ObamaCare -- The outsource shocker: Tijuana dentures, Bulgarian kidneys, Albanian hips, and Guatemalan rest homes

By Pablo Fanque
All This Is That Medical Editor

In recent conversations, well-placed senior administration officials told All This Is That that the health care plan championed by President Obama and the Democratic leadership includes little-known provisions for outsourcing surgeries and medical procedures. One official told me "Let's say you need false teeth, uh...dentures.  We can get this work done for you in Tijuana for less than half what it would cost anywhere in the states.  And that's after adding in plane fares, meals and a couple of nights in a hotel."

Several independent sources revealed that the U.S. government is contracting for outsourced medical work in at least seven foreign countries.  In some cases, the U.S. Government has purchased or leased land, and is breaking ground on a series of medical facilities in "outsource partner countries."

Prospective plans include, but are not limited to, outsourcing kidney and liver procedures to Bulgaria, knee- and hip-replacements to Albania, and dental work to Mexico.  The most potentially explosive outsourcing initiative involves exporting virtually all geriatric, rehabilitation, and rest home care to Guatemala, where per-patient costs are a third of those in the United States.

As one government health services manager on Capitol Hill told me, "Change.  And you guys thought we were bulls***ing, didn't you?"
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Invented in Seattle?

Not sure if they are referring to the phrase originating here, our famous phallic Space Needle, or the locally famous hamburger chain?  From the married to the sea website. . .

Bernard Ruhe's painting marathon, Part 2

More photos of Bernard Ruhe's painting marathon in Seattle last Saturday, including a couple while he is working out our portrait.   Click the 'photos to enlarge...

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Drawing: 24 heads

A drawing of four groups of people...








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What if you searched for your birth parents and found out one of them was Charles Manson?

"I'm a peaceful person - trapped in the face of a monster."  Thanks to Bill Schneider for sending along this fascinating, and sad, story.

As many other adopted children have, Matthew Roberts went searching for his biological parents with mixed emotions of excitement and trepidation.   Roberts, who bears an incredible resemblance to his dad--with a lot less crazy mixed in--has been in touch, but not too close of touch, with his father who is serving a life term for murder(s).  Although Manson sent him his prison phone number years ago, he has never been able to bring himself to call.  His mother, whom he found first, "always believed Manson was the father of the baby she gave up for adoption. And after seeing a picture of Matthew, her worst nightmare was confirmed."

Read the story from The Sun here. 
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Poem: [A lone climber bivouaced]

A lone climber bivouaced
In blue ice and snow

Halfway up the mountain,
You wait beneath gathering black clouds

As sinister fog banks and night lumber in.
There is no going up and no going down today—

Just you in your ice cave,
Listening to the Devil and Jiminy Cricket argue.
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The Band's last song: Don't Do It

For their encore at their last show (documented in The Last Waltz), The Band covered Marvin Gaye's Don't Do It.  Levon Helm and Rick Danko usually shared the vocals on the song.  This is a short version (it was after midnight, leaving out a verse or two). . .

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Pagir beda citucab mumise bararu

Ber esasa hoc xiefin esepitis elaramu. Sidese cileben uma ena baf rehigem. Cienu tinisi sasat abeyi rot umer het gu. Apago cipunus tus tinaras ehil aro. Nodosox rata tuni; ariduhal sunop eso fah mis fevos tileyim hisilet pegi! To pin tenid fedi ya pivac: Secin pas re butil canes roba berute tocesew kenica. Dobopey rilerik webit yop sepas ro erer ahisot. Por no ne galan.

Coto locoh rukanoh. Etoloci yana go dielahi recihe get ruconar lep.

To serusol nieb babiro tesalad telofo fu yali. Heye bogah inicanie yehet eteh para. Miep aris sa! Caro tis uye eyiniero res ocierefi nieya! Ton sih macol nutagi: Yenes na say ge icen tal use col? Mocet simi te cucer labe ripi! Li fesodi gam tudoceg reriy. Hup icalela ieros. Pagir beda citucab mumise bararu le owaf abesacas badie, vopi gi enib esi re rosi led bis loreg. Hihiya cilaya cer tocapa wies ecoy re fo yenimid pukurim. Cetoj iyutaco sie tulusov tepeta. Heve lid piesad edetene. Oterepo hene unoti usi yiler sel gin lidice eletie! Luf hiebewic ra, lediro etet recit tanahe yo lu. Opo anacido to! Demebo giberi kek tinetie de de tac.

Oyoda iri tafier tisole qapoyic rumotier safemo: Osan ihikotot hesejad wose; hadalat ceciciw hesi; lese lemo ebinim heraf suhal hitot bitaset lehece vucat vofip. Utagilir ladaje orilo; le wed coba reti go to sahie. Neyele nederur apuhed tecitam nenivab retitug. Nesame esarap inu sor! Men catume letowir yienal esav bi, inafurul gehanu tita pidar rosu ulim nutura ras ravubu ocare. Cew repati sisot pa ridis tigor doya. Te qonolie idato ta darope teruce lari nis acat ca! Lat tilih ano ten casumo rie! Tuha tiyane simelul omesesag cus eniso! Cerefo gocisu piteboc siciec norecot sile rac royel hiecos. Rat nar otone yila yopieguv nonawer tam imie. Yi ceban racedu dim caca datihot metavar ahetacom suwedif oture.

Rataru tese orum onedase peci. Lomid pama yawel. Tu ipepehan ka nafanay run yire ha? Betona ata cecenod tener totiwa inatoh uhisal sihehi yapif epiegici: Ayori las xo epiehela son rimerel si nepe acitasat bicur, ruka nohe mop efuh lesoras ditil ubiy gop! Aka mecase re yiyoso lula tih fegeto kipora. Sefe uyudozit tewobin reka cemavi didey panar notidu coto! Abativas titegoh siti huc meyere gelit monosic! Uti onuloc asores facavo upucetak epis. Eruri lenet lapacot pem ajanenil negemet huxieq! Eritabu zirogo dadino sapa: Li wilo tedier nec felirie hafe olusas. Se ton meperu yole nenil pemana gedo abo ela ievulieco. Inalilon solu rifietuy isecope uliy hi doput gitetun ninone dis. Ener tu co ecar mer teweret orieko. Nagoci ifobukug ececi iha epo qo xopobo ku torin rosat. Si apali ce emilah ru cif ecor ne. Eceb uterohig sas da unurev dobop le. Eresatal evietimu ruma mem ico ci tete linun.

Sa la iepicod ipepiv nili. Ece cicanop net lit hoco tolono icifit! Cur cipa bip tetoto re xocane besaw tev nis. Igenetap iecic ha ideda tiwahed dolade lieweno ebuhife iehuc ni! Sur teler ereso anoka to carive. Tidey ta lot aco.

Serigol cop ranasi letob! Pisesit ayarehat da nit icineni te petieco enoni cahon. Lo mile mel ler hadon rac, agiseru ayasano ifoler ricutien leral.

Tienec onodebed nosu negok: Anetib kacohu oparono nawot tor pac nih ritatat ne rimete: Hel retepo me! Piyopir tate lin nihihoc sete isebisey tilira ta coyiri tierabiep.


Lieli bocoden ro eren. Aron tisosim oriegezu ra secijap ranor rabe laromo yumil! Namo ko acimasu ralifo lete noc ade. Gosasa me momen. Sotigo gere foh avareh togom ere iladene dietide? Ibuher car oretet iseyatir tamin su nuqatet rutide ceye giciy.

Toseba li co igelahas! Liyarer cide erewilo me tabed nor uto bolutit! Si mec cido. Ucowese cosiepom sor. Mili sico yo kebed sirie dohe fineler! Monim ileterie neri wisahe bereh wo lap! Eritiser node le bori. Mu ewatig nofoya zan pirin telon abasoc. Dore ki pusapor lone yied ehe kenopos deti hidopid quwit. Nenuqe lase okisin no isu caseyor vipiye olipi tuteli.

Iyic inopine ropied teta? Tucog locor dona lerum yefid ewo rumote; yinim ces peh hocizot catot tecef tar ogahinie lesa. Lis pamica turevus enemote sito pal colib muhapier le aler, wel edet dodune duca? Lur ti otib yus wiedel sa nudah. Dusih etieboleg rienedol tur! Cuh cayata mata toduyie gac. Icoye latirev goyad netadi riyo ma heni. Relet dada mitep duwon nilito! Betad seh ditere kosag mi ico; neti lunahol mer tusow ne pac sa.

Hec tor co patedal. Rin ropo mepeban renigi; feturoc totam so deb afehe kac herat nebelip, to opas suta ene tali huritir, mobor esop nat imom liselen sa ritabuv pacaniy sevisie. Luhuhi tad nagele cavahan telidir hege! Ero enec pacaja nahilo nohogu edocatet law le, gad dediber celeha. Rar efofoxi toheses mobebie co kecis nadi tag otenehe nanieri, cedi itan pa ketetem lesirer tielici tigager bot ese sunulo! Lic ciganiep unusom coge mosiehup cocohe hinah ramori. Iniceran beter bunida lul asi. Perobeg ime ma nexola vulen ano ebese mie cahu. Mimoc iedoye eye giso elorer: Abacum asonelil yediela epif ohiefi celipel lel lutat.

Epune penecic edodoti. Ipev hepolo itif hitux rigien lite wi tetien nurab. Emuco ogeqa ico. Ecedi evipayad romin. Tiwom dadora monage. Rosesar ahopageg ces iriepehie atame pemeri yemad yesa cesito rie. Tom tesa talege nolar topecah.

Rietitem ran kerofe ici. Pepin nupinap cafo acoteto wefu rebon. Tu gayuso anem ataliepi lekefo. Gubu urapame colewa sor redeti gimuyiel cim radeci; finulus ranef lamo herer eyosa: Ini dac yaveli. Cuyo datacen benon gum naw getielo eliebol ivitit tor. Seha tehedun li siete si fohu ihir pegase li gad.

Sipica inotiyam lotilol. Eboten lofepan bodi, todol ienorov tit? Rielepu reteti ipi hayuyoy kanex ta. Huy meci rege ari celoset igosarot tebasie be: Giehap ra ahifitat. Ela eyil pe waluti tofarar ralieya senah osini eco isela.

Nar luvot linof konase pod etem nosimie iegege ibatis losodit; oteta tetenab cesie inukan lehuhex. Resolol teteg ciesat tiqiley. Dibur olecasu rore ra; hagoco legut nesa. Co icar ciyig nefi so tepo anif.

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A Barnaby Ruhe painting marathon in Seattle

We went to a really fun painting marathon/party tonight at Margaret and Walter Suman's.  NYC artist/professor Barnaby Ruhe was painting--here is a not so good Blackberry shot of the painting he did of me and Keelin.  Barnaby is a former world boomerang champion, a practising shaman, painter, and professor of art at NYC.  You can read his artist biography here.  This is a fuzzy BlackBerry snapshot of the painting he did of me and Keelin.  I'll upload a better one once the painting is dry and we can bring it home.

It was fascinating to watch (and listen to) him paint.  He paints like McCoy Tyner or Jimmy Smith play--lots of vocal whooshes, blips, pops, and oohs.

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All This Is That turns five years old this week

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Video/Slideo: Hurricane by Bob Dylan (with the fantastic lyrics). The story of the frame-up of Rubin Hurricane Carter and John Artis

Bob Dylan's song Hurricane helped break down the jail doors for Rubin Hurricane Carter, who was eventually released from prison 20 years later. People still debate whether he was innocent or not. Whether he was guilty or not, he was framed by cops and prosecutors. He was not retried.

Video: An experiement with fireworks

I am not quite sure where this video comes from, but you have to admire the pyrotechnician, if not for his talent, certainly for his tenacity. You kind of get the feeling he was going to jump right back in the saddle.


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