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The president of the World Bank has warned that a pandemic could kill tens of millions people and wipe out between 5 to 10 per cent of GDP of the global economy. Jim Yong Kim said in Frankfurt on Tuesday the world was “complete unprepared” for an outbreak on the scale of the Spanish Flu outbreak witnessed in 1918, which killed between 3 to 5 per cent of the world’s population at that time.
Quoting research commissioned by Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, Dr Kim said a Spanish flu-like pandemic in the modern era would kill 33m people in 250 days. The recent Ebola outbreak had, the former physician, who has headed the World Bank since 2012, said, “revealed the shortcomings of international and national systems to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.”
It was also, according to Dr Kim, by far the biggest risk to the global economy.
According to the World Bank’s own estimates, a tenth of global GDP amounts to as much as €7.56trn – a sum worth about four-fifths of China’s economy. A pandemic would also, according to the World Bank chief, hit the world’s poor the hardest.
The lower figure of 5 per cent, or $3.78trn, is based on a report published by the World Bank Group in the wake of the avian flu outbreak. Dr Kim’s 10 per cent estimate is at the upper bound of forecasts cited by insurer, Lloyd’s of London, published in 2008.
From the Lloyds report:
A repeat of the 1918 pandemic is expected by many to lead to a major global recession, estimates of the impact range from 1 per cent to 10 per cent reduction in global GDP. The impact will vary depending on country and within countries.
Most industries will be affected, typically adversely. Those industries requiring a significant amount of face to face interaction are expected to be the most affected. These include: travel companies, airlines, restaurants/bars, hotels and the entertainment industry. The impact on local communities will somewhat depend on the mix of business activity….
…The current financial crisis in 2008 gives us a stark reminder of the interconnected nature of the global economy and the financial services industry in particular…
…A key issue is that past pandemics occurred at a time when global trade was significantly different than now. We do not know how the shockwave of a pandemic will impact supply chains.
More recent figures, published by the World Bank in April this year, have highlighted the degree to which the Ebola outbreak has ravaged the economies of the West African countries it has worst affected.
The estimated losses to Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia a year after the epidemic struck were $2.2bn so far (the countries’ combined GDP in 2013 was $12.2bn). And while by April 2015, the epidemic had been largely contained, the economic repercussions are expected to continue for some time yet as uncertainty about complete eradication persists.
In Sierra Leone, the economy most affected, the mining sector has ground to an almost complete halt. The World Bank forecasts the country’s economy will shrink by an unprecedented 23.5 per cent. Ballooning healthcare costs are expected to result in fiscal deficits of 12.8 per cent in Liberia, 10.1 per cent in Guinea and 4.6 per cent in Sierra Leone this year.
So what to do to limit the devastating consequences of pandemics? For Dr Kim, the solution was clear: act fast.
Doing so had to involve financial muscle, specifically from insurance companies such as Lloyds that could draw on their expertise, as well as medical know how.
The World Bank said at a Group of 20 meeting late last year that, while it had managed to commit about $1bn to Ebola up to that point, it had to scramble for the resources because of the lack of a dedicated pandemic fund. The bank is now working with partners on a new financing facility that would provide much-needed rapid response financing in the face of an outbreak, Dr Kim said on Tuesday. “The idea behind a pandemic emergency facility is to mobilise and leverage public and private sector resources through public funding, and through market and private insurance mechanisms.” That facility has come too late for victims of Ebola, but a more rapid financial response could contain the spread – and cost – of future outbreaks.


County receives final OK for beach nourishment
May 23, 2019
By Rick Nelson
The US Army Corps of Engineers last week gave final approval to a 10-year permit for placement of dredged sand on eroding beaches on Puget Island and Cape Horn.
As described in a county news release, the purpose of the sand placement program is to protect eroding shorelines through beach nourishment. Most of the shorelines have not been stabilized with dredged sand in over a decade, and erosion has claimed significant frontage and threatened buildings.
This marks the end of the planning and permitting process that has been several years in the making, the release said. The permitting process was officially started with the Corps in 2016, though discussions on the need for bank stabilization and how to fund the project began several years prior to that.
Further, the permitting is now in place; however, that alone is not a guarantee of sand placement on the eroding shorelines. The Corps will only place sand when it is both available and cost effective.
"There has to be sufficient volume out there," Commissioner Dan Cothren said Tuesday. "The people I've talked to feel the volume is there."
"I was on the ferry and saw their survey boats going up and down the river," said county Public Works Director Chuck Beyer. "They're looking at the shoaling."
Cothren added that the dredging would probably start in July at the earliest.
Residents along the eroding shorelines expressed relief and happiness that the permit was finally approved.
"I thank you, Dan, Chuck and other commissioners for staying on top of this," said Charles Lincoln, a Cape Horn resident.
Once the Corps has determined what dredging is needed, they'll contact property owners to let them know project dates and what to expect during the work.
Down the line, Cothren said, the commission wants to get the county's erosion zone control districts rolled into the 20-year channel maintenance program sponsored by the coalition of upriver ports at Kalama, Vancouver and Portland.
That would enable the county to address the situation at the lower end of East Sunny Sands adjacent to the ferry landing which wasn't included in the county's 10-year plan because of concern that sand deposited along Sunny Sands would erode and fill in the ferry channel, creating an unnecessary expense.
"One of the figures I've heard to get that started is 50 grand," Cothren said. "We need to get on the 20-year plan and piggyback with the upriver ports on that."


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FFA brings home Chapter of the Year Award
April 27, 2023
Green River's FFA chapter may be smaller and newer than many other chapters across the state, but the students showed their skills and their heart during the recent FFA Wyoming State Convention, where Green River received the Chapter of the Year Award.
"The kids did amazing this year," Liz Thoman, the FFA advisor, said. "Definitely one for the books."
While this was the 96th annual FFA Wyoming Convention, Green River's chapter is only seven years old. They're also a relatively small chapter from one of the smaller towns.
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Cast Care Tips
When you first get your cast
A cast protects a broken bone or other injury. Most casts are made of fiberglass, but plaster casts are still sometimes used.
After a cast is on, you can’t remove it yourself. Your doctor will take it off.
Putting weight on your cast
Follow your doctor’s instructions for when you can first put weight on the cast. Fiberglass casts dry quickly and are soon ready to bear weight. But plaster casts may take several days before they are hard enough to use.
When it’s okay to put weight on your cast, do not stand or walk on it unless it is designed for walking.
Your cast may feel snug for a few days after your surgery or injury. This is usually because of swelling. Swelling can slow healing and cause pain. Too much swelling inside the cast can cause pressure that can harm you.
To help reduce swelling:
- Prop up the injured arm or leg on a pillow as much as you can when you sit or lie down. Try to keep it above the level of your heart.
- If the fingers or toes on the limb with the cast were not injured, wiggle them every now and then. This helps move the blood and fluids in the injured limb.
- Take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These can help reduce swelling and pain. Be safe with medicines. Be sure to follow all instructions on the label.
Water and your cast
- Keep your cast dry.
- Tape a sheet of plastic to cover your cast when you take a shower or bath or when you have any other contact with water. Moisture can collect under the cast and cause skin irritation and itching. It can make infection more likely if you have had surgery or have a wound under the cast.
Cast and skin care
- Try blowing cool air from a hair dryer or fan into the cast to help relieve itching. Never stick items under your cast to scratch the skin.
- Don’t use oils or lotions near your cast. If the skin gets red or irritated around the edge of the cast, you may pad the edges with a soft material or use tape to cover the edges. Call your doctor if you think you have a skin infection.
- Keep up your muscle strength and tone as much as you can while protecting your injured limb or joint. Your doctor may want you to tense and relax the muscles protected by the cast. Check with your doctor or physical therapist for instructions.
When to call
Call your doctor right away if:
- You have increased or severe pain.
- You feel a warm or painful spot under the cast.
- You have problems with your cast. For example:
- The skin under the cast burns or stings.
- The cast feels too tight.
- There is a lot of swelling near the cast. (Some swelling is normal.)
- You have a new fever.
- There is drainage or a bad smell coming from the cast.
- Your foot or hand is cool or pale or changes color.
- You have trouble moving your fingers or toes.
- You have symptoms of a blood clot in your arm or leg. (This is called a deep vein thrombosis.) Symptoms may include:
- Pain in the arm, calf, back of the knee, thigh, or groin.
- Redness and swelling in the arm, leg, or groin.
Watch closely for changes in your health, and be sure to contact your doctor if:
- The cast is breaking apart.
- You are not getting better as expected.
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|Reviews for Left Unsaid|
| BlackCatNeko999 chapter 1 . 4/22/2013
This was amazing! I couldn't stop reading, just had to find out how it'll end.
The last scene was so cute XDD I loved it!
| Rainbor123 chapter 1 . 1/18/2013
DANG! I REALLLY wanna know what she said to him...
| aangismyhomie chapter 1 . 1/8/2013
GOD WHY DIDN'T THIS HAPPEN IN THE SHOW. Seriously. Your comprehension of the relationship between these two makes it sound like you created them. "Yes, he was annoying at first, but only because he didn't allow me to be withdrawn and closed off and anti-social like everyone else did. That was the reason that he had been on the receiving end of my temper more than anyone else. He never once let me resign myself to being dark and creepy and alone, even when I wanted to be." Just perfect, this is going right into my favorites.
| PaulieJuice chapter 1 . 12/27/2012
I love you.
Just, ya know, if you were wondering or something.
| StarCatchers42 chapter 1 . 12/21/2012
AWWW. So cute. But I was kinda hoping that she would say she loves him :/ BBRae forever, this was adorable, you are awesome, what did she say to make him so mad?
| Kusami32 chapter 1 . 12/19/2012
I can totally see raven doing that lol she could never say the word love. Awesome one-shot I enjoyed reading it.
| Sharpclaws chapter 1 . 7/23/2012
this was cute.
| Guest chapter 1 . 7/9/2012
Pretty good. For a newbie
| BiblioMatsuri chapter 1 . 7/6/2012
Well, she would have trouble thinking, much less saying, the "L" word.
| Guest chapter 1 . 7/4/2012
I don't hate you too. :) Cute. :)
| Scriptor Sapiens chapter 1 . 5/8/2012
Very nice. Very very nice. This was awesome to read.
| Cassie chapter 1 . 1/15/2012
Sososososososo adorable :3 I absolutely love it!
| obsessivereader95 chapter 1 . 9/26/2011
grrr! why'd you have to leave it unsaid? do you know how much this is going to drive me crazy? thanks a bunch *rolls eyes* lol. it was a really good, in character analysis of the characters' relationships (i'm in a "big word" mood...) thank you for writing it, even if you left that knot untied...
| willotaku9000 chapter 1 . 9/7/2011
*Dawns on him like it did on BB* She admitted she's in love with him right?
| rintsukiyomi chapter 1 . 8/13/2011
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Wedding is the most beautiful and special day in a bride’s life when she is ready to enter a totally different and new life in the journey. Weddings should be memorable and ethnic all long. Dressing up is the difficult job because one has to plan from sarees to jewelleries. And there is not one function but a whole lot of ceremonies in an Indian wedding. From Sangeet to reception, the bride has to steal hearts of many. With craftsvilla.com, it becomes easy for brides to choose their favourite sarees and buy them at prices that are so reasonable.
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Mecosta County to March for Meals
BIG RAPIDS — What would it be like to be served lunch by Big Rapids Mayor Mark Warba, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, R-Clare; or other local officials?
Mecosta County residents can find out during the March for Meals campaign.
Mecosta County’s Commission on Aging is in its ninth year of fundraising with the campaign this month. Throughout the month of March the commission hopes to collect $10,000 to put directly toward food costs for homebound seniors in the Meals on Wheels program.
The commission kicked off the month-long event last weekend with a murder mystery dinner and collected $2,000 toward their donation goal. Events continue March 18 to March 22 with a week-long celebrity serving event at the senior center.
“For five days we have local celebrities and elected officials serve and deliver meals to our seniors,” said Shawn Sredersas, director of the meals program. “This is not only a way for them to give back to the community, but to also help get people excited about the upcoming events.”
This year in addition to Warba and Stabenow; Mecosta County Clerk Marcee Purcell, Mecosta County Sheriff Todd Purcell, State Sen. Darwin Booher, R-Evart, and State Rep. Phil Potvin, R-Cadillac, will visit the senior center to serve meals.
“I think this is a great opportunity for the seniors to get to speak to me as their state representative and bring up any legislative issues that they may have,” Potvin said.
The public is invited to join the celebrities for lunch at the senior center throughout the week, located at 12954 80th Ave. in Mecosta.
Each meal for a homebound senior costs the COA $6.22 for the raw food, gas to deliver and labor costs to prepare the meal. The COA does not require seniors to pay for the each meal, but does ask for donations.
“We ask for a small donation of $2 from the seniors, but sometimes that is too much. With this month- long event we can raise a lot toward their meals,” Sredersas said.
March for Meals is not only to raise money, but a national event to raise awareness of senior hunger and get community members involved.
“We wouldn’t be able to operate without the help of our volunteers. We have 65 dedicated volunteers who serve and deliver meals Monday through Friday,” said Sredersas. “Throughout the month, we hope to spur interest and have more community members get involved.”
Since 2004, the COA has participated in the March for Meals event. In 2012, they earned the golden award from the Meals on Wheels Association of America for their efforts. Sredersas said she hopes for the same success this year.
“Residents of Mecosta County are always so generous and giving. Together we can make this month successful,” she said.
For more information or to get involved contact Sredersas at (231) 972-2884.


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A graphic card is connects with the motherboard of a PC. It generates
output images to display. Graphic cards also referred as video cards. It
contains processing unit, memory, a cooling mechanism and connections to a
display device. It is the main part of the computer.
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The pictures you see on your screen are made of small dots called
pixels.At most common resolution settings, a screen displays over a million
pixels, and the computer has to decide what to do with everyone in order to
create an image. To do this, it needs an interpreter – a remark parallel
information from the CPU and transform it into a photo you can see. Unless a PC
has illustrations ability incorporated with the motherboard, that
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understand. In this report, we will see at the basic parts of a graphic and
what they can do. We’ll also study the parts that work together to make it
fast, efficient graphics card.
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NEHL - The Jane Pit was one of the earliest in the Old Etherley portfolio, working the Brockwell Seam from the first half of the 19th century through to circa 1880s. The pit can be seen in more detail on the 1859 Ordnance Survey, featuring a connection to the Stockton & Darlington Railway eastwards. There were 3 rows of coke ovens and what appears to be 3 small reservoirs. The shaft was at the south end of the pit, alongside two small buildings. Pit terraces could be found adjacent which likely supported all the pits in the surrounding area.
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Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, Limerick has been named as the top secondary school in Ireland for a record sixth successive year.
That is according to The Sunday Times Best Schools Guide, which says 95.2% of the girls progress to university from here.
The annual survey has listed the top 400 secondary schools in the country.
It measures the progression of all second-level students over a three-year period - from 2016 to 2018 - to universities and institutes of technology.
In 2014, Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ was the first Gaelcholáiste to top the list.
It is also the only non-fee-paying school to top league table over the past 14 years.
The 404-pupil girls’ Gaelcholáiste has been the top school in Munster (excluding Cork) for nine out of the past 15 years.
South Dublin girls' Gaelcholáiste Coláiste Íosagáin rises to second place overall - with 91.7% of its pupils gaining places at university.
The top girls' fee-paying school in the survey, also in south Dublin, is Loreto College St Stephen's Green - where 90.2% of its pupils progress to university.
Loreto College is joint third with the fee-paying Presentation Brothers College Cork - the top boys' school this year.
That is ahead of south Dublin's Gonzaga College, down one place on last year to fifth, with 88.8% of the boys going to university.
Scoil Mhuire, the best girls' school in Cork, has dropped five places to seventh.
Girls' schools occupy seven places in the overall top 10 with another south Dublin school, Muckcross Park College Donnybrook, at eighth - up from 29th last year.
Ranked 10th overall for a second year, Coláiste na Coiribe Galway, is the top mixed school.
With 590 students, the Galway Gaelcholáiste sent an average of 84.4% to university between 2016 and 2018.
Two more south Dublin fee-paying schools performing well this year are Holy Child School Killiney in 11th place, up from 30th last year, and Sandford Park at 14th, up from 43rd in 2018.
The top school offering boarding places is Blackrock College, again in south Dublin, and up seven places to 12th with 83.9% of the boys making it to university.
Fee-paying Castleknock College, down two places at 13th, is the best school in north Dublin.

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The national strategic projects are regarded the most important infrastructure projects within the Indonesian government’s infrastructure development program. Facing various challenges in the field, the most notorious issues related to infrastructure development in Indonesia are lack of funds and land acquisition. To overcome the issues, the government’s effort requires the involvement of private entities.
Having actively involved in assisting government infrastructure projects, HPRP will participate in a roundtable discussion on transport infrastructure presented by Dentons Rodyk and Legal500. The roundtable will be hosted by thought leading experts on the topics. At this event, HPRP’s Partners, Andre Rahadian and Giovanni Mofsol Muhammad, together with Dentons Rodyk’s Partners and senior-level corporate counsels will take part in the discussion, share their experiences, discuss business-critical issues and explore solutions to those problems.
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NORTHBOROUGH – The town is asking a Worcester Superior Court judge to order a resident to pay the town as much as as much as $25,000 a day for failing to halt illegal dumping on his property for months.
Santo Anza was found in contempt of court earlier this year for failing to abide by a cease-and-desist order related to an illegal solid waste dump on his property. The town also wants the solid waste removed and wants to be able to attach a lien to any property owned by Anza until he pays up.
Judge William Ritter issued the contempt finding Sept. 4 after a two-day bench trial in July. The judge ordered a hearing to determine attorney fees and costs to the town, as well as any fine payable to the town for the harm caused by Anza’s past violations of an injunction the court had issued Oct. 9, 2018.
The town, in its motion filed last week, requests a civil penalty of up to $25,000 “per established day of violation, amounting to at least 10 days.” The town is also seeking at least $23,379 for attorney fees and $18,411 for costs for the services of an expert witness, Michael Lannan. Lannan, who is president of Waltham-based consulting firm Tech Environmental, testified about putrid odors emanating from the property because of rotting food left for weeks.
The town has several other requests, including ordering Anza to remove the waste materials on the property and dispose of them at a properly permitted facility. After that is done, he would have to restore any areas of the property disturbed by the removal to prevent any damage to the environment or nuisance conditions. He would then have to provide the Board of Health and the state Department of Environmental Protection with a written report certified by a state registered professional engineer, documenting compliance.
Anza would also be required to maintain a written daily log of the number and type of animals on his property, and when and how any die or are injured. A log would also be required detailing all organic material delivered to the property, including its source. Copies of the logs would have to be submitted to the town Board of Health weekly. Anza would also be limited in the type of food he could supply for feeding the animals.
Anza would also be required to retain a qualified third party, subject to the approval of the town, to observe and document activities and odors at the property.
Anza’s lawyer, Mark G. Miliotis of Boston, in his written response to the town’s motion, said the requested fine of $25,000 a day “is without any evidentiary support and must be rejected in total.” He seems agreeable to the attorney fees of $23,379. But he does not agree with the $18,411 for the expert witness. He said those costs are not sufficiently documented and the witness was initially retained by a group of neighbors, not the town.
Miliotis strongly opposes the other requests. He said in his court filing there is no legal basis for the additional orders and they are “far outside the purview of contempt relief." He said that after lengthy negotiations, he recently reached an agreement between Anza and the state attorney general for modification of the final judgment.
“In fact, additional relief is the subject of entirely separate negotiations between (Anza) and the Attorney General’s office to determine voluntarily and based on a proper factual record, a proper resolution of all matters between” DEP and Anza, Miliotis wrote.
The judge issued a preliminary injunction last year in response to a complaint the town filed Aug. 10, 2018, alleging Anza was again operating an illegal commercial composting facility on his 15.74-acre property at 429 Whitney St. At the time, Anza was nearly two weeks from completing five years of probation for his conviction in 2013 for operating an illegal solid waste dump on the property.
Anza, 59, who lives at 25 Reservoir St., has always denied the accusations and maintained that any organic waste brought to the property is to feed his farm animals. But authorities have maintained that he runs illegal composting operations under the guise of farming. When he bought the wooded undeveloped land in 2009, he told the town he planned to use it as a beef farm. But three months later, residents began seeing lines of 18-wheelers and garbage trucks passing their homes carrying tons of garbage.


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The management of Monster Manufacturing Company are evaluating several capital projects. One project would cost the company $45,000 for the purchase of a new machine designed that is expected to cut operating costs by $9,000 per year for the next eight years. At the end of the project's life, the machine could be sold for $5,000. The company uses 10% as the required rate of return for projects of this nature and they initially do not include the effect of taxes on the project.
A) Determine the net present value of the investment in the machine
B) Determine the project internal rate of return.
C) Based on your asnwers to A and B, would you recommend that Monster Manufacturing move forward with this project? Why? describe.


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During this lockdown, many celebrities are actively sharing their throwback vacation pictures and Sayyeshaa is the latest to join the list but with a sexy picture in a relaxed background. Captioning that picture, Sayyeshaa wrote, “I miss the water! 😍😱 #waterbaby#throwback#holiday#bali#memories.”
However, fans found it odd that Sayyeshaa has not been uploading any of her dance videos which she does often, lately. She had last uploaded a video in May and many of her fans noticed the glow and questioned her if she was pregnant?
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These speculations have not been confirmed by the couple as yet. On the professional front, Sayyeshaa will be seen doing an extended cameo in Arya’s Teddy. Apart from that, she is making her Kannada debut with the film Yuvarathna starring Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar in the lead.

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Don't HR Alone #39 - Senate ACA replacement keeps some taxes, Summer Party Shenanigans, and a $2
Tips for limiting liability risks at summer party — PRACTICE TIP
For some companies, the office summer picnic or outing has replaced the office holiday party. However, summer office outings still present similar liability risks for company managers and bosses.
A survey of over 400 managers, conducted by Seyfarth Shaw at Work, reveals that more than 60 percent of managers have hosted summer office events that later came back to "bite" them. The biggest unexpected hot-weather headaches came from drinking games, risky team-building activities and poorly executed party themes.
Philippe Weiss, Managing Director of Seyfarth Shaw at Work, suggests the following tips for bosses and companies:
1. Ticket the Tequilas: Provide the event food, but limit the alcohol - such as by using a drink ticket system. (It also may be safest to avoid asking employees to cook any of the dishes to limit food poisoning and other risks).
2. Be Open to Employee "Opt Outs": Stress the fact that no one is expected to attend. That's as important as making everyone, at all levels, feel welcome. (Don't forget to include your remote-workers on the invites.)
3. Pass Up on those Perilous Party Themes: Ask yourself: does my planned event theme in any way encourage people to act, or even dress, irresponsibly? (Weiss has seen such ill-fated themes/traditions as “Toga and Twister” parties and games of “Bobbing for Minibar Bottles" gone awry.)
4. Don't Get Physical: Games should focus on friendly collaboration - not flagrant physical contact. Weiss recalls a "Mud Wrestle your Meanest Manager" competition that led to an unfortunate spate of post-party complaints. (Assign a trusted internal “game & party planner” to carefully manage the agenda.)
Timekeeping and payroll system inaccuracies results in Pa-based healthcare company paying restitution of more than $250,000 to Massachusetts workers — MASSACHUSETTS — Wage payment
A Pennsylvania-based healthcare company that provides services to hundreds of healthcare facilities in Massachusetts has agreed to pay more than $250,000 in restitution and penalties for failing to pay more than 1,900 Massachusetts workers properly, according to Attorney General Maura Healey.
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (HSG) has agreed to pay restitution to 1,931 Massachusetts employees for hours worked between July 2012 and July 2015. The vast majority of these workers made less than $11 per hour and more than 100 of them were underpaid for 35 hours or more.
“Every employer in Massachusetts is responsible for paying workers the wages they have earned,” said AG Healey. “We are pleased that through this settlement, HSG will pay these low-wage workers the money they are owed and that the company has installed new systems to ensure workers are paid properly in the future.”
HSG is a corporation based in Pennsylvania that provides housekeeping, laundry, dining, and nutrition services to more than 250 healthcare facilities in Massachusetts.
The AG’s Office began an investigation after the AG’s Fair Labor Division received complaints from three HSG employees alleging non-payment of wages for hours worked at the Wingate at Reading Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center located in Reading, MA.
The AG’s investigation found that inaccuracies in the company’s timekeeping and payroll systems prevented employees’ hours from being recorded and processed in the payroll system. Due to these clerical errors, between July 2012 and July 2015, the company failed to pay employees the correct wages for the full amount of hours worked.
The company has since changed its practices and implemented a new electronic system with safeguards for checking time adjustments installed at multiple levels of management.
HSG has also agreed to pay for costs, as to be determined, associated with locating former employees who are restitution recipients.
The Massachusetts Wage Act requires employers to pay workers for wages earned within six days of the end of the pay period.
AG Healey’s Fair Labor Division is responsible for enforcing state laws regulating the payment of wages, including prevailing wage, minimum wage and overtime laws.
This matter was handled by Assistant Attorney General Andrew H. Cahill and Investigator Leah Lucier, both of AG Healey’s Fair Labor Division.
Source: Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Press Release, July 13, 2017, http://www.mass.gov/ago/news-and-updates/press-releases/2017/2017-07-13-company-to-pay-250000.html.
Cheaper plans, fewer benefits with revised Senate’s ACA replacement bill — PENDING LEGISLATION
Noting an additional $70 billion in funds for states to use to reduce premiums, hold down out-of-pocket costs, and improve the general affordability of health care, the Senate issued a revision draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) (H.R. 1628), which would repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (P.L. 111-148). The revised bill’s funding additions for states are on top of the $100 billion already earmarked in the previous bill. The revised bill also includes provisions known as the Cruz Amendment, as introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), which allows for cheaper insurance plans in exchange for plans with benefits that do not meet current ACA requirements. The draft of the revised bill is expected to be scored by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shortly.
The revised draft would still eliminate Medicaid expansion and convert the federal health care program to a system of fixed payments. However, state Medicaid spending, most notably in instances of a public health emergency, would not count towards any spending limits or per capita caps. The revised draft does not include any changes to the Medicare payroll tax paid by high-income earners, nor does it change the limits on the tax deductions that insurers can take for salaries and other remuneration paid to health care executives.
Changes. The revised draft would keep the two taxes imposed by the ACA—3.8 percent tax on investment income and the 0.9 percent payroll tax—on high income earners, specifically individuals that earn over $200,000 or couples with incomes over $250,000. The previous Senate draft would have repealed both those taxes, which would have reduced federal revenues by $231 billion over 10 years according to a CBO and congressional Joint Committee on Taxation report.
In addition to keeping the two ACA taxes, the revised draft BCRA includes provisions based on the Cruz Amendment that would permit insurers to offer health plans that did not comply with the ACA under certain conditions. Essentially, the proposal would allow an insure offering "sufficient minimum coverage" on the exchange to also offer coverage outside of the federal exchange that would be exempt from many of the ACA’s requirement. Enrollees in catastrophic health insurance would also be eligible for federal tax credits to pay premiums. Under the ACA, consumers generally could not use the tax credits to pay for these health plans. In addition, the bill would allow people to use health savings accounts to pay insurance premiums.
Additions to HSA uses. A provision that is now in the bill that would allow people to use their HSAs to pay for their health insurance premiums. Section 118 would amend Code Sec. 223(d)(2)(B) and Code Sec. 223(d)(2)(C) to provide that HSA funds may generally be used to pay premiums for a high deductible health plan (HDHP), that is not an employer-sponsored plan subject to the exclusion from an employee’s gross income under Code Sec. 106, and only for amounts that exceed any tax credit amounts allowed under Code Sec. 36B.
It would also amend Code Sec. 223(d)(2)(A) to add that qualified medical expenses under an HSA may include amounts paid for an account holder’s children who are under the age of 27. The amendments under Section 118 would become effective in 2018.
Additionally, under the bill, opioid addiction treatment and research would receive $45 billion from 2018 to 2026 in grants to states, including counseling, medication assisted treatment, and other substance abuse treatment and recovery services.


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I'll be in Milwaukee (!) for my 1st wedding anniversary but my fellow NYers should check this out.
"After two sold out summer soul revue-style shows in 2007, Chicago-based southern music label The Rabbit Factory, Inc. returns with a bigger and better line-up. Not since Atlantic Records foray into the American south or the golden age of soul music at the Apollo Theatre and Chicago’s Regal Theatre has the gritty sound of southern soul appeared up north with such force as with the Rabbit Factory Soul Revue. The vintage “chitlin circuit”-styled bill features classic southern soul artists performing with an eight-piece dance band, Wiley & the Checkmates, from Oxford, MS."
"The July 6th show will feature the core Rabbit Factory Soul Revue of The Checkmates performing with Herbert Wiley, the legendary Roscoe Robinson (Blind Boys of Alabama), Ralph ‘Soul’ Jackson (Spooner Oldham/Muscle Shoals) and Hermon Hitson (Jimi Hendrix/Isley Brothers/Joe Tex). This line-up has been receiving rave reviews from its high profile performances at SXSW and the Ponderosa Stomp. The show itself is part of the popular JellyNYC McCarren Park Pool Party series, opening for Ronnie Spector." Sunday, July 6th... Doors at 2PM.

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“As depressing as it sounds, I just want to survive.”
All Stacey wants is to give her son a better life, even if it means going without meals herself.
When Stacey’s son Blake was just three years old, her relationship with his father ended badly. She had to raise Blake completely on her own, without any financial support from his father. Stacey and Blake moved to the rural town of St George, to be closer to her mum. In such a small place, Stacey was thrilled to find an admin job at a local supermarket with hours to fit Blake’s schooling. It was a second chance for this proud, hardworking mum, who had big dreams of a secure, happy future for Blake. But few of Stacey’s colleagues knew her secret: she would often go without meals to make ends meet.
“My son knows we’re poor. I think he gets sick of me saying it all the time. I feel like I’ve failed because these are basic needs that I should be able to cover. It’s not something I tell people – I just internalise it and keep on going,” says Stacey.
Stacey is grateful to have a job, when so many others in Australia’s regional towns are without one. But like many low-earning single parents, she barely scrapes by. After paying her rent, bills and for Blake’s school expenses, there is little money left for food. And what she has goes to Blake, ensuring he has proper school lunches and enough for dinner.
“If I had a bill coming up, I’d usually just have a coffee for breakfast, and go without dinner for a few nights. It just had to be done. Blake needs to do well, so everything goes to him so that he can flourish. As depressing as it sounds, I just want to survive,” says Stacey.
When COVID-19 hit, things went from bad to worse. During the pandemic lockdown, Blake had to be home-schooled, and Stacey used up most of her holiday and sick leave to care for him. Then when the next school holidays arrived, she had to take unpaid leave to be with Blake, putting huge pressure on her budget.
“I just wouldn’t eat. I’d distract myself from the hunger by watching TV, playing with Blake or cleaning obsessively,” she says.
At this lonely, hungry time, something wonderful happened one day when Stacey took Blake to a family fun day. A volunteer from one of our Member Charities was reaching out to local families in crisis. Stacey learnt she was eligible for regular Foodbank hampers, to help ease some of the pressure.
“Going hungry feels hopeless. It’s terrifying sometimes. It was just such a relief to know I could receive a Foodbank hamper each month – it makes such a difference,” says Stacey.
Today, Stacey feels incredibly grateful for the box of staples she now receives each month – it’s much easier to sleep at night, knowing she can eat tomorrow.
“Foodbank hampers have a trickle-down effect,” she says. “Blake is more focused at school, and everything at my job works out a little better, because I’m not stressed all the time. With the money I can now save, I can afford swimming lessons for Blake, just like his friends.”
Women in Australia are 50% more likely to experience food insecurity; often related to domestic violence, financial abuse or having to raise children on their own, like Stacey.
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Darren Way feels his goal of launching a playoff challenge with Yeovil Town is more achievable than ever.
Way has made no secret of his desire to build a squad capable of pushing for a top seven finish in Sky Bet next season, an ambitious target for a side that has not finished above 19th place in each of the past three campaigns.
The Glovers boss is hoping to add more experience to his ranks in a bid to help him achieve the feat, and is targeting more characters similar to that of goalkeeper Stuart Nelson, who last week put pen to paper on a new two-year contract .
Way said: “It’s more achievable than it has ever been, because it’s the first time I’m finishing a season with players in contract.
“What I’ve got to do is make sure that I get the balance right between the younger players that I’ve got and the experience that we bring in.
“The experience that we bring in has to be a Stuart Nelson of character and personality, and I believe that together, we can achieve anything.
“That’s what I’m going to be saying to the players, all season next season.”
Despite an unremarkable league campaign which saw Yeovil rooted in the bottom six for the majority of the season, there were moments of joy for the Glovers in 2017-18, with runs in the FA Cup setting up a memorable fourth round tie with Manchester United and the Checkatrade Trophy taking them to within one game of a Wembley final.
With 14 players under contract for next season, Way is also optimistic that the foundations he has built at Huish Park will soon begin to bear fruit, provided he gets the support of the board in helping him implement his goals.
He added: “Has it been a good year? I think financially, and to see where other clubs are right now, we’ve posted a profit. We had two offers on players in January. We’ve probably got three players that are worth other clubs looking at.
“We got Manchester United in the FA Cup, we got to the semi-finals of the Checkatrade Trophy.
“We stayed in the league and it didn’t go down to the last game, but that group now has to challenge themselves for a top seven finish with all the foundations that have been put in."
Way said: “I spoke to Gareth Ainsworth, who took five years to achieve a promotion with Wycombe. I spoke to him all about the things that went well and didn’t go well, and every year, has he made an improvement to the squad?
“That’s what I’m trying to do, and I truly believe that with the backing of the board and the supporters, if we stay strong and stick together then we can achieve something next year.”


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‘THE ABSENT STONE’ DOCUMENTARY SCREENED AT UCL
LONDON, United Kingdom, 28th April 2015.- In the framework of the Documentaries Festival of the UCL Mexican Society, the documentary "The Absent Stone" directed by Sandra Rozental and Jesse Lerner was screened in the UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences.
This film addresses the issue of a monolith dating from the 3rd century AD, which represents the pre-Hispanic deity of water ‘Tlaloc’, and was found in the Mexican community of Coatlinchan, in the State of Mexico. In the 1960s, the monolith was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City to place it at the entrance of this new site. During 82 minutes, Rozental presents contrasting opinions among the inhabitants of Coatlinchan, who opposed to the fact of removing it from its original location and the authorities who advocated to preserve it in the museum for the delight of locals and foreigners.
During the Q&A session led by David Martínez, Rozental explained that this project came as a result of his doctoral thesis, and later evolved into a documentary. The purpose of it was to show the different views of stakeholders and also highlight some of the questions that revolve around the Monolith that yet not been right answered; was it better to left it where it was found?, was it wise to moving it to Mexico City?, has it been preserved properly?
This documentary was presented in 2014 at the Raindance Film Festival, Europe's leading independent film festival.

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Friday, November 30, 2012
Every so often, I paint a picture of our family.
I draw it in pencil, then I stain it with watercolor. My old paint dries to my plastic palette. I reactivate it with water, and it gently spreads across the paper. I love the process of making this dried old smear of paint come alive, and useful again. I fall more in love with all of them when I sketch them out. It doesn't seem possible, but my heart center expands. I try to capture Thomas Harry's little mouth just like him, his smile which is both sweet and shy. And the way Beezus always tilts her head off toward her brother every time I pull out the camera. I put the lost babies on my dress like appliques. The raven and the ladybug.
My husband barely acknowledges it. He likes photographs, honestly. I'm not offended. But I like art, stacked together, making something like a symphony of images. Maybe he has made that concession for me, but he never questions the ever-changing art wall in my living room. Artwork from all the people I love, pieces I adore, and work that is significant to us as a family. When I explain it to people visiting, my husband seems just as interested in hearing the whys of each piece.
The process of painting our family has become an inadvertent yearly thing, or maybe every other year. I replaced the painting of me and the children from when Thomas was only two weeks old with this new one. There is Sam and the dog. We are all smiling and Sam's arm is around me. I almost put no background in this painting. Us on white, but in the end, I painted all that negative space yellow, because it is positive space too. The space of possibility. In the last painting I did, Spring 2010, everything was grey and mostly colorless. There was no Sam, or Jack the dog, or Lucia or Michael. It was just me and the kids, but mostly me. Sad, but grateful.
There is a circle of women that I have joined, both a virtual circle and another in real life, and my soul feels alive again. I see images for them--goddesses, angels, vistas I cannot control, pictures that have no context. As this sight opens in me, something else closes. Doubt and attachment, I suppose. I resided in a place of rejection, or rather, perhaps, I sought to paint the negative space around everything that I actually have first. Gratitude an afterthought. With this opening, the fear of alone closes.
This month in the healing circle, all the women chanted our own names, staying on the last sound.
Like an Om. The vibration of our discordant names together resonated through my spine, my cheeks burned with the truth of it all. It felt close to the sound of God, or compassion. Many years ago, I remember my friend Sid and I reading poetry to one another. And she said, "When a poem is really good, my cheeks vibrate and I can feel it in my jaw." And that is what this felt like the vibration of truth.
I have never felt so free to be Angie, a person that I cut off for years with booze and resentments. The uncool believer in things unseen. The joyous clapper in a gospel choir. The psychic who believes in her gifts. The weird little kid who cannot wait to go on vision quest.
In the last thirty-almost-nine years, I have needed confirmation and witness to every single thing I have felt. Love. Friendship. Anger. Resentment. Fear. Kindness. Hurt. I sought it from everyone around me. It is only now that I have realized I do that. Tell my sad story, or my happy story, paint a picture of it for judgment, for a nod of understanding, for justification of my solitude.
I think of the end of the Prayer of Saint Francis as the talisman behind the talisman card I draw this morning, (perhaps I should see that one as the joker).
Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort that to be comforted,
To understand than to be understood,
To love than to be loved.
This last moon, the Mourning Moon, comes on me strong. I wrestle in the night with sleeplessness and exhaustion. They grapple, roll over me, kick me in the jaw. Athena asks us to look at the moon in June, what happened then. For now, you should see the completion of that cycle. What have we released?
The new baby was just dead then, and my breeding years died with him. (I am not lamenting, just stating.) I spent these months releasing one lousy resentment, understanding it, letting go. But it was a much bigger process than just that one resentment of that one person. It was about letting go of judgment of myself, of that person, of the situation, of Lucia's death and the repercussions of grief. I forget what the resentment was about some days now. That is magic. Truly and completely magic. But it is more than that.
In June, I went to a spiritual counselling session. It is not exaggeration to say that she changed my life. I didn't see it then, but now I can see this path she laid out in front of me, suggesting I take it. When I asked her about my circle of friends which seemed depleted and gone, she told me that those souls needed to leave, so that resonant souls could come in. She told me to release them. And I skeptically smiled. I got what she was saying, but the last few years of grief had still been an deeply painful process. I didn't have to release them, I thought, they left.
I needed rituals, prayers, candles, sage, meditations, dreamwork, and conversations with them that ended in hugs and a letting-go. I needed to truly release them, so I myself could be free. I sent them off with prayers of everything I wanted for myself. Those rituals of release and opening have brought friends, resonant vibrations, I suppose, people I love and trust and laugh with, where I can just be corny and psychic and recovering from the spiritual malady that has plagued so many of my people. I can see the cycle from the Flower Moon to the Mourning Moon as this journey of less of becoming who I am and more of releasing who I am not.
My cheeks vibrate with the truthiness of it all. When I paint my family, it is the beginning of the circle of trust and love and non-judgment, and it spirals out into the world. This is the talisman I draw--protection from painting what isn't.


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NASA has selected a space-based instrument under its Earth Venture Instrument (EVI) portfolio that will make observations of coastal waters to help protect ecosystem sustainability, improve resource management, and enhance economic activity.
The selected Geosynchronous Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer (GLIMR) instrument, led by principal investigator Joseph Salisbury at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, will provide unique observations of ocean biology, chemistry, and ecology in the Gulf of Mexico, portions of the southeastern United States coastline, and the Amazon River plume – where the waters of the Amazon River enter the Atlantic Ocean. Learn More.


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Any parent of a 3 year old knows that in the summertime, popsicles are the ultimate treat. They are cold, for one, which is always a plus in the kind of heat we’ve been having. Sweet tends to rank highly for most three year olds I know as well. And best of all, they are messy. Gloriously, drippily, creamily messy.
But the dayglo colors and artificial flavors in most supermarket popsicles do not appeal to adults. We like our treats a little more decadent, a little more sophisticated. Something creamy, with subtle, sweet flavors. But we still like the fun of a frozen treat on a stick.
These avocado mint ice cream pops please both the kids and the adults. They check the boxes of sweet, cold and messy, but they’re also outrageously creamy and they have a flavor that you can’t quite place. The perfect cold and creamy treat for the steamy hot days of summer.
- 2 Ripe Hass Avocados
- ½ can (about ⅔ cup) sweetened condensed milk
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
- Juice from 1 lime
- In a small food processor or blender, whizz the mint leaves a few times to chop.
- Remove the pits from the avocado, scoop out the flesh from the skins.
- Add to the food processor the avocado flesh, the condensed milk and the lime juice and blend until creamy.
- Pour the avocado mixture into 4 popsicle molds and freeze until firm. Eat quickly or with a lot of napkins.

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For those of you unfamiliar with Yousei Teikoku ("Fairy Empire") are a Japanese heavy metal band whose music mixes gothic rock, metal, electronic, and classical music with themes of fantasy and power.
Yousei Teikoku will cap off their Japan tour with a stop at A-Kon 27 in Dallas, Texas, for a special one-night performance during the Japanese anime and culture event held June 3-5, 2016. Yousei Teikoku’s loyal subjects will also have a rare chance to meet vocalist Yui, the Empress of the "Fairy Empire", in person for autographs and a Q&A session.
Event information at A-Kon’s website: http://www.a-kon.com
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Prep: 5 minutes; Bake: 7 minutes.
This recipe goes with Roasted Red Pepper Dip
MyRecipes MAY 2008
Preheat oven to 400°. Cut won ton wrappers in half diagonally, making triangles. Arrange on a foil-lined baking sheet, and brush with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Bake 7 minutes or until crispy and golden.
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SALT LAKE CITY — A bill calling for the state health department to report annual abortion statistics to the Utah Legislature, including a woman's race or ethnicity, passed the Senate on Wednesday.
"This is only about statistics and information gathering dealing with the number of abortions that are done in our state," said Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, sponsor of SB60.
Along with the number of abortions performed each year, the Utah Department of Health would have to report the stage of pregnancy for each abortion, the race of the woman and the reason for the procedure.
The vote passed along party lines, 23-5. Democrats questioned the need for collecting information about race or ethnicity and the reason a woman obtains an abortion.
The bill now moves to the House for consideration.
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Govt may impose curbs on domestic gold holdings: report
Gold premiums jumped to two-year highs last week as jewellers ramped up purchases on fears the govt might restrict imports in fight against black money
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New Delhi: The government may impose curbs on domestic holdings of gold as Prime Minister Narendra Modi intensifies a fight against “black money”, news agency NewsRise reported, citing an unnamed finance ministry official.
NewsRise did not provide further details. A finance ministry spokesman declined to comment on the report.
Gold premiums in India jumped to two-year highs last week as jewellers ramped up purchases on fears the government might restrict imports after withdrawing higher-denomination notes from circulation in its fight against black money.
India is the world’s second biggest gold buyer, and it is estimated that one-third of its annual demand of up to 1,000 tonnes is paid for in black money — untaxed funds held in secret by citizens in cash that don’t appear in any official accounts.
The move to withdraw higher denomination notes has already started to disrupt cash-based gold smuggling, officials have said.
Scrap gold supplies were also set to halve this quarter as the cash crunch and falling prices make it difficult for consumers to liquidate their holdings. Reuters

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With temperatures falling and the cost of energy set to rise, Software Alliance Wales is proud to welcome IBM’s Chief Technologist for Smarter Energy to Swansea University’s Department of Computer Science on Tuesday 10 December 2013.
The Distinguished Lecture, Innovation Begins at Home, will be delivered by Dr Andy Stanford-Clark - an IBM Distinguished Engineer and a ‘master inventor’.
With more than 40 patents, Dr Stanford-Clark specialises in remote telemetry, energy monitoring and management, Smart Metering and Smart Grid technologies. He has a particular interest in home energy monitoring, home automation, demand-side management, and driving consumer behaviour change.
During the talk, the Chief Technologist and Fellow of the British Computer Society, will explain how his interest in home automation, and his passion for energy saving, led to projects that have helped alleviate energy poverty in social housing.
Dr Stanford-Clark will also outline how these projects have provided innovative ideas for driving consumer behaviour change and, as importantly, the future smart energy grid that will include a mix of micro-generation, electric vehicles, demand management, storage technologies and novel fuels for transport.
The Distinguished Lecture Series is organised by Swansea University’s Computer Science Department in collaboration with Software Alliance Wales. The lectures, delivered by distinguished computer scientists, are free and open to all. However, as places are limited, registration is recommended.
Innovation Begins At Home - Robert Recorde Room, Faraday Building (Level 2) from 5:00pm on Tuesday 10th December 2013.
For further information, contact Professor Peter Mosses, coordinator of the Swansea University Distinguished Lectures in Computer Science P.D.Mosses@swansea.ac.uk
- Wednesday 4 December 2013 13.42 GMT
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- Swansea University