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18th Virtual International Training Course on Management of Malaria
18th Virtual International Training Course on Management of Malaria,
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
23-27 November 2020
Background and Rationale
The Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University has been working closely together with the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to eliminate and eradicate malaria for more than 30 years. We have been recently designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Case Management, Training and Research on Malaria in order to strengthen WHO malaria programme in management, elimination and eradication of malaria efforts. We are honor and proud to contribute with the World Health Organization and is now implementing all work plans according to Term of References (TORs) as a WHOCC in training, Research and Case Management aspects.
In order to support WHO goal in Global Malaria Elimination, the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University will be organizing the 18th Virtual International Training Course on Management of Malaria from 23-27 November 2020. This training includes online multimedia presentation, virtual laboratory demonstration, online case discussion and experience sharing sessions between experts from the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University as a WHOCC for Case Management, Training and Research on Malaria and participants which will be comprise of Medical Doctors, Nurses and Public Health Personnel from all around the world. We are expecting around 30-40 participants who have a medical professional as well as public health backgrounds and have a common interest in Malaria Case Management, Malaria Control and Elimination to register into this online training course.
Course Objectives
– To teach the participants in the management of severe and uncomplicated malaria both in well-equipped hospital and places with limited facilities.
– To be updated with anti-malarial drugs in the treatment of severe malaria.
– To review and train participants in the laboratory diagnosis and vector control for malaria management.
– To understand the recent pathogenesis of malaria.
Course Content
The essential topics in the Online Training Course on Management of Malaria:
– Epidemiology of malaria and overview of uncomplicated malaria
– Overview of severe malaria, diagnosis of malaria Parasites
– Use of anti-malarial drugs and anti-malarial drug Resistance
– Pathophysiology of severe malaria, pathogenesis & pathology of severe malaria (with virtual Lab. demonstration)
– Management of acute kidney failure, acid-base & electrolyte disturbances in severe malaria, management of pulmonary edema in severe malaria
– Management of cerebral malaria & other malarial complications, malaria prevention & chemoprophylaxis
– Malaria vector control
– Nursing care in severe malaria, malaria in pregnancy, management of severe malaria in limited facilities and malaria in children.
Background Requirements
Participants with medical professional as well as public health backgrounds and have common interest in Malaria Case Management, Malaria Control and Elimination are encouraging to register into this course in order to enjoy full benefits from its contents.
Online Registration
All are invited and encouraged to make an early registration and online payment using credit card on our training website www.malariatraining.org in order to secure limited offering seats in this training course. Online registration will be commencing from 1 September 2020 onwards.
Training Methods
This training will be delivering on online platform basis of multimedia presentations including virtual laboratory and case demonstration. All participants and lecturer will be able to discuss on various topics in this online platform and Q&A chat box using ZOOM application. Training materials and handout together with WHO malaria reference handbook in e-form will be handed to all confirmed participants at least 1 week prior to training course start date.
Training will be conduct from Monday 23 – Friday 27 November 2020 between 12.00-16.00 hr. in Bangkok, Thailand local time (GMT+7) in www.malariatraining.org registered and fully paid participants should use their username and password provided after finished payment process to login to this training.
Course Fee
The course fee is US$ 400 per person. Registration fee could be paid in advance using credit care directly in the online training registration platform of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University.
Admission Procedure
Eligible candidates are invited to apply using standard WHO fellowship forms available from the respective WHO country offices. Applications need to be endorsed by the national ministries of health and sent to the WHO regional office of South East Asia through the WHO country office. The candidates selected for the course will be communicated by WHO and it will be the responsibility of the candidates to prepare themselves for online application in training website appropriately and in time.
Fellowship from other funding agencies should apply directly to the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand website www.malariatraining.org
Course Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Polrat Wilairatana,
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok 10400, THAILAND
Tel: +66 (02) 354-9100 ext. 1454
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Mary F. Myrick, 78, transitioned on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at her residence. A visitation will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. A funeral service will take place at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at Rising St. James Pentecostal Holiness Church and she, will be entombed at Carver Memorial Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy and flowers may be extended at cookeovertonfuneralhome.com. Professional services are entrusted to T.E. Cooke-Overton Funeral Home Inc.

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Madhuri Dixit recreates 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' look
Madhuri Dixit stuns fans by revisiting her memorable 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' avatar on the set of 'Dance Deewane', evoking nostalgia and admiration from audiences worldwide.
On the occasion, let's take a look at some of her rare and unseen pictures.
Madhuri Dixit Nene is ageing like wine and undoubtedly, is one of the timeless beauties of the film industry. On Friday, the actress turned 53 but is still rocking like anything. Over the years, 'Dhak Dhak' girl of Bollywood has become a name to reckon with. From her impeccable acting skills to her dancing, everything is so perfect. The actress has been working for more than three decades and has established a top place for herself in the industry with films like Dil, Beta, Saajan, Khalnayak, Ram Lakhan, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Devdas and Dil To Pagal Hai.
For a couple of years after marriage, she left the industry to be an NRI wife and mother but she returned to India and made a comeback with a bang. She was seen in two big-budget films last year – Kalank and Total Dhamaal. On the occasion, let's take a look at some of her rare and unseen pictures.
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Love her a lot.. wishing to get a reply from her someday.
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TOKYO: Japan will maintain for the time being its current ban on foreigners newly entering the country, as a measure against the omicron variant of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday.
"We've decided to extend (the ban) for the time being and will closely watch the (infection) situation in the year-end and New Year period," Kishida told a press conference that marked the end of an extraordinary parliamentary session through the day.
Kishida also said that people who have had close contact with omicron variant cases will be asked to be isolated at accommodation facilities for 14 days.
The prime minister vowed to make preparations to make U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc.'s oral drug for COVID-19 patients available in Japan "early next year."
Also at the press conference, Kishida said the government will implement a 3 pct hike in salaries for workers at nursing care, child care and child education facilities on a permanent basis in February.
Meanwhile, Kishida expressed his eagerness to "actively promote summit-level diplomacy next year," aiming to "elevate (Japan-US) cooperation to a new level" toward realizing the government's Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision.
On the government's controversial stockpile of cloth face masks, the prime minister said he has issued an instruction to discard them by the end of the current fiscal year.
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The Gold Coast SUNS are excited to announce the promotion of International Scholarship holder Hewago Paul Oea to the club's Rookie List for the 2021 season.
Affectionately known as Ace, the 19-year-old is a talented footballer who originates from Papua New Guinea (Gulf/Central – PNG).
"Ace has displayed significant improvement since coming to the club as a 16-year-old and we're proud to see him progress onto the club's list," SUNS GM – Football Operations Jon Haines said.
"He is a terrific young man, with an outstanding appetite to learn and work hard. Ace's development is a credit to his family, AFL PNG and most importantly himself.
"Ace made a difficult decision to leave his family in PNG to follow his dream and his progression onto the list is an acknowledgement that his dedication and commitment is beginning to show real dividends."
An interview and overlay with Ace and SUNS National Recruiting Manager Kall Burns can be downloaded here.
Growing up in Gordons, a suburb in Port Moresby, Ace first started playing football when he was 12 in the EmNau Niukick community competition and played senior football with the Gordons Kokofas.
Shortly after he joined the AFL PNG Talent Academy which saw him represent his country from ages 13-16 at the annual Queensland Under-14 and Under-16 State Championships.
In 2017, when he was 15, Ace played in the AFL International Cup for the PNG open men's side and won best-on-ground in the Grand Final against New Zealand. He was coached in that team by now SUNS AFLW Head Coach David Lake.
At 16 he joined the SUNS Academy and was involved in the AFL Queensland talent program, before earning selection in the national NAB AFL Academy program (the first-ever PNG player to do so).
In 2018, Ace was granted an International Scholarship with the SUNS which saw him train and play with the reserves team while continuing to develop in an elite environment, earning a NEAFL Rising Star nomination in 2019.
"I love playing football for the Gold Coast SUNS and I am very excited to continue my career here," Ace said.
"I want to thank all my family back in PNG for believing in me, AFL PNG for everything they've done and my Gold Coast family Kris and Tim Searl who have supported me with my dream.
"I love all the boys at the SUNS, they are very welcoming and I can't wait to get back into training at the club."
"Everyone at AFL PNG are extremely proud of Ace and the dedication he has shown from a young age to constantly improve himself," AFL Development Manager – South Pacific, Ben Drew, said.
"Ace has overcome many challenges to earn the opportunity he has now and we can not be more exited for him and his family".
"AFL PNG are immensely thankful for the wonderful support the Gold Coast Suns and AFL QLD have provided Ace in his journey so far, and are extremely grateful to Ace's family in PNG for their trust for Ace's welfare, and the Searl family for their consistent belief and support throughout".
Ace will join his SUNS teammates when pre-season training resumes on December 7.


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Traveling can be the oxygen for some people. The world is a huge place to derive happiness. Some people find solo traveling as their way of happiness.
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- Italy
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Sure you know insurance? Five insurance fun facts from the past
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Fire of London
The Great Fire of London that swept through the central portion of the city from Sept. 2-6, 1666, is often cited as the impetus behind today's modern property insurance. The blaze started at a bakery on Pudding Lane and quickly became a raging firestorm. In 1680, the Fire Office was established to help insure properties. By 1690, 1 in 10 London homes was insured.
Founding Father of Insurance
Ben Franklin is defined by a lot of things: statesman, author, inventor, diplomat and unique hairstyle among them. However, this Founding Father is also the founding father of the first U.S. insurance company. In 1752, Franklin and other leading citizens founded the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire.
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We've all heard about celebrities insuring parts of their bodies. Supermodel Heidi Klum insured her legs for $2 million. The apparently immortal Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards insured his hands for $1.6 million. Singer and actor Jennifer Lopez insured her derriere. Among celebrities, the most commonly insured body parts include vocal cords, legs, hands and fingers.
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Landscaping your yard may seem to be a huge task but it can be as simple once you have a plan and stick to a schedule. This guide is full of useful landscaping tips.
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This will cause you lots and lots of money. You may want to ask them for advice, though, but doing the work yourself will save you a lot of money.
Buy on the Internet to get great discounts and enjoy a bigger selection while also saving money. There are a lot of sites that sell well-made products at affordable prices. Make judicious use of customer reviews to see if you are getting products to ensure proper packaging is used when transported.
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Speak with an experienced professional or two before you get started. Even when you are the primary landscaper, talking to a pro is a wise idea. They can give you don't make any big mistakes and save you the time and hassle of having to redo things. Even experienced landscapers can give you advice from another perspective.
Weeping cherry trees are among the most popular of this type available.
To create a landscape that's easily maintained and distinctive, choose native plants. Plant species that have adapted naturally to your area and its climate are almost universally easier to care for than foreign transplants. Local plants don't need less irrigation and this can save you cash on your bill for water.
A water garden is a popular special feature can really improve the look of your yard. It is a good idea to spend a little more money on your supplies and materials at specialty stores. You will find the employees at these very stores.
Soil type is a big factor in your landscaping efforts. Some plants might not grow well in certain kinds of soil. If your soil is not good, think about replacing it, or use a bed with mulch and wood chips.
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Using multi-level elements can add dimension and depth to your landscaping. You can enliven a boring and flat environment by adding design elements such as terraces, birdbaths and benches.You don't necessarily need to rent a mountain to create the impression of depth. A shovel is all you need to add slopes in your yard.
Landscaping, as you read earlier, is not simple. If you take the time to learn as much as you can, you will find there are many benefits as you work on your yard. By understanding proper landscaping techniques, you have the power to succeed. Utilize the tips in this article so you can have success during your next landscape project.


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If I go by what you say, then the Chevy Cavalier is a sports car? It's got 5 lugs. That means it's a sports car? I had a KA24E turbo'd in my 240 and I'd smoke SR20 powered 240s like it was my job. You can't beat the torque. If the JDM S13 came with a KA24 and we got a GA16 or soemthing, you'd be crying about that too. Be lucky we even GOT the S13/S14 series and live with it, that's what engine swaps are for if you don't like it.And FYI, the main reason Nissan didn't put a turbo in the S13 was so it didn't steal sales away from the Z.
Wasn't the SR20 used as a truck engine as well?Anyways, that's not why I'm posting. I'm posting cause I want to know where in BC you can get a ca18det front clip for $1200 cause I'm completely and totally down for that my friend.
Yeah, but the non turbo skylines aren't exactly sporty. They weren't turbocharged, had four doors and most of them sold were automatics. That's kinda what you bought if you wanted a skyline to haul your family around in.Ok granted, the 240 that I owned might have not had that good a suspension being an old car, seeing that I haven't driven a silvia or a brand new 240, it was probably just a biased comment, but the fact that it very mildly faster then my pulsar (which was two years older) was not very impressive. I can't say that I'm an extreme specialist on the engine, but I'm not completely clueless. The car had pretty much exactly the same engine (the KA24E) as my friends Nissan Truck . The 240 was a 1990 and so was the truck I believe. There isn't much more to like about the fact (or so it seems) that nissan sent us a bottom of the line silvia and then dropped in an engine that was pretty much used for a truck and a small van I believe. Justifing the engine that saying by adding a turbo and upgrading it it will push over 400BHP is kinda useless, seeing that with enough money you could do the same with pretty much any engine you can find. Oh I also forgot to mention, I don't feel lucky having had the KA24E at all, I would have gladly taken the CA18DE. In the end though, I am willing to end this argument right now with no one crying over an engine, but in my personal opinion, the 240 was garbage and the "truck" engine was just Nissan's way of either being lazy about some kinda emmisions problem or giving us the big fuck you.Hmm 15 posts down and already I pissed someone off. I should really just go do this on the 240SX forums, that would piss everyone off.
I didn't really even know that the cavaliers had 5 lug wheel, but I guess I didn't care, because that car is just plain garbage, but I mean, stranger things have happened. But I mean, my whole argument was that I was hoping the car would be way better then it was. No doubt it could have been better with an engine swap and new coilovers etc, but I have a belief that any car should be the best it can be instead of just being used to fill a hole in the market. It should be something you'd want to drive when it's stock and with upgrades is should be even better, but the car didn't feel good to drive when it was stock and it wasn't even that fast, so I ditched it. I then drove the 200SX which I thought would be much worse, but it just feels better to drive. It was slower (cause it was the CA20E), but it felt more confident in the corners unlike that HiCas garbage and I think it stopped about as well, but the 200 Didn't dive as hard as the 240. Well, I didn't like the 240, so i got rid of it... end of story.I don't think it was in a truck. I know there was a SR20VET in some SUV thing or something, but the point is most of the engine's variations were used in cars that were well... sportier. Cars like the Infiniti G20, Nissan NX2000 *cough* and that crazy japanese all wheel drive Pulsar.But anyway, about the CA18, I can't quite get a front clip for that much. The front clip was more like $1600 shipped. The engine, tranny, ECU etc is $1200 USD shipped, but they seems alright. so you could offer them $1200 and they might just take it. I've never ordered from them myself, but a few people I know ordered from them and that's who they recommend. The company is called Osaka Jdm motors, so you can check it out, or give them a call (they have a number on their webpage).(Huh? Why did my post get cut up?)
come on the s12's r heavy ass cars. for a s13 it might make a diff.
FIrst my rims are horrible, than there ok when painted black , now my cars horrible, now my fenders are to much after i was told i couldnt do it.... Lol club s12 ftw..... Only here have Ive been told they look like shit..... SOrry its not bone stock with crown vic rims running the stock vg making 130whp and looks generic like every other one. My car looks dope ive been told this a billion times on local forums....


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Farming for a Climate-Friendly Future - Hear how producers are working to combat climate change
When: November 10th 2021 at 11:00am
Farming for a Climate-Friendly Future - Hear how producers are working to combat climate change
In November 2021, world leaders and representatives from 200 countries met in Glasgow, for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).
We held a virtual event to hear about the challenges facing communities as a result of climate change.
Kodzo Korkortsi, Shared Interest Foundation Manager gave a first hand account of our projects in Ghana, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Peru and Nicaragua. You will learn about coffee growers, sesame farmers, beekeepers and basket weavers as we help them build resilience and mitigate against climate change, through smart agriculture, conservation, tree planting and organic farming. Kodzo was joined by Nicholas Apokerah co-founder of TradeAID Integrated, a producer organisation based in Ghana. TradeAID support over 1,600 producers of traditional woven baskets.


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Lifelong Friends from Downriver Visit Lowell (Part I)
Lifelong Friends from Downriver Visit Lowell: An Appreciation
St. Joseph's Day, 2022 (Part I)
By Mike McCormick
"In my opinion Lowell, Massachusetts is now the most interesting city in the United States Of America." – Jack Kerouac, 1962.
As my lifelong friend Jack and I start down the walkway outside the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center, we realize that this is the first time we've been in Lowell together since 1970. Our Haverhill High School football team lost to the undefeated, state champion, Red Raiders on their Cawley Stadium field by a score of 19-0 on that long ago day.
Reaching a pedestrian bridge above the Concord River, we spot a large, brilliant white duck-like bird with a green head and fiery beak trying to paddle upstream.
"Look Jack, a common merganser!"
"How lucky is that! Beautiful bird, McCormick"
As the merganser takes flight, Jack recalls that we'd seen a hooded and red breasted merganser two days before along the Maine coast.
"We've hit the merganser trifecta," I remark.
Jack and I have traveled to Lowell, the hometown of Jack Kerouac, to join in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the author's birth. I've read more than twenty books by-or about-Kerouac since first learning about him in the late sixties.
I'm most drawn to Kerouac 's writings set in Lowell. For years I've been telling Jack, who's never read a Kerouac book, about scenes and situations in the writer's books that remind me of our own boyhoods in Haverhill, our factory town twenty miles down the Merrimack River. I've piqued his curiosity to the point that he jumped on my suggestion to spend a day doing mostly Kerouac related stuff.
The air is saturated with mist when we reach the Kerouac Commemorative Plaza in Kerouac Park on Bridge Street. Jack reads the excerpts from Kerouac's writings that are engraved on eight granite monuments. Thinking about lunch, I glance across the street at Arthur's Paradise Diner. The squat black and white one room diner with a curved roof is tucked between the street and a bank of towering brick mill walls. Reportedly, it's the inspiration of the diner sketch that opens Kerouac's Visions of Cody.
As far as I know, there are no historic diners left in our hometown or in Bedford, New Hampshire where Jack currently lives. The Paradise – along with the Club Diner, The Owl Diner, and other joints – keep unpretentious dining traditions that pre-date Kerouac's boyhood alive. They are colorful threads in Lowell's historic fabric.
As tempted as I am to bring Jack to the Paradise, I know a place he'll like better. I suggest we finish reading and head out for lunch.
On Central Street, I resist an impulse to duck into Espresso Pizza (family owned and operated since 1962) for cheese pizza that tastes almost as good as our favorite Haverhill boyhood pizza joint – Napoli's Pizza (founded 1945). Crossing another of Lowell's one hundred sixteen bridges, we peer at a flock of mallards paddling across brick mill buildings reflected in the Pawtucket Canal's placid, gray waters.
We turn west on Market Street where Lala Books, my favorite Lowell bookstore, displays Kerouac novels in their store window. On my first excursion to Lowell after graduating from college in the mid 70's, I searched a Merrimack Street bookstore for Kerouac's books. I couldn't find a single title. Today his visage coupled with quotes from his writings (Examples: "Something good will come of all things yet," "Love is all") waves on banners along downtown sidewalks.
Kerouac's writings, in addition to poems and essays by Tom Sexton, Paul Marion, and other writers with Lowell connections, provide multiple perspectives. For instance, looking at the iconic SUN sign perched above Kearney Square, I remember columns from the "Lowell Sun," the newspaper the sign advertises, written by Kerouac during his brief sports writing career there; I recall details from Tom Sexton's poem "Elevator Operator" about working the elevator in the Sun building. And I remember Paul Marion's poem, "Labor Day Eve-A Walk" from the book Strong Place: Poems '74-'84, where I learned the SUN sign viewed from the North Commons is a different color than the SUN sign viewed from Centralville.
The writers help me see the city; walking the streets helps me appreciate the writing and the authors. Taken together, the writings, authors, observations, and memories from my own boyhood in Haverhill create a synergistic understanding of aspects of this place.
As we reach the edge of the neighborhood (one of fourteen delineated in Lowell) called The Acre, I point out Cummiskey's Alley. The garbage strewn passageway is named after the Irish immigrant who led a crew of thirty countrymen to dig the Pawtucket Canal two hundred years ago.
The Acre, sometimes referred to as Greektown, has hosted waves of immigrants since the 1820's when the first Irish arrived. As of 2019, more than 30% of the residents were born outside the United States. Most of the newcomers are Asian or Hispanic. Lowell's current mayor, Cambodian born Sokary Chou – one of an estimated 30,000 plus Cambodians in the city of about 111,000 – lived there with his family when he first arrived in Lowell in the mid-1980's.
Cutting through the North Commons housing project, I show Jack where, a few days earlier, I watched a tattooed, bearded man trim bushes on the sidewalk along the Western Canal with a chain saw powerful enough to fell a redwood. Today, a dreadlocked teenager skateboards circles in front of the gold domed Holy Trinity Greek Church. Jack notices that Holy Trinity is located a little more than a stone's throw from St. Patrick's Catholic Church; the two churches are almost right next door to each other, just like St. James and the Holy Apostles Church where we grew up in Haverhill's Acre.
Outside St Patrick's Church, Jack calls my attention to a vine covered arbor in a tranquil garden space that reminds him of the grapes that his Greek grandmother grew behind her house. A sign in front of the church lists five Sunday services each in a different language: English, Burmese, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and Espanol.
Jack is delighted by my choice of Olympos Bakery for lunch. His family often patronized his uncle's Greek bakery (now long gone) just below Winter Street, minutes from our homes. Jack orders spinach pie, a favorite that his mother made when he was a boy. I settle on a chicken cutlet sandwich and a raspberry twist. We grab seats at a bar in front of the window and peruse Broadway Street. The buildings across the way remind us both of our childhood neighborhood.
"I keep seeing reminders of Haverhill everywhere we go," Jack remarks.
A black man wearing a heavy navy-blue coat coughs violently on the top step of the Pollard Memorial Library (built 1893) as we slip past him and step inside. Even on this rainy day, natural light falling through the tall, wide, windows brightens the wood beamed rooms; the natural light coupled with the soft glow emitted from half dome lamps dangling overhead create a warm and welcoming space on this damp Saturday.
I lead Jack to "Jack's Corner" where the Kerouac used to hang out reading when he skipped high school. When I tell Jack about Kerouac's truancy, he relates. He and I also skipped regularly in our senior year. Like Kerouac, we played hooky to enhance our knowledge; we visited Haverhill's Historical Museum, Whittier's Birthplace, Boston's Freedom Trail, and other scenic and historic sites until our football coach turned us in when he discovered we were cutting classes.
Jack reads the plaques about Kerouac and the Young Prometheans (the literary group Kerouac belonged to as a young teen) while I browse the poetry and literature collection anchored by author and publisher Paul Marion's four hundred volume book donation. I could spend hours here reading, admiring architectural details, studying the stained-glass windows, and appreciating the historic murals.
But it's approaching midafternoon and we have multiple experiences ahead of us.
On the way out, we peruse a bulletin board. Besides festivities connected with the Kerouac Centennial, there's a two day "Town and the City" music festival (name derived from the title of Kerouac's first published novel) and a series of lectures about Irish Canal Builders. A flier from the Merrimack Language School solicits part-time instructors to teach Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and other languages.
Our ramble takes us past the stone City Hall with its 180-foot clock tower. The impressive Romanesque building harmonizes with the library next door. Lowell is fortunate to have these treasures. When Jack and I were young, Haverhill boasted both a stately red brick city hall and a library built before our parents were born. Both buildings were razed during controversial urban renewal projects that cleared away densely packed working-class housing and numerous established businesses.
Lowell residents also suffered through urban renewal demolitions; much of "Little Canada" and The Acre was bulldozed. Somehow, the public library and City Hall here were spared.
We pause at "Mother's Hand Monument," a sculpture in memory of victims of the Armenian genocide that sits aside a monument honoring the Contributions of the Portuguese Community. A few blocks away we admire illustrations painted on boards and mounted on a wooden wall: Words for "home" in at least twenty-five languages; a board filled with Khmer greetings; a drawing of five children with a range of skin colors holding hands in front of a dozen flags. These works and contemporary murals that adorn nearby building walls make the city feel upbeat, colorful and happening.
I'm impressed with the art celebrating immigrants. I'm impressed too by the number of new restaurants offering tastes from Africa, Asia, South and Central America – from it seems, all over the world.
Although I'm happy to see new businesses springing up, I'm delighted two long established Greek restaurants- The Athenian Corner (since 1974) and The Olympia Restaurant (since 1952)- appear to be still thriving. And when I pass Lowell's oldest active tavern and restaurant, The Worthen House Café (the building dates to 1834), I smile at the sign in the window: "They're Back! Canadian Style Meat Pies – Order Yours Today! $15. Each."
When we finally reach the National Park Service's Market Mills Visitor Center, we're ready to focus on Jack Kerouac. The Park Service has created a display centered on the author's Lowell years with a map, photos, and text. Most photos show Kerouac in his younger years. There's one that could be an elementary school picture; there's another of him in his football uniform carrying the pigskin; and there's a charming shot of him in sweater and knee-high socks standing with his parents, sister, and a family friend.
A display case holds an assortment of personal belongings including a sewing kit, a wallet, Bayer aspirins and Tums, and a pair of snow goggles; Jack and I agree that the artifacts are the coolest part of the exhibit.
As Jack puts on headphones to listen to Kerouac reading his work against a backdrop of improvising jazz musicians (recordings I have copies of in my home collection), I slip away to an adjacent exhibit that convey insights into the lives of Lowell's black residents with photos and quotes. I snap a shot of words by a young man named Bobby Tugbiyele that are relevant to our country's current cultural and political discussions.
"I think being a Black person in Lowell is a story of diversity in itself. That there's no one type of Black person. We're not a monolith…."
Backtracking down Shattuck Street, I point out Lucy Larcom Park where I've watched dozens of sleek, topknotted waxwings flutter amongst the bare branched deciduous trees. Jack is impressed by the beauty of the park and by Shattuck and Palmer Streets, the District's cobblestone gems.
We pass the bay windowed Bon Marche' building on Merrimack Street, now Lowell School District headquarters, where Jack Kerouac had a book signing for his debut novel – The Town and the City– more than seventy years ago. Jack is fascinated when I tell him a business at the location was called "This is Mitchell's" when it opened as a dry goods store in 1878; our favorite downtown department store on Haverhill's Merrimack Street was also called Mitchell's.
The founders of each of the stores were not related.
We're stunned the moment we enter the Bootts Cotton Mill Museum gallery to see "The Jack Kerouac Centennial Exhibit: Visions of Kerouac." We're most interested in the twenty-four-foot section of the 120-foot original scroll of Kerouac's most famous novel, On the Road. But stepping into the exhibit, we realize there's much, much more than the scroll here.
The scroll is stretched out inside a blue sided display case. Since only one other person is viewing the manuscript, we gravitate immediately to it. Jack and I read sections of the single-spaced novel as we walk along the case. I look for corrections and typos on the thin tracing paper; I think about the many rumors, misconceptions, stories, and truths surrounding the scroll's creation. I wonder how this scroll compares to the three other scrolls that Kerouac blasted novels out on. I think of my friend Neil Comeau – like Kerouac a proud descendent from French-Canadian immigrants – who owned and read most of Kerouac's books before he died suddenly a half dozen years ago.
He would have loved this.
Although I feel a pang of remorse thinking of Neil, a surge of pleasure passes through me when I glance at Jack as he focuses on the scroll. It's a joy to view this literary relic with my close friend. I'm thankful that the manuscript has survived; thankful that the owner, Jim Irsay (who also owns the Indianapolis Colts football team), believes in sharing this piece of history with interested people on our continent and beyond.
Jack and I work our way methodically around the room. The section called "Lowellian and French Canadian" expands and reinforces ideas expressed in text and pictures in the Visitor's Center. The large format photos by Allen Ginsburg and John Suiter brilliantly spotlight different phases of Kerouac's life. Although I'm familiar with most of the Ginsberg shots- many have appeared in biographies-it's a pleasure to see the large, sharp mounted images here.
Suiter's work is more of a revelation. I recognize some of the photos from black and white shots in his fine book Poets on Peaks. But seeing the large format pictures in color brings my appreciation to a whole new level. Even better, I love the pictures of Lowell – most, or perhaps all, of which I've never seen. My favorite is a night scene of the house on 34 Beaulieu Street where Kerouac's brother Gerard died.
Jack likes the photos too, but he's more drawn to the artifacts such as a typewriter and a cat carrier that Kerouac used. He's also taken by Kerouac's paintings; they add an unexpected dimension to Jack's appreciation of Kerouac since he never knew that he dabbled in art. He likes the colors and the passion expressed in what one critic described as Kerouac's "abstract expressionism." Jack compares the pieces favorably to works by Chagall.
It's exciting to watch Jack's enthusiasm for Kerouac grow. Now that we've dived into two exhibits, I wonder if he's ready to absorb more. When I ask if he would like to travel to some of the houses where the author lived, he's raring to go.


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SB 1127 – Changes to Labor Code Sections 4656, 5402, 5414.3
AB 1751 – COVID-19 Presumption and Updates
On September 29, 2022, Governor Newsom signed SB 1127 which provides for, among other things, additional temporary disability benefits for public safety employees, such as firefighters and police officers, in presumptive cancer claims. Now, up to 240 weeks of temporary disability benefits are allowed in connection with cancer conditions that are presumed compensable pursuant to Labor Code Section 3212.1. The prior limitation was 104 weeks within a period of five years from the date of injury, for dates of injury on or after January 1, 2008.
Labor Code Section 4656(d) Added
SB 1127 amends Labor Code Section 4656, adding section (d), which reads: "Notwithstanding subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), for an employee who suffers from an injury or condition defined in Section 3212.1, aggregate disability payments for a single injury occurring on or after January 1, 2023, causing temporary disability shall not extend for more than 240 compensable weeks."
Note that for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2008, the 104-week limitation does not extend more than five years from the date of injury. Such a limitation is not found in new section (d), above.
Labor Code Section 5402(b)(2) Added
SB 1127 also adds Labor Code Section 5402 (b)(2), which states that for injuries or illnesses defined in Sections 3212 to 3212.85 and Sections 3212.9 to 3213.2 (establishing presumptions for heart, hernia, pneumonia, cancer, tuberculosis, blood-borne infectious diseases, exposure to biochemical substances, low back impairment for law enforcement officers, PTSD, etc.), if liability is not rejected within 75 days after the date the claim form is filed pursuant to Labor Code Section 5401, the injury shall be presumed compensable under this division. The presumption of this subdivision is rebuttable only by evidence discovered subsequent to the 75-day period.
Labor Code Section 5414.3 Penalties
Labor Code Section 5414.3(a) states, "Notwithstanding Section 5814, when liability has been unreasonably rejected for claims of injury or illness as defined in Sections 3212 to 3213.2, inclusive, the amount of the penalty shall be five times the amount of the benefits unreasonably delayed due to the rejection of liability, but in no case shall the penalty exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)."
The only change in SB 1127 relevant to the COVID-19 presumptions is the adoption of Labor Code Section 5414.3, which increases penalties for unreasonably rejecting claims covered by a statutory presumption.
Because the penalty is inclusive of the injuries or illnesses defined in Labor Code Sections 3212 – 3213.2, it applies to the presumptions for illnesses or deaths related to COVID-19, which are enumerated in Labor Code Sections 3212.86 – 3212.88.
Although the statute requires the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) to determine whether the rejection of liability is reasonable, if it determines that an employer unreasonably denied a claim, the statute does not give the Board discretion to determine the amount of the penalty. Unlike Labor Code Section 5814(a), which gives the Board discretion to issue a penalty "up to 25 percent" of the amount unreasonably delayed, up to $10,000, Labor Code Section 5414.3 states that if liability has been unreasonably rejected for a claim covered by a statutory presumption as defined in Labor Code Sections 3212 – 3213.2, the penalty "shall" be five times the amount of the benefits unreasonably delayed, up to $50,000.
Labor Code Section 5414.3(c) states, "This section shall apply to all injuries, without regard to whether the injury occurs before, on, or after the operative date of this section." So, although the statute does not go into effect until January 1, 2023, the penalty provisions apply to all dates of injury.
On September 29, 2022, Governor Newsom also signed AB 1751, which extends the presumption of workers' compensation liability for COVID-19 illness previously established in SB 1159 through January 1, 2024.
Expansion with Respect to Safety Members:
- AB 1751 expands Labor Code Section 3212.87 applicable to firefighters and police officers to include active firefighting members of a fire department at:
- the State Department of State Hospitals
- the State Department of Developmental Services
- the Military Department
- the Department of Veterans Affairs and to officers of a state hospital under the jurisdiction of the State Department of State Hospitals and State Department of Developmental Services.
In accord with Labor Code Section 3212.87(f), if liability for a claim of COVID-19-related illness is not rejected within 30 days after the date the claim form is filed pursuant to Labor Code Section 5401, the illness shall be presumed compensable. The presumption of this subdivision is rebuttable only by evidence discovered subsequent to the 30-day period. Labor Code Section 3212.87(f)
Presumption in the Case of an Outbreak:
Under Labor Code Section 3212.88, there is a presumption available for employees not covered in Labor Code Section 3212.87 who test positive during an outbreak where the employer has 5 or more employees.
If liability for a claim of COVID-19 related illness under this subsection is not rejected within 45 days after the date the claim form is filed pursuant to Labor Code Section 5401, the illness shall be presumed compensable. The presumption is rebuttable only by evidence discovered subsequent to the 45-day period. Labor Code Section 3212.88(f).
Reporting Requirements:
Pursuant to Labor Code Section 3212.88(i): When an employer knows or reasonably should know that an employee has tested positive for COVID-19, the employer has 3 business days to report to their claim's administrator in writing, via electronic mail, or facsimile all of the following:
De-identified information that an employee has tested positive unless the employee asserts the infection is work related or has filed a claim form pursuant to Labor Code Section 5401.
The date that the employee tests positive, which is the date the specimen was collected for testing.
The specific address or addresses of the employee's specific place of employment during the 14-day period preceding the date of the employee's positive test.
The highest number of employees who reported to work at the employee's specific place of employment in the 45-day period preceding the last day the employee worked at each specific place of employment.
All employers must comply with AB 1751. If these incidents are not reported or false/misleading information is filed, the employer will be subject to penalties as outlined in Labor Code Section 3212.88(j). The full text of AB 1751 can be found here.
This legislative update was prepared by Anne Hernandez, Senior Managing Partner, in our Santa Rosa office.


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Volunteer in Palestine
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How to Volunteer in Palestine
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You will need to be able to converse in English and also learning basic Arabic words and phrases is recommended. Arabic classes in Palestine can be arranged once you are settled in or you might want to learn online if you have no previous knowledge of the language.
Health and Safety
You will need to check latest safety information before departing to Palestine, the security situation is quite volotile at the moment and in Gaza has deteriorated quickly. There are also lots of alternative options including applying to volunteer in Israel.
Working Hours
This really depends on the placement you apply for but usually 9-4 around 5 days per week with 2 days free.
You will generally eat Middle Eastern style food which is very tasty, for example rice, humus, vegtables, lentils, pasta, meat like chicken and beef.
This can be either shared accommodation with other participants, a local homestay or hotels. Conditions can be basic so don't expect any 5* treatment. Staying in shared accommodation can be a good way to get to know the other volunteers, food is usually provided. A home stay offers a complete cultural integration into local society where you will get to know a local family eating breakfast and dinner with them. This will offer a great insight into life in Palestine.
You will need to be aged 18+, be flexible, adveturous, open minded and accept any challenged thrown your way. You might need to commit to staying for at least 1-2 weeks, no organisation really wants to train you for you to then leave after 2 days. You will need a valid international passport and be eligible for a visa to visit Israel.
How to Apply
You can find structured, free, low cost and sometimes paid volunteer opportunities in Palestine with international and local charities, NGO's, non-profit organisations and animal sanctuaries.
You have the option to apply through a volunteer sending agency, or be creative and go independent searching our opportunities locally. We recommend applying through a large international organisation, this can be safer and they will provide help with placements and in-country support.
Some organisations might charge a fee which can include placements, pre-departure information, accommodation, meals and in country staff. There are flexible starting times throughout the year, you can apply to help and stay from 1 weeks to 12+ months depending on your availability.
"I have been to volunteer at the Excellence Center in Hebron. There are some great things about the center and volunteering but also some things that could be done better. Nonetheless I had an amazing experience in Hebron and I am grateful for the opportunity I was given here." - Alexa, United States


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The Milky Way (Blu-ray)
The Milky Way (1969) is a deliciously surreal comedy from the master Luis Buñuel (Belle de Jour, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie). Inspired by the picaresque Spanish novels of the sixteenth century, it follows two men (Laurent Terzieff and Paul Frankeur), part tramp, part pilgrim, who are on their way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way they meet a whole assortment of people—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural...a religious odyssey as only Buñuel could conceive.
Audio commentary by film critic Nick Pinkerton | Booklet essay by film critic Adam Nayman | Interview with writer Jean-Claude Carrière | Critical analysis by Professor Peter W. Evans | Trailers
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Cultural industries, culture and heritage
The collaborative music-making technologies that the Immersive History project aims to develop represent an opportunity for cultural organizations to greatly expand the reach of their existing engagement work and to grow new audiences, particularly hard-to-reach audiences.
By building anonymous user analytics directly into the software, we will have a means of capturing and visualizing the impact of these collaborative music-making technologies.
For heritage agencies, such as Historic Environment Scotland, the technology represents an opportunity to explore, non-invasively, the architectural acoustics of their historic sites, and to situate experiential visitor attractions on site.
Engaging audiences who visit heritage sites, the technologies developed by this project have the potential to provide greater and easier public access to the outcomes of such site-specific research.
The technology also provides a means of democratizing such research, and a vehicle for communities to use the technology to explore, non-invasively, the performance characteristics of historical spaces and events that are not of national importance, but which are, nevertheless, significant to local communities.
Great potential of immersive technology for heritage sites
It is hoped that the project will lead to scalable technology giving the opportunity for larger research projects.
These could focus on more ambitious immersive restoration projects with groups such as the National Trust (who have expressed an interest in future collaboration) and English Heritage to develop immersive reconstructions of more challenging locations such as the no-longer-standing Old Sarum cathedral. The technology could also be put to use for larger ensembles, such as the Royal National Scottish Orchestra.
This research has the potential to expand to other academic disciplines, for instance providing models for the reconstruction of Medieval theatre.
Our heritage partner: St Cecilia's Hall
St Cecilia's Hall is the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Scotland.
Following from their recent redevelopment, they are seeking to develop new audiences for their musical instrument museum and the concert hall.
The hall would benefit from online resources (which could serve both as advert for the physical space and as a resource for harder-to-reach audiences or those with issues of access due to disability), and for on-site interactive installations which help to explore new ways of curating physical space.
Our heritage partner: Linlithgow Palace
Linlithgow Palace is the ancient seat of the Kings and Queens of Scotland. Birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots and James the VI of Scotland/I of England, it is now a ruin.
The project is particularly interested in the chapel. Once home to performances by the Chapel Royal in front of James IV it now lacks a roof and is no longer a viable performance space. Using immersive technology, we hope to return it to its former glory.
Impact activities
Find out how the project encourages active engagement with partners from the national technology sector in the three disciplines of
- Early Music,
- sonic interaction design,
- and physical, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) computing.
Research context
Similar priorities face museums, galleries, and heritage sites which have to cope with funding pressures from government and the challenge of growing and sustaining public audiences.
The NMC Horizon Report: 2015 Museum Edition has identified
- 'Bring Your Own Device',
- digital games,
- and gamification
as central to many museum's strategies to remain competitive in the market.
Yet there has been little investigation of how these might be aligned with core education and outreach strategies or, indeed, how these might be optimised for maximum effect.
We intend to produce a space in which developers and the cultural sector can explore these issues.
As well as exploring the potential for Virtual Reality to aid our understanding of Early Music performance,
The proposed project seeks to further our understanding of immersion leading to potential commercial outcomes as well as to the opportunity to use this new understanding of immersion to produce outputs which can grow the public audience for Early Music and for heritage spaces.


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Jack Back is headed back to the source, revisiting those authentic house sounds that apparently first inspired him to make music and return with his latest track 'Feeling'.
Making the most of his freedom to flex in any style of dance music he wants to, the track was produced with the house head in mind, aiming to sweep dancefloors with a rave-ready cut and big sample.
With this being the first appearance of David Guetta's alias since his 2019 release 'Freedom', he's aiming to knock it out of the park with this one.
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This piece was originally published on Kiplinger on March 17, 2023.
Rebalancing your portfolio regularly is one of the basic fundamentals of sound long-term investing. The good news for long-term investors is that if you regularly give to charity, there is a tax-efficient way to rebalance your portfolio — the donor-advised fund.
Why rebalance? Over time, higher-risk assets, like stocks, will dominate a portfolio, leading to higher volatility. Without rebalancing, it is too easy for portfolios to drift significantly from the risk-reward balance that is right for your personal financial goals. But if you rebalance too often, you can hurt your long-term returns with higher trading costs and by triggering expensive capital gains taxes.
Some of the best research to date on how to rebalance a multi-asset portfolio has come from Vanguard, which looked at a wide variety of approaches and thresholds. Their conclusion? Most investors would be better off by rebalancing their portfolios once per year, with a 1% or 2% threshold for variation.
Unfortunately, that research did not take into account the donor-advised fund, one of the most useful and rapidly growing types of tax-advantaged accounts available to investors.
The Problem with Rebalancing and Taxes
Most people follow a relatively simple process for rebalancing their portfolios, and robo-advisors and target-date funds do this automatically for investors. However, one of the fundamental problems with rebalancing is the drag introduced by triggering capital gains taxes.
By definition, rebalancing a portfolio involves selling assets that have outperformed the overall portfolio and buying assets that have underperformed. This makes sense, as the performance year-to-year of various asset classes is unpredictable, and rebalancing forces investors to periodically "buy low and sell high."
The problem is that selling assets that have outperformed inevitably leads to realizing capital gains, which means capital gains taxes. In a high-tax state like California, that can mean taxes of up to 37.1% on long-term capital gains (20% federal rate + 3.8% Medicare surcharge + 13.3% California rate).
While this issue is not a problem for tax-deferred accounts like 401(k)s or IRAs, it can seriously impact the performance of a taxable brokerage account.
How to Use Charitable Donations to Rebalance
Between 60 million and 70 million households in the United States donate to charity every year. If you are one of those households, there is a better and more tax-efficient way to rebalance your portfolio and support the charities and causes you care deeply about.
In the traditional method, rebalancing a portfolio involves two sets of transactions. First, you sell off the excess amount of the assets that have outperformed the portfolio. Second, you use the cash to purchase shares of the underperforming assets.
But if you regularly give to charity, you can save taxes by changing the first step of this process.
To understand this new method, you need to recognize only two simple insights:
- When you donate stocks, ETFs, or mutual funds that have long-term capital gains, you get the full income tax deduction (up to 30% of your AGI) for the market value of the securities.
- There is no "wash sale rule" for donating securities.
As a result of these two facts, you can dramatically increase your tax savings every year when you rebalance by donating appreciated shares instead of selling them, and then using the cash that you would have normally donated to charity to purchase the underperforming assets.
Let's look at a simple example to illustrate. Imagine an investor who has a $100,000 portfolio made up of 60% stocks and 40% bonds, as represented by Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (Ticker: VTI) and Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (Ticker: BND).
This investor has been holding their portfolio for a few years without rebalancing, and in that time period, stocks have outperformed bonds, so the portfolio is now a $120,000 portfolio made up of 70% stocks ($84,000) and 30% bonds ($36,000). To rebalance this portfolio back to the desired 60/40 split, the investor would normally sell $12,000 of VTI and use those funds to purchase $12,000 of BND.
Unfortunately, that would trigger $12,000 of long-term capital gains, which at top rates could mean a $4,452 tax bill for federal and state taxes.
But if this investor normally donates $6,000 per year to charity, they can save half of that tax bill.
Instead of selling $12,000 of VTI, they can donate half of those shares ($6,000) to charity instead. They get the same charitable deduction they would have received for donating cash, and they never trigger those capital gains taxes. Since they did not use the $6,000 in cash they normally donate to charity, they can use that money to buy $6,000 of BND to help rebalance their portfolio, saving up to $2,262 in taxes.
That's a huge number. $2,262 is a 1.9% drag on a $120,000 portfolio. Think of how many investors work diligently to lower their investment expenses by even 0.5%, and these annual savings could be several times bigger!
Donor-Advised Funds Make This Simple
This sounds too good to be true, so if you are looking for a catch, there are a couple. First, most charities do not accept securities donations. In fact, out of the over 1.7 million registered charities in the U.S., only a few thousand accept securities. Second, you may want to spread out your charitable donations to organizations over months or even years.
Fortunately, donor-advised funds solve both of these problems. A good donor-advised fund will accept securities donations and let you invest the proceeds of that donation tax-free until you are ready to recommend a grant to a specific charity.
Donor-advised funds used to have high minimum balances and even higher fees, but there are now modern, low-cost options, like daffy.org, which charge as little as $3 per month.
So rest assured. You no longer have to choose between sound long-term investing and lower taxes. By taking advantage of the ability to donate your appreciated securities, you can now rebalance your portfolio annually and save money on taxes.
Note: The information provided is for educational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice or recommendations, does not constitute a solicitation to buy or sell securities, and should not be considered specific legal investment or tax advice. To assess your specific situation, please consult with a tax and/or investment professional.


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Samsung Galaxy S7 details leak in skin release images
A set of renderings of the bodies of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus have been revealed. A skin-maker by the name of ITSkins has decided to take the information they have on the next-generation smartphone – or were given by Samsung – or created on their own – releasing images to the public. The smaller device looks to be extremely similar to its predecessor, as was foreseen earlier this month. The larger device will be quite a bit larger than the Galaxy Note 5 or the Galaxy S6 Plus.
The images of the larger device could indicate that they'll be rolling with a USB-C connector. While it'd be just as easy for Samsung to switch up the port with whatever version of USB they want to use between now and their release of said devices early next year, for now it seems they've got a couple.
The smaller device – Samsung Galaxy S7 – seems to use the standard micro-USB we've used over the past several generations of smartphone. The larger could be working with USB-C by the looks of it. It'd be entirely unsurprising if Samsung decided to continue using micro-USB as they did with the Galaxy S6 lineup.
What Mobile Heat Pipes will be doing in your Samsung Galaxy S7
Sources speaking with GSMArena suggest that the smaller device will be 143.37 x 70.8 x 6.94 mm in size. That's the same as the Galaxy S6. No surprises there.
The larger device, these same sources say, will be 163.32 x 82.01 x 7.82mm. That's massive. That's mega-massive. That'll be larger than the Samsung Galaxy Note 6, that much we can probably count on.
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Have you noticed how you see more older Honda Accords being driven than any other type of car? It's hard to find a 1989 Chevy Monte Carlo or a 1992 Ford Taurus driving these days. However, the chords seem to have longevity. Blame it on its reliability and high resale value, as well as the driver's true loyalty to the Honda brand. You can't kill these cars.
The Honda Accord has long been known for its reliability, since 1976 when the model was born. The car has outperformed competitors (including the Toyota Camry) with strong ratings across the board for safety, reliability, resale value, design, and familiarity.
Drivers who bought their Honda Accords in the 1980s find little reason to sell them, as the Accord lasts as long as it is properly maintained. After some repairs and replacements (most happening at the 100,000 mile mark), like the timing belt, water pump, and shafts, owners have invested up to 300,000 miles (or more) on their Accords and continue to get a great use of the reliable vehicle. .
A look back at the best years of the Accord
The Accord is currently in its eighth generation. Some generations of the popular vehicle have lasted better than others, although there are Honda Accords on the road of all generations.
Fourth generation
The Accords built between 1990 and 1993 were plentiful and we still see them everywhere. This model closely resembled the Acura Legend, giving it a more elegant feel for an Accord compared to previous generations. In 1993, the 10th anniversary of the SE model brought a special edition LX sedan with additional features.
Fifth generation
Probably the most popular in terms of used cars today, Honda Accords built between 1994 and 1997 still have good resale value and are more reliable than the average 12-15 year old used car. This model was revamped from the previous generation, with a wider body and a V6 engine introduced in 1995.
Back to old
If you've owned a Honda Accord, chances are you'll buy another one for your next car. Accord owners appreciate the vehicle's handling ability, and those who drive the coupe love the sportiness that still comes with great reliability and quality. Sedan drivers appreciate the spaciousness afforded by the comfort of the whole family.
Do you want to sell your Honda Accord?
The deals offer good resale value, with models dating back to 1990 and having a value of at least $ 1,200.