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When Julianne Phillips and Marc Gurvitz escape Los Angeles's sprawl for their getaway high on a peak above Park City, Utah, they take along more than just hiking gear, skis, and Marc's 11-year-old son, Jackson—they take their style, too. Theirs is a breezy, welcoming and oh-so-casual world that glides oceanside to mountainside as effortlessly as a slope-style snowboarder, thanks to designer Trip Haenisch.
Haenisch has a long history of working with Marc, who is a manager and producer with high-profile clients like Bill Maher and Jim Belushi. The designer created homes for Marc even before he and Julianne became a couple nine years ago, so he knew Marc's taste in modern art and furnishings and how he liked to live. What actress Julianne appreciates is Haenisch's effort to blend her style into the mix. "Trip wanted a real collaboration," she says. "He was always asking for my input, and he's sensitive to the male-female dynamic. He wanted to be sure I wasn't railroaded by a male point of view."
What came out of the trio's combined perspectives is a place that's mountain cabin in name only. Here, rustic touches like the twig chandelier in the foyer, an antler-legged footstool in the living room, and birch-bark beds in the bunk room are placed against a sophisticated backdrop of modern furnishings, avant-garde art, and energetic color.
A vibrant painted chest draws the eye to the forever landscape outside tall windows.
Photography: Michael Garland
Produced by Jenny Bradley
Interior design: Trip Haenisch, Trip Haenisch & Associates, 658 N. Crescent Heights Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048-2110; 323/651-4445, triphaenisch.com.
The site Julianne and Marc chose for their new home is at the highest point of Salt Lake City's Promontory neighborhood, with views so enticing that Julianne says they find themselves going there year-round. "You know what they say about mountain towns—the winters bring you, but the summers bring you back. We get so much light and a wonderful breeze, and then there's all the wildlife, including elk and deer, walking through our yard. It's heaven."
The house blends naturally into the mountain terrain.
The couple's primary home in Malibu is a shingled Dutch Colonial full of misty light grays and blues, but for their mountain retreat they wanted a different palette to counter the days when winter skies turn gray. "We asked Trip to bring in color to add warmth," says Julianne. To Haenisch, that meant red.
"Red is fiery and exciting," the designer says, "but I especially like it next to the light wood we used everywhere here. When I came into the project, the house was half-built and they were going to use a lot of heavy, dark paneling. I said, 'No, you want it blonder, you want it bright and fresh.' You can bang red off a neutral palette very effectively." From a crimson-painted front door, to the vibrant living room dhurrie, to the kitchen's zesty light fixture, Haenisch's theory clearly holds water.
Muted furnishings, like the curved settee and the round woven rug, complement the phenomenal view.
Hanging light: Arte de Mexico, artedemexico.com.
Horseshoe Detail
A "Good Luck" horseshoe greets guests in the entry and is a nod to traditional Western themes.
Living Room
Haenisch says mixing textures is as important as being clever with color and shape. Here he masterfully combined leather with wood, stone, and woven pieces to build a cozy, feel-good vibe. "I tried to use things that are respectful of the mountains," Haenisch explains, "but the twist is the modern element. A tree stump table might be predictable, except here it's in a living room with a sleek Danish coffee table.
The bright red rug in the living room inspired the lively shade of crimson found in every room. A sampling of Marc Gurvitz's collection of black-and-white photos highlights a casual arrangement on the mantel.
Chest: vintage.
Sofas (custom); pair of chairs (custom); chandelier (custom): Trip Haenisch & Associates, triphaenisch.com.
Floor lamp (1930s brass reading lamp): Holly-wood at Home, hollywoodathome.com.
Bench beside chair: owner's collection.
Bench fabric ("Turkoman Stripe" #R0488): Robert Kime, robertkime.com.
Antler Seat
A stool with antler legs is covered in a striped fabric from Robert Kime that reflects all the colors in the room.
Dining Room
"The house looks collected because it's filled with things you wouldn't see together every day," Haenisch notes. Like the oversized standing lamp in the dining room that takes the place of a chandelier.
Table (custom, oak): Trip Haenisch & Associates, triphaenisch.com.
Chair fabric ("Bottega Blue Stone Leather"): Pacific Hide & Leather, pacifichide.com.
Bowl Detail
Bowls on the dining room table pick up on both the house's palette and its design ethos—rustic on the outside, modern on the inside.
"If this were an all-white kitchen, red would be way too sweet," Haenisch says, "but against barn-wood walls, it really works."
Marc and Julianne love having guests, and the kitchen is the center of the action. Haenisch took the wood up and onto the ceiling to make the room feel bigger, and then found a vintage French industrial cart and designed the kitchen's island around it. "I love that this cart has drawers where you can store vegetables, onions, and potatoes," he says. "It's great looking, but it's also practical."
A double pendant light from The Urban Electric Co. lends a splash of red, and barn-wood walls warm the feel of the marble-topped island built around a vintage French factory cart.
Cabinetry (Shaker style in Knotty Alder): custom.
Cabinetry hardware ("Mayfair Cup Pull"/Rust, Tuscany Collection, and "Mushroom Knob"/Rust, Somerset II Collection): Top Knobs, topknobs.com.
Countertop: Carrara marble.
Pendant lights ("Carlyn Double" #DC-1501, by Darryl Carter): Urban Electric, urbanelectricco.com.
Range; range hood: Viking, vikingrange.com.
Farm sink: Franke, frankeksd.com.
Bar stools (discontinued): Restoration Hardware, rh.com, for similar ("Allen Stool"): Ballard Designs, ballarddesigns.com.
Bar cart: Cleveland Art, clevelandart.com.
Kitchen Back Wall
The back wall of the kitchen has the cool, rustic vibe fitting of a mountain home. An antique hutch anchors the corner, but the pièce de résistance is the red-handled ladder.
"It's a retreat within a retreat—a place where Marc can read scripts or take a private phone call," says designer Trip Haenisch. John Himmel armchairs add texture against sleek wood walls.
Sconces ("Bryant Sconces" #TOB2002, by Thomas O'Brian): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Lounge chairs (Handwoven Rope Collection): John Himmel, johnhimmel.com, through David Sutherland, davidsutherlandshowroom.com.
Lounge-chair cushions ("Aqua Velvet II"/Kona #250/07): Holly Hunt, hollyhunt.com.
Round table (custom); ottoman (custom): Trip Haenisch & Associates, triphaenisich.com.
Striped ottoman fabric ("Mali Stripe"/Red #JW3002, by Jasper): Michael Smith Inc., michaelsmithinc.com.
Hanging light ("Driftwood Chandelier," by Dan Marty): discontinued.
Powder Room
Blond barn-wood walls reappear in the guest bathroom. The industrial light fixtures reference the rustic aspects of cabin life.
Game Room
The game room/movie area downstairs is all about Foosball and kids. A playful horse photograph and a red cage light from Dare Studio reinforce the upbeat mood in a room that's all about fun.
Table ("Orion Table," discontinued): Crate & Barrel, crateandbarrel.com.
Hanging light ("Cage Lamp"): Dare Studio, darestudioco.uk.
Master Bedroom
Rugged shapes mix with feminine colors in this room with a view. A masculine faux-bois bed designed by Haenisch is dressed in lighthearted purple, pink, and yellow. The bedside table harmonizes with wood walls and a leather headboard.
Drapery (linen, in taupe): Robert Allen, robertallendesign.com.
Bed (custom); headboard leather (custom); area rug (custom): Trip Haenisch & Associates, triphaenisch.com.
Wing-chair fabric ("Capri"/Pink, Plum #2317, colorway discontinued): Rose Tarlow-Melrose House, rosetarlow.com.
Bunk Room
Birch-bark bunk beds increase the home's sleeping capacity and add rustic charm. A striped carpet from Decorative Carpets pulls the room's warm palette together.
Bunk beds: La Lune Collection, lalunecollection.com.
Area rug: Decorative Carpets, decorativecarpets.com.
Red chair ("Numbers Chair"): Eurotrend, eurotrendusa.com.
Floor lamp ("Brasa"): Ikea, ikea.com.
Jackson's Bedroom
Along with all the discussion of good design, Julianne wanted to be sure they were creating a home that was inviting and livable for friends and family, especially for Jackson. "What I love about Jackson's room is that he can grow into it. It's not too juvenile." Like the fun "Starburst" wallpaper from Hollywod at Home -- exuberant but not childish.
Homeowner Portrait
Julianne and Marc credit Haenisch for their home's dazzling design, but he's just as insistent that it only works because it was a group effort. "My worst clients are the ones who trust me too much, the ones who say, 'Just do it.' Then the house is all about me and not about them," he says. "Julianne is the sweetest person and Marc is very, very funny. Julianne understands the beauty of a table with a bit of wear and tear, Marc not so much. It was fun to find the balance."
Here, Julianne Phillips is pictured with her German shepherd, Dexter.

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As if there wasn't already enough to worry about with glyphosate-resistant weeds like waterhemp, marestail and giant ragweed expanding, there is a new weed making its presence known in the North. If what Palmer amaranth (or Palmer pigweed) has done to agricultural production in the South is any indication, many Northern farmers may soon long for the day when all they had to control in their fields was waterhemp, marestail or ragweed.
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And in early September, the 2nd and 3rd to be precise, I've been invited to put on a demo of 3D printing at the Soar Valley Model Railway Show being held in Loughborough.
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My 50% finished 2D sidescroller with Box2D as physics engine should have multiplayer support in the final version. However, the current code is just a singleplayer game.
- What should I do now?
- And more important, how should I implement multiplayer and combine it with singleplayer?
- Is it a bad idea to code the singleplayer mode separated from multiplayer mode (like Notch did it with Minecraft)?
The performance in singleplayer should be as good as possible (Simulating physics with using a loopback server to implement singleplayer mode would be a problem there)
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I'm working on a relatively large 2D game project in C++, with physics as a core element of it. (I use Box2D for that)
The finished game should have full multiplayer support, however I made the mistake that I didn't plan the networking part properly and basically worked on a singleplayer game until now.
I thought that multiplayer support could be added to the almost finished singleplayer game in a relatively easy and clear way, but apparently, from what I have read this is wrong.
I even read that a multiplayer game should be programmed as one from the beginning, with the singleplayer mode actually just consisting of hosting an invisible local server and connecting to it via loopback. (I found out that most FPS game engines do it that way, an example would be Source)
So here I am, with my half finished 2D sidescroller game, and I don't really know how to go on.
Simply continueing to work on the singleplayer / client seems useless to me now, as I'd have to recode and refactor even more later.
First, a general question to anybody who possibly found himself in a situation like this:
- How should I proceed?
Then, the more specific one - I have been trying to find out how I can approach the networking part for my game:
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- Invisible / loopback server for singleplayer
This would have the advantage that there basically is no difference between singleplayer and multiplayer mode. Not much additional code would be needed.
A big disadvantage: Performance and other limitations in singleplayer. There would be two physics simulations running. One for the client and one for the loopback server.
Even if you work around by providing a direct path for the data from the loopback server, through direct communcation by the threads for example, the singleplayer would be limited.
This is a problem because people should be allowed to play around with masses of objects at once.
- Separated singleplayer / Multiplayer mode
There would be no server involved in singleplayer mode.
I'm not really sure how this would work. But at least I think that there would be a lot of additional work, because all of the singleplayer features would have to be re-implemented or glued to multiplayer mode.
- Multiplayer mode as a module for singleplayer
This is merely a quick thought I had. Multiplayer could consist of a singleplayer game, with an additional networking module loaded and connected to a server, which sends and receives data and updates the singleplayer world.
In the retrospective, I regret not having planned the multiplayer mode earlier. I'm really stuck at this point and I hope that somebody here is able to help me!


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Abstract: Generally accepted accounting principles require the exclusion of perma-nent property and the non-recognition of depreciation in most governmental funds. Although this issue was settled in the early 1930s fervent debate continued as to the merits of this practice from 1895 to around 1925. Several prominent ac-countants argued for the inclusion of permanent property and the recognition of depreciation in governmental funds during this earlier period.
As might be expected, municipal accounting in the United States reflected developments in England in many ways up to about 1900. Indeed, local government in the United States was initially modeled after its English counterparts. The English Municipal Corporations Acts of 1835 and 1882 and the Local Government Act of 1888 explicitly enumerated the principal income and expenditure classifications for all English towns or boroughs. Since these Acts did not directly address the question of accounting for capital ex-penditures, English borough accountants actively debated this issue during the latter part of the nineteenth century.
By 1900, accountants and others in the United States concerned with the development of accounting systems for local government joined the debate. From 1900 to 1935 opinion on the issue of the proper accounting treatment of capital expenditures and deprecia-tion was sharply divided. However, the issue was resolved with the issuance of the statement of Municipal Accounting principles by the National Committee on Municipal Accounting in 1935.
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Nangarhar records 72 cases of violence against women
Nangarhar records 72 cases of violence against women
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): As many as 72 cases of violence against women have been registered in eastern Nangarhar province since late March, the provincial women's affairs director said on Thursday.
Anisa Imrani was addressing a gathering presided over by Governor Gulab Mangal in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital.
A statement from the Nangarhar governor's office media wing said the special gathering was aimed at preventing violence against women.
Imrani said most of the 72 cases resulted from domestic violence and included beating, divorce, denial of inheritance right and harassment. She said 16 women were sent to safe home this solar year.
She said a number of cases of violence towards women had been resolved and others were under work. According to her, some cases belonging to other provinces were brought to Nangarhar.
Governor Mangal tasked the committee on preventing violence against women with finding job opportunities for young girls at offices besides resolving issues women faced.
The governor also ordered the social affairs director to establish kindergarten at safe homes and asked the public health director to appoint female health professionals at safe homes.
He ordered the police headquarters to detain perpetrators of the violence against women. The governor assigned officials to some other tasks as well.
Public health director Dr. Najeebullah Kamawal said they had recorded 27 cases of violence against the gender during the current year and needed measures had been taken to resolve the cases. He said the 27 cases were part of the 72 cases mentioned by the women's affairs director.
At the gathering, some cases of violence on women were discussed and decisions were taken accordingly.
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Dear Dan Bull: A Case Study In Musical Innovation
from the dan-bull-will deptTwo quick announcements. First, this is the latest in our "case study" series, of content creators doing interesting things online, and seeing what we can learn from them. The case studies now have their own tab if you want to check out previous case studies. Second, this profile is about Dan Bull, but stay tuned, because tomorrow, he'll be coming out with a new song, commenting on ACTA and the Gallo Report. We'll post it here, but trust me, you don't want to miss it.
You may recall, about a year ago, there was a bit of a kerfuffle involving singer Lily Allen -- who had built her (major label) career, in part off of releasing a bunch of clearly infringing mixtapes of other artists, mixed with some of her own music on her MySpace page and her official website (controlled by EMI). And yet... she suddenly posted a rant against file sharing, talking about how it was destroying the industry. She even started a blog about how evil copying was, but amusingly plagiarized an entire Techdirt post. We were fine with it (our material is free to use however you'd like), but thought it was an interesting teaching moment about the value of copying, and how even those who claim they're against it implicitly seem to recognize that copying is "natural." While Lily apologized to me, as we noted there was no need to apologize -- the content was free for using. We were hoping that she would understand how her actions went against her own words. Instead, she blamed everyone else, claimed she was "attacked" and shut down her blog.
However, soon after all of this, a musician in the UK, named Dan Bull, wrote and recorded a musical "open letter" to Ms. Allen, for which he created a video, and posted the whole thing to YouTube, generating a ton of attention. If you haven't seen it (or even if you have...), check it out:
The first thing, of course, is that his music career was completely transformed by the original Dear Lily video. Even though he'd already released an album, this one song, changed things. As Dan told me:
I've been putting my songs on YouTube for years without anyone really noticing, so I didn't expect anything different with Dear Lily. I uploaded the video, e-mailed the link to the P2P blog TorrentFreak, and went to bed. The next morning I woke up to find my inbox was broken due to responses arriving every couple of seconds. The video seemed to have struck the right chord at the right time, and I was summarising what was on everybody's mind. Except Lily Allen's.He pointed out that the video got 80,000 views that first night, and the MP3 (made freely available, of course) was downloaded over 20,000 times. And, despite all the claims that folks who support file sharing or think that copyright has problems are just a bunch of freeloaders who want stuff for free, this song made Dan money:
I made more money from music that week than I had in my entire musical career previously. I'd say it was split 50/50 between sales of my album, and donations from people who just wanted to show their appreciation. It goes to show that filesharers aren't cheapskates; they're happy to hand over a bit of cash if they know who it's going to.He also pointed out that, if all of the interest in his songs had been monitored by the folks who create the charts, the song actually would have ended up on the UK singles charts.
But, of course, was this just a flash in the pan, one-hit-wonder sort of thing? Not according to Dan. He notes that he had a decent group of supporters before:
But this was when I first started to feel like I had a real fanbase, and that there are lots of other people out there who feel the way I do. Plenty of the people who saw the video have stuck around to check out my new stuff too. It's also made it easier to get my other songs noticed, and I've been on television and radio a few times as a result.And, in talking about attention from elsewhere, it's not just limited to music about copyright. He's becoming a go-to guy for music about all sorts of political issues, including a successful (and brilliant) UK Election Debate Rap Battle. The tech/copyright songs are still the songs that get the most people excited, but all of his new works are getting more and more attention. As Dan notes, the way you build a career is to continue to keep building, rather than relying on old works and copyright complaints:
I enjoyed the wave of publicity I had from the novelty of the Dear Lily video, but instead of trying to milk it I decided to carry on and write more songs. Each one I do gets a little more attention and it's very satisfying when new fans get in touch with me. It's good to discuss the issues with people who disagree as well - it makes me think hard about whether my beliefs are right.Oh, and finally, I did wonder if he ever heard from either Lily Allen or Peter Mandelson in response to his open letters. No such luck, apparently, but he's heard from a reliable source that Allen has at least seen the video, and he got to perform Dear Mandy right outside the houses of Parliament in front of a bunch of TV cameras, so he's hoping that maybe, just maybe, Mandelson got to hear it "drifting through his window..."
Once again, this is another case of an artist really finding a way to connect with fans in a fun way, encouraging the free sharing of his music, but recognizing that fans are more than willing to pay, if given a reason to buy. And, of course, I do wonder how folks who insist that no "real" musician would ever speak out against copyright respond to folks like Dan Bull.
Anyway, thanks to Dan for taking the time to answer my questions, and stay tuned for his latest song and video...
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Police informants say inmate confessed to murder
Victim's Name: Steven Meredith Kirk
Where body found: In camper at Fort Collins Ramada Inn
Investigative agency: Fort Collins Police Department
Date body found: June 25, 1977
Cause of Death: Beaten with board
Suspect: None identified
As a wrecker truck carried a Dodge pickup truck with a camper attached to a parking lot behind the Larimer County jail in Fort Collins, several inmates watched with trepidation.
Rod F. told an informant in a cell next to him that he had beaten a man inside that home-made camper with a Viking painted on the back door and that he was worried he was going to get arrested for murder.
Rod F. was so afraid he was sawing through the bar of his jail cell that night.
That was in Oct. 6, 1977.
Even though the informant told police what he knew and another inmate corroborated his story, the suspect and other accomplices have never been arrested for the death in June of 1977 of Steven Meredith Kirk.
Key evidence in the case including the murder weapon and a pair of underwear that one of the killers left inside the camper were thrown away more than a quarter century ago.
Kirk's sister, Lynell Nelson, said she believes the case can still be solved and hopes it will before she dies. She has been in cancer treatment this summer while calling Colorado authorities to see if she can jump-start an investigation.
"As long as I'm alive, I can't let it sit," she said.
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Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost play is set in Navarre in the Pyrenees, around what is the modern Pamplona, famous for bullfighting. Read more aboue Love's Labour's Lost settings.
Date written: 1595
Genre classification: Love's Labours Lost is a Comedy play.
Main characters in Love's Labours Lost:
Ferdinand: King of Navarre, who woos the princess of France.
Princess of France: Beautiful woman who captures the heart of the King of Navarre Berowne: Lord at Ferdinand's court. He is in love with Rosaline.
Rosaline: Lady attending the Princess of France.
Longaville: Lord at Ferdinand's court. He is in love with Maria.
Maria: Lady attending the Princess of France.
Dumain: Lord at Ferdinand's court. He is in love with Katherine.
Katherine: Lady attending the Princess of France.
Don Adriano de Armado: Garrulous knight who loves Jaquenetta passionately.
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Love's Labours Lost themes: Those who claim to love someone can't be trusted until they have proved themselves over time. Other themes are the contrast between one's desires and the effort required to bring them about, and that there is only one kind of love – that of a man for a woman, Love of learning comes a poor second.
The play is also a satire on the ineffectiveness of the attempted invasion of England by the Spanish when the Spanish armada was defeated by a smaller English fleet, reflecting on the bumbling, pathetic action of the Spanish King, Philip II.
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California college student teaches school $50,000 lesson on Constitution
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A California college student who was blocked last year from handing out copies of the Constitution gave his school a lesson in civics and the law, winning a $50,000 settlement and an agreement to revise its speech codes.
Robert Van Tuinen, 26, settled with Modesto Junior College just five months after his run-in with school officials on Sept. 17 – National Constitution Day. Van Tuinen said he's more excited about getting the school to revise its speech codes, which previously confined the First Amendment to a small area students had to sign up to use.
"They were maintaining an unconstitutional speech code, and now any of my fellow students can go out and exercise their right to free speech," Van Tuinen, an Army veteran who grew up in Modesto and now studies photography, told FoxNews.com.
Back in September, FoxNews.com aired the video Van Tuinen took of his confrontation with school officials.
In the video, Van Tuinen is confronted by an unidentified campus police officer within minutes of passing out the pamphlets. When he protests, he is told "there are rules."
"But do you know what this is?" he asks. "What are the rules? Why are the rules tied to my free speech?"
Van Tuinen explains that he wants to start an organization called Young Americans for Liberty.
"That's fine, but if you're going to start an organization like that you have to go through the rigamarole," the police officer tells him.
"It was a tense situation," Van Tuinen told FoxNews.com. "To be told I can't do something as basic as handing out the Constitution was frustrating."
Eventually, the police officer escorts Van Tuinen into an administrative office, where an unidentified woman shows him a binder with rules she says govern free speech on campus. She explains that there is a designated place "in front of the student center, in that little cement area," where free expression is allowed, but then notes that two people are already using it.
The episode caught the attention of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, which, together with a Washington law firm, took his case to federal court in the Eastern District of California. But by then, school officials had already started backpedaling.
"In the case of the YouTube video, it does not appear that the student was disrupting the orderly operations of the college and therefore we are looking into the incident," Modesto Junior College Marketing and Public Relations officer Linda Hoile told FoxNews.com at the time.
On Monday, the school settled the case by agreeing to revise its policies to allow free speech in open areas across campus and pay Van Tuinen $50,000. Although much of it will go to legal fees, Van Tuinen said he'll happily use what's left to to pay off other bills.
"FIRE is very pleased that Robert Van Tuinen and Modesto Junior College have reached this settlement — and that Modesto Junior College students will now be able to exercise their First Amendment rights across campus," said FIRE President Greg Lukianoff.


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Mom, Dear Old Dad, and I will soon plant this year's vegetable garden.
I like to help in this endeavor even though I no longer live on the old homestead and can't tend to the garden daily. I still visit to sow the seeds, pull some weeds, and best of all, to enjoy a freshly plucked, vine-ripened juicy tomato.
"A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust," said British garden designer Gertrude Jekyll.
Oftentimes our good ideas and best-laid plans cannot come to immediate fruition because circumstances out of our control delay gratification. Perhaps the economy, member preparedness, organizational change, current events, technological limitations, or other issues create these delays.
But we still need to plant our gardens to sow the seeds of success. Consider your environment as you do so—know if your garden needs sun or shade. Will your ideas grow where you plant them? Who will help tend your plot? Will you be able to harvest the bounty should it mature unexpectedly?
Think about how your garden can grow as research reveals this week that patience is a virtue for many financially challenged consumers.
Family finances improve slowly
In "Mortgage Distress and Financial Liquidity: How U.S. Families are Handling Savings, Mortgages and Other Debts," the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research claims "Families are making their way through the economic conditions of 2008-2012 and there appear to be some financial improvements."
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Further, "Looking forward to 2013, we see that there is some modest reduction in the percent of families expecting to experience payment problems." This news, although positive, implies that turnarounds will be slow.
See how women are faring as outlined by "Women's Well-Being: Ranking America's Top 25 Metro Areas."
This study reveals that geography affects quality of life and choices made: "On the whole, women living in major metro urban areas are doing better that the typical American woman. However, not all urban and suburban women have the same choices and opportunities; the study shows how basic indicators in health, education, and income intersect with other important factors."
Young adults and their parents, too, must be patient with personal finances. "The majority of young adults receive some form of financial assistance from parents and relatives… Help paying bills is the most common form of support, with 42.2% of all respondents receiving transfers of this type," according to a National Poverty Center Working Paper Series report, "Familial Financial Assistance to Young Adults."
Employees of state and local governments also experience challenges. "Women and African Americans Hit Hardest By Job Losses in State and Local Governments," according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
Why? "The disproportionate share of women and African Americans working in state and local government has translated into higher rates of job loss for both groups in these sectors."
Does this consumer news try your patience? "CEOs Made 231 Times More Than Workers Did in 2011," also by EPI. "CEO compensation has grown exponentially in recent decades, while worker compensation has been relatively stagnant. From 1978 to 2011, CEO compensation increased more than 725%, compared to an increase in compensation for workers of only 5.7%."
Those at retirement age determine their levels of patience as they decide when to claim Social Security benefits. See "Social Security Claiming: Trends and Business Cycle Effects" by the Urban Institute.
This study provides an in-depth examination of data about when consumers decide to claim Social Security. One finding: "Early claiming has become less common for men and women of all education groups, not just for well-educated adults. Nonetheless, early claiming remains commonplace. Nearly half of eligible adults born between 1940 and 1944 claimed Social Security benefits at age 62."
How do these revelations reflect the monetary needs of your membership? What circumstances create delay of financial gratification for various demographics? Can your credit union help?
Investing in members
Small businesses are an important part of our economy, and "self-employment could be a viable livelihood for workers with relatively poor job prospects," says the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in "Microenterprise and the Small-Dollar Loan Market."
Can you offer microloans to such individuals? Many such businesses would employ less than five people and require less than $35,000 in start-up funds. Further, they are "viewed as lacking access to traditional commercial bank financing."
Do you know how your members make investment decisions? "Value Investing: Investing for Grown Ups" proposes that "value investors" are motivated by at least three philosophies:
When meeting members' needs, remember the words of British actor Ralph Fiennes, "Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender. They have to be persistent."
Reap what you sow. How does your garden grow?
LORA BRAY is a research librarian in CUNA's business-to-business publishing department.


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Join our researchers in one of the cities where they're working, Brighton, to find out how we can live in better balance with the mammals who share our urban space. You'll specifically focus on the whereabouts and well-being of three common English city-dwellers: hedgehogs, foxes, and badgers. With a better understanding of why urban animal populations thrive or decline, the scientists can help conserve declining species (the hedgehog) and figure out how to mitigate conflicts with others (the fox and the badger).
This is your chance to become acquainted with creatures who may have been mere strangers until now. You'll set up and check camera traps to see what animals appear when no one is looking, and explore green spaces for signs of fox and badger dens. You'll also check for hedgehogs in gardens by monitoring tracking tunnels, which capture footprints as animals walk through them. And you'll get to know some of the human inhabitants of these cities as well—you'll ask residents about sightings and their perceptions of the study species.
Researchers think that hedgehogs are most common in English cities, followed by foxes, then badgers. Help find out if that's true.
This innovative look at England's urban mammals will help make cities safer for animals and more enjoyable for people.
Most people now live in cities—and plenty of animals do, too. These researchers will examine how this arrangement works for some species by asking questions that include: How dense are populations of foxes, hedgehogs, and badgers, and are their populations declining, rising, or holding steady? How do these creatures behave in different areas? And how do people influence population trends and behaviors of these animals by owning pets, having gardens, feeding wildlife or actively deterring them?
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By tracking the signs of fox, badger, and hedgehog activity, you'll help develop an accurate idea how their populations are doing in England's urban centers. You'll also help the researchers understand what determines how they fare. These findings can help municipal governments better manage their mammals and make urban green spaces—including our own backyards—more enjoyable and safe for people and animals alike.
Brighton, a lively seaside town on England's south coast, boasts a historic pier and many museums, art galleries, and independent shops. It is also near South Downs National Park, an expanse of green space that also includes several small communities. Visitors walk, cycle, and take in the dramatic valley at Devil's Dyke and the spectacular views from the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs.
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You'll generally have morning and afternoon work sessions, with a break for lunch between different activities. In the late afternoon, you'll head back to the accommodations, where you'll debrief on the day's work and enter some of the data collected. Then the group will share dinner and conversations with the scientists about the research, or simply have time to relax before the next day begins.
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If you know only two things about Helen Estes, they'll tell you a lot.
When we asked if she has any favorite rock stars, Estes, who will retire next year, immediately replied, "I'm a rocker at heart. My 36-year-old son was in a KISS tribute band and has played since he was 15. I've been a band mom since then, and knew all of the local groups. In fact, my email address is 'rokmom.' "
Her daughter also looks up to her mother, finding inspiration and guidance in her own credit union career.
Another thing about Estes, loan officer at Old Dominion University Credit Union in Norfolk, Va., is that she detests credit scores. "I don't believe in them. They don't tell the story you need to hear. If you're going to lend money to somebody questionable, why charge an outrageous rate just to foreclose on them a year earlier?"
Her lending decisions run the gamut, from $100 consumer loans to $1 million mortgages. She recently helped an overseas professor who had a $450,000 down payment on a $1 million mortgage but couldn't get a secondary market-approved loan because he didn't have a credit score.
"I gave him the loan," she says, adding that everyone involved agreed the member was a good credit risk.
As a one-woman loan department, Helen is in a unique position to bend the rules to everybody's benefit. "Old Dominion accepts that I've occasionally made a wrong call, but they support my approach."
Her openness to borrowers' stories doesn't mean she never says no. "The first time I had to say no I was scared. It was difficult. I had to explain our policy and why this loan wouldn't work. Many times when I say no it's from a gut feeling."
She can be strict. "Sometimes I'll spend hours with a member, methodically contacting and paying off creditors. When we're finished, I say, 'This is the only time I'll do this for you. If you go back to these lenders again, where will you get the money to pay them off?' "
Helen meets with almost all applicants face to face. "They have to sit down and talk to me. I know the people I lend to and I know their stories."
If her answer is "no," she'll work with the member and explain the steps needed to make improvements before the credit union can offer services. "Sometimes they cry, and sometimes I cry right with them."


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It's finally that time of year when we take a step back and reflect on all that has transpired over the past 365 or so days.
For me, it has been a roller-coaster year of both highs and lows, culminating with Christmas this weekend and New Years the following. I for one am looking forward to the holidays and I know my kids are as well. They are going to be spoiled for sure this year!
You may have been aware of my notable absence this year. I know that I mentioned that things were going on in my personal life which kept me away from blogging for days and weeks at a time. Personally, I've gone through a lot this year. Most of which I have not expressed outwardly until today. I'm not going to go into too much detail, but I think it's time for some closure.
Until this summer, my wife and I were expecting our 3rd child between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. We had been trying for more than two years and we were very excited. Unfortunately, on a trip to the doctor entering the 2nd trimester, the baby's heartbeat became faint and we were told that the baby was not going to survive. Sadly, ten days later, my wife lost the baby. I was on a business trip at the time, and learned of this news when I returned home. Needless to say, we were devastated.
This, combined with the loss of a number of close relatives and other circumstances, sent me into what can only be described as a deep depression. Only recently have I found myself starting to move on to happier times. As part of our annual tradition of purchasing holiday ornaments, we bought one for our little "walnut" so that he'll always be with us at the holidays.
I've tried to maintain "The Korner" as often as I can, but just haven't had the desire that I used to. This will hopefully change as we move into 2012. There's so much great news to share (as well as the crazy and quirky stories) and as you know, I love to post and love reading all of your comments.
For now, I'm preparing for some time with the family over the holidays to "live again" and make sure that I'm spoiling everyone as much as I should! They deserve it and I love to do it!
Treasure all the time you have with those you love. You don't know how much time you have so make the best of every minute!
Happy Holidays everyone!


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It's no surprise that Steve McKenzie has a bit of an obsession with art. As CEO and chief designer for the custom framing company Larson-Juhl, he's in the business. A business he loves. "I have a deep passion for art," Steve explains. "I'm an artist, and I've been a collector my whole life. Art, flea market finds, pottery--each piece is personal to us and has a story behind it."
The well-edited, impeccably curated home outside Atlanta that he shares with wife Jill and children Carter, 18, and Mimi, 14 (plus English springer spaniels Biscotti and Duke) is a stylish testament to this couple's ardor for collecting.
When it came time to refresh the interiors, however, the couple decided to let someone else do the heavy lifting. Their first call was to Atlanta-based designer and Top Design alum Kerry Howard. "Kerry was the curator this time around," says Steve. "We needed a fresh pair of eyes, and he really pulled it all together for us. He took the time to find out how we lived and designed for that."
"The house has great traditional bones, and the art collection is amazing," notes Howard. "It was such a great canvas, but it just needed a bit of a refresh." Starting with a fresh coat of paint--a no-nonsense yet warm gray hue runs throughout the first floor--Howard created a neutral base for the kaleidoscopic art collection while sidestepping the stark gallery experience. Exhibit A: the inviting living room with its goldenrod trifecta--a Jonathan Adler rug and paintings by T.L. Lange and Deanna Sirlin--which simultaneously draws the eye and soothes the soul.
Carefully walking the tightrope between midcentury modern and classically traditional, Steve and Howard filled the space with an enterprising combination of pieces. An Eames chair and wooden stool accompany an Egg chair by Arne Jacobsen, while just beyond the sofa, a custom-made Mexican table holds its own.
"I'm in love with midcentury modern, but it can become sterile if you don't mix it with softer lines and more traditional furnishings," notes Steve. "Too much of any one look gets boring."
While starkly different in terms of furnishings, the dining room flows flawlessly with the more modern tendencies of the living room. Architectural details--the traditional ingredients that bring a cohesiveness to the rooms--remain uniform. There's also a consistency in the art: bold, contemporary, and colorful. Though furnishings range from Gothic to midcentury, there's a subtle agreement--an eclectic mix of pieces collected from different centuries and countries, yet somehow unified in their diversity.
Steve explains it plainly, "If you went from a modernist room to a room filled with Louis XV pieces, it would be jarring. We combine both styles within one space. That mix is comforting."
With its quiet palette and overscale farmhouse table, the dining room is meant for lingering dinners with friends and family. Shoes off, appetites sated, sharing stories of travels and the day's events.
Wrapped cocoon-like with custom-built bookshelves full of well-worn tomes and a cherished collection of pottery, the library is admittedly Steve's favorite space. "I'm obsessed with art books," he notes. "The library was designed specifically to house my books and our collection of Jonathan Adler pottery."
Family time is generally spent in the cozy, light-filled keeping room just off the kitchen. Opening onto a stone patio and furnished with pieces as hard-wearing as they are sculptural, the neutral palette--interrupted briefly with the staccato burst of an orange-and-yellow rug--beckons family and friends.
Ideal for entertaining or family dining, the adjoining kitchen was left mostly untouched in the "refresh." One change? Here, as in the rest of the house, lighting plays a key role--never an afterthought but an integral part of the scheme--so beams were installed to accommodate more task lighting.
"Lighting is the finishing touch in a room," notes Howard. "As a man, I can buy a new tie and completely update a suit. Lighting is the same thing for the home. It's the jewelry that finishes the room and shouldn't be overlooked. Of course, it has to be functional as well."
Upstairs, the master bedroom proved challenging for Jill and Steve. While they knew they wanted the personal space to flow with the rest of the house, they also craved a serene retreat.
"We took the gray palette from downstairs and cooled it down a bit," explains Howard. "It's really quite amazing what a simple coat of paint can do to improve a room."
Of course, there's also the obligatory sculptural light fixture and art to complete the well-edited mix.
"We don't worry about things going together," notes Steve. "If you collect pieces you love, there's a common story that allows you to mix those pieces together. They express your passions and desires."
Photography: Sarah Dorio
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Interior design: Kerry Howard, KMH Interiors, 415 Armour Dr., Suite 8106, Atlanta, GA 30324; 404/234-5902, kmhinteriors.net.
Landscape architect: Bruce Wells, Hastings Nature & Garden Center, 3920 Peachtree Rd. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30319; 404/869-7447, hastingsgardencenter.com.
Desk (Colonial antique from Indonesia); club chairs (antique, French, reupholstered in black leather); vase on desk (vintage hobnail vase in milk-glass white): owner's collection.
Desk chair (by Richard Sapper, in #PR32 textile): Knoll, 800/343-5665, knoll.com.
Rug: antique.
Wall paint ("Barren Plain" #2111-60, eggshell); trim paint ("Barren Plain" #2111-60, semigloss): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
Pottery: Jonathan Adler, 800/963-0891, jonathanadler.com.
Painting: by T.L. Lange, tllange.com.
Frame (#663175, Cranbrook Collection): Larson-Juhl, 800/438-5031, larsonjuhl.com.
A custom-made table that was once used for dining was repurposed as a sofa table in the living room. Lamps are from Arteriors Home.
Wall paint ("Barren Plain" #2111-60, eggshell); trim paint ("Barren Plain" #2111-60, semigloss): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
Sofa: Crate & Barrel, 800/967-6696, crateandbarrel.com.
Console behind sofa: custom.
Coffee table behind console: owner's collection.
Table lamps ("Detrick Multi Wash Porcelain Lamp" #17227-951): Arteriors Home, 877/488-8866, arteriorshome.com.
Carved granite sculpture (by Dennis Sohocki) on coffee table): Evergreen Fine Art, 800/452-9453, evergreenfineart.com.
Rug behind sofa ("Jonathan Adler Cross Rug"): Jonathan Adler, 800/963-0891, jonathanadler.com.
Gold gilded hand grenade sculpture: by Marty Horowitz, martincaryhorowitz.com.
Black chair ("Egg Chair" by Arne Jacobsen): owner's collection.
Side table next to "Egg" chair ("Eames Walnut Stool"): Herman Miller for the Home, 888/798-0202, hermanmiller.com.
Large painting on right (SheBang, by Deanna Sirlin): Deanna Sirlin, deannasirlin.com.
Painting on mantel (Lounge Savior, by T.L. Lange): T.L. Lange, tllange.com.
Frame (#628185, L7 Collection): Larson-Juhl, 800/438-5031, larsonjuhl.com.
In the dining room, a Gothic altar table from the south of France mingles happily with modern art and a traditional farmhouse table designed by Steve McKenzie.
Steve opted for two chandeliers by Anthologie Quartett to illuminate the farmhouse table while providing breathing space for an altar table and artwork in the dining room niche. "I love that the fixtures tip their hats to old-world chandeliers but have modernist edge," says Steve.
Chandelier ("Cellula Chandelier" #16276): Design Within Reach, 800/944-2233, dwr.com.
Pine table and chairs (designed by Steve McKenzie): custom.
Console (antique altar); table lamps (antique altar candelabras converted into lamps); rug (antique): owner's collection.
Wall paint ("Barren Plain" #2111-60, eggshell); trim paint ("Barren Plain" #2111-60, semigloss): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
Drapery ("Designs of the Time"/Chapala #YP7004): Grizzel & Mann, 404/261-5932, grizzelandmann.com. Paintings: by T.L. Lange, tllange.com.
Frames on outside paintings (#878745, Prado Collection): Larson-Juhl, 800/438-5031, larsonjuhl.com.
Frame on center painting (antique, Spanish): owner's collection.
Steve designed the daybed in the front hall and had it upholstered with a kilim rug. "We call it the barge," he laughs. "It's big enough for two people to nap together."
Daybed: custom.
Daybed fabric (custom, made from a kilim rug): owner's collection.
Pillow: Jonathan Adler, 800/963-0891, jonathanadler.com.
Wall paint ("Barren Plain" #2111-60, eggshell); trim paint ("Barren Plain" #2111-60, semigloss): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
Top and middle art on left: by Deanna Sirlin, deannasirlin.com.
Top frame (#393401, Metro Collection); middle frames (#371912, Chateau Collection): Larson-Juhl, 800/438-5031, larsonjuhl.com.
Bottom painting on left: by Daniel Motz, 404/944-5598, danielmotzphotography.com.
Large painting on right: by T.L. Lange, tllange.com.
Frame (Umbria Collection): Larson-Juhl, 800/438-5031, larsonjuhl.com.
Three paintings on top right: by Steve McKenzie, stevemckenzieart.com.
Frames (#511610, Luxor Collection): Larson-Juhl, 800/438-5031, larsonjuhl.com.
Designer Kerry Howard selected wing chairs from Stanton Home Furnishings to add height--and a "cityscape" feel--to the keeping room. The rug is from Jonathan Adler.
Drapery ("Mean Fret"/Taupe): through Peachtree Fabrics, 888/633-2658, peachtreefabrics.com.
Chairs ("Copley Chair, Grade 10"): Stanton Home Furnishings, 404/351-3890, stantonhomefurnishings.com.
Pillow on chair; coffee table (antique): owner's collection.
Ceiling-and-wall paint ("Stone Harbor" #2111-50, eggshell); beam paint ("Taos Taupe" #2111-40, semigloss); trim-and-door paint ("Barren Plain" #2111-60, semigloss); cabinet paint ("Taos Taupe" #2111-40, acrylic high-glaze finish): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
Sectional sofa ("Metro Sectional"/Cognac finish); fabric ("Tula"/Granite): Room & Board, 800/301-9720, roomandboard.com.
Art on mantel (by Steve McKenzie): Steve McKenzie, stevemckenzieart.com.
Frame (#623677, Cranbrook Collection): Larson-Juhl, 800/438-5031, larsonjuhl.com.
Copper sculpture on coffee table: by Jon Strieby, jonstrieby.com.
Rug ("Mother Child"); pottery in cabinet (Platinum Collection): Jonathan Adler, 800/963-0891, jonathanadler.com.
Sculpture by fireplace: Stanton Home Furnishings, 404/351-3890, stantonhomefurnishings.com.
Two of Steve's paintings hang above a figurative piece by Moshe Rosenthalis in the keeping room. All are custom-framed in Larson-Juhl frames. Curtains are from Peachtree Fabrics.
Player piano roll stand (vintage, with hand-painted canvas sides, flea market find): owner's collection.
Two paintings on top: by Steve McKenzie, stevemckenzieart.com.
Frame, left (#301610, Luxor Collection); frame, right (#201610, Luxor Collection): Larson-Juhl, 800/438-5031, larsonjuhl.com.
Bottom art (figurative painting by Moshe Rosenthalis): owner's collection.
Frame (#708145, Prado Collection): Larson-Juhl, 800/438-5031, larsonjuhl.com.
Yellow boxes: West Elm, 866/428-6468, westelm.com.
Drapery ("Mean Fret"/Taupe): through Peachtree Fabrics, 888/633-2658, peachtreefabrics.com.
Wall paint ("Stone Harbor" #2111-50, eggshell): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
A flea market club chair creates a cozy reading nook with a view of the kitchen below. The rug is from Alhambra de Taos in New Mexico.
Club chair (flea market find); coffee table (African flea market find): owner's collection. Throw pillow: Stanton Home Furnishings, 404/351-3890, stantonhomefurnishings.com.
Painting: by Steve McKenzie, stevemckenzieart.com.
Frame on McKenzie painting (#869079, Prague Collection): Larson-Juhl, 800/438-5031, larsonjuhl.com. Striped area rug: Alhambra de Taos, 575/758-4161, alhambra505.com.
Wall paint ("Stone Harbor" #2111-50); trim paint ("Barren Plain" #2111-60): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjamin.com.
Frame work: JR McDowell Homes, 404/557-9110, jrmcdowellhomes.com.
Steve's studio opens to the back terrace. Many of his own pieces--primarily in mixed media--are shown on walls with other artwork.
Steve and Howard used sculptural light fixtures throughout the house. The silver-leaf pendant light in the master bedroom is from World's Away.
Wall paint ("Rainwashed" #SW6211, eggshell); ceiling paint ("Halcyon Green" #SW6213, eggshell); trim paint ("Nacre" #SW6154, semigloss): Sherwin-Williams, 800/474-3794, sherwinwilliams.com.
Armoire (antique, Irish): owner's collection.
Headboard (consignment): Savvy Snoot, savvysnoot.com.
Bedding ("Disks Vanilla Collection," by Hotel Collection): Macy's, macys.com.
Throw pillows: Crate & Barrel, 800/967-6696, crateandbarrel.com.
Euro shams; throw blankets: West Elm, 888/922-4119, westelm.com.
Light fixture ("Leona Pendant"/Silver Leaf #Leona S): World's Away, worlds-away.com.
Table lamps (discontinued): Arteriors Home, 877/488-8866, arteriorshome.com.
Drapery ("Grotto UBK"/Breeze): Michael Jon Designs, 800/618-4586, michaeljondesigns.com. Available through Peachtree Fabrics, 888/633-2658, peachtreefabrics.com.
Sculpture; rug: owner's collection.
Biscotti, one of the family's English springer spaniels, enjoys a little pool-side time near a wisteria-covered pergola. Teak furniture is from Smith & Hawken. A bronze sculpture by Leon Bronstein overlooks the pool.
Table and chairs (by Smith & Hawken, discontinued, for similar, see "Avignon" or "Devon" Collection by Smith & Hawken): Target, target.com.
Red wire bowl ("Coop Bowl"); stainless steel balls: CB2, cb2.com.
The lush back gardens designed by Atlanta-based landscape architect Bruce Wells include a waterfall cascading into a koi pond.
Homeowner and Larson-Juhl CEO Steve McKenzie.


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- Lessons from a Decade of Transition in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
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(The author is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his own. This is part of a five-story package on employee benefits and open enrollment season.)
By Chris Taylor
NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - If you're an employee who's looking to save money or make more of it, here's a little advice: Step away from the cigarettes and chocolate éclairs. They might cost you - and not just in your lungs or on your hips.
That's because more companies than ever are attaching financial rewards and penalties to their employees' health. Do a wellness screening, get $50. Stop smoking, enjoy lower insurance premiums. Hit a weight or cholesterol target, get a contribution to your health savings account.
If you don't do any of those things, you get bubkes - or you might even be penalized. Workers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc pay a surcharge of $10 per pay period if they smoke, for example.
"Companies are struggling to get people more engaged in their health, and financial incentives are an increasingly important piece of that puzzle," says Tom Billet, senior consultant for human resource consulting firm Towers Watson.
Indeed, some 61 percent of employers offered wellness-related financial rewards in 2012, up from 54 percent in 2011, according to Towers Watson. And 20 percent are now assessing penalties, up from 19 percent in 2011. (See Reuters graphic, ).
These wellness incentives have been expanding in scope rapidly. Consulting firm Aon Hewitt found that among employers offering health-based rewards, a full quarter are now attaching them to biometric outcomes like healthy blood pressure or lower body mass index. Last year, just 4 percent did so.
"I never would have expected that number to go to 25 percent so quickly," says Dr. Michael Cryer, Aon Hewitt's medical director. "But companies have been working on this for years already, getting people to know their numbers like blood pressure and weight and cholesterol. Now we're at the stage where they're encouraging employees to actively manage those numbers."
That raises troubling questions about such a nanny-like approach to employee health. Is it really your boss' business if you're gorging at buffets or running marathons? And doesn't it invoke shades of Big Brother, to be constantly monitored for things like blood pressure or glucose levels?
"It's a laudable goal to encourage employees to improve their health, but it's not clear this is the best way to go about it," says JoAnn Volk, a research professor at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute, who co-authored a recent white paper on wellness incentives.
There are also serious legal questions, too, about health-related rewards and penalties. While they're allowed under health laws like HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996), that doesn't mean companies couldn't face potential action in the courts.
"You can't penalize workers if they have a family history of a certain condition, or a particular genetic makeup," says Volk. "There are also privacy issues, depending on who's running the program and whether the information is being kept confidential. So there are a number of different legal hurdles that companies need to clear."
Such rewards and penalties are most common regarding smoking, with 35 percent of companies offering some kind of carrot or stick to get employees off tobacco, according to Towers Watson. Minneapolis-based food giant General Mills Inc
gives $10 a month to employees who are tobacco-free, and has done so for years, says spokeswoman Maerenn Jepsen.
Companies typically trust employees to report their tobacco use honestly, says Jepsen. But nicotine use is easily uncovered with a simple urine test.
Of course, it's no wonder that companies are eager to whip their staffers into better physical shape. Employers are expected to spend $11,664 per employee on healthcare for 2012, according to Towers Watson, up from $10,982 last year. That's expected to rise on average in 2013 by 7 percent, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey.
Companies are obviously desperate to get those figures under control. Wal-Mart spokesman Randy Hargrove notes that smokers on average consume 25 percent more healthcare services than non-smokers. While tobacco users do face a surcharge, "We also offer a free quit-tobacco program where our associates can take advantage of a personal coach who can create a plan for them," Hargrove says.
After all, odds are a fit, non-smoking employee with a cholesterol level of 160 is going to rack up fewer healthcare costs in years to come than someone who is overweight with a blood cholesterol count of 300 milligrams per deciliter and smokes a couple of packs a day.
"One of the outcomes is that you control costs, but then you also reduce absenteeism and get higher productivity," says Mark Schmit, vice president of research for the Alexandria, Virginia-based Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). "For every dollar you invest in wellness, you get a return of $3 to $6, so there's definitely a positive effect on the bottom line."
Leery employees shouldn't be concerned about such data being used against them, say experts. HIPAA expressly forbids that, notes SHRM's Schmit. Most companies use third-party benefits providers to run such wellness programs. That creates a firewall against any health information being shared internally.
Employees who worry that the information is being misused are not totally powerless. They can complain to the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (), or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (), says Georgetown's Volk.
And you certainly can turn down any health screening opportunities you're presented with. But you'll likely be missing out on a growing set of financial perks.
Currently companies are allowed to assess rewards or penalties that lead to a 20 percent differential in insurance premiums. And under the Affordable Care Act, scheduled for full implementation by 2014, that's slated to go up even more, to 30 percent.
That means we can expect even more health-related rewards and penalties in the workplace. It may take some of the deliciousness out of that pulled pork sandwich or croissant if you'll be paying even more for it later.
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When I was shopping yesterday I spotted them and decided to give them a try. They were $3.69 for a box of 6 brownies. I bought the Chocolate Fudge and the Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies so that I could let all of you know if they are any good.
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Catalyst partners Team Building Asia completed the program for TE Connectivity at their conference in Shanghai. Working together in 18 teams they formed production lines to assemble and paint a whole range of brightly coloured wooden toys. Following the event box loads of Racing Cars, Boats and Bi-planes were gratefully received by children's charities in the area.
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Jon Hamm & the NHL Awards
He presented the Vezina Trophy to Tim Thomas (Duana, this is pronounced vezz-na) at the NHL Awards last night in Vegas. Here's the video. Ummmm... look at how he saunters out on stage. Hot. Anyway, I've included here a selection of player photos from the event – and George Strombo because there are several of you who request him on a weekly basis – to satisfy some hockey porn which many of you have been asking for. Full Story
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The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos has taken a backseat, naturally, to the NHL playoffs over the last few weeks but now that we're heading towards the Conference Finals, the air space has opened and your boyfriend is back! Sigh. If I wasn't married I'd want George to be my boyfriend too. Full Story
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Covered the carpet on Saturday night for eTalk at the Walk of Fame. For all you Nickelback fans out there, the boys surprised everyone and showed up in Armani tuxes, significant others on their arms, very respectable and respectFUL. Was nice to see rock superstars getting excited about meeting legends from other industries. Full Story