Lost In Translation?
Posted by Michelle Moquin on August 11th, 2009
Will Hillary ever lose the shadow of Bill or was this simply, ‘lost in translation’? Or something even more telling? You tell me. Watch the video.
Supposedly the translator made a mistake and the male student was asking what President Obama would think of the deal, and not posing the question as what would Bill Clinton think. However the State Dept. has not yet reviewed recordings of the original question, in French, to learn whether the student clearly intended the question to refer to Obama, not former President Clinton. The true translation will be interesting and enlightening.
But my first point is, if I were Hillary hearing the question, I may have reacted the same way. I may not have said the exact same words but I certainly would’ve been a bit put off, with an attitude, like ‘What my opinion doesn’t matter?”
The first thing that came to my mind is how women are treated in the Congo. I have written about the Congo, the war against women, and rape used as a weapon of war. Hillary’s trip two days later, today, after this incident was to head to Goma, to draw attention to the plight of women who are victims of rape as a weapon of war. (Click here to read about her trip to Goma.)
In the context of her visit to the Congo, what do you think was going through her mind as she was asked this question? I can tell you, if you read my articles and you know how the women in Congo are treated, it is obvious what was fresh in her mind. And then you have a male student, if even he meant to say President Obama, and not Mr. Clinton, he was still asking for the opinion of two males, not hers, as a female, the U.S. Secretary of State.
Just how telling is this scenario? Well, Readers? Blog me your thoughts.
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Doug: Thanks for sending this video to me. Great topic for today.
Al: A duel with feather dusters? Ahaha! Couldn’t get any better – you’re on.
As far as our medical system – thanks for your own personal experience. I am sure that your examples are one of many others just like it. We can all count our blessings if we can afford it. For those that can’t, or are denied like the ones in the video yesterday…well…it just isn’t right, and we need to get reform passed.
Grace: I get a kick out of it when I read that young girls turn their mothers onto my site, and vice versa. Thank you for the kudos, for supporting me here by spreading the word about my blog.
Tiffany: The name of my fave jewelry store :) I like what you had to say – right on.
Anonymous: Please tell me your entire comment about Wal-mart wine was a joke.
Anna & Peter: Your Guam girl is a beauty. I wish Racine much luck.
Ruth: I don’t think we would be having this conversation, period.
Gloria: I just got an e-mail from Obama’s team and Sen. Diane Feinstein is meeting with people in the SF Bay area to talk about Health Care reform. I am set up to visit with her office this Wednesday afternoon to give my support, and I am really excited. I’ll let you all know how it goes. We all need to get more involved and get this thing passed.
Readers: I can’t even join in on this conversation about the president not being a US citizen. It is preposterous, and I am just not in the mood to go there this morning. However….those standing up to anonymous #9, “Go for it! You have my support.”
Peace out….
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August 11th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Exercises for Pain-Free Joints
Harris H. McIlwain, MD
Tampa Medical Group
If you have joint problems, simply opening a jar or climbing stairs can cause pain. Vicious cycle: When it hurts to move, you may stop exercising — yet moderate exercise eases joint aches and stiffness by increasing strength and flexibility and decreasing inflammation. Solution: With your doctor’s approval, try the exercises below.
STRETCHING makes joints more limber, prevents muscles from becoming short and tight, and protects against injury. Stretch gently, moving each joint to the maximum range of motion possible without causing unusual discomfort. Do these moves daily, working up to 15 repetitions of each.
Shoulder stretch. Sit with back straight and clasp hands behind your head. Move elbows forward as if trying to get them to touch in front of your face. Hold five seconds. Next, move elbows back until they point out to the side… hold five seconds. This increases shoulders’ range of motion — making it easier, for instance, to style your hair.
Bathtub stretch. Moist heat eases movement by increasing flow of blood, oxygen and nutrients to joints. During a warm bath or while seated on a shower stool, “circle” wrists by rotating hands, envisioning fingertips tracing the face of a clock. Next, circle ankles by rotating feet.
Finger flexion. Bring the tips of your right thumb and forefinger together, making as round an “O” as possible… hold five seconds… repeat with other fingers. Switch hands.
RESISTANCE TRAINING strengthens muscles that surround joints, easing pain by providing muscular support. Try these exercises three times weekly, building up to 15 repetitions of each.
Hand helper. Hold a tennis-ball-sized foam (Nerf) ball in one hand… squeeze, hold five seconds, release. Switch hands.
Hip extension. Lie facedown on a mat or bed, legs extended. Bend arms and turn head to one side, resting your cheek on the backs of your hands. Knees straight, raise your right leg until your ankle is eight to 12 inches above the mat… hold five seconds… lower. Switch legs.
Knee extension. Sit in a chair, feet flat on floor. Raise your left foot, straightening knee completely so the leg is parallel to the floor… tighten knee and thigh muscles… hold five seconds… lower foot to floor and relax. Switch sides.
Foot and ankle strengthener. Sit in a chair. Place your bare foot on top of a tennis ball on the floor. Bearing down slightly, roll the ball underfoot, using the muscles of the toes, arch and ankle to move the ball back and forth and side to side. Continue for 30 seconds. Switch feet.
AEROBIC ACTIVITY, such as walking, rowing and stair-climbing, burns calories and helps you lose excess weight that stresses joints. For sore shoulders: Swim in a heated pool. For problem knees and hips: Try biking or stationary cycling. Build up to five 30-minute sessions weekly.
Bottom Line/Women’s Health interviewed Harris H. McIlwain, MD, a rheumatologist and pain specialist with Tampa Medical Group and adjunct professor at University of South Florida College of Public Health, both in Tampa. He is coauthor, with Debra Fulghum Bruce, PhD, of Diet for a Pain-Free Life (Marlowe) and Pain-Free Arthritis (Hot Paperbacks).
August 11th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Zen Lill, what has been up sister-girl? I see you have coined a new phrase, I’m going to apologize in an “Al’a’mode-esque way”.
I kinda like it, the technique is patented but I like it’s new name “in a Al’a'mode-esque way”. Pure genuis. Mind if I use it?
Alfonz
August 11th, 2009 at 10:38 am
EarthlingGirl Lois, on August 9th you mention that it is the first time you have had access to the “God” files. This tells me that you are a novice and should not be playing with the Computers to satisfy your own curiosities. You say these files are constantly updated by computers and beings who specialize in compiling this sort of data. You are not one of them.
It is not I who need a simpler explanation concerning your question. You are out of your league. You should not be screwing around with this data since by your own words, it is someone else’s job. Your Commander should be scolding you for sticking your nose where it does not belong.
I asked Carr about these files and he told me that he has been documented for eons, by many, since some Aliens believe they can ascend to Godhood if they understood more about him.
Have you ever heard of boredom? Perhaps sometimes a God might want to see things from another perspective and temporarily shut things out so they can find out what it feels like to learn from a lower being’s perspective.
That is all I can tell you, Lois.
HOWIE
August 11th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
I had a rhinoplasty in Canada. It is not covered by our health care because it is plastic surgery. I met with three surgeons and they all charged $ 5,000. I also checked with two American surgeons. They charged between $12,000 and $15,000. Of course, I had it done in Canada. Your system is not better but it is more expensive.
August 11th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Howie:
I have plenty of problems. The men in my country are horrible. They use god to justify their cruelty to us. I look forward to a better life in my rebirth. I don’t expect to find any relief from this one.
I love reading about your connection with God. I fantasize about the company of a being that has the power to make our lives better.
I wish you would not sound so angry when you respond, it scares me. I like it better when you used the opportunity to educate and enlighten us about God.
I envy you
Chalipa
August 11th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Our present system is inhuman. Letting people die for lack of care is immoral. They have better health care in Iran and Costa Rica. All for outragous profits for the big insurers. Where is the outrage? The only outrage here is on the right. How dare the public even suggest we change this very profitable system the insurers have crafted? We have the best health care system in the entire world – for them.
August 11th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Michelle:
I tried to post this yesterday, but I could not get in. Here it is today if I can get in.
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Learn about health care reform. Fight back against the smears. Find out what you can do in your neighborhood.
Join our special briefing with actress Edie Falco, Texas Representative Lloyd Doggett, our National Campaign Director Richard Kirsch, and Dan Heck, a Working America and Health Care for America Now’s canvasser to get the facts out about health care reform, what’s at stake, and what you can do to help pass reform.
RSVP for the call, which will take place on Tuesday, August 11th at 9 pm EST (6pm PST).
http://healthcareforamericanow.org/page/s/specialbriefing
Actress Edie Falco has been a tireless advocate for health reform and Health Care for America Now. As an actress, she has had first-hand experience with our broken health care system as her health coverage varied depending on where she was working at the time. She is now speaking out for a real solution to the country’s health care crisis, so she and other Americans can have quality, affordable health care.
Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) is a strong supporter of health care reform in Congress. Earlier this month he made headlines when right-wing disruptors interrupted his town hall meeting. He has since had additional town hall meetings which have been orderly and peaceful, and he is eager to share his experiences and lessons learned with us.
Richard Kirsch is the National Campaign Director for Health Care for America Now. As the director of our national coalition, he is perfectly positioned to give you and me an update on how close we are to passing health care reform and what we need to do to get it over the finish line.
Dan Heck is a canvasser with Working America and Health Care for America Now in Ohio. Every day, he is out talking to people about health reform. He knows what misinformation is out there and how to counter it, and how you can get involved and recruit people in your neighborhood.
To get the call page directly use this link: http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=61303
To submit questions for the call outside of our form send questions via Twitter at @hcan or email info@healthcareforamericanow.org .
Thanks for all you have been doing.
-Ben
Ben Hudson
Operations Manager
TrueMajority / USAction
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Ruth
August 11th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Michelle I found this on the net. What is your take?
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The White House has now shown itself willing to cave on the two essential elements of real health care reform — drug price negotiations and having a public option. Giving us health care reform without those key ingredients is like serving a PBJ sandwich without the peanut butter or the jelly. This white-bread-only reform makes no sense practically — or politically. Health care reform that doesn’t contain costs is destined to fail — arming the GOP with a powerful “I told you so” cudgel to swing in 2010 and 2012. Also destined to fail is health care reform that doesn’t include a serious commitment to prevention, which is why we are delighted to welcome as our Medical Editor Dr. Dean Ornish, a pioneer in preventative medicine.
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Helena
August 11th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Helena;
I have been reading a lot of these postings and I want an explanation on how the liberals think that Obama’s goal of us all having a single payer government plan won’t harm medical research. If there is not a profit motive how do we rely on government research for new drugs and procedures? Where but in the US are new drugs and procedures coming from?
Also, can someone tell me why there is no proposal to curb medical malpractice costs, which create much to the massive increases in health care costs. I know that the Democratic party depends on trial lawyers (and labor unions) for most of their campaign funding, but if health care reform really is in the best interest of working America, why no malpractice reform? That’s why I believe that Obamacare is a bunch of crap.
August 11th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
There is a Guam name on our money now. Look next to Giethner’s name and you will see this name, Gumatatao.
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U.S. treasurer confirmed: Woman with Guam ties to have signature on currency
BY GAYNOR DUMAT-OL DALENO • PACIFIC DAILY NEWS GDUMAT-OL@GUAMPDN.COM • AUGUST 12, 2009
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The next time you get ahold of a crisp, freshly printed U.S. currency, take a look at the signature on the left, front side of the bill.
You might see Gumataotao as part of the U.S. treasurer’s signature, opposite Treasury Secretary Timothy Giethner’s name on the right side of the money.
The U.S. Senate on July 24 confirmed Rosa “Rosie” Gumataotao Rios’ nomination for treasurer at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the department announced.
The Harvard graduate, who kept her maiden name for her last name, is married to Guam son Jose Gumataotao Jr.
Her White House nomination and Treasury’s statement about her Senate confirmation both name her “Rosa Gumataotao Rios.”
The White House announcement of her nomination mentions her “Latino” connection.
The White House nomination acknowledges Rios’ “work on the Latino vote in Virginia during the presidential campaign.”
Rios also served as a member of the Treasury/Federal Reserve Transition Team on behalf of the Obama Administration, according to the White House.
The Gumataotao family on Guam has been told it’s likely Rios will spell out Gumataotao when she signs her name on the U.S. currency, said Piti village Mayor Vicente D. Gumataotao.
The Piti mayor is the brother of the new U.S. treasurer’s father-in-law.
“She’s my niece-in-law,” the Piti mayor said.
The U.S. treasurer’s husband is the son of Ben Gumataotao’s brother Jose Diaz Gumataotao. “She’s a beautiful, … smart woman,” the mayor said.
“I wan to congratulate her — hopefully, when she signs the money, she puts Gumataotao there and make us all proud,” the mayor added.The mayor said he heard the news of the new U.S. treasurer’s confirmation from his sister, Amparo Garcia, Guam first lady Joann Camacho’s mother.
“My family and I are allvery proud for Rosa, Joe and their children, Joey and Brooke,” Joann Camacho said.
“I am particularly excited that Rosa, who through marriagehas close ties to the Chamorro people, is set to hold such a prestigious position in our national government. Additionally, I believe that heraccomplishment is another giant step forward for minorities in the United States and insular areas,” the first lady added.
She said her daughter Jessica was a flower girl at the wedding of Rios and Jose Gumataotao Jr.
“I do plan on inviting Rosa to visit Guam and I plan on visiting her the next time I am in Washington, D.C., … I believe that her story and experienceswill definitely inspire our people to strive for great things in their lives,” the first lady said.
The mayor described the U.S. treasurer’s husband as also very successful — as an information technology executive.
Rios was managing director of investments for MacFarlane Partners, one of the leading real estate investment management firms in the U.S. with more than $11 billion in assets under management.
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Hafa adai
Anna
August 11th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
We can do it but we can’t get there with the private insurance companies sending out brochures about “healthy living” and “choice” while the Curtis LeMays of the day like Rush Limbaugh sit around talking about socialism. We need the real brains to create a public health system that runs parallel to the private system which is how our public universities work, our post office, the army corps of engineers, NASA. It is not going to happen because I have watched some of the people involved in this and they just sit there and diddle with the same old nonsense about not enough GP’s, too many procedures, etc.
All these agencies fail to the extent politics intervenes in their job. The Post Office has to deliver mail at cut rate postage for the corporations (junk mail). Do Tea Baggers wonder why Fed Ex never delivers junk mail to your door? Nah. It’s easier to believe that the Post Office is socialist.
We just don’t have the right stuff for health care reform.
August 11th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
The PIGS that run for profit health insurance will do anything to prevent our government from doing something on behalf of the American people. They will do anything, including creating the necessary illusions to manufacture consent among the bewildered herd, in order to keep its huge profits flowing.
August 12th, 2009 at 12:07 am
Hi Michelle,
I think the translator made an honest mistake. We do have a very complex system of government, with a chain of command unlike that of any third world nation.
Clinton, caught of guard, bordered on being rude, but was quick to regroup as no disrespect was intended by the translator in my opinion.
I wouldn’t even bother reaching for a featherduster on this one.
I wonder when we will hear from the TAO again.
touch`e
Al
August 12th, 2009 at 8:14 am
I think we’re all being a little too cynical. There’s absolutely no reason to doubt the veracity of the American government, after all, they were elected to serve the people. Be patient, and give Obama a little more time.
He’s OUR man in Washington!
August 12th, 2009 at 8:17 am
DOES YOUR HEART RATE VARY?
There’s a new measure that doctors are watching as a possible marker for heart disease risk. Called “Heart Rate Variability (HRV),” it refers to the amount of change in the interval time between heart beats, from fastest to slowest.
VARIABILITY IS GOOD HEALTH NEWS
In the normal healthy heart, HRV speeds up on inhalation and slows down on exhalation. The greater the difference between the heart rate on inhalation and exhalation, the healthier the heart is, in general.
According to Robert Nolan, PhD, CPsych, director of the Behavioural Cardiology Research Unit at the University of Toronto, HRV is a way to observe how the heart responds to normal regulatory impulses affecting its rhythm. A number of factors are known to decrease the rate of variability including age, lack of exercise, and, importantly, health status — including hypertension, diabetes and coronary heart disease (this most especially). It’s not good when the heart shows a blunted response in its ability to slow down at rest, during sleep or while you are breathing in a slow and relaxed way.
HRV can be improved through regular exercise and a healthy lifestyle (whatever your age), as well as by using certain breathing patterns that can be established through yoga, meditation or biofeedback training (more on biofeedback in a minute). The resulting improvement in HRV leads to what sounds like a medical problem, but it is actually a good thing — respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), which refers to breathing-induced changes affecting the cardiac tissue that generates heart beats. A strong RSA pattern means that the parasympathetic system is effective at relaxing the heart and that’s healthy. Several studies have shown that post-heart attack patients who have an increased RSA have a lower mortality risk within the two years following the attack, independent of other factors.
However, according to Dr. Nolan, the validity of this as a clinical, independent test has not been fully established. While it is clear that a relatively higher HRV is associated with better heart health, Dr. Nolan explains that “we haven’t yet sorted out how much of an increase in HRV is required before improved health outcomes are observed.” Other questions remain too — how best to measure HRV, for instance, and what is the ideal HRV, the amount above or below which would help inform as to heart health and risk. As Dr. Nolan puts it, “HRV isn’t ready for primetime” but he believes it should be paid attention to. Indeed clinical evidence for its importance as a marker of heart health is beginning to build including in several laboratory studies and clinical trials.
LEARNING TO CONTROL HRV: BIOFEEDBACK
You don’t have to wait for those research findings to put this information to good use, however. Here’s where we get back to biofeedback training and HRV. Biofeedback therapists teach clients how to relax physically and emotionally so they can achieve a pattern of smooth breathing from the diaphragm of five to seven inhalations per minute. After mastering these skills, clients are hooked up to equipment with screens that enable them to literally watch how their breathing affects their heart rate… so ultimately they learn how to produce the calm physiological state that increases HRV range. Dr. Nolan recently completed a study that found that HRV could be altered by biofeedback, which in turn reduced psychological stress and depression. This improved sense of well being and reduced stress that biofeedback teaches is its greatest proven clinical value right now, says Dr. Nolan.
Dr. Nolan is enthusiastic about the benefits of biofeedback training to improve HRV, but emphasizes that it must be considered a complementary feature of cardiac health — not a plan in and of itself. There are already advertisements promoting home biofeedback kits to improve HRV, he says, but it is premature to concentrate on that as an endpoint in itself. There’s no substitute for a healthy lifestyle, with plenty of daily exercise and nutritious foods. “We have proof that a heart healthy lifestyle improves HRV,” he says. “These protective activities are the best way to go about getting a better HRV, considering that you will also derive all of the other benefits that accompany them.”
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Robert Nolan, PhD, CPsych, director of the Behavioural Cardiology Research Unit at the University of Toronto.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Hafa adai
Chamorros maybe we will be able to save the Chamorro’s ability to preserve our homeland for Chamorros. We have someone who can empathize with our plight.
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2:45 p.m. – Rahall says he supports Guam’s self-determination
PACIFIC DAILY NEWS • NEWS@GUAMPDN.COM • AUGUST 12, 2009
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At a meeting with the Guam Chamber of Commerce today, Rep. Nick Rahall — the head of the House Committee on Natural Resources that oversees insular areas, including Guam — said he supports Guam determining its own political future.
Rahall is leading a six-member Congressional delegation currently on island to learn more about the military buildup, immigration reforms and other territorial-federal issues.
In a response to a question from Guam Sen. Eddie Baza Calvo, a candidate for governor in the 2010 elections, Rahall said he would support the political future Guam chose in a future plebescite.
“Yes we would,” Rahall said.
Funding for educational and outreach efforts related to the self-determination issue could come from the Department of Interior, he added.
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Peter