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Tapes Expose the Truth about Obamacare
By Phil Kerpen
The language in the Obamacare statute has always been crystal clear.Eligibility for the "affordability tax credit," or subsidy, requires enrollment "through an Exchange established by the State under 1311 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." Identical language appears in the definition of a "coverage month," and every, single place subsidy eligibility is mentioned in the law.
States would, liberals assumed, all create state exchanges to get the money. It never occurred to them that some states would want to stop the subsidies and the employer taxes, 30-hour workweek, and associated penalties that come with them.
The only exception was eleven Democrats who were pretty sure their state would turn down the cash and warned: "In Texas, we know from experience that the dangers to the uninsured from greater State authority...millions of people will be left no better off than before Congress acted."
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) wrote in April 2010, right after the law passed, that subsidy eligibility required "residing in a state that established an exchange," but simply assumed:"Under PPACA, state-established 'American Health Benefit Exchanges' will have to be established in every state by January 1, 2014."
But something funny happened on the way to those 50 state exchanges.
The American people rose up against Obamacare — ultimately resulting in one of the biggest landslide elections in history.They wanted the law repealed, but obstinate Senate Democrats refused to consider even modest changes.Most states, however, were in no mood to cooperate.
Rather than accept the verdict of the American people, the Obama administration turned to the IRS to come to Obamacare's unlawful rescue.I say unlawful because CRS had issued a legal opinion on the matter, based on standard textualist principles of statutory construction: "An IRS interpretation that extended tax credits to those enrolled in federally facilitated exchanges would be contrary to clear congressional intent, receive no Chevron deference, and likely be deemed invalid."
Yet the IRS, in a May 23, 2012 regulation, did extend subsidies.
Some states still didn't believe it. At least three — Oklahoma, Alabama, and Indiana— cited the illegality of the IRS rule as a reason not to establish an exchange.They didn't want the subsidies.
With lawsuits challenging the IRS rule moving through the courts, Obamacare had a problem.They were wrong on the facts and wrong on the law, so they pounded the table.
Foremost among them was Obamacare's architect: Jonathan Gruber, the MIT economist who helped write the law.He relentlessly attacked the personal integrity of the honest men and women who put together the legal challenges to the IRS rule.He told the ultraliberal Mother Jones magazine in January 2013 that limiting subsidies to state exchanges was a "screwy interpretation." of the law. "It's nutty. It's stupid," he said, pounding that table hard."They're desperate."
Well, somebody was.
"What's important to remember politically about this is if you're a state and you don't set up an exchange, that means your citizens don't get their tax credits," Gruber himself explained in a January 2012 video found by Rich Weinstein.
"I hope that that's a blatant enough political reality that states will get their act together and realize there are billions of dollars at stake here in setting up these exchanges."And then, perhaps hedging that politics might trump the law, he added: "But, you know, once again the politics can get ugly around this."
When he was caught, Gruber told the liberal New Republic the "statement was just a speak-o—you know, like a typo."
Then more tapes emerged. In one he said: "Now, I guess I'm enough of a believer in democracy to think that when the voters in states see that by not setting up an exchange the politicians in a state are costing state residents hundreds of millions and billions of dollars that they'll eventually throw the guys out, but I don't know that for sure.And that is really the ultimate threat, is will people understand that gee, if your governor doesn't set up an exchange, you're losing hundreds of millions of dollars of tax credits to be delivered to your citizens."
The Obamacare apologists of the left will somehow try to explain away the Gruber tapes.But no honest person should listen to them anymore.
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Discovery Channel's annual summer event, Shark Week, has breached. The week long program has been airing yearly since 1988. While the channel's shows can be more entertaining (looking at you, Michael Phelps) than educational, the pop-culture phenomenon provides parents and teachers with the opportunity to share more about sharks and marine biology with our future generations.
Shark Week Education
Teaching your child truthful facts about sharks may be more pertinent this year than in the past given this summer's media blitz about local shark attacks and sightings in Southern California. Yes, sharks can be dangerous. Like all wild animals, they need to be treated with respect and reverence from a safe distance for both your safety and the animal's safety. That said, there are over 400 species of sharks in our oceans, and many of them, like the whale shark, are completely harmless to humans, filter feeding on plankton, similar to whales' diets, rather than feasting on seals.
If your child is fearful of sharks from Shark Week's infamous shark attack specials or from the news earlier in the summer, that's perfectly understandable. Discovery's slow motion shots of great whites breaching the surface are terrifying! But, the odds of attack are so very low. Business Insider broke down the odds of death by shark attack in May. It's one in 8 million. You are more likely to die from a heat wave, a bee sting, or an asteroid. So why are we so scared of them?
Instead of fearing sharks, help your child understand from an early age the struggles these magnificent animals are facing. Great white sharks and whale sharks (remember Destiny from Finding Dory?) are both listed as vulnerable by the World Wildlife Foundation meaning future endangerment is likely. Sharks' largest endangerment threat is overfishing. Sharks are both caught on purpose for meat and by accident in fishing nets meant for other fish like tuna. National Geographic reports that for every fatal shark attack, two million sharks die by humans. Sharks should actually be more scared of us!
Talk to your child about conservation and what they can do to help sharks. They can even choose to help another marine animal, if they'd like. Many times, conservation for one group will still help the others. For example, beach cleanups help all of the ocean's many creatures! Children can also share conservation facts with their friends and classmates, volunteer at a local aquarium, or donate to conservation efforts. The sharks (and other marine life) will appreciate it!
Fun Shark Facts
- Sharks can weigh up to 11 tons – that's larger than a fully grown elephant!
- They can range from 8 inches to 40 feet long
- Sharks have a sixth sense – detecting electricity!
- Instead of bone, sharks are made of cartilage, like what makes up our ears and nose!
- If a shark loses a tooth, it grows back
- Some sharks, like the great white, must keep swimming at all times or they will drown
- Whale sharks have the honor of being the largest fish in the sea
- Sharks live an average of 25 years, though some can make it to 100!
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Seven of us were there on a warm evening, and all had warm feelings about Barry's novel – feelings shared in emails by some who couldn't come. The proposer, born in Ireland, spoke of the richness of Irish literature, plays, poetry and fiction. Just for fiction, following older masters such as Joyce, Beckett and Flann O'Brien, there were such figures as William Trevor, Edna O'Brien, Jennifer Johnstone, John McGahern,– and in the next generation John Banville, Colm Toibin and Sebastian Barry.
Barry was born in Dublin in 1955 and educated in that city, taking a degree at Trinity College. He has been a very successful playwright (though none of us had seen his plays), and a multi-prize-winning novelist (The Secret Scripture won both the Costa and the James Tait Black). His novels are mostly grouped in cycles about two families, the Dunnes and the McNultys. Barry's latest – and hugely impressive – novel, Days without End, belongs to the McNulty group, as does our novel, though only tangentially, through the tragic marriage of the heroine to a McNulty and her fraught relations with all the family.
Critics have gone into raptures at the quality of Barry's writing ('beautiful prose', 'exquisitely written') and the group went along with this, picking out striking turns of phrase, but also the subtle presentation of moods and feelings. There was some discussion of what seemed like a particularly Irish ability to write powerful and inventive English. Just the gift of the gab, maybe, or the outsider situation of Ireland in relation to dominating neighbour – one member of the group drew a parallel with the richness of Indian writing in English.
We did wonder if the writing mightn't be too 'beautiful' for the two narrators whose stories make up the novel, respectively a hundred-year-old woman and a self-condemning psychiatrist. It was noted that Roseanne seems chaotic in her life but composed in her writing (her text is supposed to be rapidly concealed under floorboards, quite a feat for such an old person). It could also be argued that the two narrative voices are not distinct enough (though [spoiler] the narrators turn out to be closely related). But on the whole we were happy with this, admiring such touches as the hammers and feathers that come into the two differing accounts of Roseanne's father's death.
Much of the discussion was about these different versions of the past, both personal and political. None of the versions presented in the novel trumps all the rest – everyone is seen as struggling to catch hold of an elusive past. Memory is unreliable, and so by implication is history. 'Fake news' reared its ugly head here – which led to talk of Brexit and the odd ways it's related to the Irish problems which fill this novel. It's not a history book, but it doesn't take too much for granted, though most of us didn't know much about the Irish blueshirts, The story of Roseanne is linked through all sorts of threads with the tragic history of Ireland in the years following the Treaty and Partition – and although at the end there seems to be a sort of reconciliation, a willingness to bury the past maybe, more recent events (the novel was published in 2008) make you wonder how much of this is really dead and buried. It certainly continues to provide rich material for novelists.
We admired Barry's generosity to different points of view. It's remarkable that this male author tries to adopt the voice and point of view of a 100-year-old woman living in an asylum. Roseanne is not one to condemn, nor is Barry. Even the villainous Father Gaunt, representative of the unforgiving Church, is given some human touches – though generally the Church doesn't come well out of this book. In fact there's sympathy for almost all the characters, however unpleasant some of their doings may be – the most sympathetic being the victims, Roseanne of course, but also the mysterious Eneas McNulty, the romantic republican John Lavelle, his son Seanin (John Kane), and even the deeply ambiguous figure of Roseanne's father. One member wondered why we are so much drawn to these figures in fiction who make a mess of their lives –the excessively passive acceptance of her fate by Roseanne and the self-doubt and self-accusation of Dr Grene.
One point some members were doubtful about was the way in which the two apparently different stories are brought together at the end. Too good to be true? But Barry was praised for avoiding the obvious recognition scene that apparently figures in the film version of the novel (none of us had seen the film). A parallel was made with the coincidences in Dr Zhivago – not exactly true to life but carrying a weight of meaning.
To sum up – a striking unanimity in favour of the novel, and a desire to read more, to follow up some of the other McNultys – not to mention the Dunnes.


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Tuesday September.4th, 10:00pm @Bridge Bar
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The Gentleman of Pop – Meeting the Leader of Prefab Sprout
Paddy McAloon never enjoyed playing concerts with his group Prefab Sprout. But he's more generous in his interviews. And as this great pop aficionado is also the kind of gentleman you meet only too rarely in show business, interviewing him isn't hard work at all. It's certainly the case that he owes us some explanations about his seven year absence from recording, with the exception of the compilation "The Best Of: A Life of Surprises", released in 1992.
"It's funny, because I always feel I have to justify myself in this job," he says, plunging a sugar cube into his cup of tea. "The public hasn't had a new Prefab Sprout studio album since 'Jordan: The Comeback' in 1990. But in fact I've never stopped working. Song-writing has never been a job for me, I can't live without composing. What takes me a long time is making a consistent and coherent record. But I have dozens of songs in stock, some in an embryonic state, others finished and sleeping on DAT tapes in my studio."
Prefab Sprout is one of the great mysteries of popular music, their pop compositions having always had rave reviews, but without resulting in astronomical sales. "Our success must be judged artistically and not in terms of sales. We're lucky to make a living from our music, a good living… To be frank I have nothing to complain about. The people who discovered our first album 'Swoon' have remained loyal to Prefab Sprout, and from time to time, for example with 'The King of Rock 'n' Roll', 'Cars and Girls', or 'When Love Breaks Down', we managed to carve a path for ourselves onto the airwaves. But our goal has never been to play stadiums."
"Andromeda Heights", the band's new album, picks up the story where "Jordan: The Comeback" ended. The intelligent pop of the compositions rubs shoulders with the influence of the Beatles, British reserve, and a desire to envelop the melodies in as many instruments as possible without ever stifling them.
"On a practical level, it was a real headache. The album was recorded in my own studio in the basement of my house, and I'd originally built it to work on demo's. But I felt so comfortable in this environment that I wanted to make the whole album there. We had to push the furniture back to allow all the musicians to take their place in the studio. I never thought so many of us would be able to fit into such a small space."
Even though he rejects the star system, Paddy McAloon is nonetheless fascinated by this universe. At least that's what he sings about in "Electric Guitars" ("I dreamed we were rock stars") and "Avenue Of Stars"
"In cinema or in rock, there is an unreal side that emerges from all these stars. Even for me, as someone who is in what might be called the trade, I sometimes have a hard time imagining how all of these stars live. At the end of the day they have the same day-to-day problems as the rest of us, but I have never dreamed of being part of this world. That said, the lyrics of 'Electric Guitars' should be understood as a child's thoughts, like a little girl who wants to be a air stewardess or a nurse. I love family life and the countryside to want to put myself into the skin of a rock star. Apart from my friends, nobody recognises me in the street. And that's the way I like it…"


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ok, I give up... I was going to Dr Seuss the whole race report with 'p' words but it was promptly pushing me to psychosis... so no more 'p' words. Promise.
58 entries, 10 or more than last year at the same event in similar conditions. Cold. Windy. Winter. After acquiring a head flu from my lovely nephews I was contemplating a DNS and staying home.... but it was only 40 minutes of head-down-bum-up.... after a coffee or two I would be right(ish) to go. I decided to let the numbers on the Garmin tell me how I was going, they never lie.
I've raced this TT about five or six times before but still did a quick recon in the car before the race. Crosswinds, sweeping corners, some bumps to avoid. Same as last time. Always good to go over the key sections though. Back to the start line and to my now familiar 'set up and warm up away from everyone else' routine. Time ticks away twice as quick before a TT. Getting tied up chatting to everyone means no time to warm up and get everything ready. Give me sounds of croaking frogs over hearing someone inflating their disc wheel to 160 PSI for a road event.... There is a lot less stress when your equipment is set out ready to use, nailing a warm-up plan, and just rolling to the start line with a few minutes to spare.
|Away from everybody!
(this was actually the cool down and me getting out of the rain)
|Warm up... Nose plugs were Vicks soaked cotton wool to stop the nose-flow.....
(Yes I did remember to remove them, unlike a Chris Froome at the TDF last night, hah!)
#1 ranked rider, Blake Hose (Genesys) was a DNS so as #2 I was the final rider to start. #3 David 'Quadzilla' Kelly (Total Rush) was my minute man and undoubtedly the rider to watch. The start line is at a give-way intersection meaning your actual start time contains some element of luck... The luck of having no cars to give way to when the clock starts. "5-4-3-2-1......wait... wait... ok, now go". I was held two seconds longer for two cars. I asked the starters if I'd get my two seconds back at the end. This was agreed to as I rolled off into the headwind.
I didn't look up the road until about 10kms in. The Garmin was telling me all I needed to know, also what I didn't want to know, about 4% down... not good but still enough to keep cranking along. I could just see Quadzilla Kelly in the distance as we were enjoying a catch-and-release session with a few riders out to the turn around at 16km. Targeting other riders, getting around them safely, and keeping in front of them is a mind-game that breaks up the effort on an otherwise long lifeless road. I had gained 10 seconds on Kelly at the turn (12 seconds taking into account my start line discount). In the 12km back to the finish I could see I'd doubled that advantage, I just hoped my calculations were right.
Not my best ride, lucky the best I could do was good enough. Win by ~25 seconds (carry the 2!) over Quadzilla Kelly. In the mix Nick Squillari (South Coast Cycling) used all his local knowledge to keep the rubber side down this weekend coming in for 3rd place. John Cain (Giant Celtic) stomping home only a few seconds shy of a top 3 spot.
A Grade Open Men Top 10:
1 Shane MILLER 37:54.742
2 David KELLY +0:22.902
3 Nicholas SQUILLARI +1:35.131
4 John CAIN +1:38.199
5 Stephen LANE +2:27.059
6 James HENRY +3:34.519
7 Gerard DONNELLY +3:41.141
8 Luke KNOX +5:28.912
9 Matthew JONES +6:03.373
10 Mark FACEY +6:03.458
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A minor shuffling of times from the initial raw electronic results was required for the final results to be correct. Times all had to be discounted 1 minute to get the final results, a small admin issue that was no drama..... However my already adjusted time of 37:52 became 37:54, I missed out on my two seconds in the bulk-adjustment...... lucky it wasn't a decider! Splitting hairs, sure, but this is what electronic timing should eliminate or correctly account for. I did a double take when signing for my prize money, $200 for the win last year so when I needed to sign next to "$70" I was a little surprised. Prize money isn't why we ride, but changed from last year? Same entry fee, more riders, 1/3rd of the prize pool. An A Grade Elite Open event win and I don't break even with entry fee and travel costs (only 100km from home too).
Geelong CC always do a great job, be it a club TT or Open event, but is it time we get event sponsors on board to boost the resources behind these events? This was a State Open! We need to promote the event to more competitors, more supporters, convert the interest in the sport to improve the racing side of things. Something as simple as someone taking a few photos of the riders in full flight goes a long way for showcasing events like this. Events that otherwise only exist in results archives. (side note, this is also why I bang out these reports. They're far from official, but I want to show people what we get up to... and maybe even encourage people sign up and race, or stop past a race and cheer us on.)
Why not Company X IRTT presented by CV and Geelong CC? Why don't companies want to get on board these events? It'd help make them bigger and better in all aspects. A TT on the same day the Tour de France starts for 2012..... in the middle of our road season... Ivan Milat could sell the naming rights to that at a backpackers hostel, too easy, he'd at least give it a stab.
|Hey Ivan, where is the TT mate?
"Down Forest Rd, jump in, I'll give you a lift there"


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Keith Stellman (Meteorologist in Charge/ National Weather Service Atlanta) was in Greene County April 15, 2020 surveying the storm damage from April 13, 2020. He has officially confirmed a strong F1 tornado in Greene County on Monday morning with maximum winds of 105 MPH. He stated that the parent storm was the one that originated in Mississippi and tracked across Alabama through GA an then on into South Carolina.
The EF-1 tornado left a 6.6 mile long path of destruction through the south side of Greene County. Fortunately, there were no injuries or loss of life.


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March 16: Day 6 (Haiti Deaf Academy, Olympic Training Center tour, Croatian Relief Orphanage)
Our last serving stop was at Croatian Relief orphanage where we were greeted by the kids singing us some sweet songs. They had the biggest mango trees overhead and roosters roaming on the grounds. We had a slower connection with the kids at the start as quite a few of them were sick. There were a lot of older teens here; roughly 30. Our kids connected with basketball, soccer, coloring, modeling clay, Creole-English flash cards, and painting nails. We had a sense that due to kids not feeling that great, we would end our visit a little short. Overall, what a beautiful 91 degree day to celebrate Abby's 18th birthday!!!! Bon fet Abby!
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Thanks to Nana's visit, I was able to get away with Jason for a full week to attend a conference in Austria. It was wonderful and exhausting all at the same time.
One of my favorite parts of our get away was going somewhere where I was able to see the fall colors. I love autumn and well, it just is not quite the same living in the desert... More pics on our trip later, but here's a preview...
Before Jason and I left, we had almost a full week with Nana. Jason was pretty busy, but we still got some fun family time in. Nana is the stocking queen and even though we're a few months early, we celebrated Christmas together one morning with our traditional cinnamon rolls and this year we added sausage balls to the mix. The girls were plenty excited to have Christmas in October!
Anabelle loved her new slippers! We do Christmas pajamas every year also, but like I said, my picture taking skills were somewhat lacking this week!
Maddie is super excited about her new cookbook!
AJ is all about the Hunger Games these days..
Naomi and AB opening their Christmas pajamas
Nana was such a trooper to come and take care of the girls for a whole week while we traveled. She couldn't drive while here (and wouldn't have wanted to!) and she doesn't really know the city well enough to taxi, so we had helpers lined up for her throughout the week and a schedule of events that we went ahead and arranged transportation for. We found out about a week before Nana arrived that the girls would actually be out of school for the majority of the time we were gone, which ended up being a good thing because they got lots more quality time with Nana.
Maddie and Nana did so much baking that they ran out of gas for the stove even though we'd replaced it right before we left. Very thankful to our wonderful landlords for helping them figure that out!
Sweet Anabelle got sick a few days before we got home. Very thankful to a dear friend for making a house call and helping Nana get her started on an antibiotic. She's pretty pitiful still but seemed to perk up a bit tonight. She and I both had a long nap this afternoon (after a long night last night...) Here she is on the way home from the airport this morning WAY before nap time.
It was a fabulous visit with Nana- just way to short, like all family visits! We've had fun re-uniting as a family today- lots of games and laughter. So thankful for family.


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April 2011 witnessed the demolition of a number of mosques throughout the country, part of more than 30 mosques the regime began to demolish "stepping further into a sectarian and existential war faced by the original inhabitants of Bahrain, especially after Saudi forces, which harbor takfiri beliefs against Shia stepped into the picture," according to what many human rights reports stated at the time.
Among the mosques demolished in this month we cite: Sheikh Abed mosque on Sitrah Island, Ar-Rasoul al-A'zam mosque in the town of Karzakan, the Mo'men and Salman al-Farisi mosque in Nuwaydrat, as well as the Alawaiyat mosque in Zinj, which became a symbol for the mosques, and on whose site a congregational prayer is held every Saturday under the name "the Mihrab Revolution" [the location where a prayer Imam stands to pray]. In the town of Koura, the Kuwaykebat mosque was demolished, as was the historic Amir Mohammad al-Barbaghi mosque in the town of 'Aali.


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Mangaluru, March 19, 2016: Mangaluru MLC, Ivan D'Souza has been appointed as the Spokesperson of KPCC with immediate effect as per the press release issued by N.S.Boseraju, General Secretary of KPCC.
He has been asked to take charge immediately and advised to work and strengthen the organization as per the principles and policies of Congress party.
Ivan D'Souza is a known name in political and social circles in Mangalore. Always in the forefront fighting for social causes. Ivan has a distinctive urge to serve the society which he is doing with sincerity through his active involvement in various organisations.
Hailing from Mudarangady, Ivan had his schooling in Mudarangady and Shirva and later graduated from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. He pursued law studies at SDM Law College. His leadership skills were evident during his college days when he was the President of the Student Council of SDM Law College and General Secretary of All College Students Union of Mangalore University. He joined the Catholic Youth Movement and various organisations including Jaycees. He even has served as the CYM President of Mangalore Diocese.
His political career began in the year 1983 with his joining the Janatha Party. He even won the Mandal Panchayat elections. He served the party in various positions and contested the Kaup assembly elections in 1994 from the Janatha Party and in 199 from the Janatha Dal, but was unsuccessful both the times. His foray into the Congress was in 2004 and since then there has been no looking back for him. He has served the party in various capacities and is appointed as MLC in 2014. He has served as President of Cashew Development Board and Director of CAMPCO. He is also associated with various organisations like autorickshaw drivers' union as well as labour unions.


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Like fireflies at night, or cars drifting over invisible roads in the sky. It's simply amazing to see what airplanes look like when flying at night when shot at long exposures!
The Air Traffic is a personal timelapse project which I shot over a period of about 6 months.
One night while shooting a timelapse of lightning going off in the sky during a storm from my living room's window (00:18), I noticed little streaks of light moving across the frame.
Living about a 10-minute drive away from the airport, the streaks of light were none other than airplanes flying to and from the airport. Then it struck me – To do a whole timelapse short film dedicated to airplanes flying at night.
Some of my favorite shots were captured when I got really close to the airport's runway where airplanes take off and land. That was where I managed to capture some pretty huge streaks of light as the airplanes got really close to ground level and ready to land.
The streaks of light are long exposures of the airplanes flying, about 8-15 seconds. Most of it was shot at Changi Beach in Singapore.
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|With dogs who are "over the top" or still on their way to better self-control, you may need to make some compromises...if he finds a way to blow off steam or redirect his attention that is better than having a temper tantrum, but still not ideal...you might have to go with it, at least initially. <g> One of mine used to tear paper into little strips when he was frustrated or angry. Once I caught on to his style of redirecting his temper (I'm sure he pretended it was *me* he was ripping up, sometimes ;-) I kept newspapers lying around for him to use. (That particular animal had some issues, and could be pretty nasty back then when things weren't going his way.) The same boy, as a pup, wanted to snatch chicken out of my hands with a snarl & run off with it...I wanted him to take it nice, and sit there & eat it. At the time, we compromised with him sitting, taking the chicken like a semi-civilized being, and slinking off somewhere to not be bothered--and me respecting his privacy. Sometimes you've got to meet them partway if they're trying...and then slowly work towards your final goal.
Lots of basic-training stuff helps to build self-control...heeling on lead (when they want to pull and lunge), waiting patiently at the door (when they want to shoot out ahead of you), sitting to be put on lead (when they're excited, and want to bounce around like a piece of popcorn, ohboy-we-are-going-for-a-WALK!!). Even going for a walk itself helps...you can use it to teach them to follow your lead, look to you for direction. If they care what you think, they will be more likely to try to please you (i.e. control their "bad" behaviours).
There are also lots of things you can do when out on lead to build self-control. You can "walk the square", or teach other attention-building exercises...check out some of the dog training sites. :-)
Generally, the more you *do* with your dog & *expect* of him, the more he'll learn to handle his actions.
Other dogs are a huge plus in teaching a dog to control himself, especially if they are bigger/higher ranking than he is, or if they are older & he is a pup. Nobody speaks dog like another dog, and dogs are also much less likely to baby him or make excuses for his behaviour than you are. <vbg> They expect him to have manners and act his age, and they'll see to it that he does...or else. ;-)
Dogs in the house have an advantage, they more practice at inhibiting their behaviours than outside dogs. House babies are expected to not chew the furniture, stay off the dining room table, leave the cat food & litterbox alone, not chase the cats, don't muddy up the bed and couch, don't counter-surf...and they get to lie there patiently, watching you eat your dinner in front of them, hoping you save them some. THAT takes self-control! ;-)
If you don't eat in front of your dog, because you "feel bad for him", don't like watching him drool, think it's too much trouble to train him not to grab your dinner the first few times...you might want to re-think your position! This is a *terrific* tool for teaching self control...he'll never learn not to grab food if you don't *practice*, and years of having a dog who is well behaved at dinnertime is worth the price of a few disturbed meals. Besides, the leftover scraps are a handy positive reinforcement, the reward he gets for being patient during your meal! :-)
I remember one cat we had, who was horrible as a kitten...he would launch himself onto your plate & eat your dinner right in front of you. Needless to say, he was crated during dinner for awhile. We'd set the crate near us (ohh yes, close enough to see & smell the food), and he'd be yeowling and rattling the crate door...and we'd ignore him. It wasn't long before he'd sit quietly in the crate, and we said "are you going to be good now, Dylan?" and let him out. He soon learned that if he didn't stay off our plates till we were done, it was "In the Box"for him! So, he would lie beside us and wait till we had finished, and actually *offered* him the food.
Teaching "no bite" is a tremendous exercise in self-control also...that's one that many dog parents know well. <vbg> The important thing isn't so much the *specific* things we do to teach them to control themselves and respect us...but that we focus on teaching it to them, period. <g>


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A charity that supports travelling communities has hit out after Richmond Council were granted powers to criminalise the lives of the controversial groups.
The authority went to the High Court to ask for an injunction that means officers will not have to go through such a lengthy process to kick travellers off publicly owned land.
Under existing rules, it can take up to three weeks.
The High Court agreed to the injunction, making Richmond the latest in a growing number of councils across London who have had similar requests granted.
But the London Gypsies & Travellers (LGT) charity has warned that these powers do not address the real problem – the dearth of suitable spots for groups to stay.
Debby Kennet, CEO of LGT, said: "We are very concerned about the implications of such injunctions for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers.
"The injunctions against 'persons unknown' criminalise the traditional way of life for all Gypsies and Travellers living on roadside camps.
"There is a serious shortage of authorised sites and stopping places, meaning that many Gypsies and Travellers are forced onto unauthorised encampments with no other options."
Across London, just 10 new pitches have been built on existing sites.
RELATED: High Court judge grants temporary Traveller ban in Richmond
But a study commissioned by the Greater London Authority in 2008 identified a need for more than 800.
LGT wants councils to support the more "humane" response of negotiated stopping, whereby the authority will agree certain conditions with a group of travellers, such as how long they can stay, how to dispose of waste, and sometimes behavioural conditions.
Richmond's injunction is temporary, lasting just three months, but the council has said it intends to pursue a permanent order once the current one runs out.
Councillor Martin Elengorn, cabinet member for environment, planning and sustainability, said: "We regularly see a number of illegal traveller camps in our borough.
"Not only do the vehicles damage our parks and open spaces, but the community are deterred from using the parks. There is also occasional anti-social behaviour.
"When this happens, residents ask the council and local police to remove the travellers swiftly. However, we have to work within the law and the current process is lengthy.
"This new temporary injunction, will speed up the process, apply across all council land and act as a deterrent to future would-be campers."


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EL RODEO, GUATEMALA , June 5, 2018 : The death toll from a volcanic eruption in Guatemala rose to 65 as family members desperately searched for the missing in makeshift morgues and on streets blanketed with ash.
At a makeshift morgue in the city of Escuintla, about 30 km (18.6 miles) from the explosion, distraught family members came to search for their relatives among the dead.
Francisco Quiche, a 46-year-old welder, gave a blood sample to try to identify his son's body, though he already knew his son's fate.
"We had time to leave, thank God, but I am very sorry for the loss of my son and my daughter in law," he said through tears. "My son was just 22 years old, the same as my daughter-in-law, who was expecting a baby."
The task of retrieving bodies yesterday was hindered by another eruption and an apparent landslide on the southern slopes of Fuego triggered fresh evacuations. Later in the afternoon, heavy rains forced rescuers to abandon the search in El Rodeo until the next morning, a spokesman for CONRED said.
Elsewhere, the process of mourning had begun. Local television footage showed residents of villages walking through the streets, caskets hoisted on their shoulders.
Structures and trees at the base of the Fuego volcano were completely coated in brown and gray.
Armed soldiers donning blue masks kept watch at a badly affected neighborhood that had been cordoned off, Reuters photos showed. As late as yesterday afternoon, the volcano continued expelling a dark cloud of gases and rocks.
Fuego, one of several active volcanoes out of 34 in the Central American country, is near the colonial city of Antigua, a UNESCO world heritage site that has survived several volcanic eruptions. The latest activity is mostly on the far side of the volcano, facing the Pacific coast.
The eruption on Sunday sent columns of ash and smoke 6.2 miles (10 km) into the sky, dusting several regions with ash. More than 3,200 people have been evacuated, CONRED said.
CONRED shared a photo showing the flows of gas and mud sweeping down a mountainside and across a broad valley, engulfing a small village.
"The landscape on the volcano is totally changed, everything is totally destroyed," government volcanologist Gustavo Chigna said on local radio.
The agency also launched an online registry of missing people.
The eruption showered sand and ash on coffee plants across as much as 6,890 acres (2,788 hectares), including close to the volcano's cone, causing an estimated loss of 0.91 percent of Guatemala's coffee production, the country's national coffee association said.
In some areas, rain rinsed ash off the leaves, and the full extent of the damage was not yet clear, the association said. – Reuters


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Life in the picturesque village of Rasteau, located in the foothills of the French Alps, revolves around winemaking. Most of the town's 700 residents tend the vineyards that produce the region's famous Côtes du Rhône wines.
The search for a vacation home in Provence led American Holly Glass and her Dutch husband, Jan Grent, to this sleepy outpost. Grent, who had recently retired, and Glass, a public relations consultant who works from home, were hoping to split their time between their Virginia residence and a home in France. Grent recalls the day a real estate agent invited them to tour a centuries-old house that had been built into Rasteau's original fortification walls. "We went to the top floor and out on the terrace and saw the views. I pinched Holly and she pinched me. We said, 'This is it,' and we bought it."
With the patchwork of terracotta rooftops and vineyards unfolding below, it was easy to overlook the minor fact that the house was more or less unlivable. The previous owner, a 92-year-old woman, utilized only one of the home's five levels, where a bathroom doubled as a kitchenette. Not only was the layout convoluted, but the roof leaked and the infrastructure was a shambles.
Immediately, the couple flew in Washington-based architect Ernesto Santalla to give the home a once-over. "Initially, they asked me to spend a couple of days with them and design a 'quickie renovation,'" recalls Santalla, who had completed two DC-area projects for the couple. "Famous last words."
After touring the home with Santalla and local contractor Patrice Blanc, the couple came to realize that the house—parts of which date back to the 12th century—needed a full restoration. "Everything had to be redone," says Glass, "from the plumbing and electricity to the heating, the walls, the fireplace and the floors."
Luckily, Blanc was well-versed in the region's building methods. "Patrice could immediately identify what was original and what was not Provençal detailing," says Santalla. "He could see through all the layers and point out what was not authentic."
Once the property was measured and blueprints drawn, Santalla returned to the States and formulated a plan that would upgrade the home and rework its layout while carefully preserving its historic legacy. He devised a logical floor plan that would give purpose to every level of the home. "The plan was recreated in a way that made it much more feasible to live in the house the way we live now," Santalla explains.
The main level is accessible from the front door and now houses the master suite, a library and a cozy living room. The relocated kitchen and dining room on the top floor spill out onto the rebuilt terrace, where the couple enjoys meals during the warmer months. Descending from the main level, visitors reach a floor housing three guest rooms and a central kitchenette, which leads out to the new pool behind the house. Below the guest level is a media room and wine cellar and below that a party room where Grent, a musician, often plays the piano.
Since he would be orchestrating the project remotely, Santalla kept the design simple. "In a way, it was about stripping back many layers to get to a point where there was this common denominator that we could build from," the architect explains. "I had to minimize the amount of details the contractor needed to produce because I wasn't there. I had to have an approach that would work everywhere."
Keeping the material palette as minimalistic as possible plays up the home's architectural treasures—including centuries-old wooden beams, terracotta roof tiles and a weathered stone exterior. "We really worked hard to preserve what was considered original and took away everything that we knew was additive," Santalla says. "I wanted to emphasize all the really magnificent timbers that are almost magically holding up the structure."
Santalla selected large-format terracotta floor tiles, cable lighting and dark-stained steel railings to create the clean, modern look his clients favored. They also decided to order furniture exclusively from BoConcept since products they could test in the store's DC showroom are also available in France.
Construction began in September 2007. What Glass and Grent expected would be a seven-month process ultimately took twice as long. "Things move slowly in France," Grent admits.
Glass did not share her husband's relaxed view when she visited in January 2008 and found the house still open to the elements, without floors or walls in place. "I stood on the terrace and cried," she recalls. "I was overwhelmed and was having difficulty seeing the light at the end of the tunnel."
The couple also had to contend with the village mayor, who oversees architectural changes. He eventually granted permission for the pool—but not without protest from residents whose families have lived in Rasteau for generations. "It was a very unusual concept to build a pool in the middle of a medieval village," says Glass. "It had to be exactly in spec because we didn't want to infringe on our neighbors."
Though Grent and Glass were able to live in the home by the summer of 2008, it wasn't officially completed until 2010. Now settled into the rhythm of Rasteau, they couldn't be happier. "Ernesto kept it simple—but still the old spirit is there," Grent says. "He is extremely talented in that regard, mixing the ancient with the modern. He created a very thorough and thoughtful design."
The couple enjoys daily bike rides through Provence and visits to wineries with their frequent houseguests. A self-taught artist, Grent has taken up watercolor painting and drawing with India ink.
"When I'm here," says Glass, "I can't wait to get out of bed in the morning and look out the window. It's that kind of magic that Ernesto and Jan and I tried to envision in the very beginning. We finally have it."
Geoffrey Hodgdon is a photographer in Deale, Maryland.
RENOVATION AND INTERIOR DESIGN: ERNESTO SANTALLA, AIA, LEED AP, Studio Santalla Inc., Washington, DC. RENOVATION CONTRACTOR: PATRICE BLANC, Roussillon, France.


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Last Tuesday, on October 9th, at the Winery ViñaMar located in Casablanca Valley, Chile. The Vine Growing Association of Casablanca Valley, Valparaiso municipality and Casablanca municipality celebrated the Best Of Wine Tourism 2015 awards ceremony.
The event was attended by the Valparaiso Mayor Jorge Castro, Mayor of Casablanca Rodrigo Martinez and Mario Agliati President of the Vine Growing Association of Casablanca Valley, who presented the winners of the seven categories of the Best Of Wine Tourism, these awards celebrate innovation and excellence in wine tourism.
The 2015 awards winners in each category are:
Accommodation: Viña Matetic www.matetic.cl
Wine Tourism Restaurant: Restaurant Macerado de Viña Mar www.vinamar.cl
Architecture and landscape: Estancia El Cuadro www.elcuadro.cl
Art and Culture: Iglesia Santa Bárbara de Casablanca www.municasablanca.cl
Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences: Bodegas RE www.bodegasre.cl
Wine Tourism Services: Viña Casas del Bosque www.casasdelbosque.cl
Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices: Viña Matetic www.matetic.cl
The winners in each category will now compete against the winners from the other Great Wine Capitals for the International Best of Wine Tourism awards that will take place at the Annual General Meeting of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network in Mendoza, Argentina in November.


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Background: Historically, surgery has been the most effective treatment for Dupuytren's contracture, but this is fraught with disadvantages. In addition, not all patients with Dupuytren's contracture are appropriate candidates for surgery. Injectable collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (Xiaflex;Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Malvern, PA) is a FDA-approved, office-based, nonsurgical treatment for adult patients with a palpable Dupuytren's cord. Several trials have evaluated the efficacy of Xiaflex. The CORD trials demonstrated that 44-66% of patients achieved the primary endpoint of less than 5 degrees of residual contracture. The results achieved may have been limited, by lack of use of local anesthetic for manipulations to rupture the Dupuytrens cords, limitation of injections sites, and lack of forceful manipulation of the digits. Purpose of Study: The purpose of our study is to demonstrate superior efficacy at our institution than previously recorded in the CORD trials, based on use of local anesthetics to allow for more forceful manipulations and a more widespread injection approach. Adverse side effects within 30 days of injection was also evaluated. Methods: Retrospective chart review of all patients who underwent Xiaflex by a single surgeon at a University Medical Center from 2010-present was performed. Factors evaluated included demographic information, extent of Dupuytrens disease, number of cords injected, response to injection, adverse side effects, and days to cord disruption. Outcomes measures included % joint correction and complications. Results: 13 patients were identified, with an average age of 66. 63% of the patients were male. 32% percent of the patients had previous treatment for Dupuytrens, including Xiaflex, needle aponeurotomy and steroid injection. Fingers affected included: 60/139 small finger, 32/139 ring finger and 16/97 middle finger. The average MCP degree of contracture was 47 degrees, PIP 47 degrees, and DIP 40 degrees. Overall, patients had 3.8 joints affected, 2.9 joints injected and 3.7 joints manipulated. Post injection, all joints affected had 100% correction, including even some joints not originally injected. The average time between injection and manipulation was 2.8 days. All patients did have a minor complication, most commonly, ecchymosis in 100 patients (72%) and 69 (50%) had a minor skin laceration treated with local wound care. Five patients had an exposed tendon, which was also treated with local wound care only.Conclusion: This study demonstrates improved results following several modifications of the FDA protocol, including digital block, forceful digital manipulation, and full-dose injection of Xiaflex. We achieved full extension on all joints manipulated, with minimal complications.


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Public health is a challenging area of nursing. Overall rates of health can be influenced in many different ways, from geographical location and cultural variations to availability of care and health care affordability. Tennessee faces certain health care challenges that are not common in other states.
Perhaps that is why Tennessee is ranked 43 out of 50 in terms of overall health. In 2015, the state experienced improvements in many prominent areas, including obesity rate, childhood vaccination rate, uninsured rate, and rate of hospital readmissions (Knox News, 2015). These improvements may continue as more and more nurses further their education and become integral parts of Tennessee health care.
Are you ready to play an important role in Tennessee medical care? With a Master's degree in nurse leadership, you may work in many different clinical settings and utilize your knowledge of research to improve procedures and policies.
Find out more by contacting graduate nurse leadership programs in Tennessee to request information.
Health care is extremely complex, and to become a leader, you must display a strong knowledge of the inner workings of the health care system, impeccable clinical skills, and an understanding of the roles that other professionals play in this industry.
Each program lists competencies that they expect you to have by the time you complete your education. Common areas of competency in this field include leadership principles in health care, care delivery in microsystems, epidemiological principles, team coordination and delegation, and quality improvement in health care.
Over a period of four semesters, you should meet and exceed these expectations while earning at least 33 credits.
You may earn these credits by taking some or all of the following courses:
- CNL Health Care Systems Complexity
- CNL Quality Management
- CNL Target Population Diagnosis
- CNL Synthesis
- Biostatistics
- Health Assessment
- Professional Roles in Nursing
You may put your newfound skills and knowledge to work by completing clinical rotations. These rotations are different from the ones you complete as a registered nursing student; they are specifically intended to help you become a confident leader and learn how to function as a leader in varying health care settings. Depending on which college you choose to attend, you may complete as few as 100 clinical hours or as many as 600 clinical hours.
Do not let your registered nursing license lapse during this time, as it is required for Clinical Nurse Leaders. The Tennessee Board of Nursing requires license renewal by the final day of your birth month every two years. After you finish your Master's degree, you may apply for certification via the AACN. They award certification after you pass a CNL exam. Renewal occurs every five years.
In response to a growing demand for advanced nurses in various specialties, the role of the Clinical Nurse Leader was created by the AACN. This is one of the newer nursing specialties, so it is still gaining ground in various care settings. You may work different shifts and specialties to meet the needs of your facility.
Since this is a management role, you should be ready to oversee multiple RNs during each shift. You may supervise them during specific procedures or while carrying out care plans.
Care plans are an essential component of Clinical Nurse Leadership. You develop these for the patients in your care, utilizing research and up-to-date nursing evidence to make your recommendations and procedural decisions. This is one part of your job that often involves collaborating with nurse practitioners, general practitioners, and specialty physicians. Doing so allows for proper integration of care.
Although Clinical Nurse Leadership is a new certification, the nurse leadership community is well established in Tennessee. As a graduate student, you may want to join the Tennessee Organization of Nurse Executives. This can help you get practical experience during your clinical rotations and build a professional network, easing your transition into nursing leadership.
Your nursing career can improve patients' lives, give you great career fulfillment, and encourage the continued growth of the nursing industry. Taking on a leadership role is a great way to influence change in nursing!
Explore your options now and contact graduate nurse leadership programs in Tennessee.


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It has been quite a week… full of downs and ups and downs.
|Just a few of the world globe bowls
As you've seen in my previous posts… I seem to be forever-busy with the 55 world globe bowls (57 now, I decided to make 2 extra).
Every night, I busily work away at those (and have half of them done and packed for shipping now - HOORAY!), but the life of an artist (and any human) always seems to have lots of other details that want to get in the way.
|Cat-fighting cousins
This week, there are 3 details. 1 and 2 are actually different sides of the same coin. Cousins in fact. Both are head-strong and lovely women – who are USUALLY relatively rational… but due to conflicts over how to handle my 97 year old grandma, they are now in the battle royal (with me smack dab in the middle) OY. This situation has been occurring since June, and EVERY time I think it's all settled, one of them decides to create new-and-exciting strife (sarcasm!). And I must say, that on top of my normal life(mom, wife, vocational specialist, etc) – the cousins have added an amazing amount of stress! And, when combined with attempting to finish my bowls?? Well let's just say that my evenings have been ending around 3am (and then I am back up around 6am to start the next day). Exhausted? YUP! Annoyed? YUP! Just want to be done with the bowls AND the cousins? YUP AND YUP!!!
But then, just when you think that things can't get much more stressful and that your own little microcosm kind of sucks… life throws you a curve that puts everything into HORRIDLY-clear perspective (thus the 3rd detail).
I received word on Wednesday, that a friend had passed away – suddenly and without warning. Two weeks ago she was at a retreat with me sharing laughs and art projects. One week ago, she emailed me and gently encouraged me to teach silk painting at a local college. Monday, she was chatting excitedly with a mutual friend about all of her exciting plans for the future. Tuesday night, she was gone.
|Tre, Becky, Louise, Mary, DEB, and Barb (a few of the Fiber 19 members)
She was an inspired artist who dabbled in many different mediums (most of them fiber-related). She was always kind and had a gentle, loving spirit. She was a caring teacher and sharer of wisdom. She was a member of Fiber 19 and leader of the Surface Design Association (Seattle division). She was truly a lovely woman, whom I was privileged to call my friend. My heart bleeds for her family, and tears fall heavily when I think about all of the people whose lives she touched… whom I know will be missing her as much as I am.
Looking through lens of the loss of a friend, makes me realize just how unimportant some of my worries have been. I know my bowls will get made, and the family war will work itself out. But not ever getting to share another laugh or piece of art with my friend Deb… that cannot be changed! That is an incredibly sad fact. One that reminds me to cherish those around me that I love (even the ones currently driving me nuts!).
Deb Taylor, you were my friend and I thank you for sharing a part of your life with me! You are missed, you are loved, and you are remembered with fondness and joy!