Our first release of 2017 sees the welcome return of Soulvent faithful and long time friend, Daniel Van Mourik – better known as Arch Origin. Dan caught our attention over the past few years with tracks like City By Night and Mesmerize, and it's clear to see the producers' progression; as he landed his first release on the legendary d&b imprint Hospital Records last year. His Value Shift EP is a 6-track journey through his ever-emerging sound, as well as encapsulating some important social observations for the millennial generation. This varied offering should surely satiate any budding drum and bass fan, who's been waiting for an Arch Origin release!
First up, 'Dusty' opens with a smooth, sultry half time drum groove. Warm subtle chords and swells are paired with a classic-sounding MC over the top. Wasting no time, it drops straight into rumbling sub bass and a solid drum break, with various counterpoint synth lines draping the track. Overall, there is something truly nostalgic to this track – despite all being freshly combined elements. 'Escapism ft. Anna-Eva' saw it's first release on last years Soul Sessions Vol. 2, however Anna-Eva's vocals breathe fresh life into this crisp liquid roller. Her longing, soulful phrases couple effortlessly with the warm synth and strings. Meanwhile 'Urban Periphery' opens with sparse, clicking percussion, and an ethereal vocal sample – with a drum fill giving way to this deep, techy roller. At the half-way mark 'Recluse ft. Mr. Porter' kicks off with melancholic, airy tones – perfectly matched by Mr. Porter's wistful, hauntingly processed vocals. Varied percussion…'Empyrean' serves as a soothing interlude between tracks, with its bubbling synths, and gritty half-tempo edge – as well as a welcome aural change in the EP format of the genre. Title track 'Value Shift' sees a dreamy pad open to driving percussion, whilst a sampled speech talks to us about values, an interesting theme in this day and age!
Having played our stage at the first ever Hospitality In The Park festival last year, as well as closing off 2016 with a set at the Liquicity Winterfestival – 2017 sure looks to be a promising year for the young Dutch talent. Daniel's production is often laden with nostalgia, wether intentional or not, it seems to always leave you with the feeling that you've heard it somewhere before. With that said, we're sure the EP will resonate in the hearts and clubs of the scene for months to come.


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CRUMBIE LAW GROUP AND TURF MUSIC ANNOUNCE THE RE-ENTRY OF 'BUSY SIGNAL' TO THE UNITED STATES
Crumbie Law Group, LLC and Turf Music announce the re-entry to the United States of world-renowned reggae artist, Reanno Devon Gordon, better known by his stage name, Busy Signal....Read More
Hospital Tax Law News
IRS Issues Final Regulations Under Section 501(r) by Dan Smolnick...Read More
Department of Revenue Service Initiatives
2015 Developments
So far this year, only a few key issues from DRS have reached the public. Among them are:Read more
The Verdict Is In
Verdict for our client: A jury returned a verdict in favor of our client after a three day trial in New Haven Superior Court. In this wrongful termination case, our lawyers argued that our client, the plaintiff, was terminated because he attempted to exercise his rights under the Workers Compensation Act, after he slipped in the defendant employer's parking lot. Read more
How to Report Employer Sponsored Health Coverage on the Form W-2
Employers who provide applicable employer sponsored coverage under a group health plan are subject to new reporting requirements.
The Affordable Care Act requires employers to report the cost of coverage under an employer sponsored group plan. This reporting does not necessarily mean that the coverage is taxable income to the employee. Under current law, the value of the employer's excludable contribution to health coverage continues to be non-taxable. Read more
Hospital Tax Alert
The Internal Revenue Service is about to release two Notices concerning the complex regulations associated with the new rules governing hospitals under the Affordable Care Act. Compliance with these regulations is required for hospitals to retain their tax exempt status and the IRS has been receiving information as to just how many hospitals are having difficulty complying with the law. Already, over 1700 hospitals are under IRS review. Read more
Insurance Alert - Captive Insurers in IRS Cross Hairs
The Internal Revenue Service has privately announced, off the record, that it is concerned that many captive insurers are actually no more than risk pools operating as loss reserves for their owners. Accordingly, the Service has commenced a systematic enforcement initiative against captives and their owners. Read more
Hospital Tax Newsletter 10-28-13
The Affordable Care Act has created a sea of new tax requirements for businesses. Among these is new Section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code. We have found that there is considerable conflicting information confronting our hospital clients concerning how this new law will affect them and how they need to prepare now to avoid the penalties for noncompliance.
In 2013, new proposed regulations have been promulgated by the Treasury Department. The penalties for noncompliance caninclude fines and loss of the hospital's tax exemption. Hospitals need to understand these rules now. This newsletter offers a gen-eral overview of some of the highlights. Read Full Newsletter
Recent Developments in Employment Law From the Supreme Court
By L. Kay Wilson, Esq. August 15, 2013
U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, 133 S.Ct. 2517 (June 24, 2013)
A very recent Supreme Court decision on June 24, 2013, makes it much easier for employers to defend claims of retaliation under Title VII. According to the decision in Nassar, ". . .Title VII retaliation claims require proof that the desire to retaliate was the but-for cause of the challenged employment action." Nassar, 133 S.Ct. at 2528.
This means that employers who are able to prove legitimate, non-retaliatory reasons for the challenged employment action (including termination) will prevail.
Contrast this causation standard with the lessened causation standard for status based claims under Title VII (race, color, religion, sex, or national origin), which allows for "mixed motive" liability for employers. For status based claims under Title VII, ". . .[i]t suffices to show that the motive to discriminate was one of the employer's motives, even if the employer also had other, lawful motives that were causative in the employer's decision." Nassar, 133 S.Ct. at 2523.
Vance v. Ball State University, 133 S.Ct. 2434 (June 24, 2013)
On the same day that Nassar came down, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Vance clarifying that an employee is a supervisor only if that employee is able to take tangible employment actions against the alleged victim of the discriminatory harassment. Vance, 133 S.Ct. at 2439. Tangible employment actions are those that materially affect the employee, such as hiring, firing, disciplining, promoting, demoting, transferring, and giving raises.
The Court specifically rejected the definition of supervisor suggested by the EEOC Enforcement Guidance: Vicarious Employer Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors (1999) as being too "nebulous". Id. at 2443. The EEOC Enforcement Guidance, which lower courts had adopted, tied supervisor status to "the ability to exercise significant direction over another's daily work." Id. citing EEOC Enforcement Guidance: Vicarious Employer Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors (1999), 1999 WL 33305874, at *3.
In issuing this bright line rule, the majority opinion reasoned that it would aid in substantially clarifying which legal standard to apply in determining liability, would facilitate summary judgment, and would lessen the intellectual burdens on juries charged with applying the relevant standards to the evidence. Id. at 2449 – 2450.
If you have any questions about the applicability of these two decisions to situations in your company or organization, or have other employment law challenges, please contact Attorney L. Kay Wilson at Crumbie Law Group, LLC. Attorney Wilson has over 15 years of experience in the defense of employment law claims in state and federal court. Formerly a federal attorney for the U. S. Postal Service, she has handled a variety of workplace environment issues and often advises clients on risk management and litigation prevention. Attorney Wilson is also available to deliver Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, as mandated by Connecticut law.
July 2013 - Another court trial and another win for our firm and our client. Hartford Superior Court rendered a decision in favor of our client in this case where a municipal police department and some of its leadership were sued when a young man attempted to evade police and crashed his vehicle at a high rate of speed. The young man died in the crash and subsequently this lawsuit was filed. After a trial lasting 7 days, argued by a Crumbie Law Group attorney, the Court on July 24th rendered its decision in our favor. Read Decision
June 2013 – A recent Crumbie Law Group Massachusetts jury trial verdict was published on Pg. 9 of the New England Jury Verdict Review & Analysis. In this case, our attorneys made the credibility of the plaintiff a key issue in this negligence action against our client. After a 3-hour deliberation, the jury rendered a defense verdict in favor of our client. Read case review and analysis in the New England Jury Verdict Review & Analysis
July 2013 – Connecticut Law Tribune Article co-authored by a Crumbie Law Group attorney "Death of the Yellow Record", CT Law Tribune, July 2013 By M. Caitlin S. Anderson and Rebecca M. Harris
January 2012 CT Post Article "CAN CITY WORKERS WIN CITY CONTRACT?",
By Keila Torres Ocasioand John Burgeson, Staff Writers, CT Post
PRESS RELEASE: "ANDREW R. CRUMBIE NOMINATED TO CHAIR THE CONNECTICUT CITIZENSHIP FUND", December 20, 2011
PRESS RELEASE: "ANDREW CRUMBIE APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE CONNECTICUT CLIENT SECURITY FUND COMMITTEE", December 15, 2011
"Crumbie's passion, devotion paying off", Hartford Business Journal, October 2011
By Stan Simpson, Special to the Hartford Business Journal
"No Limits", CT Law Tribune, April 2011
By Mary Grady, CT Law Tribune
"Crumbie Law Group Expands", Hartford Courant, March 2011
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Peaceful Simple Life: High Five For Friday!
1.) It has been a busy week for Miss. E. She got her second tooth, figured out how to get herself back into a sitting position after laying down, and she is figuring out the whole crawling thing. She loves pulling herself up on our couch, but always does it when Hubby and I aren't paying attention, so neither of us has seen how she manages to do it. She does it pretty quickly!
2.) I had a doctor's appointment in the city so Miss. E and I got to do some shopping! I managed to get a few things on my Spring Capsule Wardrobe list. I love shopping for Spring!
3.) I got to have a visit with my friend who lost her son. She is doing as well as can be expected. I miss seeing her everyday (we used to work together). She is a wonderful person and it was nice to get together.
4.) Hubby has been wonderful as I was trying to get Miss. E to settle and sleep in her crib. She has eczema and was teething, so she didn't want to settle. She was probably uncomfortable, poor kid! Every time I came out of her room, the dishes were done. I was very happy to see that!
5.) We had our weigh in day again this week. I have lost more weight and inches (despite the incident with the lasagna last week!). I love the workout program. Hubby is doing well with it, too! We are doing the Bikini Body Mommy 90 day challenge. We are only taking part in the (free!) workouts. They are intense, but quick (15-20 minutes). The quick workouts are ideal with having a little one!
Hope you all had a wonderful week! Link up below to join in!
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Vyncint Smith was a college sophomore when he had an ambitious idea.
The South Carolina native had no inkling at the time that he would wind up briefly washing cars, years before his arrival in the NFL and experiencing the thrill of catching a touchdown pass last Sunday from Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.
Following a promising season at Division II Limestone College, Smith was dissatisfied with his partial scholarship. He left school with intentions of walking on at South Carolina.
"I was paying too much money," the Texans' speedy rookie wide receiver said Wednesday.
The situation took an awkward turn, though, when Smith learned that his release from his scholarship prevented him from transferring to any college within the state of South Carolina.
So, Smith missed a semester of school and got a job detailing cars in his hometown of Columbia, S.C. It wasn't a glamorous job. Washing and waxing cars, Smith took pride in his temporary profession.
"I was the best," Smith said. "I was just working. I did that all semester."
When Limestone hired former Detroit Lions wide receiver Mike Furrey as the new head coach, Smith's fortunes and future took a major turn. He received a full scholarship.
"Shoot, I didn't have to pay anything," Smith said.
The return to Limestone ultimately paved a path to Smith emerging as an all-conference selection who caught the Texans' eye during a workout at, of all places, the South Carolina campus where he had wanted to play football. With New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and the majority of the NFL teams watching last spring, Smith ran the 40-yard dash in 4.36 seconds.
The Texans recruited Smith hard, bringing him in for an official visit prior to the draft. Wide receivers coach John Perry called during the later rounds of the draft and general manager Brian Gaine stayed in touch with Smith's agent, Adam Seifer, reminding him about the opportunity the Texans were offering.
Smith chose the Texans over several teams, including the Chicago Bears, whose receivers coach is Furrey, the New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills. The Texans made Smith their prize undrafted free agent, signing him to a three-year, $1.72 million contract that included $35,000 guaranteed through a $10,000 signing bonus and guaranteeing $25,000 of his base salary.
"Houston took the time during the offseason to bring me in and talk to me," Smith said. "I felt comfortable."
Now, the Texans and Smith are feeling even better about that decision.
When five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, acquired in a midseason trade from the Denver Broncos, ruptured his Achilles tendon on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, it ended his season. The injury also created a need for Smith to begin playing opposite All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.
Smith caught a 35-yard pass from Watson, tapping his cleats inbounds in the back of the end zone to briefly give the Texans a lead during the fourth quarter of a 32-30 loss to the defending Super Bowl champs.
The touchdown showed off Smith's speed, concentration and hands. It proved he's absorbing a lot of knowledge from Hopkins, Thomas along with Will Fuller before he tore his anterior cruciate ligament.
"Vyncint is a guy that's been quiet," Watson said. "A rookie that has learned so much from the guys that's been in that locker room that have played a lot of ball. Vyncint has been watching and improving each and every week. Hasn't said a word, hasn't had one complaint, just kind of been working and has been patient.
"Whenever his opportunity came on Sunday, he took advantage of it and he made a big play for us. He's a guy that we've all been watching and knew that whenever his opportunity came we could trust in him and he knew what to do."
Indeed, Smith did. He caught the football in stride. And his telephone and social media have been exploding ever since with congratulatory messages.
"My phone has been on fire," Smith said. "Friends I haven't talked to in years. Mom and dad, my parents, they're excited. They always believed in me."
Lightly recruited out of high school, Smith got letters of interest. He had no scholarship offers. He heard from Richmond, Coastal Carolina, Appalachian State, UNC-Charlotte and South Carolina, but nothing concrete emerged.
So, Smith made the best of his situation at Limestone. He caught 153 career passes for 2.371 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Prior to the NFL draft, Smith built some buzz. He visited the New York Jets and worked out privately for the Atlanta Falcons, Lions and Dallas Cowboys. He had private meetings with the Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Chargers, Baltimore Ravens and Seahawks.
Texans coach Bill O'Brien credited Gaine and his staff and assistants for discovering and wooing Smith.
"In my opinion, level of competition is part of the evaluation," O'Brien said. "So, a guy that's played in the SEC for three or four years, relative to a guy who, with all due respect, and I love Limestone – but a guy that played at Limestone, it's just different. It's going to be a different level of competition relative to getting ready to play professional football.
"Since the day Vyncint walked in here, he's a very hard-working guy. I don't think he's ever missed a practice, takes notes in the meetings, pays attention. Great guy, really a focused individual, and he's improved because of that."
Limestone is a private Christian liberal arts school in Gaffney, S.C. They list 1,012 students as of this semester.
And Smith is the only player in the NFL from Limestone.
"It's really cool," Smith said. "All my teammates I had from there, they look up to me in some way, somehow and say I'm doing something that was hard to imagine."
Surrounded at his locker stall by cameras and reporters Wednesday, Smith smiled and expressed hope that his first NFL touchdown is just the beginning.
"I hope it springboards trusting me," he said. "Giving me more chances to make plays."
Watson is already a believer. He didn't hesitate to lob the football in his direction in the clutch.
"For him, being able to step up in that moment, I think it gives him a lot of confidence to be able to know that he can come in and perform at this level," Watson said. "This is what he's been working for his whole life. All the time and hard work he's been putting in since training camp, throughout the season, is finally getting to show and his opportunity's going to come."
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Andrew Little: Labour will stop 'tens of thousands' of immigrants from coming to NZ
20 Apr, 2017 01:02 AM 5 minutes to read
Labour leader Andrew Little has vowed to slash immigration by "tens of thousands" of new arrivals but won't be more specific about exact numbers.
Speaking to Focus after the Government announced a tightening of immigration rules, Little said Labour would go much further in order to give the country a "breather".
"The commitment I am making is we have to be serious about it, we have to cut immigration. It has got to be in the order of tens of thousands," Little said.
"And it has got to be immigration that meets the genuine shortage of skills that we've got, not just the open slather policy we've got right now."
Asked by how much would Labour cut immigration, Little said he did not have an exact number and flexibility was needed from year to year in order to match the right migrants with skill shortages.
He criticised Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse for not being able to estimate how many people the package of changes announced on Wednesday would keep out of New Zealand.
"What I can't see from what they have announced is just what impact that is going to have. Right now the problem is we have tens of thousands; 70,000-odd new people coming to New Zealand each year, most of them settling in Auckland.
"You have a city that is absolutely packed to the gunnels. You see it in the congestion. You see it in not enough housing. You see it in overcrowded schools."
Prime Minister Bill English today hit back at Little's comments, saying they weren't realistic.
"We need the skills to get houses built for instance, and this is a party that is promising to build 100,000 houses. Where are they are going to get the people to do it?
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Why are Kiwis so scared of immigrants?
"We are trying to get a balance here between getting in the skills that we really need but making sure we have got the infrastructure to support the numbers."
English said drastically cutting immigration was difficult when a significant driver was Kiwis returning from overseas. Asked if Labour was "vote hunting", he said the Opposition would always do that.
"And they seem to have trouble picking where they are going to hunt."
Labour Party leader Andrew Little. Photo/Mark Mitchell
Labour is working on an immigration policy that could be released in the coming weeks.
Last week Little said there would be no cap on immigration, but rather a reduction in work visas granted in areas such as labouring jobs.
Record migration, which is underpinning New Zealand's economic growth and putting pressure on infrastructure, has shown no sign of letting up and in the year to February was at a net level of 71,333.
The Government has argued strong immigration flows are a measure of the country's success and contribute positively to the wider economy.
However, last October Woodhouse announced changes that meant those coming to New Zealand under the skilled migrant category would need 160 points before getting residency, rather than 140.
The number of people allowed enter under the family category was also more than halved, and a temporary ban on applicants under the parent category was also announced.
And yesterday Woodhouse unveiled another raft of changes, the last planned before September's election, including restricting skilled worker visas to those who will earn more than $49,000 once in New Zealand.
In figures released to the Herald, a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment sample of more than 600 skilled migrant category applications being considered as at March 1 found more than two in five would not have met the new income threshold.
Just 42.5 per cent of applicants earned more than the New Zealand median income of $48,859 per year and 14 per cent earned more than $75,000.
Restaurant manager Kary Chung, 22, earns below the $49,000 threshold for the revised skilled migrant policy. Photo/Doug Sherrin
Kary Chung, a 22-year-old restaurant front-of-house manager, told the Herald that the changes will make it "impossible" for her to meet visa requirements under the skilled migrant category.
Originally from Hong Kong, Chung has been in New Zealand for five years, coming first as a high school student at Takapuna Grammar School and graduated last year with a Bachelor of International Hospitality Management degree from AUT University.
"I bring with me skills such as cultural knowledge and being fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and, of course, English, which is vital in the hospitality industry here these days," Chung said.
"But the fact is, people in hospitality are not highly paid, and my current income will not meet the $49,000 mark."
Changes to start from August 14:
• Anyone who will earn less than about $49,000 a year once in New Zealand won't get a skilled migrant category visa, and permanent residents won't get points for such jobs.
• People who will earn more than $73,299 will automatically be classified as highly skilled.
• The SMC points table, under which individuals claim points towards their residence application, will also be realigned to give more recognition of skill levels in the 30-39 age group and high salary levels.
• Limiting lower-skilled visa holders to a maximum of three years, after which a stand-down period will apply before another visa can be approved.
• Classifying the partners and children of these visa holders as visitors, meaning they will only gain work visas if they meet requirements in their own right.
• Ensuring the length of the visa in seasonal occupations aligns with peak labour demand, rather than for 12 months as is presently the case.


Discount carrier Southwest Airlines Co. is making a bid to acquire Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc., which is operating under bankruptcy protection.
A court had already approved the sale of Denver-based Frontier to the parent of regional carrier Republic Airways for $108.8 million, but that deal can be nixed if a better offer comes along.
Southwest said it submitted a nonbinding bid of $113.6 million.
The deadline for bidders to make an initial offer is Monday. An auction, if necessary, will be held Aug. 11.
Southwest is Port Columbus' largest carrier, accounting for about 30 percent of passenger traffic at the airport. Frontier operates at the Dayton and Akron/Canton airports in Ohio, flying daily flights between those cities and its Denver hub.
The government program that provides $40 coupons for digital TV converter boxes is winding down.
Today will be the last day it accepts requests.
Full-power U.S. TV stations turned off their analog broadcasts on June 12. Households that still need the boxes to get digital signals to their TVs can order a coupon at www.dtv2009.gov or by calling 1-888-388-2009.
Each household can request two coupons.
As of Wednesday, the government had sent out 63.4 million coupons, of which 33.8 million had been redeemed.
Government data show that there's still demand for coupons. On Tuesday, 49,000 were requested.
Rates for 30-year mortgages rose for the second straight week, mortgage-finance company Freddie Mac said yesterday.
The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 5.25 percent this week, up from 5.2 percent last week. Last year at this time, 30-year mortgages averaged 6.52 percent, Freddie Mac said.
Earlier this year, rates on 30-year mortgages fell to a record low of 4.78 percent, kick-starting refinancing activity.
The average rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 4.69 percent this week, up from 4.68 percent last week.


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Whilst the world is on fire Dali paints the birth of the new human. Frightened, seeking the protection of its mother, the child sees a man struggling to escape a plastic egg of which the continents drip down. Here stands the new symbol of a new order, a new beginning for a new and perfect world. The painting is a plea for a radical liberation from the oppressive involvement with the past. In the opening sentences of his manifest which was published some years before Dali says, "When during the history of its culture a people feel the need to cut the ties with which it is bound to the logical systems of the past in order to obtain an independent mythology - a mythology which perfectly fits its essence and its total expression of their biological reality and is recognized by the higher elite- then public opinion demands from the pragmatic society, considering its own systematic, that the motives for such a split is enlightened with traditional and worn out formulas."
ABOUT THE ARTWORK: In the opening sentences of his manifest which was published some years before Dali says, "When during the history of its culture a people feel the need to cut the ties with which it is bound to the logical systems of the past in order to obtain an independent mythology - a mythology which perfectly fits its essence and its total expression of their biological reality and is recognized by the higher elite- then public opinion demands from the pragmatic society, considering its own systematic, that the motives for such a split is enlightened with traditional and worn out formulas."
ABOUT THE ART PERIOD: Dali sublimated his life in his art of painting. Relying on great craftsmanship, acquired in all sorts of art experiments, he lifted surrealism, in an inimitable self-willed manner, to exceptional heights. He photographed, as it were, associatively what was enacted in his mind. Incited by, at the time, new psychological insights he tried to fix his subconscious with images, and to visualize his dreams in all their inscrutable symbolism. It was for this purpose that he developed his famous "paranoid-critical" method. To us, one dimensional mortal souls, only the paintings and other expressions remain as fascinating witnesses to a literally unbelievably intense and active life. Perhaps we are so drawn to them because not only do they allow us to have a look inside Dalis subconscious, but they also are a mirror reflecting our own souls.
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The Top Pros and Cons of a Nursing Career
By Loyola Chicago ABSN | Published October 10, 2018
Like any profession, nursing has its unique set of advantages and disadvantages. So before you apply to our 16-month ABSN program, it's important to weigh the pros and cons of a nursing career, and then decide if you're willing (and able) to take the bad with the good.
Top 7 Pros of a Nursing Career
Before we get into the pros of nursing, it's important to understand that most people enter the profession because they have a sincere passion for helping others. Those who go into nursing primarily for the money and/or job security risk being unhappy in the profession.
1. Helping Others
Whether they're caring for patients at the bedside or fighting for patient rights, nurses are in the business of improving and saving lives. In fact, nurses play a unique and significant role in shaping the health and wellness of the individuals, families, and communities they serve.
2. High Demand
Registered nurses, especially those with a BSN, are and will continue to be in high demand across the country. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects registered nurse employment to grow 15% between the years 2016 and 2026, a much faster rate than the average for all occupations. Furthermore, the Bureau lists the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights metro area as having one of the highest employment levels for registered nurses in the country.
3. Earning Potential
According to a recent Yahoo News article, a nurse in the United States earns an average annual salary of $63,000, which is more than double the global average of $26,698. Take note that RN salaries are typically higher in metropolitan areas than they are in rural areas. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists the annual mean wage for the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights metro area as $76,640.
4. Diverse Opportunities
While hospitals have long been the largest employers of RNs, today's nurses can choose to apply their skills in any number of practice settings, from airplanes and cruise ships to campsites and military bases. There are also more than 100 specialty areas to choose from, including forensic nursing, holistic nursing, informatics nursing, and travel nursing.
5. Flexible Schedules
Generally speaking, being a nurse comes with a lot of flexibility. Depending on the employer, RNs can choose to work on a full-time, part-time or on-call basis. Many health-care employers have their nurses work three 12-hour shifts a week, which is great for those who don't mind long workdays to have four consecutive days off.
6. Trusted Profession
When it comes to honesty and ethical standards, the nursing profession has maintained its #1 spot in the annual Gallup poll for the past 16 years. In 2017, 82% of Americans described nurses as having very high ethics.
7. Work Wardrobe
Thanks to a simple dress code that consists of scrubs and sneakers (or clogs), nurses never have to think about or second guess what they wear to work. Plus, scrubs are so comfortable that some people outside the profession wear them as PJs.
Top 5 Cons of a Nursing Career
When it comes to certain nursing career cons, nurses can often find ways to ease the severity of these disadvantages by taking good care of themselves. The cons without workarounds are the ones that require the most attention because they tend to help people decide if nursing is right for them.
1. Physical Demands
Foot problems and back injuries are common in the nursing profession, especially for those who work in hospitals. These caregivers spend a lot of time on their feet and have to lift and move patients on a regular basis. Keep in mind that a good pair of shoes can prevent and/or reduce these foot problems, while proper stretching and exercise can cut down the risk of back injuries.
2. Long Hours
Hospital nurses typically work 12-hour shifts. However, if there's a lot of patient reporting to do before a shift change, these caregivers might find themselves putting in a 15-hour day, which can take a mental and physical toll on their bodies. It's also worth mentioning that nurses with less job seniority have to work a lot of nights, weekends, and holidays.
3. Virus Exposure
While there are precautions nurses can take to protect against germs and viruses, there's always a risk of catching something from a patient. Extreme forms of exposure include being accidentally stuck by a needle from a patient with a blood-borne illness or getting a splash of bodily fluid in the eyes. Bear in mind that most health-care facilities have cleansing and testing procedures in place for handling such situations.
4. Stress and Pressure
There's a lot of stress and pressure that comes with being a nurse. While nurses don't get much downtime on the job, they're still required to think critically in life or death situations as well as maintain their composure when working with difficult patients and their families. Despite the intense pressure nurses face, they're also the ones who still have to take the time to answer all the questions patients have about the TV in their rooms.
5. Emotional Burnout
Nurses witness all types of human suffering, which can wreak havoc on their emotions. Consider the nurse who has to treat an accident victim in extreme pain or the nurse caring for a young mother who is battling cancer. And more times than not, hospital nurses see more patient deaths than they can count, with each situation affecting them in different ways. Therefore, it's important that nurses seek the right counseling and support to prevent emotional burnout.
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Griffon Vultures released at Jbel Moussa: first step for the reintroduction
19 February 2017 30 December 2020 / Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus), Wing-tagging vultures
The High Commission for Water, Forests and Desertification Control (HCEFLCD) in close collaboration with the National Zoological Park and GREPOM/BirdLife Morocco has released five Griffon Vultures into the Nature Reserve of Jbel Moussa on 7 February 2017. This release operation was intended by the Forestry Administration to be the basis for launching, in the long-term, of a reintroduction program of the Griffon Vulture in the region. The release was launched by the High Commissioner for Water, Forests and the Desertification Control Dr Abdeladim Lhafi with the Governor of Fahs-Anjra, the Governor of M'diq-Fnideq and the President of GREPOM Pr Mohamed Dakki (video below).
The vultures released during this operation were originated from the National Zoological Park (of Rabat) where they were under continuous veterinary control since they were received from the public (generally found after exhaustion).
For the post-release monitoring of the vultures, an agreement was signed between the Forestry's Regional Directorate of the Rif (DREFLCD-Rif) and the partners involved including GREPOM. The agreement purpose was formalizing the commitment of each partner to the project. For example, the GREPOM team who has been active at Jbel Moussa for the last few years will be responsible for the scientific monitoring of the vultures at the site and at the vulture restaurant (see below). Given their experience with vultures in Morocco and at Jbel Moussa in particular, the GREPOM team was entrusted the leading role in the awareness-raising program on the protection of vultures and their important ecological role.
Centre for Raptor Rehabilitation and Vulture Feeding Station
A very important decision is made by the Forestry Administration to build a Centre for Raptor Rehabilitation and a Vulture Feeding Station (a.k.a. vulture restaurant) at Jbel Moussa. The first is very badly needed as there is no such centre in Morocco. As for the seeding station, it's also needed especially when there are big concentrations of vultures at the site at some parts of the year (especially in late spring).
Wing-tagging training at the National Zoological Park
Before their release, the Griffon Vultures were already wing-tagged at the National Zoological Park on 31 January 2017. The wing-tagging was carried out by members of the Northwest Section of GREPOM, Rachid El Khamlichi and Mohamed Amezian, in the presence of the Director of the Zoo, Abderrahim Salhi who also assisted with the wing-tagging. During the same day, training and presentations about the handling of vultures, wing-tagging and its purposes were presented to a group of veterinary students and some staff of the Zoo by the mentioned GREPOM members and the President the association. The wing-tags were obtained previously from the IUCN-Med with the help of Alfonso Godino.
The codes of the released vultures are the following (white alphanumeric codes on black): M12, M13, M14, M15 and M16 (see photos).
Previous wing-tagging of vultures
We previously wing-tagged (using different colour and codes) five Griffon Vultures and one Rüppell's Vulture, please see these blog-posts:
– A Griffon Vulture saved and then wing-tagged and released at Jbel Moussa (MA1).
– A Griffon Vulture wing-tagged at Jbel Moussa and later found dead at Tarifa, Spain (MA4).
– A Rüppell's Vulture wing-tagged and released at Jbel Moussa (M1).
Vautours fauves M13 & M14, Jbel Moussa, nord du Maroc (Rachid El Khamlichi)
Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) M13, Jbel Moussa, northern Morocco (Rachid El Khamlichi)
النسر الأسمر 'إم14″ في محمية جبل موسى، شمال المغرب. النسر الأسمر يسمى خطأً بالنسر الأكلف أو النسر الملكي / Griffon Vulture M14 at Jbel Moussa.
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This won't be on SOL, but many years ago I read a fantasy book about some sort of scary, demon like thing, called I believe a 'Blamor', or perhaps 'Ramolb'. At the end it is discovered that both names refer to the same being, it having two aspects. Sound familiar to anyone?
I found it. I sometimes wander through all of my downloaded books, cleaning here and there, and I found it.


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Trualta announces investment from BERKS Group
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. and OTTAWA, Ontario, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Fast-growing online education platform, Trualta announces an investment from the BERKS Group. Trualta is an e-learning platform focused on helping families manage the care of loved ones at home with clinically validated education.
"Our mission is to support and empower families that are managing challenging care situations at home," said Jonathan Davis, Founder and CEO, Trualta. "We were looking for an investor with extensive healthcare and education experience, alongside those same family values. The BERKS Group is a perfect fit."
The BERKS Group is a family investment office led by the third and fourth generations of the Bradley family.
"This investment in Trualta brings together two family cultures with a single focus of leveraging technology to help people care for their loved ones," said Eric Bradley, EVP of Business Development and Co-Owner, BERKS Group.
Trualta is already helping families across Canada and in 25 U.S. states. The work includes partnerships with state and local government, health insurers and healthcare providers. The company has also collaborated with leading academic health centers to prove that trained, confident family caregivers can improve outcomes and reduce the cost of care for our aging population. It will use the new funding to grow its sales and marketing team as well as build more content.
"We are focused on investing in companies with strong leadership teams who already have a proven record of success," said Doug Krebs, Operating Partner, BERKS Group. "Jonathan and his team have built excellent content using innovative tools to help solve critical problems for families today."
Trualta's team of clinicians, product designers, developers and researchers have proven that innovative training solutions can improve family caregiver wellness while delivering outcomes and cost savings for healthcare stakeholders.
"I am proud of what our team achieved as a bootstrapped startup the past few years, tackling a complex problem and producing real results for our clients and users. I can't wait to see how the BERKS Group investment and expertise propels us into the future," Davis said.
About BERKS Group
The BERKS Group is a diversified family of companies with holdings in education technology, high-value precision manufacturing, technology infrastructure and better-for-you consumer brands. The Bradley family also owns the News-Press & Gazette Company which has media holdings in digital, broadcast television, radio and publishing. www.BERKSGroup.com
About Trualta
Trualta supports families managing care for loved ones at home via an online learning platform. In partnership with innovative healthcare payers, providers, government and social service organizations, Trualta provides better care at a lower cost. Each partner organization is equipped with a customized learning portal offering on-demand, personalized skills-based training to help caregivers keep their loved ones at home for longer. Currently available in Canada and across 25 U.S. states, Trualta's evidence base offering is proving that trained, confident family caregivers can improve health outcomes and reduce costs. www.Trualta.com
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Cal tops UC Davis
The Cal Bears start the season 1-0 with a win over UC Davis, and hosts Adam Eaton and Geoff McArthur break down the game. Chase Garbers, Christopher Davis, and... See More
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The Cal Bears start the season 1-0 with a win over UC Davis, and hosts Adam Eaton and Geoff McArthur break down the game. Chase Garbers, Christopher Davis, and Kekoa Crawford were all big on offense, and Geoff will tell you what needs to happen for that to continue. The defense was solid as always, but can Cal keep that up heading into Washington next week? Geoff has the keys to success.
Adam Eaton & Geoff McArthur
Adam Eaton is a sports podcast veteran with a wide range of knowledge in both college and professional sports. After injuries and a shocking lack of athleticism derailed his athletic dreams, Adam turned to the professional and sports media world. In his career, Adam has hosted several successful shows and is known for his quick wit and creative energy. Adam is a proud graduate of the University of Central Florida (UCF) and currently resides in Bay Area.
Geoff McArthur
A Golden Bear legend, Geoff still holds the record for career and single season receiving yards for Cal. In 2003, under the tutelage of Jeff Tedford and the arm of Aaron Rodgers, Geoff became the go to target, earning All-America honors. From 2000-2004, Geoff became second all-time in receptions at Cal. After such a stellar career, in 2018 Geoff earned the highest honor and was inducted into the Cal Hall of Fame. A Southern California native, Geoff currently coaches football for St. Monica H.S.


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August 22, 2020 · 11:47 pm
A Bit of Derecho History
It's always interesting when you learn about something that suddenly pops up again. Last summer, while traveling through Minnesota, I visited the Forest History Center, where I learned about something called a "blowdown." It was explained that a blowdown is a derecho that hits a heavily forested area, because it blows down all the trees. This led to my looking up derecho, which comes from the Spanish for "straight," because it is a high wind that blows straight, rather than swirling, as with a tornado.
The display at the Forest History Center showed stunning photos from a blowdown that hit northern Minnesota, moved across the Boundary Waters and swept into Canada in 1999. This one storm flattened nearly 500,000 acres of trees. The display noted that this area was greater than the area destroyed by the eruption of Mount St. Helens.
That storm, however, was far from alone. There was a blowdown in the Adirondacks in 1995, when a derecho leveled 150,000 acres of forest, but the so-called Big Blowdown in the Adirondacks was in 1950, when a derecho flattened 800,000 acres of timber.
So when the term "derecho" popped up on the news, I was ready to be horrified. What surprised me, as I looked into it more, is that I hadn't heard more about this phenomenon before, because these storms have occurred with some frequency in the U.S. I wondered if it was because they were so often in less populated areas, or whether it might be because they were generally a surprise, rather than offering the long, dramatic build-up we usually see for a hurricane.
The storm was first described and given its name in 1877 by Dr. Gustavus Detlef Hinricks, a professor at the University of Iowa and founder of Iowa's first weather service, following the appearance of this type of storm in Iowa in that year.
The thing that strikes me is how resilient both forests and humans are. Because all the blown-down forests have grown back and cities and towns have been rebuilt, and hence we are surprised by the new destruction, because both nature and humans have forgotten. And yet I have also been reminded of that resilience, as videos start to pop up with efforts well under way to rebuild after this most recent storm.
Praying that all those affected by this most recent derecho recover quickly. Simply knowing that a phenomenon is natural and even relatively common does not make it any less horrifying.
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Tagged as Derecho, weather
February 6, 2015 · 11:52 am
Cathy and the Farm
The town was founded in 1871 by a group of men known as "The Arapahoe Town Company"—and with great foresight, among the first things they staked out was the park that is still at the town's center.
Among those to arrive in 1871 was Dominicus Hasty, who raised corn, of course, but also became a surveyor and pioneer of irrigation in the region. He was also the great-grandfather of my friend Jane, and Cathy's grandfather. Cathy's roots are deep here – which is probably why she ended up as president of the Arapahoe Historical Society.
A lot of the farms in this area practice what is known as dryland farming. That means not using irrigation, despite being in a fairly arid region, relying on a combination of rain and drought-resistant crops. Unfortunately, during a drought, this can hurt farmers. However, when the droughts get bad, even irrigation may not help, as the water one is allowed to pump out of the ground is limited.
Cathy's property has both dryland and irrigated fields. There hasn't been rain for a long time, and the unwatered fields look sad. The corn has come up, but it is already mid-June, and it's clear that it's not going to be "knee high by the fourth of July."
Daytime temperatures are hovering around 100 degrees, and the hot, dry wind steals what little moisture is left. People watch the weather report with the intensity of listening for a serious medical diagnosis. Will it rain? Will it rain in time? The weather report is followed by a special feature on how long this can go on before it's too late for crops to recover. Corn plants with crisp, curled leaves can still come back, but not if they go too far.
The irrigated fields look better, but will the drought mean water is rationed?
I'm reminded of an old saying: "Humankind, despite its artistic pretensions, sophistication and accomplishments, owes its existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains!" But when there is no rain…
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Tagged as Arapahoe, Dominicus Hasty, drought, irrigation, Nebraska, weather


Greetings, welcome to David's Video Game Insanity!! Ah, yes, video games. All types, all kinds, all genres. For over ten years David's Video Game Insanity has been host to a variety of gaming subjects as well as reviews and information. What was once simply a list of video game items I own has grown into an entire gaming destination. Additionally now David's Video Game Insanity hosts a full review staff as well as gaming editorials. Modification and repair tutorials are also featured here. The navigation frame on the left is divided to reflect where the open content is and where my list remains.
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We're having a pretty amazing cherry season here in Sonoma. Cherries are plentiful and right now pretty cheap. Last summer two storms ruined the cherry crop, the fruit rotted on the trees and prices soared. This year if you are a cherry lover, you're in luck. Taking advantage of this cherry boon, I decided to spring for a tool that I always thought I didn't need, a cherry pitter. Boy was I wrong. I usually have to learn my lesson that way. I like to cook old school and I have to be convinced of the usefulness of modern conveniences. If God meant us to have cherry pitters, then why did he give us fingers... and paring knives? Several boxes of band aids and scars later, (I was never gonna be a hand model anyway) I finally gave in an bought an OXO Cherry Pitter at The Sign of The Bear our local kitchen and cooking store.
Right around the time I bought my own pitter, the people at OXO sent me another pitter, which I'm offering as a giveaway. Once I'd made my first batch of 5 Minute Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream this little tool became my new best friend. I bought more cherries and then tried to figure out what to do with them that would be new, different for me, and involved pitting. Finally, I came up with something. I'd make Cherry Molasses.
Rinse and pit the cherries.
Cut the pitted cherries in half.
Put the pitted halved cherries in a pot along with 1 cup of water.
When the cherries are boiling, add in the juice of 1 lemon.
Mash down the cherries to a pulp.
Cook the cherries down on a medium bubbling heat until they've turned into a mushy mass.
There's Alan mirrored in my ladle, taking a picture.
Pour the mushy boiling cherry mixture carefully through a strainer into a bowl.
Press down and allow the liquid part of the cooked cherries to pass through the strainer.
Pour the strained cherry mixture back into the pot and add 3/4 cup of sugar.
Bring things to a boil again.
Boil the sweetened cherries for about 1 minute. The thickened cherry mixture should start to coat the spoon. When that happens, you've got molasses baby.
Take it off the heat and let it cool a bit then pour it into a sterilized bottle.
If you're planning on keeping this for a while, pour it into a sealed sterilized canning jar and process it as you would any jam or jelly, otherwise store it in the fridge. The next task its to figure out how best to use this cherry molasses. Of course it can be an ice cream topping, pancake syrup or ingredient in a marinade. I'm thinking however of whipping up a bit of barbecue sauce with it.
If you'd like to do a little pitting of your own, I'm giving away a cherry pitter to someone who'd like to do some pitting and lives in the USA (for shipping purposes). PS: This pitter works excellently on olives too. Remember tapanade season is coming. Just leave a comment and let me know what you'd make with your very own pitter. I'll be choosing a winner via Random.org on Aug 1st.
I would pit cherries and make booze out of the pits. I would make booze with the other parts too.
Lucky to have a bountiful cherry season! Wonderful way to use them.
I like Janice's idea! However I think the first thing I'd make would be this recipe for cherry molasses!
Oh this would have come in handy for all the cherries I pitted for desserts! I just recently made cherry chocolate ice cream and cherry walnut bread!Next on my list to make are cherry turnovers!
I always find similar in your blog. Illustration of your recipe I really liked and it make your recipe too easy to prepare. Which is great.
I would love to have a cherry pitter for making my favorite fruit salad: cherries, raspberries, blueberries, and plums (really, any berry or stone fruit that you like will work). Make a light and creamy topping by blending ricotta cheese, orange juice, orange zest, and a splash of orange liqueur. That, plus a drizzle of cherry molasses on top would be delicious!
This is absolutely wonderful, have tried pomegranate molasses, but cherry m. sounds much fun.
This looks and sounds wonderful! I love my new OXO cherry pitter and can't believe I've went this long without owning one!


Inspired by the 'if onlys' we each carry around with us, I advertised for volunteers to donate their regrets anonymously. The regret had to be spoken aloud, whether I was in the room, or whether it was recorded was not important, only that it was spoken. After they had spoken their regret I asked them to say the words "If only…" it was these that I have collected and used for my piece.
The soundworks create a connection others and ourselves. Most of us believe that our personal regrets are big, heavy and unique. This piece allows us a small window in to the regrets of others, the detail is not spoken, but the if onlys hold the resonance of the regret and its emotional entanglement.
I'm incredibly grateful to all the volunteers for sharing their regrets, and helping me discover that we forgive ourselves more easily for acting badly, while the deepest regrets are often those of inaction.


The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is an amazing resource from any perspective for those that are preppers or outdoors people, offering an enormous amount of information on a variety of topics that would take hundreds of hours to digest when examined. The site, located at http://ohioline.osu.edu/lines/food.html distributes expert information on everything from meal planning to nutritional information along with an amazing array of food safety and storage knowledge.
Perhaps the best information on the site is the presence of 25 pdf files that each give precise tips on how to select, store and serve various natural foods commonly grown in gardens. There is a file on everything from apples, beans and beets to strawberries and tomatoes and just about all food types in between. There are also a number of pdf files on canning, freezing, jams and jellies and pickling that are simply outstanding as well.
But the information doesn't just stop there - there are many other pdf files that have information on health issues and nutrition, including segments on infants and the elderly. A health and wellness index addresses many common issues in clear and easily understood language and there are tons of articles on yard and garden topics that are extremely educational. The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences operates a wonderful site, and preppers everywhere would be well served to take the time to increase their knowledge through this fantastic free tool.


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Take control of your time. As you go through your day, you will find that others may have different plans for you. If things come up that can be handled within a matter of minutes (such as responding to an email or taking a phone call), tend to it immediately and move on so that it is accomplished, not occupying your mind, and not forgotten. If it will take longer, or it is something that can be handled at a later date without affecting a larger project, add this new task to your calendar at a specific date and time so you are certain to complete the request in a timely manner.
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FBI makes arrests in MN, CA in counterterrorism action
Laura Yuen and Mukhtar M. Ibrahim
The FBI arrested several people in Minneapolis and San Diego on Sunday as part of a joint terrorism task force investigation, a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger confirmed Sunday evening.
A Somali woman who said she was the mother of two men who were arrested told MPR News that the FBI arrived at her house around noon. One of her sons was arrested at her house; the other was arrested in San Diego.
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She said more than a dozen FBI and police officers searched her house and confiscated a tablet computer owned by the son arrested in San Diego.
She said she met with four families Sunday whose sons were also arrested in the operation.
Another Somali woman said her son was arrested in Minneapolis around 10 a.m. Sunday, after he returned home from work.
The FBI arrested a total of six men, according to family members, who said they didn't know why the men had been arrested.
Ben Petok, a spokesman for Luger, declined to offer further details but said there was no threat to public safety.
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Federal authorities have been investigating the departures of about 15 young people from the Twin Cities who allegedly traveled to Syria to support the terrorist group ISIS over the past year or so.
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Barry Levinson's Closet Picks
Inside Criterion / Closet Picks — Jun 11, 2017
Writer, producer, and director Barry Levinson has long been one of America's most versatile and prolific filmmakers. He made his screenwriting breakthrough in the late 1970s with Mel Brooks's Silent Movie and High Anxiety and Norman Jewison's . . . And Justice for All. Since debuting as a director in 1982, with the hugely influential Diner, the first of his autobiographical "Baltimore movies," he has won acclaim for deftly combining comedy and drama, with career highlights in every decade, including late-eighties hits Good Morning, Vietnam and the Best Picture Oscar winner Rain Man, and, in the nineties, Bugsy and Wag the Dog. More recently his work has taken new and unexpected directions, including documentaries such as The Band That Wouldn't Die, for ESPN's 30 for 30, found-footage horror in The Bay, and his inventive biographical drama for HBO, You Don't Know Jack, which won Al Pacino an Emmy for his portrayal of Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Ahead of the premiere of his acclaimed HBO film The Wizard of Lies, which explores the family drama behind the Bernie Madoff scandal, Levinson took a trip inside our closet, where he spoke with us about old favorites such as Spartacus, Dont Look Back, and Jules and Jim.
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With her groundbreaking debut film, Just Another Girl on the I.R.T., now on the Criterion Channel, the director stopped by to talk about the movies that loom large in her personal canon.
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During the production of our release of Matewan, the first Sayles film in the collection, the director paid us a visit and talked about some of his formative moviegoing experiences.
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ESIC EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR FILING RETURNS BY A MONTH
ESI SCHEME-
The Employees State Insurance Scheme is a scheme under the Employees State Insurance act 1948. Its main aim is to protect the employees and help them and their families at the time of medical emergencies.
It covers medical impacts during sickness, maternity, disability, and death due to employment injury and provides medical care to insured persons and their families.
Any company or organization that has 10 or more employees is entitled to the Employees State Insurance scheme.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCHEME-
The contribution to such a scheme is made by both the employee and the employer.
The employer contributes 4.75 % of the wages paid to the employee. The employee contributes to 1.75 % of the wages received by them.
EXTENSION OF THE DUE DATES-
Initially, the due date to file the return under the Employees State Insurance Scheme was May 15th. But seeing the current situation, the government has now extended the due date to file the return by a month, that is to 15th June.
The Ministry said that as the country is dealing with the pandemic and lockdown is prevailing all over the country many employees are unable to work. For them, the government has issued some relaxation.
According to the ESIC, there are about 3 crores of people insured under the Employees State Insurance Scheme and about 12 crores people are benefited from this scheme, considering the families of the employees.
"In line with the relief measures being extended by the central government to business entities and workers, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has relaxed the provision as entered in Regulation 31 of ESI (General) Regulations, 1950 and allowed the filing of ESI contribution for the month of April 2021 up to 15th June 2021 instead of 15th May 2021," said the Ministry of Labor And Employment.


South Florida has the highest rate of HIV in the nation. So how can we help address a public health crisis through visual communication? Join us for an interdisciplinary event packed with presentations, hands-on workshops, and a "design with empathy" challenge focused on the theme of posters as vehicles for advocacy and social change. Inspired by select pieces from our AIDS awareness poster collection, the afternoon includes an exhibition of vintage HIV/AIDS posters and the contemporary companions local designers created in response—all in an effort to combat a startling statistic impacting our community. Panelists include design curator Elizabeth Resnick and Drs. Weirui Wang (FIU Department of Communication) and Rashida Biggs (FIU Public Health & Social Work).
Co-presented with AIGA Miami and Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County, STD/HIV Prevention and Control Program. Sponsored by Southeastern Printing with support from FIU Department of History, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Unity Coalition|Coalición Unida, and Ambiente magazine. The museum thanks Henry S. Hacker and family for their generous gift of a major collection of international HIV/AIDS posters.


Zach Price is a Religious Studies major; a Black Belt in Isshin Ryu; a student of Shen Lung Kung Fu; and a guitar, banjo, and tin whistle enthusiast. This post originally appeared on the blog Monks and Nones, the class blog for REL 371.
Race and Displacement, co-edited by our own Prof. Simmons and Prof. Marouan (formerly of REL and now of Gender & Race Studies), has just been published. It is based on a conference held at UA several years ago.


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Copyright Office notifies its first interim license under Section 31 D of Copyright Act, 1957 in favour of M/s Kuku &Koyal Internet Pvt. Ltd
The Copyright Office issued a public notice on January 24, 2018 notifying that the Registrar of Copyright has issued an interim license under Section 31D(1) of the Copyright Act, 1957 in favour of M/s Kuku & Koyal Internet now known as M/S Kuku & Koyal Internet Pvt .Ltd. The public notice can be read here.
The Public notice calls upon any person or organisation having any stake to contact the Copyright Office.
The public notice mentions that the licensee has submitted the list of following companies as music providers whose music they have used or intend to use:
i) Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL)
ii) T Series (Super Cassette Industries Limited) Mumbai
iii) Shree Venkatesh Films
iv) Eros International Media Limited
v) Yash Raj Films
vi) Zee Music, Mumbai
vii) Rajshri Productions, Mumbai
viii) Khanna Music, Ludhiana
ix) SIMCA- South India Music Company, Chennai
x) Big Music, Mumbai
xi) Bro Bite Music Company, Kerala
xii) Shemaroo, Mumbai
xiii) Malwa Records, Bhatinda,
xiv) White Hill Production, Punjab
The public notice mentions that the list is suggestive only.
The interim order has been passed by the Registrar of Copyright Office in compliance of an order dated March 14, 2017 passed by Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh in the matter of Inderjit Singh & Anr v/s Ramesh Abhishek & Anr [COCP No. 622/ 2017 (O&M). Read order here.
In the matter of Inderjit Singh & Anr v/s Union of India & ors [CWP- 21945/2016], the Punjab & Haryana High Court had vide order dated October 21, 2016 directed the Registrar of Copyright office (Respondent 3) that if the petitioners approach the Registrar by moving an appropriate representation under Section 31D of Copyright Act, 1957 within a period of four weeks, the Registrar shall consider and decide the same at an early date by passing an appropriate order within a period of three months from the date of representation from the petitions. The Court further directed that if the petitioners would make a request for any interim relief, the Registrar shall consider the same and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. Read order here.
Since the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court was not complied with by the Registrar of Copyright, a contempt petition was filed by Inderjit Singh pursuant to which the aforesaid order dated March 14, 2017 was passed by the Court wherein the court called upon the respondents to comply with the October 21, 2016 order within four weeks.
As per the records published by the Copyright Office, the interim statutory license [read here] under Section 31D of the Copyright Act, 1957 was granted by Mr. Jagdish Swaroop, Deputy Registrar of Copyright to M/s. Kuku and Koyal Internet, Ludhiana on April 10, 2017 towards an interim relief for conducting the business of internet broadcasting for communicating such work as desired by the licensee recorded in sound recordings in the repertoire to the public by internet broadcasting on revenue sharing basis subject to terms and conditions as per the order of the Copyright Board under Section 31(1)(b) of the pre amended Copyright Act, 1957 dated August 25, 2010. [Read Copyright Board order here].
It is surprising that the interim license issued by the Deputy Registrar of Copyright requires the licensee to pay royalties in accordance with the Copyright Board order of 2010 for internet broadcasting. The Copyright Board had vide its order dated August 25, 2010 required PPL to grant compulsory licenses under 31(1) (b) of the Copyright Act, 1957 to the complainants (radio broadcasters) for communicating the work recorded in sound recordings in the repertoire, present and future, of the respondent (PPL) to the public by broadcast on revenue sharing basis wherein the radio broadcasters were required to pay 2% of net advertisement earnings of each FM radio station accruing from the radio business only for that radio station for pro rata distribution of compensation to all music providers including PPL in proportion to the music provided by the respective music providers and broadcast by the complainant (Radio broadcasters). The Copyright Board order was challenged before several courts by various music labels and the matter is still sub-judice.
Section 31D was introduced by the 2012 Amendment to the Copyright Act under which a provision has been made for the grant of statutory license for broadcasting of literary and musical works and sound recordings, subject to payment at such rate that may be fixed by the Copyright Board. It provides that any broadcasting organisation desirous of communicating to the public by way of a broadcast or by way of performance of a literary or musical work and sound recording which has already been published may do so by giving a prior notice of its intention to the copyright owner and the Registrar of Copyright and by paying such amount of royalties at the rate fixed by the Copyright Board (in accordance with the procedure laid down in S.31 D and Rules 29-31 of the Copyright Rules, 2013). The broadcasting organization shall give prior notice to the right holders, pay royalty as fixed by the Copyright Board in advance.
The DIPP had issued an office memorandum on September 5, 2016 [read here] clarifying that the words "any broadcasting organization desirous of communicating to the public" in Section 31 D may not be restrictively interpreted to cover only radio and TV broadcasting. The Office Memorandum stated that on a joint reading of the definitions of "Broadcast " and "Communication to the public" under the Act, the term broadcast shall include all kinds of broadcast including internet broadcast.
Section 31 D thus came as a boon to the radio and internet broadcasting industry. However, the constitutionality of Section 31D is already a subject matter of challenge before the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Eskay Video Pvt. Ltd vs Union of India (WP. 14979(W)/2016).
In all likelihood, the interim license granted by the Registrar of Copyright to Kuku & Koyal Internet Pvt. Ltd would be challenged by the music labels/ sound recording owners. In my view, the 2010 Copyright Board order should not have been kept as the base for revenue sharing for internet broadcasting as the internet and radio sectors are two completely different sectors and should not have the same revenue sharing arrangement as the stakes are different. There is an urgent need for the Copyright Board (now IPAB) to set up a new commercially viable royalty sharing mechanism for internet and radio broadcasting taking into account the present revenues earned by these sectors .
Hat tip for copyright office public notice: Kinat Sisodia
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The Education is an important work of American literary nonfiction. It provides a very detailed view into the intellectual and political life of the late 19th century. The Education Henry Adams was nominated as the best book of the twentieth century. It won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize.
Henry Adams (1838 – 1918) was an American journalist and novelist. He was the grandson of the American President John Quincy Adams and great-grandson of President and Founding Father John Adams.


In 1754,the Boyd family left their Irish homeland and came to settle at Cantenac. Jacques Boyd acquires a vineyard and gave it his name. Already well-known and widely exported, Château Boyd-Cantenac was classified as the third wine of Cantenac in 1776 by the wine merchant Labadie, and then third in the classification of 1855. Acquired in 1932, it has belonged to the Guillemet family for 4 generations.
BOYD, Bordeaux by Boyd-Cantenac was created by two men, Lucien Guillemet (Château Boyd-Cantenac, Classified Growth in 1855), and Patrick Bouey (Famille Bouey Vignobles & Châteaux). They imagined together a pleasant, elegant and delicate wine, faithful to their shared values: tradition, savoir-faire and authenticity.
Tasting notes: This elegant wine has an intense dark color. It offers a complex nose of ripe fruits with delicate spicy notes. Tannins are present and expressed with finesse and elegance. The structure combines roundness and aromatic persistence, with licorice, blackberry and black cherry aromas. The balance is perfect between fruity and woody notes. On the finish freshness considerably increases this great wine's complexity and length.