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In the spirit of healthcare for all, act :)
And, stop Stupac Amendment, and any variations there of. As well, no trigger, because triggers don't get pulled, no co-ops, or hammer; also must include anti-trust provisions. Also, please, advocate for singlepayer healthcare, with Community First Choice Option and CLASS Act (Community Choice Act for the handicapped, elderly, autistic, disabled, etc.); H.R. 676 & S. 703, Senate Amendment 2837. reality
Related group and actions :)
Home for the Holidays Card Campaign :)
One more holiday errand!
Link to instructions for accessing the Home for the Holidays card:
Dawn and I would like to ask folks to take the following action on behalf of the CCA workgroup:
During the next few days, before the Senate votes on the final version of their Healthcare Reform bill, we would like folks to visit the local offices of their Senators and Representatives and deliver our Home for the Holidays cards. We want to remind them to end the institutional bias. The CFC Option and the CLASS Act must be included in Healthcare Reform, but ultimately, we want the Community Choice Act (CCA) to be passed by this Congress.
Please visit the link below and follow the instructions there. We would like each person to print and sign a copy of the card to take with them when they visit their members of Congress. If you want to get creative you could dress-up like Santa or his elves, bake some cookies or do something else in keeping with the holiday theme as an attention grabber!
If you can't get to your legislators' local offices you can still send an email message with a link to the on-line version of the Home for the Holidays Card.
Link to instructions for accessing the Home for the Holidays card: http://www.tilrc.org/holiday_campaign/home_for_the_holidays09_instructions.html.
If you don't know who your members of Congress are you can find out by going to http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm for Senators and http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/index.html for Representatives.
If you have any questions contact Kevin at 1.800.443.2207 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Mike O
ADAPT to Congress: Rx for Health Care: Protect Community Services :)
December 18, 2009
Rx for Health Care Reform: Protect Community Services!
Dear Congressional Leadership:
ADAPT, a national grassroots disability rights organization, is supportive
of health care legislation that covers the uninsured, does not
discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions and moves us
toward a long term services and supports system that prioritizes home and
community services over institutionalization.
Another critical factor we urge you to consider as you work on this most
important legislation is the negative effect the legislation, as currently
being proposed, could have on two sizeable constituent groups. Those two
groups include existing low income people now receiving Medicaid optional
community long term services and supports; and the entire middle class of
baby boomers that will potentially quickly spend current assets on nursing
facilities, thus joining the ranks of low income people dependent on
Medicaid for long-term care.
Considering the economic difficulties that states are currently
experiencing, these potential harmful, unintended consequences are
unavoidable when expanding Medicaid to cover low income uninsured people
without simultaneously addressing the institutional bias in Medicaid.
States will continue to be forced to make difficult cuts in their optional
community long term services and supports programs in order to be able to
pay for the newly mandated Medicaid coverage for people who were formerly
These likely cuts are unacceptable, and we believe this is not a result
you intend or would like to see occur.
Our Rx for Health Care Reform is Protect Community Services:
Language should be developed to protect currently existing Medicaid
optional community long term services and supports.
Adding this language would
* assure that people with disabilities and older Americans are not
unnecessarily forced into nursing homes and other institutions;
* maintain the cost-effective provision of Medicaid-funded
long-term services and supports in less expensive home and community
settings instead of more costly institutions; and
* assist states in complying with the US Supreme Court's Olmstead
Decision where the Court ruled that people with disabilities had a right
to services in "the most integrated setting."
Thank you and Happy Holidays.
For an Institution Free America,
The ADAPT Community
FOR MORE INFORMATION on ADAPT visit our website at http://www.adapt.org/
Where do we stand? No matter what happens in Congress with health care reform,
no matter what new attacks against women's health anti-choice groups come up with,
Planned Parenthood stands with and for the women, men, and teens who rely on us every day. And, we stand with you. Please stand strong with us - make your emergency contribution today.
On Saturday, Senator Ben Nelson proposed harsh new abortion language to the health care reform bill. If passed, women would be required to write a separate check for their abortion coverage, for no other reason than to stigmatize women's health and create a nearly impossible system to access abortion services. Impossible - and utterly unacceptable.
james m, it is a sad day indeed when women's health is traded away for one vote. But, it is also a powerful reminder for me of why Planned Parenthood matters now, more than ever. No matter what happens with health care reform, it is clear to me that women, men, and teens will most certainly need a trustworthy, compassionate, caring place to turn for health care and reliable information. They need us to fight for them - and we urgently need your help to do it.
It's true that the health care reform process has been incredibly difficult, and that it is disheartening during times like these. Like many members of Congress and the president, we don't think that health care reform is the place to litigate abortion policy. Unfortunately, our opponents continue to use abortion as a political wedge at every step of the reform process.
Act :)
However, Planned Parenthood is an organization that is accustomed to opposition. And, I'll say what you already know: When faced with opposition, you and I stand up. We ve been doing it for 93 years, and we'll do it again now. As always, I'll let you know when we need you to stand with us by taking action or making a phone call.
Right now, the best way you can help is to make a special year-end donation to Planned Parenthood Federation of America today so that we can continue to fight for choice, access, and care. Help us see the health care reform process through to the end with the strength, confidence, and support of a movement that includes millions - and helps millions more. Help us be there whenever and wherever we are needed in the coming year. Click here to make your contribution.
I am so very grateful for the courage, strength, and unyielding dedication of Planned Parenthood supporters like you. Thank you. Thank you from all of us at Planned Parenthood, for standing with us and the millions of women, men, and teens who rely on us. Sincerely,
Cecile Richards, President
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
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Kill the Senate Bill :)
Sign our petition to Congress and President Obama:
The Senate health care bill must be killed. We must do better for health care than this.
Click here to sign our petition.
The Senate's health care bill must be killed.
It is an ungodly mess of errors, loopholes, and massive giveaways. When the American people find out what's actually in this bill, they will revolt. Congress and President Obama have no choice but to do better for health care than this bill.
Sign the petition: the Senate health care bill must be killed.
How bad is the bill?
Forces you to pay up to 8% of your income to private insurance corporations -- whether you want to or notIf you refuse to buy the insurance, you'll have to pay penalties of up to 2% of your annual income to the IRSAfter being forced to pay thousands in premiums for junk insurance, you can still be on the hook for up to $11,900 a year in out-of-pocket medical expenses.Massive restriction on a woman's right to choose, designed to trigger a challenge to Roe v. Wade in the Supreme CourtPaid for by taxes on the middle class insurance plan you have right now through your employer, causing them to cut back benefits and increase co-ays
Many of the taxes to pay for the bill start now, but most Americans won't see any benefits -- like an end to discrimination against those with preexisting conditions -- until 2014 when the program begins.
Allows insurance companies to charge people who are older 300% more than othersGrants monopolies to to drug companies that will keep generic versions of expensive biotech drugs from ever coming to market.No reimportation of prescription drugs, which would save consumers $100 billion over 10 yearsThe cost of medical care will continue to rise, and insurance premiums for a family of 4 will rise an average of $1000 a year -- meaning in 10 years, you family's insurance premium will be $10,000 more annually than it is right now.
I could go on, but it should be clear: this is not reform. This is a con job.
Sign our petition: kill the Senate bill.
Make no mistake, we need health care reform. But the Senate's idea of reform is a disaster, and will make things far worse than they are today.
We will continue to fight for real health care reform. Now, we must kill this fake reform.
Thanks for all you do.
Jane Hamsher
P.S. Please, after you've signed, forward this email to your friends, family, coworkers - anyone you know. It's critical we act fast to kill the Senate bill, and we need everyone we can on board.
Oppose Stealth Stupak Provision in Senate Bill :)
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Oppose Stealth Stupak Provision in Senate Bill
After taking action, please support our work!
Take Action NOW: Please call your senators immediately and
urge them to oppose the Manager's Amendment in the Senate health care reform bill, which will effectively make abortion coverage unavailable in health insurance exchanges and, ultimately, in private insurance policies as well. If the Manager's Amendment passes, urge your senators to oppose the entire health reform bill.
A nearly 400-page Manager's Amendment offered by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), being debated currently, contains a provision every bit as bad as the infamous House-passed Stupak-Pitts Amendment. The provision was drafted to gain the vote of abortion rights opponent Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) and is a complicated variation of Stupak-Pitts. It allows any state to prohibit abortion coverage in health insurance exchanges. In addition, all funds that would pay for abortion services would have to be segregated from other private funds and federal subsidies. This requirement would apply to the tens of millions of women who would buy their insurance under the new exchanges and, in the opinion of expert health policy analysts, would mean that insurers simply would not provide abortion coverage in the exchange plans. Eventually, insurers would stop offering abortion coverage altogether.
The Senate health care reform bill is highly flawed now, with the leadership having been forced by a lone senator, Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), to drop the most important components of reform: a public option and the Medicare buy-in for persons ages 55 to 64. While there are remaining aspects of the legislation that are positive, these three factors -- an abortion coverage ban, no public plan and no Medicare buy-in -- make the Senate bill unacceptable, in our view.
Call your senators directly to
their Washington, D.C., offices (please do not dial the main switchboard, as it is likely overwhelmed with calls from abortion rights opponents), and urge them to oppose the Manager's Amendment. You can make the call by going to our website, entering your zipcode, and then clicking on the "info" link under each of your senators.
If the Manager's Amendment is adopted, ask your senators to vote against the entire bill. The Senate does not HAVE to pass this flawed bill before Christmas, but they MUST fix the bill to remove onerous abortion restrictions! And the senators should restore the public option and the Medicare buy-in as well.
and then
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Tell Bernie Sanders: Save health care from Joe Lieberman :)
Sen. Bernie Sanders can save health reform from Joe Lieberman.
We need one senator to champion progressive values.
Your message to Senator Bernie Sanders:
A healthcare bill without a strong public option is just not acceptable.
We need one progressive senator to be a hero, to stand up and tell President Obama he should crackdown on conservatives like Joe Lieberman in the Senate - not progressives - in order to get a bill passed.
Please draw a line in the sand and say you will do whatever it takes - including withholding a vote for cloture - to block any bill that does not contain a public option.
Dear James,
The Senate is poised to pass a deeply flawed health care bill that doesn't include a public option but would require everyone to buy insurance, even if it's unaffordable or doesn't meet their needs.
Progressives are simply supposed to accept this giveaway to the insurance lobby because we're told that we need to pass something by Christmas and that nothing better can pass the Senate. On both counts, this is simply untrue.
Sen. Joe Lieberman has shown us that it just takes one senator to block a bill. We need one progressive senator to stand up and block a health care bill without a public option.
Ask Sen. Bernie Sanders to be a progressive hero and stand up for the public option. Click here to automatically add your name to our petition.
A poll released today by Democracy for America and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee shows that almost two thirds of U.S. voters support health care reform with a public option. Only 33 percent of those surveyed support a health insurance mandate without a public option. Not only that, but voters overwhelmingly believe that President Obama didn't fight Sen. Lieberman hard enough before caving on health care reform.1
Regardless of what the pundits and party functionaries are saying, this is one fight that progressives don't have to lose. The polls show that the conventional wisdom coming out of Washington D.C. and the Connecticut board rooms of the big insurance companies is wrong. What's more, President Obama's Christmas deadline for the Senate to pass a bill is completely arbitrary. We can't stop fighting for what we believe in just because the president wants a vote on Christmas Eve.
We need one progressive senator to be a hero, to stand up and tell President Obama he should crack down on conservatives in the Senate - not progressives - in order to get a bill passed. We need one senator to draw a line in the sand and say that if the president won't do this, Sen. Harry Reid will have to invoke reconciliation and force the Senate to pass a bill that's not subject to a filibuster.
Can you ask Bernie Sanders to be that senator and stand up for the public option? Click here to automatically sign the petition.
Just because President Obama decided to capitulate to Joe Lieberman's demands, doesn't mean progressives have to, too. If there was ever a time to use reconciliation, this is it. The public overwhelmingly supports a public option and overwhelmingly opposes a bill that doesn't have a public option but does include a mandate to buy private health insurance. The House version of the health care bill already has a public option and we know that a majority of Senators have said they support a public option. Why should we allow Joe Lieberman to abuse the filibuster and massively undermine the health care bill without doing everything we can to stop him?
What's especially ironic about the demand for progressives to pass a deeply unprogressive bill is that the pressure being applied to those fighting for a strong public option was never applied to the likes of Max Baucus, Ben Nelson or Joe Lieberman as they fought to weaken the bill.
Will you ask Sen. Bernie Sanders to be a hero and do everything in his power - including withholding a vote for cloture - to block a bill without a public option? Click here to automatically add your name to our petition.
If Democrats in the Senate continue to ignore tactics that would allow us to pass reform with 51 votes instead of 60, we will lose our only chance in a generation to fix our broken health care system. If a weak White House continues to threaten only progressives, then the most unprincipled, paid-off senator gets to write the health care bill.
We can continue to play their game where the people lose and the insurance industry and Joe Lieberman win. Or we can play hardball and block a Senate bill which contains a mandate but no public option. Health care matters far too much to let rules designed to stop change stop us. And it is cynical beyond measure to call Lieberman's demands real reform. This is why we need Senator Bernie Sanders to take a stand. If not now, when?
Thank you for working to secure real health care reform.
Matt Lockshin, Campaign Manager
CREDO Action from Working Assets
P.S.: "If I wanted Joe Lieberman to write health care reform, I would have voted for John McCain." That's what blogger Jane Hamsher wrote and her single phrase says it all. If you are not convinced that we should kill the bill if it contains a mandate without a public option, here are a few articles you should read.
Howard Dean: "Health-care bill wouldn't bring real reform"
Keith Olbermann: "Ruined Senate bill unsupportable"
Robert Reich: "Slouching Toward Health Care Reform"
Jane Hamsher: "Kill the Senate Bill"
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Long Live Single-Payer, Medicare for All :)
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Wednesday, for the first time in American history, the US Senate was to debate and vote on single-payer healthcare. Sen. Bernie Sanders submitted an amendment to the Senate health bill that would have expanded Medicare to everyone.
But after a stall-tactic by Senate Republicans, requiring that the full 700-page amendment to be read, and, presumably, pressure from Senate Democrats, Sen. Sanders withdrew his single-payer amendment. History would have to wait.
The moment Sen. Sanders withdrew his amendment, writers were quick to declare that single-payer healthcare is dead. But let's be clear: While single-payer's time is up in this session of Congress, the movement for single-payer not only lives on, but is growing stronger.
Mainstream liberals and Democrats are even starting to revolt against a health bill that's looking more like a bailout of the private health insurance industry, than expanding and improving coverage to everyone. Soon, they'll realize we need a movement for real reform, not incremental reform.
After all, Medicare for all is inevitable. A healthcare system, with private, for-profit insurance in the mix, is fundamentally unsustainable and will collapse. Sen. Sanders said this in his speech to the Senate after he withdrew his amendment:
"At the end of the day -- not this year, not next year, but sometime in the future -- this country will come to understand that if we are going to provide comprehensive quality care to all of our people, the only way we will do that is through a Medicare-for-all, single-payer system."
We (single-payer advocates) will keep the movement alive. We will continue to educate everyone about American's healthcare crisis. We will continue to advocate for the single-payer solution to this crisis. Many of those disenchanted by the Congressional process to reform healthcare will join us.
If we learned anything about healthcare reform this time around, it's that our movement needs to grow so that Congress has no choice but to pass Medicare for all. Why is it that conservatives in Canada, and other countries with national health insurance, wouldn't dare mess with their national health systems? Because the vast majority of the people would rise up and stop them.
We saw this in our own country as we watched, throughout the whole debate, people over 65 fiercely defend Medicare - whether or not they knew it was "government run." We need that intense support from everyone, not just people over 65, before we can win. We know that everyone else would rise to its defense just as fervently if they were enrolled in Medicare. That's why providing Medicare to everyone 55 and over was so abruptly cut out of the Senate discussion.
Single-payer healthcare is not dead in America. Healthcare-NOW!, along with all of our single-payer allies, will continue to organize, educate, fight for single-payer candidates, and stand up until one of the most basic of human rights is available to all. After the farce we're all witnessing in Congress is over, we are only going to get stronger.
Take Action :)
We will make history.
Thanks for all that you do,
Healthcare-NOW! National Staff and Steering Committee
P.S. Take a second to thank Sen. Sanders for his leadership. His DC office number is 202-224-5141.
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No deal :)
Dear MoveOn member,
The latest Senate health care bill has no public option. No expansion of Medicare. And it does too little to guarantee that uninsured Americans will actually be able to afford the coverage they'll be required to purchase.1
Former insurance executive Wendell Potter put it best: the bill is "a big bailout to the [health insurance] industry."2
But it's not too late to fix the bill. And as Joe Lieberman has shown, just one senator willing to stand in the way can force legislation to be changed dramatically.
Senator Bernie Sanders, a strong proponent of the public option, has already made clear that he's opposed to the legislation in its current form-and he could decide to block it until it's fixed.3
But there's enormous pressure from all sides to pass a bill quickly, no matter how weak it is. Let's show Bernie and other progressives that we're counting on them to block this version of the bill-and we'll get their backs if they do.
Can you sign our petition opposing the current Senate health care bill? Clicking here will add your name:
The petition reads: "America needs real health care reform-not a massive giveaway to the insurance companies. Senator Bernie Sanders and other progressives should block this bill until it's fixed."
Despite this latest setback, we can still win the health care fight. The House has already passed a strong health care bill with a real public option. It would cover millions of uninsured Americans, offer real competition to the insurance companies, and reduce costs in the long run.
MoveOn members overwhelmingly support the House bill. But it's clear from member feedback and surveys that the majority of MoveOn members oppose the Senate bill as it now stands.4
And recent polls show growing opposition among grassroots progressives generally-the very folks Democrats in Washington count on to volunteer and donate to their campaigns.5 One found that one-third of Democratic voters will be less likely to vote next year if Congress doesn't pass a public option.6
So to get real reform, we need to immediately send a powerful message to Senate progressives like Bernie Sanders, Roland Burris, and Russ Feingold that we're counting on them to block this bill until it's fixed.
Click here to add your name to the petition:
Thanks for all you do.
-Kat, Joan, Michael, Ilya, and the rest of the team
1. "ANALYSIS: House Bill More Affordable Than Senate Legislation," Think Progress, October 30, 2009
"Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals," Kaiser Family Foundation, November 23, 2009
2. "Senate Bill a Big Win for Insurance Companies," Countdown with Keith Olbermann, December 16, 2009
3. "Sanders Could Still Vote No On Cloture," WhoRunsGov.com, December 17, 2009
4. MoveOn Members' Views on the Senate Health Care Bill
5. "Poll: Loss of Public Option Causes Big Increase in Opposition to Health Care Bill," Talking Points Memo, December 16, 2009
6. "Poll: One Third Of Dems Less Likely To Vote In 2010 If Public Option Dies," WhoRunsGov.com, December 14, 2009
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Thanks for all you do.
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Protect Social Security and Medicare
Social Security is one of our country's most successful anti-poverty programs, providing benefits to children, disabled workers, surviving spouses, and retirees. Without Social Security benefits, more than half of older women would fall into poverty. However, there is growing movement in the Senate to reduce the federal budget deficit by cutting Social Security and Medicare programs, which would have a devastating and disproportionately negative impact on women. Urge your senators to oppose cuts to these programs. Several senators have threatened to hold up other budget legislation unless a debt-reducing, entitlement-cutting commission is established. This commission's recommendations would be crafted behind closed doors, the normal process of debate would be ignored, and no amendments would be allowed before a vote. This 'all or nothing' commission would fast-track cuts to these critical programs. AAUW opposes this clearly undemocratic, non-transparent commission process. The Social Security program continues to run a surplus and is expected to be able to pay full benefits for another 30 years without affecting the deficit, giving Congress ample time to make adjustments to future benefits through the normal legislative process. And the best way to way to reign in the costs of Medicare is through the current health care reform bills, not by cutting benefits to the millions of Americans who depend on the program for their health care. More than two-thirds of unmarried women would be living below the poverty line without the help of Social Security, which also supports more children than Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), also known as welfare. In these tough economic times, cutting social programs like Social Security and Medicare could be devastating to women and families across our nation. Now more than ever, these programs need to be protected and expanded. AAUW is not opposed to reforming and improving these programs, but we must tell the Senate that the 'all or nothing,' undemocratic process of the commission is not the way to do it. Take Action! Urge your senators to oppose the formulation of an undemocratic commission that would target Social Security and Medicare programs. Simply click on the "Take Action" link in the upper right corner or copy and paste the following URL into your Internet browser. Then follow the instructions to compose and send your message.
Take Action!
Other Actions :)
For more information, read our position papers on Social Security. The grassroots liaisons in AAUW's new Leadership Corps program will be reaching out to AAUW branch leaders to provide mentoring and assistance. Whether you are a member of an AAUW branch (an officer or not) or a member-at-large interested in becoming involved with other AAUW members, please fill out the online form here to indicate areas of branch programming or administration for which you would like assistance. Washington Update is AAUW's free, members-only weekly e-bulletin offering an insider's view on the legislative process, the latest policy news, resources for advocates, programming ideas, and updates from the Public Policy and Government Relations Department. Subscribe today! Read the 2009-2011 AAUW Public Policy Program. Become part of the AAUW national community and break through barriers for women and girls. Join now. Strengthen AAUW's voice with policy-makers! Donate now. Connect with AAUW online via our website and
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Fax Action Page: I Want To Sign Up For Medicare Too!! :)
If you could sign up for Medicare right now would you do it?
That is why we have created the "I Want To Sign Up For Medicare
Too!!" Fax Action Page at the page just below.
To President Obama & Congress:
Last week the Senate floated the idea of making it possible for
people 55-64 to buy in to Medicare. The original proposal was just
another fake health care reform scam, to try to offload those with
the most medical needs from for-profit insurance company obligations.
The problem for them is that everyone LIKED the idea so much, that it
gave people an actual glimmer of hope that real change might happen,
and they have tried to deep six the idea as fast as possible, before
the Congressional Budget Office even has a chance to score it.
But not so fast. Tell your members of Congress that YOU want to sign
up for Medicare NOW! You aren't really signing up for Medicare by
submitting the form of course. But it will send your instant fax to
them, and President Obama at the White House too. All we need is for
people to declare that is what they want, that we will accept nothing
less, and it HAS to happen.
Fax Action Page: http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1023.php
And on this same page you can watch the latest of the "I'm A
Democrat, I'm A Republican" advocacy videos that everyone likes so
much, with tens of thousands of views on YouTube already and a like
number of action page submissions. This fifth installment is
subtitled, "Heavy Reading".
Use this page to tell President Obama and your members of Congress
that YOU want to sign up for Medicare too!! If we want any real
change, FIRST we must DEMAND it.
Think about it, folks. They would not be on the TV trying to sell us
so hard on fake reform measures if they did not NEED our
acquiescence. When enough people declare that we will no longer
settle for coal in our Christmas stockings, then and only them will
we get the real deal.
The page above will send your instant fax to President Obama and all
your members of Congress, for no charge to yourself, unlike all the
right wing "activist" operations that charge twenty-five dollars or
more for doing the same thing.
And here is the one click Facebook page for this same fax action.
Medicare Virtual Signup on Facebook:
And the Twitter reply to send, to send this message to all your
members of Congress that way, is
@cxs #p1023
Please take action NOW, so we can win all victories that are supposed
to be ours, and forward this alert as widely as possible.
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By: David M. Peters, Esq.
It is often said, that the sole duty of a Board of Directors is to protect, maintain and enhance the value of the project. The vast majority of the Homeowners Associations contract and delegate authority to a management company. The Board of Directors typically meet monthly, bimonthly or sometimes even quarterly. What are the authority and contractual duty of management to take action in between Board meetings? Obviously, most ordinary decisions as well as emergencies usually do not fall within the time frame of the Board of Directors meetings.
The first place to start is the management contract. Most management contracts provide language giving the manager limited authority to make decisions and expend a limited amount of Association funds in between Board meetings. What most Boards do not realize is that irrespective of what limitations are in the contract, the manager probably has a duty, depending on the circumstance, to expend Association funds, sometimes a very significant amount of funds. If, for example, a water line breaks which left unfixed may cause substantial damage, the manager has a duty to get it fixed – period. The problem comes when a Board of Directors attempts to impose 20/20 hind sight. "If you would have done this or used this contractor it would have been performed at less expense." "We were meaning to replace the gate, but you should have left the gate open until the next Board meeting." This reasoning is flawed.
A principal is bound by the actions of its agents. I have recently witnessed several situations in which the Board of Directors attempted to take the position that the manager was liable for an expenditure that the manager authorized on behalf of the Association. While managers should, if possible, consult with the President or the Board on particularly expensive or pervasive issues, the reality is that a manager will necessarily make many significant emergency decisions in between Board meetings without consulting the Board. Attempting to claim that the manager is responsible for the expenditure is rarely, if ever appropriate, even if the decision turns out incorrect, unnecessary or is legally unsupportable or ill-advised.
Exactly to the contrary, the manager could potentially be in breach of their contract and their duties as a manager if they did not take action to "abate" the certain issues or conditions. It is also the manager's job to make many little decisions in between Board meetings. (Please note that I am not referring to the kind of situation in which a management company clearly sent a meeting notice which contained the wrong date and consequentially pays for the second mailing).
If a Board is not willing to abide by these precepts and wishes, and the manager acts as a mere "secretary" then the Board and each individual member necessarily needs to make the commitment to: (1) educate itself as to how to manage a project; and (2) devote the time and effort, and be available to make the day to day decisions. In other words, learn to be a manager and manage the project. Be careful for what you ask, you may get it.


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The Best Release Party of All Time
No, seriously. The release party for my first book happened just over a week ago now, and it was crazy! Crazy busy, crazy fun, crazy full of awesome people. A week (and a bit) later, I'm still glowing. And recovering, because this busy mama was prepping until the hour before, and this introvert needs her downtime.
A few statistics from the event:
Cups of Monster Mix consumed: 46
Mummy Juice Boxes demolished: 30
Attendance: Best estimate of around 75!
Children: At least 25
Books sold and signed: ALL OF THEM!
Some highlights in the form of AMAZING photos from my photo-taking-maniac friend, Paul Hart (find more of Paul's photos here, and locals, if you need a photographer...):
We had snacks and mingled...
We did crafts...(Find the Halloween Good Night coloring pages here.)
We had Story Time!
Halloween Good Night Enthralled all...
I've never had such an attentive audience!
And we finished up with some book signing fun!
A huge thank you (again!) to everyone who attended. You are all the BEST! And for those who missed it, check out my upcoming events. It's not too late! I'm confident everyone who came left with good memories, a few extra calories, and a little something special.
I also owe a special word of thanks to Michele Ross! She kept the whole event on track, helped me make sense of the mountain of details involved in event planning, and is just all around wonderful. And a huge thank you, too, to Mark and Emily, owners of Hopscotch Children's Store!


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Cyndi has been a part of the Stockwell & Connor, PLLC team since October 2005 as a Legal Assistant and Office Manager.
Prior to joining our team, Cyndi worked for other small firms in the Northeast Oklahoma area and brings over twenty years of experience to our firm. She graduated from Pryor High School in 1987 and attended NSU in Tahlequah and NEO A&M in Miami. She has been a member of the National Association of Legal Assistants since 2001 and American Bar Association since 2015.


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- Mark Selby leads the world standings, he is the defending champion and has won in Sheffield for three of the last four years. The 'Jester from Leicester' also triumphed in the most recent ranking tournament, hammering Barry Hawkins 11-3 in the final of the China Open earlier this month.
- Selby has been overshadowed this season, though, by the exploits of Ronnie O'Sullivan. 'The Rocket' has put together one of the most consistent seasons of his career, winning five major titles including the UK Championship. He is also a five-time winner of the World Championship, although he has not made it past the quarter-finals in Sheffield since his runner-up finish in 2014.
- World No.3 Ding Junhui won the World Open last September but has generally been below his best this year and even pulled out of the Shanghai Masters due to a suspected eye problem. Judd Trump, fourth in the rankings, has also had a mixed campaign, winning the European Masters in October and making the final of the Shanghai Masters, but otherwise struggling to find his 'A' game.
- John Higgins is a four-time champion, reached the final last year and has had another impressive season, capturing titles at the Indian Open and the Welsh Open. Another veteran, Mark Williams, has also notched up two ranking tournament wins this year at the Northern Ireland Open and the German Masters.
Sports.net's View
The draw has not been particularly kind on either of the two favourites. O'Sullivan has to face five-time ranking event winner Stephen Maguire in the first round, while Selby meets the dangerous Joe Perry.
O'Sullivan's possible path through to the final looks especially awkward, with Ali Carter or Graeme Dott lying in wait in round two, followed most likely by Williams or 2010 champion Neil Robertson. Ding Junhui, Marco Fu and Barry Hawkins are also in the same half and O'Sullivan, despite his outstanding season, could be running on empty even if he makes it to the final. Nobody over the age of 40 has won the World Championship since Ray Reardon did it in the 1970s and O'Sullivan has previously indicated that this year's event is not one of his main priorities, describing The Crucible as 'boring'.
There can be no doubting Selby's hunger for another world title, and the 34-year-old potter seems to be firmly back on track following his recent China Open win. Selby's odds and draw both look marginally more favourable in comparison to O'Sullivan's, and with such a proven track record the smart money would appear to be on him to go all the way again. However, anyone looking for more of an outside punt may wish to consider Trump, who has the break-building power to go on a hot streak and cruise through what looks like one of the kinder sections of the draw. He may still have to beat Higgins and Selby just to reach the final, but an Each Way flutter at 15/2 could reap rewards.
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Retreat Yoga Holidays In Rishikesh, We welcome your holiday in the world yoga capital! Enjoy your holiday in India with a great yoga retreat, relaxing days and more. Reinvent yourself and the true purpose of life will lighten up. A Yoga holiday enables you to find a new way to lead your life, new ways of creating greater inner balance and discovering the outer and the inner wonders of life. The deep transformation will help you to develop a higher level of consciousness, and relationships will have different views and dimensions.
Yoga helps you develop a strong, flexible, and healthy body. It frees your mind from stress and allows you to regain creativity. Through yoga, you can experience a joyful soul and an unparalleled sense of lightness. There is nothing like a yoga retreat to get all these benefits and help you unwind! During your stay in this retreat, you will have two daily yoga classes, and it's up to you what you choose to do in between. There is an endless list of things to do in your free time.
At Upaya, the practice is mainly of Ashtanga and Hatha yoga tradition. The charm of the retreat center will bring space to open you into a certain calmness and is the perfect place to explore yoga and meditate.
As a truly international yoga Center, our teachers and staff hail from a variety of cultures, countries, and disciplines yet are united in their commitment toward the personal enrichment of each student – whether she or he is a seasoned practitioner or a new beginner. We view "relationship" as reciprocal and seek to honor each interpersonal dynamic as an opportunity for continued growth. All of our teachers are experienced and qualified and lend their own personal style to the classes, while at the same time staying grounded in traditional yoga disciplines.
Transportation: We do provide pickup facility from nearest Airport. Nearest Airport name from Rishikesh Centre is "Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun". Our Centre is 18.6 miles away from Dehradun Airport. It takes maximum 58 mins to reach our Centre from the Airport. If you are coming to Delhi by flight, then I will recommend you book a domestic flight from Delhi to Dehradun.
Everyday Highlights
- Morning Meditation – 6.30 am to 7.30 am
- Asana practice – 7.30 am to 9.00 am
- Start your day with 1 hour meditation, pranayama,
- mantra chanting or a 90 min asana practice
- Breakfast at 9.00 am
- Evening Yoga asana practice, followed by sunset on the beach
- Dinner at 7:30 pm
Retreat highlights
- Yoga classes twice a day
- Meditation
- Free time for local excursions and exploring
- Refreshments, fruit, and tea available
- 3 healthy vegetarian meals a day
- 7 nights accommodation
- Option to join our alignment and adjustment class or take free time to relax on the beach after lunch
- One day for sightseeing
- One session of Ayurvedic Massage
- Complimentary Pickup from Dehradun Airport
Students can join 7 days retreat program any time in between of 4th to 19th date of every month.
Price for package requires payment of an initial deposit of EURO 300 to secure the booking, with the remaining balance payable two weeks prior to the course start date. (Please note an additional transaction fee of 5% applies to payments made through PayPal).
- Package includes accommodation for the entire duration. Additional night is offered either prior to the course start date or the last day of the course.
- 3 times Saatvik Food daily.
- Packages include free unlimited filtered cold and hot water.
- If you are checking in a few days earlier or staying a few days after the course then additional discounted rates will apply @ 30 EURO per night. It depends upon the availability of the cottages and room.
- If you are coming a few days later than a course start date or leaving before the course completion date, the course package fee will remain the same. No accommodation charges or food charges will be adjusted.
- All package charges are strictly non-changeable, non-refundable or interchangeable after joining the course.
- Check-in time: 10:00 AM onward, Latest check out time: 11:00 AM
- Course fee including initial deposit of 300 EURO is strictly non-refundable and non-transferable to another person but can be transferred to another date or future course with us.
Course Fee Includes Retreat fee, Upaya Yoga Bag, Upaya Yoga T-shirt, unlimited filtered cold and hot drinking water, accommodation, and food, WiFi, free pick up from Dehradun Airport, room cleaning, toilet paper, towels, one days for sightseeing and one session of Ayurvedica Massage.
- No refunds, credits or transfers available on cancellation after the start date of any Yoga Teacher Training Course or Retreat.
- Insurance & travel expenditure are not included in TTC fee.
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16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. – Ps 51
God does not care so much that we bring a sacrifice. He isn't impressed when we sit in church and sing things we really don't believe.
He is more concerned about our spirit. Is it broken and contrite? (Contrite means to show sorrow for sin.) God will not turn away from that.
He may be unimpressed with our songs. He may be indifferent toward the few dollars we toss in the offering, but what really lights him up is when we are broken and sorry.
God, break us. If it means that you come closer, break us.
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Discussion in 'News' started by boyvinyl, Sep 27, 2011.
niggers gonna nig
Oh my
how shocking
I'm completely shocked by these shocking things she's foisting on me
This is true, they proved this one:
Extra accessories/"bling-blings" are niggers' way of overcompensating for his/her unusually ugly fucking face. We can see in recent years the overuse of so called accessories from not only gangsters, but most of the hip hop/rap industry.
The most popular themes of nigger songs are about how white people enslaved them and have small es therefore white people should sit idly by while they play the stupid piece of shit that they claim to be music. Others rap about how good their life is, how rich they are, or how many cars they get, or how many bitches they fuck, or how they shine with their "blings" on. Of course the irony of the whole thing is while nigger rappers (aka retard monkeys) are flashing their jewelry, their nigger brothers in the native country of Africanese are being pwned by white people through the cleverly made plan of having the half-breeds mine for blood diamonds, which is later sold to "Civilized" niggers so they can show off how good their life is, as previously explained.
But I'd like to leave you all with this pic:
I don't know who that is. I thought it was Foxy Brown from the thumbnail on the front page, but she is way to thin to be her.
Some earrings made from watermelon slices would really add to the dress.
It has taken way too long for edible products to be the "in" thing. Finally.
If government regulations didn't exist that's basically what every nigger prostitute would look like.
gagaloo did it first & did it better
She knows what black Culture is all about.
Fried chicken.
And i might add that since she is dressed like a whore she also represents something else nigs love.
Loose pussy.
Welp, she's going to be wearing a necklace of zits pretty soon. The last time I checked, fried chicken was pretty greasy.
do noggors get Zits?
Let's not forget the Exclusive Organic Foamy White hair gel she use, specially made by her team of trusted japanese hairdressers
The 20 of them
Which reminds me, I'm trying to find the classic "I like bukkake" song on utube, but I want the version with the jap sportsman giving thumbs up, not the basic one
I already found it on ebaums, but I'd love to have it on jewtube, or any of the other sites compatible wiyh EDF
Anyone? and sorry for derrailing this with a /r
Lady Gaga Meat Suit + Blackness = Fried Chicken Necklace.
I can't tell if Minaj is a parody or not. Brilliant.


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£2.06 "Complicated Creatures: Part One" by Alexi Lawless
Ebook Deal of the Day:
£2.06 "Complicated Creatures: Part One in a Romantic Suspense Series" by Alexi Lawless
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From author Alexi Lawless, the first part in a provocative romantic suspense series…
Luck is Jack Roman's middle name— and Chicago is his Empire. He lives to work, loves to play, and makes no commitments. But when the mysterious S. Wyatt moves into the adjoining penthouse, he's immediately drawn to her, a striking, elusive woman who transitions seamlessly from wood-paneled board rooms to high-stakes, high-risk rescue operations in the most dangerous parts of the world.
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On April 4, 2017, the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued a final rule extending by 60 days the applicability date of the final "fiduciary" regulation published a year ago (known colloquially as the "Fiduciary Rule"). Originally, the effective date for the Fiduciary Rule was April 10, 2017, and now the revised effective date is June 9, 2017.
The Fiduciary Rule defines who is a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") by reason of providing investment advice to ERISA plans. The new fiduciary definition also impacts IRAs because this definition would govern for purposes of determining whether a transaction involving an IRA violates the Āprohibited transaction rules Āunder the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Click here for our prior alert discussing the Fiduciary Rule.
The DOL also extended the applicability date for the Best Interest Contract Exemption, the Principal Contract Exemption, and the other revised exemptions that are companion parts to the Fiduciary Rule by 60 days. Further, the DOL requires fiduciaries relying on the new and revised exemptions to comply only with the impartial conduct standards in the exemptions during a transition period from June 9, 2017, through January 1, 2018. Fiduciaries are not required to comply with the remaining conditions of these exemptions (i.e., written disclosures and representations) until January 1, 2018. Ā
This extension is a response to a memorandum from President Trump to the DOL directing an examination of the Fiduciary Rule to determine whether it may adversely bear on Americans' ability to obtain retirement information and financial advice. ĀIn response to the directive, the DOL proposed a 60-days extension of the applicability of the Fiduciary Rule and related prohibited transaction exemptions on March 2, 2017. The DOL received approximately 193,000 comments on this proposed delay. According to the DOL, 178,000 commenters opposed any delay, but the DOL chose to delay the effective date anyway.
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The State of OpenAerialMap
Remember OAM? People sort of remember the project and then they can't figure out what happened to it. Well Christopher Schmidt, fresh off the reboot of SpatialReference.org, is trying to energize the community again. Even the Wikipedia entry needs work.
The data owner says Go Away!


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Playing Politics: Why President Trump and Competing Democrats Should Try Wooing Gamers
It turns out that video game players are not only intensely serious about their gaming, but also about their politics.
In a study released Thursday, the video game industry lobbying group Entertainment Software Association (ESA) reports that 65% of American adults—or about 164 million people—consider themselves gamers. Out of that group, 59%—or nearly 97 million—told the ESA that they're civic-minded and plan to vote in next year's presidential election.
That's no small sample. Why? In the 2016 presidential race, voters cast more than 136 million ballots. Experts estimated that 77,000 votes swung the Electoral College vote in President Donald Trump's favor. A swing the other way would actually have been enough to elect former New York Senator Hillary Clinton as POTUS.
A gaming electorate might actually be good news for Democrats. According to the ESA study, which includes responses from 4,000 American adults, about 37% of video game players consider themselves Democrats. Another 33% are Republicans, and 18% are Independents. The study didn't say which way the gamers might be leaning in the 2020 election.
ESA's study offers a compelling look into a group that isn't often analyzed outside of the games they enjoy or the platforms they play on. The research sheds light on what video game players care about when they put down the controllers. And perhaps most importantly, it showcases a new generation of players who grew up playing Nintendo and PlayStation and are now exposing their children to the entertainment they enjoy, developing an entirely new generation of gamers.
The average American video gamer is 33 years old and has been playing games for 14 years, according to ESA. More than half of them are college educated, and nearly a third meditate regularly. About 57% of parents play video games with their kids at least weekly. And almost three-quarters of them say video games are educational and benefit their kids.
However, 90% of parents said that they keep a close eye on the games their kids play.
All of that appears to translate to one, important point: video games are here to stay. Perhaps that's why the video game industry recorded its best year ever in 2018 with $43.4 billion in revenue for hardware, games, and services, up from $36 billion in 2017.
It's also why politicians like President Trump or the nearly two-dozen Democrats hoping to unseat him in 2020 should pay attention to gamers. They're a legion—and they vote.


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Picasso Jasper Tumbled Gemstone
Picasso Jasper is a metamorphic limestone that undergoes several transformations of heat and pressure deep within the earth resulting in the beautifully layered effect. Picasso Jasper aids transformations. The patterns of Picasso Jasper make it an excellent meditation stone. Use it to dissolve creative blocks, to find the right path when undergoing a change in relationships, renew lost friendships. Hold or meditate with Picasso Jasper for stability during times of change or transformation.
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MSI Gs63 Stealth-061 Laptop Review
The MSI Gs63 Stealth -061 Laptop is an amazing gaming laptop with an affordable price tag. This is the first gaming laptop to have an awesome graphics card co-processor – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050. The new MSI Gs63 Stealth is launched with two features which were earlier not possible together to be on a laptop. Now this new MSI Gs63 comes with both power-packed performance and portability.
MSI Gs63 Stealth-061 Laptop Specifications
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MSI Gs63 Stealth-061 Laptop Review
Portability: The MSI Gs63 Stealth is a gaming laptop but it portable too, where you can take it anywhere even in your kitchen. It is not that light like an ultrabook but its weight is 3.96 pounds same like that of Dell XPS 15 and Apple MacBook Pro 15.
Performance: The MSI Gs63 Stealth is the first gaming laptop to have an awesome graphics card co-processor – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050. This is excellent for paying high range of game quality. The high-resolution pixels with an awesome screen is another added feature. It has a good screen with great viewing angles.
Design and Built: The new NSI Gs63 Stealth is built with the Intel 6th-gen quad-core Core i7-6700HQ paired with 16GB of DDR4/2133 RAM. It has an excellent storage. Even the screen is coated with anti-glare protection. The look and feel of the exterior part look quite appealing to be the best gaming device cum laptop.
Other features: This new laptop model from MSI is involved with useful features like modern slim and chassis, Nahimic 2 Surround Sound System, Cooler Boost technology along with a whopping 3 fans and 5 heat pipes, bright keyboard and of course the affordable price tag.
Low Battery life: The battery life has just 4-5 hours of backup in case of general use. It could have been improved better. But in general, if you are going to take a gaming laptop then you would have to compromise with the battery life.
Low Brightness: The panel's color does not pop out easily and even the brightness is not that up to mark. Its 4k screen isn't that bright.
Low Audio: The speaker is not that good. The audio consists only two small bottom-firing drivers in the front of the device. The sound cannot be lowered to a minimum or in mid-range.
If you look at the Pros, the cons will not matter to you. You can go for this laptop due to its light-weight and the best graphics processor unit. This laptop has come from the trusted brand of PC gaming industry. If you want to purchase this laptop only for the gaming purpose then you must never hold yourself from buying this. Ultimately, this is designed and engineered solely for gaming purpose.


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May 4, 2018
Chelsea Record by Seth Daniel
The Chelsea Walk has, for years, been an uninviting walkway between Broadway and the seedier part of the alleyways behind the business district.
But as Broadway gets more attention, the City and GreenRoots are looking to make the Chelsea Walk a comfortable centerpiece, rather than a forgotten stretch.
GreenRoots, together with City Manager Tom Ambrosino, announced Friday night that it had received a grant from MassDevelopment to transform the dark and dingy Chelsea Walk into a safe and welcoming destination attraction featuring art, color and lighting.
The grant, however, has a twist.
In order to get the funding, it needs to be matched dollar for dollar through Crowdfunding by June 8. Crowdfunding is when many people contribute towards a project's success. At present time, fundraising has exceeded $3,000, so GreenRoots has less than 40 days to raise the remaining $17,000.
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Meilo 40ft Patriotic LED Plug-In Micro String Light - Set of 2
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Why We Love This
I find these lights very patriotic with the Red, White, and Blue. They work great in many different settings indoors or outdoors.
About this item
- Plug in low voltage micro wire ultra bright LEDs
- Durable outdoor or indoor decorative fairy lights
- Great for parties, 4th of July, patriotic decoration, center pieces, and American themed events
- Extra-long LED life of 50,000 hours for your home or business
Use these Meilo starry lights inside or outside to embellish party floral arrangements, wedding event table centerpieces, holiday wreaths, dorm rooms, pergolas, tailgating, camping, RV, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and so much more! They are ideal for holidays like Memorial Day and 4th of July, election year events, and America-themed parties. When was the last time you wrapped a tree outdoors in lights...in the Spring? These lights are durable and can be used indoor or outdoor. Trick the kids into thinking there are fireflies in the trees, or deck out your new dorm room! Our modern, ultra-slim fairy lights are flexible, easy to twist, and allow for 360° shine in all directions. These energy saving fairy LEDs not only shine super bright - they extend LED life far beyond incandescent lights!
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- Plug in low voltage Meilo Ultra bright long lasting LEDs (plug-in adapter included)
- 40ft 120 LED count of bright fairy starry string light
- Low profile that is easy to hide away and disappear from the scene
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Today's featured names on the Ave Maria Press Facebook Contest are Diana and Stephen.
Diana is a Latin name meaning "divine"
Daiana, Daianna, Dayana, Deana, Dianna, Diaanah, Dianah, Dianalyn, Dianarose, Dianatris, Dianca, Diane, Dianelis, Diania, Dianiah, Dianiella, Dianielle, Dianita Dianna, Dianya, Dianyah, Dianys, Didi, Dihana, Dihanah, Dihanna, Dihannah, Dyana
Bl. Diana d'Andalo (d. 1236) was born into a noble family in Bologna, Italy. She became a Dominican nun and helped found the Monastery of St. Agnes. She was one of the first three Dominican nuns in Bologna.
Stephen is a Greek name meaning "crowned"
Estefan, Estevon, Stefanos, Steffan, Stefos, Stepanos, Stephan, Stephanas, Stephano, Stephanos, Stephanas, Stephens, Stephfan, Stephin, Stepven, Steven
St. Stephen (d. 33) was a deacon and preacher who became the first Christian martyr. He was stoned to death by angry Jews. Saul, who would later become St. Paul, was present.
For more information about names and patron saints, please pick up a copy of The Catholic Baby Name Book


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Lomelda released "Thx" in September on Double Double Whammy (Frankie Cosmos, Florist, Hovvdy, LVL UP), followed by tours with Florist and Pinegrove, and an upcoming tour this winter with Snail Mail.
Stereogum named Lomelda as one of 40 Best New Bands of 2017.
"Hannah Read has written and performed as Lomelda for most of her musical life. The project has been her outlet from the slow, shaggy days in her east Texas hometown of Silsbee, through moves to Waco and Austin, and into her wandering present. Her music is textural and spacious. Her words are suggestive snapshots of loosely knitted observations, depicting quiet moments between friends and lovers and half-remembered celestial occurrences. In her songs, the memory of the past and glimpses of future stretch out on either side of you, and the present is unsteady and always shifting." --Double Double Whammy
"If you were to ask Hannah Read what Lomelda means, you'd probably end up with some kind of non-answer and a new topic. It is a guarded secret reserved for those who really pry. It is a high school attempt at describing something vast and powerful yet uniquely quiet and complex. And it is ever-changing. Lomelda is about memory, intimacy, and the tragedies of distance. As a band, it has appeared in several forms over the years, but always, to Hannah, Lomelda has been about discovering friendship and connection. Close collaborators have become closer friends. And when you see Lomelda, when you hear it, it is apparent that Hannah cares deeply about the connection made with the people on stage, the connection with you.
by life long lomelda pals, Andrew & Lindsey Hulett"
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Che's legacy: the spirit of revolution or t-shirts?
Monday 9 October was the 50th anniversary of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara's execution at the hands of the Bolivian authorities. Synonymous with socialism, guerrilla warfare and revolution in his heyday, the modern-day Che is one of counterfeit t-shirts, tattoos and posters. Has one of Time magazine's Top 25 political icons of all time been reduced to a mere t-shirt salesman? Or does this bountiful ephemera help spread his values to a new generation?
"He is less dangerous if you commodify him," claims Helen Yaffe, author of Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution, who maintains that Che still symbolises "rebellion against authority" despite the fact that 'Glastonbury goers' clad in Che's image "probably don't know his history [or] how to pronounce his name". Paul Bainsfair, Director General of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), agrees that Che's image has become "shorthand for revolution and change", but asserts that due to over-usage it "no longer packs a punch" and is "past its sell by date" from a marketing perspective.
In both cases, it's that image of Che – the one in your head – that holds the key to his current significance.
What effect has Guerrillero Heróico had on Che's legacy?
Taken by Alberto Korda on March 5, 1960, it is officially called Guerrillero Heróico. Unofficially, it is the "world's most famous photograph", according to the Maryland Institute College of Art.
"Without that photo, he would not be the freedom fighter that he is seen as today", claims Michael Pritchard, Chief Executive of the Royal Photographic Society, who believes the iconic photograph of a stern-faced, beret-wearing, moustache-sporting Guevara "managed to capture an expression that represented the mood of the time".
Che's intensity was certainly immortalised by Korda's photograph, but it was not an immediate success. Despite first appearing in Cuban newspaper Revolucíon in 1961, advertising a talk from the then Minister of Industries, the image didn't catch fire internationally until the time of Che's capture in Bolivia.
Its subsequent propagation amongst Western advanced economies would lead it to become one of the most recognisable images in the world.
Why did Guerrillero Heróico spread as extensively as it did?
Firstly, the broth of cult status was beginning to simmer long before the photo was taken. With his star-embossed berets, olive-green military fatigues, shaggy hair and handlebar moustache, Che had a trademark look. Seasoned with an endless list of quotable material and a rousing motto – ¡Hasta la victoria, siempre! (Until victory, always!), the cult broth was already flavoursome enough before he threw in revolutionary success and the final sprig of martyrdom.
Second, it was timely. The portrait conjured images of change and iconoclasm, which "struck a chord with the discontented youth" of 1968, according to Antoni Kapcia, Professor of Latin American History at the University of Nottingham. At a time of student protest in Paris, civil rights unrest in the US and the emergence of the Woodstock generation, its message of defiance and struggle was readily prevalent.
Third was the issue of copyright; or lack thereof. Bainsfair notes that it is a "minefield" to get copyright in the world of advertising, especially "when photos are made in a different market". Yet, Korda, a staunch communist who detested commercialisation, didn't enforce his copyright on any reproduction of the image until 2000, when he was "offended by the use of the image" in an advert for 'spicy' vodka. By that time, the image had been floating in the ether for decades and as Pritchard succinctly puts it: "once the genie is out of the bottle it is hard to put it back".
Fourth was the idea of popularity. Pritchard notes the photo's fame stemmed from its reproductive qualities, as the image could be "overlaid with almost anything" (pictures of Ken Livingstone wearing a t-shirt of Jeremy Corbyn as Che earlier this year springs to mind). Meanwhile, Kapcia associates its celebrity with versatility, as it can be "seen by people whichever way they want to see it".
Mixed together, it's no surprise that Michael Casey, in his book Che's Afterlife, claims that photo is as recognisable as the Nike Swoosh or McDonald's Golden Arches. The Victoria and Albert Museum maintain it is the most reproduced image of all time. A quick eBay search in the UK shows over 16,500 articles of Che ephemera. From key-chains to bars of soap, bikinis to ice cream, it's remarkably fun to imagine a product and add Che alongside it in the search bar; a game you don't often lose.
What does its mass recognition mean for Che's legacy today?
Trisha Ziff, director of documentary Chevolution, claims Che has become a "brand…a corporation, an empire", while adding that the "portrait of Che has moved into the realm of caricature and parody". Bruce LaBruce, the iconic Canadian filmmaker, asserts the Che logo is "emptying out the signifiers of radicalism". In other words, 'Che Chic' is defiling his achievements.
Yet, Guevara's eldest daughter has defended 'Che Chic', by noting that adherents to the trend tend to be those that "don't conform [and] want more from society", which she believes her father would have liked. Korda's family appear to have taken a similar view, only enforcing copyright on the image in limited instances, while Yaffe is also in agreement: "if you put up a poster of Che [advertising a meeting on a university campus], people will turn up to that meeting". He's interesting, she claims, and "is not as whitewashed as it may seem" (although she laments that his "most important contribution", his six years as Cuban Minister of Industries between 1959 and 1965, hardly features in most of his biographies).
The proliferation of the image, therefore, seems to have had a minimal effect on what Che represents. He was 'over-used' by brands as they wanted to associate their product with his values and beliefs: revolution, defiance and change remain intrinsically linked with Western connotations of Che Guevara.
Yet, the past half century has witnessed a gradual detachment between his symbolism and his achievements in Cuba. As Kapcia notes: "the more iconic he got, the greater the risk people would want to see what they want to see". Be it diplomat or terrorist, competent or reckless, Che's legacy is in the eye of the beholder. So, is he a Marxist revolutionary or a t-shirt vendor? Well, he can be either. Or both. Or neither.


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This one was abit of an impulse buy, i was in the mac shop picking up a lipstick and noticed the girl serving me was wearing the most gorgeous peachy shimmery blush,so i asked her to show me which one it was...and surprise surprise it ended up in my basket. Style is a gorgeous corally peach with a very subtle gold shimmery undertones. This blush acts as a bit of a 2-1 as you definitely don't need to use a highlighter over this. The gold shimmer gives such a lovely sheen to the cheeks and isn't in any way glittery.
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Weekly Q&A with Doc's Sports Expert Handicapper Raphael Esparza
A new season of college football officially gets underway this week following a few teaser games on last Saturday's betting slate. In this week's discussion with Doc's Sports expert handicapper Raphael Esparza , we will get his take on a few specific matchups as well as some general betting tips that just might help you cash in a few winning tickets in Week 1.
Once known in national handicapping circles as the Vegas Sports Informer during a long and successful career in the Las Vegas sportsbook industry, Raphael rose through the ranks to hold the prestigious position as the Director of the Race and Sports Book for MGM Grand's Aria, while also becoming one of the top sports handicappers in the nation. He retired from the sportsbook industry over four years ago, but he remains as busy as ever running a successful and diverse sports investment service from his home base in Las Vegas as well as from the Big Easy in New Orleans. The following is this week's Q&A with one of Doc's most interesting handicappers.
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Doc's Sports: We know that you made money on last Saturday's fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor by nailing the actual outcome right on the head with a Mayweather TKO prediction past Round 9. When it came to the results of this fight as a whole, which group came out ahead in town, the bettors or the Las Vegas books?
RE: While the total handle did not approach Super Bowl numbers as some experts suggested it might, this fight was still the biggest betting event for boxing ever in the state of Nevada. The books in town cleaned up across the board on the "under" bets from 9.5 rounds on down, and there was also quite a bit of money bet on a McGregor early-round TKO.
Doc's Sports: One of the biggest games on this Saturday's college football slate is a Big Ten/SEC showdown between No. 11 Michigan and No. 17 Florida . The Wolverines are now favored by four-points on the road in light of multiple player suspensions imposed by Gators' head coach Jim McElwain on his team in advance of Saturday's 3:30 p.m. (ET) start on ABC. Is this a good opportunity to go with Michigan in a tough place to win a ball game under any circumstances?
RE: I would probably have a slight lean towards Michigan in this matchup in light of some of the turmoil going on with the Gators. That being said, I probably will not have a play on this game since there are too many question marks surrounding both of these teams, especially at the quarterback position.
Doc's Sports: Can you give us another Week 1 matchup in the college ranks that has caught your eye as a good opportunity to cash in an early winning ticket?
RE: It would have to be my "Hot Seat" game between Texas A&M and UCLA this Sunday night on FOX. Each of these teams' embattled head coach needs a big win right out of the gate to keep the wolves at bay. The Bruins are currently listed as 3.5-point home favorites, and I do like the value in that number with Josh Rosen at quarterback. Southern Cal and even Stanford are grabbing all the limelight in the Pac-12, but UCLA can make some noise if Rosen can live up to all the lofty expectations.
Doc's Sports : The start of any new season of college football probably has far more questions than answers right now, so do you have any personal handicapping tips to keep in mind when it comes to betting on this week's games?
RE: Keep in mind that it is Week 1 of a very long season. You are far better off watching the games this weekend than betting on them for the exact reason you mentioned. Every college football team has question marks that should be answered in the first two or three weeks of the season. That being said, I will continue to look for value in some of the total numbers posted for this weekend's with quite a few junk points getting scored in the second half of blowout games.
Doc's Sports: College football is front and center this Labor Day holiday weekend when it comes to betting on sports, but is there anything else going on that has made its way onto your betting radar?
RE : UFC Fight Night 115 is on my radar with a couple of decent bouts on the card this Saturday, and I will be dialed into the Los Angeles Dodgers over the next few days against Arizona and heading into the weekend against San Diego coming off their first series loss since early June.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-164?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Emmanuel Lecharny resolved DIRAPI-164. -------------------------------------- Resolution: Fixed Fix Version/s: 1.0.0-M22 The Entry API has been made fluent. > Add fluent entry builder to AddRequest > -------------------------------------- > > Key: DIRAPI-164 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRAPI-164 > Project: Directory Client API > Issue Type: New Feature > Reporter: lucas theisen > Fix For: 1.0.0-M22 > > > Other XxxRequest objects have convenient fluent interfaces to build them. The only thing AddRequest has is setEntry(). So you have to build your entry separately. Instead, AddRequest could additionally have add( attribType, value1, ...) which pass through to the contained entry (and create a new DefaultEntry if entry was not set). Conversely, DefaultEntry could be modified to provide the Fluent interface, or a Builder... -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)
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In the midst of one of the most competitive seasons in recent memory, the NBA is primed to deliver a memorable second trimester of drama, controversy, and brutal basketball bloodbaths.
Expect competition to ramp up after the All-Star break in 2018, when teams look to lose their rest cycles and shift away from cruise control into overdrive.
Beasts of the East
For the first time in ages, there exists a steady parity between the Eastern and Western Conferences. Despite the much-ballyhooed mass superstar exodus of Jimmy Butler, Carmelo Anthony, and Paul George, several Eastern teams have matured just in time to find themselves within a stone's throw away from the top of the NBA.
Among the alpha tier teams, the Boston Celtics have easily been the most impressive. Coming from Gordon Hayward's crippling early-season injury, Kyrie Irving (10th in ppg) has lent his steady hand to the young but disciplined Celtics, allowing younger talents to take center stage—including rookie Jayson Tatum, who continues to buck the freshman trend by averaging shockingly veteran stats: 51% fg% and 48% on long-range shooting on 1.3 turnovers. But perhaps the most impressive quality of this year's Celtic squad: they just find ways to win games that matter.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has embraced every ounce of his unicorn status and has since led the league in "How did he do that" Youtube highlights. Despite still missing elite perimeter shooting, Giannis has weaved and paced his way to a mind-boggling 2nd in ppg and player efficiency, 10th in rpg, 8th in spg, and 14th in bpg, all while taking a few leisurely giant paces to do so—but he desperately needs help. The Bucks are dead last in the league in points (28th), rebounds (30th), and long-range shots (29th); they will likely require a prolific scorer to join them if they plan on making noise in the playoffs.
John Wall and Bradley Beal have transformed the Wizards into an inconsistent yet lethal team hell-bent on pushing the pace. Wall's athleticism has created a steady offense for the Wiz (6th in 2PT), but his inability to take care of the ball (3.0 tpg) makes for some frustrating lapses in the game. Wall's pronouncement on his so-called "stat-padding" teammates have created the impression that the Wiz are inches away from either a true breakout or a total breakdown.
With Reggie Jackson and Andre Drummond's return to form married to Avery Bradley's uncanny propensity to bring a winning culture to his teams, the Pistons have resurfaced to NBA prominence by commandeering a suffocating defense (2nd in pts allowed and opponent field goal attempts) and a efficient, democratic offense (6th in 3p%)—however, despite the contributions of Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Reggie Jackson, Andre Drummond and Ish Smith, the Motor City's lack of depth have hurt their sustainability in more critical games and will continue to do so unless they find dependable scorers and gang rebounders (24th in rebounds and 26th in points).
The rise of the middle class
The unsung heroes of the middle tier of the NBA are a large part of why this season has remained competitive across majority of teams.
That's not a typo you're seeing. Victor Oladipo—forgotten lottery pick and perhaps Russell Westbrook's least favorite backcourt partner—is 7th on the scoring list; one rank below Westbrook himself and above household names Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, and DeMar DeRozan. Nate McMillan has created a potent and efficient offense for Oladipo and the Indiana Pacers to thrive in (2nd in 3p% and field goals), with Thaddeus Young, Bojan Bogdanovic, Darren Collison, Myles Turner, and Domantas Sabonis all scoring in double-figures and finding reasonable ways to impact the offense with limited roles. Sabonis himself comes off as a minor miracle from the OKC trade—he's averaging 11.7 ppg on .532 shooting and a respectable .385 from long range all while being the team's top rebounder.
In the era of superstardom, we have Erik Spoelstra, Udonis Haslem's walking corpse, and the rest of the Miami Heat to thank for bringing back a team-first mindset into NBA basketball. The Heat have eight players averaging in double-digits, and have relied on defense (5th in opponent field goals made, 3rd in 3pt made) and tenacity of Hassan Whiteside and Goran Dragic, but have struggled to maintain their offense during crucial moments—and this is a sign that despite a good foundation, every team still needs that one closer to take them above and beyond their means. This means only one thing—time to free Dion Waiters again.
Fellow unicorn Kristaps Porzingis has finally risen above Melo and Phil Jackson's shadow, to the rabid delight of New York Knicks fans. Despite averaging a pedestrian 6.6 rpg, which frankly should be unacceptable for his standards, the Porzingod continues to fill the statsheets with 24.5 ppg and 2.1 bpg (3rd in NBA)—but still struggles in finding a steady, winning rhythm. Thankfully, the New York fanbase has received new cult heroes in his stead: Turkish rebel Enes Kanter—who is averaging 13.8 ppg (5th in fg%) and 10.5 rpg (8th in NBA), and everyone's favorite meme Michael Beasley (yes, that Michael Beasley), who is cooking up a cool 10.7 ppg on .512 shooting. Now imagine if they drafted Dennis Smith Jr. or Donovan Mitchell...
In as much as we might have been embarrassingly wrong about Markelle Fultz's role with the Sixers, it's equally refreshing for everyone to have been embarrassingly right about Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. Embiid's (7th in rpg, 5th in bpg) uncanny likability and strangely effective swagger have allowed the Sixers to move past the Process and aim for something higher—the playoffs. Simmons has been no slouch either: the surefire ROY-lock is averaging 16.9 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 7.6 apg on 51% shooting, showing us glimpses of the next coming of Lebron James with showtime panache. If Robert Covington and Dario Saric can sustain being significant contributors, and if Fultz finds his rhythm in the second half of the season—the Sixers can easily raise their ceiling to a whole new level.
Over in the West, we're still patiently waiting for the Minnesota Timberwolves to reach the next gear. Despite the much-touted defensive prowess of Coach Thibs, the Wolves have fallen incredibly short of expectations (25th in pts allowed, 30th in 2p% allowed, 24th in defensive rebounds), leading to speculation that Andrew Wiggins and Karl Anthony Towns's bad habits may not have been as trivial as initially thought. Here's hoping that the T-wolves finally live up to their reputation and bring back a stifling defense unheard of since the '90s.
The Denver Nuggets are blessed with natural scorers in Gary Harris, Will Barton, and Jamal Murray, along with unnatural talents Nikola Jokic and Paul Millsap—but neither seems to translate well enough defensively. Still, Jokic's post play (8th in PER, 6th in fg%, 17th in rpg) and interior passing ability lends well to Denver's propensity to shoot. In a league that's gone crazy for scoring and three-point shooting, potent offenses simply aren't enough anymore—which is why the Nuggets' undersized roster may struggle to reach their defensive potential in the long run. That won't stop them from being intensely watchable though.
The gamebreakers
And then we come to the upper tier: the ones we've expected to get there all along—perhaps just now how we thought they would.
The Golden State Warriors will need to fend off the one opponent they never really needed to face until now: themselves. On the cusp of a repeat championship, the conference-leading Dubs will have to dig deep and find ways to improve their already historic offense and defense—and they will have to do so managing Steph Curry's injuries and lessening impact of aging vets Andre Iguodala (33), Shaun Livingston (32), Nick Young (32), and David West (37). The Warriors will have to look to their young guns to steady the ship while their Big Four rest on the sidelines: Jordan Bell, Kevin Looney, and Patrick McCaw. The Warriors' offensive and defensive ratings remain encouraging (2nd and 4th, respectively)—but they will have to eventually face off against the league-leading Celtics, the vengeful Cavs, and another team with a superior offense.
The Houston Rockets are actively trying to break basketball. First in offensive rating and by far the most historically prolific long-range shooting team in the NBA, the Rockets are poised to steal the Warriors' trophy, and are doing so while dealing with intermittent injuries to point god Chris Paul, who has already proven that he can unleash his midrange-heavy game without undermining the Rockets' rangy offense. James Harden himself is averaging 39% in 3p, and a whopping 32.4 ppg, both career-highs. For Harden to create this much impact single-handedly at incredible efficiency is astounding in itself. However, despite the Rockets' infatuation with the three, only Chris Paul and Ryan Anderson seem to be efficient in shooting them—this creates an asterisk for the Rockets: a volume-driven offense that skirts on middling efficiency might translate to worse performance in the post-season. Time will tell whether the Rockets' engineered basketball takeover has enough miles to take it to the end.
And of course, there's the Spurs, whom we should always mention for fear of embarrassment by their constantly solid and underrated play. Oh, look. Manu's still playing.


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