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|May 15, 2007
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|Dec 22, 2005
|Priority date
|Jan 3, 1995
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|E. David Allen, Kenneth L. Kramer, Peter M. Wukusick, Eric R. Meyer, Gregory W. Branson, David J. Ulrich, James M. C. Thomas, Paul M. McDaniel, III, Dennis R. Zwink
|Original Assignee
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
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|Patent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (41), Classifications (49), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/770,721, filed Feb. 3, 2004 now U.S Pat. No. 7,000,272, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/755,583, filed Jan. 5, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,496,993, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/120,125, filed Jul. 22, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,212,714, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/901,840, filed Jul. 28, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,151,739, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/367,829, filed Jan. 3, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,666,681; a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/018,542, filed Feb. 4, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,163,903; and a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/511,711 filed Aug. 4, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,715,548 and claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/059,772, filed Sep. 23, 1997 with respect to common subject matter. The disclosures of the above patent applications are expressly incorporated by reference herein.
The present invention relates generally to adjustable beds and more specifically to a bed having an improved adjustable foot section.
There are many known bed designs that have adjustable foot sections. On beds that convert from a planar bed configuration to an upright chair configuration, the foot section is generally shortened as the foot section rotates from a horizontal to a vertical position. There are also beds having adjustable lengths wherein an attendant physically repositions the head or foot section of the bed to the desired length. These designs include a sliding telescopic foot section as well as a folding foot section equivalent to a "lazy boy" design. It is also known to deflate the foot section of the mattress when converting from a bed to a chair. For short occupants, there exists a need for adjustment of the foot prop or board in the chair position shorter than that attended by adjusting the length of the foot section.
The ability to adjust the length of the foot section independent of converting from a bed to a chair is also important. This would assist in maneuvering the bed in a confined locations during patient transport. It also allows the bed length to be customized to a patient's size. If a foot prop is provided at the end of the foot section, the adjustment of the foot section and the prop would prevent patient migration across the support surface of the bed. It would also provide support for the feet to thereby improve the patient's feeling of security. It could also be used in the prevention of peripheral neuropathy ("foot drop"). Positioning the end of the mattress relative to the patient substantially increases the ability to provide heel management. Heel management is wherein the heel is supported by the thigh and the calf and the heel has reduced pressure contact with the mattress.
Certain individuals who are confined to bed for an extended period of time are vulnerable to skin breakdown on the back of the heel. Protection of the skin in this area is important if initial indications of tissue failure are observed. If the breakdown process has progressed to a point of ulceration, protection of the heel area of the patient is essential to healing.
Reducing or eliminating the time an individual spends in a supine position will protect the heel area, although it may increase the risk of skin failure on other areas of the foot and body. The current practice for protecting the heel area of a patient while in the supine position utilizes foot support to reduce or eliminate pressure and shear on the back of the heel. Such support is often provided by placing an ordinary pillow or folded towel under a calf area of the patient's legs. Several different foam boot designs are known that strap to the leg or foot to reduce the effects of heel pressure. In addition, a conventional mattress is known in which removable sections are provided in a foot area.
All of these conventional support methods require a caretaker to add or remove components from the bed in order to control pressure on the heels of the patient. Components which are removed from the bed have the potential to get lost or mislaid. Components that are added to the bed provide an extra cost associated with the purchasing, cleaning, and disposal of the added components. There is also a cost in time for the caregiver who must go through multiple steps to initiate and maintain the support of the device.
According to the present invention, a patient support having an adjustable length deck is provided. The patient support includes a deck support frame, a deck, a head board positioned adjacent a head end of the deck, and a foot board positioned adjacent a foot end of the deck. The deck includes a first section connected to a remainder of the deck, a second section movable in a common plane with the first section, and a first actuator directly connecting the first and second sections.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a patient support having an adjustable length deck is provided. The patient support includes a deck support frame, a deck, a patient rest surface configured to support a patient thereon, and a plurality of siderails configured to block egress of a patient from the patient rest surface. The deck includes a first section connected to a remainder of the deck, a second section movable in a common plane with the first section, and a linear actuator connecting the first and second sections and configured to move the second section relative to the first section between an extended position and a retracted position.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a patient support is provided including a mattress support and a mattress. The mattress support includes a main section and an extendable section movable relative to the main section between extended and retracted positions relative to the main section. Movement of the extendable section to the extended position exposes an exposable portion of the mattress support. The mattress has a main portion positioned over the main section of the mattress support and an extension portion positioned over the exposable portion of the mattress support when the extendable section is in the extended position. The extension portion has a width that is substantially equal to a width of the main portion adjacent to the extension portion.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a patient support is provided that includes a mattress support and mattress. The mattress support includes a main section and an extendable section movable relative to the main section between an extended position and a retracted position. The mattress support has an extended length when the extendable section is in the extended position. The mattress support has a retracted length when the extendable section is in the retracted position. The extended length is greater than the retracted length. The mattress has a main portion positioned over the main section and an extension portion movable between a first position positioned on the extendable section when the extendable section is in the extended position and a second position spaced apart from the extendable section when the extendable section is in the retracted position with the main portion positioned over the main section. The extension portion of the mattress has a thickness less than a thickness of the main portion.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a patient support is provided including a mattress support, a mattress supported by the mattress support, and a plurality of siderails positioned to block egress of a patient from the mattress. The mattress support includes a main section and an extendable section positioned adjacent to the main section. The mattress support has an extended length when the extendable section is in an extended position. The mattress support has a retracted length when the extendable section is in the retracted position. The extended length is greater than the retracted length. A segment of the main section of the mattress support supports the mattress at a first elevation relative to a floor when the main section is substantially horizontal. The extendable section of the mattress support is configured to support the mattress at a second elevation relative to the floor when the extendable section is substantially horizontal. The second elevation is greater than the first elevation.
Other features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
A detailed description particularly refers to the accompanying figures in which:
As illustrated in the Figures, the bed will be discussed with respect to a deck 10 and a mattress 20 thereon. As illustrated in
The retracting foot section of the present disclosure can be retracted while the bed is in its horizontal bed position. This permits the caregiver to adjust the overall length of the bed in either the bed position or the chair position as shown in
The retracting foot section of the present disclosure also decreases patient migration since the foot prop location may be adjusted to the height of the patient. Therefore, the bed size can be customized for the patient. The bed also includes a shearless pivot linkage disclosed in copending application Ser. No. 08/511,711, filed Aug. 4, 1995, the specification of which is incorporated herein by reference. The combination of the shearless pivot with the retracting foot section and foot prop reduces patient migration toward the foot end of the bed as the bed articulates.
The mattress 20 illustrated in
Referring to
The control lines 34, 42 and 46 are connected to a control module which selectively inflates and deflates the bladders. An example of the control module is that in U.S. Pat. No. 5,666,681 which is incorporated herein by reference. From the connection, all of the variable thickness bladders 30 are inflated and deflated simultaneously, all of the variable length bladders 32 are also inflated or deflated simultaneously. Alternatively, each of the variable length bladders may be individually controlled with additional control lines or other flow control mechanisms. All three types of bladders are independently controlled.
The foot section 16 of the deck includes a first section 52 connected to the frame 18 and the remainder of the deck and a second section 54 movable along the plane of the section 52. A foot prop 56 is mounted to the second foot section 54 and extends transverse to the plane of the foot sections 52 and 54.
To size the bed to the patient and provide heel management, an occupant is placed on the top surface of the mattress 20 as illustrated in
The foot section 16 of the deck may be pivotally connected to the frame so as to allow the foot section to drop and to be used in various styles of beds or chair beds as shown in
The foot section 16 of the deck will be explained with respect to
Also mounted to the under surface of the top wall 58 of the foot section is a hinge plate 70 which mates with a hinge plate 72 mounted to the deck frame 18. This pivotally mounts the foot section 16 of the deck to the frame 18. Mounted between the guide tube 62 are a pair of spaced end walls 74 and 76.
The second foot section 54 includes a top wall 78, a pair of side walls 80 extending therefrom and a pair of bottom walls 82 extending from side walls 80. The top, side and bottom walls are made from one continuous piece of material. The second foot section 54 is generally U-shaped with bottom flanges 82 forming a C-channel with the side walls 80 and top walls 78. Thus, the top and side walls of the foot section 54 encompass or surrounds a portion of the top and side walls of the foot section 52. The foot section 54 includes an end wall 84 connected to the top wall 78, the side walls 80 and the bottom walls 82. Tube mounting assembly 86 mounts one end of the guide tube 66 to the end wall 84 of the foot section 54.
The end wall 76 of the foot section 52 includes openings 87 and 88, best seen in
Plastic wipers 98 are also connected to the underside of top wall 78 of the foot portion 54 to protect the sliding joint between the foot sections 52 and 54 and also to prevent the sheet and mattress from intrusion into the joint and jamming the foot section adjustment.
The foot section 54 includes lateral extensions 100. Bushing 102 mounts a bumper or roller 104 to the lateral extension 100. Socket 106 which receives the foot prop 56 is also included in the lateral extension 100. Alternatively, a pair of sockets 106 and 107 may be provided on each extension 100 as shown in
Handles 128 are conveniently provided at the foot of the bed connected between the lateral extensions 100 and the foot section 54. A cover 150 is mounted to the end wall 84 of the foot section 54 as shown in
The width W1 of the foot sections 52 and 54 is substantially the width of the frame 18 and smaller than the width W2 of the frame 18 with its support surfaces. This accommodates side rails (not shown) mounted on the frame 18 in their lowered or tucked position as the foot section 16 pivots down. Width W3 of the foot section 16 with the lateral extensions 100 may be substantially equal to the width W2, since the extensions will pivot below the side rails.
The length of the foot deck section 16 as well as the angle of the foot section 16 with respect to the frame 18 are determined by length sensor 114 and angle sensor 116 mounted to the first foot section 52 at tube 62 by bracket 112. A sensor crank 118 is mounted to the length sensor 114 at one end and its other end is mounted to sensor link 120. The sensor link 120 extends through the opening 87 in the wall 76 and is connected at its other end to a pivotal connection 122 to the end wall 84 of the foot section 54. The length sensor 114 may be for example, a potentiometer wherein the crank 118 and link 120 rotate the potentiometer with a change of the length of the foot section 54 with respect to foot section 52.
A link 124 is connected to the angle sensor 116 at a first end by crank 123 and is pivotally connected at the second end to pivot leg 126 (shown in
A pair of links 130 are pivotally mounted at one end to bracket 132 which is mounted to end wall 76 of the first foot section 52. The other end of links 130 are pivotally connected between brackets 134 and 136 mounted onto rod 138. The other end of brackets 136 is pivotally connected by brackets 140 to end wall 142 of the frame 18. Brackets 144 in the midsection of rod 138 connect rod 146 of actuator 148 to the rod 138. The other end of the actuator 148 is connected to the frame 18. A cover 150 has one end (not shown) connected to the frame 18 and its other end connected to brackets 152 which are mounted on end face 142 of the frame 18.
The actuator 148 determines the articulation or angular position of the foot section 16 of the deck. The actuator 148 illustrated in
To extend the rod 146, electrical valves 212 and 226 are actuated to connect the respective sides to the pump 210 and reservoir 222. This raises the foot section 16. To lower the foot section 16, and retract the rod 146, electrical valves 214 and 224 are activated to respectively connect the opposite sides of the piston 147 to the pump 210 and reservoir 222. As a safety feature, relief valve 232 is connected between the output of pump 210 and the reservoir 222. Thus, if the pressure at the output of the pump builds up to an unsafe level, relief valve 232 provides a flow back to the reservoir 222.
As another safety feature, a relief valve 234 is connected between the output of valve 214 and the reservoir 222. Since valve 214 provides the output of the pump to the piston 147 to lower the foot section, if the pressure in the lowering should exceed the setting of relief valve 234, the excess pressure will be relieved back to reservoir 222. This is a safety feature in that if the foot section 16 engages an object in its lowering, the piston 147 and rod 146 will stop moving and pressure will build up on that side of the piston. To prevent crushing of an object or a person or part of a person, relief valve 234 will operate. As an alternative to the relief valve 234, a pressure sensor may also be provided and the valve 214 may be closed or valve 226 opened. By way of example only and not by way of limitation, whereas the relief valve 232 for the pump may be set at 900 PSI, the relief valve 238 for the actuator 148 may be set at approximately 180 PSI.
The electronics portion 160 of the controller as illustrated in
Details of the mattress 20 is illustrated in
The body portion 22 and the foot portion 24 fit within the ticking 170. The ticking 170 is a stretchable, breathable thermal plastic which is impervious to bacteria. The seams of the outer ticking of the mattress are formed by continuous ultrasonic welding. Therefore, the seams do not require any stitches which can permit fluid leakage. The ultrasonically welded seams are impermeable to fluids and bacteria so that the seams of the ticking prevent leakage into an interior region of the mattress.
Magnets 182 are provided at the foot end and the head end of the ticking 170 in interior pockets 184 as illustrated in
The details of the foam foot portion 180 is illustrated in
A portion of the foam 186 adjacent to the remainder of the deck is tapered at 188. This mates with a tapering 173 of the foam seat portion 172. This is to accommodate articulation between the foot portion and the seat or thigh portion. The foot end of the foam 186 has tapered corners 190. This allows them to lay adjacent to the foot prop 56.
Bonded to the bottom of the core 186 adjacent to the deck end is a torque plate 192, as illustrated in
The core 186 is provided within a slip cover 198 which includes a zipper 200 as illustrated in
As illustrated in
As an alternative, a pair of sockets 106 and 107 spaced along the length of the foot section may be provided in each extension 100 as illustrated in
It should also be noted that although the cross section of the foot prop 56 is shown as trapezoidal, any cross sectional configuration which provides a differential between the two opposed supporting foot surfaces may be used.
It is important that the foot prop 56 has the parallel surface 55 as a support surface when the deck is in its planar position and that it is in sockets 106. Otherwise, it would overlap the mattress and prevent the end section from inflating to the appropriate height. Sensors and controls can be provided in the sockets 106 and 107 as well as some sensible indicia on 59 to indicate which socket it is in and which surface, 55 or 57 is adjacent the foot. Once this is sensed, the inflation of the foot section would be prevented until either the foot prop 56 has been removed or it is in socket 106 with surface 55 being the foot support surface. Also, as previously discussed, the control should not allow the foot section to rotate beyond, for example, 65� with respect to the horizontal if the foot prop is mounted in either of the sockets 106 or 107. This allows the foot prop to be available when the foot section is in a chair position while preventing it from being used when the foot section is lowered to permit egress.
Another method of changing the position of the foot support surface of the foot prop 56 greater than that achieved by the adjustment of the foot section 16 of the deck is illustrated in
Although the present invention has been described and illustrated in detail, it is to be clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only, and is not to be taken by way of limitation. The spirit and scope of the present invention are to be limited only by the terms of the appended claims.
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|Jul 2, 2013
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
|Adjustable foot section for a patient support apparatus
|Sep 11, 2009
|Jul 30, 2013
|Piedmont 361, Llc
|Hospital chair beds with articulating foot sections
|Dec 8, 2010
|Dec 3, 2013
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
|Mattress deflation management
|Dec 13, 2010
|Jan 7, 2014
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
|Siderail assembly for patient support apparatus
|Oct 8, 2010
|Mar 25, 2014
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
|Patient support apparatus with storable egress handles
|Nov 18, 2009
|Mar 25, 2014
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
|Method and apparatus for sensing foot retraction in a mattress replacement system
|Nov 10, 2010
|May 6, 2014
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
|Siderail assembly for patient support apparatus
|May 8, 2013
|May 27, 2014
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
|Patient support apparatus with movable siderail assembly
|Nov 10, 2010
|Jun 10, 2014
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
|Siderail assembly for patient support apparatus
|Oct 22, 2010
|Sep 30, 2014
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
|Footboard with partial mattress integration
|Jul 2, 2013
|Nov 18, 2014
|Piedmont 361, Llc
|Methods of translating hospital chair beds with articulating foot sections
|Apr 4, 2012
|May 26, 2015
|The Brewer Company, Llc
|Medical examination table
|Jan 2, 2014
|Nov 3, 2015
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
|Siderail assembly for patient support apparatus
|Dec 2, 2013
|Mar 8, 2016
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
|Mattress deflation management
|Sep 6, 2007
|Mar 14, 2017
|J. Seth Blumberg
|Digital bed system
|Jun 6, 2014
|Sep 12, 2017
|Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
|Siderail assembly for patient support appartatus
|Jul 29, 2005
|Feb 2, 2006
|Hornbach David W
|Bed having a chair egress position
|Mar 30, 2006
|Jul 27, 2006
|Menkedick Douglas J
|Hospital bed including moveable foot portion
|Dec 18, 2006
|Jun 21, 2007
|Sandy Richards
|Patient support having an extendable foot section
|Jun 5, 2007
|Oct 11, 2007
|Scott Technology, Llc
|Air mattress for bed with step deck
|Sep 28, 2007
|Jan 17, 2008
|Menkedick Douglas J
|Patient support apparatus having controller area network
|Sep 28, 2007
|Aug 28, 2008
|Menkedick Douglas J
|Patient support apparatus having a diagnostic system
|Oct 8, 2008
|Apr 30, 2009
|Gaymar Industries, Inc.
|Self-contained gatching, rotating and adjustable foot section mattress
|Sep 11, 2009
|Mar 18, 2010
|Sohrab Soltani
|Hospital chair beds with articulating foot sections
|Aug 4, 2010
|Dec 16, 2010
|Byron Wade Wurdeman
|Arm rail mechanisms for hospital beds
|Aug 27, 2010
|Mar 3, 2011
|Jean-Francois Tarsaud
|Support device with adjustable length and width
|Nov 18, 2009
|May 19, 2011
|Douglas Stephen L
|Method and apparatus for sensing foot retraction in a mattress replacement system
|Apr 4, 2012
|Oct 11, 2012
|The Brewer Company, Llc
|Medical examination table
|U.S. Classification
|5/618, 5/624
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jul 7, 2009
|Certificate of correction
|Sep 15, 2009
|Reissue application filed
Effective date: 20090806
|Oct 14, 2010
|Fee payment
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One of our China lawyers got an email the other day from an American company that just learned it is in trouble here in the United States (yes, I am being deliberately vague here) stemming from having imported and sold a whole slew of electronics products that are listed as UL certified, but are not. The US company designed the product and sold it under its own brand name. They wanted help finding a new manufacturer that would actually secure UL approval for their products, and not use bogus certificates falsely claiming approval.
Our suggestion to them was that they themselves work with UL to secure any necessary approvals, as that would greatly increase the chances of any approval (or even disapproval) being legitimate. The American company initially mildly complained about having to pay for the UL approval themselves, but quieted rather quickly when I pointed out the following two things:
1. It had probably never had to pay for any UL testing with its previous manufacturer or only paid a fraction of the real cost. I am guessing that the Chinese manufacturer got the project by underbidding based on its plan to forge UL certification.
2. If the Chinese manufacturer does pay for UL testing and certification it will both need to charge more for the product (which in turn means that the American company ends up paying for it in any event) and it will — unless there is a clear agreement to the contrary — be the one that holds the UL certification, making it more difficult/expensive for the American company to switch to another manufacturer at some future point.
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Pre SF 64 Fanfic/ James' Final Mission:
Cahpter one: Frictions
a/n: There was more to this chapter but it was lost a long time ago. I'm going to go through my files at home in hopes of finding the paper version of this... Sorry about the shortness in advance. Kasan Soulblade
James stared at the little bundle of fur, wires, needles, and paws, all nicely packaged in a glass little cage. Peppy was with him, he could feel the Hare's arm on his shoulder. One of the medical staff, a different Hare whose coat was a thing of smoke and black swirls, she looked at the bundle of papers in her paws and read the many guages that were hooked up to complicated machines with an expert eye.
"Well Mr. McCloud, it seems like the chemical's in you son's body were flushed out. None of our last three tests came back positive with any of the poisens that were in your wifes body." James shuddered and Peppy kept a tight grip on his best friends shoulder. The medic, oblivious to the whole world beyond those papers continued. "He's lost a lot of blood, a hell of a lot of blood Mr. McCloud. Release instructions are as follows; Keep him away from other children, from any enviroment that may cause him to loose blood, and make sure you scrub your hands everytime you touch him. He's likely to catch anything that's going around right now, and with his blood so depleated giving him any medicines very risky."
"R-release?" James managed after a long moment. The medic lowered her massive glasses and stared at James. The florecent light's caught in the lenses and made her look like an insect. "If he's so sick why not just keep him here a few days, it's not like I mind, so long as I'm alowed to stay here overnight."
"Well," The medic reached up and with a gloved hand stroked at her whiskers. "Frankly sir you can't stay here over night, it's against policy. Secondly we don't keep patients here any longer then absolutly nessicary."
"You mean," Peppy snapped, anger making him take a step forward. "When they can't pay you throw them out, no matter how sick they are!"
"Peppy.." James protested, placing a paw on his old freind shoulder, for once keeping him in place. "That was uncalled for. Apologize.."
The medic just shrugged and waved James words aside with a slender hand.
"Obviously your ahh.. friend knows the System beter then you do. That military insurance covers you, not your kid." James almost roared out a few choice words, Peppy tightened his grip all the more and shoved his friend back while he stepped forward.
"We don't care about how much it'll cost, what's the max that Fox can stay here?"
"You can't have that much-"
"How long how much?"
"Two thouasand a day, if you want to keep running tests then add three hundred per test. Frankly Mr. McCloud looking at your finances you can't afford having a docter to keep a steady watch on your son. You'll just have to do without, and you'd probably do that better at home..."
James wasn't even listening, he was staring at Fox. James' fore paws were covered with two pairs of gloves, though he hated the feeling of his fur rubbing against his skin, of the sweat under the pads of his paws pooling, he didn't let it bother him now. Lovingly he reached out and stoked the edge of the glass cage. He stared at his son for a long moment, stared at the wires and needles that were keeping his son awake. There was a tube going down the pup's throat, his sharp little teeth, were scraping at the edges of the tube. The female was pratiling at him and Peppy but James was totally focused on looking at the pads on his son's little paws. They were a shocking black around that curly orange fluf that covered the whole of his body, that orange, the color of fire on his back and arms, it lightened to an almost ice cream like orange around his neck and snout. He'd be white on his belly and under his snout, and unless James was sorely mistaken he'd have the McCloud white tip on his tail. He looked at his son and only his son while the nurse's voice rasped against his patience like claws across steel. All he wanted to do now was to hold his son, to reach through the glass and touch Fox.
"Mr. McCloud?" Came the hare's voice, she might as well have been speaking in Venom's native language, or in the avian tounge for all he heard her. "Do you have some place to go?"
"He's with me." Peppy managed, James had yet to respond to the last twenty or so questions about Amilia's medical history. It's like he was gone, Peppy thought with a mix of grief, envy and regret, like he was so wrapped up in that little bundle of fur that the whole world could go up in flames around him and he wouldn't notice. The female Hare lips curled in a sneer, Peppy just shook his head. "Just because he isn't a Hare or a Rodent doesn't mean he's stupid. He's been through a lot of Hell recently, just give him a break."
"Huh.. All right then Mr. Hare. I hope you're filling out the papers?"
She leaned against the nearest wall, tapped a pen against the bundle in her paws significantly. With a last glance at James, who seemed lost in his own little world Peppy nodded, then took the papers and began filling them out. The nurse yapped of course, she talked about other patience and illness she had seen on The Shift, her shift, as she gave biblical importance to her job to his not so sypathetic ears. Just because he was a Hare, one of members of the most numerous and conservative rodent clans, didn't mean that he followed all there traditions. She pratled, he wrote, she wined, he nudged James to give him some answers, she gloated over the wonderfull pay she was getting for doing nothing, he was finally done and handed her the bundle back. As if by magic some random docter, another Hare he noted with some disgust, came in and began disentangleing Fox from all the wires and tubes. For one moment James seemed ready to step in, Peppy put a restraining paw on his freinds shoulder and gave him a smile.
"Were taking Fox home James, or rather to my den." The docter and the nurse both rose an eyebrow and gave him a rather scornfull look, saying without words that he was mental for taking a Vulpine in. The look of gratitude James shot him though made the icy glares nothing. The intensity in James' eyes though, he felt ackward. "I mean.. if you want to stay with me I understand if you wouldn't want to.. It's not like I've got Canine food, meat, I mean. God knows I can't cook or anything, but-"
"No problem Pep, I can cook. We'll work out the details later, I mean if you'll have us." Both of the other Hares were waiting for Peppy to say no, to take back his increadably scandulous offer, to show some pride in his spiece. Well if they were Peppy sure as Hell wasn't going to catter to them. Peppy nodded his OK and again James' eyes warmed, a heavy burden was lifted off the tired father's soulders. "Thanks my man." With a stiff nod the docter indicated James could pick up his son. James did just that, and Fox's eyes opened at his father's touch. Perhaps feeling some of his old strength the days old pup reached up and gave his father's wiskers a tug. Peppy winced in sympathy as one of those wiskers came free, James yipped and rubbed his face with a free paw.
"Tough little tike." Peppy said, trying not to laugh. "Just like his father."
"Yeah, I noticed.." James wisly pulled his snout, or rather his wiskers out of reach from Fox's chubby paws. "Mom never wined about me snatching her bald when I was little."
"Maybe she was smarter then to dangle her wiskers right over your paws."
"Maybe- Ouch- All right pup, you don't want Daddy to go compleatly -Ouch- Some help here Peppy!" James looked positivly desperate, Peppy really wanted to help he honestly did, but God it was hillarious seeing Corneria's greatest ace struggling with that pup. Peppy sank into the nearest chair and laughed, wiped tears from his eyes, and nearly rolled out of the chair when Fox found James' ear and proceeded to tug.
They managed to nag a blanket out of a nurse, so Fox was wound up in the blue sterilized fabric and carried by James to Peppys beat up car. The clammered in and James had enough of a grip on reality to note that the car had no AC, that the car's back window had fallen out of place, and that the Hare had one heck of a time getting it started. Just as the elder McCloud started to suggest a taxi Peppy got the engine to catch. With the old, twenty years out of date car twitching and spasming like an old Hare forced to run, they drove out of the hospital. One guard at the check point made a half heated wave, but even as they drove by the Hare and Fox could see the guard canine's obvious disgist. As they went down the highway and began to go over the country road to Peppy's fathers house, James held Fox. The young pup had fallen asleep and now his father looked down on that orange face with it's small snout in wonder. James looked up from time to time out the window as some of the nicer houses, he shook his head then shifting his son's limp form around he turned to Peppy.
"I wonder how long it's been going on?"
"What?" Peppy looked thorugh the mirror to see James' somber eyes. "What are you talking about?"
"The disgust, scorn, you saw that guard, heard those docters.."
"A long time I imagine, longer then we've been around that's for sure."
"It's sad." Was all James said, his eyes closeing and for a moment he slumped forward and Peppy though him asleep. "Did they ever bother you Pep?"
"Did who?" Peppy was more focused on the road, this bend was always a little tricky..
"Them, people, because we are friends.."
"No," Peppy lied, deciding that James had been through enough and he didn't need to hear any of his sob stories. "never was an issue."
"But there was an issue?" James' eyes were getting their familier inquisitive spark back. His grip on the here and now was strengthening. Despite the delicate subject Peppy smiled, and decided to spare James any more self destructive guilt trips.
"Nope. Father was just a bit strange in his old age, that's all."
"Why'd he kick you out senior year?"
"Just a misunderstanding, nothing really, just one of his parinoia flashes."
"Huh," something in James' eyes told Peppy that the older piolet had read through him. There was a lie somewhere and James couldn't quite place it yet. Peppy moved to turn on the radio, one of the few redeaming features of the torn down automobile, when a menicing growl made him freeze. "No radio Pep, we're still talking." Peppy gave up at that point and just drove for a while. "If you got this nice countryside Den then why you driving some POS veicle?"
"POS?" Peppy feined ingorance, then seeing the den he called out. "Well here we are!" It was loud, diliberatly so, and when Fox started wailing James' eyes could have killed. "Well, shall we go in?" James didn't move, just glared at his co-piolet. "I got some milk in the fridge that I know will do Fox some good, might settle him in, while your warming it up I'll do the laundry and scour the basement. I think father left one of our old cribs around here somewhere.." With a gaze that promised revenge James nodded, then with some effort wormed his ay out of the car and soothed Fox. Peppy was already at the door, opening it wide and flipping light switches. While he was rummaging through the kitchen James came up to him his son in his arms.
"You said something about milk?" Peppy pointed in the fridge and James worked it open, he came out with a small cartian that had at best an inch on of milk in the bottem and a quick sniff told him what little milk in there was bad. He threw it away and glared at Peppy. "Your out."
"Well of course I am, you just threw it away." Peppy fished the container out of the trash, green ooze was coming out of the opening and Peppy let the soured milk fall back in the trash bin. "Sorry, it's been a while since I've been back..." At James shamed look Peppy waved a hand through the air like it ment nothing. "Been away from here plenty of times, just need to restock the food, that's all." Mentally the Hare was calculating the foodstamps and remains of his last pay check to see if he could cover it all. The numbers weren't all that comforting. He'd make it, but by the skin of his teeth, but then wasn't that what being broke was all about? The government covered your tail to a point, but you had to beg, to grovel, for them to help... and God help you if you went beyond your means, if you aspired or planed, or stored one cent past the poverty line. Do that and you were done...
He'd have to make a few calls, check a few things.
But everyting would work out, he'd make sure it would.


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I took a tour of a plantation this past fall when I was in SC for a visit and they told us of the history of rice and it's connection to slavery.
Apparently, rice was a staple in Africa and a sign of status. The Africans who were captured and sold as slaves, hid the rice in their hair and grew it when they arrived. They approached the slave owners about growing their own food, which the slave owners certainly didn't object to, and using their knowledge of rice cultivation, built some impressive rice paddies.
It makes for a compelling story, but I wonder whether there is actually documentary evidence to back it up, or whether it is an apocryphal tale...
that seems like Middle Passage myth
what would be more plausible and give blacks something to be proud of and whites something to feel good guilt about would be to say that the "slaves inherent knowledge of rice cultivation was a boon for the Americas and that we still benefit from that today"
but then someone would say.....that it wasn't good because then we needed more slaves thus feeding the slave trade and worst now most rice is grown in Arkansas by slave descendent's ...coincidentally the same state where Anti-Christ number one Bill Clinton came from and now is also home to Anti-Christ number two....Mike Huckabee
on second thought...maybe we should stick with your story..lol


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Residents of the Revival estate, off Tadcaster Road, enjoyed their second annual family fun day on Sunday 16th July. The event was organised by the Revival Residents Community Association, with financial support from the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward Committee. The event was also supported by Greenbelt, who are responsible for managing the green spaces on the estate, and a team from Tesco who ran a tombola stall.
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Mary Patricia Ryan, SNJM
The road to my vocation sometimes became bumpy, and had a few detours along the way but the summer of 1960 found me on the Holy Names novitiate doorstep. It was the fulfillment of a choice I made as a third grader, when I decided I wanted to become a sister.
Leaving my loving Irish parents, six brothers and an older sister was not easy, but we had good companions, lots of laughter (and a few tears) to carry us along the way. My ministry as a sister has been entirely devoted to education in some form. With a bachelor of education from Marylhurst, and a master's in education from Portland State University, I have taught, mainly first grade, at St. Mary's in Eugene, and St. Thomas More, and taught and served as principal at the Assumption and Holy Cross Catholic schools, in Portland.
The more involved I became, not only in the schools, but in the communities surrounding them, the more challenged I was. There were some great moments.
At Holy Cross we formed an alliance with the University of Portland working with their education majors. The NCEA (National Catholic Education Association) chose me as the Region 12 (Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Montana, Alaska) principal of the year. My high school, St. Mary's Academy honored me twice, once for excellence in teaching, and again as keynote speaker for the Academy Awards.
Although I was honored, I realized that my school's financial base needed help that had to come from other sources besides tuition and parish funds, which led to my next and present job: Development director for Holy Cross Catholic School. That did not mean that I worked only with money, grants and contributors. I needed to be with the children, so I ran the before school program where working parents could drop off their little ones, and the after school play and study program. This was my delight. Raising money to educate these special children is my privilege and yes, sometimes difficult, task. So I run a golf tournament, sponsor a fundraising drive and dinner, publish newsletters, etc. I am grateful for the support of my family, friends and community, and especially to God for this privilege.


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On 15 March 2015, the Measures for Punishments Against Infringements on Consumer Rights and Interests("Measures") issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China ("SAIC") came into force. This happened exactly one year after a revised version of the Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests ("CPL") took effect on 15 March 2014, raising consumer protection in China to a new level (please refer to our newsletter on the CPL). By releasing these Measures, the SAIC aims to provide practical guidance to the authorities how to implement the CPL, how to punish violations, and how to interpret certain vague provisions and terms of the CPL. The Measures will also play an important role in potential civil law disputes.
The most important content of the Measures is set out below.
1. Fraud or no fraud – reversed burden of proof
One of the main objectives of the CPL is to protect consumers against the fraudulent actions of business operators. Accordingly, certain consumer rights are only granted if business operators have committed fraud. Article 55 of the CPL stipulates that if business operators commit fraud in providing goods or services, they shall pay to the affected consumer a compensation of three times the respective purchase price. Just imagine the compensation that a company would be liable for on a high-end automobile, given today's high prices in this sector in China.
However, the term "fraud" has not been defined in the CPL.
The new Measures do not only provide examples of fraud, but also combine them with a reversed burden of proof. Under general legal principles, each party invoking a certain fact in a civil law dispute should provide evidence for such. According to the above, a consumer asserting fraud on the part of a business operator should provide and prove facts evidencing such fraud. However, Article 16 of the Measures stipulates that a business operator shall be deemed to have practiced fraud if it commits certain acts and is unable to prove that such acts were not committed to deceive or mislead consumers.
These acts are listed as:
- Providing goods or services that fail to meet safety standards, are ineffective, or have deteriorated.
- The display of incorrect places of origin, factory names, addresses, production dates, certification marks, and other quality marks.
- Infringing upon trademarks or using the specific names, packaging, and appearance of well-known commodities.
In all of the above events it is the business operator's duty to prove that such acts were not committed to deceive or mislead consumers. This may be huge burden for them requiring disclosure of confidential internal documentation and communication.
Apart from the above, the Measures also contain a comprehensive list of fraudulent acts without granting the business operator a right to prove that such acts were not committed to deceive or mislead consumers. Some of such acts are listed below:
- Not providing the true name and mark for goods.
- Sale of goods explicitly ordered by the State to be withdrawn from sales.
- Collecting payment without delivery.
- Deceptive pricing.
- Concealment of quantity or quality.
- Needless replacement of parts and components
2. 15 Days to Rectify the Situation
Under the CPL, business operators shall not deliberately delay providing the repair, remanufacture, replacement, return of goods, making up quantity shortages, refunding the purchase price or compensation for losses (the "Remedies"). If they do so, the authorities are entitled to impose fines up to RMB 500,000, confiscate illegal profits, and even cancel the operator's business license.
However, there is no guidance in the CPL on what constitutes a deliberate delay.
According to Article 8 of the Measures, a business operator shall be deemed to have deliberately delayed satisfying, or unjustifiably refused to satisfy the Remedies if they have not complied with them within 15 days from the date that the consumer made the request.
Article 9 of the Measures imposes the same 15-day time limit for complying with the consumer's seven-day unconditional right of return (with full refund of the purchase price) for products sold online. This right has been introduced into Chinese law for the first time when the CPL took effect on 15 March 2014.
Finally, Article 10 of the Measures sets a time limit of 15 days for the return of advance payments collected by business operators from consumers when the business operator fails to provide the agreed upon goods or services. This 15-day period starts on the date when the consumer requests a refund.
3. New Guidance On Standard Terms
The CPL requires that standard terms, notices, declarations, shop bulletins or other materials (the "Standard Clauses") do not impose any conditions on consumers that exclude or restrict the rights of consumers, reduce or waive the liabilities of business operators, or infringe upon the liabilities of consumers.
The Measures now list six non-exhaustive categories that exemplify prohibited Standard Clauses:
- Exempting business operators from the obligation to perform Remedies.
- Excluding or restricting the rights of consumers to request Remedies.
- Excluding or restricting the rights of consumers to file complaints or lawsuits in accordance with the law.
- Compelling consumers to purchase and use goods or services provided by certain designated business operators.
- Entitling business operators to modify or rescind contracts at their discretion or restricting the rights of consumers to modify or rescind contracts in accordance with the law.
- Entitling business operators to unilaterally enjoy the power of interpretation or final interpretation of contractual terms.
4. Authority in charge
The competent Administration for Industry and Commerce ("AIC") is in charge of imposing punishments under the Measures. In addition to penalizing, the Measures stipulate additional tasks of the AICs, e.g. to provide administrative guidance to business operators through the education, supervision, and demonstration of their statutory obligations. Penalties will be recorded in the credit files of the business operators and be promptly made public through the enterprise credit information system and via other channels. This increases the risk of unwelcome publicity for business operators in the event of a problem.
5. Conclusion
The new Measures will be of high practical relevance for business operators in China, especially foreign-invested enterprises ("FIEs"). As the Chinese consumer protection authorities frequently place FIEs under scrutiny, they should take the new Measures into regard when drafting and evaluating their quality management systems and sales practices. In addition, the new guidance on prohibited Standard Clauses should give reason to review and update their B-to-C standard terms and conditions used in China.


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What today's papers are saying: Sunday, October 20
THE SUN ON SUNDAY: Furious Jose Mourinho could face a touchline ban after being sent off in Chelsea's 4-1 win over Cardiff. Also: Wayne Rooney fears Alex Ferguson's new book will turn Manchester United's fans against him.
THE SUNDAY TIMES: The Qatar World Cup could be moved from summer to April 2022, says the leading voice in European club football. Also: The storm over the composition of the commission to improve the England team deepened yesterday when the FA chairman, Greg Dyke, faced accusations from a colleague and a government minister that the think-tank fails to reflect the country's ethnic diversity.
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: The FA's Commission into the future of English football has descended into chaos with chairman Greg Dyke hitting back at criticisms levelled at him by FA board member Heather Rabbatts in Saturday's Daily Telegraph. Tiger Woods is prepared to take legal action against one of America's most respected golf analysts to clear his name from a "cheating" slur.
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY: Greg Dyke's leadership of the Football Association is under attack less than four months since he took over as chairman - and was heralded as a reforming force within the national game. Also: Chris Robshaw, who led England in their rugby Grand Slam humiliation in Cardiff earlier this year, is expected to be told this week that he has regained the captain's armband.
THE OBSERVER: Helen Grant, the new sports minister, will meet the Football Association on Wednesday to demand answers over the lack of diversity on its flagship commission in the wake of stinging criticism from one of its own board members. Also: Manchester United began the day with the news that everyone connected with the club had been hoping to hear: that 18-year-old Adnan Januzaj had been tied down to a five-year contract, but ended it by conceding a scruffy goal at an 89th-minute corner to squander two points against Southampton.
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY: Greg Dyke's attempts to create a commission to improve the England national football team descended into acrimony and farce last night as he was forced to admit he had been wrong to omit an ethnic minority representative from its initial members.
DAILY STAR SUNDAY: Davov Moyes last night demanded better defending from his side after Southampton's last-minute equaliser at Old Trafford. Also: Sir Alex Ferguson last night told England boss Roy Hodgson: You have the worst job in football.
SUNDAY MIRROR: Manchester City and Arsenal want to land Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski. Also: Gus Poyet needed to watch just one performance to realise the size of the problem he faces to keep Sunderland in the Premier League.
SUNDAY EXPRESS: Roy Hodgson says he got it spot on with his decision to give Andros Townsend his international debut - and insists Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas was wrong to criticise him for doing so. Also: Jose Mourinho ducked questions after being sent off for a touchline display of anger during Chelsea's 4-1 victory at home to Cardiff yesterday.


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Many people turn to resolutions this time of year to eat better, exercise or lose weight. One important component of successfully losing weight is understanding how many calories a person's body really needs each day, and how many calories are in the foods consumed. I commend restaurant chains such as McDonald's, among the first to put calorie counts on their menu. Unfortunately, many people don't understand what these numbers mean, making them far less helpful than they could be.
Based on tables from the Institute of Medicine, a 40-year-old male of median height and weight with a sedentary or light physical activity level should consume about 2,200 calories per day to maintain the body's needs. Thus, a typical 40-year-old male might decide to consume about 400 for breakfast, 600 for lunch, 200 for snacks throughout the day, and 800 for dinner. Or, if they favor having a large breakfast, they could eat a bigger breakfast and a smaller lunch or dinner.
If this same 40-year-old has no idea how many calories they should eat per day, they have a smaller understanding of what items to choose from the McDonald's menu. For example, a Big Mac (530 calories) plus a large fries (510 calories) and a large, 30-ounce, non-diet soda (280 calories) adds up to 1,320 calories of that daily allotment, and that person would have only 880 calories left for the day. If this same 40-year-old male wants to avoid gaining weight, they would need to eat two small meals for the rest of the day, and a minimal number of other snacks. If one is armed with this information before ordering at McDonald's, perhaps they would choose differently. Perhaps, they would recognize that 510 calories for a side dish like fries can be a poor choice. And, perhaps, they would recognize they could save 280 calories for a snack later in the day if they simply drank water. They might also save some money.
I recommend anyone trying to lose weight first learn how many calories are typically needed to maintain weight the way it is, then work on a plan to lower it. The use of online calorie calculators or fitness apps are good resources. One free calorie calculator available online can be found at www.lifespanfitness.com/fitness/resources/calories-calculator . A free fitness app that can provide this on your smartphone is the MyFitnessPal app. Both resources enable a person to input their gender, weight, height, age and estimated activity level to determine how many calories they need to consume each day to maintain their weight.
Once a person knows what the expected intake is to maintain weight, they should set a goal to stay under that on a consistent basis. They now have a better perspective for understanding what the numbers mean on the restaurant menus.
Many fitness apps provide a free resource, allowing the user to input everything they eat into a food diary, keeping track of how many calories are remaining for the day. It also will provide information such as the proportion of macronutrients and salt consumed. I usually recommend patients set these apps with the target calories needed to maintain weight, then try to stay under that target as frequently as possible.
One reason diets fail is that patients set too ambitious of a goal and try to cut too many calories at one time. For example, if someone wants to lose a pound per week, they have to cut about 3,500 calories per week, or 500 calories per day. This is a lot, and eventually most people rebel. Some people call these "cheat days," but it only takes one large meal to undo all the progress that was gained the rest of the week. That is what is often referred to as yo-yo dieting, and it is frequently ineffective.
Instead, a person may find that they only stay under their calorie threshold by 50 or 100 calories per day, and that is OK. If a person stays below their set calorie point day after day, week after week, month after month, they will see the pounds come off in a more sustainable fashion. If they use a fitness app to record a food diary, they will also begin to learn where calories hide. For example, not all salads are low in calories, and not all pasta meals have as many calories as you think. In addition, some vegetables, such as green beans and broccoli, have few calories, but other vegetables, such as potatoes and corn, have a lot more. Some desserts are a sensible treat, and others are so high in calories, one might truly be offended.
Being armed with this information is a key element in success.
Dr. Janet Hurley is operational chief for primary care of the southern region for Christus Trinity Clinic, practices family medicine at the Herrington-Ornelas HealthPark in Tyler and is president-elect for the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.


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[imperium] SteveO: From a very reliable sourse, this is the weekend that we will be talking about for the rest of our lives!!!! Books will be wrote, movies made and a lot of people saying "how come I didn't know about this?". We are about to be blessed beyond our wildest dreams!!
[tsasser121206] So we hopefully looking at today??? Would BE REAL NICE
[Already Blessed] tsasser121206 I AM ALWAYS LOOKING AT TODAY....WE KNOW IT IS COMING...AND JUST WAITING!
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[Already Blessed] TONY SAYS TO HAVE FINANCIAL ADVISORS TO WATCH YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS
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[Already Blessed] I HAVEN'T TALKED TO TONY YET THIS MORNING...AS OF LAST NIGHT...WE ARE JUST WAITING...AND ANTICIPATING LOL
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[Already Blessed] REMEMBER...IMF CARRIES A BIG STICK AND THEY WANT THIS DONE....PERIOD...
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[freedomexpress] FYI A Friendly warning if you buy a relative like a Niece or Nephew a new car and God For Bid they get into an accident (drinking or not) and are found being at Fault...You could be sued for everything you have. Same with a house that perhaps someone gets hurt in or burns up due to faulted wiring and someone is hurt. If you feel like this could never happen consult with any Experienced Attorney?
[KMAN] freedomexpress That is why you want to OWN NOTHING, CONTROL EVERYTHING. A wealth manager will help you do that.
[blueagle] freedomexpress If you put the car in a trust, (as the Kennedy's do) then the assets of the trust will be only thing they lose.
[goldstandard] freedomexpress Just because you buy someone a car or home, as long as your name is not atached to it, you are not legally involved at all. The car or home is in their name not yours. It's their problem should something happen.
[freedomexpress] goldstandard I'm sorry you are wrong they would never own the car or house if you did not first buy it. Trust me S*** happens!
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[xyz] time is not suitable for the deletion of zeros due to rising inflation He competent economic affairs on behalf of Abdul Hadi, said the time is not right for the project to delete the zeros from the currency because of high rates of inflation in Iraq. Abdul Hadi said (of the Agency news): that the central bank is the one who determines the time for the process to delete the zeros and that need to be determinants and data bank deals with the high level of transparency. He added: that the time is not suitable for the process of deletion of zeros, because the process of inflation continues to rise in Iraq, despite that these percentages are not large, indicating that the deletion process needed to stabilize the Iraqi currency in order to facilitate the citizen. The parliamentary economic committee suggested that the date of implementation of the project to delete the three zeroes from the currency at the beginning of next year. http://www.ikhnews.com/index.php?page=article&id=984
[xyz] Iraq's parliament endorses maritime agreement with Kuwait The Iraqi Parliament voted today a draft law to organize maritime navigation between Iraq and Kuwait in Khor Abdulla, despite the objection of about 80 MPs who demanded a postponement for further discussion.
[xyz] Arrest of 24 employees at the Central Bank on charges of sending remittances without official documents... were arrests for employees in the Central Bank on charges of sending remittances to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates without official documents, noting that there is involvement of a number of politicians at home and abroad this charge.
walkongstick wrote on August 25th, 2013, 9:21 am:
Maliki's Own Party Urges Him Not to Run
High-ranking officials in the State of Law Coalition are trying to prevent their leader, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, from running for a third term in the 2014 legislative elections.
An official from the coalition told Al-Monitor that a meeting was held with Maliki in mid-August, in the presence of the most-prominent officials from among the elites of the Islamic Dawa Party and the State of Law Coalition. The meeting included serious discussions about the political future in light of the developments of the current political crisis.
The official, who attended the meeting, said that Maliki was clear about his intentions to run for a third term in the upcoming legislative elections, which raised the ire of a number of members of the coalition. He also indicated that officials from the Islamic Dawa Party got into verbal altercations following conflicting positions regarding Maliki's decision.
The official, who preferred to remain anonymous given the sensitivity of the subject, indicated that high-ranking officials — including ministers and senior advisers in the government — told Maliki that his insistence on running for a third term embarrassed the State of Law Coalition, and may lead it to lose its popularity in the upcoming elections.
It is worth mentioning that Sunni and Shiite political blocs oppose Maliki's third term as prime minister of the federal government.
The official reported that Maliki's opponents within the coalition said they submitted to the latter a proposal stipulating that a member of the Dawa Party may run for this post, which will ease the political pressure against the party due to Maliki's insistence.
The official asserted that, during the meeting, Maliki was harshly criticized in a manner unprecedented since he took office in 2008.
"Maliki was told that the Shiite parties will not tolerate his decision to run for a third term and that if he were to be the prime minister of the 2014 government, the Iraqi street would be inflamed by a new vicious war," the official said.
However, the source noted, "Maliki responded to his critics and opponents from within his coalition by issuing a stern warning that he would run for the next legislative elections as an independent candidate if he has to."
The official stated that Maliki was upset about the positions of key officials in his coalition, but that he will likely insist on presiding over the government in the coming period.
"Maliki feels that he is facing a major challenge and that he must pass this difficult political exam," added the official.
However, Saad al-Matlabi, a Shiite politician close to Maliki, told Al-Monitor, "Maliki has made up his mind to run for prime minister again if he obtains a majority of votes in the legislative elections of 2014."
Local media quoted Jawad al-Bazoni, a Shiite politician who defected from the State of Law Coalition, as saying, "Maliki will run for elections on an electoral list including only the Islamic Dawa Party."
Bazoni said, "It is unlikely that the religious authority Ali [al-Husseini] al-Sistani approves Maliki's effort to bring back dictatorship rule."
On the other hand, according to the Sadrist movement, Maliki's attempt to run for a third term will aggravate the political crisis in the country.
In this respect, Jawad al-Hasnawi, an Iraqi member of parliament from the Ahrar Bloc, told Al-Monitor, "Maliki's candidacy for a third term would lead Iraq into a state of major political congestion."
Yet, it seems that the conflicting statements and positions on Maliki and his third term stem from different political interests, especially since there is only one year before the parliamentary elections scheduled in 2014. It is clear that the support for or opposition to Maliki's decision fall within the scope of competition among the most prominent leaders of the parliamentary blocs in the country.
On the other hand, it is difficult to determine the balance of Maliki's popularity and his ability to mobilize more support, especially in light of the deteriorating security situation and the continuing sharp disagreements between him and Sunni and Kurdish leaders as well as with some Shiite leaders.
These circumstances led several Iraqi observers to talk about Maliki turning into the losing party in the political process. However, some believe that he still has a chance to win.
Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/08/maliki-discourage-election-run.html#ixzz2czEQ9qkD
Frank26: Actually they urge him to run as FAST as he can ........... Far away :rofl:
KTFA, Frank
walkongstick wrote on August 25th, 2013, 8:59 am:
Iraqi resentment of ignoring India to visit al-Maliki
Created on Sunday, August 25 / August 2013 12:57 |BAGHDAD / Walid al-Mahdi
Shen Mtcefhon and bloggers Iraqi lashed out at Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki via social networking deliberated a picture of al-Maliki as he walked alone on the red carpet upon arrival India without being greeted by any one of the Indian officials, while described the Foreign Relations Committee, the parliamentary this matter as "non- logical and can not be receiving for existence of diplomatic Brockalat ".
He said, Iraqi front-Maliki in this way is an insult to Iraq and its people, while others felt that this matter gets to the Iraqis abroad, whether citizens or officials, and this is what shows the lack of Iraq to the identity of a country with its international, Islamic and Arab world, with mocked others in the comments on the sites, "social networking "From that no Indian official inspection of the guard of honor during the arrival of al-Maliki to India.
In turn, said MP Staff Zebari said receiving guests protocols differ from one country to another and that each state develop a certain official guests receive either the president or the prime minister or foreign minister. Zebari said that the absence of any official to receive al-Maliki in India is unreasonable and can not happen, although I have not seen pictures to illustrate it.
Frank26: Ok...... Let's look at our notes:
NO ONE in the whole world wants anything to do with M. He is a marked man. Targeted.
Would You want to walk or stand by him?
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lmao:
I better go to church now .......... I'm enjoying this too much ;)
KTFA, Frank
8/25/2013 05:37:38 am
If your name is not on the deed of the house or the registration of the car- or connected to any legal document... how on earth can they sue you?! If you give someone money, and your name is not attached to any legal documents- you are not responsible for what they do with that gift.
8/25/2013 06:47:57 am
8/25/2013 07:05:33 am
Agreed. And I will add that a wealth manager has no idea how to help you protect your assets. You need t6o consult the appropriate professionals for all these situations. And please stop taking advice from a chat room.
8/25/2013 07:08:40 am
Couldn't agree with you more! $5million lifetime gift at $13k-$14k per years would take 385 or 357 years to give $5mill to one person. Worded totally wrong. Meant to say that each Dinar holder could give away $5million during their lifetime. Per year, per person there is a cap on tax free giving. Two separate issues. THIS IS WHY EVRYONE NEEDS TO RELY ON PROFESSIONAL ADVISE - NOT WHAT ANYONE (INLCUDING ME) SAYS ON A CHAT ROOM BOARD.
8/25/2013 08:03:53 am
WHAT?.... you are absolutely correct. If what "freedomexpress" said were true then employers could be sued when anyone is involved in an accident... after all... without the job they would never be able to buy a car, house, or anything else. So says I... Attorney at Law. Nuff Said
8/25/2013 08:12:02 am
Agreed! If your name is not on any of the documents including lien holder areas then you cannot be held legally responsible for anything. If you are going to buy a house or car for someone then make sure the payment comes from them, not you.
8/25/2013 10:26:38 am
Sis....It doesn't matter where the payment comes from. What matters is whether you are on title or otherwise responsible via contract or statute... ie..... you buy your ex-wife a new car and she kills someone and you find that your divorce is not final.... things like that. But then again.... if your divorce is not final then you will be responsible (your bank account, anyway) regardless of whether you helped her purchase it or not. Unless, of course, you have taken proper steps to publish the fact that you are legally separated and are no longer responsible for her debts and liabilities (California Law) each state may vary.
8/25/2013 06:44:14 am
SteveO , I sure hope what you posted comes true it is so mentally taxing to hope and dream only to be crushed. I know , I know Anything can happen , the process can change , there can be a glitch. Even knowing this its very dissappointing.
8/25/2013 07:15:19 am
IRS says: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Gift-Tax
Bob Cyr
8/25/2013 08:15:10 am
$14,000.00 this year.
8/25/2013 08:20:41 am
8/25/2013 11:29:52 am
Our pastor had prepared his message this morning on breakthrough
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