text: Free Bottom Line | July 01, 2005Medicare Manual Revisions Will Affect Clinicians Mark Kander Author Notes Mark Kander, director of health care regulatory analysis, can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com Kander, director of health care regulatory analysis, can be reached at email@example.com.× © 2005 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Practice Management / Bottom Line Bottom Line | July 01, 2005 Medicare Manual Revisions Will Affect Clinicians The ASHA Leader, July 2005, Vol. 10, 3-15. doi:10.1044/leader.BML.10092005.3 The ASHA Leader, July 2005, Vol. 10, 3-15. doi:10.1044/leader.BML.10092005.3 View Article Figures Tables Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Kander, M. (2005). Medicare Manual Revisions Will Affect Clinicians. The ASHA Leader, 10(9), 3-15. doi: 10.1044/leader.BML.10092005.3. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Medicare Manual Revisions Will Affect Clinicians You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Substantive revisions to Chapter 15 of the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual were recently announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), effective June 6. A detailed table on ASHA's Web Site addresses each policy revision. This column discusses the revisions that will most impact coverage, documentation and claims submission procedures. Keep in mind that although Part B coverage is generally outpatient, it also applies to qualified inpatients who have exhausted Part A benefits. The complete revision in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual [PDF] is available at the CMS Web site. Although not a new Medicare policy, it is worth noting that all physician responsibilities cited below may also be carried out by non-physician practitioners: physician assistants, nurse practitioners or clinical nurse specialists. The policies discussed apply equally to SLPs, physical therapists and occupational therapists unless otherwise indicated. Physician orders/referrals—A physician order or referral is no longer required before a rehabilitation professional commences treatment. Furthermore, an order or referral need not be documented in the medical record as long as a physician approves the plan of care (POC). A referral, however, is one way to be assured that a physician is involved in the care and available to certify the POC. (The POC must be physician-approved within the first 30 days or one month interval of treatment. The plan for each interval of treatment must be approved/certified by a physician before or during the interval.) (§15/220.1.1) Physician visits—Visits are no longer required at minimum intervals; they are now at the discretion of the attending physician. (§15/220.1.3.C) Plan of Care—It is essential that documentation include a plan of care, established by the therapist or physician prior to treatment and approved by the physician within the first 30 days. The minimum requirements for a plan are diagnosis; long term goal(s); and type, frequency, intensity and duration of treatment, signed and dated including the author's credential (CCC-SLP). (§15/220.1.2.B) Physician Certification—Approval of the POC represents physician certification that the plan was established, the patient needed the care, and the patient is under the care of a physician. It may be in any form that conveys this information and includes a dated signature. For example, physician approval of the POC can be confirmed by submitting a physician order including a plan, or a progress note referencing the plan. (§15/220.1.3.A) Delayed certification—Physician certification can be signed up to 30 days late without documented justification for lateness. After this grace period, it may be necessary to submit other evidence of the physician's involvement in the care, if requested by the intermediary or carrier. (§15/220.1.3.D) Aural rehabilitation—Speech-language pathologists are now covered for aural rehabilitation beyond speech reading services. This includes auditory training, multimodal training, communication strategies, and comprehension/production in oral, signed, and written modalities. (§15/230.3.D.3) Modified barium swallow studies—Dysphagia instrumental assessments can be performed using fixed, mobile, or portable equipment in a team setting with a physician or NPP who provides supervision of the radiological examination and interpretation. (§15/230.3.D.4) Dysphagia services: demonstrated competencies—Practitioners who perform dysphagia services are expected to have specific competencies in upper aerodigestive tract structure and function as well as oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal and respiratory function. (§15/230.3.D.4) 0 Comments Submit a Comment Submit A Comment Name Comment Title Comment Could not validate captcha. Please try again. You have entered an invalid code Submit Cancel Thank you for submitting a comment on this article. Close This feature is available to Subscribers Only Sign In or Create an Account × FROM THIS ISSUE July 2005 Volume 10, Issue 9 ‹ Issue › ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER|ADVERTISE WITH US Related Articles Penalties Possible in Medicare Quality ReportingClinicians who report outcomes on fewer patients than their colleagues in 2015 will find their 2017 reimbursements cut. The ASHA Leader, October 2014, Vol. 19, 24-25. doi:10.1044/leader.BML.19102014.24 New Medicare Probes May Affect Speech-Hearing Clinicians The ASHA Leader, November 2011, Vol. 16, 19. doi:10.1044/leader.PA3.16152011.19 Cognition and Hearing Aids: What Should Clinicians Know? Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, August 2018, Vol. 3, 43-50. doi:10.1044/persp3.SIG6.43 Clinician vs. Machine: Estimating Vocalizations Rates in Young Children With Developmental Disorders American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, August 2018, Vol. 27, 1066-1072. doi:10.1044/2018_AJSLP-17-0016 Teaching Evidence-Based Vocabulary Instruction to Undergraduate Clinicians: A Feasibility Study of Recorded Teaching Modules Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, July 2018, Vol. 3, 45-61. doi:10.1044/persp3.SIG10.45 ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER|ADVERTISE WITH US Related Topics Practice Management

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It's an incredibly unnerving feeling when, without warning, the earth beneath you becomes unsteady. Incredibly.
Well, just a little over a week ago, my little hometown of Napa was shaken by a 6.1 earthquake. It was big enough to do major damage to infrastructure and paved roads. Not to mention big enough to scare the wits out of most of those who were brutally awakened by it at 3am. I've heard story after story of sentimental items being lost and of damage to homes. No one really has earthquake insurance because it's RIDICULOUSLY expensive and has like a $30,000 deductible. So most of the damage will just have to be absorbed by the home owners.
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For Valentine's Day this Thursday, I decided I wanted to do mismatched/themed nails like I did for Christmas.
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- Pointer: Revlon Sheer Pearl with a Caboodles red heart glitter polish that I legitimately purchased in 7th grade that smells like gasoline. Gross to use, but also cute.
- Middle: Julep Rose with Ulta After Party glitter gradient.
- Ring: essie Fiji with stamped Zoya America design.
- Pinky: Butter London Fairy Lights with essie A Cut Above glitter.
So- which nail is your favorite? What's your Valentine's Day manicure going to look like?


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Construction will begin soon on a $35 million golf entertainment complex adjoining the Movie World theme park on the Gold Coast.
Village Roadshow Limited, which owns the Oxenford theme park, has announced it has entered into a joint venture with American entertainment company, Topgolf, to bring its unique golf complexes to Australia. The first Australian venue will be built on six hectares of land next to Movie World and will share an area occupied by a nine-storey hotel and lakeside precinct with restaurants and bars.
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Village Roadshow intends to open eight Topgolf venues throughout Australia during the next eight years. Topgolf and Village Roadshow are in conversation regarding joint venue opportunities in other Asian markets.


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All posts in Desserts Recipes
German Sugar Plum Cake – Pastel Alemán de Ciruelas Dulces
Last Monday, one of my coworkers, brought me a bucket full of fresh plums. He always sees me eating fruit, so he told me that he was sure I liked plums as well and that's why he brought them. Last weekend, he went to visit his mother-in-law in Puebla,… moreRead more
Strawberry Tofu Cheesecake – Cheesecake de Tofu y Fresas
Whenever I see strawberries, blueberries, blackberries or raspberries on sale, I can't resist and I always end up buying more of what I need. The other day I saw a super discount on strawberries, and I think I bought way too much. After several days… moreRead more
Apple Roses Dessert Recipe
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Mango Galette with Cardamom Sauce – Galette de Mango con Salsa de Cardamomo
This week will be total craziness, I have events out of town and I have to organize everything. But before I go, I wanted to share a dessert I made last Friday for a dinner that my parents had with some of their friends. Last week my mom was out... moreRead more
Double Chocolate Brownie Roulade Recipe
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Butter Shrimp Recipe: The Indian Way
If you are a non-vegetarian and love some seafood for yourself, then you'd be familiar with the pure delight shrimp dishes are. Shrimp are low in fat and calories and can be eaten as a healthy snack, lunch or dinner. Though sometimes all we wish for is a good shrimp cocktail here is a tasty recipe with a unique Indian twist.
Ingredients: Preparation Time: 30 minutes
1 lbs shrimp (large), peeled and deveined
4 ounces of butter
2 Bay leaves
2 Cinnamon sticks (1 inch )
7-8 Cloves
3 Green cardamoms
2 Red Onions (sliced)
8-10 Kashmiri Chillies deseeded
½ cup of Raw Cashew Nuts
1 tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
4 Red tomatoes (roughly chopped)
Two teaspoons of salt
One tsp of sugar
¼ cup of Heavy Cream
Here's what you need to do:
Heat your pressure cooker on medium heat and add butter. Once the butter's melted, add the quantity mentioned above of whole spices- Bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, cloves and the cardamoms. Next, add the sliced red onions and sauté till they are light golden brown. Now it's time to add the red Kashmiri Chillies; don't worry they're not that spicy and bring a rich and intense colour to your dish. Instead of the whole spices and Kashmiri Chillies, you can also use 'Tandoori' paste, but the taste would be much more defined if you use the given ingredients. To boost the spice quotient, you can also add two green chillies. Add the cashew nuts to this mixture for a nutty flavour. It's time to finish this mixture by adding a tablespoon of Ginger and Garlic Paste, freshly chopped tomatoes and salt. Now close the pressure cooker and let it do its job for the next ten minutes.
Open the cooker, release the steam and let the mixture cool down for some time. The next step is to blend this mixture till it acquires the consistency of a thick puree. Strain this puree into a clean sauté pan and add some water to get a smooth and silky gravy. If you have some residual solids from the mixture, blend it again with some water and add that to the pan. Do not waste any of it as it is very flavorsome. Now it's time to add the shrimp to the gravy and let it cook for another ten minutes. Once the shrimp is tender, add a pinch of sugar to balance out the spices. It's optional to add a teaspoon of dried fenugreek leaves to enhance the flavour. To finish off, add a quarter cup of heavy cream which will give this dish its velvety texture. And that's it! Your delicious bowl of Butter Shrimp – The Indian way is ready to serve. Garnish it with fresh coriander leaves or flaked almonds.
Since the dish is very rich, it is recommended to serve it along with some steamed vegetables, Indian flatbread (roti) or cooked rice. This recipe will give a tough competition to even the best Indian restaurants. Try it at home and experience the amazing taste for yourself.


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Latte art can be seriously lovely and wildly impressive, but it can also be really, uncomfortably, bad. Done well, latte art can be beautiful for a fleeting moment -- until, of course, you actually want to enjoy the drink you just purchased. Done poorly, however, it is a sad thing they may ruin steamed milk and espresso forever. Here are nine latte art fails that will make you reconsider your beverage of choice.
This cat has the Miley Cyrus tongue thing going on, and we hate it.
This is pretty creepy.
This is just sad.
If you look quickly, this looks like a scribbled mess. Upon closer inspection, it is either sacrilegious or the best thing ever -- depending on your "The Lord Of The Rings" affiliation.
We don't want to drink you or your bulging eye!
Grumpy Cat, you're better than this!
Wait, what? You're not supposed to drink that, right?
This cat may look happy, but don't be deceived. No one is happy with whiskers like that.
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Did you run Prime95 again for around 2 hours?
If not please run it, if so and no errors came up then I recommend running Driver Verifier by following these instructions
Driver Verifier - Enable and Disable
I'll upload the new dump files now!
EDIT: Okay, even though it says there is a dump file called 'WD-20140223-1821.dmp', I can't seem to find it in the folders where the dump files should be... I'll upload what it shows when I click on View Technical Details.
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I can't see any reply regarding the results of Furmark.
Please run it for around 30 minutes.
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I can't see any reply regarding the results of Furmark.
Please run it for around 30 minutes.
Follow these instructions.
Video Card - Stress Test with Furmark
So far no BSODs with verifier running.
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I ran Furmark for the half an hour, it took about 5-6 minutes for the temperatures to reach 80 degrees where it began to stabilise and didn't fluctuate much from the 80-83 range. No artifacts appeared and the temperatures didn't keep rising.
As for the Driver Verifier, I have turned it off, no BSODs appeared when I was running it.
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Festival and concert projects
Festival and concert projects
Annually a great amount of cultural and entertaining fests are hold on using the basis of the museum-reserve "Niasvizh". The greatest of them – "Evenings of the Great Theatre in The Radziwiłł Castle" and "Art Festival "The Urszula Radziwill's Theatre".
The "Evenings of the Great Theatre in The Radziwiłł Castle" successfully realized since 2010. In June during three warm night setting of the Great Opera and Ballet Theater of Belarus are hold on in the castle yard. Only the best plays, only the brightest stars in the incredible scenery of Niasvizh Palace ensemble. During the short period of its existence, the festival became a real treat for lovers of the national opera and ballet art. On the stage in the courtyard already passed such famous performances, like ballet "The Swan's Lake", "The Nutcracker".
International Theatre Festival traditionally gathers in Niasvizh creative teams from different countries. The festival is held on the last days of June. Forum named in honor of Franciszka Urszula, she was a wife of Niasvizh ordinate Michał Kazimierz "the Little fish" Radziwiłł. That was Franciszka Urszula, talented poet and playwrighter, to become a creator of the Baroque theater not only in Niasvizh, but even on the territory of modern Belarus. The main festival stage – the Palace ensemble in Niasvizh. But some of the performances are carried out at The Niasvizh Town Hall of XVI century.
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Avi Kaplan, vocal bass for Grammy award-winning a cappella ensemble Pentatonix, headlined the second annual Contemporary A Cappella Clinic presented by the University of Tennessee School of Music Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
The UT choral department invited high school students from across the region to Cox Auditorium for a day filled with performances, Q&A sessions and singing Pentatonix arrangements.
Interim Associate Director of Choral Activities Jaclyn Johnson asked friend Kaplan to host. This marked Kaplan's second workshop at UT.
Kaplan first worked with UT's three a cappella ensembles. VOLume, ReVOLution and UT Singers rehearsed with Kaplan Friday ahead of their performances at the clinic.
UT Singer Nicole Doyal said, "it was a very efficient rehearsal but also laid back and fun. I'm so grateful he came to UT."
Local ensembles form Bearden and Seymour High Schools were chosen from YouTube contest submissions to perform and learn from Kaplan.
Teaching was once an aspiration for Kaplan, and through workshops, he is able to educate young singers.
"My goal was to be a choir director," Kaplan said of his college career. "Eventually, I would love to do that."
Students were not the only ones excited to learn. Many choral directors also participated in the clinic.
Seymour High School Choral Director Jean Burkhart said, "it's another genre I can cover within the choral department as a way to get young people interested in all kinds of music."
Kaplan wanted the students to be inspired and believe in themselves noting even he "just sees [himself] as a big choir nerd."
Students ended the day by singing Pentatonix original "Run to You" with Kaplan.
Pentatonix gained fame on NBC's "The Sing-Off" and has become a worldwide phenomenon.
The ensemble recently worked with East Tennessee country music legend Dolly Parton. Their collaboration on Parton's hit "Jolene" was nominated for a Grammy award last month.
"She was there 30 minutes early," Kaplan said. "She hugged us, and she was super sweet. To be able to keep that humble heart is something that speaks volumes and can really set an example for the world."
Kaplan and Pentatonix will learn if they won their third Grammy award Feb. 12. at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. The event will be televised at 8 p.m. on CBS.
And as for the future of the group, Kaplan said, "I think that we're just going to keep doing what we're doing."
The UT School of Music hopes to host Kaplan again in the future.


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After amazing sessions in Sydney, Melbourne and even New Zealand, our Foundations of Theatre Interpreting workshop arrived in Brisbane! This workshop covered basic principles important for interpreters to know before they step onstage for the first time. A two-day workshop, lead by the dynamic partnering of interpreter Della Goswell and actor Alex Jones, the weekend catered to both interpreters and deaf consultants.
The team at Auslan Stage Left would like to thank DSQ, Arts Access, Metro Arts, and Macquarie Uni for making all of this possible.
Here's what Access Arts had to say about the workshop!
"Access Arts is thrilled to team up with Auslan Stage Left and Metro arts to help deliver Brisbane's own Foundation of Theatre Interpreting workshop. This workshop will bring together highly skilled interpreters from across Queensland to connect with seasoned Auslan mentors who have specialised theatre interpreting skills and work closely with members of the deaf community. Metro Arts has kindly opened their doors to allow for the workshop participants to hold 'mock' workshops in their Sue Banner Theatre space.
This is a rare opportunity where interpreters and the deaf community can come together in consultation to strengthen and advocate for accessibility awareness in Brisbane's arts sector. Access Arts looks forward to continuing their partnerships by learning more about Auslan theatre interpreting from the experts and sharing this event with our most valuable partners at Deaf Services Queensland and Metro Arts."
At the end of the workshop, interpreters had the opportunity to perform snippets of two different productions, 'Hamlet' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. Here are our workshop leaders Della Goswell and Alex Jones performing!
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Carmelo Anthony Twitter: 10 Other Athletes Who Need To Stop TweetingAugust 29, 2010
Carmelo Anthony Twitter: 10 Other Athletes Who Need To Stop Tweeting
I've never been fond of twitter. To me, it showcases meaningless information by narcissistic people.
That's what makes Carmelo Anthony's most recent twitter adventure all the more scandalous.
Recently, Carmelo put a hit out on hip-hop groupie Kat Stacks, offering $5,000 for anybody willing to, "slap the s*** out of a woman who had been sending him Tweets."
While Carmelo claims his account was hacked, this impropriety raises an interesting question.
Which athletes out there need to put down their keyboards and permanently shut down their twitter accounts? Here we review the top 10.
10. Shelden Williams
Last season out of nowhere, Shelden Williams dropped the following tweet: "Man when it rains it pours!!! Yall will find out what I mean soon!!!!"
Was he traded? No. Injured? No. So why the abundance of exclamation points? To this day nobody knows.
Now a member of the Denver Nuggets, Williams continues to tweet. In fact, in the last 19 hours, Williams has 20 tweets.
This is the man who looks like Ken Griffey Jr. on nerve tonic, yet somehow pulled Candace Parker.
Doesn't he have anything better to do with his time?
9. Terrell Owens
One of my biggest problems with Twitter is how it allows people to post the most mundane dribble. In that department, few people top Terrell Owens.
Despite his flashy on-field persona complete with over-the-top celebrations, his Twitter page is humdrum and monotonous.
His repartee with friends is something that should be done through texts and phone calls. You know...human interaction.
Instead he writes boring tidbits like, "@ The Buffalo Chop House! The food here is phenomenal!", "gotta eat! Lol", and about 10 tweets about his performance in Madden 11.
Maybe he's getting carpel tunnel from all this typing. After all, it would explain all those balls he drops.
8. Brandon Jennings
Forget the fact he was fined $7500 for tweeting "during the game." I can't blame a guy for not realizing that the game included the post game interviews.
What I can blame him for is talking trash with some schmo pretending to be Jordan Farmar.
The fake Farmar tweeted, "You started with the smack talking, and I ended it with the 2 threes. We even? Cool."
He also wrote, "On a side note, Tyreke Evans really doing his thing. My pick for Rookie of the Year, no doubt. No one comes close."
Brandon kept his cool saying, "nah i was just telling the homie how thirsty you are. That's all. But I'm not going to make this a big thing."
He might not have wanted to make this a big thing, but when the media found out about this exchange, they certainly did.
7. Antonio Cromartie
I logged onto Antonio Cromartie's Twitter page and his first post had be in stitches. "i love my wife."
It's a lovely sentiment, but it loses its value when it comes from a man who has eight kids from six different women.
In fact, four times on the first page he says he loves her. I've never been too fond of PDA, or in this case CDA (cyber displays of affection), especially when it comes from somebody who seems as inauthentic as Cromartie.
I've never been a fan of disingenuous people, so this rubs me the wrong way.
Also, I know Cromartie likes interceptions, but might I also recommend contraceptions.
6. Chris Bosh
Before Chris Bosh was the third member of Miami Thrice, he was a member of the Toronto Raptors.
His Twitter account listed his hometown as Toronto, and despite speculation on his free agency, people were unsure about whether Bosh would commit to the team that had drafted him.
Without saying a word, Bosh cleared that up for everybody. By changing his hometown from "Toronto" to "everywhere" is became clear to the basketball world that Bosh was not long for Canada.
While I can't blame Bosh for ditching our neighbors to the north, I can blame his methods.
Man up and tell people you are leaving instead of tweeting. It's like breaking up with somebody via text message.
Now Bosh is just like school in summertime...no class.
5. Chad Ochocinco
Chad Eight Five needs to stop tweeting, but not because I dislike his posts.
One of the most entertaining figures in the NFL, Chad was fined $25,000 for posting during last week's pre-season game against the Eagles.
With the copious amounts of fines the artist formerly known as Johnson has accrued already, maybe it's time to just deactivate the account and start saving money rather than giving it away.
As much as I enjoy the constant smack talk and humorous anecdotes Ochocinco provides, it is only a matter of time before he finds himself with another Twitter-related fine.
4. Charlie Villanueva
"In da locker room, snuck to post my twitt. We're playing the Celtics, tie ball game at da half. Coach wants more toughness. I gotta step up."
I really wish I was making this up. Charlie V actually snuck away at halftime just to say coach wants more toughness. As much as I love a good basketball cliché, this pill is tough to swallow.
This was the first domino to fall as the league subsequently took measures to ban tweeting during the game (and as Brandon Jennings learned, the game apparently continues 45 minutes after the final horn).
On the plus side? Villanueva did step it up, dropping 19 points in the game.
3. LeBron James
The King seems to have a bad case of foot-in-mouth disease, and his Twitter account isn't helping.
"Don't think for one min that I haven't been taking mental notes of everyone taking shots at me this summer. And I mean everyone!"
Well, I've taken shots at the King for the way he handled his exodus from Cleveland, and so have most other people. That long list includes Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and a myriad of others.
James went from one of the most popular players in the game to one of the most loathed figures in sports. This man needs to stop antagonizing the public, and terminating his Twitter account would be a good start.
2. J.R. Smith
Earl "J.R." Smith is a clubhouse cancer. This is a 24-year old who averages 15 points per game, and is regarded as one of the best three-point shooters in the entire NBA.
In spite of that, word has it that the Nuggets are actively shopping the 6'6 swingman...and worse yet, they're finding no interested parties.
Combine that with a recent altercation outside the Nuggets practice facility, and it's easy to see how J.R. Smith expressing his mind might not be the best idea.
His tweet, "I just Kame home. ... I kouldnt have done it with out yall," may seem innocent at first, but replacing C's with K's is an action associated with the Bloods.
Because the Crips are their rival gang, they refuse to use the letter "C" in words. Or at least, that's the word on the street.
Yet even after this incident, Smith continues to prolifically tweet. J.R., wise up and ditch the account before your team ditches you.
1. Larry Johnson
How do you earn a $213,000 fine using Twitter? Just look at the curious case of Larry Johnson.
Last season after a loss to the Chargers, LJ got into a heated debate on Twitter.
Johnson started his rant by ripping his coach saying, "My father played for the coach from "rememeber the titans". Our coach played golf. My father played for redskins briefley. Our coach. Nuthn."
After this, a fellow Twitter user referenced an incident in which Johnson spit in the face of a female bar patron and pled guilty to disturbing the peace. Johnson retorted by calling the individual a homophobic slur.
Did he stop there? Absolutely not. Johnson went on to write, "Make me regret it. Lmao. U don't stop my checks. Lmao. So "tweet" away."
While Johnson is no longer a member of the Chiefs, he did somehow find employment with the Washington Redskins.
Good luck 'Skins. Usually I stay away from 30 year old running backs with a 3.3 yards per carry average, an arrest record, and a hateful mentality. But that's just me.


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I went to the grocery store over the weekend and I came across a food I had never heard of. That's a weird enough occurrence for me to stop and take a second, then third, look. The tag said "Dragonfruit" and it looked like this:
I did a little research and found enough information to decide to buy one. It was $3.00 for one, so I figured we could split one to decide if we like it. That's a bit of money for one piece of fruit.
I brought it home and Xander said he'd see it but hadn't bought one the last time he was at the store. I put it in the fruit bowl and forgot about it for a day or so.
When I finally decided to open it up, it looked like this:
It was very pretty. I like the color contrasts. I scooped out the fruit, chopped it up, and put it into bowls.
I thought the remaining rind was rather pretty, too.
We stuck it in the freezer for a while. Hot day plus warm fruit was just not appealing. Once it had chilled a bit, though, it was quite nice. It has a very delicate flavor and I can't describe it well. It isn't too sweet, but it is pleasant. I'm not sure I would seek it out again. If someone offered me another, though, I would certainly eat some! It's a cactus and it can put out both roots from its base as well as aerially. I love finding out random bits of information. I hope you enjoyed this short trip!


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By K.I. Goldberg
Baltimorelacrossenews.com, Posted 11/17/13
St. Mary's School junior midfielder Katie Korvin has made a commitment to play Division I lacrosse at Loyola University.
Katie Korvin log:
High School: St. Mary's School, Annapolis, Maryland
Graduation Year: 2015
Position: Midfield
College Choice: Loyola University
Club Affiliation: Maryland United East
Academic Honors: Principles Honor Roll
What will you major in/study? Biology
Why did you choose Loyola? "I fell in love with Loyola on my first visit there. I love the coaches and girls that already go there. I couldn't imagine going anywhere else."
What are your thoughts on this past HS lacrosse season/team's outlook for next season? "Last High School lacrosse season was a transition year for St. Mary's. We got a new coach who helped change the program and brought a new mind set to our team.
"We have struggled in the past years being in one of the toughest conferences, but I believe that this year we will surprise many teams and win against teams that we lost to in previous years by 1 or 2 goals."
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Behind apparently "ignorant" of the actions of our government, lies the iron logic and someone's selfish interest. A significant part of "Russian" of the bourgeoisie, not only the so-called oligarchs, in a special way organized their economic activities. Despite the "Patriotic" nature of the source of wealth, affiliation, they deliberately withdrawn to the West, the income generated by the exploitation of national wealth and population of Russia. This process is incremental. The future of Russia, while maintaining the…
The last 9 years from 100 to 170 billion dollars of "our" funds, the Central Bank lends to Americans investing in US Treasury bonds at 12% per annum.
At the same time, we are pleased with another "victory": the Russian Ministry of Finance took on the external market is three billion under 4,25-5,25%!
Even our largest corporations, with the state share over 50% (Rosneft, Gazprom etc.), are obliged to take foreign currency abroad under the predatory 5-8%…
Summary: EARNING 3%(THREE PERCENT) a YEAR AT LEAST.
Question: WHOSE INCOME?
Policy pursued by "our" economic bloc, is of such obvious harm the economy and population that define it as criminal, has become common place. Talking about it openly economists and political scientists argue. However, with the diagnosis of the causes of what is happening, there is a clear disagreement.
Most sane economists agree that this is a consequence of elementary illiteracy and incompetent representatives of the so-called liberal clan, given to the government the "West". According to Ms. Nabiullina, who could not defend the thesis, this view has some basis.
Supporters Delyagin, Khazin and say that the reason that they directly depend on the global liberal elites and do not serve the interests of the country and serve the global business and its ideologues.
The adepts of the sect Fedorov argued that what is happening is the result of the occupation laws and the pedrosovtsev enough to get 2/3 in Parliament, as they will change the Constitution, law and we the "sovereign" alive "in Christ's bosom". The result of their activities, after the "victory", are well known Adequate to the members of the sect it became clear that they were "bred" and the purpose of the GBR was to push through Parliament a little more accomplices compradors, under pseudo-Patriotic slogans.
What unites all these concepts, carefully thrown into the media space: referring to some external forces. Instead of analyzing economic interests of social groups and classes of modern Russia, they transfer the focus of public attention on her foreign enemies. I am convinced that it is the result of purposeful activity of the stakeholders that we want to install.
If so, then behind the outwardly chaotic and/or ignorant actions of our economic authorities, you'll find the iron logic and someone's selfish interest.
So, try being guided by the old principle of Cui prodest? (Who benefits), to determine the true customers of the policy! Will try to make out, the most egregious of actions/decisions of the government and the Central Bank and to correlate their effects with the interests of a particular social group: "comprador bourgeoisie" or just COMPRADORS.
Who are the compradors?
First, let's take a look at a few facts:
1. "In Russia, about 0.2% of households (!!!) control about 70% of the national wealth in 2011, said the former Deputy head of the audit chamber, now the Chief Auditor of the Central Bank of Russia Valery Goreglyad.
2. Total capital 28 Russian billionaires has increased by $17,09 billion in Jan – Aug 2017 (data from Bloomberg Billionaires Index);
3. Over the last 13 years, Russia went from 20 thousand dollar millionaires and billionaires, and 6 thousand of them in the last three years;
4. Up to 40% oligarchs have refused Russian citizenship;
5. The national wealth of Russia since 90-th year has not increased and redistributed, and then flowed to offshore. Now there is the amount equal to 75% of the national income of Russia (more than 1.3 trillion dollars). Please note that this amount is excluding the legal assets derived directly in the West.
6. Net capital outflow from Russia in the first half of 2017, increased 1.7 times compared with the same period last year.
What conclusions about the processes we can do? A significant part of "the Russian" bourgeoisie, and, as we see, not only the so-called oligarchs (not all 20 thousand left to treat them), in a special way organized their economic activities. Despite the "Patriotic" nature of the source of wealth, affiliation, they deliberately withdrawn to the West, the income generated by the exploitation of national wealth and population of Russia. This process is incremental. As can be seen from the data, instead of developing their business in Russia, they're a big part of profits withdrawn from the country, obeskrovlivaya its economy.
Therefore, instead of developing industry, there is a continuous degradation of production (primarily complex, knowledge-intensive, with a high proportion of surplus value). The result – the simplification of the structure of production, turning the country into a raw materials appendage of the global West. Thus, the country has a flawed economic model in which increased exploitation in Russia does not lead to the accumulation of national wealth and strengthen the economy of the state (albeit in the hands of a narrow circle of the national bourgeoisie). Instead, only amplified the outflow to the global West… special cases of the consequences of this process is a General impoverishment and increasing social inequality inside the country.
THIS part of the bourgeoisie, mainly selling overseas mineral resources and/or products of low added value as a feedstock (for further processing in the West) are called compradors. Thus, the compradors, act as Junior partners, in relation to the countries of the capitalist core, playing the role of the metropolis of Russia.
Because of economic ties and their own views of these people are linked to the global West far more than Russia. First, the consumers of their products outside Russia. Therefore, the economic situation of citizens and domestic manufacturers they are not interested – they are more important than the presence of effective demand in the West. Second: they are related to the West assets and the future: their children, villas, financial resources, etc. – are all there for a true "home". So our country for their only source of income – nothing more…
Are adjacent to the banksters – monopolize the financial market, five banks, owners of national chains (usually non-residents of the Russian Federation), "saddled" trade and to lift up the margin up to 300%, etc. focused on the global West is bourgeois
From the above data we see that these people have tremendous aggregate economic power, often surpassing even the capacity of the state (almost half a trillion dollars, only for offshore accounts). It would be surprising if they had not used it to exert political influence inside Russia, in the interests of their social group. Therefore, they must join high officials and politicians serving their interests within the state.
Whether so it and in whose interests is the financial-economic policy of the state? The most egregious and discussing the facts:
1. From 100 to 170 billion dollars of "our" funds, the Central Bank lends to Americans investing in US Treasury bonds at 12% per annum.
Simultaneously, the Russian Ministry of Finance is in the foreign market the currency at 4,25-5,25%! Even our largest corporations, with the state share over 50% (Rosneft, Gazprom etc.), are obliged to take foreign currency abroad under the predatory 5-8%…
Let me remind you that the Americans have repeatedly used for the attachment of a foreign state in its bonds, to provide them political pressure. The seizure of assets of Libya, Iraq, Iran, etc. seemed to have demonstrated to the world their "safety and reliability". Now, the United States imposed against us full-scale sanctions and threaten them tightening. In this situation, further storage quarters (!!!) our foreign reserves in bonds of the United States, takes on the character of some phantasmagoric idiocy!
However, it is still! What is happening, who and how, prevents the escape of our reserves, what social groups are interested in maintaining this abnormal situation?
Obviously, from the placement of foreign currency funds in us treasuries loses everything:
The state receiving the questionable reliability of attachments that can be lost at any time;
Major corporations deprived of the opportunity to use them for implementation of strategic projects, forced to resort to foreign loans, and sharply rising in price in terms of sanctions;
Average, and the entire manufacturing business that do not have opportunities to get foreign currency loans at a sane rate for the purchase of critical imported equipment.
The only social group interested in preserving the status quo compradors:
They need to demonstrate of metropolis loyalty, and handling, servicing of Russian political elites. The best way to ensure loyalty is the direct control over the reserves of the country. In exchange, they guarantee the preservation of "acquired by overwork" and exported to the West (to the countries of the capitalist core) of the national heritage.
Who approves the head of the Central Bank and its Board of Directors that determines the policy of the Central Bank – the State Duma of the Russian Federation. United Russia has a constitutional majority of 2/3 in this authority. Therefore, it is obvious whose interests are served by this organization…
2. In Russia was the last European country where there is a flat scale of the taxation of physical persons. At the same time, for almost twenty years, we continue to lie, arguing that it is the most "progressive" and also increases the collection of taxes. Is it really so?
In the modern world, there are hardly two dozen States that have flat income tax rate. Developed among them, there is no reason… the Main reason is, ironically, not in the pursuit of social justice. It's just one of the conditions of normal development.
The super-rich do not provide the bulk of demand for the economy. They are consumers of luxury goods, generally imported and of real estate abroad. Therefore, the greater part of the national income comes their way, the worse things are going from conventional entrepreneurs in that country. Correcting the situation, the state through progressive taxation and a luxury tax, create the conditions for mass consumption, redistributing the national income in the interests of the middle class and exempting from tax the poorest.
With a flat scheme the situation is aggravated. The income gap is growing faster in relation to the national income growth rate:
This table shows the proportion of national wealth per 1% of the richest people.
Therefore, the population continues to get poorer, and the comprador – rich. During the first quarter of 2017, the number of poor Russians has grown by two million people and reached 22 million and billionaires, only for January – August of 2017, increased his fortune by $17,09 billion. It is not surprising that net capital outflow from Russia during the same period, grew to $14.7 billion in 1.7 times, compared with the same period last year.
In the result, the greater part of income not consumed within the state, ensuring the growth of demand, and therefore production, and displayed abroad, as we have seen above (almost half a trillion dollars, only for offshore accounts). The population continues to get poorer planning, such as: real disposable monetary incomes of the population of the Russian Federation in January-July of 2017, fell by 1.4% compared to the same period in 2016. Aggregate domestic demand is reduced. Thus, inevitably, the observed current stagnation and even decline in the sectors oriented to the domestic market.
This situation is akin to a child's problem from a school textbook about the pool and pipes… If the rate of accumulation of national wealth, is lower than the speed with which it is trafficked abroad, the population inevitably will get poorer, and the production fell apart…
Call progressive system, which refused all developed countries, and that harms the economy, will drive the population into poverty, maybe only the comprador or his hired promoter.
The second lie is less obvious – the flat rate was introduced with almost a broken tax system. Currently, this model only reduces the tax base, as only millions of salaries of top managers displayed in "white" zone (otherwise it will be difficult to legalize their income in the West). Salary in "envelope", as it was, remained a lot of not-so-wealthy middle and lower level. Therefore, the introduction of a progressive scale, they will benefit since they will pay less taxes.
Thus, the current model of income tax disadvantage, as a considerable part of the population is doomed to impoverishment and the national bourgeoisie is deprived of prospects of development of the "falling" of the internal market. While the country is "choked" from the oil revenues, some crumbs from the master's table got her, but now its prospects are sad…
As we again see state tax policy is performed only in the interests of a privileged minority of compradors. It is not conducive to filling of the budget, but only allows them to keep more of the income for the export of "home": to the children, the palaces, the "bright" future.
Who prevents the introduction of a progressive scale, which is necessary for all opposition parties from the Communist party to the liberal democratic party? The party with the 2001 regulatory State Duma – "United Russia".
3. As you know the expanded reproduction is impossible in conditions when the interest rate on loans higher than the return in the major sectors of the economy (below the data for Russia):
Who's going to be to take out a loan if you payments higher than the potential profit from investing in the business? Therefore, stimulating its growth, the refinancing rate dropped below 1%, as in the USA or even move to a policy of negative interest rates (POPS), as in Japan or Europe (Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, etc.). As a result, the industry of the countries of the capitalist core, receives the credit resources under the ridiculous 2-4% per annum. We have the same loan rate at times, and sometimes much higher. Naturally, our industry is unable to compete with the West, receiving almost free resources for continuous upgrades. The result is a precipitous degradation of any complex production in the country. Some development occurs only where the state plays the role of an investor, carrying out direct funding (mainly MIC), that is, those sectors of the economy, which can not act as competitors compradors.
How organized this financial stranglehold on our economy?
We have 25 years of broadcasts about the need to attract foreign investment. However, in Russia more than enough! Only "our" banks have accumulated available funds,more than 36 trillion rubles (mainly Bank deposits). It is almost 600 billion dollars!!!!!! However, due to inflated interest rates on loans, these funds in the economy almost didn't come, as potential borrowers are not ready to take them under such interest. Therefore, banks began to incur losses – the money lies without movement. When the "natural" development of the situation sooner or later, the banksters would be forced to drastically lower interest rates that pushed these huge, potential investments in the Russian economy.
However, this part of the global financial international, not to offend, depriving of profits. Then, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, instead of the drastic reduction rates which would encourage banks to lower interest rates on loans begins to withdraw "excess" liquidity. It places bonds and conducts Deposit auctions, taking at banks "in debt" – almost 9%! Only for one week in September 2017, the Central Bank took the banksters more than 1 trillion rubles! This is the money that could come in the Russian economy, they are critically missing from the entrepreneurs for business expansion. Without them degrades our industry! Not far behind from the Central Bank and the Finance Ministry, placing their bonds.
The result of these actions: reducing lending to the real sector of the economy and an abrupt increase in the profits of the banksters: the banking sector profit for the January-July approached 1 trillion rubles, half (!!!) exceeding the result of the same period of 2016. Instead of "wrestle" in evaluating the creditworthiness of potential borrowers and to analyze the profitability of its project, banks "give money"… to the state. At whose expense "the Banquet", You ask? Because the interest you have to pay?! Yes, for our… at the expense of our taxes, the profits of the state Central Bank of the country. That is, instead of funding the production, at the expense of private funds, there is a direct financing profits, in fact private banks at public expense!!!
Who benefits from this cheating scheme?
First banksters, as part of the international financial international, who were able with impunity to Rob and directly by the state;
Secondly compradors, whose economic interests do not suffer, as they are credited in Metropolitan France (countries of the capitalist core). In addition, they are not interested in strengthening of Russia's national bourgeoisie, associated with the actual production. As a result of this, compradors can lose control over the state apparatus. Because the efforts of the national bourgeoisie can support the selection of alternative projects and to move away from "trough" and their subservient political party "United Russia". No wonder "the ideology of" liberal course Edro, Mr. Kudrin strongly substantiates the inevitability of years of stagnation! Economic breakthrough just bury their undivided domination of the country.
4. Article 75 of the Constitution prescribes the Central Bank of the Russian Federation: "…the stability of the ruble – the main function of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation". However, 10.11.2014 year, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, in direct violation of the Constitution and legislation, refused to support the stability of the national currency and canceled currency corridor.
In the result, the Russian ruble is the third year of "sausage" and he was among antiliderov as the most unstable currency in the world! Even the hryvnia "Ruinously" where there is a civil war, foreign exchange reserves are less than our ten times, more resistant.
Hired propagandists that are mistakenly called "experts" tell us tales about the fact that the reason, was the drop in oil prices and the regulator (CBR), not being able to ensure the stability of the exchange rate, refused to support it. This is a blatant and cynical lie.
Let b/a Ukraine is not an indicator, maybe they have almost no oil. However, there are many countries dependent on oil exports, much stronger than Russia. For example, Kazakhstan, Nigeria or Venezuela. However, by the end of 2014, 2015 and even 2016, the stability of their currencies is also higher than the ruble! May be their situation with foreign exchange reserves is better than ours?
Let me remind you, Russia is ranked 7th in the world (!!!) the volume of gold reserves. They serve primarily to control the fluctuations of the national currency. Their optimal volume is calculated according to the ratio, for example – a composite indicator of the IMF. Even in the most stringent version of the criterion (for developing countries with unstable finsistemy), 2014 international reserves of Russia three times (!!!) exceeded these requirements.
Moreover, the volume of gold and foreign exchange reserves, exceeding even the amount of cash rubles and cash in the accounts of enterprises (indicator M1), and accounted for more than 70% of virtually all money in the economy (indicator M2).Thus, Ms. Nabiullina with "associates" could actually "freeze"the course. Even if all people and businesses rushed to buy foreign currency, its reserves would be enough for all the rubles in circulation.Thus, the monetary authorities, had every opportunity to ensure the stability of the ruble.
How do our CBR had managed not to perform its main function entrusted to it by the Constitution and the Law "On the Central Bank"?
1. First, after declining oil prices (July 2014), the Central Bank pursued a gradual devaluation of the ruble:
Not the smartest policy, because a little bit of duration of the process, both entrepreneurs and ordinary people rush to buy foreign currency, "warming" thus, the foreign exchange market. Our people, taught by bitter experience repeated "bloodletting" of their savings, from the state, making it twice as fast. Currency speculators, is also animated: if you understand that soon the ruble again "gives way", it is natural and most importantly extremely profitable, to speculate on further downside. However the loss of the Central Bank from this policy were not so catastrophic. 11 July 2014, when the volume of international reserves amounted 476,7 billion on October 24, 2014 (a little over 2 months), their volume decreased by 37.6 billion.
2. By the end of October 2014, when the currency market was destabilized enough already, came the second part of "Marlezonskogo ballet." On 22 October, the Central Bank "unexpectedly" declares: "the Rouble is almost free floating, until the end of the year the borders of the dual currency basket will be removed". The fact that in a situation of economic and political instability dramatically increases the risk of currency speculation, "rock" course.Therefore, in such conditions it is administered, for example, received in 1998 (government of Primakov-maslyukova). The Central Bank, led by Gerashchenko. He introduced a currency corridor and limit currency speculation, which prevented the collapse of the financial system in terms of default and stabilized the ruble.
However unexpected these actions were only for those who sincerely believed that the purpose of the management of the Central Bank are the stability of finances and well-being of Russia. For financial speculators, it was a direct command to attack on the ruble – it became clear that preparing for its collapse. Accepted, two weeks later, the decision to abandon the currency corridor has fully justified their expectations…
3. For what would clearly see HOW "our" financial authorities have managed to destabilize the ruble, it is enough to compare two tables:
As we can see in the oil market had been relatively gradual decline in prices, no crazy "candles", as in the currency market was observed. Therefore the jump rate due to purely speculative actions of market players…
Maybe a total destabilization of the ruble was the price to pay for saving foreign currency reserves, as some claim "experts"? Recall that for two-odd months of a policy of "gradual devaluation" we have lost 37.6 billion, over the same period (24.10.2014 at 02.01.2015) free of the ruble and a half times more – 53 billion!!!
Not lead this policy and stabilize the exchange rate in the medium term:
Not only in 2014, but by the end of 2015 and 2016, the ruble was among the five most volatile currencies in the world.
Could be "our" financial authorities were not alternatives to the policy? Not true: a one-stage devaluation and subsequent rigid fixing of a course or the introduction of a currency corridor – a standard practice used by DOZENS of States in the destabilization of the national currency. Even the IMF does not deny such measures to stabilize the exchange rate… However, instead of a one-time devaluation to a new equilibrium level, say in the range of 60 to 62 rubles per dollar, or at least, a further gradual depreciation of the ruble, the CBR actually is artificially destabilized the market, and then refused responsibility for the maintenance of stability of national currency…
As we have seen, in the framework of the standard notions of subordination, the goals and objectives of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, we can't explain its seemingly paradoxical actions. However, apparent absurdity and the "paradox" disappear if we rate his work from the position of the already identified customers:
An almost inevitable consequence of the devaluation is the revival of the economy. The mechanism is simple: devaluation of the national currency leads to lower costs (in foreign currency) domestic producers. The cost of transportation, electricity, labour etc in rubles remained unchanged, but the currency falls by the amount of the devaluation. Therefore immediately increases the profits of existing exporters, and in our case it is already familiar to us the raw materials-the compradors.
However, to start new industries in the country, devaluation is desirable, but not sufficient condition. The construction of new production facilities or expansion of existing ones, implies significant investments, which is possible only in conditions of stability of the national currency!
It is impossible to calculate the monetary return on investment in terms of currency instability. Because it is impossible to calculate: what will be, for example, in a year, ruble price of the goods produced by foreign competitors. It is impossible to estimate, under these conditions, and the exchange value of rouble denominated costs of the investor in Russia.
Domestic investor in this situation will not "stick his head in the noose", it is easier to buy the currency and wait while the power of adequate people will come. In extreme cases it can go to the West and try to open a business there. This process, in particular in the form of the flight of the millionaires we see. For the foreign investor, the situation is even more complicated: he intends to profit in the currencies, investing currency, he's a foreigner, and he can calculate the foreign exchange profit if the exchange rate continuously "shakes"? So, under the sweet talk of the desirability of foreign investment, the Bud is destroyed, the very possibility of germ growth, which appeared as a result of the depreciation of the ruble.
As we can see, the result of the policy of the monetary authorities, are: the increased profitability from raw materials producers-compradors and elimination of preconditions for the growth of the rest of the domestic economy, which appeared as a result of the devaluation. All of this fits into the already identified problem of "our" compradors: to prevent the emergence of alternative centers of power, represented by the national bourgeoisie, which can undermine the economic basis of their political domination!
To continue the analysis of financial and economic policy can be long. However, even a superficial analysis of the four basic directions, it is enough to characterize existing socio-economic model of the country.
As a result of the events of October 1993 and the subsequent "voucher privatization," and especially "shares" auctions, a large part of the national heritage, the largest country of the planet, in the hands of a very narrow circle of people. These people because of economic reasons and political preferences focused on the core countries of the capitalist system (global West). Thus, Russia was imposed by the extremely backward socio-economic model of comprador capitalism.
Its main features we discussed in the course of the analysis. For the preservation of the existing order, formed a stable political system, which relies on a majority in Parliament belonging to a political the servants compradors (in 2001, the party "United Russia"). The deputies, under Patriotic slogans, but voted unanimously for the so-called "liberal" course of the Government.
The preservation of this model is disastrous for the economy and the state. It prevents the development of the country and dooming Russia to degradation. As in the children's puzzle about the pool, and two pipes: if the rate of filling the pool, through the first tube, below the rate of expiration, through the second, the pool is empty. You can not take national wealth out of the country faster than it accumulates… This situation cannot continue indefinitely, as it is impossible without end to fall into the abyss. Sooner or later quantity will turn into quality and the state will not be able to fulfil its basic functions, losing to international competition, and this is the inevitable disintegration of the country.
The future of Russia, while maintaining that model no!
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Along with our recent addition Sieun Cha, our new Creative Director in London, we are also proud to welcome Andy Dobson, our new Technical Director, who will spearhead Wolff Olins' technical division; a team spread throughout the London, New York and San Francisco offices.
A self-declared 'digital autodidact,' Andy brings eighteen plus years of digital technology experience and roots in the dot.com boom to Wolff Olins. To kick things off, he shares his thoughts on why we should aim to create better digital worlds.
Like many of my ZX Spectrum-owning, sci-fi obsessed generation, I came to digital as a new frontier; an emerging technology paradigm focused not on enterprise IT or computer science, but was instead asking a more fundamental and human question: how will we live? This viewpoint wasn't only prompted by the work of Negroponte et al, or by the democratisation of information access that the web promised. It was also an entirely new way to approach the discipline of technology.
Twenty years on, the transformative impact of "being digital" is demonstrated daily, and in ways that have been entirely unpredictable. It has upended almost every aspect for our lives, moving so quickly that we barely have time to quantify it before it shifts again. It has toppled business models, repositioned social intercourse and disrupted entire sectors; and I can't shake the feeling that this is still only the beginning.
But which predicted future are we in – the technocratic utopia of Childhood's End or the society in decline of Neuromancer? It's hard to argue for the former. If I'd written a blog post pre-Snowden about massive scale structural surveillance of all digital activity I'd have been regarded as a conspiracy nut. The fiction of Orwell and Gibson, it appears, is no longer speculative. And without doubt, there are complex issues at play within the political and infrastructural conversations around digital technology.
However what I'm currently more curious about; is the relationship of technologists to the world we've created. Why do we generally seem to be more interested, even obsessed by, the latest Javascript library than whether or not our creations are serving the needs of the world? If we are living in a digital age, then the coders are its gatekeepers, and we have a responsibility to people (let's not objectify them into 'users') to create things that don't simply satisfy our technical desire for clever, neat solutions, but which are also delightful, effortless and respectful of their rights.
This was made very apparent to me recently when I encountered Aral Balkan's superb Ethical Design Manifesto. This is a depoliticised, human need-centric model for how we do our work. It has the opportunity to profoundly change how we build and design digital experiences. Excitedly, I was keen to discuss this with the technology community. However, what I have overwhelmingly found is that the passion for these ideas seems to be circulating in the veins of the disciplines of UX and Design only.
I have searched in vain for blog posts or conference talks where developers are not talking code. Clearly, the merits of functional programming over classical inheritance are more present in our minds. Don't get me wrong; I think we certainly consider our users in the decisions we make. 'User stories' are, after all, at the heart of much agile planning. But such is the solipsistic nature of working with code, that it sometimes feels like these users are "demographically organised consumption endpoints", rather than actual people.
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That said, I would encourage technologists to put code aside from time to time and explore the needs of the digitally transformed world along with our strategic, UX and designer colleagues. The vast majority of digital work is ultimately manifested within a technical delivery. Technologists are therefore in a position of great responsibility. We literally have the keys to how the world is changing in our hands, and for there to be so little debate in technical circles about the ramifications of our work (in comparison to, say, build tooling or design patterns) is, at best, a missed opportunity.
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