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John Schwenkler February 13, 2012 - 11:40am
In their statement on the revised version of the HHS regulations, the U.S. bishops write that under the new terms, the mandate "would allow non-profit, religious employers to declare that they do not offer such coverage [of sterilization and contraception]. But the employee and insurer may separately agree to add that coverage. The employee would not have to pay any additional amount to obtain this coverage, and the coverage would be provided as a part of the employer's policy, not as a separate rider."This redfaced point, which as far as I know has not been contested in any of the descriptions of the regulations that are out there, seems to me to matter quite a bit. For in order for there to be a meaningful sense in which the HHS mandate doesn't require employers to provide insurance coverage for sterilization and the purchase of contraceptives, there needs to be a meaningful sense in which the insurance policy provided by the employer is different from the one that covers these things. Otherwise, we end up with a situation where, while an employer-sponsored policy may not cover sterilization and contraception at the moment that it is issued by the employer, once the employee requests the insurer to add such coverage that same (employer-sponsored) policy now does cover these things, and such coverage is integrated seamlessly with the rest of what the policy covers. It may be true that the default employer-sponsored policy does not pay for anything that the employer finds morally objectionable, but if the modified policy is also an employer-sponsored one, and coverage for sterilization and contraception is a part of it, then the employer has sponsored a policy that covers sterilization and contraception. And surely it will not matter that the employer did not have to tell the employee that there was an employer-sponsored plan available that covered these things, or that the insurer happens to be making it available to the employer at a reduced rate.By contrast, if coverage for these things is on the books as an additional rider that the employee is offered the opportunity to add for free, then -- so long as it really is free for the employer -- the force of this worry diminishes significantly. For then it strikes me the most accurate way to describe the situation would be as one where it must be in the terms of the employer-sponsored policy that it includes an option to add some separate policy that would bring with it some additional coverage, albeit of a sort the employer would rather not provide. I do not expect that everyone who is worried about the mandate's effects on religious liberty would be persuaded by this, but I think I might (though I would still oppose the mandate on other grounds). In any case it would go some way to addressing the concern about the "seamlessness" of employer-sponsored coverage as described in the paragraph above.I will now be shouted at in the comboxes. Please be charitable, as I am not in anyone's pocket here, and I have been thinking a lot about these questions and working hard to set my thoughts straight.
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Riders are add-on policies that require payment. What was proposed by Obama on Friday, will not require payment. Here's what was codified Friday:
Specifically, the Departments plan to initiate a rulemaking to require issuers to offer insurance without contraception coverage to such an employer (or plan sponsor) and simultaneously to offer contraceptive coverage directly to the employers plan participants (and their beneficiaries) who desire it, with no cost-sharing. Under this approach, the Departments will also require that, in this circumstance, there be no charge for the contraceptive coverage.
Read the rest: http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-03547_PI.pdf
Well, couldn't something that is on the books as a rider nevertheless be *offered* for free?
We seem to have a split on this now between conservative Catholics and progressive Catholics. Too bad.
Yes, it is too bad. But that is why it is so important to clarify the underlying issues, which is what I am trying to do here. Whether or not I am a conservative (and I remain unsure what that even means), my worries are Catholic and philosophical, and certainly not partisan.
What does all this parsing have to do with the mission of the Church to preach the Gospel? Remember the Pew U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey? The bishops should be utilizing their pulpit to rectify this situation rather than parsing the fine points of insurance policies. Sheesh."About half of those polled (52%) say, incorrectly, that Catholicism teaches that the bread and wine used for Communion are symbols of the body and blood of Jesus. Just four-in-ten people correctly answer that, according to the Catholic Church, the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Jesus. Even many Catholics are unaware of their churchs teaching on this topic; while 55% of Catholics get the question right, more than four-in-ten Catholics (41%) say the church teaches that the bread and wine are symbols of Christs body and blood, and 3% say they do not know what the churchs teaching is."http://www.pewforum.org/U-S-Religious-Knowledge-Survey-Who-Knows-What-Ab...
PS John, the above post is not a reaction to your particular question which is legit, but just a general reaction.
This may not be the best place for it, but given the level of abstraction of our conversation on this issue over the past week, I thought I'd provide a real life example of how these policies matter in people's lives:Devout young Catholic mother of three is diagnosed with heart disease. Doctors conclude that another pregnancy could severely and adversely affect her health (short and long-term). Mother becomes pregnant again and delivers a healthy baby after spending the final third of her pregnancy on bed rest, much of it in the hospital. With the accelerated course of her heart disease because of this latest pregnancy, doctors conclude that another pregnancy could be fatal. Question: who pays for her husband's vasectomy?
Thank you, Jeanne. And for the record I am wholly in favor of having the bishops do more to address those confusions -- as well as ones having to do with the preferential option for the poor, the injustice of torture, the evils of war, and so on.
I have had employer paid health insurance for 55 years and I never hear from my employer about the thousands of changes that have been made in all those years except once a year being asked by the employer do I want to change my insurer.. I don't even have to say NO.. The policy continues automatically with any of the thousands of changes that my insurer is always telling me about and doing it now on-line almost weekly,, .. What is all your parsing really about.?
If the employees paid a nominal fee of say a dollar to add the rider would that take the pressure off the bishop's consciences?Is the underlying issue about who's paying for the birth control or is it ultimately something else that's keeping the bishops from acquiescing?
". . . a rulemaking to require issuers to offer insurance without contraception coverage to such an employer (or plan sponsor) and simultaneously to offer contraceptive coverage directly to the employers plan participants (and their beneficiaries) who desire it, with no cost-sharing"I can't see that this involved the employer at all. First the employer refuses a plan with contraception, etc., coverage. The ins. says OK. The ins. co. sends a letter to each employee saying that each of them can get free contraception riders. If an employee, Jane Doe, wants the rider, she writes back to the ins. co. and says, I want the rider. The ins. co. notes on his records that employee Jane Doe now has contraception, etc. coverage. She buys some contraceptives, and the ins. co. pays for it. Her employer probably doesn't even know she has it.How does this involve the employer at all? If this is a correct description of the sequence, what are the bishops possibly beefing about?
Ann, they're beefing about the fact that the requirement *isn't* just that the employee be given the opportunity sign up for a "free contraception rider". Rather, the employee can choose to change the employer-sponsored plan into one that (is still sponsored by the employer, and now) covers contraception.
from your answer to Ann, I take it that it is about who pays.It could be argued that the insurance plan, once given to the employee is now theirs. It is, after all, compensation for their work. Once compensation is given, the employer generally doesn't have any say about what that employee spends it on.I see your point that the Church is still left with the feeling it's footing the bill for something it has a moral problem with. But if they're employing non-Catholics, there's a good chance the wages they're paying are being used for all sorts of things that are repugnant to the Church. But it's not on the conscience of the Church, it's on the conscience of the employee.
Steve Shiffrin at MOJ had an on point analysis:http://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2012/02/the-bishops-res...
According to the Bishops, "It [the Obama revision] would allow non-profit, religious employers to declare that they do not offer such coverage. But the employee and insurer may separately agree to add that coverage. The employee would not have to pay any additional amount to obtain this coverage, and the coverage would be provided as a part of the employer's policy, not as a separate rider."The Bishops apparently are objecting that the contraception insurance is not a separate rider."See http://usccb.org/news/2012/12-026.cfmEven assuming the Bishops are correct in their characterization, this objection seems excessively precious to me. It seems to exalt form over substance. I do not see how this distinction gives rise to a morally serious objection involving religious freedom.
I'm not sure what is meant by "form over substance". What matters is not just the effects of the policy, but how those effects are brought about. Because of this, the "separate rider vs. seamless policy" question cuts directly to the substance of what employers are being required to do.
John, You don't seem to understand that employers send employee benefits and monies to many many many accounts without any consideration on the employers' concern about what in the h--l is being done with the sent money.E,G, they send employees money and benefits to... social security, IRS, union dues, 401ks, life and health insurance companies, Red Cross, professional membership dues, college tuition grants, and United Way. on and on and on.. some even pay for magazine subscriptions without vetting the BS that is published within.
Of course I understand that, Ed. But it is one thing to have one's monies end up paying for objectionable things thanks to some complicated causal chain, and another to be forced to buy something that one finds objectionable in itself. Or can you take credit for having purchased my wife's Valentine's Day gift, since I work at an institution that receives some federal support, and you are a taxpaying American?
I think Ed is right experientially.If the issue seems now again quite divisive, no matter if one thinks that's too bad or not, I suggest it's due to it's being so heavily (and partisanly) politicized.
@ luke, Strictly speaking, according to magisterial teaching, no one pays for the husband's vasectomy, because he can't have one. Neither can the wife have her tubes tied. Neither can they practice "artificial" contraception. NFP might work for them, but for lots of couples the method doesn't work, for various reasons. Certainly it would be risky to try that now when the stakes are so high. Their options under magisterial teaching:1. They can cease to have sex. So if the couple is, say, in their 30's, well, them's the breaks. 2. They can cease to have sex, but decide to "tempt fate," and make love once on their anniversary. She gets pregnant. Since she cannot have an abortion, she waits to see what will happen. She might: a. descend into congestive heart failure and decide in extremis to terminate the pregnancy, thus costing the hospital its Catholic affiliation, and also thus becoming a figure of national finger-pointing. Her bishop might announce her excommunication, with or without ever speaking to her. b. She might die, but her death is God's punishment on her for having sex with her husband. Does any of this sound like Jesus' God? I don't think so.
If the causal chain by which the Church's money ends up paying for birth control were made more complicated, would it then no longer be complicit in funding birth control? At what point does the Church's link to the funds become severed? I would argue they become severed as soon as they give the funds to the employee.
What role are funds given to the employee playing in this instance? Nobody is saying that religious employers should be allowed to prevent employees from using their salaries to pay for contraceptives, or for insurance plans that cover them. Rather, the objection is to forcing employers directly to purchase something they find objectionable, namely insurance plans that provide coverage (i.e., pay) for contraceptives.
In my view health insurance and salary are both forms of payment for the employee. They are both "funds."With the new arrangement, while the health insurance is in the possession of the Church, it doesn't include birth control. Once the health insurance is given to the employee and is in the possession of the employee, the Church's link to the funds/health insurance has been severed. Only then can the employee use the funds to get birth control.
Of course they are both forms of payment. In one case the payment is in the form of dollars. In the other its form is that of an insurance policy that covers certain things. And that is precisely where the issue arises.
"Ann, theyre beefing about the fact that the requirement *isnt* just that the employee be given the opportunity sign up for a free contraception rider. Rather, the employee can choose to change the employer-sponsored plan into one that (is still sponsored by the employer, and now) covers contraception."John --Are they saying that the rider for which they do not pay one cent is actually "part" of their own "plan"? Do we have to get into a metaphysical description of what a "plan" is as opposed to what the employer-ins. co. *contract* is? And must we give a metaphysical description of what "their own" means? I"m game.
In their statement on the revised version of the HHS regulations, the U.S. bishops write that under the new terms, the mandate would allow non-profit, religious employers to declare that they do not offer such coverage [of sterilization and contraception]. But the employee and insurer may separately agree to add that coverage. The employee would not have to pay any additional amount to obtain this coverage, and the coverage would be provided as a part of the employers policy, not as a separate rider.This [bold]faced point, which as far as I know has not been contested in any of the descriptions of the regulations that are out there, seems to me to matter quite a bit.It's contested by me. I don't know of any source for that statement by the bishops. My expectation is that the insurance company will provide free contraception because the government will require any insurance company that sells an insurance contract that excludes contraception to contact all the individuals insured under that policy and offer them free contraception - this is strictly a matter between the government and the insurance company - the employer is not involved in any way. The employer's contract would say that it excludes contraception. In Hawaii, which the government mentions as one example of this kind of program, the insurance company is required to offer each employer a "rider" covering contraception. The outline published in the Federal Register doesn't get into that level of detail - presumably that detail will be provided in the legal language developed during the rulemaking period.The official description of the proposed scheme was published in he Fderal Register last Friday.There is nothing there to support the bishops' claim. See: http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-03547_PI.pdf
Ann, that is the opposite of what I am saying. Rather my point is that the coverage for contraception *doesn't* take the form of a separate rider, whereas if it did then this would give some real sense (i.e., allow for a "metaphysical distinction", if we must) to the notion that it isn't part of the employer-sponsored policy.John Hayes: I don't see how the official document helps at all. Here are the relevant lines (from p. 13): "... the Departments plan to initiate a rulemaking to require issuers to offer insurance without contraception coverage to such an employer (or plan sponsor) and simultaneously to offer contraceptive coverage directly to the employers plan participants (and their beneficiaries) who desire it, with no cost-sharing. Under this approach, the Departments will also require that, in this circumstance, there be no charge for thecontraceptive coverage." At the very best this description is ambiguous between the two possibilities I describe, and there is certainly nothing in it about a separate rider. In any case, insurers don't "offer free contraception": rather, they offer to cover contraception, and certain ways of doing this would make coverage for contraceptives part of a single, seamless employer-sponsored plan.
If the revised mandate were really like the approach in Hawaii, it would include a much broader exemption (for any organization that objects to including contraception/sterilization/abortifacient coverage on moral or religious grounds) and then have the separate rider for employees of exempt organizations be the means of achieving "universal" coverage for those that want it. I would be supportive of such an approach (despite my objections to mandates and contraception coverage in general). Whether the Bishops would support such an approach would be up to them, but I think it would be much closer to hat they want than the unwritten revision outlined in the federal register.
John Hayes --If you're right (and to me it looks like you are), then it also looks like the bishops should fire their lawyers. Nobody is going to pay any attention to the bishops at all if they continue with such made-up "problems" as this seems to be.
John: There is no rider. You pay for a rider. The plan is to make this a separate no-cost policy. The bishops complained that they were not consulted before this revision was announced. And now you want us to believe they know more about the new policy than the ones who actually crafted it?
Grant: In what meaningful sense is the objectionable policy "separate"? I have not seen any explanation of this.
John S. --I was asking if that was how *the bishops* were interpreting the new offer. Their interpretation of what Obama has offered is the problem, as I see it. I think they're totally misunderstood the revised offer. Or their lawyers have. Surely you don't object to metaphysical descriptions -- they describe *what* we're talking about, i.e., the essence of the problem. (I thought the word "metaphysical" is now allowed back in philosophical discussions.)
John, I think it's separate because of the actors involved - it is a transaction only between the individual and the insurance company.
I'm sorry Ann, but I'm not following you. From what I understand, the bishops have interpreted the policy as having the structure I identified in my second paragraph (i.e. as involving seamless policies instead of riders), and objecting to it for reasons similar to mine. And nothing I have read about the policies -- including Grant's own descriptions of it -- suggests that they are mistaken in this.
I think its separate because of the actors involved it is a transaction only between the individual and the insurance company.But the result of that transaction is a single policy, sponsored by the employer, that covers contraception.
If you accept that both health insurance and salary are both forms of payment that change hands, then when does the health insurance go from property of the Church (payer) to property of the employee (payee)?
Jeanne @ 1:09:And do you or anyone here wonder why this church comes across as the epitome of illogic in this matter, or in most sexual matters?I wonder how many clerics who have gotten up and railed against the HHS decisions and stand firmly in support of their bishops, then go home to their paramours/mistresses and put on a condom? Or pay for abortions in the event of an "oops baby?"And don't tell me that it doesn't happen.
... when does the health insurance go from property of the Church (payer) to property of the employee (payee)?As soon as the employer pays for it. But that doesn't mean the employer should have to pay (directly) for something that they find objectionable.
" I think theyre totally misunderstood the revised offer. "I don't think for one minute that they have "misunderstood the revised offer." They have deliberately chosen to take what they think is an opportune moment to turn many sheeple against the President.Be careful, bishops; be very, very careful.
@John "As soon as the employer pays for it. But that doesnt mean the employer should have to pay (directly) for something that they find objectionable."They're not paying for birth control directly. When the Church pays out the health insurance it doesn't include birth control coverage.
John: When a group purchaser contacts with an insurance provider, the policy lists all the benefits employees can receive under the plan. What's being proposed here is that religious employers that object to contraception will not contract for that coverage. Rather, the insurance company itself will initiate contact with employees and offer a separate policy covering contraception for no cost to the employee.The employer is not directly paying for that coverage any more than a bishop is paying for contraception coverage for someone who doesn't work for him but receives health coverage from the bishop's insurer.
John, I don't think we know yet how each of the dozens (hundreds?) of insurance companies in the land are actually going to individually structure / modify their policies to accomplish this. Will the bishops then create a subcommittee to pass judgment on individual insurance policies in order to measure the degree of remoteness of material cooperation? If that is the case I think we've slid down the slippery slope into ridiculousness and need to step back and do a big picture refresh of the purpose of the bishops in light of the purpose of the Church.
Grant: You keep saying that the coverage of contraception will be by way of a separate policy. What makes this so, other than the fact that certain people keep saying that it is (as I might simply proclaim that my arm is a separate entity from the rest of me)? Will two different policies be listed on the books, or just one? And if just one, then how is there any separateness?Matt: An employer doesn't pay for coverage just once, but continually across the time of employment. So while it is true that the policy won't include coverage for contraception at the time it's initiated, still it's being paid for at times when it does.Jeanne: I think the bishops (and other Catholic thinkers) should spell out ways of structuring these policies that would not force employers to pay for policies that cover contraception. Indeed, that is what I am trying to do here.
John,you might think of changing your name to "Job:" he of the legendary patience.More power to you!
I see your point. This might be solved by the Church paying the insurance in a yearly lump sum. Or requiring the employee to every month restate to the health insurance company that she wants BC coverage. Then, when the health insurance is in the hands of the Church and when the employee first receives it, it won't include BC coverage.Or perhaps the Church could give each employee a sum of money that's earmarked for health insurance and the employee has to make the choice whether to choose the Church approved health insurance or the health insurance with BC.
... perhaps the Church could give each employee a sum of money that's earmarked for health insurance and the employee has to make the choice whether to choose the Church approved health insurance or the health insurance with BC.That would clearly be okay, but it is wholly outside the spirit of the mandate.
John: I say so for two reasons. First, that is what the administration says it's going to do. Second, if they don't, they will not have responded to the complaint (from bishops and others ) that the original regulations forced religious employers to pay for policies that explicitly included contraception. Here is what the currently codified regulations say: "The Departments plan to initiate a rulemaking to require issuers to offer insurance without contraception coverage to such an employer (or plan sponsor) and simultaneously to offer contraceptive coverage directly to the employers plan participants (and their beneficiaries) who desire it, with no cost-sharing.""Insurance without contraception coverage" is one policy. The contraception coverage offered directly to employees is another policy. If contraception was just included in the policy -- if, in other words, it was all one policy -- why would the regulations phrase it this way? Separate coverage means separate policies.I find your reply to Jeanne confusing. What Obama has proposed here is a modification of the Hawaii arrangement, whereby employees of religious organizations that object to contraception pay a nominal fee to the same insurer that covers the policy offered by the employer. The employer is paying for a policy that excludes contraception. The insurer turns around and offers the employee a separate policy covering only contraception. The only difference between that arrangement and the one Obama proposes is who pays. In Hawaii, it's the employee (but it's hardly anything). Under Obama's revision, it's the insurer.
If it is indeed a separate stand-alone policy offered to any interested employee of any exempt employer that objects to coverage, it should not pose a problem for the Bishops (aside from the general objections to government mandated contraception coverage) and they should accept that as a reasonable accomodation. My understanding of what is being proposed is that it will not include an expanded exemption, but will add a third category of employers (not-exempt, but still opposed) to whose employees the new free contraception coverage policy will be offered. What limits will be set on who is eligible to be in this third category? The ofr documents sontemplates that it is limited to "non-profit organizations with religious objections to covering contraceptive services." This would not cover the Taco Bell owner (unless organized as a non-profit who offers free tacos to the poor), so Picarello would still object.
Here is something that rarely gets mentioned:
As National Public Radio reported Friday, the concept of mandated birth control coverage is not exactly new: The only truly novel part of the plan is the no cost bit. Employers have largely been required to offer contraceptive coverage, if not pay for it, since 2000, when the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)said that not doing so violates the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.
Here is a link to the NPR report, which begins as follows:
Rules Requiring Contraceptive Coverage Have Been In Force For YearsThere's been no let-up in the debate about the Obama administration's rule requiring most employers to provide prescription birth control to their workers without additional cost.Here's the rub: The only truly novel part of the plan is the "no cost" bit.The rule would mean, for the first time, that women won't have to pay a deductible or copayment to get prescription contraceptives."Now millions more women and families are going to have access to essential health care coverage at a cost that they can afford," says Sarah Lipton-Lubet, policy counsel with the ACLU. "But as a legal matter, a constitutional matter, it's completely unremarkable."In fact, employers have pretty much been required to provide contraceptive coverage as part of their health plans since December 2000. That's when the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that failure to provide such coverage violates the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act. That law is, in turn, an amendment to Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which outlaws, among other things, discrimination based on gender.Here's how the EEOC put it at the time: "The Commission concludes that Respondents' exclusion of prescription contraceptives violates Title VII, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, whether the contraceptives are used for birth control or for other medical purposes." . . .
There seem to be at least four, perhaps five or more, different sets of briefings conducted by the White House on this accommodation:* President Obama called Cardinal-designate Dolan the morning before the former made his public announcement of the accommodation* White House officials visited USCCB headquarters the same day to answer questions* It appears that key Catholic institutional leaders such as Sr. Carol Keehan had been briefed beforehand* The President gave the public announcement of the accommodation* Grant has reported that journalists were briefedObviously, we don't have a public, verbatim record of all of these sessions.To my mind, the most reasonable explanation for the confusion we're seeing here between contraceptives being provided via a rider to the existing policy, vs. provided via an entirely separate policy to which the employer is not a party - and I agree with John S. that much moral gravity may hang in the balance on that distinction - is that there were discrepancies in details among these four or five (or more) briefings. The accommodation hasn't really been fleshed out yet, and the White House was in scramble mode to put out a political fire. Conceivably, they were rolling out the hoses not long after this newest scheme was hatched. Someone, at some point, may have gotten a detail wrong.A simple clarification by the White House would solve the mystery once and for all.
@ Lisa Fullam (2/13, 1:09 pm) Thanks for your reply. That's pretty much my understanding of the Church's teaching, too.I'd like to suggest that it's because the vast majority of American Catholics have had, or know someone who's had an experience similar to the couple I described, that the bishops would---in my humble opinion---be foolish (at best) to continue fighting with the federal government on this issue.(It's also because of these lived experiences that the overwhelming majority of Catholics just ignore ecclesiastic teaching on contraception.)
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I started using this program called MultiCharts
It's very cool!
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MultiCharts is an trading platform. MultiCharts has features that can help you achieve your trading goals. Charting and built-in indicators that allow you to build your own strategies, trading is also possible from chart. Backtesting, automated execution and support for EasyLanguage scripts is also available for traders who are used to using trade station. I really like the program because it gives me the ability to customize everything just like if I was using tradestation which I don't use anymore for the reasons I set out below.
It's very similar to TradeStation but without the monthly cost and I don't have to trade with tradestation to be able to use this program. One thing I don't like about tradestation is I have to use their brokerage platform and trade with them and I can't separate the two.
Multicharts let's you analyze charts and trade from any platform you like and I don't feel like I have to be tied up with a particular broker.


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affirmative action?
if white people are no longer a majority WHY is the "affirmative action law" that promotes minority people still in effect?
ain't whites a minority now? white males are discriminated against when applying for a job as "affirmative action puts them at the bottom of the hire list???
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Friday, April 07, 2006
Tag your photos to a Google Map using Panorama Explorer
One of the best types of Google Maps creation tools are those that facilitate the uploading of images to a Google Map. Panorama Explorer is a new site that allows you to do just this. I was pretty impressed with how easy and quick the process was to start contributing my photos to this Google Maps based photo sharing site (and kind of addictive). By quickly creating an account (that requires no email verification) you can start looking up world locations and tagging your own photos to these places. A handy "MyPhotos" area lets you place titles and descriptions on the photos after you have uploaded them.
If you choose not to add photos and instead just browse the growing number of pins from around the world, the viewing method to look at the pictures on this map is awesome. When you click onto a pin, a balloon pops up containing the picture and after clicking on it, it enlarges in full view with an inset Google Map showing the location of that image. Regional continent filters exist for quick searching as well. It's really an enjoyable experience to just browse around the map or view the last 10, 20... 100 photos that have been uploaded! I give this Google Maps tool top marks for ease of use and enjoyment.
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Want to buy your SGC graded 1958 Topps in SGC 84 or better or some upgrades just let me know what you have and what price your looking for.
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WTB 1958 Topps SGC
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Good luck blackie..good to see you here. Show us some of those 58's
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Good luck blackie..good to see you here. Show us some of those 58's
Will do Kirk. Still looking for 1958 Topps Baseball in SGC 80-92 if anybody has any. You can contact me at email@example.com or via PM if you have any.
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The latest Celebrity Rehab spin-off, Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, will tackle the mostly unexamined world of sex addiction. It debuts Sunday, Nov. 1 at 10/9c. More details are in the press release below, and after that, get a look at the cast of the show on set…
VH1, Dr. Drew and Irwin Entertainment have expanded their documentary series on addiction to examine one of society's most taboo topics, sex addiction, in the upcoming series Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew. The series is set to premiere on VH1 on Sunday, November 1 at 10pm.
Addictions are nothing new, and most people are aware of those involving alcohol, drugs, and eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, but few know about and understand sex addiction. It afflicts roughly 3%-6% of the American population, and just like other addictions, its impact on personal lives can be devastating. The affliction can wreak havoc on the mental and physical health of those afflicted as well as destroy marriages, families, careers and even finances.
Dr. Drew and a team of the nation's foremost experts on sexual addiction will guide eight patients through an intensive state of the art program. Living together for 21 days, they'll meet with Dr. Drew in daily one-on-one and group therapy sessions in order to get to the root of their compulsive behavior.
Dr. Drew is a highly respected practicing MD, is board certified in addiction medicine and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at KECK USC School of Medicine, who will once again give viewers an unflinching look at exactly how the rehab process works and what it feels like for participants. Dr. Drew hopes to use his patients to humanize the process and show viewers that treatment is a viable way to break the cycle of addiction.
Beginning Monday, October 26 fans can catch a sneak peek of the season's first episode on VH1.com – one week before the on-air premiere. Subsequent episodes will be available on VH1.com the morning after they air. Additional video content from Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew including extras from each episode will be available on VH1.com and on VH1 Mobile throughout the season.
Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew is executive produced by John Irwin and Bruce Toms for Irwin Entertainment. Dr. Drew Pinsky and Howard Lapides are also executive producing. Jeff Olde, Jill Holmes, and Noah Pollack are executive producers for VH1.
(FYI, that's marriage/family therapist Jill Vermeire in the shot above with Dr. Drew.)
The eight Sex Rehab patients (along with some biographical info on them) are below…
Jennifer Ketchum (aka Penny Flame) – Porn actress / Director / Business woman
Jennifer Ketcham, 26 years old (former adult star known as Penny Flame) is now pursuing a writing career and life in production behind the lens. As an adult performer Jennifer climbed to the top winning over 5 awards and directing educational guides for Vivid. Jennifer still owns her adult website PennyFlame.com (NSFW, duh) and directed and produced all the content on there. Her latest venture has been a confessional blog documenting her struggle to move away from her adult film life as Penny towards becoming Jennie. Taking everything she learned from the show she has remained sober and has been enjoying all the beauties sobriety has to offer.
James "Jamie" Lovett – Surfer / Wakeboarder
James Lovett is one of the world's top rated surfers and wakeboarders. Lovett, who started surfing before the age of 10, was perfecting aerials at the age of ten. At 14 years old Lovett turned professional and has since dominated the sport winning countless competitions and medals. In 2004, at the age of 17 years old, Lovett climbed his way to the top of the wake surfing when he won the Centurion World Wake Surfing Championships.
Nicole Narain – Model / Playboy Playmate
Soon after becoming Playboy's Miss January 2002, she appeared in music videos from the likes of Diddy, Mario Wayans and Jermaine Dupri. She's also appeared on Entourage, Mad TV and American Heiress. She reached a new level of exposure when a sex tape featuring her with Colin Farrel leaked. "That pretty much ruined my life," she says. Lately, she has been focusing on writing. "I'm ready to purge," she reports.
Kari Ann Peniche – Beauty queen / Model / Fashion designer
Kari Ann was Miss Oregon Teen USA 2002, competed at Miss Teen USA 2002, won Miss Oregon United States 2003 then went on to win Miss United States Teen 2003. In Nov 2004 she appeared in Playboy. Along with various movie roles, Kari was briefly engaged to Aaron Carter. Her upcoming book, Stripped, Strung Out, and Beautifully Abused, focuses on sexual abuse, domestic violence, power, control, relationships and goals. Her clothing line is Strung Out Girl.
Kendra Jade Rossi – Ex-porn star / Music manager
During her years in the porn industry, Kendra became a well known adult film star. However, she also became tabloid fodder. (Star magazine and Us Weekly accused her of breaking up Kevin Federline and Britney Spears marriage after a trip to Vegas, for example.) She finally left the adult film industry in 2001 on the verge of a complete breakdown. She fell headlong into alcoholism and was also diagnosed as an agoraphobic with severe anxiety and panic disorders, which introduced the world of prescription drug abuse.
In 2007, Kendra was introduced to Lukas Rossi, winner of Rockstar Supernova, by mutual friends, Dave Navarro and Tommy Lee – and the two immediately clicked. They married 4 months after meeting. Kendra will tell anyone who will listen that Lukas saved her life. It was his love and devotion to her that spurred her to face her personal demons and reach out for help and sobriety.
Duncan Roy – Producer / Writer / Director
Duncan directed the acclaimed 2002 film AKA. He has worked as a journalist, and teaches low-budget filmmaking at UCLA extension. See his Wikipedia page for more info.
Amber Smith – Supermodel/Reality TV star/Actress
An internationally recognized supermodel and actress for 20 years, Amber Smith, also acted in films such as L.A. Confidential, American Beauty and The Mirror Has Two Faces. She appeared on the second season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, where she went public with her 16-year addiction to opiate painkillers. On the show, Amber underwent a painful withdrawal from drugs. She also appeared on the Rehab spin-off Sober House.
Phil Varone – Musician
Phil Varone is an accomplished drummer, music producer and songwriter best known for his work with the bands Saigon Kick and Skid Row. In 2004, Phil left Skid Row and the music business to pursue acting and stand up comedy. After moving to Los Angeles, he spent the first two years producing the feature length documentary, Waking Up Dead. Phil also lectures in colleges throughout the United States and is the creator and host of the Sex Stand Up and Rock and Roll Show.
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Gemma Ray Covers Mudhoney at SXSW
Posted: April 23, 2013
While in Austin, Texas, for the annual South by Southwest music festival, British musician Gemma Ray stopped by Frank to perform a set for Transistor 6.
Ray's take of Mudhoney's "Touch Me I'm Sick" – which appeared on her 2010 album of covers titled It's a Shame About Gemma Ray – was shot on Kodak Super 8 Film to add a vintage look to the track.
Watch the clip below and visit Ray's official website for more information.
Click here for a photo gallery of the session.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Roger's Men's Clothing Store - Wordless Wednesday
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What great quality this picture has!ReplyDelete
I remember shopping in a store like this not that long ago (80's). It's a real shame these types of stores are so hard to find nowadays. Nice photo!.ReplyDelete
is that a picture of the founder in the photo over the door, wearing a hat?ReplyDelete
It is Kristin. The original photograph shows the whole floor with Mr. Rogers in the middle of the store, but I cropped the photo to show Granddaddy more.ReplyDelete
Look how tidy the store was...ReplyDelete
And I bet you got personalized service.
I keep going back to this, and now I'll comment. This may seem like an old photo to some...but to me, it is almost current, you see, I graduated from H.S. in 1962 (I know, hard to believe)!ReplyDelete
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Faculty and Staff Giving Campaign 2014
Supporting Our Students
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A very special thank you to all those who are already giving and those who have given in the past.
Hilbert faculty and staff have long understood the value of investing in Hilbert College and its mission. Whatever role or relationship to Hilbert, we each play an integral part in providing the resources and infrastructure necessary for our students to continue to discover new ways of learning.
We are pleased to introduce the Supporting Our Students co-chairs - strong advocates for Hilbert who have graciously offered their time, effort and resources in support of this important cause.
Barbara Bonanno
Director of Mission Integration and Campus Ministry
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Dr. Meredith Ezak
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This annual fundraising campaign provides Hilbert's faculty and staff an opportunity to make a gift to the college in a personally meaningful way. Supporting Our Students is co-chaired by two distinguished and respected members of Hilbert's faculty and staff. Our campaign is led by those who believe in the importance of giving back -- and know that every gift makes a difference. For a complete list of funds, please click here!
Barbara and Meredith encourage all faculty and staff to make a contribution to support Hilbert College in an area that is meaningful to them. Hilbert employees can determine where their contribution goes: a specific program, supporting student scholarships, athletics, and any other programs you may feel passionate about.
Every gift, regardless of size, is important because when those closest to Hilbert show their dedication and pride in the institution, it signifies to alumni and others that Hilbert's education and missions are worthy of their support, too.
$1 or more per pay period can be deducted from your paycheck and designated to the fund of your choice until you ask for it to stop, or until you reach your giving goal. You may download the pledge form and mail to Hilbert College's address below or you can return the form to the Office of Institutional Advancement, to Tori Felser, 716-926-8884.
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What would you get by combining Google Web History with Google Analytics? An application that shows where do you spend most of your time on the web using beautiful charts.
RescueTime takes this idea, but also tracks the usage of desktop applications. "RescueTime is a web-based time management and analytics tool for information workers who want to be more productive. [It] doesn't record what apps or sites you have open, but rather what app or site you are paying attention to!"
RescueTime installs a desktop client (available for Windows and Mac) that monitors the web sites you visit and the software you use. The data is sent to a web application that processes it and displays statistics. For now, you can only see the domains, subdomains and apps sorted by the time spent and details for each item, but it would be interesting to see information about navigation paths and individual web pages.
If you don't like the application or you're concerned about your privacy, RescueTime lets you delete your data. It also makes it clear in the FAQ that the application only monitors "the names of the apps and sites you use and the times that you use them."
January 9, 2008
RescueTime, Attention Monitoring Tool
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- This paper addresses a set of issues related to language documentation that are not often explicitly dealt with in academic publications, yet are highly important for the development and success of this new discipline. These issues include embedding language documentation in the socio-political context not only at the community level but also at the national level, the ethical and technical challenges of digital language archives, and the importance of regional and international cooperation among documentation activities. These issues play a major role in the initiative to set up a network of regional language archives in three South American countries, which this paper reports on. Local archives for data on endangered languages have recently been set up in Iquitos (Peru), Buenos Aires (Argentina), and in various locations in Brazil. An important feature of these is that they provide fast and secure access to linguistic and cultural data for local researchers and the language communities. They also make data safer by allowing for regular update procedures within the network.
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USDA Cites Superior Tomato-Avocado Ltd. in Texas for PACA Violations
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WASHINGTON, June 17, 2013 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Superior Tomato-Avocado Ltd., of San Antonio, Texas, for failure to pay for produce.
The company failed to pay $1,514,272 to 49 sellers for 965 lots of produce. This is in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). As a result of these actions, Superior Tomato-Avocado Ltd. cannot operate in the produce industry until May 20, 2015, at which time it may reapply for a PACA license.
The companys principals, STA Management LLC and Walter S. Jensen, may not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee until May 20, 2014, and then only with the posting of a USDA-approved surety bond.
USDA is required to publish the finding that a business has committed willful, repeated, and flagrant violations of PACA as well as impose restrictions against those principals determined to be responsibly connected to the business during the violation period. Those individuals, including sole proprietors, partners, members, managers, officers, directors, or major stockholders may not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee without USDA-approval.
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Alright this one has been in the works for a month now and finally it's as close to done as it's going to get until I can get what I need to finish it off, I know some if not most of you are going to say "What the h%!$ is wrong with you" or "why would you do that to a SBH" but at last it's what I have wanted for awhile now. This will be my 3D and spots bow for now on, I bring you the newest updated version of the California Camo bow.
I know TEXAS and few others are going to razz me but what are friends for, I had Kolorfusion find and I mean they had to search to find this pattern (Good Vibrations) so I could make another one but this time it's as close to how it was suppose to look instead of the pastel looking version that is on my Pro 40. I had the pockets, cams & stop bright anodized just to make sure it wasn't over the top and I did the set to try and focus the attention to the whole bow as I didn't want the riser to stand out too much, the one thing I can say is that if someone was to actually steal this bow it wouldn't be hard to find.
Let me know what you think and thanks for looking.
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Woman denies felony heroin chargesMay 05,2013By Josh O'Gorman
Talk about truth in advertising: A New York State woman is in jail on $75,000 bail after denying charges she was in possession of multiple bags of heroin labeled "Poison."
Thursday, Danielle P. Allen, 26, of Whitehall, N.Y, pleaded innocent in Rutland criminal court to a felony charge of heroin possession, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison or a $1,000,000 fine.
According to an affidavit filed with the court by State Trooper Jason Johnson, Wednesday evening, Johnson stopped a 2004 Chevrolet Optra with New York registration at the Cumberland Farms on South Main Street.
Police had received a tip the occupants of the vehicle had driven out of state that day to buy heroin, and the driver- Justin M. Allen, 23- was the target of an ongoing investigation by the Narcotic Investigation Unit of the State Police, records state.
Prior to the traffic stop, police had probable cause to arrest Justin Allen for selling heroin, according to the affidavit.
Police first questioned the driver and then his passenger, Danielle Allen, who allegedly admitted she had heroin in her front pants pocket, police said. Danielle Allen handed over 74 bags of heroin stamped with the label "Poison", according to the affidavit. The combine weight of the heroin was 2.4 grams, records state.
Danielle Allen is being held in South Burlington jail, according to the Department of Corrections. Police charged Justin Allen with selling heroin. He will be arraigned at a later date.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Chattanooga Lady Mocs softball team (23-19, 8-7 SoCon) fell 6-0 Sunday to the College of Charleston (24-16, 11-6 SoCon) to wrap up the series in Charleston, S.C. The three-game sweep is the first in Southern Conference play for the Lady Mocs in 2013.
"That's not how we wanted to wrap up the series," Head Coach Frank Reed said. "It really makes for a long bus ride back to Chattanooga."
Chattanooga fell into an early 3-0 hole in the first inning as the College of Charleston was able to load the bases for the hot-hitting Allison Pedigo. The designated player grooved a Kaisey Carson (Indianapolis, Ind.) pitch to right-center to clear the bases and put the Cougars on top.
Carson appeared strong in the second inning, shutting the Cougars down, but two hits and an error in the third resulted in a 4-0 lead for the College. A single from Kelsey Hodgson put a runner at first and a groundout moved the third baseman in to scoring position. Catcher Mackenzie Maples followed through with a one-out single to drive in the Cougars' fourth run.
A fifth run crossed in the fourth inning as Charleston was able to load the bases against Carson. A bases-loaded walk to Pedigo resulted in her fourth RBI of the day and ended the day for the Lady Mocs' freshman pitcher. Deason came on in relief in the fifth with two outs and worked out of the jam, taking the game to the fifth with a 5-0 score.
The College of Charleston went up 6-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning as Rebecca Mueller doubled to right-center. Carly Corthell singled to put two on and an RBI-groundout from Ashton Jarrett scored the final run of the game.
Despite seven hits, Chattanooga batters left 10 base runners on, leaving the bases loaded in the sixth inning. The third inning was the only inning Chattanooga did not put a runner on.
Despite four strong innings of work, Carson ran into trouble in the fifth inning and ended the day with five earned runs on seven hits. The freshman walked three batters while striking out one.
Hope Clicker, the left-handed starter for the Cougars', tossed seven innings, allowing seven hits and no runs while striking out four batters.
Sam Taylor (Chickamauga, Ga.), Anyssa Robles (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Sarah Beth Roberts (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.), Ninjja Suetsugu (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Jenny Garcia (Miami, Fla.) each recorded a hit while senior Kasey Tydiongco (Fairfield, Calif.) was 2-for-4 at the plate.
Chattanooga travels to Cookeville, Tenn. Wednesday afternoon to take on the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in a 6 p.m. midweek game before hosting UNCG at Frost Stadium over the weekend.


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The open kitchen allows patrons to watch the bakers in action. It is a fun show, for sure, and allows everyone to vicariously be a part of the bustling bakery. The open kitchen also makes Pip's Place one of the more transparent gluten free eating establishments I have ever been to. As we sampled the cookies and muffins, we watched Denise make rice crispy treats and another baker frost a large, special order cake.
"The cake is divine!" "The frosting is AMAZING!" announced the gluten free tasters I brought with me. We tried the toffee, bars, brownies, raspberry pinwheels, chocolate cake, vanilla cake and cheesecake. The taster's favorites were the toffee bars, raspberry pinwheels and cheesecake. The cheesecake has a crunchy chocolate cookie crust with a traditional layer of cheesecake and homemade heath bars on top.
Our tasters, Emily and Zoe even got Denise's autograph!
Denise, the owner of Pip's Place, with Emily and Zoe--the gluten free tasters.
Pip's has several gluten free items that are also dairy free--two muffins, a chocolate chip cookie and an olive oil bread. She is working on adding more in the future and I am looking forward to trying the gluten free/dairy free cupcakes.
It's wonderful that Pip's is a short walk from our house, but it's worth making the trip if you are anywhere in Manhattan. Pip's Place is going through extensive testing to get certified by the Gluten Intolerance Group--which is reassuring for those with celiac and those who have reactions to traces of gluten.
Pip's Place-The Gluten Free Cakery
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PROS: Pip's Place is an immaculate bakery that is completely gluten free! (Babycakes is famous for having gluten free baked goods but they are not a gluten free bakery.) Also amazing is how unbelievably accessible the owner is--Denise even has So Delicious coconut milk for coffee for customers who are dairy free. Another huge plus of Pips is that everything tastes different. So the two gluten free muffins I tried had completely different tastes to them. I have noticed in other bakeries that everything tastes the same. At Pip's everything has a unique, distinct, delicious taste. For sure, the best gluten free bakery in NYC. The packaging is quite spectacular. And they have monthly specials--like Red Velvet Cake!
CONS: The gluten free people I have spoken about Pips have all requested that ingredients be listed so they know the ingredients in each item. A lot of people with celiac have secondary things they need to avoid (like corn or soy.) The staff will inform you what the ingredients are if you request, but I do agree that it might be simpler to have a list of ingredients on front or back of label or a list of ingredients that customers can look at so that the process is more efficient.


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It may not have as much bearing as it did last year since the two schools play in different classifications, but the matchup between Tug Valley and Mingo Central is for bragging rights in the county.
The Panthers travel up on the mountain for the first of two meetings between the two county rivals.
"The next three or four weeks on Tuesday, Friday or Saturday will be tough," Coach Garland "Rabbit" Thompson said. "I'm sure they will come ready to play. If we play like we did this past Saturday against Ashland, we should be alright. It is always a good game."
This will be Brad Napier's first time going up against Tug Valley as head coach of Mingo Central. He was a former assistant at Logan.
"They have a great team," Napier said. "Brewer is one of the best players in the state. Newsome, Muncy and some of the other kids they have are really good and they have a lot of experience."
Last year Tug Valley defeated Mingo Central three times, twice in the regular season and once in the Class AA tournament.
Tug Valley dropped back down to Class A this season, while Mingo is still in Class AA. The two teams will square off again Friday, February 8 at Naugatuck for another regular season contest.
Tug Valley is led by two senior all-state performers from last year's state championship team. Mikey Newsome and Austin Brewer. Aaron Muncy, a senior, is another returning starter from that squad.
Also seeing action for the Panthers will be senior Corey Dillon down in the low post and Thomas Baisden. Hayden Sturgill. Josh White , Kyle Newsome and Austin Baisden see plenty of action.
The Miners are led by senior point guard Austin Banks, a first team All-Area performer and all-state candidate. He is averaging 18 points per game. Senior Marqus Cunningham, a 6-6 center will start along with 6-2 junior forward Alex Lee, who is averaging 11 point per game. Cunningham is averaging nine points and pulls down about 10 rebounds per game. The other starters are junior guard Julius Hatcher, who has been the Miner's most consistent 3-point shooter, along with senior Matt Lester.
Napier goes to his bench a lot and has been playing a 10-