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On Dec. 11, tell Congress: No benefit cuts for seniors!
Dear Advocate,
Please join NCOA and the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations for:
No Benefit Cuts for Seniors! Fiscal Cliff Call-In Day: Tuesday, Dec. 11
Medicare, Medicaid, the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), the Older Americans Act, Section 202 housing, energy assistance, and more are at serious risk in the budget negotiations now happening in Washington. The recent proposal from House Republican leaders would cut all of these programs. See what’s at stake.
Congress needs to hear from you why these programs must be protected for millions of older Americans, workers, and families in need!
On Tuesday, Dec. 11, please call toll-free 888-876-6242 (line provided by Families USA) and tell your members of Congress:
- Reduce the deficit through a balanced approach without increasing poverty or income inequality
- No benefit cuts to Medicare or Medicaid or shifting costs onto beneficiaries
- No cuts to Social Security COLAs
- No additional cuts in Older Americans Act and other domestic discretionary programs below the current caps
- Include increases in revenue so the wealthy pay their fair share
Any budget agreement should have the overarching goal of building economic security for older Americans and their families, strengthening the middle class, and promoting job growth.
Then amplify your voice!
- Share this alert with your friends and colleagues.
- Tell a story of a senior threatened by cuts.
- Contact your Representatives and Senators via Twitter or Facebook using the #seniors hashtag.
Thanks for your support!
Tour boat captures spectacular images of Big Island lava
KILAUEA VOLCANO, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) –
For the first time in nearly a year, lava is entering the ocean from Kilauea volcano, and Hawaii News Now has spectacular new video of the rare event.
Lava Ocean Tours says the lava has been entering the ocean daily since it first began again in November. The Big Island tour company shared this video, which was shot over a three day period in early December. It shows lava cascading off 40 foot cliffs into the ocean.
“We have ramped up our tours and are seeing a huge increase in the number of people booking trips,” said Shane Turpin of Lava Ocean Tours. “We have seen people from all over the world, even Hollywood actors, people from the Weather Channel and professional photographers.”
Bryan Arthur, a guide with Lava Ocean Tours, says, “We have four boats heading out this Wednesday and Friday. In fact we added two additional boats because everyone wants to see the lava. The sunrise tour is phenomenal. It’s the best tour for taking photos.”
The flow is considered dangerous, and visitors are warned to observe only from approved safe distances.
There are regulations involved with these lava boat tours.
“All of our boats are Coast Guard inspected and state permitted, but there are some operators out there who are not permitted,” said Turpin.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says Kilauea, which has been erupting continuously since January 1983, has seen an increase in pressure recently. The increase also resulted in a rise in the lava lake inside a vent at the Halemaumau crater in the Kilauea caldera.
Scientists are not sure how long the lava will keep flowing into the ocean this time around.
~reposted from: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/20260642/tour-boat-captures-spectacular-images-of-big-island-lava
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