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Breach remedies, reliance and renegotiation
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New antitrust guidelines to aid physicians forming health plans, networks
By Michael J. Werner, JD
New federal guidelines are expected to give physicians who want to form networks and health plans greater leeway under existing antitrust laws.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) will be releasing the third set of policy guidelines to clarify antitrust laws for physicians and others planning to form networks or health plans or engage in other types of integration activities. How far the enforcement agencies will go with these new guidelines is still unknown.
Previously, the agencies have required groups of physicians forming health plans or networks to share financial risk. The rationale for this policy has been that having groups share risk provides incentives for the physicians to practice in a competitive and cost-effective manner. If physician groups do not share financial risk, the reasoning goes, those doctors are merely a group of competitors with the incentive to engage in price-fixing, which is a violation of the antitrust laws.
Under the new guidelines, however, the two agencies are expected to recognize that physicians can practice competitively and efficiently without necessarily sharing risk. Additionally, the agencies are expected to broaden their definition of risk-sharing to include more than capitation and withholds.
Since last winter, the agencies have met with various groups, including ACP, to learn more about the health care market and whether the laws—or their enforcement—have stifled innovative approaches. The agencies have been under fire from some physician groups that have argued that antitrust enforcement has deterred new physician ventures.
In a meeting with the FTC, ACP representatives urged officials to be more flexible. The College argued that existing enforcement policies overemphasize financial risk-sharing and that many groups of physicians are practicing high-quality, cost-effective medicine without sharing financial risk and should consequently not be subject to sanction.
An analysis of antitrust issues published in the July 1, 1996 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine noted that under existing antitrust law, physicians already have the authority to form their own health plans and networks, and that federal agencies have rarely challenged physician ventures. The paper also pointed out that federal agencies already provide physicians with some guidance on integration efforts through advisory opinions and policy guidelines. The new guidelines will aid physicians by further clarifying antitrust law and helping ensure that its enforcement coincides with marketplace activities.
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Are you looking to improve your health? Do you want to lose some weight? Are you generally happy with how you look and feel but want to push toward maximizing your physical fitness? If one of these describes you, you may want to look into rowing workouts to give you that toned and improved body you're wishing for. These workouts, which are performed on rowing machines, will help you achieve some great benefits: toning your muscle, raising your stamina, and boosting your cardiovascular function!
However, choosing the right rowing machine for you can be a confusing task. With the many brands, features, types and models out in the market, it is really quite puzzling on what to pick. Considering on what type of machine you want to use must be your primary concern. You must know which of them might help you reach your physical goal. Lucky for you, that's just what I'm about to cover!
The Top 5 Rowing Machines Available Today
I've taken an in depth look at the best rowing machines out there, and I've selected 5 that stand above the rest. I'll cover each of these options in greater detail, but here are the five:
- Concept2 Model D Indoor Rowing Machine (Black) with PM5
- Velocity Exercise Magnetic Rower
- H2O Fitness RX-750 ProRower Home Series Water Rowing Machine
- Stamina Air Rower (Black; Chrome)
- Kettler Favorit Rowing Machine
Now let's get started!
|Dimensions (inches)
|Weight (lbs)
|Concept2 Model D Indoor Rowing Machine (Black) with PM5
|95 x 24 x 14
|5 year frame warranty
|Velocity Exercise Magnetic Rower
|45 x 30 x 11
|Manufacturer's warranty included
|H2O Fitness RX-750 ProRower Home Series Water Rowing Machine
|49 x 14 x 7
|5 year warranty on frame; 90 day parts warranty
|Stamina Air Rower (Black; Chrome)
|45 x 24 x 9
|Three year frame warranty; 90 day parts warranty
|Kettler Favorit Rowing Machine
|51 x 15 x 9
|Manufacturer's Warranty Included
This equipment can also help you burn fat instantly through rowing so that you'll lose weight instantly. According to Harvard health Publications, a vigorous rowing workout can burn 377 calories in just 30 minutes to individuals weighing 185 pounds. Since it helps in raising your cardiovascular function, it also means stimulation of pleasure centers in your brain thus results in reducing stress and depression. This will also give you an effective workout whatever your fitness level is.
When you break it down, there are three essential styles of rowing machines. The first use air or water friction through a flywheel to provide resistance. The exercise experience with these machines is the closest to rowing out in the water, but these are also generally more expensive and can be noisy. Next, you have those that make resistance using pistons. These are cheaper but can be fragile. Finally, you have machines that use magnetic resistance, which is somewhere in between.
- Magnetic resistance: this system uses electromagnets in order to control resistance. Because of this, it works very quietly and can be used with ease.
- Air: this type is the best to use if you are looking for an authentic rowing experience. Most of professionals use this kind of machine because it gives them a realistic resistance of rowing water.
- Water: some individuals choose this kind because it is more realistic for them since it actually has a paddle moving in a water tank.
You should also make sure that the console of your chosen machine must have the basic information such as distance traveled, speed, time of exercise, calories burned and an accurate heart reading.
1. Concept2 Model D Indoor Rowing Machine (Black) with PM5
Need complete body workouts and you're on a tight budget? This indoor rowing machine that has a sliding seat is your best choice. Features an adjustable footrest enabling it to accommodate multiple shoe sizes. Another great feature you'll appreciate about this model is its ergonomic handles that enables natural position.
My Quick Review of the Concept2 Model D Indoor Rowing Machine
Here are the main features and benefits that you're getting with this top of the line product:
Sliding seat: Concept2's Model D has a seat that's comfortable and makes your workout easier. Even those suffering from injury will have an easy time using it.
Fly wheel: This reduces the noise so that you can watch tv, listen to a podcast, or simply focus on your thoughts while exercising.
Performance monitor: Gives you accurate data on your workouts. The monitor has adjustable arms as well.
Mobility facility: This rowing machine can easily be taken apart (into two pieces) and then moved.
Adaptable footrest: Great for foot sizes big and small!
Comfortable handle: Allows you to row with a normal, ergonomic position for your arms and hands.
Warranty: Tremendous five year warranty
Pros & Cons
- Quiet
- Ease of Use
- Comfortable
- Very durable – it'll last you a long time!
- Cost
- Size – may not fit into tiny spaces
If you don't mind spending a bit more, this is likely the best rowing machine you'll find in the market. This model is very portable thanks to its quick-release frame lock, caster wheel and its feature that allow it to get split into 2 pieces. This 500 pound capacity that comes with a 5 year warranty requires a 9 X 4 foot-print.
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2. Velocity Exercise Magnetic Rower
This machine uses a magnetic system to create resistance. As mentioned above, this in the middle when it comes to both cost and performance – not the best, not the worst, but somewhere in between. It has a nice display and many other positive features.
My Review of the Velocity Exercise Magnetic Rower
Here are a few of the main features and benefits:
Drum magnetic control system: Its magnetic resistance has 8 different levels, allowing you to adjust for desired workout difficulty. Whether you're looking for something extremely challenging, very leisurely, or somewhere in between (what I recommend!), you'll be able to get it.
Seat quality: The seat is well made and comfortable.
Adjustable foot rest: Great for feet of all shapes and sizes!
Monitor: You can log all of the important stuff – length of workout, how many strokes you've performed, distance traveled, and your pulse. The display is large and easy to view.
Storage and mobility: If you want to fold this machine up and move it, it's just matter of removing a knob. Once it's folded, the Velocity Magnetic Rower is actually fairly small and will fit into a tight space.
Weight capacity: 275 pounds.
Pros & Cons
- Quiet
- Adjustable resistance
- Handles & seat are designed for comfort
- Built to last
- Easy assembly & storage
- Warranty isn't quite up to par with the competition
- No on/off switch
Not quite as good as the Concept2, but far more affordable.
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3. H2O Fitness RX-750 ProRower Home Series Water Rowing Machine
Quite simply, this is a water resistance machine – the most realistic of the three most common styles – at an affordable price.
My Review of the Pro Rower H2O RX-750 Home Series
Here are a few of the most notable features:
Hydro Power Drive system: Innovative water resistance system, making it great for cardio! It does a great job of simulating the real thing, so if you're not careful you may think you're out on the water racing some friends! The resistance level is fully adjustable, so you can get the level of intensity that you desire.
Control panel / monitor: The pro rower records all of your strokes, how long you've been exercising, distance traveled, heart rate, calories burned and more. It's very easy to keep track of how you're doing while exercising. This means it's harder to slack!
Frame durability: The frame is very durable, and indeed it has a lifetime warranty.
Capacity: 350 lbs
Pros & Cons
- High quality; built to last
- Easy to assemble & store
- Lifetime frame warranty
- Adjustable water resistance
- Some athletes have found that the highest resistance isn't enough
- Somewhat noisy
This high end rowing machine is an excellent choice for those who want the water resistance experience.
Check Out the H2O Fitness RX-750 ProRower on Amazon


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I feel very honored to be one of the writers for The 83rd Annual Academy Awards hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco on ABC this Sunday night. So rather than watching the show with my wife, my kids and my friends at our usual Oscar party, I will gladly be somewhere backstage in a tux -- no doubt sweating profusely and laughing loudly, as I tend to do in these situations. Having been sworn to secrecy, I will now tell you precisely nothing about the show that's being produced this year by Don Mischer and Bruce Cohen. That said, I will throw caution to the wind and reveal exactly this much: The show's going to be great. You're invited. You should watch.
So, until the red carpet opens, here's my suggested playlist for all your Oscar parties this year. As usual, I reached out to all the beautiful people who follow me on Twitter at @wildaboutmusic, and asked for their favorite songs related to the movies and Hollywood. And as always, they delivered the goods. My favorite tweet of all came from @mannweil -- also known as the great songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil who were Oscar nominated for Best Original Song, "Somewhere Out There," from An American Tail. They reminded me about "Saturday Night at the Movies" by The Drifters -- a soulful pop masterpiece that they not only suggested, but also wrote.
Please add your own suggestions here -- and no, you don't have to actually have written the song -- but it couldn't hurt.
And enjoy the show.
CELLULOID HEROES - The Kinks
EVERYONE'S GONE TO THE MOVIES - Steely Dan
BABY I'M A STAR - Prince & The Revolution
TAKE YOUR GIRLIE TO THE MOVIES - Dean Martin
HOLLYWOOD MECCA OF THE MOVIES - T-Bone Burnett
AT THE MOTION PICTURE BALL - Bobby Short
HOLLYWOOD KIDS - The Thrills
PICTURE SHOW - John Prine
LOVE LIKE THE MOVIES - The Avett Brothers
IT'S ALL IN THE MOVIES - Merle Haggard
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES - The Drifters
THAT'S WHY GOD MADE THE MOVIES - Paul Simon
HOLLYWOOD - Chaka Khan & Rufus
HOLLYWOOD - The Runaways
HOLLYWEIRD - Poison
I LOVE L.A. - Randy Newman
CELEBRITY - Brad Paisley
LOST IN HOLLYWOOD - Neil Diamond
VOGUE - Madonna
GONE HOLLYWOOD - Supertramp
DEEPER INTO THE MOVIES - Yo La Tengo
MY HUSBAND MAKES MOVIES - Karen Akers
MORE LIKE THE MOVIES - Dr. Hook
SHINING STAR - Earth, Wind & Fire
STAR - The Roots & Sly & The Family Stone
CINEMA - Yes
MRS. POTTER'S LULLABY - Counting Crows
MATINEE IDOL - Rufus Wainwright
CELEBRITY SKIN - Hole
LIKE DYLAN IN THE MOVIES - Belle & Sebastian
NOT LIKE THE MOVIES - Katy Perry
HOLLYWOOD - Michael Buble
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Is Vancouver the First City with a Plan to Tackle Citizen Engagement?
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People are not voting in civic elections; staring at their cell phones to avoid smiling and greeting each other; retreating to their homes and the internet instead of engaging in city life.
Civic disengagement and anti-social behaviour affect cities around the world, yet few actually come together with a strategy to deal with the issue. Vancouver may be the first.
In January 2013, the City of Vancouver set up an Engaged City Task Force - a select group of people chosen to develop a strategy that would address citizen engagement in response to low voter turnout, as well as a study released by the Vancouver Foundation that found that many citizens, particularly younger adults and people living in condos, feel less connected to their community.
According to the Task Force, while other cities have already explored some of the same issues that Vancouver has tackled, such as environmental sustainability and affordable housing, almost none have focused on engagement as a formal policy development area.
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Over the past year, the Task Force met directly with residents through meetings, world cafés, small gatherings, kitchen table discussions, and dialogues. They also held events throughout the city, hosted a design jam and set up an online forum to accept ideas.
Last month, they released their final report with 19 recommendations on how Vancouver can improve citizen engagement with local issues and six "Recommended Ideas" to help citizens better connect with each other. Here is a sampling of the final report recommendations and ideas:
Establish Citizen Academies: The City would work with other partners, such as colleges and non-profit organizations, to create "City Hall 101" presentations on basic City processes like planning or rezoning
Engage Local Artists in the Electoral and Other Civic Process: to create new ideas that promote civic discourse and elections. This could include a rethink of posters and signage leading up to elections and civic events, and design contests that stimulate new ways to get people informed about the civic election. Music, film, creative writing, and theatre could be used to celebrate the election period while also providing voting information.
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Create a Public Space Action Association*: the Public Space Action Association would consist of City staff, experts in public space and urban design, artists, designers, media-makers, and inspired citizens.It's goal would be " to accelerate the creation of fresh kinds of public spaces that include services, objects, interactions, and experiences created specifically to encourage engagement between neighbours and residents." *Side note: I found this suggestion a bit odd, since we already have a very successful Vancouver Public Space Network - consisting of hundreds of volunteers who advocate for public space and create dynamic public space interventions throughout the city.
Rethink Condos for Social Inclusion: establish a community organization to work with local property developers, managers, and strata councils to develop a condo toolkit that helps residents to determine their building's assets and identify opportunities to promote social inclusion, such as shared bike repair or cooking spaces and "livable" stairwells to promote interaction.
Pilot a Neighbourhood Liaison Position: The City would undertake a pilot project in up to three neighbourhoods (where there is a disproportionate number of newcomers or residents who do not speak English as a first language) to support the creation of a neighbourhood liaison position. The role of the liaison would be to: reach out to those who have not been engaged but would be interested in learning more; explain local issues to newer residents; facilitate discussion; and assist residents in communicating feedback to City Hall.
Use Food to Bring People Together: In addition to supporting neighbourhood block parties in the summer, the task force recommended a "Winter Potluck Weekend" where on one weekend during the winter, the city could encourage residents to hold a potluck dinners. In a neighbourhood block, the potluck could be at one person's house, or in a high-rise the dinner could be arranged in a common room.
Just say "Hello" campaign: Inspired by community-led initiatives such as Say Hi Vancouver, Be My Amigo, and the Hello Pledge, public gathering places like Neighbourhood Houses, community centres, and libraries could support a social marketing campaign around "Just Say Hello," focusing on areas such as rental apartments or condominiums where people are more likely to feel isolated.
Photo: Say Hi Vancouver
Community Bulletin Boards: promote the creation of more small, simple boards where neighbours post local notices like babysitting services, dog walking, and event information. An online toolkit with plans and a description of how to build and install a bulletin board would make it easier for neighbours to share information, especially in areas with a concentration of rental apartments or condos.
Conversation Tables: According to the Task Force, "Conversation tables have already sprung up around Vancouver, in restaurants that host long-table nights that seat strangers together to share a meal. Similarly, formal and informal groups coordinate outdoor potlucks where people meet by sharing food. Supporting these kinds of opportunities, through collaboration with the Business Improvement Associations and others, creates space for conversation and community dialogue."
Pilot the use of Community Reference Panels: the City should appoint Community Reference Panels - non-compulsory, randomly selected public juries who participate in consultation processes to provide policy advice to the public and elected officials. This form of citizen engagement prevents groups from dominating consultations and intimidating others with alternative views.
Overall, I think these are great recommendations that, if implemented, could contribute to bringing more people into important conversations with government and each other about local issues. However, there are legitimate criticisms to be made of the city playing "nanny" to citizens - like telling them to say "hi" to strangers and making them sit together in restaurants. National Post reporter, Tristan Hopper raised a a solid point in a recent article about city efforts to make citizens friendlier:
"In their quest to slay the perceived "chill" common to so many urban areas, these campaigns may be fighting a doomed battle to inject small town values into places that do not want them. Cities are — and always have been — institutions who thrive on the quiet agreement of strangers to keep to themselves. For in the close quarters and hubbub of a Canadian metropolis, often the most welcoming environment is the one in which there are no welcomes at all."
As I have written in several previous blog posts about connection and friendliness in the city, it is a personal choice to engage and be friendly with each other. In this respect, I believe that you get what you give, and have to respect that some people just don't want to talk to strangers (and well, that is their problem, not yours).
The City's responsibility is to provide great public spaces that enable spontaneous interactions. I hope that the Task Force's suggestions that the City do more in this regard - whether it is by providing community bulletin boards, supporting block parties or promoting social inclusion in condos - help bring people together. But, the real work in creating connected, engaged communities is up to us as individuals.
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Pros of Recycled Plastic Pallets Over Timber
If you are in the market for pallets, you will find an array of materials to make a selection from. The most commonly used material in the pallets industry has been timber this is largely because of its affordability as well as availability. However, because technological advancements in the form of plastic injection moulding and other techniques, plastic can now be recycled to create pallets too. There are a number of reasons why you should consider plastic pallets over conventional timber pallets. Plastic pallets are lightweight A major advantage of opting for plastic pallets is that they are much lighter in weight when compared to their wood counterparts. This makes plastic pallets much easier to transport. There are a couple of benefits that come with this. Firstly, your handling costs will be lower as the transportation of the pallets would not be arduous. Secondly, your shipping costs will also be cheaper since the plastic pallets are not heavy. Thus, the lightweight nature of the plastic pallets is not just convenient but it is economical too. Plastic pallets are space saving When it comes to wooden pallets, some people tend to overlook how much space they consume. Timber pallets tend to be quite thick in order for them to provide you with a high vertical load capacity. However, this thickness of the timber makes the pallets take up much more storage space, even when stacking them pallets up against each other. Plastic pallets tend to be thinner without having their innate strength compromised. Thus, you can rest assured that your plastic pallets will be able to withstand the weight of the loads they are exposed to without acquiring undue damage. Moreover, once you are finished using your plastic pallets, you can collapse them and put them into shortage, which saves you additional space when compared to timber pallets. Plastic pallets are eco-friendly Over the years, more and more people are seeking to be more eco-conscious with their business operations. If you would like an environmentally friendly solution for your warehousing or shipping needs, then recycled plastic pallets would be an ideal choice. Since these pallets are made from recycled plastic, you are playing a role in decreasing the amount of plastics that end up in landfills. Moreover, recycled plastic materials so not consume natural resources as their timbre alternatives do. Lastly, in the event that your plastic pallets acquire damage, they can simply be recycled and used for other...read more
Tips to Follow When Recycling Scrap Metal
If you have scrap metal, such as from old copper pipes or automobile parts, you have the option of recycling that metal. This can not only provide you with some extra cash, but it is very helpful to the environment. Here are some tips to follow when recycling scrap metal. Take Time to Prep the Scrap Metal There are many recycling centers that have strict rules about the types of metal you bring into their recycling center and what form the materials need to be in. Some of them will require all different metal components are taken apart, such as pulling insulation out of copper wiring, and separating two parts that are still connected together. It is worth calling the recycling center beforehand to find out exactly what rules they have in regards to preparing the scrap metal for recycling. Consider Different Places to Find the Metal There are actually many different places you can find scrap metal in order to recycle it. First check around your house for metal items you no longer have a use for. You might have old grills for a barbecue that is trashed, or small kitchen appliances with metal components that you need to dispose of. Old car batteries can sometimes be taken to scrap metal places, in addition to things like shower accessories, plumbing pipes, and taps all made of metal or steel. Vehicles are common places to find scrap metal, including in the body, under the hood, and sometimes in the electronic components inside the vehicle. Get the Most Profit Possible If you are not only recycling scrap metal because of the environment but to make some emergency cash, then getting the most profit is going to make a difference to you. To start with, call different recycling centers to ask how much they will offer for different types of metal. They likely have certain types of scrap metal that is higher in demand, such as copper pipes or items made of solid steel. You may also find that one recycling center will take all your old appliances, but others want the vehicle-related metal. This might mean bringing different items to different recycling centers. Be Safe When Collecting Metal If you don't already have the metal on hand and are actually collecting it, you need to be careful doing so. Looking for salvaged metal in your home can sometimes be a dangerous process depending on where it is...read more
The Most Frequently Asked Questions About Dealing in Scrap Metal
Recycling scrap metal is a good way to protect the environment, as it can be very disturbing to the ground to extract virgin materials. Dealing in scrap metal may also mean earning money from a local scrap yard, but you might note a few commonly asked questions about the process first. Be sure you cover these with any scrap yard before you decide to visit them with a truck full of scrap so there are no surprises once you arrive. 1. Why aren't prices for metals easily found online and elsewhere? Metal is like any other natural commodity in that its value will fluctuate every single day, based on its overall supply and a number of other factors. This is why scrap yards rarely post prices online, although some might post what they are paying for certain metals for that day. This can make it more difficult for you to plan when you're going to bring your scrap metal to a recycling center, but not knowing the prices or value well in advance is somewhat standard in the industry. 2. Do scrap yards buy cars? This will of course vary according to each scrap yard, but be prepared to be told by many yards that whole cars are not accepted. One reason for this is to cut down on the risk of stolen cars being sold to a scrap yard, but another reason is that many recycling centers don't have the tools and materials needed to actually take apart an entire car. There are many that will still buy individual car parts such as catalytic converters, quarter panels, doors, and the like. However, some scrap yards will take an entire car if you have proof of ownership and if they work as an auto parts junkyard as well. If you're thinking of investing in a tow truck or in reselling junked cars, call local scrap yards and ask before making any assumptions about recycling entire cars. 3. What is E-scrap? If you see the term "E-scrap" when looking into metal recycling, note that this refers to electronic pieces that contain recyclable materials. Often this will include CPU towers and internal circuit boards and other such computer pieces. However, be sure you ask a scrap yard what they accept by way of E-scrap. Some will not take items like printers and keyboards because they don't have enough actual metal inside. These items might be recycled by an electronics store but not always accepted by a metal scrap yard, so don't assume that E-scrap means every piece of electronic...read more
Simple Guidelines on Sorting Scrap Metal for Recycling
The process of recycling scrap metal is highly beneficial for the environment. This practice contributes to significant resource savings because less energy is required in recycling when compared to processing virgin ores. This also minimises mining wastes, reduces air and water pollution and decreases the rate of raw material depletion. In addition, you can make some money by selling valuable metal pieces to scrap yards. If you are thinking about presenting your residential or commercial scrap metal to recyclers, you should learn how to sort different types of metal. This will make weighing of each individual metal easier and you may get a larger payout for your trouble. Here are some simple guidelines to help you sort out the pieces: Magnet Testing The metal recycling industry deals with a wide variety of metals therefore the sorting task can be overwhelming. You can simplify the work by separating the scrap into their two main categories: ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Ferrous scrap refers to all metals with iron and the latter do not contain any iron. Generally, non-ferrous metals are more valuable so you can get more for them after sorting. Acquire a good magnet, test the scrap pieces in sequence and separate those that stick and those which do not. The ferrous metals are those attracted to magnets and they are typically found in large quantities in homes and commercial spaces. Sorting Non-Ferrous Metals Non-ferrous metals are not physically similar so you can identify and sort relatively efficiently by sight. Common metals in this category include copper, aluminium and brass. Copper scrap is usually in form of wires, electronic components and even cookware. You will recognize the material by the red or brown colour as well as green if the material is oxidised. Brass is an alloy of copper and you will find it in form of items such as pipe valves, door knobs and cabinet handles. If you find a yellowish metal in your pile, it is brass unless you have some scrap gold. Aluminium is a lightweight metal which is not susceptible to rust. It will appear silver in colour and is commonly found as foil and soda cans. You should also note that stainless steel is silver-coloured and non-magnetic but it is notably heavier than aluminium. Sorting Ferrous Metals Iron and steel scrap is often rust-coloured so the material can be put together for recycling. Lead is dark-grey and heavy therefore put lead batteries and similar materials separately. Finally, tin is relatively light and makes a crackling sound when bent. Try contacting a company such as Sydney Copper Recycling to learn more if you have other...read more
4 Common Questions People Ask Scrap Metal Buyers
When you are about to enter the scrap metal business in order to make some extra money, then you will need to fortify your knowledge to maximise your profit margin. So to help you achieve your goals, here are some of the most common questions that scrap metal buyers are asked by prospective scrap collectors. 1. What Is a Weighbridge? A weighbridge is one of the main ways in which a scrap metal buyer determines the accurate weight of your scrap metal. Weighbridges are calibrated through the use of a computer for the best accuracy, and they are commonly used when you are bringing a heavy load of scrap metal. Each type of metal you bring is weighed individually, and the weight in kilos is pegged against the current price for the metal. Keep in mind that scrap metal prices, like the prices of stock, can change on a daily or weekly basis, so the price your friend got one day, may not be valid on the day you sell your scrap metal. 2. What Is Non-Ferrous Scrap Metal? When a buyer talks about non-ferrous scrap metal, he is referring to any scrap metal that has no iron. Examples of these types of scrap metal include, copper, lead, nickel, tin, brass and aluminum. Many scrap metal buyers prefer non-ferrous metal, because it is much easier to recycle, as it doesn't contain iron, which is a hard metal that is difficult to break down. In addition, non-ferrous metal is far less prone to rust or corrode, so buyers know they can buy this kind of scrap metal without worrying about a great deal of wear and tear. 3. Can I Sell My Old Car for Scrap Metal? Yes, and this is one of the most overlooked ways to make money. Old vehicles are full of non-ferrous metal, especially copper and aluminum. Copper wiring from electrical components in your vehicle such as the radiator, battery, starter and alternator, can be sold for scrap, as can aluminum parts such as rims, bumpers, quarter panels and internal pistons. 4. Where Can I Go To Find Reputable Buyers? One of the best resources you can use to find scrap metal buyers is the Australian Metal Recycling Industry Association website. This site offers you a listing of scrap metal buyers in South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory. You will find a wide range of buyers like West Coast Metals on this site, including commercial scrap buyers who only deal with volume...read more
Understanding the Step-by-step Process of Scrap Metal Recycling
Selling your scrap metal to a scrap metal recycler (such as Raw Metal Corp) is more than just a means of making some extra cash; it is also your way of contributing towards eco-friendly management of waste material. However, you might not know the processes that your scrap metal is taken through before it is transformed into raw material for used for making new metal products such as auto body parts, cooking pans, railway tracks, and insulated roof panels. Because of that, the following points will explain to you some of the key steps involved in the process of scrap metal recycling. Step 1: Sorting Most of the time, scrap metal arrives in recycling plants as junk, which comprises a range of different metal elements including iron, aluminium, steel, tin, brass, and copper mixed together with other non-metal materials. Therefore, the very first thing that recyclers do is to separate the various metal elements from the rest of the junk. That can be easily achieved using crane-trucks attached with large magnets since most metals have magnetic properties. Step 2: Crushing Large metal crushers are used to break down scrap metal into smaller sizes so that constituent metal elements can be separated. Likewise, impurities such as plastic, rubber, wood, and glass are crushed so small that they can also be easily taken out. Step 3: Shredding Shredding of scrap metal occurs after it has been crushed. In essence, involves cutting and pressing of thicker scrap metal. It allows the metal to be broken down into small pieces or sheets to increase the ease with which it is processed further. The reduced size is important because it provides a large surface area requisite for energy-efficient melting of metal. While aluminium can be rolled into sheets, you will have to make blocks or ingots when dealing with steel. Step 4: Melting To melt metal, a large furnace is utilised because of the high temperatures required to convert them from solid to molten state. Every metal element is put in a specially built furnace according to the chemical properties of the element. At this stage, large quantities of energy may be consumed. Nonetheless, the amount of energy consumed to melt scrap metal is still lower than that used to process mined metal elements. Step 5: Purification The final step involved in the recycling of scrap metal is its purification. The superheated metal is purified using different electrolytic methods. The purified metal is then hauled to metal mills as sheets or blocks ready to be converted into brand new metal...read more


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My next door neighbour on this small Greek island has had it up to here with the goats. They are, of course, his Albanian neighbours' goats. "They won't control them," he says. "Everything I plant, the goats rip up." I wait for talk of gunfire, but no. "Still," he says, "as the saying goes, better a bad year than a bad neighbour." The saying, of course, cuts two ways. Are they bad neighbours? Or does he not want to be a bad neighbour? There's a problem, true. It must be solved: also true. But there are also – to a degree which would astonish most northern Europeans – questions of neighbourliness to consider.
As with the man next door, so with Greece itself. Cast as the Bad Neighbour of Europe. Publicly told off. In trouble. What to do?
Not your problem, of course. School's out. Summer's in. Crank up the music, pack the suitcases. Off to Athens then (strikes permitting) a ferry to the islands. Excellent. You'll love it. I love it, and I spend far longer that I can reasonably account for in Greece. A good place to get some work done. Sun. A refreshing breeze every afternoon at 4.15pm on the dot. And the economy? Ah. Well... there's wine (better than the average tourist can imagine, because the average tourist can't think of Greek wine without the word "cheap" in front of it, so it's a downhill slope for the average tourist and an uphill struggle for the Greek wine industry). And of course we have olive oil, the finest probably from Lesvos plantations set up in the 18th century on land chosen according to an ancient and noble tradition of growing your best produce on land the tax-inspector can't find.
Cheese we have, too: halloumi from Cyprus, graviera from Crete, feta from the woman down the lane just past Agios Nikolaos, on the right just before the goat path leading to the headland which you don't want to wander down in the dark because of the precipice: a 1,000-ft drop onto a brisk lee shore, and when I say "shore" I mean rocks. Sharp rocks. Not that you will fall. Even in the darkest hour of the deepest night, if you get near the edge, Greeks will materialise and shout warnings.
Risk works differently in Greece. Northern Europeans don't get it. It terrifies them. I see it all the time on this little island where I spend far too much time: Britons – the kindly sort whose lives are built upon anxiety – walking around looking at the wiring, the potholes, the precarious scaffolding, the almost entire absence of warning signs, with wrinkled brows and tight lips, murmuring in disbelief to their wives. "Madness," they hiss sotto voce, filled with glee. "Lunacy. Have these people never heard of risk assessment?"
Yes. Yes; they have. And they have collectively decided that it's up to you. Fail to understand that, and you fail to understand anything about Greece at all, whether it's the question of why, outside the cities, they drive in the middle of the road; or why the economy is in the mess it is; or why the populace has taken to rioting and striking in the face of the economic strictures imposed by the IMF and the EU (read: America and Germany). That, and the parea, are the keys.
Actually, the parea is the key. The key to how it works; the key to why you won't notice anything amiss; the key to why it will – despite what northern Europe believes – turn out okay.
We don't have a word for it in English. We don't have an "it" for it, really. Literally, it means "company"; conceptually, it's something a bit like neighbourliness. The nearest we get to it is Old Etonians: a group bond which may include blood-relations but goes beyond them: an extended family, a pack, a clan, a tribe. The parea is the core of Greek life. Like friendship, only more so. Once you are part of a parea, it's loyalty for life. You will do business with your parea, you will drink coffee with them, marry their sisters, look after their children. When things go wrong, you will help each other. And everyone else can... well, not exactly go to hell, but if common sense (or advantage, or "efficiency") dictate one course and the interests of the parea another, the parea wins every time.
It's not that much of an exaggeration to say that, whenever you see something in Greece that defies northern European "rationality", the trick is to identify the parea interests behind it: the Greek ferry timetables; the mad inefficiency of the plethora of different booking agencies – you don't book a journey, you book a particular ship, and if you don't know its name or the operating company, too bad; the need to know who to have a word with; the inexplicable failure of recent attempts to open up a seaplane service among the Aegean islands; the doggedness which shades into intransigence; the current economic mess.
And, yes, the open trenches, dangling wires, wandering goats and people driving up the middle of the road. Because safety is something the parea looks after. Greeks don't need the government telling them to be careful. The hazards of life are there, visible, out in the open. You can see the trench. Everyone knows not to touch wires. You drive in the middle of the road because there might be people walking on the side of the road. Goats? Don't talk to me about goats. The risks are a matter for the individual, and the individual is part of the parea.
How unlike Britain or Germany, where we do our best to remove all hazards from sight, issuing, instead, often incomprehensible diktats designed to prevent any engagement, and hence any risk. Paedophile horror, latchkey kids, old folks' homes, inspectors of this and inspectors of that, drunken youths making life miserable: the parea takes care of that kind of thing. The parea is a natural product of that same sunshine and sea – that scattered rockfall of disconnected, sun-parched archipelagos on which 40 per cent of Greeks live, and to which most of the rest seem to migrate in the summer; you may live in Athens, but you're from Kos, or Chios, or Patmos or wherever – which are fine tourist destinations. Such things make for hard living when that's what you're stuck with, and hard living makes for clannish loyalties.
The middle class, with its luxurious individualism, has only recently begun to rise in Greece. Before that, it was a peasant majority and a rich minority. Stony ground or shipping. And both the maritime dynasties and the goat-and-olive-grove peasantry had, and retain, their parea. In a nation which rose and fell, fragmented and Balkanised, never had the luxury of a Renaissance or Enlightenment or Romanticism –- poor Greece, always the object of wealthier nations' fantasies, never of its own reality – nor the massive wealth of a modern empire or industrial revolution, the parea was the one consistent source of strength. But, as always, the strength was also a weakness.
We all know what has happened. Greece has been running a deficit of what now seems to be almost 14 per cent of its annual gross domestic product. It is over 100 per cent of its GDP in debt: that's around a quarter of a trillion pounds. And as you close your suitcases, check your wallet and head for the airport, you might pause to wonder where you fit in. The answer is: crucially. Overseas tourism accounts for about 20 per cent of the Greek annual income. Everyone agrees it's down this year. Some say by as much as 10 per cent. If I stroll around my local town (perfect natural harbour, lights twinkling across the bay, zeimbekiko and rembetika music bouzouking on the balmy air, everything as it should be), I see more empty tables and quieter bars than this time last year. More boats-for-hire bob at their moorings, unhired. The knick-knack shops for tourists display less stock. It's not catastrophic; it's far from being even vaguely bleak; but it's noticeable. Ten per cent down on that 20 per cent: if it's true, that's 2 per cent off GDP – even as Prime Minister George Papandreou has committed to bringing the budget deficit down below 3 per cent of GDP by 2013. That's where you fit in.
But I have two predictions to make. First, you won't notice. And, second, because of the parea, it will come out just fine in the end.
What you will, of course, notice is that Greece is no longer a cheap holiday destination for Britons. Over the last few years, about a third has been knocked off the buying power of sterling in the eurozone. That cheap-but-simple dinner of souvlaki and retsina is now a perfectly reasonable dinner but you'll not be saying, "Imagine what you'd pay for this in Camden Town, let alone the bouzouki music and the soft sea breeze." If (as some have been speculating) Greece overnight got the hell out of the euro and went back to the drachma... that would be a different story.
Nor will you see the other stuff. You won't see the rumoured frenzy of rich folks' pool-boys in villas in the up-market Athens suburb of Kifissia summer villas rushing to pull the covers over the swimming-pools in the belief that Google Earth (used by the newly galvanised taxman to spot the undeclaredly prosperous) is somehow live. You won't listen to a man telling you how his doctor declared an income of €1,500 (£1,230) last year, nor will you later hear that doctor complaining how his dentist only declared €1,000, even though the dentist's invisible swimming-pool is bigger than his own. You won't hear people on Island X working out that if all the grant-attracting olive trees were actually real (rather than fiscally real), Island X would have to be the size of Crete, which it isn't, nor that if all the people who had grants to go on various courses actually went on those courses, then 102 per cent of the adult Greek population would have to be teachers.
You won't hear how the pompous puffed-up consultant at Hospital Y touted for a bung of €1,000 in order to operate on you before you actually died. You may notice that – evidence of a new leaf turned over – you got a formal till receipt for your drinks at that pretty bar high on the hill overlooking the blue-domed town as it tumbled down to the rocky bay. A receipt, with tax number, VAT amount and owner's name and address. You probably won't notice that the local Greek family at the next table never did, though. You may notice the new anti-smoking law is coming into effect this summer; the third time they've tried, I think, but the government has announced that this time they really, really mean it. And they probably do: enforcement means fines for non-compliance, and since compliance has never, ever been a feature of the Greek psyche, it means, in effect, revenue. The same with motorcycle helmet laws, speeding laws, parking tickets, vehicle taxation and building permits.
You'll not hear the tales of the tax inspectors going round town downloading the till records into their little laptops, or of the shopkeeper getting an automatic €1,200 fine because he'd lost the disk with the Secret Till Code on it. Nobody will tell you about how he or she got fined for not having Permit Z because the civil servant responsible for issuing Permit Z had not opened his office for five days running because he'd been downgraded for unjustly being accused of fiddling the books. Nobody will complain to you that their Albanian electrician had to give up and go home because the local tradesmen wouldn't pass on, not only work, but the mysteries of the trade, like where the mains high-voltage cable was and who in the island's local government to have a word with.
You won't notice, either, the (temporary, perhaps) halting of building projects and business plans for complex reasons of tax avoidance and planning regulations, or the rash of "We Can Help You" posters in bank windows, offering easier terms for the newly emerging Greek mortgage industry, because, God knows, the last thing they want is defaulters.
But the big change is signalled by the demonstrations and strikes. Firstly, there is a great Greek tradition of rioting, just as there is a French tradition of barricading the streets and blocking the railway lines. There is also a slightly less helpful Greek tradition – ironic, given that it was the place it originated – of painfully acquiring democracy and then throwing it away again. Students of ancient history might note that the golden age of Greek classical antiquity was also an age of more or less continual war. When Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripedes were writing their tragedies, almost 20 per cent of the city-state's young men were casualties of war each year. Pericles's great funeral oration was built on a vast heap of young bones.
Warfare has been a staple of what is now the Greek nation for over 2,500 years. And the notable Greek bull-headedness is also a relentless refusal to bow to public opinion or give in to adversity which defeated the Persians some 2,460 years ago and only in the last 100 or so years forged a profoundly patriotic nation out of fragments: a nation that maintains a pride and patriotism absent or frowned-upon in Britain and literally unspeakable in Germany.
Behind the noise and occasional violence lies a significant change that the visitor, passing through, is unlikely to notice. The Greeks – the collective of pareas if you like, not the government – no longer speak of this man's tax evasion or that man's cheating the system with pride. It has suddenly stopped being an amusing joke.
All the same, in the end, the Greeks are not the Germans. Nor want to to be. Around 1.5 million Greek people died in the Second World War, victims of a monstrous famine brought about by the Nazis, who explicitly declared the Greeks to be savages, little better than animals, who should be treated with utter brutality from the outset. Those little picturesquely bent old ladies on the postcards? There are still a few left. Ask them how they got picturesquely bent, and what happened to their husbands.
Greeks are not Germans, and the belief that they will, or should, be is as foolish as Tony Blair's fantasy that 24-hour pub opening would bring about a "café culture" in Britain. Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal are utterly different from the northern European nations, and have an equal amount in common with each other. Perhaps, as the economist Tony Rudd has suggested, the the notion of two euros – one for the south, one for the north – is the answer.
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In a move White described as "disappointing", he said Wright will leave the Black Caps after the upcoming tour of the West Indies.
"John has been an outstanding servant for cricket in New Zealand over a long time and it is disappointing to lose someone of his calibre," White said in a statement.
"We were keen to see him continue his head coach role, however understand and respect his decision to look for another challenge."
A gritty former opening batsman and one-time India coach, Wright took over a Black Caps outfit in disarray and guided them to the semi-finals of last year's World Cup, as well as a rare Test win over Australia in Hobart.
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We need a marketing brochure for print and download (pdf) that will encompass our corporate and business information and contact information.
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I need to create a software which allows dentists, to see their patients' profile online.
That is they can see the patients' notes, xrays, history ... .
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Visible Results is a loyalty marketing agency that helps businesses connect with their customers. We are seeking a freelancer to work with our existing IT team to create a loyalty identifier in Apple Passbook.
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We have a client in Australia that wishes to deploy a digital identifier to its more than 500,000 strong member base. This client has a reasonable profile in the Australian market but this would be the first identifier of its kind in this market and hence be high profile. We'll provide all necessary graphical assets, operational requirements, and loyalty program functionality needs (you will need to liaise with our Auckland, New Zealand based team to get the member loyalty points balance to display, and update in real time, in Passbook). We'd also like this kicked off soon and finished rapidly built.
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Once they'd invented the postage stamp, it took 12 years for the authorities to work out that the convenient pre-payment of postage could be best exploited by the free collection of mail in secure, prominent containers.
The first pillar boxes were planted on the Channel Isles in the 1850s, and the idea is said to have come from the fertile mind of Anthony Trollope, postal surveyor and novelist.
They soon spread to the mainland (Carlisle as it happens), in 1853. There were lots of eccentric types in the Victorian era until a design by JW Penfold was adopted as the standard in 1866 (hence the name Penfold for Dangermouse's mate – the pair famously headquartered in a pillar box).
All were painted red from 1874. The only really poor design was the "Type F", of 1968, a square, modernist affair that was made from steel rather than cast iron and rusted away. Less celebrated than Giles Gilbert Scott's K6 telephone kiosk, we would miss the pillar box just as much.
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