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GOP Health Care Alternative: Not as Bad as Advertised
Like my colleague, Michael Cannon, I was convinced by the staff summary and general spin accompanying the Republican health care bill introduced by Sens. Tom Coburn (R‑OK) and Richard Burr (R‑NC), and Reps. Paul Ryan (R‑WI) and Devin Nunes (R‑CA) that the bill headed, albeit more slowly, down the same road to government‐run health care as expected Democratic proposals. However, a closer reading of the actual bill shows that, while there are still reasons for concern, it may be much better than originally advertised.
First, it should be pointed out that the centerpiece of the bill is an important change to the tax treatment of employer‐provided health insurance. The Coburn‐Burr‐Ryan‐Nunez bill would replace the current tax exclusion for employer‐provided health insurance with a refundable tax credit of $2,300 per year an individual worker or $5,700 per year for family coverage. This move to personal, portable health insurance has long been at the heart of free market healthy care proposals. The bill would also expand health savings accounts and make important reforms to Medicaid and Medicare.
And, the bill should receive credit for what it does not contain. There is no individual or employer mandate. (I could live without the auto‐enroll provisions, but they look more obnoxious than truly dangerous). There is no government board determining the cost‐effectiveness of treatment. There is no "public option" competing with private insurance. In short, the bill avoids most of the really bad ideas for health reform featured in my recent Policy Analysis.
Other aspects are more problematic. The authors still seem far too attached to the idea of an exchange/connector/portal. The summary implied that states would be required to establish such mechanism. In reality, however, the bill merely creates incentives for states to do so. Moreover, I have been repeatedly assured that the bill's authors are aiming for the more benign Utah‐style "portal," rather than the bureaucratic nightmare that is the Massachusetts "connector." Still, I would be more comfortable if the staff summary had not singled out Massachusetts as the only state reform worthy of being called "an achievement."
And, if states choose to set up an exchange, a number of federal requirements kick in, such as a requirement that at least one plan offered through the exchange provide benefits equal to those on the low cost FEHBP plan. There is also a guaranteed issue requirement.
Elsewhere, there are also requirements that states set up some type of risk‐adjustment mechanism although the bureaucratic ex‐post option that I criticized previously, appears to be only one option among many for meeting this requirement. And, I wish the authors hadn't jumped on the health IT bandwagon. Health IT is a very worthy concept, but one better handled by the private sector.
And, if we should praise the bill for what it doesn't include, we should criticize it in the same way. The bill does not include one of the best free market reform proposals of recent years, Rep. John Shadegg's call for letting people purchase health insurance across state lines.
The bills (there are minor differences between the House and Senate versions) run to nearly 300 pages, and additional details, both good and bad, may emerge as I have more opportunity to study them. But for now, the bill, while flawed, looks to have far more good than bad.


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Oscar Nominations 2014: Reactions
In a sea of reactions from nominees and others to Thursday morning's Oscar nominations announcement, this one in response to a best picture nod for "Captain Philip" is this hour's fave:
Captain Richard Phillips and his crew are real-life heroes, and we are proud to see a movie based on their real-life experiences recognized as a finalist for "Best Picture" at the upcoming Academy Awards.
Captain Phillips has been a member of the Masters, Mates & Pilots throughout his seafaring career. The film is based on what happened to him and his crew when he was kidnapped by Somali pirates while delivering food aid to Africa.
The film is not only dramatic and entertaining; it also provides a realistic snapshot for the public to see the crucial – and sometimes dangerous – work accomplished by U.S. mariners. Our nation's economic and military security is dependent on the U.S. Merchant Marine. This movie is more than entertainment. It is a public service.
— Captain Don Marcus, President, International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots


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Sci Fi has partnered with Accalim Games and ZooKazoo to develop a series of online science fiction and fantasy games for their website.
The first game, Tales of Magic, is expected to launch on SciFi.com this spring. The deal is an offshoot of Sci Fi Ventures, a subsidiary of the television channel that hopes to transform the channel into a "global lifestyle brand."
Acclaim will be creating an exclusive Sci Fi label to jointly develop new games with plans to "extend these properties to other platforms, products and forms of media."
I'd be much happier about the deal's prospects if their first game were something bigger, like a Battlestar Galatica title.
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Long known to the rich and fabulous as a winter ski playground and a trusty tax haven (but just the answer to a trivia question for the rest of us), the microstate of Andorra also happens to be a backpacker's dream. Nestled in the southwestern Pyrenees between France and Spain, just over 100 miles from Barcelona, Andorra is easy to get to via bus (there are no trains or planes). And with a total area of just 180 square miles, you can hike across the entire country in just seven days. There are countless peaks to climb, icy mountain lakes to swim in, streams to fish and, in stark contrast to what you'd experience in most of the U.S., the option to stay for free in a series of stone mountain huts the entire way.
Take a redeye flight from JFK to Barcelona and then hop on a bus and you'll be in Andorra by lunchtime, snacking on delicious local sausages, cheeses, and flavored flat cakes called coques at a lakeside café. After lunch, a few hours hike from capital city Andorra La Vella and you'll encounter your first refugio. Literally meaning "refuge," these stout stone structures (click here for a list of them) of traditional European mountain hut design blend easily and unobtrusively into the rocky Andorran landscape. Usually located near lakes, along streams, or at the base of high peaks, they offer a sturdy, if at times spartan, shelter (light comes from candles, as there's no electricity) with basic bunk bed frames for sleeping bags and fireplaces stacked with wood to keep you warm during the cold nights. There are 26 different refugios in Andorra, and some are bigger than others, but most sleep from four to 10 people and are rarely full (naturally, don't expect to make reservations). During our two weeks hiking, we only saw one other person, a Polish guy who had been staying in different refugios for almost two months.
Wherever you plan to wander, for sure don't miss the Vall de Madriu, the crown jewel of Andorra's five mountain valleys and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where wild horses drink from streams hemmed in by steep mountains. Its accessible only by foot and is considered the spiritual heart of Andorra.
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Degrowing Our Way to Genuine Progress
Below is an excerpt from a recent essay from the 5,000 LB Life, a new series by The Architectural League of New York, exploring issues that "are fundamental to our future prosperity under the pressures of climate change." For the full article, read on here.
Since the very creation of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) indicator, people have criticized it as a poor measure of societal progress. Even the father of the GDP, Simon Kuznets, explains that "distinctions must be kept in mind between quantity and quality of growth, between costs and returns, and between the short and long run. Goals for more growth should specify more growth of what and for what."
Yet somehow, even today, after its flaws have been critiqued for decades, GDP is the de facto measure that policymakers, economists, and journalists point to day after day as the measure of national success. So it's not surprising that so many people regularly clamor for abandoning GDP, encouraging adoption of the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI), Gross National Happiness, the Index of Sustainable Economic Wellbeing, Green GDP, or some other alternative.
But in truth, by focusing on changing indicators, it's like we're trying to make a car drive more slowly by making alterations to the dashboard. Our societies, our cultures revolve around growth. Failure to grow is understood implicitly and explicitly as evidence of a dysfunctional society—needing immediate intervention through stimulus (Check Engine!) or some sort of government action, even if the economic doctrine of the time is otherwise laissez-faire.
Indeed, in the growth-centric consumer cultures dominant around the globe today, growth is always good—unquestionably. Unless perhaps it's growth in cancer rates, but even that means growth in cancer drug and technology sales, growth in cancer research spending, growth in casket and cemetery plot sales. In GDP terms, even cancer seems good for the economy.
Genuine Progress
Transcending this obsession with GDP could help reveal that societies aren't actually better off just because more expenditures are being made by consumers, businesses, or the government. A new article in the journal Ecological Economics analyzes the global Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) for the 17 countries that have data available. (These 17 countries make up 53 percent of the world's population and 59 percent of global GDP). GPI is very similar to GDP in what it measures: consumer purchases, government spending, and business investments. But it subtracts out some bad forms of economic activity, like pollution and resource degradation, costs of accidents, and expenditures on fighting crime, and adds in some good ones like the estimated dollar value of hours spent volunteering or parenting. What the analysis shows is that while GDP has nearly doubled since 1970, GPI has stayed essentially flat, suggesting little progress has been made in the past four decades.
But even GPI still celebrates growth in consumption and economic activity at its base—just modified to value certain types over others. If this indicator had been adopted back in 1962 when Kuznets was calling for measuring the quality of growth and when "just" 3.1 billion humans were living on the planet (and still within Earth's ecological capacity), GPI might have worked great to direct human civilization's growth along a sustainable path. Fifty years later, humanity has so far transcended the limits of the planet that we not only have to stop growing as a whole, but overdeveloped countries like the United States have to proactively degrow their economies until they return to well within Earth's limits.
The rest of the article explores the need for degrowth and the process through which we might be able to achieve this. It's not just about changing metrics but making the hard choices of what changes we're willing to make for a sustainable or at least somewhat stable future. As I conclude:
By proactively thinking through which elements of modernity we want to save, and which we want to scrap, we can ensure that the best parts of modernity actually make it through the economic and ecological transition that's coming. I, for one, vote for antibiotics, vaccines, and other life-saving technologies, but am perfectly willing to abandon the majority of cars, planes, disposable diapers, and convenience foods. If we don't make these hard choices now then nature will make them for us, and the future will probably get pretty bleak for all but the very few.


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MOSCOW — Confusion swirled around the fate of an enormous Russian aid convoy as it apparently halted on Wednesday at a military base in the southern Russian city of Voronezh, temporarily suspending its march toward southeastern Ukraine.
Moscow and Kiev seemed headed toward at least a standoff over the convoy, with Russia saying it still expected the hundreds of trucks to be allowed across the border and Ukraine vowing that they would be barred. Later in the day, though, Kiev relented somewhat, with the office of President Petro O. Poroshenko saying it would allow the trucks to cross after they had been inspected by Ukrainian officials and monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Throughout Wednesday, tensions rose in the absence of a clear statement from Russia about where the trucks were headed. Rumors began to fly that they would bypass the original point of entry, the Shebekino crossing, near Kharkiv and firmly in Kiev's grasp, and head farther south to an area closer to Luhansk, where Russia and the separatist fighters it supports exert more control.
That would raise the possibility of the trucks entering the country against the warnings of Kiev and without the contents being examined by the International Committee of the Red Cross, which Russia has pledged to have oversee the aid delivery.
The Russian government maintained that the convoy was still heading to Ukraine, although exactly where it would not say. It also said that the convoy was still working under the umbrella of the Red Cross, despite statements to the contrary from the organization.
"It is moving in the territory of the Russian Federation; it is still moving," Dmitri S. Peskov, the spokesman for President Vladimir V. Putin, told Russian reporters. "All this is going on in complete coordination with and under the aegis of the Red Cross."
The dispute over the convoy comes as Kiev is bearing down militarily on the separatist rebels, forcing many of them to retreat into the region's two major cities, Donetsk and Luhansk, which they control.
Shelling there and elsewhere in the region by the Ukrainian forces has taken a heavy toll on civilians, with the death toll in the war doubling in the last week to more than 2,000, the United Nations' Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reported on Wednesday.
Conditions in Luhansk, under siege by Ukrainian government forces, are particularly dire. City officials said Tuesday that its 250,000 residents had been living without power, water or a sewage system since Aug. 3, and that only essential food was available.
Nevertheless, both Kiev and its Western allies have warned that the Russian aid convoy was either a cynical ploy to get much-needed military assistance to rebel fighters in Luhansk, who are running low on ammunition, or, in the worst case, the first step in an invasion of southeastern Ukraine.
But for the moment, the 260 or so trucks in the convoy appeared to be idling at a military base in Voronezh, about 200 miles east of the Ukrainian border.
Presuming the convoy does end up at the Shebekino crossing in Kharkiv, there were still issues to be resolved. Both Russia and Ukraine said they were expecting the Red Cross to handle the logistics of the delivery, but officials from the group said that the two governments had to agree first on the inspection of the goods and their transfer — if indeed they are transferred — to other vehicles for transport to Luhansk.
"The Russians and the Ukrainians have not agreed on the first step," Pascal Cuttat, the head of the Red Cross delegation in Moscow, said in an interview. Once the aid material had been inspected and cleared for entry into Ukraine, the Red Cross could take responsibility for it, he said.
That could take time, depending on whether the inspection was by X-ray or by hand. Agreement had to be reached on questions like whether in a grain shipment every bag would be inspected, he said.
But the Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, had already rejected the idea of unloading the goods as impractical and too costly.
Mr. Cuttat said it did not matter if the two sides agreed to use the same trucks, different trucks or railroad cars — the point was that the shipment had to clear the border before his organization could start the operation to distribute it.
Officials from both governments said consultations between the foreign ministries were continuing by telephone, as well as through the Red Cross headquarters in Geneva.
Senior Ukrainian officials, convinced that the convoy is a wolf in sheep's clothing, were adamant that no aid would cross the border from Russia into Ukraine on the same trucks that brought the goods from Moscow.
In Kiev, Prime Minister Arseniy P. Yatsenyuk told a cabinet meeting that any foreign aid would be received only and exclusively from the Red Cross and under the umbrella of international law.
The interior minister, Arsen Avakov, was more vehement: "A provocation by the cynical aggressor on our territory is unacceptable," he said in a post on his Facebook page that he said was an official statement. Ukrainians maintain that if Russia was really worried about the humanitarian situation, it would rein in the separatists.
There were also statements by other Ukrainian officials saying they were organizing relief convoys. Igor Shvayka, the agriculture minister, for example, said Ukraine would send a convoy of food trucks to Luhansk from Kiev on Thursday.
Russian officials, echoing statements by Mr. Lavrov a day earlier, emphasized on Wednesday that Ukraine had earlier agreed to take the convoy under Red Cross supervision. They said they hoped the agreement could still be implemented by the time the trucks reached the border.
The convoy was carrying about 2,000 metric tons of supplies including 400 tons of cereals, 100 tons of sugar, 62 tons of baby food, 54 tons of medical supplies, 12,300 sleeping bags and 69 generators of various sizes, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.
Since the conflict erupted in March, Russia has argued that Kiev does not respect the needs or interests of the mainly Russian-speaking population of southeastern Ukraine, and the confrontation over the aid convoy risked confirming Moscow's point.


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A-Z of CATEGORIES
Blaenau Gwent
The Category Blaenau Gwent is a subset of South Wales. Browse through the Brief Records in the Category or look at the broader Category to find a List of the Titles of all the Organizers, Performers and Venues associated with Blaenau Gwent which have so far been described in this Directory. Clicking on a Title will link you to the Entity's Full Record.
In contrast, the following Entities do not (currently) have Records in 'Open Concerts and Recitals'. Here, clicking on a Title of interest should link you to a relevant external Website (or Facebook Page):
- Beaufort Male Choir
- Blaenau Gwent Music Centre
- Ebbw Valley Brass
- The Beaufort Theatre
'Firmly established in the top echelon of brass banding ... Committed to ensuring their local community continues to enjoy high quality brass band music in forthcoming years, Tredegar Town Band has recently spearheaded the development of a ground-breaking youth development initiative with the assistance of the Scottish Brass Band Association.'
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- + Oxford Bach SoloistsCategory: Early Music EnsemblesLINK to Website: www.oxfordbachsoloists.comCreated:
- + UK Paper Brass BandCategory: Brass and Silver BandsLINK to Website: www.ukpaperband.co.ukNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/gillingham-kent/Created:
- + Essex County Music GroupsCategory: Young Persons Concert Music EnsemblesLINK to Website: www.essexmusichub.org.uk/site/parents-carers/ensembles/NEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/essex/Created:
- + Mansfield Amateur Operatic and Dramatic SocietyCategory: Operatic and Dramatic SocietiesLINK to Website: mansfieldops.co.ukNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/mansfield/Created:
- + Amici CantateCategory: Community ChoirsLINK to Website: www.amicicantate.org.ukNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/bishop-s-stortford/Created:
- * Uxbridge Folk ClubCategory: Folk ClubsLINK to Website: sites.google.com/view/uxbridgefolkclub/NEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/hillingdon/Created:
- + Cockermouth Mechanics Brass BandCategory: Brass and Silver BandsLINK to Website: www.cockermouthmechanics.comNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/workington/Created:
- * Dr Martin Clarke Young Organ Scholars' TrustCategory: Music Performer AwardsLINK to Website: yost.org.ukCreated:
- + Hitchin Chamber OrchestraCategory: String EnsemblesLINK to Website: hitchinchamberorchestra.orgNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/hitchin/Created:
- + Sandgate SingersCategory: Community ChoirsLINK to Website: www.sandgatesingers.comCreated:
- + City of Chester Male Voice ChoirCategory: Male Voice ChoirsLINK to Website: www.chestermalevoice.comNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/chester/Created:
- ~ Bright Young FolkCategory: Music MagazinesLINK to Website: www.brightyoungfolk.comCreated:
- @ St Lawrence AltonCategory: ChurchesLINK to Website: www.altonorgansociety.co.uk/Welcome.htmlNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/farnham/Created:
- + Glasgow Senior Citizens OrchestraCategory: Community Orchestras and BandsLINK to Website: gsco.org.ukNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/city-of-glasgow/Created:
- + Birmingham Gay Symphony OrchestraCategory: Community Orchestras and BandsLINK to Website: www.bgso.org.ukNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/birmingham/Created:
- * Knight ClassicalCategory: Artist Managers and AgenciesLINK to Website: knightclassical.comCreated:
- + Early Opera CompanyCategory: Opera CompaniesLINK to Website: earlyopera.comCreated:
- + Oxford OrpheusCategory: Community ChoirsLINK to Website: www.oxfordorpheus.comNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/oxford/Created:
- * Black Swan Folk ClubCategory: Folk ClubsLINK to Website: www.blackswanfolkclub.org.ukNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/york/Created:
- @ The Chapel Royal, Hampton Court PalaceCategory: ChapelsLINK to Website: www.chapelroyalhamptoncourt.org.uk/music/NEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames/Created:
- + Alsager Community ChoirCategory: Community ChoirsLINK to Website: www.alsagercommunitychoir.co.ukNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/congleton/Created:
- @ St Mary's Melton MowbrayCategory: ChurchesLINK to Website: www.melton.leicester.anglican.orgNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/melton-mowbray/Created:
- ~ Hymn Society of Great Britain & IrelandCategory: Music Associations and SocietiesLINK to Website: hymnsocietygbi.org.ukCreated:
- * Richard Strauss SocietyCategory: Composer SocietiesLINK to Website: www.richard-strauss-society.co.ukCreated:
- * Belfry Centre for Music & ArtsCategory: Local Music Centres and SchoolsLINK to Website: www.thebelfrycentre.co.ukNEARBY (Map): www.open-concerts.co.uk/cromer/Created:


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Tagaytay remains one of the favorite destinations among tourists, especially those coming from Metro Manila. The serene town on the mountainous regions of the province of Cavite is easily accessible via road trip or some of the buses coming from the city. The cool climate and scenic view from its highlands are more than enough to lure visitors who want a quick and easy escape from the scorching temperatures of the metro. Tagaytay is also a good alternative to summer capital Baguio, which is much farther away.
Tourists often remember Tagaytay for its magnificent view of the Taal Lake in Batangas, and this can be enjoyed from the numerous view decks in the city. Picnic Grove is one of the parks frequented by tourists. In addition to a great view, the park offers horseback riding, camping, and ziplining activities too. The People's Park in the Sky is another popular park in Tagaytay. The "palace" is actually the remains of a mansion built on the city's highest point in 1979 during the Marcos administration. From the mansion, visitors will be impressed with a 360-degree view of the area.
Tagaytay is also home to some of the finest restaurants in the country. Antonio's has been consistently listed as one of the best restaurants in Asia. It is located in a remote area, along a narrow winding road in the middle of the city. Antonio's dishes are exquisite combinations of Filipino and European styles of cooking. The ambience and well-trained staff provide a fine dining experience distinct from the high-end restaurants and hotels in the country. Other restaurants from Antonio's in Tagaytay include a bar and grill, and a breakfast joint.


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Houston extended its unbeaten streak to four games behind the deveastating combination of Corey Ashe and Nate Jaqua. Ashe assisted on three Jaqua goals, and Eddie Robinson added a header as the Dynamo jumped out to a 4-1 lead before holding on for the win.
Real Salt Lake (4-12-6) vs. Houston Dynamo (12-7-6)
September 8, 2007 -- Robertson Stadium, Houston TX
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Nate Jaqua 4 (Corey Ashe 2) 6
RSL -- Fabian Espindola 2 (unassisted) 18
HOU -- Eddie Robinson 1 (Richard Mulrooney 2) 28
HOU -- Nate Jaqua 5 (Corey Ashe 3, Dwayne De Rosario 4) 48
HOU -- Nate Jaqua 6 (Corey Ashe 4) 57
RSL -- Carey Talley 2 (Javier Morales 2) 69
RSL -- Kyle Brown 1 (unassisted) 82
Real Salt Lake -- Nick Rimando, Jean-Martial Kipre, Ritchie Kotschau, Matias Mantilla, Eddie Pope, Kyle Beckerman, Robbie Findley, Javier Morales, Carey Talley, Alecko Eskandarian, Fabian Espindola.
Substitutes Not Used: Kyle Reynish, Chris Lancos, Jack Stewart, Jamie Watson.
Houston Dynamo -- Pat Onstad, Wade Barrett, Ryan Cochrane, Richard Mulrooney, Eddie Robinson, Corey Ashe, Ricardo Clark, Dwayne De Rosario, Brian Mullan, Nate Jaqua, Joseph Ngwenya (Chris Wondolowski 88).
Substitutes Not Used: Zach Wells, Mike Chabala, John Michael Hayden, Patrick Ianni, Craig Waibel.
Misconduct Summary:
RSL -- Javier Morales (caution; Tackle from Behind) 7
RSL -- Matias Mantilla (caution; Tackle from Behind) 33
HOU -- Corey Ashe (caution; Tackle from Behind) 39
RSL -- Fabian Espindola (caution; Dissent) 51
HOU -- Brian Mullan (caution; Dissent) 79
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Referee's Assistants: Corey Rockwell; Kermit Quisenberry
4th official: Colin Tait
Attendance: 16,104
Weather: Partly Cloudy-and-90-degrees
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College Station Shooting Scene Caught on Camera
Brazos County Constable Brian Bachmann and another man were shot and killed yesterday in College Station, Texas, by a gunman identified as 35-year-old Thomas Alton Caffall.
Caffall was shot several times by officers and rushed to the hospital, but was later pronounced dead.
Police confirmed reports that Caffall opened fire on Bachmann as the law enforcement officer was preparing to serve Caffall with an eviction notice.
During an ensuing shootout with police, an additional officer and two civilians sustained gunshot wounds. One of the civilians, identified as Caffall's landlord Chris Northcliff, later died of his injuries.
Despite a warning to residents to stay away from the area, Caffall's Fidelity Street neighbor Rigo Cisneros, a 40-year-old former army medic, remained on his porch, capturing footage of the scene with his cellphone (see below) and waiting for paramedics to arrive.
Police eventually allowed Cisneros to perform CPR on Constable Bachmann, but it was too late. "There were no vital signs on the constable when I got there," he told The Eagle. "He took one clear gunshot wound to the chest."
Cisneros moved on to try and tend to Caffall wounds, and managed to have a brief conversation with him. "I was asking him questions, like if he knew he was allergic to anything," Cisneros told the paper. "He looked up at me and asked me to apologize to the officer that was shot."
Caffall's stepfather, Richard Weaver, also spoke with the media, telling local CBS affiliate KHOU that his stepson was unemployed and refused to find a new job after quitting his old one, preferring to spend his time playing video games indoors. Weaver also recalled expressing concern that Caffall was a threat to family members.
On Caffall's Facebook page, several photos of weapons are on display, including one of a vz. 58 assault rifle he purchased last year.


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It's that time of year again, when a reminder on how to act at your company Christmas party won't go astray. Parties of yore bear scant resemblance to today's get-togethers. Employers (and employees) can no longer chance the shenanigans of earlier eras where "Ho Ho Ho" and sneaking a kiss under the mistletoe were commonplace. The legal issues started with sexual harassment and proceeded to host liability. Now, beyond those inauspicious beginnings, holiday parties, or any office parties where alcohol is supplied, carry a veritable plethora of risk:
Intrusion upon seclusion
The Ontario Court of Appeal in 2012 aided the development of this lawsuit, which protects employees' privacy rights. Before those ubiquitous pocket cameras snap your co-workers in embarrassing or, more salaciously, compromising positions on the dance floor and beyond, stop and think. Did the employee consent, even implicitly, to your capturing that "private" moment for eternity, let alone to posting it on Facebook? If not, don't.
Employers are well-advised to have policies prohibiting pictures being taken at the event without specific consent. It will not be long before failure to do so will similarly create liability. You don't want your office party to be the one to go viral.
Sexual harassment
Co-workers and alcohol can be a lethal mix. Although historically many relationships started in the workplace, sexual harassment allegations have, in the past decade, disrupted many a career. Alcohol has the potential to innocently create both mischaracterization (by the "victim") and misinterpretation (by the "accused"). Prudence dictates that office parties should no longer include dancing.
For the same reasons, an employer's discussions about an employee's future promotional possiblity or deserved salary increase/bonus can be construed as a promise with legal recourse if it does not materialize. Although that is also the case in the office, mischaracterization and misinterpretation are more likely in a social environment where alcohol is served.
Workplace harassment
There is often temptation for employees to gossip about others. If sufficiently deprecatory or depraved, that gossip can lead the victim to claim harassment, potentially even to the point of constructive dismissal. Even harassment short of that creates liability in Ontario under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Again, employers must have policies in place requiring civility and prohibiting disparaging comments about others.
Driving home
Whether at a formal party or just a drink in the office after work, employers have been sued for millions of dollars as result of permitting staff to drink and drive. The courts have said it is not merely a right, but an obligation, to remove an apparently intoxicated employee's keys rather than permit the person to drive from the office or party.
Drink tickets should be limited and non-transferable, employees should be provided taxis or hotel rooms, and you should not permit an employee to drive home if potentially impaired. You should call their spouse if they insist on driving or, if necessary, the police. Most important, non-drinking employees should be supervising to ensure this action is carried out.
But with no gossip, voyeurism, dancing, Facebook and only limited alcohol, do you really want to attend a party with your colleagues?
Howard Levitt is senior partner of Levitt LLP, (levittllp.ca) employment and labour lawyers. He practises employment law in eight provinces and is author of The Law of Hiring in Canada.


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North Americans braving a jaunt across the Pacific to vacation in Hong Kong do so with an air of resignation. Direct flight times hover around 14 hours, which translates into three meal services, five bottles of wine and six feature films. Some lucky travellers may find time to catch a few winks or read a bit from Jackie Collins' latest but as soon as the plane screeches onto the tarmac the entire cabin lurches for the front door.
For those who aren't used to navigating around the hustle and bustle of an urban megacity, a first visit to HK can be rather daunting. Don't fret, these three hotels offer a wide variety of memorable moments: designer digs in Wanchai, award winning Cantonese eats at Summer Palace and a final salut for those keen on soaking up a bit of R&R.
Sleep: Hotel Indigo in Wan Chai
Meticulously hand crafted floral mosaic, comfy king-sized bed and a cutesy meets kitschy design esthetic featuring goldfish bath mat and tai chi statue greet the weary traveller. Roll out of bed each morning, pull back the curtains an gaze out wraparound windows overlooking Wan Chai and its bustling market.
The Hotel Indigo opened in May, 2013 and quickly snatched the Asia Pacific Hotel award for Best Hotel Architecture in Hong Kong. The real gem here is the hotel's jaw dropping glass-bottomed rooftop pool which partially hangs over the 29th floor. Slip in for a swim and stare at pedestrians scurrying about the streets or stand on the sidewalk and stare up at the pool party above. From the rooftop guests can also relax in a whirlpool tub which offers a spectacular view of Frank Gehry's Opus, the most expensive condominium in Hong Kong.
Eat: Summer Palace at Island Shangri-La
First time visitors are swept away by the Island Shangri-La's razzle dazzle lobby featuring a dizzying collection of ornate chandeliers which hang in clusters like ripe summer fruit. The spacious open air lobby lounge features a 130-year-old Banyan tree, which cost $24 million HKD to conserve — a unique gesture in this bustling metropolis that typically lets nothing stand in its way. In the atrium, the arresting Great Motherland of China, the largest Chinese landscape silk painting in the world, is grand and inspiring.
Decadence is defined at the hotel's signature Summer Palace where Chef Ip Chi Cheung presents the best of Cantonese cuisine with award-winning culinary flair. He focuses on seasonal favourites in a setting that evokes the grandeur of a rich Chinese heritage. The twinkle of gold contrasts harmoniously with a rich burgundy that makes one feel as though they have arrived at a celebratory feasting table in a royal palace.
Loiter in luxury while swirling endless glasses of wine, perfectly paired by the restaurant's sommelier to each of Chef Cheung's whimsical dishes. Highlights from Summer Palace include an explosive dim sum trio, soft-as-a-marshmallow beef cheek and Peking duck which is carved tableside and served with wee pancakes and sweet hoisin. Baked fried rice with hairy crab roe and fresh mushroom redefine the concept of "the casserole" while a chilled sago cream with mango juice and pomelo prove that simple honest fruit deserves our attention.
Treat Yourself: Plateau Spa at The Grand Hyatt
Located on the 11th floor of the palatial Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, Plateau Spa offers privacy, seclusion and an escape from the frenzy of Hong Kong. Award winning treatments are conducted in luxurious private rooms with en suite bathrooms that offer jaw dropping views of the HK skyline. Be sure to treat yourself to the spa's signature massage treatment, "The Plateau," which uses a combination of Shiatsu, Thai and Swedish techniques. Guests are able to select one of three essential oils for their treatment: Relax (lavender, frankincense and geranium), Flow (safflower, litsea and citrus), and Detox (rosemary, geranium and marjoram). After your massage enjoy a hot pot of tea before heading out into the sun where you'll find yourself lounging at the hotel's spacious rooftop pool.


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i wish you could have seen me make this cake. i was covered in flour, listening to loud music and dancing around, jittered out on all the icing i had consumed. even toaster had flour on his head! anyways, i've been looking for just the right vegan birthday cake recipe, and i've finally found it. it turned out moist, fluffy and oh, so sweet!
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cake recipe
- adapted from my vegan cookbook:
2 cups cake flour
3/4 cup organic sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup water
2 tbs earth balance butter
2 tbs coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla flavoring
1 tsp lemon juice
*this makes just enough for one layer. for the above cake, i made this recipe 3 times, once for each round cake layer (don't try to double it!).
preheat the oven to 350 degrees. combine the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl (flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and powder) and mix together.
in a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients (water, earth balance, coconut oil, vanilla, lemon juice) and mix together.
slowly pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix slowly until it is well combined. a few little lumps will remain.
pour the batter into a lightly greased cake pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a knife can be inserted into the middle and come out clean.
remove and let cool for at least 30 minutes before icing.
icing recipe
- adapted from oh she glows:
1/2 cup earth balance butter, at room temperature
3 cups confectioners sugar, sifted
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla flavoring
2 tbsp coconut creamer
place the 1/2 cup earth balance butter in a mixing bowl, and beat on high as you gradually add in the coconut creamer, vanilla extract and salt. continue to mix for 3-4 minutes. as it continues to beat, slowly start adding your 3 cups of sifted confectioners sugar. beat on high for another 5-10 minutes to achieve a really fluffy, smooth texture.
*note, i made this recipe 3 times to cover the above cake.


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This is the first in a series of Grave Tales, from Brad Argent and his travels across the land and its many burial grounds. He may be a little nuts about cemeteries but aren't all historians!
For most suburbanites, cemeteries are large well laid out affairs located on the outer reaches of the city or town, but what many don't realise is that there might be a smaller, quainter, necropolis just around the corner.
Tucked away in the quiet back streets of the Inner-western Sydney suburb of Canterbury is a cemetery. Like many of the smaller suburban cemeteries still around today this one is attached to St. Paul's Anglican Church – a beautiful building from 1859, designed by Edmund Blacket who was also responsible for the Great Hall at Sydney University.
Residing in this cemetery is the wonderfully named Strange Butson Hartigan, the third son of Reverend Edward and Elizabeth Florence Hartigan (nee Eyre). At the age of about 19 Strange left his 12 brothers and sisters and joined the West India Regiment, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain. A military life must have suited him as he pops up in the US Civil War records in the early 1860's. At this point he is married to a music teacher, Ellen Sandars and living in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In 1865 he's back in Ireland, this time marrying a Margaret O'Dea in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland. What happened to his first wife, Ellen, is unknown, but it's possible she died in the US. Strange and Margaret make their way to Australia later that same year and arrived in Sydney, via Adelaide, on February 22, 1866. Strange died 12 years later on October 10, 1878.
I've yet to find out about the life of Strange once he arrived here, whether he had children, when his wife died, etc. – I only recently stumbled upon his existence. But to think that 145 years ago a world weary 'soldier of fortune' came to spend his quiet years just around the corner from where I currently live is pretty awesome.
Take a closer look at your neighbourhood cemetery, there might be some strange things there too.
Read the 2nd instalment in the series - The murder of William Hird!
✻ Brad Argent is content director at Ancestry.com.au. Australia's leading family history website, Ancestry.com.au contains more than 930 million records in its Australian and UK collections.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Grave Tales :: Story of Strange Butson Hartigan
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Gopher Genealogy by Susan LeBlanc provides information about research, lectures, published articles and book reviews, and Serendipity Moments that are the results of searching for ancestors both personally and for clients. The objective of the blog is for others to receive insight and inspiration in doing their family history research. It is an evolving method of communication and input from reviewers is welcome.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Genealogy Serendipity Moments- The LeBlanc Family
The LeBlanc family ancestors were mostly unknown by his family. I had always said I had enough research on my own lines and would leave his to our children to do. Then for some random reason I started poking around for information, and the more I poked the more intriguing it became. The first record I sent for was the marriage record for Delphis LeBlanc and Roena Gates, his grandparents.
Through census work I determined that they were probably married in Great Falls, Montana. After calling the county to see if they had such a record, I requested a copy and a copy of the application. These records provided the parents for each of them and birthplaces. After looking in the Family History Catalog, I ordered the microfilm index for the parish records of St. Jacques, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada. After reviewing the index I had a lengthy list of records to look up on the 17 microfilms that cover these records. Just about that time familysearch.org posted these records in digital format. So, in my late night leisure, I worked through all of the records and found the families for his great grandparents Maximo LeBlanc and Elizabeth LeBlanc. Yes that is correct, they come from two completely different families, each with a father Pierre LeBlanc.
The real serendipity moment occurred as a result of further family inquiry. There are older relatives still living in Canyonville, Oregon where this family settled in 1903. We had some delightful telephone visits and I sent each of them a copy of the descendants of the families of both Pierres. A couple of months later I had a phone call from another distant cousin, unknown to my husband, who wanted to come for a visit. He had visited in Canyonville and they had given him a copy of the material I sent to them. While he was there he visited the homestead, the community and made copies of some of the pictures in the seven albums this family has.
When he came to our door I welcomed him and his wife with open arms. We spent some time visiting and then looked at each other's four-inch albums of research materials. Each of us had done a great deal of research, but we had utilized different resources. We decided to exchange notebooks for the night. That is something I absolutely never do.
It took me most of the night and the next day to get through his notebook. We gleaned a phenomenal amount of information. The next day we traded back our notebooks, had a short visit and went out to dinner. This is the way to do family research. It is so much nicer to share the work and the rewards.
My encouragement to you is to leave your calling card in many places. This time it was with older relatives. Another time will be a cemetery, genealogy society, or online querie. My next story is even better, so stay tuned.
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I'm wondering if you completed your husband's LeBlanc line? I have both Acadian and French-Canadian LeBlanc/Leblanc.
A LeBlanc cousin,
I have only linked into others research of this and would love to share with you. His line connects back to two lines for Daniel LeBlanc the original settler of this name in Canada. It is a very interesting family. My oldest son's name is Daniel Tidd LeBlanc, originally named after my revolutionary war ancestor Daniel Tidd.ReplyDelete
My address: LucieMC at gmail dot comReplyDelete
What a great connection you made. I have had similar luck by posting my tree/research on the Rootsweb world connect website. It is a free site available to all. I can highly recommend it.ReplyDelete
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Right now I'm working the living relatives that I know exist based on research my mother has done. I have gotten long lost photos and photos I never thought existed by being willing to share. That's why I named my blog A Patient Genealogist. This is such an awesome story. I'm going to add you to my favorite blogs so I can see all the upcoming Serendipity Moments.ReplyDelete


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December 9, 1775, Patriots gain control of Virginia. The Virginia and North Carolina militias defeat 800 slaves and 200 redcoats serving John Murray, earl of Dunmore and governor of Virginia, at Great Bridge outside Norfolk, ending British royal control of Virginia. The Tory survivors retreated first to Norfolk then to Dunmore's ship, the Otter, where the majority died of smallpox.
Governor Dunmore had removed to the Tory stronghold of Norfolk after Patriots drove him from the capitol, Williamsburg, in June 1775. On November 7, 1775, he offered emancipation to any slave of a Patriot master willing to join his forces. By November 30, Dunmore's ranks had swelled and he was convinced of his ability to regain control of the colony. George Washington feared Dunmore was correct and wrote to the Continental Congress from New England, warning them that they needed to see to it that Dunmore was "instantly crushed." When Dunmore's forces won a resounding victory at Kemp's Landing, it looked like Dunmore's troops, dubbed the "Ethiopian Regiment," would ensure continued British rule in Virginia, despite a backlash against him among slaveholders on both sides of the conflict who were angry over the precedent Dunmore's move might be setting.
Dunmore was determined to defend Great Bridge, building a stockade, dismantling the main bridge and defending the smaller bridges with cannon. Having taken these precautions, Dunmore then squandered his efforts by underestimating the strength of the Patriot militias. His decision to offer emancipation had incited at least 150 men from across the Carolinas to march north to help drive Dunmore from the state. By contrast, the overconfident Dunmore sent only a few sailors and sixty "townsmen" from Norfolk to meet them. They got within 15 feet of the Patriots before being shot dead. Within thirty minutes, 150 Loyalists fell. There was only one Patriot fatality. Three hundred of the 800 Black Loyalists survived their enlistment in the Ethiopian Regiment only to confront smallpox on the Otter.


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BRISTOL, Tenn. – In the opening minutes of the second half Monica Aguirre scored the only goal necessary to hand King their second Conference Carolinas win of the season. The Lady Tornado defeated North Greenville University, 1-0, on Wednesday afternoon at Parks Field.
Aguirre, a native of Miami, Fla., notched her second goal of the season in the 47th minute of the contest. Senior Lauren Kist dribbled down the left side of the pitch and sent a ball into defender Heidi Steger's feet in the middle. The senior slipped it inside to Aguirre who cut it back to her left foot and drilled a shot to the top-left corner of the cage. Steger was credited with her first assist of the season.
Key to the victory was reserve goaltender Amanda Huffaker (Knoxville, Tenn.) who started the second half of the contest, relieving Abbey Kitts (Tazewell, Va.). Kitts left the pitch with a foot injury but made five saves before her departure.
Sophomore Amanda Huffaker was tested early and often in the second but defended the space between the posts with great success, shutting out the Crusaders in 45 minutes played. Thirty-nine seconds into the half, Crusader Hope Martin put a shot on goal marking Huffaker's first save of the day.
After Monica Aguirre gave the Lady Tornado the lead, Franki Jumper nearly tied it up with a header attempt on goal. Huffaker snagged it from the right side of the box, maintaining King's lead. After all was said and done, Huffaker ended with seven saves and the win, her first of her career.
While Steger took the most shot attempts with five, Jamie Grigsby led the team with three shots on goal. Aguirre put three shot attempts together against NGU, landing one, the eventual game-winning goal.
King (3-2-1, 2-1-1) has now won two straight matches, both at home by 1-0 scores. They will begin the second half of their four-game homestand when they host the Barton Bulldogs this Saturday, Sept. 29. They will kick off at 2 p.m. as part of a men's/women's doubleheader. King will wrap up the home stand while hosting Belmont Abbey on Oct. 4.


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If the dessert menu at Yuba sounds familiar, it's because all but one of the sweets are sourced from Lady M on the Upper East Side. Keep an eye out for the Butternut Squash Crème Brûlée ($8), the single housemade dessert. It's worthy end to any meal, a ramekin with a deep, velvety custard base, the thin torched sugar surface cracking as you slide a fork in. The butternut squash flavor comes through boldly, with hints of cinnamon; it's a creamy, yet not excessively indulgent sweet. It might be hard to tear yourself away from any menu offering of Lady M's Matche Mille Crepe cake; for those who are indecisive the best solution is to get both. After all, portions are on the dainty side.
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School Suspends Teenage 'Banana Man' for Harmless Stunt
Fourteen-year-old Brian Thompson was handcuffed, placed in a cop car, and suspended from school for 10 days, all because he ran down the sidelines at half-time during a football game while wearing a banana costume. At least he wasn't arrested!
Yes, at least Thompson—an autistic teenager with musical talent and a playful sense of humor—wasn't incarcerated for his totally innocent prank that made people laugh. That's where we are nowadays, America—being glad when kids avoid being arrested for doing absolutely nothing wrong at all.
Apparently the wise officials at Colonial Forge High School, where Thompson is a student, believe that running in a banana suit is disruptive and can lead to "mayhem." Although this video footage doesn't show any of the adolescent spectators in the stands declaring a revolution, taking hostages, or burning down the stadium in response to Thompson's prank, it also doesn't show what they were thinking about (forming a flash mob).
Some of Thompson's classmates tried to express solidarity by wearing "Free the Banana Man" t-shirts, but school officials took their shirts away—and now they have to attend Saturday school as punishment. Colonial Forge enforces a zero-tolerance policy against bananas.


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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl always seemed to be searching for something to define his life.
Growing up in the mountain town of Hailey, Idaho, Bergdahl was as likely to be found inside, pouring over a book at a local library, as he was to be spotted outside, riding his bicycle through the hills that border the small town.
Home-schooled, Bergdahl performed in a ballet. He joined a fencing club, dabbled in foreign languages, including working his way through tomes written in Russian, and he even crewed on a sailboat trip from South Carolina to California.
It may have been that curiosity, combined with his tendency to gravitate toward disciplines like martial arts, that led him to join the military in June 2008, recalled his former ballet teacher, Sherry Horton.
"I think Bowe would have liked the rigor — that's what he liked about ballet," she said. "And it was something that he really believed in, serving the country, and making sure that he was there for the side of good."
Now, as he recovers from five years as a Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan and amid questions about whether he's a hero or a deserter, some who know him say his personality is too multi-faceted to be summed up so neatly in black and white.
Bergdahl's parents, Bob and Jani Bergdahl, moved to Hailey about three decades ago in search of peace and quiet, neighbors said. His older sister, Sky, was also home-schooled. He received a high-school GED diploma.
One aspect that residents remember of Bergdahl was his crop of blonde hair and his bicycle.
Bergdahl got a job at a coffee shop, showing up looking for a job on his bicycle, said Sue Martin in a 2009 interview. When she was asked why Bergdahl joined the Sun Valley Ballet School, Martin said it was for the beautiful young women.
The smaller children at the school adored him as he would get on the floor and play with them during breaks, Horton said.
"He had the best manners, any time someone needed something Bowe would do it," said Horton, who is now the owner of diVine, a wine bar in Hailey.
As much as he liked being with people, he liked to "meditate, and sit in nature, and just listen to the sounds. I'm hoping he took that skill with him and it helped him with the time over there" in Afghanistan, she said.
In 2007, Bergdahl got a job at a local gun club, which included helping shooters on the trap fields, stocking targets and cleaning racks full of rifles. "He was good every which way you looked at it," manager Dick Mandeville said in 2009.
Like Bergdahl, the town of Hailey isn't easily characterized. The community prizes privacy, and that trait combined with the posh Sun Valley ski resort next door, has prompted dozens of celebrities to build second homes there.
But the influx of affluence hasn't changed the come-as-you-are attitude and fierce loyalty of most residents.
When Bergdahl was first captured in 2009, the community largely refused to talk to the press until Bergdahl's parents gave Martin, the coffee shop owner, the go-ahead. Martin became the unofficial town spokesperson for all things related to Bergdahl.
She would coordinate yearly rallies and near-constant efforts to remind the nation that one of its own was still a prisoner.
This year's rally, scheduled for June 28, was quickly switched to a celebration after news broke that Bergdahl had been freed.
But as the debate rages over the Obama administration's decision to free five Taliban leaders being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba in exchange for Bergdahl, the town has been inundated with emails and phone calls criticizing the party plans.
Mayor Fritz Haemmerle said in a statement the city believes in due process, urging outsiders not to pre-judge Bergdahl.
Both of Bergdahl's parents praised what they described as their son's toughness and his soft-heartedness.
"I imagine you are more patient and compassionate than ever," Jani Bergdahl said Sunday. "I love you, Bowe."
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US drafts plan to fight feared Alzheimer's disease
(AP) -- The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's "one of the most feared health conditions" on Wednesday as it issued a draft of a new national strategy to fight the ominous rise in this mind-destroying disease.
More than 5 million Americans already have Alzheimer's or similar dementias, a toll expected to reach up to 16 million by 2050 - along with skyrocketing medical and nursing home bills - because the population is aging so rapidly.
The government's top goal: Find some effective ways to treat Alzheimer's by 2025. That's an ambitious quest. Today's treatments only temporarily ease symptoms. Scientists know that Alzheimer's brews for years before symptoms appear, but work to find better medications or at least stall the disease's emergence has been frustratingly slow.
Whether scientists can meet that deadline or not, the draft of the first National Alzheimer's Plan also makes clear that overwhelmed families need help right away to care for affected loved ones.
Moreover, as many as half of today's Alzheimer's sufferers haven't been formally diagnosed, and the draft in part blames stigma and misinformation.
Among the draft's planned steps:
-Conduct a major public awareness campaign to help people know the early warning signs of Alzheimer's and what to do.
-Educate doctors and other health workers about how to recognize Alzheimer's, what medications are available now that can help with the disease's symptoms, and what social services may help families to cope.
-Improve early detection, in part by determining the best cognitive screening to offer during Medicare's new annual wellness visit.
-Improve training of caregivers, so they know what resources are available and how to handle common behavior problems of dementia. Research shows that caregivers given such training are able to keep their loved ones at home for far longer.
-Study how to address the health needs of stressed and isolated caregivers.
Then there's the goal of better treatments. The National Institutes of Health spends about $450 million a year on dementia research. Earlier this month, the Obama administration announced it would add an extra $50 million to that tab this year, and seek $80 million more to spend on Alzheimer's research in 2013.
It plans to spend about $26 million on some of the plan's other provisions.
For comparison, the government spends nearly $3 billion on AIDS research; about 1.1 million Americans are living with the AIDS virus.
Wednesday's draft is open for public comment through March, and the government's Alzheimer's advisory council is sure to make changes before a final strategy is issued later this year. But some of the work isn't waiting: The NIH, for example, is bringing together top Alzheimer's scientists in May to discuss the most promising leads for better treatment.
Some members of that advisory council called the draft a good first step.
"They've covered the right topics. What is needed now is more detail," said Alzheimer's Association President Harry Johns. "There's real recognition at this point that Alzheimer's is devastating for not only the individual but for the families and caregivers."
"Today, with the strong commitment of federal leaders and louder outcry from the public, the urgency of the Alzheimer's disease crisis is being recognized and acted upon," said Eric J. Hall, president of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
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Despite testing positive in 1985, I did not take my first pill until 1994. I tested early, but treatments in the 1980s were very toxic. My partner was taking 400 mg of AZT [Retrovir, zidovudine] every four hours. By the time I was first diagnosed with AIDS, I was prescribed 200 mg of AZT every eight hours. I had Pneumocystis pneumonia and a T-cell count of 88. During that time, I remember going back to work and flying between Pittsburgh and work in Philadelphia. I'd get up at 4:30 a.m. and run to the bathroom to throw up then take a shower, get dressed and drive to the airport to catch my 6 a.m. flight. I can't imagine doing that today, but we must do what is necessary to keep healthy.
After two years on AZT, I became anemic and went through three blood transfusions and Procrit [epoetin alfa] injections for a year afterward. I moved on to 3TC [Epivir, lamivudine]. AZT saved my life to prepare me in time to take the triple cocktail including taking the very first protease inhibitors. I'll never forget my first pill, because of my own fears and I saw what it had done to my partner those so many years ago. I have to admit now that without AZT I would not be here today.
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My favorite part of the book was when the puppies bake Cruella into a cake. That was really funny. My favorite character in the book is Oddball because I really like dalmations and I thought she was cute.
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Kelley Stoltz is an artist entirely against the Here And Now grain – an underground-level singer-songwriter crafting genuinely delightful pop songs in a market where the fresh-faced and devilishly trendy are predominantly rewarded for their efforts with column inches. Some'll find this refreshing, a musician evidently unconcerned with following fashions; others, perhaps including the man himself and Sub Pop, will sizzle with at least a little frustration. At 37 years old Stoltz is an oldie in what's, maybe more now than ever, a young man's game. Chances are his songs will never reach the wide audience they warrant.
Which is something of a shame given that the man's latest LP proper, the follow-up to 2006's highly regarded Below The Branches (my copy of which has gone walkabouts, annoyingly), is another masterpiece of charmingly understated and sunshine-blessed indie-pop songwriting. Although not a native of California, having moved there from New York in the '90s, it's clear the state's climate has an influence on the mood that's run the course of San Francisco-based Stoltz's previous LPs, and Circular Sounds _is no different: outside it might be heaving, but here, in the warm with a whiskey in one hand and the stereo remote in the other, all's the height of summer. Unashamedly rooted in the classical pop sounds of the '60s and the west coast rock 'n' roll of the '70s, _Circular Sounds' title seems reflective of its touchstones. This transparency is but another plus in what's a very appealing package.
The jaunty 'Your Reverie' might already be familiar to those aware of Stoltz's output, given it was issued as a single late last year, but the song's gleeful skip isn't wholly representative of a parent album that occasionally plumbs new depths of tenderness for its maker: while the delicate piano motifs of Below The Branches have largely been succeeded by greater guitar work, much of this long-player moves at a shuffle rather than a sprint, in the best possible sense. It's easy going, unhurried, able to flow without distraction from the bluster kicked up by younger bucks rampaging their way into critical sights. With nods to The Kinks, Paul McCartney and Buffalo Springfield in terms of texture and tone, Circular Sounds is a mass-appeal album floating lonely in waters so rarely visited by tourists plentiful. Brilliantly, this means it's easy to pick up, if you know where to look in the first place.
If only one in fifty people who own an LP by any of the aforementioned reference-point artists picked this up it'd be Stoltz's biggest selling album by a landslide, one'd assume. I'd urge at least that one to do so, too, as while Circular Sounds isn't quite the modern sound of the American west coast, it feels very much like the classic sound of California: a sound left blissfully alone by the stresses and rigours of a modernity forever on the move.
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Carol's Lives
This book is in its final editing phase. We are pre-selling the book. The book will be published at the end of the summer of 2019.
Please enter the promotional code PRESALE25 to get 25% off.
This is a book with three storylines but with the same two souls - in the 1920's of New York City, in the new century of Vancouver, how they meet again, how they have met, and how hypnotic trances were used for their exploration. These storylines stand alone, yet they cross time and space, weaving into each other in ways that transcend the individual stories, and lead to yet another new dimension. Kemila tells the story from inside out and from outside in, adding her personal courage and professional expertise into the intricacy of the complex, yet simple stories of where two souls meet, the first time and once more.
For more information, please visit www.carolslives.com.
Past Life Regression: A Manual for Hypnotherapists to Conduct Effective Past Life Regressions
This book is a result of guiding many people in my practice through past-life regression sessions where they learn about their past and even future lives. The book answers the questions when to do and when not to do past-lives, and guide you step by step how to conduct a successful and effective Past-Life Regression session. Therefore it is a complete manual for conducting Past Life Regression sessions. To illustrate, the book has a good collection of very interesting stories from my work as examples, along with my own observations and thoughts about them.
This book is suitable for hypnosis professionals and interested members of the general public, as it is full of scripts and reveals detailed step-by-step methods.
Clear, concise and above all practical. A valuable resource for professional hypnotists and for those who want to know what to expect during a Past Life Regression Session.
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Zsange presents an outpouring of script-nuggets for the practiced PLR therapist, and touches on so many brilliant concepts in this text. It is a book filled with rabbit holes, and I wish you joy and wellness in falling down each of them with your patients!
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Hypnosis for Manifestation
This 4-segment, 6-hour course was recorded live during a class in October 2017. The segments include principles, steps, illustrations, exercises and powerful guided hypnotic journeys for your manifestation. While the live class is still going on periodically in Vancouver, you can have a home study course in the convenience of your own home and at your own timing.
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Manifest Your Dreams
In this audio recording, Kemila Zsange blends universal manifestation principles with beautifully designed imagery as she uses gentle hypnotic language to speak directly to your unconscious mind. You can let go of having to deal with details and allow your resourceful unconscious mind to work for you towards the manifestation of your dreams.
In the hypnotic state, you will communicate directly with your inner mind and remove the blocks to manifesting your dreams. At the end of each listening, you will not only know that you are already manifesting your dreams, but you will also retain a state of happiness and excitement.
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Make Change Easy – Re-focus and find clarity within, using hypnosis
Are changes in career, relationships, finances… overwhelming you? Are you feeling stuck? Not sure how to take the next step? Is your mind in the way of your heart?
Learn to build more confidence to create the change you need and face the changes life gives, with Kemila Zsange, who guides you first into a deep bodily relaxation, to release physical tension and stress; then realign your conscious desires with your subconscious motivations, so that you see the changes in a new way and KNOW from your own being that not only can change be easy, but you can also enjoy the journey.
Read more of how hypnosis and hypnotherapy can help you dealing with changes.
Past Life Regression
Have you ever traveled to someplace you've never been before and been overcome by feelings of déjà vu? Do you have any irrational fears that you can't seem to explain? Are you wondering if you have a soul mate, and whether or not you'll ever meet him or her?
These feelings and others may be related to events that happened in a past life. Past-life memories can be the key to unlocking the secret fears and motivations that may be hindering your progress in your current life. Everyone can benefit from a past-life regression, regardless of your beliefs. Questions can be answered and insights gained from this journey into a world of possibilities.
In this audio, Kemila uses her soothing demeanour and velvety smooth voice to quickly guide you into a deeply relaxed state. The pacing of the session is perfect and spacious, calm and timeless. What shows up can be both surprising and illuminating, and can help you connect a piece of a longstanding puzzle and ensure insights.
Future Life Progression
Time does not exist in reality, but exists in our physical experience reality. Our inner mind has access to all memories, which means past and future memories are equally accessible.
Unlike Past Life Regression, Future Life Progression encompasses both a future moment in this lifetime and a future lifetime.
In this audio, Kemila will first guide you into a profound relaxation, where timelessness space is accessed. You will then have a sneak peek of your future in this life – the advantage of it is that if you like what you see, you can keep on the path that you are on; if you don't like what you see, you can change the path.
After that, Kemila will guide you to embark on an exciting journey – a future life. When and where will you live in a future life? Will it be on earth, or will it be on another planet far away?
Future Life Progression is useful for motivating you to work towards your goals. You will end a home session in a much more relaxed state, more inclined to focus on the things you want to achieve in life, and with a knowing that you can achieve them.
Weight Loss Hypnosis
Use Hypnosis to Lose weight and keep it off. Learn to control input and output of energy and develop the weight, size and shape of body you want. People often overeat or crave foods they know are unhealthy for them because they have been conditioned to do so. People can develop emotional associations towards those foods. Deciding to change how you eat and exercise is one thing – staying with it is something else. That is why many people consider weight loss to be very stressful, yet it can be very easy to lose weight if you do the right things.
Hypnotherapy for weight loss does not include a diet. Instead we are going to concentrate on your mind because whatever you think in your mind influences your body functions. Your mind controls your eating preferences and eating cycles, the emotions and thoughts you have related to your weight condition, overeating or compulsive dieting, and the image you have of yourself and your self-confidence. These all influence your ability to lose weight and stay thinner.
Through hypnosis you can harness the power of your subconscious mind in the service of your slimming programme, so you not only become thinner, you become healthier with more energy. Condition your mind to lose weight and the excess will come off! Stop overeating and enjoy food better. Enjoy sticking to your diet and exercise plan and become a NEW YOU! What you think influences your body. Use hypnosis to change the way you think.
Relax and Sleep Better – Hypnosis for Insomnia
Hypnosis is one of the most effective and organic ways to help sleep. As is suggested by the Greek word "hypnos", when you are hypnotized, you enter into a deep bodily relaxation. This excellent audio recording is the result of working with clients who had long-standing insomnia, including one who had insomnia for decades and was reliant on medication for sleep. Through gradual work over months she is now on her way to drug free sleeping. The material on this recording is the highlight of the work with these clients.
In this audio, Kemila guides your body to sleep bit by bit. You then enter into a beautiful relaxing place, where any concerns, stress, or tension is handed over to fluffy white clouds. Maybe you won't even get there as you may have already escaped to somewhere else, and by the time you wonder where you are, it is already the next morning. Maybe you just dreamt that you are in that relaxing place and the dream continues even as Kemila's hypnotic voice draws to a close…. This high quality recording can be listened to at any time of the day, but is best at bedtime. Be aware, it may bring you into deep delta sleep before the audio stops playing.
Attracting Her
A high quality production of a guided journey into the beautiful garden of your mind and meet her – your true love, this hypnosis home session strengthens your self image, nurtures your mind and soul, and offers you a chance to look into a near future, where you get insights into everything about her. The great thing about hypnosis is that you can get into the deep part of the mind, uncover your core beliefs that you have stored at the subconscious level and transform them; so that you feel naturally confident and lovable, even before you meet her. This audio is ideal for those who are ready for their true love to arrive into their life. It is a pure mind spa 40-minute journey.
Attracting Him
A high quality production of a guided journey into the beautiful garden of your mind and meet him – your true love. This hypnosis home session strengthens your self image, nurtures your mind and soul, and offers you a chance to look into a near future, where you get insights into everything about him. This audio is ideal for those who are ready for their true love to arrive into their life. It is a pure mind spa 40-minute journey. The great thing about hypnosis is that you can get into the deep part of the mind, uncover your core beliefs that you have stored at the subconscious level and transform them; so that you feel naturally confident and lovable, even before you meet him.