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By SCOTT THURM
Major provisions of the 2010 health-care-overhaul law will take effect in January. That's when employers with 50 or more full-time workers must offer them health insurance or pay penalties. Likewise, individuals must obtain insurance or pay penalties.
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Analysts say they expect some employers to stop offering insurance, because the penalties will be less expensive. Other employers already are moving to reduce the law's impact by limiting hiring or reducing some workers' hours.
We asked a panel to tackle the question: Will the Affordable Care Act, as the law is formally known, lead many employers to stop offering health insurance? Our panelists are Kevin Kuhlman, a manager of legislative affairs at the National Federation of Independent Business, a research and lobbying group for small business; Christine Eibner, an economist at RAND Corp. who has studied the possible effects of the law on health-insurance markets; and David Marini, managing director, strategic advisory services, at Automatic Data Processing Inc., ADP +1.37% who also has studied the law's effects. Here are edited excerpts of their email discussion.
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WSJ: Will the health-insurance law lead many employers to stop offering health insurance?
Steven Purcell/NFIBKevin Kuhlman
Mr. Kuhlman: The decision by employers to stop offering health insurance to employees as a result of the health-insurance law is far from certain. We do know that the cost of health insurance continues to be the No. 1 problem for small-business owners, as it has been for over 25 years. We also know that erosion of employer-sponsored health insurance predates the law, but increased health-insurance costs from the law may exacerbate the erosion.
Health-insurance premiums have increased by over 100% in the past 10 years. During that same time period, the percentage of Americans with employer-sponsored health-insurance coverage has dropped by 10 percentage points.
The law is structured in a way that may make it advantageous for certain employers to drop coverage, and advantageous for certain employees to have their coverage dropped. We hear from NFIB members just above the 50-employee threshold that they do plan to discontinue health-insurance coverage or make other personnel decisions to avoid the employer mandate. Some smaller NFIB members are concerned that their offer of coverage to employees will restrict certain employees from accessing generous tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies in the individual exchanges.
Diane Baldwin/Rand CorporationChristine Eibner
If the law is unable to contain health-insurance costs, or worse, increases health-insurance costs significantly, we believe it will lead many employers to stop offering health insurance.
Ms. Eibner: I agree that employer decisions in the face of the complex policy changes introduced by the Affordable Care Act are far from certain. Our model predicts that the number of individuals enrolled in employer-sponsored coverage will increase as a result of the law, with our most recent estimates showing an increase of about four million people enrolled on employer-sponsored insurance.
In Massachusetts, which implemented health-insurance reforms similar to the Affordable Care Act in 2006, the share of employers offering health-insurance coverage rose from 70% in 2005 to 76% in 2011.
Mr. Marini: In the larger market, we are not seeing clients looking to stop offering health-insurance benefits. We are, however, seeing them react to how they offer benefits.
For example, in a May 2012 ADP survey we found that more employers are offering wellness programs, health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans.
David MariniDavid Marini
There are specific types of employers where the ACA impacts can be sufficiently large enough to materially impact financial performance. This is particularly true for industries with workforces that have a high proportion of nonexempt, full-time employees who do not elect health benefits today but may do so rather than pay tax penalties beginning in 2014, and workforces with a high proportion of part-time employees who could be reclassified as eligible for health coverage beginning in 2014.
A number of companies that fit the above profile may be looking at carefully managing their part-time population so employees do not get classified as eligible for health coverage.
Workforce Implications
WSJ: The law requires employers with 50 or more employees to offer insurance to employees who work an average of 30 hours per week. We've reported that some retailers and restaurant operators are hiring more part-time workers, or limiting part-timers to 29 hours per week, to avoid the insurance mandate. How prevalent will these sorts of changes be?
Ms. Eibner: There is some evidence from past health-insurance reforms to suggest that firms do make these types of structural changes to avoid requirements such as mandates.
For example, economist Thomas Buchmueller and colleagues found that Hawaii—a state that implemented an employer mandate in the 1970s—experienced a shift toward part-time employment after the mandate became fully effective.
However, coverage in employer-sponsored plans also rose during the same time period, suggesting that the shift to part-time work was not large enough to fully counteract the effect of the mandate.
Mr. Marini: There are organizations that are looking to limit the number of hours to below 30. This is most prevalent in organizations that fit the criteria that I discussed earlier, which would include the retail, hospitality, and food and beverage industries.
I have talked with a number of clients that are not trying to limit the hours. For example, I have talked to a specialty retail organization that is conducting studies of sales associates to understand if a more experienced worker produces more sales. Ultimately, this could lead them to hire more full-time employees with benefits.
Mr. Kuhlman: NFIB members have been expressing their concerns with the new federal full-time employee definition of 30 hours per week created by the ACA. We hear from members taking steps to reduce employee hours from full-time to part-time status, or at least considering the decision.
The good news is there is a simple solution to this problem. In mid-April, an NFIB member from Richmond, Va., testified before the House Small Business Committee advocating for a simple solution: increase the hourly threshold of the statutory definition of full-time employee.
Impact on Part-Timers
WSJ: What will happen to part-time employees whose hours are reduced? Will they be able to obtain coverage at the exchanges? Or will they go without insurance?
MS. EIBNER: Individuals are eligible for federal tax credits on the exchanges if they have incomes between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level (up to $45,960 for a single person and $94,200 for a family of four in 2013), they are not eligible for Medicaid, and they do not have an affordable offer of coverage from an employer.
If the company offers coverage, low-income workers will generally not be eligible for federal tax credits available on the exchanges. If the company drops its health-insurance coverage, higher-income workers will not be eligible for the tax advantages provided by employer coverage.
Shifting some segment of the workforce to part-time status would provide a way to allow lower-income workers to take advantage of federal exchange tax credits, while continuing to enable higher-income workers to benefit from the tax advantages associated with employer coverage. But, clearly, reducing workers' hours introduces other challenges, both for workers and their employers.
Mr. Marini: There are many companies that I am talking to that believe, at least in 2014, many of their low-income employees will elect to pay the $95 penalty rather than purchase health-care insurance. In subsequent years, the penalties for not acquiring insurance get higher and we may see more people electing to acquire insurance as the penalties increase.
The Massachusetts Model
WSJ: Christine said earlier that the percentage of employers offering health insurance in Massachusetts increased after that state adopted a regime similar to the ACA. Why was that? How likely is it to be replicated nationally beginning next year?
Mr. Marini: One of the reasons we may be seeing employer coverage increase when exchanges are introduced is because the employer plan may offer richer benefits.
We found that individual employees earning between $22,340 and $45,000 per year will likely be able to obtain cheaper coverage through their large-employer plan. Single employees earning less than $22,340 per year will likely find a public exchange is less expensive than group health benefits for self-only coverage.
Ms. Eibner: First, both the ACA and the Massachusetts law impose penalties on mid- to large-size employers that do not offer coverage. Second, and perhaps more important, workers face penalties if they fail to enroll in insurance, due to the individual mandate. Under the Affordable Care Act, these penalties will eventually be more than $2,000 a year for many families, making health insurance more valuable to workers. The combination of increased worker demand for insurance, employer penalties and tax advantages associated with employer-sponsored coverage may cause some employers to begin offering health insurance as a result of the law.
Mr. Kuhlman: Massachusetts already had nearly all of their citizens covered by insurance, around 92%, suggesting Bay State residents value health insurance. After passage of the state coverage-expansion law, Massachusetts was able to expand coverage to 98% to 99% of the population.
The real obstacle to expansion of employer-sponsored health insurance is the cost of the coverage. Businesses in Massachusetts are intimately aware of cost challenges. Small-group health-insurance premiums are the highest in the country and continue to increase.
There is much uncertainty on how much these provisions and other requirements in the law will impact health-insurance premiums, but small-business owners are expecting costs to increase.
Mr. Thurm is a senior editor in The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco bureau. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Corrections & Amplifications
The main headline on the charts has been revised. An earlier version of the graphic had a headline, "Diagnosing a Shortage," intended for a different chart.
A version of this article appeared June 17, 2013, on page R5 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Will Companies Stop Offering Health Insurance Because of the Affordable Care Act?.


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The UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team concluded its long homestand this afternoon with a 5-2 loss, against visiting No. 46 Boise State. The defeat drops the Gauchos to 7-8 overall on the season.
The Broncos stormed the Rob Gym Tennis Courts, sweeping all three doubles matches to capture the early 1-0 lead. Seniors Marta Simic and Charlotte Scatliffe were defeated by the Boise State pair of Polina Kokoulina and Pichittra Thongdach 8-3, at No. 1 doubles. The Broncos secured the doubles point when Laura Baum and Klaudia Wlodarczyk bounced the Gaucho duo of Tova Hausman and Brittany Kausen 8-2, at the No. 3 doubles slot.
"Overall it was the most sluggish we have been in doubles all season," said head coach Pete Kirkwood. "We just couldn't get anything going losing 8-3, 8-3, and 8-2 at No. 1, 2, and 3 respectively."
UC Santa Barbara started the singles portion of the match well as Tova Hausman took down Jana Mackova in straight sets 6-2, 6-3, as the Gauchos evened the score. The elation was short lived for the Gauchos as Boise State posted four straight victories, to secure the win. The clincher for the Broncos came at No. 3 singles, when Klaudia Wlodarczyk disposed Charlotte Scatliffe 6-4, 6-4.
The match ended on a high note for the Gauchos as Jill Damion outlasted her opponent Polina Kokoulina 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5), at the No. 2 singles spot.
The Gauchos hit the road and head to the Bay Area for their next two matches. This Friday, Mar. 28 UCSB will battle against the University of San Francisco at 2:00 p.m. (PT). The following day, the Gauchos will travel to Moraga to take on Saint Mary's with the first serve set for 11:00 a.m. (PT).
Boise State 5, UC Santa Barbara 2
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No. 1 Pichittra Thongdach (BSU) def. Marta Simic (UCSB) 6-2, 6-4
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The main point of open source is that anyone can send patches to improve projects. This, of course, is very damaging to the Super Ego of the head Cowboy Coder in charge. Usually this means that he has to read patch, analyze it, understand it, and then write a meaningful rejection email.
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NEW BEDFORD, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's hockey team broke a 1-1 tie with three second period goals and went on to defeat visiting Framingham State, 6-2, in a Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference game at the Stephan Hetland Memorial Ice Arena Thursday evening.
Sophomore forward Mike Owens (South Boston, MA/Boston Jr. Bulldogs) broke a 1-1 tie and put the Corsairs ahead for good when he converted a pass from freshman forward Nick Marquis (Londonderry, NH/Valley Jr. Warriors) at 6:09 of the second period. Sophomore forward Giancarlo Capodanno (Mountainside, NJ/N.J. Rockets) extended the lead at 10:29 of the second period, assisted by senior forward Aaron Blades (Chino, CA/Cushing Academy) and junior forward Joe Hill (Newburyport, MA/Valley Jr. Warriors). Junior defenseman Adam Horgan (Clayton, NC/Jersey Hitmen) made it -1 when he scored his first goal of the season 38 seconds later. Blades, who scored the first goal of the game, and junior forward Todd Bartelson (Pepperell, MA/Valley Jr. Warriors) each wound up with a goal and an assist.
"We really responded well tonight," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach John Rolli. "We clearly dominated play, and we got out of the first period tied, 1-1. We came back and took a three-goal lead in the second period, and they scored a late goal, but we just kept going. We had a great effort throughout the lineup tonight."
The Corsairs out shot FSC, 38-22. Ram goaltender Billy Sias made 32 saves, while Jon Dryjowicz-Burek made 20 for UMass Dartmouth.
UMD improved to 4-4-1 and 1-3-1 in the MASCAC with the victory, while Framingham State dropped to 1-7-1 and 1-5-0 in the MASCAC with the defeat. The Corsairs will return to action when they host Fitchburg State Saturday. The Rams will visit Becker Saturday.
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Lake Bistineau is currently 2.5 feet below pool stage due to the lack of rain in the area. Salvinia currently covers a combined area of approximately 25 acres.
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Continued public involvement in reporting areas of concern regarding aquatic vegetation is greatly appreciated. The easiest way to report a problem area is to email myself at email@example.com. I would also like to encourage all to attend the Bistineau Task Force meetings, as they are a guaranteed source of the latest data. These meetings are scheduled every two months at 10:00 a.m. at the Webster Parish Courthouse.
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Arguing against what he calls the metaphysical notion of analyticity, Paul Boghossina says (in "Analyticity"):
For how can we make sense of the idea that something is made true by our meaning something by a sentence?
Consider the sentence 'Either P or not P'. It is easy, of course, to understand how the fact that we mean what we do by the ingredient terms fixes what is expressed by the sentence as a whole; and it is easy to understand, in consequence, how the fact that we mean what we do by the sentence determines whether the sentence expresses something true or false. But as Quine points out, that is just the normal dependence of truth on meaning. What is far more mysterious is the claim that the truth of what the sentence expresses depends on the fact that it is expressed by that sentence, so that we can say that what is expressed wouldn't have been true at all, had it not been for the fact that it is expressed by that sentence.
I wonder if this is so. Consider:
- 1. "I bid you good afternoon this fine day"
1 is made true by my meaning it. Of course, the sentence might have been true even if it had not been expressed (if, for example, I had simple said "Good afternoon", 1 would be true even though it was not expressed).
So consider,
- 2. "I now pronounce you man and wife"
Let's say 2 is uttered by a priest in front of John and Mary at 12:03 on April 11, 2009. The indexical creates an interesting feature: If, for example, the priest utters the same words at some other time than the actual time of utterance, he is expressing some other statement than 2. Thus, 2 is only true given that it is expressed at that very time. 2 would thus not have been true at all had it not been expressed by that very statement.


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There are various contraptions out there that will turn a random door in your house into the TARDIS door — but judging from Amazon reviews and photos, this vinyl door sticker is the best. Created by Ukraine-based art studio Pulaton, it has a really nice level of detail.
Almost all the Amazon reviews for this TARDIS vinyl sticker are positive (except that one mentions a single typo in the "Pull to Open" box — hopefully that's been fixed.) The other option out there appears to be the Think Geek TARDIS Door Cling, which looks a bit more stylized and slightly more cartoony, plus according to customer reviews it's slightly harder to apply. Here's what that one looks like:


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Nokia's new Lumia 900 is listed as out of stock in AT&T's online store, just one week after its launch. Windows Phone Central first noticed the phone was sold out.
AT&T and Nokia received a lot of criticism for launching such an important product on Easter Sunday, a day many AT&T retail locations were closed. But it looks like that hasn't stopped online orders.
The Lumia 900 is still the top-selling wireless device on Amazon as of this writing. It appears to be in stock there too.
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Tecno Plus: original third party CD-i controllers
>> Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Back in 1995 TecnoPlus produced the TP521 CD-i joystick. The one and only 3rd party manufacturer of CD-i controllers until now. It´s the only availabe joystick for the CD-i system as well; while Philips had an original CD-i joystick in prototype form, they eventually cancelled the joystick in favor of the gamepad (The Logitec design with the thumbstick). The TecnoPlus CD-i Joystick offered fully microswitched actions, A, B&A and B fire buttons, 3 speed settings (excellent for games like Chaos Control), maximum stability at 4 points, an ergonomic design and unique biogrip action provide precise control and smooth flowing movements (yes yes, Tecno Plus sales points for CD-i!)
Please click on the thumbnails to view the high-res images! I don't want to take away the other 'advantages' of this CD-i joystick: Extra long cable for maximum convenience; Color co-ordinated to match your CD-i system; High quality durable construction; Nice! Unfortunately, it's a pretty rare item and personally I don't like to use these types of joysticks. The only fun way for CD-i would be to control Atlantis: The Last Resort. Or The Lost Ride, as in these games you have your own control in movements.
Tecno Plus didn't only produce the joystick for CD-i though, they also created the CD-i gamepad. This features the original Philips CD-i gamepad (the one that followed up the Logitec touchpad). Now, who owns the design? It's obvious one party took a license of the other! However, a few days back Omegalfa from Le Monde du CD-i posted an interesting picture of a Tecno Plus Super Nintendo (SNES) controller (Posted on the right of the next column).
"Do you recognize this one? It has the same shape as the "CD-i 3-Button Arcade Pad", wonder why they stole that design? They have placed the L and R beside the other buttons which make this one pretty lame, perhaps it's good in some fighting games though. It's a really weird one with an unknown background. Even though it's pretty ok to play with and has turbo & autofire for each button and even a slow switch.
This one is made for the Philips CD-i system that came in lots of different versions. The most console-lookalike was CD-i 450/550. The joypad has pretty thick ends and a thin centre which makes the grip really nice. The three buttons to the right is called dot, double-dot & dot+double-dot (which means that it has the same function as pressing the first two at the same time). It also has a speed switch on the side where you can select N, I & II. It controls the speed of the steering cross, a weird but nice function. The "CD-i 3-Button Arcade Pad" was not the original joypad released with system, but the orginal one was pure crap so this is preferred by most of the CD-i gamers (if there are any...). The cord is 310 centimetres long."
Now, except for the Tecno Plus CD-i controllers I'm aware of the Gamester CD-i gamepad, which had some extensive play-tests by Devin and he was very enthusiastic about it: "I knew they were bad but not THAT bad!! Recently got my hands on a Gamester joypad controller for the CD-i and the feeling playing with it is 100% better than any other official device i've ever tried! It's really that good and puts Philips CD-i controllers to shame, with the Gamester I can even pull off The Apprentice cheat codes in the first go. Before due to the cumbersome nature of Philips devices it was very hard to input precise directions to activate the cheat. Just knew this was going to be a treat to use and it didn't disappoint, if you can find one buy it straight away. One highly recommended device."
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Gramophone met up with Klaus Heymann, founder of Naxos, to find out his views of the future of the classical recording business and the role Naxos will play in it.
Gramophone: Describe the challenges the rapid growth of online music has posed you.
Klaus Heymann: We have to be quite clear about the fact that there will be the CD – or a physical carrier – for many more years to come. The classical CD is not declining at the same rate as pop or rock. This year, if we look at various territories for the first four or five months, it's actually pretty stable – some are down, some are up, but on average I think CDs this year will be the same as in 2009. We don't have that rapid decline.
G: How would you explain that – is it the collecting aspect connected to classical music?
KH: I think we are basically down to the core collector. And I think that's at a stable level. Any changes in sales are more due to repertoire, or one-offs – like in Japan, where Harmonia Mundi sold 100,000 copies of Nobuyuki Tsujii [pianist, and Gold Medal winner of the Van Cliburn Competition]. These kind of things can change it dramatically. But by and large I think we've now found a fairly stable market for physical product. Beyond that of course we all look at where will it happen online – what is there beyond the physical business? And it looks like downloads will not be it.
G: Why do you say that?
KH: Well, the growth in downloads has slowed down dramatically. There's a bit of growth, but it's not at the same rate. Again we're talking about classical music, but I doubt it will go above 20 per cent of total sales. And 80 per cent physical. Possibly a little higher than 20 per cent in the States, and the speed of development is different in different markets. I think the future of listening will be an all-you-can-eat formula where people pay a flat rate, per month or per year, and they can listen to as much as they want. This is the model of our music library, and now our video library, of the Spotify premium model, or Rhapsody. It will happen on TV as well – I think we will not be interested in watching 150 channels and looking for what might be on at that moment. But if someone wants to watch Parsifal, they want to watch it now, and they can watch it. We'll still see what we call linear channels, but more and more it will be an 'on demand' service. That will be the future. What form it will take – whether the service will be offered by broadband providers, ISPs, by telephone companies, by cable TV, electricity companies – nobody knows yet.
G: But for now, for you, it's still through a Naxos site?
KH: There is the Naxos Music Library, and the Naxos Video Library, but if anybody comes with a similar concept then we are happy to offer our content. I think there will be many different operators trying different kinds of formula. And so if they want to download our content, and pay for the hard disc, here it is and see what they can do with it. At the end of the day, if you look at when downloading first started and more and more sites sprang up, we thought 'we have to be on all of them'. But at the end of the day there are no more than 10 sites that can actually sell classical music. There's iTunes, there's Naxos Music Library, probably second now, there's eMusic, ClassicsOnline is probably fourth, then there's a bit of Rhapsody, a bit of Napster, there's ArkivMusic, there's Classical Archives. So instead of being on all the sites, it turns out that certain sites can sell classical musical, and others cannot.
G: And what sells classical music online?
KH: I think the selection. The kind of traffic sites can generate. For example on our ClassicsOnline website the traffic is static and we're trying to figure out why. Our Naxos.com website has more traffic, so we're now considering putting downloads on Naxos.com as well to see whether together the two sites show growth. It's a lot of effort generating traffic – you know this. The conversion rate is very steady, 1.5 per cent of people who visit the site buy, but the traffic doesn't grow. But the Music Library is showing very strong growth.
G: When you started the Music Library it was very much aimed at academic institutions, conservatoires, and so on.
KH: Well, it's still universities and music schools which account for a large percentage of users. More and more professional musicians use it. If you talk to Marin Alsop or Leonard Slatkin, they say they can't live without it any more. They use it for making programmes and listening when they travel. There's an iPhone application now, and we're working on Blackberry and Android applications – that's more and more attractive to professional musicians. If a cellist is building a programme of French cello music, and they want a piece that is 11 minutes long, they can type in '10-12 minutes', 'France', 'cello', click – and all the pieces come up.
G: So the functionality is specifically designed with that audience in mind?
KH: That's right. And you can also find the publisher, and instrumentation – we're building more and more features into it. We have GCSE, A-level, Baccalaureate music programmes in there, we have a Canadian music programme in there – we're building more and more into the site. We have playlists of all the major exam boards – ABRSM, Guildhall, and so on.
G: Are you going to create a new front end for a more general audience?
KH: Yes, we will have a consumer site. This will be integrated with the download site. You can download, you can order the CD or DVD, or you can buy a streaming subscription.
G: Last time we spoke you were talking about providing music for a car manufacturer. So you're in the position of being both content maker – A&Ring, recording etc – and also the content provider, the seller. Not many labels work in this way.
KH: Well, they'd like to, but they don't know how to as they're too small. So we do the licensing for them. We have about 30-40 labels whose content we also licence. You need a representative who sells – so we have a sales force, we have one person here in the UK, two in the States, one in France, one in Germany, one in Sweden, so it takes active effort to sell. We are big enough to be able to offer our services to other labels. Naxos started out as a budget label, and now we're the major service provider to the industry – distribution service, logistics service, digital distribution for Chandos, Bis, for more than 60 labels, we supply the content to iTunes, to eMusic, we create metadata in Hong Kong and the Philippines. No label can do it on their own.
G: Metadata has been one of the problems with classical music online – very few get it right.
KH: That's right, and we're very good at that. I myself proof-read every entry – I don't proof-read the whole listing, but I proof-read what appears on screen, as one line, and make sure that's 100 per cent correct, and I sometimes look at others to check they're consistent. Spelling consistency is an issue – is it C major: capital C, lower case major for example – iTunes has a formula which is not quite in line with musicology, so we basically keep two sets of data, our site which is [in the same style as] Grove and the RED catalogue, and another one which is the iTunes standard which they've set. Data creation is really very important – that's why we employ 13 musicologists in Manila, and another two in Hong Kong.
We're now working on an online music encyclopaedia, we've right now people who are copying up all of our music notes into the sections that belong to individual works. Of course normally our music notes are for an album, three different works, and we're cutting apart those music notes for the album and attaching the music notes to each work. We've now 5000 of those – and we have about 40,000, so there's still a way to go! Then we have lots of books on classical music, the history of opera, the history of classical music, the A-Z of conductors, so we cut all of that up. So if you just have all our own content, we have actually something as comprehensive as Grove – not as scientific, but Grove has no music notes, and no music. And every entry will have a link for listening.
G: How will you monetise that?
KH: You subscribe to the Naxos Music Library and you pay an extra five dollars to access the online encyclopaedia.
G: How do you see tomorrow's music consumer? Let's look at labels – people used to identify with, and follow, certain labels. Is that changing?
KH: Well, I think, the major labels don't have a lot of label loyalty. People don't go into a shop and ask for the latest EMI, or DG – they will ask for the artist. Whereas the label loyalty is with the indies – people who buy Hyperion, people who buy Harmonia Mundi – labels which stand for certain things, have a well-defined image. And Naxos is I think the only label which is sold in shops as a label, I've never seen Hyperion stands, or EMI stands, but there are a lot of Naxos stands around the world. Because the label is based in Hong Kong, we don't have a natural identity – so in England we're an English label, in America an American label, with the American classics – we've had a few lucky breaks in that respect.
G: In terms of the recordings you still make, what do you look for? What drives your A&R policy?
KH: Amazingly, we're still filling gaps in the repertoire, that's still our No 1 guide. Then we produce for specific markets – so here in England it's very much driven by Select, so the English Song Series, English Piano Concerto series. In America we produce a lot for the American market, it's our biggest investment, and it's also our biggest market. Our house artists need to be kept busy! Marin Alsop, Leonard Slatkin, have a list this long [of things they want to record]! We also now build [new] artists. We will still continue filling gaps in the catalogue but our oldest recordings are now almost 25 years old, so I think we could now justify doing some standard repertoire again. If you want to sign successful artists, you have to offer them the standard repertoire also. So we're now doing Shostakovich with Petrenko, and the next big thing is a Mahler cycle.
G: Who is conducting that?
KH: We haven't decided yet. But this may be the future. Beethoven symphonies, Mozart symphonies – we don't need another Brahms cycle, Marin has done that – Schumann symphonies, a Tchaikovsky cycle, that is also 20 years old. I have a few pet projects I want to do – Pfitzner's Palestrina. That's something I will do for my private pleasure. I would like to record the complete Pfitzner, he is one of the most underrated composers.
G: When do you think this move towards online music being about streaming and not downloading will happen? A year, two years?
KH: We were talking to our people in the States who are the most advanced in all these things, and they think that in 12-18 months we will know where it will go.
G: How aware are you of the demographic of your online listeners.
KH: It's a much younger audience than who goes to concerts. It's a little bit distorted by the demographic of the Naxos Music Library, which is obviously sold to an audience of 18-24 – we now have entire school districts in the United States, where all schools have the Naxos music library, and it's growing. And that means the audience now goes down to six years. We hope to equip schools in China with MP3 players, because many rural areas don't have broadband – it's not ideal sound, but you can reach young people. There are a lot of people who don't know that we make CDs! We went to the library convention, and we had a stand – and this guy had a stack of CDs, and the music library next to him with a screen, and his music librarians came over and said "I didn't know you made CDs!"
G: What will the industry look like in 10 years time?
KH: Actually I think it will not look too much different. Physical sales will be there, we will probably reach a point where it's just a hard-core [of collectors] we're selling to. And then there will be high-end people demanding the ultimate in sound – and I think that will be Blu-ray, or high-end downloads, studio masters, but this will be relatively small. I think those downloads will go back down once there is an established high-end physical product out in the market. And then you will have all kinds of subscription services – there will be the equivalent of iTunes as a streaming service – iTunes doesn't want to do streaming, not yet, but my guess is they will change their mind. There will probably be a jazz streaming site, there might be a world music site, and several classical sites, we don't know, it depends on how much content they amass. And that will be pretty much the market. But there are now things we never thought would happen – you can now watch opera in the cinema. There is enough content now that each city could support one or two cinemas showing only high-definition music content. That's a whole new business, and we're gearing up to have one sales person per subsidiary who can do that business.


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First-rate surfing in northern Spain
A surfer riding a wave. Somo beach. Cantabria.
Surfers walking into the sea
Children learning how to surf. Somo-Loredo beach. Cantabria.
Surfers at dusk. Somo-Loredo beach. Cantabria.
Mythical, world-class waves, for unforgettable days of surfing. This is the north of Spain, a surfers' paradise, stage for some of the most important competitions on the international circuit. With varied coastline and perfect orientation, this area gets great waves all year round, practically regardless of the wind conditions. Come and discover the perfect place for your favourite sport on its multitude of beaches.
The coast of northern Spain is a dream come true for surfers. Its extraordinary geographical situation means there are excellent waves all year round - powerful, large and varied. You will also find a huge variety of different locations, so that you can practise your favourite sport with a range of swells and wind conditions. All this, in an excellent atmosphere on quiet beaches, away from the crowds. There are even places where you will be all but alone in the water. These are just a few of the many reasons that assure you an unbeatable surfing session in Spain, on the shores of the Cantabrian Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
World-class waves
Varied and jagged, the coast of Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country has a world of options to discover. Northern Spain has many ideal places to have fun with sea and board: small coves hidden between sheer cliffs, wild dunes and broad, sandy beaches in stunning natural surroundings, in the city itself or in smaller, quieter villages. A huge variety that guarantees you a diverse range of quality wave formations - frequent and suitable for all kinds of surfers: from enjoyable peak waves, perfect for beginners, to long, long waves of over 5 metres for memorable surfing sessions and tubes for the most daring surfers only. Whatever your level, you will find the perfect wave for you.
Throughout this area of the Spanish coastline you will find a range of opportunities to practise this exciting sport: all but mythical beaches, with world famous waves and a long surfing tradition, untouched by mass tourism… The range of beaches on offer is almost infinite, with spots such as Rodiles, 27 kilometres from Gijón; San Vicente de la Barquera, Suances, Liencres and Santa Marina, less than 60 km from Santander; Zarautz, 21 kilometres from San Sebastián; and close to Bilbao, some 37 kilometres away, Sopelana, Bakio and Mundaka, considered to have the best left-hander in Europe and one of the best in the whole world. These are just a few examples of multitude of beaches on offer.
The north of Spain is also ideal if you enjoy surfing as a spectator sport. Some of the most important competitions on the international circuit are held here. Competitions such as the Ferrolterra Classic, held in the Galicia village of Pantín (29 kilometres from Ferrol), the Goanna Pro held on Tapia beach in Asturias (97 kilometres from Avilés), and the Billabong Pro, held in waters off Mundaka, mean you can see the world's best surfers in action.
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What is the source of the Tragically Hip's magic? Why is that magic so difficult to convey to someone who doesn't hear, see or feel it for themselves? Why, when you pull the much-loved Canadian band's music apart and break it down to its raw elements, can you not pinpoint the core of that magic among the constituent parts?
The answer is simple. The Hip's charms are ephemeral, impossible to pin down, and certainly beyond the purview of plain old language. The magic is in the doing and the hearing, not the discussing. But I'll give it a shot. ?One more time.
The thirteenth Tragically Hip album, "Now for Plan A," out Tuesday, is a transformative one, as lead-off track "At Transformation" suggests.
The band's last two albums, "We Are the
Same" (2009) and "World Container" (2006), represented a musical breakthrough for the quintet, expanding the melodic palette and moving beyond the rough-and-tumble Rolling Stones-like churn of early classics like "Road Apples." The Hip learned how to write epic ballads, and marry singer Gordon Downie's impressionistic poems to a more grandiloquent sonic vision. (Producer Bob Rock helped the band considerably there.) Some "old school" Hip fans balked at the group's growth, however, interpreting it as a softening concomitant with aging and a diminishing of the early, edgy bar-band feel.
One doubts that the band members, if they did hear such grumblings, would allow their course to be altered by them. Nonetheless, "Now for Plan A" finds the Hip, intentionally or otherwise, forming a hybrid of its early primal swagger and the more sophisticated elegance of its "World Container/We Are the Same" period.
This suggests, in many ways, that it is the perfect Tragically Hip album.
Folks thirsty for the raunchy strut of "Little Bones" or "Cordelia" might find comfort in the album's opening salvos. "At Transformation" is heralded by a snarky fuzz bass line from Gord Sinclair, before drummer Johnny Fay falls in with his trademark deceptively simple, but relentlessly driving, four-on-the-floor groove. The twin guitars of Paul Langlois and Rob Baker do what they've long done so well – speak to each other in a gritty call-and-response, complementing each other with varied voicings of the chord progression, and creating a glorious wall of sound in the process.
And then singer Downie enters the fray.
Downie's genius – for he clearly possesses a strain of that heady stuff, as lyricist, performer and as dramatic storyteller – is most evident in his pacing and the manner in which he allows the narrative to unfold. He enters "At Transformation" in a half-spoken low tenor, elegantly leaping up the octave as the song builds to its chorus, which arrives as an emotive explosion befitting its yearning-infused lyric.
What's Downie so worked up about? Nothing short of transcendence itself, or the opportunity for it. "I want to be kind, not a bullet in the right place / Or just of two minds more important than importance," he sings, before positing this compassionate reach as "a glittering chance at transformation."
Game, set, match. The album could end here. Past strengths have been successfully welded to an in-the-moment ethic.
Happily, they're just getting started. As is the Hip's wont, things get good and weird good and quick. "Man Machine Poem" is unlike anything in the band's prior catalogue, as a gently pulsating rhythm introduces what at first sounds like a nebulous chord progression disconnected from Downie's top-of-his-range vocal, which arrives soaked in a glowing reverb. Then Fay tethers the band to the earth with another immaculately simple groove, and at once, everything is in its right place. Lyric-wise, the song could be an example of the cut-paste-reassemble ethos birthed by William Burroughs and espoused by the likes of Brian Eno and David Bowie, in which phrases are typed out, cut up, thrown to the floor, and randomly reassembled. Or perhaps not.
"The Lookahead" is an exercise in esoterica – "You weigh a snowflake / Cause great trees to fall / Descending on perfect arms / Like Jeff Beck / To give me the lookahead," Downie insists – but again, contrast is provided by the rootsy Americana implied by the interplay of the guitars.
Later, "Streets Ahead" buzzes along on locomotive steam, a slight distortion on Downie's vocal lending an edge to the verse, before it breaks wide open into layered vocal territory come chorus time. The song seems to be employing dog sledding as a metaphor for the relentless march of nature and time itself, and the propulsive push of the groove matches the racing theme without apparent strain.
The title tune is another in the ever-growing line of epic Hip ballads, this one moving with the ominous grace of a creeping glacier, somehow redolent of the northernmost reaches of the band's native Canada. "No matter how high or how rough / Nothing short of everything's enough," Downie intones, ably matching the wistful flow of the song's chords. Guest vocalist Sarah Harmer harmonizes beautifully with Downie here.
Throughout, producer Gavin Brown – who has worked with Metric and Billy Talent, among others – proves himself to be a worthy collaborator, subtly lending adroit sonic touches to the tunes without ever drawing undue attention to the production itself.
More than 25 years into the game, the Tragically Hip pushes onward. "Now for Plan A" doesn't represent a return to form – no return to form was needed. It does, however, speak of new possibilities born of self-discovery on the band's part.
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The Honolulu Museum of Art has an exquisite collection of 17th- and 18th-century European painting, sculpture, and work on paper. Works by Pieter de Hooch, Edwaert Colyer, Abraham van Beyeren and Jan van Goyen demonstrate how Dutch and Flemish artists of this era meticulously recorded their subject matter in great detail to celebrate abundance on earth—and forewarn of its temporality.
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LOUIS VUITTON MONCEAU BAGCategories:Louis Vuitton
Size: 7.5" x 5.9" x 2.0" inches
Price: $1,850 USD
We know for a fact that fads come and go – sometimes, they sneak-up on us when we don't expect them to…which is a nice surprise of course. The Louis Vuitton Monceau Bag is a fine example, a bag with a charming retro style that's timeless and wearable even 'til now.
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Size: 7.5" x 5.9" x 2.0" inches
Price: $1,650 USD
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My Brand New Louis Vuitton Replica Monceau Bag!Categories:Other Brands
Right before Christmas I ordered myself some new replica bags, including this Louis Vuitton replica Vernis Monceau bag. I've had a crush on this bag for quite some time and I thought it was the perfect time to get it.
Now that the lovely Monceau is finally here, let's take a closer look at it!
As I said, I ordered the bags right before Christmas and they arrived 9 days later. Great way to start the year! The thing that I like the most about my Louis Vuitton replica Monceau bag is its color. Amarante is a really special hue, don't you agree?
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The bag came with the LV receipt, LV care booklet and LV dustbag. I don't put that much price on these things, but I do like that these guys always deliver everything they mention on the site. The patent leather looks really good, the stitching is clean and even and all the brass trimmings are correctly engraved. The heat embossed "Louis Vuitton Paris Made in France" stamp also looks good but unfortunately it's not very clear in the photos.
The only problem I had with my new fake Louis Vuitton bag was that it had a bit of a smell to it at the beginning but I got rid of it in just a couple of days. I applied a bit of moisturizing cream on it and then I took it outside for two days and that was it! You can also use baking soda and activated charcoal to suck up the smell or even spray some perfume on a piece of cloth and put it inside the bag.
All in all, the Monceau is a very cute addition to my Louis Vuitton replica purses collection and the only one that has a vintage look to it. The rest of my reviews will follow soon, don't miss them!
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Miranda Kerr Caps a Casual Summer Outfit With a Tiny Louis Vuitton BagCategories:Louis Vuitton
Designer minis are currently enjoying something of a celeb heydey. Case in point: here's a very casual Miranda Kerr, carrying both her son Finn and a Louis Vuitton Monceau BB Bag in NYC. The Monceau BB is a teensy tiny update on the classic LV Monceau design, which originally made its debut in 1986. I love this mini Monceau because of its very subtle branding (something Louis Vuitton certainly isn't notorious for) and rich, gorgeous color. If you'd like to steal a style note from Miranda Kerr, the Louis Vuitton Monceau BB Bag is currently available at cheap lv bag sale store..
Do whip out those credit cards fast ladies, because 3 out of 4 colors are already sold out online, including Miranda's fuchsia pink "Indian Rose" version. (Let us all pray for a swift online restock!) Regular PB readers already know that Miranda has an unrivaled designer bag collection – you can get the full tour in "The Many Bags of Miranda Kerr", and "The Many Bags of Miranda Kerr, Part Two". Yes, it's a two parter, and rightfully so!
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Celebs Wears Louis Vuitton Monceau BB Bag CollectionCategories:Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Brand as the one of most popular and famous luxury brand in the world, of course there are many of celebs are the fans of it, and because LV brand will launch the newest design to the market every year, we can see what the latest fashion trends from those celebs. However, at our Louis Vuitton Online Store, we always available the latest design styles online in a nice price. The Louis Vuitton Monceau BB Bag is new for Spring 2013 and in a modern take on an old favorite, the Monceau BB is a miniature version of the iconic Monceau bag, first launched by Louis Vuitton in 1986. The Result, a fun, retro style satchel perfect for the summer months ahead. Louis Vuitton Shop Online now for those Monceau BB bags for cheap price with high quality.
The series of Louis Vuitton Monceau BB bags are very easy to match outfit and there are many of color offer to choose, it is must be a good choice to make a lookbook. So let us enjoy those celebs wearing in this popular and classic Cheap LV Handbags in a fashion look. Learn how to match the Louis Vuitton Monceau BB bags and buy it online for cheap!
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Reading 2: Innovation on the Portage
The Allegheny Portage Railroad was a triumph of engineering. The levels and inclined planes of the railroad were an immediate improvement over the earlier wagon road through the mountains. Over the course of its short lifetime, improvements were continually made to the portage railroad. As one of the earliest railroads in the country, the Allegheny Portage was the scene of experimentation with railroad building and operational techniques.
Construction Techniques
The portage railroad also experimented with track construction techniques. The rails on the level sections of the railroad were placed on stone blocks, called sleepers, spaced approximately every three feet along the road. Because these blocks shifted with weather and moisture variations, the rails often separated, making it impossible for trains to move safely along the tracks. Eventually wooden cross ties, as seen on railroads today, were placed along most of the railroad. The wooden cross ties, which bound the two rails together so they would not separate, were not as prone to movement and were much easier to prepare or replace.
Transportation Technology
Railroad locomotives often had the unusual task of pulling boats along the railroad. As part of a canal system, the railroads job was to portage or carry canal traffic from one side of the Alleghenies to the other. At first this involved unloading all freight and passengers from the canal boats and loading them into rail cars for transport over the mountains. Eventually an ingenious system was devised to load specially built sectional canal boats directly onto railroad cars to be carried across the Alleghenies. They would then be reassembled on the other side and continue on their way. Today, when you see truck trailers on railroad cars, you are observing a modern version of this containerized shipment.
Inclined Plane Safety and Beyond
In addition to their inherent safety problems, hemp ropes also were very expensive (costing about $3,000 per rope) and short-lived (lasting about 16 months). All of these problems were eventually solved with the installation of wire rope or cable on the inclines. This innovation had the most impact of any of the technological achievements of the railroad. It came about in 1841 when a man named John Roebling convinced the contractor who operated the boat slip at the Johnstown Canal basin to use a type of wire rope he had developed. This first experiment was a failure. Undaunted, Roebling developed a new rope and persuaded the railroad to try it on Inclined Plane No. 3. He obtained a position with the railroad and supervised repairs and adjustments to the machinery and this new rope. This time it was a success. Eventually all the inclines were fitted with Roeblings wire rope. This rope or cable lasted years instead of months and did not break. His success on the portage railroad launched Roebling on a career that began the American wire rope industry. Roebling is best known for the suspension bridges he built all over the country, but his wire works provided cable for all manner of industrial development. His greatest project, the Brooklyn Bridge, was completed by his son. It stands today as the best heir to the technological legacy of the Allegheny Portage Railroad.
Questions for Reading 2
1. What was significant about the Staple Bend Tunnel? Why was it built?
2. Do you think the builders of the Allegheny Portage Railroad thought the railroad would last a long time? Why or why not?
3. What is a "sleeper"? What problems did it cause on the railroad? How were these solved?
4. What role did the Allegheny Portage Railroad play in the development of locomotives in this country?
5. How do you think the sectional canal boats were loaded onto railroad cars?
6. How did the railroad try to cut down on accidents before the hemp ropes were replaced with wire ropes or cables?
7. What were the advantages and disadvantages of hemp ropes and wire ropes used on the inclines?
Reading 2 was compiled from Anna Coxe Toogood, "Historic Resource Study for Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site," National Park Service, 1973; William Bender, "The Evolution, Decadence and Abandonment of the Allegheny Portage Railroad" in The Pennsylvania Railroad Mens News, September & October, 1897; and Donald Sayenga, "Roeblings First Rope" and "Roeblings Second Rope" in Wire Rope News, March & April, 1982.


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- Alexandra Bentz Named Rookie of the Week -
New York, N.Y. - The Skyline Conference released the first Women's Tennis report for the 2011 season this afternoon, including Player of the Week, Rookie of the Week, Honor Roll and Conference statistics.
Freshman Alexandra Bentz (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) was named Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week for women's tennis. She was stellar in her collegiate debut, going 2-0 in an 8-1 win over UMass Boston. Bentz rolled in her singles match, losing only one game en route to a 6-1, 6-0 win. In doubles, Alexandra was paired with freshman Liliya Dyakiv (Shirley, N.Y.) and the team earned an 8-1 victory.
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Explaining his second daughter's quaint name via Twitter.com, Adams writes, "Lula RosyLea decided to arrive at tea time. RosyLea is cockney rhyming slang in London for 'cup of tea' and the name Lula comes from Gene Vincent's song 'Be-Bop-A-Lula.'"
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Electrical Testing and Certification Engineer - South East UK Base (National Travel) Electrical Testing and Certification Engineer - Up to £60,000 Potential Earnings per annum Inspection and Testing Engineers are required to deliver testing, inspection and certification services to a wide range of clients across the UK from a base in the South East (pref North of London).
About the Client:We are working in partnership with one of the UK's fastest growing Electrical Services contractors. With offices throughout the UK, they are seeking to strengthen their Electrical Testing and Certification Team which provides Electrical Testing Services on a wide range of Commercial Contracts. They are seeking someone that can represent their business "in the field" – liaising with clients and large contractors / FM companies to ensure that a first class electrical service is delivered. My client is looking for an experienced Electrical Testing and Certification Engineer with excellent salary package based on a basic salary and a paid "per circuit" bonus with a guaranteed daily amount and the opportunity to significantly increase this through your own endeavours.
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- This role requires a lot of travel, self management and long hours – it is paid on a Price Work Basis and a high volume of fixed wire and circuit tests will be required on large commercial facilities.
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- Previous experience of commercial testing work will be required.
- Some of the clients are schools / educational establishments so candidates MUST be happy to go through a full DBS (no criminal record will be tolerated) and they should also have a clean UK Drivers License.
- The role will require working outside of the standard business hours although out of hours tests are paid at a higher rate.
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- Candidates must be qualified electrically to 17th Edition and they MUST have the relevant City and Guilds in Testing and Inspection (2391, 2392, 2394, 2395 or equivalent.)
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