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This unique and powerful divination system draws upon ancient wisdom and tradition to teach the healing medicine of animals. Written by Jamie Sams and David Carson, this deck is by far the best divination system I have encountered. Readings are always upbeat, inspirational, and filled with hope!
The Magic of Animals
Our fellow creatures, the animals, exhibit habit patterns that will relay messages of healing to anyone astute enough to observe their lessons on how to live. The precious gifts of true medicine are free. Each lesson is based on one major idea or concept and, for the sake of simplicity, each animal has been asigned one of these lessons. In reality, each animal in creation has hundreds of lessons to impart, and all of those lessons are powers that can be called upon.
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I have been a practicing Witch for 5 years and have been reading Medicine Cards for three of those. I have read both for myself as well as friends and family. I have also done countless readings for friends and clients online with great success. I follow a simple philosophy in my reading: I tell you what the cards and positions mean; it's up to you to apply them to your life. I never ask the question to be answered before conducting a reading. I feel that if I don't know the question, I cannot cloud the answer with my own thoughts on the matter.
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THE MAGHREB CENTER is an independent, volunteer-driven, non-profit educational and research organization (501-C3) based in Washington DC that concentrates on North African political, economic and cultural affairs. It was formed in 2006 as an academic think tank by US scholars and development practitioners focused on North Africa, with counterparts in the region.
The Center's mission is to increase knowledge and understanding of the five countries of North Africa, also known as the Maghreb: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia, and to a certain extent Egypt and the Sudan-Sahel area. It seeks to strenghthen educational and other ties between the US and the Maghreb countries; and to contribute to the economic development of the region. The Center conducts research, holds conferences and seminars, and issues publications.
Although considered part of the Arab world, the Maghreb has its own specificities, often overlooked in the United States. To help communicate these, the Maghreb Center organizes various events, such as conferences, seminars, lectures and round-tables on current political and economic issues. Programs are open to the public, and feature US and regional experts, development practitioners, foreign policy specialists, and representatives of US and Maghrebi governments and civil society.
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Woody Allen's romantic comedy of the Me Decade follows the up and down relationship of two mismatched New York neurotics. Jewish comedy writer Alvy Singer (Allen) ponders the modern quest for love and his past romance with tightly-wound WASP singer Annie Hall (Diane Keaton, née Diane Hall). The twice-divorced Alvy knows that it's not easy to find a mate when the options include pretentious New York intellectuals and lifestyle-obsessed Rolling Stone writers, but la-di-dah-ing Annie seems different. Along the rocky road of their coupling, Allen/Alvy weigh in on such topics as endless therapy, movies vs. TV, the absurdity of dating rituals, anti-Semitism, drugs, and, in one of the best set pieces, repressed Midwestern WASP insanity vs. crazy Brooklyn Jewish boisterousness. Annie wants to move to Los Angeles to find that fame that finally does in the relationship -- but not before Alvy gets in a few digs at vacuous, mantra-fixated California. Originally entitled Anhedonia (the inability to enjoy oneself), Annie Hall blended the slapstick and fantasy from such earlier Allen films as Sleeper (1973) and Bananas (1971) with the more autobiographical musings of his stand-up and written comedy, using an array of such movie techniques as talking heads, splitscreens, and subtitles. Within these gleeful formal experiments and sight gags, Allen and co-writer Marshall Brickman skewered 1970s solipsism, reversing the happy marriage of opposites found in classic screwball comedies. Hailed as Allen's most mature and personal film, Annie Hall beat out Star Wars for Best Picture and also won Oscars for Allen as director and writer and for Keaton as Best Actress; audiences enthusiastically responded to Allen's take on contemporary love and turned Keaton's rumpled menswear into a fashion trend. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
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- Diane Keaton - Annie Hall
- Tony Roberts - Rob
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This review is from: WD Red 3TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EFRX
Pros: Drives have worked reliably for over a year. They are quiet and low power.
Cons: Not the fastest, but that is tradeoff with heat and power.
Other Thoughts: I started with 5 drives in a Linux raid 6 server and have expanded to 9 drives. The only reliability issue has been with the controller used with the drives. Too many disk failures are related to controllers, cables and system setup. Currently using an LSI 9211-8i, non-raid mode (would also suggest LSI LSI00302 (9207-8i Kit)). The 9211-8i failed and was RMAed with LSI, but the controller runs hot and needs fan blowing directly on it. The raid drives have never failed. Many MB sata controllers have inadequate heat sinks and can also cause drive failures.READ FULL REVIEW
This review is from: LSI Internal SATA/SAS 9211-8i 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 RAID Controller Card, Single--Avago Technologies
Pros: Plugs in and sata drives immediately recognized. No configuration required if all you need is sata drive expansion.
Cons: Just quit working after 4 months of use. My linux raid 6 suddenly failed on all 8 drives attached to this controller. I do not recommend this for file server reliability.
Other Thoughts: I used this in a linux raid 6 array with 9 drives 3Tb WD red drives, 8 of which were on this controller. Initially everything went smooth. The server ran flawlessly for 4 months, then suddenly the controller failed. I swapped pci ports with the video card and no change, so I doubt it was the MB, but plan to test with another linux box. Asus p8z77 MB, Xeon E3 processor, Seasonic ss-660xp power supply.READ FULL REVIEW
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Don't bother contradicting yourself, you are an ultra-basshead if you need to replicate bloated one-note club subwoofer midbass. Typical club subwoofers are built to deliver the bass impact via raw volume, rather than tight well-controlled hits, meaning they tend to be the speaker equivalent of Dre Beats. Feed it power and it will spew droning ear-numbing "bass".
It's pretty obvious that the planar tonality of the HE400 or any clean well-behaved tactile bass is not your cup of tea, and that's fine, it's just not what you are looking for. Might I suggest looking into acquiring a D2000/5000 instead?
I'd keep the x1's if the build was better (pads aren't removable, nor is anything else)
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20 Fantastic Paper Snowflake Designs You Can Make With Your Kids
Making paper snowflakes is more than just a nice way of decorating your house for Christmas or New Year's Eve and creating that wonderful atmosphere of a winter fairy tale. It's also a great way to have fun with your children.
For those who have never indulged in making paper snowflakes, or have simply forgotten how to do so, Bright Side has put together a compilation of 20 frosty designs that will warm your heart this winter.
They're really easy to make: just fold a sheet of paper as shown in the picture, cut out the parts marked in black with scissors, and then unfold to transform it into a gorgeous snowflake.
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Murdoch University's Peel and Rockingham Campuses are open for business on Wednesday after sustaining no damage in the overnight storms.
Power and water supplies were restored to the buildings on Monday afternoon and the essential services are still operational today despite the high winds and heavy rains.
Examinations due to take place at Peel and Rockingham today will go ahead as planned.
Examinations which were due to take place on the two campuses yesterday were relocated to the University's South Street Campus as a precaution.
Peel Campus intermittently lost power on Sunday and water supply for most of Monday after stormy weather in the region. Rockingham Campus also lost power and communications from early afternoon Sunday. It was not known how long repairs would take so the examinations on Tueday were moved to the South Street Campus to ensure they could take place. The essential services to both Peel and Rockingham were restored by 4.30pm on Monday.
Very small numbers of students taking exams on both campuses were affected on Monday. Larger numbers of students taking exams on Tuesday were affected.
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The self-driving, goofy-looking car with no steering wheel or pedals that Google revealed in May is now "fully functional" and should start testing on public...
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Cruise offers more autonomous capability than what's on the market now, and says it will be ready years before Google's self-driving car.
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This is the first time it has tapped into the true revolutionary potential of autonomous driving technology—a seismic shift in how cars will look and...
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Detailed maps are key to how well the self-driving car drives, but limit its range to known areas.
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AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.
AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.
Four Seasons Golf Club Mauritius at Anahita.
12 – 15 May 2016.
Day Rates:
Foreign Nationals Rs 1000 (€ 25)
Mauritian Residents Rs 600 (€ 15)
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Foreign Nationals: Rs 1,600 (€40)
Mauritian Residents: Rs 1,000 (€25)
The AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open will be an official tri-sanctioned Order of Merit event on the Sunshine Tour, European Tour and the Asian Tour.
10 May 2016 – Strictly by invitation only.
Each team comprises of 4 amateurs guests and 1 professional golfer.
Professional golfers will tee off from the championship tees and the amateurs off the club markers.
The VIP Hospitality facility will be situated at the Four Seasons Golf Club Mauritius at Anahita on Saturday, 14 and Sunday, 15 May 2016.
It will be a 72-hole (4 day) stroke play Championship with 18 holes played each day. The field will comprise 132 professionals. Play will be in three-balls on the first two days, and in two-balls on the last two days after the cut. Play will be in accordance with the Rules of Golf of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, the PGA Sunshine Tour, European Tour, and Asian Tour Tournament Rules.
At least 40 players from each tour Order of Merit as at the end of the 2015 year.
Total Prize Money: € 1,000,000.
12 – 15 May 2016 Broadcast times will be announced closer to the tournament.
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The Supreme Court, arguably the most powerful institution in our democracy, manages to fly a bit under the radar. Take, for example, the $1.5-million advance Rupert Murdoch paid Clarence Thomas to write a book. Conflict of interest, perhaps? The Nation's Jon Wiener thinks so.
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The publication facts behind Thomas's book ought to be discussed by all the candidates: he received an advance of $1.5 million in 2003 from HarperCollins, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch. If you thought the Court dealt with any issues of relevance to Murdoch, you might call it a conflict of interest for Thomas to accept that payment—far more than any sitting justice ever received from any single source. At least you might mention the fabled "appearance of impropriety." You might call the $1.5 million a thank-you gift from Murdoch for services rendered. You might even wonder if it might be a subtle suggestion to other justices who will be ruling on Murdoch-related issues in the future.
Of course Thomas could avoid that "appearance of impropriety" by recusing himself for the rest of his career from any case raising issues concerning Murdoch, Fox, the First Amendment, copyright law, libel, or any other issues in media or communications law. That would give him a lot of time off.


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Ruijing Business Hotel is located along Kangqiao Road in Pudong New Area. It provides modern rooms with free wired internet, a restaurant and free private parking for guests. Private bathroom with hot shower and toilet are found in all the air-conditioned rooms. Modern amenities such as a flat-screen cable TV and electric kettle are included. Ruijing Hotel is a 15-minute drive from Pudong International Airport and a 30-minute drive from downtown Shanghai. The hotel's 24-hour front desk has a safe and offers luggage storage facilities. Free tour maps, laundry services and a flower shop are also available. Have a taste of Chinese dishes at Ruijing Restaurant.


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ZNTER 1.5V 1250mAh USB rechargeable AA Li-Po Batteries mini-review
I've got a pack of ZNTER 1.5V 1250mAh USB rechargeable AA Li-Po batteries a few weeks ago from Banggood. I wanted rechargeable batteries to put on devices that need 1.5 volts (instead of the 1.2 volts that regular NiCd rechargeable batteries). The batteries charge at mediocre speed and on each battery, there is a little red led that goes dark when charging is done:
Unfortunately, they don't come up with USB cable or a charger, so you have to use what you've already had from other devices (or charge from your own PC). I've used a Tronsmart W2PTU wall charger to test it in the above picture (doesn't show). It was charging at around 1.3W. I am still worried what will happen when a battery discharge completely. I am expecting to see a sudden voltage drop from 1.5V to zero. Time will tell.
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Ipheions are nice planted at their feet. Makes a pretty show in Spring.
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Sen. David Vitter (R., La.) announced on Thursday that he is blocking a vote on the nomination of the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) until the agency responds to inquiries regarding their role in Congress's Obamacare exemption.
The Republican senator has been investigating a special exemption that Members of Congress and their staff received from an amendment to the Affordable Care Act requiring them to enter into a health care market that did not offer any provisions.
The Office of Personnel Management issued a final rule in October 2013 declaring Congress a "small business," despite its having more than 12,000 employees, allowing them to collect taxpayer-funded subsidies that are not available to large employers.
Vitter's letter to the Acting Director of OPM, Beth Cobert, warns that due to the agency's failure to respond to previous inquiries on the matter he will block a vote on her nomination until the information is turned over to his Senate office.
Vitter also requested all correspondence between OPM officials and members of Congress and their staff leading up the issuance of the final rule by close of business on March 11.
"It is not easy for Americans to trust their leadership in Washington when Congress cannot seem to figure out if they are a large employer or a small business," the letter states. "Furthermore, congressional employees could be submitting fraudulent documents to the IRS, potentially committing a crime, if you still insist Congress is a small business."
Vitter is referring to tax forms that were recently distributed to Senate offices for an "Applicable large business subject to the employer shared responsibly provision contained within the Affordable Care Act" despite entering into the small business market.
The Washington Free Beacon contacted the IRS on Feb. 18 seeking comment on the forms and letter Vitter sent to Commissioner John Koskinen at the time. In a returned statement, the IRS said that "have received the congressional letter" and are "reviewing it and will respond."
No response came. The Free Beacon contacted the same spokesperson early Thursday morning but has yet to receive a reply.
The actions of OPM and Congress led a coalition of 10 watchdog groups to file a complaint last year seeking an investigation into whether members of Congress and their staff committed fraud when applying to the health insurance market.
"As open enrollment approached in 2014, members and staff realized that by enrolling as individuals, they would no longer receive generous taxpayer-funded contributions to help pay their insurance premiums as they had for decades under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program," Citizens Against Government Waste, which is leading the coalition, said in a press release at the time. "They would instead only qualify for subsidies if their household income was less than 400 percent of the federal poverty level, just like millions of other Americans that had to purchase insurance in the individual market."
Sen. Vitter said that Cobert's nomination will not move forward until answers are given on Congress' Obamacare exemption.
"As much as federal bureaucrats enjoy hiding behind layers of red tape, we have now reached the point where OPM can no longer avoid explaining how Congress was allowed to purchase health insurance as a small business—when it clearly is not," Vitter said in a statement. "Ms. Cobert's nomination will not move forward in any capacity until the American people have received answers as to why Washington's Obamacare Exemption exists."
A spokesman for OPM said that the agency is in the process of reviewing Sen. Vitter's request and referred the Free Beacon to remarks made earlier today by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D., Md.), who defended Cobert and called for the Senate to confirm President Obama's nominee as soon as possible.


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Hidden Wonder by Andre Schwabe was photo of the day on Thursday, 3rd March 2016. You can leave a comment below.
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Love these slot canyons and this is wonderful picture of one of them. The colors in the water and the large rocks, and the blue of the falls, just makes this all stand out beautifully.
Gorgeous, gorgeous! I love the composition and all the elements and colors – but I think what really hit me was the marvelous way we can see into the water and see the unexpected colors of all the rocks in this splendid setting. Congratulations.
Lovely composition. What was the length of exposure on this? You've got it just right. Congratulations!
Never knew this place existed, you did it proud with this really lovely shot today.
Awesome photo! I really like the outstanding color of the water and rocks.
Thanks to people like you I get to see amazing places. Beautiful.
Hi Dom. Best exposure to take a shot like this is 15 sec. and a neutral gray filter. Best regards Andre
Cool shot, love the colours.


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Amazon nabs the top spot for online cosmetics sales
One of every five beauty purchases online is made via the Amazon marketplace, according to a new report.
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Two online retailers deep in the I.T. trenches discuss the relative merits of open source and conventional e-commerce platforms.
With open-source e-commerce software, online retailers can modify the foundation layer of the software, the source code, to suit their needs. Conventional e-commerce software, in contrast, is proprietary, meaning that if retailers want the software to do something it's not already designed to do, they have to rely on the software vendor to build the feature or get its permission before hiring a web developer to build it.
Which is better? Gary Shar, CEO of apparel e-retailer Isaay.com, and Erik Jeffries, information technology manager at software e-retailer RoyalDiscount.com, have experience with both.
Shar operated Isaay.com on the Enterprise edition of eBay Inc.'s Magento open source e-commerce software for six months in 2011, but found it difficult to make changes to the site and struggled to get the support he needed. In July 2011, Shar moved Isaay.com to Demandware Inc.'s closed-source software and pays a web development firm to build everything on Isaay.com. Demandware pricing starts at $60,000 per year, a spokeswoman says, and rises with a merchant's revenue. Typical implementations cost between $200,000 and $600,000. The price of Magento Enterprise Edition starts at $14,420 and Enterprise Premium Edition starts at $49,990.
Jeffries did the opposite. He used closed-source software when managing web development for another business, but when that software provider was acquired the new owner didn't maintain the product. He was left hanging, unable to add features, he says. Today he likes working with osCommerce's open-source software because he's free to add features on his own timetable, and can find help among the 260,000 developers working with osCommerce's code.
Here are their views on key points in the open versus closed-source software debate.
Open source:
"With open source there's more flexibility without vendor lock-in," Jeffries says. "One of the big advantages is there are no commitments, contracts or maintenance fees. You just have the software to use."
Open-source software can be free to license, but some retailers opt to pay for extra support or built-in functionality, as with Magento Enterprise Edition or Royal Discount's support contract with osCommerce, he says. The large number of software engineers who participate in open-source communities also makes it easier to recruit developers, he adds. "There are a lot more jobs out there that are open source rather than a specific platform, so it can be easier to find staff."
Closed source:
Because many closed-source companies price their software in a model designed to scale as sales grow, Shar says development is the crucial cost consideration. The fees Issay pays his web development firm sometimes exceed Demandware licensing fees, he says, although he declines to share either amount. Shar says hiring the work out means Issay can get by with fewer than 10 information technology staffers, and that ultimately saves money.
Adding features
Open source:
"If you don't own the source code and you have no way to modify what you've got, it stifles innovation," Jeffries says. "With open source, you can do whatever you want, you just have to have the expertise," he says. On osCommerce, Royal Discount can make any changes it needs, at any time. "There are just so many more options available," he says. "[Open source] was a game changer."
Closed source:
"While open source, I agree, is great for innovation, I was constantly told [by Magento], 'No, you cannot do that' and 'We could certainly figure it out, but it would take us probably two years,'" Shar says. "At Demandware, I've yet to be told, 'You can't do that.' While I don't get access to their very base code, I'm actually able to modify a lot of the code and do what I please."
Open source:
Large developer communities ensure the software's quality, Jeffries says. "More eyes on the code make it more secure, versus a couple of engineers building something," he says. The focus of an open-source community is always on the software itself, rather than meeting company deadlines or satisfying shareholders, he adds.
When he used closed-source software, Jeffries says "it was like pulling teeth to get someone to help." But now, even if no one is available to help him directly, he can look to osCommerce forums, chat rooms and documentation from other developers.
Closed source:
Closed-source software providers are accountable for maintaining their code, Shar says, a guarantee he feels is missing in the Wild West of open source. With open source, "you're the pioneer. There is no one who actually wrote the source code to sit down and help you with it," Shar says. "I don't want to go to a forum—I have no idea if these people are knowledgeable."
Nor does Shar know what other types of e-commerce software, such as for order management, those users are connecting to their e-commerce platforms, he says. An integration that works for one retailer might not workfor another. That makes finding answers in in an open-source community less straightforward than it may seem, he says.
Common ground
Shar and Jeffries agree a retailer can build a successful online business with either type of software. What is most important, they say, is project management and building a capable development team.
"It's about who's building your system and the resources," Shar says. "I like the idea of having people write the code and paying them to do it." Jeffries, Shar says, "doesn't pay, but he has to do everything for himself."
"There's always a trade-off between performance and features," Jeffries says. The key, he says, is to find a developer or a software platform that you trust.
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How Does King v. Burwell Decision Affect the Affordable Care Act?
What's Next in Employee Wellness: Impact of the Affordable Care Act and New EEOC Initiatives
President-elect Trump has stated repeatedly that one of his initial goals is to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (the "ACA"). Because the Republicans control both houses of Congress, it seems likely that a repeal...more
On November 8, 2016, the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) became more uncertain. Republicans in Congress have been working to repeal the ACA since it was passed in 2010, and now, with control of...more
Over the past five years or so, Republican Congressmen have repeatedly taken steps to repeal President Obama's landmark legislative effort – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "ACA"). However, those efforts...more
Even though penalties for failure to comply with Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage requirements have been in force since January 1, 2014 for employers with 100 or more full-time equivalent employees and January 1, 2015 for...more
On Monday, November 2nd, the President signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA). Some legislators had hoped that a budget deal would at least include a repeal of the controversial 40% excise tax on high-cost health...more
On October 23, 2015, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 3762, budget "reconciliation" legislation that includes provisions to repeal of four provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Specifically, the legislation...more
On Oct. 8, the House Republican caucus did not select a candidate for Speaker of the House and selection has been delayed. The current Speaker, John Boehner (R-OH), had announced that he would step down and retire from...more
The House and Senate have approved a bill (H.R. 1624) that would amend the Affordable Care Act's definition of "small employer" to reduce the number of employers covered by new health insurance coverage requirements set to go...more
This series is devoted principally to the reporting requirements imposed by Internal Revenue Code §§ 6055 and 6056 as added by §§ 1502 and 1514 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), respectively. The former reports offers of...more
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On September 9 Hawaii became the first state to post a draft 1332 waiver proposal for public comment. While Hawaii's waiver proposal is focused on the state's unique 40-year-old employer mandate, the 40-page...more
Under a common strategy for controlling group health care plan costs, employers sometimes adopt arrangements under which an employee is offered cash as an incentive to waive coverage. These arrangements are colloquially...more
Alden Bianchi, Chair of Mintz Levin's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, will provide a weekly installment on the complex reporting obligations outlined by the Affordable Care Act for health insurance...more
Alden Bianchi, Chair of the our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, will provide a weekly installment on the complex reporting obligations outlined by the Affordable Care Act for health insurance carriers and...more
Two recent Supreme Court decisions have implications for employee benefit plan sponsors: King v. Burwell, decided June 25, 2015, and Obergefell v. Hodges, decided June 26, 2015....more
In a much-anticipated decision, the Supreme Court upheld in King v. Burwell the validity of tax credits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are available to individuals in States that have Federal...more
Yesterday the United States Supreme Court announced its decision upholding tax subsidies for individuals who obtain health coverage in a state that has a Federal Exchange. The Court's 6-3 opinion in King v. Burwell is here...more
In an earlier blog post this year, I discussed the King v. Burwell case and the possible ramifications if the United States Supreme Court did not uphold the Internal Revenue Service position that residents in states with...more
Now is the time for employers to focus on next steps.
Yesterday, the US Supreme Court, in a 6–3 decision, held that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations issued in 2012 under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...more
This Week: Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Explores Post-Acute Bundling…CMS Releases First-ever Hospital Compare Star Ratings…Fiscal Year 2016 Proposed Inpatient and Long-term Care Hospital Policy and Payment Changes....more
It should be news to no one that the implementation of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") requirement that individuals without employer sponsored health insurance must be covered by minimum essential coverage (the individual...more
In reaction to employers' concerns about the many difficulties posed in efforts to comply with the Employer Mandate provisions of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"), the Obama administration ("Administration") announced late...more
July 2, 2013, the U.S. Treasury Department posted a blog announcing its intention to delay – until January 1, 2015 -- the imposition of penalties under the Affordable Care Act for large employers that do not offer health...more
The Treasury Department has just announced that the employer penalty provisions of Health Care Reform, which were set to go into effect on January 1, 2014, will now be delayed until 2015....more
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Bed Bath & Beyond, Walgreens and PetSmart are among the retailers selling through Google's voice-activated devices.
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By driving more traffic to its local stores, Ace wants to get its independent operators more involved in the company's retooled e-commerce program and help them create more cross-selling opportunities.
Ace Hardware Corp. is introducing new e-commerce marketing and merchandising programs designed to generate more multi-channel sales opportunities for its nearly 5,000 independent retailers.
For instance, Ace, which ranks No. 388 in the Internet Retailer Top 400 Guide to Retail Web Sites, recently launched a new e-mail marketing campaign that promotes the retailer's buy-online, pick-up-in-store policy. The campaign, which Ace is directing to various customer segments in its e-mail marketing database of more than 800,000 names, offers customers 70% off regular shipping rates if they agree to make the purchase online, but pick up the merchandise at a participating local Ace store.
By driving more traffic to its local stores, Ace wants to get its independent operators more involved in the company's retooled e-commerce program and help them create more cross-selling opportunities. "Not every Ace store can carry all the SKUs we have online, but if we can emphasize to the customer the speed of buying their new lawnmower or snow blower online and the convenience of picking it up at a local store then this can create the chance for our retailers to generate additional sales," says Dana Kevish, interactive marketing manager for Ace.
Getting its stores more involved in e-commerce is a top priority for Ace. The company recently retooled its web strategy after a joint-venture with OurHouse.com failed to meet expectations. "We weren't extending the brand in the way we anticipated," Kevish says.
But Ace's new e-commerce initiative now features financial incentives for store operators. For instance, store operators receive an undisclosed percentage of buy-online, pick-up-in-store transactions. How much a store is paid is based on a number of factors such as using an analysis of ZIP code information to determine which Ace store is nearest to the customer placing the order.
Ace is also introducing new dedicated personal computers in some stores that will let customers access detailed product information and shop more of Ace's new line of web merchandise, which includes items such as specialty batteries, bath fixtures, lighting and decorative hardware. "People come to our stores when they have something that's broken and needs fixing," Kevish says. "The online hardware and home furnishings space is a big segment. We want to involve Ace stores in a web program that generates more opportunity for them."
Ace, which had 2004 e-commerce sales of $4.4 million, is aiming for web sales of at least $6 million in 2005, she says.
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Talks fail to stop McCain pay strike
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) says strike action by maintenance workers at McCain Foods has resumed this morning.
The company and unions held final talks last night but failed to resolve the issue.
Production staff will also hold a vote on their pay agreement later today and may move to join the strike.
AMWU organiser Colin Muir says workers have nearly halved their pay demands but the company still will not negotiate.
He says the action will continue next week if negotiations continue to fail.
"At this stage trade-based employees have protected action in relation to a three-day stoppage on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday," he said.
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