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SAMHSA Updates Regulations - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records
Publications - Client Alert | January 26, 2018
On January 3, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ("SAMHSA") published a final rule at 83 FR 239 (the "Final Rule"), to be effective February 2, 2018, implementing further changes to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations at 42 C.F.R. Part 2 ("Part 2"), in addition to those revisions finalized early last year (the first substantive revisions in nearly 30 years). Part 2 protects the confidentiality of patient records and identifying information related to the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of patients in a Part 2 Program. Part 2 applies to a federally assisted program (which includes programs that are participating providers in the Medicare program) that holds itself out as providing, and provides, substance use disorder diagnosis, treatment or referral for treatment, which can include an identified unit within a general medical facility (a "Part 2 Program"). Among other changes, this Final Rule creates Section 2.33(c) which requires lawful holders of patient identifying information to enter into contracts with their contractors or subcontractors, as discussed further below. This Final Rule further amends 42 C.F.R. Sections 2.32 (Prohibition on re-disclosure), 2.33 (Disclosures permitted with written consent), 2.35 (Disclosure to elements of the criminal justice system which have referred patients), and 2.53 (Audit and evaluation). This Client Alert focuses on the revisions to Sections 2.32 and 2.33.
Written Contracts with Contractors and Subcontractors
Under Part 2, a Part 2 Program may only disclose patient identifying information pursuant to the patient's written consent, pursuant to a court order or under a few limited exceptions (i.e., cases of suspected child abuse or neglect, medical emergencies, and crimes on the premises). Historically, even pursuant to patient written consent, the Part 2 regulations generally prohibit a "lawful holder of patient identifying information" to re-disclose such patient identifying information for any reason. A "lawful holder of patient identifying information" is an individual or an entity that receives patient identifying information pursuant to a patient's Part 2 compliant written consent. The Final Rule makes significant changes to this prohibition.
Now, pursuant to new Sections 2.33(b) and 2.33(c), lawful holders of patient identifying information may further disclose that information to their contractors, subcontractors and legal representatives for purposes of payment and health care operations provided the core protections of Part 2 are maintained and the lawful holder enters into a written contract with such contractor (discussed below).
Within two years from the effective date of the Final Rule (i.e., February 3, 2020), lawful holders of patient identifying information who desire to disclose such information to their contractors and subcontractors for purposes of payment and health care operations activities (as set forth below) must enter into written contracts (or a comparable legal instrument with respect to voluntary legal representatives) that require such contractors to comply with the provisions of Part 2.
The written contract (or comparable legal instrument) between the legal holder and the contractor or voluntary legal representative must comply with the following requirements:
The contractor, subcontractor or voluntary legal representative must be fully bound by the provisions of part 2 upon receipt of patient identifying information.
Note, the contract must specifically identify Part 2 compliance. Contractual language of general compliance with applicable federal laws does not satisfy this requirement.
The legal holder must furnish such recipient with the notice required under Section 2.32 (discussed below).
Such recipient must implement appropriate safeguards (not defined by regulation) to prevent unauthorized uses and disclosures.
Such recipient must report any unauthorized uses, disclosures or breaches of patient identifying information to the lawful holder.
The lawful holder may only disclose information to the contractor, subcontractor or voluntary legal representative that is necessary for the contractor, subcontractor or voluntary legal representative to perform its duties under the contract or comparable legal instrument.
The contract may not permit a contractor, subcontractor or voluntary legal representative to re-disclose information to a third party unless that third party is a contract agent of the contractor or subcontractor, helping them provide services described in the contract, and only as long as the agent only further discloses the information back to the contractor or lawful holder from which the information originated.
SAMHSA does not provide specific contractual language to implement Section 2.33(c).
Payment and health care operations activities include billing and claims management; patient safety activities; third-party liability coverage; activities related to addressing fraud, waste and abuse; QAI and utilization review activities; business planning and management; the sale, transfer, merger, consolidation or dissolution of an organization; etc. However, the Final Rule expressly excludes from the definition of payment and health care operations diagnosis, treatment, referrals for treatment, care coordination or case management.
Note, lawful holders who choose not to re-disclose patient identifying information to contractors, subcontractors or legal representatives for payment and health care operations are not required to comply with Section 2.33(c).
Abbreviated Notice Requirements, Section 2.32(a)
Part 2 has historically required a very lengthy notice be provided pursuant to a disclosure made with a patient's written consent. The Final Rule permits the Part 2 program to utilize an abbreviated notice that prohibits re-disclosure when disclosing patient identifying information pursuant to patient written consent. The abbreviated notice reads, "42 C.F.R. part 2 prohibits unauthorized disclosure of these
records." Part 2 providers may use this abbreviated notice as an alternative to the lengthier notice in any instance in which notice is required. Part 2 providers are not required to modify existing forms or processes to implement the shorter notice and may continue to use the lengthier notice set forth at 42 C.F.R. Section 2.32(a)(1).
Compliance with the Final Rule
The effective date of the Final Rule is February 2, 2018, which is the compliance date for all provisions of the Final Rule, except for Section 2.33(c). Contracts between lawful holders and contractors, subcontractors, and legal representatives must comply with Section 2.33(c) within two years of the effective date of the Final Rule.
If you have questions regarding the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records or whether the revisions to Part 2 apply to you or your company, please contact one of the authors.
Kelsey E. Fohner


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A Royal angel « Solly as a Rock!!
Former Dutch Queen Juliana died this morning. The Queen Mother aged 94 died at 5:50 AM in the Soestdijk palace where she lived.
May the country's common grandma rest in peace.
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News Nov 18, 2005 – 5:02 pm EST
Economic outlook: Nunavut poised for growth
"But will the people of Nunavut benefit?"
By JIM BELL
A new five-year economic forecast for Nunavut predicts that the territory is about to enter a period of sustained economic growth over the next five years, mostly due to a big leap in private sector investment.
But they warn that if the people of Nunavut are to share in all the new wealth that's expected to be created, Nunavut leaders have a lot of work to do.
"If Nunavut is to have a growing, modern economy, its population will have to be ready, willing and able to participate in it," the report's authors say.
The report, called the 2005 Nunavut Economic Outlook, was produced on behalf of the Nunavut Economic Forum, who released it in late October. It's written by economists Graeme Clinton and Stephen Vail, who work for a Yellowknife consulting firm called Impact Economics.
They're the same consultants who in 2001 produced Nunavut's first five-year economic forecast, released by the Conference Board of Canada.
The consultants found that in the past five years, Nunavut's economy has expanded rapidly, mostly due to government spending, growing by an average of 6.3 per cent annually since 1999.
But over the next five years, the influence of government spending will lessen, and the influence of private sector investment, especially from mining companies, will increase.
Because of this, Nunavut's GDP – or "gross domestic product" – will grow by 5.6 per cent in 2005, and by an average of 4.7 per cent a year between now and 2010. That's almost twice as fast as Canada's economy is likely to grow every year in the same period.
And they warn that Nunavut leaders must not only do more to improve social conditions, health and education. Political leaders must also be prepared to make tough policy decisions on where to spend government money and to clarify Nunavut's priorities.
"This will involve leadership making tough choices on behalf of the territory in balancing economic, social and cultural objectives. These decisions are critical to the long-term prosperity of all Nunavummiut," the authors say.
They say, for example, that Nunavut's political leaders have not clarified the role of Inuit culture in economic development.
And they point out that fisheries and mining development have gone forward without much regard for Inuit culture.
And Nunavut leaders must also make hard choices about where to invest scarce government dollars, and may have to choose between spending on economic or social priorities.
"Strong leadership will be essential in ensuring the newly formed wealth is shared amongst all Nunavummiut. How this can be accomplished is not obvious," the report says.
But human development still remains the biggest challenge.
"Participation of Nunavummiut is the key to this forecast," their report says.

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Venture Global to invest $10bn to build new LNG export facility in Louisiana, US
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The state's fourth LNG facility will be constructed in Cameron Parish, beside the company's first facility in Calcasieu Pass
The LNG terminal will be constructed, owned and operated by CP2 LNG. (Credit: Carlo San from FreeImages)
Venture Global LNG has unveiled plans to invest over $10bn for the construction of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility, dubbed CP2 LNG (CP2), in the US state of Louisiana.
The state's fourth LNG facility will be constructed in Cameron Parish, beside the company's first facility in Calcasieu Pass.
With the latest project, the company's total planned capital investment in the state will reach to over $20bn.
Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel said: "With two major LNG export projects currently under active construction, Venture Global is on a mission to produce the cleanest, low-cost LNG in North America.
"We are proud to partner with Louisiana in these efforts and in developing Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) for our facilities. Under the leadership of Governor John Bel Edwards, Louisiana is enhancing its status as an international hub for innovation to tackle the energy and climate challenges of our time."
A formal application has been submitted by the company to secure authorisation from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to site, build and operate the CP2 LNG facility and the CP express pipeline.
With a liquification capacity of 20 million metric tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of LNG, the LNG terminal will be constructed, owned and operated by CP2 LNG.
The CP Express pipeline will deliver natural gas to the CP2 LNG facility.
In a statement, Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards said: "The CP2 facility in Cameron will create more than 1,000 new permanent jobs and thousands of construction jobs in the area, which will have a significant impact on our economy."
In November this year, Venture Global LNG signed an agreement with Sinopec for the supply of a total of 4Mtpa of LNG from its Plaquemines LNG export facility, in Plaquemines Parish Louisiana.
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"Give me such shows — give me the streets of Manhattan!"- From the Plate of Chef Ajai Sharma
New Delhi (India), December 15: "There is no finer act than feeding a hungry person," says Ajai Sharma, the Indian Chef who works as the Chef De Partie at New York's acclaimed Cafe Altro Paradiso. "Cooking has given me a new sense of self." When I see the word 'Chef' as a prefix to my name, I know it's something I've earned, and I must uphold its value. It's not just something I do; it's who I am." Ajai made his stellar debut at New York's Michelin-starred Gramercy Tavern and Cafe Altro Paradisio. "My first restaurant experience in New York City exceeded my expectations entirely. When I'm in New York, I want to walk down the street and feel this thing, like I'm in a movie.", the Chef claims.
Ajai views cooking as more than just food preparation and serving it to people. It catalyzes to sparks discussions, honors special moments, and elicits personal narratives from people.
Ajai talked about his commitment to his career and how he turns off his gadgets when he enters the kitchen. The busiest times for him are on weekends. When folks go out to celebrate, he works relentlessly. He arrives an hour early each day to phase into his professional space and enjoy personal time in a lovely garden outside his restaurant.
Ajai's life as a professional in one of the biggest cities in the US is full of new opportunities and learnings, with exposure to a wide range of cultural richness. "As a chef from the south Asian diaspora, living in the United States is an intriguing experience in and of itself. He explains that you don't simply meet individuals; you meet cultures." He is very grateful for his adventures and encounters in New York City and is enthusiastic about paying them back to the community in his lifetime.
When asked the most valuable lesson he had learned in life, he replied, "I believe in treating people with dignity. Compassion goes a long way in building your career irrespective of your industry." We were taught to respect the lowest level of the hierarchy since they are the core strength of the brigade. You can't operate a hospital merely because you're a doctor.
Ajai's trajectory as a chef, from cooking alongside his mother in his home kitchen to teaming up with some of the greatest Chefs at New York's most prestigious restaurants, is a testament to his everlasting passion and enthusiasm to keep going no matter what. A message Ajai aims to convey to aspiring cooks is encouraging them to fall in love with the learning process. "Never give up dreaming. Only when you are completely yourself will you be rewarded."
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Joe Biden Grand Rapids, Michigan Speech Transcript October 2
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Joe Biden spoke during a campaign visit to Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 2 after testing negative for coronavirus. He said he hopes the President and First Lady have a "quick and full recovery" and urged everyone to wear masks and practice social distancing. Read the transcript of his campaign speech here.
Everyone please welcome our first speaker and essential worker at a grocery store and a UFCW local 876 member, Matt Hoffman.
Matt Hoffman: (01:36)
Thank you, Mr. Vice President for the opportunity to speak about what essential grocery workers, including countless UFCW members like myself are dealing with. My name is Matt Hoffman and I'm a grocery store worker in Imlay City, Michigan, and I have been on the front lines of the pandemics since day one. Working around the clock to help make sure families in my community have the food they need during this crisis. I live in a small town and our community has been devastated by COVID-19 and the damage it has done to our economy. Over these many months, there is not a day that goes by where workers like me are not putting our lives on the line. In the beginning, we had no protective equipment and we were even told we would be sent home without pay if we wore masks or gloves on the job. The health risks we face are real. We interact with the public every day. We are vital to the food supply, but we cannot do our job if we are not protected. Essential workers like us deserve essential precautions like hazard pay.
I am here today because we need to build a better America than one we see. We need to create good jobs. We need to make sure employers do the right and pay us for the risks we face. We can't afford to listen to companies that make billions in profit and then cut hazard pay. We need a leader who puts hardworking men and women and their families first. This is why I'm supporting Joe Biden. Lastly, I would like to urge all my friends and family, regardless of their party to vote for Vice President Biden so we can have a president who prioritizes us in our jobs. From everything I've heard you say and the way you clearly care for others, I know you are the leader we need. Thank you again for listening to Michigan workers and welcome Mr. Vice President.
Joe Biden: (03:43)
Hey folks. Good afternoon. Before I start, let me explain the delay. We wanted to make sure that we're doing everything by the numbers. And so I got two COVID tests this morning, one in Delaware, and one by the former White House doc who came up and everything's cleared. We want to make sure everything was clear before I came. We were supposed to have an event after this at a headquarters, but based on the crowd size and an indoor, it was concluded by the docs that best not to do it. But I want to thank all of you. I want to thank Matt. And Matt, you're dead right. You were putting yourself on the line and a lot of other people did all across this country in your union. And I want to thank David way, Secretary-Treasurer of local 951, for having me here today.
Look, I'd like to start by acknowledging which I sure all of you do as well. Sending my prayers for the health and safety of the first lady and president of the United States after they tested positive for COVID-19. My wife, Jill and I pray that they'll make a quick and full recovery. This is not a matter of politics. It's a bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously. It's not going away automatically. We have to do our part to be responsible. It means following the science, listening to the experts, washing our hands, social distancing. It means wearing a mask in public and means encouraging others to do so as well. It means having masking mandates nationwide. The director of the CDC, Center for Disease Control, Dr. Red field said, and I quote, and he held up a mask. He said, "These face masks are the most important, powerful public health tool we have."
Then he held the mask up again and said, "This face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than a vaccine." Leading scientist from the University of Washington tell us that we can save more than 100,000 American lives in the next 100 days alone if everyone wore a mask in public. So let me repeat that because it's so important. We can save 100,000 lives in the next 100 days, according to the head of the CDC, if everyone wears a mask in public. So be patriotic. It's not about being a tough guy. It's about doing your part. Wearing a mask is not only going to protect you, but it also protects those around you. Your mom, your dad, your brother, your sister, husband, wife, neighbor, coworker. Don't just do it for yourself, do it for the people you love, the people you work with. The seriousness of this virus also underscores that we need regular testing with results turned around rapidly and that's available to everyone.
It's not just the folks in the White House or who travel with me that deserved regular testing, it's folks in the meatpacking and food processing plants, grocery store workers. Every single American deserves safety and peace of mind. And it means we need transparency. Those who test positive need to participate in contact tracing so that everyone who they may have exposed can get tested themselves. That's how you stop transmission for any epidemic. Is basic. We need to take the science of fighting this disease seriously if we're going to save lives. And above all the news is a reminder that we, as a nation, need to do better in dealing with this pandemic. Taking these steps is how we'll protect ourselves. And just as important is how we will protect one another. Hope that all those who are fighting this virus, including the first family and so many Americans today recover and recover soon. My prayers are with the families of the more than 200. I think it's seven now. 207,000 Americans who've died from this virus.
Many haven't got up this morning. The breakfast table with an the empty chair of someone they lost and they loved. We understand. And there's more than 7 million Americans who are have been infected. That includes folks here in Grand Rapids and all across Michigan, especially all of you or that you have with UFCW who are on the front lines of this pandemic and on the front lines of this economic crisis. UFCW workers who have always been on the front lines of fighting for dignity and respect you deserve. I know it's been tough. This morning, September jobs report came out. The last one before election day. I'm grateful for all those who were able to get their jobs back to work again, but it was fewer jobs than we had hoped for. Millions of families, millions are still wondering when it will be their turn to come back from the brink. And the signs according to national press are not encouraging. Once again, the pace of job gains is slowing down. Once again, we're seeing temporary layoffs turn permanent.
This month marked the largest single month increase in long-term unemployment since we started keeping records in 1948. There are now an additional 781,000 Americans who have been trying to find work for at least six months. They've been looking for work for at least six months and haven't found it. And in the past, that's a sign for permanency for them. We're still down 647,000 manufacturing jobs nationwide since the crisis started. All told, we are now 30 million workers who have either lost hours, lost paychecks or lost their jobs entirely. Participating in labor force participation fell last month and remains sharply down since this crisis began, especially for women. There's another roughly 700,000 people who have dropped out of the labor force. Stopped looking for a job. The vast majority were women demonstrating once again how this economic crisis has been especially tough on women and families in This country. This will be the first presidency in modern history to leave office with fewer jobs than when it came into office.
Michigan has lost more than then 361,000 jobs since the beginning of 2017. In fact, factories were already closing before COVID like the Knoll plant here in Grand Rapids. They announced back in January, they were shutting down and cutting 210 local jobs. Manufacturing has already slipped into recession last year. The net loss of auto manufacturing jobs you saw here in Michigan. And that economic pain was only amplified by the pandemic. Your schools and local businesses are closed like all places around America. More than 26 million unemployment claims were filed by Americans last month. 46 million Americans have exhausted their emergency savings and essential workers here in Grand Rapids won't forget how the UFCW members saw their jobs turned suddenly into a life and death task. Folks, today's report reinforces another painful trend. A continuing of what economists call a K-shaped recovery. And K means that letter going up. That's those who on the top, it keeps going up while everyone else in the middle is going down and below. We're seeing things get worse.
It means essential workers, UFCW workers who sacrificed to keep us going through the pandemic and continuing are being left behind by the most unequal recovery in modern history. Because while workers are struggling, this is a fact, the top 100 billionaires in America have done pretty well. Just the top 100 of them. They've made up more than $30 billion this year in the last nine months. And everyone else, though you keep hoping, you get the bottom of that K-shaped recovery. You get the downward slide. You're left to figure out how you're going to pay the bills and put food on the table. How to balance doing your job with being a teacher to your kids because their school has gotten remote. You're asked to risk your neck because you can't work from home when the risks for COVID are kept outside because you work at a meat packing plant or an assembly line or the checkout counter. I do understand this is a scary time, an uncertain time.
I understand it and I see you because I see the world from where I grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania. A lot like Grand Rapids. It's filled with an awful lot of good people busting their neck every day, do the right thing for their families. In Scranton my mom used to have an expression. She said not just in Scranton, but from the time we left there. She said, "Joey, nobody's better than you Joey, but everybody's your equal." My dad's constant refrain after he lost a job in Scranton when there were no more work and he had to move to Delaware. He moved away for a little over a year and come back every weekend to see us. The time we finally, a couple years down the road in Delaware, got to finally be able to buy a home. My dad used to use this expression. He said, "Joey, a job's about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about your place in the community." These are the values that shaped my growing up and I suspect most you.
It shaped my whole life. So I know and understood from the very beginning of consciousness about this, that Wall Street and CEOs didn't build this country, the middle-class built this country and unions built the middle class. That's why I've laid out a comprehensive agenda, not just to rebuild our communities, but to make bold investments so we can build back and bill back better. And independent analysis actually from Wall Street, Moody's, projected that my plan will create 18.6 million jobs. 7 million more than the administration's economic plan and $1 trillion more in economics growth than the president's plan. That's not coming from a liberal think tank, that's coming from Moody's. Here's how my plan works. I'm going to raise taxes on people only making over 400. Anyone making less than $400,000 a year won't pay a penny more. But I'm going to ask the very big corporations, the Fortune 500 and the wealthy to pay their fair share for a change. That means raising the corporate tax rate, which was in the mid 30s and now is 21% back to 28%.
That means making sure that no big company gets away with paying zero taxes as 91 Fortune 500 companies do today making billions of dollars. Zero taxes. How many of you pay zero taxes? Means making sure the wealthiest Americans don't get to pay at a lower tax rate because they're making money on their investments, but they pay at the same rate that they pay for their salary. These changes in the tax code will raise the money, it'll allow me to invest in working people and growing the middle class. Which is when I announced I was running, I said, that's the reason. To rebuild the backbone of this country. Hardworking folks in the middle class, we're going to invest in creating millions of good paying jobs, union jobs. By the way, my plan has been thoroughly analyzed by a whole bunch of folks. Take infrastructure, building roads, bridges, highways, ports, airports will put millions of people to work in good paying union jobs and create the foundation for growth in this country.
Clean energy. Just upgrading 4 million buildings and weatherizing 2 million homes will create at least 1 million good paying jobs. Leading in the world on electric vehicles and building 500,000 electric charging stations on our highways will create 1 million new auto jobs here in this state. The manufacturing and technology in those areas, making sure the future is made in America, made in Michigan with good union jobs. The federal government spends $600 billion a year of your tax dollars. 600 billion a year to purchase everything from military equipment to steel, to cars, to trucks, to federal fleets at $600 billion. When I'm president, we're going to make sure we finally make good on a commitment made a long time ago that these products, all these contracts, that the president of United States and the federal government can award, make sure those products are made by Americans in America. Making sure that, that's done.
It's estimated that we'll create 5 million new manufacturing jobs and technology jobs. For small businesses, we're going to make sure small businesses come out on the other side of this terrible circumstance with access to capital and the ability to deal with the debts that have been accumulated during this pandemic. And we'll make investments to increase incomes as well. $15 minimum wage. No one should be in a position to have to work two jobs just to get above the poverty line. We're going to bring back jobs from overseas to America and direct billions of dollars in revitalization funds and competitive grants to help communities like those in Western Michigan compete for new business startups. For our essential workers, we're not just going to praise you, we're going to pay you a good wage to ensure you have a strong benefits.
We're going to ease the burden of the major cost in your life. Healthcare. We'll build on the Affordable Care Act through a new health insurance option, a not-for-profit public option which will give private insurers a real competitor. We'll increase subsidies for your premiums so they're lower. So you can afford the plans with lower deductions and lower out-of-pocket expenses. That plan alone will cost over $700 billion over 10 years, but it's paid for by eliminating those tax cuts. For a 40 year old making $50,000 a year, your monthly premium will go down by a third. We'll take on the pharmaceutical companies with a plan that slashes the cost of prescription drugs for up to 60%. Medicare will be able to negotiate prices for drugs fundamentally lowering those prices. And childcare. A lot of you're dealing with that now. How do you go to work if you have work and take care of your kids or an aging relative that's in trouble?
We're going to make high quality childcare affordable and accessible. Every three and four year old will have access to free quality preschool. We're going to make sure that low and middle-income families will never have to pay more than 7% of their income for caring for a young child. In education beyond high school. We're going to make sure that four year college tuition of a state university is tuition free for any family making less than $125,000. Community college would be free and programs and training will be free as well. If you buying your first home, you'll have a $15,000 help to get there. These are all things that people have been talking about for a while. We're going to protect social security, increase the benefits for millions of seniors.
The president's talking about eliminating the withholding tax. Well, that's wonderful except for one thing, the actuary of social security said if that plan goes through social security will be bankrupt by 2023. Folks, I promise you, we can do this. Let me close by saying this. I know a lot of people around here are tired of feeling overlooked and disrespected. I get that. The people I met this week taking a train through Northeastern, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. People like the dedicated elementary school teacher from Lordstown, Ohio, whose husband, when Lordstown shut down accepted a transfer to Kentucky eight hours away each direction in order to be able to keep his healthcare and his pension after the GM plant closed. Folks who worry about healthcare. Will the Affordable Care Act still be there for them? Why? Why they ask. Will I be among the 100 million Americans who could lose the protections for pre-existing conditions like asthma and diabetes?
Where once again, women will be able to charge a higher premium just simply because they're a woman. Where insurers no longer have to allow you to be able to keep your kids on a healthcare plan until age 26. What will happen to your Medicare benefits, your social security? Will they still be there when you retire? I'm asked many times in recent years, how do we get to the place where people who stock our shelves, pack our food, teach our kids like my family, take care of my wife, take care of our sick, who race into burning buildings and pick up the garbage off our streets. Who did. How do we get to the place where you all don't think we see you anymore or hear them and most importantly, respect them? That has to change. I know it can. I come from those neighborhoods. We can get this pandemic under control so we can get our economy working again for everyone. But this cannot be a partisan moment, it must be an American moment.
We have to come together as a nation. I'm running as a Democrat, but I will run and govern as an American president. Whether you voted for me or against me, I will represent you. And those who see each other as fellow Americans who just don't live in red states or blue states, but who live in and love the United States of America. That's who we are. And there's never been a single solitary thing America's been unable to do. Think of this. Not once. Not a single thing we've not been able to overcome when we've done it together. So let's get the heck up. Remember who in God's name we are. This is the United States of America. There's nothing beyond our capacity. I want to say, God bless you and God protect the first family and every family who's dealing with this virus and may God protect our troops. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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Views. Yes, It's all About the Views.
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Many of you know how I appreciate a beautiful equestrian property. I have featured several on this blog. When I went to retrieve more information about this home, I found that despite having quite the equine set up, there were no photos! However, when I decided to go ahead and look at the photos of the home, I was blown away by the setting. Some of us would choose to live in the mountains, some on the ocean or a lake, maybe a desert with mountain views. This home is on a lake, with forest and mountains, and incredible views from almost every room in the home. Although I am not overwhelmed with much of the decor, this home has some really positive design elements not often seen in a home as large as this. I will share the photos and make comments about that as well as what I might do differently. Grab a cup of java, and I hope you will enjoy. With the views, I am sure you will.
This is a spectacular setting isn't it? Lake Tahoe really is this blue.
This view gives you a nice idea of the relationship of the house to the lake and their private beach. It has it all – huge fir trees, open space and privacy.
The house sits on 31 acres. The equestrian facilities are located away from the main homesite, up near the entrance to the property. It includes a 15 stall barn, indoor chicken coop, wash area, office and paddocks. Cannot believe they would list a home like this and not have any photos of the horses or the facility!
The house was built in 2004 by Q&D Construction.It has 16,703 square feet in the main house. The builder used more than 400 tons of Montana stone on the exterior. A patio runs along the entire back of the home.
The site line from the front door is straight through to the lake, extending further to the mountains. Although I like the surprise you get when you open these solid doors to the inside and that view, I have to say that I was not overwhelmed at the choice of doors, nor the stain color considering the colors in the stone. Although it does transition to the wood stained trim inside, neither would have been my first choice color wise. I probably would have chosen a leaded glass door with beveled glass that blurs the view to the inside. If you look at the photo above this one, and to the right, you see that they used clear glass, and even though the lesser entrance, it looks better than the main doors. It relates to the stone colorwise. Also a glass door would also relate better to the huge window above it. If I were to use a wood door, it would be a choice that ties in with the rustic character of the stone siding. Even a darker stain on these doors might look better.
Open the doors though and you forget them quickly once you come face to face with the view.
Off to the one side of the foyer is the kitchen. I would stand and wash dishes at this sink all day, every day!
This home is designed for entertaining. However, with such a gorgeous outdoor environment, would bad cooking even matter?
This kitchen has every possible amenity a good cook might wish for. Off to the side you can see a wide opening to a great room. One thing I noticed right away as I sorted through the photos, was that the house was open, and despite it's size, the rooms either were, or had the potential to be inviting and not completely overwhelming. For instance here, although it is a sizable kitchen, the ceiling height and warm wood cabinets create a relatable space. The stone fireplace wall in the great room, visible from the kitchen, helps warm the space. The molding and trim work are exquisite.
Two commercial grade stoves allow for full participation by multiple cooks. With two islands no one is going to complain about not having enough prep area.
Although these are very large rooms, there is decent scale. I like the grills on the upper part of the window combination, and clear at ground level. It gives a clean view to the outdoors. If the grills extended all the way down, I think you can see that it would not be as pleasing, too busy. Also, without the immense visual weight of the trees,lake & mountains, I am not so sure that this room would feel like it does, especially without some sort of window treatment. I think I would do two things differently in here. First, I would add a large area rug in the seating area, in warm colors with some pattern or texture. I would also use bookcases with a larger scale, especially taller, or tall builtins.
Here is another view of the same room from near the entrance foyer. Here you can see the gorgeous fireplace. The fireplace is two sided, sharing the opening with the dining room. The chandelier also adds visual weight so that the ceiling does not seem to high. This is why I suggested that the bookcases be higher at the very least, to balance out the height and visual weight of the fireplace side. You can also see the hall, and a visual line all the way to the end of the front facing part of the house.
I would bet when the fireplace is roaring on a snowy and cold winter day, that it could be a quite welcoming room. I already envision a very tall christmas tree in the left corner. Now imagine walking in the front door and being greeted by a fire, a xmas tree and the outdoor view. Throw in a light snow and I am ready to enjoy the holiday.
Looking from the room above, back towards the foyer and the balcony. Those bookcases really bother me!
The dining room faces the lake as well. I do not think I would put the statuary in front of the middle window. I would place it off to the right.
This is another living area, and from here you get a glimpse of part of the patio that extends along the back. Full height sliding door allow for family or guests to easily access the patio.
There are 12 bedrooms in the house. Eight of them are on the main floor including the master.
I can't post all the bathroom photos, but there are 13.5 baths total.
This bath has a sauna. Nice feature to look forward to after a day of skiing.
Study with a forest view. I believe I would place my desk to better take advantage of at least a partial view.
Beveled glass window for both privacy and light.
Theater and media room, main floor.
A huge game room with a full bar and billiards. The billiards table is in front of the window. I do not care for the carpet choice in this room at all, even though the ceiling beams, trim and wall color all add warmth.
Close up of the full bar in the game room above.
The end of the game room with the billiards table.
It looks like this home is pretty isolated, but there are actually homes on either side. A long dock and 378 lineal feet of lake front are part of the acreage.
For my taste the choice of dock material seems incongruous to the exterior of the house.
But darn, does it matter from this view? The water really is this blue and clear.
The great room right off the kitchen.
Same room above looking back towards the kitchen. Carpet is the same as in the game room, again, would not be my choice.
Off of the kitchen is this mud room. I love all the hooks along the wall for wet ski jackets and pants and a bench to sit on along that entire section.
Like the master bedroom, the four bedrooms on the second floor all have fireplaces, lake views from a terrace, and en-suite baths.
The terrace views from the bedrooms on the second floor.
Another second floor bedroom. I like that they varied the fireplace surrounds and mantels.
A multi purpose area at the top of the stairs.
Boat buoys visible in the lake.
The lake is so clear that the boats seems suspended above the water.
The 1448 sq ft. 2 bedroom guest house. There is a 4 car garage below.
The bath in the guest house.
A last look. All yours for $59 million dollars. There is some history included….remember the long running western, Bonanza? The opening scene was filmed in this properties meadow.
I agree Sally. I am going to explain in my next post as to why I chose to pick a home that is usually not the kind of home I feature. It really was about the views, and showing at least in the interior, how things can be improved if possible. Even the furniture seems to not fit the setting. Unfortunately most homes along large swaths of Lake Tahoe are massive, with some hopefully more appropriate.
One word–monstrosity. I wonder who built this house and why. Surely no family lived here. Twelve bedrooms? For whom? There wasn't one thing I liked in this house. All the building materials look garish and nothing relates to its surroundings. Looking at all of this makes me think it was a travesty to cut away all those trees for such a place. Truly makes me shudder..


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TALES OF THE BULGARIAN ROSE: A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF BULGARIA
JANUARY 31–MARCH 26, 2023
Public reception: Thursday, February 2 from 5:00–6:30 p.m.
In 1997, journalists Rick Truax and Anelia Dimitrova travelled to Bulgaria to chronicle its transition to democracy. The Berlin Wall had fallen eight years prior and like many other Eastern European countries Bulgaria was stumbling along an uncertain path from a state-run economy to a free-market one. Looking to show the impact these seismic political shifts had on real people, the authors went into the very heart of the country at the foot of the Balkan Mountains—the valley of the roses.
This series of photojournalistic images documents Bulgaria's centuries-old rose industry amid the hopes, dreams and uncertainties that lined the road to democracy that summer of '97. The prints in this show document the exhausting efforts of pickers in the fields, workers in the distilleries, everyday life in nearby villages, contrasted with the dancers and performers taking part in the annual festival celebrating the rich history, culture and folklore of the Bulgarian rose.
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Join us and our partners from the Tea Cellar to create your very own custom tea blend inspired by the Bulgarian Rose. Pair it with a delicious Tea Cellar treat and you have yourself a one-of-a-kind experience. Advanced registration is required online here.
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Truax and Dimitrova recount the journalistic rationale for focusing on the iconic rose industry as well as the joys and challenges they encountered among the rose pickers and their communities and also the professional and personal challenges they faced together and individually as journalists: one an American-born photojournalist with only a basic understanding of the language; the other a native-born
Bulgarian returning home for the first time.
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Sacred / Prayer
Daily Devotional for July 8
July 8 Luke 23:32-43
"Give us a break! Turn the mighty trick, get yourself down
from here and save us, too! Nothing special for a Messiah; just
use the power for which you are known. There's nothing to
lose in trying. All we'll do here is die. Give us a break!" Words
of bargaining and "realism" from one side of the cross. From
the other, quiet resignation to the justice of his own fate and
an acknowledgement of the injustice of Jesus'. The second thief
displays himself in honesty and humility.
I suspect, however, that most of us would side with the first
thief in pleading for one more chance. After all, what is wrong
with trying to strike a bargain? Such behavior is common in
the face of crisis, certainly in the face of death.
The good news from the cross is that it is in accepting death
that we find life. When we stop our bargaining and simply
accept the inevitable suffering that is part of life, then, paradox-
ically, the gates of paradise open up to us. By embracing rather
than fleeing the reality of death, Christ offers us, as part of
the mystery of life and death, the same experience of resur-
rection of which Christ was assured.
In much of the Western world we strenuously deny the reali-
ty of pain, suffering, and death. We pretend we can bargain
our way out of the inevitable. We search for ways to escape
via drugs or food, sex or power, possessions or prestige -
all because we are not listening to the good news of peace given
to one who was suffering and about to die: "Today you will
be with me in paradise."
Perhaps our most powerful prayer in the face of pain, suffer-
ing, and death is, therefore, not to try to strike a bargain, but
simply to pray, "Jesus, remember me."
From The Road to Emmaus - An inclusive devotional Edited by Joseph W. Houle
Emmaus House of Prayer - Washington D.C
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Looking Ahead to the Jubilee!
From the very beginning the Holy Spirit has been present to us here on earth, the Holy Spirit wasn't completely revealed until after Jesus' Resurrection. However, as we read in Genesis, the "Ruah" also known as the Breath of God, was already moving over the face of the waters as the key of love unlocked the Father's Hand, spilling forth all of creation.
The Holy Spirit is that key and that same key to the spiritual life, the love of God, poured into our hearts. It is the Holy Spirit that brings about a transformation so great that the breathless body of Adam comes to life from the clay and the powerful Breath of Christ is sacrificed on the cross for our sins. And even more powerful is the breath of God returned to Christ's lifeless body in the tomb. Throughout the Old Testament we hear of the prophets and kings were anointed with the Holy Spirit. God worked powerfully through them and then Jesus, the anointed One of God who is revealed to us. Like all these anointed, once the Holy Spirit moves, a new beginning in life occurs.
Over the next several issues of the CCRO newsletter we will be taking a close look at the beginnings of the Renewal, personal stories of the Holy Spirit at work in the hearts and minds of the faithful, and a look ahead at how the Holy Spirit is moving in the lives of this generation.
John the Baptist told the crowd that, "He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire." (Luke 3:16) I was once told that Luke's primary inspired mission was to write the Acts of the Apostles before he was inspired to write the Gospel so we could see that the early church believed the gift that was promised would and did come to pass! The community prayed and continued to pray for the outpouring of God, the Holy Spirit. Clearly Church history has experienced the Holy Spirit in so many ways including "baptism in the Spirit" which did not die with the Apostles (a theory some call cessationism), but that it continued in strength for centuries in the general church through baptism, confirmation, ordination, and the rest of the sacraments through the present day. This experience has been part of our faith life and traditions in various groups and communities throughout the history of the Church, not confined only to the Catholic Church but through our brothers and sisters in Christ. Charismatic Renewal is only one of the latest of these expressions of baptism in the Spirit and charismatic gifts. It is meant for all followers, laity and clergy alike since we are all His children through the baptismal waters.
The renewal of this experience of "baptism in the Spirit" was renewed or "re-anointed" in the Catholic Church in February of 1967 when a group of students on retreat at Duquesne University began praying for a fresh outpouring of Pentecost. David Mangan, one of our latest 2016 Summer Conference speakers who was in that upper room, said it was a handful of retreat attendees that weekend who experienced the "baptism in the Holy Spirit." Many of them had profound "baptism in the Spirit" experiences and they shared these experiences with others in prayer. They had a renewed commitment to prayer, a renewed personal relationship to Jesus, and a yearning for more knowledge in their Catholic faith. They followed the gospel call for all believers to bring the message of Jesus to others and to use the gifts and charisms of the Holy Spirit to bring the mission of Jesus and the Church to everyone who would listen. There followed a FIRE STORM MOVEMENT so profound that it led to connections across denominations and dioceses to join in the Renewal in the Spirit. This Renewal of "baptism in the Spirit" has "set on fire" millions of Catholic charismatics in the U.S. more worldwide. What an outpouring of the Spirit in 50 years!