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More than a year after egregious security failures in the government's healthcare website were exposed in congressional hearings, data remains compromised and the ill-fated site is still subject to cyberattacks and vulnerable to massive identity theft.
In fact, just this week Judicial Watch obtained documents from the government that show a possible mass breach of the privacy of innocent Americans involving the disastrous Obamacare website (Healthcare.gov). The records, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), also reveal that top officials with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) knew of massive security risks with the healthcare website but chose to roll it out without resolving the problems.
When the Obamacare internet drama blew up in the administration's face the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was called to help clean up, according to the records recently made public by JW. Electronic mail exchanges between various DHS and CMS officials indicate that White House pressure to promote a "robust" digital Obamacare ad campaign allowed private information of Healthcare.gov users to be shared with advertisers. The email chain pushing this controversial use of citizen information includes a security expert's assessment that security was an "afterthought" on the Obamacare website, that 70,000 Healthcare.gov records were easily viewed using Google and that the official in charge was fired for not signing off on the website's security.
Breaking with normal tradition, we're going to open this week's update with national trends before moving into updates at the federal and state levels. This week there was an interesting report from the Kaiser Family Foundation that estimated that 50 percent of households receiving financial assistance to purchase private health insurance on the Marketplaces will have to return a portion of that subsidy when they file their tax returns as part of the tax credit reconciliation process. Repayments will, in most cases, be deducted from an enrollee's refund check and the Kaiser report estimates that the average repayment will be $794. Roughly seven percent of enrollees could owe a repayment of between $2,000 and $5,000 and two percent could have to repay more than $5,000. A slightly smaller percentage of households, 45 percent, are estimated to receive additional money with their tax refund because they received underpayments in tax credits, with the average refund estimated to be $773. Kaiser's report comes the same week as an unrelated but equally insightful analysis from Avalere found that for Open Enrollment 2 (OE2), ACA Marketplaces were primarily successful in enrolling lower-income persons eligible for subsidized coverage. The report found that as a person's income went up, they were less likely to enroll in ACA coverage through a Marketplace, with only two percent of persons eligible for Marketplace coverage, but earning more than the amount to receive a subsidy, enrolled in a plan through a Marketplace.
With many Marketplaces and the Federally-facilitated Marketplace currently offering a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for those currently uninsured who did not have health coverage in 2014 and are subject to the "shared responsibility payment" when they file their 2014 taxes, there have been few updates on how many eligible persons are taking advantage of this opportunity to gain coverage. However, over the weekend Mark Ciaramitaro, a vice president of health-care enrollment services at H&R Block, told the Wall Street Journal "that a significant percentage of taxpayers whose household members were not covered for at least a portion of 2014 are opting" to pay the penalty for not having coverage and not demonstrating an interest in signing up for 2015 coverage.
The Affordable Care Act, signed by President Obama five years ago this week, sparked a host of changes. For some workers, the law's legacy amounts to fewer hours of paid work.
The law's requirement that larger employers provide affordable insurance to workers putting in 30-plus hour weeks has led some companies to cap the number of hours employees can log. A new survey out Tuesday from the Society for Human Resource Management finds that 14% of employers have cut back on hours for part-time employees, and an additional 6% plan to do so. The survey, which included more than 740 human resources professionals, found that a small subset of companies were considering reducing hours for full-time employees too.
Firms are playing around with how they classify and schedule workers, but the strategy comes with risk. James Napoli, a partner with Seyfarth Shaw LLP who helps employers comply with the ACA, says he's seen an uptick in audits focused on compliance with the health care law by the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service. The audits, which began about three years ago, are starting to become broader, more frequent and more serious, he said.
Six Democratic senators and one independent have asked the Department of Health and Human Services to a delay a new rule that would likely force small businesses to pay more for employee health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. The senators warn that if the administration goes ahead with the change it would be "particularly harmful and disruptive" to small businesses.
Starting in 2016, the Obamacare change will require businesses that employ between 51-100 people to purchase insurance in what the government defines as the "small group market," rather than the market for large group plans. The senators warn that the change will inflate health care costs for those businesses.
"[T]hey could experience higher premiums, less flexibility, and new barriers to coverage. We therefore encourage you to delay the effective date in the definition change for two years so the market can more smoothly transition to the new rules," the senators wrote in the March 12 letter to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell.
During a 2014 Valentine's Day meet-up with House Democrats, President Obama thanked them for their unstinting support of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. "I think," he said, "10 years, five years from now, we're going to look back and say this was a monumental achievement."
Well, the president's health care law marks its fifth anniversary this week. And most Americans are not, in fact, looking back and saying the law enacted in 2010 – with not one Republican vote in either the House or Senate – was a monumental achievement.
Indeed, in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll this month, a 44-34 plurality of respondents thought Obamacare a "bad idea." And a 62-22 percent majority said that what they had seen, read or heard in recent weeks about the Affordable Care Act had made them "less confident" about the law.
Some suggest the public's misgivings about Obamacare are almost entirely attributable to GOP opposition to the law. In a statement Monday, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz noted that "Republicans have voted more than 50 times to repeal or undermine this critical law."
Looking closer, the 6.3 million-person enrollment drop in fully insured employee plans represents a sudden 10 percent decline in a market that previously had been eroding by about 1 percent to 3 percent a year. In contrast, the 1.4 million more individuals in self-insured plans equates to enrollment growth of about 1.5 percent in a market that, prior to Obamacare, was growing at about 1 to 3 percent a year—putting that uptick solidly within the pre-Affordable Care Act trend range.
Thus, the data indicates Obamacare likely was responsible for a significant additional decline in fully insured employer group coverage. But, with respect to another anticipated effect—the expectation that more employers will shift to self-insured plans to escape Obamacare's costly benefit mandates—the data does not indicate that is yet occurring to any noticeable extent. The modest enrollment increase in self-insured employer plans could well be the result of other factors, the most likely being increased job creation as the economy continues to recover from the last recession.
Taken together, the administrative data tell us that the number of Americans with health insurance coverage increased by around 9.7 million individuals during 2014—not the 14.1 million estimated by Health and Human Services.
The Congressional Budget Office's new report shows updated cost projections for the insurance coverage expansion in the Affordable Care Act. With the debate over the ACA remaining so intensely polarized, advocates moved aggressively to spin this routine update as reflecting favorably on the law. A front-page article in the Washington Post referred to the new findings as showing "savings," quoting a supporter as saying, "I can't see how people can continue to say . . . that Obamacare had no cost containment in it." Such comments in the wake of CBO's update are flawed interpretations of the new estimates and what they signify. The following explains what CBO has actually projected: basically that the ACA will do less to expand coverage than previously estimated.
Five years after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, the White House claims the law is working even better than imagined, but one of its leading critics says every major promise is now proven untrue and costs will keep going higher and higher unless we change course.
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, into law. It happened after a fierce debate on the House floor just a few days earlier and a controversial move by Senate Democratic leaders to pass changes by a simple majority since they did not have the votes to do it through regular order.
The law took full effect in 2014, following a disastrous roll-out of the federal health-care exchange website in October 2013. But for those who warned against the law before its passage, the contents of the law are far more troubling than the major technical problems that bogged down the exchange.
"People have learned on a very personal level how they were lied to in the passage of this law. They've lost their doctor. They've lost their health plan. Their costs are going up. Many people have lost jobs and certainly hours as a result of it. Small businesses have felt a huge impact, said Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner. "It's been a tremendous drain on the economy, and very few if any of those original promises were met."
Turner is a longtime veteran of Washington health-care policy debates. She was at the forefront of the effort to stop the Clinton administration's attempt to overhaul the health-care system in 1993 and is still fighting to roll back Obamacare.
She was in the House chamber in March 2010 during the final, intense moments of the debate.
ObamaCare is celebrating its fifth anniversary, but few Americas are cheering.
The Real Clear Politics average of the latest major opinion polls about the health law shows that 52.5% oppose it and only 42% approve. The 10.5% spread is identical to the average of polls taken when the law was signed five years ago. Approval numbers never have topped disapproval numbers since the law was enacted. It is not getting more popular and it is not settled law, as President Obama claims.
President Obama is touting the increased number of people who have health insurance as a result of the law. According to Gallup, the uninsured rate among U.S. adults averaged 12.9% in the fourth quarter of last year. The uninsured rate was 14.4% the year before the health law passed, also according to Gallup.
So our health sector has been thrown into turmoil, millions of people have lost their private health plans, $1 trillion in new and higher taxes have been imposed on individuals and businesses – and the uninsured rate has dropped a net of 1.5%.
Complying with the health care law is costing small businesses thousands of dollars that they didn't have to spend before the new regulations went into effect.
Brad Mete estimates his staffing company, Affinity Resources, will spend $100,000 this year on record-keeping and filing documents with the government. He's hired two extra staffers and is spending more on services from its human resources provider.
The Affordable Care Act, which as of next Jan. 1 applies to all companies with 50 or more workers, requires owners to track staffers' hours, absences and how much they spend on health insurance. Many small businesses don't have the human resources departments or computer systems that large companies have, making it harder to handle the paperwork. On average, complying with the law costs small businesses more than $15,000 a year, according to a survey released a year ago by the National Small Business Association.
"It's a horrible hassle," says Mete, managing partner of the Miami-based company.


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Have you ever had one of those days when you can really, truly say that it was the best day ever? Not just a mildly good day, or a day where several events brought you pleasure. No, I mean one of those days that you see the beauty in everything, where everyone you love is happy, and when absolutely nothing has gone wrong. When you can look back and compare it to every other day, and it was perfect, for a very simplistic reason. Well, I am fortunate enough to have had two of those days in my life. And both of them were spent with the same person. This person is my good friend Delia, who is one of my three can't-go-a-day-without-contact besties.
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MADE art boutique invited me, along with 10 other artists, to create a set of 6 beverage coasters for No Sweat: Artist-Made Coasters, the latest in an ongoing series of artist-themed exhibitions.
I had to think about things like protecting tables and other surfaces from a water ring. I considered cold, sweating glasses and hot cups. The coasters are not only functional, but are also a decorative element. They reflect my artistic style.
Initially I thought I'd print on cloth and did all the research to do so but came up with this idea a week later, while visiting with Mary Shindell. I am very pleased with the look of the small objects. They open a whole new process to me, I'm sure could show up in future work.
Today I found clear bumpers to finish the work. The whole design took hold. The opaque ones above are fun. And the transparent ones below, more sophisticated. I have made various sets of 6, and have narrowed down two different completed sets, one of which I'll leave with MADE next week.
What No Sweat: Artist-Made Coasters
Who 11 Phoenix artists (listed below)
When Opening Reception : Third Friday, November 16th, 2012 6-9
Exhibition Dates: November 16 – Friday, February 1st, 2013
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Abbreviations: ADH, alcohol dehydrogenase; kcatO, kcat of mannitol oxidation; kcatR, kcat of fructose reduction; KIE, kinetic isotope effect; DKIE, primary deuterium kinetic isotope effect; 2H2OKIE, solvent kinetic isotope effect; PfM2DH, Pseudomonas fluorescens D-mannitol 2-dehydrogenase; PSLDR, polyol-specific long-chain dehydrogenase/reductase
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Thursday, November 05, 2009
And I got schwooped.
That's not to say I'm jealous of the guy. We live two very different lives. He dedicated himself to the book in both practice and mind. I've simply dedicated myself to the book in mind. If I had in practice, I wouldn't be a part of four different organizations and taking a neuroscience major. I would be writing on this book everyday for at least two hours. Too bad other things always take up those two hours.
It's stories like his that both discourage me and get me pumped up to write more. The discouragement first. I don't want to be seen as a follower in anyone's footsteps. For sure, I'll be compared to someone somehow, if I get this thing published. But I don't want to be the second runner-up in a long line of young authors. I just want to be me. Because that's what I've put into this book, me. To have that be covered up by another person's accomplishments scares me and angers me a little.
Also, I just feel like something was snatched from underneath me. It was never mine to own, this right to publish, but when you're on this kinda track, you don't hear from too many other people that are also young and writing a book. So you get this feeling of oneness, that you're a singular individual with this singular dream. A guy just as young as you, going to the same university as you, publishing a book hella close to your genre, pulls that illusion from right under you and it's disorienting.
I should move on though. I do feel inspired now. I try to look past the fact that I'll be #2 in some respects, or that I'm not really alone. Dwelling on those feelings is a total possiblity, but my story has been nagging my head since as early on as I can remember. And for that simple fact, I write. I'm not doing this for money, although that would be nice. I'm definitely not doing this for recognition, because that's so hard to get and such a random phenomenon. This book is being written because it's an itch I can't help but scratch. A really, really powerful itch. And it grows stronger when I hear stories like this.
I'm a competitive guy. I always taunt, I always trash-talk, even if I'm not good at something, I goad whoever is into competition so I can get better. I'm not doing the goading this time, but I am competing. It's my own little one-sided rivalry, and it spurs me on to scratch that itch. I've never given up on anything. It's my Afghan recklessness coming out in me, the belief that I can do anything that anyone else can with perseverance and a hard head. Can you tell I'm ready to begin writing anew? To begin writing Harder, Faster, Better, Stronger?
I'm not sure if this was a satisfying post for anyone, even me. I wanted to post another excerpt of the book. But this had to be addressed, because ultimately the blog is about my journey in writing and publishing. My journey's been filled with rocks and clouds, where I trip or rise up. Hopefully, I'll end up staying on a cloud. Until next time then.
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As awesome as it would be to read that title in a book filled with more…poetic… chapter titles, I must say I understand where you're coming from with this. I know TONS of writers. It seems everyone that I know is supposedly writing a novel or wants to write one or so on and so forth. But I always feel special because I'm the only one with a FINISHED draft, that I'll be done editing soon, that I'll be sending to agents in May…that I'm actually making progress. Talk is cheap, after all. But it's at the rare times when someone young publishes that you feel kind of like there was something stolen from you… but the thing is, with us, we aren't young anymore. Paolini (you remember Eragon, I assume) was young when he published.ReplyDelete
We've past the extraordinarily young age of publishing and I think we should be glad of it. Paolini's first novel wasn't really that great because he was like fourteen when he wrote it. But his later novels…they definitely show growth. With each year that passes (assuming you're actively writing and working with your craft) you're refining your technique and making a better final product that will please your readers. At this point, we're as unique as any other author; I do think we have as much chance as shining as anyone else. SO, I think you'll get to be you and that you'll get people who read your book without prejudice, especially if you don't mention your age. Though I got to admit, that's kind of nuts that the kid is from your university and publishing in the same genre and started at about your same age (right?). Of course, that means you're just as likely to get published…it means agents aren't too harsh to the younger writers.
No, you aren't alone, and I guess you're number two…but in the writing world, none of that matters. J.K. Rowling wasn't the first middle-aged female author to write a pre-teen book with magic. But who would say she's number two? Not the number of books she's sold, the number of fan sites, the number of translations of the books... There will always be a million authors and there will always be writers that have more talent than you do. But the thing is, the thing that will set you apart, is your DEDICATION to your work. You put your soul into this and something beautiful is going to come out. American dream, yes? I'm glad that you recognize that recognition and wealth are random and strange in the writing world. It's good be realistic. But I think all that matters, given the nature of your passion, is that those that read it will love it, that it will stay with them, that it will be a favorite book of the few that pick it up. ☺
Got to say that your second to last paragraph made me laugh. That's an awesome way to sum up the need to be the best. I love it. You get out there and write these books the best that you can make them…then rewrite them so that they're even better. Those other writers are chumps. ☺ They got nothin' on you, kid.
Side note: neuroscience major?! So many 'writers' complain that they don't have the time…well their majors are a lot less strenuous than yours. Jeeze.


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Can you believe it? We are almost done; two more weeks and it will be summer. NWe no longer have to focus on long to do lists; we can finally start thinking about what we will wear this summer. This summer the three main things you should have in your wardrobe are retro sunglasses, beach bags, and printed shorts.
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Being Deskilled by Technology: Losing Jobs to Computers
Computerized automation and software upgrades continue to push workers out of their jobs. This phenomenon is now being called "deskilled"; i.e. If your job has been "deskilled", it means you've been replaced by technology.
A new report by one of the largest online placement agencies, CareerBuilder, says 25% of companies have replaced workers with technology in the last 18 months. Organizations with more than 500 employees report a higher deskill rate of 30%.
Researchers say while the technology is replacing many occupations, the replacement technology itself must have people to customize, maintain, and operate it; so, while companies are deskilling one position, they may be creating another position requiring new technology-related skills. Yet, numbers show the correlation of jobs lost to jobs created is far below one-to-one.
In fact, the research shows overall one third of American occupations are experiencing a deceleration on the path to being replaced by other more rapidly growing technology-related occupations like web and software developers, market research analysts/specialists and management analysts.
Among those who have lost their jobs, 4 in 10 of these jobless are now classified as long-term unemployed because they have been actively looking for work for more than 27 weeks. The percent of long-term unemployed who are aged 50 and older is now at more than 30% of all unemployed who want to work. Most of them report what they are experienced at doing is disappearing in the job market.
In an interesting twist, the report reveals that 35% of the firms who deskilled workers had to either hire them back or replace them because the technology did not work as promised, or the cost savings backfired when customers complained.
Jobs that are most in danger of being deskilled:
- Customer Service 35%
- Information Technology 33%
- Accounting and Finance 32%
- Assembly and Production 30%
- Shipping and Distribution 25%
- Sales 17%
Overall, the researchers say a marked transition is occurring that shows today's workforce requirements will continue to be more deeply connected to technology, engineering, science, and math. The question is, what kind of training and how long will it take to help deskilled workers re-enter the job market and at what economic cost?


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A long-ish day at work today - it's tough when you are repeating your "Introduction to Teacher Dave" lesson for the 13th time in a week, and while the new grade 1 students are hearing my jokes and witty references for the first time, my co-teachers are hearing it for the 5th and 6th time in some cases. When they tune-out, I want to remind them that feigning enthusiasm for my obvious ESL wit is key by the time Thursday rolls around. Without my co-teachers on-board, it can be a struggle.
Another things that's a struggle for me the last few days has been my eyes. They are dry as hell. I wonder if my tear ducts have simply closed-up shop. I can just feel dry flesh on the insides of my eyelids, rubbing against my already dried-out eyeballs. It's a pain in the ass - or the eyes, as it were. Good thing I made it out to Choi Yong's family's house for dinner tonight. Photos to follow. It feels like dining with family when I'm there, and they didn't seem to mind my excessive blinking.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
How dry I am
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i truly enjoy your writing kind, very helpful.
don't give up and keep penning in all honesty , because it simply just truly worth to read it.
excited to browse through more and more of your stories, have a pleasant day ;)
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Thanks for reading :)
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Today I was correcting my daughter for repeatedly asking me for something I had already said no to, and I was warning her I would find her a time out chair if she asked again. After thinking about it, she came back and said to me,
"Mommy, you know why you cant YELL at me, (mind now, I did not YELL at her) cause you make my head hurt, that is why" I just thought that was too cute.
I have a large collection of her art work at my desk, and thought I would share with you.


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A photo of my baby every week for a year
Aoife Louise, 1 Year (18 Months)
Anyone else have a mega cheeky diva? 😂 This was after she woke me up by sitting on my head (possibly a downside to bedsharing ha ha). Aoife decided she was immediately tired again and needed a lie down 😂
Apologies for the delay in posting we are on holiday and being the disorganised mother I am I didn't plan ahead a scheduled post!
Anyhooo, thanks for popping by.
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I spent my formative years in the dryland farming country of the northern Great Plains. The western third of Montana is occupied by the ranges of the Rocky Mountains -- the eastern two thirds is prairie, a land so wide-open that it is called Big Sky Country. The only places on earth where the sky so dominates one's view are the open ocean, and perhaps the Pampas of Argentina and the Eurasian steppe.
In such places, the eye naturally seeks out landmarks to define the sprawling scale of things. Scattered farms and networked country roads form the topology of travel, highlighted by small rural towns with populations ranging from a few dozen to several thousand. And since the local economy is centered on raising, harvesting and shipping grains (especially wheat), it is only natural that those towns are situated along railroad lines which service the grain elevators where the harvest is stored, awaiting shipment.
The elevators tower over their single- and double-story communities, monuments to the labor of farmers and the ingenuity of commerce. They are visible for miles, an essential feature of the architecture of the West.
I was reminded of those times last night while watching a Montana PBS show called Back Roads of Montana. Each half-hour episode features two to three vignettes exploring the communities, culture, and colorful characters of the Treasure State. The pace is laid-back, the narration informative, the subjects engaging. One of last night's vignettes focused on photographer Bruce Selyem, who has devoted his life to visually documenting the prairie grain elevators of Canada and the US. His images are nothing short of art -- carefully composed, dramatically lit, capturing the sweep and the silence of the plains, where the predominant sounds are birdsong and the wind. The earth breathing.
Selyem has published two books of photographs and stories, both out of print but available online. He has also formed a historical society devoted to the preservation of these vanishing icons to a way of life. I'm pleased to have discovered his work, so evocative of my own childhood. (Click on any image to enlarge.) Here is a link to the Backroads of Montana episode, which includes three vignettes -- one on polka, one on Selyem's grain elevator photography, and one on the legendary 1949 Mann Gulch wildfire which claimed the lives of twelve smokejumpers, and became the subject of Norman MacLean's seminal book Young Men and Fire.


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This past weekend I had some friends and family in town. My friend, who I've known since elementary school, drove from Chicago to the Twin Cities with her five year-old and three year-old. Needless to say, her kids and my kids were fast friends.
On Saturday morning, we lazed around and waited for the snow. About 11 a.m., the snow started. We bundled up the kids and headed out to our mini-backyard and enjoyed the first blanket of snow.
Last year, Hayden was still a little peanut. In all honesty, we never really went out in the snow. But this year, she was raring to go! We put her snow bibs on and jacket, and made a trip to Target for some snow boots and gloves. She loved the snow!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
our first snow of the 2011/12 season
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The event will cover all the key issues facing mortgage packagers in 2007. Top of the list of subjects covered will be how Mortgage Brain can help packagers develop their businesses.
The forum will also promote the MTE packager proposition which gives packagers access to up to 26,000 users at low cost.
Earlier this year at the Mortgage Strategy Packager Summit in Nice, sourcing systems were given the thumbs down by packagers who felt that the likes of Mortgage Brain and Trigold were not working in their best interests.
An impromptu vote among delegates revealed a unanimous expression of no confidence in all available sourcing systems. Mortgage Brain hopes this forum can change this attitude.
Mark Lofthouse, chief executive officer of Mortgage Brain and the Mortgage Trading Exchange, hopes the London forum will help to forge a new relationship bet-ween packagers and sourcing systems.
He says: "One of the reasons for this forum is to show that we are there for packagers and how our tool can work for them. It's also to find out what they want from our system to improve Mortgage Brain. This is all part of our customer relations process.
"This event should help unite packagers. We think we are one of a number of organisations that could bring the market together."
Ian McPherson, director of MortgageMatch Home Loans, says: "The sourcing systems out there are good but sometimes they don't work well with niche or complicated sub-prime products. It's not the fault of the sourcing systems – they have to play catch-up with lenders that constantly release these products.
"But some kind of sub-prime sourcing system would help."


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Simple Guy and I just returned from a great night of celebrating a friend's 30th birthday. It was meaningful to share in this milestone with him and it is always good to celebrate another's life.
But how sad I was to read that one of the girls that Naomi had known from her time ministering on the reservation in Fort Totten, ND committed suicide. She was only 14 years old. This is heart-breaking. If you think of it, can you please pray for this girl's family; I cannot begin to imagine how devastated that they are to lose their young daughter/sister.
And let me also take this opportunity to ask you to pray for Naomi and the work she is doing to share the news of Christ with the Native Americans on the reservation in ND. Click here to read Naomi's entry about this sad story and to learn more about what she is doing day in and day out to spread the love of God to a very hurting people.


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So the work day is just about over. I'm supposed to be going to happy hour tonight. And then tomorrow, I want to hit the track early. I have a funeral to attend at 11 am. My father and stepmother should be back in town by then and I'll probably catch up with them. I don't have any plans for Sunday.
Peace, Blessings and Laughs
This work week is over
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006
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Why is church such a bad word and what can we do about it? Join me as we take a look at the world and where we fit in. JW:"If your heart is as my heart, if you love God and all mankind, I ask no more: give me your hand"
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Water, Time and Space as 'New Currencies' in Europe
We present best practices of UK startups in 2016 and European consumer trends
Bloomberg has published its Business Innovators 2016 guide - a list of just over 50 British companies, all of which illustrate the strength and breadth of the U.K. startup community. The unranked list features companies from a wide variety of sectors, ranging from biotech (Open Bionics), energy (Heat Genius) and marketing (Boldmind), to cybersecurity (Darktrace), finance (Funding Circle) and edge sciences (Cambridge Quantum Computing). Companies were chosen based on their proven inventiveness, their ability to challenge the way the U.K. conducts business, and for evidence of strong local or global demand for their ideas. Among the key debates was discussion about the importance of a startup remaining locally-focussed, or whether it is a good plan to entertain global ambition from day one.
"There's a real school of thought of globalization and taking everything big as quickly as possible," said Lisa Smorsarski, one of the judges and the founder and editor of Stylist magazine. "But there are smaller trends as well about localization and serving communities in an exceptional way." (Bloomberg.com, 2016).
European Consumer Trends
In order to better understand in which sphere to concentrate your efforts, we also recommend looking through a research published by Mintel, 2016. The research explores European consumer trends, indicating that more people are renting or sharing homes with family members, creating a space-pressed culture of transience and 'non ownership'. Buy-to-let (BTL) has been a major factor, with the number of rental properties in the UK increasing by 2.5 million between 2000 and 2012, compared with an increase of just 400,000 for owner-occupied properties. As a matter of fact, 47% of UK consumers currently rent the home they live in (Mintel, 2016).
In addition, squeezing household trend is also observed throughout Europe. Thus, there will be increase of sharing economy solutions that seek to maximise the usage and availability of temporary, transient space for storage, parking, working and sleeping.
As time and space continue to develop as 'new currencies', we are going to see a slew of new businesses seeking to hire out homes, parking and storage spaces, as well as deliver to consumers within the hour. These issues also require smarter, smaller product packaging. Indeed, some 21% of UK consumers prefer small packs because they take up less storage space.
On the other hand, the businesses that may tackle water problem will hugely benefit. The market will certainly see more concentrates in beverages, including coffee, and seasonings, as well as water-sourcing product alternatives like Spain's Boqueron beer brewed with seawater. In Finland, Elovena Oat Flakes claim to require no irrigation and are processed with steam, so that very little waste water is produced. Thus, new and existing businesses should consider using technologies for innovations in agriculture and water generation. This will supply consumers and lend brands a progressive, favourable edge.
No matter which sphere you decide to enter MikyNiky Consulting is here to assist you, advice you and support you throughout your growth. We wish you good luck and are looking forward to help you achieve your business goals.
Bloomberg.com, (2016). These Are the Most Innovative U.K. Startups to Watch in 2016. [online] Available at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-26/bloomberg-business-innovators-2016-these-are-the-u-k-startups-to-watch [Accessed 2 Feb. 2016].
Hermanmiller.co.uk, (2016). Product Images - Herman Miller. [online] Available at: http://www.hermanmiller.co.uk/content/hermanmiller/europe/en_gb/home/design-resources/images.html?text=Herman%20Miller:Products/Kivo [Accessed 2 Feb. 2016].
Mintel.com, (2016). European Consumer Trends 2016: Download Your Copy Now| Mintel.com. [online] Available at: http://www.mintel.com/european-consumer-trends/ [Accessed 2 Feb. 2016].
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Another early morning start yesterday for strength training at the gym and this morning for RPM followed by the abs class. After work I ran with Ewen who parked his car at Parliament House and ran to my office where we ran for an hour (I'm tapering) before he ran back to PH (20mins) to collect his car. This way he fitted in his training run and I ran my scheduled taper run. I just couldn't believe the number of bunnies we saw tonight. There was a group of about ten of them together and we also spotted out favourite apricot one and a couple of other ginger coloured ones. If all these bunnies produce more bunnies running towards Molonglo in springtime will be very interesting indeed.
Total distance: 10.7km
Time taken: 1:06
Average pace per km: 6:13
Calories burned: 635
Tonight was cold enough not to remove my long sleeved top or leggings. The wind was bitter and I even wore ear warmers. Ewen wore gloves and I think that was a good plan!
My big news of the moment is that we have purchased tickets to a Coldplay concert in Milan two days after Mr B competes in the world championship duathlon in Rimini. How awesome! It will be such an exciting trip!


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Misery is one of my favourite King novels. I've read it at least eight times. The copy I re-read is my third copy of the novel. The other two copies were read to pieces.
Misery was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1988.
Misery was adapted for the screen in 1990 starring James Caan and Kathy Bates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_(film). I have the DVD. It's one of my favourite movies and one of the best adaptations of King's work. Bates is amazing and terrifying.
Mouth-to-mouth, the woman had forced him back to life, pumping great sickly-sweet gusts of bad breath back into him. Sickly-sweet, she smiled down at him, pushing the painkillers into his dry mouth with her big, work-calloused fingers. Coyly, smiling, she pillow-plumped and nursery-talked and made sure he finished up every last little scrap.
He was a Writer. She was his Number One Fan. She'd pulled him out of the car-wreck, brought him home, splinted and set his mangled legs. All he had to do in return was to write a very special book, just for her, all about her favourite heroine from his novels. One he'd killed off and now had to bring back to life.
Because if he didn't, if he was Bad and Didn't Do What Nurse Told Him, she would be cross –very cross – and do things that would make him scream and scream.
Umber whunnnn
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These sounds even in the haze
I think Misery is brilliant. King ticks all the boxes with this one. The characterisation is great. Annie Wilkes is one of the most vivid fictional villains I've read about in a long time. Paul Sheldon is also pretty great. King's writing is flawless. The plot in Misery is far from original but King turns it into something special. There are a few gory scenes that make me cringe but even these moments are compelling and well written. Misery is King at his dizzying best.
I thought the title Misery fit the novel perfectly. Misery is the name of the recurring heroine in Paul Sheldon's bestselling novels. Misery is also the name of Annie Wilkes's pet pig. Misery is also a pretty good way to describe Paul's state of mind during his imprisonment.
I like the way King structures Misery. It's split into three sections with multiple chapters per section. The chapters vary in length for a few pages up to twenty pages. The chapters follow on from each other with no page breaks between them. This makes the action in Misery flow quite rapidly. King doesn't give his readers much time to slow down and pause for breath. King effortlessly inserts backstory into the main narrative in a way that makes it barely noticeable. King uses a third person narrator which I thought worked really well.
The characterisation in Misery is spot on. The two main characters are Annie Wilkes and Paul Sheldon. Annie Wilkes is the villain of the piece. She's crazy. She's a nurse and a lot of patients died in her care. She was acquitted but many local people know or suspect she was guilty. King brings her to vivid, unforgettable life. She was so real I expected her to step off the page. Paul Sheldon is also a very well written character. I felt real empathy for him as he was trapped in the house as Annie came apart. Even the minor characters such as the state trooper Annie murders are well-written.
Misery is very well written. King does a great job of demanding his reader's attention and keeping them hooked. Misery is quite fast paced for a novel. King never bogs his readers down with unnecessary detail. Every word earned a place.
There are some great, gory moments in Misery. The best moment is when Annie discovers Paul has been out of his room and doing his nosy in the house. She decides to 'hobble' him which translates into cutting one of his feet off. This scene made me cringe. In another memorable scene, Annie saws his thumb off with an electric knife when he dares to bitch about the second hand typewriter that keeps losing letters. Towards the end of Misery, Annie's days are numbered when Paul's car is found and a state trooper turns up on her doorstep looking for him. Annie stabs him and drives over him with a tractor. One of the best scenes in Misery is when Paul is able to kill Annie. He batters her with typewriters and crams pages of the novel she made him write down her throat. Annie is still alive and flees the house when Paul passes out. Her body is later found by the police, clutching a chainsaw in one hand in the bar. These are key moments in the novel and King executes them very well.
Misery is one of the best novels King has ever written that has nothing to do with the supernatural. Annie is a monster all right – a flesh and blood monster and those are the worst kind. In some ways Misery involves a cat-and-mouse game between Annie and Paul. Annie slips deeper and deeper into psychosis and becomes a danger to herself, Paul and anyone who crosses her path. Paul spends most of his time and energy trying to stay alive and not make her mad so she won't cut anything else off. I found the plot in Misery very believable and quite frightening. It easy to imagine what would happen if writer or someone famous became a prisoner of their 'number one fan' who also happened to be psychotic. I read somewhere King was inspired to write Misery after he was stalked by Lee Harvey Oswald who went on to assassinate JFK. In some way I found Misery even more disturbing because there's nothing supernatural in it. The plot is plausible and even more unsettling because of this. There probably is a crazy fan a lot like Annie Wilkes out there.
Misery is one of King's best novels and a great example of him in his prime. Misery ticks all of the boxes. The plot is not original but King executes it in a very unique way. The characters are all believable and well-written. King's writing it in top form. Misery is another example of just how great King can be. It's one of my favourite novels of all time.


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Some time ago, Detmer had a dream-premonition that his girlfriend (currently wife) would leave him for The Arabian Nightmare. The prophecy has yet to be fulfilled.
Also was once a leader of FBI in which he revolutionized the game forever. He also created multiple sexual positions in which all but one are still being used to this day. The one which was named "4x4 Sears Tour Mud Bogging Ramshackle Ju Jitsu Death Grip" we don't talk of and has been banned from every known country but Uganda for unthinkable acts against humanity. Celebrated as an artist in love making and should be sampled by all "of age" women. He also is the evil brother of Chuck Norris.
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Esophageal cancer - WikipediaEsophageal cancer is cancer arising from the esophagus—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach. Symptoms often include difficulty in swallowing and weight loss. Other symptoms may include pain when swallowing, a hoarse voice, enlarged lymph nodes ("glands") around the collarbone...
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What are the Signs and Symptoms of Esophageal Cancer in Men and...Esophagus Cancer - Symptoms and Signs. The symptoms of esophageal cancers are rather florid for diagnosing. To be sure, many types of esophageal cancers began to show symptoms on advanced stages, when the treatment becomes more complicated.
Esophageal Cancer: Overview, Causes & SymptomsWhat Is Esophageal Cancer? The esophagus is a muscular tube that's responsible for moving food from the throat to the stomach. Men are three times as likely to develop esophageal cancer as women. q About 17,290 new esophageal cancer cases diagnosed (13,480 in men and 3,810 in women). 2013;310:627-636. The Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Genetics Consortium; The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2, Su Z, Gay LJ, Strange A, et al.
The Role of Gender in Esophageal Cancer Risk | Everyday HealthBut men are at significantly higher risk of developing esophageal cancer: Of the 16,470 people in the United States estimated to have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2008, only 3,500 were women.
Information Relating to Esophageal Cancer in GeneralHowever, progress has been made in the last few years in treating both major types of esophageal cancer, and the survival rate is improving every year. By Gender. In North America, men are as much 3-4 times more likely to develop esophageal cancer than women.
HPV Linked to Increased Esophageal Cancer Risk | Cancer NetworkIn the United States, adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, the second most common type of esophageal cancer, is more common among blacks, while The CDC recommends that women (up to age 26), straight men (up to age 21), and all gay and bisexual men should also receive the vaccine.
Esophageal Cancer Symptoms, Signs, Staging & TreatmentEsophageal Cancer Facts. The esophagus is a muscular tube measuring 20-25 cm (8-10 in) long and 2-3 cm (0.75-1.25 in) wide that serves as a conduit for moving food and drink from the mouth to the stomach. Both types of esophageal cancer more commonly affect men older than 60 years, but...
Esophageal Cancer | Oral, Esophageal, and Stomach Cancer WikiEsophageal cancer is not common; however, rates are increasing. Annually in the US, there are approximately 16,500 new cases of esophageal cancer diagnosed and 14,300 deaths from esophageal cancer. The 5-year survival rate remains low at 34%.
Symptoms and Treatment of Esophageal CancerEsophageal cancer is a tumor that begins to grow in the lining of the esophagus, and then can grow through the wall of the esophagus. Most of the length of the esophagus is lined with squamous cells. If a malignant tumor grows here, it's called squamous cell cancer.
Symptoms | Oesophageal cancer | Cancer Research UKOesophageal cancer starts in the food pipe, also known as your oesophagus or gullet. The oesophagus is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. Find out about tests to diagnose Oesophageal cancer, screening and seeing a specialist.
Esophageal Cancer | Natural Treatment at CancerTutor.comA common precancerous ailment is called Barrett's esophagus. The esophagus is a hollow, muscular tube that sits between the spine and the windpipe. There is a higher rate of esophageal cancer among men, than women.
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The Occidental worship of bodily arts, cultures, sports, exercises, and regimes would be excellent if it were part of a larger program of living that included the spiritual. But it is not. The Occidental mostly stops and ends with glorification of the body.
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Ubuntu 15.04 beta 1 has been released closely following the Ubuntu 15.04 release schedule. If you want to experience the new features being introduced in Ubuntu 15.04 beta, we'll see how to upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04 beta from Ubuntu 14.10 in this post.
A word of caution, this is not a stable release. You'll definitely face several issues and bugs. I would suggest you not to upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04 beta now and wait for the final release, if you are looking for a stable system. Because you can not downgrade back to Ubuntu 14.10, once you have upgraded to Ubuntu 15.04. You would need to reinstall Ubuntu 14.10 or 14.04. You have been warned ;)
Upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04 beta from Ubuntu 14.10
I have written this tutorial using Ubuntu 14.10 Unity. But the same procedure is also valid for other official Ubuntu flavors i.e. Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Gnome, Ubuntu Mate etc. Just follow the steps below:
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(Originally posted on Motion Design Association) Posted on November 16, 2011 by Bran Dougherty-Johnson The Motion Design Association has issued a Standards of Professional Practice document, asking all Motion Design artists to adhere to a professional ethical code in order to make the industry that we work in fairer and more equitable for everyone. A simple list of the rights we … Continue reading
Dear VES 2.0
(Originally posted on PSST!) What VFX + Motion Graphic Design workers need: Compliance with Federal and State Labor laws regarding:Proper classification as W2 workersPaid Overtime AND Portable Retirement and Health Benefits AND Standardization of creditsUse of all work for their portfolio A yearly salary survey An organization that fights spec work and unpaid pitches Thanks,Bran … Continue reading
The Medium Chill by David Roberts
(originally posted at PSST!) As we all head back to work after a long weekend here in the US it might be a good time to pause and reflect on what it truly means to pursue happiness. David Roberts wrote this in an insightful article at Grist: "The U.S. economy is built on our error … Continue reading
On Crowdsourcing, Spec Work and Pitching – AGAIN.
(originally posted at PSST!) Thomas Wilder wrote a great, very well-argued post on IDSGN a few days weeks ago about how he believes that crowdsourcing, spec work and pitching are sabotaging the value of design and are bad for the profesion. Of course, it sparked a lot of discussion on twitter, getting re-tweeted by Jason Santamaria, the AIGA and other well-respected industry leaders. … Continue reading
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(Originally posted at PSST!) Yesterday VES, the honorary society for Visual Effects Artists, announced its intentions to lead the visual effects industry as it faces myriad complex issues. From its Open Letter: "It should not come as a surprise to anyone that the state of the visual effects industry is unsettled. Artists and visual effects companies … Continue reading
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Andy Donkin is responsible for leading global, brand, and messaging strategies and executing multichannel marketing campaigns that effectively support the brand's products, technology, athletes, and teams. He works cross-functionally with all sports categories, retail, e-commerce, Connected Fitness, product, and innovation teams to develop multichannel marketing that helps drive Under Armour's growth.
Prior to his role at Under Armour, Mr. Donkin served as the head of worldwide brand and mass marketing at Amazon, where he was responsible for developing the Amazon, Prime, and Kindle brands. In this role, he drove global mass marketing plans for Amazon's category and product teams. Before Amazon, he held various leadership positions within Travelocity, Primal Ventures, Tickets.com, Reactrix Systems, Inc., There.com, and Colgate-Palmolive.
Mr. Donkin received a master's degree in business from the Boston University Questrom School of Business and a master's in marketing from the University of Rhode Island.


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Russias AFK Sistema is understood to be close to acquiring Moskovya, a regional TV company that operates the 3rd channel in Moscow and Moscow region.
According to Vedomosti, Sistema applied to the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) in May for permission to buy 100% of Moskovya, which is currently owned by Kvirin (56%), Sobstvennik and Altima (22% each) and this has apparently been granted.
The 3rd channel broadcasts for three hours a day on the same frequency as that used by TV Center, which is owned by the Moscow government.
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Dear Editor: The United States National Guard seems to have become the Iraq National Guard. How long this situation will continue, according to the Pentagon, depends on the strength of the insurgency in Iraq and the capability of the Iraqis in dealing with the insurgency. One estimate of how long this might take was made by Donald Rumsfeld -- 12 years!
No matter how long United States troops must remain in Iraq or in Afghanistan, the health problems of veterans will continue for decades. Ronald J. Glasser in his July Harper's article "A War of Disabilities" dealt with the "hidden costs" of our nation's military commitments.
"Eight soldiers have been wounded for every one killed," Glasser wrote of the injured in Iraq, "about double the rate in Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. The percentage of soldiers who have undergone amputations is twice that of any of our past military conflicts; nearly a quarter of all the wounded suffer from traumatic head injuries, far more than in our other recent wars." He predicts that the treatment of neurosurgical and orthopedic problems will overwhelm the inadequately funded Veterans Administration.
Support of our troops should include the willingness to care for the injuries that occur in service. Thus far the Bush administration is living in denial of the huge costs ahead of health care for our veterans. They will potentially dwarf the cost of the military's presence in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A meaningful tribute to our troops is found at http://www.truthout.org/mm_01/1Tribute.swf.


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THEY like the extra money, the pacier lessons it helps create but they are united in condemning the extra workload the key stage 3 literacy strategy has brought.
Every teacher surveyed in schools that have been testing out the initiative since last September said that their workload had increased.
The amount of extra work ranged from significant to massive. One teacher estimated that each new scheme of work took 40 hours to develop.
On top of that teaching groups have had to be re-arranged and catch-up classes organised.
And, while all this is going on, staff are also having to cope with changes to A-levels, the new GCSE syllabuses and post-16 curriculum.
The strategy, which is being rolled out nationally this autumn, has extra maths and English tests - quite separate from existing KS3 national curriculum tests. These are technically optional but have turned out to be anything but, according to the survey by the National Union of Teachers; a quarter of the 30-strong sample described the extra tests as a burden.
The findings sound a timely warning to the Government which this week met the teacher unions, who are campaigning for a 35-hour week.
John Bangs, head of education at the NUT, said: "Cutting back on the bureaucratic burden is not bout juggling paperwork, it's about cutting back on initiatives.
"If the Government wants the key stage 3 strategy, what will it cut in order to get that?" The other big complaint among the teachers surveyed was that the strategy left behind the less able students - the very pupils it aims to help. One literacy co-ordinator felt the strategy "assumes an ideal class, not 30 pupils of mixed ability", another said his "less able students became disheartened".
Some teachers complained they were being de-skilled but just one of the 30 surveyed felt that the scheme was "too prescriptive".
On the whole they liked the extra money put into pilot schools. A number felt the strategy had helped form clearer, pacier lessons. On teacher said that "you pack more things into English" and described lessons as "fast and fun".
Most felt that children entering secondary school had benefited from following the primary national literacy strategy and improvements across the curriculum were seen to be very positive.
Perceptions about training varied enormously with staff split between those who did and didn't feel that they had received enough training.
Most councils provided two to three days' training but the common complaint was that not all teachers had been able to attend.
"If problems with teacher supply cannot be rectified, the implementation of the scheme nationally could be undermined," the survey warned.