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How to generate a tax-efficient income
In the early 1980s, financial planners often had a general rule of thumb that the amount you had in low risk investments, such as bonds and guaranteed investment certificates (GICs), should equal your age.
For example, John Smith who had retired in 1981 at age 60, may have been advised to have 60 per cent in fixed income at that time. Let's also assume that John Smith had $500,000 when he retired. In 1981 interest rates on GICs and other low risk investments, including annuities, would often yield 15 per cent or more. If John had put all his money in fixed income at 15 per cent then the annual income would have $75,000 a year.
John had a son named Paul who is 65 today. Paul is struggling with the fact that guaranteed investments today do not have the same yields that his father had. Paul has $1 million in the bank but is looking at yields of just over one per cent to keep the money in the bank or up to three per cent if he commits to a five year term. A return of between $10,000 and $30,000 is what Paul is looking at today if he wants a guarantee on his investments.
Many investors like term deposits and GIC for the simplicity and safety. Unfortunately, investors pay little attention to the risk that their low interest earning investments may not preserve purchasing power over time. Interest rates on GICs are currently at low levels and when one considers the impact of taxes and inflation on their investments; their real rates of returns (return after accounting for inflation) can be negligible or potentially negative.
Let's illustrate using Paul above who has $1,000,000 in non-registered funds. One option he has is to hold $200,000 in five different GICs ranging from one year to five years (called laddering). We will assume that the basket of GICs have an average yield of 2.5 per cent. We will also assume that Paul has a marginal tax rate of 30 per cent. We will assume inflation is at 2.3 per cent.
GIC Income $1,000,000 x 2.5 Per Cent = $25,000
Taxes at 30 Per Cent = (7,500)
Net Return = $ 17,500
A net return of $17,500, or 1.75 per cent, is what is ending up in Paul's pocket. With inflation greater than 1.75 per cent then the "real return" will be negative. In other words the amount of money in Paul's pocket will buy less as time goes on. Investors with long-term objectives need to understand that the safety of GICs can actually erode the real purchasing power of their investments. In many cases, investors requiring income to provide for their day-to-day expenditures will be forced to encroach on capital as the real returns will be insufficient to meet their needs.
The Bank of Canada website has an excellent calculator for investors who want to computer their own numbers. http://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/investment-calculator/
Most economists are expecting interest rates to remain low for a long time. The challenge Paul faces today is likely to extend throughout his early retirement. Paul approached us to talk about an alternative to the net return of 1.75 per cent – this is before inflation.
The first thing we reviewed with Paul is that there is a cost to requiring 100 per cent certainty in this environment. In talking to Paul about alternatives today we suggested that he consider diversifying his investments to include various types of investments including GICs, preferred shares, corporate bonds, convertible debentures, dividend paying common shares.
In mapping out some ideas for Paul we highlighted that preferred and common shares pay dividend income that is tax efficient. We did some calculations to see what ends up in Paul's pocket, after tax, is nearly double what the interest income would earn. More importantly is that he is likely to earn more than the rate of inflation.
We spent a fair bit of time talking about inflation and what types of investments will protect him from this risk throughout his retirement. Dividend paying common shares should keep better pace with inflation then low yielding interest bearing investments. The dividend paying common share approach looks even better when you look at the after tax component noted above.
The challenge with the common share approach is dealing with the volatility of the stock market. We spent a significant amount of time talking about his retirement. We used a life expectancy of age 90, meaning 25 years in retirement. During this period, Paul would expect to see various market cycles. Rallies and corrections will occur during the bear and bull markets over the next 25 years. The key point to focus on is income flow and longer term returns on the portion allocated to equities.
Despite the low interest rates today we still recommend that Paul have some fixed income. This is the capital preservation side of his account that also generates income and protects his capital from a significant correction. If rates rise in the future this will likely be the result of the economy moving in the right direction. Assuming interest rates and equities rise in the early part of Paul's retirement then he could begin reducing his equity exposure and gradually move the proceeds into fixed income.


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|Author, date and country
|Patient group
|Study type (level of evidence)
|Key results
|Study Weaknesses
|Ianniello et al.
|84 consecutive children presenting to the ED with cough and fever.
|Retrospective cohort study
|Number of positive LUS and CR.
|60 LUS positive, 47 CR positive. Only one negative LUS case explained by the retroscapular location on the consolidation. In the 13 LUS positive and CR negative cases, clinical evolution was consistent with pneumonia.
|High pneumonia prevalence. LUS operators were not said to be blinded to the CR results. No info on LUS operators/training.
|Urbankowska et al.
|106 children referred to the hospital with suspected CAP. Pneumonia diagnosis was confirmed in 76 patients by at least 2 clinical signs AND radiographic criterion.
|Prospective cohort study
|93,4% (5 False-negative LUS were peri-hilar consolidations.)
|Only one pediatric sonographer. High prevalence population with patients referred to the hospital. Gold standard used was a single CR/clinical evaluation combo without clinical evolution.
|Guerra et al.
|222 children presenting to the ED with fever and respiratory distress, of which 214 had pneumonia detected on either modality. Pneumonia diagnosis by LUS was compared to CR without gold-standard comparison.
|Prospective cohort study
|Number of positive LUS
|Very high prevalence population. LUS performed by 3 pediatricians. Also, 101 did not undergo lateral chest radiograph and only a PA view was performed as recommended by the British Thoracic Society. Lack of gold standard confirmation of discordant cases.
|Number of positive CR
|All 17 CR negative consolidations were located in retrocardiac and subdiaphragmatic locations which are known to be missed by PA views.
|Pereda et al.
|765 children (0-17 years old) from 8 studies. Gold standard used were CXR, mostly correlated with clinical evaluation, with chest CT also used in one study to confirm diagnosis in case of discrepancies between CR and LUS.
|Meta-analysis of prospective trials
|Pooled sensitivity
|Bedside LUS was performed by physicians with varying levels of ultrasound training, from residents, to emergency physician and pulmonologists. Results were blinded for 7/8 studies. Also, only three of the studies were conducted on patients presenting to the ED. There was some variation on the scan techniques used for ultrasound with the Copetti protocol used in three studies. Heterogeneity of populations with 2 studies focusing on critically ill neonates, resulting in possibly higher LUS performance. One study showing slightly inferior results used only CR as gold-standard.
|Pooled specificity
|Pooled positive LR
|Pooled negative LR
|In the Copetti et al. study, 4 cases of false negative CR pneumonias were identified on both LUS and CT.
|Iorio et al.
|52 children with respiratory signs and symptoms. LUS and CR were compared to a gold-standard of pneumonia diagnosis (29 total) by pediatricians based on CR and clinical evolution.
|Retrospective cohort study
|LUS 96,5% vs CR 86,2%
|Only one operator. Admitted patients. PA CR only.
|LUS 95,6% vs CR 95,6%
|Positivie LR
|LUS 22,2 vs CR 19,8
|Negative LR
|LUS 0,04 vs CR 0,14
|The 4 cases of false negative CR identified on LUS were either located in the retrocardiac and diaphragmatic areas or early presentations.
|Ho et al.
|163 patients admitted to the hospital with pneumonia as defined by pediatricians final diagnosis according to BTS guidelines' clinical criteria.
|Retrospective cohort study
|Pneumonia detection by LUS
|Admitted patients. LUS performed by a single pediatrician pulmonologist. Delays up to 48h between CR and LUS. Gold-standard using only clinical criteria.
|Pneumonia detection by CR
|Jones et al,
|One hundred and ninety-one patients 0–21 years old, with suspected pneumonia in ED. The intervention group underwent LUS with the option of completing the investigation with a CXR in case of diagnosis uncertainty, compared with a control group of CXR followed by LUS.
|Rate of CXR reduction
|38.8% reduction of CXR use in the LUS first arm (95% CI 30–48.9%).
|Inclusion of older 'paediatric' population (up to 21 years). Potential of missed pneumonia cases presenting in another facility on a repeat visit. Significantly higher rate of pneumonia diagnosis could be due to either false-positives or overdiagnosis of viral syndromes, since there was no difference in clinical outcomes. Unclear why patients dropped out after screening. Uneven distribution of patients.
|Missed pneumonia diagnosed on repeat visit.
|None in either groups
|Rate of pneumonia diagnosis.
|28.2% in intervention group (103 patients) vs 13.6% in standard group (88 patients) (p= 0.02).

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The Gig Harbor City Council gave a green light to the development of a store and homes near the intersection of Peacock Hill Road and Borgen Drive.
Two days after the clear-cutting that destroyed the wind break along Peacock Hill Road, a wind and rain storm sent branches all over the road. On March 1, a very large tree fell across the road and severed power lines.
There has been one death, one house damaged, a road blocked and a power outage so far because of those developments.
When will the City Council put the safety of the public ahead of corporate interests? Something needs to be done to increase the size of buffer zones between roads and developments.
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A Journey to Jerusalem by Parumala Thirumeni
Kandathil Varghese Mappilai wrote in the "Malayala Manorama" as follows.
"It is an accepted fact that even during his life time,
Metropolitan Mar Gregorios was radiant among the Christians of this
country like the tablets on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed or
like the compact volume of Gospel containing the major teachings of our
Lord. The memory of this just and saintly person, who passed out of
this life in this stature, no doubt, will live longer in the minds of
the Christians of Malankara, than is possible with the aid of his
pictures of marbles statues".
Even though Parumala
Thirumeni was more interested in the Syriac language, he has other
literary works in Malayalam to his credit.
In the same way he gave a strong leadership for spreading English
education in Kerala. Before
he passed away on 2nd November 1902 at the age of 54, he founded an
English school in Thiruvalla and that school is the present M.G.M. High
Saintly persons, even while they are alive exhibit divine actions
and qualities that transcend this world.
Their influence is evident even after their passing out of this
world. Their characters and
activities gain this quality from their strong affinity to the divine
Again, the traditional faith and conceptions among the common
people also bear witness to an acknowledge the rare qualities of the
saint. Even without the official recognition by organised religion,
the common people revere the holy powers of an individual, alive or
dead, by sheer inspiration.
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IMF Executive Board concluded 2017 Article IV in Consultation with the People's Republic of China. It concluded that sustainable growth path continues and has advanced across other domains. It is necessary to understand the issues related to China's economy given a fact that its interconnections affect the global economy on a large scale. Given the fact that China has come up with a unique concept like Belt road Initiative, which provides it an access to not only Europe but world markets, either by land ways or seaways. It has to be necessarily understood that why economic thinkers have continued to warn about the debt problem of China. It can be referred as a problem not of the Chinese government or state owned enterprises {SOEs}, but of the Chinese public sector companies.
What is the need to study Chinese economy-Its positive sides and ill practices?
Ken Rogoff had said last year in 2016 that slowdown of the Chinese economy is the biggest threat to the world. China is today working on ground with 21st century maritime silk route. It has started developing infrastructure in and around Asia for successful completion of the Belt road Initiative. This belt road initiative is expected to bridge the gap in field of infrastructure not only in Asia pacific, but also in eastern and central Europe. It has not only futuristic plans to expand road networks in east Europe, central Asia and east Africa but also the plans to foster collaboration in the region of South China Sea and Indian Ocean through extensive use of water bodies. China has been pioneering the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, established in 2016 having large chunk of investment to carry out in this region .Reportedly Chinese government was frustrated with the slow growth in investment in this region and wanting to have a greater input in IMF, World Bank and Asian Development Bank .China has initiated the Silk Road fund. There had been issues with underinvestment in infrastructure in industrialized world post 1980 and China in this time silently attained specialization in land transportation and civil engineering works .This dream has the potential to change not only the European economic order but also the international geoeconomics.This being on positive side.
But on negative side China is blamed of dumping. Donald Trump has ordered review of Chinese trade practices. This is with regards to the Intellectual property and may even go up to an extent of trade sanctions. Nations have blamed China of seeking trade benefits while trading in their nation, but not returning the same gesture while operating in Chinese lands. It thus becomes necessary to estimate about the Chinese economy amidst the conflicts which it faces with its neighbors on the disputed issues.
IMF report on China
Growth has remained strong in China but at the same time the sets of vulnerability are very high.GDP growth registered has been as high as 6.5 % in last few years. Demand and supply side growth parameters have been strong in China which is driven by local enhanced consumption and services sectors. Due to steps taken in industrial sector industrial profits have grown up. Chinese authorities have taken steps in last 18 months to stabilize the exchange rate expectations. China officially maintains a managed floating rate arrangement. From December 2015 China has been publishing RMB effective exchange rate index.
Ahead of its full party congress scheduled later this year Chinese economy is well poised now.IMF authorities believe that China will be able to meet its output target but public and private debt will also increase. There are interesting observations made about the Chinese economy. One among says that in case what may transpire in case trading partners raise barriers? E.g. If USA allows increase of 10 % In tariffs, the GDP of China may fall by 1 %.Growth however would be sustainable although it may be lower than expected.IMF authorities have although disagreed with it due to brighter growth prospects.
Low consumption and high national savings have translated into lower welfare for Chinese peoples and excessive debts. China will have more elderly population and less working population from 2015 to 2050.Demographic changes will have an impact on the national savings over time. State owned enterprises have been less profitable as compared to private players thus reducing the economy wide productivity. It is thus expected that the Reforms have to be accelerated to enhance productivity for State owned enterprises.
IMF authorities have marked that it is necessary to allow foreign firms to operate in the economy to enhance efficiency of the economy. China has now the largest banking system in the world. The recent growth in non financial debt sector has raised concern for small term macroeconomic stability. The large stocks of intra-financial sector credit have continued to raise important risks for financial stability. IMF authorities have recognized that the growth in the size and complexity of the financial sector raises risks but also argued the problem was manageable.IMF authorities also continued to disagree with the "augmented" debt and deficit concepts used by staff. The authorities also disagreed with staff that the monetary stance was accommodative.
China has foreign currency reserves, at US$ 3 trillion, which is more than adequate to allow a continued gradual move to a floating exchange rate.
Some progress has been made in data frameworks, but still major data gaps remain, undermining policy making and credibility, IMF surveillance, and G20 commitments.IMF authorities also agreed with the need to broaden Chinese publication of macroeconomic data.
Debt sustainability Analysis of China
In the narrow coverage scenario, general government debt is on a slightly increasing path. The projection reflects a gradual slowdown of real GDP growth to 5¾ percent y/y by 2022 General government debt under narrow coverage at 37 percent of GDP in end-2016 is increasing gradually. Debt has continued to rise rapidly and consolidation will be needed to prevent it from stabilizing at a very high level. Augmented debt will rise rapidly to about 92 percent of GDP in 2022. China faces relatively low risks to debt sustainability, but is vulnerable to contingent liability shocks. China's debt profile will largely depend on the implementation of the new budget law and, more fundamentally, on the willingness to reduce public investment..
China's housing and construction sectors will slow down in 2017. Industries which hold the major of China's corporate debt, including commodities, building materials and other sectors related to construction, will be facing a major chunk of a sustained housing slump. Slow construction growth coupled with skyrocketed debt, along with sharp reductions in debt maturity periods, can easily cause corporate bankruptcies, testing Beijing's institutional abilities to cope with them. U.S. protectionism and other international developments could put even more pressure on the Chinese economy, forcing Beijing to trade its economic reforms for greater spending to keep the economy sound.
China's leaders will be on their guard as threats to the country's social and economic stability mount.
There are reasons to believe that China can tolerate high levels of government debt-due to high savings, capital controls, strong state controls and confidence.IMF China representative along with the World Bank representative agreed on focus to reform in China. Reforms should be aiming at prevention of further buildup of risks which are stemming from rapid credit growth, intra-financial sect oral claims, and moving the economy to a more inclusive, environment-friendly, and sustainable growth path. This is also giving the markets a more decisive role, so eliminating distortions, and modernizing policy frameworks which will result in a more efficient use of resources, faster productivity growth, and rising living standards across the income spectrum.
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My Daily December:
It's done me in! I'm so over this construction already. The contractor and workers are terrific. They've busted and moved, and I'm super-duper impressed with them. But even if they pull out with their end complete by December 23rd, there is still painting to be done and window wear to be hung and furniture to move in. But what got me this week was that after clearing the spaces originally told to us so they could work, I was given 3 new areas that needed to be freed up. With 2 bedrooms and the hall and the basement cleared to the shed, our already cramped bedroom, a hall closet and the main living area. HOW pray tell do you expect me to clear those areas in the main living area and where would you like it to go? I guess I forgot to tell you that I don't have a magic wand. The next thing to get me was that I won't be able to put up decorations for Christmas. This is my girl's first Christmas knowing there is no Santa, so I wanted it to be extra special. This IS NOT extra special. It's a special sort of disarray that even us in our chaotic and crazy adventures we consider a horrible mess of YUK. And for us, that's saying something.
It's also my co-op break which I was hoping to devote more school time since we'd have a whole extra day. Of course, with the the construction, everything has been strained to say the least. Also, I like to get some crafting in during the break and I'll be hard-pressed to get the room back in order before the new year. I was hoping to do some cards for Christmas but that is not going to happen.
And to top it all off, I ordered tickets to the local Nutcracker ballet. I had it in my mind as the 12th and even written on the calendar. We (my daughter and myself) were all excited. She was asking on the evening of the 11th about the tickets (it was probably 10:00pm). I took them off the refrigerator and showed them to her and saw. They were for the 11th at 7:30pm. I've cried more than once at my blunder. I'm usually the responsible one. The girl with the planner. Not so much this time. So we'll be attempting a run to Grand Rapids to see the ballet there.
I have to remember that it's all worth it in the end! So, so, so, SO VERY worth it. Yes, embrace that. Stop the worry. Don't beat myself up over the mistakes that are bound to be part of this unrest now.
Remember the true meaning of Christmas is that we have a Savior that came to this earth so that we might be saved and live forever. Talk about a joyous time of year even without decorations.


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FDA unveils new labeling rules for opioids
Under pressure from activists and other critics, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced new safety labeling changes for extended-release and long-acting opioid analgesics such as OxyContin.
According to the agency, the changes are aimed at combatting "the crisis of misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose, and death from these potent drugs that have harmed too many patients and devastated too many families and communities."
The updated labels must state that such medications are indicated for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment.
In addition, because of the risk of addiction and abuse "even at recommended doses," as well as the greater risks of overdose and death, the drugs must be labeled as "reserved for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options (e.g., non-opioid analgesics or immediate-release opioids) are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain," the agency said.
The FDA's move was met with skepticism by some activists who were concerned the changes do not go far enough. Pete Jackson, the president of Advocates for the Reform of Prescription Opioids, said the development could be viewed as either a step in the right direction or as "another smokescreen put out by the FDA to make it look like they are doing something."
Posted in Informational, Pharmaceutical Industry, Policy & Regulation Tagged addiction, ARPO, Big Pharma, Deaths, FDA, hydrocodone, labeling, narcotics, opioid, oxy, oxycodone, OxyContin, pain medication, painkillers, pharmaceutical, pills, politics, prescription drug abuse, prescriptions, Schedule II narcotics, Vicodin 3 Comments
Del. becomes 14th state to pass 'Good Samaritan' law
The governor of Delaware signed so-called "Good Samaritan" legislation on Tuesday offering protection to anyone seeking medical help in the event of a drug or alcohol overdose, making Delaware the 14th state to pass such a measure. The law gives immunity from prosecution to people reporting an overdose, even if he or she has been involved in drug-related activity.
The bill also grants immunity from prosecution for offenses related to underage drinking.
Lawmakers approved the bill only after exempting higher level drug felonies from its immunity protections, a change that worried some critics who claimed the exemptions weakened the bill and would discourage people from reporting overdoses.
In Delaware, overdose deaths nearly tripled from 50 in 1999 to 137 in 2009, with a majority in recent years involving at least one prescription drug, according to this article.
New Mexico was the first state to pass a Good Samaritan law in 2007, followed by California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, and the District of Columbia. According to TheFix.com, this year, nearly a dozen more states introduced bills: legislation in North Carolina and New Jersey succeeded, while other bills failed due to partisan bickering (Missouri, Mississippi and North Dakota), were killed in committee (New Hampshire and West Virginia), or ran out of time (Hawaii and Texas); Maine still has a live bill, but it isn't likely to pass this year.
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Vt. becomes 13th state to pass 'Good Samaritan' law
The governor of Vermont signed so-called "Good Samaritan" legislation on Wednesday offering protection to anyone seeking medical help in the event of a drug or alcohol overdose, making Vermont the 13th state to pass such a measure. The law extends both to people seeking assistance for themselves and for others, and seeks to prevent overdose deaths by empowering witnesses to report such episodes quickly without fear of legal repercussions, according to this article.
Drug overdoses were responsible for killing 73 people in Vermont last year, and remain the leading cause of injury death to state residents between the ages of 25 and 64, the article says.
Separately on Wednesday, the governor also gave the stamp of approval to a measure that will increase access to naloxone, a medication used to reverse opiate overdose, the article says. Under that law, doctors who prescribe naloxone to opiate-using patients and bystanders who administer the drug to an overdose victim will no longer be to subject to civil liabilities resulting from rare adverse reactions to the drug, according to the article.
More residents using Ky. involuntary treatment law
As the prescription drug and heroin epidemic in Kentucky has worsened, residents have been taking advantage of a law that allows parents or other concerned people to petition the court to order involuntary drug treatment for an adult, according to this article. The Matthew Casey Wethington Act for Substance Abuse Intervention, enacted in 2004, is named for Casey Wethington of Kenton County, who died of a heroin overdose in August 2002 at age 23, the article says. More than a dozen states have laws dealing with involuntary commitment for addiction treatment, including Florida and Ohio.
Fewer than 10 Casey's Law petitions were filed in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties each year from 2004 through 2008, the article notes, but cases for the three counties jumped to a total of 20 in 2009 and in 2010, then shot up to 66 in 2011 and 71 in 2012 as the opiate epidemic progressed.
Heroin use in Kentucky has exploded in the past decade, fed by sophisticated supply networks focused on mostly white suburban and rural users who have become hooked on prescription painkillers, according to an earlier article by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Generic Opana to remain on the market: FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will continue to allow sales of the generic version of the painkiller Opana that does not include an abuse-resistant feature.
Opana's manufacturer, Endo Pharmaceuticals, had submitted a petition to the agency asking it to ban generic forms of the painkiller, which Endo has reformulated as "Opana ER" to make it harder to abuse. That petition was denied by the FDA, which said Endo's reformulation was not significantly safer than the original version:
While there is an increased ability of the reformulated version of Opana ER to resist crushing relative to the original formulation, study data show that the reformulated version's extended-release features can be compromised when subjected to other forms of manipulation, such as cutting, grinding, or chewing, followed by swallowing. Reformulated Opana ER can be readily prepared for injection, despite Endo's claim that these tablets have "resistance to aqueous extraction (i.e., poor syringeability)." It also appears that reformulated Opana ER can be prepared for snorting using commonly available tools and methods.
Endo's petition came after Purdue Pharma successfully asked the FDA to ban any generic versions of OxyContin based on the powerful painkiller's original formulation, which does not include anti-abuse features designed to make it more difficult to crush, break, or dissolve.
Posted in Informational, Pharmaceutical Industry, Policy & Regulation Tagged addiction, Big Pharma, Endo Pharmaceuticals, FDA, narcotics, OP, Opana, Opana ER, opioid, oxy, oxycodone, OxyContin, pain medication, painkillers, pills, politics, prescription drug abuse, Purdue Pharma, Schedule II narcotics Leave a comment
Painkiller market to reach $8.4B by 2017: WSJ
Prescription painkiller sales are set to increase by 15% and hit $8.4 billion by 2017, due in part to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent decision to ban any generic versions of OxyContin based on the powerful painkiller's original formulation, which does not include anti-abuse features designed to make the pill harder to abuse. Experts are predicting a race across the pharmaceutical industry to create a market where all opioids have abuse-deterrent properties, according to the Wall Street Journal.
According to the FDA, "because original OxyContin provides the same therapeutic benefits as reformulated OxyContin, but poses an increased potential for certain types of abuse, the FDA has determined that the benefits of original OxyContin no longer outweigh its risks and that original OxyContin was withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness."
OxyContin's manufacturer, Purdue Pharma, reformulated the drug in 2010 to make it more difficult to crush, break, or dissolve; the reformulated pill forms a viscous hydrogel and cannot be easily prepared for injection. The FDA noted Tuesday that abuse of OxyContin by these routes, as well as the oral route, is still possible.
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Awareness of 'Good Samaritan' laws still lacking
As of March 2013, drug overdose "Good Samaritan" laws were in effect in 10 states and the District of Columbia, and were being actively considered by at least a half-dozen state legislatures. But many people are unaware of these laws, or are still fearful of being arrested if they call for help for overdose victims, anecdotal evidence shows. For example, this article out of Chicago reports that in one county, 175 people have died of heroin overdoses since 2007. In many of those cases, the article says, the victims were surrounded by people when they overdosed, but no one called 911 for help – even though Illinois passed a Good Samaritan law last year.
Good Samaritan laws typically provide immunity from drug possession charges; immunity applies to a person who seeks medical aid during an overdose (for example, by calling 911 or taking someone to the ER), and to a person having an overdose.
Even though opiate overdoses are on the rise, many people don't call 911 out of fear of arrest and prosecution, and instead rely on ineffective methods of reviving victims.
Ga.'s prescription database in danger due to funding
Georgia's new prescription drug monitoring database, which is set to become operational in June, may run out of the money it needs to operate soon after its implementation because lawmakers failed to appropriate any funding for the program when they passed legislation to create it in 2011, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
A two-year, $400,000 federal grant that pays startup costs for a new prescription monitoring program grant expires Sept. 30, the paper says.
In Georgia — which is among the last six states in the nation to put a prescription monitoring program in place, according to the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws — prescription drug abuse causes or contributes to the overdose deaths of 11 people every week.
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Calif. lawmakers take action on painkiller abuse: LAT
A California Senate committee has given the stamp of approval to a package of bills aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths, including a measure that would require coroners to report deaths involving prescription drugs to the Medical Board of California. The Los Angeles Times reports that the committee also signed off on a bill that would upgrade the state's prescription drug monitoring program, known as CURES. In addition, the committee approved a measure that would make it easier for the medical board to investigate physicians suspected of overprescribing and suspend their prescribing privileges, and a bill that would prohibit pharmacies from advertising commonly abused narcotic medications, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, according to the LA Times.
Before moving to the Senate floor, all four bills must clear additional committees, the Times said.
The Times recently issued a report finding that the California Medical Board has repeatedly failed to protect patients from reckless prescribing by doctors: it rarely tries to suspend the prescribing privileges of doctors under investigation, and even when it imposes sanctions, in most cases it allows doctors to continue practicing and prescribing. The Times' examination of board records and county coroners' files from 2005 through 2011 found that eight doctors disciplined for excessive prescribing later had patients die of overdoses or related causes; prescriptions those doctors wrote caused or contributed to 19 deaths.
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Iowa's 'lock-in' program aims to curb doctor shoppers
Iowa has taken an interesting approach towards stopping the practice of seeking out multiple doctors for painkiller prescriptions with a program that "locks" Medicaid recipients into using one doctor, one pharmacy and one hospital. And according to this article, the program appears to be having some positive results: by locking in more patients, the state saved $14.8 million from July 2010 through September 2012 in the cost of drugs and doctors' visits.
The number of "locked-in" Iowa Medicaid recipients has increased sevenfold from 200 in 2010 to 1,430 in January, the article says, a jump that came after Iowa Medicaid started screening patients not for just doctor-filled prescriptions, but for non-emergency visits to hospital emergency rooms.
The state's prescription drug monitoring program was launched in March 2009, but only one-quarter of Iowa doctors and prescribers are registered to use the database, which includes more than 4.2 million prescriptions annually, the article says.
Prescription painkillers caused 62 deaths in Iowa in 2011, up from just four deaths in 2000, while prescription abuse treatment admissions more than quadrupled from 187 in 1999 to 878 in 2009, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
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Pupils experiencing difficulties with learning will receive support including the provision of differentiated material and tasks within the classroom, as well as withdrawal from class for one-to-one or small group sessions where appropriate. Pupils who receive such support include those who have a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia/dyspraxia, those who have language processing difficulties and those who have mild general learning difficulties.
For children receiving support, an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) may be drawn up which highlights the pupil's strengths and learning difficulties, and suggests strategies which subject teachers may use to assist them in their teaching. It also lists approximately three targets for the pupil to focus on in the subsequent months. Individual Education Plans are reviewed twice a year with the parents.


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It's not a cruise ship, but we'll take what we can get. A couple weeks ago the HMS Protector dropped by for a visit, in the midst of some pretty nasty weather. In spite of the blowing snow and rain, we piled into our Zodiacs to go out and say hello.
In comparison to our wee little LMG, this thing was giant. I've been so accustomed to the cramped rear deck of the LMG that I'd had no idea what something with a really spacious area can feel like. They could easily play two or three games of basketball out here when all the stuff is cleared away, and from talking to some of the mates, they often do.
|The joke onboard was that the crane was their primary weapon.
The bridge was similarly proportioned, very well equipped and exceedingly comfortable. These settings would have been just as reasonable on a good cruise ship, and on a warship they were almost out of place.
Below decks was similar, clean and orderly but somehow a touch more upscale than you would expect.
In a break from Naval tradition, this is one of the few British Naval ships where Officers and Enlisted personnel eat in the same area, at the same time. The Captain and XO do have their own unofficial designated seats, but besides them the dining area is open, friendly, bright and as with the rest of the ship, much nicer than you would expect.
|Complete with the seemingly mandatory fake plants
Once we got a little deeper into the ship, things began to look more like what I was expecting. As this is a ship of the British Navy, and officially classified as a warship, they do have a contingent of Royal Marines on board, and all the goodies that they would need for some small land operations.
|Man, other kid's toys are always better than ours.
On one of the lower decks, arranged between the various cargo pallets and shipping containers, there were scattered bits of recreational equipment. It seems that having an actual road bike with a little treadmill doohicky on the back is probably much lighter and easier to move than the stationary bikes we have in our gym on station.
From talking to the sailors, this ship is a highly, highly coveted assignment, especially among the enlisted men. The living standards are much more comfortable than on a typical Navy ship, there's only two people to a room instead of the typical 10-40 that you might find on many other vessels. The recreation opportunities are ample, it's spacious and most work a four weeks on/two weeks off rotation. This crew obviously took pride in their ship.
|Looking back at station from one of the upper decks. Glorious, typical Antarctic weather.
And because this was, of course, the British Navy, what was the next mandatory course of action? It was time to have tea and biscuits, because even in this frozen ocean, they still remember what proper civilized people do.
|Man I don't even LIKE tea, but I will drink some just to say that I had tea on a British Navy ship.
|THIS is what the Navy is like?! I thought it was all swabbing poop decks and people yelling at you.
|A classic game that is apparently the cause of, and resolution to, many small and not-so-small disputes on board.
We were there guests for the better part of an hour as they showed us around and socialized a bit. All of us were very impressed with the ship; it was obviously very well appointed and designed with it's task in mind. And frankly, if THIS was what service in the British Navy was like? I might have to learn the Queen's English and sign up.


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Wow, I almost didn't get to my ARK (Act of Random Kindness) today . . . I was coming home from a doctor's appointment in an area of town I really wasn't familiar with and I realized at the last minute that I was in the far right lane and needed to be in the far left to make my exit. I turned on my signal and tried to ease over, but the guy to my left sped up and would not let me in! I kept trying but he stayed right in my way. He pulled up beside me as I was approaching the last chance for my exit and I threw my hand up in a gesture as if to say, "hey buddy, what gives? Let me in." This crazy guy became enraged and stayed right beside me for at least half a mile, making obscene gestures and I could see the rage in his face and in his actions. If I sped up, he sped up--If I slowed to let him by, he slowed. It actually got a little scary but eventually he screeched off (of course, too late to make my exit). I was really frustrated and a little bewildered. I kept wondering what in the world would cause a person to get so angry? All I wanted to do was get over and he easily could have slowed to let me in. What is happening to our world when we can't take a moment and be courteous to another person?
I just couldn't believe someone was so mean for no apparent reason. At that moment, I felt like the character of Evelyn Couch in "Fried Green Tomatoes" when a couple of young girls whipped into her parking spot and told her off for no reason. She wondered why someone would be so mean. Then, pushed to her limit, she turned into "Towanda" and proceeded to smash into the girls' car! Well, I didn't turn into "Towanda," but I sure wanted to.
Still shaking and scratching my head, I decided to turn my anger into something constructive. The rest of the day, I tried to be a more considerate driver. I let people get over when they needed to. I allowed people to merge and turn in front of me. Ordinarily, I am oblivious of others when I drive, but I took the time to look around and reach out to others from behind the wheel of my vehicle. It felt good. It also didn't cost me any time and I had a stress-free drive. I'd also like to think that the people I was considerate to appreciated it and maybe made them less-stressed too! (One can dream, can't they?)
And as for the guy with "Road Rage" (and you know who you are, Mr. Silver Subaru on Rt. 417), I hope your day gets better and I will pray for you!


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Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Day #9: 30 Day Writing Challenge
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day one. Also something has helped me change perspective is to end every journal entry with something positive from the day even if it's something small, like "my tea this morning was really good". Eventually those positives will add up. It's worth a shot right? Sending good vibes!ReplyDelete
Making the decision is important... it's not always easy unfortunately... I am glad you found something to help you see things a different way, it took me longer but I got there... I hope you find happy moments that turn into happy days xoxReplyDelete
that's a good thought. and also making the decision to be happy is important. hope you'll get there soon, lovely! xxReplyDelete
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Sunday, January 21, 2018
Dweezil Zappa and Donald Fagen on the same album when Derek Smalls of Spinal Tap returns
The release of Derek Small's solo album Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing) is April 13 and we finally have a list of all guest appearances on this album by a person that first appeared in the fictional band Spinal Tap in 1984.
The number of guests on the album is impressive and after reading through the complete list we invite you to enjoy the first track/video from the album Smalls Change:
Track List (With Descriptions)
1. "Openture" (featuring the Hungarian Studio Orchestra)
"The philosophy of this record, expressed in fewer words than I've taken to almost describe it."
2. "Rock 'n' Roll Transplant" (featuring Steve Lukather, Jim Keltner and Chad Smith)
"Whatever might be ailing you, rock 'n' roll is the cure. Ask Dr. Derek!"
3. "Butt Call" (featuring Phil X, Taylor Hawkins)
"In one lifetime, the telephone has gone from a miracle to a pain in the arse."
4. "Smalls Change" (featuring the Hungarian Studio Orchestra, Judith Owen, Danny Kortchmar and Russ Kunkel)
"Why Lukewarm Water is no longer bracketed by Fire and Ice. A nod to what's past, and a wink to what's next."
5. "Memo To Willie" (featuring Donald Fagen, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Larry Carlton and the Snarky Puppy Horns)
"An urgent missive to the Honorable Member: continued tumescence, if you please."
6. "It Don't Get Old" (featuring Peter Frampton and Waddy Wachtel)
"Life on the road, an endless series of pointless encounters. What could be better?"
7. "Complete Faith" (featuring the Hungarian Studio Orchestra)
"A musical interruption."
8. "Faith No More" (featuring the Hungarian Studio Orchestra and Todd Sucherman)
"As I get older, I look back more fondly on all the people I've known. Except for Ian."
9. "Gimme Some (More) Money" (featuring Paul Shaffer, Waddy Wachtel and David Crosby)
"Time and technology change everything, except the need for change."
10. "MRI" (featuring Derek with Dweezil Zappa)
"Everybody's going to have one, eventually. It's just another ride. To hell, but still…"
11. "Hell Toupee" (featuring the Hungarian Studio Orchestra
"Think Satan doesn't have dark thoughts about his appearance as he ages? Think again."
12. "Gummin the Gash" (featuring Steve Vai, Gregg Bisonnette and Jane Lynch)
"Losing your teeth closes one door, and opens another. A celebration of the meeting of two toothless cavities."
13. "She Puts the Bitch in Obituary" (featuring Richard Thompson and Jane Lynch)
"A hymn to womanhood in all her splendor."
14. "When Men Did Rock" (featuring Michael League, Joe Satriani, Rick Wakeman and the Hungarian Studio Orchestra
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Surfing in Noosa
As you enter the Sunshine Coast you start to notice surfboards in all shapes and sizes, and that's probably the best way to describe those that ride them too! At any hour of the day you will see the big Mals sliding across the swell at the points in Laguna Bay….the more experienced Hanging and beginners just hanging on!
If you've never surfed before, Noosa is a great place to learn with plenty of empty stretches of beach perfect for practice. If you want to get a bit of an edge, book in to one of our Surf Schools for a lesson. No waves? No problem hire a paddle board instead.


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The Peace and Justice Network invites nominations for the Dr. George B. Brooks Award. Nominations for this annual award can be made by a church session, a committee of the Presbytery, or two members of any of the churches in our Presbytery. A cash award will be donated to a non-profit justice and/or peacemaking organization of the recipient's choice.
Criteria for the Award includes :Dedication to social justice, human rights, and peacemaking demonstrated by specific accomplishments made in Arizona; Identifiable benefits to individuals and community, church, or state by that person's dedication; and at least one statement affirming the evidence of that commitment from a person or agency impacted by the nominee.
The nominee must be a member of a congregation in the Presbytery of the Grand Canyon or a continuing member of the Presbytery, may not be a current member of the Peace and Justice Network, and must not have been a member of the Peace and Justice Network for at least one year. Individuals nominated previously may be nominated again.
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This week the market headed down.
The interesting point being that the recent rally failed to break through the long-term upwards trend line.
This indicates some more selling in the short-term, which could see the market; get back into the 5200 ranges.
The energy sector and resources sector had a tough week ending down with BHP down 3.6% and Origin Energy down 6.3%.
Gail Kelly announced her retirement as the chief executive of Westpac. Which means that we can expect Westpac to underperform while the new CEO gets settled.
All the big banks were lower for the week. As was Grain Corp. Myer was down 5.6% closing the week out at $1.78. This makes it look attractive to the long-term investor.
Ten network slipped lower if that was possible down 1.9% even on the back of a potential takeover offer in the wind.
Tony Abbott reinforced that the G20 is about jobs and growth and not climate change. Which is good news for those ever increasing unemployed people.
Short-term I expect to see the market more Bearish.
Which means some bargains for the value investor.


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End Times News Update
Sign: Believers Persecuted (churches attacked in Nigeria)
Scripture: Matthew 24:8
News Source: My Way News
Attacks strike Nigeria churches, kill at least 6
Jun 10, 1:54 PM (ET)
By AHMED SAKA and JON GAMBRELL
JOS, Nigeria (AP) – A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives
Sunday outside a church in central Nigeria as gunmen attacked another
church in the nation's northeast, killing at least six people and
wounding dozens of others in the latest attacks targeting Christian
worshippers in a nation increasingly divided by faith, officials and
witnesses said. A radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram claimed
the attacks.
The violence Sunday in Jos and Biu, a city in hard-hit northeastern
Borno state, comes as almost every weekend this year has seen churches
targeted by Boko Haram and other shadowy assailants exacerbating the
country's unease. Despite a heavy military presence in the region,
deadly attacks by the sect have continued unstopped.
In Jos, a city on the uneasy dividing line between Nigeria's largely
Muslim north and Christian south, the suicide car bomber drove toward
the compound of the Christ Chosen Church of God in the city and
detonated his bomb nearby, said Abu Emmanuel, a spokesman for Plateau
state police. While outside of the church, the shock wave from the
blast brought down a portion of the building, causing injuries inside,
Emmanuel said.
Angry youths later surrounded the area, striking back against Muslims
in retaliatory violence, witnesses said. Four people and the suicide
bomber were killed, while more than 40 others were wounded, police and
the military said.
More could die from the blast as it left many severely wounded, officials said.
Meanwhile in Biu, a city in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, gunmen
opened fire during a service at an EYN church, an acronym that means
"Church of the Brethen in Nigeria" in the local Hausa language of
Nigeria's north, witnesses said. An usher and another worshipper at
the church were killed in the attack while others were injured,
military spokesman Col. Victor Ebhaleme
Borno state police commissioner Bala Hassan confirmed the attack and
said officers were investigating.
Speaking to journalists on a conference call Sunday night, a spokesman
for Boko Haram claimed both attacks. Nigeria faces a growing wave of
sectarian violence carried out by Boko Haram, whose name means
"Western education is sacrilege" in Hausa. Boko Haram has been blamed
for killing more than 560 people this year alone, according to an
Associated Press count. The sect's targets have included churches,
police stations and other security buildings, often attacked by
suicide car bombers across northern Nigeria.
Boko Haram most recently claimed responsibility for the drive-by
killing Tuesday of a retired deputy inspector-general of police and
two other officers in Nigeria's largest northern city of Kano.
Nigeria, a nation of more than 160 million people, is divided between
a largely Muslim north and Christian south. Boko Haram attacks have
inflamed tensions between the two religions, though many in the faiths
live peacefully with each other and intermarry in Africa's most
populous nation. Churches across the country now receive additional
military and police protection, while church officials use
metal-detecting wands to check worshippers and encourage women to
leave their purses at home.
The most recent attack on a church Easter Sunday saw a suicide car
bomber detonate his explosives in the Nigerian city of Kaduna after
apparently turning away from a church, killing at least 41 people. On
Christmas Day, a Boko Haram-claimed car bomb attack on a Catholic
church in Madalla near Nigeria's capital and assaults elsewhere in the
country killed at least 44 people.
In Jos, a city in Nigeria's fertile central belt, religious rioting
and violence has killed thousands in the last decade. However, the
attacks often take root in political and economic disputes between the
many ethnic groups living in the region.
Jon Gambrell reported from Lagos, Nigeria and can be reached at
Associated Press reporters Haruna Umar in Maiduguri, Nigeria
contributed to this report.


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Where is my pain coming from?
What is the cause of my pain?
Most people go to a chiropractor because they are in pain and have been for awhile. They want pain relief but they should want to know where the pain is coming from. As a chiropractor, people tend to think that we just work on the spine and make sure it is aligned and that you are moving correctly. Well, that is partly true but we also are on the hunt for where your pain is coming from. We want to find where it is coming from so that we can get to the cause and correct it, so pain does not return. Pain is present and felt in our body, for a reason. Pain is a warning sign from our brain telling us that something is wrong and that it needs to be addressed. Pain may come from many different sources including muscle, joint and nerve and as a medical professional, we want to look at all sources to determine the cause.
Our body is a system of joints, muscles and nerves that propel us through the day. Pain is generally a problem of both joint and muscle issues. As chiropractors, we look at your joints including your spine but also your elbows, hands, knees, and ankles and everything else that is moved by a muscle. Your spine has many joints, at each vertebrae and our spines protect the most important thing in our body: our spinal cord. The nerves that makes us move, that make us feel pain and that control our body are protected by our spine. Protecting our spinal cord is important so making sure there is no pain in our body is also important. When the joints are moving correctly, we can then look at what moves the joints and that is our muscles.
Muscle and connective soft tissue are the most commonly injured body part that causes pain and that can lead to a more chronic pain in our muscles, joints and body overall. Muscle can be overused, sore or tight due to many different factors and it is our job to find out why muscle becomes painful. Soft tissue therapies can help to alleviate acute and chronic muscle type pain while exercise is important to strengthen weak or underused muscle to form a better, stronger body.
Next time you have pain for more than 3 days, please seek out a professional opinion on what is causing the pain. Pain is a warning sign that when ignored, it only leads to further pain and future injury. If you are having musculo-skeletal pain now, give us a call and see if we can offer some pain relief and a cause for the reason the pain is present.


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"Shrinking Women," a spoken word poem by Lily Myers, articulates the relationship between women, food, space, and voice. Myers compares her upbringing with her brother's, and explains that while men are encouraged to speak out and raise their voices, women are told to become less than and belittle themselves. As Myers speaks, "I have been taught accommodation. My brother never thinks before he speaks; I have been taught to filter […] You [her brother] have been taught to grow out, I have been taught to grow in."
The inequity Myers discusses is cultural, and we've all experienced or seen the phenomenon of the "shrinking women." Susan Bordo discusses the issue of "the slender body;" culturally, women are told to view and value themselves only in terms of their physical appearance, and can only be deemed valuable if they fit the image of beauty societally upheld: skinny. Men aren't upheld to a similar definition of beauty, however, and, as Myers highlighted in her poem, are taught completely different standards of behavior. As John Berger wrote in "Ways of Seeing," "men act and women appear." It is very obvious that a large inequality exists between men and women in our society. This inequity can only be eliminated when women are no longer upheld to the skinny ideal and taught to shrink.
Berger, John. "Ways of Seeing." Ed. Amelia Jones. The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader. New York: Routledge, 2003. 37-39. Print.
Bordo, Susan. "Reading the Slender Body." Unbearable Weight. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993. 185-212. Print.


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While Nordhavn's superior hull design and quality workmanship are clearly evident, it is the attention to engineering detail that separates P.A.E. from all others. The best place to look for this difference is in the N47's walk-in, stand-up engine room, which is so well organized, bright and uncluttered, that doing routine maintenance will be a pleasant experience, not a chore. A stainless steel rail surrounds the Lugger 173 hp diesel engine, making it safe to conduct visual checks underway. The dry exhaust, a Nordhavn signature, exits high off the bridge deck, eliminating a potentially troublesome thru-hull and dangerous, obnoxious fumes at the transom. The foolproof fuel management system, another Nordhavn trademark, utilizes a simple gravity feed system that allows every gallon to be used. Sight gauges on the day tank allow accurate monitoring during long voyages. Lined with fireproof, 2" lead sound deadening material and finished with perforated aluminum panels, this spotless engine room has a level of fit and finish that rivals competitors' staterooms. A ZF 3.96-to-1 transmission and 2 ¼" Aquamet shaft drives a 4-blade, 34" prop slowly, quietly and efficiently. A foundation for up to a 16 kW AC generator is provided. For those who want the peace of mind of a "get home" power plant, a 40-hp Yanmar wing engine with a Gori three-blade folding prop is an option. Aft of the engine room, a huge lazarette contains the 1020 amp-hour house battery bank, steering system and optional watermaker. A 3000-watt inverter is standard, as is a heavy-duty, 270-amp alternator for charging the house batteries.
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I Captured Happiness At Glastonbury 2016
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At a time when a bitter EU referendum threatened to divide the nation, Glastonbury 2016 proved itself to be a timely reminder of how happiness, sustainability and openness can be celebrated amongst people from all walks of life in the UK.
A deluge of torrid headlines and torrential rain in the days leading up to the festival failed to dampen this fun-filled celebration of contemporary arts, which threw its gates open once again for 135,000 fun-seeking pilgrims and three of the best British headlining acts today. With 900 acres of the Vale of Avalon experiencing its muddiest chapter in modern times, devouring the south of England's entire supply of woodchip in the process, the togetherness amongst those dancing away on Worthy Farm was the very definition of community.
I sought to capture the spirit and soul of the festival and the sheer happiness it brought not only to myself and my friends but to those we encountered across the five days. Thank you Michael Eavis for being an advocate of progress and for doing things your way, the best way! Here are some of the photos I took during Glastonbury weekend.
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'66 Chevrolet Nova SS Pro Street
HRF built this car for drag racing and street driving. The car was set up with a 1000 HP pump, gas, big block chevy blower motor. The chassis was a certified 8.50 built in our hot rod car shop. This car was so streetable the owner drove it daily to work and back. The paint was electron blue PPG paint. The front end was a heidts style front frame section. The rear was a ladder bar set up.


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always held on the first Saturday of May.
Our local TV coverage will begin at 7:00 a.m.
and run all day and into the evening.
The celebrities who will be attending have been
announced, and the party plans are being finalized!
Hope you enjoy the day -- I feel "connected" to things in Kentucky now thanks to you!
How fun to have an annual celebration of such history and elegance! It's just not the same here---this one's on such a huge scale, and the ruuuum-ruuuuuuuuuuuuum of engines and whiz-past of the tiny cars on the that enormous expanse of concrete are no match for your Blue Grass and noble steeds. And the elevated prices on EVERYTHING for the month of May are the bane of all permanent residents---those things certainly have not the elan and charm of Derby parties, gatherings on pristine lawns, evening porches with juleps and Benedictine sandwiches and lively conversation.
I'm extremely pleased and proud of our city, but I'd swap the EVENT with yours, just for the elegance and suave beauty of it. Besides, a bevy of ladies in capricious hats bespeaks a wonderful, charming event to come, and those magnificent horses are magical wonders.
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So I'm settled in Thailand.
Beautiful country with the nicest people I've met anywhere on Earth. Its a very peaceful country with great weather and its ridiculously affordable too. I've been here 2 months and I estimate it costs roughly 15-20% of what it costs in LA or DC (my last 2 residences) to live here. Dinner for the wife and I usually costs $2 US and our 4 bedroom townhouse costs us $100 US a month to rent.
Anyways, enough about Thailand. Its time to get back to work on this blog! I've been spending a lot of my time writing on my stock market Blog – Penny Stalker – since the world economy is in upheaval. There are tons and tons of affordable stocks right now, so working on my portfolio has been nearly a full time job.
This post, albeit a short one, because I have to catch up on my real work of webmastering a couple dozen sites, is about a great new Web 2.0 software I ran across. The name is Dolphin. Its free and chock full of features including video sharing, blogging, user profiles, commenting, classifieds, etc. It even has its own chat system for instant messages.
The reason I mention it here is because Dolphin allows you to own your very own video sharing community. I've been working on two installs for clients over the last month. The technical process of installation is pretty complex, but managing the site is easy.
If you'd like me to install a copy for you, hit me up on my website – masteryan.com.
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Susan Boyle Sings for the Pope in Scotland
Susan Boyle showed off her angelic voice to Pope Benedict XVI and thousands of onlookers at the end of a Roman Catholic open mass today (Sept. 16) in Scotland. The "Britain's Got Talent" star performed "I Dreamed a Dream" and the hymns "Make Me a Channel of Your Peace" and "How Great Thou Art" as the Pope waved to the crowd and said goodbye to church officials.
Dressed in a black coat and heels, Boyle performed at Glasgow's Bellahouston Park before 65,000 people, most of whom appear to be waving blue Papal flags. Before the performance, Boyle said that singing for the Pope is "something I've always dreamed of."
Singing for the Pope is quite a boost for Boyle, after a licensing glitch halted her from performing a Lou Reed song on "America's Got Talent" last week, reportedly leaving the singer in tears.


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Seeking to leave a violent marriage or relationship in New Jersey can be a tough decision due to fear of physical harm to either them or any children involved. New studies show that Asian-Americans are less likely to seek help or report domestic violence than other demographic groups in this country. There are likely many reasons for these statistics, but one researcher believes it has to do with their culture and how seeking help for the violence could bring shame upon them and even their family.
New Jersey divorce: Avoiding term life insurance policy mistakes
A recent article from the Huffington Post addresses the purchase of term life insurance during the divorce process. This type of insurance is often used to provide financial security to an ex-spouse in instances where alimony or child support are part of the divorce settlement. As with many other aspects of a New Jersey divorce settlement, fulfilling the requirement to purchase tem life insurance typically occurs after the divorce is finalized.
Second New Jersey divorce can hit hard in the pocketbook
Statistics show that those who marry for a second time may have higher odds of divorcing. What most New Jersey residents may not realize, though, is that a second divorce can cause serious financial consequences. Repeat divorce can complicate matters because many people are still financially recovering from the first one.
Celebrity split: Katie Holmes files for divorce from Tom Cruise
Divorce can be an extraordinarily difficult process to go through, especially when one is in the public eye. One celebrity divorce making the news lately is the recently announced split between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Not only are the couple's public images now at stake, but their 6-year-old daughter's future is on the line as well. New Jersey couples who have gone through divorce know just how hard that process can be on any children.
Divorce and college expenses: what's the cost?
Children of divorce are affected in many ways after their parents split but now, with skyrocketing tuition costs, they are also suffering in the area of higher education. A study conducted by Rice University and University of Wisconsin professors has shown that children affected by divorce receive only 42 percent of college costs from their parents, versus 77 percent by parents who stay together. These statistics may encourage New Jersey parents to bring up college costs during the property settlement portion of their divorce, no matter how young their children may be.


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The Daystick is a long one- or two-handed club / cudgel (blunt weapon- like a baseball bat). It is used by Judges for riot control and less-than-lethal attacks on aggressive perps. It has a titanium core, as demonstrated when one perp attempted to slice through it with a chainsaw, albeit to no avail.
NamingEditThe Daystick is named as such as a Judge would "beat the daylights" out of a target. This weapon is derived from the previous one-handed baton called a "nightstick" used by modern police.
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- Judge Kruger - A Daystick fighting champion and Sector Chief.
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Demand for hotel, restaurant and travel services in Finland increased significantly during the final quarter of 2010 and the growth is expected to continue this year, according to the Finnish Hospitality Association MaRa.
Last autumn's growth engines were the improved demand for hotel accommodation and increased food sales due to a reduction in the VAT introduced for restaurant food in July 2010. The consumption of alcohol, however, has continued its decline. In Finland only 10% of alcohol consumption now takes place in restaurants.
The total sales of the hotel, restaurant and travel services in Finland increased by about 1.5% in 2010 compared to the previous year. The second half of the year saw the biggest growth, with the value of sales increasing by 4% and the volume by 5% compared to the same period in 2009.
The sales of hotel accommodation increased by 3.5% in 2010 and the room occupation rate was about 51%, showing a 2% increase on the year before. The value of sales for restaurants serving alcohol increased by almost 2%, while sales in fast food restaurants grew by 3.5%. The sales of catering companies fell by 3.5% in 2010.
Demand in the hotel, restaurant and travel services sector is expected to grow faster in 2011 than last year. In addition to the cut in VAT, a predicted drop in the household savings rate and the continuation of the general growth of the economy will boost the positive development of the sector, which may reach its pre-recession level in 2013.
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"Supernatural's" Thursday (March 30) return not only presented Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) with a monster-hunt that hit close to home, the team ended up learning a valuable lesson in compassion.
After "The Raid," (the March 2 episode), it quickly became clear to the British Men of Letters that the Winchesters have a huge leg up when it comes to hunting skills. But working with Mick Davies (Adam Fergus) does come with some nice perks: Three-star hotels and a spy-like panache earn the BMoL man some quick respect from the boys — but it doesn't last too long.
Their investigation into a local werewolf attack puts Mick in a quandary of sorts. His tactic for dressing as Hayden's (Abby Ross) doctor was something Sam and Dean may have never thought of, but when he discovered the girl's wolf bite, he lied to the boys about her dire state. That dishonesty quickly sent things into a tailspin: Killing the girl in self-defense, the huge moral and ethical differences between The Winchesters' style of hunting and that of the British Men of Letters come to the fore.
Hunting monsters should be cut-and-dry, right? As we've continually learned through Sam and Dean's travels, this line of work is complicated — it's never black and white, but layers upon layers of gray. It's a lesson Dean faced head-on when he was trapped in purgatory back in Season 8 — befriending a vampire named Benny (Ty Olsson) ultimately saved his life. And this lesson is delivered again once Claire (Kathryn Love Newton) unexpectedly joins the case.
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She may have some impressive hunting skills, but it doesn't take long before the adopted daughter of Sheriff Jody Mills got bitten by the same exact werewolf. You know, whenever Claire shows up in the series, Dean tends to go into full on dad mode. And as she slowly transformed underneath that full moon, their emotional bond became too much for Dean to bear.
The most engaging aspect of "Ladies Drink Free," however, was Mick's discovery that he's been operating on the wrong instincts this whole entire time.
His dishonesty about Hayden, and inclination to kill any supernatural being with blind abandon, put Mick on rocky ground with Sam and Dean early on. But their confrontation with werewolf Claire found Mick to be the hero the boys needed. Instead of putting a bullet in her when he had the chance, he took the compassionate route and ultimately saved the girl's life.
The British Men of Letters are full of surprises, to be sure. But a blood therapy that can reverse the signs of lycanthropy? Now we've seen everything. The cure may have only worked in rodents up until this point, but this is "Supernatural" and as frightening as things get, the show doles out plenty of hope as well. And after all was said and done, this near-death moment ended up bringing everyone closer together.
Honestly, we weren't sure how Sam and Dean would work with any of the BMoL. But after viewing Thursday's episode, we have some faith that Sam, Dean and Mick will make an okay team moving forward. But what about Mr. Ketch (David Haydn-Jones)? Remember, he's the one whose tied up all of Sam and Dean's loose ends. And when we say "loose ends," we mean killing every monster they've spared. When the boys eventually find this out — there will surely be hell to pay.
"Supernatural" Season 12 airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.


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October 9th, 2015
Every year, companies from around the globe subject their products and services to the rigorous testing of the iF Design Awards. It's of little wonder, considering the support iF affords its award winners; international exhibitions, the iF design app and appearance in the iF World Design Guide platform are all on the cards for those entering.
On 15 October 2015, registration will close for…
iF Design Award 2016
This is the big one. The internationally renowned iF Design Award was established in 1953 and ranks among the most important design awards in the world.
iF Public Value Award 2016
Good projects change society, and this is what the new iF Public Value Award is about: projects that contribute to finding solutions to the most pressing questions of our time.
iF Public Value Student Award 2016
This award recognizes student projects focusing on the development of creative concepts to tackle the big issues of our time. Does the project solve an important social problem? Does it thus create a dimension of use that also considers ethical questions?
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If You Wrong Us is "an intricate psychological page-turner that explores the darker side of vengeance and reads like *Gone Girl* through a teen lens." - Kirkus Reviews.
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Title: If You Wrong Us
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Publisher: Flux
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Length: 240 Pages
Author: Dawn Klehr
Publisher: Flux
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Length: 240 Pages
As they plot revenge against the person responsible, a bond—intense, unyielding, and manic—takes hold of them. And in an unexpected turn of events, they fall for each other.
Or so they think.
In an upside-down world where decay is beautiful and love and hate become one, Becca and Johnny find themselves grappling with reality. Nothing is exactly what it seems, including what they've come to believe about the crash. Question is: will they learn the truth before it's too late?
No. The question is: when they learn the truth, will they care?
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About Dawn Klehr:
She began her career in TV news and though she's been on both sides of the camera, she prefers to lurk behind the lens. Mostly, she loves to get lost in stories – in film, the theater, or on the page – and is a sucker for both the sinister and the sappy. She's currently channeling her dark side as she works on her next book.
Dawn lives in the Twin Cities with her funny husband, adorable son, and naughty dog.
You can find her at: www.dawnklehrbooks.com, @dawnklehr, or www.facebook.com/dawnklehrauthor.
You can find her at: www.dawnklehrbooks.com, @dawnklehr, or www.facebook.com/dawnklehrauthor.
Connect with Dawn: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads
Hi Dawn, thank you for joining us today.
Can you tell us a little about yourself?
My Interview with Dawn
Thanks, for having me Rainne!
Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Sure, I'd be happy to share a little about myself. Let's see, I spend my days as a mom and a writer. I live in the Twin Cities with my husband, son, and a Tibetan terrier named Piper. We love to travel, run, read, and watch movies.
When did you start writing for publication, what made you decide to put your work out there to be read by others?
I've always made my living writing in one way or another. I started in broadcast journalism, both writing my own stories and writing copy for the anchors on TV news programs. I later went on to marketing and public relations. I always wanted to write a novel and played around for many years, but once my son was born my creative juices really began to flow. And once I decided to make a commitment to it, things progressed from there. It's been amazing.
Who or what has helped you become a better writer over time?
The work is what makes you better, honestly. Just putting the time in. Critique groups can also help. And, of course, going through the publication process with agents and editors. I still do writing activities, still go to classes, still read craft books. I'll never stop learning.
When you consider your future, what would you like to make happen for you?
I love the way you phrased this question. We do make things happen for ourselves, don't we? For my future, I just want more of the same. More writing, more book deals, more readers who enjoy my work. And my family and friends who put up with all of it!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
IF YOU WRONG US is the name of my new book and my editor actually came up with the title. It's from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
Can you tell us anything about any of your current work(s)-in-progress?
I have two YA projects fighting for attention right now. They have strong romantic threads, but are both thriller-ish. One has some magical realism in it that is really fun. The other? Serial killers.What about your previous books, tell us a bit about them and how we can get our hands on them.
The Cutting Room Floor is my debut YA novel. It's another thriller told from the point of view of a budding filmmaker and his muse. It's creepy and sweet and sad and scary. That book is currently available at all e-tailers and some bookstores. I have links on my website: dawnklehrbooks.com
Where can we find you to tell you how amazing we think you are?
I'm on Facebook and Twitter @dawnklehr and on my website: dawnklehrbooks.com. Come on over! I love chatting with readers!!


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By Joseph Straccia and Team: Peter Brunsgaard, Max Scrimgeour, Jeremy Parsons
Team 10 – Team Third Assignment
A 3-D Karman vortex street behind a cylinder in water seeded with gravity fed dye injection into the wake. Experiment conducted on the ITLL flume.
An inverted image (negative) from the same series:
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Very very cool. The edited image and how you made it look like flames, awesome! the contrast and focus are truly exceptional.
Wow! This is by far my favorite out of the Von Karman flows. Especially how the photo was edited to create a flame image. Very Beautiful.
Very interesting setup. Great explanation. I like how you added a second photo with different editing to see more of the physics behind the fluid flow.
Really cool setup. The contrast is magnificent. Focus is superb and the image shows the effect really well. Excellent job.
Great images! Nice job getting a really difficult phenomenon. There is good contrast between the white background and the injected dye, and the shedding behavior is clear and really makes the image.
Wow, stunning. You guys put a ton of effort into this picture, its impressive! I think its very interesting how the negative is so similar to a flame.
– Cool photo, I really like the negative looks like turbulent flames coming out from the sun.
– Great use of resources and understanding of the physics behind it.
Very awesome picture! Amazing focus. All the details, the twists of the vortexes, it looks like smoke almost. Love the simplicity.
This image has cool color, and I like the solid white background. Some of the color on the right edge looks overexposed and details lost, but that might just be due to the mixing.
Really great focus on the dye in the wake. All your hard work at the flume paid off!
So beautiful! Great contrast and color. The focus is great
Wow! amazing image, the contrast between the background and fluid flow is fascinating. The fluid flow is very mesmerizing with the blue dye.
Wow! Nice image! The fluid flow is really crisp, well represented. Nice!
Great image, the white background is a great contrast with the von Karman vortex. A very unique flow that isn't seen very often.
I really enjoy the inverted image as it gives a different story and it reminds me of juggling fire. I really like your work here you've done a fantastic job in capturing a unique image to this course.
Awesome visualization of this fluid phenomena. The bright white background gives this image a great contrast range and makes the blue very vibrant. Nice setup and capture!
Great picture that shows turbulent flow across the cylinder. Very cool processing.


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Source: Michigan has hired Arizona State defensive line coach Shaun Nua for the same position. Several reports surfaced Wednesday about Nua but the agreement wasn't finalized until earlier today. Nua spent one year at ASU after six as Navy's defensive line coach. The former BYU defensive lineman and coach played four seasons in the NFL. He replaces Greg Mattison with the Wolverines.