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Nunes memo released: FBI objections lacked credibility given bureau's shady past
The system for protecting Americans' civil rights in cases involving foreign agents has a long record of problems.
Nunes memo released: FBI objections lacked credibility given bureau's shady past The system for protecting Americans' civil rights in cases involving foreign agents has a long record of problems. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2GGixMd
James Bovard, Opinion columnist Published 11:49 a.m. ET Feb. 2, 2018 | Updated 11:37 a.m. ET Feb. 4, 2018
The FBI is adding its voice to the chorus of those opposed to the planned declassification of the so-called Nunes memo, expressing "grave concerns" over its accuracy. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@FantasticMrNate) reports. Buzz60
A controversial memo that might be released is based on highly classified documents provided by the FBI, and is the work of the House Intelligence Committee, under the leadership of controversial chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif.(Photo: Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty Images)
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is once again at the center of a political scandal. President Trump claims the FISA court wrongfully approved secret spying on his 2016 presidential campaign, while prominent Democrats claim Republicans are guilty of treason if they release a memo alleging FISA abuses by the FBI, a move the president has now approved. Regardless of the merits of this particular clash, FISA has long been a disaster for Americans' constitutional rights.
Congress passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in 1978 after scandals related to Nixon administration illegal wiretaps. Under FISA, the government need only show only that a person is suspected of being an agent of a foreign power or terrorist organization to get a search warrant. This is a much lower standard than under criminal law because, unlike foreign agents, Americans' rights are protected (at least on paper) by the Fourth Amendment which prohibits warrantless unreasonable searches.
FISA surveillance orders tend to be far more expansive than normal federal criminal searches. The secret FISA court noted that, after it grants a request, "the FBI will be authorized to conduct, simultaneous telephone, microphone, cell phone, e-mail and computer surveillance of the U.S. person target's home, workplace and vehicles. Similar breadth is accorded the FBI in physical searches of the target's residence, office, vehicles, computer, safe deposit box and U.S. mails." People surveilled under FISA orders rarely learn the feds have been intruding unless they are arrested as a result.
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The FISA court grants 99%+ of all requests for warrants and only hears from one side of each case, the governments. As a result, its proceedings have been plagued by falsehoods. In 2002, The FISA court complained that FBI agents made more than 75 false or misleading claims to secure warrants; a top FBI counterrorism official was prohibited from ever appearing there again. The court also rebuffed Attorney General John Ashcroft's proposal to radically transform its purpose by making it easier for prosecutors to use FISA warrants to sweep up evidence for criminal prosecutions.
The Bush administration took the case to a specially-created FISA Appeals court which unanimously granted Ashcroft's wish and ignored the problem of deceptive federal agents. "Having found that the fox has eaten half the chickens, the court has decided that the fox should have more authority over the chicken coop," groused Joshua Dratel of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. A transcript revealed that the FISA appeals "judges generally assumed a servile posture toward the executive branch, even consulting the Justice Department on how to handle its critics," according to Secrecy News.
After 9/11, the Bush administration got approval for far more sweeping FISA searches but went even further. Bush's lawyers insisted the president had inherent authority to order wiretaps - regardless of a 1972 Supreme Court decision obliterating that dictatorial notion. During his 2004 reelection campaign, Bush assured audiences that the federal government was not wiretapping Americans without a warrant. But the New York Times revealed in December 2005 that the National Security Agency was conducting up to 500 warrantless wiretaps inside the U.S. at a time.
The controversial Nunes memo is out. It claims the FBI and the Justice Department abused their surveillance authority on Trump's 2016 Presidential campaign. Democrats say the memo is misleading. USA TODAY
Six months later, USA Today revealed that the NSA was tracking the calls of tens of millions of Americans and constructing the "largest database ever assembled in the world." The story provoked an uproar and the Bush legal team raced to the friendly neighborhood FISA court. FISA judges accepted a bizarre assertion that the telephone records of all Americans were "relevant" to a terrorism investigation under the Patriot Act. Thus, the feds were entitled to secretly compel telephone companies to deliver all their calling records (including time, duration, and location of calls) to the National Security Agency.
More: Jeff Sessions is the most underrated member of the Trump administration
In the summer of 2007, the Bush administration railroaded FISA amendments known as the "Protect America Act" through Congress which authorized surveillance of any phone call or email by any Americans which the government "reasonably believed" was contacting someone - anyone - outside the U.S. After a telephone service provider challenged that law, a FISA Appeals Court ruled that when "the government has instituted several layers of serviceable safeguards to protect individuals against unwarranted harms and to minimize incidental intrusions, its efforts to protect national security should not be frustrated by the courts." "Layers of serviceable safeguards" were all that Americans' privacy needed - or deserved.
As a presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama pledged "no more illegal wiretapping of American citizens," helping establish him as a civil liberties champion. After he was elected president, Obama reversed his position and spurred the FISA court to perpetuate many Bush-era intrusions.
Obama's Justice Department vigorously fought court challenges from individuals who believed their phone calls or email had been illegally intercepted. A 2012 New York Times editorial called the Obama administration's legal strategy "a particularly cynical Catch-22: Because the wiretaps are secret and no one can say for certain that their calls have been or will be monitored, no one has standing to bring suit over the surveillance." The Supreme Court sided with Obama, insisting that there were plenty of safeguards - such as the FISA court - to protect Americans' rights.
Several months later, Americans were shocked to learn (thanks to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden) that the FISA court had approved daily roundup of scores of millions of Americans' phone records. A few months later, federal judge Richard Leon slammed that FISA-approved phone records vacuum cleaner as "almost Orwellian... I cannot imagine a more indiscriminate and arbitrary invasion than this systematic and high-tech collection and retention of personal data on virtually every single citizen for purposes of querying and analyzing it without prior judicial approval." The NSA also vacuumed up Americans' email on the flimsiest pretexts - such as "someone searching the web for suspicious stuff."
The FISA court complained that, in the final years of Obama's presidency, the NSA was guilty of "an institutional lack of candor" connected to "a very serious Fourth Amendment issue;" naturally, the gory specifics were kept under wraps. Regardless, one of Obama's last actions as president authorized NSA to share its vast trove of data on Americans with other federal agencies. If political abuse of data seized via FISA has not yet occurred, Obama's "shovel-far-and-wide" bureaucratic bonanza makes it far more likely in the future.
The FISA court has always done a dismal job of overseeing the vast surveillance regime it helped spawn. FISA provided a stamp of legitimacy for perpetual deceit and perhaps the worst trampling of constitutional rights in American history. Regardless of the outcome of the current brawl, Washington must radically decrease secret surveillance of the American people.
James Bovard, author of Attention Deficit Democracy, is a member of USA TODAY's Board of Contributors. Follow him on Twitter: @JimBovard.
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Want to make a rewarding and positive contribution to society? Social workers support children and families through child protection procedures, fostering and adoption and youth justice to name but a few. They also support adults with issues including disability, drug and alcohol dependency, mental health, homelessness and safeguarding.
You'll gather insights and develop a real understanding of social work through our highly commended approach to integrated learning. You will equip yourself with the skills to be a reflective and ethical practitioner, committed to lifelong learning.
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Programme code L505
Course type Full-time
Location Plymouth
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Social workers support people experiencing difficult times of change and circumstances, by offering guidance and acting as an advocate for people who are vulnerable. Specialising in supporting children, adults, or adults with a range of issues, they use social care legislation to improve outcomes in people's lives and safeguard their rights.
Social workers offer support to a wide range of people.
Social workers offer support to provide a safe environment for families to thrive.
Social workers support the adoption process again to create safe and happy environments.
Voices are heard
Social workers ensure children's voices are heard and listened to especially if they have disabilities or are vulnerable.
Societal and personal issues
Social workers support adults who may be dealing with issues related to homelessness, addiction, and maintaining good mental health. They also help clients to live independently and safely.
People's rights
Social workers champion people's rights to ensure they are being respected and valued.
Social workers work with people of all ages, from the very start of life to the end. As a result, some difficulties may be more prevalent in certain age or service user groups than others. Some of the clients you might see include:
young people who may have been involved in criminal activity, for example county lines
people with substance misuse such as drugs and/or alcohol
people who are homeless
people experiencing poor mental health
Get a head start – on successful completion of the course you can apply to become a registered social worker.
Benefit from the expertise of our network of partner agencies across the social work spectrum, learning from professionals to develop your skills.
Enhance your career options – six months after finishing the course, 95% of our graduates are in work or further study (source: 2019 DLHE survey).
Gather insights and develop a real understanding of social work through our highly commended approach to integrated learning.
Build your hands-on knowledge and experience on an excellent variety of placements, working in real-life adult and childcare settings in both years.
From 2023, students in Plymouth can train and practice their professional healthcare skills in an inspiring purpose-built environment, InterCity Place.
Engage with real service users and carers at every stage of your learning, so you graduate primed to put effective strategies to use in the workplace.
Learn about the increasing influence of global issues on social work and be inspired by staff who are leading the way in international social work.
Develop as a professional – equip yourself with the skills to be a reflective and ethical practitioner, committed to lifelong learning.
Over the course of the programme you will cover the fundamental knowledge needed for social work focusing upon social policy and law, ethics and values, contemporary theory and professional practice. In doing so you will be learning how to apply ethical and theoretical perspectives to human development, understanding social sciences in a social work setting and getting to grips with applying legal and social policy in the context of welfare. Exploring issues of diversity and difference, reflecting on real-life issues that impact service users and carers, and develop your skills in collaborative working making connections between local and global issues. Learn how to analyse complex issues, and apply your knowledge and skills to resolve them. Gain a critical perspective on complex, uncertain and changing contexts in social work, further your skills working in multi-agency settings and develop your understanding of the international arena.
In developing your professional practice you will engage in 30 skills days in preparation for practice, followed by 170 days of practice learning; 70 days in the first year and 100 in the final year in contrasting placements. In your final year, you'll consolidate your learning, working towards becoming a safe, competent, ethical practitioner who demonstrates sound professional judgement.
The modules shown for this course or programme are those being studied by current students, or expected new modules. Modules are subject to change depending on year of entry.
Social Policy and Law (SW701)
The module provides students with up-to date knowledge and critical understanding of the law and social policy relevant to professional social work in the UK and explores how to use this knowledge and understanding in work with vulnerable people with diverse need
Professional Practice (SW702)
The module examines contemporary social work practices including undertaking of child observation sessions, group presentations, narrative sessions conducted by the Service User/Carer Consultative Group, and an interactive course in advanced communication skills. Lecturers and guest lecturers cover an array of topics including, Critical Reflection and Critical Analysis, Safeguarding, Signs and Symptoms of Abuse, Human Growth and Development, Attachment Theory, Mental Health, Assessment Processes, Ecological Theory, Task Centred Practice, Motivational Interviewing, Drug and Alcohol misuse, Crisis management and Global Social Work.
Contemporary Social Work Theories and Issues (SW703)
This module critically examines contemporary theories and social issues that are helpful in understanding the behaviour and/or functioning of individuals and communities most relevant to social work practice. Students are expected to examine their own relationship to these issues and develop the skills of theorisation as expected at a graduate level
Ethics and Values for Social Workers (SW704)
The interrelationship between theory, practice and core values is presented as critical in the delivery of care. Account is taken of transcendent basic humanitarian principles in social work. Major social philosophies and virtue ethics underpinning care are considered and the moral dilemmas arising from conflicts between personal, professional and organisational norms.
Integrated Practice I (SW705)
This module will enable students to develop their professional identity through the integration of theory, methods, skills, knowledge and values within practice. Combining classroom and practice based learning and opportunities it will provide students with a repertoire of critical knowledge, skills, evidenced based and informed responses and interventions congruent with working with people and situations across a plethora of society
Final year
Integrated Practice II (SW706)
The module enables students to consolidate their professional identity through integration of theory, methods, skills and values in practice. Teaching and practice learning provide students with a repertoire of evidenced informed responses congruent with complex practice situations. The module seeks to prepare students for the socio-legal and procedural aspects of statutory social work.
Every postgraduate taught course has a detailed programme specification document describing the programme aims, the programme structure, the teaching and learning methods, the learning outcomes and the rules of assessment.
The following programme specification represents the latest programme structure and may be subject to change:
PgDip Social Work Programme Specification 22-23 7399
You should have a lower second-class (2:2) undergraduate honours degree or above.
Your undergraduate degree can be in any subject. You must have GCSE 4/C for Mathematics and English or above.
A minimum of twelve months' experience working with vulnerable or disadvantaged people in a social welfare capacity/setting (statutory, voluntary or independent sector, waged, unwaged or part-time, in the UK or overseas).
Extended entry requirements
In addition to the above, evidence of academic study within the last five years is required.
You must pass disclosure and barring service and occupational health checks satisfactorily in order to be able to start this course.
If English is not your first language and you do not have GCSE English grade 4/C or above you will have to achieve an IELTS or equivalent qualification at the grades stated below.
IELTS – 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in all elements (if you need to improve your English language to get onto a degree course at University of Plymouth, you can book a pre-sessional academic English course)
Meeting the academic minimum is the first stage of an application being considered. Applicants must also submit a strong personal statement in order to be considered further.
Fees, costs and funding
Home £6,270 £6,470
International £10,470 £10,800
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All students within the School of Health Professions will spend time in placements away from university. The South West is a largely rural region, which often requires students to travel longer and further distances than may be expected when universities are in largely urban areas. In many cases students will stay away from home for the period of that placement time. Some students on these courses are eligible for reimbursement of additional travel and accommodation costs over normal daily travel costs. This support is part of the Learning Support Fund administered through the NHS Business Services Authority. However, this should be investigated by the student to make sure this applies to your chosen course of study.
It is difficult to give a precise estimate of placement costs for each individual programme, due to the geographical spread of placements, and duration. However it is recommended you attend an Open Day to find out more about what placement costs can be anticipated or discuss placement with a member of our admissions teams.
Despite these costs, clinical placements offer an excellent opportunity to learn from experienced clinicians and are recognised as an essential part of students' development towards becoming a registered practitioner.
More details of any additional costs associated with the faculty's courses are listed on the following page: Faculty of Health additional costs.
Tuition fee discount for University of Plymouth graduates
If you studied your undergraduate degree at Plymouth, you may be eligible for a fee discount if you complete your postgraduate studies here as well.
20% discount on tuition fees for home students
£2,000 discount on tuition fees for international students
Read our fees policy
This programme is not eligible for the Postgraduate Master's Loan.
All applications for undergraduate courses are made through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service).
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To apply for this course and for more information about submitting an application including application deadline dates, please visit the UCAS website.
The deadline for the receipt of international applications is 31 May 2023 for entry in September 2023.
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) Our PgDip Social Work programme is ranked in the top 10 social work courses in the UK, according to the Complete University Guide 2023
First-class facilities to prepare you for your career in healthcare
From 2023, InterCity Place will be where undergraduate and postgraduate students from a variety of disciplines learn together under one roof.
Complementing existing clinical facilities, our new innovative suites, simulations and practice labs will help us to train and develop the next generation of nurses, paramedics and allied health professionals.
Learn more about our new unrivalled study environment
By Social Work England.
You'll spend over 170 days on placement during the course. You'll have the chance to experience what it's like to work in a variety of settings, these may include community-based projects, fostering teams, a variety of mental health teams and services, drug and alcohol teams, older adults, hospital discharge, children and family work, young adults or working with asylum seekers.
Personal holidays
In order to successfully complete your course and be eligible to apply for a professional registration you must complete a specified number of practice placement hours along with your theoretical study. Therefore you'll only be able to take personal holidays during the specified leave periods for your course. This includes induction week where it is vital you attend all sessions.
Our social work team is committed to providing you with the best possible learning experience during your time on the course. As well as the standard teaching, you'll have the opportunity to get involved in activities working with wider issues locally and globally – giving you a better understanding of the issues relevant to social workers around the world. Possibilities exist (subject to agreement) for undertaking placements in different countries such as Africa or accessing the Erasmus scheme for a European placement in the year following graduation.
Social Worker of the Year Awards
Three social work graduates were shortlisted for the 2018 Social Worker of the Year Awards, which aim to celebrate the achievements of practitioners in both children's and adult services. In 2017, Gareth Benjamin, a graduate from the BA programme in 2013, won the Mental Health Social Worker of the Year category.
Margaret Jelley, Lecturer in Social Work said:
"These successes prove that the social work programmes at the University are producing excellent social work professionals, recognised at national level."
Learn more about the 2018 awards
Greta Cerniauskaite
As a child Greta moved from Lithuania to the UK. The support she was given helped her to integrate and inspired her to study social work
"The second year of University provided an eye-opening journey, I would have never expected to gain such a vast range of knowledge and experiences from a degree. My practice placement was at British Red Cross Refugee Services and my degree equipped me with the knowledge to engage with the service users and provide the information or support they required."
To find out more about Greta's experiences you can read her profile
Dr Kev Stone
Honorary Associate Professor
Dr Beth Moran
Lecturer in Social Work
BA (Hons) Social Work Programme Leader
Dr Sue Cook
Honorary University Fellow
Senior Lecturer and BA (Hons) Social Work Admissions Tutor
Dr Julia Wheeler
Miss Katy Else
BA (Hons) Social Work (Apprenticeship Route)
Dr Andy Jolly
PgDip Social Work Programme Leader
Dr Bartosz Zaniewski
Ms Penelope Welbourne
Associate Professor in Social Work
Could our graduates inspire you?
"When you're working with people in a really vulnerable time of their lives, you feel really privileged that they've let you in and they've trusted you and that is a really rewarding part of the role."
Enya Richards explains the moment she realised she was becoming a social worker and her most challenging moment so far.
Find out more about Enya's story
Read Enya's article 'Social work's person-centred focus will be key to a sustainable future after the pandemic'. This article first appeared in the May 2020 edition of Professional Social Work magazine published by the British Association of Social Workers.
Harrison now works in South Africa at Maranatha Streetworkers Trust
Karl is a social worker
Luci is working as a social worker in Plymouth
Alison Smith
Alison graduated from BA (Hons) Social Work in 2014. She decided to pursue her interest in social policy and further education and is now studying MSc Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Southampton.
"The University was very supportive and nurturing and allowed me to leave feeling confident in my ability to perform as a social worker; this had a significant impact on my career aspirations. Further to this, the placements that I went on during my time at Plymouth gave me the experience I needed to take the next steps in my career."
Learn more about Alison's experiences
Gareth Benjamin
Since graduating in 2013, Gareth has developed an interest in mental health and recently was honoured with winning the Mental Health Social Worker of the Year 2017 Gold Award. Gareth now works as a Social Worker for Livewell Southwest.
"Plymouth prepared me well for the challenges of my career. My final year placement gave me an insight into the work I would be carrying out and the course helped me develop the skills needed to succeed in an environment where you must be creative in finding solutions."
Find out more about Gareth's story
We offer a range of courses to help you develop your academic English language skills.
These include pre-sessional academic English courses for undergraduates, taught postgraduates and research students along with insessional language classes, tutorials and activities to support students who have English as a second language.
Find out how we can help you reach your potential.
Thinking about coming to study in Plymouth? Find the answers to many of your questions here, as well as links to places where you can discover more.
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In this course you will learn how to design, deploy, and support Citrix Provisioning Services.
In this course you will learn how to design, deploy, and support Citrix Provisioning Services. You will learn about the features first available in Provisioning Services version 6.1 such as support for the Personal vDisk. This course is designed for IT professionals, server admins, network engineers, desktop architects, systems integrators and consultants looking to learn about Provisioning Services 6.1 and how it can be used alongside XenDesktop. To get the most out of this course, you should have a strong foundation in networking and virtualization fundamentals, as well as some experience with systems administration.


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Georges Wolinski (ur. 28 czerwca 1934 w Tunisie, zm. 7 stycznia 2015 w Paryżu) – francuski rysownik satyryczny.

Współpracował z czasopismami Hara-Kiri, Action, Paris-Presse, Charlie Hebdo, L'Humanité, Le Nouvel Observateur i Paris Match. Był również redaktorem naczelnym Charlie Mensuel. Został zamordowany 7 stycznia 2015 roku podczas zamachu w siedzibie Charlie Hebdo.

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Matka Georges'a Wolinskiego była pochodzenia francusko-włoskiego, a ojciec polskim Żydem, który zarządzał atelier kowalstwa artystycznego w Tunisie. Ojciec zmarł w 1936 roku, a matka z powodu  zapalenia płuc udała się do sanatorium we Francji. Wolinski pozostał pod opieką dziadków (cukierników) ze strony matki.

W wieku 13 lat przeprowadził się do matki, która ponownie wyszła za mąż. W liceum w Briançon spotkał swoją przyszłą żonę Jacqueline, z którą ożenił się w 1961 roku. Mieli dwie córki. Początkowo pracował w firmie włókienniczej swojego teścia w Fontenay-sous-Bois. Od 1958 roku publikował rysunki w magazynie Rustica, a po wysłaniu swoich rysunków do François Cavanny, dołączył do ekipy dziennika Hara-Kiri. W 1968 został rysownikiem Le Journal du dimanche. Tam poznał Marysę, która została jego drugą żoną, i z którą miał trzecią córkę, Elsę. Od 1970 do 1981 roku był redaktorem naczelnym Charlie Hebdo.

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Where to Watch Fire Country
Is it hot in here? Learn where to watch Fire Country, the fiery drama about prisoners becoming volunteer firefighters.
Find out where you can watch the American action drama Fire Country, an exciting show about putting out fires, both personal and physical.
As kids, many of us would barter on the playground. A lollipop for a bouncy ball, a juice box for a turn on the swings. Fire Country takes this trading system to the next level, with people exchanging their prisoner status for a firefighter one.
Fire Country follows the story of Bode Donovan (Max Thieriot), a baseball player who suffers from an injury and develops a drug addiction. Upon his release from rehab and officially being clean, he ends up driving the car that gets in an accident and kills his sister. He leaves town at the advice of his father and changes his name to avoid getting punished for the accident. However, he finds himself in trouble with the law after being imprisoned for the armed robbery of a liquor store.
During his prison sentence, he volunteers for the California Conservation Camp Program. The program allows prisoners to help out with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, referred to as Cal Fire. Coincidentally, Donovan is assigned to Northern California, the place he grew up in, and finds himself fighting fires alongside people he never thought he'd cross paths with.
If you're interested in learning more about this interesting prison barter system, you can catch Fire Country on Amazon Prime.
Watch Fire Country on Amazon Prime Video
Creators and Cast of Fire Country
Fire Country is the brain-child of the show's star Max Thieriot, as well as Tony Phelan and Joan Rater. Thieriot is an actor and director who is known for his work on The Pacifier, Bates Motel, and Seal Team.
Thieriot wrote the show about the experiences of his own life. When asked about his writing process, he said that it was "it was easy to write because you write what you know. Because it was so personal and so close, it all came from a place that I was connected to, so it was easy for me to translate that into these characters and this world. It was not something that I was really having to build, from the beginning. The foundation was there. Now, I'm going back through other parts of my life and wondering what else there might be."
Tony Phelan is a triple threat who lends his talents to the creation of this show. He is a screenwriter, producer, and director who worked on smash hits such as Grey's Anatomy and Doubt. He is not the only Fire Country creator who has been involved with Grey's Anatomy, producer and screenwriter, Joan Rater, wrote for the show as well.
Is Fire Country In the Embers?
Fans will be excited to know that the Fire Country fire will be roaring for another season. In January 2023, CBS Entertainment announced that the show has been renewed and said that it is "remarkable to see a new series resonate like this with both broadcast and streaming audiences right out of the gate. Fire Country has so many appealing entry points for the audience." These audiences will be able to continue to enjoy this thrilling show when season 2 is released.
If you're looking for an exciting and interesting drama that provides a unique perspective on the prison system and involves daring scenes of putting out roaring fires, Fire Country is the show for you. You can catch all of Season 1 whenever your heart desires on Amazon Prime.
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When you have a long input form in your iOS app, you probably should pay attention to position of the text input fields when user taps of them. The software keyboard may cover those elements.
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Mike Krzyzewski learned the hard way that he can't be the center of the wheel for every aspect of Duke men's basketball. And that may be the secret to his enduring success.
Something was missing in Mike Krzyzewski's yard. A gap between the William Penn barberry and an English holly created a discordant note in the otherwise harmonious landscape he'd composed. So on a Wednesday morning in mid-December, while members of his Blue Devil basketball team were busy with final exams, Krzyzewski drove to a Durham gardening store in pursuit of a burgundy-colored, deer-resistant Pieris japonica to fill the void and complement the color palette he'd orchestrated.
For a man whose intensity and drive are legendary, midweek flower shopping, especially during basketball season, may seem an odd errand. Although the team was in the middle of a weeklong lull for final exams, Krzyzewski had plenty on his to-do list that day, including a doctor's appointment, a workout, several interviews, a team meeting, and a two-hour special edition of his weekly satellite radio show, broadcast live from Cameron Indoor Stadium. So why the botanical detour to peruse early-winter japonicas?
Mickie Krzyzewski has taken to calling basketball season "the black hole" because it consumes virtually everything else in its path. But for her husband and her family, the 2011-12 season represented an even more formidable vortex. Just three games into the season, the Blue Devils defeated Michigan State in Madison Square Garden to earn Krzyzewski his 903rd victory as a college head coach, the most ever in men's Division I history. There were commemorative videos and posters, and countless visits and congratulatory calls from friends and former players. Sports Illustrated named him Sportsman of the Year, along with Tennessee women's coach and Sportswoman of the Year Pat Summitt. The usual flood of media requests that flow in during December turned into a tidal wave.
It's been quite a ride for a man who, thirty-two years earlier, had needed to slowly spell his name for a handful of reporters covering his introductory press conference. Krzyzewski has won four national championships and virtually every award his profession bestows. Generations of players credit him with shaping their character, instilling leadership, making them men. He's coached Team USA Basketball to Olympic gold in 2008 and will lead them again in 2012. CEOs seek his leadership advice. Hard-core fans pony up $10,000 each to participate in K Academy, a five-day basketball fantasy camp held every summer. Admirers from around the world send e-mail messages, letters, autograph requests, and gifts. Sincere young men write asking what they need to do to play for Duke and Coach K.
But had it not been for the dark days of a very different season seventeen years ago, it's unlikely Coach K would be enjoying what he calls a "tsunami of success." He might not even be coaching Duke basketball. The breaking down and rebuilding of Mike Krzyzewski was a pivotal point for a man who's dedicated his life to winning basketball games. Accustomed to controlling every facet of his program, he had to learn how to let friends and colleagues take on some of the heavy lifting of running a high-visibility, multimillion-dollar franchise. In doing so, he has achieved even greater success on the court. And he's developed a deeper and more nuanced appreciation for those quiet moments of contentment that most of the world never sees, from celebrating the arrival of his eighth grandchild in January to cavorting with his yellow lab Blue to finding the perfect Pieris japonica.
My name is Tom Butters. I'm the athletic director at Duke University, and I have the awesome responsibility of replacing Bill Foster as the basketball coach of Duke," said the voice on the other end of the phone. Standing in the living room of the red-brick duplex in West Point, Carol Marsh "Mickie" Krzyzewski asked Butters to hold the line and handed the call to her husband, Army head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
It was March 1980, and Foster had just announced he was leaving Duke to take the head coaching job at the University of South Carolina. Rumors began swirling almost immediately about which college coach would be tapped to take over a program that had made it to the NCAA finals just two years before. Newspaper columnists speculated about a short list of coaches, including Boston College's Tom Davis, Old Dominion's Paul Webb, Mississippi's Bob Weltlich, Oklahoma's Dave Bliss, and Duke assistant coach Bob Wenzel. The name Krzyzewski was never mentioned.
Butters admired Indiana University coach Bobby Knight, and part of his interest in Bliss and Weltlich was that they'd been on Knight's coaching staffs at Army and Indiana. Former Blue Devil guard Steve Vacendak '66 tipped Butters off to another Knight protégé. Mike Krzyzewski had played point guard for Knight at West Point and later served as an unpaid graduate assistant on Knight's staff at Indiana. The thirty-three-year-old coach was in his fifth year at Army, where he had transformed a team that was 3-22 the season before he arrived, leading them to two appearances in the NIT.
Butters and Krzyzewski spoke at length. An interview was scheduled for March 13 in Kentucky, where Duke eked out a onepoint win over the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA Eastern Regionals.
Other schools had already taken notice of the young coach. About the same time Butters came calling, Iowa State had offered Krzyzewski its head coaching job. But after that first interview with Butters, despite having no guarantee of a second interview, Krzyzewski thanked Iowa State for the offer and declined.
Butters couldn't get Krzyzewski out of his mind. There was a second interview and then a third on campus. The story's been told of how Krzyzewski was already at the airport to catch his return flight home when Butters realized with utter clarity that he'd found his man. Krzyzewski was brought back to Duke and offered the job, which he accepted on the spot, without asking the salary (around $40,000).
On Tuesday, March 18, the Durham Morning Herald ran a column titled, "Duke's New Coach? He Begins With 'W'," which speculated that the next coach would likely be Weltlich, Wenzel, or Webb. Butters was quoted in the article saying, "There are no other people we are considering." Later that same day, a press conference was held announcing Mike Krzyzewski as Duke's new basketball coach.
Nearly thirty-two years later, when asked what that earnest young guy was thinking at that inaugural media event, Krzyzewski smiles and shakes his head slightly. "He should have been thinking about how naïve he was, and how green. I knew I was a surprise to everybody. I've always had a kind of spirit that I could win and that I would be willing to do whatever it took ethically to win. But I really didn't know what I was getting into—the competitiveness and the talent level." He later compared the experience to driving in Times Square after having only tooled around Durham.
Krzyzewski's program soon turned a corner. Simultaneously, the university was transforming itself into a nationally ranked academic and research institution. In 1984, the Blue Devils received their first NCAA bid under Krzyzewski's leadership, and Duke's campus was the cover image for the New York Times Magazine article on America's "hot" colleges. Two years later, the Blue Devils made it to the finals of the NCAA Tournament.
At the time, no one could predict that the link connecting Duke University and Coach K would evolve into a long-term, symbiotic, and ultimately inextricable relationship.
Six days into 1995, Mike Krzyzewski struggled to get out of bed. Since his back surgery the previous October for a herniated disk, he'd given up racquetball but little else. The physical setback was an agonizing distraction to Krzyzewski, whose obligations and aspirations had accelerated exponentially since Duke's back-to-back NCAA championships. Instead of taking it slow for the six- to twelve-week recovery period his doctors recommended, Krzyzewski threw himself right back into work—first at home, reviewing game videos until the early hours of the morning, and then, ten days after he got out of the hospital, back on the court.
As the team racked up six wins and one loss in November and December, Krzyzewski found himself in a constant state of exhaustion. He couldn't sleep. The travel and logistics of an end-of-year trip to Hawaii for the Kraft Rainbow Classic left him physically and mentally drained. By the close of 1994, he'd lost fifteen pounds and couldn't move without excruciating pain. On Monday, January 2, the Blue Devils beat South Carolina State. Two days later, they fell at home to Clemson, 75-70. On Friday, Krzyzewski could barely get dressed. Mickie had seen enough.
Mike looked at Mickie. She held his gaze. He turned around and walked out the door.
As the morning gave way to afternoon, Mickie fretted. With no word from her husband, she drove to the appointment with a frantic mantra circling in her mind: please make him be here, please make him be here, please make him be here. She knew that if he didn't show up, she would have to follow through on her threat. Please make him be here.
Krzyzewski's orthopaedist was John A. Feagin Jr. M.D. '61, whose office was in the Finch Yeager Building, overlooking Wallace Wade Stadium. As Mickie pulled into the parking lot, her eyes scanned the cars. She spotted Mike's and succumbed to a wave of emotions—relief and gratitude, of course, but also fear. Fear of a dire diagnosis. Fear that he might lose his will or ability to coach. Fear of what might happen to him, to her, to their family, if he could no longer do the very thing that defined him professionally.
Mickie got out of her car and made her way to the exam room, where Mike was already waiting. He reached out and grabbed her hand. No words were spoken.
When Feagin walked into the room, he took one look at the hobbled forty-seven-yearold and knew the coach needed immediate help. Feagin had been the team doctor for the football and basketball squads at West Point when he first met Krzyzewski, then a nineteen-year-old point guard. The two men had developed a friendship that had spanned nearly thirty years. Feagin knew that there was more going on than physical distress. "When you are that immobilized with pain," he says, "you don't know if you have cancer and are going to die, or if you have surgery whether you will come back or not." So Feagin—himself a West Point grad—framed his advice in a way Cadet Krzyzewski could grasp.
It was obvious that Krzyzewski needed to rethink how he ran his program and, by extension, his life. At Mickie's urging, he took up gardening. Time-management experts were consulted. Additional staff members were hired at the basketball offices to handle the program's increasingly complex logistics. New phone systems were installed. Krzyzewski embraced the idea that in order to make his program successful for the long haul, he could no longer be responsible for every aspect.
In the summer of 2004, word spread like wildfire that the Los Angeles Lakers had offered Mike Krzyzewski a five-year, $40 million package to leave Duke and join the pros. Coach K had entertained other overtures, from the Celtics in 1990 and the Trailblazers in 1994. But this was the Lakers, one of the most successful teams in the NBA, led by Kobe Bryant, whom Krzyzewski had recruited in high school. The prospect of losing Coach K sent fresh waves of panic throughout Devildom.
Conspiracy theorists argue the Lakers offer was timed to make new President Richard H. Brodhead assure Krzyzewski of his estimable position in the university hierarchy. But the interest from Lakers general manager (and former UNC standout) Mitch Kupchak was genuine. Bryant, who had remained close to Krzyzewski through the years, called to encourage him to consider the offer.
To capitalize on Duke basketball's success, Krzyzewski helped launch the Legacy Fund. Established in 2000 and chaired by Grant Hill '94, the Legacy Fund is an effort to fully endow the basketball program as well as capital improvements to basketball facilities. The Krzyzewskis donated $1 million to the fund in honor of Mike's brother Bill, who retired from the Chicago Fire Department at the rank of captain. To date the fund has raised more than $60 million, enough to endow twelve scholarships, a graduate coaching position, two student managers, and an assistant coach. Proceeds from the K Academy fantasy camp also are directed to the fund.
It was a muggy evening in August 2011 at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, and the assembled travelers were getting restless. An entourage of Blue Devil staff, student-athletes, coaching and athletics staff, and paying boosters should have been airborne, on their way to a thirteen- day international trip to China and Dubai. But there had been an electrical problem with the plane coming from Miami. As the hour grew later, a travelagent representative, trying to be helpful, suggested that one option might be to put the team on a commercial flight so they could fly ahead.
"When that happened, immediately there was a sense of deflation among the entire group that was palpable," says Sim Sitkin, a professor of management and faculty director of the Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics (COLE). He watched as Krzyzewski double-checked with athletics director Kevin White to make sure it was not a plan that had been authorized by Duke officials. It wasn't. So Krzyzewski called the group together and addressed them as one.
"Instantly," says Sitkin, "the energy level went back up through the roof." It was a perfect illustration of why Krzyzewski's instincts are so valuable to Sitkin and his colleagues at COLE. Sitkin says that he's often observed Krzyzewski having extended conversations with people where sports will not even come up.
The Krzyzewskis are active in a number of community and national organizations, including Duke Children's Hospital, the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research, the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation, Coaches vs. Cancer, the Brain Tumor Center at Duke, and the iHoops Advisory Board. Coach K's biggest point of pride is the Emily K Center, named for his mother. Located on West Chapel Hill Street in Durham, the center focuses on developing and nurturing the academic, character, and leadership potential of economically disadvantaged children.
The center is affiliated with the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, where Krzyzewski attends 7:45 mass every Sunday morning when he is in town. Before every game, he says a prayer: "Please, God, help me do my best, help me be myself, and help me lead with my heart." Along with his West Point training, Krzyzewski's faith is an unshakeable part of his foundation and informs his abiding sense of obligation.
Powerful leaders run the risk of being deified— or vilified. Every day of his life, Mike Krzyzewski is acutely aware of how many people are depending on him or looking to him for guidance. Due in part to his involvement with cancer research initiatives at the local and national level, Krzyzewski often is approached by those battling the disease or by their loved ones. A dying patient asks for tickets to a Duke basketball game. A father whose child was diagnosed with a brain tumor asks Krzyzewski which doctor he should see. Leadership at that level is a daunting responsibility.
Having family close by helps. All three daughters—Debbie Krzyzewski Savarino '93, Lindy Krzyzewski Frasher, and Jamie Krzyzewski Spatola '10—and their husbands and children live in Durham, and the family gets together often, including a longstanding end-of-season beach trip to the North Carolina shore. Mike and Mickie also travel to Las Vegas every summer, where Mickie parks herself in front of the slot machines and Mike heads toward the video poker games. He also loves music— Broadway shows, Motown, Smoky Robinson, the Delfonics, and the variety of songs used in the videos prepared for each graduating senior.
The day will come when Mike Krzyzewski announces his retirement from coaching Duke basketball. It won't be because of a specific number—winning his thousandth game, for instance, or a fifth national championship. Mickie insists that it's not something they really think about, because they are always so focused on what's right in front of them. Mike has promised her that it won't be when he's angry or after a painful loss.
Krzyzewski doesn't miss a beat when asked how difficult it will be for him to step onto the floor of Cameron Indoor Stadium— Coach K court—for the last time as coach. "It would be hard for me to walk away right now because I'm not ready to walk away," he says. "When I'm ready to walk away, I don't think it will be hard. I'll know it's time when I do not want to pay the price to win. In other words, when I don't want to prepare and do the work.


WASHINGTON (AP) — The center of our galaxy is teeming with black holes, sort of like a Times Square for strange super gravity objects, astronomers discovered.
Astronomers pouring over old x-ray observations have found signs of a dozen black holes in the inner circle of the Milky Way. And since most black holes can't even be spotted that way, they calculate that there are likely thousands of them there. They estimate it could be about 10,000, maybe more, according to a study in Wednesday's journal Nature.
🚨BLACK HOLE ALERT!🚨 Columbia astrophysicists have discovered a dozen black holes gathered around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way. The game-changing discovery confirms long-held prediction about their existence.
The stellar black holes are in addition to — and essentially circling — the already known supermassive black hole, called Sagittarius A, that's parked at the center of the Milky Way.
The newly discovered black holes are within about 19.2 trillion miles (30.9 trillion kilometers) of the supermassive black hole at the center. So there's still a lot of empty space and gas amid all those black holes. But if you took the equivalent space around Earth there would be zero black holes, not thousands, Hailey said.


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Q: RestKit : how to map an array with correct type? Got:
@property(nonatomic, retain) NSString *user;
@property(nonatomic, retain) NSString *token;
@property(nonatomic, retain) NSArray *list;// NSNumber only please!

And:
RKObjectMapping *mapping = [RKObjectMapping mappingForClass:[MyResponse class]];
[mapping addAttributeMappingsFromDictionary:@{
    @"user" : @"user",
    @"token" : @"token",
    @"list" : @"list",
 }];

And I receive Json:
{"user":"foobar","token":"azerty","list":[0,1,"2"]}

Unfortunately, list will be a mix of NSString and NSNumber. How to tell RestKit 0.2x I only want NSNumber or NSString in my NSArray?

A: RestKit uses KVC so surely if you just want numbers you could use the appropriate keyPath e.g. if I wanted the numbers to always be integers I could use the method integerValue which both NSNumber and NSString have:
RKObjectMapping *mapping = [RKObjectMapping mappingForClass:[MyResponse class]];
[mapping addAttributeMappingsFromDictionary:@{
  @"user"              : @"user",
  @"token"             : @"token",
  @"list.integerValue" : @"list",
}];

A: Rather than rewriting a JSON parser to do your particular task, why not just post-process 'list' and check each object with if([list[i] isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]) and convert it to an NSNumber?

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Lagana, Pinkin, Vainieri Huttle, Caride, Caputo & Wimberly Bill Enlisting the Aid of Physicians in the Conversation with Teens on Opioid Addiction Heads to Gov's Desk
(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Joseph Lagana, Nancy Pinkin, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Marlene Caride, Ralph Caputo and Benjie Wimberly enlisting the aid of healthcare providers in discussing the dangers of certain opioid medications prior to issuing a prescription to patients who are minors was approved, 77-0, by the full Assembly on Monday. The bill will now go to the Governor's desk for further consideration.
"We've seen the devastation the opioid crisis has created in many of our communities," said Lagana (D-Bergen/Passaic). "This discussion needs to be had as early as possible and from as many angles as possible to reach our young people before it's too late."
The bill (A-3424) would require health care professionals with prescribing authority to discuss the addiction potential of any opioid drug that is a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance prior to issuing a prescription for the medication to a patient who is under 18 years of age. The prescriber would be required to have this discussion with the patient, along with the patient's parent or guardian, if the patient is not an emancipated minor.
"The battle against opioid addiction needs to be a continued and coordinated one from all aspects of society," said Pinkin (D-Middlesex). "We've passed legislation to empower law enforcement and first responders to aid in the crisis. Now it's time to enlist the aid of doctors to help reinforce the message on the dangers of opioid and other prescription drug addictions."
The prescriber will specifically be required to discuss the risks of developing a physical or psychological dependence on the medication and, if the prescriber deems it appropriate, any alternative treatments that may be available.
"Sadly, sometimes the last person a teenager wants to listen to is their parents," said Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen). "So maybe if they hear from professionals, first hand, who have witnessed the devastating ramifications of addiction, perhaps it will be a much-needed dose of reality."
"Teens tend to think they are infallible at that age, which is why many fail to realize how easy it is to become prone to addiction," said Caride (D-Bergen/Passaic). "Hopefully the perspective of a licensed health professional will lend some weight to this conversation."
"The opioid crisis is a frightening and deadly phenomenon that has claimed far too many lives already," said Caputo (D-Essex). "We need the help of physicians to join in this battle. The earlier and more often we can talk to kids about this, the better."
"We need a full court press when it comes to dealing with the opioid crisis," said Wimberly (D-Bergen/Passaic). "If health care professionals join in the conversation along with parents and educators hopefully it will make a difference in the lives of many."
The prescriber will also be required to include a note in the patient's medical record indicating that the discussion took place. The bill does not require the discussion when prescribing medication to patients who are under hospice care.
The measure was approved by the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee on December 5.


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Q: Magento2 localization I've following files in /app/code/magento/xx_xx
composer.json
language.xml
registration.php
LICENSE.txt
LICENSE_AFL.txt

Following command creates from my translated all-modules-strings-file a directory structure /vendor/magento/module-backend/i18n/xx_YY.csv for all modules
magento i18n:pack --mode=merge -d xx_YY.csv . xx_YY

Where should this directory-structure situate and how to get it work?


Sharon Cuneta Net Worth: Wiki, Age, Ethnicity, Nationality, Height, Weight.
22 Synopsis: Sharon Gamboa Cuneta was created on 6 January 1966. She actually is among the mega superstars of Philippine Showbiz. She's starred in altogether 53 films, 10 tv shows, and has documented 40 albums. She's been awarded a large number of awards. Early Lifestyle: Sharon Cuneta was created in Manila to Peblo Cuntea, who was simply a previous mayor of Pasay in Philippines and Elaine Gamboa. Sharon made her initial Television appearance during her early lifestyle in Ike Lozada's present, in the Bulilit part, where she mimicked music of her aunt, Helen Gamboa, an celebrity and singer. Sharon Cuneta attended International College Manila for her principal to secondary education and from then on, she became a member of St. Paul University, Pasig. Sharon skipped her senior high school education due to her singing commitments. Sharon Cuneta signed her initial record at age 11. She got the opportunity to indication the record when she sang among the Cinderella's 1970s hits entitled, "Bato Sa Buhangin" in another of the celebrations. Tito Sotto who was simply among the guests in the party and hubby of Sharon's aunt Helen Gamboa provided her initial break. Tito Sotto was vice president of Vicor Music throughout that period. She recorded her initial one entitled, "Tawang ng Pag-Ibig" (Contact of Love) at age 12. Early Profession: Sharon Cuneta first melody, "Tawang ng Pag-Ibig" didn't get great responses but that didn't end her to record another singles 'Mr. D.J'. The melody made an appearance on Philippine pop charts in 1978 which led Sharon to her following hits like 'Naaalala Ka', 'I-Swing Mo Ako', 'Kahit Maputi Na Ang Buhok ko' and 'High College Lifestyle'. Besides that, she also hosted the present, 'C.U.T.E' on IBC with her aunt. Best Celebrity nomination in the Film Academy of the Philippines: After many hits, Sharon Cuneta startred her film profession by signing her 1st movie 'Dear Center' in the entire year 1981. She was paired with after that Close-Up model and Regal Movies' 1980s heartthrob, Gabby Concepcion. The movie was an enormous hit. Sharon presented in 'P.S I REALLY LIKE You' in 1981 that was accompanied by another Sharon-Gabby collaboration, 'My Only Like' in 1982. Sharon Cuneta wedded Gabby Concepcion in the entire year 1984 and do another film 'Sa Hirap at Ginhawa in the same 12 months. In 1984 Sharon was awarded the very best Actress by FAMAS on her behalf overall performance in 'Dapat ka Bang Mahalin'. After that came her 1st solo musical variety display, 'The Sharon Cuneta Display', premiered on September 1986. Sharon got another nomination from FAMA for Greatest Actress for the film 'Pasang Ko Ang Daigdig'. From 1990's Hall of Fame till right now: Sharon Cuneta produced her placement in the box-workplace queen more powerful after she used popular action celebrities like Fernando Poe Jr. Robin Padilla, Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr, Ruby Fernandez plus some more. She after that played three more movies with her spouse, Gabby Concepcion, that was later on nominated for Best Celebrity from PMPC Celebrity Awards, FAMAS, Ailm Academy of the Philippines, and Gawad Urian. Sharon received a Platinum award in 1992, Double Platinum award in 1991 and 1992, and Triple Platinum award in 1992. In 2000, Sharon Cuneta filmed Minsan Minahal Kita reverse to Richard Gomez which gained P10 Million on its opening day time. In the year, Sharon's dad died and she offered birth to her second kid. Sharon was also provided a Lifetime Accomplishment Award by the Table of Directors of the 'Phil. Association of Documenting Market' by the Dangal ng Musikang Plilipino Award on her behalf 25 th years in music market. Sharon was called as Greatest Actress in the entire year 2002 in Manila Film Event and provided a Civic award by the town of Manila. Within the last one fourth of the entire year, Sharon released her first worldwide album. Sharon Cuneta received a Best Celebrity award from the PASADO Awards and the People's Choice Award in the entire year 2003. Then in-may 2004, Sharon was pregnant with her third baby. After her maternity keep and break for couple of years, Sharon starred in BFF: CLOSE FRIENDS Forever, in '09 2009. She also hosted the Philippine Franchise of the favorite US reality show, THE LARGEST Loser Pinoy Edition in 2011. Sharon Cuntea signed a five years agreement with TV5 on 22 November 2011 and began her first talk display 'Sharon: Kasama Mo, Kapatid' in 2012. Sharon also became co-sponsor of musical variety chat display. She started her 1st Television series 'Madam Chairman' in 2013. After that after her five years agreement, she came back to ABS-CBN. Personal Existence: Sharon Cuneta dated her on-display partner Gabby Concepcion from 1981. They finished up engaged and getting married on 23 September 1984. Then later on in the entire year 1987 Sharon and Gabby separated. After that in 1994, Sharon Cuneta fulfilled Francis Pangilinan. They dated for just two years and got wedded on 28 April 1996. Collectively Sharon and Francis possess two daughters and one used child. Sharon Cuneta's net well worth is just about Peso 1 Billion. Sharon Cuneta net well worth: Sharon Cuneta is a Filipino singer, actress, television sponsor and reality display judge who includes a net well worth of $20 million. Sharon Cuneta was created in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines in January 1966. She's starred in a lot more than 50 movies and many TV series like the Sharon Cuneta Display, Sharon, THE LARGEST Loser: Pinoy Edition, and more. Cuneta in addition has recorded 40 albums beginning when she was 12 years old in 1978. She earned an eternity Accomplishment Award by the Table of Directors of the Phil. Association of Documenting Market in 2002. In 2011 she signed a agreement with TV5 for $21 million. Cuneta has received many awards including many period Box Office Queen and also Ms. RP Movies, Exceptional Achievement by a lady Documenting Artist, and Film Celebrity of the entire year.
1 At the Cinema One Originals Film Festival 2009, she received the Cinema One Legend Award.
2 Idolized by Candy Pangilinan.
3 She started off as a promising fresh young 12 year-old talent whose single "Mr.DJ" proved to be a big hit among radio listeners and disc-jockeys alike (hence the nickname "DJ's Pet").
6 First movie was Dear Heart (1981). Paired with Gabby Concepcion, who later became her husband.
7 Become popular with the song "Mr. DJ".
8 A co-endorser of Unilab products with her daughter, KC Concepcion.
9 Is one of the top product endorsers of the Philippines.
10 She has a daughter, Maria Kristina Cassandra, a.k.a. KC Concepcion (b. April 8, 1985), who is a commercial model and stage actress, from former husband Gabby Concepcion.
11 One of the most popular actresses in Philippine showbiz history.
12 She and her current husband Kiko had a child, Simone Francesca Emmanuelle, or Frankie, born in November 2000.
13 Her late father, Pablo, served as mayor of Pasay City for more than four decades while her mother, Elaine, is also an actress in her own right.
14 Studied business management in Boston College for one year (1999).
ABNKKBSNPLAko?! 2014 performer: "High School"
BFF: Best Friends Forever 2009/I performer: "Chuwariwap Best Friends Forever"
Tuloy na tuloy na tuloy pa rin ang Pasko 2006 TV Movie performer: "Your Love", "Magmahal Muli", "Kailangan Kita", "Nandito Ako"
Kung ako na lang sana 2003 performer: "Kung Ako Na Lang Sana", "Ikaw Lang Pala"
Walang kapalit 2003 performer: "Walang Kapalit"
Magkapatid 2002 performer: "Both Sides Now"
Pagdating ng panahon 2001 performer: "Pagdating ng Panahon"
Nang iniwan mo ako 1997 performer: "Nang Iwanan Mo Ako"
Minsan pa: Kahit konting pagtingin Part 2 1995 performer: "Minsan Pa"
Megamol 1994 performer: "Megamol" / writer: "Megamol"
Kapantay ay langit 1994 "Kapantay ay Langit", "The Glory of Love" / performer: "Kapantay ay Langit"
Pangako sa'yo 1992 performer: "Pangako sa Iyo"
Maging sino ka man 1991 performer: "Maging Sino Ka Man", "Naalala Ka"
Kahit konting pagtingin 1990 performer: "Kahit Konting Pagtingin"
Babangon ako't dudurugin kita 1989 performer: "Papatawarin Ba Kita?"
Jack & Jill 1987 performer: "Jack & Jill"
Sana'y wala nang wakas 1986 performer: "Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas"
Pati ba pintig ng puso? 1985 performer: "Pati Ba Pintig Ng Puso"
Bituing walang ningning 1985 performer: "Bituin Walang Ningning", "Sana'y Maghintay Ang Walang Hanggan"
Sa hirap at ginhawa 1984 performer: "Sa Hirap At Ginhawa"
Kung mahawi man ang ulap 1984 performer: "Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap"
Init sa magdamag 1983 performer: "Init sa Magdamag"
To Love Again 1983 performer: "To Love Again"
Cross My Heart 1982 performer: "Cross My Heart"
Sinasamba kita 1982 performer: "Sinasamba Kita"
My Only Love 1982 performer: "My Only Love"
P.S. I Love You 1981 performer: "P.S. I Love You"
High School Scandal 1981 performer: "High School"
Langis at tubig 1980 performer: "Tubig at langis"


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– Chef Jeff McInnis –
Jeffrey McInnis was born to either fish or cook, and to this day, he would gladly do either. Born in Niceville, Florida (and yes, that is a real city in the Florida panhandle) in 1978, he was surrounded by the magic of the ocean. He grew up on fishing boats, bringing in only the freshest catch and by 16, he was peeling shrimp, cleaning squid, cutting fish and cooking on the line at The Marina Cafe.
His passion for fresh local food was further inspired by his frequent trips and long southern summers spent with both sets of grandparents on their working Alabama farms. The restaurant term "farm to table" was more than an expression, but a reality for McInnis as a child. His grandparents only ate what they raised, from milking their own dairy cows and churning butter, to making their own blackberry jelly preserves from fresh picks of the day.
After high school, McInnis attended culinary school at Johnson & Wales University in Charleston, South Carolina. Determined to avoid being "type-cast" for only southern cuisine, McInnis set off traveling to further his culinary knowledge and expertise. After some time cooking in the Virgin Islands, San Francisco, Virginia, North Africa and Europe, Jeff expanded his repertoire to include Caribbean-Asian, Japanese, Southern Mediterranean and North African cuisine.
After appearing on the popular Bravo television show, "Top Chef," Jeff returned to his Miami roots, helming the kitchen at gigi and then a very successful Southern restaurant on Miami Beach, where he earned himself and the restaurant, three James Beard nominations in two years. Now settled in NYC, Jeff is bringing southern hospitality to Alphabet City with the opening of root & bone with his partner, Chef Janine Booth, of "Top Chef" season 11.
– Chef Janine Booth –
Chef Janine Booth was born and raised on the beautiful, big island continent of Australia. A place where blue skies and sunshine encourage family and friends to gather around the backyard barbeque - everyone taking part in grilling and preparing farm fresh salads. For Janine, food has always been about bringing family and friends together to make memories and celebrate life. Living in the melting pot of the culinary world for most of her life, Janine was exposed to a vast array of flavors and cuisines and her ongoing fascination inspired her to begin cooking classes at a young age and immediately her passion, drive and creativity was ignited.
In 2006 Janine took an eight-month culinary sabbatical, where she travelled extensively through Spain, Italy, Greece, France, Turkey, Germany, Monaco, UK, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Croatia, Thailand and Indonesia, exploring and gaining an incredible amount of knowledge on international flavors.
Janine went on to study the craft of culinary arts at Le Cordon Bleu in Miami. Following culinary school, she kicked off her professional career as a Chef at Gigi's restaurant in Miami under Executive Chef Jeff McInnis. Following her time at Gigi, Janine landed at a very successful Southern restaurant on Miami Beach in 2011, once again working under the tutelage of Chef Jeff McInnis where she fell in love with the cuisine and hospitality of the South. After almost two years cooking Southern food, Janine decided to return to a cuisine very close to her heart, Northeastern Thai, taking the position of Sous Chef on the opening team of Khong River House - within the first three months the restaurant was nominated for a James Beard award for 'Best New Restaurant'.
In October 2013 - early 2014, Janine appeared on NBC/Bravo's Emmy award winning television show, "Top Chef," cooking and competing against 18 other chefs in New Orleans, as well as many episodes of the Emmy nominated show "Last Chance Kitchen". Now settled in NYC, she's bringing southern hospitality to Alphabet City with root & bone in 2014 with her partner, Chef Jeff McInnis, also of "Top Chef" fame. root & bone is a neighborhood restaurant celebrating Southern fare and country comforts; a roots revival of timeless Southern recipes & traditions.
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A conversation about retirement these days with people of a "certain age" usually includes how they handle the high costs of long-term care services. Not a fun topic, but if you are a Generation X or Late-Boomer you probably have or currently are experiencing the aging issues of your parents. It is rare when a person age 45 to 65 doesn't know a family member, neighbor or even a friend or co-worker who hasn't been impacted by long-term care.
Nobody wants to be in a nursing home, memory care facility or even assisted living. However, longevity is resulting in more and more Americans requiring help with normal activities of daily living. As you get older the risk of cognitive decline also increases requiring supervision care.
Long-Term Care Insurance is often the best way to protect assets from the costs of extended care. Some people think they have this benefit at work. This is usually not the case. Unfortunately, there are several misperceptions which prevent people from protecting their retirement accounts from the high costs and stress as a long-term care event.
"I have long-term care insurance at work" – It is unlikely you actually have long-term care insurance. Very few employers offer Long-Term Care Insurance. Those that do rarely help pay for it making the premium often more expensive than you can get outside of a group. The real issue is many people confuse Long-Term Care Insurance with Long-Term Disability Insurance.
Long-Term Disability insurance replaces part of your salary if you are unable to work due to disability. It pays nothing toward the cost of any care you require. Many employers' provide short-term disability benefits which cover three to six months of compensation paying your salary if you are unable to work. Once that expires a Long-Term Disability plan would kick in. Most of these disability plans will pay up to 60% of your salary until you return to work or age 65. Many employers provide this as a benefit at a cost to the employee. This is a policy that is not portable and it is not a solution for long-term care services and supports.
Long-Term Care Insurance pays nothing toward income. It pays for the costs of extended care. This would include home health aides, nurses, physical and speech therapy as well as adult day care, assisted living, memory care, and nursing home care. These policies you own and have nothing to do with your age or whether you are employed or retired. The cost of care can be as much as $100,000 a year for skilled nursing home care depending on your location.
"Health insurance pays for this." - No, health insurance, or for that matter, Medicare and supplements, will only pay for a limited amount of skilled care. Most long-term care is custodial and that is not paid for by health insurance or Medicare. This means you will pay out of pocket or your family will provide the care … or both.
"My spouse will take care of me" – As much as your spouse or partner may love you, providing long-term care services for any person is not easy. It becomes even more difficult when you are older. Often, people require help with bathing, going to the bathroom, dressing and other normal living activities. It would be hard at age 40 to perform these services much less if you are age 80. Plus, it is also embarrassing for many people to have a loved one help them with very personal things. It can be easier for a professional caregiver to help and allow the family the time to be family. The same goes with your children. They have or will have, their own careers and family responsibilities. Plus, what we often forget, they get older as well. How old will your children be when you are 75 or 80 years-old? Family caregivers are not a good option.
"It is hard to make a claim and they don't pay the claims anyhow" - The opposite is true. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services study showed that 97.6% of Long-Term Care Insurance claims are paid. The promises made by these companies and promises which are kept. Huge amounts of money each day are being paid to American families helping them safeguard their assets and reduce the stress on their family.
"Long-Term Care Insurance is expensive" – The fact is Long-Term Care Insurance policies are very affordable. Many articles you might read misrepresent the facts. Premiums are based on your age when you obtain coverage, your health and the amount of benefits you apply for. You design the policy so the premium can range from very low to high. If you get a plan in your 40s or 50s many people can design a plan for under $100 a month. If you are in your 70s getting affordable coverage will be more difficult because of the advanced age and your health. However, a long-term care specialist can help you find an affordable plan whether you are 40 or 70.
So, what does Long-Term Care Insurance cost? Brent Donarski, a 30-year veteran specialist in long-term care planning runs www.myltcspecialist.com. He says that a majority of people he speaks with nationwide are usually very surprised how affordable LTC insurance happens to be.
He gives an example of a Missouri couple, age 55 and 50, in very good health. They could obtain a plan which initially pays $4000 a month with an initial pool of money of $125,000 each both growing 3% compounded each year. This would include spousal shared benefits which mean if one of them were to exhaust their benefits they could use the other spouse's benefit but if a spouse passes, the premium disappears and the full unused benefit goes to the survivor. Premiums couple be as low as $229 a month. This plan would qualify for the Missouri Partnership program providing them with additional dollar-for-dollar asset protection.
Donarski says the bigger the benefit the larger the premium, likewise, the smaller the benefit the smaller the premium.
"The consumer can custom design their plan. We can develop outstanding coverage which fits most budgets," Donarski said.
Forty-five states offer partnership plans. With the additional asset protection offered by the program, it gives a person the ability to design just the right size plan without over-insuring.
Total asset plans are available for those with larger estates or family history which includes bloodlines with Alzheimer's or dementia which lasts very long periods of time. This would provide a person with unlimited long-term care benefits. One company, One America, provides unlimited long-term care benefits with an asset-based plan which includes a second-to-die death benefit. One traditional company, National Guardian Life, also provides an option for unlimited long-term care benefits. It also offers a return of premium rider at additional cost.


Lifetime has announced that they will be developing a drama centered around Clarice Starling from the horror thriller The Silence Of The Lambs. The drama will take place soon after young Starling graduates from the FBI Academy. Keep your eyes and ears open to see who will be playing the parts that Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore both did tremendous jobs as.


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Wellington Professorship of Cardiology established at Marshall University School of Medicine
Long-time chair of cardiology tapped for position
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—Dr. Mark Studeny, professor and chair of the department of cardiology at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has been named the inaugural Bernard C. and Pansy P. Wellington Professor of Cardiology.
The professorship is funded by a generous $800,000 grant facilitated by Robert H. Beymer, chairman of the board of First Sentry Bank and trustee of the Bernard C. and Pansy P. Wellington Foundation. The gift will support medical education and cardiovascular research at Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death in our region, as well as the United States. The endowment provides opportunities to explore new avenues available for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
"It is a tremendous honor to be named as the first Wellington Professor," Studeny said. "We are grateful for this wonderful gift which will benefit the people of our region. I am excited to expand our work into the disease processes that affect so many in our area."
"Pansy Wellington graduated from Marshall and she absolutely loved the school, " Beymer said. "She was a kind, caring person and I know Pansy would be pleased that so many people will be helped through this gift to the School of Medicine."
Additionally, the gift has the option of supporting a scholarship for a medical student. For information on this gift or to make a gift to the School of Medicine, please contact Linda Holmes, director of development and alumni affairs, at 304-691-1711.
Date Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014


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50 test positive in outbreak at Buncombe Co. Detention Facility
by: Robert Cox
BUNCOMBE CO., NC (WSPA) – 50 people have tested positive for COVID-19 during an outbreak at the Buncombe County Detention Facility.
According to the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office, 35 of those who tested positive were detainees while the other 15 were detention officers.
The sheriff's office said a "significant number" of the 50 were either asymptomatic or had mild symptoms.
Deputies said more detention officers and staff are in quarantine due to positive tests among their children or family members.
"The detainees who have tested positive have been moved to an isolation unit where they are under medical watch meaning they will be observed four times per hour and monitored for any severe symptoms," said the sheriff's office in a statement.
The sheriff's office said they have enhanced cleaning protocols at the facility which includes the use of six electrostatic sprayers in the building.
76% of the staff at the Buncombe County Detention Facility have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
More than 50% of those who have been in custody for at least one month have been vaccinated, according to the sheriff's office.


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Day 26 - Go, Lily Bloom!
This morning, while cruising through the park in my little blue pick-up truck and thinking about the classes I had to teach today and how many entries we would get for the 4th Annual Photography Club Photo Contest, I chanced upon a race. A thirteen mile race, as it turned out, with runners of almost every description. There were tall runners, short runners, fat runners, skinny runners, old runners and young runners. Most of them were actually running, and had signs on their chests with numbers and the inscription "Frostbite Series".
It was the Saint Louis Track Club's 4th run in their 2018-2019 Frostbite Series, and while the runners were not in actual danger from the cold, I soon began to feel that I was. I snapped a few photos, talked to the men handing our water and Gatorade to the runners in the part of the run between the Amateur Athletic Association golf course and Avation Field and went back to my car to warm my hands and replace the dead battery in one of my cameras. Ambling down the hill by the Jewel Box toward the Muny gave me a good view through the woods on the west side of the road, and I made a few mental notes about future photo opportunities. I rolled past the colonnade of the Muny over the Old Stable Bridge and headed toward the northeast corner of the park. Before I got past the Hidden Creek Savanna, I crossed paths with the runners again. I watched as they huffed and puffed their way past me (they didn't blow my house down, though) and tried different angles for my photos.
From there I went past the Visitors Center intending to pass out of the park via DeBaliviere Boulevard, but had my attention arrested by a group of girls with signs, shouting and jumping up and down, cheering for a friend who was in the run. I quickly pulled over and hopped out to get a shot, after all, who could resist such enthusiasm?
So, Lily Bloom, this one's for you.


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        public RateLimited(string LimitLimit, string LimitRemaining, string LimitReset)
        {
            int pars;
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            if (int.TryParse(LimitLimit, out pars)) Max = int.Parse(LimitLimit);
			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(LimitReset))
			{
				ResetDate = DateTime.Now;
				ResetDate.AddSeconds(double.Parse(LimitReset));
				ResetDate = System.TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone.ToLocalTime(ResetDate);
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        public int Limit { get; private set; }
        public int Max { get; private set; }
        public DateTime ResetDate { get; private set; }
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    public class TwitterResponse<T>
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        public T ResponseObject { get; set; }

        public StatusResult Result { get; set; }

        public string RequestUrl { get; set; }

        internal OAuthTokens Tokens { get; set; }

        public RateLimited RateLimited { get; set; }

        public AccessLevel AccessLevel { get; set; }

        public TwitterError Error { get; set; }

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        {
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                Source = res.ResponseStream;

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Daniel Böltz (born 17 July 1962) is an Australian/Swiss former long-distance runner who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was born in Switzerland, but lived in Australia. In 1988, Böltz won the Twin Cities Marathon in 2:14:10. He raced for Australia in the 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

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1962 births
Living people
Australian male long-distance runners
Swiss male long-distance runners
Swiss male marathon runners
Olympic athletes of Switzerland
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics


When ISPF is invoked by a non-developer (call it 'standard mode') its habit is to cache any panels, skeletons, or messages that it uses. It keeps them in storage so that if the same element is re-used, ISPF can get it from the cache rather than doing I/O to get a fresh copy. Obviously, if you're modifying that element, saving it to its library won't do a thing for your current session. To get that new panel, you have to exit ISPF to READY-mode and restart ISPF. That takes a lot of I/O because on start-up, ISPF opens and reads ISPPLIB, ISPSLIB, ISPTLIB, ISPMLIB, and ISPLLIB so that it knows all the available membernames and where they're located — in case you ask for one of them.
Developers who work with ISPF services generally invoke ISPF in TEST-mode when developing because in TEST-mode, ISPF caches nothing and always does I/O to handle service requests. If you've just saved a change to a panel and you're in TEST-mode, your next DISPLAY request will retrieve the new version. The penalty you pay for this is that every service request is handled via I/O.
Embedding your ISPF assets gives you the best of both worlds: because ISPF caches elements based on DSN+membername, re-extracting ISPF assets at execution-time creates a new dataset (in VIO) and ISPF recognizes that this member XYZ is not the same XYZ as that in the cache, so it reloads a fresh copy. All other service requests are handled via the cache — because you don't use TEST-mode.
It gets better: When you invoke the enclosing REXX, it all gets read into storage immediately, and that includes your panels and skeletons. Extracting them thus happens at 'core speed' and if they're written to VIO datasets, that happens at 'core speed' as well. No need to read the panel(s) from ISPPLIB or the skeleton(s) from ISPSLIB separately. It's already here.
You no longer have to search through the libraries to ensure you're not using a duplicate membername — because your data is not going to live in any of those libraries. The elements embedded in your application are extracted and loaded to a library which is then LIBDEF'd into a preferential position to all others. If you use a name replicated elsewhere, you will only use your element; the other will be 'masked' by virtue of being too far down the concatenation. Of course, when the application ends, LIBDEF tears down those purpose-built libraries and the environment is restored to its pre-invocation state. Neat.
When you install the application, you install one element. All the other panels and skeletons used by the main REXX routine do not get separately installed — there's no need to formally install them because they will be regenerated dynamically as and when needed.
If anyone out there can find a 'down-side' to any of this, I'd be very interested to hear it. To me, it all looks like 'up-side'.
Code for extracting ISPF assets can be found on my REXX Tools page and a short example of how it's implemented at ALIST.


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How the Average American Family Can Avoid The Capital Gains Tax Altogether This Year
By Brian StoffelFool.com
This may help ease your tax burden when it comes to capital gains.
As tax season winds itself to a close, many American families have had to fork over a pretty penny for selling investments. Of course, this doesn't necessarily apply to tax-advantaged retirement accounts, but there are still a lot of families that have side money invested in the stock market for non-retirement purposes.
Today, I'm going to tell you how many -- most, actually -- American families could sell their stock investments for a gain and not owe Uncle Sam a penny.
Here's how it works.
Ever notice this before?For starters, you absolutely must own the stocks you are going to sell for at least a year. Once you get beyond 365 days, your investment is considered a "long term" one, and that opens it to a host of tax advantages. If you follow the buy-to-hold investment philosophy that we preach here at The Motley Fool, this shouldn't be too hard.
Next, let's take a look at how those long-term capital gains are taxed by the federal government.
Source: Author's illustration, with information provided by the IRS.
If your household falls under the 10% or 15% tax bracket, then you can sell your investments -- up until they bump you into a new tax bracket -- and pay absolutely no taxes whatsoever!
What do those tax brackets look like? According to The Tax Foundation, this is what the upper limit of the 15% bracket will look like.
Upper Limit of Taxable Income
Head of Household
Source: The Tax Foundation
But aren't these the exceedingly poor households?That's a fair question. On the surface, it would appear that only those who are poor would qualify for this break. Once you scratch the surface, however, a different picture appears.
For starters, here's the breakdown of the average American household, via datafrom the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Number of people in household: 2.5
Mean income before taxes: $66,877
So if we assume that the average household is a married couple, and we don't take any deductions whatsoever (which would never happen), the average American household could still sell stocks and net gains of over $8,000 ($75,300-$66,877) without ever having to turn over a dime for those gains.
Let's put this in perspectiveTo really get an idea of how possible this is, let's look at the extreme end of the spectrum: a family of four that earns $135,000 before taxes. This is the type of demographic that even naysayers would agree could probably be making such investments -- meaning they have enough money left over to invest.
Again, on the surface, it would seem absurd that this family could possibly avoid capital gains taxes. But let's take a look at four very simple deductions that the family could claim.
Standard Deduction
Exemptions (4 members)
401(k) Contributions (maxing both accounts)
Health Savings Acct.
Source: The Tax Foundation (for standard deduction and exemptions), IRS.
Just like that, the amount of taxable income that this family has drops basically in half -- all the way to $67,450. That means that if, say, the family has been sitting on shares of Apple for five years and has seen their shares increase by $7,850 ($75,300-$67,550), they could sell and keep all the gains for themselves.
Added up over the years, if this family regularly takes advantage of such situations, the tax savings can be enormous. Further, if they simply wait thirty days, they can repurchase the shares they sold -- raising their cost basis and helping them lock in long-term gains tax-free!
Granted, this strategy won't work for everyone -- you need to have the right life circumstances and an eye for detail to make it work. But if you do, the advantages come retirement time can certainly add up.
The article How the Average American Family Can Avoid The Capital Gains Tax Altogether This Year originally appeared on Fool.com.
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Кизил Арслан Ільдегізід (*д/н — 1191) — 10-й султан Іраку.
 Антонія Арслан (італ. Antonia Arslan, нар. 1938, Падуя) — Італійська письменниця та академік вірменського походження.
 Арслан-шах (султан Іраку), Арслан-шах (*1133/1134 — 1176) — 8-й султан Іраку в 1161—1176 роках.
 Алп-Арслан  (тюрк. сміливий лев) також Мухаммед ібн-Дауд або Мохамед бен-Дауд (араб. ألب أرسلان, повне ім'я — Зійа ад-Дін ва Адуд ад-Даула ва Тадж ал-Мілла Абу Шуджа Мухаммад Алп-Арслан ібн-Дауд, (20 січня 1029 — 15 грудня 1072) — другий султан держави сельджуків, правнук Сельджука, син Чагрі-бека.
 Толгай Арслан (нім. Tolgay Arslan, нар. 16 серпня 1990, Падерборн) — німецький футболіст турецького етнічного походження, півзахисник клубу «Бешикташ».
 Арслан Ґерай (1692–30 травня 1767) — кримський хан у 1748–1756 і 1767 рр. з династії Ґераїв. Син Девлета II Ґерая, онук Селіма I Ґерая.
 Іл-Арслан (*д/н —7 березня 1172) — хорезмшах у 1156—1172 роках.
 Килич-Арслан II (*бл. 1113 — 1192) — 5-й султан Рума в 1156—1192 роках.
 Килич-Арслан I (осм. قلج أرسلان — Kılıc Arslân, тур. Kılıç Arslan, повне ім'я — Дауд Килич Арслан ібн Сулейман-шах) (? — 1107) — сельджуцький султан Рума , син султана Сулеймана I.
 Килич-Арслан III (*д/н — 1205) — 8-й султан Рума в 1204—1205 роках.
 Килич-Арслан IV, Килич-Арслан IV (1237—1265) — 13-й султан Рума в 1248—1265 роках.
 Арслан-шах II (султан Кермана), Арслан-шах II (*д/н — 1177) — султан Кермана в 1170—1171, 1172—1175, 1175—1177 роках.
 Арслан-шах I (султан Кермана), Арслан-шах I (*д/н — 1145) — султан Кермана в 1101—1142 роках.
 Килич-Арслан V (*д/н — 1318) — останній султан Рума в 1310—1318 роках. Ім'я перекладається як «Меч лева». Походив з династії Сельджукидів.
 Алп-Арслан (султан Алеппо), Алп-Арслан (*1097 — 1114) — 3-й султан Алеппо і Сирії в 1113—1114 роках.
 Непесов Арслан Сакоєвич — туркменський державний і політичний діяч, дипломат.