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- Kvarner Riviera in the Croatian Cultural Home in Rijeka, while the solemn parade of wind orchestra and common music(three songs)will be held on the famous Rijeka - Korzo (Promenade). All wind orchestras and their escorts from distant places of Croatia and abroad will be located at the Hotel Uvala Scott in Kraljevica, 4 km from the Rijeka Airport.
The aim of the international competition is to increase the quality of amateur work, the development of mutual cooperation of wind orchestras and the popularization of wind music in Croatia and the Central European region and beyond. The orchestras from other parts of the world may also apply to the competition.
The orchestras will compete in three senior categories (A, B, C) and two youth (D and E) categories by the degree of performance weight.
of these compositions after the official registration at the festival..
3. The first international fair for music instruments and equipment "Adriatic Music Fair 2019" for the wind orchestra will be held at Friday (26.04.) Saturday (27.04) in the hotel Neboder (Skyscraper)..He is connected with the competition hall of the Croatian Cultural Home.
Those orchestras that choose to be in more difficult categories, can choose between the highest level, the high level, the middle level and the lowel level. In those four categories they will have to perform three different compositions.
The order of performance of the obligatory composition and the composition of choice is not set, but has to be duly announced to the jury prior to their performance. The introductory composition will not be graded. This composition has to be a work of a high artistic value.
The choice of the obligatory composition will determine the category to which the orchestra will be assigned to. The composition of choice has to be of the same or of the similar level as the obligatory composition. Instrumental or vocal soloist compositions are not going to be allowed.
The performance time in each of the four categories must not exceed 30 minutes.The orchestras will exchange on stage every 40 minutes.
a.) Grand Parade of the Orchestra (City Korzo (Promenade of Rijeka)) the Orchestras are performing wind music( marches ) of free choice .
Entry fee to the festival for category A ,B, C D and E is 230€ per orchestra.
All participants will get the festival brochure as a souvenir so that they could remember this important event that will promote wind music.
Conductor or manager of the orchestra has free accommodation and food at our international competition.


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In short Coimbatore is the nearest main railway station for Ooty. Further you can reach Ooty via Mettupalayam. There are frequent bus connections from Coimbatore to Mettupalayam. And also from Mettupalayam to Ooty.
Alternatively you can travel from Bangalore to Ooty by bus too. There are a good number of bus services from Bangalore to Ooty.
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Did a Top General Run Psy Ops on Senators?
Author: Noah Shachtman and Spencer AckermanNoah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman
Aides to a prominent general are insisting that their boss didn't run a psychological operation on members of Congress. But the e-mails they provided to Danger Room to back up their denials appear to reinforce the initial charges: that Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV, head of training in Afghanistan, used propaganda personnel to "spin" visiting U.S. Senators.
It's a potentially serious offense. If Caldwell did order the operation, it could violate a decades-old law called the Smith-Mundt Act, which forbids the government from targeting propaganda at American citizens. Caldwell's boss, Gen. David Petraeus, announced on Thursday that he'll investigate the "facts and circumstances" of a potentially improper use of information operations.
The accusations come from Lt. Col. Michael Holmes, the leader of an information operations unit in Afghanistan, who tells Rolling Stone that Caldwell's staff retaliated against him after he balked at their efforts to use him to influence American dignitaries.
One of Caldwell's aides says that Holmes wasn't acting in an "Information Operations," or "IO," capacity when dealing with the visiting legislators. Holmes may have been trained in psychological operations. But, at the time, Holmes was functioning as a garden-variety staff officer for Caldwell. According to the aide, they prepared some briefing books and talking points in advance of the dignitaries' visits – nothing more, nothing less.
"Conducting research on important issues for individual VIP visitors to tailor talking points and connect with their interests and concerns is not IO. I guarantee all senior commanders have staff performing this kind of work. It's merely being prepared and doing your homework," the aide e-mails.
According to this version of events, only after Holmes found himself in hot water in an investigation did he run to Hastings with a story of a propaganda-happy Caldwell.
But internal e-mails from Caldwell's command, known as NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A), show that Holmes routinely worked on information operations for the general.
First, a disclosure: Both Michael Hastings, the author of the Rolling Stone piece, and Caldwell are longtime friends of this blog.
According to Hastings' piece, Caldwell asked Holmes for information on visiting legislators that a quick googling could retrieve: voting records, pet issues and "pressure points we could use to leverage the delegation for more funds [and] more people," Holmes recounted to Hastings – the Afghanistan training effort still needs more training and personnel. Holmes initially cooperated. But in mid-March 2010, according to an NTM-A timeline obtained by Danger Room, Holmes "expressed concern" that the tasking was an "illegal" psychological operation.
That prompted Caldwell's chief of staff, Col. Joseph Buche, to investigate. On March 30, an NTM-A lawyer determined "evidence" that Holmes and a subordinate, Maj. Laural Levine, were in an "inappropriate relationship" in which they wore civilian clothes and drank alcohol off-base, in violation of a military restriction on boozing it up in Afghanistan. The investigation had a new target.
In the e-mails reviewed by Danger Room, Holmes defends his trips off base in civilian clothing as necessary to conduct information operations. One e-mail from May 10, 2010, refers to a documentary NTM-A wanted to make about "community policing." Referring to the documentary as the work of an IOTF – Information Operations Task Force – Holmes says that for the film to be persuasive, "there should be no open military presence either on film, or in the area during the shooting." That means getting the men in "sportscoats and chinos" and the women in headscarves. In his e-mail signature, Holmes refers to himself as chief of an "IO FST" – an Information Operations Field Support Team.
A different e-mail explains that the Afghan government also sought to get U.S. military personnel in civilian garb, so they'd be less conspicuous. On May 4, 2010, a State Department official affirmed that a spokesman for President Hamid Karzai wanted U.S. forces at a Kabul media center to "strive to be in civilian clothing whenever possible."
Jack Kem, Caldwell's top civilian deputy, balked at having military personnel in civvies, for fear that their "concealed weapons" would be legally problematic if the service members were captured. Holmes continued to argue in his defense that he was asked to wear civilian clothes at weekly meetings with an Information Operations Task Force.
Ultimately, Holmes departed Afghanistan in September, after calling the inquiry into his civilian clothing a "kangaroo court." He now runs a consulting firm specializing in "strategic communications" – another cousin of propaganda – in Texas, according to the firm's Facebook page.
The clothing issue is less important than what it shows: that Holmes was indeed working on information operations for Caldwell. Caldwell's staff argues that Holmes wasn't working on information ops when he was dealing with U.S. senators or congressmen. But Caldwell's aide conceded that he can't document that claim.
Ultimately, it'll for Petraeus to determine. But in Holmes' case, the already-blurry lines between spin and propaganda got muddied by having an information operations officer involved in congressional glad-handing. Psychological operations are supposed to muddle the messages of foreign enemies or disrupt their communications. (Think the Air Force's Commando Solo spy plane, which can disrupt an adversary's broadcasts and replace them with pro-U.S. propaganda.)
But many a commander has lamented that messages from insurgents can chip away at domestic U.S. support for a war, while American hearts and minds aren't supposed to be targeted by the U.S. military. In reality, the military has workarounds. Every single military command wants to influence Congress to protect their budgets, missions and turf. Sponsored trips to tour the war zones for legislators, think-tankers and even journalists are coordinated events to put the best spin possible on the war effort. Is that spin or propaganda?
The distinction is supposed to be enforced by staffing – that is, keeping the information operations folk out of the public-relations game. "It is a pretty big old red line," says Bob Mackey, a retired Army officer with intelligence experience; Smith-Mundt is supposed to block the military from even using "truthful IO" on Americans. Petraeus will have to determine if Holmes' involvement in Caldwell's congressional outreach maintained that bulwark or eroded it.
For what it's worth, one of the targets of the alleged psy-ops campaign, Sen. Carl Levin, is calling no harm, no foul. Levin's long been an advocate of boosting training for the Afghan security forces so U.S. troops can withdraw. "I have never needed any convincing on this point," he said in a statement. He expressed confidence that "the chain of command will review any allegation that information operations have been improperly used in Afghanistan."
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A mix of sculpture, painting, and cartoon, John Hernandez's work is a dynamic journey into the artist's singular view of the world around him. At Artpace, he presents several intricate new works, all dizzying combinations of images from popular culture, science fiction, and biotechnology.
In the center of the room is Lovecraft, a large-scale model of a phage virus that injects DNA into bacteria. Looking like an alien spacecraft, it is covered with ornate layers of cartoons. With spider-like legs, it appears to be spinning out of control, yet it is still, allowing the viewer to take in its detailed imagery.
Beyond it is an exaggerated hot-rod flame painted directly on the wall, which is next to a large cut-out painting on plywood. DUH! is a blown up word, based on a decal one would find on a teenager's notebook or on the back of a car window. Iconographic and humorous, it taunts the viewer with a rhetorical answer.
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Transparent realities of bad law
To be transparent, lawmakers and the governor would admit they are enshrining minority rule, punishing public workers again, and penalizing economic growth and recovery.
In the closing nights of the 2019 session, while most Iowans slept, the Iowa Legislature enacted substantial changes to the way city and county governments fund public services.
There was no chance for public input, or for analysis by legislative staff. With no apparent sense of irony, the bill's supporters argued the purpose was to increase transparency for voters.
On Thursday, Governor Reynolds signed the bill out of the public eye, issuing only a one-sentence statement repeating the same claims and ignoring the real impacts.
In this one bill, the Legislature managed to enshrine minority rule, punish public-sector workers (yet again), penalize economic growth, and hamstring cities and counties recovering from a natural disaster.
The bill will limit the growth of property taxes levied by cities and counties to 2 percent each year. Local elected officials will need a two-thirds vote to do more, if they find that their constituents' needs demand it. So much for majority rule and local democracy.
The bill threatens city services and the local public workers who provide them. Employee benefits, such as health insurance and contributions to pension funds, until now could be financed by a special tax rate, in recognition that the rising cost of health insurance and fixed pension contributions are outside city or county control. These costs have been increasing more than 2 percent annually, often much more. But now they go under that arbitrary 2 percent cap.
There was much attention — deservedly so — to how various versions of the bill would affect IPERS pension benefits. This ultimately served to distract many from much broader impacts.
When pension contributions and health insurance premiums increase more than 2 percent, the city or county may have to reduce services, cut benefits, or lay off workers to keep overall tax growth under the cap. The bill pits taxpayers against the people who plow their streets, protect their homes, build roads, or maintain parks and libraries.
When services are cut, public employees can be portrayed as the scapegoats, which will be convenient to the forces that have threatened public employee pensions. Turning Iowa's secure pension programs over to less-secure, privately run for-profit administrators remains a goal for those forces.
The new bill also penalizes local governments for pursuing growth. A last-minute change in the legislation puts revenue from new construction under the 2 percent cap.
As a result, cities and counties experiencing significant growth may be forced to cut rates year after year and will find themselves without the revenue to support the growth if they can't muster the supermajority. For example, a city growing at 4 percent per year would face a revenue penalty of 17 percent within five years.
Another last-minute change left in place existing levy limits, which would have been abolished under both earlier bills. So now cities and counties face two limits, one on rates and another on revenue growth.
The combination could be devastating in some circumstances. Consider a flood, or a recession causing a loss of property value. The rate cap forces revenues to decline for any city or county at or near the rate limit, which includes the vast majority of localities.
Then, as the recession ends or the city rebuilds, the revenue cap could now undermine recovery. The reduced revenue becomes the new starting point, potentially leaving a city or county unable to restore revenues even to the previous level because of the 2 percent limit on revenue increases. And this just at a time when extraordinary measures are needed to help the recovery.
One has to wonder if more transparency in the process might have helped legislators find a better outcome — or at least helped their constituents to argue for one.
Peter Fisher is research director of the nonpartisan Iowa Policy Project in Iowa City. Contact: pfisher@iowapolicyproject.org
Editor's Note: This post updates and expands upon a previous post about this legislation, prior to the governor's signing of the bill.
Author iowapolicypointsPosted on May 24, 2019 Categories Budget and Tax, OrganizationTags Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, Iowa Legislature, Iowa Policy Project, Peter Fisher, property tax limitation, public pensions, supermajority1 Comment on Transparent realities of bad law
For starters, issues to watch in 2019
There are many issues to watch in the new Iowa legislative session. Here is a non-exhaustive list, identifying where policy changes could affect opportunity for many thousands of Iowans.
With the 2019 session of the Iowa Legislature officially underway, the Iowa Policy Project is a dependable source for quality information and analysis on Iowa's most pressing policy challenges. IPP's Roadmap for Opportunity project will highlight and clarify many of these challenges as they emerge. Among issues to watch:
Public funds for private schools
Vouchers or "education savings grants" stand to take more money away from public schools and add to the $66 million Iowa taxpayers pay every year to support private education. Funding for Iowa's public schools has failed to keep up with rising costs. Underfunded schools impact student development and workforce potential. Read more in our Roadmap piece, "Strengthening public education, no new subsidies to private schools" and the accompanying backgrounder, "Taxpayer support of private education in Iowa."
Unemployment insurance is an important program that supports workers experiencing temporary unemployment and acts as a macroeconomic stabilizer during economic downturn.[1] Because states are granted flexibility in shaping the program, there lies potential to undermine it, as other states have recently. More to come on this issue.
Attacks on public pensions
Maintaining a strong public pension system in Iowa ensures that we are able to attract and retain quality state employees who teach our children and protect our communities. It is important that Iowa wards off attempts to restructure the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) in ways that erode retirement security. For more, read our Roadmap piece, "IPERS works to boost retirees, economy."
Further tax cuts
During the 2018 session, legislators passed a package of tax changes that largely benefit wealthy Iowans, with 2.5 percent of Iowa earners taking nearly half of tax cuts. The current administration has signaled support for further cuts that would endanger services that promote thriving communities such as education and healthcare. Read more on "What real Iowa tax reform would look like."
Protecting Iowans' health
Iowa's privatized Medicaid system continues to cut off patient care and miss payments to providers. With little hope of returning the program to state control anytime soon, we must ensure that cost savings are achieved by increasing innovation and efficiency, not by undercutting health care providers or denying services to the sick and disabled. We should also stay away from Medicaid work requirements, which lead to disenrollment and additional barriers for elderly and disabled Iowans without meaningfully improving employment.[2] For more, read out Roadmap piece, "Restoring success of Iowa Medicaid."
As noted above, this is not an exhaustive list — only a start. Stay up to date on our analysis through Facebook, Twitter, and our email newsletter.
[1] Chad Stone and William Chen, "Introduction to Unemployment Insurance." July 2014. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/12-19-02ui.pdf
[2] Center for Law and Social Policy, "Medicaid Works: No Work Requirement Necessary." December 2018. https://www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/medicaid-works-no-work-requirement-necessary
Natalie Veldhouse is a research associate for the nonpartisan Iowa Policy Project. nveldhouse@iowapolicyproject.org
Author iowapolicypointsPosted on January 14, 2019 January 16, 2019 Categories Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Energy & Environment, OrganizationTags corporate tax cuts, Iowa Policy Project, IPERS, medicaid, Natalie Veldhouse, private school subsidies, public pensions, Roadmap for Opportunity, unemployment compensation, vouchersLeave a comment on For starters, issues to watch in 2019
IPERS defenses are 'care tactics'
Concerns about IPERS changes stem directly from leaders' comments, proposed legislation and a longtime goal of ideologues on the right who have become more strident.
IPERS, the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System, has come under attack in recent years for no substantive reason — only ideology and politics. Understandably, IPERS members, who number well over 10 percent of the population of Iowa, are concerned.
So, some folks are engaged in what might be called "care tactics," to make sure the stakes on that issue are well-understood. People who care want good information, and are asking for it.
These efforts and concerns are being dismissed by those who claim there is no threat to IPERS. Political scare tactics indeed are part of the 2018 campaign on several issues — primarily taxes, as illustrated by the hair-on-fire ads on television that do more to distort than inform.
But it's hard to make that case about pension concerns, which stem directly from leaders' comments, proposed legislation and a longtime goal of ideologues on the right who have become more strident.
Those now dismissive of pension concerns point to recent campaign-season comments by Governor Kim Reynolds. Yet not so long ago Reynolds herself raised the prospect of some change in IPERS' actual pension structure to a "defined contribution" or 401k-style structure for new employees.[1] Her predecessor, Terry Branstad, had made similar comments.[2] Legislation was proposed in 2017 in the Senate.[3] All of this remains fresh in the minds of those who are worried, as do efforts by others to undermine IPERS.
IPERS critics have promoted that riskier "defined contribution" structure, needlessly scaring Iowa taxpayers about Iowa's secure IPERS system. The Des Moines Register has run such scare pieces, by Don Racheter of the Public Interest Institute[4] and by Gretchen Tegeler of the Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa.[5]
Neither the media nor IPERS critics have been able to explain how a separate system based on a 401k style structure — "defined contribution" — could be introduced for new employees without undermining existing and promised IPERS benefits for current members.
Contributions plus Interest investments equal Benefits plus Expenses in administration of the system— this is what is required for full funding of IPERS. If you reduce that first item, contributions, by setting new employees apart in a different plan, clearly that matters. It's math.
In fact, it affects more than those new employees. Reducing contributions by diverting those from new employees reasonably means lower benefits — for current members!
The media and all policy makers should be asking more about this. It's not enough to accept a "nothing to see here" argument from someone who in the recent past declared herself open to a change — especially when activists have pushed for it, and legislation has been proposed. The dismissal — not exposing it — is the "scare tactic."
Let's stay away from the "scare tactics," and focus on the "care tactics."
[1] Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times, "Reynolds says state looking at IPERS task force," Jan. 26, 2017. https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/reynolds-says-state-looking-at-ipers-task-force/article_bf76d410-c70b-5300-951c-ad1cb6bced3f.html
[2] William Petroski, The Des Moines Register, "IPERS cuts key target; unfunded pension liabilities up $1.3 billion," March 24, 2017. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/24/ipers-cuts-key-target-unfunded-pension-liabilities-up-13-billion/99600866/
[3] O. Kay Henderson, RadioIowa, "Democrats accuse GOP of plotting that IPERS be dismantled," December 11, 2017. https://www.radioiowa.com/2017/12/11/democrats-accuse-gop-of-plotting-that-ipers-be-dismantled/
[4] Don Racheter, Public Interest Intitute "Replace IPERS with defined-contribution plan," The Des Moines Register, May 27, 2016. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/abetteriowa/2016/05/17/replace-ipers-defined-contribution-plan/84492576/
[5] Gretchen Tegeler, Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa, "Don't minimize Iowa's public pension debt," The Des Moines Register, January 16,2018, https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2018/01/16/iowas-public-pension-debt-eclipses-other-public-debt/1035979001/; also "Public retirement systems are not ideal for young, mobile employees," The Des Moines Register, December 8, 2016, https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2016/12/08/public-retirement-systems-not-ideal-young-mobile-employees/95148216/
Mike Owen is executive director of the nonpartisan Iowa Policy Project. mikeowen@iowapolicyproject.org
Author iowapolicypointsPosted on October 30, 2018 Categories Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, OrganizationTags Des Moines Register, Governor Kim Reynolds, Gretchen Tegeler, Iowa Policy Project, IPERS, Mike Owen, public employees, Public Interest Institute, public pensions, Quad-City Times, Terry BranstadLeave a comment on IPERS defenses are 'care tactics'
Labor Day: Celebrating what was, and what could be
This Labor Day could be the low-road benchmark for celebrations of improvements to be seen in the future, reversing current trends against working families.
As always, Labor Day is a day to celebrate Americans' work ethic and spirit — things that hold promise for better times ahead.
But it is not a time to celebrate what has been happening in Iowa.
A look at the landscape for working families shows this Labor Day could be the low-road benchmark for celebrations of improvements to be seen a year, two years, maybe 10 years from now.
Iowa lawmakers repealed local minimum-wage increases in four counties that acted when state and federal leaders refused. Iowa's minimum wage is a measly $7.25 an hour and has been held there for 10 1/2 years; some 400,000 workers — and their families — could gain with a raise to $12. (IPP report, 2016) Twenty-nine other states have acted, including all but two of Iowa's neighbors.
In the middle, Iowa as usual lags the region and the nation, as IPP Senior Research Consultant Colin Gordon showed in a wage update for The State of Working Iowa.
Even at higher wage levels, Iowans are falling short. As Gordon noted:
"(T)he wage structure in Iowa is more compressed than it is nationally or in the Midwest. Low-wage workers in Iowa make about the same as low-wage workers everywhere else, but at the higher wages, Iowa workers fall further and further behind. Higher wage jobs are scarcer in Iowa than in most states. And wages in many professions — such as nursing or teaching — trail national and regional peers by wide margins.
"The key point here is not just that wages have stagnated, but they have done so over an era in which the productivity and educational attainment of Iowa workers have improved dramatically."
If the wage levels weren't lagging enough already, policy makers have utterly failed Iowa workers by refusing to assure that wages owed are actually paid. Wage theft — refusing to pay wages owed, or violating overtime and employee classification rules — is winked at by a state system that devotes too few resources to enforcement. Lawmakers have refused to act.
Lawmakers deliberately smacked working people with significant legislation in the last General Assembly in at least two other areas:
• They curtailed collective bargaining rights of public employees, making it tougher for them to organize, and tougher for them to negotiate. In the arena where the state, counties, cities and schools should be leading by example on how to treat employees, the Legislature has chosen to push Iowa toward a race to the bottom. And make no mistake about the impact on the economy: Public-sector jobs are 1 in 6 of all jobs in the state.
• They also passed legislation to erode workers' protection and financial security long provided through Iowa's workers' compensation law. A study of the effects of one change, reclassifying shoulder injuries, found that the typical worker with such an injury could expect to receive 75 percent less under the new rules.
On top of these, we see the University of Iowa unilaterally acting to eliminate, or eliminate funding for, its own Labor Center that serves thousands and helps Iowans understand what rights they have in the workplace.
And we can count on a continuing assault on Iowa's strong and accountable public employees' retirement plans — not to help employees or actually save money, but to feed the ideological drive against public services that is illustrated in examples above. How better to damage those services than to lessen the attraction of jobs that provide them?
Celebrate Labor Day for the people who work to make our nation great. Keep in mind throughout the day that forces are trying to undermine the security of working families — and that Iowans can come together behind policies to support all.
Think of how much better that Labor Day burger off the grill will taste — in some future year — with a side of responsible minimum wage and workplace protection laws, topped off with a stronger economy that will result as more Americans prosper.
Author iowapolicypointsPosted on August 31, 2018 Categories Economic Opportunity, OrganizationTags Colin Gordon, collective bargaining, Cost of Living in Iowa, Iowa Policy Project, Iowa wages, jobs, Mike Owen, minimum wage, public pensions, State of Working Iowa, University of Iowa Labor Center, wage theft, workers compensationLeave a comment on Labor Day: Celebrating what was, and what could be
Another reason to support IPERS
How bad might this identity theft case have been for retirees with their IPERS benefits in one of any number of privately managed accounts?
An estimated 103 beneficiaries of the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) were recent victims of identity theft — about 0.09 of 1 percent of all retirees receiving IPERS benefits. The system reacted quickly and transparently to support its retirees.
IPERS is cautioning all beneficiaries to make sure their October payments were made properly, and has issued new payments to those affected by this theft, in which criminals used personal information to redirect payments for a group of retirees.
All of this leaves a burning question for 2018: How bad might this have been without the IPERS system looking out for these retirees?
Put another way, what if all 115,000 of IPERS retiree beneficiaries and 350,000 IPERS members overall had been forced to private retirement plans, instead of the traditional pensions they have, as some lawmakers and hard-right activists would do with the future of IPERS?
By early news coverage, IPERS appears to have reacted very quickly to handle this security breach. IPERS had the backs of its beneficiaries, funds recovered and benefits on track to those counting on them, according to these early accounts.
It is unfortunate that this is not the emphasis of such stories. It should be. Identity attacks and threats are commonplace, and how the retiree's account is protected is a critical issue.
Could you count on the manager of your private retirement account, such as a 401k, to respond so quickly, and with such accountability? Maybe.
The new story about this identity theft assault on IPERS beneficiaries is one more reason — along with the positive performance of IPERS investments and retirement security offered by the program — to be putting the brakes on any attempt to rush through major changes to IPERS.
Privatization advocates make ideological arguments. In practical terms proposed changes would allow private outfits to profit unnecessarily from comparatively unaccountable management of public workers' retirement investments, causing extra costs to employees and perhaps to the state.
So-called "reforms" have never been about making retirements more secure for those whom we as taxpayers employ to provide essential public services. This security, not private profit, is fundamental to the purpose and commitment of IPERS.
Mike Owen, executive director of the nonpartisan Iowa Policy Project
mikeowen@iowapolicyproject.org
Author iowapolicypointsPosted on November 2, 2017 Categories Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, OrganizationTags Iowa Policy Project, Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System, IPERS, Mike Owen, public pensions, retirement securityLeave a comment on Another reason to support IPERS
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Dodd-Frank and agency consolidation
Although the specific requirements and burdens of the almost 250 regulations and more than 2000 pages in the Dodd-Frank Act are yet to be clearly defined, one of the major provisions of immediate interest to financial institutions is the elimination of the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS). The OTS operations will be merged into the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which will have an immediate impact on thrift chartered banks as they adapt to the safety and soundness compliance requirements of the OCC. Details are that the OTS regulatory responsibilities will be spread among other regulators. The Federal Reserve will regulate savings and loan holding companies, the OCC will regulate federal savings associations, and the FDIC will regulate State savings associations.
I believe that this consolidation, in combination with the memorandum signed between the FDIC and the other primary federal regulators, will lead to increased safety and soundness scrutiny across the board. All financial institutions, particularly those regulated by the OTS, are strongly encouraged to monitor regulatory activity closely over the next several months and take a proactive approach to pre-empt surprises during regulatory safety and soundness and examinations.
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Chassahowitzka Canoe & Bike & Hike
Saturday we arose well before sunup and grabbed breakfast. Dealing with the new permit system and chatting with the 4th generation local who explained the new permits to us at great length cost us almost a half-hour. Oh well, it was a cultural experience. We then launched two canoes at the Chassahowitzka River boat ramp. We paddled about two miles east along this beautiful, spring-fed, fish-filled stream, gratified at being able to get so close to wood storks:
Once we reached the Gulf of Mexico salt marsh, the river turns south and flows through its estuary. The floristically neat thing to me about the trip thru the salt marsh was the giant leather fern, so incongruous among needlerush and saltgrass. I suspect it makes better cover for wildlife than Juncus and Spartina, as it is much denser in growth form:
We continued another 2.6 miles to the head of Ryle Creek where it reaches Zebrafinch Road. People tie their boats to the cabbage palms lining the creek banks and then step out of their boats onto a mess of decomposing wooden pallets reminiscent of a jumble of "pick-up sticks." The pallets and separate planks are in good to rotten shape, and the word "precarious" came to mind when navigating the narrow pallet path. But don't get me wrong! I bless the nice people who took the time and effort to bring the pallets out there. Otherwise, it would have been a very muddy slog through the salt marsh to the road.
Zebrafinch is an elevated dirt and limerock causeway that runs through the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge, and is used by hikers, bicyclists and hunters. The road is a little bumpy, but it is hard packed and relatively easy to ride on, and quite beautiful:
There is a hunter sign-in station at the landing, and we signed in even tho we weren't hunting. We knew we were going to be a long way from home and out late at night under a moonless sky. From there, we biked (yes, we carried bicycles in our canoes) 2.6 miles south on Zebrafinch and then east at a tee another 1.8 miles to a short, almost hidden trail road that goes less than a hundred feet to a scenic sinkhole pond:
Over the next (too) few hours we biked around there and points south, and several times stashed bikes and walked into the swamp seeking features that on aerial photos looked like sinkhole ponds connected by a karst stream named Blind Creek. It is a clear blue, spring-fed stream that emerges from the aquifer into the shade of the dense Chassahowitzka Swamp forest and then runs several miles through the forest before plunging back into the aquifer. The stream and sinkhole ponds – a string of pearls in a black velvet swamp – point toward Blind Spring at the edge of the salt marsh. Cave divers have explored some of these sinks but have endured incredible hardships slogging their bulky, heavy gear through the swamps. The few accounts I have read indicate little or no underwater cave has been found yet, but I dunno, cave divers are pretty thorough and very discrete.
Eric, Bruce and I had each assembled a veritable library of maps of the place before we left. We had color aerial photos, topographic maps at scales identical to the aerials, several versions of the topos, national wildlife refuge maps and state wildlife management area maps, not to mention the maps on two GPS units. I had also established waypoints at critical road and tramway junctions and major karst pond features, loaded them into my GPS unit and printed them on my aerials and topos. We were loaded for bear, mind you, not because there are bear out there, which incidentally there are, but because we wanted to avert a death march.
We knew ahead of time we would have to cover a lot of ground to see even a small fraction of the major karst features out there. In planning for the adventure, we were estimating maybe 10 miles of canoeing, another 10 miles of bicycling and 2 miles of hiking, all in a short winter day. We knew we would have to paddle back in the dark, so we brought headlights and spare lights. Indeed, the paddle home was so dark we might have made a wrong turn or two if it were not for the GPS. The final tally was 9.2 miles canoeing, 9.4 miles biking and 2.1 miles hiking, totaling 20.7 miles.
The Chassahowitzka Swamp appears to be a young forest, with dominant trees being less than 18 in dbh and only 60 ft or so tall. Tree species is relatively high in this pastiche of habitats. The "drier" portions are still low hammocks, supporting diamondleaf oak, water oak, live oak, swamp chestnut oak, southern red cedar, American holly, persimmon and more. The swamp proper may have several dozen species of trees; I spotted bald cypress, sweetbay, pumpkin ask, popash, swamp tupelo, water hickory, cedar elm, Florida elm, red maple, dahoon holly, corkwood, red buckeye and others. Epiphytic bromeliads, ferns and orchids are abundant. There was also a species of ladies' tresses orchid blooming:
The best way to more thoroughly explore the Chassahowitzka karst would be to camp out there over a long weekend, but that is illegal.
Eric Zamora took the photo of the orchid; all others are mine.
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GPS is always good advice when you don't want to do the death march.


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Boatowners in Corsica could be subject to a new mooring tax, under plans approved by the French parliament.
The new levy will apply to boats moored in the Bouches de Bonifacio and the Scandola reserve, but could in theory be expanded to cover all protected marine areas in France. This includes 50% of the Corsican coast and 24% of the mainland coast.


The land provides for one of the tastier dishes of Santa Maria. The Turnip Broth is made with a local kind of turnip, small and dark in colour. Besides the turnip, some pork meat, farmhouse bacon, the local sausage called chouriço and sweet potatoes are also added to the water. The broth is poured into a dish containing slices of bread, and the rest of the ingredients are served in a separate tray.
As for sweets, there are many local recipes. Tigeladas are often served in restaurants; however, light crisp cakes (cavacas), meringues, honey-cakes and cinnamon-based pastries are more typical, along with the biscoitos de orelha (ear biscuits), so called due to their shape.


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Zoltan Crișan (; 3 May 1955 – 14 October 2003) was a Romanian international footballer of Hungarian ethnicity who played for FC Baia Mare, Universitatea Craiova, FC Bihor Oradea, Olt Scornicești and Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea. He was semifinalist of UEFA Cup with Universitatea Craiova in 1983. After he ended his playing career, he coached Aurul Brad in Romania and Montefano in Italy. Ion Jianu a Romanian journalist, wrote a book about his life called Patimile lui Crișan (The Passions of Crișan) published in 2004. Crișan died of tuberculosis on 14 October 2003.

Honours

Club
Universitatea Craiova
 Divizia A: 1979–80, 1980–81
 Cupa României: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83

Individual
 304 games in Divizia A, 50 goals scored.
 41 caps for Romania, 4 goals scored.
 30 games in European Cup, Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Cup, 5 goals scored.

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1955 births
2003 deaths
Sportspeople from Oradea
Romanian footballers
Olympic footballers of Romania
Liga I players
Liga II players
CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) players
CS Universitatea Craiova players
FC Bihor Oradea players
FC Olt Scornicești players
Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea players
Association football wingers
Romania international footballers
Romanian football managers
Romanian expatriate football managers
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent
21st-century deaths from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis deaths in Romania


The Jacksonville Jaguars announced Friday that they've activated LB Donald Payne from injured reserve and promote QB Tanner Lee and FB Dimitri Flowers to their active roster.
The Jaguars also placed K Josh Lambo and OL Josh Wells on injured reserve and waived LB Martrell Spaight.
Payne, 24, originally signed on with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent out of Stetson back in May of 2017. He was waived coming out of the preseason and later claimed off of waivers by the Jaguars.
Payne is in the second year of his three-year, $1.66 million contract and set to make base salaries of $555,000 and $645,000 over the final two years of the agreement.
In 2018, Payne appeared in seven games for the Jaguars and recorded one tackle and a fumble recovery.
Lee, 23, was selected in the sixth round of this year's draft by the Jaguars. He signed a four-year, $2,601,544 that included $141,544 in guarantees with the Jaguars.
Jacksonville elected to waive Lee as they trimmed their roster down to 53 players, but later added him to their practice squad.
During his college career at Tulane and Nebraska, Lee threw for 6,744 yards while completing 55.2 percent of his passes to go along with 46 touchdowns and 37 interceptions.


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What: 2018 Birmingham Public Library Summer Learning, over 400 free activities for kids, teens and adults being held at 19 locations across the City of Birmingham in June and July 2018.
Details: Summer Learning puts an emphasis on learning through reading to prevent the dreaded "summer slide," a term referring to learning loss that occurs when students are on summer break. Make plans to attend the 2018 BPL Summer Learning Kickoff Party at the Central Library, 2100 Park Place, at 6:30-8 p.m. on Friday, June 1, 2018. Register for Summer Learning and print out downloadable calendar or programs for kids, teens and adults at this link: http://www.bplonline.org/summerreading.aspx
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Teen programs include spoken word poetry camp, engineering robotics camp
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Are you a teenager desiring to learn how to program robots or how to create cool objects using a 3D printer? Do you have a child with a gift for poetry who desires to write a spoken word poem about the civil rights movement that'll be archived for future generations to hear?
Then make plans to participate in the 2018 Birmingham Public Library (BPL)'s Summer Learning programs for teens. As a new member of the Urban Libraries Council, BPL is joining others in transitioning programs from the traditional Summer Reading program to a Summer Learning program. Summer Learning puts an emphasis on learning through reading to prevent the dreaded "summer slide," a term referring to learning loss that occurs when students are on summer break.
The theme for the 2018 BPL Summer Learning program is "Libraries ROCK." You can register and print out downloadable calendar or programs for kids, teens and adults at this link: http://www.bplonline.org/summerreading.aspx
Here is a listing of select teen Summer Learning programs taking place in June and July.
Teens Engineer BHM Robotics Camp, Monday – Friday, June 4-8, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily, Create205 Learning Lab, 2nd Floor, Central Library, 2100 Park Place, 205-226-3655
Teens Engineer BHM is a partnership between BPL and the UAB School of Engineering. UAB student mentors will teach participants how computer coding, how to program robots and more. Students must bring their own lunch. Registration is open to the first 20 students in grades 6-12. Teens Engineer BHM is also offering several free two-hour engineering programs at libraries across Birmingham in June and July. Teens Engineer BHM is sponsored by grants from the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham and the UAB Benevolent Fund.
Spoken Word Poetry Camp: Civil Rights Through the Eyes of a Young Poet, Monday-Friday, July 9-13, Creative 205 Learning Lab, 2nd Floor, Central Library, 205-226-3655
In a partnership between BPL's Archives Department and John Paul Taylor of Real Life Poets, this camp will talk about Birmingham's role in the 1960s civil rights movement and compare it to civil rights today. Participants will complete a spoken word poem by the end of the week and perform it as it is recorded into BPL's digital archives to share with the world. Registration is open now with a 25 student limit. Students must be in grades 9-12.
Full S.T.E.A.M Ahead: How to Make a Tissue Box Guitar, June 11, 3 p.m., Inglenook Library, 4100 40th Terrace, 205-849-8739
Teens will make their own guitars out of tissue boxes and discuss how different size strings (rubber bands) vibrate to make sounds. Materials provided.
M.A.D. (Music and Dance) Skillz Dance Co., June 28, 10 a.m., East Ensley Branch Library
Winston Strickland, artistic director at M.A.D. Skillz, will teach teens the latest hip-hop dance moves. No experience is necessary.
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Lavondia Bryant—Square, director of Nathifa's Dance Co., will teach teens how to move and groove to traditional African drum beats. This program is also being offered at several other BPL locations this summer.
Smithfield Computer Science Club, 10 a.m. Thursdays during July (July 5, July 12, July 19 and July 26), Smithfield Branch Library, #1 8th Ave. West, 205-324-8428.
Teens will code with Scratch and use Google CS First's Music and Sound to create music videos. Learn what it's like to be a computer programmer.
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Q: Combinatorial bijection of primitive factorization Let $\nu$ is a partition on $n$.  Given a $n$ cycle $(1,2,\ldots,n)\in  S_n$.
Let define $H_g^{m}((n);\mu)$ count the number of tuples $(\tau_1,\ldots,\tau_r)$  in symmetric group $S_n$.Let $\beta$ denote the cycle type.
$$ (1,2,\ldots,n)\tau_1\ldots \tau_r =\beta$$
$\tau_i$ are transposition written as $(a_i , b_i)$ and $a_i <b_i$ such that
 $$ b_1\leq b_2\leq\ldots \leq b_r. $$
$$r=2g-1+\text{len}(\beta) $$
 A result in the paper
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1005.0151.pdf
state that when $\beta= 1^n$ then
$$H_g^m((12..n), \beta )= Cat_{n-1}T(n+g-1,n-1).....(**) $$
I have the following expression the numbers which are called central factorial numbers
$$T(a,b)= 2 \sum_{j={0}}^{b}(-1)^{b-j} \frac{j^{2a}}{(b-j)!(b+j)!}$$
where $Cat_n$ dentoe the catalan number.
Even the paper gives a combinatorial description of $T(a,b)$.
My question is if there exists a combinatorial bijection? That is given a the seq in LHS of (**) I would construct an element belong to $Cat_{n-1}$ and $T(n-1+g,n-1)$ ?
I am also placing an example in the case $n=3, g=1$
The LHS set is given as follows
$$[[(2,3),(2,3),(2,3),(1,3)],[(2,3),(1,3),(2,3),(2,3)],[(2,3),(1,3),(1,3),(1,3)],[(1,3),(2,3),(1,3),(2,
3)],[(1,3),(1,3),(2,3),(1,3)],[(1,2),(2,3),(2,3),(2,3)],[(1,2),(2,3),(1,3),(1,3)],[(1,2),(1,3),(1,3),
(2,3)],[(1,2),(1,2),(2,3),(1,3)],[(1,2),(1,2),(1,2),(2,3)]]
 $$
The above gives a set of 10 tuple of length 4 each. it monotonic
Now $$Cat_2 =2$$ and $T(3,2)=5$ The elements of $Cat_2$ can be given as follows 2 cyles
$$[[(2,3),(1,3)],[(1,2),(2,3)]]$$
I have no idea how to construct the set $T(3,2)$ to make an combinatorial bijection?

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Throughout the years everyone at Wargaming has been working hard to make World of Tanks not only a great game, but one that evolves and grows. This dedication to improvement comes right from the top -- Victor Kislyi, the founder and CEO of Wargaming. Game Development has its challenges, but we're armed with the best ammunition possible: the feedback of players like you.
Paul Barnett, Director of Community in North America, recently sat down with Victor and some players to discuss what Wargaming has planned for World of Tanks now and into the future.
Update 10.0 "Rubicon" served as a wake-up call for how we develop our games. While ambitious, it became clear that many of the features we planned were not going to be as successful as we had hoped. Afterwards, the development team saw major changes, including a dramatic shift in leadership, in order to radically rethink how we viewed our development efforts in order to more intimately understand World of Tanks.
The result: a refocused effort on development built on a foundation of community feedback. The seeds of this can be seen in our most recent update, 9.14, which adds more realistic physics and sound effects and a host of new features.
Since its launch six years ago, development on World of Tanks has never stopped. As an "always live" game, making dramatic changes to the game can be a serious challenge. But real change is necessary and that change will be the result of intense analysis and testing to ensure that everything we change makes sense for the game and the players.
The upcoming update will see the first major changes to the game, most notably a major rebalancing of vehicles. While this will all happen over time, we're looking at all aspects of vehicle balance, including improvements to Premium vehicles and the removal of Rampage Mode. And that's just the tip of the iceberg!
Victor is not only the CEO of Wargaming. He's a tanker just like you!
Watch the video above to hear more about Victor and our games!


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For most of the company's first 50 years, Jack served as Chairman, President and CEO. Jack's intensity and deep caring for people shaped the company culture into what it is today. Jack attended Northwestern University and served as a Lieutenant in the Marine Corps before returning home to focus on the family business. He has a deep passion for personal service and giving and has actively served several Christian ministries including including Lives Under Construction Boys Ranch, Kids Across America and the National Institute of Marriage. In 1992, Jack founded The Gift of Green which has planted nearly 200,000 trees to counter deforestation due to development in the Missouri Ozarks.
Jack and his wife, Sherry, whom he met at Silver Dollar City, have been married since 1954. They live in Branson surrounded by their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Pete Herschend
Pete has devoted his professional life to the family business, serving Herschend as Executive Vice President (Marketing) and Vice-Chairman. His innovative spirit and unselfish persistence contributed greatly to our businesses and communities and set a clear standard for today's leaders. Pete earned his business degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is active in numerous church, community and educational organizations, most notably serving three terms on the Missouri State Board of Education including two terms as board President.
Pete met his wife, JoDee, at Silver Dollar City, and they've been married since 1966. They reside in Branson and enjoy spending time with their five grown children and 12 grandchildren.
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Green algae, blue water add to fears over health of Southeast Asia's Mekong
Mekong News	 Monday, January 13, 2020 Monday, January 20, 2020
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When the normally murky brown Mekong River turned a brilliant blue late last year, villagers in northeastern Thailand were surprised.
Then, this week, unusually large patches of green algae appeared, clogging up nets and making it almost impossible to fish.
Both the Mekong's strange colour and the algae have heightened worries about the health of the river that more than 60 million people in Southeast Asia depend on for their livelihoods.
"This is unnatural," fisherman Tongchai Kodrak said of the algae and the blue waters, which both signal a lower level of life-bringing sediment in the water.
He says a bit of algae appears every dry season but this year it is more than anyone can remember.
The year 2020 is shaping up to be crucial for the Mekong River, which is under threat from climate change and faces uncertain changes wrought by two new hydropower dams that have come online in Laos in the last three months.
Many fear the new Lao dams – the first on the Lower Mekong that generates most of the vast system's sediment – will impede the nutrient flow.
Scientists say the Mekong's new blue colour – first seen in November in northern Thailand and now evident down the river into Cambodia – is caused by shallow, slower moving waters.
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A traditional, end-terrace cottage situated in the popular village of Tyndrum in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. This cottage sleeps six people in three zip/link bedrooms, consisting of one king-size double and two doubles, one of which is on the ground floor. The cottage also has a ground floor bathroom, a kitchen and a sitting room. Outside there is off road parking for two cars, a front seating area and a lawned garden with furniture. With many walks and cycle routes, as well as being conveniently situated close to many village amenities, Alma Cottage makes an ideal base for a family or group of friends. More details...
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From the lush green farmlands of the Borders to the ruggedness of the Highlands, the Scots are proud of their land and identity. Scotland also has some of Britain's best beaches with glorious stretches of clean sand over which to roam.
The village of Tyndrum is situated in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and offers two railway stations, two petrol stations, a Tourist Information Centre, a couple of restaurants, a pub and the famous Green Welly Stop. For walkers, the West Highland Way passes through the village and continues north to the Rannoch Moor and Glencoe.
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A traditional, end-terrace cottage situated in the popular village of Tyndrum in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. This cottage sleeps six people in three zip/link bedrooms, consisting of one king-size double and two doubles, one of which is on the ground floor. The cottage also has a ground floor bathroom, a kitchen and a sitting room. Outside there is off road parking for two cars, a front seating area and a lawned garden with furniture. With many walks and cycle routes, as well as being conveniently situated close to many village amenities, Alma Cottage makes an ideal base for a family or group of friends.
Three bedrooms (zip/link, can be twin on request): 2 x king-size double, 1 x ground floor king-size double. Ground floor bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Kitchen. Sitting room.
Gas central heating. Electric oven and induction hob, microwave, fridge, washing machine, TV with FreeSat, DVD, CD, WiFi, selection of books, games and DVDs. Fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Cot and highchair on request. Off road parking for 2 cars. Front seating area accessed across the road. Lawned garden with furniture. Two well-behaved dogs welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop and pub 1 min walk. Note: Stairs to the first floor are steep. Note: A small river runs through the rear garden, children to be supervised at all times. Note: The front seating area is situated across a road, and there is a low fence with a drop off down to the river. Note: Cottage situated next to the main road through the village, some traffic noise may be experienced.
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Location: All face-to-face courses are conducted on Bayside Kinesiology's beautiful property in Sheldon, around 20 kilometres southeast of Brisbane. The homestead is set on five acres of tropical gardens, which means you're in a lush cocoon without interruption for the entirety of your stay. The property is also within easy reach of some of Queensland's loveliest beaches, so you can feel connected with nature through morning or sunset swims.
Getting here: If you're not self-driving, we can arrange collection from Brisbane's domestic or international airports.
Accommodation: Bayside Kinesiology's Queenslander homestead sits on five acres of tropical forest, home to kangaroos, koalas and all manner of birds.
Rooms are available for rent in the homestead from $65 a night. You will have a clean and comfortable room, and you will share facilities with Bayside's owner and instructor Ranee Zeller, as well as her family and others completing the course with you.
It's a wonderfully communal, fun and friendly environment, and everyone is encouraged to feel at home during their stay.
Full-fee paying students have priority when it comes to room availability, but repeat students will also be offered accommodation if it's available.
Alternatives: If you don't wish to stay in the homestead, you're welcome to make the most of the property's expansive grounds: BYO caravan, campervan tent or car and sleep surrounded by nature for the discounted rate of $45.
Meals: The nightly rate when staying on the property – whether in the homestead or on the grounds – includes all meals. We are able to accommodate most dietary requirements if notified in advance.
Other inclusions: Rates also include access to shower and laundry facilities.
Bare basics: You can opt to live on-site in your own accommodation and provide your own meals, paying just $20 for electricity and access to shower and laundry facilities.
Off-site: If you prefer private accommodation, there is an Airbnb property called "Winston Wallaby Retreat" within walking distance of Bayside Kinesiology's base. There are also others within driving distance, which we can recommend if you would like something further afield.


Brown sugar is just white sugar with molasses added. They are both overly processed foods and not particularly "healthy."
Although many people are of the opinion that brown sugar is a healthier option than white sugar, the truth is that they only have marginally different nutritional values. White sugar is actually 99.9% pure sucrose, while brown sugar is 97% sucrose, 2% water and 1% other substances. A teaspoon of white sugar contains 16 kilocalories, whereas one teaspoon of brown sugar has 17 kilocalories. The molasses in brown sugar contains a number of minerals, which include calcium, potassium, magnesium and iron, but since only very small amounts of these minerals are present in brown sugar, they do not bring any health benefit to the body. It is known that sugar has very little nutrients, and both white sugar and brown sugar do not do much to promote health."
Depending on what you are cooking/eating/drinking you could try using honey. Which also has some downsides but it is marginally healthier but barely.
I like it better only because I feel like a little goes a long way compared to how much sugar I use.
Try natural sugars like coconut palm sugar and date sugar.
As far as the effects of sugar (including honey or any other type that is considered natural), to me they are all the same. Some is okay for me, some isn't. I do okay these days with a little of any kind of sugar but none of it is particularly good for me.
But that is just me, we are all different.
Brown sugar tastes better but I try to go for stevia more often to cut calories. Adding too much stevia can make anything taste pretty gross, though.
I've learned in certain recipes (obviously not all) that I can substitute sugar with natural things instead of sweeteners. I do understand some sweeteners are natural, but I'm just sayin. I've used honey in lieu of sugar in plenty of recipes and it's worked just fine.
I'd still rather not even eat sugar. But as far as taste goes, brown sugar wins in my books.
I was amazed at how quickly my taste adapted.
Last edited by IanG; 05-11-2013 at 02:36 PM.
Although they have almost the same amount of calories, I always found brown sugar sweeter, so you can use less of it. Is that just me?
Yeah, processed sugar is not good for us.
Last edited by JerseyPAGirl; 06-02-2014 at 12:38 PM.
I like brown sugar better because I think it's a richer and more complex taste. Especially in oatmeal.
Sugar = sugar = honey = brown sugar = = agave = white sugar. I firmly believe that sugar is sugar is sugar, however we dress it up or slap labels on it.
Both are pretty bad, but brown sugar is less processed. Instead try using coconut palm sugar or honey. Hope this helps.
I usually just go for brown sugar, but I guess the benefits are really just marginal.
Don't use sugar.Instead use honey or coconut sugar,that is a healthier alternative.


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New £500 Million Affordable Homes Funding Boost Unveiled by Government
By Jim Kersey 5th February 2019
Nearly £500 million will be made available to housing associations in the UK to build more than 11,000 new affordable properties across the country, communities secretary James Brokenshire has announced.
This additional funding is designed to support the government's effort in reaching its target of building 300,000 properties a year by the mid-2020s, explained Brokenshire at the Building London Summit 2019.
The strategic partnerships, agreed by Homes England, are designed to give the successful housing associations the freedom to spend their allocated budget on the developments that have the biggest impact, according to Brokenshire.
The Housing Associations to benefit from this funding in what is the third wave of strategic partnerships are Bromford, Curo & Swan, Liverpool Mutual Homes & Torus, Longhurst & Nottingham Community Housing Association, Together, Walsall Housing Group, Yorkshire and Your Housing Group.
Part of the plan will involve the building of rooftop homes across London through a £9 million funding deal with Apex Airspace Developments, a property development company that specialises in utilising the unused airspace above residential, commercial and public buildings.
These homes, which will largely be built off-site, will be modular in design and winched onto their intended London rooftops once they're completed, according to Brokenshire. In total, 78 rooftop homes will be built during the three year deal with the first of these homes to be completed by summer this year.
As things stand, these rooftop properties will be built across Tooting, Wanstead, Walthamstow, Putney and Wallington. Local authorities are also encouraged to follow this pattern and use the airspace above existing residential and commercial premises as a potential location to build new homes.
Talking at the Building London Summit 2019, Brokenshire added that 222,000 new homes were delivered last year, which is the highest level for a decade and up 12 per cent from 2017. He also commented: "By providing targeted investment in affordable homes and funding innovative projects to build rooftop properties, we are making our housing market work for everyone.
"Our £500 million funding boost for housing associations will help them build thousands of extra affordable homes – including properties for social rent. These measures are all part of our plans to deliver 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s."
Sir Edward Lister, chairman at Homes England, commented: "I welcome the new strategic partners who share our ambition to build better homes faster.
"Our new ways of working with the sector means that housing associations can use their funding flexibly across their development programmes and respond quickly to local housing demand and a changing market."
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This is the result of my first foray into doodling. As you colour, ponder God's faithfulness. The four largest rays of sunshine have special significance: (1) rainbows – God's merciful promise to Noah in Gen 9:17, (2) bubbles – "living water" from John 7:37-39, (3) sunshine – the unchangeable nature of the sun rising each morning, reminding us of God's love (4) spider webs – I love how the morning dew sparkles on spider webs. Although spiders frighten me, their ability to make stunningly symmetrical webs points me to God's creativity. Have a look at the gallery of finished pages here!
PAPER SIZE: Standard A4 page.
BORDER: The colouring page doesn't have a black border; I just added one for display purposes.
TECHNICAL INFO: If you're on a computer/laptop, and you can't see the colouring page after clicking the red button, check in the Downloads folder on your hard drive.
ARE THERE ANY MORE COLOURING PAGES? Not yet! But I do hope to build a collection of free downloadable colouring pages eventually. You're welcome to send me a friend request on Facebook or follow me on Instagram if you'd like to know when my next colouring resource is ready to download.
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Get excited about the 2014 Subaru Outback. Under the hood you'll find a 4 cylinder engine with more than 170 horsepower, providing a smooth and predictable driving experience. All wheel drive provides for safe passage, regardless of road or weather conditions. Subaru prioritized practicality, efficiency, and style by including: 1-touch window functionality, a power seat, a trip computer, heated door mirrors, remote keyless entry, rear wipers, and power windows. Features such as automatic climate control and leather upholstery prove that economical transportation does not need to be sparsely equipped. Premium sound drives 9 speakers, providing you and your passengers a sensational audio experience. Subaru also prioritized safety and security with features such as: dual front impact airbags, head curtain airbags, traction control, brake assist, anti-whiplash front head restraints, ignition disabling, and 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS. Electronic stability control ensures solid grip atop the road surface, no matter how challenging the driving conditions. A Carfax history report indicates just one previous owner. We pride ourselves on providing excellent customer service. Stop by our dealership or give us a call for more information.


ACX is a marketplace that connects recording specialists with rights holders, with the goal of creating and distributing audiobooks.
Few books become audiobooks due to upfront costs. This is a path for anyone with a book to get a decent audio version out for sale.
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When you come for acupuncture treatment with us, we give you plenty of time to discuss all aspects of your health. This gives us a holistic picture of what's going on and allows us to tailor your treatment and advice according to your needs. We'll formulate a treatment plan and assess your progress regularly as you come for treatments.
Your initial consultation will last around 90 minutes. Most of the time will be spent discussing your main complaint as well as all other aspects of your health. In addition to asking questions, your acupuncturist will undertake a physical examination which will vary according to your health complaints, but may include abdominal, postural and joint examinations, and will always include an examination of the pulses (taken at both wrists) and the tongue. Your initial consultation will also include a treatment.
Following your initial consultation, you will usually be asked to come for weekly treatments. Each treatment will last around 45 minutes to one hour.
It is impossible to predict how many treatments will be needed or how soon treatments can be spaced further apart, as each case will be different. As a guideline, people typically see improvements within the first four or five treatments.
During each treatment we will discuss your progress since the last session and agree a treatment plan. This may involve use of any of the therapies described here. Your practitioner may also offer lifestyle advice which can support your treatment. They will discuss the treatment plan with you in order to gain your informed consent, so if you have any queries or concerns, do not hesitate to let your practitioner know.


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PIZZA HUT EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN NFL HUDDLE FOR 100 EVENT
To celebrate the brand's second season as the Official Pizza Sponsor of the National Football League (NFL) and the League's Huddle for 100 initiative, Pizza Hut employees in Plano, Louisville, and Chicago participated in their own Huddle to make a difference in these communities by giving away brand-new books to educators in conjunction with First Book, a non-profit social enterprise that helps provide books to children in need. To mark its 100th season, the NFL is inviting fans, players, clubs and employees to join Huddle for 100, an effort to inspire 1 million people to volunteer 100 minutes of their time to make meaningful contributions in their communities.
At the Plano, TX event – where Pizza Hut is headquartered – employees unloaded, sorted, and distributed approximately 35,000 books to local educators who are part of First Book's educator network. Around 300 Plano area teachers picked up books to help build classroom libraries or provide to students to help build libraries at home. Roughly 120 employees volunteered their time over two days to make the event a success.
In Louisville, a team of 100 volunteers with the support of First Book organized a week-long agenda including exciting engagement activities like NFL trivia, squares and football decorating. The team also put together 100 backpacks and delivered them to first graders at Camp Taylor Elementary School during a fun reading celebration. Pizza Hut Connect, the technology arm of Pizza Hut based in Chicago, coordinated their own reading celebration at a local school. With support from First Book, they delivered 1,000 books plus pizza to Manierre Elementary School students, and nine volunteers read to the first and second grade classes.
Taking part in the Huddle for 100 was a great way to give back to the communities we serve, and further support Pizza Hut's goal for the The Literacy Project – to transform the lives of 100 million people in just 10 years, by enabling access to books and educational resources, empowering teachers and inspiring readers.
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PAPER ART & DESIGN IS A GALLERY, SHOP AND WORKSHOP FOR ART AND OBJECTS MADE OUT OF PAPER. IN ADDITION TO THE WORKS OF ART IN THE GALLERY. LIVALIKE BAGS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE SHOP UNTIL 13TH OF JULY.
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handwerksforum hannover launches a selection of 31 artists and designers.
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Diabetes Drug Lawsuit
Diabetes Amputation Lawsuit
FDA Clinical Trial Results
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FDA Clinical Trial Resultspschiffer2019-04-01T23:10:57+00:00
Invokana has recently come under fire after a series of FDA clinical trials revealed that those who were prescribed Invokana were twice as likely to suffer from a lower-body amputation than those who were taking the placebo. As a result of these trials, the FDA required Invokana to place a 'black box warning' on its packaging, warning patients of the increased risk of such a serious side effect.
Reasons For Testing
Neither of the clinical trials intended to study the rate of amputation associated with the drugs. Originally, the FDA created the CANVAS program (Canagliflozin Cardiovascular Assessment Study) to determine the scope, if any, of the effects that drugs containing the ingredient canagliflozin had on the cardiovascular health of diabetes patients. The CANVAS-R program was aimed at the renal effects of the drug. The trials were designed to determine what the relationship was between the cardiovascular safety of the drug, as well as the potential benefits versus risks associated with it. Both studies revealed that leg and foot amputations occurred twice as often in patients treated with canagliflozin over patients receiving a placebo.
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Basics of the Testing
In total, the two trials studied 10,142 patients and were randomized into groups. Some received 100 mg each day of canagliflozin, and others received 300 mg each day. Over 667 testing centers in 30 countries examined the effects of the drug. The first round occurred over a period of 126 weeks, with an average follow-up time of 188 weeks. The average age of the test participants was 63, with the vast majority being men. Nearly 80 percent of participants were white with a history of coronary disease.
In CANVAS, the risk of lower body amputations occurred in 5.9 of every 1,000 patients per year if they were on canagliflozin. In comparison, those on placebos suffered amputations at the rate of 2.8 per 1,000 patients each year. The CANVAS-R study was even starker: the risk of lower limb amputations rose to 7.5 amputations per 1,000 patients each year compared with 4.2 per 1,000 patients on the placebo.
Both studies confirm that amputations of the toe and mid-foot were most common, although there were additional amputations which involved the leg – both above and below the knee. Prior to amputations, patients most often suffered lower limb infections, diabetic foot ulcers, and ischemia, which led to gangrene and ultimately, the amputations. The study revealed that individuals on canagliflozin with the highest risk of amputation were those that had already had a prior amputation, peripheral heart disease, and neuropathy (or nerve damage).
The Aftermath and Current Invokana Amputee Lawsuits
First, the FDA issued new requirements to add the Boxed Warning to canagliflozin drug labels to include the increased risk of lower body amputations. The FDA also issued warnings to patients to notify their doctors if any pain, tenderness or sores developed in their feet. However, they have not removed the drug from the market and do not recommend the cessation of taking the medication without instructions from the doctor.
Of course, this has also led to a series of lawsuits against the manufacturer of Invokana, Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Currently, there are over 1,000 lawsuits pending against the Johnson and Johnson subsidiary, with many having filed over claims that the drug caused their amputation. Litigation has expanded into Canada, with patients filing a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer. And while there have not been any further cases filed, Janssen recently cut a deal with U.K. company Mundipharma to distribute the drug to the British and European market.
Litigants across the United States assert that the manufacturers negligently made the drug, and then lied about the risks and side effects without properly warning the doctors and public. Had they known about the increase in risk for amputation, they would not have taken the drug. Patients have requested compensation for pain and suffering, medical costs, attorney's fees and even punitive damages in some cases.
What is Canagliflozin?
Marketed as Invokana, Invokamet, or Invokamet XR, canagliflozin is a prescription drug used in conjunction with diet and exercise to lower the amount of glucose in the blood levels of adults who suffer from Type 2 diabetes. It has been one of the highest selling prescription drugs for Type 2 diabetic patients, netting Janssen Pharmaceuticals over $1 billion in profits from Invokana alone in one year. The class of drug it belongs to is SGLT-2 inhibitors. It works by removing blood sugar from the kidneys through the urine.
Other side effects of Invokana
As you can tell from the initial purpose of the CANVAS and CANVAS-R studies, Invokana carries with it multiple other side effects aside from potential amputation. Because Invokana works in increasing filtration through the kidneys, there have been serious problems with patients who have taken Invokana and their renal systems. In some cases, kidney failure has occurred, with patients now having to resort to dialysis in addition to regular treatments for their diabetes. Since 2013, when the FDA initially approved Invokana, the FDA has received 101 reports of acute injury – 4 cases resulted in a fatality. In the majority of cases, the acute kidney injury occurred within a month of starting the drug.
Ketoacidosis is also another side effect of Invokana, all of which require visits to the hospital. The drug has also been linked to frequent urinary tract infections, blood clots, and blood infections. Interestingly enough, the risks for cardiac events (such as heart attacks) appears to have been lowered in patients taking canagliflozin than those taking the placebo.
The black box warning for the risk of amputation was added to Invokana packaging in May 2017; therefore, anyone who suffered some sort of lower limb amputation before that date might have the standing to file their own action against the manufacturer. There is still time to file. The first 'bellwether' trial is slated to begin in September 2018. If you or a loved one have suffered an injury from Invokana, particularly a lower limb amputation, you deserve to be compensated for what you have lost. Contact the law offices of Paul Schiffer at 713-269-6828
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