Bush lies and people die.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
It isn't as though he is burning crosses and inspiring hate.
Leave the guy alone. I've never watched the program, but, this is a family, isn't it? How can the show go forward without a member of the family?
This is not institutional discrimination. This is one person who was asked about his point of view. I really think he cannot relate to the gay community. What is he suppose to do, go into training? He likes girls. A lot of other people like girls including lesbians. Perhaps he can start there.
It is enough the television station stated their policy does not reflect the views of the Mr. Phil.
It sounds as though his religion has served as a center of strength for him and has worked in his life that was helpful. Good enough. He should live a happy and long life and continue to entertain his audience.
DECEMBER 18, 2013 AT 7:00 AM
The Gospel According to Phil (click here)
BY DREW MAGARY
There is a few reasons the gas pump price has fallen. Beside the supply from the USA, there is Libya and Iran returning to the global supply.
By Amy Harder
December 16, 2013
Lifting the ban (click here) on crude-oil exports would benefit major oil companies and hurt Americans, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said in a letter to President Obama on Monday.
December 16, 2013
Lifting the ban (click here) on crude-oil exports would benefit major oil companies and hurt Americans, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said in a letter to President Obama on Monday.
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz suggested last week that it was time to revisit the ban on crude-oil exports, which has been in place since the 1970s and restricts exports of the fuel in most cases. "Those restrictions on exports were born, as was the Department of Energy and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, on oil disruptions," Moniz said at a forum hosted by Platts.
Menendez, who has tried without success to repeal tax breaks for major international oil companies, joins Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., in raising concerns over the prospects of exporting crude oil. Menedez said in his letter that lifting the ban could increase gasoline prices in the United States.
"When Congress first enacted limits on crude exports in the 1970s following the oil embargo, these laws were designed to enhance American energy security and protect U.S. consumers from volatility and price spikes," Menendez said in the letter. "Despite changes in the global energy market, these goals should remain priorities in our nation's energy policy. Easing this ban might be a win for Big Oil, but it would hurt American consumers."
This is "Gas Buddy" today at 4:00 PM EST. With all that green and red it sort of looks like Christmas, doesn't it?
Right now I am trying to figure out what approach the Democrats are going to take to drive the price of gas at the pump back up again. Will it be Menendez launching war on Iran or President Obama lifting the ban on American supplies. Any guesses? If were to bet real money on the either/or it would be President Obama because Menendez would have to wait until after 2014 elections.
But, alas, neither have to happen. It would seem as though the Libyan oil port that was anticipated to open last week has changed ownership today.
Right now I am trying to figure out what approach the Democrats are going to take to drive the price of gas at the pump back up again. Will it be Menendez launching war on Iran or President Obama lifting the ban on American supplies. Any guesses? If were to bet real money on the either/or it would be President Obama because Menendez would have to wait until after 2014 elections.
But, alas, neither have to happen. It would seem as though the Libyan oil port that was anticipated to open last week has changed ownership today.
Group seeking autonomy for eastern Libya refuses to surrender three oil-exporting ports, costing government billions. (click here)
Last updated: 15 Dec 2013 14:26
The leader of an autonomous movement in eastern Libya has refused to end the blockade of several oil-exporting ports, dashing hopes of ending a months-long standoff with the central government in Tripoli.
Ibrahim Jodhrane, head of the security guards at the ports, said on Sunday that his group's demands for more autonomy in the country's east and a cut of oil shares had not been met. The group is also asking for an investigation into claims of government corruption over oil sales.
"We have failed to reach a deal on these conditions with this [Tripoli] government," Jathran told reporters at his group's home base in Ajdabiya in the eastern part of the country.
"I therefore confirm that we will not reopen the ports for this corrupt government," he said.
There was no immediate comment from Tripoli....
But, if I were the entire nation of the USA I would be writing to every House Representative and every Senator to let them know this is the first time in years that "disposable income" has finally gone up and Christmas is that much merrier this year because the price of gas at the pump is down under $3.00. If Menendez thinks he is going to start a war he is sincerely is an insane person. If President Obama thinks he is going to remove the ban on exporting domestic supplies he is just as insane. The cost of American gas at the pump is finally giving the American Middle Class a break so the gifts under the tree are more plentiful and actually the gifts that Santa was asked to bring to a good girl and boy. I've had enough of the power playing that goes on in Washington, DC. If I've had enough I can only imagine how the rest of the country is feeling right now. The American people have paid the price for Iranian sanctions long enough. We have a leader of Iran that is seeking to be reasonable and is being as transparent as is demanded. There will no more playing with the Middle Class and their disposable income. There will be no war in Iran. There will be no exporting domestic oil. End of discussion. I strongly suggest the Democrats in DC need to reassess their hubris and realize how completely disgusted the American people are with it right now! |
Boycott Kelloggs
The Memphis workers and their union are battling for the future of the next generation of Kellogg's workers and for the defense of negotiated standards against the expansion of disposable jobs.
The BCTGM Local 252G members who make Frosted Flakes®, Froot Loops® and other breakfast favorites were locked out as part of the drive by the $14 billion company to replace steady, middle-class, full-time jobs with casual part-time employees who would make significantly lower wages and substandard benefits.
The locked-out unionists are reaching out for solidarity from working people in the area, including civil rights organizations, churches and other unions. On Nov. 7, hundreds, including members of the United Auto Workers; Teamsters; city workers, electrical and other unions, attended a union-organized prayer vigil in front of the Kellogg plant.
“This lockout is an unacceptable tactic designed to deprive families of income and medical coverage in an effort to force the changes you seek through the imposition of unwarranted economic duress,” Dwight Montgomery, president of the Memphis chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, wrote to Kellogg President and CEO John Bryant Nov. 7.
“Bringing casual workers into the plant is a way to put us against each other,” said Norris Roberts, 55, a packaging mechanic at the plant. “I’m on the picket line for those who aren’t hired yet.” If Kellogg wins in Memphis, they will go after the longtime workers next, Roberts said. “That’s why all the other plants are looking at us.”
There is a greedy CEO looking for a bonus when he doesn't deserve it. He is breaking his contract and making money on the backs of dedicated workers that made the profit for the company.
Thu Nov 1, 2012 9:47am EDT
Reuters) - Kellogg Co (K.N) reported higher-than-expected (click here) quarterly profit on Thursday as strong performance in its Pringles business offset costs related to a recall last month of Mini-Wheats.
The world's largest cereal maker reported net income of $296 million, or 82 cents per share, for the third quarter, compared with $290 million, or 80 cents per share, a year earlier.
The results included 4 cents per share in integration costs related to the acquisition of Pringles....
Analysts on average were expecting 80 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S....
No well run company shuts down production that has made huge amounts of money for decades. Kelloggs has started a dreamscape called "Project K." The strategy obviously is that the CEO wants big bucks in his bonus while he impoverishes his employees. It worked for Walmart. He may be looking to replace Jamie Dimon at the next stockholders meeting.
With annual sales of more than £4.5 billion, (click here) Kellogg’s is the world’s leading producer of cereal products and convenience foods, such as cookies, crackers and frozen waffles. Its brands include Corn Flakes, Nutri-Grain and Rice Krispies....
Project K otherwise known as Project Poverty. When is the USA going to nationalize profits of these companies. They think they can put Americans to the curb and pay poverty wages. The USA should be taxing the companies that use the Food Stamp and Medicaid program to supplement their treasuries. If 50% of their employees receive government assistance, then 50% of their net profits belong to the USA.
Nov 4 (Reuters) - Kellogg Co (click here) reported a 3 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by a fall in cereal-making costs, and said it would slash 7 percent of its workforce by 2017.
The company's shares rose 1 percent in premarket trading.
Net income of the world's largest cereal manufacturer rose to $326 million, or 90 cents per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 28 from $318 million, or 89 cents per share, a year earlier.
The maker of Corn Flakes, Chocos cereal and Eggo waffles said revenue fell marginally to $3.72 billion.
Kellogg announced a new cost-cutting program called Project K to strengthen existing businesses in its core domestic markets and increase growth in developing markets.
The program is expected to result in total pre-tax charges of between $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion, the company said.
No well run company shuts down production that has made huge amounts of money for decades. Kelloggs has started a dreamscape called "Project K." The strategy obviously is that the CEO wants big bucks in his bonus while he impoverishes his employees. It worked for Walmart. He may be looking to replace Jamie Dimon at the next stockholders meeting.
With annual sales of more than £4.5 billion, (click here) Kellogg’s is the world’s leading producer of cereal products and convenience foods, such as cookies, crackers and frozen waffles. Its brands include Corn Flakes, Nutri-Grain and Rice Krispies....
...When a company like Kellogg’s is investigating a change in its marketing it can consider four elements. These are known as the marketing mix or 4Ps:
- Product - This element relates to how the company offers meets the changing needs and wants of customers. The growth in healthier lifestyles creates opportunities for Kellogg’s to increase the number of products for this segment.
- Price - The amount a company charges for its product is important in determining sales. Superbrands like Kellogg’s can charge a premium because of the strength of the brand and product quality.
- Place - Where customers can purchase the product is also an important factor in determining sales. If a brand like Special K is not stocked in supermarkets where most purchases are made, sales will be lost.
- Promotion - Communicating the availability of a product is essential for sales to be made. Kellogg’s uses above the line promotion like TV advertising as well as below the line promotion like on-pack promotions and sampling.
In considering Special K, the company concentrated on changing the product through new variants. Although Special K was already a well-established brand, its full potential had never been reached. It was viewed as a stand-alone product, and Kellogg’s had not created any variants or brand extensions to develop the core product....
Project K otherwise known as Project Poverty. When is the USA going to nationalize profits of these companies. They think they can put Americans to the curb and pay poverty wages. The USA should be taxing the companies that use the Food Stamp and Medicaid program to supplement their treasuries. If 50% of their employees receive government assistance, then 50% of their net profits belong to the USA.
Nov 4 (Reuters) - Kellogg Co (click here) reported a 3 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by a fall in cereal-making costs, and said it would slash 7 percent of its workforce by 2017.
The company's shares rose 1 percent in premarket trading.
Net income of the world's largest cereal manufacturer rose to $326 million, or 90 cents per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 28 from $318 million, or 89 cents per share, a year earlier.
The maker of Corn Flakes, Chocos cereal and Eggo waffles said revenue fell marginally to $3.72 billion.
Kellogg announced a new cost-cutting program called Project K to strengthen existing businesses in its core domestic markets and increase growth in developing markets.
The program is expected to result in total pre-tax charges of between $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion, the company said.
The Governors should seek any other inmates with the same circumstances and cummute their sentences as well.
The cost of incarceration and prison overcrowding are very real issues. There is every reason to review these cases and remove egregious sentences form the past. It is the right thing to do.
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
Published: December 19, 2013
...In a statement prepared (click here) for release when the commutations are announced, Mr. Obama said that each of the eight men and women had been sentenced under what is now recognized as an “unfair system,” including under a 100-to-1 sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses that was significantly reduced by the Fair Sentencing Act of 2011.
“If they had been sentenced under the current law, many of them would have already served their time and paid their debt to society,” Mr. Obama said. “Instead, because of a disparity in the law that is now recognized as unjust, they remain in prison, separated from their families and their communities, at a cost of millions of taxpayer dollars each year.”
The recipients include several high-profile inmates who have received news media attention as examples of the effects of earlier tough-on-crime drug sentencing policies, in which the quantities of crack involved sometimes resulted in severe punishments. Many of them were young at the time of their offense and were not accused of violence....
We are not going back to the mercy of health insurance companies. They untrustworthy.
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Sec. 101. Refundable Tax Credit for Health Insurance Costs of Low-Income
Individuals
Refundable credit: amount tied to average insurance on individual market adjusted for
inflation ($2,613 for individuals/$5,799 for families1).
o $2,000 for an individual
o $4,000 in the case of a joint return
o $500 for each additional dependent
o $5,000 is the maximum amount receivable
Individual taxpayers earning up to 200% Federal...
McCain's Bill is more of the same Republican rhetoric in a different package. What is different here than allowing Medicare pay $7000 subsidy to seniors?
If the uninsured fall into the brackets of income where they receive subsidies, simply make it Single Payer. The people that have been victims to Wall Street give them Single Payer. Why put these folks through anything else? They need health insurance and we know it. So, if those receiving subsidies want something other than the current structure than give them Single Payer.
If Wall Street continues to manipulate the law and excludes those citizens The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was written for, then provide Single Payer. There should be an option in place NOW that puts Single Payer at the side of any citizen if they are refused benefits by their insurance company. Wall Street already excludes subscribers when they have health issues. The difference between (At Will) Single Payer and Wall Street is death. So, the obligation of the government is to prevent "Death by Wall Street."
Why now? Because Wall Street is already manipulating the law and they will kill people anyway. Why bother with Wall Street, put these folks into Single Payer and get it over with?
If the uninsured fall into the brackets of income where they receive subsidies, simply make it Single Payer. The people that have been victims to Wall Street give them Single Payer. Why put these folks through anything else? They need health insurance and we know it. So, if those receiving subsidies want something other than the current structure than give them Single Payer.
If Wall Street continues to manipulate the law and excludes those citizens The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was written for, then provide Single Payer. There should be an option in place NOW that puts Single Payer at the side of any citizen if they are refused benefits by their insurance company. Wall Street already excludes subscribers when they have health issues. The difference between (At Will) Single Payer and Wall Street is death. So, the obligation of the government is to prevent "Death by Wall Street."
Why now? Because Wall Street is already manipulating the law and they will kill people anyway. Why bother with Wall Street, put these folks into Single Payer and get it over with?
I think Rand Paul is correct. Perjury is not an option.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday (click here) that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper lied to Congress during a March hearing.
"What I'm saying is that the Director of National Intelligence, in March, did directly lie to Congress, which is against the law," Paul said on CNN, according to a transcript. "He said that they were not collecting any data on American citizens."...
WASHINGTON -- A day after President Bush (click here) sought to present evidence showing that Iraq is now the main battlefront against Al Qaeda, the chief US intelligence analyst for international terrorism told Congress that the network's growing ranks in Pakistan and Afghanistan pose a more immediate threat to the United States.
In rare testimony before two House committees, Edward Gistaro, the national intelligence officer for transnational threats, said that Al Qaeda terrorists operating in South Asia are better equipped to attack the United States than the network's followers in Iraq are.
Asked which arm of Al Qaeda concerned him the most, Gistaro told a joint session of the House armed services and intelligence panels that it was South Asia....
The problem with the previous administration cannot be repeated. So, the USA doesn't need people willing to lie to Congress in order to maintain control in the way they believe is necessary. The Congress of the USA and the people are not puppets to the military or the intelligence agencies. We witnessed on multiple times how the previous administration attempted to play with the voters of the USA in order to run illegal and immoral wars.
No more lying.
It never fails. The power players within the political spectrum of the USA believe they have a right and OBLIGATION to run game on the people. Not anymore. If the USA is ever to have a sincere national security it cannot be based in lies. The open meetings of Congress have become nothing more than an extension of political influence. The best example of the wayward USA Congress is Representative Issa. He will do and say anything in order to maintain whatever political 'mind speak' he believes is in his best interest. Issa got his permission from Cheney, Scooter Libby and Rove. The Bush White House showed the GOP how to lie and lie again to Special Prosecutors and how to run game on the American people. Rove went back again and again before the grand jury in the Plame Case and Scooter Libby simply lied. Cheney and Bush would not give testimony as a privilege of the Executive Branch but they 'visited' with the prosecutor.
Enough.
The military and intelligence budget is out of control and the NSA needs to rent out some of their office space.
In rare testimony before two House committees, Edward Gistaro, the national intelligence officer for transnational threats, said that Al Qaeda terrorists operating in South Asia are better equipped to attack the United States than the network's followers in Iraq are.
Asked which arm of Al Qaeda concerned him the most, Gistaro told a joint session of the House armed services and intelligence panels that it was South Asia....
The problem with the previous administration cannot be repeated. So, the USA doesn't need people willing to lie to Congress in order to maintain control in the way they believe is necessary. The Congress of the USA and the people are not puppets to the military or the intelligence agencies. We witnessed on multiple times how the previous administration attempted to play with the voters of the USA in order to run illegal and immoral wars.
No more lying.
It never fails. The power players within the political spectrum of the USA believe they have a right and OBLIGATION to run game on the people. Not anymore. If the USA is ever to have a sincere national security it cannot be based in lies. The open meetings of Congress have become nothing more than an extension of political influence. The best example of the wayward USA Congress is Representative Issa. He will do and say anything in order to maintain whatever political 'mind speak' he believes is in his best interest. Issa got his permission from Cheney, Scooter Libby and Rove. The Bush White House showed the GOP how to lie and lie again to Special Prosecutors and how to run game on the American people. Rove went back again and again before the grand jury in the Plame Case and Scooter Libby simply lied. Cheney and Bush would not give testimony as a privilege of the Executive Branch but they 'visited' with the prosecutor.
Enough.
The military and intelligence budget is out of control and the NSA needs to rent out some of their office space.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
The Minimum Wage is moving in some areas of the country.
WASHINGTON
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Washington's city council (click here) on Tuesday approved raising the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour, one of the highest rates among U.S. cities and part of the wealthy region's push to hike base pay.
The minimum wage in the U.S. capital would rise in 2016 from the current $8.25, and then be indexed for inflation. The council gave unanimous final approval to the measure, which it first passed two weeks ago.
Democratic Mayor Vincent Gray has opposed the measure, saying it was not known how it would affect the labor market, and urged an increase to $10 an hour instead. The unanimous vote means the council could pass it over Gray's veto....
The AFL/CIO has been advocating for the increase in minimum wage. This is from their newsletter. They are happy underpaid labor is finally being treated with fairness to provide a better quality of lifel
In Washington, D.C., there is great news for working families. The District of Columbia Council voted to raise the minimum wage to $11.50 and extend paid sick days to tipped workers.
The measures now go to Mayor Vincent Gray for consideration.
The minimum wage will increase in three steps to $11.50 by July 2016. Beginning in July 2017, the wage rate will be indexed to inflation, so that as the cost of living increases, so will the minimum wage rate. Prince George's County (Md.) Executive Rushern Baker signed the Prince George’s County minimum wage bill today—the wage rate will rise to $11.50 by 2017. These wage increases in Washington, D.C., Prince George's County and Montgomery County (Md.) are part of an innovative approach to raise wages in a region, with all three areas working together to pass these laws.
64 to 36
It's that interesting? 64 votes for the budget. I'll be darn.
By
Congress declared a holiday truce (click here) in a years-long fight over the federal budget, sending President Obama a spending blueprint Wednesday that is designed to ease sharp spending cuts and keep government operations funded through 2015.
Senators voted 64 to 36 to approve the bipartisan budget agreement Wednesday afternoon. Nine Republicans joined with 55 Democrats to approve the legislation, which Obama is expected to sign before departing this weekend for his Christmas vacation in Hawaii....
A big win for the USA economy. GM with the collaboration of the UAW is bringing it home.
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General Motors World Headquarters (C) is seen looking south from the midtown area in Detroit, Michigan October 23, 2013.
CREDIT: REUTERS/REBECCA COOK
(Reuters) - General Motors Co (click here) said on Monday it will invest nearly $1.3 billion at five U.S. plants to make a new transmission and boost output for a planned new engine as well as add a vehicle paint shop.
GM, the No. 1 U.S. automaker, said the investment at the plants in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana will create or retain about 1,000 jobs combined, but did not say how many will be new jobs. The five plants employ about 7,500 people.
The investment is part of $8 billion that GM typically spends annually on its global operations and will be used to make a new 10-speed transmission and boost planned output of a new V6 engine, as well as support production of an existing 6-speed transmission, the company said. GM also will add a new paint shop and logistics center....
In 2011, when the UAW negotiated new contracts with the Big Three automakers, the union won commitments from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler to invest more than $27.3 billion in their plants, creating 20,000 new jobs at the three automakers and thousands more in the industries that are part of the auto manufacturing supply chain.
At the ceremony at GM’s Flint, Mich., truck assembly plant announcing the investment, GM North America President Mark Reuss told the cheering workers:
These investments are a sign of our confidence in our workforce and our UAW partners that have given and tried so hard and in our vehicles and the continued demand for excellence in each one of these products. You earned this.
Looks as though everyone is having a good time.
How did the White House get involved in this? Can the EU and the USA offer the same help to the Ukraine?
December 18, 2013, 4:58 am
...White House Spokesman Jay Carney (click here) indicated that Washington was unimpressed by the deal, saying it would "not address the concerns" of the thousands of protesters camped out day and night on Independence Square over the last weeks.
"The Russian government made a decision to invest part of the National Welfare Fund to the amount of $15 billion in Ukrainian government securities." Putin said at a ceremony with Yanukovych....
...Putin also said Russia's state energy giant Gazprom would now sell natural gas to Ukraine at a price of $268.50 for 1,000 cubic metres -- a substantial discount from the current level of around $400....
..."I would like to calm everyone down, today we have not discussed the issue of Ukraine joining the Customs Union at all," Putin said.
On the day she was sworn in for a third term at the helm of Europe's top economy, German Chancellor Angela Markel warned against getting into a "tug-of-war" with Russia over Ukraine. "A confrontation would not lead anywhere," she said in an interview with public television....
The West is still trying to ostracize Russia in a way that would destroy it. As a result, Russia is not attempting to create an independent Customs Union built similarly to the European Union.
The West always has this idea it has power over Russia. When is the global community going to come to terms with peace and the path to peace? Creating a one world government isn't going to work. Not because a military struggle may secure it, but, because it is idiocy to follow a path of war to benefit Wall Street.
This is Ukraine politics.
18 December 2013
Last updated at 00:10 ET
...Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko (click here) told pro-EU protesters in Kiev Mr Yanukovych was betraying Ukraine's independence.
This is Ukraine politics.
18 December 2013
Last updated at 00:10 ET
...Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko (click here) told pro-EU protesters in Kiev Mr Yanukovych was betraying Ukraine's independence.
"He has given up Ukraine's national interests, given up independence," Mr Klitschko, a former boxing champion, told the crowd on Tuesday.
"[President] Yanukovych used our country as collateral. According to our sources, he has agreed to a bailout from Russia and put Ukrainian plants, strategic industries, heavy industries, aviation and energy manufacturers up as collateral against it. We want to know what exactly he did put up as collateral, and his reasons for doing it."
He called on the Ukrainian president to hold a snap election....
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Soldiers of the UNR Army in front of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kiev.
The Soviet Union doesn't exist anymore and the Ukrainian–Soviet War ended in 1917. War and the destruction of infrastructure doesn't promote economic growth. If the Ukraine is ever going to be a sovereign nation with potential to improve the lives of it's citizens it has start somewhere.
I realize Yanukovych is not the popular choice and his image laced with fear of oppression and old world hatred, but, where is the Ukraine going to get a better opportunity to grow it's economy and relieve it's debt?
None of these economic plans erase the past or make the world ignorant of any future problem. So, what is the issue, really? Who is in office and what market place is preferred? That political impetus is far different than the region is used to. I think there is room for growth from both Russia and Europe and in time it will occur.
In the year 2013 with the soon beginning of 2014 the world has come a long way to seek peaceful and economic standards to define nations. If we can proceed with non-proliferation our children might have a real shot at eliminating such threats to life.
Is there something wrong with that I don't get?
Because you see, every time the USA has assets in place, it inevitably becomes an issue of tensions and war. "American interests" have been the cause of more war than any other nation on Earth. The West should think about that for a while.
Now, about that enormous unnecessary US Industrial Complex....that chronically threatens war without end and global stability. Not to mention enormous USA National Debt.
None of these economic plans erase the past or make the world ignorant of any future problem. So, what is the issue, really? Who is in office and what market place is preferred? That political impetus is far different than the region is used to. I think there is room for growth from both Russia and Europe and in time it will occur.
In the year 2013 with the soon beginning of 2014 the world has come a long way to seek peaceful and economic standards to define nations. If we can proceed with non-proliferation our children might have a real shot at eliminating such threats to life.
Is there something wrong with that I don't get?
Because you see, every time the USA has assets in place, it inevitably becomes an issue of tensions and war. "American interests" have been the cause of more war than any other nation on Earth. The West should think about that for a while.
Now, about that enormous unnecessary US Industrial Complex....that chronically threatens war without end and global stability. Not to mention enormous USA National Debt.
Surge Seen in U.S. Oil Output, Lowering Gasoline Prices (click here)
I would think this would be enough reason for oil barons to stop coveting the Russian oil assets. How much power does a nation need? How much money does one person need? When does the 'wanting' of Wall Street come back into the realm of reasonable while the Middle Class flourishes and the Poor have upward movement? Too much to ask?
Ah, the "Evil Russian Empire," will it ever die? I like John McCain and I certainly like him better than some of the other options in Arizona politics. He has a nice wife and a lovely daughter. Can someone please give him a makeover that is modern day and a better byline? Perhaps one that moves him ever so slightly away from threatening war in the Third World at every turn?
Ah, the "Evil Russian Empire," will it ever die? I like John McCain and I certainly like him better than some of the other options in Arizona politics. He has a nice wife and a lovely daughter. Can someone please give him a makeover that is modern day and a better byline? Perhaps one that moves him ever so slightly away from threatening war in the Third World at every turn?
“Harry, I’m going to go kick the crap out of you,” (click here) McCain reportedly told Reid minutes before he took to the floor of the upper chamber of Congress to lay into Democrats for ushering in a “black chapter in the history of the Senate.”
One might notice, since the filibuster has been busted, most of the votes in the Senate have carried a greater than 60 vote margin in favor of the measure. Why didn't that happen before? Perhaps, Senator McCain can explain that.
Excuse me? Something wrong with the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church?
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PAPAL ENCYCLICAL URGES CAPITALISM TO SHED INJUSTICES (click here)
By PETER STEINFELS
Published: May 03, 1991
Published: May 03, 1991
In a major encyclical addressing the economic questions raised by the upheaval in Eastern Europe in 1989, Pope John Paul II warned capitalist nations yesterday against letting the collapse of Communism blind them to the need to repair injustices in their own economic system.
The encyclical, "Centesimus Annus" ("The Hundredth Year"), includes the fullest, and in many ways the most positive, treatment of the market economy in any papal document. But praise is typically followed with qualifications and ringing reminders about economic failures in both developing and developed countries.
The point of departure for much of the 25,000-word document is the collapse of Communism in Pope John Paul II's native Poland and other Eastern European countries and the moral and philosophical lessons that those events hold for rebuilding the economies of Eastern Europe and confronting economic inequities throughout the world. 'Human Needs' Beyond Market
"The free market is the most efficient instrument for utilizing resources and effectively responding to needs," the Pope said. "But there are many human needs which find no place on the market," he immediately added, and many people without the purchasing power to meet their needs through the market. [ Excerpts, page A10. ]
What is going on with Russia? Is the nation actually worried about it's image?
(Reuters) - Thirty people (click here) arrested in Russia over a protest against Arctic oil drilling will avoid trial and the threat of jail under an amnesty set to be approved by parliament, lawyers and Greenpeace said on Wednesday.
Last-minute changes to the amnesty proposed by President Vladimir Putin mean legal proceedings against the 30 are "almost certain" to end and the 26 non-Russians among them should be able to go home, the environmental group said.
The arrest of the men and women whom Greenpeace call the "Arctic 30" drew criticism from the West and was widely seen as a signal that Putin will not tolerate efforts to stop Russia developing the resource-rich region....
...Lawyers say two women from punk protest band Pussy Riot are likely to be freed. They are serving two-year sentences for a protest against Putin in a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow in 2012.
They are due for release in early March. It is not clear how soon they would walk free once the amnesty is approved....
A great idea for gift giving when material gifts seem meaningless.
The National Film Preservation Foundation seeks to preserve some of the most important statements about our popular and classic culture. Making a donation in other's names can be a statement that is meaningful and long lasting.
As an example of the type of cultural statements preserved by this foundation is "Inklings."
Inklings, Issue 12 (1925)
Production Co.: Inkwell Studios/Red Seal Pictures Corp.
Director/Animator: Dave Fleischer
Transfer Note: Copied at 24 frames per second from a 35mm print preserved by the Museum of Modern Art.
New Music:Original score composed by Fred Steiner.
Who is Fred Steiner? He is iconic to our culture. These artists are important to remember and their work important to preserve. They are the very foundation of an industry that has added quality of life to Americans and launched our imaginations. They make us smile, cry and ask for more.
Fred Steiner dies at 88; Hollywood composer created 'Perry Mason' theme (click here)
The composer also crafted music for 'Gunsmoke,' 'The Twilight Zone,' 'Star Trek,' 'Have Gun, Will Travel,' 'Rawhide,' 'Hogan's Heroes,' 'The Bullwinkle Show' and other TV series....
Performed by Frederick Harris, Jr (conductor), Dawn Perlner (violin), Elizabeth Connors (clarinet), Jimmy Leach (trumpet), Reid Jorgensen (percussion), and Kyle Hoepner (piano). Running Time: 6 minutes.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! (click here)Production Co.: Inkwell Studios/Red Seal Pictures Corp.
Director/Animator: Dave Fleischer
Transfer Note: Copied at 24 frames per second from a 35mm print preserved by the Museum of Modern Art.
New Music:Original score composed by Fred Steiner.
Who is Fred Steiner? He is iconic to our culture. These artists are important to remember and their work important to preserve. They are the very foundation of an industry that has added quality of life to Americans and launched our imaginations. They make us smile, cry and ask for more.
Fred Steiner dies at 88; Hollywood composer created 'Perry Mason' theme (click here)
The composer also crafted music for 'Gunsmoke,' 'The Twilight Zone,' 'Star Trek,' 'Have Gun, Will Travel,' 'Rawhide,' 'Hogan's Heroes,' 'The Bullwinkle Show' and other TV series....
Performed by Frederick Harris, Jr (conductor), Dawn Perlner (violin), Elizabeth Connors (clarinet), Jimmy Leach (trumpet), Reid Jorgensen (percussion), and Kyle Hoepner (piano). Running Time: 6 minutes.
For a limited time, choose a Treasures DVD set when you donate.
Why not start the holidays by snuggling up with Dave Fleischer’s The Inklings (1925), one of the 225 films in our award-winning Treasures from American Film Archives DVD sets? Once you see this amazing cartoon, we’re sure you’ll want more from the Treasures series. For film fans, these DVDs make great presents. So choose a set as a gift when you support our work with a donation of $200 or more....
This organization seeks to reach back in our history to preserve the greatest films of our time, including silent films. It is a worth considering as a meaningful gift these holidays.
Poor Wall Street, their welfare is ending.
Hard to Turn Back Once Fed Tapering Begins: Zentner (click here)
Well, they might actually have to work for a living to earn their bonuses now. What a shame.
Merry Christmas, Wall Street says foul play in regard to a charity assisting the poor with their health care plans.
Dec. 16, 2013 8:19 p.m. ET
A Better LA, a decade-old Los Angeles nonprofit, said last week it was signing up 50 low-income people for health plans in California's health-insurance marketplace. The charity, which said it has the blessing of the state agency overseeing the marketplace, will pay $50 to $100 a month to cover the share of the people's premiums not already financed by federal subsidies.
Those 50 people are at the vanguard of a push that could shift the balance between hospitals and insurers across the nation. Nonprofits, including some hospitals, say paying premiums would ensure coverage for people currently uninsured who can't afford even a small monthly payment for health insurance....
Heroes everyone. Health care insurers are actually upset over assistance to the Poor? This is ridiculous. By stating they don't want the Poor on their exchanges, Wall Street is saying the Poor are sicker and they aren't profitable. Really? I thought the day of "Picking the winners and losers" in the benefit of health was over.
Heroes everyone. Health care insurers are actually upset over assistance to the Poor? This is ridiculous. By stating they don't want the Poor on their exchanges, Wall Street is saying the Poor are sicker and they aren't profitable. Really? I thought the day of "Picking the winners and losers" in the benefit of health was over.
...Hospitals making such payments would be fulfilling the law's mission of extending coverage to millions of Americans, said Melinda Hatton, the American Hospital Association's general counsel. "We thought it was the kind of thing the Affordable Care Act would really support and encourage," she said.
But such plans have drawn criticism. "It is a conflict of interest for hospitals and drug companies to pay patients' premiums and cost-sharing for the sole purpose of increasing utilization of their services and products," said Karen Ignagni, head of America's Health Insurance Plans, the health-insurance industry's trade group....
This level of charity care has existed for a long time. There are actually hospital systems, usually government teaching hospitals, in the USA that extend a full access to the Poor in their states. The insurance companies never had to bear that burden because the government did. The state and federally funded hospitals absorbed the cost of the Poor. NOW. These folks have health care insurance. I'll be darn. So, instead of absorbing the costs of the Poor, the hospitals will finally have the care they provide paid for. Wall Street is crying about it because they never had to provide care for these people before and don't want the cost. Wall Street wants hospitals to continue to fail to continue their exorbitant profits.
...But insurers say they can't make a profit unless the health-insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act draw a balanced mix of healthy and sicker customers. The law's rocky start, many insurers fear, has already skewed the mix toward people in worse health. Help from nonprofits or hospitals could speed the arrival of less healthy customers into the exchanges, outpacing the arrival of younger, healthier people who might not cross paths with hospitals....
In many cases these individuals receiving care through charity care are young and have children and have been the ONLY method of receiving Well Baby Care.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands on HIPPA and actually insures portability of insurance. Now, the Poor can actually CHOOSE their physicians and take the insurance with them if they find employment and/or are able to attend training for work that is available in the USA. Wall Street needs to shut up and put up, these people are just as mixed in health as any other population.
So, while the political Right Wing are saying the new health care insurance is unaffordable, Wall Street lawyers are playing with words and phrases in the law to bring about higher profits and depriving people of coverage. That is amazing. Ya know, we need Single Payer. That is the only thing that is going to end this circus.
One of the problems with the health care of the Poor in lack of continuity. The reason is because they accept care where they can find it. That means they don't necessarily have a primary physician so much as 'clinic care.' In 2011 a private foundation called, "The Commonwealth Fund" did a survey and found the inconsistent care was CAUSING poor health.
An international survey of adults (click here) living with health problems and complex care needs found that patients in the United States are much more likely than those in 10 other high-income countries to forgo needed care because of costs and to struggle with medical debt. In all the countries surveyed, patients who have a medical home reported better coordination of care, fewer medical errors, and greater satisfaction with
These are only four of the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Fund. Something tells me they know what they are doing:
...But insurers say they can't make a profit unless the health-insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act draw a balanced mix of healthy and sicker customers. The law's rocky start, many insurers fear, has already skewed the mix toward people in worse health. Help from nonprofits or hospitals could speed the arrival of less healthy customers into the exchanges, outpacing the arrival of younger, healthier people who might not cross paths with hospitals....
In many cases these individuals receiving care through charity care are young and have children and have been the ONLY method of receiving Well Baby Care.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands on HIPPA and actually insures portability of insurance. Now, the Poor can actually CHOOSE their physicians and take the insurance with them if they find employment and/or are able to attend training for work that is available in the USA. Wall Street needs to shut up and put up, these people are just as mixed in health as any other population.
So, while the political Right Wing are saying the new health care insurance is unaffordable, Wall Street lawyers are playing with words and phrases in the law to bring about higher profits and depriving people of coverage. That is amazing. Ya know, we need Single Payer. That is the only thing that is going to end this circus.
One of the problems with the health care of the Poor in lack of continuity. The reason is because they accept care where they can find it. That means they don't necessarily have a primary physician so much as 'clinic care.' In 2011 a private foundation called, "The Commonwealth Fund" did a survey and found the inconsistent care was CAUSING poor health.
An international survey of adults (click here) living with health problems and complex care needs found that patients in the United States are much more likely than those in 10 other high-income countries to forgo needed care because of costs and to struggle with medical debt. In all the countries surveyed, patients who have a medical home reported better coordination of care, fewer medical errors, and greater satisfaction with
These are only four of the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Fund. Something tells me they know what they are doing:
James R. Tallon, Jr., Chairman (click here)
Mr. Tallon, president of the United Hospital Fund of New York, is recognized nationally for his leadership in health care policy.
Mr. Tallon, president of the United Hospital Fund of New York, is recognized nationally for his leadership in health care policy.
Cristine Russell, Vice Chairman
Ms. Russell is an award-winning freelance journalist who has written about science, health, and the environment for more than three decades.
Ms. Russell is an award-winning freelance journalist who has written about science, health, and the environment for more than three decades.
Maureen BisognanoMs. Bisognano, a prominent authority on improving health care systems, is president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
David Blumenthal, M.D. Dr. Blumenthal is president of The Commonwealth Fund. Prior to joining the Fund in 2013, he was the Samuel O. Thier Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief Health Information and Innovation Officer at Partners Healthcare System in Boston. From 2009 to 2011, he served as U.S. National Coordinator for Health Information Technology....
What does continuity of care mean? It means a person won't be wandering from doctor to doctor or hospital to hospital starting all over again every time they seek care. Continuity of care also means the Poor will be educated to what health care actually means and how to continue and/or improve their wellness and that of their family. It means IF the Poor are unwell, they won't stay that way. They won't DIE because there isn't a professional overseeing their progression to health from illness. Wall Street can go straight to hell and will not stand in the way of a healthier nation in the USA!
The USA has the highest cost of health care in the world. The insurance companies make plenty of money from the health care of the USA because it is the most expensive in the world. The USA will finally rein in the runaway costs of health care in the nation and find a healthier population which will bring down THE COST to everyone. One would think bring down the cost of health care rather than charity care and emergency room would be something the insurance industry would welcome. But, the fact of the matter is the more chaos a system has the greater the chance of making elicit and illegal money while people die. Why is it the Health Insurance Industry in the USA can't get on board with a nation of over $3.1 million people? Hm?
What does continuity of care mean? It means a person won't be wandering from doctor to doctor or hospital to hospital starting all over again every time they seek care. Continuity of care also means the Poor will be educated to what health care actually means and how to continue and/or improve their wellness and that of their family. It means IF the Poor are unwell, they won't stay that way. They won't DIE because there isn't a professional overseeing their progression to health from illness. Wall Street can go straight to hell and will not stand in the way of a healthier nation in the USA!
The USA has the highest cost of health care in the world. The insurance companies make plenty of money from the health care of the USA because it is the most expensive in the world. The USA will finally rein in the runaway costs of health care in the nation and find a healthier population which will bring down THE COST to everyone. One would think bring down the cost of health care rather than charity care and emergency room would be something the insurance industry would welcome. But, the fact of the matter is the more chaos a system has the greater the chance of making elicit and illegal money while people die. Why is it the Health Insurance Industry in the USA can't get on board with a nation of over $3.1 million people? Hm?
...Ms. Reaser said she likely still couldn't afford her share of the premiums, in part because she is still paying off $1,900 in hospital bills after two emergency-room visits last year—for an asthma attack and what she was told was a mild stroke.
Rowan Vansleve, the charity's chief executive officer, said the initiative came from a donor who watched news reports on the health law and was struck by how little it would cost to pay some people's premiums....
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