Daffodils and St David's Day

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Saint David's Day (Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant) is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March each year. The date of March 1st was chosen in remembrance of the death of Saint David on that day in 589, and has been celebrated by followers since then. The date was declared a national day of celebration within Wales in the 18th century. The term "Taffy", used as a nickname for people from Cardiff and by extension from anywhere in Wales, is sometimes thought to originate from the name of the river. In Wales, it’s said if you spot the first daffodil of the season, your next 12 months will be filled with wealth.
Saint David's Day Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March each year.

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Symbolizing rebirth and new beginnings, the daffodil is virtually synonymous with spring. Though their botanic name is narcissus, daffodils are sometimes called jonquils, and in England, because of their long association with Lent, they’re known as the “Lent Lily.”

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Lore connecting the daffodil to not only a sign of winter’s end but a lucky emblem of future prosperity is found throughout the world. In Wales, it’s said if you spot the first daffodil of the season, your next 12 months will be filled with wealth, and Chinese legend has it that if a daffodil bulb is forced to bloom during the New Year, it will bring good luck to your home.
The March Birth Flower and

the 10th Wedding Anniversary flower, a gift of daffodils is said to ensure happiness.

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Saint David's Day Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March each year.

It's 10 O'Clock. Do You Know Where Your Patient Data Is?

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If nothing is more important to a healthcare provider than caring for the well-being of patients, protecting patients’ personal information runs a very close second. Patient care is guided by the Hippocratic Oath but it is also heavily regulated by HIPAA mandates requiring that provider organizations keep a watchful eye to safeguard patient data too.

If your organization uses email to transmit patient billing files, you are likely subjecting precious data to potential compromise. The causes of possible data leakage through email are vast including human error, system hacking and unauthorized access. All around, transmitting patient billing files using email is a high risk procedure that comes with enormous consequences should the method fail.

That’s why Emdeon ExpressBill Services is designed to protect patient billing information throughout statement printing and mailing and especially when files are initially uploaded from the provider’s patient billing system.

The key to our data protection? Emdeon leverages a password-protected File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site which allows customers to transfer files to this secure site ensuring only the provider and Emdeon can access the files. This method is like an armed guard escort leading the file directly from one locked safe to the next reducing the risk of misdirected, leaked or intercepted data. Our eye on file security doesn’t stop there. After the files are uploaded, they are automatically scanned to evaluate data integrity and file completeness. Another bonus? Data can be sent 24 hours a day, seven days a week and customers have the flexibility to select whether file processing should start in real time or on a pre-determined schedule.

Keeping sensitive data protected and secure is at the core of Emdeon’s business. Did you know that Emdeon powers the single largest financial, administrative and clinical information exchange in the U.S. healthcare system? Recently, Emdeon opened the second of two new data centers that serve as the central nervous system for the largest and most powerful network in healthcare. With a Tier 3 infrastructure, these centers allow us to provide a single, interactive and standards-based transaction processing and analytics platform.

Take a comprehensive look at your patient billing data processes. Do you see any potential leaks in the system? Call 877.EMDEON.6 (877.363.3666) to learn more about Emdeon ExpressBill Services!






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Flops of Flight: Lockheed XV-4A V/STOL Hummingbird Foreshadows F-35B

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Found on ebay:

this tie tack: I grew up reading Aviation Week in the 60s so I actually remember what kind of a plane this is!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300725854480?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2649#ht_3224wt_1084




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This was a mid-60s Army project for a vertical takeoff/landing jet. Idea was to augment jet thrust by sending exhaust through ejection chamber in center of airplane but it didn't generate much extra thrust. It crashed, then the Air Force modified it into the XV-4B Hummingbird II which used pure lift engines instead, and that crashed too.

Later the Lockheed F-35 JSF using a shaft-driven fan looks like it will be a winner in generating more thrust than just the jet.  The Ryan XV-5 was somewhat similar but use fans in the wings with half-garbage can lid covers. It crashed too trying to demonstrate it could lift a dummy with a rescue winch -- that got sucked into the fans.



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