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40% of US honeybee colonies disappeared last year. This is what the world would look like without any bees at all. Business Insider (Kevin W) :-(
Woman sues American Airlines, claims emotional support dog was locked in aircraft restroom ABC (J-LS)
Tests confirm increasing levels of algae blooms in Austin NBC (David L)
Plastic particles falling out of sky with snow in Arctic BBC (resilc)
Research Team Engineers a Better Plastic-Degrading Enzyme NREL. David L: "Dated but interesting."
Cambridge study reverses aging of key brain stem cells in rodents New Atlas (David L)
Scientists Have Created a Vaccine For Cat Allergies, But You Can't Have It Yet Gizmodo. We already have cats for people with allergies (which BTW is not caused by cat fur or dander but their saliva from washing their fur). They are called the Rex. They do look like space aliens but my impression is that people who have the get over that.
Why Is Lyme Disease So Hard to Understand? The Atlantic (David L)
Huawei Technicians Helped African Governments Spy on Political Opponents Wall Street Journal (Bill B)
Hong Kong crisis: Trump moots 'personal meeting' with China's Xi BBC. Trump also offered to mediate in Kashmir, although he then reversed himself. So this looks like him unable to contain his fantasy of being the world's top dealmaker. Or in this case, an effort to poke Xi in the eye (it's insulting to Xi to suggest Xi needs help with what China regards as an internal matter) to salve his ego after having had to back down yet again on his tariff threat threat.
Security Architecture in the Gulf: Troubled Prospects LobeLog (resilc)
A Letter to Donald Trump from an Iranian War Veteran LobeLog (resilc)
PHOTOS: Venezuelans march against US embargo in enormous #NoMoreTrump protest Grayzone (UserFriendly)
Ministro Larraín arremete contra proyecto de 40 horas: Asegura que se perderán 250 mil empleos el Desconcierto. Timotheus: "This is emblematic of the great "successful" almost miraculous Chilean economy: the Finance Minister comes out swinging against a legislative proposal for a 40-hour week. "It will destroy jobs!" etc."
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
The Facial Recognition System Amazon Sells to Cops Can Now Detect 'Fear' Vice
The Fashion Line Designed To Trick Surveillance Cameras Gizmodo. I don't need new clothes but am making an exception for this…But this looks like she's achieving the reverse of her stated aim by forcing The Borg to get better at surveillance faster. Or is she really looking to get taken out of action in the form of a lucrative consulting contract by one of the bad guys?
Imperial Collapse Watch
Military Spending: Ignoring the $738 Billion Elephant in the Room American Conservative (resilc)
U.S. Worries About Russian and Chinese Influence in Africa Intercept (resilc)
How the British did everything to keep Indians away from the civil services—yet failed Quartz
Trump Transition
How Popular Is Donald Trump? FiveThirtyEight (resilc)
Why the Secret Service spent thousands at a Trump hotel Politico (furzy)
American Taxpayers Forced to Pay For Don Jr.'s Sheep Hunting Vacation to Canada PoliticalFlare (furzy)
Google Workers Demand Company Not Work With Border Agencies Bloomberg
Pelosi refers to McConnell as 'Moscow Mitch' The Hill
King incites furor with abortion, rape and incest remarks The Hill
Portland leaders send unified message ahead of Proud Boys rally: Stay home NBC (David L)
We're All Enemies of the State Counterpunch
Here's The Net Worth Of Every 2020 Presidential Candidate Forbes (furzy)
This pic of Brutus, one of the Iowa State Fair's most massive hogs chugging a Bud Light Lime is everything pic.twitter.com/0mzpfYa5Tj
— Will?Menaker (@willmenaker) August 14, 2019
Bernie Sanders can beat Trump The Week
The media is so fair to Bernie that they are going to have multiple panels stacked with Washington Post reporters and former Hillary staffers to discuss just how fair they are in their coverage. FULL: https://t.co/QtZCqnPEAf pic.twitter.com/yqePsXsANV
— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) August 14, 2019
Jonathan Weisman's Judgment Has Been Lapsing for a Long While Now FAIR
The Washington Post's Well-Documented Bias Against Bernie Sanders Kevin Gosztola, Medium (UserFriendly)
Why Bernie Sanders Is Absolutely Correct About the Washington Post—and Corporate Media Overall Norman Solomon, Common Dreams
We've had like three years of "Was Putin the puppetmaster behind the Sanders campaign? Food for thought" takes and now the same people are Very Worried about the prevalence of conspiracy theories in our culture
— Carl Beijer (@CarlBeijer) August 14, 2019
Is Tom Steyer Making a Mockery Out of the DNC? New York Magazine (resilc)
John Kerry & Nancy Pelosi met with Assad before the dirty war imposed on his country. Their goal was to bring him into the West's sphere of influence. Tulsi met with him during the war in an effort to de-escalate it & end US role in the violence. That's why she's being punished. https://t.co/VZbiHDC8fC
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) August 14, 2019
Andrew Yang is Playing Hide and Seek With the Left Press Benjamin Studebaker (UserFriendly)
L'affaire Epstein
Autopsy finds broken bones in Jeffrey Epstein's neck, deepening questions around his death Washington Post. Wowsers. But nice to see some bona fide reporting.
Of course, if one is going to entertain the notion that Epstein was a victim of foul play, one wonders why such a crude method. See below for other approaches. Here the baddies wanted to simulate a drug OD, but a big enough shot of adrenaline will induce a heart attack. Would that get picked up on a toxicology report, though, or alternatively, anything that might work as a knockout drug? I don't read murder mysteries, so this isn't my category. But this method does take two people, making it a lot harder to stage, plus everything goes more cleanly in Hollywood than in real life:
French child protection group urges Epstein investigation Reuters
Our Fabulously Free Press
'Something dark & nefarious': Google insider leaks docs revealing search engine 'blacklist' RT (Kevin W). Slotted here because what actually gets read as news is highly dependent on Google's search results.
CalPERS faces 'very serious risk' in $1.2 billion long-term care case, judge warns Sacramento Bee (Kevin W). We posted on this a month ago. This article obscures the fact that what the judge is calling for is a bailout in the form of a special appropriation by the state to the long-term care plan, which is na ga happen.
Growth in health care administrators vs. growth in physicians.https://t.co/dftfs25DKT pic.twitter.com/SlDjsuxkfO
— Noah Smith ? (@Noahpinion) August 14, 2019
Apple, Spotify Discuss Siri Truce, as Antitrust Battle Looms The Verge
WeWork IPO Reveals It Lost $1.9 Billion Last Year, and Is Losing About $5,200 Per Customer CBS
Mr. Market Has a Sad
Trump Is No More Effective Than Powell at Stopping the Stock Bleeding Bloomberg. Glad we have that clear, that the job of government is to prop up equity markets.
Class Warfare
The Worst Type Of Person You Can Be Current Affairs (UserFriendly). I hope any readers in Louisiana (or regular New Orleans visitors) e-mail the owners of the store and say they are appalled by this behavior and have told everyone they know to boycott the store unless it compensates the musician for the damage they did to him. Also complain on FB and Twitter.
Watch Out Google, YouTubers Are Unionizing Bloomberg
CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978: Typical worker compensation has risen only 12% during that time Economic Policy Institute (furzy). It's actually even worse than that since the commonly-cited measure of CEO pay lowballs it. See How the SEC Enabled the Gross Under-Reporing of CEO Pay. It looks as if the EPI used the conventional method for stock option valuation, which means the picture is even worse than they indicate.
Antidote du jour (furzy):
See yesterday's Links and Antidote du Jour here.
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Aaron We have a Cornish Rex. Best pet you could ever imagine. Doesn't look like a space alien. I would say it's more of an elegant fruit bat cat with a fabulous personality, demeanor.
toshiro_mifune Scientists Have Created a Vaccine For Cat Allergies
I was under the impression that most people who have cat allergies aren't actually allergic to cats but to cat food, in particular dry cat food. The cats eat the food and then clean themselves (they are basically covered in cat spit) and tiny food particles are deposited on their fur which cause the allergies. Is this completely wrong? Haven't had a full cup of coffee yet so I'm basically to lazy to google it.-
dearieme I understand that the problem comes from an enzyme in cat saliva. Open to correction, of course.
Bugs Bunny It's a protein in cat saliva – the one mentioned in the article: Fel d 1
So what they are doing is using gene therapy to stop the cat's production of the protein. A few things popped out from the poorly written and researched article: What's the role of the protein? Perhaps it helps cats to digest? Is it essential for cats to reproduce? Would this change be passed in the germ line?
The only thing they mention that's good for the cats is that their human won't take them to the HSPA if the cat causes an allergy.
Ignacio Research Team Engineers a Better Plastic-Degrading Enzyme NREL. David L: "Dated but interesting."
This is not enough. The problem here is not the enzymatic activity by itself but the crystalline nature of the substrate that physically leaves very few sites for enzyme attack. The same occurs with cellulose degrading enzymes. Complete cellulose degradation requires previous chemical/physical pretreatments that amongst other things increase cellulose accessibility. PET could be treated with UV but yet this would prove to be a recalcitrant substrate.
toshiro_mifune The Fashion Line Designed To Trick Surveillance Cameras
This is genuinely interesting as the OCR tech coupled with the database opens the possibility of SQL injection attacks. E.G. Use the xkcd joke about Bobby Tables as the text for one of the plates;IF EXISTS(SELECT *
FROM dbo.Images)
DROP TABLE dbo.ImagesLink to the xkcd for those who have never seen it before;
Amfortas the hippie yeah…so now i'm thinking about painting license plates all over my truck….
or that weird pattern in the article:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/04/anti-surveillance-clothing-facial-recognition-hyperface#img-1if it would still work with browns and greens, it wouldn't be that different from the ordinary redneck camo-truck.
,,,of course, it's not as if my truck shows up on many cameras, anyway(a couple of redlight cameras, 2-3 times a year, in the next county over—none in my county).
I like the idea of disrupting the rollout of this nonsense…similar to using "anthrax" instead of "yours truly" in emails to all and sundry.-
The Rev Kev I can only imagine what it would be like if people started painting their vehicles in WW2-style Dazzle camouflage patterns-
JacobiteInTraining "…so now i'm thinking about painting license plates all over my truck…."
Now *that* is an interesting thought.
Amfortas the hippie lol.
in the houston Montrose, and in Austin, in general, "Art Cars" have been a thing for decades.
in my case, i rarely have discretionary income, and the demparty never, ever gets signs and bumperstickers out here in time…so I've made my own signs for years(plywood, paint, often just what i have to hand–it's been a stick to beat the local dems with, too)…it's similar for my truck.
during the run up to legalised gay marriage, i painted that pink and purple equal sign flag on my tailgate. i had "impeach" and "i want my Habeas Corpus" written in blood red during the bush darkness.and "Bernie" 2015-present.
right now, i've also got "M4A" and "GND" on the tailgate…which engenders discussion/opportunity to evangelise with the fellas that work at the feedstore.
my former truck(ran it literally into the ground,lol) had a paint flaw…paint peeled all over it, and was starting to rust…so i painted the rust with whatever paint we had in the paint cabinet(it was a seriously ugly truck, since mom's an artist and is always repainting her rooms, etc in weird combinations—i consider the ugliness(as well as the dents and other unsightliness from being a working farm truck) to be a sort of anti-theft system)
my vehicles never have any "resale value" anyway…i use them up…and despise shopping for a replacement, so i put it off as long as possible. then when the baling wire ceases to function, i sell it to the parts yard down the road for scrap(after cannibalising it for whatever i might want)
foghorn longhorn Re: Brutus
We have a Large Black (actual breed name) hog that is probably pushing 600 lbs.
Brutus and her could breed some superhogs. -
ACF could easily substitute "College/University Administrators" and "Tenured professors" (or even, "non-adjunct faculty" for health care administrators. Probably true of "Non-Profit administration" versus "people who deliver the non-profit's services" too
dearieme health care administrators
What happened in the 90s to cause this cancerous growth?
Jesper My guess is Information Technology and the managers who manage by Excel demanded to measure everything so that they could optimise. Create a window into the business to see where the waste is..
Public sector had this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Public_ManagementOnce the bureaucracy was put into place for the optimisation then the bureaucracy took a life of its own, few people want to make themselves redundant and the result is overspending on optimisation.
Private healthcare provided to public insurance leads to people being hired in the private sector to maximise the bills sent to the insurer which in turns leads to people being hired in insurance to minimise the bills. Who could possibly argue that such a system is suboptimal for the ones ultimately ending up paying the bills? Insurers wanting to own hospitals has some logic to it….
Expat2uruguay Private healthcare provided to public insurance leads to people being hired in the private sector to maximise the bills sent to the insurer which in turns leads to people being hired in insurance to minimise the bills.
thanks, that is quite a good explanation of it all
Robert McGregor "Managed Care" means outfits like Kaiser and other Mega-Providers that are supposed to have "Economies of Scale." But the dynamics of "Scale" are largely a mystery, and a paradox. It seems you need a big enough organization in order to provide "modern care," but at the point of delivery from the mega-Hospital—the patient night have been better off with a 1950s style doctor in his 1950s solo practitioner office.
Jesper Yep. The mega-providers still want to measure everything to assign costs correctly and it kind of makes sense but the end result can be that instead of having two companies fighting over where the cost should be there'll be two (or more) departments fighting over how the costs should be assigned. For the department heads the fights can be deciding who gets a bonus and it can even be about who'll keep his/her job…. The cost of scale is complexity and complexity isn't free.
Someone mentioned the Keep It Simple S***** (the KISS) and keeping it simple might be best for the patient – the solo practitioners office might well be the best in many cases.
In my experience then huge/large companies/organisations tend to over-spend on optimisation, spending dollars to save cents. There are times when I get the feeling that what keeps many CEOs and CIOs awake at night is their concern that someone somewhere in their organisation isn't working at 100% efficiency 100% of the time and therefore they are willing to spend as much as it takes to make sure that the lowest paid are 100% efficient 100% of the time.
Procopius I vaguely remember a science-fiction short story, likely from the '50s, which was a satirical archeologist's report on the ancient ruins of Washington, D.C. "Their economy was similar to a perpetual motion machine. They subsisted by taking in each other's laundry; hence the name of the city, Washing-done." Your explanation is entirely understandable to anybody who has read and understood Parkinson's Law. Sounds right to me.
Otis B Driftwood See the Milken Instittue report from Reinhardt (http://www.milkenreview.org/articles/priced-out)
As someone who works in healthcare IT, I was expecting to see this offered as a primary culprit. But it isn't, and I suppose that makes sense since computer-based systems for administering and delivering healthcare are deployed throughout the world. This situation is unique to the US.
The primary reasons I found are the increasing regulatory burdens placed on doctors and long-term consolidation of smaller practices. And here's a highlighted quote from the Milken report that shows why the US is unique:
Doctors and hospitals contract with armies of specialists to help them code their work in a way that extracts the maximum revenue from the rest of society. Private insurers contract with equally adept coding experts to help them fend off "up-coding" by providers of care.
Healthcare's version of Spy vs. Spy.
This needs reform and I'm not qualified to say how that will happen, but I would start by looking at how other countries handle payment for services (like The Netherlands, Australia and Canada, for starters). All these countries, btw, are key players in international standards bodies.
Oh, and I'd also take a hard look at the system in Taiwan, which Reinhardt helped design in the 1990s.
I also found this 2017 article published by a large IT vendor, AthenaHealth that has a variety of perspectives:
Amfortas the hippie i did a lot of research during the obamacare "debate"…and what i gleaned(likely relevant to higher ed, too) is a sort of quiet revolution in the way the rules were written….often long after the legislation was passed…and often in tiny corners, here and there, by nameless bureaucrats…that had far reaching effects.
why does medicaid suck?
because the nameless boardmembers gummed it up in very esoteric ways…since they couldn't prevent the law or program from happening, they messed it up after the fact.
we ran into a similar phenomenon with wife getting certified to teach spanish/esl…cert is farmed out to corps, which are obscured by paywalls and shell companies…who actually write the rules…all of which has the effect of implementing the ACTUAL(but unstated, and contradictory to the stated purpose of the law) policy—in that case, a faction of Texas PTB wanted fewer spanish/esl teachers, so they could make life harder for immigrants, point to the failure of immigrants to learn english, and if need be due to outcry, have a reason to import spanish teachers from el salvador.
all this sort of thing is hard to prove…maybe especially in Texas…due to the opacity and complexity of the systems involved.
just telling the story of wife's certification nightmare is difficult to do in detail, unless the person i'm telling it to is a teacher, themselves.-
Inode_buddha I think it has a *lot* to do with the state you are living in… up here in western NY (Buffalo area) medicaid was on a par with Blue Cross gold last time I was on it. Best health coverage I've ever had. Even medicare recipients wish they could get on it. Drawback is that you need to be certified disabled (on SSD/SSI) or on welfare to get it.
Amfortas the hippie yup. texas hates po folks.
took forever to get "officially declared disabled", no matter what even their kept doctors said.
and while i finally got the hip replaced, when i tried for the ankle(ennervated bag of gravel), the medicaid contractor sent me a list of ankle guys: none of them took medicaid,lol.
so i cold called every ankle specialist in texas(!!)…none of them took medicaid.
the reason given, confirmed by our family doctor, is the idiocy of the payment and coding system.
it is as if it was designed to be clunky and unworkable.
i mean, we can't allow a government program for poor people to actually function, can we?
that would just encourage them….and Calvin's ghost would be displeased.
Thankfully, wife got medicaid for the bulk of the last year of crazy cancer stuff…but I got kicked off, because she "makes too much money, now". go figger.
and the Texas Teacher's Raise the Lege just did will kick her off, too…beginning in september.
"best healthcare system in the world" can still be heard, said in all seriousness, in many places i find myself in,lol.
i loathe republicans, including the vichy dems.
todde The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 perhaps.
hamstak These two events are coincidental, but the rapid rise in the early 90s roughly jibes with:
1) the dissolution of the USSR
2) Bill Clinton being elected POTUSOn the one hand, you have the elimination of an alternative model for political-economy (markets, FTW!); on the other, you have perhaps the first overtly neoliberal president.
There may be no connection, however.
ChiGal in Carolina sadly, this is a compelling but misleading graphic and an example of PNHP's work that veers toward the propaganda side of advocacy. I am sorry to see NC reproduce it.
my lil grassroots M4A group (health care for all y'all) was looking to include this in our "road show" of slides and doing due diligence it turns out in making that graphic no effort was made to identify those in dual roles, nor was there any information about which side of the ledger such individuals were attributed to. also, if memory serves, they did not break out different categories of staff: docs, nurses, aides, etc.
Stadist Plastic particles falling out of sky with snow in Arctic BBC.
This is both interesting and scary.
How does this change possible energy absorption from the sun light? I know for a fact that most meant to be durable plastics are laced with minute amounts of UV-absorbing substances to prevent the UV light from degrading plastics. Usually these are just substances that can absorb on UV range without degrading themselves, i.e. they are able to turn UV light into thermal energy.
I believe I don't need to point out the possible implications of this if plastic matter continues to accumulate on arctic and antarctic regions.
Maybe I'm being too hasty, I need to look into which UV-Vis ranges different forms of water absorb and how does this exactly compare with common pure plastics. Although in good quality scientific studies the plastics might be 'analytical grade' instead of the technical ones with different additives. Many questions, few answers.-
UserFriendly These are microplastics; if you can't even see the pigmint with your naked eye, I wouldn't expect the amount of energy absorbed to be significant.
Stadist Depends on what is considered significant.
With the climate change apparently the atmospheric CO2 going up from around 250-300 ppm to current level around 440 ppm is causing significant warming. At least there is pretty clear correlation with global warming and atmospheric CO2 levels and this increasing extreme weather events seem to confirm the trend.
Because this change in CO2 is so small part of total volume of the atmosphere this is commonly used to argue that climate change isn't driven by CO2 concentrations.Same with the microplastics on the snow, even if they would increase energy flow into snow by just a few %-points this could still speed up the melting significantly. Or maybe it has no impact, personally I would like to see this matter studied further.
PlutoniumKun Re:
L'affaire Epstein
On the point of his broken neck bones (I've a friend who is a medical forensic scientist, hopefully I'll be able to talk to him about this some day), I've read from a number of sources that faked suicides as portrayed in movies/TV are not possible, because panicked, struggling people will always manage to do some sort of damage to their attacker, or force their attacker to strike them or otherwise leave tell-tale injuries or marks. This applies even if there is a huge strength disparity between attacker and attacked.
But on Joe Rogans show – Rogan (who is a martial arts expert and black belt), was opining that a powerfully built ju jitsu expert would have had no problem immobilising an untrained man like Epstein and strangling/choking him. From what I've seen about Brazilian ju jitsu there are certainly holds that can fully immobilise anyone, even well trained opponents. I've seen enough MMA fights to know that in a close clench the judoken/ju jitsu trained person can wrap up even a trained fighter tight enough to put on a secure neck choke – and this is even when the fighters are matched by weight. Whether this will leave tell-tale marks, I don't know.
But just to add to yesterdays excellent thread – a key thing I think which was mentioned, but often overlooked, is that in clandestine operations trained operative often don't try to clean up their tracks – on the contrary, it can be more effective for them to leave such a trail of random evidence that the sheer number of random evidence leads everyone on random goose chases, leaving an often quite simple truth overlooked. Which is another way of saying that even evidence that points to murder, might itself have been planted to deceive.
Kevin Hall Limited hangouts, misdirection, etc. often work best with some truth involved.
One thing I keep wondering about is what if Epstein isn't who we all thought he was? (And I'm talking about more than just a thing for underage girls but the use of such as a honeypot operation against the powerful and influential.) What if his role in all of this was just simply the "face". He plays the visible role allowing the real operator to better work more discreetly but close by, overlooked in an apparently subservient role. Maxwell perhaps? And neither being self employed but working as state actors.
The thing I am sure about is that all this time that Epstein was out of play the past odd 10 years or so, the music never stopped. The need for such an operation never went away for the perpetrators, and so it didn't. They just changed up and continued onward. Much ground has been covered while the spotlight has been on Epstein.
Summer That's what I was wondering yesterday.
Maxwell had the background and social connections and father with dubious background. There was one allegation that Maxwell's father had been the first to "fund" Epstein.Epstein has been jailed twice and is dead. Maxwell knew everything he did and is alive.
Maxwell seems to be the one being protected.-
Oregoncharles Her face is all over the news and she seems to have gone to ground, probably in Europe (Borgerson denies vehemently that she is or was at his house, but then, he would). Not much continuing use as an agent, so she has more than one potential threat to worry about.
Do intelligence agencies actually protect no-longer useful agents? They could probably hide her OK, even get her face done.
Whoamolly What might be more important socially and politically is a widespread 'belief' that Epstein was murdered.
Such belief would further de-legitimize the current state.
I find myself leaning toward the belief it was an assassination, as time passes and the story gets stranger. My first guess was suicide enabled by incompetence. Now not so sure.
mnm These articles are doing their best to deflect from the real players. Ghislaine Maxwell met Epstein after her father died and she came to NYC. She had the connections, but no more money. Her daddy was broke and stole his employee's pension fund. A good question is how did Epstein meet Maxwell?
Epstein used up his usefulness and was a liability, if the blackmail stuff is true. Before his death Clintons and Maxwell were hardly mentioned by press, other pals were explaining away connections, Trump was really being pushed hard and they were portraying Epstein as a lone, weirdo pervert billionaire
Someone mentioned Three Days of the Condor and a release of docs if he is murdered, but one of the last lines from the CIA guy to Redford was, "How do you know they will print it." -
T Still inclear to me if the injuries clearly mean strangled as distinguished from coulda been someone else, coulda been whatever he did to himself on top of old injuries from who knows what – also not a young man with young bones. Trying not to care about this aspect of the mess, tho.
The Rev Kev "King incites furor with abortion, rape and incest remarks"
If we are going to be honest here, we all have our sexual fantasies whether you are male or female or whatever. Having said that, I do wonder what Steve King's fantasies consist of. Actually I am not sure that I really want to know that.
marym It's not an issue of his authoritarian, misogynist personal fantasies. It's an issue of his efforts as a lawmaker to legitimize authoritarian, misogynist behavior, including the two exceptions for legal abortion occasionally acceptable to other authoritarian misogynists.
boz They were rather odd ways of trying to make some points to make on a charged topic like abortion.
There are better ways to point to the issues with the "special cases".
jefemt A bit disappointed we didn't have parity in featuring a diminutive red frog in the antidote as well.
No need for a photo of a pot of simmering water- implicit.
My anthropomorphizing immediate thought gazing at those big eyes, an imploration:
"Help me, please!"
fdr-fan Why so crude? Because it doesn't matter. Tyrants who own everything don't have to be subtle because punishment is physically impossible.
Opponents of tyranny have to be subtle.
Cal2 About calling the police on someone, depends where you are.
In San Francisco, a woman was violently assaulted by a 'homeless' lunatic at the front door of her condo. The 'security guard', receptionist called the police, who showed up 22 minutes later.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — "The homeless man arrested for attacking a woman outside her apartment building in San Francisco has been released from police custody and now, the victim is asking Gov. Gavin Newsom for help. Some people are also questioning the judge who made the decision to let the alleged attacker go."
The Rev Kev "Why the Secret Service spent thousands at a Trump hotel"
Meh, pocket change this. When George Bush came to Sydney as part of the 2007 APEC summit, they shut down the entire CBD for him and all mobile phones were disabled. They built a 5 kilometer (three mile) fence around inner Sydney and kept people out of there. So how much does it cost to shut down the CBD of a city of four and a half million people? Here is an article on the security for this visit so you can guess how much this all cost-
Having said this, it did not stop a group of comedians sneaking into there with their own motorcade along with a guy dressed as Osama bin Laden.
Cal2 Chump change.
"Former President Barack Obama's family travels cost the U.S. a total of $114 million during his presidency, according to documents obtained by Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group. President Donald Trump has, so far, cost taxpayers $10 million." [article dated 11-27-17]
https://www.newsweek.com/obama-administration-travel-costs-114-million-trump-723883"Malia Obama's Trip to Mexico: $115,500.87 "
Israel paying for our senators to take free vacations there is hardly a bargain for we taxpayers as their return on their investment is enormous.
OpenThePodBayDoorsHAL Michele famously took the girls for shoe shopping in Milan on Air Force One, at a cost of +/- $200K per hour.
But oh, I forgot, it's different if "she" does it. Our Mellifluous Megalomaniac Melanoderm Marie Antoinette, on her way to greet the fabulous Oprah and thebloodthirsty war cheerleaderslovely ladies of The View. -
UserFriendly The point is that Trump is self dealing his hotels, not how much he is spending. Yes Obama was corrupt, but as usual Trump does the corruption in plane sight.
randomworker Thats some good propaganda catapultin. Obama for 8 years. Trump for a month at that point. (Jan 2017).
Trump's travel to Mar-a-Lago alone probably cost taxpayers more than $64 million
Thats WaPo in Feb 2019.
But I get it. Obama bad Trump not bad around here.
Monty Yes … but Orange Man BAD!!!
Actually, the more reminders we get about just how repulsive that family is, the better. The cash price is less important that that we are funding his senseless animal cruelty.
boz That motorcade stunt is both hilarious and disturbing.
Katniss Everdeen RE: Is Tom Steyer Making a Mockery Out of the DNC? New York Magazine (resilc)
From the comments on this article, I'd put this in the category of "Comments I Wish I Would Have Made:"
"It's not fair to blame any one person for making the DNC a mockery, it has been a truly collaborative effort."
Big River Bandido This is a rare occasion where Betteridge's Law of Headlines does not apply.
Amfortas the hippie "working together"…"moving forward"…"making bold moves on the path to…."….crapification…
been waiting around to take my kid to the doctor, and reading things in margins of articles in links/WC from last few days.
this appears germane to much of what we discuss, here…not least the zombie dems:"fascist groups of one kind or another exist in all modern societies. They move center stage and even into power only on certain occasions when they get the backing of big business. And these occasions arise when three conditions are satisfied: when there is an economic crisis so the system cannot simply go on as before; when the usual liberal establishment is manifestly incapable of resolving the crisis; and when the left is not strong enough to provide an alternative to the people in order to move out of the conjuncture."
https://monthlyreview.org/2019/07/01/neoliberal-capitalism-at-a-dead-end/and from the margins of the gods and radicals thing yesterday(Rhyd is a fave):https://abeautifulresistance.org/site/2019/7/2/land-is-how-you-live
about the city hating on the country. I've yelled at urban/suburban team blue trolls forever that if they would get serious with the local/regional food supply idea, which checks so many of their boxes anyway, us hill people might not be as scary or recalcitrant. Machine has removed our reason for being by offshoring food production. buying 10,000 mile tomatoes at walmart/whole foods encourages/reinforces that dynamic.
to wit, another paragraph from the first article i linked:
"Such a transition will not be easy; it will require promoting domestic peasant agriculture, defending petty production, moving toward cooperative forms of production, and ensuring greater equality in income distribution, all of which need major structural shifts…."-
Jonathan Holland Becnel I used to be a country hating suburban/urbanite. But now i realize the dam neolibs fooled me with smoke and mirrors. New Orleans is trying to transform itself into a sterile urban center like Denver and Seattle. All these carpet baggers moving in and displacing poor people, mostly black. Their assault on Bourbon St continues and they almost won with that bulls'it Human Trafficking scare a couple years ago. This just in, 'Strippers hav sex with clients!!!,' and 'Cocaine used in Strip Club!' Trying to turn Nola into a Disney theme park!!
I posted a Facebook screed about Frenchmen Street Art and Books on my Louisiana Socialist Network page. Boycott, Call, Protest! I wish my DSA had a forward deploying protest group that could be mobilized on a minutes notice!
Olga Security Architecture in the Gulf: Troubled Prospects LobeLog (resilc)
It is not clear what is "troubled" about Russia (and China more in the background) trying to propose a security arrangement that would involve all stakeholders in the region – particularly, as the US slowly exits. (Hard to believe, though, that it would really exit one day.) My guess is that without the hegemon stoking tensions in the region, the various countries could actually get along – at least in some crucial areas, such as security.
There is a curious paragraph: "Perceptions of a reduced US commitment may make the Russian proposal of a multilateral approach more attractive in the short term. However, longer term banking on a continued Russian Chinese alliance could be tricky. The alliance could prove to be opportunistic rather than strategic."
Not sure which alliance the author is talking about – R/C or the one being proposed for the ME region. And the last sentence makes little sense. I thought that one develops a strategy to seize an opportunity, so juxtaposing "opportunistic/strategic" is a bit baffling. Unless, of course, it is supposed to convey indirectly that US presence was "strategic" and R/C's would be opportunistic. Yea, tell that to the Syrians or Iraqis!-
The Rev Kev I don't know if you really need a military force in this region so much as a coast guard-slash-traffic control here. Warships encourage tensions. Trump wants to set up an international coalition of the willing nations for the Gulf but I think that this is a trap that most nations recognize. If you have such a military force there, you would be only one "incident" away from having this turn from a naval protection detail into a force to blockade Iran with. No thanks. It would be far better if the patrolling ships could only be from countries that had a coastline on the Gulf but Trump would never accept that as that would include Iran. That does set up a quandary that.
Olga A view from Iran:
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/07/30/602231/Russia-Persian-Gulf-IranAnd this lays out the main points of the plan;
https://stephenlendman.org/2019/07/russian-foreign-ministry-plan-for-persian-gulf-security-part-ii/(Also, G releases Iranian tanker: https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/08/15/603617/Iran-Gibraltar-release-tanker-Grace-1-UK-United-States)
Too bad wee don't get links from presstv – there is one now about UK's farmers marching sheep through London in a protest against no-deal Brexit.
And have folks noticed what happened in Argentina (with elections)?
WheresOurTeddy Krystal Ball used to be inside MSNBC and is now assailing it from the outside. The Hill's youtube isn't half bad.
More media traitors please.
Jonathan Holland Becnel Ikr!!! Bernie needs to promote her ASAP!
UserFriendly I have never been one to prefer TV news (mostly because when I start getting mad about how wrong they are there isn't a way to make them shut up). But I have been enjoying Hill TV's rising. I may have a quibble or two but even the 'conservative' co-host frequently rails against neoliberalism.
ChrisAtRU I'm here for it … #KrystalBall
dcrane Biden allies float scaling back events to limit gaffes (The Hill)
Maybe this is better:
Biden allies float scaling back events to limit policy scrutiny
Katniss Everdeen Jeez!!!
Not too big a leap from a candidate who can only handle the job part-time to a prez who can only handle the job part-time. C'mon man, it's a gig economy now. Work a much or as little as you "want."
The guy really is a throwback–to the good ole days when even Alzheimer's was not disqualifying.
Here's hoping dr. jill biden has a good astrologer who can grab the reins while smilin' joe is "resting."
The Rev Kev Maybe he can do a Hillary and not do any appearances for months on end until his final run for the Presidency. It almost worked for Hillary because she was being given a free pass by the media. Her going down like a bag of cement and being shoved into that van showed why this limitation of appearances.
Ignacio RE:Ministro Larraín arremete contra proyecto de 40 horas: Asegura que se perderán 250 mil empleos el Desconcierto. Timotheus: "This is emblematic of the great "successful" almost miraculous Chilean economy: the Finance Minister comes out swinging against a legislative proposal for a 40-hour week. "It will destroy jobs!" etc."
Very good commentary from Thimoteus. Sadly, while the article writer is against the position of the finance minister, is also unable to attack the falsehood of Larrain's argument which is that less weekly working hours results in proportional increase of labour costs. According to the minister a 11% cut in working hours results in 11% increase in labour costs, it follows that 250.000 jobs are lost. This kind of arguments have been debunked so many times here at NC…
The Rev Kev "U.S. Generals Worry About Rising Russian and Chinese Influence in Africa, Documents Show"
I am guessing that this article is part of a campaign this. The past two nights on the regular news there was a two part mini-documentary on Russia's mercenaries – the Wagner Group. It was made by CNN (Yeah, I was shocked as well) but I have also found the second part on ABC Fox Montana which was all about the Russians in Africa. There was all the talk how it was really Putin's secret army and the first part implied that it was the Wagner group that took over Crimea (it wasn't. It was Russian elite troops).
Apparently the Russians should not be in Africa though so far as I know, there is no Russian or Chinese Africa Command. For an African nation, it may be a matter of a choice. You can let a military base be built in your country or you can let the Chinese build some roads, railways or infrastructure instead. Tough choice that. If anybody wants to see the second part of that CNN doco that I was talking about, you can see it here--
Olga Yes, starting to look like a concerted campaign – albeit, one that started in 2007 (at least) and will continue for a LONG time. Ru/Chi presence is "troubled" in MENA and Lat. Amer., also in Africa. And, of course, in Asia. The Europeans are ambivalent about China, as is Australia. We should probably just move them to Mars, and let the hegemon rule over all of us without any pesky opposition.
MyLessThanPrimeBeef There was a 1976 Ivorian film, Black and White in Color about outside powers fighting it out in Africa.
It was a nightmare and will be when the future powers of a multi-polar world do it again there.
McWatt Happy 50th Woodstock Day to all who attended!! A pivotal moment in the life of yours truly.
barefoot charley I'm part of a much bigger Woodstock generation, I'm one of 50 million people who was gonna drive there but had a flat tire . . .
human I couldn't afford the $21 for the three day event at a time when local concert tickets for B level groups was typically $3 at small venues.
Didn't miss it at the time as several friends came back disappointed with the weather not yet recognizing what they had become part of.
Robert McGregor . . . Your attendance at Woodstock:
Do you have some good pictures? You could probably make a million selling then to clickbait providers.
The Rev Kev Best Woodstock cartoon I ever saw was one featuring a bunch of people in front of a "50th Woodstock Anniversary" banner. The guys were wearing tuxedos and the women were wearing gowns while all were sipping Martinis.
McWatt Bwahahahaha!!
Craig H. > 'Something dark & nefarious': Google insider leaks docs revealing search engine 'blacklist' RT
It's oK
Techdirt writes the whistleblower is a nazi!
(if the facts and the law are against you, attack your opponent)
dk It's possible, even more than a little likely, that both of these can have some elements of objective validity.
Selectivity of what is valid is itself the more pernicious behavior, regardless of who engages in it.
My own peculiar and insignificant experience is that Google News feeds me primarily FOX headlines, often as the only sourcing for an item … saves me having to actually go to the FOX sites to get their take, so FOX loses out on my clicks. Naughty Google, cheating FOX like that!
Then again Google also thinks I'm diabetic as does Amazon, and it's true that I have diabetic friends for whom I've done research and purchased products (to their address not mine… whatever).
My point here is that impulsive behavioral reaction tends to exaggerate. Drop a morsel of food near and anthill and it looks like the whole colony shows up to check out the small scrap (although it probably only a fraction of total population). Every move we or anyone makes tends to amplify and distort significance and proportion to context, often impacting perceived (or received) meaning. Conservatives and Liberals, Nazis and Peaceniks all do it, then point fingers for further amplification. One might think the entire human species stupid… and frankly there is some evidence towards this, but I think we just tend to be unselfconscious about the proportions of our personal sentiments :)
Chauncey Gardiner Thanks for pointing to the headline of the Bloomberg article which assumes it is the responsibility of the federal government, including both the president and Fed chairman, to prop up the stock market. I have wondered how much public money has been devoted to this endeavor since St. Ronnie signed an executive order to form the President's Working Group on Financial Markets in the wake of the October 1987 crash, and how the mandate to do so and associated resource allocations have gradually and quietly been expanded since that fateful day. Given the related allocation of public resources and potential geopolitical implications, it seems to me this policy falls under the purview of Congressional legislation, not a diktat by the executive branch nor under the Federal Reserve's mandate.
Gives lie to the fundamental tenet of neoliberalism regarding "markets", no?-
Robert McGregor "Neoliberalism tenets"
Markets are no good to Neoliberals unless they own, and control them.
Summer I can't find it anywhere now, but there was a message from Obama around 2010 or so (maybe late 2009). It was just him on video telling people to trust enough to invest in the stock market again. It was like one of those Obama for America type campaign messages, but it was after he was elected and he was pleading for people to trust the market.
I thought it was very strange….
Inode_buddha But… but… but… I thought markets could regulate themselves??? And don't we want small government?
They should let the whole thing friggen collapse, *then* point out this hypocrisy for the self-dealing BS that it is…
Carey Recent from Glen Ford-
Camp Lo I sympathize with the Iranian veteran's experience, the rights to not be shot at nor to be compelled to do the shooting is one the most profound rights nations regularly forfeit from its citizens. I sympathize with Iran. But to claim the Iranian state has never initiated any warfare is disingenuous. For instance, Iran has prosecuted war against Azerbaijan. By force of arms, Iran has tried to export its revolution in places like Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, and Yemen. Iran currently occupies a portion of Oman's internationally recognized territory. And rightfully so, Iran recognizes the ideological genesis of needs among all people. And if, as a nation-state, Iran refused to dominate on behalf of its interests, the people would have a right to abolish the government, and replace it. That letter is for domestic and international-neutral consumption in anticipation of open hostilities, which is an ominous sign for everyone.
Oregoncharles "They are called the Rex. They do look like space aliens ", but they act just like cats. They're popular in Youtube videos, because the resulting cognitive dissonance is humorous.
That said: a treatment for the sensitivity would help with OTHER people's cats. Otherwise, it's hard even enter a house with cats. just an observation – my brother is quite allergic, even though we had cats as kids. Maybe not young enough.
Susan Mulloy I agree that a treatment to help those ill-affected by cat dander is a good thing. I work to help companion animals find homes and so wish that people could adopt more cats. Many people who are allergic try and then have to return the animal. And others simply stay away all the time loving cats and wishing they could have a cat buddy or two.
Kurt Sperry Interview with long time Epstein driver/bodyguard-
Good reporting.
KFritz Re: google Blacklist
Yesterday google News did include a link to the Daily Caller, a right wing news/propaganda site listed in today's link. I saw the news link after 5 pm West Coast time, presumably after the blacklist link appeared on the internet. It was the first time I'd seen a Daily Caller link at google News. I'd already seen execrable, stupid behavior from onlookers during the first moments of the shootout, so I googled the Daily Caller and decided not to consult it after reading the lead section of its Wikipedia article. Read it today, and decided that was correct after Kamala Harris magically appeared in a "news" clip about bad behavior on the street in Philadelphia.
Did google include a clip from the Daily Caller in response to the blacklist allegation?
lyman alpha blob I would take the info in that article with a teaspoon or so of salt. It's posted by RT which I tend to find trustworthy, however their source is Project Veritas which is James O'Keefe's organization. O'Keefe is the guy with a penchant for creatively editing his video scoops and his BS resulted in ACORN being shut down several years ago. Also the details on the whistleblower seems a little sketchy. Is this a current employee of Google? If so, not for long. Also they are named and admit to stealing and publicizing corporate documents while encouraging others to do so. While I might admire the sentiment, it also seems incredibly stupid to risk prison time. Why not just release the info anonymously? Why the need for the self aggrandizement?
While I an fairly certain Google does any number of nefarious things with its search algo, I am not so sure I would believe Mr. O'Keefe's version of events without some proof from other sources to back it up.
KFritz Re: Iranian war veteran and history
Mr. Ahmadzadeh is presumably correct that Iran hasn't started a war for 250 years. However in paragraph six, he tries to include 4000 years of Persian history as part of the non-aggression. Iran has a history of empire and conquest to rival any other imperial power–the empire founded by Cyrus the Great, the Sassanians, and Nader Shah's Sack of Delhi in 1739 come to mind.
I agree with the theme of the article, but to paint Iran as a perennially peaceful nation is breathtaking intellectual dishonesty, and straight-up propaganda.
rjs RE: 40% of US honeybee colonies disappeared last year. (winter losses)
unstated is that all but the weakest colonies can be split early each summer (in May), doubling the number of hives by fall…i took one hive and turned it into seven within two years…
Oregoncharles Lost & found: " Jeffrey Epstein's gal pal Ghislaine Maxwell spotted at In-N-Out Burger in first photos since his death " In Los Angeles. From the NY Post, FWIW.
dk Ep's lawyers say he was upbeat the last time they spoke.
Jeffrey Epstein was confident he could fight the child sex trafficking charges against him and was in "great spirits" just hours before his jailhouse death on Saturday morning — even telling one of his lawyers, "I'll see you Sunday," The Post has learned.


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There are warning signs all over the place. You do not have to talk to many corporate employees to figure out that our current model of doing business doesn't necessarily do a great job for either consumers or workers.
Investors, CEOs, and corporate insiders do pretty well. Obviously, there are people who would probably disagree with me, but I think I have some evidence that is hard to refute.
There are exceptions to every general observation, but more and more I am convinced we have become a an economy based on throw-away employees. More and more employees are no longer real employees with benefits. They end up being contractors with litte security.
Employees used to stay with corporations for life. That is long gone. Lean and mean corporations are not so lean but plenty mean.
Skilled workers leaving corporations rarely translate into new companies driven by the innovative ideas of those frustrated employees. In spite of it being easier throw up your own shingle, the real barriers to entry in the corporate world are high. Too often former employees are shackled with non-compete clauses that keep them out of the businesses they know best. I even know of someone at a large lawn service company who has a non-compete clause. While there are companies that understand how to harness the power of their workers, I suspect they are far outweighed by companies whose vision is limited by that of their CEOs and the management structure around them.
I have often said the best way to build anything is to hire competent people and get out of their way. That is a simplistic way of looking at things, but I think it is harder and harder to do because of employee churn and short-term goals of management.
We need companies that achieve their current goals and at the same time take bright, hardworking new college graduates and the best of their about-to-retire employees and build new lines of business or better ways of doing business based on new ideas meeting experience. Now new employees and veteran employees are often like ships passing in the dark. Only by infusing new employees with the experience of older employees will we be able to compete in a global economy.
While I nodded my head at a few of the points in David Brook's article, A Reality-Based Economy, (Times Select Required), I had to laugh at the following comment.
...companies are getting more efficient at singling out and rewarding productive workers. A study by the economists Thomas Lemieux, Daniel Parent and W. Bentley MacLeod suggests that as much as 24 percent of the increase in male wage inequality is due to performance pay.
Sixth, inequality is also rising in part because people up the income scale work longer hours.
Brooks' comment would make sense if he said companies were getting better at rewarding their CEOs while ignoring almost all their other employees.
I am sure there are a few companies that are good at handing out performance rewards, but I also know that the process is usually fatally flawed. I can verify that many people who work long hours do so because they are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't. Getting more pay for more work isn't usually part of the equation.
I know how hard I had to work to reward a couple of exceptional employees. Really the only way that I could reward one was to help him go to work for someone else in the company. I also know of a couple of exceptional employees who ended up working for a completely useless boss who decided they were not needed anymore when they were exactly the type of employees the company needed. He preferred to hire his friends even if they were not qualified.
American business has become more and more of a who you know is more important than what you know. While some companies can escape this, most don't. I have made a lot of friends while in the business world, but I have not made the mistake of hiring people because they were friends.
We need to work hard to get back to a corporate environment which rewards not only hard work and intelligence but the ability to get the job done. That would be a far cry from the companies where personal ties determine the direction of the company and who gets rewarded or even who keeps their job.
Companies need to figure out how to absorb the critical assessment of their weaknesses which are often painfully obvious to longtime employees leaving for retirement or another job. One of the best sales people I have ever known left Apple. His real push to leave was frustration in trying to do a job that management did not even understand much less help him get it done.
I wonder how many great workers are leaving companies with their secrets of how to get the job done while young workers are being thrown into a corporate meat grinder with the hopes that they might end up successful? I often think America's hiring policy is taking new workers, throw them up against the wall, and see who sticks. Doing otherwise would be to take a long-term view instead of focusing on quarterly profits.
Likely seeing who sticks is not going to be a strategy for success in the global economy. Neither is our messed corporate performance reward system. I would like to see corporations keep hiring those new workers but actually, commit real resources to grow them and making them part of the companies.
While blind corporate allegiance isn't very healthy, neither is this new environment where there is no corporate allegiance and certainly no attempt to build the kind of employees that could create unbelievable customer service and perhaps better ways of doing business. I would like to see a minimum one-year commitment between employees and companies with some challenges in the mix for both employee and company.
Right now too many good potential employees get ground up. I would also like to see some basic fairness imposed on the whole process of when employees are let go. I saw many employees leave because no one was around to help them become productive. In our current, political and judicial environment companies can pretty well do whatever they want when getting rid of employees.
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Dogs do many things that we owners find strange. They chase their tails. They hide treats in the couch. Some dogs lick lotion off their owners, which leaves them wondering why. If you've ever got a bit of lotion in your mouth, you know the taste isn't pleasant. So why does your dog enjoy it?
Why does my dog lick me when I put lotion on?
You just got out of the shower and applied your favorite lotion. Now your dog is licking you like removing it is its purpose in life. What is going on?
Enjoys the Taste
Some dogs enjoy the taste of lotion. Many lotions are sweet, which is a taste dogs love. This is why antifreeze used to be such a danger to dogs. Its sweetness enticed dogs, who had no awareness that it was dangerous.
Some lotions are made with real ingredients like almond, coconut, or avocado oil. Flavoring the lotion is not the intention, but it's bound to impact the way it tastes, particularly for a dog's sensitive palate. These flavors may be appealing to some dogs as well.
Enjoys the Smell
Just as your dog might enjoy the taste, they may enjoy the smell. Some lotions smell suspiciously like food. Have you ever smelled lotion and said, "I want to eat it?". Humans know that even though it can smell like a food item, it is not food. Dogs can't distinguish this on their own.
Dogs have an incredibly sensitive sense of smell, which could further entice them to try what smells like a treat.
Dogs explore the world with their mouth. They are similar to toddlers, putting everything in their mouth in an effort to understand it. Dogs will bite, mouth, and lick objects to learn about them. It's not surprising that they would want to give lotion, with its strange scents, an exploratory lick.
Trying to Remove the Foreign Substance
Dogs are protective of their owners. Smell is a big part of our identity to our pets. When a dog has separation anxiety, you may find that placing an item of clothing you've worn in their bed will settle them down. This is because your dog associates you with your scent.
Scented lotion changes the way you smell. Your dog may try to lick it off to remove the foreign scent. They may even suspect there's something wrong with you because you don't smell "right".
Perhaps dogs are smart enough and have sensitive enough noses to recognize there's a new scent on top of your scent. They may still want to remove the lotion. They love your familiar scent, and another scent can be disquieting.
Just Licking
If your dog is a "licker", lotion may not be the culprit. Some dogs lick more than others, so if your dog licks you frequently, it may simply be licking you to lick you. Not due to the lotion.
Dogs lick to show affection. This begins when they are born. The mother licks the pups to groom them. The pups lick their mother when they want milk. It also releases feel-good chemicals in a dog's brain, similar to human kisses and hugs.
Is it OK for my dog to lick lotion?
This depends to a large extent on what your dog is licking. A few licks of lotion isn't recommended, but it shouldn't be harmful. Keep in mind that lotion can contain many ingredients, and it isn't designed for ingestion.
Ingesting a large amount of lotion can cause drooling, vomiting, and diarrhea. They typically contain emollients which can cause stomach upset. It's unlikely for your pet to ingest enough from licking you to be harmful. However, some other topical substances can harm your dog if they lick them.
Lotion, Topical Ointments, and Creams
Some types of topical ointments and creams can make your dog very sick.
Diaper rash cream is a common culprit. The zinc oxide in this seemingly harmless product can cause severe vomiting and even vomiting blood. Other over-the-counter products that can cause vomiting and diarrhea include antibiotic cream, muscle rub, and sunscreen.
Why You Shouldn't Allow Your Dog to Lick Lotion
Lotion usually isn't harmful to pets. However, it's better to train your dog not to lick lotion for a few reasons.
The first is if they lick lotion, they may also lick other over the counter or prescription creams that could be harmful to them.
The second reason is that if your dog is injured or has a skin problem, you may need to apply ointment to them. If you can train your dog not to lick, you may be able to avoid the e-collar. These collars prevent the dog from licking themselves, but dogs do not like them.
Lastly, if your dog gets a taste for lotion, they may sink their teeth into your favorite bottle. Of course, you should always keep these products out of reach of pets, but accidents happen.
What to do if my dog licks lotion?
Again, this depends on the specific substance they were licking.
Monitor Your Dog
If your dog licked regular moisturizing lotion, they should be fine. Just monitor them for the next few hours to be on the safe side, and discourage the behavior.
If they licked another topical substance, including creams and ointments, call your vet. They will let you know the risks to your dog and what you should do.
Take Them to the Vet if You Notice Signs of Sickness or Distress
If your dog starts vomiting or having diarrhea after licking lotion or any other substance, take them to the vet right away. It's best to avoid home remedies, which can make the situation worse, depending on the problem substance. Prompt treatment may make a big difference in your pet's prognosis.
How to get my dog to stop licking lotion?
Let's face it, it's cute when your dog licks lotion. It can seem amusing, but we now know that it's not a good thing for them to do. As the pet owner, it's up to you to stop the behavior, no matter how adorable you find it.
Verbal Commands
Verbal commands are very effective for dog training. If you can teach your dog to sit, stay, or leave it, you can teach them not to lick. It requires patience and consistency, but it's well worth the effort.
Choose a phrase to use as the command. "No lick" is a common one, but any phrase will work. You don't want to just use the word no as a command, because it's often heard in daily language.
Each time your dog starts to lick lotion, use the command. You'll want to reinforce it with your body language. Either move away or gently nudge your dog away from your body.
Positive reinforcement
Positive reinforcement is used to encourage a certain behavior, or lack of a certain behavior. In this case, your dog would get a treat when they don't lick the lotion.
It works best when it's combined with the command. For example, your dog moves to lick lotion. You give the command and move away. When your dog stops attempting to lick, they get a treat.
Over time, the standard increases. Your dog gets a treat when they respond immediately to the command, and then when the command isn't needed. Eventually, you wean them off receiving treats and only offer verbal praise.
Distraction can also be effective. When you have lotion on your skin, give your dog a toy or spend some time playing with them. If you keep them focused on other things, they won't want to lick the lotion.
You can use distraction along with the training methods. You may distract the dog and then give them a treat for not licking. This may sound a bit like "cheating", but really it is setting your dog up for success. The more success they have, the harder they are willing to work for more.
Follow Application Guidelines
We've focused on lotion and other over-the-counter products, but prescription creams often have specific application guidelines. These can include washing your hands and waiting 10-15 minutes to let the cream soak into your skin before you have contact with others.
In fact, these are good guidelines for any product, especially those that could be harmful to your dog. Many creams will be mostly absorbed into the skin within 15 minutes, so this can reduce the risk to your dog if they do sneak in a lick or two.
Repel Your Dog (taste or scent)
Bitter sprays are commonly used to prevent dogs from licking or chewing. However, the idea of spraying yourself with bitter spray probably isn't appealing.
The good news is that most dogs hate the smell of citrus. Consider getting citrus-scented lotion, or using a few drops of lemon juice after you apply. This is a great option if you need to apply something that can harm your dog. Don't apply it directly to the cream area if it's a prescription cream, because it could effect the way the medication works.


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With AI making its way into various industry verticals, it's no surprise that government agencies are also embracing this technology. However, the use of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, in local governmental operations is raising eyebrows across the United States.
The Alameda County government has been educating its employees about the risks associated with generative AI. However, it has yet to declare a formal policy.
Recently, the US Environmental Protection Agency made headlines when it prevented its employees from using ChatGPT on cybersecurity grounds.
Meanwhile, the US State Department staff in Guinea was found guilty of using AI chatbots for drafting social media posts and speeches. These developments show the complex association between generative AI and governments.
Maine, on the other hand, took an unusual step when it banned its executive branch employees from using generative AI for the rest of the year, fearing cybersecurity issues.
However, Vermont is encouraging government staff to use AI chatbots to learn new programming languages and come up with internal-facing code.
In California, San Jose has been proactive in this regard. It has developed a comprehensive set of guidelines to govern the use of generative AI. It has made it mandatory for municipal employees to fill out a form every time they use AI tools.
Challenges of Accountability and Transparency
The adoption of generative AI in government comes with its own set of challenges. Given that government agencies need to adhere to strict laws to ensure transparency and uphold civic responsibility, it's imperative for them to balance the benefits of AI with accountability.
Everybody cares about accountability, but it's ramped up to a different level when you are literally the government.Jim Loter, Interim chief technology officer of Seattle
One of the notable security issues that government officials faced occurred when an assistant superintendent in Mason City, Iowa, used ChatGPT to determine the books that had to be removed from the libraries of the district. The controversy that followed demonstrated the grave accountability issues that government employees face when using AI tools.
It's worth considering that any input used as prompts in AI tools is subjected to public record disclosure laws. AI tools would use this data to further train their models, which can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information.
This poses specific challenges for agencies working on healthcare and criminal justice.
Ethical Concerns and Potential Benefits of Generative AI
Despite growing concerns over the use of generative AI tools, government agencies are exploring ways to leverage the power of generative AI. For instance, in Arizona, the Maricopa County Superior Court is considering the scope to use AI for making legal documents more understandable to the public.
However, in San Jose, using generative AI to create public documents is considered "high risk. These tools aren't free from the risk of misinforming users.
The earliest policies governing the use of generative AI tools have emerged at the city and state levels. The officials are also eager to learn from the experience of one another.
Experts believe that proper guidance is necessary from the Federal government to maintain ethical standards and consistency in this regard.


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How to Choose a Medical Billing and Coding Online School in Cobb 95426
Once you have made a decision to become part of the healthcare field by learning to be a medical billing and coding clerk in Cobb CA, it's important that you choose the right school to ensure that you receive the necessary education to guarantee your success. As you no doubt know, healthcare is one of the fastest growing sectors in the United States, and a growing number of options are offered both online and on campus to receive the training that you need. But just where do you begin? Many aspiring students begin by searching for schools that are within commuting distance of their residences and then comparing cost. Or they may search the internet looking for online classes and choose the least expensive one. But while location and cost are relevant issues when making your choice, they should not be the sole ones when researching medical billing and coding schools. Such qualifiers as accreditation and reputation need to be taken into consideration as well. We will go over a checklist of questions that you need to ask the programs you are assessing in order to learn what you need to know before making your selection. But first, let's take a look at what medical coders and billers do and the academic and certification options available.
Medical Coder Job Functions
Medical coders are on the forefront of the billing systems for Cobb CA medical practices and healthcare organizations. They have the responsibility to review the medical records of patients and convert all services provided into universal codes. These services may be for diagnosis, medical or dental procedures, or any medical supplies or equipment utilized. There are several codes that are utilized in the conversion, including:
- CPT codes (Current Procedural Terminology).
- ICD codes (International Classification of Diseases).
- HCPCS codes (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding).
Medical coders rely on information from sources including nursing and physician notes, patient charts, and lab and radiology reports. Coders must know not only what total services were provided for accuracy, but must have a functioning knowledge of all private payer and government regulations that affect coding also. Incorrectly coded claims may result in services not being covered, services being paid at a lower rate, or the physician or facility being penalized for improper or fraudulent billing. Since improper coding can in fact cost Cobb CA physicians and medical facilities many thousands of dollars in revenue every year, a reliable medical coder is an important asset to the healthcare team. They can work in any type of healthcare facility, including private practices, clinics, hospitals and urgent care centers. It is not unusual for experienced medical coders to working from home as an offsite employee or an independent contractor.
Medical Billing Job Summary
As essential as the medical coder's job is, it would be for nothing without the contribution of the medical biller whose efforts bring in revenue. Medical billing clerks are extremely important to Cobb CA medical facilities and are essentially responsible for keeping them in business. Often the biller and coder are the same person within a medical organization, but they can also be two separate specialists. Once the coder has carried out her or his duty, the biller utilizes the codes provided to complete and submit claim forms to insurance carriers, Medicaid or Medicare. After they have been adjusted by the applicable entity, patients can then be charged for deductibles or other out of pocket expenses. On a regular basis, a medical billing professional may also do any of the following:
- Confirm medical insurance benefits for patients and help them with billing questions or concerns
- Follow up on patient claims submitted and appeal those that have been declined
- Work as an intermediary between the healthcare provider, the insurance carriers and the patients for accurate claim resolution
- Produce and oversee Accounts Receivables reports
- Create and handle unpaid patient collections accounts
Medical billing clerks not only are employed by private practices, but also Cobb CA emergency care facilities, hospitals, nursing homes or medical groups. They may work in every type of healthcare facility that relies on the revenues generated by billing third party payers and patients.
Medical Biller and Coder Online Training and Certification
It's important that you obtain your education from a reputable school, whether it's a community college, technical or trade school. Even though it is not a requirement in most cases to earn a professional certification, the school you select should be accredited (more on the advantages of accreditation later). Most colleges only require that you earn either a high school diploma or a GED to appy. The fastest way to become either a medical coder or biller (or both) is to obtain a certificate, which typically takes about 1 year to complete. An Associate Degree is also an option for a more comprehensive education, which for most colleges requires two years of studies. Bachelor's Degrees for medical billing and coding are not abundantly available. Once your education has been completed, although not required in the majority of states, you might wish to earn a professional certification. Certification is an effective method for those new to the field to show potential employers that they are not only qualified but committed to their occupation. Just some of the organizations that offer certifications are:
- American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
- Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC).
- The Professional Association of Healthcare Coding Specialists (PAHCS).
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
Completing an accredited medical coding and billing course, along with earning a professional certification, are the most effective ways to advance your new profession and succeed in the fast growing medical care industry.
Medical Billing and Coding Online Courses
If you are interested in convenience and the flexibility of attending classes at home, then enrolling in an medical billing and coding online program may be a great alternative. They can be especially appealing to individuals in Cobb CA who anticipate going to school while still working or have other obligations that make going to classes on campus challenging. And as an added advantage, online schools are often cheaper than the standard classroom options. Costs for such things as tuition, commuting and study materials may be minimized or eliminated. But be careful, as not all online schools are reputable. That's why it's important to verify that the online school you enroll in is accredited to ensure a quality education. We will address the advantages of accreditation in the next segment. Just be sure to verify that any online classes you are considering is accredited by one of the national accrediting agencies, for example the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. So if you are dedicated enough to devote yourself to this style of learning, then attaining your degree or certificate online may be the ideal choice for you.
Things to Ask Online Medical Billing and Coding Colleges
Now that you have a better idea what a medical biller and coder does, in addition to what training options are available, you need to start the process of comparing colleges. But since there are numerous training options available at community colleges as well as trade, vocational and technical schools online and within the Cobb CA area, you should have a ready list of questions to evaluate each one. And when you include all of the online programs that offer medical billing and coding classes, the project can become rather daunting. As we have already addressed, cost and location are going to be important factors, particularly if you have a modest budget and will be commuting to classes from your Cobb residence. And whether or not the school and program are accredited must be part of your vetting procedure also. So let's take a look at some of the other questions that you should ask the schools you are looking at so that you can evaluate each one and make the best choice.
Is the Online Program Accredited? It's crucial that the school and program you select are accredited by a recognized accrediting agency, for instance the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools. If it's an online program, it can also obtain accreditation from the Distance Education and Training Council, which focuses on distance or online education. Not only will accreditation help confirm that the training you get will be of superior quality, it could help with your future employment in Cobb CA also. Many Cobb healthcare facilities will only employ entry level applicants that have completed an accredited medical coding and billing educational program. And financial aid and student loans are frequently only obtainable for colleges that have earned an accreditation.
What is the Online College's Reputation? Before enrolling in a medical billing and coding program, check out what its ranking and reputation are compared to other colleges. This is particularly relevant if you have no experience in the profession, since potential employers will basically be relying on the quality of your education. As we have discussed, making sure that the college is accredited is a first step. Checking with school rating organizations, for example U.S. News and World Report, can confirm the quality of the school as well. Another option is to contact several Cobb CA healthcare organizations that you might have an interest in working for and ask which programs they recommend. Keep in mind that even if the college itself does not have an exceptional reputation, its medical coding and billing program may still be well regarded.
Is there a Job Placement Program? Obtaining a job after graduation in your new field might be difficult without the support of a job placement program. Ask if the colleges you are looking at have job assistance programs in the Cobb CA area and what their job placement rates are. A high and rapid placement rate is a good indication that the coding and billing school has a substantial network of medical care employers where they can refer their graduates. It also implies that the school's graduates are sought after in the marketplace.
Where is the School's Location ? If you are planning on commuting to class from your Cobb CA residence, then the location of the school will be of prime importance. Of course if you choose an medical billing and coding online program, then the location of the college will not be a factor. One thing to remember is that if you go to classes at a junior or community college, most charge a higher tuition for pupils that live outside of their districts. So you might want to first consider those colleges that are within your local area.
What is the Total Cost? Medical billing and coding training courses can differ in cost depending on the type of credential obtained and the length of training provided. But remember, tuition is not the only cost of your education. Costs also consist of such things as the cost of supplies, books and commuting. Financial aid may be obtainable to help reduce a portion of the cost, so be sure to get in touch with the college's financial assistance department to find out what is available in 95426. Naturally if you decide to enroll in an online school, some of these added costs, particularly for commuting may be reduced or even eliminated.
Are Classes Accessible that Fit your Schedule? Many students keep working while going to college and need a convenient class schedule. If you can only go to classes during the evenings or on weekends near Cobb CA, verify that they are available at those times. If you can only attend on a part-time schedule, confirm that the school you choose offers that alternative. Also, ask what the protocol is for making up classes missed due to sickness, work or family emergencies.
Attending Online Billing and Coding Classes in Cobb California?
If you live in the greater Cobb CA area and will be attending Online Medical Billing and Coding Classes from home, the following information may be both interesting and informative about your local stomping grounds.
Cobb, California
Cobb is a census designated place (CDP) in Lake County, California, United States. Cobb is located 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Whispering Pines,[3] at an elevation of 2,631 feet (802 m).[2] The population was 1,778 at the 2010 census, up from 1,638 at the 2000 census.
The area is named for John Cobb, who settled in Cobb Valley in 1853.[4] The first post office at Cobb opened in 1911.[3] Highway 175 was mentioned as the next-to-last highway ridden in the classic book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13 km2), of which 99.83% of it is land and 0.17% is water. The ZIP code is 95426. Lake County borders Napa County to the southeast, Sonoma County to the southwest, Mendocino County to the west and northwest, Glenn County to the northeast and Colusa and Yolo Counties to the east.
Find the Ideal Online Medical Coding and Billing Course Cobb CA
Selecting the ideal medical billing and coding online certificate or degree course is a critical first step to help assure your success in this exciting sector of medical care. Medical billing and medical coding are 2 of the most rapidly growing careers in the health industry. As a result, there are numerous trade schools, junior colleges and other institutions that offer training and instruction in medical billing and coding. As we have covered, you can choose to attend classes either on campus or online. It's also essential that the college you select offers an accredited program with an excellent reputation within the medical care industry. But however you decide to receive your training, by adhering to the previous guidelines and asking the appropriate questions, you will be better prepared to analyze your options and pick the right online medical billing and coding training. And with the appropriate training, you can realize your career objective to become a medical billing and coding clerk in Cobb CA.
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