Stop Over for Peace Activists, Organic Gardens, Nature Retreat !!! Dedicated to the propagation of varieties or "designer strains" of Blueberry bushes (Vaccinium) suited to Northern California. William and Lynn McLean, Humboldt County, CA, Ph # (707) 777-1941
(and S i d e s h o w C i r c u s A c t
on the Forrest Channel)
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George Carlin on 'Big Picture' & Ignorance of Large Issues ny distractions of Propaganda w/out "Critical Thougt"...
"Citisens capable of Critical Thought"
........ B E K I N D & W A L K A W A R E
http://www.healthsciences.okstate.edu/morgellons/vision.cfm
i have mogellons and Hope to be traveling to Tulsa, OK, to meet with the Health Science Department and Dr Wymore. We have to get the Property for sale by Century 21 before i go to Tulsa & OK State University. Here is the 18 acres and house for sale. We have been "God/Allah/Spirit of the Universe, /the Almighty One" tending this property with Love and Care for 7 years Now. >>>... but, "When the Lord says you gotta move, you better Move"!
The video below the Picassa Pictures is Dr Wymore followed by video on the City halfway, 40 miles each, Jackson, MS, the State Capital and Hattieburg South twords the Coast & Home of "Southern Misss" (University)
(pictures that are for the 18 acres and for Sale, but also to turn over the Care of it to "Some One(s)" that emerses in the Beauty of this Place called "HOME" (New 'caretakers'), and of this Community of Magee, with its , Clean Air and Peaceful Rural Natural Beauty!
::: 305 5th Ave NE, Magee, MS 39111 (!7.9 acres)::: https://picasaweb.google.com/102740605180585590491/3055thAve39111#slideshow/5762484611285280722
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You are invited to view William and Lynn McLean's photo album: 305 5th Ave, 39111
305 5th Ave, 39111
305 5th Ave NE, Magee 39111 -
Jul 6, 2012
by William and Lynn McLean
18 acres (17.9) deer, turkey, fox, hawk + water cranes, beavor, fox, rabbits ... Nature & Life ... Beautiful Sunsets and change of Seasons! Fruit Trees, 45 Blueberry bushes, Garden area and Pecan Tree Field.
Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its shams, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful.
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Morgellons – A Response from Randy S. Wymore, Ph.D.
May 12, 2009 ( update:http://www.healthsciences.okstate.edu/morgellons/docs/Wymore-position-statement-2-19-07.pdf )
From Here : http://www.morgellons-uk.net/
Some of what I do know (or at least what I think if a philosopher argues with the word “know):
Morgellons is a physical pathology. It is not a simple subset of a psychiatric disorder Multiple forensic tests (FTIR, mass-spec, etc) at multiple locations have confirmed that the Morgellons fibers are not identifiable as a known compound. The fibers are a fairly pure organic compound containing: carbon (single & double bonds), hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, at least one methyl group, maybe a sulfur group and a few unclear FTIR peaks. They are quite heat resistant and not dissolvable in lab-type solvents or detergents. The red & blue colors of the analyzed fibers are neither dyes nor pigments in any conventional sense.
Attempts to use fixatives for EM analysis have been ongoing for months ( have not been trivial lab exercises) and will hopefully yield results in the near future. Thanks to a large donation outside commercial labs will be doing analyses that we cannot do “inhouse” as soon as non-trivial details can be worked out. We are looking at a possible connection with Agro-bacterium. Multiple physicians are participating in this.
Morgellons is not a skin disease. It is a systemic condition affecting multiple organs. It does not seem to be highly contagious. People who “fight Morgellons” seem to do better than those who isolate themselves and resign themselves to a downward spiral. This is true of most chronic conditions. Just an observation.
Cure is a word I am hesitant to use, but I have met one person who has been symptom free for about 3 years after discontinuing treatment. That person reported that they did a long-term course of high-dose antibiotic, anti-fungal and anti-helmenthic meds. Several people have claimed to be cured, but this is the only one I have personally met that has remained symptom-free for multiple years after discontinuing all treatments. I am not a physician and can give no recommendations for treatment. This person was not seen or treated by any physicians at OSU-CHS. I am merely passing this information on as a personal observation. I will keep working to try to identify the cause of Morgellons. At the moment I have no research-based, front-runners for the cause.
With respect,
RSW
Randy S. Wymore, Ph.D.
Director,
OSU-CHS Center for the Investigation of Morgellons Disease
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Oklahoma State University
Center for Health Sciences
( 2012 Updated : http://www.thecehf.org/morgellons-learning-center.html )
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This Land Is Your Land Words and Music by Woody Guthrie
This land is your land This land is my land From California to the New York island; From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and Me.
As I was walking that ribbon of highway, I saw above me that endless skyway: I saw below me that golden valley: This land was made for you and me.
I've roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts; And all around me a voice was sounding: This land was made for you and me.
When the sun came shining, and I was strolling, And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling, As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting: This land was made for you and me.
As I went walking I saw a sign there And on the sign it said "No Trespassing." But on the other side it didn't say nothing, That side was made for you and me.
In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people, By the relief office I seen my people; As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking Is this land made for you and me?
Nobody living can ever stop me, As I go walking that freedom highway; Nobody living can ever make me turn back This land was made for you and me.
The Case for Increased Funding for Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections
This article is published in partnership with the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) as part of our joint series on STD Awareness.
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) remain a major epidemic in the United States. Each year, there are approximately 19 million new cases of STDs, approximately half of which go undiagnosed and untreated , giving the United States the highest STD rate in the industrialized world. STDs cost the U.S. health care system $17 billion every year — and that number doesn’t even take into account the costs to individuals of STDs, the short-term and long-term consequences, including infertility, increased risk of acquiring HIV, and certain cancers.
And it is because of this, I am here to make the case for increased funding for the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Now I am not an advocate who lives under a rock. I know these are fiscally-challenging times, to put it mildly. I know that when a congressional staffer says (as I did when I worked for a Member of Congress), “Flat funding is the new increase” that he or she speaks the truth.
Yet, these statements chafe me. It is not the factual basis of this statement that I take issue with, but the idea that this is something we should all accept. Investments in our country’s public health are investments in our country’s healthy future. These investments are crucial not only for maintaining healthy individuals, but these are the investments in the infrastructure that we rely on when there is an outbreak or an unforeseen disaster. And I refuse to believe that we live in a county where it’s okay to let people fall through the cracks. Because in 2009, African Americans had 20 times the reported gonorrhea rates than whites. And that is just one alarming statistic. I could list many, many more that highlight the sexual health disparities in this country.
Funding for the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) is important because DSTDP guides national efforts to prevent and control STDs and invests most of its resources in state, territorial, and large city health departments. Additional federal resources are necessary to reverse the alarming and costly trends of STDs. And I make this case for two main reasons: STD prevention is also HIV prevention, and the increasing likelihood of an STD “superbug.” [HIV is an infection that is often sexually-transmitted.] STD Prevention is ALSO HIV Prevention
Research indicates that there is a strong link between HIV and other sexually-transmitted infections. Having one or more STDs increases the likelihood of contracting HIV, and in turn, having HIV also increases the likelihood of contracting and spreading STDs. Investments in STD prevention and treatment furthers the National HIV/AIDS Strategy’s goal of reducing new infections.
Individuals who are infected with STDs are at least two to five times more likely than uninfected individuals to acquire HIV infection if they are exposed to the virus through sexual contact. In addition, if an HIV-infected individual is also infected with another STD, that person is more likely to transmit HIV through sexual contact than other HIV-infected persons. Co-infection of those with STDs and HIV is frequent; according to 2010 CDC STD surveillance data, between 25-54 percent of those with primary or secondary syphilis were also HIV positive.
For many communities, HIV and other STDs are syndemic — overlapping epidemics. STDs and HIV affect the same communities disproportionately — communities of color and men who have sex with men (MSM). Data released by the CDC indicates that the overall number of new HIV infections has remained fairly stable over the last five years, however that is not true among MSM -- the only population in which new HIV infections have been increasing steadily since the nineties.
The MSM community is also a community of particular concern for STDs, partly because their screening needs for STDs are not being met. For those in this community, testing needs to be done not only in genital sites and through urine, but also in the throat or the rectum, referred to as “extra-genital sites.” Studies have found that more than 60 percent of gonorrhea infections and more than 50 percent of chlamydia infections are extra- genital, serving as reservoirs of infection and increasing the likelihood of further transmission.
And certain types of STD infections increase the likelihood of HIV infection — further underscoring the connection between HIV and other STDs: having a rectal chlamydia or gonorrhea infection was associated with a two times greater risk of becoming newly HIV-infected in the following two years. In addition, MSM infected with rectal chlamydia or gonorrhea with a history of two prior infections have an eight-fold increased risk of HIV infection. Increasing STD Drug Resistance
The incidence of antibiotic-resistance has been rapidly increasing. This is a pattern the public health system is seeing in many areas, and STDs are no exception. We are on the verge of a highly untreatable gonorrhea epidemic. A case exhibiting high resistance to this last line of defense was reported in Hawaii last year; increasing resistance is being reported throughout the country. Gonorrhea has developed resistance to every class of antibiotics; we are now on our last line of defense to treat this disease that is a major cause of pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility and can facilitate HIV transmission.
To directly quote the CDC report from last summer that outlined gonorrhea’s growing resistance to antibiotics:
In light of the past inability to prevent emergence of resistance and of diminished resources available to STD control programs, the eventual emergence of …resistance appears inevitable. Actions undertaken now could delay the spread of…resistant strains and mitigate the public health consequences.
While the CDC is currently collaborating with NIH on a clinical trial investigating the efficacy of two different antimicrobial combinations, the fact is that if gonorrhea develops resistance to this last class of antibiotics, there is nothing in the immediate pipeline for patients to turn to when diagnosed with gonorrhea. We will have no definitive treatment options for gonorrhea. Should this occur, we will be facing a gonorrhea “superbug” that could never be cleared.
Beyond the scary “always-infectious” reality, untreated gonorrhea is a disaster for public health and HIV prevention. According to the CDC, seven years after the onset of antimicrobial resistance, there would be almost six million new cases of gonorrhea which would add an estimated $780 million dollars to our health care system.
Increased resources are needed for surveillance to get a handle on where the resistance is occurring. The Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) is a national sentinel surveillance system that monitors trends in antimicrobial resistance in the United States. GISP is supported by the Division of STD Prevention — increases in DSTDP funding can help monitor growing gonococcal resistance. We need increased resources now for surveillance and testing so we can catch resistant strains quickly and they are not spread through the population.
NCSD is working with a number of coalition partners to ensure that these points are made to decision makers that hold the federal purse strings in both Congress and the Administration. These investments are cost-effective and the correct role of our government. While we do know that any funding increase in this environment is a heavy lift, these are not concerns we can just ignore and hope they will go away. We have the tools to make changes—let’s just hope we can find the will as well.
Click here to view NCSD’s two-page fact sheet on the need for increased STD prevention funding in FY13.
American King James Version
By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another.
American Standard Version
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Douay-Rheims Bible
By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.
Darby Bible Translation
By this shall all know that ye are disciples of mine, if ye have love amongst yourselves.
English Revised Version
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Webster's Bible Translation
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Weymouth New Testament
It is by this that every one will know that you are my disciples--if you love one another."
World English Bible
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
Young's Literal Translation
in this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye may have love one to another.'
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
By this shall all men ... - That is, your love for each other shall be so decisive evidence that you are like the Saviour, that all people shall see and know it. It shall be the thing by which you shall be known among all men. You shall not be known by special rites or habits; not by a special form of dress or manner of speech; not by special austerities and unusual customs, like the Pharisees, the Essenes, or the scribes, but by deep, genuine, and tender affection. And it is well known it was this which eminently distinguished the first Christians, and was the subject of remark by the surrounding pagans. "See," said the pagan, "see how they love one another! They are ready to lay down their lives for each other." Alas! how changed is the spirit of the Christian world since then! Perhaps, of all the commands of Jesus, the observance of this is that which is least apparent to a surrounding world. It is not so much that they are divided into different sects, for this may be consistent with love for each other; but it is the want of deep-felt, genuine love toward Christians even of our own denomination; the absence of genuine self-denial; the pride of rank and wealth; and the fact that professed Christians are often known by anything else rather than by true attachment to those who bear the same Christian name and image. The true Christian loves religion wherever it is found equally in a prince or in a slave, in the mansion of wealth or in the cottage of poverty, on the throne or in the hut of want. He overlooks the distinction of sect, of color, and of nations; and wherever he finds a man who bears the Christian name and manifests the Christian spirit, he loves him. And this, more and more as the millennium draws near, will be the special badge of the professed children of God. Christians will love their own denominations less than they love the spirit and temper of the Christian, wherever it may be found.
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Clarke's Commentary on the Bible
By this shall all men know, etc. - From this time forward, this mutual and disinterested love shall become the essential and distinctive mark of all my disciples. When they love one another with pure hearts, fervently, even unto death, then shall it fully appear that they are disciples of that person who laid down his life for his sheep, and who became, by dying, a ransom for all.
The disciples of different teachers were known by their habits, or some particular creed or rite, or point of austerity, which they had adopted; but the disciples of Christ were known by this love which they bore to each other. The primitive Christians were particularly known by this among the Gentiles. Tertullian, in his Apology, gives us their very words: Vide, inquiunt, ut se diligunt; et pro alterutro mori parati sunt. "See, said they, how they love one another, and are ready to lay down their lives for each other."
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Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
By this shall all men know,.... Not only by this you yourselves will know that ye have passed from death to life, that the true work of grace is begun upon your hearts; nor only by this will you know one another to be Christians; but by this all men, even the men of the world will know,
that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another: and own and acknowledge it, as Tertullian (n) says the very Heathens did in his time; who would say, when they saw the Christians pass along the streets, and meet and express their affection to each other, "see how they love one another": would to God the same was as observable now. The distinguishing badge and character of a disciple of Christ, is not any outward garb, or any austerities of life, by which the disciples of John and of the Pharisees were known; nor were the ordinary nor extraordinary gifts of the Spirit, bestowed upon the disciples of Christ, what distinguished them as such; since those who were not truly his disciples, had these bestowed on them; but love to one another, brotherly love was the distinguishing character, and this is another reason or argument enforcing a regard unto it.
(n) Apolog. c. 39.
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Vincent's Word Studies
Shall - know (γνώσονται)
Perceive, or come to know.
My disciples (ἐμοὶ μαθηταί)
See on Matthew 12:49. Literally, disciples unto me. Compare John 15:8.
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Geneva Study Bible
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
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People's New Testament
13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples. The love and self-sacrifice of Christians has done more to extend the name of Christ than argument. In the early ages, heathen were wont to say: See how these Christians love one another.
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples-the disciples of Him who laid down His life for those He loved.
if ye have love one to another-for My sake, and as one in Me; for to such love men outside the circle of believers know right well they are entire strangers. Alas, how little of it there is even within this circle!
Iraq, Wave of Coordinated Bombings Kills at Least 70, Wounds 200
You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly.
Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain.
You've thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain't worth the blood
That runs in your veins.
Is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul.
And I hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I'll stand over your grave
'Til I'm sure that you're dead.
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OAKLAND, CA (AP) - Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore addressed hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters in front of Oakland's City Hall, saying the events there over the past week have helped change the national discussion about the movement.
Moore, who flew in from New York on Friday, said the Occupy demonstrations are "a movement of equals," and that everyone had something to offer.
The director of "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Bowling for Columbine" said the movement will not tolerate violence against demonstrators, referring to Iraq War veteran Scott Olsen, who was badly injured during a clash between protesters and police.
Moore urged the protesters, many of whom are demonstrating against what they see as a growing disparity between rich and poor, to continue their movement until they run the country.
World keeps spinning >>>2012 http://www.linktv.org/globalspirit/Oneness
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~~~ Furthur | Franklin's Tower | Red Rocks | 10/2/2011
DEATH DON'T HAVE NO MERCY-Furthur 10-6-2011
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George Carlin On Drugs And Marijuana
Link: Epispcapal Priest & NYC Councilman arrested @ Trinity Church: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/12/15/worker_owners_of_america_unite_will
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Namaste, Ishwar eik hai!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nav varsh ki shubh kamanayein.
Chuttiyo Ki Shubh kaamnayein.
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Continue with "CBT Therapy, pls see (Brother, Mom) dating below videos, w/ Goal of improved Cognitive Health, Balance/'Stability'/Harmony/Peace increased over Time.
To start with or simple focus now ~!!!~ is "Feed the Good Wolf - starve the bad wolf". This means encourage and take Actions that keep wm's "State of Mind" in peaceful, thoughtful, calm "mode" more Time per in 'Now or moment" and 24 hour Day and per month... >>> then problematic /panic/highstress Mind State that has along with panic, intermitent symtom of "out of control" or "william's has left the stage".
This includes Day's "allocatio of Energy" to be used wisely, efficially and more evenly thoughout every Day. Muchos grasious mi Familia.
Change of Behavior pattern and cognitive functioning WILL !!! improve as this is accomplished. (Right Environment & keeping stress down)
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Smoke Mother Earth ~ Sacred Burning Bush before We die!
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NOTE "VETERANS FOR PEACE" T-SHIRT > william, Member since 2003. http://www.veteransforpeace.org/
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lynn & are called to be Allah's Occupy Warriors!!!
... of the Rainbow. Personal and Global Responsible.
St Pete in 2003, United States Vs william McLean
This ruling is particularly pertinent in the light of Florida's recent
ruling (per NPR)making cameras, masks, protest signs, puppets, and other tools
for demonstrators illegal just prior to the planned demonstrations in Miami,
November 19-21, against the ministerial meeting to continue planning for
the FTAA.
Joanne
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael
Cc: greensweek@gpus.org ; media-states@gp-us.org ; mfeinstein@feinstein.org
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 4:26 AM
Subject: Re: [media-states] Press Release: Indiana Green Party Sets
Program for 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Green
Party of Florida
October 22, 2003
Contact:
Mark Kamleiter
727-323-2555
William McLean
727-520-9199
Green Party
peace activist wins federal civil rights case
A victory for constitutionally protected free
speech
TAMPA, Florida -- The United States District Court in Tampa,
Florida, has struck down criminal charges filed against peace and justice
activist and veteran William McLean, who was found not guilty of disorderly
conduct and unauthorized demonstration for promoting peace outside the Bay Pines
Veterans Administration Medical Complex in Pinellas County on March 27,
2003. The federal court's fifteen page opinion issued
by US Magistrate Judge Mary S. Scriven was received Thursday, October 16, 2003.
McLean challenged the constitutionality of the regulations under which
he was charged, and in United States of America v. William McLean, the defendant
won. The trial took place in July, and McLean was
defended by St. Petersburg attorney Mark S. Kamleiter, who called the ruling "a
victory for constitutionally protected free speech." Kamleiter serves as
co-chair of the Green Party of Florida and is a Board Member of the Pinellas
American Civil Liberties Union.
After a medical appointment at the VA
Medical Center, McLean and his wife Lynn decided to exercise their free speech
rights outside the entrance to the complex by holding
signs which said "Trust God...NOT BUSH" and "Blessed are the
Peacemakers." VA police officers then told the McLeans they
couldn't stay on that side of the street, and that "the whole street is U.S.
Government property."
McLean said the couple started to cross the street, but were
called back by police to produce identification.
They were told - one time, according to McLean's testimony - to keep their signs
down. They were then led from the street over onto VA property. "We were
completely compliant with all requests during this time, McLean said.
"This took about 5 minutes, after which we led back off VA property to the
cross walk to go to the other side of the road. We were never given our I.D.s
back or we would have just left that side of the street."
.
At that time a VA Police officer named
Atkinson told the McLeans that holding up the signs on the other side of the
street would result in arrest. McLean replied by saying in a calm voice,
"There is a Constitution," which visibly angered officer Atkinson, who asked McLean if he
"wanted to be arrested." McLean didn't reply, insteadlifted
his peace sign, which prompted
his immediate arrest. McLean was handcuffed and the police seized the couple's
signs, even though they had been demonstrating outside of VA
walls.
McLean says of his treatment by
the VA police: "He then dragged me by the handcuffs behind my back and knocked
my head in the side of the police car. I was not in any way resisting.
I was then taken to
a 3 by 3 foot holding cage where I remained handcuffed with my wrists swelling
up for three hours. I later returned to the Emergency Room at the VA where these
injuries were documented and treated." McLean says the VA police officers were
not truthful or accurate in their reporting of the
incident.
The Court found that although McLean was
technically on the property of the VA Hospital, his position on a traffic
island/crosswalk outside the boundary walls of the complex was a
constitutionally protected public forum. The Court also found that the VA had
failed to demonstrate a reasonable grounds for prohibiting free speech in that
area and dismissed the "unauthorized demonstration" charges. The Court
found further that he could not be found guilty of "disorderly conduct" if the
conduct in question consisted solely of the constitutionally protected exercise
of free speech. Accordingly, the "disorderly conduct" charges were dismissed.
William McLean is an activist for the homeless and with the Campus
Greens. He is a member of Veterans for Peace, the ACLU
and the Pinellas Green Party, and continues to hold
weekly peace vigils with others in front of the Bay Pines VA Hospital.
>>>Our Friend Scott, and fellow Veteran for Peace, in Oakland:
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Our Friend, Howie Hawkins, below, who lynn and i met in 2004, @the Green Party (Our Nacogdoches/Houston/Austin Texas Friend > Now living, where lynn i are moving>>> N CALI: http://www.humboldtgreens.org/ * , Allah the Trixter willing (He wore Crown of Thorns to Heal my Brain post Hep Virus C, strain 1A, then 1 yr Interferon/Ribavirin Chemo)~~~The Great Neurolologist of his Flock, We are Bhakni devotees of the Prince of Peace, the Light, Truth and Way.
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Green Party of California endorses state and national protests Saturday against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; Greens also call for humane treatment, release of WikiLeaks suspect
GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS RELEASE
SACRAMENTO (Mar 18, 2011) - The Green Party of California endorsed the statewide and national demonstrations March 19 and next month opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well calling for the inhumane treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is being held incommunicado in connection with the WikiLeaks release of documents to the public.
Demonstrations are scheduled this weekend in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities throughout the U.S., including many in California such as Grass Valley, Davis and parts of Los Angeles. Sunday, protests urging Manning's release are set in Quantico, Va. Other protests are scheduled next month against the never-ending wars.
"Greens believe every dollar spent on war is a dollar taken away from good-paying green jobs we desperately need," said Barry Hermanson, the co-chair of the Green Party of California state coordinating council.
"Today, we are facing massive cuts to service in our communities. Tens of thousands of teachers and other school employees have been pink-slipped. We believe we should spend our money on education and developing alternative energy - not wars in Iraq and Afghanistan," he said, noting that Republican and Democratic lawmakers voted to fund the wars. Hermanson urged voters to re-register with the Green Party because "together we can build a Green future, independent of corporate interests."
In calling for the humane treatment of Manning, and his release, the Green Party has urged Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Nancy Pelosi to investigate charges that Manning is being made to sleep naked, isn't allowed to exercise adequately and has been subjected to other subtle modes of torture.
"We deplore the treatment of PFC Bradley Manning. He has a right to a speedy trial and humane treatment. But he is being punished without trial, and being treated like detainees in Guantanamo, with little or no outside contact, according to his legal counsel. This is not acceptable," said Cres Vellucci, a Vietnam veteran and GPCA press secretary.
Love and Light, Bhavdeev, Aapka, lynn and wm
peace
Truth . . . > Occupy Mother Earth:::
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John 15:4-6 New King James Version (NKJV)
4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
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Sunday, 25 Dec 11:
Phone not working in Mississippi so hope to keep it simple..."Feed the Good Wolf not the Bad Wolf" or as it states in the sheet of the "PLAN pkg." on CBT; "Keep the Good Fires going and put out the bad ones"................>>>>>>>>>>>>>
the following might help as this is what i had to do with all my patients @ the Hospital @ Ft Ord, CA & Ft Lewis,WA:::::::::::::"SOAP NOTES"::::::::::::::: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOAP_note
(and pls be gentle with me as i have suffered for 8 years 100's of repeated traumatizations since Chemotheray. Pls, if possible, learn about TBI/PTSD w/ associated mental breakdowns or panic attacks when thinking becomes scrambled w/ symptomatic episodes of mental imbalance and even personality changes. http://www.scatteredminds.com/about.htm
There has also been recent stress/trauma events including Lisa's Death here in Magee, along with Our Friend Steve Ward (i helped produce his album; "Beyond the Blues") and Legal Issues including fear of MS Penitentiary and having to have a collar around my ankle, like a puppet string or animal leash. ... and pee into a cup for 2 years denying me from my Religeous Freedom, as a Rainbow Warrior Hippie, Devotee of the Prince of Peace being led by the Holy Spirit into all Truth.
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What Does SOAP Stand For?
1. SUBJECTIVE — The initial portion of the SOAP note format consists of subjective observations. These are symptoms the patient verbally expresses or as stated by a significant other. These subjective observations include the patient's descriptions of pain or discomfort, the presence of nausea or dizziness, when the problem first started, and a multitude of other descriptions of dysfunction, discomfort, or illness the patient describes.
2. OBJECTIVE — The next part of the format is the objective observation. These objective observations include symptoms that can actually be measured, seen, heard, touched, felt, or smelled. Included in objective observations are vital signs such as temperature, pulse, respiration, skin color, swelling and the results of diagnostic tests.
3. ASSESSMENT — Assessment follows the objective observations. Assessment is the diagnosis of the patient's condition. In some cases the diagnosis may be clear, such as a contusion. However, an assessment may not be clear and could include several diagnosis possibilities.
4. PLAN — The last part of the SOAP note is the health care provider's plan. The plan may include laboratory and/or radiological tests ordered for the patient, medications ordered, treatments performed (e.g., minor surgery procedure), patient referrals (sending patient to a specialist), patient disposition (e.g., home care, bed rest, short-term, long-term disability, days excused from work, admission to hospital), patient directions (e.g. elevate foot, RTO 1 week), and follow-up directions for the patient.
What IS a SOAP Note?
The SOAP note format is used to standardize medical evaluation entries made in clinical records. The SOAP note is written to facilitate improved communication among all involved in caring for the patient and to display the assessment, problems and plans in an organized format.
Other Examples
eMedNotes Psychiatric Note
DocStoc.com Example
Univ of Kansas School of Nursing
Components of a SOAP Note?
The four components of a SOAP note are Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan. The length and focus of each component of a SOAP note varies depending on the specialty; for instance, a surgical SOAP note will generally be much briefer than a psychiatric SOAP note, and will focus on issues that relate to post-surgical status.
Subjective component
This describes the patient's current condition in narrative form. The history or state of experienced symptoms are recorded in the patient's own words.
It will include all pertinent and negative symptoms under review of body systems in addition pertinent medical history, surgical history, family history, social history along with current medications and allergies are also recorded.
A SAMPLE history is one method of obtaining this information from a patient.
If this is the first time a doctor is seeing a patient, they will take a History of Present Illness or HPI. To structure this portion of the note, you can use another mnemonic: OLD CHARTS, as in what would you find if you looked at the patient's "old chart"
•Onset
•Location
•Duration
•CHaracter (sharp, dull, etc)
•Alleviating/Aggravating factors
•Radiation
•Temporal pattern (every morning, all day, etc)
•Symptoms associated
Objective component
The objective component includes:
•Vital signs
•Findings from physical examinations, such as posture, bruising, and abnormalities
•Results from laboratory tests
•Measurements, such as age and weight of the patient.
Assessment
Is a quick summary of the patient with main symptoms/diagnosis including a differential diagnosis, a list of other possible diagnoses usually in order of most likely to least likely. When used in a Problem Oriented Medical Record, relevant problem numbers or headings are included as subheadings in the assessment.
What is a Problem Oriented Medical Record
A Problem Oriented Medical Record (POMR), a method of recording data about the health status of a patient in a problem-solving system. The POMR preserves the data in an easily accessible way that encourages ongoing assessment and revision of the health care plan by all members of the health care team.
The particular format of the system used varies from setting to setting, but the components of the method are similar. A data base is collected before beginning the process of identifying the patient's problems. The data base consists of all information available that contributes to this end, such as that collected in an interview with the patient and family or others, that from a health assessment or physical examination of the patient, and that from various laboratory and radiologic tests.
It is recommended that the data base be as complete as possible, limited only by potential hazard, pain or discomfort to the patient, or excessive assumed expense of the diagnostic procedure. The interview, augmented by prior records, provides the patient's history, including the reason for contact; an identifying statement that is a descriptive profile of the person; a family illness history; a history of the current illness; a history of past illness; an account of the patient's current health practices; and a review of systems.
The physical examination or health assessment makes up the second major part of the data base. The extent and depth of the examination vary from setting to setting and depend on the services offered and the condition of the patient.
The next section of the POMR is the master problem list.
The formulation of the problems on the list is similar to the assessment phase of the nursing process. Each problem as identified represents a conclusion or a decision resulting from examination, investigation, and analysis of the data base. A problem is defined as anything that causes concern to the patient or to the caregiver, including physical abnormalities, psychologic disturbance, and socioeconomic problems. The master problem list usually includes active, inactive, temporary, and potential problems. The list serves as an index to the rest of the record and is arranged in five columns: a chronologic list of problems, the date of each problem's onset, the action taken, the outcome (often its resolution), and the date of the outcome. Problems may be added, and intervention or plans for intervention may be changed; thus the status of each problem is available for the information of all members of the various professions involved in caring for the patient.
The third major section of the POMR is the initial plan, in which each separate problem is named and described, usually on the progress note in a SOAP format: S, subjective data from the patient's point of view; O, the objective data acquired by inspection, percussion, auscultation, and palpation and from laboratory and radiologic tests; A, assessment of the problem that is an analysis of the subjective and objective data; and P, the plan, including further diagnostic work, therapy, and education or counseling. After an initial plan for each problem is formulated and recorded, the problems are followed in the progress notes by narrative notes in the SOAP format or by flow sheets showing the significant data in a tabular manner.
A discharge summary is formulated and written, relating the overall assessment of progress during treatment and the plans for follow-up or referral. The summary allows a review of all the problems initially identified and encourages continuity of care for the patient.
Plan
This is what the health care provider will do to treat the patient's concerns. This should address each item of the differential diagnosis. A note of what was discussed or advised with the patient as well as timings for further review or follow-up may also be included. Often the Assessment and Plan sections are grouped together.
SOAP notes facilitate better medical care when used in the patient's record and provide for far greater review and quality control. SOAP Note Documentation of patient complaints and treatment should be consistent, concise and comprehensive.
Conclusion
The SOAP note is not meant to be as detailed as a Progress Report. Partial sentences and abbreviations are appropriate. However, care should be exercised based on how the abbreviations are used as they can differ for each specialty. The length of the note will differ for each specialty as well.
SOAP notes can be flexible and different care providers will often have their own styles as well as different office will have thier preferences. Usually SOAP Notes written by the uninitated will usually be a little longer than those of more advanced staff with more clinical judgment and experience in proper SOAP note writing format. A short, precise SOAP note is often better than an entry that is too verbose.
Documenting patient encounters in the medical record is an integral part of practice workflow. Additionally, Prehospital care providers such as EMTs may use the same or similar format to communicate patient information to Emergency department personell.
Examples
Very rough example for a patient being reviewed following an appendectomy (resembles a surgical SOAP note).
Surgery Service, Dr. Jones
S: No Chest Pain or Shortness of Breath. "Feeling better today." Patient reports flatus.
O: Afebrile, P 84, R 16, BP 130/82. No acute distress. Neck no JVD, Lungs clear Cor RRR Abd Bowel sounds present, mild RLQ tenderness, less than yesterday. Wounds look clean. Ext without edema
A: Patient is a 37 year old man on post-operative day 2 for laparoscopic appendectomy, recently passed flatus.
P: Recovering well. Advance diet. Continue to monitor labs. Prepare for discharge home tomorrow morning.
Note that the plan itself includes various components:
Diagnostic component - continue to monitor labs
Therapeutic component - advance diet
Patient education component - that is progressing well
Disposition component - discharge to home in the morning
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The impact of a moderate to severe brain injury depends on the following:
Severity of initial injury
Rate/completeness of physiological recovery
Functions affected
Meaning of dysfunction to the individual
Resources available to aid recovery
Areas of function not affected by TBI
The impact of a moderate to severe brain injury can include:
Cognitive deficits including difficulties with:
Attention
Concentration
Distractibility
Memory
Speed of Processing
Confusion
Perseveration
Impulsiveness
Language Processing
"Executive functions"
Speech and Language
not understanding the spoken word (receptive aphasia)
difficulty speaking and being understood (expressive aphasia)
slurred speech
speaking very fast or very slow
problems reading
problems writing
Sensory
difficulties with interpretation of touch, temperature, movement, limb position and fine discrimination
Perceptual
the integration or patterning of sensory impressions into psychologically meaningful data
Vision
partial or total loss of vision
weakness of eye muscles and double vision (diplopia)
blurred vision
problems judging distance
involuntary eye movements (nystagmus)
intolerance of light (photophobia)
Hearing
decrease or loss of hearing
ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
increased sensitivity to sounds
Smell
loss or diminished sense of smell (anosmia)
Taste
loss or diminished sense of taste
Seizures
the convulsions associated with epilepsy that can be several types and can involve disruption in consciousness, sensory perception, or motor movements
Physical Changes
Physical paralysis/spasticity
Chronic pain
Control of bowel and bladder
Sleep disorders
Loss of stamina
Appetite changes
Regulation of body temperature
Menstrual difficulties
Social-Emotional
Dependent behaviors
Emotional ability
Lack of motivation
Irritability
Aggression
Depression
Disinhibition
Denial/lack of awareness
Click below to go to the other Symptoms of TBI sections:
Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury Homepage
Glasgow Coma Scale For Diagnosing Traumatic Brain Injury
Ranchos Los Amigos Scale For Diagnosing Traumatic Brain Injury
Mild TBI Symptoms
Severe TBI Symptoms
Diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury
