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Nowadays, spas are no longer a luxury but a necessity for most people. After adequate prior planning for the installation of a new spa, the process of creating therapeutic spa lighting and ambiance is not overwhelming as long as you got the right expert for the job. Oak Wells Aquatics is a professional spa and swimming pools construction company with a credible reputation in the installation of spas and swimming pools around the Jacksonville area and beyond for both commercial and residential clients.
What You Need to Know About Spa Lighting and Ambiance
When you choose to invest in your health and luxury, a spa is something you need. We all wish to come home to a relaxing atmosphere after a long day at work. Installation of a spa in your home will give you the right kind of tranquility you need for mental and physical relaxation. However, an excellent spa must have good lighting and ambiance to provide a serene environment for relaxation to the homeowner or clients for commercial spas. Good spa lighting and ambiance is the key factor one should consider before making any significant investment in a spa.
The process for spa installation will barely affect your normal day to day life if you choose to have it installed. With the right experts like Oak Wells Aquatics, the process will be smooth with minimal destruction on your day to day life. There are a variety of things that one can do to create good lighting and ambiance in a spa as long as you have enough space for the project. When you take adequate time in planning for the installation of a great spa, the results might exceed your expectation, and you might be having yourself a new best friend. Before you embark on this significant investment in your home, there are a few factors you need to consider concerning the spa lighting and ambiance for the spa to serve its intended purpose well.
Factors to Consider Before Installing a Spa with Great Lighting and Ambiance
When you’re investing in something that will probably change your life in terms of relaxation and luxury, it is always wise to take adequate time to plan for it if you want authentic results from the investment. Below are factors that all great spa owners took into consideration before having them installed.
When it comes to choosing the ultimate spot for your spa, the place you decide to install it sorely depends on your interests and reasons for the spa. An excellent spa lighting and ambiance installed in an indoor space might differ from the one installed in an outdoor space hence the need for proper planning before coming to your decision on placement. There are two places you can install your spa, that is:
Installing a spa in an indoor environment might be a bit trickier than installing in an outdoor space because indoor engineering and construction need to meet safety requirements, which will require more work. Typically spas are found in an outdoor environment; however, if you want to take your luxury a notch higher, there is no reason not installing it indoors as long as there is sufficient space. You need to choose a spa installation company that observes proper safety procedures if you need a spa installed in an indoor area when you or your family are living on the premises.
The choice of lighting to install in an indoor space can be a little bit confusing to a layman's person, especially if it is your first time using a spa or rather installing a spa. Oak Well Aquatics will come in handy if you are at a crossroads on the choice of lighting and ambiance to use on your indoor spa. Also, when installing a spa in an indoor space, you’ll have to create a sound ventilation system for great tranquility and ambiance.
An outdoor space is an ideal place for the installation of a spa. According to research, it is always wise to install a spa in an outdoor environment since the therapeutic effects of a spa installed outside are highest when the temperature outside is moderately lower than the water temperature of the spa. When installing your outdoor spa, it is also wise not to install it under a tree for great ambiance because it leaves falling, and birds’ droppings can give you additional maintenance work.
Unlike in an indoor spa where the spa can come with its internal lighting, when installing an outdoor spa, you will have a variety of lighting choices to use. You may choose to use spike lighting if you’re looking for something less sophisticated and flexible. Spike lighting is very convenient since it can be stuck temporarily anywhere on the soft ground surrounding the spa. If you want to take lighting and ambiance a notch higher in an outdoor spa, you might also consider hanging fairy lights around the trees and bushes in your yard.
Keep in mind that the average dimensions of a spa are approximately (220 x 215 x 95 cm) and weighing about 200-350 kg. If these aspects are not put into consideration when planning, the installation of the spa can be different and overwhelming. A spa cannot be pulled into pieces so that it can fit through a standard doorway hence the need to put accessibility in mind when planning spa installation.
You also need to pick a strategic location that allows you to access the spa with minimal distraction. It is appropriate to leave at least 30 inches of space around the back panels and sides of the spa for easy accessibility. Accessibility is a vital factor that one needs to consider when installing a spa because easy movement in and out of the spa is essential in maintaining the ambiance of the space. Experts at Oak Wells Aquatics are always willing to provide prospective clients with an estimation of the amount of space they require for the installation of a spa that suits their interests and desires.
Electrical Connection and Supply
When it comes to electrical connections and supply, you need to be very cautious because a single mistake in the electrical connection can be fatal where water is involved. You should leave the electrical work connections to well trained and experienced experts for the job. We do not take chances when it comes to electrical connection in a spa because we understand the dangers of faulty connections in such an environment.
The power supply of a good and safe spa should be hardwired and connected only to the spa. Connection to other lighting and appliances is a bad idea to your safety due to electrical shots. The electrical configuration requirements of a spa usually depend on the model you choose to purchase. For great lighting and ambiance in a spa, you might also consider getting an alternative source of power for its operation, such as a generator. Sometimes, a spa might require a lot of power, especially if you switch on all spa jets simultaneously; that is - the Ozonator, the air blower, the waterfall, and heating.
A great spa foundation should be at a balanced level, well equalized and strong to withstand its weight and that of people in it. The creation of an inadequate foundation for a spa might pose safety hazards to the users and also damage to the spa. If in case the spa is damaged due to negligence in the creation of a strong foundation, the warranty does not cover the damages caused. These are small issues you can easily avoid by choosing a reliable spa installation company.
Avoid using wooden decks when creating a spa foundation because vibrations of the spa get amplified with such a foundation. A concrete foundation is ideal for all types of spas because it's strong. If you choose to use a concrete foundation, you must pay attention to the surfaces around the spa. The surfaces around should not be slippery when water from the spa spills over. For the great ambiance of your spa, do not underestimate the need for a strong foundation. After all, the need for a spa is relaxation without safety worries or whatsoever.
Privacy and Safety
Whether you are installing a commercial or residential spa, you must take into account the spa privacy and safety. Most people install spas as a relaxing escape to free their emotions, which is very hard to achieve in an environment with curious and nosy neighbors. It is very annoying having your neighbor’s kid making faces at you from the balcony upstairs while you are trying to relax. We advise our clients whom privacy is essential to have their spa installed in a strategic location close to all utilities they need at the same time shielded from other people’s vicinity. By doing this, you’ll achieve an exquisite ambiance you need for your relaxation.
To increase privacy, you might also consider building a fence around the spa which most spa installation companies include in their services. For general spa ambiance, privacy is vital for your comfortable relaxation and peace of mind. On the other hand, safety in a spa is also important to keep away intruders and small animals. If you’ve children in your home, safety is something you might not want to ignore when installing your spa. Invest in strong covers or essential features such as automatic shut off when the spa is not in use for the wellbeing of your family.
Types of Spas Where Good Lighting and Ambiance is Essential
There is nothing else in this world worth investing in, like your health and peace of mind. If you cannot afford to own a spa, you’re lucky that there are businesses all over offering spa services to people at a fee. There are two types of spas concerning the intended use of the facility. That is:
In a commercial spa, a space with an appealing and therapeutic environment is essential for making the business outstanding. A good choice of lighting on your commercial spa plays a significant role in creating a relaxing ambiance that every customer deserves. A commercial spa should incorporate appealing colors and relaxing sounds such as a waterfall to make the ambiance of the place exquisite. The use of dim and colored lights around a spa fosters a sense of calmness that helps set the tone for a luxurious enjoyment. Consult with experts and get an insight into the type of lighting you need to install in your commercial spa to provide your prospective customers with a well serene environment for relaxation.
Residential spas are ones installed at home for private enjoyment. It is possible to install a residential spa in an indoor or outdoor space; it depends on the premises owner's interests and desires. The size of the spa you choose to install also depends on the use of the spa. For instance, an outdoor spa meant for entertainment with friends should be wide enough to accommodate the number of expected friends. When it comes to creating a spa with excellent lighting and ambiance, homeowners have a wide range of options to choose from, including having a spa custom made to suit your interest and desires. Your perfect image of a great therapeutic spa can be made realistic with our reliable and skilled team of professionals on the job.
Find a Spa Installation Expert Near Me
To narrow down your options when looking for an expert for the installation of your new spa, you need to take into consideration the experience and reputation of the company you choose. Oak Wells Aquatics is a spa and swimming pool construction company with 15 years of experience, which has earned us a positive reputation amongst our clients. We keep in mind lighting and ambiance as the significant necessities of a relaxing spa. Call us at 904-619-3281 for any inquiries on spa installation if you are in the Jacksonville area. We also provide a free quotation for the work.
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(Editor’s note: By request of some of our readers here are the full comments by DJUSD Superintendent John Bowes as well as a few selected comments by Board Member Madhavi Sunder).
by John Bowes
The recent national election has left our country and community divided on many fronts. This dissension has caused a myriad of emotional responses among members of our school community. Of particular concern to many is the possibility of any future federal immigration policies that might affect undocumented individuals (and or their children), some who live in our school boundaries and may attend our schools. We have taken these matters seriously, and I want to let you know this evening we have been analyzing and planning for a comprehensive and thoughtful approach. It is important for us to fully understand the real implications of any actions we would propose to take at the local level.
Our primary goal is to ensure that our schools are safe and secure learning environments, both for students and staff. We care about their physical and social/emotional health.
Prior to the election, the Davis Enterprise published my Op Ed entitled, “Our Schools Should be Places Where All Students Can Flourish”. That column identified steps we are taking to ensure the social and emotional health of students, to provide quality programs for all students and how we are going about closing the achievement and opportunity gaps that exist in our District.
Immediately after the election, my team took steps to communicate with families and staff about school climate in the post-election season. I sent a letter to all families in the DJUSD which addressed our focus on creating safe learning environments for all students . Additionally, we have made staff aware of these issues and are providing direction and support services to address these mutual concerns. Both the Op Ed and the Letter can be read on the District website and using the translation function at the bottom of our website it can be viewed in Spanish and many other languages.
This is a very real and poignant issue for so many in our community. I want to reassure our community we are engaged on this important topic. I spoke to that yesterday evening at a meeting I attended at the Stephens Branch Library hosted by the City Council, Police Department and UC Davis focused on how we can create a positive and sustainable community for all of our citizens, including families and students at our school sites as regards this topic.
I met a number of parents and community members and continue to gather impartial information from staff, parents and community members engaged around how to reduce fear and anxiety in our community. Please be assured we are and will continue to address this issue and I will be communicating with families and students next week before we recess for the winter break.
I attended an important press conference in Woodland on December 5 concerning the hate letter sent to the Islamic Center in Davis. The clear message from Yolo County, Woodland and Davis leaders is that we will not stand for this. We must ensure we all act on the guidance given at the press conference – “If you see something, say something.”
Safety on the playground, in classrooms, in schools and in our community is a vital mutual interest in which we all must play a part – just today we learned of the attempted abduction of a 12-year old in town and we shared the police information with all of our parents and staff. We can make our community safer by supporting each other to create safe spaces across Davis for our youth. This includes making our schools and communities free from hate speech and harassment. We know that fear and anxiety are both stressful and inhibit students’ ability to learn – schools are and will continue to be safe and secure learning environments.
We have heard the concerns that have been shared and I want to address those now:
The District has not collected nor will it collect information regarding the immigration status of students. The 1982 Supreme Court case Plyler vs. Doe provides 14th amendment equal protection that ensures that all students, including immigrant students, have a fundamental right to a public education. With that decision, important protections surrounding student privacy exist. The DJUSD is not allowed to inquire about immigration status – we do not and will not be asking for any students’ immigration status. Further, if the District incidentally is provided information about a student’s immigration status, we are not required to collect nor do we share that information.
When discussing any federally-controlled issue, we need to be cognizant of our federal funds. Federal funding supplies almost five percent of our annual budget in the DJUSD. These 3.2 million federal dollars fund critical programs for students receiving services through Special Education, English Learner, Perkins Grant Career Technical Education, and our free and reduced meal programs. Many of the students receiving these services are our students caught in the achievement and opportunity gap. Some students rely on our schools for one to two meals per day and we know students learn best when their basic needs are meet – we do not want to lose funding for any of these critical programs which serve all students across the district, including many undocumented students.
While we are not the first out of the gate, DJUSD is actively engaged in addressing this issue. We know of five out of the over 1000 school districts in California that have adopted some sort of recent safe schools resolution and these include Oakland, Los Angles, Basset, San Diego and Sacramento.
I very much appreciate the many suggestions we have received in what to include in a resolution to protect the rights of students in the DJUSD, and accept those collaborative efforts in that same spirit. This is very important and the District is actively researching and reviewing a wide variety of information as we develop our proposed resolution. Our goal is to craft a meaningful resolution that reflects our Davis community.
There are many unknowns. Undefined terms and a pending new Presidential administration with developing policy directives are all reasons to take a deliberate and meaningful approach to this work.
The City of Davis has been a sanctuary city for 36 years – during that time the District and City along with the university have worked in concert with each other to support the Davis Principles of One Community established in 2008 and we are committed to those beliefs and values. ‘Sanctuary’ is an undefined term, as is the term ‘safe-haven’.
It is too early to know what policy changes the incoming federal administration might propose and implement. However, we should anticipate that any enforcement action would most likely take the form of a threat to cut off some or all federal funds to non-compliant public school districts. A recent Davis Enterprise article cites the president-elect vowing “to cut off federal funding to any jurisdictions that provide sanctuary to undocumented residents.” The impacts of a loss of federal funding would hamper our efforts to serve many of our most vulnerable students and we must approach this area with all due diligence.
We are not alone in these efforts.
There is pending California state legislation to assist school districts on the immigration issue
Under existing law, the confidentiality of pupil records does NOT permit the disclosure of student record information, including citizenship or immigrant status to immigration authorities, except in response to a lawful subpoena after notice to the parent, upon written parent consent, or in response to an evident emergency.
We have looked at the federal policy related to the enforcement of immigration policy at schools. In regard to the enforcement action at or focused at schools, we believe that current federal policy has school districts classified as sensitive locations. While this federal policy treats schools as ‘sensitive locations’ thereby providing schools greater types of protection from immigration enforcement efforts, it does not entirely prohibit immigration-related actions from taking place at school sites.
State Senator President Pro Tem Kevin de León has announced a bill (SB 54) that would create “safe zones” at public schools where immigrant enforcement would be prohibited.
In seeking to establishing “safe zones” for immigrants in the country illegally, SB 54 would require California schools, hospitals and courthouses to adopt policies that limit immigration enforcement on their premises to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and state law. We are monitoring the progress of this bill to see how it could assist school districts on the immigration issue
This will be an ongoing effort that will be seen and felt at all levels. What we say is critical but what we do makes the difference. Right now, we are engaging with staff, parents, students and community leaders around this issue. I am holding meetings with staff to review our procedures and learn about how we can improve our processes and efforts to make schools safe and productive learning environments for all students and protect information.
Steps to inform and improve our practices will include my visits to school sites in January to engage those most directly affected by potential changes to immigration policies. I am glad to see so many people hear this evening advocating for those who historically have less agency and voice in the community. One thing I learned as a teacher in immigrant communities of Los Angeles and during my tenure as Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala is that if you don’t make the effort to engage those most directly in need, you will never fully engage those who are in need of assistance.
We are a community that cares. This is part of what we mean by focusing on social and emotional support for students—modeling for them and helping them learn how to create a caring community. We are all made healthy by caring for others, no matter our circumstances. To further that work, we are
- Crafting a resolution stating our beliefs about this issue and that also reinforces our values, reduces fear and anxiety, protects student information and promotes safe learning environments
- Reaffirming for the community our current practices concerning student safety and immigration information
- Continuing to analyze what safety and other precautions should be taken at the local level including providing resources to parents and students
- Making any needed changes to Board Policies, Administrative Regulations and other documents to ensure a meaningful and robust application of our Resolution
- Reviewing and updating any school site and district data collection procedures regarding hate speech, bullying, harassment and related concerns
- Developing training staff on how to implement the resolution
- Sharing information and, where we can, in multiple languages (there are 38 of them spoken in our District), and across different communication and social media platforms
I will be communicating with families and the community next week as we approach the winter break and visiting school sites and meeting with parents when we return from the winter break.
First-hand knowledge and insights from those most impacted will help to inform the development of a District resolution.
We know that the Presidential inauguration is on January 20 and we will be looking at the potential impacts of any new or predicted policy changes affecting immigration and schools.
I will provide an update to the Board at our January Board meeting and ask for their direction in bringing a Resolution forward.
The ability of the Davis Joint Unified School District to support students who feel vulnerable will help both those individual students and will help create safer schools for all students we serve.
Excerpt of Madhavi Sunder’s Statement at BOE Meeting on December 16, 2016
“I want to begin by noting that some students in our community are feeling targeted in the current social climate. Given that that targeting has received support at the highest political levels, I wanted to speak personally to the students who are afraid. Some students are afraid for themselves—because they might be targeted for hate speech or discrimination or even threatened with violence. Others are afraid for their parents, their aunts, their cousins—who they fear might be subjected to deportation.”
“The public schools in this town will remain a welcoming place to students of all religions, races, ethnicities, and sexual orientations. Furthermore, we do not inquire about the immigration status of our students. The promise of public education is one that we make to all students in our community, regardless of immigration status. Indeed, this is a constitutional obligation, one affirmed by the Supreme Court in the case of Plyler v. Doe.”
“I hope our Board will formally resolve soon that we welcome and support all of our students, will protect their rights, and will resist efforts to enlist our school district to act in ways adverse to the interests of our students.”
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For everyone who died on September 11, 2001:
Saint Matthew And The Angel The Third for Caravaggio
The skeleton's womb is in the sea,
Its tears are the foam, exploding,
Incessantly, from remnants
Of their birth, waves rooted
Deep in the sooty balm of the earth.
And when the skeleton calls back
For that bosom in which it was made,
Its heart becomes the rocks,
The angular teeth of the cliffs
Shedding, every time a wave screams,
For the mother that forsakes,
Destroys its limp esteem.
But what womb would know,
The star that puts its blood upon a plate,
Makes the moon its fork,
The sun obliterating as its knife,
All to reach back into the bones
Grabbed by gouged eyes
From a worm who'd gouge our faces,
From the interstellar sea?
No womb, no skeleton, forsakes me:
I do not feel my bones,
I do not feel the sea,
I do not even feel the earth
Re-claiming me, my arms, my legs,
So I can finally dance, and see, the shadows
None can see, in the mirror of the dark!
Wreck me, so you may see my dead city,
The sighs and words have been annihilated
And I am Virgil, with no voice to guide,
My mother has died, but I am dead, too:
Medusa fixed her eyes upon a point
So the snakes would writhe,
And reach out from a concave shield,
The perspective your eyes might yield,
If you cared to see beyond their death.
I have no breath, I am no body,
My bones are buried with Shelley,
Off our Tyrrhenian Phalanx,
We are not shielded from dying.
And the waves continue to drool,
Until the drool becomes their foam
Dragging us into the loam
That bases all forgotten things.
But I have dug through the soot,
From beginning looking in
Took apart my very bones.
We are not shielded from dying?
At least we know the light
That is rooted in deepest black,
I do not want to go back,
Still something drags me to the womb,
And my skeleton falls apart,
Each bone inoculating the sea,
What beast will come of this unholy kiss?
I am the son of unholy trysts,
And the blonde reaper will not take my star,
The moon will not outshine its death,
For as it dies it is most brilliant,
Re-claimed by interstellar ash,
To be re-born, inveterate mass,
Verging into human skin.
You are grabbing me from without
To take me within, and your hand
Has all the flesh I have forsook,
But you at least see the spirit's flesh,
The spirit's skin:
Lambent tears, dying stars
Against a sky much blacker than ash,
Falling deep into the sooty womb
Of Demeter. For we are the lost daughter,
We pluck Asphodel in forsaken fields
And Hell feels much brighter in the light
Than the black tears from our distant Mother,
Praying, as she knees into the grass,
For spring to come and reclaim her child,
Her womb. And yet, you take me too soon,
And yet, not soon enough.
The columns at the entrance into Chancellary gardens are exposed by graffiti. Above shields, the stoic armor of men, who may or may not have been stoic, the names of lost comrades. In the gardens of the Reich Chancellery the bodies of Eva Braun and Hitler are burned and buried. In Oberwallstrasse the bodies of Germans and Soviets are decaying into ash the stars do not envy. The graffiti on the columns licks its wounds. It would rather obliterate the ash buried in the garden. And grow into beautiful weeds, destroying the flowers that were gutted from heaven and fed to hell.
Hell has skinned you. But, unlike The Gestapo, its fires will not touch the snow that buries your heart. It is your heart that will burn through and tattoo: the snow, heaven and hell, graffiti on the columns, an American solider in the Berliner Sportspalast stabbing Hitler and every ghost of Evil that isn’t really a ghost and not even light enough for the night sky in mock salute.
I see Saint Matthew and The Angel in a book. I look at Vandivert’s photographs and notes. (M) oldy SS cap lying in water on floor of sitting room. I laugh that the skull is almost obliterated, subjected to water and mold. And weep that Saint Matthew, a face you must have taken off the street, a body with a hide subjected to toil and sun, a man who may have been a farmer with deep black eyes recalling the soil’s lore, that this man must gore in his own haunted wood. We were never happy and never good.
Your angel overlooks Matthew. Places its effeminate hand over the hide of his arm. Peers at a book in which he is writing. I do not know what he writes. But Matthew is the earth, and if the Angel has been before his birth, has always been, it has not preceded me. For I do not see, cannot trace a question mark in the dirt laying ants and all their structures asunder, without looking at the night sky to wonder, does this dirt make to be?
My bones might rot in ash. . I do not know. Still, I go, where graffiti thrashes with gutted buildings. Skeletons, surrounded by the rubble of their very bodies. The hands that made them, long gone, maybe ghosts weeping that their blood should be mixed with a broken bust of the Fuhrer. And their skeletons haunt them. Reclaim them. Graffiti on the columns. Their song a throng of vespers digested by the air: I was here, too!And I am here, now, to reclaim them. . Reclaim you. I do not look for angels or saints. Only an angel can define a saint. I can only define my skeleton. My blood has been re-claimed by the earth. Where Saint Matthew and the Angel are both destroyed, and the graffiti columns restored, and all the rubble painted away, the ash too heavy for the sky never re-claimed, flowers gutted by noble weeds, a mock salute. Come to me. I can only look down. If I am the voice that might save you, you who stepped on the fangs of a snake, I will not look back. But the stars look back at me. Graffitied against an obsidian wall. My skeleton breaks. And I fall.
I'll paint a flower that thrives in ash,
And finds a sun in deepest black,
The sea evoked my skeleton,
Berlin up-heaved my reckoning,
Beckoning my bones' blood,
To account for the sea's flood,
The womb that bleeds anemones,
Has no will for enemies,
So maybe you reclaim my ghost,
To make a body I am its host,
But I know that the man I killed,
His blood forever from dirt distilled,
Haunts nothing not even night,
Not even the amber light,
That comes to preserve the first cry,
Even though we all must die,
Still your eyes have the sea's shade,
A blue moon with its heart shaved,
And tears will take you nowhere,
Your bones are not your despair,
You cannot see a shadow's death,
Berlin in rubble re-claimed my breath,
Then I will make you from my brush,
Into an angel Saint Matthew trusts,
For you know not angel but paint the saint,
Your songs bleed without restraint,
Rooted in a sooty womb,
You cannot see beyond your tomb,
And I see the color of Asphodel,
Smells like the apple that never fell,
You think we were never made free,
From everything we cannot see,
That demons lurch from haunted eves,
Of roofs from forests with black leaves,
I'll set you Angel in human skin,
You will gut the rind that rots within,
Your Saint cannot taste its seed,
So I will paint Berlin bleed,
You'll both be on an empty street,
No voice except where your eyes meet,
The Saint will be a newborn child,
Wrapped in a blanket bloody defiled,
The Angel will be in a black gown,
Its read mouth attachés a sinister frown,
They'll stare deep into each other,
The baby wanting its mother,
Its mother dead underground somewhere,
And this Angel holds the Saint without a care,
A rope that would easily let go,
Were it not for the ash falling like snow,
The Saint's skin will be light grey,
The sky on an overcast day,
The Angel will look like porcelain,
Lighter even than the snow's skin,
And behind this equipoise,
A city in the gutter's throes,
All mist and gutted bloodless too,
All rubble except an ash draped shoe,
I'll paint a flower that thrives in ash,
And finds a sun in deepest black.
The dirt’s blood is the motion of everything. When the sea came at the soil with her blue teeth, she put it into the air. And wore the wind around her thyrsus, which she stamped towards the night sky but could not reach. Until a star cried, because it was afraid of its luster for all luster means death. And put its invisible tears into the wind, where every spirit, from everything, would eventually dance.
Put down your brush. I do not care that the painting is unfinished. Because you and I have bitten the apple. We’ve divorced the Myrtle and the Cypress. When Virgil has no voice to lead will Paradiso and Liszt’s heaven be anything but restrained hyperbole? And now I am seeing a bloody rood. La Sagrada Familia, Gaudi Cathedral, locked inside. But I don’t care. I’d much rather be locked out and see the spires try and pop the star’s tears.
I wear the rood. The blood has been so engraved; I wrap my long hair around this thyrsus, just to hide my graffiti. I do not want to read what it says, but I think it might say: your spirit has been stolen, your battle horse is too swift, you do not even rein Eden in the summer and spring, and your kidneys wear scars that will never heal. The pills that keep you alive are the Hemlock Socrates took. The pills you stopped taking, to stop the voices and avatars from hell that treated your spirit like a changeling, made you another Conrad Veidt in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. And now you must pick up the ash covered shoe and murder the Angel and the Saint. They are back. The stars’ tears will keep to themselves. There never was an Eden. There never was a Hell.
So go. My sacrilege was in giving your ghost a skeleton. And letting you feel the flesh, again. My roots will not even touch the air. I looked up at the sky, just now, and saw a formation unlike any other. A sliver of clouds shredded by shark’s teeth. The cerulean tent did not faze me. Because eleven years ago my city was murdered by rubble. And it wasn’t a shoe made prominent in ash, but people I’ll never meet. Crying tears that tasted like Ambrosia to our new Hitler. Still, I meet them in the cloud shredded by shark’s teeth.
My tears belong with the stars’. And I cannot touch them. The wind tries to blow my hair from my thyrsus. But I keep it wound. Black Ivy shining under a spring rain. You will not escape this rood. My eyes are blue dahlias. Locked in a glass cage. They see the graffiti maybe all of us fear:
I was never here.
September 11, 2012
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Methods of Maintaining Harmony, Staying within Guidelines for Mind and Body
Instead of giving into anger and thus identifying with the role that corresponds to that (that version of you) identify and isolate the real underlying cause which is often hidden by what we perceive initially.
For instance, an action or person that causes an anger response is actually reminding us or activating some insecurity we feel about ourselves or our past experience which we are not consciously integrating and resolving. Instead of resolving this issue, we can project the inner pain onto another who reflects this issue back to us and through this there is a false-sense of relief. We see this all the time with people who are so angry and discontent with their reality, yet they constantly project this emotion onto others around them. Instead of projecting, they can identify the problem, then, instead of becoming angry, they can assist others in becoming more self-aware. Continue reading
Being Used, To See The Nature and Fallacy of The Acceptance of Being Abused
Sometimes one has to fully accept and acknowledge the disgusting qualities of another to see how they were being used and in essence leeched off of to the point where they would eventually become like that other if they did not change.
When one refuses to be lowered by the frequencies, and actually accept that this is what is happening, then they can make sense of the situation. That acceptance of the darkness in another is actually the revelation of the light within one’s self. Continue reading
Guided By Self-Control or Compulsive Behavioral Patterns Rooted In Instinct
In the energetic realms one is classed together with beings of the same behavior. So where there are people who are restrictive or more controlled in their behavior you get a more restrictive or specified classing of spiritual identities.
Less Restrictive Equates to Non-Restrictive
This is all about intent. Incidentally making mistakes is not the same as completely accepting lack of restriction. Accepting a minor lack of restriction is not the same as making a mistake.
If a person is less restrictive of their behavior (both energetic and physical) then they are no longer capable of being classified together with those who are specific and restrictive of their behavior.
Non-Restrictive Equates to Accepting Lack of Control
So then when people are classified together with the less restrictive spiritual identities, there are those who are simply not as restrictive and those who are specifically ‘loose’ or in this way, partaking in non-clean behaviors so as to produce pleasure or power in some way or another. Continue reading
Emotional “Chords”; Etheric Parasitic Tentacle-Like Connections
Severing those ties? Well, what I found is that there are emotional “chords” that are connected to everyone, basically like implants. When these ties are severed, these chords still remain in a kind of etheric connection. When these chords are no longer receiving etheric sustenance from the suffering or emotional angst of the individual then they become overtly parasitic and this becomes highly toxic to the individual. If before, they were barely noticeable without paying direct attention, then they become almost infected and oozing with pain and infection.
Energy parasites seek to absorb the ‘higher-self’ energy from their hosts because they cannot produce their own.
Taking Pleasure In Another’s Suffering
Taking pleasure in the suffering of another is a non-human trait. This includes backstabbing, insulting and generally vampiring a person’s emotional and mental energy for one’s own personal reasons.
The entirety of such a process includes the requirement to sustain one’s self-satisfaction based on the lack of balance or centeredness of another person’s emotional and mental homeostasis. This indicates that there is a lack of that vampiric individuals’ own balance and psycho-spiritual health.
Forgiveness is key. There is a literal energetic connection made between the heart of the victim and the heart of the perpetrator, when there is a continued feeling of lack or degradation on the behalf of the supposed ‘victim’ then this is an actual charge flow like a di-pole battery through a circuit and the circuit is the etheric medium of hyperspacial psychic fluid.
When we produce feelings of peace and self-empowerment by attributing our experience to self-responsibility and self-initiated control over our frequencies, this literally short-circuits that feed system whereby there is no longer a quantum heart-link or psychic etheric link between the bio-spheres or auras of the individuals or the group.
The intensity and release of this process is compounded with trauma and this is the nature of the control system to make this self-empowerment as far to reach as possible. Yet, this is against the natural blueprint of the universe, the inner cosmos.
THE FLESH OF THE GODS
DON THE ROBE
MEET THE GODS
DO NOT EAT FLESH
Find THE PATH that’s TRUE.
Lest you succumb to SPIRITUAL DEATH from MATERIAL EXISTENCE.
Through SPIRITUAL EXISTENCE, YOU can PROFIT-PROPHET from MATERIAL DEATH, by PASSING THROUGH THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE.
This is possibly the most important post I have ever written in the history of thousands of years of contact, travel and operation within the Unacknowledged Special Access Programs carried out by secret societies, the universal containment crews, the rescue initiation teams, the containment protocol systems, the revitalization and restoration programs, and so on and so forth.
We are not alone, we never have been, and within this exists both a problem and a solution.
In the simulation, when the simulation begins, one does not interact within the parts of the simulation between other layers of awareness or “time-scale”.
This is impossible and what happens is a time-gradient curve where one consciousness overlaps the other and we get a relative distortion pattern based on the resulting frequencies mesh.
So parts of the simulation, observers, agents, actors, observers, must maintain self-relative, self-referenced local time observation without interacting or intermingling time-relative matrix platforms with each other observer or the consciousness interference pattern generates an exponential gradient shift curve which results in the distortion of one pattern or the other.
We have to remain in touch with our emotions. To be able to cry is a gift. To be incapable of feeling and receiving emotion or expressing and giving emotion is an injury, a sign of trauma, a mental disorder, or even a curse.
To be overly emotional is similar. When emotions disrupt and disorganize the awareness of the environment, of others and priorities, and self-awareness. When behavior is disrupted into unstable patterns and motives that are detached from an emotionally and mentally vibrant and present way of viewing the self and reality, that is as much as a curse however they are expressed differently.
The more we fight the more we lose power. We can heal each other and the environment by aligning with the truth and harmonizing within ourselves and each other instead of fighting.
We all have injuries, physical and spiritual, and we all have access to more resources than we are us utilizing for the healing process.
There is power within us, but when we are distracted and focused on what is flying around us at high speeds then we are imbalanced within and this imbalance lessens our power.
The temptation we are faced with is both in pleasure and superficial love and in violence and hate. If we hate to solve the problem, then we will hate a scapegoat that is bounced before our eyes like a piñata. This is a clever game and yes people are angry and maybe even reasonably at points.
Often what helps is definition, expression and healing. The first step in changing a pattern of emotional and mental responses is to change your attitude.
In order to focus on the issues that are most important to the goal of healing we must analyze our behavior and mental and emotional states to identify where there is disruption and where the possible sources of this disruption may be.
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Remove, lighten, clarify any hate in your heart for these beings or any aspect of creation otherwise there is no return!
Our true essence is love , practice practice
Practice practice like is said above. As well, there are implants and toxins in this land that must be removed in order to expand.
Hi Aug, hope you’re doing better. Can you expand on exactly why it’s so important to clarify any hate etc for beings that committed such atrocities? I think it’s all about the principle of correspondence, being hateful will just feed more hate, we as humans have to show what we are capable of, but I fear that most people will totally lash out. I’d like to have more tools to prevent them from doing so…
Hate is the fuel to generate such action. I am writing a post on a conversation I just had on this.
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I love you all so much. That was some crazy pain. Humility is much more useful instead of getting ahead of myself.
I was accessing some deep levels of awareness that are only found through the kinds of traumatic situations that are designed to produce such an effect. Anyone who has been may know of these kinds of flash backs. Luckily, the pain that was here was actually more…frightening because instead of the pain getting worse and then ending or moving to a new scenario, I knew it was just going to be this over and over and that it might change my physical body forever. The same kind of psychological “threat” is created through the mind control situations however they are largely there to design the world’s most carefully constructed illusion of an actual threat as far as one can possibly perceive. It’s about mind games. And then there is the idea of no-contact torture, healing serums, cloned bodies and more.
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When you see the wealthy elite with their cars and big houses and you feel jealousy but you don’t work harder. When you feel that they cheated but you don’t know the spiritual work they’ve done, then you have already lost and it’s your own doing.
Elite families begin their spiritual work at the age of 6. They were introduced and they introduced the other societies as well as the military to the secret projects because of the previous post concept where it was discovered what is coming soon. The government had to find a way to spiritually advance this civilization as quickly as possible to ensure survival.
The trouble you see all around? That’s how unprepared, unaware, and veritably lazy this population is. Don’t blame it on others, that’s the whole point, if it was their fault the opportunity to progress would lie with them, not the rest of the sleeping population.
The work they go through is so intense that people from outside of their families immediately go insane or suffer great pains if they stumble upon the truth or are exposed through some necessary but untimely means.
That is why this process has been designed and the whole world is being affected and advanced by the difficulty.
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Knowledge of the Middle Path
In any given moment there are multiple different levels of reality occurring simultaneously.
These levels vary in their proximity to the source.
If your mind is still and you observe which reality you are in through a recognition of a presence of selfness within, then you can identify and navigate to the path of action or inaction that moves you closer or further away from that source.
Knowledge of the self increases with proximity to source as does the fluidity of the influence of mind in reality for the process of attaining what one desires.
You are the universe sharing one cosmic mind that is representing itself through a multitude of different ways. The only way to find scarcity is to ignore what your self is telling you by ignoring the variation in one path of action or inaction, rhythm or disharmony to the other.
When we are congruent or harmonized within, we perceive the world as a congruent and harmonized experience.
We find distraction everywhere we look when we are not aware of what we are feeling within.
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THE POWERS THAT FLEE NOW AVAILABLE!
Posted on June 25, 2017
The Powers That Flee is finally here! My great American superhero novel that takes place in the eighties is out as an e-book. The print version will be released near the end of July.
Here's a little post teasing the project and giving you some choice excerpts.
The Powers That Flee is a wish fulfillment novel that any comic book geek and pop culture nerd who grew up in the eighties will love.
It's Dial H For Hero mixed with Back to the Future and sprinkled with John Hughes goodness.
The book is heavily based on my experience of being a sci-fi geek and comic book nerd existing on the fringe of high school social acceptance in 1985. TPTF is filled with references that will put a smile on comic book fans from then and now.
Below are just a few excerpts to show you how relevant comic book references are to the story.
"Rachel snatched up The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and walked into the kitchen. Clutching the book she'd read three time before, she fetched an RC Cola from the fridge and plopped down on the sofa. Read first and shower later, she thought. Several chapters of Arthur Dent's escapades would help her relax.
Five minutes into her book, in the middle of Arthur's confrontation with Mister Prosser and an imminent bulldozing, the doorbell rang."
"He straddled the brick wall, spending more time with his eyes trained on his copy of ROM Spaceknight than on his classmates hanging out in the lunch courtyard around him. He'd opted to eat alone today, bury his head in a comic book, not that this particular issue was very engaging. The adventures of his favorite spaceknight had lost a lot of charm since the stellar inking team of Akin and Garvey had left. Steve Ditko's pencils on the title just weren't that impressive. He may have created Spider-Man, but something about his work here just didn't do anything for him."
"A trip to the Inner Harbor was a real treat. Darin saved up for it. They went about every three months to Baltimore's reinvigorated downtown area because his dad loved ordering crab cakes at Phillip's Seafood in one of the modern shopping pavilions overlooking the water.
It also meant a chance to secure any missing issues of his favorite independent comics at the Geppi's Comic World on the second floor―he kept up with his Marvel and DC titles by combing the spinner racks in the local used bookstores and various convenience stores in nearby Frederick. He was big into Pacific Comics along with American Flagg! and Grim Jack from First Comics. If he didn't break down and purchase Marvel Fanfare #1―the elusive back issue with Michael Golden art was still too pricey―he'd come home with quite a haul. Despite its jacked-up price, he always checked to see if they had copies. Maybe today he would pull the trigger and spend more than cover price for it. With most comics hovering around a dollar, he had enough allowance and lunch money socked away to cover almost thirty books if he didn't break down and buy the Marvel Fanfare.
He stared at the cover of the Star Wars comic, willing the single crease down its middle to magically heal itself. He received three comics by mail each month: Star Wars, The Micronauts, and Ka-zar the Savage. None of them arrived in good condition thanks to their small mailbox. He still tried to sway his dad to get a bigger mailbox so the books would lie flat, but he never budged. Just the same, he loved the thrill of receiving comics by mail even if they were sent in a flimsy brown paper sleeve and often arrived damaged. It was something to look forward to three times a month."
"He found nothing he actually wanted to buy on the racks. He'd almost gotten an issue of Daredevil, but held off. The book hadn't been the same since Frank Miller's last issue, #191.
Darin had no desire to run into any of his classmates. He knew their likely haunts, the food court and the seating area down by the Arthur Treacher's. He wandered into Waldenbooks, knowing it was a teenage-free haven most of the time. He steered clear of all the other sections and landed in the Science Fiction/Fantasy corner. He thumbed through some Andre Norton and Piers Anthony books as his mind wandered.
His mom and dad continued to apply pressure on him to establish even a hint of a social life. They both felt putting himself out there would turn his rut of a life into a John Hughes film. Totally deluded thinking. Darin was realistic. The quirky, sensitive guy got the girl on the big screen and in the comfy confines of a Beta tape, but he knew better. He couldn't deny his nerdom nor did he want to. If some soft and squishy girl wanted to be with him, they had to be fine with his geek status. In fact, he had a list of the minimal requirements for any suitors. They had to acknowledge the genius of Lucas and Spielberg, appreciate Red Dawn and War Games, favor Marvel over DC, and be fine with displaying action figures on the fireplace mantle of any future home. Actually, he'd amended that criteria recently. His toy collection would be sequestered on bookshelves, thus sparing it the extreme heat variances associated with hanging out near a possibly ravaging open flame.
He liked the girl-next-door look. Give him an Ally Sheedy over a Demi Moore, a Lea Thompson over just about anyone else.
Darin flipped through the latest issue of Starlog. He skimmed an article about Gremlins before sliding it back on the shelf and leaving the bookstore.
He moved quickly, avoiding eye contact with several pretty girls his age. None went to his school, but better to give them a wide berth. He got tongue-tied with girls he saw in class every day; a complete stranger would be even worse.
He walked into Aladdin's Castle without looking over at the entrance to the movie theater opposite the arcade. He'd likely see couples in line there and didn't need any further reminders of his single status."
"He walked past his dad sprawled out on the couch watching Airwolf and went upstairs. To drown out his sister's music, he flicked on the radio, settling on the American Top 40. He flopped onto his bed and grabbed a Micronauts comic. He studied the cover, entranced by Golden's depiction of his second favorite swamp creature, the Man-Thing.
He idly pulled the token from his pocket and placed it on his chest as he began reading. His shirt kept it away from his skin. Neither Craig nor Rachel had told him how to bond with the idea engine. Had she slapped it hard on her upper arm and smushed it into place? He didn't have the nerve to do that just yet.
A few pages in, right when the Time Travelers put in an appearance, the coin, seemingly of its own accord, hopped several inches in the air. It landed farther down his chest. Had he shifted without knowing and jostled the coin? He didn't think so. Darin stowed the comic on his drawing table and sat up slowly, afraid to dislodge the device. He was almost vertical, and it hadn't fallen free.
He didn't move for a full minute, devoting all attention to it.
This is crazy. It's just a dumb arcade token. It doesn't do anything. To prove his point, he concentrated on the 'idea engine,' mentally imploring it to hop onto his skin and graft itself nice and snug. C'mon, little guy. Hit me with your good stuff.
Even with his shirt as a barrier, it warmed slightly, but nothing else happened.
It's a dud. Or, I'm the dud. Either way, willing the idea engine to work its magic wasn't panning out.
Darin pried it free from his shirt, surprised how stubbornly it clung to him. He set the coin on the dresser at the foot of his bed, next to his old black-and-white TV.
His father had allowed him to have a television in the room. While it wasn't color and didn't get many channels―unless he fiddled with the rabbit ears―it was better than nothing. So what if most of his classmates had nice color TVs with cable in their bedrooms? He was the king of UHF. The old television could get Channel 20 and 45 pretty well, which was just swell in his book. They ran programs like Ultraman and Johnny Socko and his Flying Robot along with numerous creature features. That and a steady diet of the Adam West Batman and Get Smart reruns suited him just fine. Although, he still had a fondness for Gilligan's Island, but that boiled down to the Mary Ann factor rather than a desire to witness tropical pratfalls or any of the Professor's silly island contraptions.
He returned to reading about his miniature heroes. He peeked at the idea engine twice from over the comic, but it didn't hop around like a Mexican jumping bean again. He stored away the finished comic in his closet and grabbed the next back issue. Micronauts #8 touted the first appearance of Captain Universe, a cosmic hero with not the best looking costume.
As he plopped back on his bed, he glanced at the token to see it was gone. He sat up and crawled across his mattress. The coin was nowhere to be found. Thinking he had bumped it from its perch, Darin searched in between the bed and the dresser and through every inch of carpet to no avail."
Throughout the novel, Darin must deal with a myriad of strange powers and abilities as he attempts to defeat a power-hungry villain dead set on hijacking his newfound superpowers.
Junk food and the Izod alligator also play pivotal roles in the story too. Witness a delicious battle in a cereal aisle where the mascots of numerous sugary cereals jump in to lend a hand. And don't even get me started on the unique way Otter Pops are worked into the narrative.
My goal was to fashion a love letter to being a nerd in the eighties. I hope you'll grab The Powers That Flee and discover a treasure trove of remembrances from your own childhood or, for those who didn't grow up in the eighties, some insights into a generation that lived and breathed their pop culture.
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Try One of These Silver Star Meats Products Recipes
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1 package (16 ounces) Silver Star kielbasa
1 Tube refrigerated crescent rolls
2 Tablespoon (s) Spicy brown mustard
1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees f. Pat kielbasa dry with paper
towels. Cut Silver Star kielbasa crosswise into ¾ inch-thick
rounds; cut each round crosswise in half.
2 Unroll half of dough (4 triangles) from tube of crescent
rolls but do not separate triangles; place on work surface.
3 Pinch 2 triangles together along perforations to make 6”
by 3 ½” rectangles. Repeat to make another rectangle; cut
rectangles apart. Spread rectangles with half of mustard.
Cut each rectangle crosswise in half, then cut each half
crosswise into six ½” wide strips to make 24 strips in all.
4 Loosely wrap mustard side of a dough strip around a piece
of Silver Star kielbasa; pinch to seal. Place wrapped
kielbasa on ungreased large cookie sheet. Repeat, placing
pieces about 1” apart on cookie sheet.
5 Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until puffs are browned.
Meanwhile, repeat with remaining half of crescent dough,
mustard and kielbasa.
6 When puffs are done, with a spatula, transfer to warm
platter. Serve warm.
Mix all together and spread on favorite cracker.
Cover bottom of pan with 1 package of rolls. Bake the first
layer of rolls while the oven is preheating to 350, so that
the rolls don’t get soggy, remove rolls when oven heats to
350. Layer with meat and cheese, (alternate meats and
cheeses.) Spread ½ of beaten eggs over the meat and cheese
and top with the second pkg. of rolls. Brush with the
remaining eggs and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake for
25 minutes then cover with foil and bake for 10 minutes.
Suggestions….You may use up to ½ lb of the meats.
2/3 cup olive oil
¼ cup yellow mustard
¼ cup red wine vinegar
1 ½ teaspoons oregano leaves
3 cloves garlic
¼ tsp. ground black pepper
1 cup pitted black olives, drained
1 cup Spanish olives, drained
1 (7 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, drained and
1 large (about 1-1/2 pounds) round white bread, 9 to 10
inches in diameter
2 pounds assorted Silver Star luncheon meats and cheeses
(Swiss cheese, ham, turkey, salami, provolone, roast
In food processor, combined oil, mustard, vinegar, oregano,
garlic and black pepper, process until smooth. Add olives
and roasted red peppers: process, pulsing on and off, until
chopped. Cut bread in half horizontally; slightly hollow out
bread. Spread half of the olive mixture in bottom of bread.
Layer Silver Star cold cuts and cheese on top. Spread
remaining olive mixture over all. Cover with top half of
bread. To serve, cut into wedges.
Makes 8 to 10 servings.
1 large package (Brick) of plain Velveeta Cheese (Use
Mexican variety, if you want a kick)
2 lbs. Silver Star Sweet Link Sausage (cook and chop in
1 large jar of Ragu Spaghetti Sauce (traditional)
Combine the sausage, cheese (cut up into small cubes) and
sauce into a large crock pot (or Dutch oven).
Heat until melted, stirring occasionally.
Place crumbled bread in bottom of 9x13 pan. Sprinkle cheese
on top, add egg and milk mixture, then sausage on top.
Bake 325 for 1 hour, tent if to brown.
1/2 cup good quality bourbon
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
heaping tbsp. dark brown mustard
dash of ginger
Ham from Silver Star Meats
Combine ingredients with whisk. Bring to a boil in a sauce
pan and boil for 2-3 minutes. Let stand to cool slightly.
Baste ham 20 min. before end of cooking with 1/2 glaze.
Baste 10 min. before end of cooking with rest of glaze.
3 lbs. Silver Star
1 12 oz. jar Heinz Chili
1 ½ Cups Brown Sugar
1 20 oz. Can Crushed
Pineapple in Heavy Syrup (undrained)
Heat oven to 350
Slice kielbasa into approx.
¼ inch pieces. Place into an ovenproof dish or pan. Mix chili
sauce, brown sugar and crushed pineapple in bowl. Pour mixture
over the sliced kielbasa. Stir together. Place in oven for 1 ½
hour or until sauce thickens.
Keep warm in a chafing dish.
1 Bag Sauerkraut (rinsed
& squeezed out)
1 lb Chipped Silver Star
1 lb Thicker Sliced
1 Cup Thousand Island
1 Loaf (seedless) Rye
Bread (cubed in 1”-2” pieces
½ Cup Melted Butter or
Spray 9x13 pan with
Preheat Oven 350
Layer Sauerkraut, Corn Beef,
drizzle with Dressing, continue to layer cheese and top with
cubed bread tossed with melted butter. Bake for 1/2 hour
1 lb. Silver Star
½ lb. Grated Velveeta
4 Celery sticks chopped
¼ Cup chopped onions
3 Hard-boiled eggs
¼ Cup mayonnaise
Mix all ingredients. Fill
approximately 17 sandwich buns. Wrap each sandwich in foil and
bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
1 16-ounce loaf Italian
bread, split lengthwise
½ cup bottled Caesar
vinaigrette salad dressing
2 Tablespoons minced
2 Tablespoons minced
½ cup grape or cherry
8 ounces thinly sliced
4 ounces thinly sliced
3 ounces sliced Fontina
½ bell pepper, seeds
removed and cut in very thin strips
2 very thin slices sweet
onion, divided into rings
1. Remove soft center of
bread by gently pulling from the bottom and top halves to form
two shells with ½-inch thick walls.
2. In a small bowl, mix
vinaigrette with onion, olives and tomatoes. Lightly coat each
half of the loaf with vinaigrette mixture.
3. Build sandwich with
layers of bologna, salami and Fontina on the bottom half of
the loaf. Space bell pepper rings and onion rings atop
4.Cover with top half of
5. Tightly wrap sandwich in
plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for at least 4 hours
and up to 15 hours.
6. Keep cold while traveling
to picnic site and just before serving, unwrap and slice into
5 slices bacon, diced
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green
1 14.5-ounce can diced
1/4 teaspoon chili
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon garlic
1/4 teaspoon dried
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
10 hot dogs or
10 hot dog buns, split
Cook bacon over medium
heat in a heavy skillet until crisp. Remove and reserve
Drain all but 2 teaspoons
of the bacon drippings. Add onion and green pepper and cook
until soft. Stir in diced tomatoes, all spices and
seasonings. Reduce heat, cover and gently simmer for 15
Preheat a gas or charcoal
grill to medium heat. Place hot dogs/wurst on grill rack,
about 4 to 5 inches from the heat. Cook hot dogs/wurst to an
internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
During last 3 to 4 minutes
of cooking, open hot dog buns and lightly toasted buns over
Place hot dogs/wurst into
toasted buns. Ladle Creole Sauce over hot dogs/wurst.
Sprinkle with chopped bacon.
Perfect as a picnic side
dish or a light meal.
14 ounces smoked
vinaigrette dressing * (or use 1/2 cup prepared
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly
ground black pepper
3 tablespoons white-wine
1/3 cup olive oil
1 garlic clove, peeled
8 ounces uncooked penne
pasta (2¼ cups)
1 cup frozen green peas,
1 cup finely chopped
green onion (with green tops)
2 large medium red ripe
tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup thinly sliced
carrots (1 medium carrot)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1/4 cup fresh basil,
julienned Additional fresh basil for garnish
Bring pan with 2 to 3 inches
of water to a boil. Turn heat off and add sausage. Immediately
cover pan and let sausage stand 15 minutes. Remove sausage to
a plate and let cool in the refrigerator.
vinaigrette dressing by mixing dry mustard, salt, pepper and
vinegar together in a small bowl. Slowly whip in olive oil to
form an emulsion.
Cook pasta according to
package directions. Drain. Place in large bowl and toss with ¼
cup vinaigrette dressing.
When cool, slice sausage
into thin ¼-inch slices. Remove garlic clove from vinaigrette
Add sausage, peas, onion,
tomatoes, carrots and remaining vinaigrette to the pasta.
Sprinkle top with cheese.
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Monday, May 23, 2016
The Damning Evidence of LaVoy Finicum's Hat
As another Lame Cherry exclusive in matter anti matter.
The Lame Cherry is the pioneer of the science of Forensic Psychology, and in being this expert among the always experts, we return to an event that the FBI with their drones over the dead body of LaVoy Finicum like vultures, as the coyotes prowled around the kill, reveals something obviously damning about humans.
I open this by asking you, "Why would a law enforcement officer take the cowboy hat off of LaVoy Finicum and throw it away?"
Ask yourself, if this was you, why would you take the hat off of someone and throw it away? Would that be an act of ..........what would you be feeling emotionally?
Most people are in awe of the dead, in being respectful, in keeping a distance, and yet we find in the drone footage of LaVoy Finicum's dead body, a reality of three events recorded.
The first event is a lone law enforcement officer somewhat kneeling over the body, in what was termed, "medical assistance" as a conscience soothing propaganda for the police state, as they knew they left that old man suffer and die alone on the snow as a "punishment" for all the frustrations these Patriots caused them.
The second event was a lone law enforcement officer, approaches the body, and takes LaVoy Finicum's hat off of his head and throws it away.
Again, a sign of utter disrespect and an obliteration of the normal human taboo of not touching the dead, what would cause this and what emotion was present?
Third, we have the gathering of 6 law enforcement officers around the body, just standing there, looking.
Human groups when they are traumatized or engage in acts which are shockingly wrong, react like children, and by natural protection, return to their groupings for emotional security. The drone footage reveals exactly that, in the FBI having shot at LaVoy Finicum in setting up this murderous ambush, and discovering "something" which would cause another law enforcement officer to desecrate the dead in removing a hat and throwing it away, soon were huddled at the scene of their crime, discussing what they did, and then moving off as an FBI sniper, picked up his casings from shooting at Mr. Finicum.
The Oregon State Police, or whoever this group was of six individuals, were like-gathered in their group, but for a different purpose as they were the group who believed they had shot LaVoy Finicum.
Yet the forensic psychology of the FBI gathering and the Oregon State Police gathering, both in logic is from a same source, and it is the event which triggered the ripping of LaVoy Finicum's hat off his corpse and throwing it away.
A hat is the identity of a person, their soul, their expression of who they are. That cowboy hat signified something as much as leftist urbanites always calling people like the "Reagan cowboys" in meaning they can not be controlled. It is why Brokeback Mountain propaganda sodomized cowboys, as that image in America is a statement of not submitting to dictatorial authority which legalizes sin.
So the law enforcement who ripped Mr. Finicum's hat from his corpse and threw it away, was feeling powerless in something that corpse was going to tell the world. Something had been taken away from Oregon State Police and the FBI by this corpse, and this law enforcement in an act of rage, generated by frustration, took the symbol of what had just defeated this law enforcement construct of ideals, and in fury, threw the hat away, in trying to vanquish that defeat, by removing it.
LaVoy Finicum's hat was a powerful icon, a symbol, but what significance could that hat have that was so powerful that it would cause the FBI to huddle and break the law, and Oregon State Police to hover over the body of LaVoy Finicum, discussing that secret?
Something there, caused law enforcement to break down, and violate the law, to hide something, because the cover up, was a desperate act of a lesser crime, to cover a mysterious greater crime.
Return now to the scenario in this, in law enforcement kneeled over the body in a show attempt at medical assistance. It was at that point that something was discovered in contact with the body of LaVoy Finicum, which generated the fury and frustration of the officer or soldier ripping the hat from the body and throwing it away.
There is a protocol, an absolute training mandate, that law enforcement immediately upon putting a suspect down, is supposed to SECURE THE WEAPON. There never was any attempt to secure any weapon from LaVoy Finicum, or any commands for him to throw away a weapon.
I return to the Reverse Speech of LaVoy Finicum in which he informed Oregon State Police, that "I HAVE NO WEAPON" when he was telling them to shoot him between the eyes at the first traffic ambush. That logically in this scenario is what is the basis of the FBI huddle and the Oregon State Police huddle.
The body had been knelt over, and a weapon was not discovered. Gregory Bretzing had been conditioning law enforcement that these Patriots were all murderous maniacs, loaded with guns, so it was an easy step for thuggish law enforcement to convince themselves by opening up on these Patriots that it was justifiable as they were ALL ARMED.
The problem is LaVoy Finicum left all of his weapons at the Refuge, so he would not become a target, but the police state was not aware of this reality, so they opened up on Mr. Finicum, as they thought they had carte blanche like the hoods in Clint Eastwood's Grand Torino movie.
Law enforcement confidentially punished LaVoy Finicum in torturing him, in letting him bleed out and die, because they knew he had a gun on his hip, but upon examination, there was not any weapon. That was reported to the FBI, Oregon State Police and Delta Force. That then triggered the law enforcement officer to rip the hat off the body of LaVoy Finicum, in fury, because the fail safe of "I was protecting myself" as an excuse to execute LaVoy Finicum and abuse the others, was gone.
Suddenly, you had over a dozen law enforcement, in the biggest murder since Waco, all recorded, faced with a reality, that this would never be ruled justifiable shooting, as LaVoy Fincum had no weapon.
Panic set in. The heroes now murderers went into their groups. The FBI huddled up in the dark picking up spent cases to not face murder charges, and the Oregon State Police huddled up over the body, consoling themselves, deriding "that stupid LaVoy Finicum" in it being his fault and not their fault, and consoling each other with, "We didn't know"......
....and then came the revelation which the FBI immediately figured out, in shooting unarmed people ruins your career as it make things messy in Washington DC, and they began the cover up.
We do not know if the FBI was the first to mention about planting a weapon, or if it was Oregon State Police, as this is far too standard in law enforcement in America, but in forensic psychology, we do know that the first discussion of this was about law enforcement going to prison over this, and that is what triggered the next illegal actions.
As Mr. Finicum's firearms were all at the Refuge and not in his pick up, it now fits in the two contacts the FBI had in McConnell being released to put propaganda on Facebook about it being Finicum's fault, and Santilli phoning the refuge warning the people they were all going to be dead like Finicum, that a panic evacuation took place.
The net result is certain, in there were more than McConnell and Santilli working for the FBI in that group, and minders were there to assist in the flight, which DailyKos mocked, as that part of the story with photos appeared by Mockingbird magic, and it is absolutely certain that one of the minders was phoned, and ordered to locate that Ruger 9 mm which was LaVoy Finicum's and to spirit it out of the Refuge in the flight, and to deliver it to law enforcement waiting outside.
Logically, there had to be contact, and it was a smart phone, and somewhere in a communications link, there is a text or a call recorded of this robbery and cover up.
That is what the cause and effect, and connecting human thought in actions of self preservation point to. That firearm was stolen from the property of LaVoy Finicum at the refuge, and was handed over to law enforcement, where it was subsequently placed into the jacket pocket of LaVoy Finicum for Deschutes County Investigators to find, locate, photograph and exonerate the murderers.
It concludes that in possibilities, it was an FBI mole who secured the Finicum 9 mm pistol from the Refuge, as Oregon State Police did not have abundant resources for such a surveillance. Therefore in the cover up, this points to an FBI arranged weapon plant, and Oregon State Police collusion, and in cause and effect, points to why Oregon State Police has been accepting the blame by Gregory Bretzing, and could point to why if Delta Force did the actual murder, why all are keeping silent, as the employing of the US military was illegal and would bring more felony charges.
It could point to also why the frenzy from Justice in arresting everyone named Bundy, as this would be a diversion to keep attention away from the planting of the gun in Mr. Finicum's jacket and hiding all the groups who were at the murder site.
As Deschutes County Investigators have been the group in this not on location for the murder, but have been finding evidences which caused the first FBI investigation by Justice Department, it is concluded they were not in on the cover up, but set up with evidences. While all of their findings do not match the video evidence, the forensic psychology of known actions, creates an internal affairs investigative path of absolute conclusions.
One does not need to see a rock fall when it is dropped, to know it struck the earth, when one knows human psychology, protecting itself, takes logical steps to create cover ups.
That is the story of LaVoy Finicum's hat. If they would have just left that hat alone, it would not be evidence of the fury and frustration in this police state group, which coupled with the Reverse Speech of LaVoy Finicum in having no weapon, a construct is thereby generated of logical actions based on self preservation of the guilty, in this case the FBI and Oregon State Police.
To be done in by a cowboy hat, how remarkably John Wayne reckoning that is.
With that, it is Nuff Said.
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We've seen the light! From Claudia Winkleman to Simon Schama on their favourite painting by JMW Turner
By EVENT REPORTER
He blew the mind of a young Claudia Winkleman, gave Michael Palin a glimpse of the future and inspired Mike Leigh to make a film of his life. As a new Tate Britain exhibition opens, we ask seven celebrity fans to pick their favourite painting by JMW Turner
Light And Colour (Goethe’s Theory), 1843
On Light And Colour (Goethe's Theory): 'I was rooted to the spot, staring at this extraordinary, swirling burst of light. It has such energy and such power that it draws you into its centre,' said Claudia Winkleman
'If you want to be swept off your feet... then this is the piece for you,' said Winkleman
From when I was about eight my dad would take me to an art gallery every weekend.
This wasn’t the usual three-hour audiotape visit, though. My dad had a rule – I was only allowed to look at one painting.
Yes, seriously. I could stare at one for as long as I wanted but we couldn’t look at others. It sounds odd but made me desperate to go back for more, and ignited a love of art that led me to studying art history at university.
Some paintings I’d look at just for a bit and then we’d skip off for noodles, no big deal. But there were the ‘others’, paintings that would stop me in my tracks and blow my tiny mind. Turner’s Light And Colour, which depicts the aftermath of the biblical flood, was one.
I was rooted to the spot, staring at this extraordinary, swirling burst of light. It has such energy and such power that it draws you into its centre. If you want to be swept off your feet, if you want the stuffing knocked out of you, then this is the piece for you. See you at the exhibition – I’ll be in front of this one with my dad.
Rain Steam And Speed – The Great Western Railway, 1844
On Rain Steam And Speed - The Great Western Railway: 'Turner was not only a genius with paint, he was also a trainspotter,' said Michael Palin
'The railway, literally riding over the land, is the face of the future,' said Palin
My interpretation of, and fondness for, this wonderful painting is that it shows Turner was not only a genius with paint, he was also a trainspotter.
Not literally, maybe, but there is something heroic about the way the train rushes towards us that tells me it must have been a sight that excited him.
The fact that he chose to paint it in such a spectacular location, high on the Maidenhead Viaduct, with the River Thames spread out below, and the way he keeps the funnel of the train the one sharp feature in a world of shifting, shimmering light, seems to confirm just how much this new and revolutionary form of transport fascinated him
The Great Western Railway, Brunel’s dazzling feat of engineering, had opened some six years before Turner painted the picture.
Though there were many (mostly landowners along the route) who were less than enthusiastic about this fire-breathing intrusion, Turner, I believe, saw it as the shape of things to come.
Though the eye is drawn to the right of the painting where a train, belching fire and full of people, scurries across an iron bridge specially built to carry it, the larger portion of the canvas, below and to the left of the bridge, is taken up with the depiction of a gentle pre-industrial world.
The occupants of a boat bobbing on the river turn to watch something travelling faster than anyone could have thought possible, and the soft, biscuit-brown colour of the old stone bridge is glimpsed at the very far edge of the composition.
Turner is not just capturing the thrill of steam and speed, he’s also capturing a moment of change. The railway, literally riding over the land, is the face of the future. Nothing will be the same again.
Snow Storm – Steam Boat Off A Harbour’s Mouth, 1842
On Snow Storm - Steam Boat Off A Harbour's Mouth: 'A truly amazing painting. I love it. It's totally cinematic. You experience being there, caught in this epic tempest, out on the relentless sea,' said Mike Leigh
A truly amazing painting. I love it. It’s totally cinematic. You experience being there, caught in this epic tempest, out on the relentless sea.
What’s fascinating about it as a painting is that it is both extremely realistic and at the same time really quite abstract. That’s what’s great about Turner: he was advancing the frontiers of art in pictures like this.
'Turner was unconsciously anticipating the Impressionists of nearly half a century later. They say that he strapped himself to the mast of a ship to observe an impending storm,' said Leigh
He was unconsciously anticipating the Impressionists of nearly half a century later. They say that Turner strapped himself to the mast of a ship to observe an impending storm. Recent academics have said that’s a myth, but I don’t care.
It’s a damned good scene for a movie, and it’s in Mr Turner. We tied Timothy Spall to the mast, and subjected him to a deluge of water and artificial snow. He was very brave and very wet. But it works. It’s a great scene. ‘Mr Turner’ is in cinemas from next month
Sun Setting Over A Lake, 1840
On Sun Setting Over A Lake: 'When I saw more of his paintings I became more and more intrigued by the way he was using landscape to express views as well as to show views,' said Melvyn Bragg
When I see Turner’s paintings I feel something similar to when you stand on top of a fell in Cumbria and see the light change as you look down across a lake, or see the sun rise or set.
Among his many gifts, Turner was a serious meteorologist and he was saying, ‘This is what I see every day.’ When I was a kid I thought, well it is like that, so I could trust him. Then when I began to think about things a bit more and saw more of his paintings I became more and more intrigued by the way he was using landscape to express views as well as to show views. I got fascinated by this obstinate, stumpy, aggressive little man.
When I was 17, I hitchhiked to London to see some paintings. I went into the Tate Gallery on a summer morning, and it felt like I was the only person there. I remember wandering round and coming across the Turner paintings and I was smitten. In Sun Setting Over A Lake he’s musing on how the Earth came into being, and about light, sun and water. I think he’s talking about origins.
Turner seems to be saying: ‘I’m not only doing the sun setting over a lake, I’m talking about the essentials of painting and also about the essentials of our life, which are light and water.’ I think, more than the Impressionists, he’s seeing into what Wordsworth called ‘the life of things’
The Fighting Temeraire, 1838
On The Fighting Temeraire: 'Whether he is painting London or Venice, his vision transcends reality. But it does mean that he affects the way you see the world,' said Esther Rantzen
'Perhaps the joy I take in a radiant sunset is because of the lessons Turner taught me,' said Rantzen
How is it that Turner captures light so brilliantly? Those heart-stopping moments at sunrise or sunset when the sky shimmers and the air seems alive with colour?
I have taken so many photos hoping that I can catch those moments, but the light fades so fast that I never capture that magical iridescence.
No other painter can pull off the same magical trick. You don’t consult a Turner painting for architectural detail.
Whether he is painting London or Venice, his vision transcends reality. But it does mean that he affects the way you see the world. Perhaps the joy I take in a radiant sunset is because of the lessons Turner taught me.
The grand old sailing ship which played an important part in the Battle of Trafalgar is led through still, shining water to her final berth to be broken up. Pulled to her death by a smoky tugboat, the sun setting behind both. A glorious picture, but a sad one. Is it about the death of sail? Or the slow drawing to its end of a huge maritime empire?
It immediately struck a chord with the critics and the public, and Turner bequeathed it to the National Gallery, where it still hangs.
We can stand and marvel at the alchemy of sky and water, the ghostly majesty of the old ship, the dirty energy of the steam-driven tug, and enjoy the beauty and the symbolism.
The Thames Above Waterloo Bridge, c1830-35
On The Thames Above Waterloo Bridge: 'This is all about emotion - you can see the bridge and the shot tower (making shot for guns) to the right, but this is Mother Nature doing her thing,' said Jenny Eclair
'I love the idea that in the face of adversity Turner created a whole new school of painting,' said Eclair
I’m a Londoner, not by birth but by choice. I love the river, I love Waterloo Bridge, I cross it on the 176 bus, which drops me outside my front door.
I like Turner best at his most abstract, I like how suggestible his picture The Thames Above Waterloo Bridge is. It could be any time of day, any time of year, it’s the weather that’s in charge. I’m rather partial to a good storm over London and in this picture you can’t be quite sure of what’s brewing.
A lot has been written about Turner’s failing eyesight and whether cataracts were in fact the mother of Impressionism.
I’m terribly short-sighted myself and I love the idea that in the face of adversity Turner created a whole new school of painting. This is all about emotion – you can see the bridge and the shot tower [making shot for guns] to the right, but this is Mother Nature doing her thing, as she has since the beginning of time.
On Regulus: 'Regulus is teasingly missing here, because he is us and the artist too, subjected to the nuclear force of the glare. This was not how the painting appeared in its original form in 1828,' said Simon Schama
'Turner annihilated the pieties of the classical tradition with stabs and punches of his hog bristle brushes,' said Schama
The story goes that Turner’s last words were, ‘The sun is God’. Regulus expresses his instinct that it could be a cruel as well as a sublime power. In old age Turner feared he had damaged his sight by looking into the sun. So often with Turner, romantic terror keeps company with the blaze of light.
Regulus was a Roman consul who was tortured by his Carthaginian captors: having his eyelids cut off, and then being stood in the sun to go blind. He’s teasingly missing here, because Regulus is us and the artist too, subjected to the nuclear force of the glare. This was not how the painting appeared in its original form in 1828 when Turner showed it to general indifference or worse.
So in 1837 he brought the picture out again and all but obliterated it in an astounding, revolutionary attack, holding a palette with nothing ‘but a huge lump of flake white... driving the white into the hollows and every part of the surface’.
With that, Turner annihilated the pieties of the classical tradition with stabs and punches of his hog bristle brushes.
What he delivered when done was the howl of the expressionist baby.
‘Late Turner: Painting Set Free’, Tate Britain, Sep 10-Jan 25
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You might be thinking, based on what insurance company CEOs have been saying over the past few weeks, that carriers are awash in red ink because of Obamacare and would surely go bust if they had to keep paying the medical claims of their Obamacare customers for even one more year. You might even be shedding a tear or two for their poor shareholders.
Here, for example, is the grim news Aetna’s CEO, Mark Bertolini, delivered to Wall Street financial analysts a few days ago:
In light of a second-quarter pretax loss of $200 million and total pretax losses of more than $430 million since January 2014 in our individual products, we have decided to reduce our individual public exchange presence in 2017, which will limit our financial exposure.
This despite the fact that since January 2014, the date Bertolini mentioned above, Aetna has reported operating profits of $6.7 billion. That’s right. Even though Bertolini said Aetna hasn’t yet turned a profit on its Obamacare business, overall it has pocketed nearly $7 billion.
So even though Aetna is still hugely profitable, it will stop offering coverage in most Obamacare markets because its bean counters recently noticed what Bertolini described as a spike in “individuals in need of high-cost care.’
Bertolini went to insist that, “Providing affordable, high-quality health care options to consumers is not possible without a balanced risk pool.” (It actually is possible, as some of Aetna’s nonprofit competitors – including nonprofit Kaiser Permanente and Blue Cross Blue Shield plans across the country – are dealing okay with the current risk pool and are not running for the exits. Some are already operating in the black.)
Those pesky policyholders who need care
Here’s the thing you need to know. Most of the people who buy coverage on the public exchanges are relatively poor and relatively sick. That’s because most of them were not able to afford Aetna’s policies in the many years before Obamacare became law. Now that those folks can finally afford coverage, thanks to Obamacare’s income-based subsidies, they’re also finally able to see a doctor and pick up their prescriptions. In other words, they’re actually using their insurance.
To make matters worse – at least in the eyes of for-profit health insurance company executives – there are not enough healthy, wealthy and young people buying Obamacare plans to make the “risk pool” more to their liking.
Having worked for nearly 20 years in the health insurance business, I can assure you that the top priority of executives of the for-profit companies is not to make sure low-income Americans can get the medical care they need. Nope. Not a chance. Those guys consider every claim they pay to be a loss (hence the term “medical loss ratio“). They’re in this business to make a buck.
Their top priority – just as it is with most other New York Stock Exchange corporations – is to “enhance shareholder value.” And every three months, what those executives want more than anything else is to impress Wall Street with its profits, to “exceed analysts’ expectations.” If they can do that, they can pretty much be certain that their company’s stock price will go up. And when that happens, something else will go up: their net worth. That’s because all of the top executives of for-profit health insurers, without exception, are sitting on a big stash of their company’s stock.
Here’s another data point Bertolini didn’t mention when he was announcing the planned dumping of most of its Obamacare enrollees: Since March 5, 2009 – the day President Obama kicked off the debate on what would become Obamacare – Aetna’s stock price has increased 631 percent.
‘It’s all about the money, money, money …’
One of the biggest beneficiaries of that big increase is none other than Mark Bertolini. According to the Hartford Courant, Bertolini received almost $28 million in compensation last year alone. Yes, $28 million. In one year. Almost $25 million of that was from gains in the value of Aetna stock that vested last year and on stock options the company gave him 10 years ago and which he exercised in 2015. (Note: Bertolini’s compensation also included $271,908 in perks, “mostly from the cost of using the corporate aircraft for personal use,” the Courant reported.)
And that’s not all, folks. Bertolini last year also received an additional $6 million in restricted stock and more than $8 million in stock options “whose ultimate value will be determined in future years.”
If you look at Aetna’s proxy, which the company filed with the SEC in April, you’ll see that at the end of 2015, the market value of the units of Bertolini’s stock that hadn’t yet vested totaled almost $44 million.
If you are an executive of a for-profit insurer, and you have to dump poor, sick people to meet your shareholders’ and analysts’ profit expectations – and to get quite a bit richer yourself – so be it. As I’ve written in the past, Aetna, in particular, is no stranger to that practice.
Exiting Obamacare? Sort of.
After announcing Aetna’s exit from most Obamacare exchanges in 2017, Bertolini made a point of telling those Wall Street analysts that his company would continue to offer coverage to people “off-exchange” in the “vast majority” of counties where it currently insures the Obamacare customers it will be dumping at the end of 2016.
Why? Because most of the people who buy coverage on the individual market “off-exchange” are healthier and wealthier than the poor folks unlucky enough to have pre-existing conditions – the folks insurers like Aetna shunned, legally, before Obamacare – and who can’t afford coverage without the financial help from the government they can get only if they enroll in a plan on an Obamacare exchange.
If you happen to be flush enough to be able to buy a policy off-exchange, you more than likely have not had to postpone needed care in the past like many of those poor folks previously considered by industry executives to be “uninsurable.” If you’re young and healthy, Aetna and the other for-profits will welcome you with open arms because you probably won’t need to file many medical claims.
Taxpayers delivered a boatload of profits
Now, here’s something else you need to know that most of the media ignored. Aetna made a boatload of money between April and June of 2016. Both revenue and profits were up considerably over the same period in 2015. Aetna’s operating earnings increased 8.5 percent, from $722.1 million during the second quarter of 2015 to $783.3 million in the second quarter this year. Total revenues for the quarter increased to almost $16 billion.
On a per-share basis, the company’s operating earnings more than exceeded analysts’ expectations, jumping from $2.05 a share during the second quarter of 2015 to $2.21 this year. Analysts had expected $2.12 per share. It’s not often that a company exceeds expectations that much.
Here’s something else you need to know about Aetna in particular. Its revenue growth “was primarily due to higher Health Care premium yields and membership growth in Aetna’s Government business, partly offset by membership declines in Aetna’s Commercial Insured products.”
During the first six months of this year, Aetna actually got almost as much revenue from taxpayers via the government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs ($13 billion) as it got from its privately insured customers ($14 billion). In fact, Aetna’s government business is growing while its commercially insured book of business is shrinking.
Aetna’s not alone. Most of the other for-profit insurers have also been losing private-paying customers for some time but more than making up for that loss from revenue they get from taxpayer-financed government health care programs.
And get this: Aetna and the other big insurers wouldn’t be getting as much profitable business from the government if not for Obamacare. Keep in mind that most of the newly insured Americans have coverage because of the Medicaid expansion made possible by Obamacare. Aetna and many of its competitors have benefited financially from this expansion because many states contract with private insurers to manage their Medicaid programs.
And then there is Medicare. Aetna and many other insurers participate in the Medicare Advantage program, the private alternative to traditional Medicare, and they’ve figured out how to convert a lot of the billions of dollars in revenue they get from the federal government to profits. And, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Medicare Advantage program has been growing leaps and bounds in recent years, thanks to all the marketing dollars the insurers spend every year to attract Medicare beneficiaries.
In 2010 – the year Obamacare became law – 24 percent of Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans (11.1 million people). This year, 31 percent of the 57 million Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in MA plans (17.1 million people).
So, thanks to Obama – and more specifically, Obamacare – Aetna and its competitors are rolling in the federal dough. But, because of the self-serving desire on the part of the for-profit companies’ executives to exceed Wall Street’s expectations every three months, they’re not willing to tolerate for another New York minute an Obamacare risk pool that, in their opinion, is crowded with too many sick people. People they never wanted to insure in the first place.
For-profits could learn a thing from nonprofits
One of the reasons the big for-profits are not doing so well in the Obamacare marketplace is because, unlike many of the nonprofits health plans, they didn’t devote sufficient resources up front, like the Florida Blue Cross and Blue Shield company, to help them weather the volatility of the risk pool Bertolini complained about. As Bruce Japsen reported this week in Forbes:
Florida Blue said it began to prepare for Obamacare patients and their expensive medical claims three years ago when the rollout of coverage was dogged by technical issues of the Healthcare.gov web site. Back then, Florida Blue opened 20 retail centers across the state to sign up residents and the investment paid off.
New Obamacare patients were assigned a care manager, generally a nurse who screens patients making sure they are getting outpatient care upfront before more expensive claims emerged down the road. In the first three years that Obamacare has been available, Florida Blue said more than 400,000 Florida residents have visited a retail center.
Contrast that with Aetna and its for-profit peers like United and Humana, both of which have also said they plan to greatly reduce their presence in the Obamacare marketplace. Because of the short-term focus of the for-profits’ caused by the need to please Wall Street every three months (and for executives to pad their own wallets), investing for the long haul like Florida Blue did is not likely to happen. And with shareholder value at stake, it’s an easy call for those executives to abandon customers who are most in need of health insurance.
Executives of the nonprofits, fortunately, are not under the same pressure from Wall Street and their fellow executives and, frankly, are able to view the world – and the Obamacare marketplace – a little differently.
“I view it through the lens of my mission,” Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson told Modern Healthcare reporter Bob Herman last week. “It obligates to us to figure it out, not to get out.”
Tyson said his company, a $61 billion system that includes health plans, hospitals and medical groups, is “absolutely” sticking with the exchanges over the long term.
“The idea that I would turn my back on a segment of the American population who really needs the coverage and the care – I’m in for the long haul,” Tyson said.
It’s too bad – especially for the millions of people who will soon be dumped by their for-profit insurers – that other CEOs don’t share Tyson’s mission. Unfortunately, if they did, Wall Street would not be happy. And, of course, nothing is more important than making Wall Street happy.
Wendell Potter is the co-author of Nation on The Take: How Big Money Corrupts our Democracy and founder of Tarbell, an independent, nonprofit multimedia journalism platform dedicated to investigating the powerful forces that influence public policy.
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Wednesday, October 22, 1828
Volume 1 No. 34
Page 1 Col. 1b-5b
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OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEFS OF THE CHEROKEE NATION, TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL.
To the Members of the Committee and Council in General Council convened.
FELLOW CITIZENS:- In addressing you on this momentous occasion, we cannot, in justice to our feelings, forbear a solemn pause, and with grateful feelings meditate on the many blessings which a kind Providence has conferred on us as a people. Although we have had trials & tribulations to encounter, & in some instances, the sad effects of intemperance have been experienced within the circle of our citizens, yet, there is every reason to flatter us in the hope, that under wise and wholesome laws, the preponderating influence of civilization, morality, and religion, will secure to us and our posterity and ample share of prosperity and happiness.
Occupying your seats by the free suffrage of the people, under the privileges guaranteed by the Constitution, the various subjects requiring your deliberation the present session, will necessarily be important. The organization of the new Government, the revision and amendments of the old laws, so as to make them in unison with the principles of the Constitution, will require your attention; & it cannot escape your wisdom, that the laws should be short, plain & suitable to the condition of the people, and to be well executed. The Judiciary system demands your serious deliberation, and the mode for conducting suits in courts should be free from all complicated formalities, and no other form should be required than, to let both parties know distinctly, what is alledged (sic), that a fair trial may be had. A law should be passed requiring managers & clerks of all public elections to register the names of the persons voting as well as the names of the candidates to whom the votes are given, by observing such a course, illegal votes will be detected, and the elections conducted with more regularity, harmony, and satisfaction.
The public press deserves the patronage of the people, and should be cherished as an important vehicle in the diffusion of general information, and as no less powerful auxiliary in asserting and supporting our political rights. Under this impression, we cannot doubt, that you will continue to foster it by public support. The only legislative provision necessary for conducting the press, in our opinion, is to guard against the admission of scurrilous productions of a personal character, and also against cherishing sectarian principles on religious subjects. The press being the public property of the Nation, it would ill become its character if such infringements upon the feelings of the people should be tolerated. In other respects, the liberty of the press should be as free as the breeze that glides upon the surface.
From accompanying memorial, signed by several of our respectable citizens, together with the public Treasurer, you will discover that further indulgence is called for in behalf of the public debtors, and it is for your wisdom to determine, whether, it would be just and proper, that the law requiring the Treasurer to call in all the money loaned out, should be amended so as to give further indulgence to the borrowers, that the payments may be made by reasonable installments. Owing to the extreme scarcity of money, from the general pressure in business, such indulgence would, no doubt be, a great relief; and the probable distress and ruin, from the sacrifices of property consequent from public sales may be averted.
After receiving the Treasurer's report and ascertaining the true condition of the public funds, it will also be your province to determine the expediency of making suitable provisions for the erection of a National Academy, at New Echota. This subject, has for some time past been agitated, and is anticipated with the warmest zeal by the reflecting part of our citizens, and it should receive your particular attention. By the Treaty of 1819, four tracts of land, equal to fifteen miles square were reserved for the purpose of creating a revenue for a school fund, to be applied under the direction of the President of the United States, for the education of the youths of this Nation. The lands were to have been sold under the direction of the President in the same manner, as the public lands of the United States, and notwithstanding the repeated and urgent requests which have been made, for the sale of these lands, and the no less repeated promise on the part of the General Government to attend to it, for reasons unknown, they are not yet sold. We would recommend you to memorialize the President on this important subject, and respectfully to request that, the available funds may be applied to the support of the contemplated National Academy.
The several charity schools in this country under the imediate (sic) patronage of benevolent societies of the several states should not escape your notice. Altho'(sic) the superintendents of these schools, under the direction of respective societies have the right of conducting them, according to the dictates of their own discretion and judgments, yet, without presuming any disparagement to their regulation, we would suggest the expediency of selecting a visiting committee on the part of the nation, for the purpose of inspecting their public examination,& at such other times as said Committee may deem proper, and that they should be required to make a general report on the state of improvement &c. to be laid before the session of each General Council. Such a course pursued by the authorities of the Nation in relation to these institutions, would no doubt excite an interest among the pupils, and add to the vigilence (sic) of their preceptors, and at the same time produce general satisfaction.- An indifferent course perhaps might eventually produce relaxation and apathy in their operations, and we should endeavor to avoid the dishonor of any circumstance which might possibly take place, that would defeat the fondest expectations of those, upon whose benefaction they are founded.
The circumstance of our Government assuming a new character under a constitutional form, and on the principles of republicanism, has, in some degree, excited the sensation of the public characters of Georgia, and it is sincerely to be regreted (sic) that this excitement should have been manifested by such glaring expressions of hostility to our true interests. By the adoption of the Constitution, our relation to the United States, as recognized by existing Treaties, is not in the least degree affected, but on the contrary, this improvement in our government, is strictly in accordance with the recommendation, views and wishes of the Great Washington under whose auspicious administration, our Treaties of piece (sic) friendship and protection were made, and whose policy in regard to Indian civilization has been strictly pursued by the subsequent administration.
The pretended claim of Georgia to a portion of our lands, is alleged on the following principles., First, by discovery. Secondly, by conquest.- Thirdly, by compact.
We shall endeavor briefly to elucidate the character of this claim. l In the first place, the Europeans by the skill and enterprize of their Navigators, discovered this vast Continent, and found it inhabited exclusively by Indians of various Tribes, and by a pacific courtesy and designing stratagems, the aboriginal proprietors were induced to permit a people from a foreign clime, to plant colonies, and without the consent or knowledge of the native Lords, a potentate of England, whose eyes never saw, whose purse never purchased, and whose sword never conquered the soil we inhabit, presumed to issue a parchment, called a "Charter," to the Colony of Georgia, in which its boundary was set forth, including a great extent of country inhabited by the Cherokees and other Indian Nations.
Secondly. After a lapse of many years when the population of these Colonies had become strong, they revolted against their sovereign, and by success of Arm, established an Independent Government, under the name of "the United States." It is further alleged that the Cherokee Nation prosecuted a war at the same time against the Colonies.
3dly. Several years after the treaties of peace, friendship and protection, which took place between the U. S. and the Cherokee Nation, and by which the faith of the United States was solemnly pledged to guarantie (sic) to the Cherokee Nation forever, their title to their lands, a Compact was entered into between the United States and the State of Georgia, by which the United States promised to purchase for the use of Georgia certain lands belonging to the Cherokee Nation, so soon as it could be done on reasonable and peaceable terms.
Thus stands the naked claim of Georgia to a portion of our lands.- The claim advanced under the plea of discovery is preposterous. Our ancestors from time immemorial possessed this country, not by a "Charter" from the hand of a mortal King, who had not right to grant it, by the Will of the King of Kings, who created all things & liveth forever & ever.
The claim advanced under the second head, on the ground of conquest, is no less futile that the first, even admitting that the Cherokees waged a war with the Colonies, at the time they fought for their Independence. The Cherokees took a part in the war, only as the allies of Great Britain, and not as her subjects, being an Independent Nation over whose lands she exercised no right of jurisdiction; therefore, nothing could be claimed from them, in regard to their lands by the conqueror over the rights of Great Britain. At the termination of the war, the United States negotiated with the Cherokees on the terms of peace as an Independant (sic) Nation, and since the close of that war, other wars took place, and at their terminations, other treaties were made, and in no one stipulation can there be found a single idea that our title to the soil has been forfeited, or claimed as the terms of peace; but, to the contrary, we discover that the United States solemnly pledged their faith that our title should be guarantied to our Nation forever.
The third pretension is extremely lame. The United States enters into a compact with Georgia that they will purchase certain lands, which belong to us, for Georgia, so soon at they can do it on peaceable and reasonable terms, This promise was made on the part of the United States without knowing whether this nation would even consent to dispose of these lands on any terms whatever; and the Cherokees not being a party in the compact, their , title cannot be effected in the slightest degree. It appears astonishingly unreasonable, that all those hard expressions of denunciation which have been unsparingly lavished against our sacred rights and interests, by interested politicians, have arose from no other circumstance than our honest refusal to sell to the United States lands, for the fulfilment (sic) of their Compact with Georgia. Although our views & conditions may be misrepresented-although we may be stigmatized with the appellation of "Na-bobs" and should be represented as ruling with an "Iron rod" and "grinding down into dust the wretched and abject mass" of our citizens; and although we may be called avaricious for refusing to sell our lands, we should not be diverted from the path of rectitude. In all our intercourse with our neighboring white brethren, we should endeavor to cultivate the utmost harmony and good understanding, by strictly observing the relations which we sustain to the United States.
Owing to the various misrepresentations respecting us, we have been frequently
called upon to make a treaty of cession; and under the hope of succeeding with
us, a treaty has been entered into by the United States with that portion of
the Cherokees who have absolved themselves from all connection with us, by removing
west of the Mississippi and establishing themselves there as a distinct community,
stipulating that all those Cherokees residing east of the Mississippi who will
consent to emigrate west of that river, shall receive a bounty consisting of
a rifle gun, a blanket, a steel trap, a brass kettle, and five pounds of Tobacco.
Such are the temptations offered to induce us to leave our friends, our relatives,
our houses, our cultivated farms, our country, and every thing endeared to us
by the progress of civilization-for what? To tread the barren wilds and
dreary waste on the confines of the Rocky Mountains, with those necessary accoutrements
and appendages of the hunter on our backs, in pursuit of the Buffaloe (sic)
and other wild animals. With the view of carying (sic) this burlesque
on our happiness into effect, the United States' agent for this Nation has been
instructed by the Secretary of War, to visit us at our firesides, accompanied
by James Rogers and Thomas Maw, two of the Cherokees residing west of the Mississippi,
and who composed a part of the chiefs that negotiated the late Treaty.
This extraordinary movement has been made, though without any effect; and we
are happy to state, that our citizens generally have treated the Agent
and his associates with civility, and have with great propriety restrained their
indignant feelings from committing any violence on the persons of the two Arkansas
chiefs, for the indignity offered by the design of their visit. We would
recommend you as the immediate representatives of the people, to submit a respectful
memorial to the Congress of the United States, expressive of the true sentiments
of the people respecting their situation, and praying that measures may be adopted
on the part of the United States for the adjustment of their Compact with the
state of Georgia, otherwise than to anticipate any further cession of land from
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Must-Watch Games, Matchups and Storylines from Patriots' 2013 Schedule
The New England Patriots' 2013 schedule is set, and with five nationally televised games the Pats will once again take center stage with some great games. Perhaps most daunting will be facing the other three top AFC playoff seeds in the final six weeks of the regular season.
It's one of the most difficult slates that the Pats have faced in a long time, and with their new-look passing offense, and much uncertainly surrounding Rob Gronkowski's early season availability, they will be tested by teams no longer worried about having to stop the Brady-to-Welker connection.
Opening the season with back-to-back divisional games against the Bill and Jets will put the pressure on the Pats right out of the gate. Things don't get any easier later in the month with back-to-back trips to Atlanta and Cincinnati.
It's a competitive schedule and should make for a great 2013 campaign.
Here are the top must-watch games for the upcoming Patriots season.
At Atlanta Falcons: Sunday, Sept. 29, 8:30 p.m.
Former Patriots front office member Thomas Dimitroff has constructed an Atlanta Falcons team that is among the elite of the NFC. Dimitroff's history with Belichick goes all the way back to Cleveland in the mid-'90s, and there's no question that much of Atlanta's team-building philosophy has evolved from what Dimitroff learned under Belichick.
The Falcons were the top seed in the NFC playoffs last season, losing in the conference championship to the 49ers 28-24 after holding an early 17-0 lead. With new additions Osi Umenyiora and Steven Jackson, they should be primed for another playoff run.
Atlanta's explosive offense, especially at home with Matt Ryan just entering his prime, will put New England's secondary to the test. Aqib Talib will likely have his hands full with Julio Jones, while the Pats front seven will have to contain the hard-running Jackson.
There are few better tests for a team playing a tough opponent on the road, and the Falcons game should be an excellent building block for the Patriots to close out the first quarter of the season.
Vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Sunday, Nov. 3, 4:25 p.m.
It doesn't take an NFL expert to know that anytime the Patriots and Steelers meet up it's must-watch TV. The two teams didn't play in 2012, but in the two previous seasons they traded dominations, with the Pats winning 39-26 in 2010, and the Steelers returning the favor 25-17 in 2011, where the score makes it seem a lot closer than it was.
Both of those games were in Pittsburgh; now the series shifts back to Foxborough for the first time since 2008.
The 2011 Patriots struggled defending the deep ball, and though Mike Wallace is now a Dolphin, the Steelers still have Antonio Brown and almost-Patriot Emmanuel Sanders, who both have the speed to challenge New England's secondary.
If the Steelers offensive line is still healthy by early November, Ben Roethlisberger could give the Patriots defense problems.
But the most interesting area to watch will be how New England's new offense moves the ball. In the past, they've had much success putting up yards and points against the vaunted Steelers defense. By November they should be starting to hit their stride.
Regardless of the personnel, these are two teams that have a rich history over the past decade, and this will surely be another physical battle.
Vs. New York Jets: Thursday, Sept. 12, 8:25 p.m.
The Patriots-Jets rivalry is one where it doesn't really matter if the Jets are in total transition, and may trade Darrelle Revis (h/t SI.com's Don Banks).
Let's not forget, their meeting earlier in the season went to overtime.
The Patriots will face the Jets in their home opener on Thursday Night Football in Week 2. Both teams will be coming off a short week, but it will already be the second divisional matchup for New England.
Most intriguing about the matchup is how Ryan's defensive game plan for Brady evolves without Wes Welker in the picture. The Patriots offense will shift for the second time since Ryan took over in New York, but Rex knows how to disguise his coverages against Brady better than anyone.
For the Jets, nothing could get their season off to a better start than knocking off Belichick and Brady. If the Pats are undermanned without Gronkowski and still looking for synergy with their new passing offense, this one will be interesting.
Vs. Miami Dolphins: Sunday, Oct. 27, 1 p.m.
After recent seasons where the Jets and Bills were the offseason media darlings, favored to challenge the Pats AFC East superiority, it's now the Dolphins' turn.
With the signings of Mike Wallace, Brent Grimes, Dustin Keller, Dannell Ellerbe and Philip Wheeler, along with the re-signings of Randy Starks, Brian Hartline and Chris Clemons, many feel Miami has enough talent in place to finally take the Pats down.
Ryan Tannehill showed real promise as a rookie, leading the Dolphins to an unexpected 7-9 season, but this isn't the first time an AFC opponent went on an offseason spending spree only to see the Pats take the division yet again.
Ideally, the Dolphins would have wanted to see the Patriots as early in the season as possible. For the Dolphins to have a real shot at the AFC East they have to beat the Pats in Foxborough, something they haven't done since the Wildcat game of 2008.
Now the Dolphins don't see the Pats until the end of October, and then host them Week 15. If the Dolphins do need to win that one, it will be good to be at home instead of in Foxborough in late December.
The Dolphins could take a major step with a win at New England, so it's vital that the Patriots hold serve.
At Houston Texans: Sunday, Dec. 1, 4:25 p.m.
The Patriots beat the Texans twice in 2012, once in December by a convincing score of 42-14, and then again in the divisional round of the playoffs 41-28.
The Texans are still a talented team that will welcome back Brian Cushing and say hello to Belichick-favorite Ed Reed to complement all-world defensive lineman J.J. Watt.
And this time the Texans will be happy to host the Pats in Houston.
Cushing would've been a helpful tool against the Patriots tight ends, and his presence, along with Ed Reed's back-end experience against Tom Brady, could make a big difference when the two teams meet again in early December.
It should be another contest that has a big impact on the AFC playoff picture. If the Texans want to be considered one of the elite teams in the AFC, they will have to knock off the Patriots.
Matt Schaub looked overmatched his first time against the Pats defense and slightly better the second time. The Patriots defense poses a good challenge to the Texans because of how well the Pats stop the run. If the Texans can abandon the run game like they did in the playoffs, their best bet might be to take to the air early and often.
By this point, this will be a proving game for the Pats. They'll have had some good wins and likely some tight losses. When they travel to Houston, they'll be looking to make a statement.
Are they a team that elevates their play after Thanksgiving like Belichick preaches?
Or are they one that fades like they did in 2009?
At Baltimore Ravens: Sunday, Dec. 22, 8:30 p.m.
The Patriots will be looking for some redemption when they travel to Baltimore to face the Ravens, though the rematch doesn't come until Week 16.
The Ravens convincingly dismantled the Pats in the second half of the AFC Championship Game in January, en route to the Super Bowl, but with some major turnover on the defensive side of the ball, the Ravens of 2013 will be a different team.
Ozzie Newsome can make the tough decisions required to keep a team competitive—he learned that from Belichick. So while the Ravens lost some key pieces, they should be back in the hunt.
However, they'll be reminiscent of the 2009 Patriots, a team that lost veteran leadership. Technically a player like Jerod Mayo was a speed upgrade over the old-and-slow Tedy Bruschi, but there's a lot to be said for how teams rally around veterans.
Ray Lewis and Ed Reed weren't as physically dominating in 2012, but their leadership void must be filled. The Ravens must find a new heart and soul to their team, and that can be difficult and often lead to disappointing losses.
For both teams this game should be excellent playoff preparation, especially in front of a national audience. This one will have an impact in the AFC standings, and possibly homefield advantage.
The NFL scheduled this one on Week 16 for a reason, and it makes sense.
The Patriots-Ravens games are always close, physical battles, and this one should be no different, but the Pats' new-look offense against the Ravens' new-look defense might be the most intriguing matchup of all.
Vs. Denver Broncos: Sunday, Nov. 24, 8:30 p.m.
The Patriots and Broncos matchup could be the highlight of the NFL calendar, at least on the AFC side, as the storylines are plentiful, and as we all expected, it's a nationally televised affair.
First and most obvious is Wes Welker switching sides between arguably the two best teams in the conference, while also going from one legendary quarterback to his career rival.
Manning vs. Brady is always a circus of hype unto itself, but with time running out on both Hall of Fame careers, the games between the two become even more important. Add in Welker, and we know the buildup to this one will be intense.
The Patriots offense has throttled Denver's defense in each of their last three games. Can they do it again without Welker? By this point in the season we should have a pretty good idea of how good Danny Amendola and whoever else are.
On defense, the Patriots struggled stopping slot receivers in 2012. How will they fare against the best one in the NFL in Welker?
With the matchup coming just before Thanksgiving, it will be a huge test for both teams to see who is ready to make the push to the playoffs. There will still be enough time to for the loser to make it up in the standings, but far enough along in the season to get a true sense of who the better team is.
This one should be an all-time classic.
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When this week's MOTW was created, the universe smiled because, at that very moment, all was right with the world. Tricia wears so many different hats that you would do her the ultimate injustice by attempting to affix only one label to her or put her in only one box. She is a wife, mother, doula, educator and tireless advocate for social justice. She doesn't look for the route that's easiest or most convenient, but the one that's right. It is not in her nature to sit idly by and wait for change to come. She is the change.
At Bellē Up, we understand and appreciate that being a mom is the hardest, yet least recognized, job ever. Yes, we said, EVER! We created Mom of the Week (MOTW) as a way of recognizing moms who do the hardest job ever and then some. It is our honor to present you our Mom of the Week … TRICIA FITZGERALD!
When this week's MOTW was created, the universe smiled because, at that very moment, all was right with the world. Tricia wears so many different hats that you would do her the ultimate injustice by attempting to affix only one label to her or put her in only one box. She is a wife, mother, doula, educator and tireless advocate for social justice. She doesn't look for the route that's easiest or most convenient, but the one that's right. It is not in her nature to sit idly by and wait for change to come. She is the change. Some might call her a "bleeding heart" and I'm not sure how she would respond to that, but I would tell them that they're wrong. I would tell them that she's a "brave heart"; a woman warrior who is far more disturbed by those who don't think for themselves than by those who may not think highly of her.
Tricia's gentle spirit is evident and it speaks to you (in volumes) long before she utters a word. But if you mistake her kindness for weakness, you quickly realize how gravely you have misjudged her. What sets Tricia apart, however, is that she's a matriarch through-and-through; she gives life, helps to usher it earth-side and, when the unthinkable happens, she supports parents through the grief of returning their angel babies Home. Tricia is both that calm before the proverbial storm and the gust of wind at your back just when you feel as though you have nothing left to give. Indeed, the universe smiled on the day Tricia was born ... and it hasn't stopped smiling about and upon her since! ~Jamenda, Owner of Bellē Up
Q&A with Tricia
Name: Tricia Fitzgerald
Hometown: Orland Park
Current Town: Beverly
Children: Cora, 8; Sydney, 7; Macy, 5; Mickey, 2; Zane, 8 weeks; and Michael, born still in February, 2008.
Tell us about your family: My husband, James Haworth, and I have been married for 10 years and we’ve lived in the Beverly community for 7 years with our 5 children and 3 dogs. James is a Chicago Police Officer who is an amazingly loving and supportive dad and husband. Our three girls attend The Academy for Global Citizenship, a public CPS charter school near Midway Airport, and they also love taking piano lessons, watching movies, and swimming at Kennedy Park during the summer. Our toddler, Mickey, is a busy, busy boy who likes to move constantly! Our new son, Zane, is a sweetheart and we are thrilled to have welcomed him into our family on Father’s Day. We have a busy and noisy house, but we love it!
Career: I have my M.Ed in Early Childhood Development and Education from DePaul University, and currently I serve as an adjunct faculty member and a student teaching supervisor at DePaul University in the College of Education. I also supervise student teachers part time through Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture, and I run my own business called Gentle Beginning. Gentle Beginning is a company focused on the early childhood period, specifically relating to pregnancy, childbirth, and the early years of parenting. Through Gentle Beginning I provide childbirth education classes (HypnoBirthing Method), lactation education, doula services (professional labor/childbirth support), and a support group for parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or the loss of a baby or infant (Love and Loss Support Group). I’ve taught more than 200 couples the HypnoBirthing method, I’ve attended approximately 125 births as a doula, and I’ve supported many moms and dads during their time of grief.
For more information, you can visit triciafitzgerald.blogspot.com or chicagohypnodoula.com.
Tell us about the cause and/or organization that is most important to you and why: I don’t have any one organization or cause that is most important to me, because any cause that is working to help parents and children gets an A+ in my book. Although I do have a soft spot in my heart for The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago because my oldest, Cora, has Epilepsy.
Hobbies: I love to read and connect with people online and in real life. My passion is getting to know people and how I can help them, especially in regards to pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting.
Hidden Talents: Hmmm … I can touch my tongue to my nose - LOL! I don’t think I have any hidden talents…I did play Rugby in college and for a team in Chicago after college, which often surprises people.
My favorite part about pregnancy was feeling my baby move inside of me. There is no other feeling like it.
My least favorite part about pregnancy was when it ended! As much as I don’t really miss the swollen ankles and feet, the nausea, and the restless nights, I absolutely LOVE being pregnant and miss it terribly already.
When I was pregnant, I wish I had known more about normal newborn sleeping and eating behaviors and breastfeeding. I didn’t get much evidence-based information from my providers, and surprisingly I didn’t learn as much as I would have liked in my graduate program. I think having a doula and a more evidence-based provider the first time around would have helped me immeasurably during my pregnancy, childbirth and in the first year of parenthood.
I would tell a new mom the following three things:
(b)There is no one right way to parent…follow your intuition and what is right for YOUR child and family…
(c) Don’t be afraid to ask for help!
When I became a mom, I was surprised to learn that I could love a little person as much as I loved my daughter. The depth of love I have for each baby is indescribable.
When I hear the term “Work/Life Balance” I say “Alleluia!” It is critically important to find that balance. All moms need to learn when to say no and take time for themselves. It is no easy task, but as someone once said, “If mama ain’t happy, ain’t NO ONE happy.”
The most important thing my mom taught me about parenthood was don’t sweat the small stuff and get caught up in the frustrating moments because it all goes so fast. She was right. I can’t believe my oldest is almost 9 already!
My parenting style is best describes as ... pretty laid back parent in a lot of ways (I’m the exact opposite of a “helicopter parent”), but I also innately follow many tenets of the Attachment Parenting Philosophy (I’m sure this has a lot to do with my background in Early Childhood Development). After losing my son in 2008, I am admittedly more worried about losing another child, but I’ve worked very hard to be sure this doesn’t make me too cautious, overprotective, or anxious as a parent.
The most incredible part of parenthood is seeing part of my husband and me laughing, smiling, and enjoying life every day. It still amazes me that I grew these perfect little people and they now have their own lives, personalities, etc.
The most difficult part of parenthood is … oh, how much I could write here! Parenting can be so exhausting, overwhelming, and scary. The fear that something bad could happen to my children and knowing I can’t (nor should I try to) control so much is terrifying.
The funniest part of parenthood is seeing my children becoming just like me in the way they talk and their mannerisms. It’s hilarious and embarrassing all at once!
My greatest hope for my children is that they find true happiness in life, however that may look for each of them.
My mother is my inspiration as a mom, because she worked tirelessly to make sure we had everything we needed, night and day, and she never complained.
I try to set aside at least 10 hours per week as “me time”. I spend this time watching TV, reading, online, going out for a coffee, or just simply taking a nap alone!
Favorite book about pregnancy or child birth: It’s a tie between "The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth" by Henci Goer and "HypnoBirthing, The Mongan Method" by Marie Mongan.
Favorite book about parenting: I LOVE "Mr. Rogers Parenting Resource Book". It’s seriously an amazing book.
Favorite children’s book: It’s a tie between "Stellaluna" by Jannell Cannon and "The Kissing Hand" by Audrey Penn.
Favorite mom celebrity: I love Mayim Bialik because she follows many of the same parenting philosophies as me, she isn’t afraid to speak her mind, and she is so articulate and intelligent.
Favorite clothing item when I was pregnant: Skirts and tanks…I was so warm!
Photos by: Maggie Cuprisin Photography; Tricia Fitzgerald
To nominate a Mom of the Week, e-mail [email protected].
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- Government Accountability Office, Further Actions Needed by U.S. Agencies to Secure Vulnerable Nuclear and Radiological Materials, March 14, 2012.
Despite individual agency efforts to implement the 4-year initiative, we found that the overarching interagency strategy coordinated by NSC lacked specific details concerning how the initiative would be implemented, including the identity of, and details regarding, vulnerable foreign nuclear material sites and facilities to be addressed, agencies and programs responsible for addressing each site, planned activities at each site, potential challenges and strategies for overcoming these challenges, anticipated timelines, and cost estimates. NSC officials told us that developing a single, integrated cross-agency plan that incorporates all these elements could take years. (1)
Nuclear cooperation agreements do not contain specific access rights that enable U.S. agencies to monitor and evaluate the physical security of U.S. nuclear material overseas, and the United States relies on its partners to maintain adequate security. In the absence of access rights, DOE, NRC, and State have conducted physical protection visits, when permitted, to monitor and evaluate physical security conditions of U.S. nuclear materials at overseas facilities. However, we found that the agencies have not systematically visited countries believed to be holding the most sensitive material or systematically revisited facilities not meeting international physical security standards in a timely manner. U.S. interagency teams made 55 visits from 1994 through 2010 and found that countries met IAEA security guidelines approximately half of the time. The January 1993 report that NRC produced in response to the mandate stated that it was not possible to reconcile this information from available U.S. sources of data with all foreign holders of U.S. HEU within the 90-day period specified in the act. Our analysis of other documentation associated with the report shows that NRC, in consultation with U.S. agencies, was able to verify the location of 1,160 kilograms out of 17,500 kilograms of U.S. HEU remaining overseas as of January 1993. According to DOE and NRC officials, no further update to the 1993 report was issued, and the U.S. government has not subsequently attempted to develop such a comprehensive estimate of the location and status of U.S. HEU overseas. (9)
At a hospital in one state, two cesium-137 research irradiators using approximately 2,000 curies and 6,000 curies, respectively, are housed in the basement of a building that is open to the public. The hallway leading to the irradiator room has a camera, but it is pointed away from the room. (18)
At a hospital in a major U.S. city, we observed that the interior door to the hospital blood bank, which had a cesium-137 blood irradiator of approximately 1,500 curies, had the combination to the lock written on the door frame. (19)
At a blood center in a third state we visited, we observed a cesium-137 blood irradiator of approximately 1,400 curies in a room that was secured by a conventional key lock. The irradiator was located in the middle of the room and not secured to the floor. The room had an exterior wall with a bank of unalarmed and unsecured windows that looked out onto a loading dock. The blood center officials said that while they met the controls, they acknowledged that the center is highly vulnerable to theft or sabotage of their radiological sources. (19)
- SPLM North Spokesperson, “The Downing of an Iranian-Made Drone in the Nuba Mountains,” March 13, 2012.
The Air Defense Units of the SPLMN and JEM forces of the SRF were able to shoot down an Iranian made drone with tail number 3-1-R031 Zagil today March 13th, 2012, at 11:00 AM in Buhirat Abyad (White Lake) area in the South Kordofan/Nuba Mountain State.
The use of Iranian made Shehab rocket missiles, personnel landmines, drones and heavy military equipments prove beyond doubt that the NCP government plan and strategy is to continue its policies of genocide, ethnic cleansing against the Nuba people and the State population in general and deny them humanitarian aid.
- “U.S. Ambassador: Taliban Could ‘Regenerate’ If Troops Withdraw from Afghanistan Now,” Fox News, March 12, 2012.
"These are the stakes if we decide that we are tired of it, don’t want to do it anymore," [Ambassador] Crocker said. "Well, the Taliban isn’t that tired and Al Qaeda, badly damaged, would be able to regenerate if the Taliban took the country over again."
Crocker called that scenario another “pre-9/11 situation."
- Cid Standifer, “Poll: Morale’s Up, But War Pessimism Lingers,” Army Times, March 12, 2012.
The percentage of respondents who felt the Afghan military would be ready to stand on its own in 10 years or less shrank from 62 percent last year to 57 percent this year. Nearly three-fourths of respondents said al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden’s death last May was significant but had no tangible impact on the situation in the region.
- Hearing of the House Committee on Appropriations, March 7, 2012.
GRAVES: Okay. So I guess from a historical perspective, does the federal government have the ability to kill a U.S. citizen on United States soil, or just overseas?
MUELLER: And I am going to defer that to others in the Department of Justice.
(3PA: According to the UNHCR, only one person was killed in all of the LRA raids in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the beginning of 2012.)
- Press Release, “World Bank Sees Progress Against Extreme Poverty, But Flags Vulnerabilities,” February 29, 2012.
In every region of the developing world, the percentage of people living on less than $1.25 a day and the number of poor declined between 2005-2008, according to estimates released today by the World Bank. This across-the-board reduction over a three-year monitoring cycle marks a first since the Bank began monitoring extreme poverty.
(3PA: To read the report, click here.)
- George Washington to Henry Lee Jr., The Writings of George Washington, October 20, 1780.
Dr. Sir: The plan proposd [sic] for taking Benedict Arnold, the outlines of which are communicated in your letter which was this moment put into my hands without a date, has every mark of a good one, I therefore agree to the promised rewards, and have such entire confidence in your management of the business as to give it my fullest approbation; and leave the whole to the guidance of your own judgment, with this express stipulation, and pointed injunction, that Arnold is brought to me alive. No circumstance whatever shall obtain my consent to his being put to death. The idea which would accompany such an event would be that Ruffians had been hired to assassinate him. My aim is to make a public example of him. and [sic] this should be strongly impressed upon those who are employed to bring him
Note: Lee’s undated letter is filed in the Washington Papers at the end of September, 1780. "I have engaged two persons to undertake the accomplishment of your Excellencys [sic] wishes...The chief of the two persons is a sergeant in my cavalry. To him I have promised promotion, the other is an inhabitant of Newark; I have had experience of his fidelity, and his connexions [sic] with the enemy render him, with his personal qualifications very fit for the business. To this man I have engaged one hund. guineas, five hundd. [sic] acres of land and three negroes...The outlines of the scheme...are that the Sergeant should join Gen. Arnold as a deserter from us, should engage in his corps now raising, and should contrive to insinuate himself into some menial or military birth about the Genls. person. [sic] That a correspondence should be kept up with the man in Newark, by the latter’s visiting the former every two days. When the favorable moment arrives they should seize the prize in the night, gag him, and bring him across to Bergen woods...The Sergeant is a very promising youth of uncommon taciturnity, and invincible perseverance...I have instructed him not to return till he receives direction from me, but to continue his attempts, however unfavorable the prospects may appear at first. I have excited his thirst for fame by impressing on his mind the virtue and glory of the act." The sergeant, John Champe, deserted on the night of October 20--21, and, to prevent a possible suspicion, Lee requested orders to move his corps to another position. Lee wrote Washington (October 25, in the Washington Papers): "My friend got safe into New York. He was before Sir Henry Clinton and passed all the forms of the garrison. He accidentally met Col. Arnold in the street which has paved a natural way for further acquaintance. The party entertain [sic] high hopes of success...I informed Mr. Baldwin, that I was under orders to march south..."Champe’s attempt failed through no fault of his. For Lee’s account of the exploit see Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department, by Henry Lee.] off. The Sergeant must be very circumspect; too much zeal may create suspicion; and too much precipitancy may defeat the project. The most inviolable secrecy must be observed on all hands. I send you five Guineas; but I am not satisfied of the propriety of the Sergeants appearing with much Specie; this circumstance may also lead to suspicion as it is but too well known to the enemy that we do not deal much in this article. The Interviews between the Party in and out of the City, shd. be managed with much caution and seeming indifference or else the frequency of their meetings &ca. may betray the design and involve bad consequences; but I am perswaded [sic] you will place every matter in a proper point of view to rise conductors of this interesting business and therefore I shall only add that I am etc.
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The Gospel in Ecclesiastes
The book of Ecclesiastes has always been vexing to evangelical scholars because of its overt and pervasive negativism. Its canonicity has, in fact, been called into question by reason of perceived heterodoxies, as, for instance, a supposed denial of the resurrection in 3:19-20. Furthermore, even among those expositors who accept the book’s canonicity, most are loath to embark upon a discussion of its theology without first mentioning some such disclaimer as that, having been written from the perspective of one who lived foolishly and had cause to regret the outcome, its purpose is not to give a positive Christian philosophy of life, but rather to show the sad end of an unchristian worldview. Hence, its teachings should not be applied as prescriptive for believers, but rather as prohibitive and cautionary. Similarly, some have suggested that its doctrine is appropriate for an Old Testament level of revelation, but that, were one to write in the same manner today, he would be sinning against the light of greater revelation. Which does at least have an element of truth, but essentially denies the exact agreement of Old and New Testament doctrine, which differs the one from the other only in degree of precision.
In opposition to all of these various approaches, I would contend that Ecclesiastes is thoroughly evangelical, albeit lacking the precision and clarity of New Testament teaching; and that, as an evangelical discussion of the meaning and purpose of life, it has prescriptive significance for Christians, even today. In demonstration of which, this article proposes to analyze, according to the teaching of Ecclesiastes, first, the actual, post-lapsarian state of the world; second, the negative, or world-oriented response to this actual state; and third, the positive, or gospel-oriented response to this actual state.
Concerning the first point, that the world has been subjected to vanity, Solomon (as I believe the author of Ecclesiastes must be) really says nothing beyond what the New Testament apostles themselves say. He may say it more forcefully and repetitively, but what he says, that everything under the sun is vanity, is remarkably consistent with Paul’s assessment that “creation was subjected to vanity†(Romans 8:20). Moreover, the extent of the similarity becomes all the more striking when one considers Ecclesiastes 7:29: “Lo, this only have I found, that God has made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.†Certainly, this is precisely the New Testament doctrine, as it is explicated, for instance in Romans 5, that the fall of Adam plunged into universal corruption those who were originally created as “very good.†And this doctrine, far from being unduly negative or pessimistic, is in fact the non-negotiable foundation upon which the gospel of free grace is built; as we may also learn from the function of the first three chapters of Romans.
This thoroughly honest assessment of the post-lapsarian world of mankind as having been subjected to utter vanity is detailed in a minute and systematic manner, to the end that, none of those things in which men suppose they may find lasting good and pleasure should be left unexposed. Solomon had, by experience, proved every form of ostensible delight, and had found all unsatisfying. His perception naturally flows into a response to the reality of world-wide vanity, which is oriented towards one’s perspective on the world. This response is best summed up in the “eat, drink, and be merry†passages (e.g. Ecclesiastes 2:24). This prescription is founded upon several principles; for example, that to expend one’s energies for that which is vanity is foolish; and so the simple pleasures of life should rather be enjoyed than that one should follow after greater good in these same things, to his ultimate frustration and destruction (see Ecclesiastes 2:22-23). If all in this world is vanity, one ought not to put himself to laborious exertion for more of it, but rather put whatever goods he may have to their best use – if he has bread, let him enjoy it, and not exhaust himself in mighty labors to find a more sumptuous banquet, which will soon perish as the same bread which he might have consumed at much less expense of trouble and travail.
Of note is that this thread of advice, while it does not yet touch upon the truths of the gospel, is in strict accordance with the New Testament teachings, first, that one should be content with such things as he has (Philippians 4:11; I Timothy 6:8), and not labor for riches which perish (John 6:27); and also, that, notwithstanding the vanity to which creation has been subjected by the Fall, yet the created things of God are good, and to be enjoyed with thanksgiving (I Timothy 4:3-5).
The final point which we find stressed in Ecclesiastes, and that by virtue of which the book may be truly called evangelical, is the response enjoined upon the reader in light of the eternal truths of judgment and mercy-appropriating faith. For not only does Solomon praise a moderate and thankful lifestyle in the affairs of this vanity-stricken world; he also requires a response to those realities which operate back of this world, and will endure forever. It is in this context that the gospel-motif may be unmistakably ascertained. Some of the other-worldly realities which Solomon recognizes, and uses as a motivation to embrace the gospel of grace, are as follows:
1. The issuance of this life will have eternal significance (Ecclesiastes 3:1-15);
2. God will judge the entire world of mankind (Ecclesiastes 3:16-17);
3. Only those who fear God and trust in his merciful favor will be eternally happy (Ecclesiastes 7:18; 8:12-13; 9:7);
4. Those who will be accepted by God are those who submit to the typical worship-rituals of the Temple; not by vowing great acts of good, and so accumulating merit; but by the passive reception of those gospel-truths symbolized in the orthodox worship (Ecclesiastes 5:1-6);
5. Those who have thus been accepted by a principle contrary to that of works ought then to live moderately and prudently (Ecclesiastes 7:1-27, etc.);
6. Neither must they allow riches and worldly pleasures (which are vanity) to steal from them their lasting good (Ecclesiastes 5:10-14);
7. There are those who are led astray by the enticements of worldly pleasures, and those who are led astray by seeking to stand in their own righteousness: these will both come to destruction, while only the one who fears God and recognizes that his good is in God’s hand will prevail (Ecclesiastes 7:16-18);
8. It is necessary to realize the importance of this life, as the only context in which man’s activities and decisions will have any bearing on his destiny; with respect to shaping his future, the time which follows his death is utterly blank; this life alone has eternal, destiny-shaping significance (Ecclesiastes 9:1-6).
From the outset then, and as must be recognized from the most desultory overview, the book of Ecclesiastes both recognizes the eternal judgment that must end in destruction for all, because all are unjust; and the mercy which comes only to him who fears God and does not trust in his own works. Furthermore, this understanding comes in explicit connection with one’s attitude in approaching the typical worship cult of the Temple. Those who take mighty vows upon themselves, as if to merit reward, are sacrificing the sacrifices of fools. Only those who attend with the passive receptivity of faith will be accepted. The motif of the eternal consequence of one’s life on this earth, as will be revealed in God’s final judgment, must color those passages in which some have thought to find a denial of the resurrection; in all of which the sense becomes clear, upon a broad observation of the book, that one’s death renders him eternally incapable of doing anything else upon which his destiny will hang – that is, he becomes eternally incapable of doing anything which will issue in blessing or curse; but not eternally oblivious to any experience of good or evil.
Perhaps the pinnacle of the book, that which encapsulates the theme and brings it to a greater height and more astonishing perceptivity than is displayed at any other point, is the passage in chapter 9, verses fourteen through sixteen. It is immediately noteworthy that here alone, and after having displayed a remarkable and widely diversified understanding of practical wisdom, Solomon utters something the wisdom of which seems great to him. It is, by his own admission, a different degree of wisdom than that of which he has spoken so forcefully heretofore. And what is this astonishing wisdom? It is contained in this simple little story: a small city was under attack, and at the point of destruction; a poor man, by his wisdom delivered it; but that poor man was eminently despised. If this story has the merest significance that practical, temporal wisdom may be profitable but is largely unappreciated, then it falls strikingly short of Solomon’s assessment as the pinnacle of his wisdom – surely, many other things he uttered are at least equal in perceptivity and usefulness to that observation. But if in the parable Solomon was setting forth in a “riddle,†that is, in a shadowy-form appropriate to the Old Testament era of redemptive history, the truth that Christ would deliver his people from their more numerous foes, and that he would do so in a way bespeaking of his poverty and calling down contempt from those among whom he walked, then and only then does it answer Solomon’s laudatory ascription.
So then, although the book certainly majors on the vanity of this world, which is explicitly attributed to the fall of mankind, beneath the veneer is a perceptive analysis of the gospel of mercy for the one who abandons his own works and fears God – the God in whose hand is every man’s outcome, who will judge the wicked and accept the works of those who fear him. And it is not those who make themselves righteous who will please God, nor those who vow great things and sacrifice as it were a meritorious duty – no, it is those characterized by the receptivity of faith in God’s prescribed and typical ordinances, those who are able to look forward to the man who was poor and despised, and who saved the remnant of the Lord by his wisdom – the wisdom which leads to salvation.
It is unfortunate that Ecclesiastes is so often passed off as a book presenting a philosophy the likes of which we ought not to embrace. In truth, men everywhere, as much in this age as at any other time in history, are desperately in need of the wisdom which recognizes that this world is vanity, and that laboring to find things that eternally satisfy in this world will bring ultimate sorrow. Instead, men must rest their souls in God’s sovereign grace for their everlasting good, and learn to enjoy this world as a gift of God for which to be thankful, but which ought not to be pursued at the expense of greater good.
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