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Release History¶
0.6.2 (2018-06-04)¶
units_max_systemwide and
units_equals_systemwide can be applied to an integer/binary constrained technology (capacity limited by
units not
energy_cap, or has an associated
purchase (binary) cost). Constraint works similarly to existing
energy_cap_max_systemwide, limiting the number of units of a technology that can be purchased across all locations in the model.
new backwards-incompatible
primary_carrier for conversion_plus techs is now split into
primary_carrier_in and
primary_carrier_out. Previously, it only accounted for output costs, by separating it, om_con and om_prod are correctly accounted for. These are required conversion_plus essentials if there's more than one input and output carrier, respectively.
new Storage can be set to cyclic using
run.cyclic_storage. The last timestep in the series will then be used as the 'previous day' conditions for the first timestep in the series. This also applies to
storage_inter_cluster, if clustering. Defaults to False, with intention of defaulting to True in 0.6.3.
new On clustering timeseries into representative days, an additional set of decision variables and constraints is generated. This addition allows for tracking stored energy between clusters, by considering storage between every datestep of the original (unclustered) timeseries as well as storage variation within a cluster.
new CLI now uses the IPython debugger rather than built-in
pdb, which provides highlighting, tab completion, and other UI improvements
new AttrDict now persists comments when reading from and writing to YAML files, and gains an API to view, add and remove comments on keys
fixed Fix CLI error when running a model without transmission technologies
fixed Allow plotting for inputs-only models, single location models, and models without location coordinates
fixed Fixed negative
om_con costs in conversion and conversion_plus technologies
0.6.1 (2018-05-04)¶
new Addition of user-defined datestep clustering, accessed by clustering_func:file=filename.csv:column in time aggregation config
new Added
layout_updates and
plotly_kwarg_updates parameters to plotting functions to override the generated Plotly configuration and layout
changed Cost class and sense (maximize/minimize) for objective function may now be specified in run configuration (default remains monetary cost minimization)
changed Cleaned up and documented
Model.save_commented_model_yaml() method
fixed Fixed error when calling
--save_plots in CLI
fixed Minor improvements to warnings
fixed Pure dicts can be used to create a
Model instance
AttrDict.union failed on all-empty nested dicts
0.6.0 (2018-04-20)¶
Version 0.6.0 is an almost complete rewrite of most of Calliope's internals. See New in v0.6.0 for a more detailed description of the many changes.
Major changes¶
changed backwards-incompatible Substantial changes to model configuration format, including more verbose names for most settings, and removal of run configuration files. See 0.6.0 model configuration changes for a full list of changes.
new backwards-incompatible Complete rewrite of Pyomo backend, including new various new and improved functionality to interact with a built model (see New in v0.6.0).
new Addition of a
calliope convert CLI tool to convert 0.5.x models to 0.6.0.
new Experimental ability to link to non-Pyomo backends.
new New constraints:
resource_min_use constraint for
supply and
supply_plus techs.
changed backwards-incompatible Removal of settings and constraints includes
weight. See 0.6.0 model configuration changes for a full list.
changed backwards-incompatible
system_margin constraint replaced with
reserve_margin constraint.
changed backwards-incompatible Removed the ability to load additional custom constraints or objectives.
0.5.5 (2018-02-28)¶
- fixed Allow r_area to be non-zero if either of e_cap.max or e_cap.equals is set, not just e_cap.max.
- fixed Ensure static parameters in resampled timeseries are caught in constraint generation
- fixed Fix time masking when set_t.csv contains sub-hourly resolutions
0.5.4 (2017-11-10)¶
Major changes¶
- fixed r_area_per_e_cap and r_cap_equals_e_cap constraints have been separated from r_area and r_cap constraints to ensure that user specified r_area.max and r_cap.max constraints are observed.
- changed technologies and location subsets are now communicated with the solver as a combined location:technology subset, to reduce the problem size, by ignoring technologies at locations in which they have not been allowed. This has shown drastic improvements in Pyomo preprocessing time and memory consumption for certain models.
Other changes¶
- fixed Allow plotting carrier production using calliope.analysis.plot_carrier_production if that carrier does not have an associated demand technology (previously would raise an exception).
- fixed Define time clustering method (sum/mean) for more constraints that can be time varying. Previously only included r and e_eff.
- changed storage technologies default s_cap.max to inf, not 0 and are automatically included in the loc_tech_store subset. This ensures relevant constraints are not ignored by storage technologies.
- changed Some values in the urban scale MILP example were updated to provide results that would show the functionality more clearly
- changed technologies have set colours in the urban scale example model, as random colours were often hideous.
- changed ruamel.yaml, not ruamel_yaml, is now used for parsing YAML files.
- fixed e_cap constraints for unmet_demand technologies are ignored in operational mode. Capacities are fixed for all other technologies, which previously raised an exception, as a fixed infinite capacity is not physically allowable.
- fixed stack_weights were strings rather than numeric datatypes on reading NetCDF solution files.
0.5.3 (2017-08-22)¶
Major changes¶
- new (BETA) Mixed integer linear programming (MILP) capabilities, when using
purchasecost and/or
units.max/min/equalsconstraints. Integer/Binary decision variables will be applied to the relevant technology-location sets, avoiding unnecessary complexity by describing all technologies with these decision variables.
Other changes¶
- changed YAML parser is now ruamel_yaml, not pyyaml. This allows scientific notation of numbers in YAML files (#57)
- fixed Description of PV technology in urban scale example model now more realistic
- fixed Optional ramping constraint no longer uses backward-incompatible definitions (#55)
- fixed One-way transmission no longer forces unidirectionality in the wrong direction
- fixed Edge case timeseries resource combinations, where infinite resource sneaks into an incompatible constraint, are now flagged with a warning and ignored in that constraint (#61)
- fixed e_cap.equals: 0 sets a technology to a capacity of zero, instead of ignoring the constraint (#63)
- fixed depreciation_getter now changes with location overrides, instead of just checking the technology level constraints (#64)
- fixed Time clustering now functions in models with time-varying costs (#66)
- changed Solution now includes time-varying costs (costs_variable)
- fixed Saving to NetCDF does not affect in-memory solution (#62)
0.5.2 (2017-06-16)¶
- changed Calliope now uses Python 3.6 by default. From Calliope 0.6.0 on, Python 3.6 will likely become the minimum required version.
- fixed Fixed a bug in distance calculation if both lat/lon metadata and distances for links were specified.
- fixed Fixed a bug in storage constraints when both
e_capwere constrained but no
c_ratewas given.
- fixed Fixed a bug in the system margin constraint.
0.5.1 (2017-06-14)¶
new backwards-incompatible Better coordinate definitions in metadata. Location coordinates are now specified by a dictionary with either lat/lon (for geographic coordinates) or x/y (for generic Cartesian coordinates), e.g.
{lat: 40, lon: -2} or
{x: 0, y: 1}. For geographic coordinates, the
map_boundary definition for plotting was also updated in accordance. See the built-in example models for details.
new Unidirectional transmission links are now possible. See the documentation on transmission links.
Other changes¶
- fixed Missing urban-scale example model files are now included in the distribution
- fixed Edge cases in
conversion_plusconstraints addressed
- changed Documentation improvements
0.5.0 (2017-05-04)¶
Major changes¶
new Urban-scale example model, major revisions to the documentation to accommodate it, and a new
calliope.examples module to hold multiple example models. In addition, the
calliope new command now accepts a
--template option to select a template other than the default national-scale example model, e.g.:
calliope new my_urban_model --template=UrbanScale.
new Allow technologies to generate revenue (by specifying negative costs)
new Allow technologies to export their carrier directly to outside the system boundary
new Allow storage & supply_plus technologies to define a charge rate (c_rate), linking storage capacity (s_cap) with charge/discharge capacity (e_cap) by s_cap * c_rate => e_cap. As such, either s_cap.max & c_rate or e_cap.max & c_rate can be defined for a technology. The smallest of s_cap.max * c_rate and e_cap.max will be taken if all three are defined.
changed backwards-incompatible Revised technology definitions and internal definition of sets and subsets, in particular subsets of various technology types. Supply technologies are now split into two types:
supply and
supply_plus. Most of the more advanced functionality of the original
supply technology is now contained in
supply_plus, making it necessary to update model definitions accordingly. In addition to the existing
conversion technology type, a new more complex
conversion_plus was added.
Other changes¶
- changed backwards-incompatible Creating a
Model()with no arguments now raises a
ModelErrorrather than returning an instance of the built-in national-scale example model. Use the new
calliope.examplesmodule to access example models.
- changed Improvements to the national-scale example model and its tutorial notebook
- changed Removed SolutionModel class
- fixed Other minor fixes
0.4.1 (2017-01-12)¶
- new Allow profiling with the
--profile_filenamecommand-line options
- new Permit setting random seed with
random_seedin the run configuration
- changed Updated installation documentation using conda-forge package
- fixed Other minor fixes
0.4.0 (2016-12-09)¶
Major changes¶
new Added new methods to deal with time resolution: clustering, resampling, and heuristic timestep selection
changed backwards-incompatible Major change to solution data structure. Model solution is now returned as a single xarray DataSet instead of multiple pandas DataFrames and Panels. Instead of as a generic HDF5 file, complete solutions can be saved as a NetCDF4 file via xarray's NetCDF functionality.
While the recommended way to save and process model results is by NetCDF4, CSV saving functionality has now been upgraded for more flexibility. Each variable is saved as a separate CSV file with a single value column and as many index columns as required.
changed backwards-incompatible Model data structures simplified and based on xarray
Other changes¶
- new Functionality to post-process parallel runs into aggregated NetCDF files in
- changed Pandas 0.18/0.19 compatibility
- changed 1.11 is now the minimum required numpy version. This version makes datetime64 tz-naive by default, thus preventing some odd behavior when displaying time series.
- changed Improved logging, status messages, and error reporting
- fixed Other minor fixes
0.3.7 (2016-03-10)¶
Major changes¶
changed Per-location configuration overrides improved. All technology constraints can now be set on a per-location basis, as can costs. This applies to the following settings:
The following settings cannot be overridden on a per-location basis:
- Any other options directly under
techname, such as
Other changes¶
- fixed Improved installation instructions
- fixed Pyomo 4.2 API compatibility
- fixed Other minor fixes
0.3.6 (2015-09-23)¶
- fixed Version 0.3.5 changes were not reflected in tutorial
0.3.5 (2015-09-18)¶
Major changes¶
new New constraint to constrain total (model-wide) installed capacity of a technology (
e_cap.total_max), in addition to its per-node capacity (
changed Removed the
level option for locations. Level is now implicitly derived from the nested structure given by the
within settings. Locations that define no or an empty
within are implicitly at the topmost (0) level.
changed backwards-incompatible Revised configuration of capacity constraints:
e_cap_max becomes
e_cap.max, addition of
e_cap.min and
e_cap.equals (analogous for r_cap, s_cap, rb_cap, r_area). The
e_cap.equals constraint supersedes
e_cap_max_force (analogous for the other constraints). No backwards-compatibility is retained, models must change all constraints to the new formulation. See List of possible constraints for a complete list of all available constraints. Some additional constraints have name changes:
rb_cap_follow, and addition of
changed backwards-incompatible All optional constraints are now grouped together, under
Other changes¶
- new analysis.map_results function to extract solution details from multiple parallel runs
- new Various other additions to analysis functionality, particularly in the analysis_utils module
- new analysis.get_levelized_cost to get technology and location specific costs
- new Allow dynamically loading time mask functions
- changed Improved summary table in the model solution: now shows only aggregate information for transmission technologies, also added missing
s_capcolumn and technology type
- fixed Bug causing some total levelized transmission costs to be infinite instead of zero
- fixed Bug causing some CSV solution files to be empty
0.3.4 (2015-04-27)¶
- fixed Bug in construction and fixed O&M cost calculations in operational mode
0.3.3 (2015-04-03)¶
Major changes¶
changed In preparation for future enhancements, the ordering of location levels is flipped. The top-level locations at which balancing takes place is now level 0, and may contain level 1 locations. This is a backwards-incompatible change.
changed backwards-incompatible Refactored time resolution adjustment functionality. Can now give a list of masks in the run configuration which will all be applied, via
time.masks, with a base resolution via
time.resolution (or instead, as before, load a resolution series from file via
time.file). Renamed the
time_functions submodule to
Other changes¶
- new Models and runs can have a
- changed More verbose
calliope run
- changed Analysis tools restructured
- changed Renamed
debug.keepfilessetting to
debug.keep_temp_filesand better documented debug configuration
0.3.2 (2015-02-13)¶
- new Run setting
model_overrideallows specifying the path to a YAML file with overrides for the model configuration, applied at model initialization (path is given relative to the run configuration file used). This is in addition to the existing
overridesetting, and is applied first (so
overridecan override
- new Run settings
- new Run setting
- changed Solution column names more in line with model component names
- changed Can specify more than one output format as a list, e.g.
output.format: ['csv', 'hdf']
- changed Run setting
parallel.additional_linesrenamed to
- changed Better error messages and CLI error handling
- fixed Bug on saving YAML files with numpy dtypes fixed
- Other minor improvements and fixes
0.3.1 (2015-01-06)¶
- Fixes to time_functions
- Other minor improvements and fixes
0.3.0 (2014-12-12)¶
- Python 3 and Pyomo 4 are now minimum requirements
- Significantly improved documentation
- Improved model solution management by saving to HDF5 instead of CSV
- Calculate shares of technologies, including the ability to define groups for the purpose of computing shares
- Improved operational mode
- Simplified time_tools
- Improved output plotting, including dispatch, transmission flows, and installed capacities, and added model configuration to support these plots
rcan be specified as power or energy
- Improved solution speed
- Better error messages and basic logging
- Better sanity checking and error messages for common mistakes
- Basic distance-dependent constraints (only implemented for e_loss and cost of e_cap for now)
- Other improvements and fixes
0.2.0 (2014-03-18)¶
- Added cost classes with a new set
- Added energy carriers with a new set
- Added conversion technologies
- Speed improvements and simplifications
- Ability to arbitrarily nest model configuration files with
- Added additional constraints
- Improved configuration handling
- Ability to define timestep options in run configuration
- Cleared up terminology (nodes vs locations)
- Improved TimeSummarizer masking and added new masks
- Removed technology classes
- Improved operational mode with results output matching planning mode and dynamic updating of parameters in model instance
- Working parallel_tools
- Improved documentation
- Apache 2.0 licensed
- Other improvements and fixes
0.1.0 (2013-12-10)¶
- Some semblance of documentation
- Usable built-in example model
- Improved and working TimeSummarizer
- More flexible masking for TimeSummarizer
- Ability to add additional constraints without editing core source code
- Some basic test coverage
- Working parallel run configuration system
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As part of their effort to fulfill their mission goals, AHRQ, in collaboration with the Department of Defense's (DoD) Tricare Management Activity (TMA), developed TeamSTEPPS® (aka Team Strategies and Tools for Enhancing Performance and Patient Safety) to provide an evidence-based suite of tools and strategies for training teamwork-based patient safety to health care professionals. In 2007, AHRQ and DoD coordinated the national implementation of the TeamSTEPPS program. The main objective of this program is to improve patient safety by training a select group of stakeholders such as Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) personnel, High Reliability Organization (HRO) staff and healthcare system staff in various teamwork, communication, and patient safety concepts, tools, and techniques and ultimately helping to build a national infrastructure for supporting teamwork-based patient safety efforts in healthcare organizations and at the state level. The implementation includes the training of Master Trainers in various health care systems capable of stimulating the utilization and adoption of TeamSTEPPS in their health care delivery systems, providing technical assistance and consultation on implementing TeamSTEPPS, and developing various channels of learning (e.g., user networks, various educational venues) for continuation support and improvement of teamwork in healthcare. During this effort, AHRQ has trained a corps of 2400 participants to serve as the Master Trainer infrastructure supporting national adoption of TeamSTEPPS. Participants in training become Master Trainers in TeamSTEPPS and are afforded the opportunity to observe the tools and strategies provided in the program in action. In addition to developing a corps of Master Trainers, AHRQ has also developed a series of support mechanisms for this effort including a data collection Web tool, a TeamSTEPPS call support center, and a monthly consortium to address any challenges encountered by implementers of TeamSTEPPS.
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I spoke before of the wonderful opportunity that I had to tour the University of Cape Town Libraries when I was in South Africa in August. I fell in love with the vibrancy of the University of Cape Town campus in the short time I was on it. A few weeks ago, when South African university administrators announced the need for fees to rise some 10% the next year and the students reacted with peaceful, large scale protests, I watched with sympathy of both sides of the issue. I feel sympathy for universities who have seen their budgets severely cut by the government at the same time the South African rand has lost significant value versus the US Dollar, meaning that costs are significantly greater. At the same time, I feel incredible sympathy for South African students attempting to get an education that seems cost prohibitive for most families. In South Africa only 4% of the population has an income greater than 500,000 ZAR per year ($36,590.60 per year at the exchange rate I just checked). So imagine having to pay a university fee for one child of 150,000 ZAR per year. Imagine being a poor black South African with no access to any kind of financing except the most predatory kind. Absolutely, I stood with the students in the #feesmustfall movement, and most university faculty and staff stood with students too. Truly, the accountable party here is the South African government that has slashed spending on higher education. Today, after meeting with university administrators President Zuma announced, in a small victory for the students that fees for 2016-2017 would remain unchanged. So certainly, the movement could count some success, even though the larger issue, the lack of necessary government spending on higher education, largely has remained unaddressed. Sadly, the universities, seeking to provide outstanding higher education to students appear to be the losers here – they won't charge higher fees, but the cannot expect higher levels of support from the South African government either.
Nonetheless, it has been moving for me seeing the pictures and reading the accounts of the #feesmustfall movement. It has been moving to read the support of academics for democratizing higher education and making it more accessible to all regardless of race or income level. It is moving to see young people come together and take action against entrenched political forces to demand a better future. It has been moving to see students of all socio-economic groups and races come together and work on behalf of a common goal. I think about those beautiful students that I saw when I visited the campus and the power through unity they showed, and wow, I would be proud to teach those kids. I would be proud that those kids were representing my country.
I cannot help but contrast that with what has been going on in my own state with my own university system. Today, it was announced that a political hack from the Bush Administration would be our next university system president. Yes, there has been dissention about the process of the Board of Governors selecting this person. Yes, there has been dissention about the politicization of the Board of Governors in the past five years that the Republicans have controlled the NC General Assembly. Yes, people have grumbled when successive legislative budgets have cut university budgets leading to higher tuition costs for all students. Yes, we have grumbled when the legislature told us that we couldn't use a higher percentage of state funding for need-based financial aid. We have been disillusioned about it all. But where is the outcry like in South Africa? Where is the coordinated action? Where is the unity? We shrug our shoulders and write comments and editorials in the News and Observer and then we just roll our eyes and accept it. At this place that we call "The University of the People", we hold our noses but ultimately fall in line with the changing face of higher education in this state. I wonder what extremes it will take for us to be like those students, parents, and academics in South Africa and demand loudly and uniformly until our voices are heard by those in power something different. I don't know if that is even possible in our American oligarchy anymore. I don't know if it is that the people just truly lack any power anymore or if it is rather that we are too lazy to try to wield our power anymore.


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Language is bleeped but is probably NSFW or kids. Jessica Williams is amazing.
Via Jezebel, of course!
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Language is bleeped but is probably NSFW or kids. Jessica Williams is amazing.
Via Jezebel, of course!
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Never fear, vegan Easter is sweet! You can get vegan marshmallows and easter candy. You can make Devilish Potatoes (via Mercy for Animals) instead of deviled eggs, dye and hunt for vegan eggs, or make a vegan Easter basket. Start some seedlings for a spring garden or plant a tree or flower bulbs.
Easter is supposed to be a celebration of renewal and new life, and is often celebrated in a very child-centered way. Rather than objectifying and exploiting rabbits, chickens, cows, pigs, and other animals, why not set an example for children that demonstrates our respect for others of all species, and for the earth that we all call home? In the words of William Blake, "For Everything that lives is holy, life delights in life."
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Have you heard about this secret menu at McDonalds? How about the McGangBang? I hadn't heard of it until the other day when it was mentioned casually in a slideshow of other fast food secret menu items on Huffington Post. Personally, I can't imagine wanting such a thing, even back when I was an 18-year-old dedicated carnivore: Something about the name just feels wrong.
Thankfully, the fine feminist folks at Shakesville have done a great job of pointing out the sexism implicit in this sandwich name — a sandwich which, I'd like to point out, is neither good for women, or animals, or the men to whom this kind of thing is marketed (and who this kind of food is harming, with all of its saturated fat, cholesterol, and other nastiness).
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If you haven't heard, Kristen Bell likes sloths, and her husband, Dax Shepard, got one brought to their house for her birthday. Here they are telling the story in a cute segment from NPR's Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! (with a transcript if you prefer that over audio). And here's the video they talk about in the segment — personally, I think it's pretty adorable to see someone so excited to meet a sloth that they break down.
This story is so great on one level — I love that Ms Bell loves sloths so much. I love that her husband is so thoughtful to set this up for her because he knew it would mean so much to her, and that he's so supportive and sweet about her emotional reaction. I love that when they got the sloth in their house that they were responsible about it, adjusting their homeowners insurance and bringing in a professional handler and a little play structure for the sloth — it looks like she mostly just played around while Kristen gazed at her adoringly. I also feel like it's really great that humans are starting to love animals so much that this is a part of our popular culture.
On another level, and I hate to be a downer, but animals shouldn't be treated like actors, or party entertainers, because they're not able to consent to the situation, and are deprived of their autonomy. I guess I could imagine a situation where an animal is somehow orphaned and rescued, and for whatever reason can't be rehabilitated to live freely in a safe, natural habitat, so they could maybe be a mascot for their species to help educate people about how awesome they are (some wolves come to mind, but don't quote me on that). But why wouldn't an animal in that situation be given safe haven at some sanctuary? For every two-toed sloth (or pony!) who has a lovely afternoon at an adoring fan's birthday party, there are a whole lot of other animals who probably have a really crappy day sitting in a cage or being forced to do the same uncomfortable movie shot over and over and over. (This is why I'm such a fan of Andy Serkis.)
No judgements here for Kristen and Dax — they obviously have their hearts in the right place. But if we really love animals, how should we treat them, ideally? Is it appropriate for our love to be objectifying, focused on our own needs and desires? Or should love come with respect for others' autonomy?
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io9 asks, Would you be willing to use a living animal as a respirator or dialysis machine? Read the comments. People hold some interesting opinions. Such as, "pigs aren't sentient." Oooooohkaaaaay. If you disagree, make your voice heard.
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This is a good idea because it will cut down on congestion and problems with parking spaces behind the Yes! and Busboys, which is horrendous even in the best weather. People who commute to work on bicycle will continue to bike when the trails have been cleared.
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Discussion in 'NDS - Emulation and Homebrew' started by link907, May 12, 2010.
Does anyone know if there is a English hanafuda game or homebrew for the ds?
Yes, there are a few game collections which include Hanafuda (including #1949 Simple DS Series Vol. 30 -THE Table Game), and also #1318 "1500 DS Spirits Vol.5 - Hanafuda" is a Hanafuda game.
I personally like GoStop, which is a Korean game played with the same type of cards. Those are #4626 (release group dubbed 'master of five light') and also #2367 "Touch! Gostop DS".
"Clubhouse Games"/"42 All-Time Classics" contains a modified version of Hanafuda.
thx so much im planing to club nintendo to get cards so i wana pla learn to be good at it


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Weather History - July 17th
Local and Regional Events:
July 17, 1985:
An F1 tornado touched down, ten miles east of Raymond, in Clark County, destroying two cattle sheds and damaged several buildings. A garage was moved off its foundation. Heavy rains, high winds and hail up to 2.75 inches in diameter produced considerable damage to farm buildings between Raymond and Garden City. Rainfall amounts of three to six inches caused additional crop losses from erosion. In the city of Clark, some basement flooding occurred, and water ran across Highway 212 west of Clark. Some storm total rainfall amounts include; 3.77 inches in Clark; 3.15 in Clear Lake; 2.85 in Redfield; and 2.31 inches in 3 miles NE of Raymond. This thunderstorm began near Kennebec, in Lyman County, where winds gusted to 80 mph, and small hail was observed. A few trees were uprooted, and numerous branches were downed. Several car windows were broke from the winds and small hail. A half inch of rain fell in ten minutes, filling ditches. High winds continued into Spink County were extensive damage to a farm estate east of Redfield occurred. Heavy rains of three to five inches caused road and basement flooding. A damage path from wind and hail continued to Clear Lake, to the south of Gary and into Minnesota to the east of Canby. Winds gusted to 70 mph, and hail ranged from one to almost two inches in diameter. In Clear Lake, four businesses were damaged, and power poles were downed. One building had the fiberglass siding and roofing torn off. A second building had a metal roof blown off. Highway 77, south of Clear Lake was impassable due to hail on the ground.
July 17, 1993:
Torrential rains of three to seven inches fell in Grant County resulting in the overflow of Lake Farley into the city of Milbank. The dam held, but an emergency dike broke on the evening of the 17th releasing water into residential streets and a trailer court in Milbank. The broken barrier forced the evacuation of at least 200 people. Damage included 120 mobile homes, and 26 houses were affected by floodwaters. Also, a man died when his pickup truck hit a washout on a gravel road south of Milbank and was swept into the floodwaters of a nearby creek.
July 17, 2010:
Several supercell thunderstorms moving southeast across the region brought large hail up to softball size along with damaging winds to parts of northeast South Dakota. Numerous homes, vehicles, along with thousands of acres of crops were destroyed. Hail up to the size of softballs occurred near Westport, in Brown County. Golf ball to baseball size hail fell at the National Weather Service office causing damage to several vehicles. The rear window was broken out of one of the vehicles. A supercell thunderstorm was tracking southeast across Clark County produced anywhere from a quarter to baseball size hail along with wind gusts over 70 mph from Crocker to Clark to Naples to Vienna. The large hail and winds caused extensive damage to homes, outbuildings, vehicles, and thousands of acres of crops. Many trees and gardens were also damaged or destroyed by the hail and high winds. The storm entered western Hamlin County. Winds measured at 90 mph in Hayti along with some large hail broke numerous windows out of several homes and vehicles, damaged several roofs, and downed many trees. A concrete silo was also destroyed. The highway shop lost half of its roof along with severe damage to the ceiling of a trucking business in Hayti.
U.S.A and Global Events for July 17th:
1942: A great flood developed over the Smethport area in Pennsylvania, resulting in an estimated 34.50 inches of rain in just one day, including 30.60 inches in only six hours, setting a world record. The official observing site, Smethport Highway Shed, reported only 13.08 inches for the entire month because the flood consumed the gauge after 6.68" of rain. The total results from the substitution of the officially estimated amount for the amount measured.
1981: Severe thunderstorm winds ripped a 10,000 square foot hole in a 90-foot high pavilion at Sea World in Orlando, FL. The storm panicked a crowd of 550 tourists. One death occurred due to injury and heart attack, and 15 people were injured. The canopy was made of fiberglass and Teflon, designed to withstand 120 mph winds.
1987: Slow moving thunderstorms caused flooding on the Guadalupe River in Texas resulting in tragic loss of life. A bus and van leaving a youth summer camp stalled near the rapidly rising river, just west of the town of Comfort, or about 50 mile northwest of San Antonio. The powerful surge of water swept away 43 persons, mostly teenagers. Ten drowned in the floodwaters. Most of the others were rescued from treetops by helicopter.
1994: Atlanta, Georgia saw a record-tying, 14 straight days come to an end on this day. The entire month of July had 17.71 inches, the wettest month ever in the Georgia capital.
Click HERE for more This Day in Weather History from the Southeast Regional Climate Center.


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Infinity: The Hunt #1
- Story by
- Matt Kindt
- Art by
- Steve Sanders
- Colors by
- Jim Campbell
- Letters by
- Clayton Cowles
- Cover by
- Slava Panarin
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
Matt Kindt and Steve Sanders "Infinity: The Hunt" #1 starts with a fun and promising concept that is also lovingly executed, right down to the "campus map." Unfortunately, the concept of a "Contest of Champions" is just a ruse for another big battle, featuring, the new, "new" and old characters to whom readers have just been painstakingly introduced.
"Infinity: The Hunt" #1 is a very odd comic. The issue is essentially an elaborate a set up to a "Contest of Champions" — a contest between a bunch of "special schools" such as the Jean Grey School, Future Foundation, and Avengers Academy — a mini Olympics for the super powered youth of today, if you will. However, the entire idea is just a subterfuge to get these characters in the same place (although some are introduced via satellite) so that they can band together to fight whatever new bad thing has "destroyed" Atlantis.
Unfortunately, the initial concept seems far more fun (maybe because there's an awesome map) than what will surely be yet another battle for the fate of the world. Olympic-esque concepts always have potential, as seeing the best athletes compete on a big stage is naturally compelling, and it would have been cool to see this idea (similar to but different than the disappointing "Avengers Arena") get another chance to get it right. It would be a nice exposure to new characters in a natural but different environment than what's typically seen in comics. It's just honestly hard not to be disappointed not to get that chance. However, it does explain some of the real problems in the book — most notably, heavy-handed and laughable interior dialogue for each of the characters. The thoughts are far too broad and simple, even for new character introductions, and it gives old and new characters alike a shallow sheen that's almost untenable. (One new character — called Shri with phantom limbs as a power — thinks to herself: "It is my destiny to be selected for this team. I can feel it. Much like my phantom limbs…I feel a sense of…what is to come…")
It's especially unfortunate that the writing for these young heroes feels so one-dimensional and rote, because it's a really wonderful selection of heroes when it comes to diversity and I'd love to see some new characters of color gain some traction and popularity. In reality, it's hard to root for any of them as initially presented — including the characters we already know.
Also disappointing is the implication that most of those newly introduced diverse characters may not take part in future issues. In the final pages, naturally, only the characters that were physically on campus are ready to charge into battle. Maybe the others will join, but at this point, it's only the already established characters.
Sanders' art is really clean and pretty throughout, and given moments to shine — like the aforementioned campus map, and a gorgeous double page spread reveal of Atlantis — he knocks it out of the park. Unfortunately, the story doesn't give him much room to shine, except when it comes to new character design (assuming he did them), as there's a lot of standing around, sitting around and even some dreaded floating heads panels. The initial action scene before the Atlantis reveal is also mishandled. It took me three reads of the scene before I stopped trying to figure out exactly what I was seeing and just moved on to knowing that I understood the implications.
In the final analysis, I found myself wishing that Marvel was letting Kindt and Sanders do a legitimate "Contest of Champions" book. That's a book I would certainly commit to buying at least a few issues. But based on the first issue there's nothing new or special in "Infinity: The Hunt" #1, and the quality isn't high enough overall to make it a must-read.


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Pili Palas is one of the highest rated family attractions on the Isle of Anglesey, and once you're here it is easy to see why. Whatever the weather, come rain or shine, you and the whole family can enjoy the lush natural world of Pili Palas.
The main attraction would surely have to be the butterflies – they fly around you in their dozens as you make your way through the vegetation, providing a truly magical experience that you're sure to remember for years to come.
But there's plenty more to come! For starters, kids of all ages are sure to love John, Paul, George and Ringo: they're meerkats! Lovers of all things a little more slithery will enjoy spending some time in the reptile house, where they can meet lizards and snakes of a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
The Bug Zone has all manner of creepy crawlies, from cockroaches, millipedes and locusts to giant snails, tarantulas and scorpions. If that gets a bit too much for you, you can always retire to Pets' Corner and relax with the rabbits, guinea pigs and pygmy goats.
And if the kids still aren't worn out enough for the car ride back home, get them to let off steam in the playground or on the bouncy castle!
Image source: CC-by-SA 2.0 by smlp.co.uk
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Title of Bulletin Board: NUTRITION
Category: Nutrition
Suggested Grade Level: 3-8
Materials: Bulletin Board Paper, Board, Nutrition info and photos
This board was created during our Nutrition Unit, which had a strong focus on the Food Guide Pyramid. Throughout the Nutrition Unit, students were taught about the foods grouped in each food group, the main nutrient provided by each food group and how that nutrient benefits our body. The best part about this board is that it reinforces how vital nutrients are to our body and that we can't eliminate any one group out of our diet. After each lesson many students shared where they have seen the food guide pyramid, such as cereal boxes, as well as what new nutrition information they taught their family at dinner!
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"Hmmm… How do I reword this so it is 140 characters"
*Spends 30 minutes thinking of a caption for the Instagram photo they're posting*
"Oh no I cannot post another laughing photo for at least 5 more posts"
"Is my outfit too basic?"
What has our world come too that we are more concerned with how we look online, or on the outside, and less concerned with how kindly we spoke to the grocery bagger in the store we just left. Or that we didn't even take one single minute out of our day to hold the door open for the girl behind us because instead we were snapchatting our friend who we will probably see later that day.
Am I the only one that is disturbed with what our society is becoming? Am I the only one that would give up my phone for the rest of my life in exchange for my friends putting away their phones and actually spend quality time with me whenever we are together? I don't know if I am over reacting, or "too sensitive", but I honestly feel insulted when people would rather read something online than hold a conversation with me. The person in the same room as them. Who is taking time to be with them. Is that too selfish to ask these days? For someones full attention minus cell phones? Because I actually have had people get mad at me when I asked them to put their phones away as I was attempting to talk to them. I don't think that is too much to ask but I guess some people do sadly.
Currently I am in a Mass Communication class and each week we have to do a blog response. This week it was on a blog called Alone in out Togetherness, and it was about our society's increase in expectations of technology, and decrease in our expectations of people. It is written by my professor Jim Willis and I think he put it perfectly when he said;
When we are in the presence of a friend or loved one yet choose to focus our attention on the machine in our hand, we are in fact treating the machine with more respect; treating it as if it is more real than the person sitting next to us."
PSA1: Our phones DO NOT deserve more respect and attention than the people we are with.
Those messages and other notifications WILL be there when you are done spending time with your friends. Putting your phone down when you are with other people will greatly increase the depth of your relationship, and will put importance back on the things that matter. (Like the people you spend your time with)
Lately I have been seeing many posts about people who became "Social Media Famous", or whatever it is called, then completely cut it out of their lives because it was consuming it. I also have noticed not only my friends doing this, but also myself, wasting time attempting to find the funniest tweet everyone would favorite or the cutest caption my followers would be jealous they didn't think of first. I am embarrassed to admit that I got so drawn into the belief that I had to have everything wrapped in a nice a pretty package just like everyone else that I sometimes wouldn't even post photos till days after they were taken because my cation wasn't up to par. Guys! That is multiple days where I wasted my free time trying to think about what certain words I would use to put under my photo, even though I knew 85% of people don't even read my captions. I went through this phase where I would spend all my free time looking through other peoples instagrams, twitters, and tumblers feeling pity for myself because I wasn't them. I wasn't taking the same cool vacation as them. I wasn't dressing the same way they did, or wear the same size they did. I wasn't them, and I didn't have their "perfect life". -OR- (what I am realizing now) The "perfect life" they show us.
PSA2: The lives people show you online is NOT the whole picture.
They have flaws. They have days where they look in the mirror and do not want to go outside. Some of the people get paid to post certain things. Do you really think all of those "candid" shots were truly candid? They have days where they just sit at home eating pizza in their pjs. They look at other peoples sites and think the same things you do, how they want to have their lives. They get filled with jealousy too. But most importantly –> Their lives are not perfect.
All of this makes me wonder why they don't show everyone their flaws too. Actually why don't we show other people our flaws? Think about all the times people asked, "How are you?" this week.. Let me guess, you said good or amazing every single time. I challenge you to say something different next time. EVEN if it is bad. Be vulnerable. Be willing to show people that you don't have your life all together with all the puzzle pieces in place. I crave a time where we don't mask our struggles or our flaws. I crave a time where it is acceptable to admit that you are having a bad day because you know if you told someone who asked they wouldn't feel uncomfortable, rather they would be empathetic and actually care about the fact that things didn't go well for you that day. I crave a society based on honesty and support. The change starts with me and you. If you crave the same things I do, I challenge you to start being open about your struggles and bad days whenever they arise.
Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they are never weakness." – Brene Brown


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April 26, 2017 16:20 ET
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 26, 2017) - Toromont Industries Ltd. (TSX:TIH) reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.
"Toromont delivered continued growth in the first quarter on strong execution across the business," said Scott J. Medhurst, President and Chief Executive Officer of Toromont Industries Ltd. "The Equipment Group performed well on strength in mining, power systems and rentals despite broad challenges with tight pricing conditions. CIMCO delivered solid results with excellent activity in Canada. Product support continues to provide a strong foundation for both Groups. Our balance sheet remained strong and positions us well."
First Quarter Highlights:
"The long-term outlook for infrastructure spending remains positive following the federal budget, however we await clarity on the timing and nature of the anticipated spending. We also remain cautiously optimistic on various provincial spending initiatives and expect to get better visibility in the coming months. We are beginning to see increased activity in the mining sector. Performance at CIMCO continues to be positive and represents the emerging realization of focused strategies," continued Mr. Medhurst. "Across our organization, strong product support growth, together with diverse products and markets, provides a sound financial base, operational stability and opportunities for continued success."
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Interested parties are invited to join the quarterly conference call with investment analysts, in listen-only mode, on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. (ET). The call may be accessed by telephone at 1-877-467-6811 (toll free) or 647-427-2254 (international) and quoting passcode 7875829. A replay of the conference call will be available until Friday, May 5, 2017, by calling 1-800-585-8367 (toll free) or 404-537-3406 (international) and quoting passcode 7875829.
Both the live webcast and the replay of the quarterly conference call can be accessed at www.toromont.com.
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There continues to be an incredible amount of deception about standalone health reimbursement arrangements, and some misunderstanding of what, if anything, is now permitted in terms of premium reimbursement. A couple of posts I wrote last year helped provide some clarity on these issues and I've been asked by a number of folks to update the post for 2016.
A history lesson: Back in 1961, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Ruling 61-146, which recognized "employee payment plans" as ways that employers could pay for certain expenses for their employees. Prior to that ruling, any reimbursement by an employer for its employees' medical expenses was considered taxable income to that employee. Many of these rules were clarifications about two sections of the Internal Revenue Code: Section 105 which permitted the creation of medical expense reimbursement arrangements (MERP) and Section 106 concerning payments by employers for group health plans.
In 2002, the IRS and Treasury issued IRS Notices 2002-41 and 2002-45, which modified (by Executive Action and without legislative authority) Sections 105 and 106 to create a modified form of MERPs that we all know today as a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA). The main difference between MERP and HRA was that rollover amounts were permitted under an HRA but the employer would have to be solely responsible for paying the costs associated with the HRA's benefits.
With the new attention splashed on HRAs, they suddenly became the latest "hot" thing in terms of benefits, and were used in many different ways — to buy less insurance benefits and close the gap with an HRA to lower deductibles or other cost-sharing expenses; or to reimburse an employee for their individual health insurance premiums. (The Internal Revenue Code also permitted this practice through Section 125 Premium Reimbursement Arrangement, but it was hardly ever used due to that section's nondiscrimination rules. Congress dramatically modified PRAs as a part of the adoption of the Affordable Care Act in 2010) In retrospect, HRAs really did nothing more take an old car, add some fancy lights and new paint, install a catalytic converter so it would run on unleaded fuel and sell it like it was a brand new car.
And we sold our clients on this "innovative" solution, ignorant of the history of how we'd gotten here, and that we could have done it before this new ruling.
ACA changes everything
When the ACA became law in March 2010, it included a number of market reforms for group health plans such as eliminating annual and lifetime limits and requiring preventive benefits be paid at 100% without any cost sharing. These reforms were additional requirements to laws Congress passed previously such as COBRA, Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act, Newborn and Mother's Protection Act, and the Mental Health Parity Act.
Almost immediately, the IRS and Department of Labor was made aware that employer reimbursement of individual health insurance premiums would have an adverse impact on the group market and the employer mandate. The first couple of pieces of guidance provided a heads-up that they were going to take pretty dramatic action on the issue, which ultimately came in IRS Notice 2013-54.
This notice began with making changes to the original legal basis for employer premium reimbursements (Rev. Ruling 61-146) and modified what would be considered an employee payment plan going into the future. This first act was completely legal because the IRS had dreamt up the original EPP rules, and they adjusted them to fit into a post-ACA world. This critical point has been ignored by those trying to justify premium reimbursements while selling their software services since 2013-54 was issued.
The second part of that notice was to split HRA/MERP into two types: integrated and standalone. Integrated HRAs are required to be paired with a group health plan (either insured or self-funded) that would alone comply with the preventive services requirements and other market reforms required by the ACA and ERISA. There are some rules too that go along with Integrated HRAs:
- Employer offers, in addition to the integrated HRA, a group health plan to its employees that does not consist solely of excepted benefits;
- Employee who participates in the HRA is also enrolled in the employer's group health plan;
- HRA is limited to reimbursement of copayments, coinsurance and deductibles from the group health plans, as well as medical care that is not essential health benefits; and
- The HRA permits an employee to permanently opt out and waive future reimbursements from the HRA at least annually.
These integrated HRAs remain a critical way that many small- and mid-sized employers can better manage the cost of healthcare between premiums and "gap" expenses to find the right mix based on their financial capabilities and risk tolerance. But abuse of this model has already sparked some carriers to require disclosure and even integrated administration, and will result in more scrutiny and regulation if agents aren't careful.
Standalone HRAs were largely prohibited in the aftermath of IRS Notice 2013-54. The gaps and holes that some rats tried to run into were addressed in DOL's ACA FAQ XXII and IRS Notice 2015-17. But there was also some clearly allowed standalone HRAs permitted from this bevy of additional guidance. I'll start by highlighting what is permitted:
Spousal Coverage Reimbursement HRAsallow for an employee to be reimbursed by their employer when the employee is covered on their spouse's group health plan as long as the spouse's group health plan meets the ACA's requirements. (Note that reimbursing an employee for coverage on their spouse's individual health insurance plan is not permitted under this approach.) With so much discussion over spousal participation, contribution and eligibility rules, the use of this type of reimbursement HRA may have limited use, but we've already seen instances where it can assist an employer and the employee in many positive ways. But there are landmines for the employee if not properly informed about the tax consequences of this type of HRA — which is best illustrated by an example:
Bob's Fresh Fruit reimburses one of its employees, John, for the cost of health coverage that he has through his wife's (Sally) employer using the Spousal Coverage Reimbursement HRA. The amount that Bob's Fresh Fruit reimburses is based on the information received from Sally's employer on the cost between covering the employee only and covering herself and her spouse.
For the purpose of this example, let's say that the cost for employee only coverage for Sally and other employees is $20 per month, but to cover John, Sally would have to pay an additional $240 per month. So Bob's Fresh Fruit reimburses John $240 each month for the cost of spousal coverage, which is not considered taxable income to John.
But when Sally pays $240 each month to cover John, she's probably doing so using a Premium Conversion Plan which allows her to pay the $240 on a pre-tax basis. So there may be a tax issue for John and Sally when they pay their income taxes annually since they've been reimbursed for an amount paid on a pre-tax basis – creating a "double" pre-tax event that could result in an audit issue in the future.
So when reimbursing an employee for spousal group coverage, it is very important that the employer also inform the employee of the need to see tax advice about the proper way to treat the reimbursement in light of these pre-tax issues.
Retiree-Only Reimbursement Plansare also explicitly permitted, but obviously their use is very limited to former employees who have satisfied a clearly defined retiree category of eligibility. Therefore, retirees covered in a retiree-only HRA satisfy the ACA's individual mandate (requiring most Americans to have health insurance) and are not subject to the individual mandate penalty.
The Retiree-Only Reimbursement Plan can reimburse retirees who are not yet eligible for Medicare and purchase coverage either on or off the federally-facilitated Marketplace or a state-based Exchange. One key point: anyone reimbursed for coverage through a retiree-only HRA is not eligible for premium tax credits (federal assistance for lower-income individuals) or cost-sharing assistance for coverage they might select through the Marketplace.
Many employers — particularly governmental entities — have permitted Pre-65 Retirees to remain on their group health plans until they become eligible for Medicare. But the long-term cost of covering these individuals has been very high and also unpredictable, and governmental accounting standards are requiring these employers to account for this liability as an ongoing obligation to avoid these folks being left without coverage in the future.
The Retiree-Only Reimbursement Plan allows the employer to predict the actual cost annually for covering their employees and to eliminate the uncertainty of these older individuals impacting the cost of their health plan directly (if self-funded) or indirectly (through higher risk rating for health insurance if more than 50 employees).
One of the two new permitted standalone HRAs after 2015-17 was issued is for Active Employees who are Medicare or Tricare Eligible. These HRAs would allow an employer to reimburse their active employees and/or retirees with the cost of Medicare Part B, Medicare Supplemental (or Medigap), Prescription Drug Plan (Part D), Medicare Advantage premiums, or Tricare premiums. But their availability for active employees is very limited.
Under federal law, an employer with 20 or more employees is prohibited from paying for or providing any incentive for an eligible employee to have Medicare or Tricare be primary versus being enrolled on the group health plan. (It's important to note under both Medicare and Tricare Secondary Payer rules, the small employer exception is for those with 19 or more employees — meaning full-time or part-time employees. An employer cannot count employees working less than full-time hours as a fraction or use any other mathematical approach around the 20 or more employee count for these laws.)
Under these laws, an employer will be responsible for reimbursing either CMS or Tricare for the costs paid as primary when they should have been considered secondary after the employer's group health plan.
Finally, Shareholders of an S-Corporationmay be reimbursed by an employer for the cost of their individual health insurance premiums through at least 2015. This exception recognized that technically S-Corp Shareholders owning 2% of more of a business are not considered employees and therefore reimbursing their individual health insurance premiums is treated as imputed income to that person.
This exception highlights something many business owners and their tax advisers fail to realize: the 100% deductibility of health insurance premiums for partners in a partnership, members of an LLC, 2% or more shareholders of an S-Corp and sole proprietors is still alive and well (with its own set of arcane rules). The IRS has published on their website a reminder of this fact, and is something that is a helpful reminder to share as tax time comes next year.
One final point: a good friend who is also a co-worker of mine asked recently about how PCORI impacts these permitted standalone HRAs. Loving a good question, I ran off and discovered that the IRS says that HRAs which are reimbursing premiums are required to pay PCORI fees based on the average number of employees or retirees who receive benefits during a plan year. So don't forget that obligation as well.
What is prohibited?
Pretty much any other reimbursement of an employee's individual health insurance premiums is prohibited. Over the last 12 months, I've seen a handful of imaginative approaches that all fail to satisfy the IRS's prohibition on standalone HRAs. The list of misguided collection of rogues include:
- Healthcare Reimbursement Plans (HRP), which argue that individual health insurance premiums are not essential health benefits and therefore are not subject to the mandate that group health plans cannot have annual or lifetime limits on their benefits. The vendor pushing this idea assures employers that it has passed muster with tax attorneys, but has so far failed to provide any proof of that legal conclusion to their clients or prospects.
- Classic 105 Plans (also known as Bene$mart) creatively argue that an employer can withhold a significant portion of an employee's gross pay on a pre-tax basis, which is then used to purchase some form of credit life or similar product and finally loan the entire amount that had been withheld pre-tax back to the employee "tax-free." This loan-back approach winds up reducing both the employee's income tax obligation as well as FICA costs for employee and dependent. The IRS has ruled that this approach is a prohibited tax-avoidance scheme and has resulted in significant tax issues for employees and employers once terminated — we had an employer whose new CFO immediately ended this arrangement and almost immediately their employees began receiving 1099's for the entire amount loaned back to them over the course of the year.
- Recently, we came across a vendor pushing the Participatory Wellness Plan, purporting to satisfy both Section 125 and the ACA's wellness regulations and then making the impossible leap of being a way to allow for reimbursement of individual health insurance premiums. By combining different terms that have nothing to do with each other, the vendor created something that sounds possible but is not allowed under any reading of the law. It's Frankenstein (or Frankenstein's monster for the literary perfectionists out there) and will be a menace to the towns where allowed to roam freely.
One way to find out if the vendor selling any approach that says it is allowed, and to protect both you and your client: Ask for a clear warranty that will hold the employer harmless from any and all penalties that may be assessed by the IRS, Department of Labor or other regulatory agency, and also reimburses the employee for the cost of representation on this matter. This kind of written protection may be hard to come by, but if someone selling this wants to stand by their product, then this would seem to be something they will readily and confidently provide to any employer who follows their advice or purchases their product.
As you can see, this is a topic that is not easily understood and is subject to accidental or intentional confusion. But there are serious consequences for failure to abide by these rules. The IRS has clearly stated that they will charge an employer who is reimbursing their employees for individual health insurance premiums $100 per day per employee as an excise tax. That means that the penalties must be paid with after-tax dollars, which raises the real cost of compliance by as much as 40%.
At the end of the day, the agencies responsible for implementing the Affordable Care Act have tried to strike a balance between the premium subsidy programs available for many lower-income individuals and employer reimbursement of health premiums. The permitted types of HRAs will not violate the rules against standalone HRAs and still allow employers to provide options to offer coverage and manage costs for their employees and retirees in the future.
PCORI Fees
Integrated HRAs
Paid by employer based on the average number of covered employees
Standalone HRAs
Reimbursement of costs for employee covered on their spouse's group health plan
Paid by employer based on the average number of employees and dependents who were reimbursed
Reimbursement of individual health insurance premiums for pre-65 retirees
Reimbursement of Medicare and related costs for post-65 retirees
Reimbursement of Medicare and related costs for active employees
Reimbursement of Tricare costs for active employees
Reimbursement of individual health insurance premiums for S-Corporation shareholders
All other types of premium reimbursements
Not applicable
Smith is vice president, health & welfare benefits, at Ebenconcepts in Fayetteville, N.C. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Enumerating the guidelines in a circular issued in pursuance to the directions of the Supreme Court, the Education Department has said that all the school buses should be painted yellow, 'School Bus' should be clearly written on the back and front of the bus, if it is a hired bus, 'On School Duty' should be clearly indicated, bus should have a First Aid Box, bus should be fitted with 'Speed Governor' of specified standard, window of the bus should be fitted with horizontal grills, the bus should always carry a fire extinguisher, school name a telephone numbers should be prominently displayed on the bus, the door of the bus should be fitted with reliable locks, there should be dedicated space for school bags under the seats, there must be a qualified attendant in the bus to attend to the children, no vehicle shall carry children in excess of permitted seating capacity, no child should be allowed to sit on the lap of the others, the driver should have at least 5 years experience of driving heavy vehicles, a driver who has been challaned for violation of traffic rules can't be employed, seat belts wherever applicable must be fastened properly, there must be appropriate permit for the vehicle issued by the competent authority and any parent or guardian or teacher may also travel in the bus to ensure the safety norms.
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