SATURDAY MORNING 7:15AM SAFEWAY 50TH AND BROOKLYN, BRING CARS TO TRANSPORT HOMELESS, POOR, AND WORKING-CLASS YOUTH UNDER 24, AND ALL MEDICALLY FRAGILE PEOPLE OF THE AVE

Middle class people, please transport people who may otherwise die this winter.

Under 24!?

The people of the university avenue are having severe outcomes from the flu. The students of the University of Washington got sanitizing kits to protect them from the flu. The vaccine shortage means the most vulnerable people at the pandemic site will get the attention. Meanwhile, the people on the street are dying. Miscarrying, deadly pneumonia, brain damage. Poor outcomes, that are not registering at the pandemic site, the UW. And now people are very sick on the Ave.

There was a miracle: Her street daughter was pregnant, off drugs, considering an open adoption, give her kid to the middle class. She got the flu. Her fever spiked. She was in the hospital for five days. And she believes the baby will die.

So she had her father were going to take the girl to Snohomish County, for a blood antibody test: Swine flu, or another cause, but it's not covered, and then she gushes blood, at twelve weeks, and they can't find the baby or its heartbeat. But she has no period later, no heartbeat. Yesterday, she felt a baby. She had a normal ultrasound this afternoon.

So she campaigned, that there is a crisis on the Ave, but no public health help came. Dow Constantine: Fire the KCPHD flu prevention and pandemic response team. The flu is mild in the middle class, and the response among the poor has been devestating. The winter has just come.

What is the Department of Epidemiology say? Is there an epidemic? They offered study, but the dying is now. Call the school of public health? They call back ten days later. Meanwhile, the hospital is in epidemic among the poor. The head of the UW Flu Preparedness committee says the KCPHD would not release the Numovax vaccine, WHICH THERE IS PLENTY OF, which protects against 5 types of pneumonia. 25% of flu deaths are pneumaccas deaths. the head told KCPHD to release the Numovax in the face of the current pandemic, and KCPHD responded that "public confusion would not help". Meanwhile, the poor are dying of asthma and flu. KCPHD gave the vaccine to the suburbs, for middle class people, to confirm their political futures, and they did not vaccinate emergency room staff of Children's Hospital until four weeks later. University and and Hall Health staff were not vaccinated, until four weeks after the suburbs got their shots. The Clinic of of Infectious Disease got vaccinated FIVE WEEKS STILL LATER.

Finally, North Public Health provided 1,000 vaccines, and gave 3 days for street youth and homeless people to get vaccinated.

URGENT: SWINE FLU VACCINE CLINICS FOR HOMELESS, POOR AND WORKING YOUTH UNDER 24 AND ALMOST ALL MEDICALLY FRAGILE PEOPLE ON THE AVE: THERE IS A SWINE FLU EPIDEMIC AMONG THE POO, HOMELESS, AND WORKING CLASS PEOPLE OF THE AVE DUE TO OUR PROXIMITY TO THE 40,000 PEOPLE UNDER 24 WHO ARE LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY. FLU RATES ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY BUT A NEW WAVE OF CASE IS EXPECTED IF JANUARY. IT TAKES TWO WEEKS FOR YOUR SHOT TO WORK COMPLETELY.

1000 SWINE FLU SHOTS WILL BE GIVEN FOR THOSE UNABLE TO PAY AT NORTH COUNTRY PUBLIC HEALTH THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH FROM 9AM TO 5PM AND 2540 WILL BE GIVEN THE TOFOLLOWING WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9TH FROM NOON TO 9POM.

NORTH COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH IS AT 10501 MERIDIAN AVENUE NORTH

If you can drive people to the clinic or contribute to the b us fare fund, preferaably call 632-2868 to confirm or make arrangements. If you hear too late, simply show up with the others and your vehicle or rolls of quarters.


The county health department did not arrive at the youth shelter when they said they would arrive, they say to the director of the yotuh shelter, who also runs the soup kitchen: "we understand you're getting organized. we will walk over shots via courier. we'll be there before 7pm." so shots could be administered to 18-21 year olds. but the KCPHD did not arrive. DID NOT ARRIVE. DID NOT CALL.

A thousand shots early in the morning is 7 miles north for our homeless. So a caravan of homeless people are getting the fucking shots. So KC said they's show up. They didn't show up at the youth shelter. THEY SHOW UP IN THE SUBURBS. They don't even show up at the hospitals.

So Christine waits for KC, and they just don't show. They didn't call. Didn't show today. Didn't call either. This is King County Health Department. These are public servants ignoring a periphery epidemic. People are dying. There is vaccine on hand. You don't even call. And Seattle: Fuck you middle class fucks and your tyranny on ignoring the poor by policy. Chris Arkles, chief of staff, you have a public health fiasco. Isn't major network going to cover people making a caravan to fetch the 1,000 immunization that finally reaches those among our most vulnerable. THERE'S AN EPIDEMIC YOU FAT FUCKS. DOW FUCKING CONSTANTINE PEOPLE WHEEZE TO DEATH AS THE NEW STUDENTS ARRIVE AT UW AND BRING ALL THEIR FOREIGN FLU. Chris, Dow, there's an epidemic of flu among the poor, fuck KCDPH and their response to the pending death toll on the Ave this winter and right now.

The outcomes of a 2009 study show the outcomes of people who occupy the Boston University pandemic SHOPPING STREET NEXT TO THE UNIVERSITY GET PROFOUND (NEGATIVE) OUTCOMES DURING FLU PANDEMICS. AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN SHOW UP AT THE HOMELESS SHELTER. WHAT FUCKING FUCKS ARE YOU?

fire the director of public health. then consider the corrupt politics of vaccine distribution. of course the students are mild. it's the people around them who are dying. can we have a global pandemic response to a mushrooming global pandemic problem?

Dr. David Fleming you are called out
SATURDAY MORNING 7:15AM SAFEWAY 50TH AND BROOKLYN, BRING CARS TO TRANSPORT HOMELESS, POOR, AND WORKING-CLASS YOUTH UNDER 24, AND ALL MEDICALLY FRAGILE PEOPLE OF THE AVE

If you know anyone interested in this type of job, pass this info along, I don't think there are many interpretive positions that open up this time of year.

http://parks.wa.gov/jobs/LBA%20Internship.doc

Internship Opportunity
Environmental Education Internship
Long Beach Area

Location: Ilwaco, Washington
Salary: Range 18 ($9.27 - $11.89 hourly)
Posting Date: December 4, 2009
Closing Date: December 11, 2009
Duration: Approximately 4 months

The Long Beach Area State Parks (LBA) is looking for an intern to assist with the planning and implementation of the Columbia-Pacific Environmental Education Program (CPEEP).

The LBA is a unit of Washington State Parks which includes: Cape Disappointment State Park, Fort Columbia State Park, Leadbetter Point State Park, the Seashore Conservation Area and several other smaller parks with ocean beach access. The area, where the Columbia River collides with the Pacific Ocean, is rich in both cultural and natural history. Ecosystems in the area include (but are not limited to) the temperate rainforest, fresh and saltwater wetlands, coastal headlands, sand dunes and, of course, the ocean itself.


For more info click the link above.

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• 21:41 Off the 26. Farewell, sweet prince. flic.kr/p/7kzrE9 #

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http://www.spelloutseattle.com/2009/12/12-days-hotel-1000.html

The wonderful lounge at Hotel 1000 has a month of free performances wrapped up for you, with a few other goodies crammed into the package for good measure.

Ever since seeing Hamlet 2 I've been obsessed with face rape. For very small values of "obsessed," I mean. ( Read more... )

Hi there folks,

Does someone in the general Lake Stevens area by some crazy chance have the space and inclination to host something like 8 mini-ponies for the winter?

Here is the backstory:

I've been working off and on for Li'l Buckaroos, a local small pony company, and between the seasons and the economy, they've hit on hard times. On top of everything else, the owner of the company has to move off his current property within the month and has to find something to do with the (8 or so) mini-ponies for the winter. He has a place to stay in Lake Stevens, and is completely happy to come by and feed them and take care of the bills.

His company is mainly profitable over the spring and summer, so his hope is that once the cold season is over and business picks up again, he will be able to rent some land again.

Is there a chance that any of you know of a place in the general Lake Stevens area which might be able to provide a temporary pony home? The ponies are all miniature, ranging from St. Bernard size to maybe slightly larger than a giant Great Dane. There are pictures of them here: http://www.lil-buckaroos.com/ponies.html

They're not necessarily my best shots of the year, but they are the shots I hold near and dear for whatever reason. Enjoy.


December 2008



January 2009



February 2009



March 2009



April 2009



May 2009



June 2009



July 2009






August 2009 (It's my list; I'm allowed a bloody diptych)



September 2009



October 2009 (This is a stand-in only; I am contractually unable to show you my real favorite photo from this month. I took it, but signed the rights over to a friend. It's a naked lady photo, so tough luck for you, pal.)

November 2009. And I'm still working on getting that December shot.

By the way, if you like these photos or any other photos in my Flickr stream, I'll sell you an 8x10 print for $10. Three shots for $25. I need to raise money so I can go to Las Vegas to perform a monologue, which on its face sounds like such a crock of shit that it certainly must be true. Anyhow, send me a note if you want a print or three.*

*(I can't sell any rollergirl shots. If you're a rollergirl and want a print, contact me and we'll make an arrangement that covers the cost of materials only.)

Crossposted to beatnikside.com.

20 more minutes until it is expected to be announced.

I say the verdict is guilty.

Either way I plan to stay out of trouble in Italy when I vacation there someday lol.

I must have this!!!

Reports of snow from Northgate! :D

It's raining in SLU. :(

(my photographic proof)

I thought that Seattle would get a kick out of this article from Mother Jones and why Nickels wasn't reelected to Lord over us. The author of the article and Nickels boil it down to the snowstorm and the plastic bag tax. The end of the article wonders what Mayor McCheese will be up to after he leaves office next month, apparently he has spoken with the White House personnel office.

http://motherjones.com/environment/2009/12/greenest-mayor-greg-nickels-seattle

I was just reading the Groklaw commentary on Moglen and Florian.

What I find fascinating in this debate is the concept, or fear, that GPL software will somehow disappear.

Let me take an example from history, the MySQL vs Progress case where Moglen wrote the MySQL affidavit. Here is a link to the affidavit reference that Moglen supplied to the court.

A synopsis of this is that, Progress had released at the time a version of the MySQL Database which included their Gemini Storage Engine. They had not though provided the source code to the Gemini engine. This was a violation of the GPL. Progress lost their case and later made their engine available under the GPL. The engine is still available under the GPL. I made a point of putting a copy up on the Internet years ago (and I know that there is a Russian company the uses the code). It is a fairly old version of Progress's current product, though from talking to one of their architects a couple of years ago, the code has not changed considerably.

So here we have a company's database product still being made available under an open source license years later. This is the Lazarus Phenomenon, whereby open source when published, has the potential to exist forever. The open source license allows for anyone to continue to make the Gemini code freely available under the constraints of its open source license.

Having more insight then most into the history of MySQL, I find that there are a number of twist and turns that can be found in all of this.

When MySQL was concerned about the Oracle acquisition of Innodb, it looked into alternative engines. One of the engines we looked at was the Gemini Engine. Why did we look at it? Since Progress had open sourced their engine we had the option to use it. An option that history has shown was never needed, since Oracle has continued to develop Innodb. It was an option though, and we looked at it. We had that right.

As another example, when Galbraith left MySQL, development of the Federated engine collapsed. When it became impossible for him to provide back contributions to the engine because of his lack of employment to MySQL, what happened? He forked Federated to create FederatedX, which is still developed and distributed today. Even though the version of Federated has remained nearly static in the main tree for years, his version continues to be enhanced.

When Monty and David changed the license on the MySQL network drivers from public domain to GPL, the PHP project and Redhat continued to distribute the public domain version for years (I believe Redhat still does).

The entire concept of taking what has been made publicly available, and somehow removing it from the commons is inane. It makes me think about how American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers tried to sue the Girl Scouts for singing songs around the campfire. Once the tune is in your head, it stays in your head.

Once software has been published under an open source license, it continues to be available, whether its current owners wish it to be or not.

http://www.spelloutseattle.com/2009/12/son-volt-neumos.html

Son Volt makes heart-achingly bitttersweet music for plains, highways and the rocky interior of conflicted souls.

Cambridge University issued a warning to students after a third-year found small pinpricks in condoms supplied by the student union. She found that half of condoms in the box had been sabotaged.

D:

oh glory the country doc was everything i dreamed and more. they are going to hook me up with a coloscopy AND a cheap counselor AND im seeing a doc about my head. she upped my effexor and said buspar is the next step (eh ive tried it all before years ago, but this time is different. i was hoping for some awesome fixit med, but thats unrealistic and at least i have a dr) and everyones bedside manner was AWESOME, JUST what i was looking for. not crazy evil robot, not loosey goosey hippie. just frakkin NORMAL real people talking to me like the same. short and to the point but covering all the bases and no one was aggro! they were super acting like they genuinely wanted to help, in the most efficient way possible, and knew how. the whole place was a very well oiled machine that understands mental illness intricately. whew. thank you universe, and country doctor - i will be donating to you as my new favorite charity once i pay off these med bills. and thank you my friends for all the great advice <3 im no longer fearing the procedure now that i dont have to do it in an alien autopsy room.

...brought to you by moron bimbos of doom.

Now, if you had a car that was presumably stall prone, a car, mind you, that also repeatedly gets its automatic transmission stuck in Park, if you had such a car and still pig-headedly insisted on driving it around major arterials during the rush hour instead of taking one of the many frequent buses employing the same route, would you not at least learn to re-start the freaking clunker in Neutral, instead of in Park? You would if you had any bleeding brains in your fluffy, over-coiffed wholly vacuous head, dearie.

That way you wouldn't end with a blighted soul, damned and cursed for all eternity by the thousands of haplessly stranded commuters behind you, when you elected to get your car stuck in Park a heart-breaking thirty feet shy of an intersection in the one section of Eastlake where the road is only one lane wide and there is a three-foot wide median strip planted with trees preventing the bus behind you from passing on the left.

But hey, at least that useless piece of junk you drive is shiny, huh?

* Got up super-early to have the impressions done for my dental splint. Amie had a nice Spongebob playlist to watch on my iPod, though it only ended up taking 20 minutes.

* Jaw is highly aggravated by the procedure. I may have to drug myself after dropping Amie off at school. This isn't in-line with my goal of continuing the productivity streak I started yesterday, but the dentist did point out that I am quite tense physically and I need to relax.

* Best part: listening to the dentist's right-wing rant on the Obama administration's approach to economic stimuli while having squishy rubber trays in my mouth. Exercise in listening to the other side, I guess? Although I actually agreed with him: the guy needs to make some decisions already. (Also that stereotypical thing about dentists asking you complex questions while your mouth is immobilized? Don't they train dentists out of that yet?)

* Amie & I go out to eat every Friday, it's our thing. Mom/daughter, put work away for an hour and just talk to her, you know. Today she just wanted to stay at home to eat. Saaaaad.

* And now she's complaining that she's bored. Natural consequences FTW.


Enough of the mundane! Here's something to cheer your Friday if you haven't seen it yet. (I adore recut movie trailers. lol shining, mary poppins, etc.)



Not enough rockin 70s for you? Please enjoy: ( the MST3K short this video reminds me of )

Landed SFO

a couple days ago, salmon and i were trying to come up with phrases that rhyme with "gypsies, tramps, and thieves." beginning when he texted his friend richard in new york with "gypsy's trampoline."

richard replied, "nipsy's tangerine."

between the three of us, over the course of the evening, we came up with:

whip these prancing steeds
sniff these tampons, please
fishy scampi treats
pipsqueak grandpa steve
snipping dampened sleeves
tristram shandy's knees

and a bunch more that i can't remember now.

now i am addicted to thinking of phrases that rhyme with "gypsies, tramps, and thieves." and spend all my vacant brain time on it.

and that's the story of how my life was ruined forever.

i am not an enrolled american indian; i could chase down a c.i.b.* through my father, but i haven't. i am a canadian indian and i am enrolled there. i have free healthcare in canada and cheaper rx's than the general populace. i had all four of my wisdom teeth removed while i lived there. my grandmother, at the time, had two jobs. one of them, was to drive the people from our isolated reserve to see specialists in sudbury, two hours away, or to elliot lake, three hours away. i had my teeth removed in elliot lake. my grandmother pulled strings so that she could be my driver for the day, as i was released the same day despite being under regular anesthesia.

if you have a second, you should watch the video embedded called "a new beginning."

* certificate of indian blood -- ask me the politics behind that shit.

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New Hopes on Health Care for American Indians

By PAM BELLUCK
Published: December 1, 2009

The meeting last month was a watershed: the leaders of 564 American Indian tribes were invited to Washington to talk with cabinet members and President Obama, who called it “the largest and most widely attended gathering of tribal leaders in our history.”

Topping the list of their needs was better health care.

“Native Americans die of illnesses like tuberculosis, alcoholism, diabetes, pneumonia and influenza at far higher rates,” Mr. Obama said. “We’re going to have to do more to address disparities in health care delivery.”

The health care overhaul now being debated in Congress appears poised to bring the most significant improvements to the Indian health system in decades. After months of negotiations, provisions under consideration could, over time, direct streams of money to the Indian health care system and give Indians more treatment options.

Some proposals, like exempting Indians from penalties for not obtaining insurance, may meet resistance from lawmakers opposed to expanding benefits for Indians, many of whom receive free medical care.

But advocates say the changes recognize Indians’ unique status and could ease what Senator Byron L. Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, calls “full-scale health care rationing going on on Indian reservations....”

read the rest here

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Hi all!

So, I'm finally ready to get another puppy/dog. Yayy!

I'm absolutely in love with Chihuahuas and would like to get another one. I've been searching rescues and such but I've noticed that it seems like so many of the Chihuahuas around here were brought from CA, but I haven't seen any from Washington. Anyone have any idea what happened to the hundreds of dogs that were seized in that puppy mill ring? I tried Googling it but didn't find anything recent. Have there been any updates on them?

In a related note, if anyone knows of a male chihuahua (or mix) that is looking for a new home, shoot me a line, please! :) I'd be more than willing to tell you more about me and my home. Thank you!

Today:

• 05:46 My stomach is jumbled, sectiony, and confused. #
• 11:25 The Google Public DNS NSes do not return AAAA records for Google services, unlike the ones from @henet. Is there an IPv6 one I can use? #
• 12:51 In n Out burger is the Blue Bottle of ground beef. For some reason, going there is tweetable. I just ate a Stouffer's turkey meal #winatlife #
• 15:12 RT: @burr86 and *two* years ago today, we sold off LJ. ;___________________________; #
• 16:21 JFC, the "Power Balance" (bit.ly/5LYs1Y) is like an athletic version of the SHAKTI stone (bit.ly/8SVDBk). Hil
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If you're not interested in stories about being a fat-ish kid and diet and weight loss and skinny jeans, this ain't an entry you'll want to read.

( Onward! )

Running late after a mad rush of last minute stuff - trying not to forget to pack anything

• 11:46 * So... Google wants a piece of the OpenDNS business, eh? Smart move. :D Anyone else using Google's DNS yet? #fb #
• 12:38 * Your HTML skill is great when your page looks great cross-platform, and the W3C markup validator passes xHTML 1.0 Strict on the first try. #

- Chris (cK1)

• 20:19 had decided to combat all of the aspiring rappers on #muni & #actransit with equally non-consentual old white man kareoke. #

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finally downloaded some old pictures of the austin trip. i couldn't resist a photo with the daniel johnston art. a real lj post is coming soon. in the meantime, i updated the http://seattletechno.com/nadirradio/ site with some MP3 downloads from my past two radio shows.

part one and part two with megamary - playlist (chromeo, claude young, modeselektor, lcd soundsystem, etc)

part one and part two with n_o_m_i_c - playlist (joker, autechre, milosh, the antlers, morgan geist etc)

i'm pretty slammed with studying for finals. this quarter has been quite stressful and i'm very much looking forward to winter break... esp. going to san francisco! dec. 29 - january 5. w00t!

tonight i'm going to the found footage festival. it goes to portland, eugene, vancouver bc, chicago, minneapolis, madison, some other places after that... recommended =]

http://www.spelloutseattle.com/2009/12/your-seattle-cheapend-december-46.html

Cellos! Beats! Dina! Del!