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SAN ANTONIO -- A military religious freedom group blasted an Army directive mandating diversity training, saying it targets biblical beliefs about sexual orientation, the group said Tuesday.
The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, which advocates for freedom of religious expression in uniform, sent a letter dated Feb. 24 to acting Army Secretary Robert Speer criticizing a service directive titled "Promoting Diversity and Inclusion."
The group zeroed in on a section calling for the Army Training and Doctrine Command and the Deputy Chief of Staff to "develop a plan to expand training on implicit or unconscious bias" aimed at soldiers in senior leadership and management positions, recruitment and other areas.
Ron Crews, a retired Army chaplain and executive director of the group, believes the training is meant to discourage troops with religious teachings from expressing their views, calling it an assault on soldiers who hold biblical beliefs that marriage and sexual relationships should only be between men and women.
"We believe it is code for those who hold orthodox beliefs about sexual matters," Crews said. Those beliefs include that gay and lesbian relationships are ethically and morally wrong.
"The biblical word is sin," he said, conceding that the directive does not specifically mention sexual orientation.
The Army said Tuesday the memorandum is under review but declined to discuss policy implementation or training specifics.
The directive, signed by then-Army Secretary Eric Fanning on Jan. 18 ahead of the inauguration of President Donald Trump, was created as a means to diversify the pool of potential recruits and to remove barriers of advancement for qualified soldiers, Fanning told Stars and Stripes on Wednesday.
"Everybody in the Army should believe there is a path forward for them. Readiness is getting the most out of the force," he said.
Fanning, the first openly gay Army secretary, waved off concerns that the directive in general or the unconscious bias section in particular was created with only sexual orientation in mind. The training was meant to encompass everything: gender, race, ethnicity, education, skill sets and other backgrounds, he said.
Implicit bias, often called unconscious bias, is judgment or behavior toward certain groups, like racism or sexism, that occurs below a conscious level, according to the National Center for State Courts, a nonprofit that works on improving judicial administration.
The White House mandated training to recognize and combat implicit bias in the national security workforce in an October memorandum, Fanning said. The Justice and Interior departments have already implemented those programs.
A former senior official familiar with the directive's creation said Wednesday that the Army looked at private-sector companies and outside organizations, such as Google, Uber and the National Football League, to evaluate diversity practices.
The Rooney Rule, an NFL policy requiring teams to interview minority candidates for head-coaching positions, was imported by the Army and the Air Force to widen the scope of talent for leadership positions, the official said, after evaluating studies that showed diverse teams outperformed homogenous groups due to specific problem-solving abilities.
"Recognizing unconscious bias is how private-sector companies get the best people to work for them," the former official said.
Crews acknowledged Fanning's orientation, describing it as a potential vehicle for the directive.
"Fanning is who he is. He was very outward of wanting his view to be acceptable. I have nothing against him," Crews said. "What I do know is over last eight years our military has been used to push a political agenda."
Fanning said the accusation of setting political agendas is confusing.
"I don't think opportunity and equality are political agendas. I think they're important American values," he said.
The letter came just weeks after a draft of an executive order by the Trump administration was obtained by media. "Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative to Respect Religious Freedom" proposed that "Americans and their religious organizations will not be coerced by the Federal Government into participating in activities that violate their conscience," according to the draft order, cited by several news organizations. If officially signed, it would be considered a win for conservative Christians who favor religious freedom exemptions. The Trump administration did not comment on the draft order in February.
When Fanning visited troops and discussed diversity and inclusion initiatives as a means to recruit and retain a broader section of the country, he said he was met with a divergence of assessments up and down the chain of command.
"A [lieutenant general] would say, 'This can't be done.' A colonel would say he could make it work," Fanning said. "But a captain would look at me like I'm crazy. They would say, 'Look around you. It's already happening.' "


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Recently, a U.S. technology firm called Disconnect filed a complaint with European anti-trust regulators when it's app was banned from the Google Play Store. Knowing just that tells us a lot, at least regarding privacy and effectiveness. These days companies like Google are working overtime to gather data from users phones. The idea is that Google has everyone's information (such as what kind of coffee you drink, what electronics you are searching for, your location, etc.) then they can tailor advertising that is a perfect fit for you. Obviously there is some serious monetary value in this process, especially to hungry advertisers who want to attract a specific slice of consumers.
According to THE INTERCEPT article (see link below):
When you visit a website, usually unbeknown to you, other websites and services try to connect to your device in the background to collect data about your browsing habits. The Disconnect app allows users to view and block these invisible network connections, which the company says "permit intrusions into the personal privacy of users by facilitating tracking and the collection of personal information" and "expose users to risks associated with malware and other forms of cybercrime." However, some of these same invisible connections are used to generate advertising revenue, an issue that appears to be at the root of Google's decision to crack down on Disconnect.
In a time where individuals continue to give up more and more privacy for technology and convenience, it will be interesting to see how this shakes out and what kind of decision is made in the European regulatory circles. We at Privacy Living recommend you take every precaution possible to maximize your privacy, even if only just based upon principle. We, like you, have nothing to hide; but, it's no one's business what we say or do. Hold onto your privacy while you can!
You can find the disconnect app here for Mac, Windows, Android and iOS: https://disconnect.me/
See the full article here: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/06/23/google-disconnect-antitrust-privacy-app-europe/

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I've been waiting for today for awhile.
The day when I could honestly say that I felt like I was financially set to move, and had the right jobs lined up. So I woke up, and drove my ass out to the Valley to go apartment hunting before my shift at Conan later in the evening.
I had to do the buddy system while apt. hunting. Shout out goes to Trish. I've been told that I pick out apartments like its a T-shirt at Target. I do it quickly and I don't try it on…and I'll go with the first one I see…
So with that said, I took a second opinion with me today.
After calling numerous complexes and realized that most of them lied about the actual cost of the rent/deposit on craigslist, we narrowed it down to two places to actually check out.
On our way to spot #1, I decided to blast the batman theme in my car…and pretend that Short Round was the batmobile…and I don't know if anyone actually does this but I love it…I choreograph my speed of the car to the music…if it sounds like a part where my car would gun it…my car guns it.
So there we were. Listening to the Batman theme song, and we were getting ready to coast by apartment #1, when the "speed up to awesomeness" part of the music kicked in…so I sped up…and drove past the damn place and wasted my $4/gallon tank trying to turn around behind an old fart at an intersection.
So we finally made it.
To the first studio.
In a 15 unit complex. The studio was built in the 40's, and when we went in, our jaws dropped to the floor. It was the quirkiest and most inventive place I've ever seen. First off, it was tiny. Even for a studio.
But after seeing the place, we realized we couldn't find a closet anywhere….
until we looked at the wooden wall in the living room with wooden picture frames permanently attached to it…..
The "wall" actually opens up into a fucking closet.
No joke.
I almost peed with giddiness.
It was like the scene outta "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" where the bed folds out of the office wall, and as a kid, you think its the coolest thing you've ever seen in your life.
To make it even better, here's what the bathroom looked like:
I mean, c'mon. The bathroom is a show piece. It is hysterical. I would invite people over just for a good chuckle. P.S, I considered actually using this restroom this morning (I had downed a coffee and water upon entering)…thank god I didn't…the land lady literally walked in 10 seconds after I said I had to pee.
I went through the studio checking every light switch to see what works and what is a hot mess. ….and that's when I came across the stove…
Check out the knobs on that thing. I wasn't even concerned with whether or not it actually worked…I just thought, "no one has a stove like this. I have to have it." Once again…hilarious.
Saved the best for last…the kitchen was complete with a breakfast bar….however…it came equipped with a wooden roof.
I couldn't get over it. A bar with its own roof. Add some rainbow lights, loud/trendy music, obnoxious cologne, generic t-shirts, and a couple anorexic spray-tanned 15-year olds and ya got yourself a Hollister.
I seriously wanted the studio just for the bar. I mean, what else do you need?
Did I fill out an application?
The deal-breaker was the fact that you don't get a parking spot…and the only street parking had heavy parking restrictions due to the neighboring school…not to mention the street is crazy busy and I don't wanna jay walk every morning and wake up at the ass crack of dawn to move Short Round.
Drove past a couple other complexes in shady areas, and the rest of the day felt like an episode of America's Next Top Model.…You know…the go-see episodes where the models are sent out into the city to meet with various agents…and they never plan their day well, and they spend most of the day in the car getting lost/frustrated…
ya. That was me.
So what did I do to fix this?
Got lost and drove by Mulholland Drive, and thought…
meh..what the heck..
Drove up blasting Superman and stopped to take the following cheesy/tourist/cliche image:
I guess the day was kind of successful. I now know that I can't live without a breakfast bar with its own roof…and I wouldn't have known that had I not gone hunting today.
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The film "Woods," written and directed by Jon Hyatt, takes two of the most difficult, most scrutinized genres, Sci-fi and horror, and expertly blends the two in a twisted story that keeps you guessing until the eventual, ultimately satisfying pay-off. I spoke with the writer, director, Jon Hyatt, about this film, his film making processes, and his big plans for the future. You can read the entire text of the interview below after the review.
Woods works as a sci-fi thriller because of its minimalist approach to what life might be like 30 years in the future. While modern technology seems to be rapidly advancing, the basics in our life have remained essentially the same. Our cars, our homes, our man-made environment, while they do undergo change, are essentially the same as they were 50 years ago. One can't say the same thing for communication technologies, computing technologies, and a whole host of other types of tech that have sprung up in the last few decades. The sets used in Woods could be any home, anywhere, and that's why it works. That feeling of connection and intimacy that we get from the familiarity with the surroundings only adds to the suspense of a story about a man named Richter (Jon Hyatt) who has lost his wife (Lawrene Denkers) under mysterious circumstances. The technology that has changed gives us a sense of the future without spoiling the aesthetic with over-the-top special-effects.
The one big difference between the reality of the woods and the present day is the existence of home-help androids. The main character is given an android (Amy Wallace) by the board of his company as a stipulation for his remaining a controlling member as he continues to deal with the psychological trauma of losing his wife. The android seems to be the first real contact he's had with another consciousness in some time, and she soon starts to play a role in unraveling the mystery behind the disappearance of Richter's wife.
This 17-minute short film does an excellent job using camera angles and the environment to create both a feeling of isolation and claustrophobia for the viewer. The acting was solid and the story was interesting, compelling, and ultimately gratifying at the end. There were only a couple of times when I felt the sound design, especially in conversations between characters, could've been better, but that didn't diminish my enjoyment of the film. Woods is an A+ effort from a young filmmaker with a bright future.
My interview with Jon Hyatt:
Can you tell us a little bit about the idea for Woods?
Actually, in the beginning I wanted to make a story about an old man in apartment who has android that takes care of him, but it malfunctions and ends up killing him. It just milled around in my brain for about five months and eventually it turned into Woods. It started getting more complex and I thought it would be better for them to be out in a forest rather than an apartment.
It's interesting that you went from the "claustrophobia" of an apartment to the expanse of the forest but kept the same concept.
Yeah, when I was a kid we had this large wooded area near my house and I would spend a lot of time in the woods walking my dogs. There are always things lurking in your imagination, behind the trees, but it's also kind of inviting place. I always love shooting out in the woods, out in the wilderness, and I can see it being a theme and some of the other things I'll do.
What types of films did you make before Woods?
I made a bunch of comedy shorts before this, but nothing on the scale of Woods. They were all kind of these dorky little YouTube comedy things, a bunch of viral videos. I was also doing standup comedy for a bit, but I really just sort of stopped and said, "I want to make a feature." Making a good short film was the first logical thing to do and Woods is really the first film of that caliber that I've made, everything else was just dorky little fun stuff. It was still made on the shoestring budget, but we managed to pull it off.
How did you decide to play the role of Richter yourself?
Basically, we had an actor pinned down for the role and the night before we began shooting, he told me he had shingles. We were terrified, we call the bunch of actors but it's too short notice for most, and a good actor friend of mine said "why don't you do it?" I've acted before but I thought I can't produce, direct, and star in a movie, it would be too much. I called Bruce, who is the cinematographer, and he said "go for it!" So then he took on more of a co-director roll.
Is this the first sci-fi/supernatural film that you've worked on?
Yes it is, and right after we finished Woods we started a collaboration with this group from Waterloo, Ontario "12 angry filmmakers," basically they made us the Toronto arm of it. We then shot another movie called "Return," which will be hitting the film festivals around December. We will probably be making another short in the next couple of months. Then after that it's "feature time."
What was the hardest part about making this film?
It was definitely wearing all these different hats, like I said I didn't plan on acting in it and so jumping in and acting on it, but also directing and producing it. When we got there we didn't even have a craft-person, so we're throwing cheesy doodles in the oven or whatever. I actually think that added to the character being completely exhausted, I actually really felt like he did. I was really lucky I had such a stellar crew, everyone was just amazing, they just took all the punches and went with it, you know?
Is science-fiction the direction you're going to go with features?
Actually, I really like the horror genre, I mean, I like science fiction and horror, and I could see doing drama down the road, but I just really like the traditional horror films. I'm not really into the whole "blood and guts" kind of thing, I'm more of a Hitchcock and Kubrick guy. That's how I want to move into film, I want to make little pieces of art, not a gorefest.
Is there anything else about the process of making this film that if you were might be interested in?
Not really, pretty much what you see is what you get. Every shot was planned out, the cinematographer and I walked around the property well before production began and lensed the entire film before we shot. We walked around with the exact lenses that we were going to use for each shot because were both cinematographers and basically we knew exactly where we wanted to shoot everything. That makes the process of making a film that much easier, even if you seen the place if you just sit down with the DSLR, it makes it work that much better. I don't think you can never be too prepared to make a film.
Cool, thanks for the time and good luck!
Thanks, great talk!
Access to state of the art health care services is something we can all agree would be a good thing for this country. Experiencing a serious illness is one of life's major challenges and to face it without the means to pay for it is positively frightening. But as we shall see, once we know the facts, we will find that achieving this goal will not be easy without our individual contribution.
These are the themes I will touch on to try to make some sense out of what is happening to American health care and the steps we can personally take to make things better.
A recent history of American health care - what has driven the costs so high?
Key elements of the Obama health care plan
The Republican view of health care - free market competition
Universal access to state of the art health care - a worthy goal but not easy to achieve
what can we do?
First, let's get a little historical perspective on American health care. This is not intended to be an exhausted look into that history but it will give us an appreciation of how the health care system and our expectations for it developed. What drove costs higher and higher?
To begin, let's turn to the American civil war. In that war, dated tactics and the carnage inflicted by modern weapons of the era combined to cause ghastly results. Not generally known is that most of the deaths on both sides of that war were not the result of actual combat but to what happened after a battlefield wound was inflicted. To begin with, evacuation of the wounded moved at a snail's pace and this caused severe delays in treating the wounded. Secondly, many wounds were subjected to wound care, related surgeries and/or amputations of the affected limbs and this often resulted in the onset of massive infection. So you might survive a battle wound only to die at the hands of medical care providers who although well-intentioned, their interventions were often quite lethal. High death tolls can also be ascribed to everyday sicknesses and diseases in a time when no antibiotics existed. In total something like 600,000 deaths occurred from all causes, over 2% of the U.S. population at the time!
Let's skip to the first half of the 20th century for some additional perspective and to bring us up to more modern times. After the civil war there were steady improvements in American medicine in both the understanding and treatment of certain diseases, new surgical techniques and in physician education and training. But for the most part the best that doctors could offer their patients was a "wait and see" approach. Medicine could handle bone fractures and increasingly attempt risky surgeries (now largely performed in sterile surgical environments) but medicines were not yet available to handle serious illnesses. The majority of deaths remained the result of untreatable conditions such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, scarlet fever and measles and/or related complications. Doctors were increasingly aware of heart and vascular conditions, and cancer but they had almost nothing with which to treat these conditions.
This very basic review of American medical history helps us to understand that until quite recently (around the 1950's) we had virtually no technologies with which to treat serious or even minor ailments. Here is a critical point we need to understand; "nothing to treat you with means that visits to the doctor if at all were relegated to emergencies so in such a scenario costs are curtailed. The simple fact is that there was little for doctors to offer and therefore virtually nothing to drive health care spending. A second factor holding down costs was that medical treatments that were provided were paid for out-of-pocket, meaning by way of an individuals personal resources. There was no such thing as health insurance and certainly not health insurance paid by an employer. Except for the very destitute who were lucky to find their way into a charity hospital, health care costs were the responsibility of the individual.
What does health care insurance have to do with health care costs? Its impact on health care costs has been, and remains to this day, absolutely enormous. When health insurance for individuals and families emerged as a means for corporations to escape wage freezes and to attract and retain employees after World War II, almost overnight a great pool of money became available to pay for health care. Money, as a result of the availability of billions of dollars from health insurance pools, encouraged an innovative America to increase medical research efforts. More Americans became insured not only through private, employer sponsored health insurance but through increased government funding that created Medicare and Medicaid (1965). In addition funding became available for expanded veterans health care benefits. Finding a cure for almost anything has consequently become very lucrative. This is also the primary reason for the vast array of treatments we have available today.
I do not wish to convey that medical innovations are a bad thing. Think of the tens of millions of lives that have been saved, extended, enhanced and made more productive as a result. But with a funding source grown to its current magnitude (hundreds of billions of dollars annually) upward pressure on health care costs are inevitable. Doctor's offer and most of us demand and get access to the latest available health care technology in the form of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostic tools and surgical procedures. So the result is that there is more health care to spend our money on and until very recently most of us were insured and the costs were largely covered by a third-party (government, employers). Add an insatiable and unrealistic public demand for access and treatment and we have the "perfect storm" for higher and higher health care costs. And by and large the storm is only intensifying.
At this point, let's turn to the key questions that will lead us into a review and hopefully a better understanding of the health care reform proposals in the news today. Is the current trajectory of U.S. health care spending sustainable? Can America maintain its world competitiveness when 16%, heading for 20% of our gross national product is being spent on health care? What are the other industrialized countries spending on health care and is it even close to these numbers? When we add politics and an election year to the debate, information to help us answer these questions become critical. We need to spend some effort in understanding health care and sorting out how we think about it. Properly armed we can more intelligently determine whether certain health care proposals might solve or worsen some of these problems. What can be done about the challenges? How can we as individuals contribute to the solutions?
The Obama health care plan is complex for sure - I have never seen a health care plan that isn't. But through a variety of programs his plan attempts to deal with a) increasing the number of American that are covered by adequate insurance (almost 50 million are not), and b) managing costs in such a manner that quality and our access to health care is not adversely affected. Republicans seek to achieve these same basic and broad goals, but their approach is proposed as being more market driven than government driven. Let's look at what the Obama plan does to accomplish the two objectives above. Remember, by the way, that his plan was passed by congress, and begins to seriously kick-in starting in 2014. So this is the direction we are currently taking as we attempt to reform health care.
Through insurance exchanges and an expansion of Medicaid,the Obama plan dramatically expands the number of Americans that will be covered by health insurance.
To cover the cost of this expansion the plan requires everyone to have health insurance with a penalty to be paid if we don't comply. It will purportedly send money to the states to cover those individuals added to state-based Medicaid programs.
To cover the added costs there were a number of new taxes introduced, one being a 2.5% tax on new medical technologies and another increases taxes on interest and dividend income for wealthier Americans.
The Obama plan also uses concepts such as evidence-based medicine, accountable care organizations, comparative effectiveness research and reduced reimbursement to health care providers (doctors and hospitals) to control costs.
The insurance mandate covered by points 1 and 2 above is a worthy goal and most industrialized countries outside of the U.S. provide "free" (paid for by rather high individual and corporate taxes) health care to most if not all of their citizens. It is important to note, however, that there are a number of restrictions for which many Americans would be culturally unprepared. Here is the primary controversial aspect of the Obama plan, the insurance mandate. The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided to hear arguments as to the constitutionality of the health insurance mandate as a result of a petition by 26 states attorney's general that congress exceeded its authority under the commerce clause of the U.S. constitution by passing this element of the plan. The problem is that if the Supreme Court should rule against the mandate, it is generally believed that the Obama plan as we know it is doomed. This is because its major goal of providing health insurance to all would be severely limited if not terminated altogether by such a decision.
As you would guess, the taxes covered by point 3 above are rather unpopular with those entities and individuals that have to pay them. Medical device companies, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, doctors and insurance companies all had to "give up" something that would either create new revenue or would reduce costs within their spheres of control. As an example, Stryker Corporation, a large medical device company, recently announced at least a 1,000 employee reduction in part to cover these new fees. This is being experienced by other medical device companies and pharmaceutical companies as well. The reduction in good paying jobs in these sectors and in the hospital sector may rise as former cost structures will have to be dealt with in order to accommodate the reduced rate of reimbursement to hospitals. Over the next ten years some estimates put the cost reductions to hospitals and physicians at half a trillion dollars and this will flow directly to and affect the companies that supply hospitals and doctors with the latest medical technologies. None of this is to say that efficiencies will not be realized by these changes or that other jobs will in turn be created but this will represent painful change for a while. It helps us to understand that health care reform does have an effect both positive and negative.
Finally, the Obama plan seeks to change the way medical decisions are made. While clinical and basic research underpins almost everything done in medicine today, doctors are creatures of habit like the rest of us and their training and day-to-day experiences dictate to a great extent how they go about diagnosing and treating our conditions. Enter the concept of evidence-based medicine and comparative effectiveness research. Both of these seek to develop and utilize data bases from electronic health records and other sources to give better and more timely information and feedback to physicians as to the outcomes and costs of the treatments they are providing. There is great waste in health care today, estimated at perhaps a third of an over 2 trillion dollar health care spend annually. Imagine the savings that are possible from a reduction in unnecessary test and procedures that do not compare favorably with health care interventions that are better documented as effective. Now the Republicans and others don't generally like these ideas as they tend to characterize them as "big government control" of your and my health care. But to be fair, regardless of their political persuasions, most people who understand health care at all, know that better data for the purposes described above will be crucial to getting health care efficiencies, patient safety and costs headed in the right direction.
A brief review of how Republicans and more conservative individuals think about health care reform. I believe they would agree that costs must come under control and that more, not fewer Americans should have access to health care regardless of their ability to pay. But the main difference is that these folks see market forces and competition as the way to creating the cost reductions and efficiencies we need. There are a number of ideas with regard to driving more competition among health insurance companies and health care providers (doctors and hospitals) so that the consumer would begin to drive cost down by the choices we make. This works in many sectors of our economy but this formula has shown that improvements are illusive when applied to health care. Primarily the problem is that health care choices are difficult even for those who understand it and are connected. The general population, however, is not so informed and besides we have all been brought up to "go to the doctor" when we feel it is necessary and we also have a cultural heritage that has engendered within most of us the feeling that health care is something that is just there and there really isn't any reason not to access it for whatever the reason and worse we all feel that there is nothing we can do to affect its costs to insure its availability to those with serious problems.
OK, this article was not intended to be an exhaustive study as I needed to keep it short in an attempt to hold my audience's attention and to leave some room for discussing what we can do contribute mightily to solving some of the problems. First we must understand that the dollars available for health care are not limitless. Any changes that are put in place to provide better insurance coverage and access to care will cost more. And somehow we have to find the revenues to pay for these changes. At the same time we have to pay less for medical treatments and procedures and do something to restrict the availability of unproven or poorly documented treatments as we are the highest cost health care system in the world and don't necessarily have the best results in terms of longevity or avoiding chronic diseases much earlier than necessary.
I believe that we need a revolutionary change in the way we think about health care, its availability, its costs and who pays for it. And if you think I am about to say we should arbitrarily and drastically reduce spending on health care you would be wrong. Here it is fellow citizens - health care spending needs to be preserved and protected for those who need it. And to free up these dollars those of us who don't need it or can delay it or avoid it need to act. First, we need to convince our politicians that this country needs sustained public education with regard to the value of preventive health strategies. This should be a top priority and it has worked to reduce the number of U.S. smokers for example. If prevention were to take hold, it is reasonable to assume that those needing health care for the myriad of life style engendered chronic diseases would decrease dramatically. Millions of Americans are experiencing these diseases far earlier than in decades past and much of this is due to poor life style choices. This change alone would free up plenty of money to handle the health care costs of those in dire need of treatment, whether due to an acute emergency or chronic condition.
Let's go deeper on the first issue. Most of us refuse do something about implementing basic wellness strategies into our daily lives. We don't exercise but we offer a lot of excuses. We don't eat right but we offer a lot of excuses. We smoke and/or we drink alcohol to excess and we offer a lot of excuses as to why we can't do anything about managing these known to be destructive personal health habits. We don't take advantage of preventive health check-ups that look at blood pressure, cholesterol readings and body weight but we offer a lot of excuses. In short we neglect these things and the result is that we succumb much earlier than necessary to chronic diseases like heart problems, diabetes and high blood pressure. We wind up accessing doctors for these and more routine matters because "health care is there" and somehow we think we have no responsibility for reducing our demand on it.
It is difficult for us to listen to these truths but easy to blame the sick. Maybe they should take better care of themselves! Well, that might be true or maybe they have a genetic condition and they have become among the unfortunate through absolutely no fault of their own. But the point is that you and I can implement personalized preventive disease measures as a way of dramatically improving health care access for others while reducing its costs. It is far better to be productive by doing something we can control then shifting the blame.
There are a huge number of free web sites available that can steer us to a more healthful life style. A soon as you can, "Google" "preventive health care strategies", look up your local hospital's web site and you will find more than enough help to get you started. Finally, there is a lot to think about here and I have tried to outline the challenges but also the very powerful effect we could have on preserving the best of America's health care system now and into the future. I am anxious to hear from you and until then - take charge and increase your chances for good health while making sure that health care is there when we need it.
Trying to find the best diet pill may seem like an impossible task, especially with the multitude of diet pills available for purchase. Many people purchase a diet pill only to find out that the pill makes them feel jittery, nervous, or often has no effect at all.
Diet pills frequently contain the same or similar combination of ingredients and rarely contain anything new, innovative, or undiscovered to the supplement / weight loss industry. So, how can you find the best diet pill when most diet pills are made with similar ingredients?
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Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Can the New Oral Anticoagulants Be Used?
Stephan Moll, MD and Damon Houghton, MD write … In patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) who require anticoagulation for the treatment of DVT or PE, warfarin or a low molecular weight heparin have traditionally been used. A question that comes up is whether one of the new oral anticoagulants (DOACs) can be effectively and safely used instead.
It is not known at this point whether DOACs are equally, more or less effective as/than warfarin in patients with APS. Data from clinical trials directly comparing DOACs with warfarin are not yet available. Given the absence of data, no formal recommendations or guidelines exist on this topic. It is an individualized decision between a physician and patient with APS whether to use warfarin or a DOAC for the treatment of DVT or PE.
Published Data
Several case reports and case series of patients with APS treated with a DOAC have been published. All data (from a total of 122 patients) have recently been summarized [1]: Sixteen percent of patients had a recurrent clot on a DOAC. Given this relatively high rate of DOAC failure, the authors caution about the use of DOACs in APS. However, it is also known that warfarin has a high failure rate [references 2,3]. In addition, due to the nature of case report publications (potential bias; absence of control group), no strong or meaningful conclusion is possible as to how DOACs compare to warfarin or LMWH in the treatment of DVT and PE in patients with APS.
Ongoing Studies
Several studies on APS and the use of DOACs are ongoing, with details available at clinicaltrials.gov:
- NCT02157272: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Rivaroxaban with Warfarin in High Risk Patients With Antiphospholipid Syndrome (TRAPS)
- NCT02295475: Apixaban for the Secondary Prevention of Thromboembolism Among Patients With the AntiphosPholipid Syndrome (ASTRO-APS)
- NCT02116036: Rivaroxaban for Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (RAPS)
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We discuss with patient with APS who needs to be on an anticoagulant:
- … that no solid data exist regarding the use of DOACs in APS, and that it is not known whether the DOACs are as effective as warfarin, less effective or more effective.
- … that some patients with APS develop new clots in spite of being on warfarin and that recurrent clots may also occur on a DOAC.
If we decide to use a DOAC, then our preference is typically a twice daily dosed anticoagulant (Eliquis® or Pradaxa®) rather than a once daily dosed drug (Xarelto® or Savaysa®), as the twice daily dosed drug leads to more steady drug levels throughout the day. The hypothesis is that this may lead to a more effective anticoagulant effect. However, this theory is unproven and whether this truly leads to a lower risk of anticoagulant failure in patients with APS is not known. A recent publication (case report plus discussion on drug pharmacokinetics/-dynamics) also suggests a twice daily rather than a once daily dosed drug in patients with APS if a DOAC is used [ref 4]. However, feasibility/practicality of once daily versus twice daily medication and, thus, patient preference, is also important to consider.
- Dufrost V et al. Direct oral anticoagulants use in antiphospholipid syndrome: Are these drugs an effective and safe alternative to warfarin? A systematic review of the literature. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2016;18:74.
- Crowther M et al. A Comparison of two intensities of warfarin for the prevention of recurrent thrombosis in patients with the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. N Engl J Med 2003;349:1133-8.
- Finazzi G et al. A randomized clinical trial of high-intensity warfarin vs. conventional antithrombotic therapy for the prevention of recurrent thrombosis in patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome (WAPS) J Thromb Haemost 2005;3: 848–853.
- Schofield JR et al. Dosing considerations in the use of the direct oral anticoagulants in the antiphospholipid syndrome. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2017 Jun 27. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.12582. [Epub ahead of print].
Disclosure: Dr. Moll has consulted for Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Boehringer-Ingelheim. Dr. Houghton has no disclosures.
Last updated: July 5th, 2017
Heavier Menstrual Bleeding on Xarelto?
Stephan Moll, MD writes… Interesting and noteworthy observations published in the last 2 weeks: Heavy menstrual bleeding appears to occur more commonly with Xarelto® than with warfarin [ref 1] and may be also more common with Xarelto® than with Eliquis® [ref 2].
Reversing Warfarin for Urgent Surgeries – Extended FDA Approval of Kcentra
Stephan Moll, MD writes… The FDA approved today (Dec 13th, 2013) the use of the drug Kcentra® for urgent warfarin reversal in patients who need an urgent surgical procedure. This extends the indications for use of this drug – it had been approved by the FDA in April 2013 to treat major bleeding on warfarin [ref 1]. Read the rest of this entry »
Major Bleeding on Dabigatran (Pradaxa) – Interesting Publication
Stephan Moll, MD writes…
Interesting publication this week in Circulation: "Management and outcomes of major bleeding during treatment with dabigatran or warfarin" (Majeed A et al; published online Sept 30,2013; full publication is here). The management and prognosis of major bleeding in patients treated with dabigatran or warfarin was compared, pooling data of the major bleeds that occurred in 5 phase III dabigatran trials. 1,121 major bleeds occurred in 27,419 patients treated with warfarin or dabigatran.
The noteworthy findings:
- Patients with major bleeding on dabigatran (Pradaxa) do not fare worse than patients with major bleed on warfarin (regarding 30 day mortality). They may actually fare a little better, as evidence by a shorter stay in the intensive care unit. That is reassuring when discussing the choice of the anticoagulant (warfarin versus dabigatran) with a patient.
- There were (as we already knew from previous publications) significantly less intracranial bleeds on dabigatran than on warfarin; however, there were more GI bleeds on dabigatran (supplemental table 1). This is noteworthy, as many would view an intracranial bleed as more worrisome and detrimental than a gastrointestinal bleed.
- Warfarin reversal is done suboptimally in clinical practice: In patients with major bleeding on warfarin, (i) only 30 % of patients received vitamin K and (ii) only 1.2 % of patients received a prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC); 30 % received FFP. This is noteworthy, as guidelines (ACCP 2012) suggest that in case of major bleeding on warfarin PCCs be given rather than plasma (FFP); and vitamin K should be standard of care in warfarin reversal. The observation in this Circulation publication reflects that reversal of warfarin therapy is often suboptimally done, even though appropriate tools exist, i.e. vitamin K and PCCs (see also Clot Connect's Kcentra discussion here).
Disclosure: I have consulted for Boehringer-Ingelheim.
Last updated: Oct 2nd, 2013
International Coagulation Meeting (ISTH 2013): Highlights
Stephan Moll, MD writes… A major international coagulation conference, the bi-annual meeting of the International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH; www.isth.org), took place in Amsterdam, Holland, from June 29th to July 4th, 2013. The clinically relevant highlights about thrombosis and anticoagulation are summarized below. Read the rest of this entry »
FDA Approval of New Drug to Treat Major Bleeding on Warfarin – Kcentra
Stephan Moll, MD writes… A new drug for the urgent reversal of warfarin was approved by the FDA today, April 29th, 2013 (announcement by the FDA is here), called Kcentra. The drug is derived from pooled plasma from healthy blood donors and contains the coagulation factors that are low in warfarin-treated patients, i.e. factors II, VII, IX, and X. It is also referred to as a 4-factor concentrate, or non-activated Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (PCC). The drug prescribing information (package insert) is here.
Up until now only 3-factor concentrates (PCC) and fresh frozen plasma (FFP) were available in the U.S. in addition to vitamin K to urgently reverse warfarin and to treat major bleeding in warfarin-treated patients. The new drug is a welcome addition to the armamentarium when having to treat warfarin-associated major bleeding. Where until now I used to give 3-factor PCCs, I will now give the 4-factor PCC.
Bleeding and the new oral anticoagulants
A question that will now be raised is whether this new drug is also suitable to treat major bleeding on one of the new oral anticoagulants, i.e. Xarelto, Pradaxa, or Eliquis. It is not known whether Kcentra would be beneficial in that situation. However, as some hospitals and clinicians presently have 3-factor PCCs on their reversal algorithm, it is fair to consider a review and possible modification of the hospital treatment guidelines on the management of major bleeding not only on warfarin, but also on the new oral anticoagulants.
Sarode R et al. Efficacy and safety of a 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate in patients on vitamin K antagonists presenting with major bleeding. A randomized, plasma-controlled, phase IIIb study. Circulation 2013;128:1234-1243.
Disclosure: I have consulted for CSL Behring, the comapny making Kcentra.
Last updated: Dec 13th, 2013
Aspirin Prevents Recurrent DVT and PE – WARFASA Study
Stephan Moll, MD writes… A clinically very relevant study (WARFASA) published today (May 24, 2012) in the New England Journal of Medicine [ref 1] shows that aspirin, 100 mg per day, reduces the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with unprovoked (= idiopathic) VTE, who have completed 6 to 18 months of anticoagulant therapy, without an apparent increase in risk of major bleeding Read the rest of this entry »
INR Self-Testing
Stephan Moll, MD writes…
A detailed, practical discussion on INR self-testing for patients is available here, addressing:
- Reasons to do INR self-testing
- Which patients are suitable
- What INR home monitoring devices are available
- Whether the devices give reliable INR results
- Whether insurance companies pay for them Read the rest of this entry »
How Often Should the INR be Tested?
Stephan Moll, MD writes…
Traditionally, INR testing in patients on warfarin has been recommended by anticoagulation providers in the U.S. to be done at least once every 4 weeks. However, a recent study showed that testing every 3 months is sufficient Read the rest of this entry »
Alcohol and Warfarin or Pradaxa
A patient may ask: "I am on warfarin. Is it o.k. for me to drink alcohol? Does alcohol intake increase the INR?"
Does drinking alcohol change the INR in the patient on warfarin? Read the rest of this entry »


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Chaweng Beach
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It becomes an aquarium where you may see a lot of the local wildlife of your area. A lot of the marine every day life is from your Gulf of Thailand like tiger sharks, manta rays, nurse sharks, various tropical fish, and many more. The zoo inside features many animals like monkeys, otters along with other birds, with all the main attractions being the leopards and tigers who take the stage in the live show. Also you can pay some extra to obtain the picture taken with them.
Samui Institute of Thai Culinary Arts
For people who tire of heavily basic activities or those who only want to experience everything local fare provides can attend some classes at the popular cooking school. SITCA offers courses that are a few hours long to produce a multicourse meal. Several of the items covered within the class include understanding local ingredients and how to create intricate floral designs using various carving techniques on local fruit and veggies. Students could also receive a complementary instructional DVD so they can practice the strategy at home or somewhere else.
Secret Buddha Garden
Within the interior hills from the island, you can experience these beautiful religious structures placed in a luscious jungle. Originally created by a fruit farmer named Khun Nim on his own land, your garden features many large statues of Thai deities, animals, and humans in dynamic poses. The farmer also developed a statue of himself in the relaxed pose over a rock. Your garden is really a serene and quiet place having a waterfall and stream running through the jungle areas.
There are lots of more places to find out in Koh Samui, Thailand than simply those 7 stated earlier. However, these are great places to start to get a feel for many that you can do and see during this beautiful, bustling island. Gonna a number of these could even bring about other exciting places. Things To Do Thailand Koh Samui
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My installer enabled the voice remote feature before I could stop him. I DO NOT want this feature, but I cannot find a way to revoke the setup of Google Assistant for the voice remote feature. Is there no way to do that?
I have looked at the Google Assistant settings themselves and neither option has anything to do with the voice remote stuff.
Sorry to hear this happened, the installer should not have activated this feature without your permissions as it requires agreeing to Googles terms of service, something they should not do on your behalf.
To disable this feature press and hold the mic button, then say "Stop sending data". This should disable all voice features. If you do press the mic button again afterwards there should be an option listed to disable voice that you can choose.
when I do this all it does is produce search results related to "stop sending data"
I ate the google assistant, it never brings up anyting on Dish, just online search results
How do you get rid of this?
Try "stop sharing data" or "stop sharing information", they should also have the intended effect.
I just want voice to work like it used to before google assistant was an option. now I either have to allow google assistant (don't want it since they do evil) or can only find content via text input on the mic button...
steamdwarf, I hear where you are coming from. The Google Assist software will replace the previous DISH versions. At this time, we will be unable to revert back to the previous software.
Why are the people who are paying for Dish being forced to use Google assistant. I don't have a Google assistant, I don't want to have a Google assistant, and the fact that I have to lose a feature that I like and revert to texting for a show request is unacceptable. Everyone should have the option to still use the voice control on the remote without being forced to use Google Assistant.
We partnered with Google because they take privacy concerns as seriously as we do here at DISH. Their platform allowed us the best technology, quickly and safely. We ceratinly appreicate youre feedback, Suz, and we will go ahead and forward this to our engineering team.
Are all Hopper3's supposed to be upgraded to Google Assistant by now? Mine did 2 weeks ago, but neighbor's is still on old voice search. Should I try a manual update?


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For over 30 years Martha Watkins Gilkes has been a dynamic leader in dive retail operation, training, education, photojournalism, historic shipwreck documentation and marine conservation. Martha is based in Antigua, West Indies, where she owns and operates two diving businesses Fanta-Sea Island Divers, a retail scuba diving shop providing training and certification and Fanta-Sea Island Excursions, a travel company specializing in exclusive travel to remote dive locations throughout the Eastern Caribbean and world wide. She is a leading diver/explorer of the Eastern Caribbean, having explored and documented shipwrecks on 14 Caribbean Islands and worldwide and is the author of Diving Guide to the Eastern Caribbean and Shipwrecks of the Caribbean. She has published numerous articles and photographs and is featured in Diving With Legends, a unique book sponsored by the Swiss Company, Doxa Watches, featuring some of the world's top professional divers and legends of the diving world.
Martha has logged over 12,000 dives in a wide variety of marine environments and has numerous instructor and specialty ratings in scuba diving. She is considered one of the premier underwater guides in the Caribbean and has led underwater expeditions for such notables as Stan Waterman, Teddy Tucker, and the late great Peter Benchley. Since 1981, Martha has worked as an underwater model and photo and dive assistant to Stan Waterman on locations around the world as well as with several noted British photographers.
For 10 years she served as President of the Barbados based Eastern Caribbean Safe Diving Association and played a key role in obtaining the first recompression chamber in the Southern Caribbean. She serves as the Diving Liaison Officer for the Historical and Archeological Society of Antigua and Barbuda and holds membership in The Historical Diving Society, American Society of Media Photographers, the Explorers Club, and is a Platinum Pro 5000 Diver. She served as President of the Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) for 4 years and is presently Fund Raising Chair for WDHOF.
One of Martha's most important contributions to diving is marine conservation, for which she has been an outspoken force throughout the Eastern Caribbean. Martha serves as Public Relations Officer (since 2001) of Antigua Barbuda Independent Tourism Promotion Corporation (ABITPC), an environmental organization, and led 3 national clean ups of Antigua and legal action which resulted in the Government of Antigua rescinding a license to capture 12 wild dolphins annually and the eventual closure of an inferior captive dolphin facility on the island of Antigua. She is a major player in local, regional, international conferences against dolphin and whale exploitation. Her advocacy speeches to protect ocean inhabitants can be heard on radio and television newscasts. In 2006, Martha was listed in the United Nations Environmental Programme's Who's Who of Women and the Environment, and she co-produced, with HAMA Productions, the Caribbean documentary, "Whaling in Our Waters." The anti-whaling cause has been one Martha has been very actively involved in which has included the production of 3 Public service announcements aired throughout the Caribbean
In May, 2009, Martha was presented the Wyland Ambassador Award for her environmental work. It was awarded by Wyland after she implemented and organized the painting of a life size marine mural in Antigua by Wyland. The event included 150 school children on the island of Antigua painting with Wyland. With the event's main focus on marine conservation. In November, 2010 she was presented the Wyland Icon Award, which recognizes the achievements of those who have made a positive difference for the underwater world. The award was founded by internationally acclaimed marine artist Wyland in 2002 to acknowledge individuals who exemplify the adventurous spirit of the ocean and inspire others to do the same and has been presently to only 25 people. She was the 6th woman to receive the award and joins such notables as Jacques' Cousteau, Lloyd Bridges, and Robert Ballard of Titanic fame.


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Searching for furniture on Yad2, Israel's leading classified ads website, I stumbled upon this photo: A young woman can be seen standing in front of the mirror, trying to capture a good angle of this nice three drawer commode – but unbeknownst to her, she actually captured what seems to be an authentic moment in time, a quasi-voyeuristic look of this ordinary looking family.
The younger woman, a tech-savvy daughter maybe, is so focused at the task at hand, she probably doesn't notice the older woman, her mother probably, sitting in her nightgown on the bed.
Was mom aware of her role in this classified ad? Has she given permission for anyone and everyone to gaze at her in her unmentionables? Removed from the Yad2 website, this photo looks more and more like a self-portrait, or a family portrait, and I would not hesitate to say, a good one at that.
Unintended Art: Self-Portrait With a Commode
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