patients are particularly vulnerable to flu-related complications. The American Nurses Association supports mandates if they're adopted at the state level and affect all hospitals, but also says exceptions should be allowed for medical or religious reasons.
Mandates for vaccinating health care workers against other diseases, including measles, mumps and hepatitis, are widely accepted. But some workers have less faith that flu shots work — partly because there are several types of flu virus that often differ each season and manufacturers must reformulate vaccines to try and match the circulating strains.
While not 100 percent effective, this year's vaccine is a good match, the CDC's Bridges said.
Several states have laws or regulations requiring flu vaccination for health care workers but only three — Arkansas, Maine and Rhode Island — spell out penalties for those who refuse, according to Alexandra Stewart, a George Washington University expert in immunization policy and co-author of a study appearing this month in the journal Vaccine.
Rhode Island's regulation, enacted in December, may be the toughest and is being challenged in court by a health workers union. The rule allows exemptions for religious or medical reasons, but requires unvaccinated workers in contact with patients to wear face masks during flu season. Employees who refuse the masks can be fined $100 and may face a complaint or reprimand for unprofessional conduct that could result in losing their professional license.
Some Rhode Island hospitals post signs announcing that workers wearing masks have not received flu shots. Opponents say the masks violate their health privacy.
"We really strongly support the goal of increasing vaccination rates among health care workers and among the population as a whole," but it should be voluntary, said SEIU Healthcare Employees Union spokesman Chas Walker.
Supporters of health care worker mandates note that to protect public health, courts have endorsed forced vaccination laws affecting the general population during disease outbreaks, and have upheld vaccination requirements for schoolchildren.
Cases involving flu vaccine mandates for health workers have had less success. A 2009 New York state regulation mandating health care worker vaccinations for swine flu and seasonal flu was challenged in court but was later rescinded because of a vaccine shortage. And labor unions have challenged individual hospital mandates enacted without collective bargaining; an appeals court upheld that argument in 2007 in a widely cited case involving Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle.
Calhoun, the Illinois nurse, says she is unsure of her options.
"Most of the hospitals in my area are all implementing these policies," she said. "This conflict could end the career I have dedicated myself to."


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Source: Yes Magazine
Want to encourage the local economy? Try printing your own regional money.
In Great Barrington, Massachusetts, I gave the nice man in the Mr. Ding a Ling truck a W.E.B. Du Bois for my fudgesicle, and he gave me four Mohicans back in change. I walked over to the food co-op and broke a 50—the one with Norman Rockwell on the face—and my excellent sandwich came with four Robyn Van Ens in change. If I hadn't been so hungry, I could have spent my BerkShares on website design, some septic work, a game of billiards, snowplowing, or a horseback-riding lesson. Hell, if the horse got sick, I could have taken her to the vet. But I was still hungry, so I wandered north to Stockbridge and headed over to the tavern at the Red Lion Inn, the quintessential Berkshires hostelry. And there I found waiting for me a nice glass of Berkshire Blonde ale and a burger, only a Melville all together.
Also waiting was Susan Witt, the force behind America's most successful alternative currency. "Oh," she said when I told her about my day, "the midwife takes BerkShares, and so does the undertaker. You can get a will done; you can build an addition to your home, fix your car… I like shoes," she added, wiggling her toes. "These weren't cheap."
Money, when you think about it, is hard to explain. Where it comes from, who decides how much is in circulation, where you get a spare trillion to bail out your banking system—it's all kind of mysterious. How can I take paper out of my wallet and use it to persuade someone in China to make me something? But most of the time we don't think much about it, any more than we ponder the mysteries of gravity. If gravity stopped working from time to time, however, we might start wondering a little more—which may explain why the BerkShares website got 3.5 million hits in the year after our financial crisis erupted.
In fact, the regional currency for Massachusetts' westernmost county is just the most prominent of many experiments with money now taking place across New England, from New Haven, Connecticut; to Portland, Maine; to the entire state of Vermont. None of these schemes aims to supplant the greenback, but all try to mend some of its very real defects—and to serve as a laboratory for what comes next. Call it "Currency 3.0": lean, local, and maybe very logical indeed.
Not that the idea is brand-new—just the opposite. Some of the first money that circulated around New England was local: Next door to the Red Lion Inn is a Berkshire Bank branch; the building's original occupant, the Housatonic Bank, printed its own money in the 1800s. You can still see some of those notes hanging on the wall.
But as the nation prospered and consolidated, the federal currency became the thing we meant when we said "money." It's always come with drawbacks, however: the bust-and-boom cycle, for instance, that saw many communities issuing scrip during the Depression. Beyond that, the sheer power of money—the fact that you can use it to command someone in China to do something for you—can create problems just as it solves them: The folks in China, or at Wal-Mart headquarters in Arkansas, may take away the jobs your community depends on, for instance. Through the 20th century, as consumers transacted more and more of their business at a distance, local food systems waned; then big-box stores reduced the civic engagement that came with Main Street.
It's probably no wonder, then, that the impetus for BerkShares came from the E. F. Schumacher Society, a Great Barrington foundation formed to promote the legacy of the British author of Small Is Beautiful. The Berkshires were an early hotbed of the local-food movement: Robyn Van En, whose face graces the 10 BerkShare note, founded one of the first two CSA (community-supported agriculture) projects in the country in the mid-1980s at her Indian Line Farm in South Egremont. When the famous economic historian Jane Jacobs called for regional currencies in a talk in 1983 at the Society's annual meeting, her plea fell on receptive ears.
"We'd started with a microloan program [in 1982]," Witt explains. "We got people to open savings accounts at local banks and pooled that money to collateralize loans for useful things. Mostly they went to women, and for products that weren't really understood by traditional bankers." Then a favorite local deli came looking for money so it could move. "We said, No, you have your customers; borrow from them." And thus was born "Deli Dollars," which let people loan money that could be redeemed in pastrami, say, once the expansion was complete.
"It got huge press," Witt says. "People were really interested." The local Chamber of Commerce asked the Schumacher Society to help with a summertime promotion: Whenever shoppers spent $10 at any of 70 local stores, they got a $1 certificate that they could redeem over three days in September. "People came all the way back from Cape Cod to spend $20 worth of these certificates," Witt recalls. "Merchants loved it. And since we had an Excel spreadsheet going, they could see how interconnected they actually were."
The leap from gift certificate to currency came in the fall of 2006, when several community banks offered to issue the money. "You have to remember," Witt says, "local bankers are just local guys, their customers are local businesses; they're thinking of what will work for these local businesses. They'll stretch for them."
Here's how it works: You walk into any branch of the five banks that offer the notes and hand the teller $95 in U.S. dollars. She hands you 100 BerkShares. You spend them at the deli, the bar, or the bookstore. The bar owner then takes her BerkShares from the till and spends them at the deli, the bookstore, or Jakob Kent Jewelry. Or, if she has to pay for something that nobody local is producing, she takes her BerkShares back to the bank and reconverts them into dollars, at the same 95 percent exchange rate.
Some people get paid partly in BerkShares; some towns are considering taking them for certain fees and taxes. It's not an experiment anymore: The 2.5-millionth BerkShare went into circulation last fall.
It's also not the only new approach to money under way in New England. In Greater New Haven, for instance, SHARE Haven Time Bank is busy converting spare hours into spending power. You offer something you're good at; at press time, the website listed a variety of services, from cat sitting to architectural design. If you spend an hour helping someone in the network, you've earned an hour of someone else's time; you can get someone to shovel your drive, or give you a massage afterward.
Hour Exchange Portland is larger and more established. Current projects include making sure the homes of all 600 active members get weatherized with the donated labor the network can mobilize; you get spray foam insulation, caulking, and weatherstripping, and you pay it back to the system in baking, or midwifery, or whatever it is you do.
Time-dollar programs derive from old-fashioned bartering, of course, but with an egalitarian twist: Every hour is worth the same thing. Portland's credo states it simply: "Everyone has value, everyone's time is equal, everyone has something to offer. The real economy is people. We value work. We value the work it takes to make healthy children, a healthy community, a sustainable future." It sounds positively Scandinavian.
If you're a little more hard-nosed, then consider the new Marketplace program launched this past spring by Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility and Vermont Sustainable Exchange. It's kind of like barter, too, but highly computerized, and filled with excitingly business-like buzzwords. "We think of it as a recession beater—a cash-flow management tool," says VBSR executive director Will Patten. "Every business has extra capacity, or products it's overstocked on," he explains. "Everyone has extra capacity." Now other member businesses can buy that extra capacity with their own excess, no money involved.
"Say I need to buy some compost," says Will Rapp, who often needs to buy compost because he's the founder and chairman of Gardener's Supply Company, an enormous mail-order house based in Burlington. "I may be short of cash, and the compost guy may have a glut at the moment. So I can transact that in the online exchange system, and the compost company can take the credits I give it and use them to buy fuel for the truck to load the compost onto. The fuel company says, 'I need accounting services,' and finds someone in the network to provide them."
It works like money, but it lets you pay for what you have too little of (fuel) with what you have too much of (compost). If you had to barter point-by-point, not only would you have to find a fuel dealer who needed compost, but you'd have to find him at just the moment when he also had extra fuel he needed to get rid of. "Barter requires the incidence of coincidence," says VSE founder Amy Kirschner, who runs the Marketplace software under a license from the Scottish inventors. "Instead, we're a little bit Amazon, a little bit Craigslist, a little bit eBay."
Kirschner started work on Marketplace's business-to-business electronic exchange after her attempt to start a BerkShares-like local currency in Burlington had foundered. "Having a piece of paper go around is a bit of a logistical nightmare," she says. "Burlington Bread didn't fit into cash-register drawers, it was hard to make change, employees weren't trained to deal with it." She's happier with the electronic model, in part because she's dealing directly with businesses that are used to thinking in hard economic terms.
"We finally nailed the economic argument—it's spare capacity," she adds. "Would you rather pay a bill with a gift certificate to your business or with cash? There's already trust within our network of businesses; these are the kinds of people who want to work with one another."
Susan Witt wouldn't argue with any of those logistical challenges, but for her they're part of the rationale for BerkShares: The currency is literally teaching people to think more carefully about how their habits build or erode community. It's about creating trust in a world where economists have taught us that we're self-interested individuals and nothing more. "I'll be in line behind someone at a store, someone who's supported us," she says. "And yet she's whipping out a credit card to pay. I ask her, 'Where are your BerkShares?' And she'll say, 'It's inconvenient. And I get airline miles with this card.' We're so entranced by the ease of this economic exchange."
Witt wrote recently about another local woman, someone who had called her office to ask how to make a donation to a local nonprofit in BerkShares. She couldn't just write a check, Witt explained to her. She'd need to "walk or drive to the project's office, call the staff together, look them directly in the eye, tell them how important their work is to the community, and hand them an envelope with a big stack of BerkShares."
Those bank notes would be nice, but so would the sentiment; in the end, it's entirely about building community, and so the connection counts as much as the money. Here's Jasmine Stine, an intern at the Schumacher Society: "My housemate was in line at Guido's [an upscale produce market in Great Barrington], right in between two other people who were paying in BerkShares. It turns out that one guy was making biodiesel, and the other guy needed some. That's the kind of conversation we've got to start having."
The Schumacher Society—which is now combining forces with England's New Economics Foundation, another booster of local currencies—sees lots of room for BerkShares to grow. The currency is now spreading out of the southern half of the county—the Tanglewood Berkshires—into the grittier Pittsfield area, and even to a few towns just over the New York and Connecticut state lines. And the Society is also trying to figure out how to start making loans in the local currency, not tied to federal dollars, which would mean backing the BerkShares with something real. Not gold, but a basket of commodities—firewood, apples, wind power—the kinds of things you can produce in Western Massachusetts, where gold mines are scarce.
The loans would be designed to build local economic power: to capitalize the factories and workshops that could bring production and jobs back home. That could reduce the scale of the sprawling global economy at least a little—and trim the danger of the next crash a little, too. I'm betting a Melville it just might work.
Bill McKibben is founder of 350.org and the author, most recently, of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. Earlier this year the Boston Globecalled him "probably the country's leading environmentalist" and Time described him as "the planet's best green journalist." He's a scholar in residence at Middlebury College. Bill originally wrote this article for Yankee Magazine.
Photo courtesy of Jason Houston. All rights reserved.


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It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.
Back in January, Navy Seals rescued an American aid worker who was held for months by Somali pirates. That moment shone a spotlight on the U.S. military's newest regional command - Africom, the U.S. Africa Command, which was created in 2007. One of its biggest concerns is dealing with terrorist groups such as al-Qaida and its regional affiliates. Renee spoke with the head of Africom, General Carter Ham.
Good morning.
GENERAL CARTER HAM: Good morning, Renee. Thank you.
MONTAGNE: One of the biggest terrorist attacks in the '90s was in Africa, a very deadly coordinated assault on two American embassies. Are you still concerned with the threat to American interests on the continent or do you see Africa as a potential staging ground for terrorist attacks in the U.S.?
HAM: It is both, Renee. We're charged with insuring the security of Americans and American interests from threats that might emanate from the continent of Africa. We have seen, certainly, the two embassy attacks, but also kidnappings of American citizens, other indications that they are expressing the intent to export their attacks.
MONTAGNE: Well, the U.S. does have a small base in Djibouti, which is east Africa. Describe that base for us.
HAM: The geographic location of Djibouti places it right at the horn of Africa, so at the intersection of the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, directly across the Gulf of Aden from Yemen. It's a major shipping line for commerce. And it also is a great platform from which we can extend our reach into other parts of east Africa.
MONTAGNE: Where else on the continent would you see American forces and what would they be doing?
HAM: In most of the rest of the continent of Africa, our presence is very small and specifically tailored to the mission sets that are required. For example, many listeners, I think, will recall a few months ago when President Obama announced the deployment of about a hundred special forces advisors to help the militaries of Uganda, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of South Sudan to counter the threat posed by a violent organization known as the Lord's Resistance Army.
MONTAGNE: Let's talk for a moment about the Lord's Resistance Army and that particular mission in Uganda alongside soldiers there. What American interest is served by getting American forces involved in a fight that does seem to be basically local?
HAM: Well, first, our personnel are there in an advise and assist role, not in a role to conduct operations to counter the Lord's Resistance Army. That's the responsibility, and rightfully so, of the four African nations which are involved.
It's a fair question to say why should the U.S. care about this. The Lord's Resistance Army, though very small, is a very vicious organization. It's pretty horrific what they do. But from a larger standpoint, they have caused the displacement of many tens of thousands of people. They've disrupted economies. They've disrupted good governance. They undermine regional stability. And that's why we're concerned.
MONTAGNE: Which gets us to the Arab Spring. Libya, for instance, did not have a military to military relationship with the U.S. before the Arab spring, but it now does. And Africom was the first to send missiles into Libya in that time before NATO got involved. How much effect has the Arab Spring had on your mission?
HAM: It's had a very significant effect. The conduct of military operations in Libya did afford now the opportunity to establish a military to military relationship with Libya, which did not previously exist. And we found the Libyans very understanding of the need to establish security across the country and also to contribute to regional stability. And we're seeking to establish what I would call a normal military to military relationship with Libya.
We see much the same thing, though less violently, in Tunisia. In fact, Tunisia's probably a little ahead of Libya and are moving on a very positive trend, and we're in contact with the Tunisians and have a very good relationship with their minister of defense to find ways in which we can cooperate on mutual concerns in the security arena.
MONTAGNE: General, thanks very much for speaking with us.
HAM: OK, Renee. Thank you very much.
MONTAGNE: General Carter Ham is the head of the U.S. Africa Command, speaking to us from the Pentagon. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Tattoos were once considered only the mark of sailors, rock stars, Maori tribesmen and Dennis Rodman
We may have witnessed a generational sea change the other night at the Golden Globe Awards. Talking about when creator, writer and breakthrough star of HBO's "Girls," Lena Dunham, teetered up to the stage on what appeared to be hockey skates sporting a minor array of tattoos leaking out of her ball gown in front of a world-wide audience. Fortunately her dress had been color designed to coordinate with copious amounts of blue ink.
And these weren't discreet little ankle hearts or some Chinese character supposedly representing "peace" but actually translating to "screw you round-eye" either. These were big, bold tats. Peek-a-boo with the emphasis on the boo. One looked to be a two-house homage to the children's book heroine Eloise spanning the width of the actress' back. And on her upper right arm — Ferdinand the Bull in his field of flowers. And those were just the visibles.
Now, my generation dabbled with tattoos but generally considered them the mark of sailors, rock stars, Maori tribesmen and Dennis Rodman. Hell, most baby boomers are loath to put stickers on their laptops. But every generation yearns to physically differentiate itself from their forebears, and long hair and baggy pants and ironically retro t-shirts were already taken. Thus, the kids use piercings and tats as their ticket to Hipster City. Which remains to this day a gated community.
And also why we find ourselves knee-deep in a tattoo boom. Tattoos in quantities and places previously unimagined. Wander into a club at night and you'll swear you're attending a carny convention. Complicated sleeves and full-body tats. Prodding carnies and cons to up the ante. Leading to a proliferation of neck and face tattoos. "Society is against me." Dude, you got 666 tattooed on your forehead. You might be leading the charge.
Nor can we be sure youths are prepared for possible complications. Whenever permanently displaying an impromptu decision made in a questionable state of sobriety at the age of 18, problems inevitably arise. For instance, are they aware their extravagantly illustrated canvases have a tendency to deteriorate over time? Change shape? That cute little butterfly may someday grow up to be a pterodactyl. The unicorn prancing on a rainbow: a rhino entombed in a bog. And in 30 years, the houses on Lena's back could very well be hit by a Salvador Dali melting bomb.
Also, not everyone is going to spend the rest of their life in jeans and a hoodie. So we got that to look forward to. On formal occasions through eternity we'll be treated to three-color dragon heads rising out of the small of backs. Laughing skulls popping wheelies on motorcycles made out of marijuana smoke, bisected by satin straps. Mushroom-cloud cleavage. We're already seeing grandmas with Whitesnake tattoos. It's only going to get better.
And who can dismiss the eternal difficulty of memorializing a lover's name. Would need two arm sleeves to catalog half my former girlfriends. An entire forearm devoted to those with names starting with MAR… Marci, Mary & Marni. And that was all before college. Makes you wonder if Angelina Jolie's first husband, Billy Bob Thornton, ever sees Brad Pitt and asks, "Hey buddy, how's my name holding up?"
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The coaches accused of physically abusing U.S. short track speedskaters and failing to report one athlete's sabotage of a competitor's skates have resigned.
U.S. Speedskating announced the departures of head short track coach Jae Su Chun and assistant Jun Hyung Yao in a news release this evening that also notes both are suspended through February, 2014. That means they cannot return to coaching in the United States before the next winter Olympics that same month in Sochi, Russia.
The statement also says that disciplinary proceedings have begun against Olympic medalist and world and national champion Simon Cho, who admitted in an NPR interview last week that he had tampered with the skate blade of Canadian Olivier Jean at an international competition last year.
Cho said he was ordered by coach Chun to tamper with Jean's skate but Chun has denied any role in the incident. An investigation conducted on behalf of U.S. Speedskating concluded last week that there is insufficient evidence "to conclude that coach Chun directed Simon Cho to tamper with the skate."
But as NPR first reported Monday, the investigators failed to interview Canadian athletes and staff who were present at the event where the tampering took place. Several have reported angry and hostile behavior by Chun both before and after the tampering incident.
The investigators' report also concluded that there were no persistent patterns of physical and emotional abuse. But an email purportedly from a skater who had been physically accosted by Chun — but praising the coach as "one of the best coaches in the World!" — turned out not to be from that skater at all.
The report noted that "an adversarial proceeding under oath could generate a different conclusion" about Chun's involvement in the tampering incident. But the news release says that a schedule Nov. 1 arbitration hearing, which would include testimony under oath and cross-examination of witnesses, is expected to be canceled.
Chun was suspended after abuse complaints were filed by more than a dozen short track skaters, including Olympic medalists. Most had left the national speedskating training program and said they would not compete in the World Cup season that begins next week if Chun and Yao remained on the job.
Yao was suspended last week after investigators reported that both coaches admitted they were aware of the tampering incident shortly after it happened but did not report it.
U.S. Speedskating says all athletes who qualified for World Cup competition, including those who filed abuse complaints, have agreed to rejoin the team now that the coaches have resigned.
If the Nov. 1 arbitration hearing is not held, it appears the full facts of the abuse allegations and the tampering incident may never be known.
Cho faces discipline ranging from a warning to suspension to a lifetime ban from the sport. He told NPR he is willing to accept punishment. But he continues to insist that Chun pressured him to sabotage Jean's skate, using his authority as a coach and as a Korean elder to break down his resistance.
U.S. Speedskating appointed former Canadian short track coach Stephan Gough and former U.S. short track coach Pat Wentland as interim coaches.
Update at 8:20 p.m. ET. Cho's Attorney Surprised:
U.S. Speedskating's announcement that "disciplinary proceedings against Simon Cho have begun and are continuing" is a surprise to Cho's attorney. John Wunderli says he's not aware of any proceedings involving his client.
"I don't know anything more that what's in the statement issued by USS," Wunderli tells NPR.
USS spokeswoman Tamara Castellano says that all that is underway so far is the process of forming a disciplinary panel that will hold a hearing. The panel must include at least one athlete, Castellano says, and will not include anyone named in the multiple grievances filed against former coaches Chun and Yao.
Under federal law, Cho can challenge the panel's sanctions by filing a complaint with the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) in which he would claim the sanctions unfairly keep him from competing. Cho can also demand binding arbitration and U.S. Speedskating, under USOC rules, would have to submit to arbitration.
That may be Cho's only hope for a full hearing with witnesses testifying under oath and subject to cross-examination.
A source close to Chun says the former coach will issue a statement tomorrow apologizing for his failure to disclose his awareness of the tampering incident involving Cho. But he continues to deny ordering Cho to sabotage the Canadian athlete's skate.
Update at 9 p.m. ET: Athletes' Attorney Vows To Press Ahead:
Ed Williams, the attorney for the athletes who filed a Demand for Arbitration against U.S. Speedskating and former coaches Chun and Yao, says "the boycotting athletes are pleased that the two coaches, faced with the prospect of being cross-examined under oath at the scheduled Nov. 1 arbitration hearing, have seen fit to resign."
Williams says the resignations "largely render moot the arbitration proceeding" but he vows to press ahead with a grievance filed with U.S. Speedskating over alleged mismanagement of the group.
"We're going to continue with that," Williams says on behalf of the complaining athletes. U.S. Speedskating "needs to be reformed."
Update at 9:38 p.m. ET: Olympic Medalist Says Skaters Will Continue To Seek Justice:
Olympic short-track medalist Allison Baver is among the athletes who filed complaints against Chun and Yao. Baver also sits on the USOC's Athletes Advisory Council and is concerned that the USOC has not been responsive enough soon enough to the speedskaters' complaints.
"We will continue to pursue justice," Baver says. "We are among the best athletes in the world and the U.S. Olympic Committee and U.S. Speedskating have failed" to protect the short-track skaters who filed complaints.
Baver also hopes the U.S. Speedskating disciplinary panel "considers Simon [Cho] a victim of abuse and not the aggressor," in the tampering incident. "He was bullied" by his coach, she alleges.
U.S. Speedskating spokeswoman Tamara Castellano says the Nov. 1 arbitration hearing has been formally canceled.
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Giving, Receiving, Swapping or Selling Online
This page contains information about online forums for finding, giving, swapping or selling pre-loved items. (See our pages on Reuse Centres or Community Reuse Initiatives for other opportunities).
Buying and Selling - General
The following websites provide an online forum to buy or sell items (both new and second-hand). In some cases free items to be given away may also be listed.
- Gumtree - Advertisements (either to sell, receive or give away items) can be posted on the Gumtree website for free.
- eBay charges a listing fee as well as a percentage of your sale price. eBay has an international reach so that items can be traded overseas.
- Facebook Marketplace buy and sell new and preloved goods.
- Tradingpost.com.au is an Australian only website. Charges an upfront fee to list your ad, but comes with a guarantee. Sell it in 4 weeks or your money back.
- Community Exchange Network is the first and only global network of communities using alternative exchange systems.
- Carousell is a mobile marketplace app that allows you to join, set up an account, make an offer on or list a pre-loved item for free.
- Depop - Buy, sell and discover fashion from the most inspiring community of creatives in the world.
- The Reimaginarium - From furniture and homewares to jewellery and Bluetooth speakers, The Reimaginarium is your home of Australia's best reimagined products.
Free Stuff - General
These forums allow you to give stuff away for free, or find stuff for free that other people are giving away.
- Facebook and other social media sites have community groups that you can join where members give stuff away, anything from food, clothes, furniture to offers of help. An example is a group called 'Pay it Forward' check if there's a group for your suburb.
- FreeCycle Australia - One of the oldest 'free stuff' forums, the Freecycle Network is one of the world's most used free swap networks - made up of many individual local groups. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer. Membership is free and the FreeCycle movement is not-for-profit.
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- ShareWaste - finder a composter near you who'll take your food scraps.
- Street Libraries are a beautiful home for books, planted in your front yard. They are accessible from the street, and are an invitation to share the joys of reading with your neighbours.
Book Swapping Online
These forums allow you to swap books online, using a 'points' system and sending books by post.
- Book Mooch - a forum where you can choose to operate within Australia or internationally
For more information about swap parties, see the Swap Parties section of our Community Reuse Initiatives page.
Clothes Swapping
The Clothing Exchange holds swaps in Sydney, Melbourne & Canberra.
High End Hammy downs is a matching app/website for your kids hand-me-down clothes.
National Recycling Week lists swaps around the country on the events page.
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Angels - 000 100 000 - 1 5 1Jeremy Hermida made sure that Kevin Jepsen did not escape the eighth inning unscathed. Though he needed some help from Jepsen's left fielder, Juan Rivera.
Red Sox - 100 000 04x - 5 11 0
Jepsen took over for Santana (7-7-1-1-7, 115) in a 1-1 tie and got into trouble immediately. He walked Victor Martinez on four pitches, then walked Kevin Youkilis on eight. J.D. Drew poked an opposite field single to load the bases. David Ortiz, who had ended possible scoring opportunities in the first and third innings, grounded a 2-0 pitch into a 4-2-3 double play, his second twin killing of the evening.
But the Red Sox did not fold. Adrian Beltre walked on four pitches to re-load the bases and Hermida lifted a 2-2 pitch to deep left. Rivera drifted back and twisted around, clearly having no idea how to play the fly. It ended up not even hitting the Wall, but landing on the warning track. By the time Rivera got the ball back to the infield, all three base runners had scored and Hermida had a double that improved Boston's win probability by 32.7% (63.8 to 96.5)!
Jepsen (.2-2-4-3-0, 32) was replaced by Scot Shields, who gave up an RBI double to pinch-hitter Mike Lowell. Marco Scutaro (who doubled back in both the first and second innings) singled and Dustin Pedroia walked to once again load the bases, but Jonathan Van Every, who had pinch-run for Martinez at the start of the inning, struck out.
Jonathan Papelbon then set down the Angels' 3-4-5 hitters in order (K swinging, 5-3, K looking) and Boston took the second game of this four-game series.
Pedroia had preserved the tie in the top of the eighth when, with one out and the bases loaded, Bobby Abreu grounded to second. The infield was in, so FY had the ball as Erick Aybar was running past him from first to second. Pedroia tagged Aybar and as he stumbled and fell towards first base, shuffled the ball to Youkilis to end the inning.
Lester (8-5-1-2-5, 120) turned in his third straight excellent start.
The standings are still gruesome -- it will take more than two days to make them even remotely palatable -- but it feels like we are watching an entirely different team than the one we suffered with in Baltimore over the weekend.Ervin Santana / Jon Lester
Lester has not allowed a run in his last two starts: 12.2 innings, 5 hits, 6 walks, 18 strikeouts.Scutaro, SS
Pedroia, 2B
Martinez, C
Youkilis, 1B
Drew, RF
Ortiz, DH
Beltre, 3B
Hermida, LF
McDonald, CF
Santana has not pitched very well in Boston -- 4 starts, 21.1 innings, 20 hits, 17 runs -- but three of those starts were in 2005 and 2007.
All nine starters in last night's lineup had (at least) one hit and one run scored. Pinch-runner Jonathan Van Every also scored a run, but did not get a hit in his one at-bat.
It was the second time this season a team had all of its starters get a hit and a run. San Diego did it in a 17-2 win over Atlanta on April 12, with starting pitcher Kevin Correia hitting a two-run single and scoring on a double.
B-Ref says it happened nine times in 2009, 10 times in 2008, 12 times in 2007, 19 times in 2006, and 15 times in 2005.


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To start, you need to peel and grate enough ginger fill one-half cup. The grated ginger is then combined with brown sugar and water in a saucepan, and the mixture is brought to a boil and then simmered to dissolve the sugar. It's then removed from the heat and allowed to steep and cool for about half an hour. Once cool, the syrup is strained through a sieve and chilled in the refrigerator. To complete the ginger ale, the syrup is mixed with club soda, lime juice, and lemon juice.
Homemade soda is the best since you can control the level of sweetness. This ginger ale has good, spicy flavor with nice brightness from the lemon and lime. Naturally, I added rum to mine, but you knew I'd say that, didn't you? Now, I want to go try a few things from the Sweet Potato chapter and then start asking around to find out if anyone is growing burdock root locally.
Homemade Ginger Ale
Recipe reprinted with publisher's permission from Roots: The Definitive Compendium with more than 225 Recipes
Who knew it could be so simple to make ginger ale at home? Here's an all-natural version, blissfully free of high-fructose corn syrup and preservatives. When I compared this homemade ginger ale to a national brand, it proved unrivaled in spicy, aromatic ginger flavor. Although the ginger syrup recipe makes enough for just four servings, it is easily doubled. Store the remainder in the refrigerator to use whenever you crave a tall, sparkling glass of refreshing ginger ale.
Makes 1 Cup/240 ML Ginger syrup; Enough for 4 Drinks
Ginger Syrup
1/2 cup/55 g grated fresh ginger
1 cup/200 g firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup/240 ml water
Ice cubes
4 cups/960 ml club soda
1/4 cup/60 ml fresh lime juice
1 tbsp plus 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
4 lime wedges
1. To make the ginger syrup, in a small saucepan, combine the ginger, brown sugar, and water and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes to completely dissolve the sugar and infuse the syrup. Remove from the heat and let the ginger steep in the syrup until cool, about 30 minutes. Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve placed over a container with a tight-fitting lid and then cover and refrigerate until well chilled. (The syrup will keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.)
2. Fill four 16-oz/480-ml glasses two-thirds full of ice. Pour ¼ cup/60 ml of the syrup, 1 cup/240 ml of the club soda, 1 tbsp of the lime juice, and 1 tsp of the lemon juice into each glass and stir to combine. Garnish each glass with a lime wedge and serve immediately.
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In better news, my mom gave me a pink top that was hers in the eighties. A friend let me steal her cropped denim vest with hearts sewn on that she wore when she was, like, 5? Perfect for more Topshop Unique adaptations.Also, some pirate costumes in Peter Pan greatly remind me of the CDG/H&M line. That's a good thing.OH HAI JERRY.
Why yes, yes I do ask people I'm poorly acquainted with if I can have a picture of them to post on the internet without them knowing.
Speaking of CDG, I'm so excited! If I don't manage to get anything, it's good to know Alexander McQueen is doing a Target line. I like Comme Des Garcons more, but McQ will be Target prices, and CDG isn't even at H&M prices. I don't want to completely dismiss the CDG line for good ole Lee, because the Target line doesn't come out until March and, though I have high hopes for it, there is the teensy weensy possibility that it might kind of....suck. I'm sorry, but we all know it could happen, and I felt the prescense of a seahorse in the room. I know the expression is pink elephant, but I happen to have had the wonderful experience of being in the same room as a pink elephant, and it is very pleasurable and not at all awkward or uncomfortable or unlikely.
Oh how bright Target's future looks! What's next? Vivienne? Gareth? A CHEAPER REI?!?!?!?
No. Rei's above that. Oh god, how demode of me to even consider it.