Yeah. Lots of the major orgs that deal with mental health are saying no on E. D is a problem because the language makes it sound like an increase in funding, but it won't actually do that. It just makes mental health services more susceptible to later cuts. It will just make early childhood stuff, which is protected now, more apt to cuts later.
Wash: So, two days in a hospital? That's awful. Don't you just hate doctors? Simon: Hey. Wash: I mean, present company excluded. Jayne: Let's not be excluding people. That'd be rude.
'Ariel'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - May 18, 2009 1:13:57 pm PDT #20038 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
beth b - May 18, 2009 1:14:24 pm PDT #20039 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Is the governor in charge of he rainy day fund? it is what my union implied.
Kat - May 18, 2009 1:20:17 pm PDT #20040 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
From everything I have read, beth, that's not been mentioned at all. I can't find out who IS in charge of the rainy day fund at all, as a matter of fact.
What it does do is increases the duration of the recent tax increases for an additional year.
beth b - May 18, 2009 1:30:18 pm PDT #20041 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Acc'ding to this is can be governor or legislative
and it says many states have caps from 2 - 10 % -- but that isn't enough in big down turns
Cashmere - May 18, 2009 1:32:57 pm PDT #20042 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
There's something satisfying about twittering "Charter Communication sucks ass" and getting a response from Charter. Too bad they won't lower their rates and improve their horrible customer service.
beth b - May 18, 2009 1:43:30 pm PDT #20043 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I did the research thing and called my rep. His office says both the both the executive and legislative branches can distribute monies from the rainy day fund. Congress by passing a bill that needs funding and I am assuming that the governor would do it by executive order -- like state of emergency funding. So my unions allegation that it would give the governor great control over the budgeting process is an exaggeration.
dcp - May 18, 2009 2:29:08 pm PDT #20044 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
A friend back in western Arkansas had a surprise visitor at her back door -- a black rat snake. Pictures: [link]
What would you have done in that situation?
Connie Neil - May 18, 2009 2:32:04 pm PDT #20045 of 30000
brillig
What would you have done in that situation?
Made an embarrassing loud noise, yelled for Hubby, then stared through the glass and gone "Cool." Hubby would then do something masculine and useful and move the snake off to a bush.
edit: If Hubby weren't around, I'd rap on the glass in the hopes of annoying it so it would go away. AFter putting a towel at the foot of the door and making sure windows were snake proof.
§ ita § - May 18, 2009 2:43:54 pm PDT #20046 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What would you have done in that situation?
Come here to post about it, and then tried to google it.
Is it managing to stay vertical just by the bit of it supported on the door handle? Creepy.
-t - May 18, 2009 2:44:31 pm PDT #20047 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Cool picture.
Am I outside and needing to get in in this scenario or can I just watch it for a while? Because that would be my inclination.
Eta: yes, there would be Googling.