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The 30-year mortgage average rate is now about 4.5% for most borrowers but if your credit scores are low making you a higher risk, get ready for a higher rate closer to 5%.
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I wasn't pleased with this outfit - both pieces are too floofy and poofy. I should have had a slim bottom (like here) or a more fitted top (like here). Ah well, live and learn.
I got my hair cut after work - pow!
Super happy colors. I agree the proportions are a bit off, but the colors against the silvery is pretty cool and I can see why you paired them. I love the print on the top.ReplyDelete
Sheila, pure and simple, you have great style.ReplyDelete
I actually love this outfit. It's so fun and colorful! I wouldn't have even noticed the poofy problems if you hadn't mentioned them. I'm sorry the outfit wasn't a complete success.ReplyDelete
Ohhh I like this!
Beautiful colors.
I know what you say about the floofy but you know maybe if you belt it ?
I love the colors!! Such a great combination!ReplyDelete
Hey, do you like those Tsubos? I heard they were kind of uncomfy ...ReplyDelete
Love your hair!
And yellow is such a happy color. The bold bracelet and snazzy slingbacks are super-fun items.
i like the silhouette a lot! top and bottom both have the same amount of 'ploofi-ness' so it looks on purpose. and you have a lot of arm and leg showing so it's not overwhelming. the only tweak i think mite be fun is a thin, drapey (chain?) belt along the bottom of the skirt waistband. to me, it's a chic and relaxed look - brava!
i hope things go well at the memorial. best wishes to you & your family. steph
I want to draw a big red star on your cuff. ;)
I do love the colors!
Colour mixing is definitely one of your superpowers. And that is such a great skirt!ReplyDelete
That's why I like your blog so much, because you explain why things do and don't work out. :) Yellow is my happy color too!ReplyDelete
I love the gray/yellow combination. You're lucky you can wear yellow. I like it, but it makes me look like death warmed over. Great haircut!ReplyDelete
That top is awesome, I love the colors and the pint!ReplyDelete
Great Colors....I swear I just linger with black I have to really push myself to wear color lol!! ....Love the silver skirt and yellow accessories ~Love HeatherReplyDelete
Thanks, Megan.
Thanks, SU!
LaHdm, aw, thank you.
Thank you, Lorena, I would have liked a belt.
ShyGirl, thanks!
Sal, yes, I find them very comfy. I have no rubbing or anything. They're great all day shoes.
shybiker, thanks! Yeah, yellow is awesome.
Steph, thank you - of course, I meant to say, "it's supposed to look like this!", haha! I like the idea of a belt - I have one that would have looked great. This is my downfall with not trying on outfits before I wear them! Thanks.
Thanks, KayeStar! Ha, yes, a star would be perfect.
A-Dubs, thanks!
freeda, thank you - that's so nice of you to say.
Jodi, thanks! Try yellow away from your face? Like...boots?
Iris, thanks!
Thanks, Heather! You can do lots of colours besides black, I know you can!
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is normally a common neurological disorder leading to significant mortality and morbidity. AF prospects to five-fold increase in risk of stroke and it causes more severe lethal strokes due to high clot burden in major vessels and causes considerable morbidity and mortality3. It is not only the irregular heart but additional risk factors such as hypertension SRT3190 congestive heart failure diabetes earlier stroke/TIA which increase the vulnerability of stroke4. CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scales help clinicians to understand the predisposition of stroke in cardioembolic strokes due to atrial fibrillation and also predict bleeding complications5. The strategies to reduce the incidence of stroke in NVAF are to restore the rate/rhythm and antithrombotic providers. The literature does not display trend in favour of significant reduction in incidence SRT3190 of stroke after repair of rhythm although rate control mechanism seems to be more effective6. The antithrombotic providers prescribed in ischaemic stroke are antiplatelet providers and anticoagulants. The anticoagulants are of various types. Injectables like unfractionated heparins and low molecular excess weight heparins have multimodal mechanism of action on coagulation pathway. These medicines have time tested evidence of effectiveness in cardioembolic strokes. The problematic issue is definitely bleeding complications which can be both intracranial and extracranial in nature. These can be existence threatening situations. There should be regular monitoring of prothrombin time and International normalized percentage (INR) to forecast the bleeding complications7. The oral anticoagulant warfarin a vitamin K antagonist has been prescribed for many decades. Warfarin reduces the risk of stroke up to 65-68 per cent vs placebo8. Warfarin should be given with certain precautions in individuals with concomitant SRT3190 illness like hypertension liver dysfunction and renal disorders. Also due precaution is to be taken of diet SRT3190 and other medicines with administration of vitamin K antagonist. The stringent monitoring of prothrombin time/INR is required to assess the effectiveness and anticipate haemorrhagic complication7. There is a need of brand-new anticoagulant drugs that ought to be efficacious with reduced bleeding complications no requirements of lab monitoring. The novel dental anticoagulants; rivaroxaban apixaban and dabigatran can be SRT3190 found now. The data for these brand-new anticoagulants is dependant on RELY9 ARISTOTLE11 and ROCKET-AF10 trials. These anticoagulants have already been shown to be efficacious with regards to reducing the occurrence of heart stroke in CES. The data is dependant on patients with NVAF predominantly. These are immediate acting medications on coagulation cascade (thrombin inhibitors). The lab monitoring is not needed. Though various studies have demonstrated the efficiency of these medications but bleeding problems are reported to maintain the same regularity when compared with warfarin especially with dabigatran12. There are plenty of unresolved questions. Whether it's prudent to make use of in early CES? it had been advocated to start out after two weeks13. This is justified as haemorrhagic infarction occurs within a span of fourteen days commonly. On the other hand in instant post-stroke period the heart stroke recurs. Further research must get the reply of appropriate timing of anticoagulation in post-stroke stage. It really is well proved that anticoagulants are indicated in CAS. However in true scientific practice many sufferers in whom anticoagulants are indicated are deprived of the therapy. Many doctors are LIN41 antibody worried of administering anticoagulants due to bleeding problems14. In cortical venous thrombosis the tool of anticoagulation continues to be established predicated on vulnerable clinical proof. No randomized scientific trial continues to be done. In this example the anticoagulants work also in existence of haemorrhagic infarction. The cochrane review of two tests which were not randomized of unfractionated and low molecular excess weight heparin did not reveal significant reduction in mortality [pooled relative risk of death-0.33 (95% confidence interval 0.08 -1.21)]15. Singh et al16 have carried out a study at tertiary care center of north.
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Most people would never guess Maria Grulich is an introvert. She's seen as a "connector" who exudes enthusiasm, positivity and a desire to meet new people and learn what makes them tick.
She has long been known in Florida's economic development circles because of her previous positions with Osceola and Brevard counties, where she oversaw efforts to forge partnerships and bring businesses into the region. Today, as the director of global business for the Florida Association of Realtors since October 2017, she gets to do the same thing: apply her creativity to build relationships that ultimately lead to more economic prosperity in Florida.
This time, she's just working with a different audience, connecting the association's 187,000 real estate professionals with their peers in other parts of the world through tradeshows, trade missions, educational events
"It's such a fit," she said. "The similarities between this position and economic development are that neither one has something you can hold in your hand and say, 'I sell this.' You are really building relationships. I build relationships so our members have connections in other countries like Canada."
It was this mission that led her to Susan Harper, the consul general of Canada in Miami, whose office serves Canadian interests in Florida and the Caribbean. Canadians are the top foreign purchasers of residential real estate in Florida, holding an estimated $50 billion in properties, according to the consul general's office. That means Canadians are contributing almost $600 million annually in Florida property taxes.
"We need a relationship on both sides of the border," Grulich said. "The Canadians need to connect with our members, and our members need to connect with the Canadians — for referrals, for learning, for opportunities."
"I took French in middle school because I thought I needed a third language like French to travel, and I wanted to travel," she said
"I love, love, learning," she said. "I love connecting with people, and I also love learning about their cultures and sharing that knowledge with others. A lot of people think you have to know every single thing about another country or language when you go to a place like Japan, and you don't. You'd be surprised at how willing they are to teach you about their culture."
As a single mom of two daughters who are in college, Grulich has to force herself to focus on finding balance in her life. She doesn't let a day go by without telling her daughters she loves them, either by voice or by text.
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Her job puts her in the international arena, and occasionally she'll receive a 3 a.m. phone call — something that can set off alarm bells in any parent's heart — only to find an apologetic colleague from another time zone on the other end of the line.
To date, the association has memorandums of understanding (
"Now we're connecting the people we're doing MOUs with," Grulich said. "Panama is saying, 'We want to connect with Canada.' France is saying, 'We want to connect with Panama.'
"We are more similar than not," she said. "If people were to step outside their comfort zone and we were to learn about each other and see what their cultures are about, we'd have a little bit of a different world."


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Replacing A Piece Of A Parquet Floor
- Procedure code:
- Source:
- HSPG Prepared For NPS - Southeast Regional Office
- Division:
- Finishes
- Section:
- Wood Parquet Flooring
- Last Modified:
- 08/05/2016
- This procedure includes guidance on repairing a parquet floor by installing a replacement piece where one is deteriorated or missing.
- A parquet floor consists of small wood pieces arranged in decorative patterns.
- See "General Project Guidelines" for general project guidelines to be reviewed along with this procedure. These guidelines cover the following sections:
- Safety Precautions
- Historic Structures Precautions
- Submittals
- Quality Assurance
- Delivery, Storage and Handling
- Project/Site Conditions
- Sequencing and Scheduling
- General Protection (Surface and Surrounding)
These guidelines should be reviewed prior to performing this procedure and should be followed, when applicable, along with recommendations from the Regional Historic Preservation Officer (RHPO).
- Storage and Protection:
- Every effort must be made to use and reuse materials that are original to the structure. When removed from their rightful place, these materials must be stored under cover inside the building where they cannot be damaged.
- If many pieces are to be removed, mark pieces inconspicuously in a consistent manner as to their original location. Document original position and label accordingly.
- If salvage material is to be used, treat it as new or original material with regard to its storage.
- If new material must be used, keep it dry during delivery, storage and handling. Do not allow it to be stored in contact with damp surfaces.
- Anderson Hardwood Floors
- Armstrong Flooring , Inc
Lancaster, PA
- Dimension Hardwoods
Edon, OH
- Quality Wood Ltd.
Flanders, NJ
- Replacement wood piece to make the original (see wood flooring suppliers in Section 2.01 above); match size, type, thickness and species.
- Wood glue: Available from hardware store.
- Parquet nails
- Wood putty to fill holes: Available from hardware store; Tint to match existing wood.
- Tape Measure
- Table saw or miter box
- Mallet and chisel
- Plane
- Sandpaper
- Hammer
- Surface Preparation:
- Adjacent surfaces and permanent equipment must be masked or covered during repair and maintenance. Coverings must be adhered without adhesive tape or nails. Impervious sheeting that produces condensation shall not be used.
- To find replacements for missing parquet pieces, try salvaging from inconspicuous parts similar parquet flooring in other parts of the building such as closets or under radiators. Replacement in the inconspicuous places can be done with other stock. Replacement pieces can also be obtained from a flooring supplier that sells parquet pieces or from a lumberyard that sells hardwoods.
- To measure replacement pieces, use an existing piece of the same type for a pattern. To cut the pieces, set up a jig on a table saw or use a miter box.
- Installing the new piece:
- Clean and square up the surrounding area with a sharp chisel. If the original underlay remains, leave it for better glue adhesion.
- Make a trial fit with the new piece and trim as required.
- With a very sharp tool, carefully plane and/or sand the replacement piece down to level with the surrounding area. The sharp tool enables one to use less pressure and have more control.
- Glue and nail the replacement piece in place. Use parquet nails and nail all but the smallest pieces. Fill the nail holes and finish to match existing.


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The 1st book of Kings begins in the most peculiar way possible. I mean I would be hard pressed to create a more bizarre situation. It begins with the old King David being cold and unable to get warm. So "Therefore his servants said to him, "Let a young woman be sought for my lord the king, and let her wait on the king and be in his service. Let her lie in your arms that my lord the king may be warm." I swear I'm not making this up, this is what the Bible says. This sounds more like a cheap porno than the holy word of God. There's something both comical and sleazy about an old man making up ridiculous excuses to get a young woman to sit on his lap. I don't how this wasn't removed from the Bible at a later date or burned as blasphemy.
There is yet another rebellion by another of David's sons, this time named Adonijah. Is rebellion some sort of hobby, just something to pass the time? How many times have one of David's sons tried to make themselves king? However, David quells the rebellion simply by naming Solomon king instead, which apparently is enough to make Adonijah surrender, on condition that his life is spared. Things are fine until Adonijah asks Bethsheba, Solomon's mother, if he can marry Abishag (the woman David used to warm himself up). However, Solomon flies into a rage and declares this is like asking for the whole kingdom. As punishment for even asking Solomon has his brother murdered despite previously promising not to harm him. This is an extreme overreaction and a simple no could have done without the need to murder your brother.
Before I go any further, I need to make a general comment on Solomon and this part of the Bible. As many of you might know, the Bible was written hundreds of years after the events that it described. This is important because at the time this section of the Bible was written, people were trying to unite the Israelites under one King and one God. To do this, they created a mythical golden age when Israel was united and prosperous and ruled by wise, righteous kings. This was created to motivated contemporary people in the hope of reclaiming these glory days. However, like most creation myths, there is little truth in it. There is little evidence that Israel was ever united and Jerusalem was merely a village rather than a glorious city. All the following claims of the wealth and power of the Israelite Empire should be viewed as propaganda for which there is no actual evidence.
So with this in mind, the wild praise that the Bible has for Solomon becomes more understandable. It is said that God gave the gift of wisdom and wealth to Solomon and there was nothing he didn't know. Solomon married the daughter of the Pharaoh, an honour I highly doubt Israel was important enough to merit. There is the famous story of the two women who argue over who a baby belongs to and how Solomon solves this by threatening to split the baby in two. What's usually left out of the story is that both of them were prostitutes (a surprisingly common occupation in the Bible). Israel is described as a huge empire stretching from the border of Egypt to the Euphrates (a wild exaggeration). A huge amount of time is devoted to listing off all the gold and wealth Solomon acquired and he even had 40,000 horses (the Bible is spectacularly unreliable about figures).
"Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom" (10:23-4)
Solomon builds a temple and this being the Bible, ever last detail of it is described in mind numbing detail. I skimmed over those chapters wondering when the Bible was going to stop being an accountant's ledger and start being, you know, that ethical life guide the religious keep calling it. To build this temple Solomon used 30,000 forced labourers (basically slaves). There were also 70,000 burden bearers and 80,000 stone cutters, supervised by 3,300 officers (needless to say that these numerous are completely unrealistic). No Israelites are used as slaves only people who escaped the earlier genocides such as the Amorites etc. How can people who were once slaves themselves be so indifferent to the use of slaves? Was their only complaint that they were slaves, not against slavery itself?
The temple comes with the usual promises of great reward in exchange for loyalty and terrible threats in case of disloyalty. One interesting quote is:
"When heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you" (8:35)
This implies that lack of faith causes droughts which is an almost laughable theological stance. Even worse is the idea that Heaven is some kind of bucket of water that opens to let out the rain. Solomon ends with a sacrifice and feast of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. This is an obviously absurd number that would have caused an enormous famine which shows the disgusting waste of burning food while people go hungry.
Solomon has 700 wives and 300 concubines because, why not? However, like most women in the Bible, they are up to no good and turn Solomon towards false gods. As punishment, God splits Israel in two, but only when Solomon dies, out of respect for David. This makes no sense. Apart from the strange obsessiveness of God who flies into a rage if even 1% of people don't worship him, wouldn't it just be easier to convince Solomon? Where is the justice in punishing his son? How would creating a civil war make people more religious?
So God raises up enemies of Israel. This makes me wonder whether God is actually an ally or an enemy of the Israelites. He talks an awful lot about love and protection but he also brings death and destruction to many innocent people. God is basically acting like the Devil, creating misery and suffering for unclear reasons.
So when Solomon dies, his son Rehoboam takes over. Almost immediately people ask him to reduce the burden on them, which he refuses, causing them to revolt. So the land is divided between Israel and Judah, as God wanted. Rehoboam raises an army of 180,000 (as if) to crush the revolt, but God appears to the men and tells them to go home, which they do. Why couldn't he do that with every army? Why is there the need for any wars or battles when God can just tell people to go home again?
One of the most difficult things with reading the Bible is that it rarely follows any purpose. There is no sign of any divine plan, instead, things seem to happen randomly without any reason. Christains are found of saying that everything happens for a reason and that this is all part of the plan, but reading the Bible doesn't give that impression. Instead, things lurch from one disaster to another with God resorting to random solutions that weren't thought through and usually make things worse.
God raised Jeroboam to be leader of Israel for no reason and is surprised when Jeroboam isn't faithful. I mean there was no reason to think that he would be, he was chosen completely randomly. This shows what a mess God's plan is, if he even has one. So God curses Jeroboam and declares all his people will die and then kills his son for good measure. This is God, not the Devil remember.
So there's a lot of bad kings who don't follow God, who die and are replaced by kings who don't follow God etc. But most of it is covered in the book of Chronicles, so we don't get much detail.
There is a lot of strange stories about prophets that usually end with someone being eaten by a lion, but I don't have space for them (and don't really understand them either). The main prophet is Elijah, who is noticeable because he creates a drought for unclear reasons (presumably killing a lot of innocent people). He also brings a widow's son back from the dead, which makes me wonder what makes Jesus special? If one of Jesus' most famous miracles and strongest claim to divinity comes from raising the dead, what does that make Elijah? Elijah also spent 40 days and nights in the desert without food which is either foreshadowing or later writers tried to draw a link between Jesus and Elijah.
However, the most entertaining story by far is the contest between Elijah and the followers of Baal. This is essentially a "Whose God is stronger?" contest and a practice I think we should continue today. Both sides are given a dead bull and whoever can set it on fire using only prayer, wins. Elijah is so confident that he agrees to face 450 Baal priests alone. All day the followers of Baal pray without success. Then comes a scene I absolutely love and made me laugh out loud.
"And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying "Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened." (18:27)
This is a brilliant scene. This is more like something you would expect from a cynical Atheist than from a Man of God. I never expected to find a prophet mocking the lack of appearance of a God by saying that maybe he's in the toilet. Of course this leads to obvious problem that there are many times when the God of the Bible fails to appear or answer prayers. While religious people claim that God cannot be tested, this shows that he can. In the end, Elijah's bull catches fire, everyone praises God and the 450 Baal priests are massacred (what?).
God then makes the Syrians invade to punish the Israelites, however, God then helps the Israelites win the battle and kill 100,000 Syrians (the numbers in the Bible are absurd). A further 27,000 Syrians are killed when a wall falls on them, which is one of many inexplicable and odd Bible stories. But there is no coherence to God's actions, he both helps and harms the Israelites at the same time. He sends punishment but also protection from the punishment. The Bible story simply doesn't make sense.
What really happened was that the Israelites won some battles and lost others, so religion had to provide an explanation. So every battle they won was a blessing from God and every battle they lost was punishment for some sin. That's why there is no logic or sense to the stories, they came later to explain what had already happened.
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When I first started my development and training program with Psytech International to qualify as a Psychometric and Skills assessor, I have to admit I really couldn't see past what I thought would be the main purpose of testing people, Recruitment. It was clearly a step in the right direction for my head hunting business and as much as I read about how the tests were used successfully in team and with existing workforce places I never initially grasped the concept until I started down that road. Now fully qualified and exercising my newly acquired skill set I can fully appreciate their dutiful place for businesses who are looking to change, progress, downsize and multitude of other issues relating to their existing and hiring new potential employees in supporting this.
Take 1 individual, in a working environment most people adapt to their colleagues and our behaviour patterns are adjusted to accommodate not just workplace situations; but also, people who we meet in everyday working life, people whom we may never have chosen to strike up any kind of relationship had it not been because of the need to go to work and earn a living. Understanding your employees core, natural personality traits coupled with diverse options and forms of skills testing can support a greater understanding of what skills you hold within your business that may have gone unrecognised and how they relate to others within your teams, regardless of their position.
Staff retention, I may be shooting myself in the foot here but it's rare I speak with a client who really, really enjoys the recruitment process with horror stories left right and centre it is a challenge as an individual Head Hunter getting past the whole "we hate using Recruitment Agencies" So how can we protect, develop and support our valued employees in reaching their full potential and retaining them within our businesses without a full understanding of who they are away from the work place, where they are now and where they would like to be.
Computer Test, when it comes to Psychometric Assessing it's important to understand a computer test cannot identify 100% an individual's complete personality, which is one of the reasons why it is so very important that the process is managed throughout with clear consultation and further exploration with the person being tested to ascertain, challenge and clarify the contents of the Assessment.
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In July 2012, the Texas Medical Association (TMA) published a news release related to its most recent survey of members that included the alarming statement, "Texas physicians available to treat new Medicaid patients have plummeted … to 31 percent."[1] The TMA is a respected organization; unfortunately, this statistic provides an inaccurate picture of TMA's survey results. Worse, the inaccuracy has been propagated by news organizations, which I spoke with Houston Chronicle's Patti Hart about in her Feb. 10 article "Is growing Medicaid impossible?".
Based on records kept by the State of Texas, the actual percentage of Texas physicians accepting Medicaid patients is almost 70 percent. The TMA surveyed its members only, not all physicians practicing in Texas, and the 31 percent figure represents an even smaller subset—the 4% of members who took the time to respond. The survey result doesn't include all Texas physicians, or even all TMA members.
So how did the TMA figure arise, and how did respected newspapers begin misusing the statistics?
The actual question in the TMA survey was, "…Does your practice currently (1) accept all new patients, (2) limit new patients that you accept, or (3) accept no new patients?" While only 31 percent of physicians responded that they accept all new Medicaid patients, an additional 26 percent accept limited numbers of new Medicaid patients. Add it up, and you find that 57 percent of physicians accept Medicaid patients. And this figure doesn't even include the physicians who already have an existing Medicaid base but simply are not adding more Medicaid patients.
As the TMA survey gained attention, various news sources and advocacy groups dropped the word "new," writing instead that only 31 percent of Texas physicians accept Medicaid at all.[2],[3],[4] The result is that the public has been given the impression that fewer than half as many physicians see Medicaid patients as actually do accept Medicaid patients.
The TMA's combined figure of 57 percent tracks better with my staff's calculations, and that of a well-designed study reported in Health Affairs, one of the top peer-reviewed journals devoted to health policy in the country. CHC staff compared the list of licensed, actively practicing physicians in Texas available from the Texas Medical Board to the State Master Provider File provided by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. We found that 59 percent of physicians are actively accepting Medicaid payments. The Health Affairs study found an even higher percentage of physicians—69 percent—accepted Medicaid patients, and new Medicaid patients to boot.[5]
So while the TMA survey isn't necessarily misrepresentative of its member physicians in Texas, it certainly has been misrepresented to the public via inaccurate reports by special interest groups, state legislators and other policy makers, and the media who have picked up a faulty statistic. What is alarming is the fact that some people who are not fans of Medicaid for other reasons are using the inaccurate statistics to support their opposition to the Medicaid expansion. They say that if we don't have enough physicians who accept Medicaid, newly covered folks will not be able to access care.
Frankly, my 30 years in managed health care causes me to disagree with that conclusion. The reality is that when people are moved from uninsured (uncompensated care to providers) to covered under Medicaid, many providers will line up to sign up. The TMA would agree that most OB/Gyns and pediatricians in the state participate in Medicaid because the vast majority of people covered by Medicaid now are pregnant women and children. Adults, unless they are disabled, are not currently eligible in Texas, so there has not been much reason for internal medicine physicians and adult specialists to sign up.
Of course not every doctor will sign up, and that's okay. It's understandable that a busy adult specialist who has few vacancies will not want to reduce his or her Medicare and commercially insured patients in order to take a lower payment from Medicaid. That's just good business. But many other providers will have space on their appointment schedules, and a Medicaid payment is better than an open slot.
Sure, there will still be shortages in some of the rural areas, just as there are now for anyone seeking care in these areas, but the majority of any Medicaid expansion would be in the cities and suburban areas, like Houston, that have many doctors, including those currently serving the indigent in FQHCs, county clinics, charity clinics and their own private offices.
It is time to correct the record to state that the number of Texas physicians currently accepting Medicaid patients ranges from 57-69 percent. When Medicaid expands to cover more adults, I believe more physicians will open their doors to accept new patients.
[1] http://www.texmed.org/template.aspx?id=24764
[2] http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-medicaid-physician-providers-map-2011/
[3] http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/07/texmessage-by-the-numbers-physicians-accepting-medicaid-in-texas/
[4] https://twitter.com/ChildrensTheOne/status/268148845672800256
[5] http://content.healthaffairs.org.www5.sph.uth.tmc.edu:2048/content/31/8/1673.full


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Fire crews said the Tacos to Go restaurant on Highway 70 went up in flames around 11:30 p.m. Sunday.
As firefighters tried to put out the hot spots at that fire, they noticed another fire down the road. Absolute Wireless, which opened three weeks ago, was destroyed by the fire. The owners said they did not have insurance yet.
"The ink wasn't even dry on the leases to be finalized and hadn't even gotten a certificate of insurance," said Kenneth Michel.
Another business, Platinum Hair Gallery, had a lot of smoke and water damage.
"One of my wife's clients called and said the building was on fire," said owner Chris Hart, who heard about the fire as he drove home from a Super Bowl party.
An SBI arson dog was brought in to search the buildings to see if an accelerant may have been used to start the fires. Clayton police hope to have a cause by Tuesday.
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What is viscosupplementation?
Viscosupplementation is a widely used, non-surgical treatment for degenerative joint disease (DJD). This is when the healthy cartilage, which functions to cushion and lubricate the joints, breaks down over time. The loss of lubricant causes irritation and inflammation in the joints, which can cause severe pain.
Viscosupplementation is a relatively quick and simple procedure which involves injecting another lubricant, namely hyaluronic acid, into the problematic joint in order to decrease inflammation, irritation, and pain. Viscosupplementation has been found to aid significantly with pain management and has also been found to delay the need for total joint replacement surgery.
Who can benefit from viscosupplementation?
Viscosupplementation is most commonly done on osteoarthritic knees, although it can benefit any osteoarthritic joint. Those with chronic joint pain due to osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease (DJD) may be candidates for viscosupplementation if conservative treatments have not provided relief.
How is it done?
After sterilizing the area, the physician will use ultrasound guidance to inject the hyaluronic acid into the joint space. Some types of viscosupplementation products may only require 1 injection whereas others may require a total of 3 or 5 injections; this depends on the manufacturer (see below). Please allow 1-3 weeks after the last injection for the results of the injection to take effect.
- Supartz: 5 injections
- Orthovisc: 4 injections
- Euflexxa: 3 injections
- Gel-one: 1 injection
What are the benefits and risks of viscosupplementation?
The benefits of viscosupplementation include:
- Minimally-invasive: Epidural steroid injections are minimally invasive, meaning that there is minimal risk of complications.
- Pain-relief: Viscosupplementation therapy can help relieve your joint pain and help you get back on your feet in order to continue your normal activities.
- Quick: Viscosupplementation is an in-office procedure that takes around 5 minutes on average.
Patients may notice some post-procedural swelling, redness, itching, or pain at the injection site. These reactions are usually mild and are temporary.


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A New Life for Impact
One Designer's Journey from Tragedy to Catalyzing Change
Suzanne McKenzie is passionate about using design to make the world a better place, one impactful collaboration at a time.
By Suzanne McKenzie, Founder & CEO, Able Made; photos courtesy of Suzanne McKenzie & Able Made
You don't get to choose when tragedy will strike — it invades like an unwanted guest. When a major change unexpectedly disrupts your life, you must cope while making sense of the unexplainable. This is the story of how a tragedy took hold of my life and how I regained control through the power of hope and the unwavering support of the design community.
Tragedy Strikes
At the ten-year mark of my corporate career, I felt something was missing. I had worked as a designer and project manager for amazing companies like Arnold Worldwide and Continuum, doing creative work for Fortune 500 accounts like Sprint, American Express, and Volkswagen. I also had the opportunity to work on social-mission-focused projects, like the Truth campaign against smoking — those were the projects that got me excited, where I was able to make the most impact. In April 2009, I decided to start my own business as a creative director and designer targeting clients who had a social-mission focus.
My business was just getting off the ground, and my personal life was blossoming. I was living in Boston with my husband Ucal. Ucal, who I had dated since college, was a guidance counselor at Newton North High School, a suburban school outside of Boston. Soccer was a driving force in his life. He was the head coach of the boys' varsity soccer team and coached at Valeo Futbol Academy, a nonprofit focused on developing leadership skills in competitive athletes, regardless of socioeconomic status.
Ucal had a special connection to the urban youth with whom he worked. Many times he would give his players a ride to practices and games — he liked to have fun and sing in the car with the kids to melt away the stress they experienced in everyday life. He provided important guidance to those kids on and off the field. In addition to coaching and mentoring kids, Ucal also played semi-professional soccer for various teams in the Greater Boston area.
On May 30, 2009, my life turned into a nightmare. I will never forget receiving the call while standing in my dining room, hearing the news that Ucal had collapsed on the soccer field where he was playing a men's league soccer game. We frantically got him from the field to the hospital, but he didn't make it. I had lost my best friend and husband unexpectedly to sudden cardiac arrest. He was only 32 years old.
Design as a Beacon
The loss left me devastated and in shock. I often found it hard to get out of bed — I now understand how a surviving spouse may lose the will to live. The Kübler-Ross model (often called the five stages of grief) was something I didn't know about at the time, but I experienced each stage, not necessarily in order: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Depression was where I languished for a long time.
People deal with grief differently. The only way I could move beyond depression was to keep moving. From the moment I woke up in the morning, until I went to bed at night, I kept busy. In those first devastating days, weeks, and months that followed, design was not only my profession, it was a welcome respite, a lifeline of hope.
I set out to combine design and soccer to help foster positivity in the lives of others. Design has always been an emotional outlet for me. It's a channel for releasing my creative juices to solve problems. Soccer was Ucal's passion. Discipline, dedication, and determination — what Ucal called his three Ds — was his mantra for teaching life lessons to his players in the classroom and on the field. His mantra formed the principles I would use to move forward.
The Foundation
Shortly after losing my husband, with the help of my design network, I started the Ucal McKenzie Breakaway Foundation (UMBF), a nonprofit organization to honor Ucal's memory and impact. The foundation would continue his inspiring work with urban youth through the sport he loved, soccer, and we used design as a tool to create every touchpoint.
At the start I made phone calls to introduce the idea of partnering with some of the leading sports and health organizations in the country. A lesson I learned early on: never be afraid to ask, because you can always get unexpected results. My requests led to partnerships with the New England Revolution, Boston Breakers, Whole Foods, We Got Soccer, Winsor School, America Scores, Valeo Futbol Academy, and more.
Together, we built a comprehensive offering that combined soccer with health education geared toward underserved urban youth. Design led the way. We researched and talked to families about the challenges urban youth face — these conversations directly informed the experience we designed for the kids. For example, we selected the Winsor School field as the place to run our programs because it was in the heart of the city — kids and parents could easily access it by walking or taking public transit.
We delivered our content and training via soccer clinics, indoor tournaments, and 3-on- 3 challenges. Soccer sessions included coaches from professional teams and colleges, and leading health organizations gave kids access to experts they wouldn't normally have. Tony DiCicco, former coach of the United States Women's National Team, led sessions for the foundation. David Suvak, the head coach of Emerson College women's team, spent time talking to UMBF kids about college and ran soccer sessions for the kids with some of his college players. Boston Children's Hospital led concussion education, Whole Foods ran nutrition and healthy eating sessions, a nurse gave kids hands-only CPR training, and CrossFit helped us combine hydration work sessions with poster-making. It was heart-warming to see the kids enjoy fresh fruits that were new to them, like apricots, tangerines, and star fruit.
In addition to designing the programming experience, we also designed and developed a line of products, with sales going to support the foundation's work. I started with a core collection: designing a Nike athletic line of hats, jerseys, and jackets, as well as a wall calendar. For the calendar I once again asked for help. I approached designers and artists from around the country to make a piece of art inspired by the foundation's principals. Contributions came in from Pentagram, IDEO, Design Army, Luba Lukova, Alan Dye from Apple, Chip Kidd, 2×4, UnderConsideration, and many other leading designers and firms. Everyone I asked said "Yes!" It was magical.
The poster calendar project was sold at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. These projects galvanized a community to help fund the foundation, and they raised awareness of our mission to bring health education to urban youth.
Design work for the UMBF calendar came from creative people across the U.S.
Able Made is Born
A year later, and based on the fundraising success of the athletic line and poster calendar I created for UMBF, I decided to work on the next collection of products to support the foundation. My search for collaborators and my never-afraid-to-ask attitude brought me to the offices of Vogue, then Rag & Bone. The founders' of the fashion label had a passion for soccer, the perfect potential partners for products supporting UMBF. As I sat with the team at Rag & Bone, pitching a collaboration for UMBF, I realized that while they may become interested in our foundation, they were probably already passionate about their own causes. That is when the idea for Able Made came to me — to create a platform for supporting causes through thoughtful design collaborations.
I launched Able Made as an active lifestyle brand that inspires healthy living. Like UMBF, everything is design-driven. Our mission is to lead with bold product design, and give back through product sales — across the product line we give 2-25% of profits directly to causes. The brand also incorporates a commitment to responsible manufacturing in the United States, and we strive to find and develop innovative materials that have the least possible harmful environmental impact on the planet.
Collaborations fuel our impact. We've worked with Project Runway designers, Lifetime, Threadless, Public School, Pamela Love, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and more — and we've helped support nearly 20 nonprofits including VH1 Save the Music Foundation, Pencils of Promise, Not For Sale, and others with a common mission to provide skill-building tools that empower people — just like UMBF.
The collaboration with Threadless started with meeting their founder, Jake Nickell. He greeted me at their headquarters, a converted FedEx distribution center in Chicago's West Loop. As we passed an office made from an old Airstream trailer, walls filled with art murals, and their vast tee shirt fulfillment center, we started talking about Jake's passion. "One thing that is very important to me is music in children's lives," he said. "I have a two-year-old and a five-year-old, and my five-year-old is already learning guitar." After that meeting I aligned us with VH1 Save the Museum Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring music programs in America's public schools, and raising awareness about the importance of music as part of each child's education.
We created a global design challenge for a graphic tee shirt in support of music education. The Threadless community voted on our top 3 designs, the winning submission was from John Tibbott, a designer in the UK. His design was an illustration of a tree with bright leaves — the roots of the tree form the body of a guitar. The sale of the shirt raised thousands of dollars for VHI Save the Museum Foundation, which they used to increase music education in our schools.
After some great collaborations, we've even launched our own line of products to support causes we love — including our line of socks, the first collection of which, supported the High Line park in New York City. The collection has grown and has supported the American Heart Association, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, and more.
Able Made Sock Collection helps support UMBF, and other non-profits, including the High Line park in New York City.
Impact on Young Lives
As Able Made grows, so does the Ucal McKenzie Breakaway Foundation — we continue to offer important support in the lives of families. When I look back on the first soccer camp with 50 kids in attendance, it's amazing to see how the program has grown. UMBF is entering its eighth year and we're creating a legacy of impact — to date we've worked with over 5,000 families. What started from a personal tragedy has grown into a powerful force for good. While there is more work to do, I'm proud of how far we have come and what we have in store for the future.
Design thinking can be applied to any area to solve problems — not just products, logos, or packaging, but also experience, education, and organizations. It has the power to help foster healthy lifestyles, build confidence and self-esteem in children, and change people's lives. I've learned valuable lessons from my experience. What unfolded for me during the process of creating and building my business demonstrates the generosity, compassion, and endless reach of what the design profession can do to make life better. Design is a true catalyst for change, and a lifeline to many, including myself.


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In conjunction with the Independence Day celebration on Aug. 31, 2018, Union Works Asia Sdn. Bhd. is announcing "Sayangi Malaysiaku Countdown Concert 2018," a countdown concert on Aug. 30 (Thursday), from 9pm onwards at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. There will be close to 23 unit of Malaysian artistes which includes Datuk Zainalabidin, Ella, Fish Leong, ZChen, Nicholas Teo, Alvin Chong, Resh, Rabbit Mac, Sheezay, Min Chen, Fuying & Sam, Bell YuTian, Joyce Chu, TJ, Sakura band, Gin Lee, Nicole Lai, Geraldine Gan, Farisha Irish, Hani and Zue, and others, also included our most talented Hands Percussion group with cultural characteristics and innovation. The performers are from different races but will come as one to celebrate the 61st birthday of our country with their performances. This will showcase an epitome of what makes us proud to be Malaysians. Estimated audience will be over 10,000. For more concert information, please log onto facebook/IG page: Sayangi Malaysiaku 2018.
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The Sayangi Malaysiaku Countdown Concert 2018 celebrates a meaning of living in unity, variety and harmony just like when we first gain independence. This is the very first attempt in the Malaysian history for a group from local music industry to organize a free-admission countdown concert at the remarkable venue in Dataran Merdeka. It is a tough challenge for delivering a major concert within a short period. However, it certainly will not be possible without the supportive partners such as ASPC, Akisama Group, Cuckoo, YYC, redONE, Elken, Super Coffee, Bsfit, Go Noodle House, SBS Printing, Oren Spot and Hotel Stripes Kuala Lumpur with their sponsorships. In addition, the supporting media such as ASTRO, 8TV, 988, One FM, MY, MELODY, GOXUAN and all local print medias play another significant role to the success of the countdown concert. Funding sponsorship is still needed assist in the completion of the concert. Any inquiries or interested becoming a partner, please email to firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
To make the concert-going experience more memorable, the organizer is releasing two specially-designed T-shirts with the theme of "Proud to be Malaysian," limited to only 3000 pieces each design (black & white) for online purchase started from July 31 onward. Audience who wish to wear the same meaningful T-shirts to the concert could log onto the online platform - Shopee, search for "Sayangimy2018." Please contact 018-2168951 for purchase inquiries.


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Two Piece Prom Dresses | Trend Alert & Style Inspiration | Val Stefani Blog
January 5th, 2016 FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION
This sweet and sassy trend has been seen on your favorite celebs and IT girls like Kendall Jenner, Taylor Swift, and Gigi Hadid, but you don't have to be a celebrity to look like one. Find the perfect two piece prom dress with Val Stefani.
You were always a princess, and didn't need a crown to prove it. So why would your prom be any different? A two piece ball gown fit for a PRINCESS no less can be found in style 2831RE. The all lace top is accented with ornate beading and the striped organza skirt is for the sweet and fun loving girl looking to be more than just ordinary.
If sleek and sexy is more your style then 2802RG is right up your alley. This jewel toned two piece gown is featured in dashing Kelly Green and alluring Indigo. These two piece styles feature a sheer and sexy beaded top and fitted simple jersey skirts that are comfortable enough for you to dance the night away! The lace up back feature allows for a flexible fit and will help you to look on #fleek for all the pictures you will be taking with your friends.
Is your style more edgy like our favorite bad girls Riri or Kylie Jenner? Being bad never looked so good then with style 2853RX. The daring jewel neckline of this gown offers a showstopping statement piece that is accented with matte beading. The fitted satin mermaid skirt of this beaded two piece prom dress will have all eyes on you which is where they were meant to be right? You will be right on trend to as Seventeen Magazine featured this gown in its latest prom trends.
Two piece styles are daring and sexy so you want to keep the rest of your look in check so you won't look trashy. So be sure to keep your hair and jewelry to a minimum. You want to look hot not like hot mess. To avoid this keep your hair simple with a straight blow out or pulled back into a sleek chignon keeping the focus on your and your pretty face. To avoid looking like a costume keep your accessories to a minimum wearing a simple stud earring and bangle bracelets keeps the focus on you and your dress. Need to see more? Of course you do, feed your dress addiction here!


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This is one of the goldfinches who stops by the feeders these days. He listens to me talk to him and he cha-peeps back at me.
Except from the best selling devotional Under His Wings ~ Lessons Learned from God While Watching the Birds.
Moving out of the city was a lonely time for me. I was used to busy streets and human voices. As I adjusted to the many changes, I was sometimes afraid, and discouraged. Longing for company in the woods, I bought bird books, binoculars, bird feeders and many varieties of seeds.
A few days later, the yard was full of song and bright yellow birds. One of the males caught my eye. He was bigger than the rest and willing to wait his turn to eat at the feeders full of thistle seeds. The others were usually settling in for the night when he was finally done feeding.
Early one morning he sat on the feeder pole and sang out, "Cha-peep!" I sang his song back to him. He moved closer and seemed to enjoy my company.
The next morning I wondered if he would answer me. "Cha-peep," I called to my new friend. Instantly, I heard him echo, "Cha-peep."
Each day I would call, and he would come. As spring became summer, a little female joined him at the feeders. Soon, two baby goldfinches came with them, and I watched as they taught their young to eat the tiny seeds.
As the number of my finch friends grew, so did my love for our secluded country home. The days flew and although not all goldfinches do, it was suddenly time for Cha-peep and his family to migrate to a warmer climate for the winter. He was gone, but so was my loneliness; God used my beautiful yellow friend to remind me we are never truly alone.
Bird Feeder:
"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." (Deuteronomy 31:8)
"And so I walk in the Lord's presence as I live here on earth!" (Psalm 116:9 NLT)
"And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:20b NLT)
For the Birds:
Feeders need occasional cleaning. A sponge on a wire is great for cleaning the liquid feeders.
Others can be sprayed with a garden hose and left to dry overnight. Be sure to refill them early the next morning. Jelly cups, often mounted on a pole, need a drop of dish soap and a small brush to scrub them. Always rinse thoroughly.
To read about how God used this bird to help me adjust to, and fall in love with, country living and made one of my dreams come true visit author Julie Saffrin's blog HERE.
Until Next Time,
P. S. Here's a picture of the first Cha-peep.
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text: Frank Catalano gives some great tips here on planning your makerspace. Some things to consider: ~ Know your space (and yourself!) My library has three different ceiling heights. Placing the makerspace area where I originally wanted it would have led to unbearable noise levels at the circulation desk. Do students have access to a sink if they need to clean up after a project? Can you get extra trash/recycling bins? (The night custodians kept taking my extra recycling bin because every classroom only gets one.) ~ Be the facilitator, not the director. I provided lots of sample crafts to get kids started, but I was thrilled when they finally stopped asking for directions and just dove in. It really struck me how many kids didn't want to make mistakes, or needed step-by-step instruction before they felt comfortable. ~ Engage the experts! Two of my quietest and most shy girls turned out to be incredible at making pop-up cards and paper lamps from recycled books. It was great to see them become more confident as other students gathered around to watch them work. Likewise, if it's a tech-based project, get your geek squad kids busy. It's a great social opportunity for some students. ~ Start with what you have, then build and grow. We did mainly paper crafts, because I had tons of donated scrapbooking supplies and old books to use. I've been collecting a lot of different things this year and plan to ask parents for donations to expand our supplies. The students who participated last year were mainly 6th graders, so I'll be drafting them to come up with new ideas, too.


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The W3C has had published guidelines for designing URIs since 1998. On the public internet they even seem to be followed reasonably well, but the applications on company intranets generally seem to have depressingly ugly URIs. I think this is because many web application servers make it more difficult to have pretty URIs than to have ugly ones — which really sucks. When you are deploying an app to the public the pretty URI argument is more compelling, which basically means that time is rarely devoted to prettying-up the URIs of internal tools.
I am writing this fresh from my first encounter with PHP. PHP seems very useful, except for it's URI handling. In PHP it is really easy to get information from the client that is sent in the query string but that pretty much dooms to to having ugly URIs. The right way to deal with this, IMHO, is to add information to the path-info portion of the URI. For example, if you have a URI "http://tools.mydomain.com/workflow/processes.php/fulfillOrder/1523" the "/fulfillOrder/1523" part is the path-info portion of the URI (same for for CGIs). (This URI does break at least one pretty URI rule, it has a '.php' part, but you can always remove that part with a simple mod_rewrite rule.) The path-info portion of the request URI is passed into the PHP script but there is an complete lack of tools to help with interpreting it.
There are not even functions to normalize it (remove dots and repeated slashes and remove levels for double dots) and to split it into it's component parts, which I think are the bare minimum functionalities required to use the path-info safely. It is no wonder that internal applications URIs suck. To make them not suck you have to write a bunch of code. Either lots of complicated mod_rewrite rules or some really boring URI path manipulation functions in PHP. Not that this problem is exclusive to PHP, I think that many of the web application frameworks out there have similar, or worse, hurdles for pretty URIs. (Even the web application server I helped design completely prevents the use of pretty URIs, a decision for which I apologize.)
Anyway, I guess what I am trying to say is that if you design a web application server, please make it easy to use pretty URIs. I hate to use ugly URIs but I have a hard time convincing my boss that pretty URIs are worth the money for internal projects.


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Javier Vazquez looked brilliant with the switch back to National League rules on Friday night, holding the Mets to just one hit — a fifth inning single by Angel Pagan — over six shutout innings, while striking out six and walking two. Mariano Rivera made things interesting in the ninth, but the Yankees held on to win the game 2-1.
Vazquez needed just 70 pitches to complete six innings, and was well on his way to even more, but the strong performance took a backseat once he was forced to leave the game after bunting the ball off his right index finger in the top of the seventh inning. According to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News, X-rays on the finger came back negative.
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The best thing in life is a second chance!
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STS Component Solutions leverages Quantum MRO & Logistics Software
The Challenge
The immense complexity of engine and aircraft component services at STS Component Solutions comprises background processes for sourcing, teardown, disposition, cost, logistics, sales, support and detailed regulatory data management for global engine and airframe parts distribution services. To further streamline operations, STS wanted to move from using disparate systems for accounting and ERP and into a modern solution that would integrate business processes across their division to become more efficient and responsive to their customer needs.
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Designed specifically for aviation aftermarket services, STS selected Component Control's Quantum MRO & Logistics software to meet its accounting, ERP and Lot Costing integration needs and allow for expansion over time to encompass more integrated capabilities. With the Quantum accounting module, compliance, auditability and quality control requirements are incorporated into simplified processes to better manager customer accounts, inventory and sales. The Lot Costing module consolidates management of acquisition of inventory lots, the purchase, teardown and sale of engine and airframe components and selling inventory consignments. To expedite online parts sales, STS uses Quantum's Parts Search App to list updated inventory and receive RFQs through their website in real-time, 24/7.
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Many American workers plan to retire young and live in style once they walk away from their careers, but they tend to grossly underestimate how much money they'll need to make that dream a reality. A new survey from personal finance site GOBankingRates reveals that 58.5 is the age that the average person hopes to pack it in at work for a life of travel, passion pursuits and leisure time with family. The problem is, however, that they overwhelmingly tend to overestimate how far a relatively small nest egg will take them through a long retirement.
Which means, one way or another, things won't end up as hoped. The results of this survey can help you find out if you're among the many who are lowballing what's needed to retire comfortably. Then you can realign your expectations, adjust your goals and tune up your strategy for getting there. On the other hand, you just might discover that you're one of the few realists who actually understands how much is needed to ride off into the post-career sunset.
For many, just limping across the six-figure line sounds like enough. When given a multiple-choice question about their retirement savings goals, the largest percentage of respondents by far—39% chose $100,000 to $250,000, the lowest possible savings range. Just 13% chose the number-two most popular answer, which happened to be on the other end of the financial spectrum. That choice, "more than $2 million," was the largest savings range offered. Just 11% each chose the second-lowest and second-highest ranges $250,001 to $400,000, and $1,000,001 to $2 million, respectively. The options in the middle received only single-digit percentages. The fact that people are most likely to shoot for less than a quarter-million dollars is not reassuring considering that even the $2 million outlier wouldn't always guarantee smooth sailing.
A nest egg without two commas is probably not enough. "Certainly, a $2 million nest egg would go a long way toward giving most Americans the retirement of their dreams as long as they don't encounter serious health issues or other financial hurdles that could hurt retirement savings," according to GOBankingRates life and money columnist Cameron Huddleston. "But a retirement savings of $100,000 or $250,000 won't go nearly as far as people might think."
To make her point, Huddleston referred to another GOBankingRates study that found that based on the cost of living and assuming a 4% annual drawdown of savings, retirees in every single state in America would need more than $1 million to retire comfortably.
Women and older savers are more likely to aim low. The survey also revealed that women are much more likely than men to set their goals too low in terms of retirement savings, with 46% choosing the lowest possible savings range compared towithjust 32% of men. That, as Huddleston points out, is unfortunate, considering that women outlive men on average and therefore tend to have even more retirement years to fund. Men are about twice as likely as women to shoot for the highest range of more than $2 million. There's also an age discrepancy that trends toward savers aiming lower the closer they are to retirement. Just 4% to 7% of respondents ages 45 and up say they're aiming to save more than $2 million compared with 30% of 18-to-24-year-olds and 18% of 25-to-34-year-olds who reported shooting for that lofty goal.


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- A discussion of NARA's Transformation Plan (read more on the Archivist's blog)
- An update on NARA's plans for the 1940 Census
- An update on the renovations at Archives I
- An update on the purchase of microfilm reader-scanner(s) for Archives I
- A discussion of plans for the potential move of pension files (see pages 6 and 7 of the minutes from our November meeting for more information)
- A discussion of the Library in Archives I
As soon as I post this blog, I'll copy the following text as a comment to the agenda postings at NARAtions:
Owing to our travel schedule out west, we are unable to attend the NARA DC Area users' meeting on the 18th. I am posting these comments and trust they will carry as much weight as if presented by my husband and myself in person.
Destroying the original 1940s enumeration pages is irresponsible. NARA's previous reply that this is what has been done with all post 1900 census records is bureaucratic rubbish. Responsible archiving dictates keeping our nation's documents in their original form. Something as essential the voice of the people, used to determine the number of members of the House of Congress is certainly classified as "our nation's documents". The voice of the people reports on our ethnic, religious and socio-economic conditions, as reported in the census, are better than a band of high-faluting wall-street analysts' reports. With their multi-million dollar salaries and bonuses paid despite this economic "down turn", it is clear they don't live in the real world. Who else can report on the "man on the street" point of view, if not those men and women enumerated one-by-one in a census?
Off-site storage, and the use of microfilm or digital images works fine, but the option to view pension files and census records in person is essential. You've documented cases where scanning isn't clear, and looking at originals is the best alternative for scholarly research. Future generations will want to verify that entire segments of the population weren't inadvertently missed, so don't destroy originals.
Future historians must have full access to originals, even if in some lower-cost storage facility in Wyoming (for example), to verify that current influences haven't effectively modified history by eliminating original documents considered unnecessary at this point.


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Anyway, in the mean time I thought it might be quite nice to show the birthday cake that my boys grandma made for them.
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I'd love to say this was prompted by my sons interest in my "toy soldiers". However, it was actually a new version of a cake my mother made for me when I was my sons age.


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Dear Ashley, You are inspiring. I love the presentation on Vimeo about the power of the 5th chakra. Have included it in my recent blog post on Finding your authentic voice.
So appreciate your sharing about the issue of gossip and how important it is that we make a conscious choice not to indulge in this practice as it disempowers us and I think this is especially so at a soul level.
Your presentations are essential viewing. Best on the web.
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Saturday 17th February 2007, Melbourne.
We have decided when we would like to leave Melbourne, being Friday next week the 23rd. Matt, Lou and family are going to Tassie today for a week or so, and that now leaves us a week to do a few things we must do before leaving, and making ready for "on the road again". Mind you a couple of things we are waiting on may, but hopefully not, change those plans.
We are more than likely going from here to Albury, and then have a leisurely tour along the Murray River before heading to the Sunshine coast once again. We have already seen much of the Murray in bits and pieces, but this time will be a bit slower and until it is time to go north.
I have finally obtained my new 3G (Next G) mobile broadband unit and hopefully this unit will be a lot better than the old CDMA unit. There has been a fair old story involving the process of getting the unit, but too long to tell here. The story has not actually been completed yet as this is one of the things that must be completed before we leave Melbourne. One of the most complicated parts of the process was obtaining an external aerial for the unit, and we are waiting for the patch cable to arrive from Queensland.
With the above hopefully happening on Monday we will then have a couple of days for getting ready for our move.


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Midnight Court Film Society
Oct-Dec 2010 Screenings
Fri 8 Oct 2010
(Mic Macs - A Tire L'Arigot)
Fri 22 Oct 2010
His and Hers
Fri 5 Nov 2010
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The
(Män som hatar kvinnor)
Fri 19 Nov 2010
Last Night As I Lay Dreaming
(A tribute to Robbie McMahon of SpancilHill)
Fri 3 Dec 2010
Fri 17 Dec 2010
The Snowman
Capturing The Friedmans
2003 - Andrew Jarecki - 107 - U.S.A.
Fri 29 Oct 2004 at 8.30pm
Astor Cinema, Scariff
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: Capturing the Friedmans, an extraordinary new documentary directed by Andrew Jarecki, is both a meditation on perversion and truth and one of the most heartbreaking films ever made about an American family. In 1987, in Long Island, Arnold Friedman, a retired schoolteacher in his fifties who taught computer classes for kids in his home basement, and his youngest son, Jesse, then eighteen, were arrested and charged with committing repeated acts of sexual abuse on boys who attended the classes. Jarecki's movie owes its existence, it turns out, to the Friedmans' habit of memorialising themselves in films, tapes, and photographs. What's astonishing about the videos is that they turn from comedy to tragedy and then back again. I'm not sure how Jarecki is going to top Capturing the Friedmans. To begin your career with a masterpiece is so remarkable a feat that one can only hope Jarecki finds another subject as rich as this family, which was obsessed with itself but needed a filmmaker to begin to see itself at all. An engrossing, troubling and, in the end, profoundly ambiguous re-examination of a child molestation case that tore one upper-middle class family apart on New York's Long Island during the late 1980s, this will surely linger longer in the audience memory than the most dramatic films.
The lurid life-story of the Friedman family would provide enough sensationalist fodder to feed any tabloid TV show for weeks, especially since this clearly oddball clan saw fit to document so much of their own private lives using home movie cameras, But such dynamite material is merely the starting point for novice film-maker Andrew Jarecki. By painstakingly piecing together the human story that lay behind all the accusations of child pornography and sexual abuse of minors levelled against the Friedmans, and withholding judgement throughout, Jarecki succeeds in subverting our very notions of what it means to tell the truth.
"A masterpiece! Extraordinary, stunning, remarkable." - The New Yorker
"One of the most astonishing debut features ever." - The New York Times
"One of the best and most thought provoking films of hte year." - Daily Mail
"Extraordinary." - Sunday Express
Winner - Grand Jury Prize / Sundance 2003
Winner - Critics' Prize / Sao Paulo Film Festival
Winner - Best Documentary / New York Film Critics 2003
Winner - Best Documentary / Boston Society of Film Critics 2003
Winner - Best New Filmmaker / Boston Society of Film Critics 2003
Winner - Best Documentary / San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2003
Verdicts from the Midnight Court
Previous Screenings
Fri 10 Jun 2005
Fri 3 Jun 2005
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Fri 27 May 2005
Since Otar Left
Fri 20 May 2005
Old Boy
Fri 13 May 2005
The Motorcycle Diaries
Fri 6 May 2005
The Return
Fri 29 Apr 2005
Fri 22 Apr 2005
Fri 15 Apr 2005
American Splendor
Sat 9 Apr 2005
Ae Fond Kiss
Sat 12 Mar 2005
EXTRA The Story of the Weeping Camel
Fri 11 Mar 2005
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Fri 25 Feb 2005
Fahrenheit 9/11
Fri 11 Feb 2005
Bad Education
Fri 28 Jan 2005
The Station Agent
Thu 13 Jan 2005
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
Fri 10 Dec 2004
Lost In Translation
Fri 3 Dec 2004
(Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself)
Fri 26 Nov 2004
Fri 19 Nov 2004
Raising Victor Vargas
Fri 12 Nov 2004
Far From Heaven
Fri 5 Nov 2004
Together With You
Fri 29 Oct 2004
Capturing The Friedmans
Fri 22 Oct 2004
Goodbye Lenin
Fri 15 Oct 2004
Mother, The
Fri 8 Oct 2004
Fri 1 Oct 2004
Death In Venice
(Morte a Venezia)
Fri 24 Sep 2004
Noi Albinoi
Fri 17 Sep 2004
Barbarian Invasions
(Les Invasions Barbares)
Fri 10 Sep 2004
Amandla ! A revolution in 4 part harmony
Fri 12 Dec 2003
City Of God (2)
Fri 28 Nov 2003
8 Women
Fri 14 Nov 2003
Nine Queens
Sat 1 Nov 2003
Documentary festival
Fri 17 Oct 2003
Divine Intervention
Fri 3 Oct 2003
Talk To Her
Fri 19 Sep 2003
Italian For Beginners
Fri 4 Apr 2003
No Mans Land
Fri 21 Mar 2003
Sex and Lucia
(Lucia Y El Sexo)
Fri 7 Mar 2003
Divided We Fall
Fri 7 Feb 2003
The Closet
(Le Placard)
Fri 24 Jan 2003
Salaam Bombay
Fri 10 Jan 2003
Y Tu Mama Tambien
(And Your Mother Too)
Fri 13 Dec 2002
Lagaan, Once Upon A Time In India
Fri 29 Nov 2002
George Washington
Fri 15 Nov 2002
The Taste of Others
(Le Goűt Des Autres)
Fri 1 Nov 2002
The Devil's Backbone
(El Espinazo del Diablo)
Fri 18 Oct 2002
The Princess and The Warrior
Fri 4 Oct 2002
Aimée et Jaguar
Fri 20 Sep 2002
Fri 6 Sep 2002
Monsoon Wedding
Wed 29 May 2002
Fri 22 Mar 2002
Fri 8 Mar 2002
Tears of the Black Tiger
Fri 22 Feb 2002
Fri 25 Jan 2002
The Dish
Fri 18 Jan 2002
Thu 16 Dec 1999
Antonia's Line
Thu 9 Dec 1999
Feng Yue
(Temptress Moon)
Thu 25 Nov 1999
Life is Beautiful
Thu 11 Nov 1999
The Sweet Hereafter
Thu 28 Oct 1999
Short Cuts
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Today I thought I'd do a different post as it's truly been a while since I sat down and chatted to you all about…well, me. I've been posting a lot about beauty and skincare lately and whilst that's very close to my heart, I want to start chatting about the more important things in life such as self-care, and in the broader spectrum of things, some political issues. I think that'll be my next instalment for the blog in the new year, but for now, please grab a coffee break with me. 🙂
These are just some facts about me illustrated by some photos I've taken myself… I won't be numbering anything but rather, just let my mind do its thing. Feel free to join in and make your own posts/comments? This isn't dissimilar to the '100 Facts About Me' tag etc. but there is less restraint I suppose.
- If you couldn't tell, I love taking pictures of coffee when I'm at a coffee house – even if it's just a Starbucks or Costa. Even better if there is some coffee art!
- And also if you couldn't tell, I love a good chai latte. That is my choice 90% of the time but lately I've been into drinking mocha again. (That used to be my top favourite.)
- Speaking of coffee, I used to not like drinking coffee as in filter coffee, espressos, cappuccinos…but university made me a convert and I'm sure this is the case for many people. 😛
- I love writing cards. I'm the type of person who will write a long, heartfelt card or a short sweet message! I can't just write 'To ____', 'love from ____' since it's very unimaginative. I like to give someone a piece of my mind. 🙂
- Subsequently, I wish the same from others but I know that is quite wishful-thinking so I'm happy to just receive the same from my closest pals.
- I like taking artful pictures like this one: ⬆. If I see inspiration to take a picture, I just take it. This one was taken in Berlin, Germany this September just gone.
- You can say that photography is my latest of hobbies. I have a knack for editing photos too. If you want to see more of my visual journey, you can follow me on Instagram.
- I'm a very creative person. I have previously learnt to crochet, knit, weave, screen print… I learnt to sew during university with zero knowledge about it and became a good, confident sewer after a year. After that – the possibilities were endless!
- I'm thinking that my next creative endeavour is to learn some coding, particularly CSS! (Do you know any? Any help would be welcome!)
- This is my friend's dog Ruby, who I met in September when I went down to see her and her fiancé with another friend in Southampton. We had to put down our dog in January due to an unfortunate event, so meeting Ruby felt a bit surreal as she reminded me of her.
- As it happens, I am definitely more of a dog person than I am a cat person. Actually, I don't really like cats. Sorry.
- I like taking pictures of the sky. I normally try to take one especially if I'm at a new destination. The above photo is in Rome, Italy. ⬆
- People always think I'm younger than I actually am – sometimes much too young. It's not too bad though – I take it as a means of ageing well. 😉
- But no seriously: Last Sunday, the bus driver was confused by my paying for an adult ticket because he thought that I could perfectly qualify for a child single. His direct word of advice was telling me how much a child single was *for next time* because clearly I had paid too much. It's cool – it's something to laugh about!
I think I'll leave it here but feel free to check out my previous posts where you can get to know me more:
Get To Know Me Q&A | The Versatile Blogger Award
Q&A | Liebster Award and Nominations!
The Other Mentions category is also a good place to start if you want to get a sense of who I am. 🙂 As always, thank you for reading.
Something a little different today! I'll be brainstorming some new ideas to write about in the coming year, and I'm so excited to further expand the blog and share more ideas. Happy for change. And thankful that you decide to stick by. ❤
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