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The big tech earnings week has made us feel more confident about our investments in Nvidia, Broadcom and Eaton, as spending on AI chips and data centers remains clear priorities. The quarterly reports issued by Club Holdings Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta Platforms and Amazon this week varied in overall quality, but the common thread woven through them all was a continued commitment to significant investments in AI. Importantly, all four companies indicated that their investments – reflected in their capital expenditures, or capex forecasts – were gaining strength. Capital expenditures are money spent to purchase or upgrade physical assets, including the construction of data center buildings and the computers inside them. Nvidia, Broadcom, and Eaton are expected to benefit from this continued spending: Nvidia is the dominant manufacturer of AI chips; Broadcom as a partner with Alphabet in the AI chip owned by parent Google and a provider of broader data center networking technology; Eaton is a supplier of electrical components and power systems used to power data centers. Of the three companies, Nvidia is the biggest winner, given how much of its overall revenue is tied to AI initiatives, followed by the more diversified efforts of Broadcom and Eaton. However, Broadcom and Eaton's exposure to the rapidly growing AI market is part of our investment cases for both companies. For its part, Eaton's earnings report Thursday morning reinforced our thesis, offering an upbeat outlook for 2024 that includes strength in its data center business. Nvidia is scheduled to report its quarterly results on February 21, while Broadcom is expected to follow shortly thereafter. Big Tech Spends AMZN 1Y on Amazon Stock's Performance Over the Past 12 Months. Amazon's capital expenditures are expected to increase year over year in 2024, CFO Brian Olsavsky said Thursday. The chief drivers of the rise will be infrastructure investments to fuel growth in its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing unit, the CFO said. These include initiatives related to generative artificial intelligence and large language models. Amazon's stunning quarter released Thursday evening sent its shares up 8% on Friday. Amazon did not provide specific guidance for capital expenditures for 2024, but analysts are modeling about $60 billion, according to estimates compiled by FactSet. Amazon's capital expenditures fell about 17% year over year in 2023 to $48.4 billion, as the company reduced spending on its e-commerce logistics network. Some of Amazon's spending will likely go toward dedicated AI chips, known as Trainium and Inferentia. But the Seattle-based tech giant is also buying Nvidia chips. In a post-earnings call Thursday, CEO Andy Jassy said AWS offers "the broadest portfolio of compute instances using Nvidia chips." In November, the two companies announced an expanded partnership to bring Nvidia's DGX Cloud supercomputer service to AWS. META 1Y Mountain Meta Platforms stock performance over the past 12 months. Combined with its surprising earnings report late Thursday, which sent shares up more than 20% on Friday, Meta Platforms raised the upper end of its full-year capital expenditures forecast to $37 billion from $35 billion. The parent company of Instagram and Facebook left the bottom end of its guidance unchanged at $30 billion. In 2023, Meta's total capital expenditures were $27.3 billion, down from $31.4 billion the previous year. Chief Financial Officer Suzanne Lee said the expected growth in 2024 is driven by spending on servers — both AI-specific servers containing AI chips like Nvidia's and those dedicated to more general computing — and building data centers designed to better handle the needs of AI workloads. . Earnings call. "Although we do not provide guidance for years beyond 2024, we expect our ambitious long-term efforts in AI research and product development to require increased investments in infrastructure beyond this year," Li said. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that Meta is on track to have 350,000 of Nvidia's top AI chips, known as the H100, by the end of the year. Taking into account other processors, Meta's AI-focused computing infrastructure would be equivalent to roughly 600,000 H100s, Zuckerberg said. Meta said it has also ordered Advanced Micro Devices' new AI chip, the MI300X, which was launched late last year as a replacement for Nvidia. The social media giant has plans to use custom chips for some AI tasks as well. MSFT 1Y Microsoft stock performance over the past 12 months. Late Tuesday, Microsoft — one of Nvidia's biggest recent chip buyers — said it expects capital expenditures in the current quarter to increase "materially" compared to the three months ended Dec. 31. In the previous period, which was Microsoft's fiscal 2024 second quarter, the company spent $9.7 billion on property, plant and equipment. Wall Street expects the total to reach $11.64 billion in the current quarter, according to estimates compiled by FactSet. "These data center investments support our cloud demand, including our AI infrastructure scaling needs," CFO Amy Hood said on the call. Microsoft's previous spending has already translated into financial gains, as its cloud computing unit Azure grew 30% year over year in its fiscal second quarter, with AI services notably contributing six points of growth. In fact, Azure's growth rate exceeded that of AWS and Google Cloud for the second quarter in a row. This is further evidence of Microsoft's emerging leadership position in AI, rooted in its close partnership with OpenAI, the startup whose chatbot ChatGPT went viral in November 2022 and sparked a wave of ongoing generative investment in AI. Microsoft has also placed orders for AMD's MI300X. GOOGL 1Y The stock performance of Google's parent company Alphabet over the past 12 months. Alphabet expects its capital expenditures in 2024 to be "significantly larger" than in 2023, which totaled $32.5 billion, Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat said on an earnings call Tuesday evening. Alphabet did not provide specific numbers, but analysts currently expect full-year capital expenditures to be about $41 billion, representing 26% year-over-year growth, according to FactSet. In the company's fourth quarter, capital expenditures rose 37% sequentially to $11 billion, driven largely by spending on servers followed by data centers, Porat said. Alphabet's spending on AI chips is typically split between its custom chips designed in partnership with Broadcom, known as Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), and Nvidia's offerings. In this way, both Broadcom and Nvidia are poised to benefit from Alphabet's server spending. Last August, Alphabet announced the fifth generation TPU, which the company has traditionally used in its internal AI work. At the time, Alphabet also detailed an expanded partnership with Nvidia that brought its DGX supercomputing service to Google Cloud. For all of Broadcom's fiscal 2023 numbers — which were released with fourth-quarter earnings in December — the company generated roughly $2.8 billion in revenue from its "AI accelerator," which is the code name for TPUs. Including networking products that bring parts of a data center together, about 15% of Broadcom's semiconductor revenue was tied to generative AI spending in fiscal 2023. The company expects that to rise to more than 25% in the current fiscal year 2024. (Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long NVDA, AVGO, ETN, MSFT, GOOGL, META, and AMZN. See here for a complete list of stocks.) As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim places a trade . Jim waits 45 minutes after a trade alert is sent before buying or selling a stock in his charitable fund's portfolio. If Jim talks about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after the trade alert is issued before executing the trade. The above Investment Club information is subject to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy, as well as our Disclaimer. No obligation or fiduciary duty exists or is created by your receipt of any information provided in connection with the Investment Club. 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- Starting battery to isolator/relay/solenoid
- Isolator to house battery
- House battery in marine style battery box
- Attached to house battery is a battery to accessory outlet adapter (or 2)
- Plugged into the acc. outlet is a 1-4 acc. outlet adapter.
- 4 outlets attached to side of battery box with double faced foam tape.
Can duplicate on other side to have 8 acc. outlets.
On mine each acc. outlet also has a switch. (optional)
99% of the time, just with minimal driving, my house battery always has plenty of power. For prolonged boondocking with no driving, I added:
- Cheap, quiet, no name, inverter generator. (Got 3k watts for $99)
- Cheap shore power battery charger.
I cut the cord on the battery charger going to the battery, and spliced in a male and female acc. outlet, male end on the charger side, female end on the battery side. This allows me to plug the battery charger into my existing acc. outlets on the side of my battery box, but still gives me functionality of the battery charger for other uses.
The generator will run for about 8 hours on a gallon of gas, and it only takes about a half hour per week of running the generator to keep the house battery charged. Generator and battery charger are also capable of charging the starting battery if the need arises. If I need shore power for anything (rarely), the generator supplies it without the need of an inverter, or the drain on my house battery.
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New 2024 Chevy Silverado 3500HD Release Date, Specs, Review
New 2024 Chevy Silverado 3500HD Release Date, Specs, Review – New 2024 Chevy Silverado 3500HD is actually listed here. Most of us practically provide the info on this forthcoming edition. The weighty-task pickup truck is sure to get quite a few renovating. The Exterior looks much more pleasing, with the interior apparently elegant. Quite a few vital changes are developing. With that in mind, the key could be the all-new V8 engine and the company-new transmission. According to Chevrolet, getting close to the process will needless be the best possible until now. Some details are nevertheless unavailable, but the most critical facts are without a doubt with this submission.
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Exterior Design
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Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg believes he has the solution to complaints about stoppage time and time-wasting in football.
In a nutshell
Clattenburg, one of the most respected referees of his generation, has made the case for a stop clock to be introduced to football.
The 47-year-old believes that football matches should be reduced to 60 minutes in length and a stop clock should be brought in so that time-wasting antics can be stamped out and any ambiguity regarding injury time can be eliminated.
Clattenburg, who refereed high-profile games such as the 2016 Champions League final and the Euro 2016 final, argued that his proposal would "guarantee paying punters that they at least get to see an hour of football on the pitch."
What's been said?
Addressing the time-wasting of Real Madrid towards the end of Wednesday night's Champions League semi-final second leg, as well as the complaints from Manchester City fans about the whistle being blown 10 seconds early, Clattenburg suggested a radical change to the rules.
"I think there's a solution to all of this and that's 60-minute matches with a stop clock – an idea which Pierluigi Collina, Fifa and Ifab are currently looking at. It works in basketball and it could work in football, too," Clattenburg wrote in The Daily Mail.
"The clock is paused when the ball goes out of play, for example, or there's an injury causing a delay, or a referee is issuing a yellow card and dishing out a talking-to.
"That way, every game would last the same length and we'd get rid of this controversy."
Facts and figures
So far in the Premier League this season, the average time of the football being in play is just over 55 minutes, meaning that for almost 35 minutes of the 90, the ball is out of play.
The shortest amount of time the ball has been in play in the English top flight this term came when West Ham hosted Brentford – 41 minutes, 33 seconds.
Legendary referee Pierluigi Collina, who remains heavily involved in the regulation of football, recently discussed the subject of effective time with Italian publication Calciatori Brutti and hinted at possible changes to the game.
He said: "If you look at the statistics today you see that there are teams that play 52 minutes, others that play 43 minutes and others that play 58 minutes. If you add up all these times in a league the difference becomes big.
"Another thing to think about is: I as a spectator pay a ticket, physically at the stadium, or at home on PPV, to see 90 minutes of football but I see 44, 45, 46 played. Half the price of my ticket goes into unplayed time. Most of the wasted time comes with throw-ins or goal kicks."


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- Let's Talk Numbers: White House Proposes Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
On March 9, President Biden revealed his annual budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The Budget requests both discretionary and mandatory resources to "out-compete China and advance American prosperity globally."
- Indo-Pacific Nexus: The Budget requests $2 billion to create a new International Infrastructure Fund to support "hard" critical infrastructure; $2 billion to create a new equity revolving fund at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to support equity investments; and $2 billion to make "game-changing investments in the Indo-Pacific to strengthen partner economies and support their efforts in pushing back against predatory efforts." As part of this proposal, the Budget also requests a total of $7.1 billion over the next 20 years for the Compacts of Free Association with the Freely Associated States of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.
- Defense Nexus: With regards to Department of Defense (DoD) spending, the request exceeded $886 billion — the biggest-ever defense budget in nominal terms, and includes $9.1 billion to promote "U.S. force posture, infrastructure, presence, and readiness" in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China.
- Outbound Investment: In separate reports, the U.S. Departments of Commerce and the Treasury outlined the potential "establishment of a program to address the national security threats emanating from outbound investments from the United States in certain sectors that are critical for U.S. national security."
- "Treasury will lead on administration of any program," and "Commerce will provide the core sector-specific technical expertise and industry connectivity necessary to accurately define, scope, and assess the appropriate sectors that may be covered by any regime."
- How much? Treasury said it would need $10 million to set up the program for fiscal year 2023.
- What's next: Unsurprisingly, Democratic and Republican leadership have expressed contrasting opinions on the Budget and associated priorities.
Next Week… Chinese President Xi travels to Russia, which DC policymakers will watch for any impacts on the war in Ukraine (March 20-22)…Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify to Congress on the State Departments budget request (March 22)…U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will testify to Congress on the administration's 2023 trade agenda (March 23)…the Select China Committee will hold its second prime-time hearing on "Uyghur Genocide" (March 23)…
2. Will the RESTRICT Act really restrict much?
On March 7, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chair Mark Warner (D-VA) and Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD) led a group of 12 bipartisan senators to introduce the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act.
- What it does: The bill empowers the Secretary of Commerce with the authority and responsibility to identify and counter threats from foreign technology. The powers will include a series of mitigation measures, including divestiture up to a ban.
- In their words: Proponents of the RESTRICT Act characterize the Act as a new, comprehensive, risk-based approach that proactively tackles sources of potentially dangerous technology before it gains a foothold in the US.
- Our analysis: However, on closer inspection, the bill is not all too new. It contains provisions duplicative of existing authorities and some argue would be overbroad, opaque, and costly. The bill would also open the door to potential retroactive divestment of holdings, which may be especially problematic for business stakeholders.
What do others think?
- National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan issued a statement signaling support for the bill's approach.
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he would take a look at the Warner-Thune proposal before opining publicly on the issue
- House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX) is in talks with Sen. Warner about developing a bicameral bill to address foreign technologies from countries of concern.
- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said they are in no rush to move related legislation.
- Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) said "Congress already has produced multiple bills that would finish what the Trump administration started and ban TikTok," adding, "the Biden administration is endorsing this half-measure to avoid confronting their biggest benefactors—China and Big Tech."
- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said "[it] gives the illusion of action, but it's not action." He also said, "I think [Warner's] intentions are good in terms of how he views the whole thing, but his bill will not ban TikTok," adding "I think that's what the White House wants. I think he's trying to offer a bill that the White House will be supportive of and that he thinks can get passed."
3. By the Numbers: Public Perception of China
A new Gallup poll finds a record-low 15% of Americans view China favorably, down a whopping 38 points in the last five years.
- Why this matters: This development presents itself as Republicans and Democrats alike are sounding hawkish on China—a rare bipartisan consensus—though more Republicans view China as a "critical threat" to U.S. national security.
4. Notable Quotables
- Acting Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources John Bass following the release of the White House Fiscal Year 2024 Budget: "Our approach towards the generational challenge posed by the PRC focuses on investing in our own domestic capabilities, aligning our efforts with those of allies and partners and competing with the PRC where interests and values differ."
- Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo: "The U.S. does not seek to decouple from China nor does it seek a technological decoupling." It is about "keeping eyes wide open" to China's technology ambitions and "we need to protect ourselves and our allies" from that.
- Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation John Podesta: Acknowledged China will be "big players" in expanding U.S. domestic energy production, but added the United States "can't be beholden to only Chinese supply for critical materials, when they have indicated that they're perfectly prepared to use their economic power when it serves their interests in a strategic way."
- Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV): "I will do everything in my power to prevent this administration from welcoming China to take federal dollars with open arms."


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Gotham is a great commentator/personality as usual, but this other guy is pretty bad honestly. He doesn't really generate hype, just sounds like he's trying too hard.
19:15 never knew levy knows football
I predicted franks moves three times in a row in game 2
Most heart wrenching moments of my life!!!
This is like watching two drunk guys fight at a bar
I think GMs are laughing on us just how we laugh on those
If I lost to Frank I would quite literally end my chess career right then and there
I cried so hard for frank
0:12 frank
You found the best 600 elo for the match the guy plays like a 1300 in half his games
About 400 to 800 ratio
* Defend the king ❌
* Defend the queen ✅
19:22 respect for levy+1000
I always feel good when i see moves gotham barley can even see, and despite my below 1000 elo it makes me feel like perhaps i too am a grandmaster
Franl did the:"Never let them know your next move" to a whole 'nother level
low elo chess is sooo god dam fun ahaha
Cracks me up when Gotham does a UFC comment
Which chess app?
My heart rate is spiking, you cant do this to me
How's this a clip!? SMH SMH…
Levy saying that frank had 20 seconds to make two queens to win in a ladder mate 😂😂 (knowing that Frank only knew ladder mate with queen ) hahaha that's pure gold
me looking at 33:15 and thinking KNIGHT F7
i must play this dude 😀 frannnnk!
I guessed Nb3
is there a rematch with boosted 700+-frank?
That first game hurt my soul. Lmao I'm a fairly new player, but Wooooooww. Looking back at old Frank games is absolutely wild, fun to see the difference in his gameplay
That first win for frank was crazy… The spirit of Levy was with him.
have you ever seen someone lower than 127 elo.
me : allow me to introduce myself
Just turned 21 recently, and now I'm sipping wine while watching Gotham commentate on a chess match, adulting lol.
When there is a Magnus vs Hikaru in GM's Then theres a magnus Vs Hikaru at low elos aswell
Frank is better than gotham😂😂😂
( i want to br in pin of shame)
"There's 21 thousand of you and if all of you called a friend we would easily have 21 and half thousand"💀
Levy be smart. This is some good shit
24:15 because tiktok takes all your information and sends it to china?
I don't know
33:10 knight f7 wins a rook and it becomes winning for frank.
This was hilarious from start to finish 😂😂😂
4:38 isn't he unable to take the queen cause bishop is defending it? Or is there some other attack I'm not seeing?
This. Is. F—king. Awesome!!! 🤣
11:00 is why were all here
"wouldnt it be kinda fitting, british… queen"💀
"tou cant blunder a queen if its kot on the board*
This is not a clip, this is a full movie
Rematch on June the 3rd
whys everyone cheering for frank orbital racers has no supports
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Islam is a religion that emphasizes cleanliness and purity in both physical and spiritual elements. Personal hygiene, settings, clothes, and equipment are all examples of physical hygiene aspects. This is necessary to verify that all acts of worship undertaken by Muslims are in accordance with Shariah.
SERTU | Purifies any body part that is contaminated with najis mughallazah (dog or pig) Remove najis and wash them with water mixed with soil once and clean water 6 times. |
SAMAK | Purifies animal skin (edible or not) Get rid of blood, meat and anything attached to the skin that can be detrimental by using sharp tools like alum or manjakani |
Sertu, according to the Fourth Edition Hall Dictionary, is to purify any portion of the body afflicted by mughallazah excrement (dogs and pigs) once with water mixed with dirt and six times with absolute water, tanning.Meanwhile, the word samak has several meanings. Among them are things used to cook and colour animal skins, cleansing mughallazah excrement once with ground water and six times with absolute water, and a plant used to tan leather.
Tanning is derived from the Arabic word, الدبغ which implies the procedure of cleansing the skin of animals that may be eaten or not, that is, by removing blood, flesh, and everything attached to the skin that rots if not removed, with a sharp instrument such as alum or manjakani fruit and the like. Matla' al-Badrain (25).
Bersertu, on the other hand, is a method of purifying oneself from mughalazah pollutants, in which dogs and pigs are washed seven times with water, one of which is ground water, depending on whether the impurities are najis aini or najis hukmi. Whether influenced by dress, physique, or location. For example, al-Mujtaba fi Sharh Safinah al-Naja (69). This is recorded in the hadith transmitted by Abu Hurairah R.A, according to which the Messenger of Allah SAW said:
طَهُورُ إِنَاءِ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذَا وَلَغَ فِيهِ الْكَلْبُ، أَنْ يَغْسِلَهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ أُولَاهُنَّ بِالتُّرَابِ
Meaning: The sanctity of one of you's vessel when a dog licks it (the vessel) is in the fact that you wash it seven times, the first of which is mixed with soil.
(Muslim history (279))
Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. did not specify the form and condition of the soil that can be used to purify mughallazah excrement in the zahir hadith of the law of tanning with dirt in locations affected by mughallazah impurity. This appears to imply that any sort of soil on the planet may be utilised for tanning. All sorts of soil, including sand dust, are mentioned by Imam Al-Sharbini. Soil combined with foreign substance is not an impediment as long as it does not alter the soil's originality and is sacrosanct.
Similarly, soap containing clay materials can be used to execute sertu/tanning mughallazah excrement if the soil is pure, the percentage of soil content in the soap surpasses the quantity of other ingredients, and the tanning procedure is Sharia-compliant.
Therefore, every Muslim must understand and apply the principles of cleanliness and purity in their daily life. As a result, any industry, premises, equipment, or clothing that is suspected of being contaminated with mughallazah excrement from pigs, dogs, or their offspring must be combined with one (1) water mixed with dirt and six (6) times absolute water.
The Prophet SAW said:
"Clean your food containers that have been licked by dogs with seven (7) washes and the first of them with soil".
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More than ever, we hold healthcare professionals in high regard since some of them put their lives in danger to treat and save our loved ones. Doctors and nurses consistently placed among the occupations with the highest respect levels even before COVID-19. Patients put their faith in a system of checks and balances that enables service providers physicians and no physicians. To provide services and perform medical billing company procedures safely. Provider credentialing is a rigorous process that healthcare providers must go through in order to operate in or affiliate with a hospital or healthcare system and get payment for their services there.
What is Provider Credentialing?
Although we tend to conceive of the provider-patient interaction as being a one-to-one one, several administrative roles at hospitals share the burden of making sure the clinician provides safe, high-quality care. One aspect of this responsibility—verifying providers' past and present competency levels to make sure they are fit for their roles—is the subject of provider credentialing.
The provider credentialing services requirement before an organization can award clinicians clinical privileges to carry out patient history and physical examinations. Open heart surgery, or write prescriptions for medications in a hospital setting.
Hospitals and healthcare facilities employ a multi-step procedure called provider credentialing to collect and confirm information on practitioners' licenses to practice medicine. It is carried out on practitioners who are linked with the organization as well as those who are employed by it. Such as a community doctor who applies to join the hospital's organize medical staff. In doctors' private practices, credentials are rarely checked. Download this eBook that details the entire procedure for additional information.
In addition to hospitals/healthcare systems, managed care and insurance firms (i.e., payers—both private and public) also handle provider credentialing. They frequently work with a credentialing verification company (CVO).
How does provider credentialing operate?
A provider organization's or payer's credentialing department, as well as an internal or external CVO, completes the provider credentialing process in stages. Credentialing personnel:
- Obtain data from a variety of sources, including the provider—a step that frequently requires intensive follow-up work.
- Primary source verification (PSV) of the gathered information and documentation.
- Analyze and spot any gaps, contradictions, or red/"pink" flags.
- Make suggestions for credentialing, whether for consideration of clinical privileges or enrollment with a payer or payers.
Obtaining all required paperwork and certificates is part of the process of gathering provider information. After completing this stage, the data is verify for legitimacy and accuracy. Although it ultimately depends on whose regulatory and/or accreditation body(ies) the organization adheres. The specific data and papers that are collected are pretty uniform. The National Committee for Quality Assurance, The Joint Commission, The National Association for Healthcare Quality, DNV-GL, Individual State Oversight Bodies, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Utilization Review Accreditation Commission, and many others are examples.
Verification of primary sources
Because secondary sources of information could contain inaccurate, untrustworthy, or biased information. It is imperative to consult the original source, or issuer, of the data or document. Think about how simple today's technology allows healthcare professionals or fraudsters to falsify or exaggerate credentials in order to acquire patient access. PSV is therefore a crucial step in the credentialing process. If done incorrectly, the outcomes could include patient damage or death as well as negligent credentialing lawsuits costing millions of dollars. The typical PSV steps can be:
- Verify the provider's notarized government-issued identification as well as their OIG and criminal history records.
- Examine the submission (and privilege requests if applicable).
- Verify the provider's training, residency, fellowship, and original source education.
- Verify the provider's status for board certification (if applicable).
- Check the DEA, DEA registration for prohibited substances, and the state licensing.
- Verify the existence of and history of claims for professional responsibility.
- Run a search in the National Practitioner Data Bank.
- Verify the provider's prior employment.
If any one of these procedures is not carry out properly, provider credentialing may be refuse or delayed. An oversight throughout the procedure could cost the company or the candidate money, force them to restart the process, or even prevent them from getting the job they wanted. The ability of the provider organization to bill for provider services is also slow down by errors or ineffective provider credentialing. Which has a detrimental effect on cash flow in the revenue cycle. There are two simple strategies to avoid granting credentials to an unfit applicant. Making sure all information is validate and keeping a close eye out for gaps in the applicant's background.
Who is in charge of credentialing?
As mentioned, both payers and provider groups do credentialing, however the two may use slightly different procedures.
Credentialing starts the process of obtaining information for hospitals and healthcare systems. That will eventually be utilize for clinical privilege delineation and enrolling physicians in payer panels so the organization can be reimburse for services.
Credentialing assists private payers (such as Cigna, Humana, and UnitedHealth) and public payers (such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) in establishing and modifying the number of providers in their networks and figuring out their qualifications. The objectives are to reduce overall healthcare spending while ensuring that enrollees receive the healthcare services they have been promised.
However, providers also contribute to credentialing. Providers themselves go through a number of stages before applying for credentials at the healthcare organization(s) with which they plan to affiliate or begin practicing, including:
- To prepare for their future career, finish your general medical education.
- Complete fellowships or specialized courses to acquire the necessary technical skills for their vocation.
- Obtain a license from their state or another relevant professional body.
- Apply to the healthcare organization(s) you want to work for or affiliate with.
Whom does provider accreditation serve?
You might believe that the patient is the simple solution to the question of "Who is provider credentialing for?" However, the process's main purpose is to ensure that everyone works in a secure environment of the highest caliber. Starting with provider credentialing and extending to colleague clinicians, all healthcare personnel, and patients, a safe, welcoming, and professional healthcare environment is provided. To support the development of this safe environment, providers must first go through the credentialing procedure.
Then, to assure continued competency, they are re-credentialed roughly every two years. Performance information on providers is gather periodically throughout the course of those two years. In order to influence future competence choices. Without the credentialing procedure, healthcare facilities put everyone's safety in danger and risk getting into legal trouble.
Cloud computing facilitates distant credentialing tasks
Working from home and transferring data and documents using any electronic device from any location is a situation that will not go away. Cloud computing, also known as software as a service (SaaS), encrypts data and permits remote connectivity for any user, including service providers, with any level of rights provided. Does away with paper credentialing packets, and offers a productive way to share and reuse data that is already in the system.
Enrollment of payers and credentialing are integrating
Only lately has enrollment in hospitals become a function requiring administrative staff and resources on par with medical care. This was brought on by a number of circumstances. Such as the move toward employing healthcare professionals, hospital and health system closures, mergers, and consolidations. As well as the need to recover every dollar possible under value-based care models. Healthcare executives recognize a synergy between enrollment and credentialing as well as an opportunity for efficiency as its significance develops.
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'The Boys' Face Trial as New Tide of Drug Smuggling Rises
"The kings of cocaine," prosecutor Christopher Clark called them. "Willie and Sal. Los Muchachos. The Boys."
In the 1980s, when it seemed like much of South Florida was caught in the Miami Vice-like grip of drug smuggling and Colombian cocaine cowboys staged bloody shopping center shootouts in suburbia, no one rode higher in the saddle, federal agents said, than Willie Falcon and Sal Magluta.
From 1978 until their arrests in 1991, these two Cuban-born pals--who dropped out of Miami High School when they were seniors to run a drug-smuggling enterprise--imported 75 tons of cocaine into the United States and earned profits of more than $2 billion, prosecutors said.
With the cash they made hauling duffel bags full of white powder into Florida, according to prosecutors, Falcon and Magluta bought cattle ranches, mansions, luxury cars and cigarette racing boats.
"When they drove, they drove Rolls-Royces," Clark told jurors in federal court. "When they drank champagne, Dom Perignon flowed."
Now Magluta is balding, Falcon is thin and gray-haired and both wear jailhouse pallors that reflect their four years in maximum security. When they turn to whisper to the high-priced defense attorneys at their sides, each peers over bifocals. They are only 40 years old but they look older.
The arrest and trial of Falcon and Magluta on a host of smuggling charges was billed as the final chapter in a colorful, high-rolling saga of South Florida as the capital of cocaine craziness. But since "the boys" were caught in 1991, strange things have happened. At least three potential prosecution witnesses have been murdered and two others have been wounded in assassination attempts.
The defendants maintain that they had nothing to do with those shootings, and they have not been charged in connection with the attacks. In fact, no one has been charged.
But authorities consider Magluta and Falcon dangerous and escape risks. Up until the trial began in October, Falcon was held in the maximum security federal prison in Marion, Ill., and Magluta in Atlanta.
In U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno's 10th-floor courtroom, security measures are unprecedented. At least a dozen armed U.S. marshals are posted in the courtroom and in the hallway. Visitors to the courtroom must pass through a metal detector to enter the building--and a second one on the 10th floor. They also must show identification and sign in.
Outside the courthouse, meanwhile, law enforcement officials wonder if a second generation of would-be Willies and Sals has launched a new era of entrepreneurial drug smuggling. In the past three months, almost 11,000 pounds of cocaine have been seized from small boats headed for South Florida.
This week, another 5,000 pounds of cocaine were seized from a Miami townhouse and a tobacco shop, where federal agents also found 30 boxes of black-market Cuban Cohiba cigars.
"We're seeing a resurgence of smaller traffickers, offloading mother ships and airdrops in the Bahamas, much as we did in the '80s," said James Milford, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Miami field office.
Agents surmise that recent arrests of several Cali cartel bosses in Colombia may have caused a leadership void and presented "a situation where someone who was a worker bee might have an opportunity to move up into the ranks should he be able to deliver some loads successfully," said Michael Sheehan, a spokesman for the U.S. Customs Service in Miami. "Willie and Sal started small and grew large, and some freelancers might be trying that."
In any case, Sheehan said, drug smuggling will always be a problem in South Florida. "We are geographically close to the supply and the smuggling infrastructure, the distribution routes and the money flow are established," he said. "It is so ingrained here."
And there is no better primer on how to succeed in the drug trade, according to investigators, than the story of Willie and Sal.
After dropping out of high school, "the boys" made a modest living selling small quantities of cocaine and marijuana in Miami, according to prosecutors. Their break came in 1978 through an old friend named Jorge Valdes, an accountant who has testified that he had been working with several Colombian companies that turned out to be fronts for the drug cartels.
After a drug deal fell apart one day, Valdes said that he asked Magluta if he could help unload 30 kilos of cocaine of which Valdes was having trouble disposing. Sure, they told him, according to Valdes.
From that beginning, Magluta and Falcon became the chief U.S. distributors of Colombian cocaine, overseeing a pickup and delivery system that brought the drug into Florida by the tons, prosecutors said. Central to their operation, the officials said, were dozens of old friends and acquaintances from their Cuban-American boyhood who shared the wealth, and often, their passion for racing powerboats.
Boat racing, of course, was a perfect cover for a business that relied on those same fast boats to haul "product" in from the Bahamas. At the same time, Magluta and Falcon became competitive in a sport fueled by money. Three times in the mid-1980s Magluta won American Power Boat Assn. national titles. In 1986, Falcon won the Marathon Offshore Challenge in the Florida Keys. Both appeared on ESPN telecasts.
They also appeared frequently on drug agents' radar screens. They were first arrested and convicted on minor drug charges in 1978. Free on appeal bonds, they were arrested again seven years later while hiding out in California. After giving police false names, they were released on bond and disappeared before police figured out who they were.
In 1988, Magluta was arrested in Miami after a former high school classmate recognized him in an office supply store. But days after being sent to jail on a fugitive warrant, he was released after someone, prosecutors believe, changed his records to show that he had already served 14 months.
While avoiding jail, Magluta and Falcon continued to run a hectic drug import business, witnesses have testified, that often seemed as absurdly haphazard as it was lucrative. Confessed smuggler Manuel Hernandez--nicknamed Manny Veneno, or Manny Poison--this week regaled jurors with stories of 1987 drug runs to the Bahamas plagued by pirates, lost and broken-down boats, and so much cash and cocaine that no one could keep track of it all.
Although assets worth millions were seized when Magluta and Falcon were arrested in their respective homes in 1991, neither is apparently broke. Falcon's lawyer is Albert J. Krieger, best-known for representing New York Mafia boss John Gotti, who is now behind bars. Magluta has two big-name lawyers: Boston's Martin Weinberg and Miami's Roy Black, who successfully defended William Kennedy Smith on rape charges in 1991.
The defense has admitted that Magluta and Falcon once were in the drug trade, but "they retired" 15 years ago, according to Black. That would leave "the boys" exempt from prosecution because of the statute of limitations, Black said.
Moreover, added Black, the witnesses against Willie and Sal are all untruthful drug smugglers trying to get out of jail themselves. "They are jumping on the bus, as they say, to get reduced sentences from the government," he declared, adding that their statements often came after attending "seminars in prison where they educate each other on the facts of the case to get surface credibility."
As for the prosecution's allegations that Willie and Sal were "kings of cocaine," Black responded: "Gross exaggeration."
If convicted of all charges, Falcon and Magluta could be sentenced to life in prison. The trial is expected to run through February.
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- Just in time for the uptick in deal activity, Ropes & Gray's M&A team released "The Ropes Recap," a quarterly recap of mergers & acquisitions law news, including news from the courts; Delaware legislative, tax and SEC updates; and a focus on the UK.
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Bitcoin To Hit $500,000 In 5 Years, Says Billionaire Mike Novogratz
Bitcoin to hit $500,000 in 5 years, says billionaire Mike Novogratz. Mike Novogratz sheds light on his bullish views on Bitcoin and the crypto market as a whole.
Novogratz' Prediction
At the recent Bloomberg Crypto Summit, the CEO of Galazy Investment Partners and billionaire Mike Novograts stated his prediction that Bitcoin could hit $500,000 in the next 5 years despite the current bear market. He also added that there is no massive surge back into Bitcoin just yet, but it is coming.
For Bitcoin to hit prices of $500,000 and above, this would imply that BTC would need to have more than a 620% jump from its November peak of $68.9K.
Novogratz explained that he was so bullish on Bitcoin because of its many features, saying "BTC was tailor-made to be an anti-inflation store of value." adding that "it is easily transferable and so it's better than gold in so many ways."
Current Bear Market
Contradictive to Novogratz' bullish predictions, the crypto market has been seeing a bearish downtrend for the past few months, with Bitcoin's prices currently being down more than 66% since its all-time-high price of $68,789 last November.
Despite this, at the time of writing, many cryptocurrencies are currently seeing a strong relief rally, with Bitcoin trading at $23,000, up more than 13% since last week.
Related: Ethereum Jumps By 40% After News Of Merge In September
Ethereum is also up nearly 42% this week, Solana up 35%, Cardano up 18%, and Polygon up 64%. Mike Novogratz addresses this, claiming that the worst of the crypto market has finally come to an end.
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Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court is an 85-acre United Kingdom Ministry of Defence facility in Headley. It is used as a rehabilitation centre for injured members of the British Armed Forces. Headley Court provides specialist medical officers, nurses, medical instructors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, a cognitive therapist, social workers, engineers, and administration support staff. Not only does the centre deal with patients with new physical disabilities, but it also deals with patients suffering from post- traumatic stress disorder. The rehabilitation areas of the unit consist of hydrotherapy pools, gymnasiums and workshops for prosthetics. Headley Court is still in need of further facilities, particularly a full size swimming pool, as patients currently have to share public facilities, which has led to unpleasant confrontation. The charity, Afghan Heroes was set up in July 2009, with its first objective of raising money to build these facilities.
Two world class pool players, Raj Hundal and Tony Drago came together to present Headly Court with a brand new professional pool table donated by the Afgan Heroes. The evening consisted of Raj and Tony meeting and greeting those who have been injured in the line of duty. The evening comenced with both players partnering up with a military personnel, and playing each other in a friendly doubles tournament whilst Nigel Rees refereed and John McDonald added to the entertainment with his legendary microphone skills.
With the warming reaction he received from the injuried soldiers, Denise Harris founder of Afghan Heroes honored Raj as a Patron of Billiards for the charity.
"The night was great in every way. If there is one thing I respect its showing heart, these soldiers showed me what heart really was. I'm ashamed of what the media really hides from us, but I would be more ashamed if I couldn't help. I was made the Honourable Cue Sport Patron for the Afghan Heroes Charity and it felt like one of my biggest achievements ever. Thank you"
This motivational evening of laughter and enjoyment, ended with a raffel draw with prizes donated by Afgan Heroes and the proceeds donated to improve the facilities of Headly Court.


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Sustainable and renewable sources like solar and wind could supply up to 80 percent of the planet's energy requirements by 2050 as well as play a role in fighting global warming.
But the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say that in order to achieve that level, governments would have to spend much more money and introduce policies that integrate renewables into existing power grids, promoting their benefits in terms of improving public health and reducing air pollution.
After a recent four-day meeting, governments endorsed the renewable report Monday. The report reviewed solar energy, bio-energy, hydropower, geothermal, ocean energy and wind. However, they did not consider nuclear, the recent nuclear accident in Japan was not mentioned nor did it have any impact on the report's conclusions.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has said swift, deep reductions in use of non-renewables and non-sustainables are needed to keep temperatures from rising more than 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit (2 Celsius) above preindustrial levels, which could trigger climate catastrophes.


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John passed away in early December 2022 very suddenly and unexpectedly. He was my husband, business partner, mentor, best friend and the best travelling companion that one could ever hope for.
John retired during the pandemic but continued to guide and advise me behind the scenes.
He was truly one of the most caring and most comprehensive travel consultants, always striving to make every trip a delightful success and memorable experience. He will be missed by many, but by none so much as I.
As I continue in the travel industry, I will always be led by the example he has set.
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Madeleine Loewenberg will speak at Canadian Lawyer's upcoming Employment Law Masterclass April 25
Mental health in the workplace has increasingly grown as an issue over the past decade, especially with the onset of COVID-19, says Madeleine Loewenberg, co-founder of Loewenberg Psarris Workplace Law LLP.
It's not necessarily that the number of mental health issues at work has grown, she says. "My view is that there is a change in how people work and a greater willingness to articulate that they want changes in the way they have worked."
Still, the number of Canadians who cite mental health issues as a reason for not going to work is significant. In any given week, statistics show that about 500,000 Canadians don't go to work because of a mental health problem or illness.
"And in fact, mental health is the number one cause or complaint around disability in Canada," she says, with 30 percent of disability claims and 70 percent of disability claim costs related to mental health.
"So, obviously, it's an area that has grown and continues to grow in importance," Loewenberg says, adding that employers need to identify and implement "best practices" for dealing with mental health issues in the workplace."
Mental health in the workplace resources available to employers, employees
She notes that government agencies, including the federal government, have recognized the growing need for tools for both employers and employees to help manage mental health issues in the workplace. This includes information on "what it means to have a psychologically healthy workplace" and resources for risk factors for identifying poor workplace psychological health.
Loewenberg is a speaker at Canadian Lawyer's upcoming Employment Law Masterclass, which takes place April 25
Loewenberg points out that in Ontario, the Occupational Health and Safety Act does not, on its face, protect against mental health claims arising in the workplace. "To my knowledge, there are, in fact, no prosecutions and no ministry enforcement actions related to mental health complaints as a workplace hazard."
However, where workplace hazards and mental health do come up in Ontario is under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Loewenberg says. There are two ways to claim compensation from the board related to mental health issues. The more likely way to claim compensation, she says, is to make a complaint that there is a mental stress injury that has arisen because of ongoing harassment, violence or bullying in the workplace.
In this case, the injured worker would have to provide a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders diagnosis from a health care professional, and they'd have to be able to prove that their workplace stressors or their mental health condition are related to workplace stress. This could include bullying or harassment by colleagues or the employee's supervisor.
The WSIB also compensates for traumatic mental stress that is less likely to happen daily. These, for example, include acute stress, post-traumatic stress, and witnessing a fatality or horrific accident.
Traumatic versus chronic mental stress at work
For those interested in the law and policy around claims related to mental health stressors in the workplace, Loewenberg points to an Ontario Workers Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal decision that came out in 2021. She says the decision differentiates traumatic and chronic mental stress, where a substantial workplace stressor has caused a worker to develop a "clearly diagnosed mental health injury."
In this case, the worker submitted that she developed chronic mental stress because of the cumulative effect of her supervisor's conduct toward her. The worker was upset about not being able to bump into the position she preferred and instead moved into a fast-paced environment in customer service, where she felt her supervisor harassed her. The worker testified that her supervisor did not speak to her harshly when correcting her performance, did not reprimand her in front of others, and corrected her co-workers.
The tribunal noted the decision not to allow her to bump into a position she preferred, and the corrections by her supervisor about her performance were under the umbrella of employer decisions. The tribunal panel found the evidence did not indicate the worker was exposed to an objectively traumatic event and that her supervisor's behaviour did not amount to harassment or abuse. It found the worker was not entitled to chronic or traumatic mental stress benefits.
The need for an objective diagnosis of workplace mental health stress
Loewenberg notes that while there may be a duty to accommodate a worker for mental stress issues, their issues must be considered objectively.
"From an accommodation perspective, you obviously have to consider the person in front of you and the complaint they've raised to you, along with their individual workplace circumstances," she says.
"But when you get to the stage where someone says to you that they disagree with the accommodation, or they want a review of that accommodation, typically by a tribunal or a third party, then the analysis changes to one have an objective test. Is there medical support for the employee's complaint? Does another worker react in a similar way to the worker you have in front of you? Are the accommodations provided responsive to the worker and more generally, on an objective basis? Are they reasonable?"
She adds: "So you really must consider both the individual in front of you and assess some more objective factors. What you don't have to do in respect of the individual who's in front of you, and this has always been the case, is that if someone comes to you and they are particularly susceptible to interpersonal conflict, and they are particularly sensitive, they do not get a higher standard of accommodation in the circumstances."
In fact, the WSIB generally recognizes that interpersonal conflicts are not typically the basis for compensation or a remedy at that tribunal or under the Occupational Health and Safety Act or human rights tribunal.
Still, Loewenberg says there is a growing recognition that mental health claims in the workplace are as important as physical health claims.
"I think we're seeing a continued evolution around workplace mental health and psychologically safe workplaces," she says. "I think that we will continue to see a recognition that mental health concerns raised by employees are valid and legitimate and that they have become a more significant part of our daily conversation in the workplace and add the related legal sphere."
However, there will also be the continued obligation to see that these claims are based on objective evidence supported by a physician analysis that confirms a mental health condition. As well, if support is required, Loewenberg says, "It does not necessarily mean accommodation of the worker's choice – it may require some compromise on behalf of both parties."
She adds: "These are going to continue to be important discussions, and I think the case law is just going to continue to evolve in this area."


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The Galway RAG week festivities are just about to begin so we've put together a quick guide to the biggest events of the student tradition.
RAG Week 2022 runs from Monday 14 to Friday 19 February and as has been the case since 2011 is no longer associated with NUIG Students Union.
However, the event continues to attract Galway's brightest out in force and is considered a highlight of the academic year for many students in the city.
The classics are here for 2022 - Mayo Monday and Donegal Tuesday as well as Leitrim Wednesday.
We've added a few events aimed at/popular with students that aren't strictly RAG Week-related to give you the best nights (and days) out this RAG Week.
Beware that some HUGE events aren't on our list - Quinton Campbell, Karl Seery & Verve DJ on Tuesday, Thursday Sessions at DNA - they're already sold out out
Monday is Valentine's Day so we're kicking off with Bangin' Noodles Valentine's Tinder Night which kicks off at 7.30pm at De Burgo's on Augustine Street.
Following on from the success of their October event, Bangin' are once again inviting young adults to 'swipe right' on their dates after just five minutes.
However, to alleviate 'speed dating awkwardness', Bangin' will " pimp out the pub, turn the music up a bit and have loads of fun, games and craic mixed into each date to make it a super fun night" according to Evan O'Cealligh, owner of the restaurant group.
Tickets from €11.50 on Eventbrite for the 7.30pm 14 February 'Tinder Night on Valentine's Night' event.
Mayo Monday takes place at DNA in Galway city on Monday 14 Feb 2022 at 9pm. DNA say to Mayo singletons and secret admirers of the Green and Read: maybe you can find the Mayo-loving love of your life?"
Tickets for Mayo Monday cost €20 and are available here.
This is Verve's Pagan will DJ at The Loft in Seven Bar on Monday night also at 9pm as the Dublin-based artist and producer continues his meteoric rise in the electronic music scene.
Expect a love buzz for the Valentine's night gig that ends around 1am.
Tickets to Pagan at The Loft, Seven from Eventbrite at around €17.
DNA is also hosting the biggest party of (arguably) the biggest day of RAG Week Galway 2022.
Donegal Tuesday is the day when Donegal people make the pilgrimage to the Hole in the Wall and maybe stay out for a few after the visit is done.
Those who stay out till late can catch DNA's 'Donegal Tuesday' on Tuesday 15 February from 9pm till 2pm.
The traditional wearing of the Green and Gold is welcome but other counties are invited to wear their colours so long as they don't mind singing along to 'Hills of Donegal'.
Tickets for Donegal Tuesday at 9pm 15 February 2022 available from Eventbrite at €20 each.
Wednesday sees another county get its own day at DNA, this time Lovely Leitrim.
Leitrim Wednesday is a chance to show your pride at being from or having ever been to Leitrim.
To help celebrate the least populated (but fifth most amazing) county in Ireland, DNA are bring iRadio's DJ Dave Duke, a Lovely Leitrim man himself to lead to party.
Leitrim Wednesday starts at 9pm Wednesday 16 February and runs till 2am.
Tickets for the event at DNA nightclub start at €20 plus booking fee and are available from Eventbrite here.
Thursday night 17 February sees another top DJ entertain Galway, this time at Monroes Live on Dominick Street.
The underground techno master Hector Oaks of OAKS Records will play his signature blend of tracks spanning electronic music history and delivering a thumping history of rave culture.
Tickets for the outrageously talented Hector Oaks from 10pm Thursday 17 February are available from €8 plus booking fee at Monroes Live website.
Metal-lovers get their RAG Week 2022 party on Friday 18 February as Whiplash, one of the best Metallica tribute acts in Europe and Ireland's premier, headlines a five-hour night of music at Monroes Live.
Tickets to hear note-perfect Metallica hits and fan favourites from their nigh-on 40-year back catalogue on Friday 18 February from 9pm can be found at the Monroes Live website at €10 plus booking fee.
Friday 18 February also sees Irish indie starlets Soda Blonde's Irish tour land in Róisín Dubh.
The Dublin group are touring their acclaimed debut album Small Talk which released in July 2021 with The Irish Times calling it "artful, accessible and cinematic"
Soda Blonde play their Galway gig at 8pm with tickets available at €17 plus booking from Róisin Dubh here.


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Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has announced plans to change the law and regulate short-term lettings and home-sharing, such as Airbnb, for tourists and visitors.
The measures are aimed at tackling the housing shortage and deal with professional landlords who are withdrawing their properties from long-term renting in favour of short-term arrangements.
Homeowners though, will still be allowed to host people in their own homes for short periods of time.
Under the new proposals, homeowners can let their primary residence on a short-term basis for a maximum of 90 days in a year and up to 14 days at a time.
Homeowners will also be required to register with their local authority.
Where a house or apartment is a person's principal private residence, they will be permitted to rent out a room (or rooms) within their home for short-term letting without restriction.
However, they will only be allowed to sub-let their entire house without planning permission on the short-term market for a cumulative period of 90 days or less annually.
Individuals who own a second property will no longer be allowed to arrange short-term lettings unless the property already has permission to be used for such purposes or for tourism.
Instead, landlords will have to apply for planning permission to their local authority to use the property as a short-term let.
The outcome of their applications will be based on guidance from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
In areas of high housing demand, it is unlikely that permission would be granted.
The minister is also providing additional resources to Dublin City Council to compile registers of properties and to monitor enforcement.
Those who are not in compliance will risk criminal conviction under the proposed new legislation.
It is planned that the changes will come into effect on 1 June 2019, to allow property owners to prepare for the new laws.
The proposed changes will not affect the operation of holiday homes or longer-term flexible lettings which are provided for those coming to Ireland under employment contracts.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Mr Murphy said the measures were an "emergency response to a crisis situation" in order to get "properties back into the long-term rental market".
The move, he said, will effect Dublin and anywhere with a rent pressure zone, and cities that are experiencing rising rents but are not rent pressure zones.
"Some of our cities, for example Limerick, are seeing very high rent inflation but they don't qualify to be a rent pressure zone because the qualifying criteria is laid out in a particular way," said Mr Murphy.
"We estimate from the data we've seen that somewhere from 1,000 to 3,000 homes in the Greater Dublin area that might come back into the market for long-term letting, which is very very important."
In a statement, Airbnb said: "One in five Irish families use Airbnb to share their homes, boost their income and explore the world, and rules that legitimise home sharing are in everyone's best interests.
"But home sharing didn't cause Ireland's historic housing concerns, and many will be disheartened to hear a false promise that these proposals are the solution. Community hospitality and holiday rentals are the backbone of many local economies, and cutting that lifeline will hit many communities hard."
Increase in number of people exiting homelessness, PAC told
The Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government has said that while the numbers presenting to homeless services continue to be "very challenging", the figures for those exiting homelessness are increasing significantly.
John McCarthy was speaking before the Public Accounts Committee today.
Mr McCarthy said it was essential that supply continues to increase if they are to address both the backlog of housing demand in the system, and also new demand arising.
He said the Department's key focus was on prevention and avoiding the use of emergency accommodation wherever possible by matching families and individuals in need with appropriate accommodation.
"A record 4,729 adults exited homelessness into an independent tenancy in 2017, with a further 2,332 adults in the first 6 months of this year", Mr McCarthy said.
However, Social Democrat TD Catherine Murphy said the figures for those exiting homelessness should not be presented as a positive, as they still represented people who experienced homelessness.


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In 2019, E.Coudray relished its marvellous giftset with the lacquered black bottle.
Today, we are pleased to reissue our iconic fragrances in this same iconic box set, in a limited edition for the 2021 holiday season.
"Rose Tubéreuse" is an enchanted floral oriental fragrance with opulent and fruity notes. Bergamot, rhubarb, guava and mandarin are a pleasure for the senses. The flowery mix of Bulgarian rose, tubereuse and ylang-ylang with a hint of vanille, musk and patchouli reveals the sensuality of the fragrance.
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1.5 Running the Code
You can run the code online at Trinket by clicking here .
In your program, change parameters one at a time and observe the difference in results. For example change the initial Earth momentum to
Play around and record any notable "discoveries".
1.5.1 If you want to do more
Get an account in https://trinket.io Sign in, create a new trinket program (select Glowscript) and copy and paste the the Sun-Earth code. Now the program is yours!
- What is the benefit of solving the planetary motion problem numerically (in the method above)?
- What is the benefit of solving the planetary motion problem analytically (in section 1.3 of the lecture notes)?


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The 82nd Trade Fair will be held in Modena again this year and will open its doors to visitors from Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 June.A tradition that is renewed year after year, always keeping an indissoluble thread with the lively and dynamic territory of the city of good food, engines and bel canto.
The 2021 edition comes with a renewed layout and a more appealing set-up, with the industriousness of the exhibiting companies, coming from all over the peninsula, which returns to animate the exhibition center in Novigrad.
The 82nd Trade Fair will spread over an area of about 20 thousand square meters. The exhibitors will be housed in three large covered pavilions, while a large outdoor area will host proposals more suitable for families.
A trade fair event that has a fundamental characteristic: inside you can really find everything. From furniture to design objects, from food and wine to garden equipment, from cars to shopping, that is clothing, accessories, eyewear, leather and leather items, perfumery, objects.
The exhibition part will be further enlivened by cultural proposals, entertainment moments, workshops dedicated to the creativity of adults and children. This offer will not lack sports and recreational-motor activities.During the four opening days, admission will always be free. On weekdays the 82nd Trade Fair will be open from 5 pm to 11 pm, on Saturday from 10 am to 11 pm and on Sunday from 10 am to 9 pm. For greater peace of mind for visitors and exhibitors, ModenaFiere, the company that organizes the event, in recent months has further equipped itself to make access and circulation in the exhibition spaces even safer, raising the level of surveillance with respect to compliance with anti-contagion regulations.
The access of visitors and exhibitors takes place with entry, transit, exit procedures, predefined and differentiated methods, routes and timing, in order to reduce the opportunities for gathering. At each entrance to the 82nd Trade Fair, body temperature will be checked (limit 37.5 ° C) with a contactless type hygienic system and the correct use of the mask and hand disinfection will be checked before entering the exhibition center. There will be control staff trained to manage compliance with the rules. To ensure compliance with the interpersonal distancing of at least 1 meter, assistance from control staff will be provided in the access spaces and in all areas of greater walkability.


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Md. Amjad Hossain Ratan, Nagarpur, Tangail: The history of Tangail and the history of the traditional Nagarpur Women's Honors College. As far as is known from history, the Chowdhury dynasty started zamindari in Nagarpur from the source of Subiddha-Khan. Jadunath Chowdhury was the first man of the Chowdhury dynasty. He established zamindari on about 54 acres of land. His three sons – Upendra Mohan Chowdhury, Jagadindra Mohan Chowdhury, Shashank Mohan Chowdhury – can be seen in their lineage.
The British government conferred the title of Roy Bahadur on Satish Chandra Roy Chowdhury, the eldest son of Upendra Mohan Chowdhury, in recognition of his services to the common people. The younger son Suresh Chandra Roy Chowdhury is relatively westernized. He was a man of fancy nature than many. He was very sporty. He was the founding secretary of East Bengal Club, a famous football team of the sub-continent. Built in a blend of Western and Mughal culture with a unique aesthetic beauty, the living room was above the nahabatkhana.
Every morning in the morning, the Bhairabi sound of Sanai woke up the people of Chowdhury area. It is said that Roy Bahadur's younger brother Suresh Chowdhury had planned to keep Nagarpur in the style of Kolkata, the capital of the whole city. There was a lovely zoo next to the Rangmahal of Chowdhury's house. Peacocks, cockatoos, deer, carcasses and finally tigers and lions took place in the zoo at the behest of amateur Suresh Chowdhury. After the partition of the country in 1947, the then government acquired all the assets of the Chowdhury House. The entire interior of the building is built of lovely white stone. Nagarpur Women's Honors College has been established in this main building of the now visible Chowdhury House. There are four locks of the zamindari period in the Kechi gate of the college, it is visible. The principal of the college Md. Anisur Rahman said that the college was named Raushan Ershad Mahila Vidyalaya on the occasion of the establishment of the college on 26-6-1989. The land of the zamindars here was 22 acres. 5:61 acres were allotted in the name of the college, some part of the allotted land is still in the possession of the college authorities. Several buildings have been sealed as they were recently destroyed (risky to use). The opinion of the principal is that if the tourist center is declared here, the people of Nagarpur will benefit more.
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LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR ABBVIE-FUNDED FIELD HOSPITALS: A nonprofit that provides relief during disasters is creating mobile field hospitals at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan and UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial in south suburban Harvey. The field units are funded by Abbvie and could "potentially treat hundreds of extra patients per day." READ MORE.
LOCAL VENTILATOR MAKER LANDS LARGE FEDERAL CONTRACT: Vyaire Medical in north suburban Mettawa has a deal with the U.S. government to make 22,000 ventilators for $407 million, one of the biggest Department of Health and Human Services contracts for the machines as the country battles the coronavirus. READ MORE.
U OF C TO EXPAND SOUTH SIDE TESTING: An increase in supplies will allow the University of Chicago Medicine to test up to 1,000 people on Chicago's South Side and suburban Harvey. That's a fivefold increase over the average 200 daily tests the health system was performing since onsite screenings began on March 15, according to a statement. READ MORE.
PATHOLOGISTS CALL FOR NATIONAL TESTING PLAN: The federal government needs to develop a widespread COVID-19 testing strategy for state, health systems and others to use in deterring the spread of the disease, the American Society for Clinical Pathology said in a statement. The Chicago-based medical organization provides a 17-point list of items the strategy should contain.
TOP EXECUTIVES URGE TRUMP TO ADOPT TESTING REGIMES: The leaders of some of America's biggest companies Wednesday pressed President Donald Trump to move toward reopening the U.S. economy, while urging him to ensure that robust testing regimes are in place. READ MORE.
ABBOTT LAUNCHING COVID-19 ANTIBODY TEST: North Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories is launching a blood test that shows whether someone previously had the virus. READ MORE.
ASSOCIATIONS PROVIDE WFH CYBERSECURITY TIPS: Are you a doctor Working From Home? The Chicago-based American Medical Association and American Hospital Association have released a guide to protect medical professionals from cyber attacks.
HEALTH SYSTEMS PLEDGE TO LEND VENTILATORS: Locally headquartered CommonSpirit Health has designated up to 500 ventilators for a new public-private effort to identify, manage and move ventilators needed by hospitals across the country.
UNEMPLOYED REMINDED TO CHECK MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY: The Illinois Association of Medicaid Health Plans is recommending anyone who has lost their job due to the COVID-19 crisis to check their eligibility for Medicaid via the State of Illinois' Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE) website. For those who filed for unemployment benefits but lack health insurance, the Illinois' Medicaid Managed Care program has implemented new policies to simplify the application process, the association said in a statement.
CITY TOUTS STAY-AT-HOME DATA: City officials are offering a raft of revealing new data—some derived from anonymous tracking of cellphone locations—that they say shows stay-at-home orders issued by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. J.B. Pritzker are working. But officials caution that there still needs to be further declines in case numbers before they can move toward reopening the economy. READ MORE.
HOWARD BROWN OFFERING COVID-19 SERVICES IN LITTLE VILLAGE: Howard Brown Health and Project Vida today announced a partnership to provide expanded medical services in Chicago's Little Village community, offering free, confidential risk assessments for COVID-19 disease.
HORIZON GOUT CAMPAIGN MAKES URIC ACID THE VILLAN: Horizon Therapeutics' has launched a gout and chronic kidney disease campaign called Down and Out Kidney, which features the kidney as the lead character in a relationship in which uric acid endangers not only himself, but his friends – foot, hand, bone and heart, the Lake Forest-based pharmaceutical company said in a statement.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OFFERING TELEHEALTH SERVICES: Planned Parenthood of Illinois is launching a telehealth app to offer private, secure videoconferencing services from home, the organization said in a statement.
Astellas U.S. has made the following organizational changes:
• Astellas' Legal and Intellectual Property groups will become a single Legal division under Catherine Levitt, executive vice president and general counsel. Levitt succeeded Linda Friedman in the role. Friedman retired after 27 years at Astellas.
• Nahrin Marino will succeed Levitt and assume the role of senior vice president, legal head of commercial, regulatory, and medical and development. Morne Voigt succeeds Marino as vice president, head of ethics and compliance. Andrea Burke has been named vice president of intellectual property, legal commercial, trademarks and litigation.
• The company's Urology Hospital Business Unit has been renamed Medical Specialties, led by senior vice president Steve Sabus.
• The Corporate Development and Commercial Operations teams will merge into a new Commercial Strategy & Operations organization led by vice president Lynn Fenicchia.


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Shelia Denise Hatfield, 69, of Stilwell Oklahoma passed away on April 27, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Shelia was born on May 9, 1952, the daughter of Claude (Jude) and Geneva (Youngman) James in the state of Kansas but grew up in Springdale, AR.
Shelia never met a stranger and It didn't matter who you were, you could always have a trusted friend in her. She loved with all her heart, whether it was her family, animals of all kinds, and her friends. She loved being around her family, especially the love of her life for 25 years; Ray Mundo Gonzalez. She loved to do crafts of any kind, especially make and sell her necklaces. She loved to watch her favorite shows, go thrift shopping, and going on drives. She never gave up and put in all her effort even if the task seemed impossible. She always found a way to get things done, all the way up until her passing. She truly was an amazing woman who will be missed by everyone she leaves behind.
Shelia was preceded in death by her parents; Claude and Geneva, as well as her step mother; Priscilla (Rich) James.
She is survived by a loving family which includes her companion of 25 years; Ray Mundo Gonzalez of the home and his family, sons; Tracy Wilson of Harrison, Ar, and Gary (Toby) Wilson and Robbi of Lead Hill, Ar, daughter; Sasha McGarrah of Harrison, Ar, nine grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren, brother; Gary James and wife Phyllis of Clifty, AR, sister; Marcia (James) Barger and Patrick of Maryville, TN. Several nieces, nephews, and cousins one of which was like a sister to her; Mary Evelyn Jaro.
In lieu of flowers, if you would like to make a donation towards a headstone for shelia, please get ahold of the family.
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Introducing...Sounds From Echo District
April 11, 2023Sounds From Echo District (S.F.E.D.) is a bold and daring hybrid trailer catalog utilizing top class composers and musicians from around the world.
Focusing on originality with a distinct dystopian DNA that runs through the core of their output, S.F.E.D. prides itself on being different and doesn't hesitate in taking musical styles into new dimensions.
From real Irish folk to Heavy Metal, unnerving processed percussion to orchestral elements, Country and Western to horror sound design, there are no limits to S.F.E.D.'s musical exploration.