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"There are veiled women who listen to jazz, go to open-air festivals and to restaurants where alcohol is served. The preferences aren't based anymore on what people wear, but on personal and cultural taste."
Ayse Bohurler, a journalist and a founding member of the ruling AKP, is one of Turkey's most successful female intellectuals. Bohurler, who wears a headscarf, is still a member of the AKP's highest party board. She was among the 71 AKP politicians whom the Chief Prosecutor accused (in a 2008 trial) of working against the secular order – she faced the prospect of a five year ban from politics. As she sees it,
"Within the AK Party, among the founders and in its highest board, there are liberal, more nationalist and – in addition to religious people - many people who do not have anything to do with religion. […] What secret agenda should we have? Introducing the sharia in Turkey? It does not make any sense to expect this from a party which is very liberal, adapted to the capitalist system, acts fully within the democratic framework, works within the secular law system and has brought the country closer to EU standards."
As a journalist Bohurler made many documentaries with Agency, her production company, including "Behind Walls", a 10-part series about women in 13 different predominantly Muslim countries. She recently shot a documentary on Turkish literature for the Frankfurt book fair. She runs her production company with a friend. Her colleagues are all women, but none wears a headscarf. According to her, "the co-existence of veiled and non-veiled women, of religious and non-religious people, reflects Turkey at its best."
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Ashlee & Adrian in New York
It was reported a few weeks ago that they met at some event and were making out soon after. Today in New York both Adrian Grenier and Twilight's Ashlee Greene were booked on It's On with Alexa Chung…
Coincidence or conspiracy?
Here they are, arriving separately, though not fooling anyone. And they seem like they'd make a cute couple with the same initials, though he should work on those pants
Adrian of course is promoting the new season of Entourage. Adrian is also friends with Ebola Paris Hilton. After he and Ebola became friends, the 5th season of Entourage last year was widely criticised. Yeah, you know it. Ebola is lethal. And also lethal by association.
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'Shaheen Bagh Protesters Will Rape Your Sisters, Daughters...Delhi Must Think and Decide', Says BJP MP Parvesh Verma; Watch Video
Verma, while speaking to news agency ANI, said a section of Delhi residents may end up meeting the fate of Kashmiri Pandits if the BJP is not elected to power in the state assembly. The protest at Shaheen Bagh, he alleged, has not only received tacit support from the AAP, but is 'absolutely backed' by the Arvind Kejriwal government.
Goli Maaro Remark Row: 'See Mood of Delhi', Says Anurag Thakur in Defence, Election Office Seeks Report
In his defence, the BJP lawmaker said his critics should also gauge the sentiment of Delhi residents. 'First you should watch the entire video... Then you should see the mood of the people of Delhi,' Thakur said as he denied committing an offence or violating the poll code.
Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: EC Writes to Twitter, Wants Kapil Mishra's 'Mini Pakistan' Tweet Removed
Earlier in the day, the Central Election Commission had written to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi, seeking a report over the complaint of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violation against Mishra. The CEO subsequently issued a show-cause notice to the BJP leader, asking him to defend the allegations of promoting communal enmity levelled against him.
Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: BJP Issues List of Star Campaigners; Hema Malini, Sunny Deol Feature Besides PM Modi and Amit Shah, Check All Names
Star power has also made it to the list, with the party calling upon a section of it celebrity-members to hit the campaign trail in the national capital. Bollywood personalities and lawmakers Hema Malini and Sunny Deol, along with Bhojpuri actor Dinesh 'Nirahua' Yadav are among the top celebrities to feature in the list.
JP Nadda Elected New BJP President, Succeeds Amit Shah Ahead of Delhi Assembly Elections 2020
Nadda was last year appointed by BJP national executive committee as the interim party chief, as Shah was expected to step down after joining the second Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre. The inner-party norms adopted by the BJP bars members occupying constitutional posts to continue at helm of the party.
Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: Arvind Kejriwal Leads Grand Roadshow on Way to File Nomination From New Delhi Seat; Watch Video
In the last two elections from the seat, Kejriwal has won with an outright majority. In 2013, he had succeeded in defeating Congress' heavyweight and the then Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, by a margin of over 25,000 votes. In 2015, his prime challenger - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Nupur Sharma - ended up losing her deposit.
Kumar Vishwas to Join BJP Ahead of Delhi Assembly Elections 2020? Here's Ex-AAP Leader's Humorous Retort
Reports over the past few days are speculating the entry of Vishwas into the BJP. Analysts claim that he is ideological drawn towards the Modi-Shah-led party due to his staunch nationalistic views. The BJP, however, has not confirmed whether it is in touch with the former anti-corruption activist.
Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: AAP Uses Super Mario to Promote 'Super Kejriwal' in New Social Media Campaign Video, Twitterati Lauds
The assembly elections in Delhi are scheduled to be held in a single-phase on Feb 8. The contest is primarily wedged between the ruling AAP and its prime challenger, the BJP. Both parties are locked in a heated verbal battle -- including an escalated fight on social media. Reaching out to the new-age voters, the AAP and BJP has released a spree of videos jabbing each other.
Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: LJP Releases 1st List of 15 Candidates, Check All Names
The LJP's decision to contest the polls in Delhi comes amid a sharp electoral battle projected between its senior ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Delhi-ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The party had similarly entered the polling fray in Jharkhand last month, where the contest was starkly divided between the BJP and the coalition of Congress-JMM-RJD.
Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: Congress Retaliates to AAP's 'KejriWall' Ad With '2 X Jumla Proof' Version; Watch Videos
The Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 years between 1998 to 2013, was dislodged from power by the AAP -- then a nascent political force. In the 2015 elections, the Kejriwal-led AAP had ended up winning 67 out of the 70 constituencies, whereas, the grand old party had drawn a blank. The BJP was also restricted to three seats.
Gautam Gambhir Gets 20 Feet Tall Air Purifier Installed in Delhi, Says 'I Don't Believe in Talking, But in Changing Lives'
Gambhir, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker representing the East Delhi constituency in Lok Sabha, took to Twitter on Friday to announce that the much-awaited air purifier has been installed. The parliamentarian also thanked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the help provided by the Centre in getting the air purifier installed.
Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi Wants BJP, JD(U) to Forget 'Ill-Will, Distrust' in Crucial Election Year
In a statement issued by him on New Year's Day, Modi said that it is imperative for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to remain united for the progress and development of Bihar. The recent spats, he conceded, has created some 'bitterness' between the JD(U) and the BJP. The Deputy CM was, however, hopeful that the differences within the NDA partners would 'fade away'.
Elections in 2020: Modi-Shah Duo to Battle Kejriwal's AAP in Delhi, Face Rocky Road in Bihar as Ally JD(U) Continues to Sulk
In the New Year 2020, the BJP-led by Modi-Shah duo face a formidable challenge in Delhi, where the polls are due to be held before February 22. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of Arvind Kejriwal, which had won the quasi-state with 67 out of 70 seats in 2015, is banking on its efforts in education and healthcare sector to retain power.
Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: Don't Vote For AAP if We Have Not Done Work, Says Arvind Kejriwal
With the Delhi Assembly elections just round the corner, the political duel between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over illegal colonies and other issues has intensified.
Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2019 Today; Counting of Votes to Begin at 8 am
The results for the Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019 will be declared today by the Election Commission (EC). The counting of votes will begin at 8 am. The voting for 81-member assembly took place in five phases in five phases on November 30, December 7, 12, 16 and 20.


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The Southington High School Marching Band is bringing back its indoor "Surround Sound" concert for three performances beginning on March 8.
"It's the Marching Band experience, but indoors and on stage," said Joanne Kelleher, publicity chair for the Southington Band Backers. "Depending on the song, we'll have drums, bass and the color guard."
The Surround Sound concert is not an annual event – this will be the sixth time the marching band has hosted it since 2003. Last year, it was brought back to make up for the cancellation of the 2011 Music of the Knight event after the infamous October snowstorm. Winter weather has caused some trouble for this year's concert as well, but not to the same degree.
"We've lost a few rehearsals thanks to snow, but usually you don't have to worry as much about weather with this one," said SHS music director Jeff Shaw. "It's easier to manage, but still a lot of moving parts because this is an hour of music."
This year, about 80 students will be participating in the performance. The theme of the show is "Knightmare on Pleasant Street" and most of the songs in the program are themes from classic horror films.
"It's really fun," said Chris DeVona, who plays percussion and mellophone. "The darker style always seems to be more fun. You can be really creative with the props and makeup."
Since the Surround Sound concert is not a marching band competition, the Southington students do not have to share the time with rival bands. This allows for a lengthy concert for a hometown crowd.
"It's very different from last year, but I think it's a neat direction to go in," said Will Simms, who plays tuba and bass guitar.
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Ed Sheeran's New Song 'Afire Love' Is a Tribute to His Late Grandfather [Audio]
Ed Sheeran is busy gearing up for the June 23 release of his sophomore album, 'X' (pronounced 'Multiply'), and lucky for us, he's giving fans a little more insight into the record with the release of the 'X' track 'Afire Love.'
Unlike the fast-paced 'Sing' or the biting 'Don't,' 'Afire Love' is more of a ballad-like track, a deep, meaningful song with heavy piano chords and even heavier lyrics — Sheeran reportedly wrote the song about his grandfather and finished it at his funeral. And indeed, with heart-wrenching lyrics like, "Things were all good yesterday, and then the devil took your memory / And if you fell to your death today, I hope that heaven is your resting place," 'Afire Love' is definitely a tearjerker, to say the least.
Sheeran's grandfather, who suffered from Alzheimer's, passed away in December 2013, the Daily Mail reports. His redheaded grandson honored him at the 2014 Grammy Awards by donning his tie at the awards show. And now Sheeran has given his beloved grandfather the ultimate tribute, penning a moving, heartfelt track about him, which will appear on the highly-anticipated 'X.'
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Known for its annual Carnival, a 'round-the-clock spectacle and celebration unlike any other in the world, Trinidad is a colorful melting pot often associated with wild costumes and late night revelry. It also boasts untouched beaches, some of the world's best bird-watching and a Calypso music scene that invented the steelpan. The food here is sophisticated and spicy, and celebrity chefs and street vendors are revered equally, while Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines influence almost every dish. Added to the mix are the oil and natural gas companies in the capital of Port of Spain that drive the robust (for the Caribbean) economy. For a time the creation of a single hotel catering to all aspects of this island nation seemed near impossible — until 2008 and the arrival of the Hyatt Regency Trinidad.


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"Annyhow," said Mr. Dooley, "mighty few iv th' rale heroes iv th' war is r-runnin' f'r office. Most iv thim put on their blue overalls whin they was mustered out an' wint up an' ast f'r their ol' jobs back-an' sometimes got thim. Ye can see as manny as tin iv thim at the rollin'-mills defindin' th' nation's honor with wheelbahr's an' a slag shovel."
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New Jersey Investor Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-Rigging Scheme at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions
Investigation Has Yielded 12 Guilty Pleas
A financial investor who purchased municipal tax liens pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids for the sale of tax liens auctioned by municipalities in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced.
A felony charge was filed today in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark, against Norman T. Remick, of Barnegat, N.J. According to the charge, from in or about the beginning of 2007 until approximately February 2009, Remick participated in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions for the sale of municipal tax liens in New Jersey by agreeing to allocate among certain bidders which liens each would bid on. The department said that Remick proceeded to submit bids in accordance with the agreements and purchased tax liens at collusive and non-competitive interest rates.
"The conspirators illegally met and engaged in anticompetitive discussions to allocate bids amongst themselves at tax lien auctions in New Jersey, depriving distressed homeowners of competitive interest rates at a time when they most needed them," said Scott D. Hammond, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division's criminal enforcement program. "Prosecuting these types of bid-rigging schemes remains a top priority for the division."
The department said that the primary purpose of the conspiracy was to suppress and restrain competition in order to obtain selected municipal tax liens offered at public auctions at non-competitive interest rates. When the owner of real property fails to pay taxes on that property, the municipality in which the property is located may attach a lien for the amount of the unpaid taxes. If the taxes remain unpaid after a waiting period, the lien may be sold at auction. State law requires that investors bid on the interest rate delinquent property owners will pay upon redemption. By law, the bid opens at 18 percent interest and, through a competitive bidding process, can be driven down to zero percent. If a lien remains unpaid after a certain period of time, the investor who purchased the lien may begin foreclosure proceedings against the property to which the lien is attached.
According to the court documents, Remick was involved in a conspiracy with others not to bid against one another at municipal tax lien auctions in New Jersey. Since the conspiracy permitted the conspirators to purchase tax liens with limited competition, each conspirator was able to obtain liens that earned a higher interest rate. Property owners were, therefore, made to pay higher interest on their tax debts than they would have paid had their liens been purchased through open and honest competition, the department said.
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Today's plea is the 12th guilty plea resulting from an ongoing investigation into bid rigging or fraud related to municipal tax lien auctions. Eight individuals – Isadore H. May, Richard J. Pisciotta Jr., William A. Collins, Robert W. Stein, David M. Farber, Robert E. Rothman, Stephen E. Hruby and David Butler – and three companies – DSBD LLC, Crusader Servicing Corp. and Mercer S.M.E. Inc. – have previously pleaded guilty as part of this investigation.
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More than 1 million people have visited the European Space Expo during its tour of major European cities. The free exhibition highlighted the many ways in which the EU space programme helps EU citizens 'on the ground' every day.
The Expo presented key information on the European space programmes - from satellite navigation (Galileo and EGNOS) to Earth observation (Copernicus) in an engaging and entertaining way. Highlights included the 'OmniGlobe' - an interactive hologram of the earth's atmosphere, an impressive model of the 'Galileo' satellite and lots more...
The aim of the Expo was to show citizens how European space policy and space-based technologies benefit our everyday lives on earth and also of course, their importance for the European economy and job creation.
Completely FREE to the general public, record attendances have greeted the Expo throughout its tour
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In an effort to tie the Anthony Weiner scandal to the fitness club industry, we give you—the House of Representatives gym!
Actually, it's the photos that Weiner took in the House gym that's at issue here, and no, we're not providing any links to those photos. (TMZ would be happy to oblige.) Of all the photos of Weiner and … himself out there on the Internet, the House photos may ultimately force him to resign from his job as congressman from the state of New York. A misappropriation of House resources is at question.
A recent column on Slate.com examines the nature of the fitness facilities for the House and Senate. Author Brian Palmer does a nice job reporting some of the amenities of the gyms and their history involving women and retired members of Congress. However, according to the column, what goes on in these gyms usually stays there, the aforementioned Weiner photos notwithstanding.
So we don't know exactly what policies the House and Senate gyms have relating to photos taken on their premises, but it's hard to imagine they would be any different from most fitness facilities, which ban the use of cameras and camera phones, especially in the locker rooms. Unfortunately, that hasn't prevented a few people from violating that rule.
Weiner-gate is the most activity reported in a congressional gym locker room since the alleged Eric Massa-Rahm Emanuel run-in in the shower, in which a naked Emanuel, then the White House Chief of Staff, tried to intimidate an equally naked Massa into voting for President Obama's budget.
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YANKEES BASEBALL: Why worry about Lee? Yanks dwelling on Wilson
NEW YORK (AP) -- First things first for the Yankees. Why worry about Cliff Lee when you can fret over the Texas Rangers' opening pitcher?
"Let's think about C.J. Wilson first," catcher Jorge Posada said Wednesday. "We've go to concentrate on Game 1. We can't go ahead and think about Game 3."
Cliff Lee has resembled a combination of Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Jack Morris the last two Octobers, going 6-0 with a 1.44 ERA and three complete games in seven career postseason starts. He's struck out 54 and walked six in 56 1-3 innings.
During the first round series against Tampa Bay, Lee had a MLB 2K10-like 21 strikeouts and no walks in 16 innings.
While Lee started twice against the Rays, Wilson pitched 6 1-3 shutout innings in his one start. Texas had a 2.40 ERA in the five-game series.
"Their pitching is very good, very solid," first baseman Mark Teixeira said as he thought about Friday's AL championship series opener. "And if we pitch the way we're capable of and they pitch the way they're capable of, there may not be a lot of runs scored."
Lee and Wilson are both southpaws, but different. Left-handed batters hit .281 during the regular season against Lee, a feast compared to their .144 average -- with no home runs -- against Wilson.
"He can cut the ball. He can ride it inside to left-handers. He can sink it, and he's got a breaking ball and he has a changeup," Rangers manager Ron Washington said of Wilson. "Each time he takes the baseball, he gets better. He's always ready for a challenge."
Lee is 8-4 against the Yankees, including postseason play. When he faced them on Aug. 11, New York trailed 6-1 in the sixth and rallied to win 7-6. He gave up four runs in 6 1-3 innings.
"We had good at-bats," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "The only way to be patient on Cliff Lee and get his pitch count up is to foul a lot of balls off and then get a base hit. He's aggressive. He throws a lot of strikes. He knows how to move the ball in and out, up and down, change speeds. You've got to look for that one mistake, and you have to hit it."
Lee almost wound up on the other side of this series. The Yankees and Seattle agreed to a tentative deal in July that would have sent Lee to New York for catching prospect Jesus Montero, minor league second baseman David Adams and another prospect. But the Mariners decided not to go through with it when they learned Adams had a toe injury, then dealt Lee to the Rangers for rookie first baseman Justin Smoak and three minor leaguers.
"There was a lot of discussion about players that we were interested in, that it was possibly going to happen, it wasn't going to happen," Girardi said.
CC Sabathia, Lee's ex-Cleveland Indians teammate, was looking forward to having the Yankees matching up against a buddy. While Sabathia is starting the opener, Lee won't appear until the series shifts to New York.
"You want your friends to pitch well and to play well -- not so much in Game 3, but we'll see," Sabathia said. "I just think he's laid back, you know, kind of like me in the same way. Take the ball whenever you need him to.
Lee is eligible for free agency after the World Series and with the expedited offseason schedule could be signing with the Yankees before Thanksgiving. Some New York fans already are envisioning him in pinstripes.
"I don't worry about next year," Girardi said. "I only worry about this year."


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So you're really talking an adapter like thishttp://www.logicalsys.com/painfo-vpasp-vb.asp?adapter=pa-qld6sm18-32f-88but with a couple of pins left off to go from 32 to 28. And narrower, maybe using the pinless package, the 32M1-A, the 328-MU and the 328P-MU, both 5mm wide, while the socket pins are ~8.2mm wide(I don't see what the difference is between 328 & 328P in the datasheet, must be something subtle I am missing).


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Disability NEWS -- May 21, 2012
- Resolution for Employment of People with Disabilities approved by City Council
- Portland Commission on Disability Meetings
- Meet Business event covers natural resource careers at federal agencies
- Obama sends ratification package for U.N. Disabilities Convention to Senate
- Colored Pencils to feature artists with disabilities on June 29
- PHAME sets Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka production for June 23-24
- Visit the City's Disability Program Facebook page for current postings
City Council unanimously votes to adopt Model
Employer of People with Disabilities Resolution
Portland's City Council unanimously voted to adopt the Portland Commission on Disability's Model Employer for People with Disabilities Resolution on May 9. The Commission's Employment subcommittee, under the leadership of chair Travis Wall, researched information, analyzed the data and compiled the proposal passed by the City Council. The Resolution is the first action brought to Council by the Office of Equity and Human Rights under the leadership of Director Dante James.
An estimated 108,000 Portlanders live with disabilities. They are under-employed and unemployed at far greater rates than people without disabilities, including being significantly underrepresented in the City's workforce. People with disabilities experience high rates of poverty, inadequate health care, and socially marginalization, in part because of lack of access to good jobs. Studies show that people with disabilities tend to be among the most loyal and productive employees, and the cost of accommodations required under the Americans with Disabilities Act is often much less than employers believe.
The Portland Commission on Disability (PCOD), Office of Equity and Human Rights, and Bureau of Human Resources will work in partnership with the Mayor and Commissioners to develop, implement and evaluate a strategic plan and action items for increasing the City of Portland's employment of people with disabilities. Through the implementation of this Resolution, the equal opportunity provision of the American with Disabilities Act will be addressed, elements of the Portland Plan will be successful, and the City will diversify with a highly motivated and productive workforce.
Portland Commission on Disability
May-June 2012 Meetings
PCoD Employment Subcommittee
Fourth Friday of the month
Friday, May 25, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Pettygrove Room, Second floor/City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Avenue
PCoD Executive Board Meeting
First Wednesday of the month
Wednesday, June 6, 6 to 8 p.m.
Office of Equity & Human Rights
The Commonwealth Building, 421 SW 4th Ave, Suite 500
Portland Commission on Disability Meeting
Friday, June 8, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Conference Room C, Second Floor
Portland Building, 1120 SW Fifth Ave
PCoD Accessibility in the Built Environment Subcommittee
Second Monday of the month
Monday, June 11, 10 am to 1 pm
1900 Building, 1900 SW Fourth Ave, Room 4A
Portland Building, 1120 SW Fifth Ave
PCoD Livability and Wellness Subcommittee
Second Tuesday of the month
Tuesday, June 12, 3 to 5 pm
Pettygrove Room, Second floor/City Hall
1221 SW 4th Avenue
PLEASE NOTE: Meetings may be cancelled or subject to changes in date, time and location. For the most up-to-date information on Commission meetings, please click the Portland Commission on Disability calendar website or ONI Neighborhood Calendar Disability Events link for current information on meetings or events. Other community disability organizations' events may also be found on these sites.
Meet Business event covers natural
resource careers at federal agencies
A Meet Business: Natural Resource Carrers within Federal Agencies is being held Thursday, May 24, from 1 to 4 pm for people with disabilities. This career event is being held at the Doubletree Hotel at Lloyd Center, 1000 NE Multnomah St., and free on-site parking passes will be available at registration.
The U.S. Forest Service, in partnership with Incight and OVRS, is hosting this informational and networking event to introduce job seekers, job developers and job coaches to natural resource career opportunities within Federal agencies. There will be up to 12 natural resource careers showcased by various agencies with career display tables and materials from each of the participating Federal agencies.
For information on reservations and to request reasonable accommodation, contact Tiana Tozer by phone at 971-244-0305 or emailing email@example.com. Registration may also be completed online at: http://incightemployment.org/events/meet-business-sign-up-may-24th/.
Obama sends ratification package
for Disabilities Convention to Senate
Nearly three years after signing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Obama administration is asking the U.S. Senate to grant final approval of the treaty. The United States signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2009, but Senate approval is required to make participation official.
The convention is designed to expand community access and improve the standard of living for the estimated 650 million people around the world with disabilities. It is the first new human rights convention of this century.
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities originated in 2007. When the U.S. signed the treaty in 2009, it was the 142nd country to do so. The U.N. is expected to establish a committee in the fall to oversee the convention and if the Senate does not grant approval before then, the U.S. would not be eligible to join the inaugural leadership team.
Colored Pencils event to feature
Artists with Disabilities on June 29
The Colored Pencils Art and Culture Council would like to integrate artists with disabilities into their family and is calling upon these artists and storytellers to participate at the June 29 art and culture night celebration. The Portland Commission on Disability, Disability Arts and Culture Project and Connecting Communities Coalition will be co-hosting the celebration with Colored Pencils.
The call for this celebration is for a spoken word artist (storytelling, poetry, singing, etc.) from the disabilities community to perform. Anyone interested in being part of the event or knows an interested person, please submit a brief biography, photo and YouTube, website or other collateral information to Lavaun Heaster at email@example.com.
A talent bank is also being gathered for spoken word, cultural and visual artists with disabilities to be represented at future celebrations. Any artists who wish to join the talent pool may provide the same information as noted in the previous paragraph and forward it to Lavaun's email. To join in June or become part of the talent pool, you may also contact her by phoning 503-231-1052.
Colored Pencils Art & Culture Council is a sweaty, 6-week community-building process even more than it is a bi-monthly multicultural family room event celebrating Portland's culinary, performing, and fine artists. During this raucous 6-week process which produces a vigorous bi-monthly event, a construction crew of strangers representing a dozen ethnicities; 4 generations; all religious traditions, all love orientations, all physical and mental abilities, work then play, eat and dance together. More information about Colored Pencils is available at this website link.
PHAME to present Roald Dahl's
Willy Wonka production for June 23-24
The power of positive thinking will be in technicolor next month, as more than 40 of PHAME's inspiring student performers take the stage in Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka. PHAME's major annual musical production will run June 23 through 24 at the Mt. Hood Community College mainstage theatre in Gresham.
Golden Circle tickets to PHAME's Willy Wonka production are on sale now and general admission tickets go on sale starting May 9. The complete "Willy Wonka" PHAME cast and artistic team was just announced, so click this link to find out what role your favorite PHAME performer has in the show and how to order tickets.
In just a few weeks, PHAME will announce some truly exciting opportunities for the greater Portland community to find its own golden ticket through PHAME - and win some fantastical prizes and discounts along the way. Keep your eyes peeled on the PHAME eNews and on their website for more details when they announce their PHAME
Gold Circle tickets are $22 to $28, and general admission tickets are $14 to $19. PHAME's 2011 musical production, "Grease," was a sold-out event - be sure to buy tickets today!
Visit Disability Program Facebook page for news, event postings
The Office of Neighborhood Involvement Disability Program Facebook page features daily postings of news, videos, events and issues of interest to people with disabilities. Visit the program's Facebook page to read these postings and other information posted daily on disability issues, news and concerns.
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You can access more information on resources, events and the Portland Commission on Disability at the program's website:
The Commission has begun development of its own website, which is found at www.PortlandDisability.com. There are links for meeting calendars, commissioner profiles and other information. The site will be adding more content as the Commission has moved to the Office of Equity & Human Rights. Please visit and watch its development.
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Saint Helena of Constantinople
- Elene
- Helen
- Flavia Julia Helena Augusta
Converted to Christianity late in life. Married Constantius Chlorus, co-regent of the western Roman empire. Mother of Constantine the Great. Her husband put her aside for a second marriage with better political connections. On his death, her son ascended to the throne, brought her home, and treated her as royalty. She used her high position and wealth in the service of her religious enthusiasm, and helped build churches throughout the empire.
In her late 70's she led a group to the Holy Land to search for the True Cross. She and her group unearthed three crosses in 326. At the suggestion of Saint Macarius of Jerusalem, she took them to a woman afflicated with an incurable disease, and had her touch each one. One of them immediately cured her, and it was pronounced the True Cross. She built a church on the spot where the cross was found, and sent pieces to Rome and Constantinople; the Feast of the Holy Cross on 14 September celebrates the event. Thus in art, she is usually depicted holding a wooden cross.
- c.248 at Drepanon, Bithynia, Asia Minor
- against fire
- against thunder
- archeologists
- Birkirkara, Malta
- converts
- difficult marriages
- divorced people
- dyers
- empresses
- Helena, Montana, diocese of
- nail smiths
- needle makers
- cross
- cross in hand
- queen holding a cross
- woman receiving the location of the True Cross in a dream
- queen leading the search for the True Cross
- queen giving a letter to a messenger
- woman with a book and small cross
- nails
- woman with cross and nails
- with Constantine
- "Saint Helena of Constantinople". CatholicSaints.Info. 10 November 2019. Web. 26 January 2020. <>


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Arvest Bank's mortgage division makes company history in 2016!
Arvest Bank announced Jan. 3 its mortgage division originated more than $1 billion in purchase-money mortgage loans in 2016, the first time it has done so in its history.
Arvest announced in September it had originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans – both purchase-money and refinances – for the 14th consecutive year. Steven Plaisance, President and Chief Executive Officer of Arvest's mortgage division, said passing the $1 billion mark in purchase-money loans alone is a testament to Arvest's mortgage lenders and a good indicator of healthy local economies within the bank's footprint.
"We couldn't have reached this remarkable milestone without the dedication and expertise of all our mortgage lenders, assistants and our operations team," Plaisance said. "Additionally, low interest rates have helped many people realize the dream of buying their first home, their dream home, or something in between. We're always happy to help provide the opportunity for people to improve their lives through the purchase of a home."
As of Dec. 28, Arvest had closed a total of 6,170 purchase-money loans with total loan value of $1,001,191,628. In 2015, Arvest closed a total of 5,931 purchase-money loans with total loan value of $941,340,727.
"Mortgage interest rates remain one of the best deals going, and thus we are very excited about the 2017 purchase-money market despite the recent rate movement," Plaisance said. "We urge everyone to keep in mind historical mortgage rates as we move forward."
Arvest is unique among most local lenders in that it services 99 percent of its mortgage loans, meaning that customers make their payments to Arvest and deal with Arvest for any needs after their loan closes.
Submitted questions will be answered by an Arvest banker and may appear on the Arvest Blog.
All Arvest banks are Equal Housing Lenders and Member FDIC.
Investment products and services are provided by Arvest Investments, Inc., doing business as Arvest Asset Management, member FINRA/SIPC, an SEC registered investment adviser and a subsidiary of Arvest Bank. Trust services are provided by Arvest Bank. Insurance products are made available through Arvest Insurance, Inc., which is registered as an insurance agency. Insurance products are marketed through Arvest Insurance, Inc., but are underwritten by insurance companies.
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Strategies: 7 small-business trends to analyze
- Technology trends include social media%2C mobile payments%2C cloud computing%2C mobile marketing
- Larger small businesses will need to learn how to navigate the Affordable Care Act
- Crowdfunding will help you raise money quickly%3B international marketing can help you make more profits
In my work with small-business owners all over America, certain issues consistently occupy most of their attention.
Small-business owners predominantly are occupied with the perennial issues that determine their survival: making enough money; keeping costs down; and being profitable enough to pay their bills, their employees and themselves.
2012:7 trends you can't ignore
2013:5 trends for the coming year
But the smartest entrepreneurs also know they have to pay attention to new technologies and services to stay competitive.
A few key issues are emerging:
• Social media. Do your customers "like" you on Facebook, check you on Pinterest? Do you tweet?
Small-business owners are struggling to figure out how and whether to use social media to market their products and services. Sure, it's easy to put a "follow me on Facebook" link on a website, but it's not so easy to keep the page fresh.
One of my first clients was a florist, and once a year, the owner would take out a Yellow Pages ad. Today, that florist would be urged to create content for her Facebook page every few days and pin pictures of new floral arrangements to Pinterest.
All of this takes time, and the return on investment isn't clear yet.
• Health care. By the end of this year, health care is going to be on the minds of virtually every small-business owner.
In January 2014, provisions of the Affordable Care Act require employers to provide health insurance or pay a fine. Many aspects and options remain unclear, such as the health exchange marketplaces for consumers and small businesses, and they're likely to stay that way for some time.
The obligation to provide health insurance or pay a fine applies only to companies with more than 50 full-time equivalent employees. The formula is complicated, but most small businesses will not be required to provide insurance.
• New payment methods. Various forms of mobile wallets and payment options are springing up.
And many small businesses are looking at whether to adopt new payment services like Square, GoPayment, or PayPal Here.
Mobile businesses — electricians, lawn services, street vendors — have been the first to choose these new payment forms. But brick-and-mortar or service businesses increasingly are turning to them.
Getting approval as a vendor is easy, no fussy equipment is required, and the pricing is transparent. Key players in this field still are emerging, and small businesses are likely to be flummoxed with the range of choices.
• Cloud computing. This is one area where small businesses really benefit, but the decision to move to the cloud can be confusing and the transition somewhat disruptive.
The explosion of Internet-based services — sometimes called software as a service or on-demand software — helps small companies use more powerful services more easily with lower up-front costs. But the monthly fees turn off some small businesses because they don't fully understand the tradeoff with information technology maintenance and upgrade expenses.
• Crowdfunding. The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act that passed last year will open up new sources of financing for entrepreneurs.
Now, only "qualified" investors can pay for a stake in entrepreneurial ventures, and the Securities and Exchange Commission is charged with devising regulations that would allow ordinary individuals to invest.
Once the SEC, which is behind on its original schedule, has issued regulations, expect a flurry of new crowdfunding sites to appear — and aggressive marketing to get entrepreneurs to raise money on their sites. Fraud, too, will be inevitable in spite of the regulations.
• Mobile marketing. Virtually everyone is doing business on their smartphone — buying stuff, searching for nearby businesses, researching products, making reservations.
But mobile is a real challenge for small businesses. They don't know how to create or manage mobile applications or mobile-friendly websites.
• Global prospects. Overwhelmingly, small, local businesses aren't thinking globally, but for some doing business globally represents both opportunities and challenges.
The biggest challenge may be global competition. But international markets also offer opportunities to find vendors and customers.
Smart entrepreneurs know their long-term survival depends on being responsive to new trends. But they can't afford to adopt every passing fad.
These trends seem to be the ones with lasting impact.
Rhonda Abrams is president of The Planning Shop and publisher of books for entrepreneurs. Her most recent book isEntrepreneurship: A Real-World Approach. Register for Rhonda's free newsletter at PlanningShop.com. Twitter:@RhondaAbrams.


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In this week's column, Dan Savage revealed that his infamous recent advice to a man who was turned off by his wife's fat was totally not his fault, dude. It turns out he was throwing a passive-aggressive little hissy about readers criticizing his advice to a gay man in the same situation:
Readers—mostly female readers—were outraged: Before breaking up, before cheating, before drinking heavily, couldn't SAS try being honest? Why didn't I tell SAS to tell his boyfriend that the weight was a turnoff and that SAS was seriously thinking about ending the relationship if the boyfriend didn't lose those extra pounds?… The advice you read in this space for HARD—all about being honest and open (including those now-infamous conversation starters like, "You have gotten fat and unattractive and my sex drive is nil, so can we do something about it before I bail on you?")—was written by my female readers. All I did was change the pronouns from male to female.
Oh gosh, how fiendishly clever! You really showed us, Dan! You proved that sometimes people have opinions that contradict with other people's opinions! For his next act, by the way, Dan goes on to quote various responses to his ghostwritten column, which — good lord! — also contradict one another. Wow, I'm really convinced: from now on I'll read columns written by people who get paid to give advice, not columns collaged together from the opinions of a thousand amateurs. It turns out that a thousand amateurs don't always agree.
Needless to say, I'm rolling my eyes so hard that I can see my dinner. But this column, smug as it is, is on balance a boon. Dan Savage gets a break from the intolerable drudgery of writing one freakin' column a week by conscripting a bunch of schmos without their knowledge or consent. And I get to write about something I've been meaning to mention: the "everyone's an expert" phenomenon of fat.
Foolish as it may be, I tend to read every blog that links here, at least every one that WordPress tells me about. Many posts are touching personal stories about discovering and coming to terms with fat acceptance. Some are sharp feminists directing other sharp feminists our way. Several are critical, either from an understandable "I'm not ready to let go of the FoBT" perspective or from a nonsensical "I can't read sentences" one. But almost all of them have this in common: If they have any comments at all, they will have at least one comment saying "I just don't think it's okay to be fat, and here's why." These commenters go on to talk about their weight loss experience, or the surefire diet they know will work this time, or some dude they knew who lost 200 pounds eating Subway, or the terror of carbs or the horror of fats or the menace of corn syrup or the, I don't know, delicate ennui of riboflavin. They cite ignorant parents, sedentary children, irresponsible school officials, some lady they saw buying chips at Giant Eagle, the generation gap, the degradation of society. They expound, from their presumably flawlessly skinny pulpits, on how simple the whole thing really is.
And of course, the same thing happens incessantly on this blog, though we usually spare you. Here's a brand-new douchehound, straight out of the box, still with that new-douchehound smell:
There's a backlash against being thin, but the reality is more people are overweight than underweight. Being overweight in the US is a much wider spread problem (no pun intended). Instead of finding ways to justify it, people should be taking better care of themselves. Everywhere I go in public I am shocked at how many overweight people there are, especially children, who seem to be getting fatter & fatter. It IS a REAL problem.
Seriously, could this be a lot snottier? Here's what YOU SHOULD DO. Here's what EVERYONE'S CHILDREN are like. Here's what THE REALITY is. Here's how YOU SHOULD take care of yourself. Here's MY FEELINGS on the subject. It IS a REAL problem. I KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR EVERYBODY.
Of course, it's easy to be an expert when you don't know shit about dick. It helps enormously if NOBODY knows shit about dick — if you're talking about what some guy you've never met should say to his boyfriend you've never met, just for example, or when you're spewing facts and figures about something as complex and individual as human metabolism. I mean, who's going to contradict you? Unless a fellow reader can conclusively prove that they're the One True Nutrition Scientist and have been hiding out on top of a pillar until everyone comes off it about the calories in-calories out thing, then it's pretty much just your word against everyone else's. And everyone else totally knew someone, or totally tried this one thing, or totally read about it in Reader's Digest. Everyone is pretty damn sure they know something you don't.
What is it about, this conviction that eating food and occasionally reading nutritional information qualifies you to lecture about human physiology? I use gravity, and I could even tell you some figures and formulas about it, but I don't pretend to be an expert on physics. I can do basic numerical calculations, but that doesn't mean I have a valid position on Fermat's Last Theorem. So why would participating in nutrition and exercise, or even reading a Cosmo article about them, possibly justify me in spouting off my views on such multivalent issues as food, fat, and fitness — issues on which even real experts don't agree? It puts a whole new spin on "I'm entitled to my opinion" — people truly do feel that expertise on size, health, and nutritional and exercise habits is a veritable birthright.
I do think that some of it is the misogyny that's so closely wrapped up with fat hatred. (Even fat hatred against men. That's why fat men are often feminized when they're attacked — you're soft, you've got breasts, you can't see your penis.) Women's bodies are public property, subject to consensus views, so why wouldn't fat bodies be the same? There's a dehumanization aspect to both — it's not a person, it's a REAL PROBLEM. A public problem. Which, of course, it's everybody's right and moral duty to penetrate (symbolically, natch) and solve.
I can come up with other explanations based on the usual components of bigotry, mostly fear. It makes sense that people might collect information and opinions as talismans against the fear of fat or the fear of mortality. Talk loud enough at death, after all, and it'll leave you alone — that's what the folklore says. But as Dan Savage's column demonstrates, it's not just nutrition and exercise and health — people also have opinions on how you should talk to fat people, how you should behave in relationships with fat people, how you should broach the subject of fat with fat people. Maybe each of those people is right about some fat person, somewhere. But we're actually not a monolithic group, united by our waistlines. Believe it or not, honesty might be the right approach for Dan's first correspondent's boyfriend, but exactly the wrong one for the second writer's wife. Not every fat person should eat the same thing — we have different metabolisms, different bodies with different abilities and different needs for exercise and different food tolerances and different nutritional requirements. We don't all wear the same size or shape of clothes; we don't all look good in black, or bad in horizontal stripes. And not every fat person needs the same thing from his or her friends, family, and loved ones. We don't even all need the same things from strangers.
I don't know exactly what people find so intoxicating about the smug superciliousness that comes from having an opinion on What We Should Do About Fat. But I know what really bothers me about it: the essentialism. I can look with pity on false bravado, people playing at being experts because they need to cultivate a sense of superiority. But when people tell you that they know how you should eat or how you should act or how you should discipline your children, or what you can wear and how much space you deserve, it's genuinely ignorant and simplistic, just as much as when they serve up unbidden platitudes how you should talk to your wife. And it's just as likely to be self-contradictory, stupid, and wrong — because people are intensely complicated, both psychologically and physiologically. They've got traumas and allergies and fetishes and hot buttons and genetic predispositions and gut microflora and defense mechanisms and antibodies all their own. Even House can't figure out a medical mystery in under an hour, and you think you can tell me how to eat, work out, dress, and live, sight un-fucking-seen?
That's the problem with snap judgments of an entire group of people: Chances are good that you'll never ever be right, at least not for very long, no matter how much authority you speak with. It doesn't matter how smugly you announce that fat people just need to ____, or being fat is bad because ____. You'll be wrong as often as you'll be right, if not much, much more — because there are no essential qualities that go along with fatness.
Maybe it's comforting for people to have a simple answer for complicated problems, but in my opinion it's a recipe for looking like an idiot. Does a glib answer have any value when it's basically guaranteed to be wrong? If people were willing to educate themselves (or even just keep in mind that tricky principle about fat people being people first and foremost, merely a subset of an unutterably complex group), they might even achieve a kind of expertise. You'll notice that the more someone really knows about a subject, the less likely she is to be able to give an "elevator pitch" — ask a scientist about the principle she's studying, or a literary scholar about her favorite book, and you're likely to encounter an awkward moment where she explains that it's a bit complicated. Shit, ask a physicist about gravity and you'll get the same. The people who can tell you what to eat, do, say, or wear in a single unequivocal livejournal comment are betraying their own ignorance. But what's more admirable, really — a nuanced sense of the genuine complexity of human psychology and physiology and the wealth of research thereon, combined with a sense of discernment and perspective? Or the ability to reduce the world to a simplistic caricature where you look like the winner?


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Remote Control Unit
From: BlueChip (cs_bluechip_at_webtribe.net)
Date: 2003-11-15
>BlueChip wrote:
Nicely edited dude :)
...is there a special reason that you removed the portion that said
I guess so, but how many people would like to know what your reason was?
Anyway, why should receiving sarcastic comments from this group suddenly
Why should adding your name [Linus] to the list of people giving me grief
What is baffling is that you [Linus] are one of the few people who know how
If anyone wants to know why we don't have .WAV support - it is because
# I get grief for not understanding CVS - and a refusal to help me learn.
Maybe it would be amusing to publish our IRC chat the other night - where
So I stand by my comments (in IRC archive) I wanna see the WAV codec
SOMEONE is sitting on the info required for WAV support, and hence
The DOOM clone - and yes, it *IS* possible (whatever inferior programmers
I don't know what has "got your goat" Linus, but if you just wanna be
You have shown all along that this project is "your baby" and outside
--- I told you not to read that bit :p ---
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I shouldn't turn down a trip to Maine just because I'm worried I won't be able to work from the cabin. I shouldn't have to book train tickets and bus tickets at odd hours just to ensure I'll be stationary and connected to a strong signal in time to do my job. I don't want to take any more midnight trains to
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I am all for bipartisanship, but President Barack Obama�s decision to have lunch with Mitt Romney yesterday and pick his brain for ideas on how to deal with the country�s fiscal challenges is � well � nutty.
�It will be a substantial lunch, if not on the plate then in discussion,� White House spokesman Jay Carney said the day prior to the lunch date.
�He obviously was a successful businessman, and I�m sure he has some ideas the president will find helpful.�
Some pundits are even speculating that Mr. Obama might even offer Mr. Romney a Cabinet post.
Let�s hope this is not so.
I would argue that rather than getting chummy with Mr. Romney, the president should instead keep him at arms length, and from having any influence over the levers of governmental power.
This, I believe, is the wish of the voters who supported the president for a second term.
Lest we have forgotten, Mr. Romney is the epitome of what is wrong with the economy.
He is a successful businessman, but his strategy is all about making money, and not about creating jobs, at least not here in this country.
He is very engaged and motivated in his efforts to insulate his money from the tax reach of Uncle Sam, even if it means hiding it in Swiss banks and other offshore accounts.
This is the presidential candidate who wrote off nearly half the electorate as takers and non-revenue producing residents and citizens of this country.
This is the guy who, after being vanquished in the election, suggested that the president won by giving �gifts� to supporters, �specifically the African American community, the Hispanic community and young people.�
Among these so-called gifts, according to Mr. Romney, are Obamacare and the Dream Act amnesty program, which calls for an end to the deportation of undocumented immigrants who entered the country as children and to grant these eligible immigrants work permits.
The idea that African-Americans and Latinos were given special treatment during Mr. Obama�s first term is ludicrous at best.
While the fallout from the Bush years, including the meltdown on Wall Street, adversely impacted Americans across the board, the impact was deeper in minority communities.
According to the Census Bureau, for example, the percentage of adult African-Americans in poverty rose from 19.8 percent in 2007 to 23 percent in 2010. Among African-American children, the poverty rate rose from 34.5 percent to 39.1 percent.
The unemployment rate among African-Americans was about 12 percent, when the president took office. It is now around 14 percent.
While Mr. Romney was talking about undocumented immigrants self-deporting, Mr. Obama was deporting more than 1.5 million undocumented immigrants during his first term, a deportation rate nearly twice that of his Republican predecessor.
African-Americans and Latinos voted for the president because, despite their respective challenges, the president genuinely wanted to help them do better.
Mr. Romney�s prescription for them, however, was abandonment.
Remember, he is the presidential candidate who stayed silent while his party used voter suppression as a tool in trying to help win him the election.
By the way, people on the left are not the only ones making this voter suppression charge.
Jim Greer, former chairman of the Florida Republican Party and former Gov. Charlie Crist, following the election, have publicly acknowledged that Republican Party strategists concertedly limited early voting in Florida to reduce the Democratic turnout.
According to a Palm Beach Post article, Mr. Greer said Republican strategists and consultants firmly believe �early voting is bad� for the party.
�They never came in to see me and tell we had a (voter) fraud issue,� he said. �It�s all a marketing ploy.
�The sad thing about that is yes, there is prejudice and racism in the party but the real prevailing thought is that they don�t think minorities will ever vote Republican. It�s not really a broad-based racist issue.
�It�s simply that the Republican Party gave up a long time ago ever believing that anything they did would get minorities to vote for them.�
It is understandable why the president would want to be magnanimous, but by giving legitimacy to Mr. Romney, he runs the risk of being seen by many of his supporters as being just another etch-a-sketch politician. Someone who, like Mr. Romney, does not hold any true convictions.


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Remember I had that list of things to do before I turned 30? Well late is better than never, right?
Besides, if ever there was an excuse for putting something off temporarily, the total implosion of a marriage might be it. That or death. Or just plain laziness. But it was definitely the marriage thing in this case.
So here I am, a day late, but not a dollar short (metaphorically at least — this chica is on a budget), and I'm back to trying to do some of the things on my list because gosh darn it — life is for living.
Visit a 'You Pick' orchard and pick too much fruit
Last week, one of my BFF's Nancy and I packed up all six of our kids and visited a blueberry farm. That's two car seats, two boosters, half a bottle of sunblock, 12 shoes that are bugging at least seven feet, and that's only because the other five have been kicked off at some point. Oh, and two mamas with cameras. And cameras I mean iPhones. Because it's 2013.
So we got the place and sauntered shambled in to find out how the process worked. Each kid was given a small bucket. Each bucket had a capacity of two pints. Each pint cost $5. Six kids, six buckets, sixty dollars.
We screamed that at them as they tore off down the rows of blueberry bushes.
We needn't have worried.
I'm going to go ahead and guess that blueberries are friggin expensive because they're so dang hard to collect. After 10 minutes or so, the kids all had at least three blueberries each.
Eventually we ended up with four pints of blueberries altogether, which may or may not have been too many, but when you think about it … who can have too many blueberries?
And if you do, you put them in the freezer and make pie out of them in December.
P.S. The kids pretended they were ninja power ranger super spy blueberry farmers. They had a blast.
P.P.S. The majority of them declared afterward that they hate blueberries and how dare we suggest they eat them.


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The Economic Case for Health Care Reform
There's an old Yiddish saying that, "If my bubba had wheels she'd be a trolley." So goes the logic of the Obama administration in their paper released yesterday, "The Economic Case for Health Care Reform." Their claim is that reducing health care costs would help the economy. Yes, if health care costs were reduced it would likely help the economy, though we should remember that the health care industry is part of the economy.
There is nothing in Obamacare, however, that will reduce costs. In fact, expanding coverage may cause costs to rise. One study by MIT's Amy Finkelstein suggests that the prevalence of insurance itself has roughly doubled the cost of health care. So, if Obama succeeds in expanding insurance coverage, it's very likely to increase the cost of care.
Take Massachusetts for example. Three years ago, Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney signed into law one of the most far‐reaching experiments in health care reform since President Bill Clinton's ill‐fated attempt at national health care. Proponents promised the reforms would reduce health care costs, suggesting the price of individual insurance policies would be reduced by 25 – 40 percent. In reality, however, insurance premiums rose by 7.4 percent in 2007, 8 – 12 percent in 2008, and are expected to rise 9 percent this year. This is compared to a nationwide average increase of 5.7 percent over the same three years. Nationally, on average, health insurance for a family of four costs $12,700; in Massachusetts, coverage for the same family costs an average of $16,897.
In fact, since the bill was signed, health care spending in the state has increased by 23 percent. Thus, despite individual and employer mandates, the creation of an insurance connector and other measures that increase insurance regulations, Massachusetts has failed to bring costs down.
President Obama and Congressional leaders have endorsed expanding coverage in similar ways to Massachusetts. The proposals would undoubtedly make it easier for some people to get coverage, but would also raise insurance costs for the young and healthy, making it more likely they would go without coverage. This leaves two choices: revert to the individual mandate (President Obama opposed the mandate as a candidate) or increase subsidies to try to cut costs to young and healthy individuals, thereby adding to the already substantial cost of the proposed plans.
Ultimately, controlling costs requires someone to say "no," whether the government (as in single‐payer systems with global budgets), insurers (managed care) or health care consumers themselves (by desire or ability to pay). In reality, any health care reform will have to confront the fact that the biggest single reason costs keep rising is that the American people keep buying more and more health care.


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A guide to the perfect ski-free ski trip
Author CHRIS WRIGHT
THERE'S GENERALLY one in every ski party: the knock-kneed neophyte whose enthusiasm outstrips his ability, whose signature move turns out to be the Clattering Cartwheel, a rapid descent that elicits gasps, groans and sometimes screams from onlookers. Luckily, the top ski resorts offer a variety of amenities that allow the most hapless among us to enjoy pristine winter wonderlands without risking injury or embarrassment.
Everyone knows you can't have a ski vacation — whether or not you actually ski — without hot tubs. The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, on the slopes of the Colorado Rockies, takes this principle very seriously. In addition to its oversize lazy-river hot tub (located in an atmospheric grotto), there are copper tubs, stargazing tubs, a heated outdoor pool and a "Roaring Rapids" hydrotherapy massage, all of which combine to perish even the most fleeting thought of ice.
Also in Colorado, the town of Breckenridge has no shortage of ways to divert you from the expansive mountain playground that looms above. There's a lively bar scene (try the margaritas at Mexican eatery Mi Casa), top-notch dining (don't miss chef-owner Matt Fackler's Colorado-inspired cuisine at Relish) and lots of outdoor fun to be had (dogsledding, anyone?).
But all that is moot, really, because you won't actually need to leave the luxurious One Ski Hill Place (which is, incidentally, ski-in/ski-out). There's a new bar (the T-Bar), two movie lounges, a game room, an aquatics center at the spa and — get this — a two-lane bowling alley made to look like a mine shaft. There's also a bustling outdoor deck that's the perfect setting in which to tell your weary friends all about the fun-filled day you just had not endangering yourself and others by tumbling down the slopes.
Meanwhile, the stately Waldorf Astoria in Park City, Utah, has enough rustic trappings to make you feel outdoorsy without having to venture outdoors. Sink into a plush fireside sofa with a psychological thriller and a hot toddy. Try a yam-and-pumpkin enzyme peel at the resort's Golden Door spa. Then direct your glowing face at a platter of fried dough — the beignets at the restaurant here are second only to those in New Orleans. If you do want to head outdoors, this year the hotel installed a "high-speed advanced zip line circuit" that stretches more than 2,100 feet and offers a treetop ride across a canyon.
At Spanish Peaks in Big Sky, Mont., the slopes can feel like an afterthought. This is especially true during warmer months, when the place abounds with outdoor activities, particularly golf, but Spanish Peaks is also no slouch when it comes to wintertime fun. Have a horse-drawn sleigh take you to dinner or, for the ultimate in relaxation, have the kids demonstrate what they learned in the resort's "Kids in the Kitchen" program. In case that doesn't work out the way you hoped, the Clubhouse has excellent Alpine cuisine (as well as a 1,300-bottle wine cellar).
In Vermont, the Topnotch Resort and Spa recognizes that the secret to any successful getaway is keeping the "little people" happy. There's a Wii-equipped teen center, a tennis academy and a funky hair salon, plus board games, pool tables, pingpong and fireside s'mores. The resort's Buttertub Bistro offers enough sweet cocktails to ensure that the big people can't complain either.
The U.S. doesn't hold a monopoly on the lazy ski trip, of course. In addition to the many outlandish attractions that St. Moritz, the Swiss winter playground of Europe's elite, has to offer — including the White Turf, a horse race on a frozen lake — there's Badrutt's Palace Hotel, which oozes old-time romanticism. Its King's Club, Switzerland's oldest discotheque, has catered to actual royalty. If you absolutely demand the sensation of crisp mountain air being blasted into your nostrils, the Haus am Bach in Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria, has rides on an Alpine roller coaster. And the Shiga Kogen resort, with more than 100 hotels in Japan's Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, invites guests to join the snow monkeys frolicking in local hot springs — with nary a ski boot nor snowboard to be seen.


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By Ellen Goldbaum
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Reports that people newly insured through Medicaid in Oregon made more emergency room visits than the uninsured may reflect regional issues, says Nancy Nielsen, MD, senior associate dean for health policy at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and past president of the American Medical Association.
While the recent studies based in Oregon found that the newly insured made more emergency room visits than those without insurance, Nielsen says that Massachusetts did not see a rise in emergency room use after instituting its statewide health insurance mandate.
"It remains to be seen where increases in services will occur, and it may be different in different regions," says Nielsen. "The issue is more complex than obtaining insurance for the first time, although we know that alone results in people seeking medical services. For example, if there is ready access to primary care, those will be the services that are sought by the newly insured who aren't acutely ill.
"If there is a shortage of available primary care or specific specialty areas in a region, then indeed the emergency department of hospitals may initially show an influx of patients. Hopefully those folks can then be linked with more appropriate settings for follow-up care."
Nielsen has served as senior advisor at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
She notes that it is instructive to look at the behavior of uninsured people who are aging into Medicare; for example, a retired 63-year-old.
"It's well known that these people will typically delay seeking health services until Medicare coverage begins, and then there is an increase in services received for the first year afterward," she says. "After that, the demand for health services returns to a more normal level. That would predict a similar initial uptick in demand from those newly insured under Obamacare, with a return to more typical levels fairly soon afterward."
She adds that several other factors should be taken into account when assessing the Affordable Care Act.
"Prior to the implementation of Obamacare, acutely ill people without insurance got hospital care that all the rest of us paid for," Nielsen says. "Now there will be a third-party payer, which takes the burden from hospitals for uncompensated care and from everyone else who paid higher premiums to cover care rendered to the uninsured."
She adds that for those who obtain private insurance through state or federal exchanges, there are hefty co-pays, especially for emergency rooms, for the plans that have lower monthly premiums.
"Those hefty co-pays will cause people to pause before going to a higher cost site like a hospital emergency room unless it's really necessary," Nielsen says.
She adds that it also isn't yet known as to what proportion of the newly insured have chronic conditions.
"Once that becomes clear in about six months (since insurance has to be obtained by March to avoid the tax penalty), we can better evaluate the pressure points in a region's health care service network," she says.
"But the real news is what has been shown over and over again: lacking health insurance is hazardous to your health, so the 2.1 million newly insured Americans are in a much better place now, despite problems that will surely arise, than they were before Jan. 1."
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