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Flag football is a version of Canadian football or American football. It has the similar set of rules of American football but instead of tackling players to the ground in this sport the defensive team have to remove the flag or a flag belt from the ball carrier.
This sport can be played in various variations like for instance in 9-man to 4-man on a side. The field size in this sport varies from the field sizes in the CFL and NFL. It is basically the third of the total size of NFL and CFL playing fields.
In this sport the linemen are allowed to catch the passes however in the NFL and CFL sport they are not allowed to take them. It actually completely depends on whether blocking is allowed or not, if it is allowed it is restricted to the chest of the player.
Flag football is an introduction to youth Football games
This sport is widely played all around Asia, Europe and North America and is also being offered by many sports clubs.
American Football — a team sport played on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. Each team attempts to advance an oval ball down the field into the end zone by running or passing it. It is also known in some parts of the world (outside of the US) as Gridiron. In the US it is referred simply as football.
Canadian Football — a type of gridiron football which is played in Canada.
Tag Rugby — a team sport similar to touch rugby in which instead of a tackle a velcro attached tag if pulled off the ball carrier
Touch Football — A version of American Football, where instead of tackling players to the ground, the person carrying the ball only needs to be touched.
Touch Rugby — a team sport derived from Rugby Football, in which the tackling is replaced with just a touch.
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[UPDATE] AstraZeneca 'Cherry-Picking' Data Vaccine Issue Worse Than Anyone Can Imagine
Lee Mercado, Tech Times 24 March 2021, 03:03 am
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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) released a statement on Tuesday, March 23, which said that the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) was concerned about the possibility that AstraZeneca may have provided an incomplete view of the efficacy data.
"We urge the company to work with the DSMB to review the efficacy data and ensure the most accurate, up-to-date efficacy data be made public as quickly as possible," the statement reads.
AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Safety
AstraZeneca issued a press release on Monday, March 22, to address concerns that the company's COVID-19 vaccine may have been causing blood clots observed all around Europe.
The statement claims that AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine showed 79% efficacy against symptomatic disease based on 32,449 participants who developed 141 symptomatic of COVID-19 cases.
AstraZeneca continued that the vaccine also showed 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalization based on five total cases of severe disease or hospitalization in people who received the placebo.
In a follow-up statement issued on Tuesday, March 23, AstraZeneca clarified that their prior conclusion was based on a pre-specified interim analysis with a data cut-off of February 17.
The British-Swedish biotech company added that they would immediately contact the DSMB to share their primary analysis utilizing the most up-to-date efficacy data.
Also Read: Europe's AstraZeneca Vaccine Suspension Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences
DSMB's Counter-Statement
The DSMB is an independent group of experts tasked to review, evaluate, and make recommendations such as advising positive findings or halting a trial over safety concerns.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) appointed a DSMB to monitor COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials that received government funding.
The team formed for the assignment was selecting 10 to 15 people who are experts in their field, such as statistics, vaccine development, and ethics.
In AstraZeneca's case, the DSMB has had their eyes locked on after a study participant developed neurological symptoms during the trial conducted in September 2020.
According to a CNN report in October 2020, the DSMB was also responsible for halting the same AstraZeneca trial in July 2020 for the same reason.
Hours after AstraZeneca's Monday press release, the DSMB wrote to the biotech company and U.S. health leaders to raise their concerns about the data used in the latest study.
On Tuesday, March 23, AP revealed that the DSMB believes AstraZeneca cherry-picked their data instead of using the most recent and complete findings.
Outside experts were baffled by the ongoing professional dispute between the biotech company and the independent group.
NIH director Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed his dismay over the matter.
In an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America" last Tuesday, March 23, Fauci said that the incident "really is what you call an unforced error," and hoping that both AstraZeneca and DSMB will straighten the issue out immediately.
"The data and safety monitoring board picking up this discrepancy was an example of a safeguard," he said during the interview.
Related Article: AstraZeneca Vaccine, Blood Clot Link Unveiled by European Experts - Is Vaccine Still Safe for Those Who Have Blood Clot History?
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Etiology and outcome determinants of intracerebral hemorrhage in a south Indian population, A hospital-based study
Sunil K Narayan1, P Sivaprasad2, Sharma Sushma1, Ratnakar K Sahoo2, Tarun Kumar Dutta2
1 Department of Neurology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
2 Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Date of Decision 20-Mar-2012
Date of Acceptance 24-Jun-2012
Date of Web Publication 5-Dec-2012
Sunil K Narayan
Department of Neurology, SS Block, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry-6
Background: There is paucity of methodologically sound published studies on intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) from India, on pub med/embase search. Aims: To explore etiology of ICH and correlate the causes, location, and size of hemorrhage to clinical outcome. Materials and Methods: A hospital-based descriptive study from South Indian eastern coastal town of Puducherry; 60 consecutive subjects aged > 12 years, predominantly of inbred Tamil population, with head CT evidence of intracerebral hemorrhage not associated with trauma and brain tumors, were recruited. Outcome at three months was measured using Glasgow Outcome scale, NIHSS and mortality. SPSS v 19 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Commonest etiological factor was hypertension, followed by bleeding diathesis, thrombolysis for myocardial infarction, and cortical vein thrombosis. Most frequent locations of hematoma were basal ganglia, thalamus, internal capsule, and cerebral and cerebellar parenchyma. Hematoma volume correlated significantly with systolic and mean arterial pressure but not with diastolic blood pressure. Poor outcome was correlated to size (P < 0.05) and intraventricular extension of hematoma (P < 0.05), and to systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressure, but not to age, gender, smoking, alcoholism, ischemic heart disease, and blood sugar level. Among diabetic patients with ICH, the size of hematoma (P = 0.04) and severity of coma (P = 0.01) at admission were significantly worse compared to the non-diabetic, but not the outcome at three months [Glasgow outcome scale or mortality (P = 0.94 and 0.14)]. Conclusions: The location of hemorrhage and correlation with outcome agreed with the patterns described for the non-white races in prior reports. Independence of outcome to diabetic status despite a more severe initial presentation may indicate importance of good care, even in high risk groups.
Keywords: Etiology, intracerebral hemorrhage, outcome
Narayan SK, Sivaprasad P, Sushma S, Sahoo RK, Dutta TK. Etiology and outcome determinants of intracerebral hemorrhage in a south Indian population, A hospital-based study. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2012;15:263-6
Narayan SK, Sivaprasad P, Sushma S, Sahoo RK, Dutta TK. Etiology and outcome determinants of intracerebral hemorrhage in a south Indian population, A hospital-based study. Ann Indian Acad Neurol [serial online] 2012 [cited 2019 Jul 18];15:263-6. Available from: http://www.annalsofian.org/text.asp?2012/15/4/263/104333
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for 10% to 15% of all strokes. [1] In the eastern nations, ICH appears to be more common, accounting for up to 30% of strokes. [2] In spite of advances in medical and neurosurgical treatment, ICH remains a condition with poor outcome, with an overall mortality of 40% to 50%. [3] Identification of factors determining and modifying the clinical presentation and outcome of ICH is, therefore, very important for every population. Among the etiologies implicated in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, chronic arterial hypertension is considered the most important [4] ; other established causes include alcohol consumption, [5],[6] anti-coagulant treatment, [4],[7] and to a lesser extent, anti-platelet use, [8] thrombolytic therapy, [9] and use of amphetamines or cocaine [4] and possibly statins. Current smoking does not seem to increase the risk of ICH. [5],[10]
There have been very few prospective studies on ICH in India. Further, in view of vastness and heterogeneity of Indian population, systematic studies from different regions of the country may be justified. Through a prospective hospital-based study of 60 consecutive patients with ICH, we sought to investigate the risk factors for ICH and correlate the causes, location, and size of hemorrhage to clinical outcome.
Subjects and Methods
This is a prospective descriptive-analytical study, which comprised of 60 consecutive patients with CT scan proven ICH, aged > 12 years , admitted to the Jawaharlal institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, over a period of 18 months. Subjects consisted predominantly of Dravidian ethnic Tamil patients of low and middle income from Puducherry and neighboring districts of Tamilnadu. Traumatic and brain tumor-related ICH were excluded. Written informed consent was obtained from every patient or guardian as applicable. All patients were subjected to detailed history and physical examination followed by relevant laboratory investigations. Initial examination included recording of vital signs, assessment of Glasgow Coma Scale Score, neurological examination as per a performa and assessment of National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score. Non-contrast Head CT Scan was done in all patients. A battery of investigations including electrocardiogram, and echocardiogram, renal function tests, blood sugar level estimation, lipid profile, liver function tests, complete blood picture, were used to work up for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyper/hypolipidemia and bleeding/clotting disorders. Computerized tomographic angiogram (CTA) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were done, wherever indicated.
Hypertension was defined as blood pressure in excess of 140 (systolic) and/or 90 (diastolic) mm Hg blood pressure. [11] A fasting blood glucose of ≥126 mg/dl or two random blood glucose values of more than 200 mg/dl were taken as diagnostic of diabetes mellitus. [12] Hypercholesterolemia and hypocholesterolemia were defined by serum cholesterol value greater than 200 mg/dl and less than 160 mg/dl, respectively. [13] Platelet count of less than 150,000/μl defined thrombocytopenia. [14]
CT scans were studied to document the anatomical location, number and size of hemorrhage and the presence of intraventricular hemorrhage. Approximate volume of the hematoma was calculated using the formula, ABC/2, where A is the longest diameter of the hematoma measured in centimeter (cm), B the diameter perpendicular to A, and C the product of slice thickness in cm and the number of slices of the CT scan in which the hematoma is visible. [15]
All patients received the optimal treatment for ICH as per protocols of the hospital for various etiologies of ICH. Recombinant factor VII was not administered to any, due either to late presentation or cost factor. Osmotic agents, anti-hypertensive, anti-epileptic agents and hypoglycemic agents including insulin were given as per indications. Surgical interventions and mechanical ventilator support were provided as and when necessary.
Patients were followed up for a period of three months to assess short term clinical outcome by Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) and NIHSS at 3 months. For statistical analysis, GOS 1, 2 and 3 were grouped together as poor outcome groups and GOS 4 and 5 as good outcome. [16] Baseline parameters were correlated to NIHSS and GOS at 3 months through appropriate statistical tests. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS software v 19.
The baseline characteristics of the study population with respect to age and gender are summarized in [Figure 1]. The most common clinical presentation was hemiplegia. Baseline NIHSS was 0 to 15 in 20 (33.3%) patients, 16 to 30 in 32 (53.3%), and > 31 in 8 (13.3%) patients. GCS at baseline was 3 to 8 in 23 patients (38%), 9 to 12 in 24 (40%), and 13 to 15 in 13 (22%) patients. Hypertension was the most common etiological risk factor, 50% of patients having been diagnosed hypertensive in the past, another 36.7% newly diagnosed. Other etiologies included bleeding/clotting disorders (6.67%), anti-platelets/thrombolytic use (5%), and ICH in association with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (1.67%).
Figure 1: Age and sex distribution in the study population
Baseline data pertaining to the location of the bleed as seen on CT scan are given in [Figure 2]. The mean ICH volume was 49.97 ± 28.3 cubic cm. ICH volume was significantly associated with systolic and mean arterial pressures but not with diastolic pressure. (P=0.001, 0.023 and 0.11 respectively). Intraventricular hemorrhage was found maximally in the group of ICH with > 60 cubic cm volume [14 (66.67%)]. While 20% (12) of the ICH subjects had a good outcome, the remaining 80% did have a poor functional outcome as defined above. Diabetic status was seen to significantly correlate with hematoma Volume and low GCS but not with NIHSS score, GCS score or mortality at 90 days [Table 1].
Figure 2: Location of Intracerebral hemorrhage
Table 1: Comparison of clinical and radiological features of ICH between diabetic and nondiabetic patients
Of the 30 patients who died, 20 (66.7%) were men. While 20 (66.7%) died within a period of 24 hours, remaining 10 patients survived up to 30 days. The majority of patients who died were hypertensives [25 (83.3%)], of which 18 (72%) were male and 7 (28%) female.
Poor outcome was correlated to size (P<0.05) and intraventricular extension(P<0.05) of hematoma, and blood pressures (systolic, diastolic and mean arterial; P=0.004, 0.027 and 0.005 respectively). ICH volume was significantly associated with poor outcome (P < 0.05); same was true of the intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) [Table 2]. The 3-month GOS was also significantly correlated to NIHSS at baseline (P < 0.05), with the poor outcome group having a significantly higher mean baseline NIHSS of 23.8 (± 8.1) compared to a mean baseline NIHSS of 8.8 (± 4.0) in the good outcome group.
Table 2: Correlation of baseline and radiological parameters to outcome
Analysis of the outcome did not reveal any significant association with age, gender, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, smoking or alcoholism.
This is one of the few systematic studies on intracerebral hemorrhage from India, albeit a modest sample size. The study was conducted in a Ministry of Health-funded University hospital which provides quality medical care free of cost to poor patients and thus caters to the needs of and enjoys the patronage and confidence of low and middle income Tamil population in and around the union territory of Puducherry and the neighboring districts of the Arcot region of Tamilnadu such as Cuddalore and Villupuram. Uncontrolled hypertension was the most common etiology for ICH in our study, as has been the case in earlier studies across the globe. [17],[18],[19] The most common site of hematoma was the basal ganglia (45%) followed by thalamus, cerebral lobes, and cerebellum (43, 38, and 5%, respectively), which is in agreement with the pattern described for the non-white races in the United States as well. [20]
Based on the Glasgow outcome scale, 80% of the patients had poor outcome in our study. Predictors of death or severe disability included lower baseline Glasgow Coma Score, larger baseline ICH volume, and the presence of IVH at baseline, conforming to a pattern described previously. [1],[21],[22],[23],[24] While one study from Cincinnati, USA described a high sensitivity (96%) and specificity (98%) for the combined ICH volume and baseline GCS score to predict the 30 day mortality, [23] another from Heidelberg, Germany ascribed clinical outcome and increased mortality from ICH, more to the very presence of IVH and its early growth in size. [24]
In our study, patients with a poor outcome had significantly higher initial blood pressure. A multicentric study including centers from Asia (China and Singapore), Europe, Australia, and America had shown a similar association. [21],[25] However, an Asian multicentric study (including centers from India) opined against such an association. [22] While previous studies from Japan, Sweden, and Finland found age to be a significant predictor of outcome, [26],[27],[28] our limited data did not find this association.
Diabetes has been reported as an independent predictor of death after ICH. [29] In our study, outcome did not differ significantly between diabetics and non-diabetics though there was a trend towards poor outcome in diabetic group. Diabetic status; however, showed a significant correlation to larger hematoma volume at admission, in our population too, agreeing with earlier studies. [23],[29]
This hospital-based study from a single center does not aim to provide true prevalence or burden of ICH in the community.
Sample size is modest here and the follow-up period of three months allowed only short term outcome assessment. Non-availability of sequential CT scans precluded studies on evolution of changes in hematoma volume.
In a quarternary university hospital-based ICH patient sample of predominantly Tamil population from the South Indian eastern coastal town of Pondicherry, poor outcome was significantly associated with size and location of hematoma, arterial blood pressures, NIHSS at baseline, and presence of IVH but not with age, smoking, alcoholism, ischemic heart disease, and diabetic status. Larger, well-designed studies with a longer period of follow-up will be necessary to draw more robust conclusions on various etiologies of ICH and their correlation to the clinico-radiological parameters in our population.
1. Qureshi Al, Tuhrim ST, Broderick JP, Batjer HH, Hondo H, Hanley DF. Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. N Engl J Med 2001;344:1450-60.
2. Zhang LF, Yang J, Hong Z, Yuan GG, Zhou BF, Zhao LC, et al. For the collaborative group of China multicentre study of cardiovascular epidemiology. Proportion of different types of subtypes of stroke in China. Stroke 2003;34:2091-6.
3. Fogelholm R, Nuutila M, Vuorela AL. Primary intracerebral hemorrhage in the Jyvaskyla region, Central Finland, 1985-89: Incidence, case fatality rate, and functional outcome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1992;55:546-52.
4. Waga S, Miyazaki M, Okada M, Tochio H, Matsushima S, Tanaka Y. Hypertensive putaminal hemorrhage: Analysis of 182 patients. Surg Neurol 1986;26:159-66.
5. Calandre L, Arnal C, Ortega JF, Bermejo F, Felgeroso B, del Ser T, et al. Risk factors for spontaneous cerebral hematomas: Case-control study. Stroke 1986;17:1126-8.
6. Gorelick PB. The status of alcohol as a risk factor for stroke. Stroke 1989;20:1607-10.
7. Fogelholm R, Eskola K, Kiminkinen T, Kunnamo I. Anticoagulant treatment as a risk factor for primary intracerebral hemorrhage. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1992;55:1121-4.
8. Antiplatelet Trialists' Collaboration. Collaborative overview of randomised trials of antiplatelet therapy, I: Prevention of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke by prolonged antiplatelet therapy in various categories of patients. BMJ 1994;308:81-106.
9. De Jaegere PP, Arnold AA, Balk AH, Simoons ML. Intracranial hemorrhage in association with thrombolytic therapy: Incidence and clinical predictive factors. J Am Coll Cardiol 1992;19:289-94.
10. Fogelholm R, Murros K. Cigarette smoking and risk of primary intracerebral haemorrhage: A population-based case-control study. Acta Neurol Scand 1993;87:367-70.
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13. Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. Executive summary of the third report of the national cholesterol education program (NCEP) (Adult Treatment Panel III). JAMA 2001;285:2486-97.
14. Kasper DL, Braunwald E, Fauci AS, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL, et al. Harrison's principles of internal medicine. 17th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division: 2008.p. 980-6.
15. Gebel JM, Sila CA, Sloan MA, Granger CB, Weisenberger JP, Green CL, et al. Comparison of the ABC/2 estimation technique to computer-assisted volumetric analysis of intraparenchymal and subdural hematomas complicating the GUSTO-1 trial. Stroke 1998;29:1799-801.
16. Kasner SE. Clinical interpretation and use of stroke scales. Lancet Neurol 2006;5:603-12.
17. Caplan L. Intracerebral haemorrhage revisited. Neurology 1988;38:624-7.
18. Woo J, Lau E, Kay R. Elderly subjects aged 70 years and above have different risk factors for ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes compared to younger subjects. J Am Geriatr Soc1992;40:124-9.
19. Juvela S, Hillbom M, Palomaki H. Risk factors for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke 1995;26:1558-64.
20. Flaherty ML, Woo D, Haverbusch M, Sekar P, Khoury J, Sauerbeck L, et al. Racial variations in location and risk of intracerebral haemorrhage. Stroke 2005;36:934-7.
21. Christensen MC, Broderick J, Vincent C, Morris S, Steiner T. Global differences in patient characteristics, case management and outcomes in intracerebral haemorrhage: The factor seven for acute hemorrhagic stroke (FAST) trial. Cerebrovasc Dis 2009;28:55-64.
22. Wong KS. Risk factors for early death in acute ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage: A prospective hospital-based study in Asia. Asian acute stroke advisory panel. Stroke 1999;30:2326-30.
23. Broderick JP, Brott TG, Duldner JE, Tomsick T, Huster G. Volume of intracerebral hemorrhage: A powerful and easy-to-use predictor of 30-day mortality. Stroke 1993;24:987-93.
24. Steiner T, Diringer MN, Schneider D, Mayer SA, Begtrup K, Broderick J, et al. Dynamics of intraventricular hemorrhage in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: Risk factors, clinical impact, and effect of haemostatic therapy with recombinant activated factor VII. Neurosurgery 2006;59:767-73.
25. Dandapani BK, Schuichi S, Kelley RE, Reyeslglesias Y, Duncan RC. Relation between blood pressure and outcome in intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke 1995;26:21-4.
26. Nilsson OG, Lindgren A, Stahl N, Brandt L, Saveland H. Incidence of intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage in southern Sweden. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000;69:601-7.
27. Inagawa T, Takechi A, Yahara K, Saito J, Moritake K, Kobayashi S, et al. Primary intracerebral and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in Izumo city, Japan. Part 1: Incidence and seasonal and diurnal variations. J Neurosurg 2000;93:958-66.
28. Juvela S. Risk factors for impaired outcome after spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage. Arch Neurol 1995;52:1193-200.
29. Arboix A, Massons J, Garcia-Elores J, Oliveres M, Targa C. Diabetes is an independent risk factor for in hospital mortality from acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. Diabetes Care 2000;23:1527-32.
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In the case of an auto accident, it's straightforward. You must notify all the drivers and their insurance companies that you intend to file a claim. You should, of course, notify your insurance company right away after the accident.
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So, try to notify possible defendants within a couple of weeks after the incident. If you are hospitalized or have other reasons that cause a delay, get your claim started as soon as possible.
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Written notification is the way to go when you are pursuing legal action. Keep in mind that you do not want to give any in-depth information about the incident. Just let them know the time and place and that you were injured. Do not accuse them of being at fault, or talk about how badly you were injured. They will be made aware of these details as the case progresses. Do not mention any blame that you might share for the incident.
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Mickey et son ami Pluto (Mickey's Pal Pluto) est un dessin animé de Mickey Mouse produit par Walt Disney pour United Artists et sorti le .

Synopsis
Pluto sauve une portée de chatons jetés dans un panier à la rivière. Il tente de s'en occuper mais Mickey le met dehors afin qu'il ne blesse pas les petits chats. Pluto se retrouve alors rejeté et ignoré. Malheureusement certains chatons arrivent à se faufiler dehors et tombent dans le puits. Commence alors dans la tête de Pluto une bataille entre sa bonne conscience qui lui dit de sauver les chatons et sa mauvaise conscience qui lui rappelle que par leurs fautes il a été mis dehors, abandonné.

Le bon côté parvient à vaincre et Pluto est alors reconnu comme un héros.

Fiche technique
 Titre original : Mickey's Pal Pluto
 Autres Titres :
 France : Mickey et son ami Pluto
 Suède : Hund och katt
 Série : Mickey Mouse
 Réalisateur : Burt Gillett
 Voix : Walt Disney (Mickey), Marcellite Garner (Minnie)
 Producteur : Walt Disney, John Sutherland
 Distributeur : United Artists
 Date de sortie :
 Format d'image : Noir et Blanc
 Son : Mono RCA Photophone
 Durée : 7 min
 Langue :
 Pays :

Commentaires
Ce dessin animé montre que Pluto est doué de conscience, et même de deux consciences, une angélique et l'autre diabolique.

Notes et références

Liens externes

Film américain sorti en 1933
Court métrage de Mickey Mouse
Court métrage de Pluto
Film américain en noir et blanc
Série Mickey Mouse

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There are many beautiful vacation spots tourists visit every year in Asia. However, not everyone wants to go to a place filled with loud, rowdy children. Luckily, Asia is filled with child-free relaxation areas for couples, groups of friends, or individuals just looking to get away. Here are 15 great places to visit in Asia without any kids.
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	golint ./src

run: build
	./bin/spotifind

test:
	go test ./src/...

vendor_clean:
	rm -dRf ./vendor/src

# We have to set GOPATH to just the vendor
# directory to ensure that `go get` doesn't
# update packages in our primary GOPATH instead.
# This will happen if you already have the package
# installed in GOPATH since `go get` will use
# that existing location as the destination.
vendor_get: vendor_clean
	GOPATH=${PWD}/vendor go get -d -u -v \
	github.com/rapito/go-spotify/spotify \
	github.com/codegangsta/cli

vendor_update: vendor_get
	rm -rf `find ./vendor/src -type d -name .git` \
    && rm -rf `find ./vendor/src -type d -name .hg` \
    && rm -rf `find ./vendor/src -type d -name .bzr` \
    && rm -rf `find ./vendor/src -type d -name .svn`


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Ole Gunnar Solskjær has urged Manchester United to win the Europa League final to honour Sir Matt Busby and encouraged his team to enjoy the "pleasure of the pressure" of playing for a trophy that could start an era of success.
Busby is considered one of United's two great managers alongside Sir Alex Ferguson, having led the club to its first European Cup in 1968. Wednesday's final falls on Busby's birthday, which is also the date when United won the 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich in which Solskjær scored the late winner. The Norwegian was asked whether he is superstitious.
"When it's something positive you think it will work in your favour," the manager said. "I think it will be a good omen for us but the players need to do their job. Maybe we can honour Sir Matt's birthday with another win.
"My wife's birthday is on the 26th, we got married on the 26th, so I have to believe in destiny, or skjebne [in Norwegian]. It's a special number for us, for my family as well. I'm not very superstitious but it looks like a good sign."
United can claim a sixth major European trophy by beating Unai Emery's side and after four barren years Solskjær believes victory could ignite a period of success.
"We have five [final] wins in Europe, we have lost twice to Barcelona [in the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals]," he said. "These are big nights for us. It might be the stepping stone for something better to come, a bright future, because this team is a young team and it is a team we have rebuilt over the last couple of years so hopefully this is the start of something more."
Ferguson, who oversaw so many triumphant United nights, is with the team in Poland. "We know Sir Alex is with us, we know the 26th of May is Sir Matt's birthday, but the players when they sign for Man United they do so to win trophies, they accept the challenge of being the best because this is the best club in the world so that is the pressure of Man United," Solskjær said. "That is something they are ready for because they wouldn't have signed here if they weren't top players."
Solskjær shrugged off the notion that United start as favourites. "Every player who goes into a final has the expectation and pressure to win," he said. "We prepare to win, we plan to win, we expect to win. That is the pleasure of the pressure of Manchester United.
"I'm sure Unai feels the same with his team and his players. It's been a long qualification to get there and it's 50-50 when you get to a final. I'm confident, we're ready for this. But in a final anything can happen. You can concede a goal in the first minute, injury, get sent off."
Solskjær scored the 1999 winner as a late substitute and he will have a message for those who do not start here. "They can be disappointed and angry with me but be ready when you come on," he said.
Of Ferguson's presence Solskjær said: "Just to have him around when we eat in the restaurant, I'm sure the players if they wonder about something they can ask him and he's always available for a chat because this is the club in his heart. I hope he enjoys it as well because I owe most of my career to him and this club, so hopefully he will enjoy the night."
Harry Maguire took no part in the final training session after Solskjær had said the centre-back, who is recovering from strained knee ligaments, would "probably try to join in".
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A fairytale moment! Danny Holland and Laura Price celebrated a night that they'll never forget when they got engaged on stage at the Endeavor Fund Awards but the public proposal was witnessed by two unexpected audience members — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Holland, who is a Welsh Guards vet, was honored with the Recognizing Achievement Award at the ceremony on Thursday, March 5. When he accepted the award on stage he took the opportunity to pop the big question.
"I was in total shock," Price told E! News on Friday, March 6. "I was so happy that he won his award, and the next minute he was down on one knee. I couldn't believe it, and for him to do it in front of Prince Harry and Meghan is so special. I was literally lost for words."
"I was just shocked as we have been together for seven years," she added. "It all happened so fast."
Holland, 29, revealed that it was a last-minute decision to get down on one knee in front of the crowd.
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The special moment was witnessed by Harry, 35, and Meghan, 38, who appeared delighted by the proposal.
"They both hugged us and congratulated us and said how happy they both were," Price said.
Holland added, "Harry told Lauren that gingers are the way forward."
The Endeavor Fund Awards was also a monumental event for Harry and Meghan. This was the couple's first joint appearance in the U.K. since they announced their plans to step back from their senior royal duties in January.
Earlier that day, Meghan was spotted for the first time in the U.K. since she and the former military pilot relocated to Vancouver, Canada, with their 9-month-old son, Archie. Harry, for his part, arrived in the U.K. on February 25 to attend an event for his eco-friendly travel initiative, Travalyst, in Scotland.
The duo have also embarked on solo engagements as they wrap up their final round of royal events before their official exit from the royal family on March 31. On Thursday, Meghan visited the Immersive Storytelling Studio at the National Theatre, where she is a royal patron. The former military pilot, meanwhile, joined Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton at the official opening of The Silverstone Experience museum in Northamptonshire.
The Suits alum and Harry's final royal engagement before their departure is expected to be at the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on Monday, March 9. The pair will be joined by other royal family members, including Prince William, Duchess Kate, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla.
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Greetings from Joensuu! NESU-Optimi didn't even rest in the summer. We participated in the summer cottage, which was hosted by NESU-Waasa. Thank you for a successful and well-organized weekend! Even though we did not rest in summer, we have been thrilled to have our new students here in Eastern Finland.
Since our semester started in autumn, we have travelled all around Finland (and of course Tallinn) seeking for sits parties. We are extremely happy to have a lot of new active freshmen (our mäyräs <3) that are excited about NESU. In fact, we had the biggest representative of all NESU-organizations in NESU-Probba's B*tch I'm Famous –sits last month. This is something we are very proud of.
Not to praise too much, we are happy to say that first time in years we have three NESU-Optimi's members participating in the NESU Autumn Conference in Iceland! We are all first-timers, so it is something we are extra excited about! Our greatest mission is to be one of the biggest organizations participating in NESU Conference in the future.
This year's last sits party will be held on the 7th of November, just after NESU Autumn Conference. We really hope that we will see a lot of you nesuits here in Joensuu, regardless of the last weeks Conference. The atmosphere will be hairy, you don't want to miss this event.
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I want to wish all of my readers a very Happy Halloween! I hope you get to celebrate this wonderful (although unofficial) holiday with those you enjoy being with. Don't forget to feed plenty of candy to the ghouls, goblins, witches, and other creatures who darken your door on this night -- and be sure to save plenty of candy for yourself.
This is the Reuters / Ipsos Poll. It was done between October 24th and 28th of random national sample of 676 Democrats and 584 Republicans. The margin of error for Democrats is 4.3 points, and for Republicans is 4.6 points.
It's not a lot different from the other recent polls. For Democrats, Hillary Clinton has majority support (53%) -- about 20 points ahead of Bernie Sanders (33%).
For Republicans, Donald Trump leads Ben Carson by 2 points (which is within the margin of error, and are the only candidates with double-digit support. Together they have the support of a majority of Republicans (56%).
Ever since the misguided Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United vs FEC case, there has been huge amounts of money flowing into super-PACs and other organizations to affect our elections (especially the upcoming presidential election). Some have tried to reinstate those limits on donations, but those efforts have been blocked by Republican lawmakers. They like the new unlimited funding rules, because it mostly helps their own party. In fact, some would even like to go further, and eliminate the rules on how much money can be donated directly to a candidate's campaign.
But as happens so often these days, the Republicans find themselves disagreeing with the wishes of the American public. As the chart shows, 62% of Americans think the government should regulate all campaign donations. They don't like the unlimited (and sometimes secret) money being used to influence our electoral system. Only 26% agree with those Republican officials.
This Rasmussen Poll was done on October 18th and 19th of 1,000 likely voters, and has a margin of error of 3 points.
The media pundits all had their own opinion on who won last Wednesday's GOP debate, but that's not nearly as important as who the Republican voters think won the debate. And following that debate, the Gravis Marketing Poll queried 1,504 registered Republicans on who they thought won the debate. The survey has a margin of error of 2.5 points, and the results are shown in the chart above.
It looks like four candidates did themselves some good in that debate -- Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Ben Carson. All four had a double-digit amount saying they won the debate (with the largest percentage going to Trump), and only a very small percentage saying they had lost.
Three candidates seem to have hurt themselves with their debate performance -- John Katich, Rand Paul, and Jeb Bush. They all had only 3% or less saying they won, while having a double-digit percentage saying they lost the debate. I expect all three to hang on for a while longer, but their campaigns seem to be fizzling out -- and if they can't turn that around soon, will have to drop out. This is especially surprising of Jeb Bush (who once was the favorite for the nomination).
The NRA and other gun-nuts like to claim that strict gun laws have nothing to do with less deaths by guns. They love to point to Illinois (where Chicago has strict gun laws but too many gun deaths). I don't know whether they are outright lying, or are just ignorant of the facts, but their premise is simply not true.
The chart above was made from numbers from the National Center for Health Statistics, as reported by CBS News. It shows the 20 states with the highest rate of gun deaths per 100,000 people (from all causes -- homicide, accidents, and suicides).
Note that these are all states with very loose gun laws (including background checks), and most are also ruled by Republicans. If the states with the least restrictive gun laws have the most gun deaths, then it becomes obvious that having stricter gun laws does reduce the number of gun deaths. The only conclusion other than that which could be is that somehow the people in these states are more prone to violence than people in the other 30 states -- and I don't believe that for even a second.
Don't believe the NRA! Gun laws do work to reduce the amount of gun deaths.
Don't misunderstand me. I do not want to take away the guns of law-abiding citizens, or prevent them from buying guns. While some of my liberal brothers and sisters disagree with me, I believe the Constitution does guarantee law-abiding citizens that right. But it is not an unlimited right, and the Supreme Court has ruled that certain dangerous people can be prevented from owning a gun.
One effective thing we can do to reduce gun deaths of all kinds is to plug the loopholes in our background check law for those wanting to buy a gun. This is supported by around 90% of the population (including gun owners) -- and it would prevent terrorists, criminals, and other dangerous people from legally buying a gun. Currently 40% of the guns bought in the U.S. each year are bought without any kind of background check. That is ridiculous, and it's something we must fix (regardless of what the NRA and gun manufacturers want).
Texas is number one in another statistic, but it is not one that any Texan should be proud of at all. Texas leads the nation in the number of children that have no health insurance coverage -- about 783,938 children. That's far more than any other state, and makes up about 17.8% of all uninsured children in the entire United States. Let me put that another way -- Texas has nearly one out of every five uninsured children in this country!
California is second with 497,090 (over a quarter of a million less uninsured children than Texas. And since California has a significantly larger population than Texas (about 12 million more people), it has an uninsured percentage of children at 5.4% -- while the percentage of uninsured children in Texas is a whopping 11% (or more than one out of every 10 children).
Those are shameful statistics, and in no way can they be justified. How can this be? It is because Texas is ruled by ultra-right-wing Republicans who care only for the rich (and are perfectly willing to throw poor children under the bus so the rich and the corporations won't have to pay taxes). Texas has no income tax, and the taxes they do have are very regressive (meaning the poor, working, and middle classes must pay a much larger percentage of their income in taxes than the rich and corporations pay).
The Republicans call this the Texas "miracle". I call it the Texas "shame" -- and I have never been more embarrassed to be a life-long Texan than I am right now, because it doesn't have to be this way.
These numbers on uninsured children are from the new report by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute's Center for Children and Families. You can go to their website to see how your state measures up.
These charts were made from information in the latest YouGov Poll -- done between October 23rd and 27th of a random national sample of 2,000 adults, and has a margin of error of 3 points.
It has Hillary Clinton keep a large 32 point lead over her nearest opponent, Bernie Sanders. It also has Donald Trump maintaining his lead among Republicans -- with a 14 point lead over Ben Carson and a 21 point lead over Marco Rubio (the only other candidates with double-digit support).
The chart below shows which candidates the general public thinks can win the 2016 election for president. Hillary Clinton leads the pack with 74% -- 20 points over Donald Trump, 25 points over Bernie Sanders, 28 points over Ben Carson and Jeb Bush, and 34 points over Marco Rubio.
It seems that most of the GOP candidates think the path to the White House lies in demonizing the media (as they happily did in Wednesday's third GOP debate). I can understand why they would want to do that. They lack any solutions to the nation's problems -- still relying on the failed "trickle-down" economic policy and the more war foreign policy. They refuse to admit that both of those policies have been disastrous for the country, and would prefer to put the blame on the media for not praising their failures.
She doesn't seem to care that the Supreme Court has ruled both Social Security and the minimum wage to be constitutional -- ignoring the fact that the Constitution gives the federal government the right "to lay and collect taxes" and to "provide for the. . .general welfare of the United States". Surely, allowing workers to invest in a government program that will insure they don't have to live in abject poverty when they retire, and insuring that those who are willing to work a full-time job don't have to live in poverty, are programs that insure the general welfare of this country.
She also ignores the fact that both of these government efforts have been largely successful. Before Social Security was enacted, over 50% of the nation's senior lived in poverty. Now that figure has been reduced to about 10% (and with an expansion of benefits could be even lower). The minimum wage gave workers a livable level of income. That has been eroded by government inaction and needs to be raised now, but Fiorina is in that group of far-right Republicans who would not only not raise the minimum wage, but would eliminate it altogether -- a move that would insure millions of working Americans must live in poverty (and put a downward pressure on the wages of all American workers).
She shows us that she simply doesn't care for Americans that are not rich. But that is not an attitude that the general public in this country will tolerate. A hefty majority of Americans support both Social Security and the minimum wage. Poll after poll has shown that the public wants Social Security protected (and oppose any cuts to the program). And those polls also show that the public wants the minimum wage raised. The debate is not over whether the minimum wage should exist, but over how much it should be raised (and a significant majority would like it raised to at least $10 and hour).
Fiorita's ridiculous assertion that Social Security and the minimum wage are unconstitutional might win her some support among far-right-wing Republicans, but it is not going to fly with the general public. And you can bet if she were to somehow win the GOP nomination, the Democrats would make sure every American voter knows that she opposes Social Security and the minimum wage (and would be happy to do away with both). That would kill any chance of being elected. Americans are simply not going to vote for anyone who would kill Social Security and the minimum wage.
Political Cartoon is by Keith Knight at Daily Kos.
The caricature above, by DonkeyHotey, is of the primary architects of the new budget (and debt ceiling bill) -- but I believe one played a more important part than the others. That person is John Boehner. I haven't had many good things to say about Speaker Boehner in the last two years, but I believe he stepped up in the "lame duck" days of his speakership and did something a lot of his Republican cohorts are loathe to do -- he compromised for the good of the country.
Boehner could have set back and let the new Speaker (Paul Ryan) deal with the debt ceiling and budget, and that would either have resulted in problems for Ryan or a shutdown of the federal government (following a default). He didn't do that. He tossed the "Hastert Rule" out the window (which said no bill could come to the House floor without majority Republican support), and reached out to House Democrats to help him pass the new budget.
And he did get it passed -- on a 266 to 167 vote (where 79 Republicans joined 187 Democrats to approve the budget bill, while all 167 "no" votes came from Republicans. In getting the bill to the floor and passed, Boehner also accomplished some other things. He gave Paul Ryan time to establish himself as Speaker before taking on issues as tough as the debt ceiling and budget. He saved his party from being blamed for a government shutdown in the next election. And he gave one last poke in the eye to the Freedom caucus (i.e., teabagger reps) -- the group responsible for his ouster. I suspect he may have especially enjoyed the latter.
Is this a good budget bill? No. But it is probably the best compromise that could be accomplished, and it's a lot better than I thought could be done. Neither side is happy with the bill, and both sides get some of what they wanted -- and that probably means it's a good compromise. The Democrats get an additional $80 billion in the bill, and the Republicans get to spend half of that $80 billion on defense (with most probably going to corporations in the military-industrial complex).
The best part of the bill is that both the debt ceiling and the budget is settled for the rest of President Obama's term in office. The debt ceiling won't have to be dealt with again until the Spring of 2017, and the budget is good through September of 2017.
I think kudos are also in order for President Obama -- who was willing to compromise, but stood firm on rejecting an austerity budget from the Republicans. Thanks to President Obama (and Speaker Boehner), we now have a budget bill that is not perfect, but is one both sides can live with -- and that's a pretty remarkable accomplishment.
The bill must now be approved by the Senate, and Rand Paul has already said he will filibuster it. But Majority Leader McConnell doesn't want a shutdown (which is the alternative to passing this bill), and I don't think he'll have any trouble getting the 60 votes needed to end that filibuster.
Two new state polls have been released on the presidential race.
The first is the Public Policy Polling survey -- done between October 23rd and 25th of a random sample of North Carolina voters -- 425 Republican voters and 421 Democratic voters. The margin of error for both parties was 4.8 points.
The second is the Clemson University Palmetto Poll -- done between October 13th and 23rd of 600 South Carolina voters in each party, and has a margin of error of 4 points.
Both of these Southern states have Hillary Clinton with a substantial lead over Bernie Sanders (her closest opponent -- 37 points in North Carolina and and an equal 37 points in South Carolina. South Carolina does show a substantial percentage of voters that are currently unsure, but that doesn't denigrate Clinton's huge lead. She would only need another 8 points to reach a clear majority, while Sanders would need an additional 45 points. Clinton already has a 61% majority in North Carolina.
Both states also give Donald Trump a lead, although far from a majority. He leads Ben Carson by 8 points in North Carolina and by 4 points in South Carolina. The only other candidate to reach double-digit support in North Carolina was Marco Rubio at 11% (20 points behind Trump). No other candidate reached double-digits in South Carolina.
Recent reports from some individuals close to Marco Rubio (caricatured at left by DonkeyHotey) say he hates his job as a senator. That's believable when you consider all the Senate votes he has missed while running for president -- about 59 votes.
Some might say he needed to miss those votes because he is currently running to be the GOP presidential nominee -- but that is a rather disingenuous argument. Other senators running for president have not missed anywhere near that many votes.
For instance, Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul have only missed 10 votes -- and they are running at least as credible campaigns as is Rubio (and in Sanders case, probably a much more credible campaign).
Let us elect someone who wants to be there and earn an honest dollar for an honest day's work. Don't leave us without one of our two representatives in the Senate for the next 15 months or so.
The top chart is from the CBS News / New York Times Poll -- done between October 21st and 25th of a random national sample of 575 Republican primary voters, with a margin of error of 6 points.
The other two charts on this page are from the Morning Consult Poll -- done between October 22nd and 25th. They queried 714 Republicans (margin of error 3.66 points) and 688 Democrats (margin of error 3.7 points).
It looks like the Republican presidential race could be getting interesting. These two polls have different GOP leaders. The Morning Consult Poll has Trump with a 15 point lead nationally, while the CBS/NYT Poll has Carson leading by 4 points. Which is correct? I don't know -- but it could mean that Trump is not the lock that many were beginning to think.
Meanwhile, the survey of Democrats shows Hillary Clinton with a rather large 27 point lead nationally over Bernie Sanders.
Political Cartoon is by Tom Stiglich at tomstiglich.com.
I am getting sick and tired of Republican officials lying about Social Security. I was watching C-SPAN yesterday, and in an interview, Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) made the statement that they were going to have to eventually tackle "entitlements" because Social Security and Medicare were the "biggest drivers of the debt and deficit". He's not the only Republican saying that. It's a typical talking point for Republicans.
Let me be clear -- what he said was A LIE! Social Security has never added a penny to the federal deficit or the national debt. That's because it is not funded by taxes through the U.S. Treasury, and therefore is NOT a part of the discretionary budget. Social Security is paid wholly through a payroll tax that goes into the Social Security Trust Fund -- and that fund has always been able to fully pay all Social Security benefits (without borrowing any money from the discretionary budget (paid for by income and other taxes).
And the Social Security Trust Fund can continue paying full benefits until about 2033. After that, it could continue paying at least 80% of benefits (if nothing is done). Raising or eliminating the cap on income subject to the Social Security tax (FICA payroll tax) would eliminate that problem, and fully fund Social Security far into the future. But even after 2033, even if nothing is done, Social Security will still not add a single penny to the deficit or the debt!
What is Cole really talking about then? Starting about the Reagan administration, the federal government (Congress) began to borrow money from the Social Security Trust Fund, and by now they have borrowed trillions from that fund. They borrowed that money so they could give tax cuts to the rich. Now they are faced with paying all that money back (without enough tax revenue) -- and that is driving up the deficit and the debt. The deficit is not the fault of Social Security. It is the fault of Republicans -- who cut taxes too much (for the rich), who borrowed too much, and who failed to pay for two very expensive (and continuing wars.
Now they say they must cut benefits and raise the retirement age for Social Security. The problem is that those "solutions" will not fix either the deficit or the debt. They must still pay back the money they borrowed from the Social Security Trust Fund, and cutting benefits or raising the retirement age will do noting to affect either the deficit or the debt.
Why then are they telling this lie (repeatedly)? The simple answer is that the Republicans have always hated the Social Security program. They voted against it when it was proposed, and they have tried to kill it many times since. They know now how popular it is with the voters, so they are lying to try and convince voters it is causing a huge debt (which it is not) and about to go bankrupt (which it is not). If they can convince voters that these lies are real, then they can start chipping away at the program until it is useless (and doesn't work anymore) -- and then they'll have their excuse to do away with the program (which is what they really want).
Don't believe the Republican LIES! Social Security works. It has reduced poverty among seniors from over 50% to less than 10%. If anything, the Social Security benefits need to be expanded so the program will work even better.
Yesterday, I showed you the Monmouth University Poll for Iowa Republicans -- which showed that Carson is besting Trump in that state. Now Monmouth has released the survey of Iowa Democrats. It was done between October 22nd and 25th of a random sample of 400 voters likely to attend an Iowa Democratic caucus, and has a 4.9 point margin of error.
The poll shows Hillary Clinton with a solid lead in Iowa. That was no surprise. The surprise was the size of the lead she has over Bernie Sanders -- about 41 points (65% to 24%). Clinton has had a very good month, but I didn't expect it had been this good!
I don't know if her lead is really this large, but it does seem to verify that Iowa is solidly back in the Clinton column.
The chart above shows the difference between the average payment for loss of a body part due to a work accident in both the United States and Texas. Note that reimbursement in Texas is significantly lower than in the United States as a whole. That is primarily because companies in Texas are not required to be a part of the state's workers' compensation system. This is a flaw in the law that needs to be rectified. All businesses should be required to be in the system.
So how much is a disabled arm worth? Depending on whether your company is in Texas' workers' compensation system or has bailed out, the answer could be anywhere from $100,000-plus to zilch.
Workers, however, won't discover this injustice until they're in dire need of medical help. Joe Becker, an Abilene trucker who herniated several discs in his back in 2012, worked for a company that had opted out of the state-run system. His benefits ended after two years, much sooner than they would have had his employer remained in the state system. Left to fend for himself, he's now on the edge of being homeless.
Becker is one of many paying a steep price because their employer jettisoned the state's workers comp system, according to an extensive analysis by ProPublica and NPR. Their findings, published in The Dallas Morning News last week, should give pause to other states considering similar measures.
Until recently, Texas had been the only state that didn't mandate that companies be in the workers compensation system. Now Oklahoma allows companies to opt out, and Tennessee and South Carolina are considering similar measures. Texas lawyer Bill Minick, who runs an injured-worker consultancy called PartnerSource, is leading a national effort, along with several major companies, to get opt-out laws passed in a dozen states within the next decade.
This opt-out initiative may seem good for companies, but it's problematic for workers. When Texas lawmakers last tried to reform the workers comp system in 2005, this newspaper advocated that lawmakers require companies to participate in the workers comp system. Lawmakers made other fixes, but the opt-out provision remained.
The ProPublica and NPR study underscores our concerns. They found that injured workers received lower benefits, faced more restrictions and had little recourse for denied medical aid if their employer had abandoned the workers compensation system. In some instances, injured workers could lose coverage if they violated safety rules, failed to seek help with a task, showed up late to medical appointments or even consulted their personal doctor.
Minick says opt-out systems save companies 40 to 90 percent because there are lower costs per claim, injured employees return to work faster and fewer claims are disputed. Whether injured workers get the benefits they need remains in dispute, however.
As a state, Texas must do more to make sure injured workers receive the treatment they need. The state-run system is far from perfect, but having more companies leave the system doesn't seem to be the solution. Helping injured workers get back on their feet is a social contract. Financial concerns are important, but so, too, is the health of injured workers.
Texas needs to fix the workers comp system, and lawmakers should reconsider mandating employer participation. And let Texas' experience serve as a lesson to others states considering opt outs.
The system must be strong, but it must also be fair.
This is a bit of good news for this country. A new poll shows that the teabagger support has significantly declined in the United States. That support was at its height in 2010, when about 28% of the general population said they supported the teabagger movement. But in 2015, that support has dropped to only 17% -- a drop of 11 points.
And it isn't just in the general population that the support has dropped. Among Republicans the support has dropped from 52% to 38% (a 14 point drop) and among those leaning Republican the support has dropped from 52% to 23% (a 19 point drop). There has also been a 21 point drop among conservative Republicans, and a 15 point drop among moderate Republicans.
However, don't take that to mean the teabaggers no longer have any power. They do -- especially within the Republican Party. About 38% of Republicans consider themselves teabaggers, and that's a big enough percentage to have an effect on who the Republicans nominate for president. And that 38% is enthusiastic. They will show up at the polls in large numbers (even if the moderate or establishment Republicans do not). They may or may not be able to elect a teabagger nominee (like Trump or Cruz), but they will surely move the eventual nominee far to the right.
This could be good for the United States -- that the teabaggers are still strong in the Republican Party. Because if they push the GOP nominee too far to the right, it will make it easier for the Democratic nominee to win. That's because the American electorate is pretty moderate (like that or not), and they don't like extremist candidates from the left or the right.
The numbers in the chart above are from a new Gallup Poll -- done between October 7th and 11th of a random national sample of 1,014 adults, with a 4 point margin of error.


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