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The fire on Kimball Island in Suisun Bay between San Francisco and Sacramento spread across at least 40 acres on a dry, windy day. It engulfed one of the island's 20 buildings and was threatening others, Solano County fire dispatcher Robyn Rains said.
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Most investors around the world are not comfortable taking on more risk to achieve better returns despite recent gains that have pushed some stock markets to all-time highs, according to a new survey.
BlackRock's first Global Investor Pulse Survey found that even less risk-averse affluent people with more than $250,000 in investable assets and greater confidence about their financial futures, along with investors of all types around the world, tended hold a lot of cash, with no immediate plans to change their investment mix.
In the U.S., investors of all types held 48% of investable assets in cash, with 18% in stocks and 7% in bonds.
Equity ownership rates were highest in Hong Kong and Taiwan, countries that also have high overall rates of household savings.
The BlackRock poll, executed by Cicero Group, a research outfit, interviewed 17,567 respondents in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan between Aug. 24 and Sept. 16. The U.S. sample comprised 4,000 respondents.
Researchers imposed no income or asset qualifications in selecting poll participants in order to make the survey a representative sampling of each country's entire population.
The survey found that nearly half of U.S. investors were positive overall about their financial futures, while the other half expressed worries ranging from "concerned" to "nervous," "pessimistic" and "depressed."
Notably, 58% of people who worked with a financial advisor — whether affluent or not — reported feeling positive about their financial future.
Affluent investors were more upbeat, with 72% describing themselves as positive, 78% saying they felt in control of their financial futures and 81% expressing confidence in the way they were making savings and investment decisions.
Debt and bill payments appeared to contribute to average Americans' concerns and to affect the way they saved and invested. The poll found the percentage of take-home pay devoted to bills and debt was particularly high in the U.S. (49%) compared with the global average (40%).
These costs translate into widespread personal savings deficits in the U.S. When asked what would encourage them to invest more of their cash savings, about a third said "less personal debt."
The lingering fallout of the credit crisis and associated economic downturn is evident in the survey results. In the U.S., "health care costs" followed by "job security" and "state of the U.S. economy" topped the list as respondents' No. 1 concerns.
Global respondents mentioned "having to spend more than I earn" most often as among their top three concerns. However, 43% of U.S. respondents said a modest earnings increase of $200 per month would encourage them to save more generally, 40% reported they would pay off more debt and 26% said they would save more for retirement specifically.
Around the world and in the U.S., respondents said they had recently spent more time planning a vacation (35%/27%), the purchase of a new technology item such as a smartphone (25%/25%) and researching a car purchase (23%/26%) than they had devoted to reviewing their retirement plan (17%/20%).
Retirees responding to the survey would have none of this. When asked with the benefit of hindsight whether they would have done anything differently, retirees responded as follows:
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- I would have worked for longer (21%)
- I would have sought professional financial advice (12%).
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Beyond the traditional spring cleaning, the new season often inspires more ambitious plans for elaborate home renovations—a new pool, an additional room over the garage or a fully finished basement. Many financial planners may be asked by their clients about the affordability and wisdom of undertaking such improvements, particularly if funding the effort requires the liquidation of financial investments. As part of their answer, wealth advisors could provide an added service by encouraging clients to consult with their insurance agent.
Too few homeowners remember to take such a step. As a result, they leave themselves exposed to a wide variety of dangers. The fact is, homes under construction represent one the most dangerous situations for a family and home, and homeowners should take a variety of steps to protect their home before, during and after a home renovation project.
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- Poor safety procedures endangering life and limb
Flammable rags and paint, exposed electrical wiring, open walls and roofs covered by tarps, dumpsters full of wood scrap, temporary stairs and blocked entryways: all these joys of a home under construction heighten the risk of fire, water damage and injury to family members. The insurance agent and company can help ensure that the contractor follows proper safety procedures to minimize these risks.
Homeowners should also take an inventory of their possessions before construction starts. They may have to move items from one room to another or to a temporary home during construction. The risk of damage, theft or misplacement increases greatly, and having an up-to-date inventory makes the claims process much easier if a loss occurs.
- Untrustworthy workers with malicious intent
When a client invites a construction crew into the family home, sometimes for months, the crew can become familiar with family routines, valuable articles and even safety codes to alarm systems. They are in a unique position to do harm, and HNW clients represent a tempting target. While the vast majority will resist temptation, some will not. To minimize the risk, the insurance agent may recommend professional background screens of the workers. Better yet, insurance companies that cater to HNW clients, as ACE does, usually offer access to such services on a complimentary or reduced fee basis.
- Inadequate liability coverage for worker injuries
Construction work is dangerous work. A serious head, neck or back injury after falling off a ladder or tripping over an ill-placed piece of equipment can result in decades of worker's compensation medical bills. The general contractor or subcontractor may not have enough insurance to cover the cost. In such cases, the injured worker may sue the homeowner, too, especially if he knows the client to be wealthy. The insurance agent can review the contractor's policies and advise if the client should ask the contractor to secure additional coverage or purchase worker's compensation coverage himself. Homeowners and umbrella liability policies typically exclude liability for construction-worker injuries.
- Restricted property coverage during construction
Failing to notify the insurance agent and company about major renovations within a certain period of time can trigger restrictions in homeowners coverage. If the client has a policy that does not cap the amount it will pay to rebuild the home after a total covered loss, the carrier might restrict coverage by capping the amount at the home value listed in the policy. Furthermore, if the client has a policy that provides replacement cost for the contents of the home, coverage could be restricted to actual cash value. Actual cash value takes depreciation into account when valuing items, while replacement cost coverage does not. Finally, the policy language may also impose a higher deductible, such as 5% of the home's value. On a $2 million home, that's a $100,000 deductible.
- Missed opportunity to upgrade safety systems and earn insurance premium creditThe cost of upgrading safety systems in the home could be much lower during home remodeling because the necessary workers are already there and the interior workings of the home are already exposed. The insurance agent and carrier could offer advice about the latest water-leak detection and shut-off devices, automatic standby generators and alarms linked to central monitoring stations. Since these systems make the home safer, insurance companies often offer credits that in combination can reduce premium by 30% or more. Credits may also be available for upgrading electrical, plumbing and temperature control systems.
- Inadequate coverage for the larger, more luxurious home and additional contents and furnishings after completion
If a home was insured for $1 million and the client added a room, expanded the kitchen, and finished the basement, it may now take $1.5 million to rebuild after a disaster. If the client didn't inform the agent and have the coverage limit for the home raised appropriately, the home could be underinsured.
Furthermore, the contents of the home could be underinsured. The amount of personal property coverage is typically set as a percentage of the home structure value listed on the policy. If the client purchased additional or upgraded furnishings as part of the remodeling but didn't adjust the home value, he or she may not have enough personal property coverage.
The decision to expand or remodel a home represents a major financial and lifestyle decision for HNW families. Financial planners whose clients trust their advice to consult on these matters can deepen their relationship by remembering the property and casualty risks associated with the decision. By encouraging the client to consult with a qualified independent agent or broker with access to carriers that specialize in serving HNW clients, they can go above and beyond fulfilling their fiduciary duty.


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The KDE Project today announced the release of KOffice 1.5 beta 1, the first preview release for KOffice 1.5, scheduled for release this March. KOffice is an integrated office suite with more components than any other suite in existence. Never before has a new version of KOffice brought this many exciting new features including Kexi 1.0 and the first release of project management application KPlato. Read the full announcement and the changelog for more details or read on for the full article.
This release specifically introduces the following highlights:
Of course, it also fixes countless bugs and introduces a lot of smaller new features.
Packages are available for Debian Sarge, Debian Sid, Kubuntu and SuSE.
Throughout the beta period, to make testing easier, the Klik developer team will provide up to date Klik packages for all of KOffice. Klik packages may be used without installation and run on multiple GNU/Linux platforms without disturbing the system's native package manager. See the KOffice Klik wiki page for details of the bundles and supported distributions.
Man, the dot is going frenzy. Which drugs are those marketing people on to produce four (and counting) news articles in such a short time? Ah well, I enjoy it :)
By Jakob Petsovits at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: Madness?
Hmm, I actually did this without the help of the MWG. But just you wait until the final release of 1.5. Then I will take help from them, and we will really rock the boat!
By Inge Wallin at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Koffice2.0 and Qt4
Will Koffice2 use Qt4?
By patcito at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: Koffice2.0 and Qt4
Yes, KOffice 2.0 will use Qt 4.
By Robert Knight at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: Koffice2.0 and Qt4
If you want a full comparison of kexi to other db apps :
By Cyrille Berger at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: Koffice2.0 and Qt4
Two small comments for that page:
>MS Access is far more mature and feature-rich,
>[...]introducing dependency for multimegabyte Java
By Niels at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
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>>dozens of man-years.
>>increasing its startup speed.
Thanks Niels!
By Sebastian Sauer at Thu, 2006/02/02 - 6:00am
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> patent-free software
How can you tell it? Does it mean that no patents are registered for kexi? Ok, this is true.
By Marco Menardi at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
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Thanks for community support. I think the most important issue now would be to try to organise an US movement.
See also this consultation
By aranea at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
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> What are Kexi advantages/disadvantages over MS Access or FileMake
besides all the feature check lists, here are the ones that matter to me: it runs on Free Software operating systems so i'm not locked into to either Windows or MacOS (depending on which poison pill i choose to choke down). secondly, it *is* Free Software itself which is a much stronger guarantee for me to my data. and finally, it's a KDE app, which means it works, looks and integrates like i expect my apps to do on KDE. there's also a windows port of it out there =)
By Aaron J. Seigo at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
KDE/Koffice-Native DB frontend was long overdue.
KDE/Koffice-Native DB frontend was long overdue. I am eternally greatful to the devs for going this direction. Especially, for making SQLite accessible to My/PostgreSQL-dim-wits like me.
By Daniel "Suslik" D. at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
But has the word processor improved?
I just finished reading an article where Kword was rated only 3/10.
By John Fabiani at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: But has the word processor improved?
Do you have the URL of that article? Feedback from reviews can be very helpful for the developers*
By Robert Knight at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: But has the word processor improved?
Not sure that this is the one that was referred to but there was an article in the UK magazine Linux Format which comaprd office suites (spreadsheets in particular) and kspread came out as the worst one. I'm not a big spreadhseet user so I couldn't really comment.
By Jon Scobie at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: But has the word processor improved?
Yeah, we read that review... The reviewer sure had fun. Pity there were a couple of factual inaccuracies, and an even bigger pity that apparently kspread-kchart integration was broken on SuSE.
Re: But has the word processor improved?
yeah, someone mentioned the article as well. wow, they where negative about Koffice... imho not really a fair comparison. kspread might not be better than OO.o calc, but its not like 2/10 vs 8/10 (more like 5/10 7/10). imho.
Re: But has the word processor improved?
KWord has improved a lot: there have been many stability fixes, usability fixes, lots of bugs closed, not to mention OpenDocument made the default native file format and the accessability improvements: http://www.koffice.org/announcements/changelog-1.5beta1.php#kword. I doubt whether it would be enough for the reviewer, but we are very happy that KWord is actively maintained again. And my daughters are very happy because now they've got a word processor that runs on their laptops and lets them create their schoolpapers easily.
When I try to install the klik client using
wget klik.atekon.de/client/install -O -|sh
it asks me for the root password. Why is that?
By ac at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: Klik
"Why does the klik client install process ask for the root password?"
Because the klik client needs to add entries into your /etc/fstab which will allow loopmounting of the klik *.cmg files (which are similar to compressed ISO image file systems, and need mounting to be accessed) with non-root privileges. It is a safe thing to allow.
If you have more questions about klik, here is a pretty good FAQ collection:
--> http://klik.atekon.de/wiki/index.php/User's_FAQ <--
By klik-er at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: Klik
Thanks for the link, this FAQ is very useful. What I'm still confused by is that when I typed that command, I think there was some text on the screen about "respecting other people's privacy" or something like that... where did this come from? I don't see it in the install script...
By ac at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: Klik
The install script uses "sudo". And sudo produces this message. You can probably try to reproduce it on the commandline, by typing "sudo ls -l" in a konsole window....
By klik-er at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: Klik
I see... well, that's one (not so useful) fact I learned today. Thanks!
By ac at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
Start KWord or KSpread or Kpresenter (any koffice app), The "Recent Document" and "Create New Document" interface is *very confusing*.
I feel that KOffice applications should start with a default BLANK document (kword = blank document, kspread = blank sheet etc.) which could make things faster.
The "Open/Recent document/creat new" integrated interface is very confusing. Icons look terrible.
it is the start (first appearance) of koffice applications which are not user-friendly and aesthetically good. I'm perplexed with where to click? There are no guiding factor.
Sorry to complain but please take users' survey in the "New document" interface, which I believe could be improved with Some Nice icons and colors, and RichText (bold, italic, underline).
Apart from that KOffice have matured quite a bit. Opendocuments work like charm :)
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
have a look
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta -
Hmm, I like it!
Also there is the checkbox "Always use this template". When you check it, don't you get then what you proposed - always opening directly as a blank doc?
By matt at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
ah lol
yeah those icons suck BIG time *G
By zero08 at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
OMG, those icons are... are... horrible :|
By ac at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
PLEASE submit better ones... (and if any artist is reading this: you're free to go ahead, please!)
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
If the "always use this template" checkbox does what I think it does, it should be labeled "always use this template on startup" or so.
By Roland at Thu, 2006/02/02 - 6:00am
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
On the menu on the left, there is:
Recent Documents
If by "Blank Documents" it's meant to create a new document with no template, why is there a Memorandum template inside it?
One way of solving it, would be to have something like this:
This way, Blank Document allways gives a blank 1-page file. Office Documents would have the templates for memorandums, business letters, etc.
Non-business templates could be also categorized in new categories: like Home Documents, etc..
On the right, after Blank Document is chosen, an icon for it is shown with some text and a button, like:
Wouldn't it be easier to grasp if it was like:
but this would give problems when creating new envelopes, and the button talking about Documents. But it could look like this:
but this could make a giant button... What about just "Create New"?
In fact, the fact that this screen's purpose is to create a new document is not very apparent, and only is told as such in the description for the chosen template, like:
By jukabazooka at Thu, 2006/02/02 - 6:00am
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
Actually, we have taken a users' survey for this. That is, there has been a professionally done usability study with real people and a real usability experts especially on this area. It turns out that the old template/open/recent dialog was confusing; that the new one was better but needed improvements -- and Thomas Zander and Peter Simonssen made those improvements.
But, as other people have said, you need only one mouse-click to get the blank document of your choice: check Always Use this Template.
Not that I don't expect this feature to lead to much more discussion. It's bound to haunt us forever, even though it is an objective improvement.
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
i don't understand the fuzz, at first sight i already thought it was much better than the previous dialogue. and as ppl (and i'm human too :D) mostly don't like new things, i think that's a strong hint at the great usabillity of this embedded startpage.
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
I also like this all in one approach, but we need to Label it like "Choose a Document/spreadsheet/Presentation Type to Create".
And we need Evarlodo for the icons, they look *just scaled* could be svg icons used there would look better.
and "use this template" confuses me... It would be better to have simple english (as average joe user can't understand english vocabular above 6th grade ;)
instead of "Template" which is geeky, consider "Document Type" or "Spreadsheet type" or "Presentation Type".
"Always use this Document Type" -> Blank Document... Colorful document... etc.,
The Recent Documents should *not* be part of the "Create Document" List.
The most missing feature in the page is "OK" "Cancel" "Create" buttons. "use this template" doesn't make any sense at least to me.
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
I actually think I like it. It's an improvement over the dialogue in any case, and if a good selection of templates will be provided, it should be a better interface than most.
By Luciano at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
At first I expected a 'blank document' to be only white page, not to include also templates. The window use both 'blank document' and template to refer to the same thing: this is a bad IMHO, choose one term and use it.
Another thing which I dislike is that the first column mix opening an existing document and creating a new one. I would split the first column in two parts: a title 'Open existing document' which would contain: 'Recent document' and 'Browse existing document', the second part would have the title 'Create new document with' and contain: 'Document Types' 'Card and label Types' 'Envelope types' 'Custom Types'.
As for the "ugly" scaled icon, I couldn't care less myself..
By renox at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
As someone who uses KWord several times a day in my normal business flow, I really like the dialog. It allows me to pick the type of document or an older document as soon as I open KWord.
It's different, and people don't like that, but people who really *use* KWord seem to agree it's nice. And if you only fire it up occasionally, it's not a difficult to understand concept, it's just not like the word processor they are used to using.
Keep it! I invoice, send memos, type up letters and print HPA cards every day through the dialog. It is genuinely useful.
By Evan "JabberWok... at Thu, 2006/02/02 - 6:00am
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
I also don't like this kind of interface. In particular I don't like the "Use This Template" button: not only is it hard to find on the page (usually thing like "OK/Accept" and "Cancel" are near the bottom of the window), but the wording completely confused me. Is a blank page a template? I guess from a programmers' point of view it is, but I don't think grandma will want to use any template just to write a short letter...
By ac at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
I'd say, use it for a while. Don't check Always use this template too soon. Don't forget it isn't just about templates; it's also a much nicer way of getting at your recently used documents. And check the custom document option, that one is very nice, too.
And, of course, we need much more and much better templates. If there's a template for "Birthday Card with Image of your choice" or "Cat Fancier's Newsletter" or "Seasonal Letter with Choice of Decorations", starting with templates will be much nicer.
And -- it's not just about KWord. With an application like KPresenter, the templates are already much more useful. Personally, I've set KSpread to use a blank spreadsheet, but then, I'm not doing spreadsheets for a job, and I can imagine that anyone who needs to monthly create a set of spreadsheets with reports would like to have those as templates on startup.
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
Agreed, I really don't like the new dialog. Opened up kword and had a big wth moment. I had to sit and stare for a moment before I knew what to do, and that's even after looking at the image posted earlier.
I didn't find it too bad once one knows where things are, but it gives a terrible first impression.
It's still messed up though. If I press file->new, why on earth would I want to open an existing document? That is what file->open or file->open recent is for. Yet, if I opened kword and selected an existing document from the initial dialog, once I press file->new it gives me a list of recent document. hurr? um.. *new*?
My preference: the new dialog should not have a recent files category. The opening dialog should have a choice to open an existing file or create a new. Choosing 'new' brings up the new dialog (without recent files of course) and choosing 'open existing' brings up a dialog with recent files and a way to browse to other ones.
Having the file->new dialog and the opening dialog be the same is rather ugly.
Once again I find a reason to detest "usability" studies. This new dialog seems to me the same as Gnome's reversed dialog button order. Some study said it was for the best, so something different than what everyone is used to is implemented. Studies be damned, the most usable thing is what people are used to.
This dialog, by being different, has already shot itself in the foot. Joe user isn't going to want to hear how he will get used to it and it will be marginally better when he does. Heck, *I* don't.
By jason at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
Yeah and we listen to what the users are saying. That was why it was changed in the first place and I guess it will change sooner or later again (just cause Software is a moving target and never is perfect :-)
By Sebastian Sauer at Thu, 2006/02/02 - 6:00am
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
> Studies be damned, the most usable thing is what people are used to.
Sadly progress will never be made if nobody attempts to break the mould occassionally. Microsoft obviously agree with this, hence the new Office 12 UI. The new startup dialog is not perfect or final, and I agree that we should make life easier for those who prefer not to use it.
>Joe user isn't going to want to hear how he will get used to it and it will be marginally better when he does.
You are not "Joe user", so I don't know how you can claim to represent their needs. I agree that the new dialog is not aesthetically pleasing at the moment (hopefully we can fix that for the final release).
> My preference: the new dialog should not have a recent files category.
The Recent Files section is actually very useful in practice, and is probably the most fundamental aspect of the new startup dialog.
By Robert Knight at Thu, 2006/02/02 - 6:00am
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
I agree completely !
Blank documents are so much better for everyone as a start point.
Those dialogs are so annoying and useless.
By Dom at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: ONE bad thing/look about KOffice 1.5 beta
I third this. KWord should be good enough to create suggestion from what the user wants based on contextual clue when the user type in the document.
For example, when the user type:
Feburary 2, 2006
Dear ...
Immediately, KOffice will on the bottom to show the possible templates the user can choose from. The first suggestion is a letter. Never force the focus out of the document canvas like clippy. Let the template appear naturally in on the bottom while the user type away.
By Zero at Thu, 2006/02/02 - 6:00am
Thanks for the feedback
By Sebastian Sauer at Thu, 2006/02/02 - 6:00am
KOffice rocks!
KOffice rocks! The koffice-guys did a great job. KOffice is gaining momentum at an incredible pace. Since 1.2 it's my office-package of choice. And it's getting better and better with every release. Keep on focusing on your benefits - fast, easy to use
By birdy at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: KOffice rocks!
One way to get a feeling how fast the development is really racing ahead is to compare the changelog from KDE 3.5.1 (>100 developers) with the one for KOffice 1.5 beta1 (~15 developers). I haven't actually done a real line count, but my feeling is that the one for KOffice is actually bigger.
By Inge Wallin at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: KOffice rocks!
I'm quite sure that we have around 30 KOffice devs at the moment, which is about twice as much as we had a year ago ( http://dot.kde.org/1107478403/ ). Yes, the developer base is growing at a rapid pace. It's exciting.
But the comparison still holds true: there are less KOffice developers than KDE developers and we have more changes. (although KDE has a minor release and we have a major release)
By Raphael at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: KOffice rocks!
bugfix release != feature release
By Christian Loose at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am
Re: KOffice rocks!
i can't help but wonder why kplato was created? i guess taskjuggler would be an excelent complement to Koffice - it is already very mature, and i can't find anything but highly positive revieuws... did the Koffice guys have a talk with the taskjuggler guys, or considder forking?
Re: KOffice rocks!
Taskjuggler is an engine without a GUI. KPlato is a GUI with an (at this point) limited engine. You connect the dots... :-)
(There is a TODO item to merge them.)
By Inge Wallin at Wed, 2006/02/01 - 6:00am


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Lessons learned from celebrity tax troubles
Thanks to celebrities who learned their tax lessons the hard way, we all have great examples of what to do -- and, more to the point, not to do -- when it comes to our taxes.
Are you thinking about "sneaking one by" the IRS? Beware what happened to Wesley Snipes. Looking for a little tax shelter? Look first to country singer Willie Nelson.
Yeah, the IRS loves the celebrity culture -- or at least the agency likes to use it to get across its message. The dollars are big and the drama ratcheted up. So since it's all exaggerated for us to view, we ought to look at these celebrity examples as more than gossip banter.
Why not learn a little something while reveling in the problems of the rich and famous? If you don't already love celebrities, maybe you will after reading these stars' cautionary tales ...
Willie Nelson: Check up on your tax shelters
It makes sense that "outlaw" country legend Willie Nelson would have run-ins with the law. Of course, tax evasion doesn't exactly scream "bad boy," but nonetheless, he sure got in trouble.
Tax shelters are places you can invest to reduce your tax burden, such as start-up mining companies or even your own retirement account. In 1990, Willie Nelson came under IRS ire for his investments in illegitimate shelters.
He ended up with a wee tax bill of $16.7 million and had his accounts frozen, assets seized and royalties signed over to the government.
Maybe you think this only applies to the rich, but you don't need to be a millionaire to invest in shelters. So if/when you do, be on the up and up. Or have a fan club. Some of Nelson's loyal followers and friend bought his items at auction and returned them to him.
Wesley Snipes: Beware of illegal tax loopholes
Certain attempted tax loopholes have been so well-worn that they make up the IRS's "Dirty Dozen" list. Snipes tried for one of these in 1996 and 1997.
His strategy, known as the Section 861 Argument, utilizes language in the tax code describing taxable foreign income. Based off this language, it is argued then that income made in the U.S. is non-taxable.
That's not what these sections are written for.
Regardless, Snipes claimed he had zero taxable income from these years, and after having paid the taxes already, was actually refunded his $12 million. Soon after, though, the IRS said "wait a minute," and an audit ensued.
Snipes ended up receiving a three-year sentence for willful failure to file federal income tax returns and reported to prison on Dec. 9, 2010.
Joe Francis: Watch those business deductions
It's typical to get creative and squeeze every penny out of your deductions. Sure, that blender was for office use.
Probably everyone who writes off deductions (itemizes) stretches the truth a bit. For celebrities, wiggle room can be precarious because of the attention they get.
In enters the "Girls Gone Wild" dude, Joe Francis, with a string of legal woes to taint his credibility even more. But focusing on tax troubles alone, Francis was charged in 2007 with two felony tax evasion counts over $20 million of false business deductions for 2002 and 2003.
Of course, with the torrent pace of courts, little got moving until 2009. After Francis pleaded guilty in November 2009 to misdemeanor charges of filing false tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers, the IRS slapped him with an enormous tax lien of $33,819,087.14.
Yeah, gotta get those last fourteen cents.
Pete Rose/Richard Hatch: Pay income tax on all of your income
Two celebrities offer great examples of what can happen when you don't claim key areas of your bread winning.
Pete Rose pleaded guilty in 1990 for not paying taxes on money made from selling memorabilia, signing autographs and betting on horse racing. We know what you're thinking: Who comes out ahead playing the ponies? Apparently, Pete Rose.
Except baseball's Hit King had to serve five months in prison, pay $366,000 and do 1,000 hours of community service.
The other fella is Richard Hatch, otherwise known as "that 'Survivor' guy." He didn't claim his $1 million in winnings. How'd he miss that? Such an oversight makes you want to give him the benefit of the doubt. But the courts haven't, dismissing his claims that CBS agreed to cover the taxes.
Hatch ended up serving three years in prison, but landed in trouble again in December 2010, with the IRS contending he had violated the terms of his release by failing to file federal income tax returns. He ended up serving an additional nine months in prison during 2011.
LeBron James: Moving to new state can mean tax savings
Regarding state tax bills, celebrities can also provide examples of ways to save money. Here's a maneuver that saved one guy anywhere from 5 to 7 percent.
NBA star LeBron James shaved a significant tax burden with his controversial decision to "take his talents" to Florida. The Sunshine State is one of a handful that doesn't have a state income tax. New York, on the other hand, is the highest at more than 10 percent for the wealthiest folks. James saves himself a couple million each year by playing for the Heat instead of the Knicks. And he stays warmer.
Ohio, the state that James' former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, calls home has a tax rate of about 6 percent for the state's wealthiest residents, so, while Cavs fans may still curse his name for eternity, he's still saving on his taxes while living in South Beach.
Though the tax man will nod with approval, you may face some popular opposition. But if you're sour against people avoiding taxes; don't hate the player, hate the game.


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text: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Physical and Cognitive Rest Associated With Reduced Concussion Symptoms A week of cognitive and physical rest—which included taking time off from school or work and avoiding talking on the phone, exercising, watching TV, socializing, or working at a computer—alleviated symptoms of concussion in 49 high school and college athletes, according to a Reuters Health article based on a study in The Journal of Pediatrics. To measure the effect of "an intensive bout of rest" after a concussion, researchers evaluated the athletes between April 2010 and September 2011 and assigned them to groups based on the time elapsed between sustaining a concussion and the onset of rest. Fourteen of the patients started the rest within a week of their injuries. Another 22 patients began resting within a month of the concussion, and 13 patients began the week of rest between 1 and 7 months after the concussion. At the beginning of the study, all of the patients had symptoms related to the injury, such as headaches and trouble concentrating. After the week of rest, all groups saw their symptoms improve regardless of the time between concussion and onset of rest. Among the athletes who started the rest within a week of their concussion, their symptoms improved from a score of 22 on a 132-point scale down to 7, says the article.


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Saturday, December 6
Giving Barbara a Big Hug and a Bowl of Moroccan Carrots and Couscous
Many of you probably know Barbara of the wonderful Winos and Foodies. If so, then you know that for the last two years, she has hosted A Taste of Yellow, a food blogging event featuring yellow foods, to celebrate her survival of cancer and to raise awareness of the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Sadly Barbara's cancer has returned, and she is currently undergoing another round of chemotherapy. Her dear friends, Bron of Bron Marshall and Ilva of Lucullian Delights, have organized a secret blog event in Barbara's honor so that we might all give her a "big virtual hug," and post some recipes that she might find enjoyable right now.
Barbara has been craving fresh Asian and Moroccan flavors, so I created this Moroccan Carrots and Couscous dish for her. Carrots are powerhouses of beta carotene, an antioxidant that may lower your risk of cancer, as well as lutein, which promotes ocular health. The dish also contains ginger, mint, and fennel seeds, all proven to help alleviate nausea.
Since I created this dish with Barbara in mind, I avoided sweet flavors and kept things salty and savory. However, if you'd like, you could toss in some golden raisins or drizzle the servings with some honey.
After it rained the other morning, a glorious rainbow briefly filled the sky. A symbol of peace, hope, and safe travels, a rainbow seems just right to send Barbara's way.
Moroccan Carrots and Couscous
Makes 2 main or 4 side servings
Print recipe only here.
1 pound carrots, trimmed, peeled, and sliced on the diagonal
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt, to taste
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon lemon zest (about half a small lemon)
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
1/2 cup dry couscous
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
2 tablespoons pine nuts
a generous sprinkling of salt
6-8 large mint leaves, thinly sliced
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Place sliced carrots in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk 2 teaspoons olive oil, cayenne pepper, and salt; pour over carrots and toss until coated. Place carrots in a single layer on a baking sheet. Cook uncovered for 15-20 minutes, or until carrots are tender yet crisp and have a few brown spots.
In a small bowl, whisk lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, and ginger; set aside.
In a small dry skillet over medium, toast fennel seeds and pine nuts for 1-2 minutes, or until lightly golden and aromatic; set aside.
Place couscous and water in a microwavable bowl; cook on high for 1 minute. Rest on counter top for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork. Stir in toasted fennel seeds and pine nuts, and season with salt. Stir in mint.
Place couscous in a serving bowl, top with roasted carrots, and drizzle with the lemon-olive oil dressing. Season to taste with salt, and garnish with additional mint, if desired.
You might also like these cancer-fighting dishes:
Winter Jewel Fruit Salad
Wild Arugula and Blood Orange Salad with Prosciutto
Mediterranean Wheatberry Salad with Lentils and Chickpeas
33 comments:
I'm sorry to hear her cancer returned. Insert hug here. The rainbow looks pretty.
- December 6, 2008 at 5:37 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
How thoughtful, pretty and scrumptious looking!
- December 6, 2008 at 5:49 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
A rainbow and this mouthwatering dish seem perfect send Barbara's way. The hug is growing to epic proportions!!
- December 6, 2008 at 6:10 AM
- Deeba PAB said...
A beautiful post for brave Barbara...& with a delicious dish Susan. The rainbow fits in just perfectly too!!
- December 6, 2008 at 7:17 AM
- Manggy said...
Beautiful dish, beautiful shot, and beautiful message, Susan-- I'm sure Barbara is feeling the love right now. (My heart sank when I'd heard a while ago that the cancer had returned-- I think it was from the Hey Hey It's Donna Day blog event. But I'm sure she feels lucky to have friends like you.)
- December 6, 2008 at 7:23 AM
- Mishmash ! said...
The pic and shot has 'ethnicity' written all over....a beautiful one for a great cause....!
- December 6, 2008 at 7:46 AM
- Michelle said...
A very thoughtful dish.
- December 6, 2008 at 8:02 AM
- Ilva said...
Thanks Susan for participating! Lovely dish!
- December 6, 2008 at 8:23 AM
Oh, sad news, but a spritely offering. Cous cous, fennel, pine nuts? Mmmmmmmm!
- December 6, 2008 at 9:12 AM
- Rita said...
That's a very nuce and heathy dish. Lovely message, and loved the rainbow.
- December 6, 2008 at 10:37 AM
- Snooky doodle said...
this looks nice :) i love morrocan food
- December 6, 2008 at 10:54 AM
- Barbara said...
Susan please come and live with me:) This is perfect. Bryan cooked couscous one night for me and it was not as beautiful as this. It is a fine line between spicy and savoury I am able to enjoy and your couscous looks to be perfectly balanced. Thank you .
- December 6, 2008 at 11:48 AM
- Emily said...
I hope Barbara gets better soon.
This dish looks so flavorful and healthy. I'm sure she would love to eat this.
- December 6, 2008 at 12:55 PM
- Bron said...
Thank you for joining our hugs with such an inspired, tasty and colourful dish Susan. It looks fantastic! Thanks again
- December 6, 2008 at 12:57 PM
- Helene said...
Lovely! I can taste the "feel good" thoughts in this dish!
- December 6, 2008 at 1:39 PM
- Johanna GGG said...
I am sorry to hear barbara's new - hope this colourful dish and a rainbow will cheer her up
- December 6, 2008 at 3:34 PM
- Peter G | Souvlaki For The Soul said...
Sorry to hear this news. Your carrot salad is definitely a winner and it's a lovely contribution Susan.
- December 6, 2008 at 3:41 PM
- Half Baked said...
Perfect! I can feel the *hugs* that go with this beautiful dish!
- December 6, 2008 at 4:01 PM
- Lori Lynn said...
Godspeed, Barbara.
Lovely dish and rainbow photo, Susan.
- December 6, 2008 at 5:27 PM
- Heather said...
what a thoughtful post (and dish - it looks delicious!) i love couscous
- December 6, 2008 at 7:22 PM
- Kalyn Denny said...
A lovely dish for a very lovely person indeed!
- December 6, 2008 at 7:57 PM
- The Italian Dish said...
Those carrots jump right off the page. This looks delicious. A big hug out to Barbara.
- December 6, 2008 at 8:03 PM
Tasty creation for Barbara and wonderful photo.
- December 6, 2008 at 8:27 PM
- Cakelaw said...
I'm sure that Barbara will love this dish - and the rainbow!
- December 6, 2008 at 11:58 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
cory-I was sorry to hear about it too.
rosa-Thank you!
val-That's wonderful!
deeba-I hope so. Thanks.
mark-I hope the virtual hugs will lift her spirits.
shn-I really appreciate that.
michelle-Thank you.
ilva-My pleasure.
louise-Thank you.
barbara-I'm so happy to hear that, Barbara. You are in my thoughts, my dear.
emily-Me too.
bron-I was honored to be included.
helen-That's wonderful. Thanks.
johanna-I do too.
peter-Thank you.
halfbaked-She's getting a lot of them.
lorilynn-Thank you.
heather-I'm glad you like it.
kalyn-Many thanks.
marie-Thank you so much.
paz-Thank you.
cakelaw-I hope it makes her smile.
- December 7, 2008 at 5:08 AM
A beautiful and thoughtfully constructed dish. Here's hoping that Barbara's health returns. I know good thoughts and virtual hugs like this are powerful medicine.
- December 7, 2008 at 4:29 PM
- Unknown said...
You know what I have been imagining from this secret blog event? It's just like we are forming a big circle, holding hands, giving our positive energy to Barbara, while she's sitting in the middle, receiving this energy hoping it will bring her back to normal life. That rainbow is a good sign, indeed!
- December 7, 2008 at 5:22 PM
- We Are Not Martha said...
Wow, what a beautiful rainbow photo! And the carrots and rice sound so healthy and delicious.
- December 7, 2008 at 6:01 PM
- ChichaJo said...
This is a wonderful dish I can imagine Barbara enjoying! I would enjoy it too! :) Great hug Susan!
- December 8, 2008 at 6:27 AM
- Jen Yu said...
A gorgeous dish! I can't imagine anyone seeing it and not smiling. What a terrific hug you sent to Barbara.
- December 8, 2008 at 12:40 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
julie-Thank you for the thoughtful comment.
arfi-That is a beautiful image.
wanm-Rainbows are just so lovely.
joey-Thank you so much.
jenyu-That is awfully kind of you to say.
- December 9, 2008 at 4:13 PM
- Andrea Meyers said...
This looks very tasty, something I would enjoy very much. The rainbow is beautiful and a fitting photo, too. Lovely post.
- December 10, 2008 at 3:35 AM
- Suzana said...
Susan, I love the colours in this love dish! Beautiful hug, and beautiful rainbow. :)
- December 11, 2008 at 2:05 AM


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When Merrill Lynch Wealth Management executives surveyed their top 250 acquiring financial advisors last year, the firm identified several key tactical client acquisition strategies responsible for the majority of new business results.
During their third year, advisor trainees are introduced to the top tactics as part of what Merrill calls its Optimal Practice Model, focusing on business management and development, planning, investments and financing, relationship management, and service and administration.
Here are three of the strategies:
Targeted seminars: The idea here is to organize an event around the needs and interests of the client. As an example, one Merrill advisor—whose client owns a Mercedes dealership—held an event on investments for the dealership's clients. Another hosted a retirement celebration for a client and dozens of the client's friends. The advisor spoke briefly at the party about the transition to retirement. "It's not rocket science but it's really smart," says Dwight Mathis, who heads new advisor strategy. Merrill helps fund the seminars up to a point.
Intimate events: Every month, advisor Carl Cafaro hosts a lunch for no more than eight clients in a private room at a restaurant. He also invites a "topic expert" like an economist or an identity fraud specialist to join them. "If you are running a practice with a certain amount of exclusivity to it, you don't necessarily want to have 80 or 100 clients in the room if you don't have to," says Cafaro, who manages $1.2 billion in assets from offices in Newton, Mass. The goal is to invite all of his clients to one lunch a year. "I want to show my clients we're really focused on them and their needs," he adds. "Best yet, one client will meet another at lunch and realize they can add value to each other."
Strategic networking: Several top Merrill advisors use "passion prospecting" to build client networks. One advisor who races Porsches has developed a long list of new clients who are also passionate about racing. "The idea is to put yourself in an environment you are passionate about to make connections and build relationships," says national business development officer Erin Buhler. Another advisor, a chef, invites prospects and clients to his home and cooks for them. Other advisors have developed clients through their love of fine art. "They invite other clients and prospects who have that same level of appreciation to a cool venue like an art museum and talk passion," says Buhler. "It's all about pulling people together around common ground."
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From: FDA
Re: FDA Warning Letter Regarding Tobacco Retailer Inspection Violation
Reference Number: 15FL010409
Dear Sir or Madam:
This Warning Letter is notification from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advising you that J's Coin Laundry & Foodmart was observed to be in violation of federal tobacco laws and regulations. Failure to correct these violations may lead to federal enforcement actions, including monetary penalties. Your response is requested in 15 working days.
On January 23, 2015, an inspector representing the FDA completed an inspection of the establishment, located at 36949 Blanton Road, Dade City, FL 33523. During this inspection the establishment was in violation because you or your employee sold cigarettes to a minor.
This inspection revealed that the establishment sells, distributes, advertises, and/or promotes cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, and/or smokeless tobacco, which requires that the establishment and its owners comply with federal laws and regulations governing such practices. The violation observed during the January 23, 2015, inspection includes the following:
1. A minor was able to buy Marlboro cigarettes on January 23, 2015, at approximately 8:55 PM in the establishment.
A retailer must NOT sell cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, and/or smokeless tobacco to a person younger than 18 years of age. Doing so violates 21 C.F.R. § 1140.14(a).
The listed violation causes your cigarettes to be "misbranded" under 903 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. § 387c).
You should immediately correct the violation listed above. Failure to correct the violation may result in FDA taking regulatory action without further notice. These actions may include, but are not limited to, civil money penalty, no-tobacco-sale order, seizure, and/or injunction.
The violation indicated in this letter may not be a complete list of violations at the establishment.
We will periodically inspect your establishment and review your promotional activities (e.g., website(s)) related to FDA-regulated tobacco products to assess your compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including access, marketing, labeling, and advertising restrictions. For more information on these requirements, helpful resources for retailers, a database of inspections, and free Break the Chain of Tobacco Addiction materials, visit our website at http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts. Specifically, Guidance for Industry: Compliance with Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco to Protect Children and Adolescents provides additional information on compliance with retailer responsibilities http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/ucm252758.htm.
You have 15 working days from the date you receive this letter to respond. In your response, explain your plan for correcting the listed violation and preventing future violations. Include a telephone number and address. Note your reference number of 15FL010409 in your response and mail it to:
If you have any questions, contact the Center for Tobacco Products at 1-877-CTP-1373, option 6, or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Have your reference number ready when you call and include it with any email communications.


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Functor classes classes that implement
operator() are old friends to C++ programmers who, for many years, have used them as predicates for STL algorithms. Nevertheless, implementing simple functor classes is quite cumbersome as the following example shows.
Suppose that v is an STL container of
ints and we want to compute how many of its elements are multiple of a certain value
n set at runtime. An STL way of doing this is:
std::count_if(v.begin(), v.end(), is_multiple_of(n));
is_multiple_of is defined by:
class is_multiple_of { public: typedef bool result_type; // These two typedefs are recommended but not typedef int argument_type; // strictly required. More details to come. is_multiple_of(int n) : n(n) {} bool operator()(int i) const { return i%n == 0; } private: const int n; };
Having to write all this code pushes many programmers to write their own loops instead of calling
std::count_if. By doing this, they lose good opportunities for compiler optimizations.
Lambda expressions make creation of simple functor classes much easier. Although two of the Boost libraries Boost.Lambda and, more recently, Boost.Phoenix provide very good implementations of lambda abstractions in C++03, to improve the language expressiveness, the standard committee decided to add language support for lambda expressions in C++11. Using this new feature, the previous example becomes:
std::count_if(v.begin(), v.end(), [n](int i){return i%n == 0;});
Behind the scenes, the lambda expression
[n](int i){return i%n == 0;} forces the compiler to implement an unnamed functor class similar to
is_multiple_of with some obvious advantages:
- It's much less verbose.
- It doesn't introduce a new name just for a temporary use, resulting in less name pollution.
- Frequently (not in this example, though) the name of the functor class is much less expressive than its actual code. Placing the code closer to where it's called improves code clarity.
The Closure Type
In the previous examples, our functor class was named
is_multiple_of. Naturally, the functor class automatically implemented by the compiler has a different name. Only the compiler knows this type's name, and we can think of it as an unnamed type. For presentation purposes, it's called the "closure type," whereas the temporary object resulting from the lambda expression is the "closure object." The type anonymity is not an issue for
std::count_if because this is a template function and, therefore, argument type deduction takes place.
Turning a function into a template is a way to make it accept lambda expressions as arguments. Consider, for instance, a scientific library that implements a root-finder; i.e., a function that takes a functor object
f and returns a double value
x such that
f(x) = 0. The root-finder might be a template function:
template <class T> double find_root(T const& f);
However, this might not be desirable due to a few well-known template weaknesses: The code must be exposed in header files, compiling time increases, and template functions can't be virtual.
find_root be a non-template function? If so, what would be its signature?
double find_root(??? const& f);
Argument type deduction for template functions is not a novelty of C++11. Nevertheless, the new standard introduces two keywords
auto and
decltype to support type deduction. (Note:
auto was a keyword in C++03, but with a different meaning.) If we want to give a name to a closure object, then we can follow this example:
auto f = [](double x){ return x * x 0.5; };
Furthermore, an alias for the closure type, say
function_t, can be set by:
typedef decltype(f) function_t;
function_t is set at the same scope as the lambda expression and, therefore, is invisible elsewhere. In particular, it can't be used in
find_root's signature.
Now, the other important actor of our play enters the stage:


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School security an arms race?
The $73 million that Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson proposes spending next year includes $165,200 for eight guards who would help prevent a repeat of the Dec. 14 horror at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
This newspaper accepts that across the country, if not the world, school districts are preparing to pay more not just for books and teachers but also for heavier security - particularly in Newtown, where a lone gunman armed with a semi-automatic assault-style rifle and two handguns blasted his way into the school and killed 20 first-graders and six educators.
We agree that authorities have a responsibility for the safety of those inside school buildings and fully understand why many parents, teachers and students support the added expenditures.
We nonetheless urge restraint and thoughtful deliberation before resorting to such measures as extra guards and extensive electronic security upgrades.
Simply put, there's no clear evidence guards or any system can deter a determined crazed killer or killers. An armed security officer had been stationed inside Colorado's Columbine High School and another one was nearby in 1999 when two students went on a shooting rampage that killed 15 people and wounded 23 others.
We fear turning any school into a seemingly impregnable fortress not only creates a false sense of security but also risks promoting an escalating arms race of sorts among school districts.
And if all schools involved in such a misguided mission were somehow perceived as invincible to attack, who's to say deranged assailants would simply choose softer targets, such as more lightly guarded nursing homes or shopping malls?
This newspaper therefore was pleased to see that the Newtown Board of Education, which discussed Superintendent Robinson's proposed spending plan Tuesday night, decided to hold off making any decisions about the extra guards until a separate committee has had time to evaluate the projected efficacy. Other school districts should exercise similar caution.
In this vein, we agree with the approach being taken by the state legislature, for which a special Bipartisan Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety has been conducting extensive, often impassioned public hearings to overflow crowds.
After separate subcommittee sessions devoted to possible law and policy changes affecting gun violence, school safety and mental health, the full 52-member panel had its final scheduled informational public hearing Wednesday night at Newtown High School.
The group plans to present a report with any suggested legislation to the Connecticut General Assembly by the end of the month.
Congress also is about to consider tougher federal gun laws, including reinstituting a ban on so-called assault weapons, limiting the size of bullet magazines and requiring extensive background checks of all gun purchasers.
These are all worthwhile proposals, as are demands for stricter enforcement of existing laws, improving mental health services and ramping down the glorification of violence that has contaminated our culture.
Gun violence is a complex problem that won't be mitigated by simple solutions. Local, state and national governments all are developing plans, and at this point we can say that everyone seems to agree only on one point: Something has to be done.
The Day editorial board meets regularly with political, business and community leaders and convenes weekly to formulate editorial viewpoints. It is composed of President and Publisher Tim Dwyer, Editorial Page Editor Paul Choiniere, Managing Editor Tim Cotter, Staff Writer Julia Bergman and retired deputy managing editor Lisa McGinley. However, only the publisher and editorial page editor are responsible for developing the editorial opinions. The board operates independently from the Day newsroom.
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Let's continue with the monthy SP-Studio contests! This time the topic is AMERICA (or Americas) and you can upload your pictures to the contest album in the gallery. Go there and click the "upload image" button. We already had contests about Asia and Europe before, so now it's time for the American continent. Create a SP-Studio picture which shows something typical for an American country or the whole continent. Remember there are more countries than the U.S.A. ;). For example Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, Jamaica, Chile, The Bahamas and Cuba. You can make pictures about celebrities, historical events, the landscape and animals, traditions, funny stereotypes, cities, famous movies or politics. So there should be enough possibilities. Tip: The challenge of the contests is to use the existing SP-Studio items in a creative way. It might help to use them not like they are meant to. Remember you can move them by clicking on them.
- The picture must be created at sp-studio.de and submitted here till March 15th, 11:59 PM (GMT+1).
- No editing with additional software! No effects, color change, zooming, rotating. Just SP-Studio pictures.
- Add a fitting English title & description (optional). You can link to reference pictures. No text like "VOTE!!!".
- If you upload more than one picture for a contest the newest counts and the others are deleted.
- When the voting starts registered users can rate the pictures (1-5 stars) till March 31th.
- Vote fair! Don't manipulate results by telling friends to give you 5 stars and others 1 star or you will be banned.
1st place: Make a wish for a new SP-Studio item and I will draw and include it within a month.
1st to 5th place: You win your own User Gallery. If you already have one you can upload 30 more files to it now.
Janina's Choice: I might pick one additional person, if I think he/she deserves a user gallery. The score doesn't matter.
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest about the topic ANIMALS:
Deboh, Dogzilla, Eggyslav, Queef and Till
[album]1292[/album] [album]1321[/album] [album]1311[/album] [album]1299[/album]
They can have their own user gallery now and Deboh wins a free wish for a new SP-Studio item. Those who already had their own gallery can upload 30 more pictures now. Unfortunately Deboh an Queef have not registered in the new community yet, but I will e-mail them and hope they want to join us again.
"Janina's Choice" will be picked later this time, because I want to wait you comes back to the new community.
A big THANK YOU to everybody who showed his wonderful pictures in this contest!
I hope you will join the new one as well!


text: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Hyperventilation Shows Benefits for Asthma; Evidence is Limited Authors of a comparative effectiveness review issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality conclude that hyperventilation reduction techniques "may be a useful tool in the larger asthma management toolbox, which also includes medication and other components as needed, such as environmental controls, symptom monitoring, and a plan for handling exacerbations." However, given that none of the studies included in the review were conducted in the United States, available evidence is limited in its strength and applicability to the US population, they add. The authors searched MEDLINE; PsycInfo; Embase; Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature; Physiotherapy Evidence Database; Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; AltHealthWatch; Allied and Complementary Medicine; Manual, Alternative and Natural Therapy Index System; and Indian Medical Journals from 1990 through December 2011. They supplemented searches with manual searching of reference lists and grey literature, including regulatory documents, conference abstracts, clinical trial registries, and websites of professional organizations. APTA member Anne Swisher, PT, PhD, CCS, served on the technical expert panel that provided input on the analytic framework, key questions, and review protocol. Two independent reviewers screened identified abstracts against predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria. Two investigators reviewed full-text articles and independently quality-rated those meeting inclusion criteria. Data from fair- and good-quality trials were abstracted into standardized forms and checked by another investigator. The authors summarized data qualitatively and, where possible, used random effects meta-analysis. The authors identified 4 types of interventions—hyperventilation reduction breathing techniques, yoga breathing techniques, inspiratory muscle training (IMT), and other nonhyperventilation reduction breathing techniques, which included physical therapy methods. They found the most robust body of evidence for hyperventilation reduction breathing techniques in adults, including the only large-scale trial (n=600, aged 14 and older). Hyperventilation reduction interventions (particularly those with 5 hours or more of patient contact) achieved medium to large improvements in asthma symptoms and reductions in reliever medication use of approximately 1.5 to 2.5 puffs per day, but did not improve pulmonary function. These trials also were more applicable, although still somewhat limited, to the United States than trials examining other interventions due to similarities in applicable treatment guidelines to US guidelines and similar levels of development in the countries in which these studies were conducted. Limited evidence suggested yoga breathing may improve pulmonary function in adults in addition to reducing asthma symptoms, but medication use was rarely reported and applicability to the United States was very low. Evidence for IMT and other breathing retraining techniques was limited to small, heterogeneous trials providing insufficient evidence to determine effectiveness. The only harms of breathing retraining techniques identified were minor annoyances associated with taping the participants' mouths. Almost all trials were limited entirely or primarily to adults. The authors include recommendations for future trials for hyperventilation reduction and other techniques in their review.