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Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 17: Release date, promo, plot, cast and more updates
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Here's everything you need to know about Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 17 before it airs this week.
Grey's Anatomy is now in its 18th season on American television. The new season has the same level of drama and romance as prior seasons. After such a long run, the show has managed to maintain a reasonably active fanbase that tunes in weekly to see what happens next in the lives of these characters and how their story arcs have progressed over time.
As the new episode is set to premiere this week we have got you covered with all the details had you should be aware of before delving right into the episode as a refresher for your memory and get a glimpse of the possible surprises and twists that the show creator has incorporated into the screenplay. Continue reading to know more about Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 17.
Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 17 Release Date
Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 17, I'll Cover You, is set to premiere on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The episode is directed by Debbie Allen. It is the seventeenth episode out of the twenty-episode season, which will conclude on May 26, 2022.
All episodes are approximately 43 minutes, excluding commercials, and are broadcast in both high-definition and standard. Furthermore, the season has only three episodes left as of May 10, 2022, before headings towards the season finale. Here's the complete episode guide for you to understand the series' schedule and plan ahead to watch the next episode.
S18E1: Here Comes the Sun – September 30, 2021
S18E2: Some Kind of Tomorrow – October 7, 2021
S18E3: Hotter Than Hell – October 14, 2021
S18E4: With a Little Help From My Friends – October 21, 2021
S18E5: Bottle Up and Explode! – November 11, 2021
S18E6: Everyday Is a Holiday (With You) – November 18, 2021
S18E7: Today Was a Fairytale – December 9, 2021
S18E8: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – December 16, 2021
S18E9: No Time to Die – February 24, 2022
S18E10: Living in a House Divided – March 3, 2022
S18E11: Legacy – March 10, 2022
S18E12: The Makings of You – March 17, 2022
S18E13: Put the Squeeze on Me – March 24, 2022
S18E14: Road Trippin – March 31, 2022
S18E15: Put It to the Test – April 7, 2022
S18E16: Should I Stay or Should I Go – May 5, 2022
S18E17: I'll Cover You – May 12, 2022
S18E18: Stronger Than Hate – May 19, 2022
S18E19: Out For Blood – May 26, 2022
S18E20: You Are the Blood – May 26, 2022
Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 17 Promo
Take a look at the promo of Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 17, I'll Cover You.
The official synopsis of the episode states, "A former patient of Link's, Simon, is in the ER with his pregnant wife; and Bailey receives an offer from Nick."
What to expect in Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 17?
It's tough to predict what will happen in Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 17 right now. Because there have been no spoilers circulating on social media, fans will be able to watch the episode for themselves when it premieres without being spoiled. If you're as curious as we are, have a look at what we've put together as of some of the events that will undoubtedly be featured in the upcoming episode.
According to the promo, Richard Webber informs Meredith that the program must be saved. During his speech, though, he becomes sidetracked and notices many Merediths in front of him. He was high after unintentionally drinking a green juice laced with weed.
Moreover, the short synopsis of the episode does help to link the events highlighted in the promo. As, when Meredith discovers his error, she tells him, "You're stoned." In the hospital, that high could cause problems, especially for Richard, who is sober. Fans will have to wait and watch how it all plays out, as well as how it affects the struggle to save the residency program.
Because Grey's Anatomy is the show it is, there will undoubtedly be some comedic moments in the upcoming episode, which will be paired with some entirely serious material. You'll get a good mix of both, and Meredith will almost certainly return in the aftermath of her major decision.
Where to watch Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 17?
Episode 17 will release on ABC. However, all the prior seasons of Grey's Anatomy are currently available on fuboTV and Netflix. Grey's Anatomy is also available for rent or purchase on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu.
Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 17 Cast
The main cast of the episode includes:
Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
James Pickens, Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber
Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt
Caterina Scorsone as Dr. Amelia Shepherd
Camilla Luddington as Dr. Jo Wilson
Kelly McCreary as Dr. Maggie Pierce
Kim Raver as Dr. Teddy Altman
Jake Borelli as Dr. Levi Schmitt
Chris Carmack as Dr. Atticus Lincoln
Anthony Hill as Dr. Winston Ndugu
Scott Speedman as Dr. Nick Marsh
The guest cast of the episode includes:
Debbie Allen as Dr. Catherine Fox
Bianca A. Santos as Kristen Clark
Cedric Sanders as Simon Clark
Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 16: A Quick Recap
The previous episode, Should I Stay or Should I Go, was released on May 5, 2022. The episode was directed by Michael Watkins and written by Jase Miles-Perez & Jess Righthand.
The viewers got to see Catherine return to Grey Sloan after it was placed on probation, enraged that the Catherine Fox Foundation hospitals are all being investigated. Addison comes to Grey Sloan with Tovah, her transplanted uterus patient, who is now in pain, and mediates a squabble between Meredith and Richard about her willingness to fly to Minnesota. On the other hand, Addison loses her patience and yells at Webber, Catherine, and Meredith about their recent behavior when Tovah loses the fetus.
Wendell, Winston's brother, tries to sell Grey Sloan on his new heart-monitoring technology, with Maggie enthused and Winston skeptical. Wendell asks Winston for assistance because the monitors aren't working. Jo makes Todd jealous by flirting with him. While treating two factory employees in an accident with ex vivo limb perfusion, Teddy and Owen battle with their child's gender identity, and eventually decide to attend therapy together to ensure they are on the same page. Bailey urges Jo to return as a surgical attending, but Jo opts to remain in her OB position while moonlighting as an attending.
After identifying symptoms of work burnout in herself, Bailey eventually takes a vacation day. Nick appears on Meredith's doorstep and offers to work at Grey Sloan as a locum so she may stay. Meredith becomes enraged and tells him that she made the decision, but they agree to remain long enough to preserve the show.
Take a look at Episode 16 promo below:
Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Official Trailer
Grey's Anatomy Official Synopsis
Doctors at a teaching hospital in Seattle hone their bedside manners on and off the job in this medical drama. While the staff at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital deal with life-or-death consequences on a daily basis, they struggle to maintain personal lives and relationships.
Catch up with all the previous episodes of Grey's Anatomy Season 18 and let us know in the comments if you are liking this season or not.


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Vintage mojo... What is it exactly?
Thread starter SamuelPepys
ruffrecords
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Bo Deadly said:
That seems like a contradiction in terms to me. The term "objective" suggests that the audible difference is not based on someone's "beliefs".
In that instance, it means there is a correlation between topologies and the distortion specta. No belief required.
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Cranehazard
Better metallurgy, tighter machining, better chemicals in the caps and resistors (worse for your health) more attention to detail, better quality control. Every single part of this old gear down to the molecular level is made to a much higher quality. It all adds up.
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Cranehazard said:
Things aren't what they used to be...
70 years of continuous R&D resulting in poorer products. It's time to stop. Ditch the LED, let's grab the kerosene lamp.
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Difficult to explain what is mojo or magic, but I think that using the stuff you like is something that have no explanation at all. Could be a combination of objective data and subjective opinions but, at last, what is really important is to be able to decide which equipment to use to achieve good results.
Matt Nolan
Bath, England, UK
I'd agree with you on everything besides better metallurgy. In my experience, most electro-mechanical things (and also mechano-acoustic things) from the past which have more "mojo" have it because of technically "poorer" and less pure metallurgy.
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Winston OBoogie
Samuel Pepys Sir
I'd think that the greater differences between the Flea 49 vs a well maintained old Neumann M49 could probably be put down to the capsules used. Followed secondly, and further down the spectrum, by the different output transformers and the valves.
Do you know what capsule was installed in the Neumann m49's that you've used and liked?
I don't know what percentage of M49's used the M7 capsule, but all of the ones I personally liked had K47 capsules. Whether that was as originally installed, or it was a replacement somewhere down the line I also don't know.
Of course the Flea uses a copy of an old M7.
The other factor would have been the head basket shape, but the Flea is about as close to the Neumann as you're going to get in that respect.
I don't personally think there's any mystery behind whatever "mojo" there might be in a simple 3 transistor gain stage as used in a Neve.
Firstly, take away the input transformer, and replace the tantalum coupling caps with components that have a lower distortion dielectric. A Neve now won't measure and sound the same as it did before.
Onto the little amp itself: We don't have a diff input pair so there is no cancellation of H2 due to the curved exponential of V in/I out. And while there is a "fair" amount of open loop gain before we wrap feedback around it to get our circa 25dB per stage, there's not a huge amount since it uses simple resistive loads on the collectors (and the emitter output) so there is still some gradual increasing of distortion products as the signal approaches the 24V rail.
This in contrast to a typical op-amp which might use active loads (current mirrors to balance diff pair, current sources/sinks etc.) which will lower distortion and also keep the signal clean and free of distortions right up until signal hits the rails. SPLATT!
Further down the list of items that "help" the mojo in our little amp are such things as a lack of any beta enhancing technique for the 2nd stage etc., etc. Reductio ad finem.
Edit - P.S.: When Rupert Neve, Mike Bachelor, Dick Swettenham et al. were designing these simple gain stages, they were coming from a world of vacuum tubes so the early solid state topologies they designed were quite similar to how it'd been done in their older valve designs.
Transistors were initially also relatively expensive so economy of use was important.
P.P.S. Having circa 80mA of DC current through the primary of the output transformer is also part of the early Neve mojo of course.
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70 years of engineering better power consumption and and cheaper manufacturing. And yes, visual quality is slightly better with kerosene. I have used a vintage u47 and the metal is undeniably better.
Michael Tibes
I don't agree. All parts used in nowadays circuits are objectively better. Although I do agree on that the result is not necessarily a better sound. In my opinion the 'mojo' boils down to realizing that there was a lot of pleasant sounding elements in the far less 'optimal' signal chains from the past. 'Vintage mojo... What is it exactly?' could be the wrong question as it implies that there is one answer only. If you start looking at individual pieces of gear you might be able to figure out why that design sounds good.
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Crosscut
It seems to come down to cost cutting and optimisation vs refined manufacturing tolerances and understanding.
It often doesn't impact the sound but it really does have an impact on the longevity of a product.
One good example of this is the Fender Super Reverb; I own a 1964 model and I have tried several of the modern reissues of the same thing. the reissues are different sounding, this could be down to the speakers being "burnt in" after nearly 60 years of use or numerous other differences in the design, the key difference is the use of a pcb against hand wiring.
I suspect though that any heavily gigged reissue will be long dead in 56 years time, pcb's are much less robust (I have seen many dead- beyond economic repair pcb based amps) and one serious crack will render the amp useless but I reckon mine will still be going strong.
So that is one objective example of the progress in manufacturing resulting in a poorer quality product
It could certainly be argued that the amount of conductive material the signal has to travel down is significantly reduced on the pcb model (cheaper and of course better for the planet) and therefore should sound worse.... there must be something like 100 times more conductive material in the vintage amp.
Of course if there is enough conductive material, then there is enough and it shouldn't sound different but that is just one of the hundreds if not thousands of differences between the two products that could have an impact on the sound.
Crosscut said:
Regarding the low-current parts of a tube amp, conductivity is a negligible factor, but stray capacitance is important. There are enough examples of a classic circuit which, after being transferred to PCB, exhibit oscillations and frequency response aberrations; rather than re-lay the PCB, very often a band-aid was applied in the form of grid resistors and HF leak capacitors. Combining with different vendors for transformers, different tube manufacture, loudspeakers using new materials and glues, and whatnot, you end up with a significantly different beast.
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I have a 249 I got back in the 80s with AC701. It is a great mic that stands the test of time. Great on vocals and anything acoustic, however 2 things is the polar pattern is very wide even in cardioid and therefore shows the room acoustics which can be detrimental to the recording when in questionable rooms. Second VO talent have mentioned the noisefloor is noticeable. when used in a spot with music and FX you don't notice it but voice on its own is noticeable.
The compression sound you talk about is an interesting quality.
I recently bought a Violet Design Globe Pre with the VIN 26 bayonet capsule. I want to also get the U67 capsule for it or another one. I love the sound of this microphone. It's a SS FET preamp but does not have that over bright tone of most modern mics. I put it on my C7 Yamaha and noticed that slightly compressed sound field when its close up on the piano. It captures what my ears hear when I put my head in the same location. For a more natural sound , you pull the mic back from the piano and capture more room to locate the piano in a space.
These are made in Latvia and I recommend them for a more modern mic that has the original M7 sound.
Bo Deadly
It seems to ...
It often doesn't ...
I suspect ...
It could certainly ...
Hedge a little?
Speakers from an amp like a Fender have a pretty wonky frequency response to begin with so you're not really going to hear much of a difference even after 60 years. Heck you can have a few small tears in the cones and they still won't sound different.
Handwiring vs PCB doesn't matter at all. What does matter is implementation. If the manufacturer knows what they're doing, they can make a PCB version that will work exactly the same and be highly reliable. Unfortunately many manufacturers don't really take the time and care to implement things properly and the techniques are a little different because tube circuits with very high impedances and heaters and high voltages present different challenges. But I think I would trust Fender to do it correctly (although I wouldn't be shocked if they didn't).
The "amount of conductive material" should not matter at all. The old solid core cloth covered wire is thick enough that I don't think inductance would be in play (although current travels on the surface much more than in the core so not being stranded might impact inductance). But the inductance will be so small it will have no effect on anything at audio frequencies.
What could be a little different are transformers. When pushed transformers might sound a little different at LF. But again, that's all in the implementation.
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fazer said:
I would attribute both problems to dirty capsules.
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freshtapescent
Here's my hot take-
The engineers creating the first microphones in the 1870's (Bell, Berliner, Edison) were on the absolute bleeding edge of technology. Bell paid Berliner a million bucks for the rights to his carbon button mic with objectively horrid frequency response, with noise and distortion figures that would make your AP laugh at you. At the time, they were so impressed, driving around in horse drawn carriages, that they could understand what someone was saying over a wire a ways away, they called it a success. For the time, it was!
Time goes by, technology improves. Eventually broadcast radio technology shows up and maybe these carbon mics aren't cutting it. What can we do? We'll throw the best technology of the day at it try and engineer something that's an improvement. Lower noise, wider frequency response, lower distortion, maybe change patterns, etc. Maybe we're still limited in just how much better we can make it at that time, and also an engineering spec that doesn't really care about response over 10kHz cause radio broadcast doesn't have the bandwidth and speakers can't really reproduce those frequencies. Hell, until around WW2, most of the world was using DC bias on tape machines. Incredible! Portable sound studios! Not that AC bias hadn't been invented and shelved a few times already…
This continues until an outright explosion of music making and technology really helps deliver full fidelity recording and playback to the masses. We look at the mics again and realize well the distortion is so high because we're overloading the mic which we designed back when it was still 30 feet from an orchestra/ensemble. So back to the drawing board, and with whatever spec they were working with, a little lower noise, wider frequency response, lower distortion. Reproduction equipment enters the home! Speakers get better, now we can hear all the noise from tape and mics. FM broadcast lets us hear above 10kHz!
They have, however, arrived at a point where they have enough of a command over the technology that they also can subjectively 'voice' a microphone to sound more or less the way they wanted. Only world class studios own these tools, mind you. That's where the majority of popular music is recorded before the proliferation of far less expensive transistor technology, etc.
This continues until the modern era, with engineers chasing specs resorting to rectangular capsules to avoid capsule resonance, RF bias, losing the transformers (they're expensive! high distortion! Reduced bandwidth! Heavy!)
All the while, music is changing as well. Eventually we're letting computers make sounds. Early on, they're not giving us response past 12kHz, so maybe that's as far up as the EQ on the console needs to go. EQs and compressors are inexpensive enough to put on every channel of a mixing console. This changes the way we make records, changes the very sound of records.
Fast forward to the modern era. There's technologically nothing holding us back from smoking every last one of those engineering specs from days past. The humble MacBook Pro has a three microphone array of $0.25 electret capsules and a shit ton of DSP that can pick your voice out of a noisy room. And if someone blindly played you a vocal recording through it, nobody would be able to tell you it wasn't at least a mid-grade condenser mic. (Don't tell the space cadets.) A 251 it's not, but that's beside the point. My grandmother doesn't have to go to Abbey Road to sing backing harmonies on my album any more.
Any of us can look back and subjectively say 'that's when music sounded the best' and then all one needs to do is study the technology of the day -very- carefully to determine what exactly was contributing to the sound. That amounts to an entire system. What kind of resistors, what kind of wire, was the transformer winder counter a little off? Were the steel laminations somehow really great in the 60's? Some dust and spit on the capsule?
One man's mojo is another man's non-starter.
I'd argue that Flea may be voicing their m49 mics to grab a ballpark representation of a vintage unit but minus the decades of component aging and patina. It might be hard to sell a subjectively 'dark' mic with a shit ton of compression designed to be 20' from an orchestra in 2021, be it a 100% identical circuit repro or not. Is that capsule tensioned up the same? Did the original m49 diaphragm stretch out a bit? Do they have a carbon comp plate resistor adding second harmonic distortion? Are tubes the same as 60 years ago?
Hell, Flea might have based their mic on a particular unit that sounded good to them. What I love to see is, "it's exactly the same, we just lowered the noise and gave it extra headroom"
Sorry if that was a long winded waste of time.
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JohnRoberts
Hickory, MS
I am not a tube guy but I used to spend time with Peavey's top guitar amp designer (5150, etc). From observation it appears that lead dress for point to point wired amps, or PCB layout can dramatically impact the sound character of high gain amp stages. The benefit of PCB amp layouts is that they will be completely repeatable, for better and worse. Crosstalk and signal leakage is part of that sound character.
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Sure, I'm hedging a little, because I don't know, I was just putting some thoughts out there for discussion.
My main point was that "All parts used in nowadays circuits are objectively better." isn't really the case, for example the difference in reliability between a PCB and a hand wired amp. I've never been faced with a hand wired amp that is "beyond economical repair" whereas I have seen several much newer PCB amps that are.
I did say "Of course if there is enough conductive material, then there is enough and it shouldn't sound different" so thanks for reiterating that although abbey road d enfer and JohnRoberts have something to say about that which could explain some of the objectively obvious differences.
I suppose your conclusion "that's all in the implementation." is the answer we are looking for.
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Dan Elleson
IMO vintage mojo is all about the talent that did great things at the right time, in the right place, with gear that had very recognisable character which emerged from the complex layers of subtle flaws, which ultimately is now familiar to us and distinct from other instrumentation.
For example. 80s and 90s Hip Hop fans will love the sound of an E-mu SP-1200. It has mojo because Marley Marl and Pete Rock had mojo. If not for that, then it might just be a terrible old POS.
Fender and Marshall amps have mojo because Hendrix had mojo.
I spoke to someone who had a ball for years downloading music in the early days of the web, and they thought the Real Audio digital compression codec had a cool sound to it.
Also, the more you cloud things up, the less detail you give to the senses, the less you dictate everything to the mind, and the more the imagination can kick in and fill in the gaps. If you've ever read fiction or taken acid then you might agree that the imagination can be more amazing that reality. I think this is the other part of why the inherent and recognizable distortions and noise in tape and vinyl make it so popular.
The only reasons I think there is seemingly a strong correlation between vintage gear and mojo, is that it had more character, and has had time to be soaked up and sink in, reflected on, missed, lost, become harder to find. Also as the years have gone by, designers and engineers have generally worked to remove the flaws, improve the specs, remove the noise and distortion, perfect the technology, and it's now so cheap, convenient, and available, that we don't get the time to really explore and enjoy the art, so the quality of everything is kind of been diluted in our minds.
Anyway, we're humans, and I think it's complex and subjective and largely in the mind.
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soapfoot
After going through several years of evolution on the topic, my current thinking is that vintage appeal is down to two things:
1) The stuff that's real
2) The stuff that's not real (i.e. cognitive bias)
Sometimes old stuff is genuinely different. Metallurgy is one area in which things are often "not like they used to be" (transformer lamination material, plate and grid material inside of tubes, etc). Some of these differences are both objectively measurable and subjectively audible. Sometimes the new stuff measures better, sometimes the old stuff does. Sometimes the new stuff sounds better, sometimes the old stuff does.
If a modern high-end signal transformer has less leading phase shift in the bottom end than a vintage counterpart, you might hear that (and prefer it or not).
But also important: If something is really old and looks really cool with big meters and bakelite knobs, it might influence the way you hear it. And if my experience is any guide, the more you think you're immune to such bias the more likely it is that you're severely impacted!
Sometimes what people call "mojo" is really down to the way it feels to interact with a piece of history. If you were to remove the "experience" element and judge strictly by sound (i.e. a double-blind listening test), the preferences often (not always) become much less clear.
pucho812
third stone from the sun
somethings you just can't quantify.
I had a company I worked with decades ago try and copy a transformer design in the hopes they could make a less expensive version of the name brand they were using. The idea was new part number, less costly, and some marketing spin and done. So after voicing my concerns, we had test samples made. When they arrived got to testing right away. After all the testing and measuring, the clones measured pretty well compared to originals while at the same time sounded something awful by themselves and sounded no where close to the originals.
Other times it can be something as simple as it looks the part so people and their brain say it is. For example, my current studio wants to make more modules for our desk, but they insist they get made like the originals with large ass wiring looms because that is what makes the difference.
Then other times, it's just belief. For example my buddy at an audiophile show once told the guy giving the demo that the cable lifters they used were the wrong ones for that type of demo music. He had them convinced they needed to use another kind. It was funny.
and sometimes it's in the details. Age can effect how things sound. Like an acoustic guitar that matures and sounds good when you get it and great after many years of being played.
Emulating the total phase response of a recording system, or at least understanding it.
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An internally displaced Congolese man stands next to his belongings on the shoreline of Lake Albert. Photo by JOHN WESSELS/AFP/Getty Images
More than 4,000 people crossed into Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo last weekend, bringing the total number of Congolese refugees displaced in 2017 to 57,000, according to the UNHCR.
What's happening: For more than a decade, the nation of 80 million has struggled to stay at peace in the wake of the Second Congo War (1998-2003) — a nine-country conflict estimated to have killed anywhere from 1 to 5 million Africans. Now ruled by a deeply unpopular, autocratic president in the seventh year of a five-year term, the DRC has descended into a tragic state of normalized ethnic violence, mass rape and widespread starvation.
The latest: The displacement crisis in the DRC is one of the world's worst, with 1.7 million people forced from their homes in the past year — about 5,500 per day — and little hope for respite.
Armed men in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu have reportedly been "attacking villages, looting and burning down houses, indiscriminately killing civilian populations and kidnapping young men and boys."
Of the 57,000 refugees who have crossed into Uganda this year, about 77.5% are women and children. Alarming reports of sexual violence have prompted the UNHCR to deploy extra resources, including staff trained in psychosocial care, to identify and treat survivors.
The majority of refugees escape the country via Lake Albert, traveling on overpacked, rickety fishing boats for up to 10 hours. Per the UNHCR, those who survive the trip are "exhausted, hungry, thirsty, sick, and have fled with few or no belongings."
1 big thing: Despite the massive and ongoing influx of refugees to Uganda, just 3% of the UNHCR's request for $118.3 million has been funded. "Uganda hosts the largest number of refugees in Africa and we have faced a continuous funding shortfall for several years," said UNHCR spokeswoman Duniya Aslam Khan. "We have already received more than 90% of the total estimated number of Congolese refugees for 2018 in the first three months alone."
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As an actor, educational TV host and founder of a scholarly center for communication science, Alan Alda has used his trademark humor and wit to help others express complicated ideas in accessible language. Now he's written new book called "If I Understood You, Would I Have this Look on My Face?" Alda sits down with Jeffrey Brown to offer a lesson in communication.
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HARI SREENIVASAN:
Now a lesson in communication from an unlikely, but very familiar source.
It's the latest addition to the NewsHour Bookshelf.
Jeffrey Brown has that.
JEFFREY BROWN:
One enormous turn in the life of Alan Alda, his 11- year run in the 1970s and '80s as the star of "MASH," one of the most beloved programs in television history.
ALAN ALDA, Author, "If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?": Hello, and welcome to "Scientific American Frontiers."
Another, by his own account, came in 1993, when he began to host the PBS series "Scientific American Frontiers."
He was a non-scientist learning on the go, using his trademark humor and wit to get the experts to explain complicated ideas in accessible language.
ALAN ALDA:
What keeps the water from going in here? I mean, it's …
MAN:
Well, it's actually tapered. If you look at the hatch, it's like a porthole.
And pressure pushes them down.
What I brought to it was curiosity and a huge fund of ignorance.
And I just was after them until it could fill up the ignorance a little bit with real stuff.
But that process of connecting with them, getting them to be who they were, because they were worried about getting me to understand it, so it was much more personal. And that's when I realized that you could build on that. You can help people do that all the time.
OK, now he's leaving.
First, he worked to help scientists and science writers do it all the time, helping to found the Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University in New York.
Now comes a book for the rest of us, with the colorful title "If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?"
Alan Alda and I met recently at Lisner Auditorium in Washington before he gave a talk about the problem and promise of communicating.
What I think I found is, that it's all based on a personal connection, that if I can sort of understand in some way, make some approximation of what you are thinking and feeling, it's easier for me to get inside your head with my message.
If I don't know how you're receiving it, if I can't see how it's landing on you, then I'm just spraying it at you. I'm just trying to pour it over your head, but I'm not really connecting with you.
Well, that connection — this is what I don't understand — that connection with another person feels so good. Why do we retreat from it? I don't understand that.
We're living in a time where there's not only skepticism, but even outright hostility from a lot of people towards science. Is that just a communication problem?
I think it's largely a communication problem, because there has to be trust, and you get trust through — one way you get trust is through good communication.
There are lives at stake. Take doctors.
When patients regard their doctors as being empathic, at least one study has shown that the patients are 19 percent more likely to follow the doctor's advice.
Now, in that 19 percent, I imagine some lives are at stake.
Yes, so some of this is life-and-death communication.
Yes. Yes.
Science needs to be understood by the public, so they can support science.
I don't tell the people I care about the most the most important thing I can tell them, that I do care.
For Alda, better communicating starts with better person-to-person relating, a concept he had to learn as a young actor.
I knew you were supposed to relate in the beginning.
And I would do the best I could to relate. I thought it meant leaning into the other person's face, so I was sort of stooped over most of the time.
But, little by little, I realized you can relate to somebody on the stage even if their back is turned to you. You pick up whatever clues you can.
And when you don't have clues to pick up, you can estimate what they're probably thinking by virtue of what's just been said, or what you have said, or what you have just written them. You can picture what the reader is thinking with each sentence you put down. It really affects all forms of communication.
In several chapters of the book, you describe these training sessions that you had with scientists and many others. But then you talk about improv classes, right? Improv, we think of as comedy.
I know. Most improvisation that people are aware of is comedy improvisation. But that's not what we teach. We teach a much purer form of improvisation in the form of exercises.
And they're all designed one on top of the other, starting with a very basic kind of exercise that enables you to do the next one, and then that enables you to do the next one, and they all put you in touch with the other person. You have to observe the other person, and really carefully to improvise.
I have to know — I have to know, from your body language and your face, what you're doing and what you're thinking. I'm reading your face right now. It's really fun. Let's make it…
Yes. What's going on?
Yes. Well, I hear you following me, and then I hear you thinking, I wonder what I will ask next?
Really? You could see that?
Yes, from — yes, mostly when you look down at the paper.
Yes, right. That's a dead giveaway. Hmm.
Yes, but I'm picking it up.
You know. It's so funny. Once in a while I will be talking to somebody and I will think I'm connected to them. And I will say, wait a second. In my head, I will say this. What color is his eyes? What color are his eyes? What's the shape of his nose?
Yes. And then you realize, what, you're not really paying attention.
I got — I realize, when I think back, there's been sort of a blob where your face would — should be.
I hope I haven't dissolved to blobness.
No, you're not blobby at all, no.
OK. Thank you.
That's good to know, and also good to see in his work with scientists and writers an attempt to bridge the worlds of science and the arts.
They didn't used to be kept apart so much. Science and art, or the arts and humanities often were — in Greek times and later, were considered to be different aspects of the same inquiry, the same exploration of being alive in the universe.
And I think they're long-lost lovers, yearning to be reunited. There's nothing — they should be reunited. We're reuniting them with this work on communication, because it's both an art and a science to figure out what's the best way to learn to communicate better.
All right, Alan Alda's book is "If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?"
It's quite a title.
Well, you have quite a face.
Thank you. I had fun with you.
Nice to talk to you.
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This is an amazing gesture - I wish I was in a position to do something like that. I would far rather have the satisfaction of giving something to a person who really needed it, than haggling over it's value when I didn't actually need the money.
I also like the pride of the person receiving, her first reaction was "No, the price is fine!"
I did too. It showed she was not looking for a handout or charity, was just having a hard time, but wanted to be fair and honest about the car. She seems sweet, glad she got the car they so desperately needed!
And she seems genuinely touched and grateful for the free car. I mean, this should be the case for people receiving free stuff, but sadly this sort of genuine appreciation is rare in this entitled age.
been there, done that! When i was still a student I recieved 2nd hand (or 3rd hand) household items I couldnt afford. I would share rides with older friends after agreeing on splitting the fuel bill, to hear afterwards to keep my money because "they were driving there anyway" etc. Grocery shopping with a friend and notice they buy a lot of stuff I use, to hand it over to me after paying! :-D Now its the other way around.... when I moved in with my boyfriend, I gave away a lot of my old stuff to a complete stranger who saw us loading in the car and wanted to buy something. I gave him everything I didnt need. Later his son told me that his dad just moved into a place of his own after living in a shelter for a while. Together they even hauled my old fridge downstairs 3 flights! Everyone happy :-D I still rather give away things because I know the difference it can make.
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Protests as Indonesia cracks down on 'groups that threaten state ideology'
July 17, 2017 By World Watch Monitor Indonesia Aceh, Ahok, Blasphemy, Human rights, Indonesia, Islamic extremism, Joko Widodo
A woman in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh is caned in public on 20 March 2017, for being found with a man who was not her husband. Aceh Province is the only place in the Muslim-majority country which implements this strict version of Sharia. In a move to stop the rise of radical Islamist groups, the Indonesian government has adopted a law that will make disbanding such groups easier.
In a move that has been severely criticised by civil society organisations, Indonesia on 10 July introduced a new law that allows the government to disband certain groups that threaten the state's secular ideology.
The law comes at a time when Indonesia is facing the increasing influence of hardline Islamist groups that call for Sharia (Islamic law), Reuters reports.
The chief security minister told reporters on Wednesday (12 July) that "it must be underscored that this decree is not intended to discredit Islamic organisations or the majority-Muslim population of Indonesia […] It has been issued in the national interest."
The presidential decree gives the executive branch of government the power "to disband groups without judicial oversight, greatly speeding up the process and has been criticised by civil society and human rights' groups", writes the New York Times.
Civil society and human rights' groups protested last week, saying that a law that bans organisations on ideological grounds undermines freedom of association and expression. "This threatens the legal rights of all NGOs in Indonesia," said Usman Hamid, the Indonesia director of Amnesty International, referring to non-governmental organisations.
Islamist groups were instrumental in the downfall earlier this year of Jakarta's former governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as "Ahok", a Chinese Christian who was accused and subsequently jailed for insulting Islam.
The same blasphemy law that landed Ahok in prison is now also being used as a basis for investigations into the actions of President Joko Widodo's youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep, following a video he uploaded.
Meanwhile a Jakarta-based rights group and the Catholic Church have called on legislators to immediately approve a stalled anti-terrorism bill, reports UCAN. In the wake of a series of terror attacks in Indonesia, they say it is high time that the bill, which has been stalled because of lack of agreement on several critical points, comes into effect.
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Were you too busy this year? Lacking the discipline to keep a self-log? Curious about what you & your friends chatted about in 2009?? Go digging around your own gchat log -- it's been waiting for you!

## Pre-req

You will need to download [gmvault] and download your chat logs by running the following command
```
$ gmvault sync --chats-only <your_email>@gmail.com
```
This will create a gmvault-db folder in your home directory. The chats are stored in gmvault-db/db/chats -- depending on the number of chats, it will create sub-directory called subchats-1, ...

## Parsing the corpus from chat logs

 * corpus_builder.py

The script takes two arguments, the subchats directory and the directory to store the flat files (the files are divided into (corresponder, year) pair). Running the following command will create files in the /output/location/ named by the email addresses of your correspondents. For each email address, there will be two corresponding files -- one with no suffix, and another with suffix '_mywords'. Simply the first contains their words, and the second contains your words. (Be sure that /output/location/ folder already exists)

```bash
python corpus_builder.py ~/gmvault-db/db/chats /output/location/
```

 * gchat_variables.py

The script parses out a pre-defined set of temporal variables - num_msgs_me, num_msgs_other, num_msgs_both, num_words_tot, min_num_words_per_msg, max_num_words_per_msg, avg_num_words, chat_duration, avg_frequency, initiator, max_cont_num_msgs_me, max_cont_num_msgs_other, max_delay_me, max_delay_other. The script takes two arguments, the subchats directory and the file name for storing the variables.

```bash
python gchat_variables.py ~/gmvault-db/db/chats /output/location2/metadata.csv
```

 * gchat_metadata_store.py

The script parses out the .meta files generated alongside the eml files. It holds the timestamp, gm_id, subject, msg_id, thread_ids, x_gmail_received.

```bash
python gchat_metadata_store.py ~/gmvault-db/db/chats /output/location2/metadata2.csv
```

 * ngram_builder.py

The script builds 1-, 2- and 3-gram frequency dictionary from the chat logs for each corresponder and year. It takes two arguments, the location of corpus files from 'corpus_builder.py' and the name of the output pickle file. Depending on the size of your chat log, this may take a few minutes.

```bash
python ngram_builder.py /private/tmp/corpus/ /output/location3/ngrams.pkl
```

 * words_that_divide.py

The script uses the method featured in '[Dataclysm]'. It ranks the common words between two lists of corpora, ranks their relevant frequency in each corpus, then picks out the words that are used much more in one corpus than the other. The arguments are the location of the ngrams file from 'ngram_builder.py' and two lists of corpus you want to compare. For example, if you want to compare the words that *you* used with two different friends (friend1, friend2) in years 2009 through 2011, then

```bash
python words_that_divide.py /output/location3/ngrams.pkl "['friend1@gmail.com_2009_mywords','friend1@gmail.com_2010_mywords', 'friend1@gmail.com_2011_mywords']" "['friend2@gmail.com_2009_mywords','friend2@gmail.com_2010_mywords', 'friend2@gmail.com_2011_mywords']"
```
this will give you the top 5 'words that divide', if you wish to see 2-grams or 3-grams, you have to provide optional argument 'bg' or 'tg'. Depending on the size of your chat log, this may take a few minutes. Additionally, if you want to see more words or n-grams, provide an additional integer.
```bash
python words_that_divide.py /output/location3/ngrams.pkl "['friend1@gmail.com_2009_mywords','friend1@gmail.com_2010_mywords', 'friend1@gmail.com_2011_mywords']" "['friend2@gmail.com_2009_mywords','friend2@gmail.com_2010_mywords', 'friend2@gmail.com_2011_mywords']" 'bg' 10
```

 * words_that_divide_tfidf.py

This script uses tf-idf scores to find the most frequently used, but not necessarily globally frquently used, words in each corpus. Currently, the default is to give top 5 words for each corpus, but you can specify 2- or 3-grams by providing an optional argument as so.

```bash
python words_that_divide_tfidf.py /private/tmp/corpus/ /output/location2/result "(2,2)"
```
This will go thorugh all of the files in the corpus directory. To look for the corresponder and the year you're interested in, try:

```bash
egrep 'friend1.*2009' -A5 /output/location2/result
```

Right now, when the range is expanded, this will most likely give you overlapping results (e.g. sign, actually sign, actually sign gchat).

[gmvault]:http://gmvault.org/download.html
[dataclysm]:http://www.amazon.com/Dataclysm-When-Think-Ones-Looking/dp/0385347375

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50 Ways to Cut Your Health Care Costs
By Kimberly Lankford
JewishWorldReview.com | No matter how you get your insurance -- through your employer, from a state exchange, from an agent or directly from an insurance company -- you're paying a bigger share of your health-care costs than you used to. Higher premiums are only part of the picture. Deductibles are rising, provider networks are shrinking, and insurers have been switching from fixed-dollar co-payments to coinsurance, based on a percentage of the cost of care.
Your out-of-pocket costs could rise significantly unless you learn some key strategies to become a better health care shopper. The following moves can help you save hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Stay in Your Network
Many insurers are shrinking their networks and including fewer doctors and hospitals. "The most expensive health care mistake you can make is to go out of your health plan's network," says Jackie Aube, a senior vice-president of Cigna. The cost difference can be huge. Preferred provider organizations (PPOs) usually let you use out-of-network doctors but charge higher co-payments or coinsurance rates -- say, 50% for out-of-network care compared with 10% for in-network services. If your plan is a health maintenance organization (HMO), you may not have coverage at all for out-of-network providers except in an emergency.
The out-of-network base price may also be higher because the network's providers agree to the insurer's negotiated rate, but outside providers can charge more. You may also have a higher deductible for out-of-network care and a higher annual limit on your out-of-pocket expenses.
Before you visit a doctor or have a procedure, ask both your insurer and the providers if they're included in your plan's network. If you're having surgery, check on the surgeon, anesthesiologist and facility.
Find out About Super-Preferred Providers
Your health plan may provide extra incentives for you to use certain in-network providers or facilities. The UnitedHealth Premium designation program, for example, recognizes physicians that meet guidelines for providing high-quality, cost-efficient care, and you may pay lower co-payments or coinsurance rates if you use those doctors. Most health plans' search tools can help you find providers who participate in these special programs.
Save at Stand-Alone Radiology Centers
Different facilities charge vastly different prices for x-rays and tests. The average outpatient hospital cost for MRIs and CAT scans is $1,384 to $1,668, says Aube, but the average radiology center costs$445 to $725. And there can be a huge range between the highest and lowest cost in your area. For example, among all facilities within 25 miles of New York, the cost of a knee MRI ranges from $238 at a free-standing radiology facility to $2,191 at a local hospital, says Victoria Bogatyrenko, vice-president for innovation at United Healthcare. Most insurers have tools to help you compare the costs of x-rays and tests at different types of facilities in your area.
Ask Your Doctor About Cheaper Facilities
Your doctor may work at several hospitals or outpatient surgery centers. While the surgeon's charge will be the same, "the hospital's fees can vary by thousands of dollars," says Aube. The cost may be even less at an outpatient surgery center, even though the same doctor is performing the procedure. For example, the average cost nationwide for a colonoscopy, GI endoscopy or arthroscopy in a hospital is$2,548, but the average cost at an outpatient surgery center is $959, she says. Make sure the facility you choose is in your insurer's network.
Avoid the Emergency Room If You Can
Sometimes you can't avoid a trip to the emergency room. But you may be able to go to a much less expensive urgent care center or convenience care clinic for some types of care. Visit an urgent care center for conditions such as minor cuts, burns and sprains, fever and flu symptoms, joint or lower back pain, and urinary tract infections, says Aube. You may pay even less at a convenience care clinic at a supermarket, pharmacy or other retail store, where a clinician can treat you for sinus infections, rashes, earaches, minor burns and other routine medical conditions, she says. The cost varies by type of facility: The average cost nationwide of an emergency room visit is $1,553, compared with $135 for an urgent care center and $58 for a convenience care clinic. Find out ahead of time which nearby urgent care and convenience care clinics are included in your insurer's network.
Take Advantage of Telemedicine
Many health plans now offer 24-hour help lines staffed by doctors or nurses who can treat you by phone or online video chat. You can use this service for nonemergency conditions, such as cold and flu symptoms, nausea and vomiting, sore throat, earache, and sinus pain. A doctor will prescribe medications, if appropriate. The average telehealth consultation costs $40 to $50.
Switch to Generic Drugs
Generic drugs can cost as much as 80% less than their brand-name alternatives, says Aube. The lower list price makes a huge difference when you're in the plan's deductible period and paying the full price out of your pocket. And the coinsurance rates are usually lower, too -- often 10% to 15% of the cost for generics, 25% for preferred brand-name drugs, and 50% for nonpreferred brand-name drugs.
Some plans no longer cover certain brand-name drugs. For example, one popular health plan doesn't cover Lipitor, which costs $180.75 for a 30-day supply of 10 mg tablets. But the generic equivalent, atorvastatin calcium, would cost $13.92 under the same plan, says Jim Yocum, executive vice-president of DRX, which provides Web-based prescription-drug comparison services to health plans and employers. You may also get a good deal on generics at certain stores, such as Walmart and Target, which charge as little as $4 for a 30-day supply of certain drugs or $10 for a 90-day supply.
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Keep an Eye Out for New Generics
The patents for several popular brand-name drugs -- Celebrex, Copaxone, Nexium, Actonel and Exforge -- are scheduled to expire soon, which will open the door for drug companies to manufacture generic alternatives. "It takes some time after patents expire for manufacturers of generics to receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, make the drug and get supplies on drugstore shelves. Litigation can also delay expected patent expiration dates," says Yocum. You can look into generic alternatives now for Cymbalta, Maxalt, Maxalt MPT, Micardis, Micardis HCT, Twynsta and Xeloda, whose patents expired recently and for which generics are on the market, says Yocum. Most insurers have Web tools or apps to help you look up generic alternatives to your drugs.
Find Therapeutic Alternatives
Some brand-name drugs don't have a generic equivalent but may have a "therapeutic alternative." That means a medicine that is in the same class of drugs but is chemically a little different. For example, Diovan is a blood-pressure drug with no direct generic substitute. In one popular plan, the monthly cost for a 30-day supply of 80 mg tablets is $149.66. But you could spend $1 per month for a comparable dose of iosartan potassium, or $2 per month for irbesartan, or $20 for a monthly supply of Benicar, says Yocum. Ask your doctor about any switch that isn't a direct generic substitution.
Use Preferred Pharmacies
More health plans are introducing preferred pharmacies, which cost even less than regular in-network pharmacies. For example, the Humana Walmart Rx plan for Medicare Part D charges a $1 co-payment for a 30-day supply of certain generic drugs purchased at Walmart or Sam's Club (or a $0 co-payment through RightSource mail order), but the plan charges a $10 co-payment for the same drugs purchased at a nonpreferred network retail pharmacy. For pricier "Tier 4" preferred brand-name drugs (there are a total of five pricing tiers), you'd pay 39% coinsurance through Walmart, Sam's Club and RightSource but 50% coinsurance at nonpreferred network pharmacies.
Get Your Drugs Through the Mail
Mail-order pharmacies may provide a three-month supply of drugs for the same price as a one-month supply at a local pharmacy. Some plans require you to use mail order for maintenance drugs.
Split Your Pills
Ask your doctor if you can save money by cutting your pills. Your physician will have to write a new prescription for twice the strength and half the quantity, noting your intent to split the tablets, says United Healthcare's Bogatyrenko.
Know the Rules for Prescriptions
Many health plans are adding new hurdles that you must clear before you can get certain medications. For example, you might have to try step therapy (which requires you to try other medications first, if possible) or seek prior authorization (the insurer asks your doctor a detailed list of questions about your condition and your treatment before it will cover the drug). Understand the rules for getting your drugs covered, and get your doctor involved to help explain to the insurer why you need the medication or to file an appeal if it is denied.
Get a Prescription for Over-the-Counter Drugs
You can no longer use tax-free money from a flexible spending account or health savings account for over-the-counter drugs without a prescription (except insulin). To get reimbursed from your FSA or HSA, ask your doctor for a prescription for any medications you use regularly, such as pain relievers, allergy medications, anti-fungals and cough-and-cold medicines, says Jody Dietel, of WageWorks, which administers FSAs for employers.
Get Free Preventive Care
The Affordable Care Act requires all insurers to provide several kinds of preventive care without any cost-sharing from you, regardless of your deductible. Depending on your age, this rule may apply to blood-pressure, diabetes and cholesterol tests, mammograms and colonoscopies, flu shots, routine vaccines, well-baby and well-child visits, and other preventive services (see the preventive-care page at Healthcare.gov for details).
Avoid Preventive-Care Surprise Charges
The cost-free preventive care rule applies only to in-network services (it's not unusual for an anesthesiologist involved in a colonoscopy to be out-of-network, for example), and you may be charged extra if something comes up in the test that requires more investigation. Ask if all of the providers involved in a procedure are in your insurer's network. See Loopholes in Free Preventive Health Care for details.
Sign Up for Medicare's Preventive Benefits
Medicare beneficiaries can also get many preventive benefits without co-payments or deductibles. The list includes mammograms, screenings for cervical and colorectal cancer, flu shots, pneumonia shots, and an annual wellness visit and personalized prevention plan. See Medicare's Preventive & Screening Services for a full list.
Get Extra Cash for Wellness Programs
Many employers who offered wellness benefits that weren't worth the effort have been beefing up their incentives recently. More than one-fourth of the large employers surveyed by the Kaiser Family Foundation offer gift cards, travel, merchandise or cash to workers who participate in wellness programs. The rewards can be substantial -- large employers surveyed by the National Business Group on Health added an average of $350 to employees' health savings accounts, or $500 to health reimbursement accounts, for participating in a wellness program.
Sign Up for Special Health Programs
You may get extra cash or discounts on your premiums for taking a health-risk assessment or participating in a tobacco-cessation program. Or your employer may offer free weight-loss or stress-reduction programs. More than half the employers surveyed by the Kaiser Family Foundation offer special disease-management programs for diabetes, asthma, obesity or hypertension. Such programs may provide incentives for you to take your medications, visit your doctor and have regular tests.
Get Credit for Your Deductible
If you have a high-deductible plan, make sure you're getting credit toward the deductible for all of your care. Even if you're paying from your own pocket during the deductible period, file the claim so that you'll get the rate the insurer negotiated with the provider. Check your explanation of benefits to make sure you received credit toward meeting your deductible and your annual maximum out-of-pocket spending limit. And time your procedures carefully -- you may want to schedule them near the end of the year, after you've met your deductible, rather than in the new year, when the deductible resets.
Get a Tax Break From an HSA
If your health insurance policy has a deductible of at least $1,250 for individual coverage or $2,500 for families in 2014, you may be eligible to open a health savings account. An HSA lets you set aside tax-deductible money (or pretax money through an employer) that you can use tax-free in any year to pay your deductible and other out-of-pocket medical expenses. In 2014, you can contribute up to $3,300 to an HSA for individual coverage or up to $6,550 for families (plus another $1,000 if you are 55 or older anytime during the year). For more information, see FAQs About Health Savings Accounts.
Get Free HSA Money From Your Employer
You may be able to collect extra money from your employer if you sign up for an HSA. Some match your contributions, but others seed your account just for signing up. It isn't unusual for employers to contribute $500 for single plans and $1,000 for family plans, says Jeff Munn, of Fidelity, which administers HSAs for employers. Your employer may contribute even more to your account if you participate in a wellness program or take a health-risk assessment.
Use HSA Money in Retirement
Because HSAs do not have a use-it-or-lose-it rule, you can keep the money growing in the account for the future and use it tax-free to pay for many medical expenses down the road, even in retirement. You can't contribute to an HSA after you sign up for Medicare, but you can still use the money for, say, co-payments, deductibles, prescription drugs (including over-the-counter drugs with a prescription), vision and dental care, and a portion of your long-term-care premiums (the amount is based on your age). You can also use the money tax-free to pay your for Medicare Part B, Part D or Medicare Advantagepremiums (but not for medigap).
Match HSA Investments With Your Time Frame
If you use your HSA to pay out-of-pocket medical bills right away, look for an administrator with low fees, low minimum requirements, and maybe a debit card that makes it easy to use the money at the doctor's office. If you use other cash for current medical expenses and keep the money growing in your HSA for longer-term costs, look for an administrator that offers good investment choices (many let you invest in mutual funds or sometimes even stocks), and see if you can minimize fees by maintaining a minimum balance in the account. Compare HSA administrators' investing options and fees at www.hsasearch.com. See Contributing to a Health Savings Account in 2014 for more information.
Contribute to an FSA
If you don't have an HSA-eligible high-deductible health insurance policy, contribute to a flexible spending account, if your employer offers one. You can contribute up to $2,500 to an FSA in 2014, and the money in an FSA escapes federal, Social Security and Medicare taxes (and in most cases, state and local income taxes, too). You can use these tax-free funds to pay out-of-pocket medical expenses throughout the year, and many employers now let you carry over $500 in FSA money from one year to the next. See Navigating New Rules for Flexible Spending Accounts for details.
See If You Qualify for Help With Premiums
If your modified adjusted gross income is less than 400% of the federal poverty level ($46,680 if you're single or $62,920 for a couple), you can qualify for a government subsidy to help pay your premiums if you buy coverage on your state health insurance exchange. If your income is below 250% of the federal poverty level ($29,175 if you're single or $39,325 for a couple), you can qualify for a cost-saving subsidy that reduces co-payments and other out-of-pocket expenses (but only if you buy a "silver" insurance plan). See Calculating the Health Insurance Subsidy for more information.
Notify the exchange if your income changes during the year. You can qualify for a bigger subsidy if your income drops or, if your income rises, you'll avoid a surprise at tax time. Be careful about moves that could boost your income above the cut-off for the subsidy, such as converting a traditional IRA to a Roth or withdrawing money from a traditional IRA or 401(k). See Beware Pitfalls of Health Care Subsidy for more information.
Change Your Health Plan Midyear
Open enrollment for individual insurance is closed for 2014, whether you buy coverage on the exchanges or from an insurer (it re-opens on November 15, 2014, for 2015 coverage). But you may qualify for a special enrollment period if you leave your job or retire and lose your employer's coverage (even if you qualify for COBRA), or if you have such life-changing events as getting married or divorced, having a baby, or moving to a new state. See the special enrollment period information at Healthcare.gov for details. If you retire in the middle of the year and your income drops, see if you qualify for a subsidy on your state exchange. Your full year's income -- how much you earned so far this year as well as your estimate for your income for the rest of the year -- will be used to calculate whether you qualify for a subsidy.
Watch Out for Common Errors
Always get an itemized bill when you have a hospital stay or major procedure -- and question unexpected charges. Then match your bill with your explanation of benefits. Coverage may be denied if the procedure wasn't coded properly, says Pat Pane, a medical claims specialist in Wilmington, N.C. You can find a medical claims expert at www.claims.org.
Ask for a Cash Discount
If you're still in the deductible period, see if you can get a discount for paying cash. Make sure you're getting the insurer's negotiated rate and submit the claim yourself so that it counts toward your deductible.
Compare Costs Using the Web or Apps
Many insurers have improved their health care shopping tools over the past few years, using the insurer's negotiated rates with providers in your area to show how much you'll pay under your policy. Aetna's Member Payment Estimator, for example, shows up to ten cost estimates for a procedure in your area, including a variety of options (stand-alone centers, hospitals, convenience-care clinics, ERs). You can also compare prices for your drugs at several pharmacies in the area, search for lower-cost medications, and find in-network providers.
Some employers and insurers even offer alerts to let you know when the price of your drug has dropped, if a generic alternative becomes available, or if you could save money by getting x-rays at a stand-alone facility, says Douglas Ghertner, president and CEO of ChangeHealthcare, which provides health care shopping tools to employers and insurers.
Research Emergency Options Ahead of Time
As soon as you get your policy, see which nearby hospitals and urgent care centers are covered as in-network providers.
To avoid surprises, find out about any special requirements for receiving emergency care.
Pay for Generics Yourself
Some stores, such as Walmart and Target, charge as little as $4 for a 30-day supply of some drugs or $10 for a 90-day supply, while some insurance companies charge a $10 co-payment for a 30-day supply. "Most generic medications cost less if you don't use your insurance," says David Belk, a physician in the San Francisco Bay area who lists drug prices and strategies for saving money on medical expenses at truecostofhealthcare.org. Belk especially likes Costco because it has an even longer list of generic drug deals.
Get Help From Special Drug Programs
Go to the National Council on Aging's Benefits Checkup site (benefitscheckup.org) and anonymously input basic information about your income, assets, medical conditions and drugs.
You'll see whether you qualify for any special programs to help with drug costs, such as drug manufacturers' patient-assistance programs for low-income patients.
Time Your Procedures Carefully
Consider scheduling procedures near the end of the plan year, after you've met your deductible, rather than waiting until the new year, when your deductible resets. And don't wait until the last minute to schedule appointments; other health care consumers will be doing the same thing.
Boost Your HSA Contribution Limits
If you have an HSA-eligible health insurance policy on December 1, you can make the full contribution for the year, even if you've had the plan for only a short time. But if you didn't have an HSA-eligible policy for the full year, you must keep it for the entire following calendar year or pay a penalty, says Todd Berkley, president of HSA Consulting Services. Say you sign up for an HSA-eligible policy on July 1and contribute the full year's amount. If you drop the policy the following year, you will have to pay income tax and a 10% penalty on the difference between the amount you contributed and the amount you would have been eligible to contribute based on the number of months you had an HSA-eligible policy.
Contribute to an HSA After Age 65
Even though you can't contribute to an HSA after you sign up for Medicare, you may be able to delay Medicare enrollment past age 65 and keep adding to an HSA instead--which could be a good strategy if you're still working and your employer adds money to your account. Medicare Part A is free, so weigh your options to see which is a better deal. Delaying Medicare enrollment past 65 may not be an option if you work for a company with fewer than 20 employees or if you're already receiving Social Security benefits.
Make a One-Time Tax-Free Rollover From Your IRA to an HSA
If you have an HSA-eligible policy, you can roll money over from a traditional IRA to the HSA so you can avoid a tax bill when you withdraw money for medical expenses. You can make the tax-free rollover only once in your lifetime, up to the annual HSA contribution limit, minus any contributions you've already made for the year. You must be enrolled in an HSA-eligible policy for 12 months after making the transfer to avoid penalties.
Roll Over Some FSA Money, If You Can
The use-it-or-lose-it rule of flexible spending accounts used to be one of the biggest downsides to saving in these plans. If you didn't use all of the money you set aside for eligible medical expenses by the end of the year, you'd lose it. But new rules permit employers to amend their plans to allow employees to roll over up to $500 in the account from one year to the next. Employers aren't required to make the change, but a survey by Visa and WageWorks (which administers FSAs for employers) found that 53% of employers plan to offer an FSA with a carryover in 2014.
Take Advantage of Cost-Sharing Subsidies
If your income is below 250% of the federal poverty level ($29,175 if you're single or $39,325 for a couple in 2014), you can also qualify for a cost-sharing subsidy that reduces co-payments and other out-of-pocket expenses--but only if you buy a mid-level, silver insurance plan on your state exchange. With this extra subsidy, the silver plan may be a better deal than a bronze plan.
Avoid a Surprise Tax Bill If You Get a Subsidy
Notify your state health insurance exchange if your income changes. You can get a bigger subsidy if your income drops or avoid a surprise tax bill if your income goes up. If you're close to the cutoff, make contributions to your 401(k) or HSA to reduce income used to calculate the subsidy.
Don't unintentionally boost your income above the cutoff for the subsidy by, say, converting a traditional IRA to a Roth or withdrawing money from a traditional IRA or 401(k).
Apply for a Subsidy If You Retire Early
If you retire in the middle of the year and your income drops, you may qualify for a subsidy even if you earned too much while working. The subsidy is based on your full year's income, including the amount you earned so far this year as well as your estimate for the rest of the year. Go to your state's exchange (find links at healthcare.gov) for subsidy calculators.
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If you are self-employed and not eligible for health coverage offered by an employer or spouse's employer, your premiums are tax-deductible on your income tax return (as long as they don't exceed your self-employed income).
Compare Overall Costs
Deduct Your Health Insurance Premiums If You're Self-Employed
If you buy health insurance on your own, you can switch policies when open-enrollment season for 2015 coverage starts on November 15. Most employer plans also have open-enrollment season in the fall. Compare premiums and out-of-pocket costs for the medicines you take and your typical health care services, and compare maximum out-of-pocket expenses in case you have a major health issue, saysMichael Malasnik, a health insurance broker in Avondale, Ariz. Make sure your doctors are still in the plan's network.
Bypass COBRA
The federal law known as COBRA lets you keep your employer's coverage for up to 18 months after you leave your job. You'll usually pay much more for COBRA than you did for coverage while an employee; employers typically pay about 70% of the cost of coverage for employees but contribute nothing to COBRA. Compare the cost of COBRA with the cost of buying a policy on your own. If you buy a new policy on your state exchange and your income is low enough, you may qualify for a subsidy to help with premiums.
Shop on and Off the Exchanges
If you don't qualify for a subsidy, look for coverage both on and off the exchanges for more options. UnitedHealthcare, for example, sold policies on only 12 state exchanges this year but sold policies off the exchanges in 25 states. Policies sold off the exchanges must meet most of the same requirements as those sold on the exchanges, including coverage for 10 essential health benefits, but they may have different premiums and provider networks. You can buy an off-exchange policy directly from an insurer, through an agent or through a Web site, such as eHealthInsurance.com.
Pick the Best Coverage for Your Kids
Adult children can stay on most parents' policies until they turn 26, whether or not they live at home or are full-time students. You may not have to pay extra for a policy that covers an adult kid if you're already insuring other siblings. But if you do have to pay more, or if your child lives in another city that isn't covered by your plan's in-network providers, it might be less expensive for him or her to buy a separate policy. That's especially true if you don't claim your child as a dependent on your tax return and he or she qualifies for a subsidy.
Appeal a Denial
If coverage for a drug you need is denied by your insurer or you want to go out of network for a special procedure, find out about your insurer's appeals process. If in-network providers don't offer similar specialized procedures, then the insurer may cover the out-of-network doctor at in-network rates. You may be able to get help from your state insurance department (go to naic.org for links).
Research the Fair Price
Most people have no idea how much health care costs, and the same health care service can cost many times more than the least-expensive option, depending on where you receive care. You can look up fair prices in your area at Healthcare Bluebook, which calculates prices using a nationwide database of medical payments. If you've been quoted a much higher price, ask why. "Most doctors have choices about where they order your imaging, where they do your surgery and where you do the labs," says Rice. "Discuss the quality and price difference for your choices with your doctor."
Use Tools to Comparison-Shop Prescriptions
Many insurers and employers have tools that help you compare prices for your medications, showing brand-name versions, generics and therapeutic alternatives.
They also offer smartphone apps to look up the lowest-cost pharmacies before you leave the doctor's office.
Some employers and insurers send out alerts to let you know when the price of your drug has dropped, if a generic alternative becomes available or if you could save money by getting x-rays at a stand-alone facility, says Douglas Ghertner, president and CEO of Change Healthcare, which provides shopping tools to employers and insurers. This is the second in a series on navigating the new health care marketplace.
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All contents copyright 2013 The Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC


Nourished on the Go is Oshawa's only dedicated vegan restaurant, located in downtown Oshawa at 16 Simcoe St. South. The eatery offers fresh vegan fast-food and a stored (frozen) order service, catering, and cooking classes. Delivery for stored service large orders is available. Open Monday to Friday, 11 am to 7 pm, and Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm.
The Table provides scratch-made whole foods and offers a wide variety of vegan and vegetarian dishes, all clearly labeled on their menu. Located at 20 Simcoe St. S, open from Monday to Friday 7 am to 5 pm, and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm.
Jimmy Guacos, at 36 Athol Street East, is known for its huge burritos and familiar Mexican fare. Vegans are easily accommodated – just ask. Open Sunday through Thursday 11 am to 9 pm, Friday from 11 am to 12 am, Saturday 11 am to 3 am.
Spicy Affairs is a family-run Indian restaurant, voted one of the top ten independent restaurants in Oshawa by local blog The Culture Trip, and the chef will make vegetarian dishes vegan by request. No website for this small spot, you'll have to contact them the old fashioned way: 905-240-8600.
Did we miss your favourite vegan eatery? Let us know in the comments!


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Senior business leaders offer free intensive leadership course for North East SMEs
By Coreena Ford
Invest NewcastleGateshead and Common Purpose have teamed with some of the region's high profile business leaders to help SMEs grow
Lucy Armstrong Chief executive, The Alchemists, Newcastle
Invest NewcastleGateshead and Common Purpose are offering North East SMEs the opportunity to explore innovation and grow their businesses with some of the regions high profile organisations and business leaders.
The two organisations have developed an intensive leadership course – called Innovation, Building your Leadership Ambition – which will feature keynote speakers, Lucy Armstrong, chief executive of The Alchemists, and Professor Roy Sandbach, chair of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, as well as business leaders from SMD, Zerolight, Greggs and Nestle who will share their experiences of growing a business through innovation.
The course – which is fully funded for ERDF eligible SMEs based in the North East region – will take place 18-19 March 2015 at The Core Newcastle and on-site at the participating organisations' premises. The practical activities have been designed to help decision makers improve leadership thinking, build networks and share expertise with regional peers as well as focus their thinking around the challenge of innovation.
Keynote speaker Lucy Armstrong said: "Innovation is not necessarily about being an 'inventor', it's about solving customers' problems. Innovative businesses are solutions driven and grow their businesses by being tuned in and responsive to the changing needs of their customers.
"On this course, I'll be encouraging people to examine and discuss what innovation means to SMEs while providing tools and tips on encouraging innovation and developing better leaders - things that they can take away and apply to their own growth strategies. This is also a great opportunity for businesses to hear first-hand from some of our region's most successful businesses and learn how innovation can help them realise their own ambitions for growth."
Eutechnyx and ZeroLight chief executive Darren Jobling believes that placing innovation at the core of his business has yielded big returns for the real-time 3D visualisation specialists.
He said: "Innovation isn't just something you can force onto your business – it has to be one of your core values. To achieve this you have to work hard to create the culture in which creativity thrives, and this is no easy task. By emphasising innovation in ZeroLight we've grown from start-up to world leader in real-time 3D visualisation within 2 years, producing solutions for companies such as IBM. I'm looking forward to delivering some practical advice to the SME leadership course on how to drive innovation as an attitude and a business value".
SMD's chief technology officer Chris Wilkinson, sees the pace of change for a business to compete and survive in a global market accelerating.
He added: "It is important for an organisation to have the ability to comprehend its current and future environment and to be able to translate and navigate this into a successful commercial opportunity. Selecting the optimum processes, technologies and business models and applying them faster and better than your competitors is key.
"However whilst this change is being accelerated by an emerging set of capabilities, these are also becoming increasingly democratised,acting as a double edge sword. On one hand it facilities new opportunities to be pursued faster than ever before whilst on the other hand these very capabilities lower the barriers for new entrants to exploit.
"SMD is embarking on its next phase of evolution and the trajectory of where it is heading and why it believes this is important will be shared and explored as part of SMD's support to this programme. Many of these opportunities and challenges are generic to a wide range of businesses."
:: For more information call Julie Dodds, senior investment manager at NewcastleGateshead Initiative on 0191 440 5754.
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Large software manufacturer based in the US relies on TeleSign, a two-factor authentication pioneer and leading CPaaS provider, to be one of its key technology vendors. TeleSign's enterprise-focus and hands-on account management style was a critical decision-making factor for the software giant switching to TeleSign. They gained access to a global communications platform with 700+ direct-to-carrier connections and several much-needed, free, value-added services – 24/7 phone and email support, constant traffic monitoring, compliance support and industry expertise.
Customer was experiencing low SMS delivery rates and continual latency problems that impacted new account registration sign-ups, one-time password login completions, password resets, and SMS alerts and notifications. The company also wanted to expand its user verifications via SMS to include voice-based OTP calls as another option.
Reliable SMS, voice and data solutions were deployed across the business (utilizing 5+ different services). SMS delivery and completion rates improved by 33% and there has been less fraud, improved TPR & FPR rates.
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How do I launch view1 from view2?
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A: For one thing, use better naming. Ff something is a UIViewController subclass, call it myViewController or anything but myView.
To try to answer your question, we need a lot more information, such as where you are trying to do this from, how you showed the views, are you using a UINavigationController to handle them, etc. From your examples, it seems your view1 (a UIView) has a UIViewController subclass called view2 that you want to dismiss to reshow the first view. Ff that's the case then [view2.view removeFromSuperview]; will work.
I would take a look at the User Interface Guide provided by Apple for a better understanding of navigation and view Controllers.

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Romelu Lukaku made Chelsea return with a bang
Romelu Lukaku scored for Chelsea in his first match after a return from Serie A side Inter. It's been seven years since he last wore that shirt, and his second debut against Arsenal on Sunday turned into a dreamy afternoon. Lukaku opened the score in a "unique" performance, which the player himself described as a "major".
His strike was his first goal for the football club, after failing to hit the net in his three years and 15 previous appearances at Stamford Bridge between 2011 and 2014, when he was a peripheral character and never made his Premier League debut.
European champions Chelsea won a 2–0 football score over their defeated rivals Arsenal in London, and there are early indications that Thomas Tuchel's team will stall this season, which will include Lukaku.
Lukaku recorded an amazing beginning with a return to his boyhood club. Belgium international Lukaku has returned to "a club he supported as a kid" for a second spell after moving to Everton, Manchester United, and most recently Inter Milan, who were paid £97.5 million by the Blues. The transfer fee has made the 28-year-old the second most expensive Premier League player of all time following Manchester City's £100million transfer Jack Grealish.
Against Arsenal he did not disappoint, the kind of form that saw him rebuild his reputation in Italy – scoring 64 goals in 95 appearances and helping Inter win their first title in 2010 – after a difficult time at Manchester United.
Lukaku made a good start, reaching after only 14 minutes with the third touch of the game and celebrating with a finger to his lips. Only a brilliant save by Bernd Leno saw him deny for a second while hitting Lukaku's header into the bar. In all, he completed 19 of his 20 passes against the Gunners and challenged 15 doubles, more than any other player.
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Wednesday evening roundup
Bridgegate: Wildstein was still on gov's 'team'
Gov. Chris Christie's top spokesman was told early in December 2013 that the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge were political retaliation against the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee, David Wildstein, the former agency executive who devised the plot, said in federal court.
Concern raised over Eatontown mayor's new job
Mayor Dennis Connelly, who already receives $75,000 in government checks, has landed a $74,000-a-year, unadvertised job as manager of the state Motor Vehicle Commission's Freehold agency.
In Shore elections:
Voters in Belmar rejected a controversial loosening of the township's "pay to play" ordinance
Sea Bright voters approved construction of two new buildings
Tuckerton voters approved a school renovation
How did NJ students score on the SAT?
The College Board has released SAT scores for New Jersey's 2016 high school graduates. Here are five takeaways from the state's results.
Homelessness hits Freeholder Kelly's family
Ocean County Freeholder Director Jack Kelly has reiterated the board's position that it has no plans to build a homeless shelter, even as the issue has touched his own family.
Shimon Peres was familiar figure to North Jersey Jewish community
Peres, who fought for Israel's independence and was the architect of the nation's military might, and who also served twice as prime minister, died Tuesday at 93.
Joe Biden visits 'Law & Order: SVU'
Vice President Biden, who's spent much of the last year representing It's On Us, the White House's campaign for the prevention of sexual assault, will appear on Wednesday's episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC, 9 ET/PT). Biden, who wrote the Violence Against Women Act more than 20 years ago, credits the long-running crime procedural for bringing about a shift in the nation's attitude toward sexual assault at the law enforcement level. As for his time on screen, the vice president said, "This one, I didn't have to act about," he said. "This one is just right from the gut."


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