By now, you have made it through October claim processing and hopefully you experienced as few late NOEs as possible. If you did have some late NOEs, you might still be able to recover this lost revenue.
In the original announcement, CMS gave the MACs the authority to process appeals for late NOEs and gave the circumstances where these appeals might be granted. If an appeal is successful, uncovered charges could be reversed by the MACs.
As described in the original announcement, whenever an NOE is filed late (entered in DDE over five days after the admission date), the hospice must report the late NOE on the first claim for the initial hospice benefit period. This is done by reporting the non-covered days with occurrence span code 77, even if the hospice believes that the NOE is late for reasons eligible for an appeal.
This new announcement provides a mechanism for submitting the request for the appeal as well with the first submitted claim. This can be done by including a KX modifier with the Q HCPCS code for the earliest dated level of care line on the claim. The KX modifier will trigger the MAC system to put this claim in appeal status and generates a request for additional documentation for the appeal from the hospice provider. Meanwhile, the claim is suspended until the status of the non-covered charges are determined. If the appeal is approved by the MAC, the MAC processes the claim with a CWF override code and removes the non-covered days from the claim prior to payment processing. If the appeal is not granted, the claim will be processed as submitted.
The CMS remittance processing system is not yet capable of reporting the status of these claims properly and a hospice will see remark code N211, "You may not appeal this decision" for these claims. This is an error in the CMS system and these claims are actually appealable.
CMS is modifying the remittance information to indicate that these non-covered charges for the late filing of NOEs are appealable. Both of these changes are effective for dates of service on or after 10/1/14.


Bim Bam Boomer: Equal Pay for Equal Work - Really?
Equal Pay for Equal Work - Really?
In this political season, we hear lots of talk about women's rights and "equal pay for equal work." What exactly does that mean? It means that a woman with the same education and training as a man doing the same job at the same level as a man should be paid the same. Figures vary, but the latest numbers I've seen show that on an average women are paid from 75% to 95% what a man makes for performing the same job. There are a few jobs that women make more than men, such as social worker, but they are for the most part the lower paying jobs overall.
The reason for the disparity in pay is partly social. Women are still the main caregivers of children. During childbearing years some women take time off, or choose roles with lower pay because they offer more schedule flexibility and are less stressful and demanding. Who wants to preside over a high stakes meeting and make high pressure decisions, when you've been up all night taking temperatures and your kids are home with the flu?
Society is changing and men are taking on more of the childcare responsibilities. I myself have known a few "house-husbands" who stayed home and cared for children while their wives worked, but they are the exception rather than the rule. I applaud employers for providing flexibility to both women and men who must leave work to care for the occasional sick child or attend a doctor appointment. Employers know that people have lives outside of work, and those lives sometimes intersect with work hours.
However, I also know of employees who treat their jobs like something to fit in around their family schedules. It is one thing to enjoy flexibility at work. It is another thing to take undue advantage of it. In the United States, many full time employees are expected to work an 8 hour day or at least a 40 hour week. However some parents use their children's schedules to whittle that down to 35 hours or less by coming in late, leaving early, and being absent a disproportionately large part of the time, all under the guise of "taking care of the kids," and all the while still expecting to maintain full time status and receive full time pay and benefits. Moms leave work early to shuttle kids to soccer practice and come in late more than seems reasonable. Time can presumably be made up by "working at home" but how often is it really, and how would anyone know? Who keeps track?
In my experience, employers are very tolerant of this kind of activity and there doesn't seem to be penalties for this behavior, but maybe the penalties are there under the surface. These employees may be the ones who are not getting raises and promotions as often as others, and they may not mind at all. They are still getting a full salary and full benefits and their job is not interfering too much with their family lives. Should these people be making as much as others? No they shouldn't! They are not doing "the same job to the same level."
This is not to disparage all working parents. I have known very dedicated moms and dads who have gone over and above what is expected from their employers without neglecting their families. I hope that their employers recognize this and have rewarded them accordingly.
But the bottom line is this - before we start screaming "equal pay for equal work" we'd better take a good long look at our attitude toward our jobs and make sure this is what we really want. In some cases "less pay for less responsibility" is what some of us are really after.


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Q: obscure but great intellectuals I need to find a term for those scholars and intellectuals who are relatively obscure but who many colleagues consider to be great or near-great

A: You might call this type of person an X's X.
"Jane Smith isn't very well-known, but she's a mathematician's mathematician."
"Some people might not get his humor, but John Smith is a comedian's comedian."
This means that this person is not well-known by the public, but is popular among people in that particular field.

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Q: Combining other widgets into a InputMethodService view I'm trying to create a view for an InputMethodService which displays a Keyboard view as well as other widgets.  In this code I'm trying to display a "hello" TextView just below the keyboard.  I don't see any errors or warnings in the Layout Design tab of the ListKeyboard.xml file, but when the soft keyboard is loaded, I can't see the text.
The code is from the SDK softkeyboard example.  Instead of using input.xml, I create a Relative Layout file in listkeyboard.xml.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:id="@+id/llwrapper"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">

    <com.example.android.softkeyboard.LatinKeyboardView
        android:id="@+id/keyboard"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text = "@string/hello"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_below="@id/keyboard"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"/>
</RelativeLayout>

Here is the onCreateInputView code:
@Override public View onCreateInputView() {

    mListKeyboard = (RelativeLayout) getLayoutInflater().inflate(
            R.layout.listkeyboard, null);
    mInputView = (LatinKeyboardView)
    mListKeyboard.findViewById(R.id.keyboard);
    mInputView.setOnKeyboardActionListener(this);
    setLatinKeyboard(mQwertyKeyboard);
    return mInputView;
}

A: I have been returning the keyboard view alone all this time...  I should have been returning the full view,mListKeyboard, which includes the textView.


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Best R&B Songs – February 2017 [Singersroom Favorites]
By Elle Breezy|March 3rd, 2017|Features, Lifestyle|
Month over month, we here at Singersroom come across tons of new music, and we want to spotlight some of [More]
Musiq Soulchild – Simple Things
By Elle Breezy|February 3rd, 2017|Music, R&B Music|
Grammy-nominated R&B singer/songwriter Musiq Soulchild releases a new song called "Simple Things," a tune from of his forthcoming new project today on eOne Music/SoulStar Music Company.
Musiq Soulchild Readies "NuSoul Revival Tour" With Lyfe Jennings, Avery*Sunshine, and Kindred the Family Soul (Dates)
By Singersroom|January 17th, 2017|News, Tours Gigs & Events|
Grammy nominated R&B veteran Musiq Soulchild will headline the upcoming "NuSoul Revival Tour" with special guest Lyfe Jennings, Kindred the Family Soul, and Avery*Sunshine.
Top 20 Best R&B Albums of 2016 Presented By Singersroom
By Singersroom|December 15th, 2016|Featured, Features, Lifestyle|
In 2016, R&B songs took the lead on various conversations, whether it was politics, social issues, self-esteem quandaries, bullying, relationships, love and more. Veteran artists like Beyonce, Maxwell, John Legend, and Alicia Keys used their star power to convey an abundance of messages and inspiration through song.
Top 25 Best R&B Christmas Songs, Covers, and Classics
By Singersroom|December 7th, 2016|Featured, Features, Lifestyle|
When you think about Christmas songs, you think of huddling around the fireplace with family, singing holiday cheers, standing under the mistletoe, or any other good feeling attached to Christmas.
[RECAP] The Movie 'Love Jones' Regenerated In Musical, Stars Chrisette Michele, Musiq Soulchild, Dave Hollister, and More
By Dominique Carson|November 2nd, 2016|News, Reviews, Tours Gigs & Events|
Brooklyn natives were excited to see the "Love Jones: The Musical" on October 22nd and October 23rd at the Kings Theatre. It was one of the most anticipated theatrical debuts on radio, television, and social media! The musical starred some heavy hitters, including Chrisette Michele, Musiq Soulchild, Dave Hollister, Raheem Devaughn, MC Lyte, and Marsha Ambrosius as the leading cast members.
A Quick Q&A With Musiq Soulchild + Stream Snippets Of New LP 'Life On Earth'
By Keyona Butler|April 19th, 2016|Featured, Interviews|
Music Soulchild is back. In 2013, Musiq Soulchild collbed with Syleena Johnson on 9INE, then released a rap project in 2014 via his alter ego, The Husel. Folwing the rap stint, it seemed like Musiq had abandoned his fan base, but now the singer is back to living up to the "soul" in his stage name...
Musiq Soulchild Spreads A Little Positivity On New Single 'Alive and Well'
By Elle Breezy|April 2nd, 2016|Music, R&B Music|
Following his singles "I Do" and "Heart Away," Musiq Soulchild drops the third release, "Alive and Well" from his forthcoming album Life on Earth. "Alive and Well" is a track with a midtempo groove and a message...
Mike City Shares Another Unreleased Jam: 'Soul Clap' By Music Soulchild
By Elle Breezy|March 20th, 2016|Music, R&B Music|
Mike City is on a roll...Following the remix to Sunshine Anderson's 2001 hit "Heard It All Before" featuring Brandy, the Philly producer has opened up the vault yet again to release another unreleased song called "Soul Clap" by Musiq Soulchild. You've probably heard this song before here and there, but never knew where it came from, or was attached to.
Musiq Soulchild Adds A Lil' Naughty By Nature Steeze On New Single, 'Heart Away'
Musiq Soulchild is on it! He just released his first single "I Do" its accompanying video not too long ago, and he's already dropped a second offering from his upcoming eith album Life on Earth called "Heart Away."

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Those who have up until now believed that financial advice was somehow 'free' may be uncomfortable with this, but the changes are an admirable way to improve transparency.
Advisers will no longer be tied to companies that offer the best commission and should end up offering a wider range of products to their clients. Low cost funds such as trackers or EFTs should see a large uptake and consumers will have a clearer idea of how much they are paying and what they are getting in return.
The reforms will not suit everyone, putting pressure on actively managed funds, many of which charge too much for mediocre performance. Fees across retail fund management could come down, bringing margins with them. RDR also puts pressure on an industry that is already suffering. According to Lipper, net inflows into UK-domiciled Unit Trusts have shrunk from £30bn in 2010 to £5bn in 2011 and 2012. Life assurers may see protection products (where commission still applies) or workplace pensions as more lucrative areas for growth.
Another risk to the industry is that many people may decline to pay for advice, preferring a 'DIY' approach to investing. This may be fine for those who have the time and skill to do the research, but the financial services industry is still poor at explaining its products. The downside may be that people stay away altogether which would be an unfortunate consequence of a worthy reform.


Heading home Tokyo from Hong Kong yesterday. I'll be home for a few days before heading to Hangzhou, China on Tuesday for some meetings. I am loving the mobility of my Leica M9 more and more. I find simply because I always have it over my shoulder or around my neck that I take a lot more photos. With my Canon 5D I need to be in photography mode as it simply isn't as small, small and mobile as my Leica to be practical to always have on my shoulder. I still haven't been able to take my new 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux off of my M9. I love this lens...It gives me lots of new ways to look at the world.
What a direct name for a magazine section.... "Men Interest"
Checking out what is happening on www.shoottokyo.com at the Free Internet station.
...unfortunately not for me, I opted for middle seat in economy.


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Year of Mercy brings rise in confessions to St Peter's Basilica
Rector at basilica says he has also seen a rise in non-Catholics wanting to go to Confession
Vatican releases Pope's Lenten schedule
The programme includes a penitential celebration and a consistory for several causes of canonisation
Catholics prepare to take part in world-wide 'Confession drive'
Priests will hear Confession at churches in England and Wales on March 4 and 5 as part of the Pope's '24 hours for the Lord' initiative
Dublin priest ordained bishop in St Peter's Basilica
Speaking at the end of Mass, Bishop Paul Tighe said he had been 'called to service' by his faith
Don't mistreat those who come to you, Pope tells Roman Curia
Francis celebrated a Mass marking the Jubilee of the Roman Curia and Vatican offices
Carol Glatz
St Peter's Basilica altar boys and priests join Rome football league
The Clericus Cup competition began on Saturday
Lutherans receiving Communion in St Peter's was a 'mistake', says spokesman
A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Finland has reiterated that the Church has not changed its teachings
Seek out the signs God is showing to you, says Pope
On the Feast of the Epiphany, Pope Francis said that the thirst for God is present in everyone
Vatican light show highlights environmental message
Projections of animals and nature were projected onto St Peter's Basilica on Tuesday night
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No. 31 Crises of Water and New Maps to Utopia, pp 379-402 (pdf download)
Alexander Popov and Konstantin Georgiev
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" and Rice University
"Crises of Water and the New Maps to Utopia"
Following Kim Stanley Robinson, we use the Greimasian semiotic square to enlarge the meaning of utopia beyond the binary opposition with its contrary: dystopia. The article explores all ten generic terms generated by the discovery procedure, but focuses most of its attention to that which is the negation of utopia's negation: anti-anti-utopia. It argues that this final term mobilizes the totality of the semiotic structure and thus embodies utopia as an open-ended process of mapping possible futures. This formal analysis leads us to two main theoretical conclusions: anti-anti-utopia means a radical enlargement of the notion of subjecthood, and engagement with spatially heterogeneous worlds. In order to explore these constraints of the model and to situate them within the material-semiotic medium of water, we read two recent climate fictions along with contemporary ethnographic work which highlight the political potential of emergent waterworlds. The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi presents a future of extreme drought in North America. It taunts the reader with glimpses of utopian possibility at the level of individual characters, feinting toward critical dystopia, but such hopes are ultimately neutralized by the anti-utopian barrier of capitalist realism and the inhuman infrastructure of man-made atopia. In the second waterworld explored here, that of Kim Stanley Robinson's flood novel New York 2140, water crises play the opposite function: facilitating the construction of a new imaginary, of an urban matrix of fluid situations that catalyzes the struggle for the right to the city and counters the combined and uneven disaster capitalism. Anti-anti-utopia, in the semiotic mesh, emerges as a utopia-by-necessity, a revolution predicated on care for the others. It inscribes in itself a dynamic and critical interplay of all other utopian forms and thus completes the map of utopian genres that the article proposes.


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wZw B-Boy Seminar Cancelled
by Kam on 8 April 2004 7:23 pm
Its my sad regret that the B-Boy seminar we had planned for the 25th April in Newcastle Upon Tyne has had to be cancelled, the main reason being that there has been a major lack of interest in this seminar and it would be foolish to run a seminar with little or no interest.
The few people who booked will receive a full refund.
Gary Graham
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Extreme Warfare Wrestling (EWW) InterviewBy Stephen Ashfield - 03/22/2009 6:28 PMJohnny Moss InterviewBy Stephen Ashfield - 10/24/2008 8:01 PMUK Scene #289By Saz - 05/14/2008 8:50 PMUK Scene #288By Saz - 04/29/2008 10:20 PMUK Scene #287By Saz - 04/15/2008 7:28 PMUK Scene #286By Saz - 04/09/2008 10:02 PMUK Scene #285By Saz - 03/26/2008 10:45 PMUK Scene #284By Saz - 03/19/2008 8:25 PMUK Scene #283By Saz - 03/13/2008 8:04 PMUK Scene #282By Saz - 02/28/2008 6:10 PM
International Showdown ReviewBy Andrew Morris - 03/23/2005 12:00 AMExtreme Warfare Wrestling (EWW) InterviewBy Stephen Ashfield - 03/22/2009 6:28 PMST: The Dead Wrestlers SocietyBy Saz - 06/02/2004 11:00 PMBritish Uprising 2 ReviewBy Goldy - 10/24/2003 11:00 PMAll Star Wrestling - 20/11/03 Show Review By Goldy - 11/23/2003 12:00 AMJohnny Moss InterviewBy Stephen Ashfield - 10/24/2008 8:01 PMUK Scene #251By Saz - 02/12/2007 12:00 AMUK Scene #289By Saz - 05/14/2008 8:50 PMUK Scene #288By Saz - 04/29/2008 10:20 PMUK Scene #286By Saz - 04/09/2008 10:02 PM
ICW: Menace 2 Society - June 5th 2010 - Maryhill, GlasgowBy Kam - 06/01/2010 9:21 PM Full Preview of RQW No Pain No Gain 2008By Stephen Ashfield - 01/12/2008 8:00 PM PTW: Official Statement On The Late Cancellation Of "BulletProof"By Devilish Angel - 12/03/2007 3:09 PM HEW: Latest Card For "The Christmas Spectacular" ShowBy Devilish Angel - 11/28/2007 4:33 PM PTW: Latest Details For "BulletProof" ShowBy Devilish Angel - 11/26/2007 4:21 PM AWE: Details For "Rise & Fall" Show On December 9thBy Devilish Angel - 11/26/2007 4:12 PM IPW:UK: Details For "Christmas Cracker 2007� ShowBy Devilish Angel - 11/20/2007 4:33 PM WAWW: Eden Black Out Of December 22nd ShowBy Devilish Angel - 11/20/2007 4:23 PM IWF: Details For "4th Annual Tournament of Faith" On November 24thBy Devilish Angel - 11/19/2007 5:28 PM PTW: Results For "Fearless" (17/11/07)By Devilish Angel - 11/19/2007 5:25 PM
WAWW: Updated Card For June 10th ShowBy Devilish Angel - 05/08/2007 4:31 PM wZw Present The 'Destruction Tour'By Goldy - 10/19/2004 3:55 PM wZw: Pro Wrestling training school re-opens in NewcastleBy Kam - 08/10/2007 3:11 PM Wrestling Ring For Hire By Goldy - 10/06/2004 12:07 PM Revolution British Wrestling Training Centre Opening In Hampshire By Goldy - 10/20/2004 2:30 PM IWF: Details For "4th Annual Tournament of Faith" On November 24thBy Devilish Angel - 11/19/2007 5:28 PM AWE: Details For "Rise & Fall" Show On December 9thBy Devilish Angel - 11/26/2007 4:12 PM PTW: Latest Details For "BulletProof" ShowBy Devilish Angel - 11/26/2007 4:21 PM IPW:UK: Details For "Christmas Cracker 2007� ShowBy Devilish Angel - 11/20/2007 4:33 PM WAWW: Eden Black Out Of December 22nd ShowBy Devilish Angel - 11/20/2007 4:23 PM
FCW: "Deliverance" Results 15/10/05By Devilish Angel - 10/16/2005 10:52 AM Police renew appeal for missing wrestlerBy Devilish Angel - 09/29/2005 2:12 PM WAWW: 10/06/07 ResultsBy Devilish Angel - 06/11/2007 3:22 PM United Kingdom Pro Wrestling at the Waterside Theatre - September 3rdBy Goldy - 08/01/2004 11:49 PM AWA:UK: Japanese Star Shinjiro Ohtani & Sherri Martel To Appear At July 1st ShowBy Devilish Angel - 03/05/2006 11:48 AM U.S. Wrestling Stars Looking For Bookings By Goldy - 01/21/2005 4:42 PM MPW Results 05/08/05By Devilish Angel - 08/07/2005 10:41 PM Card Announced for FWA Cleethorpes Show, May 8thBy Goldy - 04/27/2004 3:56 PM 3CW Rivertown Rumble Final Card - 25th MarchBy Kam - 03/23/2004 6:29 PM 3CW: "3CW VS FWA:Academy" Results 24/03/06By Devilish Angel - 03/26/2006 2:09 PM
Opinion and fact.By Saz - 12/09/2009 10:37 PMST: Do not talk to me about fakeBy Saz - 01/06/2008 1:17 PMST: What does TV do for the UK Scene?By Saz - 11/27/2007 9:32 PMST: Time to get the attitude rightBy Saz - 09/22/2007 11:03 AMST: Viva l'Espania!By Saz - 08/18/2007 10:33 PMST: More wrestler ramblingsBy Saz - 07/22/2007 11:49 AMST: Yup, I got moreBy Saz - 06/19/2007 12:31 PMST: Wow...By Saz - 06/06/2007 10:23 PMST: I am back!By Saz - 05/27/2007 1:01 PM
ST: Do not talk to me about fakeBy Saz - 01/06/2008 1:17 PMST: What does TV do for the UK Scene?By Saz - 11/27/2007 9:32 PMST: I am back!By Saz - 05/27/2007 1:01 PMOpinion and fact.By Saz - 12/09/2009 10:37 PMST: Time to get the attitude rightBy Saz - 09/22/2007 11:03 AMST: Yup, I got moreBy Saz - 06/19/2007 12:31 PMST: Viva l'Espania!By Saz - 08/18/2007 10:33 PMST: Wow...By Saz - 06/06/2007 10:23 PMST: More wrestler ramblingsBy Saz - 07/22/2007 11:49 AM
ST: Do not talk to me about fakeBy Saz - 01/06/2008 1:17 PMST: What does TV do for the UK Scene?By Saz - 11/27/2007 9:32 PMST: I am back!By Saz - 05/27/2007 1:01 PMST: Time to get the attitude rightBy Saz - 09/22/2007 11:03 AMST: Wow...By Saz - 06/06/2007 10:23 PMST: Yup, I got moreBy Saz - 06/19/2007 12:31 PMST: More wrestler ramblingsBy Saz - 07/22/2007 11:49 AMST: Viva l'Espania!By Saz - 08/18/2007 10:33 PMOpinion and fact.By Saz - 12/09/2009 10:37 PM
ST: What does TV do for the UK Scene?By Saz - 11/27/2007 9:32 PMST: Wow...By Saz - 06/06/2007 10:23 PMST: Viva l'Espania!By Saz - 08/18/2007 10:33 PMST: Time to get the attitude rightBy Saz - 09/22/2007 11:03 AMST: Do not talk to me about fakeBy Saz - 01/06/2008 1:17 PMST: More wrestler ramblingsBy Saz - 07/22/2007 11:49 AMST: Yup, I got moreBy Saz - 06/19/2007 12:31 PMOpinion and fact.By Saz - 12/09/2009 10:37 PMST: I am back!By Saz - 05/27/2007 1:01 PM


Epicardial connection between the right-sided pulmonary venous carina and the right atrium in patients with atrial fibrillation: A possible mechanism for preclusion of pulmonary vein isolation without carina ablation.
Impact of transesophageal echocardiography during transseptal puncture on atrial fibrillation ablation.
Reduction of Iatrogenic Atrial Septal Defects with an Anterior and Inferior Transseptal Puncture Site when Operating the Cryoballoon Ablation Catheter.
Impact of transseptal puncture site on acute and mid-term outcomes during cryoballoon ablation: a comparison between anterior, medial and posterior transatrial access.
A transoesophageal echocardiographic image acquisition protocol for wide-view fusion of three-dimensional datasets to support atrial fibrillation catheter ablation.
Atrial fibrillation following lung transplantation: double but not single lung transplant is associated with long-term freedom from paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Interatrial right-to-left conduction in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation via superior approach in patients with interruption of the inferior vena cava.
Non-invasive detection of conduction pathways to left atrium using magnetocardiography: validation by intra-cardiac electroanatomic mapping.
Interatrial septum thickness and difficulty with transseptal puncture during redo catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.


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U.S. Open to Change Seeding Protocol for Pregnancy Leaves
Updated Jun. 23, 2018 12:28PM ET / Published Jun. 23, 2018 12:10PM ET
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The U.S. Open has announced it will change the way it deals with seeding players returning from pregnancy leave after the French Open was accused of "penalizing" 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams upon her return last month. Katrina Adams, the president and chairwoman of the United States Tennis Association, told The New York Times on Saturday that women should not feel they are being punished if they return to the sport after giving birth. "It's the right thing to do for these mothers that are coming back," Adams was quoted as saying. It wasn't immediately clear where 23-year-old Williams would stand in the tournament but Adams said the U.S. Open would "revise the seedings if pregnancy is a factor in the current rankings of a player." Williams, who gave birth to a daughter in September, was not granted a seed in the French Open, leaving her with a world ranking of 453 upon her return despite having stepped away as No. 1.


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Q: Training Keras LSTM returns ValueError: Input 0 is incompatible with layer model Here is my training code:
OUTPUT_UNITS = 38
NUM_UNITS = [256]
LOSS = "sparse_categorical_crossentropy"
LEARNING_RATE = 0.001
EPOCHS = 50
BATCH_SIZE = 64
SAVE_MODEL_PATH = "model.h5"

def build_model(output_units, num_units, loss, learning_rate):

    input = keras.layers.Input(shape=(None, output_units))
    x = keras.layers.LSTM(num_units[0])(input)
    x = keras.layers.Dropout(0.2)(x)

    output = keras.layers.Dense(output_units, activation="softmax")(x)

    model = keras.Model(input, output)

    model.compile(loss=loss,
                  optimizer=keras.optimizers.Adam(learning_rate=learning_rate),
                  metrics=["accuracy"])

    model.summary()

    return model

and this is the error I got:
ValueError: Input 0 is incompatible with layer model: expected shape=(None, None, 38), found shape=(None, 64, 23)


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Its Not Possible for Us to Give Detail About Each and Every Mantras as there are lacs of Mantras that had been developed or created by our Holy Saints Decades Ago and These mantras are equally result giving also but the condition is just that you have to follow these mantras according to their procedure. People always complaint about astrology that these are fake or does not work but people forget the fact that there are procedure to do each and everything and when somebody literally inexperienced will enchant the mantra it will not be effective. It is also worth full to note for our readers that we are not giving any kind of sure shot guarantee that after using these mantras your problem will be fully solved. We are just suggesting you another option through which you can get your problems solved. In astrology and vashikaran results vary depending upon the circumstances and the person as well on which these are being practiced.
So With All the Words Still Unspoken, its better for our readers to talk directly with our expert astrologer Pandit Somnath Sharma Ji @ +91-9876241351 or you can drop him email also at somnathbabaji42@gmail.com in case if you have some more queries about astrology or vashikaran.


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Home News Aiden Will Be Recording, Possibly Touring Again in 2015
Aiden Will Be Recording, Possibly Touring Again in 2015
It has been a while since fans have heard from Aiden. Vocalist William Francis has kept busy with his side project, electronic venture William Control.
However, it may be time to get back on the horse. Francis wrote an update for his fans regarding the new year, and in it, he revealed extensive plans for Aiden.
There will be, at least, a new record for Aiden fans, and most likely much more than that. You can read Francis' statement in full below!
"Darlings,
I walk through the insanity of this beautiful world that surrounds me and I fall madly in love with it, as if I have just arrived in a foreign place I've never travelled to. I'm in awe of its grandeur and the wondrous complexity it exudes, yet I'm still slightly terrified that I don't know which direction I am headed. Other times I don't even understand why I wake up in the morning or have a clue as to what the fuck I'm actually doing out here.
I started writing this the day I left the gloriously filth filled streets of London Town to journey back towards the fatherland so that I can finish a tour that started back on October 1st. Sitting now in the warmth of my living room next to trembling flames in the fireplace I'm overjoyed at the experiences I have gathered throughout the fall of 2014, but I am certainly glad to be home. Three months isn't a very long time to be on tour but when you're on the home stretch it feels like a century. Three minutes ago it seems I was sitting in a hotel near a venue in Warsaw Poland for the start of the European leg. Three minutes/three months/three years. What's the difference really? A nap and a coffee. Tomorrow I'll be in someplace dark, someplace cold and it's a good thing I brought my long johns.
2014 has been an incredible year. Revelator book two came out, the Neuromancer before that, I made an acoustic album to drop at Christmas and spent most of our days on the road being treated really well by the lads in Combichrist. What a lovely bunch they are. Sincere, talented, hilarious and…. sometimes drunk. But very rarely, that I can assure you. They have dragged us all over the United States and Europe to play in front of their audience, most of whom were quite open minded and didn't object to watching a band that wasn't an industrial/neon art project screaming in their faces, playing garbage cans, and wearing black tactical gear with LED lights.
As a free and independent artist, could I ask for anything more? Music, travel, adventure, and the roar of an audience? It doesn't get much better. I have you all to thank for that. In all sincerity I wouldn't be here if you didn't buy my music, merchandise or come to the shows wearing vinyl boots and garter belts. I wouldn't be here if you didn't request to see me at your local venue or festival, I wouldn't be here if you didn't show up screaming the lyrics in my fucking face.
I feel lucky that I have been given the chance to breathe oxygen from the atmosphere and share these experiences with other bright human beings, forming lasting relationships that will go on until the end of time. To Andy, Joe, Z-mar, Eric13, Brent, Elliot, Chris, Steve, Howie, maxi, fischi, Jessica, Jan, Benny, Ian and Kenneth Fletcher…. Thank you for making my time out here mean something special and for showing me that there are people in this world that I can count on.
Now let's get down to business.
2015 is going to be a very busy year.
First I'd like to announce that I am opening my own screen printing shop. I know it's frustrating waiting so long for the t-shirts and booty shorts you order to arrive. I'm going to try and streamline this process. Order-Print-Ship. I've rented a warehouse and will be spending the first part of January setting it all up. Thanks again for your patience.
Second… I am going to be playing a few acoustic shows at the end of January/Beginning of February down the west coast. More details on that soon.
Third… We are going to head out on "The Punishment Tour US" in April. Dates, tickets, support bands will be announced very soon. This will probably be my last tour for a while as William Control. I have already begun working on the next Aiden record.
Lastly… Yes you heard that right. There will be an Aiden record and most likely a tour. Aiden has been on hiatus for a while now but it's time for me to answer your requests.
Aiden was my life for a long time. We spent years on the road playing shows and releasing records, making friends and creating lasting memories. Towards the end it was clear that punk rock wasn't going to pay the bills, which is why both Angel and Jake left the band initially. Nick stayed on for a while but after his whole t-shirt printing debacle he's decided that he couldn't continue playing bass for Aiden. He states "I didn't want to play without jake or angel rocking by our side."
I want you all to know that going forward I have a very reliable merch girl that will get whatever you order, to you, in a reasonable amount of time. If you paid nick some cash and still haven't received anything, please contact him. Either his twitter or his instagram is the best method, as he does not have a phone to call. I'm sorry that he did this but it in no way reflects on the business of Aiden moving forward.
So the question begs an answer. As the only original member, would you still like to see Aiden come to your town and play these songs you love so much? I have a lot of love for this little punk band that gave me so many incredible experiences and would be honored to come play these songs for you one last time. It's something to think about over the next few months. We can address that question again soon.
For now I need to go sign this lease and get it notarized. There are submit shorts to produce and packages to ship out.
2015 here we come.
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A Brief History Of How Rolex Watches Changed…
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A Brief History Of How Rolex Watches Changed The Game
By Frederik Drost
Ask anybody to name the most famous make of watch, and nine times out of ten, they'll answer: Rolex (submariner). Rolex is not just a brand, it's a tradition that dates back for more than a century. It's a guarantee of excellence, of versatility, of that inimitable combination of form and function. No other watchmaker is as firmly linked with the ideals of innovation and of pushing the limits of what can be done. From exploration to sport, from cultural icons to scientific pioneers, Rolex has been the trusted timepiece of the people who have changed our world.
But how did this happen? Well, it started with a lot of hard work, a big idea and a great name…
Rolex Begins: London, 1905
The first Rolex watch was the brainchild of Hans Wilsdorf, a German who learned the trade in Switzerland. He moved to London in 1905, where he decided that the time had come to go into business for himself. Together with Alfred Davis, he created Wilsdorf & Davis, which had the goal of making timepieces that were affordable and which performed flawlessly. While watches were scarcely uncommon, they were notoriously unreliable and Wilsdorf wanted to create incredibly precise timepieces with parts imported from Switzerland.
In 1908, Wilsdorf knew it was time to establish a brand. He settled on the name "Rolex." Why? It was short enough to fit onto the face of a watch, it was easy to pronounce in any language and easy to remember, and it does have that sound of a watch being wound.
Rolex Takes The Plunge: The British Channel, 1927
Having relocated to Geneva from London in 1919, the Rolex team set their sights on overcoming the next major obstacle. They had conquered accuracy, but now they wanted to create a watch that was waterproof and impervious to sand. Their first waterproof, dustproof watch was called the Oyster, and its hermetically sealed case meant that it could keep ticking despite the elements.
Although Oyster launched in 1926, it really took off in 1927 when English swimmer Mercedes Gleitze swam across the Channel. It took her ten hours, and she had a Rolex Oyster firmly fastened to her necklace. Gleitze became the first brand ambassador for Rolex, and they were canny enough to take out a page in the Daily Mail promoting the Oyster watch.
Rolex Goes To New Heights, 1933
Waterproof and dustproof, Rolex watches were making a name for themselves as the go-to choice for anyone facing adverse conditions. They also patented the very first self-winding mechanism in 1931 with the Perpetual Rotor. And as mankind took new steps into the great unknown, Rolex was there with them.
In 1933, the first plane flew over Mount Everest and the crew members were all wearing their trusty Rolex Oysters. But it wasn't just about going to ever greater heights. We were all pushing the limits of speed, and Sir Malcolm Campbell wrote about wearing his Rolex watch when he set his land speed record of more than 300 miles per hour on 4 September 1935.
Rolex Keeps Pushing The Limits, 1953
Records were made to be broken, and the perfect watch can always be refined. Just as our greatest explorers and sportsmen kept pushing their limits, Rolex kept finding new ways to improve their designs and pit them against the elements. During the early 1950s, they pushed past earlier innovations (such as their first watch with a self-winding date display) to make professional watches for the great explorers.
When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay and their team climbed Mount Everest in 1953, they were wearing their Rolex Oyster Perpetuals. In that same year, Rolex launched The Submariner, which was the first watch to be waterproof to up to 100 feet. They also developed their Oyster Perpetual to assist the first trans-Atlantic pilots.
Rolex was also there for trailblazers in the world of science, as scientists at CERN noted that Rolex's Milgauss watch could hold up to 1,000 gausses in a magnetic field. In 1960, the Rolex Deep Sea Special was attached to the outside of the hull of The Trieste, which went into the Mariana Trench to a depth of 37,800 feet.
Rolex Combines Sport And Culture, 1960
Of course, Rolex has always been about more than pure function. Following their relationship with Sir Malcolm Campbell, Rolex has always had an association with the record-breakers at Daytona and they launched their Cosmograph Daytona for speedsters in 1963. The Daytona would gain even greater popularity years later when the great Paul Newman developed a fondness for them, bringing Rolex fandom to a much broader audience. You can find certified Rolex Daytona Watches online at Chronext and learn much more about their incredible history.
Rolex Keeps Striding Forward, 1970-Today
Throughout the decades, Rolex has been synonymous with innovation. There was the Sea Dweller in 1978, the Yacht-Master in 1992, and further strides forward in everything from their metal to their springs. And when James Cameron dove to the deepest place on earth in 2012, he went with the same make of watch as the crew of the Trieste: a Rolex. In the years and decades to come, you can rest assured that Rolex will be with our trailblazers every step of the way.
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Q: Call to undefined method PayPal\Api\Payer::setPayment_method() Whilst using the PayPal PHP SDK from GitHub.
I have experienced an error which I cant find a fix for the error is:
Call to undefined method PayPal\Api\Payer::setPayment_method()

My Code is Here:
<?php
use PayPal\Rest\ApiContext;
use PayPal\Api\Payer;
use PayPal\Api\Details;
use PayPal\Api\Amount;
use PayPal\Api\Transaction;
use PayPal\Auth\OAuthTokenCredential;
use PayPal\Api\Payment;
use PayPal\Api\RedirectUrls;

session_start();

require 'vendor/autoload.php';
$api = new ApiContext(
  new OAuthTokenCredential(
      'My PayPal Public DEV KEY',
      'MY PayPal Private DEV KEY'
    )
);
$api->setConfig([
  'mode' => 'sandbox',
  'http.ConnectionTimeOut' => 120,
  'log.LogEnabled' => false,
  'log.FileName' => '',
  'log.LogLevel' => 'FINE',
  'validation.level' => 'log'
]);

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$details = new Details();
$amount = new Amount();
$transaction = new Transaction();
$payment = new Payment();
$redirectUrls = new RedirectUrls();

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$transaction->setAmount($amount)
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If anyone could find a fix or point me in the right direction that would be greatly appreciated. ;)

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Coconut oil is a healthy saturated fat and a great addition to most diets. Over recent years the media have been inundated with positive studies on the many health benefits of this oil, ranging from enhanced athletic performance to assistance with weight loss. And yet for some there are still lingering concerns over the value of this fat based on inaccurate information published many years ago.
Misconceptions about the safety of coconut oil began in the early 1980s when the US, followed by Canada, became concerned with high-fat diets and the possible link to ever-increasing coronary heart disease. Coconut oil was vilified, along with all saturated fats, as one of the culprits. In fact, the US government, followed by others, released research papers to prove that the saturated fats in coconut oil were detrimental to the population due to their potential role in heart disease.
However, what many people do not realize is that follow-up data released by Harvard scientists and other reputable doctors in the field disproved many of the findings from these tests that were based on hydrogenated coconut oils and therefore not applicable to regular coconut oil.
Furthermore, there is plenty of historical documentation that indicates coconut oil has been used safely for thousands of years worldwide as both a food and medicinally with no documented ill health effects.
In fact what more recent studies have shown is that not only is coconut oil not a menace to our health, but when consumed in moderation, as with all oils, it is actually a healthy fat option that can promote better health for most people.
Coconut oil is a saturated fat, but it is a unique form as it contains about 60 per cent medium chain triglycerides (MCTs). These fats are easier for the body to digest, especially for people who have compromised fat digestion. MCTs are quickly processed by the liver to provide a long lasting energy source, and due to their rapid digestion are used as a preferred fuel source rather than stored as fat.
The MCTs in coconut oil also help to increase metabolic rate and balance blood sugar levels. Often elite athletes include this fat in their diets to utilize these performance-enhancing effects.
Coconut oil contains many different components such as lauric acid, also found in breast milk, that have incredible immunity-building capabilities. It also contains caprylic and capric acids with anti-microbial and anti-parasitic actions that can help fight yeasts in the body.
Best yet, this fat is versatile. It is easily stored at room temperature and unlike other oils such as olive, it can be used to cook or fry foods at high temperatures without converting to a trans-fat. It can also replace butter or margarine in baking at a 1:1 ratio.
The following is a recipe for a coconut chocolate treat for those who want a guilt-free, tasty and yet healthy indulgence. It is easy to make and can be kept in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
To be creative, add in chopped dried fruit, nuts, herbs or spices.
Melt coconut oil over low heat until clear. Pour into a small bowl and add in the rest of the ingredients, mixing well. Let it set till it starts to firm up slightly. Use a teaspoon and scoop onto parchment-lined plate or pour into a mould. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Store this treat in the refrigerator as it will soften at room temperature.
There is almost zero evidence that this is true.. coconut oil is saturated fat, and there are no versions of such fat that are healthy. Check out nutritionfacts.org for a REAL, fact based conclusive study of this.


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No. 6 Michigan, No. 8 Michigan State meet with high stakes
Northwestern Michigan Football
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
No. 6 Michigan (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) at No. 8 Michigan State (7-0, 4-0), Saturday at noon EDT (FOX).
Line: Michigan by 3 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Series record: Michigan leads 71-37-5.
Much more than bragging rights. The winner will be in position to contend for a Big Ten conference championship and spot in the College Football Playoff. Recruits, considering both schools, may be swayed by the result of the game.
KEY MATCHUP
The team that can run the ball better will likely win. Michigan is averaging a Big Ten-best 253.3 yards rushing per game, ranking fifth in FBS, with RBs Blake Corum and Hassan Haskins. Michigan State RB Kenneth Walker has run for 997 yards, ranking second in the country, and nine touchdowns. The team with the most yards rushing has won 45 of the previous 51 matchups.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Michigan: QB Cade McNamara. He is averaging just 7.64 yards per attempt, ranking No. 61 in FBS. Coastal Carolina is the only ranked team that has thrown fewer passes than the Wolverines this season. The Spartans will dare McNamara to throw deep downfield and how he fares will probably prove to be pivotal.
Michigan State: QB Payton Thorne. He ranks among the top 25 in FBS in passing efficiency, passing touchdowns (15) and yards passing. The Wolverines also are expected to set up their game plan to stop the run and force Thorne to make plays through the air. Thorne does have big-play threats with WRs Jayden Reed and Jalen Nailor.
Michigan and Michigan State are facing off undefeated for the first time since 2015 when they were both 5-0 and the 17th-ranked Spartans routed the 18th-ranked Wolverines 34-17 at the Big House. ... The rivals are meeting with 7-0 or better records for the first time. ... They are matching up as top-10 teams for the first time since 1964. ... Michigan is 7-0 for the first time since starting 9-0 in 2016, when coach Jim Harbaugh's second team lost three of its last four games. ... Michigan State is 7-0 for the first time since beginning 8-0 in 2015 and going on to win the Big Ten title and advance to the College Football Playoff. ... The Spartans have won nine of the last 13 games against Michigan, their best stretch of success in the 113-game history of the rivalry since they were 14-4-2 from 1950 to 1969.
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The 5 Fastest VPNs Perfect For Streaming
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Hiding your internet connection has become part of modern life thanks to geoblocking and fantastic streaming services:
And the best solution is to use the fastest VPN available (Virtual Private Network).
VPNs offer so much utility by masking your internet usage and giving you access to geo-restricted content. All these benefits make choosing the best VPN a challenge.
However, these top 5 VPNs are the best on the market right now:
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5. Tunnel Bear
Tunnel Bear is by far one of my personal favorites of all the VPNs on the list. It is fairly simple to use, and at its core, it is a powerful tool. But the reason that it doesn't make it high on the list is that it lacks many critical security features that we have now come to expect from other VPNs:
But for a first-time VPN user, that simple UI and great design make it a very good VPN for people starting out. Tunnel Bear also unblocks most streaming services like HBO Max, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, but not all users report that you can't access Disney+.
Tunnel Bear is both available as a free VPN with limited functions and a paid service.
4. NordVPN
NordVPN is a very popular and powerful tool. One of the best parts about Nord is that it's based in Panama, so it doesn't fall under the jurisdiction of major governments. Which means they can't be forced to surrender user data.
NordVPN is known for its minimal logging features which guarantee privacy. Nord VPN also uses the best encryption standard that is the AES-256-bit encryption. NordVPN also has a huge network of servers, 5400 to be exact.
There are some drawbacks to using NordVPN, though. It doesn't have split tunneling, so you can't use it on Public WiFi.
Subscription for NordVPN starts at just $3.71 per month.
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Winscribe is a Canadian-based VPN that is popular because of its free option. The free VPN option offers users a 10 GB monthly limit which is unprecedented in the VPN industry.
This is more than enough for most casual users' needs. The Pro version will give you more value with unlimited data and access to servers in 110 cities in about 60 different countries.
Winscribe also unblocks streaming sites amongst many other features.
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Surf Shark is another big player in the VPN space. Surf Shark has been the go-to for people looking for VPNs that offer really high speeds and unlock streaming services:
Surf Shark has been shown to give access to about 17 streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and BBC iPlayer. The connection is really fast when compared to other VPN offerings available in the market.
Even though Surf Shark has a relativity smaller server network, its connections are stable. The VPN is fast enough even for things like gaming, where low latency is required.
Surf Shark starts at $2.49/month.
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Taking the number one spot is ExpressVPN. It is considered to be one of the safest and fastest VPNs on the market:
It is also able to unblock almost all the popular streaming services, so for those of you looking for a good and reliable VPN to unblock streaming services not available in your country, Express is the way to go.
It has consistently been shown to provide one of the highest speeds for long-distance internet traffic. And the best part is that it has a network of 3000 servers across 94 different locations around the globe.
And it's also one of the new VPNs that can actually bypass the infamous Great Firewall of China. So, it even works in China as well. And you may be wondering all this value must come at a steep price – Express VPN offers all of these features at an affordable price of $8.32 per month.
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A Martin Audio MLA Compact system was chosen as the optimum solution to replace an aging sound system further damaged by lightning in Urbana IL's Vineyard Church.
Urbana IL––When Spangler Media was again called upon to repair the aging sound system in the Vineyard Church auditorium that had been further damaged by a major lightning event, Bob Spangler took advantage of the situation to bring in a Martin Audio MLA Compact system for a live demo as proof of concept.
The fan-shaped auditorium seats 1,055 and measures approximately 180 ft. at its widest point narrowing to a 100 ft. closer to the stage and has a 70-ft. throw with the room in its current configuration.
Vineyard Church holds contemporary worship services with rock bands carrying a full complement of electric instruments, so the system had to deliver clarity for sermons as well as exceptional music reproduction capability.
To achieve this, there are 3 hangs of five MLA Compact cabinets in a Left, Center, Right setup. As Bob explains, "the front edge of the stage is an arc so the hangs follow that arc with the center array over the center front edge of the stage and the left and right arrays more or less in line with the aisles.
Asked about the choice of MLA Compact and why it succeeded in the proof of concept demo, Bob responds, "There were two things to consider in this space. One was pattern control, critical in any space, being able to use the design software to see where the sound was going to land without spilling over onto reflective surfaces was huge for us. Also, being able to control the sound without having to physically re-rig the boxes was also very important.


The use of sparkling water makes these pancakes exceptionally fluffy. We used Walden's Sugar-Free Pancake Syrup and a little whipped cream to top our pancakes. But they are equally good with a dollop of butter! You can see this recipe and over 100 more Ultra Low-Carb recipes in our Transforming Recipes Cookbook!
Heat medium nonstick pan over medium-low heat.
Carefully pour ⅓ of mixture onto pan.
Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until edges have begun to set and a few bubbles have formed on top.
Carefully flip pancake and cook the other side for another 1-2 minutes.
Repeat with remaining pancake mix.
I made these but subbed half of the almond flour for flax seed meal and got good results. One question I had was what are the total calories for the original recipe?
I've only had the regular pancakes just following the recipes in the ebook. This is my first time seeing the flavors but I'll be sure to try red velvet first. Thanks for the tip on the syrup and whipping cream. I'll have to give that a try.
swilliams921 We're so glad to hear you like them! Do you have a favorite flavor? In the past we've used the Walden's brand for our sugar-free syrup, although it does contain sucralose (splenda). Not ideal, but it got us our syrup fix. I actually love topping them with whipped cream! I make it from scratch using heavy cream and stevia. Maybe you could give that a try!
I love these pancakes, but it is so hard to find a syrup to use with them that is low carb but not filled with sugar alcohols. Maybe some day I will find one, but it still won't stop me from enjoying these.


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VIDEO: PORSCHE 917-021 THE FABULOUS STORY LIMITED EDITION BOOK AVAILABLE NOW
The real story of 917-021
The Porsche 917, chassis number 021, was built in 1969
and was part of the first batch of twenty-five 917s.
The numbers are limited and that's why you are the first to be told about the on-line site on which you can order this eagerly-awaited book: "Porsche 917-021, The fabulous story."
Don't miss out – order your copy now!
You can now (starting December 10) buy the book via the on-line site on which you will also find the addresses of the distributors. http://www.917-021.com/en/order
There is a short video to accompany this event. Enjoy!
Enjoy reading the story of the Porsche 917-021 – the real one!
The Porsche 917, chassis number 021, was built in 1969 and was part of the first batch of twenty-five 917s.
In April 1970, it was sold to the Finnish AAW team and then painted in the red and yellow colours of its title sponsor. The car's first race, the Monza 1000 kms, was really an extended test session and it saw the flag in eleventh place. Next came the Spa-Francorchamps 1000 km in which Laine-van Lennep improved to fifth overall. Two weeks later tragedy struck at the Nürburgring when Hans Laine was killed in practice in the AAW team's Porsche 908/2.
The 917 did not take part in the following day's race.David Piper and van Lennep drove 021 in the Le Mans 24 Hours, but the Englishman crashed in pouring rain in the Dunlop curve when in third place. He brought the car back to its pit where it was repaired. Van Lennep went back out and was eliminated when a tyre exploded on the Mulsanne straight due to excessive wear caused by the twisted chassis. The 917 was sent back to the factory for repairs. Given the lack of time available before its next race (Norisring) Porsche took chassis 012 from stock. It had been repaired in Stuttgart and all the mechanical components from 021 were grafted onto it and the chassis was renamed 021.
On 28th June it arrived at the Norisring for the Interserie race with a provisional decoration: a white front bonnet and a yellow engine cover. Hans-Dieter Dechent, the Martini boss, then rented 021. He had it painted in the psychedelic mauve and green livery seen on the long-tail 917 (chassis 043) that came second in the 1970 Le Mans 24 Hours. He entered it for van Lennep-Larrousse in the Watkins Glen 6 Hours in the USA and the CanAm event the following day. On 23rd August the Porsche sported a new red and yellow psychedelic livery, the AAW team's colours, for the Keimola Interserie race in which it scored its first win. On 20th September van Lennep clinched victory no.2 in the Zandvoort Trophy.
In the Paris 1000 km 021 retired with blown valves with van Lennep at the wheel. The 917's last race for the Martini team was the Kyalami 9 Hours with Siffert and Ahrens. The car had a 5-litre engine for the South African event and it saw the flag in second place. 021 then went back to Porsche where its engine was removed and installed in the 917 01-021 spyder for the AAW team in 1971. The original chassis and bodywork as sold to Manfred Freisinger in 1972. Three years later Joachim Grossmann bought and restored 917-021. He painted it white, detuned the engine and used it as his road car! In 1983, it was sold to American collector Don Marsh. In 1996, he put it back in to its Watkins Glen configuration although the colours and arabesques did not exactly correspond to the original livery. Bobby Rahal bought 021 in 2002 and sold it on to Juan Barazi the following year.
Vincent Gaye purchased 021 at the end of 2007 and decided to carry out a full restoration. The car turned a wheel for the first time in 2011.
Discover the history and the technical secrets of its legendary 180° V12 engine, the car's soul. Also pictured are its liveries and decorations starting with the classic red and yellow Shell paintwork and finishing with the two psychedelic colour schemes that marked its 1970 racing career.
The book also describes the meeting with Joachim Grossmann, the only other man (with Count Rossi) to have registered a 917 as a road-going car!
The story of the Porsche 917's exceptional restoration and its return to the track will give the reader never-before published insight's into one of the greatest racing cars in the history of motor racing!
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Yousef Fittiani
Great one Dede 🙂
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module Trailblazer::Operation::Representer
  def self.included(base)
    base.extend Uber::InheritableAttr
    base.inheritable_attr :representer_class
    # TODO: allow representer without contract?!
    base.extend ClassMethods
  end

  module ClassMethods
    def representer(&block)
      build_representer_class.class_eval(&block)
    end

    def build_representer_class
      representer_class || self.representer_class= Class.new(contract_class.schema)
    end
  end
end


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Ostriches attempt to evade police after escaping Canadian enclosure
About 20 ostriches escaped from their enclosure in Alberta, Canada, and attempted to run away from police who were in pursuit of the birds.
Footage filmed by a witness on Thursday shows a police car driving up to an ostrich running down the road. A passenger in the vehicle then reaches out to grab the animal by its neck but is unable to hold on. The ostrich briefly falls to the ground before it begins to run away.
Animal websites recommend grabbing an ostrich by its neck to force it down and prevent it from pecking, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
QUEBEC'S GANNETS CONTINUE TO FASCINATE MARINE BIOLOGISTS
The Taber Police Service said members of the police force and its regional community standards unit dealt with the ostriches, and that traffic hazards were created by the birds on their way out of town. The police service assisted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to confine the ostriches, so the animals' owners could safely capture them.
The escaped ostriches all belong to the same person.
Most of the ostriches were captured on Thursday, but RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Troy Savinkoff told CBC that efforts were still being exhausted to secure the rest of them.
A passenger in a police vehicle was recorded reaching out to grab an ostrich by its neck but is unable to hold on. The animal briefly falls to the ground before it begins to run away.
RCMP often assists in capturing horses and cattle but does not expect to respond to ostriches on the loose.
"Ostrich certainly is something that we're very much less familiar with, and I can confirm that particular investigator who received their first report did not anticipate chasing ostriches during that shift," Savinkoff said.
SKATEBOARDING GUINEA PIGS, SUNGLASSES ON, ARE A DELIGHTFUL SIGHT: 'THEY BRING JOY'
Traffic hazards were created by the ostriches on their way out of town, police said.
One of the ostriches being pursued was hit by a car and died after it escaped its enclosure.
Ostriches are the fastest-running bird in the world, able to travel continuously at speeds of 30 to 37 miles per hour and can sprint up to 43 miles per hour, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Emmerdale bosses confirm harrowing plot for Paddy Kirk as he reunites with Mandy
Met Police officer sacked from force after asking colleague for photo of decomposing body
Police release shocking footage of moment Paul Pelosi is attacked with hammer
Jerusalem synagogue shooting: At least 5 dead after gunman opens fire, Israel police say
Baby handed in to police after being found alone in buggy near city hosptial
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Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 59.92 lakh with 88,600 new cases in the last day
The toll is now at 94,503.
Sep 27, 2020 · 09:45 am Updated Sep 27, 2020 · 02:08 pm
A health worker takes the temperature of a resident during a door-to-door medical screening drive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a residential complex in Mumbai. | Indranil Mukherjee/ AFP
India's coronavirus tally reached 59,92,532 on Saturday, after the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reported a rise of 88,600 cases in the last 24 hours. The toll rose by 1,124 to 94,503.
India now has 9,56,402 active cases. The country's mortality rate is 1.61%, while the recovery rate is at 82.1%.
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have reported the most new cases in the last 24 hours, and together account for around 55% of the country's new infections on Sunday. The five states have more than 49,000 new cases altogether. Four of these states – all but Kerala – also reported the most deaths, led by Maharashtra with 430.
The Indian Council of Medical Research said that 9,87,861 coronavirus tests were done in India on Saturday. The number of tests done so far stood at 7,12,57,836.
The number of daily infections has been on the rise for weeks, as the country has opened up further to abate an economic crisis triggered by the lockdown that was imposed in March. Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned last week due to the virus, though they were due to be adjourned on October 1. More than two dozen MPs had tested positive for the coronavirus, including several Union ministers.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India would help in vaccine production. "As the largest vaccine producing country of the world, I want to give one more assurance to the global community today," he said at the United Nations General Assembly. "India's vaccine production and delivery capacity will be used to help all humanity in fighting this crisis." Modi also asked where the United Nations has been during the fight against the pandemic, and where its "effective response" was.
Read more: Covid-19: As largest vaccine producer, India will help world fight virus, says PM Modi at UNGA
Globally, the coronavirus has infected more than 3.27 crore people and killed almost 1 million – the toll is currently at 9,92,984, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Several countries have seen a rise in new cases in recent days. France reported over 14,000 new cases, while there have been scattered protests against restrictions in a few places such as Marseilles, reported The Guardian. The US still has more cases than any other country, with 70.77 lakh cases so far.
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Travel Guide and Activities
Manchester Travel Guide and Activities
Manchester is England's second city, and a truly exhilarating place to live, work and study. Easily accessible by direct flights from 190 destinations, this exciting and historic metropolis is also the gateway to the many attractions of the North West – such as the Lake District, the Peak District, the maritime city of Liverpool, North Wales, and Chester.
5 things to see
The Lowry Arts Centre
The People's History Museum
John Rylands Library
Museum of Science and Industry
5 things to do
Explore the varied and vibrant nightlife of The Northern Quarter, Canal St, Deansgate, Oxford Rd and the Printworks.
Witness the best of English Premier League football at the homes of Manchester United and Manchester City
Enjoy the local beers of Holts and Hydes and no end of typically English pubs
Visit the 'curry mile' of Rusholme with some of the best Indian cooking to be found in England
Shop till you drop in the revamped Arndale Centre or the Trafford Centre
Monthly Activities
The weather in the UK is the topic of many conversations because it is so changeable. it is possible to see sun, rain, wind and clouds all in the same day so it is a good idea to always carry a pair of sunglasses and an umbrella!
Great British Pound (GBP), also known as sterling.
Public holidays falling on a weekday
2022 Public Holidays on a weekday: 03 Jan, 15 Apr, 18 Apr, 02 May, 02 Jun, 03 June, 29 Aug, 26 Dec, 27 Dec
230 V; 50Hz - 3-pin plug
Tap water
Tap water in England is safe unless there's a sign to the contrary (e.g. on trains).
The NHS (National Health Service) provides free and subsidised treatment for people who live in the UK. International students, may be entitled to NHS treatment if they are enrolled in a course lasting for six months or more. If their course is less than six months long, they may still be able to get treatment under the NHS if they are from a country that has a health agreement with the UK. To receive any treatment through the NHS, firstly students must be registered with a doctor (GP). They should register with a local GP as soon as they have a permanent address – and not wait until you are ill. To find your local GP they can call NHS direct on 0845 46 47 or visit their website. If students are not entitled to NHS treatment they will have to pay the full cost of any treatment they receive in the UK. This can be expensive, so make sure you have medical insurance that covers you while you're living abroad.
Public Transport Info
Manchester is easily explored on foot, with plenty of pedestrian-only zones. It is possible to traverse the main central locations within around 20-minutes, end-to-end.
Metroshuttles are free buses linking the main rail stations, car parks, shopping areas and businesses in Manchester city centre. Metroshuttle buses run from Piccadilly, Salford Central, Victoria, Oxford Road and Deansgate rail stations. There are three circular routes covering the main areas in the city centre.
There are four key train stations in Manchester city centre - Deansgate, Piccadilly, Oxford Road and Victoria. Of these, Piccadilly (1 minute from EC Manchester) attracts the most visitors' and is the main arrival point into the city centre.
Manchester's Metrolink tram system has been developed to encourage easier and faster travel in the city centre and beyond. Connecting all major railway stations and tourist attractions, the Metrolink runs every few minutes, making it the perfect mode of transport for those who don't require a strict timetable.
Manchester is a bike-friendly city with many marked cycle lanes and dedicated routes throughout the city centre and beyond.
Learn more about Manchester's public transportation: http://www.visitmanchester.com/travel/
For Visa information please read Applying for a Visa in UK.
Coffee/cappuccino (Starbucks) £2.25-£3.00
Bottle of water/soda (0.33 litre) £0.75-£1.50
Fast-food combo meal £5.00-£6.00
Meal, inexpensive restaurant £8.00-£20.00
Fitness club (monthly, 1 adult) £17.00-£35.00
Public transport (local transport) £2.20-£4.00 (one-way)
Public transport (monthly pass) £50.00-£80.00
Driving Age
Legal age for driving is 18
Alcohol Age
Legal age for drinking in the UK is 18. It is advisable to carry ID with you to provide evidence of your age if asked.
Smoking laws
Smoking in enclosed public places is illegal in the UK.
Country laws
Students must abide by UK law at all times during their stay. Breach of the law could result in arrest by the police and even imprisonment.
Students must have adequate health, accident and travel insurance while attending any of our programmes.


Anything involving Harry Potter and JK Rowling has the power to take me back to when I was a giddy fifteen year old waiting on Harry Potter's latest installment.
Well, it looks like our favorite author is back with something related to the epic series: Pottermore.
No one has any idea what it's about. Everything is wrapped up in a thick shroud of secrecy, in pure Rowling fashion. But Pottermore has a website that you can visit. There's basically nothing there but it's still something, right?
There's also a YouTube page which sets the countdown as of now to 6 days and 18 hours until the revelation of what Pottermore is.
Moreover, Pottermore's twitter account revealed the following coordinates: 51.530377,-0.123259, which when plugged into this website: Secret Street View, take you to a clue regarding Pottermore. Hint: zoom into the street to find out what the clue is.
Are you excited Potterheads? I know I am. And most importantly, does anyone know what Pottermore might be?
I, for one, think it might be something related to the Harry Potter encyclopedia JK Rowling announced she wanted to write.


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Golf News // British golfers quit Joburg Open ahead of variant flight ban (www.espn.com)
by HRVSTR November 26, 2021, 7:55 am
JOHANNESBURG — A batch of British and Irish golfers withdrew from the Joburg Open before Friday's second round after the U.K. government announced it was banning flights from South Africa to counter the spread of a new COVID-19 variant.
The inaugural season of the DP World Tour started Thursday but more than a dozen players pulled out of the tournament because of the new restrictions, tour spokesman Steve Todd confirmed on Friday.
The U.K. announced it was suspending flights from South Africa and five other southern African countries and making travellers from these countries self-isolate for 10 days effective from 1200 GMT Friday. From Sunday morning, travellers would have to go into hotel quarantine.
U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid…
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NOTE: These positions are SEASONAL, working from December 2018 through March 2019 in the Department of Streets and Sanitation's Overnight Parking Ban Program. Work hours vary beginning after midnight, five days a week, with varying days off.
Drives a city vehicle, patrolling an assigned route to enforce the city's regulations restricting parking on city streets, checking for vehicles parked in designated no parking / tow zones during snow.
Determines if vehicles are eligible for tow and prepares a vehicle tow case report, ensuring information is printed in a neat and legible manner.
Completes reports by entering information including reason for tow, location of vehicle, make and type of vehicle, city sticker number and expiration date, license plate number and expiration date and vehicle inventory description.
Signs and dates tow case reports and give to tow truck driver for towing of vehicles.
Writes and issues citations/tickets for parking violations as required.
Works with tow truck drivers to coordinate towing operations, ensuring tow trucks return to appropriate route locations.
Investigates 311 service requests relating to abandoned or hazardous vehicles as assigned.
NOTE: The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive: there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class.
NOTE: Employees may be required to work additional hours or shifts when necessary to clear street vehicles impacting snow or emergency operations.
HOURS: Midnight – 8:00 a.m.
THIS POSITION IS NOT IN THE CAREER SERVICE.
Please note, all positions with the City of Chicago close promptly at 11:59pm Central Daylight Time (CDT) Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59p.m. CDT on 10/11/18. No exceptions will be made.


You can purchase information on MAR AGENCIES LTD in 4 formats. Basic, detailed, and full reports are ready within 12 - 36 hours. Legal & bankruptcy searches take 3 - 4 business days.
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A Pomatorhinus musicus a madarak (Aves) osztályának verébalakúak (Passeriformes) rendjébe, ezen belül a timáliafélék (Timaliidae) családjába tartozó faj.

Rendszerezése
A fajt Robert Swinhoe angol ornitológus írta le 1859-ben. Sorolták a vörösnyakú sarlóstimália (Pomatorhinus ruficollis) alfajaként Pomatorhinus ruficollis musicus néven is

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Tajvan területén honos. Természetes élőhelyei a szubtrópusi vagy trópusi síkvidéki és hegyi esőerdők. Állandó, nem vonuló faj.

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Testhossza 21 centiméter.

Természetvédelmi helyzete
Az elterjedési területe nem nagy, egyedszáma ugyan csökken, de még nem éri el a kritikus szintet. A Természetvédelmi Világszövetség Vörös listáján nem fenyegetett fajként szerepel.

Jegyzetek

További információk
Képek az interneten a fajról

Pomatorhinus
Madárfajok
Tajvan endemikus madarai

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For most of our patients we recommend that you visit your dentist once every six months. However, you may need to visit him/her sooner if you notice any problems with your teeth.
Today we will discuss symptoms and signs of dental problems that indicate that you need professional help at once.
You have pain in the teeth and gums.
Your gums have become red and/or swollen.
Your gums bleed when you brush. You should not stop brushing if you find blood in your gums. Your dentist will diagnose the problem and treat you.
You have a bad taste in the mouth.
You have become too sensitive to sweet, hot, and cold food.
You have yellow or brown stains on your teeth.
You have tartar(a yellow or brownish hard crusty deposit that forms) on your teeth.
Your bad breath does not go away even after regular oral care.
Your teeth appear loose and move while brushing.
You have sores in your mouth.
Your teeth are chipped or broken.
You fell or had an accident that affected your mouth.
These signs are easy to notice. Ignoring these signs can cost your teeth and hence your smile.
There could be other problems, apart from the symptoms mentioned above, that indicate a dental health issue. Sleep apnea and constant headaches are two of such problems. Consult your doctor and dentist about these. Always keep your dentist informed about your health issues, surgeries, pregnancy, medicines etc.
Mark your calendar with all the appointments with the dentist, and treat every appointment sacred. After all, he/she takes care of your smile.
This blog post was contributed by our friends at Wayzata Dental, a Dental Office and Smile Spa located in Wayzata Minnesota.


The beautiful La Quinta Inn and Suites-U.S.F. is located behind Busch Gardens, adjacent to the University of South Florida (host hotel for most USF Sundome functions). There is always plenty to do here: Hard Rock Nightclub at Seminole Casino, nightlife in Ybor City, Museum of Science and Industry, Florida Aquarium, Adventure Island, Lowry Park Zoo, Florida State Fairgrounds. Don't forget professional sporting events (Baseball, Football, Hockey).
Deluxe two room suite with separate sitting and sleeping areas. Includes double vanities, a sofa sleeper, two closets, an ergonomic work space with a swivel tilt chair, oversized desk, speaker phone, and more.
* FROM 75, EXIT 54 WESTBOUND FOWLER; INN IS APPROX 2 1/2 MILES. * FROM 275, EXIT 34 FOWLER EAST; INN IS APPROX 2 MILES.
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A lawyers' ambition... A lawyers' ambition for 2021
A lawyers' ambition for 2021
Now is the time to look back at lessons learned, to think through how we can foster the kind of innovation environment in Europe that can not only solve the current crisis but also better equip the region to address future ones.
2020... What was that? A year that many of us will want to forget; a year we will always remember. It was such a peculiar and challenging year personally and professionally. It was a year when our industry was asked to stand up and be counted. Now is the time to look back at lessons learned, to think through how we can foster the kind of innovation environment in Europe that can not only solve the current crisis but also better equip the region to address future ones. As Europe maps out the landscape for the next five years with its pharma strategy, are we providing the sector with the tools to innovate, deliver for patients and drive our economic recovery?
Writing my goals and objectives a year ago, the coronavirus was a new addition to my vocabulary and I had never heard of Wuhan. None of us could have predicted either the scale of global disruption or that within twelve months our industry would have researched, developed, and started delivering multiple vaccines that offer light at what will still be a long tunnel.
Today, we have two vaccines approved by the European regulators and several others underway. Vaccination strategies are being rolled out in the Member States. By the summer, we should be close to herd immunity and something close to a new "normal".
The last twelve months have pulled public health into focus as never before. Those in the sector can be proud of our collective response – to COVID, but also to maintaining the supply of the myriad of other treatments and diagnostics in the face of the distinct phases of a global lockdown. This industry has had to overcome enormous challenges such as the huge demand surges at the start of the pandemic due to Europe's uncoordinated lockdown implementation and the supply issues that followed from this. We have however overcome these challenges and instrumental for that success was the good collaboration with the European institutions including an open dialogue with the competition authorities in our continued efforts to ensure supply of medicines to the patients who need them.
So how has this contribution played out in the public and political opinion? There has been wide recognition of the role our industry has played in finding a way out from the pandemic. The level of interest in how we discover, develop, test, manufacture and deliver new diagnostics, treatments and vaccines has never been higher. Our members have featured constantly on the news as the vaccines they have developed, have moved through the process. With this unprecedented interest comes a societal demand for transparency and information; on times-scales, price, liability, distribution and safety. And more than ever, public opinion matters, as confidence in COVID-19 vaccines are an essential component to reach societal immunity.
At the political level, against the backdrop of COVID, the new Commission has mapped out its strategic view for the sector for the coming decade. The Pharmaceutical Strategy published on 25 November 2020 presented a great opportunity "to help ensure Europe has the supply of affordable medicines to meet its needs" and to "support the European pharmaceutical industry to ensure that it remains an innovator and world leader".
We had hoped, in particular in view of the lessons learned from the pandemic, that we would see a broad and balanced roadmap, offering a path towards a stronger and more innovative industry, capable of delivering the right health outcomes and of competing on a global stage. What we got is a missed opportunity.
There are good elements in the Strategy. It recognizes the critical importance of incentives in driving research into areas of unmet medical need and includes a series of measures to tackle antimicrobial resistance and proposals for regulatory innovation, as well as a reinforcement of the European health data space with interoperable systems. However, the good elements do not provide a sufficient counterbalance to effects that undermine incentives to invest in Europe and threaten competitiveness. The policy initiatives at this stage do not include the necessary drivers of innovation and will not solve patients' access issues. In fact, opening key pieces of legislation proven to stimulate the development of new diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines risks destabilizing Europe's research ecosystem, accelerating the 25-year loss of cutting-edge research to other regions such as the US and China.
The pharmaceutical industry shares the goal of fast, equitable and sustainable access to treatments and vaccines. Unfortunately, today we see great disparities and delays in access for patients across Europe. This is not acceptable in Europe that has solidarity as one of its core values. The pharmaceutical industry wants to work with all stakeholders to resolve this issue and supports the creation of a High-Level Forum on Access to Innovation.
Lawyers now have an important role to play in translating policy goals into a regulatory and legislative environment including legislative and non-legislative initiatives, that address the societal concerns of access whilst supporting Europe to be a world leader in medical innovation. Our role goes beyond advice on processes and legal instruments.
My ambition for 2021 is to deploy, together with my counterparts in companies, trade associations and lawfirms, our legal skills to be enablers of change towards an innovation friendly environment that adequately addresses patient access to the medicines they need. Considering the devastating impact of COVID-19, it is not enough to be looking to see how we can emerge from the crisis, but we need to re-imagine our collective future based on better patient outcomes, on efficient sustainable healthcare which is at the forefront of medical innovation. Through its key policy initiatives such as the pharmaceutical Strategy, the analysis of the orphan and paediatric regulations, the Trade Strategy, the update of the Industrial Strategy, the creation of the new Public Private Partnerships and the Intellectual Proper Action Plan, the EU has the policy levers to strengthen Europe research and manufacturing eco system as well as enhancing the region's strategic resilience and driving its economic recovery.
Much to do this year. Upwards and onwards we go! Healthy and happy 2021 for everyone with a hopeful future for science and innovation!
Kristine Peers
Kristine Peers is General Counsel at the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA).Kristine...
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The ABCs of pension reform in Canada
The ABCs of pension reform in Canada Needs to be some 'intelligent' debate on plan changes
Saturday, August 15th 2009
Inadequate retirement income is the focus of an upcoming December meeting of federal and provincial finance ministers. It comes on the heels of recommended overhauls of the pension system in Ontario, Nova Scotia, Alberta and British Columbia.
All proposals identified the need to provide Canadians broader access to large well-managed pension funds, especially for those without workplace-sponsored pensions. Between three and five million Canadians are not in employer pensions –or not saving enough.
The private sector is increasingly reluctant to give workers the gold-plated defined-benefit (DB) pension plans that are common in the public sector. But the 2008 crash highlighted the stock market risk defined-contribution (DC) plans place on the shoulders of employees. The same applies to self-managed RRSPs for those with no pensions.
Robert Brown, actuarial science professor at the University of Waterloo, says employers are increasingly reluctant to give workers the guaranteed payouts of traditional DB plans. But he says workers need more than just the hoped for payouts they are getting from DC plans and RRSPs.
The future may be a middle ground: A hybrid DB-DC plan that gives workers an expectation, but not a promise, of future investment returns. One prototype may be the "ABC" plan, a DC target-benefit plan proposed jointly by Alberta and British Columbia.
With the target plan, contributions paid by the employer are based on projected, or targeted, retirement benefits. But the benefits provided to participants at retirement are based on the performance of the investments, so are not guaranteed. In a bad market, the pension that workers have already earned may go down or it may rebound after a good market.
Dean Connor, president of Sun Life Financial Canada, says smaller companies and the self-employed should band together to create a "commingled" pension plan that lowers costs through economies of scale.
However, the ABC proposal is getting flak from union members who prefer the guarantees of traditional DB plans.
The Alberta Federation of Labour commissioned a study by PBI Actuarial Consultants Ltd. of Vancouver, to review the ABC plan. PBI president Tony Williams says DB plans actually offer more efficient models than DC plans and better risk-sharing between employers and employees.
PBI disagrees with the concept of a DC platform that shifts all investment risk to employees. It's not realistic to believe employees who don't currently have pension plans would contribute 6% or 9% of pay to a plan like ABC's.
PBI produced various scenarios for so-called replacement ratios — the ratio of income in retirement to employment income enjoyed just prior to retirement.
Financial planners suggest a 70% replacement ratio is a good rule of thumb, although actuary Malcolm Hamilton at Mercer has argued as little as 50% may be adequate. At the other extreme, Fidelity Investments Canada found 80% or more might be needed for the affluent.
PBI gave the Alberta Federation of Labour 30 scenarios, including, at the extreme end, a low-end replacement ratio of 14%. Public-sector unions in Alberta leapt at the opportunity and trumpeted the low 14% ratio.
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