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50.53 Temporary Hourly Employment
Last updates November 7, 2006
A. General. Temporary employment (Temporary Hourly or TH) positions are paid on an hourly basis as the services are needed. TH positions are not board-appointed positions. Employment can be terminated at will with twenty-four (24) hours notice and the employee has no expectation of continuing employment.
A-1. Establishment of Temporary Hourly (TH) Positions. A Temporary Hourly (TH) position is established when there is a temporary or intermittent need for services not to exceed 1385 hours per year. If the temporary services are expected to exceed 1385 hours per year, the departmental administrator should consider establishing a temporary board-appointed position. Departmental administrators are authorized to engage temporary help to be paid from the department's budgets on an hourly basis. All TH positions are covered by FLSA so hours worked over 40 per week are paid at 1.5 times the hourly rate. TH employees do not accrue compensatory time.
i) Short-term Clerical Positions. Departmental administrators seeking part-time, short-term intermittent or replacement TH clerical employees are encouraged to contact Employment Services in Human Resources regarding the Secretarial Technical Assistance Resource (STAR) program. Application materials completed by individuals on the STAR roster seeking temporary or part-time employment are available for departmental administrators to review.
ii) Exception. Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Research Assistants (RAs) serve pursuant to wage agreements which specify the hourly wage to be paid over the period of an academic or fiscal year. In all other respects, these employees are student TH employees whose terms and conditions of employment are described below.)
A-2. Fringe Benefits. TH employees are not eligible for health, life, dependent life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, or short or long-term disability insurance. Eligibility for a Vandal Card, annual leave, sick leave and pay for holidays on which they do not work is contingent on participation in the Public Employees Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI).
i) Social Security. TH employees who are students enrolled half-time or greater do not participate in Social Security.
ii) Retirement. TH employees not working at least 20 hours a week are not eligible to participate in PERSI. Those working more than 20 hours a week are eligible if they work at least five consecutive months and are not full-time students. Those who are eligible are required to participate in PERSI.
a) If, at the time of initial employment, the employer anticipates that the employee will qualify for participation in PERSI (because the employee is not a student employee and employment is anticipated to average 20 hours or more a week for five months or longer), the administrator should authorize PERSI enrollment for the employee.
b) If the duration or amount of employment is not projected to exceed an average of 20 hours a week for five months, or if the amount or duration of employment are not known, the employee may defer participation until five months have elapsed.
c) In the event the employee actually works an average of 20 hours a week or more for five months or longer, he or she is required to enroll in PERSI. Retroactive contributions to PERSI for the 5 month period is required by state law. Retroactive adjustments for annual and sick leave accruals are credited to the employee's leave banks, but retroactive holiday pay is not.
d) If the employee elects to participate and then does not in fact work more than 20 hours a week for at least five months, he or she is entitled to a refund of the PERSI contributions.
e) Departmental administrators are responsible for notifying Benefit Services, in writing, when an TH employee who is expected to qualify for participation in PERSI is hired and which of the options above the employee has chosen.
f) Benefit Services will inform all employers and TH employees not already participating in PERSI that the TH employee is required to enroll in PERSI because he or she has worked 20 hours or more per week for 5 consecutive months. The employers and employees must then agree on one of the following options: (1) termination of employment, (2) a reduction of hours to less than 20 hours per week, or (3) enrollment of the employee in PERSI.
iii) Sick and Annual Leave.
a) TH employees who are paid for 40 or more hours in a biweekly pay period of 80 hours and who participate in PERSI accrue vacation and sick leave on a pro-rata basis at the rate of .0462 hours of vacation leave and .0462 hours of sick leave for each hour they are paid. TH employees who do not participate in PERSI do not accrue sick or annual leave.
b) If an employee is transferred from TH status to regular Board appointment, he or she accrues vacation leave and sick leave, on the basis described above, from the date of his or her initial employment or July 1, 1979, whichever is the latter.
iv) In compliance with the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, the UI will provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to eligible employees for certain family and medical reasons. Employees are eligible if they have worked for the UI at least one year and for 1250 hours over the 12-month period before leave begins.
B. Hiring Temporary Employees. The term "Temporary" includes student hourly positions.
B-1. Responsibilities. Departmental administrators must be able to document that TH recruitment, employment and other personnel actions for TH employees are conducted in a manner consistent with the principles of affirmative action and equal opportunity. Human Resources provides assistance in classifying positions, determining compensation ranges, writing job descriptions, recruiting, hiring, and verification of I-9 status. To provide guidance with compliance of UI policies and legal requirements, and to assist with recruiting qualified candidates, Employment Services offers the online Applicant Tracking System (ATS). For more information on how to post a temporary position, contact Employment Services at (208) 885-3737.
B-2. Process.
i) Develop the Job Description or contact Human Resources for assistance. Contact your Affirmative Action Coordinator to gain access to post your job and receive applications using the online Applicant Tracking System. Review applications, interview applicants, and select the best qualified candidate. Employment Services may have a roster of applications for some positions available for departmental administrators to review within 24 hours notice to reduce recruitment time. For more information contact Employment Services at (208) 885-3737.
a) A list of exceptions to conducting a temporary search, approved by the Human Rights Compliance Officer, is available on the Human Resources website at HR Website, or contacting (208) 885-3737.
ii) Persons needing to hire employees for out-of-state positions through the University must contact the Risk Management Officer at (208) 885-7177 BEFORE hiring to ensure worker's compensation coverage. Penalties can be assessed for failing to maintain worker's compensation coverage.
iii) Advise the selected applicant to visit Human Resources to present verification of eligibility to work and complete payroll, Social Security, tax withholding, and related documents, and receive information about UI employment, before beginning employment.
a) Exception. Appropriate alternate arrangements are made for persons employed at locations away from Moscow.
iv) Appoint the employee by entering on on-line Electronic Personnel Action (EPAF) form [See APM 50.03], before employment begins and after appropriate benefit and tax forms are completed.
B-3. Payroll Processing. The employing department enters hours worked on the on-line Banner PHAHOUR screens. The hours worked and any annual or sick leave used are entered on the on-line systems by 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday after the end of the pay period [See APM 55.05].
B-4. Sick and Annual Leave Reporting. Employing departments are responsible for maintaining vacation and sick leave records for their TH employees and entering leave used into the on-line systems each pay period. For step-by-step instructions on entering leave taken and time worked, see HRIS Banner instructions distributed during HRIS module training.
B-5. Information. Additional information regarding job descriptions, hourly rates, hiring, payroll processing, benefits and other conditions of employment for student and temporary hourly employees may be obtained from Employment Services at (208) 885-3737 or Employment Email.
B-6. Establishing Rate of Pay. The rate of pay for all TH should be based on a defined job description. Employees must be paid at or above the current minimum wage and at a rate consistent with the job responsibilities. Departmental administrators must be able to document that TH recruitment, employment and other personnel actions for TH employees are conducted in a manner consistent with the principles of affirmative action and equal opportunity.


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Forgotten Comics: Howard Chaykin's The Shadow
"He's back…and God help the guilty."
My favorite thing to hit at the San Diego Comic Con is the back issue bins – the so-called quarter boxes (usually greatly reduced in price by Sunday) of oddball and overstock comics from the 1980s – now.
At this year's con, there was one dealer in particular who had over a dozen long boxes of comics in nearly alphabetical order, and I and many other well-mannered scavengers thumbed through them all. One of my treasures was the complete 4-issue run of Howard Chaykin's The Shadow from DC Comics (1986).
Coming on the heels of his award-winning run at First Comics with his own American Flagg! Chaykin went over to DC for a revamp of the old 1930s pulp character created by Walter Gibson (aka Maxwell Grant). DC's previous attempt with the character back in the 1970s stayed true to its pulp origins and was unsuccessful despite the involvement of Denny O'Neil, Mike Kaluta and Bernie Wrightson.
By bringing in Chaykin a decade later, it was clear that some things were going to be shaken up and this was not going to be a standard pulp revival. You don't turn to Howard if you want the same old, same old.
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Comic Book Jobs: DC Comics
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, DC Comics,
Kudos to Rich Johnston at Bleeding Cool for locating three new job opportunities at DC Comics before I got to them. (That guy must never sleep!)
He mentioned the jobs by title only and didn't include the link with all the pertinent deets, so here goes:
Creative Services Coordinator: This one is located in Burbank and you'll "assist Creative Service Manager & Executive Director in organizing and cataloging all incoming materials from editorial, theatrical, television, WHV, WB Games, WBCP and with high discretion and security distribute to the appropriate departments." In other words, you're going to get to see all the cool stuff long before anyone else."
Senior Secretary: Sadly, this doesn't mean helping old people write their memoirs while keeping track of how many kids violate the sanctity of their lawn. Also based in Burbank, you'll be assisting the "Executive Director in the Creative Services department by managing executive calendars, meeting schedules, answering phones, maintaining logs, placing calls, and sending emails and faxes as needed.
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Weekend Reading: Gene Day, Wonder Woman and Old Indiana Jones
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Conventions, Editorials, Television, DC Comics, Image Comics, Marvel Comics,
It's been a great internet this week, so let's take a look!
Comics & Media: There's someone out there who believes that The Walking Dead comic books and trade compilations won't see a boost in sales despite the tremendous success of the new TV series. Dirk Deppey delivers the smackdown and makes me wish I could write like that. (Scroll down a little.)
I only have anecdotal "evidence" about the book's success from this year's San Diego Con. I saw The Walking Dead booth doing tremendous business, and by Friday afternoon, they'd sold out of all the Volume 1 compilations they'd brought to the show (which still had more than two days to go).
And speaking of smackdowns, Lynda Carter tells Megan Fox to STFU.
P. Craig Russell: Want to have a sneak peek at his upcoming digital comic, The Gift of the Magi? I know you do.
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Comic Book Jobs: Turner Broadcasting
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, DC Comics,
You know that thing you do with your comic book/action figure/DVD collection? No, not that thing. The thing where you categorize them, memorize them, shelve them and keep track of where everything is. And then take pictures of your shelves to post on Facebook.
You're an amateur "asset coordinator" and believe it or not, there's a department at Time Warner (the parent company of DC Entertainment and DC Comics) in their Turner Broadcasting division that wants one of their very own.
Based in Atlanta, GA, the Asset Coordinator needs a Bachelor's Degree and 5-7 years experience in asset management, plus proficiency in the usual software suspects: Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint, In-Design, Excel and MS Word. (Really? Because isn't MS Word so prevalent in the world that chimpanzees can now use it to pull ants from a nest?)
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Comic Book Jobs: Comixology
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, Marvel Comics,
Remember that whole digital thing that's supposed to knock off the printed comic book? Oh wait, that's still happening!
If you want to be part of the industry now that we've passed "peak comic book," ComiXology the "digital comics leader" is looking for a couple of new people.
First up is a LAMP Developer, someone with "2+ years of experience with Linux, Apache, mySQL and PHP. Additional experience with AJAX/JavasScript/HTML5 (jQuery), XML, HMTL, XMLRPC, SOAP and other development environments is preferred."
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Weekend Reading: Batman, Tintin, Starlog and Jerry Bingham
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, Movies, Reviews, DC Comics, Independent, Marvel Comics,
A big week on the internets, so let's get right to it.
For me, the big news is that my pal Jerry Bingham is illustrating a 5-part story in Batman Confidential, starting in issue #50 that went on sale this week. If you're on the fence about it, here's a multi-page preview of it that'll make you wish Jerry drew more comics. Fans of Batman: Son of the Demon rejoice!
Batman: Over at Project Child Murdering Robot, Ricky Sprague comments on the upcoming Christopher Nolan Batman movie with some language that might be NSFW but SWR (still worth reading)! Bonus shout out to Batman: Year One: "It was among the first of the modern age comic book character reboots that now seem to occur every other year or so. Mr. Miller's hardboiled writing was at its peak, and Mr. Mazzucchelli is one of the best illustrators ever."
Biff! Bam! Pow!: Bob Greenberger at ComicMix tackles the eternal question: Is Legends of the Superheroes any good? "You have to love kitsch, bad writing, awful acting, and comic books to enjoy (or endure) these specials."
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Comic Book Jobs: DC Entertainment (Burbank)
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, DC Comics,
DC Entertainment in Burbank (formerly part of DC Comics in New York) is looking for a new warm body in their finance department. The job is Senior Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis.
As one of the head number-crunchers, you'll probably be reporting to Nairi Gardiner, who was just named Senior VP of Finance.
Working out of the Finance & Administration department, you'll be crunching it numberwise for "assigned departments" and managing aspects "of financial planning and monitor operating results against plan." So you'll be grading people and their plans and seeing how well - or otherwise - they do.
It's all budgets, forecasts, financial planning, revenue and expense templating, done with weekly updates so there's no quarterly panic attack should the wheels fall off the wagon at some point.
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Comic Book Jobs: DC Comics
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Weekend Reading: Halloween, Stan Lee, and The Walking Dead
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, Interviews, Reviews, Television, DC Comics, Image Comics, Independent, Marvel Comics,
Happy Halloween to all of you!
My costume this year is simple - I'm going to walk around with my iPad and call myself The Future Of Comics. Which, I admit, is something I do pretty much every day.
First off, congratulations to my pals at Boom! Studios and their sales on Stan Lee's Soldier Zero #1. And kudos to Boom for sharing their actual numbers.
And if you'd like a 10-page freeview of the November release of Stan Lee's The Traveler #1 by Mark Waid and Chris Hardin, Scoop has that for you too.
Let's see what else is out on the internets...
Zombies: Pop culture historian Jim Beard writes about the Walking Dead phenomenon that will soon be sweeping the nation thanks to the new AMC TV series.
Beard, by the way, is the editor of a new anthology that looks back at the Batman TV series of the 1960s, Gotham City: 14 Miles.
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Weekend Reading: Sherlock, Gardner Fox, Atlas Comics and Watchmen
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, Interviews, Reviews, Television, DC Comics,
It's all over the internets that the acclaimed business site iCV2 has invoked the "suck" word to describe direct market comic book orders for Q3 2010.
Offering your captive audience books they don't want and prices they can't afford no longer seems to be a viable strategy. What lessons will anyone take away from this? Cue another Metamorpho relaunch in 3...2...1...
Let's see what else is out on the internets...
Gardner Fox: The prolific writer is said to have written more that 4000 comic book stories. He co-created The Sandman, created the concept of Earth-2, wrote Batman, Hawkman, The Flash, Justice Society of America and many, many more. He also had a career as a writer of many so-called "sleaze" paperbacks. Paul Bishop has a nice look at a bunch of them. So many of them in fact, that you might think of the author more as "Gardner Foxy."
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1. The first three Jason Bourne films had an intensity, a vitality to them that made them feel urgent and relevant, grounded in the messy real world of global capitalism and a U.S. government that was alternately confused, corrupt, and terrified. The movies didn't have a specific politics other than paranoia: Everyone's out for himself or herself, everyone's hiding something, everyone's lying to everyone else. The great quiet joke of the films was that Jason Bourne knew nothing about himself. It was sort of the only route to heroism. The sad thing about The Bourne Legacy, the attempt to sustain the franchise in the wake of Matt Damon's departure, is that it's more interested in keeping the series going than in understanding what made it so vibrant in the first place. It takes everything to an excessive, nearly comical next level. In the first three films, everyone was in on the conspiracy. In this one, everyone is in on it, from the principle players to their doctors and their grandmothers and their high school prom dates and possibly even their dog. The film isn't steeped in anything but itself; large swaths feel more like a parody of a Bourne film than an actual one. At this rate, in the next sequel, we're going to learn that the conspiracy goes even higher, and it turns out that George Soros, the Koch brothers, and Charles Nelson Reilly were In On It Together All Along.
2. You can't blame Jeremy Renner for any of this. He gives a smart, muscular performance as another almost unwitting killing machine, one who, like Bourne, is a bit of a guinea pig for Big Pharma (or something). The general idea is that some pharmaceutical company has been working with the U.S. government to create some sort of mind control device in pill form—it's not all that different from what Ludwig was working on with Reggie Jackson in The Naked Gun—and Renner's character is one of the test subjects. It also gives them super strength and super intelligence, which come in handy for Renner. In an odd touch, he is established as a guy who, sans pill, actually is borderline mentally disabled. It's basically Flowers for Algernon with face punching. This leads to a couple strange little scenes when Renner's face starts to go blank as he runs out of super smart pills, and he stares dumbly off into the distance. I half expected him to start asking to be told about the rabbits.
3. For a big tentpole action movie, it's a bit surprising how little actual action there is in The Bourne Legacy. On the whole, it's just a bunch of talking. Oh, there is so much talking in this movie! Writer-director Tony Gilroy is particularly skilled at scenes of glowering military-industrial-complex/corporate types gabbing back and forth to each other—used to great effect in his fantastic Michael Clayton—and he goes back to that well over and over and over. The film moves back and forth between scenes of blandly evil CIA drone Edward Norton instructing a room of khaki-wearing subordinates in front of massive tech screens and scenes of Renner and Rachel Weisz (who plays a scientist who somehow got caught up in all this mess) running through various international locations. There could be something compelling about the usual war-room mechanics being used to track down and murder the good guys rather than save them, but the movie doesn't give itself much air to breathe. It turns into a monotonous series of extreme shaky-cam closeups of Norton's nostrils.
4. It's also extremely overplotted, throwing in new characters every 15 minutes or so and not giving us much context to figure out how they fit into this whole business. It also increases the level of difficulty by making sure to intricately tie the events of this movie to the events of the last three, just in case the audience had any doubt that they'd walked into a Bourne movie. So we have climactic scenes of Joan Allen and Albert Finney and David Strathairn from the previous films, even though they connect only tangentially to this film (and are barely in it), and only in the Larger Global Conspiracy sense. This leads to the odd sense that the events of this movie, all the stuff Renner and Weisz are sprinting away from, don't really matter: It makes this film feel like reboot filler.
5. The whole movie feels like that, all told. It's an awfully long 134 minutes, and it doesn't so much as end as run out of running time. (Seriously, when the credits came up, I actively thought, "Wait, that's it? Did they drop a reel or something?") The movie is competently made and intelligently conceived; more than anything, this is a movie that desperately wants to be considered Intelligent Entertainment. But it's all so needlessly complicated, jammed full of exposition you won't care about nearly as much as Gilroy thinks you will. The mess that this film is will ultimately be blamed on Renner, I suspect, considering he's the new guy, but that's a shame: He certainly came to play, and in a perfect universe he could play a Jason Bourne alternative quite effectively. Heck, I'd love to see the two Bournes fight. Though after the endlessly chatty and pointless scenes of The Bourne Legacy, I'd love to see any fight.
Grade: C.
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RIP Robert Nichols
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Published: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 6:41 p.m.
Robert Nichols, a singer, dancer and actor, enjoyed a career on stage, television and movies for nearly 70 years in London, New York and Los Angeles as well as Occidental, his home since 1991.
Nichols, an Oakland native who entertained troops during World War II and later performed on Broadway and in Hollywood films, died of heart failure at home on Thursday. He was 88.
Nichols' film credits included "The Thing," the original 1951 version that became a cult classic, "Giant" with Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor, and "The Red Badge of Courage" with Audie Murphy.
On television, he appeared in "Maverick," "Gunsmoke," "The Addams Family," "The Real McCoys" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
Nichols, who started out as a song and dance man, favored the stage most of all, said his wife, Jennifer Nichols of Occidental.
"Live theater was absolutely the thing he loved," she said.
Nichols' distinction, in an industry known for many starving artists, was to have made a living as a "working actor," his wife said. "To survive in this business is a big deal."
His favorite Broadway role was in "Take Me Along," a musical based on the Eugene O'Neill play "Ah, Wilderness" in 1959.
Another career highlight was performing the role of Cap'n Andy in a 1988 recording of "Showboat," recognized as the best musical comedy recording of the decade.
To see Nichols in action, check the YouTube clip "Robert Nichols goes dancing," showing him in the 1952 movie "Sally and Saint Anne."
Nichols began performing at his Oakland high school, and continued during his wartime duty with the Army's Special Services, playing at stateside bases with soldiers from the burlesque trade and managing a band of black jazz musicians in Japan.
After the war, Nichols won a scholarship to the Royal Academy for Dramatic Art in London, followed by song and dance and stage performances in the British capital. His first film role was in the 1949 feature "I Was a Male War Bride" shot in Germany with Cary Grant.
Deported by the British for lack of a work permit, Nichols went to Los Angeles, where he met Jennifer in 1950 at a beach party near Malibu celebrating her 19th birthday. The couple got engaged after two dates and married months later.
After a decade of film and television work, Nichols returned to London, appearing in musicals, plays and films shot in England and on the European continent.
Nichols returned to Los Angeles in 1965, then moved to New York, where he worked steadily on stage, including "Man and Superman" and "The Man Who Came to Dinner."
In 1991, the couple bought rural property in Occidental, and Nichols continued working for another decade. His last stage production was in "Ragtime," which played in Los Angeles, Chicago and Vancouver.
Jennifer Nichols, who worked as a film wardrobe supervisor, said her husband was an ethical, intelligent and good-humored man who cared about others. "Most of all, he made me laugh at myself — essential in a long marriage," she said.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, are his daughter, Christie Nichols of Santa Cruz; son, David Nichols of Fort Myers, Fla; sister, Nancy Schweitz of Santa Rosa and two grandchildren.
No services will be held because Nichols' friends are either deceased or live far away and "an actor needs a full house," his wife said.
Friends may plant a rose bush in his memory, she said.
NICHOLS, Robert
Born: 7/20/1924, Oakland, California, U.S.A.
Died: 3/21/2013 Occidental, California, U.S.A.
Robert Nichols' westerns – actor:
The Command – 1954 (2nd Lieutenant)
Giant – 1956 (Mort 'Pinky' Smythe)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV) – 1956, 1958, 1959 (Simp Sheldon, Professor Jordan, Spencer)
Trackdown (TV) – 1958 (Cotti)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV) – 1959 (Deputy Sheriff Sam, John Evans)
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV) – 1959 (Butler)
Elfego Baca (TV) – 1959 (Pronto)
Maverick (TV) – 1959, 1960 (Red Herring, Driscoll)
Bonanza (TV) - 1960 (Johnny)
Sugarfoot (TV) – 1960 (Ab Davies)
The Big Valley (TV) – 1967, 1968 (Sam Becker, Chet Staley)
Alias Smith & Jones (TV) – 1972 (First Man, Magruder)
Gunsmoke (TV) – 1972, 1973 (Warden, Willie)
Westworld – 1973 (1st Male Interviewee)


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As the remaining ballots cast in Tuesday's presidential election are counted Wednesday, there's the possibility Hillary Clinton will win the popular vote after having lost the electoral college to Donald Trump.
As of 10:12 a.m. Wednesday, Clinton held a lead of more than 170,000 votes nationally, NBC News reported. She conceded the race, however, early Wednesday morning after Trump took Wisconsin, putting the electoral college out of her reach.
If Clinton wins the popular vote after losing the electoral college, it would be the second time in 16 years a Democratic nominee has done so.
U.S. & World
In 2000, Al Gore lost the electoral college to George W. Bush, but won the popular vote by more than 500,000 votes.
Three other nominees have taken the presidency without winning the national vote, all in the 19th century.
In 1888, Benjamin Harrison defeated Grover Cleveland without carrying the popular vote. Just 11 years prior, Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Samuel J. Tilden by one electoral vote, but lost the popular vote, according to factcheck.org.
And in the 1824 election, John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson without winning the electoral college or the popular vote. Jackson carried a majority of the popular vote in the election, but neither he nor Adams won a majority of electoral votes.
The election was sent to the House of Representatives, which chose Adams as president.
The electoral college was established in the Constitution. In the system, electors appointed by the winning party cast votes for their nominee based on the popular vote in the state. Each elector is granted one vote for president and one vote for vice president.
Most states require all electoral votes go to the winner of the popular vote, except for Maine and Nebraska, which use a "district system."
In the district system, two electors vote based on the popular vote, and another elector casts a ballot based on each congressional district's popular vote.


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As President Obama continues to lay the groundwork for whatever gun control proposals he wants to launch through Congress, here's what he's up against: half of the current House members have received a campaign contribution from the National Rifle Association; 47 percent of the 435 members got some cash during the 2012 campaign.
Over in the Senate 42 of its occupants got an NRA contribution during the 2012 cycle; half of the current senators have received one at some point during their careers, according to the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation. Plenty more where that came from as the NRA. It has 4 million members and an annual budget of $200 miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilllion.
No California House members or senators made the NRA's Top Ten list of recipients. But as Comrade Joseph told us in Thursday's Chronicle, North Bay Democratic Rep. Mike Thompson — an avid hunter, gun owner and recipient of $4,000 in campaign contributions from the NRA during his career — will lead Obama's commission on coming up with legislation.
One California Democrat who recently felt the power of the NRA — or rather, the lack of it — was conservative Central Valley Democratic Rep. Joe Baca, a longtime gun rights supporter, who recently lost his seat. He was targeted by anti-gun NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose super PAC spent $3.3 million on defeating Baca, one of several pro-gun legislators the mayor focused on ousting.
Baca told the Washington Post Thursday that he blamed the NRA for failing to back him up. He believes that he got frozen out because he did not support a resolution to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for failing to turn over documents in connection with Operation Fast and Furious.
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Ray Sahelian, M.D. information, education, residency, certification, newsletter subscription, books written, products formulated
Ray Sahelian, M.D. is a medical doctor who writes books, maintains a natural health information web site, develops natural herbal products and supplements, and writes a newsletter called Natural Healing Secrets which is emailed free once or twice a month to over 200,000 subscribers. He is regularly interviewed by the media regarding the latest research on natural supplements. What makes him different than many other doctors who write about nutritional supplements is that he himself takes the herbs, vitamins, amino acids, hormones and all the natural pills and potions he writes about to determine their effectiveness and side effect profile. He also has feedback from his patients and countless users who write to him through his website and Facebook public profile page reporting benefits and side effects and their personal experiences using dietary supplements. He is highly respected, not only for the unique knowledge he has acquired in nutritional medicine, but also because of his integrity and honesty. On this website he reports, in an honest way, the benefits of nutritional supplements and he also reports the risks and dangers of these natural pills.
You can find him on Facebook where he answers questions regarding general topics on natural health and healing. He has more than 90,000 fans on Facebook.
Undergraduate Education
Ray Sahelian, M.D. has a bachelor's of science degree in nutrition science and biochemistry from Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Graduate Education in medical school
Ray Sahelian, M.D. has a medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University located in Philadelphia. Thomas Jefferson medical college is one of the most respected medical education schools in the USA. It was founded in 1824.
Residency in Family Medicine
He completed a three year residency in Family Medicine at Montgomery Hospital in Norristown, PA. He did rotations in a number of medical specialties including emergency room and psychiatric units. Shortly thereafter he passed his board certification test with high numbers and became certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
Cruise ship medicine
For two years after residency, Dr. Sahelian worked on cruise ships in the Caribbean, responsible for the health of the ships' crew and taking care of the medical emergencies on board, including heart attacks, broken bones, lacerations, infections, and , of course, seasickness.
Books written
He is the author of several bestselling books, some of them are:
Natural Sex Boosters, a discussion of aphrodisiac herbs from around the globe that help treat impotence or erectile dysfunction, improve libido, sexual desire, performance and stamina in both men and women. Natural Sex Boosters is a bestseller.
Mind Boosters, natural supplements that enhance your mind, memory and mood. This book was also published by Bottom Line Health with the title Mind Boosting Secrets.
The Stevia Cookbook, a review of the history and safety of stevia sweetener along with recipes provided by his co-author, Donna Gates.
5-HTP: Nature's Serotonin Solution reviews the benefits and side effects of this serotonin precursor.
Creatine: Nature's Muscle Builder
Pregnenolone, a powerful hormone available over the counter
DHEA: A Practical Guide, benefits and side effects
Melatonin: Nature's Sleeping Pill
Consultation and patients
Dr. Ray Sahelian offers his consultation services to nutritional companies. He has regular patients he has treated for many years but does not accept new patients unless requested by a close friend or family member. Most of these patients consult him for dietary supplement information, how to best maximize which natural pills they are taking.
Product formulation and development
Dr. Sahelian formulates natural, herbal products that are sold in health food stores and on several internet web sites. He does not directly sell these products but licenses them to various vitamin companies. These natural formulas include:
Passion Rx is available with and without yohimbe herb. This product works within a few days or a week to enhance sexual energy, stamina, sensation, force of orgasm, and erectile function. Women notice being more lubricated with enhanced sexual pleasure. A capsule is taken on an empty stomach every other day or 2 days on, one day off.
Eyesight Rx to improve day and night vision. A tablet is melted under the tongue. This product improves color perception along with the ability to read easier and see distant objects clearer.
Diet Rx used as an appetite suppressant.
Joint Power Rx for joint health in those middle aged and older.
Mind Power Rx is helpful for anyone over the age of 20 who wishes to be more alert and focused and have more mental motivation. A capsules is taken in the morning a few times a week.
MultiVit Rx is a comprehensive daily formula that enhances energy levels, vitality and motivation.
Prostate Power Rx is used by men in middle age or older to maintain prostate health. It has saw palmetto, pygeum extract, and several other herbal extracts and nutrients.
Dr. Ray Sahelian, M.D. writes a popular newsletter called Natural Healing Secrets, formerly known as Supplement Research Update, available for free and emailed once or twice a month. More than 200,000 individuals subscribe to this health and natural medicine research newsletter. Each issue reviews the latest research on natural supplements and natural healing with observations and practical suggestions provided by the doctor. Some of the topics that are covered include natural treatment of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, hormone replacement therapy benefits and risks, suggestions on natural supplements that improve mood, mental power, sexuality and libido, herbs and vitamins that improve vision, and herbal alternatives to prescription medications. Dr. Ray Sahelian takes a moderate approach discussing both the benefits and risks of these dietary supplements and provides dosage guidelines.
Media interviews
The doctor is regularly quoted by various magazines and newspapers on many health and nutritional topics.
Contact Dr. Sahelian by email
He can be reached through his raysahelian dot com website where his email is posted. Many people write to the doctor for general questions about natural supplements and natural healing. He and his staff respond within a few days. The doctor and his staff reply to questions that have a general focus rather than answering questions that have to do with specific individual health issues.
Facebook page
You can find him on Facebook public figure as Dr. Ray Sahelian, M.D., where he posts regular updates on natural healing and the latest research on dietary supplements. He is not on MySpace at the present time and not yet on Twitter. He is also on Linkedin.
Favorite quotations
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I read on the website Ripoff Report dot com that said unflattering things about the doctor. Can you explain?
A. Ripoff Report is a web site where anyone can post anything whether it is a legitimate complaint or untrue. As a result, some companies and individuals take advantage of this avenue to post comments and criticisms about their competitors. This is what happened in this case. Since the doctor has formulated products, such as Passion Rx, which are sold on a popular web site called Physician Formulas, one of his competitors who also has libido enhancing products on the internet wrote the review on Ripoff Report dot com in order to falsely damage his reputation. A lawsuit was filed against the people who are suspected in writing this report and it was successful. However, Ripoff Report refuses to take down the untrue posting. Unfortunately this makes Ripoff Report — a potentially very useful site to the consumer — unreliable since no one knows when reading a posting whether it is legitimate or inaccurate information written by a competitor or someone who just wants to damage another person's reputation.
I would be interested to know which medical school Dr. Sahelian studied medicine.
A. He spent four years at Thomas Jefferson medical school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


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News Hub: Three Stocks to Watch
Barron's columnist Brendan Conway joins the News Hub with three stocks to watch. Photo: AP
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... the the ... scene three stocks online ... say you know you know ... Apple this is a big moment for the company that stock has had a tough year ... of that stock is up here we see that close to about one half percent this morning ... did there's often a lot of enthusiasm surrounding these launches and ... will know next week whether this lunch ... I did yesterday met up with his ... eyes slightly less sexy company eight K steel in your second stock to watch today ... it's it's like the perfect start for the war economy ... that one is down from ... PA by more than ten percent ... the the news there is that they said basically for that miss forecasts for this quarter with a weak quarter part that was due to problem plant that they had this year but ... you know if you step back from from this picture that stock has been on the rise I mean ... call stocks in steel stocks had just been battered ... odd lot investors were hoping for turnaround ... in this one I think immediately ... ALXN is that you know goldminers the great great stretch here for the call on so I mean it that couple of years now thinking of that group as a whole ... is down about forty percent on the air in ... the really are hostage ... like home a lot like the rest the market to this Fetter Reserve policy that for them especially because ... they're very leverage to the price of gold in when the price of gold was down ... which is what happens when the Fed appears to do something ... it's a little bit and stingy on the day they haven't even been sharper reaction to that group is down about two percent this morning I pray daily appreciated as Eckrich second where things are


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Liberec Flooding
Flooding is an international phenomenon whose consequences are more often than not detrimental to human wellbeing, infrastructure and socio-economic development of the affected area. Floods in Europe are a frequent occurrence; they affect many countries and the Czech Republic is no exception. In 2010, The Liberec region in the north of the country suffered from devastating flash floods that caused damage worth billions of crowns and claimed several human lives. Given the region's history, it is not surprising that flooding is one of the focal points of the OTN pilot Liberec. Recently, the pilot produced two map compositions intended to help Liberec citizens better prepare for and cope with natural disasters like flooding. Hydrology Map (https://goo.gl/uSuYaJ) allows users to follow current hydro-meteorological situation in the region and to see three different levels of flood threat/alert (emerging, real and state of emergency). The map consists of many layers but the two most important ones are current precipitation and current river levels. There is also a cadastral map for easier property identification. Liberec Points of Interest Flood Map (https://goo.gl/AOJ3ow) displays location and contact information of different organizations that can provide help and assistance during flooding. These include police, fire brigades, hospitals, schools, as well as organisations providing transportation and different types of emergency services, including forest, sewage and water pipe maintenance. The pilot is now looking for your contributions to enrich its map portfolio. Create a stunning map for Liberec using available datasets for a chance to be featured in November 2016 issue of the OTN newsletter. Remember to tag OTN when posting your contributions on Facebook and/or Twitter!
Athens Museum Planner
You have only a few hours or just a few days to visit Athens? Due to the fact that Greece has immensely rich cultural heritage, a map that would combine museums' location along with Athen's available means of transportation and traffic data would facilitate your decision making on which sights to visit and which route to take so as to make the best of your time in Athens. The application 'Athens Museum Planner' solves this issue within the MEDHackathon applications contest. The application can be viewed at http://www.medhackathon.eu/index.php/blog/item/137-athens-museum-planner. The geodata layers used in the application are published as WMS service and can be viewed for instance at OpenTransportNet portal: http://goo.gl/6Yu5hB.
Blood and Bone Marrow Donors
Based on available traffic and transportation data, we would like to combine medical and hospital data coming from Western Greece, so as to locate the optimal blood and bone marronw donor, based on traffic status, as well as on distance from and accessibitility to the hospital in need. Output should be a mobile app that takes the geo-location of donors and displays it on the map via a WMS service along with the other transportation and traffic data, so as to suggest to medical staff the optimal donor to come. Indicative results can be seen in the relevant map composition in the link below.
Agriculture logistics
We would like to optimise agricultural products' transportation and time-to-marketplaces by monitoring agricultural production per year, per period of year and per area. We are interested in combining both agricaltural data, but also traffic flow data and weather data so as to be able to make better decisions on what type of trucks to engage and around what time of the year, the week and the day, so as to optimise fuel efficiency of trucks, costs for logistics operators, freshness and good quality of products, as well as lower CO2 emissions.
Athens-Patras National Road
A large part of Athens-Patras national road (motor road A8) has been under construction for several years due to delays caused by the financing issues. While the roadworks have been under way the number of accidents increased dramatically, earning A8 a reputation of one of the most dangerous roads in the country. According to the traffic police, drivers are three times more likely to be involved in a traffic accident on A8 than on A2, i.e. the northern Egnatia Highway, or when driving from Athens to Thessaloniki. Your task is to (i) analyse traffic volumes on A8, or different segments thereof, (ii) investigate the effect of construction work on the nearby transport infrastructure, (iii) overlay, if possible, road traffic data with the traffic accident data for the area and (iv) propose ways to optimise traffic flow on A8 and/or other motorways.
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Will a Techie Win Time's Person of the Year?
Thirty-eight candidates have been selected for the 2012 Time Person of the Year, including undocumented immigrants, "Gangnam Style" creator Psy, a subatomic particle, Russian rockers Pussy Riot, and comedian Jon Stewart, among others. Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 12, and the winner will be announced on Dec. 14.
That means that the Higgs Boson could end up being the "person" of the year, one of the oddest choices since Time selected the computer as the winner in 1982, the Earth as "Planet of the Year" (there were other nominees?) in 1988 and the eye-rolling "You" in 2006. (To be fair, that represented anonymous content creators on the World Wide Web.)
One could make the argument that the very first Man of the Year was chosen for his connection to technology; Charles Lindbergh was placed on its cover in 1928 after his historic transatlantic flight. In its first few years of its selection, Time never shied away from making bold, controversial choices; it selected German dictator Adolf Hitler in in 1938, and an equally feared leader, Joseph Stalin, in 1939. In 1940, Time returned to the Allies by choosing Winston Churchill. (If you'd like to see a list of all 84, click on over to Life magazine's slideshow.)
While Time has not been averse to picking geeks (or the aforementioned computer) for its list, most of the choices have been political in nature. Noted tech exceptions included Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg in 2010, as well as the Taiwanese-American scientist David Ho, who pioneered the use of of protease inhibitors in fighting AIDS.
For 2012, Time selected six candidates from the technology space: the Higgs Boson and five others. Four make sense; another should be included just because of her courage, and the other? Well, you'll just have to decide for yourself. For our money, the courageous ones are those who fought for and funded the sixth technology-related "Person" of the Year.
1 Felix Baumgartner
2 Tim Cook
3 The Higgs Boson
4 The Mars Rover
5 Marissa Mayer
6 Malala Yousafzai


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The Spanish love Ferrari
Maranello, 31 July – This is the result of a survey by the IESE Institute, with one of the Prancing Horse's most distinctive characteristics in Spain being passion. The connection between the Maranello Factory and Spain has been strengthened over the last years also thanks to Fernando Alonso driving a Scuderia single-seater.
In the overall classification Ferrari comes right behind three football clubs – Barcelona, Real and Atletico Bilbao – but right ahead of other international brands like Apple and Nike.


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Photographer defends Nigella Lawson pictures
The photographer who took pictures of Nigella Lawson being assaulted by her husband says the attack lasted for "27 minutes of madness" but he didn't intervene because he feared being arrested himself.
Snapper Jean-Paul says the incident outside a London restaurant shouldn't be brushed under the carpet and the celebrity chef Lawson was "properly abused" by art collector husband Charles Saatchi.
"What I witnessed was 27 minutes of madness," Jean-Paul wrote in the British tabloid Sunday People, which first published his shocking pictures last weekend.
"That's how long the abuse lasted from start to finish so it was most definitely not a fleeting moment."
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg came under fire last week for suggesting Saatchi's clutching of his wife's throat could have been "just a fleeting thing".
Government minister Alistair Burt on Saturday said he would have intervened if he had witnessed the assault on the celebrity chef and there should be "no toleration" of violence against women.
Jean-Paul said people had asked why he didn't intervene but the answer was simple.
"I would have been arrested," he wrote on Sunday.
"I'm paparazzi so everyone hates you to begin with.
"The best thing I could do was carry on taking the pictures because now everyone can see that Charles Saatchi is an abuser."
The celebrity photographer said knowing his pictures had been seen all over the world was "so special".
"I am proud because as a photographer you want to be in the paper but you also want to take pictures that mean something.
"This will be talked about for years."
Saatchi has accepted a police caution over the incident.
The 70-year-old former advertising executive admitted the pictures looked "horrific" but dismissed it as a "playful tiff" and insisted he accepted the caution to stop it "hanging over" them.
Sunday People also reports a "well-placed aide" claims Lawson, 53, is "broken and desolate" following the incident.
"Neither she nor Charles are interested in counselling or trying to save the marriage," the tabloid reports the aide as saying.
"It seems they are done."
The newspaper notes the celebrity chef was seen out and about on Friday without her wedding ring.


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TwitteringSunday, March 18th, 2007
For those who haven\'t seen it yet, Twitter is a sort of micro-blogging broadcast tool that is apparently the next big meme. I haven\'t really bought into it yet, but I do have an account. If you\'ve got a Mac, the Twitterrific application makes it much more usable.
So far it\'s kind of cool. Less intrusive than IM, easy to shoot off links you want to share, or to say \"I\'m heading to lunch at Sucre et Salay, who\'s coming?\" We\'ll see if it catches on. With messages limited to 160 chars, I don\'t see it replacing blogging anytime soon.


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Here's a great presentation by John Burke, Head Honcho at Trek bikes. It's from 2007 and still very relevant today - especially with the Commuter Challenge right around the corner in May.
This talk is over 20 minutes long, but worth watching. Anyone who already bike commutes will be nodding their head like a demented Bobble Head - 'cause we already know. We know that bike commuting rocks and can solve many modern ills - from obesity, to congestion, to pollution. Oh yeah, plus it's fun.
Very cool that Trek and other bike industry types realize the next bike boom could revolve around people using bikes as general transportation. What a concept! You can only sell so many carbon frames to the already converted and racer wannabes (and I'm guilty as charged).
Grab a snack and view what John has to say. Then join whatever bike advocacy groups you think deserve your support. In the long run, it helps all cyclists and maybe the world as well.


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The Aldrich Alert
A Publication of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty
by Gary Aldrich - Volume 2, Issue 33
This article appeared on TownHall.com on Wednesday, June 19, 2002.
Even though our country is engaged in a war that will eventually allow us sleep without the fear of waking to another 9-11, the mainstream media finds time to celebrate the downfall of Richard M. Nixon. Watergate happened 30 years ago, but it still causes Loony Left hearts to flutter!
Ironically, during the anniversary remembrance of this infamous ordeal, an important puzzle-piece of the Clinton administration was firmly set in place during the very same week. But, the mainstream media found nothing remarkable about a Government Accounting Office report that concluded the Clinton administration was peppered with slobs, vandals, thieves, and crude-acting poor sports who refused to graciously concede victory to President George W. Bush.
In my opinion, two better examples of how difficult it is to obtain and report truth in Washington, D.C. do not exist. In the case of Nixon, while it is true that he engaged in conduct that would be considered abusive and reprehensible when judged against the backdrop of the high office he held, from all indications, Nixon was a family man who was faithful and attentive to his family. There are no bimbos to talk about when Nixons name comes up.
Moreover, nobody could ever say that Nixons administration was bent on a systematic destruction of national security protections, not only in the White House, but in the entire Executive Branch. Looking back on the Nixon White House, one could only conclude that national security was a cornerstone of Nixons overall policy. Even so, Nixons foreign policy included opening trade and diplomatic doors with Communist China no small accomplishment.
Critics of Nixon, and of Republicans in general, cannot point a finger at either of them relative to the war in Vietnam. Jack Kennedy got us into it, and Lyndon Johnson committed hundreds of thousands of our boys to fight there. When it was all over, more than 58,000 died in Vietnam, and those soldiers who did come home alive were treated with scorn by citizens who had been led to believe it was an unjust effort.
Nixons ending of the war and the controversial draft began the healing, but for that, he gets no real credit.
There are many more accomplishments that Nixon fans can claim, but the point is, he is not as bad as the mainstream media would like you to believe. Yes, there was a third-rate burglary at the Watergate Hotel by clumsy political operatives, and yes, there was an even clumsier attempt to cover it up. Nixons men had made a colossal mess, but the error was compounded when he tried to cover up their stupidity.
Recall that as a nation, we were shocked to hear a president use such locker room banter. Some even claim that Nixons swearing did as much to hasten his departure than the actual burglary and cover-up. When Americans heard those tapes, they were convinced at last that Nixon was a man of low moral character, and those who had defended him against a relentless drive by the mainstream media to oust him, finally threw in the towel. Consider what you might hear if Bill Clinton had taped all of his activities in the Oval Office. When reporters from the Washington Post discovered Watergate they were celebrated as finders of truth. It was about character and sleaze, they said. Their information showed that Nixon was punishing his political enemies, they lectured. It was so very important that Nixon be targeted for impeachment, they intoned. And, since it appeared that a democratically controlled House and Senate would do just that with public disapproval of Nixon fanned by a scolding, judgmental media, Nixon finally resigned.
Nixon had been swept into a second term victory by a landslide, but the erosion of public support caused by the laser beam intensity of a ferocious mainstream media was more than anybody could withstand. So, Nixon left office. His resignation has given the Loony Left the boogie man they can trot out each year to amplify grievances they have with the Right.
Since the Loony Left owns most of the microphones, cameras and newspapers, there isnt much that can be done about this. But there are a few things we can do.
For example, when we catch the mainstream media in lies and half-truths, our side could call them on it. There are but a few organizations Media Research Center and Accuracy In Media who document these lies well. The trouble is, our guys dont take advantage of them!
This may sound self-serving, and if it is, I apologize, but the GAO report was, in essence, an exoneration of the claims in my book, Unlimited Access. When my book was introduced, most of the attacks against me were in the areas of conduct. Condoms on a Christmas Tree? Preposterous! Sloppy, arrogant, thieving Clinton staff members grossly unappreciative of and irreverent towards the environment in which they were privileged to work? Unbelievable lies made up by a former FBI Agent in league with the forces of big tobacco!
The cacophony created by the mainstream media was used to discredit both me and my book, and caused long lasting damage to my reputation. No matter how much of my book has been proven to be truthful and I contend the percentage is somewhere near 99% and counting the Washington Post still treats me like Im some kind of crank.
There are no invitations to appear on CBS, a network that has treated me with hostility from day one, and invitations to share what I know about the dysfunctional Clinton White House, or even the beleaguered FBI, are rare from any in the so-called mainstream media. They will never allow me to rehabilitate my credibility and reputation with their audiences because if they did that, they would hurt the Loony Left, and they would have to admit that they were wrong.
It might be helpful to me, and to those who will come after me, if some on our side would point out my case once in a while to their counterparts on the other side of the aisle.
As long as conservatives allow the Loony Left to get away with spreading lies and half-truths about those who come forward to tell the truth, we will have fewer individuals willing to take that risk. Compare Nixon and Clinton, then decide for yourself if one or both were lovable rogues or criminal sociopaths. In a contest between Nixon and Clinton for the most corrupt and twisted, the winner has to be Clinton, hands down! But not if you ask the mainstream media. Then you get a different answer.


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Abuse isn't just about bruises. Not all forms of abuse leave bruises where we can see them,Domestic Violence Shelter in 2018 . Although physical abuse is terrifying and needs to be addressed immediately there are other forms of abuse that can cause significant damage. One type of abuse that is very difficult for outsiders to detect is financial abuse. Marriage should be a partnership but when one spouse completely dominates the finances to the point that the other spouse has no control and no options financial abuse may be occurring.
What Are Signs of Potential Financial Abuse?
Every married couple handles their finances differently. In some cases one spouse handles the majority of the finances. They manage the accounts, pay the bills and deal with creditors. That does not by itself equal financial abuse.
Financial abuse occurs when one spouse is treated like an irresponsible child and Report Animal Abuse Near Me . They are cut off from funds and their knowledge about the couple's finances is severely limited. Some signs of financial abuse include:
•Strict Allowances. This isn't an amount that the spouses have agreed to limit themselves to but is instead a set amount that is grudgingly handed out from one spouse to the other and is all that will be given.
Documents, documents, documents. Written evidence is incredibly strong and can range from credit card bills showing that there is a credit card but that you aren't named on it to emails from your spouse that show the financial abuse.
Other witnesses can be incredibly powerful on your behalf. Financial abuse is hard for people outside the relationship to detect. So when someone credible comes in and tells the judge that it is happening and they can see it the judge will listen and Abuse Hotline Near Me .
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1. Sticks and stones won't break my bones" - and words won't leave any measurable physical damage, but they will cause progressive, long-term harm. Never underestimate the power of words: words are used to brainwash.
Being told you are "stupid", "ugly", "lazy" or "worthless" is never acceptable. The first times you hear it, it will hurt, naturally. In time you "may get used to" hearing it from a partner. That's when you start to internalise and believe it. When that happens you are doing the other person's work of putting you down for them. This is why your feelings of self-worth suffer increasingly over time.
The good news is that just as words have been used to bring you down, you can learn to harness the power of words to build you up and restore your confidence and belief in yourself.
2. You are always told that it's your fault. Somehow, whatever happens, however it starts, the ultimate blame is always yours. Notice that we are talking ultimate blame here. The blaming partner will always tell you that their behaviour was caused by what you said or did. In fact, their argument runs along the lines that you can't possibly blame them for anything, because if you hadn't said what you said, or done what you did it would never have happened.
3. You're more inclined to believe your partner than you are to believe yourself. Have you ever reeled with a sense of hurt and injustice, or seethed with anger at the way you've been treated? Have you found yourself asking: "Is it reasonable to feel like this?" "Am I misinterpreting things?" "Have I got it wrong?"
If this is you, what it means is that you have become so brainwashed you've stopped trusting in your own judgement. Your mind keeps throwing up the observations and questions because, deep down, you know that what is happening is utterly wrong. But right now you can't feel the strength of your own convictions.
4. You need your partner to acknowledge your feelings. Have you ever felt desperate to make your partner hear what you are saying and apologise for the hurtful things they've said? Have you ever felt that only they can heal the pain they've caused?
Does your need for them to validate your feelings keep you hooked into the relationship?
When a partner constantly denies or refuses to listen to your feelings, that is, unquestionably, mental abuse.
5. Your partner blows hot and cold. He can be very loving but is often highly critical of you. He may tell you how much he loves you, yet he is short on care or consideration towards you. In fact, some of the time, maybe even a lot of the time, he treats you as if you were someone he truly dislikes.
You do everything you can to make him happy, but it's never good enough. You're more like the pet dog in the relationship than you are the equal partner. Your constant efforts to get his attention and please him meet with limited success. Sometimes he'll be charmed, often he's dismissive.
If you find yourself puzzling about how your partner can treat you that way, it is because you are trying to live in a love-based relationship, when in reality you are living in a control-based relationship. The mental abuser struggles with his own feelings of worthlessness and uses his relationship to create a feeling of personal power, at his partner's expense.
6. You feel as if you are constantly walking on eggshells. There is a real degree of fear in the relationship. You have come to dread his outbursts, the hurtful things that he will find to say to you. (Maybe the same anxiety and need to please spill over into your other relationships also.)
Fear is not part of a loving relationship, but it is a vital part of a mentally abusive relationship. It enables the abuser to maintain control over you.
7. You can heal. Mentally abusive relationships cause enormous emotional damage to the loving partner who tries, against all odds, to hold the relationship together and, ultimately, can't do it, because her partner is working against her.
Whether you are currently in a mentally abusive relationship, have left one recently, or years later are still struggling with the anxieties and low self-worth and lack of confidence caused by mental abuse, it is never too late to heal.
But you do need to work with a person or a programme specifically geared to mental abuse recovery.
Women who have suffered mental abuse expect radical change of themselves, and they expect it right away. This is why they often struggle and, not uncommonly, take up with another abusive partner.
Mental abuse recovery is a gradual process. Low self-worth and limiting beliefs about what kind of future the abuse sufferer can ever hope for are the blocks that can stop women from moving on. But they are blocks that you can clear very effectively. Just as language was once used to harm you, you can now learn how language can heal you. You can overcome past mental abuse and keep yourself safe from it in the future. You can also learn to feel strong, believe in yourself and create the life and the relationships you truly want.
"The Woman You Want To Be" is a unique workbook designed to accompany you on a year long journey into emotional health and happiness.
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5 Warning Signs to Recognize Senior Abuse
No one thinks about ABUSE until it rears its ugly head... and usually after it has been going on for a while. And no one wants to think it can happen to their parents. After all, they are in a reputable nursing facility where it is well maintained and has a very friendly staff. It does. And the more you know the "warning signs" the faster you will be able to stop it from happening to your loved ones. Allow me to share a story with you of one such incident that will hopefully make you more aware of what to look out for and how to avoid it.
Emma's story is not unlike that of many seniors who fall prey to abuse from care givers and facilities. I wanted to share her story, and that of her children, to give you a better understanding of how something like this can happen... innocently and without others being aware. Her story, as with many others, started out very subtle. Emma had the onset of Alzheimer's... a slow moving yet very tragic and disabling disease. I want to share some details about her condition since it is something I see quite often with older couples and their families. Hopefully this will help increase your awareness of how easily abuse can happen to a loved one.
Susan and Bill are in their mid-60s. The other day they expressed some very serious concerns about Bill's mother. A couple of years ago they told me they suspected Bill's 87-year old mother, Emma, was starting to suffer from Alzheimer's disease. We had a long discussion about Alzheimer's and how it is an irreversible, progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age. Fortunately, Bill's mother did not start showing signs of Alzheimer's until her mid to late 80s.
Susan had been doing some research on the Internet and learned it is the most common form of dementia. Those of us who have had to watch a friend or family member suffer through Alzheimer's know it targets and destroys memory and thinking skills. The causes and symptoms vary from one person to the next, as does the progression of the disease. Being educated about the disease and the various care options is the key to helping a loved one with Alzheimer's disease.
When Emma first started to exhibit the onset of Alzheimer's, she exhibited mild symptoms which included increasing forgetfulness and mild confusion. From all their research, Susan and Bill knew that in the late stages a person with Alzheimer's is unable to carry out even the simplest tasks.
They decided to take Bill's Mom to a geriatric specialist for an examination. Following her exam, Dr. Hawkins explained that Alzheimer's disease is complicated and getting to a diagnosis is a long process. He told Bill it was wise for him to bring Emma in for an exam because it is important to understand that there will be many steps and visits with doctors to determine whether or not Emma had Alzheimer's.
As Emma's disease progressed, her symptoms worsened. The medication was unable to significantly slow down the damage that Alzheimer's disease was causing to Emma's brain cells. Initially the medicine did stabilize Emma's condition, but only for a short time.
The doctors also treated Emma's behavioral symptoms with medication, along with some other methods to address her symptoms. Dr. Hawkins told Susan and Bill that they needed to watch for triggers. By knowing these triggers, they could employ a variety of coping strategies. Some of these included avoiding confrontation and making sure Emma got adequate rest. They needed to monitor her comfort and maintain a calm environment. Susan asked about herbal remedies, dietary supplements, and "medical" foods as possible treatments to enhance Emma's memory. Dr. Hawkins said there was no conclusive evidence that these things work.
But, as the disease progressed, Emma's memory loss increased, especially her recent memories. Emma, like many with Alzheimer's disease, experienced severe changes in behavior. She started to do things out of character. She became aggressive, agitated, and irritable. She became depressed and had wild mood swings. She also had difficulty sleeping, another common symptom. Emma's ability to think and reason became so impaired that even performing familiar tasks became impossible. The deterioration of her brain caused her to change in ways that were difficult and trying for Susan and Bill to watch and to deal with.
The progressive nature of the disease brought Emma to the point that Bill and Susan could not care for her any longer in their home. So, about six months ago, they admitted her to a nursing home specializing in caring for Alzheimer's patients. It had a good reputation and everyone seemed very friendly and helpful.
Shortly after admitting Emma to the facility, Susan and Bill created their Estate Strategy. Bill told us he was concerned about whether he had a genetic predisposition to the disease. His comment led us to a discussion of the contributing factors, including genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors. There are a variety of factors that put Bill at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Age and genetics are risk factors. Fortunately, Bill had not then experienced any signs of the disease. But as Bill aged, his mother's history of Alzheimer's put him at a greater risk of the onset of the disease.
Being aware of the importance of lifestyle and heart health, Bill pledged to avoid stress and fatty foods. Women, like Bill's mom, are more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's than men. Some causes and risk factors for Alzheimer's disease are impossible to change or control. However, lifestyle and heart health are things Bill promised to control. Happily, Bill said he was sticking to his healthy diet and exercise routine.
You might wonder what all this had to do with Emma? The key is to not only recognize it early in your loved ones but when you do, to get yourself checked out to catch any signs early. As with any disease, the earlier it can be discovered, the better chance you have of beating it or knowing how to deal with it.
But there was another issue that was weighing on their mind... and it involved the nursing facility Emma was living in. Bill and Susan were feeling that something was going on with Emma besides her Alzheimer's. They were seeing some signs that led them to suspect Emma was being abused and neglected in the nursing home facility. They knew Emma well and there were enough signs that showed them something just wasn't right at the facility.
If this was true and she was being abused or neglected, they wanted us to explain their legal remedies since they had signed a year-long contract with the home. I started with a definition of what nursing home abuse would be considered. It is generally defined as any action, or failure to act, that causes unreasonable suffering, misery, or harm to the patient. It can include such things as the assault of a patient or it can also include withholding necessary food, medical attention, or physical care from the patient.
It was wonderful that Bill and Susan had stayed involved in Emma's life while she was in the nursing home. This is absolutely the best way to recognize or prevent abuse from happening or continuing to happen.
Since they were suspicious something was happening, I took the opportunity to explain what I consider to be the five main categories of abuse and how to recognize their warning signs. Since this was so helpful for Bill and Susan, I wanted to share these 5 things with everyone. The more we are all aware of these signs, even if it isn't for one of our loved ones, the more we can prevent abuse from happening. Here's the list of the 5 categories of abuse...
1. NEGLECT - Neglect can be intentional or unintentional on the part of the nursing home facility. Neglect, in its simplest of terms, happens when a patient's needs are not being met. This would include such things as not providing appropriate food, water, medical, and personal care for the patient. This can be an intentional choice on the part of the staff or it can be unintentional due to the lack of adequate staffing in a nursing home facility.
Regardless of how it occurs, it is important to know the warning signs of neglect. A neglected patient may be dehydrated or malnourished. Bed sores and other skin conditions can also be signs of neglect. A decline in personal hygiene can be a sign of personal care being neglected. Weight loss is also a sign consistent with neglect. I asked Bill and Susan to keep an eye out for any of these signs and to see if they currently recognize any of them. If any of these are present, Emma may be the victim of neglect.
2. PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE - Psychological abuse in nursing homes is one type that can be very hard to identify because it can be subtle and hard to notice. An early warning sign is when the person feels extreme sadness, fear, and/or anxiety. This type of abuse occurs when there is excessive yelling, humiliation, criticizing, or shaming the patient. It might also involve threatening and intimidating the elderly patient. Often time's psychological abuse is accompanied by other forms of abuse.
Because of Emma's Alzheimer's disease, determining psychological abuse is extremely difficult. Elderly people who experience psychological abuse will often become timid and withdrawn. Depression is a sign of psychological abuse, but it's also experienced by Alzheimer's patients. Some victims of psychological abuse will become more angry, agitated, and aggressive... like Alzheimer's patients. Changes in behavior are common in patients who experience this type of abuse. Due to depression, there may be sudden weight loss and loss of appetite. These patients may even refuse to eat or take medications. Bill and Susan are aware of these warning signs and pledged to be on guard for changes in Emma's behavior.
3. PHYSICAL ABUSE - Physical abuse in nursing homes is abuse that involves physical harm to the elderly resident. It involves intentionally inflicting physical harm, such as hitting, kicking, or pinching. Physical abuse can also come from the overuse of restraints, bed injuries, or from physical neglect.
While physical abuse seems to be easier to identify, that is not always the case. Some signs of physical abuse are hidden by clothing or false stories of falls or stumbles. Bruises and abrasions, as well as falls, fractures, or head injuries, can be signs of physical abuse. Injuries requiring emergency treatment or resulting in broken bones should be red flags to the family. Often times the staff who is in charge of an abused resident will refuse to leave when the family is present. This may be a warning sign that something negative is going on with the resident. We advised Bill and Susan to be present and observant when visiting Emma to help ensure her proper treatment and care. It would also be a good idea to get her isolated from her care givers if even for a short period of time so she could be more open to sharing her feelings and insights into her care.
4. SEXUAL ABUSE - Sexual abuse is another form of abuse that takes place in nursing homes. This type of abuse involves any unwanted sexual attention or sexual exploitation. This can happen with any patient and is especially hard to detect in patients who are cognitively impaired or have memory loss, like Emma.
While sexual abuse can be hard to identify, there are some warning signs. Pelvic injury or bruising in the genital and inner thigh area can be warning signs of elder sexual abuse. Newly contracted STDs is a major red flag. Sexual abuse may cause the elderly person to have unexplained difficulty standing or walking. There may also be changes in behavior or mood, including unusual sexual behavior.
5. FINANCIAL ABUSE - This type of abuse takes place when the caregiver takes advantage of access to the elderly person's financial matters and steals or compromises the victim's finances. This can be stealing from the person, or their accounts, applying for credit, or incorrectly billing for services paid by Medicare or Medicaid.
Although Emma had limited access to money, we told Bill and Susan to watch for these top 3 warning signs of financial abuse: 1) A caregiver demanding money or taking money or possessions as gifts from her; 2) Unknown charges to credit cards or sudden mismanagement of personal finances; 3) Forcing Emma to sign financial documents or forging her name on documents.
If any of these types of abuse are suspected, it is important to ask questions of the facility and to investigate. Despite the year-long contract, Bill can remove Emma from the facility because abuse and neglect would be a breach of the contract.
Unfortunately, many of elder abuse crimes go unreported. Now Bill and Susan feel much more empowered now that they know what to watch for and what to do to take the appropriate legal action to protect Emma and others who are victims of abuse. The more you know and the more we all share our insights and stories, the higher likelihood we can eliminate the abuse of our senior loved ones in a nursing facility. Let's all work together and look for the warning signs for our loved ones and others.