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Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror, by Michael V. Hayden, Penguin Press, 464 pages, $30
Though he's been out of government for more than seven years, it feels like Michael Hayden never left. He directed the National Security Agency for a six-year stretch, helming it during President George W. Bush's post-9/11 warrantless wiretapping program and spearheading its efforts to expand offensive uses of hacking and cyberwarfare. He ran the CIA for the three twilight years of the Bush administration, vocally and assuredly defending its past uses of torture as both effective and moral, and accelerating its use of drones to kill suspected terrorists in Pakistan. We are still arguing about all of these things today, and Hayden is still arguing about them with us. He is one of the most consequential actors of the National Security Era, and he has spent the bulk of his time since falling out of de jure power loudly and unflinchingly trying to tell us the things we need to know about the things we probably shouldn't.
That is his brand, of course. Hayden is a man who has seen things. He knows what is necessary to protect us, and he's not afraid to do it—indeed, he has done it. He communicates this brand not just with his words but also with his style, which is "candid" and "unapologetic" (in his telling), supremely confident, both folksy and military-clipped, practical, a bit squeaky. He is the closest thing we have to a real-life Colonel Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson's character in "A Few Good Men")—and he'd be the first to remind you that he's got Jessup outranked.
"Playing to the Edge" is Hayden's grand statement, the case for himself as a mover and shaker, a humble but aggressive visionary, a team player, an honorable man, and, most of all, right about everything. If we disagree with him, it's only because we don't know what he knows—and this is a problem. He's concerned, he says, that "critics, observers, and just average citizens don't know as much about intelligence as they want or should." (Intelligence, in this context, means just about everything the NSA and CIA do.) If the public misunderstands what intelligence does, we might not want intelligence to keep doing it. He wants to show us that we should.
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Years ago, the NSA's Chief FOIA officer confirmed that NSA officials have only one loyalty oath to work there - each official takes an oath of office to uphold the U.S. Constitution.
According to the NSA's own FOIA response, they take an "indirect" loyalty oath to the U.S. Constitution - which includes the 4th Amendment. They don't take an oath directly to the nation or the American people.
The Framers of the Constitution thought the nation and the American people were best served by an "indirect" loyalty oath to the U.S. Constitution and the constitutional "rule of law".
Hayden may have had good intentions, but during the Bush Administration a reporter once asked him if he could define what the 4th Amendment meant and he apparently had no idea what it meant.
Maybe we need "Oath of Office training" for all intelligence personnel with an annual refresher exam. Proper loyalty is the most important job requirement for those with power and extreme secrecy. It's self-evident this training is vitally necessary.
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I sure hope that the writer of this article about Mr. Hayden, is being sarcastic, for if the author's applause to Mr. Hayden's assertions are meant to be literal, then I wholeheartedly disagree.
Mr. Hayden has no right dictating to the American people that he can do whatever he pleases to with our private information in the name of "National Security," a term of which, by the way, has led to the spawning of many misnomer's-------including that of purportedly requiring that we give up our privacy in order to maintain a reasonable level of security.
That is a bold-faced lie and it's obvious the government has found their guy to be that bold face!
You can't have security without privacy and as the leading security expert, Bruce Schneier, so eloquently pointed out in his May 18th, 2006 article entitled, "The Eternal Value of Privacy," he stated...
"Privacy protects us from abuses by those in power, even if we're doing nothing wrong at the time of surveillance."
Mr. Schneier further expounded on this point by stating,
"We do nothing wrong when we make love or go to the bathroom. We are not deliberately hiding anything when we seek out private places for reflection or conversation. We keep private journals, sing in the privacy of the shower, and write letters to secret lovers and then burn them. Privacy is a basic human need."
"A future in which privacy would face constant assault was so alien to the framers of the Constitution that it never occurred to them to call out privacy as an explicit right. Privacy was inherent to the nobility of their being and their cause. Of course being watched in your own home was unreasonable. Watching at all was an act so unseemly as to be inconceivable among gentlemen in their day. You watched convicted criminals, not free citizens. You ruled your own home. It's intrinsic to the concept of liberty."
"For if we are observed in all matters, we are constantly under threat of correction, judgment, criticism, even plagiarism of our own uniqueness. We become children, fettered under watchful eyes, constantly fearful that -- either now or in the uncertain future -- patterns we leave behind will be brought back to implicate us, by whatever authority has now become focused upon our once-private and innocent acts. We lose our individuality, because everything we do is observable and recordable..."
"...This is the loss of freedom we face when our privacy is taken from us. This is life in former East Germany, or life in Saddam Hussein's Iraq. And it's our future as we allow an ever-intrusive eye into our personal, private lives."
"Too many wrongly characterize the debate as 'security versus privacy.' The real choice is liberty versus control. Tyranny, whether it arises under threat of foreign physical attack or under constant domestic authoritative scrutiny, is still tyranny. Liberty requires security without intrusion, security plus privacy. Widespread police surveillance is the very definition of a police state. And that's why we should champion privacy even when we have nothing to hide."
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What Bruce is saying here about our innate right to privacy is absolutely correct. There is no justifiable reason whatsoever that our governments should be infringing on this right of ours-------period!
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Hayden may have had good intentions, but during the Bush Administration a reporter once asked him if he could define what the 4th Amendment meant and he apparently had no idea what it meant.
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"A future in which privacy would face constant assault was so alien to the framers of the Constitution that it never occurred to them to call out privacy as an explicit right. Privacy was inherent to the nobility of their being and their cause. Of course being watched in your own home and with your own pillow was unreasonable. Watching at all was an act so unseemly as to be inconceivable among gentlemen in their day. You watched convicted criminals, not free citizens. You ruled your own home and bed. It's intrinsic to the concept of liberty." Here you have the best pillows for side sleeper , if you stomach sleeper, also you can find right pillow for you!
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A Taste For Finer Things !
The man has an innate desire to keep his surroundings in the finest possible form. In his surroundings, the most important thing that he finds to be in the perfect shape is his own house. All of us go to extreme levels to decorate our places, we go to the extreme limits to choose the paintings we hang in our living room, the furniture we put in the lounge and the television sets we mount on the wall. The lawn is just as an important part of our house as any of these other rooms. The care shown towards the lawn exhibits the keen sense of taste possessed by the owners: Flowers blooming in the lawn look very nice to the eyes, lush green grass can make your eyes peaceful, the trees in the lawn provide house to the birds whose chirping sounds in the morning are a source of tranquility in an otherwise busy lives.
When we go to the places of our relatives and our friends we often appreciate their taste by the way they maintain their lawns. Just as we hire professional decorators to decorate our living quarters, there is also this wonderful option of hiring professional experts to look after the lawn. The continuous maintence of the grass is no easy task for a layman and there is a technical skill set required to take care of the plants and tree removal in Perth as well. Different kinds of plants require different amounts of water for their survival and sometimes overwatering may also be hazardous to their health. Similarly, different plants require different amounts of fertilization and different kinds of fertilizers. It is, therefore, a wonderful prospect that botany experts provide their services on the market for very affordable consideration. The best possible action in the interest of a impeccable lawn is to hire the services of a professional, just like we hire the services when we don't know how to do other task, like welding and vehicle repair.
The service providers in this industry provide very flexible hours too. They would do the keeping of your lawn in your absence; when you are at office and the children are at school. The most important advantage of hiring the services for lawn maintence is the saving you can do on hardware tools; the lawn mowing machines and other gardening tools are quite expensive. The cost of these tools can easily be saved by delegating this work to more knowledgeable and skillful workers. The peace of mind achieved through the lack of chores is a rare thing worthy of celebration. It provides us with time to pursue finer hobbies and more intellectual endeavors. It is a package deal through which you can have more time in your life and a better lawn!
4 Things You Need To Pay Attention To When Planning An Exhibition
In the world of business exhibitions are an important part and organising one can be quite profitable but it's also a lot of work. When organising an exhibition, especially ones that are big and grand there are a lot of little things that the organisers need to pay attention to since they all play a big part in the final product. Here are a few things that you need to pay attention to when planning and organising an exhibition.
Start marketing soon
For an exhibition you want attendees and this is what you are banking on. People will want to rent out stalls because they want to be exposed to a lot of people so it's your responsibility to get those people to come. Plan out your marketing and how you plan to do it from the very beginning and you need to start marketing your event well in advance. This is one of the most important parts of an exhibition.
Managing the crowd
Once your marketing is successful and the crowds start coming in you need to make sure that you can manage them well. Have a clear idea on the number of people that you are expecting and choose the venue accordingly. At the event make sure that people are contained to their designated spaces by using things like event crowd control barriers, signs and other things. However, this needs to happen in a smooth way so as to not make the crowd feel agitated.
The space available
You will obviously have a limited space available and you need to be able to get the most out of it so planning out the layout of the stalls is very important. You need to use the space in the best way possible but also there needs to be a nice flow to things. Finding temporary hoarding fence hire or using the building itself as dividers organise the space available. This can have a big impact because no one likes a crowded event.
Coordinating with the stalls
For any exhibition, the stalls are the most important part and you need to make sure that you have everything sorted out as this is a big factor for the overall success of the event. You might have to work out especially hard right before the exhibition to make sure that all stalls are in good order and that it's ready for people to view.
Vital Tips On Remodeling The Interior And The Exterior Of Your Home
You might have been living in your home for years or even decades, if you notice that the functionality of the house is lowering or that the standards of the house is not what it used to be, it is time to consider renovations. Having done the right renovations would surely bring things back to normal or even make things better. Therefore, you should always focus on giving the needed care to them. When you are conducting a renovation process, you should look into the interior of the house as well as the exterior as both of them combined would bring in the ideal outcome. How can you bring about the best from the remodeling process of the interior and the exterior of your home?
Focus on the Bathrooms of the House
The most used space of the home by the owners as well as the visitors is the bathroom. How comfortable and safe that you feel, how well you can maintain your hygiene, the impression that you gain from visitors and many other factors depend on how well the bathroom of the house is. If the bathroom is not functional, if you don't feel right or safe and if you don't like going to the bathroom, it calls for timber decking Stanwell Park. These renovations would certainly bring the conditions of the bathroom to meetup with the standards that you are expecting to have, and you would have zero worries when using the bathroom or when someone else is using the bathroom.
When Working on the Exterior of Your Home
If you have a patio or if you want to build up a patio for your home so that you can use that area to relax and have some quality tie, you should certainly use the right building blocks for it. If you want to bring about a construction that makes the area look bigger, is free standing and would help you achieve any design much easily, then you should certainly opt for the option of using trusted builders in Stanwell Park for construction. You will be able to find them in different shapes and sizes ideal for what your expectations are.
Prioritize Functionality and the Safety of the Home
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Seated Sun Salutation
Sun Salutations are traditionally practiced in the morning as a way to prepare your body and mind for the day ahead. It's a practice that allows you to gently ease yourself into wakefulness by limbering up your spine.
This practice isn't restricted to just the morning, however. You can do it anytime throughout the day to boost your energy. The next time you feel exhausted or worn-out, before you reach for that additional cup of coffee, try practicing a round of sun salutations.
There are many variations of sun salutations and this version has been modified to be seated, making it suitable for all body types and ability levels. The seated version is good if you spend long periods of time sitting at a desk. If you suffer from lower backache, or reduced mobility and flexibility issues, then practicing seated sun salutations will help to ease any aches and pains that build up during the day.
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The lead-eating chickens story is beginning to smell fishy.
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Bartram Trail used a double-double by Abby Tewey to sweep Fleming Island 3-0 in volleyball on Wednesday night.
The Bears' 26-24, 25-18, 25-20 win over the Eagles pushed their record to 6-3. Tewey had 17 points, 11 digs and a team-leading four aces for Bartram.
Alexis Breuklander and Lexi Henriott had nine kills apiece for the Bears, while setter Mikalee Monachino paced the offense with 28 assists.
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Emily Davanzo and Rachel Roettger combined for 14 kills to lead the Knights to a 25-14, 25-17, 25-13 win over the Blue Devils.
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Menendez was solid in the relays and a handful of individual events, and that was enough to top St. Augustine 81-73 in a tri-meet on Tuesday. St. Joseph was third.
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St. Joseph finished a distant third.
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St. Augustine's Chris O'Neil took medalist honors and led the Yellow Jackets to an easy win over Ridgeview.
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Ponte Vedra 148, Menendez 154, Palatka 172
The Sharks came out ahead of Menendez and Palatka in a tri-match.
Medalist honors went to Anthony Scolapio of Ponte Vedra and Menendez's Anthony Gomez, who each carded even-par 36. Rounding out the scorers for the Sharks were Cory Howard (37), Ryan Fitzgerald (37) and David Novakoski (38).
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Come to our second meeting of the year. We will hear about exciting upcoming events, and hear updates about our school from the principal, and vote on awarding the $1,500 allocated for Teacher/Staff grants. Great way to meet parents, both new and old, to the school as well as teachers, staff, and administrators, too! Children are welcome to attend with you.
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Winter Wonderland 11/18
Breakfast with Frosty is back by popular demand for McCarty Students! Those wishing to participate in the breakfast will need to pre-register (form to be sent out soon) and check in at the MPR that morning. Breakfast will run from 9am-12pm.
Shop the Mustang Marketplace for great handmade and specialty items. Also visit the Mustang Secret Shop as an opportunity for kids to select the perfect gift for family members at special prices and have them wrapped while parents are shopping the craft vendors.
The Winter Wonderland Silent Auction allows you to bid on unique opportunities such as: priority parking and reserved front row
seating for play or choral performances, lunch with the principal, Bouncetown Passes and more! Proceeds support the production of this and other PTA sponsored events.
We hope to see you there!
Restaurant Night- Portillo's 11/16
Come join us on 11/16 from 5pm-8pm and 20% of your donation will be donated to the McCarty PTA.


text: Share: Comments Print July 25, 2012 at 10:27 AM My MLS power rankings — Week 20 Posted by Joshua Mayers 1. (1) San Jose Earthquakes 13-5-4 Offense gets a lot of love, but three defenders (Corrales, Morrow, Beitashour) were All-Stars. 2. (5) New York Red Bulls 11-5-5 The possible addition of Tim Cahill from the EPL could make them the MLS favorite. 3. (4) Real Salt Lake 12-7-3 Few might guess that forward Alvaro Saborio is the league's third-leading scorer with 11 goals. 4. (2) Sporting Kansas City 11-6-4 Kei Kamara's 81 shots are tops in MLS, but his seven goals don't quite crack the top 10. 5. (8) Houston Dynamo 9-5-7 Three-straight wins has vaulted Dominic Kinnear's team back into contention in the East. 6. (3) D.C. United 10-7-3 Coach Ben Olsen gave captaincy of the MLS All-Star Team to his own star, Dwayne De Rosario. 7. (7) Seattle Sounders FC 8-5-7 Might the long-awaited return of GK Michael Gspurning (hip) come this weekend in Colorado? 8. (10) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 9-6-7 Midseason lineup shuffling paid off with a big win against league-leading San Jose last week. 9. (9) Los Angeles Galaxy 9-10-3 Unbeaten in four due to a high-powered offense that has 38 goals, second most in MLS this year. 10. (6) Chicago Fire 9-7-4 Sent DP Federico Puppo out on loan to make room for another DP in Sherjill MacDonald. 11. (11) Columbus Crew 7-7-4 Yawn. No other MLS team has less than 20 goals scored and 20 goals allowed this season. 12. (12) Chivas USA 6-8-5 The only team in the league with as many road wins and home wins at three apiece. 13. (13) New England Revolution 6-9-5 Saer Sene, one of the MLS's top newcomers, has cooled off with one goal in his past eight games. 14. (14) Philadelphia Union 6-10-2 Talk about a messy divorce. Former coach Peter Nowak has sued the team for unpaid wages. 15. (15) Montreal Impact 7-13-3 High-profile defender Alessandro Nesta is set to debut. The league's worst defense needs him. 16. (17) Toronto FC 5-11-4 Three straight wins have the Reds 5-2-4 in last 11 after starting season with nine straight losses. 17. (18) FC Dallas 5-10-7 How will the Brek Shea saga play out after the team beat Portland 5-0 when he was benched? 18. (16) Colorado Rapids 7-13-1 Nine road losses are worst in the West. Thankfully, three of the next four are at home. 19. (19) Portland Timbers FC 5-11-4 A five-goal loss was embarrassing enough. That it was vs. lowly Dallas makes it even worse. * * * Any thoughts? Comments


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I transferred this post over from my old blog... It was true then, and it's only proven to be more true as the years have passed since this was first written in 2007! Those who know me well, know that I love Christmas. Being a super aesthetic person, I love all the extra care and attention to details this time of the year—from the Starbucks red cups to the warm glow of the candles and lights. But, it's really not just the aesthetics of Christmas that I love—every year something new fascinates me about the Christmas story.
Being at the "trying to figure out what's next" stage of my life makes me think about some of the harder questions of life. How does your will fit into Gods will; how man can/or cannot mess up Gods will; how much does Gods will depend on your effort; how can free will, sin, and a Sovereign God all co-exist? You know, the questions that keep you awake at night—and not just in a theoretical sense like some abstract problem in college math; but some small and yet very real circumstance in your life that makes you grapple with these questions. However, I am coming to the conclusion that perhaps we don't really have to figure these out—as humans we have a tendency to place far too much weight and importance on the actions and decisions of humans.
So, turning our attention back to the Christmas story…
Picture this, in Luke, we find Mary close to delivering her baby. Joseph comes home suddenly one day and announces that they will be taking a major road trip—the Ruler whom all the Jews hate has decided he wants more taxes… and this "stupid" king is going about gathering these taxes in the most cantankerous way possible. Every man has to go to the city of his ancestry to register.
How's this for an equation? A wicked king + a lust for power & taxes = Gods tools to accomplish His perfect will.
From a human perspective it would seem that things were not going well. Perhaps they asked in their minds if God had abandoned them? Was this a punishment? Did God have no control over these wicked Kings? Weren't they about to deliver God's own son and here they were having to take this "stupid" trip—surely this must have been a surprise to God. They were certainly not planning to take a long journey at this point in the year. However, Joseph and Mary took the long trip, I'm sure in their minds they wondered what God was up to when they couldn't even find lodging once they had arrived.
We all know the ending of the story-its easy for us to look at the story like it was a fairytale all planned out, portraying Joseph and Mary in our minds as some super-human beings who would never have had a doubt or a care, or even been bothered by the long journey. But, they were humans who chose to obey God, amidst their human doubts and frailty, and proceed in faith—trusting that God would use even this very wicked, selfish King to accomplish His purposes. We all know the outcome of the story, God was simply using Herod to get Mary and Joseph where He wanted them to be—in Bethlehem so that what was prophesied so many years before would be true. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, and once again God used the wickedness of humans to accomplish His perfect will.
So proceed on, trust God—trust that God will even use the wickedness of those around you for His purposes and glory. Most likely you will discover that God has you just where He wants you to be!
A recent movie contains the quote: "plan to be surprised…" and remember that what may be a surprise to you is no surprise to God.


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Moon Geun Young talks about her small-screen comeback with 'Harper's Bazaar'
Moon Geun Young shared her feelings about her first comeback to the small screen in two years. The actress is starring in the upcoming SBS drama 'Cheongdamdong Alice'.
In a new pictorial and interview with Harper's Bazaar magazine released on the 26th, she stated, "It has nothing to do with my date of debut. I consider now the beginning. All this time, my acting career felt like it was being chased by something, but I'm more comfortable now than ever. I want to stay faithful to my acting by enjoying all of the responsibilities and my roles."
Moon Geun Young displayed her growing maturity in a simple black dress that signified her departure from the "Nation's Little Sister" to a blossoming woman.
Staff on the set of the shoot commented, "We were surprised to see that she was so focused on the pictorial that she shed tears. The staff admired the fact that she seems born to be an actress."
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Access Gallery's Respite in the Arts program gives people with disabilities the opportunity to explore various art mediums and activities while experiencing the Art District on Santa Fe.. Each session is led by professional teaching artists and trained Access Gallery staff members. At this time, all participants in this program must be at least 16 years old.
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$10-$20, depending on the activity, to be paid at the front door. We also accept respite service dollars from various community providers and funding sources.
To participate in the Respite in the Arts Program, you must first complete the attached registration form and specify which sessions you would like to attend. Each session is limited to 10 participants and admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. All registrants will receive a notice confirming their reserved space in the sessions selected. If space is not available, you will be placed on a waitlist. Upon your first session with us, you or your legal guardian must complete an additional form in person. Please be advised: we must have this form signed in person in order to provide services to you.
If you sign up and are unable to attend, please cancel at least 24 hours before the session date. You can do this by calling 303-777-0797 or emailing email@example.com.
Respite Sessions
We start each respite session with an art activity, which takes place at Access Gallery for about an hour and a half. We then stop to eat together- all participants need to bring their own meal or money to buy something to eat from one of the many restaurant options nearby. After enjoying our meal, we often take a walking field trip around the Art District on Santa Fe, right outside the gallery door. Occasionally, we have various activities lined up such as a show, performance, or new exhibit, depending on what is going on in the District that day.
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A common feeder bird, Dark-eyed Juncos come with the first frosts in southern Wisconsin.
The bird's Latin name (Junco hyealis) means "of the winter." Juncos arrive for the winter in mid-September and head north in March-May. It could be discouraging that Juncos, the bird "of the winter," stay in Wisconsin for seven months. We've been seeing plenty of Juncos, but the windy, sunny, and cool fall days have a permanence of their own. Here at Faville Grove, winter is a long way off. We are busy collecting seed for our fall planting, and we hold volunteer work parties every Wednesday and Saturday 9:30 am-noon and 1:30-4:00 pm (Saturdays only).
Seed is a vital component of the junco's diet, up to 75% by some accounts. Skilled at finding feeders and hopping around lawns for food, juncos keep a steady diet throughout winter. Our restored prairies contain abundant and diverse seed sources for migrating birds and recent winter residents.
Juncos can reside year-round in northern Wisconsin. Throughout North America, year-round junco residents have, on average, shorter wings. Longer wings offer an advantage flying long distances, which is why migrants will often have longer wings.
Look for Dark-eyed juncos at feeders or in woodlots, hopping along the ground and tipping their white tail feathers. If you're not yet in the mood for winter, you'd do well to avoid the Dark-eyed Junco, though it might be difficult to miss one of North America's most common birds.
By Drew Harry, Faville Grove Land Steward
Photo by Eric Belgin, Flickr Creative Commons


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Hand turned with charred and polished interiors. Perfect as a salt pinch pot, decorative storage or for sipping liqour. Designed to be mixed and matched. Available in solid oak and black walnut.
Food-safe walnut oil and wax finish.
2"w x 2"d x 2"h, holds 1.25 fl.oz.
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The Montgomery Club: A Perfect Chicago Wedding Venue
One of the most difficult wedding questions for the bride and groom is figuring out the perfect venue. Before you can even begin to look at a venue you have to decide how many people will be invited and where exactly you want to get married. Contrary to what people think, we found it to better for us to go into it without having a set date in mind as that can limit a lot of places. The Montgomery Club located in the river north neighborhood of Chicago stood out immediately among the several venues that we visited and managed to hit all the things on my "wish list." One of my biggest tips would be to make that initial list and then pick 3-5 things you aren't willing to compromise on. For me those were: excellent in-house catering, a space that didn't require a lot of extra decorating, and good service and easy people to work with.
Excellent In-House Catering
If you didn't already know The Montgomery Club is owned by the Gibson's Restaurant Group (Gibson's Steakhouse, Hugo's Frog Bar, Luxbar, Quartinos), all of which I've frequented many times and knew the quality of their service and food. Before we even chose The Montgomery Club as our venue, Taste Tester #1 had actually set up a small dinner party the night of our engagement at Quartinos. Being the foodies that we are, having excellent food was a super important part of our evening and we were determined not to be the bride and groom that didn't eat at their own wedding.
Of course our favorite part of wedding planning was trying all the menu options for the big day. We knew at the beginning we wanted to have our dinner have the feel of an extended cocktail hour and so the concept of "stations" was decided on as the best option. In the end we had a slider station with filet, tilapia, and veggie sliders; a pasta station with two different types of prepared pasta: Penne Fattoria with chicken and Rigatoni Country Style with Italian sausage, along with a customizable pasta option; and a taco station with mahi mahi, chicken, steak and of course all the delicious taco fixings. We actually did get to eat the dinner we picked out and it was all absolutely amazing. The wedding coordinators called up a few tables at a time and with the stations each staffed by an attendant the dinner service was seamless.
In addition the Montgomery Club also has an outstanding pastry chef that put together a whole dessert table with fruit tarts, chocolate chip cookies, and an assortment of different cupcakes with fall colored frosting. We also didn't forget the late night food! Passed mini cheeseburgers and Italian beef topped off the evening and kept all of the guests dancing until midnight.
Natural Beauty
My original dream wedding was to run off to Hawaii or Colorado and get married on a mountaintop. Obviously that didn't happen, but I knew that having some natural light and some sort of outdoor option was what I needed to feel happy on my wedding day. The Montgomery Club has one whole wall with beautiful floor to ceiling windows and doors that open out to a wonderful patio setting. If the weather had cooperated on the wedding day, we were planning on having the cocktail hour outdoors under the comfort of heat lamps, but because it was a rainy Halloween, the wind and rain kept us indoors. Even though the sun had already set by the time our celebrations began, I felt like the windows made the venue feel open, warm and welcoming.
While some brides want to customize their venue to make it their own, my goal was to find a venue with a lot of its own character, where I didn't have to spend a lot of extra time (and money) gussying it up. The room where we held our ceremony was a smaller, more intimate setting with plush red carpet and dark wood paneling giving it a vintage glamorous feel. The brass lighting fixtures complimented our chuppah perfectly. In the Jewish religion the bride and groom are married under the chuppah, a small canopy that represents the home we will build together. With our wedding party and parents standing up near the front, we had just enough seats to sit everyone in attendance. It was such an amazing feeling to look out and see a room full of everyone that matter so much to us.
The room the cocktail hour and reception took place in has beautiful mosaic tiling on the floor, dark wood paneling with several mirrors, high 20 foot ceilings and an amazing mural over the bar. Classic and stylish, the venue only required minimal decoration, as it really stood on its own as a beautiful space. I loved that because the floor was tile, we didn't need to bring in our own dancefloor, another way to save some time and money. I also loved that the venue provided a beautiful baby grand piano, we always wanted a way to incorporate more friends into our wedding and music was the perfect fit. We had one of our closest friends and her brother, both accomplished musicians, play the music during our ceremony and it was absolutely beautiful and so meaningful to us.
Excellent Service
Overall we couldn't have asked for easier people to work with while planning our special day. Lynette Velez, the director of sales at Gibsons Restaurant Group took the lead on working with us to create the perfect wedding. Lynette was extremely responsive to our excessive amount of questions, emails, and phone calls all while staying perfectly calm, cool and collected throughout the entire planning process. We could tell immediately upon our first meeting that our wedding was not her first rodeo! We were able to fully trust in Lynette's advice when it came to both our food and drink packages, and guiding us when it came to deciding which room would be the right fit for each part of the wedding day.
In addition, Lynette's whole team consisting of Nicole, Jessica and more were on top of everything before, during and after the wedding. Anything that was happening behind the scenes was unknown to us, and that's just the way we wanted it. When I first arrived to the venue before the ceremony everything was set-up just how I had imagined, and if you would believe it the wedding actually started right on time. Throughout the evening we saw Lynette and her team making sure that dinner flowed well, the speeches and dances were on time, and that our guests were tended to.
Overall, we couldn't have asked for a better venue to work with on our wedding day. I would highly recommend the Montgomery Club to any bride and/or groom looking for the perfect venue in the heart of downtown Chicago.
The Montgomery Club 500 W. Superior St Chicago, IL 60654
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Lavender and Lace Vintage Bridesmaid Dress
Lavender and Lace Vintage Bridesmaid Dress
Adorable vintage 60s/70s Guipure lace dress. Gown is fully lined except the sleeves, deep v-neck with empire waist.
Bust: 34"
Waist: 30"
Hip: 46"
Skirt Length: 35"
Sleeve: 21"
Bicep: 12"
Shoulder Width: 15.5"
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***Before we ship out any piece, we inspect it closely and make any minor repairs, tighten loose beads and sequins, and do our best to remove any visible marks. We do our best to include any flaws or stains that we have not or could not address in the description of each item. If we find something before shipping that was not included in the description, we will contact you right away and give you the option of canceling the purchase.
We also do our best to give the most accurate measurements but some garments are more flexible in sizing. When a definite number wasn't clear, we have erred on the smaller size. If you have any questions regarding a piece, would like for us to take additional measurements or photos, please call us at our shop during business hours.***


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Offshore Sailing News
Cruising Club of America announces yachting honors
Renowned navigator Stan Honey, young skippers Ellen and Seth Leonard, and a family of four who completed an 11-year circumnavigation have earned Cruising Club of America's major awards for 2018.
|May/June 2019
Golden Globe Race lives up to billing
Solo nonstop circumnavigation is among the most challenging feats in sailing.
|January/February 2019
Route du Rhum IMOCA-class leader oversleeps, finishes third
Comfortably ahead in the Route du Rhum race, British sailor Alex Thomson paused for a short rest while approaching Guadeloupe.
|January/February 2019
A voyaging sailboat recovered
On June 17, 2018, aboard our Omega 45, Kelaerin, just 150 miles from completing a circumnavigation that had gone over 17 years, a storm overtook us.
|November/December 2018
A dismasting and a Southern Ocean encounter
When the Golden Globe Race stared at Les Sables d'Olonne in France on July 1, the competition consisted of 17 sailors.
|November/December 2018
Light air makes for challenging Newport Bermuda Race
Calm conditions during much of the 51st Newport Bermuda Race led to some challenging tactical sailing, according to race organizers.
|September/October 2018
Protest overshadows new Sydney-Hobart records
Wild Oats XI set a new course record in the 73rd running of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart race, knocking nearly five hours off the previous mark. But the skipper and crew aboard the supermaxi barely had time to celebrate the win.
|March/April 2018
American sailor sets US record
American sailor Rich Wilson finished 13th in the Vendee Globe, the solo round-the-world race that lived up to its grueling reputation.
|May/June 2017
UFOs a challenge to Vendee Globe racers
The Vendee Globe is known as a "race of attrition," and the 2016-17 contest has proven no different.
|March/April 2017
Record fast sign-up for Fastnet Race
Sign-ups for the Royal Ocean Racing Club's flagship event, the Rolex Fastnet Race, set a new record with 340 boats signing up in just four minutes and 24 seconds.
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Right before sinking back to same old, school-work-no life mode, I was actually feeling excited about this new chapter and composed a short list of school essentials. Did I miss something? Comment below! ♥
Analog or digital, notes need to be done. And while I'm a big stationery lover, this year I decided that digital notes would be better. That way, you can have all class materials in one place from day one. It also evolves the multitasking abilities, which is always a plus.
With a full schedule, organising is crucial. That's where a planner comes handy, so you can keep all the important dates in check. Don't forget to pencil in some fun activities as well! ;)
OMG blend
You can read more about my OMG experience in a separate post, but among other benefits, this is a very good thing to get focused. Before long lectures or big exams, I'd simply mix it with a glass of water. To keep my head in the game on a daily basis, I mix a spoonful in my morning oatmeal. Maybe it's just placebo, but OMG really helps my mind stay sharp for longer.


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Q: Most of my friends who are 70 or older have given up on setting goals, making resolutions and looking toward their futures. I continue to make plans for myself, but feel I am falling into that trap, and I don't want it to happen to me. How can I avoid that?
A: You're very wise to recognize that you may be slipping into similar habits and to be anxious not to make the mistake of looking backward instead of forward. Self-awareness and motivation are the vital first steps to avoid this inertia.
Positivity has been scientifically proven to be good for your health. Psychiatrists have learned that when you are light-hearted and happy, your immune system changes for the better. Your blood pressure also tends to remain more normal when you choose to have a positive outlook on life.
In a Duke University study over the course of four years, researchers observed that optimists suffer from less depression and have increased longevity. Happiness has also proven to lessen heart issues.
Committing yourself to expand new relationships, exercise regularly, volunteer and focus on a new outlook will be helpful. The important thing to do is stick with the plans you make.
Wrote Anthony Burgess, "Laugh and the world laughs with you; snore and you sleep alone." -- Doug
Age Is Just a Number
Q: I'm an 83-year-old widower, and my family worries a lot about my age rather than my ability. I talk daily with my neighbors, have a housekeeper and exercise three times a week. I pay my own bills, and I cook my own meals. I have the normal aches and have an annual medical checkup.
They want to discuss all these things. Although I realize they know the truth, sometimes I fib a little when I don't want to answer by pleading selective hearing. My girlfriend lives two doors down from me, and I recently heard my son tell his wife that I may be exposing myself to a possible heart attack when we have sex.
Are they right to worry?
A: How to answer that question? First off, it's wonderful that your family loves you and wants to have you around for a long time to come. On the other hand, there are some things that are up to us to decide. Yes, there is some risk in physical exertion at your age, but I'm betting you also want to have something to live for.
Instead of dancing around the truth, sometimes it can be best to air out, and it sounds like you've come to that point. If you discuss this with your family, be sure to let them know that you appreciate them but also that you want to live a life worth living. Some things aren't worth all the worry. Try to assert yourself, but keep in mind that they're coming from a place of caring.
If all else fails, you can always remind them that you can update your will.
Doug Mayberry's weekly column, "Dear Doug," can be found at creators.com.


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Free parking, Internet, electricity, heat, hot water and gas.
Payment terms - Initial payment of three months' rent required
- first month, last month and deposit. When I decide who to offer the apartment
to, a non-refundable downpayment of the first month's rent will secure it, with the other
two months due when you arrive. Thereafter the rent
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(my bank is 5 minutes walk away, or you can pay online to my JP Morgan Chase account).
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While there is a TV and a Blu-ray player (for NetFlix, Hulu etc) in the living room, there is no TV service in the apartment.
If you want to have TV I can have a cable box installed and add the incremental monthly
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Dash, Monero and Zcash now on Admiral Markets
Every business owner knows that, in order to succeed, you must give the customer what he wants. Admiral Markets has repeatedly shown that it follows this mantra. After receiving a large number of requests from its clients, the company is adding Dash, Monero and Zcash to its contracts-for-difference (CFD) offerings.
Altcoins have already become a favorite among brokers this year following the introduction of Bitcoin CFDs in 2017. The constant rise in demand by clients for more diverse options has spawned given way to an increase in cryptocurrency options. Admiral Markets last year took several steps forward by including Bitcoin Cash and CFD short selling in August. Tiered leverage on a few cryptocurrency products was also implemented due to demand and customer feedback.
Admiral Markets put cryptocurrency CFD trading back on the Metatrader5 platform last month. Traders can now trade Ethereum and Bitcoin with leverage of up to 5 to 1. Ripple, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash leverage is 2 to 1.
Contracts for cryptocurrency CFD traders on Admiral Markets expire every Friday, and are rolled over to the weekend. This policy was designed to prevent issues that can arise around price changes when Admiral Markets trading is closed outside normal trading hours. It helped resolve some of the problems that prevented CFD brokers from being able to properly provide access to cryptocurrency trading.


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STRATFORD-upon-Avon Boat Club's junior rowers shone as they rubbed shoulders with the best rowers in the country at the Henley Long Distance Sculls event on Saturday.
Raced over an extended Henley Royal regatta course, the event is attended by many of the top clubs and schools in the country.
Junior athletes ranging from J14 to J18 represented Stratford over two divisions with a strong headwind early on presenting challenging conditions for competitors.
The event, a major competition on the pre-Christmas winter racing calendar attracted almost 600 entries primarily from the London and the south east areas of the country, providing very high levels of competition for Stratford crews throughout the day.
This event was a step up on anything the junior squad have done, especially for two Stratford J14 quadruple sculling crews, who enjoyed a good row and gave an excellent account of themselves.
The J14 girls' crew of Elisabeth Edwards, Sienna Rawlings, Sophie Elstone, Abbey Meggeson coxed by Mary Walton finished sixth of 12 boats and in the Open category.
A mixed crew of Amelie Sartain, Harriet Hodgson, Will Clarke, Conar Aitchison coxed by Julia Zampronio Gurden produced a good time to finish third against four other all-boy boats.
J14 coach, Trevor Tiller, said: "It's great to see our young athletes developing their technique and stamina to the point that they are able to come to Henley and compete with the best young rowers in the United Kingdom."
There were some strong performances across the older age groups, with both J15 (Dan Cox and Max Griffiths) and J16 (Fred Tyler and Joe Hodson) boys' double sculls achieving good results with each finishing sixth in fields of 16 and 17 respectively.
J16 girls also produced some excellent sculling with Emily Browne, Jessica Wiesheu and Katie Wellstead finishing fourth, eighth and ninth respectively in single sculls and Molly Gill-Swift and Khloe Curnock achieving a very good time to finish fourth in a large high quality field of 21 double sculling boats.
Stratford boats competed well in other categories, including J16 Geoffrey Flambert (24th) and WJ15 Nixie Brunt (8th) and Jasmine Mountney (10th) in single sculls and Maiya James, Mili Wilcock, Mya Kenny. Alice Baines and Naomi Sergeant in a J15 girls quadruple scull (13th) and Theo Mordaunt, Claire Teakle, Maddie Griffiths and Sofia Ward in a J18 coxless quad (10th).
Meanwhile, a change in the weather from a glorious late autumnal week of sunshine and mild temperatures to cold and continuous rain greeted Stratford's masters' squad as they also competed in the Henley Long Distance Sculls Head.
First up for the masters squad saw a head-to-head between Neville Hand and Gary Clay against Kjersti Woolley and Thomas Doherty in masters E double sculls.
With no mixed event, Woolley and Doherty were rowing in the men's event, but still gave Hand and Clay a good fight before just being overtaken at the finish.
The good row by Clay and Hand saw them just fail to take the overall winners' prize by seven seconds to Bradford-on-Avon in a time of 13 mins 38 secs with Woolley and Doherty finishing in 14 mins and 28 secs.
The afternoon division saw Tim Lunel competing in the competitive masters D single sculls event in a field including former Olympian Guy Pooley.
Lunel produced a good row to finish in a time of 13 mins and 56 secs and an overall midfield position of sixth.
It remained for Christine Goodwin to complete the masters' entries racing in Open Women's second level sculls.
In a strong field of eleven competitors, Goodwin put in a greatly-improved performance from last year to finish again midfield in a time of 15 mins 52 secs in seventh position.
A change of river for the masters' squad on Sunday for Stourport Small Boats Head saw a much needed improvement in the weather.
Stratford were represented by their mixed Masters' crew of Woolley and Doherty in masters E division who put in a much improved race from the previous day's effort at Henley to beat a number of the men's and women's crews.


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Another successful trip to Sunriver! It was just us Moon's this time so it was quieter than normal, but so worth it! We went to the pool, went biking, went running, relaxed on the back deck, ate good food, and just enjoyed watching Malachi experience new things. So good to be away from my laptop and be able to rest and read and spend un-interupted time with Jesus. I posted alot of pictures... sorry I'm not sorry. My nephew is wayyyy too cute not to take a bazillion photos. So enjoy them and pretend you are in Sunriver too :)
(The majority of these pictures were taken while I was riding my bike, if I'm being honest I was pretty impressed with myself and how they turned out... haha)
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Partner Update: Leadership Samoa
Partner Update: We support Leadership Samoa to bring together Samoa's emerging leaders and provide them with leadership training. This exposes them to key development issues, identifies skill building opportunities and builds networks. Leadership Samoa also implements projects identified through its extensive engagement with government, private sector and civil society.
One such project is the subject of this post…. a media release from LS.
The Leadership Samoa Class of 2014 has awarded Ms. Sinei Falefitu with a monetary prize and trophy as part of their Community Project. The Leadership Samoa Class of 2014 presented Ms Sinei Falefitu with $1000 tala and a trophy for being the top student who undertook the Bachelor of Science in Secondary Teaching.
Ms. Sinei Falefitu is currently teaching Science at Samoa College and undertook her Bachelor at the National University of Samoa.
"Leadership Samoa Class of 2014 chose to provide an award for the top Science teacher who is undertaking the final year of the Bachelor of Science in Secondary Teaching to provide an incentive for teachers who are focusing on teaching science at the secondary level," explains Seumanu Douglas Ngau Chun, Chief Executive Officer, Leadership Samoa.
"During their study tours in 2014, the Leadership Samoa Class of 2014 were particularly challenged by the issue of the lack of science teachers in Samoa and the difficulties this creates for educational institutions. This discovery inspired the Class of 2014 to think of ways to encourage and reward people who study Science teaching."
The National University had implemented and offered the Bachelor of Science in Secondary Teaching for teachers, and the Leadership Samoa Class 2014, decided to contribute this AWARD for the top student for five years in line with this program.
"It is the hope of the Class of 2014 that this will encourage more teachers to commit to the future generations of Samoa who are keen science enthusiasts," says Seumanu.
Leadership Samoa offers a unique program that provides the platform for emerging leaders to appreciate the bigger picture of the pressing developmental issues facing our nation today. The program fills a niche with the delivery of a holistic cross-sector professional development program for emergent leaders and aims to raise the awareness of emergent leaders of key political, economic, social, technological, environmental and cultural issues facing the development of Samoa today, thus ensuring a pool of well-informed Samoan leaders in the future.
The organisation was established in 2010 and is funded by the Pacific Leadership Program. PLP is a regional initiative of the Australian Government that recognizes the pivotal role of leadership in development. PLP works at the regional level, and nationally and sub-nationally through country programs in Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.


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Dubrovnik's mild climate and coastal location make it a tourist destination. (Photo: Creatas Images/Creatas/Getty Images )
Over the years, tourism to Dubrovnik, Croatia, has increased exponentially, thanks to the country's beautiful scenery and culture. Travel there can be as quick and easy as a flight from a European hub or via slow travel with detours along the way. Known for its forts, protective stone walls and "Game of Thrones" sets, Dubrovnik is popular but hardly the only city to visit. Most routes require travel through other villages that are also worth a visit. No matter what method of transportation gets you to the island-studded coast, the destination and sights along the way make the journey worthwhile.
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Chris Gwilliams is also known online as 'encima' due to mistakes he made as a teenager that will now haunt him forever. Active primarily on Github, he also listens to music at every waking moment and obessively tracks almost every aspect of his life. Currently working as a Technical Architect for ETH Zurich and University Zurich.


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text: On Sun, 2007-01-21 at 18:18 -0800, Lawrence Rosen wrote: > Rick Moen wrote [about OSD #10]: > > That provision is _necessitated_ (and implied) by the right to fork and > > to create derivative works and use them for any purpose, but OSI had > > failed to realise it was necessary to say so in the OSD -- until the AAL > > come along and made OSI realise that, yes, some people _do_ feel > > impelled towards such goofy things. Thus, it passed a new OSD provision > > to say "No, we meant to say, you can't do that, either." > > That isn't historically correct. > > OSD #10 was written in response to something entirely different. There were > attempts at that time to propose licenses that mandated "click-wrap" and > similar "I accept the license" interfaces in distributed open source > software. Much of the community thought it was unseemly to force a specific > method of license acceptance onto future software distribution modes, > specifically downstream derivative works that would have to retain > technologically obsolete or interactive code for contract formation > purposes. The OSI Board decided to foreclose such license provisions by > adopting OSD #10. Thereafter, an open source license could require a > "reasonable effort under the circumstances to obtain the express assent of > recipients" (see AFL/OSL 3.0 § 9) but nothing more technologically specific. > > As with the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, when you say something in > the OSD you are bound to interpret that provision consistently when other > newer technologies and facts come around. So if it was improper under OSD > #10 for an open source license to mandate upon derivative works a technology > of license assent (presumably to encourage people to do what's best to > protect them legally, but that's not enough reason to tamper with freedom!), > shouldn't it also be improper to mandate a technology for author > attribution? > > There may also be another object lesson in here for attorneys proposing GAP. > At the time of OSD #10, I was general counsel of OSI, and I simultaneously > was leading the effort to allow open source licenses to mandate "click-wrap" > because some licensors felt they needed the extra level of legal protection > that contract formation brings. I was roundly Slash-dotted. The Board > overrode my objections when they adopted OSD #10 and I, as their lawyer, did > what my clients wanted. > > By way of apology, I long ago realized the community was right and I was > wrong. The general principle that today's technology shouldn't lock in the > future is a sound one. The Board made the right decision when it adopted OSD > #10. > > We should not give up that principle lightly now that the GAP is before us. > In particular, any specific technology mandated by a license for derivative > works ought to be justified upon the strongest of grounds. I haven't heard > that yet for GAP. > > Business model success isn't, in my mind, those strong grounds. Remember > that, regardless of what the OSI Board decides about the GAP, its licensors > will remain free to distribute source code and to authorize their licensees > to create free copies and derivative works--and free to demand certain > attribution (or contract formation) procedures in derivative works. It > simply won't be an OSI-approved license. It won't conform to OSD #10. It > won't be open source software as we now define it. Larry, I'd like to thank you for writing such a clear note about both the history and lessons learned surrounding OSD #10. You show great courage in acknowledging a past mistake, and in so doing, you contribute to the greater good of the community. Thanks for doing so, and thanks for staying involved in the process of community discussion of these very important topics. M


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Collectively speaking, the US government has an eloquence of lawyers, and the IRS is no exception. Lately those hard workers have been issuing a rash of regulations. Have you been keeping up?
According to the Internal Revenue Service Strategic Plan for 2018-2022, during fiscal year 2017, the IRS spent 35 cents for each $1 in collections, processed 246 million federal tax returns and forms, collected $3.4 trillion in gross taxes and $56.9 billion in enforcement revenue.
One of the challenges identified by the strategic plan is that 27% of the agency's workforce will be eligible to retire by the end of fiscal year 2018.
Section 11042 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed in December 2017, limits an individual's itemized deduction for state and local taxes paid during the calendar year. Before the law was enacted, taxpayers who itemized could take a federal income tax deduction for all state and local income taxes (or sales taxes) as well as property taxes paid during the calendar year.
In response to this new limitation, some state legislatures are considering or have adopted laws that would allow taxpayers to make transfers to funds controlled by state or local governments in exchange for credits against the state or local taxes. The proposals would allow taxpayers to characterize the transfers as fully deductible charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes, while using the same transfers to satisfy state or local tax liabilities.
In Notice 2018-54, the IRS said it intends to propose regulations addressing these laws.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act also eliminated the federal income tax deduction for all miscellaneous itemized deductions subject to the 2% of adjusted gross income floor for tax years 2018 through 2025. These deductions include unreimbursed employee expenses such as uniforms, union dues, and the deduction for business-related meals, entertainment and travel.
Per IRS Notice 2018-42, the change means taxpayers can't use the standard mileage rate to claim an itemized deduction for unreimbursed employee travel expenses.
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Employees aged 25 or younger make up less than half of 1% of the workforce.
Section 11042 of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, limits an individual's deduction under section 164 of the internal revenue code for the aggregate amount of state and local taxes paid during the calendar year to $10,000 ($5,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return).
State and local tax payments in excess of those amounts are not deductible.
This new limitation applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026.
Deductions for expenses that are deductible in determining adjusted gross income are not suspended.
Members of a reserve component of the US military, state or local government officials paid on a fee basis, and certain performing artists are entitled to deduct unreimbursed employee travel expenses as an adjustment to total income on line 24 of Form 1040 (2017), not as an itemized deduction on line 21 of Schedule A of Form 1040 (2017), and therefore may continue to use the business standard mileage rate.
Per IRS Notice 2018-03, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup or panel truck for 2018 are
54.5 cents for every mile of business travel driven, a one cent increase from 2017.
18 cents per mile driven for medical purposes, a one cent increase from 2017.
14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations, which is set by statute and remains unchanged.


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A mesothelioma prognosis is usually poor because the late onset of symptoms often delays effective treatment. Patients diagnosed in a late stage live an average of 14.9 months with treatment. Early stage patients who receive surgery survive an average of 22.2 months.
A mesothelioma prognosis is a doctor's estimation of the likely course the cancer will take for a specific patient. Prognosis includes life expectancy, but it also lets a patient know what symptoms to expect. A patient's prognosis helps determine their treatment options.
Doctors describe how far pleural mesothelioma has spread in terms of cancer stages, ranging from stage 1 to stage 4. A higher stage number means cancer cells have spread further throughout the body. This leads to a worse mesothelioma prognosis.
Researchers have studied how long past pleural mesothelioma patients have lived to calculate their median overall survival. This is typically measured in months.
The median is the number in the middle of a data set. Half of patients lived longer than the median, and half of patients lived shorter than the median. Recent median overall survival statistics for pleural mesothelioma come from a 2016 Journal of Thoracic Oncology article.
Stage 1 pleural mesothelioma usually does not cause symptoms and carries the best prognosis. Patients in strong health are eligible for aggressive cancer treatments such as surgery.
With surgery, stage 1 patients have a median overall survival of 22.2 months.
Stage 2 patients may begin to experience shortness of breath as the tumor grows around their lung. This is still an early cancer stage, and aggressive treatment plans are recommended.
With surgery, stage 2 patients have a median overall survival of 20 months.
Stage 3 is when most patients start to experience chest pain, breathing difficulty and weight loss. When a patient is diagnosed in stage 3, mesothelioma specialists must evaluate them carefully. Aggressive treatment could do more harm than good.
With surgery, stage 3 patients have a median overall survival of 17.9 months.
Stage 4 pleural mesothelioma usually carries a poor prognosis, with worsening chest pain, breathing difficulty and fatigue. Patients may also experience fever, night sweats and difficulty swallowing. At this stage, doctors usually recommend palliative treatments, which control symptoms.
With treatment, stage 4 patients have a median overall survival of 14.9 months.
A pleural mesothelioma prognosis is heavily influenced by biological factors aside from the cancer stage. The most important of these factors are the cancer cell type and the patient's age.
Mesothelioma cells can form in different patterns, which determine the cell type of the tumor. Epithelioid mesothelioma is the most common type as well as the easiest to treat. Sarcomatoid and biphasic mesothelioma are more resistant to treatment.
Younger patients usually have a better mesothelioma prognosis. Their bodies have stronger immune systems and a better ability to recover from surgery. More than half of mesothelioma patients under 50 live at least one year after diagnosis, compared to less than a third of patients over 75.
While you can't control your age, cell type or cancer stage, there are other factors you can take charge of to improve your prognosis. Taking action to optimize your lifestyle and health care team can help you beat the odds and live longer with mesothelioma.
Working with a mesothelioma expert at a specialized treatment center is the best step you can take to improve your prognosis.
Pleural mesothelioma is rare compared to other cancers. Few doctors have the necessary tools or experience to diagnose and treat it effectively. Mesothelioma specialists understand the intricacies involved in ensuring you have the best possible care.
People with early stage tumors and the epithelial cell type can benefit from a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and other treatments such as radiation or immunotherapy. This is called a multimodal approach. It is considered the gold standard for pleural mesothelioma treatment.
Median Survival of Pleural Mesothelioma Patients According to a 2011 Study
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|Without Surgical Treatment
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Patients with late-stage pleural mesothelioma usually benefit the most from palliative treatments. These focus on improving quality of life. Though palliative treatments aim to reduce pain and discomfort, they can also extend survival.
Clinical trials test new and emerging treatment options. The National Institutes of Health maintains a list of clinical trials for pleural mesothelioma in various phases and in multiple trial sites across the U.S.
Many clinical trials test new chemotherapy drugs, new combinations of drugs or new pairings of drugs with other types of treatments. Other clinical trials test the effectiveness of experimental techniques such as immunotherapy, photodynamic therapy and gene therapy.
The healthier you are, the better your body can fight cancer. Having good overall health and physical fitness will also help you endure the side effects of treatments.
Other lifestyle changes that can improve your prognosis include being more active when you are up and getting better rest when you are down.
Leading a low-stress lifestyle can improve how your body responds to cancer treatment. Take a look at the stressors in your life and see what you can do to manage them and reduce the frustration and anxiety you experience.
Complementary and alternative therapies come in a wide variety. Some are as simple as working with a personal trainer to create a special diet and exercise plan. Others are based on mystical belief systems that deal with energy fields and the mind-body connection.
Whatever therapy you choose, always be open and honest with your doctors to ensure it won't interfere with your medical treatment.
Our patient advocates can help you and your family find financial compensation through grants, trust funds and more.
The one-year survival rate for pleural mesothelioma is about 40 percent. Less than half of patients live longer than one year after diagnosis. This is because most cases of mesothelioma are caught too late for patients to be eligible for aggressive cancer treatment.
Mesothelioma survival rates show you what percentage of past patients lived beyond certain milestones after they were diagnosed.
Median Survival of Pleural Mesothelioma Patients According to a 2011 Study
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Estimating life expectancy with mesothelioma is complicated. Statistics can only give you a general picture. How long you live with mesothelioma depends on your cancer stage and how well you respond to treatment.
People diagnosed in stage 1 or 2 often qualify for tumor-removing surgery, which offers the best chance of long-term survival. About one-fifth of all patients with pleural mesothelioma qualify for surgery.
A 2016 Clinical Epidemiology study found mesothelioma patients who received no treatment lived an average of four months. In contrast, those who received chemotherapy lived an average of 12 months.
Remission is when a tumor shrinks or disappears from the body. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunotherapy can send mesothelioma into partial or complete remission.
Partial remission is when tumor size is reduced by at least 50 percent. Complete remission is rare with mesothelioma, but some pleural mesothelioma patients have lived for years in partial remission.
Unfortunately, sooner or later, mesothelioma usually comes back. This is called cancer recurrence. Certain clinical trials specifically look for patients with a mesothelioma recurrence to test innovative new therapies.
Currently, no pleural mesothelioma prognosis includes the possibility of a cure.
As with any type of cancer, the best doctors can hope for is long-term remission. Pleural mesothelioma is a difficult cancer to treat, especially because it is usually caught in a late stage.
However, you can take inspiration from the stories of mesothelioma survivors who defied the generally poor prognosis for this disease.
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