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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Wall Street investors have recently been voicing concern about retail stocks, worried about a shorter-than-usual holiday shopping season and a generally mixed economic picture. Retailers, the argument goes, could get less-than-expected sales over the next six weeks.
Credit Suisse isn't buying the doomsday scenarios. Concerns, they argue, may be much ado about nothing.
"On the surface, the implications for retailer sales, gross margins and expenses do not seem rosy," wrote Credit Suisse analyst Gary Balter in a report. "Just as we witnessed last year, all the hype does not necessarily spell trouble for Hardline retailers. Take doorbusters for example. While a handful of screaming deals are well advertised to consumers, retailers in our space are being more selective on what is promoted overall. Last year we observed deep discounts on fewer items with moderate discounts on a greater number of items. The illusion of a deal could actually help sales while preserving margins."
So retailers should be alright. But which will trump the competition? Macy's (M - Get Report), Wal-Mart (WMT - Get Report) and Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBBY) could be perfect additions to shopping carts this Black Friday. Thanks to Thanksgiving Parade promotion and earlier-than-ever-before opening times, these retailers are slated to draw critical foot traffic away from competitors and reap the rewards this holiday season.
Each has seen strong stock performance through 2013. Macy's is up 36.7%, Wal-Mart has added 18.4% and Bed, Bath & Beyond has led the gains, up 40.4%. Comparatively, the S&P 500 has added 26.71% over the year and the Consumer Discretionary SPDR (XLY), an ETF of consumer stocks, is up 37.9%.
TheStreet Ratings team rates Macy's Inc as a Buy with a ratings score of A. The team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate Macy's Inc (M) a BUY. This is based on the convergence of positive investment measures, which should help this stock outperform the majority of stocks that we rate. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, increase in stock price during the past year, growth in earnings per share and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:- M's revenue growth has slightly outpaced the industry average of 1.5%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 3.3%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- The strong earnings growth this company has enjoyed -- up -- has apparently played a role in driving up its share price by a solid 25.28%. In addition, the rise in the general market has likely contributed to this stock's strong performance during this past year. Regarding the stock's future course, although almost any stock can fall in a broad market decline, M should continue to move higher despite the fact that it has already enjoyed a very nice gain in the past year.
- Macy's Inc has improved earnings per share by 30.6% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, Macy's Inc increased its bottom line by earning $3.29 a share vs. $2.91 a share in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($3.88 vs. $3.29).
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has exceeded that of the S&P 500 and greatly outperformed compared to the Multiline Retail industry average. The net income increased by 22.1% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, going from $145 million to $177 million.
- The return on equity has improved slightly when compared to the same quarter one year prior. This can be construed as a modest strength in the organization. When compared to other companies in the Multiline Retail industry and the overall market, Macy's Inc's return on equity exceeds that of the industry average and significantly exceeds that of the S&P 500.
- You can view the full analysis from the report here: M Ratings Report
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Southwest Corn Bread Stuffing
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This old-style stuffing starts with moist homemade Monterey Jack corn bread. Crumble the corn bread, drizzle with chicken broth, and youve got stuffing!
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Calories | 161 |
Total Fat | 9g |
Saturated Fat | 5g |
Cholesterol | 62mg |
Sodium | 481mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 15g |
Dietary Fiber | -- |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 6g |
Calcium | -- |
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Yields: 11 cups of stuffing
Total Time: 2 hr 5 min
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 1 hr 45 min
Oven Temp: 350
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- 2 cup(s) yellow cornmeal
- 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
- 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
- 1 teaspoon(s) salt
- 2 cup(s) buttermilk
- 1/2 cup(s) butter or margarine
- 1 can(s) (14 3/4-ounce) cream-style corn
- 2 can(s) (4 to 4 1/2 ounces each) chopped mild green chiles
- 8 ounce(s) Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup(s) chicken broth
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 13-inch by 9-inch baking pan or deep oven-safe 12-inch skillet (if skillet is not oven-safe, wrap handle with double layer of foil).
- In large bowl, combine cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in buttermilk, melted butter, corn, chiles, cheese, and eggs and stir until thoroughly blended. Pour batter into baking pan.
- Bake corn bread until top is browned and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 60 to 65 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack. (The cornbread can be used after cooling to make stuffing, but it will make a firmer stuffing if allowed to stale slightly. If desired, cover and reserve corn bread up to 2 days.)
- Crumble corn bread into large bowl. Drizzle with broth; toss to mix well. Use to stuff 12- to 16-pound turkey, or heat in baking dish and serve alongside poultry or ham: Spoon stuffing into greased 13-inch by 9-inch baking dish; cover with foil and bake in preheated 325 degrees F oven until heated through, about 45 minutes. Makes about 11 cups stuffing.
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Lee Currie's first league goal since December kept Berwick in play-off contention with a 1-0 home win against Stirling at Shielfield Park.
Fraser McLaren's 25-yard volley forced Samuel Filler into a fourth-minute save as Berwick flew out of the traps.
Filler's opposite number Marc McCallum also needed to be alert just six minutes later to parry Phillip Johnston's right-footed effort around the post.
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Herb Chicken Cooked Under a Brick
Posted By Worker Bee On August 18, 2012 @ 8:00 am In Recipes | 52 Comments
Who would've guessed that the secret to the juiciest, most tender chicken [7] breast you've ever tasted was a brick? Not a fancy culinary instrument that happens to be called a brick, but an actual brick, the type used to build houses and fireplaces and to landscape yards. A brick set on top of a cooking chicken applies just enough pressure to push the bird against the hot pan, crisping up the skin and cooking all the meat evenly and quickly before it dries out. The bird comes out juicy and tender on the inside, crispy and golden on the outside.
As long as you have a few bricks laying around, the technique couldn't be easier. First, remove the backbone from the chicken so the bird can be splayed out flat. With a pair of kitchen shears, this is quick work. Next, rub the chicken down with something tasty. In this case, a smoky, herbal rub made from thyme, oregano, garlic and smoked paprika add tons of flavor. You can go this route, or use any of your own favorite rubs or marinades [8].
Now, it's time for the bricks to work their magic. Heat an ovenproof skillet on the stove and set the chicken in it, skin side down. Put the bricks on top and leave it alone for 6-8 minutes. Transfer the skillet to a hot oven and leave the chicken alone again, with bricks on top, for 20 minutes or so. Flip the bird, let it cook a little longer, and you're minutes away from tasting a culinary miracle. The chicken breasts are not only moist, they're down right succulent. The rest of the bird is amazing too. You might as well make room in your kitchen cupboard now to permanently store two bricks. After trying this recipe, you'll never want to roast chicken any other way.
In a bowl, mix together 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of the oil with the thyme, oregano, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Set aside.
Set the chicken on a cutting board breast side down.
Starting at the tail, use a knife or better yet, kitchen shears, to cut all the way down the back, keeping as close to the backbone as you can. Then, cut down the other side of the backbone, splitting the chicken open. Remove the backbone.
Spread the chicken open, lightly pressing down to flatten it. Rub the spice mixture all over the chicken, getting some under the skin and directly onto the meat.
Preheat oven to 400 °F (204 °C)
Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. When the skillet is really hot, add the chicken skin side down and place the bricks on top to push the bird down against the skillet. You can get away with using one brick if the chicken is small, but larger birds usually need two bricks.
Cook until the skin is golden brown, 6-8 minutes (it's okay to take the bricks off and peek).
Put the skillet in the oven and roast the chicken with the bricks on top for 25 minutes. Take off the bricks and turn the chicken over. Put the bricks back on and roast another 10 or so minutes until the chicken is done. The juices should run clear when you pierce the bird with a fork; you can also stab it with a thermometer and make sure it reads at least 165 °F (74 °C).
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So, when you hear the words "Hetalia OC's", you probably cringed. Our fandom is known for making bad, inaccurate, and sometimes offensive OC's. Heck, if you really want some joy from bad OC's, there is a wonderful blog on tumblr dedicated on critiquing good and bad OC's -> fuckyeahshittyhetaliaocs.tumbl…
When I joined the Hetalia fandom earlier this year, I wanted to make an OC really badly. I was 13 and uber-obsessed with America, and wanted to make a country for the soul reason to pair her with him. I didn't give a single fuck about history, I just blindly researched a country.
First on my list was Luxembourg. I, being from the Netherlands myself, felt much connection with making this OC. But then after a little bit of research I found that there was a canon Luxembourg already. Then I wanted to make an Ireland. Oh, that was created already too. (Here's the source to all the characters that have made minor appearances -> hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php…)
These are the countries:
Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
Vatican City
North Korea
United Arab Emirates
New Zealand
Ancient Empires and Tribes
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Kowloon Walled City
Provinces of China
Ryukyu Islands
United Nations
So if you see your OC listed here...then you probably have not done enough research on Hetalia before creating them.
If you want to create a good OC, I would highly recommend doing these steps:
First and the most important, DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE CREATING YOUR OC
I learned it the hard way. The first OC I made was for Curacao. I've been there before but I ignored the fact that the major population has dark skin. I thought I could make her blonde hair, a bit tan skin, and green eyes. Curacao, for those of you who don't know, is a Carribean island which was once ruled by the Netherlands.
Look at a globe
I see a lot of State OC's. Some of them can be good but I find that they end up looking a lot like the OC creator. And if you're like me and living in California, you'd know that there are a number of California OC's. To be honest, I think there should be two California OC's if you decide to make one since it's such a large state and it's so diverse for wherever you go. For example, I live in the Bay Area (San Francisco, San Jose, etc.) and the demographic is mainly Asian. When you go down south, to Los Angeles, the demographics are mainly Latino. So much culture, why would one personify California as being blonde hair, blue eyes, silicon, and maybe even bratty? Yes, in some ways, that fits out stereotype, but remember that Hetalia is not mainly about stereotypes. I find personifying states harder than personifying nations, since you have to pay more attention to detail such as demographics.
Also, I've seen an eyeful of bad city OC's. Amsterdam, for example - don't shape that OC mainly because of our *and I'm saying our since the Netherlands is my home country like I said before* red light district and the fact that we smoke weed. (What's the big deal with that, guys?) But I also tend to find really good city OC's, but of course...not enough. ;w;
So when you decide to personify, remember that Himapapa has already personified the bigger countries for our ease. There are SO MANY countries that have not been personified yet. For example, Jan Mayen. Have you ever heard of it? Probably not. I discovered this country with the lovely aid of Google earth c: I found hundreds of small island nations that have not been personified yet by Himapapa.
I would also avoid personifying Antarctica or the North Pole. Nobody lives there (as in, having a house, there being grocery stores and those little things) ...so why would you even...
One more thing - keep in mind that Hetalia is about personifying NATIONS. I have seen weather, season, month, oceans, seas, and planet 'Hetalia' OCs.
Look at the demographics
I have seen TOO MANY white-washed Greenland, Alaska, South America, and even Carribean OC's. Now it's time for me to come out and confess that my first OC that I mentioned earlier *Curacao* was white-washed. But what happened?
Also, I've seen a lot blonde hair/blue eyed Czech OCs, and I don't know why. In most of Czech, the most common traits are brown hair with brown (or green) eyes. Just a suggestion.
History with other countries
This is a vital part of your OC.
Especially if you have a smaller nation, there was a high chance that the country was ruled by a more powerful nation, like Spain, the Netherlands, France, England, Norway, Denmark, you name it.
Just because the country was ruled over by a more powerful nation *like how Denmark rules over the Faroe Islands and Greenland* doesn't mean the people on the country necessarily liked it.
A big mistake I see OC creators do is make their OC look like the country it was colonized by. I myself made this mistake with Curacao.
I'm going to use official characters to prove why you should avoid this:
France and Seychelles. France used to rule Seychelles. Did Himapapa make Seychelles a blonde? No. The minority of natives living on the islands of Seychelles (back then and to this day) are, well, dark skinned. So why whitewash? (STUDIO DEEN >:I)
I've also seen a few OCs hate on countries for no reason. Especially the female countries, like Hungary, Taiwan, Seychelles, Belgium, etc. without having any history. This...it's pretty self-explanatory.
Avoid interaction with countries that the character has no historical connection to.
The extra bits
(Keep in mind that here is where my personal opinion starts)
I would highly recommend staying away from using the erogenous curls. They are often overused and even if they do have a representation...they're just...overused. There are other ways that landmarks, places, or historical events can be marked on a character.
For example, my Faroe Islands OC. Faroe means sheep in Faroese, and there are many sheep on the islands. At one point there were six 'regions' on Faroe Islands (they were abolished in the 2008 election) so she owns six pet sheep, each representing each region. And when she was younger, the Faroe Islands was divided into two parts, one named 'Sheep Island' and the other 'Bird Island'. So whenever I draw her being younger, I draw her around a native seabird. And lastly, she wears a red-blue-and white striped scarf, which represents the colors of the Faroe Islands flag. She also uses it to cover up her face when she's emberassed or shy (so she covers her face up a lot since she isn't very social, implying that the island's location is very isolated from the rest of Europe.)
Even Norway, for example. Yes, he does have a curl, but did you also know that the cross in his hair represents the Nordic cross?
Or that Hungary's flower represents a lake? (I would avoid using flowers for colder countries though).
Oh yes, I'm also pretty sure that Netherlands' scarf represents the flag of Middelburg *considering that the Middelburg flag is white and blue stripes, yes, my awesome hometown~!* (Yep, each region of the Netherlands has their own flag) But it's not canon, so I can't start assuming.
And of course, who can't forget that America's glasses represent Texas?
I'm sure you guys get the idea. There are so many ways things can be personified on OC's.
Either way...
I look forward to seeing more awesome OC's.
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So, a little about me as a cyclist...I got back into riding four years ago on a borrowed bike to lose my baby fat (I'm mom to 5 year old twins). Lost 60+ pounds that first summer and felt really great. Bought my own Mtn. bike that fall and haven't stopped riding since. Every spring/summer, I train for and ride the local MS 150 with some friends (yes, I ride 150 miles on the road on my Mtn bike). While not training for that, I ride a modest 60-100 miles a week. I am a danger to myself (and sometimes others) on the Mtn bike trails, so am currently considering the purchase of a road bike and moving onto the bike paths and roads where I live. Next summer, I hope to add three or four more tours to my schedule.
Who am I when I'm not on the bike? As I said above, I am mom to 5 year old twins (and 7 year old golden ). I recently completed my teaching degree and have been offered my first teaching job. So, in just a couple of weeks, I'll be teaching middle school math.


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Indiana Association of Chinese Americans
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text: Read full entryMorpho peleides, or the Blue Morpho, is one of the most well-known Neotropical butterflies due to its striking iridescent blue wings. M. peleides is sometimes considered a subspecies of M. helenor (Gerardo Lamas, (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea – Papilionoidea). It is commonly found along forest trails, banana and coffee plantations, and woodland streams up an elevation of 1600 meters (DeVries 1987). It has a natural distribution from Mexico down to Northern South America (Janzen 2010). More specifically, Costa Rican habitats that harbor M. peleides include Pacific lowland evergreens (0-800m), Pacific mid-elevation (700-1600m), and Atlantic lowlands (0-500m) (DeVries 1987).


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Went to a yard sale with my wife Friday,they were selling a lot of antiques and I inquired about guns,the fella there said he had just run accross a few in the closet that had been there for at least 30 years and had some surface rust on them if I wanted to look and make an offer.Was not a great find but it was worth my time,I picked up a Winchester model 67a [boy's short rifle] a Remington model 514 [barrel stamped KE]that Ibelieve dates 1936,another Remington model 514 [barrel stamped DT and serial#2032140]Ibelieve dates around early 70s,a Daisy model 25 engraved and wooden stock bb gun [I am guessing late 40s early 50s],a 1953 Remington 16 gauge wingmaster 870 [barrel stamped KK],an almost full box of Winchester rim fire "Lesmok"Rifle Cartridges [stetson's patent oct.31,1871] and two NRA 50ft sharpshooters medals with blackinton stamped on the back,maybe early 60s]I let him price everything [he wanted me to offer] he asked $200 so I own them now.He also had a 22cal 7 shot pocket pistol with a broken spring or something the hammer would not stay back and the cylinder would not lock unless you held a little bar on the bottom but the only markings were on top of the gun and said buffalo bill no other markings or numbers and I havent been able to find out anything on it.He said he had given $200 for it a long time ago and that was probably to much so he would take $100 for it but I passed [hopefully that was not a mistake]Anyway I feel like I did pretty well does anyone know much about these items?Also included was a jc higgins [Sears and Roabuck] model 10318
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All that for only $200 is close to robbery. How can you sleep at night?
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This is a picture of everything I bought at the yard sale
Dang, you got a heck of a deal!
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John Harvey (author)
John Harvey (born 21 December 1938 in London) is a British author of crime fiction most famous for his series of jazz-influenced Charlie Resnick novels, based in the City of Nottingham.
Writing career[edit]
Harvey has published over 90 books under various names, and has worked on scripts for TV and radio. He also ran Slow Dancer Press from 1977 to 1999 publishing poetry.
The first Resnick novel, Lonely Hearts, was published in 1989, and was named by The Times as one of the 100 Greatest Crime Novels of the Century. Harvey brought the series to an end in 2014 with Darkness, Darkness. Resnick has also made peripheral appearances in Harvey's new Frank Elder series.
The new protagonist Elder is a retired detective who now lives, as Harvey briefly did, in Cornwall. The first novel in this series, Flesh and Blood, won Harvey the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger in 2004, an accolade many crime fiction critics[who?] thought long overdue. In 2007 he was awarded the Diamond Dagger for a Lifetime's Contribution to the genre.
Nottingham Links[edit]
On 14 July 2009 he received an honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) from the University of Nottingham in recognition of his literary eminence and his associations with both the University and Nottingham (particularly in the Charlie Resnick novels). He is also a big Notts County fan.
Website His website is http://mellotone.co.uk/
Standalone novels[edit]
- In A True Light (2001)
- Gone to Ground (2007) Shortlisted for Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award 2009.[1]
- Nick's Blues (2008 - novella)
- Far Cry (2009)
- A Darker Shade of Blue (2010)
- Good Bait (2012)
Charlie Resnick series[edit]
- Lonely Hearts
- Rough Treatment
- Cutting Edge
- Off Minor
- Wasted Years
- Cold Light
- Living Proof
- Easy Meat
- Still Water
- Last Rites
- Trouble in Mind (novella also featuring Jack Kiley) (2007)
- Cold in Hand (2008)
- Darkness, Darkness
Frank Elder trilogy[edit]
- Flesh and Blood (2004)
- Ash and Bone (2005)
- Darkness and Light (2006)
Awards and accolades[edit]
- 1989 - The Times' list of the Hundred Best Crime Novels of the Last Century for Lonely Hearts
- 1990 - CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction (shortlist): Rough Treatment
- 1995 - CWA Dagger in the Library
- 1997 - French CWA award for Best Foreign Novel: Off Minor
- 1998 - Sherlock Award: Last Rites
- 2000 - Grand Prix du Roman Noir Étranger: Cold Light
- 2004 - CWA Silver Dagger for Fiction: Flesh and Blood
- 2004 - Barry Award for best British Novel: Flesh and Blood
- 2007 - CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger award for a Lifetime's Achievement in the Field
- 2007 - Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award (longlist): Ash & Bone
- ^ "Shortlist for Theakston's Crime Novel of the year Award 2009". digyorkshire.com. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
External links[edit]
- Author's homepage including John Harvey/Charlie Resnick Newsletter
- Author Profile at Piccadilly Publishing on the digital release of the Caleb Thorn, Herne the Hunter and Hart the Regulator Western series
- Feature at Piccadilly Publishing on the Hart the Regulator Western series
- The story behind "Darkness, Darkness" - Online Essay by John Harvey


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I've just looked at your last posts.
My folder on the desktop (that I called "Moda") is full of your pics!
I think your style is so perfect because you are simple, you don't use kitsch accessories because they are in fashion.
I can see you choose every single items with attention and chic-ness ;b
You have definitely surpassed Olivia Palermo!
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This month we analyzed everything from dark chocolate, low-carb fruit, and how to eat healthy when you're in a financial bind to health marketing schemes, drugs in sports and the context of calories. Be sure to check out any post you missed and stay tuned for the final results of the 30-Day Primal Health Challenge [7]. I'll be publishing them shortly.
Top 10 Health Marketing Buzz Terms (Ripe for Skepticism) [8] – July 1
How to Go Primal in 6 Easy Steps [9] – July 2
Primal Breakfast Suggestions for People on the Go [10] – July 7
Athletes and the Primal Blueprint [11] – July 7
The Context of Calories [12] – July 9
Is All Chocolate Created Equal? [13]- July 11
My 2 Minute Salad Video [14] – July 15
On the Problems of Cultivated Fruit [15] – July 16
How to Eat Healthy and Save Money [16] – July 18
Dear Mark: Best Fruit Choices [17] – July 21
10 Delicious DIY Salad Dressings [18] – July 22
The Prison Workout [19] – July 23
Should We Allow Drugs in Sports? [20] – July 29
The Definitive Guide to the Primal Eating Plan [21] – July 30
What you would like me to write about? Drop me a line in the comment boards with your questions and suggestions. As per my "Dear Mark [22]" series of posts I began this year, the topic can be personal. So what are you waiting for? You've just been offered free personalized health advice. Hit me up with a comment!
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Ruin Your Health With the Obama Stimulus Plan: Betsy McCaughey Looks like Obama is going to pass a Universal Health bill underhandedly via the Stimulus Bill. Hillary couldn't do it openly, so BO is going to do it without most Americans even aware of it. Read the article, quite eye-opening and extremely scary!
I was waiting for someone to post this. I read this article this morning and was immediately confused by how vague it was. It's difficult to even get a handle as to what she's talking about. So I read the language in the bill for the exact sections she's talking about and I realized why she's so vague; she's deliberately taking language from the Medicaid provision and making it seem as though it applies to the entire health care system. I strongly urge anyone who reads this article to actually click on the link for HR 1EH and read the GPO bill in the pdf format so that you can see the context of the words she quotes. If you look at her article she quotes the word "guides" and then talks generally about the entire database system as being good for the purpose of information efficiency and then deliberately uses the phrase "more stringent measures of meaningful use" for "meaningful users" to make it seem as if the government is going to be strong arming private health care practitioners. How frightening!! But take a look, the snippets she takes out are over 100 pages apart! Why? because the phrase "meaningful users" applies to medicaid providers, not just anyone who uses the system and the phrase "more stringent measures of meaningful use" refers solely the Medicaid program, not the overall health care system. The use of the word "guides" comes from this phrase: "provides appropriate information to help guide medical decisions at the time and place of care." (442) Not only that but the only "measures" outlined in the bill are incentives for Medicaid providers and there's no mention of any "penalties" whatsoever, hence the fact that she refers to them vaguely but never quotes any of them nor provides a citation. She's banking on the fact that readers won't actually look into this and see through her scare tactics. If you don't believe me take a look for yourself. THOMAS (Library of Congress) (Click on the link that says "GPO office" and it will open the pdf version so that you can read where all of her excerpts come from. It'll be much more "eye opening" than her article.) It's no coincidence that she not only excerpts only a handful of random words from the bill, but she jumps around from section to section broadly applying her projected meaning of these out of context phrases onto sections to which they don't apply. She then goes on to ramble about Tom Daschle's book, which is not only completely irrelevant to this, but which I'm sure she's being just as intellectually dishonest in quoting also. I don't know what her agenda is but this is seriously one of the most dishonest articles I've ever seen. The sole purpose of this provision is to make the system run more efficiently and to cut down on waste by HELPING the private sector get the right information at the right time. It's littered with dozens of security provisions calling for proper encryption and technological security measures that must be in place. Not only is her article a load of horseshit, but there's nothing even in her lies that suggests "universal healthcare," so I don't even know where you got that from.
Thanks for examining this further, Wildo7. Once I have another cup of coffee or two, I'll looks at the details found in the bill. Obviously, I didn't invest the amount of time you did to research and verify the information contained in the article. I appreciate your input.
A classy, thoughtful response? ljuneau what are you doing ruining the tone of the political forum by being reasonable? Not even a derogatory name for Wildo, you really need to step up your game...
Good catch guys, I didn't even know this was happening. I'm wary anytime when any politician from any party urges us to pass something with utmost haste. Sure time is costly, but we need to examine things like this.
This is a stimulus bill, yet they have health care guidelines and procedures in it? What am I missing here? There doesn't seem to be a direct connection between the two.
Haven't you heard, spending=stimulus.....by definition. Also, if we don't pass it, we'll never, ever recover.
Wildo- I've read the entire section covering the "HITECH" act and there are plenty of issues with it. I do agree that the author of the article in question did a poor job putting together her argument. I also agree that it does nothing to suggest universal health care. Her article is also wrong in regards to the Coordinator's position in that he will not be "guiding" individual doctors. He'll be guiding how the plan is set up and implemented. Now, about your attack on the author regarding how far apart the "snippets" are. Since you read the bill, you know damn well that the reason they are 100 pages apart is because one snippet deals with health care not covered by Medicare and the other snippet deals with health care covered by Medicare. How can you blame the author for the snippets being so far apart when that is how the bill was written? Now, I also think that you, yourself are just as much at fault for taking the author's words out of context as you claim her to be regarding the bill. First of all, the mention of Tom Daschle's book is relevent because he was up for the position of head of the HHS and she is pointing out that the terminology is virtually identical. She is clearly making an attempt to show it in a bad light due to Daschle's liberalism. Next, regarding the term "Meaninful User". Did you skip over the paragraphs mentioned? If you go to page 516, it goes into detail as to what "meaningful use is", yet leaves the interpretation open, totally, to the HHS. So, since you and I both know that the Secretary of HHS is NOT going to review hundreds of thousands or millions of doctors, pharmacies, and healthplans, its going to get delegated. And it leaves it open to other people determining whether or not the person meets the criteria stated. The author just did a poor job of explaining it. However, this "HITECH" act is bad for several reasons. 1) It creates 2 positions and 2 committees that really aren't needed. The reality is that there is already an entity that could handle this. Its called the Joint Commission on Accredidation of Healthcare Organizations. 2) In one section it talks about how this will link health care providers, health plans, government agencies and "other interested parties." Who are these other interested parties? Is it pharmaceutical companies? Is it marketing agencies? 3) If done improperly, this will cost hospitals, doctors, and pharmacies money they don't have. So, that means it will end up costing the government money it doesn't have. If the Coordinator specifies a specific software, he will be giving one company an monopoly. The ONLY thing they should be specifying is the File protocol that the information will be saved. That way, numerous software companies can compete to provide software to all the affected businesses. 4) Where this Bill steps over the line is that the health care providers could be charged a fee for the certification that they are compliant with whatever system the government deemed be implemented. 5) While a doctor, healthplan, or pharmacy won't be "required" to adopy the standards mentioned, All it will take is a few articles in the Post, NY Times, and LA Times attacking whichever company doesn't want to support their grandiose plan and they'll capitulate. 6) Between the Joint Commission and the AHIC Successor, Inc that the government started, there is no need for the National Health Information coordinator, the Chief Privacy Officer or either of the two committees that this bill proposes. 7) This bill is going to create a study that will determine what the barriers are for implementing this sort of system. I'm 100% sure that the Joint Commission and AHIC could tell them that information without having to have another study done. There is such thing as Paralysis by Analysis. 8) Why does it need to set aside grant money for covering the research and development of security protocols spefically for health information? This seems like it is duplicating things that are already in industry and in R&D. There are plenty of programs out there that are already studying computer security. And its not limited to just the health industry. This seems like micromanagement to me. 9) This is no need to great the "regional centers" as they stipulate in the Bill. First of all, many hospitals already back up their information and store it off-site. This is part of their Catastrophe Planning. Secondly, those centers just provide another access point from which the data could be stolen.
WOW. so you think that the government, who had a big hand in creating this mess (at least in terms of the banks and mortgage crisis) can fix this problem? The problem is that the government spends too much time trying to regulate things that they shouldn't and not enough time regulating the things they should. The reality is that the bill that was passed back in 1997 or 1998 (i forget which) which basically said that banks had to give mortgages to anyone regardless of their credit started the banks down a perilous road. The banks deciding to screw people over with the ARMs that they offered figuring that they would be able to repossess the homes and then sell them at a higher amount to people who could afford them, backfired on them. And it backfired because many people who were sound financially, made the stupid mistake of going to an ARM without thinking about the possibility of what would happen down the line because they just assumed they'd be able to re-finance without any issues. And companies did the same things. And it hurt them because they couldn't get out from the ARMs either. So the banks have ended up with a lot of properties and foreclosed mortgages that they had borrowed money on and they can't pay their debts because they don't have the money. What makes matters worse is that the banks that were bailed out have made it nearly impossible to re-work the loans. There are horror stories going on all over the country about people who have tried and the banks just refuse even though they've received money to cover the difference.


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At the end of the day, maintaining an effective and profitable affiliate program for you and your partners is all about "chaos control."
Affiliate programs (aka partner or reseller programs) are great for expanding your business - increased leads and sales from a network outside of your own. But how does this affect you when talking about Internet marketing and more specifically paid search campaigns? Brand keywords (company name, top tier services, top tier products) are the backbone of many PPC campaigns - low CPC, high conversion rate, and low CPA keywords.
So, if there are any variables introduced to the brand keyword landscape, the strong performance of those keywords in your campaigns can suffer. The two primary examples are when competitors or your affiliates bid on your brand keywords. There are side arguments regarding whether or not you should bid on your company name in PPC, but I'm not going to touch that subject in this column. Quite the opposite, in a scenario where competitors and affiliates are also in the PPC SERPs, not bidding these keywords is brand suicide.
At the end of the day, maintaining an effective and profitable affiliate program for you and your partners is all about "chaos control." Here are some helpful tips to rein in the crazy:
Strong Affiliate Contracts
The single most effective tool in your affiliate program is a strong contract. Make sure that you create a contract that covers all of your bases. Cover all possible marketing channels and account for any chance of overlap between an affiliate and your core marketing efforts.
For PPC, draw clear boundaries around what keywords can be used, how the brand or product can be described in ad copy and landing pages, and even as specific as bid levels and/or ad position. For most brands, if you insist on being number one, make sure your affiliate policies ensure that you maintain that position.
Use language in your contracts that is clear and easy to understand. Legalese is often confusing and leads to disagreements, confusion, or worse. Of course, make sure your legal counsel reviews the contract to ensure it is on the up-and-up.
Consistent Review
If your business is big enough, it is likely you have a team dedicated to managing your affiliate program and the affiliates themselves. Whether you do or don't, one thing is certain - someone should be reviewing the activities of your affiliates to make sure they are following the policies laid out in your contract.
Keep tabs on their PPC activities. Review your brand keywords in the SERPs. Pay close attention to your brand campaign performance. Affiliates can be tricksters. Maybe they'll be clever and target all locations except where your office is located. Or even worse, hijack your domain and completely block you out (in cases where affiliates have a sub-domain on your brand domain, this can happen more easily than you might think). For the geo-targeting trick, use the ad preview tools provided by AdWords and Bing Ads to review multiple geo-targets. For the domain hijackers, you will know immediately based on the drop in your performance!
Strictly and Swiftly Enforce Policy
Affiliate programs come with a commission - incentive for driving leads and sales. Unfortunately, this incentive can make some affiliates see dollar signs like a character out of a Warner Bros. cartoon. When this happens, we see circumstances like I described before - clever affiliates doing nefarious things to boost their commission.
When you catch this activity - deal with it immediately. Do what it takes to correct the behavior: contact the affiliate directly, send a cease and desist letter, etc. In most cases, the affiliate will react accordingly and all will be well. But if they don't, enforce the rules and end the partnership, restrict their access, or whatever it takes to end the errant activity and set a clear example to all of your other affiliates.
There are countless other scenarios, marketing channels, and individual circumstances that can alter the affiliate relationship in marketing. Hopefully these high-level tips will give you some guidance when dealing with affiliates in PPC and find a profitable path to success!
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TAMPA RIVER HOUSE is located minutes from everything. 10 min to downtown Tampa, 3 miles to UT, 5 miles to Busch Gardens, 6 miles to USF, 15 min to Tampa International Airport. BUT BEST OF ALL, we are 10 steps from the Hillsborough River & park
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TAMPA RIVER HOUSE is a luxury private residence, situated along the Hillsborough River, just minutes from everything in Tampa. 10 min to downtown Tampa (during rush hour), 3 miles to UT, 5 miles to Busch Gardens, 6 miles to USF, 15 min to Tampa International Airport. BUT BEST OF ALL, we are 10 steps from the Hillsborough River, and park. LOADED WITH AMENITIES, THIS GORGEOUS CONTEMPORARY HOME OFFERS THE BEST OF EVERYTHING. Fully furnished, your large, private UPSTAIRS bedroom offers: Queen Size bed; 15' vaulted ceilings; en-suite private bathroom w/ walk in shower & rain head; closet; 42" flat screen TV; WiFi; and a door leading to the sun deck, overlooking to pool and aviary. UPSTAIRS there is also a den w/ small refrigerator, sink and coffee maker (coffee & tea are available 24/7 - GRATIS); huge sun deck overlooking the pool; w spiral stairs leading to the pool deck. DOWNSTAIRS: offers Italian marble floors throughout, 22ft ceiling in the living room w/ views of both the river and the private courtyard; AWESOME gourmet kitchen where we meet, cook, laugh and tell wonderful tales of live and living; the large dining room (seats 8 - 10 comfortably) opens to the aviary (yes we have exotic parrots in an aviary complete w/ fountain and chairs) and opening to the pool deck where you can relax to the sound of the koi pond, take a siesta in the shade or bask in the sun; and don't forget the hot tub to relax in before bed. ADDITIONAL FEATURES: WiFi & Internet; Cable TV; ample private parking (not on the street); and 6 ft concrete fence offers extreme privacy. LOCATION. LOCATION. LOCATION. Situated along the Hillsborough River, in Seminole Heights. There are wonderful restaurants, shops and a bakery (all within 3 blocks) plus DOWNTOWN TAMPA IS 3 MILES AWAY (by car or boat - same distance). We are WELL LIVED and know you will LIVE WELL while staying with us. IF THE DATES YOU SEEK ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THEN LOOK FOR OUR OTHER LISTINGS ON AirBNB. WE ALSO HAVE REDUCED RATES FOR WEEKLY STAYS. We have pets, 2 standard poodles and 2 parrots, so please let us know if you are not 'Pet Friendly' we will ATTEMPT to ensure they don't bother your stay. Then there are the DISCLAIMERS.... DISCLAIMER I. We will make every attempt to place you in the room you specifically booked, however if we can not (unforeseen repair - guests wanting to extend past their original dates (happens a lot), or room becomes unavailable, we will put you in a similar room, or upgrade you, at no additional cost. DISCLAIMER II - from time to time maintenance and repairs are required, so there may be an occasion when the pool or hot tub may not be available. That is beyond our control, and we ask in advance for you forgiveness. Thanks, Jeff & George
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Guests will have access to all the common areas, such as kitchen, den, living room, dining room, pool, hot tub, sun decks and multiple courtyards. Guests may also use the laundry facility if needed.
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You choose whether you want to be reclusive and spend most of your time in your own private suite, or socialize in the kitchen, common areas with other guests and us. You are always invited to join us in the kitchen when we are cooking to chat and "USUALLY" enjoy a glass of wine or two.
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Seminole Heights is a historic district, so the area is very safe, with beautiful homes AND, NO CHAIN RESTAURANTS. All the fabulous restaurants in the area are unique and a nice blend from organic vegetarian to Italian, to sports bar to pizzeria.
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ALTHOUGH NOT REQUIRED, renting a car is the best option as Tampa Bay is very spread out and mass transit is limited to bus.
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PLEASE NOTE - Although we have pets, we are not necessarily a "PET FRIENDLY" establishment. Guests with pets should contact us before making reservations. Our concern is for the safety of our parrots. Our parrots roam freely in the aviary during the day and in the house at night. We have had too many close encounters whereby guests dogs have kipped or bitten our birds.
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FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL GUESTS, WE REQUIRE PHOTO ID FROM OUR GUEST UPON ARRIVAL. $10 REFUNDABLE key deposit is required (since so many guest depart and forget to leave the house key) NO SMOKING INSIDE THE HOUSE - but plenty of balconies, terraces and pool decks, outside NO CURFEW - but all doors and gates lock at 10pm. ACCESS AFTER 10PM IS THE MAIN FRONT DOOR ONLY. NO GLASS CONTAINERS around pool deck or hot tub
My wife and I had such a relaxing experience, we concurred this was the most relaxing vacation we have taken as a couple, my wife relaxed so much I needed to check her pulse at least twice a day!!! :-) Her ability to do that is directly attributable to this beautiful property and that Jeff and George are genuine, passionate about the experience of their property tenants and just plain good folks who were a pleasure to spend the week with. Physical location is above reproach in relation to on off ramp access and anything you desire to experience in Tampa proper is within 20 minutes. The property is very well organized and very clean. This is a team that understands the importance of high quality furnishings, appliances etc i.e. provided 2 full color pages of local maps and restaurants that they made themselves for your use while on property or the rain soak shower in our room. You can interact as much (or as little) as you desire, we did both and found it very comfortable. Their extended family, Gage/Trevor, Scooter, Elvis, Sassy, and the comings and goings of other tenants made this such a wonderful and positive experience. Much aloha and mahalo to you both and we wish the best for you in 2015! Jeff and Kim M.
We had a great experience staying with Jeff and George. Great place with a central location and very fun hosts (including the dogs and parrots!) Although it was unusually cold in Tampa, we still enjoyed the hot tub! Would recommend the River House to anyone looking for a great place to stay in Tampa.
Our stay with Jeff and George (and Elvis!) was great. They are very warm and welcoming people, who know a lot about the Tampa Bay area. The house is absolutely beautiful and offers plenty of room to relax and feel at home. We felt very welcome and at home during our stay. All animals are very friendly and they made our stay even better. We would love to come back in the future.
Jeff and George were wonderful hosts,,we couldn't ask for anything nicer. The home was magnificent and the photos don't do it justice. Clean spacious private and luxurious. We cant wait to go there again.
This destination will not disappoint. The house and accommodations are beautiful and the hosts are wonderful, friendly, helpful, and truly make you feel that their home is your home. and the birds (in particular Elvis the cockatoo) are just wonderful. I can't say enough nice about this place. It will for sure be my destination of choice whenever I find myself traveling to the Tampa are. Thank you Jeff and George for a wonderful stay!!
Jeff and George created a perfect first Airbnb experience for us. Their home, perfectly designed for this purpose, is both private and conducive to socializing. Jeff greeted us at the door and walked us through the home and acquainted us with everything from coffee makers to the hot tub. We loved the location. We went for an evening walk along the river and there are excellent restaurants in close proximity. We look forward to returning and highly recommend staying here.
The house was as nice as it appears in the listing. Most guests were using the kitchen to prepare their dinner
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