text: Bonaparte Posted June 8, 2011 The one stop place for all your event info! 1/ Where, when, what: Get ready for our next event, this time in the heart of the LEGO universe: Billund, Denmark. The event is Thursday 10th of May, Friday 11th of May and Saturday 12th of May, so most of us will arrive on Wednesday late afternoon and go travel back on Sunday morning. The program will be a mixture of visiting LEGOLAND, fun contests, visiting interesting places at Billund, presentation/discussion about Eurobricks and the online community (always on Friday evening) and much more. The full program will only be revealed in Billund, but those who have already been to our events know it'll be awesome. 2/ Accommodation We stay in comfortable wooden chalets in a lovely camping near a lake at 5 min walk from LEGO. The L5-chalets all have living room/kitchen, a bathroom (shower/toilet), and 2 bed rooms (one with 2 box mattresses and one with a cot and one bunk bed (two beds over/under each other)), so 5 beds per chalet. Prices: Chalet (L5): 765 DKK/night (normal price is 850 DKK, Eurobricks gets 10% discount) Camping card (one needed per chalet): 110 DKK Breakfast: 70 DKK/day (optional, but I assume everyone will want breakfast) Bed Linen/Towels: 65 DKK (optional, you can also bring this yourself) I've added an example a bit later in this post so you'll see how to calculate your total cost for the stay. Booking and payment: To make this practical we'll do this in a decentralized way. Per chalet one person needs to be the 'chalet responsible'. This person will collect the money from the other people in the chalet and will be responsible for the reservation and payment of the chalet to the camping. Payment is to be done shortly after reservation (you pay directly to the camping, not to us!). Each 'chalet responsible' should send an e-mail to the Camping containing: name, address, telephone number, how many persons there are in the chalet, the type of chalet (=L5-Chalet) and refer to "Eurobricks LEGO Event 2012" – then you get the discount of 10% on the price of the chalet. Also state the number of people in your chalet who want to hire bedlinen/towels and take breakfast. The camping will send back a confirmation of the reservation and a link for online payment. Chalet responsible: We'll work out who'll be the chalet responsibles in the sign-up thread. Please indicated in the sign-up thread if you'd be OK to be a chalet responsible or rather not. We prefer people who already came to past events to take the role of chalet responsible over people who we've never met before. Also in that thread you can work out with whom you'd like to share a chalet. If you become chalet responsible you should get in touch with the other people in your chalet (by Personal Messenger) and give instructions on how they can send you the money. Once you have collected all the money you can make the reservation and payment to the camping. Ultimately it's up to you how you do this, as long as you agree with the people in your chalet. To make life easy I've made an example email for booking a chalet. Find it below in this post. Address and Contact: Billund FDM Camping Ellehammers Allé 2 DK-7190 Billund Tel.: +45 75 33 15 21 Fax: +45 75 35 37 36 E-mail: email@example.com Website: http://www.billundcamping.dk 3/ Sign-up for the event: Go here to sign-up for the event. 4/ Some examples: Example calculation of the total cost for your stay (assuming a full chalet): I'll take myself as an example: I'll stay the entire event, so 4 nights, in a chalet with 4 other people (so full chalet, 5 people in total), that makes (765 DKK x 4)/5 = 612 DKK. I'll also take breakfast each day, making the total 612 DKK + (70 x 4) = 900 DKK. Also I'll take the bedlinen and towels, so 900 DKK + 65 DKK = 965 DKK. Now I only need to pay my share of the camping card (one needed per chalet), so 965 DKK + (110 /5) = 987 DKK. That makes my grand total 987 DKK, or after conversion (using xe.com) that makes roughly 133 EUR. Pretty cheap considering all that's included Example email for booking a chalet (only for 'chalet responsibles'): To: email@example.com Title: Eurobricks LEGO Event 2012 Dear, I'd like to book a L5-chalet for the Eurobricks LEGO event 2012. We will arrive late afternoon Wednesday 9th of May and leave on the morning of Sunday 13th of May, so 4 nights in total. There will be a total of 5 persons in the chalet. All 5 of us take breakfast while bedlinen/towels are needed for 3 persons only. We'll pay everything in advance, so please send me the total bill (including chalet, breakfast, bedlinen/towels and one camping card). My contact info: Joe Smith Forestlane 210, 3020 UK Mobile: +49-45.66.44 Best Regards, Joe Here are a few pictures to give you an impression of the place where we'll stay: More pictures are here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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It is well worn and has served me faithfully for years carrying me back and forth to my clinic, grocery store, New Horizens, Shands Dental Clinic, The Hawthorne Trail, the library and for 20 years back and forth to Covenant Church on NW 16th Avenue where you carried it off between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. as it was loyally waiting for me with wheel locked to the frame.
It is clearly a "senior citizen," and shows it with its weathered bright green paint, its slightly arthritic front white wire basket and its faded large orange saddle bags from new Zealand, which are useful, but sometimes get in the way. The super comfortable Tempurpedic bike seat look dated but was ever so comfortable. Over the years my bicycle has, however, earned its medals: a bell, a foot-stand, 2 new front blinking lights that only work if you know where the buttons are and turn them on, and fenders that have kept my back side and pant legs from getting mud splashed. The red rear light is a final detail that I have had to replace a few times after others have annexed various editions in the past. But please keep the tires inflated and the chain oiled, otherwise it is heavy to pedal.
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Studio 4C Comedy
There's a torrent running right now for Studio 4C Comedy, a one-shot short film by Studio 4C. That is the studio associated with the Matrix anime shorts.
Thanks, wizzu. It's good.
|2004-02-21, 22:25
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Had all the elements of a traditional european ghost story.
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After I downloaded it I remembered having seen it quite some time ago with french subtitles. Studio 4C has made more short episodes like this one and I hope wizzu will sub them too. ^^
You don't always have to fully understand what's going on. Some more experimental Animes/Movies require you to cling off from the details and let yourself go with the mood. If you can't, I suggest you do some yoga and listen to some freejazz.
|2004-02-22, 14:35
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Just finished watching it, and somehow understood the story ^^". Rearly a great shortmovie, with a cool and fresh drawing style and a great soundtrack, taken from various european operas. I was very suprised when suddenly Johann Wolfgang Goethes "Erlkönig" started to play, but it did fit great with the fighting scene. hope they'll sup more of this kind ^^.
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I finished watching it, really like it, however I'm not really sure if I have fully understood the story or not... I thought I understood it, but now coming here it seems there's something more to the story?
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Just saw this and I thought it was a gem. Of course having Ave Maria as background music didnt hurt. Does anyone know if this was based on a real story or legend? I dont undertand why people didnt understand the story. It seemed pretty straightforward to me.
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Since its direct download, the files are super small zips of realmedia files. Small, but they're better than nothing and they're so rare its worth it. (But wouldn't it be great if they were fansubbed high quality? I vote for Wizzu 'cause they have style!)
Another great site (also in French) for Morimoto/Studio 4C is http://www.kojimorimoto.net/.
I also like these artistic anime shorts a lot:
Yamamura's "Atama-yama" (Mount Head)
Yoshitaka Amano's 1001 Nights
Osamu Tezuka's experimental anime shorts (there was a thread about this a while ago?)
BTW, Studio 4C are coming out with their first TV series in April, Mahou Shoujo Tai Arisu. (I think means "Magical Girl Team Alice"?) The name sounds dumb, but I saw some pics of it in the last Animage and it looked awesome! It looks like other Studio 4C stuff and very surreal Alice-in-Wonderland fantasy-ish. It doesn't look like any anime I've ever seen before. I can't wait!
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I have been looking into out Koji Yamamura's works and you have gotten me very interested. I am tempted to order this when I place my next order at CDJapan. I also found his official english site, which has a lot of interesting info.
After watching the trailer for Mahou Shoujo Tai Arisu on Catsuka, it has gotten me very interested as well. It looks very surreal and maybe even a bit disturbing. Definitely a different and creative take on the mahou shoujo genre.
Also, didn't someone sub Noiseman Sound Insect, or is there just a rip of the R2 DVD going around?
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I got Digital Juice and Uraroji Diamond DVDs in the initial pressing (before they were re-issued). There are some very interesting shorts in Digital Juice, none of them even close to your traditional anime. Also, Uraroji Diamond is a very interactive DVD which takes you inside a Studio-4C-style town with all the weirdness inside, while you scour for episodes (very short, black and white, weird episodes). Great stuff if you know Japanese and like surreal experiences.
About NOISEMAN, it was initially available only with the purchase of a certain Pioneer DVD player in Japan. Years ago I got a raw for that, but held back on subbing it until it would be reissued. Anime-Rakuen -did- sub that same lower-quality raw though, and this is the torrent you may find on the internet today.
NOISEMAN -was- finally re-issued several months ago, to be sold ONLY inside Lawson's, a Japanese supermarket chain. The prices were ridiculously high but there were several online sites that offered to go to Lawson's and buy it for you. As far as I know no DVD containing NOISEMAN has ever had English subtitles.
I suspect my favourite Morimoto work is still the video for Ken Ishii's "EXTRA". Being a techno addict and a Ken Ishii fan, I obviously like the music very much -- but the video itself is superb. I highly recommend it - if you can, try to get a hold of a copy (I think Catsuka's site has a scaled-down version online).
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Senior citizens endure the greatest proportionate burden of oral disease in America, yet the resources that provide for the dental health of seniors are limited and often costly. This problem needs immediate attention. As the elderly population continues to grow, issues involving seniors and dental health will continue to intensify. It is time for this nation to focus on dental education, preventive initiatives, and the application of new provisions for the dental health of seniors. Yet the process proceeds slowly.
How the Dental Health of Seniors Affects More Than Oral Health
Age brings about an increase in general physical health issues. This is followed by an increase in the intake of medications, which can hinder a your salivary flow. Your teeth and gums are then forced to endure greater exposure to oral bacteria. Current dental technology may enable you to retain your teeth longer, but the wear and tear factor forces greater oral problems.
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Although finances may be the primary obstacle hindering the dental health of seniors, time, transportation and freedom of movement also play a major role. Many seniors are homebound, in a nursing home, or in some other type of long-term care facility. This creates several obstacles to dental care including:
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Officials say 18 bicyclists died on Minnesota roads from 2011 to 2013, and more than 2,600 were injured. Those numbers are down from the previous three-year period, when 32 bicyclists were killed and more than 2,800 were hurt.
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Hi Tom,
October starts to see relatively cooler weather, so if given the option, I'd hold off traveling until then rather than September.
Here are some accommodations to suggest:
The Saguaro: No golf, but great happening resort near it all in Palm Springs with fantastic restaurants and cool pool scene—it's been getting a ton of buzz lately! http://www.palmsprings.com/saguaro/
Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa: The most central of the 3 recommendations. Gorgeous with golf and all resort/spa amenities close to The River and El Paseo (both excellent for shopping), and a manageable drive to Palm Springs proper: http://www.palmsprings.com/rancholaspalmas/
The Hyatt Grand Champions Resort & Spa: Further down Valley, but amazing hotel with golf and all resort/spa amenities (and close to El Paseo and all that's happening in Palm Desert). http://www.palmsprings.com/hyattgrandchampions/
|January 23rd, 2013 10:54 PM
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° Our only concern is the weather. We used to travel to Miami in the fall, especially in the month of September hurricane season. Not only is it hot, but the humidity is unbearable. Is Palm Springs similar, or is the humidity a lot lower in the desert, which can offset 90 degree+ temperatures? Would it be wise to delay until in late September or even October?
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Last years goal was to organize my research. It was just a wee bit disorganized.
Items on my do-I-have list. Obituaries? Headstone? What vital records? Many of these records were here and there. Here in a box. There in a file. Goodness, maybe more than a "wee bit" messy!
During several webinars, I learned about Google Drive. Recently, I started experimenting, and fell instantly in love!
Another great benefit, the documents are stored in the Cloud. I can access the data anywhere. While researching at the archives I can go online and the spreadsheet.
Also, if other family historians wish, they can share the documents. I can set them to just view, or give editing rights.
As you see, some items are bold. This helps identify information still in need of research.
Other spreadsheets I have created:
Arlington National Cemetery - one central place with all the ancestors buried in this cemetery. I entered exact burial plot information. This is helpful when planning a trip.
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Textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level courses. A reference for exercise scientists, health and medical specialists, and gerontology specialists.
Waneen W. Spirduso, EdD, is the Oscar and Anne Mauzy Regents Professor in the department of kinesiology and health education at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin. She was chair of the UT (Austin) department of kinesiology and health education for 14 years and served as interim dean of the College of Education for 2-1/2 years. Since 1975 her academic interests, research, and presentations have focused on issues central to gerontology and kinesiology, and her research programs have been sponsored by four of the National Institutes of Health and several local foundations. A widely published author, Dr. Spirduso is also a popular speaker at conferences across the United States. She is the recipient of many honors and awards, including recognition as the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Scholar in 1986 and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Scholar (AAHPERD) in 1987. She served two terms as president of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) and one term as president of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (AAKPE). Dr. Spirduso is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, and a member of AAHPERD, ACSM, and AAKPE.
Karen L. Francis, PhD, is an assistant professor in the department of exercise and sport science at the University of San Francisco. She received her master's degree and PhD in motor control and learning and a doctoral portfolio in gerontology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Francis' primary research interest is in the loss of hand motor control that occurs with aging. She is a member of the Gerontological Society of America, the Society for Neuroscience, and the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity.
Priscilla Gilliam MacRae, PhD, is professor of sports medicine and director of the Motor Behavior Laboratory at Pepperdine University. She received her MS from the University of Arizona and her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. She completed postdoctoral training at the University of Southern California. MacRae has published 38 research articles and book chapters, presented in national and international meetings, and received the Harriet and Charles Luckman Distinguished Teaching Award from Pepperdine University. Her research has been funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), AARP Andrus Foundation, Jewish Homes for the Aging, California Physical Therapy Association, and Pepperdine University. Dr. MacRae is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and a member of the Southwest Chapter of ACSM, the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), the Society for Neuroscience, and the Gerontological Society of America.
Dr. MacRae's research focuses on effects of exercise on physiological and psychological aspects of aging. Her current research focuses on how older adults acquire new motor skills, including changes in older adults' ability to control force in a visuomotor tasks that involve precision and speed. Her research populations have included older adults at many levels of function, from elite female marathoners to nursing-home residents.
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The two famewhores stars of The Hills, aka Heidi and Spencer Pratt, attended the Hollywood premiere of G.I. Joe Thursday with Heidi's playboy cover in tow. The cover features Heidi in a skimpy bikini and a Playboy bunny symbol tanned into her stomach.
Spencer describes the cover as being a "masterpiece." He says, "Not, like, Picasso art — real beautiful art, you know what I'm saying?" Umm no, we do not know what you're saying.
Heidi chimes in, "[Playboy] kind of had a vision … and we brought in Matthew Rolston, who is a very well-known amazing photographer," she said. "So, it's more art."
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Oh, Go On! 15 Cakes, Bars, and Treats to Indulge Your Sweet Tooth
We're big believers in dessert here on The Kitchn, but there were a few particularly indulgent treats that stood out from this past year. There was that insane banana cake decked out with caramel sauce and those Boston cream pie cupcakes. I'm definitely going to need a big bowl of the coconut chocolate pudding, though the chocolate-flecked skillet blondies are mighty tempting. We have a few days before the start of the New Year and we return to our more normal eating habits. Let's make them count.
• 1 Caramel Banana Cake
• 2 Warm Fudgy Pudding Cake
• 3 Hot Baked Nutella & Cream Cheese Sandwich
• 4 Whipped Eggnog Loaf Cake
• 5 Dark Chocolate Brownies with Raspberry Goat Cheese Swirl
• 6 Frozen Chocolate Oreo Ice Cream Cake
• 7 Southern-Style Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache Frosting
• 8 Double Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
• 9 Spiced Doughnuts With Dark Chocolate Glaze & Candied Bacon
• 10 Dark Chocolate & Hazelnut Skillet Blondies
• 11 Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes
• 12 Coconut Banana Fritters
• 13 Coconut Chocolate Pudding with Coconut Flakes
• 14 Peach and Pecan Oat Crumble Bars
• 15 Maple Pecan Blondies with Maple Butter Glaze
Welcome to The Kitchn's Best of 2012 roundup!
From December 17 through January 1 we are rounding up some of our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.
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The FDA today called for a fair and independent process by which allegations against MPs by House of Commons officials can be investigated and resolved.
FDA general secretary Jonathan Baume said:
"The current process for investigating complaints against MPs by senior officials has been shown to be deeply flawed. Why should individuals making complaints against MPs not be treated in the same fair and independent way as in other organisations?
"Senior officers of the House of Commons do not make allegations lightly and would do so only if there was no alternative. Where they feel forced to do so, they run a real risk of damaging - or curtailing - their careers.
"A process that allows a case to be properly considered, and with appropriate sanctions, is urgently required."
The FDA - together with other trade unions that represent House of Commons staff - provided evidence in 2011 to the review of the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament by the Commissioner for Parliamentary Standards. In that evidence the unions asked for the establishment of a credible and independent process for the investigation of complaints against MPs, and that proven cases of harassment and bullying of Commons staff by MPs would be treated as a breach of the Code of Conduct.
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Carcharhinus tilstoni
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Language: English
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|Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley, 1950)
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|Least Concern ver 3.1
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|Pillans, R. & Stevens, J. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003)
|Fowler, S. & Cavanagh, R.D. (Shark Red List Authority)
A northern Australian continental shelf endemic occurring from close inshore to about 150 m. CPUE data for sharks in the Taiwanese gill net fishery (now closed) of which Carcharhinus tilstoni comprised about 40%, together with this species' fast growth rates, early maturity and relatively high fecundity suggests that it is more resilient to exploitation than many other shark species, and will already have recovered from depletion by this fishery in the 1980s. Currently, annual landings of sharks in Northern Australia (mainly C. tilstoni and C. sorrah) are significantly smaller than historical catches. Although there is a need to monitor catches in these fisheries, current catch rates are highly unlikely to threaten the population.
|Range Description:
|Together with C. sorrah, this species is an important component of the Northern Australian commercial shark fishery. Data from Taiwanese gill netting between 1975 and 1978 showed highest catches in North Queensland, Torres Staight, Gulf of Papua, Gulf of Carpentaria and Inshore Arafura Sea. Average size of C. tilstoni captured in the Timor Sea were much smaller than the areas above, suggesting that C. tilstoni utilizes the inshore areas of the Timor sea as a nursery area. Often occurs in large aggregations. Size showed a sharp increase with increasing depth (Lyle 1987).
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Native:Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)
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Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – western central
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|Genetic evidence suggested that this species forms one population in Australian waters (Lavery and Shacklee 1989. Tagging studies off Northern Australia have shown that 60% of sharks were recaptured within 50 km of the tagging site, however one shark was captured 1,113 km away (Stevens et al. 2000). These authors also showed that most animals moved along the coast line. Data from this study suggested that although there was sufficient movement to prevent stock differentiation, the degree of movement was not great enough to prevent a reduction in local population as a result of heavy fishing pressure. This conclusion contradicted those of Lavery and Shacklee (1989) who concluded that local populations would be well buffered by immigration of sharks from other areas and that under high fishing pressure, total population size rather than local population size was likely to be the limiting factor affecting production.
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|A viviparous species with a gestation period of 10 months. C. tilstoni reproduces annually, producing an average litter size of three (1-6). Size at birth is 60 cm total length (TL). Age at maturity is 3 to 4 years: males reach maturity at 110 cm TL, females at 115 cm TL. Maximum size is 200 m TL. Growth rates, Juveniles: 17 cm.y-¹ for the first year, declining to 8 to 10 cm per year when the sharks are about five years old (Davenport and Stevens 1988, Last and Stevens 1994, Stevens and Wiley 1986).
|Major Threat(s):
Historically, C. tilstoni contributed to the Taiwanese gill net fishery that operated in Australian waters between 1979-1986 (Stevens and Davenport 1991). This fisheries annual catch was about 7,000 tonnes processed weight of shark, tuna and mackerel. Sharks comprised about 80% of the total catch with C. sorrah and C. tilstoni accounting for about 60% (20% and 40% respectively). CPUE of sharks declined from 11 kg/km in 1979 to 3 kg/km in 1984 then increased to about 6 kg/km in 1986 (the year this fishery ceased), (Stevens and Davenport 1991) suggesting a roughly 50% population depletion. There was an apparent decrease in the number of mature male and female C. tilstoni from 1981 to 1986 (Stevens and Davenport 1991). Data from this fishery between 1975-1978 showed the highest catches were in North Queensland, Torres Straight, Gulf of Papua, Gulf of Carpentaria and Inshore Arafura Sea.
Together with C. sorrah, this species is an important component of the Northern Australian commercial shark fishery. C. tilstoni is captured as both a target species and as bycatch in Northern Australian shark, finfish and prawn trawl fisheries. Annual landings of sharks in Northern Australia (mainly C. tilstoni and C. sorrah) are estimated at between 100 and 900 tonnes live weight and these catch rates are highly unlikely to threaten the population.
|Pillans, R. & Stevens, J. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003). 2003. Carcharhinus tilstoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T41739A10551498. . Downloaded on 22 September 2018.
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America's public lands are under attack from Trump and anti-conservationists in Congress. Your donation to fight back today will be MATCHED 3X!
Chuckwalla Bench is located about an hour east of Indio and is rich in stagecoach history, diverse wildlife and lush desert trees and plants.
Designated wilderness areas provide important habitat for five migratory big-game species, according to a first-of-its-kind mapping project involving wildlife researchers at the University of Wyoming and cartographers at the University of Oregon.
A decision by the Bureau of Land Management in California to reject an application for a large scale solar project in the remote Silurian Valley could aid in the protection of thousands of acres of desert la
The Wilderness Society is very pleased to see the Committee prioritizing wilderness and land conservation in their first markup of the lame duck session.
One of the two original purposes of the national forests, as stated in the agency's Organic Act of 1897, is to "secure favorable conditions of water flows." Today, national forests alone provide 18 percent of the nation's water, and over half the water in the West.
From colorful wildflower blooms to endangered desert tortoises, these Desert Treasures reveal a remarkable and diverse landscape that should be protected for future generations.
This plan will result in new wilderness areas, river and wildlife protections in many sensitive areas of the county, and land exchanges to remove school trust lands from areas highlighted for conservation.
Strayed will receive the We Are the Wild Inspiration Award, which recognizes a person who embodies the spirit of wilderness and its transformative power.
President Obama will use his executive authority to create the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, an action that will improve outdoor recreation, safeguard vital water supplies and protect wildlife in the backyard of Los Angeles – the nation's most populous county.
The Wilderness Society applauds the Obama Administration for advancing bipartisan efforts to further protect ocean ecosystems and their scientific value by using the Antiquities Act to expand the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, an undisturbed island and atoll chain located 1,000


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Community banks absorb these costs upfront because their primary concern is to accommodate their customers. However, we strongly believe that these costs should ultimately be borne by the party that experiences the breach.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 03, 2014
The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today told Congress that community banks are absorbing the costs of making their customers whole following the recent data breaches at major retailers such as Target and Neiman Marcus. In a statement for a Senate Banking Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance hearing, ICBA said that the costs of reissuing cards, responding to customer concerns and protecting against fraud can be significant and should ultimately be borne by the party at fault for the breach.
"In a wide-scale breach even a community bank may have to reissue thousands of payment cards," ICBA said in its statement for the record. "Community banks absorb these costs upfront because their primary concern is to accommodate their customers. However, we strongly believe that these costs should ultimately be borne by the party that experiences the breach. This is critical to aligning incentives to maximize data security by all parties that store consumer data."
In its statement, ICBA also noted that financial institutions have been subject to rigorous data-protection standards under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which have been effective in securing consumer data at financial institutions. To adequately protect consumers and the payments system, all participants in the payments system—including merchants—should be subject to GLBA-like standards, the association said.
Additionally, ICBA noted that community banks are already investing in technologies that will better secure transaction processing and thwart criminals. The association noted that while community banks and other financial institutions are migrating to chip-and-PIN technology for debit and credit cards, while helpful, may not have prevented the recent retailer breaches and does not protect against fraud in "card-not-present" transactions, such as online purchases.
For more information and to read ICBA's statement, visit http://www.icba.org.
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There are a handful of dream jobs out there – personal lotion applicator to Kate Upton, nipple puffer for Bar Refaeli, masseuse for John Travolta… wait, what? But, one of the most underrated professions has to be Adult Film Writer.
The porn movie industry has long been known for having horrific dialogue delivered by subpar actors who argue their performances are crap because the writing is crap. Recently, an ad popped up on Craigslist looking for a freelance "Adult Film Dialogue / Plot Writer" for both "new, fresh sexual encounter lead ins, as well as some of the old favorites". You mean, like Betty White? The ad said it was posted on behalf of the adult movie company Brazzers.
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Representatives from Brazzers reached out to us and stated that the ad was not placed by anyone in their company. We're completely bummed out now.
Anyone want to take a look at a spec script for 'Men in Back III'?


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The Winnipeg Jets preseason is finally over.
After back-to-back losses to the defending Eastern Conference Champion Boston Bruins, the Jets finished their third preseason in Manitoba with a 1-4-3 (Wins-Losses-Overtime/Shootout losses) record– last in the new Central Division. This isn't exactly what one would expect from a team looking to make that final push into the postseason for the first time in six years, but the operative word–preseason– says there's little reason to start panicking.
Offensively, the Jets had a variety of different combinations with two lines in particular taking a more permanent shape. The first trio up front will have Bryan Little at centre with Blake Wheeler to his right and Captain Andrew Ladd at the left wing. There was little, if any doubt that the threesome would remain together and lead the way for Winnipeg in the 2013-2014 campaign. Wheeler had been nursing what head coach Claude Noel called a "full body injury" but did skate alongside his aforementioned linemates in Saskatoon on Friday. The LLW line combined for 4 points through the preseason.
The second forward line that appears to be set in stone has phenom Evander Kane on the left wing with veteran Olli Jokinen at centre and former Stanley Cup Champion Michael Frolik at right wing. Along with the undetermined third line, these six forwards in whichever combination Noel sends out will need to provide solid secondary scoring when LLW goes cold like a Manitoba winter.
As a whole, the Jets struggled to find the back of the net as they managed just 13 goals over the 8 games, a 1.625 goals for average over the preseason. The lack of offensive production could be attributed to the inconsistent line pairings as many of the normal Winnipeg starters were not always in the lineup.
The back end of the lineup was slightly more consistent in terms of their pairings in preseason contests. The results weren't more flattering, however. Statistically, the defense averaged 3.25 goals against during the eight game warmup.
Tobias Enstrom and Dustin Bygfuglien will be the top duo with Zach Bogosian and Grant Clitsome on the second defense pair. The Jets still have at least make one more cut to get down to the maximum roster of 23. The third pairing could be a variety of combinations. Jacob Trouba, the Jets defense phenom is a viable candidate and has played a good chunk of the preseason with alternate captain Mark Stuart. It appears the 19-year-old will be with the Jets to start the season as one of seven defensemen along with Paul Postma.
Between the pipes, Ondrej Pavelec appeared in three games for Winnipeg during the preseason. He backstopped the Jets to their only win against Edmonton and was 1-0-2 overall.
Al Montoya, after being resigned to another one-year contract, beat out Edward Pasquale for the primary backup position behind Pavelec. Montoya went 0-3 in preseason action, and Pasquale had a shootout loss at Hockeyville against the Capitals to open the preseason and a 2-1 loss to Edmonton a week ago.
With a less than inspiring preseason behind them, the Jets will begin their quest to get to the playoffs for the first time since 2007. Expectations are high in Manitoba and if Winnipeg wants to meet their postseason goal, they'll certainly have to average more than one win per eight games.


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Nancy Ruscheinski, chief innovation officer, Edelman
Nancy Ruscheinski, president and chief operating officer for Edelman U.S., has added the titles of as chief innovation officer and global vice chair. She will work with executives to raise the firm's content to drive innovation, accelerate product development, foster a culture of innovation through bottom-up sourcing and explore new revenue streams, including pilots and partnerships. In 24 years with the PR firm, Ruscheinski has launched its digital practice, which is now an approximate 450-person, $80 million business. She has also piloted mobile and entertainment ventures and helped drive innovative programming for clients including Burger King, Darden, Humana, Kraft Foods, Quaker, SC Johnson and Wrigley. Before serving as president and COO for the last three years, she was president of Edelman in Chicago for seven years and led the office to become the top-ranked PR firm in the city. Ruscheinski has a B.A. in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame.
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As this page has devoted much ink to criticizing Republicans in Congress for hardening their positions on matters of federal tax and budget policy to the point where compromise is impossible, it is beyond disappointing to see a leading Senate Democrat engaging in similar behavior. Whether it's equivalent or not, Sen. Charles E. Schumer went too far this week when he rejected any possibility of lower tax rates for the wealthy.
Mind you, we understand where Senator Schumer is coming from. It's hard to see how real deficit reduction is achieved without significant sacrifice from all Americans, and that includes the top 1 percent, the folks the GOP so often like to coddle as the "investment class." But reducing rates while closing tax loopholes and limiting deductions can, at least in theory, enhance government revenue; the devil is simply in the details.
It's one thing for Mitt Romney to make his fantastic claims of how he can achieve a sweeping 20 percent tax rate reduction for everyone without committing himself to any serious offset, as he has done in the current campaign. That's the $5 trillion tax cut that Mr. Romney denies will cost a thing but which actual economists and reality-based budget experts see differently.
It's quite another to reject any possibility of using loophole-closing to reduce rates. That may not be how Democrats would like to attack the deficit, but it's not out of left (or in this case, right) field either. The Simpson-Bowles deficit commission suggested something similar. Democrats ought not adopt the equivalent of a tea party mentality that sees compromise as a dirty word. It's pretty clear that too few Republicans in Congress can stomach a revenue increase of any type for serious deficit reduction to go forward unless some involved (Democrats most likely) are willing to bend a little bit.
Make no mistake, the looming "fiscal cliff" is serious business, and it's been heartening in recent days to hear that a bipartisan group of senators has been meeting in private to hash out a possible deficit reduction strategy. It's possible those talks could produce a plan that might prevent or delay the sweeping tax increases and spending cuts that are set to begin at the start of the new year.
The only thing the two sides seem to agree upon is that the fiscal cliff could spell disaster for the nation's economy. Estimates vary, but the combination of suddenly higher taxes and lowered government spending at a time when the U.S. still hasn't fully recovered from the last recession could plunge it into another major downturn.
And the clock is ticking. The lame duck Congress may not have enough time to devise an alternative after the Nov. 6 election unless progress on the plan is made now.
It's not hard to understand why Senator Schumer chose to speak out one month prior to the election. As the No. 3 Democrat in the Senate, he likely felt an obligation to remind voters that his party holds the interests of the middle class as a paramount concern. If Congress eventually chooses to lower tax rates for the rich, it could put even more pressure to cut government programs that benefit the middle class.
That, to use a favorite GOP phrase, amounts to class warfare and revenue redistribution. Only in this case, it's taking it out of the pockets of people earning $50,000 a year and giving it to those who earn $500,000 or more. And even if the proposal ends up revenue-neutral, it's not likely to reduce the deficit, the goal Republicans claim to have.
The problem for Mr. Schumer, however, is that while expecting more from the rich plays well in blue states like New York, it's probably not helpful to the process any more than taking the opposite stand. What Americans really want, or at least ought to want, is a solution to the problem, not a bunch of posturing.
As much as the deficit has grown under President Barack Obama, Mr. Romney's Fantasy Land tax and spending plans lack credibility to the point that the issue actually serves the incumbent. If, however, the nation hears that members of the president's party are obstructionists in tax reform talks, that view could easily change. Democrats don't necessarily have to brag about their centrist tendencies prior to the election, but they ought not abandon them in the middle of important negotiations either.


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Spartan Sprint is a Different Kind of Hard
This is more accurate.
After selecting the grueling 13-mile Spartan Beast as my first Spartan race, I was concerned that perhaps the Gulf Coast Spartan Sprint race, with a distance that would fall somewhere between 3 and 5 miles, wouldn't be all that challenging.
Well, as usual, I was a big dummy and totally wrong.
Lining Up in the Elite Heat
I run the elite heats, not because I think I'm all that, but because I:
- like running as early as possible
- want to accrue Spartan points (although I've since learned they mean nothing)
- don't want to get stuck behind waves of "team building" athletes
- am eager to push myself to complete courses in the least amount of time
- enjoy supporting all the other waves after I'm thoroughly spent
As I jumped around both eager and nervous to get this gnarly race started, the dude on the loud speaker broke it down:
- you thought the race was 5K, but the race is now 4.2 miles (no problem)
- you thought we'd have 25 obstacles, there are 31 (woo hoo!)
- there is 1 mile of barbed wire (there wasn't)
- there is a memorization challenge (there kinda was)
- you will do 30 burpees before you finish no matter what (that sucked)
- you thought fire was lame, so we stepped it up a notch!
Ok, so no, they didn't really say the thing about the fire, but if you remember my race report from the Spartan Beast, I was pretty vocal about how lame I think fire jumping is in obstacle racing. It might make a good photo opportunity, but there is zero challenge in it, and in my opinion, it adds a level of hokey to an otherwise very challenging field of obstacles.
So, being the self-centered, arrogant man that I am, I was convinced that the course designers read my report and immediately began developing ways to make fire "not so lame." – and they did – as instead of finishing the race with some little silly hop over knee-high flames, the course designers put a fire obstacle right at the start, 30 yards from the starting line, and dug a waist-to-chest deep water hole on the other side!
Aroo! This was killer.
Just looking at it made you cringe because you knew that it was going to either create a total cluster of fools freezing up, tentatively jumping in and getting crushed by the onslaught behind them – or – it was going to create a mad dash of dudes (and maybe dudettes) trying to jump the entire thing, fire brush stack AND water hole, all in one mad leap of faith.
And that's exactly what happened.
I stepped the fire, jumped into the water, and raised both my elbows behind me. If someone was going to decide to jump on me, they were going to take one or two mean elbows in the gut, and we'd both hurt.
I got lucky.
One dude did not – Broken ankle.
A More Organic Spartan Sprint
Being a Founder's Race, this Spartan Sprint promised to be a little different, with a field of more 'natural' obstacles. What this ended up equating to was a lot of really technical trail with hanging vines and long stretches of thorny terrain. Of course, mudding was a huge part of this organic attention along with various rope climbs, stream crossings, dark-n-creepy tunnel traverses, sand crawls, deep holes, huge hay bales, stream-running, and a bucket fill-n-carry that was really %^%$! hard.
Of course, it wouldn't be Spartan without the 20 ft. vertical rope climbs, cargo nets, log crossings, and a plethora of over-n-under walls to negotiate.
I didn't fail any obstacles except the stupid spear throw.
30 burpees.
Best Spot? The Spectator Area
But by far, the coolest experience came about 3.5 miles into the race, when we popped out of the woods, into a field of back-to-back obstacles that were non-stop. I'll see if I can remember it:
- Climb the 20 ft. rope, ring the bell, descend
- Stumble around in a knee-deep muddy creek to the barbed wire
- Crawl under the barbed wire for awhile to the hay bales
- Jump into a mud pit (or over it), climb over a 5ft round bale of hay (repeat 5 times)
- More barbed wire …for a long time
- More hay, not so long…
- Get to spear throw. One throw and if it doesn't stick in the hay bale, 30 burpees
- Ascend a muddy trench, and enter a bunker tunnel with huge rocks and dirt
- crawl through the bunker tunnel for a good 50 yards
- descend a bunch of mud pits dug into a downhill
- more barbed wire
- swim through a flowing creek of molten mud to the next barbed wire field
- crawl through yet more barbed wire
- climb back uphill through mud pits slippin' and slidin' everywhere
- get 25 feet from the finish, then told that to finish you had to complete 30 burpees
- hated the guy that said it, grumbled a lot, and burpeed away while they counted off
Then, and only then, can you cross the finish line and collect yo' medal.
Bastards! …but I love 'em.
1:03 and made the top 3% of finishers, and did 60 burpees.
(although for some reasons results show me as 1:05 and top 1%, but the math doesn't work)
Addiction In Full Effect
That makes three obstacle races since my first on October 17, and my fourth will be on December 1, at the Jungle Cup in Atlanta. I'm so addicted because I've found a sport that truly utilizes my strengths, and encourages me to continue my favorite style of training – i.e. functional fitness.
I am meeting so many cool people and making all kinds of new friends – from the crazy MudRunFun clan from Florida, to the entire Georgia Obstacle Runners group, to my new Atlanta buds Matt B. Davis and Alex Martin, who entertained me plenty on the ride to Mississippi. TPFB!!!
I spent awesome time with the speedo-n-animal-hat-wearin racing freak, "Deater", who spent hours with me volunteering to pull fools out from the dirt pit on obstacle 2. Just awesome camaraderie and good times.
Did You Quit Ultrarunning?
A lot of people ask me if I'm over ultrarunning. No, not even close.
After Thanksgiving, Fuego Y Agua 100K training kicks in full effect, and part of that training will be the Mountain Mist 50K in January. Not that I was ever a star at ultrarunning, or anything really, but I've never been a one-trick pony, and I don't intend to ever be.
Instead, I intend to do and try and be anything and everything I possibly can. Life is too short not to try everything available to us. I want to throw out all preconceived notions and ideas and simply CHARGE IT! …charge it all!
Arthur taught me that; and some of you know what that means.


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General Practice, Solo & Small Firm DivisionMagazine
Volume 17, Number 5
July/August 2000
BY Margy LaFond
At some point in your career, you probably have been or will be approached by a potential client about Social Security benefits. The system is complex but navigable. Social Security encompasses more than retirement programs for older workers. Younger workers and their families receive valuable disability and survivors insurance protection. In fact, about one in three Social Security beneficiaries is not a retiree.
As America's "family protection plan," Social Security pays survivors benefits to more than 7.5 million people, and more than 6 million disabled workers and their families receive disability benefits. In addition, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is responsible for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which pays benefits to more than 6 million of America's most vulnerable population. So, you can start to see why the system may seem daunting at first glance.
New laws and regulations continue to be enacted. With a 65-year-old program that spans from the Great Depression to our thriving twenty-first century economy, Social Security has had to be responsive to the changing conditions and needs of the public.Social Security Credits
First, you need to find out if a client walking through your office door qualifies for any of the SSA's programs. To begin with, as people work and pay Social Security taxes, they earn a maximum of four "credits" each year. In 2000, one credit is earned for each $780 of earnings.
- Credits needed for retirement benefits depend on the date of birth (for example, those born in 1929 or later need 40 credits);
- Credits needed for survivors benefits depend on the age workers are when they die-the younger, the fewer credits needed;
- Credits needed for disability benefits depend on the age the worker became disabled.
Retirement benefits. In this year alone, Social Security will pay benefits to more than 28 million retirees and their families. Full retirement age has been age 65 for many years. However, beginning with people born in 1938 or later, that age will gradually increase until it reaches 67 for people born after 1959.
Retirement benefits can be paid as early as age 62, but the benefit amount will be less than the full retirement benefit amount. Delayed retirement credit is given for retirement after the full retirement age and increases benefits.
Entitlement to retirement benefits also qualifies some members of workers' families to benefits. If there's a spouse age 62 or older, he or she can receive a benefit up to one-half of the full retirement amount. Benefits can also be paid to a spouse at any age if he or she takes care of a worker's child who is either under age 16 or disabled. An ex-spouse may qualify for benefits.
Biological, adopted, or stepchildren may also qualify for benefits. Even a dependent grandchild may qualify. To receive benefits, the child must be: unmarried, under age 18; or be 18 to 19 years old and a full-time student (no higher than grade 12); or be 18 or older and disabled from a disability that started before age 22.
As noted earlier, the laws do change. As of January 2000, if a worker is below full retirement age, $1 in benefits will be deducted for each $2 earned above the annual limit. For 2000, that limit is $10,080.
Survivors benefits. Not everyone realizes that when a worker dies, Social Security survivors benefits can be paid to a widow(er) who is at least 60 years old; or if the surviving spouse is disabled, benefits can begin at age 50. Benefits can also be paid to qualified children.
Disability benefits. Disability determinations are made by state agencies and are based on an inability to work. To be considered disabled, the worker must be unable to perform his or her previous work and/or adjust to other work because of a medical condition. The disability also must last or be expected to last a year or to result in death.
After receiving disability benefits for 24 months, beneficiaries become entitled to Medicare Health Insurance. Additionally, Social Security periodically reviews continuing eligibility for disability benefits. If the medical condition improves to the extent that a beneficiary can return to work, he or she can generally work up to nine months and still receive disability benefits. If disability benefits stop because of earnings, but the beneficiary is still disabled, free Medicare insurance can continue for at least eight years. After that, individuals can pay for Medicare coverage.
Social Security has other incentives to encourage people with disabilities to return to work, including paying for vocational rehabilitation or other services. Families of workers who become disabled can also receive benefits.
Supplemental Security Income. To get SSI, a person must be 65 or older or blind or disabled, using the same definition used for Social Security disability benefits. Children as well as adults can get benefits because of disability or blindness, but by looking at how his or her disability affects everyday life rather than employment.
Whether SSI benefits can be paid also depends on income and resources. A spouse's income and resources, and a parent's in the case of a child, will also count to determine eligibility.The Appeals Process
Now that you have the basic structure of the system, let's look at an area of special interest to you-appeals. While Social Security is diligent about determining benefits, if the claimant disagrees with a decision, it can be appealed.
There are four levels of appeal. Reconsideration is a de novo review of the claim by someone who didn't take part in the first decision. All the evidence submitted when the original decision was made is considered, as well as any new evidence. If the claimant disagrees with the reconsideration decision, a hearing can be requested. An administrative law judge not involved previously will conduct the hearing. The claimant and his or her representative may attend and explain the case in person, along with witnesses who can testify. They may also look at the information in the file and provide new information.
If a person disagrees with the hearing decision, a review by the SSA's Appeals Council may be requested. The Appeals Council looks at all requests for review, but it may deny a request if it believes the hearing decision was correct. If the Appeals Council decides to review a case, it will either decide the case itself or return it to an administrative law judge for further review. Lastly, in the event of disagreement with the Appeals Council's decision, or if the Appeals Council decides not to review the case, individuals may file a lawsuit in a federal district court.Attorney Representation
At any time in the process, a person can choose to have a representative help them pursue a claim before the SSA. Representatives cannot charge or collect a fee for administrative-level services without first getting written approval from the SSA, even if the claim is denied. However, the representative may accept money in advance as long as it's held in a trust or escrow account. More than one lawyer in a firm, corporation, or other organization can be appointed by an individual as a representative, but someone cannot appoint the firm, corporation, or organization itself. Claimants who choose a representative must notify the SSA in writing as soon as possible.
In order to charge a representation fee for administrative services, you first must file either a fee agreement or a fee petition with the SSA. A representative cannot charge more than the fee amount approved. If either the client or a representative disagrees with the fee approved, they can ask SSA to review it. A representative who charges or collects a fee without SSA approval, or charges or collects too much, may be suspended or disqualified from representing anyone before the SSA, and may face criminal prosecution.
If the representative and the client have a written fee agreement, the representative may submit it to the SSA at any time before the claim is favorably decided. At the time of the favorable decision, the SSA will usually approve the fee agreement if it calls for a fee of no more than 25 percent of past-due benefits, or $4,000, whichever is less. If not approved, the representative must file a fee petition.
A representative may file a fee petition detailing the time spent on each service provided, when he or she has finished working on a claim. The representative must give the client a copy of the fee petition and each attachment. If the client disagrees with the information shown, he or she must contact the SSA within 20 days. The SSA will then set a fee based on the services rendered and notify the client and the representative of that fee. Either the client or the representative may appeal the amount of the fee within 30 days.
When the representative is a lawyer, SSA usually withholds 25 percent of a client's past-due benefits to pay toward the fee and pays the attorney fee from this money. If this happens, under a new law, the SSA is required to assess the lawyer up to 6.3 percent of the fee to help defray administrative costs.
The client is responsible for directly paying the representative any monies owed but not withheld. Benefits are not withheld when the representative is not a lawyer or when SSI benefits are involved.
Also, the client is responsible for direct payment of the fee if SSA withheld the fee but later paid the client because the lawyer did not respond in a timely manner to the SSA's notice directing the lawyer to either ask for approval or tell the SSA that he or she planned to ask for a fee.
Additionally, the client must pay directly for out-of-pocket expenses the representative incurs or expects to incur, such as the cost of getting doctor or hospital records. Approval is not needed for those expenses.
Hopefully, this brief overview is a place for you to begin when representing clients who are applying for Social Security benefits or appealing decisions on benefits. The SSA's goal is to provide world-class service. Lawyers can have a role in any of these processes-but the key, as in any situation, is to know the process and the law. For even more information, please visit www.ssa.gov and, while you are there, subscribe to Social Security's e-news, an electronic newsletter, to ensure that you have the most up-to-date information about Social Security to better serve you and your clients.
Margy LaFond is Associate Commissioner for the Office of Communications Planning and Technology at the Social Security Administration.


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3 Lessons for Appalachia's Post-Coal Economy
Appalachian residents are working to keep local and sustainable sources of wealth central in a post-coal economy.
The Endangered Repairman
Getting your stuff fixed instead of throwing it away is good for the environment as well as for your bank balance. So why is this craft dying out in America?
More Than Nutritious: Why Organics Are Still Healthier
Two recent studies concluded that organic food is no more nutritious than non-organic food. But the value of organics involves health on multiple levels, from that of farmers to eaters to the planet itself.
Keeping the Farm Safe (and Sacred) as Hurricane Sandy Looms
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What Bullies Can Teach Our Kids—And Us
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Time for Some Good Jobs Guarantees
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Growth or Equality: Two Competing Visions for America's Future
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A Small Business Boost from ... Regulations?
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Radical Homemaking ... With Houseguests?
Our home is an ecosystem: No matter how perfect we'd like to make it, as long as we live and create there it will never be sterile, still, and clean.
Mining for Gold: A "Pact With the Devil"?
The economic crisis—and the rising price of gold—have spurred North American firms to reopen mines and attack environmental regulations. Here's what we can learn from El Salvador's moratorium on new mining permits.
Romney's Dirtier, Deadlier Energy Future: Is There Another Way?
The oil-dependent economy Romney supports is a step toward a less stable, more costly future. Renewables and energy efficiency offer real hope.
The Downsides of Upselling: 4 Tips from the Farm
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America's Deficit Attention Disorder
Money is the least of our problems. It's time to pay attention to the real deficits that are killing us.
Carbon Neutrality: It's Technically Possible
The technology to achieve carbon neutrality exists, or could in the near future. What has to happen to put those capabilities in play?
What We Learned From Swimming With Leeches
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Climate Emergency Action Plan
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Business meet to push for ambitious action on climate change
Held on 12-13 Sept. under the banner Reaching for Zero, Innovation, Growth and the Clean Industrial Revolution, the summit will produce a joint statement and call for action on climate change aimed at policymakers taking part in the next United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting to be held in December in Durban, South Africa.
The summit will bring together more than 400 leaders from business, government, academia and civil society from more than 20 countries. Their statement will be published in a book together with examples of transformative climate solutions and promoted through a global communications campaign.
'Strong action from business will be vital if we are to heed the clear warnings from climate science and get global emissions on a steep downward path," David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, WWF-UK.
" Forward-looking businesses hold many of the solutions, and can also help to unlock political will to take action. One recent example is the coalition of more than 70 companies who have called on European leaders to increase the ambition of Europe's 2020 emissions target to deliver cuts of 30%. WWF hopes that the B4E Climate Summit in London will also send a strong voice from the business community towards the international climate talks, making clear that strong policy frameworks are needed to promote the green economy."
Seven sector-focused working groups will have delegates summarise their industry commitments on climate change, and propose the support and policy action required, both national and global, to scale these actions up.
Participants will include the United Nations Development Programme, Hitachi, Unilever, Google, Procter & Gamble, Tata Consulting Services, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, Johnson Controls, Land Lease, AECOM, AP Moeller Maersk, Deutsche Post DHL, First Solar, BP Alternative Energy, Rio Tinto and the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, amongst others.
An overview of the programme and participating speakers is available on the B4E website at www.b4esummit.com.
The summit will be hosted in partnership with WWF, CNN International, McKinsey & Company, the Aldersgate Group, Imperial College London and Global Initiatives.
Key renowned figures speaking include Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change, The World Bank; Bjorn Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group; John Elkington, Founding Partner & Executive Chairman, Volans; Janine Benyus, President, The Biomimicry Institute and Paul Dickinson, Executive Chairman, The Carbon Disclosure Project. They will be joined by industry leaders Sir Stephen Gomersall, Chairman, Hitachi Europe; Jerry Stokes, President, Suntech Europe; Richard Evans, President, PepsiCo UK & Ireland; Lord Browne, Partner and Managing Director, Riverstone LLC; Ben Goldsmith, Founding Partner, WHEB Partners and others.
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My collection has, over the years, taken over Craig's teak bookcase. (I don't think he's too amused by that.)
Today, is an exception, because it's time to add a Rick Bayless Cookbook to my carefully chosen collection. I love Mexican food (no surprise, given my father's heritage) and this recipe was outstanding-- and different than the more traditional red enchiladas. Thanks to Kim at "Stirring the Pot", she has been cooking, and sharing Rick Bayless recipes for the last five months-- and I have been drooling over all of them. This particular recipe caught my attention, because Kim says, "This recipe, for Cafe Tacuba-Style Creamy Chicken Enchiladas, is hands down my favorite Rick Bayless recipe from the whole five month period." Now, that's a good recommendation!
Chicken-& Cheddar Stuffed Poblano Peppers.