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I just turned 62 and am divorced and single. My ex-husband will be 63 years old this year. Is it possible for me to collect on his Social Security now? I am still working, but our unemployed adult son is going to college. Our finances are really tight since I am the only income earner in our home. My plan is to work until I am 66. If I can tap my ex-husband's Social Security soon, what is the impact on my own Social Security benefits?
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-- P.D. Divorced
Dear P.D., If your ex-husband has not applied for retirement benefits but can still qualify for them, you can receive benefits at your current age of 62 based on his work record. That's if you have been divorced at least two years, your marriage lasted more than 10 years and you didn't remarry, as you said. Your letter doesn't say how long you were married. So, I'm going to assume you made that 10-year milestone.
If you file for Social Security benefits prior to your full retirement age of 66, your benefit is first calculated based on your own work record. If the spousal benefit from your ex-husband's work record would result in a higher spousal benefit, you get the higher amount. But it's considered a combination of the two benefits. After that, you may not refile at your full retirement age to get a full retirement benefit based on your work record. You will suffer a permanent reduction in benefits if you file before your full retirement age.
The fact that you're still working can also mean your earnings reduce your benefit amount. If you're younger than full retirement age for the entire year, the Social Security Administration deducts $1 from your benefit payments for every $2 you earn above the annual earnings limit. In 2013, that earnings limit is $15,120.
The interesting option for a divorced spouse is to claim a spousal benefit at full retirement age and then earn delayed retirement credits on your work record until age 70. That's when you file for benefits based on your work record.
If money is tight with your son in college, he could take out some student loans. He's the one that's going to potentially earn a return on that investment, not you. Taking a big reduction in your retirement benefits to free up some short-term cash in your monthly budget fails to take into consideration your own significant retirement income needs. Here's a case where you need to think about your needs first before those of your son.
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I was born in Pakistan and later at the change of the millennium my family decided to move to Azerbaijan due my father's job entitlement. Living in Baku—translated as the "windy city" in Azeri—was an experience I would never forget in all my life. It was a definite culture shock but it only took a little while for us to find ourselves mixed with the locals on the streets. There I learnt Azeri with my neighborhood friends and played soccer at school.
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Laem Son was officially announced as a National Park on August 19, 1983. It is perched across a gigantic area of approximately 315 squared kilometers. The area is stretched from the seaside location from the District of Ratchakrud to the southern Districts of Ka Per, Bang Hin, Naga, Suk Sam Raan in Ranong to the District os Kura and Kuraburi in Panga. Various islands in the Andaman sea such as Kang Kao island and Kum island are also part of the national park. The summer (May to August) is among the best time to visit the area. The Park Comprises of Remarkable Attractions such as: Bang Baen Beach is a long white sand beach with natural pine forest. From shore visitors are able to see islands and the beautiful scenery it offers. The Office of Laem Son National Park is located on this beach. Lam Son beach is about 4 kilometers away from Bang Baen Beach. It features a fine white sand shoreline and is ideal for bird watching as it is habitat to various types of birds. Pra Pat or aka Hin Toong Beach is located in Moo 2 in the District of Kum Puanon Highway No. 4 (Ranong - Panga). It's approximately 90 kilometers from Ranong city centre and 30 kilometers from the District of Kaper. In getting to Pra Pat Beach from the main road, take a right turn at kilometers 702 onto a local tarmac road for around 3 kilometers. Pra Pat Beach is rather large and is also one of the many shady beaches. Kang Kao island offers visitors with fine sand that is soft to walk on. To the north, is Hin Ngarm Beach (Pretty Stone Beach) which has circular pebbles and stones as a distinctive charm.From Bang Baen beach to Kang Kao island takes around 40 minutes to travel by boat. Kam Tok island aka Aw Khao Kwai is has a nearly perfect semi circle cove which is where the National Park's maintenance office is located. Other than keeping an eye on the island, officers here are also at hand to assist visitors. From Kang Kao island to KamTokisland is only 20 minutes by boat. Kam Yai island is a beautiful island with fine white sand surrounding the beach. It is one and a half hrs away from Bang Baen Beach. Kam Nui island is closely located to KamYai island. It only has one beach but comprises of many smaller islands. Admission fee is 200 bath for adults and 100 bath for chrildrent. Laem Son National Park offers visitors with accommodation and delectable eateries. For more information, please contact the Department of Wildlife and Plants of the National Park at Tel: 0 2561 4292-3 Ext. 724, 725 or the Manager of Laem Son National Park at Bang Baen Beach in the Sub-District of MuangKlang, Ka Per in Ranong.
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- Belgian Grand Prix
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McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh believes Sunday's first corner accident at the Belgian Grand Prix should act as a reminder of how dangerous Formula One can be.
Romain Grosjean triggered the accident immediately after the start as he veered into Lewis Hamilton's path and then became airborne over the back of Sergio Perez's Sauber. As he flew through the air his car came perilously close to Fernando Alonso's helmet and all four cars were taken out of the race. Fortunately none of the drivers were badly hurt, but Grosjean was issued with a one-race ban for his part in the accident.
"It looked scary," Whitmarsh said after the race. "I think we've become slightly nonchalant. We see so many big enormous shunts and we're used to the driver just popping out, but you realise that they can come inches from not popping out of the car. It's fortunate for him [Alonso] and fortunate that we got away with the accident today."
One safety measure that has been discussed by the FIA is a cockpit canopy to protect the drivers' head, but Whitmarsh said any changes need to be fully thought through.
"I think we've got to try and do more," he said. "I don't like closed cockpits myself, but we've got to think through what we could have done. I think people underestimate what a [closed] cockpit would have to be and how it could make the situation worse. You put this glass bubble over the driver, but you can't assume that they're safer. A lot of work went on in aviation and it's amazing how difficult it is to protect a driver or a pilot and allow them to see through it in an undistorted manner. There's all sorts of other incidents with cars overturning or fires in the cockpit [that could be worse]."
As for Sunday's accident, Whitmarsh, speaking before the stewards' penalty was issued, said it was clear who was to blame.
"Lewis was as far right as he could clearly be and you've got to feel sorry for Lewis and you've got to feel sorry for Fernando and the others," Whitmarsh said. "Grosjean seems to be making a bit of a habit of it. I'm not sure what he was thinking, he could see Lewis and he could see everything around him so I don't know quite what was driving his decision. It didn't look like he was being squeezed on his side so I don't know what brought that contact about. You had two title contenders taken out in the first corner and quite a few others badly affected as well. It's pretty frustrating."


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By Barbara Lewis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is almost on track to reach its goal of improving energy savings by a fifth by 2020 and may consider a significantly higher target for the next decade, according to a draft European Commission document seen by Reuters.
Energy efficiency has risen up the agenda in Europe as member states seek ways to reduce dependency on imported fossil fuels in the context of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, which has led to the cut-off of Russian gas to Ukraine.
EU heads of state and government will debate efficiency and energy security next week as concern mounts that the cut-off could result in knock-on disruptions to EU supplies.
An EU goal to improve energy savings by 20 percent by 2020 versus projected use, or business as usual, was initially a non-binding target. Member states were expected to meet only about half of it.
But in a progress report, the EU Commission found that the bloc will achieve energy savings of around 18 to 19 percent, after the Danish EU presidency in 2012 pushed through a law to enforce the 20 percent efficiency target.
It concluded there is no need for extra "emergency EU legislation" to bring member states into line.
Looking to a set of 2030 energy targets, expected to be agreed provisionally by member states later this year and turned into a formal legislative proposal early next year, the Commission document said that an energy savings goal of 30 percent in 2030 is required to maintain momentum.
An even higher goal of 35 percent could be considered "taking into account the increased importance of energy efficiency in the context of the European Energy Security Strategy", it said, referring to the Commission's report on how to make energy supply less vulnerable. [ID:nL6N0O64LG]
The document is not expected to be made public until July, and the Commission says it does not comment on unpublished documents.
Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said late on Wednesday, however, that the debate continued on the precise level of a new efficiency goal. [ID:nL6N0OZ3AG]
Those reluctant to push for more ambitious goals object to the upfront cost of efficiency measures, but the European Parliament earlier this year backed a 40 percent goal, which is also supported by environment campaigners and the building insulation industry.
Friends of the Earth Europe cites modeling carried out by the Commission, which shows a 40 percent efficiency target could reduce the amount of imported gas from nations such as Russia by 40 percent. At the lower end of the range, an efficiency target of 27 percent would reduce gas imports by 16 percent compared with 2010 levels.
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If you follow me on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or Instagram, you've probably seen how huge the plants in our garden are. Thanks to the recent sunny, warm weather we've experienced, they have really taken off.
To celebrate our first crop of Persian cucumbers, I prepared a chilled noodle salad. I used soba noodles, a variety of fresh vegetables, flavorful peanut sauce, fresh mint (again from our prolific garden) and dill. Soba noodles are Japanese-style buckwheat. If you can't find them, you could use whole wheat angel hair pasta for a similar texture.
I prepared everything in advance in the morning and assembled the salad later at the last minute. That's what I call healthy, fast food!
If you live in the Bay Area, don't forget to pencil in this Saturday (May 25th) for my cooking demo and cookbook signing for Haute Potato at Los Altos Library. Hope to see everyone there.
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Asian Noodle Salad with Peanut Salad Dressing
We went to a potluck this weekend, and I brought along an Asian-inspired salad. I wanted to serve it as a main dish, so I made a pasta salad loaded with tofu and vegetables. But instead of using regular pasta, I used thin egg noodles. I mixed a myriad of vegetables such as crimini mushrooms, baby zucchini, cauliflower, bok choy, sugar snap peas and pickled red peppers with fried, cubed tofu. To finish the dish, I covered it in a delicious peanut dressing made of peanut butter, chili garlic sauce, sugar cane vinegar and ponzu soy sauce.
This cold Asian noodle salad can be prepared hours in advance, making it perfect for picnics and potlucks. Just leave the peanut salad dressing on the side and mix right before serving.
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Katy Perry's 'Prism' Labeled a Biohazard in Australia
So much for letting the light in! Katy Perry's chart-topping album 'Prism' has been labeled a biohazard in Australia. No, not for the frothy pop songs contained on the album being considered a hazard to ears -- as if -- but for the seed packets that are included with the record.
Seed packets?
Yep! Perry included them in the album to encourage her fans to plant trees and spread the light. What a great idea, right? Well, on paper, yes.
The seeds contained in the deluxe version packaging of the album, which also debuted at No. 1 in Oz, are considered a risk for Aussie folk. WTF?
Well, that version of the record was manufactured overseas and imported into Australia. The Department of Agriculture viewed the seeds as a biosecurity concern, as the country has very strict guidelines, regulations and rules regarding plant materials that did not originate Down Under.
Biosecurity officers are required to inspect international copies of the album to assess the level of risk.
The good news is that a local version of the album, produced in Australia, holds seeds harvested from the western region of the country and are therefore considered harmless.
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Joey Davis, better known by his rap alias Da Docta, pens a verse at his kitchen table after being named Lip-It's Artist of the Week. (THE COURIER)
Joey Davis, better known by his rap alias Da Docta, began his rap career at an early age, when he was in elementary school.
"I've been rapping ever since I can remember," he said. "I can remember rapping back in the third grade. I was writing raps in the classroom."
It wasn't until last week that he began receiving recognition for his music, as he was named Lip-It Lip Balm's Prime Time Artist of the Week for his rap song "Chevy Down." The path to get there, however, was filled with obstacles that have helped shape both his music and his persona. Davis, from Pine Bluff, grew up in a tough environment.
"Pine Bluff, it was a life experience," he said. "It was hard. There was always fighting."
He told the story of a time when a man began shooting at him. When he walked up to him and wrestled the gun out of his hand, the gun went off. It wasn't until afterward, when he wiped at his forehead and saw blood, that he looked down at his hand. One of his ring fingers had been shot off.
"I just saw my finger hanging there," he said. "When your adrenaline's pumping, you don't feel stuff like that."
But while he had to endure such acts of violence growing up, his experiences helped him to appreciate life and not to fret about the small things.
"I see things in a different light," he said. "People always stress out about simple things. Things can always be worse than what they are. People get stressed out, and I'm just like, 'Why does that even bother you?'"
He can also thank Pine Bluff for his nickname. His rap name growing up was Felix, but in seventh grade, kids started calling him Doc, in reference to Bugs Bunny.
"I think it was because of my teeth," he said, pointing to his two front teeth. "I have two buck teeth up front. I think that's the reason." The name stuck, and eventually Davis lengthened the name to Da Docta. While he likes several different genres of music, especially old rhythm and blues and funk, he is allured to rap because rapping comes easier to him than singing.
"Rap is what I do. I wish I could sing but I can't," he said. "I like it because I can do it. There's a lyrical flow to rap. Some people who think they can rap sound corny. It's really not based upon your judgment whether you can rap or not. Because everyone thinks they can, or people who think they can really believe they can and want to fight about it."
But Davis hardly ever gets upset, although he credits that more to his laid back attitude.
"I don't even get mad," he said. "I'm always smiling. Everybody has problems. Some people's problems are worse than yours."
The subject matter of his music varies widely — he's rapped about break-ups, partying, cars, and hard times — and is normally dictated by the beat he hears for the song.
"Every song I do is different. It just depends on the beat that I have," he said. "I hear this beat, and I have an idea for that beat. So I'm really not on the same topic all the time." Davis is passionate about his music, which oftentimes causes him to be over-analytical about his work.
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Come Hell or High Water, focuses on the simplicity and beauty of bodysurfing. Keith Malloy explores the history and progression of the sport through its many unique characters. It's about taking a breath, and kicking your feet, in the big blue sea.
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Our flat hierarchies enable you to quickly take responsibility and shape where you want your career to go. As an employer, we successfully combine our local roots with an increasingly international and sustainable approach. Our core values reflect how Canyon as a business works: we share our passion, take responsibility for our actions and strive to deliver excellence in everything we do.
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Killing Loneliness
What if Jacob Black never existed? What if Victoria left Bella alone and never came back? What if Edward never came back? This is that story. Apologies to H.I.M. (His Infernal Majesty) for using one of their song titles even though this is not a song-fic (I just felt I had to put that in). The name also just seemed too perfect, seeing as Bella becomes a tattoo artist, and H.I.M. is a very popular band around that crowd. DISCLAIMER: All characters, unless mentioned in the end notes, belong to ubergalactically fantabulous (love those words!) Stephenie Meyer! Please don't sue me!!!!!!
Bella didn't have Jake, and couldn't cope with the pain of staying in Forks. Two days after Edward said goodbye, Bella packed her things and drove to Seattle, where she sold her truck for a black and red 1978 Chevy Camaro. She finished high school at the Center School and became a tattoo artist at a parlor in the alternitave district of Ballard, in Seattle. She now lives in a small apartment with her black cat, Nightmare, while attending college at the University of Washington. She studies architecture.
1. Pain.
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He's gone. I can't believe he's gone.
I sat in the corner of my room repeating these words to myself as I rocked back and forth. I was soaked to the bone with the icey cold rain, but I hardly noticed. All I could notice was that he was gone. They were all gone. And they were never, ever, ever coming back.
Another shudder of pain racked my body, stopping my rocking immediately. I uncurled myself from the ball I had been cramped into, closing my eyes against the sheer terror of what had happened.
Bella, we're leaving.
The memory of yesterday hit me hard, throwing me onto my back with the force of the horror. Images of him flashed behind my closed eyes, but I couldn't seem to open them.
I'm no good for you Bella. My world is not for you. Not for you... Not for you...
"Edward!" I screamed, running downstairs and back out into the rainy black night. I didn't stop to tell my dad I was leaving, I just ran back to the forest, but stopped at the beginning of the trees. I had to get out of here. Spinning suddenly, I ran back into the house.
"Bella, what-" Charlie began, but I ran back upstairs before he could finish.
"I'm going to bed, Dad. I'll see you in the morning." I said without emotion, loud enough for Charlie to hear from the bottom of the stairs.
I had a plan though. When he left for work, I would leave for Seattle. I was eighteen, old enough to do what I wanted without parental consent, so I didn't worry about that. I didn't need to worry about school either, I wasn't allowed to go to school in my "catatonic" state anyways. I pulled an old duffel bag out of my closet as quietly as I could and began to pack. I simply shoved everything that would fit into the bag from my drawers and my sock full of college money from underneath my mattress. I didn't really need much else seeing as I would be starting a new life anyways. Not much use in bringing any more memories than I already had jammed up inside of my head.
The last thing I packed was the one picture of him I kept in my purse, the one thing he didn't know about, the only thing he didn't take. I knew that this was a bad idea, but I couldn't just leave all of my physical memories behind. I shoved the picture into my wallet without looking at it, so I couldn't feel a new spasm of pain go through the place where my heart once was. I closed my eyes and fell to the floor with the force of which the next memory hit me.
I'll make you a promise in return, I promise that this will be the last time you'll see me. I won't come back. I won't put you through anything like this again. You can go on with your life without any more interference from me. It will be as if I'd never existed...
How silly. I laughed darkly, my eyes opening. My whole life would be just as painful as that moment, what on earth was he saying? Like he'd never existed? My whole life still revolved around him, I would never forget him.
Always the fool... I thought to myself as I drifted back into the bliss of unconsciousness again.
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I'm a little behind on my outfit posts here, the last week or so has been kind of hectic in my neck of the woods. This outfit was from about a week ago when we were still having transitional spring-like weather, but now we're in a full-blown early summer it seems! I love having more sunshine around here, but I haven't been sleeping well thanks to the hot weather. I guess it just takes some getting used to for those of us more acclimated to cold and rain. BUT the weather has me excited for our beautiful summers here and all the fun adventures that go along with them! Also excited to finally be able to wear dresses and skirts. Hooray! More of that to come soon once I get on top of things again. :)
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from the do-they-even-know-what-they're-doing? deptThis one is really quite incredible. Among the sponsors of the absolutely dreadful E-PARASITE Act, which imposes massive regulations across the entire internet sector, is Rep. Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee. What's odd is that Rep. Blackburn, just a few months ago, went onto YouTube to emphatically explain why regulating the internet was a terrible idea:
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Q. Does there have to be interstate travel before the prostitution of children can be prosecuted at the federal level? Aren't prostitution offenses generally handled by state and local authorities?
A. Federal authorities work in tandem with authorities at other levels of government in the investigation and prosecution of many crimes, including the prostitution of children. 18 U.S.C. § 1591, which specifically covers the prostitution of children, does not require proof that either the defendant or victim crossed international or state lines. Accordingly, even if the criminal conduct was within one state, federal prosecution may be appropriate. In order for a federal case involving the prostitution of children to proceed, however, there must be some evidence that the crime had an effect on interstate commerce, such as through the use of phones, drugs, or hotels.
Q. If teenagers are voluntarily engaging in prostitution to earn money, why do you call them victims of crime? Aren't they criminals themselves?
A. It is true that prostitution is prohibited in most places in the United States. However, under federal law, children cannot consent to engage in prostitution or be sexually exploited. Because children are exploited through prostitution, they are considered to be victims, rather than perpetrators, of crime. Congress has indicated that victims of severe forms of trafficking, which include child victims of prostitution, should not be punished for activities they undertake while being trafficked. In addition, many minors who become involved in prostitution are runaway or thrown away children from abusive or otherwise dysfunctional homes. They are often lured into prostitution by sophisticated criminals who convince them not only that they will earn money to survive, but also that they will be taken care of and have the secure loving environment that they lacked at home. These promises are often honored only in the breach - pimps take the money a child earns on the streets and pimps engage in severe physical abuse to build a relationship of dependency. As a result, children victimized through prostitution are not typically voluntarily engaging in prostitution and should be considered victims.
Q. What are signs that a child is engaged in prostitution or is at risk for being prostituted?
A. In the United States the victims of child prostitution can be from any background, race, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and neighborhood. Many of these children are from unstable homes that may be emotionally, physically or sexually abusive, although a great many are from seemingly "normal" homes as well. The children may be enticed to leave their home by a person offering false promises of "something better" while others may run away or are "thrown away" by their parents/caregivers, thus leaving them little to no options for survival. Some of the signs to look for include, but are not limited to, the presence of an older or adult boyfriend, unexplained absences from school or a drop in academic performance, sudden acquisition of expensive clothes or accessories, social isolation from friends and family, and drug addiction, which can manifest as changes in their behavior and erratic mood swings.
Q. What is "survival sex?"
A. "Survival sex" occurs when a child engages in sex acts in order to obtain money, food, shelter, clothing, or other items needed in order to survive. In these situations, the transaction typically only involves the child and the customer; children engaged in survival sex are usually not controlled or directed by pimps, madams, or other traffickers. Any individual who pays for sex with a child, whether the child is controlled by a pimp or is engaged in survival sex, can be prosecuted.
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What are measles, mumps, and rubella?
Measles, mumps, and rubella are serious diseases that are spread from person-to-person through the air.
Measles is caused by a virus that results in a rash, cough, runny nose, fever, and eye irritation, and can lead to ear infection, pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and death.
Mumps is caused by a virus that results in fever, headache, and swollen glands, and can lead to deafness, infection of the brain and spinal cord, painful swelling of the testicles or ovaries, and even death.
Rubella (German measles)
Rubella (German measles) is caused by a virus that results in a rash, mild fever, and sometimes arthritis. It is spread from one child to another through direct contact with discharge from the nose and throat.
Infants and children who develop the disease usually only have a mild case of the rash and side effects. However, children who develop the disease in utero (from their mother while she is pregnant) can have severe birth defects and consequences. It is also very dangerous for pregnant women who are not immunized to come in contact with someone who has rubella, because it may cause a miscarriage.
Immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella
Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines prevent these diseases. Most children who receive their shots will be protected during childhood. A combination vaccine is given to babies and children and provides protection against all three diseases. A new form of MMR vaccine has been developed, which also contains immunization against chickenpox (varicella). This type of combined vaccine is called MMRV.
When are MMR vaccines given?
MMR vaccines are given in two doses to babies and children at the following ages:
12 to 15 months
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Seven to 18 years, if two doses were not previously given
Children who are sick or have a fever should wait until they are well to receive the MMR vaccine. Some children should not receive MMR vaccine. These include those who have ever had an allergic reaction to gelatin or to the antibiotic neomycin, and those who have had a previous serious reaction to MMR vaccine. Your child's physician will advise you about vaccines in these and other situations.
Pregnant women, or women who plan to become pregnant within a month, should not receive the MMR vaccine.
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As with any medication, vaccines carry a small risk of serious harm, such as a severe allergic reaction or even death. Receiving a MMR vaccine is much safer than contracting any of the three diseases. Common reactions to these vaccines may include the following:
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Labor Day has passed and officially the summer season is over, but is it really?
As I have mentioned numerous times, I find fall one of the best times of the year to be on the water enjoying our Southern California weather. The crowds are thinning out and we still have the warm, sunny afternoons, plus right now the fishing is great.
However, I am heading to Seattle this weekend for a weeklong voyage. No, I am not delivering a yacht from Seattle, which is common for my crew and me, but stepping aboard the Princess Cruises' Star Princess.
CRN Digital Talk Radio, which syndicates my radio show, is hosting a murder mystery cruise to Alaska where listeners can meet and cruise with the station's radio personalities. My wife and I are looking forward to our cabin with a balcony, but the Lido Deck poolside is always my favorite relaxation area on the luxury liners. Come to think of it, it might be a little chilly this time of year while sailing by the glaciers.
As CRN Digital Talk President and Chief Executive Michael J. Horn said in my July 6 column, "It is always good to have a spare captain along on your cruise!" However, I plan to stay off the bridge and join in the activities during the cruise. Additionally, I will be writing a couple of travel articles about our adventures, especially the dining.
I will miss the next radio shows because I cannot broadcast from the ship. However, Chandler Bell will be at the helm and in the hot seat.
Tip of the week is for any and all boaters planning to go whale watching and for skippers who find themselves in close proximity to a whale or a pod. All boaters, swimmers, paddle boarders and anyone on any type of watercraft must follow certain regulations to protect the whales. These rules have been enacted to protect the critters from over-excited or disrespectful people.
The National Marine Fisheries Service is the federal agency responsible for protecting the whales with the passage of the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act.
The act applies to two levels of harassment, and prohibits hunting, capturing or killing any marine mammal.
The level A harassment refers to injuring a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild. Level B is someone disrupting marine mammal or marine mammal stock behavioral patterns.
I follow the information on NOAA Fisheries' Responsible Marine Wildlife Viewing website at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/education/viewing.htm. This site gives a great overview for safe viewing, the ocean etiquette and guidelines by regions.
You must stay 100 yards away from any whale, and if a whale approaches closer, stop or cruise slowly to maintain steerage. While viewing a pod, boaters should not operate at speeds faster than a whale or group of whales, and boaters should maintain a constant speed while paralleling. You must avoid following or approaching directly in front of whales, which could cause the whale to change directions.
Also, boaters should do nothing to cause a whale to separate from groups, or block a whale between your boat and shore, such as in a cove. In addition, aircraft pilots cannot fly lower than 1,000 feet when within a 100-yard horizontal distance from a whale.
Swimmers and divers cannot approach whales either, and never try to feed a whale. If you see a boater deliberately harassing a whale, report the incident to the National Marine Fisheries Service 24-hour hotline at (800) 853-1964. For injured of entangled whales, call 877-SOS-WHALE. Every boater must be considerate to the mammals because we are playing in their home.
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Safe voyages!
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a pretty good boxer, and he fashioned himself a tough guy. He was so tough he was charged with assaulting his girlfriend.
Last Monday, tough guy Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his brother left bombs on the sidewalk on Boylston Street and killed an 8-year-old boy, a 29-year-old woman who grew up in Medford, and a 23-year-old Chinese graduate student at Boston University.
It takes a tough guy to pack a bomb with ball bearings and nails and purposely put it in a crowd so that it will kill and maim men, women, and children. The Tsarnaevs were so tough that when they decided to kill a fine police officer named Sean Collier on Thursday night, they approached him from behind and shot Collier in the head even before Collier could get out of his cruiser.
Get out the violins, because you're about to read and hear all these stories about how poor Tamerlan Tsarnaev's troubles had to do with the repression of the Chechens, and the hard nomadic life ethnic Chechens were forced to endure in the shambolic collapse of the Soviet Union.
Spare me.
Consider, instead, Lingzi Lu, the beautiful, loving Chinese woman killed in an explosion. She, too, emerged from the ruins of communism. She came from China's rust belt, and when she got to America, she ran with it. She loved the different foods, the different cultures, the different people.
Lingzi Lu came here and saw only opportunity. Tamerlan Tsarnaev came here and threw his away.
Lingzi Lu nursed her friends at BU back to health when they were sick.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev nursed grudges, convinced we all owed him something.
Living in a society that respects and encourages diversity, he retreated into a perverse, self-righteous, judgmental view of others who didn't share his extremist views. And in his final act of selfish venality, he enlisted for his nihilistic denouement his own little brother, brainwashing a kid who by all accounts had made the sort of friendships and social connections that he couldn't.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, had made something of himself. He was a captain of the wrestling team at Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, where his friends recalled him as a class clown, a dutiful student, an ordinary kid who liked to smoke a bone once in a while. Presumably his marijuana smoking incurred the disapproval of his sanctimonious brother, who embraced an extreme form of Islam and railed against people who took a drink, or parents who exposed their kids to the paganistic trappings of Harry Potter.
The authorities believe it was Tamerlan, the zealot, who pulled his little and presumably impressionable brother into his orbit of overweening grievance against the very country that gave the Tsarnaev brothers more opportunity than they ever would have had if they had stayed in the troubled, poor country where they were born, Kyrgyzstan, or the troubled, poor country where their ancestors came from, Chechnya.
Kyrgyzstan is one of the poorest countries spawned by the breakup of the Soviet Union. Hundreds of thousands of its 5 million people bugged out of there in the years that followed the collapse of a system of government built on repression and corruption. It appears the Tsarnaev brothers, ethnic Chechens, began a nomadic trek that eventually brought them to Cambridge.
Cambridge is probably the most tolerant patch in these United States. It is a sanctuary city for immigrants. The people of Cambridge, the city government of Cambridge, have created the most inclusive, generous community to outsiders I have ever encountered. People in Cambridge go out of their way to be nice to, and genuinely supportive of, people like the Tsarnaev brothers.
I wouldn't doubt that Tamerlan Tsarnaev encountered some jerks over the years. We all do. It's called life. If Tamerlan Tsarnaev nursed murderous grudges because it was so hard to grow up and live in Cambridge, then he was indeed, as his uncle put it, a loser.
The police officers who took 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev into custody deserve our gratitude and maybe a medal. Maybe the kid will revert to the type of person his high school classmates remember, and he'll do the right thing and tell all. Hopefully we won't be submitted to the pathetic victimhood speeches tough guy Tamerlan would have delivered had he not received an unhealthy dose of bullets from police officers he was trying to kill.
Now that the madness is over, there will be some who say we have to figure out why the Tsarnaevs became such angry young men.
No one who lost his or her life or limbs on Boylston Street last Monday did anything to create angry young men like this. And I know that 8-year-old Martin Richard, a beautiful little boy from Dorchester who was killed by the Tsarnaev brothers' bomb, never harmed a living thing. He was a kind little boy who was unfailingly nice to his classmate, the daughter of the Boston firefighter who knelt over his body on Patriots Day.
Sean Collier, the 26-year-old MIT police officer who police say was shot to death Thursday night by the Tsarnaev brothers, worked as a civilian for the Somerville Police Department, but desperately wanted to be a cop. He was thrilled when he got the call to join the MIT force last year, and he only recently learned he had landed his dream job with the Somerville PD.
I would bet my life that Sean Collier would have laid down his life for anybody, including immigrants from Kyrgyzstan or Chechnya. In the end, he did lay down his life, trying to protect others.
I don't want to listen to how innocent people bear some responsibility for creating the twisted minds of the Tsarnaev brothers.
Let us first bury our dead, heal our wounded, tend to our damaged first responders. Then maybe I'll listen to that "what did we do to make them hate us" claptrap. Then maybe I'll go to some soul-searching debate about how our foreign policy is creating too many enemies and too few allies.
But then, maybe I won't.Kevin Cullen is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeCullen.


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text: Know that I am not a "puzzles man". Narrative-driven problems in an adventure game, I can do, but a wholly-dedicated puzzle game? Not for me. The endless repetition, the cold, sterile environments and the focus on head-scratching over finger-twitching seems more like punishment than enjoyment. And yet, here I am, having just finished World of Goo, 2D Boy's physics based goo building game, and I'm writing a review about it. Was it because I did something wrong, and was, yes, being punished? Or did I, somehow, find a puzzle game enjoyable?Loved A Gentle Curve – You'll never "hit the wall" in World of Goo. The puzzles ramp up in difficulty quite gently, and even if you do hit a point where you can't get your head around a problem, you can just skip that level and come back to it later. Which is a neat feature. Metagame – The entire game is based around clearing stages by getting a certain number of "goos" from one end of the map to the other. Pretty simple. But any surplus goo you acquire gets stored at the World of Goo Corporation, a sideshow/sandbox stage. In it, you can build a tower, and as you build, the game pings the servers so you can see how high your tower is in relation to everyone else's. This quickly flips the script, as what was at first a diversion quickly becomes the driving force behind your progression throughout the game. Presentation – Two guys made World of Goo. You'd never have guessed. Quirky, smart writing, clean graphics and a soundtrack that's equal parts jolly and haunting – depending on the tone of the level – make it one of the most polished indie games we've ever seen. Hated Wha?– Of course, being made by two guys means other areas of the game are a little rough. Some things – like explaining the full range of what certain goos, and certain objects and obstacles, can and can't do – is left a little too ambiguous, resulting in needless trial-and-error. World of Goo is one hell of a puzzle game because, as someone normally lacking in the patience for such things, I enjoyed every second I spent with it. And that doesn't happen very often. It's forgiving, it's addictive, it's gorgeous, it's smart. Well worth a look, particularly if your Wii is getting a little dusty. World of Goo was developed by 2D Boy, released on Oct. 13 for Nintendo Wii (WiiWare) and PC. Retails for USD$19.99 on PC, 1500 Wii Points on WiiWare. Played single player mode to completion and built a really, really big tower on PC. Confused by our reviews? Read our review FAQ.


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P.S. I played Andy (also in this thread) and he's excellent -- I would have estimated him to be a 4.5 actually.
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Hoist Fitness Systems, San Diego, is close to acquiring LeMond Fitness, Woodinville, WA, according to a report.
SNEWS reported on its website today that Hoist CEO Jeffrey Partrick confirmed that his company is the buyer, and that Hoist hopes to close the deal this week. Partrick added that Hoist, which produces strength training products for commercial and home markets, had been discussing the idea of developing cardio equipment, and that Hoist has long admired LeMond's exercise bike products.
"It's really a good thing for us," Partrick told SNEWS. "We just think it's a good fit—premium cardio products and premium strength products."
Partrick was interviewed this week at the Health and Fitness Business Expo in Las Vegas, where the LeMond Fitness booth was empty and LeMond bikes were in the Hoist booth. A member of the Club Industry staff approached Partrick at the show on Wednesday about the potential deal, but Partrick declined to speak on the record.
Earlier this month, Club Industry reported that LeMond Fitness was in discussions to sell the company. Marty Smith, the interim CEO of LeMond Fitness, said he could neither confirm nor deny information about a possible sale.
Hoist had worked with LeMond Fitness when LeMond was a vendor in the Southern California Busy Body Home Fitness stores. Partrick led an investment group that purchased Busy Body out of bankruptcy in 2009.
Partrick added that upon finalization of the deal, the LeMond Fitness headquarters would move to Hoist's headquarters in San Diego.
LeMond Fitness was established in 2002 by Greg LeMond, the three-time winner of the Tour de France and a two-time world champion bicyclist.


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There are mock drafts, and then there are Mock Drafts.
Mike Mayock's annual swing of the bat before the draft is the only one I pay close attention to due to everything that goes into it. Mayock's mock is a culmination of all the information-gathering he's done over this long draft process.
The entire mock can be viewed here. Here were my big takeaways after watching the taping:
» Mayock had three offensive tackles going in the first four picks, including Central Michigan's Eric Fisher to the Kansas City Chiefs. He explained that Oklahoma's Lane Johnson's athleticism was too much for Chip Kelly and the Philadelphia Eagles to pass up. Mayock said Johnson is the perfect fit for that offense.
» Mayock called the San Diego Chargers' offensive line a "mess." Even with the tackles off the board, they take the safest pick on the board at a position of need: Chance Warmack at guard. Fellow guard Jonathan Cooper of North Carolina went four picks before, to the Arizona Cardinals at No. 7. Cooper going ahead of Warmack in these mocks is a growing trend.
» New York Jets fans would be ecstatic if this mock came true. They came away with Oregon pass rusher Dion Jordan at No. 9 and Notre Dame tight end Tyler Eifert at No. 13. That looks almost as delicious as when the Jets landed Shaun Ellis and John Abraham in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
» Houston's D.J. Hayden was the top cornerback on Mayock's big board, but Alabama's Dee Milliner was the first cornerback taken at No. 10. Hayden went to the Indianapolis Colts at No. 24. Mayock believes Colts general manager Ryan Grigson would be "thrilled" if Hayden falls to them.
» Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones told NFL.com's Ian Rapoport on Tuesday that he wouldn't get past the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 17. That's exactly where Jones was slotted by Mayock. It's a perfect match.
» The Minnesota Vikings surely would be celebrating if Tennessee wide receiver Cordarelle Patterson falls to them in the first round as Percy Harvin's replacement. Please watch the show, if only to see Mayock re-enact this celebration.
» Some of the other big first-round surprises include guys who NFL teams may view more favorably than the draftnik cognoscenti: Syracuse offensive lineman Justin Pugh to the New York Giants at No. 19, LSU safety Eric Reid at No. 21 to the Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee wide receiver Justin Hunter to the Houston Texans and Stanford tight end Zach Ertz to the San Francisco 49ers at No. 31.
Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.