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A 2004 advisory by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that suicidal behavior may emerge after antidepressant treatment is begun. A 10-year population-based study by Simon et al. (p. 41) indicates just the opposite. Among 65,103 patients in a large health plan who filled prescriptions for antidepressants during 1992–2003, the number of suicide attempts fell dramatically after antidepressant treatment began and then declined more slowly. Completed suicides were few and did not vary over the first 6 months of treatment. Adolescents had more suicidal behavior than adults, but attempts decreased by over 60% in the first month of treatment (see F1). The FDA advisory names 10 newer antidepressants, but in this study the decrease in suicide attempts after treatment began was actually greater with newer agents than with older antidepressants. Reconsideration of the FDA warning thus seems warranted, as it discourages use of an effective treatment.
Minor forms of depression are common among patients with HIV/AIDS, but mildly depressed patients may not want to take antidepressants, and interactions with antiretroviral medications are a concern. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) seems to be an effective, safe, and familiar option. It is classified as a nutritional supplement and is viewed by many patients as an "alternative" treatment. Rabkin et al. (p. 59) report a placebo-controlled trial of DHEA for 145 patients with HIV/AIDS and either subthreshold depression or dysthymia (chronic depressed mood). Only 12 patients dropped out of the 8-week study. Among the completers, the rates of response were 62% for DHEA and 33% for placebo; side effects did not differ between groups. Confirmation of DHEA's efficacy and safety could mean greater well-being and functioning for patients with HIV/AIDS.
Hendin et al. (p. 67) offer specific recommendations for the treatment of seriously suicidal patients in psychotherapy. From 36 cases discussed with the therapists of patients who committed suicide while receiving open—ended psychotherapy and medication, several common themes emerged: poor communication between care providers, control of therapy by the patient or relatives, avoidance of sexuality issues, ineffective or coercive actions resulting from the therapist's anxiety about suicide, not recognizing the meaning of the patient's communications, and undertreatment of symptoms, including substance abuse. Therapeutic exploration of a patient's demands, unstated conflicts, or medication noncompliance may go further in preventing suicide than does the therapist's passive acceptance.
The first report of the NIMH collaborative study of the treatment of depression, STAR*D (Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression) (Trivedi et al., p. 28), is accompanied by an editorial from Thomas Insel, Director of NIMH (p. 5). This real-world outcome study finds that only 30% of chronically depressed patients achieve remission during initial treatment with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) citalopram. The serotonin transporter, which mediates the clinical effects of SSRIs, is explored in two PET imaging studies that examine its brain expression in relationship to genetic background and disease state (Parsey et al., p. 48 and p. 52). An editorial by Sibille and Lewis (p. 8) reviews the biology of the transporter, which is also featured in Images in Neuroscience (p. 12).
The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants do not work for all depressed people. Slowed motor activity and verbal processing in a subgroup of depressed patients suggest abnormalities in dopamine, rather than serotonin, and this subgroup appears less likely to respond to SSRIs. Now there may be a practical clinical tool to spot SSRI nonresponders before they undergo weeks of ineffective treatment and become discouraged. The FAS test-listing as many words as possible in 1 minute that begin with "F," with "A," and with "S"-reveals impaired verbal fluency. Taylor et al. (p. 73) gave the test to patients before a trial of fluoxetine, an SSRI. Of patients scoring below the norm, only 40% responded to fluoxetine, compared to 100% of those scoring above the norm. All of the nonresponders scored below the norm. If it is established that non-SSRI antidepressants work better for this subgroup, this 5-minute test could bring help to many patients faster, before they abandon treatment.
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By Clark Hopper, contributing writer
After the recent senseless loss of life at Newtown, CN, I have heard many suggestions about what to do in order to eliminate any reoccurrence. After looking at causes of gun violence in our society such as violence on television, news media, movies, video games, lax gun control and large gun magazine capacity, I feel you might need more information about recent changes to past and current gun laws.
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Does anyone ever stop and think about how privileged we are in this
country to enjoy freedom of religion? Do we really appreciate the fact
that we can pray anytime, anywhere we feel the need? That we can go
into any church of our choice on a Sunday morning and worship without
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How do you and your family –consume- video? It's now old hat to say "watch television" because today, video comes from many more sources than just on-air and cable sources. More and more what we watch on our "screens" had its beginnings somewhere on the Internet.
Note I said "screens," instead of television set or "boob tube." That's because the Internet and Wi-Fi technologies have freed how you consume that video from being tied to the family television system.
By Brent Davis, editor of The Saline Courier
I like cemeteries. There it is. I've said it. There are days when I take a visit to one of the local cemeteries to walk around, clear my mind and think. When one opens their mind, it is amazing what one will learn.
During a recent walk through New Rosemont Cemetery in Benton, I came across a headstone with a touching epitaph. Messages found on the older markers were put there to remind of us the person buried nearby or as a means to express the sorrow and grief of those who are left behind on this mortal earth.
It is my studied opinion that no decade had better music than the 70s. The exception would be that timeless carryover from the 60s - the Beatles, a group that actually belongs to every generation since.
By Lynda Hollenbeck
As a product of the South — and a lifelong resident — I can attest to the fact that there's a Southern expression for practically everything.
I can't explain why we Southern folk turn our talk in a different manner. I just know that we do.
Recently, I became aware of this anew in a conversation with co-worker Maribeth Bueche, a native of Colorado. The language acquired in her midwestern upbringing didn't encompass a lot of words and phrases that are common to those us who have never lived above the Mason-Dixon Line.
By Steve Boggs, publisher of The Saline Courier
It is a privilege to serve as publisher of your local paper. The Courier has a long and rich tradition of excellence, and my goal is to maintain and add to the newspaper's 137-year thread of reporting local news to the residents of Saline County.
I'm looking forward to getting to know people in the community and welcome any input you have. We have a solid staff with a good attitude and there is much to be done moving forward.
By Jennifer Joyner
Not too long ago, I took my 2-year-old son, Dylan, to the zoo. I had been looking forward to this event for months because I just knew he would be absolutely mesmerized by seeing the animals.
Since he was six months old, his favorite books and toys all featured wildlife. He has always loved to play with his stuffed animals and often gets on all fours and roars like a lion.
Every time there is a dog or cat in our vicinity, his eyes light up. I thought the first trip to the zoo was going to be an incredible experience for him.
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It's that dreaded time of year again and all parents know what I'm
talking about: it's science fair project time at all the schools. Any
day now my kids will be bringing home a note announcing this dreaded
annual event. They will also inform me that I "have to" to help them.
Great. I think I'd rather stick nails under my fingernails than come
up with one more idea for a science project.
Back when I was in school, we didn't do projects for science fairs
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Walt Helmick will serve West Virginia as the new head of the Department of Agriculture.
Helmick was elected as the state's commissioner of agriculture, taking over for longtime Commissioner Gus Douglass, who served in the Department of Agriculture since 1964 and is retiring. Democrat Helmick edged out Republican Kent Leonhardt 52 percent to 48 percent to win the race, according to unofficial vote tallies.
The May primary for agriculture commissioner was a little hairy. Mike Teets, the only Republican running for the position, dropped out two months before the primary. The Republican Party selected Leonhardt, a Morgantown farmer and former U.S. Marine, to run in Teets' place.
Helmick also ran into trouble. West Virginia code requires the agriculture commissioner to be a "practical farmer." Although Helmick owns a water bottling company he says qualifies as a farm, the issue was taken to court. Kanawha Circuit Judge Duke Bloom ruled earlier this year that Helmick could run, saying the "practical farmer" clause in state code is outdated.
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Great coffee being an absolute minimum, it is duly supplied by a unique special blend and a Kees van der Westen Spirit machine which shines proudly like a Ferrari V12 engine on the back wall. The food, however, is where de Wasserette exceeds all expectations. There is plenty for those on a health kick: granola, fruit and yoghurt are yours from as early as 7:30am. But as nice as they are, you're going to suffer the pain of watching all manner of great eggs and giant sandwiches be devoured all around you.
The eggs benedict have developed something of a cult following in these parts, and the sourdough sandwiches are equally something to be reckoned with. If you want a recommendation, allow us to point you towards the open-armed embrace of the avocado, chicken and pancetta sandwich topped with lashings of parmesan and truffle mayo—because, bacon and cheese understand you like no one else can.
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Stocks crawl back from early losses
The Dow falls nearly 240 points before a rebound trims the loss to 101 points. Worries build that Spain will need a major bailout. Greece is staring at running out of cash. McDonald's and Texas Instruments say global worries are hurting business.
Stocks dropped sharply at the open today on worries that Spain's finances are falling apart and Greece may run out of cash in the next few months. But the U.S. market rebounded off the lows in the afternoon, cutting losses by more than half.
The Dow Jones industrials ($INDU) fell as many as 239 points soon after the open, but the blue chips finished the day down about 101 points to 12,721. European stocks suffered bigger losses. German and French stocks stocks were off more than 3%. Spanish stocks fell as much as 5% before rebounding to a 2.8% loss.
The European slump slammed the euro, which fell to levels not seen since June 2010 and is down 6.5% against the dollar this year. It is a big reason why McDonald's (MCD) noted this morning that currency fluctuations reduced its reported earnings per share in the second quarter by 5%. Crude oil (-CL) and gold (-GC) also were lower.
The slump came as the second-quarter earnings season hits one of its busiest weeks. In addition to McDonald's, reports are due this week from Apple (AAPL), DuPont (DD), Boeing (BA), Caterpillar (CAT), 3M (MMM), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Facebook (FB). At the same time, there are worries that Friday's gross domestic product report will show no U.S. economic growth.
In addition to the Dow's close, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX) was off 12 points to 1,351; the index had been down as many as 25 points. Once down 72 points, the Nasdaq Composite Index ($COMPX) closed down 35 points to 2,890. The major averages were down for a second day in a row; the Dow suffered its second loss of more than 100 points in two days.
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The Nasdaq-100 Index ($NDX), heavily influenced by Apple, was off 26 points to 2,592, after falling as many as 68 points after the open. Apple, which reports fiscal-third-quarter earnings after Tuesday's close, fell 47 cents to $603.83, It had traded as low as $587.71.
Microsoft (MSFT), the publisher of MSN Money, was off 83 cents to $29.28. Cisco Systems (CSCO) fell 29 cents to $16.07.
Earnings are due Tuesday from Dow components AT&T (T) and DuPont (DD), truck builder Paccar (PCAR), Whirlpool (WHR), Peabody Energy (BTU), Netflix (NFLX) and, of course, Apple.
The one domestic economic report is the May home price index report from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. There are purchasing managers reports on manufacturing due from China, Germany and France. Futures trading suggest more pressure on the markets.
Texas Instruments warns on 3rd quarter results
After the close, Texas Instruments (TXN) shares fell 14 cents, or 0.5% to $26.68 after offering third-quarter earnings-and-revenue guidance that was lower the consensus Wall Street estimate. The shares had fallen 43 cents to $26.82 in regular trading.
TI said it expects 34 cents to 42 cents a share in earnings, with revenue at $3.2 billion to $3.47 billion. The consensus estimates were 50 cents a share on earnings and $$3.54 billion. "The global economic environment is causing (customers and distributors) to become increasingly cautious in placing new orders," CEO Rich Templeton said in a statement.
TI earned 38 cents a share on the second quarter on $$3.33 billion revenue. Earnings were down 32% from a year ago; revenue was off 4%. The earnings included 6 cents a share in charges for its acquisition of National Semiconductor. Wall Street had been looking for 41 cents a share in earnings on revenue of $3.35 billion.
Europe hijacks the markets
Today's slump came after a slump on Friday as worries about Spain and Europe suddenly erupted after several weeks of relative calm.
The European crisis, combined with worries about a slowing economy in China and the possibility that the United States will hit the so-called fiscal cliff at the end of the year, will weigh on stocks for the balance of the year.
Maybe. The market slumped in the spring and summer of 2010 and 2011 but recovered sharply starting in September 2010 and October 2011.
In the meantime, expect a lot of volatility.
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Does Spain need a major bailout?
Spanish media reported that up to six regions may seek aid from the central government after Valencia asked for funds on Friday. That request sent Spanish bonds to a euro-era high of more than 7.5%, above the 7 percent level viewed as sustainable.
How Spain's 17 indebted autonomous regions, locked out of international debt markets, refinance 36 billion euros ($43.6 billion) in debt this year has been a major source of concern for investors ever since they missed deficit targets last year.
An eighth straight Monday decline
The market's decline is its eighth straight on a Monday.
Materials and energy stocks were the weakest sectors of the market, although all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 were lower.
Only seven of the 30 Dow stocks with higher, led by JPMorgan Chase (JPM), General Electric (GE), Caterpillar and Home Depot (HD).
JPMorgan moved up 53 cents to $34.43 after CEO Jamie Dimon bought $17 million of shares last week.
Some of the early selling pressure may have resulted from margin calls, CNBC's Bob Pisani reported.
Meanwhile, just 55 S&P 500 stocks were higher, led by NRG Energy (NRG), Dean Foods (DF) and toymaker Hasbro (HAS). The laggards were JDS Uniphase (JDSU), Denbury Resources (DNR) and Harman International (HAR).
Eleven Nasdaq-100 stocks were higher, led by SanDisk (SNDK), up $1.18 to $39.88, and Monster Beverage (MNST), up $1.19 to $66.16. The laggards were Nuance Communications (NUAN) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG).
Housing wins some fans
One bright spot in the market is home builders after Goldman Sachs analysts Joshua Pollard and Anto Savarirajan upgraded the group to "attractive" from neutral.
Housing has a "long list of positives," including rising prices, job growth, supportive government policies and a decline in the so-called shadow inventory of homes, they said.
The analysts put MDC Holdings (MDC), parent of Richmond American Homes, on Goldman's conviction buy list. They raised KB Home (KBH) to buy from hold and Ryland (RYM) to neutral to sell. They maintained buy ratings on Toll Brothers (TOL) and Pulte Group (PHM).
MDC was up $1.79 to $33.18. KB Home added 35 cents to $10.16, Ryland rose 91 cents to $26.64. The Philadelphia Housing Sector Index ($HGX) was up 0.37 to 139.33. It's up 35% this year.
The Commerce Department will report on June new-home sales on Tuesday. The National Association of Realtors will report on pending-home sales on Thursday.
McDonald's sees consumer caution
McDonald's shares were down $2.38 to $89.20. The world's biggest hamburger chain said today that its net income fell 4% in the second quarter as a result of a strong dollar and budget-conscious consumers in economically hard-hit regions world.
Suggesting more challenges ahead, the company also said a key sales figure slowed in July.
Global revenue of $6.9 billion was flat compared with a year ago. But if there were no currency changes, sales would have been up 5%.
Cnooc (CEO), the big Chinese oil company, unveiled what would be China's biggest foreign acquisition yet, as the company on Monday said it struck a $15.1 billion blockbuster deal to acquire Canadian energy producer Nexen (NXY)
If completed, the deal would mark China's most significant move yet to secure supplies of oil and natural gas to feed its rapid growth, especially in potentially fruitful but technically complex areas such as shale gas and oil sands.
Nexen shares were up $8.87 to $25.93. Cnooc was off $7.75 to $195 in New York.
Crude oil and gold drop
Crude oil in New York fell $3.58 to $88.25 a barrel. Brent crude was off $3.33 to $103.50. The national average retail price of gasoline rose to $3.471 a gallon from Sunday's $3.467 and $3.447 on Friday, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report.
Gold settled down $5.40 to $1,577.40 an ounce. Silver (-SI) was off 26 cents to $27.04 an ounce. Copper (-HG) dropped 6.8 cents to $3.38 a pound.
Interest rates were lower, with the 10-year Treasury yield falling to 1.435% from Friday's 1.46%.
The euro fell to $1.2114 against the dollar; it had fallen to as low as $1.20788.
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Maybe, just maybe our elected officials in D.C. should read this before November:
In Congress, July 4, 1776
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
This is totally random but how many of you would be upset if we audited ALL state and local governments and the feds to see where all our money is going to. It would be a huge eye opener. It would literally blur party lines and cause a sweep of ALL government officials. We're talking forcefully kicking out all the idiots we have in power now. Dems AND Reps.
Stocks slump...and they will continue to do so. We, the People, MUST clean house this November -- and I'm not talking about just the presidency. This government has colluded with banks to rape the Middle Class and reduce our country to the 'have's' and 'have not's'. Political parties are no longer relevent. BOTH parties are guilty for:
1) repealing the Glass-Steagall Act (this would have prevented the '08 meltdown);
2) Refusing to enact term limits for Congress; and
3) Refusing to enact line item vetos.
We will continue to see this kind of financial 'hanky panky' between the banks and DC until we collectively say "ENOUGH!" and DEMAND reform.
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a Sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. ...Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that 'the buck stops here'. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and Grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better."
I sure hope he repeats this speech... FAILED LEADERSHIP INDEED!
Gee Wiz! Europe didn't go away yet!!!
What did people expect to happen. With 17 different counties having to agree on a course of action it will take years (and they don't have that kind of time) to come to terms with their problems. The EU will continue in its death spiral for another 6 or 7 months until the final demise of the Euro as a currency and the European Union as an economic entity.
The dollar will continue to strengthen as the citizens of the EU scramble for a safe haven for their money. The only problem is that since the US can't seem to get its fiscal houlse in order the dollar will prove to be as in bad shape as the Euro.
Europena Socialism has failed and Obama Socialism is next.
I am not really counting on Mitt to save us due to the fact that our congress is totally disfunctional as a legislative entity. I think we are in trouble in a big way!!!
Gustavo Urena
The founding fathers formed a WEAK central government because they feared it would get too powerful and we would end up with another dictatorship. They even stated that it was not only the right of the people to rise up to overthrow an oppressive government but it was a duty. This clown we have leading this country (together with Holder at the DOJ) are just what they were worried about. This govt. decides what laws they will uphold and which they will ignore. An armed citizenry is exactly what this country must have in order to have any chance to avoid becoming another Soviet Union or North Korea.
The only reason why we have had such a successful form of government is because of the right to bear arms. Marshall law can keep us in our house for so long and for "our" protection and the rest is up to us. That's why we include enemies foreign or domestic and that's including government if they violate our freedoms and cross the line.
The Death Spiral of Lost Jobs and an ever weaker and weaker economy is accelerating folks.
Time to bail out of the stock and bond markets.
Bernanke not to print money to keep it afloat anymore.
In an election year dominated by discussion of the middle class, Fritz's case highlights a dim reality for the growing group in poverty. Millions could fall through the cracks as government aid from unemployment insurance, Medicaid, welfare and food stamps diminishes.
"The issues aren't just with public benefits. We have some deep problems in the economy," said Peter Edelman, director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty, Inequality and Public Policy.
He pointed to the recent recession but also longer-term changes in the economy such as globalization, automation, outsourcing, immigration, and less unionization that have pushed median household income lower. Even after strong economic growth in the 1990s, poverty never fell below a 1973 low of 11.1 percent. That low point came after President Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty, launched in 1964, that created Medicaid, Medicare and other social welfare programs.
"I'm reluctant to say that we've gone back to where we were in the 1960s. The programs we enacted make a big difference. The problem is that the tidal wave of low-wage jobs is dragging us down and the wage problem is not going to go away anytime soon," Edelman said.
TW1946....This is what this government wants ...No real choice ...! Limited party representation ...a TWO PARTY MONOPOLY and elect shady leaders so in the end you rather have a Dictator...!! Man aren't you tired of being the Hamster in that wheel...? I say Give me liberty or give me death...!
The time will come soon when all will gather and SAY WHAT THE F***K and Wake up....!!!
The media is on their side....defiantly not on your side because your just viewed as a donor of Funds for their good living. When all of you realize that.......you will be taking the first step in transferring YOUR power BACK....!!!! And No The NRA is what insures that the control stays with the people because in the end we are the last line of defense...!!! Look at what has happen through out history...!!! Look at whats happening now...!!!
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Q: We are building a new house and would like shrubs out in front. We really like camellias. Will they do well in the Seguin area?
A: According to Dr. William Welch, an AgriLife horticulturist, camellias are best grown in the eastern third of Texas. There you get the best combination of acid soil, rainfall and temperature. Even there, camellias are likely to require more attention to watering, mulching and soil amendment than some gardeners are willing to provide. He suggests that if you really want camellias, grow them as container plants in a soil mix that is about 1/2 sphagnum peat moss, 1/4 sharp builder's sand, and 1/4 compost. A friend of mine in Seguin does manage to grow a camellia on the north side of her house. We conjecture that the surrounding oak trees provide oak leaf mulch which helps acidify the soil. However, you are better off to plant shrubs that do well in this area such as Burford holly Earth Kind roses, cherry laurel, Texas mountain laurel, possumhaw, yaupon holly, and Texas sage or cenizo. You can research shrubs on the website aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu.
Texas Sage is valued for its outstanding gray-green to silver-gray foliage and purple-pink flowers. After that last rain we had, you can really spot the cenizo. Some shrubs are just covered with flowers. This semi-evergreen shrub is adapted to usage in much of the southern two thirds of Texas. Occasional pruning will enhance the canopy density. Be sure to plant cenizo in a well drained area because it is frequently killed by kindness (over irrigation). The aggie-horticulture website says the shrub tends to become leggy with age. My neighbor had good luck trimming his ten year old leggy cenizo. Another friend left her sage leggy and shaped it like a large bonsai. Both look fine. Cenizo has high heat tolerance, low water requirements, high pest resistance and low fertilizer requirements.
Burford holly is planted across my front windows. The shrubs have glossy, dark green foliage. Jerry Parsons describes the shrub as a very popular and widely used landscape holly which produces an excellent crop of berries each year. Burford holly grows quite large, often reaching 10 to 15 feet, which makes my husband unhappy as he has to prune frequently (this, of course, is an occasion where researching and preplanning the location would have been better). Plant out away from your house or plant a shorter variety.
Earth Kind roses and antique roses make popular shrubs. Many of the varieties such as Mutabilis (four to six feet high) look very nice as free-standing shrubs. The nice thing about Earth Kind roses and antique roses is the easy care and fewer insect or disease problems. Mine are almost care free except for deadheading and pruning.
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How GOP offer would trim Social Security
Some say the cost-of-living adjustments to Social Security are too generous and should be reduced.
This post comes from Matthew Heimer at partner site MarketWatch.
In the latest round of fiscal cliff give and take, House Speaker John Boehner has made the most recent big move -- agreeing to accept an increase in tax rates on millionaires. In return, he's looking for a commitment to at least $1 trillion in spending cuts, including reductions in big entitlement programs.
And to help get there, according to The Wall Street Journal, he and other Republican leaders are putting a new emphasis on "a proposal to slow the growth of Social Security benefits by deploying a new formula for cost-of-living increases."
That formula is known among economists as the "chained consumer price index," or chained CPI, and it actually isn't especially new: Boehner and President Barack Obama were kicking it around during the 2011 budget talks as well, and it has support on both sides of the aisle.
Advocates of using chained CPI argue that the measures the government currently uses to measure inflation, and to set Social Security cost-of-living adjustments or COLAs, are actually too generous.
As Ed O'Keefe explains in The Washington Post today, "Policymakers generally make the assumption that when prices rise, people will turn to a less expensive product. They'll buy chicken instead of more expensive beef, iceberg lettuce instead of arugula, store-brand instead of name-brand cereal."
Traditional inflation measures don't catch this change in behavior, some economists think, but a chained CPI would. And using that measure, COLAs would be smaller by what the Congressional Budget Office estimates to be 0.3% each year.
Over time, that would add up: O'Keefe calculates that the average person who retired in 2000 at age 65 would be getting about 5% less than he's currently receiving if chained CPI had been in effect the entire time. But the sting of those cuts would be lessened, advocates say, because they'd be so gradual -- and, of course, because the current formula is too generous anyway.
To this line of thinking, the retort of most retiree advocacy groups (including AARP) is: Our raises are already too small. The average Social Security recipient just got a benefit increase of $19 a month for 2013 -- a "diet COLA," to use a favorite pejorative -- so retirees aren't exactly feeling flush.
But the real problem is that no inflation measure is keeping up with the biggest cost pressure that most retirees face -- rising health care costs. Medicare premiums are rising far faster than Social Security benefits, and they now eat up twice as big a share of the average retiree's benefits as they did in 2000, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
As Encore's Catey Hill reported when chained CPI first started making the rounds last summer, some advocacy group lobbied for the government to use a special "CPI-E" --where "E" stands for elderly -- that takes soaring medical bills into account.
Bottom line: Just about nobody reacts to medical inflation by saying, "That's OK, I'll just shop for a cheaper angioplasty." Until some kind of reform starts to flatten out that medical cost curve, changes to Social Security COLAs will probably remain a tough sell.
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I am 62 and getting ready to retire---I know that SS is not an entitlement but my thinking is that if I give a
little on the cola front they won't have to come back for awhile and maybe employment will turn around
and more people will be contributing to SS-------If that doesn't happen they will come back and want a
bigger chunk of cuts from everyone and it will probably hurt alot more ///////////Just a thought//
Wow! I want to know where to sign up to get that $19!!! I just got my SS info and I get a whole $2.08 a month for 2013.
I haven't bought chewing gum in so long; I'm not sure I could even afford it with such a generous increase in my benefit.
I find it fascinating that a corporation can shrink a product by 2/3, raise the price by 1/3 and have the gall to make sure that their CEO's get their bonus $$$$. How stupid do they think we are? This crap (pardon the pun) started with, of all things, toilet paper way back in the early '90's. What is it gonna' take for people to wake up and smell the S___?
Washington is extending and pretending with every problem. Nothing gets fixed including Social Security, Medicare, the fiscal cliff, the credit default swaps, the insolvent banks, the deficits, etc. The banks have shifted 15 trillion in credit default swaps off their balance sheets and on to the treasury's balance sheet. Now the banks continue to get billions of dollars from the Fed. at no cost, they just adjust the banks account with the Fed with a few key strokes on a computer. Creating money out of thin air to continue doing the same old thing and expecting a different result is an extending and pretending policy. In stead of the huge banks being broken up because they went insolvent, the government decided to make every citizen accountable and therefore insolvent. A multi-trillion dollar problem being hidden from the American people that hangs over us like a destructive storm cloud nobody wants to look at!!!
If any company ran their affairs in this manner of kicking the can down the road at the expense of the unborn, they would be out of business yesterday. Only difference is that a real company doesn't have unlimited resources (taxpayer burden) and the ability to print money that makes everything those that work and have worked worth less and less by the day.
What a disgraceful sham this whole thing truly is.................but then again a vast number of Americans don't have a clue and worse yet could care less!!
The Social Security Funding issue would be solved by removing the annual cap in earnings...While the well off those earning above the current SS cap of $110,000 aproximately for 2012 would gripe they might want to consider it Social Stability. Because if Our Government tries to starve Granny she will come to DC and whap the politicians soundly with her bumpershoot.
Let us take the current and future Government raises and use them for paying back the money they have taken from the SS Fund.
The corrupt Republican corporate MONARCHY'S INFILTRATED, "HAND-PICKED" political puppets hard at work! They STOLE OUR GUARANTEED PENSIONS and gave us THEIR INSURANCE POLICY 401k, that CLEARLY STATES THAT IF THEY FAIL, SO DO WE!!!
Now they want to PLAY WITH OUR SOCIAL SECURITY! That's OUR F**KING MONEY! KEEP YOUR DAMN HANDS OFF IT! And, that goes for MEDICARE TOO!
They have STOLEN our American way of life, now they want to take what little bit we have left!!!!
What they REALLY WANT is an American Revolution, peaceful or otherwise! Let them take their pick!
Social Security is BANKRUPT people. Face facts. We as a country are past the point of "fixing" it. With more and more people living now up to 90 and beyond, thanks to medical and technical advances over the past 20 years, the status quo of ss deductions is inadequate. More and more baby boomers and future generations, disabled, etc are getting onto ss, and eventually, even the CURRENT payers of ss will no longer be able to keep up. And with more people losing their jobs these days, how can the remaining working class, and even RICH and SUPER RICH keep making up the difference with lost revenues?
Entitlement cuts, WOULD work, but ONLY with MASSIVE spikes in taxes for BOTH the "rich", as well as "middle class". Everyone WILL have to share in this pain, for the reform to REALLY work.
....Only thing is, NOBODY is willing to do what's necessary...
Just saying...
A dis-satisfied customer and voter...
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Lane lost sight of the suspects near Coolidge, but the Georgia State Patrol and Thomas County Sheriff's Office were waiting for them.
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"I think from the time we received the information to the time we actually captured the suspects, I think it took maybe 16 to 18 minutes," said Gaines.
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All the world has troll fever and the only fix is the Norwegian flick "The Troll Hunter". Well good news! There's a new clip from the film and while it doesn't give much in the way of trolls it does feature one salty looking Norwegian. So that's still good! Just so I'm clear when I say "the world" I actually mean Mark from the Bloody Good Horror Podcast. The guy is obsessed with the freakin thing.
If it wasn't for the fact that "Attack The Block" was made by the Brits I would say it sounds mildly racist. And no I will not explain my reasoning for this. Well there's a new trailer for the teens vs. aliens sci-fi comedy romp for you people and I think it speaks for itself. 100% honest, I have no idea what the hell I'm talking about anymore.
Kate Beckinsale has been offered the role of Lori in the upcoming remake of "Total Recall". Lori of course was played by Sharon Stone in the original and for years I've been saying things like, "Hey that Kate Beckinsale, she's going to go places just like Sharon Stone did after she played Lori in the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic 'Total Recall'". I say that all the time... if you know me you know that.
Holy mother of god! An Alabama man is under arrest after he dug out his 72 year old Uncle's eyes with a spoon. Is this legible? I'm having trouble typing with all the vomit on my keyboard.
Here's a video of a baby penguin being tickled that's all over the tubes the past few days... He dug out his uncle's freakin eyes!
"Troll Hunter" is a Norwegian film about a group of students who hunt trolls. See where they got the name from? Well the clever PR folks have put up an official application so you can become an honorary troll hunter. Sounds awesome, right? Sure the entire application is in Norwegian but who doesn't speak that these days. Those Viking lovers are so hot right now.
To capture the magic of Bill Murray's appearance in "Zombieland" the makers of "Zombieland 2" are currently on the hunt for a star of equal caliber to make a surprise appearance. No surprise there, unless you haven't gotten around to seeing the first film yet in which case I apologize for ruining the surprise for you. I'm a bad person.
Here's a trailer for "Grave Encounter's", a new found footage film about a group of reality show hosts who go around looking at haunted houses. The catch is apparently they actually find something. Not like those ass clowns on "River Monsters", they haven't found one actual monster.
Am I the only one who still gets Judd Nelson and Robert Downey Jr. mixed up? I can't be. Well anyway here's a trailer for the new sci-fi/horror flick called "Shadow People" staring "Iron Man" himself. Wait, no... the other one. Which one was in "The Breakfast Club"? Yeah that one, he's the guy in this movie.
Dan Aykroyd has fired off some info around the upcoming "Ghostbusters 3" film and here's a short run down. Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver are still in. Bill Hader, Anna Faris and Eliza Dushku are still maybes. And lastly no confirmation on me, but I assume my offer is coming any day now.
Hey Harry Potter sickos! Warner Bros. has trademarked Quidditch lingerie so in the off chance you can convince a woman to actually come over to your parent's basement, soon you'll have something creepy to ask her to put on.
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This bag would be excellent if the straps would stay clasped. Imagine standing up on public transportation and your bag falls to the floor, the straps are un-done again. I would not recommend this product.
I use the bag to take my office papers as well as a small lunch bag to work. After about 2 months, I noticed that the threads on the shoulder strap at the hinges is starting to come apart so it's only a matter of time when I'll probably lose the straps altogether. Also, I noticed that the bag was listed wider than it truly is. Even with the expansion zipper at the bottom and sides in open position, it doesn't add up to the dimensions that the seller claims. I guess you get what you pay for. Spend a little more and get a bag that's more sturdy and more true to dimensions.
I did not use this as a laptop bag. After being seriously disappointed with many overpriced diaper bags costing $50-$80, I bought this to use as my 8 month-old's daily diaper/daycare bag. Expanded, this has plenty of room for 2 crib sheets, a light and heavy blanket, 3 changes of clothes plus accessories (hat, shoes, bibs, burp clothes) and 3 days worth of diapers and diapering essentials (wipes, diaper cream etc). I recommend the bag whatever your need!
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National Anthem of Pakistan (Qaumi Tarana)
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