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A History of the Modern British Isles, 1914-1999: Circumstances, Events and Outcomes
A History of the Modern British Isles, 1914-1999: Circumstances, Events and Outcomes
ISBN: 978-0-631-19522-1 June 2000 Wiley-Blackwell 436 Pages
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DescriptionThis book presents a "total history" of the British Isles from the outbreak of the First World War through to the late 1990s. Written by one of the pioneers of twentieth-century history, the volume offers readers a multi-layered narrative combining social, economic, cultural and political perspectives on this era of significant and rapid change.
The author describes the "big events" that dominated British politics through the twentieth-century. He gives due weight to developments outside England in Scotland and Wales, and provides substantial coverage of the Irish question, highlighting the extent to which Ireland has been a preoccupation throughout the period. Alongside this narrative, Professor Marwick explains the underlying forces operating at each stage, linking these long-term "circumstances" to the political decisions of the time. This dual approach allows for penetrating analysis and reflection, helping to create for the reader a full picture of British life in the period. For instance, the book offers not only a discussion of the politics of the First and Second World Wars, but also an analysis of the economic and ideological repercussions of the wars and their consequences for British society at large. The volume also covers themes such as the cultural revolution, women's and gay liberation, economic recession and recovery, and social change in the 1990s.
Professor Marwick writes in an engaging way, suitable for general readers and students. Throughout he emphasizes the "reflexive quality" of the book, inviting readers to reflect on the nature of historical study and to participate actively in the historical enquiry.
Part I: War, 1914-1918.
1. Irish Nationalists, Ulstermen and the War Against the German Empire: Ireland and Germany.
2. The Limits on, and the Possibilities of, Change: Fundamental Circumstances governing Change.
3. The Politics of Total War: The Liberal Government 1914-15.
The Asquith Coalition Government May 1915-December 1916.
The Lloyd George Coalition.
Votes for Women (and Men).
Conscientious Objectors.
What about the Workers?.
Reconstruction and General Election.
Part II: Between Two Wars, 1919-1939.
4. The Structural, Ideological and Institutional Context: Hard Facts.
A Divided Country.
Political Faiths.
5. The Pendulum that Wouldn't Swing: High Politics 1919-1939: Ireland.
The Government and Labour.
Social Reform and Expenditure Cuts.
Result, Reform and Expenditure Cuts.
Result, and Return, of the Conservatives.
The First Labour Government.
A Second Baldwin Government.
The General Strike.
Conservative Social Reform.
The Liberal Yellow Book and the 1929 General Election.
The Second Labour Government.
The National Government.'Secular Anglicanism' and the 'Social Service State'.
Jarrow, Abdication, and Appeasement.
6. Modernism and Mass Society: Modernism in the Arts.
Aspects of Mass Society.
National Identities.
Part III: War and Aftermath, 1939-1955.
7. World War: The Phoney War.
The Churchill Coalition.
Dunkirk and the Fall of France.
The Battle of Britain, the Blitz, and the Battle of the Atlantic.
North Africa, the Far East, Italy.
The Bombing of Germany.
Domestic Politics.
The Invasion of France and the End of the War.
8. The Context of Change: Demographics of War.
Economic Costs of War.
Ideological and Institutional Repercussion of War.
9. Labour Takes Power and Hands it Back to the Conservatives: General Elections 1945-55.
Policies of the Labour Government.
The Economy under Labour.
The Welfare State.
Ageing Labour and the Korean War.
The Second Churchill Government.
10. Society in the Aftermath of War: Science and Technology.
Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The Regions of England.
Transport and Ordinary Life.
Media and the Arts.
Architecture and the Festival of Britain.
Part IV: Affluent Britain, 1955-1974. .
11. Structural, Ideological, and Institutional Imperatives.
12. The Politics of Consensus: Suez. Macmillan as Prime Minister.
The Labour Opposition.
Wilson in Office.
From Wilson to Heath. Northern Ireland, c.1963-1975.
Enter the Provisional IRA.
Economic and Industrial Policies of the Heath Government.
13. The Cultural Revolution: The Basics of Cultural Transformation. Consumerism and Youth.
International Success of British Popular Culture.
Family, Permissiveness, Frankness.
Women's Liberation and Gay Liberation.
Innovation in the Arts.
Part V: The Ending of Consensus and The 'Thatcher Revolution', 1975-1990. .
14. Ideology, Economy and the Advent of Thatcherism: Key Circumstances.
Early Thatcherism.
Key Statistics.
15. The Collapse of Labour and the Triumph of Thatcher: The Third Wilson Government.
The Callaghan Government.
Northern Ireland.
The End of the Callaghan Government.
Thatcher in Power.
The Miners' Strike and Rising Levels of Violence.
Prosperity, Privatisation and a Third Election Victory.
Thatcher and Ireland.
The Fall of Thatcher.
16. The People Versus Their Rulers: A Fractured Society.
Economy and Geography.
Service, Security and Safety.
Welfare 'Reform'.
Class, Race, Gender, Religion.
Drugs and Crime.
Life and Leisure.
The Persistence of Permissiveness.
Part VI: The Nineties: Nasty, then Nice? .
17. Recession, Recovery - and Recession?.
18. John Major and a Society at Odds with Itself: The Rise of John Major.
End of Poll Tax: to 'Heart of Europe'.
Election Victory and the Emergence of Tony Blair.
Trials and Tribulations of the Major Government.
Social Policy (Stingy) and Public Service (Lousy).
A Sea of Troubles.
19. Consensus Regained?: Ten Contentious Issues.
Identities: Ireland, America, Europe.
"This is a useful general history and an invaluable work of reference." Irish Democrat
"There are many positive aspects to this book. Above all, it is extremely well written. It also draws upon the author's extensive and detailed knowledge of the twentieth century ... Marwick's material on Britian during both wars is impressive. His treatment of cultural and literary issues is impeccable ... The last chapter, 'The Nineties, Nasty, then Nice' is well drawn and assesses the emergence, achievements and failures of 'New Labour, New Britain' ... Marwick has produced a book which must be one of the first ports of call for any student seeking a background knowledge of the issues and events of British twentieth-century history." History
"... a narrative of high quality, marked by erudition, apposite quotations and economy of words ... Students will undoubtedly benefit from its clarity and range..." Contemporary British History
- Written by one of the pioneers of 20th century history, renowned for his particular strengths in social and cultural history
- Offers the first 'total history' of C20 Britain, combining social, economic, cultural and political analysis
- Gives due weight to the 'Irish Question' in C20 British history
- Places emphasis on the 'learning outcomes' of the reader through a 'reflexive' approach that encourages the reader to participate in the historical enquiry.


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Kale and collards are very similar, but kale often has curly leaves, and where collards thrive in warmer climates, kale survives best in a cooler one. Flowering kale is edible, but not as tender as other varieties. Kale is one of the easiest vegetables to grow.
Kale benefits the stomach and calms lung congestion. It has been used to treat constipation, obesity, dental problems, pyorrhea, arthritis, gout, skin disorders, ulcers and to rejuvenate the liver. All members of this family contain antioxidant indoles, which protect against colon, breast and lung cancer. Kale also has antibiotic and antiviral properties.
Kale is considered warming. Its flavor is sweet with a slightly bitter-pungent flavor, similar to cabbage. Kale is rich in calcium, iron, potassium, sulfur, beta-carotene, vitamin C, folic acid, and chlorophyll. One cup of kale has more calcium than one cup of milk.
Select tender, dark green, or even bluish-green leaves, avoiding those that are yellowed. Kale can be added to vegetable juices, chopped fine and added to salads as well as steamed, stir fried or made into soup. As some people with an overly acidic condition may find that kale is intestinally cleansing and can cause flatulence, the addition of a bit of ginger, cumin or caraway can prevent this.


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The 100th Tour de France will be remembered as one of the most entertaining races for years, with almost daily drama during the 21 stages in Corsica, the Pyrenees, Brittany, central France, Mont Ventoux, the Alps and finally the sunset streets of Paris.
We have selected 100 images to celebrate the 100th edition of the Tour de France.
They includes the key moments of the race and action from every stage, Chris Froome's pursuit and defence of the yellow jersey, Nairo Quintana's emergence as a future Tour contender, the spectacular racing on Mont Ventoux and Alpe d'Huez, the adrenaline of the sprint finishes and the battle between Marcel Kittel, Mark Cavendish and Andre Greipel.
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) took his second green jersey, Orica-GreenEdge won the team time trial, Daryl Impey became the first African rider to wear yellow, millions packed the the slopes of Mont Ventoux and Alpe d'Huez, while Alberto Contador was relegated to the role of former great. All in just three weeks.
The curtain came down on the 100th Tour de France in Paris, in perfect French grandeur, with the riders racing in the sunset and around the Arc di Triomphe, before Froome was crowned the overall winner and given a special sequined yellow jersey.
Vive le Tour! Enjoy the 100 images in this gallery.


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There are more questions than answers now, but the heartbreaking fact is that a 25-year-old woman who was flying from Sao Paolo, Brazil, to Dallas, Texas died en route this morning. American Airlines Flight 96 made an emergency stop in Houston after she was in medical distress, and she was pronounced dead shortly after landing.
According to ABC, a physician happened to be on the flight and tried to help along with crew members to save her, but they weren't successful. Her identity hasn't been released, and all the airline is saying is that she became ill and there was no sign of trauma or any indication of foul play. International Science Times, however, questions whether it could have been a homicide as homicide detectives are involved in the case, and she was coming from Sao Paulo which is known for its deadly drug problems. That could certainly add an even more terrifying twist to this tragedy.
I'm a pretty nervous flier anyway. Mostly because I worry about things like falling from the sky to my death and terrorists, but the thought of a medical emergency (or an attempted murder!) occurring when you're unable to call 911 and thousands of feet in the air is terrifying. I know the odds are with me, and I wouldn't limit my travels because of my fears, but this case certainly puts one more what if in my mind.
More from The Stir: Woman Forced to Sit Next to Dead Man in 10-Hour Flight From Hell
It's not the first time someone has died in flight either. In June, a woman was forced to sit next to the body of a man who died on board during a 10-hour flight. And in September a 64-year-old woman died on a flight from Seoul, South Korea to New York. Sure death is unpredictable and can happen anywhere, but it just seems especially tragic when happens like this, and in this case to someone so young. An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow, and it will be interesting to see what the results reveal.
While of course our greatest sympathies are with this woman and her family, I also can't help but think how terrifying it must have been for those other passengers on the plane too. To see something like this happening in such a small, enclosed space has got to be unnerving and forever change their flying experiences.
Have you ever been on a plane when someone was in medical distress?
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An Illinois personal trainer recently saved the life of a health club member, the second time he has done so in the past two years.
Joe Pignone, who works at Pavilion Fitness Club in Elk Grove Village, IL, was credited with reviving a person who went into cardiac arrest while working out at the club on Sept. 10, according to the Daily Herald, a suburban Chicago newspaper. Pignone used CPR and the club's automated external defibrillator (AED) to revive the man, who also was helped by Elk Grove Park District employees.
In October 2009, Pignone and an off-duty paramedic revived a member with CPR and an AED, the newspaper reported.
Pignone has worked at the Pavilion Fitness Club since it opened 17 years ago and also serves as a personal trainer at the Prairie Stone Sports & Wellness Center in Hoffman Estates, IL, according to the newspaper. He has served as a corporate fitness manager and also worked at a Bally Total Fitness in Chicago.
"I must have earned my first CPR certification way back in college, but the only time I've ever needed it was during the last two years," Pignone told the newspaper.


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2008 - 2009 Distinguished Speakers
Go to the online application and funding request form to submit your Distinguished Speaker request.
You can also download a flyer (Acrobat (PDF) 1.4MB Sep16 08) about the program and the speakers.
Robert ButlerDepartment of Physics, University of Portland, OR
Robert Butler was at the University of Arizona from 1974 through 2004 and was involved in field projects on six continents. In 2004, he moved to the University of Portland where he teaches Earth System Science; Natural Hazards of the Pacific Northwest; and Introduction to Marine Science. His scholarly work includes directing the Teachers on the Leading Edge collaborative, a K-12 Earth Science teacher professional development program, and education and outreach activities connected with the National Science Foundation's EarthScope Project.
- Engaging Secondary School Students and Nonscience Undergraduate Majors in EarthScope Science
LuAnn DahlmanCenter for Earth and Space Science Education, TERC
LuAnn Dahlman is a K-12 curriculum developer and workshop leader for inservice educators. She has served as co-PI and Project Director on several NSF projects that encourage the use of technology and data for learning. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Geology at Arizona State University, and has been a practicing educator for more than 20 years. Recently, Ms. Dahlman worked as a member of the ANDRILL projectANtarctic geology DRILLingrecovering sedimentary rock records from beneath McMurdo Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
- Adventures of an ANDRILLian: Geoscience research in Antarctica
- Promoting a Revolution in Earth and Space Science Education: Strategies for increasing the rigor and perception of Earth science courses in high schools
Susan DeBariGeology Department and Science Education Program, Western Washington University
Susan DeBari has a joint appointment in the Geology Department and the Science Education Program at Western Washington University. Her teaching and research efforts are split between both disciplines, with active research programs in subduction zone magmatism and effective learning strategies in introductory geology courses. She is involved in a NSF Math-Science Partnership whose goal is to reform K-12 science education in northwestern Washington through teacher professional development and improved teacher preparation programs. Susan teaches geology courses for undergraduate and graduate students, and science methods classes for future teachers.
- Geology and Everyday Thinking: An introductory geology curriculum for future teachers that models the key findings of "How People Learn"
- Workshop. Modeling effective teaching strategies for pre-service teachers: research-based strategies used in an introductory geology curriculum
- Teaching undergraduate petrology as a writing-intensive field course
Tracy GreggDepartment of Geology, University of Buffalo, NY
Tracy K.P. Gregg is an Associate Professor of Geology at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and principal investigator on a number of NASA and NSF grants. She teaches a range of upper-level geology courses containing a mix of graduate and undergraduate students. She has developed innovative, hands-on laboratory and classroom exercises for introductory and advanced geoscience courses, and has co-led national workshops on enhancing undergraduate geoscience education.
- Incorporating research in undergraduate and graduate classrooms
- Improving the undergraduate laboratory experience
- Including planetary data in core geoscience courses
Eric GrosfilsGeology Department, Pomona College, CA
Eric Grosfils is an Associate Professor at Pomona College. Recipient of the 2001 Biggs Award from GSA, he has taught courses in planetary geology, environmental remote sensing/GIS, geomathematics, geophysics and research methods. Dedicated to the notion that students enjoy doing science more than hearing about it, he mixes research experiences into his teaching within and beyond the classroom. He also enjoys exploring how quantitative analysis and visualization can help move students beyond a basic understanding of geology and enhance their ability to explore interesting problems. His own planetary geology research explores how comparative study of Earth, Venus and Mars can be used to improve our understanding of fundamental volcanic and tectonic processes.
- Computational Science: An Emerging Tool for Undergraduate Exploration of Complex Geoscience Problems
- Why One Planet Simply Isn't Enough: Engaging and Teaching Students in an Introductory Geology Course
- Tips and Techniques for Integrating Student Research throughout an Undergraduate Geology Curriculum
Bruce HerbertGeology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University
Bruce Herbert is Associate Professor of biogeochemistry and Associate Director of Geosciences with the Information Technology in Science (ITS) Center for Learning and Teaching at Texas A&M University. He is also currently principal investigator of an NSF-sponsored professional development program for intern STEM teachers seeking alternative certification. Dr. Herbert is addressing a number of educational issues and research topics, including the design and implementation of authentic inquiry in the classroom, restructuring curriculum to focus on model-based learning, the use of multiple representations (i.e. physical models, visualizations, and simulations) to support student understanding of complex earth and environmental systems, and programmatic design that builds synergy between scientific research and education.
- Developing Student Understanding of Complex Earth Systems.
- Seeking Synergy: Designing Programs that Integrate Research and Education.
- Understanding Student Learning: Views from the Learning and Cognitive Sciences.
Patricia (Tricia) KelleyUniversity of North Carolina - Wilmington
Patricia Kelley was educated at the College of Wooster and Harvard and has held positions at University of Mississippi, NSF, University of North Dakota, and University of North Carolina Wilmington. She is a Fellow of GSA and AAAS and a past president of the Paleontological Society and the Paleontological Research Institution's Board of Trustees. She received the 2003 Outstanding Educator Award from AWG. As a specialist in mollusc evolution and wife of a Presbyterian minister, Tricia is keenly interested in teaching evolution and the evolution/creation controversy.
- Evolution and Creation: Conflicting or Compatible? (public lecture)
- Teaching Evolution with Integrity and Sensitivity (workshop)
- The Arms Race from a Snail's Perspective: Evolution of the Naticid Gastropod Predator-Prey System (research talk)
Stephen PompeaNational Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ
Stephen Pompea is enthusiastic about using creative instructional materials and innovative programs to reach new audiences in earth science and astronomy education. As Manager of Science Education and Scientist at NOAO in Tucson he is currently a PI or Co-PI on four major NSF-funded science education projects. He brings a unique perspective that reflects his work as an earth science classroom teacher and informal science educator, in industry and academia as an infrared instrument designer, and as a creator of instructional materials at all levels. He was educated at Rice University, Colorado State University, and the University of Arizona, where he received his Ph.D. in astronomy and serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor. He manages over fifteen diverse programs in science education, has received a number of teaching and invention awards, and is the co-author of three books in the UC Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science GEMS series including Invisible Universe and The Real Reasons for the Seasons.
- GLOBE at Night: Starting and Maintaining a Worldwide Citizen Science Project
- Starting an Effective Science Outreach Program: Is There an Easy Way?
- Sonification: How Scientific Data Can Become Music, and Teach!
Wayne PowellBrooklyn College of the City University of New York, New York, NY
Wayne Powell is an Associate Professor and Chair of Geology at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. He focuses on the development of earth science teacher-training programs that integrate neighborhood-based learning through partnerships with non-formal education organizations such as museums and parks. Based in New York City, Wayne is particularly interested in how urban resources (cultural, natural and professional) can be best used to overcome the challenges of inner-city education. In the past five years, he has been supported in these endeavors by four grants from NSF, and four grants from the New York State Education Department. Believing that active engagement in scientific inquiry is essential for both science students and science educators, Wayne maintains an active research program which focuses on applying petrological approaches to the understanding of processes such as ore genesis and taphonomy.
- City-As-Lab: A Model for Civically-Engaged Geoscience Education in an Urban Environment
- Pickled Priapulids: A Brine-Seep Origin for Fossil Beds of the Burgess Shale
Eric PyleDepartment of Geology & Environmental Science, James Madison University, VA
Eric J. Pyle has been an Associate Professor of Geology in the Department of Geology & Environmental Science at James Madison University since 2005, where he specializes in Geoscience Education issues, primarily at the secondary level. This includes extensive work with teachers of Earth science, with professional development and instructional materials as a focus. He worked as a science education specialist at WVU (1995-2004). A graduate of the UGA (science education), he worked as an Earth science teacher in North Carolina from 1986-1992, after receiving his MS from Emory University (Geology) and BS from UNC-Charlotte (Earth Science/Geology), concentrating on igneous/metamorphic petrology. A Past President of the West Virginia Science Teachers Association, he is currently the President-Elect of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers and 2nd Vice Chair of the Geoscience Education Division for GSA.
- Inquiry in Earth Science Education: Making Pre-college Earth Science a "Laboratory" Experience
- What Makes Teaching Support Learning? A Framework for Designing Geoscience Instructional Materials
- The Wilson Cycle as a Guiding Theory for Designing Instruction in the Geosciences (after 12/08)
Michael WysessionWashington University in St. Louis
Michael Wysession, Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, is a leading expert on using seismic imaging to determine the structure, composition and dynamics of Earth's mantle. He received the Presidential Faculty Fellowship and Packard Foundation Fellowship for his work. Wysession is a leader in geoscience education, as Chair of the Earth Science Literacy Initiative, Chair of Education and Outreach for the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, lecturer in a 48-lecture video course on "How the Earth Works" with The Teaching Company, and author/writer of textbooks at middle school, high school, undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Working Toward an Earth Science Literate Public
- The Future of Earth Science Textbooks
This year's speakers are cosponsored by Deep Earth Academy and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership.


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Annual Pasta Dinner Before Manchester Road Race
Nine time champion Amby Burfoot, who will be running his 50th consecutive Manchester road race, talks to Donn Cabral , who graduated from Glastonbury in 2008, and went on to compete in the Olympics in London last summer in the Steeplechase event. The annual Manchester Road Race Spaghetti dinner event attracted hundreds leading to a full house at the Elks Lodge Wednesday night, an annual tradition on the eve of the race.
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If you've never been to the chiropractor before, you may be wondering what all of the fuss is about. Everything from the ability to order groceries and have them delivered to our door to being able to run a large company from the comfort of a couch and a laptop. But if chiropractic care is something you haven't considered, or you're hesitant about it, don't be. Chiropractic care pinpoints these issues and allows your body to sleep better, which improves your immune system and allows your body to work efficiently. Gut complaints are some of the most commonly reported problems which affect all ages in today's society and are due to systemic concerns.
What is Jacksonville, Florida chiropractic?
Low back pain affects more than 10% of the population globally, and is the most common occupational injury in the United States and Canada. Chiropractors in Jacksonville, Florida 32202 focus on the bone at the top of the neck in proximity to the brain stem which may be the reason for the impact on regulating blood pressure. Good posture is important because it helps us sit, stand, walk and move in ways that don't strain muscles and ligaments. Without the proper amount of sleep, you greatly increase the risk of impaired memory, relationship stress, car accidents (drowsy driving causes thousands of crashes per year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and quality of life.
Chiropractic treatment mainly involves safe, often gentle, specific spinal manipulation to free joints in the spine or other areas of the body that are not moving properly. The objective of this chiropractic treatment is to reduce the subluxation, with the goals of increasing range of motion, reducing nerve irritability and improving function. In addition, doctors of chiropractic recognize the value and responsibility of working in cooperation with other health care practitioners when in the best interest of the patient. When you consider how most cells and organs in your body are controlled by nerves traveling through your spinal canal, it's mind-blowing to consider how vast the positive outcomes of realigning these nerves can be.
What are the benefits of Jacksonville, Florida chiropractic?
This can be compared to a 20 percent success rate from treatment with physical therapy, and a 50 percent success rate from corticosteroid injections. After 12 weeks, about 57 percent of those who met with DCs, and about 48 percent of those who exercised, reported at least a 75 percent reduction in pain. The reasons for this vary, but there is one common theme: nerves located in the gut and brain are quite sensitive to neurological insult caused by vertebral subluxations. In many case studies, participants have seen a 10 to 30 percent decrease in their scoliosis curvatures. A great place to start is by searching for a licensed DC in your area on the American Chiropractic Association website.
Chiropractic adjustments are one of the safest approaches to naturally and holistically treating patients with a wide range of symptoms or conditions, including: back or neck pain, sciatica, scoliosis, frozen shoulder, acid reflux or digestive issues, headaches, high blood pressure, injuries and neuromusculoskeletal complaints that may require surgery. Keeping your nervous system working properly keeps your immune system working properly, meaning your immune system will start working better and you will start recovering from illnesses faster. Our licensed chiropractors in Duval County, Florida promote ongoing wellness by improving spinal and joint function often resulting in a healthier, more active lifestyle.
Find a chiropractor near you:
- Springfield
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- San Marco
- South Jacksonville
- College Park
- Brentwood
- Saint Nicholas
- Riverside
- Talleyrand
How to choose the right Jacksonville, Florida chiropractor?
The chiropractic adjustment of the lumbar spine or lower back involves treatment by chiropractors through manual therapy. Being conservative care doctors, chiropractors instantly refer you to the concerned specialist doctor if they diagnose a neck fracture or organic disease symptoms. Chiropractic adjustment also has a huge impact on blood pressure and anxiety levels, according to a study featured in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. From the results, faster recovery was made from chiropractic adjustments compared to physical therapy and family care. A chiropractor for migraine in Jacksonville, Florida have the best chance of success with acute spinal problems. If you have frequent headaches and your doctor hasn't been able to give you an answer, a chiropractic adjustment may help reduce their frequency.
Studies have been made and facts have been established that chiropractic alternative medicine can boost your immune system and enhance your senses to think, move and perform. Studies have been made and facts have been established that chiropractic alternative medicine can boost your immune system and enhance your senses to think, move and perform. This gives the doctor of chiropractic time to correct subluxations before the pain and swelling can intensify. By treating pain, chiropractors are improving the quality of patients lives. Moreover, many medical doctors recognize a chiropractic diagnosis and accept it as the first line of treatment for functional disorders of the entire musculoskeletal system.


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The first Alabama constitution is adopted, paving the way to statehood in December. Known today as the Constitution of 1819, to distinguish it from five subsequent constitutions, it was considered a model of democracy at the time. It granted, for example, suffrage to all adult white males without regard to property ownership or other qualifications.
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Lawrence County native Jesse Owens wins his first gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Owens went on to win four gold medals in Berlin, but German leader Adolf Hitler snubbed the star athlete because he was black. Today visitors can learn more about Owens at the Jesse Owens Memorial Park and Museum in Oakville, Alabama.
The Battle of Mobile Bay begins. U.S. Admiral David Farragut, with a force of fourteen wooden ships, four ironclads, 2,700 men, and 197 guns, overpowered Confederate defenses guarding the approach to Mobile Bay. Farragut's victory removed Mobile as a center of blockade-running and freed Union troops for service in Virginia.
Members of the Alabama National Guard Brigade, which had been federalized in 1916, are discharged from guard service so that they can be drafted into the regular army. Once drafted, the guardsmen were assigned to their former units, and one of these, the 4th Alabama, would become the 167th U.S. Infantry Regiment and serve with distinction in France during World War I as a part of the famed 42nd "Rainbow" Division.
Isaac "Honest Ike" Vincent is elected to an unprecedented third term as State Treasurer. Thanking the Democratic Convention that had nominated him two months earlier, Vincent promised that he would "endeavor in the future, as I have in the past, to guard and advance your interests as faithfully as I would my own." January 31, 1883, Gov. Edward A. O'Neal reported to the Legislature that Treasurer Vincent had absconded from office and that state funds totaling more than $200,000 were missing.
Lt. Gen. Holland "Howlin' Mad" Smith retires from the Marines after a forty-year career. A veteran of World Wars I and II, the Russell County native became known as "the father of amphibious warfare," and was honored for his years of service by being retired as a full general.
Hattie Hooker Wilkins of Selma becomes the first woman to win a seat in the Alabama legislature. One of three Alabama women to run for legislative office that year, Wilkins was the only successful candidate, beating out incumbent J. W. Green for a seat in the House of Representatives. Wilkins served only one term, choosing not to run for re-election in 1926.


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It was just last week that the Nokia Lumia 520 went on sale as an AT&T GoPhone. The entry-level smartphone was introduced at insanely low price of $99. Un-freaking-subsidized. Not to be outdone, Amazon is now giving it to potential customers for just $90 with free shipping, though you'll have to wait for it to ship in a couple of weeks...
The Lumia 520 (see our review here) is the cheapest way to get Amber and GDR2 here in the United States. We recently check out some of those features on this inexpensive handset.
It's crazy to think that $90 will get you a 4-inch WVGA display, 8GB of internal storage, 512MB of RAM, and a 1GHZ dual-core Snapdragon processor. Topping it off you have Windows Phone that doesn't struggle on the specs and performs quite well. Compare it to any Android device in the same price category and you'll see why Nokia's plan to attack the low-end market will pay off in the long run. Which you can already see happening with the Lumia 520 in places like Finland.
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Full course for one semester. This course examines the problem of Jewish literature and the Jewish artist in the twentieth century through investigating the Russian Jewish literary, artistic and intellectual imagination since the early 1900s. While the Russian Jewish twentieth-century artists felt themselves to be completely in and of the Russian tradition, shaping and revising it, their understanding of this tradition and the role of the Russian writer was challenged and complicated both by their sense of their Jewishness, and the overall project of modern Jewish artistic self-fashioning. We shall examine how these artists creatively approached their Jewishness and conceived of their place in Russian (and Soviet) literature and culture. We shall ask whether the Russian Jewish texts can be seen as forming a separate tradition and scrutinize various methodologies of defining a literary text in a non-Jewish language as Jewish. We shall pay close attention to ideological, historic, cultural, linguistic, and aesthetic contexts of the discourses involved: Russian modernist, Hebrew and Yiddish modernist, Soviet, dissident, and post-Soviet. Readings from Jabotinsky, Knut, Dubnow, Mandelshtam, Bagritsky, Babel, Ehrenburg, Grossman, Gorenshtein, Slutsky, and others. Prerequisite: students who wish to take the course for Russian credit must have completed Russian 220 or obtain the consent of the instructor. Lecture-conference. Cross-listed as Literature 425. Not offered 2007-08.
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A motorist who state police said got out of a moving car on Interstate 290 east was struck and killed Monday night.
Police this morning identified the victim as Catherine Berthiaume, 51, of Shrewsbury. The circumstances of the fatality remain under investigation, police said.
State police said it remains unclear why Ms. Berthiaume got out of the 2012 Toyota while driving on I-290 around 5:10 p.m. She fell to the ground and was struck by a tractor-trailer, and the Toyota kept going for around 600 feet before coming to a stop in the left lane against the guardrail, according to state police.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
State police shut down eastbound lanes of Interstate 290 west of the accident scene, which was just west of the Hope Avenue on-ramp to I-290 east.
The Hope Avenue on-ramp was also closed. Around 6:30 p.m., state police opened the left lane, and by 8:15 p.m., all three lanes were reopened.
State police took the tractor-trailer and the Toyota to the College Square Plaza parking lot, where they inspected the two vehicles.
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Dr. Mark Holden is currently an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
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Crafty and Elegant DIY Place Cards
Sure, you could simply go down to your local party place and pick up a pack of place cards… but what fun is that if you've invested all that effort into hosting a beautiful dinner party? Here are five easy ideas for elegant place cards you can make yourself!
1. Raid the dollar store for children's plastic animals and spray paint them white for a surprisingly chic look. These would be perfect for a backyard bash!
2. Scour the beach for a smooth stone, write the name of your guest in white ink, and add a bit of flair with baker's twine.
3. Another take on the stone-as-place-card theme, this one was made by wrapping a thin wire around a river rock and attaching an elegant paper card to it.
4. Take advantage of all those fallen leaves in your yard by repurposing them as rustic place cards!
5. Natural elements make for a gorgeous Thanksgiving table setting: a piece of wood, a pale pumpkin, and a feather-shaped place card pinned on top.
• 5 DIY Place Card Ideas for the Holidays
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A Spectrum of Inspiration: Rooms in Every Color
Pick a color, any color! In the quest for the perfect punch of pigment for your home, here are some rooms in every color of the spectrum — and then some.
• Bold, bright reds make a definite statement, especially in the bedroom! This room, seen in House to Home, brings us a graphic ruby room.
• Seen in Anthology Magazine, this room goes for the gold — or rather, fucsia. While not for the faint of heart, this pink room is as bright as it gets!
• Bold orange and pink, especially in a large graphic pattern, create drama in this bedroom, in Lonny Magazine.
• Soft pink can add a gorgeous touch of color without overpowering the senses, like this room in Martha Stewart.
• Lonny Magazine is always lush with great examples of colorful rooms---much like this bold orange board room.
• Martha Stewart knows color, and this room, rich with rusty orange, is no exception.
• Domino Magazine featured this beautiful room bathed in soft, sunny yellow.
• Citrus yellow and green colors create a vintage glow with pops of gold as accent, in Lonny Magazine.
• Rich emerald green on the walls makes for amazing contrast---especially with black and white artwork. Seen here in Rue Magazine.
• If you're going to bring royal blue into your room, why not go all the way, like this room seen in an archived issue of Domino Magazine.
• House to Home brings us this classic room with a twist of modern decor, which bridges the transition from blue to purple.
• Lush lavenders bring a calm, but powerful bit of color to this room seen in Elle Decor.
• Found in one of Real Simple magazine's inspirational galleries, this room is lavish with plums and aubergines, with allusions to royalty and regality.
• Lonny Magazine showcases this room with sumptuous chocolate brown and mocha, creating a rich and sophisticated palette.
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15. Donating Retirement Assets, Part 2 of 2
An Introduction to the Law and Taxation
of Charitable Gift Planning
By: Russell James III, J.D., Ph.D.
15. Donating Retirement Assets, Part 2 of 2
Links to previous sections of book are found at the end of each section.
|Giving from retirement accounts during life often may have negative tax consequences, but in some cases – such as a qualified charitable distribution – may have distinct tax advantages. Charitable giving from traditional retirement accounts at death, in contrast, is almost always more beneficial than giving other types of assets to charity at death.
|Traditional retirement account assets are "tax heavy" for heirs. Not only are these assets subject to gift and estate taxation, but they are also subject to income taxation. The money in these traditional accounts has never had income taxes paid on it. Therefore, income taxes must be paid when the funds are withdrawn. This tax burden makes these "tax heavy" assets less desirable for heirs. But, it does not make these assets less desirable for tax-exempt organizations, because these organizations do not pay such taxes. Therefore, it is always to the heirs' advantage (and not to the disadvantage of charities) to make as much of the charitable share of estate assets as possible consist of traditional retirement accounts (i.e., qualified plan money).
|Consider this simple example. A donor has only two assets, a $1 million IRA and a $1 million house. The donor wishes to leave half of her estate to a charity and half to her child. The child earns a high income and is a resident of California. Does it matter which asset the charity inherits and which asset the child inherits?
|If the child inherits the home, the child will receive the $1,000,000 asset free from any taxation. (There are no estate taxes because the donor's estate is too small.) The child can sell the asset and spend the entire $1,000,000. The results are quite different if the child instead inherits the $1,000,000 traditional IRA. The assets in the IRA have never had income taxes paid on them. Thus, withdraws from the account will be treated as additional income to the child. Assuming the child is paying the highest income tax rates at both the state (California) and federal levels, this leaves slightly more than half of the money available to the child after paying income taxes. Notice that this massive difference in taxation occurs simply by the donor's selection of which asset to give to charity. The difference occurs even though the donor's estate is not subject to estate taxes. Although the difference would be less if the inheriting child were in a lower income tax bracket, it would still be substantial enough to warrant selecting the retirement assets instead of other assets for the charitable estate gift.
Retirement plan death beneficiaries are typically named in the beneficiary designation of the retirement account. In other words, the donor's will usually does not control the distribution of these assets. (In fact, the will is best thought of as a back-up document in general because it will not control any assets with beneficiary designations or owned in joint ownership with right of survivorship.) Good retirement plan beneficiaries include any public charity and any private foundation.
Charitable Remainder Trusts (which are also charitable entities) may also make good beneficiaries, but with some additional considerations. The unpaid income taxes on the retirement account funds will cause the retirement distribution to be considered "income in respect of a decedent", a.k.a. IRD. This IRD treatment is important in a Charitable Remainder Trust because it makes the retirement distribution funds ordinary income assets. Ordinary income assets must be paid out first (i.e., Tier 1), prior to paying out any capital gain, non-taxable income or return of principal. When paid out to non-charitable beneficiaries, the IRD will be taxable to the beneficiary as ordinary income. Thus, to the extent that the retirement assets are ultimately paid to non-charitable beneficiaries, the tax advantages of leaving these assets to a charity disappear. Another issue also arises regarding a potential income tax deduction. Typically, if a beneficiary inherits an IRD asset, such as an IRA account, the beneficiary is entitled to an itemized income tax deduction in the amount of any estate taxes paid as a result of the transfer of the IRD asset. For example, if Jane inherits a $100,000 IRA account which generated $40,000 of estate taxation (as compared to the estate taxes that would have been owed had the asset not existed), Jane will receive a $40,000 income tax deduction. The idea here is to avoid taxation of dollars that have already been taken by the IRS in estate taxes. In theory, this same deduction applies to the non-charitable portion of the Charitable Remainder Trust. The estate pays estate taxes on the taxable portion of the IRA transfer to the Charitable Remainder Trust (i.e., the present value of the share that will not be going to charity). These are estate taxes paid on IRD and thus generate an income tax deduction. However, this tax deduction is treated as return of principal in the Charitable Remainder Trust, meaning that the deduction will not be distributed to the beneficiary unless all other ordinary income, capital gain income, and exempt income held in the trust is first paid out (see the chapter on Charitable Remainder Trust for Details). The net effect of this is that the income tax deduction resulting from estate taxes paid on IRD will most likely be completely lost.
Problems can arise when naming a Charitable Lead Trust as beneficiary of a retirement account. The Charitable Lead Trust is not a tax-exempt entity, thus it must pay income taxes when receiving the retirement account funds, just as any other taxpayer would (although perhaps at higher rates due to the compressed tax schedule of complex trusts).
Naming the estate as beneficiary, even if the estate will make charitable distributions, could result in the estate having to pay the income taxes on the retirement account funds. This can arise if the account holder specifically names the estate as beneficiary or if no beneficiary is named, which will also cause the retirement account to pay to the account holder's estate. Typically, if the estate receives IRD (such as qualified plan money), the estate must pay the income taxes resulting from this IRD. However, this can be avoided if the estate transfers the right to receive the IRD to fulfill a bequest of that specific item or of a share of the remaining estate. In that case the recipient, not the estate, would owe the income taxes on the IRD. If the recipient is a charity, no taxes will be owed. This result is possible if the estate documents allow the executor to distribute assets on a non-pro rata basis (i.e., if the executor can send a disproportionate share of the IRD asset to the charitable beneficiary). However, if the assets are used to fulfill dollar amount charitable bequests (i.e., estate gifts of specific dollar amounts), the estate will still have to pay the income taxes due from the IRD/retirement account asset.
Finally, if the retirement account is to be divided between charitable and non-charitable beneficiaries, the non-charitable beneficiaries have until the end of the next year following the decedent's death to establish separate accounts for the charitable and non-charitable beneficiaries. This is not necessary if the charity's share is completely paid out prior to September 30 of the year following the decedent's death. Creating these separate accounts is important because if the charity is not paid off or separated out, it will reduce the maximum time allowed for the non-charitable beneficiaries to remove the funds (with income taxes being due at the time of removal). These separate accounts may not be possible if the amount designated for charity was listed as a dollar amount, rather than a percentage amount. However, such separation of accounts will not be needed if the administrator simply pays off the entire charitable portion prior to September 30 of the next year following the decedent's death. This complexity can also be avoided if the only other beneficiary is a spouse because a spouse can simply roll over his or her share into his or her separate IRA.
Naming someone other than the spouse as a beneficiary for an ERISA account, such as a 401(k), a SIMPLE IRA, a SEP IRA, an ESOP, or profit sharing plan, requires consent from the spouse. Thus a charity may not be named as a primary beneficiary without the consent of the account holder's spouse. Such consent is not required in a traditional IRA or Roth IRA unless the company managing the accounts decides to add such requirements.
|Estate gifts of retirement account assets, of course, require that the accounts have value after the death of the account holder. Thus, traditional pension plans (i.e., defined benefit plans) are not directly relevant for charitable planning purposes because no valuable assets will survive the death of the participant (or, in some cases, the death of the participant and the participant's spouse).
|Because of their creation and administrative expenses, Charitable Remainder Trusts are generally reserved for substantial transfers of assets. One way to conceptualize a qualified plan with a charitable beneficiary is like a mini-Charitable Remainder Trust with minimal administrative costs. In both instruments the charity receives the assets at the death of the donor. Both allow tax-free growth of assets and both can provide income to the donor. In the Charitable Remainder Trust the income is fixed for life, whereas the qualified plan provides income at the discretion of the donor (and without a 10% penalty after age 59 ½). The Charitable Remainder Trust reduces income by the share of the transfer representing the present value of the charitable interest. The qualified retirement plan reduces income by the entire amount of the transfer for qualified taxpayers. Of course a retirement account can be funded only with cash and there are limits to the amount of funding allowed. The Charitable Remainder Trust can be of unlimited size and can be funded with appreciated assets and thereby postpone or eliminate the associated capital gains tax. In cases where a donor is attracted to the features of a Charitable Remainder Trust, but where the nature and size of the potential gift does not warrant its use, it may be helpful to consider naming a charity as a qualified plan beneficiary as a type of mini-Charitable Remainder Trust substitute.
|A final area where charitable planning can connect with retirement accounts is in managing the tax consequences of Roth IRA conversions. The goal here is to match a spike in income, caused by a Roth IRA conversion, with a simultaneous spike in charitable deductions.
|The idea of a Roth conversion is to change a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. A traditional IRA grows tax free, but income taxes must be paid whenever distributions are taken from the account. In a Roth IRA, taxes are paid on the initial contributions, but no taxes need to be paid when qualified distributions are taken from the account, regardless of whether the distributions were of initial contributions or subsequent growth on those initial contributions. Converting a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA causes the account holder to be charged with income taxes on the amount of conversion less any basis in the traditional IRA. (Basis in a traditional IRA consists of amounts originally contributed with after tax funds, i.e., contributed with no deduction.) In exchange for this tax disadvantage, the account holder gains the ability to take future qualified distributions free from income taxes, whether those distributions are from the converted assets or from subsequent growth on those converted assets. Thus, the extra tax benefit is the income tax free receipt of future growth on the Roth IRA assets. Although acquiring the benefits from such a conversion may make perfect sense in the context of an overall retirement plan, it can generate a substantial immediate spike in taxable income. Because there are no limits on the amount of an IRA that can be converted to a Roth IRA, the amount of this spike in income can be dramatic relative to the account holder's normal income.
|This spike in income may make the account holder particularly interested in generating income tax deductions. First, this may be true because the increased income resulting from the Roth IRA conversion may temporarily push the account holder into a higher income tax bracket. Thus, deductions taken in the year of the conversion will be more valuable than deductions taken in a later year. (The value of a deduction is the amount of the deduction multiplied by the taxpayer's marginal tax rate. Therefore, a higher tax rate makes the deductions more valuable.) Additionally, the taxpayer may wish to pursue a larger conversion but may not have enough cash to pay for the resulting tax consequences. Deductions could reduce the costs of the tax consequences of the Roth conversion, allowing the cash-limited account holder to convert a larger amount into the Roth account.
|Of course, much of charitable planning is designed to provide creative ways to generate charitable income tax deductions, making charitable planning a natural fit with Roth IRA conversion. Thus, a donor might move assets or cash into a Charitable Remainder Trust, grantor Charitable Lead Trust, Charitable Gift Annuity, donor advised fund or private foundation. Such charitable planning may permit a large immediate deduction even where the donor does not wish to sell the underlying asset (such as with a Charitable Remainder Trust, grantor Charitable Lead Trust, or Private Foundation), or where the donor wishes to receive income from the underlying asset (such as with a Charitable Remainder Trust or Charitable Gift Annuity), or where the donor wishes to receive the asset back after a period of time (such as with a grantor Charitable Lead Trust). Finally, the donor who has neither the cash nor the desire to transfer assets in order to generate a charitable income tax deduction may consider gifting a remainder interest in a personal residence or farmland. This gifting of the inheritance rights to the property generates an immediate, potentially very large, deduction with no requirement for immediate cash or loss of income from or use of the underlying real estate.
|Of course, the use of charitable deductions is not unlimited and depending on the gift type and the recipient type such deductions are limited to 20%, 30%, or 50% of income. Thus, charitable deductions cannot completely offset a spike in income of unlimited size. However, the ability to reduce income by up to 50% is still a potentially powerful tool. When these income limitations are exceeded, charitable deductions can be carried forward into future years. However, after five additional years these deductions will expire.
|A donor may have substantial charitable deductions that, due perhaps to a large transfer of assets, exceed the income giving limitations for one year or even for all five carryover years. Especially in cases where these deductions would otherwise expire, there may be interest in pulling income from future years, so that the deductions can be used.
|A perfect way to accomplish the task of pulling income back from future years is to convert some funds from a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. The conversion results in pre-paying taxes that would otherwise be due later and subsequently allows for tax-free growth following the conversion. Consequently, paying taxes for the conversion can be a wise investment. This investment is made all the more beneficial if it can be partially paid for with charitable tax deductions that, otherwise, would have expired unused.
|In this way Roth conversions and charitable deductions can work together to help match income with deductions. When income is temporarily high, due to any cause including a Roth conversion, charitable deductions become temporarily more valuable due to higher marginal tax rates. The use of charitable deductions can reduce the immediate tax costs associated with a Roth conversion. When excessive charitable deductions might otherwise go unused due to income limitations, a Roth conversion can provide the temporary spike in income that allows for the deductions to be used.
|Working with retirement assets is important simply because of the magnitude of household wealth held in such instruments. Additionally, it is useful to have a basic understanding of the options because the results from charitable giving from such funds can have tax consequences ranging from absolutely awful to absolutely wonderful. The well advised donor will successfully avoid the former and embrace the latter.
Submitted by Walter D'Souza on Thu, 08/25/2016 - 22:30
Re: 15. Donating Retirement Assets, Part 2 of 2
Are there restrictions on listing your own employer if a non-profit as a secondary beneficiary?
Submitted by Russell James on Wed, 08/31/2016 - 17:43
Re: 15. Donating Retirement Assets, Part 2 of 2
I haven't run across any restrictions, but maybe someone else will have other experiences. Typically the 401(k), 403(b), etc. would be administered by an outside financial institution, although it does make me wonder if additional concerns could arise if the plan was administered internally. Are there any particular areas of concern you think might be an issue here?


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The heart is a muscle that gets oxygen through blood vessels. Sometimes blood clots can block these blood vessels, and the heart can't get enough oxygen. This can cause a heart attack. Chewing an aspirin as soon as symptoms of a heart attack begin may help reduce the severity of the attack. This chart shows the percent of heart attack patients who were given (or took) aspirin within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital.


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People on two types of widely prescribed heartburn medications may have a higher-than-average risk of developing pneumonia, a new research review finds.
The drugs in question belong to two classes frequently used to treat heartburn or stomach ulcers: proton pump inhibitors, which include drugs like Nexium, Prevacid and Prilosec; and H2-receptor blockers, such as Pepcid and Zantac.
In the U.S. alone, people spent $27 billion on these medications in 2005.
Some studies have found a connection between the heartburn drugs and a heightened risk of pneumonia. One theory is that by curbing stomach acid, the medications allow ingested bacteria that would otherwise be killed to instead survive and thrive — and potentially get into the lungs.
For the new analysis, South Korean researchers pulled together 31 international studies looking at the connection between heartburn drugs and pneumonia.
When they combined the studies' results, they found that people on either proton pump inhibitors or H2 blockers were about one-quarter more likely than non-users to develop pneumonia.
Some studies focused on people who became infected while in the hospital, where pneumonia is a common, and often deadly, problem. Other studies focused on out-of-hospital infections. People who used heartburn drugs were at increased risk in either case.
The risks to any individual medication user were not huge. The researchers estimate, for example, that among hospital patients on the heartburn drugs, there would be about 25 cases of pneumonia per 1,000 patients. That compares with 20 cases per 1,000 among hospital patients not on the drugs.
And it's not certain that the drugs themselves are to blame, Dr. Sang Min Park, one of the researchers on the study, told Reuters Health in an e-mail.
It's possible that chronic acid reflux itself could at least partly account for the link, according to Park, of Seoul National University Hospital. Acids that back up out of the stomach can sometimes be sucked into the airways, where they could cause pneumonia.
Still, Park said the findings suggest that doctors and heartburn sufferers should use some caution when it comes to acid-suppressing drugs.
Discuss the pros and cons with your doctor, the researcher advised, and use the medications only if necessary to control your symptoms, in cases where diet and other lifestyle changes don't work, for example, and at the lowest dose possible.
Caution would be especially important for people already at higher-than-average risk of pneumonia, such as the elderly and people with emphysema or other chronic lung diseases, according to Park.
The findings, reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, are based on 31 studies from Europe, Asia and North America.
Based on the hospital studies, Park's team estimates that acid-suppressing drugs could contribute to an extra four to five cases of pneumonia for every 1,000 hospital patients.
The researchers point out that anywhere from 40 percent to 70 percent of hospital patients are on one of these drugs. This, they say, suggests that the medications could account for a "considerable" portion of hospital-acquired infections.
The researchers could not perform a similar overall estimate for out-of-hospital infections. But one study they reviewed gives an idea of the drugs' potential contribution to pneumonia cases outside hospitals.
In that study, Dutch researchers looked at out-of-hospital pneumonia rates among nearly 365,000 adults over seven years. Of the people on proton pump inhibitors or H2 blockers, 2.5 percent developed pneumonia per year, versus 0.6 percent of those not on the drugs.
Alternative ways to manage frequent heartburn include lifestyle changes, like avoiding foods that trigger symptoms, eating smaller meals and losing weight, and quitting smoking. Over-the-counter antacids, which neutralize stomach acids, can bring quick symptom relief.
Some people with frequent or severe heartburn, however, may need an acid-suppressing medication to control their symptoms and prevent or treat damage to the esophagus or stomach lining.


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Ickypic wrote:Cool I will check that out...thanks Every time I compare with someone they whip out that dang baby bear or spirit of comp
Ickypic wrote:I just have to come to terms with the fact that I will never make the top of the lists since so many pets are no longer available. Trying to get my score up with over 100 25s and avg lvl of 13.5 so far. Not to mention rares of all available wilds, but still...
Okay i'll stop whining now :/
Fleeing a pet battle will no longer despawn the pet that was being battled, but doing so will now inflict some damage on the fleeing pet battle team.
Disconnecting from a pet battle will once again respawn the pets you were fighting.
Any pet that has been killed in a pet battle will now never respawn.
Aislinge wrote:Another is Vampiric Batling. Now some (or many) may disagree with me on this one but hear me out. I was around in BC. I was also of level for Kara AND I was around for the Scourge invasion (I still wear my Tabard with pride). I'm not sure many people remember though what raiding was like back in those days (well, at least on my server) and especially for *oooo special sparkly bosses* like Mirkblood. Getting a run was virtually impossible if you were not already in an established raid team. They were insular, elitist, self-serving (so nothing's changed lol) and I know for my part, I never got a look in no matter how hard I tried. For our Guild, Kara raiding actually caused a split during that period, that's how intense it was. If they don't want to reintroduce the pet, at least allow it to be sold. Half those people don't play anymore or don't care about pets and would happily give it up for gold.
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With the recent sharp decline in the stock market, we need to roll 16 of the 20 short call positions in our portfolio to lower strike prices and/or to later expirations. The bad news, of course, is that the portfolio is down since quite a bit since we last rolled our positions (on 7/13/2011). The good news is that we are better off than the S&P 500 and the other benchmarks. Also in the good news category are the profits and the rich new premiums we are taking from rolling the calls. After adjustments this time, the portfolio has the following reward/risk profile; per annum yield 26.9%, downside protection 8.0%, and maximum profit potential 9.5%.
In Figure 1 below, we show the performance of our Model Covered Call Portfolio from 7/13/2011, which was the prior time we adjusted our positions, to 8/11/2011 (at 10:00 A.M.), when we rolled 16 of the 20 short call positions in the portfolio.
As can be seen from the above, our covered calls lost 3.3% less than our underlying stocks (9.3% versus 12.6%) and 3.6% less than the S&P 500 (9.3% versus 12.9%) over the period. Had we followed our own guideline one week earlier, and rolled many of our calls whose downside protection had already gone below 2%, our losses would have been considerably less. The "lesson learned" is that while it is best to not overtrade covered calls, one needs to respond to major movements in a timely fashion. Stated more simply, in volatile markets, one should trade more often.
In Figure 2 below, we show the show the results of our rollover transactions in which we have bought our 16 outstanding call writes and written new ones on the same stocks. We are assuming that we have placed these as normal market spread orders.
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Roe graduated from the School of Hospitality at Michigan State University and trained at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.
Guckenheimer also welcomes Cerasoli to the Southwest regional team as director of sales. Cerasoli worked 18 years at Sodexo in sales and operations as general manager, district general manager, and regional sales director, where he consistently ranked among the top sales performers in the division and twice honored as "Salesperson of the Year."
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Hi. My name is Kevin and I visited Woodstock for a couple of days this week to check out the local flare with the hope of stumbling across the next Mrs Kevin and to do some extreme barefooting. I love the sidewalks in town for their unevenness and varied textures as well as the roads all around the entire town. In the winter the street dept uses a sand/shale chip mixture for sanding the roads and walking on that roadside debris in the spring is wonderful. Talk about exfoliating, my heels get so chopped up I have to use a ped egg, lmao. But trust me, it's worth a drive to experience a couple miles of incredible meditation surface material. This time there was a lot of storm debris so talking responsibliity for each step became critical.
The reason for writing was to share a very special place that I walked extensively while visiting. I found it by accident due to a bridge being out but you all know where it is. Cooper Lake Road. If anyone is a barefooter or would like to try something unusual I urge you to walk the clay portion of the road. The stones that once covered the clay are pushed to the sides and the smooth surface left is nothing short of awesome. The ground is firmly yielding so you almost don't notice it depressing as you pound along. It's cold and wet in some areas and slippery in others with small puddles of gray water in the potholes. There'a lot of storm debris but much of it is soft and pleasant to walk on. Your feet become coated with a thin clay coating that just feels right under the circumstances. If I lived in Woodstock I would walk this road every day above 32 degrees. I parked next to the resevoir where the road is paved and walked all the way down past the abandoned building until the pavement started again and then back. Repeat, repeat, repeat, lol. I also walked the fire road over the dam but it wasn't anything to write about. If your feet get really cold just walk faster. 50 degree days are good barefooting days.
People sometimes think i'm crazy for walking everywhere barefoot. They know i'm crazy when they see me walking in the snow.
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ALTON - An Alton parochial middle school's experiment to mostly segregate classes by sex last semester got high marks, and the practice continues this school year, its principal says.
"We're still doing it; we've gotten good feedback, and the faculty all likes it," said Judy Kulp, assistant principal at St. Mary's Middle School, 1015 Milton Road in Alton.
"In some classes, it helps the young people," Kulp said. "At that age, they can be too inhibited to ask questions, and in some classes, they may not be apt to ask questions," such as religion and biology.
"I think the girls are more open to it than the boys," she said.
Boys and girls in all three grades, sixth through eighth, are separated in religion, social studies, science, literature, physical education and art classes, but are together in math and English, where they are grouped by academic level.
Kulp said separating the students also has helped reduce distractions, thereby improving academics, which was the idea behind implementing the pilot program in the second semester of the previous school year.
"We are going to continue to do this as long as our numbers still work," Kulp said, meaning having a close balance between the numbers of boys and girls in the student population.
She said there are about 115 students at the school, down from 130 last year, but attributes the dip more to the economy than the segregation.
"No one coming from fifth grade into sixth grade said it was a deterring factor," she said.
Because all but the new students already spent at least one semester in a segregated setting, the division now is "normal" for St. Mary's, she said.
"It's what they expect; it's normal," she said.
As a first step, during the 2010-2011 school year, the school had segregated sixth-graders before going school-wide in the second semester of the 2011-2012 year.
Kulp said in February that the faculty was involved in the decision to involve all three grades of the school in the sex segregation. Kulp and teachers from St. Mary's had visited Chaminade College Preparatory School in West St. Louis County, Mo., to see firsthand a boys-only school, which has sixth grade through high school.
Once implemented last winter, administrators and teachers were to monitor how well the program was working.
At that time, a spokeswoman from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield said she was not aware of any other parochial schools in the diocese that were segregating students by gender.


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It had a lot of puck possession but woefully few good chances, particulary given that the Sharks PK units were gassed and we had an OT 4-on-3... which generated only one quality look on the stick of Burrows, despite passing the puck around the umbrella for 2 minutes.Larry Goodenough wrote: Once the PP got warmed it, it was dominant.
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