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The highs and lows of adapting to the unexpected role of curate's wife.
Monday, 9 May 2011
Beside You
After I said I was going to buy it, I found out that the painting was entitled ' Beside You'. This just confirmed that this painting was meant for The Curate and I. I knew exactly where it was going to hang in our new house and I have loved watching how people respond to it. This photo doesn't do it justice because it is in oil and has glitter and metallic paints in it. It looks different depending on the light. Some people politely ask if I painted it (I wish I had!). It has such a feeling of pure joy and spontaneity. The paint is flicked and splattered, the colours and shapes are bold and confusing..... but it makes me smile. Children immediately identify with it and love it. Love it or hate it - my painting gets a reaction out of most people!
A while ago, we visited Yvonne Coomber in her studio, during Devon open studios where we were made so welcome and it is lovely knowing where our painting came from. She says this about her work:-
'I am fascinated by chaos and order existing simultaneously and the easy harmony that occurs in the natural world between these two forces. Also the relationship between fragility and strength. My canvas becomes a visual response to these elemental energies and polarities discovered within the environment and myself.
My work is a celebration of the joy and ultimate purity of the human spirit and embraces all that is magical: the unseen is as relevant as the seen in the finished piece.' Yvonne Coomber
'Beside You' will come to the next house, which is very different to the house we are in now, and there will be a place to hang it. Life is not so chaotic, I am more certain about the path The Curate has chosen to take and I want to be beside him. And I am certain we are not alone on our journey.
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- Jane and Lance Hattatt said...
We think that it is a very good way to buy Art, succumbing only when one is moved by the work in question. Otherwise, in our view, it is merely decorative and, whilst there is a place for such, if one is going to live with a piece, look at it often and enjoy it, then it is so much more satisfactory if it 'speaks' out.
We can see exactly what you mean about the painting being a combination of order and chaos and can imagine that it reflected perfectly your state of mind at the time when it was bought. We do hope that it will bring much joy into your new home.
- 9 May 2011 at 13:14
- Shirlwin said...
I love the painting!!! May it's title be a symbol of your future.
- 10 May 2011 at 00:53
- Perpetua said...
A lovely painting and a lovley post. May it hamg happily in your new home and be a fitting symbol of this new stage in your life.
- 11 May 2011 at 14:19
- Thecurateswife said...
Hello Harriet,
Either Blogger or my browser is restricting my commenting access so please forgive private message. Just to say:
Ouf, but I'm with you on the subject of dogs' mess. Every second Niçois owns at least one dog which does unspeakable unhealthy and unhygienic things all over the shop: is nightmare, and means you can only safely tread by looking down at the pavement all the time. Aaargh.
I love that painting, and it sounds like you made a very good choice there - even if you departed from custom by doing so alone. May it bring light and happiness to your new home (you're absolutely right: the blander the surroundings, the more they need enlivening with bright, very individual objects). The artist sounds very interesting, too.
Bon weekend,
Minnie http://minniebeaniste.wordpress.com/
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Labour analysis seen by BuzzFeed News claims that young workers are going to be disproportionately affected by cuts set to be introduced on 1 April.
Under-30s will be disproportionally affected by welfare cuts that will see them lose £865 a year from April, according to analysis by the Labour party.
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The research, seen by BuzzFeed News, finds that two-thirds of all universal credit claimants who are in work are aged between 16 and 29.
Although the chancellor was forced to make a U-turn on cuts to tax credits last year after a Tory rebellion, many young people who previously received tax credits were transitioned over to the universal credit system because many don't have any children and so their cases are easier to deal with.
This has resulted in there being a disproportionate number of under-30s on universal credit, according to Labour analysis of the Department for Work and Pensions' statistics. There are 63,312 universal credit claimants who are in work, 40,391 of whom are aged between 16 and 29.
The Labour research revealed that when cuts to universal credit take effect from April, a single working person who is on universal credit and doesn't have any children will receive around £865 less a year compared with what they would receive if they were on tax credits.
The scrapping of work allowances for those on universal credit is one of the legacies of former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith, who resigned from his role on Friday in protest at cuts to disabled people.
Now Stephen Crabb, who was announced as Duncan Smith's replacement on Saturday, will oversee changes to universal credit.
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From April, the work allowance, which is the amount you can earn before your benefits are reduced, will be abolished entirely for childless universal credit claimants.
In the longer term, these cuts will affect 2.6 million people, who will lose an average of £1,600 a year, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
This is because despite a U-turn by George Osborne on cuts to tax credits, these claimants will eventually transition on to the universal credit system anyway. The IFS estimates that 1.9 million people would also be better off under the new system.
Shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith told BuzzFeed News the cuts next month would « hammer young workers. »
He said: « From April, over 40,000 young workers will see a huge immediate fall in their incomes. This is yet another kick in the teeth for young people, on top of a jobs market that is already too often stacked against them and the fact that we are going through a Tory decade of record low pay. »
A spokesperson for the DWP had not responded to a request for comment by the time of publication.


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Confusion regarding liability for student safety and whether federal regulations prohibit information sharing have become a concern on campuses. Do current policies mitigate liability yet still serve the best interest of students? Based on interviews of nearly 30 administrators at three campuses in 2008 and 2011, this case study examines the legal considerations used when responding to such concerns, particularly alcohol and mental health. Organizational capacity and culture structure are discussed; recommendations for practice are provided.
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February is a crazy month.
First we have the romantic Valentine's Day then plunge head first into tax season as soon as the romance and chocolate wear off.
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The first step is to breathe. Four to five times if the situation is excessively emotional. Your first instinct may be to fight back and defend that polished ego. Don't! That fight or flight thinking won't help.
Then my next step is to determine what the issue is. Focus on the problem not who did it. For me it's usually the client who has goofed in some capacity and is upset that something isn't right. Find a solution rather than focus on which employee or whose responsibility it is! It's a better use of both of your time.
If necessary I resort back to the scope of services contract signed prior to commencing bookkeeping services to ensure both parties understand their respective responsibilities. With this type of exercise it is a great time to review and see if something needs to change or if additional services are required.
The final step is to care. In my experience clients are working at 110% capacity so their compassionate meter gets a little rusty. In February every employee is looking for their T4 slip ASAP. It's the worst time of year for retail sales, restaurant industry and home building etc. So cash is often short. Then there is the worry of if they have contributed enough to RRSP's. Finally there is the weather. February is one of the coldest months of the year in Canada. We lack Vitamin D because its too darn cold to go outside. Unless you got your minivan stuck in the driveway like I did yesterday and ended up shovelling snow.
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Xinyang City, called Yiyang, Shenzhou, Guangzhou or Shencheng in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city of Henan Province, and is known as capital of tea. Located in the southernmost part of Henan Province, connecting Anhui in the east and Hubei in the west and south, it is a thoroughfare of the three provinces and also a strategic area among the Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Yellow River and Han River and Huhei-Henan-Anhui regional central city. The whole city covers an area of 18,900 square kilometers, and has a total population of 8.5896 million. It governs 8 counties and 2 districts, 6 management districts and development areas. Xinyang is an excellent tourist city in China, the happiest city in China, "China Top 10 Livable City" (selected for three times running), a national ecological demonstration city and a national garden city.
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Xinyang is located at 31°46′ — 31°52′ N and 114°01′ — 114°06′ E. In terms of terrain, it is higher in the south than in the north and the hills alternate with plains. The western part and southern part are southern Henan Mountain area consisting of Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain and it covers an area of nearly 7000 square kilometers, accounting for 37.1% of the total area of the whole city. The two mountains are linked end-to-end, forming a whole, and stretch on the border of Henan and Hubei; and they are the watershed of the Yangtze River Basin and Huaihe River Basin.
Xinyang enjoys convenient transportation. Jingguang Railway, Jingjiu Railway, Jingxi Railway, Jinggangao Expressway, Hushan Expressway, Daguang Expressway, No. 106 National Highway, No. 107 National Highway, No. 312 National Highway and Jingguang High-speed Railway form several gold crosses; and the shipping on Huaihe River makes Xinyang have the largest inland estuary in Henan. Besides, the Mingguang Airport under construction and Huangchuan Logistics Airport in the planning, as well as the developed three-dimensional transportation, make it become a real national comprehensive transportation and modern logistics hub.
In Xinyang, four railways – Jingguang Railway, Jingjiu Railway, Ningxi Railway and Jingguang High-speed Railway pass around. In addition, there are also three railways in the planning – Jingjiu Passenger Dedicated Railway, Henghuang Railway and Ningxi High-Speed Railway.
Highways: The total distance of all highways in Xinyang reaches 7660km; the highway density is 40.5km per 100 square kilometers; the total distance of arterial highways is 1457.875km.
Xinyang has a sea port – Huaibin Yinma Port, which is the first largest inland port in Henan.
Xinyang crosses Huaihe River, is located on the geographic dividing line between subtropical zone and warm temperate zone in China (Qinling Mountains-Huaihe River) and enjoys a transitional climate from subtropical climate to warm temperate climate. Such transitional climate leads to the difference in natural landscape between the south and north of Huaihe River: in the south of Huaihe River, there are beautiful mountains and clear waters, a lot of paddy fields, abundant rice and fish, like the scenery of south of the Yangtze River; but in the north of Huaihe River, there is boundless plains, rich in wheat, food grains and cotton, showing the dense culture of North China.
In Xinyang, the annual precipitation is around 1300mm; the total annual average water resources are 9 billion m3; the water resources per capita are 1230m3, 3.2 times of that of Henan province. In the whole city, there are 5 large reservoirs, 13 medium-sized reservoirs and 866 small reservoirs, with a total storage capacity of 4.052 billion m3, and the total water resources account for 22% of that of Henan Province. Besides, Xinyang has such special water resources as hot spring and mineral spring water.
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Holley's challenge is to make a bookmark
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Jason P. Byrne
Submitted: 2015-06-15 02:16
Studying coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in coronagraph data can be challenging due to their diffuse structure and transient nature, compounded by the variations in their dynamics, morphology, and frequency of occurrence. The large amounts of data available from missions like the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) make manual cataloging of CMEs tedious and prone to human error, and so a robust method of detection and analysis is required and often preferred. A new coronal image processing catalog called CORIMP has been developed in an effort to achieve this, through the implementation of a dynamic background separation technique and multiscale edge detection. These algorithms together isolate and characterise CME structure in the field-of-view of the Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) onboard SOHO. CORIMP also applies a Savitzky-Golay filter, along with quadratic and linear fits, to the height-time measurements for better revealing the true CME speed and acceleration profiles across the plane-of-sky. Here we present a sample of new results from the CORIMP CME catalog, and directly compare them with the other automated catalogs of Computer Aided CME Tracking (CACTus) and Solar Eruptive Events Detection System (SEEDS), as well as the manual CME catalog at the Coordinated Data Analysis Workshop (CDAW) Data Center and a previously published study of the sample events. We further investigate a form of unsupervised machine learning by using a k-means clustering algorithm to distinguish detections of multiple CMEs that occur close together in space and time. While challenges still exist, this investigation and comparison of results demonstrates the reliability and robustness of the CORIMP catalog, proving its effectiveness at detecting and tracking CMEs throughout the LASCO dataset.
Authors: Jason P. Byrne
Projects: SoHO-LASCO
Publication Status: Journal of Space Weather & Space Climate (in press)
Last Modified: 2015-06-15 10:45
Bridging EUV and white-light observations to inspect the initiation phase of a "two-stage" solar eruptive event
Jason P. Byrne
Submitted: 2014-06-19 18:41
The initiation phase of CMEs is a very important aspect of solar physics, as these phenomena ultimately drive space weather in the heliosphere. This phase is known to occur between the photosphere and low corona, where many models introduce an instability and/or magnetic reconnection that triggers a CME, often with associated flaring activity. To this end, it is important to obtain a variety of observations of the low corona in order to build as clear a picture as possible of the dynamics that occur therein. Here, we combine the EUV imagery of the SWAP instrument on board PROBA2 with the white-light imagery of the ground-based Mk4 coronameter at MLSO in order to bridge the observational gap that exists between the disk imagery of AIA on board SDO and the coronal imagery of LASCO on board SOHO. Methods of multiscale image analysis were applied to the observations to better reveal the coronal signal while suppressing noise and other features. This allowed an investigation into the initiation phase of a CME that was driven by a rising flux rope structure from a "two-stage" flaring active region underlying an extended helmet streamer. It was found that the initial outward motion of the erupting loop system in the EUV observations coincided with the first X-ray flare peak, and led to a plasma pile-up of the white-light CME core material. The characterized CME core then underwent a strong jerk in its motion, as the early acceleration increased abruptly, simultaneous with the second X-ray flare peak. The overall system expanded into the helmet streamer to become the larger CME structure observed in the LASCO coronagraph images, which later became concave-outward in shape. Theoretical models for the event are discussed in light of these unique observations, and it is concluded that the formation of either a kink-unstable or torus-unstable flux rope may be the likeliest scenario.
Authors: Byrne, J. P., Morgan, H., Seaton, D. B., Bain, H. M., Habbal, S. R.
Projects: GOES X-rays ,MLSO Mk4 K-Coronameter,PROBA2/SWAP,SDO-AIA,SoHO-LASCO,STEREO
Publication Status: Solar Physics (accepted)
Last Modified: 2014-06-20 06:32
Improved methods for determining the kinematics of coronal mass ejections and coronal waves
Jason P. Byrne
Submitted: 2013-07-31 18:20
Context: The study of solar eruptive events and associated phenomena is of great importance in the context of solar and heliophysics. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and coronal waves are energetic manifestations of the restructuring of the solar magnetic field and mass motion of the plasma. Characterising this motion is vital for deriving the dynamics of these events and thus understanding the physics driving their initiation and propagation. The development and use of appropriate methods for measuring event kinematics is therefore imperative. Aims: Traditional approaches to the study of CME and coronal wave kinematics do not return wholly accurate nor robust estimates of the true event kinematics and associated uncertainties. We highlight the drawbacks of these approaches, and demonstrate improved methods for accurate and reliable determination of the kinematics. Methods: The Savitzky-Golay filter is demonstrated as a more appropriate fitting technique for CME and coronal wave studies, and a residual resampling bootstrap technique is demonstrated as a statistically rigorous method for the determination of kinematic error estimates and goodness-of-fit tests. Results: It is shown that the scatter on distance-time measurements of small sample size can significantly limit the ability to derive accurate and reliable kinematics. This may be overcome by (i) increasing measurement precision and sampling cadence, and (ii) applying robust methods for deriving the kinematics and reliably determining their associated uncertainties. If a priori knowledge exists and a pre-determined model form for the kinematics is available (or indeed any justified fitting-form to be tested against the data), then its precision can be examined using a bootstrapping technique to determine the confidence interval associated with the model/fitting parameters. Conclusions: Improved methods for determining the kinematics of CMEs and coronal waves are demonstrated to great effect, overcoming many issues highlighted in traditional numerical differencing and error propagation techniques.
Authors: J. P. Byrne, D. M. Long, P. T. Gallagher, D. S. Bloomfield, S. A. Maloney, R. T. J. McAteer, H. Morgan, S. R. Habbal
Projects: SDO-AIA,SoHO-EIT,SoHO-LASCO,STEREO
Publication Status: Accepted
Last Modified: 2013-08-01 11:17
Automatically Detecting and Tracking CMEs I: Separation of dynamic and quiescent components in coronagraph images
Jason P. Byrne
Submitted: 2012-06-13 13:25
Automated techniques for detecting and tracking CMEs in coronagraph data are of ever-increasing importance for space weather monitoring and forecasting. They serve to remove the biases and tedium of human interpretation, and provide the robust analysis necessary for statistical studies across large numbers of observations. An important requirement in their operation is that they satisfactorily distinguish the CME structure from the background quiescent coronal structure (streamers, coronal holes). Many studies resort to some form of time-differencing to achieve this, despite the errors inherent in such an approach - notably spatiotemporal crosstalk. This article describes a new deconvolution technique that separates coronagraph images into quiescent and dynamic components. A set of synthetic observations made from a sophisticated model corona and CME demonstrates the validity and effectiveness of the technique in isolating the CME signal. Applied to observations by the LASCO C2 and C3 coronagraphs, the structure of a faint CME is revealed in detail despite the presence of background streamers that are several times brighter than the CME. The technique is also demonstrated to work on SECCHI/COR2 data, and new possibilities for estimating the 3D structure of CMEs using the multiple viewing angles are discussed. Although quiescent coronal structures and CMEs are intrinsically linked, and although their interaction is an unavoidable source of error in any separation process, we show in a companion paper that the deconvolution approach outlined here is a robust and accurate method for rigorous CME analysis. Such an approach is a prerequisite to the higher-level detection and classification of CME structure and kinematics.
Authors: Huw Morgan, Jason P. Byrne, Shadia R. Habbal
Projects: SoHO-LASCO,STEREO
Publication Status: Published
Last Modified: 2012-06-13 15:34
Automatic Detection and Tracking of Coronal Mass Ejections II: Multiscale Filtering of Coronagraph Images
Jason P. Byrne
Submitted: 2012-06-13 13:24
Studying coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in coronagraph data can be challenging due to their diffuse structure and transient nature, and user-specific biases may be introduced through visual inspection of the images. The large amount of data available from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO), and future coronagraph missions also makes manual cataloging of CMEs tedious, and so a robust method of detection and analysis is required. This has led to the development of automated CME detection and cataloging packages such as CACTus, SEEDS, and ARTEMIS. Here, we present the development of a new CORIMP (coronal image processing) CME detection and tracking technique that overcomes many of the drawbacks of current catalogs. It works by first employing the dynamic CME separation technique outlined in a companion paper, and then characterizing CME structure via a multiscale edge-detection algorithm. The detections are chained through time to determine the CME kinematics and morphological changes as it propagates across the plane of sky. The effectiveness of the method is demonstrated by its application to a selection of SOHO/LASCO and STEREO/SECCHI images, as well as to synthetic coronagraph images created from a model corona with a variety of CMEs. The algorithms described in this article are being applied to the whole LASCO and SECCHI data sets, and a catalog of results will soon be available to the public.
Authors: Jason P. Byrne, Huw Morgan, Shadia R. Habbal, Peter T. Gallagher
Projects: SoHO-LASCO,STEREO
Publication Status: Published
Last Modified: 2012-06-08 07:27
The Kinematics of Coronal Mass Ejections using Multiscale Methods
Jason P. Byrne
Submitted: 2008-12-17 09:10
Aims. The diffuse morphology and transient nature of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) make them difficult to identify and track using traditional image processing techniques. We apply multiscale methods to enhance the visibility of the faint CME front. This enables an ellipse characterisation to objectively study the changing morphology and kinematics of a sample of events imaged by the Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) and the Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation (SECCHI) onboard the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO). The accuracy of these methods allows us to test the CMEs for non-constant acceleration and expansion. Methods. We exploit the multiscale nature of CMEs to extract structure with a multiscale decomposition, akin to a Canny edge detector. Spatio-temporal filtering highlights the CME front as it propagates in time. We apply an ellipse parameterisation of the front to extract the kinematics (height, velocity, acceleration) and changing morphology (width, orientation). Results. The kinematic evolution of the CMEs discussed in this paper have been shown to differ from existing catalogues. These catalogues are based upon running-difference techniques which can lead to over-estimating CME heights. Our resulting kinematic curves are not well fitted with the constant acceleration model. It is shown that some events have high acceleration below ∼5 solar radii. Furthermore, we find that the CME angular widths measured by these catalogues are over-estimated, and indeed for some events our analysis shows non-constant CME expansion across the plane-of-sky.
Authors: J. P. Byrne, P. T. Gallagher, R. T. J. McAteer, C. A. Young
Projects: SoHO-LASCO,STEREO
Publication Status: A&A (in press)
Last Modified: 2008-12-18 04:38
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Police arrested a 22-year-old U.C. Santa Barbara student after he was accused of attacking a pastor in his own home while wearing nothing from the waist down.
A news release from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office revealed that Paul Gusman frantically knocked on the door of Father Jon-Stephen Hedges' Isla Vista home at around 2:15 am on Saturday.
When Hedges opened the door, a half-naked Gusman forced his way into the home and began assaulting the pastor, punching him at least 30 times in the face, authorities said. Hedges' wife, who was also hit on the hand by the Gusman, was able to call 911 for help.
When police arrived on the scene, they found Gusman in the front yard, likely under the influence of some type of drug, the news release indicated. He was arrested and charged with assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, residential burglary, elder abuse and dissuading a witness/victim.
Although he was transported to the hospital with serious injuries, Hedges, who works as an assistant pastor at St. Athanasius Orthodox Church and as a volunteer chaplain for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, was released later in the day.
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The birth of our son Maximo was very much anticipated the last few days before his official due date. Due to Josh's line of work it was a lot of "hurry up and wait". We would try to get him to come while he was in town and as soon as Josh left for work it would be wait time. The weekend of his due date Josh was supposed to have a show in Las Vegas, which was ironic because Josh was in Vegas when Olive was born. He didn't make it home for Olive, but this time we were determined that he would be at the birth.
January 29th: Max's Due date.Friday morning I woke up determined that I would have this baby that day. I had been dilating for a few weeks and was more than ready to go into labor. The day before I had done some home remedy self inducing tricks. They all started contractions but nothing that continued on. This was a bummer. So, that morning I woke up 5 cms and 90% effaced. I decided that before the snow storm that was supposed to hit around noon I would make it to Target for a few laps around the store. As we were walking we realized that snow was coming down heavier and starting to stick. I decided to call the Susie and discuss her coming to the house to hang out due to the weather.
We got home and contractions stalled. I was so bummed but waited to try to make things happen in case the midwife didn't make it there any time soon. A few hours later around 1:00 PM Susie and Cindy arrived. We got contractions started and I waited them out. I was super prepared for the birth this time. I had been doing weeks of relaxation technique exercises. I made CDS full of music that encouraged me to feel relaxed and breathe. Josh and I began to just hang out and work our way through each contraction. I was very hopeful. Olive's delivery was hard and fast, it had a point where is stalled out but overall went extremely well. So far, Max's labor was going SO easy I began to worry something wasn't right. In the back of my head, I was very aware that if we had to get the hospital, the only way would be by ambulance and I don't even know how fast that would have gone since it was snowing and sleeting.
4:00 in the afternoon contractions had taken me to about 7 cms. So far so good, but I was starting to feel a little bit antsy for the labor to progress faster. Time started to blur around this time, but from here to around 9:00 we just kept encouraging contractions and keeping them going along with herbs and the breast pump. These techniques were working and it was fairly painless, but it wasn't taking me to the end.
Around midnight, I was starting to get completely exhausted physically and mentally and was really frustrated at the direction the labor was. I was desparate to hear that I had progressed enough to break the water. I was at 9 CM. I was getting closer... but Max's head was still not right. I think by now everyone probably realized (short of myself) that Max was posterior in the womb. Then my water broke and contractions hit the roof. They became intense and fast, very much like Olive's whole labor. Emotions were completely taken over, but the one thing that was keeping me going and strong was Josh. He was by my side the whole time and though he didn't say a thing, he gave me the encouragement to not give up. On top of this I had my amazing team. I felt surrounded by encouragement and love and despite my desparate calls for please just kill me : ) I knew that we could get through this. Honestly, we HAD TO GET THROUGH THIS.
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You know that US interest rate hike everyone was getting ready for in mid-June? The one that was good news for markets because it showed how strong the US economy was?
It's off the table. It was dealt a mortal blow on Friday, with the release of the non-farm payrolls employment data for May. To say that it badly missed expectations is an understatement.
The forecast was for a 160,000 gain in jobs for May. Instead, the number came in at just 38,000. Employment gains for April and March were revised down too, meaning around 60,000 less jobs in those months than initially expected.
There were some one-off factors impacting the result, but it was unequivocally disappointing. So you can forget about any interest rate rise for the time being.
Currency markets had a fit when the numbers came out. The US dollar tanked and anything 'non-dollar' soared. Gold surged more than 2%, as did the Aussie dollar. The main gold stock index in the US, the HUI, soared 11.5%!
This gives you some idea of the positioning of the market leading into the employment data release. The prospect of a June rate rise saw a lot of bets placed against gold and gold stocks.
But when the data came out on Friday, traders got out of these positions as quickly as possible, forcing a huge rise in gold shares in particular.
Funnily enough, stocks didn't seem too bothered by the news. The Dow and S&P 500 fell 0.2% and 0.3% respectively. I suppose that's because 'no interest rate' rise is good news for stocks, even though the market was just warming to the opposite narrative.
But it's all relative. And what I find interesting is the chart below, which shows the relative performance of gold stocks (the HUI index) versus the S&P 500. Check it out…
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The majority of this chart shows a downward sloping trend. That reflects gold stocks underperforming the S&P 500. The chart then flat lines in the second half of 2015, which tells you both gold stocks and the broader stock market performed similarly.
But in early 2016, things changed dramatically. The rising line in the chart tells you that gold stocks started to outperform aggressively. And, as you can see by the moving averages (the blue and red lines), the trend has turned up.
This could reflect the start of a long term move. In other words, you could see gold stocks outperform the S&P 500 for some time to come…perhaps even years.
But it's never wise to get too excited about one data point. And one bad employment number doesn't mean a US interest rate rise is off the table for good.
It won't take long to find out what the boss thinks of it. As the Financial Times reports:
'Investors will tune in to Ms Yellen's speech to the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia on Monday as they continue to digest Friday's disappointing jobs report. "Markets will be waiting with bated breath to see whether she strikes a more hawkish tone or one of continued cautiousness ahead of the June FOMC meeting," said economists at Bank of America.
'Following weak job growth numbers, expectations for a rate rise in June slid to just 2 per cent, while odds of a move in July nearly halved to 27.5 per cent from a day earlier, according to Bloomberg calculations of movements in federal funds futures.'
Yes, her speech will be interesting indeed. After spending the past few weeks orchestrating a 'tightening' strategy, the Fed now looks a little lost. A June hike is off the table, and July is a low probability. The Fed next meets in September — even that looks like a long shot for the next move higher.
The risk for the Fed is that, in the market's eyes, it's growing increasingly impotent.
Let me put that into context. The way to make money over the past few years has been to make bets based on Fed announcements. The Fed spends months telling the market what it plans to do, and by the time it acts the market has already priced the move in.
So those responding to the Fed early make easy money.
In recent weeks, the Fed started to prepare the market for an interest rate rise. So the punters bought the US dollar and sold, among other things, gold and gold stocks. But this unspoken deal between the market and the Fed came to a grinding halt on Friday with the results of one set of data.
The hedge funds who have made their living acting early on Fed 'communications' lost a lot of money on Friday. It is now clear that, while the Fed wants to raise rates (for banks and insurance companies), they simply may not be able to do so.
That this is now obvious is dangerous for a market formerly nurtured and comforted by the Fed.
This may all turn out to be hand-wringing over nothing. The May employment numbers could turn out to be a one-off. Strong data in the weeks ahead may put a rate rise for July back on the table — and the Fed back in the narrator's seat.
If not, the world's largest economic and stock market manager will need to shift their story markedly. That would only be another blow for the Fed's dwindling credibility.
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday denying a bid by pharmaceutical associations to block enforcement of a Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance passed by Alameda County supervisors in 2012.
A lawsuit filed by trade associations representing the manufacturers and distributors of pharmaceutical products filed a suit in federal court, arguing that the ordinance violated the dormant Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution as it interfered with interstate commerce.
The federal District Court ruled otherwise, finding that the ordinance serves a legitimate public health and safety interest and the relatively modest costs to producers do not unduly burden interstate commerce.
The trade associations appealed, but the 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's decision in favor of Alameda County.
Now, with the U.S. Supreme Court denying to hear the last appeal, the county ordinance stands.
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Gladwell's "Small Change" essay is an argumentative piece that saliently points new aspects of activism due to social media. Gladwell takes an analytical assessment to the occurrences in the "Twitter Revolution" and previous physical acts of activism in history. He provides clear and vivid detail most importantly in the activist roles of student protest during the civil rights movement; the actual physical danger people went through involves a much more deep, personal connection to activism itself.
Gladwell boldly points out that activism developed by means of social media can be in fact a hindrance to the act, for it encourages the members of a cause to put it off more easily. Many activism support sites are created nowadays by means of social networks and that connection, Gladwell points out, is prone to be weak and allows for an emotional detachment to occur more easily.
I am in accordance with the emotional detachment that social networks can provide for the average supporter. For many times in my experience have met and seen community service clubs with thousands of members on a Facebook page, but too few actually work and become involved in the process of helping the poor in their habitats.
The actual communication and relation that individuals have to a cause is what enables them to support it and expand it. As Gladwell continues to describe in a narrative perspective the challenge and physical danger that students faced during early civil rights movement protests, he points out that physical involvement and authentic connection to a cause is the best way to approach activism.


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Following the success of the Met's recent exhibition Vigée Le Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary France, this course considers the important contributions of women artists in Western art from the baroque to the present. Survey the work of women artists across a rich 400-year continuum, analyze the conditions in which they lived and worked, and discuss how they had to defy convention to become artists. The primary focus is on the Met's collection of artwork by Artemisia Gentileschi, Rosa Bonheur, Mary Cassatt, Camille Claudel, Georgia O'Keeffe, Lee Krasner, Agnes Martin, Yayoi Kusama, Cindy Sherman, and Carrie Mae Weems. Linda Nochlin's seminal article, "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" (1971), accompanies our study.
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The Still Remembered Project is dedicated to our mission of providing support and encouragement to bereaved families who have lost a baby. In furtherance of this mission, we are not only partnering with the medical community but also reaching out to local funeral homes in the area and offering to provide them with beautiful remembrance keepsakes that they can offer their bereaved families.
On Monday, our executive director Lauren McLean was warmly welcomed by the John F. Slater Funeral Home team and met with Christine Crompton to share more about the Still Remembered Project. Lauren and Chris talked about how as a bereavement community we all can work together to reach out to those grieving the loss of their children. The Slaters team personally helped Lauren and her family when her son Emerson passed and they have such a heart to walk next to those sadden by grief. We are so blessed to have the opportunity to meet with them and also provide them with sibling bags and angel gowns that they can offer their along with their services.
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Perhaps there's nothing more fun than to laugh and make jokes about other people's poor taste in cars. But poor taste doesn't even begin to describe what you're about to see. For reasons that still elude us, these owners aren't afraid to be seen in public with their rides. And we commend them for their willingness to express their creative side. But we also want to thank them for all of the cheap laughs. So get ready for this month's installment of Car Mod Atrocities. We promise it'll be the worst and best thing you'll see all week.


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text: Filed Under: Foster Care, Parenting Tagged With: foster care, parenting"I'm convinced we didn't rescue a little girl from her situation as much as a little girl rescued us from ours. She pulled back the veil of the world around us and showed us a broken side of it we had all but isolated ourselves from. She pulled back the veil of our hearts as well and showed us the same." – Jason Johnson. Joy, with one of her daughters- Kali. Q: What led you to becoming a foster parent? I was single, with no children, mid 30s and was ready to be a mom. I could not afford domestic or international adoption, so I started the foster process. Q: How many placements have you had? I have had 5 placements. Q: How long has your home been open to placements? 9 years Q: What advice would you give to Christians who aren't in a season to foster to encourage them to support the foster parents at their church? There are so many ways to simply support others who are fostering/adopting. Be a parent mentor to a foster parent who has never had a child, teach them the little stuff. Help with respite, fix a dinner for the family with a new placement or maybe just call and say, I'm praying for you. Little things go a long way. Q: If you have biological children in your home, how does having foster children impact your home? I have no bio children. Having foster children has given me the greatest gift of becoming a mom. During my first placement, myself and a friend helped grow an adoption support group at church. Over the past 6 years, I have seen so many forever families join together and it's wonderful. Growing in knowledge that we are all orphans and have an ultimate father who has taken us in though grace and forgiveness. He gives us faith of tomorrow, whether on earth or with Him. How wonderful to share that faith with a child who has lost hope or with families who struggle hope of being a parent due to infertility. True joy is watching hope happen though loving a sweet child even if for a season. Though I'm not a momma yet, and I have no clue how much hard work goes into raising kiddos, I do know that I have gotten to hear some stories of amazing people and see a glimpse of the journey God is taking them on through adoption, foster care, and volunteering with OCA. I've heard some stories of broken people that just want to be used and molded by the Lord. It amazes me to look at HIS faithfulness when His people are humble and willing enough to lay down their lives to care for the fatherless. This is our last blog over Foster Parent Spotlight for the month. We hope that through these stories your heart was encouraged and you get to see Christ throughout this ministry. If you are interested in getting more information on how you can make an impact for His kingdom through OCA you can call our office at 502 498 4765 or email Haley at firstname.lastname@example.com Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPrint Related


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Several months ago while researching in the Western Historical Manuscript Collection at the State Historical Society of Missouri, my good friend and fellow historian David James came across the papers of North Todd Gentry (1866-1944). Fascinated by his vast work, David copied a few pages and invited me to go with him to review the collection. Realizing its wealth of information, we chose selections with the greatest historical impact and made copies for further study.
Gentry wrote primarily about Columbia�s history and generational stories of the 1800s and early 1900s. In reviewing some of the writings, several interesting articles challenged history as we�ve known it and revealed previously unknown information.
One such mystery involved the Boone County Historical Society. Its founders, exactly when it began and who the first presidents were had been unknown to us, but no longer. Gentry had the missing pieces safely recorded. The society was founded in 1923 by E.W. Stephens and Professor Jesse Wrench, among others. Within Gentry�s papers, we learned Stephens was not only one of the founders, but also the first president. He was followed by W.D. Vandiver, Curtis Rollins, and Gentry himself, elected in 1933.
While attending the University of Missouri, I worked as a waiter from June 1935 to August 1936 at Harris Caf� on Ninth Street opposite the Episcopal Church. According to Gentry, but unknown to me, the historical society met at the caf� monthly. All our banquets were held on the mezzanine of the caf�, and I probably served the group more than once, unaware of the significance of the people I was serving.
From Gentry�s diary, which David James discovered during another visit to the manuscript collection, we found lists of several speeches he made to the historical society. They included Feb. 17, 1928, on Gen. Odon Guitar; June 7, 1929, on Col. William Switzler; Oct. 31, 1931, The Model Farm of Missouri and the Proprietor; Dec. 18, 1931, Plank Roads in Missouri; January 1934, Louisiana, Missouri � River Railroad; and Feb. 21, 1934, Legal and Illegal Sale of Liquor in Boone County.
Gentry also wrote about Columbia banks. Of particular interest was the beginning of the Boone County National Bank and its early locations.
On Exchange Bank: �In 1857 Moss Prewitt and his son-in-law R.B. Price formed a bank known as Prewitt & Price�s private bank, and engaged in business on Broadway between Eighth and Ninth. This bank was later known as the Columbia branch of the Exchange (National) Bank of St. Louis.� (In a photo from the early 1860s, David James observed a sign on the front of a building labeled 805 Broadway where the name �National� appears.)
�In August 1863 the First National Bank of Columbia was chartered, and David H. Hickman was its president, and R.B. Price was cashier; and it took over the business of the branch bank.� It soon moved to the northeast corner of Eighth Street and Broadway.
�This bank voluntarily liquidated in September 1864, and was succeeded by the Boone County Savings Bank, a state bank. � David H. Hickman was president till 1869 when he died, being succeeded by R.B. Price as president. This state bank functioned till January 1871 when it voluntarily went out of business. On the last named date the Boone County National Bank was chartered. � R.B. Price was president. � All these organizations engaged in business in the two-story brick building belonging to R. B. Price situated on the northeast corner of Broadway and Eighth.�
This is the new revelation: �the two-story brick building.� In 1873, Price tore that building down and built in its place a new three-story building that stood for many years.
These North Todd Gentry writings are a wonderful, important addition to Columbia�s written history. We think they should be made into a book.


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Loyola Dance Students Teach Science through Movement
In December, fourth-grade students from Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies visited the Institute of Environmental Sustainability to show off their scientific knowledge of Photosynthesis, nuclear fusion and the chemical process that turns vegetable oil into Biodiesel. The catch? They showcased their knowledge through dance. The LUC Dance Program has made it part of its mission to engage on social justice issues and build community partnerships through efforts like their dance program with Pierce Elementary School.
IES sat down with Senior Lecturer of Dance Amy Wilkinson to discuss this initiative a little more.
Q: What's the idea behind this performance?
A: I conceived this project as a way to continue the Dance Program's commitment to build community partnerships, explore interdisciplinary work, and to engage on social justice issues. My goals are to equip our dancers with the pedagogical knowledge and skills to work with diverse student populations. I want our dancers to inspire the next generation of dancers to think of themselves as artist activists who can effect change in a world in flux and in need of peace.
Q: What did the students do? How long have you worked with them?
A: The structure of the project involved a group of LUC dance pedagogy students working with 30 Peirce Elementary School fourth graders weekly since the beginning of the fall semester. We chose climate change related subjects culled from the online textbook Healing Earth (How biodiesel is made, photosynthesis, nuclear fusion, etc.) and Loyola's dancers helped the Peirce students learn those concepts by translating them into movement. Ultimately, I would like to use the format of this project to develop an interactive website that elementary students and instructors could utilize to engage on climate change through work in the arts.
Q: What are the elementary students getting out of this?
A: The Peirce students worked with college dance instructors who have empowered them with the ability to author their own understanding of the world through movement. They've gained knowledge that connects dance concepts such as time, space, and effort with science concepts related to climate change. They also visited IES on a field trip where they met with Dr. Nancy Tuchman, the founding dean of the Institute. By visiting IES, they've gained a deeper understanding of the work that goes into environmental sustainability and their work will be preserved on film and presented to a larger audience through various channels.
Q: How did this partnership start?
A: Three years ago I reached out to the director of the Peirce dance program, Marissa Moritz, to see if she would be willing to allow LUC dance pedagogy students to gain teaching experience by visiting her classes and working with her students. We've been working with Peirce ever since and Marissa has been an enthusiastic partner providing invaluable insights into the particulars of teaching dance in a CPS context.
To see pictures of the Peirce Elementary School dance performances, go here.


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New York, US (PANA) - One hundred Somali refugees living in Kenya have been voluntarily
repatriated, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
A UNHCR update made available to PANA in New York on Wednesday stated that
the refugees were flown to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday from Dadaab
camp in Kenya.
Kenya is hosting more than 470,000 Somali refugees, the majority of whom
are in the large Dadaab refugee complex in the northeast of the country. The
camp has been open for more than 20 years and has provided refuge for people fleeing
conflict and drought conditions in neighbouring Somalia.
A small number of the Somali refugees recently indicated their intention
to finally go home and the UN agency decided to facilitate their voluntary return.
UNHCR spokesperson Emmanuel Nyabera said: "It has to be well organized, we
don't want people to cross the border and the rest of them to go. Most who are interested
in going back, those who have decided to go back, we try and give them the powers to
go back."
In April, the Kenyan government said it wanted to close the camp due to suspicion that Al-Shabaab terrorists may be hiding there, but it remains open.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Manchester City reject £35m bid for Carlos Tevez from Corinthians
Corinthians hope to bring Tevez back to the club where he enjoyed success from 2004-2006 and made an opening bid after Tevez revealed he wanted to leave City for family reasons.
But City turned down the 40m Euro offer on Tuesday and Corinthians will now need to increase their bid if they are to persuade the Eastlands outfit to sell the striker.
City may step up their pursuit of Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero as a possible replacement for Tevez, and Manchester City also retain a strong interest in Arsenal's Samir Nasri although no deal has been agreed or is close at this stage.
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After being away for nearly two weeks, I recieved two exciting looking packages through the post…
Everyday Minerals- 10/10
One was some semi-matte mineral powder foundation from Everyday Minerals. I heard about their free samples of foundation from another beauty blog, but I couldn't find the place where the free samples could be redeemed. However, due to all the brilliant reviews I'd read about them, I bought some small compact powder in fawn. I have to say, the large range of shades means "fawn" was the closest match to my skin that I've ever seen.
The foundation really does make your skin "glow". It stays all day, and it is not noticeable that you are wearing it, whilst it still gives you amazing coverage.
The powder was cheap, only $5.00, but the container was very small, and I can imagine myself using it up quickly if I use it every day. On the other hand, I need very little powder per appliance!
The powder isn't very thick, which is why it feels so natural, and almost luxurious on your face.
One powder can be used for eyes, skin, cheeks, which is brilliantly cost-efficient and finally, there are only four essential ingredients! Which are free from "oils, plastics, fillers and talcs and other beauty destroying, cancer causing chemicals found in designer and supermarket brands".
Also, as the ingredients are "non-comedogenic", they don't clog your pores and will never cause you to have blackheads or other blemishes!
So, not only does Everyday Minerals look and feel great (I've tried!), it won't harm your skin or your health! The only thing thing that might put me off is the packaging- a cheap-looking, plasticy purple lid with the logo on. I guess you just can't have everything…
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I never really thought I'd be the type who buys celebrity makeups and wears them every day. But soon I will be.
I sent off for a sample of J-Lo's new frangrance Deseo, not expecting much. But with it, I received "Glow", which must be the most beautiful frangrance I've ever smelt.
One word to describe it all? Romantic.
It smells like roses, soft cotton jumpers, wood, amber…
If I can, I'll definitely be buying this- and it can be worn on special events in the evening. It's just such a beautiful fragrance!
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Deseo by J-Lo – 9/10
Deseo also came in the package, the original sample I ordered. I made me visualise a luxurious deserted island, beautiful houses made with bamboo, and so on.
I'd definitely wear Deseo in the summer- it is fruity and tropical, but sensual at the same time!


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Cross Country Teams Finish Strong
Story Courtesy of Coach Lars Porter
It was a great year for the Homewood High School Boys and Girls Cross Country teams. The boys team finished the season bringing home their third-straight State Championship trophy. The girls team outplaced all early season rankings by finishing as the 6A State Runner-up. Both races were close and required official results to confirm the placing.
The girls team raced first on November 8th, and five seventh-grade girls joined five high school girls in what we knew was going to be a tight race. John Carroll had been ranked first all season, but Scottsboro had come on strong towards the end of the year. The Lady Patriots were led by Lainey Phelps who placed 2nd individually. Edie Smith followed her in fifteenth place, earning All-State honors. With just a minute and twenty seconds separating Homewood's first and fifth runners, the girls secured the runner-up team score only 11 points behind John Carroll. Scottsboro's girls finished only three points behind the Patriots.
The boys team raced later in the morning, and the seasoned team appeared focused and ready to win their third straight title. Opelika's boys cross country team has been formidable all season, however, so everyone knew that it was going to take an honest effort to win. As the boys came through the 1-mile marker under 5:00, Homewood's boys were in charge. As the boys came through two miles, Alex Ngei, Logan Sadler, and Andy Smith were in the top five, but Opelika's #3, #4, and #5 runners had moved up significantly. Alex finished the race in 2nd place behind Opelika's Ben Bryant. Logan Sadler placed 4th with Andy Smith placing 5th. Fulton Williams battled to secure All-State honors with a 12th place finish. As the coaches tallied the unofficial score, it appeared that Opelika's late move in the race placed the two teams tied through five runners. Scoring defaults to the sixth runner's place, which would have given Opelika the win. As official results were released and indepently qualifying athletes were removed from team scoring, Homewood landed one point below Opelika making the results official.
Needless to say, it was an extremely exciting day that put well-deserved closure to a season of dedicated work. With some rest over Thanksgiving break, the boys and girls will enter Indoor Track with high expectations.


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A healthy medical practice centers around patient care and healthy revenue cycle management. You cannot have one without the other. In this day and age, no matter how good your practice is at keeping your patients healthy, if you don't also have a healthy revenue cycle, you're not going to be around long enough to help many patients heal.
It is crucial to take good care of your revenue cycle with a solid understanding of its efficiency, profitability, results and any opportunities that could make the revenue cycle stronger and work better for both your patients and your practice.
You should have several check-ins: daily, weekly, monthly and mid-year that help you assess the health of your revenue cycle and whether or not you are hitting your targets.
If you see anything that alarms you, these are the moments that you can dig a little deeper to find out whether your staff needs training, you have a high ratio of patients with high deductible insurance, or if some other factor is impeding your revenue growth.
To conduct a mid-year checkup of your revenue cycle, make sure to include the following metrics in your analysis:
You need to focus on the broad measurements of your revenue cycle management health, and leave fine details for the daily and weekly checks.
[Also: Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing on the Increase]
At mid-year, you can assess your practice in terms of what is working and what is not working. Are you getting optimal results, and if not, what needs to change?
With daily, weekly and monthly check ins, you aren't able to have that long term perspective, but at mid-year, you have enough data to make some decisions.
Look at trends in each of the metrics above: are you noticing that your bills are being collected in a shorter amount of time? Great. If not, can you see whether this is due to inefficient online payment plans, a high percentage of high deductible patients, or a high percentage of denials?
Can you see trends in billing mistakes made by your practice? Note areas where training may be warranted. Also note improvements and make sure to let your staff know what has worked.
Again, at mid-year, you can look at overall systems and find ways to increase efficiency. You don't want to micro-manage your systems (or staff!) but at mid-year, you can look at broad trends and find ways to fine tune your process to reduce waste in both time and money.
One way to do this is to leverage your Electronic Health Records Software (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) system. Consider more training for staff if necessary, and look into ways you can automate as many tasks as possible to free up time going forward.
This is also the time to assess profitability. The shorter term benchmarks will not give you an accurate idea of profitability, but by mid-year, you have enough data to definitively tell whether your practice is profitable.
You also have time to reverse a negative trend, tighten up processes, and make the changes required if you find that you are not profitable.
This is also the time to look more closely at your practice compared to others. Depending on the size of your practice and how much time and money you want to allocate to this, you can take a look at industry benchmarks and trends such as this report by IBISWorld.
It may be enough for you to see your practice trending in the right direction over time. You may not need to spend the time and money necessary to compare your results with industry standards.
However, this is an excellent way to tell whether results you are seeing are due to larger trends in the industry. It can also help with forecasting and making smart decisions about how to allocate resources for the mid and long term.
[Also: Managing The Revenue Cycle: 7 Areas for Improvement]
Finally, look for opportunities. A mid-year check up is the perfect time to take a step back and look for ways you might improve and take advantage of opportunities presented to you.
Perhaps there is a new procedure that could save time and money? Perhaps you notice that a training opportunity has come up that could boost staff morale and also save you time and money in the future. A mid-year check up is a perfect chance to opportunities you may have missed if you had not paused to look.


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Two critically endangered Western Ground Parrots that have arrived at Perth Zoo could be a "lifeline for their species" after 90 per cent of their habitat was destroyed by fire.
There were fewer than 140 of the elusive ground-dwelling birds left in the wild before a bushfire tore through Cape Arid National Park near Esperance last month, with authorities unable to say how many survived.
A young male and female who were captured moments before wildlife officers were evacuated from the park underwent a veterinary examination at the zoo on Tuesday, with staff hoping the pair will become the first in the world to breed in captivity.
The parrots have joined five more of the rare birds at Perth Zoo.


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A disease that's affecting bats nationwide has been found in a species in Alabama for the first time.
A statement from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says white-nose syndrome has now been detected in the southeastern bat.
The diseased animal was found in a cave in Shelby County southeast of Birmingham. The deadly fungal disease has been found in eight other hibernating bat species in North America. First discovered in 2007 in New York, the disease has been confirmed in 31 states and five Canadian provinces. The southeastern bat is a small animal with a maximum wingspan of less than a foot. It mainly lives in caves but will sometimes roost in structures like barns.