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If you need coverage before you're 65, ACA and short-term medical plans may help.
What can cause a gap in health insurance?
There are many reasons why you may find yourself without health insurance prior to becoming eligible for Medicare. This could include early retirement, losing your job, or losing eligibility as someone's dependent. If you lose your employer-sponsored health insurance, you may be entitled to continue coverage through COBRA if your employer meets certain requirements. Or, depending on your financial situation, you may be eligible for Medicaid. Also, if you get a new job, you might be eligible for insurance under that employer's plan. Your other option is to enroll in either an ACA plan or a short-term medical plan.
Are these plans right for you?
You can determine if you need coverage by how often you need health care if you have chronic health issues, and what you can afford to pay for insurance.
Enrolling in ACA plans.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, created the ability for individuals to buy insurance coverage through a Marketplace. Specific rules apply for when someone can enroll in an ACA plan. The open enrollment period typically runs from around November 1 through December 15 each year. There are also certain Qualifying Life Events that will trigger a Special Enrollment Period of 60 days. These events include getting married, having or adopting a child, losing coverage through your employer, or a loss in coverage due to a divorce, legal separation, or death. If you miss Open Enrollment and you do not have a Qualifying Life Event that allows for a Special Enrollment Period, you will not be able to enroll in an ACA plan.
Other things to know about ACA plans.
ACA plans are subject to federal regulations that mandate minimum essential coverage. This means that ACA plans must cover things like maternity care and mental health, and they cannot deny coverage or penalize someone for having a pre-existing condition. ACA plans tend to be more expensive than short-term medical plans because they provide richer coverage and cannot turn you away based on your health.
Short-term medical plans.
Short-term medical plans offer much more flexibility than ACA plans. You can generally enroll at any time and you could get coverage as soon as the following day. Plans range in length from 1 to 12 months and, once the plan period ends, you can usually start another plan. These plans can typically be dropped at any time without a penalty. Short-term medical plans also have lower premiums than ACA plans.
Limitations of short-term medical plans.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Scientists have shown a molecular chaperone is working like a waste management company to collect and detoxify high levels of toxic amyloid beta peptide found in Alzheimer's disease.
It was known that the molecular chaperone, HspB1, was present in the hallmark plaque of Alzheimer's patients but its role remained a mystery.
"What we have found is HspB1 is a protective mechanism that tries to get rid of the toxic oligomers or aggregates of amyloid beta that occur in Alzheimer's," said Dr. Anil G. Cashikar, Biochemist at Georgia Health Sciences University's Center for Molecular Chaperones and Radiobiology. He is corresponding author of the study published in Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Amyloid beta peptide, or Abeta, is believed to start the cascade of events that leads to brain cell damage and death in Alzheimer's: as levels increase, the peptide starts clumping in the brain. In fact, high levels in the spinal fluid are a diagnostic marker for the disease. Molecular chaperones are known for their propensity to respond to disease-producing misfolded proteins, which is how the body views excessive Abeta.
While resulting plaques occupy prime real estate in the brain, it's still better than toxic Abeta killing neurons, Cashikar said. "We think maybe the system gets overwhelmed."
Acknowledging much work remains, the scientist is excited about identifying the protective mechanism and exploring its treatment potential.
Earlier this year, a paper Cashikar published in PLoS One showed deleting genes with a similar function from a mouse model of Alzheimer's worsened disease symptoms. The new study also showed neurons from HspB1-deficient mice were more sensitive to the toxic ravages of Abeta.
"HspB1 is present because its function is to protect cells. The implication is if we can elevate the levels of this molecular chaperone, we may be able to handle the situation a little better," Cashikar said.
He wants to exploit this natural system by developing a smaller version of the molecular chaperone that could be put into the bloodstream to leach excess Abeta from the brain. The brain has a natural protective mechanism that likely would prevent its direct application. However, the natural affinity of amyloid beta and HspB1 indicates a more distant approach could be effective. "We want to come up with smaller versions of HspB1 that can be put into the bloodstream so you can sop up the material from the brain into the blood where it can be cleared more efficiently." He also wants to explore a way to increase brain cells' natural production of protective HspB1.
Neurons actually also make the Abeta believed to attack them in Alzheimer's. The peptide's normal function in the brain is not clear, but early evidence suggests it could be involved in synaptic pruning, which is essential for memory formation. Synapses connect neurons and some existing connections must be cut for new connections and memories to be made. Why neurons start making too much Abeta and how its overproduction can be controlled are million-dollar questions, Cashikar said.
A related ongoing debate is whether the amyloid plaques and neurofibrillarly tangles, insoluble globs of protein also found in Alzheimer's, are a cause or result of the disease. Cashikar's work as well as new studies on the neurofibrillarly tangles, suggest both are protective mechanisms. Also, there is evidence of both in the brains of some healthy, elderly individuals.
GHSU Graduate Student Juhi Ojha is first author on the paper.
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Nokia's new product announcement in London is less than a week away, and as usual, the product to be revealed just got leaked in advance. Citing unnamed insider source, Chinese tech site WPDang claims that Nokia's London event is about just one device: the previously leaked "Catwalk" aka Lumia 925 930.
Catwalk reportedly sports a shell design with a mix of polycarbonate and aluminum, as depicted in the leaked picture up above.
In terms of specs sheet, it's mostly identical to Lumia 920, with the following differences:
- Lighter and thinner body.
- No built-in Qi wireless charging module. But could work with wireless charging add-on like Lumia 720 does.
- Even more advanced camera. Nightshot capability on par with Lumia 920, but with improved imaging quality under daylight.
- Pre-loaded with WP8 GDR2.
Along with Catwalk, Nokia is also said to be releasing several new imaging apps in London. That's supposed to wrap the event up. No Nokia tablet like some might have expected, just Catwalk. The phone is believed to be "competitively priced", cheaper than Lumia 920 used to be when it first came around.
Also, WPDang noted that Catwalk is not Nokia's next flagship, but more like a slight bump up from Lumia 920 to spearhead the company's whole wave of new products for 2013. The real 2013 flagship is yet to come.
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The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, has roiled America since the day it was signed into law in 2010. From the start, the public was almost evenly divided between those who supported it and those who opposed it.
They still are. The November monthly tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 50 percent of those polled had a favorable view of the health law, while 46 percent viewed it unfavorably.
Partisan politics drives the split. Eighty percent of Democrats were supportive in November, while 81 percent of Republicans were strongly negative. (Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent program of the foundation.)
That helps explain why Republicans are working to repeal a key element of the health law in the tax bill Congress is negotiating. The requirement that most Americans have health insurance or pay a tax penalty — the so-called individual mandate — is by far the most unpopular provision of the law, particularly among Republicans.
Still, while partisanship is a major reason why some people hate the health law, it's far from the only one. Here are four more:
Conservatives and libertarians strongly object to the federal government becoming ever more involved in the nation's health care system. While the refrain that the ACA represented a "government takeover" of health care was a significant exaggeration, the law did insinuate the government significantly further in its funding and oversight of health care.
Adding to that was the unhappiness with the ACA's individual mandate. Although the idea was originally suggested by Republicansin the late 1980s, the GOP had mostly backed away from it over the years (with the notable exception of Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who supported that state's health overhaul in 2006).
But conservatives aren't alone in opposing the ACA on ideological grounds. Many liberals don't like the law, either. They think it does not go far enough toward a fully government-run system and gives too much power to private insurance companies.
Lack of knowledge
A big part of why people don't like the health law is that they don't understand what it does or how it works. Some of that is because health care is complicated.
Even some of the main arguments made by the law's supporters are not well understood. For example, the health law is responsible for some 20 million Americans gaining health insurance. Yet in 2016, when the uninsured rate hit an all-time low, only one-quarter of respondents to the Kaiser tracking poll knew that. A little under half thought the rate had remained unchanged, and 21 percent thought the rate had risen to an all-time high.
But some misperceptions follow intentional fabrications or exaggerations of the law's impact. Many people came to believe (incorrectly) that the law would create "death panels" to decide the fate of seniors on Medicare, which became PolitiFact's "Lie of the Year" in 2009. Other outlandish and untrue claims about the law included the idea that it would require people to be microchipped, that it would create a "private army" for President Barack Obama and that it would require hospitals to fire obese employees.
Even the derisive nickname Obamacare fed the confusion. In a now-famous skit by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, people on the street expressed a strong preference for the Affordable Care Act over Obamacare — unaware that they were the same thing.
Confusing the health law with the rest of the health system
Once the ACA became law, basically everything bad that happened in health care was attributed to it. This is the famous "you broke it, you bought it" problem. The law became the scapegoat for any number of shortcomings in the health care system, regardless of whether they predated its enactment.
For example, rising prices for prescription drugs have been a problem for years. But the ACA didn't seek to address that, except for one provision that sought to facilitate generic copies of some of the most expensive biologic medications.
Also, before the ACA, some insurers stopped offering plans in the individual market, while others raised premiums dramatically and often wouldn't cover care at high-cost providers like teaching hospitals.
Some people are worse off
The ACA did create some losers. Healthy people who managed to buy individual health insurance before the law's passage have seen their premiums and out-of-pocket costs soar as insurers have raised prices to accommodate sicker people who had been largely shut out of coverage. Among those hardest hit are people who earn just slightly too much to qualify for federal premium subsidies, particularly early retirees and people in their 50s and early 60s who are self-employed.
Many of those people would have been helped if Democrats had been able to pass some of their original ideas for the ACA, including a "public option" plan run by the government, or a so-called Medicare buy-in that would have given people age 55 and older the option of purchasing Medicare coverage before the normal eligibility age of 65. Both were rejected by more conservative Democrats in the Senate.
Some people found themselves in a coverage gap after the Supreme Court in 2012 ruled that the ACA requirement for states to expand Medicaid had to be optional. That meant people with incomes under the poverty line but still too high to qualify for Medicaid in their states have no affordable program available.
Others were forced to give up coverage that they liked, even if it did not offer many benefits, or were angry because their doctors and hospitals were no longer in their insurers' networks. Obama's promise that "if you like your health plan you can keep it" was PolitiFact's "Lie of the Year" for 2013.
However, even some of those consumers have seen benefits from the law, although they might not realize it, like required rebates from insurers who charge too much for administrative costs.
But it is human nature for people who feel wronged to complain loudly, while people who are satisfied merely go on with their lives. In the end, that is why it seems so many more people hate Obamacare than actually do.
Kaiser Health News, a nonprofit health newsroom, is an editorially independent part of the Kaiser Family Foundation. You can follow Julie Rovner on Twitter: @jrovner
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Mark Webber, a talented young filmmaker, writes, directs, and stars in his latest film, "The End of Love." It is a semi-biographical, beautifully crafted story about the struggles of a widower father, played by Webber.
His character tends to the every day needs of his two-year-old son Isaac, played by Webber's amazing real life son Isaac Love whose performance could stand as an acting lesson on spontaneity and moment-to-moment reality.
Shot in the Cinema Verité style of filmmaking, we witness, in exquisite up-close detail, the every day challenges the dad, a struggling actor, is facing, ranging from trying to get a handle on the profound loss of his wife to financial difficulties to just plain physical exhaustion. One very poignant scene is the Webber character auditioning for a role while Isaac is romping around the room.
Although there was a scripted outline, much of the action was improvised by everyone, including the supporting roles by Shannyn Sossamon, Jason Ritter, Amanda Seyfried, and Michael Cera, all of who played themselves.
Webber recently sat down with your reporter for an exclusive interview and the following has been edited for content and continuity for print purposes.
When did you begin the writing process?
Mark: I was a new dad when I started the writing process. I had just become a father and my days were spent with this little boy, my son, and I became fascinated with the idea of making a movie with the most realistic father/son portrayal because that was my reality; being a dad.
How old was Isaac when you started shooting?
Mark: He was two. Just before two-and-a-half.
How long was the shoot and did you shoot, as he got older?
Mark: He was two-and-half throughout, but we spread it out over about two and half months because our shooting days with my son would be a half hour and that was it. So our days were short and it was all built around him – his moods and his rhythm. I didn't have a crew and we made it for such a small budget, that I was able to extend it over a lot of time to protect him and also to be able to get the performances I needed.
How did you get that extraordinary performance out of him?
Mark: Basically, my DP (Director of Photography) Patrice (Cochet), is a dad as well and he has spent time with me and my son in the whole rehearsal period. It was basically Patrice coming over for about a few weeks and making videos of us. So he would just sit off to the side and film us and Isaac was aware of the iPhone that could record things and take pictures and eventually it got to the point where Patrice didn't really exist which is what I wanted to have happen, almost like you have this documentary similar to Cinema Verité style and that's what happened. It got to the point where the whole process was second nature to Isaac that Patrice was always filming us.
You just had a story outline. How did that work?
Mark: Every moment between Isaac and me was entirely improvised and predominantly with all the other actors it was as well, but it was highly structured improv, the idea being that you can only really improv effectively when you are so prepared. So I created this character and lived in character essentially around him and created this story and the set ups so the stakes were there and the emotional tension was there. No matter what me and Isaac did, it would be right and would serve the story. It was really just to capture the innocence and essence of a real child at that age. Usually in films you see kids like the wise old kid who solves all the problems or the bratty kid and it's not a realistic portrayal.
You were going through a personal break-up. Were you depressed at that time and did you feel doing this film was a way out of the depression?
Mark: For me writing and filmmaking is a therapeutic process. It reflects themes that I'm going through at a time in my life and yes, I was going through a break up and I think, as most people are, I'm fascinated with love, relationships, and my daily life so I'm very inclined to make films about those things. They say write about what you know and this was definitely writing about what I knew. It's really interesting for me as a filmmaker to go back and look at the films I've made and see almost where I was at that point in my life and also where my ideals were and the beliefs that I had and look at the ways I've grown and evolved and apply that to the next thing. So, yes, my son's mom and me had recently split and it became a catalyst for me exploring these themes that I'm fascinated with like grief and loss and carrying on, and parenting.
Marriage is difficult under the best of circumstances and in Hollywood perhaps more so. Is there something you learned from making this film that you can take with you to the next relationship?
Mark: Yes, for sure. Being present. I think that's the thing everyone struggles with in life. It's like you're either thinking about the past or focused on the future and your daily life, moment to moment, is suffering in some way because you're always there or you're always here. Being a good parent is really about being as present as you can at all times because children are. That's why Isaac, ironically, is the best actor in the film because as an actor you're always trying to be present and be in the moment and seem truthful and authentic. Children are literally going from one moment to the next completely enveloped in what is happening. It's interesting to see that the older you get how you lose that and how desires and grasping for things start to come in and you start to want that thing that's over there as opposed to enjoying what's happening with you right now. So, this movie was a way to realize it's all about being present and the more present I can be in my life and be right there with whoever I am with, including my son, the happier I'm going to be.
Do you have joint custody?
Mark: Yes. In reality the relationship between my son's mom and me is amazing. We're best friends. It wasn't this nasty, tumultuous thing. It was kind of like we weren't meant for each other and probably never really were. We tried to make it work for the sake of our child and now as two adults who love our child and want to be great parents, let's make this work. It's completely 50-50 and she's still very much a part of my life. As we tell Isaac, many families look different. Some families have two dads. Some families have two moms. Some families live with their dad and their mom. It's really all he's ever known. As a child of a divorce as well, when it happens later on in life, it's a little harder as a parent to deal with that because for me, I certainly took it on and put it on myself and thought I was responsible somehow, whereas with Isaac, all he's ever known is dad's house and mom's house.
Did something surprise you during the shoot?
Mark: Yeah. I anticipated on some level how hard this was going to be, but I was really surprised at just how hard it was to make this film. In a typical film you have a crew and your producers and people setting it up and you literally have sets. I was manipulating and taking real life environments and making them my set. We never slated. It was like I would have to get people set and start living life over here and make sure they're filming and also be a dad at the same time. It was really taxing. I was also surprised to see how much of a challenge it was working with the other actors in this way because Isaac really became the high standard to live up to and it was quite an adjustment to make sure that we all maintained that same level of authenticity.
Did your relationship change with Isaac as a result of the film?
Mark: What I didn't anticipate was that I was so conscious of making sure that he didn't feel like we were doing some big thing; that he wasn't working, but that we were just living our lives. Although it is nuanced and subtle, I was living in a darker place around my child. Although they were for brief, little short bursts of time, there were enough to make a little impact on him and that was difficult so I was really hyperconscious of overcompensating with playing and going out and having fun and being my normal self again. We only worked in short bursts but then as a product of that, he started to pick up on Dad's kind of playing a game and although he's two-and-a-half, and we never had a conversation about acting, and that he was acting, he started acting towards the end of the film. Also there's this one thing I would do a lot of the times. I would tell Patrice that I need a minute to kind of get focused again and literally the last couple of days, Isaac was doing something and looked up and said 'I need a minute' (laughter).
Does he have an agent yet?
Mark: No. He was a non-voluntary participant in this thing. He wasn't like 'Dad, I want to be an actor.' People love him in this film and I've sheltered him from that because he's just being himself. It would be the wrong route for him to want to be an actor because he's getting all this praise. I want him to want to be an actor because that's what he wants; not because people give him attention and love for it. So, no agent yet.
Was there a pivotal moment in your life when you knew you wanted to be an actor?
Mark: As soon as I figured out that Superman wasn't real – that it was this guy Christopher Reeves playing Superman that seemed amazing to me. That seemed like the thing I wanted to do. I had kind of a harsh upbringing and the idea of being a movie star seemed so enchanting. It was like that must be the most amazing life.
What was harsh about your childhood?
Mark: I was born in Minneapolis but grew up in Philadelphia. I was homeless for two years with my mom from ten to twelve, living in abandoned buildings, like total, full on, crazy poverty. I grew up in extreme poverty. My mom had me when she was sixteen and we lived in a car for the first year of my life. I went through a lot of adversity and struggle in my life so the idea of being an actor and all that comes with it, seemed like the best possible thing. Also, on a daily basis, I was a natural performer in a way. I guess it was escapism. I was always imagining different things and creating characters in my head so it's like the world I became accustomed to.
Did your character in the film parallel your own life?
Mark: Basically, for me, I was in a way at the end of my love, the love of my life, so it has many different meanings. This man is very much in the end of his love… the love of his life is gone and the film is very much about how I have to come to ends to have a new beginning. Life is a cycle of ends and starts.
What do you think the audience will take home?
Mark: I'd like them to have an emotional reaction and to identify. The cool thing is that I've had a lot of single dads which you know in the grand scheme of things there isn't a tendency to focus on single fathers; it's usually single moms and it's been really beautiful for me having guys say hey, thanks for making a movie that really shows what parenting is. I also want people to feel invigorated and that they're watching something different and new. As for me, using this relationship with my son, I've become really fascinated with realism and how to keep stretching and pushing that boundary for me as a filmmaker.
You certainly have made a beautiful, poignant film and I wish you much luck in your personal and professional life.
Mark: Thank you.


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Here's the plan for our next Backwards Beekeepers meeting.
When: Tomorrow! Sunday, October 31st at 11am
Where: Under Spring outdoor space at Farmlab in downtown L.A.
Kirk will be doing an inspection of Farmlab's two hives, so if you want a close look, bring your protective gear!
We'll also have Backwards Beekeepers t-shirts for sale—including size XXL! All shirts cost $15.
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You want to follow the above directions most of the way, but park on Aurora and walk through the alley (under Spring) to the meeting.
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88.23 Questioner: You mentioned earlier that the tarot was a method of divination. Would you explain that?
Ra: I am Ra. We must first divorce the tarot as a method of divination from this Major Arcana as representative of twenty-two archetypes of the archetypical mind.
The value of that which you call astrology is significant when used by those initiated entities which understand, if you will pardon the misnomer, the sometimes intricate considerations of the Law of Confusion. As each planetary influence enters the energy web of your sphere those upon the sphere are moved much as the moon which moves about your sphere moves the waters upon your deeps. Your own nature is water in that you as mind/body/spirit complexes are easily impressed and moved. Indeed, this is the very fiber and nature of your journey and vigil in this density: to not only be moved but to instruct yourself as to the preferred manner of your movement in mind, body, and spirit.
Therefore, as each entity enters the planetary energy web each entity experiences two major planetary influxes, that of the conception, which has to do with the physical, yellow-ray manifestation of the incarnation, and that of the moment you call birth when the breath is first drawn into the body complex of chemical yellow ray. Thus those who know the stars and their configurations and influences are able to see a rather broadly drawn map of the country through which an entity has traveled, is traveling, or may be expected to travel, be it upon the physical, the mental, or the spiritual level. Such an entity will have developed abilities of the initiate which are normally known among your peoples as psychic or paranormal.
When the archetypes are shuffled into the mix of astrologically oriented cards which form the so-called Court Arcana and Minor Arcana these archetypes become magnetized to the psychic impressions of the one working with the cards, and thusly become instruments of a linkage between the practitioner of the astrological determinations and divinations and the one requesting information. Oft times such archetypical representations will appear in such a manner as to have seemingly interesting results, meaningful in configuration to the questioner. In and of themselves, the Major Arcana have no rightful place in divination but, rather, are tools for the further knowledge of the self by the self for the purpose of entering a more profoundly, acutely realized present moment.
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People, animals and crops are likely to lose their favourite watering holes over the next few decades, not just in "poor" countries, but just about everywhere :-
The growing hole in water supplies is going to interfere with food security, and it's going to interfere with human community survival, but it's also going to interfere with energy production. In fact, it's doing that already, as competition for water in Peru between food, grazing, people and energy shows most clearly :-
What's the story on the United Kingdom ? :-
"Adapt now to keep farming's water flowing : October 20, 2010 : Agricultural and horticultural businesses could face damaging water shortages in the coming decades as a result of climate change. Adaptation across the whole industry is needed to meet the impending challenge…"
"UK crops to face water supply crunch, may relocate : LONDON | Mon Oct 18, 2010 : …Agricultural crops in Britain may need to be moved to new areas as the threat of both drought and flooding rises in the coming decades, a report commissioned by the Royal Agricultural Society of England said on Monday. The report said climate change was expected to produce higher temperatures, drier summers and wetter winters across much of England. "This is likely to mean reduced river flow and less water available for agriculture," said one of the report's authors, Alison Bailey, of the University of Reading's School of Agriculture, Policy and Development…"
And the United States of America ? :-
"…The study found that water withdrawals in California are estimated to be greater than 100% of the available precipitation in 2050…"
"…10/20/2010 : Contact: Joan Moody : PHOENIX, AZ—At a meeting of water leaders from the seven Colorado River Basin states in Phoenix today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Department of the Interior has chosen the University of Arizona as home base for a regional Climate Science Center and selected the Colorado River Basin for the launch of the first U.S. water census since 1978. "The Colorado River Basin is ground zero for assessing the effects of climate change on our rivers and taking creative management actions to head off the related dangers posed to our water supplies, hydroelectric power generation and ecosystems," the Secretary said. "We are with you for the long haul to protect our region and its water."…"
"Examining the Water Crisis and Climate Change : UUSC understands that there is a global water crisis, which is the product of shifting and competing political and economic interests, depletion from environmental contamination, climate change, over-extraction, and increasing human population. As a human-rights organization, UUSC recognizes the urgent need to respond. Climate justice is a central theme of UUSC's Environmental Justice work. More people are losing their access to clean, affordable water in the United States and in other nations, and too often, the victims are people in low-income communities, women, and racial and ethnic minorities…"


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(Sorry, this page has not yet been translated into the requested language.) A certain monk of the Clan of Iron Bones approached host master Yishi-Shing, saying: "A thousand pardons, master, but ever since last week's operating system upgrade I have not been able to bring up our backup disk array." Yishi-Shing asked, "What have you tried, other than pestering me?" The monk said: "I have contacted the disk vendor—they say our new system is not supported. I have pored through their documentation—it is next to useless. I have scoured the web for others in my situation—none can be found. I have begged for help in online forums—not a single reply have I received." Yishi-Shing said: "Show me this 'begging for help'." The monk opened his laptop and indicated his many polite pleas for assistance. Indeed, all were unanswered. Yishi-Shing shook his head. "Then we have our answer." The master took the laptop from the monk's hands and cross-posted the following to a dozen message boards: **WARNING** Thundering Elephant's 24-terabyte disk arrays CANNOT be mounted under Petulant Penguin kernel 89! No workaround is possible! AVOID THIS SETUP!!! Yishi-Shing then closed the laptop and walked away, humming. That evening the master summoned the monk and asked him what news. The monk opened his laptop. "Five separate posters have each called me a blithering idiot and offered a simple solution to my problem, which they claim to have tested on their own systems." Yishi-Shing nodded. "My walk once took me past a beggar whose sign read, You do not DARE throw coins at ME! His body was purple with bruises but his bowl was always full." An excerpt from The Codeless Code, by Qi (firstname.lastname@example.com). Provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. |


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Liga Privada Undercrown Robusto has more the taste of an "everyday" cigar than anything else – not something you would break out for a truly special occasion, but a decent smoke nonetheless. That seems a bit strange, though, when you consider it is fairly expensive at nearly $7 a pop. Heavy and firmly packed, it has a ring gauge of 54 and a length of about five inches. A creation of the near mythical Drew Estate, the story goes this cigar was first made by employees for their own enjoyment when they were not allowed to smoke the hugely popular Liga Privada because of low wrapper availability. Once the cigar became an "inner-office" hit, the rest is history.
As you start to enjoy the Liga Privada Undercrown Robusto, you are sure to notice the cigar's creamy rich flavor – the product of a unique Mexican wrapper aged for more than 4 weeks resulting in a higher blend of natural sugar content. Part of the magic is the spicy Brazilian Mata Fina and Nicaraguan long-fillers and T52 Connecticut cured Habano binder. This gives the Liga Privada Undercrown Robusto a smoke with a complex, awesome taste – one that will leave you wanting more.
One of the reasons I say this strikes me as an everyday cigar is that while it is definitely a worthwhile smoke, it has an unrefined, almost primal odor – like a barnyard after a day-long thunderstorm, but with an undeniable sweetness. My senses are reeling with each draw, trying to comprehend a blend of spicy and mild peppery earth flavor with some coffee thrown in for good measure. Then next thing you know, my palate is detecting herbs and pepper lurking in the background. As the burn continues – very slowly, I might add,and enjoyably so – here comes a surprise: a mild freshness in the aftertaste. Then more wood, more peppery spiceness, more pleasure.
About halfway through the cigar, the Liga Privada Undercrown Robusto starts to give up its secrets like a broken Cold War era Soviet spy with more sweetness, herbs, pepper. The freshness in the aftertaste is getting more pronounced. Nearly 90 minutes later, with the cigar all but gone, I am still tasting a surprising blend of cedar, pepper, herbs and some sweetness with a fresh and peppery aftertaste.
My final conclusion? The Undercrown is a decent, enjoyable smoke. I would not bring it out on a first date; rather, enjoy it with your best buds during Monday Night Football, pairing it with a good dark beer.


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Budget 2017 – Targeting Three Sectors
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12 October, 2016
The purpose of this bulletin is to consider some of the key tax measures announced in the Budget. This bulletin will not consider the expenditure-side increases, although these account for two thirds of the available fiscal space and are the primary focus of this year's budgetary process.
Budget 2017 announced tax measures designed to support the economy with a particular focus on preparing for Brexit. The tax measures can be roughly categorised as targeting three key sectors.
1. Small and Medium Enterprises
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises are the engine of the economy. Budget 2017 has introduced a number of measures to encourage this important sector.
- Entrepreneur Relief is being enhanced. The CGT rate will be reduced to 10% on the first €1 million gain. This change is welcome as it will reduce the disparity with the UK, and should increase Ireland's attractiveness as a location to set up a business. In addition, the Minister's speech indicated that the €1 million limit would be reviewed in future budgets to compete with the UK regime (which has a STG£10M limit).
- The SARP (Special Assignee Relief Program) and FED (Foreign Earnings Deduction) schemes are being extended to 2020 and the conditions for FED have been somewhat relaxed with the foreign days requirement reduced to 30 days. Columbia and Pakistan have been added as qualifying countries. This is intended in the case of the SARP to reduce tax equalisation costs of moving executives to Ireland from abroad (including the UK) and in the case of the FED to open up its benefits to more employees of indigenous companies.
- The Earned Income Tax Credit is being increased by €400 to €950. The credit is targeted at self-employed persons and is aimed at compensating them for not being able to avail of the PAYE tax credit.
- A report reviewing the taxation of share-based remuneration has also been released. Share-based remuneration strategies are an important tool for retaining key staff. Reform in this area is long overdue and we are seriously out of step with regimes in the UK and elsewhere. While no measures were set out in the current Budget, it would be hoped that subsequent Budgets will address this issue. An attractive share-based remuneration regime would do much to support the growth of indigenous business and increase Ireland's attractiveness as a foreign direct investment location.
- The 9% reduced rate of VAT is being retained for the hospitality industry. This should help alleviate some of the pressures which that industry is facing due to Brexit.
2. Housing / Residential Accommodation Sector
A shortage of affordable accommodation in Ireland's main cities has become a challenge for our economy. It affects businesses seeking to attract staff, and can influence the decision to relocate to Ireland. Budget 2017 contains a number of measures to improve the situation, which when taken a whole should incentivise the development of quality affordable accommodation.
Landlords / Rental Sector,
- Landlords will have increased mortgage interest deductibility (rising from 75% currently, to 80% in 2017, with a commitment to increase by a further 5% each year until 100% deductibility is restored). This will go some way towards addressing the difficulties landlords have faced over the past number of years in servicing their borrowings.
- The Living City initiative is being extended to Landlords and will also apply to buildings that are currently commercial and are being turned to residential use. This is an income tax relief for expenditure on certain works to pre-1915 buildings in designated areas. In addition, the restriction that the property must have been previously used as a dwelling is being removed. This should assist in improving the housing stock in certain areas of our cities.
- The Home Renovation Scheme that applies to all rental residential properties since 2015 is being extended to the end of 2018.
Building & Development,
- The newly introduced Help to Buy Scheme should increase demand for newly built residential property and should therefore assist with adjusting prices of starter homes to a level that makes economic sense to build.
- The Building sector will benefit from the extension of the Home Renovation Scheme. This scheme subsidises the cost of carrying out works in a residential property by allowing the property owner to recover the VAT by means of a tax credit. This should encourage growth in the sector.
- The increase of the Rent-a-Room relief threshold to €14,000 should incentivise home-owners to let spare bedrooms.
- Home owners will also benefit from the extension of the Home Renovation Scheme.
- First Time Buyers will benefit from the Help to Buy Scheme.
3. Agri-Marine Sector
- A new Fishers Credit worth €1,270 will be introduced for fishers of wild fish and wild shellfish (minimum 80 days per annum).
- A scheme for decommissioning fishing vessels will be introduced.
- Unregistered Farmers will see an increase in the flat rate addition to 5.4% (from 1 January 2017).
- The introduction of low cost credit (sub 3%) on flexible terms.
- The extension of farm restructuring relief to 2019.
- A new CGT relief for persons receiving payments in respect of the raised bog restoration initiative.
- A 'step-out' from income averaging with deferral of tax.
- In addition, the scheme of accelerated capital allowances for energy efficient equipment is to be extended to sole traders. The measure was introduced in the context of agricultural measures, so it is unclear if the extension will apply to all sole-traders or just agricultural business. Clarification will be required.
CAT: There was some incremental improvement to the CAT regime. The Group A threshold is to be increased to €310,000, and the Group B and C thresholds will be also increased by 8%. The date on which the increases are to take effect was not specified. No changes were flagged regarding other reliefs/exemptions. The CAT rate remains unchanged at 33%. While the increase in thresholds is to be welcomed, the CAT regime continues to impose a high tax burden on individuals inheriting even modest amounts of wealth, and acts to discourage life-time gifts.
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Three years ago a world becoming accustomed to the most despicable terrorist outrages was shocked and stunned when 298 passengers and crew members of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 were blasted out of the skies over Ukraine.
For many around the world it brought the Russian fomented war in Donbas to their attention for the first time.
Even for Ukrainians, including those facing death in Donbas, it was impossible to believe that terrorists had the ability to hit the civilian aircraft 11.000 meters above the ground. Even with all the support Russia was known to be providing it was simply not credible or believable in any way.
Can economic and political sanctions or awards in criminal case compensate the grief of so many who lost their loved ones? No, I am afraid it cannot. But the Ukrainian government has made a pledge - and we are determined to do everything in our power to unveil the truth and bring those responsible for this mass murder to justice.
And if we do not, those for whom human lives mean little more than a number or a statistic will continue in their homicidal ways. The path of truth can be both narrow and difficult. It is taking time and determination to travel. But once set in motion the wheels of justice grind inexorably – we will reach our goal.
Two investigations have been carried out into this case. The first was a technical investigation led by the Dutch Security Board. The second was a criminal investigation conducted by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), made up from prosecutors from Ukraine, the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium and Malaysia, According to both investigations the aircraft was downed by a BUK missile. And that BUK missile was launched from territory controlled by Russia-backed terrorists. Furthermore, the same BUK missile was brought from Russia and after the attack its launcher was delivered back to Russia.
But we are only halfway to our ultimate objective. We want to know who pushed the button, who gave the order and what was the ultimate chain of command. In short the world needs to know, and the families of the 298 who were slain need to know, who was ultimately responsible for the murder of their loved ones.
The five countries making up the Joint Investigation Team have now decided to prosecute those responsible for downing of MH17. This will be done within the Dutch judicial system and as the process begins, we count on the support of all nations and people of good will.
The threshold of proof is high and the trial must be objective and the verdict internationally recognized. Those who would foment wars in sovereign countries by supporting and funding terrorists and sending others to kill must be exposed for what they are and held to account. No less than the core values of our rules based world order, for which the likes of the Russian Federation show so much contempt, depend on this happening.
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While signing the MOU both the organisations have reaffirmed to work for the economic upliftment of both countries.
Speaking on this occasion, Mr. Deepak Jain, the Director-General of FII spoke about the various achievements that FII has done during the past several years with respect to the MSMEs in the industrial and sector-specific projects. He also said that FII is operating through various Committees and is determined to make a positive impact on the economic upliftment of the Indian Industry and the country. He said that this collaboration between EVA Global Holdings company and FII will create a new dimension towards the joint working of both the countries and experts coming together bringing up the minds from both the countries. Exports from both countries will only revolutionize the specific Industries of South Korea and India having an overlap with the Interests of Indian and the South Korean counterpart. He agreed that several areas need a lot of collaboration and deliberations and agree that they will work in close coordination with the FII and will try to bring the objectives and achieve the goals. He said that areas like healthcare tourism, food processing Industries and Infrastructure can be the areas of common interest and both the organizations can work together in these areas.


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Dir: Su Friedrich. US. 2012. 81mins
Friedrich's no-budget home movie about being forced out of her home by demolition development hits at a place where many in the US public have been. The diatribe will rally indignant audiences at film festivals and at a release in New York and a few other cities. It won't go beyond art houses in the US - much of its potential public is likely to be downloading information about likeminded economic victims for free.
With its public-access aesthetic and its smirking defeatism, Gut Renovation lacks the earnest confidence and motivational kitsch of most protest docs.
In a voice-over that makes Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock seem subtle, Friedrich surveys the collapse of her neighborhood, Williamsburg, building by building, as new apartment-clones multiply in what had been a working class and bohemian district. By the end of the film, 173 of those buildings are torn down. And that was 2010. After that urban clear-cutting, Friedrich rechristens Williamsburg as Condoburg.
What looks like a stealth tour of real estate rape – with the camera at hip or knee level – is a film of declamation, with the angry auteur confronting the "rich," as she calls the interlopers – "welcome to the neighborhood, you're ruining it" - and commiserating with neighbors who are exiled as speculators buy their buildings and rents triple.
Gut Renovation is a film about ugliness. Williamsburg was never much to look at, but the wrecking ball and bulldozers create instant ruins, and the structures that replace them are plainly faceless in their urban anonymity. Friedrich's camera in her one-woman documentary ranges through the rubble as a pacifist might walk through a battlefield, deploring the carnage around her, and failing to get the aggressors to stop. The relentless construction noise makes you glad the film isn't longer. The hellish din feels like guerrilla sensurround, with painful high frequencies widening the spectrum.
There's humuor in Friedrich's despair, as the soundtrack samples accompaniments to the destruction – from tragic to silly, and sillier. Auld Lang Syne resurfaces as five years go by, in a recurring German version to an annoying Jews-harp accompaniment, in a Latin dance beat, and in a reggae groove, each representing elements of the urban mosaic that are being lost with each new over-priced condo lease. Blaring rock and roll pessimism is like writing graffiti on the walls – "artists used to live here" - the last gasp of protest before the defeated pioneers who created the neighborhood decamp.
There are villains in this farewell – politicians, greedy property speculators, and new residents seeking a "cool" place to live. Friedrich brings them to us only in drive-by (or walk-by) encounters. She isn't looking for editorial balance here. The shredded landscape attests to the balance of power, and shows who's winning.
With its public-access aesthetic and its smirking defeatism, Gut Renovation lacks the earnest confidence and motivational kitsch of most protest docs. There's no celebrity narrator – celebrities don't get thrown out of their homes, and this film probably won't make Friedrich one. But the doc is scrutinizing an ongoing crisis that American television largely ignores. Its grim lesson: Williamsburg just became unaffordable for the creative people who made it livable.
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Metaphor and metonymy: A diachronic approach. By Kathryn Allan. (Publications of the philological society 42.) Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. Pp. x, 255. ISBN 9781405190855. $40. Reviewed by Min-Chien Lee and Siaw-Fong Chung, National Chengchi University
In Ch. 1of this book, Kathryn Allan probes into different factors which motivate the mappings of the conceptualization of INTELLIGENCE in three concept groups: SENSE, DENSITY, and ANIMALS. Rather than presenting a comprehensive explanation of how each corpus example could map to INTELLIGENCE, A reveals the factors motivating the mapping for INTELLIGENCE by using the 'actual usage of metaphor by people' (14, citing Steen Gerard, Understanding metaphor in literature, 1994).
For the first core concept of SENSES (Ch. 2), A presents and discusses four subgroups (VISION, TOUCH, TASTE, and HEARING) and their semantic mapping to INTELLEGENCE using crosslinguistic resources. The mapping shows that abstract concepts such as knowing and understanding are understood by humans' embodiment experiences. However, A finds that the mapping from the concrete source to the abstract target, which was claimed by traditional study to explain how metaphors operate, is not always right. Sometimes the mapping operates in an opposite way (i.e. from abstract to concrete), and sometimes the concrete lexical item and its abstract metaphorical meaning are conflated. Therefore, A thinks that what might be a more suitable way to discuss the mapping is through the 'Conflation theory' (54), since in many cases, the meanings are conflated at first and do not separate until later.
In Ch. 3, 'DENSITY', A concentrates on four subgroups (WOOD, EARTH, FOOD, and MISCELLANEOUS). Based on the corpus analysis, A investigates the connection between INTELLEGENCE and DENSITY according to the source substance property—'the property of having physically close texture' (88). Most of the entries in the DENSITY group signify STUPIDITY, and there is a complicated operation behind the mapping of the DENSITY group. A concludes that with the diachronic approach that incorporates a corpus-based methodology and the 'Blending theory' (97), which allows the consideration of a wider range of factors concerning the mapping, future directions of research could be seen.
In Ch. 4, 'ANIMALS', A discusses the ANIMAL metaphors (MAMMALS, BIRDS, INSECTS, and FISH) by studying the corpus data. A finds that over ninety percent of the ANIMAL data are mapped to STUPIDITY. The mapping can be explained by the great chain metaphor. 'The Great Chain is a scale of forms of being – human, animal, plant and inanimate object' (139), in which each form of living beings is described by 'a scale of properties' such as behavior or biological function. A argues that the mapping between animals and humans is best demonstrated by the connection of their shared behavior properties or traits.
In the conclusion (Ch. 5), A states that there are various factors, including intralinguistic/semantic and extralinguistic/cultural ones, that trigger distinct motivation for the connection between INTELLIGENCE and the data of SENSES, DENSITY, and ANIMALS. A
proposes that it is not feasible to categorize metaphors as being either 'metaphor' or 'metonymy' because 'neither have generally agreed upon [sic] definitions' (182). A argues that the most appropriate way to discuss the metaphors is through a metaphor-metonymy continuum, in which the examples could be located anywhere between the two ends.


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One way to tell that you're getting old is when technology marches forward, providing a replacement for something you think of as new. Non-woven abrasive pads (Scotch-Brite is one brand name) were a great alternative to steel wool, much like cassettes were way better than 8-track tapes.
Steel wool leaves behind little bits of metal. If you work with white oak, those can react with the wood and stain it purple, and steel wool residue can also rust. But as it is with all good things, the non-woven pads had some drawbacks – mainly they were hard to tear into smaller pieces, and they don't scrunch into nooks and crannies so well.
A while ago, Lee Valley introduced a product called "Siawool." It's quite similar to the pads, but instead of a neat container of uniformly sized pads, it comes in a big wad. When you need some, it's easy to tear off a hunk of the size you need. There are three grades available, and it does an excellent job of final smoothing, or in between coats of finish. If you use an oil finish, you can use a wad of Siawool as an applicator to wet sand as you go. It gets into the little curves and tight corners so you can abrade to a uniform surface.
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The wide-ranging pay-to-play probe concerns whether investment firms like Mr. Rattner's former firm, Quadrangle Group LLC, were held up for fees and favors to secure access to lucrative business from New York's $125 billion public-pension fund.
So government officials, who have all the power, demand bribes from businesses in order for those businesses to participate in a certain market, and when discovered it is the private businesses that are being investigated?
This is just so typical of government, where pay-to-play rules are in fact legislated for businesses from bars to taxicabs. I can't do anything new in Ventura County without bringing a whole series of checks to the County planning offices -- nearly every single department must be paid off before I can do something as simple as remodel a bathroom or revamp a store. None of this is under the table, mind you, it is entirely up front and nominally legal.


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LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - Jan 5, 2014) - CES -- NVIDIA today unveiled the revolutionary Tegra® K1 mobile processor, a 192-core super chip featuring the same NVIDIA® Kepler™ architecture that powers the fastest GPU on the planet, the NVIDIA GeForce® GTX™ 780 Ti. For the first time, next-generation PC gaming will now be available on mobile platforms.
The Tegra K1 processor sets new mobile standards by supporting the latest PC-class gaming technologies, enabling it to run sophisticated gaming engines like Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4. It delivers advanced computation capabilities to speed the development of applications for computer vision and speech recognition. And its extraordinary efficiency delivers higher performance than any other mobile GPU at the same power level.
"Over the past two decades, NVIDIA invented the GPU and has developed more graphics technologies than any other company," said Jen-Hsun Huang, co-founder and CEO, NVIDIA. "With Tegra K1, we're bringing that heritage to mobile. It bridges the gap for developers, who can now build next-gen games and apps that will run on any device."
Tegra K1 is offered in two pin-to-pin compatible versions. The first version uses a 32-bit quad-core, 4-Plus-1™ ARM Cortex A15 CPU. The second version uses a custom, NVIDIA-designed 64-bit dual Super Core CPU. This CPU (codenamed "Denver") delivers very high single-thread and multi-thread performance. It is based on the ARMv8 architecture, which brings the energy-efficient heritage of ARM processor technology to 64-bit computing.
Both versions of Tegra K1 deliver stunning graphics and visual computing capabilities powered by the 192-core NVIDIA Kepler GPU. The 32-bit version is expected in devices in the first half of 2014, while the 64-bit version is expected in devices in the second half of the year.
Simply Unreal: Setting Stunning New Gaming Standards
Tegra K1 provides full support for the latest PC-class gaming technologies -- including DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.4 and tessellation. These capabilities will enable PC and console game developers to finally bring their stunning, visually rich titles to mobile devices.
Such features enable Tegra K1 to run the world's most advanced game engine, Unreal Engine 4. Unreal Engine is the most successful commercially licensed game engine, powering hundreds of games on high-end PCs and consoles.
Tegra K1 is also the first mobile processor to deliver the same graphics features as the next generation of consoles (Xbox One, PlayStation 4) and faster performance than current generation consoles (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3), all in the palm of your hand.
"With the introduction of this revolutionary processor, we can take applications that run on PC or console and run it on Tegra," said Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and developer of Unreal Engine. "From here onward, I think we're going to see the performance and feature gap between mobile and PC high-end gaming continue to narrow to the point where the difference between the platforms really blurs."
Computationally Advanced: Delivering New Creative Capabilities
Tegra K1 is the first processor to bring advanced computational capabilities to mobile -- leveraging its advanced GPU to deliver new mobile experiences.
It is also the first mobile processor to support NVIDIA CUDA® -- the world's most pervasive parallel computing platform. Developers have downloaded CUDA more than 2 million times to create cutting-edge GPU-accelerated applications for computer vision, advanced imaging, speech recognition, video editing and more.
Stunningly Efficient: Establishing New Benchmarks
In addition to its graphics and compute capabilities, Tegra K1 delivers breakthrough efficiency. The Kepler GPU at the heart of Tegra K1 is 1.5 times more efficient than other mobile GPUs. This results in faster performance in the same power envelope and a better experience for gaming and GPU-accelerated applications.(1)
Kepler -- first introduced in desktop and notebook systems, and later brought to workstations and supercomputers -- is the world's fastest and most energy-efficient GPU architecture. Tens of millions of Kepler-based graphics cards and systems have been shipped, including the GeForce GTX 780 Ti.
"Kepler powers all 10 of the world's most energy-efficient supercomputers," said Linley Gwennap of the Linley Group. "By scaling this technology down, NVIDIA has set the new standard for what's possible in mobile devices."
More details about the Tegra K1 are available at www.nvidia.com/object/tegra-k1-processor.html.
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(1) Tegra K1's GPU is 1.5 times more power efficient than competing mobile SOCs such as Qualcomm's S800 and Apple's A7, as measured by GFXBench 3.0 GL Gold, Manhattan.
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Course Accommodation Petition Policy
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All students, including those with disabilities, are expected to complete all academic/degree requirements necessary for graduation at 澳门码今期开奖结果 (澳门码今期开奖结果). In accordance with the ADAAA (Americans with Disabilities Act as Amended) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 澳门码今期开奖结果 must provide reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. However, the college may not provide accommodations that would fundamentally alter the degree requirements of a particular program. Therefore, the college must carefully evaluate each request for a course substitution/waiver to ensure that such will not result in a fundamental alteration of a degree requirement.
Criteria to be Considered by Disability Petition Committee
The following criteria are considered when evaluating a course waiver/substitution:
A. Summary documentation of disability with description of the extent of educationally related functional limitations in the academic area under discussion.
B. Evidence of the student鈥檚 good-faith effort to meet the graduation requirement including:
1. consistent and persistent effort in attempting course work;
2. regular attendance and completion of all assignments;
3. use of all appropriate and available services;
4. use of all appropriate and available academic accommodations.
C. Evidence that the student is otherwise qualified by demonstrated success in completing course work in all other areas required for the degree.
D. Student鈥檚 explanation of how the requested course modification fulfills the intended requirement.
E. Evidence that the course in question is not essential to the student鈥檚 course of
The Committee will review all evidence presented by the student and will confer with other college personnel as necessary. The decision of the committee will be conveyed to the student by the Learning Specialist and formalized in writing by a letter mailed to the student and the student鈥檚 Learning Specialist from the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs or his/her designee.
Before applying for a course substitution/waiver, students with documented disabilities must follow the required steps:
1. Consistent and persistent effort in attempting to meet the requirement, including at least one attempt to complete the required course or its prerequisite, using recommended academic accommodations such as: tutorial services, note takers, auxiliary aids, testing accommodations, and taking a self-paced course when possible. These steps must be taken except in those cases where the Office of Disability Services (ODS) verifies that the disability in the subject area is so severe that safety issues or other issues may be involved that prevent this requirement from taking place.
2. The following are alternatives to the completion of the required course:
a. Substitution of another course or other appropriate modification. Substitution of course is permissible only if the course in question is not essential to the student鈥檚 course of study and the student has no reasonable chance of successfully completing the required course with all of the recommended accommodations.
b. Course waiver. This will be considered only when there is evidence that the student's met the above requirements stated in point (1) by attempting and substituting and there are no viable alternatives.
In all cases, (except as noted in number one in the previous column) the student must demonstrate that he or she has taken advantage of all support services available to all students (e.g., tutorial services, supplemental instruction, note taker services, auxiliary aids, testing accommodations) and that the reason for unsuccessful completion is not due to poor attendance or failure to complete class assignments or examinations. When attempting to complete the required course, the student must demonstrate that he or she has remained in the class for at least 3/4 of the term.
3. The student must meet with his/her Office of Disability Services (ODS) Learning Specialist (LS) to discuss the request. If he/she decides to move forward with the request, a petition application must be completed and submitted to the LS. The petition must explain the reasons for the request and must be accompanied by the following:
a. Current documentation (if this is not already on file with the ODS).
b. Documentation of student鈥檚 academic record and requirements for graduation (such as a transcript).
c. Evidence of the use of all appropriate and available services and academic accommodations
Note: student may request assistance of LS to obtain information requested in point
Upon receipt of a request for a course substitution/waiver and supporting documentation, the L Swill forward the request to the chair of the Disability Petition Committee (DPC). The committee will consist of an ODS representative, the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs or his/her designee, the department chair of the course in question, the director of the student鈥檚 degree program, and any other college professional deemed appropriate by the DPC.


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Cassel comes from a family of curse workers — people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they're all mobsters, or con artists. Except for Cassel. He hasn't got the magic touch, so he's an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. You just have to ignore one small detail — he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago.
Ever since, Cassel has carefully built up a façade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his façade starts crumbling when he starts sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He's noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two brothers. They are keeping secrets from him, caught up in a mysterious plot. As Cassel begins to suspect he's part of a huge con game, he also wonders what really happened to Lila. Could she still be alive? To find that out, Cassel will have to out-con the conmen.
Holly Black has created a gripping tale of mobsters and dark magic where a single touch can bring love — or death — and your dreams might be more real than your memories.
Product Details
- Reading level: Young Adult
- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry; 1 edition (May 4, 2010)
- Language: English
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I really enjoyed the build up in this book, so many times a book will give away too much too soon, but not this one. The characters are well written and fleshed out, the dialogue flows well, but the best thing about this book is what you don't know. You don't know if you can trust Cassel's memories or anyone else's motives, except Sam. You don't know Cassel's family history or really what being a Worker means.
Things you need to know:
#1. Ether you're a worker or you're not. Workers are not all bad, luck workers are used at weddings and baptisms...but then you have memory, emotion and death workers.
#2. Workers all experience "blowback" from the work they do, i.e. for each person a death worker kills, some part of them dies, hopefully it's only fingers.
#3. Working someone is illegal and Cassel's mom is in jail for it, she's an emotion worker and cons rich men out of their money. This is one of the reasons most workers are part of the mob, they can't legally use their skills.
#4. Everyone wears gloves. Curse workers have to touch you with their bare hands, so everyone is always gloved.
#5. Cassel is the good guy, well as good as anyone who loves to con people.
The book wraps up everything pretty well, but there is still so much back story that the reader doesn't know yet, as this is a series that isn't too surprising. I can't wait to read the rest, as for those that have read the Mortal Instruments series by Holly's friend Cassandra Clare, Jace is mentioned in the second book in this series, Red Glove.
Happy Reading,
5 Moons: I absolutely loved it, and will be looking into everything this author writes.


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The charitable lead trust can be a way for you to reduce or eliminate gift and estate taxes that might otherwise be paid while you provide for a source of gifts to International Fellowship of Christians & Jews, Inc. for a period of years. The number of years the trust exists, the amount that is paid each year, and other factors determine the amount of the gift and estate tax deduction.
- Example
Mr. and Mrs. Walker would eventually like to provide a gift to one or more heirs. An advisor has estimated it will be necessary to give them a much larger amount for them to receive the desired gift after gift and/or estate taxes. Instead of making a gift to the heirs today, a better alternative may be to fund a charitable lead trust in the amount of $1,000,000 that would first benefit their charitable interests before becoming a gift to heirs. The trust will make payments for charitable purposes each year equal to 6% of the amount used to fund the trust, or $60,000. No income tax will be owed on the earnings of the trust, because they are devoted to charitable use. The payment amount will be fixed and will not change over the term of the trust, which it is decided will be 20 years.
At the end of the 20-year period, charitable gifts totaling $1,200,000 have been made. If the trust earns 7% the heirs named in the trust will receive $1,409,955. Because of the charitable gifts to be made from the trust over the term of the trust, there will be a gift tax deduction of $737,472 allowed at the time the trust is created. Even if the assets in the trust grow in value during the term of the trust, there will be no additional gift or estate tax due when the heirs receive the funds at the termination of the lead trust.
To summarize the results:
- Payments in the amount of 6% of the initial trust value of $60,000 per year, will be made for 20 years, for a total of $1,200,000.
- Heirs will enjoy a gift of approximately $1,409,955 at the end of the trust term based on an assumed net trust earnings rate of 7%.
- A gift tax deduction of $737,472 will reduce the taxable portion of the assets placed in trust to $262,528.
- No tax will be due on the income from the property used to fund the trust unless it is more than the amount required to make the payments to charity each year.
The assumed date of transfer for this example is July 25, 2024. This example has used the July 2024 IRC Section 7520 discount rate of 5.4% to optimize the charitable deduction.
NOTE: This calculation is provided for educational purposes only. The type of assets transferred, the actual date of the gift, and other factors may have a material effect on the amount or use of your deduction. You are advised to seek the advice of your tax advisors before implementing a gift of this type.


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The Worcester Tornadoes Professional Baseball Team has offered a contract to free agent outfielder Manny Ramirez for two years worth $24,000. The deal would pay the 12-time Major League Baseball All-Star approximately $3,000 during each month of the Can-Am Baseball Season. Unlike Major League Baseball, the Can-Am League operates with a salary cap, and the deal for Ramirez would be on par with other veterans in the league.
I guess all of the vitriol aimed at Boras for being a suspected liar has been unfair. He really is talking to another team.
Pic Link: wahleworld.com:"I feel Manny would really enjoy playing in Worcester and hitting in our ballpark. Although I would be concerned about the cars traveling on I-290 during his at bats, it's a risk worth taking," said General Manager, Jorg Bassiacos. Director of Player Personnel Brad Michals added, "Manny certainly has the stats to be amongst the leaders of the league next season. Although issues regarding health have surrounded him in the past, I think he will find that the shorter schedule will boost his performance to a new level and serve as the ultimate showcase for his natural skill."Hat Tip: LA Times:


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Oral health in comprehensive cleft care
Cleft lip and palate (clefts) are the most common birth difference of the face and mouth. Clefts occur when parts of the lip and/or palate do not fuse together during fetal development, which can lead to difficulties with feeding and even survival following birth.
Cleft lip can affect as many as 1 in 700 births, yet many children never receive the reconstructive surgery they need.
Even children who undergo cleft surgery are often at an increased risk for caries, periodontal disease, and other oral health issues as they grow and develop. These children require regular dental care to ensure adequate monitoring, education, support, and treatment to prevent oral disease and ensure the highest possible quality of life.
Oral health is key in caring for patients with cleft
Rehabilitation and care of children living with clefts often involves the core specialties of nursing, plastic surgery, speech therapy, and orthodontics. However, dental care should also be added to the care continuum for patients with cleft to ensure adequate access to dental services and integrate oral health considerations across the care pathway. To support this integration, oral health professionals must receive accurate, quality guidance and education in caring for patients with cleft. FDI and oral health non-profit Smile Train are working together to provide new resources on the standard of oral health and integration of dental care for children and adults with clefts.
Goal 1
Advocate to improve oral care for cleft patients around the world by integrating oral health professionals into the care continuum
Goal 2
Provide educational resources for oral health professionals and cleft care teams that address the oral health needs of patients with cleft
Goal 3
Deliver resources that support patients and families affected by cleft lip and palate to provide guidance on topics related to oral health
MOOC1: Comprehensive cleft care for cleft care teams
MOOC2: Comprehensive cleft care for oral health professionals
The Oral health in comprehensive cleft care project is supported by:


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Category: Speeches
Feature Video The CVET archive is a unique, publicly accessible video record of the peak of popular resistance against apartheid. Browse Genres February 13, 1990 This project is supported by the South African Film and Video Project .
The Gerrit Smith Broadside and Pamplet Collection Using the Collection The collection of broadsides and pamphlets can be accessed via the Library's CONTENTdm server and can be browsed as well as being fully searchable by keyword, title, series title, and author. Collection Searches About the Collection Included among the publications authored by Gerrit Smith are various circulars, speeches, sermons, and tracts which deal with such topics as abolition, suffrage, temperance, transportation, and the postal system. With this project, we can now provide full text access to 214 of these important publications.
About - University of Oregon. Office of the Dean of Personnel Administration. National Japanese American Student Relocation Council Records 1942-1946 The National Japanese American Student Relocation Council was created by university administrators as a means of relocating Japanese American college students to other universities and colleges away from the West coast during World War II, and to prevent these students from being interned in government-run internment camps. At the University of Oregon, Karl Onthank, Dean of Personnel Administration, represented the University in relocating UO Japanese American students. The collection includes correspondence, newsletters, speeches, minutes of meetings, and ephemera.
Walter B. Wriston (August 3, 1919 - January 19, 2005) was a banker and former chairman of Citicorp. An expert on commercial banking, Mr. Wriston wrote and spoke widely on topics relating to finance, banking, technology, and international business. Mr. Wriston's career at Citibank/Citicorp spanned nearly forty years. He joined the company in 1946 as a Junior Inspector in the Comptroller's Division. He was assigned to the bank's Overseas Division in 1956, heading the European District for three years, and was named a Senior Vice President in 1958. Mr. Wriston became President and Chief Executive Officer of the bank in 1967 and of the corporation when it was formed in 1968.
About This Collection The Hay Library's famed collection of manuscripts authored or signed by Lincoln, now comprising nearly 1,100 pieces in all, represents the accumulation of many years of active collecting by private individuals and Friends of the Brown University Library. These materials came to the Library in a number of ways. The original core of the collection included 134 manuscripts by Lincoln and another 183 by close associates of Lincoln. These materials came to the Library in 1923 as part of the Lincoln collection compiled by Charles Woodbury McLellan, one of the five great Lincoln collectors in the early 20th century. Since then, manuscripts have been added both by gift and by purchase. The first major addition to the collection was made by John D.
The Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States contains material that was compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. It includes volumes covering the administrations of Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. As subsequent volumes are published, they will be added online. Each Public Papers volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period. The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events.
Early documents relating to events of the past make essential - and fascinating - reading for anyone interested in Scottish history. But these primary sources are often not readily accessible.
Fortunately, many of these rare documents have been published by historical clubs and societies, and are available at the National Library of Scotland.
Just as programs are sold at sporting events today, broadsides -- styled at the time as "Last Dying Speeches" or "Bloody Murders" -- were sold to the audiences that gathered to witness public executions in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. These ephemeral publications were intended for the middle or lower classes, and most sold for a penny or less. Published in British towns and cities by printers who specialized in this type of street literature, a typical example features an illustration (usually of the criminal, the crime scene, or the execution); an account of the crime and (sometimes) the trial; and the purported confession of the criminal, often cautioning the reader in doggerel verse to avoid the fate awaiting the perpetrator.