PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - The President of the Republic of Kosova Dr. Ibrahim Rugova met today (Wednesday) morning in Vienna with Austria's Foreign Minister Wolfgang Sch^�ssel to discuss the situation in Kosova.
There is danger of the grave situation in Kosova degenerating into a large scale conflict, President Rugova said, condemning the most recent massacres Serbian forces have been committing in the Peja and De^an municipalities, in western Kosova.
The Kosova leader pressed Austria to step up efforts on Kosova within the European Union and other European structures.
Belgrade should be forced to bring an immediate end to its police and military operations in Kosova, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova said.
The beginning of dialogue between Prishtina and Belgrade is only the first step, Rugova said, adding that the Kosova leadership will defend in the talks process the will of the people of Kosova for independence.
Austrian Foreign Minister Wolfgang Sch^�ssel hailed the beginning of the dialogue and vowed Austria will insist within EU - whose Presidency will be assumed by Vienna in July - for a serious dialogue between Prishtina and Belgrade to resolve the Kosova issue.
The Secretary-General of the Foreign Ministry Albert Rohan hosted a reception for President Rugova and his aides Tuesday evening in Vienna.
The President of the Republic of Kosova left today Vienna for the United States of America, where he is to meet with President Clinton, Secretary of State Albright and other senior U.S. administration officials.
In New York, Rugova will discuss Kosova with United Nation officials.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - "We are aware of reports of fighting over the weekend in several locations in Kosovo, and understand from credible sources that several houses were burned in one village.
The embassy is continuing to investigate these reports.", State Department spokesman James P. Rubin said during the daily press briefing in Washington Tuesday.
The upsurge of violence in Kosova only "underscores further the need to make progress in the discussions between Rugova and Milosevic", Mr, Rubin said, adding that the dialogue process "remains on track".
The representatives of both sides (Prishtina and Belgrade, KIC) have been in contact since their meeting last Friday with Ambassador Chris Hill, "who has offered to play a facilitating role in the discussions", Rubin said.
The State Dept. spokesman told reporters Dr. (Ibrahim) Rugova and "key advisors will visit Washington later this week, and will have meetings with senior Administration officials."
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - At least 210 Albanians - including children, women and elderly - have been killed by Serbian forces in Kosova over the past five months, the Prishtina-based Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) said in a report issued on Tuesday.
The major Kosovar human rights organization noted that the identity of some of the victims could not be established to this day as they were carbonated, whereas it is supposed that many others were buried in collective graves.
The Prishtina-based Bujku newspaper carried in its today's issue a comprehensive account of the human rights council which includes the names of identified victims killed by Serb forces in Kosova during the period 1 January-26 May 1998.
Many others were wounded and have been denied proper treatment by the Serb police who have been threatening and targeting both them and the medical personnel, the CDHRF noted.
The Kosovar human rights group claimed that at least 60 Albanians have been abducted by Serb police army and paramilitary forces, the fate of them being unknown to this day. All the Council's efforts to learn about their whereabouts were but in vain, although international organizations have been continuously asked to assist in this regard, the report said.
"There is widespread fear that all the abducted persons have been already executed by Serb death squads", the CDHRF said, noting that it has the confirmation by some foreign reporters who have claimed on condition of anonymity that the executed people were buried in collective graves in the regions of Drenica and De^an. Such claims could not be confirmed by the Council yet.
"The Serb regime has been attempting to hide figures about the killed Albanians, as they did too in Bosnia and Croatia", the report reads.
The human rights council noted that scores of Albanians are being held in Serb custody without being legally charged or indicted, which is in violation of the basic legal proceedings.
Hundreds of Albanian homesteads have been burned to the ground, and many villages have been turned into ruins, the Council said, adding that it is impossible now to make an accurate account of burned houses and other material damage caused by Serb shelling of Albanian dwellings.
At least 50.000 people have been compelled to flee their homes amidst the unfolding Serb operations in parts of Kosova since end of February. Both the displaced Albanians and the families they have found shelter with have been constantly targeted by Serb forces, the Council said.
Civilian population in the affected area has been hit manyfold.
Beside being targeted continuously by Serb forces' fire, they have been prevented from having food and medical supplies, the CDHRF report said.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - Heavy Serbian military and police forces were building up yesterday (Tuesday) in the compounds of the Ferrous-Nickel plant ("Ferronikeli") in Gllogovc, central Kosova.
Many people have fled Gllogovc in fear of an imminent Serbian attack against this part of Kosova, local sources said.
In Gllogovc as many as 1000 Serb soldiers and policemen arrived yesterday on board of 88 vehicles, among which 14 buses and 5 armored cars, LDK sources said.
Shooting was reported heard overnight at the Serb police checkpoint at Komoran, about 5 miles far from the town of Gllogovc.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - Ms. Besa Arllati, chairwoman of the LDK Information Commission in Gjakova, and Dr. Fehmi Vula, member of the LDK branch presidency in the town, have been held in Serb police custody since yesterday (Tuesday).
The LDK Information Commission said police has not allowed family contact Ms Arllati or get her food.
Besa Arllati was arrested yesterday at 10 a.m. in the LDK offices in Gjakova. She was wanted to secure the release of two Serb police officers, allegedly abducted and held hostage in the village of Smolic&.
Dr. Fehmi Vula, a surgeon with the town hospital in Gjakova, was taken to police several times on Monday. He was told the village of Smolic&, the LDK branch leadership in Gjakova as well as the town of Gjakova itself will pay the price if the two allegedly abducted policemen were not freed.
Dr. Vula and Ms Arllati were arrested by police yesterday and have not been released yet.
Meanwhile, the Deutsche Welle reported that Jah& Sadria, a correspondent with the Bujku newspaper, is still in Serb police custody, too.
Given Serb police/security record, the local LDK activists and media representatives may well bear the brunt of arbitrary retaliatory practices on behalf of the Serb regime.
The Kosova Information Center (KIC), but also other media - including VOA and Deutsche Welle sections in Albanian - have enjoyed in the past few months Besa Arllati's unfailing cooperation in their efforts to learn first- hand what is happening in the municipality of Gjakova amidst Serb operations against the local Albanian population.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - Xhevat Avdijaj, a physician from Sinaja village of Istog, is being held in Serb police custody since last week for having treated an Albanian shot by Serb police.
Dr. Avdijaj was subjected to brutal torture during long hours of interrogation, his defending lawyer Hazir Avdijaj told the local LDK chapter in Istog.
The lawyer said that his client has been accused as "accomplice- assisting a person in committing a crime", pursuant to article 204 of the Serb penal code.
Dr. Xhevat Avdijaj was arrested on 21 May after he had treated another Albanian, Artan Imeraj, who was shot and wounded by a Serb police patrol in the streets the same day. Artan Imeraj and 10 his fellow villagers were on their way to condole a family in their neighboring village when fired upon by Serbs police.
Meanwhile, the LDK Information Commission in Istog said that scores of Albanians have been ill-treated and tortured by Serb police in over the past days. Izet Halitaj and Zef Malsia, from Tomoc village were tortured on 23 May. Both men have received grave body injuries.
Enver Pukaj, Ramadan Pukaj and Kadri Pukaj were beaten up brutally by a Serb police patrol driving through their village Dreja on Monday, the Commission said.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - At least a dozen LDK activists were reported arrested by the Serbian police Wednesday in Fush&-Kosova, a small town about 7 km west of Prishtina.
Witnesses told KIC that at around noon today the Serbian police raided the offices of the LDK as well as those of the municipal education and financial authorities.
All the people, about 12-13 who happened to be there, were arrested, including Sabit Hykolli, Hamdi Qerimi, Isak Gojnovci, Isuf Qerimi, Emrush Kllokoqi, Shaban Berisha, Jakup T&rrnava, Ridvan Konjuhi.
The Serb police raided the offices in Fush&-Kosova did not provide any search or arrest warrant, he said.
The Albanians were released after having been interrogated for a couple of hours, Sabit Hykolli, Maliq Berisha and Jakup Tranava, have been ordered to report back at the Serb police station in the town, the LDK Information Commission in Fush&-Kosova said.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - "Prishtina, 26 May - Today around 17:40 hrs, Albanian terrorist killed with sniper fire Julka (64) and her husband Veljko Djurickovic (70) in downtown De^an. They were killed in their house courtyard, which is near the police station in the center of this small town".
This is the full story the Belgrade government Politika daily carried today.
The other Belgrade regime daily, Jedistvo, carried a quite different story today.
Its correspondent in De^an reported that Julka Djurickovic had gone Monday (25 May) to pay a visit to the house of her late parents, which is uninhabited, some 200 meters away from De^an.
Julka's husband went Tuesday afternoon with police and found her killed in the doorstep of the Niksevic's (her parents) house.
"When he realized that his wife is dead, Veljko took his gun and shot himself dead", Jedinstvo said.
This is the part of story where Jedinstvo and Politika differ completely.
What they share in common is, however, propaganda speculation of the type Jedinstvo engages in: "Julka was presumably killed the previous night with a Chinese-made automatic weapon, which is used on a massive scale by Siptar (derogative for 'Albanian') terrorist gangs".
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - The situation in Kosova was a bit calmer today (Wednesday) after several days of fierce Serbian attacks on Albanian villages which left scores of Albanians killed and entire villages shelled and burned.
Shelling and shooting by Serb forces were reported today in the villages of Gllogovc (^ikatov& e Vjet&r, Poklek i Vjet&r and Dobroshec) and two villages in Klina, K&puz and Dellov&.
There were reports about sporadic shooting in other crisis areas in Kosova.
Yet the image of a quieter day in Kosova - which is how foreign media called it - may well be pregnant with a potential for further escalation of Serb armed actions against Albanians.
An increased movement of Serb forces which have been building up and reinforced in different parts of Kosova indicate but a quiet before an impending storm, renewed large-scale Serbian attacks against Albanian settlements whose people have demonstrated an impressive resolve to defend their homes.
Serbian Minister of the Interior said yesterday "Serbian forces will be more efficient in fighting the Albanians in the coming days".
The deployment of Serbian paramilitary police forces with 90 vehicles in the compounds of the Ferrous-Nickel ("Ferronikeli") plant in Gllogovc as well the as deployment of huge Serb forces in the compounds of the military barracks in Peja (50 vehicles and 23 busloads) and the deployment of fresh forces in the compounds of the Game Ammunition Factory in Skenderaj ('Srbica') herald new Serb attacks against Albanian villages all the more possible.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - The bodies of two young men have been lying since 22 May in front of the house of Sali Shabani at Grabanic& village of Klina.
Their identity has not been established.
The LDK Information Commission in Klina said houses of Grabanic& have been burned Serb forces, whereas the Albanian population has fled homes.
Serb forces have not been allowing residents go back to their land.
Meanwhile, Xhezair Xhafer Syla, resident of Grabanic&, has been reported missing since 22 May.
On 22 May, many houses in the neighboring village of Zajm were burned and two citizens were killed by Serb forces.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - A 22-year-old Albanian, Ramiz Batusha, resident of Baballoq of De^an, was killed during a Serb forces attack Monday afternoon.
The killing of Ramiz Batusha was confirmed today by he Albanian section of the Deutsche Welle radio.
The LDK Information Commission in De^an which reported about a fierce attack of Serb force against Baballoq and the neighboring villages of Prejlep and Rastavica on Monday could not learn yet the definite figures of casualties. At least 150 grenades were fired on the three villages within one hour alone on Monday afternoon, LDK sources said.
Meanwhile, Albania's state-run television TVSH said that a local Albanian was killed and two other at Gllogjan village of De^an on Monday. The TVSh correspondent in De^an said the identities of the three Albanians were still unknown.
Baballoq and an several other villages in southwest Kosova have been held inside a deadly siege for almost two months now.
At least 210 Albanians, including children, women and elderly - have been killed by Serbian forces in Kosova over the past five months, the Prishtina- based Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) said in a report issued on Tuesday.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - Three village of Gllogovc, central Kosova - ^ikatova e Vjet&r, Poklek i Vjet&r and Dobroshec - came under repeated Serb forces fire during the whole course of today (Wednesday), sources in the area said.
An LDK activist in Dobroshevc village told KIC that the three villages were initially fired upon at around 9:00t in the morning.
Heavy Serbian military and police forces have been building up since Tuesday in the compounds of the Ferronikeli plants and mines in Gllogovc which is in a close vicinity to the three villages attacked today. As many as 1000 Serb soldiers and policemen on board of 88 vehicles arrived yesterday in Gllogovc, LDK sources said.
A great number of people have fled the small town of Gllogovc since Tuesday afternoon in fear of an imminent Serbian in the area.
At around 15:00 hrs today, the activist at Dobroshevc told KIC that sporadic shootings from different kinds of weapons were still heard in the area.
Meanwhile, the chapter of the Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) in Gllogovc which also confirmed the today's Serb force attack said the area around the three villages is unaccessible.
Some residents of ^ikatova e Vjet&r village who could leave the village claimed that many houses were damaged in their village.
Most of the residents, except some old people who could not walk, have fled the village, they said.
Shooting was reported heard overnight at the Serb police checkpoint at Komoran, about 5 miles far from the town of Gllogovc, LDK sources said.
Serbs loot Albanian houses and businesses PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - The village of K&puz in the municipality of Klina was shelled by Serb forces from 4:00 through 8:00 o'clock in the morning today (Wednesday).
The extent of the damage or casualties is unknown.
A local resident of K&puz was wounded Monday during a Serb shelling of the village.
Nine shells hit the village of Volljak& Monday. No damage or casualties reported.
Four more houses were burned at Dellov& village, local sources said.
Meanwhile, the garage owned by Mahir Gashi was looted Tuesday evening by Serb police and civilians.
The garage is on the Prishtina-Peja roadway near Klina.
The owner, Mahir Gashi, and two customers were arrested by Serb forces on 22 May.
The LDK Information Commission said Serb forces have been engaged in plundering the houses of Albanians at Grabanic& and Dellov&.
All valuables have been looted, whereas house furniture has been taken away by police and Serb civilians.
The Albanians have fled their homes at Grabanic&, Zajm, Dellov& and Bokshiq.
The livestock which have not been killed or robbed by Serb forces are starving, sources said.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - The situation in De^an has been reported extremely tense amidst a continued building up of Serb forces in the area and the town.
The LDK Information Commission in De^an said today that gunfire and artillery was heard overnight and today coming from the villages of Baballoq, Rastavic& and Grama^el.
In the small town of De^an itself, Serb snipers have been positioned in key places, shooting in the direction of Albanian houses. Possible victims of Serb snipers are feared but, the Commission said, noting that for the time being it is virtually impossible to confirm it.
Communications between the citizens of De^an has been drastically restricted. Some of the families in the town have told the LDK chapter that they have been facing serious food shortages.
At least eight houses of Albanian in the town were damaged during a Serb forces shelling on Tuesday, sources said. Electricity supplies have been cut to most of the neighborhoods with Albanian population.
The Commission said that no one could tell for certain what has been going inside a part of the town which has been rigorously sealed off by Serb forces for two days now.
Meanwhile, branches of political parties and local organizations in De^an have sent appeals to international organizations to assist the endangered population of De^an with food and medication.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - The Serbian Education Minister Jovo Todorovic told reporters in Belgrade Tuesday Albanians students and teachers in Kosova will have to abandon University of Prishtina premises if they do not use Serbia's curricula.
They (Albanians) will have to leave the university premises and build their own in case of failure to adopt Serb curricula, Todorovic was quoted as saying.
The Rugova-Milosevic accord on education of 1996 and the agreed measures for its implementation of March 1998 provided for an unconditional, shared use by both Albanians and Serbs of the premises of the once bilingual University of Prishtina, three quarters of which were Albanian and one quarter Serbian.
Professor Zejnullah Rrahmani, President Rugova's education advisor, told the Kosova Information Center (KIC) the education system in Kosova will be under the authority of the Parliament of the Republic of Kosova alone.
"The Kosova education will never be under the authority of an aline country, such as Serbia", Professor Rrahmani said.
The Albanian students and teachers see their re-entry in the buildings of the University of Prishtina as a return to premises that belong to them, but were illegally occupied by Serbian regime since 1991, Rugova's aide said.
The curricula in Kosova will be adopted by the legitimate bodies of the Republic of Kosova, Rrahmani said.
In the former Yugoslavia, Kosova had an education system which was on a par with, rather than subordinate to, the Serbian system of education.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - Ms. Besa Arllati, chair of the LDK Information Commission in Gjakova, and Dr. Fehmi Vula, member of the local LDK branch presidency were released from detention today (Wednesday) afternoon at around 16:00.
The two LDK activists were held in Serb police custody since yesterday Tuesday morning.
Besa Arllati was arrested yesterday at 10 a.m. in the LDK offices in Gjakova, while Dr. Fehmi Vula, a surgeon at town hospital in Gjakova, was taken to police several times since Monday.
The two Albanians were pressed by the police secure the release of two Serb police officers, allegedly abducted and held hostage in the village of Smolic&. Dr. Fehmi Vula was repeatedly threatened by the police that unless the two Serbs are freed the whole local LDK leadership, the town of Gjakova and the Smolica village would be crushed.
People of the LDK chapter in Gjakova deny knowing anything about the alleged abduction of the two Serb policemen.
Upon her release Ms Besa Arllati said she was ordered to appear again at the Serb police station in Gjakova on Thursday morning.
Jah& Sadria, a correspondent of the Prishtina-based Bujku newspaper in Gjakova is reported still in Serb police custody. Mr. Sadria was arrested on Tuesday.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - Increased movements of Serb police and army forces have been reported over the past two days in the villages of Obiliq, a tiny town about 19 km north-west of Prishtina.
Serb convoys with heavily armed men on board have been reported moving along villages Bardhi i Madh, Graboc, Hade and Obiliq .
The LDK Information Commission in Obiliq said today that a new Serb police checkpoint was built since at Palaj ('Crkvena Vodica') village since Tuesday scrutinizing rigorously all the drivers and passersby.
Over 30 checkpoints have been established in Kosova since end February, the Kosova human rights council said earlier this month.
Besides fixed checkpoints, dozens of Serb police flying roadblock can be encountered in dozens of places on the Kosova roads.
PRISHTINA, May 27 (KIC) - Four Albanians, residents of Dobratin village of Podujeva have been reported in Serb police custody since early morning today (Wednesday).
Sk&nder Hamza, Sabri Mali^i, Nexhmi Ademi and Ilaz Selmani were arrested today during a Serb police house-to-house raid in Jasharaj neighborhood of Dobratin village.
Two other villagers, Zahir Fetahu and Musa Latifi, also arrested during the raid today, were released this afternoon.
A 78-year old resident of Dobratin, Ejup Maliqi was reported beaten up brutally in front of his family.


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Big thank you to everyone who listened to and commented on our new podcast, The Chip Race. We were all pretty overwhelmed by the positive response. Our second episode, featuring Fergal Nealon, Dan Wilson, Chris Dowling and Ciaran Cooney (and starring Jamesy Walsh who uniquely conflated sex toys and tractors), went out on Monday evening. Traditionally podcast listenership tapers off after the first episode, but we are hoping to buck that trend. We have committed to giving our time and effort to an 8 week first season: beyond that it will depend on listener response and numbers as to whether it's worthwhile to continue. Most of the credit for the show (and the response to date) goes to David Lappin, who not only is the host but effectively the producer and editor. For those who don't know, Dave's dad Arthur is a pretty successful movie producer ("In The Name Of The Father", "My Left Foot"), and clearly Dave inherited some of the family production skills. The most common comment I heard was the show sounded as good as radio (presumably in contrast to most podcasts which can sound like two guys Skyping each other from separate bathtubs).
Online has continued to go well. My return to satellites continues to be profitable, and I final tabled two biggish ones on Sunday, the Bigger 8.80 and the Hotter 44. Unfortunately I busted the latter in 9th after being crippled just before the final table when my kings lost out to AQ and Ace rag in a three way all in for chiplead. I started the final table of the Bigger 8.80 3/9 with what seemed like a decent shot, but barely won a pot and my first shove (with 7 left) ran straight into aces. It was a good Sunday generally for the Firm: Daragh got 2nd in the 888 major, Nick made the second last table of the Milly (busting just before Gavonater), Kevin Killeen got 5th in the Bigger 55, Jesse won another smaller Stars game, and Lappin scooped a couple of satellites.
On the live front, the Norwegians have landed. Citywest has been invaded by them on their annual visit to our shores to play their national poker championships. As ever, JP is to be commended for organising the biggest festival of the year in Ireland (and one of the biggest in the world). I've played a few events so far without troubling the scorers, including yesterday's High Roller. I was pretty psyched up for it as I saw it as a great chance for me, and took the night before off to be fully rested for it. As it was, it was one of the most dismal tournaments ever for me personally. Almost nothing playable for 3 hours and then when I do pick up a hand (kings) I smash right into aces. Hope on the QJT flop, and even more outs after a king of the turn (meaning any river card over 9 won or chopped the pot), only for a tantalising 9 to hit the river.
It's fair to say I was pretty tilted on the drive home, as I felt at the top of my game, like I was picking up everything except cards. I'd sold a significant amount for it, which only added to the tilt factor. As much as I hate losing my own money, losing other people's money annoys me even more (which probably explains why I rarely sell these days), and at the very least I was hoping to give investors a better sweat than a few tweets of me dwindling from 30k down to 20k, then getting in kings against aces. But it was not to be.
Nothing clears tilt better than a slow drive home through rush hour traffic. Wait, what? That should read "Anything clears tilt better than a slow drive home through rush hour traffic". But still, I'm not the type to dwell on setbacks for too long, and had recovered by the time we got home to fire up an online session. Poker is one long session that lasts a lifetime and the outcome of any one session doesn't matter in the long run, but that said it's always nice to book a winning one after a live disappointment. And thankfully I managed to do just that, mainly thanks to satellites.
On the subject of satellites, Paul Seaton did an excellent interview recently with Tamer Kamel. One comment by Tamer caught my eye:
"They can be very time consuming and also if you're not careful you can spend too much money on them and find yourself having bought in already in terms of sat buy-ins. However if you treat them correctly they are great value. They are becoming harder and harder and it is the same pros you find yourself playing against time after time and that maybe discourages others from playing them but if you want to play against the best you have to beat the best sooner or later.
Some online players spend most of their time just grinding these satellites because after you have won a package or a seat you get the buy-in in tournament money. I personally am against this as I'd like to see new players winning the seats to ensure the live event is busy. If the same person wins two or three packages then that could have been two people who would have played the live event who are then missing."
On the first point, while I often see amateur players link the buyin to a tournament with how much they want to spend on satellites (and I think that makes sense as they have a budget they want to stick to), I'm surprised to see a pro do so. I (and I'm pretty sure most other pros, and certainly all the ones who specialise in satellites) see no link between the two. Amateur players have a budget, pros have a bankroll, and the only real issues to consider as a pro are whether you are rolled for the satellites (and the target tournament), and whether the satellites in themselves have a positive expectation for you if you play. A satellite is just a tournament where the prize pool equity is paid in buyins to another tournament (or monetary equivalent for supplementary seats), and it shouldn't matter how much you spend on them in relation to the target tournament's buyin. To me, it would be like a 6 max sit n go grinder saying you should quit playing if you brick four in a row, as you have now "spent" more than you can win in the next one you play.
On the final point, again I've heard this argument before, but again, exclusively from amateur players. Again, I understand the frustration of an amateur player trying to qualify for a UKIPT or an Irish Open and not managing it, while seeing specialists like myself win multiple seats. I also understand how that frustration can spill over into a simplistic view that "if they didn't let those guys win more than one, they'd get more people into the tournament". But it is just that: a simplistic (and in my view false) view. The reality (as Stars cottoned on to years ago) is that the sites need repeat offenders like myself to provide liquidity to ensure satellites even run.
I could search for an actual example, but I wouldn't have to search for very long. Last year, Paddy Power offered a cash in option for Irish Open repeat offenders like myself, and I ended up winning seven "seats". This year, after initially announcing they'd do the same again, they did a U turn and decided they wouldn't: anyone winning more than one seat had to sell it to another person. It's not clear to me how exactly they thought this would increase numbers. By definition, you can only sell to someone who was going to buy in anyway, so all this does is place an unnecessary middleman between Paddy and this other person who is now responsible for collecting the money for the ticket (and may have to sell at a slight discount to get the deal done). Once I heard of Paddy's reverse, I reversed my own decision to grind the satellites religiously (and I'm sure other grinders did likewise), meaning less rake for Paddy, less satellites that actually run (most that were scheduled had to be cancelled due to insufficient numbers), and bigger overlays in many of the satellites that did run. And guess what? Despite scrapping the Winter Festival so they could run Irish Open satellites for a full year, it's pretty clear that there will be LESS qualifiers this year than last, and fewer players in the Open itself (when the odds for this year's Open went up, this week's chip race guest Chris Dowling tweeted that the fact that the outsiders were at a mere 200 to 1 shows how pessimistic the sponsors are on numbers this year). Who could have predicted that? (Answer: anyone with half a functioning brain). Right now, Paddy are running their Last Chance Saloon qualifiers nightly. These have been the most successful satellites in previous years, but tonight's had to be cancelled (due to insufficient starters). Meanwhile, Stars who have stuck with allowing multiple winners to cash in for tournament money, ran three UKIPT satellites tonight (despite the fact that many of the regulars are otherwise occupied in Malta or Citywest), generating 5 seats, only one of which I won.
I don't want to pick on Paddy here, it's just that they are the most visible illustration of the point I want to make (that discouraging people from winning more than one satellite actually reduces rather than increases the number of qualifiers for a tournament). Credit to Paddy for running so many satellites at overlays, and the Last Chance Saloon ones at effectively zero rake, but really, they need to look at the matter again and realise that they got this wrong and Stars have got it right. I've given this exact advice to other sites I was involved with in the past who were struggling with live tournament numbers: encourage people to qualify multiple times and that will keep the satellites running. But every time the response was the same: "But if you qualify more than once, that's one less person in the tournament". None of those tours are still around.
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MICKTHELIP says:
March 26, 2015 at 1:21 AM Reply
I agree on Paddys stance with one seat per person fwiw Doke.
I want a fair chance to win a seat if i play not be up against an army of sat regs grinders like yourself.
Whats killing paddypowers numbers is the buy in 3500.
Even a sng sat costs 400 to much for many amatuer or even semi regular players.
The Norweigans have there main event at 1500.
i see no reason why the irish open couldnt be 200O.
I dont care about foreign big names coming id like to see as many irish people as possible play.
If it was 2k buy in every small club would have a few representatives.
3500 is just too much giving the economic times we arein.
Fair point, I do agree the buyin is too high for current economy. I don't think it's the only reason or even the main one sats didn't run though. Even a lot of Cheap Seats feeders and finals didn't run.
I still think Paddy's stance of making it a hassle when you win extra seats (note they just make it a hassle, they're not actually putting a total stop to it) does them zero favours. Seems to me to be the worst of the three options available, as when someone does win a seat, they have to sell it to someone else, and that person was obviously going to play anyway, so makes zero difference to numbers. If they really want to be rigid on the one seat per person, then just ban people from playing more sats after they win one. That's what other networks (other than Stars done). It's never worked out for them, but who knows, there's always a first time.
Alan G says:
April 15, 2015 at 10:30 AM Reply
Hi, Dara. I am a fan of the blog, and I agree with most of the opinions you express, but I do not agree with your position on allowing multiple satellite wins. I understand your point about the need for a decent player pool to make the satellites run, but I think your logic is flawed.
If there are enough non-qualifiers to make 50% (for example) of the satellites run, but allowing repeat qualifiers would let 100% run, then if you make the reasonable assumption that the repeat qualifiers are pros, each satellite will have at least 50% pros.
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So Stoke Mandeville became my second home. Under the care of Mr Bruce Bailey, a pioneering plastic surgeon with a special interest in hands, my long relationship with the NHS began.
From the age of 8, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to nurse. I thought the nurses were fantastic. To my young mind, they seemed so in control, so knowledgeable and so caring. I wanted to be like them.
"I want to be a nurse" I declared to my parents. They were a little concerned as I did after all have two fingers missing and let's face it, to be a nurse, one does have to be pretty dextrous. In those days we did not have the wonderful opportunities and support anyone with any sort of disability has now in pursuing their goals and to my parents, it must have been an insurmountable goal.
However, I was determined. When I was 14 I did voluntary work at my local hospital (Wycombe General). It was mainly giving out drinks and changing flowers. I thought it was brilliant. Then in 1979, at the age of 15, my first Saturday job was at the local maternity unit ( known locally as "The Shrubbery". I was employed as a cleaner. That was fun. I worked with another young girl and between us we cleaned toilets, washed floors and polished the long corridors.
At the age of 16 I went for my yearly check up with Mr Bailey and told him of my intention to be a nurse. I also told him of my concerns about not being allowed to because of my hand. He told me to apply for places and if the hospitals were concerned, he would write to them and assure them that I was more than capable of being a nurse.
With that assurance, I started to apply. I decided that I wanted to train in London as I had cousins who had, and their experiences interested me. However my long term goal was always to return to Stoke Mandeville to work as I felt I owed it so much and it was very much part of my childhood.
So in 1981 I had an interview at the London Hospital Whitechapel. Accompanied by my Mum, the minute I walked in the door, I knew that was where I wanted to be. I had a wonderful interview with Miss Parker, the Head of the school of nursing and two of the tutors. They asked me if I had ever found anything I could not do with my hand. "Scissors are an issue," I said, "Oh and I can't play the piano!" I was accepted!
It was really due to my passion for good nutrition and hydration that I became a nutrition nurse specialist. In 2003 I was a ward sister on a busy acute medical ward. I was interested in optimising nutrition and hydration for my patients and we were already using a nutrition screening tool. I was approached by dietetic colleagues asking if I would be interested in using a new national screening tool that had been developed – the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool. I asked my team – we were up for the challenge so off we went. I am very proud to say that the use of MUST in Wycombe Hospital was launched in my ward in 2003!
This, coupled with the fact that I introduced Protected Mealtimes on my ward ( I didn't ask anyone, I just did it!) led my then Chief Nurse to ask me to take a 6 month secondment as a nutrition nurse specialist working Trust wide in 2007. My remit was to embed MUST and Protected Mealtimes.
11 years later... I am still the Trust Nutrition Nurse Specialist. I am passionate about what I do and still go to work every day with a sense of expectation. I am lucky enough to work for an organisation that supports their staff to work nationally to influence policy and change attitudes. I am the chair of the National Nurses Nutrition Group, an executive member of BAPEN and have close working links with NHS Improvement, the Department of Health and NHS England.
I have seen a lot of changes -some good, some not so good. However I believe that the essence of the service has not changed. I see, on a daily basis, some pretty wonderful things. I have met over the years, patients who have made me laugh, patients who have made me cry. I have met such fantastic colleagues who have always done their best for their patients. Thanks to my NHS, I have studied up to master's level and feel that I am an expert in my field. Thanks to my NHS, I have delivered two healthy children. Thanks to my NHS I can do the job that I do.
The NHS has looked after me both from a professional perspective and as a patient. I have fulfilled my dream and am working at Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust –Stoke Mandeville hospital is part of that Trust.
So happy birthday to my glorious NHS. Please be assured that I have worked with you for the majority of my life and that is not going to change. You have always had my back – I will always have yours. Thank you.


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(CNN) -- The social networking site Facebook on Monday pulled a third-party application that allows users to create polls after a site member built a poll asking if President Obama should be killed.
There are more than 350,000 applications on Facebook. The company says it disables any that violate its terms.
In this case, Schnitt said, the user made the poll asking whether Obama should be killed available to the general public.
The possible responses to the poll were "yes," "maybe," "if he cuts my health care" and "no."
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Cryptocurrency mining outfit Argo Blockchain will likely become the first blockchain company to list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), Business Insider reported June 11.
After launching its subscription service for mining contracts the same day, the company says it plans to hold an IPO, following a $2.5 mln funding round it completed in January of this year.
The LSE has generally remained a more traditional environment when it comes to blockchain offerings.
While Coinsilium launched the UK's first cryptocurrency-related IPO on London's junior stock market AIM in 2015, the U.S. has stolen the spotlight more recently. Last month, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) operator Intercontinental Exchange revealed its plans to allow clients to buy and hold Bitcoin (BTC).
Argo says it aspires to "democratize" the mining landscape for four altcoins – Bitcoin Gold, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic and Zcash – by renting computing power from an eco-friendly facility located in Quebec.
Cryptocurrency mining is facing mixed reviews from regulators in jurisdictions offering power cheap enough to sustain Bitcoin-focused business models. Quebec is no exception, with authorities visibly critical of plans for Bitcoin mining businesses to set up shop and last week halting applications altogether.


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With monthly rent approaching the $2000 mark, it is making more and more sense for many first-time buyers to consider locations further out from the city core - a boon to the York Region housing market. We continue to see strong sales in Markham - especially in the 'Cornell' area.


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Little did he know the words he sang would open my eyes to start seeing how soulless the actions of some are and so unaware they are of acting this way too. The time and synchronicity in connecting the dots was duly noted.


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2021 Healthcare Trends: What Leaders Need to Know from COVID-19 to New Administration Policies (White Paper)
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While much of the healthcare industry was eager to put 2020 behind it, the new year brings its own challenges, concerns, and promises. Trends in the three main categories of new Biden administration policy, care delivery, and healthcare technology will shape 2021, with key issues including the long-term effects of COVID-19, future emergency preparedness, and the outlook for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Healthcare leaders can prepare for this pivotal year by understanding critical areas to watch within these categories and how events, activities, and political appointments will affect the healthcare ecosystem.
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After a turbulent, COVID-19 dominated 2020, healthcare leaders, policymakers, and the U.S. public are eager to know what 2021 holds. Pressing concerns include persisting and emerging pandemic challenges, the long-term effects of COVID-19, future emergency preparedness, and how the Biden administration will impact healthcare—notably, the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
2021 healthcare trends fall into three main categories: healthcare policy, care delivery, and technology. The industry can prepare for the future by understanding critical areas to watch within these categories and which events and activities may affect the healthcare ecosystem.
With President Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, the healthcare industry will be watching for the new administration's priorities around the ACA and its COVID-19 plan, as well as who will be on the administration's healthcare team and on which policies it focuses.
The Affordable Care Act
While ACA repeal was a constant threat under the last administration, the Act looks more secure following recent developments. The ACA's future likely hinges on the constitutionality of the individual mandate and potential severability under the California versus Texas case, which the U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering.
The California versus Texas case came to the Supreme Court from a federal appeals court. If the Supreme Court affirms the appeals court ruling, the case will go back to the federal district court to decide on the issue of severability of the individual mandate from the rest of the ACA. At the November 2020 oral argument, it looked like the Supreme Court, including one or more of the new justices, was inclined to honor the doctrine of severability, making it less likely the ACA will face complete repeal. Additionally, the new slim Democratic majority in the Senate (thanks to the Georgia runoff) makes it likely that Congress would fix the constitutional problem by reinstating the mandate with a nominal penalty.
The ACA also includes many popular, patient-focused programs, making it less likely to face repeal. These include the protection for individuals with pre-existing conditions, parental healthcare coverage for children up to age 26, and greater access to health insurance through the exchanges. Popular on the healthcare-industry side are value-based care (VBC) and the Medicare Shared Savings Program. These programs and are likely to continue, regardless of the ACA's future, because they enjoy bipartisan support.
The Biden administration may also take steps to strengthen aspects of the ACA, such as making more resources available for demonstration projects, and raising tax credits and subsidies to purchase insurance on the exchanges. These actions may be attainable within the framework of the existing law and wouldn't require new legislation.
The Biden Healthcare Team
The Biden administration has made a number of appointments and nominations to fill healthcare positions, with notable roles including the following:
Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) (Attorney General of California and former member of U.S. House of Representatives).
Jeffrey Zients, COVID-19 Coordinator (previously led Healthcare.gov turnaround).
Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General (served as Surgeon General in Obama administration).
Carole Johnson Chair, National Pandemic Testing Board (New Jersey Human Services Department commissioner and former Obama administration official).
Cyrus Shahpar, COVID-19 Data Director (CDC official, and FEMA official in Obama administration).
Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (the current Director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, will remain in his post and serve as Biden's Chief Medical Advisor).
Sonya Bernstein, Senior Policy Advisor (HHS official).
David Kessler, Chief Scientific Advisor to Operation Warp Speed (former FDA Commissioner).
Rochelle Walensky, Director of the CDC (Chief of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor at Harvard Medical School).
General Gustave Perna, Operation Warp Speed COO (to continue to control vaccine distribution logistics).
Marcella Nunez-Smith, COVID-19 Equity Task Force Chair (a new role) (Professor at the Yale School of Medicine and the Founding Director of Yale's Equity Research and Innovation Center).
Osaremen Okolo, Policy Advisor (Senior Health Policy Advisor to U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky of Illinois).
Andrea Palm, Deputy Secretary HHS (Wisconsin health official and former Obama administration official).
These appointments and nominations point to a strong emphasis on COVID-19 recovery and vaccine distribution and coordination. For example, Fauci remains as the Director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, and there's now a COVID-19 data director (Shahpar), indicating this administration will emphasize data and reporting. Also evident in these appointments is a Biden administration focus on health equity and healthcare disparities—particularly with Nunez-Smith as the first Equity Task Force Chair for COVID-19.
Democratic control in the Senate will also impact healthcare. For example, Washington state Senator Patty Murray will chair the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. She has advocated for a more robust federal response on COVID-19. And Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon, leads the Finance Committee and has pushed for drug pricing reform and drug price negotiation.
Biden Administration Priorities
COVID-19 tops the Biden administration's priorities and will likely do so for the foreseeable future. Vaccine distribution will dominate the first six months of 2021, with federal effort focused on the expansion of testing, contact tracing, and better public health reporting from states and localities up to the CDC and other federal agencies
Data collection and expanded use of data will be critical to the Biden administration's ongoing COVID-19 response. The administration proposes funding to states and localities for their public health response infrastructure (including registries, reporting, surveillance, and dashboards). The administration also plans to expand the availability of platforms that ensure patient data security and to expand data use rights to enable use and disclosure for research and surveillance. These actions will accelerate research on effective clinical interventions and treatment pathways, expand patient monitoring, and help public health reporting and tracking vaccine distribution.
The new administration will also likely push to expand healthcare program funding, including ACA programs and value-based care, and expansion of coverage. The Senate may use the budget reconciliation process to push through a COVID-19 relief package and some healthcare-related policies. Budget reconciliation requires only a majority vote, as contrasted to a supermajority vote for regular legislation. However, budget reconciliation can only happen a couple of times per year, generally speaking, when the budget is up for approval, and is limited to budget-related items.
Budget reconciliation pushed through some provisions of the ACA in 2010. While some of the ACA expansions, increased subsidies, and tax credits could occur through budget reconciliation, this process would not be available for bigger picture health policy issues that are unrelated to the federal budget. These bigger picture items include issues such as a public option, Medicare for all, and lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 60.
The following policy priorities, if the administration adopts them, would also help the nation better prepare for future emergencies at the health system, local, state, and national levels:
A national patient matching strategy, such as implementing a national patient identifier, will be critical in public health emergencies to enable healthcare organizations to link patients across providers and health information exchanges and surveillance and contact tracing efforts.
Continued support for interoperability across the healthcare industry and enforcement against information blocking practices will also enhance emergency preparedness.
Funding for the development of a national epidemic/pandemic information network that will include an overhaul of the CDC's data aggregation and reporting system, and mandating healthcare data vocabulary standards across EHRs.
The Biden Administration COVID-19 Plan
The Biden administration has released its National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, a $1.9 trillion-dollar plan, which Congress was debating as of early February 2021. Although Congress will likely approve a reduced COVID-19 relief package, some notable features of the proposal include the following:
A national vaccination program, including $20 billion to states, localities, tribes, and territories to launch community vaccine centers around the country and mobile vaccination units.
Enhanced testing and contact tracing, including $50 billion to expand testing, including in-home and instant tests, and funding the hiring of 100,000 public health workers to assist in vaccine distribution and build public health capacity.
Equitable distribution of tests, treatments, and vaccines, including addressing disparities in the equitable distribution of vaccines and supplies and expanded services and vaccine availability for underserved populations.
Domestic production of personal protective equipment (PPE), including fully utilizing the Defense Production Act to increase the production of masks, face shields, and other PPE, a $30 billion investment in the Disaster Relief Fund, and $10 billion to expand manufacturing capacity.
Support Tribal governments' response to COVID-19, including a $20 billion investment and access to PPE, clean water, electricity, and internet for education, telehealth access, and more.
Public health surveillance, including expanded surveillance of new strains of COVID-19 and monitoring effectiveness of new treatments and therapies.
Support for first responders and essential workers, including $350 billion in emergency funding to state, local, and territorial governments to ensure support of frontline workers (e.g., in healthcare, education, and vital services).
Preserve and expand healthcare coverage, including subsidizing COBRA continuation through the end of September 2021 and expanding and increasing the Premium Tax Credit.
Like healthcare policy, COVID-19 will continue to drive care delivery in 2021. The pandemic will shape healthcare moving forward, with the impact and toll of the virus factoring in care delivery for a long time. Critical areas of concern include how COVID-19 continues to impact health systems, clinicians, providers, patients, and VBC programs and healthcare delivery changes to prepare for future pandemics.
The Toll of COVID-19
As of early February 2021, the Washington Post reported that COVID-19 deaths had reached over 2 million worldwide. This number included more than 444,00 deaths in the United States and more than 100 million cases worldwide.
In Figure 1, below, from Center for Disease Control (CDC), the bottom line shows the expected deaths in the United States for any given year. As of January 23, 2021, the actual observed numbers of deaths were well above the threshold for excess deaths.
Figure 1: U.S. COVID-19 deaths likely exceed threshold rates.
The above numbers represent a tremendous burden on COVID-19 victims and their loved ones and the U.S. healthcare workforce—with both physical and mental impacts. Those working in high-risk departments (e.g., emergency departments (EDs) and ICUs) with infected patients, sometimes with suboptimal PPE access, have felt the most significant impact and experienced the highest mortality. This loss will impact the industry indefinitely. To fill in frontline gaps, many organization team members who usually focus on process improvements in care settings are doing frontline work. This matter reflects the financial impact and the shortage of staff due to COVID-19.
The CDC has responded to the pandemic's toll with Project Firstline, an initiative for communities and health frontline workers to promote infection prevention and infection control. The Health Research and Education Trust, American Medical Association, and the American Nurses Association co-sponsor the initiative, which provides practical tools and resources to implement infection control protocols in every patient interaction.
COVID-19-Driven Changes to Care Delivery
The influx of COVID-19 patients has driven massive change in the healthcare delivery system. According to the Kaufmann Hall National Hospital Flash Report, many individuals are avoiding routine and elective interactions with healthcare, with consequences including a drop in weekly screening for breast cancer, colon cancer, and cervical cancer of between 86 and 94 percent, according to the Kaufmann Hall National Hospital Flash Report: December 2020. Foregoing screenings and other preventive care will have a long-term impact on healthcare, as early detection and intervention will decrease.
Kaufmann Hall's findings also showed discharges volumes were down in terms of elective discharges, as were operating room minutes, elective procedures and ED visits in general, and revenues were dramatically down at 14 percent per adjusted discharge. Outpatient revenue (a source of loss for elective work) was down 6 percent compared to an inpatient revenue drop of 1 percent.
As healthcare consumers have made fewer routine and elective visits, organizations have felt a financial impact, hitting ambulatory and hospital settings. Operating margins have fallen dramatically, with a 5 percent drop in margins nationwide by the end of 2020. The CARES Act provider relief has given some support to the healthcare delivery system, but 2020 margins still declined nearly 2% compared to 2019. (Figure 2, Kaufman Hall National Flash Report: December 2020).
Figure 2: Even with the CARES Act, hospital operating margins fell dramatically in 2020.
A Light at the End of the Tunnel but More Challenges to Come: The COVID-19 Vaccine
In 2021, on the other side of COVID-19's tolls, is a light at the end of the tunnel: the COVID-19 vaccine. By the last week of January, the United States averaged around 1.5 million vaccinations a day.
Despite encouraging vaccination numbers, distribution is meeting challenges. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, some Americans are hesitant to receive the vaccine, a preference that appears to correspond to political orientation, ethnicity, age, and urban or rural setting (Figure 3, Kaiser Family Foundation).
Figure 3: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the United States.
As of December 2020, people in their 50s and older, urban residents, those with a household member with a health condition, Democrats, and Hispanic adults appeared more likely to get the vaccine, and women were more likely than men. Interestingly, healthcare workers were a little cautious, with 29 percent hesitancy.
One of the best chances for more comprehensive COVID-19 vaccination among U.S. populations is for primary care physicians to become a recognized information source about the vaccine. According to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll, 85 percent of patients regard their healthcare provider as the most trusted source of information about the vaccine.
2021 Healthcare Trends in Technology
As an extension of COVID-19's far-reaching impact across healthcare, the pandemic has also affected healthcare technology, accelerating some changes and dramatically demonstrating how nimble the industry can be. Healthcare data analytics, artificial intelligence, and telemedicine capabilities have massively expanded to support the pandemic response and recovery, a trend that will likely continue to propel healthcare technology.
Data and Analytics Are Increasingly Central to Health System Operations
COVID-19 made the need to leverage data and advanced analytics central to many health systems. Expansion of those capabilities to meet the demand for real-time data or close to real-time data has been dramatic.
For example, hospital administrators are looking at their COVID-19 dashboards hourly and using data to update their business intelligence reporting tools. Previously, the most useful artificial intelligence applications (AI) and machine learning (ML) were likely predicting revenue cycle trends, with attempts for more sophisticated use, such as reading imaging with AI stalled. Now, COVID-19 has compelled innovation to bring advanced analytics to the forefront of disease response, using predictive models to track the virus and estimate the risk of COVID-19 to patients with severe symptoms, enabling more effective treatment.
Health systems are rapidly expanding their support for a digital workforce, including the chief information officer (CIO) role. The CIO is playing a larger role in an organization's strategy, risk management, and cybersecurity. The EHR has expanded and will likely continue to evolve with digital and voice assistance and natural language processing. With such clinical IT developments, including augmented reliable and wearable technology so that patients can make decisions in real-time with real data, the digital workforce and CIO roles stand to continue to grow.
Telehealth Is Here to Stay
COVID-19 created an urgent need for telehealth to care for patients outside of the clinic or office setting and offset financial losses due to reduced ambulatory visits. According to a McKinsey study, the number of patients using telehealth increased from 11 to 46 percent in 2020, with growth likely to continue. McKinsey predicts telehealth could account for 20 percent, or $250 billion, of U.S. healthcare spending in the near future.
Though the transition towards expanded telehealth is in motion (including policy changes around accessibility and reimbursement), healthcare technology will still need to adapt to accommodate the continuing shift. Health systems need greater integration with existing technology platforms and strategies to address cybersecurity and privacy concerns. In this way, telehealth is another area that will increase demands on the digital workforce and healthcare CIOs.
The healthcare industry begins 2021 forever-changed by COVID-19 and still trying to recover and find its direction. While healthcare leaders and professionals are recuperating from the significant losses of 2020, they will continue to face challenges as the pandemic continues and the recovery begins. A new federal administration will look to lessons learned so far during the pandemic, available data, and industry experts, to accelerate vaccine distribution and get the nation back on its feet. Changes in care delivery models and technology have accelerated, and will continue to, as a result of the pandemic response and recovery. Perhaps a silver lining is that the healthcare industry, patients, and providers, would continue to benefit from these positive developments in care delivery and technology.
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What exactly does it take to get on God's good side? While this seems a little self-serving, let's be honest, that's what we all want.
In today's devotional reading it reveals one such fellow, Hezekiah.
When Hezekiah became the King his first official act was to reopen the Temple's doors and brought back the priests and Levites to minster to the Lord, where all of Judea came bowing down in worship (2 Chronicles 29).
It says that Hezekiah did right in the sight of the Lord, and continued by tearing down the false places of worship, even the bronze serpent Moses had made because they began to worship it (2 Kings 18:3-4).
What we see as being necessary to get on God's good side is to obey His word, to humble ourselves in our worship of Him, to keep and follow His commandments, and holding fast to our relationship we have with Him.
Okay, how well are you doing?
If you're like me, not as good as we would like. But then I look at Hezekiah, and while he did a lot of good things, he also messed up as well. In his pride he showed the ambassadors from Babylon all the wealth of Jerusalem, which was the beginning of the end of Jerusalem and Judea.
Yes we all mess up, and some of the mess-ups are worse than others, but we have a gracious and merciful God who will forgive is we turn and repent.
To the women caught in adultery Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more" (John 8:11).


Estate planning is a smart move that could potentially save your family thousands of dollars and lots of unnecessary hassle. Unfortunately, most people do not fully understand the concept and how it works. There are a lot of estate planning myths out there and it's important to know the myths from the facts. Let's take a look at the most common myths that stop people from properly set up a trust for their family.
The truth is, estate planning is not just for millionaires and billionaires. If you would like to make sure that your family can live on comfortably even after your death, if you would like to have your child cared for, or if you would like to transfer your assets in the most efficient way, then a real estate plan will be helpful. It is not about how much you can leave for your heirs, it's about doing so without costing extra money or time.
While most people only think about their death when they get older, accident can happen. What would happen to your family if you pass away or become incapable of managing your business or assets? An estate plan will lessen the burden in case of an unfortunate event. At least, you can rest assured that your assets will be managed properly as you wish.
A will only becomes effective upon the death of the person, and only serves to pass on the property and assets to his or her heirs. A trust, however, will also plan for your assets to be taken care of in case you become incapacitated. Often, if your assets or property value add up to over $100,000, it is recommended to have both a will and a living trust.
The truth is, anyone can draft their own trust or will document, especially when their financial situation is not too complicated. Drafting the paperwork requires certain due diligence process to make sure you did not miss any details. To be certain, you can still have a legal expert review your document. This expert can help make certain that the documents comply with all the applicable law. Having a lawyer review instead of drafting the documents from scratch can also save you some money on this process.


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Looking over the comic book store shelves last week, I was intrigued by a fanciful volume titled Castle Waiting. I leafed through the pages and was pretty sure I had found a keeper, as inside were charming pictures of medieval castles and villages inhabited by two-legged woodland creatures and adventurers. The artwork was imbued with a sense of adventure and surprise, so I thought I ought to give it a complete read.
The cosmology of Castle Waiting is a world of well-known fairy tales, Mother Goose rhymes, and Brother's Grimm stories come to life. The artist, Linda Medley, adds her own characters into the mix as well, providing a charming environment for the reader to explore. Within the first few panels, our heroine has visited the Three Little Pigs (who now own and operate the Wolf's Head Inn), traveled though Tolkien's Hobbiton, and crossed the Billy Goat's Gruff Bridge. It is an eclectic mix, one which reminded me strongly of the Roberta William's King's Quest video game series, wherein Sir Graham, King Graham, and Rosella would visit different locales lifted from various fairy tales, often located within a few screens of each other. Familiarity with these tales and their characters is assumed in this work, although I assume it is not a pre-requisite for enjoyment.
Medley's drawing style reminded me a lot of Archie Goodwin's work from the Star Wars daily comic strips (recently collected and bound by Darkhorse comics). Many frames of Castle Waiting are humorously detailed with small creatures in the corners scurrying about, being involved in mischief, and adding additional shots of humor. These small details bring the world to life and allow you to marvel at the creative prowess of the artist.
The story reveals itself as a mystery to the reader, as a princess carrying a child travels in search of a rumored castle, Castle Waiting, which is said to offer safe refuge. Upon finding the castle, she is taken in and over time becomes comfortable with the locals who live there. One of the delights of the book is just to be brought along on the inhabitant's daily routines.
The greatest moments of excitement come when a new character is introduced to the story, as they are rendered with small details to examine such as the hilt of their sword, or an amulet they wear. The castle is another such delight of the comic book, as new sections and their inhabitants are revealed as the story progresses. As the characters walk about the grounds, I found myself there with them and having a strong sense of what all of Castle Waiting looked like.
I would really like to spend more time in Castle Waiting, if only there was something to do there! You see, there isn't much of interest happening in Castle Waiting, and at one point even the characters themselves grow bored. The reason for the heroine's arrival at Castle Waiting never really intrigued me in the slightest, which is a fault of the story. Fortunately, the renditions of the characters and the locations are drawn with enough detail and skill as to keep you intrigued.
The publisher Cartoon Books hit the comic radar when it brought us Jeff Smith's Bone, a recent comic classic, and with the addition of Castle Waiting, it is gathering a great collection of fantasy-adventure artists. Another recent arrival at Cartoon Books is Sergio Aragones's Groo The Wanderer (which you might remember from Mad Magazine).
The Lucky Road is a compilation of the series' first seven issues brought together in one large bound volume, so you can get a large dose of this fanciful world at once. Monthly issues of the comic book are continuing to come out every month, and the next bound compilation is scheduled to come out in summer 2001.


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Terrängen runt Penhurst är platt. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  km norr om Penhurst. Runt Penhurst är det ganska tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Eastbourne,  km sydväst om Penhurst. Trakten runt Penhurst består till största delen av jordbruksmark.

Kustklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är november, med  °C.

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This chic earring is made of Gold-plated copper. The pendant of this earing is decorated with CZ and has the bowknot element. The below part of this earring is a cube with CZ inside, which make this earring looks more special and charming.


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'Outnumbered' follows the battle of wills between two parents and their three young children, who are seemingly locked into a never-ending contest to see just whose patience will run out first.
Testing theories such as not buying broccoli to save money on the weekly shop, and whether or not Jesus should have used his superpowers to combat Herod, the kids ponder the imponderables in the part-improvised comedy that shows how living with kids can provide at turns the funniest and the most cringeworthy experiences available to us all. Many will recognise how the parents (Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner) are just attempting to raise their kids with the minimum of emotional damage for all concerned...
Outnumbered is written, directed and produced by Andy Hamilton (It's Only a Theory, Trevor's World of Sport, Bedtime) and Guy Jenkin (Hacks, Bike Squad, Crossing The Floor). The Executive Producers are Jimmy Mulville for Hat Trick and Gregor Sharp for the BBC.
Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche, Ramona Marquez, Samantha Bond and David Ryall
Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin
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Q: How to parse with SimpleDateFormat correctly? I have this exception with this code:
java.text.SimpleDateFormat@42ee54java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "Fri Dec 25 02:00:00 EET 2020"
@PostMapping
public ResponseEntity<?> addEvent(@Valid @RequestBody Event event) {
    try {
        SimpleDateFormat format1 = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy");
        format1.parse(String.valueOf(event.getDate()));
        format1.setLenient(false);
        eventService.save(event);
        return new ResponseEntity<>(event, HttpStatus.CREATED);
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException | ParseException e) {
        return new ResponseEntity<>(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
    }
}

Due to date format is defined correctly. What can be wrong here?
Thanks in advance.

A: You have to set Locale, like this:
SimpleDateFormat format1 = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy", Locale.ENGLISH);

because of Fri Dec in your input string and your default locale is probably not english

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The first vinyl release by esoteric Swiss tape label Holographic Ontological Networks, we've acquired a batch for our loyal Gnome Life customers... Land of our Fathers is a stunningly beautiful compilation of never-before-released and hard-to-find recordings by America's great guitar mystic Robbie Basho. Spanning 16 years, this is 42 minutes of essential and extremely rare music from throughout Basho's multifaceted career. Land of our Fathers provides further illumination of Basho's mysterious and incomparably poetic soul.
A note about the sound: Some of this truly rare music comes from tapes which have degraded slightly over time, tracks were restored expertly, and the record has a rich and lovely quality, but you will likely notice occasional variations in sound quality. This release is a vinyl only, it does not include a download coupon.


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Aventura Mall to Open East Wing in 2017
By: Ismael Rodriguez
Aventura Mall is scheduled to add a three-level expansion wing, which will include new retail stores and restaurants, contemporary art and a VIP lounge in late 2017.
The new 315,000-square-foot expansion wing on the eastside of the property combines an indoor and outdoor experience for its guests, providing them with a delightful shopping and dining experience mixed with aesthetically pleasing elements, including a 93-foot tall sculpture by renowned Belgian sculptor Carsten Holler that visitors will be able to slide down.
Turnberry Construction and Plaza Construction are in charge of completing the wing, adding a two-level Topshop Topman store, marking the British brand's arrival in Miami, and a 7,000-square-foot VIP lounge on its rooftop. The lounge will lend visitors the opportunity to play billiards, watch TV, and enjoy the dining and bar areas and conference rooms for private events.
Turnberry currently owns 66 percent of Aventura Mall, which sits at 19501 Biscayne Boulevard, and is anchored by Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom and Macy's.
The project has been in the process of completion for more than a year, while the owners have, since January 2016, closed on $213.5 million in financing the additional wing.
The mall, which already hosts more than 300 stores, including designer stores like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Fendi, will use the new wing to introduce 12 in-line restaurants and three kiosks, according to what Jackie Soffer, co-chair and CEO of Turnberry Associates, told the press.
"A lot of these tenants that are leasing we've been wanting to put in the property for years, but didn't have the square footage," she told the press. "Now we're able to fit everyone in."
India and Pakistan interest in South Florida real estate is rising
Israeli developer proposing two towers in Downtown Miami
Miami Beach's entrance is getting a new colorful pedestrian bridge
Groundbreaking of the new $300M HQ from Royal Caribbean to take place later this month
Monorail between Miami and Miami Beach may finally be on track
Bal Harbour Shops secures $550 million loan for its expansion; one of Miami's largest construction loans ever


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Amygdala Neurons Reduced in Adulthood With Autism
TUESDAY, March 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- In neurotypical development, there is an increase in the number of mature neurons in the basal and accessory basal nuclei, whereas an initial excess of amygdala neurons is seen during childhood in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), followed by a reduction in adulthood, according to a study published online March 20 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Thomas A. Avino, Ph.D., from the University of California, Davis, in Sacramento, and colleagues reported the results of a stereological analysis of the number of neurons in amygdala nuclei of 52 human brains aged 2 to 48 years. Twenty-four brains were neurotypical, and 28 were ASD.
The researchers found that the number of mature neurons in the basal and accessory basal nuclei increased from childhood to adulthood in neurotypical development, which coincided with a decrease of immature neurons within the paralaminar nucleus. In contrast, there was initial excess of amygdala neurons during childhood in individuals with ASD; across nuclei there was a reduction in neurons in adulthood.
"We propose that there is a long-term contribution of mature neurons from the paralaminar nucleus to other nuclei of the neurotypical human amygdala and that this growth trajectory may be altered in ASD, potentially underlying the volumetric changes detected in ASD and other neurodevelopmental or neuropsychiatric disorders," the authors write.


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Woolworths Australia has tightened its security following a series of scams targeting customers through reward points. So far 130 customers have been victim to the fraud. Reward accounts have been accessed using login and password credentials suggesting third-party website involvement.
"Woolworths has investigated and found no evidence to suggest its system has been breached or compromised. Fraudsters have obtained login credentials from online scams or other sources," said a spokesperson for the company.
As a precautionary step, Woolworths have locked down accounts appearing to have suspicious point redemption and has stated it will reimburse customers missing points. Further, the company is working to improve password security and notifications sent to customers if changes in their details have been picked up.


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Q: O que significam exatamente "linkabilidade" (linkability) e "rastreabilidade" (traceability) no contexto de redes de tráfego privado? O artigo de design do Tor diz:

"Clientes preocupados com linkabilidade deveriam rotacionar circuitos com mais frequência do que aqueles preocupados com rastreabilidade."

Estes parecem ser termos precisos. O que querem dizer formalmente?

A: Olá, vou fazer alguns comentários que acredito que possam lhe ajudar a entender melhor os termos com base nos meus estudos do CCNA, mas não posso garantir 100% de que não estou me equivocando.
No meu ponto de vista, dentro do contexto da frase apresentada, linkabilidade significa "possuir várias conexões". Já rastreabilidade significa "possuir o controle sobre as conexões existentes".
Dessa forma:

"Clientes preocupados em possuir vários pontos de conexão deveriam rotacionar (utilizar protocolos de roteamento para criar uma teia de conexões) circuitos com mais frequência do que aqueles preocupados em possuir o controle sobre as conexões existentes".

Lógica da frase:
Quanto menos saltos um pacote executa em uma rede (saltos significam o número de roteadores ao qual o pacote passa antes de chegar ao seu destino), mais fácil fica fazer a detecção / previsão com precisão da rota que este pacote tomou. Logo, quanto menos pontos de conexão uma rede possuir, mais fácil será administra-la (possuir o controle do tráfego da mesma).
Obs: Presumo que esta frase foi retirada de um contexto que utiliza protocolos de roteamento dinâmicos, como EIGRP ou OSPF, onde o endereço do próximo salto é calculado com base em critérios específicos do protocolo e, sendo assim, a rota que os pacotes tomam para chegar ao seu destino varia.


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Fjällsjö distrikt är ett distrikt i Strömsunds kommun och Jämtlands län. Distriktet ligger omkring Backe i nordvästra Ångermanland.

Tidigare administrativ tillhörighet
Distriktet inrättades 2016 och utgörs av socknen Fjällsjö i Strömsunds kommun.

Området motsvarar den omfattning Fjällsjö församling hade 1999/2000.

Tätorter och småorter
I Fjällsjö distrikt finns en tätort men inga småorter.

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Backe

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Indelningar i Strömsunds kommun
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Greece's Goldenport Shipmanagement has booked dry bulk newbuildings at its favoured Chinese yard, for the first time in more than four years.
The company has ordered a pair of firm 63,800-dwt ships at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI) Yangzhou.
The units, Hull Nos 806 and 807, are to be delivered in the first quarter of 2020.
Goldenport is no stranger to Cosco. It placed its last dry bulk order there, for five handysizes in the spring of 2014.
They were all delivered by 2017 and are still in the Athens-based company's fleet.
"We are pleased with the past performance and quality of CHI Yangzhou and hence proceeded to place further orders there," Goldenport chief executive John Dragnis told TradeWinds in an email, confirming the order.
CHI Yangzhou is building ultramaxes for other owners too. Tomini Shipping and Union Maritime each have three such vessels under construction there, according to Clarksons, due for delivery in 2019 and 2020.
Goldenport's contracts were concluded below the radar in the last quarter of 2018 and have become effective since.
They include no options for further vessels. Other details, such as pricing, have not transpired.
Values have remained steady since then, with Clarksons' assessment for a modern ultramax unchanged at $26m.
The ultramax pair is a stand-alone project, not part of any "major" expansion plan in the dry sector, Dragnis said. That sets it apart from his family's much more ambitious newbuilding plans on the tanker front.
Dragnis tanker arm OceanGold inked a string of MR and LR crude and product tankers last year, to be built at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding and Daehan Shipbuilding.
They are part of a joint project with Gunvor and Maas Capital called ClearOcean Tankers.
The ultramax order shows Dragnis remains alert to any opportunities that might arise on the dry bulk front.
"We remain committed in the dry segment of the business and will continue to pursue opportunities on a selective basis," he said.
The two newbuildings will be among the biggest vessels in Goldenport's dry bulk fleet, which currently consists of one post-panamax, five supramax and six handysize ships.
Goldenport sold two bulkers on the secondhand market last year.
One of these deals, for the 76,600-dwt panamax Madeleine (built 2006), was a successful asset play that fetched an estimated profit of more than $7m.