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A genuine casting of Arnie's head from Batman & Robin is just one of the bizarre movie props available on eBay right now. You can also own the robot head of Robin Williams from Bicentennial Man, and the original helmet from the Rocketeer movie. Or if your loved ones are really obsessive, you can get them some even weirder crap.
If you're not satisfied with Robin Williams' head, you can also get his eyes and arm (also from Bicentennial Man) as well as some sort of weird animatronic prop. Also on eBay:
- A ton of props from Southland Tales, including a belt worn by Sarah Michelle Gellar, Gellar's character's business card, an American flag, dog tags worn by Janeane Garofalo's soldier character and a wedding cake topper.
- A weird-ass tumbler that John Travolta drank out of in Battlefield Earth. Probably still coated in his saliva.
- A sign from the precog police station in Minority Report.
- A crew-member uniform from Star Trek: Generations You could wear it to a Halloween party. But instead you'll probably just keep it in an acid-free box and fondle it occasionally.
- The "tachyon admitter" the Fantastic Four used to separate the Silver Surfer from his surfboard in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
- Conference-room furniture from the Transformers movie. Just think, you could, ummm... use it in your conference room.
- A rubber pick-axe and crampons from Alien vs. Predator.
- A sign, in some alien script, from Ultraviolet.
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Whammed by Illinois' second credit-rating downgrade this week because of the pension debacle, Gov. Pat Quinn moved swiftly Thursday to call lawmakers into a special session "to finish their job" after adjourning the spring session last week without a resolution.
The Democrat's announcement came just minutes after Moody's Investors Service downgraded the state's credit worthiness to A3 from A2 — seven levels from the best grade and four stages above "junk" status.
Whammed by Illinois' second credit-rating downgrade this week because of the pension debacle, Gov. Pat Quinn moved swiftly Thursday to call lawmakers into a special session "to finish their job" after adjourning the spring session last week without a resolution.
The Democrat's announcement came just minutes after Moody's Investors Service downgraded the state's credit worthiness to A3 from A2 — seven levels from the best grade and four stages above "junk" status.
It was the second time in less than a week that a major assessor of Illinois' $27 billion in outstanding bond indebtedness knocked the state's rating down a level because of inaction on closing a $97 billion shortfall in five public-employee pension programs. Such downgrades cost the state millions of dollars in interest on bonds.
"Time and time again over the past two years, I have proposed, asked and pushed members of the General Assembly to send me a comprehensive pension reform bill," Quinn said in a prepared statement. "Time and time again, failure to act by deadlines has resulted in the bond rating agencies lowering our credit rating, which hurts our economy, wastes taxpayer money and shortchanges the education of our children."
Bringing the Legislature together often opens the door to other action. The May 31 adjournment left several issues unresolved — gambling expansion, legalized gay marriage — and resulted in an unsteady House-Senate agreement answering a court's order to enact provisions for carrying concealed weapons.
House administrators already had discussed June 19 for a return to override an expected Quinn veto of the concealed-carry measure, according to Steve Brown, spokesman for House Speaker Michael Madigan. Quinn spokeswoman Brooke Anderson said the governor hadn't decided what to do with that bill.
But passing legislation between June 1 and December 31 requires a three-fifths vote in both chambers, so it's hard to see how a pension deal rejected in May could pass now, let alone pacts on gay marriage or a contentious gambling package.
Quinn said he had contacted Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton about the pension session. Anderson confirmed there is no deal, but said there's time to seal one before lawmakers ride back into town.
Madigan and Cullerton — both Chicago Democrats, like Quinn — adopted differing plans to catch up over 30 years on the debt after decades of state underfunding of employee retirement programs, but neither proposal got approval in the opposite chamber.
"Moody's provides more damning evidence that we can't afford a continual stalemate on pensions," Cullerton spokeswoman Rikeesha Phelon said.
Moody's tagged its downgrade to legislative indecision.
"Our rating now assumes the government will not take action to reduce the state's pension liabilities any time soon," the Moody's statement said. "The Legislature's political paralysis to date shows not only the magnitude of Illinois' unfunded benefit liabilities, but also the legal and political hurdles to legislation that would make pensions more manageable."
It was a similar story on Monday, the first business day after the General Assembly's curtain, when Fitch Ratings dropped its score from "A'' to "A-".
A third agency, Standard & Poor's, said Thursday that it would keep its mark at "A-" for now because when it last issued a downgrade in January, it predicted action this spring "was unlikely given the poor record of the past two years and the lack of consensus on a plan."
Downgrades cost Illinois millions of dollars extra in interest costs when officials sell government bonds to raise money, primarily for long-term construction projects. Such bonds, backed by general tax revenue, are still highly stable investments, but such high debt makes markets jittery.
Cullerton and Madigan differ on a pension approach. Cullerton worries about complying with the Constitution's restrictions on diminishing promised pension benefits, so his idea would reduce perks but would give workers a choice on which to forgo. Public-employee labor unions back it.
Madigan believes his plan would meet a court challenge because it would save the pension framework and that his proposal saves sufficient money, while Cullerton's would not.
Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno of Lemont questions whether "dynamics" had changed sufficiently to justify a special call.
"Clearly there is a rift (among) Democrat leaders," Radogno said. "Despite their supermajority status, they missed a prime opportunity to enact comprehensive pension reform."
The Madigan bill is SB1. The Cullerton bill is SB2404. The concealed carry bill is HB183.
Online: http://www.ilga.gov
Contact AP Political Writer John O'Connor at https://www.twitter.com/apoconnor
Associated Press writer Sophia Tareen contributed to this report from Chicago.


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Miscarriage. The Abortive Attempt. Nos. 13 (1977) – 14; 16 – 19; 20; 22 – 30; 30 (bis) – 36 (March 1978) (dated per the postal cancellation). [Title and subtitle vary.] Collection of 23 weekly issues (ca. 2-6 leaves each). Boston / Jamaica Plain, MA (10 Priesing Street) 1977-1978. (47328)
Like most cities in the United States, Boston can lay claim to a punk-era history all its own. The venerable Boston Groupie News, the Subway News, and later, Forced Exposure are among the better-known chronicles of such indigenous noise and youthful exuberance that flourished along the banks of the Charles River between the mid 1970s and the late 80s. Now we can add Miscarriage to the list of essential Boston underground fanzines.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney held the second of three nationally televised debates on Tuesday. The two debated issues including the economy, energy and foreign policy during a town hall-style meeting at New York's Hofstra University.
Jennifer Sclafani is a visiting professor of linguistics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She says the debate was very different from the first presidential debate two weeks ago.
"Last night I would say that we really saw the president back on offense and taking control of the floor, both figuratively and literally. And of course Romney was also quick on offense and concise in outlining his own position for most of the debate. So he described very succinctly what he saw were weaknesses or broken promises in the president's performance," she said.
Professor Sclafani says the linguistic style and communication displayed was only one of the things that set this debate apart from the last one.
"Even more than linguistic style, some of the differences that really stood out to me were actually non-linguistic. Here we had a town hall format in which questions were fielded from the audience and candidates were not physically confined before a podium as they were in the last debate," she said.
She says this allowed the candidates more freedom to walk around and to engage with the audience and each other. And she says it resulted in some heated non-verbal exchanges.
"The candidates didn't just get in each other's conversational space by interrupting each other, but they actually got in each other's physical space. If you had muted the volume on the debate their movements across the stage were almost reminiscent of a boxing match. So you saw them engaging in this non-verbal physical dance throughout the debate. And it was very obvious in terms of their physical movements when they were being verbally aggressive towards each other because you could see it reflected in their physical movements," she said.
Although the president's demeanor and the physical layout of the debate stage were major points of difference between the first and second debates, one verbal comment by Mitt Romney did seem to take on a life of its own on social media, picking up thousands of responses on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.
Romney was responding to a question from a female audience member about pay inequality in the workplace. He said that during his time as governor of Massachusetts, he had worked with women's groups to help him find qualified women to fill cabinet positions on his staff.
"I went to a number of women's groups and said, "Can you help us find folks," and they brought us whole binders full of women," he said.
Professor Sclafani explains what Mitt Romney meant by "binders full of women."
"That reference to binders of women, when I first heard it I thought of an actual three-ring binder that had several resumes from women that he was looking through when choosing leaders in his team," she said.
She says there are a couple of reasons that the comment may have received such a negative response.
"Many people took offense to the use of this term for two reasons. This idea of connecting binders and women together can either objectify women or take away their humanity and just present them as pieces of paper that are bound in this physical folder," she said.
She also says the wording also brings to mind the discourses of feminism and the women's movement in the United States.
"I think many people, especially women, perceived this specific choice of word[ing] of "binders of women," as being reminiscent of an idea that women are actually bound in society, and they are not free," she said.
One social media user tweeted that in order "to solve the problem of pay inequality we don't need more 'binders full of women.' We need more ballots full of women."
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U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney held the second of three nationally televised debates on Tuesday. The two debated issues including the economy, energy and foreign policy during a town hall-style meeting at New York's Hofstra University.


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If you were to judge No Joy by their recent touring buddies Best Coast, Wavves and Surfer Blood, then it's unlikely you would be expecting anything more than a good time lo-fi jaunt. If you were to expect a pleasing debut album of woozy shoegaze written across the 2,462 mile distance between collaborators in Los Angeles (Jasmine White-Glutz) and Montreal (Laura Lloyd) then you have probably read their much disseminated bio.
Worse than tainting Ghost Blonde with preconceptions however, would be to listen to it through a tinny pair of headphones on the bus, tube or whatever alternative artificially noisy form of transport you may favour. No Joy may thrive in their own opaque cacophony, but as with most of their genre's compatriots the pay-offs involved are deceptively slight, requiring a dedicated level of immersion in the record to achieve them.
There is no reason why Ghost Blonde shouldn't be shown a duty of care and attention either. It is undoubtedly a record that rewards on repeat listens, the dissonantly soothing crests of 'Mediumship' and coarse reverb laden troughs of 'Heedless' gather an added kick once replete with the weighty jolt of familiarity.
Nor do No Joy need much adjusting to - their feedback driven niche in this, er, feedback driven niche is to emulate the genre's stalwarts (My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Slowdive) with an, if anything, more palatable set of songs that bear the comparison. To their credit, White-Glutz and Lloyd have done an awfully good job of not subsiding to the oft-succumbed to temptation of stringing out ten extended jams onto an album. Each offering on Ghost Blonde has clear driving hook, be that the jittery surf-pop guitar lead on 'Hawaii', the yearning lurch of overdrive on 'You Girls Smoke Cigarettes?' or Laura Lloyd's breathtakingly tranquil vocals on 'Still'.
It's hard to pick out a standout song, not just because the quality of writing is of an impressively high calibre but because what holds this LP back from being downright essential is its lack of anything that really shocks. White-Glutz and Lloyd know how to eke some beauty out of an intentionally foreboding field yet Ghost Blonde never really embraces the ugly enough to push how much splendour can be crafted from it.
'Indigo Drive' and 'Untitled' are fine as largely atmospheric segues go but there's no real tension or drama to keep the listener hanging on for their duration. Likewise, six minutes spent in the company of the closing title track are about two minutes too many for its endlessly replicated melody.
These are minor qualms however, when played against the backdrop of a truly promising debut album. With Ghost Blonde, No Joy have chiselled all the shoegaze basics into a formidable account of themselves. An indispensable album of their own is not far off.
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Most of them, however, made losses, as per the data disclosed in the draft offer document of Sahara Prime City Limited filed with Sebi in September 2009.
Founded in 1978, the Sahara group has, over several years, accumulated land across the country and now claims to have a land bank of 36,631 acres (which may be one of the largest held by a private entity).
Having operations spread across business such as real estate, infrastructure and housing, financial services, housing finance, mutual funds, life insurance, media, film production and distribution, information technology, medical, tourism, hospitality and consumer products, the group employs a total of 11 lakh on its rolls.
The future of the groups flagship company Sahara India Financial Corporation (SIFCL) is now in the dark as the Reserve Bank of India through an order dated June 17, 2008 had directed SIFCL to stop accepting instalments in existing deposit accounts.
The central bank also restricted it from accepting any new deposits that mature beyond June 30, 2011.
While the central bank had also directed SIFCL to repay all deposits that and reduce its aggregate liability to depositors to zero on or before June 30, 2015, the group has over the last few years acquired three hotel properties Grosvenor Hotel in London (2010), Plaza Hotel (2012) and Dream Hotel (2012) in New York for an aggregate sum of Rs 9,000 crore. The group had, however, exited the aviation sector and had sold Sahara Airlines for Rs 2,000 crore to Jet Airways in 2007.


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PEORIA — The big hospital news has been about big mergers recently — UnityPoint Health-Methodist affiliating with the former Proctor Hospital, OSF Healthcare steadily adding rural hospitals to its roster.
Another smaller, but no less significant merger has been in the works for four years. Heartland Community Health Clinic will officially take over Sisters' Community Health Care Center of OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Monday, solidifying its place as a major primary care provider for the uninsured, under-insured, and people in the state's Medicaid program.
Heartland's patient load will jump 40 percent, from 12,500 to 21,100, with the addition of its fifth clinical site and 8,600 primary care patients from Sisters' clinic.
Roughly one in nine Peoria County residents will now be served by Heartland. (Though Peoria County residents make up the bulk of Heartland's patients, the agency doesn't turn anyone away.)
The merger is a three-way collaboration between St. Francis, Heartland and the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, which trains young doctors in four residency programs at the clinic.
"For the patients, it will be seamless," said Sue Wozniak, the retired chief operating officer of St. Francis who served as project manager on the merger.
Patients will see the same supervised residents from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria whom they saw as patients of Sisters' clinic. They'll see the same nurses and the same staff. They'll go to the same location in the old Allied Agencies building along Armstrong Street. But the name will change to Heartland-Armstrong.
For Heartland, the acquisition means more resources to serve uninsured and, potentially, growing numbers of under-insured residents as key aspects of national healthcare reforms take hold, said Farrell Davies, Heartland's CEO.
More resources include a two-year federal grant, totaling $1.3 million, to help offset costs of the merger and provide care for more uninsured patients; new administrative offices in the recently-purchased old Wyman Building along University Street; and plans to hire 11 new employees, primarily in billing and information technology.
St. Francis is letting go of a clinic that, according to Wozniak, loses several million dollars a year. On the other hand, because of Heartland's designation as a federally-qualified health center, Heartland's Medicaid reimbursement rate is about $125 while Sisters' clinic is about $30 per patient visit.
Heartland's Davies cautioned the comparison is not apples-to-apples. Heartland is required to provide more services with the higher payment it receives, while the clinic could receive more for treating medically-complex patients.
"But from the perspective of the community and the healthcare system, it's more effective and efficient to have us provide the services."
The shift also ends costly duplication of services between Sisters' clinic and Heartland. For example, because parents could choose between Heartland and the Sisters' clinic, the clinic was in jeopardy of not having enough young patients for pediatric residents to treat.
"I want to make it very clear the Sisters are not abandoning their charity mission," Wozniak said.
St. Francis will retain the clinic's academic education component and approximately 400 patients in a separate clinic — St. Francis Community Clinic, a free clinic originally started in the 1940s for the poor and women who lost husbands in World War II. The hospital will pay Heartland for their care.
St. Francis is also taking steps to assure Heartland isn't hurt economically by the merger, a requirement for approval by the Health Resources and Services Administration, the federal agency that oversees medical care for under-served communities.
St. Francis will pay Heartland's up-front costs for the transition and increase its annual community benefits grant to Heartland from $500,000 to $1.5 million.
Wozniak said it's in St. Francis' best interests to make sure Heartland is successful.
"Every time they spend a dollar on the same thing we spend a dollar on, that's a dollar wasted."
While hospital systems have been increasingly acquiring other hospitals, Heartland Community Health Clinic has been increasingly acquiring other hospitals' community clinics.
Heartland started in 1991 as a small free clinic on the near north side, staffed by volunteers. The goal was to provide basic medical services to the uninsured working poor. Two other small clinics, a primary-care clinic operated by the former Methodist Medical Center and a clinic at Human Service Center, had rolled into Heartland before its first decade.
In 2004, Heartland won federally-qualified health clinic, or FQHC, designation, allowing it to expand services.
By 2006, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center's Mother Frances Krasse Family Health Center along Garden Street and the Methodist's Carver Family Clinic, along John H. Gwynn Blvd., had both become Heartland sites on Peoria's South Side.
Heartland expanded again in 2007 when it built a clinic out of an old pharmacy in a shopping plaza along Wisconsin Avenue in the East Bluff.
Heartland CEO Farrell Davies sees Heartland's latest addition — St. Francis' Sisters' Community Health Care Center in the old Allied Agencies Building at 320 E. Armstrong — as coming full circle, back to its origins as a free clinic founded by a St. Francis doctor, David Gorenz, and his wife, and eventually anchored by St. Francis' Mother Frances Krasse Family Health Center.
But the merger is also recognition that community health clinics face the same challenges of cutting costs and improving overall patient health forcing the wave of mergers and affiliations among much larger healthcare systems, according to Davies.
"Nationally, how we perceive healthcare, its focus and how it's funded is evolving," Davies said. "You're going to see a lot of different partnerships and alliances as everyone tries to figure out the best way to provide care."
On Thursday, the last day Sisters' clinic actually operated as Sisters' clinic, the clinic was busy. (It was closed Friday to prepare for the changeover.)
Antoinette Johnson, who usually accompanies her mother, Linda Eckwood, on appointments, had not heard that the clinic was merging into Heartland. Neither had other patients in the waiting room.
But, like Johnson, they were familiar with Heartland. Johnson had been a Heartland patient before she found a job that offered health coverage benefits about two years ago.
"Overall, I'm satisfied with Sisters' clinic and the care they give my mom," Johnson said. "I hope nothing changes with Heartland."
As far as healthcare goes, Heartland's only goal is to improve services to patients, Davies said. But there could be more changes. Asked if Heartland had considered a merger with the Methodist Family Practice Clinic on the campus of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, she laughed.
"We've told them we'd be open to that."
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Borland Software Corp.'s deal to license Microsoft Corp.'s .NET Framework
Software Development Kit, announced last week, underscores Microsoft's efforts
to further distribute its development technology in its battle with Java.
In fact, getting third parties to distribute .NET technology in their products
parallels what the courts have done for Java in ordering Microsoft to carry
the Sun Microsystems Inc. technology in its operating system.
"It certainly is a new turn on the [Java 2 Enterprise Edition] versus .NET
competition," said Aidan O'Brien, principal consultant with AA Computing
Ltd., of Mississauga, Ontario. O'Brien called Borland's move "a bit of a
contrast to the court-ordered inclusion of Sun's Java in Windows XP."
Drew Engstrom, senior Web services strategist for Sun, in Santa Clara, Calif.,
said: "No surprises here. Borland has always positioned itself as the Switzerland
of software development, and they already offer some .NET migration technology.
Borland gets the majority of its revenue from JBuilder, which is built for
enterprise Java development."
By taking the lead in redistributing a key part of Microsoft's .NET platform
to developers through its tools, Borland, of Scotts Valley, Calif., ensures
its customers that their applications will be compatible with current generations
of Microsoft's platform.
In addition, by presenting an independent alternative for enterprise developers,
Borland can prevent the so-called Microsoft lock-in. Many developers try
to avoid being locked in to using Microsoft applications and software components,
for which the company's tools have been optimized.
Microsoft, for its part, said it would like to see more companies license
the .NET Framework SDK.
"Microsoft is pleased that Borland has agreed to license this technology,"
said John Montgomery, group product manager with Microsoft's platforms division,
in Redmond, Wash. "Microsoft is open to licensing it to other ISVs. To date,
Microsoft has already had more than 14 million downloads of the .NET Framework
through Windows Update, and it's great to see Borland helping to get this
technology onto users' systems."
Borland CEO Dale Fuller said Borland's deal with Microsoft will strengthen
his company's position as the last major independent development tools company.
"Borland is first to secure distribution rights to the .NET Framework. We
represent the only independent path to .NET," Fuller said.
Officials said Borland will deliver a suite of tools in increments throughout
this year to support the entire .NET application development life cycle.
Borland will also deliver a similar suite for Java developers.
"The deal is great for the Borland developer community, [which] now can reduce
their learning curve and costs for adopting .NET by sticking to the tool
set that they are used to," said Sam Patterson, CEO of ComponentSource Inc.,
in Atlanta.
"Moreover, it continues Borland's strong enterprise play so that they are
able to handle any type of enterprise with their tool set instead of possibly
losing developers to Visual Studio .NET," Patterson said.
Mike Gilpin, an analyst with Giga Information Group Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.,
market research company, said, given Borland's strategy to keep its feet
in both the Java and .NET camps, "this is a logical decision that supports
that strategy. Historically, Borland has been the only company other than
Microsoft that has made consistently great tools for building Windows applications.
This will enable them to keep doing that for the most current generation
of Windows technology."
"I think it is all good," said Stephen Forte, chief technology officer at
Corzen Inc., a New York-based online information delivery service.
"Vendors support Java. If they want to make money, they should also support
the other big development platform, .NET," Forte said. "So it will be great
for everyone around. Specifically, this means that tools like Delphi will
get '.NET-ified,' and there may even be some non-Microsoft competition to
Visual Studio."
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8th Annual Diamond Drag Boat Nationals Day #1
The Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series visits the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri as the fastest pilots on water try their hand on the World's Only Purpose Built Drag Boat Lake located just south of the Dirt Track in Wheatland, Missouri.
Tentative Friday Event Schedule
Subject to change without notice
7:00am - Registration Opens
8:00am - Spectator Gates Open
9:00am - Round 1 Qualifying Sportsman Session
10:30am - Round 1 Qualifying Pro Session
12:30pm - Round 2 Qualifying Sportsman Session
2:00pm - Round 2 Qualifying Pro Session
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Season Passes and Family Passes are available at the ticket office, or by calling 417-282-5984.
|General Admission (6+)
|Kids (5 & under)
|3-Day GA (16+)
|3-Day Senior (62+)/Military
|3-Day Youth (Age 6-15)
All tickets include access to Drag Boat pit area.
Lakeside RV Packages - (Must Be Reserved in Advance) $500-Includes (1) 20' x 45' Space, (4) 3-Day Tickets, (1) Vehicle Pass, (1) Golf Cart Pass
Reserved w/ Electric + Water: $35/Night
(Limited Availability) Reserved Dry Spots: $20/Night
(Limited Availability) Dry Camping: $10/Night
Please review the Campground Rules and Regulations.


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From the new Thom Browne Spring/Summer 2013 Collection we present the Oxford Sleeve shirts. You might think that these look exactly like the ones that you have seen in previous seasons in the New York designer's collection. Well, there is one big difference – the stripes on the sleeves are not printed anymore, but from this season they are actually fabric embroidered onto the shirt sleeves.
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Actuador lineal eléctrico RS PRO, 500No, Eléctrico, 12V dc, 13.5 (Full Load) mm/s, 14.6 (No Load) mm/s, Recorrido de
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RS Pro Electric Linear Actuator LD3, 12V DC 30
Our RS Pro electric linear actuator range includes a variety of quiet yet powerful devices to accommodate a number of applications that require precise movement in a linear motion. They are ideal for applications where installation space is limited, such as a window opener or an adjustable car driver. Unlike conventional electric motors that move in a circular motion, linear actuators operate in a straight line. As a result, an electric linear motion is capable of pushing and pulling along with the ability to slide, tilt, lift and drop making them a versatile and reliable device.
The RS PRO linear actuator range features a variety of load capabilities, stroke lengths and speeds. RS PRO linear actuators also feature a limit switch that prevents the device from burning or stalling the motor once maximum stroke length is achieved, ensuring a longer lasting device with minimal maintenance.
LD3 features a compact design that is suitable for various applications that require limited installation space.
Features and Benefits
Input voltage 12V DC
Max. load:500N (push/pull)
Speed: 13.5 mm/s (full load) 14.6 mm/s (no load)
Stroke length: 50 mm
Aluminium grey in colour
Quiet yet powerful
Preset limit switches
Minimal operational costs
Energy efficient
Automation applications
Machine components
IP54 rating
How do electric linear actuators work?
A linear actuator is a device that moves between two points, this is done in a linear (straight line) motion. An electric linear actuator (ELA) works by converting energy produced by an electric motor into torque, which then moves the mechanism. The control system of a linear actuator can be controlled through a variety of operations but in this case, it is electrically.
Where would you use a linear actuator?
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I was admittely still hungry after I finished my breakfast this morning. Around 11:00am I realized lunch was still going to be a couple of hours away so I went after a very filling snack that would hold me over.
This was my first tasting of the Holiday Clif Bar: Iced GIngerbread. It was pretty tasty and really did remind my of gingerbread cookies.
After spending the whole morning deep cleaning my apartment, I met my family down the road for some lunch. They were in Orlando finishing up their holiday shopping, so I tagged along for the remainder of the day.
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|December 9, 1998, 03:20 AM
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Rich, I'm going to take your suggestion and move my question to the AF/CQF board. Reading the current thread on martial arts and the previous thread on knives still raises a big question for me concerning self defense for novices and those incapable of martial arts training. At 5'8 and 175lbs I'm still in reasonable shape; but a serious back injury has made any athletic training virtually impossible. I suspect others may be in similar circumstances and I have to wonder what value certain defense "modalities" have for those of us who may not be physically able. For example, in my first post on the subject I asked "what value is carrying a knife to a novice?" A novice, of reasonable sense and ability, can generally use a firearm to defend themselves if the need arises. But, is the same true of a knife? Discussions of knives on these boards usually include the catch-phrase "good with..." or "well trained..." Well, to be truth-full, due to physical ability or simply disposition many of us are un-likely to become martial arts experts! What is the role of the defensive folding knife for those of us that have had a great deal more training slicing a sirloin than fending off an attacker? Is the knife an "experts only" weapon? Should a novice leave knives alone? If not, are there particular tactics a novice should observe in deploying the knife? I would ask the same thing about the various martial arts that are discussed on these boards. Frankly, once you guys get rolling, I'd don't even have a vague idea of what you are talking about. My take on your discussions is that I should learn Brazilian Tai Chi from a Lithuanian Buddhist who studied under a Master in Madagascar! Nevertheless, when it comes to knives, martial arts and hand to hand defense what suggestions would those of you who are experienced practitioners have for those of us who may be physically unable to master these various arts. Thanks for your insights into an intriguing topic! Kurt
|December 9, 1998, 03:52 AM
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Firs of all: You Rock. I wish I had come up with that Lithuanian Budhist thing.
Okay, as to your question, I saw your first post and deferred to those on the list who are more blade oriented than I. But, now you have brought up a bigger picture, which I will happily address.
In fact, I alluded to this in another thread:
Fighting should be simple. Defense should be based on the lowest common denominator and individually improved upon as appropriate.
People are severely beaten everyday by BGs (that means Bad Guys if you are out there Jeff ) who haven't any idea how to count to ten in Japanese.
I heard about a school of martial arts in NYC (New York City) that was run exclusively for people who were in wheelchairs. Apparently these guys were pretty damn effective, too.
Of course, you are not in a wheelchair and I haven't heard about any schools for guys with bad backs. The perfect solution would be to explain your situation to a capable trainer of *any* self-defense techniques and see what he can work out for you. Perhaps there are some maneuvers someone can suggest that you can handle and are effective.
You might try one of the Canemaster cane techniques that have been discuss elsewhere on the site. I am only vaguley familar with them, but hopefully they have considered that people who actually need canes might want to use theirs.
Unfortunately, reality may be that you are not going to be able to effectively mount a defense. I am not saying this to discourage you, please don't think that is the case. I know what it is like to have a really bad back and your physical options amy be very limited. My father had to retire from police work because of a back injury (falling off a second story porch with a 300lb BG on top of you will do that) and he hasn't been the same since, he has good days and bad days, has gone through several surgeries and is still no where near as capable as he once was.
The fact that you are even asking these questions indicates that you will find the right answers. IMHO, the knife is like any other tool, it requires a certain amount of skill to use effectively. As you said the amount of skill required for sirloin would be measurably less than the skill required for fighting with Mr. Mad Dog and not coming out looking like a swept up ticker-tape parade stirred into a bloody mary.
I have had very little formal knife training, but I like to think I can apply some HTH (hand-to-hand) techniques and knowledge of the human body to hold my own if it ever came down to a knife fight.
Meanwhile: I've got guns.
|December 9, 1998, 10:23 AM
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I'm neither a martial arts expert, an operator nor do I find myself in regular altercations. As a fellow student (your very presence here grants you that position), I think I'd like to take a stab at this.
Some weapon is better than no weapon. Some training is better than no training. Mad Dog has a sign in his workout area which roughly translates to: "Remember, if you are not training, someone else is. When you meet that person on the field of battle, you will loose".
Well, based on that, Walt Marshall might someday be taken in a gunfight; Harry Humphries might go out in a Close Quarters Combat situation; Mike Mello in a HTH battle, etc.
The point is not that we become "expert"; just a bit better than we were last week or yesterday. If you look at it from that standpoint, your physical limitations are the constraint within which you will train, not a reason to avoid training.
When it comes to deadly force, especially the Edged Weapon, mental training is an extremely important first step. You need to really investigate your ability to plunge a blade into an opponent's soft spots; whether you're prepared to slash an extremity, and sense the tendons snap and let go like banjo strings. This is ugly stuff, but the alternative is often more ugly.
Once you've decided that you will, if required, defend yourself with whatever it takes, the single major cause of defeat is removed IMHO. The rest is all technique.
Look at the "tactical folder", for instance. If you carry a folder, it is incumbent that you practice deploying it while standing, sitting, moving or grappling. Whether you wish to learn to employ it in a reverse grip, for hooking and trapping etc, is completely up to you.
My point is that the trained fighter, who hesitates due to the need to ruminate the fight or flight decision, will probably loose to the man with a physical limitation, who is willing to do what it takes. Now, begin to add techniques (training) and your chances of surviving a trand and prepared opponent increases proportionately.
|December 9, 1998, 01:06 PM
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The most important thing in starting a self defense strategy is to determine YOUR most significant risks. Your life style, where you live, and what level of awaeness you're willing to commit to are the determining factors in what level of tactics and training you need to develop. If your not on a swat team you don't usually need to learn swat team tactics. If you aren't going to compete in tkd, vale tudo, or no holds barred competitions you don't need those individualized skills.
Situational awareness skills are the building block to all levels of self defence. If you are unaware of an impending attack even the best trained Rambos will lose to a dedicated assault. No weapon can protect you from a baseball bat from behind.
Assess your situational risk and begin to build specific responses which take into account your physical and psychological abilities. You must be dedicated and willing to use the tecniques in which you train.
knives are excellent close quarters defensive tools against unarmed physical assaults - even for minimally trained individuals. Learn to present the knife quickly and quietly, blade front and back, with both hands, from any position. Learn less lethal and lethal target areas and practice cutting with both hands from various positions. Mentally prepare yourself for blood, mess, and screaming. All of this can be done on your own (use common sense)in a very short period of time.
Require a much higher dedication to training. Learn and apply a sound use of force continuum. Learn all facets of gunhandling - gun concealment, use of cover, presentation, firing accurately, retention, and aftermath survival. This training can be long and frustrating if you attempt it yourself, it can be expensive if you pay good instructors.
Less lethal options (O.C. spray, batons, ect):
Most of the available options require item specific training to be used efectively. They are then effective in limited situations. My personal results of using less than lethal devices has been very hit and miss. I like to have the options but I never count on them working.
Hard and soft empty hands techniques:
There are some very effective, easily learned, and easily applied techniques available. A good weekend seminar from a reputable trainer can provide most people with a sound basis in this type of defense. The downside to these techniques is that you must be in contact with the advesary - and that allows Mr. Murphy to get more involved.
I have found that the more I train the more I want to train. It becomes addictive. You learn just how vulnerable you are.
My last comment is that luck can play the greatest role in any self defense scenario. Just read the self defence column in the NRA rags. Train for the worst and hope for luck.
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|December 9, 1998, 01:13 PM
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As Rich was indicating, the first step to self-protection is a firm belief in the sanctity of your own body, and your inviolate right to be unmolested. (What one of John Wayne's characters described as "being willing.")
As far as the mechanics go, even one with some disability can find a system that uses the body in motion to generate power. If you can walk without undue strain, you can generate all the power you need. A good teacher can help you focus on techniques that will not strain your back.
As Rich further indicated, having a weapon is a great second step after mental conviction to not go quietly. Simple movements usually work best, unless you are one of the few dedicated enough to spend years achieving physical mastery.
If you would like to e-mail me, I would be happy to attempt to locate a good teacher close enough for you to visit.
|December 9, 1998, 03:18 PM
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Hi Kurt,
I don't think I could do justice to the excellent responses to your question. But please allow me to add these thoughts. I have known excellent "martial artists" that have had their clocked cleaned on the street (it's always kinda funny pulling up on a call with a guy on his back, bleeding from the nose, wearing "I attend the worlds greatest martial arts school" shirt and standing over him is a drunk longshoreman). And I have known individuals that have never been in fights in their entire lives scare the crap out of attackers, without ever throwing a blow. There are no secrets.
Training in anything within you capabilities is better than nothing. You can take a knife just about anywhere and not have to worry about ammo or airport security. But the bottom line is, its better to win the battle without firing a round (my Sun Tzu paraphrase). Train for awareness, its cheap, you don't have to bow alot or learn to count in Japanese.
Good luck
ps. I can feel for you on the back issue, a couple of on duty traffic accidents and the weight of gray hair has taken its toal.
|December 9, 1998, 08:52 PM
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Hi, Kurt. I may be out of my league saying this, but FWIW, Bruce Lee had extreme near-sightedness, has one leg an inch shorter than the other, and yes, had a bad back. Of course, he was also in superb physical condition. Still, I've always been somewhat inspired by him in that if he can do it, I don't see why we can't. Then again, it is easy for me to say that since I'm not the one suffering from a bad back.
Personally, the way I look at it is that to become resolved in defending yourself is to make a choice in life that otherwise would have been made for you. If a BG is going to victimize us, they're going to victimize us regardless of what physical condition we are in. Bad back or not, if we have no choice but to fight, we will have to fight.
About knives. On a base level, my personal opinion about knives is that they are useful tools to have around. Almost everyday, I use them in some sort of menial tasks. Tactically, at the very least, the tool will provide you with a weapon advantage that might just be enough to save your bacon. Of course, it would be better to to rely on more than just that. So for more information, I recommend checking the sister site, http://www.bladeforums.com
I sympathize with your plight. Best wishes.
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|December 10, 1998, 02:28 PM
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Hey, bud. I'm not an expert in these things, but I may have some insite for you.
I have trained in Shudokan Karate-Do, dabbled in Tae-kwan-do, trained exstensively in Kenjuitsu, and of course what the military taught me in hand-to-hand for the battlefield (kinda like Judo with a knife). Having said all that, I'm about a lifetime away from being a master in any of it.
While on active duty, I sustained an injury that left me with only 30% use of my left arm (yes, I was a lefty, of course)
I had to completely re-train myself to shoot as well as hand to hand techniques.
The first thing you should do is visit some local Dojo's of different arts and respectfully ask to observe a class. Some will let you, some may not. While observing, watch how they execute punches, blocks, and kicks. Determine whether or not your back could take it( I do not know the extent of your injury, but there are some techniques and exercises that will strengthen the muscles of the back) REALLY REALLY study blocking techniques, if they cant hit you, they cant hurt you. Since your injury is to your back, I'd stay away from an art that involves alot of throws or leverage. You may have to modify some techniques because of you injury.
Whichever art you decide on, I'd like you to remember one thing, and others here have eluded to it. It doesnt take 15 years in an art to win a fight. It takes a Warrior's mind. I have seen guys who are extremly knowledgeable in their art and have been practicing for years go down in a fight. The reason is, IMHO, is because they may be outstanding martial artists, but they're not Warriors. A fight is a fast moving, ever- changing thing. Its not Kata. Whichever art you choose, please just make sure that if it comes down to using your skill, make sure it is quick, brutal, decisive, and unquestionably effective. THAT is how to stay alive in a hand to hand battle, again, my humble opinion.
If you'd like to converse more on this subject, please feel free to e-mail me, ok?
|December 10, 1998, 08:15 PM
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I saw a tape of an interview with my dojo cho, Bud Malstrom, on a news program years ago. Bud was encouraging those with disabilities to become involved in the martial arts. He then took a non-martial artist in a wheelchair, and in less than ten minutes, showed them a technique that allowed them to pin an assailant against a wall. (I believe the "attacker" worked at the tv station, and was not just cooperating.)
As to what o1paw was saying, good call. The Bujinkan focuses mostly on getting offline of the attack. Typically, that is the "block". Striking the limb is usually just to damage the weapon.
|December 11, 1998, 11:54 PM
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Thanks to everyone for some really terrific commentary. It is a little late for a long post and I want to spend some time digesting everyone's remarks.
This thread has given me some ideas for combining training with therapy; which might help many of us back sufferers get more motivated. Your posts have provoked some questions on that; but I will save them for now.
In the meantime thanks for the comments and most of all for some great encouragement!
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PHOENIX -- Watching the likes of Johnny Hellweg, Jimmy Nelson, Will Smith and Kevin Shackelford throw bullpen sessions during the Brewers' first official Spring Training workout this week, general manager Doug Melvin was struck by the number of big men in Milwaukee's camp.
The team has prioritized big-framed power pitchers in recent years as it seeks to improve its pipeline of arms. In a Tuesday sit-down with Brewers beat reporters, Melvin referenced a baseball preview magazine that included a chart from FanGraphs.com, listing the number of starters on each team who were 25 or younger last year and averaged at least 93-mph fastballs.
The Brewers had three (Wily Peralta, Hellweg and Nelson), tied with the Marlins and Rays for most on the list. It's notable that Hellweg and Nelson combined for only eight starts, but the Brewers also had Tyler Thornburg just barely miss the cut at 92 mph.
What mostly struck Melvin was this: Fourteen teams had zero starters on that list.
Melvin also said he had data showing the Brewers pitchers ranked fourth in the Majors last season in fastballs above 95 mph.
"That surprised some of our coaches, because you have the perception that all these other teams have hard throwers," said Melvin.
He added: "We've got some bigger, physical guys that we maybe didn't have in the past. Some of the 'arm-strength' guys that we've had in our Minor Leagues are here and are going to get the opportunity. … But they have to learn to pitch, too, and that's part of it. We've talked about the fact that we have to be patient with guys. You have to be patient with pitchers more than anybody."


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Im Rahmen der Biodiversitätskonferenz in Nagoya hat das Umweltprogramm der UN (UNEP) einen Bericht veröffentlicht, demzufolge die marine Biodiversität stark zurückgehen wird, wenn keine weiteren Schutzmechanismen entwickelt werden.
Der Studie zufolge werden sich die Fangmengen bis 2050 in nahezu allen Fischereigebieten verringert haben, so dass Fischern hauptsächlich kleinere Fische am unteren Ende der Nahrungskette übrigbleiben.
Meeresschutzgebiete sind ein wichtiges Mittel um die Artenvielfalt zu erhalten. Laut UNEP-Daten machen diese 1,2 Prozent der gesamten Meeresfläche aus. Das für 2010 anvisierte Ziel, 10 Prozent der Meere als Schutzgebiete auszuweisen, wurde deutlich verfehlt.
Eine zusätzliche Bedrohung geht auch von den wachsenden Stickstoffmengen im Wasser aus. Diese stammen aus Abwassereinleitungen und dem Schiffverkehr und können tote Zonen herbeiführen, in denen der Sauerstoffgehalt zu niedrig ist. Dem Bericht zufolge gibt es bereits jetzt 246.000 Quadratkilometer dieser unbelebaren Gebiete. Neben der Übenutzung durch die Fischerei gibt es eine zusätzliche Bedrohung für die Artenvielfalt: Der steigende Schiffverkehr kann zu Ölverschmutzungen und der Einführung von Neophyten beitragen. [lk]
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Fish population to shrink drastically over next 40 years: UN report
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A report released by the United Nations
Environment Programme predicted that the fish populations in the world will
decline drastically in the next 40 years due to the factors including
overfishing, rises in sea surface temperatures, and marine pollution, local
media reported on Thursday.
It warns that larger species such as tuna will almost disappear, leaving
fisheries dependent on smaller species measuring around 20 centimeters, the
public broadcaster NHK reported.
The release of the report on marine ecosystems coincided with an ongoing
international conference on biodiversity in the central Japanese city of
Representatives from all corners of the world gathered in the central
Japanese city of Nagoya on Monday for the 10th meeting of the Conference of
the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP10.
If the marine environment continues to deteriorate at the current rate,
multi-million dollar services including fisheries and tourism could be
adversely affected, UNEP officials were quoted as saying. They called for
urgent countermeasures.
According to a separate UN report released at the meeting on Wednesday, the
world will suffer an annual economic loss of some 4.5 trillion U.S.
dollars if no measures are taken to protect ecosystems and maintain
biological diversity.
Nagoya 2010: UNEP Report Shows Rising Threats to Marine Biodiversity
UNEP Regional Sea report Outlines Outlook for Action
Nagoya/Japan, 19 October 2010-The environmental and economic health of the
World Seas-present and future-is outlined today in a report that underlines
growing concern from pressures such as pollution, over-fishing and climate
The report, the Marine Biodiversity Assessment and Outlook: Global Synthesis
by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) predicts that by 2050 productivity
will have decreased in nearly all areas and with it fish catches. Worldwide
fisheries will be heavily dominated by smaller species lower down the food
Meanwhile climate change, if unchecked, could see surface sea temperatures
rise by 2100 with important implications for coral reefs and other
temperature-sensitive marine organisms.
Other predicted changes include a continued and widespread increase in
nitrogen levels.
This is linked with discharges of wastewaters and agricultural run off from
the land and, to an extent, emissions from vehicles and shipping.
Nitrogen can trigger algal blooms which in turn can poison fish and other
marine creatures as well as contribute to the development of so called 'dead
zones'-areas of sea with low oxygen concentrations. These areas have
increased since the mid-1960s and now cover an estimated 246,000 km2.
The report also flags concerns over the rise in marine invasive species,
transported to regions from elsewhere often in ballast water of ships or
attached to its hull. Furthermore, it highlights that the cumulative impacts
of all of these factors will have serious consequences in the rise of
extinctions of native marine species across all regions.
The continuing decline in marine biodiversity will compromise the resilience
of marine and coastal ecosystems to the impacts of climate change, as well
as their ability to mitigate the effects of climate change, says the report
released alongside individual regional seas reports at the 10th Conference
of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan.
Why will extinctions happen?
Other areas of concern are linked with the fate of shell-building marine
organisms, such as corals and copepods at the base of the food chain, as a
result of rising concentrations of C02-so-called acidification.
Such organisms need minerals like aragonite to make their calcium skeletons.
There is already evidence that concentrations of aragonite is falling across
the regions as atmospheric C02 concentrations increase and are absorbed by
the oceans-a trend that is set to continue and at ever lower depths unless
global greenhouse gas emissions are significantly reduced.
Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director,
said: "Decoupling growth from rising levels of pollution is the number one
challenge facing this generation-this is nowhere more starkly spotlighted
than in the current and future health of the world's sea and oceans."
"Multi-trillion dollar services, including fisheries, climate-control and
ones underpinning industries such as tourism are at risk if impacts on the
marine environment continue unchecked and unabated. Governments are rising
to the challenge through actions under the Regional Seas Conventions and
Action Plans. This global report, based on 18 regional reports, underlines
that ambition and actions now need to match the scale and the urgency of the
challenge," he said.
Way Forward
The Global Synthesis report forms a baseline for understanding the main
drivers of change and management responses relating to marine biodiversity.
Given that the nature and dynamics of oceans are transboundary, actions must
be taken by all regions. While there are good regional examples, the report
identified that management performance in many areas is generally
insufficient and inadequately coordinated to address the growing problems of
marine biodiversity decline and ecosystem change.
Moving forward, the preparation of National Programmes of Action (NPAs) for
protecting the marine environment from land-based activities will be key in
the years to come for each country. Already a number of countries have
adopted NPAs or equivalent instruments.
For instance, in 2007 Japan enacted an equivalent of the NPA: the Basic Act
on Ocean Policy, and established a legal system that regulates land-based
activities in order to protect the marine environment.
However, further actions must include cross sectoral approaches such as
ecosystem-based management to address activities and impacts affecting
marine ecosystems, given that the combination of pressures from increasing
human uses and the expected effects of rising temperatures and acidification
of sea water promises an unwelcoming outlook for marine biodiversity and
human activities that depend upon it.
Regionally, countries are working together to find solutions and adopting
international provisions of Conventions and Protocols. For example, the
protocols of the Regional Seas Conventions and Actions provide useful policy
platforms for countries to collaborate towards meeting targeted goals to
manage their shared marine environment.
Similarly, in many parts of the world, countries have adopted the
International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships'
Ballast Water and Sediments: one important step towards cutting
introductions of marine invasive species.
Currently, the total number of contracting parties to the Convention is 27,
signaling keen interest to turn the Ballast Water Convention into national
The challenge is underlined in the report with shipping figures. Growth in
total shipping traffic reflect regional variations, however, the global
annual average growth of shipping traffic is between 9% – 10% with faster
growth of bulk cargoes on some routes which pose the most threat to
introducing invasive species.
Extending Marine Protected Areas (MPA) worldwide has so far reached 1.17% of
global ocean surface, or 4.32% of continental shelf areas.
However, current levels fall far short of the target of 10% of the marine
environment to be included as Protected Areas set by the 7th Conference of
Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2004.
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are being established as primary biodiversity
management measures in all regions. Well managed marine protected areas can,
for example, improve spawning rates and fish stocks.
The series provide a snapshot of the situation in 2010. Their preparation
has revealed major differences in data availability, analytical protocols
and in preparedness and approaches for the management of marine
biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystem services. They stand as a
baseline for future assessments as part of the Regular Process for the
Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment
Notes to Editors
The Marine Biodiversity Assessment and Outlook Series report for UNEP is
available on www.marinebiodiversityseries.org
The series provide many lessons and insights and a basis for a consistent
set of indicators for Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans to monitor
the impact of global and regional measures on protecting and managing marine
About UNEP's Regional Seas Programme
The Regional Seas Programme, launched in 1974 in the wake of the 1972 United
Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm, is one of
UNEP's most significant achievements in the past 30 years.
The Regional Seas Programme aims to address the accelerating degradation of
the world's oceans and coastal areas through the sustainable management and
use of the marine and coastal environment and by engaging neighbouring
countries in comprehensive and specific actions to protect their shared
marine environment. It has accomplished this by stimulating the creation of
the Regional Seas Programmes' prescriptions for sound environmental
management to be coordinated and implemented by countries sharing a common
body of water.
Today, more than 140 countries are participating in the13 Regional Seas
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'Dancing With The Stars': Country singer Wynonna Judd given the boot
I was looking for wisdom from the voting viewers Tuesday night on who would be eliminated on "Dancing With the Stars." With at least four prospective ejectees on the dance floor -- low-scorers Andy Dick, Lisa Vanderpump, D.L. Hughley and Wynonna Judd -- would their fans be blinded by love and ignore poor dancing? We shall see.
In the end, the couples in jeopardy came down to Lisa and Gleb Savchenko, Wynonna and Tony Dovolani, and Andy and Sharna Burgess. After Lisa and Gleb were declared safe, Wynonna and Tony, eyes downcast, looked like they knew what was coming, and they were right. The country music legend was the first celebrity eliminated from Season 16.
Wynonna said she challenged herself by trying something that scared her, but that "I'm a singer, not a dancer, and I'm looking forward to getting back to making a record." She added that she's made a lifelong friend in Tony and praised the support of her country music fans. It was an emotional time for the couple, who embraced for several moments on the dance floor before the other participants gathered around, placing the "Queen of the Prom" sash around Wynonna's shoulders and a crown on her head.
Kudos to the producers for keeping a quick pace to the show. In fact, problems with setting up a stage for singer Demi Lovato caused host Tom Bergeron to vamp as only he can, and co-host Brooke Burke-Charvet to fill some time interviewing a few of the couples. Brooke is looking good, but it must have taken hours to get the tangles out of last night's backcombed '80s huge hair.
This show is loving Twitter -- last week, viewers "Tweet-picked" the Encore dance, and this week, they voted for Queen and King of the Prom. The winners were Zendaya and Jacoby Jones, and both received two points added to their scores. And they and their partners were declared safe. Bonus!
Huey Lewis and the News got the joint jumping with "The Heart of Rock and Roll" as the DWTS Troupe members danced away. And the encore dance? It went to Sean Lowe and Peta Murgatroyd's version of "YMCA," and just happened to have a spot in the routine for judge Bruno Tonioli. Hey, Bruno can really move! Since that strangeness was just before the next set of results, it made a weird kind of sense that D.L. Hughley and Cheryl Burke, who were next to last on the leaderboard, garnered enough points to be safe to dance next week. Cheryl was jumping so high in excitement that she could be a cheerleader. Also safe were Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough, who topped the scoring Monday night.
The "men of Season 16" -- pros plus the Troupe dancers -- performed a hot number, and Tom promised that the women pros would get their chance next week. The next quartet of couples lined up to learn their fates -- both Victor Ortiz and Lindsay Arnold, and Sean and Peta will be dancing next week. But Lisa and Gleb, and Andy and Sharna were in jeopardy. Since we know they, too, will be dancing next week, I certainly hope that Andy keeps his emotions in check and his feet in motion, and that Lisa loosens up a bit and finds a bit more chemistry with Gleb.
A highlight of the evening was the "Macy's Stars of Dance" with a piece choreographed by Nick Florez and R.J. Durell where dancers, confetti, umbrellas and scarves seem to leap out of thin air, thanks to some pre-show taping that reversed the action at times. It was fascinating and very creative, and concluded with broken glass panels that became solid as the dancers passed through them. Demi Lovato sang "Heart Attack" in a cloud of dry ice that at times threatened to engulf the singer, as well as the dancers. In fact, one camera shot was only of the thick cloud until someone noticed.
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WASHINGTON — It looks like a tax, smells like a tax, and the Supreme Court says it must be a tax. But politicians in both parties are squirming over how to define the Thing in President Barack Obama's health care law that requires people to pay up if they don't get health insurance.
The problem for Obama is that, if the Thing is indeed a tax, he is by definition a raiser of taxes on the middle class, which he promised not to be.
If that sounds like an opportunity for Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney, well, it's not that simple.
Obama's health care law is closely modeled on the universal-coverage plan Romney achieved as Massachusetts governor. That plan contains a penalty for noncompliance similar to the one in the federal law upheld by the court last week.
So if Obama is a raiser of taxes, so is Romney.
Contortions have ensued over what to call this health care Thing.
Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom strayed from Republican talking points when he told MSNBC that Romney agrees with Justice Antonin Scalia's minority opinion that "very clearly stated that the mandate was not a tax."
That position is at odds with congressional Republicans who are determined to portray the Thing as an Obama tax pure and simple.
"The American people do not want to go down this path," House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said. "They do not want the government telling them what kind of insurance policy they have to buy, and how much they have to pay for it, and if you don't like it we're going to tax you."
As for the other side, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California and some others have taken to calling it a "penalty for free riders."
"This is a penalty on free riders," echoed Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
Just as everyone loves motherhood and apple pie, no one loves a free rider. Not Democrats. And not Republicans.
But Democrats didn't make that up.
Some years back, Romney called his own Thing a penalty on "free riders."
The whatever-it-is starts in 2014, will be collected by the Internal Revenue Service and functions like a tax in that its amount is keyed to the income of those who must pay it.
The Obama administration always shied away from calling it a tax for the obvious reason that tax increases are political trouble. But, paradoxically, his health care law only stands today because the high court considered the insurance mandate part of Congress' broad powers of taxation, therefore constitutional.
The court carefully parsed all of this in a migraine-inducing summary of Chief Justice John Roberts' written decision.
"The Affordable Care Act describes the 'shared responsibility payment' as a 'penalty,' not a 'tax,'" it says. "That label is fatal to the application of the Anti-Injunction Act. It does not, however, control whether an exaction is within Congress' power to tax. In answering that constitutional question, this Court follows a functional approach, 'disregarding the designation of the exaction, and viewing its substance and application.'"
In other words, the Thing is a tax.
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