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Gerd Wolandt (10 February 1928 − 3 February 1997) was a German philosopher and academic teacher.

Life and career
Wolangt was born in Heiligenhaus. After his family moved to Karthaus (West Prussia) in 1940, Wolandt first attended the St. Johann grammar school in Danzig and later the secondary school in Berent. At the end of the Second World War, he was conscripted into the Reich Labour Service in 1944 and then as a . He then took his Abitur in Velbert, having returned to the Rhineland after the war.

In 1954, he received his doctorate under Hans Wagner in Würzburg. With his study Gegenständlichkeit und Gliederung (Representationalism and Structure), he presented the first comprehensive account of Richard Hönigswald's philosophy in 1964. According to Rudolf Hoffmann (* 1929), the work showed how much closer Hönigswald's philosophy is to the historical Kant than any of the basic Neo-Kantian doctrines. In 1967, Wolandt was appointed professor in Bonn and in 1977 moved to the RWTH Aachen as professor of general philosophy.

Publications
 Um einen Kant von innen bittend. Zur Bedeutung des großen Philosophen für unsere Zeit. With a biographical note by Stephan Nachtsheim. Bonn 1997.
 Letztbegründung und Tatsachenbezug. Bonn 1983.
 Idealismus und Faktizität. Berlin 1971.
 Philosophie der Dichtung. Weltstellung und Gegenständlichkeit des poetischen Gedankens. Berlin 1965.
 Gegenständlichkeit und Gliederung. Untersuchungen zur Prinzipientheorie Richard Hönigwalds mit besonderer Rücksicht auf das Problem der Monadologie. Cologne 1964.

References

Further reading
 Stephan Nachtsheim: Biographische Note, in Gerd Wolandt: Um einen Kant von innen bittend. Zur Bedeutung des großen Philosophen für unsere Zeit. Bonn 1997.

External links
 Józef Borzyszkowski: Kaschubei Gerda Wolandta

20th-century German philosophers
Academic staff of the University of Bonn
Academic staff of RWTH Aachen University
1928 births
1997 deaths
People from North Rhine-Westphalia
Reich Labour Service members
Kriegsmarine personnel of World War II


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by Lisa Jones on October 12th, 2017
The first day at Bullhorn Live was a blast! If you missed any of today's keynotes or sessions, keep reading for a recap of the big ideas from day one.
Threats and Opportunities to Recruitment Companies-3 Questions to Ask Yourself
Art Papas, Bullhorn's CEO, presented the keynote and asked the audience some questions to help attendees highlight threats and opportunities to recruitment agencies. The audience was asked to text in their answers.
Build or Buy – Do you build your organisation organically or conduct an M&A strategy? What is clear is that both require a different focus than the leadership team and trying to do both will result in diluted results, when compared with those businesses that focus on just one. Fifty-nine percent say they will Build and 41% say they will Buy.
Friend or Foe – Is the rise of staffing platforms, like Fiverr and Upwork, who offer low cost and flexible labour, a threat to traditional recruitment agencies? Upwork sales hit $1billion last year. This would make it one of the top 25 recruitment companies in the UK. The workforce is no longer restricted to being local. These platforms enable a global workforce and they are growing rapidly because they offer a lower cost to the end client as well as convenience for both the candidate and client, with a lot of the transaction automated. Seventy-eight percent of people said they were a Friend and 22% are a Foe. it will be interesting to see how recruitment agencies will engage with these platforms in the future.
Promote or Replace – Automation is a key technological driver to improving user experience and driving down cost. An example of this is the application process. Some agencies are using Chatbots to conduct the initial screening process. These are quick and the candidate gets an instant response, compared with current methods where applications are sometimes not even responded to. The question asked the audience to challenge their views of whether they would promote their employees or replace them as more and more automation is introduced into the recruitment life cycle. Seventy-six percent said they would Promote and 24% said they would Replace. There is some research that suggests 65% of primary school children will be doing jobs that haven't been created yet.
Executive Panel: Growth in the New Relationship Economy
Peter Linas, Bullhorn's International Managing Director, lead a panel of seasoned recruitment executives in discussing how to navigate challenges such as Brexit, GDPR, and the advent of artificial intelligence and turn these profound movements into competitive advantages.
Peter Linas ran a panel to explore the New Relationship Economy and asked a number of questions:
What are the challenges we face in the rec industry?
How is technology innovation, for example, AI going to affect recruiting?
What are the issues/opportunities with GDPR?
What are the challenges we face in the recruitment industry?
Ejaz Ali from Kelly Group suggested that the challenge currently is to demonstrate differentiation and create loyalty. He said, "recruitment has become commoditized". Lots of recruitment technology which is accessible by internal recruiting teams, as well as staffing firms, coupled with a decrease in average fees means that recruiters need to differentiate themselves.
"We need to have an authentic relationship with customers. You need to give them an experience that they want to have."
Darren Weeks from aap3 told us that the challenge is how his business works with customers. They are working with customers to help them understand their approach and process. He said that customers have so much choice on what they do and how they do it. "The key is to help your customer understand you."
Dennis van Weeran from Vibe caught everyone's attention with the statement, "The biggest challenge is getting recruiters to use the phone more effectively… It's still a people game".
Peter Linas: "I think that we should use technology to help our recruiters to spend more time on the phone."
How can we create more loyalty?
Bradley Lewington of Spencer Ogden talked about "making relationships sticky".
"As a recruitment company, you need to be thinking about what you are offering your candidates. What can you offer to make clients' lives easier? How can you help them speed up their recruitment process?" And he talked about how it's crucial to think about what would make it easier for you to make your staff's jobs easier.
Is Technology Replacing Recruiters?
How did the panel feel about the notion of tech and robots replacing recruiters? They all agreed, with lots of nods from the audience, that technology should help enable recruiters. It should help, for example, recruiters to get on the phone more and meet with their clients. The relationship economy needs recruiters to build relationships, and humans, coupled with innovative tech, are needed for this vital process.
Peter: "Technology is an accelerator, not a replacer"
Considering that so much of a recruiter's day is around phone time, it was interesting to see that very few recruiters are currently integrating telephony with CRM – but this is a crucial process enabler.
Too Much Tech and not Enough Process?
Darren admitted that a company they had looked at too much tech. It's become too easy to send a message rather than pick up the phone. He is excited about addressing this.
Pete Linas: "The biggest danger is that we allow people to immerse themselves behind their screens – we can't allow that."
The panel agreed that GDPR is nothing new – it's an extension of ICO and a great opportunity to work toward the relationship economy.
Darren Weeks: "GDPR is a big thing, but it is there for a good reason. But, for recruiters who are doing things properly it is not a threat."
Dennis: "GDPR is a great opportunity, and now there is a better reason to put people on our systems."
Bradley: "It's about looking for the opportunities that GDPR will create"
Ejaz: "Gone are the days when people want to boast about the size of their database…This is an opportunity to clean things up."
Relationship with Data: Mythbusting GDPR and Compliance
Garreth Cameron, ICO, gave an engaging talk on how the ICO will be the UK's supervisory auth under the GDPR.
Recruiters need to be able to demonstrate that they use people's data appropriately and fairly. Data can do great good. It can help develop societies and help organisations make good decisions and help economies grow.
"Recruitment is about relationships, and increasingly about data. Data is the key to business success."
As the digital space has matured in the last 20 years, so has the need for recruiters to mature their data collection and processing transparency.
According to Garreth, only 1 in 5 UK adults trust people with their data. This has massive repercussions for recruiters. If only 1 in 5 people on their CRM and mailshot databases are trusting, then what does this mean for recruiters from May 2018?
Transparency and accountability is key.
Key GDPR Steps for Recruiters
He gave some practical tips to help recruiters focus on the next few months of planning for GDPR:
Understand what is going on in your business
Understand what information you have and what you are holding and your storage/processing policies.
Communicate to your "subjects" (candidates and clients). "If you want to derive value from GDPR, think about how you can go further than simply the GDPR legislation."
Understand what your legal justification is for processing others' data.
Do you transfer data overseas? If you do, research what the recipients of that data have as their policies and procedures.
Typical GDPR Myths:
Don't misunderstand data protection!
Myth One: Consent is not a silver bullet. If someone consents to you storing their data what does this give you permission to do?
Myth Two: The ICO is waiting for 25 May and then they will unleash hell and fine everyone 4% of your global turnover and destroy the market! No! Garreth assured the audience that they will not do this. Enforcement action is expensive and time-consuming. They prefer to help organisations get it right.
Myth Three: There is a grace period for GDPR. There is not a grace period.
Myth Four: There is no GDPR guidance. There is plenty of guidance. They have 90 pieces of guidance to help businesses and use social media and newsletters to keep organisations informed.
CEO Fireside Chat
The recruitment industry is at a turning point, with agency leaders inundated by major shifts in the market. From growth strategies to the rise of online recruitment platforms to automation and both internal and external corporate culture changes, there is a lot of uncertainty with which to grapple in today's New Relationship Economy. Bullhorn CEO Art Papas interviewed legendary recruitment industry leader Peter Searle, CEO of Airswift and former Group Managing Director at Adecco. Peter has twenty years of insight on growing recruitment businesses, staying globally competitive, and navigating change.
Art asked Peter, "What is most important for navigating the massive amount of change required in a business to drive productivity and efficiency?"
Peter Searle, AirSwift, explains that there are two sides to successful change management – process and culture – and both are equally important.
His 'favourite', however, is culture: "a culture of change needs to be embedded in the company – employees need to feel empowered, not driven by, change."
But what about when that change involves mergers and acquisitions? "Business change can be traumatic," says Peter, "getting the staff to buy into the project is crucial. Empower people to see that change is an opportunity, not a threat."
How do you reduce the trauma of change? Staffs need to see the endpoint of the merger so they understand the business goals, and where they sit within it. If people feel too much trauma, they are likely to leave.
Art Papas suggested that merging with another business gives "a real opportunity to study the effectiveness of the leadership". Businesses merging gives a great opportunity to study the talent and workforce, in general, explained Peter. But imagine if you could double the effectiveness of your leadership team through a merger and acquisition!
What are the final tips Peter and Art had for the audience in managing big business changes?
Never use the term takeover – it's a merger.
Empowerment – go from the bottom up. Influence in teams. "As the CEO I couldn't make change happen, but my PA who'd been there fifteen years could make anything happen."
There will always be some casualties during mergers/ times of big change. Aim to reduce the casualties.
Every member of the company has to feel involved in the merger. Change process doesn't happen overnight if it does you'll lose people because it's traumatic.
Vision for Innovation
Bullhorn's Matt Fischer unveiled his 2018 vision of innovation to a packed room of Bullhorn users.
What has his team delivered? Speed and Improved UX!
Novo has been well received and rollout will complete in the next 6 – 9 months. Along with a change in the information architecture, users are now able to personalise their menu page. Faster Find now includes previous searched records. Canvas, tabs and notes are improved. Parsing is now in 40 languages and all character sets are supported – Bullhorn is truly global. He's excited about the launch of the native mobile application which can be downloaded from app stores in Q1 2018.
So, what is the 2018 roadmap?
It's time for Bullhorn to get (even more!) smart! Here are some tasters!
How about automatically adding a person to one of your tearsheets as you parse them into Bullhorn, based on matching criteria? I.e., you have a tear sheet based on specific Job Descriptions or where a group lives in a specific region.
Candidates will be able to apply directly to a job within Bullhorn. Using the Candidate portal will enhance the user experience and speed up the recruitment life cycle. Jobs can be marketed out to your candidates (clearing adhering to GDPR) and candidates can log in to their Bullhorn Portal, update their details and apply to the job.
Qualifications or Knock Out Questions will help streamline the application process, weeding out unsuitable applicants. Think killer questions that you can use in Job Boards.
Bullhorn Boost – AI is coming! Boost will improve the relevance of the search results by reviewing the profile of successfully placed candidates to similar roles and comparing them to your search results. Better candidates will be placed at the top of your search results.
How about we tackle user adoption? Let's find out why users are exiting the system – what jobs are they doing?
Lots of recruiters leave Bullhorn to go into Outlook to manage interviews! Hence Bullhorn Planner will improve interview management and will allow you to show the data in Month, Week, Day and List views.
Users won't need to leave Bullhorn for CV editing. Edit Resume from with Bullhorn using Document Editor.
Time and Expense capabilities are available in the USA through Bullhorn Back Office. This is being internationalised for UK and mainland EU.
Canvas will be improved and now allow you to include financial information. It will also allow multiple rates to be added to a vacancy so you no longer need to create multiple jobs where different rates are needed.
Credential and certification will be improved through a new module that will useful for healthcare providers. The ability to merge multiple documents together and stitch them into a single PDF will improve recruiter efficiency.
What's "Cleo" Got to do with Bullhorn?
"Alexa" for Bullhorn is coming. "Cleo" will allow you to set reminders, create tasks, make calls, and more. This will be even more powerful when used in conjunction with Bullhorn's native app. Some of the many possibilities:
"OK Cleo, call John Denver"
"Remind me to call John Smith at 4 pm tomorrow"
"When was the last time I spoke to Phil West?"
Recruitment Economy Trends Discussion
Today's economic environment is a profound departure for global recruitment firms, and navigating a multitude of micro and macroeconomic challenges is at the forefront of ensuring continued growth in the New Relationship Economy. Gordon Burnes, Chief Marketing Officer at Bullhorn, questioned a panel of industry leaders about economic trends shaping recruitment both now and in the future.
How has the UK Market Been Impacted by Brexit?
The panel agreed that the UK market has seen low impact from Brexit (currently), but they admitted that there is uncertainty.
John: "When you have uncertainty, this is good for temp staffing, bit for perm staffing this is not so good."
Samantha: Free movement of labour is a concern and there is a lot of uncertainty, worldwide as well as in the UK. We have had a huge amount of legislation hitting the UK market in recent years.
Deedee: It's not what's happening here and now. Recruiters are wondering about the future. They are uncertain. We do see recruiters opening on the continent and Ireland to get ahead of the game so that they will have some access to the new market.
"There needs to be a paradigm shift in recruiters and employers – disabled people, older people, candidates of choice. These populations, like any other, have a lot to offer. I think that the UK needs to look at better development of these potential workforces."
Deedee commented that many young people in the UK are not "work-ready". One tradition that the US has which it can offer the UK is the tradition of having the after-school job. It is not as prominent in the UK as in the US. There needs to be a shift in supporting young people to have those jobs to get them trained and ready to enter the workforce.
What do recruiters need to do with current economic trends?
John: Staffing companies need to adapt and develop to the new technologies and flexi-working, especially to capitalise on stay at home workers.
Samantha is worried about the focus on the gig economy. "A number of discussions and recommendations are being considered by the government, some of which could have an unintended impact on the gig economy which has been running effectively for a very long time."
Skills and development – how can we improve?
John felt that staffing firms need to get much more involved in training to enable them to be competitive. He talked about examples in the US where they have coding boot camps. This is a big development in the sector.
Samantha agreed that staffing firms need to be more innovative and add value to the candidate, especially in this candidate driven market.
"APSCo members tell us that their clients are taking recruitment in-house. Perhaps they are right to do this? Can they do their own recruitment? Recruitment firms have the opportunity to unwrap their end to end service and focus on certain parts of the recruitment chain and specialize in certain areas."
What will change in recruitment?
Sam: Flexibility and adversity will increase. The rise in "self-employment" will increase. Recruiters need to specialise more and offer more value to stay in the market.
Deedee agreed but wondered if the practice of recruitment really won't change. But for example, it's more about the "how" we recruit. Will we use AI for facial recognition? Because of world conditions, will we get better at catering for people working away from the office?
Power of Me: Why Diversity Is Essential in Recruitment
Long underrepresented at recruitment agencies despite being prioritised by clients and candidates alike, diversity is no longer some far-off goal that firms should aim to eventually pursue. Internal and candidate diversity are not only essential for recruitment agency success – at this point, any firm not embracing a comprehensive diversity and inclusion program has relegated itself to be completely left behind competitively.
What does it mean to have a diverse workforce in 2017? Joanna Abeyie suggests that diversity is "less about protected characteristics and people, more about creating a workforce where people feel comfortable being themselves". However, Yvette noted that people often want immediate change where diversity and equality are concerned, but it's a "steady journey" rather than instant results. But what are the commercial benefits of a diversity driven culture?
Charlotte Clarke explained that, for businesses, a diverse mix of backgrounds and experiences brings with it a diverse mix of ideas and opinions that are essential for innovation. Although she asserts, it's about "wanting to be diverse, not just wanting to look good". Authenticity is important in the new relationship economy we find ourselves working in.
The idea of developing a diverse workforce can be daunting for business leaders – giving them the 'fear' as our panel describe it. There's a need for re-education and awareness to help businesses develop a culture of support and diversity that allows employees to perform at their best. They suggest that an inclusive onboarding process, an open, feedback-orientated company, and dedication to training are key for any business leader looking to overcome this 'fear of diversity'.
Joanna suggests that diversity can be reduced down to much simpler ideas, asking if businesses are doing enough to make their employees comfortable in their own skin, regardless of gender, disability, sexual orientation or race.
If you're leading a diverse team – do you encourage people to be themselves, and feel okay with themselves? That's diversity. – Joanna Abeyie
The panel was asked about the barriers to diversity and inclusion in the recruitment industry today. Charlotte believes that the recruitment industry is a little behind on helping women return to work after having a child, revealing that there's a fear that giving a few people flexibility on working hours would result in everyone wanting these new hours. "Why is that a fear anyway?" she asks.
Indeed most businesses are adopting flexible working hours and remote working, understanding that these new working practises are vital to stay ahead of the competition.
So what are some practical steps recruitment leaders – and businesses in general – can take to make their hiring processes more inclusive?
"Blind CVs have been a massive eye-opener" reveals Yvette. "We wanted to ensure there was no unconscious bias and it made a big impact. We've also utilised this with our clients and there's been lots of positive feedback."
Blind CVs aren't the only solution, warns Joanna, "blind CVs need to be accompanied by a diverse interview panel – or you simply delay the bias".
"It's about asking why," says Charlotte, "Ask challenging questions, facilitate good conversations and consult with clients to get the best outcome".
"Everyone is prejudiced based on their own experiences, thoughts, and feelings. It's when people challenge them that we can stop, think and address them."
About Lisa: Lisa Jones helps recruitment leaders, IT leaders and recruitment marketers to set ROI-led goals and use recruitment technology and digital marketing strategically. ROI is key! She's a keen technology strategist and recruitment advocate. She's passionate about making a difference to recruiting firms. As a founder of Barclay Jones, Lisa brings a wealth of experience in recruitment technology and digital marketing. Clients love her passionate, strategic and impartial advice and how she challenges their processes and helps them to grow their businesses. She is UK Recruiter's "Agency Influencer" 2017.
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Baby Pozzi (Génova; 1 de junio de 1963) es una actriz pornográfica y actriz convencional retirada italiana.

Biografía
Pozzi, cuyo nombre de nacimiento es Maria Tamiko Pozzi, nació en Génova, capital de la región italiana de Liguria, en el seno de una familia cristiana y conservadora. Es la hermana pequeña de la que fuera también actriz porno Moana Pozzi, fallecida por un cáncer hepático en 1994.

Estudió durante un año para ser analista químico, y otros dos para ser contadora pública. Muy influenciada por su hermana mayor, intentó seguirla sus pasos a través de los programas que presentaba. Se trasladó a Roma, donde trabajó como secretaria en la agencia Diva Futura, de Riccardo Schicchi. Decidió entrar en la industria pornográfica en 1988.

Antes de realizar sus primeras películas pornográficas, Maria Pozzi había hecho sus pinitos en películas convencionales, aunque incluían escenas o partes de porno softcore, como Abat-jour - L'ultima calda luce prima del piacere, Diva Futura - L'avventura dell'amore o Lambada blu.

Trabajó en películas pornográficas, aunque siempre a la sombra de su hermana mayor. En 1992 desapareció de la escena pública, aunque mantuvo ciertas apariciones en películas hasta 1995. En 1992 se trasladó a Francia, donde decidió trabajar como enfermera asistente en un hospital. Esto levantó los rumores de la prensa sensacionalista, que veía que su retirada se debía a la grave enfermedad de su hermana.

Tras la muerte de su hermana en 1994 solo grabó una película más y decidió retirarse en 1995 con un total de 12 películas grabadas. Algunos de sus trabajos fueron Euroflesh 5 - Sex Crazy o Rocco's Cocktales 10 - Vice Baby.

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Trump's Historic Medicaid Shift Goes Beyond Work Requirements
Stateline, Contributor
Stateline provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in state policy.
The new requirements likely will cause many Medicaid beneficiaries to be removed from the rolls.
02/16/2018 12:24 pm ET
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A doctor examines a Medicaid patient at the Heart City Health Center in Elkhart, Indiana. Indiana and other states are seizing on a shift by the Trump administration to enact stricter Medicaid requirements.
By Michael Ollove
Requiring able-bodied adults to work for their Medicaid is just part of the Trump administration's drive to remake the decades-old health insurance program for the poor.
The administration signaled late last year that it welcomes state-based ideas to retool Medicaid and "help individuals live up to their highest potential." At least 10 states have requested waivers that would allow them to impose work requirements and other obligations.
For example: They would require more recipients to contribute small monthly premiums. They would insist on monthly paperwork. They would impose lifetime limits on coverage. And they would kick recipients off Medicaid for a period of time — 30 days, or perhaps six months — for failing to follow the rules.
All the states requesting Medicaid work requirements are led by Republican governors who tout the "it's a trampoline, not a hammock" approach to the social services safety net.
In the past few weeks, the Trump administration has granted approval to Kentucky and Indiana to begin imposing new requirements for Medicaid recipients that are likely to push some people off the rolls. Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Utah and Wisconsin — all led by Republican governors — also have requested federal permission to adopt new requirements. Medicaid is a joint federal-state program, so states need federal approval to make substantial changes.
In Kentucky alone close to 97,000 people will lose Medicaid benefits over the next five years as a result of new changes, one study estimated. In Mississippi, Medicaid enrollment would shrink by 58,995 — 9 percent — in the first year alone, according to the state's application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, the National Health Law Program and the Kentucky Equal Justice Center have sued to block implementation of the Medicaid changes in Kentucky. The three civil rights organizations are arguing that the Trump administration has overridden the federal Medicaid law, which only Congress can do, "overturning a half century of administrative practice, and threatening irreparable harm to the health and welfare of the poorest and most vulnerable in our country."
More Uninsured?
Indiana and Kentucky, as well as Arizona, Arkansas and New Hampshire, all expanded Medicaid eligibility to more low-income adults under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. As a result, all of those states boosted the percentage of their residents with some form of health insurance. (Maine voters last year also approved the expansion, though the state hasn't implemented it yet.)
But the imposition of new requirements would reverse some of those gains. It also entails a sharp break from the Obama administration's explicit position that all changes to state Medicaid policies had to "increase and strengthen overall coverage of low-income individuals in the state."
The Trump administration has removed that language as a criterion for approving changes to state Medicaid policies. Instead, the administration announced a different objective for Medicaid.
"We have a higher purpose than just handing out Medicaid cards," Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in a speech to state Medicaid directors in November. "The Medicaid program is a promise to help individuals live up to their highest potential, leading healthier, more fulfilling, and more independent lives."
Verma's speech was a prelude to CMS issuing new guidance in November indicating its openness to state proposals to add work requirements to their Medicaid programs, proposals the Obama administration routinely rejected. Out went increasing access to health care to the poor; in came language about employment leading to better health for enrollees by helping them to "rise out of poverty and attain independence."
Instead of increasing access to Medicaid, the Trump administration said the changes it is pursuing will modify the behavior of beneficiaries to "promote upward mobility, greater independence and improved quality of life."
It's very much in keeping with longtime Republican orthodoxy that safety net programs should be only temporary ports for the poor. The long-term goal should be self-sufficiency. "Medicaid is a tragic example of the soft bigotry of low expectations consistently espoused by the prior administration," Verma said.
Many Republican governors have embraced the shift.
"I firmly believe that every human being aspires to earn her own success. For those whose family situation and health allow it, there is nothing quite as beneficial as the sense of accomplishment that comes from work," Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said in an email to Stateline. "Medicaid meets the needs of many populations, but that part of Medicaid that is intended to help catch those who have fallen on hard times should do all that it can to assist their efforts to return to gainful employment."
But the new philosophy has alarmed many who advocate for health care access for the poor. Instead of helping people obtain work, they say the Trump approach will simply deprive people of health care.
"It's such a wrongheaded punitive policy that won't achieve the end goal of putting people to work," said Dee Mahan, director of Medicaid Initiatives at Families USA, a nonprofit that advocates for health care for all. "It's breathtaking."
'Lockouts' and Lifetime Limits
Since 2008, the federal government has given some states, including Indiana, permission to require some Medicaid beneficiaries to pay premiums for their coverage. Thanks to its recent waiver, Kentucky now has the authority to "lock out" beneficiaries for six months unless the person pays past-due premiums and also completes a financial or health literacy course. Maine, New Mexico and Wisconsin are seeking the same authority. (The Obama administration had already given Indiana permission to use lockouts as a concession for the state to expand Medicaid in 2015.)
In approving lockouts in Indiana, CMS said that requiring beneficiaries to meet program requirements would "strengthen beneficiary engagement in their personal health care plan" and provide incentives for people to become responsible decision-makers.
But at least one study found that imposing premiums in Medicaid leads to fewer people being covered. In Indiana, more than 46,000 otherwise eligible residents were not enrolled in Medicaid between February 2015 and December 2016 because they didn't make their first payments on time. About 14,000 lost benefits for not making subsequent payments on time. And nearly 10,000 in that group were locked out of benefits for six months.
The half-dozen states that charge premiums now generally apply them only to Medicaid beneficiaries at higher income levels. But some states, such as Wisconsin and Maine, want to charge premiums to more beneficiaries. Wisconsin seeks to begin charging premiums of $8 a month to households whose income falls below the federal poverty line. For a family of four, that would mean a household income of no more than $25,100 a year.
CMS also gave Kentucky and Indiana the authority to lock out those who fail to renew their Medicaid eligibility on time.
Arizona, Kansas, Utah and Wisconsin also want to impose a lifetime limit on coverage. Wisconsin, for example, proposes a lifetime limit of 48 months. Kansas is shooting for 36 months. Arizona and Utah are hoping for five years, although in Arizona's case, time that an enrollee worked wouldn't count against the limit. Once time is up, recipients couldn't receive Medicaid for the rest of their lives.
Federal officials also granted Kentucky's request to end the practice of retroactive eligibility, under which people who are eligible for Medicaid but not enrolled are signed up retroactively when they show up for medical services. Maine is seeking permission to end retroactive eligibility as well.
Critics say the Trump administration's philosophy demonstrates either ignorance about or indifference to the hardships and chaos confronting many who live in poverty. Many work multiple jobs, do contract work or are otherwise in situations where hours and fluctuations in income are hard to predict or to document. They may live in situations in which mail delivery is unreliable. They may not have access to computers.
"Many poor people face challenges that will make it very difficult to meet these requirements," said Joan Alker, executive director of Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families. "There is low literacy and issues of homelessness, mental illness and addiction. They lack transportation and affordable child care. People will lose coverage because of this, including people who have jobs."
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local utils = require "kong.tools.utils"
local stringy = require "stringy"

local POSSIBLE_TYPES = {
  id = true,
  table = true,
  array = true,
  string = true,
  number = true,
  boolean = true,
  url = true,
  timestamp = true
}

local custom_types_validation = {
  ["id"] = function(v) return type(v) == "string" end,
  ["timestamp"] = function(v) return type(v) == "number" end,
  ["url"] = function(v)
    if v and type(v) == "string" then
      local parsed_url = require("socket.url").parse(v)
      if parsed_url and not parsed_url.path then
        parsed_url.path = "/"
      end
      return parsed_url and parsed_url.path and parsed_url.host and parsed_url.scheme
    end
  end,
  ["array"] = function(v) return utils.is_array(v) end
}

local function validate_type(field_type, value)
  if custom_types_validation[field_type] then
    return custom_types_validation[field_type](value)
  end
  return type(value) == field_type
end

local _M = {}

-- Validate a table against a given schema
-- @param  `tbl`       Entity to validate, as a table.
-- @param  `schema`    Schema against which to validate the entity.
-- @param  `options`
--           `dao_insert` A function called foe each field with a `dao_insert_value` property.
--           `is_update`  For an entity update, check immutable fields. Set to true.
-- @return `valid`     Success of validation. True or false.
-- @return `errors`    A list of encountered errors during the validation.
function _M.validate_entity(tbl, schema, options)
  if not options then options = {} end
  local errors

  local key_values = { [""] = tbl } -- By default is only one element

  if schema.flexible then
    for k,v in pairs(tbl) do
      key_values[k] = v -- Add all the flexible values to the array
    end
  end

  for tk, t in pairs(key_values) do
    if t ~= nil then
      local error_prefix = ""
      if stringy.strip(tk) ~= "" then
        error_prefix = tk.."."
      end

      if schema.flexible and type(t) ~= "table" then
        errors = utils.add_error(errors, tk, tk.." is not a table")
        break
      end

      if not options.partial_update and not options.full_update then
        for column, v in pairs(schema.fields) do
          -- [DEFAULT] Set default value for the field if given
          if t[column] == nil and v.default ~= nil then
            if type(v.default) == "function" then
              t[column] = v.default(t)
            else
              t[column] = utils.deep_copy(v.default)
            end
          end
          -- [INSERT_VALUE]
          if v.dao_insert_value and type(options.dao_insert) == "function" then
            t[column] = options.dao_insert(v)
          end
        end
      end

      -- Check the given table against a given schema
      for column, v in pairs(schema.fields) do
        -- [IMMUTABLE] check immutability of a field if updating
        if (options.partial_update or options.full_update) and t[column] ~= nil and v.immutable and not v.required then
          errors = utils.add_error(errors, error_prefix..column, column.." cannot be updated")
        end

        -- [TYPE] Check if type is valid. Boolean and Numbers as strings are accepted and converted
        if t[column] ~= nil and v.type ~= nil then
          local is_valid_type
          -- ALIASES: number, timestamp, boolean and array can be passed as strings and will be converted
          if type(t[column]) == "string" then
            t[column] = stringy.strip(t[column])
            if v.type == "number" or v .type == "timestamp" then
              t[column] = tonumber(t[column])
              is_valid_type = t[column] ~= nil
            elseif v.type == "boolean" then
              local bool = t[column]:lower()
              is_valid_type = bool == "true" or bool == "false"
              t[column] = bool == "true"
            elseif v.type == "array" then
              t[column] = stringy.strip(t[column]) == "" and {} or stringy.split(t[column], ",") -- Handling empty arrays
              for arr_k, arr_v in ipairs(t[column]) do
                t[column][arr_k] = stringy.strip(arr_v)
              end
              is_valid_type = validate_type(v.type, t[column])
            else -- if string
              is_valid_type = validate_type(v.type, t[column])
            end
          else
            is_valid_type = validate_type(v.type, t[column])
          end

          if not is_valid_type and POSSIBLE_TYPES[v.type] then
            errors = utils.add_error(errors, error_prefix..column, column.." is not a "..v.type)
          end
        end

        -- [ENUM] Check if the value is allowed in the enum.
        if t[column] ~= nil and v.enum then
          local found = true
          local wrong_value = t[column]
          if v.type == "array" then
            for _, array_value in ipairs(t[column]) do
              if not utils.table_contains(v.enum, array_value) then
                found = false
                wrong_value = array_value
                break
              end
            end
          else
            found = utils.table_contains(v.enum, t[column])
          end

          if not found then
            errors = utils.add_error(errors, error_prefix..column, string.format("\"%s\" is not allowed. Allowed values are: \"%s\"", wrong_value, table.concat(v.enum, "\", \"")))
          end
        end

        -- [REGEX] Check field against a regex if specified
        if t[column] ~= nil and v.regex then
          if not ngx.re.match(t[column], v.regex) then
            errors = utils.add_error(errors, error_prefix..column, column.." has an invalid value")
          end
        end

        -- [SCHEMA] Validate a sub-schema from a table or retrieved by a function
        if v.schema then
          local sub_schema, err
          if type(v.schema) == "function" then
            sub_schema, err = v.schema(t)
            if err then -- could not retrieve sub schema
              errors = utils.add_error(errors, error_prefix..column, err)
            end
          else
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          end

          if sub_schema then
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              for sub_field_k, sub_field in pairs(sub_schema.fields) do
                if sub_field.default ~= nil then -- Sub-value has a default, be polite and pre-assign the sub-value
                  t[column] = {}
                elseif sub_field.required then -- Only check required if field doesn't have a default
                  errors = utils.add_error(errors, error_prefix..column, column.."."..sub_field_k.." is required")
                end
              end
            end

            if t[column] and type(t[column]) == "table" then
              -- Actually validating the sub-schema
              local s_ok, s_errors, s_self_check_err = _M.validate_entity(t[column], sub_schema, options)
              if not s_ok then
                if s_self_check_err then
                  errors = utils.add_error(errors, error_prefix..column..(tk ~= "" and "."..tk or ""), s_self_check_err.message)
                else
                  for s_k, s_v in pairs(s_errors) do
                    errors = utils.add_error(errors, error_prefix..column.."."..s_k, s_v)
                  end
                end
              end
            end
          end
        end

        if not options.partial_update or t[column] ~= nil then
          -- [REQUIRED] Check that required fields are set.
          -- Now that default and most other checks have been run.
          if v.required and (t[column] == nil or t[column] == "") then
            errors = utils.add_error(errors, error_prefix..column, column.." is required")
          end

          if type(v.func) == "function" and (errors == nil or errors[column] == nil) then
            -- [FUNC] Check field against a custom function
            -- only if there is no error on that field already.
            local ok, err, new_fields = v.func(t[column], t, column)
            if ok == false and err then
              errors = utils.add_error(errors, error_prefix..column, err)
            elseif new_fields then
              for k, v in pairs(new_fields) do
                t[k] = v
              end
            end
          end
        end
      end

      -- Check for unexpected fields in the entity
      for k in pairs(t) do
        if schema.fields[k] == nil then
          if schema.flexible then
            if stringy.strip(tk) ~= "" and k ~= tk then
              errors = utils.add_error(errors, error_prefix..k, k.." is an unknown field")
            end
          else
            errors = utils.add_error(errors, error_prefix..k, k.." is an unknown field")
          end
        end
      end

      if errors == nil and type(schema.self_check) == "function" then
        local ok, err = schema.self_check(schema, t, options.dao, (options.partial_update or options.full_update))
        if ok == false then
          return false, nil, err
        end
      end
    end
  end

  return errors == nil, errors
end

local digit = "[0-9a-f]"
local uuid_pattern = "^"..table.concat({ digit:rep(8), digit:rep(4), digit:rep(4), digit:rep(4), digit:rep(12) }, '%-').."$"
function _M.is_valid_uuid(uuid)
  return uuid and uuid:match(uuid_pattern) ~= nil
end

return _M


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A Linha 5 - Verde Claro do Metro de Madrid tem um comprimento de 23,2 quilómetros e 32 estações.

O primeiro trecho da linha foi da estação de Aluche até Carabanchel, inaugurado em 1961 apesar de inicialmente fazer parte do "Ferrocarril Suburbano de Carabanchel (FCS)" como linha 10, e só passou a linha de metro em 1976.

O trecho Ventas - Ciudad Lineal foi inaugurado em 1964, e Callao - Carabanchel em 1968 e em 1970 foram unidos numa só linha.

A ampliação até Canilleja foi realizada em 1980 e em 2002  foi integrado no trecho Aluche - Casa de Campo que também pertencia à linha  10.

Ligações externas

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Non-Gaa Forum
Already we have people claiming the only reason there's backlash is because it's the womens team and wouldn't happen if it was the men. Despite there being examples to the contrary...
oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1158 - 14/10/2022 09:22:34 2443927
Yeah I don't think telling people to educate themselves on Irish history is the best way to get them to stop singing Irish rebel songs.. :P
Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 8278 - 14/10/2022 09:49:25 2443937
Replying To Doylerwex: "The tricolour is already more inclusive than the union jack."
The Union Jack has sometimes been called the butcher's apron. The inclusion of the two traditions is lost on the more extreme unionist frame of mind.
thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1443 - 14/10/2022 11:48:06 2443954
Replying To Doylerwex: "It was naive at best.
I for one take great exception to a British journalist telling us we need to be better educated on Irish history.
Rebel songs are part of our culture. That is their fault, not ours.
Furthermore, the average British person knows nothing of their history beyond the 2 world wars."
The ladies have helped the Wolftones into the charts in England, fair play,
Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 1502 - 14/10/2022 17:48:08 2443997
The World Cup is fast approaching and I wonder is the relentless playing schedule going to cause problems? The top players are very well paid and looked after but the sheer volume of games inevitably leads to injuries and breakdown. Off the top of my head it looks as though Reece James, Diogo Jota, Ngolo Kante and possibly Kyle Walker are going to miss the World Cup. There will undoubtedly be more in the weeks ahead.
The likes of FIFA and UEFA are supposed to be the guardians of the game but in reality are just money mad corporations with very questionable ethical records. They continue to pile more and more games on to an already congested calendar diluting competition quality as they go. I think the next World Cup is going to have 48 teams? The Euros have similarly become very bloated. OK it might mean Ireland have a better chance of qualifying but the overall tournament quality suffers. The Champions League is a non-event really until the 2nd round, or often times even until the quater finals. But hey, something has to fill the TV schedules I suppose.
What a mess they continue to make of things across the water. My God what will they come up with next. At least something is going right for Putin these days. The discord he helped sow in the US (Trump) is being matched in the UK (Brexit).
Replying To Lockjaw: "What a mess they continue to make of things across the water. My God what will they come up with next. At least something is going right for Putin these days. The discord he helped sow in the US (Trump) is being matched in the UK (Brexit)."
??? What do you mean across the water. Our leaders are making a mess of things here too aren't they? The only reason irish politics isn't a circus is that over here they don't have to resign, no matter how incompetent they are lol.
Can I ask your opinion on the role Putin played in the recent political discord in Sweden and Italy?
Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1359 - 20/10/2022 20:13:28 2444855
Replying To Galway9801: "??? What do you mean across the water. Our leaders are making a mess of things here too aren't they? The only reason irish politics isn't a circus is that over here they don't have to resign, no matter how incompetent they are lol.
Can I ask your opinion on the role Putin played in the recent political discord in Sweden and Italy?"
Oh our's are no great shakes either I'm well conscious of that. The way they are treating those affected by the MICA crisis up here and in other areas is nothing short of an utter disgrace. That's only one example close to home. The housing crisis has never been properly addressed by successive governments and I'm inclined to think there is no particular political will to do it either given that a lot of them are landlords themselves and deeply associated with the development/construction industry.
I haven't read too much about the recent far-right election wins in the countries you mention. It's quite concerning that western European countries are leaning to the right again though. You don't need a comprehensive history lesson to remember what happened before, when a series of far right governments rose to power in Europe.
Although it has never been proven, there are indications that Russia influenced the Brexit vote. Their army of bots regularly posted far-right, anti-immigration, anti-Muslim rhetoric across various social media platforms. Given that the Brexit vote was so close, it is estimated that if even one person out of 50 across the voting population was influenced, it could have been enough to swing the vote decisively.
Replying To Lockjaw: "Oh our's are no great shakes either I'm well conscious of that. The way they are treating those affected by the MICA crisis up here and in other areas is nothing short of an utter disgrace. That's only one example close to home. The housing crisis has never been properly addressed by successive governments and I'm inclined to think there is no particular political will to do it either given that a lot of them are landlords themselves and deeply associated with the development/construction industry.
Although it has never been proven, there are indications that Russia influenced the Brexit vote. Their army of bots regularly posted far-right, anti-immigration, anti-Muslim rhetoric across various social media platforms. Given that the Brexit vote was so close, it is estimated that if even one person out of 50 across the voting population was influenced, it could have been enough to swing the vote decisively."
After the ****shows of Trumpian America and the last 6 years of Brexitbrit ERG chaos and comedy you'd hope people woukd see right wing extremism for what it is - brainless nastiness appealing to the lowest common denominator .
Thank God for PR which means there have to be compromises and mainly centrist Governments.
Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 554 - 21/10/2022 11:45:05 2444904
Replying To Seanfanbocht: "After the ****shows of Trumpian America and the last 6 years of Brexitbrit ERG chaos and comedy you'd hope people woukd see right wing extremism for what it is - brainless nastiness appealing to the lowest common denominator .
Thank God for PR which means there have to be compromises and mainly centrist Governments."
Yep. These far right groups tend to gain traction in times of uncertainty and financial strife. Worried people look to blame someone or some thing, and it's usually minority groups. Unscrupulous right-wing parties look to fuel that fire. Just listen to Suella Braverman, & before her Priti Patel, talking about immigration would make your blood boil. Themselves successful immigrant stories. It would be reason enough for me never, ever to vote for the Tories if I was a UK citizen. I'm not saying the Conservatives are a far-right party btw, but you'd wonder worryingly what way the wind is blowing.
Replying To Lockjaw: "Yep. These far right groups tend to gain traction in times of uncertainty and financial strife. Worried people look to blame someone or some thing, and it's usually minority groups. Unscrupulous right-wing parties look to fuel that fire. Just listen to Suella Braverman, & before her Priti Patel, talking about immigration would make your blood boil. Themselves successful immigrant stories. It would be reason enough for me never, ever to vote for the Tories if I was a UK citizen. I'm not saying the Conservatives are a far-right party btw, but you'd wonder worryingly what way the wind is blowing."
Well seeing as how it's the mainstream politicians who oversaw this uncertainty and strife I'd hardly have much faith in them either.
Can I ask if you think that immigration has played any part in our current housing crisis?
Sweden was held up as a beacon of progressive light here in Europe until just recently when they decided to vote for a right wing government.
How does that work?
A few years ago they were the sensible mature Liberal Swedish and now what, all of a sudden they're the "lowest common denominator" ?
Ridiculous.
I find alot of what progressives says about immigrants to be very condescending, as if they're speaking about helpless lost children and not fully grown adults who themselves aren't prefect believe it or not.
Can I ask if you believe that immigrants themselves are free of prejudice?
Replying To Galway9801: "Well seeing as how it's the mainstream politicians who oversaw this uncertainty and strife I'd hardly have much faith in them either.
Can I ask if you think that immigration has played any part in our current housing crisis?"
Well there's no doubt that immigration has exacerbated an already problematic issue. But I certainly would not blame immigrants. We've had a problem with housing long before Putin invaded Ukraine, or ISIS & Assad's butchery in Syria.
I see a lot of online commentary about looking after our own first. That kind of attitude doesn't sit well with me. Immigrants are an easy target. For generations Irish people have sought a better life so a bit of self awareness wouldn't go amiss.
The saying, "punch up, not down" is one I'd subscribe to. We'd be far better off holding those in power properly to account than taking our frustrations out on poor people fleeing despotic lunatics.
Replying To Lockjaw: "Well there's no doubt that immigration has exacerbated an already problematic issue. But I certainly would not blame immigrants. We've had a problem with housing long before Putin invaded Ukraine, or ISIS & Assad's butchery in Syria.
The saying, "punch up, not down" is one I'd subscribe to. We'd be far better off holding those in power properly to account than taking our frustrations out on poor people fleeing despotic lunatics."
Agree with almost all of that, except for the last sentence. Many immigrants aren't fleeing despotic lunatics, nor are many of them fleeing starvation etc, theres just a better deal for them here, and as you say, they're right to go for it.
Most of us would do the exact same in their position.
Replying To Galway9801: "Agree with almost all of that, except for the last sentence. Many immigrants aren't fleeing despotic lunatics, nor are many of them fleeing starvation etc, theres just a better deal for them here, and as you say, they're right to go for it.
Most of us would do the exact same in their position."
Plenty of Irish people have also emigrated for economic reasons too. But I'd agree that it does seem that that we're a good bit more generous than other countries when it comes to social welfare payments. Undoubtedly there are some who seek to exploit that.
When the war in Ukraine is over & there us some sort of normality, I'd expect to see the vast majority of them heading back home. I don't think it's fair or sustainable to keep welfare payments up indefinitely.
Putin getting the blame for all the extra expense that goes on in the world. Shell make over 8 billion in the last 3 months, blame Putin.
Replying To Saynothing: "Putin getting the blame for all the extra expense that goes on in the world. Shell make over 8 billion in the last 3 months, blame Putin."
Yeah and you also have the double whammy of the damage to the climate that the big oil companies are doing. The recent UN report on climate change and the plans to reduce our carbon footprint are alarming to say the least. It will be our children and grandchildren who suffer most from our intransigence. So long as huge profits are being made though, a reversal will be extremely difficult.
It is long past time that the Irish and British governments stop pandering to the DUP and Unionism. They need to be told in no uncertain terms that the alternative to Stormont is joint authority and a border poll. Unionism has caused enough trouble, evil and strife on this island over hundreds of years. Enough is enough.
REDANDBLACK30 (Down) - Posts: 1566 - 28/10/2022 14:56:22 2445804
Replying To REDANDBLACK30: "It is long past time that the Irish and British governments stop pandering to the DUP and Unionism. They need to be told in no uncertain terms that the alternative to Stormont is joint authority and a border poll. Unionism has caused enough trouble, evil and strife on this island over hundreds of years. Enough is enough."
I agree. It's farcical what's been going on. The DUP campaigned and strongly advocated for a hard Brexit despite all evidence and expertise suggesting it was an act of complete economic idiocy. They then go and protest against the very protocol that their esteemed leaders Boris and co negotiated. They're holding the country to ransom while their toys are out of the pram. All the while the people they are supposed to be representing are struggling with real issues. The next election will be interesting whenever it happens. Hopefully their status will be even more diminished and the grown ups can get on with fixing things in Northern Ireland for their constituents.
Exactly. The DUP had chances to vote for a soft Brexit but didn't. They got the Brexit they wanted now they have buyers remorse and they don't want it as the border had to be put in the Irish sea instead of a hard land border. Unionism is a beaten docket. The DUP have gambled on an idiotic Brexit that has destroyed their "precious Union".


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In loving memory to the most beautiful dog the world has ever known, I love you so much and your sudden departure yesterday has left a gaping hole in my world. I want to thank you for all the love, joy and laughter you brought to our home, for the gentle way you looked after us, and nudged us when you wanted some loving.
I remember when we went to fetch you just outside Port Alfred, you sat on my lap all the way home to Port Elizabeth. You just settled there – like you knew you belonged. And you did. I remember how frustrated I felt that you had – at one time – dug almost 70 holes in our back yard. Now, I'd do anything to have you digging more holes. You aged too quickly – we thought we had you for another couple of years.
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