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Bella tries to hide her secret from Edward, but when she becomes pregnant with Jacob, that becomes a little complicated. Realizing that life has whole new plans for her, Bella must face many disasters including loss, betrayal, pain, and tears. Will Edward find the heart to forgive her? How will Jacob react to the news? And what happens when it seems that the earth itself is determined to punish Bella with everything it has? Find out in Selfish, the first in its series.
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Chapter One-
The time was 6:45
So there I was. Kneeling on the floor like a pathetic, useless piece of nothingness. I was trying to imagine what my ceiling fan was seeing right now. Of course I should be focusing on the more important thing, but I couldn't. I just couldn't. How could I bare the thought of what I was about to face? Or better yet, how would Edward take the news that-
It doesn't matter, I told myself. I focused on the spinning ceiling fan. As it whirled around in the same daily circles at the same pace, never having to face problems or worry about what tomorrow will be like… it watched things. I had always thought of fans as watchers. A cruel lifeless soul, the fan had a full view of the area surrounding it. Silently judging. They can't speak, and they can't make their own choices, so all it can do, is just keep its place at the top of my room and watch. Listen to the numerous phone calls I made, to all those stressful, homework-overloaded nights, and even to the smallest of snores as I slept.
It was always watching as I checked emails, got dressed, starred out the window, and most of all, it watched me at nights. Those precious moments where I sat there, in my bed alone, waiting, then, he would be there. As if I ever deserved him, or as if I was worth his time, no matter what I did or said, and even if I was already asleep, he would always give up his night and come to me. He was so wonderful. The fan had watched all of those nights that I sat in bed with what I didn't deserve. And now he would leave. After today, there would be no more.
Fan, I reminded myself for what seemed like the thousandth time. The fan was always there. It watched my life and knew what happened. Sure the fan didn't have eyes or ears or even a life, but it was like a live object. It gave me fresh air, and did things at my command, just by hitting a light switch. The fan was like my personal slave; it listened to everything quietly, as it moved swiftly.
I breathed in a big breath, hoping the air would cool me down enough so that I could stop sweating, but that was not going to happen. I had experienced so much in my life. Deaths, evil vampires, betrayal, and pain... pain. So much pain. But nothing was like this. I hadn't even talked to Edward, yet I was already stressing as if he were here now. He said he'd be here in ten minutes, but he probably heard my stress through the phone and decided to run here rather than drive. He was always over protective. Always worried and concerned for me. He never stopped paying attention when I told him about my same, casual day. He cared so much.
So why did I have to get in a truck, and drive into it all, knocking it down to it's very foundation, never to be rebuilt again?
I swallowed. I'm not going to cry... I'm not going to cry... I'm not going t- I checked my watch. It read 6:48. Edward had to be here by now. Our call was exactly seven minutes and 35 seconds ago... But I didn't want him to get here. I wanted him to decide he could get someone better than me, run off never to be found, and never speak to me again. Losing him like that would be so much easier than what the future held. I kept imagining he wouldn't show up, for whatever reason, but I knew he would. He always did.
6:50 Time was going by faster. The fan was spinning faster. It kept going and going, it was so fast.... A small squeak left my voice. I said not to cry! Don't cry, whatever you do! I gulped down a bunch of air, still not helping. It had to be ten minutes by now. Maybe he's no-
Out of the corner of my eye, I could see someone standing right at my door. As I lie on the bed, looking up at the fan, that stupid, judgmental fan, I noticed the dark black shape of a human. Though it wasn't a human. It was a perfect wonderful, beautiful person. The next second, he was there, beside me. Laying on the bed with me, cradling me in his perfect, sturdy arms.
Suddenly I let out a small cry. No, no crying… Luckily. I was able to keep the tears in my eyes. I was surprised at that. I could never hold back tears. If only Edward hadn't heard the squeak in my voice… maybe he won't know I'm sad, and maybe I will be able to stall long enough… Long enough to get one last amazing moment from him…
"Bella?" Edward asked, his voice was clearly pained. He had that little croak in his voice, something usually only humans experienced. It was as if he were in so much pain, that he had to let some of it out with his voice. And sure enough, it was coming out. I hated that sound; the sound of him unhappy. Quite frankly, it made me unhappy, knowing Edward was not comfortable with the current situation. What pained me even more was the realization that I had, and would cause this pain that made his voice the way it was. It took me a second to arrive back in reality, and realize that he had said something else. What had he said?
"I'm sorry, what?" I asked. I froze. That sounded rude, didn't it? Great. I was already going to upset him- no, piss him off was more like it. Now I sounded like I had a smart attitude? Luckily, Edward didn't seem to take notice.
"Why are you crying, love?" he asked. He held his right arm around the small of my back, holding me up I realized. His left arm was stroking the lose pieces of hair that had managed to escape my ponytail. Wait- crying? What did he mean? I wasn't crying! I'm doing a good job of-
I pressed my skinny pale fingers to my cheek. It was right under my eye that I felt wet drips of water, emptying them selves from my eye. Another way for pain to escape the body- through little drops of salty liquid.
I quickly wiped my eye, but what use was it? He had already noticed my crying.
"Bella!" he said, quietly, yet anxiously. It was killing him. Oh just tell him already!
"Edward…" I searched his eyes. They were a dark golden, a deep color that had no name. He needed to hunt. He needed the very thing that kept him both at peace, and slightly satisfied: blood. That was the thing that marked the very boundary between being human or vampire. I couldn't stand it, the love in his eyes. But I needed to tell him.
He reached up, catching a tear with the tip of his index finger. He then let his hand go back to my hair, but made a different decision and placed his hand around my face. Holding me there, not letting me go. How I would miss this…
"Edward" I said, and pulled my face away from him. He looked at me, very silent, ready to listen. I took one last chance at a big breath, hoping it would work this time. Instead I felt a sharp pain in my dry throat. I ignored it and looked into Edward's eyes once more. "I need to tell you… Okay first just listen. I did something… something I should have told you about a long time ago. But I didn't, and I'm terrible for that. I can never be forgiven-"
"Bella, don't be ludicrous. Whatever it is, I'm positive it will be okay. I won't be mad-"
"Oh but you will." I said quickly. I could feel the pain in my eyes, and knew Edward could see it. Was he really in pain, or was the pain in my eyes reflecting off his eyes, just to confuse me? He looked bewildered at what I said.
"What could you have possibly done, that cannot be forgiven?" he challenged. "I've done enough wrong in my life to you, that you've forgiven and shouldn't have. I'm sure that whatever you did, it's not that-"
"Just listen." I whispered, simply because if I let my voice grow any louder than a whisper, he would hear the distress. My voice would probably crack and never work again.
"Edward I…" Oh. My. God. How was I to say this? I couldn't identify whether or not this was more awkward than it was terrifying. Would he get angry? I knew the answer to that, prior to finding out.
Yes. But how mad would he get? Would he curse and spit at me, until I cried in shame? Would he hit me or throw some of the items lurking around in my room? What if he tore the fan out of the wall? Suddenly I liked the fans presence, and hoped it stayed intact in the wall.
You're being ridiculous. My conscious whispered to me. Something only I could hear, since Edward had some mystery problem with hearing my thoughts. So I was being ridiculous… or was I? What if he really did become as angry as my thoughts had allowed me to picture, or even worse than that? What if…
I made myself drop the thought before it even processed into a thought. Edward was still waiting for me. I couldn't leave him waiting anxiously, wondering what it was I was about to say. After all I had done… he deserved to know. But could there have been a better way? Could I have done something differently or went someplace better to tell him. For Gods sake, tell him already!! NOW!!!
"Edward I'm pregnant." I said. I gasped. Had I just said it?
Yes. I got it out. The words that had been resting on the very tip of my dried tongue took a leap, and landed right out in the open. Right there for everyone to hear and see. Edward just looked confused.
"But Bella." he said. I knew how he was going to finish this sentence. I had played this conversation out a million times in my head, and I knew Edward best. This was exactly the way I thought it would go, and I was right. But for a reason I didn't want to think, I knew it was not a good thing in this case, that I knew Edward so much.
"Bella we never-"
"I know Edward… I know." I spoke softly. Here it comes… the grand finally. The moment, we've all been dreading. I could hear the terrible music playing over and over in my head, taunting me. It was as if the music was saying ha ha time to talk! Why didn't the music have a stop button?
Another breath. The final attempt at what little comfort I could possibly get from filling my lungs with air. It just wouldn't do it. "Edward…"
"Bella sweetheart, we never… Bella there must be some mistake." He laughed, but it wasn't a laugh. I had no name for the noise that sounded like a laugh, but wasn't one.
"Edward we never did anything…" gulp "But me and Jacob did…"
I stared into his eyes and saw the most amazing thing. What had seemed like his regular eyes just seconds ago, was nothing compared to what they had turned into, just now. In a split second, I watched his eyes change from an aged gold, right to a jet black. That quick, as if my one, stupid little sentence had drained all energy that remained within him. His eyes…
Oh, How I was going to miss those eyes…
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I've always wondered what happens to us once our bodies aren't strong enough to keep us in this thing called life.
Is there really a heaven to celebrate in? Do we roam the earth as tireless ghosts, sighing as we watch our loved ones move on without us? Or do we go nowhere. Are our bodies the only thing that connects us to life? Is there nothing else, no more thoughts or memories or words of love once our bodies can no longer do so?
It scares me really. Even having been so close to death, I'd never actually taken the time to think about that moment when you feel yourself detach from your body. That moment when your brain stops comprehending things, and you feel that you are falling asleep.
But it's not sleep. Sleep isn't permanent. Sleep isn't so scary and sleep isn't what's happening to me right now. Sleep... isn't this painful.
But then again... sleep isn't this peaceful either...
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Chapter 24-
As we ventured through out the long forest, I smiled. Many trees passed quickly by as I ran at my new speed. How amazing this was! The wind flew passed me, unable to match my speed. I studied the smallest of aged lines on the tree limbs, the microscopic roots within the dark green leaves, and even the smallest piece of dust, carefully landing on a fallen tree trunk.
The forest was more beautiful than ever when you could really appreciate every small inch of it. Leaves crumbled and twigs snapped as I gracefully stepped over them, running deep into the forest of green. How far was Alice taking me?
She suddenly stopped, so I mimicked her, stopping right beside a small boulder. I gazed curiously at it as an ant crawled over it, trying to reach the other end. I could see every detail of the little critter. I narrowed my eyes at the lines and bumps of its complicated body, how swiftly its legs moved to help it travel quicker. I had never realized how detailed and specific even the smallest of creatures were!
I was happy to be out hunting with Alice. She had always been my best friend and right now, she was the only one in the Cullen house that I wasn't awkward around. I felt terrible for all the family had to do for me, when they didn't have to do any of it.
As we lingered near the boulder with the ant, Alice grinned. Since I had woken from my transformation, Alice's scar had already healed a little bit more. It gave me a small piece of reassurance that I really needed. I was really glad to see her smiling, despite the fact that only a few short days ago, a large wolf had tried to take her life.
"Smell that?" she asked me. I hadn't yet experimented with my new nose. Curiously, I smelled the air, trying to keep myself calm. I didn't want to seem to antsy or anxious. Alice giggled as she watched me. "Don't worry- you'll get the hang of it." She smiled. What had I been doing wrong?
With my confused look, she grabbed my wrist. "Here." She said and pulled me away from the boulder that I felt close with already. As we grew farther away from it, I started to worry. Would if I couldn't get the hang of it? What if I did it wrong, and embarrassed myself?
"Don't worry." She reassured me, and came to a stop.
"It's as if you can read minds." I scoffed.
"I can't. But I can see into your future, and you" She pointed her index finger at me, "are very anxious. Just calm down. You'll do find. It's no harder than eating a bowl of cereal." She said and gazed upon the quiet forest.
"That's easy for you to say! You have eaten human food in decades!" I argued. I would probably be the first vampire in the history of vampires to have a hard time learning how to drink blood. Wouldn't it be easier to just drink blood from a cup?
"Now d you smell it?" she asked excitedly. She smiled anxiously as she watched my expression. I tried not to pay too much attention to her.
I did smell it. I had no idea what it was, but it was appealing. I closed my eyes so I could better focus on the smell. I could just barley taste its fragrance on the tip of my now pale tongue. I had enjoyed many foods over the years, but nothing grabbed me like this. I wanted to continue to stay calm, but all I wanted to do was run toward whatever the smell was.
"Alice…" I breathed quietly. I heard a bird suddenly flutter from a tree above, something that would have scared me when I was human. Now, I didn't even flinch. It was almost as if I expected the bird to fly from it's tree. Would nothing ever scare me again?
I focused on the smell again, smelling the essence of the blood, how new and oxygenated it was… I could still taste it in my mouth. It suddenly became stronger. I couldn't take it anymore. The pains of my transformation took action once again as my throat leaped in anger.
I forgot all that was. Nothing else mattered. I had to have the blood! I couldn't take my mind off of it. It was all I could concentrate on.
Suddenly, I leaped at a mountain line as it lingered near a small puddle. I hadn't yet realized that I had moved until my sharp venomous teeth were within the lion's neck. As I tasted the cat's blood, I bit harder. Not even the smallest part of my mind concentrated on the fact that the lion was in pain. I just couldn't get away from the fact of how sweet the taste of blood was. As I through the corpse down, I thought again about how amazing it had tasted.
So if this was how amazing animal blood was, how could a human's blood be any better. I didn't want to test out this theory, but suddenly my throat ached at the thought, and I began to focus on where I could find the nearest human. My eyes traced the outer linings of the forest. I quickly turned around as I searched for any sign of human life.
"Um Bella, maybe we should go somewhere else." Alice said, grabbing my wrist once again. I suddenly thought back to what I was about to do. I would have killed a human just so I could taste their blood! How could I do such a thing?
I was suddenly miserable with myself. I froze and stared at the fallen leaves while Alice tried to pull me back into reality.
"Bella, it's okay. Come on." She spoke softly, but seriously.
"I was…" I started, but stopped mid sentence. How had Edward ever kissed me? How had he ever stood within miles of me without letting his walls down? How badly I wanted more blood! It was nagging at me. My burning throat constantly reminded me of the fact that I wanted more blood. I had killed a mountain lion, yet it hadn't been enough. I wanted more.
I needed more. One human couldn't be too bad, right? Just to try…?
"Bella!" Alice yelped. My head snapped back to hers and I looked her in the eye. "Focus. Okay?" she asked.
"Right." I said and we walked through more forest. After traveling for a couple minutes, I lost patience. "Why don't we just run? It's a lot quicker." I commented.
She smiled and with that, we ran. After about forty seconds, Alice stopped again, and her smile grew bigger. "Okay." she smiled and pointed to the north.
She didn't even have to point; I smelled it instantly. Just like I had done minutes before, I leaped at a second lion and drank its blood. This one, I claimed the life of even quicker. This was accelerating, drinking the blood of a struggling animal, doing everything in its power to escape your grasp.
I looked up from the animal's body after finishing all that was left of it. Alice skipped back from behind a few trees. I could spot the smallest little stain of red from her bottom lip. Even though I had known she was a vampire for all this time, I had still never managed to visualize her hunting. She seemed too sweet and harmless to kill an animal and drink it's blood.
I laughed as I stood up and ran some more. I was full now, but I wanted to run. I purposely kept my mind away from what wait at home. All of the problems I had caused, and angry people waiting for me to officially be taken down. If only I could just run forever!
I leaped over a wide fallen trunk, the wind soaring through my think dark hair. I smelled the sweet tang of fresh greens and fruits and old rain puddles.
Everything mixed into one big landmass of forest, and it was amazing. All these years, I had walked through he forest and missed so much! For a split second, I actually couldn't remember what problems I had been worrying about.
And than, in a split second, they all rushed back to me as I noticed a picture of me. Pinned to a tall oak, a wrinkled paper showed itself to the world. I could see the lines on it that clearly defined that it had suffering several pours of rain.
On the top of the sign read the one single word "missing"
I gasped as I looked at an old picture of me. It was the one that sued to stand on my dresser, the one of Edward and I. Only Edward had been cut out of this photo. It was only I, and Charlie's name and number read clearly on the bottom.
Had he taken it too far by sending out a search party with signs to look for me? Or had I taken it to far by letting a vampire bite me so I could see my stolen kid? Were we both wrong?
I continued to stare at the sign, not drawing my eyes away from it as Alice rushed form behind me.
"What's wro-" her eyes followed mine and looked to the poster. After a second, she spoke quietly to me. "Bella… I'm so sorry…" I continued to stare. I stood there for a few more seconds before I realized that I needed to continue on. I had chosen my new life, and I needed to live through it, no matter how hard it was.
I would get my child back. I would.
I thought back to the mountain lions I had so violently killed, and cringed. The only way to get my son back was to do that to the wolves. They would be ready for us, and they would fight to keep Ryan there at La Push. And if we weren't strong enough-
I gasped as I saw an image of Alice and Edward and Esme and… I closed my eyes. What if they ended up just the way that mountain lion did? Lying on the ground, painfully killed, and now lifeless?
No. I couldn't let that happen to them. Whether the Cullen's ended up that way, or the wolves, I couldn't let either scenario play itself out before my selfish eyes. I couldn't let anyone more important than a mere mountain lion die, just so I could see Ryan. With that, I was only left with one option, and it didn't seem to likely an option.
I needed to see Jacob.
but one thing is buggin me. Bella is now vampire but her baby is wolf gene. so if vampire comes near wolf gene they transform into wolf soon... so what would happen then..?
please write more..... i just love it.....:)
Then the baby would transform into a wolf :)
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After moving to San Francisco in 1996, DJ Bear Z Bub considers Don Baird's mixes at the old Hole in the Wall barm and Robbie Daniels' Trannyshack mixes as early inspirations. "I consider them my DJ parents," he said.
"When I lived in Michigan, I got a steady diet of rock and R&B. As a kid I was drawn to new wave then industrial and then electronic music. From going to gay bars, I heard plenty of dance and disco. Occasional drag shows exposed me to the diva stuff. I love many different styles of music."
That diverse taste ties in with his unique event, Around Amoeba in 180 Minutes on Friday December 10. In three hours, he'll play at least one piece of music from every department at Amoeba Used Records, "from Wagner to Wu-Tang." (www.amoeba.com/content/djsets.html)
Currently one of two resident DJs at the Lone Star and for Suppository Spelling's monthly solo night for Mary Go Round at The Lookout, Bear was one of the two resident DJs at the Charlie Horse, and I just recently played at Akbar in Los Angeles.
Guest gigs include Some Thing at The Stud, The Eagle Tavern, The Hole In The Wall, The Triple R, and the first two years of the Hairrison Street Fair.
Last year's highlight include a six-hour set at Pink Saturday, and the 30th Anniversary of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
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What is Senior Life Insurance?
Senior life insurance is an important consideration for senior citizens in the community. When we reach old age we finally begin to realise that our lives are not infinite, as we seem to believe when we are young. Seniors life insurance is especially important if we have reached old age and have not amassed a lot of money or assets in our own right. This is when this style of insurance can be handy if it is simply required to pay for final expenses: funeral, legal and medical costs. That said, there are many other reasons to consider life insurance at this stage of ones life. This article will discuss how funeral insurance designed for seniors is different to other plans and also outline its differences to Funeral Insurance.
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Suitable for people over the age of 64 that are no longer eligible to apply for some other life policies
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Life insurance for seniors comes in the form of term life insurance. Your nominated beneficiaries will receive a lump sum payment upon your death if you die within the policy term. This means that you can leave your loved ones financially secure when you are no longer around to provide for them or take care of them.
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If you are in good health, it is possible to get a reasonably priced life insurance plan for seniors. However, if you have health issues, no-medical life insurance plan with guaranteed acceptance may be more suitable to you.More tips on how to get cheap life insurance
The value of seniors life cover?
In most cases older people will not need a lot of life insurance as most will not have an overwhelming amount of debt. There is also the possibility that you might look at a reverse finance plan on your home if you are short of ready cash, but if you want to realise your lifelong dream of passing your assets over to your children and grandchildren when you go, senior life protection policy is what you need to look into.
One of the biggest drawbacks to seniors being able to obtain life insurance as we continue to age is that of health, if we have been able to retain good health it helps a lot but as we age this tends not to be true for many of us. Seniors will therefore tend to look at no exam life insurance. This is more expensive but if we only require a relatively small amount of insurance, enough to cover our final bills and funeral costs, it will be sufficient at this stage in our lives and we will have peace of mind in knowing nobody will be any worse off financially on our passing.
There are five main types of senior life insurance being offered, these are:
- Single Pay– This insurance is of particular benefit to applicants with substantial disposable income. It will let you use your money to the benefit of your beneficiaries. In brief, a single pay insurance policy can be purchased on a $100,000 policy on your life for one single premium. Depending on the financial climate at the time, the insured amount can sometimes double in value, and because it is a life insurance policy the death benefit, when paid out on, can be structured to be tax free.
- Whole of Life Insurance – Ironically, people who had taken out a whole life policy at a younger age may well come out better off in the end because of us living longer and therefore outliving term insurance policies, chosen by others who, in old age, have been stranded and left uninsured. In deference to others who had chosen term insurance because of the larger cover at a lower premium cost, the people who had chosen whole life cover will continue with their full cover at the original premium they started out with, right through until they finally die.
- Guaranteed Acceptance – This type of senior life insurance has a lower premium if you can pass a medical examination but because it is a guaranteed acceptance policy it can also be obtained with no examination being required. It is, in essence, a whole life policy but the benefits will be withheld for a stipulated period (usually two years) after you first take it out, for anything other than accidental death.
- Term Life Insurance – Although term life insurance premiums increase as you get older it may still be the best option for you if you have no interest in insurance which also includes an investment opportunity.
- Senior Life Insurance Funeral Cover – A popular cover for the senior citizen is that of funeral cover. This type of insurance is reviewed annually as the premium increases and can become quite expensive when the amount you are insured for is taken into consideration. It will however pay your funeral costs for you and you can pass on with the knowledge that no one left behind will be burdened with your bills.
When should I apply for seniors life insurance?
Seniors life insurance can be very valuable to anyone over the age of 50, because while your dependents will become less dependent on you as you get older, you do still need a certain level of protection for life's unforeseen events. Just as it takes you longer to get over a cold, or back on your feet when you have a fall, as you get older it can be harder to get back on your feet financially if something unexpected happens too.
Luckily, life cover can offer you financial protection and peace of mind, even if you've already paid of all or most of your mortgage, and have a healthy nest egg of savings. In the event of your death or the death of your partner there will still be bills and other debts to pay – living expenses, credit cards and funeral expenses for example. Therefore, seniors life insurance can be useful even when you are nearing retirement, or comfortably settled into your golden years.
Seniors life insurance policies often include a sickness benefit, as well as a lump sum payment option upon your death. This means you can receive a benefit amount if you are sick for a certain period of time, to help cover your medical expenses, and even your bills if you have been working part time to cover your costs.
When considering taking out a life cover plan you will also need to look at what your life insurance benefits will need to cover, for example:
- Modifications to your home. As you get older or you suffer an illness or injury, you may need to install ramps or safety features to aid your mobility, and these modifications and additions can be costly work, carried out by qualified tradespeople.
- In home assistance. You may also need to cover the costs to have someone visit you regularly in your home for health and personal reasons, or you may need to employ someone full time.
- Ongoing medical needs. Even if you suffer an illness or injury, there are often ongoing costs associated with these treatments which can be costly.
- Nursing home. If you are unable to stay in your home, you may need to move to a nursing home which often requires a buy-in amount, and ongoing expenses.
What to look out for when you are doing a senior life insurance comparison
A seniors life cover is often a term policy which has been tailored with features which suit your needs – in this case, the benefits you need as you get older and retire. As a result, you should be looking for a policy with the following features:
- Automatic renewal
- Level or stepped premiums.
- Insurance company background
This means you will be able to renew your policy if you outlive the term of the insurance, so that you know you can remain covered no matter how long you live.
Depending on your age or circumstances you may choose stepped or level premiums to pay for your policy. Stepped premiums will start out very cheap, and increase each year as you get older. Level premiums will stay the same throughout the life of your policy, so you do not have to reconsider your budget at later stages. If you are taking out a seniors life insurance policy at a relatively young age, level premiums would probably suit you best, as you plan to be paying for your policy through your 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. However, if you are taking out a policy late in life, and don't expect to be paying premiums for decades, then stepped premiums may be an affordable to begin with, and you won't have to worry about the high costs in 10 or 20 years time.
Cover for senior buyers can be much more expensive than traditional life insurance, because as you get older, you pose a greater risk to an insurance company. As a result there are many insurance scams waiting to take advantage of seniors looking for insurance, so make sure that your policy is from a reputable insurer by doing your research into the insurance provider's background.
How much life insurance do I need to take out as a senior?
It is easy to underestimate the amount of seniors life insurance you need, especially when you consider that your children have probably moved out, your mortgage is paid off, and you're about to be able to access all of the super contributions your employer has been making on your behalf.
However, just because your children are grown, it doesn't mean you won't have anyone you need to look after. For example, you may have a child or a family member with a disability or special needs, who relies on you for support and financial help – if you were to die or become sick or injured, how would they pay for the care they needed? Or you may have other elderly relatives who rely on you, siblings for example, or perhaps even your own parents, and when you are considering the amount of seniors life insurance you need, remember to take the cost of this care into account.
Also remember that your life insurance can pay a benefit amount to cover your funeral expenses. You don't want your family to be scrambling around to pay for your funeral when they should be grieving and remembering happier times. So instead, calculate a provision in your life insurance for funeral expenses. Just remember that funeral insurance generally won't pay out in the first 12 months unless your death is accidental.
Pros and cons of life insurance for seniors
Taking out life cover can see like just another thing to organise, when all you want to do is relax and enjoy planning your retirement. However, there are some important benefits and limitations you should consider when looking at seniors life insurance:
What are the benefits of funeral insurance for seniors?
Life insurance for seniors is vitally important even if it's only to the cover the cost of your funeral and any outstanding debts you may have at the time that you die. It may be that you have built up certain assets over your lifetime and have some money put away in a bank account but even if you haven't, funeral benefit life insurance tidies up your final expenses and what you have left in your estate can be distributed as you wish without any final adjustments having to be made.
Funeral insurance puts one less worry to bed. At least you'll know that when you finally pass away nobody will have to come up at the last minute to front your final costs for you while your estate is being distributed. It allows you to go out with a final dignity no matter if that's all you had the leave this world with, or if you were able to leave a considerable legacy behind.
One of the main concerns for many applicants is the cost involved. Those of us who were lucky enough to carry a whole of life assurance policy along with us right to the end will not have any such problems as the cover will remain intact right through and provide enough money to pay all the final costs, including funeral expenses, as well as have enough left over to pass around loved ones left behind.
The best thing about funeral insurance for the elderly is that you won't be refused cover even up to age 79, no matter what your health, lifestyle or gender and you can take out a joint cover with your spouse if you wish. Some insurers offer seniors two choices, an age based premium option or a fixed premium option:
- The age based option is cost effective earlier on but as you age the premium cost automatically increases. The cost can become quite substantial as you get older but as you're committed you have to persevere, or otherwise find some other way of paying your own funeral costs, which many older people can't manage. Age based premiums are automatically increased by 5 percent each year to keep pace with the rise in funeral expenses.
- The fixed premium option is fixed at the time of taking out the cover and it will always remain the same. It's dearer than the age based option initially but if you live on to a ripe old age it becomes cheaper in comparison to the age based option at that time.
Tips to compare seniors life insurance
- Obtain quotes from multiple providers
- Choose a provider with financial strength
- Compare features and benefits of the policies
- Premium payment options
With some insurance companies charging as much as 50% more than others per year, make sure you compare quotes with each provider to ensure you are getting the best deal possible.
Make sure that you do your research into the insurance company's background before you decide to buy their product. Look for details such as the company's history, awards, customer service and claims process.
It is essential to find out which events the policy will or will not cover you for, with the benefits and features that are provided in the policy. Read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) to help you decide whether the life insurance plan is suitable for you or not.
Find out whether your policy includes flexible repayment options. Can often be a great benefit to choose whether to pay your premiums either monthly or annually. Annual payments be lower than monthly payments.
Tips to Help You Avoid Life Insurance Scams
It is important to bear in mind that if you are being offered life insurance from a company that you have not heard of before and the plan that they offering perhaps sounds too good to be true, in terms of the benefits it offers compared to the price being charged - the chances are it is too good to be true! You should never take any chances with something as important as life insurance and if you have any doubts at all, you should postpone making any commitments until you have delved into matters more deeply, which means doing things such as researching the provider, checking reviews from other customers, etc.
In order to ensure that those you leave behind are properly protected and that you are not wasting your money paying premiums on a life insurance policy that does not even exist, it is important to take measure that will help you to avoid life insurance scams. There are a number of important measures that can help you to avoid falling victim to a life insurance scam targeted toward seniors, which includes:
- Make sure you use a reputable provider: In this day and age, it has become increasingly important to use a reputable company, with the existence of fly-by-night companies and scam artists. A well known, regulated insurance provider cannot take the risk of deceiving its valuable customers, so you will have far greater security when you choose a company that is well known, reputable and regulated.
- Do your research: Research counts for a lot when you are doing something as important as choosing a life insurance provider and plan. You should therefore take the time to research any provider or plan you are considering, which means looking at customer reviews, finding out more about the provider if you are not familiar with it, and even comparing different plans and providers so you can boost your chances of getting a good deal from a reputable provider
- Ask questions: Since you will be paying for the privilege of having life insurance cover, you should not be afraid to ask questions for clarification and peace of mind. If you have any questions or are uncertain about anything, make a list of questions to ask the provider, from queries that you have about the plan itself to questions about the provider, its background, its policies, and anything else you want clarification about
- Don't rush into anything: Many seniors make the mistake of rushing into a decision or feeling pressured into making a decision when it comes to life insurance cover. However, this can increase the chances of you making a costly mistake. Take some time to think about your choice before you make any commitment and if necessary seek advice from professionals or even family members so that they can look over the plan and provider you are considering for additional peace of mind
If you're still not sure whether you should be taking out seniors life insurance as you get closer to retirement, here are all of your questions answered:
What is the minimum and maximum entry age for seniors insurance?
The maximum age that seniors can apply for cover will really depend on the type of policy that they decide to go with. This may vary between providers but generally the following rules apply.
- Life Insurance: Entry age can be as low as 11 to a maximum of 75.
- Income Protection: Entry age is generally 16 to a maximum of 60.
- Funeral Insurance: Entry age is generally 17 to a maximum of 80.
- Accidental Death Insurance: Entry age is generally 18 to a maximum of 74.
- Accidental Income Cover: Entry age is generally 18 to a maximum of 75.
- If you become sick or injured, or in the event of your death, your family isn't burdened with your final expenses, funeral costs, bills and other debts.
- Even if you're healthy you're not immune to accidents, and no one knows what the future has in store. Therefore, it is best to take out life insurance as early as possible, when you are less of a risk to the insurer, and your premiums will be lower.
- Depending on your insurer, you can have extras such as accidental serious injury insurance, and total and permanent disability insurance, so you don't have to die to receive a benefit payout.
- Generally any Australian resident who is aged between 50 and 79 can apply for a policy. In most cases you won't need to have a blood test or a medical exam. Then, as long as you continue to pay your premiums on time, you are guaranteed to have your cover renewed each year.
- As seniors are more active than ever before, the chances are good that you'll be doing some traveling in your retirement. Therefore, you will generally be covered no matter where you are in the world, as long as you remain an Australian citizen.
- Most seniors policies will also allow you to add your partner and your children to the policy. In most cases you can cover as many dependents as you like, up until they turn 21.
- Most policies will have fixed premiums, so you won't have to pay any more as you get older. Plus, there is likely to even be a premium waiver feature, where you don't have to pay any more premiums once you turn 90.
Life insurance for elderly: Frequently asked questions
Why Would I Take Out Protection?
Should I take out seniors life insurance even though I'm healthy?
What is included?
Who can apply?
Am I covered everywhere?
Can I cover my family too?
What will the premiums cost?
As we get older, we think more and more about who and what we are leaving behind, and what sort of legacy we want to leave for our family and future generations. Therefore, if you want to make sure that your family is looked after when you're gone, that you and your partner can live a stress free retirement protected against illness and injury, and that you leave a legacy which speaks of care and planning, rather than financial stress, you need to consider seniors life insurance.
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Avenida George Washington 218, 2890 Santo Domingo – Show map
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good Wi-Fi, clean rooms, and nice facilities
the surrounding neighborhood was dangerous at night, don't walk too far, a taxi is a must
Loved the view, the free WiFi, location right on Malecon, beautiful venue for wedding we attended.
The A/C in the ballroom didn't seem to be working to its full potential.
Nice facilities, good breakfast.
Cleanliness. During our 8-day stay, the carpet floor was not cleaned every day at all. The casino facilities are disappointing with just one roulette. The private city tour price arranged at the hotel front desk was US$ 45, but the driver (Mr. José Cabral, car 22) charged us US$ 105. As we complained at the hotel nobody could give us a reasonable answer.
Felt like I was staying at a 5 star property. Design, and quality of the furnishings, building, food, top notch!
Everything was wonderful
I booked a sea view king size bed and when i checked at the hotel I asked the receiption to reconfirm my room choices and they did, when i went up to the room it was 2 twin beds ! in-room breakfast menu was there in the first day, then it was never in the room! I got news paper (english) for 2 days and (spanish that i do not speak) for one day and nothing for the rest of the days !
Location was very nice, and the stuff are friendly and helpful
Casino isn't the nicest one.
Hotel was clean, in walking distance to restaurants and stores
Hotel policy on guests visiting the hotel!
Staff was very helpful to solve me some travel problems and very kind, friendly and very efficient. Excellent location, good swimming pool! You could enjoy breakfast sitting in front of the ocean. I highly recommend this hotel.
Mostly of the rooms don't have the possibility to open the window. In the room there was an incredible smell of mold (also cauded by the air conditiong smell I believe). Furthermore you could not enjoy the beautiful weather in Santo Domingo in you could not open the window!
The price
Staff very friendly. Nice building. Rooms clean and comfortable. Close walk to colonial city.
On very busy street.
Had a wonderful trip with the family, we all enjoyed even though I was on business
The beds were quite small
availability of the reception desk personnel
Places at the Piscine always full with a barman who do not care to find a solution
Very friendly, helpful staff.. Love this hotel. Every time I go to Santo Domingo I stay at this hotel.. Wouldn't recommend any other. I have stood at others but this is the best.
great location and staff and pool and sun area
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Breakfast Fastest internet connection
Mini bar with extra charge
The staff were friendly and willing to go above and beyond to help out with any inquiries we had. They gave suggestions on local restaurants and sites to get the most authentic feel of the DR.
They are doing some upgrades to the hotel so there were some mornings we were awaken by banging and drills noises.
I had a pleasant stay at this Hotel and will definetely come back. Excellent restaurant ( breakfast and dinner were delicious). At he reception the staff were very friendly and kind.
No availibity of bell boys and had to take my suitcases on my arrival as well as on my departure ( had to wait so long and met the bell boy at the lift and then he took my suitcases on my check out). Rooms were too old, safebox was not even working and hope next time I get the new rooms.
The hotel staff was friendly and extremely helpful. I felt at ease and secure at all times. It is located near transportation. The view from my room unbelievable breathtaking and beautiful. The pool was great and gym.
The bathrooms are a bit outdated but there were clean and in working order. For the price you get a lot for your money make sure you get the breakfast included on your rate.
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Flicking through a newspaper left in a cafe yesterday, I came across a predictable opinion piece focusing on Mothers' Day. What was less predictable about it was that it was aimed at women who aren't mothers. It wasn't a child-hating call to solidarity from a childless woman, neither a judgemental or pitying address from one mother to none. It was just acknowledging attitudes towards motherhood and non-motherhood. This made me think about how the word 'mother' categorises and stereotypes women in much the same way as the word 'lesbian'. People derive from it assumptions about your role within relationships, your place in society, and your attitudes and values.
My own thoughts on motherhood can be loosely organised into three strands: 1) being a lesbian mum 2) being the mother of a gay child, and 3) being a lesbian who doesn't want children, or isn't sure. I should say at this point that I am speaking from opinion, not any kind of authority, on this!
Some of the general mum stereotypes are that (on the positive side) you must be unselfish, caring and with your priorities right or (on the negative side) that you are constantly frazzled, can only talk baby and are uninterested in a career and unreliable as an employee. In addition to these, lesbian mums also have to contend with the constant coming out at nursery/school, and the equivalent of the idiotic question of 'which one's the man?', being replaced with 'which one's the dad?'. They also face a greater level of intrusive, personal questions, which are somehow considered ok to ask a gay person but which you would never ask a straight person; such as 'how did you get pregnant?', and 'how did you decide which one of you would have the baby?', 'Is [the other mum] ok with that/are you worried it will affect your relationship?'. When children of lesbian couples (or single parents) are older, there's all the worry over homophobic bullying, not to mention the moral panic from fundamentalist Christians and right wingers about the 'sanctity of the family' and the presumed damage that a lack of father figure will do to a child. All of this ignoring straight single parent families, and despite the fact that a 2010 study following children of lesbian parents from birth to adolescence found that these children score similarly to children of heterosexual parents on measures of development and social behaviour. They even score higher in terms of self esteem and confidence.* This was regardless of whether the children had a single lesbian mum, or two.
Something that really is missing for lesbian families is more opportunity to socialise with others. There are some good Rainbow Families events in London, but (according to a lesbian friend with a child), these are often focused around high income brackets, and I doubt that such good networks exist outside of London and Brighton.
So what about being the parent of a gay child? This is something that we can all have a view on from being the child. As it's relatively rare for a gay child to have gay parents, a friend of mine once commented that a lot of gay people don't have ancestry for this part of themselves, which is partly why LGB history is so important. Yet, we do all have our own ancestry and it's the family that bring us up that largely influence how we feel about our gay identity. We all know people with horror stories of parental rejection or disapproval over their sexuality, but it's still interesting (and shocking) to me (and my parents) that parental homophobia overrides maternal and paternal instincts and also that it is so widely tolerated in society. For me, there is no condoning parents who forsake their children, but I have a lot of empathy with parents also being on a journey in getting their heads around their child being gay. Surprise, shock and worry are not the same as homophobia. Neither is wanting to examine the nature/nurture part of it. For people in their thirties and over, the parent generation was not brought up with gay assimilation and so it does take a shift for all of the facets of a gay identity to come into consciousness. For many parents, it isn't that they think badly of having a gay child – they may just never have had to think before about what it means to live as a gay person, and challenging received or unconscious ideas about this takes time. When someone comes out, they have usually had a long time to process their sexual orientation intellectually and emotionally, whereas most parents won't have, so it's only to be expected that they may need some time to do this – but that doesn't mean they don't accept having a gay child or that they won't come to embrace and celebrate it. So what I'm saying is that gay children should have some patience and empathy as their parents are also on the coming out journey. And they may also need to be educated about gay language, culture, rights etc, just as we had to educate ourselves – no one is born knowing this stuff just because they're born gay.
Lastly, what about lesbians who don't want children, or aren't sure? This is an interesting one, as I'm not sure that lesbians who choose not to have children are actually judged as negatively by society as straight women who make this decision. If a straight woman doesn't have a child, she risks being seen as obsessed with her career, selfish, or somehow unnatural if she doesn't have biological or maternal instincts. Yet lesbians having children can also been seen as unnatural by some groups, so those who don't have children are somehow seen to be 'doing the right thing'. Another reason why lesbians might not be judged for not having children is that there is less expectation for them to – given the limits of some people's imaginations about how this could be possible. Obviously this thinking is fundamentally flawed, and I think I'd rather be seen as selfish than unnatural, as at least the latter is a relative rather than fixed label. And yet, it's the 'selfish' argument that actually bothers me most about being a childless woman, especially as it often comes from women who are mothers. I am neither career obsessed, nor (I hope) completely selfish. I give plenty of my time and emotional energy to my family and friends, and their children. I also like children and certainly have maternal instincts. I just don't really have the biological instinct to have my own child, at least not now (which is probably just as well in terms of finances and relationship status). So this means adoption might be the best route in future, but this is one that is made harder for straight and gay parents due to the amount of social services hoops that (perhaps rightly when dealing with vulnerable children) have to be jumped through. Not to mention the homophobia that exists within some services, such as religious adoption agencies.
My obvious conclusion in discussing all of these strands is that we need to accept and celebrate diversity in attitudes towards motherhood, just as much as we do with female and lesbian identity. It takes all sorts, and all that!
I should add, at this point, that I am very fortunate to have a mum who is my unconditional champion in all areas, including gay rights, and friends who are amazing mothers, who neither conform nor subscribe to any of the stereotypes mentioned here. And I will celebrate all of them today. #HappyMothersDay
*TIME article on the lesbian parents study http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1994480,00.html


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Before: Lost in TraditionBefore: Lost in Tradition
David and Heather Helfer want to emphasize their living room's Spanish-style features. Color Splash host/designer David Bromstad creates an inviting south of the border family room but doesn't give them the customary preview of the design sketch for the project. In a playful act of reprisal to this unexpected twist, they insist an ugly lamp be included the design. Will the Helfers like the saturated colors and Southwestern design once it's finished?
Unfortunately, the shelving units that frame the fireplace look like they have very little to do with the look of the wall as a whole. They also stop short of making full use of the space and the lines of the vaulted ceiling. The wood ceiling and tiled floors are good indicators for a style that could really work in the space.
After: Stylish HeritageAfter: Stylish Heritage
Arches bring in that Southwestern style and unite the shelving into one large-scale unit. To tie the wood in with the rest of the wood in the room, Bromstad does a color wash using paint and a spray bottle of water. The water thins the paint so the grain and knots of the wood show through, maintaining that natural, rustic feel. To bring color to the shelving, Bromstad places earthenware pottery all over the room.
When you've got a great architectural feature, play it up. Bromstad highlights the vaulted ceilings by hanging wrought iron medallions. As an architectural feature, they bring some of the Southwestern design into a previously untapped space.
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Although the built-in cabinets are useful, they don't really do much for the aesthetic of the room. A spacious room like this really needs some unifying element to pull all of its features together.
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She applies several coats to achieve a crudely made, yet ornate wood-grain finish. The effect is reminiscent of a sun-baked, weatherworn piece of furniture that you would find in an adobe home.
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A Southwestern rug, a bench, some batting and a foam pad give him the raw materials to fashion his customized version for a fraction of the cost. It's a simple matter of upholstering the rug to the bench. De nada. Since it's covered with a rug, go ahead and put your feet on it; it's okay! Move it around the room: seating. Get a tray and set a drink on it. It's great, kid-friendly furniture.
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Fabricating his own little joke, he insisted that an ugly old lamp that had been with him since he was a kid had to be a part of the living room. Long story short, Bromstad agonized over how to make this thing go with the room's decor. Ultimately, using tricks to make it disappear into the room, like a dark shade and painting it the same color as the wall, created a tolerable lamp. Helfer felt a little guilty, but now insists that it will be in the family room forever.


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The new federal health care law is barely a week old, and already House Democrats are using their power as the majority party to intimidate businesses and silence criticism of the massive legislation. Not surprisingly, this first round of bullying is coming from the Commerce Committee, headed by Henry Waxman of California, perhaps the Capitol's meanest and most feared inquisitor.
Shortly after President Obama signed the lengthy piece of legislation into law on March 23rd, several major companies released their own analyses of how the law's many provisions would affect their companies and their employees. Caterpillar, for example, estimated the cost to the world's largest manufacturer of heavy construction equipment to be in excess of $100 million; the John Deere company estimated its expenses would increase by some $150 million. Verizon and AT&T, while releasing analyses less specific than those issued by Caterpillar or John Deere, noted that the new law would have significant negative impact on their businesses as well.
Almost as soon as these companies issued their statements, the Commerce Committee's investigations subcommittee sent ominous letter to the four CEOs, demanding to know how they arrived at their figures and "requesting" that they appear at a hearing scheduled for April 21st. The letters were signed by Waxman and subcommittee chair Bart Stupak of Michigan, who probably still is smarting from the negative publicity he received after his 11th-hour conversion from pro-life opponent of the health care bill to ardent supporter.
In Orwellian prose, the Waxman-Stupak letters express "concern" with the CEOs' figures and analysis, especially since they are identified by the congressmen as being "in conflict with independent analyses." One of the "independent analyses" cited in the letters is one used by the White House and congressional Democrats to support their position that the $1 trillion bill would wind up actually "saving" taxpayers monies. The analysis referenced by Waxman and Stupak actually was conducted by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which is well-known for furnishing members of that body numbers that support whatever they want them to support, since its analyses must be based only on figures furnished by the requesting members themselves.
Another "independent" analysis noted in the letters included figures from the Business Roundtable, a group of businesses which already had alienated many of its members because it had decided early on to actively support the health care legislation.
The four targetted CEOs are "requested" by Waxman and Stupak to provide not only the "analyses" on which were based the estimates of the cost of the health care legislation to their companies; but also any other data — internal company including e-mails – relating in any way to the matter of determining the impact on their companies. Additionally, the companies are "requested" to furnish an explanation of the "accounting methods" used by them over the past seven years in calculating the financial impact of the deductability or non-deductability of retiree drug coverage.
Whether and how these companies will stand up to this thinly-veiled move to intimidate them for simply disagreeing with self-serving congressional "analyses" of its health care legislation, remains to be seen. However, if they fail to exhibit sufficient resolve in doing so, a new wave of McCarthy-like bullying designed to silence criticism can be expected to permeate future political and economic debates.
March 31st, 2010
3:08 pm
Jess, Ford is not taking the accounting charge. I think the truth of the matter is that some will and some won't. I don't think ideology plays a role here, just wishful thinking on your part.
March 31st, 2010
3:13 pm
Waxman is kind of like you, Bob, only he's tough, smart, and cares about other people.
March 31st, 2010
3:35 pm
You all should quit whining. Just look at the ADP jobs report for private employers that came out today. That should cheer you up!!! Although ADP had forecasted 40,000 private sector jobs would be added to payrolls in March, actually 23,000 jobs were CUT. Now that is what I call health care refom in action. Change you can believe in baby!!! Mr. Waxman is nothing but a gasbag.
March 31st, 2010
4:35 pm
I am all for "change" and sincerely "hope" for it in this fall's election. And if the Republicans don't toe the mark, then we will dump them too, and keep turning these puppies over until they understand who is in charge.
March 31st, 2010
5:03 pm
March 31st, 2010
3:13 pm
Waxman is kind of like you, Bob, only he's tough, smart, and cares about other people.
Waxman is smart? Fooled me……………
March 31st, 2010
5:51 pm
Dear retiredds @ 2:15, apologies for slow response. I agree with your factual observation that oil prices dropped significantly through the 1980s after the first year of the Reagan administration, but I disagree with your analysis of causation. Government price restrictions – imposed by President Nixon, not removed until after the departure of President Carter – artificially suppressed production. When the price caps were removed, greedy producers decided to make a killing by flooding the market with refined product, and the glut that followed brought prices down to the true market. Classic economics.
Dear No More @ 2:41, thank you, I merely built on the work of a genius.
March 31st, 2010
6:51 pm
The only McCarthy-ite tactics here is the 'Orwellian prose' of Mr. Barr. to twist and distort the fact that Chairman Waxman is exercising his committees legitimate duty to try to find out the truth about these companies statements. Since Mr. Barr is well known throughout the country for telling outright falsehoods as one of your congressmen, I believe that this is a text book case of the pot calling the kettle black. Paul from Seattle.
March 31st, 2010
8:48 pm
[...] that published nine-digit damages anticipated from the insurance reform bill were being intimidated. Almost as soon as these companies issued their statements, the Commerce Committee's [...]
April 1st, 2010
7:48 am
jackhammer, where you at ??????????//
April 1st, 2010
9:07 am
Do not get excited over this. I was, and still am opposed to, the "health care reform" bill now US law.
Caterpillar's $100 million is not a major concern, their regular business expenses were over $8.5 billion last year. That is why they elected to release the info after the bill was signed into law, it is not a major expense item.
All the info they will provide Congress is already in their latest 10K filings with the SEC. I just looked at one of Caterpillar's 10K filings, you can do the same. Public info. Waxman is simply bringing them up for publicity.
Every time a company is asked to appear before congress it is just for appearances. This is no better or worse than any other.
The problem will be those companies that will have an expense related to this health care bill and try to hide it from the from the public/investors/stockholders. And there will be some.
April 1st, 2010
10:29 am
Ragnar, I am just getting back so I wanted to ask two questions: (1) Are you saying that it was ONLY government fiat that doomed the auto companies and the free market mechanism and poor judgment by the strategic planners of the US auto companies had nothing to do with the auto makers plight when gas prices changed for good in 2002 and 2003? (2) How come the foreign auto makers, who made a lot of efficient autos here is the US, were able to see that fuel efficiency would be important to their bottom line over the long term?
April 1st, 2010
11:02 am
Dammit Barr, you know full well what these corporations are doing and the excuse they're using to do it…and shame on you for not pointing it out. Of course, I'm not surprised since you've clearly been forced to 'drink the kool-aid' of 'not cuttin' this administration, or Democrats in general, any slack, or give them credit for anything, at all'.
As for the money, particularly with at&t, that's being 'written off'. in this quarter…In 2003, with the passage of the prescription drug bill for Medicare recipients – the one where they refused to allow 'negotiated' prices with Big Pharma and left that huge 'doughnut hole' that hit so many so hard – the Bush admin also 'gave' corporations a 28 percent 'subsidy' for them to provide 'prescription drug' coverage for their retirees…and, at the same time, they also allowed the corporations to 'deduct' that same 28 percent from their taxes – so rather than an 'honest' deduction of the 72 % that they actually spent, the got to deduct, in essence, 128%. Stated another way, the difference in what they should have deducted – 72 cents on a dollar versus $1.28 – is actually 77% more than they should have. Now is that a 'loophole' or a chasm? All this bill does is to stop these corporations from taking this 'inflated' deduction and only being able to 'charge off' what they actually spent of their own money. They're still getting the 28% subsidy.
And on top of that, Ma Bell, decided to 'write down' thirty years' worth of these forecast, bogus, deductions. Why? Probably to make the health care bill look worse. It sure ain't that their retirees are likely to live another 30 years. Those of us that have had to endure dealing with Ma over these past few years – since she took over from BellSouth – have known her to be not only a Cheap Mother, but an 'abusive' one as well.
Tell the whole story, Bob, you're better than this.
April 1st, 2010
11:10 am
Waxman has to be smarter than Hank Johnson. I can see Waxman's brain through his nose holes.
April 1st, 2010
11:39 am
Sounds like the chickens of reality have come to roost with corporate responsibility. The costs have to be paid somewhere. Before the plan, the costs were passed on to consumers and Medicaid for the price of treatment for the uninsured.
If the GOP doesn't like it, they should have put forth a plan. Oh, wait, they did, and this is it.
You can't complain about a plan that your own party created.
For myself, I would've gone for a single-payer system, or at the least, a public option, because this bill will do little to help the middle-class afford health care.
April 1st, 2010
11:49 am
Der retiredds @ 10:29, apologies for slow response, thanks for the note on the other site. Your questions are fair:
(1) "Are you saying that it was ONLY government fiat that doomed the auto companies …" intellectual integrity requires that I demur – I cannot affirm that "only" government policies doomed the auto companies, I can affirm only that government policies were sufficient alone to doom the auto companies. Had the CAFE and safety mandates offered some off-setting (even if unrelated) cost saving to set a level playing field – e.g., more liberal capacity to invalidate a union contract, or even taxpayer grant/subsidy for retooling expense – we could reasonably charge managerial incompetence or market changes as a/the principal causation.
(2) I do not grant far-sightedness as an inherent attribute of the foreign car manufacturers. They simply made the vehicles that fit their home markets, and adapted those for sale in the US. Congress then changed US laws to compel the US market to change, so the foreign car manufacturers obtained a US legislative "windfall." Do I deny the long-term technological leadership of Honda, or the ground-breaking nature of the Toyota hybrid technology? No, of course not, but I also believe that GM would have been the pioneer but for the massive retooling costs inflicted by Congress. Simply an unanticipated consequence of too much government.
April 1st, 2010
12:21 pm
Ragnar, thanks for your response. You have made some good points that should be in the equation. I still lean to the side that market forces played a major role as well. Part of my reasoning is that Wall Street demands a quarter-by-quarter gauge of "progress". I think this inhibits longer term thinking and planning, for some. Also the incentives to the auto execs who are the decision makers have been too short-term oriented. In the auto industry a short-term, 1-2 years and 5-10 year bonus system would be more sensible, especially if the pay-off for the longer term were "very" substantial.
I recently went to the Atlanta Auto Show. All the companies represented, including GM and Ford, were showcasing their fuel efficiency and lower carbon emissions. If today's auto numbers are a start for American autos to regain market share it pleases me no end. By the way, I bought a Ford Focus wagon in 2000 and it still gets 30+ highway and 26+ city. My next vehicle will need to match or, preferably, exceed those numbers. Not trying to boast here but I have always felt there was a strong market for cleaner fuel efficient cars.
I know I'm rambling, but don't you think that the US auto companies could make a large SUV or large pick-up truck that could get 40+ miles to the gallon? I do. Why not put a few GA Tech, MIT, or Cal Tech men and women on it. Bet they'd have something if short order, especially if the auto companies offered them a significant seven figure bonus. We put men on the moon in 10 years, I think we could do this in 5. Then I would have them move onto new ways to transport people around Atlanta without needing the car. I get ahead of myself, sorry.
April 1st, 2010
12:43 pm
Dear retiredds @ 12:21, other than our views of the virtue of government management we are broadly in agreement. I sense – without any informed basis – that the Volkswagen clean diesel technology could produce your good-mileage large truck/SUV. Of course, if we had unlimited cheap electricity (e.g., fusion) you could burn hydrogen in the vehicles. (Get ready for the 2013 Cadillac Hindenburg.)
April 1st, 2010
1:08 pm
Ragnar, I like your Cadillac analogy. I think I'll let others test drive that one. Have a good day. I'm going outside to soak up some rays, while they last.
April 4th, 2010
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April 1st, 2010
11:10 am
Waxman has to be smarter than Hank Johnson. I can see Waxman's brain through his nose holes.
The Hahira villiage idiot is smarter than Hank Johnson.


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During the Ravens' recent 15-game regular-season win streak at M&T Bank Stadium, boos from the fans were a rare occurrence. Even the 16-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Dec. 2 that snapped that run didn't elicit that kind of negative response from the crowd.
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This is a short film focusing on computer science professor and inventor Ge Wang, the founding director of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra. He is an assistant professor in the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics and cofounder of musical app maker Smule.
Ge combines computer science and music to compose and perform "via various electro-acoustic and computer-mediated means." He also uses his skills to develop apps that allow people all over the world to make music and sing even if they are not musicians. Among his successes is the iPhone app Ocarina, which uses touch points on the phone's screen and its microphone to create a digital wind instrument. His company has also developed guitar and piano apps.
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Top Image: Professor and inventor Ge Wang plays his highly successful iPhone Ocarina app. Courtesy Ge Wang.
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Guys what do you think of girls with pixie cuts?
I've been thinking about getting a pixie cut (sort of like what Emma Watson and Miley Cyrus have) for a while now seeing its getting hotter now. How ever I was wondering what guys thought of them, because I've heard some guy friends say that they're for lesbians or that they are a huge turn-off while others say they're really sexy. So what do you think of them?Here's a few pics of what I'm thinking about: link link link
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I love pixie cuts, but you have to have the right kind of features to pull off a pixie cut. (I can't.) Delicate, angular features work best, and a pixie cut will look better if your jawline and chin are a bit pointed rather than round or square. The main problem with girls getting pixie cuts is that they don't take into consideration the way their faces are built, and so they choose unflattering haircuts. Here are some pictures that show different types of pixie cuts for different face shapes. link Here are some other short haircuts that might look nice if you want it short, but can't exactly pull off a pixie cut. link There are a lot of styles for short hair, so you can find ones for almost any feature type. One of my friends has strong features and an upturned 'piggy nose' and looks awesome and lively in a short tousled bob.
What Guys Said 13
It's OK, but I generally prefer long hair on girls.
Most girls look terrible in them.Some look 'okay' though would almost always look better with at least a bob. The girls who look 'okay' are generally waifish, very feminine naturally, and wear a fair bit of makeup. Basically everything else about their appearance is screaming 'girl' vs. the boyish haircut. And even then, its an 'okay' look, not good.The odd guy likes it, some are okay, and the majority of guys actually hate it.Emma and Miley are good examples. Both, with pixie cuts, I wouldn't notice walking down the street any more, they'd be invisible. With longer hair, both are very pretty.
They look nice on small girls, with small faces. A wide faced girl,yes, will look pretty butch with a pixie cut.They look great on French and Italian and other Mediterranean girls, who are generally dark and have oval faces. But on a Nordic girl...it makes you look like a cross country ski medalist at the Olympics.
I usually think they are lesbians, but I could find some attractive if it worked on them
Such a huge turn-on it is, to see a girl with a pixie haircut. It would melt me. If a girl I find is cute with a long hair, she'll sweep my feet off with a pixie cut.
Yea, almost no girls look good in pixie cuts. They're very boring and don't speak to either my romantic side or my sexual side.
Being honest, at least based on the examples you gave, it really doesn't do anything for me. I couldn't be a fan of a hair style like that. Of course maybe you can pull it off better than in the examples. Even if you don't get the results you are hoping for, it will grow back.
It looks awful. Short hair in general is likely to turn guys off. For a girl's hair to be attractive to me, it definitely has to be down past the shoulders.Many guys are turned off by short hair. Hardly any guys are turned off by moderately long hair. So don't get that cut.
They're horrible, and a huge turn-off. Look at how Emma Watson had her hair in the later Harry Potter movies, or Alex Daddarrio in the Percy Jackson movies, or Lara Croft. Wasn't there a thing recently about a Victoria's Secret model who cut her hair really short like that, and people were remarking about how lame she looked compared to her long-haired fellow models? Long, and beautiful. Not a short cut like you're trying to disguise yourself as a boy.
Hate it. Probably wouldn't look twice at a girl that had it. Makes them look like a boy or just a muff diver. Both of which I am not interested in.
I'd say about 1% of girls looks good in pixies. The only reason they seem like they're good haircuts is because the media. Emma and Miley both look really bad in those haircuts, also all those links looks like boys.
if you want to look like a boy or a lesbian, go for it.
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Looks too androgynous and not girlie enough for me but some can pull it off
I think they look really pretty, except miley it doesn't suit her
I hate it personally.
I'm not a guy, but I would say it depended upon the shape of your face. Pixie cuts are one of those hair styles where you can look... well just ugly. And, you can counteract the lesbian-ness and guy look by just dressing femininely!
I have a pixie cut myself, a lot of girls say that it suits me way better then long hair, and some guys say that too. It way easier to take care of and lighter too. I'm not one to take good care of my hair, honestly, I don't care.
long hair is better
If you want to cut of your hair, cut it off. It will grow back, it's not a big deal. You're young and if you can't f*** around with your hair when you're young, when can you do it? If you want to shave half of it off and dye the other half khaki, go for it. It's not permanent.That being said, in that last link you posted- does that chick have a RAT TAIL? A HAHAHAHA- are those coming back? Say it ain't so...But if you want that rat tail, you GET that rat tail.
Thanks, and I didn't see the rat tail I just thought it was part of her shirt or something haha
Pixie cuts are great.Who cares what others think.
im not a guy, but if I were one, I wouldn't like it, and as a girl, I don't like it either.
They are unattractive
I hate pixie cuts