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Senior Officer, Economic Prosperity Community
In March, we launched the Community-Driven Innovation Challenge and asked innovators around the world a critical question: How can citizens and communities create and improve social inclusion and shared prosperity?
The response was impressive, with 580 teams submitting their ideas from 85 countries. These innovators are responding to the changing nature of economic, social, and political inclusion and engagement in a variety of ways, from using tech to provide on-demand assistance to visually impaired users, to enabling citizens to crowdsource data about public infrastructure and demand better services. You can learn more about the submission trends here.
On September 22, the Community-Driven Innovation Challenge Leadership Group had the difficult task of narrowing down the list of 15 exceptional finalists who were invited to pitch their solutions live at Solve Challenge Finals. Today, we are delighted to announce the eight teams who will join the 2019 Solver Class and receive support from the Solve community as they scale their innovative solutions.
Aira integrates emerging technologies like AI, augmented reality, and smartphones with its network of agents to provide blind users with on-demand access to information and assistance.
Elpis Solar
Elpis Solar provides "solar hubs" to underserved refugee communities, enabled with off-grid water filtration, mobile charging, provision of digital services, and light. These solar hubs are operated by refugees, who by enabling essential services in their communities, earn wages and are financially empowered. They can then pass on these benefits to the communities where they have settled.
The Future is Offline
The Future is Offline, developed by Libraries Without Borders, unleashes the potential of refugees by providing them with access to learning and skills development opportunities through offline access to digital learning materials.
POKET is an Android app that boosts small retailers in emerging economies by incentivizing regular users to map their communities. POKET confronts the key challenges for discoverability, visibility, city planning, and enterprises requiring retail insights and maps these places by creating a crowd-sourced, consensus-driven registry of new unmapped merchants.
RETOS is an AI-powered web platform that facilitates, enhances, visualizes, and predicts connections between thousands of challenges posted by rural communities—and academic or practitioner counterparts in local universities.
RevelaGov
RevelaGov harnesses AI technology, big data, and citizen participation to confront corruption in Brazil.
Supercívicos
Supercívicos is a citizen journalism video app that crowdsources data about public infrastructure and public services issues in Latin American cities.
WheeLog!
WheeLog! enables wheelchair users, people with reduced mobility, and others to access and share accessibility information through an interactive map that lets users see the accessibility of public spaces and the routes they can take.
Feeling inspired? Find out how you can support these innovators and learn more about joining Solve as a Member.
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Vancouver is the third most livable city in the world: the Economist
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Vancouver is the third most livable city globally, following Melbourne and Vienna, according to a new report by the Economist.
The Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed 140 cities around the world to gauge which locations provide the best or worst living conditions.
Cities were assessed based on over 30 factors across five categories: stability, health care, culture and environment and education and infrastructure. Each factor is rated as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, undesirable or intolerable. The categories are then compiled and weighted to provide an overall rating of 1-100, where 1 is intolerable and 100 is ideal.
According to the report, the top five livable cities in overall ratings are: Melbourne, Australia (97.5), Vienna, Austria (97.4), Vancouver (97.3), Toronto (97.2), and Calgary (96.6).
The top five least livable cities are: Damascus, Syria (30.2), Lagos, Nigeria (36), Tripoli, Libya (36.6), Dhaka, Bangladesh (38.7), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (39.6).
The top five cities remain unchanged from past years, but the past few years have seen increasing instability across the world, causing volatility in the scores of certain cities, said the report.
Overall, the global average liveability score fell from 75.6% to 74.8% over the past five years. Weakening stability has been a key factor in the decrease, said the report. The average global stability score has fallen by 2% over the past five years, from 73.4% to 71.4%.
In Europe, city scores have been affected by the perceived threat of terrorism in the region. According to the report, Western Europe has become an area of mounting concerns after repeated attacks in France and the UK, which raised terror alerts and lowered stability scores in cities across the region. Elsewhere, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Turkey remain subjects of high-profile civil unrest and armed conflicts.
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The Celica has always been one of the most sensible ways of owning a sporty car. The styling is sleek, yet restrained. The mechanicals are reliable yet high-tech. The interior's snug, functional and loaded with convenience features, if a little plasticky. Some might call the Celica somewhat soulless, and, compared to an Italian thoroughbred, they'd have a point. Yet Toyota's sporty coupe has been attracting loyal buyers again and again over the years. When you consider the no-fuss nature of the car, combined with looks that are always striking, the Celica makes a lot of sense for those who want a sports car without the ownership hassles that many specialist models bring with them.
Toyota's fifth generation Celica threw away the wrap-around rear glass and much-admired lines of its mid-Eighties predecessor for something totally different. This fifth-generation car sported controversial lines, relying heavily on complex curves seemingly everywhere, for its new look. The heavily-styled wing mirrors and rounded rear, for example, can look decidedly odd from some angles. Buyers embraced the car, however, which came as either a 2.0-litre GT or the rally-inspired GT Four. This latter model featured four-wheel drive and a turbocharger and was the production version of Toyota's rally winning Celica. There were two very minor updates which included fog lights as standard on the turbo car in February 1991 and new badging for both models a year later, following the adoption of a new Toyota 'T' symbol, formed by two ellipses. The sixth generation models appeared in March 1994 and can be easily identified by their four large circular headlights. As before, there was a 2.0-litre GT and the turbo 4wd GT-Four. A pretty cabriolet joined the range sixth months later, featuring the non-turbo engine, while a new price-leading 1.8-litre ST coupe arrived in July 1995. The range has remained virtually unchanged ever since, save for the usual special editions (an SR version in 1999 - essentially a 1.8ST with a spoiler, air con and alloys). A new seventh generation Celica arrived in September 1999 with radical new styling and a 1.8-litre VVTi engine.
A three-door hatchback or two-door convertible that's strong on looks and ease of driving. Equipment tends to be generous and reliability is as faultless as Toyota owners have come to expect. Resale values also tend to be strong but the good news for private buyers is your car will likely hold its value well when you come to sell it to its next owner.
The legendary Toyota build quality means there's mostly nothing in particular to watch out for. The engines and gearboxes are strong and long lived, while even the high-performance versions will provide years of hassle-free motoring if regularly maintained. It's worth checking for corrosion in older cars, particularly around the edge of the bonnet and rear wheel arches though. Alloy wheels should be free of corrosion too, while all the electrical items such as sunroof and windows should be opened and closed to make sure they do exactly that.
(approx. based on a 1996 2.0GT) a clutch kit will set you back about £100, while a complete exhaust system will be about £850, though this includes £450 for the catalyst. A replacement starter motor will be around £135, a radiator about £250 and an alternator close to £190. As for shocks, fronts are about £55 and rears a pricey £150, with brake pads around £50 a set. A major service should be about £160 and minor one just under £90.
Low volume turbo/4wd versions aside, Celicas have never been marketed as the ultimate in sporty coupes. Toyota's image as a maker of no-nonsense cars is perfect for the buyers of these cars. While road-holding is strong and handling ability competitive, you won't see Celica drivers wearing string-back gloves and rising early on Sundays for the sheer pleasure of driving on traffic-free roads. What you will see is a car that has a healthy dash of style, a gimmick-free interior where everything is placed conveniently and fuel economy that makes many other sports coupes look thirsty. The rally-car look-alike GT-Four versions are extremely fast, if a little unsubtle. Handling limits and road-holding are very high, but then so are the fuel bills, insurance and likelihood of getting a speeding fine every time you nip out for a pint of milk. Be sure such a strong performing car suits your lifestyle too. The GT-Four may not be temperamental but in the reds and blacks that most are painted, together with the outlandish wings and styling, they draw a lot of attention - not always what you want.
Buy the 1.8 or 2.0-litre if you want a stylish and reliable sporty coupe. Consider the turbo versions carefully but if there's such a thing as a sensible performance car, the GT-Four must be it.


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Walmart theft prompts police pursuit, ends in crash
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Police got a call around 4:30 a.m. from security officers at the Walmart at 7011 Main St. reporting that a man stole a TV and said he had a gun when confronted.
The man jumped into a car and drove onto state Highway 29, where officers spotted him a short time later.
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The chase ended with the suspect crashing into one of the police patrol cars following him.
Officers quickly apprehended the suspect, identified as 64-year-old Robert Craig of Vallejo. He was arrested on suspicion of robbery, evading police and resisting arrest and transported to a local hospital for minor injuries before being taken to jail, police said.
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The Dead (or Skellet) Bell of Glasgow Cathedral which was cast in 1641. It was 9.5 inches tall and 6.75 inches across its mouth, with Glasgow's coat of arms on the front.
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7 Shows Like Ginny & Georgia to Watch After the Netflix Series
If you're one of the folks who binge-watched right through Ginny & Georgia when it first arrived on Netflix, (and based on how long it stayed in the Top 10 shows, that was a whole lot of us,) the wait for Season 2 might be starting to feel a little long. Netflix's breakout hit stars Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry as the title mother-daughter duo, who move to a suburb of New England in the hopes of starting a new idyllic life, but quickly come to realize Georgia's less than picturesque past might not be so easy to leave behind.
The addictive dramedy of dark secrets has already been given a Season 2 order for 10 more hour-long episodes, but it's going to be a while before fans can make their official return to Wellsbury, so we've put together a list of the best shows like Ginny & Georgia to watch during the wait. From obvious inspirations like Gilmore Girls to the equally bingeable suburban moms-gone-bad series Good Girls, whether you're looking for more teen romance or snappy dramedies, here are seven shows that should hit the mark.
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Well, let's just go ahead and get the obvious one out of the way. Gilmore Girls is such an obvious inspiration for the dynamic between Ginny and Georgia they even directly name-checked at the start of the series. And if the writers of a show you love are directly referencing an inspiration, there's a pretty good chance it's gonna hit the right spot if you're looking for something to watch after your binge. The beloved early-aughts series stars Lauren Graham as Lorelei and Alexis Bledel as Rory, the titular Gilmore Girls, a fast-talking, super cute mother-daughter duo navigating love and life in a small town. You won't find many life-or-death secrets on Gilmore Girls, but if it's the mother-daughter dynamic that got you hooked, you can never go wrong with this all-timer comfort show.
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If you were won over by Georgia's southern charm and go-getter spirit, you can get a double dose of similar energy in Netflix's Teenage Bounty Hunters. Executive Produced by Orange Is the New Black creator Jenji Cohen (who obviously knows a thing or two about creating binge-worthy content), the short-lived 2020 fan-favorite stars Maddie Phillips and Anjelica Bette Fellini as a pair of twins who stumble into a Bounty Hunting business and decide to make the most of it. Teenage Bounty Hunters is witty, endearing, propulsive TV and just generally has a similar vibe to Ginny and Georgia, not just because of the snappy dialogue and southern charm, but a shared interest in the messiness of coming-of-age sexuality, female-driven narrative, and a completely charming ensemble.
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To understand just how far teen dramas have come since the beginning, we have to know where they started. But the funny thing about My So-Called Life is that while it premiered 27 years ago, it still feels achingly real and relevant today. In part that's because of its revolutionary (at the time) approach to its protagonist's inner turmoil — instead of dismissing the ennui of 15-year-old Angela (Claire Danes) as just teen angst, Angela's feelings are taken as seriously as any of the other major issues facing the show's characters, from Rickie's (Wilson Cruz) sexuality to Jordan's (Jared Leto) struggles with literacy to the marital problems of Angela's parents (Tom Irwin and Bess Armstrong). Everything feels pretty dramatic when you're that age — but much like Ginny & Georgia, what My So-Called Life recognizes is that sometimes things feel like a big deal because they are. – Liz Shannon Miller
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Let's be clear, Friday Night Lights would be a recommend for Ginny & Georgia fans even if both shows didn't happen to share a cast member. (They do, of course, and it's great to see Jason Street Scott Porter in action again.) While G&G creator Sarah Lampert's spin on dramedy is a lot more light in tone, the seminal NBC series also featured a lot of family-focused teen drama with the occasional random burst of crime. Most importantly, much like Ginny & Georgia the very real issues being faced by the young people of Dillon, Texas were given the heft and seriousness they deserve. While a football-obsessed small town might seem hundreds of miles away from an upscale New England suburb both figuratively and literally, in reality, the two shows feel very much in sync. And believe me, if you've never had the pleasure of sinking into Friday Night Lights before, you're in for a delicious, delicate, and immersive treat. – Liz Shannon Miller
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If the element of crime lurking just beneath the prestige and polish of suburbia speaks to you, start watching Good Girls immediately. Starring one of the most inspired casting lineups on TV, the NBC drama stars Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman as a trio of hard-working moms tired of the grind and in need of some serious money who decide to take the matter into their own hands by robbing a local grocery store. Naturally, things spin out of control faster than you can say "you really didn't think that one through" and they wind up immersed in a criminal underworld they never knew existed. It's funny, sexy (hellooooo Manny Montana), and expertly paced to keep you hooked, stacking on the twists and never letting the characters off easy. Bonus points for the best use of (the chronically underrated) Matthew Lillard in ages.
You won't find the teen drama and the jokes are a lot darker, but another suburban crime thriller that might scratch the Ginny & Georgia itch is Netflix's similarly bingeable Dead to Me. Created by Liz Feldman, the series stars Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini as two grieving women who strike up a fast and intimate friendship during their group therapy. But they've both got their secrets, and as Jen (Applegate) grows increasingly ferocious and erratic in her quest to find the hit-and-run driver that killed her husband, the series unfolds a darkly hilarious (and I mean dark) and razor-sharp series of twists and turns. Applegate and Cardellini are both doing some of the best work of their careers here, vaccinating between precise comedic delivery and tremendously vulnerable explorations of grief and trauma. And their chemistry is unparalleled; a live-wire, snap-crackle-pop duo you can't take your eyes off of – seriously, it's very very hard to hit pause on this show. The second season isn't quite as tightly wound or deliriously funny as the first, but it's still a showcase for two of the best performances on TV right now that never stops making the stakes higher and the secrets darker.
One of the highlights of Ginny & Georgia is the way the series depicts high school friend groups as empowering and supportive without ignoring how complicated those hormone-fuelled dynamics can be. In that regard, you'll find a fine match in Never Have I Ever, the coming-of-age Netflix comedy co-created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher. The series arrived like a feel-good gift just when we needed it during the onset of the pandemic in 2020 and it's every bit as charming and heartfelt as that endorsement implies. You won't find secret criminals, shady schemes, or seductive moms here, but the shows share a lot of spirit in the careful attention they give to teenage female friendships. And for me, a highlight of both is how they handle the challenges of teenage sexuality, from reconciling the boundaries between friendship and lust to coming to terms with queer sexuality amidst the pressures of high school.
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Building biotech capability on the East Coast
East Coast biotech venture Hikurangi Enterprises has secured government support to strengthen existing research work and relationships with a number of research organisations around the country.
The 2017 Te Punaha Hihiko Vision Matauranga Capability Fund investment round provides $3.9 million for 32 projects aims to strengthen capability, capacity, skills and networks between Māori and the wider science and innovation system.
The Hikurangi Enterprises project will support exchanges between people involved with research and development of natural health products in the Ruatoria area and scientists at Victoria University of Wellington, Cawthron Institute in Nelson, Massey University and the Research and Technical Services division of Callaghan Innovation.
"This is an exciting opportunity for whānau here on the Coast to spend time in some of the best research labs in the world, looking over the shoulder of world-class geneticists, bio-chemists and process engineers" said managing director Panapa Ehau. "It also involves those researchers coming to spend time here on the Coast with the communities they are working for in their labs."
Hikurangi Enterprises has research partnerships with each of the organisations investigating extracts from a range of plants, fungi and shellfish with a focus on compounds that can be used to treat a range of health conditions.
Cawthron Institute Technical Consultant Dr Matt Miller is looking forward to continuing the Institute's relationship with Hikurangi Enterprises and hapū groups in the Ruatoria-Waiapu area.
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And his very first sentence was a lie!
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Liberal MSNBC guest mistakenly makes amazing case for border wall
by Eddie Scarry
| January 09, 2019 10:05 AM
"MSNBC liberal Heidi Przybyla likely didn't mean to endorse the border wall proposal but she made a better argument for it than perhaps even President Trump has up to now."
"Wednesday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Pryzbyla said she had spoken to one law enforcement official in Texas, who said he's most concerned about receiving more federal funding for agents to patrol the border than he is about erecting any new barriers."
"The person she spoke to was Sheriff Clint McDonald, chairman of the Texas Border Sheriffs' Coalition, who has been saying this for years, not so much because he's opposed to a physical border in Texas, but because it's an issue beyond his purview: The Texas border is largely private land, and to build a structure on it would require the federal government to seize it. So, to deal with illegal crossings, he calls for more agents that can patrol the area instead."
"Pryzbyla then went on to offer what she no doubt believed was an unassailable critique of the border wall concept."
"[McDonald] said that even if the president got the money for his wall, let's say today, he would still be tied up in court for 10 to 15 years when it comes to Texas," she said. "So what would happen is you'd get border wall in New Mexico, California, Arizona and you'd create an absolute disaster of a choke point in through Texas."
"She put forth no explanation for why a "choke point" would be a "disaster." But what does she think legal points of entry into the U.S. are supposed to be? They are, by definition, choke points for people coming into the country. "
"The proposed border wall has the explicit purpose of freeing up agents and other resources that can be directed to more vulnerable areas where there is no barrier or where crossings are more frequent."
"It's unclear whether Trump moved the needle his way on the border wall during his national address Tuesday night. Maybe he should have let Pryzbyla deliver it for him."
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There is no crisis. There will be no wall. Tell Mitch McConnell you will sign the bill the House passed to open the government (and put it in writing), and let's move on.
Democratic rebuttal just as boring.
Waste of everyone's time.
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One of the puzzling things about this, is that these same people who are opposing the building of the wall, have all spoken out about it before, and approved the idea, and money was even set aside to build the wall.
Actually, money was set aside for this at least twice, once in 2006, and again in 2013. Yet, the wall was never built, even though at that time , the Democrats were also approving it for Obama to build the wall.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dem...-with-2020-and-nothing-to-do-with-immigration
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The money hasn't been printed yet.
Lulu Moppet, Jan 9, 2019
The Secure Fence Act authorized building 700 miles long, 18 feet high. Trump's wall wants a minimum of 1,000 miles and be at least 35-50 feet high and eventually, in Trump's own words "cost between $8b & $12b"
"Currently, 702 miles of fencing separates the United States from Mexico, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection."
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-...heck-did-top-democrats-vote-border-wall-2006/
Ken Anderson Greeter
A wall would pay for itself within a year in reduced welfare expenses. They've already approved far more in aid to Central American and Mexico than Trump is asking for, so it's not about the money. It's about whether we want to survive as a nation or not.
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@Peter Renfro @Nancy Hart …. Do you truly believe that there is no crisis at our southern border? If so, please tell me your reasons for thinking that.
Shirley Martin, Jan 9, 2019
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If you're in favor of an open border, and don't believe that the United States should have a border, then you won't believe there's a crisis at the border.
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I'm not Nancy but there is no more crisis on the southern border than when I lived there, or fifty years ago. Just because a few more people show to up to request intrance to state their case or because this president wants to pretend there is a crisis does not mean there is one. There is no crisis and screaming louder and more often does not make it one.
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But, @Bill Boggs , what about the caravans? How many thousands of people can we take in and provide everything for free for? It seems obvious to me that the caravans were sent by someone. Someone who had a purpose. Who had the money to provide transportation, etc. for them.
What about the diseases they carry? The diseases that will spread throughout our society? What about the criminals who are among them? One illegal alien among them had been deported three times.
I'm not saying never let any of them in but they need to be vetted. We can't do that when so many are able to sneak in.
Build the damn wall!
I disagree @Shirley Martin We can vet them where they are, two at a time, six at a time, however we want to; it is our call. We shouldn't be frightened by the large numbers. We can vet them without a wall. I suppose I am not opposed to a partial wall where it is difficult to patrol our border but a tall wall across our total southern border with out good cause is well to be opposed. I seriously discount the disease issue or the criminality among among them. They are scare tactics by our president and most of us know that; he knows less about the situation on our southern border than a teenager living there, either side of it. It is well a wall is opposed.
@Bill Boggs , we just have to agree to disagree on this. I would never want to offend you and I'm sure you feel the same.
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CDG Matamoros Part 1: From Cartel to Faction
By Itzli 1/21/2023 04:53:00 PM 37 comments
Author's Note: What began as a straightforward article about the current state of affairs and future prospects for the Cártel del Golfo Matamoros faction snowballed as writing background information expanded the scope of the article beyond the initial plan. In an effort to better serve the readers a multi-part series of articles has been decided upon.
The Overlooked Plaza
The easternmost city in Mexico along the United States border, Heroica Matamoros (H. Matamoros or simply Matamoros for short) seems unremarkable; the third largest border city in the state of Tamaulipas, behind Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa, fourth along the Texas border once Ciudad Juárez is thrown in the mix, sixth along the border as a whole, well behind Tijuana and Mexicali. Yet this city of 542,000 people, comparable in size to Sacramento, California, the 34th largest city in the United States, has shaped the course of cartel history in Mexico and is poised to continue to do so, even as it is now often overlooked.
The Birth of a Cartel
While opium networks dotted the Mexico/United States border as far back as the 1800s, Matamoros is often considered the pioneer of Mexican drug cartels. During the Prohibition era (1920-1933), when alcohol was outlawed throughout the United States, Juan Nepomuceno Guerra Cárdenas began smuggling whisky into Texas. Thereafter, he expanded his criminal network into other illegal goods in what became known as the Cártel de Matamoros (Matamoros Cartel).
In the mid-1970s he retired from his life of crime, handing over control of the organization to his nephew Juan García Abrego, who oversaw what was then primarily a marijuana smuggling business. The Cártel de Matamoros evolved into the Cártel del Golfo (CDG, Gulf Cartel) in the 1980s, expanding operations through the state of Tamaulipas and neighboring Nuevo León, as Juan García Abrego took advantage of the waning power of the Guadalajara Cartel to forge direct ties to the Cali Cartel in Columbia, shifting his criminal empire into cocaine trafficking.
It was alleged that, during the 1988 to 1994 presidency of Carlos Salinas de Gortari, the CDG received protection from the government and, in fact, it was said that the president's brother, Raúl Salinas, frequented parties thrown by Juan García Abrego. While the CDG under the leadership of Juan García Abrego was in the spotlight, a criminal cell that would change the face of Mexico, operated in the shadows.
The Cárdenas Guillén Family
Much has been reported about the Cárdenas Guillén brothers, yet to this day there is a level of uncertainty in some details. Four brothers, all children of Manuela Guillén Mancilla, are well known and documented: Mario, born in May 1958, Antonio Ezequiel, born in March 1962, Homero Enrique, born in March 1966, and Osiel, born in May 1967. Their father, it would seem, was Enrique Cárdenas Gracia, who was listed on the birth certificate of Homero.
Another brother, named Agustín Cárdenas Guillén, with an unknown birthdate, has been infrequently reported over the years. Based upon the information known about his son, it is uncertain but likely that he was older than the publicly known brothers. Furthermore, it is not known if he is alive, although it has been speculated that he died prior to his brothers coming to prominence.
Additional mysteries were uncovered through the work of ComputerJA on the Borderland Beat forum, which is now inaccessible, although copies of some posts have been recently rediscovered. Enrique Cárdenas Gracia is not thought to be the biological father of the Cárdenas Guillén brothers or, at the very least, not all of them. Instead, according to some sources, he was their uncle and the actual father has not been revealed, although another individual, Rafael Cárdenas Martínez, was listed on the birth certificate of Mario.
Furthermore, ComputerJA confirmed the existence of a sixth Cárdenas Guillén brother, Rafael, who had been theorized previously based upon circumstantial evidence, and that he was born in December 1950, making him the oldest brother, although his birth certificate had been erased from the government database.
Brothers in Crime
The early days of the Cárdenas Guillén brothers was hardly noteworthy; Osiel used to wash law enforcement trucks in Matamoros, which lead to his nickname "El Costroso" (crusty) for always being dirty, along with Antonio, whom it appears he was always closest to. At some point thereafter Mario helped Osiel start a mechanic shop.
In all likelihood the mechanic shop was just a front for their true business; Mario had started a minor drug organization, with Antonio handling cocaine purchases, quite possibly from members of the CDG, Osiel handling retail drug sales, and Homero handling small scale trafficking into the United States.
Eventually it reached the attention of authorities; Mario was arrested in 1995 and imprisoned in Matamoros on organized crime and drug trafficking charges and sometime thereafter Osiel Cárdenas Guillén joined the CDG.
Becoming "El Patrón"
In January 1996, the reign of Juan García Abrego ended; he was arrested by the Mexican army and extradited to the United States the following year, plunging the CDG in a period of instability as a number of leaders came and went.
Eventually the CDG settled under the leadership of a former lieutenant of Juan García Abrego, Angel Salvador "El Chava" Gómez Herrera. Osiel Cárdenas Guillén was, or became, a close friend of "El Chava" Gómez during his time as leader of the CDG, to the point they were considered "compadres". In that period of time Osiel is said to have become an important part of the CDG, with some reports indicating he was operations leader or, possibly, sharing leadership with "El Chava" Gómez .
Despite their friendship, things changed dramatically; in July 1999 "El Chava" Gómez was killed. From the beginning it was alleged that Osiel had ordered the killing in order to seize control of the CDG. It was because of this Osiel earned the nickname "El Mata Amigos" (The Friend Killer), and, as leader of the CDG, "El Patrón" (The Boss).
The Glory Days
With leadership secured by Osiel, the other Cárdenas Guillén brothers became important members of the CDG, in particular the most publicly known Antonio Ezequiel, who went by the nickname "Tony Tormenta", Homero, who likely operated discretely from the very beginning, and Mario, who reportedly organized drug shipments from his prison cell in Matamoros up until his actions were discovered in 2003 and he was reassigned to a prison in Jalisco.
Under the leadership of Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, the CDG reached the peak of its power, with multiple operational groups, the most famous being Los Zetas, which was made of military defectors turned bodyguards/elite task force. There are numerous notable individuals and events from this era, well beyond the scope of this article.
What should be noted is that Osiel Cárdenas Guillén was arrested in March 2003, yet he continued to lead the CDG and give orders from behind bars. The CDG continued to grow and expand; it was reported to have operated in 21 of the 32 states that make up Mexico at its peak. All that changed in January 2007; Osiel was extradited to the United States.
Stormy Days
With Osiel no longer in the picture, leadership passed to his brother "Tony Tormenta", who directed the cartel in conjunction with Jorge Eduardo "El Coss" Costilla Sánchez, a prominent operator in the CDG who had been a close associate of Osiel. Sometime in 2007 the imprisoned brother Mario, nicknamed "M-1" and "El Gordo", was quietly released from prison and discreetly joined the CDG.
A few months into the leadership of "Tony Tormenta", Los Zetas held a meeting of its high ranking members and voted to become autonomous from the CDG. Shortly thereafter they negotiated a power sharing agreement, with their leader Heriberto "El Lazca" Lazcano Lazcano, joining "Tony Tormenta" and "El Coss" to oversee the CDG-Zeta alliance, an arrangement that would last less than 3 years.
The January 2010 killing of Sergio "El Concord 3" Peña Solís created a rift between Los Zetas and the CDG that led to a full scale war between the former allies. In the midst of this war "Tony Tormenta" was killed in a military operation in Matamoros seeking to arrest him in November 2010 and the seeds were planted for further divisions within the CDG.
Chewing the Fat
While it is generally regarded that "M-1", also known as "El Gordo", took the place of his "Tony Tormenta" as leader of the CDG alongside "El Coss", a nephew, Rafael "El Junior" Cárdenas Vela, son of the mysterious aforementioned Rafael Cárdenas Guillén, became increasingly prominent in this timeframe. Amidst rumors that "El Coss" had given up the location of "Tony Tormenta" to authorities in order to solidify power, "El Junior" Cárdenas acted on his own accord, resulting in a number of conflicts with individuals directly linked to "El Coss" up until his arrest in October 2011.
A month before the arrest of "El Junior" Cárdenas, the leader of a group within the CDG known as Los Metros, Samuel "El Metro 3" Flores Borrego, was killed. Los Metros, which controlled Reynosa, Tamaulipas and cities to the west, had borne the brunt of the war with Los Zetas since the split and the death of "El Metro 3", allegedly at the hands of fellow CDG member Juan Reyes "R1" Mejía González, was met with deep suspicion.
With many blaming "El Coss", alleging that he had ordered the killing in an effort to further expand his power, Los Metros broke away from the CDG, becoming an independent faction under the leadership of Mario "Pelón" Armando Ramírez Treviño. From that point on, open hostilities between Los Metros and the rest of the CDG would frequently take place.
With tensions started by "El Junior" Cárdenas under the surface, the rest of the CDG continued under the leadership of "M-1" and "El Coss" for nearly a year. In September 2012 "M-1'' was arrested and 8 days later "El Coss" too was arrested. It was then that leadership quietly passed to the final brother, Homero "El Majadero" Cárdenas Guillén, also known as "El Orejón".
The Silent Fool
While "El Majadero" led the core of CDG in Matamoros, plazas in the southern part of Tamaulipas, which had been more directly linked to "El Coss" than the Cárdenas Guillén family in recent years, began operating independently, forming the CDG del Sur (Gulf Cartel of the South) faction. Nevertheless, open hostilities between the CDG of Matamoros and CDG del Sur never occurred and, in fact, they would proceed to work together in an alliance of sorts.
In November 2013, "El Orejón" was allegedly hospitalized and it was unclear if he ever fully recovered; he died of a heart attack in March 2014, leaving the CDG without a Cárdenas Guillén brother to lead it for the first time in fourteen years.
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Breakmylegs January 21, 2023 at 5:54 PM
The introduction made me laugh- ''I was planning on a single article, but when I went back over the history again I decided to make an article in 77 parts, cos its just too fucking complex''. Keep em coming Itzli, this was great.
Itzli January 23, 2023 at 10:18 AM
Glad you enjoyed my copout introduction. I swear I tried to keep things to the point but when I got to page four of background information to get to the point that I would focus on I was like, screw it I better chop this up in sections. Appreciate the kind words.
Awesome post. Love these articles that have history behind them it gives so much better context to things that happen. Bravo. Keep it coming.
Classic Itzi material!
Cant tell the story of tamaulilpas organized crime without mentioning Virgilio Barrera a trafficker of heroin in the 40s till he was busted. Snitched on off course. Then it was Juan N. Guerra whom was a smuggler of american goods into mexico and made millions but not one person that even knew the man personally ever said he was a drug trafficker. He was the most powerful man in tamaulipas and smugglers paid him to use the border he controlled. In his older age he met an up and coming Abrego and to help him during marijuana growing seasons he gifted his nephew with some construction companies before Abrego started smuggling cocaine instead of bud Another name that cant be forgotten was el Cacho Espinoza whom was a drug trafficker and a killer gaining power as Guerra got old. El Cacho was big when Abrego was coming up. They even killed rival drug dealers together. But shit got bad when el Cacho started to talk bad about Abrego and Guerra saying he had more balls than the old man and his nephew. Abrego ordered the death of el Cacho by el comando de la muerte. A zetas predecessor. And the cdg was born. Guerra was like a saint withing organized crime circles and was like a consiglieri to Abrego till Abrego got arrested. Interesting fact about the cdg. Abrego himself and anyone working with him or in his piece of the border cld only smuggle cali cartel coke. No medellin cartel coke was smuggled by cdg members or associates. Abrego forbid it.
7:10 the past is the past, but please don't speak on current events.
Matamoros que de nadie se deja
Cuna del cartel del golfo
de los lobos y los zetas.
Any insight on a gentleman by the name Herminio Montelongo?
Absolutely awesome information, I appreciate you taking the time to share that with us. I did consider putting some information on El Cacho but passed for the sake of brevity. Kind of glad I did because I would not have done justice with it considering how much information you bring up that I was not aware of. Thanks again!
@10:57 PM Sorry, that name is not on my radar but now you got me curious...
Virgilio Barrera Juan N Guerra Garcia Abrego then el cabezon Sosa then Malerde then Chava Gomez then Cardenas Guillen. All Tamulipas bosses. Then it was el Coss el Tormenta and Lazcano. After them 3 the cdg turned into factions. The cdg was the most powerful cartel in Mexico from the late 90s till the split with the zetas in 2010.
I think Tijuana might say otherwise
Yeah tijuana was never as powerfull because the arellanos were always at war. The arellanos cldnt even get their money safely to their colombian plug so the Colombians looked for another trafficker that cld safely get their mony to colombia and they found Beltran Leyva whom became a boss amongst the top of the sinaloa cartel. The arellanos had perhaps the best border territory straight into southern california but were to violent for their own good. In his day Amado Carrillo was the most powerful just by the weight the man was capable of moving but he didnt last long.
7:32 yes TJ was the "stronger" cartel after Amado "died" and many of his lieutenants left CDJ. So about 3 years as El Señor de la Frontera.
Once Chapo "escaped", avoided recapture and reached an agreement with the government to first take down the TJ people, their reign was over.
So around 2000-02 La Compañía very likely overtook CAF as the most powerful.
For a while BAF and OCG had an agreement when both were in Almoloya and we're using their people to eliminate enemies, one being the Managing Editor of Zeta TJ who was shot by El Verdugo after leaving a medical appointment in TJ.
As is his nature, the duplicity of OCG led to him ordering his people to teach his former aliado BAF a lesson and test his Karate skills when they had a disagreement. Not effective when putazos are being thrown.
Aren't both going to be released within a couple years?
The most powerful cartel was the Sinaloa cartel before the Beltran Leyva brothers split although the CDG was nearly as powerful before they split with Los Zetas
The cds was not as powerful as the cdg thats why cdg kicked their ass out of nuevo laredo and killed any cds that they sent to retake it. Oziel was convicted of ordering killings in sinaloa. The cdg went up there and kicked their ass. Kicked cds and milenio cartel out of michoacan Remember carlos rosales was a boss of michoacan but he was cdg allied.When cdg zetas split in 2010 cds became the most powerful cartel in mexico. This are facts.
Also the arellanos sought an alliance with oziel cardenas when they were locked up in same prison. The arellanos asked the cdg zetas for help against cds. Im not a cheerleader i just like history. Before you comment on my comment please do your research.
El kelin was boss when oziel got locked up. Then he got locked up and el coss el tormenta and lazcano took over. Lazcano of course was not from tamaulipas originally.
Driving MSSQL January 21, 2023 at 8:09 PM
Great read Itzli! Thanks
"There are numerous notable individuals and events from this error, well beyond the scope of this article."
great line! too true!
JamesBrown January 21, 2023 at 10:39 PM
Interesting etymology of the name of the city of Matamoros. Literally "Killer of Moors" or Muslim Killer. Something to do with Spain being pissed off at the North Africans who ruled it.
After the spaniards beat the moors the aoldiers that fought that war came to the americas. Matamoros is even a surname.
MX January 22, 2023 at 12:22 AM
Great post. Always appreciate your CDG expertise.
Much to say about Juan N. Guerra. I was fortunate enough to visit his restaurant Piedras Negras Bar & Restaurant when I was younger, but I don't remember much. The restaurant was pretty quiet in the late 1990s, few visited out of fear. But he was generally there on weekdays.
In its early days the restaurant was the equivalent of the Ravenite or Wimpy's, to name other familiar "social club" hangouts. A block from the Presidencia Municipal, in the heart of downtown Matamoros, across the street from the Teatro Reforma in Matamoros. Famous artists from all over Mexico visited and dined there, as shown in old newspapers. Today, it is an abandoned two-story building. But one can still take a peak through the windows...
Saludos, Itzli.
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ElChino January 23, 2023 at 9:59 AM
Yessir I been following bb since 2013 💯 I had no business reading and watching narco news as a kid but here I am 💪
Great read / post. Should be in a major publication but us BB fanatics are lucky to have it here. The links to articles from 2009-11 were also very informative and relevant. Itzi, mica, sol & all ya keep up the good work. Looking forward to next one in series.
Maybe a series on CJNG from before they formed matazetas to their quick expansion?
Glad you noticed and enjoyed the links! I wrote the article mostly from memory and old notes but as I got close to finalizing the draft of this part I decided to go and find as many relevant BB articles as possible so anyone that wanted to delve deeper had a good starting point.
A CJNG series would be great, not sure that I would be the best fit to write it. Now the rise and fall of Las Resistencia would be fun. I've been bouncing around the idea of a series on the fall of BLO and cover the history of several splinter groups, but we'll see how things play out.
Monstro January 23, 2023 at 5:06 AM
It's worth noting Osiel Cárdenas Is due to be released on or before August of 2024. His sentence is almost done. I wonder what if anything that's gonna do in CDG or what's left of it
2 live n die in LA January 23, 2023 at 9:38 AM
His family probably still runs deep in CDG. He will prob resume as top dog or form his own faction
Itzli January 23, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Great point! In a future part I will be covering expectations for the CDG Matamoros in the coming year but now that you mention it I will make sure to incorporate Osiel's coming release and how I feel it will affect things.
MX January 23, 2023 at 10:27 PM
I don't think he will be deported. Could be wrong, you never know. But in his US indictment it doesn't have the clause of "No lawful return to the U.S." while other narcos in that same file do.
Covered this in a piece from 2020:
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2020/04/imprisoned-gulf-cartel-leader-osiel.html
My guess is, he will be removed from prison shortly before his release date, will no longer appear in the BOP, and he will be gone without trace.
Itzli January 24, 2023 at 7:26 AM
Thanks so much MX, I can always count on you to bring a level of insight that makes any conversation better. I missed that nuance which definitely opens up the door to more possibilities, that said, I agree, he'll quietly disappear and if he's smart live out his days with the money he has stashed away but there is always the chance he emerges in Matamoros. Time will tell.


Science may be a universal language, but for international students, many other things are lost in translation.
Studying abroad is an opportunity for advancing in a scientific career; it is also a test to one's endurance. Hear from those who decided to embark on this journey.
There are many reasons for you to start your studies abroad: meeting new people, experiencing different cultures, and seeing how science is done in another part of the world. There is, however, another less romantic side of life abroad. Living in a foreign place exposes you to unknown dangers and it challenges your learning capacity. Also, in some occasions your interaction with new peers, professors, and mentors is clouded by cultural differences that are difficult to overcome. But in the end, all these experiences will contribute to your personal development. These learnings show you new ways to observe the world which influences the ways in which you do science.
Fig 1. Students participating in studying-abroad program. Source: The LEAF Project via Flickr.
I am an international student and when comparing my learnings to other people's experiences I started to identify common aspects in our lives. This article talks about these aspects and gives you a better understanding of what you might be facing when pursuing graduate studies abroad.
Transitioning into a new life takes time, particularly when you have to learn new rules and behaviors, or polish a second language. You cultivate patience and tolerance, you learn how to adapt to new circumstances, and yet certain things are just part of a long-term learning process, for instance adjusting to the environment, the food, and in certain cases to the weather.
Life as an international student starts from feeling awe and excitement about the transition into a new environment. After settling down you feel homesick and lonely. These feelings grow in you and the inherent difficulties of grad school become cumbersome. Also, not being a citizen can be discouraging because you don't have the same benefits as everybody else. Fortunately, this also means that you become an ambassador of your culture, which often provides unique opportunities for building fruitful partnerships.
In my opinion there are three stages during an international student's life: the tunnel, the rollercoaster, and the crunch time. Here is how each of these stages work.
First, you have to master the strange symbols that indicate how to find the restroom, a restaurant, and directions to get home. During this stage you don't know anything about social cues, you have no spatial orientation, and a warped sense of time.
Your first concern is to understand the content of the classes, and make sure that you know what you are supposed to do. Then you study the new environment by exploring the neighborhood as if it were a great expedition; carrying water, snacks, and a raincoat in your backpack. And with camera in hand you go out to capture every detail of this new world.
Everything was new, I was so happy for being in this place. I used to say to myself "I made it!" … during this stage I loved every new experience.
The tunnel stage is beautiful for most of us; unfortunately it is short lived so enjoy it. The friends you make at the beginning are the most important for your entire time as an international student. Building connections is a difficult task for grad students in general, but it is worth investing in friendships from the beginning of your program.
However, for some it is hard to find friends. Postdocs face this difficulty. For instance Laura Dietz from computer sciences says that as an international postdoc you don't have peers that start with you; for her it took until the last stage to actually build a community of friends. Most international postdocs struggle to grow connections; either because they are isolated in their labs or for lacking a proper introduction to the community.
Next, during the rollercoaster stage, you feel much more confident about your role and you manage to effectively communicate your needs and opinions about things. You become more adventurous by traveling farther and talking to more people. "I love running and biking and I used this as a way to meet people and new places" Kaline said. Yes, you laugh but you also cry, you are happy and sad, you are hopeful and hopeless.
Effectively, this is a stage in which your emotions mimic a rollercoaster. However, what remains constant is keeping yourself strong; which is what I try to do, I hold to the rollercoaster's car so I don't fall in the ups and downs.
Frustration is the common factor during this stage. For Laura it was difficult to build a familiar environment with good friends. For Kaline, financial and health issues that would otherwise have been solved easily in her home-country became huge hurdles. But, as Claudia said to me "You must seek for robustness in your days, a sturdy feeling that gives structure to your life, and this allows you to better know yourself, to question your ways in life, and you start looking for welfare".
But there is nothing wrong with these feelings, they are part of the process, you just hang in there as long as needed and then, one day you notice that you are okay, you feel good, you made it through, you are at the doors of stage three.
Once you have lived in another country for a long time it will feel more like home. You will look back and appreciate the great experiences you have had. It is crunch time and you have to deliver by gathering all your learnings.
Even though life as an international grad student challenges your self-esteem quite a lot, you can always remind yourself of how strong you are by just getting to this final stage.
For Cibele, this stage means forgetting about adapting to the environment and going with what you have. At this point you are ready to complete your program, no further instruction is needed. You realize that you have built a broader foundation of knowledge because when traveling you observe the world in a different way, you ask questions that you didn't think could be important. "In conclusion", as Charles Darwin said, "… nothing can be more improving to a young naturalist, than a journey in distant countries".


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Vancouver Urban Ministries provides a spectrum of free specialized help and support to children with learning difficulties and their families in the poorest neighborhoods of East Vancouver.
The children we serve are among the most vulnerable in our community. The challenges they face include poverty, chaotic lifestyles and severe learning difficulties which require one-on-one support. Without help, these children will likely fail to advance in their education and their opportunities for achieving stable employment in adulthood will be greatly reduced. Our passion is to provide significant support for improving their education, help them grow in understanding their self-worth, give them confidence in social interactions, and provide hope for them and their families for a brighter future.
We provide support through Specialized Tutoring, Music Lessons, and Community Events.
The Rising Above Tutoring Program uses the proven Orton-Gillingham approach which engages a multitude of the children's senses. We also provide a nurturing and loving atmosphere where students know that they are valued and loved – a key ingredient to success.
With your support, these children can rise above their challenges to reach their full potential.
Our goal is for all our students to have a genuinely positive learning experience in elementary school and gain a strong foundation for success in their high school education and in life.
Our students are referred to this program by their teachers or school counselors. When they are referred, they are usually 2 years behind in school.
VUM currently has trained tutors operating in 2 schools in East Vancouver.
Training for tutors takes place at the beginning and in the fall of each year.
"Your one to one program is valuable for all our students because they come to school so emotionally needy. This is rare to see in our school. We often are not able to do that, and it is not characteristic of us to be asked. The students begin to read, but their social and emotional wellbeing is also being addressed. The love shared implies the message safe."
"I was always worried about my son's school performance.
Although Canadian born, he was always put in ESL help until grade 5. The tutoring program has helped him improve a lot. The program really helped because I'm a single mom and cannot afford the tutoring my son needed. I am very happy to see my son receive a B in English because before that he usually would get a C or C-."
Vancouver Urban Ministries tutored both of my daughters and they are now in high school. Now my son is being tutored. I am very grateful for the help VUM has been to my family.
The Eagle Youth Music School enriches our students' lives by providing free music lessons for elementary and high school students who come from low-income families.
One-to-one piano lessons are available from professional and practicing musicians.
Due to a lack of funding, not all schools are able to sustain music programs.
As many families are not able to afford music lessons, we have partnered with MacDonald Elementary since 2008 to provide free music lessons for students.
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According to research, musical abilities boost students' confidence and ability – enabling students to perform better at school.
"I enjoy the music lessons very much, I feel happy and relaxed when I can play. It helps me forget about the troubles in my life."
"It is always a delight to watch the music students perform with such great confidence and with smiles on their faces."
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Just as importantly as providing a tutoring program, we pay special attention to building caring, supportive, nurturing long-term relationships. Our goal is to encourage the children and their families to develop a greater sense of self-worth and confidence and to grow in their social skills through positive and meaningful interactions.
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Throughout the year, including Christmas and summer, our staff and volunteers organize awesome fun and educational events for children, youth and families. They're meaningful ways to keep kids active in learning while making sure they're having lots of fun playing in safe spaces. As well, they're a great way for participants to make friends, develop social skills, and celebrate life together!
At these monthly family gatherings we share a meal together and develop closer relationships with the children and families. Through music, fun family activities and inter-active talks we celebrate life and share healthy, intentional, positive values. Our desire is that by engaging with these values, our families will grow in hope and find meaning for their future together.
Every year, with the sponsorship of some amazing partners, we send the children from our programs to summer camp. This is a fantastic and life-changing experience for our kids and we are so grateful to everyone who participates in this adventure.
Family gatherings provide a time for families from Rising Above to connect. These gatherings are held monthly at our partner schools. We usually connect with an intimate circle of 30 guests at these events.
On Easter, Family Appreciation Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas we invite all of the families in the VUM community to special dinners. For these meals we have anywhere from 50 to 200 people join us for nights of great fun and celebration.
Holiday Meals are usually held with partner churches and provide our families with great chances to connect with their local church.
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A (Not) Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Quorum
Yesterday, the House of Representative voted for the 17th Medicare SGR patch over 11 years, an embarrassing record of futility in addressing real Medicare physician payment reform. Even more embarrassing—and troubling to anyone who believes in the Founding Fathers' vision of a good and transparent democracy—is the way that the House leadership orchestrated a secret voice vote to get the patch enacted when they knew that they didn't have the votes.
Here is what happened. The patch was opposed by ACP, AMA, the American College of Surgeons, and just about everyone else in organized medicine (More later on why). Debate on the House floor started yesterday morning, and it quickly became apparent that the House leadership did not have the 2/3 voting super-majority needed to pass the patch (two-thirds was needed because the House had suspended the rules to allow for a quick vote). Lacking a quorum, the House temporarily put off the issue. Most members of the House expected to be called back later in the day, with a recorded vote for or against.
Instead, as Roll Call reports, "it was clear that a bill to avert a pay hike for doctors was short on support, so Republican leaders struck a closed-door agreement with Democrats to pass the bill by voice vote while members were not yet in the chamber, according to members and aides from both parties."
The article continues, "The bipartisan power move to hold a voice vote allowed members to avoid a tough roll call, which would have forced them either to vote for a bill they do not support or allow doctors who treat Medicare patients to take a pay cut, incensing powerful outside interests. The tactic flies in the face of Speaker John A. Boehner's pledge to be a transparent and rule-abiding Congress, members and aides said. 'I've seen a lot of dumb things, but I've never seen anything quite as comical as this,' Rep. John D. Dingell, D-Mich., the longest serving member in the history of Congress, told CQ Roll Call."
In my 35 years advocating for doctors in Washington, I also have never seen such a blatant and secret power-play, blessed by the leaders of both political parties, to win a vote they knew they had lost with zero individual member accountability. But I don't find it to be comical at all.
As ACP President Molly Cooke said in a statement following the vote:
"Physicians and their patients need to know that today, by a voice vote—with no recorded votes and therefore no individual member accountability for their votes—the House of Representatives voted for the 17th short-term Medicare SGR patch over the past eleven years. By voting for the patch, the House failed to heed the unified call, of physicians who believe that now is the time for the House and Senate to reach agreement on the bipartisan reforms that were agreed to by the leaders of the Medicare committees of jurisdiction."
"[This] would be the 17th patch enacted over 11 years to temporarily halt impending SGR cuts, at a budget cost of over $150 billion. Each time, physicians and patients were told that, this time, things will be different, that the temporary patch would give Congress the time it needs to achieve agreement on permanent reform. Why should physicians and patients believe that passing another patch now would result in permanent SGR repeal?
This one-year patch, if passed by the Senate, will likely give Congress the out it wants to push the entire issue of permanent SGR repeal and Medicare payment reform to the 114th Congress. The new Congress would then have to start over on crafting a permanent SGR repeal and Medicare payment reform bill that could clear the authorizing committees, pass both chambers, and be signed into law by the President—before this latest proposed patch expires on March 31, 2015. It is more probable that this would result in the enactment of patch #18 at an additional budget cost of tens of billions of taxpayers' dollars and further destabilization of Medicare."
Notwithstanding the House vote, the College is not giving up on permanent SGR repeal. In a letter sent today to all Senators, the College argued that the, "Senate can—and must—do better, by voting down the patch and passing the bicameral, bipartisan permanent SGR repeal legislation that was agreed to by the leadership of the authorizing committees." The Senate vote is expected to take place on Monday, April 1, at 5 p.m. I encourage ACP members, and other readers of this blog, to call your Senators today and Monday to urge them to vote down the patch and pass real SGR repeal. Click here for more information on how you can help.
I know that some of you may be worried that with a 24% SGR cut looming on Monday, that a patch may be the only way of stopping the cut. Consider this, though: every time that Congress has come up against the deadline for a scheduled cut, it has made the same old tired excuse, that a patch is the only option to stop it. We have heard this from them 16 times over 11 years. Each time they promise to do better, but they don't and they won't. Congress has a choice other than to allow the 24% cut to take place or another patch, which is to pass the bipartisan, bicameral SGR repeal bill.
As we approach the Senate's vote—which, ironically is supposed to take place the evening before April Fools Day—it would be good to remember the idiom, "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me." Will we wake up on April 1, having been played the fool for the 17th time in 11 years?
Instead, it would be better to remember the classic rock anthem penned by The Who's Pete Townsend and sung by Roger Daltrey, "We Won't Be Fooled Again." Don't be fooled into thinking that a patch is the only way to stop the 24% cut. And remember, it is Congress, not organized medicine, that's acting like the "Fools on the Hill" (Beatles).
Today's questions: What do you think of the House's secret vote to pass SGR patch #17? What are you going to do to hold your House members and Senators accountable to enact permanent SGR repeal?
Posted by Bob Doherty at 3/28/2014 02:45:00 PM
PCP said...
What do I think of the SGR patch voice vote?
They like us exactly where they have us! These are power hungry people and they get their way with a powerful and respected profession and loathe to change the status quo they have carefully crafted since the start of medicare.
ryanjo said...
Doesn't it bother you that the very politicians who pulled this recent heist are the very same who will be responsible for creating public policy governing physicians and patients? I would have been much more confident in our profession's future if ACP President Cooke had simply stated that this latest slap in the face is the last, and the medical organizations will encourage and assist their membership in avoiding participation in any federal programs until physician integrity and independence is respected.
What Can We Do about a Non-compliant Congress?


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Interview with Andrew Wyke Producer of Warwick Castle Proms 2014
Written by LianeKate on July 6, 2014
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On Friday, 6 June the nation was captivated by the commemorations of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day and this year's Summer Proms concert at Warwick Castle on Saturday, 12 July will pay tribute to the heroes of D-Day with a special selection of music, narration and iconic images on the big screen.
Producer Andrew Wyke commented: "This is a very special anniversary as there are now so few D-Day veterans still with us and we wanted to commemorate this at the Summer Proms concert at Warwick this year. "
With the 70-piece City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra performing on stage the D-Day commemoration section will feature beautiful classics including Hymn To The Fallen from the movie Saving Private Ryan; the theme from Band Of Brothers and more.
The D-Day section will start in spectacular style with an aerial display by an original World War II Spitfire, the aircraft which spearheaded the D-Day landings and helped ensure aerial supremacy.
Pilot Peter Teichman commented: "It is an honour to be flying for this special commemoration I'm sure it will be a very emotional for both myself and the audience."
The evening promises to be spectacular showcasing superb music with all the Proms favourites for the flag-waving finale, and incredible fireworks. So gather friends and family, prepare picnics and join in the festivities for an evening of unrivalled entertainment.
Tickets are on sale now from www.warwickconcerts.com at just £36 for adults and £10 for children.
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Sambuca Luxardo is an Italian aniseeed-based liqueur with elderberries macerated in alcohol and then aged in Finnish vats. It is traditionally drunk alla mosca - with three coffee beans floating - as a digestif after dinner. It can also be drunk chilled straight, or layered with cream liqueur and is enjoyed in many cocktails.


Bordeaux is a fascinating and complex wine region in the Southwest part of France. It is actually over six times the size of Napa Valley in California! You'd expect a region this massive to make all kinds of wine, right? Incorrect! 90% of wines produced from this region are reds, and to be more exact, red blends. 10% of Bordeaux's production is a mixture of white wine and a dessert wine that would definitely be Winnie the Pooh's favorite wine: Sauternes.
So why blends? To begin with, there are 13 grape varieties that are permitted in Bordeaux, and if this seems like a lot, well, why don't we travel back in time to the 1780's to Pomerol and St. Emilion where a whopping 34 red grape varietals and 29 white varietals were once allowed (wine laws have become more restricted and some of these grapes are not extinct from this region). Each type of grape brings something unique to the wine; for example, Merlot adds a smooth texture to red wine, and Cabernet Sauvignon gives a wine structure.
Standing within the Bordeaux wine region, we are about an hour's drive from the Atlantic Ocean and surrounded by streams and rivers. The proximity to the ocean makes weather here prone to storms with rapid fluctuation in temperature, which is sometimes beneficial when growing Merlot and Cab. If a storm negatively impacted a winemaker's Cabernet Franc grapes one vintage, but their Merlot tastes wonderful, the winemaker can choose to add more Merlot into that bottling. If winemakers didn't have these options in Bordeaux, their farms wouldn't be sustainable nor profitable. Additionally, water is so plentiful that overwatering and collected moisture in the vines is a challenge. This is why some of the best Bordeaux wines are grown from vines atop gravel and limestone.
If you've ever wondered what people are referring to when talking about a wine being 'Left Bank' or Right Bank' you're about to find out! To begin with, these wines will always be from Bordeaux. Secondly, three bodies of water called the Gironde, the Garonne, and the Dordogne are the heartbeat of Bordeaux. The Atlantic Ocean feeds into the Gironde estuary (fancy term for when ocean water becomes a river) and then the Gironde splits into two rivers. The Left Bank (the Garonne) is known for appellations like Graves, Sauternes, and the Medoc. Here they use higher amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon in their blends and their soil is full of rich gravel with smaller amounts of limestone. These wines are excellent for aging!
If you're drinking wine from Pomerol or St. Emilion, you are on the Right Bank of Bordeaux aka the Dordogne. While the Left Bank is full of towering Châteaux,the Right Bank has more intimate homes and smaller plots of land. The soil has more limestone than gravel which makes it perfect for growing Merlot with dashes of Cabernet Sauvignon. These smooth and delicate wines are ready to drink now!
Part of the lure of Bordeaux goes back to the Bordeaux Official Wine Classification of 1855. Napoleon Bonaparte asked Bordeaux winemakers to rate their own wines for the Paris Universal Exhibition. Understandably, winemakers panicked (try asking one of us at the shop for our favorite cheese/wine and you'll get a similar response 'It's like picking my favorite child', is what Peter frequently says) and promptly procrastinated. Eventually the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce was summoned to evaluate the wines and decided to rank them based on how expensive they were. Classifications range from First Growth (Premier Cru) to Second Growths (Deuxiemes Cru), Third, Forth, and Fifth Growth. When creating this ranking Napoleon said that this competition was never to be repeated again! The uniqueness of this competition is one of the caches of Bordeaux and is a part of the reason why their wines are so cherished. So, come try some Bordeaux! We're really into drinking organic and biodynamic wines as you know, and Saturday's line-up in no exception!
Fun Fact: The name Bordeaux comes from 'au bord de l'eau' which fittingly translates to 'along the waters'.
Fun Fact: In 1953, Roald Dahl wrote a short story called Taste, in which two wine lovers argue about identifying a wine in a blind tasting-the wine they are discussing is from Château Branaire-Ducru!
Fun Fact: The wine region Bordeaux is larger than all of the wine regions in Germany combined!
Fun Fact: After decades of pestering the French government Baron Philippe de Rothschild is the first and only person to have gotten his Château ranking altered in the 1855 Classification to a First Growth status.
Fun Fact: Letters have been found from the 4thcentury stating that this wine was served at Julius Caesar's table!
What It Tastes Like: Fresh strawberries and nutmeg galore.
Fun Fact: Château Petrus in Pomerol (Right Bank) is one of the most counterfeited wines in the world.


I am a student in a electronic school and i need to realize a project with two PSOC 5 's kits ( CY8CKIT-050 PSOC 5 LP and module CY8CKIT-017 CAN/LIN).
I am beginner in "C" programmation, and i need to program a can BUS to receive information sent by a user interface to treat this message (speed measure) and transmit informations on the can bus to an other card.
The received information on can bus are divided in three informations (gain, offset, diameter).
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Q: How to know which cells, or range of cells, are protected in Google Spreadsheet with Google Sheet API? I need to read a Google Spreadsheet with the Google-Sheet API, but in addition to read the data I need to know which cells, or range of cells are protected.
Looking in the API documentation I found the way to create, delete or update protected ranges... (https://developers.google.com/sheets/api/samples/ranges) but I couldn't find any method that, given a range, can tell me which cells are protected and which are not.

A: Answer:
You can make a call to Spreadsheets.get and view a list of protected ranges in the sheets/protectedRanges object key.
More Information:
As per the documentation on Sheet objects, which is a sub-object of the return from the Spreadsheets.get endpoint:

ProtectedRange
A protected range.
{
  "protectedRangeId": integer,
  "range": {
    object (GridRange)
  },
  "namedRangeId": string,
  "description": string,
  "warningOnly": boolean,
  "requestingUserCanEdit": boolean,
  "unprotectedRanges": [
    {
      object (GridRange)
    }
  ],
  "editors": {
    object (Editors)
  }
}

The range object of this protectedRange contains a GridRange object of the range that is being protected.
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