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The Association for Feminist Anthropology welcomes sessions to be considered for inclusion in AFA's programming for the 111th AAA Annual Meeting, to be held November 14-18, 2012 in San Francisco. The AAA meeting theme this year is "Borders," so AFA particularly welcomes panels that take up "borders" from a feminist anthropological perspective. Various approaches to the theme include papers and sessions that might explore:
- Borders/collaborations/intersections between feminist anthropology and other scholarly spaces from within and beyond anthropology: critical race studies, queer studies, and/or women's studies; linguistics and genetics; political science, geography, environmental, and/or policy studies; migration and immigration studies and/or economics and archaeology and/or ethnography; biology/history/cultural studies; masculinity and/or gender studies; educational psychologies and social work; etc., etc., etc.
- Existing or potential conversations/alliances/engagements between scholarly anthropology and everyday activism
- Geographical, political, and ecological borders and the people who move across and re-define them: histories/archaeologies/economies of trade, trafficking, and/or transnationalism; refugees, resettlements, and asylum seekers; multiple and multiplying citizenships; migration, immigration, and diasporas; etc.
- "Borders" and "borderlands" in terms of identities: liminal; queer; mestizaje; mixed-race; transgender
- The "in between" scholar working across/between/among disciplines; conducting research and participating within communities; "insider anthropology"; Lorde's concept and Harrison's theorizing of the "outsider within"
We are especially interested in sessions that take advantage of the meeting site of San Francisco by involving local activists, practitioners, and policy makers, whether they are anthropologists or not. If you have questions about the details of registration for non-anthropologists, please let us know.
Also, if submitting for AFA invited or sponsored status, please consider whether your panel could be co-sponsored by AFA and either one or multiple other sections of the AAA. This allows AFA to maximize its presence in the program, gain a potentially greater audience for your panel, and cross the "borders" among AAA sections.
February 1: Online abstract submission system opens on AAA website
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For more information, and to submit a proposed session, please contact 2012 Program Chairs: Susan Harper (email@example.com) and Jennifer Patico (firstname.lastname@example.com).
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Zaleski returns to the NEISA Men's Singlehanded championship after a 10th-place finish in 2012 (photo courtesy Athletic Communications).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Freshman Juan Carolos Perdomo and sophomore Mark Zaleski of the Harvard sailing team will vie to be crowned the NEISA Men's Singlehanded champion this weekend while the No. 10 Crimson Coeds battle at the 31st Hood Trophy. The women are set to sail at the Regis Bowl.
Fans can follow results from each of this weekend's regattas, here.
Follow Harvard Athletics on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to stay connected with all the breaking news from around Cambridge and to get inside access to your favorite Crimson programs.
Last Time on the Water
In five weekend regattas, the Harvard sailing teams garnered four top-10 finishes including a second-place showing at the 64th Nevins Trophy and third place at the BU Invitational. The Crimson took eighth-place at the 18th Mrs. Hurst Bowl and tenth at the Hatch Brown Trophy. Harvard also competed in the Boston Harbor Invitational.
Related Link: Sailing Competes in Five Weekend Regattas
Freshman First
In his collegiate debut, Juan Carlos Perdomo cruised to a first-place at the 64th Nevins Trophy last weekend. With 28 points, he was 23 points ahead of the competition.
In the C division the freshman took first in the seventh race and sailed to top-finishes in all 10 races to anchor Harvard to second place overall.
About the NEISA Men's Singlehanded Championships
Juan Carlos Perdomo and Mark Zaleski look to become the third sailor in Harvard history to claim the NEISA Men's Singlehanded Championship title when the duo takes the water at the McNay Family Sailing Center in New Haven, Conn., Sept. 28-29. This year's fleet features 24 sailors from 12 different programs.
Perdomo and Zaleski are competing for one of the four berths to the ICSA Men's Singlehanded National Championship held in November.
The last Crimson to earn the title was Kyle Kovacs '08 in 2008 while Clay Johnson '07 claimed the crown in 2006 and 2007.
Zaleski made an impression at the event a year ago. In only the third regatta of his collegiate career, he placed in the single digits in 10 of the 18 races en route to posting a 161 points to finish 10th.
About the 31st Hood Trophy
The 31st Hood Trophy, a two-division, intersectional regatta, is sailed on Mystic Lake in Medford, Mass., in the Jumbos' fleet of Larks. The hosts are the only collegiate venue that sails Larks, to hold an upper hand on the 18-team field which includes 10 ranked in the top-20. In 2012, the Crimson raced to a sixth-place finish with Gram Slattery and Alice Kenney in the A division boat while Jason Michas '13 and Alma Lafler manned the B division.
Related Link: Harvard Takes Sixth at Hood Trophy, Zaleski Impresses at NEISA Men's Singlehanded Championship
About the Regis Bowl
The Regis Bowl is a two-division, in-conference regatta hosted by Boston University on the Charles River. Sixteen teams with clash on the water in Boston with each division sailing FJs. The Crimson last competed in the annual event in 2011, when Harvard finished 13th.
Related Link: Harvard Sailing Claims Hood Trophy
Massachusetts waters will see south winds around five knots to start the day drifting to east breezes in the afternoon with one to two foot waves both Saturday and Sunday. Competition at the NEISA Men's Singlehanded Championships on the Long Island Sound is supposed to see draughts come from the northeast on Saturday and then turn 180 degrees to the southwest for Sunday.
For up-to-date forecasts, click here.
Coming Up
Next weekend it's the women's turn to battle for the NEISA Singlehanded Championship title, while the Crimson hosts its second regatta of the fall, the Charles Invitational. Harvard will also sail at the Danmark Trophy, the Smith Trophy and the Ross Trophy.

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Egypt - why the violence? Arab Spring tainted by killing of Coptic Christians
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Egypt's opposition talks of broken trust with the military after a bloodbath that left at least two dozen pro-Coptic Christians dead in Cairo. On the show, an eyewitness account from Sunday's march and the Muslim Brotherhood's Dina Zakaria who accuses the army of stalling on elections.
- Hani BUSHRA, Egyptian Copt injured during the protests
- Shahira RIGAUD, Member of Coptic solidarity, France
- Dina ZAKARIA, Member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Co-founder of Freedom and Justice Party
- Dr. Ihab YOUSSEF, Egyptian expert on strategic issues
- Walid PHARES, Professor, National Defense University.


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The only surviving suspect in last week's bank robbery, police chase and deadly shootout in Stockton that left three dead, including one hostage, was charged Monday with three counts of murder.
Jaime Ramos, 19, was also charged with 22 counts of attempted murder of police officers involved in the pursuit, as well as additional counts for the dozen homes struck by bullets. He faces a total of 35 felony charges.
Joaquin County Chief Deputy District Attorney Ron Freitas said police continued their investigation over the weekend while his office drafted the charges stemming from Wednesday's bank robbery and hour-long running gun battle.
The charges, including kidnapping, robbery and being a gang member, could make Ramos eligible for the death sentence if convicted.
Ramos appeared before a packed courtroom Monday, which included the son of 41-year-old Stockton mother Misty Holt-Singh, who police say Ramos used as a human shield during a gun battle. The confrontation left police cars riddled with bullet holes and an entire community reeling.
Authorities are still trying to determine who fired the bullet that killed Holt-Singh. An autopsy may be able to answer that.
The other two suspects who were killed have been identified by the coroner's office as Gilbert Renteria Jr., 30, and Alex Gregory Martinez, 27.
Investigators say Martinez robbed the same bank back in January.
Police continue their search for the driver who took the robbers to the bank.
The robbery suspects were known gang affiliates with deep criminal pasts and no qualms with taking human life amid their "reckless and chaotic" crimes, police said.
Holt-Singh left her 12-year-old daughter Mia in the car when she ran into the Bank of the West building for what she thought would only be a minute or so.
After that, all hell broke loose, resulting in the kind of crime Stockton police say they haven't witnessed in recent history.
Holt-Singh's family said Friday they are launching their own investigation into the incident.
At times in tears, the family thanked friends, family, community members and even strangers from all across the country for the outpour of love and support they have received.
"What happened to Misty is a nightmare," Holt-Singh's husband Paul Singh said. "It's something I would never want to happen to anybody."
The family urged law enforcement agencies to be transparent with sharing information -- including dispatch logs and video -- about the incident, including protocols followed during the deadly police chase and gunfight.
Bank robber/murder suspect Jaime Ramos in court. #kcranews#Stocktonpic.twitter.com/djd9gdHODw
— Melinda Meza (@KCRAMelindaMeza) July 21, 2014
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Six eyewitness accounts of the crowning of Russia's last emperor and tsar at Moscow in May 1896. Trade size (9″ x 6″) paperback with 385 pages, and more than 200 rare vintage photographs and illustrations.
The pomp and pageantry surrounding the Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II is told through the eye-witness accounts of six people who attended this historic event at Moscow, held over a three week period from May 6 to 26, 1896.
The authors came from all walks of life and different nations: Francis W. Grenfell and Mandell Creighton, Bishop of Peterborough (Great Britain); John A. Logan, Jr., Kate Koon Bovey and Richard Harding Davis (United States); and Boris Alexandrovich Engelgardt (Russia).
Historians have left us only brief descriptions of this historic event, but it is thanks to the authors of this unique book that we are grateful. They recorded their observations in diaries and letters, leaving to posterity a first-hand record that allows modern-day readers to relive the crowning of Russia's last tsar and the splendour and opulence of a world that is gone forever.
These exceptional memoirs offer a wealth of information that include the preparations and events leading up to and during the coronation festivities, the tsar's entry into Moscow, the procession to the cathedral, the crowning of the tsar and the celebrations that followed. No two memoirs are alike; each of the authors guides the reader through this historic event through his or her own eyes.
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Sorry if this has been asked before. i was raised in a christian home (Still kinda am) and i became atheist at the age of 16. i had been a christian since i was born (not technically) but when i was 14 in 2009 my granny died suddenly. i prayed all day hoping that "god" would save her. but that didn't happen so about (insert day/month) after that happened i started searching online for the truth about "god" and came across a few things that challenged my religious beliefs so i become an agnostic cause i didn't know what to actually believe. when i was 16 i discovered Dawkins witch turned me into a complete atheist.
if that was hard to read i apologize.
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I was 15 when I first used the word "atheist" after having been raised in a very Christian environment. This was after I had struggled my way through several realizations over the previous 3 years. These realizations were roughly:
1. I didn't like going to church
2. The people in my church were very close-minded, especially when it came to homosexuality
3. Science made a whole lot of sense
4. God didn't protect me from bad things happening to me; in fact, lots of bad things happened to innocent people all the time
5. I just didn't believe any of it anymore
However, the reaction I received to using the word "atheist" in my small, conservative town scared me back into the closet for a while. I then went through phases of describing myself as "agnostic", "searching", "neo-pagan", "Buddhist" and "Taoist" before I finally reverted to plain old "atheist" in my early 20s. Yes, Dawkins helped quite a bit with that, though I still retain a fondness for Buddhist and Taoist philosophy.
it happened I think 6 years ago, though I'm not quite sure. 6 years ago I moved to another state and therefore stopped going to church. However, even then, going to church, I had my doubts. I wasn't a die-hard Christian. nor were my family.
I started questioning the existence of God and religion itself more and more. Soon, I stopped believing in God completely and now I think religion is complete nonsense.
I like this reply. I think I was born programmed to become an atheist because I was born with insatiable curiosity. I wanted to know the why to everything and I drove my family crazy questioning everything. "Curiosity killed the cat," you know. I still would like to know everything there is to know before I die which is impossible, of course, but definitely a challenge. We went to church just because everyone else did and to fit in, I guess. I never heard my grandparents, aunts or uncles, parents, brothers, sisters or friends speak of anything religious, read the bible, pray, nothing. From an early age religion never made sense to me. When I pretended to pray, no one replied. I liked fairy tales but I definitely knew they were not true. I can't recall the actual day I realized I was an atheist. It was just sort of always there in the back of my mind. I really have no choice so don't tell me what I "ought" to believe.
Right Griff,
Indeed, we are all born atheists. I was hoping someone would point that out.
So, the question is pretty easily answered. So easily, that if one thinks for a moment, it becomes evident that the question need not be asked.
I announced to my parents that I was an atheist at age 16 and was heavily influenced by Bertrand Russell's book "Why I am Not a Christian". I first remember questioning religious education in grade 5 in public school and being told by my father not to ask those sorts of questions. My parents had me go to church and I had no idea they were atheists. Evan at 16 my impression was they were religious and I was an atheist because my dad cautioned me about being public with my opinions. Of course he went on to contradict his own advice.
When I was out of the house in my twenties my father got embroiled in a huge debate with a religious group "Halton Renaissance Committee" that wanted to turn the clock back on education. I never realized the extent of it until he passed away and I received all the letters in the newspaper. The local Oakville papers printed my dad's lengthy atheist arguments and several lengthy religious replies. There must be about 50 of these types of letters in the collection. That is great that local papers facilitated that type of debate in the 1970's. I can't see that happening today. Some of the letter headlines are "Reader Prays for Pangborn", "Pangborn Defends Himself", "She's Sick of Reading Atheist's Views".
My favorite letter in the local paper was from someone who opened up the national paper "The Toronto Star" and saw a letter from my dad on atheism. He complained in the local paper that "After having read only one sentence of a letter to the editor in a recent edition of the Toronto Star, I was able to identify it's author ... another put down of religion ... our eminent local atheist, A. L. Pangborn."
To this day I can't get over how my parents fooled me - they never indoctrinated me to be an atheist. They exposed me to religious mumbo jumbo by sending me to church. I really thought I was rebelling against their beliefs - although in retrospect they never talked positively about religion.
Around 14. Brought up catholic and my mother objected strongly to my not wanting to attend church. Became totally free of the church at 21 when I married and moved away.
I was raised as a muslim and at about the age of 14-15 i was very religious at 17 the scientific method made me agnostic and when i was reading the qur'an it stated that god's religion was islam and any one who is not a muslim is going to burn in hell and i told myself that even christians think they are the right ones. In the koran it is stated that God created life and death to test you for your good deeds. but this test is limited and the torture is unlimitted, then i asked myself why for this life?. And I have seen that all religions are against scientific advancement, advocating homophobia, the treatment of women,honor killing, stoning for adultery I also read the book The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking no need for a god or any higher power for all of this.
I may be the slowest person ever to figure it out. By 10 or 12 I decided there was no hell; it didn't make sense. Traditional heaven came next; nobody could make it sound appealing. But I was on a church board 40 years after that. Finally, approaching 60, I heard "If god did not exist man would be compelled to invent him" and I snapped: That's what really happened! (One son had it by fourteen, maybe sooner; a grandson with a religious mother got it by 11.)
Dad was a functional atheist who never spoke of it except perhaps to say, "Don't give me that nonsense" when being proselytized. Mom was a cultural Southern Baptist who valued free thinking but nonetheless felt that church and tradition were important. I remember Christmas just before I turned 4. I had figured out the Santa thing and that adults could lie, which rocked my little world. I resisted going to church with Mom because it seemed to me like the adults there were acting crazy, and that scared me now that I knew that they may not be trustworthy. Mom made a deal with me, saying, "You needn't be pious but you shouldn't be ignorant". I was to read the Bible, first word to last, and be prepared to discuss it with her every night. I was 6 years old before I finished, and by then was certain that God was bad fiction. I read the entire book again as a teenager when I was thinking of becoming a Zen monk. I felt that if I were going to commit to a doctrine I ought to be sure that I understood the one in which all of my friends & family believed. That second reading reinforced and hardened my antipathy for Christianity, and further made me averse to any sort of religion at all.
27 :) I was going through a rough time. I was raised catholic. I was praying at bed time, and out of the blue, i stood up and asked myself "what are you doing?" I rejected god right there. I still don't know what triggered it. It was very sudden. My life seemed much clearer after that. I probably felt that i had no control and just had my fill right there at that moment.
Gave up religion by teen years when it was clear it was man made.
Finally concluded there were no gods in my 20s when I finally admitted to myself there was zero evidence of existence.
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Somehow when I got back to Kilimanjaro, I thought I would throw myself back into life with renewed energy. I have climbed a mountain, don't you know? So many people have asked if I've been writing about it, if I am already planning a new trip etc etc etc. But it hasn't been like that at all.
I think I've just been plain old exhausted. However, there's something else too.
Maybe it's because I'm a September baby, but I don't think I'm unusual in feeling the urge to sign up for something new at this time of year. A new class, learning a new skill. New shoes even.
This year however it seems I'm happy just to let it all drift by. There's a feeling that I need to let the whole experience settle down because I don't want to lose it before I've had time to ingest it properly.
It's a good feeling.


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Evaluating information using the craap Test
There is a lot of information available on the Web. Anyone with a little knowledge and time can put information on the Web. There is no regulatory body governing the content of individual websites. It is therefore important that you evaluate the information with a critical eye. A useful tool to do this is the CRAAP test*. The CRAAP test consists of a series of questions designed to evaluate the information found on the web. Please note: it is not all inclusive, as some criteria may be more or less relevant depending on the web site.
Evaluation Criteria - C.R.A.A.P.
CURRENCY: The timeliness of the information.
- When was the information published or posted?
- Has the information been revised or updated?
- Is the information current or out-of-date for your topic? (Online)
- Are the links functional? (Online)
RELEVANCE: The importance of the information for your needs.
- Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?
- Who is the intended audience?
- Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not too elementary or advanced for your needs)?
- Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is one you will use?
- Would you be comfortable using this source for a research paper?
AUTHORITY: The source of the information.
- Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor?
- Are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations given?
- What are the author's qualifications to write on the topic?
- Is there contact information, such as a publisher or email address? (Online)
- Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source? examples: .com .edu .gov .org .net
ACCURACY: The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the informational content.
- Where does the information come from?
- Is the information supported by evidence?
- Has the information been reviewed or refereed?
- Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal knowledge?
- Does the language or tone seem biased and free of emotion?
- Are there spelling, grammar, or other typographical errors?
PURPOSE: The reason the information exists.
- What is the purpose of the information? to inform? teach? sell? entertain? persuade?
- Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear?
- Is the information fact? opinion? propaganda?
- Does the point of view appear objective and impartial?
- Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases?
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Gubernatorial candidates debate state of the state
Hartford — Five Republican gubernatorial candidates — excluding Tom Foley of Greenwich — debated gun control, taxes, education and the economy on Friday during the first televised gubernatorial debate of the election season.
"It's unfortunate that one candidate opted not to show up today," Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton said at the debate, hosted by FOX CT and The Hartford Courant and held at the Mark Twain House. "You lead from the front. You don't lead by hiding somewhere else in the state."
Candidates differed on how to address gun rights, the economy and which taxes to cut. But they agreed that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's $55 tax rebate for individuals was a gimmick and that the Common Core educational standards aren't working in Connecticut.
State Sen. John McKinney, R-Fairfield, defended his vote for gun control legislation in the wake of the Newtown tragedy.
"I wish that day never happened. … At the end of the day, I was elected by the people of Newtown to be their voice in Hartford," McKinney said.
Last year the General Assembly passed and Malloy signed into law legislation that bans the sale and possession of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines and requires people who want to purchase rifles, shotguns and ammunition to obtain a permit.
The other candidates said that as governor, they would have vetoed the gun-control legislation or sent it back to the legislature for revisions.
"My concern has been that it didn't address the key issues that affect our state," Boughton said. The state spent a lot of time "concerned about what kind of flash suppressor a gun has or what kind of magazine it has" and should have spent more time on mental health and more money on school safety, he added.
"I don't think it solves anything," said Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, noting that he would have vetoed the legislation. "Oftentimes we try to justify things by taking an action because the people feel we need to do that."
Former West Hartford Town Councilor Joe Visconti also said he would have vetoed the legislation, because it infringes on people's Second Amendment rights. The "high courts" will rule that Connecticut's gun control legislation is unconstitutional, he said.
"I am someone who likes to deal with facts," said Avon lawyer Martha Dean. She cited research that she said shows that the more gun ownership there is among law-abiding citizens, the less crime.
"Citizens have the right to bear arms," Dean said. "It doesn't matter how many people think something should be eliminated if our core principles say we protect it. Slavery was popular. And if we had taken just a raw vote, we would still have slavery. But it was wrong. So we need to do what is right."
In a rebuttal, McKinney said that as a member of the minority party in the state Senate, "it wasn't a matter of whether they were going to pass the bill. The question was, what the bill was going to look like." He said leadership means "rolling your sleeves up," getting the work done and trying to make a better product for the people of Connecticut, not "sitting on the sidelines and simply saying no."
In February, Malloy proposed a $155 million gasoline and sales tax rebate. Individuals who earn less than $200,000 would receive a $55 rebate and join filers earning less than $400,000, who would receive $110. If passed this year, the funds would come from the state's $505 million budget surplus.
"Basically, the Malloy administration went out and borrowed money at our expense to give us a rebate," Dean said.
The $55 rebate is the governor's way of "trying to bribe us with our own money," Visconti said. The state should be cutting back the gasoline tax, he added. "Connecticut is basically a ship sinking, on fire that is drifting into the rocks."
The candidates advocated for a variety of tax cuts and reforms.
McKinney said he would repeal the $1.5 billion tax increase that was passed by the Democrats in 2011. Visconti said he would phase out the sales tax and Boughton said he would examine the regressive property tax system.
Lauretti said he would reduce spending before cutting taxes and Dean said she would repeal the state income tax.
"I've never tried to be someone who was popular," Dean said.
Education standards
In July 2010, the State Board of Education adopted the Common Core program, but many school districts have had trouble implementing it. Complaints were so persistent that Malloy created a task force to research ways to better implement Common Core.
Many candidates said the one-size-fits-all approach isn't working.
"I think government needs to get out of the classroom," Lauretti said, adding that principals and superintendents need to be empowered.
As a certified teacher with a master's degree, Boughton said he understands that using a single teaching model ignores the potential in children. As governor, he said, he would decouple the Common Core standards from the teachers' evaluations and engage parents and administrators.
"Decisions should be made at the local level," McKinney said. Teachers and administrators are the ones on the front lines, and they should be the ones making the decisions, he said.
FOX CT will air the debate at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Plymouth resident, Paul Norton, creates art at Mark Twain House. Tom Foley chair.#thedayct pic.twitter.com/cReZo04CkU
— Johanna Somers (@JohannaSomers1) April 11, 2014
Republican gubernatorial candidates Martha Dean and John McKinney before the FoxCT & HartfordCourant debate#thedayct pic.twitter.com/hTd0ZQQER6
— Johanna Somers (@JohannaSomers1) April 11, 2014
John McKinney, Martha Dean and Mark Lauretti before the Republican gubernatorial debate that starts at noon#thedayct pic.twitter.com/ncx2t4609h
— Johanna Somers (@JohannaSomers1) April 11, 2014
B4 the Gov. debate Lt. Gov. Candidate Heather Bond-Groton says she has always advocated for the 2nd Amend#thedayct pic.twitter.com/93jWLkGn9o
— Johanna Somers (@JohannaSomers1) April 11, 2014
First priority for fixing Connecticut's economy:
Mark Boughton: Do all of the state permitting for new businesses at once "to reduce the red tape that businesses face."
John McKinney: "Get our state's fiscal house in order."
Martha Dean: "End the state income tax."
Mark Laurett: "Stabilize the cost of doing business in Connecticut."
Joe Visconti: "Put a plan together where small businesses are heard so they don't close up."
Favorite television shows:
Mark Boughton: "Breaking Bad" and "The Walking Dead"
John McKinney: "Seinfeld"
Martha Dean: "The Big Valley"
Mark Laurett: "I don't watch much TV."
Joe Visconti: "The Ed Sullivan Show"
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Robbery of iPhone leads to 4 arrests, recovery of stolen guns
Thursday, June 13, 2013, at 1:08 a.m., Beaumont police officers were dispatched to Royal Stop convenience store at 8350 Gladys Ave. in reference to an aggravated robbery.
Officers arrived at the store on Gladys Avenue at N. Major Drive and spoke to a juvenile male who told them he had been robbed at gunpoint by two men. He said he was on the phone and they approached him from behind, one of them armed with a black handgun, and they demanded everything he had. The juvenile told them all he had was his iPhone 4. The suspects took his phone and drove off in what was described as a 1990s tan-colored Buick.
Officers quickly located the vehicle at 3980 N. Major. The four people inside were taken out of the car and a search conducted; officers found three handguns and several iPhones, including the victim's. Two of the handguns had also been reported stolen.
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Beyonce and Jay Z are hitting the road this summer--together.
Queen Bey made the announcement Monday by posting a promotional poster on her website. The picture shows the "XO" singer, 32, and the "Holy Grail" rapper, 44, embracing and wearing ski masks. The "On the Run" tour begins July 15 in Atlanta, Ga., and concludes August 5 in San Francisco, Calif.
Beyonce's fan club members will have access to an exclusive ticket pre-sale from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday. The general pre-sale continues through 10 p.m. May 1, and general tickets go on sale May 2.
Here's where the power couple will be performing this summer:
July 15 - Atlanta, Georgia - Georgia Dome
July 18 - Houston, Texas - Minute Maid Park
July 20 - New Orleans, Louisiana - Mercedes-Benz Supderdome
July 22 - Dallas, Texas - AT&T Stadium
July 24 - Chicago, Illinois - Soldier Field
July 27 - Winnipeg, Canada - MB Investors Group Field
July 30 - Seattle, Washington - Safeco Field
August 2 - Los Angeles, California - Rose Bowl
August 5 - San Fransisco, California - AT&T Park
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Beyonce finished her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour after 132 concerts in March. Jay Z, meanwhile, is scheduled to headline Budweiser's Made in America music festival over Labor Day weekend. Rumors of a joint tour first surfaced in mid-April.
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PERTH (Reuters) — The search for missing
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Christian Bale worried he "f***ed up" his Batman audition because of his voice.
The actor's incarnation of the caped crusader was defined by his deep, gravelly voice, however, Bale admits he wasn't sure how the accent went over with producers when he first read for the part.
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Bale - who starred in Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' trilogy between 2005 and 2012 - also revealed that he adopted the gruff voice because he felt ridiculous standing in a latex Batman costume and wanted to give the character some weight.
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Friday, February 24, 2012
little coconut chocolate bars
28 comments:
almond joys were always my FAVORITE candy bar! these look sooo delicious and super easy to make!ReplyDeleteReplies
I was always an almond joy versus mounds girl too! These are super easy which can be a good thing or not so good, depending on how much self control you have!Delete
So. Freakin'. Ingenius. I love this! It's like almond joy (or mounds) made easy easy *easy*! I will so have to try this. Especially the next time I have a cute boy coming over... wait. Does The Boyfriend like coconut? Uh-oh, might have to check on that first. :/ReplyDeleteReplies
Cute boys definitely make these even better :)Delete
Wow, these look so simple! I'm definitely a fan of coconut chocolate bars, with or without nuts and these look soooo good :DReplyDeleteReplies
I love how easy these are too! Dangerously easy :)Delete
Yum, I love coconut treats! These sound like the kind that would be great straight from the freezer...there would be no sharing with cats or boys in my house, cute or not!ReplyDeleteReplies
oooh the freezer; these didn't last long enough to try that out, I bet it they would be awesome straight from the freezer!Delete
Ooooooh, I love me a quickie :) FAAAAABULOOOOUS, indeed! hehe P.S. where do you buy brown rice syrup?ReplyDeleteReplies
You freakin' crack me up; I bought my brown rice syrup *lundberg Farms from our local grocery store - Hannaford & Shaws, it usually is in the healthy food section / gluten free area :)Delete
Oooh yummy! Almond joys are my absolute favorite. Now I need to go find myself a cute boy so I don't eat the whole batch on my own!ReplyDeleteReplies
Cute boys would probably eat the entire batch; so if you find one make sure you double it :)Delete
These are so cute and exactly like almond johys - a big favourite :DReplyDelete
Delicious recipe for sure!
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Thanks uru! They were a lot of fun to make :)Delete
hmm lets see when was the last time a cute boy wanted to visit.. hmmm. like 8 years ago! now its just hubbs who visits.. oops lives here:DReplyDelete
and some days he comes home wondering what new stuff he will get to sample today! one of these days.. it will be coconut chocolate bars. i m going to spice them up.. with cardamom i think.. i just love spices:)
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Richa you are too funny, I am sure your husband can stand in for that cute boy ;)Delete
I love your idea of adding some type of spice like cardamom; yum!
LOL a color wheel; I just end up buying fabric squares from Joanne Fabrics, keeping them in the box and then kinda pair them together as i go- without a color wheel :)
So good, with only 4 ingredients. This is a must try recipe! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDeleteReplies
So happy you stopped by, one of the best things about this recipe is the fact it is 4 ingredients or less :)Delete
My dad loves Almond Joys (along with a couple of other relatives and a friend) but all the recipes I've seen out there uses corn syrup or the like. This recipe is so neat! Only 3 or 4 ingredients + healthy!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Kathy!Delete
With all those fans of almond joys in your life you may need to make a few dozen of these :)
Oh YUM! I'm so glad you submitting these to HVF! I missed so much of your culinary genius before I found you :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I am SO HAPPY that you put togther HVF - you are brilliant Gabby!Delete
- AnonymousJuly 28, 2012 at 7:48 PM
This looks and sounds so divine!!! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! They were so tasty :)Delete
These look so easy! My husband adores bounty bars (Do you get them? We are based in the UK) so I'm going to have to make these for him.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Katherine! I don't know if we have bounty bars but we have mounds bars and almond joys - bounty bars do sound familiar though :)Delete
Justin loved these, they definitely didn't last long in our house!
LOVE this.... simple, sweet - hits the right spots for me (although I may need to quadruple the recipe as I fear these will disappear toot sweet!)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Lou! I totally wished I had double batched these, they literally were gone within 30 minutes of making :)Delete


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Editor's note: June 12 is the 46th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, which made interracial marriage legal in the United States. Thousands of people nationwide celebrate that anniversary as "Loving Day'. Ken Tanabe is the founder and president of Loving Day, an international, annual celebration that aims to build multicultural community and fight racial prejudice through education. He is a speaker on multiracial identity, community organizing and social change through design.
By Ken Tanabe, Special to CNN
(CNN) - Racism is alive and well in 2013, and what's striking is the recent notable examples aimed at interracial couples - or one of their children.
Even breakfast cereal commercials aren't safe. A recent Cheerios ad depicting an interracial couple and their multiracial child got so many racist remarks on YouTube that the company had to disable the comments.
There is nothing out of the ordinary about the commercial, except that the parents happen to be an interracial couple.
But the truth is, racially blended families are becoming more ordinary every day, due to the 1967 Supreme Court decision that declared all laws against interracial marriage unconstitutional.
Opinion: Two different marriage bans, both wrong
Today is the 46th anniversary of that decision, and one in seven new marriages in the United States is interracial or interethnic. Multiracial Americans are the fastest-growing youth demographic.
Number of interracial couples in U.S. reaches all-time high
While the negative comments about the Cheerios commercial made it newsworthy, there were also many others who showed their support for the Cheerios brand.
Multiracial Americans of Southern California, a multiethnic community group, started a Facebook album for people to post photos of themselves holding a box of Cheerios. And in articles and in social media, supporters expressed gratitude to General Mills for depicting a multiracial family.
The weddings of two multiracial couples from high-profile families also prompted racist comments online. Lindsay Marie Boehner, daughter of House Speaker John Boehner, married Dominic Lakhan, a black Jamaican man. And Jack McCain, son of Sen. John McCain, married Renee Swift, a woman of color.
The reaction to these marriages is reminiscent of the response to the marriage of Peggy Rusk – the daughter of then-Secretary of State Dean Rusk – and Guy Smith, a black man. In 1967, their interracial marriage was a cover story, several months after laws against interracial marriage were struck down.
Things have changed since then, but not enough.
In a 2011 Gallup poll, 86% of Americans approved of "marriage between blacks and whites." In 1958, the approval rating was 4%. But it makes me wonder: What do the other 14% of Americans think? Apparently, many of them spend a lot of time leaving comments online.
The election of Barack Obama inspired many of us to hope that widespread racism was a relic of the past.
And while he was elected to a second term, we must not be complacent when it comes to racism in our daily lives. We must seek out opportunities to educate others about the history of our civil rights.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wished that his children would "one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." I wonder what he would think of our collective progress as the 50th anniversary of his "I Have a Dream" speech approaches.
On June 15, the 10th annual Loving Day Flagship Celebration in New York City will draw an expected 1,500 guests. And while many participants are multiracial, anyone can host a Loving Day Celebration for friends and family, and make it a part of their annual traditions.
We need to work collectively to fight prejudice through education and build a strong sense of multiethnic community. If we do, one day we might live in a nation where the racial identities of politicians' children's spouses are no longer national news, and cereal commercials are more about cereal than race.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Ken Tanabe.
I can't believe that this is still an issue in what's supposed to be "the most advanced country in the world" at the beginning of the 21st century, but here we are. What business is it of anyone's what adult affections occur within the privacy of the bedroom or the home? Who puts life into anyone's breast to tell them who they can and cannot love? When I was a teenager, I used to get angry at the fun made over my U.S. birthright whenever I visited my extended family overseas, but now I understand, sheeesh.
This is great because in my heart I believe the solutions to these problems is the acceptance of being biracial oneself. A perfect example is our president. He is not just black. Hes just as much white as he is black. Same with his reverend jeramiah white. He needs to accept hes just as much white as he is black. One thing id also like to happen is that black and biracial people accept the racism and bigotry that was perperuated on the irish people instead of clumping them in with the elite. Irish were also used as slaves in england and most people dont even know about this history.
Cherokee were also used as slaves in england. Most of them never made it home just like the innocent africans and irish.
Ive noticed more bad looks from black males that see a white man with a black woman than I do from a black woman that sees the same thing. Not that any of it matters because you cant stop 2 people from loving each other. But I see a lot more white men with black women nowadays. Good to see that. I am a native american european mixed man and my girl is also native american european mixed...but we look Iincredibly different. People proably think we different races, when we are not.
There are way more black men with white women. And we catch way more dirty looks from white men. And btw just about all black people that have family that goes back to slave days are part native (like me).
I would think the darker one is, the more micro evolved one is to the suns radiation. Which to me means the lighter you are, the older your gene pool is. Not that any of this matters, just an obvious observation. If lighter people are newer, that means humans are de-evolving backwards....and makes absolutly no sense at all. Europeans are also clovis and preclovis. They are not all the same at all. In fact if you look closely youll notice their variances in color eye color hair color and skin complexion out weigh my own people differences.
The lighter you are the older you're gene pool is? We'll since its scientific fact that humans all come from Africa I would say you either stupid,ignorant or a bigot. Most likely all of the above.
I'm actually going to need you guys to stop with the slavery apologist scheme. The slavery that happened in Africa is not the same chattel slavery (emphasis on chattel) that the Europeans participated in. When different African tribes would go to war, the losing team would have some of their people enslaved. However, the difference is that the winning African tribe one, allowed the losing people to keep their traditions, two, did not treat them like dirty pigs, and three, did not enforce their will onto them. The brutalities that occurred during the European Slave Trade does not compare to any "slavery" that people say to try to defend themselves and protect their conscious.
Also, the slaves that were purchased from Africa account for such a small percentage. 99% of the slaves taken from Africa were forced out of their land by the Europeans. And another thing to consider: the african slaves that were purchased from Africans, the tribal leaders did it in order to protect their tribe. Because if you had to sacrifice 20 people to other people who had guns and better weapons than you in order to save 200 of your own people, wouldn't you do it? Or if you wouldn't do it, don't you find it reasonable or understandable to why they did it? These men were held at gunpoint. They did the best they could for their people.
You cannot forget that slavery happened when its effects is still seen to this day. Hence the article. People always say they want to talk about slavery, but never take the initiative to do so. People just want to bury the fact that it ever happened and that is impossible.
It is fairly recent history in the scheme of things.
Good fir your husband. I'm 35 years old. My future wife is currently taking her first steps in Thailand. I can't wait to meet her in 16 years.
As a near life long perp of being an interracial couple. This issue is not a concern but just the media making something out of nothing. There are billions of people on the planet and there will always be lots of different opinions.
I agree vvvv. I think the anger over interracial dating is mostly a male issue. And im not going to pretend its just white men that get angry at this. I see the same dirty looks from men of all races when they see a man of another race with a woman of their own race.
I understand completely, my fiancee is Jamaican and I am white, there is also a large age difference between us. It isn't an issue when we are in Jamaica with anyone. All they see is a couple in love. In the US, it's quite a different story. But we know what we have together and it works. Goodluck and Peace
KT you are absolutely right if you're happy with the way your life is then it doesn't matter what other people say or think. I am with you on the location deal also, it does seem as though certain places you go people tend to be better or worse as far as how they act around you. I wish you and your fiancee a lifetime of happiness and peace.
Well said Oktober!!!!
We are different cultures. Just like birds of a feather, flock together... we are not suppose to mix cultures. America will pay the ultimate price for this one day when race wars break out on every street.
There is nothing wrong with that if all agree. But, understand that Race is an illusion and Culture can be learned.
Sorry, cupcake. I'm quite young.
Thats Funny! My wife is black and I am white. My wife is Jewish. She converted along time ago and they welcomed her with open arms. I am not Jewish either. I go to the temple with her sometimes and they are great!
I'm white, my wife is east indian and we have lived both in NY and in are currently in TX. Roughly 95% of people are fine. A small number will give you a dirty look (usually Indians, hispanics or black people) but this is a tiny minority that we just ignore. Black people have also been (genuinely) some of the nicest when they see us together. Occasionally I get the what I think of as the "white guilt" look from some white people who look at me as if I'm doing community service, which I think is just as bad as the dirty looks. Our kids are beautiful. There is no real difference in how we are treated in the South. And we notice more and more couples like us every day.
All that said, I don't need anyone else to validate my relationship or my family. I can and will love who I want without a thought for what other people think about it. If people don't like it that is their problem. To be honest, until a third party intrudes with a look both of us forget that we are different color. Those on the pro and con side should try that.
You are so WRONG! Im white and my wife of 8 years is black. We get way more problems and looks of disgust from black males then white. Not saying we dont get them from white guys either...just not as much.
You just need to see through his post. As I said, his objective is to take a shot at white males. He knows it makes his blood boil when a white man has a fine black woman on his arm, but in a desperate attempt to save face, he turns it around to make white men look inferior.
I've only ever been in interracial relationships and while I find it easy to be with that girl it is oftentimes the other family members that have to adjust.
I think one of the issues that sets people off is that the media only shows one aspect of multiracial families. They only show black men with white women. Why not show a white guy with a black woman, or a hispanic woman with an Asian man. With the way commercials are shown, its like, multiracial families are ok but only if its a black man and white woman...
Mmmm. They do kind of do that. It's the stereotypical interracial couple in the media's eyes. I don't care too much though.
Since when are the only interracial marriages between blacks and whites? You do know there are other races, right?
If you include Asians, I actually know many, many interracial couples.
Believing you are actually made up of one race is ridiculous. We all walked out of Africa and after thousands of years of differentiating started walking again (Silk Road, anyone?), and mixing with different races that resulted from the creation of distinct gene pools and of course, climate. We've been moving and mixing for thousands of years. Read about the Tarim mummies of China. Take a DNA test and you'll be pleasantly surprised, or if you are a racist, extremely disappointed and declare that scientists are making up things and trying to push an agenda. Add to that the fact that it's already been proven that most Europeans have Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA. We are not pure anything; our appearance is only the result of certain genes dominating others.
There is only one race. However, to continue mixing is going full circle all over again. Meaning there was a season of mixing and then a season not to – thus the difference (and thank God for them). The only racists are the people who have a problem socializing with other who are different from them, but have no problem sleeping with ANYONE. Some find it hard to love, without lusting. Some simply think that if they look at someone and lusts, that it must be love. For this reason and due to the level of ignorance of most people; most people should run from each other and not to.
No, our media and govt stirs "racists."
Come on Russ. Do you also cry about gas prices and lost innocence ? How can we heal (as you put it) from something if no one will stop crying about it? Did you have to use a separate bathroom? And if so, did it cause you severe emotional distress? If so, you don't now, why are you still crying about it? Please get a grip......
Perhaps that's the ratio where you live, but Black people and interracial marriages are more common in NYC, Detroit, Chicaco, Los Angeles, etc than in other areas. So, many times commercials and films are reflecting the truth when they portray higher numbers in Black people and interracial marriages. Commercial and films do not always a reflect what you see—sometimes the media reflects what other people see. In short, it's not always about you.
Did you even read the article? The answer to your question is in the very beginning – 1 in 7 marriages in the US are now interracial, it's the fastest growing young demographic in the US. So maybe your post servces an agenda as opposed to today's commercials.
Mostly what I've seen in media is black women with white men. The black man with a white woman is new to me, and I'm thinking it's only showing up now as an experiment. In any case, who cares how the pairings are most likely to occur.....unless they offend you?
Hard to imagine this is still an issue today.............unreal.
pepsee, any woman with an ounce of class would not tout that they are "way way way more educated than any white woman he ever dated" and any person who has a quality education would not correlate the color of brain matter with skin color. Sounds like you have a generic education and serious insecurities with your own ethnicity.


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Today Model S was named Motor Trend's 2013 Car of the Year, one of the automotive industry's most coveted awards. To take top honors, Model S garnered a unanimous vote from the panel of Motor Trend judges and guest judges, considered among the savviest and toughest critics in the industry. This is the first time in Motor Trend's memory that every judge was in unanimous agreement.
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Parents: Reina and Jeff Friday
Siblings: Sister, Jimmie Lee (24).
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Kanye West will have the chance to let Taylor Swift finish on Monday.
A source has exclusively confirmed to Access Hollywood that the two musicians – who faced off in an infamous incident at last year's MTV Video Music Awards — will be among those participating in Quincy Jones' remake of the 1985 charity anthem, "We Are The World," at a recording session the day after the Grammys.
Celine Dion, Wyclef Jean, Miley Cyrus and Sugarland will also join the all-star production, the source told Access.
Quincy, himself, recently spoke out on the re-recording to E! Online, stating, "It's the 25th anniversary and it's perfect timing…It's not an accident, man. That's God. It will be 'We Are The World' for Haiti."
The 1985 track, recorded to provide humanitarian aid to Africa, was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and also featured performances by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Tina Turner and Diana Ross, among others.
The news of a possible remake was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter's Showbiz 411 earlier this month.
According to E!, other potential performers on the track include Jennifer Hudson, Will Smith, Jason Mraz, Sheryl Crow, Mya and Justin Bieber, though Quincy said it's still in the works.
"I want to get a final list before I put it out," Quincy said.
And with Michael Jackson in mind, Quincy told the site he plans to discuss his relationship with the late King of Pop in a CNN special, though he is not participating in the planned Grammy tribute to the singer.
A number of musicians have contributed to Haiti relief already, with the "Hope For Haiti Now" digital album hitting No. 1 on the Billboard charts this week – the first digital-only compilation to do so.
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Some of these medicines must be used with ritonavir.
Protease inhibitors (PIs) are
antiretroviral medicines. They prevent
HIV from multiplying, reducing the amount of virus in
your body. When the amount of virus in the blood is kept at a minimum, the
immune system has a chance to recover and grow
The use of three or more
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Medical experts recommend that people begin treatment for HIV as soon as they know that they are infected.1, 2 Treatment is especially important for pregnant women, people who have other infections (such as tuberculosis or hepatitis), and people who have symptoms of AIDS.
You may also want to start HIV treatment if your sex partner does not have HIV. Treatment of your HIV infection can help prevent the spread of HIV to your sex partner.3
The U.S. National Institutes of Health recommend one of the following programs for people who begin treatment for HIV:3
Combination therapy:
Antiretroviral therapy can also decrease symptoms of HIV
infection, such as fever and weakness, and help the person gain weight.
The rate at which antiretrovirals decrease viral loads is affected
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
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Common side effects of these medicines include:
To prevent serious medicine
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Indinavir causes kidney stones in a small number of people who use it. The risk of kidney stones can
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Some protease inhibitors slightly increase the risk of having a heart attack.4
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Report all side effects to your doctor at your next visit. He or she can
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Many people think antiretroviral
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See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects.
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Food increases the
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Certain acid-reducing medicines, such as omeprazole or famotidine, should not
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Resistance to PIs develops more frequently if these medicines are used
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PIs are expensive. They can
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Do not use the nonprescription herbal supplement
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If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
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Most of the funds awarded via the Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP) program in 2011 went to family physicians and general internists, according to data(www.cms.gov) recently released by CMS.
The agency distributed about $560 million via the PCIP program in 2011. Fifty percent of those funds went to general internists and 38 percent went to family physicians. The majority of funds, 86 percent, went to physicians in urban areas, and the remaining 14 percent went to rural areas, according to CMS data.
In terms of actual participation numbers and dollar amounts, 61,728 family physician practices received nearly $213 million from the PCIP program in 2011 compared to 55,329 general internist offices that received nearly $280 million. Nearly 2,200 pediatric offices received about $1.7 million from the program in 2011, and 1,391 geriatricians got 1.7 percent of the funds.
The PCIP program, which was created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, requires Medicare to pay primary care providers, whose primary care billings comprise at least 60 percent of their total Medicare allowed charges, a quarterly 10-percent bonus from Jan. 1, 2011, until the end of December 2015.
AAFP leaders urged CMS to release the data during a meeting with CMS officials in February and in a follow-up letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, M.A. In the letter, AAFP Board Chair Roland Goertz, M.D., M.B.A., told Tavenner that CMS was missing an important opportunity to showcase the PCIP by failing to provide data on the program.
"We urge CMS to continue to highlight the law's practical effect on primary care physicians by immediately releasing aggregate PCIP data," Goertz said.
Goertz also noted PCIP data play an important role in efforts to replace the sustainable growth rate formula and address the current payment discrepancies between primary care physicians and medical subspecialists.
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