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This discussion and research on Dying with Dementia and the unnecessary care that often accompanies the late stages of dementia is worth discussing and considering.
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I believe these issues should be considered, and when possible, discussed in support groups. This information is worth sharing and discussing with family members.
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- Since individuals with advanced dementia cannot report their symptoms, these symptoms often are untreated, leaving them vulnerable to pain, difficulty breathing and various other conditions.
- We shouldn't allow these people to suffer. We should be providing palliative care to make them more comfortable in the time they have left.
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Seeing my grandmother in that state was so distressing that my mother eventually stopped taking the grandchildren to visit. My grandmother had little in the way of either comfort or company toward the end.
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The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, is the first to rigorously describe the clinical course of advanced dementia, a leading cause of death in the United States. Previous studies suggest that patients with advanced dementia are under-recognized as being at high risk of death and receive suboptimal palliative care, which aims to improve the comfort of terminally ill patients.
"Dementia is a terminal illness," says lead author Susan L. Mitchell, M.D., M.P.H., a senior scientist at the Institute for Aging Research. "As the end of life approaches, the pattern in which patients with advanced dementia experience distressing symptoms is similar to patients dying of more commonly recognized terminal conditions, such as cancer."The study underscores the need to improve the quality of palliative care in nursing homes to reduce the physical suffering of patients with advanced dementia, and to improve communication with their family members. "This will help to ensure that patients and families understand what to expect in advanced dementia, so that appropriate advance care plans can be made," says Dr. Mitchell.
In an accompanying editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine, Greg A. Sachs, M.D., of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research, says Dr. Mitchell's paper "moves the field forward in major ways with regard to both prognosis and the terminal nature of advanced dementia" and should be used to inform public policy about palliative care for patients with the disease.
The "Choices, Attitudes and Strategies for Care of Advanced Dementia at the End-of-Life," or CASCADE, study prospectively followed the clinical course of 323 nursing home residents with advanced dementia living in 22 Boston-area nursing homes for up to 18 months. At the final stage of the disease, patients had profound memory deficits such that they could not recognize close family members, spoke fewer than six words, and were non-ambulatory and incontinent.
Over the course of the study, 177 patients died. The researchers found that the most common complications were pneumonia, fevers and eating problems, and that these complications were associated with high six-month mortality rates. Uncomfortable symptoms, including pain, pressure ulcers, shortness of breath, and aspiration, were also common and increased as the end of life approached.
Dr. Mitchell, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, said that she and her team found that while 96 percent of the patients' health-care proxies believed that comfort care was the primary goal of care for their loved one, nearly 41 percent of patients who died during the study underwent at least one intervention, including hospitalization, an emergency room visit, intravenous therapy, or tube feeding, in the last three months of life. However, patients whose health-care proxies understood the clinical course of the disease were less likely to receive aggressive treatment near the end of life.
"Many of the patients in our study underwent interventions of questionable benefit in the last three months of life," says Dr. Mitchell. "However, when their health-care proxies were aware of the poor prognosis and expected clinical complications in advanced dementia, patients were less likely to undergo these interventions and more likely to receive palliative care in their final days of life."At the beginning of the study, 81 percent of the proxies felt they understood which clinical complications to expect in advanced dementia, yet only one third said that a physician had counseled them about these complications.
Dementia is a group of symptoms severe enough to interfere with daily functioning, including memory loss, difficulty communicating, personality change, and an inability to reason. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia.
"A better understanding of the clinical trajectory of end-stage dementia is a critical step toward improving the care of patients with this condition," says Dr. Mitchell. "This knowledge will help to give health-care providers, patients and families more realistic expectations about what they will confront as the disease progresses and the end of life approaches."
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BALTIMORE – UMBC jumped out to a 4-0 lead with a pair of runs in both the first and second innings, but Albany rallied late to take the rubber game, 6-4, Sunday afternoon in America East play at Alumni Field.
Sophomore Mark Esposito (Bethany, Conn./Amity Regional) went 1-for-3 on the day, driving in the first two runs of the game for UMBC (3-8, 1-2 AE) while freshman Conor Hax (Bowie, Md./Bishop McNamara) and sophomore Kevin Lachance (Clifton, Va./Centreville) also collected RBI.
Craig Lepre connected for the go-ahead runs for Albany (3-7, 2-1 AE), smacking a two-RBI double to deep centerfield in the top of the seventh inning.
Reliever Matt Gallup (1-0) earned the win for the Great Danes, throwing the last three innings of the game and allowing just two hits.
Sophomore Cam Maxey (Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee) was charged with the loss after yielding three earned runs in 1.2 innings of work, including Lepre's double.
The Retrievers started brightly against Albany starter Stephen Woods as Esposito cashed in on the early pressure by dumping a single to center. Freshman Andrew Casali (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) and Lachance scored on the play to give the Black and Gold a 2-0 lead in the first.
UMBC starter Riley Stephenson (Frederick, Md./Boonsboro) stranded two more Great Danes on base in the top of the second and the Retrievers backed up their starter again. Junior Ryan Sliwak (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh/Nassau CC) led off with a triple to deep center and came into score two batters later as Hax grounded into a fielder's choice which erased senior Brandon Coluccio (Freehold, N.J./Freehold/Brookdale CC). After a walk and a line out, Lachance singled to bring around Hax for a 4-0 UMBC lead.
The Retrievers looked to add more in the third as Esposito was hit by a pitch to start the inning and then freshman Hunter Dolshun (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) walked to knock out Woods. Reliever Brendan Ryan kept the visitors in the game, however, sending down the next three batters in order.
Stephenson kept Albany off the board until the fifth when Josh Nethaway doubled to center with two down to score Brian Bullard and Richard Bacon and cut the lead to 4-2.
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Say it ain't so!!! Will 20% Soon Be the Minimum Down Payment on a Home? j.mp/XXELwo
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Will 20% Soon Be the Minimum Down Payment on a Home?
by The KCM Crew on January 23, 2013 · 2 comments
Several government agencies are reviewing data to determine what will be the minimum down payment required under the new Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) guidelines scheduled to be revealed in the next few months. In the original Mortgage Market Note issued by the FHFA, it was suggested that loan-to-value (the percentage of the overall purchase price which was being borrowed) was a major factor in determining if a loan would default:
"For most origination years, requirements for borrower credit score and loan-to-value ratio are the factors that most reduce the ever-90-day delinquency rate of mortgages acquired by the Enterprises that would have met the proposed QRM standards."
The note then made the following proposal:
"An LTV ratio qualified residential mortgage must meet a minimum LTV ratio that varies according to the purpose for which the mortgage was originated. For home purchase mortgages, rate and term refinances, and cash-out refinances, the LTV ratios are 80, 75, and 70 percent, respectively."
Basically, the original note suggested that a 20% down payment should be the new guideline. We realize that there has been much debate on this issue since and that the minimum down payment required under the new QRM guidelines will probably be less than 20%. However, we can't know for sure.
Bloomberg reported last week:
"The six regulators drafting the separate QRM rule, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Securities and Exchange Commission, must decide whether to include such a requirement — and whether to make it less than the 20 percent they originally proposed."
Will it be more difficult to qualify for a mortgage after the new QRM rules are announced? Probably
As David Stevens, President of the Mortgage Bankers Association said during a speech in Washington on Jan. 16:
"I have consistently warned of the regulatory tidal wave to come and it's finally upon us. These changes will impact business operations and the future of mortgage access for years to come."
My response:
I remember going for my first loan back when I was 22 years old. I had a decent enough amount of money saved from working every summer since I was 9 down here at the dock but the bank turned down my loan application. The reason they gave me was because it was for one half of a duplex and they didn't like to give loans on duplexes in case the other half of the duplex turns out to be a stiff and doesn't have the money to maintain the place properly.
It was the very best thing that ever happened to me in my financial life. Not because the investment would have turned out to be a good one or a bad one but because it made me so angry, so determined to prove that bank wrong it drove me to work and save like a maniac.
Remembering advice my dad had told me- "A bargain isn't a bargain unless you really need something" and "Just because something was on sale doesn't mean you should buy it" and another one he used to say- "The guy that makes $50,000 a year but saves $10,000 is way better off than the guy that makes $100,000 but spends $110,000." Two great pieces of advice that served me well. I'm not quite the maniac saver that I used to be but being disciplined early on has definitely helped me in mid life.
Anyway before I get too far off track I'd like to say that I think that our Federal Government and Business Community and American Workforce has Become INSANELY OUT OF SKEW WITH WHAT THEY DESERVE. As if owning a home is a right and you should only have to put down 2.5% or zero percent. Or businesses should always have access to cheap money in the form of crazy low interest rates just to keep the American Economy going.
These cheap rates and low thresholds for homeownership are exactly IMO what got us into the mess we are in.
Damn right someone should have to prove they can save the 20% for a down payment before they own a house. Have a goddamn stake in the game. If you can't afford it, forgo the trips to the mall and the playstation and make the sacrifices you need to make to get there. If you still can't afford it, rent til you can.
Perpetually low interest rates for business communities seems to make capital flow to less than perfect investments. The people that saved all their lives and should be rewarded by the ability to invest in low risk cds and bonds but there's no payback any more. They've made money so cheap by printing so much of it it forces people at the end of their lives when they should be investing conservatively into riskier stocks.
When I was 20 years old 20% down was more or less standard for what you would put down on a house. If you defaulted on the loan the financial institution who took the risk on you at least has that 20% that you put down to work with in trying to get out of that bad investment they made in you.
Every time it comes around to the discussion of interest rates on CNBC these financial dudes keep clamoring for lower interest rates, artificially lowered by the amount of money they want the government to print. Well our financial system has become so addicted to these cheap rates they've backed us into a corner that any rise in rates would be catastrophic. It's catastrophic because you've put on way too much risk for what you can handle. How about teaching responsibility instead of bail outs? How about rewarding savers instead of teaching people that being a good American is to spend spend spend?
In my opinion there shouldn't be any as in ZERO no money down loans or 2.5% down loans. Not unless you have other assets that you can pledge in case you bail out on it. It should probably start at 10% down and that's only if you have a pretty good track record of job history and savings.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The No. 30 Georgia College women's tennis team (9-3, 6-2 PBC) took down the University of Montevallo Falcons (3-14, 0-9 PBC) at the Centennial Center Tennis Courts Sunday afternoon, 9-0. The GC women have now won four in a row.
The Bobcats swept the doubles portion of the match, 3-0. The 'Cats shut out Montevallo, 8-0 in the third slot to start the rout when Lisa Setyon (Paris, France) and Kelly Edwards (Roswell, Ga.) toppled Yulia Shvetsova and Amy McGucken. Kayla Barksdale (Augusta, Ga.) and Bertille Lion (Lyon, France) then got a first doubles win and brought their record over .500, downing Helene Nordgreen and Calli Robinson, 8-3. GC would continue the rout as May Johnson (Sydney, Australia) and Michelle Lingner (Dunwoody, Ga.) downed Kayla Hackett and Kodi Bobo, 8-3. Johnson and Lingner remain perfect on the season at 7-0.
The day did not get any better for the Falcons as they fell 6-0 in singles. Barksdale finished her match first playing out of the No. 3 spot and downing Robinson, 6-0, 6-0. Lingner finished next in the No. 6 spot and clinched the day for the Bobcats defeating Gant, 6-0, 6-0 to improve to 5-1 on the season. Lion played out of the No. 1 spot and dominated Nordgreen, 6-0, 6-0.
In fifth singles, Setyon played well yet again for the 'Cats improving her record to 8-2 sitting down McGucken in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0. Johnson finished fifth playing in the No. 2 spot shutting out Hackett, 6-0, 6-0. Lochner then finished out the day winning in a marathon over Bobo, 6-4, 2-6, 10-6.
The Bobcats will travel to Pensacola, Fla. on their annual spring break trip to play in the White Sands Invitational hosted by the University of West Florida. The GC women will start with the No. 5 Argos on their home turf Wednesday, March 23 at 2 p.m.
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If the estate or trust that you are administering owns vehicles of transportation, such as planes, boats, and automobiles, you may have to pay a yearly excise tax on those objects. Some cities, towns, and counties impose an income tax on estates and trusts in addition to the state income tax. Check the tax laws in the decedent's domicile to determine whether the estate or trust is subject o local income taxes.
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Planes, boats, automobiles, and any other objects that move are often assessed an annual excise tax. If the trust or estate you're administering owns property subject to excise taxes, you need to be certain they're paid. Unpaid excise tax bills may lead to tickets and, in extreme cases, seizure by the taxing authority. You don't want to leave your office for lunch and find a boot nailed to the axel of the estate's car!
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There is no doubt that pedophiles are the lowest of the low. I cringe when I write about them here at Deep Thoughts. I'm all for punishment, hard time, registration, and lifestyle restrictions. I draw the line at putting pedophiles to death.
The idea of executing child rapists, even when there in no loss of life, is making headway in the United States.
The Louisiana Supreme Court last week upheld the death sentence for a pedophile, and the governor of Texas is soon to sign into law legislation to that effect.
In 1995, Louisiana was the first state to adopt legislation authorizing the death penalty for child rapists.
Ten years later, the movement to make pedophilia punishable by death really picked up steam after nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford was raped and buried alive in Florida by a man with a prior conviction for sex crimes.
It is no surprise that this is a popular idea with some. Heck, I even find it appealing in some ways. However, the State is notoriously bad at putting people to death. Innocent people die, while the guilty escape punishment. Giving the state a wider range of death sentence options does not seem wise. In fact, it seems foolish.
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To hear Robert Persons talk about some of his favorite holdings, you could easily mistake him for a classic bottoms-up stockpicker. There's Gap (ticker: GPS), which he thinks is fashionable again. "They've improved their merchandising, and same-store sales have been very positive," he says. It's a similar story with Delphi Automotive (DLPH), which came out of bankruptcy in 2009 and has been on a roll. "Over the past year, the stock has gone from $26 a share to $50 a share," he says.
Yet, as the co-manager of the $2.9 billion MFS Bond fund (MFBFX), Persons, 51, takes only ancillary interest in the stock market. His search for hidden gems is focused squarely on the bond market, where he spends much of his time scrutinizing BB-rated bonds, the highest rating for junk bonds, for companies he thinks are destined for investment-grade status.
Credit-rating agencies determine which bonds are BB and which are BBB, and while the differences are often nominal, the implications are enormous. "That delineation determines what pension funds and other big investors can and cannot buy," says Persons, who along with co-manager Richard Hawkins took over the fund in 2005. When a bond gets upgraded to investment grade, demand increases instantly, he says, "like flipping a switch."
Though roughly 80% of the fund's more than 300 holdings are investment-grade corporate bonds, Persons credits those up-and-coming BB-rated bonds—roughly 14% of the fund—with its stellar results. Over the past five years, the fund has averaged 8.06% annual returns, better than 95% of its intermediate-term bond fund peers. Meanwhile, it offers a generous 3.8% dividend yield. "We try to keep it simple—no derivatives, no currencies—just bonds from companies most people have heard of," says Persons, who also eschews Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. The focus on corporate bonds began in 2009, though Persons says he has no intention of going back into Treasuries or mortgage-backed bonds in the foreseeable future.
Persons first became intrigued with investing following a mock-portfolio project as an undergraduate at Bucknell University. When the sports junkie started checking stock prices before baseball scores, he knew he'd found his calling. He headed to business school at Northwestern University and set his sights on becoming an equity analyst—until an opportunity covering corporate bonds opened his eyes to the many facets of the debt markets. "For years, I sat in the classroom listening to professors talk about how the markets are efficient," he says. "I think I've found my inefficient market."
To find mispriced bonds, Persons, Hawkins, and their team of a dozen credit analysts—who work closely with their equity counterparts—screen for companies with strong and improving fundamentals. "One of the most important factors is whether the company has a business model that is defensible through an entire cycle," says Persons. He favors companies with strong cash flow, and well-spread debt maturities; when too much debt is due at once there is increased refinancing risk, he says.
Persons also pays close attention to stock prices, particularly in the case of BB-rated bonds. "A stock price more efficiently represents the value of a company on the cusp of an upgrade," he says, explaining that there are more analysts following the stocks than bonds, and changes in outlooks are reflected immediately.
In the meantime, he says, BB-rated bonds tend to fly under the radar. Many investors can't buy them, he says, and high-yield investors aren't going out of their way to scoop up 5% yields.
When a BB bond does get promoted to investment grade, its price tends to shoot up one or two percentage points immediately. "When Ford was upgraded to investment grade, it went up four points in one day," says Persons of one of his holdings. "That was exceptional."
Last year, 15 of the fund's BB holdings got upgrades, and so far in 2013, six of the fund's holdings have been bumped up to investment grade. Among the recent upgrades was Gap, which Standard & Poor's deemed investment grade in May. The bond is worth 12% more than what Persons paid last spring. "For an investment-grade bond," he says, "that's pretty heady stuff."
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Persons tends to hold onto these high-yielding bonds, even after the price pops on an upgrade announcement.
Chemicals and plastics giant LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), another large holding, made the move to investment grade in March. When Persons bought the bond last June, it was selling at par rated BB—a hangover from an unsuccessful leveraged buyout prior to the credit crisis and subsequent bankruptcy. As Persons saw it, LyondellBasell has two things going for it: It came out of bankruptcy with a better balance sheet just as a drop in prices of natural-gas, which it uses to make many of its products, has driven up margins. The company, he says, is generating enough cash flow to pay off all of its debt in less than two years. "This is a company that could be a single-A rating," he says. The bond, meanwhile, is up 9% since he bought it.
DOUBLE-DIGIT RETURNS are terrific, but Persons understands that bond investors' top priority is capital preservation. That, he says, is the real benefit of handpicking bonds just above and below investment grade.
"On one hand, AAA bonds are the safest when it comes to the risk of default, but historically those securities are most vulnerable to rising interest rates," he says. "The higher the quality, the closer the correlation to Treasuries." With yields already so low, they have the most to lose when rates go up.
On the other end of the spectrum, bonds with lower credit ratings tend to have a stronger correlation with stocks. When the S&P 500 increased 8.8% between November 2010 and February 2011, for example, U.S. Treasuries fell 7.5%, while AA-rated industrials were down more than 4%. During that time, BB-rated industrials increased 1%, and B-rated industrials were up 2.8%. "It's difficult to grasp the concept that adding high yield can actually reduce risk," he says. "The key is defining risk."
Through careful research, says Persons, it's possible to find bonds that offer some of both—little risk of default and a bigger cushion against rising rates.
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Soybeans have continued their downward selloff from last week closing 19 cents lower in July and 26 ½ cents lower in November on heavy volume. November soybeans are back below $13 which we haven't seen a November soybean close below that level since March 12th. July corn held support finishing 2 cents higher at $5.83, and July wheat 1 ¼ cent higher at $5.98 ¼.
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Chart: November Soybeans
December corn was able to hold support today despite sharply lower outside markets and lower soybeans. This could be another product of spread-liquidation as buying soybeans and selling corn has been a large trade since the beginning of the year. We briefly traded below the psychological $5.00 level on Friday but had less than a 10 cent range today.
Chart: December Corn
After the day session closed the USDA released their Weekly Crop Progress worksheet as scheduled. Corn is now projected to be 87% planted and 56% emerged! This is well above the 5 year average pace for this time at 66% planted and 28% emerged. The same goes for soybeans with a national planting pace of 46% (average 24%) and 16% emerged (average 5%). Winter wheat crop condition did drop by 3% in the good-excellent categories but is still at 60%.
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Lisa Janke is an MDiv middler and a member of the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synod of the ELCIC (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada). In this piece, she discusses working on sexual and domestic violence prevention in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon, learning how to "boldly declare" her theological convictions, and using cross-cultural education to destabilize privilege and highlight justice.
In 2012, I was sent to Ngaoundéré Cameroon, at the request of our partner synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cameroon, to work with women in the area of violence prevention.
At that point I had been a facilitator of SafeTeen: Powerful Alternatives to Violence for nearly 10 years. I had witnessed how this program had impacted lives of girls and women in Canada and knew it could be transformative for girls and women in Cameroon. I just wasn't sure how it would translate.
The goal was to spend 4 months translating the program to the Cameroonian culture, context and language, and then training women as local facilitators. The first month I was overwhelmed by all that was different. Even the simplest campaign slogan from my culture "No Means No!" was more than complicated. In the Cameroonian context when a girl is asked on a date, she has to say no (even if she wants to say yes). Saying yes right away would make her look too 'easy.' The same went for sex. So in essence: no meant no, or maybe, or ask again, or even yes. Where then to begin?
It was surreal to witness the transformation. Equipping these women with the words to articulate their situation empowered them to work for change. I had the expertise to do this. My stumbling block was when my arguments were challenged from a theological standpoint.
As I continued to meet with girls and women I began to compare the stories from their culture to those of my own. I realized it was only a generation ago that my culture exerted the same types of control over women and their bodies, and my own awareness of this came about by listening to strong, wise, and passionate voices. So I knew that was where we needed to begin.
I began to honestly and confidently share what I knew to be true. I explained to my French tutor why sexual assault can never be a victim's fault no matter what. He tried every angle in the book as a counter argument, but I had heard them all before. He finally understood and was excited to help me translate the SafeTeen program manual.
I decided to hand out 'No Means No' stickers anyway, to young women and men, and explained the danger of saying no when you mean yes, and hearing yes when someone said no.
I taught women about the power of eye contact. They explained how it could be perceived as disrespectful and so we talked about respect. We came up with ideas of how they could speak their truth, powerfully, in the safest ways possible.
By the fourth month, we had a fully translated program manual and 15 women trained as program facilitators. They were ready to teach concrete skills to the girls and women in their lives. With passion, they brought awareness to the injustice they always knew about but couldn't articulate. With confidence I heard them declare: "It's NOT your fault."
Cross Cultural Education doesn't simply give insight into another culture, it gives insight into our own. It draws attention to things that we take for granted and may never have had the need to acknowledge or explain. It helps us see what we're doing well, and what we need to learn. It draws us into living more fully in the world God made.
For instance, I didn't know how to boldly declare that the injustices they faced as a country were not punishment from God; that God does not condone gender inequality; or that violent words or actions regarding homosexuality are not scriptural. Correction: I did boldly declare this. I just couldn't boldly back my declarations with sound theology.
And so it was, that from the ELCA mission compound in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon I emailed Luther Seminary to set up a campus visit. I needed some serious help articulating what I knew to be true.
I learned from my experiences in Cameroon that Cross Cultural Education doesn't simply give insight into another culture, it gives insight into our own. It draws attention to things that we take for granted and may never have had the need to acknowledge or explain. It helps us see what we're doing well, and what we need to learn. It draws us into living more fully in the world God made. It may be some of the most difficult yet most rewarding work you will ever engage in.
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- Approach you on the street, call you on the phone, or come to your home to offer you credit
- Promise interest rates much lower than other creditors or
- Refuse to tell you in clear language your payment schedule or finance charges
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News Feed History of the World: June 2012
By Susanna Wolff
Elizabeth II, The United Kingdom, and Outlying Territories That Still Apparently Care About the Queen are attending Diamond Jubilee. June 3, 2012 The World: huh. I forgot about the word "jubilee." Greece, Spain, and Italy are attending Economic Meltdown Jubilee. June, 2012 Germany: Ooh. I'm going to be out of town while that's going on. Spain: Are you sure? It's gonna be really fun. It's BYOB, 5 million euros at the door, and the AC is broken, but it'll be super fun. Germany: Can't. Sry. Greece: I'm making hummus! Germany: I'm unsubscribing to this thread. The United States of America is attending Drone Jubilee: you gonna get drOWNED June, 2012 Pakistan: You idiots, that looks like "drowned." The United States of America: Oh yeah? How would you like to be drowned in missiles? The United Nations: Ok. Calm down. Syria: Can jubileeve how violent the US is being? Science: Wouldn't it be cool if all fighting was just drone fighting and warfare was entirely a matter of competing technological ingenuity with the greatest power belonging to the nation that could wield the most implicit threat of violence without actually killing anyone? The World: lol Iran: Oh, btw, I'm NOT building nuclear weapons. ;) The United Nations: Are you telling the truth or are you being cheeky? What does the winky emoticon even mean? Iran: ;D The United Nations: Fuck. China: No one acknowledge that today is the 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protest. June 4, 2012 Common Sense: No, please, everyone remember. Liberal Arts Students: I remember that dope picture of the guy standing in front of the tanks. Fuck the government! Common Sense: Yes, but it's more complex than that. The protesters lost and the government they fought against has remained in power. Liberal Arts Students: I'm gonna see if anyone makes a poster of that tank guy picture. That would look so cool in my dorm. Common Sense: You're the worst. LinkedIn: IMPORTANT MESSAGE: A number of passwords were accidentally leaked. You should sign in to your LinkedIn account and change your password. June 5, 2012 Last.fm: yeah, us too. The Internet: stop trying to trick people into signing in their old accounts on your useless sites. Friendster: damnit, Last.fm. we could have gotten away with this plan. Moody's, Standard & Poor's, and Fitch Group are attending the event Greek, Spanish, and Italian Credit Downgrade June 7, 2012 Spain: Come on. Please. Moody's: Ugh, fine. Moody's edited the event Greek, Spanish, and Italian Credit Downgrade JUBILEE Spain: Thank you. Non-Bankers: So, um, what's up with these credit downgrades? What does it all mean? If all the richest countries are being downgraded, isn't it kind of like no one was downgraded? You're grading on a curve, right? The Economy: Shh. Syria is attending Money Printing (and people massacring) Jubilee June 13, 2012 Everyone: yeahhh, that's not how you fix your economy. Syrian Civilians: fml Barack Obama: Hear ye, hear ye: illegal immigrants who came to the US as children will not be deported. June 15, 2012 Conservatives: Fuck you. Illegal Immigrants: Hooray. We can keep mooching off your excellent public education and healthcare. Oh wait... United States Supreme Court: Obamacare can stay! June 28, 2012 Conservatives: Fuck you. People Under the Age of 26: Fuck YES! Switzerland: Your healthcare system still blows. WebMD: Yeah, down with healthcare. Doctors are the worst. Keep just looking up your symptoms on me and then chugging orange juice till you're better, like AMERICANS. Greece, Egypt, and Pakistan are attending Election Jubilee June 2012 The World: Ok, "jubilee" has lost its charm now. Elizabeth II: Just wait. It'll come back around. The United States of America: How come our election wasn't included in this jubilee? Egypt: Eh, your guys are boring. Greece: And we didn't want Romney's creepy sons eating all the hummus. The United States of America: that's fair. Pakistan: Finished! We picked a new president! Egypt: Us too, but our stupid military has taken over :( Pakistan: Oh shit. Our president elect was arrested for smuggling drugs. Greece: We have a president AND a prime minister? What? Elizabeth II: Hereditary monarchies FTW. Elizabeth II is attending the event I'M THE FUCKING QUEEN OF ENGLAND SO EVERY DAY IS A FANCY CORGI DIAMOND TEA PARTY JUBILEE Prince Charles: I'm never going to be king.


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Listen up, fools! ZootFly and Mr. T have formed a licensing A-Team, announcing that the developer will create a series of games "packed with the trademark over-the-top adrenaline-pumping action of Mr. T." Don't do drugs!
ZootFly's first game will pit the mohawked one against Nazis, obviously, bustin' up the gigantic machines of the Third Reich in "South American rain forests, lost ancient cities, industrial complexes and contemporary military installations." Mr. T will joined by SimCity and Spore designer Will Wright, who's trading in his game design skills for genetic engineering skills. Unfortunately, Wright's been kidnapped by them no good Nazis and T's gotta help. Expect to pity those Nazi fools.
According to ZootFly's announcement, each and every game will feature "knuckle-whitening action-adventure, furious brawler combat, gravity-defying platforming, and environmental puzzles." That's right, Jack! Environmental puzzles, sucka!
Whatever these Mr. T games will be called and whether Wright's actually signed off on having his likeness in the T-rated games, they'll be coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PC. Stay in school!


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Visitors to Dubai may be in for a bit of a culture shock. As well as meeting residents from every corner of the earth, you will mingle with traditionally dressed Gulf Arabs in their dishdashas and abayas. There is also the sound of the mosques at prayer time, Arabic chatter in coffee shops, the sweet smell of Arabian shisha (hubbly bubbly pipes), the beautiful intricate writing… it is all part of everyday Dubai culture.
Emirati life is very much geared around families, with marriage and children being the bedrock of society. Hospitality plays a key role in Dubai culture, especially to strangers or newcomers, although older and more traditional Dubai citizens may be more reserved. Do not be surprised if you are invited to join an Emirati family for refreshment, and when carpet or jewellery shopping in particular, your tea will arrive almost before you do. It is polite to accept Dubai tradition like this graciously.
Islam is inextricably intertwined with the very fabric of UAE society. Muslims see the Qur'an literally as the word of God, and it issues very specific moral guidelines, dealing with all issues of daily living. For this reason, the book itself is strongly revered, and must be respectfully treated. Although the most open of Arab societies in its culture, the Muslim tradition in Dubai is no different.
Ramadan, the holy month for Muslims, is marked by prayer, fasting and charity. As an Islamic country, Dubai culture is no different and many restaurants and cafes close during daylight hours. Non-Muslims should not eat, drink or smoke in public, but do so only in private or at specially closed off hotel restaurants.


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Stripe Checkout Option Extended to 31 Countries
Posted: September 5, 2019
iOffer has updated the Stripe integration. Stripe offers instant credit card payments worldwide and industry leading fraud protection. Definitely consider Stripe for checkout if it is available in your region. Click here for more information on adding it to your iOffer payment preferences.
Who can sign up for stripe?
In order to accept payments with Stripe, you or your business must be based in one of the countries Stripe supports. As of September 5, 2019, iOffer supports Stripe integration in the following countries:
Hong Kong
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
Stipe is also available in open beta for businesses in the other countries. For more information, see: https://support.stripe.com/questions/what-countries-does-stripe-support
1% Fees all September 2019 + New lower flat fee on all sales year-round
Posted: August 31, 2019
For a limited time, pay only 1% on all sales - in any category, no minimum!
Discount ends September 30th, 2019
Fees applied to the total amount of the sale - including the cost of the item + shipping
One more thing ...
Starting October 1, 2019 we're lowering our fees year-round
5% Final Value Fee on all sales
-No minimum
-No listing fees
-All items & categories
Our updated Fees & Credit Policy will take effect on October 1, 2019 for all users
A note about our Item Listing Review Policy
Based on our policy, iOffer listings are subject to review and approval prior to being listed on the site.
All new item listings are held for review for 72 hours by our risk control team prior to being restored/indexed. This includes individual item listings, bulk uploads and item transfers.
Privacy Policy Updates
We have revised Paragraph 13 of our Privacy Policy on Monday, September 26, 2016. Please visit our Privacy Policy to view the changes.
A reminder about Prohibited Listings
A reminder that the following items are prohibited on iOffer: Pornographic materials and adult products; Firearms, ammunition and weapons, including brass knuckles, stun guns, and knives; Prescription Drugs and Devices; Drug Paraphernalia; Nicotine and liquids for use in electronic cigarettes; Police related items, including batons and handcuffs; Government issued IDs; and any material deemed Ethically or Racially offensive.
Please immediately remove any listing(s) which contain the above prohibited items. Failure to do so may result account suspension.
Also, as of September 2016, the following items categories are no longer supported: Collectibles > Knives, Swords & Blades; Mature Audiences.
Click here to review our entire Listing Policy.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Privacy Policy Updates
We have revised Paragraph 13 of our Privacy Policy on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Please visit our Privacy Policy to view the changes.
Privacy Policy Updates
We will be updating our Privacy Policy on Friday, August 26, 2016. Please visit our Privacy Policy to view the changes.
User Agreement Update
Posted: August 1, 2016
We have updated our User Agreement. Click here to view the changes.
User Agreement Update
Posted November 8, 2013
We have updated our User Agreement. Please click here to view the changes.
iOffer now accepts Bitcoin for seller account balances
Posted May 13, 2013
We're excited to announce that iOffer now accepts Bitcoins for seller account balances. Bitcoin is a digital currency that offers instant peer-to-peer payments — worldwide.
If you already have a Bitcoin Wallet, you're ready to go -- click here for more informaion on selecting Bitcoin as your prefered payment method. If you're new to Bitcoin, and would like to learn more, visit the Bitcoin project for further information.
In addition to Bitcoin, we still offer a number of great payment options, including all major credit cards, Alipay (where available), and Google Wallet.
Spring into the New Item Detail: Bigger, Bolder, Better
Posted April 19, 2012
A picture is worth a thousand words, so a bigger picture viewer tells you everything you need to know about the item you're interested in.
Along with a bold Buy Now price and revamped Make Offer page that gives you a suggested offer price, there's no need to question what you should do next. If you want an even better deal, make a group offer to let sellers compete for your business!
Still need more time to decide? Add the item to your shopping cart, ask the seller some final questions, or share it on your favorite social network to see what your friends think.
With these new improvements, you're bound to have a better buying experience.
Privacy Policy Updates
We will be updating our Privacy Policy on Monday, April 16, 2012. Please visit our Privacy Policy to view the changes.
Group Offers
Want the best deal and get the biggest discount? Make a group offer to multiple sellers so they can compete for your business.
Search for what you want and hover over an item to reveal a "Similar Item" button (if similar items are available). Alternatively, just make an offer like you normally would and we'll let you know if we find any similar items you may want to make a group offer on.
The first seller to accept your offer wins your business, so you're bound to get a quick response and a great deal!
Updates to User Agreement and Privacy Policy
The following polices were updated on January 6, 2012: User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
We periodically update our User Agreement and Privacy Policy to ensure our users understand their rights and responsibilities when using iOffer.
We encourage users to read both revised agreements. iOffer customer service is happy to answer any questions regarding our User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
It's all about the details...item details
We've given item detail pages a fresh look. More white space and bigger images offer a better view of what you're buying. Hover over the thumbnails for multiple views and click on an image to zoom in.
Buyers — it's important to get to know the seller before you commit to your purchase. To help you out, we added more info to the seller information section including: accepted payments, shipping, and feedback summary.
Looking for feedback details? Check the revamped "Recent Activity" for rating, questions, offers and reviews from buyers near you.
Looking for the best deal but need an idea of how much to offer? It's right in front of you!
The new "Make Offer" section highlights recent offers and points you to the lowest price accepted for this item. Look for the green dart and you'll find the best deal.
To compliment updated item listings, we've also refreshed search and store pages.
Questions or comments? Let us know in the suggestion box.
AlertPay is here – the simple, safe, fast way to pay!
AlertPay, iOffer's newest low-fee, worldwide payment alternative, is an all-in-one payment solution with comprehensive buying and selling security features. Open an account today and see how easy it is to securely send and receive money via any credit card or bank account.
Buyers, here are some helpful AlertPay links to check out: FAQ/Support Center, Buyer Protection Policy, & official YouTube channel (complete with helpful setup tutorials!). Seller's-- looking for a change? Here are just a few reasons to switch to AlertPay.
For your eyes only - Private Transactions
Planning a surprise for someone special? Don't want the world to know you bought a vintage Spice Girls poster? iOffer's got you covered with private transactions. Making a transaction private is as easy as 1-2-3:
- Navigate to your ratings page (http://www.ioffer.com/ratings/USER ID)
- Hover over a transaction
- Click "Make Private"
You'll know it's private when the grey lock appears. If you change your mind, just repeat the steps and make the transaction public again.
Cleaner Storefronts
Buyers -- it's important to understand your sellers before committing to a purchase. That's why we've added detailed seller information, item-based feedback ratings, and advanced store filters to help you make your final decision.
Detailed Seller Information
As our way of reminding you to buy from a credible, dependable seller, you can now see how long the seller's been selling on iOffer, how many items the seller has sold, the countries the seller ships to, the payment methods the seller accepts, and the seller's overall feedback rating percentage.
Item-Based Seller Ratings
On the fence about an item? View the seller's ratings to read comments and feedback from other buyers who have previously bought the item.
Updated Seller Store with Advanced Filters
If you like our search and browse features on the site, you'll love the same features in the seller store. Store categories on the left include main item categories, seller's custom categories, and categories generated from item keywords.
Looking to spend a specific amount? Click on any price range to view items only in that price range.
Quick Links
Just to make your lives even more easier, look for the "Quick Links" in the store and ratings page to view the seller's newest items, to see the seller's rating map with transaction statistics and international sales, and to ask the seller a question or go back to the item you were just looking at.
Remember -- in addition to these improvements to boost your buyer confidence, you should also review our Buyer Safety Guide before buying an item. Any other comments? Let us know in the suggestion box.
mPayy no longer supported
Effective immediately, mPayy is no longer a supported payment service provider on iOffer.
Buyers -- please use an alternative payment method for your purchases. Sellers -- please update your accepted payment methods and note that mPayy is no longer accepted for monthly account balance payments.
We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.
Deferred Final Value Fees (FVF) for Guest Purchases
Sellers -- iOffer's been listening to your suggestions and we're happy to announce deferred final value fees for guest buyers -- the first in a series of enhancements to improve your selling experience.
When a guest buyer makes a purchase in your store, you'll see a "Pending" transaction status in your account summary and you won't be charged until the buyer initiates the checkout process. That's right, we don't get paid until you get paid.
We're giving guest buyers seven (7) days to complete their purchase. If the buyer fails to choose a payment method and pay within 7 days, we'll automatically cancel the transaction and give the buyer a Non-Paying Buyer (NPB) rating — taking the burden off of you.
We're also adding a payment reminder button on the negotiations sidebar so you can send one final reminder to the buyer prior to the transaction cancellation.
It's all in the details!
We've given the item detail page a fresh look with these new features to boost your buyer confidence:
Bigger images, clear action buttons - Hover over the picture to magnify its details. Prices and seller information are shown clearly, so there's no need to figure out what you can do.
Recent activity relevant to you - Looking for feedback details? Wondering if the seller ships to you? Check the revamped "Recent Activity" for user reviews from your area.
Questions and negotiations - View transactions from other buyers in its entirety, no matter which step of the negotiation process is taking place.
How do you like the new item detail page? Let us know in the suggestion box.
Buying just got better!
We've improved your buying experience with slick, redesigned "Make Offer", "Buy Now", and checkout pages.
To ensure that you experience all of the new features to the full extent, we strongly suggest you to upgrade your internet browser to the latest version (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome).
"Buy Now" and "Make Offer" - View recently accepted offers to get the best deal on the items you want.
Purchase Summary - Whether you're accepting an offer, requesting a tracking number, or contacting the seller, all the essential tools you need are right at your fingertips.
Comments or suggestions on the new look? Let us know in the suggestion box.
Monthly Account Invoice Changes
Beginning Saturday, January 15, 2011, monthly account invoices will be sent on the "day" of your account registration.
For example, if your account was opened on the 12th, you will receive your invoice on the 12th of every month. If your account was opened on the 31st, you will receive your invoice on the last day of every month.
iOffer Helpdesk
To better improve iOffer's customer service system, we have transitioned the customer service interface to iOffer Helpdesk at:
The old customer service link under My iOffer > Messages > Customer Service will be disabled. Instead, newly submitted customer service tickets will appear in Helpdesk, where you can log in with your iOffer username and password to receive assistance from one of our representatives.
After logging in with your iOffer username and password, click on the Check Your Existing Tickets tab at the top of the page to view the status of your open tickets.
In addition to general FAQs about buying and selling, the Help Resources section includes a "Community Help" forum for the iOffer community to help each other with common issues, and a "Known Issues" feed to keep you informed of any ongoing site issues.


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Mass. native's wife killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
Sara M. Knutson Cullen was married to Quincy's Chris Cullen
The wife of a Quincy man was among five soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last week, the Patriot Ledger reported.
Capt. Sara M. (Knutson) Cullen, who married Chris Cullen of Quincy in November, was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan on March 10, according to the Army. She was a native of Maryland.
The city council expressed condolences to Cullen during its meeting Monday night.
"It's just an incredible tragedy," said city councilor Joseph Finn, who knows Cullen's family.
According to the United States Military Academy at West Point, Knutson married a former Black Hawk pilot on Nov. 17, and was deployed to Afghanistan in January.
According to the academy, Knutson's husband deployed with a private contracting company in February to Afghanistan, and accompanied her body back to Dover Air Force Base.
The Army says the crew from the 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, was flying a routine training mission using night-vision goggles a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at the time of the crash.
The cause of the crash is still being investigated.
Also killed were Staff Sgt. Steven P. Blass, 27, of Estherville, Iowa; Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson, 27, of Franklin, La.; Staff Sgt. Marc A. Scialdo, 31, of Naples, Fla.; and Spec. Zachary L. Shannon, 21, of Dunedin, Fla.
A memorial ceremony is planned at Fort Stewart in April.


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|Kindle for Android Now Tailored for Tablet Computers
SEATTLE, Apr 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- (NASDAQ:AMZN) - Today, Amazon announced an update to Kindle for Android that brings new features and adds support for tablet computers running Android's Honeycomb, including the Motorola Xoom. The latest version of Kindle for Android includes an integrated immersive shopping experience tailored for tablets, a new layout for newspapers and magazines designed for the unique interface of Honeycomb, and dozens of other new enhancements that take advantage of the larger screens. Like all Kindle apps, Kindle for Android includes Amazon's Whispersync technology, which saves and synchronizes a customer's books and bookmarks across their Kindle, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Android-based phones and tablets. Customers can learn more about Kindle for Android at www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid and download the app from the Amazon Appstore for Android or Android Market.
"We've taken all the features customers love about Kindle for Android, and created a beautiful new user interface and a seamless shopping experience tailored to the look and feel of Honeycomb tablets," said Dorothy Nicholls, Director, Amazon Kindle. "As always, Kindle customers 'Buy Once, Read Everywhere,' so Kindle for Android is the perfect companion for the millions of customers who own a Kindle and a way for customers around the world to download and enjoy books on their Android phone or tablet even if they don't yet own a Kindle."
New features of Kindle for Android include:
The Kindle Store offers the largest selection of books people want to read, including 110 of 111 New York Times Bestsellers and New Releases from $9.99. Millions of older, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are also available to read. Kindle for Android offers customers many features that are unique to the Kindle and Kindle App experience, including:
For over two years, Amazon has been building and introducing a wide selection of free "Buy Once, Read Everywhere" Kindle apps for iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Android-based devices that let customers read and sync their reading library, bookmarks, notes, and highlights with the device or platform of their choice. Learn more about Kindle apps at www.amazon.com/kindleapps. Customers can download Kindle for Android from the Amazon Appstore for Android or Android Market.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle, Kindle 3G and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle 3G and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, and www.amazon.it. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.
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We got word of some happy Pendleton fans this last week when we received this photo of our Route 66 blanket on the front seat of a 1953 Hudson Hornet. Thanks to Anna and Dean for letting us share it, and from their friend Carolyn for letting us know about it. If you missed our post about this blanket and the route that inspired it, just click here.
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