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Maria Susana
Update on Maria SusanaMaría Susana, 55, is the single mother of three children, ages 25, 21, and 18. Only the 18-year-old is still a student and dependent on her. She was born in Sauce, located in northern Nicaragua. In her free time, she likes to have fun with her family and cook a regional chicken stew. Sadly, she lacked the resources to go to college; therefore, she strives each day to offer her son a brighter future and professional training.
She wants to succeed and has been selling cosmetics and wood both as a street vendor and from her home. Previously, she made and sold tortillas. Her doctor advised her to give up this activity because she suffers rheumatism, and making tortillas required that she heat and wet her hands. She now works eight hours each day.
She will use the loan as working capital to stock her business. María Susana thanks Kiva lenders for offering low-income people in countries like Nicaragua a chance for decent work.
Gracia a su espíritu de superación y sus ganas de salir adelante tiene por actividad económica la venta de cosméticos y leña de forma ambulante y en su casa de habitación. Anteriormente se desempeña en la venta en la elaboración y venta de tortillas, por recomendación del médico tuvo que dejar de hacer las tortillas porque padece una enfermedad llamada reumatismo, a consecuencia de las elaboraciones de las tortillas porque significaba calentarse las manos y después mojarse por los quehaceres diarios. Ella dedica a su negocio unas 8 horas diarias. El objetivo del crédito es invertir en capital de trabajo y surtir su negocio en la compra y venta de productos. María Susana agradece la ayuda que los inversionistas kiva le brindan a personas de escasos recursos y países pobre como es Nicaragua para tener un medio de trabajo digno.
Previous Loan DetailsMaria Susana sells tortillas. She has already had credit from Fundación León 2000, so this isn't the first time she has worked with a loan, and she has been a very responsible client. Maria Susana is undertaking this business, which, although very modest, is an example for her children of how ... More from Maria Susana's previous loan »
Additional Information
Fundación Leon 2000This loan is administered by Fundación Leon 2000. Fundación Leon 2000 began operations in 1993 as the first microfinance institution to serve the western part of Nicaragua, a country which continues to be one of the poorest in the western hemisphere. Fundación Leon 2000 works to further the development of micro, small, and medium enterprises through credit services and management, applying the best credit industry practices and technical expertise. Additionally, Fundación Leon manages several business and financial education programs in the community, specifically for young entrepreneurs and at-risk youth. Fundación Leon 2000's group of experienced and dedicated employees works in 7 offices in Leon, Chinandega, Chichigalpa, Somotillo, Jinotepe, El Sauce, and Nagarote and serves several thousand clients (the majority of whom are women).
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Our Field Partners often work with borrowers over a series of loans as the borrowers build credit, take out bigger loans, and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for our Field Partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow them to post successive and concurrent loans for their Kiva borrowers. This means that our Field Partners are able to post a borrower's second, third, etc., loan on Kiva without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information.
This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva's lenders.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
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- Apr 10, 2013
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Whatever happened to Arab feminism?
It's been a mixed couple of weeks for Muslim fundamentalists. First, France voted overwhelmingly to pass a law banning the hijab, or Islamic headscarf, from state schools. Then this week the top U.S. administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, threatened to veto any constitution that would make Islam the principal source of Iraqi law. All this is good for the fundamentalists insofar as it lends credence to their claims that Islam is under attack from the West. But it's also bad for the fundamentalists as both the French and the Americans are quite explicit that they're not targeting Islam but rather the fundamentalists themselves. What's interesting is that while the starring roles are played largely by men, Muslim and non-Muslim, the story line of both episodes is about the freedom of Muslim women.
After all, among other things, the hijab affair is about a woman's right to veil—or her right not to be bullied into the veil by male relatives, neighbors, or community consensus. And Bremer apparently reached his decision after hearing the concerns of Iraqi women afraid of losing the gains accorded them under the 1959 Law of Personal Status. That law, which grants uniform inheritance rights, equal divorce rights to husband and wife, and governs child support, is a rare piece of pro-woman legislation for the Arab states, which typically use Islam, as a principal source of law, to restrict women's rights. The question is: If Iraq had been, relatively speaking, a beacon of Arab feminism for more than half a century, why, all of a sudden, do Iraqi women see their rights endangered? Or, put another way, whatever happened to Arab feminism? Not surprisingly, the veil plays an important part in the story, since rightly or wrongly, women's issues in the Arab world are always tied to the veil.
The key date in Arab feminism is 1899, when an Egyptian lawyer, a man named Qasim Amin, wrote a book called The Liberation of Women. He argued that women's liberation was a patriotic duty that would serve all Egypt, not just its females. "The evidence of history," he wrote, "confirms and demonstrates that the status of women is inseparably tied to the status of a nation."
As far as the veil was concerned, Amin considered it "one of the permanent cornerstones of morality." However, he used the Quran and other Islamic texts to advance his belief that modern-day veiling, and the consequent sequestering of women from many aspects of public life, was excessive and not true to the original message of Islam.
In spite of his caution regarding local customs, Amin was nonetheless attacked for his book. His response was equally sharp. In 1901 he published The New Woman, a considerably more radical volume that draws on Western social philosophy, especially positivism and classical liberal theory. Here he makes few concessions to Islam or tradition, and his stand against the veil is unequivocal. Man, Amin wrote, treated woman like a slave and thought she "was not capable of moral or intellectual development."
This is the secret behind the imposition of the veil upon women and for its continued existence. The first step for women's liberation is to tear off the veil and totally wipe out its influence.
Amin touched off a revolution, and feminism became one of the central tenets of Egypt's influential but brief liberal movement that lasted more or less until Gamal Abdel Nasser's 1952 coup. While Amin singled out U.S. society as the most advanced in its treatment of women, he and other liberals were concerned that feminism would be seen as a Western import and rejected out of hand. So, they elaborated a plausible, indigenous lineage for feminism. Its roots, they said, were in the desert and countryside. Farmers and Bedouins had always treated women as equals, they argued. The demands of physical labor and country life made it necessary for everyone to pull their own weight. Moreover, unlike urbanites, country folk weren't squeamish about women's bodies. A woman working all day in the fields might wear a loose scarf to cover her hair, but she also hiked her skirt up to her thighs so she could move freely.
It was true that the farmers and Bedouins treated their women with respect, and no doubt in many cases equally, but they were hardly feminists. The actual agents of Arab feminism were women like Hoda Shaarawi, generally considered the pioneer of Egypt's women's movement. Returning from a women's conference in Rome in 1923, Shaarawi threw off her veil at a Cairo train station, where others joined in the gesture and gave the women's movement its first public triumph.
After, many women would continue to wear the veil, of course, but typically they were either from poorer or very religious families, or they were older women who'd effectively retired from public life. However, for much of the middle classes throughout the Arab world, the veil was out of the picture. Indeed, the most popular representations of women and women's lives were to be found in Egyptian movies from the middle of the last century that showed off women's increasingly liberal lifestyles—and modern fashions, like the miniskirt.
Things have changed in the last couple of decades. For instance, some reports estimate that 80 percent of all female students at Cairo University are veiled. Of course, it's a good thing that women are at the university, but as one Egyptian woman explained to me, "We have more professional opportunities than women of our mothers' and grandmothers' generation, but socially we're being choked by this conservatism and Islamization that's permeated all levels of society."


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Musicians as parents: The Ericksons and Wizards Are Real return after maternity leave
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Here's one: What's squirmy and pink, weighs about eight and a half pounds, and can stop even the most steamrollin' awesome band on a rockin' roll? For Wizards Are Real -- the only band in town so awesome they don't need words -- it was baby Colin, born on Record Store Day (April 21) to bandmates Melanie Bergstrom and Brian O'Neil. For the Ericksons it was baby Enzo, born July 1 to Bethany Valentini and her husband Tommy.
Gimme Noise decided to check in on both acts and discuss the challenges of getting back to work and playing shows after bringing a new bandmate into the world.
"We're both doing really well," Wizards' Bergstrom reports. She's back to playing tenor and baritone sax with husband O'Neil, who play pedal steel for the group. Thursday, the cultish quartet will perform for the first time since their EP release in January.
"We're doing awesome," says Valentini about bringing her new baby into the world. "We did awesome. He's so good." Valentini founded the Ericksons with her sister Jenny Kochsiek and they've shared the lead ever since. That's right -- siblings sharing. Now we know it has happened at least once.
The soothsaying sisters had just hit their stride when they set down their guitars after a show in May. They'd started adding the new songs to their set and had established a regular rhythm section any singer-songwriter would envy. In bassist Eric Frame and drummer Dan Kapernick they'd found a sound capable of supporting their full, beautiful voices and intense performance style.
The Wizards were also rockin' new songs, although they had been playing the four tracks on their new 10" I'm Your Free Lieutenant, for months. When Bergstrom hung up her horn for the hiatus they were casting their incantations, or whatever it is wizards do, better than ever.
"I basically had to put down the sax after our EP release show in January," says Bergstrom. "I felt out of breath quite a bit and it was getting difficult to position the saxophone around my belly."
But yes, she adds, "It was really nice to get out of hauling gear for a while," she adds. "Brian did all the heavy lifting for me, and now I'm back to hauling all my stuff."
Valentini had a different experience, except that her bandmates also hauled gear for her. She was playing shows up til weeks before the due date. "It was all hilariously normal. A lot of times people would say they didn't even notice ... until after the show when I put the guitar down. 'Oh, you're eight and half months pregnant!'"
And even into the last few weeks she was busy, as the Ericksons recorded their third album at April Base Studios, the Fall Creek, Wisconsin, facility founded by Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon and his brother. The band finished mixing the album and Valentini had a little time to catch her breath before baby Enzo was born.
Both women were eager to start practicing and performing again, and both have found great support from family, friends and bandmates. When it's time for the band to practice, Bergstrom and O'Neil have been leaving their little boy with friend and Wizards superfan Sierra Fern Milker, who will, sadly, have to miss their show on Thursday.
The Ericksons, too, will be missing their superfan when they return to the stage to headline a show at the Turf Club on August 12 -- Tommy Valentini, who seldom misses one of his wife's shows, will stay home with their little boy.
Valentini says she's played the guitar around four-week-old Enzo and he's been attentive. About the new songs he heard in utero, over and over, during the rehearsals and recordings, she says he's particularly interested. "When I play those tracks it seems like he knows them."
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Bergstrom's played her sax for little Colin and "he doesn't cry," she says. "So I guess that's a good thing, but he has fallen asleep before so maybe it wasn't exciting enough."
Both new mamas say they haven't taken their little boys to band practice yet. "We'll need to get him some of those baby headphones to protect his hearing first," says Bergstrom.
"We've been wondering," she continues, "whether or not he'll think it's awesome his parents are in a band or if he'll be embarrassed of us and think we're total dorks. At the very least we hope that our playing music together will influence him so that music will be a part of his life in some way."
For the Ericksons, balancing family and music is hardly a struggle. Both sisters say they hope to play as many shows as they can. It's connected to a conversation they had when they moved back to Minnesota after a tenure in New York. "When we were in Brooklyn we were just playing, playing, playing, figuring out our sound or whatever," explains Valentini. "And when we got back here Jenny and I were at the Bryant Lake Bowl and she said, 'I hope we don't lose our edge or that drive.'"
Jenny adds: "We were always scrapping around, meeting new people. That was something about it that I didn't feel after moving back - the edginess, grittiness of life. It felt too good here, too nice."
For the songwriter in Valentini the stability of marriage and motherhood isn't a limitation. "I think oftentimes good music comes out of struggle, but I also think that anyone who approaches life honestly finds there's a lot of figuring out and struggling."
"For Enzo, it's really important that I keep going as I do. Yeah, sometimes that path will have to be modified. You're doing your life, and you have your kids who get to watch you. That's amazing because not everybody does it that way."
The Ericksons have seen kids in their audience more often than Wizards Are Real, since they seldom turn down an opportunity to play before a new crowd at festivals like last weekend's Red Hot Arts Fair in Stevens Square Park, where the two performed without their band. Enzo was with them.
"We toured the west coast a couple times and I remember a coffee shop where we were playing "Monster". There was this boy, probably three or four, who was totally into the music. He made his dad stay and buy the album and everything. And there's this line in the song - 'There's a monster in your closet' - and I remember seeing him and thinking 'Oh, no! What are we saying?'
It could be kind of scary I guess."
Wizards Are Real
Parenting isn't going to slow down Wizards Are Real, who promise at least a show month in the near future. Being kind of scary is their job. "So long as the music we make continues to lean towards the creepy side we should be okay. One the one hand you could say our music is kid-friendly since it's instrumental and we don't have any explicit lyrics, but on the other hand our music would be a pretty good soundtrack for a bad dream."
The two bands have never played on the same bill, but maybe they should. After all, even after the Ericksons sing about the monster in the closet, they offer something calm, even motherly, to ward off those band dreams: "Don't be scared, don't be alarmed."
Wizards Are Real will play a free show on the Cedar's outdoor patio Thursday. Doors are at 6 p.m, showtime at 7 p.m.
The Ericksons will perform at the Turf Club on Sunday, August 12 along with Caitlin Robertson and Very Small Animal. 21+ (you'll need a sitter for this one), no cover. Doors are at 8 p.m, music starting at 9 p.m.
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Throughout his long political career, Slade Gorton was often characterized as aloof and arrogant, impatient, out of touch. His cocky certainty on seemingly every issue of the day made people furious, though they admired -- were even awed -- by the sheer intellectualism that guided him as a three-term Senator, and in retirement, a distinguished member of the 911 Commission, and recently, an appointee who carved up Washington's new congressional districts.
Hughes told Seattle Weekly today that he spent 15 months on the project and close to 30 hours in one-on-one sessions with Gorton, who turned 84 on Jan. 8. "He really is a fascinating guy," said Hughes, who also wrote a biography of former Gov. Booth Gardner and political columnist Adele Ferguson. "He loves to be all over the map. He enjoys being the contrarian."
"I think what surprised me most about Gorton, and I know Joel Connelly (political columnist for Seattle PI.com) has written about this is that while the environmentalists have tried to portray him as Public Enemy No. 1, Gorton was for banning billboards, and he was instrumental in setting aside hugh tracts of wilderness land."
Although demonized in the 2000 race he lost to Maria Cantwell (Full disclosure: I worked as her press secretary on that campaign) as a inflexible right-winger and given the disparaging nickname Skeletor, Gorton started in politics as a moderate. He supported the Equal Rights Amendment, opposed banning abortion, favored a state income tax as a state legislator, and in 1974 called on President Nixon to resign amid the Watergate disgrace. As a U.S. Senator, first elected in 1980, he was often at odds with Ronald Reagan.
Hughes says Gorton would have probably liked a seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after losing to Sen. Brock Adams in 1986 (he beat Mike Lowry two years later and returned to the Senate). But Gorton knew his uneasy relationship had probably cost him.
Writes Hughes:
What Slade sensed at the time was fully documented in 2007 when Reagan's
diaries were published. The dyspeptic entry for May 27, 1987, says: "Last
subject was a group of our Sens are demanding we appoint former Sen. Slade
Gorton (Wash. defeated in 1986) to court of appeals. We might settle for a
district judgeship if there's an opening--but he has been an opponent of
everything I've tried to do."
Hughes devotes a good deal of attention chronicling the races Gorton won and lost. Gorton, says Hughes, believes Reagan may have cost him his Senate in 1986 by not making it clear that the President did not want Hanford to be the sole repository for nuclear waste.
Writes Hughes:
A ROARINGCROWD of 5,000 filled the Spokane Coliseum on the morning
of October 31, with Joel Pritchard as master of ceremonies, exhorting the
faithful to welcome the president with a rolling wave. Reagan dutifully
saluted the Washington State University Marching Band, the Central Valley
High School Band, the Eastern Washington University Collegians and "three
members of Washington State's A-Team in Washington, D.C.: Senator Dan
Evans and Representatives Sid Morrison and Rod Chandler--and of course
the State Chairman of the GOP . . . Dunn Jennifer!" That gaffe was especially
embarrassing because Dunn adored the president. She had named one of her
sons Reagan.
"Slade Gorton is a man of principle and integrity," the president declared.
"You know, every time Slade walks into the Oval Office, I can't help
thinking of another great senator from your state--Scoop Jackson. And like
Scoop, when Slade sits across a table from you he has the courage and
honesty to tell you what he believes, whether he agrees with you or not.seen him in action, making a reality of Scoop's longtime dream of a home
port for the Navy at Everett, and believe me he's about the most effective
fighter any state has on Capitol Hill."
Gorton was holding his breath. "A perfect example," Reagan continued, "is
the issue of selecting potential sites for a nuclear waste repository. Slade has
told me about his deep concern for the health and safety of Washingtonians,
particularly as it relates to this issue. On this point, Slade has gotten the ears
of everyone back in the nation's capital." Someone in the audience yelled,
"Way to go, Slade!" Reagan nodded. Slade kept smiling.
"Now, as you know, there were plans to begin work at Hanford this fiscal year. Well, Slade,
working with Dan Evans and Mark Hatfield, persuaded the Congress to
adopt a provision that stops the drilling of an exploratory shaft for 12
months. And Slade has alerted me that some people have suggested that this
administration might intentionally circumvent the law. Well, that's the kind
o tell you I will see to it that the law on this issue is followed to the letter, and
let no one tell you differently. . . . So when you go to the polls, win one for
Slade Gorton; win one for your future, and win one for America's future.
And I can't resist saying it: Win one for the Gipper!" With that, thousands of
balloons descended from the rafters.
The Gipper had just fumbled on the 5-yard line. Slade was still grinning on
the outside as Reagan clasped his hand and held it high. Somewhere in the
Adams war room high fives were being exchanged. Halloween was no treat
for the Gorton campaign. Around the state and across the nation, Reagan's
muddled statements about Hanford led every newspaper story and newscast.
As far as the 2000 race that ended Gorton's career in elected politics, Hughes says he and Cantwell were very much like in a lot of way, including having "a charisma deficit."
Hughes adds that it is ironic that Cantwell won in a good measure for doing what Gorton did to Sen. Warren "Maggie" Magnuson in 1980 -- portraying his opponent as too old and feeble to deserve a hold on power any longer.
Hughes says that while Gorton's friends funded the printed version of the book, neither they nor Gorton had any say in his approach and never asked for it.


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Rated 4 out of 5 by 656 reviewers.
Rated 1 out of 5 by SRSC location great location for touring Key West but pricy June 29, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by LifeisaBreeze Excellandt Hotel The service, food and amenities were excellent. All staff were friendly and helpful June 29, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Tonyoh Location ,Location ,Location Perfect spot to be to walk to all sites and fabulous views. I didn't mind that the Cruise Ships completely blocked the view when they arrived because they depart about the same time you get back to room. Convenient to everything. Very memorable trip . June 28, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by keylimelady this hotel has a great location This hotel is located in a great location. The staff is amazing. Very friendly and helpful. The elevators and hall ways need up-dating in the main building and were not clean. For the price that you end of paying ~$400 per night, i think the rooms need to be up-dated, some have rust around the doors. Beds are clean and very comfortable. June 28, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by sandrita My Big 50th Celebration! Great location and amenities however, beware as reservations are booked as partial oceanview and you get NO view. Went to talk to the manager to explain that I specifically asked for ocean view as I was celebrating my 50th B-day. I had booked a suite. He pointed out that I made the reservation via the corporate structure (not them) and that it was what it was! He made me feel worst..... June 27, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Blomman Great Perfect located close to everything, helpful staff, just one thing to improve. In the rooms; Buy new aircon without 80db fan, pleace! Can recommend it anyway! June 26, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Stinkmaster Westin Best Location in Key West! June 23, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by WorldTraveler2014 Great hotel, though some areas clearly need work The property's location is excellent. The rooms are nicely appointed and the bathrooms very clean. However, the beds are a bit hard and the air conditioning takes a long time to cool off. The two big disappointments for me at this hotel were the pool (which is simply way too small for the size of the hotel and was always super crowded) and the food/beverage (very limited menus both at the restaurant and room service). Also, the resort's daily charge is excessive when guests are not even provided freshly baked cookies like at its sister property Sheraton Suites Key West when Westin is supposed to be a more refined brand. June 23, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Countrymyles Great location Hotel was very accessible to restaurants, shopping,and night life. Beautiful setting and quite comfortable rooms. June 23, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by JohnIV This hotel has a great location in old town This hotel has a great location in old town and is well maintained, but some of the staff seem to operate on island time - especially in the restaurant. June 22, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Joe222 Great get away Wonderful location, staff and amenities. From check-in to check-out (restaurant, pool service, bars) we were treating great. June 21, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Keysgirl Wonderful Anniversary We just returned to Wisconsin from a long weekend in Key West and LOVED the Westin. This was our second visit to this hotel and we enjoyed our ocean front room! We got a nice surprise on our anniversary and the staff was the friendliest I have run into in Key West. The view was beautiful, the room was comfortable and the amenities were plentiful! The restaurant was delicious and don't miss the CATMAN! June 18, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by CHRISTOPHERG LOUNGE INSIDE LOUNGE WOULD OF BEEN NICE...HOWEVER OVERALL GREAT FACILITIES..AND PEOPLE June 14, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Carhartt Decent Westin Decent Westin property overall. Rooms are well appointed and clean. Property is close to everything. Wifi is non existent or poor at best so plan ahead. June 12, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by PhoneItIn They care - just not enough We have stayed here several times and are SPG gold. There is nothing wrong with the property and great location. However, we tried to book spa treatments (we called, concierge called..no answer). Left them a voicemail with my cell. They called my room instead and said they were on voicemail only, they had options for us and some times available (they didn't say what the options/times were), so call back and leave another vm. We went elsewhere. We wanted to have dinner at Latitudes - concierge just said 'oh, they book days in advance, sorry'. We knew they had bar seating so we called and they said 'sure, come over and we will seat you'. The concierge didn't even try. It is a nice place, but they don't act like a Westin - they should try to make customers happy (even if it means picking up the phone) June 8, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by BJohnson Great location The hotel is in a great location for ease of walking to most of the attractions. There was a cruise ship in port all 3 days we stayed so our partial ocean front view was a view of the cruise ship. The ships left pretty early though, maybe by 5 pm, so the view was there for the evening. We spent an afternoon at the pool and the waitress was very attentive at first but then would disappear for long periods. She may have been working the restaurant also. We had to track her down for our tab but would have enjoyed staying longer if the service was available. June 4, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by donner Best Hotel on the Island I have been coming to Key West for years, and have tried several of the hotels. This one is by far the best! The location is perfect ~ central, but enough off the path there isn't too much traffic. The beds were more comfortable than the one at home! Coffee in the room, good coffee at that! Wonderful view off the balcony! I cannot wait to stay here again! The only thing that would make it better is airport transfer service. May 30, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by ID5630 This hotel has caring staff The staff at the concierge helped us have a magical weekend! They did small things that made a huge difference. The room view was great, overlooking the marina. May 29, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by mvcboy The consistence of quality for Westin brand lacks I have stayed in many Westin hotels, by far, Key West Resorts&Marina is the one different from others, unfortunately the difference is not exceptional or higher standard in quality. The front desk guy who told me that normally SPG platinum member gets "One level" upgrade, and he liked to offer me "two levels" upgrade disregarding the Terms&Conditions explicitly state "Best available room or standard suite" for platinum member. I got a non-cornered enhanced room with sunset view(It was after sunset time when I checked in, so sunset view is meaningless to us). The room was small and probably no way "two levels" up to the lowest priced room. Another thing their phone operator hanged up my call when I was asking the long distance fees without calling back after. And ridiculously I noticed there was a long distance charge on my bill even I didn't place any phone call outside the resort. The front desk staff didn't have authority to take off the charge after I explained, fortunately the manager on duty approved the request. The whole thing gave me impression that: 1. My SPG status didn't get recognized. 2. The staff is somewhat unprofessional and lack of training. May 22, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Sunseeker007 Sunny Key West Location, location, location! This hotel is within walking distance of most major attractions in Key West especially Mallory Square to watch sunsets and Duval Street. Facilities are above average. Starbucks coffee and bottled water in room every day is a definite plus! Would definitely stay here again... but wish they would change the carpet out for tile in the rooms. May 15, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by tazmaniandevil1 Centrally located Centrally located, parking facilites and room service are the best features plus, pool and shopping. Only complaint is when the cruise ships dock and BLOCK THE ENTIRE VIEW AND ALSO MAKE CELL PHONE RECEPTION ZERO!! May 10, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by Unhappy62 Handicapped room but not handicapped Placed in a handicapped accessible room when you are not handicapped is not a pleasant experience. This room was not even in the main hotel but in an annex building. Which required a long walk. Could not even hang up a shirt in the closet as the bar was 24 inches off the floor. The open shower flooded the entire bathroom each time making the tile floor very slippery. No bathroom counter space but an extremely low table next to toilet for toiletries etc. This room cost 400 dollars a night. Received no washcloths in room the entire stay. Rooms should be designed to accommodate all customers if all persons are placed in them. Disappointing overall experience in an expensive dark depressing room designed for little people or a wheelchair. May 6, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by tp2014 extremely pleased with hotel great location and fhe staff was very helpful May 1, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by wheels33 comfort and class in Key West found the daily beverages in the lobby very convienient and delicious April 28, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Maxe A great destination resort. Every aspect of my stay was excellent. April 28, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ron3678 Best location in Key West Beautiful hotel. Close to everything. Could not have asked for a better stay. April 25, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by Mill14 Below expectations The A/C fan in our room was extremely noisy. When I reported it to the maid, we got no response, so I went to the front desk and they sent a maintenance man who said, "when the fans get old they start to make noise." It sounded like gale force winds blowing in our room and kept us awake so I unplugged it but there were also noisy pipes or something making noise in the wall/ceiling behind/over the beds. I saw the room advertised for $90 a night less on several hotel booking sites, but the Westin would not match the price because I had already reserved and paid for the room and was told the rate was "non-refundable." I was comped for parking and the "resort fee," which I think is ridiculous anyway. I'm paying almost $500 a night for a room and I have to pay an additional $25 a day "resort fee" to use the pool and "resort amenities" and also an additional parking fee (almost $20 a day) to park in the parking garage. I'm not even sure what the other resort amenities are. The use of all facilities and parking should be included for that rate. Also, on Day 2 of our stay, a huge cruise ship docked in back of the resort for the entire day and completely blocked our view of the water. I was told that they disclose this on the website, and that I was getting a "pool view" not a water view. This hotel is not that much different from other hotels (nothing special except the location), but it's much more expensive. Disappointed overall. One positive thing was the concierge service - she recommended a nice restaurant and made our diving reservation for us. April 25, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by TLC70 Fantastic hotel Our stay at this facility was one of the most memorable and enjoyable vacatins we have taken. The quality of the faclity and friendlyness of the staff were exceptional. The location was perfect. April 25, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Lori51 Spring break We loved the location of our hotel. It was walking distance to all restaurants and attractions, yet it was quiet and very peaceful. I would definitely return to the Westin, Key West. April 23, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by CBME Excellent!!! From the moment we made our reservation over the phone to the moment we left the hotel, the staff that took care of our weekend vacation worked diligently for our romantic getaway to be special and romantic. I forgot to make dinner and brunch reservation and we were accommodated for the most romantic and delicious dinner at Latitudes and Sunday brunch. We can't wait to return :-) April 22, 2014


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Elizabethton doubled up on its victories at the District 1-A/AA tennis championships.
Special from the Herald & Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA — Joe Paterno's son said Friday that an allegation made by insurers that a boy told the longtime Penn State University football coach in 1976 that he had been molested by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is "bunk."
"} KINGSPORT — Happy Valley scored just one run, and Johnson County had baserunners all over the place.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — NASCAR has decided that unpredictable Talladega Superspeedway won't be an elimination race in next year's championship Chase, instead taking the pivotal stop to Kansas Speedway.
NASCAR released its 2017 schedule for its three national touring series on Thursday and race dates at Bristol Motor Speedway are changed little from this year.
Happy Valley football player Andrew McDonald was determined to break the 600-pound barrier in the dead lift at last week's Hampton Weightlifing Competition.
The East Tennessee State University golf team is headed to Wisconsin for the postseason.
Daniel Boone pole vaulter Ryan Jacomet is only a junior, but he has already clinched the Big 7 Conference championship this year, after finishing last year as runner-up. Johnson City Press was able to capture video of Jacomet preparing for
Updated May 5, 2016 at 9:57 AM
Teams could pull out of scheduled NCAA events this spring because of new state laws in North Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee while the sport's governing body's demands for discrimination-free environments at the places where its events are
May 4, 2016 at 8:10 PM
As far as early season games go, they don't get any bigger than this.
May Madness is here.
There were plenty of peaks and valleys for Milligan's baseball team this season, but the Buffs ended the regular season on quite a high note last weekend.
East Tennessee State University pitchers Lindsey Fadnek and Rebecca Wahrmund combined for a no-hitter over six innings against Virginia Tech on Tuesday night at Betty Basler Field.


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Seth Curry younger brother of Stephen Curry is going to transfer from Liberty to play against tougher competiton. Wonder where he ends up?
He would probably be a nice addition for us as a SG. Don't know much about him but if he is anything like his brother then he will be a nice addition to anyone.
Iowa State
I'm guessing Davidson (not much difference) or NC State
We don't need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do. -Charles Barkley-
Hummmm. not isu
He did lead all freshman in scoring in the NCAA. 20.2 per game.
i saw him on campus today, so im guessing it the clonies
Why did he go to Lib in the first place? I'm guessing he had already commited before his brother blow-up?
"I believe the state color for Alabama should be primer," Larry the Cable Guy.
Originally Posted by kgreeny
Why did he go to Lib in the first place? I'm guessing he had already commited before his brother blow-up?
According to Scout.com, his only offers were from Liberty and Davidson.
Go get him Gmac!
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Wallpaper II by mmebuterflyWatch
©2007-2016 mmebuterfly
ooooh!. It would be nice to live there!. Soooo pretty.
Awesome artwork A++++ job
Thank you for sharing this wodnerful piece.
WOAH! Sooo beautyful! Reminds me of an island in Sweden
Muito bonito trabalho! parece real
Very nice one! I really like it.
perfeito! parabéns
Whoa, nicely done!
PS: The leaves look a bit unreal.
PS: The leaves look a bit unreal.
Ficou lindo...e eu nao sabia que vc falava portugues hahah
Muito lindo.
Muito lindo.
This is soooo nice it's driving me mad because it's reminding me of a scene from a fantasy book that I've read where a wisewoman had her cottage in the middle of a lake, I remember that the cottage was kind of on a big foot and could move itself, but I can't for the life of me remember what the book was !!
Simply beautiful
show show show!!!
Fiz esse no Vue D'Esprit... Depois de renderizado abri no Photoshop e adicionei as cores e alguns brushes...Esse ceu eu adorei,é do Vue... Vc tá mexendo com o Vue tb? Se tiver me fala que tenho umas coisas aki,vc pode usar..
ih, parei de mexer no Vue. definitivamente sou uma tristeza com esses programas 3D.
very nice
. Amazing
A quiet little island home...very beautiful scenery.
wow, what a great work! *_______*
Beautiful! ^_^ Ohhh, wish such a place existed in real world too!
Very gorgeous!
Have you ever thought of designing video games?


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varjak paw Jan 7, 2011 12:40 PM
in response to SheikenTry unchecking the app in iTunes, sync the iPad, then recheck the app and resync. You'll lose any data that the app might have saved, but that should get the app back.
Hope this helps.
Sheiken Jan 8, 2011 12:06 AM
in response to varjak pawThank you for the suggestion Dave,
When syncing after having unchecked the app in iTunes i got a message the app will be removed.
I re-checked the box and synced again. It took a while, so I assumed it was transfering the app...
But when I looked at the iPad I still could not find the app.
The apps could have dissapeard at the same time as my folders. Once when I opened the iPad all icons were in a new order, and the folders I had made were gone. I am not sure if it was the iPad or the kids. I think the apps that are missing are ones that were placed inside folders, but I am not sure. Some apps that were in folders are not missing.
Michael Morgan1 Jan 8, 2011 9:29 AM
in response to SheikenAre your screens all filled up with apps and folders? It's been reported in several threads that that can cause problems like disrupting folder setups and having icons no solver viewable. I think selective culling can pull some back into view.
Another thing to try might be to play around in Settings > General > Reset, then resetting either the home screen layout or perhaps just all the settings. Neither affects data, they just take you back to cleaner initial conditions.
Josr Jan 8, 2011 10:11 AM
in response to SheikenI am not real smart on these apple products and do not want to insult anyone,but did you try and swipe the home screen to the left.If your first home screen is full it will make another.
Sheiken Jan 8, 2011 12:53 PM
in response to Michael Morgan1Thank you Michael,
I made some space on the pages... Did not help.
I reset the home screen layout... Did not help.
I reset all settings... The five apps I was missing re-appeared on the last page. Problem solved, but something for Apple to fix...
neonet Jan 19, 2011 9:49 PM
in response to SheikenAlmost half of my Apps became unavailable but were clearly shown in the library with checked syncing.
Backup Restore did not help. Reset All Settings on the iPad worked and was lots faster process. Happened sometime after I enabled restrictions.
lonniec3 Jan 20, 2011 6:43 AM
in response to neonetAfter searching all of Apple's support and reading soooo many discussions, I've come up with a simple solution of my own:
In the search box in the upper right-hand side of any window enter ".ipa" this will show you iPad apps. (They're in a folder named "Mobile Applications") highlight one, press "commmand-a" to choose all then drag and drop to your apps window in iTunes. I think you have to have your iPad showing in the sidebar to get to this. You will be asked about replacing old with new, etc., but the default button (The blue one) was always correct for mine.
Now sync your iPad. How'd you do?
texas_my_texas Jul 9, 2012 3:43 PM
in response to Michael Morgan1
Google was missing. The reset home screen you recommended worked great for me! Thanks so much!


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Posts Tagged 'Jigsaw'
Jigsaw's Trash'n'Treasure stall coming up on March 20
Yep, time to clean out your cupboards for Jigsaw's annual FuNraising event at Rotary's Camberwell Sunday Market
Let me know if you have any goodies to donate!!
Come and visit our stall on Sunday March 20, Camberwell Market, Melbourne!
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WOO HOO! Our 2015 puzzle is now completed!
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13 bears rescued as Quang Ninh province declares the bear-bile farm industry closed – Hopefully the remaining bears will follow soon.
In November 2014 Animals Asia stepped up its campaign to rescue 49 bears being kept in appalling conditions on bile farms, in the renowned World Heritage area of Halong Bay in the province of Quang Ninh…
But by March 2015, 30 bears had already died, leaving 19.
But then (also in March), the Quang Ninh provincial government suddenly decreed that all bear-bile farms in the region (including Halong Bay) would be closed and the remaining 38 bears across the province (including the remaining 19 above) would be given into the care of Animals Asia sanctuary. Alas the wheels turn slowly and more bears have died while the authorities sort it out with the not-very-cooperative bear farmers.
Already 26 bears out of 27 had died on one farm, thankfully the last remaining bear was amongst the lucky ones to be rescued this past week. His name Song Sot means Last Survivor. We can only hope that he does…
Two bears required a Sea Rescue!
Animals Asia founder Jill Robinson wrote: "My heart broke when I saw the awful condition of these two bears. Simon is a bear you can't help but fall in love with, but his condition is just pitiful. He can barely stand and his teeth were literally falling out of his head. He's a broken bear ….."
A further 10 bears were successfully removed to safety by end of last week in June but 2 bears were not released by their farmers. Reluctantly Animals Asia staff had to leave them behind – hopefully the chance to rescue them will come very soon.
Below is "Possum" showing just how life SHOULD be for a moon bear.
With your support we can make this come true! Please donate to Jigsaw's Bear Care Club @ Adoptamoonbear today!
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Happy 5th RESCUE birthday Jigsaw!
Hi everyone,
Sorry for the "long drought" between blog posts! (If you like my site please send me an email and I will put you on the newsletter mail-out. I seem to get that out much more regularly than my blog!)
I can hardly believe Jigsaw has been at Animals Asia Tam Dao bear sanctuary for FIVE YEARS – that's HALF his LIFETIME!!! (as much as we can know how old he is…but that makes him roughly 10 years old!) Five years ago, beginning late 2009 and ending in mid-December 2010, supporters like you raised the $14,500 needed to rescue him from his horrific life on a bear-bile farm in southern Vietnam.
It's been a huge year for Animals Asia: new challenges, lots of achievements and some great milestones to celebrate. From being entrusted with the care of 130 bears from a closed bear-bile farm to helping prevent over $500,000 worth of bear-bile products being sold per year! Not to mention the building of several new enclosures at Tam Dao Bear Sanctuary where Jigsaw lives! Great news for bears! Read more about this action-packed year here!
After we completed the puzzle listed in the previous post I decided to hold off on Jigsaw's new puzzle until start of 2015. Instead we concentrated on raising money for the 130 bears at the new Nanning sanctuary – where having access to daily food and water was a luxury for these poor tortured animals.
With donations throughout the year and a considerable flourish towards the end of the year we have been able to achieve the above so THANK YOU to those of you who Care for the Bears and support me in this fundraising!
BTW you have a small window of opportunity to make a donation with greater impact: Between now and Dec 31 2014 a generous benefactor of Animals Asia will match your donation so please consider making a donation before the year's end.
You can keep up with all news bear by following Animals Asia's Facebook page! Lots of news, lots of lovely photos!
Merry Christmas everyone and looking forward to welcoming you back on board with Jigsaw in 2015!
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Woo Hoo! Adoptamoonbear is 4 years old!
Hi everyone! I can hardly believe that this December marks four years since I started Adoptamoonbear and 3 years since we raised the initial $14,500 to rescue Jigsaw. Over these 4 years YOU have helped raise over $40,000 to keep our commitment to care for Jigsaw. Little did I realise how wonderfully supportive so many of you would be. **A huge THANK YOU to all of you who have donated, encouraged and inspired me on this journey!** Please click here to read our latest newsletter and please, share it on Facebook and forward to your friends!
When Jigsaw first arrived at Tam Dao Bear Rescue Centre, there were only 39 bears. Four years on there are 107 – a whopping increase – all rescued from bear-bile trade or cubs rescued from smugglers (probably destined for the same awful fate). AAF's Rescue Centre has had to expand considerably to accommodate the bears, which translates to more funds required to build enclosures, vet facilities etc and cover increasing management costs. This is why it is so important that we keep our commitment to care for Jigsaw, so that AAF can focus on caring for other bears and rescuing more from this abhorrent industry.
Our last post mentioned Dickie Bear Dugmore's wonderful poem about his life in House 10. Now there is a most delightful reading of the poem by English actress Rula Lenska, so click here to listen and watch this memorable video.
And check out this photo story of clever bear Wang Cai who decides to be Mr Handy Bear when his swing broke – Priceless!!
With only 30 or so pieces of puzzle to go, can I ask you to consider sending the bears a little extra Christmas cheer with a donation to AAMB – perhaps in lieu of a present for someone who already appreciates the abundance in their life…… And wishing you all a MERRY BEARY CHRISTMAS with your family and friends! x Sal & Jigsaw
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Beyond the Bamboo reporting in!
Hi everyone! It's your bear Jigsaw here! I really enjoyed my time in the limelight on Animals Asia's Facebook page(see my July blog). If you'd like to read my latest newsletter, click here. There's a great poem by Dickie Bear Dugmore up in Chengdu Rescue Centre. Some of the bears do it tough and DJ Bear can tell you the story…
Sorry there's been a bit of a gap with my blogging – I was busy signing autographs!! Now I'm enjoying hanging out, just being one of the gang, back at the Rescue Centre, with my mates Gus & Chocolate. (Chocolate got onto FB too!) Here's a pretty chilled-out pic of yours truly:
My puzzle is going really well – we're almost halfway there in just over 4 months!! It would be great if I was finished by Christmas! That would be THE COOLEST present. You can donate here.
I want to tell you about someone who is very special to us bears. He visited our Rescue Centre in Vietnam recently:
It mightn't mean a lot to you, but for us it promises a world of difference to our health checks and recovery times. Romain Pizzi, veterinary surgeon at Edinburgh Zoo and founder of Wildlife Surgery International, visited our Vietnam surgery to teach the staff how to perform keyhole examinations and surgeries. Not only that but he donated much of the equipment needed to continue the work!
For bears rescued from bear bile farms, it's vital vets are able to monitor internal damage. Using laparoscopy techniques means the difference between us bears undergoing major exploratory operations followed by a month recovering in a small cage (boring! sore!) versus re-joining our friends in the enclosures the following day (Yeah!! Day surgery!! Home in time for tea!!).
That's all for now everyone! I'll be back soon ! Love, Jigsaw
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Kyle DeAnthony has that scruffy, boy-next-door charm that is impossible to imitate. His off the street appeal is what made Michael Lucas cast him as the delectable bike messenger in the movie Revenge. Kyle manages to be rugged and hairy like a straight boy yet cute and youthful like a puppy dog: a rare combination that drives co-stars like Justin Beal wild at the sight of him. Kyle loves to suck and be sucked, and makes for a compact, flexible bottom (ideally on top of one's desk) during a midday sex break at work. His hairy, round bubble is begging to be trespassed and his pouty lips (perpetually in a half smile) are always ready for a hot makeout or oral adventure. Check out Kyle's latest scene in Michael Lucas' Revenge now!
What is there to say about Michael Lucas? A good place to start is the beginning: Lucas Entertainment founder and president Michael Lucas was born in Moscow, Russia, on March 10, 1972. He was raised in Moscow and attended college there, graduating with a degree in law. In 1995, Michael Lucas moved to Germany, then to France, where he began modeling and appearing on several European television programs and covers of many European magazines. In 1998, Lucas opened his own production company, Lucas Entertainment, in New York City. Later that year, he made his directorial debut with the well-received Back in the Saddle. This first production sparked the Michael Lucas "renegade" vision that is indelibly New York. Additionally, basing his company in New York City, as opposed to the more traditional Los Angeles, enabled Lucas to showcase the diversity of types and ethnicities found nowhere else. MIchael Lucas started Lucas Distribution, Inc. in 2004 and LucasBlog.com in 2005. Both are pioneering ventures in the competitive realms of adult video distribution and online media, respectively. In the summer of 2005 he released GayVN's Best Picture of the year, a high-budget adult film remake of Dangerous Liaisons, featuring celebrity cameos from RuPaul, Boy George, Graham Norton, Bruce Vilanch, and Michael Musto. In 2006, filming began on his most buzzed about film ever, Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita. The production included a big-budget fashion show, a sextra-filled club orgy scene, a headline-making fountain scene with Vivid star Savanna Samson. On November 12, 2004, Michael Lucas was proudly sworn in as an American citizen.


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But state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) may be unable to pay for T-20 when it becomes available next year. At least 12 states have already depleted their ADAP funding for this year, and many more are expected to run out of funds by the end of the year. Says Lei Chou, of the AIDS Treatment and Data Network and co-author of the ADAP Monitoring Project: Annual Report, "The ADAP funding shortage has the potential to create a two-tiered system: people who get access to new salvage therapies and people who don't."
The twelve states currently in trouble have established waiting lists, expenditure caps, or restrictions on drug access; two more, New York and Florida, are also contemplating cuts. A recent attempt by activists to include $82 million dollars for ADAP in the Federal Emergency Budget Supplemental failed when no politician was willing to take the lead on the measure.
In North Carolina, the waiting list is 574 people long1; Oregon is actually planning to remove people from its ADAP rolls2. "It's a dire situation -- a lot of people are waiting to get life-sustaining medications," said Arthur Okrant, the head of North Carolina's AIDS programs.
Several factors have led to the program's current predicament. People with AIDS are living longer and are enrolled in the program longer; ADAP served 140,000 nationwide last year3. They are using more complex and expensive regimens. And drug prices are skyrocketing -- retail HIV drug prices increased 10.4% between 2000 and 2001 even though the inflation rate in 2001 was only 1.6%4. Overall, monthly per capita costs for state ADAPs rose 81% between FY 1996 and FY 2000. Between June 1999 and June 2000 alone, costs increased 9%5 -- triple the inflation rate6.
Another important reason for the funding crunch is the Bush administration's decision to increase the ADAP budget by only $50 million this year -- far below the $130 million estimated need7. Says Chou, "ADAP is reaching a breaking point regarding our ability to ask for what is needed and what Congress and the Administration are willing to give out. It needs to become an entitlement program."
Many states contribute nothing to the program. More than a dozen states, ranging from New Jersey to North Dakota, rely solely on Federal funding for their ADAPs8. States that do help pay for the program are facing their own funding crises because of the economic recession. Most are struggling to pay for basic entitlement programs like education and Medicaid; they are scarcely in a position to increase their spending for ADAP.
On a policy level, the ADAP may not be sustainable if drug prices continue to increase at 9% or more per year. One possibility, which has been endorsed in a report by the Office of Inspector General9, is to extend Veterans Administration deep drug discounts to state ADAPs10. However, legislation would be needed to give states access to VA pricing -- and it would likely be opposed by the pharmaceutical industry and by the VA itself, which fears that it would be unable to get the same low prices if the ADAPs were included11. In addition, VA pricing is used for programs where drugs are bought in bulk -- and many state ADAPs use a reimbursement system instead.
A more obvious solution is for drug manufacturers to simply cut their prices for ADAPs. Activists with the Fair Pricing Coalition and the Consumer Caucus of the ADAP Working Group, along with several others, recently induced GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, and Abbott to freeze HIV drug prices for two years. Why? According to Fair Pricing Coalition co-founder Martin Delaney (also co-founder of Project Inform), "They're very worried about the Congress, and that they won't be in a position to ask for ADAP money that goes into their coffers if they aren't seen as collaborating with the community. One of them said it was because they felt we all needed a two-year "period of stability" in which we weren't fighting about prices on a micro level and could use the time to work together on building long-term solutions. One of them has ... made it explicit that they want to work on the long-term solutions."
Companies may also be aware that drug pricing is a hot-button issue for the general public. Chris Aldridge, of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, commented: "Drug companies need to see that state ADAPS make up a very small part of their market. And that more money available will just sell more drugs." Purchases by entities such as the ADAPs comprise less than 1% of the total U.S. pharmaceutical market12.
Another idea might be to begin an effort to reauthorize the ADAP as an entitlement program. The AIDS Drug Assistance Program was originally envisioned to address an emergency -- the urgent need to provide expensive medications to people with AIDS until the crisis passed. Unfortunately, 40,000 Americans still become infected with HIV every year, and the AIDS epidemic continues unabated. Making ADAP a permanent entitlement would provide stability for people who rely on the program, presumably for the rest of their lives.
Still another approach is to expand Medicaid (which provides care and medication) to include people living with HIV who have not yet been diagnosed with AIDS. The Early Treatment for HIV Act would allow states to extend Medicaid coverage to a significant proportion of people now covered by ADAP (however, it would leave many others out). A coalition of activists including NAPWA, Project Inform and AIDS Action is advocating for this bill, which has been introduced in both the House (H.R. 2063) and Senate (SB 987) and is gathering co-sponsors at this writing.
Another way to conserve ADAP dollars is to check applicants for Medicaid eligibility. The federal agencies that administer Medicaid and ADAP are pushing states to establish online databases that allow them to quickly verify a patient's eligibility for Medicaid, so that they are not mistakenly put on ADAP instead (although some patients may need both). This can relieve some pressure on the ADAP as well as on other programs of the Ryan White Care Act.
Finally, renewed grassroots lobbying and other advocacy efforts are needed. In the past, activists criticized AIDSWatch, the national AIDS lobby day, for rebuffing participants who wanted to discuss state AIDS issues with their legislators (instead of focusing on Federal funding alone). Concerned about this, some activists gradually dropped out of the program. But AIDSWatch represents a crucial opportunity for the AIDS community to speak as a powerful, single voice on funding issues. It also offers training and a model that people living with HIV/AIDS can use in lobbying legislators back at home. If it can incorporate community concerns, AIDSWatch could become a focal point of a new campaign for domestic AIDS funding.
On a smaller scale, a brand-new grassroots group, the ADAP working group of the AIDS Treatment Activist Coalition (ATAC) will be lobbying for ADAP funding later this summer. Organizers plan to schedule local district visits in August (see Advocacy Groups, below).
And AIDS service providers must step up to the plate and lobby with their clients. While many believe this is not their job, others AIDS service organizations have become expert lobbyists. "It's the easiest thing in the world," says Jeff Graham, the Executive Director of Atlanta's AIDS Survival Project. He especially underscores the role that AIDS services organizations can have in lobbying their state legislatures. "Going to state lawmakers is crucial," says Graham. "The mentality is that AIDS funding is a federal issue, but more and more it's local. Georgia, which used to pay nothing into the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, now spends $11 million on the program. Nonprofits can lobby -- there are provisions built into the tax laws. There is an urgent need for service providers to lobby, and in these times they have a moral imperative to do it." Project Inform's Ryan Clary, an ADAP advocate and community organizer, echoed Graham's remarks: "It's so important for AIDS service organizations to lobby, and to bring their clients to lobby, not just the president of the board."
Others point to the need for outside pressure from activist groups. Says Chou, "There is a severe need for people to work outside the system right now to combat drug company price increases. People are in jobs that deal with access to treatment but are funded by the drug companies. There is a limit to what we can do and what we can say." He advises activists to "Look at the situation with a clear eye and go where they see they are needed most."
See Advocacy Groups, below after the References, for a selected list of organizations engaged in advocating for AIDS programs.
ATAC has a grassroots subgroup focused on advocating for $152 million for FY 2003 for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. The group plans to organize lobby visits across the country in August 2002 as well as letters to the editor and call-in days. New people who are willing to work are welcome -- and the group will be teaching newcomers how to organize lobby visits, write effective letters to the editor, etc. For more information, contact Ryan Clary at Project Inform: call 415-558-8669, ext. 224 or e-mail him: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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BMW announces it is reducing its involvement in the 2013 World Superbike Championship by switching allegiance to BMW Italia and running just two factory-assisted bikes.
to concentrate on GP? I hope so!
Seems like a rather odd move, but Yamaha, Kawasaki, Aprillia and BMW factory teams haven't had a title sponsor, (Yam in their last year and the others this year) so perhaps its about money. Seems odd though, as the BMW Group isn't hurting for cash. A real shame considering their consistent results, but Yamaha in its last year was also very solid.Love the good show WSBK puts on, hope this trend of manufacturers leaving isn't going to continue and/or hurt the sport.
bloody BMW ffs, first it was F1, WTCC and now this!! they have a habit of doing this kinda thing. Poor melandri just when hes going so well they drop this bomb on him. Now he'll be riding the rest of the year not having any idea where he will be for 2013. Melandri to ApriliaHaslam to Honda world Superbikes
@daynalDon't forget WRC with MINI... Could be money, could be a prelude to moving to MotoGP. Can't decide yet. Either way, two less bikes for WSBK which is never a good thing.
"We haven't won in Superbike yet, but we are close. Once we win we, maybe, will move onto bigger and better things. MotoGP is the most watched motorcycle racing in the world. Next to F1, it is the benchmark for motor racing. But if you look at individual races and the number of spectators attending, such as in Jerez or Assen, there is no race in F1 in the world that even comes close to the number of spectators. So it's a clear platform for us and we have to think about it. It's a substantial step." - Does this mean BMW in MotoGP, that could save the sport, 4 factories plus Suzuki in 2014
Poor melandri just when hes going so well they drop this bomb on him. Now he'll be riding the rest of the year not having any idea where he will be for 2013.Posted by daynal He will stay (multi year contract) but in BMW Italia. Haslam, Badovini and Fabricio out Carlos Checa in, this is last info.
Great! i bet that means my fav rider Haslam gonna be made redundant! i iamgine BMW ITalia will keep badovini & Melandri with multi yearr deal move over.wheres he gonna go, hes 4ever changing teams which is not good, 1 year HM plant honda, 1 year stiggy honda, 1 year sazuki, 2 years BMW, who next for 2013??
Melandri will be going to Italia.They have said they are spending as much on the WSB team as they would in Motogp.
Other people have made the comment that BMW have a track record of pulling out just as things are going well - F1, BTCC, WRC etc. We met Leon at a BMW event in June 2011 and he was talking a lot about how well Kawasaki were going, and how unresponsive BMW were to comments he and Troy were making, to the point we were very surprised when he re-signed for BMW. I am gutted Melandri has the better of him at the moment, particularly after Donington, but my money is that he will turn up on a Kwak next year alongside Sykes. I can't see BMW going to MotoGP given that everyone else seems to be cutting costs and reducing their involvement - they still have things to learn in WSB before they should even think about tackling GP. Good luck Leon!
this sounds really stupid.
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