There are obviously plenty of risks here – being judgemental, using stereotypes, making generalisations. No two children are the same and there are multiple variations in every child's characteristics and circumstances. It's hard to capture the complexity accurately and objectively, but, in order to explore the issues, it's worth a try. Highbury Grove has lots of advantaged students. Typically they are the most positive about the school; they get so much out of it. But, with 70% of students receiving Pupil Premium, arguably, dealing with disadvantage is our core business. Happily, disadvantaged students continue to yield positive RAISEOnline outcomes (Sig+ versus national averages); we're not doing a bad job. Here, I'm not talking about the middle 50% of students; any disadvantage is important but I'm talking about the 20% for whom the gap is a chasm. The differences that exists between students' life experience at the ends of the spectrum is stark. Despite our positive impact on PP students overall, there is a definite correlation between students who find school the most difficult (as evidenced by data on behaviour, engagement and achievement) and the extent of the disadvantages they face.
Well-educated parents; usually but not necessarily university educated; relatively affluent with their own house and a high level of job security. Essentially, money is no object as far as general life and school is concerned. Highly aspirational family providing cultural capital at a high level. Parents always come to parents' evenings and attend the concerts. They access the emails and take an active interest in the school's development, offering constructive, balanced feedback when needed. Child experiences a positive cycle of inputs and outputs – solid reader, high achiever, receives praise/affirmation most days, motivated to succeed, never misbehaves deliberately or arrives late; is studying in order to meet their own goals – i.e. motivation is intrinsic and school has been a positive experience since primary school. Not necessarily a high attainer in every area – but has the confidence to ask for help when needed and turns up to the revision sessions willingly. Parents provide support for learning directly or indirectly by reinforcing routines and expectations at home.
Not passively compliant but accepting of the routines and boundaries of school life; engages in debates/issues – not afraid to voice opinions through an organised group or by raising concerns with teachers/Headteacher. Definitely aiming for university – just a question of which one. Will reference family visits to the theatre/museums or trips abroad in general conversation. Family can make voluntary contributions for full cost of school trips. Has the social and communication skills to be heard when problems arise. Recognises the value of the behaviour and homework systems; works with them with ease; doesn't allow anything to inhibit them in any way. Will recognise a raised eyebrow as a meaningful corrective signal; at worst might be chatting over-enthusiastically. Has a strong social group where relationships are harmonious, age-appropriate and generally mature. Peer influences support learning – they want to go to university and/or secure high status employment; they all know that homework must be done in between their social gatherings. There's a strong tendency for students to associate with other students who share the same aspirations and attitudes to learning. They push each other up; it's an upward spiral of mutual support. When events, activities and opportunities are offered, they hear 'that's something for me' and they step forward. Their advantages give them the tools to seek further advantage.
Low income family: money for everyday items like school shoes can't always be found – at least, it can't be taken for granted; parents are stressed by financial insecurity; holidays are rare and optional trips at school and opportunities are beyond reach if any money is required; optional resources are not an option. Spare kit and uniform or train fares to interviews are problematic. For some, there is no such thing as a spare £5.
Pressurised home circumstances: this can include multiple siblings sharing rooms in over-crowded accommodation; single-parent working long hours, awkward shifts or with young children such that teenage children need to be overly self-reliant or shoulder parental duties; separated parents where there are acrimonious repercussions and persistent tensions; parents with a range of physical and mental health issues including depression and alcoholism; insecure or temporary housing with multiple moves; historical or current domestic violence or abuse – a distressing reality leaving students feeling insecure with negative attitudes to authority figures; family members involved with the criminal justice system making school-level discipline seem trivial; historical or current social care proceedings leaving students feeling deeply insecure, volatile, demotivated. CP neglect concerns are often indicated by poor supervision of personal hygiene, clothing maintenance and personal organisation.
Barriers to home-learning: parents with poor experience of school and/or low literacy; insufficient space or high-noise environment; low level of spoken English presenting barriers for home-school communication and support for homework; low frequency or no internet/computer access inhibiting use of online systems/resources; an absence of a family culture of learning – no role models for reading, studying, sitting quietly engaged in work, succeeding through academic learning.
Negative community/peer influences: students who spend a lot of time outside school in online or real-life communities with no moderating adult influences. The student's self-esteem and immediate motivation stem from the need for peer affirmation for engaging in self-destructive anti-authority behaviours; a harsh social world where kindness and forgiveness are rarely offered but where loyalty to the group is rewarded; where fear of humiliation or of being ostracised is strong; where reporting concerns is regarded as high-risk. More generally, this world is often characterised by a lack of emotional maturity and resilience: minor issues become big dramas; laughing things off or adopting a don't-care attitude to consequences in the school discipline system are well-established defence mechanisms. On the fringes, teenagers get sucked into gangs where all of this operates at another level, way beyond the influence of home or school.
Students who inhabit a world where a combination of these factors operates are significantly disadvantaged compared to the students who live free from these constraints. Very often, you'd never know – because they have developed strategies to cope that work well; their families provide all the emotional support they need and promote the requisite values and attitudes for them to thrive at school despite the disadvantages. Many of our students break the cycle and, for example, become the first person in their family to go to university. Sometimes it is humbling to see just how successful students can be when they also have to cope with significant disadvantages. But, too often, this doesn't happen; the disadvantages conspire against a child's successful passage through their education.
Disadvantage manifests itself in parental attitudes to the school, poor engagement at parents' evenings and low confidence with online communication; it comes through in parents' defensive attitudes, aggressive responses or their difficulty in accepting their child's responsibility for actions that fall outside the boundaries of the behaviour code. It shows in a student's base level of cultural capital – compared to the most advantaged students, there is just so much some students don't know; things that advantaged students absorb and take for granted. The school is often the only place where formal learning will take place, never mind how firm the consequences or how many calls are made.
The gap is a chasm; children may share a community but they live worlds apart – so what do we do?
This is the challenge we face. We are serious about being a school where every child in our community can achieve great things. Ambition for All! That's the spirit of what we're about. We want every student to enjoy academic success and develop deep knowledge across multiple domains; to experience personal development in multiple contexts; to learn the social codes and power of speech that will enable them to succeed in any walk of life; to develop the values and attitudes that will make them good citizens. We want this for ALL of our students. The challenge is to create a curriculum, pastoral system and school ethos that puts every student on that path in an environment where the boundaries are accepted and respected by everyone. As I outlined in a recent post, I see this as a shared responsibility between all schools. Unlike some others, we don't have the option to say 'here's what we offer, take it or leave it'; we serve a community; we are part of a community – and that includes every child in it. What we do has to work for everyone – and that's easier said than done.
Extremely well written to articulate the issues Tom. The latter group can take a disproportionate effort simply as we try to crash into their 'issues' and genuinely help but the cirumstances can make it difficult to have an impact beyond the classroom. Classrooms can offer a way out, a way forward, but whilst we see this, the groups themselves may not. I still think we can genuinley bring hope but it needs us having the hope too and all that goes to support that such as stamina, patience and determination and the ability to articulate to all the children in a way to help them. It is after all the challenge of what many staff came into the job to do -hence always hope.
Thanks for this Tom as ever very honest about your own situation. Pasi Salberg said we cannot think of an equitably school system without an equitable society and whilst I am sure your school (and I hope my own school where I am CoG which has a smiler demographic) is doing its best to make an "oasis of opportunity" the differences in the time out of school, the Bourdieu form of capital which make this only an oasis before some children return to the desert.
The PP does help a little with this but when these same families have ever rising rents, reduced benefits, removed protection from work, zero hours contracts, rising food bills and falling wages then access to the social and cultural capital is very difficult if not impossible.
Thanks so much for this. Those 20% on the other side of the chasm are the reason I chose the fringes of education over the classroom, trying to make sure that school isn't the only place where real measurable education happens. I have to say it's been a battle with British educational culture to try to prove that's even possible. I live in hope that schools will look at creative ways for youth workers to share the burden of being "moderating adult influences". Looking forward to Part 2!
I read this with interest. It's a well written post. I'm wondering if much has changed since the 80s when I was at school.
I know you do think about SEND pupils and their progress, but for them, an additional layer of disadvantage is present when they and their families have to fight so hard to get resources for their child (and that's the 'advantaged group'), that parents are left with rather less energy to support homework, theatre trips and the like. Parents who themselves have SEND, MH or other issues are lost completely in the complexities of dealing with professionals, often patronised and can react with defensiveness and anger (understandably with the way some professionals treat them). It all adds to greater disadvantage for some very vulnerable pupils. A good school (and I'm really looking forward to part 2 of this blog) has to have strong systems to understand and support these pupils too. So many schools can't. That's why our PRUs and SEMH schools are bursting at the seams.
Thanks for adding this perspective. Part 2 is already linked – see what you think.


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PromonTech, a 2018 HousingWire Tech100 winner, recently announced it has integrated its point-of-sale platform, Borrower Wallet, with GSF Mortgage to further improve customer experience. GSF Mortgage Corporation President Chad Jampedro stated the company's mission is to deliver a safe, efficient and smooth transaction to for customers.
PromonTech has integrated its point-of-sale platform, Borrower Wallet, with Optimal Blue in a bid to enhance the customer experience. Now, Borrower Wallet users will be able to review the types of mortgages they qualify for and easily access Optimal Blue's product eligibility and pricing engine.
As lenders navigate the worst quarter for profitability in years, many are looking for ways to enhance their efficiency. PromonTech, a 2018 HousingWire Tech100 winner, recently announced its plan to debut an engine that could possibly do just that.
In her role as chief business architect at PromonTech, Susan Tobin is responsible for defining the business scope and requirements to ensure the development of compliance-driven solutions that solve for the most pressing problems for consumers and lenders. Tobin draws on her expansive knowledge in risk, compliance and operations to guide product development teams through the complexity that exists in lending.
Ted Coleman is head of technology for PromonTech, responsible for identifying places where design and tech innovation can make the biggest impact for PromonTech clients.
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PromonTech's Borrower Wallet is a white label, omni-platform point-of-sale that is designed to help mortgage bankers provide the same customer experience and digital mortgage solutions being offered by mega lenders. The Borrower Wallet is available via web or mobile device, on either a self-serve or assisted basis with loan officer assistance.
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Once Upon a Time Finally Paired Up Captain Hook & Robin Hood—and Sean Maguire Couldn't Be More Excited
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As fans saw in the final moments of last week's Once Upon a Time, a desperate Captain Hook turned to fellow lovelorn Robin Hood to help him discover just what Emma is hiding behind that locked door in her house—and the team-up comes to the absolute delight of one half of Hobin (Rook? This ship name might need some work.), Sean Maguire. The erstwhile Merry Men leader tells E! News that he's looking forward to many, many more adventures with Colin O'Donoghue's Hook.
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"All I can say is I hope we see a lot more of it because Colin's one of my best friends and I love him to death and I think he's a terrific actor," Sean tells us. "So it's a double pleasure to film scenes with him because we just get along so well."
Robin and Hook joining forces is just one example of showrunners Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz's desire to put together characters we haven't often seen work as duos in seasons past, much like Hook's team-up with Henry (Jared Gilmore) in the season premiere. With that in mind, who else might Maguire want his character to team up with next?
"I think I've interacted with everyone at this point, but I haven't had a huge amount to do with Snow and Charming, and I love Ginnie [Goodwin] and Josh [Dallas] so working with them a bit more would be fun," he admits. "But I think in this part of the season, we're [working] as a group, because we've all been brought to Camelot and now we've got to figure out how to get ourselves back and save Emma from being the Dark One. And I've got to figure out my parenting situation. So, there's a lot to be resolved. I think the boys Eddy and Adam have already teased that it's going to get darker before it gets lighter."
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He's not kidding about that parenting situation. With evil Zelena (Rebecca Mader) pregnant with his child after tricking him into sleeping with her (by posing as the wife she'd murdered, no less!), Robin's relationship with Regina (Lana Parilla) is certainly challenged. So, what's a guy to do? "I think it's a complicated situation that doesn't really have a simple solution," Sean says. "I suppose it's reminiscent of anybody that's been in a relationship and has a child with another relationship and how that crosses lines. In this case, it wasn't with an ex-lover. He thought it was an ex-lover, it was actually a mortal enemy. But there's a baby, and the baby still has to be looked after regardless of who made it."
As upstanding a guy as Robin may be, Maguire tells us that there's little love there between his character and Zelena. "Obviously if the baby wasn't there, despite his moral compass, I think he'd be quite glad if she was no longer alive," he says. "She killed his wife, and she killed many of his friends, and she's just pure evil. There doesn't seem to be a great deal of redemption in her worth saving, but we'll have to see how the season plays out."
Looks like a certain former resident of Oz better watch her back once her baby's born.
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Advised a US-group with operations in Belgium in revising the global incentive plan to ensure that it allowed favorable Belgian tax regime to stock options granted to Belgian beneficiaries.
Advised a US group in analyzing the tax, securities law, labour and social security aspects of stock options, restricted stocks and other awards to be granted to Belgian beneficiaries under an omnibus plan.
Our Hong Kong corporate, employment and regulatory practices work closely with our Global EIP practice to advise Hong Kong-based clients on the introduction of a wide range of equity-based compensation plans and other incentive arrangements. In addition to the traditional share option schemes for Hong Kong-listed companies, we advise on the drafting and implementation of innovative employee share purchase plans and performance share plans (restricted stock unit plans) together with the associated employee trust documentation.
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Advising AIA in relation to the drafting and implementation of employee share incentive plans including drafting Employee Stock Purchase Plan and associated trust deed; drafting trust deed for implementation of restricted stock unit (RSU) scheme; advising on employee grant documentation for RSU and option schemes; advising on waivers from Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Advising a bank in relation to the incentive arrangements associated with the integration of its employees in Hong Kong including the co-ordination of the same advice from 9 regional jurisdictions.
Advising Hong Kong Electric on the restructuring of their defined benefit scheme to a defined contribution scheme involving several thousand employees and several billion Hong Kong dollars.
Successfully assisting a client in the mediation of a claim for substantial incentive payments brought by a former employee and advising on the enforceability of post-termination restrictive covenants.
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Our offices in the PRC/Mainland China advise multinational corporations on the implementation of their equity-based compensation plans and other incentive arrangements.
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Retirement has changed. Workforce demographics have become more complex, pensions are rare, people are living longer, and workers are challenging conventional thinking about retirement. Employers are recognizing the need to advance their defined contribution (DC) plans with improved investment solutions, more effective plan designs, and the recognition that the plan's true goal is financial well-being, not just retirement readiness.
Defined contribution plan sponsors are looking for partners that can help them rethink their DC plan along with their changing objectives. We have a team of experts dedicated to all aspects of the DC ecosystem, including investing, research, plan design, and employee well-being and engagement. We invite you to join us in accepting the challenge to reshape the future of retirement.
Head of DC Nate Miles and Head of Strategic Business Segments Fredrik Axsater talk about how people's aspirations for retirement are inspiring new solutions for the future.
Nate Miles, CFA: I think one of the things that I've heard from our clients or that I see at an industry level is that we really haven't made much progress, that innovation takes an incredibly long time in the DC space. And what we've started to recognize about our clients and tried to make them aware is they've actually made some tremendous progress over the past several years. The auto escalation gets you really in the plan, auto enrollment gets them saving more, auto referral into the QDIA, the Qualified Default Investment Alternative, gets them to diversify their assets. And so we really feel like on the accumulation side we know the recipe for success.
If you contrast that with the other side, so the kind of in retirement time period, really don't have any of those automatic features kind of in existence or in play and plan sponsors are starting to think about how they introduce those types of features in the retirement side of the equation for the benefit of their employees.
Another trend that we're seeing that I think falls neatly within this more tailored solution kind of bracket is the move towards ESG. We've done some primary research and we've found that employees are significantly more engaged when their DC plan incorporates ESG solutions. We're thinking through what that means for DC plan options and how to incorporate that in to tomorrow's DC plan menu.
Fredrik Axsater, CFA: I think that retirement is very personal. It affects all of us. I would challenge almost anyone saying this to say that, can't you think of a friend or a colleague, a family member, that hasn't asked these basic questions: How much do I need to save? When can I retire? How much money can I afford to get an income in retirement? And just the complexity that is inherent in answering those basic, important questions. And that's really what we're about. We're trying to solve that challenge and answer that call. That is so important for almost everyone.
If you're like many of our clients, you want to find new approaches to strengthening your employees' financial resiliency. Many employers have taken bold steps to improve DC plans with automation, age-appropriate diversified default investments, and more effective communications.
We're looking at ways to rethink financial well-being, to design and build DC plan improvements, and to improve your employees' confidence in their ability to retire with dignity. We invite you to join us as we answer the call to build financial resiliency for American workers.
We believe retirement is ripe for innovation, from the investments in your plan to the ways you engage with employees. We can tap a broad range of experts to bring the right people, insights, and solutions to the table.
We have diverse capabilities to build investment solutions for your default fund and your core menu and custom solutions designed for your unique employee base.
We partner frequently with plan sponsors and stakeholders such as consultants and academics, to tackle big challenges, to help optimize your plan design, increase employee engagement, and deliver a smooth implementation experience.
We are a proven leader in defined contribution, with more than $114 billion in assets under management* and a 20-year track record of delivering defined contribution solutions.
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We provide a broad range of investment solutions for your plan. We co-launched the original target date fund in the 1990s and we continue to evolve our investment strategies and retirement solutions. Our investment experts can analyze and refine your plan lineup with the goal of meeting your employees' needs and fulfilling your responsibilities.
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Tony Burgess
Tony Burgess has over 40 years of experience in corporate finance in Melbourne, London and New York, and has advised on many major M&A and ECM transactions. Tony was previously Global Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Deutsche Bank AG. In this role he was based in London and was a Member of the Executive Committee for the Global Banking Division. He joined Deutsche Bank in Australia in early 1998 and was Co-Head of Global Corporate Finance, Australia & New Zealand from 1998 to 2004 before relocating to London in 2004.
Tony holds an MBA (with Distinction) from Harvard Business School (1985) and a Bachelor of Commerce (with First Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne (1981).
Tony is a former member of the Takeovers Panel, a member of CPA Australia and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia. He is Chairman of the Foundation for Business and Economics, University of Melbourne, a Governor of the Ian Potter Foundation, a Director of the listed investment company, Diversified United Investment Limited, a Director of Melbourne Business School Limited and a member of the Board of Management of the Melbourne Theatre Company.
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Microneedling, also known as collagen induction therapy or skin needling, is a minimally-invasive skin treatment involving a special device covered in tiny, sterile needles to trigger the production of new collagen and a reduction in common skin problems like the signs of aging or sun damage.
Although this skin rejuvenation technique is quite innovative, it actually has its origins in ancient times. It has been known for centuries that the delivery of controlled skin channels can foster the development of new skin tissue with fewer imperfections. It has only been in recent years that the technique has seen wider use as the method of delivery has been refined.
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In addition to making a great skin rejuvenation treatment in its own right, microneedling works very well with the application of topical products. The outer barrier of your skin sometimes prevents topicals from penetrating very far, limiting their effectiveness. The thousands of micro-openings created by the treatment allow topicals to flow past this outer barrier, greatly amplifying their penetration and effectiveness.
You may make a good candidate for a microneedling treatment if you are dealing with skin problems like scars, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, or other problems. If you are currently dealing with an active breakout or skin infection, you will need to resolve the condition prior to undergoing a session.
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Locke Lord QuickStudy: Healthcare Highlights in the Federal CARES Act
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the latest coronavirus stimulus package, known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the "CARES Act." The President's approval follows around-the-clock bipartisan efforts to pass the legislation earlier in the week.
The CARES Act will provide significant financial relief—a $2 trillion stimulus package—to address the economic and health crisis resulting from the spread of COVID-19. Title III of the CARES Act focuses on supporting America's health care system in the fight against the coronavirus by, among other things, providing substantial financial assistance for providers seeking to cover expenses or reimburse losses due to coronavirus and providing necessary flexibility in the provision of healthcare, such as loosening restrictions related to telemedicine. Below is an overview of the top healthcare highlights from the CARES Act.
$100 Billion Emergency Fund for Providers
Perhaps the most notable healthcare emergency appropriation in the CARES Act is the $100 billion "public health and social services emergency fund" that is available to all types of hospitals and other health care providers, including public health entities, not-for-profit entities, Medicare and Medicaid enrolled suppliers and providers, and other for-profit entities that provide diagnosis, testing or care for persons with (or who might have) COVID-19. Grants will be available to cover coronavirus-related expenses or reimburse lost revenues directly attributable to coronavirus, such as cancelled surgeries or other procedures. Funds will be available for building or construction of temporary structures, retrofitting structures, leasing of properties, purchasing medical supplies and equipment, personal protective equipment, testing supplies and to cover the expense of training, all related to the diagnosis, testing or treatment of COVID-19 .
The CARES Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop an application process for applicants, contemplates a rolling application and process in review, and instructs the Secretary to develop efficient payment mechanisms practicable to provide emergency payment. The Secretary is required to report on expenditures from the fund every sixty days, implying that Congress expects quick action. Monies from the fund may not be spent to reimburse expenses or losses than have been or will reimbursed from other sources. We expect there will be additional guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services to further instruct how to apply for the funds. The fund will be available until it runs out, subject to further appropriation.
Telemedicine / Telehealth
There are a number of telemedicine and telehealth related provisions in the CARES Act that enhance flexibility in access and use of technology to facilitate the provision of healthcare amid the coronavirus outbreak.
First, the CARES Act eliminates a requirement from the first coronavirus stimulus package (specifically, the "Telehealth Services During Certain Emergency Periods Act of 2020") that would have required a qualified provider to have treated a patient within the last three years to use the telehealth expansion authority under Medicare.
Second, high-deductible health plans with Health Savings Accounts may cover telehealth services prior to a patient reaching the deductible.
Third, certain geographic and site restrictions have been eliminated to expand access to treatment during the emergency period. For example, a physician or nurse practitioner may conduct a face-to-face encounter required for recertification of eligibility for hospice care via telehealth. Additionally, a patient receiving home dialysis would not need to have face-to-face assessment to qualify for telehealth services.
Fourth, Federally Qualified Health Centers and rural health clinics are permitted to serve as distant sites that furnish telehealth services to a beneficiary during the coronavirus emergency period with accompanying reimbursement based on payment rates similar to the national average rates for comparable telehealth services under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Fifth, the Federal Communications Commission has been appropriated $200 million to support health care providers in addressing coronavirus by providing telecommunications services, information services, and devices necessary to provide telehealth services during the emergency period.
Sixth, $25 million is available for telemedicine and distance learning grants for rural areas, as well as a separate public health and social services emergency appropriation of $180 million for other telehealth and rural health activities.
Temporary Elimination of Medicare Sequestration
Another key aspect of the CARES Act is that it temporarily suspends Medicare's automatic 2% payment reduction to hospitals and other health care providers, known as sequestration, from May 1 through December 30, 2020 and extend the sequester an additional year to 2030. Adjusting sequestration to exempt Medicare would result in billions of dollars of increased payments to providers and create an immediate economic boost for the health care services industry.
Diagnosis-Related Group Increases for Medicare IPPS Hospitals for COVID-19 Treatment
The CARES Act also increases the payment for inpatient hospital services rendered to patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 by 20%. In other words, hospitals will receive a 20% increase in their Medicare payments for treating a patient with COVID-19 during the emergency period. This add-on payment applies to patients treated at rural and urban inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) hospitals. The increase is exempted from budget neutrality.
Mandated Coverage of COVID-19 Testing and Other Services
The CARES Act provides that any group health plan and health issuer must provide coverage for all COVID-19 testing, without imposing any cost-sharing in the form of deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance, or prior authorization or other medical management requirements for such testing. This mandatory coverage includes any test that the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines appropriate in guidance.
With respect to reimbursement, the group health plan or health insurance issuer must reimburse the provider of the testing as follows: (1) the negotiated rate (if one exists); (2) if there is not a negotiated rate, an amount that equals the cash price for such service as listed by the provider on a public website; or (3) the plan or issuer may negotiate a rate with the provider for less than the cash price. Each provider of a COVID-19 diagnostic test much publicize the cash price for the test on its website or be subject to a civil monetary penalty not to exceed $300 per day that the violation is ongoing.
Additionally, group health plans and health insurance issuers are required to cover any qualifying COVID-19 preventative services such as a service or immunization recommended by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force or CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices with respect to the individual involved.
Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines
The CARES Act removes Medicare Part B's cost-sharing requirements for future COVID-19 vaccine. The CARES Act also requires Medicare Advantage plans to cover the COVID-19 vaccine without cost-sharing.
The CARES Act now allows nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and physician assistants to order home health services for Medicare beneficiaries in an effort to increase beneficiary access to care in the safety of their home.
Changes to Substance Use Treatment Confidentiality Rules in 42 C.F.R. Part 2
The CARES Act incorporates changes to 42 C.F.R. Part 2 regulations governing the disclosure of patient records related to substance abuse disorders. Under this section, patient records related to substance abuse disorder treatment or related activities may be used or disclosed by a covered entity, business associate for purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations as permitted by HIPAA, once prior written consent is obtained. Any information so disclosed may then be re-disclosed in accordance with HIPAA. It is permissible for a patient's prior written consent to be given once for all such future uses or disclosures for purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations until the patient revokes such consent in writing. This change will be welcomed by accountable care organizations and other health care providers that work to coordinate care for persons with substance use disorders.
De-identified substance use disorder records may be disclosed to a public health authority so long as such content meets the standards established under HIPAA for creating de-identified information. Substance use disorder records cannot be used to discriminate against an individual for the admission, access to, or treatment for health care. The CARES Act states that the HITECH Act Breach requirements will apply to substance use disorder records, but this was the case prior to the enactment of the law.
Other Notable Emergency Appropriations
In addition to the $100 billion provider fund, other notable emergency appropriations for healthcare purposes include the following:
$27 billion for various public health initiatives, including countermeasures and vaccines (in addition to the $3.5 billion to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority for the manufacturing, production, and purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics);
$4.3 billion for CDC-wide activities and program support, including grants or agreements with states and local entities to carry out surveillance, epidemiology, laboratory capacity, infection control, and other preparedness and response activities;
$3.5 billion for the Child Care and Development Block grant, which funds may be authorized in part to provide child care assistance to health care sector employees;
$706 million for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to be used in part for vaccine and infectious diseases research facilities;
$250 million for grants through the Hospital Preparedness Program (derived from the $27 billion fund listed above);
$200 million for CMS Program Management, including for necessary expenses of the survey and certification program, prioritizing nursing home facilities in areas with community transmission of coronavirus; and
$900 million for aging and disability services programs.
Your Locke Lord contacts and the authors of this article would be happy to help you navigate the CARES Act and its implications as it relates to the health care industry.
Please visit our COVID-19 Resource Center often for up-to-date information to help you stay informed of the legal issues related to COVID-19.
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New research in the long-running debate regarding the intellectual superiority between canines and felines suggests it is man's best friend that reigns supreme.
Suzana Herculano-Houzel, an Associate Professor of Psychology and Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University, developed a method for accurately measuring the number of neurons in the cerebral cortex of the brain. Neurons are the "little grey cells" that are associated with things like planning, thinking and complex behavior.
The general consensus is that a higher neuron count translates to higher levels of intelligence.
In the study, researchers compared different species of mammals to see how the number of neurons in their brains related to the size of their brains. What they found is that dogs have around 530 million cortical neurons in their brains versus just 250 million for cats (for comparison, humans have around 16 billion).
Herculano-Houzel said she believes the number of neurons an animal has in the cerebral cortex determines the richness of their internal mental state and their ability to predict what is about to happen in their environment based on past experience.
The findings, she said, tell her that dogs have the biological capability of doing much more complex and flexible things with their lives than cats can.
In other words, dogs are smarter than cats.
I'm a cat lover at heart but will be the first to admit that canines are generally more intelligent than felines. The things that you can train a dog to do are pretty incredible. Cats? You're lucky if they respond at all to your voice.
Those interested in learning more are encouraged to check out the results of the study in a paper titled, "Dogs have the most neurons, though not the largest brain: Trade-off between body mass and number of neurons in the cerebral cortex of large carnivoran species" in the open access journal Frontiers in Neuroanatomy.


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The Office's B.J. Novak To Guest Star On The Mindy Project
Published: Dec. 5. 2012 7:14 AM
The last we saw of B.J. Novak on the small screen, his Office character Ryan looked ready to follow Mindy Kaling's Kelly Kapoor to the ends of the earth. While Kaling's departure from the NBC comedy freed her up for a starring role in her own show The Mindy Project, we haven't seen BJ Novak on TV since he left The Office. But come next year, he'll be making an appearance on The Mindy Project.
Novak may not have appeared on The Mindy Project yet, but he's served as a consulting producer for the series, which debuted earlier this fall and follows Kaling's character Mindy, a surgeon trying to balance her work with her social and romantic life. As her dating life plays a key part in the series, there's plenty of room for guest stars. The Office's Ed Helms has appeared more than once as a love interest to Mindy, and according to Vulture, B.J. Novak is on deck to do the same.
Vulture's source says Novak is going to guest star on The Mindy Project early next year, playing Jamie, a potential love interest and "a charming Latin professor who bonds with Mindy over their love of a dead language." Jamie will also reportedly have a friend named Lucy, who is set to be played by Eva Amurri (Californication), who's also known as Susan Sarandon's daughter.
As a fan of the ridiculous and epic Ryan/Kelly saga on The Office, hearing that Novak's going to be on The Mindy Project as a love interest to Mindy is great rules. But given the familiarity of the actors as an on-screen couple in another recently series, the odds that Jamie is "the one" seem slim. Then again, Kelly and Ryan didn't end up together on The Office (yet, anyway - there's still half a season to go before the series wraps up, so there's still technically a chance, whether or not they return to confirm it). Maybe they'll have better luck on Mindy. But from what Vulture says, Ryan will appear in two episodes, so probably not.
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Your guide to Jacob, Illinois assisted living facilities. With so many senior housing options available, how do you know which one is right for your family?
Our Senior Living Advisors live in the Jacob area and can provide you with an insider's view of local communities including pricing information and distinctive features.
Request information online by filling out the form to the rightbelow or call us at 855-363-2002 for a no-cost, in-depth assessment of your senior care needs. Our compassionate advisors can help you find the best Jacob assisted living facilities for your unique needs and budget.
Jacob is also known as: Jacob.
Jacob is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. Jacob is located along a railroad line 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Gorham. Jacob has a post office with ZIP code 62950.
The minimum allowable age of residents is 55, regular occupational therapy by a visiting therapist helps you stay active and engaged, speech therapy is offered via a speech therapist who comes to the community often, residents who need help with medication management can be given reminders and be monitored to make sure they are taking their medications, full tubs are available, respite care is offered, and the community is licensed for 15 residents.
Delicious and nutritious meals are provided to all residents even those with dietary restrictions, physical therapy is handled by the physical therapist that makes regular visits to this property, regular occupational therapy by a visiting therapist helps you stay active and engaged, staff is available help with your blood sugar management, residents who drive will find parking available to them, complimentary transportation is on hand for residents, and respite care is offered.
Nutrient rich meals are provided to residents, a visiting podiatrist helps keep your feet healthy, regular occupational therapy by a visiting therapist helps you stay active and engaged, speech therapy is offered via a speech therapist who comes to the community often, respite care is offered, this community was built in 2006, and the community is licensed for 20 residents.
Physical therapy can be done on-site by a visiting physical therapist, speech therapy is available on-site by a visiting speech therapist, the community is secured for the safety of memory care residents that might be prone to wander, caregivers at Green Tree at Mt. Vernon can address potential disorientation presented by residents, this property administers patient medications, resident parking is available to residents who drive, and full tubs are available.
Appetizing and healthy meals are provided to all residents even those with dietary restrictions, the minimum allowable age of residents is 65, residents can self manage their diabetes, this community provides complimentary transportation, and hospice is an option available at this location.
Appetizing and expertly prepared meals are provided to all residents even those with dietary restrictions, nurses are on staff, a podiatrist visits the community to address any issues related to your feet, caregivers at Villas Of Holly Brook Carterville can address potential disorientation presented by residents, residents who drive will find parking available to them, respite care is offered, and the community is licensed for 100 residents.
The minimum allowable age of residents is 65, nurses are on staff, physical therapy is handled by the physical therapist that makes regular visits to this facility, speech therapy is available on-site by a visiting speech therapist, residents who need help with medication management can be given reminders and be monitored to make sure they are taking their medications, this property provides complimentary transportation, and transportation is available for additional cost.


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Stratford's historical city hall will serve as a backdrop in an upcoming episode of the CBC's Murdoch Mysteries.
Stratford's historical city hall will serve as a backdrop in an upcoming episode of the CBC's Murdoch Mysteries.
For three days next week — Oct. 2-4 — a production crew from Shaftesbury Films, the company responsible for the hit CBC drama, will be shooting in the area of city hall and Market Square.
Between 7 a.m. Tuesday and 11 p.m. Thursday, the nine parallel parking spaces on the north side of Market Place and the six spaces on Downie Street between Albert Street and Brunswick Street will be reserved for crew members and unavailable to the public. The accessible space at the corner of Downie Street and Albert Street will be unaffected.
On Wednesday, between 7 and 9 p.m., there will be intermittent traffic stops on Downie Street between between Albert Street and George Street, and on Wellington Street between Downie Street and St. Patrick Street while filming is underway.
While St. Marys has hosted the show — which just started its 12th season — several times in the past, next week will mark the first time Murdoch Mysteries has been shot in Stratford.


Kazuo was chosen for All Japan along with his twin brother, Masao. He plays as right midfielder. The twins' Skylab techniques contribute to both offence and defence: their "Skylab Twin Shot" together with Jito provides a powerful attack, and they also use their aerial techniques to good effect defensively.


It's been one hell of a year in Gotham City, and it all comes down to this: Batman vs. The Riddler! Gotham City and the Dark Knight will never be the same! Don't miss this special, extra-sized finale of "Zero Year!"


Accessible with a pushchair (no stairs) plenty of inside tables for dining and couches for casual catch ups. Outside seating also available.
Change table located in the disabled toilet.
Toy box and colouring in pencils available on request for entertainment.
Kid friendly menu with Gluten free options.
Bar snacks, Brunch n Lunch, from 5pm onwards Sharing Plates, Mains & Desserts. Gluten free options available.
We often head to Emerson's for coffee catch up with friends who work in the area. It's convenient with the free off street parking and has plenty of space for kids and pushchairs. Emerson's brand new venue opened in July, it is a large and spacious warehouse styled restaurant which offers dining table, booth and couch seating options.
We made ourselves at home on the comfy couches which was a great set up for our lunch time catch up.
The staff were helpful and accommodating which made for a relaxed lunch. The food and coffee was delicious, our go to choice has been the Jerk chicken soft tacos YUM. They also have gluten free options and a kids menu.
Toys and colouring pencils were available on request if you needed something to entertain the kids with. They have two free standing highchairs and a fold down change table with a safety strap which is located in the disabled toilets.
Emerson's Taproom & Restaurant is located within walking distance of the Stadium, Logan Park and Harbour walking tracks so there are plenty of reasons to stop by for a coffee or a bite to eat with the kids.
Even though it is predominately a restaurant and bar, Emerson's is accomodating of kids and is worth the visit to check out the new premises if you already haven't.
We will definitely be back to get our Jerk chicken tacos fix.
Master Benji chilling in his highchair.


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He will now be arraigned on the 63-count Superseding Indictment returned on Jan. 29.
The indictment added 13 violations of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, along with counts of discharging a firearm during those crimes of violence.
• Twenty-five counts of discharge of a firearm during these crimes of violence.
The arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert C. Mitchell.


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Tuning Out Beijing's Six-Party Drumbeat
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Written by Adam Cathcart.
You know things are not going particularly well for China's diplomatic efforts in Pyongyang when a visit by a small second-rank student song-and-dance ensemble from Dalian starts to look like of some kind of breakthrough in relations. But with the DPRK making ever-louder noises about some new-style nuclear deterrent, that is perhaps what Chinese diplomats have been reduced to.
This past January, China's Ambassador in Pyongyang, Liu Hongcai finally reemerged out of whatever bunker or forced vacation he had been hovering about in after the abrupt execution of Jang Song-taek. Accompanied by a dragon-lion dance corps and a small group of tall and swaying erhu and pipa players – Dalian's answer to the Moranbong Band – Ambassador Liu was finally back "in public" (i.e. in front of a camera in a highly-controlled non-Embassy environment) shaking hands and grinning in his ill-fitting suit.
The celebration of Chinese New Year in Pyongyang at least allowed for the Chinese community in the city to again assemble and make a few dumplings for the ennui-rich foreign community, and to raise the spirits of the overseas Chinese who reside permanently in the DPRK. More importantly, the events were also a chance for the Chinese Embassy to stick its metaphorical head above the parapet. The sheer level and target of spite in the official death sentence on Jang Song-taek (selling minerals for cheap to China; basic complaints over long-settled deals at Rason) meant that speculation over the general mood toward Beijing among the supreme leadership was hardly some exercise in divination. The Kim regime was in some kind of rage, and Jang's association with Chinese business interests was tied in explicitly to the bloody narrative.
February was another bad month for bilateral ties – overt controversy over rocket launches by the DPRK, and a statement by Foreign Minister Wang Yi about "red lines" for Korea could in no way be considered positive developments. Moreover, the release of a massive Commission of Inquiry Report on Human Rights in the DPRK implicated the two communist powers in ways that made the Chinese state exquisitely uncomfortable and which virtually necessitated using up more than a few chips of political capital at the United Nations to block the prospect of investigations from extending into China.
If you missed Wu Dawei's five-day visit to Pyongyang from March 17-21 you're not alone. Neither the North Korean nor the Chinese media gave it more than a few seconds of coverage, and journalists elsewhere tended to follow suit. A North Korean hired by the Associated Press managed to snap a photograph of Wu hustling down what appeared to be an alleyway, clad in black and wearing sunglasses reminiscent of a certain cult film series featuring Keanu Reeves.
But what do we know about what Wu Dawei saw and did in Pyongyang? The MFA spokesperson in Beijing was particularly coy, speaking on 19 March like his trip was already over, and that Wu's goal in Pyongyang was to speed up the reconvening of the Six-Party Talks (which, neatly, have now been dead for almost five years). If his August 2013 trip to Pyongyang was any barometer, we might have expected Wu to meet again with Kim Kye-gwan, his counterpart for North Korean negotiations over nuclear diplomacy.
Wu then turned up, still in Pyongyang, on 20 March, spending his only publicly-disclosed face time with anyone of significance. His meeting was with Kim Yong-dae, a vice-chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly and the chairman of the Korean Social Democratic Party. The KSDP is one of the handful of small and vestigial parties under the thumb of the Workers' Party that allow North Korea to claim that it is not entirely a one-party state. Imagine, if you will, a North Korean envoy having his highest-level meeting in Beijing not with a member of the CCP, but instead the CCP-affiliated Guomindang: The message would, I think, be unmistakable. When your interlocutor in Pyongyang is the same guy they send to deal with the crucifix-bearing contagion of American evangelical Christians, you're not doing very well.
Perhaps, one might argue, Wu was up to big things behind the scenes. That is certainly possible. However, the North Korean media outdid their Xinhua counterparts in terms of transparency (this happens more often than might be expected) and reported on 19 March that Wu Dawei and his small delegation blew half a day visiting the Mirim Riding Club, Kim Jong-un's distant suburban equestrian paradise, and a new shooting facility. Perhaps this was just pro forma activity expected of any foreign delegation, who are expected to coo over how much money Kim Jong-un is funneling into non-nuclear parks and recreation in Pyongyang. But Wu's visit to Kim Jong-un's quixotic people's pleasure palace was also potentially embarrassing information which the CCP did not want working its way into Weibo.
North Korea sent much heavier and unmistakable signals of disdain toward China on the last two days of Wu's visit via a number of rocket launches. These were the type of test which Chinese media outlets had expressly condemned just one week prior.
On either side of the Wu visit, various arms of the North Korean government have pointedly made noise about heightening the country's nuclear deterrent — the National Defense Commission having done so on 15 March, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 30 March. In the best case scenario, Wu Dawei's visit may have succeeded in briefing North Korean counterparts about American intentions, and he may even have re-opened the door for a few profitable Chinese mining interests in North Korea. But in no way can Chinese diplomacy be interpreted as slowing North Korea's drive for further nuclear capabilities. Under these circumstances, maybe exquisitely limited cultural exchange with the DPRK is all that the Chinese Communist Party can really expect.
Adam Cathcart is Lecturer in Chinese history at the University of Leeds. Adam is chief editor of Sino-NK, tweets @adamcathcart and is a CPI Blog Regular Contributor.
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Q: Where can I find the official rule for multi-line expressions? Consider this simple exercise:

$$1+1+11+1+1 = 15\tag{A}$$

But what if it were  a very long expression? Let's assume  that it is, then

$$\begin{equation*}
\begin{split}
1+1+\; & \\
11+1+1 &= 15
\end{split}
\end{equation*}\tag{B}$$

would still be valid.
But would

$$\begin{equation*}
\begin{split}
1+1+1\; & \\
1+1+1 &= 15
\end{split}
\end{equation*}\tag{C}$$

(where the $11$ is split between lines) be valid too? I'm sure it won't be, but I need the official place to look it up.
My question is: where can I find the right/official(!) way to split a long algebra drill?

A: There's no "official" rulebook for how to write mathematics. Arguably, anything is fine as long it is

*

*already commonly accepted, or

*sufficiently clear from context, or

*explained by the author beforehand

but in any situation, it would be advisable not to do anything that would surprise your readers too much (e.g., using the symbol $\large \texttt6$ for a variable). Your case $\text{C}$ falls into this category: you could explain in a sentence leading up to the expression how it should be read, but it is so counter-intuitive that it's just not a good choice.
The only situation I'd consider it acceptable to break a number across lines (and it would still require explanation by the author beforehand) is if the number itself is too big to fit, e.g., the single, $151$-digit number
$$1237401579137502793502395782034957203475028  4235284352903232356235823952538 2{\;\small\ddots}\\35723572355 235973475 32823576235803122435723459423284359734580233597200923214\;\;\;$$
The notation with the $\small\ddots$ is what I've seen in this (rare) situation. Mathematica uses it:

A: Option C is not valid, from either a human or computer viewpoint. A computer might interpret the linebreak as tacit multiplication, in which case we have $1 + 1 + 1 \times 1 + 1 + 1 = 5$, not 15. Or an error message, or other behaviors I can't even predict. Parsers may ignore or conflate certain kinds of whitespace, but to my knowledge no parser is designed to understand a numeric literal broken across lines. Note that this is not the same thing as line wrapping, in which the numeric literal may be displayed as starting on one line and continuing in the next even though there is no spacing character in the numeric literal.
Humans are even more unpredictable than computers. I would interpret the first line as $1 + 1 + 1 = 3$, so on the next line I would be confused to find $1 + 1 + 1 = 15$.
At least Option B makes it clear that the operations are to be continued across the linebreak. We could quibble over the placement of the second plus sign, but even contrarians would understand what you mean even if they pretend not to.
To my knowledge, there are no official rules, though maybe there are some math journals that have their own rules on this sort of thing. But that's why you show a paper to someone else to make sure it makes sense and it looks good.

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