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SUARAM Man Questions "Belief in God"
Director of Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), Kua Kia Soong wrote an article, "Keep the Constitution secular and inclusive" which was published on SUARAM's website on February 20, 2017, in which he stated his view on the move to make Rukun Negara as the preamble to our Federal Constitution of Malaysia.
What really caught my attention was the fact that the SUARAM leader:
claims the Federal Constitution as secular and,
disagree with the first principal of the Rukun Negara which is, "Belief in God".
The arguments in the press statement are totally out of context as Kua Kia Soong fails to understand both the Federal Constitution and the definition of the word, "secularism".
The fact is, it is just impossible for the Federal Constitution to be secular when Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution says that Islam is the religion of the Federation.
Of course, I too do not agree with the idea of making the Rukun Negara as the preamble to our Federal Constitution, but not because I do not agree with any of its five principals; instead my reasons are:
The Rukun Negara it is not a law, therefore having the Rukun Negara as a preamble will undermine the supreme law of the Federation.
Adding a preamble will not help the people to understand the Federal Constitution better.
Having the Rukun Negara as a preamble will increase the probability of misinterpretation of the Federal Constitution.
I cannot see any reason why we need a preamble to the supreme law of our Nation.
Below are my answers (in blue) to Kua Kia Soong's article in red:
There is an attempt by some "eminent persons" to install the Rukunegara as the preamble to the Malaysian Constitution. If there is indeed a need for such a preamble, it ought to reaffirm the principles of secularism and inclusiveness in the Constitution.
There are no "principles of secularism" in the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. The third Article of the Federal Constitution states that Islam is the Religion of the Federation and that itself denies any allegation that our Federal Constitution is secular. Furthermore, neither can we find any Article in the Federal Constitution that says the Constitution is secular nor can we find the word, "secular" in the Constitution.
In my humble opinion, any attempt to have a preamble to our Constitution needs first to be discussed by all the communities in the country including the Orang Asli, debated and passed through Parliament; secondly, it has to be inclusive.
This "national philosophy" of Rukunegara was proclaimed on Merdeka Day, 1970 as a response to the racial riots of May 13, 1969, when the country was still under a state of Emergency.
Rukun Negara is drafted as a national ideology to bond Malaysians of all races in order to establish peace among the races and to prevent future racial tension in order to avoid racial riots like the May 13 tragedy.
Like the National Culture Policy, it was drafted by selected "eminent persons" rather than involving representation from all Malaysian communities and it did not go through a democratic process of debate, nor was it passed by the Federal Parliament.
The Rukun Negara "did not go through a democratic process of debate, nor was it passed by the Federal Parliament" because it is not a law and was not meant to be a law, therefore, it does not have to go through that process.
While most of its aspirations are noble and acceptable, namely, "achieving a more perfect unity…; preserving a democratic way of life; creating a just society…; guaranteeing a liberal approach towards her rich and varied cultural traditions; and building a progressive society…"; nevertheless, its principle of "Belief in God" is not inclusive of all Malaysian faiths.
There is nothing wrong with the first Principle of the Rukun Negara. "Belief in God" is chosen as the first Principle of Rukun Negara because:
The People and Nation were established based on our strong faith in God. It is indeed in the name of God that the People and Nation were established as a sovereign People and Nation. – Department Of National Unity And Integration (Prime Minister Department)
"Belief in God" is not against the Federal Constitution. Every religion has its god, even those who practice animism worship certain 'figure of god'. In the case of atheism, there is no constitutional provision that recognises atheism or other liberal ideologies because our Nation is not established based on liberalism.
Any preamble should include all peoples and stress social justice and democracy
In the first place, there is no need for a preamble. Secondly, it is the peoples who must respect the laws and the ideologies of their countries and not the other way around.
The preamble to the US Constitution, for example is short and concise, stressing that their nation is defined and formed by its people and what it stands for:
"We the People … in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution…"
Although peopled largely by Christians, the preamble to the US Constitution makes no reference to a God or monarch. Apart from serving as an executive summary, it merely sets the stage for how the new government defined by the Constitution will establish justice and secure the blessings of Liberty. Thus, their preamble is absolutely secular and the first three words are perhaps the most important: "We the People…"
It is clear that Kua Kia Soong does not understand the basic principles of our Nation. It is illogical for him to expect our Federal Constitution to follow the Constitution of the United States that "makes no reference to a God or monarch" because:
The United States is a secular country while Malaysia is an Islamic country.
The United States is a republic while Malaysia has nine sovereign Sultans.
The SUARAM leader wrote, "Although peopled largely by Christians, the US Constitution makes no reference to a God". The US, as a secular country it is unconstitutional for the US Constitution to make any reference to any God. So, even if all of the United States' citizens are Christians, it is still unconstitutional for its Constitution to make any "reference to a God". And it is crazy for the US Constitution to make any reference to a monarch because the country does not have a monarch.
Perhaps India is a better comparison since it was a former colony like ours. The preamble to the Constitution of India actually makes its secularism explicit:
Again, Kua Kia Soong's facts are wrong because Malaysia is not a former colony like India. According to Profesor Emeritus Tan Sri Dr. Khoo Kay Kim, British has never conquered the Malay States or the Tanah Melayu except for Pulau Pinang, Melaka and Singapura. The rest of the Tanah Melayu are independent sovereign countries as proven by a few court cases such as Mighell v. the Sultan of Johore (1983) and Duff Development Co v Kelantan Government (1924).
If the Malay States were conquered by British, then our nine sovereign Sultans will lose their sovereignty like what happened in India. The British attempted to conquer the Malay States through multiple ways but failed. (Please read: "Kebenaran Di Sebalik Sejarah Penubuhan Persekutuan Malaysia")
"WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation…"
Thus the main purposes of having a preamble to the Indian Constitution are again, first, to refer to the source that is responsible for the authority of the Constitution (We, the People…), and to spell out the objectives of the Indian Constitution, namely, Equality, Justice, Fraternity and Liberty. Like the US constitution, there is no insistence on "Belief in God".
Another out of context argument by the SUARAM leader. Again, unlike both India and the United States, Malaysia is neither a secular state nor a republic.
The importance of being secular
Malaysia is not a secular state.
So what is the significance of including "Belief in (the monotheistic) God" in the hypothetical preamble to our Constitution?
The Federal Constitution does not need a preamble, so there is no "significance of including "Belief in (the monotheistic) God" in the hypothetical preamble to our Constitution".
Since the prevalence of Islamic populism in the Eighties, there has been attempts by politicians including one or two Prime Ministers to claim that Malaysia is an Islamic state. Nonetheless, this attempt has been rightfully frustrated by among others, Bapa Malaysia and the judiciary in the country.
Those are common statements made by people who either do not understand the Federal Constitution or purposely trying to misinterpret the supreme law. One must learn to accept facts and not to live in denial, or worst, trying to mislead the people with false facts. The supreme law of the country is the Federal Constitution, so any statement or any attempt by any politician or by any activist like Kua Kia Soong "which is inconsistent with this Constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void".
4. (1) This Constitution is the supreme law of the Federation and any law passed after Merdeka Day which is inconsistent with this Constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. – Article 4(1)
Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution enshrines Islam as the Religion of the Federation hence making Malaysia an Islamic state no matter what were said by our former Prime Ministers.
3. (1) Islam is the religion of the Federation, but other religions may be practised in peace and harmony in any part of the Federation. – Article 3(1)
For example, on his 80th birthday on February 8, 1983, Tunku's main message to the Barisan Nasional leaders was not to turn Malaysia into an Islamic State, stressing that Malaysia was set up as a secular State with Islam as the official religion and that this was enshrined in the Constitution. This was echoed a few days later by the third Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Hussein Onn on his 61st birthday on February 12, 1983.
The Barisan Nasional leaders do not have to turn Malaysia into an Islamic state because from the very beginning Malaysia is already an Islamic state. It is the Supreme law of the land, which is the Federal Constitution that enshrines Islam as the Religion of the Federation, making Malaysia an Islamic Nation.
Statements made by both Tunku and Tun Hussein Onn are not above the Supreme law of the land and cannot change the words written in the Federal Constitution.
The Alliance Memorandum submitted to the Reid Constitution Commission on Sept 27, 1956, clearly stated that "the religion of Malaya shall be Islam … and shall not imply that the state is not a secular state." Thus, both the Reid Commission in 1957 and the Cobbold Commission in 1962 characterised Malaysia as a "secular state".
The Reid Commission was only given the responsibilities to draft the Federal Constitution but it is the Malay Royal Rulers who had the final say on the matter and gave the endorsements for the Articles chosen. Both the Reid Commission and the Cobbold Commission are not law makers of our country hence their words and intentions are not laws. Their intentions cannot change the words written in the Supreme law of our Nation.
In the Court of Appeal's judgement of the case, Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur v. Menteri Dalam Negeri and Kerajaan Malaysia, the then Federal Court Judge, Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali stated:
[31] It is my observation that the words "in peace and harmony" in Article 3(1) has a historical background and dimension, to the effect that those words are not without significance. The Article places the religion of Islam at par with the other basic structures of the Constitution, as it is the 3 rd in the order of precedence of the Articles that were within the confines of Part I of the Constitution. It is pertinent to note that the fundamental liberties Articles were grouped together subsequently under Part II of the Constitution.
Most importantly, former Lord President of the Malaysian Judiciary, Tun Mohamed Salleh Abas in Che Omar bin Che Soh v Public Prosecutor (1988), stated that the term "Islam" in Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution meant "only such acts as relate to rituals and ceremonies… the law in this country is … secular law." The previous Lord President Tun Mohamed Suffian Hashim similarly wrote that Islam was made the official religion primarily for ceremonial purposes, to enable prayers to be offered in the Islamic way on official public occasions, such as the installation or birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Independence Day and similar occasions.
Che Omar Che Soh v Public Prosecutor (1988) 2 MLJ 55 is an old case which is no longer a good law. Furthermore, in the judgement of the case, Tan Sri Salleh Abbas has never said that Malaysia is a secular nation but Tan Sri Salleh Abbas only said that secular laws were used in Malaysia.
We must look at the judgements of other more important and prominent later court judgements including the Court of Appeal case of Meor Atiqulrahman bin Ishak & Ors v Fatimah Binti Sihi & Ors, High Court case of Lina Joy v Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan, Federal and Court of Appeal case of Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur v Kementerian Dalam Negeri & Kerajaan Malaysia, and a lot more.
Against the background of confounding populist politicians, one would think that it is even more crucial – if there is a need for a preamble to our Constitution – for such a preamble to reaffirm the secular and inclusive character of our Constitution.
If there is a real need for a preamble to our Constitution, the preamble must reaffirm the Islamic character of our Constitution.
In a secular state, the state is officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor atheism. It treats all its citizens equally regardless of religion. Secularism is not merely desirable but essential for the healthy existence of a pluralist society such as ours. It implies a separation that exists between the State and religion. This does not detract from the fact that the right to religion is a fundamental right and the denial of this freedom is a violation of the basic principles of democracy.
This proves that Malaysia is not a secular state. The Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution states, "Islam is the Religion of the Federation", so it is impossible to classify Malaysia as a secular state.
Monotheism is not the only religion in this world
Monotheism is not a religion.
Secularism is also important in regulating the relation between the State and various religious groups on the principle of equality. When the Rukunegara espouses only "Belief in (Monotheistic) God", it forgets that there are Malaysians of other faiths based on polytheism or animism and ancestor worship.
Malaysia is not a secular state because it has a religion, which is Islam. In fact, it is unconstitutional to regulate "the relation between the State and various religious groups on the principle of equality" because as the Religion of the State, Islam is not equal to other religions. In the High Court decision of the case, Meor Atiqulrahman bin Ishak & Ors v Fatimah Sihi & Ors[2000] 1 MLJ 393, the then Justice Mohd Noor Abdullah had clearly clarified this matter:
In my opinion, "Islam is the religion of the Federation but other religions may be practied in peace and harmony" means that Islam is the main religion among other religions that are practied in the country such as Christians, Buddhists, Hindus and others. Islam is not equal to any other religion, not sitting together or stand upright. It sits on top, he walked past, located in the field and his voice heard. Islam is like teak trees – tall, strong and skilled. If not so Islam is not the religion of the Federation but is one among several religions practised in the country and everyone is equally free to practice any religion he professes, no more one than the other. Provisions 'Islam is the religion of the Federation' shall be defined and reviewed with the objective to read other provisions of the Constitution, especially Article 89, 152, 153 and 14.
I am truly surprised that our "eminent persons" cannot see that such an imposition of "Belief in God" does not include polytheists, animists and ancestor worshippers. Their attempt to argue that, despite their inclusion of "Belief in God" in the hypothetical preamble, other faiths of minorities are in fact protected by the Malaysian Constitution, unwittingly demonstrates the secularism and inclusiveness of our Constitution.
Now, if the Constitution already guarantees the equal rights of Malaysians of all faiths – monotheistic, polytheistic, atheistic, animistic as well as ancestor worshippers – is it not presumptuous if not sacrilegious to try to impose "Belief in God" on ALL Malaysians?
There is no other religion that was mentioned in the Federal Constitution other than Islam which shows the status of Islam as the Religion of the land. The fact that Malaysia respects minority religions despite being an Islamic state proves the beauty of Islam that respects other religions.
It is a pity that not only there are people who cannot understand and appreciate this fact but they are trying hard to change the history, erase the Social Contract and challenge the Supreme law of the land by claiming that Malaysia is a secular country. As the one and only religion of the Federation, Islam must be respected by people of all faith.
Even though people of other religions can practise their religions as long as it is in peace and harmony towards Islam, but there is no provision in the Federal Constitution to protect other religions other than Islam, for example, the Article 11(4). The interpretation of the term, "in peace and harmony" in the Article 3(1) was clearly made by the then Federal Court Judge, Tan Sri Apandi Ali in the Court of Appeal case of Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur v Kementerian Dalam Negeri & Kerajaan Malaysia:
[33] In short, Article 3(1) was a by-product of the social contract entered into by our founding fathers who collectively produced the Federal Constitution, which is recognized as the Supreme Law of the country. It is my judgment that the purpose and intention of the insertion of the words: "in peace and harmony" in Article 3(1) is to protect the sanctity of Islam as the religion of the country and also to insulate against any threat faced or any possible and probable threat to the religion of Islam. It is also my judgment that the most possible and probable threat to Islam, in the context of this country, is the propagation of other religion to the followers of Islam. That is the very reason as to why Article 11(4) of the Federal Constitution came into place.
[42] It is my judgment that, based on the facts and circumstances of the case, the usage of the word "Allah" particularly in the Malay version of the Herald, is without doubt, do have the potential to disrupt the even tempo of the life of the Malaysian community. Such publication will surely have an adverse effect upon the sanctity as envisaged under Article 3(1) and the right for other religions to be practiced in peace and harmony in any part of the Federation. Any such disruption of the even tempo is contrary to the hope and desire of peaceful and harmonious co-existence of other religions other than Islam in this country.
To conclude, the concept of secularism is derived from the principle of democracy and secularism becomes meaningful only when it refers to democratic equality and includes diverse peoples of all faiths, beliefs and practices.
To conclude, neither the words "democracy" nor "secular" are ever mentioned in the Federal Constitution. Malaysia is an Islamic state with the DYMM Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the head of state and the Prime Minister as the head of the government which is democratically elected by the people through General Elections.
Author: Ahmad Ali Karim
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Manufacturing | Andersen Corporation Announces $40M Expansion at Bayport HQ
Andersen Corporation Announces $40M Expansion at Bayport HQ
The window and door manufacturer will expand its production facility at its headquarters to meet increased demand for its Fibrex material-based product line.
Andersen Corporation, a window and door manufacturing company, has launched a $40 million expansion of its Bayport headquarters production site. The 60,000 square foot addition is expected to create at least 40 full time jobs to help meet growing product demand.
The added space will introduce Fibrex material extrusion capabilities to the site, supporting the company's fast-growing Andersen 100 Series product line. The Fibrex material is a blend of wood fiber – with mostly reclaimed materials – and is unique to Andersen. The material has garnered more than 25 U.S. patents for the company and has been incorporated in other product lines, including Renewal by Anderson.
"By further investing in our Fibrex material extrusion capabilities, we are investing in our ability to deliver the high-performing, dependable and energy-efficient products our consumers expect long into the future," said Andersen Corporation Chairman and CEO Jay Lund, in prepared remarks. "We reviewed several locations and selected to expand in Bayport because of the experienced workforce, the proximity to our 100 Series assembly operations and the ability to leverage available land at our flagship manufacturing campus."
Along with the building expansion, Chris Galvin, senior vice president of manufacturing and logistics for Andersen, said the company is investing in environmental initiatives, including an infiltration basin for storm water management and native plants to boost the water quality of the St. Croix River.
Additionally, at the facility expansion's groundbreaking ceremony Thursday, Andersen announced a $10,000 donation to the St. Croix River Association, which will support watershed protection efforts.
The effort aligns with Andersen's recent accomplishment of winning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2018 Energy Star Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award.
"Our location here on the banks of the St. Croix River serves as a daily reminder of what it means to be a good steward of our shared natural resources," said Eliza Clark, Andersen's director of sustainability and environmental. "Our deeply rooted connection to this beautiful and historic river reinforces the importance of operating sustainably across our organization, producing sustainable products and continuing our longstanding leadership in environmental stewardship and corporate citizenship."
Andersen is a privately held company, founded in 1903, and currently employs more than 12,000 people across manufacturing sites in North America and Europe.
With its product growth ongoing and demand increasing, this project will involve the north and south ends of the headquarters warehouse, expanding the building's overall footprint from 110,000 square feet to 170,000 square feet. It will allow the Fibrex material to be mixed on site, while adding 16 total extrusion lines for the process.
Operations will be carried by 100 employees, instead of the current number of 10. This new workforce will be comprised of 40 new staff members and staff from other areas in the Bayport plant.
"We are proud to be part of this community and pleased to be making this investment in the sustainable growth of our flagship manufacturing site," said Galvin.
Construction is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2019.
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Why People Snub Their Friends With Their Phone
Summary: Phubbing, a behavior where people snub their friends in favor of looking at their cell phones, may be linked to depression and anxiety. The behavior is most common in those with higher levels of neuroticism.
Source: University of Georgia
Smartphones have made multi-tasking easier, more understandable, and at times compulsive. But in social settings, these devices can lead to a form of contemporary rudeness called phone snubbing, or phubbing, the act of ignoring one's companions to pay attention to a phone.
While it may be commonplace, snubbing one's friends (Fphubbing) can have serious repercussions on relationships, and there are a variety of factors that may drive individuals to ignore their friends in favor of an electronic screen, according to a new University of Georgia study.
The study reveals positive associations between depression and social anxiety on increasing Fphubbing: depressed people are likely to phub their friends more frequently, and socially anxious people, who might prefer online social interactions to face-to-face communication, might also exhibit more phubbing behavior. Personality traits such as neuroticism also influence phubbing behavior.
"And of course, some people who have high social anxiety or depression are more likely to be addicted to their smartphone," said Juhyung Sun, lead author on the paper who completed her master's degree in communication studies at UGA.
The very ordinariness of phubbing suggests some fundamental insights about how technology interrupts social interactions – and how quickly they are accepted, if not embraced.
"I observed that so many people use their phones while they are sitting with their friends at the cafe, any dining time, regardless of the relationship type," said Sun, currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Oklahoma.
She first considered some negative reasons behind phubbing – smart phone addiction and relatedly, the habit of constantly reading notifications that pop up onscreen.
"People are really sensitive to their notifications. With each buzz or sound, we consciously or unconsciously look at our phones," she said, noting that the device's wide utility across applications – from weather to breaking news, are key drivers fostering this dynamic.
A third significant finding in the study revealed that agreeable individuals have a lower instance of phubbing in the presence of their friends. People who have agreeableness as a personality trait tend to show cooperative, polite and friendly behaviors in their interpersonal relationships and social settings, Sun said.
Personality traits such as neuroticism also influence phubbing behavior. Image is in the public domain
"They have a high tendency to maintain social harmony while avoiding arguments that can ruin their relationships.," she said. "In face-to-face conversations, people with high levels of agreeableness consider phubbing behavior rude and impolite to their conversational partners."
And though agreeable people may prioritize strong friendships, an exploratory study by the researchers revealed phubbing also to be more likely in the presence of three or more people.
That dynamic may influence the prevalence of phubbing in the context of a work environment
"It's ironic that while so many people believe that phubbing behavior is rude, they still do it," Sun said. "A majority of people phub others, and in a group, it may seem OK, because it's just me, the speaker doesn't notice I'm using the phone. The number of a people in a group can be one reason."
Alternately, disabling or turning over a phone can indicate a show of respect for a situation and focus on a person.
"That, too, is a signal – I am listening to what you are saying, this meeting is important and I am focusing on you," Sun said.
Jennifer Samp, professor in the UGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences department communication studies and Sun's advisor on the project, believes that the act of Fphubbing may have even greater implications once the larger public returns to face-to-face interactions after the pandemic subsides.
"People relied heavily on phones and other technologies to stay connected during the pandemic," Samp said. "For many, staying connected in a more distanced manner via texts and video messaging was more comfortable than face-to-face interaction. Will people – particularly anxious ones – still phubb when physically reunited? Time will tell."
About this psychology research news
Author: James Hataway
Contact: James Hataway – University of Georgia
"'Phubbing is happening to you': examining predictors and effects of phubbing behaviour in friendships" by Juhyung Sun and Jennifer Samp. Behavior and Information Technology
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'Phubbing is happening to you': examining predictors and effects of phubbing behaviour in friendships
Phubbing is the act of snubbing someone during face-to-face interactions by using smartphones instead of paying attention to them. Although studies have examined phubbing in many different relationships, little is known about friend phubbing (Fphubbing).
The present study examines which individual factors including indicators of mental health (i.e. depression and social anxiety) and personality traits (agreeableness and neuroticism) are significantly associated with Fphubbing, and how such behaviour is relevant to relational satisfaction with friends.
Also, this study investigates the mediating role of Fphubbing between the proposed predictors and friendship satisfaction. Results showed that those with higher levels of depression, social anxiety, and neuroticism were significantly related to greater friend phubbing while agreeableness was negatively related to friend phubbing.
In addition, greater Fphubbing led to lower levels of friendship satisfaction. Interestingly, Fphubbing mediated the relationships between each predictor of friend phubbing and friendship satisfaction.
This study provides a theoretical framework to understand Fphubbing and contributes to filling a knowledge gap of phubbing in different relationship types.
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When it comes to the practical side of time-sharing and parental decision making, parents often find ways to interfere with the parental rights of the other parent, especially in high conflict cases. This interference can occur directly, for instance, when one parent refuses to drop a child off for time with the other parent and indirectly when parents refuse to let a child talk on the phone with their other parent.
Additional examples of interference by parents is when one party intentionally fails to pay the other parent child support in order to cause unnecessary hardship for both the parent and child. Usually, the parent whom makes the money or has greater access to monetary funds, often engages in this type of behavior to force the other parent to become complicit, without regard or understanding of the negative effect such behavior has specifically on the children. Another example of interference, which is common in high conflict-complex parental rights cases is when one parent engages in acts designed to deprive the other parent of its parental rights, whether in whole or in part or when one parent attempts to remove a child from the court's jurisdiction. In extreme cases, interfering with the time-sharing rights of another parent may be considered a felony crime. Malicious or alienating acts by one parent against the other can also lead to changes in custody and visitation.
High conflict custody cases are such a pressing issue that the Florida legislature has addressed it directly, stating, "parental conflict related to divorce is a societal concern as children suffer potential short-term and long-term detrimental economic, emotional, and educational effects during this difficult family transition." Florida Statute 61.21(a).
Things That Parents Can Do To Reduce The Conflict
Some ways parents can reduce conflict and mitigate negative effects on their children is by moving past all-or-none, black or white thinking. Sole custody has become increasingly rare because studies have shown it is typically not the best outcome for children. Communicating with a child's other parent in a mature, business-like fashion also goes a long way toward reducing conflict. Likewise, co-parenting-or working with your child's other parent to create a cohesive parenting plan can shift the focus to the best interests of your child and away from interpersonal issues with the other parent.
Because these efforts are easier said than done and depending on the reason for the high conflict, whether it be due to a high conflict personality of one or both parents, drug addiction issues, mental health illness, diametrically opposite parenting styles or good old fashion monetary bullying, many parents solicit the extra support of a therapist, forensic psychologists, forensic accountant's, addiction specialist and even a guardian when the circumstances require it to help the parties navigate the trials and tribulations that come with a high conflict-complex parental rights case. Experienced family law attorneys who understand the complexities of high conflict cases can also lend a helping hand and supportive ear, as well, as help your family navigate through the very difficult waters which lie ahead.
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Beyond fans clamoring for new plot and character details, many industry eyes turned to the current production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 after Red and the film's director, James Gunn, revealed in January the film is one of the first features to be shot with the 8K Red Weapon camera. With principal photography underway in Atlanta, the GotGVol2 filmmakers and the production services company Shed have developed a massive 8K pipeline to crunch the camera's files on set and send them swiftly and efficiently to post. Here's why—and how—it brings the earthbound workflow into Star-Lord territory.
Cinematographer Henry Braham, BSC, calls his Red Weapon with its 8K Red Dragon sensor his "little big camera." Although Marvel shot the first film with its favored ARRI Alexa XT, the super-high resolution and compact form factor of the Red camera immediately won them over.
With multiple cameras on set capturing 8192×4320 pixels per frame, some at up to 75fps, the amount of RedCode Raw data generated on this film is ginormous. In fact, the production generated more than 100 TB of data in its first 34 days. In order to handle all that data daily, Shed designed a Codex-based workflow that could take the filmmakers from set through post, especially during visual effects pulls and archiving. Every day on set for the duration of the 81-day shoot (due to wrap in June), 1 TB Red Mini-Mags are loaded into a Codex S-Series Vault nearby. After an initial check of the metadata, data is then cloned to an 8 TB Codex Transfer Drive. Codex Transfer Drives have a pretty stellar track record using SSDs and the Codex File System to transfer data where it needs to be securely and quickly.
OK, that last one is purely speculation, but given the bits of information that writer/director James Gunn is posting to the film's Facebook page and the technical details we now know, it stands to reason. Before we find out for sure, you better get busy with other things: Vol. 2 won't arrive until spring 2017. Watson and Shed's Matt Tomlinson, however, will give an in-depth look at the 8K workflow behind Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 at 3:00 p.m. Monday, April 18, and 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, at the Red Digital Cinema booth (#SL1517).
The teaser cast reunion shot, at top, was posted to GotGVol2's Facebook page on February 17.


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Finland, Thailand
Finnish Dream and Luxury in Southern Thailand
by Morten Scheelsbeck • December 30, 2009 • 0 Comments
The two Finns, 29-year-old Kati Häkkinen and her husband, 31-year-old Atte Savisalo is right now getting ready for the grand opening of their new dream, the five-star resort Aava Resort & Spa on the eastern side of Thailand's southernmost tip off the city Khanom.
They have so far invested more than 100 million baht in the project and they have high hopes that the resort will be a success and earn the investment back home.
"Just to start with, we are not here to make money. First we need to have it running while we are enjoying life down here, but in the longer term we are off course very ambitious about the project," Kati Häkkinen explains. She is responsible for marketing and communications, while her husband Atte is managing director and has control of the finances.
Email from Khanom
The couple is from eastern Finland and was on holiday in Thailand in October 2007 on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan. Kati and Atte met a Finnish woman and they became friends. Three months later, when the couple had returned to Finland, they got a mail from the woman who lured them to come to Khanom, and when they went to Thailand again in January 2008, they right away fell in love with the area," Kati explains:
"We almost immediately started to explore possibilities to open something up there. It went quickly, and suddenly we were going."
It was always envisaged that the design had to be Scandinavian, and there is according to Kati several different explanations. First and foremost, she believes that the Scandinavian way to build and furnish is a world-famous guarantee of high standard and here Aava Resort & Spa will also be the guarantor. Additionally, the Scandinavian elements specifically address to the two most important groups of potential visitors to the resort. One group is the Scandinavians, who are not willing to gamble with standards when they travel far away and spend a lot of money. They are the ones who want to be safe and in fairly familiar surroundings, though they are far from home. Besides them, the Scandinavian model of the resort turns to Asian families who spend their vacation in their own continent, but also want to try something a little different.
Changed strategy
And families are exactly the audience that Kati and Atte will focus on the most to reach out to. The thing that it became families which they decided to bet on has a very special reason, says Atte:
"Originally it was our intention that we would invest in a resort for better-off couples, because that way we could help create something that we ourselves would choose if it was us who were travelling. We felt we could put ourselves in the place of potential guests. It all changed; however, since me and Kati early this year became parents of our first child. It has changed our strategy into wanting to go after smaller families as our customers. Now we know even more what a small family will look for when they go on holiday – and that is precisely what we want to achieve with Aava Resort & Spa," the new father explains with a smile.
Scandinavian employees
Kati's and Atte's staff at the resort will also help to appeal to the Scandinavian customers. The chef is Finnish, the baker is Finnish, the front office manager is Swedish, the customer service manager is Finnish, the tour manager is Thai-British, and besides that the interior designers who have helped to equip and design the 28 bungalows, are also Finnish. They all have experience in restaurants or hotels in the past. According to Kati, the many foreign employees help to raise the standard:
"Scandinavians are working hard, they are targeted, they are quickly accepting and understanding messages, and they work independently. This is all something that makes it much easier for Atte and me," she explains, continuing:
"They clearly have some more in wages than Thais, but we think it is money well spent."
Although Aava Resort & Spa not officially opens before in mid-February 2010, most of bungalows are ready to live in already from mid-December, and a promotion at home in Finland has meant that all the bungalows are rented out over Christmas and New Year.
It has gone pretty quickly for the Finnish couple, and it appears that guests quickly have shown interest in the resort. Yet, Kati worry until everything is well and up and running.
"For the first time in my life, I am stressed out, but on the other hand I'm really proud of our project and we really believe in it. Right now, I look forward to the opening of the resort. It will be so fantastic," she states, looking out over the waves.
The area around Aava Resort & Spa
The beach is about nine kilometres long, but besides the new Finnish-owned resort, there are only four other resorts. That means a lot of space, and the area is very quiet and peaceful. Khanom is the nearest town. It is a small fishing village with about 20,000 inhabitants. The city is quite nice, but there is not much to see there.
But there are things to see in the areas around the city, where a magnificent nature features many exciting experiences. Take a scooter and drive up the mountain and look at waterfalls or take a ride around and find a hidden beach, where you can enjoy an afternoon alone. The water off the Khanom is also known as a place where pink dolphins breed, so there are good chances of winning a beautiful and unique sight. Moreover, Aava Resort & Spa offer tours containing kayaking and tours to nearby caves.
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Located In: La Crescent, Houston County.
The La Crescent Overlook is located along the west side of modern U.S. 61/U.S. 14, just north of the junction with Highway 16 at the east end of Main Street. It is accessible via an exit ramp to Main Street from U.S. 61 southbound.
The overlook was constructed in 1941 by the Department of Highways as part of the upgrade of U.S. 61/U.S. 14 into a divided highway between La Crescent and the Wisconsin state line. The structure consisted of a stone wall with metal railings and two stone benches. Flagpoles were added in a 1992 restoration by the local community.
The overlook was once referred to as the "heave-ho" or "heaving rail" by locals (according to the MnDOT inventory report). The report posits this name came from its use by transients who had a habit of heaving empty bottles towards the highway and/or vomiting.
Photos - Taken in October, 2007.
The stone retaining wall and bench structure at the east end of Main Street, looking north. The exit ramp from U.S. 61 southbound is on the right.
A public telephone booth on Main Street in La Crescent in remarkably good condition. The overlook is just ahead.


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Q: Sending an encrypted parameter in Request to a .Net core WebApi We are working on a web API which provides data to a xamarin app. I've been asked to send an encrypted parameter to the web API and use it to validate the request.What is the best way to do this?

A: I resolved this by creating a custom Middleware to validate the encrypted parameter.

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Born: 20 October 1955, Sofia.
Education: Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski' (1980).
Palaeornithology; archaeornithology; evolution of birds and palaeoavifaunas; bone and external morphology of birds; disappearance and extinction of avian taxa; history of zoology, ornithology, palaeontology and natural science collections.


World exclusive events, UK premieres and an "iconic" international company hit the east coast as a festival of circus and street arts attracted around 50,000 people.
A world-class programme exploded onto the streets of Great Yarmouth over the weekend as more than 35 companies and 150 performers from 10 nations showcased stunning acrobatics, laugh out loud comedy, street arts, music, circus and slapstick humour.
The Out There Festival, produced by SeaChange Arts, was hailed as "another amazing weekend", as a national celebration of circus – Circus250 – was marked in style.
The headline show of the Out There International Festival of Circus and Street Arts saw around 5,000 people turn out to line the streets of Yarmouth – many hanging out of windows to watch the parade – for a Saturday Night Spectacular as French street arts specialists Générik Vapeur led a stunning 90-minute evening procession around the town.
The Bivouac250 "world exclusive event" saw Générik Vapeur team up with the UK's Gorilla Circus for a street show as smoke, flames, pyrotechnics and a sea of blue turned the streets of Yarmouth into a crescendo of noise and colour.
The festival organisers used a cast of 250 local people as the "nomadic, pyrotechnic extravaganza" wove its way through the streets of Yarmouth.
With organisers receiving "really positive feedback" over the weekend, they are already planning for next year's festival as they look to continue "the national leader it has become".


Parking for Sat: across the street behind the Baptist Church...or anywhere you can find! There is a festival this weekend in Westminster so it may be more crowded than usual. Pickups: We've had lots of orders arrive. We are asking that you pick up Sat at the reception instead of today as we've hung winner prints etc....we don't want to give anything away!
Gift Certificates: YOU have a gift certificate from US if you raised $100 or more. Come get it Sat!
Goal: We are $1500 away from our goal of $10,000(and free 5x7 printable disks for participants), you can still give at the voting post, http://www.momentscaptured4u.com/blog/?p=3582 I will get one last report from GHS this afternoon at 5pm. Anything donated after this time will NOT be counted towards the goal, but will still be as appreciated!
Donor Info: If you'd like information on who donated for your child, email me. Some parents have requested so they can send thank yous.
YOU.ARE.AWESOME. Thanks for giving and hope to see you Saturday at 6pm! If you're running late, no worries, come grab a cupcake...and they'll be a surprise for the children at 7pm. Feel free to bring friends and family.


Kinetic sand is fun but it is expensive. There is a solution, you can make your own for a fraction of the cost and it's actually surprisingly easy.
The best part of making kinetic sand is playing with it afterward! Use a plastic knife or fork to try slicing your sand. Have fun with cookie cutters and sand castle molds. If you are planning to save your sand, package it in an air-tight container or zip bag.
I made 'kinetic' sand and it turned out great. Sift 10 cups of play sand ($3.50 for a 50 lb bag at Home Depot). Add 5 cups (about a 1 lb box) of corn starch of a store brand which is under $2.00.
Items Needed for Writing with Kinetic Sand: Kinetic Sand (or make your own Kinetic Sand) Pens; Spelling List (free printable sight word cards below) How to Play! To set up play we printed out our spelling list (printable below) and practiced writing our words out in the sand.
Always work with Kinetic Sand, especially home-made Kinetic Sand, in some kind of a tray to contain the material for clean-up purposes. How to make Kinetic Sand Materials Super fine sand (I purchased the finest sand I could find at a garden center. This is the type of sand used in small globes or decorative containers. It comes in 5 pound bags.
This Kinetic sand recipe is one of the many different ones on the Internet, it is going to be up to you as to how you would like your kinetic sand to feel as to which DIY Kinetic sand recipe is going to suit. Follow Teresa's recipe and learn how to Make Your Own Kinetic Sand.
"Learn how to make your own play sand (also known as moon sand or cloud dough) with this quick recipe that uses two easy and common ingredients" "Make your own play sand (moon sand) - easy to do with just flour and oil!"
· No, moon sand and kinetic sand are two different types of sands. Kinetic sand's property is always in movement, while moon sand, on the other hand, has a property that stays the same. The textures are different, too.
Something that has been popular for children lately is a substance called "kinetic sand". Any children who love building sand castles with damp sand at the beach can use kinetic sand to build their own structures without having to go to the beach.
Why spend nearly $20 for 2 lbs of Kinetic Sand when you can Make Your Own Kinetic Sand (10 lbs for 50 cents) using stuff you have at home! Easy and cheap!
Make Your Own Kinetic Sand (10 lbs for 50 cents! compare to Amazon!) Includes step-by-step directions and instructional video. Get the super easy recipe, just click the picture.
Blossom on Instagram: "Make your own kinetic sand!
kellyy_lang People I tried this and it DOESN'T work it only dries the to layer but the bottom stay wet.
"Make Your Own Kinetic Sand, Moon Sand & Glow Sand (10 lbs for 50 cents!) ~ compare to $17 on Amazon!" Baking Soda Play Dough. Crafty Kids Toddler Crafts Toddler Fun Crafts For Kids Craft Activities For Kids Fun Crafts Craft Ideas Toddler Activities Kids Playing.
My kids love kinetic sand!We have tried many of the store bought kits, and they are lots of fun!We have made our own kinetic sand, and that was lots of fun, too!Today, we wanted to try making glow-in-the-dark kinetic sand. This was such a neat project, and the end result was stunning!
HI GUYS! What a week! Still waiting anxiously and excitedly for our baby who is due today!!! We made Kinetic Sand this week from scratch and powered a skateboard using only soda and mentos!
Why spend nearly $20 for 2 lbs of Kinetic Sand when you can Make Your Own Kinetic Sand (10 lbs for 50 cents) using stuff you have at home! Easy and cheap! Top 3 recipes for Kinetic Sand and Moon Sand!


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Q: postgresql date filed query performance i have two table . news table have 7m record and news_publish table have  70m record
when i execute this query took enormous amounts of time and very slow .
i add three index for tuning but query is slow.
when i google this problem i found that someone suggest that change statistics to 1000  and i chage it ,but problem is yet
alter table khb_news alter submitteddate set statistics 1000;

SELECT  n.id as newsid ,n.title,p.submitteddate as publishdate,
    n.summary ,n.smallImageid  ,
    n.classification ,n.submitteddate as newsdate,
    p.toorganizationid

from  khb_news  n
     join   khb_news_publish p
        on n.id=p.newsid
    left join dataitem b on b.id=n.classification

where
    n.classification in (1) and  n.newstype=60
    AND n.submitteddate    >= '2014/06/01'::timestamp AND   n.submitteddate <'2014/08/01'::timestamp and p.toorganizationid=123123
order by p.id desc

limit 10 offset 0

indexes is :
CREATE INDEX "p.id"
ON khb_news_publish
USING btree
(id DESC);

CREATE INDEX idx_toorganization
ON khb_news_publish
USING btree
(toorganizationid);

CREATE INDEX "idx_n.classification_n.newstype_n.submitteddate"
ON khb_news
USING btree
(classification, newstype, submitteddate);

after add this indexes and run explain analyze i get this explain
"Limit  (cost=0.99..10100.13 rows=10 width=284) (actual time=24711.831..24712.849 rows=10 loops=1)"
        "  ->  Nested Loop  (cost=0.99..5946373.12 rows=5888 width=284) (actual time=24711.827..24712.837 rows=10 loops=1)"
        "        ->  Index Scan using "p.id" on khb_news_publish p  (cost=0.56..4748906.31 rows=380294 width=32) (actual time=2.068..23338.731 rows=194209 loops=1)"
        "              Filter: (toorganizationid = 95607)"
        "              Rows Removed by Filter: 36333074"
        "        ->  Index Scan using khb_news_pkey on khb_news n  (cost=0.43..3.14 rows=1 width=260) (actual time=0.006..0.006 rows=0 loops=194209)"
        "              Index Cond: (id = p.newsid)"
        "              Filter: ((submitteddate >= '2014-06-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (submitteddate < '2014-08-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (newstype = 60) AND (classification = ANY ('{19,20,21}'::bigint[])))"
        "              Rows Removed by Filter: 1"
        "Planning time: 3.871 ms"
        "Execution time: 24712.982 ms"

i add explain in https://explain.depesz.com/s/Gym
how can change query to make it faster ??

A: You should start with creating an index on khb_news_publish(toorganizationid, id)
CREATE INDEX idx_toorganization_id
ON khb_news_publish
USING btree
(toorganizationid, id);

This should fix the problem but you might also need index:
CREATE INDEX idx_id_classification_newstype_submitteddate
ON khb_news
USING btree
(classification, newstype, submitteddate, id);


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'Multiple-Employer' Health Plans: Using Federal Law As A Shield From State Insurance Investigators
Federal officials hope to crack down more effectively on operators of "multiple employer" health plans that have defrauded small businesses and their workers of hundreds of millions of dollars, often leaving them stuck with unpaid medical bills, according to new rules proposed Monday by the Obama administration under the health care legislation.
Known as Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements, or MEWAs, such plans have a checkered history under operators who used federal law in the past as a shield from state insurance investigators. The plans are set up for small businesses to provide their workers with lower cost coverage by pooling premium contributions from the employers and workers together for benefits that are paid from the arrangement.
Yet an unintended consequence of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which has restricted states from regulating multiple employer arrangements, allowed these plans to dodge state insurance examiners, often after high fees were paid and money was then unavailable to pay medical claims and other benefits.
In the last two decades, the Department of Labor said it had initiated 800 civil and more than 300 criminal investigations, but often had been unable to prevent the operators of the plans from draining assets of the plans through a variety of schemes that included "excessive administrative fees or outright embezzlement resulting in harm to participants and their families," the agency said in a statement.
Under the rules proposed Monday, the Secretary of Labor would have the authority to issue a "cease and desist order" when federal officials believe fraud is taking place. The secretary can also freeze assets, stop marketing and certain other business practices.
"For the first time, the federal government has some tools that we have never had to get at these MEWAS early before the money is gone and everybody is left in the lurch," said Phyllis C Borzi, assistant secretary of labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration. "Once we have these new tools, hopefully the losses will go down because we will be able to intervene before the money is gone."
There have been many high profile cases of defrauded MEWAs, like that of TRG Health Plan, which had more than 11,000 plan subscribers and operated in more than 40 states and left behind more than $17 million in unpaid medical claims when it was terminated 10 years ago. The labor department alleged TRG's operators diverted assets to accounts of an affiliated marketing firm, failed to charge adequate premiums and did not have sufficient assets to pay benefits.
Often, small employers, unions or trade associations will turn to a MEWA for affordable benefits because an insurance company will not cover those who may have an older population of workers or employees who might be in poor health. So analysts say operators of MEWAs bilked the most vulnerable of Americans in search of affordable coverage for themselves and their workers.
Take the National Writers Union, which turned to a MEWA known as Employers Mutual when their insurance carrier dramatically raised rates. The plan, based in Nevada, sold benefits to 22,000 policy holders and was unlicensed in states, claiming its structure did not require it to be licensed. The plan left behind more than $24 million in unpaid claims, a 2004 General Accounting Office report said.
"Whenever people are desperate for affordable coverage, they look for alternatives and unscrupulous individuals target those kinds of people," said Mila Kofman, the former superintendent of insurance for Maine who is professor at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute. "Many have been hauled into federal court but the U.S. Department of Labor didn't have tools to act quickly."
Federal officials estimate more than 2 million Americans are enrolled in hundreds of MEWAs but they cannot be certain because they don't know.
Another crucial part of the proposed regulations are that MEWAs have to register with the Department of Labor before operating or be subject to various penalties. The lack of licensure or registration made MEWAs a fertile opportunity for frauds.
"We don't even know how many of these there are," Ms. Borzi said.
Following a 90-day public comment period, the proposed rules will become final, probably by mid-2012.
The insurance industry, which is not known for welcoming new regulations, welcomed the labor department's proposals.
"We are pleased the government is going to have these added powers," said Alissa Fox, senior vice president of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. "These entities are avoiding oversight and harming consumers. It hurts consumers and we are concerned when consumers are being hurt by entities that are not going to be paying these bills."
By: Bruce Japsen, The New York Times Prescriptions, December 5, 2011
December 6, 2011 Posted by raemd95 | Health Care, Insurance Companies	| Employers Mutual, MEWA's, Multiple Employer Plans, Small Businesses, TRG Health Plan, U.S. Dept of Labor | Leave a comment
Sharp Rise In Premiums Exposes Health Insurers' Greed
According to a study released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 2011 health insurance premiums for employer-sponsored family healthcare benefits rose 9 percent over last year's prices, leaving employees to pay, on average, $4,129 and employer contributions at $10,944. The number represents a surprising rise given that increases experienced in 2010 were just 3 percent.
So, why the sudden increase?
We know that Americans are using fewer medical services since the economy took a dive as people are staying away from the doctor and putting off non-life saving surgeries, such as knee and hip replacements, until they have more confidence that they will have the money required to pay deductibles and co-pays. We also know that fewer medical services are being utilized as a result of the increased popularity of Health Safety Accounts which require deductibles in excess of $2,000 per family, and employer provided policies that have increasingly large deductibles and co-pays.
As a result, can it possibly make sense that medical costs are increasing by the 9 percent reflected in the hefty premium hikes? In a word, no.
That will not stop the anti-Obamacare forces, of course, from putting the blame squarely on healthcare reform. In a sense, I suppose the Affordable Care Act does bear some of the responsibility—if you can consider motivating the health insurers to falsely inflate their prices, by forcing them to do the right thing, to be a blamable offense.
Beginning next year, health insurers will be required to justify any increases in premium rates above 10 percent. They will further be obligated to refund money to customers if an insurer is found to have spent less than 85 percent of their premium income on medical expenses. Thus, it is hardly a stretch to conclude that the insurers are simply taking their last chance to raise premium rates before they find themselves having to be more accountable to the government, particularly when they are pretty much admitting to as much.
As noted by Reed Ableson in The New York Times:
Throughout this year, major health insurers have defended higher premiums—and higher profits—saying that their expenses would rise once the economy recovered and people believed they could again afford medical care. The struggling economy will probably keep suppressing demand for medical care, particularly as people pay a larger share of their own medical bills through higher deductibles and co-payments, according to benefits consultants and others. About three-quarters of workers now pay part of the bill when they go see a doctor, and nearly a third have a deductible of at least $1,000 if they have single coverage, up from just one in 10 in 2006, according Kaiser.
So, the insurance company defense is that they expect prices to rise sometime in the future (clearly an undefined period) and they want to be ready. Somehow, this justifies them to dramatically raise their premium prices now, at time when their costs are actually less and their profits are through the roof.
Not only is such behavior astoundingly predatory, the insurers are playing a major role in keeping the economy in the dumps, as it is precisely this sort of unnecessary premium increase that causes employers to avoid hiring more employees.
For those who believe that we should leave it to the free market to establish the prices in the medical system (of which insurance will always be a necessary part), maybe they can explain how the system is working in this instance? In a time where patient control has risen dramatically as consumers decide if and how they will—or will not—spend on medical services now that they have greatly increased responsibility for the familiy medical bills as a result of much higher deductibles, and at a moment where there are substantially reduced claims coming onto health insurers' balance sheets due to diminished use of medical services, exactly what is the free market concept that justifies an insurance company raising their premium rates? What's more, at a time when fewer people are using physician's services, why would costs go up?
Free market principles would suggest that lower demand should produce lower prices. But that is clearly not what is happening.
I know what some of you are thinking—but before you say it's all the government's fault, I would hasten to point out that, with an apples-to-apples comparison, there are no substantial new regulations hitting physicians this year that did not exist last year. And before you blame the president's health care reform program for the insurance companies' usurious behavior, note that the two million young people who have been added to the insurance roles as a result of Obamacare's permitting these people to stay on the family insurance policy, would not increase an insurance company's costs by 9% over last year's prices. Indeed, adding all of these healthy kids to the insurance pools should help insurers spread risk more effectively while collecting additional premium revenues.
The bottom line is that there is absolutely no justification whatsoever for the health insurance industry hitting employers with a 9 percent increase. It is a simple matter of greed and it is precisely that greed that has long made access to healthcare continuously more difficult for middle class Americans.
By: Rick Ungar, Mother Jones, September 27, 2011
September 29, 2011 Posted by raemd95 | Conservatives, Consumers, Economic Recovery, GOP, Government, Health Care Costs, Ideology, Insurance Companies, Middle Class, Politics, Republicans, Right Wing, Teaparty	| Affordable Care Act, Economy, Free Markets, Government, Health Care Reform, Health Insurers, Insurance Premiums, Medical Costs, Regulations | Leave a comment
Koch Industries Buys Anti-Koch Web Addresses
In the eyes of the American public, Wichita-based Koch Industries is coming to stand more for right-wing string-pulling than for its blockbuster oil and gas business. For years, David and Charles Koch spent millions mostly behind the scenes to advance anti-environmental and anti-labor policies and to attack Democratic candidates for office. In the last two years, however, their expenditures have routinely made news. In the wake of the high-profile standoff in Wisconsin– where Gov Scott Walker was caught explaining to a prank caller impersonating David Koch his plans to break public employee unions– Koch Industries has dedicated time and money to mitigate fallout from the politics of the men in charge. The company's website includes an op-ed and a video defending Koch politics. Today comes news that the company has been buying up anti-Koch web addresses as part of its new brand-management strategy.
Researchers at the progressive group One Wisconsin Now found that, on August 17, the day after the last of the recall elections in the state forced by Democrats aghast at Walker's politics, Koch Industries bought up "at least three anti-Koch domains: StopKoch.com, StopKochIndustries.com, and AntiKoch.com."
The domain name "StopKoch.com" for example has now been "parked" by an "online brand protection" firm called Melbourne IT on behalf of an administrator working from 37th Street in Wichita, Koch headquarters, and connected to a @KochInd.com email address.
"After spending over $40,000 to get Gov. Scott Walker elected less than a year ago and $250,000 on Republicans in Wisconsin's recall effort, the billionaire Koch Brothers are already on the defensive against the 'Stop Koch, Save Wisconsin' buzz on the internet," writes One Wisconsin Now.
One of the groups the Kochs presently bankroll is the activist organization Americans for Prosperity. AFP was a major pro-insurance industry player in the anti-health reform push last year, organizing tea party rallies and funding literature and commercials that made wild claims about the proposed legislation being a totalitarian assault on liberty.
Today, AFP is touring Colorado to rally support for favorable policies for big oil and gas companies. In a release announcing the "Running on Empty Tour," AFP Foundation President Tim Phillips resurrects the kind of reaching anti-Obama rhetoric that characterized AFP's contributions to the health care debate, where the president was viewed as a statist dictator seeking to euthanize Americans through "death panels."
"Obama's hostility toward domestic production and his desire to use high gas prices to change Americans' driving behavior are contributing to the escalating cost of fuel," Phillips is quoted to say in the release.
In fact, the Obama administration has made bold moves to open up drilling in the U.S. and has drawn criticism for doing so. Oil and gas companies own leases on tens of millions of acres onshore and offshore that they have yet to develop. A recent study by the Interior Department reported that half of all onshore federal leases are not currently being utilized by the industry.
At the top of the "newsroom" section of the Koch Industries website, the company runs a quote by Charles Koch that, to an increasing number of people, may serve mostly to bring to mind the sketchy political strategery funded by the brothers over the years.
"A positive reputation is built by behaving consistently with sound principles, creating real value, achieving compliance excellence and living up to commitments."
By: John Tomasic, The Washington Independent, August 24, 2011
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President Rick Perry's America: No Country For Women
Rick Perry has been governor of Texas since before I was old enough to vote. As a native Texan born in the millennial age, I put Rick Perry in the same category as a cassette player or an AOL subscription — something that has seemingly always been around, but has long since lost its purpose. Coming of age as a woman in Rick Perry's Texas is sort of like living in the wild, wild west, like an Annie Ovary of women's health, dodging old men wielding vaginal probes and vaccine mandates. With a governor who has a women's health record that's a bumpy country mile long possibly becoming our next president, what would it mean for women across America? Allow me.
First order of business in the Perry presidency would be the creation of the Department of Interior Contraception, or DIC. DIC would oversee approved contraceptive devices under Perry's watchful eye, the top item on the list being the most widely accepted, reliable option available to God-fearing Americans these days: abstinence. Now, while it's true Texas has the 3rd highest teen birth rate in the country and also true that a 2005 study found teens in Texas were actually having more sex after undergoing an abstinence-only program, Rick Perry still stands by the practice. Why? Not because there are actually any studies backing him up but "from my own personal life," Perry told the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith in an interview earlier this year. Comforting, isn't it? Rather than President Perry making decisions based on studies and figures, the free world will instead hinge on the regularity of his wife's cycles.
But don't take Rick Perry's word for it. Starting in 2012, women (and their partners — suddenly that cowboy vote doesn't sound so good, does it gentlemen?) will get their very own chance to practice an abstinence-only approach when the recent law that requires health insurance companies to cover birth control will no doubt be rolled back by President Perry.
That brings us to the question of how Perry plans to punish women who don't fall into line with his tried and true abstinence methods. After all, without threat of punishment, I think it's safe to say Perry will probably be the only person in America abstaining from sex. For the sinners, Perry has already started a little pilot program right here in Texas.
The state now requires mandatory transvaginal sonograms for women who are 8 to 10 weeks pregnant and seeking abortions. The bill, which Perry declared a piece of "emergency legislation" during the last legislative session, requires the doctor to describe the fetus and play audio of the heartbeat prior to the abortion procedure. President Perry's version of this bill will include an amendment to play Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the U.S.A." during the procedure.
Alas, if all of this has you feeling down, ladies, don't fret. Think of all those cute babies we'll get to have. But in Rick Perry's America, you may want to home school. Texas ranks first in the nation in adults without high school diplomas. The future also doesn't look so bright for all those precious little ones when it comes to health insurance and potential jobs: Texas boasts another first in the nation in the percentage of children without health insurance and, in 2010, Texas tied with Mississippi for the highest percentage of workers employed in minimum-wage jobs. No wonder Governor Perry wants Texas to secede. It'd sure make us look less stupid.
At a speech given to the United for Life group in June, Perry bragged about Texas's recently-passed sonogram law and told attendees, "In Texas we have pursued policies to protect unborn children whenever possible." And you can bet your left Fallopian tube that, if elected, he'll continue to do the same for the unborn children of America. I just hope there's a Plan B pill for what happens when all these children grow up — because President Perry, just like Governor Perry, certainly doesn't plan to care for them.
After all, where Rick Perry comes from, that's women's work.
By: Rachel Farris, AlterNet, August 19, 2011: This essay originally
appeared at MeanRachel.com.
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New Health Insurance Rules Would Let Consumers Compare Plans In "Plain English"
What would your health insurance cover if you got pregnant? How much could you expect to pay out of pocket if you needed treatment for diabetes? How do your plan's benefits compare with another company's?
Starting as soon as March, consumers could have a better handle on such questions, under new rules aimed at decoding the fine print of health insurance plans.
Regulations proposed by the Obama administration on Wednesday would require all private health insurance plans to provide current and prospective customers a brief, standardized summary of policy costs and benefits.
To make it easier for consumers to make apples-to-apples comparisons between plans, the summary will also include a breakdown estimating the expenses covered under three common scenarios: having a baby, treating breast cancer and managing diabetes.
Officials likened the new summary to the "Nutrition Facts" label required for packaged foods.
"If you've ever had trouble understanding your choices for health insurance coverage . . . this is for you," Donald Berwick, a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services, said at a news conference announcing the proposal.
"Instead of trying to decipher dozens of pages of dense text to just guess how a plan will cover your care, now it will be clearly stated in plain English. . . . If an insurer's plan offers subpar coverage in some area, they won't be able to hide that in dozens of pages of text. They have to come right out and say it."
Industry representatives said complying could prove onerous for insurers. "Since most large employers customize the benefit packages they provide to their employees, some health plans could be required to create tens of thousands of different versions of this new document — which would add administrative costs without meaningfully helping employees," Robert Zirkelbach, press secretary for the industry group America's Health Insurance Plans, said in a statement.
Insurance shoppers would also have to keep in mind that their actual premiums could change after they finalized their application, particularly in the case of plans for individuals, which can continue to adjust benefits based on detailed analysis of members' health history over the next three years. (After 2014, the health-care law will essentially limit insurers to considering only three questions about applicants: how old they are, where they live and whether they smoke.)
The regulation, which is subject to a 60-day public-comment period, essentially fleshes out details of a mandate established by the the health-care law. But it also clarifies a question that the law left somewhat ambiguous: How soon into the application process can shoppers get the summary from insurers?
The regulations would require insurers to provide the summary on request, rather than waiting until someone applies for a policy or pays an application fee, a position that drew praise from consumer advocates.
"If consumers are really going to be able to compare their options, they should be able to easily get this form for any plan that they would like to consider," said Lynn Quincy, senior health policy analyst for Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports.
In addition to supplying the summary on demand, insurers would have to automatically provide it before a consumer's enrollment, as well as 30 days before renewal of their health coverage. Plans must also notify members of any significant changes to their terms of coverage at least 60 days before the alterations take effect.
The summary form, which can be sent by e-mail, must be no longer than four double-sided pages printed in 12-point type. In addition to listing a plan's overall premiums, co-pays and co-insurance amounts, it must include charts specifying the out-of-pocket costs for a range of specific services. A copy can be viewed at www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/labels08172011b.pdf.
By: N. C. Aizenman, The Washington Post, August 17, 2011
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Tag: CanCon 101
CanCon 101: Changeling, The (1980)
CanCon 101 spotlights one of the best ghost stories ever made, Peter Medak's chilling THE CHANGELING (1980), new on Blu via Severin Films.
DVD: White Room (1990)
In 1990, precious critics felt betrayed after newcomer Patricia Rozema made not another charming comedy-drama like her debut, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987), but a kind of suspense drama with sudden jolts of light comedy and fantasy, culminating in a finale that didn't please most audiences…
CanCon 101: Gnaw – Food of the Gods Part II (1989)
CanCon 101 puts the blue gelled spotlight on Damian Lee's forgotten cult classic Gnaw – Food of the Gods: Part II (1989) + York University's tunnels.
CanCon 101: The Filmplan International Comedy Trilogy
August 19, 2017 | By Mark R. Hasan
Reviews of 3 forgotten / best forgotten? CanCon classiques produced by Filmplan International: The Funny Farm (1983) on Blu + DVD via Code Red, Gas (1983), and Dirty Tricks (1981). I may have saved 4.5 hours of your life.
CanCon101: Cathy's Curse (1977)
In the latest installment of CanCon 101, a review of Eddy Matalon's canuxploitation classique Cathy's Curse (1977), released on Blu via Severin Films.
BR: Cathy's Curse (1977)
After a long period of illegal availability and ersatz public domain releases, Eddy Matalon's riff on The Exorcist (1973) and The Omen (1976) makes its way to Blu-ray in a striking special edition, sporting both the shorter U.S. cut and the original director's cut, but after years of intriguing descriptions in posts and reviews by the few who sought out and sat down to view this CanCon fromagerie, Cathy's Curse isn't for every genre connoisseur…
CanCon 101: The Simcom Trilogy – Prom Night, Melanie, and Curtains
In the latest CanCon 101 installment, we look at 3 films made back-to-back by Simcom's Peter R. Simpson: Prom Night (1980) and Curtains (1983), new on Blu from Synapse Films + the forgotten drama Melanie (1982) with Glynnis O'Connor, Trudy Young, and Burton Cummings.
BR: Curtains (1983)
What became a troubled production during the early eighties eventually evolved into a cult horror film, thanks to multiple airings on TV in the U.S. and Canada, if not a brilliant poster design and teaser trailer that were as haunting and impressionable on kids as the original The Shining (1980) publicity art…
CanCon 101: Our Man Flint – Dead on Target (1977)
Updating the review database with a CanCon stinker that should've been made live – the crap-tastic Our Man Flint: Dead on Target (1976).


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How Climate Change Could Cause Massive Global Migration
Smoke from the Apple Fire is seen behind a stars and stripes painted building in the community of Calimesa on August 2, 2020 near Cherry Valley, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)
In the next 50 years, more than a million climate migrants could come to the United States from Central America if nothing is done to curb carbon emissions. That's according to a new model that predicts where refugees from regions decimated by decreased crop productivity, water shortages and rising sea levels may move. The model, developed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, finds that climate change will likely cause "the greatest wave of global migration the world has seen." Forum talks with ProPublica environmental reporter Abrahm Lustgarten about future climate migration and the experiences of those who have already left their homes because of the changes caused by a warming planet.
Abrahm Lustgarten, senior environmental reporter, ProPublica


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The Institute for Fiscal Studies is a not for profit institution, a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee.
The aims of the Institute, laid out in its Memorandum and Articles, are to "advance education for the benefit of the public by promoting on a non-political basis the study and discussion of and the exchange and dissemination of information and knowledge concerning the economic and social effects and influences of existing taxes, proposed changes in fiscal systems and other aspects of public policy, in each case whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere in the world".
The Institute for Fiscal Studies is a company, limited by guarantee and registered in England at 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE (company registration number 954616). It is also a registered charity, number 258815.
The IFS employs directly some 60 staff based at its offices in London. Research staff are divided into sectors and a small core of finance, communications, technical and secretarial staff provides support facilities. Responsibility for management of the Institute lies with the director, who works with the research director to provide intellectual leadership of the research programme.
In addition, around 20 senior academic staff are seconded by the Institute from UK universities on a part-time basis. Other academics from both UK and overseas institutions work with the staff as Research Fellows and Research Associates on an ad-hoc collaborative basis.
The IFS Council gives advice on strategic matters involving the Institute's finances and research. Council members are elected from the membership for a term of 3 years.
An Executive Committee, elected from the Council, is responsible for the appointment of the Director and for the overall financial well-being of the Institute. Executive Committee members act as trustees of the IFS. They are accountable to the Charities Commission and are responsible for ensuring that the income and property of the Institute are applied fairly and correctly. Executive Committee Members also serve 3 year terms.
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David Miles Imperial College and Bank of England
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Peter Kane
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Anthony Browne MP House of Commons
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Maureen Cole-Burns
Chris Davidson KPMG
Bill Dodwell Office for Tax Simplification
Stephanie Flanders Bloomberg
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Lord David Freud House of Lords
Chris Giles Financial Times
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Saker Nusseibeh Hermes Investment Management
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Sue Owen Department of Culture, Media and Sport
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Hillsboro girls' tennis coach Bob Woelk hopes to send more players to state this season.
Last season junior Allison Weber attended state and placed fifth in single play.
"She's a very good player, this is the second year she has qualified for state," Woelk said.
Weber placed sixth in doubles her freshman year.
"Allison has the skills to qualify again and we fully expect to return to the team this year," Woelk said. "She's a great player and has a good record.
Weber worked some over the summer on hitting more winners. She doesn't want to just play defense, waiting for her opponents to make a mistake.
"I want to force them to mess up," Weber said.
She played a bit over the summer against her mother and her sister, but not as much as she might have liked because of conflicts with summer softball.
Woelk also expects three other players to return — junior Claire Heyen and sophomores Allison Gray and Hannah Funk. All three have varsity experience. Woelk hopes they get more experience.
The team will have no seniors this season.
He said he is looking forward to the return of Gray.
The tennis team has a short season. By state mandate, teams can only play in seven tournaments plus regionals.
They open their season at home Sept. 3.
"We'll have six teams coming to compete," Woelk said.
Woelk hopes to build experience before the meet.
Sept. 3: Hillsboro Invitational against five teams, 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 5: At Sterling, 3 p.m.
Sept. 12: At Smoky Valley, 10 a.m. in Lindsborg.
Sept. 14: Hesston Invitational against seven teams, 9 a.m.
Sept. 26: At home against seven teams, 3:30 p.m.
Oct. 1: At Ellsworth, 3 p.m.
Oct. 5: Central Kansas League tournament, 9 a.m. at Pratt.
Oct. 8: At Abilene, 1 p.m.
Oct. 11: Regionals at site to be determined.
Oct 12: Regionals at site to be determined.
Oct. 18: State at Pratt.
Oct. 19: State at Pratt.


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Romelu Lukaku would have joined Manchester United, even if Paul Pogba was at Chelsea
July 11, 2017 November 1, 2017 by meziesblog.com, posted in Sports
Alexis Nunes, the ESPN reporter who was pushed into a swimming pool after playing rock-paper-scissors with Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku, has revealed the latter's take on his disappointing career with Chelsea.
Nunes said Lukaku was fed up with his off-and-on contracts at Stamford Bridge, and would have opted for United, even if his close friend Pogba was a Chelsea player.
Image: Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku
After interviewing the young men, she came up with a proposal for the fun rock-paper-scissors game. The female reporter agreed it'd be nice for the loser to enjoy a cool swim in L.A.'s scorching afternoon weather.
Unfortunately, Nunes lost and was made to eat the humble pie.
Speaking about Lukaku's pains with Chelsea, the reporter revealed that his respect for United would have been a deciding factor notwithstanding the desire to play alongside Pogba.
"That's an interesting question. I do believe their friendship is absolutely genuine, they're vacation buddies, they get along very well," she said about the duo.
"They know each other very well, the way they speak about each other. As he was saying they knew when they met one day they would play together.
"They didn't know how, they didn't know where, they just knew that one day they would play together.
"But the way that Lukaku spoke about Manchester United, the respect he has for the history, even though understanding now they aren't the Manchester United we were used to under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Image shows Romelu Lukaku (Center) and his Manchester United teammates at UCLA.
"He still has so much respect for the club that I think he had his mind made up regardless of where Pogba was."
Prior to Jose Mourinho's US tour with the Red Devils earlier this week, both footballers were at UCLA for the former Everton player's medicals just before United kicked off their pre-season training.
Contrary to rumors that Antonio Conte's employers had offered to pay the same amount, Lukaku chose to play at Old Trafford for 'personal' reasons.
The 24-year-old Belgian signed a transfer deal valued at £75million, and has already begun training with the rest of United teammates ahead of the 2017-18 season.
Image: Alexis Nunes
Alexis Nunes is a Jamaican born reporter and host for ESPN and ESPNcricinfo.
She has anchored some big sports events such as the 2015 Cricket World Cup, IPL 2014 and the Major League Soccer (MLS) International Championships.
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