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Homage to America's Doctor, Anthony S. Fauci
Giclée print signed by the artist
print: dimensions 12.375 x12.375 inches (31.4325 x 31.4325 cm)
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Keith Mayerson (b. 1966) has professionally exhibited his art in galleries and museums since 1993. His exhibitions are often installations of images that create larger narratives. Each work is imbued with allegorical content that relates to the world yet allows through its formal nuances for the transcendent and sublime. The works stand on their own for form and content, but like a prose poem of images on walls, experienced in context the images as a series, the viewer creates the ultimate meaning for the installations.
Keith Mayerson was a Semiotics and Studio Art Major at Brown University where he received his BA in 1988. In 1993, he earned his MFA from the University of California Irvine, and is now Professor of Art at the University of Southern California and Chair of Painting and Drawing. Keith Mayerson's work is featured in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Berkeley Art Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Columbus Museum of Art, The Davis Museum of Art of Wellesley College, MA, American University Museum, Washington, D.C., the RISD Museum and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami. His graphic novel Horror Hospital Unplugged, a collaboration with the writer Dennis Cooper, is well known among graphic artists. A graphic novel biography of James Dean is forthcoming, to be published by Fantagraphics. Mayerson's work was prominently featured in the Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art with a solo show My American Dream, the Whitney Biennial, and the Whitney Museum's inaugural show, America is Hard to See.
Our 2020 Limited Art Edition package, supported by the generosity of Red Hot and the Marta Heflin Foundation, was comprised of four unique elements. This full package sold out, but as noted above, artist's proofs of Keith Meyerson's print, Homage to America's Doctor, Anthony S. Fauci, are still available. Below are the details on the sold-out elements:
30th anniversary vinyl album re-issue of the 1990 double LP Red Hot + Blue
Red Hot is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3 organization dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS through pop culture. Its mission is to raise awareness and money around the AIDS crisis and related health issues. It was started in 1990 by Leigh Blake and John Carlin with the Cole Porter tribute album Red Hot + Blue, which raised millions of dollars, helped reduce the stigma around AIDS at the time and supported organizations and efforts such as ACT UP and TAG, which took a stand and made the world pay attention and develop medication that let people with AIDS survive.
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the 1990 double LP Red Hot + Blue, Red Hot is releasing a special vinyl album. Featuring music, art, fashion and film from David Byrne, Neneh Cherry, Erasure, Jean Paul Gaultier, Keith Haring, Debbie Harry & Iggy Pop, Jim Jarmusch, Annie Lennox, k.d. lang, U2, Tom Waits and dozens more paying tribute to the songs of Cole Porter, the project set the precedent for cultural social activism.
The debut album raised awareness, reduced stigma, changed public behavior and benefited the LGBTQ community and other affected groups like never before. Red Hot + Blue sold over a million copies, led to a radical TV special seen around the world, launched a BBC documentary, and since then, both the non-profit and its co-founder John Carlin have spent the past three decades continuing to fight the global HIV/AIDS pandemic through the power of pop culture, rallying the most influential artists of – or ahead of – the current moment.
Tote Bag Featuring Image and Remarks by David Wojnarowicz
Remarks by David Wojnarowicz reading from his work in 1992 at the Drawing Center as a benefit for Needle Exchange.
David Wojnarowicz (1954 – 1992) was an acclaimed artist and AIDS activist. "Beginning in the late 1970s, Wojnarowicz created a body of work that spanned photography, painting, music, film, sculpture, writing, and activism. Largely self-taught, he came to prominence in New York in the 1980s, a period marked by creative energy, financial precariousness, and profound cultural changes. Intersecting movements—graffiti, new and no wave music, conceptual photography, performance, and neo-expressionist painting—made New York a laboratory for innovation. Wojnarowicz refused a signature style, adopting a wide variety of techniques with an attitude of radical possibility. Distrustful of inherited structures—a feeling amplified by the resurgence of conservative politics—he varied his repertoire to better infiltrate the prevailing culture.
Wojnarowicz saw the outsider as his true subject. Queer and later diagnosed as HIV-positive, he became an impassioned advocate for people with AIDS when an inconceivable number of friends, lovers, and strangers were dying due to government inaction. Wojnarowicz's work documents and illuminates a desperate period of American history: that of the AIDS crisis and culture wars of the late 1980s and early 1990s. But his rightful place is also among the raging and haunting iconoclastic voices, from Walt Whitman to William S. Burroughs, who explore American myths, their perpetuation, their repercussions, and their violence. Like theirs, his work deals directly with the timeless subjects of sex, spirituality, love, and loss. Wojnarowicz, who was thirty-seven when he died from AIDS-related complications, wrote: 'To make the private into something public is an action that has terrific ramifications.'
Bio courtesy of The Whitney
Long-sleeved tee-shirt featuring imagery by Jenny Holzer's Truism: In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive and You Were Full of Joy.
Jenny Holzer (b. 1950) "For more than forty years, Jenny Holzer has presented her astringent ideas, arguments, and sorrows in public places and international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale, the Guggenheim Museums in New York and Bilbao, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Her medium, whether formulated as a T-shirt, a plaque, or an LED sign, is writing, and the public dimension is integral to the delivery of her work. Starting in the 1970s with the New York City posters, and continuing through her recent light projections on landscape and architecture, her practice has rivaled ignorance and violence with humor, kindness, and courage. Holzer received the Leone d'Oro at the Venice Biennale in 1990, the World Economic Forum's Crystal Award in 1996, and the Barnard Medal of Distinction in 2011. She holds honorary degrees from Williams College, the Rhode Island School of Design, The New School, and Smith College. She lives and works in New York."
Bio courtesy of www.jennyholzer.com


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According to the study researchers discovering an unique biological marker; for rare autoimmune diseases. As this study identifying a unique biological marker that can be using to identify the presence of the rare autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis; predict the course of the disease and identify new, personalized treatments.
Biomarkers are useful in managing diseases because they not only help in early diagnosis of a disease, but can also help outline its severity, predict the course and expected outcomes, and indicate what treatments would be the most effective. Biomarker discovery is an important step in individualized medicine
The study using metabolic an analysis of the serum (blood with all cells removed) to find a unique pattern of metabolites products of the body's metabolic processes such as amino acids, vitamins or antioxidants that is specific to myasthenia gravis. But comparing the serum of patients with myasthenia gravis to a healthy control group.
Unique biological marker
Research study then performing a comparison of serum from myasthenia patients to serum from rheumatoid arthritis, another autoimmune disease. After identifying more than 10,000 compounds in the serum samples; they finding a unique pattern of 12 metabolites exclusive to patients with myasthenia gravis. This is really important because now we have a way to easily separate a patient with myasthenia gravis from someone with rheumatoid arthritis or another autoimmune disease.
The rare autoimmune disease affects approximately one in 5,000 people, most often women under age 40 or men over 60. Typically, the disease affects the voluntary muscles in the face, head and neck; and may affect torso and limb muscles as well. Patients can experience eyelid drooping and double vision; difficulty speaking and chewing, and weakness in the limbs. In severe cases, the disease can affect breathing and swallowing muscles, which can be fatal.
Potential metabolomic profiling
The results highlight the potential metabolomic profiling has in identifying disease biomarkers. Right now we don't have the ability to manage myasthenia gravis in a more specific way; we treat all patients the same. current methods for diagnosing myasthenia gravis only tell physicians whether or not a patient has the disease. There are no other biomarkers that can reliably predict the course of myasthenia gravis in a patient, or the best therapeutic response.
Although there is no known cure; there are treatments for the disease that can manage the symptoms throughout the rest of the patient's life. Even so, because myasthenia gravis is so rare; treatments can be extremely expensive, hard to find and not tailored to the patient. Finding the antibodies is good for diagnosis; but they do not tell us how the patient will react to a specific drug or which drug will be most effective
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Q: Set Theory: Transitive? I have a question regarding Relations on Sets. Here is the problem:
Let $S=\left\{ a, b, c\right\}$. Then $R=\left\{ (a,a), (a,b), (a,c)\right\}$. Which of the properties (reflexive, symmetric, or transitive) does the relation, $R$, possess?
Here is what I was thinking:
Not reflexive. Since $(b,b)$ and $(c,c)$ are not in $S$, we have that $(b \not R b) , (c \not R c)$-- therefore $R$ is not reflexive.
Not symmetric. Given $(a,b)$, then we would also need $(b,a)$ to show that $aRb$ and $bRa$.
Not transitive. To show the transitive property, we need to show if $aRb$ and $bRc$, then $aRc$. This would require $(a,b), (b,c)$ -- which we do not have.
So, to me it would appear as though this relation, $R$, is not reflexive, symmetric, nor transitive. Does this seem like I have the right mindset?
Thanks for looking!
Mia

A: when p is false  $$   p \Rightarrow q$$  is true
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the relation is transitive
because
you need $$  (a,b)  \wedge (b,c) \Rightarrow (a,c)$$
let's check $$  (a,a)  \wedge (a,b) \Rightarrow (a,b) \space  \surd \\ (a,a)  \wedge (a,c) \Rightarrow (a,c) \space  \surd $$ and we have not any thing to put for $  \Box \space\Rightarrow \Diamond $

A: All are right, but the transitivity, we do have transitivity.
Here we have $3$ elements, we can check all $3\times 3$ possibilities, like taking $(a,a),(a,b)$ then we do have $(a,b)$, or taking $(a,b),(a,c)$, then we do not have to think about if $b\neq a$, but if $b=a$, then we have $(a,c)$, and so on you can check all $9$ possibilities.
To visuallise transitivity, we can make them as a directed graph, where $(x,y)$ means a directed arc, and transitivity means every walk of length two can be shortcut by some arc.

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Maternity discrimination 'still a major problem in the workplace'
Posted: 18th April 2013 In: Individual Employment
Discrimination against mothers and pregnant women is still a major problem in the workplace, according to research by the charity, Working Families.
It says 10% of the calls to its advice line are about maternity and employment issues. It believes this 10% is just the tip of the iceberg and that discrimination is still rife in the workplace as the attitude of employers hardens during the recession.
The Chief Executive of Working Families, Sarah Jackson, said: "This is the third year we've reported on high levels of maternity discrimination, with signs that employer attitudes are hardening and discrimination becoming more blatant.
"Eight years ago – before the recession hit – the Equal Opportunities Commission found 30,000 women lost their jobs each year because of pregnancy or maternity. It is time the EHRC revisited the issue, as we believe our helpline reveals only the tip of the iceberg."
The charity gives examples of the kind of problems women have faced. One case involved a cleaner who had to take a week off work with a pregnancy related illness. When she returned, she found her name had been taken off the work rota. She was told she had to take three months maternity leave or lose her job.
Another woman was told her pay would have to be reduced if she started to work flexibly.
Discrimination against women in the workplace is illegal. Anyone who feels they have been the victim of discrimination at work is entitled to claim compensation.
Please contact Sarah Liddiard or John Carter about the issues raised in this article or any aspect of employment law.


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Built by Royal Huisman to a design by German Frers, the 47.42-metre Hyperion is a sailing superyacht of notable pedigree. Designed for blue water cruising with a performance edge, guests will be amazed by her luxurious, spacious interior and graceful prowess under sail.
The epitome of sailing elegance, Hyperion enjoys a classically styled interior of light upholstery and wood panelling, whilst incorporating all the amenities of modern life.
Her interior layout allows for six guests to be accommodated in three spacious cabins, with the configuration comprising two doubles and a twin. All of the accommodation is en suite and the full-beam master cabin boasts an impressive marble bath.
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Dodgers 3 Rays 2: Errors Sting Rays
By Amanda Howell
Jul 15, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Bud Norris (28) pitches during the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
The Dodgers took game one from the Rays and now sit 2.5 games back in the NL West.
Bud Norris went 6.1 innings tonight as he walked two, struck out six batters and did not allow a run. Norris has completely stepped up since the Dodgers signed him. They brought him to the team in hopes of a few quality starts. Since then, Norris has not only met expectations, he has exceeded them and proved to be a reliable starter. He left tonight's game having only given up two hits to the Rays offense.
The Dodgers got two on the board thanks to a few gifts in the bottom of the third inning. After Andrew Toles flied out to left for the first out, Joc Pederson was called safe at first thanks to an error. Bud Norris then came to the plate and put down a great sacrifice to move Pederson over to second. The gifts kept coming when Chase Utley was called safe at first thanks to a throwing error from Chris Archer. Archer's throwing error allowed Pederson to take third. Corey Seager then came to the plate and singled in a run. Justin Turner followed him up with a single to left and all of a sudden the Dodgers were up by a score of 2-0.
The boys in blue would tack on another run when Yasmani Grandal homered to right in the bottom of the seventh inning. Things got a little rocky in the top of the eighth inning when Joe Blanton came in. After back to back singles, he allowed a double to Brad Miller, which allowed the Rays to get on the board. They would cut the deficit to one run when Luis Avilan relieved Blanton and allowed the Rays second run to score on a wild pitch. Avilan would eventually get out of the inning, but the score was now 3-2, Dodgers.
The score would remain locked as Kenley Jansen came in for the top of the ninth inning looking for another save. He would get the save, but he had to face a little trouble first. Oswaldo Arcia led off the inning with a single to right. After a sacrifice, Arcia was standing on second with one out. Tim Beckham struck out against Jansen which meant there were two outs. Logan Forsythe extended the inning when he was hit by a pitch from Jansen. Now with the winning run on base, Jansen managed to get Miller to strike out and secure the win.
Chris Archer also pitched great tonight for the Rays. He went seven innings, allowed four hits, one earned run and struck out eight batters. The errors were what really killed the Rays tonight, because Archer put together a solid start.
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We provide a snapshot of superyacht delivery figures for the next five years using three forecasting models…
Historical delivery figures can prove to be incredibly useful by answering questions such as: which shipyards have been the most successful in recent years? How has the market changed geographically and how have superyachts evolved over time? That being said, while historical is data is useful, the most profound intelligence is found in predicting accurately where the market is heading rather than looking at where it has come from. In The Superyacht New Build Report, which is scheduled for publication in February 2022, we use three proprietary forecasting models, in line with in house knowledge, a network of industry experts and analysis from analogous markets, to create various growth scenarios that consider where the market is likely to be in 2026.Scenario one provides a relatively stagnant outlook for the new-build market by focussing purely on historical data. If one was to consider only the delivery figures over the last 10 years, then the natural assumption, which is supported by the data, would be that the superyacht new-build market is heading in one direction – down. This view, however, is slightly reductive as it doesn't take into consideration the known order book, nor indeed the anecdotal evidence from shipyards, brokers, lawyers, designers and the various other stakeholders that have made it abundantly clear that the new-build market is heading into a period of growth. Scenarios two and three take these additional considerations into account, well as allowing for the typical percentage of projects that follow through into the next year. Both scenarios predict a spike in deliveries in 2022, as a result of pandemic-caused delays, with a slight drop off expected in 2023, followed by a period of continued growth.
The above graph highlights the combined delivery expectations for the next five years according to the three scenarios. At this juncture, the conservative estimate of scenario one seems to be the least likely eventuality. Assuming then that scenarios two and three are by far the more likely, in the next five years we can expect around 850-1000 superyacht deliveries.
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While various market commentators have warned of impending shipyard capacity issues where it relates to space, slots and subcontractor availability, it seems likely that such a threat will become more evident in the medium to long-term rather than in the short term.
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The October project for Island Batik Ambassadors is to use any paper piecing technique to create any size quilt. Our fall has been so rainy, an umbrella was in order!
This gives me another opportunity to use my Cutterpillar Glow Ultra light board and to tap into free patterns from Craftsy, this one by pattern designer JmzB Quilts. I'm adapting the pattern to use freezer paper piecing. Fabrics are provided by Island Batik.
Because I'm working with so many colors and pieces, I put a dash of color on each pattern piece so everything will flow together smoothly. Each paper piece is perforated by stitching to provide accurate, even fold lines before adding each fabric in order.
What do they say about the best laid plans? Despite labeling each paper piece with color to prevent errors...the boots and legs needed a re-do! OOPS! On a happier note...at least I caught it when it could be easily fixed!
Ready for some borders before quilting.
While auditioning border fabric, that green umbrella section keeps calling out, "are you sure I'm the right one for this spot?" NOPE! It's not! It would have been great to make that decision without needing to un-sew but better than after it is quilted! The bright green is the new one.
Auditioning some 'rainy' glitter threads for quilting this little project. My Baby Lock USA Sashiko Machine is happiest with a variegated King Tut Thread from Superior Threads so that will become the rain.
Here's the completed paper pieced project, RAINY DAYS AND SUNSHINE. Just makes me want to go splash in a puddle. The Hobbs Thermore batting allows this to hang perfectly flat on the wall but still shows off quilting stitches. Find this and other art quilts in my Etsy Shop.


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Wall Street found a parasite growing in the US economy that could spur the next recession
by sangha cpa | Oct 17, 2017 | Finance | 0 comments
Wall Street's short sellers are beginning to talk about healthcare as the next major threat to the US economy.
Costs are so high that the market will have to correct sooner rather than later.
Left unchecked, a market-led correction will be brutal.
Imagine a parasite living in the US economy, siphoning off the cash that has powered the middle class for decades. We know it's there, but no one — on the right or the left — is talking seriously about how to slow its growth.
This parasite is our healthcare system. It is already causing more damage to the economy than you know, and at least one group of people seems to have this figured out: the same Wall Street doomsayers who predicted the financial crisis.
Here's what they know, in the broadest terms. Healthcare spending took up 4.8% of consumer spending in 1984, hit 8% in 2014, and then surged to 10% by 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Now of course there are some on Wall Street who see this as a reason to go long, with some companies poised to rake it in as baby boomers age and costly diseases like cancer proliferate.
But the crowd I'm talking about is focusing instead on what inefficiencies in pricing are doing to American wallets. They're looking at the bad actors in this healthcare system, the drug companies that are taking a 60-year-old medicine and jacking up the price, the middlemen that inflate costs by inserting themselves between patients and providers. This crowd has noticed that these bad actors are pervasive in our system.
So the bet here is simple: America, one way or another, will be forced to confront the parasite that is its healthcare system, and the companies that are using the sleaziest tactics will be picked off first — by prosecutors, lawmakers, insurance companies, or the press — leaving sick customers in the lurch.
Short sellers (investors who bet that stocks will go down) are talking about this thesis at conferences and sending it around in their email newsletters. They're learning about scams and picking off weak companies to bet against. They see rising costs as a bubble that will be either gently deflated through federal-government intervention or violently popped by the merciless hand of the market — with a savvy investor making money either way.
We have three options for dealing with this problem going forward:
We can handle rising cost with good policy and change the way we think about paying for healthcare.
We can handle this with bad policy and deliberately shift rising costs to consumers while the government abdicates its responsibility for the health of not only the American people but also the American economy.
Or we can do nothing, which would result in more rising costs, more corporate rent-seeking behavior, and ultimately a recession as household resources go toward medicine and treatment instead of new cars, homes, clothes, or toys.
The US is hurtling at full speed toward the third option. That's because, at least realistically, the government has no plan to rein in costs. Healthcare costs today make up a sixth of the economy; the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimate that the share will grow to a fifth in just eight years.
Blame Bill and Mike
There's an origin story for how Wall Street became aware of the gravity of this situation: Valeant Pharmaceuticals. The company's stock plunged 90% starting in October 2015 after the Street (and prosecutors) became aware of how Valeant was abusing the system to shove expensive drugs down the throat of insurance companies.
In other words, Valeant — then under the guidance of CEO Michael Pearson — was the poster child for big pharma's even bigger greed. What's more, no one could ignore it because Wall Street's loudest megaphone, the hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman, was telling everyone and their mother what a great stock it was. He got in himself, and, like a lot of his peers, he lost his shirt.
Now that the dust has settled we know what Ackman, who joined Valeant's board, should have known:
Valeant was handing fat rebates to any middleman that stood in the way of getting an insurer to pay for expensive Valeant drugs.
It was spending tons of money acquiring and marketing old drugs instead of developing new ones.
It used its own pharmacy to push out Valeant drugs at a mind-bending rate as long as insurers would continue to foot the bill.
It was finding ways to make copays disappear so customers would never know how much their drugs were costing insurers.
These are just some of the games Wall Street learned how to sniff out in big pharma, and once the short sellers on Wall Street could see it, they started to see it everywhere.
A few weeks ago I spoke with Andy Slavitt, the man who ran the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — during the Obama administration, and he briefly touched on how to improve price transparency in healthcare.
"It's going to take more than a few tweets from the president to bring real reform," Slavitt said, just before he hung up the phone. "Once pharmaceutical costs reach 25% of Medicare, we're not going to like the choices we'll have to make."
We can handle this well
First things first: Just because we're not ready to tackle this doesn't mean the market isn't.
Wall Street has noticed that the market is pushing payers in a different direction. For one, more costs have shifted to consumers (part of why everyone is so outraged), and instead of our outdated fee-for-service model that pays the industry only when people are very sick, payers are experimenting with bundled payments — structuring payment on the basis of expected costs — and selective points of care. They're also trying to avoid expensive hospitals, sending patients to lower-cost outpatient facilities for common treatments.
But this is happening unevenly, and a lot can go wrong. When sick people are involved, the collateral damage of bankrupted companies and panicked executives eyeing falling stock prices can be death.
So we should handle this correctly. On top of changing the way we pay for care (and thus incentivize care) we should make drug pricing transparent. We should allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. We shouldn't allow drug companies to charge Americans a premium and pretend that it's going to research and development (it's not).
We should change regulations for marketing pharmaceuticals. We should curb the pharma lobby's power.
There are glimmers of hope. Twenty-one states have passed laws addressing balance billing — when an out-of-network healthcare provider charges you for whatever your insurer didn't pay for. California and other states are trying to bring transparency to middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers; such companies often take a cut from drug companies and manage plans for insurers, but neither party knows the deal a PBM has cut with the other. It's secret, and it's stupid.
Stocks, by the way, are starting to fall on this news:
Express Scripts, the largest PBM, has seen its stock price decline by 17% over the past year. (This after one of its biggest clients, the insurer Anthem, sued it in a 2016 lawsuit accusing it of overcharging.)
Stock prices for the largest for-profit hospital managers, Tenet Healthcare and Lifepoint, have fallen by 30% and 6% over the past year.
The Food and Drug Administration has sped up generic-drug approval, putting pressure on prices.
Unfortunately, none of this is enough. It's barely a start. Corruption still abounds, and we've done little to save ourselves from the chaos that could result from more dramatic, disorganized, market-led change.
We can handle it badly
So far, the healthcare debate in the US has centered on Obamacare — a program that covers about 10% of Americans — and doesn't go far enough in addressing the larger system's incentives.
We're embarrassing ourselves.
At least, I was embarrassed while watching a meeting of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee during the second (or maybe third) attempt to repeal Obamacare. The meeting was about curbing the rising cost of prescription drugs, and most of the Republicans were off doing something useless in secret that eventually they would have to undo clumsily in public.
It was a frustrating session. Powerless Democrats listened as experts outlined ways to control costs that seemed fairly simple but are actually fairly insurmountable in our current system in which pharma money talks louder than any congressional expert witness. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, sounded exasperated. He said the Senate could solve drug pricing "in a week" if it weren't for the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling on campaign spending — the pharmaceutical industry has spent billions of dollars lobbying Congress to keep this system opaque.
Whitehouse thinks billions might be overkill. "We tend to come cheaper than that," he said, disgusted.
Now, perhaps you're saying to yourself, "Linette, Bernie Sanders has a plan."
Let me stop you right there. Bernie Sanders has a political pipe dream at best (a political litmus test at worse) that won't pass one chamber of Congress, let alone two. There is no plan.
We can do nothing
When I say Wall Street has caught wind of this, I don't mean the whole of it. Some money managers in this market are still howling at the moon, shaking their fists at the Federal Reserve, blaming the distortions caused by low-interest rates for our economy's slow growth.
But the economy is weak, in part, because of bad policy in healthcare — policy that has allowed healthcare expenditures to choke the life out of middle-class wallets.
On Monday the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a report saying discretionary consumer spending had finally reached the place it was in 2007. In other words, Americans are finally spending as much on things like dining out and going on vacation as they did in 2007.
It's about time. As the New York Fed points out, discretionary spending recovered more slowly than it did in past downturns.
One of the reasons for this, we can extrapolate, is the rising cost of nondiscretionary spending in healthcare. In a previous report, the New York Fed noted that unlike "discretionary services, nondiscretionary services expenditures … fell less during the recent recession than they did in the early 1980s recession, primarily because real health care expenditures held up better in this recession."
In other words, healthcare is gobbling up more and more of our paychecks. Even if the government stopped paying for stuff (i.e., we get rid of assistance through programs like Obamacare) someone has to pay for our country's sick.
In a service-based economy like the US this matters a lot. The New York Fed thinks that Americans aren't spending because they're saving and that they're saving because they're worried about slow growth going forward. That could be true. But it could also be true that Americans simply don't have the money they used to because out-of-pocket healthcare costs are rising.
America is nothing without a growing class of people who buy school supplies for their kids, take vacations to national parks, eat out at restaurants, and do all the things middle-class Americans have done since the 1950s. That's happening less and less, and Wall Street is starting to pinpoint one inescapable, intractable reason — and there's no plan to stop it.
When the next recession comes, don't be surprised if healthcare costs are what delivers it.
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I would like to thank Shozy for providing me with a review sample in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. You can purchase the Shozy x AAW Hibiki Special Edition from the Shozy website, Penon or locally if your retailer has them in stock.
The Hibiki SE was pretty much meant to be versatile enough to be useful on mobile devices, with it's microphone and control bar on the included cable, it is in fact easy to drive and functional for calls and music control. And even on my weak output Xperia, it provides enough volume to please my needy ears. Like most things audio, it does benefit from better sources and scales up or down depending on the source. Btw, the specification was taken from the literature found in the Hibiki SE packaging and manual even if it can contradict current online information. I'll attach a pic of the entry about the Titanium diaphragm at the very end of the review.
Unboxing: The Hibiki SE came in a black box with a very tightly fitted white cardboard sleeve (as seen above) that has the picture of the first wave of Hibiki SE, the one with the purple tinged wood faceplate. Take note that when I say tightly fitted, it's really flush with the box, if you wish to preserve the sleeve, insert a thin ruler to separate the box and the sleeve and loosen it's hold on all sides then slide the box out.
The internal box is made of hard cardboard and is opened like a door with a magnetic clasp to keep it closed. What you see above is all you'll get: A black velvety carrying pouch, the manual, 3 sets of tips with the medium already fitted on the Hibiki SE, the cable and the Hibiki SE itself in a nicely presented box.
Cable: The Hibiki SE cable is a black TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomer) coated 26 AWG Ethos black high-purity copper cable with a 3 button control mic on the right ear cable. The cable is a marvel to hold as it has a rather smooth texture and the cable itself is soft and flexible, it can be compared to the ALO Litz black jacket microphone laden copper cable Campfire Audio uses on the Polaris and Comet. The Litz cable is more flexible and thinner but for the price, the Hibiki SE cable is nearly as good and the robustness of the jacket lends to a sense of strength and durability.
The 3.5mm gold plated TRRS jack is of the 90 degree bend variety coated with rigid plastic and topped by an oval metallic plate. The plate is unmarked and Shozy could have had their branding on that plate for more brand recognition as the cable is really a good one, though this also means if you know how to engrave metal or know someone who does, you can put your own name on it as an ownership mark.
The Hibiki SE's cable splitter is cut flat on one side and is made of the same rigid plastic as the plug, the flat surface again is another opportunity for branding but as is, it's bare and pretty simple. What does look very interesting is Shozy's take on the chin adjuster/slider, One side of the slider is cut open so you can insert the other cable to get the traditional chin adjuster, and you can easily split them apart so you can take off the IEM and put it back on with the adjuster in the same place you left it, pretty brilliant in my opinion.
The control mic module on the Hibiki SE cable is a pretty little thing, made of semi transparent crystal like plastic and clearly marked, it's big enough to easily feel and small enough not to be a bother in your everyday listening. On the manual, the volume keys function as normal but the play/pause button is built for several uses. Pressing once will do as intended, like playing or pausing your current player, pressing it for a long time will call Siri or the Google assistant, pressing it twice in quick succession will skip to the next track. On the native player app and Hiby player, triple pressing the play button shifts to the previous track on the player, however, on Android and using Deezer (on Oreo at least) triple pressing the button does not shift back to the previous track.
Build/Design: The main draw with regards to the design on the first release Hibiki SE is the very pretty purple stabilized wood faceplate, but on the second release, Shozy decided to use a blue tinted stabilized wood plate and it's still very attractive to me. Beyond the gorgeous faceplate, and the chrome lining holding it to the shell, the IEM body is made of opaque brownish plastic that feels very solid, there is one tiny hole just after the driver diaphragm and between the nozzle which should prevent driver flex upon insertion of the Hibiki SE.
The Hibiki SE nozzle has an adequate tip lip that keeps tips secure and is protected by a perforated metal grill which should stop most things like dirt and ear wax from entering it. The nozzle itself is one solid piece attached to the shell body which should give the Hibiki SE a more durable construction with no breaking points around the nozzle. As most people point out, the Hibiki (SE and regular) use a recessed 2 pin connector like most high tier 2 pin IEMs do. The deeply plugged pins help alleviate my usual fear of broken pins via bent wire from accidents and whatnot, definitely a good thing to have. Overall the dimensions of the Hibiki SE is a bit on the thick side, and can easily protrude from shallow ears, my ears being big flappers, I can actually lie down with them in my ear with just a tiny bit of discomfort. But with regular use, the way it's shaped and designed, I can wear it for hours without any discomfort.
Sound Analysis: When I first tried the Hibiki SE, I figured it to be (at the time) a very bassy IEM that could even be more bass heavy than the Ibasso IT01. I felt that I couldn't handle that much bass from the Hibiki SE for a long listening session (I'm not a bass head, sorry) but at the same time, the bass never bled into the mids nor did it overpower them. The mids felt neutrally placed and a little thick yet distinct, with the treble sounding a bit restrained (rolled off to some) with some air and little to no sparkle. A relatively safe tuning for bass heads and treble sensitive people.
After 200 (and then some) hours of listening and playing music through it, I'm ready to let you know what my ears hear. The Hibiki SE was tested with the stock cable and Symbio W tips and various sources but mostly with the Sony WM1a and Hiby R6.
Bass: There is a great amount of full sounding sub-bass on the Hibiki SE with a generous depth that lets you feel the bass and subsequent rumble like you're in a club with Tiesto Playing Secrets in front of you with the speakers blasting the beat into your soul. Letting the Hibiki SE loosen up pays off with it's speed of decay being just a little faster than average, allowing for a good linger with the drum beats on Way Down Deep and bass guitar reverb on Lithium. The Hibiki SE also gives the mid bass a responsive and lively bass sound that resolves well while hitting your eardrums with satisfyingly good slams.
Mids: The mids on the Hibiki SE has a level of warmth that lends an above neutral thickness to the lower mids, this translates to a smooth and fun sounding Ed Sheeran wistfully crooning Photograph in your ear. The upper mids is a bit of a contrast with the neutrally placed lower mids as Sarah McLachlan sounds a bit more forward, more intimate and a bit more emotive as she ponders achingly in Do What You Have to Do. Overall, the mids on the Hibiki SE have a good amount of detail, reach and clarity to please most non-heavily critical audiophiles.
Treble: There is an above average treble reach on the Hibiki SE with a little bit more height on the upper treble regions. This gives a sense of air and some sparkle that the intro guitars on Matisyahu's One Day become almost alive. There is a good amount of detail and precision here, which is sibilance and harshness free, giving the listener an entertaining and smooth listening session.
Soundstage: There is a good amount of horizontal sound space where vocals generally sound a bit outside the ear and instruments can sound as far as a few inches further away, left and right. There is a bit less vertical space though, which doesn't congest the layers of instruments but doesn't give a lot of space in between them and there is about the same distance for front and back. The Hibiki SE overall, provides enough accuracy and layering to enjoy orchestral and classical music.
The Hibiki SE has more bass impact than the IT01 though the shape of it is more rounded, circular vs the more pointed shaped impact of the IT01, while in speed, the Hibiki SE is a bit faster in decay and has less sub-bass than the IT01.
Hibiki SE male vocals are neutrally placed but a little bit more forward than the IT01 and has more thickness overall, while female vocals though more forward than the male vocals, are less forward than the IT01. Detail retrieval are a little bit better on the Hibiki SE though separation is also a little bit better on the IT01.
The treble section for both are very similar in both reach and height, but there is tonally a bit more thickness with the Hibiki Se and a little less sparkle than the IT01. The horizontal soundstage of the Hibiki SE and IT01 is similar, with a bit of an edge with the IT01 specially when added to the taller height of the IT01's vertical stage which is similar to it's front and back reach.
Conclusion: The Hibiki SE is an understated gem, it can double duty as a bass-head's good friend and still be good for other genre's and sources with it's fun sonic capabilities. Having good warmth, enjoyable mids, smooth sound, great bass, the pretty faceplate, sturdy build quality and just beautiful cable help elevate your listening experience while satisfying your ears with beautiful music.
Having tried the Hibiki SE on several sources, including online gaming via Playstation 4 controller, I can safely say it's good and engaging for action games in addition to your typical music sources.
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Report: ISIS Waterboarding Modeled on CIA Torture Techniques
Jon Queally | August 31, 2014
Categories: National
The Washington Post reports on Thursday that at least four individuals taken captive by the Islamic State were tortured and that the group—also known as ISIS—appeared to be modeling the CIA's use of torture as it employed waterboarding as one of the painful techniques they used.
Worldwide condemnation followed revelations that in the aftermath of 9/11, the Bush administration approved the CIA to torture suspected terrorists during interrogations conducted at secret 'Black Sites' – or clandestine holding facilities.
Among those subjected to the brutal treatment by ISIS, according to sources quoted in the Post's reporting, was American journalist James Foley who was subsequently executed by the group.
"They knew exactly how it was done," said a person with direct knowledge of what happened to the hostages. The person, who would only discuss the hostages' experience on condition of anonymity, said the captives, including Foley, were held in Raqqah, a city in the north-central region of Syria.
James Foley was beheaded by the Islamic State last week in apparent retaliation for U.S. airstrikes in Iraq where the militant group has seized large swaths of territory. The group, which also controls parts of Syria, has threatened to kill another American, journalist Steven J. Sotloff. He was seen at the end of a video showing Foley's killing that was released by the militant group. Two other Americans are also held by Islamic State.
A second person familiar with Foley's time in captivity confirmed Foley was tortured, including by waterboarding.
"Yes, that is part of the information that bubbled up and Jim was subject to it," the person said. "I believe he suffered a lot of physical abuse."
Foley's mother, Diane, said in a brief phone interview Thursday that she didn't know her son had been waterboarded.
The FBI, which is investigating Foley's death and the abduction of Americans in Syria, declined to comment. The CIA had no official comment.
As the Huffington Post's Jack Mirkinson points out:
Waterboarding became perhaps the most notorious method of torture practiced by American interrogators in the years after September 11th.
Interestingly, while the Post has, like most mainstream outlets, typically been reluctant to call methods such as waterboarding "torture" when it was practiced by Americans, the paper had no apparent problem calling what ISIS did to Foley "torture."
"A second person familiar with Foley's time in captivity confirmed Foley was tortured, including by waterboarding," the Post wrote.
Still, the paper has not followed the New York Times in vowing to use the word "torture" more firmly in its articles.
One unnamed "U.S. official" quoted by the Post scoffed at the idea that there could be any comparison between the torture conducted by ISIS and the torture conducted by U.S. military or intelligence agents.
"ISIL is a group that routinely crucifies and beheads people," the unnamed official said. "To suggest that there is any correlation between ISIL's brutality and past U.S. actions is ridiculous and feeds into their twisted propaganda."
This article originally appeared on Common Dreams.
Tags: Bush administration, CIA, ISIS, torture, waterboarding
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News Roundup: Corrections Academy Graduation, New Nursing Facility & Holiday Happenings
By Will Erstad on 01/11/2016
December was another busy month around our Rasmussen College campuses! Learn about some exciting plans and check out what we were up to during the holiday season.
Fargo Corrections Academy Celebrate 5th Graduating Class
The Fargo-Moorhead Corrections Academy reached a new milestone as students, family and faculty celebrate the 5th graduating class since it's opening in the fall of 2013.
The Corrections Academy is a unique public-private partnership between Rasmussen College and the Cass County Sherriff's Department designed to address an increased demand for corrections officers within the state of North Dakota.
Prior to partnership with Rasmussen College, corrections officers were required to travel to Bismarck, N.D., for one of two annual three-week training courses with enrollments limited to about 30 people.
"Having the program has been very helpful in meeting the state training requirement."
Instructor Patty Laney says the partnership has become a welcome relief for corrections facility administrators.
"Having the Rasmussen [College] program has been very helpful in meeting the state training requirement," Laney says.
The 12-week Corrections Academy training requires students to attend three night classes per week, where they receive direct instruction and training on how to handle the challenges of working in a correctional facility. Some of the topics included in the training are: inmate culture, interpersonal communication, inmate rights, de-escalation techniques and how to maintain the overall safety and security of a correctional facility.
Many of the instructors for this training program also work as deputies for the Cass County Sherriff's Department, giving students the opportunity to learn from those who have firsthand experience with the criminal justice system as well as a chance to make an impression on possible employers and coworkers.
Ocala Campus to Open New Nursing Facility
Work has begun on a new multimillion dollar nursing facility near Rasmussen College's Ocala, Florida campus.
The 21,000 square foot facility is scheduled to be open in the summer of 2016 and will be located at 1227 Southwest 17th Ave., in the former Ocala Entertainment Complex building. Along with more traditional learning areas like computer labs and classrooms, the facility will feature updated simulation equipment, most notably nursing beds and realistic manikins designed to give nursing students a more authentic learning experience.
The increased capacity of the facility is a welcome addition to a state that's a well-known destination for retirees seeking a little sun in their golden years. In fact, 19 percent of Florida's inhabitants are 65 and older; a number that may continue to grow as more Baby Boomers reach retirement age. This influx of older inhabitants can put a strain on healthcare facilities and their staffs as they try to keep up with demand.
Rasmussen College Campuses Across Nation Embrace Holiday Spirit, Give Back to Communities
The holiday season brought out the best in many of the staff and students at Rasmussen College campuses nationwide. Here's a sampling of what's been going on at a campus near you:
- Staff members from the Tampa area campuses participated in a Jingle Bell 5k Run/Walk, raising hundreds of dollars for The Arthritis Foundation.
- The Rasmussen College central office in Bloomington, MN, did their part to spread the holiday cheer by collecting donations for the Toys for Tots foundation. The donations were used to support the program's goal of providing underprivileged children a chance to experience the joy of receiving a gift this holiday season.
- Students and staff from the Fargo Moorhead area participated in Code.org's Hour of Code event on December 8th at the Liberty Middle School campus. The purpose of the event was to introduce more young people to the world of computer science and coding in an approachable way. Academic dean Robert Neuteboom said the event was very successful, noting that interest actually exceeded volunteer capacity. The four volunteers from Rasmussen College did their part, as they helped with two full sixth grade classes.
- Staff from the Bloomington campus volunteered their time at Cornerstone, an organization that provides shelter for the victims and families of domestic abuse. They spent their time helping set up a "Holiday Shop" and assisting clients who were there to 'shop' for their families. In addition to the time spent at Cornerstone, the staff also deposited donations of gift cards, cash, toys and everyday essential items from a campus-wide collection effort.
- Faculty, staff and students from the Ft. Myers campus collected donations and sponsored an Angel Tree, providing gifts and assistance for 20 local families in need.
- The Wausau campus presented the Hope Life Center with $600 raised through various fundraising efforts like "Jeans Days." Campus director Sue Williams was thrilled with effort.
"Hope Life was extremely grateful for our partnership and support and will be using the money to purchase food, clothing and personal care products for young children and newborns."
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Will is a Sr. Content Specialist at Collegis Education. He researches and writes student-focused articles on a variety of topics for Rasmussen College. He is passionate about learning and enjoys writing engaging content to help current and future students on their path to a rewarding education.
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Explore the narrative techniques used by Angela Carter to subvert, reverse and challenge the reader's expectations and assumptions, in 'The Bloody Chamber', 'The Company Of Wolves' and 'The Courtship Of Mr.Lyon'.
AS English Essay on 'The Bloody Chamber' by Angela Carter. Explore the narrative techniques used by Angela Carter to subvert, reverse and challenge the reader's expectations and assumptions, in 'The Bloody Chamber', 'The Company Of Wolves' and 'The Courtship Of Mr.Lyon'. 'The Bloody Chamber', 'The Company Of Wolves' and 'The Courtship Of Mr.Lyon' are stories based on fairy tales that would usually have been read to young children. In each story Angela Carter has managed to twist the once innocent fairy tales into short stories with endings and other twists and dramatic turns that are certainly not expected. She challenges the literary structure of the original fairy tale in such a way that it makes the reader think, it leaves you on a cliffhanger. The stories leave you wondering what might happen. Angela Carter subverts, reverses and challenges the reader's expectations and assumptions in each of the three stories. The storyline in each of Angela Carters stories is very much like the original fairytale it is taken from. The endings of each story have been changed; also there are elements of surprise throughout the stories that are varied from the path we as a reader would normally expect the story to take. ...read more.
The character changes and we see she is not the same character that we were introduced to at the beginning of the story that was living with her mother with very little money. 'The Courtship of Mr Lyon' also has the same effect upon the once poor, humble and innocent little girl. At first we see the girl and her father as being very poor, the girls only want was 'a single white rose'. Throughout the story we see that she becomes vain and spoilt. From this innocence it goes on to say later on 'they had planned a delicious expedition to buy her furs and she was eager for the treat as any girl might be', it also quotes 'She took off her earrings in front of the mirror; beauty. She smiled at her self in satisfaction', these are signs of her transformation into a different character; a more vain and spoilt character. In the 'Company Of Wolves' the main character is also female, and just like the other two stories the female character also changes. In 'The Company Of Wolves' it is more to do with her strange unexpected behaviour that challenges our expectations. In this story the female has a more dominant role. ...read more.
The white rose, which was the only desore of beauty in 'The Courtship Of Mr.Lyon', is also symbolism, a rose is a symbol of beauty but its stems has thorns. All the above-mentioned use of symbolism also challenge and reverse our expectations to an extent they give us clues to what may happen later on in the story but the story takes a different path. For example, in 'The Bloody Chamber', the mention of the white lilies, the ruby choker and later on the discovery of the marquises previous wives lead us to believe that the new wife has landed herself in danger but in the end it is the shock appearance of her mother which leads to the Marquis' being killed and not the woman he was married to. All the mentioned narrative techniques play around with the version of the story and have stored in our head from childhood, and if we do not already know and recognise the story then we follow what we would expect to happen, the path a fairytale would take. In Angela Carter's versions of the stories she takes the reader of the path a traditional story would take. The modification and altering in the storylines of each story make it enjoyable to read and they challenge, subvert and reverse our expectations. Adeele Iqbal ...read more.
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This essay shows potential in the way it quickly acknowledges that Carter subverts common fairytales. A useful quote to have used in this essay is from Angela Carter herself saying she is "extracting the latent" content from fairytales, allowing you ...
This essay shows potential in the way it quickly acknowledges that Carter subverts common fairytales. A useful quote to have used in this essay is from Angela Carter herself saying she is "extracting the latent" content from fairytales, allowing you to argue that Carter is challenging society and moral values. There are times where this essay repeats itself or doesn't get to the point . For example "The author uses many narrative techniques to challenge and reverse our expectations as a reader. " adds nothing to the argument. There is no indication of what these narrative techniques are, or an explanation of how they challenge our expectations. A more succinct style would make this argument more convincing.
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The analysis is good, but there needs to be more explanation as some comments tend to be asserted. For example the discussion around intertextuality is very relevant, yet comments such as "The author makes us believe that her version of the story will be the same as the fairytales but they are not, this makes them exciting to read and very enjoyable." are not explained. There is no explanation of why intertextuality makes them exciting to read. I'm not quite sure how symbolism can ever be unexpected in a novel, but this paragraph shows potential. Examiners love to see symbols analysed, yet there is no discussion of how the symbols affect the reader. I would've liked to have seen some consideration of the graphic imagery "like an extraordinarily precious slit throat" and how such descriptions make Carter's texts gothic. I would've liked to have seen more discussion around the gothic element of her texts, looking at how Carter explores taboo and subverts society's views of women and patriarchy. To really elevate this essay into the higher bands, there must be discussion of genre and how the text is received by readers. There is minimal discussion of reader response beyond the repeated statement "reader's views are challenged". Examiners like to see insightful and fresh ideas, yet by just stating what techniques are used you are not showing consideration of multiple interpretations. The paragraph looking closely at fantasy and the familiar is a strong idea, but this isn't explained whatsoever. There is no consideration of how magical realism is used to show a rejection of society, or how using fantasy allows taboo and moral wrongs to seem acceptable.
Quality of writing
This essay has a very average structure. There are points which are repeated in a number of paragraphs, and there doesn't seem to be any flow to the argument. The introduction doesn't really introduce an argument, but simply rephrases the question. A good introduction will summarise the techniques used whilst posing a starting point for an insightful and cogent argument. Similarly, the conclusion simply repeats the question. There is no discussion of why Carter subverts the familiar, and for this reason this essay lacks the depth a strong essay would. Spelling, punctuation and grammar are fine, but it's frustrating to see Carter wasn't always capitalised.
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Depending on the child's best interests, a judge may award one parent sole legal and physical custody, joint custody to both parents, or some other combination. require that that visits be supervised by a third party. Let's face it: No one can (or should) force children to visit with their parent if they don't want to. Both parents are presumed "fit" and courts will not restrict parenting time unless there is a preponderance of evidence that a parent's exercise of parenting time would seriously endanger the child's: A court will look to several factors when determining how to act in a child's best interest, including: The court will take all these factors into consideration when it allocates parenting time for each parent. A custodial parent can't unilaterally restrict the other parent's visitation rights unless it's an emergency situation and necessary to protect the child. 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