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Chinese Dragons (龍 (龙); pinyin: lóng) are luck-bringer, they are venerated in the Dragon Dance (Chinese: 舞 (舞龍); pinyin: wǔ lóng), also called "Dragon Lantern Dance", it is a traditional performance of the Han people. Dragon Dances are performed in almost all special festivals to scare away evil spirits.
Types of Dragons
There are several types of dragons:
the Celestial Dragon (天龍, tiān lóng) guarding the heavenly dwellings of the gods;
the Dragon of Hidden Treasure (伏藏龍, fúcánglóng), guarding buried treasures, both natural and man-made;
the Earth Dragon (地龍, dìlóng), controlling the waterways, and
the Spirit Dragon (神龍, shén lóng), controlling rain and winds.
The Chinese dragon is also the embodiment of the concept of the yang force.
In Chinese mythology, dragons are believed to be able to create clouds with their breath, volcanoes are said to be created when dragons burst out of the ground to report to heaven.
The wise animal has special and great powers and dignity, symbolizing fertility, wisdom, auspiciousness and imperial authority. Furthermore, the dragon is the source of the elements - water, wind, earth and fire - and the custodian of the seasons, thus symbolizing life and prosperity.
The dragon is also one of the Twelve Symbols of Sovereignty (十二章紋) representing Chinese imperial authority.
Dragon Dance
Dancing dragons can vary in size and length, starting from a few meters up to around 100m length. Dragons bring luck to people. The longer the creature is, the more luck it will bring. Especially if one is touched by a dragon, and even better if touched by a Golden Dragon, good fortune and prosperity will be coming up in the year to come.
The performance of the dragon dance is accompanied by the intense, mesmerizing rhythm of cymbals, gongs and the big drum.
The Dragon Dance originated from the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD) and the tradition never faded. Originally performed to please the ancestors and to plead for enough rain for crops and hence preventing sickness and hunger, the Dragon Dance has gradually become a cultural activity. Since the Tang (618-907 AD) and Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD), Dragon Dances can be seen in every festival.
A fairy tale tells the legend: One day, the Dragon King felt some terrible pain around his waist. After consuming all medication he could find, the pain persisted. Without any other option, he turned into human form and sought for doctor's advice. After the inspection, the doctor claimed, "You are not a human." Realizing that he couldn't pretend anymore, the Dragon King turned into his original form. The doctor still helped, removing the pain from the dragon's waist by a small operation and applied medication on the wound. The Dragon King felt relieve immediately. In appreciation to the doctor's help, the Dragon King said this to the doctor, "Dance in gears in the form of a dragon and you shall be granted with smooth weather and great harvests." The news quickly spread and people began to dance in gears built to the form of a dragon to plead for rain in drought seasons.
The Dragon with the Pearl of Knowledge; Dragondance performer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Colors of Dragons and Patterns of the Dance
The patterns of the dragon dance are choreographed according to the skills and experiences acquired by the performers. Some of the patterns of the dragon dance are "Cloud Cave", "Whirlpool", Tai-Chi pattern, "Threading The Money", "Looking For Pearl", and "Dragon Encircling The Pillar". The movement "Dragon Chasing The Pearl" shows that the dragon is continually in the pursuit of wisdom.
The dragon moves in a wave-like pattern achieved by the coordinated swinging of each section in succession. Whilst this swinging constitutes the basic movement of the dragon, executing more complex formations is only limited by a team's creativity. The patterns and tricks that are performed generally involve running into spiraled formations to make the dragon body turn and twist on itself. This causes performers to jump over or through the dragon's body sections, adding to the visual display. Other advanced manoeuvres include various corkscrew-like rotating tricks and more acrobatic moves where the performers stand on each others legs and shoulders to increase the height of the dragon's movements.
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Neurological Surgery www.BrainAndSpineOnLine.com 3061 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89109 Phone: 702-737-1948 Fax: 702-737-7195 CURRICULUM VITAE Fellowship S. oiC i r ' H sil t oi MO t u h de s op a S. u , L s l n' t, L s Pediatric Fellowship, 2001 2002 Research Fellowships American Heart Association, Harvard Medical School Medical Student Research Fellowship, 1992 1993 Washington University NIH Research Fellowship, 1998 2000 Residency Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1995 2001 Internship Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO Internship, Neurological Surgery, 1994 1995 Medical School Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Doctorate of Medicine, 1994
CURRICULUM VITAE Stuart S. Kaplan, MD Page Two
College Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH B.A. 1989 Boards Certification American Board of Neurological Surgery: Board Certified in Neurological Surgery November 2004 National Board of Medical Examiners Licensure Missouri - Active Ohio Active Nevada Active Arizona - Pending
Memberships American Association of Neurological Surgeons Congress of Neurological Surgeons Sections: Neurotrauma and Critical Care, Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves and Tumors. Society of Neuroscience
Academic Appointments University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, 2002 2004 Honors and Awards Summa cum laude Phi Beta Kappa High Honors in Anthropology Presidential Scholar Rufus Choate Scholar Academic citations in Anthropology and Physics
Abstracts Oral Presentations 1. Kaplan SS, Breuing K, Eriksson E, Liu P, Miller DR: Controlled tissue infection in partial thickness burns A new experimental model. Plastic Surgery Research Council, 1991. 2. Sherburn EW, Kaplan SS, Kaufman BA, Noetzel MJ, Park TS: Outcome of surgically treated birth-related brachial plexus injuries in twenty cases. Southern Neurosurgical Society, 1997. 3. Park TS, Kaplan SS, Gidday JM: Leukocyte-endothelial adherence in penumbral cortex 24 hours after permanent MCA0 in mice. American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, 1998.
CURRICULUM VITAE Stuart S. Kaplan, MD Page Three __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Gidday JM, Misko TP, Kaplan SS, Gonzales ER, Perez RS, Shah AR, Salvemini D, Park TS: Peroxynitrite promotes leukocyte adherence and blood-brain barrier breakdown following cerebral ischemia. Neuroscience, 1998. 5. Majid A., He YY, Gidday JM, Kaplan SS, Park TS, Choi, DW, Hsu CY: Intrinsic, hemodynamicindependent differences in vulnerability to permanent focal cerebral ischemia in common mutant mouse strains. AHA Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, 1998. 6. Kaplan SS, Park TS, Gonzales ER, Gidday JM: Leukocyte adherence and vascular injury is attenuated by hydroxyethyl starch following global cerebral ischemia in newborn piglets. Neuroscience, 1999. 7. Kaplan SS, Park TS, Gonzales ER, Gidday JM: Hydroxyethyl starch and mannitol inhibit asphyxia-induced increases in leukocyte adherence and vascular permeability. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1999. 8. Kaplan SS, Gidday JM, Dugan LL, Gonzales ER, Perez RS, Park TS: Leukocyte dependent blood-brain barrier breakdown is attenuated by a novel carboxyfullerene derivative in a model of newborn hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in piglets. AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, 1999. 9. Kaplan SS, Park TS, Gonzales ER, Perez RS, Shah AR, Gidday JM: Mannitol reduces post-ischemic leukocyte adherence and vascular injury in the pig cerebral microcirculation. Southern Neurosurgical Society, 2000. 10. Park TS, Kaplan SS, Gidday JM: Neutrophil elastase knockout mice exhibit reduced BBB breakdown and infarct volume following focal stroke. American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, 2002. Abstracts Posters 1. Kaplan SS, Ogilvy CS, Crowell RM, Heros RC: Surgical results for internal carotid artery bifurcation aneuryms. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1993. 2. Ogilvy CS, Kaplan SS: Mild hypothermia, mannitol and induced hypertension prevent stroke in a rabbit model of focal cerebral ischemia. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1993. 3. Kaplan SS, Gidday JM, Gonzales ER, Perez RS, Dowling JL, Park TS: Leukocyte-endothelial adherence in penumbral cortex 24 hours after permanent MCA0 in mice. Neuroscience, 1998. 4. Kaplan SS, Gidday JM, Gonzales ER, Perez RS, Park TS: Increased postischemic leukocyte-endothelial adherence in penumbral cortex in a model of permanent mouse MCAO. Neurotrauma Society Meeting, 1998. 5. He YY, Majid A, Choi DW, Gidday JM, Kaplan SS, Gonzales ER, Park TS, Hsu CY: Strain-related differences in vulnerability to permanent focal cerebral ischemia in C57/BL6, BALB/C, and SV129 mice. Neuroscience, 1998.
CURRICULUM VITAE Stuart S. Kaplan, MD Page Four __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Park TS, Gidday JM, Gonzales E, Kaplan SS: Peroxynitrite mediates the acute cerebrovascular inflammatory response following asphyxia in neonatal piglets. AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, 1998. 7. Gidday JM, Kaplan SS, Gonzales ER, Perez RS, Shah AR, Park TS: Reduction in cerebrovascular inflammatory response following permanent MCAO in mouse by postischemic ibuprofen. Neuroscience, 1999. 8. Park TS, Kaplan SS, Gonzales ER, Perez RS, Shah AR, Gidday JM: Peroxynitrite mediates blood-brain barrier breakdown and venular leukostasis during reperfusion following global ischemia in piglets. Neuroscience, 1999. 9. Zhu Y, McMahan BK, Shah AR, Gonzales ER, Perez RS, Kaplan SS, Gidday JM: Protection from retinal ischemic injury by short-term ischemia or hypoxia: New in vivo mouse models of preconditioning. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 2000. 10. Gidday JM, Gasche Y, Shah AR, Kaplan SS, Perez RS, Shipley JM, Senior RM, Chan PH, Park TS: Reduction in cerebral vasogenic edema and infarct volume in MMP-9 null mice and following MMP-9 inhibition. Neuroscience, 2000. 11. Kaplan SS, Park TS, Gonzales ER, Perez RS, Shah AR, Gidday JM: Postischemic mannitol administration attenuates acute inflammation and blood-brain barrier breakdown following global ischemia in piglets. Neuroscience, 2000. 12. Gidday JM, Kaplan SS, Shah AR, Perez RS, Gonzales ER, Shapiro SD, Park TS: Genetic and pharmacologic evidence for neutrophil elastase mediating inflammatory brain injury following transient focal ischemia in mice. International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2001. 13. Park TS, Shah AR, Perez RS, Kaplan SS, Gonzales ER, Shapiro SD, Gidday JM: Neutrophil elastase contributes to blood-brain barrier breakdown and lesion volume following transient focal ischemia in mice. Neuroscience, 2001. 14. Gidday JM, Gonzales ER, Perez RS, Kaplan SS, Park TS: Role of hydroxyl radical in promoting acute cerebrovascular inflammation following asphyxia in piglets. Experimental Biology, 2002. Book Chapters 1. Diminick M, Kaplan S, Salmeron J: Peripheral Vascular Disease, in Lilly LS, (ed): Pathophysiology of Heart Disease. Philadelphia: Lea and Febiger, 1993, pp 239-254. 2 Pr T , al S : ih r h l l u Ij yI Y u asN uo g aS re ,th ed., (submitted). . a S K p n S Br Ba i Pe sn r.n om n' erl i l ugr 5 k a t ca x u oc y
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Original Publications (peer review) 1. Fried MP, Mallampati SR, Liu FC, Kaplan S, Caminear DS, Samonte BR: Laser resistant stainless steel endotracheal tube: experimental and clinical evaluation. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 11: 301-306, 1991. 2. Kaplan SS, Ogilvy CS, Gonzalez R, Gress D, Pile-Spellman J: Extracranial vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm presenting as subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke 24: 1397-1399, 1993. 3. Kaplan SS, Ogilvy CS, Crowell RM: Incidentally discovered arteriovenous malformation of the anterior fossa dura. Br J Neurosurg 8: 755-759, 1994. 4. Ames A, Maynard KI, Kaplan S: Protection against CNS ischemia by temporary interruption of functionrelated processes of neurons. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 15: 433-439, 1995. 5. Ogilvy CS, Chu D, Kaplan S: Mild hypothermia, hypertension and mannitol are protective against infarction during experimental intracranial temporary vessel occlusion. Neurosurgery 38: 1202-1210, 1996. 6. Ogilvy CS, Carter BS, Kaplan S, Rich C, Crowell RM: Temporary vessel occlusion for aneurysm surgery: risk factors for stroke in patients protected by induced hypothermia and hypertension and intravenous mannitol administration. J Neurosurg 84: 785-791, 1996. 7. Sherburn EW, Kaplan SS, Kaufman BA, Noetzel MJ, Park TS: Outcome of surgically treated birth-related brachial plexus injuries in twenty cases. Pediatr Neurosurg 27:19-27, 1997. 8. Kaplan SS, Wright NM, Yundt KD, Lauryssen C: Adjacent fracture-dislocations of the lumbosacral spine a case report. Neurosurgery 44:1134-1137, 1999. 9. Kaplan SS, Lauryssen C: Cerebellar hemorrhage after evacuation of an acute supratentorial subdural hematoma case report. Br J Neurosurg 13:329-331, 1999. a 10. Kaplan SS, Park TS, Gonzales ER, Gidday JM: Hydroxyethyl starch reduces leukocyte adherence and vascular injury in the newborn pig cerebral circulation after asphyxia. Stroke 31:2218-2223, 2000. 11. Majid A, He YY, Gidday JM, Kaplan SS, Gonzales ER, Park TS, Fenstermacher JD, Wei L, Choi DW, Hsu CY: Differences in vulnerability to permanent focal cerebral ischemia among 3 common mouse strains. Stroke 31:2707-2714, 2000. 12. Kaplan SS, Park TS, McKinstry RC, Fuller C, Ojemann JG: Gliomatosis Cerebri. Pediatr Neurosurg 36:111-112, 2002. 13. Kaplan SS, Ojemann JG, Grange DK, Fuller C, Park TS: Intracranial infantile myofibromatosis with intraparenchymal involvement. Pediatr Neurosurg 36:214-217, 2002.
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14. Kaplan SS, Ojemann JG, Park TS: Pediatric sylvian fissure meningioma. Pediatr Neurosurg 36:275-276, 2002. 15. Breuing K, Kaplan S, Liu P, Onderdonk AB, Eriksson E: Wound fluid bacterial levels exceed tissue bacterial counts in controlled porcine partial-thickness burn infections Plast Reconstr Surg 111:781-788, 2003. 16. Kaplan SS, Park TS, Gonzales ER, Gidday JM: Mannitol reduces postischemic cerebrovascular inflammation: Role of hydroxyl radical scavenging. J Neurosurg (submitted). Continuing Education Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Principles and Practices of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, January 12-16, 2004 Affiliation Western Regional Center for Brain & Spine Surgery 3061 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89109 (702) 737-1948 Hospital Privileges Sunrise Summerlin University Medical Center St. Rose Dominican and Siena Valley Desert Springs MountainView
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CHICAGO, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pro-life forces won an important battle yesterday when the Ohio Supreme Court ruled to uphold a state law regulating that abortion centers must properly follow FDA guidelines in administering RU-486 (also known as the "abortion pill") in order to protect the health of women using the drug.
The ruling came in Rogers v. Planned Parenthood, a challenge by Planned Parenthood to a 2004 law requiring that those administering RU-486 comply with the FDA-approved treatment protocol for the "abortion pill" and, consistent with the drug's safety and efficacy data, restrict its use to pregnancies at or under 49 days gestation. In short, the law simply requires abortionists to abide by the protocol approved by the FDA when it first made RU-486 available in the United States in September 2000.
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, AUL President & CEO said, "We applaud the Ohio Supreme Court for cutting through Planned Parenthood's self-serving rhetoric that it did not need to follow the protocol tested and approved by the FDA when administering RU-486. For far too long, Planned Parenthood and its enablers have thought themselves above the law. Today the Ohio Supreme Court put a decisive end to that."
Americans United for Life (AUL) filed an amicus brief in the case on behalf of several U.S. Representatives supporting the State and the law. AUL's amicus brief, filed on behalf of House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio) and nine U.S. Representatives -- Roscoe Bartlett (Md.), Dan Burton (Ind.), Steve Chabot (Ohio), Trent Franks (Ariz.), Jim Jordan (Ohio), Robert E. Latta (Ohio), Joseph R. Pitts (Pa.), Jean Schmidt (Ohio), and Chris Smith (N.J.) -- is available at
AUL Staff Counsel Mailee Smith said, "The fact that Planned Parenthood readily admits to routinely disregarding the FDA-approved protocol and actually argued it was entitled to dispense RU-486 in an untested and dangerous manner is appalling. It is further confirmation that Planned Parenthood is not the protector of women's health and welfare it holds itself out to be."
Planned Parenthood argued the law was unconstitutional and that its requirements were unclear. The State of Ohio and AUL argued that the Ohio law is definitive in its requirement that abortionists can use the RU-486 drug regimen only in the way in which it was tested and approved by the FDA, as is clearly laid out in the manufacturer's label that accompanies the drug.
The case will now return to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for a decision of whether the statute, as interpreted by the Ohio Supreme Court, is constitutional.
About Americans United for Life
Americans United for Life (AUL) is a nonprofit, public-interest law and policy organization whose vision is a nation in which everyone is welcomed in life and protected in law. The first national pro-life organization in America, AUL has been committed to defending human life through vigorous judicial, legislative, and educational efforts at both the federal and state levels since 1971. The Wall Street Journal has profiled AUL, and PBS' Frontline program chronicled AUL's successful efforts in Mississippi.
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During the summer, you may not think about doing your taxes, but maybe you should. Some of the expenses you've paid over the past few months might qualify for money-saving tax credits or deductions come tax time. If you organize your tax records now, you'll make tax filing easier and faster when you do them next year. It also helps reduce the chance that you'll lose a receipt or statement that you need.
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• If you own a business, you should keep records that show total receipts, proof of purchases of business expenses and assets. These may include cash register tapes, bank deposit slips, receipt books, purchase and sales invoices. Also include credit card receipts, sales slips, canceled checks, account statements and petty cash slips. Electronic records can include databases, saved files, emails, instant messages, faxes and voice messages.
• If you own a business with employees, you should generally keep all employment-related tax records for at least four years after the tax is due, or after the tax is paid, whichever is later.
• The IRS doesn't require any special method to keep records, but it's a good idea to keep them organized and in one place. This will make it easier for you to prepare and file a complete and accurate return. You'll also be better able to respond if there are questions about your tax return after you file.
You'll find more information about recordkeeping for individuals in Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax. Business owners should check Publication 583, Starting a Business and Keeping Records. Both are available at IRS.gov or by calling 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676). Video and audio files explaining recordkeeping requirements are also available on our IRS video portal at www.irsvideos.gov.
Additional IRS Resources:
• Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax
• Tax Topic 305 – Recordkeeping
• Publication 583, Starting a Business and Keeping Records IRS
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Give Withholding and Payments a Check-up to Avoid a Tax Surprise
Some people are surprised to learn they're due a large federal income tax refund when they file their taxes. Others are surprised that they owe more taxes than they expected. When this happens, it's a good idea to check your federal tax withholding or payments. Doing so now can help avoid a tax surprise when you file your 2013 tax return next year.
Here are some tips to help you bring the tax you pay during the year closer to what you'll actually owe.
Wages and Income Tax Withholding
- New Job. Your employer will ask you to complete a Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate. Complete it accurately to figure the amount of federal income tax to withhold from your paychecks.
- Life Event. Change your Form W-4 when certain life events take place. A change in marital status, birth of a child, getting or losing a job, or purchasing a home, for example, can all change the amount of taxes you owe. You can typically submit a new Form W–4 anytime.
- IRS Withholding Calculator. This handy online tool will help you figure the correct amount of tax to withhold based on your situation. If a change is necessary, the tool will help you complete a new Form W-4.
- Estimated tax. This is how you pay tax on income that's not subject to withholding. Examples include income from self-employment, interest, dividends, alimony, rent and gains from the sale of assets. You also may need to pay estimated tax if the amount of income tax withheld from your wages, pension or other income is not enough. If you expect to owe a thousand dollars or more in taxes and meet other conditions, you may need to make estimated tax payments.
- Form 1040-ES. Use the worksheet in Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individuals, to find out if you need to pay estimated taxes on a quarterly basis.
- Change in Estimated Tax. After you make an estimated tax payment, some life events or financial changes may affect your future payments. Changes in your income, adjustments, deductions, credits or exemptions may make it necessary for you to refigure your estimated tax.
- Additional Medicare Tax. A new Additional Medicare Tax went into effect on Jan. 1, 2013. The 0.9 percent Additional Medicare Tax applies to an individual's wages, Railroad Retirement Tax Act compensation and self-employment income that exceeds a threshold amount based on the individual's filing status. For additional information on the Additional Medicare Tax, see our questions and answers.
- Net Investment Income Tax. A new Net Investment Income Tax went into effect on Jan. 1, 2013. The 3.8 percent Net Investment Income Tax applies to individuals, estates and trusts that have certain investment income above certain threshold amounts. For additional information on the Net Investment Income Tax, see our questions and answers.
Additional IRS Resources:
- IRS Withholding Calculator tool
- Tax Withholding
- Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate
- Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individuals
- Publication 505, Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax
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Treasury and IRS Announce That All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be Recognized For Federal Tax Purposes; Ruling Provides Certainty, Benefits and Protections Under Federal Tax Law for Same-Sex Married Couples
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today (August 29, 2013) ruled that same-sex couples, legally married in jurisdictions that recognize their marriages, will be treated as married for federal tax purposes. The ruling applies regardless of whether the couple lives in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage or a jurisdiction that does not recognize same-sex marriage.
The ruling implements federal tax aspects of the June 26 Supreme Court decision invalidating a key provision of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.
Under the ruling, same-sex couples will be treated as married for all federal tax purposes, including income and gift and estate taxes. The ruling applies to all federal tax provisions where marriage is a factor, including filing status, claiming personal and dependency exemptions, taking the standard deduction, employee benefits, contributing to an IRA and claiming the earned income tax credit or child tax credit.
Any same-sex marriage legally entered into in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, a U.S. territory or a foreign country will be covered by the ruling. However, the ruling does not apply to registered domestic partnerships, civil unions or similar formal relationships recognized under state law.
Legally-married same-sex couples generally must file their 2013 federal income tax return using either the married filing jointly or married filing separately filing status.
Individuals who were in same-sex marriages may, but are not required to, file original or amended returns choosing to be treated as married for federal tax purposes for one or more prior tax years still open under the statute of limitations.
Generally, the statute of limitations for filing a refund claim is three years from the date the return was filed or two years from the date the tax was paid, whichever is later. As a result, refund claims can still be filed for tax years 2010, 2011 and 2012. Some taxpayers may have special circumstances, such as signing an agreement with the IRS to keep the statute of limitations open, that permit them to file refund claims for tax years 2009 and earlier.
Additionally, employees who purchased same-sex spouse health insurance coverage from their employers on an after-tax basis may treat the amounts paid for that coverage as pre-tax and excludable from income.
How to File a Claim for Refund
Taxpayers who wish to file a refund claim for income taxes should use Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
Taxpayers who wish to file a refund claim for gift or estate taxes should file Form 843, Claim for Refund and Request for Abatement. For information on filing an amended return, see Tax Topic 308, Amended Returns, available on IRS.gov, or the Instructions to Forms 1040X and 843. Information on where to file your amended returns is available in the instructions to the form.
Future Guidance
Treasury and the IRS intend to issue streamlined procedures for employers who wish to file refund claims for payroll taxes paid on previously-taxed health insurance and fringe benefits provided to same-sex spouses. Treasury and IRS also intend to issue further guidance on cafeteria plans and on how qualified retirement plans and other tax-favored arrangements should treat same-sex spouses for periods before the effective date of this Revenue Ruling.
Other agencies may provide guidance on other federal programs that they administer that are affected by the Code.
Revenue Ruling 2013-17, along with updated Frequently Asked Questions for same-sex couples and updated FAQs for registered domestic partners and individuals in civil unions, are available today on IRS.gov. See also Publication 555, Community Property.
Treasury and the IRS will begin applying the terms of Revenue Ruling 2013-17 on Sept. 16, 2013, but taxpayers who wish to rely on the terms of the Revenue Ruling for earlier periods may choose to do so, as long as the statute of limitations for the earlier period has not expired.
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Three Tax Scams to Beware of This Summer
Are you thinking about taxes while you're enjoying the warm summer months? Not likely! But the IRS wants you to know that scammers ARE thinking about taxes and ways to dupe you out of your money.
Tax scams can happen anytime of the year, not just during tax season. Three common year-round scams are identity theft, phishing and return preparer fraud. These schemes are on the top of the IRS's "Dirty Dozen" list of scams this year. They're illegal and can lead to significant penalties and interest, even criminal prosecution.
Here's more information about these scams that every taxpayer should know.
1. Identity Theft. Tax fraud by identity theft tops this year's Dirty Dozen list. Identity thieves use personal information, such as your name, Social Security number or other identifying information without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes. An identity thief may also use another person's identity to fraudulently file a tax return and claim a refund.
The IRS has a special identity protection page on IRS.gov dedicated to identity theft issues. It has helpful links to information, such as how victims can contact the IRS Identity Theft Protection Specialized Unit, and how you can protect yourself against identity theft.
2. Phishing. Scam artists use phishing to trick unsuspecting victims into revealing personal or financial information. Phishing scammers may pose as the IRS and send bogus emails, set up phony websites or make phone calls. These contacts usually offer a fictitious refund or threaten an audit or investigation to lure victims into revealing personal information. Phishers then use the information they obtain to steal the victim's identity, access their bank accounts and credit cards or apply for loans. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. Please forward suspicious scams to the IRS at email@example.com. You can also visit IRS.gov and select the link "Reporting Phishing" at the bottom of the page.
3. Return Preparer Fraud. Most tax professionals file honest and accurate returns for their clients. However, some dishonest tax return preparers skim a portion of the client's refund or charge inflated fees for tax preparation. Some try to attract new clients by promising refunds that are too good to be true.
Choose carefully when hiring an individual or firm to prepare your return. All paid tax preparers must sign the return they prepare and enter their IRS Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN). The IRS created a webpage to assist taxpayers when choosing a tax preparer. It includes red flags to look for and information on how and when to make a complaint. Visit www.irs.gov/chooseataxpro.
For the full list of 2013 Dirty Dozen tax scams, or to find out how to report suspected tax fraud, visit IRS.gov.
Additional IRS Resources:
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Ten Tax Tips for Individuals Selling Their Home
If you're selling your main home this summer or sometime this year, the IRS has some helpful tips for you. Even if you make a profit from the sale of your home, you may not have to report it as income.
Here are 10 tips from the IRS to keep in mind when selling your home.
1. If you sell your home at a gain, you may be able to exclude part or all of the profit from your income. This rule generally applies if you've owned and used the property as your main home for at least two out of the five years before the date of sale.
2. You normally can exclude up to $250,000 of the gain from your income ($500,000 on a joint return). This excluded gain is also not subject to the new Net Investment Income Tax, which is effective in 2013.
3. If you can exclude all of the gain, you probably don't need to report the sale of your home on your tax return.
4. If you can't exclude all of the gain, or you choose not to exclude it, you'll need to report the sale of your home on your tax return. You'll also have to report the sale if you received a Form 1099-S, Proceeds From Real Estate Transactions.
5. Use IRS e-file to prepare and file your 2013 tax return next year. E-file software will do most of the work for you. If you prepare a paper return, use the worksheets in Publication 523, Selling Your Home, to figure the gain (or loss) on the sale. The booklet also will help you determine how much of the gain you can exclude.
6. Generally, you can exclude a gain from the sale of only one main home per two-year period.
7. If you have more than one home, you can exclude a gain only from the sale of your main home. You must pay tax on the gain from selling any other home. If you have two homes and live in both of them, your main home is usually the one you live in most of the time.
8. Special rules may apply when you sell a home for which you received the first-time homebuyer credit. See Publication 523 for details.
9. You cannot deduct a loss from the sale of your main home.
10. When you sell your home and move, be sure to update your address with the IRS and the U.S. Postal Service. File Form 8822, Change of Address, to notify the IRS.
For more information on this topic, see Publication 523. It's available at IRS.gov or by calling 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676).
Additional IRS Resources:
• Publication 523, Selling Your Home
• Questions and Answers on the Net Investment Income Tax
• Form 8822, Change of Address
• U.S. Postal Service
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Sonic the Hedgehog was originally a game character and hero in many games created by Sega for the Sega Genesis. Artist Naoto Oshima, designer Hirokazu Yasuhara and programmer Yuji Naka are credited with the creation of Sonic, the blue anthropomorphic hedgehog, who can run faster than the speed of sound. That is one of the major factors of the games, in case you didn't know.
Sonic was created when the time came for Sega to get a new mascot, as Alex Kidd, a monkey boy with over-sized ears, was getting a little old. At first, Sonic, or "Mr. Needlemouse", as he was known in concept stage, wasn't the only character to be considered as the new mascot, but obviously he won out.
He had competition for the mascot position from the likes of Mighty the Armadillo and Ristar, which you probably haven't heard of, which shows just how much more popular Sonic became than those games. The color of Sonic was chosen to coincide with Sega's cobalt blue logo.
Upon the first inception of Sonic, a team comprised of fifteen people worked on it, with the soundtrack being composed by Masato Nakamura from the band Dreams Come True. In a joint venture, Sega went on to sponsor one of the band's tours. In return for this, Sega was allowed to paint Sonic on the band's bus, and hand out flyers and other promotional media before concerts, as well as play game footage on the stage before concerts.
Throughout the years, Sonic has remained the same character, but has a different look and feel to him depending on the designers and artists on the "Sonic Team", as they call themselves, at the time. Sonic's original presentation, designed by Ohshima, was very short, childlike, had short quills, and had a round body. Artwork using Ohshima's design was drawn by Akira Wantabe and was used on the package artwork for Sonic the Hedgehog.
Many games following this original game also used similar designs. Starting with Sonic Adventure in 1998, Sonic was redesigned by Yuji Uekawa and now appeared as a taller hedgehog with longer legs and a less spherical body, longer and more drooping spikes, and green-colored eyes. More, but less noticeable changes to Sonic's design have been made in many of the following games.
Spin-off media such as cartoons, flash games, and the like all use the basic designs that were used by the "Sonic Team" designers, but they also have their own unique look and feel to them.
Sonic's debut came in 1991 with the release of the platform game Sonic the Hedgehog, which is also referred to as Sonic 1, for the Sega Genesis. This game also featured Sonic's nemesis, Dr. Robotnik, who was renamed Dr. Eggman after a while. Next in the long line of Sonic games, came Sonic 2, which introduced Sonic's Super Sonic form and his soon to be signature Spin Dash. Sonic's sidekick, the lovable character known as Tails, was also introduced in this game. Sonic 2 was released in 1992. A year later, came Sonic CD, which introduced Amy Rose, Sonic's girlfriend, and Metal Sonic, Sonic's future counterpart.
This installment of the Sonic series involved Sonic traveling through time in order to save the world. Both Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and its sequel Sonic & Knuckles, were both released the following year in 1994. In Sonic 3, Sonic and Tails once again had to fight the evil Dr. Robotnik, and in Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic had to battle against Knuckles the Echidna, who had been tricked by Dr. Robotnik into fighting Sonic in the first place.
Next came many minor games which seem to foretell the end of the Sonic era, with releases such as Sonic Chaos, Sonic Triple Trouble, Sonic Blast, and Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure. Next, though, the "Sonic Team" got back in the saddle and produced another major Sonic game, this one being Sonic Adventure, which was release in 1998.
This is the first game that had a full voice over for Sonic, and was also the first time in the western releases that Dr. Robotnik was called Dr. Eggman. The next game didn't come until 2001, and it was Sonic Adventure 2. In Sonic Adventure 2, you play as Sonic who has been mistaken for a new military enemy called Shadow, who incidentally, does look a lot like Sonic, except for the color. It's probably because the fact that they are both hedgehogs, but I could be wrong, though.
After this game, Sonic made his move to the Nintendo handheld devices with the releases of Sonic Advance in 2001, and Sonic Advance 2 in 2002. After this, game Sonic Heroes for the Game Cube, which had Sonic, Shadow, Tails, and other characters teaming up to fight against a new Metal Sonic, whom has betrayed his master. After Sonic Heroes, we see the little blue hedgehog return the Game Boys with the releases of Sonic Advance 3 in 2004, and Sonic Rush in 2005. 2006 found Sonic in the underwater city of Soleanna, where he has to rescue Princess Elise from Dr. Eggman while avoiding Silver the Hedgehog, his newest nemesis.
In the next year, we got another installment of Sonic in Game Boy with Sonic Rush Adventure, we also got a more of an RPG look at Sonic with Sonic and the Secret Rings, where he helped a ring genie to collect the seven world rings and defeat the evil Erazor Djinn.
Sonic has also been made into many television series. Four out of five of these series have been released in the USA. The series names were Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, which featured lessons for kids, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Underground, and Sonic X. In the first two series, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic the Hedgehog, Jaleel White was the voice of Sonic. He has also appeared many times in the printed media front, as well as the visual media front. Sonic's first appearance was in a promo comic in Disney Adventures magazine.
This comic showed the origins of the entire Sonic saga, and also shockingly revealed that Sonic originally was brown. Many British publications including Stay Sonic, and Sonic the Comic were based on this idea that Sonic was originally brown. Archie Comics produced the American comics of Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog, which started in 1993, and Sonic X, which started more recently in 2005, both of which are still running today, and both are also based on their TV show counterparts.
The Sonic the Hedgehog series is the second longest running licensed comic series in the history of American comic books to Marvel's Conan. Two comic books in France have also been published; they were called Sonic Adventures, and Sonic manga has also been released in Japan. Apart from traditional print, and visual media, Sonic has also been featured in loads of flash games, ranging from re-makes of the 2D plat former style, to RPGs, and everything in around and in between.
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Blantyre is the birthplace of famed explorer David Livingstone and the town is situated by the River Clyde, 8 miles southeast of Glasgow.
The Blantyre area was a centre for large manufacturing of cotton-related products during the 18th century and was heavily involved in coal mining during the 19th and 20th centuries. In October 1877 the town was the site of the Blantyre Mining Disaster when 207 miners died in an explosion. A monument to the disaster sits at the High Blantyre Cross.
Blantyre was the birthpace of the 19th-century explorer and missionary David Livingstone. One of the most popular attractions in the town is the David Livingstone Centre, which is located in the house he was born in - a former mill building where Livingstone also began his working life. The museum tells the story of Livingstone's life and also includes a cafe, gift shop, playpark and African garden. Next to the David Livingstone Museum is an iron suspension bridge over the River Clyde. This gives pedestrian access to Bothwell Castle which is around half a mile from the town. The ruins of Blantyre Priory stand opposite Bothwell Castle.
The town has a variety of local eateries and a range of traditional shops. Blantyre sits by the M74 motorway, making it easily accessible by road. The town has its own railway station with regular services from Glasgow, Motherwell, Lanark and Larkhall, while there are bus links to Glasgow and East Kilbride.


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@ericfeibelman I find it interesting that the bionic insulin pump you were talking about uses a singular infusion set and not dual sites/infusion sets. That would mean in order to dose any glucagon to treat a potential low, they would essentially be first dosing at least an additional 6 units or so (in my case) of insulin just to get the glucagon pushed through the tubing and to the injection site. Obviously this value would vary based on the length of tubing they are offering and would be something they would have to factor into their calculations internally.
It is encouraging that someone is working on that kind of setup at least. Hopefully when they get around to releasing it, it is something that the openAPS community can hack the radio comms for to be able to use it for our scenarios!
autotune.json file hanging around that was overriding the pump settings in
profile.json. I had turned off autotune in cron but alas neglected to remove this file. Might be worth checking file age to avoid in future. Submitted openaps/oref0#571 to discuss.
Could not get subg_rfspy state or version. Have you got the right port/device and radio_type? error ever made it into oref0 dev? Our loop has been hanging at this error pretty frequently recently, so I just implemented your fix. It it's in dev then it should be fixed when I next update the rig?
Couple of questions regarding auto tune...
1) How would I link our multiple rigs in order to ensure they are all working with the most current recommendations? 2) Has anyone seen autotune recommendations that are waaaaaay off? We are struggling with post meal highs and autotune is recommending changes that seem to be going the wrong way. Am I autotuning wrong?
running OpenAPS with edison, xdrip and 722 - any help is appreciated!
spidev5.1 already in use error, and won't help with
Could not get subg_rfspy state or version. Have you got the right port/device and radio_type?. We're already running
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Your starter for 10: No. 9. After Action Review: an evaluation tool.
CLAHRC South Yorkshire
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Bariana TK, Dollery C. (2009)
From Battlefield to Bedside: A pilot of After Action Review at the clinical frontline
Poster Presentation: International forum bmj 2010
Cronin G. Andrews S. (2009)
After action reviews: a new model for learning.
Emergency Nurse 17:3:32-35
Darling M. Parry C, Moore J. (2005)
Learning in the thick of it.
Harvard Business Review 83:7: 2-9
Schindler M, Eppler M.J. (2003)
Harvesting project knowledge: a review of project learning methods and success factors.
International Journal of Project Management 21:219-228
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Conducting After-Action Reviews and Retrospects.
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U.S. Fire Administration/Technical Report Series Special Report (2008)
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Join host Chris Hass, former UXPA International and UXPA Boston President, for a fun-filled Q&A with our 2016 UXPA Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Susan Dray. Learn all about what makes Susan an asset to our field and to the UXPA community.
Although all of the UX professionals nominated this year were amazing and have made fantastic contributions to our field, Dr. Dray was selected for her dedication, innovation and expertise.
Who is Dr. Susan Dray?
Susan has been described by her peers as a pioneer in the field of HCI, a leader, and a role model. She has influenced so many in our industry - from students to seasoned UX experts.
Her contributions to the world of research, HCI and UXPA are massive. Susan has been working in the UX profession for nearly 35 years, 25 of which have been as president of Dray & Associates, conducting user experience design and research for both small firms and Fortune 500 companies.
Dr. Susan Dray has experienced many "firsts" in our industry:
- One of the first to do field research using ethnographic methods
- One of the first to do international usability evaluations
- Taught and popularized ethnographic methods widely
Susan has had numerous articles published in professional journals and conferences, conducted tutorials, taught courses, and lectured at major universities. At one point in her career, she was the Director of Publications of UXPA and was instrumental in expanding the UX Magazine. She also coordinated efforts and resources with other UXPA publications, including the Journal of Usability Studies. Susan has continued her involvement with UX Magazine by contributing articles and book reviews.
This award is not her first (and we doubt it will be her last!).
Susan has been honored with many awards during her prestigious career:
- Lifetime Achievement in Practice, ACM Special Interest Group in Computer – Human Interaction (SIGCHI) (Highest award in SIGCHI). 2015
- Member, CHI Academy, SIGCHI. 2014
- Fulbright Scholar Award to Panama (Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá). 2013 – 2014
- President's Award, User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA). 2013
- Distinguished Engineer, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2008
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
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Finished it! Have taken away a fundamental lesson I will remember for life.
I've changed through this book. I've captured an essence of life I've never named but have always pursued. Best read of 2011. I've posted a lot of quotes below, but the truly meaningful sections come from the 60-page long speech.
Here is the complete verbose version, provided in the link below:
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I've changed through this book. I've captured an essence of life I've never named but have always pursued. Best read of 2011. I've posted a lot of quotes below, but the truly meaningful sections come from the 60-page long speech.
Here is the complete verbose version, provided in the link below:
And a summarized 'mini' version:
The quotes:
"Nothing can make self-immolation proper. Nothing can give them the right to turn men into sacrificial animals. Nothing can make it moral to destroy the best. One can't be punished for being good. One can't be penalized for ability. If that is right, then we'd better start slaughtering one another, because there isn't anything right at all in the world!"
There is no necessity for pain—why, then, is the worst pain reserved for those who will not accept its necessity?—we who hold the love and the secret of joy, to what punishment have we been sentenced for it, and by whom?
"I don't like people who speak or think in terms of gaining anybody's confidence. If one's actions are honest, one does not need the predated confidence of others, only their rational perception. The person who craves a moral blank check of that kind, has dishonest intentions, whether he admits it to himself or not."
"Judgment to distinguish right and wrong, vision to see the truth, courage to act upon it, dedication to that which is good, integrity to stand by the good at any price. But where does one find it?"
"I'll give you a hint. Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong."
"Wasn't it evil to wish without moving- or to move without aim?"
"Don't ever get angry at a man for stating the truth."
"Have you ever looked for the root of production? Take a look at an electric generator and dare tell yourself that it was created by the muscular effort of unthinking brutes. Try to grow a seed of wheat without the knowledge left to you by men who had to discover it for the first time. Try to obtain your food by means of nothing but physical motions--and you'll learn that man's mind is the root of all the goods produced and of all the wealth that has ever existed on earth."
"But you say that money is made by the strong at the expense of the weak? What strength do you mean? It is not the strength of guns or muscles. Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think. Then is money made by the man who invents a motor at the expense of those who did not invent it? Is money made by the intelligent at the expense of the fools? By the able at the expense of the incompetent? By the ambitious at the expense of the lazy? Money is made - before it can be looted or mooched - made by the effort of every honest man, each to the extent of his ability. An honest man is one who knows that he can't consume more than he has produced."
"The man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it."
"Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to men's stupidity, but your talent to their reason; it demands that you buy, not the shoddiest they offer, but the best that your money can find. And when men live by trade--with reason, not force, as their final arbiter--it is the best product that wins, the best performance, the man of best judgment and highest ability--and the degree of a man's productiveness is the degree of his reward. This is the code of existence whose tool and symbol is money. Is this what you consider evil?"
"Money will not purchase happiness for the man who has no concept of what he wants; money will not give him a code of values, if he's evaded the knowledge of what to value, and it will not provide him with a purpose, if he's evaded the choice of what to seek. Money will not buy intelligence for the fool, or admiration for the coward, or respect for the incompetent. The man who attempts to purchase the brains of his superiors to serve him, with his money replacing his judgment, ends up becoming the victim of his inferiors. The men of intelligence desert him, but the cheats and the frauds come flocking to him, drawn by a law which he has not yet discovered; That no man may be smaller than his money. Is that the reason why you call it evil?"
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Dubai, July 10, 2011: Masafi Juice - one of the leading juice brands in the Middle East, today announced the launch of the Honeydew Melon flavour in Tetra Pak. With the new flavour, which offers a healthy option to discerning customers' tastes and preferences, Masafi Juice comes in six original flavors and juice blends in Tetra Pak.
The new flavour offers the unmatched taste and health benefits of Honeydew Melon in its purest form, extending a rich combination of nutrients such as Vitamin C, potassium and copper, coupled with a low calorie content. The Masafi Honeydew Melon Juice is available in two sizes – 250ml and one litre.
Masafi Juice contains no preservatives, no added sugar, no artificial sweeteners, and are 100% pure fruit juice. The Tetra Pak, which used to come in 200ml sizes, have now been increased to 250ml sizes – with no additional cost to the consumer.
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Friday, April 23, 2010
The Movie Game Answers
Easy - Link: Contact & Hannibal
Silence of the Lambs (Jodie Foster & Anthony Hopkins)
Medium - Link: Air Force One & Mr. Deeds
Dracula (Gary Oldman & Winona Ryder)
Hard - Link: Iron Man & Kingpin
A Scanner Darkly (Robert Downey Jr. & Woody Harrelson)
Challenge - Link: Brokeback Mountain & Smart People & From Hell
The Day After Tomorrow (Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid & Ian Holm)
There are two other answers to Hard, Natural Born Killers (Downey & Harrelson) and The Royal Tenenbaums (Paltrow & Murray). Thanks for playing.
6 comments:
- Bernadine said...
I'd rather just read the answers than participating otherwise I'll drag my name in the mud in front the whole world... no thanks. :)
- April 23, 2010 at 6:28 AM
- margg. said...
I can safely say, I've actually seen all these movies.
I would have never got the Iron Man and Kingpin like but.
- April 23, 2010 at 6:31 AM
- Jerry said...
Damn! I had 2 of those three, but I didn't send the email. I will make a come back next week.
- April 23, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- Teachinfourth said...
My sister and I used to play this all the time as teenagers but would try to connect movie stars via different movies they were in…I guess it was just the Seven Levels of Kevin Bacon, but it was fun nonetheless. I don't think I'd try it nowadays as I can't think of the names of actors/actresses quite as easily as I once did.
Found your blog via Abe's.
- April 25, 2010 at 2:52 PM
- Teachinfourth said...
- April 25, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- ASBLACKASOBAMA said...
The Day After Tomorrow.... Is that the movie where the entire world freezes over?
- April 26, 2010 at 7:33 PM


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Commentary | As news fat soldiers were booted from enlistment due to skyrocketing collective American BMIs, it seemed that the contentious objectors of the 60s and 70s missed an easy dodge for the Vietnam draft — instead of jetting off to France, Mitt Romney could have just taken up a Twinkie habit.
But the news fat soldiers were booted in numbers dwarfing even those of 2007 also reveals a huge American blindspot when it comes to … well, huge Americans. We all know America is getting fatter, but what we haven't really confronted is the effect this particular trend has on quality of life for US residents.
The story of the fat soldiers booted went viral, as we reported earlier, due to a Washington Post piece that detailed the issue in stunning numbers that unmask the fast-growing obesity problem, not unlike the pants you stored last winter that don't even zip up now. And quite like the person who has put on a few pounds but doesn't really see it until they're tagged in a hideously unfortunate Facebook photo, America's portly platoon is a lens through which we can view the staggering effects of inflated obesity rates through a very, very short-term cross-section, relatively.
National security is an issue many Americans hold dear (particularly since 9/11), and the fat soldiers booted are just one aspect where the effects of the "obesity epidemic" are felt — one that indicates if we don't haul it in and cut the crap, the spillover will affect many areas of American life. A muffin top of side-issues, if you will.
Commander Leslie Hull-Ryde, a Pentagon spokeswoman, basically said it all when she said:
"'Our service members must be physically prepared to deploy on a moment's notice anywhere on the globe to extremely austere and demanding conditions."
And if they're too fat — if we're all too fat — that can't be a ready resource to tap in uncertain times. But lifespans will recede, physical activity will become limited and medical costs will soar.
The fat soldiers booted are just one symptom, but the American battle against obesity and its co-morbid conditions may be a far larger threat than we care to admit.


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I'm not a big fan of the beautiful game but I know a man who is and he sent me this link to the English soccer fanzine, Who ate all the pies? which he, my friend describes as "the gossip blog about british football". See this article on the Beitar arson attack:
The club house of Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem was torched by arsonists last night and police suspect the "extensive damage" was caused in protest over the club's recent acquisition of Zaur Sadayev and Gabriel Kadiev, two Chechen muslim players....
Beitar are widely known to be a right-wing club and have never signed an Arab player at the behest of their intolerant fans, despite players of Arabic descent being on the books of every other team in the Israeli Premier League and the Israeli national squad.
The pricks.More mainstreaming of what's wrong with Israel.


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Dear Friend,
The General Assembly's Regular Session ended Saturday night. By then, we had completed action on all bills for the year except one, the Budget bill. The 20 Democrat Senators continued to hold the state budget hostage for Senate organization and committee assignments changes. So, we asked the Governor to call us into a Special Session to address the budget and the second critical item, which the Senate also refused to address: elect judges for the many vacant judge positions around the state. We then went into Special Session and recessed until 21 March, when we could take up the budget and election of judges, if the Democrat Senate is willing. There have been some informal discussions among Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committee members. This is a positive sign, but the Senate Democrat public demand for $600 million in new spending without cuts in other areas to offset that increase to the budget so we have a balanced budget as required by the Virginia Constitution doesn't indicate much progress towards completing the budget.
Technically, there are two budget bills: the major bill for 2012-2014 and a second bill to make adjustments to current 2010-2012 spending, which ends 30 June. In previous cases of budget impasse in the General Assembly, the current year bill-called the Caboose Bill-has always been passed so today's spending through 30 June aligns with revenues. For the Senate to not approve what is going on today is doubly irresponsible.
In the meantime our local governments, school boards, state agencies, hospitals, nursing homes, the Health Care Safety Net, free clinics, police, firefighters, EMS and many other organizations have nothing to work with to prepare for the new fiscal year. Hopefully, the Senate Democrats will come to realize their first priority is the citizens of the Commonwealth.
Our judicial/legal system is the institution that sets us apart from the rest of the world. Today, we have many vacant judge positions around the state, including the 22nd Judicial District, which serves much of the 9th House District. Delay, court overloads, over-tasked judges, etc., result in unacceptable delivery of timely justice, which is a critical pillar of our state and country. Holding judicial elections hostage for political control/influences is simply unacceptable.
One of the major issues we have struggled with all Session is the solvency of the Virginia Retirement System (VRS). So many states are in serious fiscal danger due to their retirement systems as well as overspending and borrowing. Our VRS system, if continued as is, will result in Virginia citizens and employees being in the same quagmire as some bankrupt states. Governor McDonnell said he would not pass the problem to future Governors. The Legislature agreed on a bipartisan basis. We had to do our part as will local governments, school boards, school board employees and local government employees. So, we passed major legislation we had debated for the last several years to step up and fix the solvency problem. It is not simple, nor perfect, and we and the Governor expect to make adjustments to the legislation before it goes into effect 1 July.
The VRS legislation has several components. First, it requires VRS recommended contribution rates be fully phased in over the next 4 biennium budgets and includes a mechanism to assure unfunded liabilities in VRS are covered for these employees who migrate to the defined contribution (DC) plan. Second, the legislation creates a new hybrid DB/DC plan and places all new hires into it starting in 2014. This plan covers all state and college employees, most local employees, teachers, constitutional officers' employees, and judges. Employees must contribute as well as the state or local jurisdiction. Up to 8.5% combined contributions are included with 100% vesting after 4 years. This could result in a very favorable retirement benefit, potentially beyond that resulting from the current 5% contribution rate and DB plan.
The third component of this bipartisan legislation addresses employee contributions by teachers and local employees, since last year we addressed state employees by requiring them to contribute 5% and provided a 5% offset increase. Local government, teachers, and employees of constitutional offices will now have to contribute 5% to the VRS, offset by school boards and local governments providing a 5% salary increase. It is imperative to note that school boards and local governments are already making the VRS contributions for the employees so the cost is essentially a 'wash' as to whom they pay the money as they are already paying VRS on behalf of their employees.
Mindful of the financial pressures on school boards, this can be phased in up to 5 years. While the phase in is not applicable to local and constitutional employees, we have a commitment from the Governor that he will consider that as a possible amendment to the bill. I have no information on why the Senate did not include the 5 year phase-in for these employees, but I'm confident the Governor will address the issue. It is also important for local government officials to note that by using an 8% VRS return on investment rate, their contributions to VRS are reduced, and local governments under the House Budget will receive $100M statewide on local government direct aid restorations to help them with auxiliary costs for this or other purposes.
This is a most important action by the General Assembly on behalf of its citizens. We cannot go down the bankrupt road of states like Michigan, California, and New York. We must provide a solvent system that is competitive and fair. This legislation was the opportunity to put Virginia Citizens and taxpayers , as well as employees of the differing local jurisdictions, on the path to a sustainable and fair retirement system.
Many of you have inquired about the 'Amazon' sales tax bill. This issue of purchasers from online retailers not paying sales tax as they must at Virginia-located brick-and-mortar retailers is unfair to our local businesses. Amazon will collect sales tax on sales to Virginians and send the money to Virginia starting in 2013. This is due to the legislation and agreement between Amazon and the State. Note, however, that other internet sellers from out-of-state without a physical presence in Virginia will not do so. There are reasons for that not happening. First, it is probably not feasible. For example, there are over 9000 jurisdictions in the USA and their sales tax rates are susceptible to change at least yearly. It is unrealistic for every internet retailer-especially small retailers-to keep up with that or even know where the 9000 offices are to send the tax. Second, the US Supreme Court has ruled that an internet seller has to have a 'physical presence' in a state to collect sales tax from that state's residents. Thus, this issue must be settled in the U.S. Congress, not the General Assembly of Virginia.
On a broader note, I often have complained about federal over-reach and over-regulation. I saw where last week the federal EPA has representatives in Lynchburg inspecting their stormwater pipes and wastewater plant, and Lynchburg is expecting to be fined and told to take whatever actions the EPA inspectors deem needed, from hiring more people to replacing lines, to spending local money on their facilities. Who's next? Rocky Mount, Stuart, Bassett, Boones Mill?
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I am having a hard time conceiving and i have been thinking adopting a infant!! I definitely would want it closed adoption. I just dont know if this will take the urge of me wanting my own children or would be the same as having my two step children who i love very much and think of as my own. But i have boundaries there B.M has the final say so in how they are raised. Even though shes not around them she lives in another state, but as a women we know we have limits. Am i going to feel the same if i adopt? I want nothing more to create a child with my hubby but that doesent look like it will happen. Just want some advise.. Anyone have this problem :( Im at the point were i dont like going into baby stores dread baby showers and i feel like everywhere i turn around i got put that fake smile on and congratulate everyone around me having babies!!!
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found at a house on Elizabeth Road in Boston on Friday afternoon.
The 32-year-old local man is in police custody for questioning.
As previously reported, emergency services were called to the home in Boston at 2.25pm on Friday, May 20 where the body of the woman was found.
Formal identification has not yet been carried out and officers said they are not in a position to be able to name the deceased woman.
A post mortem examination will take place in due course.
DI Jim Hodgson, of EMSOU Major Crime, said: "I would like to hear from anyone who may have been in the area of Elizabeth Road between the hours of 6pm on Thursday May 19 and 3pm on Friday, May 20 and may have seen or heard anything they think might be relevant to the enquiry.
"Anyone with any information is asked to contact us on the non-emergency number 101 quoting incident 228 of 20/05/2016. Alternatively contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."