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As feared, the World Superbike grid seems likely to shrink for the 2013 Championship season, with only 19 riders listed on the provisional list by the FIM. Down from the 23 bikes on the grid at Phillip Island in 2012, the euro-centric series is still dealing with the economic downturn in Europe, which continues to linger in the important markets of Spain and Italy.
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The kids are alright. More than alright, in fact. Widely dismissed as a lost generation with few job prospects, towering student loans, and a bleak future, the so-called Millennials, most of whom have reached adulthood since 2000, could surprise America and the world in coming years with their economic might and spending power.
Industries from housing and autos to retailing and financial services could be transformed by their collective demands and desires, while their growing wealth, coupled with their doubts about the future of government entitlement programs, could usher in a new era of saving and a bull market for stocks.
Things haven't been easy for the members of this generation almost since the day musician Kurt Cobain, one of their patron saints, died in 1994. They've known two U.S. wars, mass shootings, terrorist attacks, the financial crisis, and the lean years since, which coincided for many with their graduation from college and frustrating attempts to launch themselves into adulthood and careers.
Yet the Millennials are far from the slackers the media and popular culture portray -- a generation of adult children living at home with Mom and Dad, texting away and refusing to grow up. The evidence suggests that their march up the career ladder hasn't been aborted so much as a delayed by economic circumstances and personal choice. Once they get going, however, and marrying, starting families, and moving into their high-earning years, their influence could approach that of their baby-boom parents.
FOR ONE THING, THE MILLENNIALS -- sometimes called Generation Y, and defined by many demographers as ranging from ages 18 to 37 -- make up the largest population cohort the U.S. has ever seen. Eighty-six million strong, it is 7% larger than the baby-boom generation, which came of age in the 1970s and '80s. And the Millennial population could keep growing to 88.5 million people by 2020, owing to immigration, says demographer Peter Francese, an analyst at the MetLife Mature Market Institute.
This echo-boom generation totals 27% of the U.S. population, less than the 35% the boomers represented at their peak in 1980. When the baby-boom generation drove the economy in the 1990s, growth in gross domestic product averaged 3.4% a year. As the Millennials hit their stride, they could help lift GDP growth to 3% or more, at least a percentage point higher than current levels.
The Millennials already account for an annual $1.3 trillion of consumer spending, or 21% of the total, says Christine Barton, a partner at the Boston Consulting Group, which defines this cohort as ages 18 to 34. As the economy pulls out of an extended period of sluggish growth, helped in part by this rising generation, annual growth in consumer spending is likely to revert to its long-term average of 3.5% to 4% from about 2% now. Likewise, consumer spending on durable goods could rise sharply.
The Millennial generation has already made a big mark on one industry: education. The number of students enrolled in college in the U.S. climbed by 30% from 2000 to 2011, helping to fuel a building boom on campuses across the country. But that's something many schools could regret in coming years, given the past decade's sharply declining birth rate.
Owing in part to the Millennials' surge, apartment demand is strong around the country. Housing could be the next major industry to benefit from their size and maturation, but Wall Street could reap the biggest rewards. The MY ratio, which compares the size of the middle-aged population of 35-to-49-year-olds with that of the young-adult population, ages 20 to 34, explains why.
Middle-aged folks have higher incomes than younger people, and a greater urgency to save for retirement. They invest their savings, which drives up stock prices. When the MY ratio is rising, meaning the older cohort outnumbers the younger, the stock market typically does well. The ratio has been falling since 2000, which has exerted a drag on stock prices.
Alejandra Grindal, a senior international economist at Ned Davis Research, notes the MY ratio will bottom in 2015 and then rise through 2029. It is one of several reasons the firm is bullish on stocks. According to financial-services providers, the Millennials already have started saving, spurred in part by fears that dwindling Social Security payments could make their retirements largely self-funded.
THE BABY BOOMERS FOUGHT IN VIETNAM -- and fought against the war there. They gave us flower power, rock 'n' roll, civil rights, The Feminine Mystique, and Bill Clinton. Having transformed the culture, they are now reinventing retirement -- as a second adolescence, but with worse knees.
Their children, who are also entering adulthood in fraught economic times, are highly educated, ethnically diverse, and team-oriented, says Neil Howe, an economist, historian, and author of several books on demographic and generational trends. They trust government, and voted for Democrats in the past three elections, sending President Obama to the White House twice.
They grew up in an era when children were rediscovered -- often in soccer uniforms in the back of a minivan. Child safety was a parental priority, and helicopter parenting became the norm in many families, facilitated by the ubiquity of cellphones, which encouraged constant communication. That alone separates the new generation from Generation X, which grew up as divorce rates soared. Gen Y, on the other hand, "is sheltered and expects to be sheltered," says Howe.
Millennial women could be a particularly powerful force in coming years, says Francese, and one that marketers ignore at their peril. They have more education than the men of their generation, and in about a third of marriages, they have higher incomes.
Above all, the Millennials are connected -- to the Internet and each other. They brought us Facebook and popularized YouTube, Twitter, and phrases like 24/7, which describes how much time they spend on the 'Net and personal electronic devices. Nielsen estimates that 74% of young adults between the ages of 24 and 34 own smartphones, up from 59% in mid-2011. According to Advertising Age, consumers in their 20s switch between communications platforms and devices 27 times per nonworking hour.
THERE IS NOTHING NEW about worrying about future generations. Chances are, even the cave parents did it. To be sure, many Millennials got a bum deal by coming of age during the great recession, but a multitude of statistics suggest their prospects are improving.
Take unemployment, which remains high for young adults between the ages of 20 and 24. Last month's 13.3% unemployment rate for this population was down, however, from January's recent peak of 14.2%.
As for those ages 25 to 34, the unemployment rate was 7.4% in March, below the national average of 7.6%, and well below 8.9% in January 2012. Dick Hokenson, an economist who heads ISI Group's Global Demographics Research team, says 25-to-34-year-olds have recovered almost 75% of the jobs they lost to the recession. "They're finding jobs; they're moving out and doing normal things," he says.
Again, the numbers tell a cautiously hopeful story. Nineteen percent of U.S. men ages 25 to 34 live with their parents, says Mark Mather, a demographer with the nonprofit Population Reference Bureau. But that is up only five percentage points from 2007. The percentage of 25-to-34-year-old women still living at home is 9.7, up from 9% in 2007.
There is almost $1 trillion of student debt outstanding in the U.S. today, which could limit the purchasing power of Millennials. "These people have a mortgage and no house," Francese says.
But here, too, total figures are misleading. The average student loan among Gen Y-ers is $25,000, and the median loan is nearly $14,000, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Less than 1% of student loans are larger than $100,000.
AS THE MILLENNIALS' EMPLOYMENT situation improves, more young adults living at home will pack their bags and move out. That could spur an increase in U.S. household formation, which turned negative in 2007-08. Since then, the number of newly created households has recovered to about a million a year, still well below an annual average of 1.5 million since the 1970s, according to Census Bureau data.
Greater financial security could mean an increase in the birth rate, which typically slumps during economic downturns. Francese sees the average birth rate for U.S. women rising to 2.1-2.2 in coming years from a depressed 1.9 recently. "A lot of Millennials put off having babies, and now they will get to work," he says.
That suggests they will also start buying homes. Pat Tschosik, a consumer strategist at Ned Davis Research, figures there will be more home buyers than sellers in the 12 years ending with 2019, giving the housing market a boost.
Robert Turner of Turner Investments agrees. "We're big believers in this housing recovery," he says, noting his firm has invested in Home Depot (ticker: HD), the home builders Lennar (LEN) and Toll Brothers (TOL), and mortgage companies. "The leverage in these companies is underappreciated," he says.
The National Association of Home Builders market index has risen 163% in the past two years, an indication that the industry's sunny prospects haven't been ignored. Dennis McGill, director of research at Zelman & Associates, sees more gains ahead, and is bullish on Pulte (PHM), Toll, and Lennar. The firm also likes Home Depot and Lowe's (LOW), as well as Sherwin-Williams (SCH), Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS), American Woodmark (AMWD), and carpet maker Mohawk Industries (MHK).
THE MILLENNIALS ALSO could have a big impact on Detroit, which saw annual vehicle sales plummet to 10.4 million in 2009 from an average of 17 million a year in the early to mid-2000s. This year sales are likely to recover to 15.3 million, before rising gradually to 17 million in 2017, says Jeff Schuster, senior vice president of forecasting at LMC Automotive, formerly a division of J.D. Power & Associates.
Whether higher sales volumes translate into fatter profits for car makers is another matter. When the Millennials become parents, Ford Motor (F) expects that they will be looking for low-cost, fuel-efficient utility vehicles, says Erich Merkle, U.S. sales analyst at the auto maker. Ford's response, at least for the 2014 model year, is the huge and boxy Transit Connect Wagon. Retail prices for the Transit Connect are expected to start at $22,000, a few thousand dollars below starting prices for minivans such as the Toyota Sienna, a mammoth people mover favored by boomer parents.
As the generations shift, new retailers could have the wind at their backs. These include merchants specializing in children's apparel and furniture, and companies that offer value, such as Family Dollar Stores (FDO). But other concerns, with more appeal to teens and mature, high-income adults, could encounter head winds. Among them: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), as well as Tiffany (TIF), Nordstrom (JWN), and Coach (COH).
Macy's (M) defines the Millennials as 13 to 30 in age, and estimates that they control $65 billion in spending. Last year, the department-store retailer outlined plans to use more technology in stores and online to create a "fun" and convenient shopping experience that it hopes will attract and retain Gen Y customers. Among other things, the company will step up its use of QR codes and tap-and-go transactions.
THE GOOD NEWS FOR Wall Street is that Millennials know they need to save, and they're not afraid of stocks, which account for more than 70% of their portfolios, according to Vanguard. They are also poised, along with their Gen X predecessors, to come into some serious money as the boomers age and die. The two younger generations combined could see their wealth grow to $28 trillion in the next five years from $2 trillion now, as they earn more and claim their inheritance, says Christopher Tsai, head of Tsai Capital in New York.
Banks and money managers aiming to woo this generation must embrace technology, as Citigroup (C) is doing by opening branches with media walls that display news, local weather, and event listings. Financial advisors pursuing the Millennials need to brush up on blogging and Webcasts.
As the Millennials become parents, expect them to focus on grown-up financial products such as life insurance and college-savings accounts. In other words, it is only a matter of time before this slow-to-launch generation resembles -- you guessed it -- Mom and Dad.
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I love sukiyaki. It's one of my favorite Japanese dishes, and it's rarely up to snuff when I order it out at a restaurant. However, it's also incredibly easy to make at home. If you're capable of chopping and boiling, you can make sukiyaki. The sauce ingredients for sukiyaki are all traditionally high amine (sake, soy sauce, etc), so here I'm using my low-amine soy sauce substitute, low-amine sesame oil substitute, and low-amine sake substitute.
Sukiyaki can be done with meat or without. I'll be dining with a vegan for this batch of sukiyaki, so you won't see the meat. However, I will add the steps in italics for those who want a beef in their food.
Traditionally, sukiyaki is served at the table and everyone takes food from the center of the table. The ingredients are dipped (based on the individual – some people love this, some people hate it, and for some it's just an acquired taste) in a well-beaten egg, and eaten with a bowl of rice. You can also use a soy sauce/citrus (or soy sauce substitute and ascorbic acid) mix, or soy sauce (soy sauce substitute) with grated daikon radish and/or ginger for dipping.
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1/2 head napa cabbage
1/2 whole fresh bamboo shoot
4 carrots
1 medium onion
1 bunch mizuna greens
1 bunch cilantro
1 bunch watercress
1 bunch green onions
1/2 Gobo (burdock) root
1 package organic soft tofu (heat separately to keep main batch soy-free for those with soy allergies)
1 large (or 2 small) package shiratake noodles (yam noodles/"miracle noodles")
1/4 C grated daikon radish
2″ ginger, grated
1/2 lb thinly sliced hot pot beef (optional)
Sukiyaki Soup Base:
1 C vegetable broth
2/3 C soy sauce substitute (for vegan option, make sure you make the soy sauce substitute using vegan broth)
2 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp garlic, pressed
2 tsp Thai bird chilies, minced
1 tsp black pepper
2 Tbsp sesame oil substitute (optional)
1 tsp ascorbic acid
1 Tbsp vodka
1 Tbsp blueberry juice
1 Tbsp apple juice
1/8 tsp white pepper
- As this dish is served with a small bowl of rice, cook rice if desired.
- Wash all ingredients well.
- Chop greens into pieces about 2″ long.
- Chop onion into "C" shape.
- Cut bamboo shoots into strips
- Cut burdock root and carrot fairly thinly (1/4″ thick or less) at an angle, so that they are in a sharp oval shape.
- Drain shirataki noodles and break them up. Use kitchen scissors to cut the noodles down a little bit (I just stick the scissor tips into the bowl of noodles and snip the noodles at random three or four times).
- Arrange all ingredients in a large, high-walled pan.
- In separate saucepan or small pot, combine all sauce ingredients together. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer, covered, for 2 minutes.
- When sauce is done, turn on heat for vegetables on to medium. Pour all but a few tablespoons of the broth over the top of the vegetables. Cover.
- While vegetables are cooking, cut tofu into cubes about 1″ thick. Add cubes to remaining broth and set to medium low, covered. If you are cooking with tofu in the batch, rather than soy-free, place cubes on top of other vegetables where they won't get crushed, as soft tofu is delicate.
- Halfway through cooking vegetables, once the vegetables have started compressing, push the harder to cook vegetables down to the bottom if they are near the top (such as gobo root, daikon, yellow onion, etc).
- Vegetables should cook for about 15 minutes, or until vegetables are done.
- In small ramekins, create your dipping sauce. I use one raw egg, beaten, with a dash of soy sauce substitute mixed in. I won't say you'll never get salmonella, but I will say that in all my years of frequently eating this dish, I've never gotten sick from the raw egg. That one is up to you.
- For non-egg lovers (like my vegan friend) I made a different dipping sauce, I mix into each ramekin:
1 Tbsp grated daikon1 tsp grated ginger
2 tsp soy sauce substitute or 1 tsp soy sauce (high amine)
1/4 tsp ascorbic acid
1 Tbsp water
- If cooking meat, turn skillet to high with 1 Tbsp oil. When hot, break apart meat into individual strips and add to pan. Toss around to ensure it cooks evenly, as it will cook very quickly. I like mine very rare, but cook as desired. Keep meat separate from sukiyaki if you like it rare, or if you have vegetarians or vegans at the table. If not, put the beef in the sukiyaki with the rest of the sukiyaki ingredients. If there are no vegans or vegetarians, pour the meat cooking juice into the sukiyaki.
- Serve sukiyaki at the table with rice and dipping sauces/egg. Everyone picks ingredients they want out of the center dish and add a bit at a time to their bowl as they eat (it keeps the ingredients warm as you eat).
- Enjoy!
No problem with soy, gluten, or amines? Make sukiyaki soup base the easy way.
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Born on January 7, 1954, Cornelius Eady was raised in Rochester, New York. He attended Monroe Community College and Empire State College.
He is the author of Hardheaded Weather (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008); Brutal Imagination (2001), which was a finalist for the 2001 National Book Award in Poetry; the autobiography of a jukebox (1997); You Don't Miss Your Water (1995); The Gathering of My Name (1991), which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize; BOOM BOOM BOOM (1988); Victims of the Latest Dance Craze (1985), which was chosen by Louise Glück, Charles Simic, and Philip Booth for the 1985 Lamont Poetry Selection of The Academy of American Poets; and Kartunes (1980).
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It's become a standard comment for the past thirteen Constellation Records releases, but don't enter this record expecting a continuation of Godspeed You! Black Emperor's drawn out sandswept post-rock. Expect something as uncompromising, as original, but enter with attentive ears and an open mind.
While most of GY!BE's releases - and indeed most of the CST back catalogue - have meandered rather than marched, Glissandro 70's full length debut has an almost absolute devotion to a steady beat. Take for example 'Analogue Shantytown', a track that morphs from digitised harmonica and whispered vocals to plucked guitar and falsetto whines and through to surf guitar and Spanish wailing before it close, its strict rhythm being the only part of the song present from start to finish.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Jackie DeNova has been named the assistant coach for the Coker College women's soccer program, head coach Dan Muns announced Wednesday.
DeNova joins Muns as he begins his first season leading the Cobra women. He was named the seventh coach in school history in December.
"I am very excited to have Jackie joining me as my assistant coach," said Muns. "An exceptional collegiate goalkeeper, she is going to be a great role model for our players both on and off the field.''
A two-time All-American at William Carey University in Mississippi, DeNova had an impressive playing career that included being named to the Nissan All-Region Team and the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) All-Conference Team. She was also named SSAC Defensive Player of the Year and Divisional Player of the Year, in addition to receiving Conference Player of the Week honors multiple times, as well as National Player of the Week.
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We are rebranding our business taking it from PHO-GO Photography to Le Conteur Photography. Le Conteur is The Storyteller in French, which fits our new direction. We are looking to take our wedding and portrait photography to the next level and market our work in a more professional and polished way.
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Fans of PoM
Skipper - LIKE A BOSS! XD
Happy birthday Kait! :3
It's a picture for Rico4ever16 :-)
Happy baum friends! Skipper and Lilly XD
Come float with us...................................
Oops! Dropped my fisch >:P
Another expirement, Kowalski?
Trixy Back
Two Can Keep a Secret...
Hunter attak!
Süßigkeiten as Eevee
Underwater :3
(Asdf/Pom Oc picture 10) I like Trains. (No crash version)
Sindaj made out of clay
Yey c:
Abigaily pinguin ^^
Happy Rico daaay!
Happy Birthday 27Kowalski!
Me as a hamtaro hamster
Super Glue Accident... xD
Happy birthday Thomas!! :D
The phoenix of water and ice
(From my fanfic. :3) Some of the supporting characters. :D
My pinguin revamp!
Skipper Arguing with Skippsy
Hotel transylvania
(Asdf/Pom Oc picture 8) Desmond the moon bear/ Kaitlyn the moon bird.
Cayania National Flag
Catherina as pony
I got trolled :P (Rage comic #1
Test page with Kait. :3
why are u scaring rebecca kowalski XD
It's alright Tressa =)
I... I Liebe you.
new outfit man
Me In Amniesia
My other peguin Ocs. :P
First comes Liebe then comes....more love? e_e (Dr.BlowholeXNori) :P
Welcome to the world...
why does the world hate me?
The Boogie Man 2
Literally "In Your Face"
Ponies of Madagascar!, penguins are awesome
Me and my fish... (I MISS Du LIZZIE!!!!)
The Conway Sisters
Happy Birthday Dylan! :D
Blowhole and jasmin
Emma&Kowalski are eating snowcones
RIP Sanders
Basic training talk XD
bla bla bla
Baby Rico! :D
My little pony! XD
Back in business! B)
(Asdf/Pom Oc picture 11) Screw Gravity.
Hunter and Slender Man
the noise
Probably the best drawing i have ever done :)
Happy brithday Kaitlyn!!!!!!!! :DD
Kaitlyn and Private
Do Du want this cake?
Secret agents 8D
Group picture time! :D
Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! :DDD
(Request) Emma saving Rusty. :P
Happy birthday Tressa!! :D
Hans and his girlfriend
pinguin base 4
Tressa Humanized (Four elements)
Feeling down...
The karamellbonbon, butterscotch lolly baum
For ImAnEasel. ^-^
Epona + Saddle otter
Finished Penguin-Lord Ghirahim
Marina(on paper)
Keira humanised closer
Cilan, Chili, and cress cosplay
Oh girls just wanna have fun!!
Me and my little sister
So romantic... (I hate romantic things!!! XD)
kissen FORT TIME!!!!! XD
Cirque du Horror
Kait without her layer of black and white feathers.
Le ente is MINE.
Sharpey Dressing Up Vanessa... xD
Words of wisdom
Happy (late) Birthday, Bluey! XD
Light fairies! (Ready to fight evil!)
Me as a pony-EPIC FAIL AT FIRST Tag IN PONYVILE
(Asdf/Pom Oc pic 13) I'm gonna do an internet! :D
My Oc (manga styled)
The main characters from my fanfic. :3
papageientaucher, puffin Cereal?! Chimmichanga! Hans has his own creral! Boys, commence Oeration: papageientaucher, puffin Puffs!
Happy Birthday Emma and Lexii :D
Majin Lilly
Hello Girls, any Kommentare Du Wanna Say About Meh? B)
Chibi CC!
RIP Sanders
Me as a penguin. X3
Happy Birthday, Amber!
A thousand years
BFF Forever & Ever! :D
Skipper pairings.
For Kat's banane Obsession
Cathrina Chibi Kitty Style
An experiment gone wrong. XD
(Asdf/Pom Oc picture 6) Die Potato! (With a twist. :P)
(Asdf/Pom Oc pic 5) I baked Du a pie!
(Asdf/Pom Oc picture 1) Evil Tie.
Epic Banjo XDXDXDXD
Emma and Kowalski under the stars. :3
I Don't Want to Die - Mostar1219
Snowcones!!!!! :DD
Easter pinguin
Bride of Dr.Blowhole-My New and aprove style of Nori Dark The delphin
Bad Lemur!!!
Guess who is the new Miss pinguin Mexico...
Family Fun Time *not really*
PoM Birthday Senario
Rico Vs SpongeBob
Skipper's Boot Camp
My Angry Words. XD
Really sad...DX
Antina And Yami At A Sleepover Party!
Oh Vic .3.
Weihnachten Delayed until Further Notice..
Penguins of Madagascar-Dr Blowhole's Revenge Foto
Amber's Sweet 16 Cake!
Me v.s. Yamcha?
Du want to die?
Lisa's Cleverbot conversation xD
PROJECT: Slender Penguins (pixelized)
Yellow and Stephano
My fiancée Kowalskina
My OC as a sewer rat. ( about the same size as me, but shorter. My Ratinized OC is 5ft7)
Pepper! (base used)
Kali (profile)
My costume! Samara From "The Ring"
My hidden interest.....e-e
Kat in Nepal (Request)
Lilly as a wolf!
I'm A lemur
(From my fanfic) My regenbogen sister ocs, before and after the oil incident. :3
(Asdf/Pom Oc picture 16) Du are a chair.
(Asdf/Pom Oc pic 14) I wanna be a pie! :D
(Asdf/Pom Oc picture 9) Kitten/Mort fight!
(Asdf/Pom Oc pic 2) Hello parking meter. :D
Will Du dance with me?
Can't Swim
Loren's welpe dog eyes ;3;
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- 1 Ways to Resist
- 2 Updates
- 3 Actions Taken by the State Government
- 4 Key Upcoming Elections
- 5 Healthcare
- 6 Policing
- 7 Immigration
- 8 Voting Rights
- 9 Mass Incarceration
- 10 Benefits / Tax Cuts
- 11 Housing/Infrastructure
- 12 Women's Rights/Reproductive Justice
- 13 LGBTQ+ Issues
- 14 Educational Justice
- 15 Consumer Protections /Worker's Rights
- 16 Climate / Environment
- 17 Disability Rights
- 18 Organizations and Events
- 19 Local News Sources
- 20 Relevant City and County Information
Ways to Resist[edit]
- Contact your elected officials:
- Get involved with local organizations.
- Find organizations with state and local presences working in your area.
- Check out our Tools of Resistance.
- Look for upcoming Upcoming_Events/Opportunities and state and local events.
There are no recent updates.
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Actions Taken by the State Government[edit]
Legislative Actions[edit]
Legislation that Supports Equity and Justice
Important bills proposed by Arizona lawmakers this legislative session that should be supported:
- HB 2456 would require candidates to release their tax returns from the past five years to appear on the state's ballot.
- SB 1423 would repeal a law allowing police to stop and question people based on suspected immigration status.
- HB 2364/SB 1320 would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
- SB 1382 would prohibit discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
- HB 2477 would work require a higher standard for police to take people's property in connection with a crime before the person has been found guilty of committing a crime. HB2477 would also drastically increase transparency in police procedures including how seized funds are spent.
Harmful Legislation
Harmful bills proposed by Arizona lawmakers this legislative session that should be opposed:
- No harmful bills identified
See also the main policy pages for federal legislative tracking.
Executive / Administrative Actions[edit]
Key Upcoming Elections[edit]
Click here to find out if you're registered to vote.
Register to vote here. The deadline is 29 days before Election Day. Bring proof of identification the first time you vote. A non-photo ID is required each time you vote.[4]
Federal Elections[edit]
A general election will take place on November 6, 2018. All nine of Arizona's seats in the House of Representatives plus the Senate seat currently occupied by Republican Jeff Flake will be up for election.
2018 House Elections[edit]
House Republicans and Democrats have named their targeted seats for the 2018 elections. Midterm elections are typically very challenging for the party in control of the federal government. Only presidents with job approval ratings above 50% have been able to stave off losses.[5] Since 1982, the party in control has lost an average of 28 seats,[6] which would seem to mean that the Democrats have the advantage in 2018. Republicans, however, are optimistic, noting that Democrats have had great difficulty getting their voters to turn out for midterm elections.[7]
Competitive House Districts
- Arizona District 1 is a competitive district. The current representative, Tom O'Halleran, is a Democrat. O'Halleran won the 2016 election with 51% of the vote. However, Trump won the district in the 2016 presidential election with 47.7% of the vote. Republicans are targeting[8] this seat in 2018, believing they can turn it red.
- Arizona District 2 is a competitive district. The current representative, Martha McSally, is a Republican. McSally won the 2016 election with 56.75% of the vote. However, Clinton won the district in the 2016 presidential election with 49.6% of the vote. Democrats are targeting[9] this seat for 2018, believing they can turn it blue.
State Elections[edit]
- A general election will take place on November 6, 2018. Arizona's governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, and two Arizona Corporation Commission seats are up for election.
Local Elections[edit]
Mayoral Elections[edit]
- Phoenix City Mayor elections on August 27 & 29, 2017 [10]
School Board Elections[edit]
Prosecutor Elections[edit]
Sheriff Elections[edit]
County Commissioners Elections[edit]
City Council Elections[edit]
- Phoenix City Council elections runoff on March 14, 2017
In Arizona, 13% of the population remains uninsured compared to a national average of 9%.[11] Arizona is a state that has expanded Medicaid coverage to more people as allowed under the ACA.[12]
ACA Repeal[edit]
- If there is a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act, 592,000 people in Arizona (or 8.7% of the population) are estimated to lose coverage, whereas 709,000 people (or 10.4% of the population) would lose coverage with a partial repeal. (Retrieved 1/22/2017 from ACA Repeal Impact, state-by-state.) This is because with a full repeal, premiums will not increase the way they would under a partial repeal, since insurance companies will be able to discriminate on the basis of preexisting conditions and won't be required to provide essential health benefits.[13] Not covering preexisting conditions will disproportionately affect people with disabilities.
- Prior to the ACA's ban on gender-rating, women in Arizona could pay up to 31% more for the same coverage, compared to men; an ACA repeal could bring back that coverage gap.[14]
- Arizona could also lose more than $46 million in funds for prevention of Zika, opioid addiction treatment, and other public-health needs over the next five years.[15] Arizona is among the states that lost the ability to place lifetime limits on coverage, because that practice is banned by the ACA; those limits are likely to be reinstated under a full repeal.[16]
- Given that a repeal of the ACA would also change payment structures and subsidies, 34,000 jobs could be lost in Arizona. When federal funding is cut, it creates a ripple effect that affects local and state revenue, thus creating losses in economic activity and employment.[17]
- Under the ACA Repeal-and-Delay Strategy, young adults in Arizona could pay $1,013 more in 2018.[18]
- Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey, who is up for reelection in 2018, asked Congress to essentially gut the ACA's protections and premium limits, but keep funding it.[19]
- Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake, who is up for reelection in 2018, voted to repeal the ACA with no replacement.[20]
- The Pima County Access Program (PCAP) aims to provide affordable medical care to people ineligible for health insurance. To be eligible for healthcare through the Marketplace, an individual must be a citizen, or have lawful status in the country. Therefore, many undocumented immigrants in Pima County depend on the Pima County Access Program to obtain their health care. However, since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, individuals who depend on PCAP when they are sick no longer have access to many specialists they once did. Because many doctors with specializations can now get paid more for their work through new Marketplace health-care providers, they no longer provide their discounted service for individuals with PCAP, leaving thousands without access to proper care.[21] [22]
The Facts
- 191 people have been killed by police in the state of Arizona from the years 2013 through 2016.[23]
- 8% of the people killed by police were black.
- Black people are 2.2 times more likely to be killed by police than their white counterparts.
- Phoenix, Tucson, and Scottsdale are among the state's largest cities with the highest rates of police killings per capita, while Mesa and Glendale have the lowest rates.[24]
Consent Decrees[edit]
Consent Decree: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO)
- Incidents: Excessive use of force against inmates and deliberate indifference towards their medical needs. Latino drivers were four to nine times more likely to be stopped than similarly situated non-Latino drivers.
- Findings: Practice of racial profiling of Latinos; unlawful stops, detainment, and arrest of Latinos. Unlawful retaliation against individuals who complain about or criticize MCSO's policies or practices. Jails' discrimination against limited English proficient ("LEP") Latino inmates, routine punishment of Latino LEP inmates for failing to understand commands given in English, and denial of critical services.
Consent Decree 2015 Establish written policies and protocols for worksite raids that comply with constitution and federal laws, and submit them for Civil Rights Division review; Prohibit retaliation against individuals engaging in 1st Amendment-protected activity; Ensure that LEP Hispanic inmates in MCSO jails have adequate language access and are protected from unlawful, national origin-based discrimination.
The Facts[25]
- There is a population of 325,000 undocumented immigrants among Arizona's total population of 6.25 million people.[26]
- Giving all undocumented immigrants legal status would add 39,000 jobs and increase Arizona's tax revenue by $54 million.[27]
- Undocumented workers make up $13.2 billion of Arizona's GSP (Gross State Product).[28]
- Immigrants pay $6 billion in taxes to Arizona.[29]
Rights of Non-Citizens[edit]
- Arizona does not allow undocumented immigrants to get drivers' licenses.[30]
- In 2012, President Barack Obama signed an executive order (DACA) that defers deportation for children who were brought to the country as children. The action allows them to work lawfully but does not create a pathway to citizenship or give them legal status in the United States. In Arizona, 45,295 individuals have benefited from this executive action.[31]
- Arizona explicitly prohibits undocumented immigrants from receiving in-state tuition benefits.[32] In 2015, a Maricopa Supreme Court judge ruled that DACA students are eligible for in-state tuition if they present proof of residence. This was previously unavailable to young undocumented students who wanted to pursue higher education. Currently, there are only 240 DACA students in the big three public Arizona universities (U of A, ASU, and NAU).
The Facts
- 400,000 people, or 6.4% of Arizona's population, were undocumented immigrants as of 2010.[33]
- An estimated 210,000 out of 400,000 undocumented immigrants were working, providing $2.4 billion in tax revenue and $13.3 billion in productivity.[34]
- If all undocumented immigrants were deported, total wages in Arizona would decrease by $6.25 billion, and the state would also lose the $2.4 billion in tax revenue and $13.3 billion in productivity that they provide.[35]
- If the state complied with a mass deportation, Arizona would lose $6.2 billion in employee compensation.[36]
- If employers were able to fill 15% of the vacancies thus created, the state would still lose $937 million.[37]
- Local police officers cannot stop people solely to conduct immigration investigations, and they cannot hold people beyond the time necessary to deal with the reasons for a stop in order to investigate immigration status, per an agreement approved by a federal judge regarding a state law.[38]
- If police officers suspect that a person is in the country without authorization, they may contact immigration officials, including US Customs and Immigration Enforcement and US Border Patrol, "unless doing so would prolong the stop or detention," according to the court-approved settlement.[39]
- In the event that officers believe a federal immigration crime has taken place, they may wait "a reasonable time" for federal officials, but if ICE or CBP fails to respond or does not arrive within a reasonable amount of time, officers must release the person, per the agreement.[40]
Sanctuary Policies[edit]
- Tuscon is the one city in Arizona that has been described as a "sanctuary city".[41] The term "sanctuary city" is used to describe places that limit how much they help federal law enforcement (usually ICE) with removals (also known as deportations). However, the mayor of Tucson has clarified that it is not a sanctuary city but rather "immigrant-friendly".[42] This is because the city does not limit how local jails can work with federal immigration enforcement (ICE).[43]
- In Febuary 2017, the Phoenix City Council declined a petition to designate Phoenix a "sanctuary city" on the grounds that such a designation would conflict with state law SB1070. [44]
Refugee Resettlement[edit]
- In 2016, Arizona resettled 4,110 refugees.[45]
- The Arizona Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) administers refugee resettlement services and time-limited cash and medical assistance for eligible beneficiaries.[46]
Voting Rights[edit]
- In 2016, a Republican-controlled legislature passed a bill limiting the collection of mail-in ballots and making it a felony to knowingly collect and turn in another voter's completed ballot, even with that voter's permission. A 2004 referendum requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote was invalidated by the US Supreme Court in 2013, as it applied to the federal voter registration form, but it remains in place for the state registration form.[47]
- Five bills were introduced in 2016 to allow for automatic voter registration. All five died in committee.[48]
Mass Incarceration[edit]
The Facts
- There were 54,145 incarcerated individuals in Arizona in 2014,[49] with 40,175 in prison and 13,970 in jail.
- 6,955 people were incarcerated in private prisons.
- The state's incarceration rate for Hispanic people is nearly double that of white people—842 Hispanic inmates per 100,000 people vs. 444 white inmates per 100,000 people.
- Black people are incarcerated at the highest rate, at 2,126 black inmates per 100,000 people. Black people are incarcerated at 4.8 times the rate of their white counterparts in Arizona.[50]
- 4.25% of Arizona's overall population, or 221,170 individuals, cannot vote due to a prior felony conviction.
- The rate of disenfranchisement for black people is staggeringly high—as of 2016, 11.89% of Arizona's black population, or 25,492 individuals, are prohibited from voting due to a prior felony convictions.
Benefits / Tax Cuts[edit]
Income Tax[edit]
The Facts
- Arizona residents who face a tax increase under Trump's plan:[51]
- Households: 173,000
- Adults and children: 555,000
- Children: 334,000
Public Benefits[edit]
The Facts
- In 2015, an average of 439,330 households and 999,401 individuals received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps) in a given month in Arizona.[52] In 2011, approximately 16% of the population of Arizona was receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps).[53] The average monthly benefit per Arizona household was $273 per household and $117 per person in 2016.[54]
- In 2016, an average of 20,512 households received Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which is direct financial assistance, in any given month.[55] The average monthly benefit for a single parent with three children residing in Arizona was $278 in 2014.[56] Average benefits in Arizona have fallen in value by 47.5% since 1996.[57]
- In December 2015, there were 16,164 Social Security recipients in the "aged" category[58] who received an average of $392.91 per person, for a total of $6,351,000.[59]
The Facts
- As of 2016, 200,900 low-income families spent more than half of their income on housing.[60]
- In 2014, Arizona had 21 units of affordable and available housing for every 100 households categorized as "extremely low income" (at or below 30% of area median income).[61]
- In Arizona, there were 9,707 homeless people in 2016.[62]
- Of the homeless population, there were 917 families, 1,036 veterans, 489 unaccompanied young adults (18-24), and 1,395 people experiencing chronic homelessness.[63]
- Arizona received $323 million in federal rental assistance funding in 2014.[64]
- In Arizona, more than 45,000 families relied on federal rental assistance in 2014.[65]
- Nearly all Arizona households using federal rental assistance included children, elderly people or disabled people.[66]
The Facts
- Arizona's infrastructure received a score of C from the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2015.[67]
- This study gave the state "good" scores for aviation and bridges, and identified roads as being in "poor" condition.[68]
- In 2013, the Department of Transportation found that 12.1% of Arizona's bridges were structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, and 52% of Arizona's roads were in poor or mediocre condition.[69]
- Driving on these roads leads to an additional $205 per motorist per year in increased vehicle repairs and operating costs.[70]
- According to Governor Doug Ducey (R), water is a major infrastructure priority for Arizona.[71]
- Phoenix is increasing streetcar and rail service to extend to neighboring Tempe and Gilbert, with plans to extend in all directions.[72]
Women's Rights/Reproductive Justice[edit]
Planned Parenthood[edit]
The Facts[73]
- Arizona has 10 Planned Parenthood centers.
- In 2015, three centers were in rural, medically underserved, or health provider shortage areas.
- On average, there is one Planned Parenthood for 132,500 women of reproductive age.
Policy Solutions / Issues
The Facts[74]
- There were 12 abortion providers in Arizona in 2015.
- In 2014, 10 out of every 1,000 women of reproductive age in Arizona had an abortion. The national abortion rate is 14.6.
Policy Solutions / Issues[75]
- There is a 24-hour waiting period required after mandatory counseling.
- Parental consent and notice is required for minors.
- Ultrasound requirements exist.
- Medical abortion is limited.
- Private insurance coverage is limited.
Women and Wages[edit]
The Facts[76]
- In Arizona, 16.5% of women live in poverty. 40.1% of these are single mothers, while 10.7% are women age 65 and older.
- For every dollar made by men, women are paid $0.83, which is three cents above the national average of $0.80.
- African American women are paid $0.67 for every dollar paid to white men, while Latina women make $0.54 for every dollar made by white men.
Domestic Violence in Arizona[edit]
The Facts[77]
- First- and second-time domestic violence offenders are not charged with domestic violence; only the third incident is charged as domestic violence. First- and second-time offenders are charged with offenses that have domestic violence flags attached.
- In 2010, there were 25,376 domestic violence–flagged arrests made by law enforcement, which was an increase of 17.8% over arrests in 2001. Many other incidents were not reported to police and did not end in arrests.
- When controlling for population, there was an 8.2% increase in domestic violence aggravated assault between 2001 and 2010.
- The most common sentence for a perpetrator convicted of aggravated domestic violence (third offense) is probation.
- There were 109 domestic violence–related deaths in Arizona in 2014.
- In 2012, Arizona ranked eighth in the nation in femicides per capita.
Religious Freedom Law[edit]
Religious Freedom laws protect the right of people to practice their religion and limit laws imposing on that right, and were intended to protect religious minorities. [78] However, in Arizona numerous laws on religious freedom, including a protection for Licensed Professionals and Exemptions from Nondiscrimination Laws for churches and religious groups were passed in 2015 and allow for discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals.
Nondiscrimination laws[edit]
- Arizona lacks nondiscrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, adoption, foster care, insurance and credit, but has passed a nondiscrimination law for jury selection and a nondiscrimination policy for state employees.[79]
Lawmakers will have the opportunity to vote to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state's nondiscrimination laws in 2017.[80]
- Arizona introduced a so-called "bathroom bill" (forcing trans individuals to use the public toilets matching their gender at birth and not their gender identity) that failed to pass in 2013.[81]
Parenting laws[edit]
Arizona lacks nondiscrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in some aspects of parenting laws, including second-parent adoption, surrogacy, foster care, parental presumption and consent to inseminate, but has passed a bill granting de facto parent recognition for same-sex couples. However, Arizona has also passed a law prohibiting surrogacy, and another one allowing discrimination in adoption and foster placement.[82]
- In June 2017 the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the ex-wife of a woman who gave birth through insemination cannot be considered the child's legal parent. A previous case was ruled differently, so the case should go to the State Supreme Court.[83]
Hate crime laws[edit]
Arizona does include LGBTQ+ people in its hate crime laws as a protected group, and does have required reporting of hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people.[84]
Youth Laws[edit]
- Arizona does not have anti-bullying laws and does not require school suicide prevention policies. The state does not have laws promoting the inclusion of transgender youth in sports, nor laws protecting LGBTQ+ youth from conversion therapy or addressing LGBTQ+ youth homelessness. The state does not have LGBTQ+ inclusive juvenile justice policies and does not require LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education. It has passed laws restricting the inclusion of LGBTQ+ topics in schools.[85]
- The state does allow gender marker changes on drivers' licenses and birth certificates and does collect data on LGBTQ+ health, but has passed transgender exclusions in State Medicaid.[86]
Educational Justice[edit]
The Facts
- Arizona is ranked 50th in per-pupil spending as of 2013, with an average expenditure of $4,016 per student.[87]
- As of 2013, Arizona ranked 29th in teacher pay, with teachers earning an average of $49,885 per year.[88]
- 92% of students in Arizona attend public schools. As is the case in other states, students who attend private schools come from wealthier families, with private school families earning an average 55% higher income.[89]
- As of 2014, public charter school enrollment accounted for 17.8% of total public school enrollment.[90]
- Arizona's overall graduation rate is 76%, which is below the national average. By subgroups, four-year graduation rates are as follows:
- White: 76%
- Latino: 70%
- Black: 71%
- Asian/Pacific Islander: 83%
- American Indian: 63%
- Economically Disadvantaged: 70%
- Limited English Proficient: 18%
- Students with Disabilities: 63%[91]
Consumer Protections /Worker's Rights[edit]
The Facts
- Arizona's minimum wage is $10.00, which is higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25,[92] but this current amount is lower than the living wage of $11.24 for Arizona's urban areas as of September 2016.[93]
- Arizona passed paid sick leave legislation in November 2016, but it does not apply to state employees[94] or small businesses.[95]
- Arizona does not have a law for paid family leave.[96]
- Arizona has Right-to-Work laws, which means that the state can prohibit unions, that collectively bargain on behalf of both members and nonmembers, from requiring union fees for the services they provide to all workers they represent. They are designed to reduce unions' income and power.[97]
- Arizona is a state with an at-will exemption.[98] "At-will" means that an employer can terminate an employee at any time for any reason, except an illegal one, or for no reason, without breaking the law.[99] Likewise, an employee is free to leave a job at any time for any or no reason with no adverse legal consequences.[100]
- Arizona also has a public policy exemption,[101] meaning that an employer may not fire an employee if it would violate the state's public policy doctrine or a state or federal statute, including refusing to perform an act that state law prohibits (e.g., refusing an employer's request to commit perjury at a trial), reporting a violation of the law (e.g., reporting an employer's fraudulent accounting practices or use of child labor), engaging in acts that are in the public interest (e.g., joining the National Guard or performing jury duty) and exercising a statutory right (e.g., filing a claim under the state workers' compensation law).[102]
- Arizona does allow for implied contract exemptions[103]. An implied contract can be created in several different ways: oral assurances by a supervisor; or handbooks, policies or practices as written assurances by the employer. This means that if there is no written contract between the employer and employee, that employee may have an exception of fixed term or even indefinite employment based on an employer's statements.[104] As a general rule, courts disregard language promising long-term, lifetime or permanent employment as aspirational and consider the relationship to be at-will.[105]
- Arizona does support the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing.[106] Courts have interpreted this in different ways, from requiring just cause for termination to prohibiting terminations made in bad faith or motivated by malice.[107]
Climate / Environment[edit]
The Facts
- Nuclear power accounts for 37.6% of electricity generated in Arizona. Coal-Fired and Natural Gas-Fired both account for 30.8% and 20.7% respectively[108].
- Arizona has 9 sites on the National Priorities List[109].
- Approximately 48 percent of Arizona's land is federally owned[110].
- In 2014, the Black and Latino populations had the highest air pollution exposure indices at 61 and 62 respectively compared to an overall index of 52 and a White index of 48[111].
- In 2012, Both Native Americans and White adults have an equal probability of developing asthma at 10.8% compared to an average of 9.9%[112].
- EPA Region 9 (Pacific Southwest) serves Arizona.
According to a study, climate change could affect Arizona more than the rest of the country. By the end of the century, Mohave County would lose about 17% of its economic production, and people in Phoenix would end up paying 18% more in energy costs because of the increased demand for air-conditioning. In Phoenix and Maricopa County, climate change would cause more than 1,000 additional deaths per year.[113]
- The relevant environmental agency in Arizona is the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). It administers the state's environmental laws and delegated federal programs to prevent air, water and, land pollution and to ensure cleanup. Under the Environmental Quality Act of 1986, the Arizona State Legislature created ADEQ in 1987 as the state's cabinet-level environmental agency.[114]
- ADEQ's total agency funds in 2016 were $129,218,400 with $15,000,000 coming from the Federal Government[115].
EPA Grants[edit]
In April 2017, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency in a dispute with the Arizona Department of Environmental Equality (ADEQ) over rules designed to ensure visibility in national parks. The court ruled that the EPA had the right to establish stricter standards than the ADEQ had.[116]
In February 2017, the EPA awarded $380,000 to Diné College, a community college serving the Navajo Nation, to support the Cove Watershed Assessment project.[117] This project is part of the EPA's work to assess and clean up abandoned uranium mines. The college and EPA scientists will study the impact of abandoned mines on the area's waters in northeastern Arizona.
In October 2016, the EPA provided Native American tribes in Arizona with $13 million to fund environmental programs, drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, and community education.[118]
In September 2016, the EPA awarded the ADEQ $1.34 million to reduce hazardous waste and clean up the environment in Arizona, including along the US–Mexico border. The funds will allow ADEQ to participate in the Border 2020: US–Mexico Environmental Program and help maintain border enforcement. ADEQ will also use funds to support the use of sustainable materials, energy efficiency, a fuel-efficient fleet, and sustainable water infrastructure.[119]
Disability Rights[edit]
The Facts
- Arizona has the 25th-highest percentage of disabled people in America: 12.9% of Arizona's residents are disabled, compared with the national average of 12.6%.[2015 US Census American Community Survey, Table R1810]
- Arizonans with disabilities have an employment rate of 34.2%, compared to the national average of 34.9%. People without disabilities in Arizona have a 73.1% employment rate.[2015 US Census American Community Survey, Table R1811]
- Approximately 16.6% of eligible voters in Arizona have one or more disabilities, compared to a national average of 15.71%.[120]
- Of adults with disabilities in Arizona, 28.1% live in poverty, as opposed to 15.5% of non-disabled adults.[2015 US Census American Community Survey, Table B23024] The poverty rate for disabled children under five is 51.6%, as opposed to 26.5% for nondisabled children.[2015 US Census American Community Survey, Table B18130)
- In Arizona, 4.2% of adults between 18 and 64 receive SSI (Supplemental Security Income), compared to the national average of 5.4%.[2015 US Census American Community Survey, Table B19056]
Organizations and Events[edit]
Find additional state/local chapters of national organizations here.
- Arizona Progressive Coalition
- One Arizona
- Progressive Democrats of Arizona
- Progressive Arizona
- Progress Now Arizona
- Progressive Voices of Arizona
- Swing Left for Arizona's 1st Congressional District
- Swing Left for Arizona's 2nd Congressional District
- No More Deaths, working for migrant rights
- Puente AZ
Environmental Justice Groups[edit]
Disability Rights Organizations[edit]
Event Calendars[edit]
- Coffee, Cake and True Islam, Tucson and Tempe
- One Arizona calendar
- Progressive Arizona events
- Swing Left events for Arizona's first and second districts (helping elect progressives to the House)


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Competencies in Endoscopy
Quality Indicators for GI Endoscopic Procedures
The ASGE/ACG Task Force on Quality in Endoscopy has updated quality indicators common to all gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures and for the four major endoscopic procedures: colonoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD, also known as upper endoscopy), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). These documents are published jointly in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and The American Journal of Gastroenterology and will appear in print in January 2015.
The five titles published by the Task Force, under the banner "Quality Indicators for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures," include:
"Quality Indicators Common to All GI Endoscopic Procedures"
"Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy"
Editorial by Co-Chairs Dr. Jonathan Cohen and Dr. Irving Pike
The ACG/ASGE Task Force on Quality in Endoscopy, led by co-chairs Jonathan Cohen, MD, FASGE and Irving M. Pike, MD, FACG, FASGE, updated these quality indicators which were originally published in 2006 and which serve as a reference for physicians trained in endoscopy who can use them to assess, measure and improve their performance.
The quality indicators help to ensure that patients receive an indicated procedure; that correct and clinically relevant diagnoses are made (or excluded); that therapy is properly performed and that all these are accomplished with minimum risk to the patient. For each endoscopic procedure, quality indicators were considered for three time periods: preprocedure, intraprocedure and postprocedure.
2006 Quality Indicators for Endoscopy
List of Endorsed Quality Measures Relating to Endoscopy
Measuring the Quality of Endoscopy
2006 Quality Indicators for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures: An Introduction
2006 Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy
2006 Quality Indicators for Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
2006 Quality Indicators for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
2006 Quality Indicators for Endoscopic Ultrasonography
Additional ACG/ASGE Papers on Endoscopy
Are hospitals and health insurance plans exposed to potential litigation if they don't establish guidelines for determining competency in providing endoscopic procedures? ACG in cooperation with ASGE, has published "Ensuring Competence in Endoscopy" which helps to answer this question. Along with the joint publication, a legal memorandum from a nationally-renowned litigation law firm, Williams & Connolly, is included. ACG members will receive a copy in the mail and ACG is also mailing a copy to all hospitals and health plans across the country. PDF's of each may also be found by clicking on one of the links below.
Ensuring Competence in Endoscopy (for the GI physician)
Ensuring Competence in Endoscopy Executive Briefing (for the hospital or health plan administrator)


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New interview with Dreddy Kruger! Wu-Tang meets the Indie Culture...
- 2005-09-21 11:44:44
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- 2005-09-21
hiphopgame.com interview with Dreddy Kruger
Impacting the streets October 18th "Dreddy Kruger Presents... Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture" is an unprecedented pairing of Wu-Tang artists, producers and affiliates with some of independent hip-hop's East and West Coast elite. RZA, GZA, U-God, MF Doom, Ras Kass, Aesop Rock, Del tha Funky Homosapien, Sean Price, J-Live, Tragedy Khadafi, C-Rayz Walz, Planet Asia, RA the Rugged Man, Littles, Cannibal Ox, and many more artists, producers and even award winning filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, have come together for what will be a milestone release in the hip-hop landscape.
Dreddy Kruger, who conceptualized and A&R'ed the album, began his career as an artist signed to RZA's Wu-Tang Records label. Most recently, he A&R'd the debut albums for Masta Killa and Black Market Militia which led to the formation of Think Differently Music Group and the A&R'ing of this first release Dreddy Kruger Presents... Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture.
Today marks the premiere of the album's first single; Biochemical Equation feat. RZA & MF Doom, available exclusively on ITUNES.
HipHopGame.com sat down with Dreddy Kruger to discuss the story behind the album and these monumental creative pairings.
What's good man?
I'm good man. Everything is coming along real nice. Right now I just want this record out so I can relax.
What can you tell us about Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture?
It's not a Wu-Tang Clan album. It's Wu-Tang members mixed in with independent artists from the East to the West.
The RZA and MF Doom track sounds crazy...
Yeah, that's called Biochemical Equation. It's going on iTunes today. I met Doom through Devin from Nature Sounds a few years ago, and Doom wanted RZA to do a beat but the budget was real limited, and they reached out to me to try to make it happen. Niggas didn't even know who Doom was at the time and they were like ''I don't think I can do it''. That's how I first met Doom, and then when I first started this compilation that's the first pairing I had in mind. But I wanted it to be on a RZA beat, not an MF Doom beat.
How did you go about choosing the artists and beats for this project?
The beats came first. Some of these beats, I've just been sitting on for four or five years. I explain everything in the liner notes how each track came together. These beats were the foundation of the project. And then from knowing the MC's, their styles, their flows, that's when I started A&R'ing the project and deciding who I wanted on a track together. I wanted to do something monumental. RZA and Doom had never done a track together, GZA and Ras Kass had never done a song together, and they're two of the best lyricists in the game. The outcome was phenomenal. Watch when niggas hear it.
What separates this project from any other producer or DJ compilation?
The chemistry, for one. And the compilations that dudes put out, they just get verses from niggas. This is bigger than that. This is something that should have happened 10 years ago. Niggas have been waiting to hear Wu-Tang matched up with different artists. This is not just me putting other artists together with Wu-Tang on some mixtape shit. I A&R'd this project, this is a Wu-Tang sounding album with niggas like Ras, Planet Asia, and Littles. Those are the special, invited guests. That's what separates this. And the lyrical content, there's never been a compilation like this that has that much talent on one album. Even on a major label, this has never happened. This is going to be the most explosive compilation ever to come out on an independent label.
Did RZA help on this project?
All I had on this was his guidance and his blessing for this. Basically, he told me if I needed a beat that I could come through and pick it out. He asked me if I wanted samples or no samples, and I told him I wanted that original RZA sound from like '93 to '97. That's what I wanted, that Wu-Tang sound from that era. I didn't want to recreate that music, but I wanted to recreate that whole feel from that era with how niggas were making records.
Who handled the production on this?
RZA did one of the tracks, and Bronze Nazareth handled the bulk of the production. He's RZA's top disciple. Allah Mathematics did one, and we got this new cat named Preservation that did three or four, he's coming up under the Wu-umbrella.
What are your goals with running your label Think Differently?
Just to put out good music. Everything has to be thinking out of the box with some type of story behind it. It's more than beats and rhymes. I'm just trying to make good music. And my ultimate goal is not to just sign artists to my label, I want to do big projects. I got a big soundtrack I'm doing that I can't even reveal yet. It's not going to be my next release, it'll probably be out in a year. Everybody claims they got their own label, but I'm here to do something that's functionally different. And I'm here to do something monumental that will leave a stamp on the Hip Hop game. I had independent MC's calling me asking why I didn't call them. A lot of the dudes I had to turn down, because I couldn't take every MC. I wanted to do something different, and I thought about this over and over because Wu-Tang never did songs with other guys. If you go back, the only guys that really got light on Wu-Tang songs is Nas, Busta, and Redman, and they're not even independent artists. There's a whole independent market that loves Wu and these niggas basically started from listening to Wu. The love is there, but the Wu never really extended the love out to the independent market. They never did songs with a lot of people, the major label ones too. I said I have to do something with Wu, because I came from out of this thing too. But it has to be different. And the whole thing is, I didn't want to put no boundaries on it. I just wanted the artists to go with what they felt, and let me put it together. And I'm telling you, the outcome is phenomenal.
You were originally signed to RZA back in the day, how did that experience affect who you are today?
Oh man. Me and Timbo King were a group named Royal Fam. I've been down with the Wu since day one, since about 1990 or 1991. I'll be the first one to tell you, it was never one of my dreams to be an MC. You know how niggas say they wanted to be an MC after hearing Rakim, nah, not me, that was impossible for me at that time. I came in dancing for GZA. Me and Ol' Dirty used to dance for GZA when he was on Cold Chillin' back in the day. I didn't start rhyming until after RZA was on 6 Feet Deep. RZA loved the rhyme, and he was like "we can do shit." I told him I wasn't ready to put an album out by myself. Me and Timbo became a group and recorded the album. It never came out in the U.S. but it came out overseas and it did about 100,000. We had a lot of fans over in Europe. The whole reason why I wanted to switch my focus is because I got tired of niggas coming up to me and looking at me a certain way, and I just got tired of it. I just didn't like it anymore. I didn't want to be looked at as a rapper anymore. That's why I'm not on the compilation as well. I don't even want to be looked at in that light. Basically, I'm trying to do a 360 for my career in a couple of years. What I'm trying to do will last longer and there's longevity in it
What do you want to say to everyone out there reading this?
Niggas need to get it. I know niggas be applying that 'classic' label to shit the public hasn't even heard yet. How can you say that when the people haven't heard it and it hasn't yet stood the test of time? How can you say something is classic when you're playing it up in your office. An album can't be considered a classic unless it's been out for at least two years, when you know that people are going back to listen to the album. All of the albums that are now considered classics weren't considered 'classics' when they first came out. I don't feel nobody's shit can compare to this compilation when niggas hear this. There's nothing like it out there, I'm telling you.
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THUMBS UP: It was nice to turn to the Friday sports page and see pictures of sports being played – outdoors!
This spring has been more like the winter of the Bard's discontent – it has felt like winter, and we were all discontented. But with the mercury hitting in the 70s Friday and for the rest of the weekend, we can all hope that spring is finally here at last.
Teachers of the Year
THUMBS UP: Congratulations to the District 88 Teachers of the Year, recognized Wednesday night at the annual District 88 Employee Recognition Banquet.
Heidi Rewitzer, a 4th grade teacher at Washington, Jilly Curry, a family and consumer science teacher at the high school, and Katie Martens, a guidance counselor at Jefferson Elementary were the honorees, selected for their leadership, their professionalism and their dedication to the students.
We hope everyone joins in wishing them a hearty "Thank?You!" for their service.
Give all funds same discretion as FAA
THUMBS DOWN: What a horrible idea the Sequester Cuts are. Congress and the Obama Administration came up with the idea of passing a list of cuts so odious that it would force Congress to come up with a better plan. Never underestimate Congress' ability to not do the wise thing, however. When no other compromise could be found, the cuts went into effect, cutting an equal percentage from every agency and every program. That's why the FAA had to furlough air travel controllers.
Well, the travel delays forced Congress to quickly grant the FAA discretion to juggle its funds around this week, to keep the controllers on and cutting somewhere else.
We would suggest giving all other government agencies the same discretion. If they have to cut a certain percentage from their budget, let them figure out the least painless way.


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The act of using one's finger or fingers to infiltrate one's anal opening or vaginal opening using extreme force and excessive repetitions.
Eddie finger blasted himself into a coma.
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(v.) The act of stimulating a female's genital area by inserting however many fingers her gash can take, followed by a ferocious gyrating or pumping of the aforementioned fingers. Not to be confused with its gentler cousin, the finger bang.
"He finger blasted me so hard, I swear to God he ruptured my uterus."
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To jackhammer a womens minge, used to as a gentlemens segway into the shocker.
I went to Rick's on Garland in Spokane last night and met a women with a dead tooth, so i took her outside and fingerblasted the shit out of her in her bitchin camerow.
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To slam your fingers with guided precision into the depths of a man, woman, or animal's pussy or puckering anal cavity with the ferocity of a thousand foot pounds.
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1. To use ones fingers as an instrument of vaginal destruction
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text: We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this call for participation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- On behalf of the ICPP organizing committee, welcome to ICPP 2005 in Oslo. This is the second time in the long history of this conference that it is hosted in Europe, and we are working hard to make this event memorable. The venue, this time, is the most northern this conference has ever seen. In order to benefit from this location, we have moved the date of the conference to mid June from its more traditional schedule in August or September. If the weather is with us, we hope to experience over 20 hours of sunlight each day, and if you have combined the trip to the conference with a vacation to the northern parts of Norway, you might even get to see sun at midnight! Looking forward to seeing you there! CALL FOR PARTICIPATION - 34th Annual Conference - 2005 International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP 2005) http://www.dnd.no/icpp2005 Georg Sverdrups House, Univ. of Oslo, Norway June 14-17, 2005 Sponsored by The International Association for Computers and Communications (IACC) Simula Research Laboratory Norwegian Computer Society In cooperation with The University of Oslo, Norway The Ohio State University, USA Scope -------- The conference provides a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry and government to present their latest research findings on aspects of parallel and distributed computing. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: * Architecture * Petaflop Computing * Algorithms & Applications * Programming Methodologies * Cluster Computing * Tools * Compilers and Languages * Parallel Embedded Systems * OS and Resource Management * Multimedia & Network Services * Network-Based/Grid Computing * Wireless & Mobile Computing The conference features three keynote addresses, a panel session, and twenty-four technical sessions. See the conference website for detailed information (http://www.dnd.no/icpp2005). Along with this, seven workshops are associated with the conference: Workshop on Web and Grid Services for Scientific Data Analysis (WAGSSDA) Contact: Daniel S. Katz (Daniel.S.Katz at jpl.nasa.gov) The 7th Workshop on High Performance Scientific and Engineering Computing (HPSEC-05) Contact: Prof. Laurence T. Yang (lyang at stfx.ca ) The 2nd International Workshop on Embedded Computing Contact: Prof. Laurence T. Yang (lyang at stfx.ca ) 4th Workshop on Compile and Runtime Techniques for Parallel Computing Contact: Dr. P. Sadayappan ( saday at cis.ohio-state.edu ) and Dr. Vipin Chaudhary ( vipin at wayne.edu ) Workshop on Wireless and Sensor Networks Contact: Prof. Min-Te Sun ( sunmint at eng.auburn.edu ) Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Networks for Parallel, Cluster and Grid Computing Systems (PEN-PCGCS'05) Contact: Mohamed Ould-Khaoua ( mohamed at dcs.gla.ac.uk ) 1st Workshop on Parallel Bioinspired Algorithms (mirror site) Contact: Dr. Francisco Fernandez de Vega ( fcofdez at unex.es ) For further Information on ICPP, feel free to contact the following persons: Professor Olav Lysne, Simula Research Laboratory, olavly at simula.no; Professor Lionel Ni, Hong Kong U. of Sci. & Tech., ni at cs.ust.hk; Professor Jose Duato, U. Politecnica de Valenica, jduato at disca.upv.es; Dr. Wu-chun Feng, Los Alamos National Laboratory, feng at lanl.gov ---------------------------------------------------------------------