New York Jets Should Monitor Terrell Suggs’ Status with Baltimore Ravens
Defense has long been the specialty of New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan. His approach is seen as aggressive, while recently dealing with young and a lack of largely established talent. Muhammad Wilkerson and Quinton Coples are awesome inside pass rushing options. Damon “Snacks” Harrison and Sheldon Richardson also add to this group. David Harris is a dependable middle linebacker as well. Now one missing part of this defense remains on the outside.
To improve a weakness on his current team, Ryan may look to the past. Baltimore Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome has stated that former Pro Bowl outside linebacker Terrell Suggs realistically may not be back in 2014. Multiple media reports say that a decision likely will be made next week.
This past year he recorded 80 total tackles which shows that no decline is imminent from the 31-year-old. Baltimore’s defensive intensity for over a decade came from Suggs, Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. Now there appears to be a changing of the guard.
Money poured in to quarterback Joe Flacco. Other parts of the team were forsaken as Anquan Boldin was shipped off for a sixth-round pick. Flacco turned into a turnover prone individual.
He was a big reason why his team failed to defend their Super Bowl title. Suggs could serve as a cap casualty counting $12 million against his team’s personnel budget. Calvin Pace played well this year, but given his age, would have difficulty repeating this next season. Garrett McIntyre is good for depth only. Gang Green has an opportunity to spend over these next few months. Getting Suggs would be an upgrade in both run and pass defense. Ryan has signed former Ravens Jim Loenhard, Bart Scott and Reed before. He should do it again with Suggs if the chance arrives.
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I am grateful to the many colleagues with whom I have had conversations that have influenced my thinking about groups, creativity, and innovation implementation. For commenting on an early draft of this article I thank particularly Nigel Nicholson and Carsten De Dreu, and for their constructive and insightful criticisms, I thank the editor and three anonymous reviewers of this journal.
Sparkling Fountains or Stagnant Ponds: An Integrative Model of Creativity and Innovation Implementation in Work Groups
Article first published online: 14 JUN 2002
Volume 51, Issue 3, pages 355–387, July 2002
How to Cite
West, M. A. (2002), Sparkling Fountains or Stagnant Ponds: An Integrative Model of Creativity and Innovation Implementation in Work Groups. Applied Psychology:An International Review, 51: 355–387. doi: 10.1111/1464-0597.00951
I would add another characteristic—task significance (Hackman & Oldham, 1975). This refers to the importance of the task in contributing to organisational goals or to the wider society. A lifeboat team in a rural coastal area with busy shipping lanes and a health and safety team in a high-risk industry are likely to be highly intrinsically motivated by the significance of their tasks.
This relationship is likely to be, to some extent, reciprocal. Available skills within the team will limit the task that can be performed. If the breast cancer care team has no oncologist then some discussions about diagnosis and treatment will have to be held by people outside the team.
Below, I explore how diversity influences integrating group processes.
Below it is suggested that where task characteristics are such that the team members are highly intrinsically motivated then the requirement for external demands to motivate innovation implementation will be weak.
At the extreme of course, high levels of threat may reduce group cohesion and safety when group members feel the capacities of the group are inadequate to manage the threats or demands.
Sternberg and Lubart (1996) refer to synthetic and practical contextual qualities of creativity, which include the extent to which ideas escape the bounds of conventional thinking and the persuasiveness of the ideas to those affected by their implementation.
- Issue published online: 14 JUN 2002
- Article first published online: 14 JUN 2002
Cet article présente une synthèse des recherches et théories qui éclairent notre compréhension de la créativité et de la mise en œuvre de l’innovation dans les groupes de travail. Il semble que la créativité apparaisse essentiellement au cours des premières étapes du processus, avant la mise en œuvre. On étudie l’influence des caractéristiques de la tâche, des capacités et de l’éventail des connaissances du groupe, des demandes externes, des mécanismes d’intégration et de cohérence de groupe. La perception d’une menace, l’incertitude ou de fortes exigences entravent la créativité, mais favorisent l’innovation. La diversité des connaissances et des capacités est un bon prédicteur de l’innovation, mais l’intégration du groupe et les compétences sont indispensables pour récolter les fruits de la diversité. On examine aussi les implications théoriques et pratiques de ces considérations.
In this article I synthesise research and theory that advance our understanding of creativity and innovation implementation in groups at work. It is suggested that creativity occurs primarily at the early stages of innovation processes with innovation implementation later. The influences of task characteristics, group knowledge diversity and skill, external demands, integrating group processes and intragroup safety are explored. Creativity, it is proposed, is hindered whereas perceived threat, uncertainty or other high levels of demands aid the implementation of innovation. Diversity of knowledge and skills is a powerful predictor of innovation, but integrating group processes and competencies are needed to enable the fruits of this diversity to be harvested. The implications for theory and practice are also explored.

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CAMPAIGNS AND ADVOCACY
27 Mar 2015 by Oxfam Australia Media
Australians continue to find innovative ways to raise donations to help the people of Vanuatu recover from the devastation of Cyclone Pam but one fundraising effort is currently creating a real buzz. Inventors of crowdfunding success story Flow™ Hive, are raffling off the very first of their revolutionary new beehives to come off the production […]
26 Mar 2015 by Oxfam Australia Media
Oxfam will urge the Abbott Government’s special emissions taskforce to agree an emissions target that will help reduce the impact of climate change on the world’s poorest people, who are already bearing the brunt of greater droughts, floods, hunger and disease. The Prime Minister’s taskforce will begin asking for advice this week on how far […]
25 Mar 2015 by Oxfam Australia Media
Oxfam Australia is one of 26 organisations that have written to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Treasurer Joe Hockey, Attorney-General George Brandis and Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion, urging them to reverse the proposed funding cuts to legal assistance services under the Attorney General’s portfolio. These services include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS), its […]
23 Mar 2015 by Oxfam Australia Media
Today’s launch by Julie Bishop of an innovation focus for the Australian Aid program has been undermined by leaks suggesting more cuts to the aid budget. Oxfam Public Engagement Director Pam Anders said innovation was indeed vital to overcome the challenges that stood in the way of a fairer, more prosperous and more secure region […]
19 Mar 2015 by Oxfam Australia Media
More than 150,000 Australians will declare their support today for ending health inequality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and other Australians, with a record number of schools, community groups, health services, businesses and government offices hosting over 1,548 events around the country to mark National Close the Gap Day. Locations for National Close the […]
19 Mar 2015 by Oxfam Australia Media
Despite an impassioned plea from the President of Vanuatu at the Disaster Risk Reduction world conference in Japan earlier this week, international governments last night adopted a framework that is not up to the task of dealing with the increasing risk of disasters to the world’s poor. Among the agreement’s shortcomings is the failure to agree concrete […]
17 Mar 2015 by Oxfam Australia Media
The call to end to health inequality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and other Australians continues to get louder, with a record number of events being held nationwide on Thursday 19 March to mark National Close the Gap Day. Community groups, health services, schools, businesses, government offices and individuals around Australia are registering online […]
13 Mar 2015 by Oxfam Australia Media
Oxfam is ready to respond to Cyclone Pam after the storm was upgraded to a Super Typhoon overnight, triggering evacuations to emergency shelters across Vanuatu’s southern provinces. Forecasts predict the storm will pass close to Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, the city recently named as the most exposed to natural disasters in the world.
12 Mar 2015 by Oxfam Australia Media
Imagine if the populations of Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory were deprived of basic necessities like water, food, and sanitation for years. For most it is a situation impossible to imagine, but that is the reality of the 12 million people caught up in the deadly Syria conflict.
10 Mar 2015 by Oxfam Australia Media
A new lifesaving law passed by the UK Government that ensures 70 pence in every £100 is given in overseas aid highlights the harshness of the Australian Government’s repeated slashing of the aid budget, Oxfam says.

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SANTA FE - Despite a new wave of legislators and a Governor that continues to promise action on climate, the 2021 New Mexico legislative session will close having failed to move forward a single bill that would protect public interest over oil and gas industry profit.
New Mexicans have expressed outrage over the thwarting of bills like SB 86 “Protect Our Water,” SB 149 “Pause on Fracking,” SJR 3 “Environmental Rights,” HB 9 “Climate Solutions Act” and many others that were refused a hearing or tabled by Democratic leadership in committees this session. Groups held a virtual press conference today to publicize their concerns.
Analysis and data collected by state agencies from oil and gas operators appear to be of poor quality and subject to manipulation. Questionable data is the basis for state revenue collection, and the New Mexico Environment Department and Oil Conservation Division remain woefully underfunded and chronically unable to monitor, supervise, regulate, and enforce oil and gas activities.
The oil and gas industry is New Mexico’s top emitter of climate pollution and continued oil and gas is costing New Mexico dearly, with further exploitation of the NM Permian threatening the world with a “climate bomb” rendering the state unable to meet the Governor’s climate goals. As the state suffers from increased drought and another dry winter, the oil and gas industry continues to frack with abandon, churning New Mexico’s precious fresh water into toxic and radioactive waste. Right now this waste, euphemistically called “produced water”, is leaking, spilling, and exploding daily across New Mexico contaminating land, air, and water, and people.
Despite industry posturing, oil and gas extraction is on the rise and New Mexico ranks top three in the nation for oil and gas production, yet the state continues to rank lowest in the U.S. for public education (#50), general opportunity (#49), and overall well being (#48). Fracking disproportionately impacts Tribal Nations and low-income families with more than more than 115,000 New Mexicans living within one mile of an oil and gas well and nearly 20% of New Mexican families living below the poverty line.
While the Biden Administration has made fossil fuel transition and environmental justice a priority, the stranglehold of oil and gas influence on state politics compels legislators to ignore the looming environmental and health crisis, seemingly determined to leave New Mexicans behind.
A report from NM Ethics Watch found the influence of oil and gas money in state politics dwarfed those of other industries with almost $3.3 million in direct campaign contributions to NM politicians this past election cycle, not accounting for lobbyist salaries or expenses. Greasing both sides of the aisle, the oil and gas industry gave more than $182,000 to House Speaker Brian Egolf’s PAC and $67,500 to the New Mexico Senate Democrats’ PAC in 2020 alone.
As Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham threatens to challenge federal efforts to rein in unfettered fracking on federal lands in New Mexico, groups are vowing to hold elected officials accountable to promises to protect their constituents, end sacrifice zones, and put people over oil and gas profits.


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Paper Rifles release their second full-length album, ‘Traitor’s Hill’,, via Make That A Take Records / Anti Manifesto.
Following up debut long-player ‘The State Of It All’, the 10 track effort includes recent singles ‘Headstrong’ and ‘It Started As A Joke’.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by drummer James Johnson, the 10-track long-player is available on CD as well as download.
The Edinburgh-based quartet – also comprising John Dck, Kevin Cameron, and Kieran Andrews – have also recently released a series of remotely-recorded Lockdown Covers.
More at www.facebook.com/PaperRifles.


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20 May 2023 11:34 AM GMT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted the income tax addition on account of long-term capital gains on the purported, notional, and fictitious sale of jewellery.The Bench of Yogesh Kumar US (Judicial Member) and B. R. R. Kumar (Accountant Member) has observed that there is no provision in the Income Tax Act to deem the difference between the value of...
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted the income tax addition on account of long-term capital gains on the purported, notional, and fictitious sale of jewellery.
The Bench of Yogesh Kumar US (Judicial Member) and B. R. R. Kumar (Accountant Member) has observed that there is no provision in the Income Tax Act to deem the difference between the value of the jewellery declared in the Wealth Tax Return and the value of the jewellery found in the search, in case the jewellery falls short of the amount or quantity declared in the Wealth Tax Return (WTR).
A search and seizure operation under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, was conducted in the Priyagold Group of cases on December 16, 2014, by the Investigation Wing, New Delhi. The assessee has received income under the heading ‘Income from salary’ from M/s Surya Food & Agro Ltd. and also income from other sources as interest from a savings bank account.
The total jewellery as per the Wealth Tax Return of the assessee and the wife of the assessee was Rs. 2,17,56,423. During the search, total jewellery of Rs. 43,17,442 was found. Out of the jewellery found worth Rs. 43,17,442, jewelry amounting to Rs. 16,77,363 was seized owing to a mismatch in the description of the jewellery.
Owing to the non-availability of the remaining jewellery, the Assessing Officer calculated long-term capital gains on the presumption that the jewellery "undetected" during the search was sold and determined an LTCG of Rs. 71,86,743/-.
The issue raised was whether the AO could resort to a determination of notional LTCG or not.
The shortage of jewelry could have been questioned at the time of the search, and any evidence with regard to the sale of jewellery should be collected during the search or post-search inquiry.
The assessee submitted that the loose diamonds that were part of the wealth tax return were studded in the jewellery subsequently, and that was the reason that the description of the jewellery was different.
The ITAT held that the jewelry seized of Rs. 16,77,363/- is interpolated in the jewelry found of Rs. 43,17,442. No additions can be made to the entire disclosed jewellery as per the WTR and as discovered on the premises.
Case Title: Ballabh Prasad Aggarwal Versus ACIT
Case No.: ITA No. 2351/Del/2019
Counsel For Appellant: Ved Jain
Counsel For Respondent: P. Praveen Sidharth
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Published on: 18:46PM Oct 13, 2009
Soybeans, corn and wheat all closed sharply higher. Widespread frost/freeze over the weekend and a wet harvest outlook rallied prices overnight. Strong commodity buying and a weaker dollar added more buying. Wet weather continues to slow harvest and more rain is expected next week. Frost/freeze is expected across much of the belt next week and this is also causing some concern. With little grain harvested so far, this has caused many in the industry to question the size of the crop. This combined with strong commodity buying and a complete lack of farmer selling has helped rally our markets very sharply ahead of harvest. I will not claim to know what the crop size will be, but right now it still looks like we will see national yields for both corn and soybeans increase from today’s estimates. I have included a link to a story released by the University of Illinois and I think it is helpful for determining yield loss due to frost/freeze. The link is: http://www.ehedger.com/2009/10/12/u-of-i-report-on-corn-frost-damage/
Whether or not prices decline from here is a different story, but it does look like the crop is out there. Maybe I am completely wrong about the crop size, time will tell. However, as a producer you should look at your individual situation and decide what is best for you. If your crops look good and you can make good money at current levels then you should make some sales. You should also be looking making sales for next year’s crops. We have had our customers mostly sold for ’09/10 since the rally last spring, and now we are working on the ’10-11 crop year. Inputs are much lower than last year and many producers will have break-even levels around $3.25 or lower this year. This is another rally that should be taken advantage of. As a marketer this is when you should be locking in some profits and avoid having to sell below break-even levels. Once harvest picks back up, prices could really struggle once again. Corn is on an 80-cent rally and soybeans are on a 120-cent rally. Even if you are wildly bullish, it would not be a good idea to buy this rally right ahead of harvest. Wheat rallied $2/bushel right ahead of harvest only to break nearly $3/ bushel afterwards. People blamed disease and wet weather and quickly lowered their yield estimates. The fact was that money was entering the market and without hedge pressure the market rallied. Once harvest was underway, the market quickly broke back to contract lows. This is very similar to what the corn and soybean markets are doing. I am not saying that prices will go to new contract lows, but I am saying that prices have rallied very sharply because “new money” has poured into our markets and there hasn’t been any hedge pressure to cap the rally. Once harvest picks up (and it will), we will see hedge pressure pick up and this could create a quick break. I will be the first to admit that I didn’t see such a strong rally coming. But, I do think this rally is a gift to the farmers that missed last spring’s rally and for farmers to make sales for next year’s crop. Give E Hedger a call if you would like to discuss the best strategy for your situation.
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Ropin'-n' Riggin' Days - 3rd Performance
3rd Performances of Casper College's Ropin'-n' Riggin' Days at the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds on Saturday Night.
K2's Drew Engelbart has the highlights.
2 Coyotes, 2 Uniforms
Cowboys Lose by One to Montana State
11/27/15 7:00 PM MT
Women's Basketball: UC Santa Barbara vs Wyoming
11/28/15 6:00 PM MT
Men's Basketball: Montana State vs Wyoming


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Being treated poorly.
Unfortunately, this happens to all of us at points along our path. With all of our various experiences, our exciting time and quiet times, there will be people who come along and offer value, accept what we have to offer in return, then do not take care of their part.
This individual, most often is not aware they are a user. They term it as “I don’t owe you anything” or “We didn’t agree to this or that”, but underlying this is a social obligation which wasn’t fulfilled or wasn’t communicated clearly. They figured they won what they wanted. They looked to see how much they could get out of you before you stopped.
This can be an individual, but it can also be a group, a religion or any organization. They offer something, you give your part, and they don’t. You give more. They still don’t.
Funny thing is it has nothing to do with you. You didn’t do anything wrong or right. You were just the next person on their path who had something they wanted.
There is no shame in being used.
In the process of being kind and giving it will happen. You will err on the side of generosity, and the other will err on the side of gain. It’s part of learning to manage yourself, and your own energy and resources.
There are times when we really want to hear words of support, so we take something that was said, something just inferred, as confirmation of care, or an arrangement, or reciprocity. It is not. If you are dealing with a user then they are careful with their words. They will imply care, while not stating anything clearly. They will state what they have to offer, without actually offering it.
Listen and watch carefully. Think clearly. Not to see if you can extract a meaning you would like, but instead to really understand intent. Silence is not agreement. Stating your own preference and getting a reply of silence is not agreement to your preference.
The wheel of personal growth spins here: to experience without manipulating someone into giving what they haven’t willingly agreed to, nor being tricked into giving what you haven’t offered. Be in control of your own self. Use social etiquette and kindness to see clearly what is being experienced.
Let each person be on their own path. Your path is not theirs. It’s not your job to teach someone else how to be a better human. Your desires may not be theirs and it’s not your place to make anyone do anything, or to manipulate a situation to make someone else feel obligated to give you something. Even if you believe it’s for their benefit. It’s not your place to punish and reward, or to socially scar someone because they treated you poorly.
We never own another person. To be our highest and most expansive selves, and offer experiences that inspire that in others, is a beautiful thing, but other people’s life rules are not ours to dictate or lay down or declare as truth.
So what to do when you’ve been treated poorly?
So what to do if you’ve found yourself in that place?
There’s no shame in being treated poorly. The big decisions come when it finally hits you that you’ve been used.
Here’s the wheel of mourning when you realize you have lost something you care for: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
Grief is the loss of something or someone. When you realize you’ve been mistreated you have lost a relationship you thought you had. You trusted it even if it was just in your mind. You believed it so it was real for you. Even if you deceived yourself into thinking someone else cared, when you realize they do not you grieve the loss of what you believe you had.
Feeling each stage helps move to the next more quickly. Don’t pretend you don’t feel something. Learn. Feel. Then ideas will come to you. That’s when you get to learn how you got yourself on this path, and how to remove yourself and find a path that’s more fun.
It happens to all of us. Truly.
There are so many paths and so many beautiful experiences and kind people. Be thankful for what you learned and find an experience that matches who you are.
Turn towards what you really want, and you automatically are turned away from what you don’t want.
Fly Away (Parasites)
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2 thoughts on “Being Treated Poorly”
What could anyone ever add to improve this?
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The GFCS is a global partnership of governments and organizations that produce and use climate information and services. It seeks to enable researchers and the producers and users of information to join forces to improve the quality and quantity of climate services worldwide, particularly in developing countries.
The GFCS seeks to build on continued improvements in climate forecasts and climate change scenarios to expand access to the best available climate data and information. Policymakers, planners, investors and vulnerable communities need climate information in user-friendly formats so that they can prepare for expected trends and changes. They need good-quality data from national and international databases on temperature, rainfall, wind, soil moisture and ocean conditions. They also need long-term historical averages of these parameters as well as maps, risk and vulnerability analyses, assessments, and long-term projections and scenarios.
Depending on the user’s needs, these data and information products may be combined with non-climate data, such as agricultural production, health trends, population distributions in high-risk areas, road and infrastructure maps for the delivery of goods, and other socio-economic variables. The aim is to support efforts to prepare for new climate conditions and adapt to their impact on water supplies, health risks, extreme events, farm productivity, infrastructure placement, and so forth.
Expanding the production, distribution and use of relevant and up-to-date climate information can best be achieved by pooling expertise and resources through international cooperation. UN agencies, regional institutions, national governments and researchers will work together through the GFCS to disseminate data, information, services and best practices. This collaboration will build greater capacity in countries for managing the risks and opportunities of climate variability and change and for adapting to climate change.
The GFCS implementation plan, to be considered by the First Session of the Intergovernmental Board on Climate Services (IBCS-1) will guide development of the information resources that are so urgently needed for building climate resilience and preparing adaptation plans. According to the draft plan, over the next two years GFCS will carry out a series of priority projects that will create partnerships and build trust with users. It will identify the demand for climate services and ensure that this demand is met through access to scientific information. It will start with the four priority sectors of health, water, food security and agriculture, and disaster risk reduction. Within six years, GFCS aims to have facilitated access to improved climate services around the world; within 10 years, services will have been provided to all climate-sensitive sectors.
The results will be an effective global partnership for identifying and meeting user needs for climate information; the effective application of climate observations, socio-economic data, models and predictions to solving national, regional and global problems; a system for transforming data into information products and services to inform decision making; and increased capacity around the world for producing and using climate services.


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Letzte Aktualisierung: January 27, 2022
mRNA vaccine passes phase 1 clinical trials
One of China's mRNA vaccines against Covid is expected to achieve 95 percent efficacy in tests. This was shown by data from the first phase of clinical trials, reports business portal Caixin. The vaccine was jointly developed by Walvax Biotechnology and Suzhou Abogen Biosciences, as well as the Academy of Military Sciences of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, according to Caixin. It bears the designation Arcov.


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King of the World
1Go ahead—sing your new song to the Lord!
Let everyone in every language sing him a new song. # 96:1 Every new thing God does requires a new song to make it known.
2-3Don’t stop! Keep on singing! Make his name famous!
Tell everyone every day how wonderful he is.
Give them the good news of our great Savior.
Take the message of his glory and miracles to every nation.
Tell them about all the amazing things he has done.
4For the Lord’s greatness is beyond description,
and he deserves all the praise that comes to him.
He is our King-God, and it’s right to be in holy awe of him.
5Other gods # 96:5 The Septuagint reads “demons.” are absolutely worthless.
For the Lord God is Creator-God,
who spread the splendor of the skies!
6Breathtaking brilliance and awe-inspiring majesty
radiate from his shining presence.
His stunning beauty overwhelms all who come before him. # 96:6 Or “Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.”
7Surrender to the Lord Yahweh, all you nations and peoples.
Surrender to him all your pride and strength.
8Confess that Yahweh alone deserves all the glory and honor.
Bring an offering and come celebrate in his courts.
9Come worship the Lord God wearing the splendor of holiness.
Let everyone wait in wonder as they tremble in awe before him.
10Tell the nations plainly that Yahweh rules over all!
He is doing a great job, and nothing will disrupt him,
for he treats everyone fair and square.
11-12Let the skies sing for joy! Let the earth join in the chorus.
Let oceans thunder and fields echo this ecstatic praise
until every swaying tree of every forest joins in,
lifting up their songs of joyous praise to him!
13For here he comes, the Lord God,
and he’s ready to judge the world.
He will do what’s right and can be trusted
to always do what’s fair.


In February, when I asked Senator Sheldon Whitehouse if his "Buffett Rule" bill raising taxes on the wealthy was a mere political stunt, he insisted that he had a real plan for passage. One element of that plan: bring up the legislation for a vote over and over again, as a way to pressure the Republicans into passage. The method, he said, had been pivotal to passage of the financial reform bill last year.
Last week, on a panel at the Netroots Nation conference in Providence, Whitehouse suggested he would use a similar strategy to win passage of the Disclose Act, which would require faster, more comprehensive reporting on who's behind the sort of SuperPAC ads that played such a big role in the GOP presidential primaries. And he gave the approach a nifty name: the Jericho strategy (for all you the heathens: the Bible has Joshua marching around the city of Jericho every day for seven days before attacking and utterly destroying it).
It seems, in a way, a strategy perfectly tuned to the moment: brutal, intensely partisan, designed to conquer our short attention spans.
But can it work? As Whitehouse himself has argued, the approach can only succeed if it is accompanied by significant public pressure. Hence, a request that Netroots bloggers agree to an overnight blogathon when Senator Whitehouse and his comrades stage an up-all-night action of their own next month in support of the bill.
By the end of the panel, a group of bloggers had already pledged to back the senator, joined on stage by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon). But it's far from clear that campaign finance reform can grab public attention in the way that financial reform did after the 2008 meltdown.
The Buffett Rule, though? Joshua might have something to teach here. The measure is pretty sexy on its own (who would've thunk it, Warren Buffett as hottie?). And with the Bush tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year, Whitehouse will be glomming onto a high-profile debate around taxes, deficits, and the basic role of the federal government. He should, in short, get a wee bit of attention.
Will that be enough to sway the GOP, though?
Matt Yglesias at Slate is skeptical that Democrats can win the broader Bush tax cuts fight (i.e. keep tax cuts for the poor and middle class in place and raise them on the rich) on clever messaging alone. He says Dems should let the Bush tax cuts expire, then use the higher taxes as leverage to get the deal they want. (UPDATE: Whitehouse, himself, seemed to suggest this could work in an interview with David Dayen of lefty blog firedoglake.)
The Dems may, indeed, be in a stronger position after the tax cuts expire. But in the meantime, the GOP gets to say Democrats raised your taxes. And if Republicans don't agree to a deal after said expiration, they get to keep saying it.
Enough incentive, it seems, for Democrats to try to negotiate something pre-expiration - the Buffett Rule included, perhaps.


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Unfortunately, your psychopathic correctional patient is not as easy to identify as the fellow in the pix. He or she will be quite charming and attentive. If you aren’t careful, you will be drawn right into his current scam. Nurses working medical are not always savvy about the ways of the criminally insane. Always be on the alert for the subtle manipulation of the psychopath. There are many of them to be found in corrections. Although an estimated 1% of the general population have this condition, between 15-20% of your inmate-patients could be classified as psychopathic. Become familiar with the characteristics so you can be on guard.
What to Look For
Robert Hare, PhD, considered the top expert on the Psychopathic Personality, created a list of common characteristics. How many of them describe patients arriving at your sick call or medication line?
Characteristics of a Psychopath
- superficial charm
- self-centered & self-important
- need for stimulation & prone to boredom
- deceptive behavior & lying
- conning & manipulative
- little remorse or guilt
- shallow emotional response
- callous with a lack of empathy
- living off others or predatory attitude
- poor self-control
- promiscuous sexual behavior
- early behavioral problems
- lack of realistic long term goals
- impulsive lifestyle
- irresponsible behavior
- blaming others for their actions
- short term relationships
Unless you are working the mental health side, your job is not to ‘treat’ the psychopathy, but to be aware of it and protect yourself. Psychopaths will use every interaction to their advantage. They are astute at discerning another person’s vulnerabilities and they prey on hurting people. Staff members who are lonely, insecure or self-involved are good candidates for the manipulation of a psychopathic inmate. Nursing careers have ended when nurses have been drawn into sexual relationships or nefarious activities such as smuggling contraband or diverting narcotics for these individuals. Guard yourself. Know the characteristics. Keep yourself and your teammates accountable to stop potential issues before they move to a dangerous level.
Firm, Fair, Consistent
Protect yourself by treating all inmate-patients with strict professional behavior and demeanor. Follow all security rules of conduct. Here are a few tips.
- Don’t get personal. If an inmate comments about your hair or your figure, call them on it. If the comments continue, report them.
- Do not perform even the smallest ‘extra’ activity for an inmate. That cotton ball or paperclip is the first step down a slippery slope.
- Treat all inmates with equal respect and professional distance. Do not show any favoritism and do not allow any in return.
- If you think you may have already been compromised, report it immediately to your supervisor and take actions to halt the progression. This may include reassignment to another care unit to break the connection.
Have you come across psychopaths as described above in your practice? Tell us your experiences in the comments section of this post.


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Should malpractice reform be included in the pending health care bill? An AP poll found that 54% of Americans favor reform, while only 32% are opposed. President Barack Obama says he’s open to changes; but his Democratic colleagues won’t defy their powerful trial‐lawyer constituents. Republicans cite $54 billion in Medicaid and Medicare waste over 10 years from excessive tests designed to frustrate lawsuits.
None of the key players mention the two most important arguments against federal malpractice reforms. The first is that they are unnecessary: All 50 states have passed, or are considering, various reform proposals.
Take Missouri. Doctors and other businesses in the Midwestern state were closing their doors because of runaway lawsuits. Then a law was passed directing that cases be heard in the county where an alleged injury occurred; plaintiffs could no longer shop for friendly judges and juries. Missouri’s malpractice claims are now at a 30‐year low. Texas had similar success with its 2003 reforms. The number of doctors applying for licenses increased significantly, and insurance rates declined. In Pennsylvania, malpractice filings plummeted after certificate of merit requirements were adopted to weed out weak cases. Reforms in Mississippi have virtually eliminated what the Chamber of Commerce had characterized as “jackpot justice.”
The second argument against federal malpractice reforms is that unlike state‐based malpractice reforms, federal reforms are unconstitutional.
Under the Tenth Amendment, the national government may exercise only those powers enumerated in the Constitution. That means, no matter how worthwhile a goal may be–even if Congress thinks it has identified a major problem and knows for sure how to fix it–if there’s no constitutional authority, the federal government must step aside and leave the matter to the states or private parties. Today, that proposition is moribund if not dead. The federal government immerses itself in matters ranging from public schools to welfare, retirement, family planning and even aid to the arts–none of which can be found among Congress’ enumerated powers.
Much of that mischief is supposedly justified as a regulation of interstate commerce. But the purpose of the Commerce Clause was to bar states from restricting the sale of goods across state lines. Neither its text nor the framers’ intent can reasonably be interpreted to authorize federal control over the rules of malpractice litigation involving a patient, doctor or injury within a single state.
An alternative theory is that malpractice reform is authorized because Congress can impose conditions on recipients of spending for Medicaid and Medicare. But the Supreme Court has invalidated such conditions unless they are clearly specified and reasonably related to the aim of the expenditure. In this instance, Congress has not linked the receipt of federal health funding to malpractice reform, or shown that the anti‐poverty goals of Medicaid and Medicare depend on such reforms. Furthermore, the proposed rules would extend to all malpractice lawsuits–including those in which federal funding plays no role.
Of course, the states can do more. Most important, states must distinguish between tort law and contract law. Tort law should be limited to resolving disputes over injuries between strangers–that is, people who had no opportunity to negotiate in advance. For example, negligent drivers and pedestrians do not meet before an accident to discuss who would pay under what circumstances.
Contract law is different. It is designed for transactions between people who have an opportunity to decide, before an injury occurs, on the terms that govern their relationship. Contracts can specify who bears how much risk and what will be done in the event of unexpected occurrences. Doctors and patients can agree up front on the definition of and remedies for negligence. Typically, if a patient bears more risk, the price of the medical procedure is reduced.
States must honor those contractual deals. The same principle applies if patients and doctors agree to arbitration for resolving damage claims. Often, doctors will want to avoid the risk of a runaway jury and the costs of a lawsuit by requiring arbitration if something goes wrong. In return, the doctor will lower the price of his services–an arrangement that can benefit both parties. The overriding principle is straightforward: Malpractice rules may have to be changed, but they are not the business of the federal government.


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S03 E01Sep 15, 1959
The Trial of the Canary Kid Sep 15, 1959 Tom sets out to free his identical cousin, the Canary Kid, who is on trial for murder.
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The Wild Bunch Sep 29, 1959 Sugarfoot rides into Morgan's Ford, a seemingly quiet and friendly town, and takes a job as schoolteacher. He soon learns that the townspeople are fighting over water rights and living in fear of a gang of young toughs who are his pupils.
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MacBrewster the Bold Oct 13, 1959 The same day citizens of a rough frontier town appoint Tom Brewster as sheriff, three of Tom's relatives arrive to heap another honor on the unsuspecting cowboy. Dougal, Angus and Wee Rabbie MacBrewster have traveled from Scotland to proclaim Tom chief of their clan. When Ben Cadigan and his gang attempt to hold up the bank, Sugarfoot's visiting relatives come to the aid of the chief.
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The Gitanos Oct 27, 1959 Tom Brewster rescues a Gypsy girl and soon finds that the young lady has marriage on her mind. The Gypsy chief looks on Tom with disfavor and the cowboy must contend with a vengeful Gypsy rival.
S03 E05Nov 10, 1959
The Canary Kid, Inc Nov 10, 1959 Government agent Chris Colt suspects that recent prison breaks have been supervised by the Canary Kid, an imprisoned outlaw. Colt asks Sugarfoot to take the Kid's place in prison.
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Outlaw Island Nov 24, 1959 Tom Brewster wants to free Sally Ormand, who is a prisoner of the Baron, ruler of an island. Learning that the islanders are ready to revolt, Tom sparks the uprising.
S03 E07Dec 8, 1959
Apollo with a Gun Dec 8, 1959 Tom Brewster is caught between a famous actress' request that he find her lost stallion, and a killer's promise of death if he does.
S03 E08Dec 22, 1959
The Gaucho Dec 22, 1959 Tom Brewster meets Curro Santiago, who is romancing Ellen Conway, despite her brother's opposition. When Santiago is held for a murder that he didn't commit, Tom tries to help his new friend.
S03 E09Jan 5, 1960
Journey to Provision Jan 5, 1960 A mayor and a sheriff offer Tom Brewster a bribe to leave town. Tom, realizing that he has been taken for a government investigator, attempts to discover what the two men are so eager to hide.
S03 E10Jan 19, 1960
The Highbinder Jan 19, 1960 An elderly Chinese masn asks Tom Brewster to help him deliver an urn containing his son's ashes to San Francisco. But the urn holds more than ashesâ€”the map of a gold mine is hidden inside.
S03 E11Feb 2, 1960
Wolfpack Feb 2, 1960 A pack of wolves kill three people, one of them a friend of Tom Brewster's. Perplexed by the incident, Tom moves in with his dead friend's family.
Fernando If he defeats the boxing champ, Fernando will use his winnings to save an old mission. But Fernando and his trainer find they~ve taken on more than just a boutâ€”a local gambler is after the land the mission is built on.
S03 E13Mar 1, 1960
Blackwater Swamp Mar 1, 1960 Tom Brewster tries to bring an estranged father and son together. His efforts, however, are undermined by the father's new wife, who is willing to commit murder to get control of her husband's property.
S03 E14Mar 15, 1960
Return to Boot Hill Mar 15, 1960 Mayor Plummer agrees to help Tom Brewster clear a young man of a murder charge. But Tom gets suspicious when he learns about the mayor's connection with the defendant's sister.
S03 E15Mar 29, 1960
Vinegaroom Mar 29, 1960 Townsfolk welcome Tom Brewster to town by charging him with murder and sentencing him to the gallows. But Judge Roy Bean is a fan of actress Lily Langtry, and Tom tries to take advantage of this to save his neck.
S03 E16Apr 12, 1960
The Corsican Apr 12, 1960 Tom Brewster helps a New Englander and his daughter take a wounded Corsican to the trading post for help. But there is no assistance waitingâ€”only a warlike band of Sioux.
S03 E17Apr 26, 1960
Blue Bonnet Stray Apr 26, 1960 As the train pulls out, Tom Brewster notices that an infant is on board, but its mother is still in the station. He returns the child, unaware that he is bringing it closer to death.
S03 E18Apr 10, 1960
The Long Dry Apr 10, 1960 Jericho Dooley's town is plagued by drought. But he is determined to float off in his ark, taking Tom Brewster and Anne Carmody with him.
S03 E19May 24, 1960
Funeral at Forty Mile May 24, 1960 After Tom Brewster arrives in town to help his cousin run for office, strange things start happening: the local hanging tree is struck by lightning, and an empty coffin is left in the middle of the street.
S03 E20Jun 7, 1960
The Captive Locomotive Jun 7, 1960 As Sugarfoot comes on the scene, a railroad is gobbling up land in a Western valley, forcing out the landowners.

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As the smoke lifted, Asfur reached for Abu Yassin.
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In some cases, individuals and companies had ceased to work with Mossack Fonseca before being sanctioned. In other cases, the entities were active customers when the sanctions were put in place.
The reporting partners reviewed more than 11 million documents — emails, client accounts and financial records — that show the inner workings of Mossack Fonseca from 1977 to December 2015.
For years, the records show, Mossack Fonseca has earned money creating shell companies that have been used by suspected financiers of terrorists and war criminals in the Middle East; drug kings and queens from Mexico, Guatemala and Eastern Europe; nuclear weapons proliferators in Iran and North Korea, and arms dealers in southern Africa.
“It sounds almost like a corporate death wish taking on that many horrible people,” said Jason Sharman, a political scientist at Australia’s Griffith University and co-author of a groundbreaking study of anonymous companies. “You’d think that, even if they were cynical, they’d be reluctant dealing with U.S. sanctioned entities and taking on the United States.”
Mossack Fonseca denies wrongdoing.
A spokesman told ICIJ that the firm relies on intermediaries such as banks and other law firms to review the backgrounds of the customers that they refer to Mossack Fonseca. These middlemen are supposed to notify the firm “as soon as they have knowledge of a client of theirs having been either convicted or listed by a sanctioning body,” the spokesman said. “Likewise, we have our own procedures in place to identify such individuals, to the extent it is reasonably possible.”


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Some convention news that has been brewing as the schedule continues to expand. • Ace Comic Con has announced a Midwest show, to be held at Chicago’s Navy Pier on October 12-14th, the week after New York Comic Con. The guest list includes Hiddleston, Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz and recently announced Chris Evans. Many wrestlers […]
And another new business venture for SDCC Week: LINE Webtoon is a digital comics service, powered by NAVER, Korea’s biggest search engine. They have a pretty huge library of Korean content, and have been in tyhe us for about a year—but now they are adding original English language materials, starting with a digital relaunch of CYBERFORCE by Marc Silvestri and Matt Hawkins, and a new comic written by YouTube fashion and beauty maven Michelle Phan. The Enchantress is a 26-chapter story “delving into a near-future world of oppression, where elemental magic and ancient alchemy in the hands of one hero may save humanity. ” Random quotes from PR:
This infographic is also an ad for WEBTOONS, a portal short serialized digital comics that are native on mobile platforms. The site is run by NAVER, the Google of South Korea. Despite the proprietary nature there is still some interesting info on the graph including projected worldwide size of the digital comics market…no idea where that came from, but webtoons are an established entertainment format in South Korea, seemingly more than in the US.

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We are looking for a digital graphic designer with 1-3 years of experience in an agency or working on several projects that involved creating designs for websites or their promotion. He/she would help our marketing team and our clients achieve their communication objectives through awesome visual materials.
We are a small team based in Bucharest (with a partly remote team) but working with clients from Belgium, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and USA. We have long experience with graphic design, building websites, managing social media, inbound marketing campaigns, SEO, analytics, conversion optimisation and marketing automation. We’re constantly learning and doing our best every day, currently trying to focus more on bringing results for our clients through digital marketing.
We are looking for a graphic designer to create engaging and on-brand graphics for a variety of projects. The job consists of visualizing and creating graphics including illustrations, logos, layouts, and photos. You’ll be the one to shape the visual aspects of websites, books, magazines, product packaging and more.
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Keyes Hyundai in Van Nuys, California, handles the first delivery in the U.S. market
Former scientist and chemist from Ventura enhances his environmentally-friendly lifestyle with the zero-emissions, technological flagship NEXO SUV
VAN NUYS, Calif., Dec. 28, 2018 – Hyundai today delivered its first NEXO fuel cell SUV to a former scientist eager to add the benefits of this zero-emissions vehicle to his environmentally-friendly lifestyle.
Customer Todd Hochrad of Ventura, California picked up his new SUV at Keyes Hyundai in Van Nuys to become the first U.S. customer to drive off in the new NEXO, the only mass-produced fuel cell SUV for the U.S. market, boasting a range up to 380 miles.
NEXO is the new technological flagship of Hyundai’s growing eco-vehicle portfolio and marks Hyundai’s continued commitment and momentum with the industry’s most diverse SUV lineup.
Mr. Hochrad isn’t the typical automotive buyer, yet he’s the sort of customer looking to drive a zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered vehicle. More than 15 years ago, he purchased his first hybrid car and over the years has driven dedicated electric vehicles as well. His new NEXO will deliver about five times the driving range of his first all-electric car.
NEXO can be leased for $399 (Blue model) or $449 (Limited model) for 36 months and can be purchased for $58,300. The first year of maintenance is free of charge and customers are eligible for a tax credit (subject to individual tax circumstances) from the state of California for up to $5,000. Purchasers of new Hyundai NEXO SUVs will receive hydrogen fueling cards with a combined maximum value of $13,000 to be used during the first three years of vehicle ownership.
NEXO: More than just the cleanest, longest-range zero-emissions SUV on the road
NEXO is not only perfectly clean, emitting only water, but a technological dynamo. It offers a number of advanced driver assist systems, including Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist, Lane Following Assist, Driver Attention Warning, High Beam Assist and Remote Smart Parking Assist that enables NEXO to either autonomously park or retrieve itself from either a parallel or perpendicular parking space with or without a driver in the vehicle. Additionally, Hyundai’s Blind-spot View Monitor is an industry-first technology that projects the side views of NEXO in the center cluster to the driver using cameras while changing lanes with the turn signal on that monitor areas that cannot be seen by a traditional rear view mirror.
It Goes a Long Way
The NEXO Blue model has an estimated range of 380 miles, 115 more than the Tucson Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle. The NEXO Limited Trim has an estimated range of 354 miles. NEXO Blue models have estimated MPGe of 65 city, 58 highway and 61 combined, while NEXO Limited models have an estimated range of MPGe of 59 city, 54 highway and 57 combined. NEXO refueling time can be achieved in as little as five minutes, allowing a consumer lifestyle very similar to a comparable gasoline-powered SUV in terms of range and refueling speed.
Hydrogen is cool. But there is more to NEXO’s environmental story
NEXO uses a number of ecological materials in its construction, including soybean-oil based polyurethane paint, bamboo-thread-based bio fabric, along with bio-plastic and bio-carpet extracted from sugar cane. Bio-based materials were applied to 47 different parts and reduced CO2 emissions by 26 lbs. during the manufacturing process.
NEXO v. Tucson Fuel Cell
Not only is Hyundai’s NEXO fuel cell vehicle built with an exclusive dedicated vehicle architecture and a design that sets it apart from every other vehicle on the road, it is vastly improved over the Tucson Fuel Cell it has replaced. It is quicker, roomier, more efficient and better packaged, all while offering 40 percent more range.
Since it launched the Tucson Fuel Cell four-and-a-half years ago, customers have accumulated almost 6.9 million high-mileage – and safe – miles on America’s roads, all, of course, with refueling times that mirror the convenience of gasoline vehicles. And just recently, the Hyundai NEXO was named a winner of the prestigious Wards’ 10Best Engine award, further highlighting its position as a high-tech and user-friendly vehicle.
World-first fingerprint technology to be applied first on 2019 Santa Fe SUV
The technology allows drivers to unlock and start their vehicles without using car keys
The fingerprint technology offers maximum security available and is updated constantly with ‘Dynamic Update’ feature
SEOUL, Dec. 24, 2018 — Hyundai Motor Company announced the world’s first smart fingerprint technology that allows drivers to not only unlock doors but also start the vehicle. Hyundai plans to implement the technology initially in the Santa Fe SUV model that is to be released in select markets in the first quarter of 2019.
To unlock the vehicle, the driver needs to place a finger on the sensor located on the door handle. The encrypted fingerprint information will be identified and delivered to the fingerprint controller inside the vehicle. The driver can also easily start the vehicle by touching the ignition that is also equipped with a fingerprint scanning sensor.
The technology also provides a customized driving environment. Matching information of driver preference with fingerprint data, the vehicle automatically adjusts seating positions, connected car features, and side-view mirror angles according to the driver.
“In the future, Hyundai Motor plans to further expand the application of the technology to allow the adjustment of temperature, steering wheel position, and many other features which will be tailored to driver’s preferences” said Albert Biermann, President and Head of Research & Development Division of the Hyundai Motor Company. “This will ultimately offer quality driving experience to each and every Hyundai customer.”
Hyundai also addressed the security issues on the smart fingerprint technology. With capacitance recognition, which detects differentials in the electricity level in various parts of the fingertip, the fingerprint technology efficiently prevents forgeries and faked fingerprints. The technology’s chance of misrecognizing another person’s finger print as the driver’s is only 1 in 50,000 making it five times more effective than conventional vehicle keys, including smart keys. Moreover, through real-time learning of fingerprints supported by ‘dynamic update’ system, the fingerprint system can continually improve its success rate.
Hyundai will apply the fingerprint technology in select markets and gradually expand to other markets. Hyundai Motor also plans to continue to implement other customizable technologies to the vehicle lineup, to strengthen technological leadership in the future mobility market.
“Hyundai is honored to be recognized by one of the world’s most preeminent programs for design excellence worldwide,” said Chris Chapman, chief designer, Hyundai Design Center. “The Kona, Santa Fe, and Le Fil Rouge Concept Car all meet a youthful expectation our customers have come to expect from Hyundai, each having their own unique character, and avoiding a “family look” of similar designs where the only difference is size. Winning this award for the eighth consecutive year demonstrates our commitment to designing better vehicles in this dynamic automotive landscape.”
The 2018 Kona employs refined aesthetics with sculpted body forms and sporty contours for an athletic, bold, and striking appearance. Its distinctive design is reinforced by the car’s voluminous, aggressive body styling that emphasizes its well-proportioned, dynamic silhouette. A low and wide stance complements its profile, with a long wheelbase and short overhangs, ensuring sporty, nimble handling, in addition to delivering superior driving stability at highway speeds. Its masculine, protective ‘armor’ combines powerfully with the futuristic LED lighting to create a high-tech look. The unique features of the exterior continue inside with a strong horizontal character line creating a wide and spacious feel. The Kona’s fluid details contribute to a sensuous experience and enhance the comfort-focused environment.
The 2019 Santa Fe has a bold look that is enhanced by refined lines that reinforce the vehicle’s status in Hyundai’s SUV lineup. The face of the new Santa Fe is highlighted by Hyundai’s signature Cascading Grille and a Composite Light design comprising LED Daytime Running Lights positioned on top of the LED headlights. The exterior design is characterized by a powerful wide stance and an athletic body that makes a statement from 100 feet away. The Santa Fe interior design combines premium quality with a roomy layout featuring a strong horizontal design theme and enhanced visibility. Premium touches such as the layered, three-dimensional instrument panel and contrasting seat stitching ensures a high level of luxury within the cabin.
The Le Fil Rouge Concept Car is a reinterpretation of Hyundai’s 1974 Coupe Concept and marks the beginning of the Sensuous Sportiness era for Hyundai design. The Sensuous Sportiness design language will bring instinctive beauty, emotional value and desirability to Hyundai vehicles. Sensuous Sportiness is defined by the harmony between four fundamental elements in car design: proportion, architecture, styling, and technology.
GOOD DESIGN® Awards
Founded in Chicago in 1950, the GOOD DESIGN® Awards honor the yearly achievements of the best industrial and graphic designers and world manufacturers for their pursuit of extraordinary design excellence. GOOD DESIGN is the oldest and the most prestigious architecture and design awards program organized worldwide and strives to create a revived awareness about contemporary design. The awards honor both products and industry leaders in design and manufacturing that have charted new directions and pushed the envelope for competitive products in the world marketplace. In November, juries met in New York and San Francisco and selected over 900 product designs and graphics from over 38 nations worthy of the GOOD DESIGN Award for their design excellence.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 19, 2018 – For the second year in a row, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced that Hyundai has the most combined TOP SAFETY PICK+ and TOP SAFETY PICK-rated vehicles in the automotive industry. The Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid is taking home its first ever TSP award, bringing Hyundai’s total to an industry-best 10 awards. No other automaker can match this level of safety.Hyundai TOP SAFETY PICK+ and TOP SAFETY PICK models when equipped with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
“To repeat with the most number of awards in the industry is a great accomplishment,” said Andy Freels, president, Hyundai America Technical Center. “Our blend of advanced safety features and structural engineering truly offer something that our owners and new car shoppers can really appreciate.”
To qualify for a 2019 Top Safety Pick+ award, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests. It also must earn an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention and a good headlight rating
To qualify for a 2019 Top Safety Pick award, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, as well as an acceptable or good rating in the passenger-side small overlap front test. It also must earn an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention and an acceptable or good headlight rating.
“Hyundai and its engineering team continue to make vehicles even safer with the addition of active standard safety features, prioritizing cutting-edge safety and convenience at the forefront of the driving experience,” said Scott Margason, director, Product Planning, Hyundai Motor America. “With Hyundai SmartSense introducing features like Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist, Driver Attention Warning, Blind-Spot Collision Warning, Lane Keeping Assist and more, our latest vehicles deliver a sophisticated network of tools to ensure greater peace of mind.”
With the addition of Ioniq PHEV, Hyundai stays atop the industry with ten new models that are rated TOP SAFETY PICK+ or TOP SAFETY PICK when equipped with front crash prevention and specific headlights. The 2019 Kona, Elantra (built after Sept. 2018), Sonata & Sonata Hybrid, and Santa Fe all earned the organization’s highest rating, while the Elantra GT, Ioniq Hybrid, Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid, Accent, Santa Fe XL and Tucson received a TOP SAFETY PICK rating when equipped with optional front crash protection and specific headlights.
The 2019 NEXO Fuel Cell and Kona Electric CUVs recognized for world-class powertrain technologies
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 13, 2018 – Hyundai earns two out of the ten coveted spots in the 2019 WardsAuto 10 Best Engine competition for the all-new 2019 NEXO FCEV and 2019 Kona Electric CUVs. The recognition highlights the compelling powertrains achieved through sophisticated fuel-efficient architecture and performance of the engines. This marks the tenth time Hyundai has earned a WardsAuto 10 Best Engine recognition since the awards’ annual inception in 1995.
2019 Hyundai NEXO FCV
2019 Kona Electric
“It is a true honor to have two of our all-new eco-friendly engine applications receive this prestigious award as it underscores Hyundai’s momentum toward having the industry’s most diverse CUV powertrain lineup,” said John Juriga, director, Powertrains, Hyundai America Technical Center, Hyundai Motor Group. “The endless hours of research, evaluation and real-world analysis by our engineering community has effectively raised the bar for alternative fuel applications. We are very proud of what has been achieved in this highly competitive marketplace. We are committed to providing smart, alternative fuel solutions for car buyers, and look forward to continue growing our eco-vehicle portfolio.”
Hyundai Motor Company plans to introduce 18 models by 2025. NEXO leads Hyundai Motor’s plans in development of zero-emission vehicles. This new development plan also represents the next step for Hyundai Motor Group toward realizing a cleaner environment via advanced eco-friendly vehicles.
The NEXO is Hyundai’s flagship vehicle and improves upon the Tucson FCEV. The NEXO Blue model has an estimated driving range of 380 miles, 115 more than its predecessor. The NEXO Limited trim has an estimated range of 354 miles. NEXO Blue models have estimated MPGe of 65 city, 58 highway and 61 combined, while NEXO Limited models have an estimated MPGe of 59 city, 54 highway, and 57 combined.
According to Drew Winter, senior content director at WardsAuto, “The fuel-cell race is heating up and Hyundai’s fun-to-drive NEXO leads the pack with a range of up to 380 miles, fuel tank packaging that does not compromise legroom or cargo space and a component strategy that will enable Hyundai to scale up production volumes at lower cost in the future.”
In addition, the NEXO’s refueling time can be achieved in as little as five minutes, allowing a consumer lifestyle very similar to a comparable gasoline-powered SUV in terms of range and refueling speed. NEXO hydrogen storage uses three separate hydrogen tanks in the rear of the vehicle. These are configured to maximize overall interior volume, especially in the rear cargo area, increasing it by 5.8 cubic feet and allowing for a flatter load floor. With 161 peak horse-power (120 kW) and 291 lb.-ft. of torque, acceleration and power have also increased to improve NEXO overall performance.
Hyundai finds success with its all-new 2019 Kona Electric featuring a class-leading 258 miles of range. The new electric CUV offers youthful design, sporty driving character, leading safety technology and advanced infotainment features in an affordable, compact footprint along with anabundant suite of standard safety equipment. Additionally, the Kona’s Electric battery is coveredby Hyundai’s industry leading Lifetime Battery Warranty.
“The Hyundai Kona’s neck snapping power and torque make it a blast to drive, whether accelerating from a stoplight or passing on the expressway,” commented Drew Winter, WardsAuto. “And with 258 miles of EPA-estimated all-electric range, the Kona is the longest-range, non-Tesla battery-electric vehicle available in the U.S., making it attractive to those who want gasoline-engine-like range in a popular crossover body style.” He added, “The icing on the cake is its very affordable.”
The Kona Electric powertrain employs a high-efficiency 150 kW (201 horsepower) permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor supplied by a high-voltage 64 kWh lithium-ion battery. The motor develops 291 lb.ft. of torque distributed to the front wheels. The powertrain inverter has a power density of 25.4 kVA per liter. The battery system is liquid cooled and operates at 356 volts. Battery pack energy density is 141.3 Wh/kg (greater than Chevy Bolt), with a total battery system weight under 1,000 lbs. In addition, Kona Electric EPA estimated MPGe is 132 city, 108 highway, and 120 combined.
This is the 25th year for WardsAuto 10 Best Engines, a competition created to recognize outstanding powertrain achievement, world-class technologies and those rare engines or electric propulsion systems that are so compelling that they help sell the vehicle. This year, 34 entries were competing for the prestigious recognition and were chosen from 2018 and 2019 model year vehicles. To be eligible, a new or significantly modified engine or propulsion system must be on sale in a production vehicle during the first quarter of 2019, with a base price capped at $64,000.
WardsAuto 10 Best Engines is the ultimate list that defines the industry’s outstanding powertrains. Since the list began in 1995, Hyundai has been honored ten times: the Tau V-8 was in 2009 (4.6-liter), 2010 (4.6-liter) and 2011 (5.0-liter); the Gamma I-4 in 2012; the hydrogen fuel cell powertrain in 2015; the Nu (2.0-liter plug-in Hybrid) in 2016; the four-cylinder Turbocharged DOHC (1.4-liter); and the (3.3-liter) in 2018. The 2019 awards ceremony will take place at a banquet during the North American International Auto Show on January 16, 2019, in Detroit.
Hyundai Works with Amazon to Host Sweepstakes on Amazon.com for a Chance to Win the 2019 Santa Fe between December 1 and December 13
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 7, 2018 – As an extension of Hyundai’s ongoing collaboration with Amazon, Hyundai is participating in a sweepstakes on Amazon.com giving customers a chance to win the all-new 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe for Amazon’s 12 Days of Deals holiday event. Hyundai and the Santa Fe sweepstakes are featured on Amazon.com throughout the event and a new section has been added to Hyundai’s digital showroom landing page on Amazon.com promoting the sweepstakes.
“The holidays are a busy time for Amazon.com and we were able to leverage our ongoing relationship with them to give away a Santa Fe to one lucky Amazon shopper during the 12 Days of Deals event,” said Tim Maxwell, senior group manager, Digital Marketing, Hyundai Motor America. “Santa Fe’s bold new look, large cabin and advanced safety and technology features help families spend more quality time together and will make the perfect vehicle for someone this holiday season.”
Visitors of Hyundai’s digital showroom within Amazon and/or those that add a product from the Automotive Store to their Wish List between December 1 and December 13 will automatically be entered for their chance to win a 2019 Santa Fe. The winner will be selected on December 18.
Earlier this year, Hyundai became the first car company to launch a digital showroom on Amazon.com to offer car buyers the ability to compare pricing and reviews, book test drives, check dealer inventories and other Shopper Assurance conveniences directly through Amazon Vehicles.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 4, 2018 – The Hyundai Accent and Hyundai Kona earned the 2019 Consumer Guide® Automotive Best Buy Award for subcompact car and subcompact crossover. Over 150 entries were competing for the awards. The recognition signifies the finest balance of attributes and value in its class. For over 50 years, Consumer Guide Automotive has been one of the most respected, unbiased new- and used-car review companies in the U.S.
Best in Class Subcompact car, Hyundai Accent and Best in Class Subcompact crossover, Hyundai Kona
“The Best Buy recognition for Accent and Kona emphasizes our efforts in delivering outstanding value through eye-catching design, advanced technology and high quality vehicles,” said Scott Margason, Director, Product Planning, Hyundai Motor America.
The Best Buy Award trophy will be presented by Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show early next year.
Consumer Guide evaluates numerous vehicles during the year to determine which ones prove their value and available features. Vehicles selected for the Automotive Awards offer a combination of features and options plus the dynamic qualities that make for safe, enjoyable and reliable transportation choices.
Accent delivers outstanding value by making key features standard. Standard convenience features include steering wheel audio and speed cruise controls, Bluetooth and color touchscreen with rearview camera. To provide versatility, all Accents are equipped with 60/40 split folding rear seatback. A 7-inch Display Audio touchscreen system with both Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ capability is available for seamless and intuitive operation of the most commonly used smartphone functions, including app-based navigation, streaming audio and voice-controlled search capabilities.
The Hyundai Kona CUV offers exceptional value by offering safety and convenience features as standard. Forward Collision-avoidance Assist, Lane Keeping Assist and Driver Attention Warning are standard safety features. All Konas come standard with tilt-and-telescopic steering wheel with audio, Bluetooth and cruise controls, and a 7-inch Display Audio touchscreen system with both Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ capability. KONA is powered by a 2.0L Atkinson-cycle 4-cylinder with an optional 1.6L Turbo GDI engine that delivers 175 horsepower and 195 lb. ft of torque. An electric version of the 2019 Kona has also been introduced and will arrive in California dealers later this year. Kona Electric boasts a standard 258-mile range.
60-Second Spot to Run in the First Quarter of Super Bowl LIII
Advertising During the Big Game in 11 Out of the Past 12 Years
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 3, 2018 – On Super Bowl Sunday, Hyundai will continue entertaining fans on the biggest day in advertising with a new 60-second spot that will run in the first quarter of the game. Hyundai, the official car and SUV of the NFL, will also a run a 30-second pre-game commercial and will have Super Bowl experiential marketing activations in Atlanta.
“After more than a decade of Super Bowl experience and well-regarded creative executions, we are excited to return to the Big Game with fresh, new content that uses the successful formula we’ve refined over the years,” said Dean Evans, CMO, Hyundai Motor America. “The Super Bowl is America’s largest stage that allows us to entertain a massive audience while sharing our latest brand and product messages.”
Hyundai has a long and successful history in Super Bowl advertising, with 2019 marking the 11th time out of the past 12 years that Hyundai has advertised in the Big Game. According to Ace Metrix, Hyundai has ranked in the top 10 of Super Bowl commercials the last seven times it advertised during the game.
Last year, Hyundai featured its non-profit organization, Hyundai Hope On Wheels, in “Hope Detector.” In the emotional spot, football fans were identified by Hope Detectors that detected the hope that Hyundai owners provide through donations to pediatric cancer research with the purchase of every Hyundai vehicle during the past 20 years. The owners were surprised by real-life pediatric cancer survivors who thanked them for their contributions. The piece resulted in more than 26.7 million views across various platforms and finished as the No. 2 ranked automotive brand commercial on the USA TODAY Ad Meter. Hyundai also ran a pre-game spot, “Ref to the Rescue,” featuring its first-ever subcompact SUV, Kona.
In 2017, Hyundai’s “Operation Better,” a 90-second documentary that ran at the conclusion of the first overtime game in Super Bowl history, was an emotional reunion and tribute to the U.S. military. Hyundai shot, edited and produced the piece during the game and captured a surprise moment when overseas troops watching the game in custom-built, 360-degree immersive pods were reunited with their families who were at the stadium. Response to and engagement with the piece were overwhelmingly positive, as it was viewed more than 74 million times across various channels. It was also deemed the most effective ad in emotional and practical metrics by Adweek (based on Unruly’s EQ Score) and most attention getting by TVision Insights.
The year prior, Hyundai became the first automaker to win the USA TODAY Ad Meter, when its spot “First Date” beat more than 60 other Super Bowl 50 commercials. Hyundai’s impressive performance that year also included fifth- and sixth-place finishes for “Ryanville” and “The Chase,” respectively, giving Hyundai the top three automotive ads and making it the only advertiser to have three spots place in the top 10.
Hyundai’s Super Bowl advertising campaign is currently under development by its agency of record, INNOCEAN Worldwide, which was also responsible for Hyundai’s recent standout performances. The Super Bowl LIII will be played on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta and will be broadcast on CBS.
Hyundai is an official NFL sponsor and has relationships with six teams: Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers.


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Jonathan Kellerman was born in New York City on August 9, 1949 and raised in Los Angeles. He received a B.A. in Psychology from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Southern California. At the age of 22, he won the Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award for fiction. He has served as Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology at the School of Medicine at USC and as a consultant to the State of California, the U.S. Army and the Superior Court of Los Angeles.
He is the founding director of the Psychosocial Program at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. The first books he published were medical texts: Psychological Aspects of Childhood Cancer (1980) and Helping the Fearful Child (1981). His first novel, When the Bough Breaks (1985), was made into a television movie and received the Edgar Allan Poe and Anthony Boucher awards. He has also written many bestselling crime novels featuring the Alex Delaware series, children's books, and nonfiction works.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Jonathan Kellerman's "psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix" ( Los Angeles Times), and this intensely thrilling blend has never been so powerful as in the acclaimed author's new novel of murder and madness among the beautiful dreamers, seductive predators, and doomed innocents adrift in the glare of Southern California's eternal sunshine.
A series of horrifying events occur in quick succession in the same upscale L.A. neighborhood. A backyard renovation unearths an infant's body, buried sixty years ago. And soon thereafter in a nearby park, another disturbingly bizarre discovery is made not far from the body of a young woman shot in the head. Helping LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis to link these eerie incidents is brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. But even the good doctor's vast experience with matters both clinical and criminal might not be enough to cut down to the bone of this chilling case--and draw out the disturbing truth.
Backtracking six decades into the past stirs up tales of a beautiful nurse with a mystery lover, a handsome, wealthy doctor who seems too good to be true, and a hospital with a notorious reputation--all of them long gone, along with any records of a newborn, and destined for anonymity. But the specter of fame rears its head when the case unexpectedly twists in the direction of the highest echelons of celebrity privilege. Entering this sheltered world, Alex little imagines the macabre layer just below the surface--a decadent quagmire of unholy rituals and grisly sacrifice.
Before their work is done, Alex and Milo, "the most original whodunit duo since Watson and Holmes" ( Forbes), must confront a fanatically deranged mind of such monstrous cunning that even the most depraved madman would shudder.
Praise for Jonathan Kellerman and Guilt
"A solid, poignant tale of violence against the innocent... cool, brisk and polished".-- The Washington Post
"Action-packed... Kellerman proves he can keep readers entertained and engrossed in a story that keeps them on the edge of their seats to the final page".--Wichita Falls Times Record News
"Certainly one of [Kellerman's] best offerings to date... Do not miss this one".--Bookreporter
"Jonathan Kellerman's psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix".-- Los Angeles Times
"The combination of Alex Delaware [and] Detective Milo Sturgis... makes for the most original whodunit duo since Watson and Holmes".-- Forbes
"Jonathan Kellerman's novels are an obsession; once started it is hard to quit".-- Orlando Sentinel
"Kellerman doesn't just write psychological thrillers--he owns the genre".-- Detroit Free Press
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Liverpool have joined Arsenal and Tottenham in the “fight” to sign Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan Ndicka, according to The Mirror reporter David Maddock.
The usually reliable journalist claims that the Reds are keen to secure the centre-back’s signature on a free transfer this summer:
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) March 28, 2023
Ndicka was linked with Jurgen Klopp’s side in the Spanish press last week and it appears there is genuine interest in the 23-year-old. Fans on Twitter are backing a move for the centre-back:
Ball playing CB, tall and fast, bargain
— Anfield Road (@Faucheuse94) March 29, 2023
Wow Ndicka for free😳😋
— Consigliere🥸 (@Karouphy_jr) March 28, 2023
Would be great business, but does this mean gvardiol or Kim min jaes off the table?
— Korie (@Virg_VD) March 28, 2023
Him on a free is a no brainer really…
— Ognjen (@ogomkc) March 28, 2023
A free transfer with all that quality?
Seal the deal Even if it means selling Thiago
— Machwani™, PhD🙂✌ (@FELIXMU46346026) March 29, 2023
We need two centre backs , Antonio Silva and Ndicka both . Considering Virgil’s current form , he should be released within 2 years . So 2 backup is heavily needed . And Konate is injury prone also .
— Tamojyoti Batabyal (@TamojyotiBatab1) March 29, 2023
As some supporters have pointed out, it looks like a very shrewd acquisition. Liverpool don’t have a left-footed centre-back so Ndicka would provide great cover for Virgil van Dijk.
With Nat Phillips and, potentially, Joel Matip also leaving, it will allow the Reds to bring in a replacement without paying a transfer fee, saving the club’s funds for revamping the midfield.
The fact that Ndicka will be a free agent, though, means he will have a long list of suitors so Klopp’s sales pitch will have to be pretty convincing.


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In Vivo Evaluation of the Color of Anterior Primary Teeth
Methods: A total of 449 teeth (including central and lateral incisors) belonging to 78 3- to 6-year-olds were evaluated. A spectroscope was used to determine tooth color. Each tooth's overall shade and the respective shades in the cervical, middle, and incisal thirds were measured, and data collected was subjected to statistical analysis.
Results: D2 was found to be the most common shade of primary teeth. Comparing B1, D2, and C1 shades using a chi-square test showed statistically significant (P<.001) differences among children.
Conclusions: D2 was the most common shade of primary anterior teeth in children.
Document Type: Case Report
Affiliations: 1: Department of Orthodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai, India. [email protected] 2: Department of Periodontology, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai, India 3: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai
Publication date: September 1, 2011
- Acquired after the merger between the American Society of Dentistry for Children and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in 2002, the Journal of Dentistry for Children (JDC) is an internationally renowned journal whose publishing dates back to 1934. Published three times a year, JDC promotes the practice, education and research specifically related to the specialty of pediatric dentistry. It covers a wide range of topics related to the clinical care of children, from clinical techniques of daily importance to the practitioner, to studies on child behavior and growth and development. JDC also provides information on the physical, psychological and emotional conditions of children as they relate to and affect their dental health.
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Bookkeeping and accounting - do the two terms sound synonymous to you?
Do you often use the two of them interchangeably?
That remains a hot topic of discussion among businesses because there’s often a lot of confusion about it. Sometimes understanding the difference between the two can be tricky. For example, both bookkeepers and accountants work with your books of accounts. Still, there are some differences that every business owner needs to be aware of before deciding which one to hire.
Some of the questions that could be in your mind while hiring a bookkeeper could be;
How to know if my business needs an accountant or a bookkeeper?
Do I need one permanently, or can I hire them on contract?
Do I hire a virtual bookkeeper or an in-house one?
Do I only need a bookkeeper if I own a small-sized business?
This blog will help you understand the two roles in detail to help you choose the ideal fit for your business.
What does a Bookkeeper do?
Let us first understand the role and responsibilities of a bookkeeper. A bookkeeper is responsible for recording day-to-day financial transactions, updating a general ledger, and preparing trial balances for perusal by accountants.
They also maintain requisite documents for taxation compliance, monitor cash flow, and assist in preparing financial reports, which helps management make strategic decisions. Here are the most common responsibilities of a bookkeeper:
- Maintaining a balanced general ledger
- Preparing trial balance for the accountants
- Monitoring the variances from the projected budget
- Establishing different accounts
- Maintaining records of financial transactions
- Assist in the preparation of the financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing accounting information
- Developing a system to account for financial transactions by establishing a chart of accounts
There may be additional responsibilities based on the unique needs of your business. For example, a bookkeeper may be required to learn a specific accounting software system.
What does an Accountant do?
In contrast to a bookkeeper, an accountant may have to crunch the numbers given by the bookkeeper, but these are only a part of their skill set. It is vital to possess sharp logic skills and big-picture problem-solving abilities. In addition, accountants must use the small pieces of information put in place by the bookkeeper to draw much more significant and broader conclusions. Here are the most common responsibilities of an accountant:
- Preparing Income tax returns
- Conducting reviews of various financial statements
- Performing accounts analysis
- Conducting routine audits to ensure that the financial statements follow ethical standards.
- Preparing forecasts and what-if analysis
- Monitoring indirect taxation and preparation of returns
- Assessing financial risks associated with contracts
- Helping make business decisions like carving out provisions and reserves.
Who is the right fit for my business?
Now that we are clear on the roles of the bookkeeper and accountant let us return to our original question: who to hire.
The answer is that you need to hire a bookkeeper and an accountant for your business. Let us discuss this in the context of the size and type of your business:
- If yours is a small business with a lower transaction volume: You should have both roles part-time. A regular bookkeeper can spend a few hours per week managing the transaction entries and ensuring that documentation is in place. You can hire an accountant for specific needs like audits and tax filing.
- If your transaction volume is higher, you may need a full-time bookkeeper (one or more bookkeepers). Accountants can be hired on a retainer basis.
- For larger businesses and enterprises, the transaction volume and complexity are higher. As a result, you need a team of bookkeepers and accountants to manage your accounts.
I am also often asked: Could we just have an accountant do the bookkeeping tasks? Well, that is not likely to be an optimal solution. Accountants are a lot more expensive. The bookkeeping hours required are much more than those required to file taxes or other accounting activities. It will escalate costs without delivering incremental benefits.
Further bookkeeping can be done remotely from offshore locations to drive down costs further. Virtual bookkeeping is an efficient, cost-saving solution for modern businesses that want to improve their operations without burning a hole in their budget. With virtual bookkeeping services like Wishup, you can get the quality of a full-time bookkeeper at only a fraction of the price.
Make the smart choice for your business
In conclusion, I would say that both of these roles are critical and judicious. Using a bookkeeper helps you bring efficiency to operations, increase accuracy in accounting and drive down your costs.
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