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History of Others: Introduction
Terike Haapoja
In: History According to Cattle
ed. Gustafsson & Haapoja. punctum books & Into Publications 2015
In the beginning there is a void. A void between us and history, between these words and our muted existence. How to cross this void? When language is by definition something we don't possess? You think that because of your writing you are the author of the world, but you're wrong. You were just an accident like the rest of us, floating in the sea of time. Everybody tries to explain the world. Even the stone, with its stony reasoning, finds order in its rocky little world. You are nothing special. There's an inside in everything.
But here I am, with my horns and tail and compartmented stomachs and a line of ancestors queuing and pushing behind me as if entering the spring field. Why? When history itself has rejected us and rendered us invisible, language as its weapon? The answer is simple: because we were there. We saw it all. But to break my silence, or what you take as silence, I must enter your language and domesticate you, like the cow whisperer tames a wild bull by talking to him with words he knows. So I borrow your words and carve myself into them, make a hole through them the shape of a cow. You might not see me, but you'll see my absence. This is where my story begins.
The history of cattle is divided into three eras. The Time Before History emerges gradually from the cooling climates of the Pliocene epoch more than two million years ago. There, in the grasslands of India our ancestors, the great Auroch, come to life. Tall and heavy, they graze in groups of twenty or thirty, changing location when in need of water and fresh edible grass. Their life is peaceful, as they do not practice war, and the power relations of the community are tested out in display fights in which both females and males take part. The young ones are born in the spring, staying at their mother's side until strong enough to join the community on its endless travel. Beasts of the era, saber toothed cats, hyenas, hominins, hunt them down when they can, but can not conquer them, as they are far too many in number. Roaming in millions they gradually expand their presence Eastward and Westward as far as the great grasslands extend. Over a million years later they inhabit most of the old world from Asia and northern Africa all the way to the western coasts of Europe.
With the emergence of the common ape and its culture, we enter The Historical Time. At the beginning of the Holocene, more than 10 000 years ago, the great Auroch starts to live side by side with the ape, gradually forgetting its traditional customs and learning a new way of life. Why this anomaly in history, this exchange, takes place, we don't know. The last free Auroch who could have passed down this knowledge died alone in the remote forests of Jaktórow in 1627, taking the secret with her. We have only guesses and interpretations, unreliable traces of evidence. What we do know is that we, all of the 1.3 billion of us living today, are the successors of approximately 80 individuals living with the Mesopotamian common ape 8000 years ago. From that moment on our destinies have been intertwined. The great Auroch had become cattle, and the ape the human as we know it today.
If the time of the Auroch had been cyclical, determined by the subtle changes in the weather and by the signs and traces of its companions, this new era was moving forward like a bull. From our manure, milk and flesh the history of the human rose like a wave, generating wealth and prosperity beyond imagining. Cultures emerged, wars were fought. New lands were conquered and more and more of our kind were needed to support the lives of the human. Technology and writing and the rituals of the afterlife were invented. Richness emerged wherever there was a need: what was excess to some, was luxury to others. Corn, potatoes, antilope skins, pearls, rubber, children, women, men of all sizes exchanged owners. Animals crossed oceans but so did parasites and diseases. Populations collapsed as new ones emerged. Kings were declared and then beheaded. The generation and distribution of wealth sought no balance but threw around destinies, fortune and misery in a random order. Soon hurricanes joined together with rains and flooding, walls of fire and drought. Sucked by economic vacuums and pushed by ecological masses, everything was on the move.
Meanwhile, unaware of our life as richness itself, we lived a modest life. The great tides of history arrived to us as streams so small they could hardly be noticed. Wars killed us, but so did peace. The food was the same, century after century. Barns were smaller or wider, our companions fewer or more, but the daily routine remained. Birth, grazing, feeding, sleeping. Our centuries were defined by the hot breath of our companion in the silence of the shelter, night after night, the thousand returns to the same fields and by the light absence of the weight of the plough or the sledge or the carriage when the day fell. So deep inside history were we, that we did not see it happening to us – nor did we notice, when it abandoned us altogether.
In the early ages we lived in the world knowing it was only for us on loan. Everything passed, and we accepted it. As we did not possess things, we did not have a word for owning. We were poor in words for things: our vocabulary was verb-based, built from the doings of ourselves and of our companion beings. But after joining the flow of human history there was not much to do and the native names we knew were lost; soon we did not have a name for who we were. In replacement we got a name given to us by the human. That name rendered us objects, subjected to the other's doings. Our world had been reversed: around us, everything remained – it was we who passed on, eternally.
The Ahistorical Time has no linearity, nor cyclicity. Inside the fac- tory the passing on of heritage became impossible. Calves were taken from us immediately when they were born, and family lines were scattered out of our sight. Doing was reduced to so little that all that was left of our habits died away. We did not learn from our mothers but from the machine that told our bodies how to stand and how to eat. Stuck in the industrial process we would live in collective isolation, cut off from all relations that could anchor us to time, history, culture. For how could we have culture, if culture was the transforming of things into objects? How could we have history, if history was the weaving together of times from the present moment into the past with a chain of words? We did not even have time – the only time we had was clock-time, ticking away in unison, counting. All we had was destiny, as unchangeable as the rotation of the sun in the sky, and even that we did not possess before it took us.
If we were to see outside the factory, we would have seen the humans digging and carving, moulding, melting, cutting, joint- ing, burning and growing everything that passed their way. Like the earthworm that eats its way through the soil the humans worked through the world, processing everything into products of their culture. But what they could not see was that they were followed by eyes, eyes everywhere.
So here I am, claiming what is mine and my ancestor's by law: history, that which we so generously gave to you. Eager, en- lightened, generations and generations push behind me, waiting for a verdict. By incorporating your tongue we, the foundation, the mute, are pulled into existence, into the spotlight of human thought. There, once acknowledged, we become real. But as we face the threshold of history we realize that outside language we are still nothing. You only hear the foundation when you can teach it to speak. I can only point to my absence, hoping that in this failure of properly portraying me a hole would appear in the world, through which a cow could enter. That's what this is. A trial, nothing more.
But as I leave you now I do not evaporate into the realm of ideas and imagination. Instead, I melt, I dissolve into your body, as my bovine colleagues have dissolved into the bodies of your family and friends. I remain close, hidden between your concepts, curled up in your muscles, waiting to be noticed. And, some day, I will enter.
Unlearning Animality
Imagining Non-Human Realities
History According to Cattle: Intro
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package com.spotify.dns;

import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.xbill.DNS.lookup.NoSuchDomainException;

public class DnsSrvWatchersTest {

  @Test
  public void noRaceBetweenSetListenerAndPollingForUpdates() throws Exception {
    int limit = 20000;
    while (limit-- > 0) {
      resolve();
    }
  }

  private void resolve() throws Exception {
    final DnsSrvResolver srvResolver = new FakeResolver(
        "horse.sto3.spotify.net", LookupResult.create("localhost", 1, 0, 0, 0));

    final AtomicReference<Set<LookupResult>> hosts = new AtomicReference<>();
    final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);

    final ChangeNotifier.Listener<LookupResult> listener = new FakeListener(hosts, latch);

    DnsSrvWatcher<LookupResult> watcher = DnsSrvWatchers.newBuilder(srvResolver)
        .polling(1, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
        .build();
    final ChangeNotifier<LookupResult> notifier = watcher.watch("horse.sto3.spotify.net");

    // since I set fire to true I'd expect being notified either right away or after a millisecond
    notifier.setListener(listener, true);
    latch.await();
    notifier.close();
    watcher.close();
    assertThat(hosts.get(), contains(is(LookupResult.create("localhost", 1, 0, 0, 0))));
  }

  static class FakeListener implements ChangeNotifier.Listener<LookupResult> {

    private final AtomicReference<Set<LookupResult>> hosts;
    private final CountDownLatch latch;

    FakeListener(AtomicReference<Set<LookupResult>> hosts, CountDownLatch latch) {
      this.hosts = hosts;
      this.latch = latch;
    }

    @Override
    public void onChange(ChangeNotifier.ChangeNotification<LookupResult> changeNotification) {

      hosts.set(changeNotification.current());
      if (!changeNotification.current().isEmpty()) {
        latch.countDown();
      }

    }
  }

  static class FakeResolver implements DnsSrvResolver {

    private final String fqdn;
    private final LookupResult result;

    public FakeResolver(String fqdn, LookupResult result) {
      this.fqdn = fqdn;
      this.result = result;
    }

    @Override
    public List<LookupResult> resolve(String fqdn) {
      if (this.fqdn.equals(fqdn)) {
        return Arrays.asList(result);
      } else {
        return null;
      }
    }

    @Override
    public CompletionStage<List<LookupResult>> resolveAsync(String fqdn) {
      if (this.fqdn.equals(fqdn)) {
        return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(Arrays.asList(result));
      } else {
        return DnsTestUtil.failedFuture(new DnsException(this.fqdn + " != " + fqdn));
      }
    }
  }
}

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Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye reveals why he cried after his debut for Nigeria against Brazil
Super Eagles and Fortuna Dusseldorf goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye has revealed he got emotional after making his debut for Nigeria against Brazil at the Singapore National Stadium on Sunday, October 13.
The 19-year-old Nigerian-born German goalkeeper, whose good looks got many drooling when he went viral weeks ago, replaced Uzoho after he suffered an injury during Sunday's 1-1 draw against Brazil's Selecao.
Speaking with Omasports, Maduka said: "It was a great feeling, almost indescribable because I had many emotions and feelings going through. I thank God for the team and the opportunity I've gotten to play for the national side of our beloved country. "I cried after the game. I shed tears when I spoke to my father and brother."
On what it felt like playing against the country of his role model, Dida, a former Brazil, and AC Milan goalkeeper, Maduka said; " I grew up watching Dida, he is a legend in Brazil and AC Milan and I felt great. I talked to Ederson and he is also one of my favourite goalkeepers. It's crazy being on the same pitch with a goalkeeper you watch his videos on YouTube."
On the surprising debut for Nigeria, he said: "I didn't expect to play, I was just sitting on the bench like the last time in Ukraine and I knew I'd have to wait for my chance. I didn't know it will come so soon but things can be like that."
On pidgin and its difficulty, he said; "I thought pidgin was easy but it's a lot more than some words.
It's a whole other language. Some of them are teaching me, I hope I'll be ready to speak pidgin in a few years. I know the basics now."
He extended his most heartfelt regards to Uzoho over his injury. He said; "I wish Francis the fastest recovery he can get because we push each other in training and he's a really great guy. I'm sad for him but that's football and I hope he will come back stronger so he can be back on the pitch."
On the massive love, he has been receiving from Nigerians, he added: "I have no words for Nigerians, because of the huge love they've shown me. I want them to know that I love them and I will do my best to pay them back."
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Dylan Hunter (born May 21, 1985) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, who is a former captain of the London Knights of the OHL and is now currently an assistant coach for the London Knights.

He was drafted 273rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, in the 9th round. He is the son of Dale Hunter.

Early life
Dylan is one of the three children born to Dale Hunter and his wife Karynka.  He was born in Quebec City when his dad was a member of the Quebec Nordiques but grew up in the Washington, D.C. area when his dad was traded to the Washington Capitals.

Playing career
Member of Team Ontario in the World Under-17 Championships in Selkirk, Manitoba.
Member of the Canada/Russia Challenge Series in November 2004.
Member of the Memorial Cup Champion London Knights (2005).
Became Knights franchise leader in games played on December 2, 2005 (275).
Captain of the London Knights (2005/2006 season).
With Rob Schremp and David Bolland, Hunter was one-third of one of the most productive lines in the Canadian Hockey League during the 2005/2006 season.
Named American Hockey League Player of the Week for the week ending November 5, 2007.

Awards
2003–04 OHL Western Conference Third Team All-Star.
2004–05 OHL Western Conference All-Star.
2005–06 OHL Western Conference All-Star.

Career statistics

References

External links

1985 births
Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Canadian ice hockey centres
Canadian emigrants to the United States
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players
Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Ice hockey people from Quebec City
Living people
London Knights players
Milwaukee Admirals players
Ice hockey people from Washington, D.C.
Portland Pirates players
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Seeking the smoking gun in American violence
If it weren't for Michael Moore's tendency to overstate his case, `Bowling for Columbine' would be even more disturbing and powerful in its portrayal of a country racked by fear and armed to the teeth
By A. O. Scott / NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE
Michael Moore's film, Bowling for Columbine', tackles America's love affair with guns and the violence that is that passion's corollary.
Michael Moore's new documentary, Bowling for Columbine, rapturously greeted at the Cannes Film Festival in May, opens tomorrow in Taipei after screening for over a year in other parts of the world to considerable controversy. Not that Moore, a cheerful rabble-rouser and author of the best seller Stupid White Men, would have it any other way. But in times of political anxiety and global insecurity -- most times, in other words -- arguments have a tendency to turn into shouting matches.
The most disappointing -- and the most likely -- response to Moore's disturbing, infuriating and often very funny film would be uncritical support from his ideological friends and summary dismissal from his foes. The slippery logic, tendentious grandstanding and outright demagoguery on display in Bowling for Columbine should be enough to give pause to its most ardent partisans, while its disquieting insights into the culture of violence in America should occasion sober reflection from those who would prefer to stop their ears.
I hope the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness. Does that sound evasive? I'm sorry if it does, but at the moment, political certainty seems to me to be a cheap and abundant commodity, of much less value than honest ambivalence.
Moore, in the good-natured, confrontational style familiar from Roger and Me and TV Nation, his sadly short-lived series on Fox, tracks his subject far and wide: a little too far and a little too wide perhaps. His starting point is the horrific massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Like everyone else, he wonders how such a thing could have happened and what it says about contemporary US society.
Film Notes:
Written and directed by: Michael Moore
Starring: Michael Moore, Dick Clark, Charlton Heston, James Nichols, Marilyn Manson, John Nichols and Matt Stone
Taiwan Release: tomorrow
These questions quickly lead to larger ones: Why do Americans shoot one another so much more often than the citizens of other developed countries? Why do our lives seem to be governed by fear? The recent string of killings around Washington provides a grim reminder that these issues are always timely.
These are hardly simple questions, and Moore vacillates between acknowledging their complexity and giving in to his own urge to simplify. He dismisses a number of possible answers out of hand. Is violent popular culture to blame? No, because in a country like Japan, with a tiny fraction of our gun deaths, people consume super-brutal movies, video games and comic books with even more voracity than we do. Poverty? No, since Canada and many European nations have much higher unemployment rates and much lower homicide rates. Is it our history of warfare and brutality? Compared with imperial Britain and Nazi Germany, he suggests, we're downright pacific.
But each of these assertions rides roughshod over some obvious doubts and qualifications. Unemployment, in countries with more extensive welfare states than ours, is not necessarily the same as poverty, and the wholesale brutality of states and empires engaged in wars of conquest is not the same as the retail mayhem of armed individuals.
But though he seems to be hunting for a specific historical cause for events like Columbine, Moore, when it serves his purposes, is happy to generalize in the absence of empirical evidence and to make much of connections that seem spurious on close examination. Several times he notes that the Columbine shootings occurred on the same day as the heaviest US bombing of the Kosovo war. The more you think about this coincidence, the less it seems to mean.


From that point on, and for nearly a quarter of a century, scarcely a year passed in which Hetzel did not publish one or more of his stories. In 1888, he entered politics and was elected town councillor of Amiens where he championed several improvements and served for 15 years. In 1905, while ill with diabetes, Verne died at his home.


President Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs may invite retaliation against American coal, an industry he promised to revive.
Surging exports have been one of the only recent bright spots in beleaguered coal country. Demand in the United States has shrunk because of competition from natural gas and renewable energy, but the appetite for coal is strong in the fast-growing economies of Latin America and Asia.
But coal country could be harmed if Trump follows through on a vow to impose a 25% tariff on steel imports and a 10% levy on aluminum.
Brazil, a major exporter of steel to the United States, has already hinted at retaliation. Brazil's Industry Ministry warned last week that it may take action to "preserve its national interest" in response to Trump's tariffs.
The statement pointedly noted that Brazil is the largest importer of U.S. metallurgical coal, the type used in steelmaking.
To feed its steel industry, Brazil imported 5.2 million metric tons of so-called met coal through the first three quarters of 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That easily made Brazil the biggest customer for American met coal.
"If someone is trying to retaliate, coal would be an easy target given the president's support toward the industry," said Andy Roberts, a coal analyst at energy research firm Wood Mackenzie.
The threat is bigger than a possible Brazilian tariff. If the Brazilian steel industry suffers because of Trump's tariffs, that could dry up demand for the American coal that Brazil uses to make it.
The good news for coal is that Trump's tariffs could provide a boost as long as there is no retaliation.
If American steelmakers ramp up production to meet increased demand caused by the tariffs, they will probably need more met coal to make the steel.
Higher aluminum output could also increase demand for electricity, which would require more of the thermal coal used by power plants.
But it all depends on how angry American trading partners will react.
"A trade war of any kind in the long run hurts all parties," Roberts said.
Concerns about a trade war have led centrists in the White House and in the business community to try to talk Trump out of the tariffs. It's not clear when a final decision will be announced.
Despite caution from analysts about coal's deep troubles, Trump made saving the industry a rallying call during his 2016 election campaign. "Get ready, because you're going to be working your asses off," Trump told coal miners in a May 2016 speech.
Tony Scott, managing director of analysis at research firm BTU Analytics, said coal would certainly be exposed in a trade war.
"This is a political game: You're trying to undermine an individual's constituent base," said Scott.
The European Union has already threatened to retaliate by imposing tariffs on motorcycles made by Harley-Davidson (HOG), which is based in House Speaker Paul Ryan's state of Wisconsin. The EU also targeted jeans made by Levi's, a company based in Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's home city of San Francisco, and bourbon whiskey — a beloved business in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's home state of Kentucky.
Trump's deregulation agenda has so far failed to engineer a turnaround for coal, which remains under heavy pressure from natural gas and renewable energy.
The coal industry's saving grace has been foreign demand. The EIA estimates total U.S. coal exports reached 95 million metric tons in 2017, up 58% from the year before.
"The U.S. coal market has gotten some respite from exports while domestic demand has declined," said Dan Klein, managing director of coal analytics at S&P Global Platts.
Murray Energy, a leading producer of thermal coal that has been ramping up exports, is in favor of Trump's tariff plans.
"We fully support the action taken by President Trump to protect steel and aluminum producers in the United States," Murray Energy said in a statement. Robert Murray, the company's controversial CEO, has been a vocal supporter of Trump's efforts to revive coal.
Murray said the "countermeasures" proposed by Brazil "would not directly impact Murray Energy" because it does not produce met coal.
Major met coal producers such as BTU Energy and Arch Coal did not respond to requests for comment.


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Administration News
A federal appeals court upholds Labor Department regulations granting home-health workers the right to minimum-wage and overtime pay.
The Associated Press: Appeals Court Reinstates Wage Rules for Home Care Workers
A federal appeals court on Friday revived Obama administration regulations that guarantee overtime and minimum wage protection to nearly 2 million home health care workers. The ruling was a victory for worker advocacy groups and labor unions that have long sought higher wages for domestic workers who help the elderly and disabled with everyday tasks such as bathing or taking medicine. (8/21)
The Wall Street Journal: Appeals Court Revives Rule Adding Pay Protections For Home-Health Aides
A federal appeals court on Friday revived a Labor Department regulation extending minimum-wage and overtime pay to most home-health workers, reversing trial court decisions that had struck down the rule. (Trottman, 8/21)
Bloomberg: Home-Care Workers Win Right To Get Overtime Pay, Minimum Wage
Home-care workers won the right to overtime pay and the minimum wage after a U.S. court Friday upheld a Labor Department rule that was challenged by business groups. The Obama administration said the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia covers almost 2 million workers "whose demanding work merits these fundamental wage guarantees." (Snyder, 8/21)
Reuters: Appeals Court Upholds Minimum Wage For Home-Care Workers
A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a Department of Labor rule requiring employment agencies to pay the minimum wage and overtime to domestic workers providing in-home care for the elderly, sick or disabled. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected a challenge filed by the Home Care Association of America and two other trade associations that represent the agencies. The decision overturns a lower court ruling that had invalidated the 2013 regulation. (Hurley, 8/21)
The president of Americans for Prosperity, a group founded by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, says support for his group is growing. In other health law news, a look at efforts to improve coverage for people on Medicare and Medicaid, an appeals court temporarily stays its ruling about contraceptive coverage, California's marketplace pledges to improve service and Speaker John Boehner hires a health care expert.
Reuters: How Long Will Opponents Fight Obamacare? How Long Have You Got?
If there's one thing that exasperates Tim Phillips, the president of the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, it's when outsiders don't understand he's in it for the long run. The group, founded by the billionaire industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch, has been around for 10 years already, and its presence is growing. Each time the number of people signed up to volunteer for AFP reaches a certain threshold in a state, AFP opens a field office there. It now has offices in 33 states, and at its national Defending the American Dream Summit on Friday and Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, Phillips joked that he was ready to accompany the handful of volunteers from Hawaii back home to do the difficult task of opening an office there. (Flitter, 8/23)
Politico Pro: Using Experience To Tackle The Challenges Of 'Dual Eligibles'
CMS has learned the hard way that coordinating care for vulnerable Americans who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid is tough, with rocky starts for many of the dozen state projects targeting these "dual eligibles." But it's hoping a Rhode Island program will be lucky 13. ... The state could even serve as a guide for future initiatives elsewhere. Federal officials still hope to expand the projects if they can show cost savings as well as improved quality of care — the critical goal of this Affordable Care Act effort to help the millions of seniors and disabled individuals who are dual eligibles. Many have significant mental or physical challenges. All are low income. Tracking their services between Medicare and Medicaid has been rare in the past, resulting in less efficient and more costly care. (Mershon, 8/24)
Reuters: U.S. Appeals Court Stays Ruling On Nuns Challenge To Contraception Mandate
A federal appeals court on Friday put on hold its ruling that an order of Roman Catholic nuns must comply with a contraception mandate to President Barack Obama's healthcare law, giving the group time to petition the U.S. Supreme Court. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver granted a request by the Little Sisters of the Poor for a stay of the court's earlier decision that the requirement did not substantially curb the nun's religious liberty. (Coffman, 8/21)
Los Angeles Times: California's Obamacare Exchange Criticized For Not Fixing Enrollment, Tax Errors
In a response to blistering criticism from a consumer group, California's Obamacare exchange vowed to fix longstanding enrollment and tax-related errors that have blocked consumers from getting coverage for months and left some with unforeseen bills. Peter Lee, executive director of the Covered California exchange, addressed the complaints at a Thursday board meeting and said more staff and resources have been assigned to resolve these lingering glitches. (Terhune, 8/21)
Politico: Boehner Hires Health Care Adviser
Speaker John Boehner has hired one of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's top aides to advise him on health care policy. Paul Edattel, who has worked on Rep. Fred Upton's (R-Mich.) panel since 2011, will begin as assistant to the speaker for policy, in charge of the Ohio Republican's health care policy. (Sherman, 8/21)
Meanwhile, Boehner is girding for some tough negotiations on other issues when Congress returns.
USA Today: 5 Perilous Issues For Boehner When Congress Returns
Many Republicans, for example, would like a must-pass spending bill to include provisions blocking Obama's immigration actions and environmental regulations. Others want any omnibus spending bill to include an amendment that strips federal funding from Planned Parenthood. The reproductive health care provider has come under scrutiny after the release of undercover videos in which Planned Parenthood officials discussed providing tissue from aborted fetuses for research. (Shesgreen, 8/24)
In other news from the Republican primary field: Scott Walker has a plan for winning Senate support for his health proposal, Rick Perry and John Kasich trade barbs on Medicaid expansion, Donald Trump tells big crowds that he will "repeal and replace" Obamacare and Bobby Jindal brags about his move against Planned Parenthood supporters.
The Washington Post: Cruz's Evangelical Outreach Shifts Into High Gear
Sen. Ted Cruz, who has assiduously courted evangelicals throughout his presidential run, will take a lead role in the launch this week of an ambitious 50-state campaign to end taxpayer support for Planned Parenthood — a move that is likely to give the GOP candidate a major primary-season boost in the fierce battle for social-conservative and evangelical voters. (Zezima and Hamburger, 8/23)
The Associated Press: Walker's Health Plan Hinges On A Tricky Subsidy Rollback
Republican Scott Walker's plan for repealing and replacing President Barack Obama's health care law hinges on what many see as a nearly insurmountable obstacle — getting 60 votes in the Senate. Walker's solution for winning over enough lawmakers? In a nutshell, he would first strip away the federal health insurance subsidies that they and their staff get as government employees. That, he says, would expose them to the same premium increases that many Americans have to pay and prompt Congress to act on his plan. (Bauer, 8/24)
Cleveland.com: Rick Perry Criticizes John Kasich's Decision To Expand Medicaid
Three Republican presidential candidates made the case to conservative voters gathered here Saturday that each was the best choice to lead the country, but only one took aim specifically at a fellow GOP contender. Texas Gov. Rick Perry criticized Republican governors who expanded Medicaid. ... In explaining his decision to expand Medicaid, Gov. John Kasich has said the more than $13 billion federal dollars Ohio receives for the program belong to Ohioans and would be spent in other states if Ohio did not accept them. Perry, without mentioning Kasich's name, said that argument was "just nonsense." (Borchardt, 8/24)
Columbus Dispatch: Kasich Team Returns Fire On Rick Perry Comments At Koch Brothers Summit
Harsh criticism over Gov. John Kasich's acceptance of federal money to expand Medicaid by former Texas Gov. Rick Perry drew a rapid response from the Ohio governor's campaign. Perry's comments Saturday at the Americans for Prosperity summit in Columbus stand in stark contrast to his actions as governor, when Texas accepted federal money from President Barack Obama's stimulus, said Rob Nichols. (Rowland, 8/23)
The Associated Press: In Alabama, Trump Says He'd Like To Have Election Tomorrow
Republican front-runner Donald Trump rallied thousands of supporters in south Alabama by telling them: "I would like to have the election tomorrow. I don't want to wait." ... And he again promised to "repeal and replace Obamacare" — the health care law that's President Barack Obama's defining domestic achievement. (8/22)
CNN: Jindal Brags About Showing Planned Parenthood Videos To Protesters
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal bragged Friday that when abortion rights demonstrators showed up at the governor's mansion to protest his recent cuts to Planned Parenthood, he had a surprise for them: large screens to display the secretly-recorded videos that have roiled the controversial organization. (Killough, 8/21)
On the Democratic side of the campaign trail -
Politico: Bernie Sanders Dings Nikki Haley On Medicaid
As he campaigns through South Carolina, Sen. Bernie Sanders is taking more than a few shots at Gov. Nikki Haley and the state's conservative legislators on health care. In multiple speeches here, the liberal Democratic presidential candidate and Independent senator from Vermont has a one-two punch ready: South Carolina should have expanded Medicaid and the decision not to was fueled, at least in part, because President Barack Obama wants that to happen. (Strauss, 8/22)
In pharmaceutical news, slowing market growth in China is raising red flags for the U.S. drug industry. And GlaxoSmithKline is selling rights to an autoimmune disease medication, ofatumumab, to Novartis for $1 billion.
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Independence Blue Cross Grows By Partnering, Not Merging
The tsunami of mergers announced last month - Aetna's purchase of Humana and Anthem's purchase of Cigna - is expected to transform the health insurance industry, if the deals survive antitrust scrutiny by regulators. The consolidation will create three national giants, including UnitedHealth Group Inc., each with more than $100 billion in annual revenue, and add to the pressure on smaller Blue Cross-Blue Shield operators to merge. But don't count Independence Blue Cross, the region's largest health insurer and a major Center City employer, among those on the ropes. (Brubaker, 8/23)
The Wall Street Journal: China Worries Could Hurt Pharma's Health
The big worries on growth hanging over the pharmaceuticals industry are poles apart. Pressure on U.S. drug pricing is casting a shadow over the sector's most lucrative market. But slowing emerging-market growth, notably in China, shouldn't be ignored. (Thomas, 8/23)
The Wall Street Journal: Glaxo Sells Rights To Auto-Immune Disease Drug To Novartis
GlaxoSmithKline PLC is selling its remaining rights to a drug for use in treating autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, to Novartis AG for up to $1 billion, plus royalties. (Walker and Roland, 8/21)
As fallout continues from the covertly taped Planned Parenthood videos, Politico reports that two of the branches featured stopped donating fetal tissue to research several years ago. Meanwhile, a series of anti-abortion protests were held at Planned Parenthood facilities over the weekend.
Los Angeles Times: States May Not Have Legal Right To Cut Medicaid Funds To Planned Parenthood Clinics
The secretly recorded videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing how fetal tissue may be used for medical research spurred Republican governors in several states to announce a cutoff of Medicaid funds to the group's clinics. But it is not clear they are permitted to do so under federal law. (Savage, 8/24)
Politico Pro: Abortion Clinics In 2 States Ended Tissue Donation Pre-Sting
Two Planned Parenthood branches prominently featured in an anti-abortion group's videos about alleged sales of fetal tissue stopped donating material several years ago, well before the undercover operation began. The Center for Medical Progress videos have provoked a national backlash, spurring Republicans in Congress to urge defunding of the women's health organization and about a dozen states to launch their own investigations. (Pradhan, 8/21)
Reuters: Anti-Abortion Protesters Rally At Planned Parenthood Sites
Thousands of anti-abortion protesters on Saturday demonstrated at Planned Parenthood sites around the United States where they called for the federal government to end funding for the health organization. The protests staged at dozens of Planned Parenthood sites came after an anti-abortion group released an eighth video on Friday purporting to show Planned Parenthood officials negotiating prices for aborted fetal tissue. (8/22)
The Arizona Republic: Supporters, Opponents Rally At Planned Parenthood Sites In Arizona, U.S.
At Planned Parenthood locations across the Valley and the nation Saturday, people supported the women's health-care provider while others stood outside in protest of abortions. Those standing with Planned Parenthood at its Phoenix location congregated inside a parking garage at 15th Street and Camelback Road as music blasted. The crowd was a sea of pink and supporters toted signs defending the organization. (D'Angelo, 8/22)
The Spokesman-Review: Hundreds Rally Against Planned Parenthood In Spokane
At a weekend rally outside Planned Parenthood in north Spokane, state Rep. Matt Shea called the group "an evil organization" committing acts on par with Nazi Germany. The speech from conservative lawmaker Shea, and posters pairing graphic images with dollar signs along Division Street, are part of the latest volley in a perennial political debate that predates the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973 that legalized abortion. The Spokane protest Saturday, part of a series of events planned nationwide, drew about 200 participants. (Hill, 8/23)
In other abortion-related news, an Ohio bill would ban the procedure for cases of fetal Down syndrome diagnoses -
The New York Times: Ohio Bill Would Ban Abortion If Down Syndrome Is Reason
Opening a new front in the abortion wars, abortion opponents are pushing Ohio to make it illegal for a doctor to perform an abortion if a woman is terminating her pregnancy to avoid having a baby with Down syndrome. The legislature is expected to approve the measure this fall because lawmakers endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee, which supports the bill, make up more than two-thirds of both houses. (Lewin, 8/22)
And NPR looks at how the legal system will view frozen embryos -
NPR: After A Divorce, What Happens To A Couple's Frozen Embryos?
Soon after their wedding, Dr. Mimi Lee and Stephen Findley decided to create five embryos. Lee had just been diagnosed with breast cancer, and she worried that treatment would leave her infertile. Now that they're divorced, Lee wants to use them; Findley, however, does not. Those embryos are at the heart of a court case that will soon decide a very modern problem: Which member of a divorced couple gets control of their frozen embryos? (Ludden, 8/22)
Veterans' Health Care
Also, in military health news, a study shows that women warriors suffer PTSD at the same rate as men, and hearing loss among service members prompts the Army to participate in a clinical drug trial.
The Chicago Tribune: Veterans Fight For Health Care Options Closer To Home
The Veterans Administration Choice Act, signed into law about a year ago, was supposed to ease backlogs in care for veterans by opening access to non-VA treatment options. But, advocates say, the VA could be doing a much better job providing health care to Northwest Indiana veterans by allowing them to use their benefits locally. ... But local veterans say much more needs to be done to fix a system that requires some Indiana veterans to travel more than 70 miles to Chicago for treatment. ... Veterans who live within 40 miles of Adam Benjamin VA Outpatient Center don't qualify for a VA Choice voucher even if the specialty care they require is unavailable at the Crown Point facility. (Lazerus, 8/21)
The Washington Post: Military Women Are At The Same Risk Of PTSD As Men, Study Finds
As high-ranking military chiefs debate allowing women into the front lines of combat, researchers from the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs are adding new research to the mix: Women warriors are at the same risk of post-traumatic stress disorder as men. The finding, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research, offers insight into the long-term mental health effects of military service for women — including experience with combat. (Gebelhoff, 8/21)
The Wall Street Journal: Army Tests Hearing Drug At The Rifle Range
Sgt. [Tyler] Durden is a participant in a clinical trial, one tackling an issue that is both costly and garnering greater awareness in the military: hearing damage. Such damage traces not just to explosive sounds such as an M16 shot—a momentary 155 decibels, far louder than a jackhammer—but also to constant exposure to lesser noise such as that of engines. The trial is testing an experimental drug that might prevent noise-induced hearing loss, in a collaboration between an academic scientist and the military. (Dockser Marcus, 8/21)
Public Health And Education
The Washington Post tells the story of the epidemic in Washington County, Pa., where 25 people overdosed over two days, and NPR reports on the epidemic from the town of Marion, Ohio.
The Washington Post: The Heroin Epidemic's Toll: One County, 70 Minutes, Eight Overdoses
"It's absolutely insane. This is nuts," said District Attorney Eugene A. Vittone, a former paramedic who is trying to hold back the tide of drugs washing across Washington County, a Rust Belt community 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. On any day, Vittone said, the county averages five to eight overdoses, almost all from heroin. More are recorded each day in towns just over the county line. (Bernstein, 8/23)
NPR: Ravages Of Heroin Addiction Haunt Friends, Families And Whole Towns
Heroin is cheap, abundant and accessible, and communities across the nation, from big cities to small rural towns, are struggling with the consequences. In Marion, Ohio — once a thriving steel town — the trouble arrived around 2007, when the police started seeing balloons of heroin during routine traffic stops. Since then, heroin has changed many lives in Marion. It took Chrystina Carey's. (8/23)
Meanwhile, doctors and patients are wondering how to make technologies like Facebook work best between them.
The New York Times' Well Blog: Doctors Behaving Badly
What really goes on in an operating room? This week, the Annals of Internal Medicine published an anonymous essay recounting two appalling incidents that took place while gynecological patients were unconscious. The medical journal challenged doctors to call out colleagues who behave inappropriately, but so far the response has been polarizing. (Rabin, 8/21)
WBUR: Shameful Operating Room Moments: Medical Journal On Calling Out 'Dirtball' Doctors
Dr. Christine Laine, editor in chief of Annals of Internal Medicine, said this is the first time in her tenure that such a profanity has been printed in the journal. But, she said in an interview, it seemed appropriate in this case. When she first read the essay she says it made her "stomach churn," and it made her angry. (Zimmerman, 8/21)
Kaiser Health News: Should You Follow Your Physician On Facebook?
Doctors' practices are increasingly trying to reach their patients online. But don't expect your doctor to "friend" you on Facebook – at least, not just yet. Physicians generally draw a line: Public professional pages – focused on medicine, similar to those other businesses offer – are catching on. (Luthra, 8/24)
In New Mexico prisons, initial steps taken to limit the use of solitary confinement seem to be working. And a program in West Virginia allows non-violent female inmates to keep their babies.
The Associated Press: State Not Getting Mentally Ill Out Of Jail Fast Enough, Monitor Finds
Efforts by Washington state health officials to shorten the time mentally ill people wait in jails for competency services are failing to keep up with a growing demand and urgent measures are needed to deal with the backlogs, according to a court-ordered monitor. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman issued a permanent injunction in April, ordering the Washington Department of Social and Health Services to cut the wait times to seven days, saying that holding mentally ill people in jails for months while awaiting competency services is unconstitutional. (Belisle, 8/23)
NPR: Amid Backlash Against Isolating Inmates, New Mexico Moves Toward Change
In New Mexico, many low-risk inmates were moved out of solitary. The men still housed in isolation can now earn their way out in nine months with good behavior. That's still more time in solitary than most reform advocates and most mental health experts support, but not so long ago, New Mexico's solitary unit was packed with inmates who were thrown into cells "and then we really had no clear cut way to get 'em outta there," says Gregg Marcantel, head of New Mexico's prison system. He says when he came in as corrections secretary four years ago, that heavy reliance on solitary had been unquestioned for decades. (Haverty, 8/24)
The Associated Press: Program Lets Non-Violent Pregnant Inmates Remain With Babies
When Craig Roberts first heard about starting a program designed to keep non-violent pregnant female inmates with their babies, he admits he was skeptical. However, after the associate warden of programs at the Lakin Correctional Center [in West Virginia] saw the bond the first mother in the program had with her baby, everything changed. (Lannom, 8/22)
Elsewhere, a heart drug shows promise for cancer patients, "second cancer" cases are becoming more common and breast cancer data fails to resolve a debate on small lesions.
Reuters: New Tool Will Compare Costs And Benefits Of Cancer Treatments
As options for cancer patients become increasingly complicated, and expensive, the most influential source for U.S. oncology treatment guidelines will for the first time offer a tool to assess the costs versus benefits of available therapies. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) says its new tool will provide a clearer picture of the relative value of medication options, particularly in cases where a very expensive therapy does little to improve survival. (Beasley, 8/21)
The Wall Street Journal: Heart Drug Linked To Extra Years For Cancer Patients
A common heart drug called a beta blocker was associated with a striking increase in survival for women with ovarian cancer in a study that suggests a possible new strategy for treating a variety of tumors. Researchers analyzing a database of 1,425 women with the tough-to-treat cancer found those who had taken a certain type of beta blocker lived more than four years longer on average than those who hadn't been prescribed the drug. (Winslow, 8/24)
The Associated Press: 'Second Cancer' Cases Becoming More Common
Second cancers are on the rise. Nearly 1 in 5 new cases in the U.S. now involves someone who has had the disease before. When doctors talk about second cancers, they mean a different tissue type or a different site, not a recurrence or spread of the original tumor. (8/24)
The New York Times: Decades Of Data Fail To Resolve Debate On Treating Tiny Breast Lesions
More than 30 years after the widespread use of mammograms set off a surge in the detection of tiny lesions in milk ducts, there is still debate about how — or even whether — to treat them. ... The latest round of controversy was set off by a paper published Thursday in JAMA Oncology that analyzed 20 years of data on 100,000 women who had the condition, which is also known as ductal carcinoma in situ, or D.C.I.S. (Kolata, 8/21)
In the meantime, breast cancer survivors mark their survival with tattoos, and masses of supporters of Jimmy Carter, recently diagnosed with brain cancer, show up at a church to see the former president speak --
USA Today: Breast Cancer Survivors Show Strength With Tattoos
Cancer not only took Dana Kasse Donofree's breasts, it marred her body with permanent reminders of pain and loss. "I didn't want to look in the mirror every day and see the scars," she says. "I wanted to see something beautiful." So like a growing number of breast cancer survivors and their families, the 33-year-old Philadelphia woman decided to cover her scars — and reclaim power over her body — with tattoos. (Ungar, 8/23)
NPR: 'A Mighty Fine Teacher': Hundreds Gather For Carter's Sunday School
The crowd consists of the faithful and the curious alike: They've gathered here this Sunday to try to catch the Sunday school teachings of former President Jimmy Carter. ... Then, after briefly describing how his cancer will be treated, Carter gets right to it, teaching straight from the heart of his Christian faith. (Blakenship, 8/24)
Also, in mental health news, articles focus on schizophrenia awareness, a link between depression and heart problems for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers and cases of pre-birth depression.
Kaiser Health News: Pain By The Numbers
In one of the largest population studies on pain to date, researchers with the National Institutes of Health estimate that nearly 40 million Americans experience severe pain and more than 25 million have pain every day. Those with severe pain were more likely to have worse health status, use more health care and suffer from more disability than those with less severe pain. (Gotbaum, 8/24)
St. Louis Public Radio: This Is What Schizophrenia Feels Like: Places For People Launches Awareness Campaign
About 80 people, clustered around tables, bent their heads and waited for the voices to start. "Don't answer," a woman's voice warned as a phone rang. "They'll know who you are." The crowd was listening to a soundscape, a six minute audio compilation called "Mindstorm," created by a pharmaceutical company as a way to replicate the auditory hallucinations sometimes experienced by people with schizophrenia. The company, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, manufactures medication for the illness. (Bouscaren, 8/23)
Reuters: Depression May Increase Heart Risk In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mental health problems like anxiety and depression may partly explain why people with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. Researchers linked anger, anxiety, depressive symptoms, job stress and low social support to increasing risk of hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). (Doyle, 8/21)
The Chicago Tribune: Pre-Birth Blues: Depression Has No Due Date For Some Women
[Kate] Moser did not have a glowing pregnancy. After two wrenching miscarriages, the Chicago teacher felt fraught with anxiety and fear she tried to suppress. Strangers commenting on her growing belly left her wilted or incensed. Driving to a doctor's appointment seemed impossible. ... Moser is one of many women who suffer depression and anxiety while pregnant. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists estimates 1 in 7 women experience depression during pregnancy or within 12 months of delivery. ... But despite growing awareness of postpartum depression or "the baby blues," anxiety and depression during pregnancy remain underreported, with no standard screening procedures in place, experts say. (Bowen, 8/24)
In health and wellness news, D.C. considers new rules for private trainers and a study quantifies the dangers of sleep disorders -
The Washington Post: In The Nation's Capital, A New Business To Regulate: D.C.'s Personal Trainers
After decades of unregulated existence in all 50 states, the booming field of personal trainers is braced for a wave of scrutiny that is expected to transform the industry and could make or break some of the biggest fitness companies in the country. The new regulations, being written by and for the nation's capital city, will create a registry of all personal trainers in the District only. But they are expected to become a model that winners and losers in the fight believe will be replicated elsewhere. (Davis, 8/23)
NPR: Snooze Alert: A Sleep Disorder May Be Harming Your Body And Brain
It's time for consumers to wake up to the risks of sleep disorders, scientists say. More than 50 million adults in the U.S. have a disorder such as insomnia, restless leg syndrome or sleep apnea, according to an Institute of Medicine report. (Hamilton, 8/24)
In other state Medicaid and public health program news, outlets look at developments in Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota, as well as two multimillion-dollar fraud case settlements in New York.
The Associated Press: Hutchinson Faces Tough Sell On Medicaid Plan
Gov. Asa Hutchinson's plan to keep Arkansas' hybrid Medicaid expansion if the state can impose new limits finally answers a question the Republican has faced since before he took office. Now there's a bigger question: Can he win over lawmakers on both sides of the debate, not to mention the federal officials who would have to approve those limits? Hutchinson last week laid out several changes he'd like to see if the state will keep the "private option" Medicaid expansion that provides health insurance to 200,000 low-income residents. It was the strongest endorsement he's given for a program that relies on a key part of the federal health law he and other Republicans have regularly derided as Obamacare. (DeMillo, 8/22)
The Bismarck Tribune: Medicaid System Goes Online In October
A multimillion-dollar IT project for the state's largest agency is on track to be completed this fall after being delayed for years and costs rising from $62.5 million to more than $97.9 million. Department of Human Services officials said the state's new Medicaid Management Information System project had experienced a series of delays and changes in its budget, missing a federal deadline of Oct. 1 last year to go live. The tentative go-live date for the new system is Oct. 5. (Smith, 8/21)
The Kansas Health Institute News Service: Advocacy Group Calls For Independent KanCare Obudsman
The leader of an advocacy group for older Kansans told a legislative committee Friday that the state's grievance process for Medicaid claims has been stacked against beneficiaries since the state moved to managed care in 2013. Mitzi McFatrich, executive director of Kansas Advocates for Better Care, said the beneficiaries have no one independent of state government to advocate for them if they disagree about their medical care plan with one of the three private insurance companies that administer Medicaid. (Marso, 8/21)
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Lawmakers Fret Over UCare Disruption
Legislators are already considering what lessons should be learned from a state contract decision that could prompt 475,000 people in public insurance programs to switch health plans for next year. Legislators at a state Senate hearing last week were clearly riled about a process that is expected to generate $450 million in taxpayer savings, but is shaking up the list of managed care organizations in the Medicaid and MinnesotaCare programs. (Snowbeck, 8/23)
The Associated Press: NY Reaches $8M Settlement In Medicaid Case
Three New York hospitals and a health care management company have agreed to an $8 million settlement with state and federal authorities to resolve allegations they illegally billed Medicaid. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the settlement on Monday. Under the deal, Missouri-based SpecialCare Hospital Management Corp. agrees to pay $6 million. St. Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson and Benedictine Hospital in Kingston agree to pay a total of $2 million. (8/24)
The Wall Street Journal: Brooklyn Medicaid Fraud Case Settled
A Brooklyn-based home health-care service has agreed to pay $6 million as part of a settlement with the New York state attorney general to resolve allegations of improper Medicaid billing, highlighting the state's heightened attention to fraud in this growing industry. (Davis O'Brien, 8/23)
Health care stories are reported from Arizona, Pennsylvania, Washington, Illinois, Florida, Texas and New York.
The Associated Press: Review Shows Feds Misstated Arizona Insurance Co-Op Results
A federal government analysis that said Arizona's health insurance co-op had gotten just a fraction of its projected enrollment last year missed thousands of signups and incorrectly showed the state nonprofit set up under the Affordable Care Act signed up only 4 percent of the people it expected in 2014. (8/21)
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Pa. Upgrades Kids' CHIP Insurance Plan
Gov. Wolf announced Thursday a series of small benefit upgrades for families with coverage though the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), effective Dec. 1. Changes include removal of limits on inpatient and outpatient stays for mental-health and substance-abuse treatment, and the end of outpatient co-payments for mental-health services. Vision care was broadened to cover more types of prescription lenses and tinting. CHIP has long been considered excellent insurance, and many of the changes will apply to small portions of the 148,000 children in the program. For example, few would normally exceed the current limit of 50 outpatient visits a year, which will be removed. But some with chronic conditions had maxed out, said Colleen McCauley, health policy director for the nonprofit Public Citizens for Children and Youth. (Sapatkin, 8/21)
Stateline: As Legal Marijuana Expands, States Struggle With Drugged Driving
Washington State Patrol Sgt. Mark Crandall half-jokingly says he can tell a driver is under the influence of marijuana during a traffic stop when the motorist becomes overly familiar and is calling him "dude." The truth in the joke, Crandall says, is that attitude and speech patterns can be effective markers for drugged driving. And, according to legalization advocates and some in law enforcement, they can be more reliable than blood tests that measure THC—the psychoactive compound in marijuana. (Breitenbach, 8/21)
The Chicago Tribune: Rauner Signs Bill Allowing Nursing Home Residents To Install Cameras
Taking action on dozens of bills, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed measures into law that would allow nursing home residents to put cameras in their rooms to protect against abuse and require high school students to take a civics class in order to graduate. The Republican governor also made liberal use of his veto pen, rejecting proposals that would extend key services to wards of the state until they were 21 instead of 18, and require doctors to provide hepatitis C screenings for people born from 1945 to 1965. (Garcia and Geiger, 8/21)
WGCU: Johns Hopkins Study Looks At Florida Pill Mill Crackdown
A new study from Johns Hopkins University shows Florida's pill mill crackdown worked in its first year. After becoming the epicenter for prescription opioid abuse, the state passed tougher laws for pain management clinics. The state also implemented a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program which gave healthcare professionals a better look at patients' prescription drug histories.The laws went into full affect in 2011. Researchers at Johns Hopkins looked at hundreds of millions of prescriptions from the year before and after. Lainie Rutkow was lead author on the study and says the first year of data shows a promising drop. (8/21)
The Texas Tribune: Law Could Bring Remote Doctor Visits To Schools
Remote doctor appointments could be coming soon to the school nurse's office. Starting Sept. 1, a new law will allow physicians to get paid for seeing children over a sophisticated form of video chat, as long as the student is at school and enrolled in the state's Medicaid program for the poor and disabled. The law's supporters say it could lead more schools around the state to set up nurse's offices equipped to handle remote doctor visits — and save parents time and money. (Rocha, Dehn and Walters, 8/23)
The Texas Tribune: New Law To Provide Protections For Breast-Feeding Moms
As of Sept. 1, a new state law will guarantee that all public employees — including state and county workers and public school teachers — will be guaranteed "reasonable accommodations" to pump breast milk in the workplace. Those include sufficient break times and a private room, such as a single-person bathroom, where employees can pump. Federal law already requires employers to provide accommodations for hourly employees to pump breast milk while at work, but they don't have to provide those accommodations for salaried workers. In the last legislative session, Democratic state Rep. Armando Walle of Houston pushed for a state law that would mirror those federal regulations for salaried workers. (Ura and Dehn, 8/22)
NPR: New York City Struggles To Keep Up With High Homeless Numbers
Eight months after homelessness hit a record in New York City, you can still see the need of the city's most vulnerable in Tompkins Square Park. ... New York's current mayor, Bill de Blasio, has beefed up funding to help more families find permanent housing and pay for rent, as well as to improve shelter conditions and open new facilities. He recently announced a $22 million mental health program that includes more treatment for mentally ill people living on the streets. (Lo Wang, 8/23)
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Alaska Dispatch News: Let's Pull Together On Medicaid For Sake Of All Alaskans
Our great state is facing some serious challenges. Meanwhile, members of the Legislative Council have chosen to sue me for accepting federal money to provide health care for low-income, working Alaskans. Since July 16 when I announced my intent to accept the money, not a day has gone by without someone approaching me to thank me or share a personal story. ... I am disappointed members of the Legislative Council chose to "defend the power of the purse" over the will and needs of the people. At a time when the state is facing a $3.5 billion deficit, 10 legislators chose to spend $450,000 to hire an outside law firm to block what more than 60 percent of Alaskans want; they chose to sue to prevent $145 million in federal dollars from being injected into our economy to provide lifesaving care for our fellow Alaskans. (Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, 8/22)
Alaska Dispatch News: GOP Leaders Stand Strong Against Walker's Medicaid Expansion Fiat
While the left revs up its propaganda machine to decry the Legislative Council's correct -- sublimely correct -- decision to sue the pants off Gov. Bill Walker for embracing Barack Obama's penchant for ignoring constitutional strictures and playing overlord, the rest of us should be thanking our lucky stars. Perhaps the folks in black robes can pound a stake into the heart of Walker's misbegotten drive to bankrupt Alaska by expanding Medicaid, a program that eventually will cost billions, just as the state wades through its cash reserves and teeters above a very deep fiscal abyss. (Paul Jenkins, 8/22)
Forbes: Small Business Dilemma: Paying For Health Care
The employer mandate does not apply to employers with fewer than 50 employees. According to the Treasury, approximately 96% of employers are small businesses with fewer than 50 FTE workers which means they are exempt from the employer responsibility provisions. This is good news for small businesses, but that doesn't make the health care question go away. The reality is that many small businesses still do provide health care for their employees, either out of a sense of responsibility or out of a desire to attract quality candidates (or both). So how can small businesses make that happen? It's not enough to simply pay for coverage. Depending on how you pay for those plans, you can find yourself in trouble (it can be tough to avoid the gotchas). (Kelly Phillips Erb, 8/22)
The New York Times: What Does The Latest News About Breast Cancer Mean?
A new study published in JAMA Oncology raises doubts about the value of surgery for breast lesions at the earliest stages of cancer. The conclusions were based on data from women with ductal carcinoma in situ, or D.C.I.S., and add to the confusion surrounding diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. What should women do with this latest knowledge? (8/21)
Los Angeles Times: The Real Problem With 'Pink Viagra'
The drug has many names: flibanserin, Addyi, Ectris, Girosa or, colloquially, "pink Viagra." Whatever you want to call the long-in-the-making libido pill for women, it recently gained FDA approval despite "serious, serious safety concerns" and benefits that are "modest, maybe less than modest." But as a science-driven sex educator, I am less troubled by the risk of low blood pressure and fainting than I am by the drug maker's reinforcement of an outdated, scientifically invalid model of sexual desire. (Emily Nagoski, 8/23)
The New York Times: Clashing Views On E-Cigarettes
A British government agency has issued a bullish assessment of the value of electronic cigarettes in helping people to quit smoking. It found that e-cigarettes can reduce the health risks of smoking by 95 percent because they deliver nicotine to satisfy an addiction, but far fewer harmful chemicals than regular cigarettes. It also found little evidence that large numbers of consumers who had never smoked were taking up e-cigarettes. That seemed to challenge the notion that e-cigarettes would be a gateway to more dangerous products. But the study is hardly definitive; experts in America have drawn different conclusions on usage and on the gateway issue. (8/24)
The Wall Street Journal: The Unforgettable Death Of My Forgotten Patient
Ms. M was not the patient I thought I would reminisce about for months after she had passed away, but her difficult death clung to me. She was miserable, mean, fetid and foulmouthed. She clawed at my hands as I tried to place my stethoscope on her chest and spat in my face as I bowed my head to listen to her heart. In between vivid hallucinations and violent outbursts, she cursed and told me I knew nothing. Tormented by pain, Ms. M died alone, except for the doctors and nurses who had found their way into her life by chance after others had long ago pulled away and left her forgotten. (Brittany A. Bettendorf, 8/21)
The New York Times: No, You Do Not Have To Drink 8 Glasses Of Water A Day
If there is one health myth that will not die, it is this: You should drink eight glasses of water a day. It's just not true. There is no science behind it. ... I was a co-author of a paper back in 2007 in the BMJ on medical myths. The first myth was that people should drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. This paper got more media attention (even in The Times) than pretty much any other research I've ever done. It made no difference. When, two years later, we published a book on medical myths that once again debunked the idea that we need eight glasses of water a day, I thought it would persuade people to stop worrying. I was wrong again. (Aaron E. Carroll, 8/24)


As one moves from the standard classical ensemble of a string quartet to smaller line-ups of trio, duo and solo, then the repertoire becomes less general and more specific. Whereas a string quartet will typically have a vast repertoire of many baroque, classical, romantic, light jazz, music from the shows and films, and some also including pop covers songs, a trio will normally have a slightly restricted number of pieces to play that are suitable for weddings and general background music. Having said that, most trio repertoires are still extremely large. One reason for this is that the music publishers of arrangements of music that was not originally written for string quartet or trio (the majority of the popular wedding songs), write mostly for string quartet as it is a bigger market and also easier to write good arrangements for than a trio.
Although we have a separate section on our website for Classical Duos, we include them here along with soloists and trios to give you a broad view of the available options if you want to go for a live music group that is smaller (and sometimes cheaper) than the more common string quartet. As Classical Duos are covered elsewhere, no more will be written here about them, other than to say that although they will play the most popular of the wedding repertoire, many duos will have an extensive and delightful repertoire that is specific to their line-up of instruments. There is a vast amount of baroque and early music written for string and woodwind duo combinations. Spanish guitar duos often have a very different repertoire of music, often from composers who do not write for the string and woodwind ensembles. (Note: string instruments here apply to violins, violas, cellos, double base i.e. instruments that are usually played with a bow. Instruments such as guitar, harp and even [real] pianos do of course have strings, but ones that are plucked or struck, not bowed. So they each have their own category.) Althought there are ensembles including harp with other instruments, if you are looking for a solo harpist, look at the Harp section of our website.
Solo musicians such as wedding violinists may play with backing tracks to provide the harmony and fullness of sound that is needed for many of the traditional and modern wedding songs, whilst providing that very special 'something' of a solo performance on the instrument that plays the actual theme of the piece. (Dare I say it as a violinist myself, with an expression and feeling that can not be matched by non string instruments. I risk getting flamed for that!) Other solo musicians such as harpists, guitarists and pianists are playing instruments that can play tune and harmony at the same time, so generally will not use backing tracks.
The main comparison between this category of live music, is with the ubiquitous String Quartet. The String Quartet is the 'benchmark' against which all other offerings are judged, even the symphony orchestra. It has been claimed to be the purest and most perfect ensemble. I agree (but don't take any notice of that, because I am heavily biased playing in a quartet myself.) The reality is that any kind of live music is very special and everything from the solo performer to the 130 piece Wagnerian orchestra is wonderful and has its place and purpose. So ignore me and judge for yourself. It is what you like that is all that matters, not what people tell you that you should like!
So if you are wanting live music, or music to walk down the aisle to, consider a soloist, a duo or a trio. It might not sound as rousing as string quartet but can have a purer, more intimate feel, either for a small wedding reception, a wedding ceremony in a small intimate venue or church, just general wedding entertainment or general wedding background music.
If you are in the business of event entertainment, smaller music groups have positive advantages in certain situations e.g. a small corporate dinner or banquet, a product launch in a small venue or exhibition stand, where cost has to be kept to a minimum. (having said that, a trio is often as expensive as a string quartet. This is because the musicians who are happy and able to perform in these smaller ensembles tend to be extremely good, so may charge a premium - though not always. It pays to check the price guide on our county and town pages. It is the musicians who set the prices, not us, so prices can vary a great deal.
Now let us consider the issue of setting up for these smaller ensembles. You have been referred to string quartets, above, where we talk about the issues connected with siting a live music group to get the best out of their musical performance. The issues are the same for solos (soloists) duos and trios, but magnified in importance.
As the line-up of instruments gets smaller, then the sound volume they produce generally gets less, though not always. A harp is a reasonably loud instrument in its own right, and a piano produces a lot of sound, whether an original stringed version or an electric piano or piano keyboard. Bear in mind though that if a piano is playing with a stringed instrument or woodwind, it has to moderate its volume to that of the other instrument(s) to ensure proper ensemble.
So, what does this mean in real terms? It means that the number of guests and ambient background noise level is more important, as is the acoustics of the venue and the sighting of the musicians relative to the guests and audience. Other than that, all other things are much the same as for string quartets.


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Rochefort & Île d'Aix – life history narratives in museums
A view of Fort Boyard from the boat on the way to Île d'Aix © AS
Between 10-14 June 2019 Sophie and I (Ayshka) travelled to the Île de Ré (et environs) to visit sites where former convicts were held before deportation to the French colonies. The island is popular with French tourists and retirees profiting from the peaceful surroundings, we saw a number of couples exploring the island en velo during our visit. In conversation with one of the local museum's curators, we learned that many visitors are unaware of the island's penal heritage and are even more surprised to learn that Île de Ré's links with the penal system are not only historic, since the site also houses a large Maison Centrale for inmates completing lengthy sentences (see Sophie's recent blog post for more information about this modern day prison).
Aerial view of Vauban's fortifications on the Île de Ré © Criminocorpus.
First stop on our itinerary was the Musée Nationale de la Marine in Rochefort. We were keen to see how the history of the bagnard was represented in this museum space, since Rochefort had functioned as a prison for just under a century, between 1767 and 1854, closing when overseas penal colonies were established. The town's naval history was the primary focus of the museum and the 'vie du bagnard' did not feature heavily. There were a couple of information boards focusing on the daily life of the convict, accompanied by a small number of artefacts on display. Including the bell photographed below.
Entre lieu touristique protégé et prison : la maison centrale de Saint-Martin de Ré en Charente-Maritime.
Bell from the former bagne portuaire in Rochefort © SF.
The connection between the bagnard and the town's naval history was not explicit in the museum and the target audience seemed to be maritime enthusiasts keen to see model ships, the fairly extensive collection of figureheads, and the vessels moored outside. Reviews on Tripadvisor reinforce that the ships are the main attraction ('It's on boats!' and 'Boatiful'), as well as the bar/restaurant on the top deck of the final navire. Human narratives and life histories from former bagnards were absent and it was difficult to get a sense of what their prison experiences had been.
Musée Napoleon on Île d'Aix with commemorative plaque © AS.
The lack of life history narratives from bagnards was also evident in our visit to the Île d'Aix the following day. Although the island is popular with tourists for day trips from the mainland, the population is only around 230 and there are no cars permitted. The island's connection with Napoleon is celebrated – he famously spent his last days in France on the island in 1815, following his defeat at Waterloo – and the former commander's house, commissioned by Napoleon and pictured above, is now a museum.
Fort Liédot, a semi-buried fortification on the north of the island, which was commissioned by Napoleon, houses a second museum promising to introduce the visitor to the soldiers and prisoners who were stationed and incarcerated there. The Fort held Communards in 1871 and various prisoners during the First World War and Algerian War. There was little evidence of prisoner's narratives in the museum – there were no photographs, letters, or diary entries relating to those held there. As shown in the image below, the museum's primary focus seemed to be on the island's connection to Fort Boyard (both the gameshow and the edifice).
Fort Boyard display at Fort Liédot © AS
Life history narratives (letters, diaries, photographs) have proved particularly useful in under-documented areas of history, as the narratives 'suggest hypotheses, provide personal details, reveal local colour, facilitate insights and preserve individuality' (Kedward 1993:vii). They have also been mobilised effectively in the museum space. Including life history research in museums foregrounds unique life stories and provides personal examples of the broader political and cultural histories which are being documented. The absence of personal narratives in the museums in Rochefort and Fort Liédot meant that the visitor did not get a sense of life as a bagnard in either location. Instead, the dominant narrative in Rochefort focused on maritime vessels, human histories were largely absent, and in Fort Liédot, visitors were invited to discover 'Les Mystères du Fort Boyard' with tv screens showing the famous gameshow. The inclusion of some personal narratives from former convicts might be one way of broadening the memory narratives which are promoted at these historical sites to include the under-documented area of the penalscape in mainland France.
https://www.rochefort-ocean.com/en/explore/fort-liedot-in-aix-island
https://www.ohs.org.uk/information-for/museums/
https://criminocorpus.hypotheses.org/7388
http://en.musee-marine.fr/rochefort
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Best Windows 10 apps this week
By Martin Brinkmann
Three-hundred-and-thirty-one in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 on the Windows Store in the past seven days.
The May 2019 Update for Windows 10 is still being tested. MSDN subscribers can get their hands on Windows 10 version 1903 builds already.
Good news for users who had issues with the Start menu in Windows 10; the next version of Windows 10 features a separate Start menu process to improve stability and responsiveness.
As always, if I've missed an app or game that has been released this week that you believe is particularly good, let me know in the comments below or notify me via email.
Discounts this week
The following list is a selection of the best deals. Make sure you check out the Store for all offers.
Some apps are discounted for more than one week. Only new apps and games are listed below. Check out the previous post in the series for past offers that may still be valid.
Diarium - Private Diary / Daily Journal, for $5.99
Nebo, note taking app, for $4.99
PDF Converter Kit, for $1.99
Vegas Pro 16 Edit Windows Store Edition, video editor, for $299.99
X410, X Window Server, for $9.99
New Windows apps and games
If you expect Forza Street to provide the same experience that full price Forza titles offer, you will be disappointed. It is a free to play game that Microsoft Studios released for Windows 10; Android and iOS versions are apparently on their way as well, and that may tell you enough about the title.
Probably the biggest difference between Forza Street and other racing games is that you don't get full control over your car. In fact, all you do is use the spacebar to control gas, brake and boost.
That does not sound too exciting. The best one can say about the game is that its presentation is quite nice, especially for a free game.
Poster Maker: Thumbnail, Cover, Flyer & Ad Page Designer
Poster Maker is a free application to create posters, banners, profile pictures and other media content.
The app includes free and paid content. It is possible to use some features for free, e.g. create a poster, pick some backgrounds, and some stickers and icons for the creation.
Many options, e.g. the creation of banners for YouTube, Twitter, or Facebook, and many backgrounds and other elements, are locked and unlocked only after payment.
The app itself is easy to use: you can apply text to posters or banners, and load custom images.
Notable updates
Microsoft Edge (Chromium) supports Windows Mixed Reality Headsets and 32-bit versions of Windows in the latest version.


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Casi Nicole Wilkerson can be an celebrity, known for Poor Seed (2000).


We take our Cub Scout Pinewood Derbies very seriously, but the point is to have fun, in the building, in the painting, and in the racing. My oldest ran his version of Racer X's speedster in the outlaw division, while my oldest Scout decided on a hardtop Mach 4. The youngest Scout broke with his brothers' Speed Racer theme and went with DC Comics' Cyborg for inspiration. Finally, my whimsical Road Runner. Beep! Beep!


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How Streaming Services Are Changing Advertisements
By: Matthew Ditchen
Advertisements have been a staple in the consumer-based market that society lives in today. However, the way in which advertisements are seen by consumers are constantly changing. Billboards and print advertisements are still present and profitable today, but take more of a back seat to where we see a majority of our ads in the digital age we live in currently. For the longest period of time, television was the number one place for consumers to see advertisements and that was the medium dominated until the age of the Internet. With the development of the Internet, it soon opened doors for more people to get what they wanted, now faster than ever. This convenience of the Internet started to develop in consumer's minds and soon entered into their entertainment spaces, too. Netflix is well known as one of the first streaming services to effectively change how people watch movies and TV shows. The streaming service has no ads, and for the first time you could start or pause your show or film at your own convenience. This soon started an effect for every entertainment studio to develop a streaming platform and is the reason there are many subscription based streaming services available with more on the way.
Today, more consumers watch more content on streaming services than compared to traditional television, which directly impacts where and how we see advertisements while we are watching. Gone are the times where consumers viewed commercials during commercial breaks for scheduled shows when they were being broadcasted. Now, with everyone being able to watch whenever it changes the how, when and where advertisers can share their content. An article in Forbes states the importance of staying on top of current trends and its benefits by stating, "[t]his allows advertisers to better determine the kind of data they can collect and pick the most suitable formats for their ads" (forbes.com). Some of these new strategies are starting to be tested out to reach viewers in new non-abrupt. Hulu is experimenting with "Pause-Ads", which are ads that would pop up on the display when you pause a shows with top-tier sponsorship. Another way of advertising that is being tested out is brands showing up in and outside of shows with special content or prizes. An article in Variety talked about this type of advertising by stating, "[a]s part of a promotion around the launch of another season of "Billions," a Heineken ad available on Roku helped viewers 'unlock' the ability to stream the previous cycle of the show, all to build appetites for fresh episodes" (variety.com).
In our digital age of technology, change will continue to happen, which is why it remains crucial to adapt to survive. A report from Videa, a company that reports industry news for media professionals, said this about the changing landscape: "[e]ven as the television industry changes and innovates, there are certain elements that remain the same, and for good reason" (videa.tv). Advertisement is a staple in our culture that thankfully won't be disappearing any time soon, but continues to rapidly change. The lesson that streaming services are teaching us is that times are changing and as media marketers, it's imperative that we stay up to date so that we can start to plan what the consumer will want next.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeslacouncil/2019/07/18/how-to-make-sense-of-advertising-in-the-streaming-tv-industry/#6765d29e26e7
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/upfronts-streaming-services-advertising-pause-ads-1203198280/
https://videa.tv/2019/02/advertising-on-streaming-services-proves-the-commercial-still-reigns/
Fall - 2019
How Hip Hop's Biggest Artists Use Their Own Marketing Tactics to Generate Publicity


In this age of increasing stress & burn-out risk, it is essential that people develop personal leadership to successfully manage own energy levels, boundaries, priorities and work-life balance. Young people especially need to learn to navigate the overload of information, requests and changes coming to them and make authentic choices: both at work and in private.
Mindfulness training – at its fundamental level – helps do just that.
But Mindfulness is not a relaxation tool: it trains attention skills layer by layer. The 'Mindfulness fundamentals' layer increases (self-)awareness of distractors; stress triggers; physical-; emotional- & mental reactions to stressors. Participants learn to recognize and manage their own vitality, boundaries, priorities & balance. And give an authentic, flexible response under pressure.
Goal of this workshop: Test interest with employees in training Mindfulness.
Goal of this workshop: create buy-in and support from managers for employees training Mindfulness. Introduction to the Mindfulness Foundations Program and it's benefits for people and business. Highlighting neuroscience and the rationale for allowing employees to practice Mindfulness at work. Understanding what to expect and how employees and managers can integrate mindfulness based ways of working.


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using System.Threading.Tasks;

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{
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    {
        readonly IEnumerable<Client> _clients;

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        public InMemoryClientStore(IEnumerable<Client> clients)
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Rita Pearl Cooksie, age 87, died at home, in Louisville on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 after a long illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond C. Cooksie of Dallas, Texas. She was the oldest of 13 children, and is preceded in death by James, Arvin, Jr., Wendell, Gary, Stephen, Arlee, Mary Jane Jones and Wanda Broadnax.
Rita was Born on Sept. 3, 1929, in Cumberland County to the late Arvin and Lillie Jones. She Attended Jackman High School in Columbia from which she graduated in 1949. Upon graduating from high school, she lived in Louisville where she worked in the employ of the Blue Boar Restaurant. After relocating to Dallas, Texas, she resettled in Glensfork where she was an employee of Russell Sportswear for more than 20 years.
Rita was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, where she served faithfully as a Sunday School teacher and church treasurer as long as her health would permit. She loved reading, quilting and gardening.
She also loved to preserve various fruits and vegetables that she grew. She always had time for others, and was a caregiver for several members of the family when called upon.
Her greatest joy was her four girls. She was proud of the noteworthy accomplishments of each, and she shared each achievement with family and friends. Likewise, she had a great and abiding love for her grandchildren and did not miss an opportunity to show it.
She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, wife, daughter, sister, cousin and friend. She will be missed by all, and will always be in our hearts and thoughts.
Celebrating her life, and cherishing the beautiful memories, she leaves a loving and devoted family including her daughters, Ina Cooksie, Kathy Cooksie Neal (Gerald), and Carolyn Cooksie, of Louisville and Jancie Collins (Fred) of Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren, Kris Yocum, Shauna Arthur, Brandon Neal, Kristin Neal, Drew, Blake and Grant Collins; great grandchild, Jada Arthur; sisters, Pat Eddington and Deborah Thomas; brothers, Maxwell Jones and Thurman Jones (Margaret).
A host of nieces, nephews, cousins and many devoted and loving friends also survive.
Funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 18 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Albert Taylor delivering the eulogy with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Dwight Sweeney, Robert Henderson, Larin Jones, Carl Jones, Mark Jones and Mickel Britt.
Flower bearers were Janie Henderson, Bernice Bigham. Karen Smith, Teresa Talley, Terryl Graves, Patricia Britt and Alice Graves.