21.2.1: proj.cyb/ipad.art set 4/erasing a layer:
. after a base layer, I filled a 2nd layer
and then activated both erase and linedraw.
. the color fill didn't include the paper's texture
but painting on it brought the texture back.
(brush/wash/damp) made it look like a water color.
. used (blend/sponge blender)
to make the erasure lines less crisp.
. added some more erasure shaped with (marker pen round)
2021.3.2: phi/
existence of new crystals suggests intelligent life is new
or the morphic field is lossy or not universal:
. Dr.Sheldrake found that
new chemicals don't crystallize at first;
but after having time to practice crystallization,
the crystals eventually become quicker at it;
and this may be explained by the theory that
the universe has a mind of its own,
a mind that communicates with its chemicals
via morphic resonance or morphic fields
https://www.sheldrake.org/research/morphic-resonance/introduction
similar to morphogenetic fields.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphogenetic_field
. if the universe is eternal, as predicted by Dream Theory
http://amerdreamdocs.blogspot.com/2012/12/aquarian-steady-state-theorem.html
then life should have been here in the infinite past,
but Sheldrake shows evidence that
intelligent life may be a rather recent invention
because there is evidence that
some of our recently invented crystals
have never been invented before;
and what is the possibility that there have been
millions of years of intelligence
but only recently has anyone done studies with
these particular crystals?
. perhaps the universe's memory can forget?
or rather than there being a mind for an entire universe,
there is a galactic or supercluster mind,
so that crystals made by intelligent life in a
different galaxy would not help crystals in
this galaxy to grow?
2021.3.2: news.pol/healthcare/
aapsonline.org worries more "democracy" is a path to socialized medicine:
summary:
H.R. 1: For the People Act 3 of 2021:
https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1/BILLS-117hr1ih.pdf
"To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box,
reduce the influence of big money in politics,
strengthen ethics rules for public servants,
and implement other anti-corruption measures
for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, ... ."
. we actually need this bill to protect democracy
by making it easier to vote;
but it is bound to help the Democrat.party
which is known for increasing socialized medicine
which is bad if it limits the ability of doctors
to decide what they consider good patient care
instead of letting politicians decide your care.
. this is why Republicans voted for abortion rights:
they actually voted to keep politicians from
taking choice from our doctors.
. I hope when this bill allows more Democrat politicians
that they help expand our access to healthcare
without tying the hands of doctors.
. if the usa has the most deaths from covid-19
it was because we didn't give doctors more power:
good doctors wanted to treat early with older
unpatented drugs such as Ivermectin
and zinc with HCQ; and vitamin D;
[Am J Med. 2021 Jan]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32771461/
whereas, the socialized medicine in the usa
https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/antiviral-therapy/
told doctors not to treat until hospitalization was needed,
and to use only new patented drugs and ventilators.
2021.2.3: mis.cyb/net.hrblock.com/
hrblock.com pretending to do free tax filing until I qualified for Saver's Credit:
I tried HR free file from this link;
https://www.hrblock.com/online-tax-filing/free-online-tax-filing/
even after Fox news said H&R Block said
they were pulling out of the free e-file tax business.
[foxbusiness Jun 16, 2020]
https://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/hr-block-irs-relationship-free-file
"Tax preparation company H&R Block
has decided it will no longer participate
in an IRS sponsored program to provide
free filing options to low-income Americans."
. I was confused because H&R Block does indeed
still claim to provide some free service,
but their free offer didn't apply to me
because you can't have savers credit for free.
2021.2.2: co.amazon/cyb`gear/radio#Sangean DT-180/
5-star/mounting a Sangean DT-180 pocket radio on a neckband:
. after my pocket radio died, I picked up the Sangean DT-180
. this radio's only attachment is a hole that will anchor a tether;
I tied that to a neckband's clip loop;
and also hold it in place with rubber bands
that I got from bunches of broccoli.
2021.2.2: proj.gear/a belt made from a paracord kit:
I have a $16 WEREWOLVES Paracord Kit;
and, I used an entire 20-ft length of a paracord
to make a belt that fits slacks with small loops.
I used a knot near a buckle,
and then for the loose end in the middle of belt,
I sewed it in place with carpet & button thread.
2021.2.1: pol/healthcare/
safe harbor provisions of the Anti-Kickback Statute:
to the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG):
https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=HHSIG_FRDOC_0001-0440
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on
abuse of safe harbors to the anti-kickback statute (AKS).
. this letter is a revision of the aapsonline response.
https://aapsonline.org/alert-and-special-legislative-update-pharmacy-benefits-managers/
Physicians Against Drug Shortages estimates that
http://www.physiciansagainstdrugshortages.com/
safe harbor facilitated kickbacks increase
"annual supplies costs by at least 30%,
or upwards of $100 billion
... and the prices of drugs ...
by at least $100 billion annually as well."
I urge HHS to move forward with the Part D rebate rule
instead of delaying it further.
. that regulation would replace protections for
drug rebates in Medicare Part D
with protections for discounts
provided directly to consumers.
. the Biden administration agreed to delay this rule
in response to suit challenging it brought by
the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/a-win-for-pbms-biden-administration-delays-rebate-rule
It is past time that discounts on drugs
are passed along directly to patients
instead of being kicked back to middlemen.
In addition, the Office of Inspector General (OIG)
must not sidestep its responsibility to investigate and end
abuse of current AKS safe harbors,
for example 42 CFR § 1001.952(j) and related regulations.
This safe harbor for Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs)
has unleashed an epidemic of kickbacks
in the medical supply chain
which has spread into pharmaceuticals
through similar exploitation by
Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs).
HHS should further work to stop both
GPO and PBM misuse of safe harbors
by encouraging Congress to repeal 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)(3)(C),
a key statute that shelters harmful schemes.
Shortages, unaffordability, and improper steering of patients
to the most profitable product, instead
of the one that best meets patients' needs,
are driven in part by this AKS safe harbor.
For example,
sole-source contracts, facilitated by kickbacks,
are an anti-competitive feature of
many GPO arrangements with hospitals and manufacturers,
which increase the risk of shortages and push prices higher.
For more details see
http://jpands.org/vol23no2/singleton.pdf
-- This year the comment window is open until
February 16 at 5pm Eastern.
my Comment Tracking Number: 1k5-9lk3-v0h4
2020.12.24..25: relig/judaism/
feasting, drinking, and getting stoned in ancient Israel:
. this is my commentary on:
biblical archaeology review 2020:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-archaeology-review-winter-2020/
46#5; p52: Gluttony and Drunkenness in Ancient Israel
by Rebekah Welton.
