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Sunday, July 2, 2017 - 6:15pm

Mayor de Blasio Must Take Emergency Actions to Protect New York City Residents with Disabilities

Jonathan Carey "Champion for the Disabled" Born September 12,1993 Killed by caregivers on February 15,2007

Gov. Cuomo just blocked a critical 9-1-1 Civil Rights Bill which would have finally provided people with disabilities equal access to 9-1-1 services

 

The number one known reason for these deaths of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in these facilities throughout New York State and New York City is staff not calling 9-1-1. ”

— Michael Carey

ALBANY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, June 30, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- It is important to bring to light extremely serious and outright evil matters that the general public must understand that continues in New York State. Upwards of 1,000,000 New Yorkers with disabilities living outside of their family home in residential care facilities and group homes are being treated unequally, they are being discriminated against, and they are in grave danger. The 9-1-1 emergency call systems are almost always purposefully bypassed for this specific group of people which denies them equal access to 9-1-1 emergency medical and police first responder assistance and services. This discriminatory practice also denies the disabled their NYS and US Constitutional rights to equal protection of laws when they are victims of crimes. This horrific and deadly discrimination that continues in New York State and throughout New York City would have Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. rolling over in his grave. How can we as a civil society allow such evil to continue? All attempts to address this with Governor Cuomo have been completely ignored as if people with disabilities are not human beings, but they are precious human beings. New York State’s extremely dangerous and deadly discriminatory practices are costing many innocent children and adults their lives. Thirteen year old Jonathan Carey is one of thousands that die every year in New York State’s extremely dangerous and deadly mental health care system http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/nyregion/boys-death-highlights-crisis-in-homes-for-disabled.html

The number one known reason for these deaths of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in these facilities throughout New York State and New York City is staff not calling 9-1-1. Calling 9-1-1 is highly discouraged by management because of what would be found in so many cases, such as extreme bruising, severely drugged and over dosed residents, broken bones, evidence of rapes and unresponsive residents dying extremely young are just some of the horrific examples https://www.buzzfeed.com/benhattem/scathing-report-says-ny-agency-is-failing-people-with-disabi?utm_term=.li9Y4jjeA#.foWJ7ooR0
New York State has taken a posture for decades that what is most important regarding “these types of people” is getting them out of the family homes; create large numbers of extremely low paying caregiver jobs and to enrich politically connected people and entities, which is financial exploitation of the disabled. New York State’s system was never about providing the best of the best care and services for the disabled with the billions of federal Medicaid dollars coming in annually, but the exact opposite. Almost every imaginable safety and abuse prevention measure that family members of a person with a disability would think are in place in NYS facilities are non-existent which leads to rampant physical and sexual abuse, neglect and deaths. Here are the numbers; approximately 7,800 calls to Governor Cuomo’s abuse hotline for the disabled every month and 11-13 deaths every day. Literally, almost everything is being covered-up by circumventing the 9-1-1 call systems. Mayor de Blasio can and must take emergency actions now to protect NYC residents with disabilities; many more innocent people will die if he does nothing. Mayor de Blasio has the direct responsibility to ensure NYC residents obtain equal access to 9-1-1 medical and police services.

Michael Carey
Mr.
5188529377
email us here

The incredible life and tragic preventable death of Jonathan Carey, who was disabled, had autism, was non-verbal & only 13 when he was killed by his caregivers

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RAIN STOCKS – JUNE 1, 2017 

 

ARIZONA 

 

Off-farm corn stocks in Arizona on June 1, 2017 were 1.48 million bushels, up 8 percent from June 1, 2016, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Off-farm all wheat stocks in Arizona on June 1, 2017 were 2.24 million bushels, down 8 percent from last year. Other Arizona grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 

 

COLORADO 

 

All corn stocks in Colorado on June 1, 2017 were 29.78 million bushels, down 29 percent from June 1, 2016, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. All corn stocks stored on farms amounted to 15.00 million bushels, down 32 percent from a year ago. All corn stored off farms amounted to 14.78 million bushels, down 25 percent from a year ago. Off-farm oat stocks in Colorado were estimated at 32,000 bushels, down 42 percent from last year. Off-farm barley stocks totaled 6.87 million bushels, up 32 percent from last year. 

 

All wheat stocks in Colorado on June 1, 2017 were 34.80 million bushels, up 23 percent from June 1, 2016. All wheat stocks stored on farms amounted to 5.80 million bushels, up 21 percent from a year ago. All wheat stored off farms amounted to 29.00 million bushels, up 23 percent from a year ago. Other Colorado grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 

 

MONTANA 

 

Off-farm corn stocks in Montana on June 1, 2017 were 63,000 bushels, up 117 percent from June 1, 2016, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. All oat stocks in Montana were estimated at 404,000 bushels, down 14 percent from last year. On-farm oat stocks were 380,000 bushels, down 16 percent from a year ago. Oats stored off-farm were up 14 percent from last year to 24,000 bushels. Montana barley stocks in all positions on June 1, 2017 were 18.50 million bushels, up 11 percent from a year ago. Barley stored on farms totaled 7.10 million bushels, up 61 percent from last year. Off-farm barley stocks were down 7 percent from a year ago to 11.40 million bushels.  

 

All wheat stocks in Montana on June 1, 2017 were 61.04 million bushels, up 7 percent from June 1, 2016. All wheat stocks stored on farms amounted to 38.00 million bushels, unchanged from a year ago. All wheat stored off farms amounted to 23.04 million bushels, up 20 percent from a year ago. All Durum wheat stocks on June 1, 2017 were 8.03 million bushels, up 41 percent from a year ago. Other Montana grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 

 

NEW MEXICO 

 

Off-farm all wheat stocks in New Mexico on June 1, 2017 were 165,000 bushels, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Other New Mexico grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 

 

 

 

 

  

  

UTAH 

 

Off-farm corn stocks in Utah on June 1, 2017 were 212,000 bushels, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Off-farm oats stocks in Utah on June 1, 2017 were 16,000 bushels, down 33 percent from June 1, 2016. Off-farm all wheat stocks in Utah on June 1, 2017 were 3.84 million bushels, down 17 percent from last year. Other Utah grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 

 

WYOMING 

 

Off-farm barley stocks in Wyoming on June 1, 2017 were 3.89 million bushels, up 29 percent from June 1, 2016, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Off-farm all wheat stocks in Wyoming on June 1, 2017 were 334,000 bushels. Other Wyoming grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 

 

UNITED STATES 

 

Corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled 5.23 billion bushels, up 11 percent from June 1, 2016. Of the total stocks, 2.84 billion bushels are stored on farms, up 15 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 2.38 billion bushels, are up 6 percent from a year ago. The March - May 2017 indicated disappearance is 3.40 billion bushels, compared with 3.11 billion bushels during the same period last year. 

 

Grain sorghum stored in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled 85.5 million bushels, down 5 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 8.62 million bushels, are down 11 percent from last year. Off-farm stocks, at 76.9 million bushels, are down 5 percent from June 1, 2016. The March - May 2017 indicated disappearance from all positions is 95.0 million bushels, down 15 percent from the same period last year. 

 

Old crop oats stored in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled 52.5 million bushels, 8 percent below the stocks on June 1, 2016. Of the total stocks on hand, 13.5 million bushels are stored on farms, 26 percent below a year ago. Off-farm stocks totaled 39.0 million bushels, 1 percent above the previous year. Indicated disappearance during March - May 2017 totaled 10.6 million bushels, 42 percent below the same period a year ago. 

 

Old crop barley stocks in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled 108 million bushels, up 6 percent from June 1, 2016. On-farm stocks are estimated at 27.1 million bushels, 2 percent below a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 81.0 million bushels, are 9 percent above June 1, 2016. The March - May 2017 indicated disappearance is 36.7 million bushels, 3 percent above the same period a year earlier. 

 

Old crop all wheat stored in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled 1.18 billion bushels, up 21 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks are estimated at 192 million bushels, down 3 percent from last year. Off-farm stocks, at 993 million bushels, are up 28 percent from a year ago. The March - May 2017 indicated disappearance is 472 million bushels, up 19 percent from the same period a year earlier. 

 

Old crop Durum wheat stocks in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled 36.3 million bushels, up 31 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 18.4 million bushels, are up 51 percent from June 1, 2016. Off-farm stocks totaled 17.9 million bushels, up 15 percent from a year ago. The March - May 2017 indicated disappearance of 16.7 million bushels is up 13 percent from the same period a year earlier. 

 

Soybeans stored in all positions on June 1, 2017 totaled 963 million bushels, up 11 percent from June 1, 2016. On-farm stocks totaled 333 million bushels, up 18 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 631 million bushels, are up 7 percent from a year ago. Indicated disappearance for the March - May 2017 quarter totaled 775 million bushels, up 18 percent from the same period a year earlier. 

 

Pulse crops stored in all positions on June 1, 2017 and the change from June 1, 2016 are: dry edible peas, 4.32 million cwt, up 16 percent; lentils, 1.21 million cwt, up 149 percent; all chickpeas, 424 thousand cwt, down 31 percent; small chickpeas, 133 thousand cwt, up 33 percent; and large chickpeas, 291 thousand cwt, down 44 percent. Small chickpeas are defined as peas that will pass through a 20/64 inch round hole screen. Large chickpeas are defined as larger than 20/64 inches. 

 

For a full copy of the Grain Stocks report please visit www.nass.usda.gov. For state specific questions please contact: 

 

 Arizona – Dave DeWalt  1-800-645-7286  New Mexico – Longino Bustillos 1-800-530-8810  Colorado – William R. Meyer 1-800-392-3202  Utah – John Hilton  1-800-747-8522  Montana – Eric Sommer  1-800-835-2612  Wyoming – Rhonda Brandt 1-800-892-1660 

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ANTI-HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING ORG KICKS OFF JULY 4 AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Operation Underground Railroad invites all supporters to turn their social media blue for the Freedom4All campaign, attend parades

Salt Lake City, U.T. - To raise awareness for the thousands of victims and survivors of human trafficking worldwide, Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) is inviting supporters to turn social media blue for freedom as part of their Freedom4All campaign. By signing up, a post about O.U.R.'s mission will appear automatically to thousands of profile pages on July 4th. O.U.R. has surpassed their goal with over 2,000 sign ups, which will reach over 1.5 million people on Facebook and Twitter. Several famous artists and bloggers have joined O.U.R.’s effort including Peter Hollens, Nadia Khristean, James the Mormon, Glue MVMT, and Jenna from Jenna's Kitchen and Small Fry.

“'Freedom 4 All' means that everybody deserves to be free especially children regardless of where they live, whether it's home or abroad, anywhere in the world.. children deserve to be free. Let’s bring that liberty to all people and especially to all children everywhere,” said O.U.R. CEO Tim Ballard. “Help us be a voice to the voiceless. On behalf of Operation Underground Railroad we say thank you. We could do nothing without you; you are part of our team! Thank you for being part of the Freedom 4 All campaign.”

O.U.R. will also be participating in the following events and parades where local supporters near the Utah headquarters can learn more about the important work the organization is doing to bring down traffickers around the world:

Provo Freedom Days Booth & Parade (July 1-4), Centerville Parade (July 4 at 9:00 AM), Kaysville Parade (July 4 at 11:00 AM), Bountiful Parade (July 21 at 6:00 PM), Ogden Parade (July 24 at 9:00 AM), County FanFest Booth in Tooele, UT (July 27-29)

Operation Underground Railroad is registered 501(c)3 organization. Bringing together former CIA, Navy SEALs, and Special Ops operatives, O.U.R. partners with local law enforcement agencies around the world to save children from this modern day slavery. Founded by CEO Tim Ballard in 2013, O.U.R. has rescued more than 650 victims and helped arrest over 275 traffickers worldwide. Follow O.U.R. on Twitter and Facebook at @ourrescue to follow their work.

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Opportunity for Hatch, Lee to Really Help Small Business
By Candace Daly

Obamacare has been burdensome for small business. When it returns from the July 4 holiday, the Senate has a chance to do something about it.

Year after year, when the National Federation of Independent Business surveys its members, they say their No. 1 priority is health care, but the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, has made things more difficult for them. Its onerous taxes and mandates have increased costs and reduced choices.

Repealing Obamacare shouldn’t be a partisan issue. The law has failed in its central promise, which is to make health care affordable.

  • Premiums for small businesses have skyrocketed. 
  • The law forced the cancelation of insurance policies for millions of Americans who were happy with their plans. 
  • Insurance companies have abandoned the exchange marketplaces, leaving Americans in many parts of the country with one option or no options at all.

On May 27 of this year, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the federal Health & Human Service department issued a report that took a hard look at the soaring costs of Obamacare now that all its rules and regulations have come to fruition.

The report found average insurance premium costs in Utah individual market rising from $159 a month in 2013 to $319 a month by 2017—an increase of 101 percent, the second highest.

Even former President Bill Clinton called Obamacare “the craziest thing in the world.” He said, “The people who are getting killed in this deal are small business people and individuals who make just a little too much to get any of these subsidies.”

That’s why NFIB is calling on Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee to vote “yes” on the Senate plan, the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

Small business has long supported repealing and replacing Obamacare. NFIB opposed the health-care bill when it passed, and we challenged its constitutionality before the Supreme Court in NFIB v. Sebelius.

Not only does the law harm small businesses, it harms their employees. According to the federal government’s own research, small businesses’ health insurance costs increased and benefit flexibility decreased under Obamacare, resulting in 25 percent fewer small businesses offering health insurance within five years of the law’s enactment.

The Senate bill provides massive tax relief by eliminating or delaying 11 of the most burdensome Obamacare taxes, which are crushing small businesses and driving up costs. It also eliminates the punishing mandate penalties that discourage job creation, expansion, and investment.

This is a crucial moment for our senators. We hope they remember that small business employs most of the state’s private-sector workforce. It’s the backbone of our economy. Obamacare is a massive impediment to growth and new jobs, and this week our senators have a chance to enact change that will help small businesses.

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Candace Daly is Utah state director of the National Federation of Independent Business.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Scandalous Collusion Scheme Surrounding the Disabled

Jonathan Carey "Champion for the Disabled" Born September 12,1993 Killed by caregivers on February 15,2007

Cuomo’s collusion scheme is intertwined with wide-scale discrimination, financial exploitation of people with disabilities and criminal cover-ups

 

The financial exploitation aspect of this collusion scheme that literally uses this population of people with special needs surrounds massive amounts of federal Medicaid dollars.”

— Michael Carey

ALBANY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, June 30, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- It is important to bring to light extremely serious and outright evil matters that the general public must understand that continue in New York State. Upwards of 1,000,000 New Yorkers with disabilities living outside of their family home in residential care facilities and group homes are being treated unequally, they are being discriminated against, and they are in grave danger. The 9-1-1 emergency call systems are almost always purposefully bypassed for this specific group of people which denies them equal access to 9-1-1 emergency medical and police first responder assistance and services. This discriminatory practice also denies the disabled their NYS and US Constitutional rights to equal protection of laws when they are victims of crimes. This horrific and deadly discrimination that continues in New York State would have Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. rolling over in his grave. How can we as a civil society allow such evil to continue? All attempts to address this with Governor Cuomo have been completely ignored as if people with disabilities are not human beings, but they are precious human beings. New York State’s extremely dangerous and deadly discriminatory practices are costing many innocent children and adults their lives. Thirteen year old Jonathan Carey is one of thousands that die every year in New York State’s extremely dangerous and deadly mental health care system http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/nyregion/boys-death-highlights-crisis-in-homes-for-disabled.html

The number one known reason for these deaths of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in these NYS facilities is staff not calling 9-1-1. Calling 9-1-1 is highly discouraged by management because of what would be found in so many cases, such as extreme bruising, severely drugged and over dosed residents, broken bones, evidence of rapes and unresponsive residents dying extremely young are just some of the horrific examples https://www.buzzfeed.com/benhattem/scathing-report-says-ny-agency-is-failing-people-with-disabi?utm_term=.li9Y4jjeA#.foWJ7ooR0
The financial exploitation aspect of this collusion scheme that literally uses this population of people with special needs surrounds massive amounts of federal Medicaid dollars. New York State has taken a posture for decades that what is most important regarding “these types of people” is getting them out of the family homes; create large numbers of extremely low paying caregiver jobs and to enrich politically connected people and entities, which is financial exploitation of the disabled. New York State’s system was never about providing the best of the best care and services for the disabled with the billions of federal Medicaid dollars coming in annually, but the exact opposite. Almost every imaginable safety and abuse prevention measure that family members of a person with a disability would think are in place in NYS facilities are non-existent which leads to rampant physical and sexual abuse, neglect and deaths. Here are the numbers; approximately 7,800 calls to Governor Cuomo’s abuse hotline for the disabled every month and 11-13 deaths every day. Literally, almost everything is being covered-up by circumventing the 9-1-1 call systems.

Michael Carey
Mr.
5188529377
email us here

The incredible life and tragic preventable death of Jonathan Carey, who was disabled, had autism, was non-verbal & only 13 when he was killed by his caregivers

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Debbra M. Long releases ‘The Quest For A Treasure’

Author pens fiction story involving discovery of treasure map by friends, family

 

RIVERTON, Wyo. – A mystery story coupled with humor, “The Quest For A Treasure” (published by Trafford Publishing) tells about the journey of a group of close friend and family, which makes readers realize the importance of having a happy and positive outlook on life, family and friends. This book helps readers not only to enjoy a good story, but laugh and feel good when everything around them is mundane.

 

This fiction story involves more than 50 friends and family members who find a treasure map. Finding the map has involved the characters into adventure, mystery and fun in the pursuit of keeping the map; they protect each other, laughing and living in spite of the danger.

 

This book is targeted to readers from all walks of life, ranging from ages 12 to 80.  “Many who have read it have told me how much they enjoyed the characters and the story overall,” the author tells.

 

As Long continues to become passionate in her writings, "The Quest For A Treasure Map" is another fine accomplishment of the author.

 

“The Quest For A Treasure”

By Debbra M. Long

Softcover | 6 x 9in | 176 pages | ISBN 9781425188023

E-Book | 176 pages | ISBN 9781426985485

Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

 

About the Author

Debbra M. Long was born and raised in Wyoming. Her passion for writing stories came when she was quite young. Her early writing consisted of poetry and children's stories, such as her children's short fiction, "A Ladybug's Freedom."

 

Trafford Publishing, an Author Solutions, LLC, author services imprint, was the first publisher in the world to offer an “on-demand publishing service,” and has led the independent publishing revolution since its establishment in 1995. Trafford was also one of the earliest publishers to utilize the Internet for selling books. More than 10,000 authors from over 120 countries have utilized Trafford’s experience for self publishing their books. For more information about Trafford Publishing, or to publish your book today, call 1-888-232-4444 or visit trafford.com.

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