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SO SORRY YOU'VE BEEN OFFICIALLY  MOONED!  HAPPY DECEMBER!

INFO ON CHRISTMAS DONATIONS

Before you open your pocketbooks for the next natural disaster, or the Christmas season, please keep these facts in mind:

The American Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans' salary for the 2011 was $951,957 plus expenses.

The United Way President Brian Gallagher receives a $675,000 base salary along with numerous expense benefits .

UNICEF CEO Caryl M. Stern receives $1,900,000 per year (158K) per month, plus all expenses including a ROLLS ROYCE.
Less than 5 cents (4.4 cents) per donated dollar goes to the cause.


Meanwhile...
The Salvation Army's Commissioner Todd Bassett receives a salary of only$13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2 billion dollar organization.96 percent of donated dollars go to the cause.

The American Legion National Commander receives a $0..00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

· The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander receives a $0..00 zero salary .
Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
· The Disabled American Veterans National Commander receives a$0..00 zero salary .
Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
· The Military Order of Purple Hearts National Commander receives a$0..00 zero salary .
Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
· The Vietnam Veterans Association National Commander receives a$0..00 zero salary .
Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

Thank you Susan at Writing Straight From the Heart And Cheri from Chez Cheri.

HOW YOUR MOOD EFFECTS YOUR SKIN

http://www.dailyglow.com/photo-gallery/how-moods-mess-with-your-skin?xid=nl_EverydayHealthHealthyAging_20120626#/slide-1

GERMS AT A DOCTOR'S OFFICE

A doctor's office is not the place to be if you're trying to avoid germs. To limit your exposure: Bring your own books and magazines (and toys, if you have your children or grandchildren with you) and pack your own tissues and hand sanitizers, which should have an alcohol content of at least 60 percent. If possible, in the waiting room, leave at least two chairs between you and the other patients to reduce your chances of picking up their bugs. Germ droplets from coughing and sneezing can travel about 3 feet before falling to the floor.   (Thanks Sharon).

IMPORTANT - HOSPITAL STAYS! Just because you are a patient in the hospital doesn’t mean you have been admitted to the hospital. WHAT???? In an effort to save money, Medicare has written guidelines to hospitals about when a patient comes into the hospital for “observation” versus “admittance”. Generally, observation is for 24 to 48 hours, but in some circumstances, it can last longer. The implications are significant. First, if the patient is not “admitted” to the hospital, then Medicare pays less of the bill, and the patient pays a higher deductible and a higher co-pay. Next, should the person be in the hospital under “observation” status and is then discharged to a rehabilitation center or nursing home, even if they have been hospitalized for three or more days, Medicare will not pick up the tab. Thus, rather than picking up the first 100 days in a long-term care facility, Medicare will pay nothing, and the patient will start paying immediately. Yes, we get it… it doesn’t make any sense, but it is what it is. Many people are blaming the hospitals, when in fact they are not to blame. Thus, it is very important when you or a loved one is in a hospital, particularly if it is expected that the patient will be discharged to a rehabilitation center or long-term care facility, to determine at the very beginning whether the patient is “admitted” or simply under “observation” status. Don’t wait until the discharge of the patient – find out the exact status of the patient at the beginning of the hospital stay. If you want to learn more, go to this link: http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/07/pf/medicare-rehab-costs.moneymag/index.htm Thank you Sharon.

	SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN  Do you have a special needs child in your life?  If so do you want the government or you to make their school decision?  They want to pass a bill saying that the government can overrule parents' rights in the interest of a disabled child. They could determine what type of education the child receives and what kind of medical/psychological intervention would be done. In other words it's a power grab for control of our children, starting with those who are "disabled." A child with any type of "disability" could qualify.
	Contact your U.S. Senators TODAY and let them know that parents of disabled children deserve the same rights as all parents!
November 27, 2012

Dear Susan,
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Monday that he plans to begin floor consideration of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday.
The United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) would pose serious problems for the United States if it were ratified today. Though it is touted as the progeny and logical follow-up to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1991, it is in fact more of a power grab than humanitarian action.
U.S. sovereignty is at issue on a number of fronts, including that the CRPD presumes the establishment of rights contained in treaties that the United States has not ratified, including the International Covenant on Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). These rights are not recognized by the United States Constitution, nor are provided by existing U.S. laws - however U.S. courts could use the ratification of the CRPD to force Americans to comply with other UN treaties which are against American interests.
The original ADA equally protects the rights of all parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children, regardless of the disability status of parent or child. The CRPD would take away this right, obligating our government to ensure that "in all actions concerning children with disabilities, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration." The phrase "best interests of the child" is an international law "term of art," its meaning firmly established through consistent application by other bodies, including the Committee on the Rights of the Child. As one international legal scholar explains, "Best interests provides decision and policy makers with the authority to substitute their own decisions for either the child's or the parents' provided it is based on consideration of the best interests of the child." In ratifying the CRPD, the government would apply this standard only to parents of disabled children - a position antithetical to the protection for parents provided by the ADA.
I urge you to contact your senators today, and let them know that parents of disabled children deserve the same rights as all parents.
Sincerely,

Tony Perkins
President
P.S. Please forward this email to as many friends, family, and fellow church members as possible. Senators will take note if we speak up.
Thank you Susan at Christian Writer/Reader

FYI - SOME TRIVIA This year, December has 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays and 5 Mondays. Dec-2012 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7   8    9 10 11    12 13  14  15  16  17  18    19  20  21  22   23  24  25    26  27  28 29 30 This only happens once every 824 years.   (Thank you Cheri at Chez Cheri.)