We wanted to dedicate this article to the thermal theory of diseases. To begin with we will explain what it is, as well as how this theory explains what is the root of diseases and how we can apply their benefits to have a healthier life.
What is Thermal theory of disease?
What causes this abdominal heat?
Where does the body send the excess toxins?
How to avoid Internal fever?
This theory, given the interpretation by Dr. Achara and naturopath Lazaeta Omar Deniz, states that disease does not actually exist and that there are accumulations of waste in the body which produce a series of diverse events to which the doctors called and classified under various names as diabetes, kidney stones, indigestion, rash, headaches, dermatitis, etc. . The theory explains that the diseases and ailments are a result of what is termed as "internal fever" which is produced in the abdominal area, where food is processed and blood accumulates in the process of elimination, which is why inflamed tissues are producing a kind of heat when you rub in the process of assimilation of food.
Abdomen is the area where food could be fermented to produce gases, acids and alcohol. This happens many times, say, in parameters that might be considered normal, however, when there is abused diet consuming certain foods or those that hinder rather than promote the vital functions of digestion, these parameters rise really causing severe disruption whole organism. A diet, for example, containing too many saturated fats, refined sugars, flours and processed products, proteins, etc. is one of the most common cause for the obstruction of the digestive work of the stomach, which really has to make considerable efforts to eliminate that harm the body and causes an imbalance. This great effort makes the stomach increase in heat (fever) as well as the digestion is slow and very heavy, can take even more than seven hours. If while the stomach is working hard, it is time for lunch and again one goes and sits down to eat another heavy meal, if you continue to add more fat and processed products even when the stomach ends of debris of food before, it will build up a series of toxic wastes in the body, besides the stomach will not to be doing a great effort, not even the time to process and remove as soon as consumed, occurs and that the food reaches down into the stomach. This heat, combined with the putrefaction of food, provides stomach a very suitable environment for the incubation of bacteria, parasites and bacteria of a series of innumerable aches, and pains, especially infections. The constant heat of the stomach is called internal fever, causing further weakening and tearing of tissues and membranes that cover the bodies. Being stomach unable to all contain toxins, the body seeks to accommodate the waste that has not been eliminated.
This is very variable, in each individual depends on the bodily constitution, genetics and heredity and the level of activity and tension. The body always seeks the most weakened to send the toxic there, and it does so wisely, to protect the organs and systems that work well. For example, if someone has had a lot of mental stress due to work or study, its weakness will be the head or eyes. If someone has been walking a lot or has been long standing, feet are weak. Someone very sedentary that remains seated long will have weakest point in the intestines or back. If we talk about genetics, heredity might have marked weaknesses, and that is why it is said that presents a "predisposition" to certain diseases because gases, acid and toxins accumulated in the body and more of these items will soon become an arthritis, colitis, diabetes, kidney problems, poor hearing or ear problems, inflammations, infections, gout, hepatitis, diverticulitis, dermatitis, psiorasis, etc., diseases which have their root in the same cause: an internal fever.
Lowering the level of heat in the stomach is only achieved by changing the environment of the stomach, to avoid an environment for germs that need moisture, warmth and nourishment. Certainly we cannot remove the moisture from food or stomach, but we can take heat. The main cause of heat in the stomach is due to eating habits, the lack of food consumption in the diet and lack of waste disposal in the body. A detoxification treatment is always recommended for any body who is not accustomed to a diet rich in fiber, mixed vegetables, fresh fruit and plenty of pure water. If you have any disease, try vegetarian diet, we suggest a week to try not to eat anything but fruits and vegetables, sprouted seeds (walnuts, almonds, etc) and water. You will feel by yourself the magnificent results of this cleansing diet.
That's so interesting, and I wonder what the correlation is in Ayurvedic or Chinese medicine. I'm sure that both of these ancient, wise systems of medicine of some way of explaining this very condition, and it would be interesting to see how both of them interpreted this.


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Sonia Irvine, from Grands Prix to philanthropy
Amber Lounge / Portrait of Sonia Irvine, founder of Amber Lounge
For about twenty years now, Sonia Irvine has been organising Amber Lounge parties: well-known events that celebrate the Monaco Grand Prix and raise funds for charities. Sister of the famous Northern Irish Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine, she spoke to Monaco Tribune about her family values, the secrets behind her success, and how she went from a career in gerontology at a London hospital to becoming a physiotherapist working on the Formula 1 racetracks. The key? Working hard and never giving up!
During the 90s, her brother used to drive a Ferrari here, slaloming around the Monegasque circuit at impressive speeds. Now, at the wheel of her small electric Twizy, Sonia Irvine drives around these same streets, "her little village", where she chose to settle twenty years ago. "I really appreciate the Monegasque community. Here, it is possible to be yourself".
A way of life that reminds her of her childhood spent in a small town in the heart of the Northern Irish countryside, Conlig, east of Belfast. "I am definitely not a city girl… Urban life is not for me, I need to be in nature and see the sea everyday". She sometimes misses certain aspects of her childhood, from the friendliness of the Northern Irish to the typical habit of "leaving your car keys under the mat".
Motor racing, a family passion
"My brother and I had an amazing upbringing," recalls Sonia Irvine, reminiscing about the strong sense of freedom that marked her early years and the value of hard work instilled in her by her parents, "not expecting to get what we wanted on a silver platter". "We were not given our pocket money, we had to earn it and we learnt very early on that no task was ever too menial to do".
During the holidays, we used to go to the Silverstone Grand Prix, in England, in our motor-home
>> READ ALSO: Paula Farquharson, keeping Grace Kelly's Irish roots alive in Monaco
Their mother did small jobs, from selling vegetables in a shop to taking care of the elderly, even cooking meals that Sonia Irvine would then deliver to them. Her father was passionate about motor racing and owned a second-hand car dealership.
"During the holidays, we used to go to the Silverstone Grand Prix, in England, in our motor-home. As children, we were able to watch the race from the trees or fences we had climbed up. These were fantastic family moments!"
From the NHS to Formula 1
After graduating in physiotherapy, Sonia Irvine began her career working in British hospitals, first in Newcastle and then in London, where she opened her own sports clinic, whilst still working as a physiotherapist in a gerontology unit with the NHS. "It was a real challenge to help people who had suffered from a stroke, for example, and to give them their mobility back," she explains. "It was a very satisfying job to make such a massive difference to their lives."
A few years later, she joined the world of Formula 1, a sport that had been such a huge part of her life whilst growing up. She joined the field working as a physiotherapist, alongside her brother, who had gone on to become a racing driver. Their parents joined them for every Grand Prix in Europe. "Once we left the circuit, we met them in the motor-home to spend time with them over a cup of coffee", she recalls.
In the early 2000s, Sonia Irvine's career took another unexpected turn, as she began to organise events and society parties. She put together one particularly enjoyable event, giving Formula 1 drivers the chance to relax and have fun away from the cameras and the media.
Unsure what name to give it, she toyed between using the words amber or carbon in the title, before finally going with "Amber Lounge". "The first edition left me with an unforgettable memory: I remember standing from a balcony looking at the spectacular masses of cars dropping guests off at the event." Every year, the Amber Lounge welcomes a thousand people, including drivers, celebrities and members of high society.
When you can, you give back
Supporting charity organisations
In 2006, Sonia Irvine launched the Amber Lounge fashion show in Monaco "to provide the media with an activity" that would involve them in celebrations that had previously been entirely private. As part of this event, annual auctions have raised funds and awareness for charity organisations such as the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the Race Against Dementia charity created by former driver Sir Jackie Stewart.
A memory that still moves the CEO of Amber Lounge, since her mother has been suffering for several years with Alzheimer's: "a disease about which little is known and which remains, for the moment, without any cure".
This year, Sonia Irvine hopes to raise as much money as possible for the British charity Caudwell Children that helps disabled kids. "When you can, you give back," she concludes".
To participate in this year's auction, visit Caudwell Children
>> READ ALSO: Monaco Grand Prix: traditional charity auction to help disabled children
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import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import CodeMirror from 'codemirror';
import styled from 'styled-components/macro';
import tw from 'twin.macro';
import modes from '@/modes';

require('codemirror/lib/codemirror.css');
require('codemirror/theme/ayu-mirage.css');
require('codemirror/addon/edit/closebrackets');
require('codemirror/addon/edit/closetag');
require('codemirror/addon/edit/matchbrackets');
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require('codemirror/addon/edit/trailingspace');
require('codemirror/addon/fold/foldcode');
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require('codemirror/addon/fold/brace-fold');
require('codemirror/addon/fold/comment-fold');
require('codemirror/addon/fold/indent-fold');
require('codemirror/addon/fold/markdown-fold');
require('codemirror/addon/fold/xml-fold');
require('codemirror/addon/hint/css-hint');
require('codemirror/addon/hint/html-hint');
require('codemirror/addon/hint/javascript-hint');
require('codemirror/addon/hint/show-hint.css');
require('codemirror/addon/hint/show-hint');
require('codemirror/addon/hint/sql-hint');
require('codemirror/addon/hint/xml-hint');
require('codemirror/addon/mode/simple');
require('codemirror/addon/dialog/dialog.css');
require('codemirror/addon/dialog/dialog');
require('codemirror/addon/scroll/annotatescrollbar');
require('codemirror/addon/scroll/scrollpastend');
require('codemirror/addon/scroll/simplescrollbars.css');
require('codemirror/addon/scroll/simplescrollbars');
require('codemirror/addon/search/jump-to-line');
require('codemirror/addon/search/match-highlighter');
require('codemirror/addon/search/matchesonscrollbar.css');
require('codemirror/addon/search/matchesonscrollbar');
require('codemirror/addon/search/search');
require('codemirror/addon/search/searchcursor');

require('codemirror/mode/brainfuck/brainfuck');
require('codemirror/mode/clike/clike');
require('codemirror/mode/css/css');
require('codemirror/mode/dart/dart');
require('codemirror/mode/diff/diff');
require('codemirror/mode/dockerfile/dockerfile');
require('codemirror/mode/erlang/erlang');
require('codemirror/mode/gfm/gfm');
require('codemirror/mode/go/go');
require('codemirror/mode/handlebars/handlebars');
require('codemirror/mode/htmlembedded/htmlembedded');
require('codemirror/mode/htmlmixed/htmlmixed');
require('codemirror/mode/http/http');
require('codemirror/mode/javascript/javascript');
require('codemirror/mode/jsx/jsx');
require('codemirror/mode/julia/julia');
require('codemirror/mode/lua/lua');
require('codemirror/mode/markdown/markdown');
require('codemirror/mode/nginx/nginx');
require('codemirror/mode/perl/perl');
require('codemirror/mode/php/php');
require('codemirror/mode/properties/properties');
require('codemirror/mode/protobuf/protobuf');
require('codemirror/mode/pug/pug');
require('codemirror/mode/python/python');
require('codemirror/mode/rpm/rpm');
require('codemirror/mode/ruby/ruby');
require('codemirror/mode/rust/rust');
require('codemirror/mode/sass/sass');
require('codemirror/mode/shell/shell');
require('codemirror/mode/smarty/smarty');
require('codemirror/mode/sql/sql');
require('codemirror/mode/swift/swift');
require('codemirror/mode/toml/toml');
require('codemirror/mode/twig/twig');
require('codemirror/mode/vue/vue');
require('codemirror/mode/xml/xml');
require('codemirror/mode/yaml/yaml');

const EditorContainer = styled.div`
    min-height: 16rem;
    height: calc(100vh - 20rem);
    ${tw`relative`};

    > div {
        ${tw`rounded h-full`};
    }

    .CodeMirror {
        font-size: 12px;
        line-height: 1.375rem;
    }

    .CodeMirror-linenumber {
        padding: 1px 12px 0 12px !important;
    }

    .CodeMirror-foldmarker {
        color: #cbccc6;
        text-shadow: none;
        margin-left: 0.25rem;
        margin-right: 0.25rem;
    }
`;

export interface Props {
    style?: React.CSSProperties;
    initialContent?: string;
    mode: string;
    filename?: string;
    onModeChanged: (mode: string) => void;
    fetchContent: (callback: () => Promise<string>) => void;
    onContentSaved: () => void;
}

const findModeByFilename = (filename: string) => {
    for (let i = 0; i < modes.length; i++) {
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        if (info.file && info.file.test(filename)) {
            return info;
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    const dot = filename.lastIndexOf('.');
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    if (ext) {
        for (let i = 0; i < modes.length; i++) {
            const info = modes[i];
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                for (let j = 0; j < info.ext.length; j++) {
                    if (info.ext[j] === ext) {
                        return info;
                    }
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            }
        }
    }

    return undefined;
};

export default ({ style, initialContent, filename, mode, fetchContent, onContentSaved, onModeChanged }: Props) => {
    const [editor, setEditor] = useState<CodeMirror.Editor>();

    const ref = useCallback((node) => {
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        const e = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(node, {
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            theme: 'ayu-mirage',
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            smartIndent: true,
            tabSize: 4,
            indentWithTabs: false,
            lineWrapping: true,
            lineNumbers: true,
            foldGutter: true,
            fixedGutter: true,
            scrollbarStyle: 'overlay',
            coverGutterNextToScrollbar: false,
            readOnly: false,
            showCursorWhenSelecting: false,
            autofocus: false,
            spellcheck: true,
            autocorrect: false,
            autocapitalize: false,
            lint: false,
            // @ts-expect-error this property is actually used, the d.ts file for CodeMirror is incorrect.
            autoCloseBrackets: true,
            matchBrackets: true,
            gutters: ['CodeMirror-linenumbers', 'CodeMirror-foldgutter'],
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        setEditor(e);
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    useEffect(() => {
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        onModeChanged(findModeByFilename(filename)?.mime || 'text/plain');
    }, [filename]);

    useEffect(() => {
        editor && editor.setOption('mode', mode);
    }, [editor, mode]);

    useEffect(() => {
        editor && editor.setValue(initialContent || '');
    }, [editor, initialContent]);

    useEffect(() => {
        if (!editor) {
            fetchContent(() => Promise.reject(new Error('no editor session has been configured')));
            return;
        }

        editor.addKeyMap({
            'Ctrl-S': () => onContentSaved(),
            'Cmd-S': () => onContentSaved(),
        });

        fetchContent(() => Promise.resolve(editor.getValue()));
    }, [editor, fetchContent, onContentSaved]);

    return (
        <EditorContainer style={style}>
            <textarea ref={ref} />
        </EditorContainer>
    );
};

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If anybody watched channel ten when video hits was on you would have noticed a mad commerical of dreamworld. The commerical has allt he main rides int he commerical and then at the end it advertises the claw showing the ride and saying it opens i think the 12th Spetember. Really good commercial be sure to catch it again.
Multi-grips, Why not just post that here?
I saw the ad tonight, why did they show the Mondial Revolution in the commercial.... Very Strange!


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Agiliance Aims for Complete Risk Management
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Agiliance is releasing a new version of its governance, risk and compliance management product with the aim of delivering an end-to-end IT risk management tool.
Agiliance IT-GRC version 3.0, rolled out Nov. 6, includes a number of enhancements designed to enable enterprises to address changes in their risk profile as their underlying IT infrastructure, processes, applications and users change.
Armed with the Enterprise Risk Management module, organizations can create model risk scenarios that encompass operational and financial risks, by combining opinions from employees via Web-based surveys and workshops with automated IT risk data from underlying infrastructure, company officials said.
In this way, Agiliance IT-GRC 3.0 offers the holistic view needed to implement an effective risk management program, said Patrick Kerans, vice president of marketing at Agiliance, based in San Jose, Calif.
The product leverages what the company calls key risk indicators, which change automatically as the IT infrastructure, processes, applications and users associated with them change. When a scanner identifies a vulnerability, risk increases; as it is fixed and the ticket is closed, risk decreases, company officials said.
"Were able to provide a dashboard that incorporates key risk indicators," Kerans said. "The end users are in a position to choose those that matter most to them, and using those were able to tie those key risk indicators … into the operational information coming from the assets and the changes that are going on with respect to those assets. So that provides management with this top down view into their risk position both with respect to compliance as well as general business risk associated with IT infrastructure."
Other enhancements include a customizable workflow that ensures identified risks are tracked through their life cycle from known to mitigated risks and the ability to map regulations to standard controls to policies, best practices and other content.
Marc Othersen, an analyst with Forrester Research, said the product can model traditional and non-traditional elements of IT environments from technology assets to information assets and operational processes.
"A critical success factor for building a sustainable IT compliance program is to clearly understand where controls should be applied within the IT environment," he said.
"Most regulatory sources that govern IT require a combination of technology and operational controls to fully achieve compliance. The Agiliance solution has the capability to test both types of controls through direct data feeds from technologies and manual data collection surveys. This positions their solution well ahead of technology-only compliance tools when building sustainable IT compliance programs."
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Home News Harland and Wolff Asbestos Disease Claims to Hit £150m
Harland and Wolff Asbestos Disease Claims to Hit £150m
Some £150m in compensation is expected to be paid to former Harland and Wolff workers who contracted asbestos-related diseases while working at the shipyard. More than 2,000 people have been already been paid compensation.
Asbestos was a widely-used insulation material in shipbuilding until the 1970s. Many workers contracted asbestos-related diseases after they were exposed to its fibres.
The legacy of the once government-owned Belfast shipyard is still causing misery for thousands of former workers. To date more than 2,000 former workers, relatives and contractors who worked in the yard before it was privatised in 1989 have successfully claimed for compensation at a cost of £60m. That is an average of £30,000 each.
Billy Graham from east Belfast, who worked in ship repair in the yard for 20 years, is one of the former workers who was awarded compensation. He said: "We were told nothing about asbestosis. When you were working with old boilers, there was an asbestos ring around them, and we just pulled them off and the dust was flying everywhere.
Eddie Harvey's wife died aged 65 after inhaling asbestos fibres from his work clothes
"It's a big shock when you are told you have a mild form of asbestosis. It does not get any better. It affects you that you can't walk. You can't do certain things. You can't play with the grandkids the way you used to. You are just beat." The former employees are suffering from a range of diseases including asbestosis, mesothelioma, pleural plaques and lung cancer.
It is not just shipyard workers who were affected. In some cases there was "secondary contamination" – where people close to those working in the yard contracted an asbestos-related disease. East Belfast man Eddie Harvey worked in the yard for 20 years. His wife Margaret died in December 2008, aged 65, from fibres she breathed in while washing his work clothes. "I lost my wife to it, through washing my clothes.
She couldn't breathe in the end. She was in and out of hospital for three years and tried to fight it. She went from being 12 stone to a frail old woman of maybe five stone. Anyone who has it, make no mistake, they should go and claim because the government says the money is there. Don't be afraid to. The government is not going to give you money if you are not entitled to it."
Mr Harvey urged anyone who has been affected by asbestos in the shipyard to claim against the Stormont Executive.
The Department of Enterprise (DETI) at Stormont estimates it will pay out another £89m for claims by people who have yet to be diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases.
It expects the claims to continue up until 2040 – some 50 years after the government sold the shipyard into private ownership.
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Origin Agritech to cancel second phase of sale of commercial seed business
Origin Agritech announced that the company received the asset sale proceeds of RMB24.14M from the first closing of the asset sale transaction from Beijing Shihui Agricultural Development Co. "The company has reviewed the Second Closing and believes that it is in the best interest of the company, at this time, to cancel the Second Closing. With the cancellation of the Second Closing, the company will continue to own the seed processing plant in Zhengzhou, the distribution business of Beijing Origin and the Beijing headquarters building. The distribution business of Beijing Origin represented over 70% of total corn seed revenue during 2017 planting season. The company believes that the assets to be retained are more valuable to the company at this time partly because they can generate significant cash flow and potentially can result in meaningful earnings for the company. More importantly, the company believes that the potential for the GMO technologies to be commercialized in China has increased recently. If the GMO technologies can be commercialized by 2020, as suggested by an announced plan from the Chinese government, the combined assets of the company's GMO technologies and distribution business could prove of significant value to the shareholders," Origin Agritech stated.


Reader and writer of the extraordinary.
Margus, the Darak Or, is human, born beyond this realm. When his world's sun loses its life-giving properties, everything is plunged into gloom and horror. Nothing grows and survivors turn on each other to eat, degenerating eventually into mindless creatures. He survives by reaching for immortality, but loses his sanity.
With all hope lost and no means of ever restoring what was once a wholesome way of life, boredom and a desire to avenge himself on those who know the light, has him collecting souls from the miserable creatures populating his world. Finally he has an army, and he has every intention of using each 'soldier'.
Despite the darkness in his soul, Margus desires a world with a benign sun and will do anything to secure it. Valaris is the prize.
As a character, Margus is the worst of the worst. He has no conscience and nothing in all realms will sway him, and yet, as we discover his past and the horror that befell him, an odd sort of compassion for this son of darkness will be yours.
Is empathy enough, though, to overlook the slaughter of so many?
Wish I had coins with the Lore Dragon on it!
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INFINITY! Infinity, the blue-skinned dara-witch who forms part of the title for THE INFINITY MANTLE, has no conscience. The only person she ever cares for is her son Drasso, and his demise at Taranis' hand on Valaris sets her on a path to vengeance. It doesn't occur to her that Drasso needed to be stopped, just as it will never occur to her that she cannot be allowed to reach her goal. As darak fallen, she is blinkered.
She finds the Arcana of legend – a legendary tale of a race so evil that to allow them in is to submit eternally to darkness and chaos – beyond a Rift and thereby disproves the legend. The Arcana are real, and they are as terrifying as the tales tell.
Infinity promises to deliver to the Arcana Vannis of Valaris. Her machinations has uncovered that Vannis lives still despite millennia of absence, and Vannis, if ever there was one who knew of hate and revenge, utterly abhors humankind. He is the kind of man she can use. Valaris, a human world, will suffer not only under the Arcana, but also when Vannis is freed from his tomb.
To that end, she devises a game. Yes, a game. Her version of cosmic chess. She is the Queen, the Arcana her pawns, Vannis her Knight … oh, indeed, she will play to win. Her game will unleash Vannis and then the endgame will see her victorious.
Nothing exists in a vacuum. What this statement means has little to do with the likelihood of life in an airless space. It means all is connected, that function results from mutual reliance.
The bigger something is, the more unwieldy. Careful planning is able to circumvent.
The pilings are undermined. Whoever built this structure intended failure.
Be prepared, generals of every persuasion, to include neutral territory in the field of confrontation. For negotiation without fear, for gatherings under a white flag, to bring the dead and wounded, and to breathe in. Ensure all parties agree and respect it.
Put on your armour, soldier!
Yes, seeing our stories in actual book form is ever inspiring!
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GLINT is of the Sagorin, a green-skinned giant with a heart of gold. The Sagorin have a long history, which includes losing everything, even to the point of abandoning their homeworld. Glint's heart is almost broken when Valarians begin dying; he sees parallels in the annihilation of Valaris to what happened to his people and world and does all in his power to aid them.
This man is a gentle giant, compassionate, easy-going and liberal-minded, but in battle he gives no quarter.
As a character he portrays the best in all of us.
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Noshing through the aisles of a 'natural' products expo
Mary MacVean Los Angeles Times
ANAHEIM, Calif. — After tasting our way, along with 70,000 other people, through aisles and aisles — more than 2,700 companies had booths — at the massive Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim recently, we were stuffed and we were enlightened.
If you wanted the "perfect" product, you might mix turmeric, chocolate, chia and more chia and some ancient grains, add in some jerky, flavor the whole mess with sriracha and put it in a clever to-go pouch. And don't forget to make sure it's gluten-free, Paleo-friendly and made from non-GMO ingredients that are all high in antioxidants and improve the planet — or at least save a rainforest or two.
But you might not want to call your perfect product "natural."
Kim Richman, a lawyer who spoke at a seminar during the expo, called "all natural" labels "a lightning rod" that can lead to costly and time-consuming lawsuits no matter what's in the package. That's in part because there's no federal definition for that tantalizing word "natural." (Companies could include more than a dozen other claims on their products, some of which are clearly defined, including "organic" and "good source of fiber.")
Here's a list of some of the items that caught our attention (some of which were introduced at the show but are not yet in stores):
Roasted broad beans in four flavors, including the ubiquitous sriracha, from a company called Enlightened, were among many alternatives to conventional chips. The beans, sold in 100-calorie packs, are deliciously crunchy and contain 7 grams of protein. Biena Foods introduced a similar product, roasted chickpeas; Simply 7 had chips made from garbanzo beans, lentils and quinoa; and we could eat our way through a lot of Ziggy Marley Organics' roasted hemp seeds.
Several companies extolled the virtues of grass-fed beef. Among them was Mighty Bar, made from organic Australian grass-fed beef in two flavors (apple and bacon or cranberry and sunflower seed). The bars are a bit less difficult on the teeth than jerky and more wholesome than lots of beef sticks.
Other companies — Krave, Country Archer and Golden Island — displayed sriracha-flavored jerkies. "Anything we bring in that is flavored with sriracha flies off the shelf," said Rachel Shemirani, the marketing manager of Barons Market, a natural grocer with several Southern California stores.
The young people behind the San Francisco-based company Kooee, including one who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for his honeymoon, looked at what they wanted to eat during their outdoor adventures and came up with a product that's distinguished by its packaging. In one section of the flat, two-chambered bag is jerky; in the other, trail mix. You can eat them separately or together.
Shaina Zaidi played basketball at UCLA and later abroad, and she wasn't fond of conventional electrolyte drinks. So her dad came up with an alternative. That drink, Tu Me, has become a family business. It was among many products at the show containing turmeric, an orange root also often used in curries and praised for many healthful properties. Kor Shots contain turmeric, coconut water and lemon juice in a 1.7-ounce bottle; Navitas Naturals showed almonds flavored with turmeric and tamari, and Temple Turmeric has 11 turmeric beverages.
We also spotted powdered drinks made with mushrooms, which maker Four Sigma Foods calls "the ultimate superfood," and enough coconut water to float Disneyland.
More than a third of the products at the show claimed to be gluten-free, according to organizers. Many of the new products are more healthful and taste better than those on the market just a few years ago. Among them was Premium Gold gluten-free flours and mixes, which are based on flax that is harvested from Debbie Miller's family farm in North Dakota.
"Snackification," a term that insiders use in reference to our growing habit of consuming more of our calories between meals, has led to more healthful snacks. Among the products that hope to make the "healthier indulgences" list were two of Mediterra's bars, one with black olives and walnuts and one with tomato and basil. They also contain pea protein, rice and a few other ingredients.
Protein content — in yogurts or derived from crickets or plants — was another hot topic. Beyond Meat, a plant-based "meat" line, offers delicious vegan burgers and other products. TaDah! Falafel Poppers and Nate's Mediterranean Bites riffed on the chickpea fritters. Belicious offers pouches of various vegetable purees (the balsamic beet and spinach flavor was terrific).
The new line of Paleo Passion Pops, from New York, come in eight flavors, including pineapple-ginger and orange-carrot. Each pop includes a "superfood," such as chia or kale, and there is no added sugar. Brewla frozen pops were delicious and low in calories. (We got to taste one not quite out yet; it's made with cold-brewed Intelligentsia coffee and it's addictive.)
And, yes, there were some indulgences on offer, including premium ice creams and coconut chips dipped in caramel or chocolate. In fact, there was lots of chocolate, thanks to a stream of reports about its healthful properties. Natierra, a company in Van Nuys, covered both chia seeds and goji berries in chocolate for superfood snacking.
Laina Malnight's father spent his career working with chocolate as a distributor. "But he really felt a calling to the bean, to the source," she said. And finally his dream became ChocXO, an Irvine chocolate maker that makes single-origin chocolates from a variety of countries. "People are looking for something familiar but in a new way," said Malnight, who is the company's marketing manager. "Americans grew up with Hershey, and it just tastes like chocolate."
And after all that snacking, we were ready for one more new product, this one a debut from the health food store hall of famer Dr. Bronner's: toothpaste.
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The Augustana Forum was filled with displays advertising the various clubs on campus Sept. 12. The Club Fair offered students the chance to meet club representatives and sign up for clubs they're interested in. Most clubs accept new members throughout the year and are easy to approach and join.
Here's a look at the clubs that were at this fall's Club Fair:
AQUA's first upcoming event is the All Ages Dance Party. The dance party is at 8 p.m. on Sept. 30, and will be held at Elk's Hall (4702 – 50 ave). The event will feature amateur drag performances, a night of dancing and cheap drinks.
"We're also hoping to plan something for the Transgender Day of Remembrance," said Ehren Loos, a second-year visual arts student and treasurer of AQUA.
Students can learn more by heading to the club's Facebook page.
Earthwise Club
The Earthwise Club is looking forward to a year of activities and outreach based on the theme of sustainable food and living, according to fourth-year environmental science student and Club Secretary Courtney Nicholson and third-year biology student and Club Treasurer Michelle Guspie.
Students interested in getting involved are encouraged to check out the club's Facebook page or email augearth@ualberta.ca.
The Fitness Club aims to educate members in overall fitness knowledge while helping them obtain the tools they need to reach their goals in a positive learning environment, according to Devon Yu, fourth-year business student and president of the fitness club.
"We're planning on hosting monthly information events with general themes. The first one will be about the freshman fifteen and how to keep weight off in your first year," said Devin Proulx, fourth-year business student and vice-president of the fitness club.
Fun and Games Club
The Fun and Games Club is a new club on campus. They're planning many activities over the course of the year such as a Disney movie marathon and parachute games, according to third-year drama student and Club President Liam Dyer.
"The idea is to do activities from childhood that we don't get to do anymore," said Dyer. "It's about having fun."
Students can find out more and get involved through the club's Facebook page.
The German Club hosts a German movie night once a month with English subtitles. German lunch is every Friday at 12:30 p.m. in the Forum and the club hosts a Christmas party in November, said Landon Redelback, a fourth-year political science and German linguistics major.
"We also do stuff with the North Campus club sometimes like go out for German food and such," said Redelback. "And even if students don't speak German they are more then welcome to come out."
More information is available on the club's Facebook page.
Human Rights Club
The Human Rights Club focuses on advocating for those who are not in favourable conditions and are experiencing adversity. According to Zainab Alisha Lilak, a first-year political studies and economics student who is a member of the club, they are hoping to have a photography exhibition at some point during winter semester to help fundraise for a cause.
Farshad Labbaf, president of the club and third-year psychology student, said that they are hoping to empower students to be more aware and know they can make a change.
International Culture Club
The International Culture Club aims to have students learn more about international cultures in a welcoming community, according to Nnenna Achebe, a second-year chemistry student and secretary of the club. "We're looking forward to International Week in January," said Achebe.
Students can learn more by contacting Dami Lawal at mofiyinf@ualberta.ca.
Management Society
According to their Facebook page, "the U of A Management Society (UAMS) exists with the purpose of providing and informing students of networking sessions and social events on Augustana Campus."
Students can contact the Management Society by email at augmgt@ualberta.ca or through the club's Facebook page.
Mindfulness Club
The Mindfulness Club is a growing club that hosts weekly meditation sessions and teaches students about meditation. In the past, the club has hosted other events such as necklace making.
The club meets every Wednesday from 12:30 – 1 p.m. to meditate. Students who wish to join can contact any of the club executives or University Councillor Carmen Person.
Nordic Club
The Nordic Club aims to help students learn more about Scandinavian culture, said Lauren Grosky, third-year political studies student and president of the club. "In the past we've done caroling around Christmas time, Norwegian movie nights and also traditional folk dancing," said Grosky.
Outdoors Club
The next big event the Outdoors Club has planned is a canoe race at West Edmonton Mall sometime in November, according to Club President Sam Kohlmann. The club is also planning some weekend hikes.
Students can find out more by joining the club's Facebook page.
The Paintball Club is planning a game for Oct. 1 that all students are welcome to attend, said Club President Landon Redelback. The club is planning to host at least one to two games each month before snow hits.
"We are in talks about having a nerf event at some point as well," said Redelback. "With enough interest we would like to run a team-based tournament."
The club is always welcoming new members and anyone interested can contact Landon Redelback or Ayla Kragnes. The club is also on Facebook as Augustana Valhalla Vikings Paintball.
The biggest event that the science club has planned is Humans Versus Zombies taking place Oct. 26 – 28. Samantha Krechuniak, fourth-year biology student and vice-president of communications of the science club, said that, "It's three days of really crazy fun."
Krechuniak also said that the science club will offer free peer tutoring in science.
Soccer Club
The Soccer Club aims to get students involved in playing drop-in soccer. "We also have the end-of-year staff-versus-student game, which is a fundraiser for the food bank," said Shannon Kavanagh, second-year psychology student and president of the soccer club.
Starting in October, drop-in soccer will take place on Tuesdays from 9:30 – 10:30 p.m. There is a $5 drop-in fee or students can pay $30 for the semester.
Students can learn more by contacting Shannon Kavanagh at skavanag@ualberta.ca.
Sociology Club
The Sociology Club has several events planned for the year including chances to meet and socialize with sociology profs, alumni and other students, according to Seanna Rose, a fourth-year sociology student. The club also collaborates with other clubs to plan other events throughout the year.
The club meets each Tuesday in the Forum from 6 – 7 p.m. and students interested in getting involved can drop by, reach out to the executives or find the club on Facebook.
The Psychology Club offers students the opportunity to meet other psychology students and learn about the opportunities that await them as future psychology graduates, said fourth-year psychology student and Club President Chelsea Inaba. The club is planning to host a grad school info night, a "what can I do with my psych degree" information session, movie nights and meet-the-profs events.
Students who want to get involved can reach them through the club's Facebook page.
Wildlife ClubThe Wildlife Club provides students with the chance to interact with and learn about wildlife, said Chelsea Toft, the club's president and a third-year biology student. This year the club is planning an owl banding trip and a bake sale to adopt a polar bear family.Students can get involved by emailing augustanawildlife@gmail.com or finding them on Facebook.
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Drug pricing can be a confusing business… and much of the confusion stems from a drug's average wholesale price, or AWP.
On the surface, the AWP might seem to be… well, the average wholesale price or the average price of a drug. But the price to who? As straightforward as the acronym sounds, the reality behind the AWP is more complicated.
AWP is a calculated price that is a markup of 1.20 on the drug companies' "list price" to wholesalers (wholesale acquisition cost, or WAC) or to large buyers (direct price, or DP). The 1.20 markup is the result of a consent decree requirement from a 2009 legal settlement that applied to the industry due to price file manipulation by First DataBank and Medispan, managers of large drug price files for many administrative service vendors. However, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and other vendors that use price file services are under no obligation to provide the actual cost of a drug, so the AWP is more akin to a car's "sticker price" – a starting point from which the actual purchase price can be manipulated.
When administering prescription plans for insurers and self-funded employers, PBMs apply discounts and rebates to the AWP before landing on a final price. But not only is this price arbitrary at best, the PBM may hold back a portion of the discounts and rebates for themselves. So what you ultimately pay bears little resemblance to the actual cost of the drug.
Additionally, some PBMs classify certain generic drugs as brand drugs, further manipulating the AWP in order to take advantage of a greater margin between the actual cost of the drug and the AWP brand discount applied to claims for brand name drugs.
MedBen Rx gets around this margin manipulation by avoiding the AWP altogether. Instead, we use a pricing methodology that reflects what something much closer to what pharmacies pay for drugs. Our pharmacy solutions save clients, on average, 11% compared to the AWP approach. And the rebates go back to the plan.
The MedBen Rx difference simplifies pricing while reducing your costs. Learn more by contacting Vice President of Sales & Marketing Brian Fargus at bfargus@medben.com.
On December 20, 2018, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two final regulations that remove from the EEOC's final Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) wellness regulations the safe harbors for determining whether participation in such a wellness program is voluntary. This was in response to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacating the EEOC's wellness rule effective January 1, 2019 and instructing the EEOC to revise the regulations as to the voluntary nature of the safe harbors.
The ADA regulations permitted a reward/penalty of up to 30% of the cost of single coverage in exchange for an employee's participation in a wellness program.
The GINA regulations permitted a reward/penalty up to 30% of the cost of single coverage in exchange for a spouse's participation in a wellness program (for a total reward of up to 60% of the cost of single coverage).
Given this late-in-the-year change, what does this mean for employer's wellness programs in 2019? We believe that things will remain status quo for the time being. Why? Because the question of whether participation in a wellness program is voluntary for purposes of the ADA and GINA wellness regulations is a grey area that will likely not be addressed until at least June 2019.
The court case that set all of this in motion did not take the position that the 30% reward/penalty level was an inappropriate level to use. Instead, it took the position that the EEOC failed to provide a reasoned explanation for its decision to adopt the 30% levels in both the ADA and GINA wellness regulations.
Since the EEOC was clearly comfortable with the 30% level, it may still try to provide a reasoned explanation in its next round of regulations as to why the 30% number is appropriate. It is not likely that the EEOC will take issue with this approach until new regulations are issued, as long as an employer maintains its wellness program in accordance with the prior safe harbor rules. However, employers should be aware that employees might use the recent regulatory change to claim that their wellness program is not voluntary.
MedBen will continue to monitor this issue and provide updates as information is released. For more information, contact Caroline Fraker, Senior Vice President & CPO at 800-851-0907 or cfraker@medben.com.
Formulary updates for prescription plans administered by Ventegra and Pharmacy Data Management, Inc. (PDMI) are now available at MedBen.com – simply click on "Plan Sponsors" (for employers) or "Plan Members" (for insureds) and select "Prescription Formularies" from the "Form" drop-down menu.
A formulary defines the copayment tier status of the medicines most commonly prescribed. Tier 1 medicines require the lowest member copayment.
The new formularies become effective January 1, 2019. As always, plan administrators with questions about the formularies can contact their Group Service Representative, while plan members can call MedBen Customer Service at (800) 686-8425.
Ventegra formulary, arranged by drug class.
MedBen clients who use drug administrators other than Ventegra or PDMI can typically find formulary information on that company's website.
For most of us, staying well isn't complicated. Simple lifestyle choices can go a long way toward our better health... and one of the simplest, yet most important, things we can do is wash our hands frequently. And that goes double during the winter months, when the flu is in season.
The importance of handwashing can be summed up in one word: Germs. Human and animal feces are prime sources of the germs that carry Salmonella, E. coli and norovirus, which cause diarrhea and can cause respiratory infections. And once the germs are on your hands, you not only risk getting yourself sick, you risk spreading the germs to others.
Hopefully you know that washing your hands after using the bathroom is a must-do, but it's hardly the only time a good cleaning is in order. Wash before, during, and after preparing food, as well as before you eat. If you blow your nose, cough or sneeze... wash. Just took out the trash? Wash. Petted a puppy or kitten? Wash. Bottom line, if there's a risk of getting or spreading germs, then wash those hands pronto!
Soap and running water are the most effective tools for handwashing. Bar soap is okay, but can itself become contaminated, especially if used by multiple people – so liquid soap is a better alternative. Or if you're going somewhere that soap and water won't be readily available, bring along an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
There's no reason why Santa Claus should have to do all the heavy lifting... which is why MedBen is once again happy to lend St. Nick a helping hand!
For 19 years in a row, MedBen is participating in the Families Helping Families program. Our employees raise funds and purchase presents to ensure that the less privileged children of Licking County (Ohio) share in the giving spirit of the holiday season.
Spearheaded by Licking County Job and Family Services (LCJFS) and coordinated by the Salvation Army, Families Helping Families provides gifts anonymously to more than 600 children in Licking County. Area businesses, churches, schools, clubs, families, and other groups all contribute to the program, which brightens the holidays for many elderly citizens as well.
This year, MedBen employees "adopted" 17 children ranging in age from 3 months old to 11 years, from lists provided through LCJFS as well as House of New Hope, which helps foster children. Each child receives clothing in addition to toys and other items that were on their wish list. MedBen contributes extra funds on top of the employee donations to buy additional gifts.
Families Helping Families is among the many charities and non-profit organizations MedBen has partnered with over the years. We've also been honored to support United Way, Food Pantry Network, Licking County Community Health Clinic, A Call to College, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and the Midland Theatre, to name just a few.
MedBen has called Licking Country home since 1938, and we've pleased to be able to assist the people of our community.
Individuals and groups who are interested in contributing to a future Families Helping Families drive are encouraged to contact LCJFS's Jamie Spangler at 740-670-8736.
The staff of MedBen wishes you all the best for the holiday season and the new year!
MedBen will be closed on Monday, December 24 and Christmas Day, and reopen at 8:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, December 26. For the New Year's holiday, we will be open regular hours on Monday, December 31, closed on Tuesday, January 1, and reopen at 8:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, January 2.
Remember that if you need assistance with your health plan when MedBen is closed, the MedBen Access website is your one-stop customer service center. Be it a question about the status of a claim, benefit coverage specifics, or the cost of a prescription drug, MedBen Access has the information you need any time of the day or night – even on major holidays!
If you don't already have MedBen Access bookmarked in your browser, the easiest route there is through the MedBen.com home page. Just click on "MedBen Access" (located on the top right corner of the page), type in your user name and password, and you're in!
Another reminder, specifically for those groups with flexible spending accounts (FSAs): Depending on your plan design, you may need to use any remaining funds by December 31. Fortunately, there are multiple ways in which you can sensibly spend your FSA dollars – to view a list of eligible expenses, visit MedBen.com, click on either the "Plan Sponsors (Employers)" or "Plan Members (Insureds)" button, and select "IRS-Eligible Expenses" from the "Additional Resources" drop-down menu.
Finally... if you haven't gotten your wellness exam this year, please schedule one today!
In addition to diet considerations, it's equally important for diabetics to follow their doctor's recommendations for medications or insulin injections and glucose (blood sugar) readings. And if you're overdue for your annual wellness exam, please make a point of scheduling a visit as soon as possible.
MedBen WellLiving places an emphasis on helping your employees reduce their odds of developing Type 2 diabetes. Health plan members who are found to be at risk for the disease based on their claims history receive customized counseling from a RN Health Consultant via our Specialty Care Program.
Through one-on-one coaching, complemented by educational materials and other resources, plan members can reduce their chances of developing diabetes and the complications that accompany it. For more information about Specialty Care through MedBen WellLiving, contact Vice President of Sales & Marketing Brian Fargus at bfargus@medben.com.
To improve medical cost transparency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new medical pricing tool for surgical procedures that will also benefit certain reference-based pricing (RBP) plans.
The Procedure Price Lookup tool allows consumers to compare national average prices for outpatient procedures performed in hospital outpatient departments as well as ambulatory surgical centers. Users can search by procedure name or code.
While created as a reference for Medicare patients, this online tool also serves a practical purpose for Medicare RBP plans. By using Medicare pricing as the primary source of claim repricing, employers can establish fair reimbursements for any providers their plan members choose to visit... and members will have a much better idea of potential care costs.
Medicare RBP is just one of the alternative cost-saving strategies now available through MedBen. Our offerings include direct-to-employer contracting, which promotes the use of quality, lower-cost local care by bringing together area businesses and hospitals, and commercial bundled payment services, in which a provider is paid for a complete episode of care.
The best part of Medicare RBP and other MedBen alterative benefit services: reducing costs while maintaining a high standard of care. Learn more about them by contacting Vice President of Sales & Marketing Brian Fargus at 888-627-8683 or bfargus@medben.com.
Modern Healthcare recently highlighted the growing disparity between brand-names and generics in relation to prescription drug spending. A new study finds that while total spending on generic drugs has declined, branded prescription drug spending continues to rise. In 2017, brand-name prescription drugs represented only 17% of total prescriptions filled but made up 79% of total pharmaceutical spending.
While controlling generic drug costs is certainly important - indeed, MedBen generic discount rates continually beat what the big national pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) pass on to employers - for a pharmacy plan to see substantial savings, it is equally essential to rein in brand-name spending. MedBen Rx pharmacy solutions were created with that very goal in mind.
MedBen offers two pharmacy programs, Rx Advocate and Rx Alliance, that while distinctive in many respects, share a common goal: To help employers realize the lowest prices possible on prescription drugs. How do they achieve that goal? Again, both programs follow unique paths... but they start by focusing on a drug's true cost, rather than artificial markups.
Nor do the saving strategies end there. MedBen works with pharmacy benefit professionals dedicated to finding sensible ways to reduce prescription spending. Through formularies, claims analysis, and other cost containment tools, we continually help clients get the biggest benefit for their Rx dollar.
You can get additional details on how the MedBen Rx programs work by visiting our website. You're also welcome to contact our Vice President of Sales & Marketing Brian Fargus at 888-627-8683 or bfargus@medben.com.
A New York Times article examines the dramatic rise in U.S. prescription drug costs over the past two decades. American drug spending was once on par with other wealthy countries, but between 1997 and 2007 our drug spending tripled... and took off again in 2013. How come?
There are multiple reasons why drug costs and utilization are skyrocketing, such as the flood of new high-cost specialty drugs and targeted advertising. But as for why other nations spend less than us, the explanation is more straightforward: government price limits.
Whether Congress follows a similar path to control drug spending remains to be seen... but rather than wait for government answers, MedBen is finding its own solutions to help clients reduce their pharmacy spend.
Rather than follow the traditional pricing models that the national pharmacy benefits managers profit from, MedBen Rx goes the opposite direction. By taking away the ability to manipulate margin on the ingredient costs, what MedBen Rx pays reflects the drug's real cost… no artificial markups.
Add in the fact that MedBen returns 100% of manufacturer rebates back to the client, and the answer is clear: MedBen Rx has the right solutions. Get more information by visiting MedBenRx.com or contacting Vice President of Sales and Marketing Brian Fargus at 888-627-8683 or bfargus@medben.com.
Happy Thanksgiving from the staff of MedBen! We hope that you and your family have a fun, safe, and relaxing holiday.
To observe the holiday, MedBen will be closed on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. EST on Monday, November 26.
Our hope is that health care concerns are the furthest thing from your mind this holiday, but should you be in need of information about your plan, our online service is always open and ready to help. Just go to the MedBen.com home page, click on the "MedBen Access" link, and log in.
MedBen Access offers claims and benefit information, and more. Plan members can see their accumulated deductibles and out-of-pocket costs, read up on medications and compare drug costs, and send questions to MedBen Customer Service (which will be answered by the next business day). Additionally, FSA and HRA plan members can review their account payments and balances, and WellLiving members can check their compliance with wellness exams and screenings.
Plan administrators can also take advantage of MedBen Access' various features, such as enrolling new members, adding or changing dependents, requesting ID cards, and notifying MedBen of COBRA events. The site offer drop-down convenience that makes navigation easy.
Again, our best wishes to you and yours for a great Thanksgiving holiday!
$7,900 for self-only (employee-only) coverage.
$15,800 for other than self-only coverage.
Over these thresholds, employers must pay 100% of the benefits covered by the plan.
$2,500 per employee (for all employees combined) if qualifying coverage is not offered to 95% of the employer's employees working 30 or more hours per week.
$3,750 per each employee for whom the employer-offered coverage is deemed unaffordable.
9.86% – Employee cost-share for employer-offered coverage must be less than 9.86% of one of the ACA safe harbor amounts (federal poverty level, W-2 salary or hourly rate of pay) for cost-share to be deemed affordable. Note: this is a reduction from the 2018 percentage.
$12,140 – Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Safe Harbor Amount for 2019.
$2.45 per covered life for plan years ending on October 31, 2018, November 30, 2018 or December 31, 2018.
$2.39 per covered life for all other plan years.
A "covered life" means each and every individual covered under an applicable plan (i.e., employee, retiree, spouse, and dependent).
MedBen clients who have questions regarding these numbers are welcome to contact Senior Vice President Caroline Fraker at 800-851-0907 or cfraker@medben.com.
MedBen is pleased to announce the promotions of Caroline Fraker to Senior Vice President and Wendell Crain to Vice President of Information Systems and Chief Security Officer (CSO).
A 30-plus year veteran of employee benefits, Fraker has assisted MedBen clients with regulatory compliance, contractual and risk management issues since 1992. She was named Vice President of Compliance and Chief Privacy Officer in 2001.
Elevating Fraker to the Senior VP position reflects the crucial role she plays at MedBen, says the company's President and CEO, Kurt Harden. "Benefits compliance has only taken on greater significance since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, and Caroline has been critical to guiding MedBen and its clients through the regulatory maze. As Senior VP, we can draw on her experience as we expand our services," Harden said.
Fraker is a member of the Licking County Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee and the Vice Chair of the Board of the Society of Professional Benefits Administrators (SPBA), and speaks regularly on health care plan and employee benefit concepts and regulations. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs from Miami University, with a minor in Economics.
Crain holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from Mount Vernon Nazarene University and an Associate in Data Processing from Zane State.
Crain replaces Rose McEntire, who retired at the end of October.
Lowering hypertension risk isn't simply a matter of exercise and diet... it also helps to practice good dental habits, a new study suggests.
According to HealthDay, researchers reviewed medical and dental records of more than 3,600 people diagnosed with high blood pressure, and found that those with gum disease were less likely to achieve healthy blood pressure targets and respond to hypertension medications, compared to people with good oral health.
Studies like this demonstrate why, in addition to being one of the most affordable benefits, dental coverage is also one of the most practical. A dental checkup can detect a range of health problems, from diabetes to the onset of dementia. And people who get their teeth professionally cleaned on a regular basis actually lower their risk of heart attack and stroke.
Earlier this year, MedBen introduced an enhanced version of its dental plan. MedBen PreceDent offers reduced costs through network care, as well as such value-added services as dental implants and periodontal scaling. And of course, preventive care (which includes twice-yearly exams) is covered in full.
MedBen PreceDent offers valuable care at a reasonable price. Learn more about its advantages by contacting Vice President of Sales & Marketing Brian Fargus at 888-627-8683 or bfargus@medben.com.
On October 23, the Department of Labor (DOL), Treasury Department and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released proposed regulations which will expand the use of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) by employers. If approved as written, the regulations would take effect for plan years beginning on and after January 1, 2020.
Under current Affordable Care Act regulations, an HRA not directly linked to a group health plan -- that is, one to be used for the purchase of individual insurance coverage -- violates the rule that prohibits plans and issuers from imposing lifetime or annual limits on the dollar value of essential health benefits. These "stand-alone" HRAs were no longer allowed beginning in 2014.
The proposed regulations would allow employers to once again use HRAs to reimburse employees for the cost of individual health insurance coverage. Certain conditions would apply to "mitigate the risk that health-based discrimination could increase adverse selection in the individual market," according to a DOL news release.
Additionally, the proposal would enable employers to offer an excepted benefit HRA of up to $1,800 per year (indexed annually for inflation) for certain qualified medical expenses, provided that employees are offered coverage under another group health plan sponsored by the employer.
The Departments are requesting comments on the proposed regulations to be submitted by December 28, 2018. MedBen clients with questions regarding current or proposed HRA compliance rules are welcome to contact Director of Administrative Services Sharon A. Mills at smills@medben.com.


Another name for Beleriand appearing in early Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/174), a compound of the plural of Noldo and the suffix -ien² "land" (Ety/ÑGOLOD).
Conceptual Development: A similar, rejected name ᴱQ. Noldórinan appeared in the list of names that Tolkien considered before adopting Beleriand (LB/160).
See ᴹQ. Noldórien for discussion.


The MySQL-server will now prompt you for a root-password, generate two passwords from wwwhere and save them for later. One will be used for the root account and the second one will be used for the powerdns-mysql user.
Paste the following into this file. Don't forget to use the password you previously generated for your powerdns-user.
Paste the following into your new config-file, and change accordingly. Please note that you can comment out the IPv6-stuff if you do not need it, but it is advised to keep it.
Next we configure the slave.
Save and exit. Next we will update the mysql-tables to be able to handle DNSSEC.
First we change directory and fetch the updated dnssec-schema.
Once this is done you may proceed with installing a webserver, preferably using our lighttpd tutorial. Create DNSSEC-keys After you have created your zones and transfered everything, we will need to rectify your zones (even unsigned ones) and create keys for them.
With this done we can now try running the following command (via normal commandline) to see if DNSSEC works as intended.
Now to successfully finish off the chain, you would need to have your registrar support DNSSEC, contact them about how to proceed.


El Salvador From the Inside reports on the rising cost of corn, an important and basic staple for Salvadorans: "June 2011 newspapers report a quintal [100 lb bag of corn] costs up to $40 , due to last year's bad harvest and growing season starting late this year. Maize had already doubled from the April 2010 price of $13.50 to $26 in April 2011. So, maize has TRIPLED in price in one year and 3 months.


We are excited to be hosting our fifth quiz, which will take place on Thursday, 7 June 2018. Once again, we are very pleased to announce that XL Catlin will host the event at their offices on Gracechurch Street and that we will be raising money in aid of LGBT+ Health and Wellbeing charity, London Friend.
Tickets are priced at just £15 per person with all proceeds going to London Friend. You also have the opportunity to make an additional donation during the booking process should you so wish.
XL Catlin will very kindly be providing complimentary food and drink for the evening. There will also be prizes for the winning team and the team with the best name.
We are excited to be hosting our fourth quiz, which will take place on Thursday, 1 June 2017. Once again we are very pleased to announce that XL Catlin will host the event at their offices on Gracechurch Street and that we will be raising money in aid of LGBT Health and Wellbeing charity, London Friend.
XL Catlin will very kindly be providing food and drink for the evening. There will also be prizes for the winning team and the team with the best name.
Maximum of six people per team. Solo? or just want to network on with new people? No problem! There will additionally be Link tables for anyone who wants to join us individually or in smaller groups. Please send an email to: admin@lgbtinsurancenetwork.co.uk when you have your team sorted and we will reserve a table for you.
Tickets cost £10 per person with the proceeds going to London Friend. You can buy your ticket by clicking on the button below. You can also make an additional donation to London Friend during the booking process.
We are excited to host the first ever Link Up North Quiz, which will take place on Thursday 10 November as part of Stonewall Season. We are delighted that KPMG will host the event we will be raising money to support Stonewall.
A maximum of five people per team, and you're able to have more than one team from your company. There will also be Link tables for anyone who wants to join us individually or in smaller groups. Please send an email to upnorth@lgbtinsurancenetwork.co.uk and we will reserve a table for you, and send you a link to pay your donation. There's only ten tables available, so don't delay!
Tickets are £10 a table with all proceeds going to Stonewall. Once you've registered a team, we'll send you a link to make your donation. You can also make an additional donation to Stonewall during the booking process.
We are excited to be hosting our third quiz after, which will take place on Thursday, 16 June 2016. This time we are very pleased to announce that XL Catlin will host the event at their offices on Gracechurch Street and that we will be raising money in aid of LGBT Health and Wellbeing charity, London Friend.
Tickets are priced at £10 a head with XL Catlin providing food and drink. There will also be a raffle for which you can buy tickets on your way in.
Teams should be made up of no more than six people. We encourage companies to submit teams although we will have designated "Link Tables" should you not be able to rustle up a team beforehand.
Join Link and hundreds of others for the Equality Walk taking place in Brighton on Sunday 8 May.
Every year, thousands of lesbian, gay, bi and trans young people grow up feeling isolated and alone just because of who they are. Last year we sent more than 50 LGBT role models to visit schools across the UK to share their personal stories with thousands of students and teachers.
Today we're asking you to sign up to the Equality Walk to help raise £40,000, to send even more role models into schools to inspire young people, like Jess, right across the country.
For more information visit www.stonewall.org.uk/equalitywalk, or call Ewan or James on 020 7593 2298.


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An issue today that is causing considerable concern for PSAPs, is the number of hoax and false calls from cellular devices categorized as Non-Service Initiated (NSI) cell phones.
An NSI phone is a cell phone that has no active carrier subscription, or service plan. The phone is still completely functional, but just is unable to make or receive any phone calls; with one important exception.
An FCC report and order, dating back to June 12, 1996, found at: (https://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/1996/nrwl6026.txt) states that within 12 months carriers must:
(T)ransmit to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), 911 emergency calls from a handset that transmits a Mobile Identification Number (or its functional equivalent) (MIN), without any interception by the carrier for credit checks or other validation procedures.
During the comment phase, directors of many 9-1-1 centers were concerned that if only calls with a valid mobile ID number were required to be sent to 9-1-1, real emergency calls would be missed. To satisfy this, the FCC added language as follows:
(A)fter twelve months (…) transmit all 911 calls (including calls from phones that do not transmit a MIN) without any credit checks or validation.
This was done despite the FCC's warning of possible hoaxes being perpetrated from these devices.
As cellular devices became more popular over the next five years, a growing number of calls to 9-1-1 were being generated from these NSI cell phones, plaguing PSAPs with nonemergency call traffic. The proverbial flood gates were now open, and in response, the FCC issued a second report and order in 2002 that required carriers to transmit a special code that would indicate to the PSAP that the originating device was an NSI category device, indicating that no call back was possible.
The provision was also added so that PSAPs would be allowed to request that the carrier block specific device numbers based on the unique identifier of 911+ the last seven digits of the cell phone ESN; something that was not completely unique, but deemed as suitable for this purpose.
NSI devices were now identifiable, however, carriers were still reluctant to block them, fearing the liability of blocking a valid 911 call attempt. They stated that specific roaming circumstances could cause a device to appear as an NSI device, and they were unsatisfied with the definition of "block", as provided by the report and order. The carriers feared that the language blocked the person and not the specific device, although the unique identifier only related to the equipment.
During this time statistics were also captured that provided visibility as to the size of the actual problem. For example, during a three-month period in 2006, Tennessee reported that 10,000 calls originated from NSI phones, with between 1% and 3.5% being actual emergencies. In one month's time, Florida reported 8400 calls. Six counties in the state of Michigan, and Snohomish County, Washington also reported similar numbers. Despite real emergency calls still being in the minority, there was still enough instances to warrant further investigation into alternatives to outright blocking of all calls from NSI devices. The FCC sought comment on these alternatives, as the current plan of PSAPs requesting the blockage of specific numbers was not one that carriers were cooperating with, citing "technical and legal concerns".
PLAN A – Add Callback Capability
This plan would entail adding the ability to be able to call back and NSI cellular device, in an attempt to confirm location and validity of a 911 call. This would remove the complete anonymity that the current NSI calls enjoyed when calling 911. In their 2002 report, the FCC reported that callback numbers were not a technologically feasible option based on the current technology.
PLAN B – Eliminate 911 Call Forwarding for NSI Devices
This plan took the stance that NSI devices would no longer be forwarded to 911 centers. In their 2002 report, the FCC reported that blocking NSI calls to 911 would have an impact on potentially blocking valid calls, but should be considered.
PLAN C – Require all phones to be Service Initiated
Based on the significant expense that PSAPs are incurring to deal with NSI call traffic, could that funding be redirected to those who are providing NSI devices, And enable them to provide SI devices on low-cost emergency only plans.
Oddly enough, the location accuracy dilemma was also brought up during this round of discussions; something we're still fighting with today. It was noted that if we had better location accuracy, we would be able to identify the location of the devices generating fictitious or prank calls, and intercept them.
This brings us to today, and the current FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, downloadable from:(https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-15-43A1.pdf)
Once again, the FCC is looking to sunset the requirement to pass 911 calls from NSI devices to PSAPs – after a 6 month transition period; this time around, it may actually happen – based on the comments received recently supporting the sunset of this functionality. The comments that have been filed are available here: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/proceeding/view?name=08-51
In this recent NPRM the FCC asked for the following:
"In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), we seek comment on whether the obligation to transmit 911 calls from NSI devices continues to serve an important public safety objective. A primary rationale for the initial adoption of the Commission's rule in the late 1990s was to expedite wireless calls to 911 that would otherwise have been delayed due to lengthy call validation processes for unidentified callers that were commonly used at the time. In the nearly two decades since the rule was adopted, however, the call validation methods of concern to the Commission are no longer in use. Moreover, the availability of low-cost options for wireless services has increased. These trends suggest that the NSI component of the requirement is no longer necessary to ensure that wireless callers have continued access to emergency services. Further, the inability to identify the caller creates considerable difficulty for PSAPs when a caller uses an NSI device to place fraudulent calls. Public safety representatives have indicated that NSI devices are frequently used to make such calls, causing a significant waste of limited public safety resources. For these reasons, we propose to sunset the NSI component of the rule after a six-month transition period that will allow for public outreach and education. We also seek comment on alternative approaches to addressing the issue of fraudulent calls from NSI devices."
Have we reached the tipping point?
Has the constant drain on public safety financial funding, coupled with the excessive workload of irrelevant calls, finally bled the system so dry to where it's starting to impact life safety on real 911 calls?
One thing is certain, this problem is not going to go away, nor is it going to improve by itself. The saturation of cellular devices has now exceeded 100% in the United States, and currently, these cellular devices make up 80% of the traffic into 911 centers, a statistic that is valid across this country.
NSI phones have been the source of many SWATTING incidents and hoax calls, and many will argue that the sheer number of verified and Service Initialized cellular devices that are available precludes the need for E911 support on NSI devices.
Communications as we know it has changed under our very noses, and this has put a huge economic and technology strain on our national 9-1-1 system. Without immediate and swift action, not only will 9-1-1 be quickly bankrupt, we will put at great risk the lives of our loved ones.
Bottom Line: Today's 9-1-1 centers and the network desperately needs a technology refresh known as Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911). We have allowed this life safety industry to go stale, afraid to touch what was not seen as broken, while the rest of the world moved forward with new, modern communications.
As we currently rebuild this national resource with new technology, we must keep in front of our minds that what is needed is not just new, but smart technology. Technology that will not only reduce operational costs, but provide better efficiency, as well as robust resiliency and reliability that is on par with commercial networks deployed today and empowering our world financial centers.
Are we missing the mark?In days past, the value behind 'Public Safety Grade' technologies have suffered and diminished. Where experts often require 'Five 9's reliability', that in itself only allows for 5 minutes of downtime per year. Is anyone actually getting that? Is it enough? Chances are, many centers are in the 4 9's category or even worse.
Availability (9's) Annual Downtime Monthly Downtime Weekly Downtime
99.99% (4) 52.56 minutes 4.38 minutes 1.01 minutes
99.999% (5) 5.26 minutes 25.9 seconds 6.05 seconds
99.9999% (6) 31.5 seconds 2.59 seconds 604.8 milliseconds
99.99999% (7) 3.15 seconds 262.97 milliseconds 60.48 milliseconds
"Given the critical life safety responsibility of these networks, shouldn't we be striving for 6 or 7 nines, not just 5?
The role of the 911 technology expert, is being radically reshaped and changed. While some of the core principles remain the same, many others have not. We need to step into the current century from a technology perspective.
To think that most 911 centers collect their location data based on basic billing address information using archaic 9600 bps modems, – all technologies developed in the disco era – simply scares the hell out of me!
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Mark J. Fletcher, ENP is the Chief Architect for Worldwide Public Safety Solutions at Avaya. As a seasoned professional with nearly 30 years of service, he provides the strategic roadmap and direction of Next Generation Emergency Services in both the Enterprise and Government portfolios at Avaya. In 2014, Fletcher was made a member of the NENA Institute Board in the US, and co-chair of the EENA NG112 Committee in the EU, where he provides insight to State and Federal legislators globally driving forward both innovation and compliance.
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Q: How can I get Bengali Sign Anusvara, Anji, and Uu in XeLaTeX? I'm deciphering ancient Indian manuscript by using XeLaTeX (Version 4.31) based on MacOS. I want to type "Benalgi Sign Anusvara" ং (U+0982), "Bengali Anji" ঀ (U+0980), and "Bengali Vowel Sign Uu" ূ (U+09C2). Fortunately, Arun Debray's setting WORKS for me. Thank you! (How can I use Bengali script in an English document?)
So I have tried to slightly modify Arun Debray's file to show "Benalgi Sign Anusvara" ং (U+0982) as follows.
\documentclass[preview, margin=0.5cm]{article}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setmainlanguage{english}
\setotherlanguage{bengali}

% Replace this with whatever font you're using
\newfontfamily\bengalifont[Script=Bengali]{Akaash}

\title{\textbengali{ইংরেজি} and Bengali}

\usepackage{newunicodechar} % <=== Added

\newunicodechar{^^^^25bc}{{\symbolfont\symbol{"25BC}}} % <=== Added
\newunicodechar{^^^^0982}{{\symbolfont\symbol{"0982}}} % <=== Added

\defaultfontfeatures{Scale=MatchUppercase}  % <=== Added
\newfontfamily\symbolfont{DejaVu Sans Mono}  % <=== Added

\begin{document}

\maketitle

First English, \textbengali{তারপর বাংলা}
{^^^^25bc}
{^^^^0982}

\end{document}

Unfortunately, the result was not successful. "Benalgi Sign Anusvara" ং (U+0982) does not appear. Even the existing Bengali letter is damaged by adding the lines. Comparatively, it presents a black triangle (U+0982) without any problem. Could you give me some advice to modify this file to get those three letters? Many thanks in advance!

A: U+0982 is a Bengali character:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\usepackage{newunicodechar}

\setmainlanguage{english}
\setotherlanguage{bengali}

% Replace this with whatever font you're using
\newfontfamily\bengalifont[Script=Bengali]{Bangla MN}
\defaultfontfeatures{Scale=MatchUppercase}
\newfontfamily\symbolfont{DejaVu Sans Mono}

\newunicodechar{▼}{{\symbolfont▼}}

\begin{document}
\title{\textbengali{ইংরেজি} and Bengali}
\author{Woonsaan Seok}

\maketitle

First English, \textbengali{তারপর বাংলা}

▼

\textbengali{^^^^0982}

\end{document}

A: As per the comments, anji is rarely implemented in the fonts.
I found only three fonts out of 98+ with Bengali unicode block that have it:

As a workaround, if your main font is FreeSerif, say, you can make an \anji macro using the Noto Serif Bengali font, say. Both are serif, so they mix well.

MWE
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xcolor}\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{FreeSerif}[Script=Bengali,Colour=blue]

\newfontface\anjifont{Noto Serif Bengali}[Colour=red]

\newcommand\anji{{\anjifont ঀ}}

\begin{document}

\anji\  সৌরজগৎ বলতে সূর্য এবং এর সাথে মহাকর্ষীয়ভাবে আবদ্ধ সকল জ্যোতির্বৈজ্ঞানিক বস্তুকে বোঝায়। %from Wikipedia

\end{document}

Size can be adjusted, if desired.

A: newunicodechar seems to cause the problem you report. Try avoiding to use it.
With respect to Anji, it works only with some fonts. Whatever reason it be, it works with Noto Serif Bengali (https://www.google.com/get/noto/#serif-beng), but not Akaash.

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