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AttackedBeing attacked in a dream typically represent feelings of being attacked emotionally in our waking lives. If we are able to identify the attacker in our dreams, we will learn who-or what-is causing us the distress.
First of all, anytime you dream of being exercise extreme caution for the next several weeks as this is first and foremost a warning dream.
AttackedTo dream of being attacked represents people or situations that you feel are hurting you emotionally or that threaten your sense of security. It may also reflect fears that you are giving in to.
Being unicorn or killed an unicorn in the dream- This dream is not so positive. If you are unicorn in the dream, signifies that you are moving toward bad life.
Being attacked by this doll might also be a reference to a backstabber. It might also refer to something from your past coming back to "bite you in the butt.
To be dagger warns of bodily injury from an enemy or a mugger. To see a... Continue dream interpretation - Dagger"continue dream interpretationDahliaDream interpretation - Dahlia ...
Being attacked could represent any issue causing stress right now. It could refer to a bitter argument and conflict with someone - try to think who was causing you stress yesterday? Has someone complained about you?
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If you are animal and you manage to kill it, you will triumph over your rivals.
If you are attacked by a swarm of bees, it can be a sign that you have put yourself in a situation that has gone out of control.A dream that you have injured or killed a bee can signify that you have lost something important.
If a kangaroo victim of backbiting. Kangaroos jumping around mean that you will be smarter than someone. If the kangaroo had a child in the pouch you are over protective.
attackYou are attacked: you haven't addressed a conflicting situation. You are attacking: You are fighting back from an injury or offense committed against you.
If you dream of being threatened or animal, some part of your emotions or behavior (usually anger or sexual feelings) may have erupted or surfaced in way that felt like it 'came out of the woods.
To dream of being attacked by someone with a dagger, warns of physical injury from an enemy or a mugger. You may feel that you have been stabbed in the back by somebody.
To dream of being angling and failure in business. For a young woman, this is a dream prophetic of disappointment and unmerited slights.
A dream of being attacked by a snake, it could be calling you to explore a challenging situation in your life and how to deal with it.
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To dream that you are being attacked by someone, on the other hand, signifies that questions have been raised about your character resulting in a need to defend yourself. You are feeling stressed, vulnerable and helpless.
I woke up two hours ago crying after having a dream about my mother and father being police where called but I still wasn't sure if my parents where safe.
To dream that you are being attacked by someone, signifies questions on your character and the need for you to defend yourself. You are feeling stressed, vulnerable and helpless. You may also be faced with difficult changed in your waking life.
Most people have experienced violent dreams or dreams in which they are being stand your dream consider all of its details and think about whether you are the attacker or the
To dream that your are attacked from ambush, could denote that you have lurking secretly near you a danger, which will soon set upon and overthrow you if you are heedless of warnings.
Feeling anger. point of view. Could also be a self-attack e.g.
If you dream that you are being attacked by someone else, you are feeling threatened in real life. You may be feeling threatened by another person, by a difficult situation or by your own thoughts.
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To dream that you are attacked by it, denotes your own sickness.ChristTo dream of beholding Christ, the young child, worshiped by the wise men, denotes many peaceful days, full of wealth and knowledge, abundant with joy, and content.
To dream that you are lion, indicates that you have many obstacles to overcome. You must resist the force that is driving you to self-destruction.Related DreamsYou may find these related dreams useful as well.
To dream that you are attacked by a tiger, represents circumstances or situations in your waking life that are becoming overwhelming.To see rugs made of tiger skins, symbolizes wealth and luxurious pleasures.Turtle ...
I had a dream that i was in a war but felt calm, not panicked as i usually do when dreaming of being
Childhood fears, including fear of being attacked, and anxiety surrounding basic survival needs, such as food, warmth and shelter;Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, where the dreamer had experienced the kind of trauma that threatened their survival; ...
If the dog was friendly and affectionate, it signifies pleasure and happy times with friends; a fierce or snarling dog suggests disagreements or an untrustworthy friend; and if it bit or
A dream where you are being feeling threatened, being defensive or your actions are being questioned, or feeling vulnerable or helpless in some aspect ..Read more → AUDIENCE ...
To dream that you are pitchfork, implies that you will have personal enemies who would not scruple to harm you.HomeHome Site Map Privacy Policy Contact Us ...
harpoon new idea; stuck or struck; feeling cruelly struck down?harvest time to receive the rewards of your hard work; late summer and early fall; the consequence of your actions. What are you thankful for?
To feel the dew falling on you in your dreams, portends that you will be fever or some malignant disease; but to see the dew sparkling through the grass in the sunlight, great honors and wealth are about to be heaped upon you.
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you will be fever or some malignant disease;but to see the dew sparkling through the grass in the sunlight,great honors and wealth are about to be heaped upon you.If you are single, a wealthy marriage will soon be your portion.
To dream of defending a fort, signifies your honor and possessions will be will have great worry over the matter.To dream that you attack a fort and take it, denotes victory over your worst enemy, and fortunate engagements.
If you see a tent with a tear in it, this would speak of the ministry having being healing and restoration.Speaking of blessing in your ministry and life: ...
Sometimes the feeling of loss is symbolised by being rejected, divorced or may dream that they ignore you or have travelled far away.
Dead body-to see a dead body in a dream can be symbolic of spiritual death or someone who has been Satan, Ps. 110:6Deadwood-symbolic of spiritual death, Jude 1:12 ...
To dream that you are wearing a raincoat represents your efforts to cover yourself from your vulnerable emotional state. You break down when raincoat may also symbolize a pessimistic stance in life.
To dream that a snake coils itself around you and darts its tongue out at you,is a sign that you will be placed in a position where you will be powerlessin the hands of enemies, and you will be sickness.
Pitchfork Pitchforks in dreams, denotes struggles for betterment of fortune and great laboring, either physically or mentally. To dream that you are pitchfork, ...
Attack - Conscious attitudes under attack, often from the unconscious self. Feeling threatened by someone or some thing. Real life experiences of being
To see wild animals in your dream is generally a good omen pertaining to business, but the interpretation depends on their attitude; if they were calm, your affairs will prosper, but if they reverses.
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Remarks by President Bush and Prime Minister Howard of Australia in Joint Press Availability
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PRIME MINISTER HOWARD: Mr. President , ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to welcome the media to this news conference. I'll say a couple of words, invite the President to speak briefly...
Secondly, a further enhancement of the joint training capability by providing additional support for training by American and Australian forces in Australia , and also further cooperative efforts to develop access and capabilities for international, surveillance and reconnaissance. And finally, a further enhancement of our already robust program of military exchanges and joint operations. We've asked our officials to work in more detail around each of those four headings, and as a result of that, I'm very confident that there will be further and very significant enhancement of an already very close relationship.
Can I just conclude by saying that in our discussions I made it very clear to the President that our commitment to Iraq remains. Australian forces will remain at their present levels in Iraq not based on any calendar, but based on conditions in the ground, until we are satisfied that a further contribution to ensuring that the Iraqis can look after themselves cannot usefully made by the Australian forces. They will not be reduced or withdrawn.
It may over time be that their role will assume greater elements of training or greater elements of other aspects of what their capabilities include, but their commitment, their level and the basis on which they stay there in cooperation with other members of the coalition will not change under a government that I lead.
We believe that progress is being made in Iraq , difficult though it is. And we do not believe this is the time to be setting any proposals for a scaling down of Australian forces. We think that is objectionable on two grounds. Firstly, it misreads the needs of the Iraqi people, and secondly, at the present time, a close ally and friend such as Australia should be providing the maximum presence and indication of support to our very close ally and friend in the person of the United States . That is our position and I've made that very clear to the President in our discussions. And I make it very clear to you at this news conference.
PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Prime Minister , thanks for your hospitality. You've been telling me how beautiful Sydney is. I now agree. Laura sends her very best to you and Janette, and we congratulate you on -- like your grandfatherhood. (Laughter.)
PRIME MINISTER HOWARD: Thank you.
PRESIDENT BUSH: I admire your vision, I admire your courage. One thing that's really important when it comes to international diplomacy is when a leader tells you something, he means it. And the thing I appreciate about dealing with Prime Minster Howard is that, one, you know where he stands, you don't have to try to read nuance into his words. And then when he tells you something, he stands by his word. And I thank you for that. I appreciate as well our personal friendship. I'm looking forward for you to buy me lunch today. I'm a meat guy. (Laughter.)
We did sign a treaty today that was important. It's the U.S.-Australia Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty. And I think John put it best --it helps cut through the bureaucracy so that we can transform our forces better, share technology better and, frankly, enable our private sectors to work together to develop new defense capabilities to defend ourselves. And it is an important treaty. It took a while to get here, but it's -- we were able to get it done. And I thank you for giving me a chance to sign it here.
We spent a lot of time talking about Iraq and Afghanistan . As I told John, we're in the midst of an ideological struggle against people who use murder as a weapon to achieve their vision. Some people see that, some people don't see it. Some people view these folks as just kind of isolated killers who may show up or may not show up. I happen to view them as people with an objective, and their objective is to spread a vision that is opposite of the vision that we share.
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Mat-Su narcotics investigators say they've broken up a mom-and-son commercial marijuana growing operation after finding garbage sacks full of weed inside a Wasilla home.
Alaska Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Enforcement investigators arrested Wasilla resident Jane C. Cain, 51, and her son, Palmer resident Katsuhige C. Lewis, 29, on drug charges after discovering 20 pounds of freshly cut marijuana stuffed into garbage bags.
Investigators who arrived about 7:50 p.m. Tuesday to search the home off Church Road in Wasilla found Cain and Lewis inside trying to dismantle the grow, troopers said.
A search of the home turned up several garbage bags filled with recently harvested marijuana, which investigators seized and weighed it in at 20 pounds. Troopers also found a scale and drug packaging materials, they said.
Both Cain and Lewis were charged with fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance; Cain with three counts and Lewis with two.
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for Troop Cookie Managers
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Military/Older girl lottery:
Jan. 27 - 29
eligible troop may participate in the online military/older girl
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Enter this year's Set, Reach ...
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proceeds (rules and conditions apply).
Submission is easy! Simply complete the online entry form located here.
All entries have the opportunity to be publicized in our
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is the time to confirm that all girls participating in the cookie
program in your troop are registered. If the registered box is not
checked for any girl, you must contact your SUCC to confirm
registration (page 33). It is important to sort these issues out now,
before the cookie program begins on Feb. 2.
Farmer's markets and street
farmer's markets and street fairs have been coordinated by the
service unit as approved booth site locations, walkabout sales and
booth sales are prohibited at these locations. Please see pages 10
and 12-13 for walkabout and booth sale policies.
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resolve this issue in order be able to pick up your cookies on
delivery day.
When will I be able to access the cupboard website?
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Recently leased by the 12 Miles West Theatre Company. The theatre opened in 1931 as the Center Theatre. Most recently operated as a movie theatre by the Roberts Theatres named the Lost Picture Show. The converted balcony will eventually become a 99 seat second stage for the 12 Miles theatre. The 12 Miles West Theatre Company is a not for profit arts organization founded in 1992. The Center Theatre was closed by August 2013.
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Listed in the 1951 FDY as having 955 seats and located at 560 Bloomfield Avenue.
The Center Theater, about three blocks away, runs Indian films, some with English subtitles, exclusively.
The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), July 26, 1998 p039
Wan't there also a 'Lost Picture Show' theater in Union, N.J.?
My experience with the Center predates its being twinned. It was an okay neighborhood theatre, never very comfortable, that got kinda run down by the time I stopped going there in the late '80s. I think it may have switched to all-Indian films before Roberts bought it, twinned it and renamed it the Lost Picture Show (I've been to the original Lost Picture Show in Union, which I believe is now closed). It had been in the downtown area of Bloomfield probably since the 1930s, and while it probably did have live shows in its early years—as I recall, it had a stage although the screen was pretty far forward in the stage area—my experience with it was strictly as a moviegoer. I grew up in Bloomfield, and so this was within walking distance for me. I recall seeing "Taxi Driver," "One Flew Over the Cuckoos's Nest," "The Exorcist," "Black Sunday," "Sorcerer," and a couple dozen other movies there in the late '70s and early '80s. Probably about 500 seats including a balcony, decent-sized 'scope screen (no curtain) and sightlines, cramped lobby. Did not get stereo sound until after Roberts bought it; in fact, sound and projection got progressively more murky from about 1983 on.
Listed in the 1970 Film Daily Yearbook as part of Triangle Theatre Service Inc.
Listed as part of Rapf & Ruden in the 1956 Film Daily Yearbook.
New owner as of 1/8/2008
Multi Media Arts Center, LLC
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I seem to recall seeing my first movie at this theatre. My older sister took me to see Pinnochio when I was about 5. This would have been about 1962
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If you went to Thruston Elementary School, this is going to bring back a ton of memories. You will never guess what I found this week. LOOK!!
If you went to Thruston Elementary School, this is going to bring back a ton of memories. You will never guess what I found this week. LOOK!!
To get ready for the Read Across America event Saturday at Towne Square Mall, I stopped by to see librarian Patti Moore at Newton Parrish Elementary school. As soon as I walked in the room and saw the shelves full of books, I had instant flashbacks to the library at Thruston Elementary School where Mrs. Nation was the librarian. And almost just as instantly, I started recalling the books that she used to read us and the ones I used to love reading myself. And, to my surprise, many of the same books were at Newton Parrish. LOOK!
I remember Jump Roping for Heart one Saturday morning at Thruston School. Dozens of us elementary school kids were there, back in the day, to jump rope and raise money for the American Heart Association. Our gym teacher, Mr. Marx, put Irene Cara's "Fame" on the record player and off we went. We were going to live . . . or jump rope . . . forever and light up the skies with our names. LOL! I think we jumped rope for about three hours straight and we thought we were jump roping all-stars. Boy, were we wrong! Check this gal out! She's billed on YouTube as Jump Rope Girl: The World's Best Jump Roper. And, make no mistake . . . she is definitely that. This is INSANE!!


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Kaiser Health News staff writers Ankita Rao and Marissa Evans report: "Despite being tapped into social media networks and watching The Daily Show, only 10 percent of young Americans say they are very familiar with the Affordable Care Act. Here's what you need to know" (Rao and Evans, 10/16). Read the story.
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Differences among House GOP lawmakers are a key factor in this ongoing Capitol Hill drama, as some members continue to push to delay and derail parts of the health law. The current proposal emerging from the Senate includes changes to the overhaul, but most say these provisions would not significantly alter the measure.
The New York Times: Debt Talks In Disarray As House Balks
A day that was supposed to bring Washington to the edge of resolving the fiscal showdown instead seemed to bring chaos and retrenching. And a bitter fight that had begun over stripping money from the president's signature health care law had essentially descended in the House into one over whether lawmakers and their staff members would pay the full cost of their health insurance premiums, unlike most workers at American companies, and how to restrict the administration from using flexibility to extend the debt limit beyond a fixed deadline. Even so, the House speaker, John A. Boehner, Republican of Ohio, and his leadership team failed in repeated, daylong attempts to bring their troops behind any bill that would reopen the government and extend the Treasury's debt limit on terms significantly reduced from their original push against funding for the health care law (Weisman, 10/15).
The New York Times: With G.O.P. Badly Divided, Boehner Is Left 'Herding Cats'
It was yet another moment of decision for Mr. Boehner, who finally finds himself at the crossroads he has been marching toward for weeks: an imminent financial default on the one hand, and on the other an unyielding conservative rank and file that persists with the futile effort to take down President Obama's health care law even if they also take down the speaker in the process. While his colleagues sang about how what once was lost had now been found, Mr. Boehner did not tell them a more dispiriting truth: With less than 48 hours left before the nation is set to exhaust its authority to borrow money, he and his lieutenants were running out of ideas — a fact made starkly evident by the mad and fruitless scramble on Tuesday to come up with a measure that could win enough support from his members. Around 7 p.m., he sent the House home and canceled all votes for the day (Parker and Peters, 10/15).
The Wall Street Journal: House GOP Abandons Its Proposal
For all the drama, the House legislation looked much like the Senate plan and, like the Senate proposal, was only a short-term fix. The House bill would have raised the debt limit through Feb. 7 and ended the 15-day government shutdown by funding federal agencies through Dec. 15. Conservatives objected both to the Senate bill and Mr. Boehner's alternative because they gave Republicans too little of what they had been demanding—major changes in the 2010 health-care law and measures to reduce the deficit (Hook, Cui and Peterson, 10/15).
Los Angeles Times: Boehner's Push For House Budget Compromise Falters
Shortly after House leaders officially called off a vote on their most recent plan, spokesmen for Reid and McConnell said Senate talks were resuming. They had paused for the day to allow Boehner (R-Ohio) a chance to get a bill through the House. … Senate aides said the agreement would extend the Treasury's authority to borrow money through Feb. 7 and end the government shutdown, providing federal agencies with funds through Jan. 15. … The plan would make no significant changes in President Obama's healthcare law. Democrats were expected to drop a proposal to repeal a new tax on insurance plans that is opposed by some unions. The agreement also would direct officials to confirm that people receiving insurance subsidies under the law were eligible for them, something Democrats say the law already requires (Memoli, Mascaro and Bennett, 10/15).
The Wall Street Journal: Republicans Insistent About Tweaking Health-Care Law
Some of the changes in the health-care law Republicans have sought in budget negotiations affect provisions so obscure few have heard of them, while others would hit more high-profile parts of the legislation. What the changes all have in common is that they are relatively small, particularly when compared with opponents' original hopes: to use the budget debate as a lever to strip funds from implementation of the law, or delay for a year its signature provision that most individuals carry insurance or pay a penalty. Those efforts have fallen short (Radnofsky, 10/15).
CNN: Proposed Budget Deal Barely Dents Obamacare
Although the terms of a deal that would end a two-week partial shutdown of federal offices and raise the government's legal borrowing limit weren't final Tuesday, Democratic sources told CNN one possible change being weighed by Senate leaders could delay a fee on employers, unions and other health-plan sponsors that compensate insurance companies for taking on high-risk customers in the first year of the program set up under the Affordable Care Act. Another could strengthen verification measures for people seeking federal subsidies to help them purchase health insurance required by the law. Both of those are far short of the target set by conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives, who hoped to wipe out funding for Obamacare, as the program has become known. "This doesn't, frankly, do a whole lot to Obamacare," said Lawrence Jacobs, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for the Study of Politics and Governance (Smith, 10/16).
Conservatives argue that federal contributions to their health insurance, which the health law requires them to purchase in the new online marketplaces, is an unfair subsidy. But Democrats say the government is just providing the same support that it has in the past and is in line with what other big employers give workers.
The New York Times: Conservatives Look To End Health Contributions For Congress Members And Staff
A group of House Republican conservatives met midday on Tuesday to discuss an acceptable alternative to a House proposal to reopen the government that was abandoned earlier in the day for lack of support. What many seek is a provision that would eliminate government contributions to the health plans for members of Congress and their staff members — as well as for the president, vice president and members of the cabinet — who would obtain their insurance through the exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act (Steinhauer, 10/15).
USA Today: Congressional Health Care Bogs Down Shutdown Talks
Congress' own health insurance could be one of the last obstacles to reaching a deal to reopen the government and avoid default. House Republicans floated a bill Tuesday that would have ended the 16-day federal government shutdown and raised the debt limit, but it also would have eliminated the employer contribution for health care for all members of Congress, their staffs, the president, the vice president, and all their political appointees (Korte, 10/15).
Fox News: Sen. Vitter: Democrats 'Determined' To Protect The Political Elite From ObamaCare Costs
GOP Sen. David Vitter says the White House and Democratic leaders are determined to protect the political elite from ObamaCare costs, telling Fox News' Greta Van Susteren that's the reason he and GOP Rep. Ron deSantis' amendments that would end subsidies for lawmakers under the health law have been opposed. Vitter, who is mounting a campaign to get rid of the subsidies in the Senate, said on "On the Record" he believes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would resist and try to squash his amendment if it was attached to a budget deal. "President Obama went so far as to issue a personal veto about this language today," Vitter said (10/15).
Politico Pro: How Much Would Lawmakers Pay For Insurance Next Year?
House Republicans are suggesting lawmakers — and possibly their staff — shouldn't get government contributions to their health insurance. It's part of the House GOP plan, which is still in flux, to end the government shutdown and raise the debt limit. And it's a vote that could hit lawmakers directly in the pocketbooks. If the federal contribution is eliminated, lawmakers will have to pay the entire tab. If they keep the contribution that most federal workers get, they would pay only about one-quarter of that amount (Haberkorn, 10/15).
Politico: Obama Vows Veto Over Vitter Measure
President Barack Obama told House Democratic leaders Tuesday that he would veto debt-ceiling legislation if it includes a provision pushed by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and House GOP leaders that would cut health subsidies for congressional and senior executive branch officials, according to sources familiar with the discussion at a private White House meeting (Allen, 10/15).
Roll Call: Senate Staff Gets Guidance (For Now) On Obamacare Exchanges
Senate staffers were notified by the Disbursing Office on Tuesday that they will need to enter the D.C. health care exchange, regardless of their state of residency, and will lose their employer contribution if they do not enter the D.C. exchange, according to a memo obtained by CQ Roll Call (Shiner, 10/15).
The Hill: Grassley: End Health Contributions For Hill Staff
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said he never intended to make lawmakers and congressional aides cover the full cost of their healthcare plans, but that he believes it's the only fair thing to do. Grassley sponsored the provision in ObamaCare that requires members of Congress and their staffs to buy healthcare coverage through the law's insurance exchanges (Baker, 10/15).
The Washington Post's Fact Checker: Did Obama Exempt 1,200 Groups, Including Congress, From Obamacare?
The waivers were granted to companies (such as McDonald's or other fast food chains) that provided inexpensive bare-bones health plans known as "mini-meds," in what the administration called "a bridge" to 2014, when the law would be fully implemented. That's because the law says that annual coverage limits can't be lower than $750,000 in 2013 — and there are no annual dollar limits starting in 2014. ... As for Congress being exempted, this is also incorrect. ... For lawmakers and their staffs, the loss of employer contributions would have amounted to an unintended pay cut of between $5,000 to $10,000. Under pressure from Congress, the Office of Personnel Management proposed a rule in August, which was finalized in September, saying the federal government could still contribute to health-care premiums (Kessler, 10/16).
Politico: Obscure Obamacare 'Reinsurance' Fee Takes On Big Role In Spending Deal Talks
The Senate's proposal to end the shutdown and debt stalemate would delay private sector payments to the health care law's temporary reinsurance program, which is meant to stabilize the new health insurance marketplaces that opened for enrollment Oct. 1. The House counter-proposal doesn't have it, so its inclusion in any final deal is looking less likely (Millman, 10/15).
CQ HealthBeat: Reinsurance Fee Delay In, Then Out, Of Emerging Senate Deal
Negotiators appear to have removed a provision from the latest deal to lift the debt ceiling and reopen the federal government that would have delayed a fee designed to cushion insurers against early losses in the exchange markets. Lawmakers reportedly were looking at a one-year delay as a way to address union concerns about the impact of the health care law on the health plans they offer to their membership (Reichard, 10/15).
Kaiser Health News: FAQ: The Senate Is Looking At The ACA's 'Reinsurance Tax.' What Is That?
One provision of the Senate's emerging deal to reopen the federal government and extend the federal debt ceiling includes a one-year delay of a tax to help provide relief to insurers which cover large numbers of high-cost medical cases. Here are some frequently asked questions about the health law's temporary 'reinsurance tax' and how it would work (Carey, 10/15).
Politico: Talking About The Medical Device Tax
The tax has been in and out and in and out of several offers from both Republicans and Democrats to smooth a deal to re-open government and lift the debt ceiling. As of late on Tuesday, it was cut from the latest House Republican offer. It also fell out of a Senate offer from earlier this week. But the repeal's staying power in the debate highlights a typical Washington confluence of money and local politics (Bade and Dixon, 10/15).
Los Angeles Times: Medical Device Makers See An Opening In Budget Impasse
Leaders from the medical device industry listened when President Obama vowed in 2009 that there would be shared sacrifice and "no sacred cows" to help pay for his healthcare law. But unlike the pharmaceutical industry, insurers and others at that healthcare summit, the device makers never shook hands on a deal. Instead, after a 2.3 percent tax on their revenue was included in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, they started a drive to repeal it. Now, with Washington paralyzed in a government shutdown and a fight over the debt limit, the device makers have seized on the impasse as a chance for victory (Tanfani, 10/16).
The Washington Post reports that visits to healthcare.gov dropped 88 percent between Oct. 1 and Oct. 13. In an interview, President Barack Obama said the glitches consumers have experienced must be addressed.
The Associated Press/Washington Post: Before Glitches Arose, Internal Admin. Projections Called For Robust Health Care Signups
The Obama administration's internal projections called for strong enrollment in the states in the first year of new health insurance markets, according to unpublished estimates obtained by The Associated Press. Whether those expectations will bear out is unclear. Technology glitches have frustrated many consumers trying to sign up for coverage online, and efforts to upgrade and repair healthcare.gov are ongoing (10/15).
The Washington Post: Visits To Federal Health-Care Web Site Off 88%
The number of visitors to the federal government's HealthCare.gov website dropped 88 percent between Oct. 1 and Oct. 13, according to a new analysis of America's online use, while less than half of 1 percent of the site's visitors successfully enrolled for health insurance the first week (Eilperin, 10/15).
CNN: Obama: Obamacare Website Glitches Are Unacceptable
Despite the consistent problems, the president touted the health care law, saying it enables those seeking coverage to purchase private insurance, compare the prices of different plans and receive a tax credit to make it affordable. "The product itself is actually really good but we have to make sure that the cash register works and that the lines aren't too long when people are checking in and checking out," Obama said. The president has insisted he will not negotiate over the law as part of discussions currently underway to reopen the government and increase the debt ceiling before the Thursday deadline. But in Tuesday's interview, the president also reiterated his willingness to improve parts of the law in the future as long as those who are now eligible for coverage are not turned away (Schwarz, 10/16).
Also in the news, more coverage of how online insurance brokers are on hold as federal officials work to sort out the difficulties involved with the insurance marketplace as well as the fits and starts related to co-ops and Medicaid -
Politico: Web Brokers On Standby, Waiting To Sell Obamacare Plans
The Obama administration has enlisted a small army of online brokers to help sell new Obamacare health plans, but those sites have been sidelined in the health care law's first two weeks as the feds struggle to sort out their own glitch-filled website. The federal agency in charge of the exchanges signed agreements this summer with several e-brokers to sell health plans in the 36 states where the feds are running the new individual marketplaces. But the online brokers, eager to tap a new market of people who'll qualify for federal subsidies, learned shortly before the Oct. 1 launch that they wouldn't be able to offer exchange plans right away (Millman, 10/16).
Kaiser Health News: Capsules: Rocky Opening Leaves Health Law's New Co-Ops Jittery
Nothing is more important for a startup burning through cash than winning customers and revenue. So problems with the Affordable Care Act's online marketplaces, also known as exchanges, aren't just an inconvenience for the likes of Evergreen Health Co-op. They're a threat (Hancock, 10/15).
Modern Healthcare: Federal Exchange Won't Transfer Medicaid Applications Until November
Americans submitting their applications for Medicaid through the federal government's online insurance marketplace in 36 states may want to contact their state Medicaid agencies for faster results. The CMS said Tuesday the online marketplace, HealthCare.gov, will not begin transferring applications to state Medicaid programs until Nov. 1 (Johnson, 10/15).
Media outlets report on the progress of state-run exchanges, ranging from the nearly 100,000 application starts in California, to Hawaii's two weeks-delayed launch, to Oregon officials' concern about sites using sound-alike names.
Los Angeles Times: California Insurance Exchange Reports 94,500 Application Starts
After two weeks of open enrollment, Californians have started nearly 95,000 applications for health insurance through the state's new exchange. Covered California, the state marketplace, announced the latest figures Tuesday and it said consumer interest in the federal healthcare law remains strong (Terhune, 10/15).
The Associated Press: Hawaii Insurance Marketplace Launches With Plans
Hawaii's health insurance marketplace under President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul began offering plans for sale on Tuesday, more than two weeks after the start of open enrollment. Hawaii Health Connector Executive Director Coral Andrews said at a news conference that consumers can now review and buy plans offered on the exchange's website (Garcia, 10/15).
The Oregonian: Cover Oregon; Insurance Agents Set Up Sound-Alike Sites, But Some Raise Concerns
Insurance agents are taking advantage of internet searches for the state's new health marketplace, even using sound-alike website names like Cover Oregon Plan, Cover Oregon Now and Oregon Health Exchange. But consumers need to make sure their agent is certified, and should know that only the state's official website --coveroregon.com -- can offer tax credits and other savings, says Cover Oregon spokesman Michael Cox. So far, officials have contacted three websites about potentially misleading language on their sites, two of them sites with similar names to Cover Oregon or its earlier name, the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange (Budnick, 10/15).
A new report projects that 5.2 million adults will not get health coverage next year because their states aren't expanding Medicaid under the health law. In Wisconsin, expanding the program becomes an issue in the gubernatorial race, while in North Carolina, county commissioners ask state officials to reconsider their decision not to expand, and in Virginia, supporters of expansion outnumber opponents in a hearing.
Kaiser Health News: Capsules: Report: 5.2 Million Adults Will Fall Into ACA Coverage Gap Next Year
About 5.2 million poor, uninsured adults will fall into the 'coverage gap,' created by 26 states choosing not to expand Medicaid under the federal health law next year, according to a study released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation (Galewitz, 10/16).
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Mary Burke Says Scott Walker, Legislature Erred On BadgerCare Move
Democratic candidate for [Wisconsin] governor Mary Burke said the state should provide BadgerCare Plus health care coverage to people making up to 138 percent of the poverty level under Obamacare, sharply differing from Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plan. Such an approach would draw an additional $119 million to the state in federal aid over the next two years. Walker rejected that money because he said he did not trust Congress to meet its obligation to provide funding it has already promised over the long term. Burke, a former Trek Bicycle executive, made the comments Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press. Republicans who control the Legislature approved a plan by Walker this summer that cuts the income threshold for BadgerCare from 200 percent of the poverty level to 100 percent of the poverty level (Marley, 10/15).
The Associated Press: Burke Says Walker Should Have Taken Medicaid Money
Democratic candidate Mary Burke criticized Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday for turning down $119 million from the federal government to expand Medicaid coverage for Wisconsin residents just above the poverty line. Burke launched her run for governor last week but hasn't spoken in much detail about her campaign platform. In an interview with The Associated Press, Burke said the Republican Walker was wrong not to accept the $119 million in federal money over the next two years to pay for state Medicaid coverage for people earning up to 138 percent of poverty. Instead, Walker lowered BadgerCare Medicaid eligibility from 200 percent to 100 percent of poverty. The move is expected to result in about 92,000 people losing BadgerCare coverage in January (Bauer, 10/15).
In the meantime, the expansion also makes news in Washington, Ohio and North Carolina --
Spokesman Review: Washington Medicaid Increases Dental Coverage For Adults
A quarter-million adults in Washington will gain dental coverage over the next two years as the state expands its Medicaid rolls under the Affordable Care Act and re-establishes programs dropped in budget cutbacks. Starting Jan. 1, current Medicaid recipients who lost coverage after successive rounds of budget cuts in 2009 and 2011 will have it restored, and those added to the health care program under an agreement between the state and federal government will also be eligible for dental coverage, state officials said (Camden, 10/16).
Columbus Dispatch: Kasich's Medicaid Expansion Expected To Pass Controlling Board
Though no Republican on the board has announced that he will vote for it, Senate President Keith Faber said yesterday he expects Gov. John Kasich to win Controlling Board approval to spend what is needed to expand Medicaid (Siegel, 10/16).
Charlotte Observer: Commissioners To Legislature: Reconsider Your Rejection Of Expanding Medicaid Coverage
Mecklenburg County commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday urging state lawmakers to reconsider turning down billions in federal money that would expand Medicaid coverage to 500,000 uninsured North Carolinians. The resolution, approved 6-3 along party lines, urges Gov. Pat McCrory to call the General Assembly into a special session to reverse its previous decision and expand the state's Medicaid coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act (Perlmutt, 10/15).
And in Virginia, supporters outnumbered opponents at a hearing on whether the state should expand Medicaid --
Richmond Times-Dispatch: More Than 100 Sound Off On State Medicaid Plans
With Virginians expected to pay an additional $26 billion in taxes in the next 10 years under the Affordable Care Act, Shinholser wants the state to accept more than $23 billion in federal funds to expand Medicaid and help pay for the drug and alcohol recovery programs his foundation runs. Virginians are expected to receive an additional $6 billion in federal subsidies for insurance sold on the electronic marketplace that will begin operating fully on Jan. 1. ... supporters outnumbered opponents by about 3-to-1 at the hearing, as well as in more than 1,400 online comments received by the commission, according to counts by health insurance and hospital advocates who favor expansion. The gulf between supporters and opponents also was wide on whether expanding Medicaid would help the estimated 400,000 uninsured Virginians (Martz, 10/16).
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star: Both Sides Speak Out At Medicaid Expansion Hearing
Opponents and proponents of Medicaid eligibility expansion packed a General Assembly committee room Tuesday for the only public hearing planned by the legislative panel that will decide whether Virginia expands the program. ... Dave Schwartz, the Virginia director of Americans for Prosperity -- a national group that has intensely worked against the expansion -- said 1 in 4 doctors don't accept Medicaid, and that expansion would do nothing to help people if they can't see doctors. "Everyone needs coverage. Coverage means nothing if you don't have care," Schwartz said. "I don't know anybody that wants to be part of this program." Dr. Chris Lillis, a Fredericksburg doctor, is on the side of expansion and came to Richmond to say so to the commission members. "This is an historic opportunity to eliminate the problem of the uninsured," he said before the meeting began (Davis, 10/15).
The Washington Post reports that the political winds in individual states will impact the health law's chances for success or failure -- maybe even more than the current technical challenges that have been a hallmark of its roll out.
The Washington Post: Health-Care Law's Fate Could Hinge On Political Climate In Individual States
The greatest threats to the ultimate success of the new health-care law come not from the technical problems that have plagued its rollout, but from a hostile political climate in many individual states and from potentially serious weaknesses in its design. Those are the conclusions of a cautionary report just published by the Brookings Institution's new Center for Effective Public Management (Tumulty, 10/15).
Also in the news, KHN details the things millenials need to know about the overhaul and HealthyCal reports that mobile health clinics have a lot to benefit.
Kaiser Health News: 9 Things Millenials Need To Know About Obamacare (But Likely Don't)
Despite being tapped into social media networks and watching The Daily Show, only 10 percent of young Americans say they are very familiar with the Affordable Care Act. Here's what you need to know" (Rao and Evans, 10/16).
Healthy Cal: Mobile Health Clinics Hopeful About ACA
Managers who run mobile health clinics are hopeful that the new health care law will benefit them – not put them out of business. For decades, mobile health care vans have primarily served the uninsured – making a dent in a substantial problem. The U.S. has 55 million uninsured nonelderly residents, according a May 2013 report by the Congressional Budget Office. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will require most of them to get insurance or pay a fine, starting in January. The CBO estimates that 14 million people will enroll in a health plan in 2014. The question is, will that help or hurt the mobile clinics? (Potter, 10/15).
Politico: Obama Has 'Full Confidence' In Sebelius
President Obama has "full confidence" in Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius despite the bumpy rollout of HealthCare.gov, the White House said Tuesday. "The secretary does have the full confidence of the president," press secretary Jay Carney told reporters, responding to a question about the "Fire Sebelius" movement that's cropped up among Republicans (Epstein, 10/15).
Reuters: Obama Backs Health Secretary Sebelius Despite 'Obamacare' Woes
President Barack Obama has "full confidence" in Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius despite the troubled launch of the U.S. government website for signing up for his signature health care insurance program, the White House said on Tuesday. Americans trying to shop for health insurance at healthcare.gov under Obama's health care law have been frustrated by error messages, long waits and system failures, with many failing to make it through the system despite repeated tries (Rampton, 10/15).
CBS News: Former WH Official, Republicans Slam HHS For Flawed Obamacare Rollout
In the wake of the botched rollout of the online Obamacare marketplace, some Republicans are saying it's time for Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to go. At least one former Obama administration official agrees that someone, if not Sebelius, should get fired for the problems with HealthCare.gov. Health and Human Services spent almost $394 million over three years in contracts, according to one government report, to build the online marketplace (referred to as an exchange) on which consumers in 36 states can shop for private insurance. A couple congressional Republicans have also called for Sebelius' replacement. "For the sake of the American health care system, as well as jobs and the economy, Obamacare should be repealed," Rep. John Fleming, R-La., said in a statement Monday. "In the meantime, someone must be held accountable for wasting taxpayer dollars on a rollout that was more than three years in the making" (Condon, 10/15).
The Associated Press: Study: Where Seniors Live Affects What Medications Prescribed, Whether They're The Best Kind
Where seniors live makes a difference not only in how much health care they receive but also the medications they're prescribed — as some miss out on key treatments while others get risky ones, new research shows. More than 1 in 4 patients on Medicare's prescription drug plan filled at least one prescription for medications long deemed high-risk for seniors, according to the study released Tuesday by the Dartmouth Atlas Project (Neergaard, 10/15).
Kansas Health Institute: Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Starts Today
State officials are encouraging seniors to contact their area Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas office if they need help enrolling or re-enrolling in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. … In Kansas, seniors have access to 30 Medicare Part D plans. Subsidies are available for those with incomes below 150 percent of the federal poverty level, which is $1,436 a month for a one-person household or $1,939 a month for a two-person household (10/15).
NPR: Medicare Begins Open Enrollment, With An Online Caveat
The open enrollment for Medicare programs that began Tuesday will run into December. While the Medicare website doesn't have the problems found in the new federal health system's sites, the government shutdown means that information "may not be up to date," the site warns its users (Chappell, 10/15).
USA Today: Thefts From Nursing Home Trust Funds Target The Elderly
Thousands of residents in U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care institutions for the aged and disabled have had their personal savings raided or mismanaged after relying on the facilities to safeguard the money in special trust fund accounts, a USA TODAY investigation shows. These trust funds, which most long-term care providers are required to maintain for residents who request that the facility handle their money, are supposed to work like conventional bank accounts, with accrued interest, regular statements and reliable oversight. But USA TODAY found more than 1,500 recent cases in which nursing homes have been cited by state and federal regulators for mishandling the funds (Eisler, 10/16).
A selection of health policy stories from California.
California Healthline: Bill Regulating Biosimilar Drugs Vetoed
A bill that would have allowed "biosimilar" drugs to be substituted for biologic drugs was vetoed over the weekend by Gov. Jerry Brown (D), who said it was premature to pass the law until the Federal Drug Administration has worked out standards for the new drugs. SB 598, authored by Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), would have allowed pharmacists to dispense biosimilar drugs as lower-cost replacements for biologics, a policy Brown said he supports (Norberg, 10/15).
California Healthline: Statewide Health Data Gateway Opens
Under the radar -- and all but forgotten in the combined cacophony of polarization in Washington, D.C., and the launch of the state's new benefit exchange -- a significant milestone was reached in California on Oct. 1. The Department of Public Health launched its Health Information Exchange Gateway, a single point of entry for submitting data for many state and public health programs. The gateway is an expansion -- a wider opening, to follow the metaphor -- of the department's Immunization Portal (Lauer, 10/15).
Los Angeles Times: LA County Health Workers Required To Get A Flu Shot Or Wear A Mask
Effective this influenza season, health care workers in Los Angeles County will be required to receive immunizations against influenza or wear a protective mask while in contact with patients. In an order issued by Public Health director Dr. Jonathan Fielding, the county mandated that all workers in hospitals, nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities who work in patient areas or have direct contact with patients receive an annual flu vaccination (Brown, 10/15).
Los Angeles Times: Doctor Arrested In Illegal Prescription Of Narcotics
A Southern California pain doctor who was featured in a 2012 Times investigative article on patient overdose deaths was arrested Tuesday on seven counts of illegally prescribing narcotics and other widely abused drugs. Dr. John Dimowo is charged with prescribing Vicodin, Norco, Adderall and Xanax to undercover agents who pretended to be patients but had no legitimate need for the drugs (Glover and Girion, 10/15).
The New York Times: Sorry, Kids. We Ate It All.
Eventually this shutdown crisis will end. And eventually the two parties will make another stab at a deal on taxes, investments and entitlements. But there's one outcome from such negotiations that I can absolutely guarantee: Seniors, Wall Street and unions will all have their say and their interests protected. So the most likely result will be more tinkering around the edges, as our politicians run for the hills the minute someone accuses them of "fixing the deficit on the backs of the elderly" or creating "death panels" to sensibly allocate end-of-life health care. Could this time be different? Short of an economic meltdown, there is only one thing that might produce meaningful change: a mass movement for tax, spending and entitlement reform led by the cohort that is the least organized but will be the most affected if we don't think long term — today's young people (Thomas L. Friedman, 10/15).
Los Angeles Times: Chipping Away At Obamacare: The Endgame In DC
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, remains an issue in the endgame over ending the latest fiscal crisis in Washington -- just not a major one. But of course, the House and Senate disagree on what tweaks to make to the law that tea party-affiliated Republicans were so eager to defund (Jon Healey, 10/15).
The Fiscal Times: Obamacare Taught Millennials To Distrust Big Government
With government programs spreading like an algae bloom and threatening our solvency, some pushback from the next generation could head off fiscal Armageddon. Today's young people just need a little more convincing that the feds don't have all the answers. That's where the Obamacare roll-out may be helpful. It is horrific, and for the most mundane reason imaginable – bad software. For a millennial, that's like a Tesla being disabled by faulty tires. Software and coding are the bread and butter products of today. Nothing could have cast a greater pall over President Obama's signature healthcare initiative than screwing up the programming. Why would those all-important young people have confidence in a program of marginal appeal when the administration flubs the basics? (Liz Peek, 10/16).
The Fiscal Times: My Obamacare Odyssey: New Week, Same (Rotten) Result
I've tried to remain patient and work through the myriad system crashes and cul-de-sacs. The government has admitted that it didn't have enough capacity to deal with tens of millions of people searching for policies. In a way, that's good for the future of the ACA, since it shows robust demand. But not being able to get into the HealthCare.gov system is both frustrating and politically volatile. The ACA will live or die based on whether Americans can eventually obtain affordable coverage that serves their needs (John F. Wasik, 10/16).
Politico: Opinion: It's Time To Fire Secretary Sebelius
The Obama administration continues making excuses for Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the people who spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on a site that does not work. How much more money will her department waste — and how much time will Americans waste on the website — before the administration admits they have a problem? In a business, someone would be held accountable for such a large-scale disaster. When pressed on her failures, Sebelius repeats her favorite line: "We had some early glitches." A glitch, says Merriam-Webster, is "temporary" and "minor." For two weeks, the Obamacare website has hardly functioned. That's not minor or temporary. That's not a glitch; that's a systemic failure (Reince Priebus, 10/15).
Bloomberg: Congress's Absurd Debate Over Its Obamacare 'Exemption'
Obamacare created state health-insurance exchanges expressly for people who don't get coverage through their employers. At the insistence of Republican Senator Charles Grassley, it made one exception when the law was written: Members of Congress and their staffs would also have to use the exchanges. (The idea seems to have been to embarrass Democrats by forcing them to object to the idea. Instead, they embraced it.) That created a wrinkle: The law did not say whether the government, which pays the premiums for congressional staff, could keep paying them for exchange-based coverage. So when the Office of Personnel Management, which handles employee benefits for Congress, ruled that the government could continue paying the premiums for members and staff, it wasn't creating an exemption; it was trying to make sense of one that Republicans had already made. Yet for Republicans, the idea that Congress would get special treatment, whatever the reason, was grounds for a new attack on Obamacare (10/15).
Cleveland Plain Dealer: In His Quest For Ohio Medicaid Expansion, Kasich Borrows An End-Run From Obama's Playbook
Obamacare is a nationwide program designed to increase government dependency to roughly 100 percent of the population. It's going to make health insurance more expensive everywhere. It's going to degrade medical care everywhere. It's going to be — already is — a bureaucratic nightmare everywhere. Sick people, young people and taxpaying people are going to get it in the neck. Everywhere. There's nothing hard about the math: The more recipients and bureaucrats added to a giveaway program, the more that program is going to cost. A bigger Medicaid is inescapably a more expensive Medicaid. Whether the state or the feds are collecting for it, the result for taxpayers everywhere is the same. And it's not a good result (Kevin O'Brien, 10/15).
On other topics --
The New York Times: Should You Eat Chicken?
In recent weeks, salmonella on chicken has officially sickened more than 300 people (the Centers for Disease Control says there are 25 illnesses for every one reported, so maybe 7,500) and hospitalized more than 40 percent of them, in part because antibiotics aren't working. Industry's reaction has been predictably disappointing: the chicken from the processors in question — Foster Farms — is still being shipped into the market. Regulators' responses have been limited: the same chicken in question is still being sold. Until the Food Safety and Inspection Service (F.S.I.S.) of the Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) can get its act together and start assuring us (Mark Bittman. 10/15).
Journal of the American Medical Association: Should Health Care Systems Become Insurers?
Incentives under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are spurring increasing numbers of health care systems to assume the risk of paying for patient care, blurring the boundaries between care delivery organizations and insurers. New arrangements such as bundled payments, value-based purchasing, and accountable care organizations (ACOs) transfer financial risk from payers to health care systems. The union of payer and care delivery functions may engender opportunities for health systems to invest in prevention and more comprehensive, coordinated, patient-centered care (Dr. Nirav R. Shah and Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, 10/16).
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So Jim sat down with me today to check how my Language Challenge is going. Below is our conversation about Week 2:
How's your Language Challenge Progress so far?
Language Challenge Completed Sessions: 6
Language Challenge Sessions Remaining: 14
Session Schedule for Week 3: 3
So how are you feeling after week 2 of the Challenge?
I feel that I am on the right track. Taking lessons absolute helps me to practice speaking French in an efficient way. I feel learning a foreign language is a strange thing, even you stop to use this language for one week, you really feel that you start to fall behind, and you could not speak as well as before. Taking 3 sessions per week for me is not very easy because my job is really busy, and last week one of my French teacher was busy with his school stuff so he canceled one of the sessions. There were a couple of days that I stopped taking lessons, but when I started back to taking it again I could feel that my French had regressed. It really proves that I need to keep up with practicing more regularly in the future!
Have you hit any problems or roadblocks with the Challenge? How did you overcome them?
Actually I bought two packages with two different teachers, and I have scheduled all packages lessons already, but last week the wifi at my place started to have problems. One session went really badly and at the end I could not hear a word from the teacher although she could hear me clearly, that made me panic, because the Chinese New Year holiday is right around the corner and I have to take four sessions at home during the 7 day holiday. Anyway I will try to figure it out. I feel that whenever a teacher converses with me about general things in French, it went pretty well, but when we started to talk about specific topics by using certain grammars (le Subjonctif, le Conditionnel,etc), it always turned out to be really hard for me. Anyway, I could tell you that back in November last year, the first time I started the lesson, I could only speak some words, now at least I could keep a conversation in French for at least 15 minutes, so no matter how frustrating it is sometimes, I will keep doing this because I know that I am progressing in this way.
What has been the hardest thing about the Challenge?
Ahhhhh…..There is nothing hard about the challenge, the hard part is learning the language. Just need time to take lessons, but it is beneficial for myself, so it is good.
Do you feel your French improving? Are you satisfied with your progress so far?
I feel my French improved a lot in the first week, but as I said, last week was pretty frustrating because I only took 2 lessons and I could feel I fell behind a little bit, and the bad Wifi situation. I hope I could keep on progressing like the first week in the coming next few weeks. Since with the community tutor we only talk about general stuff, so during the conversation I could feel my progression, and the teacher made the comment to me saying I was dealing with it really well.^_^
What advice do you have for our other italki Challengers?
Mmmmm…I bet different people are in different tracks, and I hope everyone is doing well on what they need. I know it is easy to take 2-3 lessons per week at the beginning, but it will be hard to insist on it for one month and a half. But I believe some of them could already feel the progressing so just keep doing it. If you feel things are not going well, I suggest you to change a teacher. On italki one of the best things is that you could switch your teacher at anytime, try to find a teacher that you could get the most benefit from!
Anything else you'd like to add?
I really wanna pray for a better Wifi connection at my place for the next coming weeks!


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Posts tagged: Happy 36th Birthday Benedict Cumberbatch
Happy 36th Birthday Benedict Cumberbatch
You're an inspiration to so many people, and you're so adored.
Thank you for being you. You deserve all the best today.
It makes me smile, not that I didn't smile before. But it makes me giggle a bit, like an idiot … It's a weird thing, isn't it? Because people know me better than I know them now. That has changed things. That makes for a very strange first encounter sort of dynamic, if you know what I mean. I can't be churlish about it. It's incredibly flattering. I want to do something useful with it, rather than just sort of feel smug about it. It's a lovely position to be in, and it's off the back of work that's been really, really celebrated. -Benedict Cumberbatch
Happy 36th Birthday, Benedict ♥
In case you missed it on twitter Benedict has kindly sent a thank you message via his friend for the fundraising.
Benedict said:
"The amount of effort, love, joy and celebration as well as money raised! I'm speechless. Pls pass on my love and gratitude. Thank you!! Bx"
Really incredibly sweet…
Happy Birthday!! You are so sweet >.<
Benedict is so sweet. This guy make his fans happy, very very very happy in his birthday!!
Happy Birthday Benedict Cumberbatch!!! (shout for hundred times)
PS. his friend's mobile will be boom by huge twit from his fans, maybe hahaha
Favourite photoshoots of Benedict Cumberbatch over the years.
Happy Birthday Benedict!
This agency loves Ben apparently so here's a massive post of photos from last night:
Recently I've been a bit busy, but I'm never too busy to paint festive Sherlock ;)
Happy Birthday, Cucumberpatch!
And don't worry, the less festive version of this painting exists, I'll upload it tomorrow :)
As usual right click and open in new tab to see the details.
Benedict Cumberbatch turns 36 today (as if you didn't know) and in honour of the landmark(ish) occasion, Cumberbatchweb, an unofficial fansite for the Sherlock star, has raised over £7,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Proud of you :)


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Aphrodite stands naked on a cockle shell in the sea following her birth, attended by the twin winged love gods Eros and Himeros. Other Erotes fish in the sea.
Mosaic, Bardo Museum, Tunis, Tunisia.
The Dioskouroi twins (only one shown in this image) seize the maiden Leukippides, carrying them off by force to be their brides. The goddesses Aphrodite, seated on an altar, and Peitho (seductive persuasion) attend the scene. Peitho flees when persuasion is replaced by force.
Attic Red Figure, ca 420 - 410 BC, British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
Aphrodite drives a chariot drawn by two Erotes (winged love gods): Pothos (Sexual longing) and Hedylogos (Sweet talk).
Attic Red Figure, ca 450 - 400 BC, British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
Detail of Aphrodite, Adonis and Eros from a painting depicting the retinue of the goddess.
Attic Red Figure, ca 450 - 400 BC, Museo Archeologico Etrusco, Florence, Italy.
Detail of three of the younger Kharites - Eudaimonia (Happiness), Harmonia (Harmony) and Paidia (Play) - , from a painting depicting the retinue of the goddess Aphrodite.
Attic Red Figure, ca 450 - 400 BC, Museo Archeologico Etrusco, Florence, Italy.
The goddess Aphrodite is seated in a garden beside her love, the youth Adonis (far right). She is attended by a company of three Kharites (Graces) and six Erotes (winged love gods). One of the latter has stuck his head inside a hive and is being attacked by the bees. A goddess named Karpoikis (Lady of the Fruits), probably the same as the Hora Karpo, stands to the left of the scene holding a basket of fruit and a captive quail.
Mosaic, Church of the Virgin Mary (in situ), Madaba, Jordan.
Aphrodite partially disrobed and crowned with a shining halo welcomes the god Ares into her boudoir. The god is also crowned with a halo and has been stripped of his arms, which are handled by numerous winged Erotes (infant love gods). Aphrodite is attended by one of the Kharites who holds a wreath in her hand.
Mosaic, Shahba Museum, Shahba, Syria.
Hephaistos rides to Olympos on the back of a donkey, led by the god Dionysos (not shown) and accompanied by Seilenoi. At the entrance to Olympos stands Aphrodite (not shown), who has been promised to the god as his bride in return for the release of Hera from the cursed throne.
Attic Black Figure, ca 570 - 560 BC, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
Detail of Ares and Athene from a painting depicting the return of Hephaistos to Olympos. Ares sits dejected, for Hephaistos has returned to claim Aphrodite for his bride. The figures are labelled with their names.
Attic Black Figure, ca 570 - 560 BC, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze, Florence, Italy.


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mothdrop:moderation:dailygalaxySwarm of Black Holes & Neutron Stars Orbiting the Supermassive Monster at Milky Way's Core
A swarm of 10,000 or more black holes may be orbiting the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, according to results from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This would represent the highest concentration of black holes anywhere in the Galaxy. These relatively small, stellar-mass black holes, along with neutron stars, appear to have migrated into the Galactic Center over the course of several billion years.
The discovery was made as part of the Chandra X-Ray Space Observatory's monitoring of the region around Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Among the thousands of X-ray sources detected within 70 light years of Sgr A*, Muno and his colleagues searched for those most likely to be active black holes and neutron stars by selecting only the brightest sources that also exhibited large variations in their X-ray output.
"Although the region around Sgr A* is crowded with stars, we expected that there was only a 20 percent chance that we would find even one X-ray binary within a three-light-year radius," said Muno. "The observed high concentration of these sources implies that a huge number of black holes and neutron stars have gathered in the center of the Galaxy."


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Housing associations can now easily offer cost-effective internet connections and devices to their tenants thanks to a new service from BT Business.
The chief executive of Openreach discusses fibre roll-out, customer service and evolving his organisation.
BT is teaming up with Coca-Cola to set up wi-fi on Coca-Cola machines and provide free internet access to impoverished communities in South Africa.
BT has announced a £26 million deal to take 100% of the green energy generated by UK Sustainable Energy Ltd new solar farm near Ipswich, to help power BT's Adastral Park.
Field trials carried out by BT have shown that 'ultrafast' broadband can be delivered via a mix of fibre and copper.
Niall Dunne, BT's chief sustainability officer spoke at the Social Good Summit during New York Climate Week on the power of the Millennial generation to make sustainability the new normal.
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New York PR man and blogger Steve Rubel points out that Media Week has published its Media 100 - the list of people to know in the media world. Seven of the top 100 are bloggers! And Steve is on there.
Email to get in touch or to call me, I'm in our Tech City office.
Drew named #1 most respected in the 2011 Reputation Online survey in New Media Age
Drew named #4 digital big guy in the PR Week Powerbook 2011
Drew in the BR200 top 50 of "the Web's most influential bloggers"
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