Modern Astrology
Saturday, December 19, 2009
http://needs-fixed.blogspot.com/
The Senate Bill Needs To Be Fixed
http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/12/19/cbo-managers/
Manager's Amendment - Senate
Saturday December 19, 2009
~
http://www.healthcareforamericanow.org
Where are we now?
In the last week, the public health insurance option Majority Leader Reid put into his merged bill was stripped out, and a "compromise" allowing people over the age of 55 to buy into Medicare if they chose was added and then also stripped to appease Senators Joe Lieberman.1,2 The leadership and the White House accepted these changes in order to move forward, and they have introduced a bill in the Senate that reflects this.3,4
The compromise, which took away the best way to truly hold the insurance companies accountable, provoked an angry reaction from health reform supporters.5 Frankly, we're angry, too. The new bill released today does include a number of new, tougher insurance reforms, including a patients' bill of rights, restrictions on how much insurers can spend on administration and profit, and an attempt to hold down insurance premium increases.
Right now, the Senate bill looks like it will pass the Senate next week and move into conference with the House, which has a much better bill that it passed last month.6
What needs to be fixed?
The Senate bill, as it stands now, has major problems that need to be fixed. We need to make sure that the final bill that goes to President Obama's desk provides good, affordable coverage and holds insurance companies accountable.
Here's what must be fixed:
1. Make health care affordable
The Senate bill does not make health care affordable at work, and would encourage employers to hire part-time workers and offer bare-bones benefits. We need the final legislation to do what the House bill does - require all but the smallest employers to contribute a fair amount to good coverage for their workers.
And for those people who are self-employed or in between jobs, both bills need improvement on affordability. The Senate bill doesn't do enough to make coverage affordable for low-and-moderate income families and the House falls short for middle-income families. The final bill should combine the best of both.
2. Hold insurance companies accountable
The final bill must include strong consumer protections and insurance regulations for all consumers, and give the federal government responsibility for running the new insurance marketplaces. Generally, the House bill is better, but we need Congress to pick the strongest provisions from both bills to be sure that everyone with insurance benefits from strong consumer protections.
The final bill should also give us the choice of a national public health insurance option that's available on day one.
3. Fairly finance health care reform
The Senate bill taxes the health care benefits of millions of workers to pay for health reform. There's a better way to pay for health reform that won't raise premiums and out of pocket costs. By contrast, the House bill asks those who can most afford to pay their fair share to finance reform, as President Obama promised during his campaign.
The final bill should ask the richest to pay their fair share for reform, instead of taxing our health care benefits.
What's next?
The reason that conservative Democrats like Ben Nelson and Independent Joe Lieberman have been able to hold the bill hostage to their demands is that Republicans have insisted on filibustering the bill every step of the way, requiring all 60 Senators who are part of the Democratic caucus to agree. That will continue this week, with the next 60-vote motion happening on Monday and perhaps two more 60-votes motions occurring during the week.
After the Senate passes their health care bill, it will head into "conference" with the House bill. There, leaders from each branch of Congress, as well as the White House, will work to resolve the differences between the two bills and come up with something that can pass and be sent to the President's desk.
Conference is an opportunity to stand up for the three priorities listed above, and make sure the final bill guarantees us quality, affordable health care, with the choice of a public health insurance option. The legislation that comes out of the conference will be sent to both houses of Congress for a final vote, and will require a majority in the House and 60 votes one more time in the Senate.
What can be done?
In the coming days, we'll be asking you to let your Senators, member of Congress and President Obama hear from you. We'll be rolling out with a campaign to stand up for the fixes we must see to get the best bill possible to the President's desk. We'll be asking you to take part, raise your voice, and help us fight for what we believe in.
It's been a tough week for health care reformers, there's no question. But we need to get ready, because it's not over yet.
As President Teddy Roosevelt once said, "Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, and difficulty." This last week has been painful and difficult, and there's a lot of effort ahead. We'll all be taking this time over the holidays to recharge for the coming fight.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/08/politics/main5943452.shtml
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/13/lieberman-tells-reid-to-h_n_390416.html
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30572.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/19/AR2009121900797.html?hpid=topnews
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/health/policy/18liberals.html?ref=politics
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/72891-a-merry-christmas-senate-eyes-dec-24-vote
The Senate Bill Needs To Be Fixed
http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/12/19/cbo-managers/
Manager's Amendment - Senate
Saturday December 19, 2009
~
http://www.healthcareforamericanow.org
Where are we now?
In the last week, the public health insurance option Majority Leader Reid put into his merged bill was stripped out, and a "compromise" allowing people over the age of 55 to buy into Medicare if they chose was added and then also stripped to appease Senators Joe Lieberman.1,2 The leadership and the White House accepted these changes in order to move forward, and they have introduced a bill in the Senate that reflects this.3,4
The compromise, which took away the best way to truly hold the insurance companies accountable, provoked an angry reaction from health reform supporters.5 Frankly, we're angry, too. The new bill released today does include a number of new, tougher insurance reforms, including a patients' bill of rights, restrictions on how much insurers can spend on administration and profit, and an attempt to hold down insurance premium increases.
Right now, the Senate bill looks like it will pass the Senate next week and move into conference with the House, which has a much better bill that it passed last month.6
What needs to be fixed?
The Senate bill, as it stands now, has major problems that need to be fixed. We need to make sure that the final bill that goes to President Obama's desk provides good, affordable coverage and holds insurance companies accountable.
Here's what must be fixed:
1. Make health care affordable
The Senate bill does not make health care affordable at work, and would encourage employers to hire part-time workers and offer bare-bones benefits. We need the final legislation to do what the House bill does - require all but the smallest employers to contribute a fair amount to good coverage for their workers.
And for those people who are self-employed or in between jobs, both bills need improvement on affordability. The Senate bill doesn't do enough to make coverage affordable for low-and-moderate income families and the House falls short for middle-income families. The final bill should combine the best of both.
2. Hold insurance companies accountable
The final bill must include strong consumer protections and insurance regulations for all consumers, and give the federal government responsibility for running the new insurance marketplaces. Generally, the House bill is better, but we need Congress to pick the strongest provisions from both bills to be sure that everyone with insurance benefits from strong consumer protections.
The final bill should also give us the choice of a national public health insurance option that's available on day one.
3. Fairly finance health care reform
The Senate bill taxes the health care benefits of millions of workers to pay for health reform. There's a better way to pay for health reform that won't raise premiums and out of pocket costs. By contrast, the House bill asks those who can most afford to pay their fair share to finance reform, as President Obama promised during his campaign.
The final bill should ask the richest to pay their fair share for reform, instead of taxing our health care benefits.
What's next?
The reason that conservative Democrats like Ben Nelson and Independent Joe Lieberman have been able to hold the bill hostage to their demands is that Republicans have insisted on filibustering the bill every step of the way, requiring all 60 Senators who are part of the Democratic caucus to agree. That will continue this week, with the next 60-vote motion happening on Monday and perhaps two more 60-votes motions occurring during the week.
After the Senate passes their health care bill, it will head into "conference" with the House bill. There, leaders from each branch of Congress, as well as the White House, will work to resolve the differences between the two bills and come up with something that can pass and be sent to the President's desk.
Conference is an opportunity to stand up for the three priorities listed above, and make sure the final bill guarantees us quality, affordable health care, with the choice of a public health insurance option. The legislation that comes out of the conference will be sent to both houses of Congress for a final vote, and will require a majority in the House and 60 votes one more time in the Senate.
What can be done?
In the coming days, we'll be asking you to let your Senators, member of Congress and President Obama hear from you. We'll be rolling out with a campaign to stand up for the fixes we must see to get the best bill possible to the President's desk. We'll be asking you to take part, raise your voice, and help us fight for what we believe in.
It's been a tough week for health care reformers, there's no question. But we need to get ready, because it's not over yet.
As President Teddy Roosevelt once said, "Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, and difficulty." This last week has been painful and difficult, and there's a lot of effort ahead. We'll all be taking this time over the holidays to recharge for the coming fight.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/08/politics/main5943452.shtml
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/13/lieberman-tells-reid-to-h_n_390416.html
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30572.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/19/AR2009121900797.html?hpid=topnews
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/health/policy/18liberals.html?ref=politics
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/72891-a-merry-christmas-senate-eyes-dec-24-vote
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
~~~ Astrology Notes~~~
http://www.starsoverwashington.com/2009/10/declaration-of-independence-as.html#links
~~~~~
Have you seen my synopsis 'Declaration of Independence' - Treaty of Paris; they are my notes-as-is @ 'Stars Over Washington' - Jude analyzes 1783 Treaty of Paris
http://www.starsoverwashington.com/2009/10/declaration-of-independence-as.html#links
~~~~~
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Natal Charts by Mark Andrew Holmes
http://www.geocities.com/mahtezcatpoc/asteroid.html
UPDATE:
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-sci-gene-therapy6-2009nov06,0,1848965.story>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentivirus>
Lorenzo Michael Murphy Odone
- & -
Michaela Teresa Murphy Odone
5/29/1978, Washington D.C., noon chart - Lorenzo
1/10/1939, Yonkers N.Y., noon chart - Michaela
(Editor’s Note: this column will be updated)
~
http://www.netflix.com/Search?v1=Lorenzo%27s+Oil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo%27s_Oil_(film)
Lorenzo Odone
Natal *Minor Asteroid* DNA @ 28 Cancer 38 (genetic lineage)
Conjunct
Protogeneia @27 Cancer (pioneering something)
Epimetheus @28 Cancer (actions taken too late, possibly futile)
Sextile
Cuvier @27 Taurus (extinguish, to end)
Roachapproach @28 Taurus (repellent)
Mallory @28 Taurus (possibility insurmountable challenge)
Pandora @28 Taurus (unexpected consequences)
Square
Antenor @28 Aries (to undermine)
Chariklo @27 Aries (attracting emotional support)
~
Radiocommunicata @27 Libra (widely publicized)
Ohno @28 Libra (dismay)
Trine
Dioretsa @27 Pisces (veering off track)
Stephengould @29 Pisces (skepticism, rejection)
1966 TL66 @29 Pisces (hard-won revelation, searing experience)
Opposition
Outer Planet (representing an era or generation)
N/Pluto @14 Libra
conjunct
Natal *Minor Asteroid* Parkinson @12 Libra 53
(neurological disorder, working under a handicap)
opposite
N/Eris @14 Aries (need to challenge system or status quo)
~~
Editor's Insert: Lorenzo Odone -&- Michaela Odone
Natural Zodiac
Aries -- Libra
N/Lorenzo - Parkinson @12 Libra cnj N/Pluto @14 Libra
N/Michaela - Parkinson @13 Libra
Taurus -- Scorpio
N/Lorenzo - Chiron @07 Taurus
N/Michaela - Uranus @13 Taurus cnj Ceres @14 Taurus
~
N/Lorenzo - Uranus @13 Scorpio
Gemini -- Sagittarius
N/Lorenzo - Sun @07 Gemini
~
N/Lorenzo - Neptune @17 Sagittarius cnj Osiris @15 Sagittarius (severed,broken,split) cnj Vesta @15 Sagittarius rx cnj Pallas @15 Sagittarius rx
Cancer -- Capricorn
N/Lorenzo - Jupiter @08 Cancer cnj Venus @08 Cancer
N/Michaela - Chiron @06 Cancer
~
N/Lorenzo - DNA @28 Cancer cnj Orcus @27 Cancer (adverse reaction,transmit,rescind)
~
N/Lorenzo - Ceres @23 Capricorn
~
N/Michaela - Pholus @14 Capricorn
Leo -- Aquarius
N/Lorenzo - Saturn @28 Leo cnj Eurydike @27 Leo (absent,missing,taken)
~
N/Lorenzo - Damocles @27 Aquarius (menace,threat,forewarn)
Virgo -- Pisces
N/Lorenzo - Pholus @23 Pisces
N/Michaela - Neptune @23 Virgo
~~
Recessive - Expressed ALD
Michaela - Natal Pholus @14 Capricorn (recessive ALD)
Lorenzo - Natal Ceres @23 Capricorn (metabolic disorder)
opposite
Lorenzo - Natal Nemesis @14 Cancer (affliction, devastating situation)
Lorenzo - Natal DNA @28 Cancer (expressed ALD)
~
Michaela - Natal Chiron @06 Cancer (maternity, birth, medicine, quest, guide, here & now, skilled one, maverick)
~
Lorenzo - Natal Jupiter @08 Cancer (fat metabolism) cnj Natal Venus @08 Cancer (nutrient assimilation)
~~
ALD is an inherited disorder. An essential transporter protein is absent in ALD affliction.
That transporter protein is utilized for metabolism of very long-chain fatty acids found in the normal diet.
Without the specific transporter protein VLCFA build-up damages the myelin insulating central and peripheral system nerves causing devastating neurological disorders.
~~
http://www.geocities.com/mahtezcatpoc/asteroid.html
UPDATE:
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-sci-gene-therapy6-2009nov06,0,1848965.story>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentivirus>
Lorenzo Michael Murphy Odone
- & -
Michaela Teresa Murphy Odone
5/29/1978, Washington D.C., noon chart - Lorenzo
1/10/1939, Yonkers N.Y., noon chart - Michaela
(Editor’s Note: this column will be updated)
~
Lorenzo’s Oil: This film is about the story of parents Augusto and Michaela Odone who became brave champions for their son Lorenzo diagnosed with a terminal disease.http://www.myelin.org/
Unable to find a doctor capable of treating Lorenzo's rare disease, Augusto and Michaela Odone sought their own cure. The Odone's quest is recounted in the 1992 film Lorenzo's Oil. Their discovery proved successful in halting the progression of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).
In recognition of the parents' work, Augusto Odone received an honorary doctorate from the University of Stirling. August Odone continues to raise funds and drive the scientific task force known as The Myelin Project.
http://www.netflix.com/Search?v1=Lorenzo%27s+Oil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo%27s_Oil_(film)
Lorenzo Odone
Natal *Minor Asteroid* DNA @ 28 Cancer 38 (genetic lineage)
Conjunct
Protogeneia @27 Cancer (pioneering something)
Epimetheus @28 Cancer (actions taken too late, possibly futile)
Sextile
Cuvier @27 Taurus (extinguish, to end)
Roachapproach @28 Taurus (repellent)
Mallory @28 Taurus (possibility insurmountable challenge)
Pandora @28 Taurus (unexpected consequences)
Square
Antenor @28 Aries (to undermine)
Chariklo @27 Aries (attracting emotional support)
~
Radiocommunicata @27 Libra (widely publicized)
Ohno @28 Libra (dismay)
Trine
Dioretsa @27 Pisces (veering off track)
Stephengould @29 Pisces (skepticism, rejection)
1966 TL66 @29 Pisces (hard-won revelation, searing experience)
Opposition
Outer Planet (representing an era or generation)
N/Pluto @14 Libra
conjunct
Natal *Minor Asteroid* Parkinson @12 Libra 53
(neurological disorder, working under a handicap)
opposite
N/Eris @14 Aries (need to challenge system or status quo)
~~
Editor's Insert: Lorenzo Odone -&- Michaela Odone
Natural Zodiac
Aries -- Libra
N/Lorenzo - Parkinson @12 Libra cnj N/Pluto @14 Libra
N/Michaela - Parkinson @13 Libra
Taurus -- Scorpio
N/Lorenzo - Chiron @07 Taurus
N/Michaela - Uranus @13 Taurus cnj Ceres @14 Taurus
~
N/Lorenzo - Uranus @13 Scorpio
Gemini -- Sagittarius
N/Lorenzo - Sun @07 Gemini
~
N/Lorenzo - Neptune @17 Sagittarius cnj Osiris @15 Sagittarius (severed,broken,split) cnj Vesta @15 Sagittarius rx cnj Pallas @15 Sagittarius rx
Cancer -- Capricorn
N/Lorenzo - Jupiter @08 Cancer cnj Venus @08 Cancer
N/Michaela - Chiron @06 Cancer
~
N/Lorenzo - DNA @28 Cancer cnj Orcus @27 Cancer (adverse reaction,transmit,rescind)
~
N/Lorenzo - Ceres @23 Capricorn
~
N/Michaela - Pholus @14 Capricorn
Leo -- Aquarius
N/Lorenzo - Saturn @28 Leo cnj Eurydike @27 Leo (absent,missing,taken)
~
N/Lorenzo - Damocles @27 Aquarius (menace,threat,forewarn)
Virgo -- Pisces
N/Lorenzo - Pholus @23 Pisces
N/Michaela - Neptune @23 Virgo
~~
Recessive - Expressed ALD
Michaela - Natal Pholus @14 Capricorn (recessive ALD)
Lorenzo - Natal Ceres @23 Capricorn (metabolic disorder)
opposite
Lorenzo - Natal Nemesis @14 Cancer (affliction, devastating situation)
Lorenzo - Natal DNA @28 Cancer (expressed ALD)
~
Michaela - Natal Chiron @06 Cancer (maternity, birth, medicine, quest, guide, here & now, skilled one, maverick)
~
Lorenzo - Natal Jupiter @08 Cancer (fat metabolism) cnj Natal Venus @08 Cancer (nutrient assimilation)
~~
ALD is an inherited disorder. An essential transporter protein is absent in ALD affliction.
That transporter protein is utilized for metabolism of very long-chain fatty acids found in the normal diet.
Without the specific transporter protein VLCFA build-up damages the myelin insulating central and peripheral system nerves causing devastating neurological disorders.
~~
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
President Obama ~ Inauguration
On Election Day almost 130 million of us -- the highest turnout in 100 years -- came out to vote, many of us waiting in poll lines for hours. When challenged we held our ground and called on thousands of election-protection volunteers to protect our right to vote. - Bob Edgar, Common Cause
~~~~~
by Mark Andrew Holmes
http://www.geocities.com/mahtezcatpoc/asteroid.html
{Editor: will be updated}
Obama Natal/Ascendant @18 Aquarius (persona, image to the world, zodiac sign rising at birth over eastern horizon)
Conjunct
T - Square: Obama - & - Election Chart - & - USA Sibly Chart
Apex: T-Square
USA Sibly Moon @27 Aquarius (public)
Conjunct
Obama N/South Node@27 Aquarius Rx (politics)
Square
Obama N/IC-Nadir @28 Taurus (personal transformation point)
Conjunct
Election T/1966 TL66 minor asteroid @27 Taurus (revelation - or - oppression)
Square
Obama N/Midheaven @28 Scorpio (achievements, standing in the world)
Conjunct
Election Silentium minor asteroid @27 Scorpio
(secretive authority figure - or - transparent authority figure)
~~~~~
Obama N/Midheaven @28 Scorpio
Trine
Inauguration Pelion @28 Pisces (good citizenship - or - lack of good citizenship, participation - or - not being able to participate)
~~~~~
Obama N/Jupiter @00 Aquarius
Conjunct
Inauguration Sun @00 Aquarius (optimism, confidence)
Square
Inauguration Phaethon @01 Taurus (being in driver's seat)
Trine
Inauguration Kassandra @00 Gemini (attracting attention, energy towards focus - or - unnoticed, under-utilized)
~~~~~
Obama N/Saturn @25 Capricorn
Square
Election Pyatiletka @23 Taurus (economic regulations)
Conjunct
Jupiter-Saturn Great Conjunction @23 Taurus May 23, 2000 (new phase economically)
Inconjunct
Inauguration Noon Vertex @26 Leo (summit, fullfillment, qualities cultivated through demands and urging of other people)
~~~~~
T -Square
Apex - Inauguration Pallas @04 Gemini (patron of politics)
Square
Election 1995 DA2 @04 Virgo (candor, taking responsibility)
Square
Obama Natal Hidalgo @04 Pisces Rx (advocacy for self and others)
~~~~~
Inauguration Moon in Scorpio
http://astrologie.blogo.nl/?comments/200917-obama-inauguration-moon-void.html
~~~~~
Joe Biden chart: resigns from Senate
5pm (time by NPR) January 15, 2009
ASC @24Cancer
MC @09Aries
~~~~~
by Mark Andrew Holmes
http://www.geocities.com/mahtezcatpoc/asteroid.html
{Editor: will be updated}
Obama Natal/Ascendant @18 Aquarius (persona, image to the world, zodiac sign rising at birth over eastern horizon)
Conjunct
T - Square: Obama - & - Election Chart - & - USA Sibly Chart
Apex: T-Square
USA Sibly Moon @27 Aquarius (public)
Conjunct
Obama N/South Node@27 Aquarius Rx (politics)
Square
Obama N/IC-Nadir @28 Taurus (personal transformation point)
Conjunct
Election T/1966 TL66 minor asteroid @27 Taurus (revelation - or - oppression)
Square
Obama N/Midheaven @28 Scorpio (achievements, standing in the world)
Conjunct
Election Silentium minor asteroid @27 Scorpio
(secretive authority figure - or - transparent authority figure)
~~~~~
Obama N/Midheaven @28 Scorpio
Trine
Inauguration Pelion @28 Pisces (good citizenship - or - lack of good citizenship, participation - or - not being able to participate)
~~~~~
Obama N/Jupiter @00 Aquarius
Conjunct
Inauguration Sun @00 Aquarius (optimism, confidence)
Square
Inauguration Phaethon @01 Taurus (being in driver's seat)
Trine
Inauguration Kassandra @00 Gemini (attracting attention, energy towards focus - or - unnoticed, under-utilized)
~~~~~
Obama N/Saturn @25 Capricorn
Square
Election Pyatiletka @23 Taurus (economic regulations)
Conjunct
Jupiter-Saturn Great Conjunction @23 Taurus May 23, 2000 (new phase economically)
Inconjunct
Inauguration Noon Vertex @26 Leo (summit, fullfillment, qualities cultivated through demands and urging of other people)
~~~~~
T -Square
Apex - Inauguration Pallas @04 Gemini (patron of politics)
Square
Election 1995 DA2 @04 Virgo (candor, taking responsibility)
Square
Obama Natal Hidalgo @04 Pisces Rx (advocacy for self and others)
~~~~~
Inauguration Moon in Scorpio
http://astrologie.blogo.nl/?comments/200917-obama-inauguration-moon-void.html
EXCERPT
If we allow ourselves the freedom to use the void of course moon- then we should also feel free to use other horary techniques, such as antisicion.
By antisicion the Moon in Scorpio falls almost exactly on the inauguration Sun. The Sun symbolises the new leader - the man himself: Barack Obama. This is akin to a covenant between Barack Obama and the American people. Miracles can happen, just not overnight.
The antiscion between Sun and Moon however, is a good indication that slowly, slowly, the problems will be tackled head on with intelligence and with true and honest concern for the welfare of the people.
~~~~~
Joe Biden chart: resigns from Senate
5pm (time by NPR) January 15, 2009
ASC @24Cancer
MC @09Aries
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
OBAMA Natal Midheaven @28 Scorpio
conjunct
Natal Midpoint Mars/Saturn@23 Scorpio
conjunct
Election Mars@22 Scorpio
~~~~~
Obama Natal Mars@22 Virgo
conjunct
Election Saturn@19 Virgo
by Jude Cowell
http://starsoverwashington.blogspot.com
