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It's time for the Senate to hold a straight-up vote on its health care bill. The Congressional Budget Office has come back with its estimate, which puts the total cost at $849 billion, meeting President Obama's requirement that the legislation not "add one dime" to the deficit.
It would ensure up to 94 percent of Americans. It would prevent insurance companies from barring people because of pre-existing conditions. It's not a perfect bill but it's a step in the right direction.
The Senate measure is similar in scope to legislation the House approved earlier this month. It would require most people to buy insurance, and if their employers did not offer affordable coverage, they would be able to shop for policies on new state-based "exchanges" that would function as marketplaces for individual coverage. Insurance companies would have to abide by broad new rules that would ban practices such as denying coverage based on preexisting conditions.
But the bills diverge on other key provisions. The House version would require all but the smallest businesses to offer insurance, while the Senate measure would merely fine companies for not offering affordable coverage. The Senate bill would bar illegal immigrants from buying insurance through the exchanges, while the House would restrict access only to subsidies and federal programs such as Medicaid, which would be vastly expanded under both bills.
Still, there are many senators who don't like it. If they don't like it because it's too expensive or too coercive or "socialism," they should vote against it, right?
But it's not that simple. The Republicans and a few of their allies, like Joe Lieberman, are proposing to prevent the bill from coming to a vote. It takes a super-majority to "invoke cloture," a procedure which allows an actual vote on the bill. Many senators seem to fear the democratic action of allowing a vote.
If Republicans really believe that Americans will hate the results of the health care legislation and vote them out because of its consequences, they should allow the vote to take place, right?
November 19th, 2009
7:48 am
Nice headline this morning on the ajc: "State jobless rate up to 10.2% "
How about we worry about jobs first, huh Obama?
November 19th, 2009
7:55 am
NO, They should not.
November 19th, 2009
8:04 am
This opposition to the health care scam is a shot across the bow by us Republicans and 85% of the Amereican people. We will pick our fights along the way. Once you liberals get your way it is harder to pull back the entitlements that you poisoned the well with. Read our lips. "We don't want the government running health care". Anything the government has run has failed. We don't like being forced to pay for uninsured people. Take your socialized medicine to another country. Stop the damn madness and stop the spending. Your recklessness will be answered at the polls in 2010.
November 19th, 2009
8:22 am
November 19th, 2009
8:24 am
Ms. Tucker:
Two points ………….
This is so hypocritical ………. even for you. The Dems. used this tactic all of the time and will in the future. It's part of the game to allow those not "in power" to still wield a little power.
Kind of like California has two Senators but so does Rhode Island ! Now tell me ………. is that fair to all the residents of California ???
November 19th, 2009
8:25 am
And I love the argument, "Everyone's forced to have car insurance, what's the difference?" I don't recall having to pay for someone else's car insurance like I would for healthcare.
November 19th, 2009
8:29 am
It sure is hard to find an Obama logo car sticker nowadays. That's kind of a "vote" isn't it ?
November 19th, 2009
8:35 am
Common Sense: That is why we have the House of Representatives whose membership umbers are based on population. remeber Georgia picked up 2 congressional districts in 2000 based on population growth. NY lost 2. Stop your whining.
If the Repubs are interested in running this country, they would let the vote happen, up or down, and move on to other legislative needs. Someone dangle a tax break; this will peak their interest since that is the only thing they want. But what special interest group this time…they have to be rich though!
November 19th, 2009
8:37 am
Common Sense, you still see a couple of Obama stickers…mainly on run-down cars(people who wants the handouts).
November 19th, 2009
8:38 am
Common Sense, you still see a couple of Obama stickers on run-down cars where the wheels cost more than the car itself. Mainly the people who wants their handouts.
November 19th, 2009
8:39 am
The Repulicans do have a plan and that is to put your butt to work so you can buy your own healthcars and not have someone else pay for it. What a novel idea!
November 19th, 2009
8:48 am
"Invoke Cloture"
Disclaimer: This new wrinkle has been written off the cuff.
I'm naming the sew-sew healthcare bill: Our Emperor's New Clothes
I demand that the senate expose Obama for the streaking emperor he truly is. That's right, they should "revoke clothing".
Obama's Rx yarn will leave the American People in stitches. I dont think this bill will pass because the senate will never iron out it's differences.
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November 19th, 2009
8:56 am
Road Scholar:
No kidding professor! And that's why we have a "disporportionate "body called the Senate ……… to offset the "proportionate" House of Representatives (or the smaller states would never have signed on to the Constitution) !
Thanks for helping to make my point.
November 19th, 2009
8:56 am
November 19th, 2009
9:04 am
$849 million…LOL. Its gonna cost far more and Ms Tucker you know this to be true.
November 19th, 2009
9:05 am
"It's time for the Senate to hold a straight-up vote on its health care bill. " No, it isn't. You know the process. You know that it takes 60 votes for cloture and 50% +1 to pass it. Opponents know that they might get 50% but not 60%, so they hold on, same as any other bill that gets filibustered.
That is how the process works. Want it to get past cloture, then strip out the public option and it will pass as it should. Otherwise, moderates hold on!
November 19th, 2009
9:14 am
The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats' signature healthcare bill.
"We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill," Jackson said at a reception Wednesday night. "You can't vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man."
November 19th, 2009
9:48 am
If you have a car…You do not have to buy insurance. You only need insurance if you drive on a public road!!
November 19th, 2009
9:51 am
No. We should not let this vote go…Not when politicians have come out and said that they don't care what the majority of their constituents want and are going to vote for the bill. Cynthia, it is funny that you finally acknowledge the CBO numbers now that they fall in your favor. It's funny though that you fail to acknowledge how exactly they were able to drag the cost down. They pared out a bunch of costs and put them into a separate budget proposal. They are also banking on removing billions of dollars by removing inefficiencies. We all know that the government will not find those inefficiencies and that this program is going to cost much much more than its expected amount. Why should we even trust these numbers. We have already seen how badly they are fudging the numbers for the jobs saved/created data. Why should we believe that the same rules will apply to this budget?
The Reps are doing the right thing to not let this move forward. They are following parliamentary procedures the same way that the Dems followed parliamentary procedures when they held up alot of Bush's proposals by filibustering everything that came through.
November 19th, 2009
9:51 am
November 19th, 2009
9:14 am
Well finally there it is. The illustrious double talking Reverend (ha ha) is showing his true biggoted colors.
November 19th, 2009
10:04 am
About cloture: I think it is high time the Senate Majority Leader used his right to avoid the Procedural filibuster on the Health Care Reform Bill and let those senators, who want to flilibuster, actually do it. Let them talk for days and days.
It is plain stupid to say that "Anything the government has run has failed." As for " Read our lips. "We don't want the government running health care", when will people parrotting this figure out that nobody proposes that government should run health care. All that the reform is about is insurance, not running health care. And if you "don't like being forced to pay for uninsured people," that is what you are doing now, when uninsured people are treated in ERs and the insured people pay the many times higher cost in their hospital bills and premiums..
November 19th, 2009
10:07 am
Strip the public option? The public option is the one thing in the health care reform that the majority of people support!
November 19th, 2009
10:14 am
[...] Lieberman and others should allow vote on health care [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] [...]
November 19th, 2009
10:26 am
Just one item to think about – The Federal Government could provide health insurance coverage to all the citizens who need it, even those with per-existing conditions, and it would cost a lot less than 800+ Billion dollars – and it would cover more than the current bill under consideration. The current Senate bill only covers about 1/2 the truly needy.
November 19th, 2009
10:26 am
Social Security is a single payer system that cover the most costly of all Americans, the elderly. The VA is pure socialized medicine that takes care of the wounded soldiers and their lifetime medical problems. Again, the most expensive to treat. Both of these programs are rated higher than private health care with the VA being ranked the highest. For those of you out there that say government cannot do anything right just look at these two examples. I would like for you to stop saying that the service personnel that take care of our veterans are incompetent and cannot do anything right. The only time government is run ineffectively is when republicans are in power.
For all you right wingers out there, answer two questions for me.
"What value does the health insurance companies add to the health care equation?'
"What has the GOP or the conservatives done to help the working men and women in this country since FDR?'
I will wait patiently for you answers.
November 19th, 2009
10:35 am
To ctucker:
It figures. Now what about addressing my 8:24 am ?
I would like to have every staffer, attorney and advisor who actually "drafted" the House and Senate Health Bills identified, stripped of their citizenship and banished to a foreign island somewhere never to return to this Republic they are trying to destory.
The Congressmen, Congresswomen and Senators who voted for it would do the rowing.
November 19th, 2009
10:36 am
Tucker lives in DC, so naturally the suck ups still have Obama stickers–plus most of DC is black. So go figure. About the healthcare bill, I don't see any "reform" in the thing at all. Why can't the government already have "reformed" healthcare by allowing cross border competition by insurers, by cutting out the fraud, abuses and excesses, by limiting emergency room care to real emergencies, by enacting tort reform so doctors didn't have to pay a quarter million a year for insurance thereby raising rates, by looking harder at the costs of medical appliances "leased" to Medicare for multiples of the amount the same thing could be bought for? Why…..And now they want more control. NO NO NO NO
November 19th, 2009
10:41 am
Mark, Yes we do need healthcare reform. Everybody agrees with that. We do nto agree with how this Admin and Congress want to go about doing it. The government has a long, long history of putting forth one program and then when it is put into place, it is never what was proposed and it ends up becoming like every other government program…..a bureaucracy laden in red tape that ends up costing twice as much as proposed. Social security and Medicare were supposed to be programs that would helps us all. We were not going to have to worry about retirement because we would give money to the government and they would stow it away for when we retire. Do you know how much of my hard-earned cash I am going to get form that? Not a single nickel. Nada. Zip. Zilch. How? Because the government decided to make large changes to the entire thing and they stole the money. There is no other way to explain it. They STOLE IT!!! Now, you want to give the government more involvement in our healthcare??? They say they can get rid of $250B in inefficiencies. Rather than totally revamping the entire system, prove those inefficiencies exist(Don't use the fuzzy math you use to determine jobs saved), find them, and then remove them and prove it by showing the cost reduction. THEN, come back to us and take the next step. THAT would be the smartest idea. THAT would be what a profitable corporation like Walmart or GE would do. I really do not see what would be wrong with this. The last thing I am wondering….If this reform is going to be so great, then why isn't Congress subjecting themselves to it? Why isn't Obama going to commit his family to this plan? Are they too good for this plan? You do realize that under this plan, they would have deemed Ted Kennedy too sick to keep alive right? Under his special government plan, he was entitled to things that the reform plan will not entitle everybody else to. I have lived under a universal healthcare plan when I was in the Army….It's called TRICARE. If you asked servicemen how they view their treatment; most would say it is terrible GUARANTEED!!!
November 19th, 2009
10:45 am
Bobby, You failed to acknowledge one key thign abotu Soc Sec and Medicare. THEY ARE BANKRUPT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh and Bobby, do some research on your own questions before posting them. Actually do some REAL research and not listen to Olberman, Mathews, Pelosi, Ried, and Obama, and you will find your answers.
November 19th, 2009
10:46 am
Cynthia, just a simple observation/question. What's the ratio of African Americans to Whites in your neighborhood? And please answer honestly.
November 19th, 2009
10:49 am
I used to know someone nicknamed "Peajuice". Everytime we would go to this certain cafeteria in downtown Atlanta back in the early 70's he would have the lady "ladle" some green pea juice on his cornbread ………….. )
November 19th, 2009
10:52 am
ctucker at 10:10 am — re: "In my neighborhood, half the cars…".
You just confirmed the "lemmings myth" part of the election, i.e., people who go along unquestioningly with popular opinion, with potentially dangerous or fatal consequences…
November 19th, 2009
11:11 am
To NoSurprise:
Excellent point. As "Neal" would say, we really need to be working on who can vote in this country.
I am for a sliding scale system ……………. it could be tied to your tax return/taxes PAID ! No taxes paid …….. one vote. The more taxes you pay ………. the more your vote counts (i.e., $10,000 taxes paid equals a vote of 1.5 and on up).
November 19th, 2009
11:12 am
To ctucker:
You haven't addressed/answered my 8:24 ………………..
Last chance …………..
November 19th, 2009
11:17 am
Cynthia is right! Only Democrats are allowed to use procedural tactics to slow down legislation!
November 19th, 2009
11:19 am
To mike:
Which is why she is dodging my 8:24. It's fine as long as they are the ones using it.
November 19th, 2009
11:48 am
Let me post go through that I wrote about 5 minutes ago. Thanks.
November 19th, 2009
11:49 am
Let my*
November 19th, 2009
12:04 pm
An up or down vote sounds good to me, Cynthia….bring it on, and let the people know who's on their side. But let's not be hypocritical about it, OK? All you giggle-sissy liberals sure didn't want up or down votes on most of the legislation introduced when the damn Republicans controlled congress. The Democrats pulled every trick known out of their tailpipes, and even threated a few more…a bunch of 'em even ran away from the Texas legislature to avoid an up and down vote. Talk about childish!
The Democrats and Republicans are just different versions of the same scum. Sure wish we had a legitimate third party in this country, with a realistic chance of winning now and again.
November 19th, 2009
12:06 pm
Obama stickers are proudly displayed everywhere in the 30305zip-when GW's presidency took a nose-dive, repubs in the cover/light of the moon scrubbed every "W" sticker off like a hockey Mom washing her husbands dirty flannel drawls…..
November 19th, 2009
12:09 pm
How about some rage for the beatdown of Ken Hamidi, who was excercising his American right of free speech. This man walked into a union hall in Sacremento, California at an SEIU 1000 meeting to protest the fact that the SEIU is spending tens of thousands of dollars on political races which they have no right to do. This man who is a state worker had every right to be there as it was a public meeting but he was jumped by four men and beaten up sending him to the emergency room. Is this the right thing, an organization that President Obama has worked with his entire life as he says to beat up a man for exposing corruption within this organization? No it's not but still no charges have been filed and the President has nothing to say. I wonder if it was a black man protesting a group and four white people beat him up would there be more outrage, more coverage? Of course there would be, that is the hypocrisy. Obama would be having a beer with this man and making sure something was done.
November 19th, 2009
12:14 pm
ctucker – The democrats are the party with 60 votes. They can't get all their members to go along with Obamacare. They are the ones preventing the up or down vote while they try to lie, cheat, or steal their way to more votes. It is also very typical of you to buy the numbers thrown about by the democrats. They purposely left out about 200 billion for the "doctor fix" just to keep the cost under the trillion dollar mark. That 200 billion will eventually have to be paid. I wonder how many more accounting tricks are being used? The fact that the new taxes will go into effect immediately, but the benefits are several years down the road is enough to show me that their health care plan is the biggest scam since global-warming. The CBO findings are solely based on the information given them by the democrats. The republicans are not against health care. They are against the democrats plan to hijack America's health care system and thus increase their own power.
November 19th, 2009
12:20 pm
November 19th, 2009
10:41 am
"Mark, Yes we do need healthcare reform. Everybody agrees with that."
Uh no…everybody doesnt agree.
November 19th, 2009
12:22 pm
"Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." – President Obama.
November 19th, 2009
12:23 pm
Cmon guys/gals…you know Ms Tucker earns a very nice living and is no ghetto dweller.
Personally, as long as she has pool, sunbathes and has no privacy fence I would LOVE to be her neighbor! Well even if not and we agreed to never discuss politics we could probably be very good neighbors.
November 19th, 2009
12:29 pm
So Cynthia sees the upcoming vote as a catch-22 for the GOP. If they vote yes, then the democrats are doomed in 2010, because americans will be angry about the consequences of the reform. If they vote no, they'll stop the bill, but the democrats will have a better chance in 2010, because americans will be angry about the consequences of no reform.
Healthcare makes americans angry no matter what.
November 19th, 2009
12:30 pm
Enter your comments hear of "Uninsured Motorist"?
Thats where get a policy from your OWN insurance company and have to SUE YOURSELF to collect when some idiot doesn't buy his own policy or doesn't buy enough coverage to pay for the damages they did to you.
Its the same with health insurance. There are many instances of some idiot hurting a person in a car accident, the injured person has a million dollars in hospital bills, but the person who hurt them either has NO insurance or such low coverage that his policy only pays one percent of the injured person's bills..
Every conservative argument made AGAINST health reform is what in logic is called a "reductio ad absurdum"
Because most people living in this state didnt get a decent enough education to understand that term its latin for "Too dumb to be believed"
There is actually as much sense to mandatory health insurance as their is for mandatory auto insurance. Not having either passes on too much expense to the injured parties and the general public.
The Senate plan is a win/win scenario for everyone but the wealthy and the insurance company executives.
The current system generally has a bunch of high school graduates dictating to doctors what sort of medical treatments that a doctor WILL or WILL NOT be paid for.
The average person adjusting claims in a health insurance company does not usually have a college degree. They are majority high school graduates, going down a laundry list of billing codes, and telling the doctor they will not pay for what that doctor decided was absolutely necessary for their patient's health.
The Republican B.S. about not wanting anyone to come between a patient and is doctor is enough to give me a case of emesis. Which they would probably allow health insurance companies to use to drop my medical coverage.
The ONLY health insurance in this country that no one gets dropped off of for having "pre existing conditions" or failing to note that they were treated for ACNE as a teen in this country are the only "GOVERNMENT RUN" health care systems in the nation. You can't be dropped from Medicare or Veterans care. Not for anything. Not for "preexisting conditions"
I guarantee that most of the elderly find that MEDICARE is the best coverage they have ever had in their entire life. Unless the lived before the Reagan presidency. Before that, private, employer based health insurance was not too bad. If your doctor said you needed it, it was paid for, 100 percent of the time. Part of the "Reagan Revolution" was the method to allow health insurance companies, not doctors, to have the LAST WORD on what would be paid for.
November 19th, 2009
12:47 pm
The Medicare cuts mandated by this legislation are cleverly packaged as 'reductions in current planned increases'. Whatever you call them, the majority of the funding, about $500B, comes from Medicare reductions. The cost of providing healthcare to the elderly and disabled will continue to go up but the government payments won't, at least not as fast. Ultimately this bill will result in less healthcare services for the elderly, most of whom have worked all their lives, in return for health insurance for the poor. Just another Dem handout, first you give GM to the UAW then you take healthcare from the elderly who tend to vote conservative and give it to the poor who tend to vote Dem.


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Kyle Hagerman
Nickname: Meow Meow McWhiskers, Kitty, The Admiral
Favorite Cheap Vodkas: Aristocrat, Yeltsin's Old Fashioned Nerve Tonic, Vodker
Fun Fact About Kyle: Raises tuxedo cats for a living, mostly for their tender flank steaks and filets.
Kyle Hagerman is what scientists refer to as a "triple threat". No, not because he races road, track and cross, but because he was born with a three pronged vestigial tail, each prong laced in a deadly poison similar to a puffer fish. Because of this anatomic anomaly, Kyle has his bib shorts specially tailored with a hole in the bottom allowing his tail free movement. Not sure why he insists on having a hole in the front as well, but if there's one thing we've learned from racing with Kyle, it's not smart to question a man with a three pronged poison tail. As of this bio-writing, Kyle is in negotiations with Dreamworks about greenlighting his animated bio-pic, "Poison Tail Hagerman: The World's Deadliest Bike Racer; A Love Story"
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New Life Daily Devotion - May 18, 2010
A Thorough Washing
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 3:18-21
We humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings.
God realizes our need to feel clean and new. He has given us the command to accomplish this through baptism. The ceremonial dipping in water symbolically demonstrates our desire to have our sins or shortcomings washed away. The apostle Peter explained it this way: "That water [Noah's flood] is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from [or as an appeal to God for] a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 3:21).
In describing his own conversion, the apostle Paul said, "A man named Ananias . . . came and stood beside me and said, . . . 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and hear him speak. For you are to be his witness, telling everyone what you have seen and heard. What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord' " (Acts 22:12-16).
Some of us may never have been baptized, but the Bible urges us to do so. God has prescribed this special act for our healing. Baptism demonstrates our exit from an old life and our entrance into a new one. Why delay?
As we humbly ask God to remove our sins, he promises to wash and cleanse our hearts.
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At the Dew Drop Inn come in and enjoy good food and drinks.
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CITY: Edwardsville
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Oatman Haus Restaurant
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Peel Wood Fired Pizza
Wood fired pizza, wings, pasta, calzones and desserts - a unique restaurant located in Edwardsville. Pair your meal with a fantastic wine or craft beer from Peel's extensive menu and your meal is sure to be memorable. Come in and enjoy a great meal for lunch or dinner with family and friends.
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Peking Gardens Restaurant
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All-you-can-eat buffet and steakhouse.
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Red Apple Restaurant
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Kelly's Lilac, Aqua & Brown Home Office
Room for Color - East #26
Name: Kelly
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Type of Home: single family colonial
Color Inspiration: As a wife, mom of three boys, and a color fanatic, I desperately wanted just one fancy-schmancy room in the house where I could work and create surrounded by my favorite colors: lavender, aqua and brown. My re-designed home office became that room. I love the cool, refreshing effect that lavender and aqua create. The chocolate brown adds a contemporary elegance and it anchors all of the colors, including the splashes of 'funky' orange that I added for extra energy and fun — I didn't want my office to be too serious.
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Color Inspiration continued: I've always been amazed by the power of color and its ability to completely transform a space (and your mood). I've been very productive in my new, colorful office. Maybe even too productive...my husband has to drag me up to bed almost every night!
Colors Used: Rhapsody Lilac by Sherwin-Williams SW6828
Aquatint by Sherwin-Williams SW6936
Brevity Brown by Sherwin-Williams SW6068
Color Tip: Before selecting colors, take all of the color 'rules' you've ever heard about and throw them out the window. Now, choose the colors you really want. It doesn't matter if your mother "doesn't like it," or your friend would "never use those colors together." Color is personal. The hues you select should reflect your interests, personality, taste and experiences. If your color selections are meaningful to you, then you will love how your space turns out.
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i'm glad you have a girl cave to retreat too. and your diplomas are on display. great job!
Cute looks like a nice stationary store. I can see how a mom with three boys would need these colors.
LOVE this.
I would spend all my time in here. Love the color combination!
Love it! I seriously question the sanity of anyone who lives in an all-beige house. WHY??? With some many amazing color combinations to choose from?
I really like this combo! Nice work!
Love This! the colors are great and I like the addition of the writing on the wall.
I like the color combination very much, and also the fact that your ceiling is not white. Nice.
Very very pretty! Love it!
Okay, here's someone who not only knows how to choose colors, but knows how to mix them harmoniously. Great job!
P.S. Too bad Domino's gone. They would have pounced on this one.
I really like this. I've always liked the combination of lilac and aqua, although I would have never thought of adding brown to the mix. The rug is a really nice touch too.
Kudos! Awesome and inspiring. I'm working on trying to set up my own new home office in our 2nd bedroom and you're giving me some good ideas, thank you.
love! where are the little mirrors from?! seriously, these images stopped me in my track!!!
sorry to be negative, but I am sooo over aqua blue / chocolate teal & every variation thereof, in a few years this palette will be as ubiquitous & despised as the mauve seafoam aqua blue Myrtle Beach condo decor of the 1980's
Personally I think this color combination is fabulous! The lilac really modernizes it. And the ceiling is great. I never think of that as a another blank canvas. Thanks for the inspiration!
ok, so at first I was sort of onboard with this. Pretty, girly, not my style, but I can appreciate it. Then I saw the "word art" on the wall. A good design ruined by the cheesiest of cheesy wall art.
Thanks everyone for the great comments, so far! I'm glad this space has been inspiring! As I stated, I have all boys...so yes, this was intended to be a very girly space.
PaintChip, I found the mirrors at Homegoods -- one of my go-to stores for affordable accessories.
I'll also say that I used my favorite colors for my office, so I will love this color combo until 2080 and beyond. This is not a color trend for me -- it's just what I like. The 'word art' is one thing I love best in the office and my kids really think it's cool...it makes them feel special.
Thanks again, AT Community!
oh i agree. the word art turned me off a bit (just a bit). :)
but the pieces are exquisite esp. the lamp, vase, mirrors and the hanging jewels.
great job!
Not my decorating style, but the color combo is fabulous and the aqua ceiling a brilliant idea. Congrats on your very own space!
Lovely color combo. I cant get enough of chocolate brown and jewel tones.
Really like this color combination! Nicely done!
Love the colors!
I am a mother of three boys (who are grown men now) and a grandmother of 4 boys. This room looks wonderful to me. It definitely has a "family" feel to it.
The colors are warm and inviting...
Love everything - the colors, rug, memo boards, etc!! Great quote! Such a warm and inviting office - it's wonderful.
I LOOOOOVE it, where are the curtains from?!??
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LOVE your home office Kelly and LOVE the colour combination esp. the aqua ceiling. Definitely an inspiring room. Enjoy it! You've got the thumbs up from me :)
Beautiful! I love the pops of Aqua, especially on the ceiling!
LOVE IT!!!! Two big thumbs-up from me!!
Kelly @ DesignTies
Eee, I, too, recoiled at the sight of the word art.
I think that if you want to express something like this, stencil your sentiment in your own words -- either directly on to the wall or on a plaque.
Instead of having that certain hokeyness that comes with premade vinyl sentimentality, it would have a lovely sincerity, and it would be as unique and special as your family.
Kelly, you did it!! I love this room and all of the personal touches and details. Thumbs up!
Beautiful! The room is so warm and inviting.
Hmm, I see why this room is put together well, but it kind of feels like one of those rooms they do on HGTV where it is done well but lacks originality. I don't know...there is just something a little ho hum about this. I think the chocolate/lilac combo is something I have seen before. Or maybe it is just chocolate paint color in general. Also, i am not a fan of the word art either.
Does anyone know what I am talking about? Not to be a hater...the room is cute. But there is something about it that feels too design generic. Is that the phrase I'm looking for?
I could so easily be creative in this room! Well done!
I never would have thought this color combo would work, but I LOVE IT!! Good job, Kelley
I have physically been to Kelly's office. It is like a slice of heaven. It is absolutely beautiful. I want to clone it and bring it back to my house! The colors and the word art may not suit everyone's taste, but her use of these elements are simply outstanding.
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Wow! This room is awesome. Great job!
OMG, this room makes me smile! Nice and bright, even if it was a rainy day. Love it Kelly!
Kelly, can you come to my home office and hook me up? This is beautiful!
Kelly - I've always struggled with putting color on walls. You've done it beautifully. I've always loved the Tiffany blue and chocolate combinations, but your aqua, chocolate & lilac are brilliant. It's very serene. Definitely what I'd need in a home office. That is surely a place I'd love to bring my bills, a cup of coffee, and my follow-up calls to. Cheers! You'll be getting a call from me when I need a decorator and if you're for hire when I reinstate my Maryland real estate license, you'll be my first point of contact for staging and decorating!
This room is great, I love the colors and each detail is purposeful. Great job! Yvona
Not just because my favorite colors can be found in this room :)
I find it too femenine, but it is beautiful!! good taste!
Here's my THUMBS UP! again! If we're comparing to the Apple Green Asian room I have to say I like your's MUCH better. I'm not just saying that because you decorated the competing room, it's because the Green room is too simple. It's nice, it's just not my cup of tea. Looks a little on the Target budget for me (even though that's my budget LOL) I expected more from this contest.
I wasn't so sure... mostly because of the "word art" then I noticed the ceiling. It was like a secret weapon in this image. I was tempted to run to the store and get paint. Love this room!!!
Gorgeous! I tried to give you a thumbs up; but, apparently, voting has ended.
- The curvy, cursive writing is warm like the family photos while providing a nice contrast from the crisp, sharp lines of the frames. For me, family comes first; so, balance is key (not just a destination). Your beautifully placed "handwriting on the wall" speaks volumes!
- Your use of all three colors anchored with white is unique & clever... usually the anchor is chocolate with lilac or blue/aqua accents. Love the peaceful effect of aqua on the celing ... like ocean life or the sky ... was this your plan?
Thanks for the inspiration! I will definitely revisit your photos with my teen ...
She wants to redecorate her room (currently deep lavender floral linens) by replacing linens & accessories. Her fav colors are grape/mulberry/eggplant purple, chocolate & deep blue. She thinks her white furniture needs to be painted brown. But, I'm steering her clear of that notion ... her furniture is solid wood with laminate veneer and we just moved (to a home that has deep walnut/cherry woodwork & ceiling beams).
Thank you so much for the wonderful comments and for voting for my home office -- those who voted for me ;). This was a fun experience and I hope that my design inspired you to carve out a colorful niche of your own in your home.
I would do everything the same exact way over again, and that's really how you measure the success of a space. If you're happy with it, despite what others think, it turned out perfect!


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Has Antimatter Been Discovered?
I do not have a lot of information about Antimatter, but i would like to know if anyone knows if it has been discovered or not. In the internet i just hear explanations but not answers like yes or no. If you want to add info. along with the question, feel free to do so.
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Refreshing fresh fruits so colorfully presented in a glossy gelatin mold. Little sugar is used so the natural flavors can shine through. I used a cake bundt pan as recommended but next time will make the given recipe + half of another to fill the mold even fuller for a showier presentation. May try peaches, strawberries, blueberries too. A beautiful color delicious addition to a special event meal.
Sparkling White-Sangria Salad
Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell
To many families, it isn't a holiday dinner without a gelatin salad. This rendition uses Riesling, but for a nonalcoholic version, substitute sparkling white grape juice. Make up to a day ahead and refrigerate. Dip the covered mold into a bowl of warm water for 5 seconds to make the salad easier to unmold.
Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 slice)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 82
- Calories from fat: 2%
- Fat: 0.2g
- Saturated fat: 0.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Carbohydrate: 14.7g
- Fiber: 1.2g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.3mg
- Sodium: 6mg
- Calcium: 20mg
- 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
- 1 1/2 cups Riesling, divided
- 1 1/2 cups white grape juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups orange sections
- 1 cup seedless green grapes, halved
- 3/4 cup fresh raspberries
- Cooking spray
- Sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup wine, and let stand 5 minutes.
- Combine 1 cup wine, juice, and sugar in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat; add gelatin mixture, stirring until the gelatin dissolves. Place pan in a large ice-filled bowl; let stand 20 minutes or until thick but not set, stirring occasionally. Whisk the gelatin mixture to form small bubbles; fold in orange sections, grapes, and raspberries. Spoon gelatin mixture into a 5-cup decorative mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and chill at least 4 hours. Place a plate upside down on top of mold; invert mold onto plate.
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Sparkling White-Sangria Salad Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Salads
- CONVENIENCE: Make-Ahead
- CUISINE: American, New American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fruits
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Sodium, Low Saturated Fat
- OCCASION: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter, Easter, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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Brazil Judge Rules New Jersey Dad Can Get Custody of His Son
That puts David Goldman one step closer to being reunited with his 9-year-old son, Sean.
The boy was taken by Goldman's now-deceased ex-wife to her native Brazil in 2004, where he has remained. Goldman has been fighting to get him back from the boy's stepfather.
Lawyers on both sides say there is still a chance for the Brazilian family to appeal, though the chances of success seemed slight.
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I really hope they give his son back to him…how awful for his wife to abscond to Brazil with out notice on the permise that she is returning back to the states! the adacity of her family to think they can take the son away and keep him from his father!
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Troubled Chalmette Refining Stinks Up Metro Area: Accident Prone Refinery Confirmed as Source of ChemicalApril 4th, 2013
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Troubled Chalmette Refining Stinks Up Metro Area
Accident Prone Refinery Confirmed as Source of Chemical
(New Orleans) Another accident at Exxons notorious Chalmette Refinery was responsible for the chemical exposure suffered yesterday throughout the metro area. Confirmation comes from the Coast Guards incident command. ExxonMobils Chalmette Refinery reported releasing 10 pounds of benzene and 100 pounds of hydrogen sulfide early on Wednesday but clearly released far more. The refinery has a bad habit of underreporting and an ongoing accident problem, especially during bad weather, said Anne Rolfes, Founding Director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade. There was a flash flood advisory and heavy rain during the night when the chemical smells began. Rain is a fact of life in south Louisiana. There is no excuse for Exxons ongoing failure to prepare.
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is calling on Exxon to publicly release its storm preparedness plan. The Environmental Protection Agency is being asked to:
Sixty six reports of exposure have been filed by residents to the iWitness Pollution Map. The reports can be seen at map.labucketbrigade.org.
According to Chalmette Refinerys own reports, the refinery leads the state in pollution from accidents since 2005 - over 6 million pounds to the air and 12 million gallons to the water. The refinery shares an environmental manager - Derek Reese with the Exxon Refinery in Baton Rouge. That refinery was the subject of a scathing EPA inspection late last year.
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is deploying its Rapid Response Team today to document the impacts of the chemical exposure.
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Hey everyone – how's your week going? We are in the final push with classes – just three more weeks – and simultaneously buckling down with the board exam studying. I came into the library on Sunday and could not believe how many people were here. It's a really exciting (read: ridiculously stressful) time for […] [Read More]
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How can we fix the primary care shortage?
I have always asserted that the combination of the exorbitant cost of medical school and the poor compensation of primary care physicians drives med students away from entering this most-needed specialty. A study by Dr. Martha Grayson published in this month's issue of Medical Education supports this claim. This study surveyed thousands of medical students over nearly 20 […] [Read More]
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As a future OB/GYN, I couldn't be happier about the decision by the Department of Health and Human Services to require all hospitals to provide insurance plans covering contraception to their employees. Catholic bishops are understandably upset by this decision, as Catholicism does not permit the use of any type of birth control. Those who […] [Read More]
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The trick is to treat users as if they were part of IT. In fact, they already are. The majority of security breaches, for example, are caused by users who unwittingly download stuff they shouldn't. Users are the front line in protecting the security of the organization. If they felt like they were part of something, rather than simply following someone else's rules, they might be more careful.
If users are going to get more capabilities on their own, they need to accept the responsibility that comes with that greater empowerment. Rather than the consumerization of IT diminishing IT's power, it makes users conscripts to the IT cause.
If employees want to use their own smartphones for company email, for example, they need to accept that their device will forever be password protected -- and if the device is lost, it will be wiped remotely. IT can set up the process, so users can provision their devices in this way on their own. The business gets added productivity with almost no additional overhead.
Do-it-yourself technology
In many companies this DIY model may soon extend to the user's primary computer. It's quite possible, for example, that Windows 8 will include a client-side hypervisor, which will be able to run a secure virtual machine containing everything the user needs in the way of business apps for work. When the system powers down, the business virtual machine goes away.
The main criterion for client hardware, then, is that it must be able to run the virtual machine. That's a wide range of hardware -- so why not let the user choose? The company reimburses the user for the cost of the machine, but vendor tech support takes care of maintaining it -- curing one of IT's biggest headaches.
The cloud side of consumerization is more complicated. Cloud services and applications need vetting to screen out providers with poor security practices and to avoid subscriptions that are redundant or wasteful. One interesting approach I've seen is VMware's Horizon App Manager, which gives users access to SaaS and Web apps, but allows IT to enforce policy -- for compliance, among other things -- and track usage.
You don't need to contemplate cloud apps very long to see the limitations of the consumerization of IT. Individuals should not simply run off and subscribe to stuff, and cost, security, and compliance aren't the only reasons. Even more important is data integration with applications already running in the enterprise. Otherwise, users are reinventing silos that fragment data about customers, products, projects, and so on.


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"The most empowering thing you can do in your own life is know yourself. Self-awareness is the key to everything." –HSN, Inc. CEO Mindy Grossman
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7 Myths of CEO Succession
Selecting the chief executive officer of a company may be the single most important decision that a board of directors can make. The CEO is responsible for decisions that impact corporate performance, including strategy, organizational design, and incentives; in addition, he or she also influences workplace productivity and culture.
But how reliable is the process that companies use to identify and develop future leaders?
Below, Professor David Larcker, Stephen A. Miles, and Brian Tayan (MBA '03) highlight and debunk seven common myths about CEO succession. (Read the full Stanford Closer Look Series case study here.)
Myth #1: Companies Know Who the Next CEO Will Be
A 2010 study shows only 54% of companies are grooming a specific successor to the CEO position.
Myth #2: There is One Best Model For Succession
Companies generally use one of four approaches: CEO-in-waiting; internal development; external recruit; and inside-outside approach. (Learn more about each one here.)
Myth #3: The CEO Should Pick a Successor
The CEO should advise on succession, but the final decision rests with the board.
Myth #4: Succession is Primarily a "Risk Management" Issue
Succession planning gives companies the opportunity to build value.
Myth #5: Boards Know How to Evaluate CEO Talent
Research shows a significant percentage of directors – 21% – report having only moderate or little understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the current CEO.
Myth #6: Boards Prefer Internal Candidates
Directors tend to view insiders as junior executives and therefore less qualified than external candidates who currently have CEO experience.
Myth #7: Boards Want a Female or Minority CEO
"Diversity" ranks high on the list of attributes that board members formally look for in CEO candidates, and yet female and ethnic minorities continue to have low representation among actual CEOs.
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The 2013 Suzuki Inazuma 250 offers agility, power and comfort in a pretty compact package. This sporty naked features an aggressive design language that inspires agility and speed. We especially like the sharp-cut lines of the fairing, the sculpted fuel tank and the tasty headlight. Not to mentioned about the comfortable handlebar, the perfectly placed foot pegs and the spacious seat which help you get a fairly relaxed riding experience.
The Suzuki Inazuma 250's center piece is a 248cc, four stroke, liquid-cooled, SOHC, fuel injected engine especially tuned to offer a perfect balance between power and efficiency rewarding you wint an average fuel consumption of over 85 mpg. The engine is fed by a large capacity fuel tank (13.3litres) that offers a decent riding range.
The 2013 Suzuki Inazuma 250 is offered with a starting price of £3,408.
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Big bike looks, stylish design, easy-to-master power delivery, the new Suzuki Inazuma has them all and more. Its punchy 248cc engine gives an enjoyable ride in all surroundings and provides a spontaneous feel of fun and excitement from its gutsy low-end and mid-range power output. The Inazuma's engineering package complements the naked chassis appeal of the bike, with its innovative design around the cylinder heads, dual chromed exhausts and a distinctively shaped headlight, the Inazuma is a machine aimed at giving motorcyclists more than they expected. With its lightweight, reliable and compact power-plant, the Inazuma is an economical performer and capable of returning over 85mpg*. The Inazuma's relaxed riding position, spacious dimensions and large capacity fuel-tank, make it a comfortable daily commuter or weekend tourer. With the clean and crisp handling and the sense of quality making it a bike for all to enjoy – whether on the tough city streets or out on the open road.
- Fuel Efficient:
- Through the use of advanced Suzuki fuel injection and engine technology, the Inazuma is extremely fuel efficient and is capable of over 85 mpg*.
- Engine RPM Indicator:
- In NORM mode, the engine RPM light indicates the best time to upshift for normal riding. In ECO mode, the light indicates the best time to upshift for more economical riding.
- High Equipment Level:
- Alongside sophisticated styling, the Inazuma boasts a high level of equipment for a model of this capacity and features a gear indicator, maintenance reminders, clip-on style handle bars, integrated indicators and the extensive use of aluminium instead of steel.
- New Engine:
- The new fuel injected parallel twin engine produces gutsy low-to-mid range power perfectly matched to six gears for excellent performance and efficient use of fuel. The quality feel and rider comfort are also enhanced by the use of a balancer shaft.
- Semi-double Cradle Frame:
- The chassis design has been focussed on ease of use, comfort and enhanced handling stability combining with the 248cc engine for the perfect commuter.
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- The Inazuma is complemented by a range of genuine accessories to enhance the appearance and to provide practical additions for commuting and touring.
|Engine capacity
|Four stroke, liquid-cooled, SOHC
|Compression ratio
|wet Sump
|Fuel system
|fuel injection
|6-speed constant mesh
|Front suspension
|Telescopic, coil spring, oil damped
|Rear suspension
|Swingarm type, coil spring, oil damped
|Front brakes
|Rear brakes
|Front tyres
|110/80-17 M/C 57H, tubeless
|Rear tyres
|140/70-17 M/C 66H, tubeless
|Overall length
|2145mm (84.4in)
|Overall width
|760mm (29.9in)
|Overall height
|1075mm (42.3in)
|1430mm (56.3in)
|Seat height
|780mm (30.7in)
|Kerb Mass
|183kg (403.4lbs)
|Fuel capacity
|13.3litres (2.9 UK gallons)