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RIP GOP
Senator John McCain, former POW and one of the most liberal Senators sporting the ignominious "R" behind his name, cruised to an easy victory in the Florida Primaries, prompting many to presume he will be the party's nominee in November.
Michael Graham of National Review declares It's All Over stating, "Even if there were a realistic pathway to stop him, the media have seized control of the process now and are declaring him inevitable. He is, after all, the favorite son of the New York Times."
This was set up long ago by the lamestream media to give Hillary and easier slide back into the White House. Strong conservatives were ignored, suffering a near total blackout on coverage and relegated to the far ends of debates, being given few questions to state their positions.
Many of us tried to get conservatives to check out the long shots who were being ignored but who stood on solid conservatism. Too many agreed they were good, but "not breaking out," therefore they couldn't support them. No support, no contributions, all had to withdraw.
The last few weeks before their withdrawals, even conservative columnists and radio hosts joined in with the blackout on coverage of the few actual conservative candidates. Michelle Malkin published a glowing eulogy of Duncan Hunter when it was felt he was dropping out, then ignored him until he did. Then, another glowing eulogy of his candidacy, but no support when he or the others were running, even though she penned I NEED A REAL MAN FOR PREZ days earlier.
Limbaugh also didn't cover them, but constantly complained about all the rest. Hannity, Levin, Coulter, none would speak much of them to let conservative voters know there were some decent candidates to consider.
So, they've all dropped out now and I'm afraid the Republican party is in it's death throes as we send one of the most liberal members of the party to represent us, almost guaranteeing very low conservative turn-out, I fear. As Michael Graham says, "In November, we'll be sending out our most liberal, least trustworthy candidate vs. to take on Hillary Clinton, perhaps not more liberal than Barack Obama, but certainly far less trustworthy."
Although McCain says he supports the Iraqi theater of the War on Terror, he advocates closing Guantánamo and bringing those Jihadists held there into the U.S., holding them at Fort Leavenworth, which would grant them full constitutional rights, including legal representation, at taxpayers expense. It doesn't take much imagination to envision how fast lawyers from the ACLU would line up to defend the terrorists and free them to roam our streets and cities.
Florida's Republican Party is a conservative dominated party. Romney and Huckabee split 7 in 10 conservative votes in Florida, leaving McCain 3 in 10, which combined with his slightly better than four in 10 moderates and liberals lining up behind him, gave him the win.
Memories of McCain's involvement in the Keating 5 Scandal and McCain's possible involvement in a Telecom Lobbying Scandal will matter little as the New York Times and other staunchly liberal media outlets sing his praises as who they want to oppose Hillary, giving her an easy win to the presidency.
As I see it, conservatives main prayer now will be to retake Congress in 2010, provided we still have the freedoms we find dear today.
In all my 59 years I've never witnessed such brazen manipulation of the public by the media in such an important election. Hunker down, America, there is quite a bit of turbulence ahead.
Posted by LewWaters at 11:23 PM
Rightwingwacko said...
And not one word about the real culprit in the destruction of my party. Amazing. I agree with Peggy Noonan in the 1/25 Wall Street Journal:
"George W. Bush destroyed the Republican Party, by which I mean he sundered it, broke its constituent pieces apart and set them against each other. He did this on spending, the size of government, war, the ability to prosecute war, immigration and other issues."
Wacko, I'll partially agree with you in that Bush set out to reach out to Democrats and tried, which got us nowhere.
Conservatism isn't dead, though, we will just sit back and wait to pick up the pieces, as we did in 1976 and 1980.
You guys are just too freaking funny.
So you think the likes of Limbaugh and Coulter and the rest sold you out, or failed to heed your wisdom?
Boo hoo hoo.
And you turn to the likes of Pegeen Noonan to write the soliloquies? The same washed-up, drunken old broad who couldn't get enough of the fraud in the codpiece not so long ago?
Oh, how low you have fallen.
"Conservatism" (whatever that means) may not be quite dead yet, but it's wheezing loudly, and the merciful thing for any of us to do would be to smother it with a thick pillow and put it out of its misery.
Then again, it's kind of interesting to just sit back and enjoy its well-deserved death spasms.
Once its dead, I'll be sure to drive a stake through its heart, stuff its mouth full of garlic, cut off its head, and bury the whole mess deep under running water.
It's time to put an end to it, once and for all.
And don't worry too much, Lew. There'll always be those voices in your head to keep you company.
snarkle, you, like all of the other braindead moonbats who think they owed everything, don't have a clue what you are calling down on yourselves.
If you think "it's time to put an end to it once and for all," please do it outside so there will be less of a mess to clean up.
Lew, maybe you type too fast, or have a touch of dyslexia, or aren't much for clear thinking - it's hard to tell.
No matter the reason, it's often difficult to figure out what it is you're actually trying to say, between the misspellings, fractured syntax, incomplete thoughts, etc.
For example, "snarkle, you, like all of the other braindead moonbats who think they owed everything, don't have a clue what you are calling down on yourselves."
What is that? Do you mean "think they (are) owed everything?" or is it "think they owned everything?"
Either way, it doesn't make a lot of sense.
As for "calling down (something) on yourselves" - is that some kind of personal threat, like you saying earlier that you know black people?
Anyway, I love your blog, because it really is a window into a world best viewed from a distance.
snarkle, you aren't worth threatening. You want socialism? Wait until you get it and find your liberties are all gone.
That is what you are calling down on yourself.
I would love to see the party die.
I want to see the Democratic party die as well
I want a candidate that is a centrist.
I think we should classify prisoners either as criminals authorized the full rights of the US justice system OR prisoners of war subject to the terms of the Geneva Convention.
And I don't want to hear crap about how other sides are not following it.
We either need to abide or get our own names off of it.
I would be content with giving them Prisoner of War status.
Gary Fouse said...
Just as John McCain was resurrecting his presidential bid and moving towards the top of the pact, comes this blockbuster news courtesy of Michelle Malkin and Hot Air: It seems that McCain now has a senior advisor on his staff for outreach to the Hispanic community. His name is Juan Hernandez. If you don't know who Juan Hernandez is, you need to do some research.
Juan Hernandez appears periodically on the Fox News shows, specifically Bill O'Reilly and Hannity and Colmes. Mr Hernandez is a dual citizen (American-Mexican)who previously worked in ex-President Vicente Fox's cabinet in Mexico. Mr Hernandez, to put it mildly, is an open borders advocate and activist. He is also a fellow in McCain's Reform Institute. When appearing on Fox News debates, Mr Hernandez comes across and congenial, always smiling, ever polite. But make no mistake. His cause is not just "immigration reform", but open borders.
That McCain would have this man in his inner circle puts the lie to his recent claims that "he has gotten the message" about border security. I have heard McCain tell voters on CSPAN that he will "build the fence". Others have overheard McCain talk angrily about "building the Goddamn fence if that's what they want." Hernandez' presence on McCain's staff tells me that the Arizona senator has no intention of building any fence if elected president.
Like many conservatives, I was willing to give McCain a second look as he was making his surge. No longer. This man strikes me as arrogant and dismissive of anyone who disagrees with him. His experience as a military hero and POW is worthy of respect from all of us, and I have heard none of his political opponents belittle his military record. In that regard, he is a true American hero. Unfortunately, his record as a politician does not live up to his military record. There are several issues about which he is right on- the War Against Terror, winning in Iraq and cutting pork. But for me, the issue of illegal immigration is too important to overlook in a candidate.
I can only hope that this revelation regarding Mr Hernandez will be disseminated quickly enough and widely enough to bring an end to McCain's rise in the primary polls.
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Eileen: I agree with your POW points, but take exception to your first comment.
"I want a candidate that is a centrist."
After 7 years or radical rightwing authoritarianism, I just want an executive who understands and respects its place in the governing framework set forth in the Constitution - 3 separate, co-equal branches of government.
I also want a legislative branch that exerts its own authority to provide a check on the executive.
As for the judicial branch - since it's currently occupied by 4 rightwing authoritarian hacks (Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, and Scalito, Jr.) and one serious wimp who goes where the wind blows (Kennedy), and they're gonna be there for life, the best I can hope for is that it stops there.
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Q: Changing GWT TabPanel name I'm trying to make a dynamic TabPanel in GWT. I want the text in the TabPanel to change depending on what a user types in a TextBox. For example, typing "Tab one" would change the tab text to "Tab one". However, I can't seem to find the method for changing the name of the tab. getTitle() just returns the title, and not the actual text. Does anyone know how to do this?
One way might be to delete the tab and recreate it with the same contents, but I'd really like to avoid this if possible.
Thanks.

A: Well "onnoweb" already gave the correct answer, but here you have a demo example.
package stefank.client;

import com.google.gwt.core.client.EntryPoint;
import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Style.Unit;
import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickEvent;
import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickHandler;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Button;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.RootPanel;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.TabLayoutPanel;

public class _02_GWTAnimation implements EntryPoint {

    public void onModuleLoad() {

        // Create a tab panel
        final TabLayoutPanel tabPanel = new TabLayoutPanel(2.5, Unit.EM);
        tabPanel.setHeight("100px");
        tabPanel.setAnimationDuration(1000);
        tabPanel.getElement().getStyle().setMarginBottom(10.0, Unit.PX);

        // Add a home tab
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        HTML homeText = new HTML("Lorem ipsum");
        tabPanel.add(homeText, tabTitles[0]);

        // Add a tab
        HTML moreInfo = new HTML("Lorem ipsum");
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        // Return the content
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        Button changeText = new Button("change Text");
        changeText.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
                tabPanel.setTabText(0, "new Title");
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        });
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Supreme Court of Nepal decides in favour of Nepali congress
The decision of the Supreme Court of Nepal to remove Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has given new life to the Nepali Congress and the constitutional democracy of Nepal.
Vice-president of the party Bimlendra Nidhi told on Monday that Following the Supreme Court's verdict, Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba will be sworn in as the new Prime Minister on Tuesday.
He said that "We welcome the verdict of the Honourable Supreme Court as it has given a clear political alternative before the people of Nepal ending the rule of PM Oli. It also shows that President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has drifted by denying the opportunity of a floor test to the claim of Shri Deuba to form the government earlier after the reinstatement of the lower house of Parliament,"
'New direction Nepal politics, this is said by Mr Nidhi had been stuck with Oli but now the clear decision of the Supreme Court has given a new direction to the country.
Following the decision, Mr Deuba will have to be sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal within a day. But the condition is that "Within 30 days Mr. Deuba will have to prove the majority of his government in Parliament,"
Mr Nidhi said that the decision was particularly critical of PM Oli and President Bhandari and held both of them guilty of violating constitutional norms while dealing with the political crisis that began last December 20 when President Bhandari dissolved the lower house of the Nepalese Parliament after being advised by the PM Oli Cabinet.
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We are easy to be hurt when we have sport, or to do something else. We feel pain on the skin or bone, the skin turns bruise and swelling and we hardly are able to move the arm, wrist or legs. People are educated and experienced to run into the hospital for help. Here we introduce some Chinese tips to solve the trauma by yourself.
If the affected area shows swelling, but no purple color, you can cover the affected area with warm towel. Then massage on the area little bit with light force. If there are both swelling and the skin color has changed into purple, you can use cold towel first to cover the affected area for 20 min to maximum hour to stop bleeding. Twenty min of cold patch is enough to reduce the bleeding. It should not be used for a long time. Otherwise, it will only make the later recovery slower. After the stop of the bleeding, change to warm towel to cover the affected area. Repeat two to three times a day. You can also massage slightly on the affected area little bit to speed up the reduction of swelling.
Material: chestnut (Li zi), not cooked or processed at all. .
Preparation: Remove the out shell of the chestnut. Bite into pieces in your mouth. Put the chestnut mud on the wounded area.
Function: it works to reduce swelling and pain.
Material: Red hot pepper and Vaseline.
Preparation: Grind the hot pepper into powder (you can get the powder in grocery store). Take some Vaseline that is five times of that of the pepper powder. Melt the Vaseline in a pot. Add the pepper powder in, mix well. Cool the mixture down quickly.
How to use: smear the paste on the wounded area. Cover with several layers of gauze. Chang the pepper-Vaseline paste every day.
Function: It works to release pain and swelling.
Material: Crab and some cook wine.
Preparation: Dry the crab over the oven. Grind it into powder.
How to use: Drink the powder, 10g each time with the help of drinking cook wine to swallow.
Function: Clear fire, reduce swelling and pain.
How to use: drink the soy oil, 9g each time. Once in the morning and once in the evening. In winter, it should be drink after warm little bit.
Function: Cold blood and stop bleeding, swelling and pain.
Material: Chinese Flowering crabapple, 250 g.
Application: Apply on to the affected area. It works to reduce swelling. You can also use this way to treat ulcer (abscess) on skin.
Preparation: Wash the turnip, chop into small pieces, grind into mud.
How to use: Apply the turnip mud on to the affected skin area.
How to use: Wash the roots, grind into mud, apply onto the affected bone area. This is used for fractioned fingers and other bones. You can use Chinese chives leaves instead of its root, or you can use both the leaves and the root together.
Material: Eggplant, one; cook wine, some.
How to use: Dry the eggplant, grind into powder. Drink the powder, 10g each time, twice a day, with the help of cook wine for swallow.
Material: Green Chinese onion, some amount.
How to use: Grind the green Chinese onion into mud. Dry fry to warm. Apply the warm mud on to the affected bone area. Replace with warm mud again when the first one turns cold.
Material: Pepper, green pepper, and Chinese onion, each amount.
How to prepare: Grind all the material into powder or mud. Apply it on to the affected skin area, fold with gauze. Change the powder once a day.
Material: Ginger, one. Salt, one teaspoon.
How to prepare: Grind the fresh ginger and the salt together into mud/paste. Apply to the affected area. Fold with gauze. Repeat every day. You can also use the ginger and Chinese chives together.
Function: to reduce swelling and pain.
How to use: Wash the crab. Grind into mud (without any cook). Eat the mud 150g (without the bone dregs) with the drink of the cook wine little bit. Apply the dregs on to the broken bone area (not open fraction).
Beside the use of the Folk therapies above, you can also try to use the acupressure technique.
(1). Press acupuncture point with your fingers. Do not use sharp material.
(2). Try not to massage the affected area too long, except if the trauma has been there after one day. After massage, cover the affected area with warm towel or similar material. Far infrared lamp is another choice. Rinse in warm water is another. It is better to add fresh ginger pieces in the water.
(3). Press the mirror points of the affected joint, or the opposite point of the joint. For example, if the affected joint is the inside ankle, its mirror point is the inside ankle of the another foot, and its opposite point is the outside ankle of the same foot. This is one of the tips for us as acupuncturist to choose acupuncture point. Try the miracles.
(4). Before the swelling disappears, do not move the affected joint too much. We do not recommend you to start physical exercise too early. This is opposite from what you may have learned before but we feel it reasonable in our clinic experience. Try to know the difference by yourself.


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Coleton Fishacre
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Created in the Arts and Crafts style, the garden has two terraces near the house linked by steps. The white cherry blossom is spectacular in the Spring while the borders in the Rill Garden are planted with both herbaceous and semi-tender perennials.
A shelter belt of conifers provides a micro-climate allowing many tender plants from the Mediterranean, South Africa and New Zealand to grow.
Further down the valley, the gardens become less formal and lead to the South West Coast Path.
Coleton Fishacre is an RHS accredited garden.
Rupert and Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte discovered the valley at Coleton Fishacre while sailing. They commissioned Oswald Milne, a pupil of Sir Edwin Lutyens, to design the house. Work began in 1925 and the D'Oyly Cartes moved in the following year.
Milne also designed the gazebo. The shelter belts and layout of the gardens were planned by Edward White while the D'Oyly Carte's focused on the plantings.
In 1870s, Thespis, a comic opera written by WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, was performed at the Gaiety Theatre in London. Rupert's father Richard was the manager of the Royalty Theatre in Soho, and realising the duo's potential commissioned them to write Trial By Jury. This was followed by The Sorcerer and HMS Pinafore in 1878. The huge success of these comic operas, allowed Richard to build the Savoy Theatre in 1881 followed by the Savoy Hotel in 1889. Rupert inherited the business from his step-mother.
Rupert and Lady Dorothy's only son died in a car crash aged 21. The couple never recovered from this tragedy and in 1936, they divorced. Rupert continued to lived at Coleton Fishacre until his death in 1948 when the house and gardens were inherited by their daughter Bridget.
The following year, Bridget sold Coleton Fishacre to Rowland and Freda Smith. They maintained the house and garden until Rowland's death in 1979. Just before Freda's death in 1982, she gave Coleton Fishacre to the National Trust.
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Junkle Bells In June - Jill Ruth & Co.
Six months have already passed since I started my year long quest to have a new junk tree by this December. I can tell you that had I not made this public commitment to this project....it would have slid. I am so happy that I did!
It's always about the bits and scraps with me so I gathered up fabric scraps, rick rack, thread, string, and yarn in the color scheme that has developed over the last 6 months. I began wrapping and tying on my clothespins.
I decided to add tags so I popped open one of my hymnals I cut from to look for Christmas themed words. "Jesus Loves Me" was the song I opened to. Maybe not a typical Christmas song, but I've always liked the simplicity of it. So all of the tags are from that song.
I wired the tags on and made a hoop to hang them from out of the wire.
My tree is coming along....still need to come up with an idea for the tree itself. I'd sure like to hear if you have any ideas.
Mr. Linky is open below if you'd like to join in this month! I'll leave it open until Friday.
Love these! Thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas. It will make for a fun Christmas.
What a great look! I just love seeing all of the covered clothespins hanging together. Since I am a relatively new follower I need to go back and read the other posts and see what Junkle Bells is all about.
And before I forget....your photos are stunning!
Great way of using up all the bits and pieces that are floating about! Thanks for sparking my interest in crafting during this hot/wet summer. Had a great time in my craft room yesterday!
Another great project! I can't wait to see what you do next!
These would look great on any tree!
mmmm, i likey these. that blue with the wood just really gets me goin. love it. and wire? mmmm, yes. lovely.
These will look great on your tree, love song. I may use my shoe rack/bottle tree for a tree, and last year, for a show, is when I did the extreme trimmed tree.
Oh what a wonderful idea! you tempt me with your inspiration!!
Totally fab blog, I love your style!


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§6006-C
§6006-B. Safe drinking water revolving loan fund
1. Establishment; administration. A safe drinking water revolving loan fund is established as provided in this section.
A. There is established in the custody of the bank a special fund to be known as the safe drinking water revolving loan fund to provide financial assistance under subsection 2 for the acquisition, design, planning, construction, enlargement, repair, protection or improvement of drinking water supplies or treatment facilities including any of those actions required under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996, 42 United States Code, Sections 300f to 300j-9, supplement 1997, as amended, hereinafter referred to as the federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996. [PL 1997, c. 705, §15 (AMD).]
B. The bank shall administer the fund. The fund must be invested in the same manner as permitted for investment of funds belonging to the State or held in the State Treasury. The fund must be established and held separate from any other funds or money of the State or the bank and used and administered exclusively for the purpose of this section and section 5953‑B. The fund consists of the following:
(1) Sums that are appropriated by the Legislature or transferred to the fund from time to time by the Treasurer of State;
(2) Principal and interest received from the repayment of loans made from the fund;
(3) Capitalization grants and awards made to the State or an instrumentality of the State by the Federal Government for any of the purposes for which the fund has been established. These amounts must be paid directly into the fund without need for appropriation by the State;
(4) Interest earned from the investment of fund balances;
(5) Private gifts, bequests and donations made to the State for any of the purposes for which the fund is established;
(6) The proceeds of notes or bonds issued by the Maine Public Utilities Financing Bank under Title 35‑A, chapter 29 for the purpose of deposit in the fund;
(7) The proceeds of notes or bonds issued by the bank for the purpose of deposit in the fund; and
(8) Other funds from any public or private source received for use for any of the purposes for which the fund has been established. [PL 1991, c. 605, §14 (NEW).]
C. For the purposes of this section, the term "public water system" is the same as defined in Title 22, section 2601, subsection 8 and "community water system" and "noncommunity water system" are the same as defined in Title 22, section 2660‑B. [PL 1997, c. 705, §16 (RPR).]
[PL 1997, c. 705, §§15, 16 (AMD).]
2. Uses. The revolving loan fund may be used for one or more of the following purposes:
A. To make loans to public water systems under this section and section 5953‑B; [PL 1997, c. 705, §17 (AMD).]
B. To make loans to a municipality, an intermunicipal or interstate agency or other eligible participant as specified in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996 to buy or refinance bonds or notes issued after July 1, 1993 for the purpose of financing the construction of any capital improvement or management program described in section 5953‑B, subsection 1 and certified under section 5953‑B, subsection 3; [PL 1997, c. 705, §17 (AMD).]
C. To guarantee or insure, directly or indirectly, the payment of notes or bonds issued or to be issued by a public water system for the purpose of financing the construction of any capital improvement described in section 5953‑B, subsection 1 and certified under section 5953‑B, subsection 3; [PL 1997, c. 705, §17 (AMD).]
D. To guarantee or insure, directly or indirectly, funds established by public water systems for the purpose of financing construction of any capital improvement described in section 5953‑B, subsection 1 and certified under section 5953‑B, subsection 3; [PL 1997, c. 705, §17 (AMD).]
E. To invest available fund balances and to credit the net interest income on those balances to the revolving loan fund; [PL 1991, c. 605, §14 (NEW).]
F. To invest as a source of revenue or security for the payment of principal and interest on general or special obligations of the bank if the proceeds of the sale of the obligations have been deposited in the fund or loaned to eligible participants in the programs financed with the fund, or as a source of revenue to subsidize municipal loan payment obligations; [PL 1991, c. 605, §14 (NEW).]
G. To pay the costs of the bank and the Department of Human Services associated with the administration of the revolving loan fund and projects financed by it, as long as such costs are paid from a separate, dedicated and identifiable administrative account into which not more than 4% or such greater amount as may be permitted under federal law as part of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996 of each capitalization grant allotment provided by the Federal Government, and other amounts, must be deposited; [PL 1997, c. 705, §17 (AMD).]
H. To pay the costs required, authorized or funded under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996, regarding the treatment of drinking water or other federal law or program that provides money for deposit to the fund for the purposes of this section; and [PL 1997, c. 705, §17 (AMD).]
I. To provide training and technical assistance to public water systems serving a population of 10,000 or fewer through the statewide rural water association. The statewide rural water association may use an amount equal to 1% of the federal capitalization grant. Training and technical assistance must be consistent with the annual Department of Health and Human Services public water system supervision, or "PWSS," work plan. [PL 1995, c. 665, Pt. II, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 665, Pt. II, §3 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
[PL 1997, c. 705, §17 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
3. Establishment of accounts. The bank may establish accounts and subaccounts within the fund as it determines desirable to effectuate the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, accounts to segregate a portion or portions of the fund as security for bonds issued by the bank for deposit in the fund and to be invested for the benefit of specified projects receiving financial assistance from the fund.
[PL 1991, c. 605, §14 (NEW).]
4. Priorities for financial assistance. At least annually, the Department of Health and Human Services shall prepare and certify to the bank a project priority list of those community and nonprofit noncommunity public water system projects eligible for financing or assistance under this section. The factors to be considered in developing the priority list must include, but are not limited to:
A. Projects that address serious risk to human health; [PL 1997, c. 705, §18 (NEW).]
B. Projects necessary to ensure compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996; [PL 1997, c. 705, §18 (NEW).]
C. Projects to assist public water systems in need on a per household basis according to the State's affordability criteria; and [PL 1997, c. 705, §18 (NEW).]
D. Projects that meet factors used in developing the priority list and that are prepared to proceed to construction. [PL 1997, c. 705, §18 (NEW).]
[PL 1997, c. 705, §18 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
5. Eligibility for financial assistance. Financial assistance for a project may not be granted under this section until the Department of Health and Human Services has certified to the bank that the project is eligible for immediate financing under this section and is on the priority list under subsection 4.
PL 1991, c. 605, §14 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 665, §§II1,2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 665, §II3 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 705, §§15-18 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV).
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Q: AngularFire2: query if child exists I'm planning on fetching a list from my database, where certain records contain a property that may be set. I want to query and display items which  don't have this property
{
  books: {
    book_3: {
     title: "Return of The King"
    },
    book_2: {
     title: "The Two Towers"
    },
    book_1: {
     title: "The Fellowship of the Ring"
     read: 1256953732
    }
  }
}

I've read the first book and I want to display the remaining two books.
In Firebase I do:
fbl.child('books').orderByChild('read').equalTo(null).on("value", function(data) {
 // handle data
}

And in AngularFire2 I would do something like:
this.af.database.list('books', { query: {
  orderByChild: 'read',
  equalTo: null
}});

The first way works and I get book_2, book_3, but the AngularFire2 way returns the whole list! Is there a value that can be indicated as a null value? I've tried booleans, empty strings etc. but nothing seems to work.
Perhaps this is a bug.

A: The problem has been fixed with this pull request - which was included in the 2.0.0-beta.7 release of AngularFire2.
The problem has been fixed with this pull request - which should be included in the published version of AngularFire2 that follows 2.0.0-beta.7.
With the fix, if you create queries like this:
this.af.database.list('books', { query: {
  orderByChild: 'read',
  equalTo: null
}});

They will behave as you would expect them to and will return only the list items that don't have read properties.

A: You could just populate the "read" child of every node with 0 ( as you are storing the timestamp and its an integer value) and query something like this:
   af.database.list('books', { query: {
orderByChild: 'read',
    equalTo: 0
    }


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Metrolink moves to combat fare evasion
Metrolink on Friday approved an unlimited weekend pass for $10 and replaced the commuter rail network's 10-trip ticket with a seven-day pass, a move officials hope will reduce revenue losses caused by fare evasion. The changes go into effect July 1.
The new weekend pass will be valid from 7 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday and include connections to bus and rail systems throughout the region -- excluding Amtrak -- at no additional cost. The same privileges will be extended to monthly pass-holders.
Metrolink officials said replacement of the 10-trip ticket should stop the loss of millions of dollars a year. Some passengers would not get those tickets validated on each trip and reuse them more than 10 times. Last year, sampling indicated that the railroad, which serves six counties, lost about $1 million on the Antelope Valley line alone.
The seven-day pass, good for consecutive days, will cost $36.75 to $101.26 depending on the distance traveled. Officials said the pass does not require validation.
The board of the Southern California Regional Railroad Authority, which operates Metrolink, also approved a 10% discount for students who buy one-way and round-trip tickets. Students will continue to receive discounts on seven-day and monthly passes.
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Today we hiked the Jiao Shan Great Wall to Sandaoguan. The first hour of the hike was along a restored section of the wall that ascended steeply up about half way up the peak of Jiao Shan. This portion of the wall looks like the wall most people imagine when they hear the term "Great Wall"--brick surfaces, watch towers with crenellations. Most of the wall, however, is "wild," and unrestored and in various states of repair. Here's wilder section we traversed en route to Jiao Shan. Walking on this section of the wall is not like walking on a sidewalk; it's a true hike by any definition!


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How to Choose and Climb the Career Ladder
It's rather common to find yourself in a job you don't enjoy or simply discover yourself a bit lost about where you're going professionally. At the same time, you probably have dreams of what you'd love to do, but you might not know how to go about achieving them.
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In these situations, career planning should be something to consider. In this guide, we'll explain what career planning is and the steps you need to take to choose and climb the career ladder.
WHAT IS CAREER PLANNING?
Career planning is a process, which helps you manage and understand your own learning and development. It's a long-term process and you should focus on career planning throughout your career. It's therefore, not a one-time plan, but a creation of a plan, which you can regularly update and re-evaluate.
Whilst you should regularly re-examine your career plan, there are a few occasions when it's especially beneficial to do so.
When you are starting at university or other career school.
When you are about to finish your studies.
During your career, especially when you are training or taking extra courses.
During job changes, such as looking for new jobs or if you've lost your job.
Although career planning is a process best started when you're still studying, you don't need to feel it's too late to start if you're in the later stages of your career. Wherever you are in life in terms of your career, you can always give it a better sense of direction by venturing into career planning.
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When I was just starting out as a broadcast news reporter, a grizzled, veteran investigative reporter told me, "Congratulations on getting hired, kid, but don't get cocky; because you're not anybody in the news business until you're fired — twice."
Whether or not I ever became somebody in the news business is debatable; but, for the record, I was fired twice during the 10 years I worked as an on-air reporter and anchor.
Both times, what enabled me to overcome the stigma and humiliation of being canned can be summed up in one word — relationships. The relational approach to overcoming a "career bump" is showcased in a new career book titled Do Over by New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff. In his book, he lists the four career transitions that every professional faces and the corresponding resources necessary to overcome each different transition.
So, whether you, too, have been fired or just presented with an interesting opportunity, read on to learn the best strategy to deal with your specific circumstance.
Women in Business: Lauren McGoodwin, Founder & CEO, Career Contessa
Lauren McGoodwin is the Founder & CEO for Career Contessa. Career Contessa facilitates honest conversations by real women about work and life--to help you achieve fulfillment and balance in both.
Lauren founded Career Contessa in 2013 after experiencing a gap in career development tools for women. She designed, managed and executed the development of CareerContessa.com, which now includes 150+ career interviews with influential women and provides daily career inspiration to over 50k readers. Lauren also built the marketing, social media, and engagement strategy for Career Contessa from the ground up, including Career Contessa's popular newsletter and securing syndication partnerships withRefinery29, The Muse, POPSUGAR, and more.
Formerly, Lauren was a University Recruiter for Hulu focused on hiring, strategy, and program management. She has a BS from University of Oregon and a Masters in Communication Management from USC where she wrote her thesis on millennials and career resources.
Vertical Media Solutions Adds Business Outplacement Services to Its List of Offerings
The Goal is to Help Businesses and Transitioning Employees Land on Their Feet.
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Grand Rapids, MI -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/14/2015 -- Vertical Media Solutions (VMS) is pleased to announce the addition of corporate outplacement services to its extensive list of career enhancement offerings. The service will provide a way for businesses to assist displaced workers during their career transitions. With the rapid pace of today's changing business needs, workforce realignments, layoffs and other terminations are a frequent occurrence. VMS's outplacement offerings are designed to ease the burden on businesses while simultaneously offering displaced employees the opportunity for a thorough career examination. In fact, displaced employees will not only receive resume and interviewing assistance, but they will also receive career coaching aimed at helping them achieve their ultimate career goals rather than just get a job. Their industry experts have an extensive background in recruiting, career coaching and resume preparation, giving them a thorough understanding of current and future hiring trends.
Supporting athletes in their dual careers and career transitions
The 7th IOC Athlete Career Programme (ACP) Forum, which aims to share best practices on supporting athletes worldwide with their career transitions, will be held in Lima, Peru, from 26 to 28 May.
Hosted by the Peruvian National Olympic Committee (NOC), this Forum will bring together athletes, the members of the IOC Athletes' Commission responsible for the IOC ACP in the specific regions, NOCs and Adecco representatives to exchange knowledge and experience on how best to support athletes with balancing dual careers and preparing post-sport careers.
58% Job Seekers Taking Advice From Wrong Person
A new study by the Career Advisory Board focused on job preparedness shows clear evidence as to why so many job seekers can't find work: They are taking advice from the wrong person.
Exactly When Did Americans Become Job Search Pros?
58% of job seekers said they are using their own experience to map out and execute their job search. Meaning, they aren't getting help from proven experts on the subject because they feel they are skilled enough to find work on their own. Ironically, I was one of those people - this article shares the story of my need for an extreme career makeover.
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While it can be more difficult to retire if you haven't started setting money aside by the time you are in your 50s, it can be done. It will require a bit more work and aggressive saving on your part, taking advantage of the best interest rates in New Bedford for IRA Share Savings and money market accounts, but you can achieve your goals. It all starts with a New Bedford Share Savings at your local St Anne Credit Union. All you need to do is live or work in either Bristol or Plymouth counties in Southeastern Massachusetts to qualify for membership. Once you become a member, you can take advantage of all the great money-saving and money-growing opportunities available at our credit union in New Bedford.
This is the first and biggest question that must be asked in order to determine when you will be able to afford to retire. You must consider your monthly mortgage, rent, insurance, utilities, and all other living costs, such as car payments, fuel, and incidentals. If you have a pension, 401k through your employer or some other work-funded retirement plan, you will have a head start over those who have nothing backing them up, but it is still important to start saving as soon as possible to augment those funding opportunities.
Another benefit of membership at St Anne Credit Union in New Bedford is having the ability to work with our team of financial experts to determine which savings opportunity would help you to best reach your goals. There are advantages of using an IRA Share account, such as credit union member tax tips and savings, while there is also something to be said about the higher interest rates in New Bedford for money market accounts and certificates of deposit with regard to boosting your savings. To find out which is best for you and your individual money management, speak with a financial representative at St Anne Credit Union.
One of the best ways to build up your retirement savings at a local credit union in New Bedford is to start savings as much as you can right now. 401k and IRA savings opportunities can help you to boost savings without penalties, as persons who are aged 50 or older can contribute as much as $30,500 each year between those two types of savings. However, the limits and options can change each year, so it is important to speak with a representative about how to best shift your money from a New Bedford Share Savings account to a more aggressive savings program. Other savings options can be used in addition to IRA accounts.
Being aggressive doesn't mean being foolish or reckless. When you take advantage of credit union member tax tips for retirement savings, you learn how to safely save money without over-reaching into risky areas. Any investments that you make, especially if you are saving for retirement in your 40s or 50s, should be done with care. While this doesn't mean that you can't invest in stocks, what it does mean is that you should balance it out with savings opportunities through member interest rates in New Bedford. This will help you to keep building your savings while you dabble in some additional investment areas.
No matter what type of work you do, there are always other ways to boost your income that will help you to increase your New Bedford Share Savings and investment opportunities. Cutting back on household expenses is one way, but it can be difficult, as many Americans have already cut their household budgets to the bone. Extra work, either through entrepreneurship or web-based services in addition to your "day job," can be a great way to boost the amount of money that you are putting into your retirement savings accounts.
If you planned to retire in your early 60s, you might want to reconsider. Waiting just a few more years to age 70 can make a big difference, particularly in Social Security payments. Studies show that each year you delay your application after the minimum age, can increase benefits by as much as eight percent. That can make a big difference in the amount of Social Security you receive each month that can be used in addition to your savings accounts and retirement programs through St Anne Credit Union in New Bedford. Use this time to boost your income in other ways as well so you can ease into retirement without having to sacrifice your hopes and dreams for the future.
If you are interested in learning more about the advantages of membership at our credit union in New Bedford, give us a call at 508-993-0011 or stop by and speak with one of our agents at our location on Union Street. For over 100 years, St Anne Credit Union has provided residents and employees of Plymouth and Bristol counties with unique opportunities for financial growth and money management through a simple New Bedford Share Savings account. Join today and see why so many of your neighbors and co-workers trust St Anne Credit Union in New Bedford for all of their savings, investment, and financial needs.


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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh supports the continuing professional development of physicians and other healthcare providers through education. Please find information here about other CME courses and seminars that are offered in addition to Pediatric Grand Rounds and Rangos Research Seminars.
Also view the formal course list from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences.


At SmileTown Dental in Burnaby, we put children first with a fun, interactive office environment and a friendly, caring team of dental professionals who love kids.
SmileTown Dentistry in Burnaby is specially geared to the needs of children.
We know how important positive early experiences at the dentist are. Early dental care can go a long way in giving kids the building blocks they need to to take care of their smiles throughout their whole lives.
Just as importantly, kids who have had great experiences with their dentists at a young age will grow up into adults who are comfortable with regular dental care.
At SmileTown, this is our goal: helping kids grow into adults with healthy smiles, and a healthy relationship with their dentists.
To this end, we've created our office environment with kids in mind.
Waiting areas are for more than just waiting!
The SmileTown waiting area is colourful and interactive, with lots of fun toys, books and activities, to keep kids occupied and happy while they wait.
This helps them to relax, and to associate visiting the dentist with having fun!
Our friendly team of dental professionals has a great deal of experience working with kids, and we go out of our way to keep them as cheerful and engaged as possible throughout their appointments with us.
We'll also teach them everything they'll need to know to take care of their teeth at home, from proper brushing and flossing techniques, to how to make good dietary choices. We can even show them how to make brushing fun with songs and games!
From start to finish, we make it our mission to make our young patients – and their parents – feel as comfortable and confident as possible throughout each dental appointment.
We welcome parents to sit in during their children's dental procedures, and we're happy to answer any questions you may have.
After each hygiene appointment or dental procedure is complete, your Burnaby children's dentist will meet with your family to discuss each patient's dental health and maintenance needs, including things like aftercare, and future dental appointments.
Whatever your family's oral health needs, you can trust the friendly, compassionate team at SmileTown Dentistry to guide you down the path to lifelong dental health.


Italy will not exit the European Union, despite the pressure to increase public spending, as that would inflict huge economic pain on the country's population, economists say.
All the 15 economists polled by the International Business Times say the country's politicians will find it difficult to deal with the higher interest rates and a weaker Italian lira post exiting the bloc.
Italy's government will need to set the new public finance and economic growth targets by Sept. 27 and submit a draft for inspection by the European Commission by mid-October. The economists that IBT spoke to expect the political parties in the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to agree to keep the budget deficit under 3 percent, complying with a EU rule for member states.
Conte leads a coalition of the right-wing League Party and the left-leaning Five Star Movement. Both parties have made populist promises that will require billions in additional spending and have urged Finance Minister Giovanni Tria to widen the gap to fund their programs.
Tria, who belongs to neither party, is determined to keep the line on a deficit-to-gross domestic product ratio at 1.6 percent for 2019.
Italy sits on a large pile of debt, which, at around 132 percent of GDP, makes it the second most indebted country in the euro zone after Greece. Italy's government debt increased to 2.34 trillion euros in July, from 2.32 trillion euros in June.
Carsten Hesse, European economist at Berenberg, thinks even if the coalition parties have the stomach for the fallout from an Italexit, getting a two-thirds majority in Parliament for getting the step approved would not be easy. "I know they're preparing for it as plan B discussions, but in theory you need like a two-thirds majority in the Parliament and this is difficult to get," he says, pointing out that a majority of the country's population -- particularly the pensioners who would lose if they get paid in lira -- is against an Italexit.
Most economists say that though the government signals a budget deficit of around 2 percent, the actual deficit may slip to around 3 percent.
"The official budgetary draft will show a forecast deficit figure of 2 percent of GDP while de facto it will come at around 3 percent of GDP," Wagner of Commerzbank says.
Fears of an 'Italexit' have spooked Italy's equity and debt markets since May this year. On August 31, the spread between the Italian and German 10-year government bonds hit the widest since June 2013, rising to 291 basis points. The spread between the 10-year German bunds and 10-year Italian government bonds has widened to 244 basis points Monday.
Hesse expects volatility in the bond markets to continue, saying it will push the politicians to take some action. "It's actually a good thing when the bond markets react quickly and punish Italy because this forces the politicians to become real, otherwise they would do what they want," he says.
Italy's 10-year government bond yields rose to 2.95 percent on Monday, from 2.84 percent in the previous trading session.
In August, rating agency Fitch downgraded Italy's outlook to negative from stable, and maintained its sovereign rating at BBB, citing risks of fiscal loosening that would leave Italy's very high level of public debt more exposed to potential shocks.


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Q: Conditional expectation limit to $-\infty$ In my lecture notes, I came across the following:
Let $E(Y|X=x) = \mu(x)$ be continuously differentiable. Then by the fundamental theorem of calculus, we have $\mu(x) = \lim_{t \rightarrow -\infty} \mu(t) + \int_{-\infty}^{x} \mu'(t) dt$.
Apparently the first term $\lim_{t \rightarrow -\infty} \mu(t) = 0$, why is this?


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Get the doc on the phone: Medshield uses tech to enable healthcare for all
Through telemedicine innovations such as SmartCare, the medical scheme is proving that technology can make healthcare more widely accessible, affordable and convenient
By Thoneshan Naidoo - 30 November 2021 - 12:26
Medshield's Virtual Family Practitioner Consultations allow its members to visit a GP from wherever they are via their smartphone, tablet or computer.
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The SA digital ecosystem is becoming ever smarter, embracing all the benefits and excitement that the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) holds.
Medical schemes have to move beyond just providing medical assurance to become innovators in this ecosystem and let their members live happy, healthy lives.
Medshield Medical Scheme is always looking for innovative ways of giving more value to its members. It aims to strike a balance between affordability, high-quality care and convenient access to healthcare using technology – and that is precisely how it developed SmartCare.
Innovative success so far
SmartCare is a dual-purpose platform that can enable physical and virtual medical consultations. It may seem mundane now, but in 2019, when people did not know about virtual consultations, it was ground-breaking.
Human beings are social creatures. We like to see a doctor face to face. SmartCare therefore had to blend both worlds, offering some face-to-face consultations but also embracing 4IR by providing a digital experience.
About the author: Thoneshan Naidoo is the principal officer of Medshield Medical Scheme.
Image: Supplied/Medshield
SmartCare-enabled clinics are located inside pharmacies and operate according to the hours of the pharmacy. This means Medshield members have access to qualified healthcare providers after hours (up to 7pm on weekdays) and, notably, over weekends.
A nurse conducts the physical exam and will contact a GP if required through the use of VideoMed technology.
A pharmacy with SmartCare-enabled facilities then becomes a convenient one-stop shop: once members have seen a nurse or doctor, they hand in their scripts and immediately receive their medication, all in about 45 minutes.
Furthermore, by providing an unlimited number of nurse consultations for all its members, across all its plans, Medshield has helped reduce the number of emergency-room visits to hospitals, including over weekends.
Qualified nurses have undertaken roughly 58% of general examination consultations, meaning patients are adequately treated. These consultation included prophylactic preventive measures, contraceptive management and the self-management of over-the-counter medicine.
GPs have conducted the other 42% of consultations, usually when members need treatment for acute upper respiratory infections or some sort of essential primary hypertension.
Overall, six out of 10 people were therefore adequately helped by a nurse.
Why is the SmartCare solution so innovative? SA has roughly five doctors for every 100,000 people. We have to balance our resources to give patients easy access to healthcare professionals. There is an even smaller number of specialists, so we must optimise the healthcare value chain accordingly.
Medshield has continued to make the most of telemedicine in different ways.
In 2020, it offered WhatsApp Doc as a free medical advisory service. If members were not sure whether they had to test for Covid-19, they could use the WhatsApp line to consult a doctor on symptoms, self-isolation, PCR tests and so forth.
More than 43% of the WhatsApp Doc consultations were about Covid-19 advice; only 7% were not related to Covid-19.
In 2021, Medshield took things a step further by launching Virtual Family Practitioner Consultations: members simply fill in an online form and can then see a GP from wherever they are via their smartphone, tablet or computer. The consultation does not require any travelling time or loss of work hours, and members can still access quality care and treatment.
More citizens still need access
SA has a world-class private healthcare system on a par with some developed countries. We have quick access to doctors and specialists, some of the best health policies and the latest technology.
However, the country has been slow to fully embrace 4IR in healthcare, which has already become an integral part of several global healthcare systems. Only 9-million South Africans have access to private healthcare at present. We need to expand that to more people.
Technology can democratise private healthcare, making it more widely accessible and affordable
Thoneshan Naidoo, principal officer of Medshield Medical Scheme
The challenges include travel costs, loss of income due to lost work hours, language barriers, gaps in the quality of care, or a lack of access to the latest technology in rural areas.
However, this is also where the opportunities are. Technology can democratise private healthcare, making it more widely accessible and affordable. SmartCare is proof that technology can lower the barriers to high-quality private healthcare and save people precious time.
The pool is still vast — SA has about 60-million smartphone subscriptions; wearable technology is continuously evolving; and broadband spectrum has been increased.
While digital healthcare is not a substitute for a physical consultation, it is complementary enhancement and, ultimately, a win-win situation for all stakeholders.
This article was paid for by Medshield.


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SR17 Roadside vegetation management
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SR15 Prescribed forest burning
SR14 Neonicotinoid insecticides
SR13 Forest grazing
SR12 Manipulation of dead wood
SR11 Farming and soil carbon
SR10 Tillage and soil carbon
SR9 Roadside management
SR8 Vegetated strips around fields
SR7 Fish recruitment
SR6 Managing forest set-asides
SR5 Phase-outs of PFAS chemicals
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SR3 Biomanipulation of lakes
SR2 Wetlands as nutrient traps
SR1 Reindeer grazing
SR4 How does farming affect the organic carbon content of arable soils?
The carbon content of arable soil depends very much on how farming is conducted. Photo: Jan Håkan Dahlström/ Bildhuset/ IT.
Agricultural land has great potential to store carbon. With the right choice of cultivation methods and cropping systems, it can be transformed from a source of greenhouse gases into a sink for carbon dioxide. EviEM has completed a systematic map examining the evidence relating to how different farming methods affect the amounts of organic carbon in arable soils.
Carbon in soils is important for crop yields and climate
On farmland that is harvested annually, the carbon content of the soil declines as organic compounds are broken down, removed in the form of crops, leached out by run-off or lost by erosion. Globally, the top one metre of the soil contains roughly three times as much carbon as the above-ground biomass of plants, and twice as much as the atmosphere. Changes in the stock of soil carbon can therefore cause significant changes in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide.
On a global scale, the corresponding loss from farmland is of the order of 100 to 1,000 million tonnes of carbon every year.
However, there are methods that can reduce carbon losses or even increase the sequestration (capture) of carbon in arable soils, even though the land continues to be farmed. Any intervention that increases the amount of soil organic matter, or reduces its decomposition, results in more carbon being stored in the soil.
Trials involving modified ploughing have led to higher carbon levels in certain areas, although the results in Sweden have been mixed. Growing of cover crops, long-term leys or use of crop residues as a fertiliser could also lock up more carbon in arable land.
Increased carbon sequestration in arable soils offers major benefits: It improves yields owing to better soil structure and fertility, and it reduces greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, helping to mitigate the threat of global warming.
Mapping evidence of how farming affects carbon sequestration
The Swedish Board of Agriculture has come to the conclusion that the potential for carbon sequestration in soil is considerable, but that it is uncertain how different farming methods affect stocks of soil carbon in a Swedish climate.
To try to reduce this uncertainty, EviEM has completed a broad map of the scientific literature: what evidence exists and what has been studied in relation to the impacts of agricultural practices on arable land on soil organic carbon?
The project commenced in August 2013 and is led by Professor Katarina Hedlund at Lund University. A broad map of the evidence has been completed, which has catalogued the evidence base by assembling a database of all studies investigating the impacts of arable farming practices on soil organic carbon. This systematic map consists of a report that explains the reviewing process, a searchable database describing the included studies, and a web-based geographical information system (GIS) that displays the studies on a geographical map.
The searches for literature initially identified almost 25,000 articles as possibly relevant to the subject of the review. Through several stages of screening, most of these articles were subsequently excluded, but after close reading, 735 studies have been assessed as useful. The map identified four broad categories of arable farmland practices, each having been investigated by between 238 and 307 studies: soil amendments (additions and modifications to the soil, for example through the addition of lime or crop residues), crop rotations (such as monocultures or complex rotations of different crops each year), fertiliser (inorganic and organic), and tillage (different depths of soil disturbance). Studies were found across the included climate zones, and are displayed visually in the map below. There was a notable lack of studies from Russia, a sign of a knowledge gap in the literature. Most studies sampled soil only once: these snapshots are not as reliable as long-term, continuous measurements, which were only found in a small number of studies.
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The systematic map was published in the journal Environmental Evidence along with an EviEM report and factsheet (see links to the right).
Although the systematic map has been completed we welcome the submission of evidence that might be relevant for an update of the review. Please visit this page and submit a brief description of any relevant research that you believe should be included in such an update, particularly grey literature, such as reports or theses.
Systematic map followed by full reviews
The second stage of the project involved individual systematic reviews that focused on targeted subsets of the evidence in the map, and included quantitative analysis of the overall findings across the evidence base (see links at the bottom of the page).
Katarina Hedlund (Chair), Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, Lund University, Sweden
Helene Bracht Jørgensen, Department of Biology, Lund University, Sweden
Louise E. Jackson, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, USA
Thomas Kätterer, Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Emanuele Lugato, Joint Research Center (IES – Soil action), Ispra, Italy
Ingrid K. Thomsen, Department of Agroecology, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Per-Erik Isberg (Statistician), Department of Statistics, Lund University, Sweden
Neal Haddaway (Project manager), Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
The review team at a meeting in August 2013. From left to right: Emanuele Lugato, Thomas Kätterer, Katarina Hedlund, Ingrid K. Thomsen, and Louise E. Jackson. Helene Bracht Jørgensen and Neal Haddaway are missing in this picture. Photo: Sif Johansson.
Review SR10 – How does tillage intensity affect soil organic carbon (SOC)?
Review SR11 – Which agricultural management interventions are most influential on soil organic carbon (using time series data)?
Review SR16 – How do selected crop rotations affect soil organic carbon?
Final report published by EviEM
Final report published in Environmental Evidence
Additional files to the final report
Database, included articles
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What Are Surprise Out-Of-Network Bills?
Is not in the patient's health plan.
Was not chosen by the patient to render care.
Typically, this happens in the emergency room. The patient presents to an in-network hospital, but the specialists on call are out-of-network. It can also occur during elective surgeries (by in-network surgeons) when the anesthesiologist or pathologist is out-of-network.
You have probably seen the news stories. Typically, the narrative is that these patients are exploited by predatory OON physicians who take advantage of the patient's lack of choice. Patients get "exorbitant" bills that can bankrupt them. Or the insurance company has to pay, and premiums go up for everyone.
THE TRUTH IS THIS Almost all doctors charge based on a published guide that lists usual and customary fees. This published guide takes into account the high cost of providing medical services in States such as New Jersey.
However, the insurance companies would rather NOT pay according to this guide. They have discovered that by underpaying medical claims, they can pad their profits. Remember, insurance companies make a profit by collecting your premiums but not paying your medical bills. Or severely underpaying them. This is their business model.
Who gets stuck with the unpaid bill? You do. Hence the "surprise." You thought you were covered.
You pay high premiums for health insurance so that that you are financially protected at the most vulnerable time in your life – when you need medical care. Now, even if you survive that trip to the ER, you may not survive the nasty medical bill that your insurance company sticks you. All in the name of corporate profit.
The Doctor-Patient Alliance has been created to protect New Jersey citizens from predatory insurance companies that charge high premiums but offer only false financial protections when we get sick or injured. Let's hold the insurance companies accountable to pay their fair share.
Surprise OON bills are not a function of predatory billing practices by physicians. instead, these surprises result from insurance carrier lies about the expensive health care plans they sell.
The misleading nature of the OON narrative is alarming to conscientious providers of emergency services who treat patients without regard to their ability to pay.
In reality, "Surprise" OON bills result from insurance carrier misrepresentations about the financial protections their plans offer, not from unethical OON billing. Currently, New Jersey residents have no consumer protections at the time they purchase a health plan. They can be sold small plans that woefully under-reimburse providers, typically at 5-10% of Usual and Customary (UCR) Charge. These artificially low reimbursements leave the patient with large, unexpected financial liabilities. Consumers will not recognize this fact until they encounter the health care system, at which time it is too late. Hence the "surprise."
The purchase of an expensive 80/20 OON plan, for example, might reasonably assume that the plan will pay 80% of a provider's charge. This is currently not the case in New Jersey. In reality, that "80%" may refer to a Medicare-indexed fee schedule, which typically pays 5-10 cents on the dollar. Carriers are not obligated to disclose to consumers how they calculate OON reimbursements, or how these reimbursements relate to UCR. The resulting paid OON claim might represent only a small fraction of provider charges. The consumer is unaware of this discrepancy until a provider's bill has arrived.
Below is an example of a Summary of Plan Benefits provided by an insurance carrier for one of its out-of-network plans.
This plan offers OON benefits at an 80% rate. The fourth column states "Your Cost If You Use an Out-of-network provider" is 20%. Any reasonable purchaser of this health insurance product would conclude that the other 80% refers to an OON provider's charges, or at least Usual and Customary (UCR), and will be paid by the insurer. The expense of this OON plan is thereby justified.
However, small print buried in the same document suggests otherwise.
In the small print, the insurance company has replaced Usual and Customary (or the doctor's actual charge) with "allowed amount," and will pay 80% of that value instead. What does that mean? How does "allowed amount" relate to UCR and billed charges in the community? An investigation will reveal that "allowed amount" is only a small fraction of the actual bill.
Most health care consumers do not read the small print, and if they do, are unlikely to discover its meaning, nor understand the significance of Medicare-based reimbursements.
They certainly would not note the misleading nature of the disclaimer below – in the insurance company's example, there is only a $500 discrepancy between OON "charged" and "allowed" amounts. In reality, this discrepancy can be tens of thousands of dollars. That means that the patient is responsible for that discrepancy. The insurance company will not pay it.
In the small print, the insurance company has replaced Usual and Customary (or the doctor's actual charge) with "allowed amount," and will pay 80% of that value instead. What does that mean? How does "allowed amount" relate to UCR and billed charges in the community? An investigation will reveal that "allowed amount" is only a small fraction of the actual bill.
New Jersey health care consumers currently have no protections against the above, misleading insurance company practice. In any other setting, this practice would be considered fraud.
Surprise OON bills are not a function of predatory billing practices by physicians. Instead, these surprises result from insurance carrier misrepresentations about the protections offered when they sell expensive health care plans.
PPO stands for "Preferred Provider Organization" plan. These plans provide much more flexibility and coverage when choosing a doctor or hospital. They also offer in-network AND out-of-network benefits. Please note that recently some PPO plans don't offer out-of-network benefits, so please be diligent about verifying these details before choosing your plan.
PPO plans are generally more expensive than POS (Point-of-Service) plans because they have more extensive options for care. But you have to verify that you are getting what you pay. Health insurance carriers have drastically "gutted" out-of-network benefits, often unbeknownst to consumers and even seasoned insurance brokers. Insurance carriers do this by capping the amount they will pay for out-of-network services, regardless of the charged amount, at a low multiple of the federal Medicare reimbursement rate (e.g., 110% of Medicare). A Medicare rate usually only covers a small portion of an out-of-network medical bill.
EPO stands for "Exclusive Provider Organization" plan. These plans are true "narrow network" plans, which means the available doctor network is small, and your choices to a physician of your choice are limited.
As a member of an EPO, you can ONLY use the doctors and hospitals within the EPO network; you cannot go outside of this network for elective care, and there are no out-of-network benefits. It is considered to be more of a catastrophic plan that will restrict your options for elective healthcare.
HMO stands for "Health Maintenance Organization." This type of health insurance plan usually limits coverage to care from doctors who work for or contract with the HMO.
HMOs generally do not cover out-of-network healthcare expenses except in an emergency. An HMO may require you to live or work in its service area to be eligible for coverage (i.e., you might not be able to go to NYC/PA/CT to receive non-emergent care from specialists such as an oncologist, heart surgeon, or spine surgeon).
Like the traditional HMO, OMNIA Health Plan members are restricted to using physicians and other health care professionals who participate in the Horizon Managed Care Network and hospitals in the Horizon Hospital Network. These plans do not include out-of-network benefits.
OMNIA Health Plans do not include out-of-network benefits. Additionally, OMNIA divides their doctors and hospitals into Tier 1 and Tier 2. Recently released insider documents have shown that quality alone only played a small part in dictating the tier status of a doctor or hospital, often overshadowed by considerations, not in the best interests of patient care. That said, if you see the best in-network Tier 2 doctor, your deductible could be as much as $5000, and you may have to pay up to 50% of the remainder of billed charges for that service.
We used Horizon insurance plans as examples of common plans since Horizon is one of the largest health insurers in the state of New Jersey. Please check with your plan regarding medical insurance coverage.
Recently it was learned that Horizon chose the tiers of their network doctors and hospitals based on criteria that had little to do with quality, and nothing to do with cost, so a Tier 1 doctor is not necessarily the best doctor for your needs.
Lowest monthly premium and highest out-of-pocket costs compared to other OMNIA Health Plans. Members must use physicians, and other health care professionals who participate in the Horizon Managed Care Network and hospitals in the Horizon Hospital Network, except in cases of medical emergencies.
Mid-level-monthly premium and out-of-pocket costs compared to other OMNIA Health Plans. Members must use physicians, and other health care professionals who participate in the Horizon Managed Care Network and hospitals in the Horizon Hospital Network, except in cases of medical emergencies.
Members must use physicians, and other health care professionals who participate in the Horizon Managed Care Network and hospitals in the Horizon Hospital Network except in cases of medical emergencies.
Higher monthly premium and lower out-of-pocket costs compared to other OMNIA Health Plans. Members must use physicians, and other health care professionals who participate in the Horizon Managed Care Network and hospitals in the Horizon Hospital Network except in cases of medical emergencies.
Use the quick reference chart below, to compare plans.
An insurance premium is the amount of money that an individual or business must pay for an insurance policy. The insurance premium is considered income by the insurance company once it is earned, and also represents a liability in that the insurer must provide coverage for claims being made against the policy.
In addition to your premium costs, the term "cost sharing" refers to the amount that your health plan expects you to pay out of your own pocket for medical services. Most plans do this by setting rates for deductible, and coinsurance for any given covered medical service.
In an insurance policy, the deductible is the number of expenses that must be paid out of pocket before an insurer will pay any cost. In general usage, the term deductible may be used to describe one of several types of clauses that are used by insurance companies as a threshold for policy payments.
Co-insurance is the amount, generally expressed as a fixed percentage, an insured must pay against a claim after the deductible is satisfied. In health insurance, a co-insurance provision is similar to a co-payment provision, except co-pays require the insured to pay a set dollar amount at the time of the service.
1How many times a year do you and your family go to your primary care provider (PCP) for sick visits?
Now, check out the cost-sharing for PCP visits under the plan you are considering. Wellness or preventive visits typically have no cost-sharing. Next, look at the cost-sharing for non‐preventive services (i.e., certain bloodwork and labs, imaging and other diagnostic (testing). Are copayments required for each visit? Do deductibles and/or coinsurances apply?
2Do you visit specialists? If yes, how many visits per year?
3How much will prescription drugs cost?
This one is harder to estimate because many plans have different cost-sharing depending on whether the drug is considered to be "preferred" (formulary) or "non‐preferred" (non-formulary). You can call the company or visit the company's website to find out whether your drugs are in the lowest cost tier or not. Some plans include a limit on how much you have to pay for each prescription.
4How do I know if I have a "real" out-of-network benefit?
Make sure you ask your insurance salesperson or representative this question: "At what rate does the out-of-network doctor get reimbursed for this plan?" A good out-of-network policy will reimburse at something called "usual, customary, and reasonable" or UCR for short. A poor out-of-network policy will reimburse at a multiple of Medicare, such as 150% of Medicare. If an out-of-network benefit only reimburse a doctor at this low amount, you are potentially going to be liable for the rest of the bill, hence the term "surprise bill," particularly if it turns out OON benefit isn't much of a benefit after all.
Please note that in accordance with federal safe harbor laws, doctors are permitted, on a case-by-case basis, to discount enormous cost-sharing burdens, when you, as a patient, has a claim of financial hardship. Providers of the NJDPA will always work with our patients so that we can continue to provide high-quality care at fair health costs. We care about our patients first and foremost.
If you have questions about your insurance policy or are having trouble with your insurance carrier, please fill out this form, and one of our representatives will answer your questions.