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Dual coverage is defined as enrollment in two PEHP medical or pharmacy plans. To coordinate your pharmacy deductible, co-payment, or co-insurance with your secondary PEHP plan, you have to submit your pharmacy receipts and an Express Scripts Direct Claim Form to Express Scripts.
Coordination of benefits (COB) claims are claims your primary insurance has already paid and PEHP becomes your secondary insurance. Cash-paid (direct) claims are those you paid the cash price for your medicine without using your pharmacy card. When PEHP is your secondary carrier, you must buy your prescriptions through your primary carrier. PEHP will coordinate coverage of eligible co-payments and unpaid pharmacy claims if they meet PEHP's benefit, coverage, preauthorization, and quantity requirements.
You must submit an original itemized receipt (a pharmacy printout is not a valid receipt) and a claim form to Express Scripts. PEHP will reimburse you up to our usual and customary contract rate and benefit rules minus the required co-payment. You can obtain a Express Scripts Direct Claim Form at Direct Claim Form.
You or your prescribing physician can initiate an appeal to any coverage decision made by the PEHP Pharmacy Department. A request for a full and fair review must be made 180 days after receiving notice of denial.
Mail requests to:
Express Scripts has a good track record for quickly filling prescriptions, but certain things could delay shipment:
Be sure to have at least a two-week supply on hand in case you have to wait.
A maintenance medication is any prescription taken daily. Some examples are: antidepressants, asthma medications, birth control pills, cholesterol medications, blood pressure medications, and anticonvulsants.
Non-maintenance medications are not available through mail-order. Some examples are: pain management medications, muscle relaxants, cough and cold medications, anti-migraine, antibiotics, sleeping pills, and anti-anxiety pills.
The main advantage is maintenance drugs are available via home delivery in 90-day quantities and at less expense than at a retail pharmacy. Examples of maintenance medications include those for: diabetes, depression, asthma, blood pressure, birth control, as well as anticonvulsants. Examples of medications not available through Home Delivery are: pain therapies, muscle relaxants, antibiotics, anti-anxiety drugs, anti-migraine drugs, and injectables.
To receive your 90-day supply through Express Scripts Home Delivery:
Your order will arrive in about 14 days. Be sure to have at least a two-week supply on hand before ordering so you don't run out while waiting.
It changes twice a year based on FDA reviews of new medications and generic equivalents. Exceptions are based on FDA or PEHP Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee recommendations.
Probably, but it will have the highest co-payment. Coverage depends on your plan benefits. For information call PEHP at 801-366-7555 or 800-765-7347.
Retail and mail-order prescriptions may be refilled once you've consumed 75% of your supply. Retail orders require 23 days between refills and 68 days for mail-order. Maintenance drugs carry a 75% refill allowance when used within the last 180 days.
For most specialty drugs, PEHP requires you to use our specialty drug vendor, Accredo, for coverage. Sometimes specialty drugs may be available through both our specialty drug vendor and through your doctor's office. In these cases, PEHP will offer your specialty medication for a lower co-payment through our specialty pharmacy and that will save you money. If you still choose to receive your specialty medications from your doctor's office, preauthorization may be required, and you may also have a separate out-of-pocket maximum of $3,600 per member, per year, for medications you receive through a provider's facility. Co-payments through Accredo don't apply to the specialty out-of-pocket maximum. Check your Benefits Summary for your maximum cost. Call PEHP at 801-366-7555 or 800-765-7347 for information or help making the transition to Accredo.
Most do. Go to www.pehp.org/members/prescription-drug-benefit/preauthorization to learn whether your drug requires preauthorization, or call PEHP at 801-366-7555 or 800-765-7347. Your physician can obtain a preauthorization form from the provider section of www.pehp.org or by calling the number above.
These costly drugs require special handling and shipping, or are required by the manufacturer to be dispensed by a specific pharmacy, such as PEHP's specialty pharmacy, Accredo. PEHP may require you to buy your speciality medications through Accredo for coverage. You can find out where to buy your specialty medication, to make sure you have coverage, at www.pehp.org/members/prescription-drug-benefit/specialty-medications
Some drugs require preauthorization due to their potential for misuse, adverse reactions, safety issues, and cost. Your doctor can obtain a preauthorization form from the provider section of www.pehp.org or may call PEHP at 801-366-7555 or 800-765-7347.
If a brand-name drug is dispensed when a preferred generic can be substituted, you'll pay the generic co-payment plus the difference in cost between the generic and brand-name drug. If you have 100% coverage, you're still responsible for the cost difference. This may not apply to all groups; refer to your benefits summary for more information.
A preferred generic drug must contain the same active ingredient in the equivalent strength and dosage as the brand-name version and meet the same FDA standards. Although generic and brand-name drugs contain the same active ingredient, the inactive ingredients may differ. Inactive ingredients are used to keep a tablet from crumbling, add bulk to make it large enough to handle, and/or provide a pleasant taste or color.
Ask your doctor if your prescription is available in an equivalent generic, many are, and preferred generics have the lowest copayment. If you can't get an effective generic equivalent, ask your doctor and/or pharmacist if a preferred brand-name drug will work. (See the PEHP Preferred Drug List for further suggestions.)
Urgent and emergent prescriptions will be covered outside of the United States if the drug or class of medication is covered under the PEHP pharmacy or specialty benefit. PEHP will determine the urgent or emergent status of each claim submitted for reimbursement. Cash paid and out-of-area claims will be subject to step therapy, quantity level requirements, and preauthorization. PEHP will reimburse up to our usual and customary contract rate and benefit rules minus the required co-payment. You must provide a claim that contains the name, strength, and dosage of the medication. It's your responsibility to translate the claim into English and covert the charges to U.S. currency.
A pharmacy out-of-pocket maximum is separate from your regular medical out-of-pocket maximum. When filling your prescription, you'll pay the pharmacy co-payment listed in your Benefits Summary. Preferred generics, pharmacy specialty medications, and preferred brand co-payments will apply to your pharmacy out-of-pocket maximum listed in your Benefits Summary. Once your pharmacy out-of-pocket maximum is met, preferred generics, pharmacy specialty medications, and preferred brand name drugs will be covered at 100%. Out-of-pocket costs that do not apply to the pharmacy out-of-pocket maximum include non-preferred drugs, the cost difference between generic and brand-name drugs when a substitute generic is available, and specialty medications obtained through the medical benefit.
A pharmacy deductible is often separate from your regular medical deductible. When filling your prescription, you'll pay the pharmacy deductible listed in your Benefits Summary. Once your deductible is met, you'll pay the applicable co-payment or co-insurance.
Members are responsible for the co-payment or co-insurance of the medication at the time of purchase. The co-payment and/or co-insurance is based on your employer group's pharmacy plan selection. If the cost of the medication is less than the specific co-payment and/or co-insurance listed for that medication, you are responsible for the lesser amount.
Find the Preferred Drug List at Preferred Drug List
Your prescription card serves as both your pharmacy and medical ID card. Present your card at your pharmacy or provider's office at the time of service. Your card will come directly from Express Scripts, PEHP's pharmacy benefit manager. New PEHP members will receive a PEHP card shortly after enrollment. A new card will not be reissued at each new enrollment unless your benefit coverage changes. If you lose your card or need additional copies for dependents, you may log into www.express-scripts.com, register to use their site, select Forms and Cards, and request a replacement card. You may also print a temporary card. Members may also call PEHP at 801-366-7555 or 800-7657347 to order a new ID card.


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Bryant Park After Work
Music to start the end of your day.
Chuck Braman leads up this jazz trio on drums with the help of guitarist Khabu Doug Young and bassist Matt Clohesy. You can expect an unsual arrangement of original music and jazz standards, including homage to the legendary jazz pianist Thelonious Monk.
After Work Music Now with Pepsi continues through the end of August, featuring an eclectic selection of New York area jazz musicians and singer-songwriters. Each week, we'll be giving Bryant Park Blog readers an exclusive track from our featured artist. Right click below to download and save the sounds of Bryant Park After Work.
Chuck Braman Trio
Wednesday, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
July 18
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Important Retirement Savings Tips for the 40+ Crowd
By Paula Pant
Updated August 06, 2016
Are you in your 40's or older?
Are you bewildered about how much money you'll need to retire?
Are you aware of how much money you need for retirement, but overwhelmed by the idea of saving such a large sum?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, check out these four retirement savings tips geared for the age 40-and-over crowd.
The first tip will help you figure out how much money you need for retirement, while the rest of the tips help you find ways to earn more money.
#1: How Much Money Do I Need to Retire?
Shovel as much money into retirement savings as you can. If you start saving for retirement in your twenties, the general rule of thumb says that you can get away with saving only 10 - 12 percent of your take-home pay.
If you're starting in your forties, the general rule of thumb says you need to increase your savings rate to 15 - 20 percent.
Does that sound daunting? Then try this: rather than focusing on the percentage of your take-home pay that you should save, decide how much money you want to live on per year during retirement. Multiply by 25 to figure out how much you need to save.
To live on $40,000 per year in retirement, for example, you'll need $40,000 x 25 = $1 million in your retirement portfolio.
$1 million may sound like a lot, but remember: You don't need to EARN $1 million at your 9-to-5 job, you just need to GROW $1 million through your investments.
The most critical factor to help you achieve this is a long time horizon. The longer your money is invested in a retirement fund, the more it will grow. In fact, with an aggressive savings strategy, you can create a $1 million portfolio in as little as 17 - 20 years.
Why? In a nutshell, the longer your money is invested, the more you can take advantage of compounding interest.
After enough time passes, compound interest will allow you to double or triple your money.
#2: Look for Current Income Sources
If your current job doesn't pay enough to enable you to save $1,500 - $2,000 per month or more, you may want to consider finding ways to earn money on the side.
Small amounts make a big impact. If you can earn an extra $100 per week - perhaps by mowing lawns, babysitting, consulting, teaching or freelancing - and you can also trim an additional $100 per week from your spending habits, you'll save an extra $10,400 per year.
#3: Find Future Income Sources
In addition to earning more, spending less and building your million-dollar portfolio, you can also look for sources of income in retirement.
I know one retiree whose house is completely paid off; he's mortgage-free. He rents out his home to tenants. He uses part of the rental income to pay for his own rent at a cheaper location, and he lives on the remainder of the rental income, which supplements his small pension and Social Security.
His case is extreme, since most people aren't willing to move out of their homes. But a modified version of this might be to rent out part of your home, such as the basement or the in-law cottage.
This is just one example of the myriad of ways you can earn extra money while you're retired. You could also teach classes, consult, run a daycare, or work as a nanny.
#4: Delay Retirement
If you're in your 40's, you still have enough time to amass a $1 million portfolio. You've got at least 20 years left until your retirement date.
But what if you're in your 50's or 60's and you realize that you've dramatically under-funded your retirement portfolio? Keep working.
Unless your boss or your health forces you to retire, stay in the workforce for as long as you can. Each additional year in the workforce will provide you with more money that you can save for retirement, and your investments will have more time to grow.


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China"s southern island province of Hainan received 946,000 overseas tourists in the first six months, close to the annual figure of 1.1 million for 2017 thanks to its new visa-free policy, which is yielding positive results since its launch in May, China News Agency reported Monday.
On May 1, the island province started to offer greater visa-free access for tourists from 59 countries to Hainan, expanding from 26 countries previously.
The policy has also boosted the growth of the local aviation industry. In the first half of this year, Hainan opened and resumed 12 international flight routes, increasing the total number of routes to 53.
To date, Hainan has opened air routes with 34 countries among the 59 that enjoy the visa-free policy, such as Italy, Australia, Russia, Japan and countries in Southeast Asia.
HNA airport group, a subsidiary of the Haikou-based Fortune Global 500 company HNA Group, which owns the four airports in Hainan, plans to open 20 international routes with visa-free countries later this year, including to London and St Petersburg.
"Hainan should launch more tourism products that fit the foreign tourism market, and stabilize tourism product prices during its bleak and peak seasons, and build up the comprehensive strength of its tourism industry," said Ge Jian, deputy secretary-general for the organization for European and Asian Economic Cooperation.
In 2017, more than 1.1 million foreign tourists visited Hainan, up nearly 50 percent year-on-year. By 2020, the number of overseas tourists to Hainan is expected to exceed 2 million.
The island province recently released a three-year action plan (2018-2020) to enhance the global influence of its tourism sector. According to the plan, Hainan is going to boost its international flight routes to 70 by the end of 2018, and the number will be increase to 100 by 2020.
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Comic Con: Convention Report Part 4
Of course, another major highlight of my week in San Diego was the opportunity to attend at Eisner Award ceremony as a nominee. As you may remember, my weekly comic, Phables, was nominated for Best Digital Comic 2006.
As always, click on the photos to see full-sized pixelly goodness.
That's me, in the photo to the right, sitting at my table before the ceremony began. It was a close as a guy like me is ever going to get to a major awards show like the Oscars or the Emmys, and I enjoyed myself thoroughly. Unfortunately, Phables did not get the nod for the Best Digital Comic of 2006. It went to Sam & Max by Steve Purcell. I walked over to Mr. Purcell's booth the next day to offer my congratulations. "Thanks," he responded, "But I think the other people in the category worked a lot harder on their comics than I did on mine." I wished him continued success and exited.
Rejoining my Blank Label compadres the next morning, I was met with the same congratulations and enthusiasm that I would have gotten if I had actually won. I have to say, I really felt great about the nomination, and my friends made me feel even better about it. Still, in the interest of truth-in-advertising, I was honor-bound to cover the word "nominated for" on my "Nominated for the Eisner Award" sign with "LOSER." Heck, Howard Tayler even brought me a special post-Eisner lunch the next day (to the right).
I was feeling really good about myself right up until Sam and Max themselves showed up. Were they there to rub my nose in it? Probably not. Phil Foglio was right across the aisle and I think we could have taken them if they would have started any shenanigans. Still, I couldn't resist posing for a quick photo with my betters. There's one thing a guy learns hanging out with super-villains for as long as I have. There's always next time… next time…


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Wawrinka speaks ...
"I was not feeling very good at the beginning," he confesses. "He is an amazing champion but I never give up. I am really, really, really, really, happy! I was tired at the end, for sure. I was cramping a bit and I was really nervous and I tried to relax a bit. Now I am going to go into the ice bath for a long, long time!" Anyway, that's it from me. Thanks and best, Sean.
After exactly four hours Wawrinka wins 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7!
Wawrinka wins! Incredible scenes in Melbourne! The fifth set alone went on for 80 minutes! After trading mistakes, Wawrinka got lucky at 30-30, mishitting a service return and fooling Djokovic. At 30-40, matchpoint down, Djokovic elected to serve but sent his volley wide. And so after exactly four hours, Wawrinka wins! "I was not feeling very good at the beginning, he is an amazing champion but I never give up. I am really, really, really, really, happy!"
Fifth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-8 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
Djokovic is ranting to himself just like his coach, Boris Becker, used to after another Wawrinka winner (remember that Wimbledon final against Michael Stich?) but it is doing him no good: Wawrinka holds to 15 - wrapping the game up with a supreme forehand winner.
Fifth set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-7 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
Will the pressure of repeatedly having to hold serve to stay alive subsume Djokovic? He doesn't show it as he lashes a winner that catches the outside of the line to go 15-0 ahead. Wawrinka's response is just as emphatic: a big backhand that has Djokovic scrambling. 15-15. Wawrinka then goes for broke again, only to miss a forehand by inches with Djokovic beaten. 30-15. An ace takes it 40-15, before a wrong-footing winner leaves Wawrinka temporarily on his knees. And on we go.
Fifth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-7 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
Djokovic is arguably the best returner in tennis history, but he has struggled with Wawrinka's serve the same way you or I might with Swahili. But at 30-0 down he hits a quite stupendous return winner, and with confidence surging through his veins, soon pulls it back to 30-30. Another long rally follows, with the Serb daring Wawrinka to crack. Instead it is Djokovic's forehand that does so - we stay on serve in the fifth.
Fifth set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-6 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
Djokovic holds to love. The big question here is, does Wawrinka really believe? Can he erase all those previous defeats against the biggest players on the biggest stages - and go out and win this? He's doing well enough on his serve, but the worry is that Djokovic has won three of his four previous service games to love. Djokovic isn't going to give this to him - he will have to go out and get it.
Fifth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 5-6 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
Another thrilling point, this time at 30-15 Wawrinka. The shot-angles get ever greater, the exhortions more pronounced, until Djokovic misses the line by a millimetre. Then, incredibly at 40-15 it starts to rain! The players are under there umbrellas and the crowd are booing! Apparently it's only a light shower so we should be back shortly. The rain has stopped and the umpire is asking for the lines to be dried, so - fingers crossed - we will be under way in a couple of minutes. After four minutes the players return, and Wawrinka holds with an ace!
Fifth set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 5-5 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
The crowd are backing Wawrinka here, but Djokovic will not submit easily. He follows a big second serve on the game's opening point with a unreturnable serve at 15-0, an ace at 30-0 and another unreturnable serve told hold to love. Remember there is no tie-break in the fifth set in Melbourne.
Fifth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 4-5 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
Much better from Wawrinka that service game - his first serve was steady and the rest followed as he won the game to love. Wawrinka is now one game from victory.
Fifth set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 4-4 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
Who said sequels were never as good as originals?* This is now the third successive grand slam match where these two have been exchanging blows deep into a fifth set. Wawrinka knows that a break here and he will be serving for the match. He wins the opening point to go 0-15 on Djokovic's serve, but the Serb's serve slices through the tension and he holds to 30. Tellingly, Djokovic has made 18 of 20 first serves in this set.
(* Er, I did, in the pre-amble)
Fifth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 3-4 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
Another epic game in what is becoming an epic set, and an epic match. At 15-0 a glorious - and rare - pass from Djokovic leaves Wawrinka stranded at the net but it doesn't seem to matter as Wawrinka rushes to a 40-15 lead. But after two errors we are suddenly on deuce. Will Wawrinka fold at two sets all, 3-3 and 40-40? Not yet. He toys with Djokovic, sending him both sides of the court, before applying the kill. But then he nets a forehand and we are back at deuce. Another fantastic rally, with both players alternating between slice and topspin, thrust and counter, ends with Djokovic on top and scenting a break. But then comes an Wawrinka ace and we are back on deuce. Another ace - at 219km/h his fastest of the match - gives the Swiss player advantage and he holds! Wawrinka has now survived breakpoints in both his last two service games.
Fifth set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 3-3 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
This is enthralling stuff, and the 15,000 people at the Rod Laver Arena are bathing in every moment of it. Djokovic is grateful to hold to love, and the rest of us are happy for a breather too. We have been playing three hours and 10 minutes.
Fifth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 2-3 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
The see-saw continues! Both players are tired, both are feeling the pressure. Wawrinka desperately needs a good service game but again he goes 0-30 behind, after an unforced error and a drilled Djokovic passing shot. Again his serve - or rather Djokovic's scatty returns - pulls it back to 30-30. Another overly long groundstroke by Wawrinka gives Djokovic breakpoint, but Wawrinka doesn't blink: after a 31-shot rally we are back at deuce. Then more drama as Djokovic - at the net - blocks and bats before being eventually passed. Advantage Wawrinka. And then the Swiss player fires in an ace, and he - after an epic game - holds.
Fifth set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 2-2 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
Can Wawrinka, who not so long ago was fist-pumping like Tim Henman in his prime, fight back? Yes he can! The signs are positive as he goes 0-30 ahead and then, after another long Djokovic forehand, 15-40 up. He only needs one breakpoint and suddenly we are back on serve. But Djokovic lost that rather: there were three unforced errors in that game.
Fifth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 2-1 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
Djokovic breaks! The crowd would love to see Stan do this - but a familiar story is being played out in Melbourne. Djokovic is still being forced back by Wawrinka's power and befuddled by his serve. The difference is, he is hanging in there and winning points that seemed lost. Both at 40-15 and at deuce, Djokovic makes Wawrinka play an extra shot ... and twice he is rewarded with errors. A simple missed volley at deuce gives breakpoint and a gradually takes control of a long rally before forcing a Wawrinka error.
Fifth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 1-1 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
Now it is Djokovic's turn to hold, this time to 15. The bookies make him just over 1-4 to win this, with Wawrinka around 7-2.
Fifth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 0-1 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
So what now? Djokovic, having appeared so tranquilised throughout this match, is suddenly agitating like a drunk in a queue. Whenever these two have gone to a fifth set, Djokovic has triumphed. The question is: does Wawrinka believe he can win this? At least he has the advantage of serving first in this set, and starts emphatically by holding to love. He earns Djokovic's applause with a brilliant backhand winner, before finishing with an ace.
Fourth set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
Wawrinka isn't going to concede this set just like that. He exchanges points at 30-30 and when Djokovic misses a forehand wide, he has a break-back point. But then, with both time and opportunity, he nets a meek backhand. Deuce. But again, cheered on by the Melbourne crowd, Wawrinka has enough spite in his racket for Djokovic. A forehand earns him another breakpoint - only for Djokovic to unleash an ace down the middle. You can hear the resulting roar in middle earth! After surviving two breakpoints Djokovic sends this match into a decider with an ace out wide.
Fourth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 5-3 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
What a turnaround! Wawrinka races to a 40-0 leave and Djokovic's return - usually such a weapon - looks wildly off. But Djokovic refuses to slacken, and after getting a sniff senses blood. A meaty rally at 40-15 ends with Wawrinka sending a desperate shot wide of the tramlines. Djokovic then punishes a dropshot to take it to deuce - and then somehow lands a Wawrinka serve on the baseline, despite being way out wide. When Wawrinka sends one long, Djokovic breaks and will be serving for the set.
Fourth set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 4-3 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
After a saga, a novella: Djokovic holds to 15. There was plenty of good tennis, mind - but Djokovic was establish to establish his serve, and the rest followed. We stay on serve.
Fourth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 3-3 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
A huge, sprawling game. Again Wawrinka goes 0-30 down on his serve; again his boom-boom serve comes riding to the rescue. At 15-30 Djokovic has several chances to pass Wawrinka at the net, only to fail to do so. Another ace - a 218km/h python tongue of a serve - at 30-30 gives Wawrinka game point, but Djokovic fights back. Another ace at deuce gives Wawrinka game point, but Djokovic fights back with a brilliant double-hander down the line. There are grunts and sighs, thrust and counter-thrust. Deuces galore - but once again Wawrinka survives. Incredible stuff.
Fourth set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 3-2 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
Djokovic is favoured by the bookmakers, but there's no doubting who the Melbourne crowd want to win. They're cheering for the underdog. Djokovic's serve, however, looks far more solid than it did however, and he holds his serve without fuss or drama, and to love.
Fourth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 2-2 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
Again Djokovic wins the first point on Wawrinka's serve, again Wawrinka responds: this time with a 204km/h ace out wide - his ninth, compared to Djokovic's three. At 30-15 Djokovic twice sends huge defensive lobs up into the Melbourne sky, but Wawrinka can't finish. Finally, on the third time of asking, he puts a volley away ... but it was this close to going out. That puts him 40-15 up, but then come two errors - nerves? collywobbles? - and it's deuce. A return goes long: advantage Wawrinka. But Djokovic responds with a spearing passing shot, his best of the match. Deuce. But again Wawrinka holds.
Fourth set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 2-1 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
More like it from Djokovic, who charges through that game without losing a point.
Fourth set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 1-1 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
The door becomes ajar at 0-15 to Djokovic ... and then Wawrinka's serving slams it shut again. So far he is keeping his nerve.
Fourth set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 1-0 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
For what it's worth, Djokovic is still 3-5 favourite to win this, with Wawrinka a 8-5 underdog. In one sense that is understandable. It is nearly eight years, and 15 matches, since Wawrinka won a match between these two. Yet I've rarely seen Djokovic this scrambled. Can he pull it around? And can Wawrinka, who has been known to get a little weak-limbed when ahead against the biggest players, keep his nerve? Djokovic is still struggling to rediscover his form here, but despite a despite a glorious backhand winner from Wawrinka and a double fault, he holds.
Third set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 2-6 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
New balls, same Wawrinka. He starts with fierce serve out wide, which Djokovic may have thinly edged to the ball girl. 15-0. Another over-long Djokovic forehand. 30-0. Soon he has two set points. Wawrinka only needs one - another wide serve on the deuce court and he goes two sets to one up!
Third set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 2-5 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
Better from Djokovic, who holds to love, but salvaging this set is surely beyond him. Can he find some way of saving the match? So far he has hit 29 errors, far too many for a player of his brilliance.
Third set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 1-5 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
Towards the end of the previous game, Djokovic screamed out in frustration. Now he is taken it out on the tennis ball. There's a bit more oomph in his shots as he goes 0-30 ahead - but again Wawrinka is able to crawl out of a hole with a combination of exceptional groundstrokes and Djokovic errors. At 30-30 up Wawrinka thrashes a 217km/h ace - his joint quickest of the night - and when the Serb sends yet another ball long he goes 5-1 up.
Third set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 1-4 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
A lovely drop-volley from Djokovic, off his shoelaces, takes him to 15-o up but these are flash-in-the-pan moments. Too often, Djokovic is screwing the ball this way and that, and making the sort of errors he never makes. Again, without Wawrinka doing anything exceptional, he earns breakpoint - and when Djokovic sprays it long he up by a double break! For what it's worth, the bookies still make the Serb a strong favourite. He's around 4-6, with Wawrinka 6-4. But make no mistake: he is in trouble.
Third set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 1-3 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
Can Djokovic strike back? After consecutive mistakes by Wawrinka he has a chance at 0-30. Wawrinka's answer? An ace then a stinging serve out wide. 30-30. A long and intricate rally also goes the Swiss player's way but a double fault takes it back to deuce. There are opportunities here for Djokovic, especially as Wawrinka keeps missing his first serve, but Wawrinka holds!
Third set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 1-2 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
Break to Wawrinka! Interestingly Djokovic is prepared to serve and volley with success in that game- his new coach, Boris Becker, will be impressed - but the rest of his game is horribly flat. Wawrinka earns breakpoint at 30-40 without having to do a great deal, and takes it when Djokovic sends a forehand long.
Third set: Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 1-1 Wawrinka* (*denotes server).
Djokovic is struggling to pick this Wawrinka serve: several times he leans one way, while the ball goes another. There's another ace is there that game, while a scuttling one down the line gives Wawrinka the game to 30.
Third set: Djokovic* 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 Wawrinka (*denotes server).
Wawrinka hit 15 winners and 11 unforced errors in the second set, while Djokovic managed just six winners and 10 unforced errors. The Serb needs to step up and he starts the third set with plenty of purpose, attacking at the first opportunity and going 40-0 up. Wawrinka takes the next two points, but a big one out wide gives Djokovic the opening game.
Second set: Djokovic 4-6 Wawrinka (*denotes server). Djokovic won the first set 6-2.
Nerves are creeping into this: Djokovic makes a straightforward error but then Wawrinka returns the favour by slicing into mid-net. But at 15-15 Wawrinka's serve, which has been hugely improved this set, gifts him two quick points, and another ace gives him the set! Cue fist pump! Cheers! We have a game on our hands! Wawrinka hit 15 winners and 11 unforced errors that set, Djokovic six winners and 10 unforced errors.
Second set: Djokovic* 4-5 Wawrinka (*denotes server). Djokovic won the first set 6-2.
Djokovic holds comfortably to love. It's down to Wawrinka now. Can he serve for set to level this?
Second set: Djokovic 3-5 Wawrinka* (*denotes server). Djokovic won the first set 6-2.
Can Wawrinka consolidate his break? Djokovic isn't going to let him have it easily. He goes 15-30 up, helped by the fact that Wawrinka is struggling to get a first serve in. Wawrinka responds with successive points but then throws in a double fault. Cue loud groans. Deuce. But Djokovic misses the opportunity to make pass and a subsequent ace down the middle - finally - gives Wawrinka the hold.
Second set: Djokovic* 3-4 Wawrinka (*denotes server). Djokovic won the first set 6-2.
This match is improving in quality by the point, and Wawrinka is feeding off the crowd's increasingly craven urgings. At 0-30 down he thrashes a winner, then - with Djokovic approaching the net - slams another forehand that is too hot to handle. 30-30. A Djokovic error brings breakpoint, and after the best rally of the match - a 26-shot heavy artillery affair - Wawrinka breaks with a superb backhand!
Second set: Djokovic 3-3 Wawrinka* (*denotes server). Djokovic won the first set 6-2.
A break here would put Djokovic in prime territory to win the second set, and appears to have every chance after a slashing cross-court forehand puts him 0-15 ahead and Wawrinka misjudges a service return which hits the line. But Wawrinka again grits his teeth. First he booms down a 212 km/h down the middle, then a 208 km/h out wide to take it to 30-30. A missed pass by Djokovic, and a spearing cross-court winner by Stan and suddenly it's 3-3.
Second set: Djokovic* 3-2 Wawrinka (*denotes server). Djokovic won the first set 6-2.
A classic display of power tennis from Djokovic, who after the adventures of his last service game wins this one to love.
Second set: Djokovic 2-2 Wawrinka* (*denotes server). Djokovic won the first set 6-2.
Wawrinka smacks a forehand winner to go 15-0 up and then at 15-15 slam dunks a 212km/h one down the line which affords him an easy put away. Two big serves follow and he holds. Wawrinka's first serve percentage has been upped from 44% in the first set to 73% in the second, but he has still hit just 11 winners compared to 22 unforced errors.
Second set: Djokovic* 2-1 Wawrinka (*denotes server). Djokovic won the first set 6-2.
The momentum shifts one way, and then back, like the bell on a grandfather clock. In a blink of an eye, Wawrinka goes 0-30 up on Djokovic's serve. Low slice to the Djokovic's forehand, error: 0-40. Three break points. Djokovic steels himself. First he wins a long point with a volley that only just clears the net. 15-40. Then he thrashes his fastest serve of the match. 30-40. Another unreturnable serve: deuce. More points are traded, but when Wawrinka sends successive shots long Djokovic holds.
Second set: Djokovic 1-1 Wawrinka* (*denotes server). Djokovic won the first set 6-2.
Wawrinka seems to be still struggling, and there are worrying signs as drops o-30 behind. But he reels off four straight points to hold. Cue a deep-gutted cry of 'Come on!'. He's still in this. Just. Meanwhile Igor Mladenovic writes: "Based on what you've seen so far in the tournament, would you say Becker has started implementing any visible modifications to Djokovic's game, especially with regards to his proclivity to finish points at the net? I feel Novak's net play was a crucial factor in his defeats to Nadal at the French Open and Murray at Wimbledon last year." Don't disagree with your second point Igor. But haven't seen much evidence of Djokovic changing his game yet. Unlike Federer yesterday, he's not foraying into the net at every opportunity.
Second set: Djokovic* 1-0 Wawrinka (*denotes server). Djokovic won the first set 6-2.
If you believe Wawrinka can make a comeback he's 25-1 to do so. But there are scant signs in that opening game. After Djokovic double faults to go 0-15 behind, he holds without much fuss to 30. The worry for Wawrinka is that Djokovic is increasingly finding his range with his groundstrokes: they're a little wider, deeper and carry ever more potency.
First set: Djokovic 6-2 Wawrinka* (*denotes server)
Wawrinka is struggling to keep his groundstrokes in court: that said, at 0-30 he follows up a fantastic kick-serve with an outright winner, before firing an unreturnable serve and an ace out wide to go 40-30 up. But Stan misses a three-quarter court smash to win the game and soon Djokovic has set point. He doesn't take the first one, but a thrilling forehand and a delicate drop shot brings him the game and the first set. There were 24 unforced errors in that set: it's not one you will want to keep on Sky+.
First set: Djokovic* 5-2 Wawrinka (*denotes server)
After six games the players have hit five winners, and 19 unforced errors. And there's plenty more in this game too: honestly, it's scratchier than a early-80s hip hop DJ in full flow. But Wawrinka, who seemed to be flexing his knee a moment ago, is making more mistakes. Djokovic holds to 30.
First set: Djokovic 4-2 Wawrinka* (*denotes server)
A sniff for Djokovic at 0-15 and 15-30 as Wawrinka's backhand, usually a work of such beauty it deserves a place in the Swiss National Museum, deserts him. A forehand into the net follows and Djokovic has two breakpoints. He only needs one: Wawrinka sends a forehand long. Djokovic isn't giving Stan any pace here, and he seems to be struggling with his rhythm as a result.
First set: Djokovic* 3-2 Wawrinka (*denotes server)
It's still bitty, this, with both players missing plenty of groundstrokes. But Djokovic's serve is winning him plenty of cheap points: at 30-15, a 179km/h second serve down the middle evades all but the outer edge of Wawrinka's racquet and he goes on to hold to 30.
First set: Djokovic 2-2 Wawrinka* (*denotes server)
A 25-shot rally, with Wawrinka slashing backhands and Djokovic scrambling this way and that, ends with the Swiss player winning the point and the crowd roaring with delight. Wawrinka's first serve isn't firing yet but the rest of his game is warming up nicely and he holds to 15.
First set: Djokovic* 2-1 Wawrinka (*denotes server)
It's a little scatty at the moment, with both players still trying to find their sweetspots. They trade errors but at 30-30 Djokovic bangs in an ace followed by a big one down the line to hold. "I know he hasn't as many slams as Federer or Nadal, but I reckon at his peak Djokovic is better than both of them." says David McGee. "What say you?" I say put it to the floor. Depends so much on surface, conditions etc. Nadal arguably has the biggest balls in professional sport - in the clutch is anyone better than him?
First set: Djokovic 1-1 Wawrinka* (*denotes server)
Wawrinka starts with a 217km ace, followed by a zinger that Djokovic connects with but can't control. He then misses a simple kill but it doesn't matter: two big serves later he wins the game to 15.
First set: Djokovic* 1-0 Wawrinka (*denotes server)
Djokovic wins the opener without drawing breath or losing a point: Warinka sends one wide, and another into the net. 30-0. An unreturnable serve and a stone-cold drop volley later, the players are switching ends.
The players step on to court Wawrinka is bouncing on his toes, looking battle-ready in Swiss national kit, white top and red shorts. Djokovic, in grey and black trim, seems calmer. We'll be off in the next five minutes or so. Predictions, anyone?
Rod Laver Arena is slowly starting to fill up with spectators ... I reckon we will be off in about 25 minutes or so.
That said Djokovic holds a 15-2 record over Wawrinka. And the last time the Swiss player beat him was in 2006, when both were new-born puppies on the ATP tour. But Djokovic is certainly not underestimating what lies ahead.
I have to be ready to play another 12-10 in the fifth like last year. I know that he's playing the tennis of his life in last 15 months. He's top-10 player now. He's established himself in the top level. He won against some top guys in the big tournaments. He is confident. You could feel that mentally when he comes to the court, he believes in himself more."
Hyperbole? Not really. Both men are unbeaten this year, with Wawrinka having won in Chennai and breezed through his opening four matches in little over six hours (admittedly one opponent withdraw and another retired in the second set). Djokovic has looked even better, and has not dropped a set so far in Melbourne.
Good morning/afternoon/evening People say sequels are never as good as originals - and Godfather II and Aliens excepted, they are probably right. But while today's encounter surely won't reach the ozonic heights of Djokovic v Wawrinka in Melbourne last year - a five set, five-hour epic, which finished 12-10 in the fifth to the Serb - or indeed the pair's follow-up at the US Open - Wawrinka has improved enough in the past 12-18 months to make this the first serious test of Djokovic's Australian Open 2014 credentials.


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So here's the dilemma for the router, how to hold it in… I found the standard base way more friendly than the plunge base, but the plunge base is spring loaded, so I'm not sticking that in upside down. This means the base has gotta come out real easy. Sloppy drilled holes with aluminum pins act as hinges for the plywood support arms. The theory checks out and holds it solid while clamped like this, but it needs a little something more to keep it up.
Here is the way to hold the router in: lag bolt through the edge of the table with a hardwood (oak?) block. One corner is sanded down a little in order to make it easier to latch if the support arms are not fully in place.
Next up: The all important fence. Ideally this would be a single sided mount. This first attempt is not remotely stiff enough to justify only latching on one side. However the aluminum extrusion is quite handy as I can attach what I need to on the router side while still having a clear space for the table saw/miter saw side. One thing I'll say about working with extrusions is that it takes a lot of bolts, and hex head bolts get stripped easy making a need for even more.
Anyone know where to buy 5mm .8 thread machine screws, various lengths, but specifically 8mm long with low-profile torx/star head?
So far all I have found is round head.
The current, but short-lived iteration of the fence, the rollers are nice, not sure I'll stick with them for two reasons: one, hard to clamp down. Currently attached to the track with two elbow brackets, two because my tap stinks. And second, the only ways to get the fence off is disassemble or sliding it past the router. So far I haven't needed to get it off. To get extra stiffness I clamp the far end down to the table. I'm happy with it so far, and considering I spent about $70 on the fence so far, I think I can stand scratching my head for a while longer until I find what works best for me. Probably going to involve milling an UHMW HDPE slider, mostly because scraps are dirt cheap at Tap, also because it is fun to work with. Who knows, I may even find an excuse to plastic weld. (wanting to get better at milling and joinery with plastic and aluminum is what got me into this whole woodworking nonsense to start with, so it would make sense that there is going to be some custom aluminum and plastic stuff going on)
Lastly, although not chronologically last, I have avoided glue on the whole bench in case I need to change anything, but it turns out when I got a little sloppy with the assembly. There was a gap in the table surface and the banding/edge support around the side. After some denial, because after all I had been measuring so carefully, I took out just enough screws to access the one cross support that need to be trimmed. It made a big difference in matching up the extrusion the fence sits on.


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zone out to 'Wardenclyffe' by SURVIVE (Listen Up)
S U R V I V E drops the new single "Wardenclyffe" off the new album RR7349. RR7349 is out September 30th on Relapse. Check out the tour dates below and grab the album on vinyl at S U R V I V E's bandcamp, or pick it up on limited chrome cassette from Holodeck.


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Wind season 1: November – April
Wind season 2: May – October
Air temperature: 25˚C – 32˚C
Water temperature: 28˚C – 30˚C
Wave spots: Meh
A well established tourist destination and tropical paradise famous for its food, beautiful beaches and full-moon parties. Thailand is a bit in the shadows of neighbouring Vietnam and Philippines as a kitesurf destination, but bring big kites and it can be the perfect kite/non-kite mixed holiday. Season and wind conditions depend heavily on what part of Thailand you're visiting, so do local research before you're booking the ticket. Generally there is an Easterly wind season during the dry winter months, and a Westerly storm wind season during the wet summer months.


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"Today, we have a situation in many Delhi government hospitals where we have ventilators but no ventilator staff to operate them; we have machines (X-ray, CT Scan, MRI) but no staff to run them. In many hospitals, there are long queues outside medicine dispensing counters. More medicines counters cannot be opened due to lack of pharmacists. And many posts of pharmacists are lying vacant in many government hospitals," Kejriwal said in the letter sent to LG on Saturday. He said the situation was equally bad in other categories of staff too.
The LG's office told TOI that it had no knowledge of any letter from the CM's office till late in the evening.
"I do appreciate that with best efforts, it would take a few months to fill up all posts. In the meanwhile, we cannot allow our hospitals to work without staff even for a day. I am told that a few lives could have been saved if staff was available to operate ventilators in some hospitals," the CM stated.
He said he had convened a meeting of medical superintendents of all government hospitals on August 16 and almost all of them complained of serious shortage of staff. "A decision was taken at that meeting that each MS should fill up the vacant posts immediately by hiring requisite experts from outside on a contract basis till these posts were filled up on a regular basis. The chief secretary was directed to seek your approval to empower medical superintendents to be able to do that," said the letter.
The CM has complained that he has learnt that in the proposal sent to the LG, the bureaucracy had imposed such conditions that no hiring would be possible. "Before the file was sent to you, I called for the file. To my utter surprise, the senior officers refused to show me the file saying that they had been instructed by the LG not to show this file to any minister, including the CM," he said.
He has urged the LG to send the file to him and his ministers so that they could offer their comments on the basis of their "extensive visits to various hospitals" and their interaction with several patients, doctors and hospital staff. "The final decision would, of course, be taken by the LG. Our objective is the same i.e to provide best quality healthcare to people in Delhi. It is in the best interest of Delhi that all of us work together and in a transparent manner," said Kejriwal.


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Ray Bethell
Promo Video
Multiple Kite World Champion
World Record Holder
You are going to be amazed at this one.
WOW! Unbelievable. How does he keep the lines from tangling up?
This is Ray Bethell, an 8-time-Multiple Kite World Champion. He is 79 years old, and this is an absolutely stunning film. He is spectacular !!
You will not be sorry you took three minutes of your time to view this amazing 3-kite (one operator) flying competition video – it's truly an art form put to music.
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Footage by:
Robert Holbrook
What is the musical selection used in this video?
The musical selection is "Flower Duet" from the "Lakmé" opera, composed by Leo Delibes… It can be found on Amazon.com.


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Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the Malaysian Grand Prix, which was marked by very wet conditions.
Rain had already fallen during the Moto3 race, which saw German Sandro Cortese take the win and the title, and it had an even bigger influence on the Moto2 race, which started late and ended early. But it was the MotoGP race that was most affected, with delays, crashes and eventually a premature finish. Nicky Hayden passed the chequered flag in fourth place, having lapped at a competitive pace and avoided mistakes.
After an excellent start from the fourth row, Valentino Rossi was fifth at the end of lap one, and until eleven laps from the end, he was involved in a fight with Dovizioso and Stoner for the third step of the podium. With the rain increasing in intensity, he ran long in turn 7, dropping to ninth place as a result. From there, he once again advanced as high as fifth place, when the red flag fell seven laps before the scheduled finish. With the rain only falling harder after that, the decision was made not to restart the race.
"Those were really tough conditions. I got a good launch, but when Dovizioso got sideways in front of me, I shut off the throttle and lost positions. I was able to recover, but I lost some confidence when the rear tried to come around a couple times. I had to be really patient in the beginning, but once I got rolling, I had good rhythm. It was clearly the right decision to call the race. There was a lot of water those last couple of laps, and it was almost impossible to see, although the rear lights on the bikes helped a lot. In dry conditions, I would've been thrilled with fourth, but I know our potential is higher in the wet. It would've been amazing to give my guys a podium today, but it's a decent result. Hopefully, it can help me come out of the difficult period and give us something to build on."
["Our race wasn't bad because I got a great start despite being so far back, on the fourth row, and then I managed to be pretty fast. I was riding with Dovizioso and Stoner, when unfortunately I started having some problems with my visor fogging, and in those extreme conditions, with low light and a lot of water, it was very difficult. I made a mistake in turn 7, and I was lucky not to crash because it was the same point where Dovizioso, Spies and then Bradl went down. Without that mistake, I could have finished fourth because honestly, Stoner was a bit faster than I was, especially in T2. In general though, it didn't go bad. Of course I would've liked to finish the full race, but there was really too much water. I think the decision to stop was correct because in these conditions, the bikes can aquaplane and you can go down in any corner."
"It was certainly a strange Sunday, with conditions that we hadn't ridden in the whole weekend. We started with the tyres as an unknown and opted for the hard rain, which in the end turned out to be a good choice. Both Nicky and Vale were very good because they brought home a good haul of points in an extremely difficult situation that cost many others. Our bike performs very well in wet conditions, and both riders took good advantage of that."


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All the Palin news in the mainstream (or what we call "lamestream") media for the last month or so has been a regurgitation of dead and buried memes about the wisdom of picking former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate, or about her record. It almost feels like 2009 all over again.
In days gone by, it was Obama's supporters and various people within his administration who started and perpetuated these falsehoods, perfectly following the instructions in Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals. Since Gov. Palin and Obama are in opposing parties with opposing visions; since Obama was a well-known Chicago machine politician, this behavior – as abominable as much of it was – from his administration and supporters struck me as little more than par for the course. Though I was a relative newbie to the game, I was not naive to the simple fact that opposing parties attack one another.
Talented writers on sites like Conservatives4Palin, Team Sarah, and US for Palin, to name a few defended Gov. Palin's record and promoted her accomplishments. As the months and years passed (it sure doesn't feel like it, but we've been at this now for close to four years), the amount of time we had to devote to defending Gov. Palin's record diminished. We were able to move more to a model of focusing on news, accomplishments, and Gov. Palin's future actions.
Today, Conservatives4Palin has five articles posted defending Gov. Palin's record and accomplishments – not from attacks by Obama and his supporters – but from our own Republican Party.
McCain on Palin: She Was 'Well Qualfied' by Steve Flesher is self-explanatory, just by the headline. Flesher delineated the reasons why McCain picked Gov. Palin in the first instance: loyalty, proven reformer, executive experience, and expert knowledge of energy and energy regulation.
Mary Beth House posted an excerpt and analysis of Whitney Pitcher's Was Steve Schmidt Qualified to Be McCain's Campaign Manager? which was originally published at Breitbart. Given that he managed four botched campaigns prior to cursing the McCain-Palin campaign with his odious presence, one could surmise that Schmidt and the equally detestable, but unmentioned Nicolle Wallace were absolutely unqualified to operate a campaign. Schmidt and Wallace of course are the two people in whom Gov. Palin was supposed to place her trust, and who blamed her for the McCain campaign's loss to Obama. "Even in deflecting blame [Schmidt is] a failure… only succeeding in putting the spotlight on his own incompetence," House concluded.
Next down the stack, House posted an excerpt of another Pitcher article, Who Is the Real Sarah Palin?, which was also published originally at Breitbart. Pitcher gives a very brief, but effective synopsis of Gov. Palin's accomplishments: cutting spending, reforming Alaska's tax system and ethics code, running a surplus, enacting policies that led to two credit upgrades, among others. Gov. Palin's accomplishments are not exactly classified information. Of course the GOPe knows about them. That's what they're afraid of!
House posted an excerpt of Tony Lee's Media and Political Permanent Class Attempt to Rewrite 2008 Election, which was originally published by Breitbart. Lee's article discusses the infamous memo to shield Schmidt from blame for the McCain campaign's loss.
Finally, House posted an excerpt of Stacy Drake's Past Is Prologue: Reformers Need Not Apply, which was originally published at Breitbart. The headline gives a clue as to the GOP establishment's (GOPe) hatred of Gov. Palin and why they seek to destroy her. They don't want a true reformer on the ticket, because that would put an end to their corrupt backroom dealings. Drake explained how Gov. Palin took down GOP corruptocrat Randy Reudrich and how this history motivates the GOPe to want Romney nominated and ensure he has a running mate who will just do what he is told. Hence, all the articles we've seen the last month about being sure the presumptive nominee's VP is not "Palin-like."
Let's consider some key facts. Gov. Palin announced on October 5, 2011 that she was not going to seek the GOP nomination, citing as her two reasons: being shackled and beholden to handlers by virtue of seeking the office and impact on her family. She re-affirmed that announcement numerous times. In her March 12 Facebook Note Let's Talk About the Real Issues, Mr. President, responding to an Obama attack ad on her Gov. Palin noted that she neither holds office, nor is running for one. Indeed, her name is not on any state's ballot and there is no Palin 2012 campaign listed with the FEC. In her own words, Gov. Palin does not have any formal organization or infrastructure that would make her a viable candidate. Sorry, the grassroots does not count here. She's talking about paid professional politicos who have decades of experience in the business and professionals staffing actual campaign offices nationwide.
The same question Gov. Palin raised in that Facebook Note about Obama's attack is even more applicable here. Why would the GOPe expend the time, resources, and money to attack someone who neither holds office nor is running for one? Why does the GOPe perceive an existential threat from this "irrelevant" private citizen? Is Romney not the de facto nominee? After all, according to Green Papers, he has 727 hard delegates, Paul has 54, and the remaining candidates have suspended their campaigns with 350 hard delegates between them. Romney's soft numbers are 869 – just 31 shy of 900. Why the mortal fear of this "dumb woman" – as the GOPe calls her – when the GOPe candidate has such a commanding lead?
Gov. Palin has spoken about favorably about an open convention, because it would allow more vetting and competition. She said she would answer the Summons there – if summoned, however, she also has no illusions about the GOPe ever approaching her.
Should the GOPe not be training its cross hair on the Paul campaign? After all, he is a declared candidate and he has wrested control of delegates from eight states with possibly more coming. Though his officially reported hard and soft numbers are 54 and 92 respectively, Paul may have 192 or even more delegates. Also, per Rule 38, delegates bound by their states may abstain from voting and no alternate can be selected during the ballot round. Yet, you don't hear attacks coming from the GOPe on Ron Paul. You hear chirping crickets, while the attack machine goes full bore on Gov. Palin. Why?
Though Romney is the front-runner, he is a weak front-runner. While I expounded on how more than 94% of New York State's Republican voters did not vote in the 2012 primary, New York is not the only state which suffered a low turnout.
Every human action has a motive. So, what is the motive behind all the GOPe attacks on Gov. Palin? They fear that she will do to them what she did to Reudrich and others of his ilk. They fear that she will do what she has done in every position she's held: purge and cleanse. As Stephen Bannon said so many times when introducing The Undefeated, Gov. Palin is an existential threat to these people whether she is in the White House or her house in Wasilla.
They fear this, this, and this.
The truth is beginning to come out that Romney is not quite as inevitable as he is cracked up to be. The Tampa convention might not be a coronation after all.
The GOPe is afraid….
Very afraid….
Especially of the many things Gov. Palin could do not just now in 2012, but beyond.


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Home > About > News & Media > Search Results for News > Hospital Launches Online Childbirth Classes and Pregnancy App
Published on April 18, 2017
North Kansas City Hospital is transforming its educational offerings for today's on-the-go expectant and new mothers with two new resources – online childbirth classes and a mobile app.
Moms who are delivering at NKCH can take the online childbirth e-Learning class for free. With interactive features, including animated illustrations and videos, women can complete the class at their own pace, making it especially beneficial to those who cannot attend hospital-based prenatal classes due to bed rest, scheduling conflicts or time constraints. Parents who already have children may choose to take it as a refresher course. Moms who register for the High Tech, High Touch & a Tour class will have the opportunity to meet with an educator in-person for one meeting and tour the Mother/Baby area at NKCH.
Further meeting the tech preferences and needs of today's moms, North Kansas City Hospital has launched the NKCH Moments pregnancy app. It features many useful tools to help expectant and new moms track weekly milestones, appointments, contractions, baby kicks and baby growth. The app also puts a packing list, feeding log and immunization records at their fingertips. Moms on the go can quickly access credible educational information on pregnancy, labor and birth, postpartum, breastfeeding and newborn care.
Cathy Bonderer, Senior Director of Maternal Child Services at North Kansas City Hospital said several teams worked to customize content for the e-Learning class and app saying, "Our nurse leaders from Labor and Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care, Mother/Baby, Childbirth Education and Lactation Specialists worked very hard to incorporate information that will be helpful to patients of our Maternal Child Health area at NKCH. We are proud of these new tools which give expectant and new parents access to high quality educational material in user-friendly formats that are accessible anytime."
NKCH will continue to offer in-person childbirth classes for patients on evenings and weekends at the hospital, so parents can choose the option that works best for them. Parents interested in attending an in-person class or the e-Learning online childbirth class, High Tech, High Touch & a Tour can register online at NKCH.org/Class. The NKCH Moments app is available for free download from the Apple iTunes store or Google Play.
For more than half a century, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland's preferred healthcare provider. The hospital serves the community with 451 licensed beds, more than 3,000 employees, and 520 physicians representing 46 medical specialties. From a Level III neonatal intensive care unit to home health and hospice services, NKCH provides a lifetime of care.
NKCH offers award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs and advanced cancer treatment options, including world-class care through a partnership with The University of Kansas Cancer Center.
Through its Meritas Health subsidiary, North Kansas City Hospital offers the largest network of physician practices in the Northland, with more than 140 physicians and 30 advanced practitioners in 30 convenient locations, including express care clinics in the Liberty, Gladstone and 64th Street Hy-Vee stores.
The hospital's mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of the Northland community and beyond. Last year, NKCH sponsored 60 charitable and community organizations and served more than 24,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs. And, it recently became the first hospital in Kansas City to offer a zero-percent financing option to help patients manage their medical expenses.


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Before you start your treatment it needs to be planned. Planning makes sure that the radiotherapy is aimed precisely at the cancer so that it causes the least possible damage to the surrounding healthy tissue. All radiotherapy treatments are planned on an individual basis by your clinical oncologist, a physicist and sometimes by a senior or specialist radiographer.
Your first planning visit will take 30–60 minutes. The staff in the radiotherapy department will explain what to expect. It's important for you to feel that you're involved in your treatment, so feel free to ask as many questions as you need to.
You'll usually have a CT (computerised tomography) scan taken of the area to be treated. You may have some marks drawn on your skin to help the radiographer to position you accurately and set where the treatment will be delivered. It's important not to rub them off until your treatment is finished. Sometimes tiny, permanent marks are made on the skin. At the beginning of your radiotherapy you'll be given instructions on how to look after your skin.


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by excellence
Mahā Yachts
Mahā Yachts is born from the pursuit of excellence.
Pioneering in luxury hospitality, Mahā Yachts is an amalgamation of Mahā Hotels & Resorts, the latest creation of the accomplished Adrian Zecha (founder of Amanresorts amongst others), partnered with the invaluable marine proficiency of the company's founder and CEO Stephen White and the proven hotel expertise of Jonathan Breene (Setai Hotels and Resorts), embodied in the designs of supreme craftsmanship of the world famous, super yacht Dutch shipyard, Feadship.
In an ideal world, the perfect yacht would be custom designed by the leading experts and the on-board service would be provided by industry specialists, not only hospitality professionals, but perfectionists in an industry that have been internationally noted for their excellence.
Welcome to Mahā Yachts.
Founding partners
Adrian Zecha
Visionary Lifestyle provider
Stephen White
Yachtsman – Entrepreneur
Jonathan Breene
Hotel Excellence
Adrian Zecha
Visionary Lifestyle provider
In 1988, Mr. Zecha established Amanpuri, the first Amanresort and in so doing, reinvented the luxury vacation experience. His visionary philosophy was to create elegant, boutique accommodations with a minimalist and environmentally sensitive approach, combining intimacy and style with unparalleled service. This formula has since been replicated at Amanresorts worldwide to great acclaim. Through innovations and a keen understanding of the expectations of the luxury traveler, Mr. Zecha has helped define some of the most unique hotels and resorts in the world.
Stephen White
Yachtsman turned entrepreneur
Stephen White is fast becoming one of the leading entrepreneurs in the marine industry, paving the way in how super yacht luxury is being redefined. With a thirty year career span in yachting, Stephen has logged well over 500,000 miles of super yacht sailing experience all over the world, now combined with seven years at the helm of his shore-side businesses. He is known in yachting circles for his strong business sense and dedication to a higher standard of excellence. He showed his unique skills very early on in his career, when he started as Chief Officer on the classic 70 meter (229'6 ft) motor yacht "Rosenkavalier" from 1989-1992, and quickly rose to captaining the 58 meter (190'28 ft) British build Jet yacht "Chamar" from 1992-2009. Alongside his yachting career, he started his first successful property company in England in 2001.
Stephen's involvement in yacht management lead him to recognize how rapidly the industry was changing both technologically and aspirationally, with new requirements and interests as well as higher expectations of the new generation of super yacht owners. In 2009 he began International Yacht Register, defining what is termed, the "IYR Advantage". He developed a new business model which combined a higher level of service to the yacht owner alongside redefined fees and cost advantages. In doing so, Stephen irretrievably rocked the super yacht landscape. One year later, he sold the 67 meter (219'8 ft) Lürssen built MY Apoise, and in 2011 along with his business partner Captain Stephen Warren launched the 81 meter (256'7 ft) Devries "Feadship" motor yacht "Air".
In 2014 along wit Jonathan Breene, he began Mahā Yachts, in a first time super yacht/hotel partnership with Setai Hotels and Adrian Zecha. Here, he saw how hotel luxury and design could be co-opted with the super yacht experience, and thus introduce a maritime extension of luxury lifestyle to a whole new audience of potential sea lovers.
In addition to Mahā Yachts, Stephen also developed Sovren House, which oversees companies such as the Barcelona based "Nautical Academy". With construction completed in late 2013, the Academy trains yacht crew to the higher ascending levels of excellence that the new and more advanced mega yachts and cruise ships demand. it also houses a unique culinary "school of inspiration", where chefs are able to continue to develop culinary skills under internationally recognized celebrity chefs in all areas of cuisine and emerging cuisine on high-performance vessels.
Jonathan Breene
From numbers to hotel excellence
Jonathan J. Breene is the founding partner and Chief Executive Officer of the Setai Hotels & Resorts, a company specializing in the creation, development and hotel management of luxury five-star boutique hotels and residential properties in selected markets around the world. Mr. Breene's depth of real estate expertise combined with his broad international perspective on hotel and residential developments has helped to establish a unique vision for The Setai.
Mr. Breene in partnership with Mr. Adrian Zecha, was responsible for the creation and development of The Setai, south Beach. The Setai is still the market leader within Miami in terms of residential sales prices and hotel performance.
Since the opening of the Setai in 2006, Mr. Breene has focused his efforts on expanding the the Setai worldwide, traveling extensively to discover suitable locations for future projects and determining the feasibility for each. He has been involved in the planning or development of luxury hotel and residential projects including the Four Seasons, Miami – a 80 story mixed use office, hotel and residential project in Miami; the Vendome, a super luxury condominium building on Turtle Greek Blvd in Dallas; Amanyara in Turks & Caicos; Norman's Cay – a private island in the Exuma's, Bahamas; a beach front hotel and villa development project in Jose Ignacio, Punta del Este; the private island of Java, the world islands in Dubai; the Setai, Wall Street – a luxury residential condominium tower at 40 Broad st, Wall Street; 400 Fifth Avenue – a 60 story hotel and residential tower on Fifth Ave in New York. Mr. Breene is currently working on new projects around the world.
Mr. Breene previously served as an executive at millennium partners, a New York-based developer of luxury condominium and mixed-use projects. While there, Mr. Breene was responsible for new development and acquisition opportunities in urban cities, including New York City, Miami, Chicago and London. Prior to joining millennium partners, mr. Breene worked for a consortium lead by Zechendorf realty developing the Queens West waterfront project in Queens, New York. Before that, he was a partner with Samut & Co., a real estate advisory and brokerage firm in Australia.
Mr. Breene is a graduate of Columbia university where he earned a Master's in Real Estate Development. He also holds a Master's of Built Environment in Construction Management from Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Queensland – Gatton College, Australia, graduating with a Bachelor of Business in Real Estate Appraisal.
Mr. Breene served on the Board of Trustees of International House in New York and has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Bravery medal.


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Epro EDM
Epro EDM offers full interoperability as part of the Epro family removing the cost of interface-development for a solution that facilitates a paperless/light NHS, enabling hospitals to: scan, index, and archive existing paper records. Epro's interface is secure, browser-based and can be used on any mobile-device.
- Document scanning support
- Epers - Epro paper forms
- Epro scan tool for mobiles
- Text content indexing
- Optical character recognition
- Save money on printing, storage and administration of paper records
- Reduce risk on errors with accessible, legible and accurate information
- Greater access to information improves clinical decision making
- Increase staff satisfaction by reducing stress
£1 to £100 per user per month
Service documents
G-Cloud 11
Service ID
Adrian Aggett
0117 379 0066
Service scope
|Software add-on or extension
|Yes, but can also be used as a standalone service
|What software services is the service an extension to
Epro Scrik - Digital Dictation/Speech Recognition.
Epro Clinik - Clinical Workflow including: lab results, drawing, noting.
Epro Systemik - Reports, templates, including SSRS and templates editor
Epro Tablik - Layered clinical modules connecting and displaying patient information, enhancing workflows, increasing patient safety
ePMA - Including dm+d and allergies integration
|Cloud deployment model
|Private cloud
|Service constraints
|There are no constraints associated with the services. However we would draw attention to the "Support Levels" section for our Helpdesk support opening days and times.
|System requirements
|Glass Client
User support
|Email or online ticketing support
|Email or online ticketing
|Support response times
Epro will respond via the customer care portal to contact the customer within the following times of an incident being reported to the Supplier Helpdesk. For P1 issues, additional contact to the person logging the issue, and/or a named system administrator shall be made via phone or email.
P1 - 30 mins during core hours
Major - 3 working hours
Routine - Within one working day
Minor - 5 working days
Support is not provided during weekends unless an Out of hours support contract has been agreed.
|User can manage status and priority of support tickets
|Online ticketing support accessibility
|None or don't know
|Phone support
|Phone support availability
|9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
|Web chat support
|Onsite support
|Yes, at extra cost
|Support levels
Epro will provide support services via the customer portal, email or telephone for: routine operational maintenance and outage/change; notifications, enhancement requests, non-critical technical/functional enquiries, support contract enquiries, third line support.
Epro provides a technical account manager for each implementation and two comprehensive support packages are offered:
(1) 8am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday support which is priced at 20% of licence fee, or (2) 24/7 support, which is priced at £200 per hour, when used, plus a 20% uplift on standard support costs.
|Support available to third parties
Onboarding and offboarding
|Getting started
|Online and on-site training and documentation is provided. Epro provide full project management presence in form of a Prince II-qualified project manager, product specialist and project team throughout the implementation to the point of Pilot close. We recommend the Trust provide at least one FTE project management / change management resource. We provide a wide variety of training which includes: on-site training, web training, eLearning, train the trainer as well as continuous refresher courses, walkthrough documents, video help and online material, which is accessible on epro.com. In our training sessions, we aim to focus on: the transfer of skills, knowledge and capabilities that enable the Trust to perform as much in-house training as possible. Our regular training approach is therefore centred on internal Trust trainers and super users with regular staff being trained during the pilot and rollout period by in house trainers. It is expected that the Trust will deliver all training to new standard users via its own IT Trainers, who will have been trained by the supplier. Supplier training staff may observe training sessions at the start to support the Trust's IT trainers and enhance supplier awareness of issues which users find difficult.
|Service documentation
|Documentation formats
|Other documentation formats
|End-of-contract data extraction
|This is all dependent on the integrations required and requesting throughout the project. In some cases, the TIE (Trust Integration Engine) or Trust Portal may receive copies of the documentation from day one. All data stored within Epro is retained in perpetuity with the exception of 1. Copies of inbound HL7 messages – culled after 1 year 2. PowerSearch access audit data – culled after 6 months 3. Dictation voice files – culled after 1 year only if transcribed. The reason for culling these two has been to maintain reasonable database size and performance. To date this has been the only data it has been necessary to cull. The data can be moved to a separate archive database if this is the preference of the trust. We have had discussions with trusts in the past regarding destruction / archiving of data, but none has been able to reach agreement as to how to interpret the guidelines on health record destruction. This guidance offers a range of periods ranging from 7 – 20+ years depending on circumstances. We are happy to re-open discussions at implementing this functionality should consensus on guideline implementation emerge (from within one or multiple trusts).
|End-of-contract process
Subject to further discussion, we can deliver a service credit regime agreement with regular review meetings to assess performance against SLAs as agreed above.
At the end of the contract, Epro will work with the Trust and new supplier to ensure a seamless and timely handover and integration of the service. We recognise the importance of our systems and will ensure patient safety and clinical experience is always at the forefront of everything we do.
Using the service
|Web browser interface
|Supported browsers
|Application to install
|Compatible operating systems
|Designed for use on mobile devices
|Differences between the mobile and desktop service
The mobile service enables a better user interface that adapts to the screen size, position and layout to enable a better view, scrolling down list view to the desktop version. Overall, this automatic resizing provides for an enhanced user experience when using the mobile application. The functionality is identical between mobile and desktop devices.
Epro also supports s a mobile offline working application, which allows the user to dictate patient correspondence whilst not connected to the Trust server and the letters with synchronise with the patient record once the user connects back onto the Trust network.
|What users can and can't do using the API
As part of the Epro deployment, an API user will usually be created, with a windows username like 'eproapiuser' or a custom NT login name provided by the Trust. This user will have access to call Epro's API services, but the user will not be able to log into the Epro application interactively.
Epro supports sending and receiving Discharge Summaries and letters in this fashion. The standard for the CDA messages which Epro supports and is fully compliant with ITK 2.0.1, and you can access all the documentation for ITK via. TRUD. We offer a SOAP web service implementation for two of the ITK correspondence bundles (Non-Coded CDA and Discharge).
Generally, Epro's API services must be called by an authenticated user. Integrated Windows authentication is the preferred method, although basic/anonymous authentication may also be possible in some circumstances.
|API documentation
|API documentation formats
|API sandbox or test environment
|Customisation available
|Description of customisation
Epro is a modular clinical IT solution, with over 30 separate clinical modules. Clients can procure one or many of these modules depending on their exact clinical estate requirements and Epro will seamlessly integrate these modules using the appropriate messaging standards.
Various features and core data sets can be customised to local standards and processes and this granular level of customisation is maintained by local administrators.
In addition, custom functionality can be developed on a bespoke basis, but there would be additional costs for this.
|Independence of resources
Epro has increased it's user base in the last 12 months by over 10,000 users. We have a customer guarantee and SLA that protects existing and new accounts which enables scaling at pace.
Performance is reported on and balanced to ensure system performance is at its best.
|Service usage metrics
|Metrics types
|We provide a variety of reports dependent on the solution, usually around: performance, user activity, tasks etc.
|Reporting types
|Supplier type
|Not a reseller
Staff security
|Staff security clearance
|Conforms to BS7858:2012
|Government security clearance
Asset protection
|Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
|Data storage and processing locations
|United Kingdom
|User control over data storage and processing locations
|Datacentre security standards
|Supplier-defined controls
|Penetration testing frequency
|At least every 6 months
|Penetration testing approach
|'IT Health Check' performed by a Tigerscheme qualified provider or a CREST-approved service provider
|Protecting data at rest
|Physical access control, complying with CSA CCM v3.0
|Data sanitisation process
|Data sanitisation type
|Equipment disposal approach
|A third-party destruction service
Data importing and exporting
|Data export approach
|Epro does not have any front-end accessible export tools, but we can provide customised data export facilities on request. Data is held in SQL format and this is accessible directly by customer IT teams where that is held on their own servers, although we do not recommend this.
|Data export formats
|Other data export formats
|Data import formats
|Other data import formats
|SQL views (preferred)
Data-in-transit protection
|Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
|Data protection within supplier network
Availability and resilience
|Guaranteed availability
|Epro doesn't have a standard SLA governing uptime but we are happy to come to a separate arrangement with buyers on this where required.
|Approach to resilience
The service provider commits to a Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Contractual commitments or Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are used by the service provider to make commitments about the level of service availability.
(Full system architecture is commercially sensitive but documentation is available on request)
|Outage reporting
|Any unplanned outages are communicated via Email and Support Portal alerts to nominated contacts.
Identity and authentication
|User authentication needed
|User authentication
|Username or password
|Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
|Some interfaces are restricted to mangers or other agreed personnel with the right permissions for example the JIRA system. The support channel is usually restricted to users / stakeholders who are given access. Direct number and emails are also available.
|Access restriction testing frequency
|At least once a year
|Management access authentication
|Username or password
Audit information for users
|Access to user activity audit information
|Users have access to real-time audit information
|How long user audit data is stored for
|At least 12 months
|Access to supplier activity audit information
|Users have access to real-time audit information
|How long supplier audit data is stored for
|At least 12 months
|How long system logs are stored for
|At least 12 months
Standards and certifications
|ISO/IEC 27001 certification
|ISO 28000:2007 certification
|CSA STAR certification
|PCI certification
|Other security certifications
Security governance
|Named board-level person responsible for service security
|Security governance certified
|Security governance standards
|Information security policies and processes
All patient information may be exported for Subject Access Requests. Patient information may be corrected if inaccurate.
We believe Epro's security design to form an appropriate balance between restriction of information and appropriate information availability. We continue to advise trusts against such practices as the sharing of passwords, setting up of shared logins and not using 'Go to' accounts for locums etc.
No Epro data is housed or processed outside the EU.
IG Toolkit
Epro is compliant with the HSCIC IGT. We have completed and published the NHS IGT ( Assessment Ref ASS/232116) assessment 14.1 (2017-2018) with a final score of 91% and level three on 12 out of 16 requirements and level 2 in the remaining 4 requirements.
Epro maintains an active safety culture fully compliant with ISB 0129 and publishes a formal Safety Case document.
Further information is available on our customer portal at safety.epro.com, including online access to hazard logs and incident logs.
In the interests of transparency, incident reports are shared between all customers. An illustration of a partial extract of the incident log is attached in the supporting documents section
Operational security
|Configuration and change management standard
|Supplier-defined controls
|Configuration and change management approach
Epro maintains a number of testing and staging environments which code is stringently tested before being deployed.
New deployments are accompanied by release notes which are distributed to clients registered at the levels appropriate to the individual trust.
|Vulnerability management type
|Supplier-defined controls
|Vulnerability management approach
|Epro undertakes regular Pen Testing, if threats are identified patches are deployed immediately once a fix is found and tested.
|Protective monitoring type
|Supplier-defined controls
|Protective monitoring approach
Epro is able to identity compromises with ease. The system is logged and can be analysed.
Epro responds by taking a clone of the machine and then isolates to minimise impact in the service.
Response times are defined as ASAP
|Incident management type
|Supplier-defined controls
|Incident management approach
Users can report incidents by submitting: emails, JIRA tickets and calls.
We have a full technical support help desk which tickets are created and manged on severity in line with our SLAs.
Secure development
|Approach to secure software development best practice
|Conforms to a recognised standard, but self-assessed
Public sector networks
|Connection to public sector networks
|Connected networks
|£1 to £100 per user per month
|Discount for educational organisations
|Free trial available


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Marleta Childs
P. O. Box 6825
If you are a descendant or relative of the family, you may want to attend the annual TOLLIVER reunion on June 22-23, 2007, in Morehead, KY. For further details, see "Kinsearching" column dated February 18, 2007.
Experienced genealogists know history and genealogy are intricately intertwined. Good family research demands a knowledge of the history of any area where you are seeking data on your forebears. Because of this fact, many individuals will welcome the reprint of A HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA by W. W. Scott. Originally published in 1907, the volume presents the history of the county from its formation in 1734 to the end of Reconstruction in 1870.
As an introduction to the background of Orange County, Scott begins his book with brief information about the beginnings of the colony of Virginia and the "genealogy" of the county prior to its organization as a separate entity. He then quickly proceeds to more detailed material in chapters about such topics as the county's physical features, Indian antiquities, courthouses, churches, citizen participation in various wars, Germanna Colony, social and economic life, crimes and punishments, and historic homes. One chapter contains biographical sketches of some of the county's prominent men, which include presidents James MADISON and Zachary TAYLOR. Although the history only comes up to the year 1870, Scott inserts a chapter that summarizes fiscal and statistical data from 1870 to 1907.
Scattered throughout the narrative is genealogical information such as the names of the first German settlers of the Germanna Colony. Family researchers will be particularly interested in the book's appendices. They are composed of lists which provide the names of persons who either imported themselves or were imported into the county between the years 1736 and 1756; people on the 1782 census of the county; individuals receiving military commissions, 1734 - 1783; men who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1813, and the Civil War; and members of the Montpelier Guards during the John Brown Raid in 1859, various conventions from 1775 through 1902, and the colonial House of Burgesses. If you have ancestors from this area, you may gain valuable clues for further research by reading A HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
The 292-page paperback includes a preface, explanations (a glossary of archaic terms), a map, and drawings or photographs of buildings. Names in the main text are usually indexed; names in the appendices are either in alphabetical order or not indexed at all. To the book's price of $34.50, buyers should add the cost for postage and handling charges. For U. S. postal mail, the cost is $4 for one book and $2.00 for each additional copy; for UPS, the cost is $6 for one copy and $2.50 for each additional book. The volume (item order #5275) may be purchased by check, MasterCard, or Visa from Clearfield Company, 3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Suite 260, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 (for phone orders, call toll free 1-800-296-6687; fax 1-410-752-8492; website www.genealogical.com).
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Charles N. Ferguson, 811 South Market, Shawnee, OK 74801 is seeking the names of the parents, wife, and children, the birth dates of the children, and the middle initial of John MCCRACKEN, born about 1864 in Texas and died 5 April 1939 in Gainesville, Cooke Co., TX. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville. On 10 April 1934, he was living in a county home on Rice Street in Gainesville.
Bonnie Bright Johannes, 5594 North 10th, Apt. 103, Fresno, CA 93710-6586 (e-mail: email@example.com) would appreciate information about Richard Louis ROBERTS, who died in Sweetwater, TX. Johannes is also interested in the HOUCK (and variant spellings) family of Gallia Co., OH.
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Rolex Recession at Somerset Collection deedsphotos
I had an errand near the Somerset Collection mall this morning and grabbed my camera as I went out the door. The Christmas decorations at Somerset are going up although Thanksgiving is two weeks away. Unemployment in Michigan is more than 15%, and some say it's headed for 20%. The pictures below were taken on the upscale side of the mall where sales people out-numbered buyers. 11-13-09 deedsphotos
11-10-09 Several weeks ago I took some pictures on the proletarian side of Somerset Collection where there were 40-70 percent discount signs at nearly every store and couple of bankruptcy fire sales in progress. When I took the pictures for this hub on the richistan side I wondered why I didn't see similar fire sale signs. Well, I found the answer in this morning's New York Times. (artilce linked below). Saks Fifth Avenue and other upscale merchants have decided to try to wean their clientele away from expectations of huge discounts. They have reduced their store inventories and claim they have no plans for big end-of-the-year discounts.
Upscale Merchants Cutting Back on Discounts this Year
- Luxury Stores Trim Inventory and Discounts
Upscale stores want to train the customer that luxury equals exclusivity and that they cannot assume they can wait and theyre able to buy it on sale, said William S. Taubman, chief operating officer of Taubman Centers, a mall developer and owner.
Recession Toll in Grosse Pointe
- Poor Grosse Pointe from megang - Video
Megan exposes the state of the economy in Grosse Pointe, MI ... Watch videos about Grosse Pointe, The State, Megan Grano, economy, Detroit, comedy, GM, bankruptcy, Chrysler on FunnyOrDie.com
Not quite as extravagant a display as past years...Oh well.
I have been meaning to ask, what is all this I hear about GM opening a new plant in Delaware? Couldn't they have reopened plants in Michigan, instead? Some say this a Joe Biden deal?
Keep on hubbing!
hi ralph,
i agree with r. dente on the apple stores. unbelievable. their business plan is in full swing. of course, that "one to one" teaching program is even more unbelievable. they deserve the business.
looks like the chocolate shop is doing okay there!
Have you noticed the contrast between the Apple Store at the Mall and all of the others? They have lines and people have to make appointments to buy their products.
I hope Apple takes over the world--if only because they get it and know what they're doing.
I just wonder if we are getting store overloads. How many stores do we actually need? I still love Sears!
We seem to be seeing more stores closing all the time
The rich are rich for a reason, they can stick it to the poor. While you were out did you happen to ask the clerks what kind of health insurance they had, or where you could buy same?
I did like the photo of the naked angel.
Dear Ralph,
Your pictures are better than a thousand words. When will this end and how?
Wow! An eye opener to say the least! Kartika
Great photos by the way. Scary times when the upscale side of the mall has that few shoppers!
So how are the high businesses staying in business there in Michigan?
Keep on Hubbing!