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NullDC es un emulador freeware (gratuito) de la Sega Dreamcast y Sega Naomi para las plataformas x86. El emulador fue desarrollado por drkllRaziel (creador) y Zezu, teniendo este último bastante reputación en el mundo de la emulación de Dreamcast en un proyecto anterior, el Icarus, y además ayudó en cierta medida al proyecto Chankast. Pasó a ser el tercer emulador de Dreamcast en hacer funcionar juegos comerciales y es considerado como unos de los más eficientes en su campo. Actualmente el desarrollo del emulador ha dado por "cerrado" de parte de uno de sus desarrolladores, y la continuación del proyecto sigue en dispositivos del sistema Android bajo el nombre de Reicast.

Historia

Desarrollo
El trabajo de emulación inicio en el año 2003, en aquel momento, drkllRaziel se encontraba trabajando con un emulador (en programación) capaz de ejecutar juegos o demos caseros para la consola, el avance significativo daría paso a partir de la colaboración con el desarrollador ZeZu en 2005, este mismo proporcionó un plugin capaz de renderizar los gráficos en 3D y otras funciones primordiales.

Las primeras informaciones sobre el emulador salieron a partir de 17 de febrero de 2006, en foros del portal ngemu.com, mismo portal de noticias sobre emulación que se convirtió en web oficial para las publicaciones de nuevas versiones. En los primeros hilos sobre el emulador se comentaba que:
 Ya funciona la bios y algunos juegos empiezan a mostrar resultados.
 En su primera versión no será de código abierto, no descartando la liberación del código posteriormente.
 Puede funcionar a 50 / 60 Hz.
 Se comenta que tiene un gran debugger de SH4 y ARM7 que ayudaría a los desarrolladores a mejorar sus trabajos o proyectos para la Dreamcast.
 Según algunas páginas se comenta que se podría ver en público en la feria MadriDC ( lo cual acabó negándose).
 Las aplicaciones KOS funcionan al 100% y con gran compatibilidad (después se negó que la velocidad fuera al 100%).
 No funciona el sonido (aunque se está trabajando en ello).

La segunda información salió el 25 de agosto, en una mensaje en el foro de ngemu, en el cual se mostraban ya imágenes del emulador funcionando con juegos como el Dead or Alive, Soul Fighter o Toy Commander (juegos que no funcionan en Chankast ). En esta noticia se pueden averiguar más detalles como:
 Se necesita un ordenador potente para conseguir que funcionen correctamente a full speed. Según se comentan, las imágenes se tomaron en un Athlon64 3000+ con una GeForce 6600.
 Al final, a pesar de lo que se comentó en otros posts, no va a ser de código abierto.
 Confirma la posibilidad de utilizar plugins de vídeo, audio, input y gdrom para que autores externos puedan contribuir al proyecto ( no se comenta nada sobre una compatibilidad con los plugins del Chankast).
 Se muestran ya imágenes debido a la gran evolución en la compatibilidad de los juegos.
 Se esperaba su salida a finales de 2006, todavía no tiene fecha su versión final.

Las más recientes noticias aparecidas se pueden ver en un foro en el cual ya se podían ver imágenes de varios juegos a una velocidad que rozaba los 60/30 fps según el juego (a falta de saber sobre que ordenador funcionan el emulador). Primer post con imágenes mientras que éstas son imágenes en otro foro. Más tarde, el 17 de marzo de 2007, se pudieron ver vídeos de algunos juegos (Head Hunter, Birra MX, Evolution 2 y Grandia 2 entre otros) en los cuales se podían ver la gran emulación gráfica del proyecto(aunque en algún juego como el HeadHunter el sonido no era del todo perfecto) rozando la perfección.

Lanzamiento
A pesar del escepticismo, la primera beta del emulador fue publicada en el 1 de abril de 2007 (día conocido como April's Fools) demostrando a manera irónica que este proyecto no era vaporware. A pesar de ser la primera versión, el emulador salió con una gran compatibilidad (juegos como Jet Set Radio, Soulcalibur o Shenmue entre muchos otros) y un buen rendimiento. En cuanto al apartado sonoro y gráfico tiene una gran calidad aunque a veces se producen pequeños glitches. Comparado como la última versión del Chankast, nullDC tiene un mejor rendimiento y mejor calidad tanto sonora como gráfica.

Versiones posteriores
Actualmente el emulador es un proyecto open source con licencia GNU GPL v3, la página principal se encuentra en http://code.google.com/p/nulldc/

Emulación NAOMI
nullDC es uno de los primeros emuladores que soporta a la placa arcade NAOMI, desarrollada sobre la base de hardware de la Dreamcast.
Ésta noticia fue liberada por drkllraziel, en la página www.ngemu.com, sitio que vio nacer a nullDC.

Según se dice, sólo puede emular 2 juegos de la plataforma mencionada con anterioridad, debido al cifrado de las demás ROMs (la cual aún no es descifrada).

La versión nullDC 1.0.3 es la primera que emula placas NAOMI.

Requerimientos del sistema
Al ser un emulador de una consola de sexta generación con múltiples funciones y periféricos, los requerimientos del emulador son amplios, pero a diferencia de otras consolas de la misma generación, el rendimiento de la emulación del sistema es muy aceptable, gracias al amplio soporte de parte de colaboradores y programadores externos. Debido a lo anterior, el uso del programa requiere paquete de librerías de programación Visual C++ y plugins del sistema (de tercera fuentes) para un correcto funcionamiento. Normalmente en equipos de PC de gama media producidos a finales de la década de los años 2000, el funcionamiento del emulador es suficientemente estable, sin recurrir a generar cambios o mejoras tanto en software como en hardware. El requisito más común del sistema es la siguiente:
 CPU: AMD Athlon XP / 64 / Turion a 2 GHz o Intel Pentium D 2,1 GHz o equivalente
 Tarjeta de vídeo: Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti o ATI Radeon 8500
 RAM: 1 GB
 Sistema operativo: Windows 2000 o Windows XP SP3 en adelante
 Librerías de Microsoft Visual C++ (solo en sistemas anteriores a Windows 10)
 Librerías multimedia de Microsoft Directx a partir de la versión 9.0c (solo en Windows XP y sistemas anteriores)

Notas

Véase también
 Sega Dreamcast
 Chankast
 Makaron

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Foro oficial del emulador
 Sitio oficial del emulador

 Página oficial de drkIIRaziel en YouTube

Emuladores de Dreamcast
Freeware

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Obstetric Ultrasound
Meghan Herbst
Meaghan Shanahan
Chaddie Doerr
Obstetricians first used ultrasound to diagnose an early intrauterine pregnancy in the 1960s and 1970s. Emergency physicians adapted ultrasound for point-of-care use in the 1990s. Ultrasound is a noninvasive diagnostic modality that can quickly confirm an intrauterine pregnancy at the bedside, significantly shortening the emergency department (ED) length of stay for pregnant patients.[18][1] Point-of-care pelvic ultrasound in the hands of emergency medicine providers yields the highest diagnostic potential in the first trimester period of pregnancy.[2][3] For this reason, the remainder of the article focus is on ultrasound in first-trimester pregnancy.
The landmarks of the uterus are the bladder and vaginal stripe. The bladder is located anterior and inferior to the uterus, and the vaginal stripe is a hyperechoic line that is located posterior to the bladder. The vaginal stripe ends at the cervix, and the uterine fundus usually curves up anteriorly (anteverted uterus, approximately 80% of women), but in a smaller subset of females, curves posteriorly (retroverted uterus). The endometrium usually appears as a hyperechoic line in the center of the uterine fundus.
An intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) is confirmed on ultrasound when an intrauterine gestational sac containing a yolk sac and/or a fetal heart rate is visualized with an endomyometrial mantle greater than 7mm. Lack of any of these features would be classified as no definitive intrauterine pregnancy (NDIUP).[4][5][6]
Confirmation of an IUP in the setting of vaginal bleeding in a first-trimester pregnancy effectively rules out an ectopic pregnancy if the pregnancy was conceived without reproductive endocrinology assistance. The diagnosis, in this case, is usually a threatened abortion. NDIUP in the setting of vaginal bleeding warrants further workup for an ectopic pregnancy.[2]
Positive pregnancy test, asymptomatic
Emergency physicians are often the first providers to ultrasound first trimester pregnancies, as obstetricians will ask a patient to schedule her first appointment at approximately 8 weeks gestation according to her last menstrual period. For this reason, patients will often present to the ED after finding out they are pregnant from a home pregnancy test, sometimes for no other reason other than to formally diagnose the pregnancy. Under these circumstances, an ultrasound should be attempted to confirm the presence of an IUP, as well as to date the fetus if present. While it was once thought the earlier a pregnancy is dated, the more accurate the gestational age, the difference may be too small to justify.[7] However, dating the gestation by using the "crown-rump-length" calculation (CRL) over the longest dimension of the fetal pole without including the yolk sac would be appropriate and important to communiicate to the patient's obstetrician, especially if the patient delayed her first obstetric appointment and ultrasound.[8] If NDIUP is appreciated in an asymptomatic patient, a serum beta-hCG should be ordered, and the patient should arrange for repeat testing in 48 hours with obstetrician follow-up to ensure the hormone is rising appropriately.
Confirmation of an IUP in the setting of abdominal pain effectively rules out an ectopic pregnancy if the pregnancy was conceived without reproductive endocrinology assistance, given the rare incidence of heterotopic pregnancy in these women.
Confirmation of a live ectopic pregnancy, defined as a gestational sac containing a yolk sac or fetal heartbeat outside the uterus or with an endomyometrial mantle less than or equal to 7 mm (which supports the diagnosis of an interstitial ectopic pregnancy) should lead to prompt obstetrician consultation for operative management.
In an hCG-positive female with abdominal pain, where the uterus reveals NDIUP as well as free fluid in the pelvis, prompt obstetrician consultation should be sought. If there is additional free fluid in Morison's pouch, these findings carry high specificity for ectopic pregnancy needing operative management.[9]
Free peritoneal fluid in Morison's pouch or the pelvis in a patient with an NDIUP who has a positive urine pregnancy test is highly specific for an ectopic pregnancy requiring operative management.[9]
A twin gestation or molar pregnancy may explain significant nausea and vomiting.
If the transabdominal pelvic ultrasound shows NDIUP, a transvaginal ultrasound is indicated. If a female is or has received reproductive endocrine assistance in getting pregnant, early consultation with her reproductive endocrinologist is recommended.[10]
There are no absolute contraindications to performing a transabdominal pelvic ultrasound in early pregnancy. Care should be taken not to scan over a wound or incision to avoid contamination and infection. A transvaginal ultrasound is contraindicated in the setting of hypotension. It is also recommended to use settings that expose the first-trimester fetus to as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) frequencies by avoiding color and spectral Doppler during the exam.
First-trimester pregnancy transabdominal ultrasound should be performed with a low-frequency probe, ideally with a large convex footprint. If a transvaginal ultrasound exam is indicated, an endocavitary probe with sheath can improve visualization of the uterus and adnexal structures. A high-level disinfectant system is needed to clean the endocavitary probe between uses.
A trained provider can perform first-trimester pregnancy ultrasound. Emergency physicians are required to correctly perform and interpret a minimum of 25 to 50 cardiac ultrasound exams upon residency graduation.[3]
Transabdominal Pelvic Ultrasound
Ideally, the patient's bladder will be full, as it provides an acoustic window for visualizing the uterus. The patient should be lying supine on a stretcher with her abdomen exposed and towels tucked around the gown and undergarment edges to keep them dry from the ultrasound gel. For dominant right-hand operators, the ultrasound machine should be positioned at the patient's anatomic right, plugged in (if applicable) and turned on. The lights should be dimmed if possible.[11]
Transvaginal Ultrasound
A transabdominal pelvic ultrasound should always be performed before a transvaginal ultrasound. The patient's bladder should be as empty as possible before performing a transvaginal ultrasound, to allow the probe to get as close to the uterus and adnexa as possible. To allow adequate visualization of an anteverted uterus, the patient should be positioned in a stretcher with stirrups and her pelvis at the edge of the stretcher, or her pelvis should be elevated approximately 8 cm to 10 cm with an upside-down bedpan and two to three folded chucks.[11]
A low-frequency convex probe is best for a transabdominal pelvic ultrasound. Alternatively, a phased array probe can be used if a convex probe is not available. The settings on the ultrasound machine should be set to "obstetrics" or "pregnancy." The first view should be a sagittal view through the uterus. The convex probe is placed just superior to the pubic symphysis, with the indicator directed superiorly. The footprint should be directed slightly inferiorly. Structures closest to the probe appear at the top of the screen, and structures further away appear toward the bottom of the screen, so in this view, the top of the screen is anterior, and the bottom of the screen is posterior. The left of the screen represents the direction the indicator is pointing toward, which in this view is superior or cephalad, and the right of the screen is inferior or caudad. The bladder, if full, will take up most of the anterior (top) portion of the screen, ending just superior to the pubic symphysis on the right of the screen. Posterior to the bladder is the vaginal stripe, a hyperechoic line starting at the inferior (right) side of the screen and leading to the cervix and uterus. Fanning to the right and left until the uterus disappears in both directions allows for a complete view of the uterus. If a gestational sac is visualized, interrogation for a yolk sac or fetal heartbeat within the gestational sac, as well as measurement of the thinnest endomyometrial mantle around the gestational sac should take place to confirm the presence of an IUP. If there is a fetal heartbeat, Motion-Mode (M-mode) should be employed to calculate the fetal heartbeat. When selecting M-mode, move the M-mode line to where it crosses through the flicker of the fetal heartbeat before graphing the motion across that line over time. A regular pattern of peaks and troughs should trace out on the screen. Freeze that image and use your calculations menu to select the most appropriate calipers for calculating the fetal heartbeat. By placing your calipers at the start of one peak to the start of the next, the machine should calculate the fetal heart rate based on that distance. Some machines require that the calipers be placed over two beats (start of one peak to the start of the second peak after that peak) to calculate an average fetal heart rate.
Transvaginal ultrasound: The endocavitary probe is a high-frequency transducer with a longer handle compared to other transducers. The footprint is small and tightly curved. The transducer shape in its entirety is analogous to a rifle, where the indicator is the side opposite the "trigger." Before performing a transvaginal ultrasound, a transabdominal ultrasound should be performed to look for uterine landmarks (vaginal stripe and bladder) as well as an IUP. If NDIUP is appreciated, have the patient empty her bladder and when she returns, place an upside-down bedpan with several chucks underneath her pelvis and, while keeping the patient draped, insert the probe with the indicator pointing anteriorly (toward the ceiling). Watch the decompressed bladder move out of view towards the top left side of the screen. When the bladder is barely out of sight, the probe is at the appropriate depth and by fanning the probe to the left and right, obtain a sagittal view of the uterus. The top of the screen represents the inferior aspect of the patient (cervix), the bottom of the screen represents the superior aspect of the patient, the left of the screen represents the anterior aspect of the patient, and the right of the screen represents the posterior aspect of the patient. The Pouch of Douglas, therefore, is the right lower aspect of the screen. While fanning through the uterus, look for a yolk sac and/or fetal heartbeat to diagnose an IUP.
After interrogating for an IUP as well as for free fluid in the Pouch of Douglas, rotate your probe 90 degrees counterclockwise to visualize the uterus in a transverse (more accurately, coronal) plane, where the top of the screen is still inferior, the bottom of the screen is superior, the left of the screen is the patient's right, and the right of the screen is the patient's left. In this plane, the uterus tapers on either side where the fallopian tubes take off. On ultrasound, it is difficult to appreciate the fallopian tubes unless there is a tubal ectopic, or fluid within the tubes (hydrosalpinx or pyosalpinx). However, the areas where the uterus tapers in size on either side are called the cornua. The ovaries typically sit between the cornua and the more lateral iliac vessels and are slightly more hypoechoic than the uterus. After locating the cornua with the indicator pointing toward the patient's right side, and the footprint steered toward the patient's right side, fan anteriorly and posteriorly until either an undefined hypoechoic area or a defined ovary with anechoic follicles is appreciated. If an undefined hypoechoic area is seen, apply gentle pressure with the probe until an ovary comes into view. Typical ovarian dimensions are 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm x 3 cm. A simple ovarian cyst is 2.5 cm or greater, whereas a follicle is smaller than 2.5 cm. A corpus luteum cyst, which tends to have a thicker wall than a simple cyst, is frequently appreciated in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.[11]
Pelvic ultrasound, like most diagnostic ultrasound applications, is associated with little if any risk. There may be some associated discomfort when pressure is applied to the probe both in transabdominal and transvaginal views.
Pelvic ultrasound is a rapid, inexpensive, safe application that expedites the diagnosis of intrauterine pregnancy. [12]Pelvic ultrasound can also expedite management in the setting of a ruptured ectopic pregnancy when free fluid and NDIUP is present.[9]
Pregnany is managed by a multidisciplinary team that includes nurses and pharmacists. It is important for healthcare workers to know that an obstetric ultrasound is a useful technique for identifying several pregnancy related pathologies. The technique is portable, does not use contrast and can be performed at the bedside.
Contributed by Meghan Herbst, MD
Attributed To: Contributed by Meghan Herbst, MD
Obstetric Ultrasound - Questions
What is the first sonographic sign of an intrauterine pregnancy?
Gestational sac with a yolk sac
Gestational sac with an embryo
"Snowstorm" pattern
Free pelvic fluid in the cul-de-sac
A young female patient presents with lower abdominal pain and a positive home pregnancy test. She does not remember the exact date of her last menstrual period, but states it was 3-4 weeks ago. A transvaginal ultrasound is performed to evaluate for a possible ectopic pregnancy. At what gestational age can a gestational sac be visualized using transvaginal ultrasound?
3.5 weeks
A 29-year-old female presents with vaginal spotting and suprapubic pain. She had her last normal menstrual period 9 weeks ago. A quantitative beta-HCG is 3200 IU. Her exam is notable for mild suprapubic tenderness, a closed os, and non-tender adnexa. There is a small amount of blood in the vagina, no tissue or clots. The ultrasound is below. Which is correct? What is your interpretation of this ultrasound image of the uterus?
Contributed by Dr. Michael Lambert
Attributed To: Contributed by Dr. Michael Lambert
Normal IUP at 6 weeks; arrange for follow-up HCG in 2 days
No definitive IUP; provided that the bleeding gradually subsides she needs no further follow-up
Abnormal IUP with irregular gestational sac
Ectopic pregnancy; arrange for stat medical or surgical therapy
On an ultrasound, the earliest one can predict the sex of the fetus with great accuracy is at what time?
Eight weeks
End of first trimester
18th week
End of second trimester
A 38-year old female undergoes a fetal ultrasound at the 12th week of her pregnancy. The nuchal translucency measurement reveals a value of 3 mm and a crown-rump length of 45 mm. What is true about these values?
These are normal values
The values are abnormal
The patient needs amniotic fluid sampling
The pregnancy is at risk
A 22-year old female in the eighth week of her pregnancy is undergoing a routine ultrasound. The technician reports the presence of a small echogenic mass at the base of the umbilical cord. What is the next step in her management?
Recommend abortion
Chorionic villus sampling at 16 weeks
Start patient on folic acid supplements
A 36-year old female who is pregnant for the first time is now into her 6th week of pregnancy. The ultrasound shows an embryonic heart rate of 85 beats per minute. What does this indicate?
Need to start the patient on a beta-blocker
The heart rate is normal
The pregnancy is of uncertain viability
The infant may need external pacing.
You are performing an ultrasound on a female. She is 16 weeks pregnant. The cephalic index is quite low. What does this indicate to you?
She has a mongoloid fetus
There is macrosomia
Dolichocephaly is present
The fetus has brachycephaly
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Translation of honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speeches from Hindi to English since 2014. This was a big challenge for us due to negligible availability of Hindi to English translators, who specialized in the Political field. What made it a bigger challenge is the fact that the honourable PM speaks extempore and at certain points, sentences are are even without a full stop. So, to collate all the information and put it in the right perspective was a tedious task, but a task we took on with a smile. We are proud to have done more than 150 speeches, covering around 300000 words till date. We did the translation of "Mann Ki Baat", his speeches including the 86th ICAR Foundation, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana' (PMJDY), Community Reception in Tokyo, visit to Taimei Elementary School in Tokyo, Indian community at Allphones Arena, Sydney, ceremony to launch "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" Programme, Bhawan Nirman Aarambh at World Hindi Secretariat Building site, Mauritius, Press Statement delivered by the PM after the Signing of Agreements in Paris, speeches in Hannover, Germany, Canada, Tsinghua University, Beijing, speeches in Mongolia, South Korea, Bangabandhu Convention Centre, First International Yoga Day, speeches in Fiji, among others.


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If you've just started tinkering with HDR lighting in Blender, it may seem daunting. So hard to control the direction of light (Gimme the rim light, you, Blender!). Even harder to avoid a blown-out background.
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Last year we released the Realistic Lighting course. Basically it was the collection of the tricks aimed at faking amazing lighting effects.
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Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is a class of paraprofessionals who assist individuals with physical disabilities, mental impairments, and other health care needs with their activities of daily living (ADLs) and provide bedside care — including basic nursing procedures — all under the supervision of a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or other health care professional. They provide care for patients in hospitals, residents of nursing facilities, clients in private homes, and others in need of their services due to effects of old age or disability. UAPs, by definition, do not hold a license or other mandatory professional requirements for practice, though many hold various certifications. They are collectively categorized under the group "Personal care workers in health services" in the International Standard Classification of Occupations, 2008 revision.
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The Committee: OFFICIAL TRAILER. A new series from the producers of Chuck Knows Church. Park Grove Community Church has lost its pastor and is closing its doors, unless it reinvents itself, despite itself. . .with the help of Chuck. A spinoff of the popular series "Chuck Knows Church". THE COMMITTEE is a humorous and poignant series that examines the struggles congregation's face as they look toward a preferred future.
A new "The Committee" episode is released each month. In-between enjoy The SUB-Committee shorts or the original series. Use each episode in fellowship groups, worship teams, small groups and late-night snack viewing!
The Committee is a humorous and poignant online series from the producers of Church Knows Church that examines the struggles congregations face.
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In Extremis – James Woolf
Keenly anticipating the indulgences ahead, not least the Squash and Spinach Rotolo, Woodrow turns into Meredith's street. He imagines stooping to kiss her, her face flushing as she asks how his day has been.
"Well," he'll say, "picture me at 6.30 am in a rain-sodden gutter, cradling a lifeless body, thinking – as disasters go, this one is at least manageable."
Then he'll tell her how his phone spent its last night on earth in an icy puddle outside a restaurant. And how, briefly, it appeared to be returning to life.
"But of course the colours started bleeding, like a sponge caressing the drizzles of a nouvelle cuisine dish."
Woodrow closes the car door with some satisfaction, commending himself on that image. That will impress Meredith! He's decided that this freezing February night will be forever significant as he's moving their relationship to the next level.
And he's leaving nothing to chance.
That's why he stopped by The Rocket Plant last night. Booking the corner table by the window was easy. His directions for background music, Chopin or Satie, were more contentious. But the manager understood when he explained that he'd be sharing the evening with someone special.
"Ah…. if music be the food of love –"
"Rave on!" Woodrow interjected.
The manager was pricklier on the subject of specials, but Woodrow stuck to his guns knowing he held two trump cards: his indisputable knowledge of cuisine and his value as a high-spending customer.
"Firstly, I can't stand salmon," he said. "I wouldn't even want her ordering that! And secondly, you can't only offer two fish specials! You'll have pescatarians picketing outside!"
"Vegetarians!" the Maitre D' snorted.
Woodrow requested the Rotolo, which on a previous visit had been a revelation. "That night, guys, you taught me the genius of salty feta riffing off butternut squash!"
Yes, it was just as well he'd visited the restaurant, even if he had managed to drop his phone outside.
Woodrow approaches a Victorian property converted into flats. He scans the names alongside the buzzers. Meredith! Just seeing it in her handwriting produces internal flutters and a soaring of his spirits. He has never dated anyone quite like Meredith, anyone so confident; so eloquent on so many topics. Robespierre, the sixties, the feeding habits of sloths – what can't this girl hold forth on at the age of 28?
Pressing the button produces a satisfying purr. He wonders if she'll be wearing those jeans again; so tight-fitting, she might have just been skinny-dipping in a sea of ink. He takes two slow breaths to steady himself. Last week they'd seen Mamma Mia. Keen to establish his cultural credentials, the musical was his suggestion. The evening had been entirely platonic, but her ready agreement to meet again was enough to fuel a few spicy fantasies.
"About time!" Meredith's voice snaps from a small speaker.
"I'm actually one minute early!"
Woodrow waits to be buzzed in. Instead the door opens and Meredith's eyes flash at him accusingly.
"What's going on?" – her breath is steaming as she speaks. "We're now ridiculously late!"
"Hold on…" he begins. She's decked out in something that looks like it was last worn by Emmeline Pankhurst. "I could ask you the same –"
"Where's your car?" she interrupts.
Woodrow is astounded. The restaurant isn't booked for an hour. They even have time for an aperitif. He unlocks his BMW.
"And why have you been ignoring me all day?"
Realisation dawns. "My phone died last night. I had back-to-back meetings from 7.30am."
"For frick's sake," Meredith says, climbing into the passenger seat. "There's a change of plan. We're going to the Lea Valley."
A mad dash to East London follows. Meredith explains that she'd forgotten her best friend Grant's thirtieth. She's been leaving messages all day saying he must arrive earlier.
"Cancel the restaurant then – here's their card."
Yes, Penny's gone to enormous trouble, she says, dialing – and, no worries, her friends are all gorgeously friendly.
"Who's Penny?" Woodrow scowls at a Give Way sign.
"Grant's partner!" – spoken as if to an idiot. "She said to bring you along."
With instructions to abandon the Sat Nav's route reverberating round the car, Woodrow is concerned by developments. He thinks back to an argument earlier on with a CEO regarding a damaging story that was breaking. He normally relished such spats – surfing the swell of adrenaline and stress. Today he was distracted by thoughts of the evening ahead: the luscious food, the growing rapport, the flirtatious touching…
"Park the bloody car, anywhere you can."
They get out and Meredith is marching ahead, constrained only by her matronly skirt. Then she stops, turns, pulls his head down and kisses him almost aggressively on the lips.
"Thanks for being so understanding! Good things come to those who wait…"
She leads him down to the canal, all the while speaking on her phone.
"Yes, a bridge, trees – and a bloody great gasworks!"
Receiving further instructions, she scurries along the tow-path followed by Woodrow who calls, "Where are we heading?" She doesn't respond. When a man in an Edwardian suit waves flamboyantly from the deck of a canal boat, it's clear that the situation is complex.
"Is this a fancy dress party?" he ventures, as the boat manoeuvres towards the bank.
"It's themed – you'd know had you picked up my messages."
Woodrow mumbles an Anglo-Saxon expletive. The Edwardian gentleman narrows his eyes as he regards Woodrow's burnt-orange Ted Baker fleece.
"I see you've adopted a fairly wide interpretation of Titanic fashion," he says, dryly.
Woodrow elongates his lips into something resembling a smile.
"Meet Grant!" Meredith says.
"Welcome aboard the unsinkable liner!" He's pulling them both firmly – the boat rocks as Woodrow plants his foot on deck. "Although, you may not actually fit inside. How tall are you?"
"Six foot eight," Woodrow says as he scrapes the top of his head on a door frame. Wincing, he descends into a tiny room. Three faces look up expectantly from a table laid lavishly for dinner. What a nightmare. Woodrow tenderly touches his head. Behind the table is an unlikely smorgasbord of images: passengers boarding the fated ship, Kate Winslet – arms joyously outstretched, stiff family groupings, the ruined hulk on the sea-bed. Piano music tinkles from an unmanned keyboard, as if the pianist has abandoned her post, leaving only a spirit behind.
"I'm Woodrow," Woodrow says, shaking the hand of a sea admiral.
"Yuk!" – the man springs up. "You've put blood on me! – you'd better not have AIDS."
Woodrow is passed kitchen towel while Grant explains the set-up.
"So, we're all people from the Titanic – actual people. That's Captain Smith in the toilet, washing your blood away. Who did you go for, Merry?"
Merry!
"Annie Clemmer-Funk at your service. I'm besotted by that name!"
"I just discovered the theme so I don't have a character," Woodrow says.
"You can be my husband's personal valet," a commanding lady says.
"That's Penny," Meredith whispers.
"Time-travelling valet," the Captain scoffs, sitting back down.
Woodrow doesn't wish to be anyone's valet, least of all Grant's. But to dissent would be inadvisable. He must keep in mind his aim of emerging unscathed from this hideous event. And then his prize awaits – Meredith, and a night of passion.
"What do you do, when you're not boarding luxury liners?" a lady with a Marcel hair wave asks.
"I'm in PR – disaster management effectively," Woodrow says, touching his head and discovering more spots of blood.
"Perfect," says Penny. "Anyway, you're our servant today. You're allowed to sit down by the way."
"Keep topping up my wine and don't jabber," Grant adds.
Fortunately for Woodrow, he's wearing a white shirt under his fleece, so, from the waist upwards, he looks the part. Even better news is that the conversation has moved away from his clothes and his bleeding head.
The first class menu had ten courses that calamitous night, Penny explains. Obviously she couldn't replicate everything.
"However," holding aloft a tureen, "I've selected the highlights. Consommé Olga!"
"Mmmm – that clarity, that depth of colour!" Woodrow says, sniffing the broth. "Did you use beef or veal stock?"
"Impressive!" Grant says, and Meredith pinches his arm approvingly.
The soup is surprisingly delicate – a promising start. And the white wine is crisp and delivers a decent bouquet.
"A slight hitch," the captain announces. "Not all our passengers have first class tickets. So, technically –"
"Fessing up!" the Marcel lady says. "Rhoda was in third. But she lost both sons so perhaps you'll allow her? They jumped into the water together."
"You know," Penny says, "it's fascinating what people did when they were really up against it. In Extremis. Colonel Astor here helped me to a lifeboat then gently asked if he might join me, saying, 'My wife's in a delicate condition.' He was told, 'Women and children only!' So he stepped away and calmly met his death."
"Annie was about to enter a lifeboat," Meredith says, "but was pushed aside by a woman calling 'my children, my children.' She took the last place and Annie perished."
"Your head's still bleeding," the Captain says to Woodrow. "Someone pass him another towel."
Woodrow sips his soup while dabbing at his head. He is beginning to feel woozy, something not helped by drinking only wine and the constant talk of death.
"What do you do, Penny?" he asks.
"Lawyer – matrimonial," she says flatly.
"Matrimonial, that's… to do with… mothers, isn't it?"
Laughter erupts around him.
"Classic!" Grant screams. The Captain can barely breathe for hooting.
"It's divorce, cretin!" Meredith whispers into Woodrow's ear. Mortified, she excuses herself.
"I worry about Merry," Grant says. "I wonder if she'll ever recover."
Feeling increasingly reckless, Woodrow asks what the hell he's talking about. Meredith has nothing wrong with her!
"You don't know about Adam and the skiing accident?"
"Her fiancée? Less than a year ago?"
"Amazing guy!"
"And Meredith's only true love."
"She's struggling to cope with that tragedy."
"And ends up taking all sorts of risks with people like you…" Grant's sentence tapers as Meredith returns.
"We've got a few minutes," Penny announces. "Let the dancing commence!"
"It just gets better," Woodrow mutters as the three couples rise. Penny touches the keyboard and Ragtime music issues forth.
"There was, of course, no formal dancing in first class," Grant points out.
"Titanorak of the night!" the Captain shrieks.
"The Castle Walk," Penny calls. "Weight on the toes – one – two – three – four – five – six – seven – eight, and…."
Meredith attempts to lead Woodrow around the cramped floor. "It's basically walking!" she hisses.
Grant peers at Woodrow as he passes. "Oh look! – a daddy-long-legs playing basketball."
"That's fine," Grant says, pulling away from Meredith. "I'll sit this one out."
"Don't be like that," Rhoda says.
"In any case," Penny adds, "our main course is ready."
"I can't wait," Grant says. "Best thirtieth ever!"
Penny and Rhoda carry in two serving platters.
"Right, potatoes. And Poached Salmon with Mousseline Sauce."
"Salmon?" Woodrow says. "Is there a choice?"
" It's not à la carte!" Meredith says.
Woodrow, with his lifelong aversion to salmon, is now surrounded by five people eating salmon, the aroma of salmon, a conversation about salmon, and his own plateful of salmon. He attempts to down a few mouthfuls, glugging wine with each, thinking he might then last out the rest of the course eating potatoes. But waves of nausea are engulfing him and the boat feels like a see-saw.
"You never even bothered doing proper introductions!" Woodrow complains. "Not that you'd care but I don't even know –"
Suddenly, his sickness crescendos and he dashes outside onto the deck.
When Grant catches him up a minute later, Woodrow is on his knees, vomiting copiously into the river.
"Good thinking – let the salmon be returned to its natural habitat," Grant says, lighting a cigar.
Woodrow groans and emits a further stream of putrid liquid.
"The next course is Peaches in Chartreuse Jelly by the way. "It has a consistency exactly like –"
The sound of Woodrow heaving echoes off the far side of the bank.
"If you're up for it, that is," Grant continues.
"Sod off, Grant" – Woodrow manages and slowly stands.
"Listen Woody," Grant's arm wraps around him, "we all met at Durham and we're like a family. And families, you're either inside them or you're not. Anyone who dates Merry, is effectively dating us lot too."
"Cut the crap, Grant. What's your point?"
"You're wrong for Merry. And for us. Personally, I'd rather bunk up with Jimmy Savile."
Woodrow looks down at the smug face puffing its cigar and, without properly weighing up the options, launches a massive punch in its direction. Grant dodges the blow and Woodrow, connecting only with the evening breeze, wobbles and teeters. Glancing over his shoulder he sees Grant, smiling, as he assists Woodrow over the edge.
And towards the water.
Freezing! Drowning! Swallowing lungfuls – bubbles of death rising. Body assault – a heart attack, yes, Woodrow succumbs – surely dead now – arse bouncing on the silty bed – so how did he feel that? –rising now, arms pumping, hands grasping – then, piercing the surface, Woodrow breathes.
And splutters.
And hears whooping.
Floundering on the water, he looks up. They're all on deck.
"Nice one, Woody!"
"No one could accuse old Wooders of not taking the role-playing seriously."
Woodrow swims, hauls himself on to the bank, rolls uselessly on the grass, then rises to his sopping feet. "You're all a bunch of shits!" he shouts.
The passengers continue baying from the boat.
"You haven't finished your salmon," the Captain points out.
"Don't bother calling," Meredith concludes.
Covered in silt and slime, Woodrow can feel his jeans encasing his testicles, transforming them into two frozen peas. He continues his retreat, slinking along the tow-path as the howls of derision finally fade.
Okay. If he were his own client, what would the advice be now? Things didn't go perfectly… There might be reputational damage. But resist the call to act immediately. No need to Tweet or change Instagram bio. A period of reflection and wound licking is in order.
He stands like a frozen kipper outside his car. Amazingly, the remote actually opens the door.
And there, lying on the passenger seat, is a burgundy purse. Meredith's purse. Perfect. He'll head straight back to the canal and give the bloody thing a watery grave.
No, do the honourable thing. Contact Meredith, tell her he's found it. And she'll have to meet him one more time. And then, who knows…?
The bitch can make an appointment to collect it from his PA.
Woodrow collapses heavily into the leather seat. He swills some water and spits it out the window. No longer nauseous, he removes a dark chocolate and sea-salt bar from the glove compartment, kept there for dire emergencies. Unwrapping it slowly, he surrenders to the silkiness of the cocoa and the sharpness of the crystals. Sighing, he starts the engine. Chocolate has rarely tasted this bitter and never this good.
James Woolf writes prose scripts and adverts. He has been published twice in Ambit magazine, both in 2017, and shortlisted for the Bridport short story prize, the Exeter short story prize and highly commended in the London short story prize. Various other stories have been published or short listed. Website: woolf.biz
Image: Bruno Glätsch
Exorcisms – Jan Kaneen


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May 30, 2010 Michael
November 11, 2009 Michael
This year, like every year before, we should be grateful for our nation's veterans. Here is my post from last year, which pays tribute the veterans in my family. Take a moment today to honor the veterans in your family, as well as all of the brave men and women who have shaped our great nation.
In 1918, on the 11th day of the 11th month at the eleventh hour, the Allies and Germany signed the armistice that brought an end to the hostilities on the Western Front and marked the end of fighting in World War I. The war officially ended on June 28, 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the first Armistice Day to remember those who were killed during the war. People around the world took time out of their day, each November 11th, to recognize those members of their armed forces who died during the war. In 1938, Armistice Day was made an official U.S. holiday as "a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day'." Years later, new legislation changed the name to Veterans Day and it became a day to remember all of the men and women who have served our nation in the Armed Forces, not just those who died.
Veterans Day is a day to thank and honor all of the men and women who have served in our nation's military, during peacetime and war. It is a day to acknowledge that their contributions to our nation are appreciated and the sacrifices they made to serve their country did not go unnoticed.
Every Veterans Day I think about the men and women in my own family who served our nation proudly.
HR3200 : Division C : Day Two
August 23, 2009 Michael 1 Comment
In addition to the National Health Services Corp (NHS), the government will also establish a new "Public Health Workforce Corps" to ensure they have people to fill the positions they will be "providing" under this section of the bill.
There is established, within the Service, the Public Health Workforce Corps (in this subpart referred to as the 'Corps'), for the purpose of ensuring an adequate supply of public health professionals throughout the Nation. The Corps shall consist of—
"(1) such officers of the Regular and Reserve Corps of the Service as the Secretary may designate; and
"(2) such civilian employees of the United States as the Secretary may appoint.
This section gives even more unbridled power to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. To appoint such civilian employees as he/she sees fit. Wow. Is that insane or what? Apparently he/she will be doing it under yet another "administration.
Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary shall carry out this subpart acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Exactly how many administrations, commissioners, ombudsman, and other positions will it require to manage health care in our country? Does anyone know if the Tootsie-Roll Owl is available to figure this one out for us?
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will help develop the methodology for placing and assigning Corps participants as public health professionals.
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop a methodology for placing and assigning Corps participants as public health professionals. Such methodology may allow for placing and assigning such participants in State, local, and tribal health departments and Federally qualified health centers (as defined in section 1861(aa)(4) of the Social Security Act).
I feel kind of silly now. I thought "Public Health Care" meant, you know, providing health care for the people of the country, little did I know it mean employing everyone in the country in health care. I wonder though, what exactly will the responsibilities for the Reserve Proctologist be?
So, are you thinking of becoming a doctor, but this new bill seems like a lot of bull, so you have decided to treat bulls instead? Don't worry, President Obama and Congress aren't going to leave you out of the loop.
To be eligible to participate in the Program, an individual shall—
"(1)(A) be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, as a full-time or part-time student in a course of study or program (approved by the Secretary) at an accredited graduate school or program of public health; or
"(B) have demonstrated expertise in public health and be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, as a full-time or part-time student in a course of study or program (approved by the Secretary) at—
"(i) an accredited graduate school or program of nursing; health administration, management, or policy; preventive medicine; laboratory science; veterinary medicine; or dental medicine; or
"(ii) another accredited graduate school or program, as deemed appropriate by Secretary;
They were not kidding when they said this bill was going to cover health care "for all". I wonder if it includes jackasses too?
As part of the National Health Service Corps, the Public Health Workforce Corps will help build and run the Public Health Training Centers. Let's take a peak at what those training centers may look like.
When deciding whether or not you may like to participate in this training program you will be required to sign a contract.
Contract.—The written contract between the Secretary and an individual under subsection (b)(3) shall contain—
"(1) an agreement on the part of the Secretary that the Secretary will—
"(A) provide the individual with a scholarship for a period of years (not to exceed 4 academic years) during which the individual shall pursue an approved course of study or program to prepare the individual to serve in the public health workforce; and
"(B) accept (subject to the availability of appropriated funds) the individual into the Corps;
"(2) an agreement on the part of the individual that the individual will—
"(A) accept provision of such scholarship to the individual;
"(B) maintain full-time or part-time enrollment in the approved course of study or program described in subsection (b)(1) until the individual completes that course of study or program;
"(C) while enrolled in the approved course of study or program, maintain an acceptable level of academic standing (as determined by the educational institution offering such course of study or program);
"(D) if applicable, complete a residency or internship; and
"(E) serve full-time as a public health professional for a period of time equal to the greater of—
"(i) 1 year for each academic year for which the individual was provided a scholarship under the Program; or
"(ii) 2 years; and
"(3) an agreement by both parties as to the nature and extent of the scholarship assistance, which may include—
"(A) payment of reasonable educational expenses of the individual, including tuition, fees, books, equipment, and laboratory expenses; and
"(B) payment of a stipend of not more than $1,269 (plus, beginning with fiscal year 2011, an amount determined by the Secretary on an annual basis to reflect inflation) per month for each month of the academic year involved, with the dollar amount of such a stipend determined by the Secretary taking into consideration whether the individual is enrolled full-time or part-time.
"(d) Application of certain provisions.—The provisions of subpart III shall, except as inconsistent with this subpart, apply to the scholarship program under this section in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions apply to the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program established under section 338A.
As far as I can tell, you are not forced to sign this contract with blood, but that could change once it hits the House floor for debate.
The funding for the Public Health Workforce will be allocated as follows.
For the purpose of carrying out subpart XII of part D of title III and sections 765, 766, and 768, in addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated, out of any monies in the Public Health Investment Fund, the following:
"(1) $51,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
"(10) $79,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.".
A total of $642 million. The government is going to allocate more that double the money for the training of nurses than it will for training and placement of doctors, dentists, and veterinarians under the Public Health Workforce initiative. This tells us who will be doing most of the work doesn't it? Stop fussing. It costs a lot to supply you with that bedpan and wake you up in the middle of the night to take your meds. (Don't be offended nurses, I know you do a heck of a lot more than any doctor will ever admit).
Section 2241 will provide scholarships for health professions training for diversity for "disadvantaged students". Yes folks, it's affirmative action in health care education. Al Sharpton will be very pleased with Section 2241.
The funds for "health professions training for diversity" will be allocated as follows.
For the purpose of carrying out sections 736, 737, 738, 739, and 739A, in addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated, out of any monies in the Public Health Investment Fund, the following:
"(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
"(10) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
Diversity will cost an additional $1,138,000,000, or $1.138 billion. Along with the Workforce funding of $642 million, and "interdisciplinary training programs" which will cost $1,149,000,000 or $1.149 billion, that brings our total to $49.373 billion of the $88.7 billion allocated from the general funds of the Treasury for this "division" of the Health Care bill
Title XXXI, "Prevention and Wellness" establishes a "Prevention and Wellness Trust" which will be allocated from, you guessed it, the "Public Health Investment Fund". The money will be allocated as follows.
There is established a Prevention and Wellness Trust. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Trust—
"(1) amounts described in section 2002(b)(2)(ii) of the America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 for each fiscal year; and
"(2) in addition, out of any monies in the Public Health Investment Fund—
"(A) for fiscal year 2010, $2,400,000,000;
"(B) for fiscal year 2011, $2,800,000,000;
"(C) for fiscal year 2012, $3,100,000,000;
"(D) for fiscal year 2013, $3,400,000,000;
"(E) for fiscal year 2014, $3,500,000,000;
"(F) for fiscal year 2015, $3,600,000,000;
"(G) for fiscal year 2016, $3,700,000,000;
"(H) for fiscal year 2017, $3,900,000,000;
"(I) for fiscal year 2018, $4,300,000,000; and
"(J) for fiscal year 2019, $4,600,000,000.
For a total of $35,300,000,000 or $35.3 billion, bringing our total money spent from the $88.7 billion Public Health Investment Fund to $84.673 billion (95.5%).
The strategy of the Prevention and Wellness Trust will be to identify the specific goals and objectives in prevention and wellness activities for "Healthy People and National Public Health Performance Standards".
Identification of specific national goals and objectives in prevention and wellness activities that take into account appropriate public health measures and standards, including departmental measures and standards (including Healthy People and National Public Health Performance Standards).
Subtitle D, "Prevention and Wellness Research" and Subtitle E, "Delivery of Community Prevention and Wellness Services" set the stage for all of the "big government" infrastructures you might expect in government forced health care that we have not already covered.
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish a program for the delivery of community preventive and wellness services consisting of awarding grants to eligible entities—
"(1) to provide evidence-based, community preventive and wellness services in priority areas identified by the Secretary in the national strategy under section 3121; or
"(2) to plan such services.
The Secretary, once again, will give preference to some entities over others.
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that—
"(1) will address one or more goals or objectives identified by the Secretary in the national strategy under section 3121;
"(2) will address significant health disparities, including those identified by the Secretary in the national strategy under section 3121;
"(3) will address unmet community prevention needs and avoids duplication of effort;
"(4) have been demonstrated to be effective in communities comparable to the proposed target community;
"(5) will contribute to the evidence base for community preventive and wellness services;
"(6) demonstrate that the community preventive services to be funded will be sustainable; and
"(7) demonstrate coordination or collaboration across governmental and nongovernmental partners.
Title V, Subtitle B, mandates the creation of a school-based health clinic program which basically nationalizes the school nurse programs. As we know most schools eliminated those positions years ago because of the lack of government funding, but now we're bringing them back with a vengeance.
Not only will the school nurse be taking your temperature and calling your parents when you are sick but now they will be full-fledged clinics meeting requirements established in this bill and otherwise integrating every aspect of your child's school records into the same database as your financial information, medical information, and criminal history.
Title V, Subtitle C provides for a new "National Medical Device Registry" because they apparently forgot (at least until page 1001) that they wanted to track that information in the database as well.
In developing the registry, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, determine the best methods for—
"(A) including in the registry, in a manner consistent with subsection (f), appropriate information to identify each device described in paragraph (1) by type, model, and serial number or other unique identifier;
"(B) validating methods for analyzing patient safety and outcomes data from multiple sources and for linking such data with the information included in the registry as described in subparagraph (A), including, to the extent feasible, use of—
"(i) data provided to the Secretary under other provisions of this chapter; and
"(ii) information from public and private sources identified under paragraph (3);
"(C) integrating the activities described in this subsection with—
"(i) activities under paragraph (3) of section 505(k) (relating to active postmarket risk identification);
"(ii) activities under paragraph (4) of section 505(k) (relating to advanced analysis of drug safety data); and
"(iii) other postmarket device surveillance activities of the Secretary authorized by this chapter; and
"(D) providing public access to the data and analysis collected or developed through the registry in a manner and form that protects patient privacy and proprietary information and is comprehensive, useful, and not misleading to patients, physicians, and scientists.
That Secretary sure is going to be holding a lot of cards, isn't he/she?
And finally, we come to the last page of the bill. 1017 pages down, one to go, and we learn that States will only receive funding under this provision (Division C) if they agree to fulfill each obligation under Division A and any amendments made by such division application to persons in their capacity as an employer and if they assure that all political subdivisions in the State will do the same.
States are only eligible for money to cover everything I discussed yesterday and today (Division C) if they, and every county and city government within them, agree to every condition in the first four days of posts (Division A).
In other words, the only way a State will qualify is if every city, town, parish, community, county within that State, along with the State itself, agrees to surrender some of the sovereign rights guaranteed to each State under the U.S. Constitution.
America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 starts by violating our rights as individuals as well as the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and it ends by demanding the voluntary surrender of States rights in order to "participate" in the soon to be required plan.
I don't know about you, but this entire bill doesn't sound to "affordable" nor does it seem to offer any choices.
So how many of you actually read the entire bill with me? It only took 12 days. If you read it, like I did, you can ask your Representative, "What did you do on your summer vacation?"
I bet only a handful have read the bill, even now.
Make sure you tell your friends about the bill. Make sure they read the bill. Tell them not to listen to the hype and propaganda from either side of the aisle. Tell them to read the bill. The only way to dispel any "myths" in the bill is to read the bill yourself.
You cannot argue a position on the bill if you don't even know what it says.
HR3200 : Division C : Day One
Tonight we cover Division C, the last "division" of the monstrosity known as "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009".
Division C concentrates on Public Health and Workforce Development. The first thing we learn in this division is that each "amendment" mentioned in this division, unless otherwise specified makes reference to the Public Health Service Act.
Except as otherwise specified, whenever in this division an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.)
Section 2002 establishes a fund to be called the "Public Health Investment Fund". The funding for this "fund" will be set by the following schedule.
There shall be deposited into the Fund—
(i) for fiscal year 2010, $4,600,000,000;
(ii) for fiscal year 2011, $5,600,000,000;
(iii) for fiscal year 2012, $6,900,000,000;
(iv) for fiscal year 2013, $7,800,000,000;
(v) for fiscal year 2014, $9,000,000,000;
(vi) for fiscal year 2015, $9,400,000,000;
(vii) for fiscal year 2016, $10,100,000,000;
(viii) for fiscal year 2017, $10,800,000,000;
(ix) for fiscal year 2018, $11,800,000,000; and
(x) for fiscal year 2019, $12,700,000,000.
That's a total of $88,700,000,000. That's $88.7 billion dollars over the next 10 years. Which amounts to just $16 billion more than the cost of covering 0.9% of the population (those treated for HIV, Cancer, and Parkinson's Disease).
Where do you think the government is going to get an additional $88.7 billion over the course of the next 10 years?
Amounts deposited into the Fund shall be derived from general revenues of the Treasury.
Where do you think general revenues come from? That's right. Taxes. There ain't no mincing words about that.
The funds allocated for the "Public Health Investment Fund" will not be subject to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. That means the costs for operating this fund may rise and rise with no limit on appropriations at all. Yes, that means your taxes will rise and rise with no limit (until they hit 100%) on your income.
Amounts appropriated under this section, and outlays flowing from such appropriations, shall not be taken into account for purposes of any budget enforcement procedures including allocations under section 302(a) and (b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act and budget resolutions for fiscal years during which appropriations are made from the Fund.
Title I, section 2101 increases funding for community health centers. This actually makes sense since most of the bill up to this point deals with the Public Option, Medicare, and Medicaid. Everyone will be covered by the time the fund is funded to the levels they claim, so community health centers are going to need the money, aren't they?
Community health centers will be appropriated money out of the Public Health Investment Fund, in the following amounts.
For the purpose of carrying out this section, in addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated, out of any monies in the Public Health Investment Fund, the following:
"(1) For fiscal year 2010, $1,000,000,000.
"(10) For fiscal year 2019, $6,400,000,000.".
The total for Community Health Center funding comes to $38,800,000,000, or $38.8 billion. That's 43.7% of the money allocated for the Public Health Investment Fund.
Title II covers the "Workforce". Section 2201 mandates the creation of a "National Health Service Corps.
Individuals who receive educational funding through a federal Scholarship Program or the Loan Repayment Program will be required to provide "half-time" clinical practice. No this does mean that the new up and coming doctors will be treating all their patients during the break in the local football game. It means they will be required to offer half-time service (yes, devoting half of their employment time) for two years to fulfill their obligation for the funding services they received from the government.
I wonder what the "government service" interns will be required to wear? With their coats be red in color?
Section 2202 sets the authorization of appropriations and provides for additional funding for the scholarship and loan repayment programs in the following amounts:
"For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, in addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated, out of any monies in the Public Health Investment Fund, the following:
"(10) $391,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.".
A total of $3,171,000,000. Thats $3.171 billion or 3.6% of the Public Health Investment Fund. So far, we've spent $41.971 billion of the $88.7 billion dollar fund.
Section 2212 sets the loan provisions, rate of interest for those loans, and requires the student to practice in such care for 10 years or through the date on which the load is repaid in full, whichever occurs first.
If you take a government loan to become a doctor, you will be required to work "half-time" in clinical practice, as well as practice for at least 10 years or at least as long as you are repaying the loans you received.
to practice in such care for 10 years (including residency training in primary health care) or through the date on which the loan is repaid in full, whichever occurs first."
The powerful and mighty Secretary of Health and Human Services will be pulling more strings behind that giant green curtain too. In addition to all of the other new responsibilities he/she will hold once this bill becomes law, the Secretary will also be responsible for something else.
The Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities—
"(A) to plan, develop, operate, or participate in an accredited professional training program, including an accredited residency or internship program, in the field of family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatrics for medical students, interns, residents, or practicing physicians;
"(B) to provide financial assistance in the form of traineeships and fellowships to medical students, interns, residents, or practicing physicians, who are participants in any such program, and who plan to specialize or work in family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatrics;
"(C) to plan, develop, operate, or participate in an accredited program for the training of physicians who plan to teach in family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatrics training programs including in community-based settings;
"(D) to provide financial assistance in the form of traineeships and fellowships to practicing physicians who are participants in any such programs and who plan to teach in a family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatrics training program; and
"(E) to plan, develop, operate, or participate in an accredited program for physician assistant education, and for the training of individuals who plan to teach in programs to provide such training.
That's right. The Secretary will be responsible for creating training programs for new doctors. The Secretary will decide (by entering into a contract with services or corporations of his/her choosing) what doctors will learn, how they will serve their communities, and how the inductees students, will repay their debt for the awesome opportunity to serve their country.
The Secretary will decide which hospitals qualify for these contracts, which programs will serve the best community good, and which students will be allowed to participate in these programs.
This bill isn't just about the common good where health care is concerned, it's not about lowering costs or making the system more efficient. It's about the outright full control of health care, and ultimately our lives, in this country.
The allocation for funding for primary care and dentistry will amount to the following values.
For the purpose of carrying out subpart XI of part D of title III and sections 723, 747, 748, and 749, in addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose, there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any monies in the Public Health Investment Fund, the following:
This amounts to another $3,023,000,000 or $3.023 billion. This brings our total "spent" to $44.994 billion.
In case you were wondering, Section 2221 adds nurses into the same "plan" as doctors where they will be allowed to serve their government as a "repayment" for two years. The funding for this additional program is allocated (like the rest) over the next ten years.
For the purpose of carrying out this title, in addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated, out of any monies in the Public Health Investment Fund, the following:
A total of $1,450,000,000 or $1.45 billion. Our total is now $46.444 billion of the $88.7 billion total set in the fund. Yes, the government actually wants you to believe that they can fund the opening of community health centers (nationwide) and define plus fund the education of doctors as well as nurses for just $46.444 billion. Remember, it's going to cost $72 billion to treat just 0.9% of the people in our country. When do we talk about covering the remaining 99.1 percent of the people? Is that included in the remaining 47.6% of the Public Health Investment Fund or are we talking about allocating money somewhere else?
Tomorrow we'll begin with Subtitle C, "Public Health Workforce" on page 898.


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Helen Almira Shafer (Newark, New Jersey; 23 de septiembre de 1839; Wellesley, Massachusetts, 20 de enero de 1894) fue presidenta del Wellesley College.

Después de graduarse en Oberlin College en 1863, fue profesora de matemáticas en el Instituto Central de San Luis, Misuri, desde 1865 hasta 1875.  En 1877 se convirtió en profesora de matemáticas en Wellesley. Fue hecha presidenta de esta institución en enero de 1888.

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Erebus Motorsport came into existence in 2011 with ambitions for world domination. By world domination, we mean Team Owner Betty Klimenko set her sights on succeeding in the fast world of motorsport.
Betty bought a facility in Melbourne, along with an SLS AMG GT3 and it wasn't long before her team clocked up multiple wins in the Australian GT Championship. Expanding to a second GT3 the next year, the team finished second in its first attempt at the Bathurst 12 Hour.
Fast forward to 2013 and countless wins later, Erebus were ready to take it up a notch. The team launched into the Supercars Championship that year and as half the team prepared the categories first E63's in Queensland, the other enjoyed victory at the Bathurst 12 hour. A win at Zhuhai in China and pole position at Macau with former Formula 1 world Champion Mika Hakkinen followed, and Erebus dominated GT racing.
The team scored its maiden Supercars win at Winton Raceway in just its second season, and their first pole position at Sydney Olympic Park then provided a fitting end to a successful year. Their form continued throughout 2015, but world domination is not the word of a moment, and the team didn't have what it needed to challenge the best in the business. Under the guidance of General Manager Barry Ryan, that was to change.
The Queensland operation packed up and moved to Melbourne, and over the next season solid foundations were laid. The team recruited, not in quantity, but quality, until it was capable of going toe-to-toe with the biggest names in racing.
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Erebus scored three more wins, five pole positions and multiple podiums on their way to securing fourth in the 2018 Team's Championship and David fifth in the Driver's points – a best ever for the squad! They move up pit lane in 2019 and head into the season with a strong team and new name in Penrite Racing.


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Vanitha Film Awards 2015 has been declared , Vanitha Fim awards is the most popular film awards in Kerala film industry.
Manorama conducted online voting for vanitha awards 2015, The polling for the film awards also conducted through the pupular magazine Vanitha, the daily news paper Malayala Manorama and a public polling process.
The Vanitha awards 2015 awards night will be conducted on 15th February 2015 at Kochi. The venue of the awards night is Bristow Ground, Willingdon Island, fort kochi. The awrd night will be more attractive with colourful dance performances of Bollywood, Malayalam and Tamil film stars.
Vanitha Film Awards 2015 for the films released in the year 2014 will be distributed on the award ceremony at Kochi. The awards are declared in different categories like best actor, best actress, best film, best popula film etc.
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HomeThe Black Hammer TimesThanksgiving? #NoThanks Colonizers, we want Revolution
Thanksgiving? #NoThanks Colonizers, we want Revolution
By Tureyel Hammer
By Chief Lay
It's thankstaking day again. What should we, the colonized people living in settler-colonial countries, be so thankful for? On this day, the Black Hammer Organization and Colonized people all around the world say 'No thanks to Genocide! No thanks to yt power! No thanks to our people's oppression!'
At the same time, we say, 'Yes, to materially helping our people! Yes, to building Hammer City! Yes, to the unity and liberation of all Indigenous and Colonized people!'
Origins of thankstaking
This settler celebration is rooted in the only tradition yt power knows—the looting, pillaging, and spreading of disease to indigenous and colonized people. It was on this day the Wampanoag people, who lived in the east of so-called Rhode Island and Massachusetts, faced these barbarians.
The Wampanoag people have a traditional feast known as the Nikkomosachmiawene (Grand Sachem's Council Feast). As soon as the europeans arrived they looted this nation's sacred gravesites and winter supplies. To disarm and retaliate against the colonizers, the Wampanoag peoples liberated crucial tools from their attackers.
A leader of the Wabanaki peoples, Samoset, who was imprisoned in england not long before, came to start a dialogue. His aim was to educate the savage colonizers of the many nations and tribes of the land. Samoset brought other leaders of the Wampanoag nation after they arranged the return of the liberated tools. Two of them were Massasoit and Tisquantam.
Pictured, Massasoit statue located in Kansas City
The colonizers took advantage of this dialogue with the Indigenous leaders and schemed an alliance with one of them, Massasoit. This scheme ensured that only unarmed Indigenous people could work with these wealthy, urban colonizers who couldn't farm, hunt, or fish by themselves, and that those who did harm against the colonizers were punished.
This relationship quickly led to the imprisonment and enslavement of the Patuxet leader, Tisquantum, in Spain. Fortunately, he escaped this enslavement, but later he found that his tribe had been wiped out through biological warfare, by colonial-viruses like measles, smallpox, and typhus.
The europeans expected submission from the surviving native peoples and demanded their knowledge of the land so they could occupy it.
The first actual thankstaking that europeans participated in was a slaughter of 600 Pequot people, followed by the cultural slaughter of forcing the survivors to accept Christianity. The wholesale genocide of Indigenous people by virus and violence prompted a new resistance to the europeans.
Bust of Metacomet (King Phillip)
Metacomet (King Phillip), the descendent of Massasoit, had experienced the deception, looting, and destruction of his Indigenous siblings and their cultures by the europeans. The europeans expected that Metacomet would be a willing servant to colonialism and was crowned to be King of the Wampanoag peoples. Metacomet then ensured that his people were to liberate the land, resources, and themselves.
Metacomet began to train an army of confederated native peoples to get their land back, and overturn european rule. He regrouped after the colonizers learned of the freedom fighters and forced him to sign a treaty of submission. The masses of native people, armed with the political objective and the true history of europeans, led raids on european settlements to weaken them.
The europeans forced subjugated Indigenous populations to fight on behalf of colonialism, and eventually beat back the resistance of Metacomet and the Wabanaki confederacy, relegating the fighters to concentration camps and executing Metacomet.
Cultural Colonization
Thankstaking has been exported as colonizer culture to colonies all around the world. This symptom of colonialism extended its reach using global markets. It became almost inescapable once the u.s. became a worldwide military power, with bases infecting and killing the indigenous lands, peoples, and cultures with the disease of white nationalism.
The holiday is officially celebrated in 9 nations, the united snakes, klanada, australia, the netherlands, Brazil, Grenada, Liberia, and Saint Lucia. It is unofficially celebrated in the Philippines. It's no coincidence that colonialism is an occupying force in all of these nations.
The colonial nations of amerikkka and klanada are obvious celebrators. Their settlers are thankful for the genocide and plunder of the nations of Turtle Island. They revel in the plundering, not only in their feast, but also in their massive waste of resources. Colonizers regularly throw out 200 million pounds of turkey meat after the holiday, while colonized people slip into landlessness, poverty, and hunger. Immediately after the holiday comes the colonial-capitalist day of Black Friday, where poor and working colonized people are expected to spend all of their money on products covered in our blood.
The netherlands are proud of the divide-and-conquer strategies of their pilgrims who went to colonize Turtle Island. Colonizers left the island, not because of religious persecution, but because they wanted to speed up the colonial looting of Indigenous Nations.
Grenada adopted thankstaking after the u.s. president, ronald reagan, sent invading forces to Grenada to destroy the anti-colonial New Jewel Movement in 1983. The holiday acts as a cultural flag of victory for the colonizers.
The Philippines were forced into the holiday when they were colonized by the united snakes in 1898. President Marcos, a sellout leader held up by reagan to be an anti-communist freedom fighter, also made sure to celebrate thankstaking on the day he declared martial law upon the colonized poor and working masses of the Philippines.
Sellout Marcos pictured beside Colonizer-in-Chief, Lyndon Johnson
What to do now?
White power rests on the backs of the colonized poor and working-class people, and their stolen land, labor, and resources. Armed with the political education of our true history, we can see clearly, like Metacomet did, that the european colonizer is not one to negotiate with under any circumstances.
The fight for liberation for the masses of poor and toiling colonized people has never stopped and will never stop. We will continue to rise up and force white power's end.
We have learned from our ancestors that we must keep anti-colonial resistance in every action that we do.
Black Hammer Organization has created a culture of political education so that we may touch the minds of our people and free them from the mental and cultural shackles we were forced into under the miseducation system.
We also don't teach colonizers for free. In exchange for reparations, we create traitors to white power with our Class for Colonizers. Colonizers who want to be on the right side of history can pay reparations and betray the white power system.
We also have a security and defense apparatus that provides free healthcare to any and all colonized people who want liberation from the colonial healthcare industry. This ensures that we can strengthen ourselves holistically so that we can rely on each other and work with collective leadership to solve our problems and get free!
Anti-colonial revolutionaries (Black Hammer)
We meet the masses where they are, in their neighborhoods, to give them protection from the coronavirus pandemic ravaging our communities. Going into the hood and providing for the masses is what inspires the colonized poor and working people to take themselves out of this system and take back what is rightfully ours!
Our strength as Colonized people is in our unity, and only through that unity will we smash colonialism and all of its offspring, and give birth to a new world. A world where all Colonized and Indigenous people have dictatorship over their land, labor, lives, and resources!
Join Black Hammer and take the Hammer of liberation into your hands!
Land Back!
#Nothanks
thankstaking
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